Disclaimer: I do not Own D. Grey-man or Harry Potter.
AN: I typed this up while sick, so if there are some problems, I would love it if you told me since I'm unlikely to catch it in my current state.
Portuguese translations:
Minha Raposa: My Fox
Greek Translations:
I gáta mou: My cat
French:
Petit renard: Little Fox
Chapter~ Seventeen: The canines come
Enya shifted as she attempted to find a comfortable position to fall asleep in. She'd had a fairly exhausting day after she finished fixing up her workshop. She'd found the last four golems that had survived the years though each had been damaged in some way while in the process of cleaning up. One of them had crumbled into dust the moment she touched it. It hurt to see her creations in such a state. After she found them, Allen had entered her workshop and watched her repair the golems. He had helped her finish the clean up and reorganize her notes. After that, Enya had spent until dinner reading through her old books. The information had been as interesting as it had been the first time she'd read through them. Of course, a few of the books had been damaged to the point that she'd had to get Adam to replace them. It was lucky that the Ark had become a repository of knowledge over the years since it had first been created.
With a low sigh, Enya slipped out of bed and moved towards the windows. She knew why it was hard for her to sleep. Tomorrow would come and bring with it Sirius. She knew Remus would be there as well, but Sirius was her parental figure while Remus was like an uncle. She couldn't stop herself from worrying over whether or not Sirius would accept what was going on with her. She groaned softly and pressed her forehead against the cool glass. Why did she have to think about this? Enya almost flinched as Tyki asked, "What's wrong?"
Enya was tempted to brush him off. It would be a bit mean of her, but she was irritated and tired which was never a good combination when it came to her. After all, she could wield fire as easy as breathing. But, Enya didn't want to do it. It was a bit selfish and childish of her, but she wanted comfort. She wanted to be told that everything was going to be fine and that she wasn't going to lose Sirius. Turning towards him, Enya sighed deeply, "I can't stop thinking about tomorrow."
Tyki's eyes lit up in understanding and he held out a hand to her, "Come here," She did as he asked and Tyki pulled her into his lap before wrapping his arms around her, "Enya, I can't tell you what will happen tomorrow. It just isn't possible."
"I know, but..." Enya trailed off.
"You're scared of what Sirius will think," Tyki finished for her, "Enya, does Sirius love you?"
Enya leaned into Tyki as she murmured, "Yeah. He's always calling me the daughter he never got to have."
"Do you love him?" Tyki continued to ask.
Enya felt a bit of irritation, "Of course I do! He's the only parent I've ever really gotten to know, so of course I love him."
"Even if he ended up choosing revenge over taking care of you?" Tyki asked making Enya fall silent.
That had always been a bit of a sore point when it came to her relationship with Sirius. She had been furious with him when he'd admitted that revenge had taken over his thoughts after making sure she was okay. However, he'd lost his adoptive brother and the woman he had been beginning to see as a younger sister. He had made sure she was alright before he went looking for Pettigrew. He'd also apologized numerous times and had told her that as soon as his rage had dissipated, he'd become angry at himself for doing that to her. She'd never been far from his thoughts in the prison which was part of the reason he'd actually stayed somewhat sane. Taking a deep breath, Enya said, "Yes. Everyone makes mistakes and his was a bit horrible. He did apologize to me and he'd been thinking of me as soon as the red haze of rage created by Pettigrew's betrayal had cleared. He's been beating himself up ever since."
"Then, I'm sure he'll accept it," Tyki told her confidently prompting her to twist around to look at him, "If Sirius loves you as much as he said, he'll accept it. While Sirius might need a few days to come to terms with the information,"
Enya felt hope swell in her chest, "You really think so?"
"I do," Tyki pressed a kiss to her cheek, "You did the same with me. Of course, it did take a month or two for you to forgive me for hiding what I was,"
Enya smiled softly, "You're right."
"I know I am," Tyki chuckled softly.
Enya yawned softly, "Now I feel sleepy."
Enya got out of his lap and moved to her old spot as Tyki laid back down again. He pulled her to his chest and murmured, "After tomorrow, we can relax together without anyone else bothering us."
Enya grinned at the reminder before a thought occurred to her, "Do you think anyone knows what we're going to do?"
Tyki hummed lightly before replying, "Sheril and the Earl most likely. Lulu Bell likely has some idea and Wisley more than likely saw it in one of our minds."
"He probably thinks it's amusing and wants to watch everyone rush around like chickens with their heads cut off looking for us," Enya replied with a soft giggle.
"True," Tyki glanced down at her, "I'm really glad to have you back, Enya,"
Enya looked up at him and smiled warmly, "I'm glad to have everyone back."
Tyki leaned down and pressed his lips to hers. She closed her eyes as warmth raced through her veins and the feeling of being right where she belonged filled her. As they parted from their slow and unhurried kiss, Enya relaxed into his hold. Moments like this were why she made that deal with Death, Enya sighed in contentment as she laid her head over his heart and thought, 'I'm never going to give this up. Dumbledore and the rest can burn if it means I get to have moments like this with Tyki.'
The next morning dawned with rain and a steady chill that made Enya's mood sour. She wasn't very superstitious, but even she had to admit that it wasn't a very good sign. She shivered and curled closer to Tyki while muttering, "I don't like it."
Tyki chuckled and pressed a kiss to her forehead, "It's just the rain, Enya. It always makes you a bit sour."
Enya was tempted to deny it, but he was telling the truth. No matter which life she lived, Enya had always disliked the rain. In her first life, she had been orphaned with her brother during a horrible summer storm which took both their parents. Every time it rained, she always ended up getting sick as a dog in that life without fail. In her second life, it had been raining when she found out what Tyki was. It had been raining when she heard the news of Daisya's death. It had been raining the night she'd died as well. In her current life, the rain always made her feel somber and more volatile. Of course, the volatile emotions were brought on due to her old injuries aching fiercely alongside the scars she'd gained over the years. The worst of the aches were in her left arm as opposed to her right. She'd broken that arm three times over the course of her life. The first had been done by Vernon beating her when she was four. In fact, she'd actually accessed her power over fire for the first time. The second had been after Dumbledore brought her back the first time and again, it had been Vernon that broke it only this time he succeeded in braking it in three places rather than one. And lastly, the third time had been during her time in the circus. She'd been climbing up a tree because of a dare one of the other circus brats had given her and ended up slipping. She actually hit her head as well and woke up a day later with a horrible headache. She'd been scolded, but not as badly as the other kids as she hadn't known that it had been a peach tree and thus the branches couldn't support her weight.
With a low sigh, Enya pressed her nose into his neck, "It's not my fault. Bad things happen when it rains."
Tyki turned a bit somber, "True."
Enya sighed deeply and got up only to wince as her left arm ached sharply, "It also makes my old injuries ache badly."
Tyki looked at her in concern, "It does?"
Enya nodded while lifting up her left arm, "I've broken this arm three times in this life. The first two happened because of Vernon beating me. The last happened when I attempted to climb a peach tree on a dare. I fell from the tree and was unconscious for a day. When I woke up, it was to a horrible headache and the ringmaster scolding me. Rodrick was more angry at the other circus brats for daring me to do it when they knew it was a peach tree," Enya smiled softly, "Man, I really miss that circus."
"If you want, we can ask the Earl to find them, or at least, he'll give Lulu Bell the task to find them," Tyki suggested while sitting up as well, "I'm sure everyone wants to meet the ones that managed to hide you for a year,"
Enya thought of the meeting and could only grin, "It would be amazing."
"Go get ready for the day," Tyki shooed her from the bed, "I'll do the same and see if I can't talk to the Earl about it,"
"Alright," Enya let out a soft laugh and kissed his cheek.
As she moved back, Tyki wrapped his arms around her and pulled her close before pressing a soft kiss to her lips. When he pulled back and released her, Tyki told her, "I never get tired of doing that."
Enya smiled warmly at him in return, "Neither do I."
With that, she disappeared into the bathroom to begin her morning ritual. As she turned on the shower, Enya wondered how she could go from not wanting to get into a relationship with Tyki just yet to kissing him. It was slightly disturbing how easy it was to fall into the easy pattern they had before her death. She knew it probably had to do with the fact she was still reeling from everything that was going on and she hadn't even had a real breakdown just yet. The thing that happened when she'd seen the trunks and gone through them were both minor breakdowns. She knew that it was more than likely coming, but something was staving it off. Part of her knew that when she saw Sirius or at some point afterwards, she was going to have her breakdown. It was likely that she would've had it during the visit to Gringotts if she'd actually talked to the twins. With a low sigh, Enya pulled off her clothes and got into the shower. Whenever it happened, Enya knew her breakdown was not going to be fun for anyone.
Adam look up from the papers on his desk as Tyki walked inside and asked, "What can I do for you, Tyki-Pon?"
Tyki's jaw muscle twitched at the nickname and Adam inwardly chuckled. Tyki took a deep breath before saying, "Now that she remembers it, Enya misses the circus. I think it would be a good idea to track it down."
Adam nodded lightly, "I figured that it would come up at some point after she got her memories back, so I already have some people working on it."
"Good," Tyki sighed deeply and surprised Adam by asking, "Do you think she'll have her break down soon?"
Adam knew it was taking the third child of Noah a lot to ask this. If it hadn't been for Enya, Tyki would have likely kept his silence. It almost made him sigh and sent a sting of regret through his heart. It was unlikely at the third child would ever be close to him. Joyd was an unforgiving being when it came to matters like this and his reincarnations had always held that trait as well. With a low sigh, Adam inclined his head, "I believe it is highly likely that it'll happen after she either sees Sirius or speaks with him. It is part of the reason I believe that you leaving with her is a good idea."
Tyki didn't even look remotely surprised by that last statement. It was a bit surprising, but Tyki had always been more observant than most of the clan took him for. Tyki inclined his head, "I won't tell any of you where we're going."
"How long do you plan to be away?" Adam asked him curiously.
Tyki seemed to think about it before admitting, "As long as I can."
"Perhaps until her birthday?" Adam suggested earning a surprised look from Tyki, "Show her the world and let her enjoy herself, she deserves it after how her life has gone before we found her,"
"And you won't attempt to find us?" Tyki asked with narrowed eyes.
It reminded Adam of a suspicious cat and made him wish that they'd learned how to transform into animagus. It was one of the few magics that none of them had really bothered with other than Enya. That reminded him, Enya would likely be attempting the animagus transformation at some point. She would probably drag Tyki into it as well which would answer the question that had bugged everyone in the clan and even their allies: Was Tyki really a cat? Adam inwardly laughed before informing Tyki, "I won't. I can't say that for everyone, but I won't attempt to find you. If you check in, I'll be content."
Tyki was silent for a little while. It was obvious that the other man didn't like the idea of anyone keeping tabs on them. Of course, they had to be careful when it came to Dumbledore as the bearded bastard was likely to resort to magical means to find Enya. It did make Adam wonder what Dumbledore would do if he somehow managed to find and take Enya. The thought made the hair on the back of his neck rise and anger to shoot through him. No, Adam wouldn't allow Dumbledore to touch Enya. Adam was torn from his thoughts of torturing the bastard for daring to harm one of their own by Tyki speak. It was quite clear from the reluctance in his body language that Tyki didn't want to say what he was saying, "I will check in every two days. No more."
"If something happens outside of those two days-" Adam began only for Tyki to cut him off with a slightly golden eyed glare.
The Noah of pleasure bit out, "I will contact you if there is an emergency that I cannot take care of."
Without saying another word, Tyki strode out of the room. Adam watched him go and sighed once more. Yes, his relationship with Tyki and Joyd would never fully recover. Even with Enya's presence, Tyki would only be polite in order to not cause Enya any distress. Sometimes, Adam wondered what would have happened if he hadn't made that deal with Death. Granted, they hadn't known of the Noah's reincarnation cycle at the time, but Adam had made the damn deal. Adam glanced at the papers on his desk before standing. It was time for breakfast. Sirius wouldn't be here until around one which would give him a solid three hours to work before he put away the paperwork.
Sirius was feeling a mixture of excitement and dread at the meeting they were going to have. The portkey that had been sent to him by Gringotts was a bit surprising, but it showed that the people Enya was with were taking her safety seriously. It was a comforting thought even if it left him with a bad taste in his mouth. If he had just stood up against Dumbledore, Enya wouldn't have been in this situation and they'd be traveling the world. With a low groan, Sirius pressed his forehead against the table top as Remus chasted him, "Thinking about it will only make the wait longer."
"Why do we have to have it so late though?" Sirius couldn't stop himself from whining, "I want to see my Goddaughter!"
"Sirius," Remus sighed deeply as he put down the news paper he'd been reading, "They more than likely wanted time to get the area we'll be using ready and have everyone that is going to be apart of the meeting be there. Not to mention, Enya dislikes being up any earlier than ten if she has a choice,"
"Still!" Sirius was well aware of the fact he sounded like a child at the moment.
Remus sighed once more and Sirius was sure that the werewolf was pinching the bridge of his nose. It was a habit that he'd gotten into during their Hogwarts years whenever Sirius and James had been acting childish. Well, more childish than usual or just being idiots. Sirius knew that Enya had Hermione to be her Remus though if he remembered correctly, Hermione actually hit her in the head with a book. Sirius was glad that the most Remus had ever done was use a newspaper on him. He couldn't imagine being hit in the head with one of those Arithmancy tomes. Sirius shuddered at the thought and found himself paying attention to Remus once more when the werewolf replied, "Do not act like a child, Sirius. Time will only pass slower if you do."
Sirius groaned and told Remus, "I know that!" Sirius picked up his head and pouted at the werewolf, "Why aren't you acting like this?"
"Because one of us needs to act like an adult," Remus replied before suggesting, "Why don't you go reply to those letters you've gotten? I'm fairly sure I saw one of Narcissa,"
Sirius perked up slightly at the mention of Narcissa. Even if she'd married stuffy and pompous Lucius, Narcissa had been his favorite cousin aside from Andromeda. Sirius grinned and got up, "I'll go do that!"
Sirius rushed out of the room and Remus muttered, "Why am I stuck with him?"
At the stroke of ten, the portkey they were sent whisked them off into the portkey point in Gringotts. The goblin that met them was glaring and spat out, "Come."
The two slightly bewildered men followed the goblin with Sirius muttering, "What crawled in his ass?"
"Sirius," Remus elbowed the ex-convict in the side as the goblin shot them a nastier glare.
Enya shifted in her seat on the couch in the bottom floor living room prompting Allen to place a hand on her shoulder. Enya stilled as Allen told her, "Road and Tyki just left to get them."
"So calm down, Sis," Nea piped up with a grin.
He was leaning against her knees and was playing a game on a touch screen device that Enya recalled Dudley walking around with at some point during her visit to Privet Drive. She couldn't really recall what it was called, but Dudley had bragged about having one. Enya sighed deeply, "I know," She dropped her hand onto Nea's head and played with his soft brown locks, "But it's hard when I have no idea how they'll react."
"Whatever happens, you'll have all of us," Wisley assured her from his place on the love seat by the window.
Enya found herself smiling despite her nerves. No matter what happened from now on, she would have her family by her side. While it may not contain Sirius and Remus by the end of the meeting, Enya would have the Noah clan and her allies. The thought actually made her settle down a little.
The goblin soon led Sirius and Remus into a rather extravagant waiting room. Inside the room, a Portuguese man and a girl were already there. The girl looked at them with a wide smile that set off their nerves and made the two bristle. The Portuguese man looked at them with a frown on his face and a wary look in his eyes. It was quite clear he either didn't like them on sight or knew that they might cause trouble. Either way, it only made the last two loyal and surviving Marauders wary of what was going to happen. The tension only got worse as they realized that the two were powerful. It was easy to feel it once they stepped into the room. The goblin that guided them spoke, "Will you be requiring anything else?"
"No," The girl spoke while eyeing them, "We can take everything from here. We thank Gringotts for helping us,"
"For our friends, we will do anything," The goblin replied startling the two wizards.
They looked at one another and inwardly swore. Enya seemed to be in the hands of some very powerful people. No one in England could boast being a goblin friend. Hell the entire United Kingdom couldn't boast it. Swallowing, Sirius said, "I assume we'll be going somewhere else."
"Yes," The man spoke for the first time, "Road,"
The girl, Road, nodded and a door appeared. She gestured to it, "Let's go!"
She walked inside and the two wizards were forced to follow. 'Road' glanced at them as she walked beside the man, "So you're Enya's parental figures or at least, one of you."
"That would be me," Sirius felt his heart soar at the thought of Enya saying that, "I'm Sirius Black,"
"And that would mean, you're Remus Lupin," The girl looked at Remus curiously, "You aren't like the other weres I met. Do you not get along with your inner wolf?"
Remus was startled by the question, but wasn't given the chance to answer as the man spoke, "Road."
"I'm curious, Tyki!" The girl whined while pouting at the man.
"Be that as it may, you're making them uncomfortable," 'Tyki' replied with a low sigh, "They're important to Enya. I don't think she'd like you making them uncomfortable before the Earl is able to talk with them,"
"Fine," 'Road' turned her head away from 'Tyki' and crossed her arms over her chest.
'Tyki' glanced at them as he lit a cigarette, "She's worried about the conversation, you know."
"Enya?" Sirius asked with a bit of confusion.
'Tyki' inclined his head while releasing a puff of smoke, "She's scared that you'll abandon her."
"I would never!" Sirius immediatly growled while inwardly feeling hurt as he tried to figure out why she'd think that way, "She's my goddaughter. There is nothing on this earth that would make me look at her in any other way,"
Before either could reply, they reached the other end of the door and walked out of it. They found themselves in a spacious entrance hall of a rather large manor house. 'Road' turned to 'Tyki', "I'm going to go tell them we're back. You go take them to Enya."
'Tyki' didn't get a chance to reply as she darted off. With a low sigh, 'Tyki' told them, "Follow me.'
With that, he led them further into the house past the stairs. It wasn't long until they reached the entrance of a large living room which was occupied by four figures. The only one they had eyes for was Enya. She was laughing softly at something one of the two boys near her said. One boy sat next to her on the couch and the other sat on the floor against her legs. The one on the couch had a shock of white hair and silvery purple eyes. The one on the ground had dark brown hair and the same silvery purple eyes. For the first time since Christmas, Enya was relaxed and smiling which made both wizards relax. It was a she was laughing that Enya caught sight of them and the sound stopped abruptly as she stared at them with wide emerald eyes.
Cliffhanger!
