The Shadow Walker
Abby Ebon
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Summary: This is Alternate Universe and yaoi (also called slash or yoai). Harry Potter's relatives left him to die in a parking lot; he was found by Loki and sent to Japan to be adopted and renamed Yoru; at five he runs away from his 'parents'- facing down bad guys, gods, and now at nine- the Ronin Warriors and Jun Yamada.
Disclaimer: I do not own anything you recognize however any original characters and this plot is all mine.
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-Chapter Three-
Can We Keep Him, Nesuti?
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Jun, after stumbling upon the boy in the alley, had used his cell phone; Nasuti made all of them ware one on their person, and Jun privately thought there was a tracking device in them, to call up Ryo; only to find out too late he was on speaker phone, and have all his brothers insist on coming to see the beaten stranger.
He was ordered to wait for them, and he sat beside the kid; 'Whoever hurt him probably thought they we're leaving him to die….' Jun thought sadly. Or so they thought, because about thirty minutes later- five boys, older then Midori - came upon the scene of the beating.
They were the people Jun had called for help. His older brothers- the Ronin Warriors; Ryo, the unofficial leader, was a great martial artist hailing from a famous Ninja clan- which was all but wiped out.
He could handle just about any weapon- and his armor was the Wildfire (Rekka) and Inferno (Kikotei). He had slightly messy black hair and intense blue eyes. He was clearly worried.
Rowan- clear headed, and a brilliant young man. He had sky blue eyes and hair- his armor was Strata (Tenku). He appeared unaffected by the carnage- but Jun knew he hid it well.
Sage, he was the pretty-boy of the group (though Jun knew he was shy around girls); Jun had never seen a single blond hair out of place.
He seemed to be the most formal of the five boys; always holding to his calm, excluding when he went into a rage- Jun hoped this wouldn't be one of those times. His pale lavender eyes were more then a little angry. That was to be expected, his armor was Halo (Korin) –and he was a police officer.
Even Sai- the most gentle and friendly natured of the five, was clearly angered. His blue eyes were narrowed, and brown hair rustled in the breeze.
Jun hoped he could hold his temper, for when angered, Sai might not look it- but he was the most dangerous- for rather then going into an uncontrolled outburst, he channels his rage. His armor was Torrent (Suiko) which made sense, given his nature.
The last of the five was Kento, black haired and brown eyed, he looked overweight, but as the physically strongest and adapt at jumping and leaping about in battle more then made up for it- just proving that you couldn't judge a person by their looks.
Kento's armor was Hardrock (Kongo). Kento was Sai's best friend, even before they meet the other Warriors.
Kento placed a hand on Sai's shoulder, giving the other brown haired youth a worried look.
"Who could have done such a thing?" Sage whispered, kneeling by the broken boy. "Kento, can you pick him up? We must go. There is a hospital not far from here." Ryo interrupted, trying to direct their attention to getting the boy to safety.
Kento nodded, and gently scooped the boy into his arms. Sage led the way to the car they had arrived in- and Rowan was quick to open the door for Kento.
"Sai, and I, will go warn Nasuti of your arrival. Jun is coming with us." Ryo told the other three, there were nods in agreement, and then Sage drove off. Nasuti's place wasn't that far away from here, Sage reflected, the three of them could walk it.
The Hospital
The group entered the lobby, and the assistant nurse gasped when she saw Midori's condition. Acting swiftly, and calling a doctor to the lobby- soon Midori was in the emergency room. While the nurse tried unsuccessfully to get information from them.
"Look lady all we know was that the kid was beat up -and we took him here that's all we know!" Sage finally shouted, a soft growl echoing in his throat. Rowan put a hand on the armor barer to try and calm his friend, and the nurse sighed- appearing to give up.
"So you know nothing right? You're just some people that came across him when he was knocked out." The nurse said, and Rowan nodded.
"Well, then, we'll let you know when he is awake, and since you bought him in - you can see him." The nurse said getting nods from Sage and Kento, she returned to her desk and they sat down on the uncomfortable lobby chairs.
"Guys, what are we gonna do if he's seriously hurt?" Kento voiced, Sage glanced at the other four before speaking.
"I say we get Nasuti to adopt him." Rowan glanced at Sage in disbelief. "What? It's probably Ryo's plan, she adopted Jun, why not this kid too?" Sage defended.
"And let him know about us- are you crazy?" Rowan questioned, Kento rolled his eyes.
"Excuse me gentlemen, but did you five bring in the young man with long black hair?" The doctor asked, at Sage's nod he continued.
"You five can see him now." The doctor said leading them to the stranger's room to be met with a stranger sight. The braided boy was on one side of his bed, and a nurse with a long needle, on the other.
The Sadist Nurse
"Now young man, stop acting like I'm going to kill you." The sadist nurse said, Midori raised an eyebrow, and looked pointedly at the needle- that looked like it could knock out a large elephant.
"No- I think I'll stay over here; well away from what ever is in that needle, thank you very much." Midori replied sarcastically.
"Ah, there you are Doctor Toro. The braided boy we brought in refuses to take his shot!" The nurse said, and Midori could have sworn she pouted, even as he jumped over the bed- while the sadist nurse was distracted- and hid behind Kento.
"Ma'am, I've been in seven street fights since last month- and I'm more scared of that needle- then I am of a gun. Now, I'm going to hide behind this nice boy so you can't get me." Midori snarled as he hid behind Kento- who blinked very slowly than looked at Sage.
"I'm Midori - you're probably the five boys that brought me here. Now get me away from her- and this hospital. I'll do anything you want- just keep that needle away from me." Midori begged as he watched the nurse approach him. Sage chuckled in amusement, while Midori shot a glare at him, and Kento rolled his eyes.
"Braided Boy- come here so you get your shot!" The sadist nurse insisted, Midori snorted. 'Yeah, right'. Midori thought.
"Sadist- my name is Midori, Yoru – Me-dor-eye, Yu-ryu-oh, and what kind of idiot do you think I am? No, I'd rater get killed by the most vile creature on this planet, then get that needle anywhere near me. Thank you not so very much." Midori told her quite…firmly, even as he moved to hide behind Rowan.
"Here, Midori, here boy." The nurse said, Midori snorted in disbelief that anyone could act so stupid.
"No nurse, I'd rather die first!" Midori shouted as he tried to duck into the hall, causing the Ronin's to laugh, smile- or smirk. After recovering from laughing so hard, Kento smiled reassuringly at the younger boy.
"Ma'am, I don't think Midori will be taking the shot anytime soon. Thank you, but I think we'll be taking him home now." The nurse sighed sadly, and after nodding- she left the room, while Midori quickly hid behind Sage; sighing in relief when she left, he came out from behind Sage.
Walking to the closet, Midori opened the door, and got out some clothes that had been provided for those that were in need of them; though they were a 'one size fits all' type. Even so, they were better then his bloodied clothes- and he went into the third door - that was a bathroom, and come out dressed- and ready to leave.
The Adoption Plan
After signing release forms, and the Ronin's footing the bill- Kento and Sai guided the younger boy to their vehicle, and once Sage was inside, they drove to Nasuti Yagyu's house.
Meanwhile, Sage told Midori what they planned to do, after which, Midori made sure to voice his opinion of their plan of Nasuti adopting him.
"You all have the best intensions at heart- I'm sure; but I've had a family, before -and personally I know I'll run away eventually. It's just a matter of time." Midori assured them, he didn't mention that Emperor Talpa would probably be the one to make him run away- in fear of these people's lives being ruined.
"Then I guess… you leave us no choice, Ryo will have to have Byakuen watch you." Kento said- a small grin on his face, Midori rolled his eyes.
"Great, now I have a bodyguard- that just sucks." Midori pouted and crossed his arms -while the other three snickered. They soon reached Nasuti's house, they got out and knocked on the door- having forgotten their key.
"Nasuti! We're home! We brought someone for you to adopt!" Sage yelled, after Jun had opened the door and let them in- the three young men entered the mansion. Byakuen ran down the stairs, and pounced onto Midori's chest.
"Holy Mother of God." Midori whispered, whimpering slightly, even as Byakuen licked the floored teen. Ryo (who had followed Byakuen down the stairs) laughed and pulled the large white tiger off of Midori. Who then scrambled up off the floor- meeped- and hid behind Kento -who chucked.
"Its 11 o'clock Sage-Oniisan; Nasuti says she's going to give you a lecture in 'punctuality'." Jun 'teased', much to the 'amusement', and 'horror', of his brothers.
"Though now we might have to make sure he doesn't think we're all crazy." Ryo said, grinning at Midori - he didn't look convinced. The boy in question was currently muttering something that sounded like 'Cute kid- scary tiger- five crazy boys- putting double locks on my door tonight.' under his breath near Kento's ear (who he was hiding behind after all). Nasuti entered the hall, seeing the seventh boy- she smiled.
"Hello, my name is Nasuti, I'm Jun's guardian -and by how Sage entered, I say they think you need to be adopted right?" Nasuti asked him, Midori rolled his eyes.
"Wrong- I got a family- as creepy as they are. The end, now if you would be so kind as to show me where my room is- I'll stay outta your way… until I can get outta this death trap." Midori muttered the last part softly, unwilling to hurt Nasuti's feelings.
"You'll be rooming with Ryo and Byakuen." Nasuti said even as Midori let out a small whimper while looking at the large white tiger.
"And boys, dinner is ready." With that Kento ran to the kitchen -with the others following after, leaving Midori and Byakuen. Midori sighed and the white tiger seemed determined to be by his side, Midori found the sofa and sat down. Byakuen rested his head of Midori's knee.
"You know, I could get used to you. You're like a big friendly cat, just don't give me a heart attack until I'm at least twenty and we'll get along just fine. Your friend Ryo however, I don't think I like, if I can't get outta this house alone, at least once in a while I'll freak out …why am I talking to you? You're a tiger; probably don't understand a street kids problems." Midori finished as he moved to lay down. Byakuen moved his head, and then jumped on top of Midori, causing him to gasp for breath.
"Damn, you must be about four hundred bricks or something." Midori complained as he petted the large cat on the ears.
"I'm going to take a cat nap -so don't eat me or anything…" Midori 'requested' as he closed his vivid green eyes -his breathing relaxing as he settled into sleep.