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3rd year – Teiko – Time jump: last month of Teiko…
Teiko
The weeks passed into months and suddenly Mac found herself in the last month before Graduation and that meant a lot of studying to do both magical and muggle. She had retired from the basketball club, given Momoi her notes on the team and an in-depth explanation of her system and the tools to take it further. She just hoped that she wouldn't regret it, but she trusted Momoi and her skills. She was good, Mac knew that. So, since she had retired from basketball it became normal to find her in the library in her free time after class, usually buried in a book. She would do all of her muggle work there, but when she got home she would do her magical homework and study for her magical tests.
Her friends were worried about her, but she missed their concerned looks in her focus on her schoolwork. They would take time to come and join her in the library, even Daiki would be seen there from time to time. Mac was grateful that they sought her out and would spend time with her, even if was with her nose buried in a book. It warmed her to see them sitting down beside her and give her smiles of encouragement. She tried not thinking about the fact that they never came together, it was always one by one. She tried to focus on the fact that she would still have them in her life, she would still be with them and not on the fact that it wasn't like before.
Kiyoshi understood and would only smile and say it was okay when she was distracted during her visits, they would sometimes study together or just talk. She found great comfort spending time with him, but she couldn't relax enough to get rid of the stress that was following her around. She missed the long looks he would give her sometimes and the almost sad smiles when she said goodbye for the night.
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Sato's home
"Sachi asked if she could bring her new friend home a few days ago," Kaori said.
"Hm?" Sato glanced up from the paper that Mac had handed him before leaving the day before. He was half-way through reading it. "Friend?"
"Yeah, a girl that transferred over in September," Kaori said. "You don't remember Kaori mentioning her?"
Sato frowned trying to remember his daughter talking about a new friend in one of her letters.
"No, can't say that I do," he confessed.
Kaori sighed, "Sometimes you get to preoccupied with your studies or teaching."
There was reprimand in the tone and he winced slightly. He knew he could get a little distracted, but it wasn't like he was trying to ignore his own children. He grimaced and looked at his wife who arched a brow at him.
"Right, so Sachi wants to bring her home for the break?" he asked.
"Yes, dear," Kaori nodded before turning a little worried. "The thing is… she's British."
"British?" Sato frowned, "Kaori…"
"I know," she sighed, "but can it be right to stop our daughter to bring home a friend because of Mac-chan?"
Sato sighed, "I know, honey, but… it's about Potter-san's safety."
Kaori nodded, "Sachi knows this. I'm sure we can keep them occupied so that they won't meet Mac-chan."
Sato sighed and ran a hand over his face as he thought; he knew it was likely going to work. Sachi and Mac never really spent any time together when they both were here anyway. Daisuke was normally the one who would spend time with Mac.
"Alright," Sato said giving in despite the misgivings he had. He did feel bad for having missed the news about his daughter's new friend and he had always been encouraging his children to invite friends home.
Kaori smiled and nodded before letting him go back to the paper before him. He arched a brow slightly impressed by an argument in Mac's paper. He had never seen anyone grow so fast in their quest to learn magic. She had barely known about magic for two years and she was almost ready to take the OWLs. That was unheard of.
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"What are counter-spells?" Sato asked looking over at Mac.
"Counter-spells are meant to inhibit or remove other spells," Mac said in answer to her professor's question. "It's in the name, really. It's meant to be a counter to the spell that's put on you or if it's a charm it's a counter-charm."
Sato nodded, "and can you name some counter-spells?"
"Finite Incantatem, Finite, Meteolojinx Recanto," Mac listed.
"And what do they do?" Sato asked.
"Finite Incantatem is a generic counter-spell that can be used on an area to end a spell in general," Mac explained, "while Finite is much the same, but acts more on a specific target."
"And Meteolojinx Recanto?" Sato asked. "I'm actually surprised you knew this one."
"It's a counter-spell that ends the effects of magical weather," Mac said, "and I found it by chance in some of my reading."
He smiled looking pleased. He continued the lesson and moved the subject over to counter-curses and counter-charms, Mac wrote down notes faithfully as he magically made notes appear on the blackboard behind him as he paced back and forth in the study.
He didn't end the lesson until two hours had passed and Mac was feeling almost numb from all the information he had thrown at her. She bit back a groan as she realized that she had more classes with him to go through.
"Take a few minutes to rest and then we'll practice the summoning charm," Sato said as he stood.
"Ok," Mac smiled and stretched in her seat before she looked around to see Nao resting in the corner of the room like he normally did.
Sato watched as Nao raised his head almost as if he sensed that his mistress was watching him, perhaps he did Sato thought. Nao barked happily and raced over to Mac show chuckled and started to pet him. He smiled slightly before leaving the room and going to the kitchen to get something to drink.
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Mac used the break to stretch her legs and walk around the now very familiar room; she glanced at the books in the shelves and wondered if she would ever get to have a collection that large one day. Perhaps when she was grown up and had a place on her own, the thought made her smile a little.
Ten minutes later Sato entered the room again and she walked back to her desk. He walked to his own desk and grabbed a book. He placed it in front of her and she glanced down at the opened page.
Summoning Charm is a charm created to allow the caster to levitate or fly their target over to them. It's important that the caster has the object clearly in the caster's mind before trying to summon it. This is one of the oldest spells known to wizarding society.
Incantation: Accio (AK-key-oh)
Mac glanced up at Sato when she had read it.
"Get out your wand, Potter-san," he said.
Mac did and felt a rush of excitement go through her like it always did when she was going to use practical magic.
"Now, try to summon the pillow over there," he told her.
Mac nodded and looked at the pillow. This should be easy, or so she was convinced of.
"Accio pillow!" Mac said.
Nothing happened. The pillow didn't even twitch.
"Accio pillow!" Mac repeated a little louder this time.
Still nothing. She frowned.
"Accio pillow!" She waved the wand.
She was not sure how many times she tried before she fell back in her chair and her arm falling down pointing toward the floor.
"I'm useless," she muttered.
"Not useless;" Sato spoke up. He hadn't said anything as she had tried to summon the pillow, just watched her and she felt frustrated.
"I can't do it!" Mac snapped. "I can't even summon a pillow!"
"Summoning charms are more difficult than you would think," Sato answered calmly. "I didn't expect you to get it right on your first try."
Mac frowned at him but didn't say anything.
"Remember the text you read, Potter-san," Sato said. "It's important that you have the object, in this case, the pillow, clear in your mind when you try to summon it. A little distracted and it won't work."
"Ok. Then how do I do it?" Mac sighed.
"Picture the pillow and will it over to you while you say the charm," Sato said.
Mac nodded and got back to her feet. She almost glared at the pillow as she pointed her wand at it again.
"Accio pillow," she said.
The pillow twitched slightly but didn't move more than that.
A frustrated sigh left her as she glared at the pillow like it was its fault that she couldn't make it come to her.
"Okay," Sato said, "let's end it here today. Practice at home and we'll try again tomorrow. Ok?"
Mac nodded glumly not noticing the small smile Sato had as he smiled at her.
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Teiko
Mac rubbed her eyes tiredly as she tried to get her homework done and prepare for the last test they had, she glanced over at Daiki who was seated next to her. She smiled a little. He was trying to do well on the next test.
Yawning she looked back at her book and tried to focus on the words before her. She was not sure how much time she had spent trying to read the single page, but she knew it was way more than she normally would use.
With an effort, she managed to push all of her thoughts about her miserable magic lesson from earlier away from her mind and focus on what she had to do. She turned the page and eyes scanned the next page quicker.
Daiki glanced over at Mac and saw that she was reading a little faster than she had earlier, her reddish dark hair was pulled back in a messy ponytail but a few lose strand of hair had escaped and was going down into her face, he could see her blew at one strand a couple of time as if trying to blow it out of the way. Her grass green eyes seemed focused on the book in front of her in a way that he had only seen her do before.
"Are you going to stare at me or are you going to read?" Mac asked without looking up.
"I'm bored," Daiki whined not commenting on having been caught staring.
Mac's lips twitched as she glanced away from her book and over at Daiki who was pouting, her smile grew. He looked adorable with that pout.
"You pout like Shiro," Mac commented dryly hiding her amusement.
Daiki scowled at her but it was ruined by the still present pout. Mac chuckled and felt some of her stress leave her as she focused on Daiki.
"I do not," he muttered.
"Don't whine, Daiki," Mac smiled. "Come on, you're almost done."
He sighed and turned back to the book and she did the same.
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It was one of those days when Mac had been studying magic and then had a long day at school studying after that Seijuro found her sitting poured over some books. She was so focused that she didn't notice him joining her before he touched her arm startling her.
"Seijuro, you scare me," she gasped.
"You're working too hard," he frowned at her and glanced from her to her books. "You're pale."
"I'm fine," Mac said.
"You're not," he said. "You need to take a break and relax."
Mac arched a brow at him. "You're talking about relaxing?"
"I know when to relax," Seijuro said calmly. "Come on, Mac."
Mac frowned and was about to protest, but he gave her a look and she sighed. She started to pack up her books and stashed them in her bag.
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"Where are we going?" Mac asked as she was following Seijuro.
"You'll see," was all he said making her sigh and she thought about all she had to do. Her magical lessons were going forward, but she still hadn't full control over the summoning charm. Though she could summon the pillow now, heavier stuff like books was more challenging and she was stuck.
"Mac," Seijuro called her and she realized that he had stopped. She looked around and saw that they were at a local sushi restaurant. "Come on, you need to eat."
As soon as she entered the restaurant she noticed was the long disk with seating places all around it and a conveyor belt with sushi in the middle of the disk. She had been to one of these kinds of places only once before with Daiki and his parents.
"Seijuro, you don't need to…" she started.
"Of course I need to," he said exasperatedly. "If I don't you won't eat."
Mac frowned but she followed him to the free seats closest to the window and sat down. He grabbed a plate and put it in front of her before doing the same for himself. She smiled a little at the fact that he had managed to pick out her favourite sushi dish.
"How are you, Seijuro?" Mac asked after a moment of silence.
"I'm fine," he said.
"Still busy with your dad?" Mac asked gently.
Seijuro shrugged and she saw the tension on his shoulders making her regret asking. She knew he struggled with his relationship with his father. He glanced over at her quickly before looking back at his food.
"I guess so," Seijuro said. "He has me looking at some of the papers from the company, and I have to proofread some of them. He says it's a good way to learn how the business is run, and about the employees."
Mac kept her face blank, but she was frowning on the inside. That didn't sound like something a parent would normally give their 14-year-old son.
"He'll move to Kyoto as well?" Mac asked.
"We have a part of the company over there as well," Seijuro answered. "So, he'll be travelling between Kyoto and Tokyo."
Mac nodded in understanding and gave him a small smile. She could hear the loneliness in his voice and almost wished she had accepted going to Kyoto with him. She hated that he felt lonely; it was something she understood very well.
They talked about more casual things for the remaining of their meal and without realizing it Mac had managed to relax and clear her mind from her studies. At least for the hour, but it was enough.
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"Stupid," Taiga muttered and threw the phone away.
"Taiga?" Mac decided to speak up.
Her cousin's head snapped up and he stared at her with wide eyes. She frowned worriedly as she saw the hurt in his red eyes.
"Mac, when did you get here?" he asked.
"A few minutes ago," she said stepping closer. "Are you alright?"
"I'm fine," he grumbled.
She frowned slightly but didn't press the matter. She walked to the kitchen and found some food for Nao before making herself a cup of hot chocolate.
"Do you want some?" Mac asked looking to Taiga.
He shrugged but she saw the small look of interest in his eyes and the way he sniffed the air. She shook her head and poured another cup and pushed if toward him. He took it and mumbled a quiet thank you, before sitting down.
Mac sipped the hot chocolate while she looked at Taiga. He was still not looking at her and seemed to be lost in thought. He was scowling at the cup and she wondered what he was upset about.
Mac glanced down at Nao who was eating the food she had prepared and smiled a little.
"Where have you been?" Taiga asked.
"Hm?" Mac looked back at Taiga to find him looking at her. He repeated the question. "Oh, I was out eating with Seijuro."
"I see," Taiga muttered.
"What's wrong, Taiga?" Mac asked.
"Nothing," he said quickly.
"Alright," she sighed. "But you can talk to me if you need to, you know."
"I know," he nodded as he paused and got a strange look in his eyes as he looked at her. It was almost searching. "I was trying to call a friend of mine back in California, but he didn't pick up."
A frown settled on his face and Mac could see that he was truly upset over that.
"I see," Mac said. "I'm sorry."
He shrugged like it didn't matter, but she knew it mattered.
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Sato's house
Mac glared at the book missing the amused look she got from her professor as she focused on the book and raised her wand.
"Accio book!" she called.
What happened next surprised not only her but also her professor as not just one book shot to the air and came at her but all the books laying on the table and the Sato's desk. She yelped as she was hit by the books before she managed to dodge out of the way.
"Ouch!" she groaned touching her head as it throbbed painfully.
"Potter-san!" Sato called worriedly, "are you ok?"
"I didn't mean to do that," she muttered looking at him. "Why did they all come?"
"You didn't specify which book you wanted," he said as he helped her back to her feet. Nao came running and barked worriedly at her and she saw the deep brown eyes flash slightly as he looked worriedly at her.
"I'm fine, Nao," Mac reassured the frantic fox. He yowled sadly making her smile slightly and scratch his ear lightly before turning to the pile of books that was now lying on the floor and frowned slightly. She winced slightly as Sato touched her head and she realized that she was bleeding. He led her to the chair and she sat down before he left the room.
Soon Kaori entered the room with her husband and Mac noticed that she had some small veils with her. She looked at her a little worriedly, but Mac just smiled at her and waved.
"Hi, Kaori-san," Mac smiled. "I got the Accio right!"
"Well," Sato said.
"Hey! I managed to get the book to move!" Mac protested looking at him. "I take it to not having anything happening at all!"
"Sorry," she mumbled and patted Nao when he jumped up and settled in her lap.
Kaori cast a few healing spells on her and gave her a potion that helped with a headache she got. She smiled gratefully at the kind woman when she was done.
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"Alright," Sato said when his wife had left the office and he had banished the books back to their places. He looked at Mac and wondered just how she had done it. She was powerful, but he had never seen anyone make ten books fly to them like that before. He was again impressed by the possibilities she showed. "We'll stop it here today with the practical magical training, Potter-san."
Mac nodded feeling a little disappointed, but her mood was still rather good. She had managed to summon the books (though more than she wanted, but who cared?).
"Ok," she said.
He smiled a little at the disappointment he heard in her voice and started to talk about the theoretical aspects of charms. She had taken out her notebook and was taking notes as she normally did.
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Sato watched as Mac spun away using the port-key back to her own apartment ready to start the day over again when he heard the noise coming from the kitchen and knew that Sachi was home from school having finished her sixth year at Mahoutokoro. He frowned realizing that he had forgotten to mention the visitor to Mac like he had planned to do.
He walked to the kitchen to greet his daughter and her friend and hoped that this wouldn't hurt Mac in the end. He was very aware that they took a risk in allowing Sachi to bring her British friend home with her this break, but Kaori was right. They couldn't deny her, this was her home and it wasn't right.
"Dad," Sachi smiled as she rushed over and hugged him.
"Hello dear," he smiled hugging his daughter back,
"You have to meet Granger-san," Sachi said pulling away from her father and turned to the girl standing next to Kaori watching with a shy smile on her face.
Sato noticed that she had bushy brown hair and brown eyes, she was average height and looked to be a year or so younger than Sachi.
"Dad this is my new friend Granger Hermione," Sachi introduced, "Granger-san this is my dad Sato Taichi."
"Hello, Professor Sato," Hermione greeted shyly.
"Nice to meet you, Granger-san," Sato smiled welcoming. "My wife tells me you transferred to Mahoutokoro in September?"
Hermione nodded silently.
"She's brilliant," Sachi smiled. "I was appointed to be her sponsor of sort to help her settle in."
Hermione smiled again and nodded.
"Sato-sempai has been very helpful," Hermione said.
Sato glanced at them and smiled a little. He looked at the table and saw that there was one more plate on and looked to Kaori who smiled at him.
"Daisuke said he would stop by today," she explained and just then the sound of the Floo activating filled the room and his son came almost stumbling out of the fireplace.
"Hi dad!" he grinned and blinked when he spotted the stranger in the kitchen. "More students?"
"No, idiot," Sachi rolled her eyes, "this is my friend from school, Granger Hermione."
Daisuke glanced over at his father with a frown.
"Is that…safe?" he asked ignoring Sachi's indignant look.
Sato gave a short nod and a look that clearly said they would talk about it later. Daisuke nodded and looked back at Hermione who was watching them curiously.
"Ah, sorry about that, Granger-san," Daisuke smiled charmingly. "Nice to meet you, I'm Sachi's older brother, Sato Daisuke."
"Ah, um, nice to meet you too, Sato-kun," Hermione said.
"Call me Daisuke," he said, "I'm sure it's enough Sato's around here to confuse anyone."
Hermione gave a small smile.
Sato sat down and was ready for dinner with the family. He smiled as his two children started to bicker, and the look of fascination from Hermione.
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Teiko
Graduation day came and Mac felt both nervous and nostalgic as she was walking through the crowd of students she would more than likely never see again. She glanced at her side and just like the first day of school she saw Daiki walking beside her.
So much had changed over the last three years and it felt almost unbelievable that it was only three years since they had started Teiko. When she started this school she hadn't known about magic, she hadn't known that she was a witch. She had loved basketball and had a best friend who loved the sport as well, a best friend she couldn't imagine losing his passion for the sport. His childlike excitement about basketball was something she still remembered clearly.
She had still been living with the Dursley's when she started Teiko, still stuck in a home without love or acceptance. Then she had been living with Daiki and it had been some of the happiest months of her life, she still missed it even if she liked her new uncle and cousin. Her uncle who was somewhere in the stands ready to watch her graduate from Teiko, something the Dursley's would never have done. It filled her with warmth knowing that she had someone there who was there to watch her. Of course, Ayano and Takehiro were there as well to watch Daiki and her, and she smiled remembering the warm hug Ayano had given her when they had met before the ceremony was starting.
Mac sat down and smiled slightly when Seijuro came and sat down on her other side, she noticed Daiki glancing over at him but he didn't say anything. She saw Shintaro a few rows before her and Ryota next to him. She looked around and found Atsushi a few rows behind her looking a little pouty clearly missing his snack, while Tetsuya was seated on the other side of the room, she could barely make him out.
The headmaster came and held the usual speech and Mac listened half-heartedly as he went on and on about how great the school was and how they were prepared to go out to join High School and make a difference in the world. He mentioned the basketball team and Mac had to hide the urge to scowl. She was so not impressed with the way he seemed to take credit for how well their sports department worked, seemingly forgetting that the players were only kids.
"How wonderful," Mac muttered under her breath.
Seijuro glanced at her with an arched brow making her shrug at him. She saw the small smile on his lips before he turned his attention back to the headmaster.
A younger student came and held a short speech wishing the graduates' good luck before the class president came and said a few words as well. There was some applause when they finished talking and then the headmaster told them to stand up.
"I will call your names and you'll walk up and get your diplomas," he said and pulled out a long list of names. "Akashi Seijuro!"
Mac gave her friend a smile as he passed by her on his way to the stage, he accepted the diploma with his head held high and walked back down again.
"Aomine Daiki," the headmaster called.
Again Mac smiled as her friend walked up to the stage and accept the diploma. He looked bored yet there were some nerves in his stance as he fiddled with the diploma on his way down.
She watched as one by one her classmates were called up to the stage. She took extra notice when it was her friends' names being called up and took care to smile at them and show support when they caught her eye.
"Potter Mackenzie!" The headmaster called and Mac swallowed before she walked up to the stage, had it always been that far away? She kept her head high and forced herself to smile slightly at the headmaster when he smiled at her. She accepted the diploma and turned around to walk back down.
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"Congratulations!" Ayano gushed hugging both Mac and Daiki at the same time. "I'm so proud of you both!"
"Thank you," Mac said shyly but pleased. Daiki only grunted but allowed his mother to hug him for a moment before shrugging her off.
"Congratulations," Tarou smiled at her and Mac smiled at him.
"Thank you," she accepted the short hug from him before accepting the congratulations from Takehiro as well.
Mac and Daiki talked with them for a little while before Shintaro came over and Mac could easily see that he was feeling uncomfortable. She spotted his father behind him though, and she smiled at him.
"Hi, Dr Midorima!" Mac smiled.
"Hello, Potter-san," he smiled at her. "Congratulations on graduating."
"Thanks," she said and glanced at Shintaro who pushed his glasses further up on his nose.
"Ah, uncle Tarou this is Dr Midorima and his son, my friend Shintaro," Mac introduced her uncle to the newcomers.
"Hi," Tarou smiled, "so happy to meet more of Mac's friends."
Shintaro flushed slightly but he nodded and Mac smiled at him.
"He's been a real lifesaver," Mac said, "always willing to help me with my homework. Don't know what I'd do without him, really."
"I didn't do much," Shintaro said looking uncomfortable.
Daiki rolled his eyes but didn't comment.
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Mac snuck away to see Tetsuya before he left and she was pleased to catch him just before he was going to go.
"Hi Tetsu," she smiled and watched curiously the woman and man standing behind Tetsuya. The man looked like an older version of his son because it could only be Tetsuya's father, while the woman had blond hair and light blue eyes looking soft and petite.
"Hi Mac," Tetsuya smiled back politely. "Are you happy to have graduated?"
"It's rather strange," Mac shrugged. "What about you? Have you decided which school you're going to?"
She was pretty sure she knew which school he would choose, but she wanted to hear it from him. She noticed the curious looks from the pair behind her friend but for now, she focused on Tetsuya.
"Yes, it is rather strange," he nodded, "I choose Seirin, but you already knew that."
Mac smiled and shrugged. "You could have changed your mind."
Tetsuya smiled, "ah, mum, dad this is Potter Mackenzie, a friend of mine."
Mac smiled and bowed politely at them.
"Hi," she said.
"So nice to meet one of Tetsuya's friends," Tetsuya's mother smiled.
Mac smiled at her feeling a little shy as she normally did but she liked the older woman.
"What school are you going to, Potter-san?" Tetsuya's father asked.
"Too Academy," Mac answered and glanced at Tetsuya who smiled a little.
"Aomine-kun is also going there, isn't he?" Tetsuya asked.
"Yes, he is;" Mac shrugged lightly, "someone has to go and look after him."
She shook her head a little and Tetsuya smiled slightly.
"I'm glad he has you," he said quietly making Mac look at him. She smiled and nodded.
"Don't be a stranger, Tetsu," Mac said. "We should meet and play basketball during the break sometime, ok?"
Tetsuya nodded and with that Mac waved at him and bowed politely to his parents before walking back toward Daiki who was now standing on his own waiting for her. She noticed that he was watching Tetsuya with a small frown and a look of regret on his face. When he noticed her watching him he quickly blanked his face.
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"Kise-kun! Kise-kun!"
Mac glanced to the side when she heard the shouting of Ryota's name and saw, unsurprisingly, a flock of girls surrounding him. Ryota had his charming smile in place and held up his arms in a disarming position.
"Please, Kise-kun! Take a picture with me…"
"Me too!"
"And me!"
Mac rolled her eyes as she watched the girls trying to get closer to Ryota. She could hear Daiki scoff from beside her and knew he was watching the scene himself.
"Wait…ah, take turns," Ryota tried to calm them down.
"I almost feel bad for him," Mac commented dryly.
"Ha, he loves it," Daiki snorted.
Mac shrugged and continued to walk around the schoolyard. This was it and when the break was over they would be starting High School. How much could change in three years of High School? Would it be possible for them to find a new challenge in basketball? Could Daiki learn to love the sport again?
Her mind was full of questions about a future she couldn't possibly know but that didn't stop her mind from coming up with them. She sighed and wished she knew a good way to shut her mind up.
"Ah, right," she stopped in her track. "Seijuro said to meet in the gym."
Daiki grunted and she took that as acceptance.
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"This is it," Seijuro said when they were gathered in the gym; only Tetsuya was missing from their gathering. Seijuro looked around and his eyes lingered on Mac. "We will now be on different teams and that means that we are enemies."
Mac looked down not meeting anyone's eyes.
"Enemies?" Ryota repeated with slightly wider eyes as he looked around the gym. "Eh? But…"
"We are strong, we are tough. There is no one out there that can beat us, only we can be a challenge for each other. We will meet on the court and find out just who of us is the strongest," Seijuro said and Mac noticed that he glanced at Daiki and then over at her. "We will eliminate anyone else and face each other on the court."
Mac looked thoughtfully at Seijuro and wondered just what he had planned, she knew him well enough to spot that he had an underlying plan that he wasn't voicing at the moment. Mac saw the realization hit the others as Seijuro talked and they all looked shocked and slightly upset as they realized that this really was it.
Silence filled the gym as they all thought about what Seijuro was saying. Mac wished she could point out that even though they were going to different teams they would still be friends, but she didn't. She knew that her argument would fall on deaf ears as there were too much-unresolved feelings between them all. She took comfort in knowing that despite what they said, that despite what they did, they would still be there for each other. She knew that if someone else were to threaten one of the others the rest would be there in their defence, even if they wouldn't admit it even to themselves.
"Ah, you're right," Ryota said.
"This is it then," Daiki commented actually looking a little sad.
"I don't have anything against this," Shintaro said as he adjusted his glasses.
"But Kuro-chin probably wouldn't understand this," Atsushi commented.
Mac grimaced a little, but before she could disagree she was surprised when it was Seijuro who spoke up. She glanced at him and saw that he had a small smile on his face.
"No," he disagreed quietly gaining their attention again, "although our goals are completely different, Tetsuya will definitely join this fight. He hasn't completely found his answer yet, but that's because he has already determined himself. Determined and unchanging is Tetsuya's basketball."
"He'll show up again in front of us," Mac said quietly adding to what Seijuro had said. "I know he will."
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AN: What do you think? :)
I'm slightly nervous about how you respond to this chapter, I'll admit. I was, still is, unsure about adding Hermione to the mix. I decided to do it because I want to gradually get the British magical world closer to Mac. I know it's risky and some might not like Hermione showing up, but she is here and she'll pop up once and awhile. It will be slow, but eventually, they will become friends of sorts. Also, there will be a backstory for why she's here and not at Hogwarts anymore. It will be explained in later chapters.
On another note; Teiko is over! It took 37 chapter to get them ready for High School. Much longer than I first thought, but that's what happens when I just write and keep getting ideas. This chapter might feel a little rushed, but I didn't want to use another chapter to get them ready for graduation.
Next chapter should be before set before they start High School! :) Should be a new update soon! :)
Thank you for following my story this far! :)