Disclaimer: No I don't own them. I would if Takahashi and Rowling would just put it on ebay already and get it done with.
"Blah" Talk
"Blah" Japanese Talk
'Blah' Thought
Unexpected Youth
Chapter Three
"Thank you, again Mr. Takashi. I will come in two weeks to take you to Hogwarts."Dumbledore said as he walked out the front door.
"That'll be good." Inuyasha said as he shook his hand. As Dumbledore turned to leave, Inuyasha hurriedly said, "Wait!"
Dumbledore froze in mid step and turned around. "Yes?"
"Who told you about me? Recommended me, I mean? Or did you find out about me on your own?"
Dumbledore smiled broadly before replying with, "A Mr. Zabini informed me of you when I was asking him to teach the class. He said that he worked with you and that you would be perfect for the job."
Inuyasha smirked, "That sounds like something he would say. I haven't seen him in 3 or 4 years. How's the old man?"
"Oh he's doing quite well. He's in retirement now though."
"He told me he would do that sooner or later. He was getting too old as it was. Well anyway, it was nice meeting you, Mr. Dumbledore. And tell him I said hey."
"You as well. And I'll be sure to"
Inuyasha watched Dumbledore walk away for a few second before closing the door and leaning on it with a sigh. He sat up a moment later and walked back to the living room. Rikku gave him a queer look as he sat in his spot on the couch.
"What was that all about?" Rikku asked smartly.
"I'll tell you soon when I get the chance." Rikku eyebrows furrowed before going back to the movie.
Inuyasha looked at the screen, but not really concentrating on the movie anymore. 'I just hope Rikku takes this well. It really wouldn't matter if she did, it's already been done.'
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Dumbledore had just come out of his office fireplace, covered in soot. He shook himself off before leaving for the teacher's lounge. He was ecstatic and couldn't wait to tell the other teachers. He was walking quickly down the hallway, just as Professor McGonagall came out of her quarters and spotted him. She exclaimed' "Albus! Where have you been?"
Dumbledore stopped and turned around to look at her, a smile plastered on his face. "Ah Minerva. So wonderful to see you."
McGonagall gave him a look before asking, "Where were you?" as she walked to his side. "You were gone half the day and no one knew where you went."
"Japan." Dumbledore said simply like it was something he did everyday before continuing his walk to the teacher's lounge, McGonagall walked with him.
"Japan!" McGonagall shrieked in shock.
"Tokyo to be exact." He said in the same tone.
"What on earth were you doing there?!"
"Meeting Hogwarts new 'Defense against the Darks' teacher." He stated proudly.
"You were?" Minerva replied.
"Yes. And I just cannot wait for all of you to meet him. He is rather interesting fellow, indeed."
"Oh really," she said then she looked uncomfortable. Dumbledore was becoming notorious for hiring teacher that always seemed to be fakes or evil in some reference of the words. "How so?" she asked uneasily.
"You'll have to meet him yourself when he gets here in two weeks." At that Minerva froze for a moment before walking again. She tried harder to make him spill, but he kept a tight lip on the subject. After about ten minutes, she gave up.
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It was night at the Takashi household. Midnight to be exact. And Inuyasha was still sitting in his bed thinking about all the things that could wrong or right by taking this job. He had never teached anyone anything before. This would certainly be a new experience.
But what about Rikku, she would be a living wreck when he told her. And would even worse when he left. He felt that he shouldn't leave her high and dry like this.
'Well, she'll just have to suck it up. The only reason why I'm doing this is for mom's memory.'
And with that he went into a restless sleep.
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It took Dumbledore twenty minutes to gather his entire staff so he could tell them the good news. He walked to the front of the staff room and waited for the staff to settle down. As he opened his mouth though, he was interrupted by Severus Snape, the potions teacher of Hogwarts.
"This had better be good Dumbledore. I was in the middle of brewing a very important before you called me." He said in humph.
Dumbledore smiled and said, "Oh Severus. I am quite confident that this qualifies as good news. I have found a new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher."
It took the staff a few seconds to ponder this. Filius Flitwick was the first to speak. "That's wonderful, Albus. For a second I thought that the Ministry might have to step in this time."
Severus snorted and sneered as he muttered, "I wonder how long this one's going to last."
Minerva gave him reproachful look and said, "Oh. Hush Severus. I think this is grand news. The only problem is that Albus absolutely refuses to tell anything about him."
Albus's smile grew. "That is quite true Minerva. Though I will tell you his name. Inuyasha Takashi. He will definitely be something that none of you expected."
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Inuyasha was at the ministry. He was working in the lab. He was trying to concentrate while mixing volatile chemical together, but he couldn't help but let his mind wander as he thought of his future job. This was his last day of working here before he had one week of just hanging out in his house and then his real 'vacation' begins.
He began to think about Rikku. He had been doing that a lot lately. 'She had taken it a lot better that I she would.' When Inuyasha had told Rikku the next day at lunch, she did not take it very well. First she was started crying and screaming for him not to go and then she became incredibly pissed and started throwing sushi at him before running away. For about two days she did not talk to him and Inuyasha had become somewhat depressed about the whole thing. Then one day when they were training, Rikku just walked up to him and said "It's okay with me." Smiled at him and walked away. To him it was a kind of weird thing to do, but then he shrugged it off a 'girl thing' and went right back to work.
After that happened Inuyasha was starting to feel guilty about the whole thing, so the next day he bought her a new bright purple headband to put on her head.
She loved it.
Unbeknownst to him, he was about to mix two things together that were just not meant to be while he was daydreaming. One drop from one phial to another cause a small explosion which blew him out of his chair. When the smoke cleared there was Inuyasha on his butt, coughing and waving the smoke away. His face and goggles were covered in soot and as he took them off, there was a huge empty space of clean face around his eyes while the rest of his face and front of his body was covered in dirt.
'Well that's beautiful end to work.' He thought as he coughed again.
He got up slowly, his butt aching from the hard fall. He rubbed it a few second to soothe it. He took off his once-white lab coat and put down the laundry chute near the door and walked out of the lab to take a shower. He prayed that no one would see him like this.
But there was no such luck for him. As he turned the corner there was Rikku, with her auror navy blue uniform on, which was a black undershirt, a navy blue jacket and knee-high skirt. She was wearing one her trademark headbands, which a bright blue, on her forehead to keep her wild bangs down on her forehead. She turned around to see him…
And proceeded to crack up. She could not stop laughing. And all Inuyasha did was standing there, his eyes narrowed in indignation. He walked over to her and put his hand over her mouth. "Ha ha. Very funny."
He let her go. And after letting out a few more giggles said, "What happened to you?"
"There was an accident in the lab, okay. Now move out of my way so I can take a shower." He walked past her. But didn't move another step as Rikku put her hand on his shoulder.
"After you're done meet me on the roof. I'll be waiting." She said softly before walking away in a hurry.
Inuyasha stared until she was out of sight. 'That was weird I wonder what she wants to talk about.' And he kept walking to the shower.
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A squeaky clean Inuyasha jumped out the highest window of the Ministry building, a towel around his neck. He walked on the roof to where Rikku and he always hang out since they were young to look at the stars. He rubbed at his still wet hair with the damp towel before he finally spotted Rikku, who was sitting on the edge of the roof her legs dangled from it and her heels hitting the wall. He sat next her and waited for her to start talking. That's when he noticed a small box in her hands. She took a few moments to speak.
"I don't know what to say, Sha."
I didn't say she said much.
Inuyasha chuckled and replied with, "Well, what ya feel like saying?"
Rikku garnered a thoughtful and said, "Give me a sec to think."
It was a real second.
"Inuyasha… I am going to miss you a lot when you leave. We've been friends for so long and have been pretty much together for that time. I don't how it going to be without you around."
Inuyasha sighed, put his arm around her, and pulled her close so her head was on his shoulder. "I know. But I promise to make it little bit better. I'll phone you on our magical cell phones once a week. And I'll even come during Christmas time. So you won't have to miss me so much."
Rikku smiled sadly. "I guess you're right. But despite that… I wanted to give you a going away present anyway. Just a little something to remember me by." She gave the box on her lap to him.
Inuyasha looked at her with surprise. "Really?"
"Yeah…" she bit her lip in nervousness.
He opened it and inside was a necklace. It was a beautiful silver pendant with garnets on its edges and a beautiful ruby in the center. Inuyasha looked up at Rikku with deep emotion in eyes. "Thank you so much, Rikku. It's beautiful." He said as he gave Rikku an arm-breaking hug.
"Here let me help you put it on." Rikku took the necklace from his hands and put around his neck. The pendant landed on his chest right next to the necklace that was given to him by his mother before she died: another beautiful creation that was jade crescent moon outlined in gold and gold moon outlined in jade. "There. It looks perfect for you." She laughed as tears went down her face.
"Hey. Don't cry. You know I hate it when you cry." Inuyasha rubbed the tears that had escaped her eyes off her face. He then held her a warming hug. "You know I care for you deeply. I would never do anything to harm you on purpose."
Rikku pulled away from him and looked him in the eye. "I know that. But it doesn't keep me from missing you any less."
"Don't worry. I'll probably do this for a year or two. Then I'll stay here forever."
Rikku frowned in distressed thought then a smile spread across her face in decision. "Ok. You can go." She wrapped her arms around his neck in a loose hug.
Inuyasha laughed. "Good to know you approve." He said sarcastically. He hugged her to his side tightly before looking at the stars, Rikku joining him in his probable last sightseeing of the sky in Japan.
END OF CHAPTER THREE
AN: I'm finished finally. Sorry about the wait. I was either too busy, too tired, or too lazy to finish the damn chapter. Well I'll work on the next when I feel like it. Magical cell phones; that's more efficient, don't you think? Sorry it took so long again.