With the speed born from his lifetime of strife, Hiei began his attack. He knew he had to get Black out of there and the wizard was his top priority, but he was going to take out as many of Black Hawk's demon followers as he could. Black Hawk has repeatedly disobeyed the laws concerning humans and the new ways of the demon realm. The last tournament had taken place a little less than a year ago and Enki had won again; although, one of his friends had come close. Hiei suspected that the next tournament would yield to a new King and more changes. It is a good thing that Enki made that rule up about previous King's rules cannot be over turned by the current King. At least the humans won't suffer if a bloodthirsty King were revealed in the future. He thought as he swiftly cut up the five guards that were around Black. As he approached, he sensed twenty coming up from behind him.
He grabbed Black, hauled him on his shoulder, turned around, and yelled out as his bandages burned off his Black Dragon, "DRAGON OF THE DARKNESS FLAME!"
With a roar of power, the black dragon quickly devoured the weak demons without giving them a chance to fight back.
Black, who was on Hiei's shoulders, could only watch with wide eyes as the tiny man, destroyed all those demons! It was impossible! Not even he could destroy that many in one attack even at his best! Who was this guy!
Hiei hummed and said, "I'm Hiei. I was sent to rescue you. Now, I'm to take you to be healed."
Hiei flicked his wrist, and Black watched as a black portal appeared. It wavered for a split second then solidified. Hiei walked through it. Black felt a moment of vertigo and then all turned black for him.
The next thing he remembered was hearing two male voices talking in an unknown language. But he did recognize his name. They were talking about him. The last thing he remembered was seeing a man with brown hair dressed in red and blue and the Hiei guy who saved him. Plus being in a room filled with candles.
"Good Work Hiei-kun, I doubt you had any problems retrieving Black-san?"
"No, I went in and got him out. Black Hawk will be upset though. I destroyed twenty-five of his followers." Answered Hiei with a dark grin as Ko-Enma chuckled.
He stopped laughing and said seriously as he looked Black over, "We were almost to late. At least he'll recover soon. Okay Hiei-kun, time for the next phase of our plan. Are you ready?"
Hiei nodded as Ko-Enma handed him an amulet and said, "This will cover your power level. Remember, you have to keep certain elements of your alias in your head at all times because Voldemort-no-baka (Voldemort the Idiot) is a very powerful Legimens. He will be constantly looking into every one of his followers' minds to find a leak. Be careful and have fun."
Hiei nodded and walked through yet another portal. Once alone, Ko-Enma sighed and looked over at Black.
"Okay Black-san, time to find your freedom! Ge-ORGE!" he yelled once he closed the door separating Black and the hallway.
Yusuke and Kurama were getting ready for bed when they heard a knock on their door.
"Come in!" the black hard boy called out as the three from before entered their room.
The tall red-hared boy announced in awe, "I can't believe you've survived with HER as your teacher! She's some kind of monster!"
The bushy brown-hared girl whacked him on the head and said reproachfully, "She is not! I, for one, will enjoy having such a through teacher for DADA for once! Just imagine all we can learn from her!"
The other girl glared at the two bickering friends and said loudly, "Ignore them, my name is Ginny in case you forgot. That's my brother, Ron, and our friend, Hermione. So, how was your trip over here?"
Yusuke snickered at them and said, "It was okay, I guess. I left my stomach back in Japan though. Those Portkeys are murder for world traveling."
Kurama chuckled slightly and nodded in agreement.
Hermione stopped fighting with Ron and asked, "How long have you been studying under Master Genkai?"
Yusuke groaned and said, "It seems like forever! Grandma never once lets up! Just once, I'd wish she's give us a day off!"
Kurama smiled at his friend sweetly and said teasingly, "But if she did that Yu-chan, you'd never be where you are now."
Yusuke blushed and said, "You are never going to let me live that one down, are you?"
Kurama's emerald eyes twinkled as he continued to smile sweetly at his hanyou (half demon half human) friend.
"Are we missing something?" asked Ron as he glanced between the two new students.
Yusuke blushed heavily again and said pleadingly, "Oh please don't Kurama! Please!"
Kurama glanced at his friend and gave in. Yusuke chocolate brown eyes were big and watery and his lower lip was big and pouty. He had definitely learned those skills well from Yukina-chan, Keiko-chan, and Botan-chan.
Kurama shook his head and said, "Sorry guys, it's an inside joke. Perhaps I'll tell you later when Yusuke is more comfortable with you all."
"You called him Yu-chan, what's that mean?" asked a curious Ginny. She had seen the interactions between the boys and had an inkling in the back of her head.
"Oh! It's a Japanese nickname. His name is Yusuke. It's spelled Y-U-S-U-K-E. The –chan is a suffix to show relationships between people. Adults generally use it when talking to or about younger people, girls attach the suffix –chan onto their female best friends' names, and girls also attach the suffix to a close guy friend's name. Our female friends back in Japan call us Yu-chan and Kura-chan."
"Okay, but YOU called him Yu-chan. You are both boys…" prodded Ron.
Kurama smiled again and said, "I'm teasing him. I normally call him Yu-kun or Yusuke-kun. The suffix –kun means the same for boys as –chan does for girls."
Hermione blurted out, "How is it that you know so much! I'm an avid learner but not even I know everything INCLUDING the history of our magics. How do you guys know it if you are from Japan and have different means for learning magic?"
Yusuke winced and rubbed the back of his head. His headache was getting worse. He just wanted to lie down and sleep.
He quickly answered, "Grandma, here, grew up in Japan but went to school at Hogwarts. When she graduated, she went back to Japan and became a demon hunter. She fell back on her Japanese versions of magic and left her wand behind her. When Dumbledore called upon her to teach, she had to see if she still "had it" as it were and cast the hardest spell she knew. It was called the Alieno-are Mentis or Transfer Memories. She, quite literally, transferred ALL her memories from all her seven years at Hogwarts into our brains in less than five minutes. If you haven't caught on yet, Grandma was an avid student of Ravenclaw. We learned from her the normal way for the first five years of study. We are supposed to go into sixth year as I stated earlier. But since she tried that spell on us, we have the first five years worth of knowledge in our head twice and the sixth and seventh year knowledge too. Our heads are stuffed and are pounding painfully all because she wanted to make sure she could still perform powerful magics. Hopefully, she reverse this spell tomorrow since by tomorrow the spell should have calmed down enough to not harm us anymore."
Hermione gasped and exclaimed, "But that spell is illegal now! It's only supposed to be used by a government official!"
Kurama shrugged slightly and replied softly, "Genkai-sama is odd that way. Now if you'll excuse us, we'd like to sleep. Jet-lag and all that, you know?"
Before they left, Ron asked, "Is Master Genkai really your Grandma?"
Yusuke shook his head and said, "Nah, I just call her Grandma because she's old. It's a custom thing. Goodnight."
Once the three were gone Yusuke said in Japanese since they both felt the three still by the door, "When do you suppose Hiei will call in?
"I don't know. He'll call when he successfully infiltrates Voldemort's stronghold."
"I guess we wait then."
"Yes, goodnight Yu."
"Night, Kura."
From the other side of the door, Ron, Ginny, and Hermione glanced at one another in concern. They had hoped to listen in and find out more about their new allies, but they had been talking in Japanese. The only words they could understand were Voldemort-no-baka, Yu-chan, Hiei-kun, and Kura-chan.
They quickly and quietly ran into Ron and Harry's room and bolted the door.
As they settled in, Ron said, "I don't know you guys, they could be spies for You-Know-Who. They were talking about him calmly you know. Maybe they were sent to spy and kill Harry!"
Hermione and Ginny didn't look so convinced but they too were concerned.
"Look, we'll just have to watch them that's all. Although, I wish I knew what no-backa means." Stated Ginny firmly.
Hermione looked thoughtful as her eyes brightened, she exclaimed, "Oh course! There is a language book in the Library! We can ask it what those words means!"
"What words? All I could understand was a bunch of gibberish, that no-backa, and their names. Although I do wonder who this Hiei-kun is." Scoffed Ron as he crossed his arms slightly put out because they had to go to the Library AGAIN!
Hermione rolled her eyes, pulled him to his feet by his ear and said, "Come on! I, for one, want to find out if they are on our side or not. Using that language book will help us!"
They reached the realm of books quickly and just as fast, Hermione zeroed in on the language book. With expert skill, she pulled it out, sat down at a nearby table, and opened the book all in one fluid motion.
Ron looked at his sister and said, "I'd never seen her so graceful! How is it she's graceful like that with books?"
Ginny rolled her eyes and sat down opposite her best friend.
"Well…" the brother and sister duo demanded.
"Hold on…here we go."
Hermione pulled out her wand tapped the book and said awkwardly, "Japanese to British, V…Voldemort-no-backa!"
The book glittered slightly and before their eyes, the word Voldemort-no-baka appeared with an English translation beside it along with a definition.
Hermione read softly to the two red heads and herself, "Voldemort-no-baka means literally -Voldemort the Idiot. Worst case-It is a negative connotation used to degrade a person's intelligence. Most of the time, it is used when a person does something stupid. Others around said person will call them -no-baka."
"Okay, so far, they have called the Greatest Dark Lord in a century an Idiot! They are obviously idiots themselves or are extremely brave." Ron said marveled with wide eyes.
Hermione rolled her eyes, tapped the book again and said, "Japanese to British…Hiei-kun, Oi…yeah…sue…my…nah…see, and nah…see."
The book glowed again and the words appeared in the same format as before, Hiei-kun literally means-friend Hiei. Males use it for their close male friends. Oyasumi Nasai literally means-Have a Good Night. It is a polite use of the word. Nasai literally means-night. It is a shortened version of Oyasumi Nasai.
"So, they were calling the Dark Lord and idiot, talking about their best mate named Hi-ee, and said goodnight to one another. Seems harmless to me. This is a good book Hermione! Why can't all books be as interesting as this one! I'd definitely like learning more if they were!" exclaimed a now very cheerful Ron.
Ginny nodded and said, "I want to try!"
Hermione swirled the book around to face Ginny as the red head pulled out her own wand, tapped it, and said, "Japanese to British…Genkai-sama!"
Once more, the book glittered before them and revealed the meaning they sought.
She read out loud, "Genkai-sama literally means Lady Genkai. It is a formal, noble name for Genkai."
Hermione looked thoughtful as she suggested, "Ginny, try –chan, -kun, and –sama. Let's see what it says."
"Why, Kurama and Yusuke already explained the first two!" complained Ron exasperatedly.
Hermione shrugged and said, "I want to know it they have anymore meanings."
Ginny shrugged, tapped, the book, and said, "Japanese to English…-chan, -kun, and –sama!"
The book glowed once more and revealed a long list of suffixes.
"Woah! What are all those?" shouted Ron in surprise.
Ginny quickly read, "-chan is a suffix used to show a close relationship between two people. It is most common amongst parents and their children. Older children add this suffix to the names of their friends and siblings as well. It is used a lot in relationships with girls. Girls of all ages attach this suffix to their close female friends. Girls also attach this suffix to boys they are extremely close to I.E. their boyfriends. –san is a suffix used in polite terms. It is used when adults are in an office setting. It is also used in introductions and when people are first starting to get to know one another. It is simply a more formal, more polite form of –chan. –kun is a suffix used amongst men mostly. It is attached to a male's name when two boys are very close friends. It is also used amongst girls for their male friends (different from –chan, which is used for a girl's boyfriend). –tachi is a suffix used to group together a large group of people I.E. Shingo-tachi---it refers to a boy named Shingo and his large group of friends. –sensei is a suffix attached to a teacher's name. It is an honorable connotation that shows that the teacher has knowledge to pass on and that they should be honored as such. –sama is a suffix attached to a Lord, Lady, King, Queen, Prince, Princess, or Master. It is one of the most honorable suffixes that can be attached to a person's name. It shows royal relationships, and when attached because a person has Mastery level, it is honored because they have worked very hard to reach the top of their field. When attached because of Mastery it is almost equal to that of a royal in some cases."
"Wow, so Master Genkai must be truly powerful and she must have a LOT of knowledge! I can't wait to start learning form her! I wonder if she'll start to teach us before term starts?" pondered Hermione as she bit her lip. Ron rolled his eyes because her eyes were already twirling with delight at the possibility of learning something new.
Ron had a thought, he grabbed the book from Ginny, pulled out his wand, tapped the book and said, "British to Japanese…what does Grandma mean?"
"Ron it doesn't work like that!" protested Hermione as the book glittered for a full two minutes.
"See." Replied Hermione smugly as the glitter vanished.
Ron looked down and smirked, "Well what do you know…Grandma literally means Obaba. It is used in family settings. It is also used in Japanese Culture. When a young man or woman comes upon a person of advanced age they call them Grandma or Grandpa-it shows respect because they have lived a long life and have much wisdom to impart onto those of the younger generations."
Hermione nodded and said, "I guess, since Yusuke and Kurama have studied under Master Genkai for so long, he calls her Grandma- cute."
Ginny yawned and said, "Okay guys that's it for me. I'm going to bed! See you tomorrow."
The next morning, as Ginny walked out of her and Hermione's bedroom, she saw Genkai frowning in front of Yusuke and Kurama's room. She was banging on the door.
"Go 'way! To tired!" shouted who she suspected was Yusuke.
"Dimwit! Get up! We still have revisions! Or, do I have to wake you both up myself!"
There was a dark unveil threat there. Ginny was scared to find out just what she'd do, and apparently, so did the two boys inside the locked room. In less than five seconds, they were out in the hallway standing innocently before Genkai completely washed and dressed for the day. Genkai harrumphed and walked away. Kurama and Yusuke glanced at one another and cringed. They silently followed her. Ginny couldn't help but feel sorry for them. Genkai seemed to like pushing a person to their limits and beyond.
Once inside the Library, she glanced behind them and stated dryly, "Front and center boys."
Meekly they did as they were told.
She pulled out her wand and pointed it at them.
Yusuke placed his hands in front of him and exclaimed in a slightly panic, "Hey! Hey! What are you doing! The last time you did that we ended up with a three day headache…that's working it's way through day four!"
She snorted and asked sarcastically, "Do you want the pain to go way? If you don't, keep talkin' dimwit."
Immediately her student shut up and watched her warily. From the corner of his eye, Yusuke saw Kurama bracing himself as well.
She waved her wand at them and said clearly, "Obliviate (Destroy) all Year Six and Year Seven information followed by half of the spell history of years one through five!"
The two young men watched as their old friend's face contorted in complete concentration as each felt her inside their minds erasing all of Year Six and Seven from their brains and half of the history of every spell and potion created. With sighs of relief, their three-day headaches simply vanished leaving behind two students that had Outstanding Levels of information locked inside their heads ready for use-SAFELY.