A/N: So this is the new one. I'm sorry I put this a tad late than usual and thanks to Novice91 for wanting to preread this before I sent here. But sinse it's kinda late, I send it first so the next chapter I'll send it to you to preread it first, okay? Sorry bout that. So here it is...

Chapter 24: Kisses and wands

'Wait, let me get this straight! So, you're saying that Suuichi here is a wizard and go to this Hogwarts, a wizarding school. And now, Kurama and I are invited to go schooling there to be wizards too?' Resha asked. 'And Aunt Shiori, you know all this stuffs?' she added.

'Yes, well, we were going to tell you two, we didn't thought that you'll be invited like this though. Oh, I'm sorry dear' Shiori said in despair.

Kurama and Resha sighed in unison. This is not a good thing. They looked at each other and silently agree not to tell their own secrets. Finally Resha said:

'Well, guess that explain the unusual chi I always sense in you, Suuichi.'

Kurama glanced at her with slight admiration. Her knowledge and awareness of chi really awed him. It's very difficult and rare for a mere human to actually have such high awareness of chi, even if she is now a half-youkai. He then remembered even Ranma has an awareness of chi too though he can't read it the way Resha can. That bothered him a great deal, seeing as she could detect his emotion on more than one occasion.

'What's a chi?' Suuichi asked suddenly.

'Oh, it's like a life force, our inner spirit. Some people can manipulate it; some can only detect it, while on rare occasion; some can even read it. It shows our emotion, our soul. I met a witch once before and saw the way she used magic with her wand. I guess it's easier said that it is like the force that comes out from a wand. It uses chi.' Resha answered.

'So, witches and wizards uses their life force to control magic?' aunt Shiori said a little horrified.

'No, no. They manipulate it, the wands act as opening to power it.' Resha opposed. 'They use hardly a tenth of their life force to work it so they are rarely worn out.'

'Sounds complicated to me.' Shiori uttered.

Resha smirked only.

Kurama looked at his mother hesitantly. 'How am I a wizard? Is it lineage?'

'Oh no, dear. I wasn't born a wizard. Your late father wasn't one too.' Shiori denied.

'Yes, wizards don't actually take from ancestry. Some are natural born. They generally have strong and high chi; as Resha puts it.' Takanaka added.

'I see.' Kurama nodded.

"As if he doesn't know!" Resha thought, suppressing the urge to roll her eyes.


In the wee small hours that night

Resha jumped onto the tree in front of Kurama's bedroom and wasn't surprised to find him sitting on the windowsill.

'Had a nice workout?' he asked quietly, eyeing her.

Resha grinned and sat next to him. 'Quite. Maybe you should join me sometimes.'

He shook his head only.

'So, did Hiei just came by? You should have called me. I haven't seen him frequently.' Resha said, unbraiding her hair.

'Hn! Missed me, vixen?' Hiei asked out of the blue. He leaned on the branch in front of them.

Resha blinked. 'Huh? I thought you were gone already!'

'Hn. I go whenever I please' he answered.

'Whatever. So, did you tell him?' Resha turned to Kurama.

'About the wizard thingy and us changing school? Then yes.' Kurama replied. He then pulled her to him and started stroking her silky hair.

Resha let him. She had noticed that Kurama was very fond of her hair and like to play with it whenever he can. She didn't mind it though; to be quite truthful she liked the feeling. She leaned on him, looking thoughtful.

'Are youkais aware of wizards or is it vice versa?' she asked to the two of them.

'Yes. Both known of each other. Youkais are more common in wizard world then Ningenkai.' Kurama was cut short by Hiei.

'Hn. Who says so. You haven't been there for more than a thousand years. They already banned youkais there after you; Youko that is, robbed the town those pass century. Though very little and weaker loitered.'

'Oh!' Kurama uttered slightly surprised but his fingers didn't stop fondling her hair.

'Are youkais wizards?' Resha asked.

'Hn! Don't be stupid, vixen. Wizards are weak creatures. We don't need some stupid stick to wave around shouting in Makai language to control our powers. They're just alteration between human and youkais.' Hiei snorted.

'Makai language?'

'Yes, they use Makai words to summon their magic, though they don't know that it's actually a Makai word.' Kurama explained.

'Oh!'

After that they had a small talk before going to sleep.


-Japanese-

'English'


Two days later

-Sugoi!- Resha cried as she, Kurama, Suuichi and their parents walked into the Leaky Cauldron.

–Nothing like Makai I must say- she muttered enough for Kurama to hear.

Kurama smiled only.

'Let's get your school things, shall we?' Takanaka smiled.

A few hours later

'Aye…! I hate shopping. Are we done yet?' Resha moaned. They went out of the bookstore.

'Just the wands.' Takanaka beamed.

'And pets!' Suuichi grinned.

'Let's get the wands first.' Shiori suggested.

They went into a wand shop.

'Hello there, May I help you?' an old man beamed.

'Yes, wands for these two please.' Suuichi said pushing Resha and Kurama forward.

Kurama went first. The shopkeeper measured his arm and put out three boxes.

'Here, try this one.'

Kurama took the wand and silently locked his youki. He gave the wand a wave and it worked perfectly.

'Nice one for the first try. How about you, dear girl?'

Resha stepped in front and was treated the same as Kurama. Finally he took out another three boxes.

'Here dear, try this one.'

Resha took the wand and instantly felt a dislike towards it as she held it. 'I don't like it.' she said suddenly.

The others were surprised.

'Well, you should try first dear.' Shiori encouraged.

Resha shrugged and gave it a wave. Immediately, she felt her youki was forced out and horror strike her as the shelf behind the man frozen. Kurama put his hand on her arm, silently telling her to lock her youki. But she can't lock it! She wasn't born youkai and the only thing that can restrict her youki was Youko's hair that she was wearing. But even that didn't seemed to work! What was she to do?

'Never mind that, let's try another one.'

But nothing worked. Every time she used it, she would feel the instant dislike in her hands and would froze something until the room was nearly freezing!

'Oh, I know! Maybe that will work.' The old man went into a room and went out with an antique silver velvety box. 'Here, try this one. Stick made of rose-wood and core of a silver fox demon hair.'

Resha choked at his last comment. 'a silver what?'

'A silver fox demon. A demon-thief that existed a thousand years ago and terrorized the place. He robbed money and gold from the bank that no other being had ever escaped from. A very clever demon indeed and was said to be a mysterious one too. Youko Kurama, that's his name. Left a single hair and my father made it a wand.' He thrust the box to her.

Resha smirked and took out the wand. This time however, she loved the feeling of it in her hands. She twisted it in her hands.

'Why hasn't it ever used? I can tell from the worn and dusty box' Resha asked warily.

'Yes, that is because nobody can use it. It's too powerful. In fact, nobody could even touch it!' he replied in awe.

Resha stared at it in surprise and reflexively gave it a wave. It emitted a silver spark, beautiful. Resha didn't felt her youki drawn out this time and gaped at it for a few seconds.

'Oh dear, is it expensive?' Shiori asked.

'No, no. In fact, I'll give it as a present for your extraordinary powers. Good luck in school!'

They went out of the shop.

'Phew, that was long' Resha muttered.

'That is so cool! Can I see your wand again Resha ne-chan?' Suuichi asked brightly.

'Nu-uh!' Resha grinned playfully.

'Aww, come on, I won't broke it!' he tried to persuade, hugging her by the waist and making puppy faces.

'Maybe when we get back home.' Resha said, messing his hair.

Kurama watched in silence, part wary-part thoughtful.

"How can she controls it, I wonder?" he asked Youko.

"Hmm… I guess she was meant for me for a long time" Youko answered half-teasing.

Kurama growled mentally. "That's not funny, Youko." Kurama said darkly and secured him in his deepest mind before the fox had a time to protest.

They stopped by a pet shop.

'Whatever do we need a pet…' Resha stopped and her eyes widen when she heard the most dreadful sound.

'Meow!'

-KYAAAA! NEKOOOOOOO!- she screamed and raced off in a blink of an eye.

'Oh no! I forget Resha has ailurophobia!' Shiori cried.

'What?' Suuichi asked.

'Oh! Fear of cats. She hates cats. Lets split and find her.'

Kurama went with Suuichi and detected Resha's chi not far away.

'Let's go this way.' He urged. As they walked Kurama told him of her story of neko-ken training.

'Urgh, how horrible!' Suuichi exclaimed.

'Come on, let's go faster' Kurama insisted and they broke into a run.


Harry, Ron and Hermione were just walking out of a shop when a girl suddenly knocked into Harry hard, making them both fell down.

Harry felt the back of his head hit the ground and a girl's body collided on top of him. By coincidence, their lips met in a crushing lip-lock and at that moment, Harry tasted something sweet. The girl got up rapidly and clasped her palm to her mouth in horror.

'Oh!-I'm-so-sorry!-I-didn't-mean-to-…-it!' she spoke in a swift.

She has a lovely voice, he thought as he was helped up by Ron and gazed at her fully for the first time.

"Pretty…" he thought as his breath was caught by her prettiness. She wore a dark blue dress and braided her hair with the same blue ribbon. She has fiery red hair, redder than Ron's or the member of his family. But what caught his attention most were the stunning silver eyes, big and penetrating, a color he had never seen before.

'You should be careful where you were going' Hermione said.

She turned bright red. 'Oh, I'm sorry, there was some accident and I just sorta went crazy' she replied.

'Are you all right Harry? You know, mate, that was the weirdest thing I've seen for a long time' Ron grinned at him.

Harry felt his cheek colored. 'Uh…'

'Resha?' a voice called out from behind.

They all turned towards the voice.

'Resha ne-chan! Are you all right?' a boy came up to the redhead girl and hugged her. Harry knew that boy. He was Suuichi. A second year student in Hogwarts and is a Griffindorian. Quite a lively kid too.

'Oh! Harry-kun, Ron-kun, Hermione-san, what a pleasant surprise!' Suuichi uttered.

'Hey Suuichi' they replied.

Another redhead came towards them, Harry realized it was male, probably his age.

'Resha, you knock into someone, I presume?' he asked in a silky calm voice.

'It's not like I meant it!' the girl, Resha, snapped at him, getting red in the face again.

'Oh, meet my new stepbrother, Shuichi Minamino; and my step-umph!'

'I'm his step…cousin! Resha, Resha Saotome. And you are?' Resha clamped Suuichi's mouth swiftly.

Suuichi frowned. He was just going to say his stepsister-in-law-to-be. Guess she doesn't wanna people to know.

'I'm Hermione Granger. The one you just knock off is Harry Potter, and the other one is Ron Weasley.' Hermione introduced.

'My brother and step…sister is going to Hogwarts soon!' Suuichi said excitedly.

'Oh how nice' Hermione blushed suddenly, and Harry realized she was watching Shuichi.

'They'll be in the seventh year, I suppose.' Suuichi said beaming.

'Well, I hope you two will be in Griffindor then.' Ron beamed. 'Right, mate? …Harry?'

Harry was looking at Resha the whole time, and she blinked when she noticed him watching her.

'Huh? Oh, yeah of course.' Harry uttered quietly. 'We have to go now. We'll see you in Hogwarts then. Goodbye' he added hesitantly and walked away, his friends looked at each other before following him.

-Do you think he doesn't like me?- Resha asked suddenly.

-No, I don't think that's the problem. Maybe they are in a hurry.- Suuichi answered.

-Let's go- Kurama said grimly though Resha already sense his anger.

"How nice of him to be jealous" she thought sarcastically.

They started walking and Resha turned around for the last time.

"Harry Potter…" she thought softly.


A/N: Ah hah! So, whadya guys think? you like it? hate it? or simply think that that was the wierdest thing ever, like Ron had said. (evil laugh) It amuses me soooo much this chapter. I don't know how the damn "the kissing part" got there. Hmmm... Kurama's jealousy is not something we see everyday, ne? (wink) So what will happen when they go to Hogwarts? A whole year! And more surprises are coming their way when they arrive in Hogwarts! Let me give you a hint: I wonder who will be the next teacher for Defence Against The Dark Arts? (loud evil laugh)Oh yes. In this story, Harry, Hermione, and Ron will be 17 like Kurama. But I'll take it after book 5: Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix. I hope it won't be confusing. Review me? & Stay tune for next time! Review please? (puppy eyes)