YYF14: Okay, chapter 5, the fifth of today. Nekosune, thank you for reviewing. Okay, this one covers the train ride.Next chapter's the Sorting. Some things might be the same as is the other story, some are not. It was a lot of fun coming up with the Every Flavor Bean flavors, I'll say that. Anyway, I'll be quiet so you can read.
As it turned out, only Keiko and the gang got the real story, and were okay with it. Atsuko was told that Yusuke was going to a special school for the year because he always ditched normal school. She seemed to believe it, so everything was going fine.
On August 31, Yusuke, Koenma, and Genkai met up with Harry, Ron, and Hermione, as they were all going to go to the train station together. Once they reached the station, Genkai left them to go to wherever the teachers go, so the group was all on their own.
"Ron, where's Fred and George?" Hermione asked. "They should be here."
Suddenly, a loud "BANG" was heard, and the group turned to see the two Weasely twins standing next to the train.
"Stop complaining, we're right here," one said jokingly.
"About time, guys, we thought you were going to get left behind," Ron said. "The others are already on the train, right?"
One of the twins nodded. "Yep. They wanted to be sure to get good seats. Honestly, I don't see why they bother. Every seat has a window view."
Hermione rolled her eyes and led them onto the train. Fred and George left them almost as soon as they got on, but Harry, Ron, and Hermione led Yusuke and Koenma into a compartment near the back of the train. They all put their trunks in the luggage rack, Yusuke helping Koenma with his since it was heavy and Koenma wasn't exactly in a very good physical condition.
"So, we didn't get to see you these past few days. What have you been doing?" Harry asked, once they had all chosen seats. Yusuke and Koenma were sitting next to each other on one side of the compartment, Harry and Ron were sitting across from them, and Hermione was sitting on the ledge in front of the window with her book.
Yusuke shrugged. "Nothing much. We've just been hanging out at the inn, getting familiar with the books… Hey, we haven't been here for the past few years, so we need to get caught up," he defended, seeing the looks of incredulity on Harry and Ron's faces.
Yusuke, Harry, and Ron quickly got into a discussion of what they wanted to do once they had gotten to Hogwarts, but it was frequently interrupted by them having to explain things to Yusuke. They didn't seem to mind, however. It seemed that they were having fun being able to explain everything they knew to a person who hadn't heard of any of it.
Hermione had her nose buried in a book, and Koenma was lost in thought. However, Hermione quickly grew bored, and looked over at Koenma, studying him. He made her curious. She wanted to know why he was acting so held back, and she was curious because she, Harry, Ron, and Yusuke had all been able to pick up their trunks fairly easy, but Koenma had no ability whatsoever in picking it up. He didn't seem to be in a good condition at all. He looked skinny, too, and if anything touched his back hard, or a lot of other parts, he would wince. There was something up, and she wanted to know what.
She couldn't ask, though. Whenever you asked a person about something like that, they would always get all secretive, and you'd never get anything out of them. This would be a mystery she'd have to solve on her own. Well, unless Harry or Ron wanted to help, but boys were so unreliable.
About half an hour into the ride, the snacks trolley came by, and Ron got excited. He bought some Every Flavor Beans, and some Chocolate Frogs. He handed some out to everyone, and Yusuke stared at the Chocolate Frog distrustfully.
"It's not a real frog, right?" he asked. Ron shook his head.
"No. Just eat it, it tastes great. There's a card in it, too. They're fun to collect."
Once most of the Chocolate Frogs were gone, and Yusuke had a reasonable amount of Wizard and Witches cards, Ron suggested they eat the every flavor beans.
"Just be careful," Harry cautioned. "They mean every flavor. They have stuff like grass in there, not just the normal flavors."
Yusuke shrugged and put a green one in his mouth. He grimaced, but finished eating the bean anyway.
"Spinach," he muttered, and reached for the Chocolate Frog that Koenma hadn't eaten.
"Yusuke, that's his," Hermione said, slightly annoyed. "Let him eat it."
"He can have it," Koenma said softly. "I'm not hungry."
Yusuke paused, looking at Koenma seriously. Hermione was right. He spoke in Japanese, as what he wanted to say was private.
"Koenma, maybe you should eat it. You didn't eat yesterday, or the day before. Are you really not hungry, or is there something else wrong? Did I say anything stupid again?"
Koenma shook his head. "No, Yusuke, you didn't do anything. I just don't feel hungry. I know it's not good, but I don't feel like eating."
Yusuke sighed, but nodded. "Fine, but once we get to school, you're going to need to start eating. School is hard."
"What are you guys talking about?" Harry asked, confused.
"Nothing important. Here, you try a bean," Yusuke said quickly.
Harry shrugged and put a purple one in his mouth, sighing in relief when it was just a simple grape.
The group continued to eat the beans and talk about random things. There was an odd assortment of flavors in their packs. There were the spinach and grape ones, but there was also buttered toast, maple syrup, grass, coffee, pepper, salt, cranberry, and various fish.
The hours dragged on, until they were each almost asleep. A voice came on over the speakers, instructing them to change into their robes, as they would be at Hogwarts in half an hour. Hermione went into another compartment to change with the girls, while Harry, Ron, Yusuke, and Koenma stayed in their compartment.
Harry and Ron looked at Yusuke and Koenma curiously. They hadn't started to change yet, and most of the other boys had already started to change their shirts.
"Can't we just put it on over what we're already wearing?" Yusuke asked.
Harry shook his head. "It's not just a robe, there's a shirt and tie, too, for the boys."
Yusuke groaned, but started to change as well after taking Puu off of his lap. Puu had been insistent in sitting there for over half the ride.
Ron watched Yusuke for a moment, then whispered in Harry's ear.
"Is it just me, or does he look really strong?"
"No, it's not just you, he really does."
Eventually, they had all gotten changed except for Koenma. He was still sitting there, staring out the window. Yusuke sighed and spoke to him in Japanese.
"I know what's wrong, Koenma. Here, maybe we can find an empty compartment."
When he got no response, Yusuke rolled his eyes and pulled Koenma out of the compartment. Harry and Ron watched, confused.
"Do you have any idea whatsoever what they're doing?" Hermione asked, coming back into the compartment. Both boys shook their heads.
"They are so confusing…"
The boys came back in a few minutes later, both looking uncomfortable.
"What's wrong?" Harry asked. Yusuke shook his head.
"Nothing big, just the uniform isn't too comfortable. I liked the one back home a lot better. No ties…"
"You'll get used to it," Hermione reassured them. "Once they get washed once or twice, they're so comfortable, anything else feels strange."
Yusuke shrugged, and picked up Puu, settling him in his lap again. Everyone stayed very quiet for the final minutes while Hogwarts came into view.
YYF14: Okay, I hope you guys likedthis chapter. I'll put up the next one tomorrow. Nothing much to say, so... see you tomorrow, and review if you wish!
