Disclaimer: I do not Own D. Grey-man or Harry Potter.
AN: Still a bit sick. Before anyone asks, my chapters will stick to being around 4,000 words each. It's my preference with this story.
Portuguese translations:
Minha Raposa: My Fox
Greek Translations:
I gáta mou: My cat
French:
Petit renard: Little Fox
Chapter~ Twenty: Relaxing and a familiar face
Enya had managed to finish her potions essay which would probably get her an Acceptable with Snape's rather biased grading system. Before she could grab her Transfiguration Essay and book, Tyki finally spoke, "In the first few years after your death, the clan wasn't in the best shape. We managed to get a peace agreement with some members of the order, but Central refused it. Quite a few of us died in the process of destroying the parts of the order that refused to stop attempting to kill us, Allen, Road, Wisley, Sheril, the twins, and my self were among those that died. The twins died at some point near the beginning due to some reckless scheme they'd come up with. Sheril died protecting Road and Wisley while the two got away. The rest of us that died did so in the final battle. Allen and I killed Lvellie, but suffered life threatening wounds."
Enya's fingers clenched upon hearing that and tears welled up in her eyes. She blinked them back while asking, "Why do you still have the scars?"
"When Allen attempted to seperate Joyd and I, Crown Clown's blade attacked my very soul," Tyki informed her as Enya slowly stood up and turned towards him with a horrified look on her face, "It's the whole reason why my wounds took so long to heal and hurt long after my wounds healed," Tyki looked at her with a frown, "Enya, I don't mind the scars and Allen has long since made it up to me. I've forgiven him,"
"D-do they still hurt?" Enya asked as she slowly walked towards him.
He held out his arms and pulled Enya to his chest when she got close enough. She curled herself up in his lap and pressed her nose into his neck as he murmured, "Only when I think of that day and the war."
Silence enveloped them as Enya focused on his words. A part of her had always known that the wound had been both physical and spiritual. It had been Allen's intention to do something that went against the nature of things and that always had ramifications. Enya would admit that while the scar made her heart ache, Tyki looked better with it. When she was able to push away the heartache that blossomed from hearing of the pain her family had been put through, Enya asked, "What else happened?"
"The world wars were very rough on everyone," Tyki rubbed her back lightly, "As it stands, we've all lived two lives since you died. This is the first life that any of us have looked like we used to, we were even born with the names we had back then too. I believe it's due to the fact you were going to be born once more and fate was giving us a boon,"
The relief Enya had felt when she'd found out everyone was alive came flowing back and she relaxed into Tyki. She murmured, "I'm happy that everyone is alive and that I'll get to see them," Enya moved back a little as a yawn left her, "I hope that we can have peace once the whole thing with Dumbledore and Voldemort is over with."
"Agreed," Tyki chuckled softly, "You should go to bed. It's been a tiring day and I was hoping to use tomorrow to explore the area around us,"
Enya looked at him in confusion, "I only bought the cottage and clearing around it."
Tyki offered her a light grin, "I bought about ten acres of land around the cottage. We also own the beach underneath the cliffs."
"It really is our little piece of heaven," Enya shook her head lightly before yawning again, "I'll go to bed,"
"I'll join you in a few minutes," Tyki told her as she got out of his lap, "I'm going to go smoke,"
Enya nodded and left the room after kissing his cheek. She headed to the master bedroom and changed into her night clothes before curling up underneath the comforter. She fell asleep within seconds of her head hitting the pillow.
Tyki had done quite a lot to ensure that this place was as isolated as possible. The only people who knew about it were in the nearby magical village and the mundane town. He'd made sure that the goblins had added that would assist in keeping it secret from anyone that didn't need to know about it. Running a hand through his hair as Tyki gazed out into the darkness of the forest, he heard his cell ring and answered, "Jonas."
"I've got everything settle, Tyki," Jonas spoke lightly, "You two are off the grid for the next two weeks. No one in your clan will be able to find you by electronic means and that place of yours will keep magical means away,"
Tyki let out a sigh of relief, "Thank you, Jonas."
"It's no trouble," Jonas replied and Tyki knew he was smiling, "So long as you let me meet her at some point, I'll be happy,"
Tyki took a drag from his cigarette before saying, "Of course, you'll keep everything running smoothly, right?"
"I would be insulted if anyone else said that," Jonas replied in a playful tone, "No worries, Tyki. My dad would have my hide if I didn't do my best to help you out,"
Tyki chuckled softly, "How is the old bear?"
"Still hanging on and wondering when you'll drop by with that girl of yours," Jonas informed him.
Tyki wouldn't put it past the old man to do that. Taking one last drag from his cigarette, Tyki told Jonas, "I'll make sure you meet Enya before the summer is done. I'll talk to you later."
"Bye Tyki, try not to exhaust her too badly," Jonas let out a laugh.
Tyki scowled as he told Jonas, "For your information, we're going slow and she isn't ready for that yet."
"Damn, you must have blue balls!" Jonas crackled softly, "Wait till I tell the old bear,"
Before Tyki could reply, Jonas cut the call and the Tyki growled softly. Times like this, Tyki hated his reputation with a passion. He'd been with his fair share of women over the years after Ena and Enya's deaths. The reason being that his inner Noah had an insatiable hunger for sex. It came with being the Noah of pleasure. He knew that Enya would understand, but it would hurt her a little. Putting his cell away, Tyki headed back inside. He'd have to tell Enya and would do so at some point during the three almost four weeks they had before her birthday. Before then, he'd enjoy his time with Enya as much as possible.
Enya woke to the scent of Tyki cooking breakfast. Getting out of bed, she did her morning business before slipping out of the bedroom. She headed into the kitchen dressed in an overly large t-shirt and a pair of sweat pants. Walking up behind Tyki, Enya wrapped her arms around her waist and laid her head on the middle of his back, "Pancakes?"
"Toast, bacon, and some cubed fruit," Tyki informed her with a slight grin, "How do you feel?"
Enya contemplated that answer before replying, "Relaxed and happy."
"That's a good sign," Tyki replied softly, "Can you get the plates and cups down, they're in the same place as they were back then,"
Enya released Tyki and pressed a kiss to his cheek before doing as he asked. She set the plates onto the counter before setting the cups onto the table. She also grabbed them both forks before she looked inside the fridge for drinks. Upon seeing that rather lack luster supply, Enya informed him, "Your supplier needs to bring us some juice. I'm fine with coffee and tea, but sometimes I like juice."
"I guess we're going to start our list," Tyki mused as Enya poured herself some milk and added chocolate sauce to it.
Tyki finished making them breakfast and poured himself a cup of coffee before sitting down with her at the table. Enya yawned softly before taking a bite of her pancake and asking, "What are we going to do today?"
"I figured we could see what we need for this place before I take you to the barn," Tyki told her as they ate.
"Barn?" Enya looked at him with a raised eyebrow, "We have a barn?"
"And horses," Tyki grinned slightly, "As a side business, I breed them. No one save for you knows about this,"
Enya stared at him in surprise before shaking her head lightly, "Some of the things I'm going to find out about you will be odd, won't they?"
"It'll be the same for you," Tyki chuckled before taking a sip of his coffee, "Do you know how to ride?"
Enya nodded, "All the circus brats that worked with the animals were given riding lessons. I'll need a refresher, but I should be fine."
Writing the list took no time at all and Tyki led her out of the cottage and towards the western side of the property. She was surprised to find a well kept and slightly hidden trail, but figured that Tyki had created it. They walked for about ten minutes before the path opened up into a large clearing. A grazing pasture was set up with horses of both magical and mundane breeds walked around. Tyki spoke as they walked towards the large red and white barn, "I mainly keep Clydesdales, Shires, Friesians, and Percherons as my mundane breeds. My magical breeds are Aethonans and Granians as they are far more even tempered than the other breeds."
"What got you into this?" Enya asked him as the path they walked on turned into smooth stone.
Tyki hummed softly, "It started from my love of watching horses race. One of the friends I've had over the years raised race horses. During one of the times I hid myself from everyone, I went to his ranch and he had me help take care of the horses. Over time, I grew to enjoy taking care of them. By the time I returned to the family, I'd decided to create this place."
Enya smiled lightly, "I'm glad you found something enjoyable to do that the family doesn't know about."
Before Tyki could reply, a shout echoed through the air and a small boy with mousy brown hair darted out of the barn. A horse shoe flew out after him and he ducked down. Tyki let out a low groan and muttered, "Of course, they're fighting," Tyki looked down at her and waved a hand to the paddock, "Wait by the paddock, I'll be back in a few moments."
Enya didn't get a chance to say anything as Tyki darted over to the boy and grabbed him by the collar of his shirt. He then dragged the boy back into the barn. Enya shook her head lightly and walked over to the paddock. She was immediatly approached by a rather beautiful looking Clydesdale stallion. He was a gorgeous chestnut color with a grey blaze on his face. He neighed at her and she giggled softly. Reaching out, Enya let it smell her as she murmured, "What a beautiful boy," She remembered the apple that Tyki had given her earlier and she took it from her coat pocket, "Here," She glanced at the barn, "I hope that whatever was going on doesn't take long," The Clydesdale ate the apple and nuzzled her hand for more earning a soft laugh, "Sorry, boy. Tyki only gave me one and I didn't think to bring more," She heard footsteps and looked to see the mousy haired boy staring at her, "Hello."
"He's letting you touch him," The boy breathed out.
He was small and looked very much like Allen had back during their time in the circus. The boy had startlingly purple eyes with pupil that seemed to twist the longer she looked at them. He wore a simple white t-shirt, a pair of tan pants, and a pair of thick black boots. Enya glanced back at the Clydesdale and said, "He walked up to me."
"He don't like no one save for the boss," The boy informed her.
"Well, I guess that wrong then," Enya shrugged lightly before asking, "Who are you?"
"Oliver," He informed her with a wary gaze on the horse Enya was petting, "Who're you?"
"Her names Enya," Tyki said as he walked up with a rather large looking man.
He looked just like a viking would save for his wild red hair. He had dark brown eyes that were focused on the Clydesdale behind Enya and a bulky looking beard. He wore a thick looking green shirt, a pair of tan pants, and thick black boots. He wore a tool belt around his waist and Enya could vaguely smell the scent of fire coming from him. He spoke in a thick Scottish accent, "I know ya said she was good with animals, but I didna expect her ta get Donner to take a shine ta her."
"Donner?" Enya looked at Tyki.
"Donner is the name of the Clydesdale," Tyki informed her, "He's also my preferred horse when I'm touring the property," Tyki looked at the man beside him, "Ian, would you saddle Cat while I get Donner into the barn,"
Ian grunted before heading back to the barn. Oliver looked at Tyki with slightly wide eyes, "This is your girl?"
"That she is," Tyki moved over to Donner and rubbed between his ears, "Go to the barn,"
The Clydesdale neighed before trotting over to the bar much to Enya's shock, "How did you do that?"
"Donner's descended from a magical breed of Clydesdale," Tyki informed her with a grin on his face, "He's smarter than the average horse and twice as temperamental if someone he doesn't like attempts to ride him,"
Enya stared at him for a few moments before shaking her head and saying, "Let's get going, I wanna see everything."
Cat was a Clydesdale much like Donner, but a bit smaller with a reddish tan coat. Enya got onto Cat's back rather quickly and Ian commented, "Yer lass at least knows how to get on the damn horse."
Tyki got on Donner and they left the barn behind. Tyki kept the pace easily as Enya asked, "What's with Ian? He seems a bit..."
"Testy?" Tyki finished earning a light nod, "Ian's not a fan of strangers and he dislikes most British magicals due to their disdain over his giant blood,"
"Understandable," Enya couldn't blame the large man what with people like Umbridge around, "I'll try to not get on his bad side,"
The rest of the day was spent riding around. They ended up stopping by a rather nice stream to eat a picnic lunch that Tyki had the foresight to bring. It was beginning to get dark when they got back and Enya told Tyki, "I would love to do that again."
"Then we will," Tyki promised her with a chuckle.
After taking care of the horses and saying goodbye to the two working at the barn, they went back to the cottage for a light pasta dinner. Enya settled down with her Transfiguration homework and commented, "I haven't gotten any letters from my friends."
"The Earl had mail wards placed on all the properties we own save for the ones that only I know about," Tyki explained to her, "Only Gringotts and the magicals working for the clan can send owls to us. All of the mail goes to Gringotts to be sorted through,"
Enya hummed softly, "I'll have to ask him about my mail. I am going to need my yearly Hogwarts letter not to mention my OWL results."
"If anyone catches up with us after the week, you can ask them to check on it," Tyki suggested earning a nod from Enya, "Which assignment are you working on?"
"Transfiguration," Enya informed him, "I was thinking about using some of my time to become an animagus," Enya glanced at him, "Would you like to do it as well,"
Tyki shook his head, "I'll pass. I know that it's a useful skill and I am curious as to what animal I am, but I honestly don't want to learn," Tyki offered her a mischievous grin, "Plus, it drives everyone crazy that no one knows my animal form."
Enya giggled softly and turned back to her homework, "I'm a bit disappointed, but that's understandable."
There went her plans to play around with Tyki using their animal forms. She couldn't wait to access both her forms and wondered which one would be first.
The rest of their first week was spent in the same fashion with Enya beginning the animagus transformation process. Due to her experience from both her past lives, she didn't use the process that Sirius and her father had to gain their animal forms. Instead, she meditated to find the first of her animal forms. While doing that, she spent time developing her occlumency shields and sorting through her memories. After the first week with Enya finishing her homework, Tyki decided that it was time to go exploring. They walked up the path towards the road and Tyki asked her, "Where do you wish to go today?"
Enya thought about it for a few moments before saying, "Portugal. I want to see how the magical district changed."
"Portugal it is," Tyki took her hand and apperated away from the cottage.
From the London, they took the ark to Portugal. Tyki led her into the magical district where they enjoyed a day of touring the shops and taking in the sights. Tyki was recognized by a few friends and introduced them to Enya. It led them to enjoying a rather amusing play and fantastic dinner. By the time they shook off Tyki's friends, the sun had long since set and they returned to their cottage. Enya told Tyki, "That was amazing."
"Good to know," Tyki replied with a soft laugh.
Enya headed into their bed room to get ready for bed while Tyki took a moment to smoke a cigarette. He wondered how long it would take one of their family to find them.
It took three days of traveling to diffrent countries before they were discovered. Surprisingly enough, it wasn't by one of their family members, but an ally that both recognized. They were sitting at a cafe in Italy when a familiar voice rang out, "Oi! Tyki!"
Enya head came up from her plate of baked spaghetti upon hearing that voice and murmured, "Lavi?"
The red haired bookman slid to a stop from his small sprint, "Hey Tyki, I was hoping to run into you soon so that we cou-Enya?"
Enya nodded while her mind buzzed. She knew that the war had ended and that the former exorcists were friends with the Noah. She knew that, but actually seeing it was a shock to the system. Lavi let out a laugh and picked her up in a hug. Tyki spoke as Lavi spun around a little, "Rabbit, I'm fairly sure you're making her uncomfortable."
"Wha-" Lavi glanced at her and quickly put Enya back in her seat, "Sorry, Sparky. I'm just so glad that Allen was telling the truth about finding you,"
Enya shook her head to clear it and smiled at Lavi, "I'm glad to see that they weren't lying about you guys being around."
Lavi looked just like he had before complete with the headband and eye patch. He grinned at her, "Everyone's happy to know you're back too. Daisya can't wait to see you."
"I can't wait to see him either," Enya really wanted to see her old friend.
Tyki waved a hand at the third chair at their table, "Take a seat, Rabbit."
"Don't call me that," Lavi glared at Tyki while taking the offered seat.
A waitress appeared soon after and got Lavi's own order before disappearing again. Enya took a sip of her smoothie before asking, "What are you doing here, Lavi?"
"I wanted to find Tyki to ask him about you," Lavi informed her with a light grin, "Allen wanted us to find you. He's going a bit insane with guilt since he hadn't noticed you were feeling so confused,"
The waitress returned with a glass of ice tea before disappearing. Enya frowned slightly and said, "It isn't his fault. Almost everyone was distracted by the fact I was back and the whole thing in England."
"Doesn't stop him from feeling guilty," Lavi shook his head lightly, "So what have you two been doing?"
"Traveling," Tyki informed him as Enya continued eating her lunch.
"I can tell," Lavi snorted softly.
"What's been going on since we left?" Enya asked softly.
Lavi immediatly began explaining as Tyki and Enya ate their lunch. Everyone had respected Enya's wishes which was a relief. A few days after Enya and Tyki left, Sirius had returned to the English estate and informed the Noah clan that he would stand behind Enya. Remus, much to Enya's sadness, couldn't do the same which led Adam wiping his memory of the conversation. Enya understood, but hated that it had to come to such a thing. As far as Remus knew, Enya had been taken in by some of her childhood friends and was currently spending the summer with them. Other than that, Adam had been approached by the Ministry of Magic to help in their search for Enya. Adam had agreed, but would be putting up false trails and the like to keep the English from finding Enya until the week before Hogwarts restarted. Tyki had grudgingly admitted that Adam was doing the smart thing. It was as Enya and Tyki finished their lunch that Lavi informed them, "You might want to take a trip to Japan and stick around there for awhile. From what I've heard, the English Ministry is currently searching Scotland."
"Noted," Tyki stood up and Enya did as well.
The waitress returned with their bill and Tyki quickly paid it. Lavi stood from his seat and said, "I need to go join the old man. I'll tell everyone that I saw you and you're fine."
"Tell Daisya that I look forward to when we can talk again," Enya told Lavi and he nodded with a soft smile.
He surprised Enya with a hug and murmured, "No one is planning on losing you again, Sparky. Stay safe and we'll meet up again at your birthday."
"I'm looking forward to it," Enya returned the hug.
Lavi released her and headed off with a wave. Tyki took her hand and asked, "Ready to spend a few days in Japan?"
"Might actually help with my transformation," Enya mused as they began to walk, "You okay about Daisya?"
"He's one of your close friends and I understand that he means a lot to you," Tyki told her as they passed other cafes and shops, "While it might make me jealous and annoyed, I know that you only see him as a best friend and that you have a close bond with him. I know how much it killed you when he died,"
Tyki looked a bit guilty and Enya squeezed his hand, "A new life means that we all have new chances. You killed him last time, but you won't kill him this time."
Tyki nodded as they passed a man playing guitar, "You're right."
"Now, I suppose we're going back to the cottage to get some clothes and set everything up for our little escape to Japan?" Enya asked him earning a soft chuckle, "Let's get that done,"
