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Japanese Vacation

Chapter 15

"What's it Like . . ?"

"What now?" Draco demanded.

"Now, we're changing our uniforms into our robes."

"Why don't we just go get them?"

"We would, if we had until they finished the club to get them, but, as they're not having it today, we can't."

"I say we just make them wait," Fred said.

Harry shook his head. "No."

"Alright," Hermione said. "Fred, George, how good are you at Transfiguration?"

Fred and George shrugged. "We're passably okay." they said.

"Why don't we just portkey over?" Draco asked, suddenly.

Everyone blinked at him.

"Spending too much time with the muggles, you have."

"Look who's talking," George said, causing Draco to scowl.

"Portkey is good," Harry said, trying to keep them from fighting amonst themselves.

Within minutes, they were back at the house and rushing for their seperate trunks and their, until then, unused school uniforms. Once they were changed, they returned to the living room in record time. Harry gave them all a once over, making sure they all looked alright.

"Remember," Harry said, "No magic unless we have to. Hopefully, we can come to an agreement here."

"Agreement?" Draco sneered. "Why? They shouldn't have been snooping. They should be lucky that we're more worried about ourselves than the law, or they'd be missing their memories by now."

"That's not the point, Malfoy," Harry said, softly. "Everyone ready?"

He recieved four nods in response. They all grabbed hold of the portkey, which sent them back to the classroom they had just vacated.

"Let's go," Harry said, taking the lead as they left the unused room.

--

Haruhi and the twins sat on a couch, not talking to Kyouya, who still continued to grumble. Hunni sat in Mori's lap and was talking to Haruhi about how much he had missed her, while the twins stayed close together on the couch not, talking to anyone.

"When Kyouya-kouhei told us what was going on we knew things were going to end up this way." Hunni said, his voice sounding almost depressed. He sniffed as Mori patted his head comfortingly.

Tamaki, on the other hand, was pacing around the room. The tension was so thick he thought that if he opened his mouth he would choke on it.

--

"Now or never," Harry whispered as they paused outside the third music room.

Collectively, they all took a deep breath and then Harry pushed open the doors, looking much more confident than he felt.

Behind him, the others drew on his seeming confidence and that, in turn, gave them confidence.

Haruhi's eyes shot from Hunni straight to the door as she stood up. She was surprised to see that the others were not in their school uniforms. Sure, she had changed from hers into a deep green dress, but what they were wearing was so… different.

Hunni jumped up to greet them, but as soon as he saw their faces he stopped mid-step and scooted closer to Haruhi.

Kyouya looked up and stood from his seat, giving them a small bow, simply out of formalities. To him, it was their fault that the club had fallen to pieces.

The twins shot up from their slouch and looked over the back of the chair, not daring to stand like some of the others had.

Harry stopped in front of them, face as blank as he could make it (which was surprisingly blank). He crossed his arms. Behind him, the others did the same and waited.

Harry's eyes swept over them taking in everything.

"I have only this to say," Harry said to the silent room, surprising himself at how cool his voice was. "You are lucky that it is us here today, and not someone else."

Behind him, Fred and George shared a look, both wondering exactly what Harry was planning.

Draco felt a shiver go down the back of his spine at Potter's tone. Where had he learned to talk like that?

Meanwhile, Hermione just stood still, giving mental support to her friend. She hoped that nothing got worse.

The freshman twins flinched a bit and looked at each other, while Haruhi faltered a bit from the weight of Hunni clinging to her dress.

However, Kyouya did not even flinch. "Is that so?"

Tamaki stepped forward, putting out his hand to stop Kyouya. "Kyouya-kun… I don't think it wise to-." Kyouya simply shook his head and continued to look straight into Harry's eyes.

Harry nodded, staring Kyouya down with his emerald eyes. "Yes. Had we been anyone else, say, our authority, your memories would be gone."

"Harry, is it wise to-" George began, but Harry raised a hand, cutting him off. His eyes remained glued on Kyouya.

Haruhi stepped forward, making Hunni relinquish his hold on her dress. She stood in front of Kyouya.

"Kyouya-sempai, they're right. You should not have gone snooping in their lives. You wouldn't want a competitor snooping into your background and finding things that-"

"That's not the point here Fujioka-"

"Yes it is Ohtori-sempai." Haruhi's voice grew firm for a moment as she herself found her own anger growing from her sempai's idiotic behavior

"She's right," Hermione said, stepping forward so that she was aside Harry. "You had no right to snoop into our lives in the first place. I know things are different between our two countries, but in England, muggle England, that's illegal."

Fred, George, and Draco stayed silent, because they didn't really know that much about muggle England. Harry stayed quiet because he knew what she was talking about.

Kyouya scowled at Hermione. His rich-boy side wanted to smack both girls for acting the way they were towards him- they were low class compared to him, poor and not worth his time. Instead, he knew the perfect way of taking out his anger and getting back at least at one of the girls.

"Fujioka-san." His tone was cold and he gripped her chin. "I am adding 500 thousand yen to your debt, not to mention all the funds from the twins, and your own absences from yesterday and what every day that this club is disbanded."

Haruhi's face paled and she began to shake. The twins jumped up and ran to Haruhi's side.

"Kyouya-semapi!"

"That's not fair!"

"Poor people should learn their place in life." Kyouya's tone was darker then usual. Tamaki knew that his friend must have been extremely angry. Had it not been for fear of Kyouya, he would have been there at Haruhi's side.

Draco's eyes narrowed dangerously, his own anger rising.

"Oh, now you're just being a bully," Harry said, tauntingly, purposefully drawing Kyouya's attention back to him. His face was no longer blank, but filled with fury. "That's why you did it, isn't it? You like hitting people where it hurts because that's what makes you feel powerful. I doubt you'd stand well against someone you couldn't push down."

Kyouya's eyes narrowed in turn and he stepped towards the other group, standing right in front of Harry, seeming to tower over him. "And you think I can't push you down? You are sadly mistaken, Potter-san." His voice was like ice as he pulled a sheet of folded paper out of his pocket. "You see Potter-san, just because there was no record of your mother after she turned eleven, there was still this," He held it out just for Harry to see. The paper was a form, a death certificate.

Harry raised an eyebrow. He already knew that his parents were dead.

"I see now what Malfoy-san's words meant, the ones he said a few weeks back." He looked at the paper. "Your parents were killed. This is a death certificate for one, Potter Lily-san, your mother." His eyes turned back to Harry. "What's it like to live like a slave, Potter-san?"

Hermione gasped, immediately stepping over to stop Harry.

Across the room, one of the vases exploded as Harry's fist lifted and swung, as he put all of his physical strength, and some magical, behind it. His eyes seemed to glow with his anger, and, anyone who knew what to look for, would swear they were looking straight into the killing curse.

Kyouya flew back into a table, the contents of it crashing down around him and cold tea from one pouring over his white school shirt. He lifted his hand and coughed into it. A small amount of blood ran out of his mouth.

"Bloody hell," Draco whispered. "Remind me not to bring that up again."

Beside him, both Fred and George nodded slowly.

"Kyouya-kun!" Tamaki rushed forward to help his friend up, only to be swatted away as Kyouya stood.

Hikaru and Kaoru rushed from Haruhi to Harry and grabbed his arms. "Harry-kun, stop! We know you're mad!"

"You have every right to be." Hikaru said, trying to calm him.

"But if you keep this up, you could get hurt. Kyouya doesn't need to fight to hurt the ones you care about." Kaoru's voice hitched a bit as he spoke, holding in his own tears. He could hardly stand what was happening; the fighting was something he couldn't stand. It was one thing when it was Hikaru and he fooling the others, but this was an entirely different nature.

Haruhi fell to her knees, no longer having someone there to hold her up. She was still in shock from her sempai's words.

Mori and Hunni both ran to Kyouya and grabbed him, not minding the few punches he threw in their general directions/

"We had a right to know!" Kyouya yelled from where he was being pinned.

"No Kyouya-kun, we didn't." Tamaki said, his amethyst eyes dark and glistening while his left cheek was swelling from where Kyouya had slapped him.

Harry's shaking form stilled in Hikaru and Kaoru's arms, though his eyes glared daggers at Kyouya. "It is muggles like you that make wizards want to follow Voldemort."

Hermione gasped behind him. "Harry," she breathed. It was so not a good idea to bring Voldemort into this.

Kyouya stopped struggling with Hunni and Mori and looked at them, his demeanor a bit calmer, even though his eyes were storms of grey and brown. "Hunni-sempai, Mori-sempai; Let go, please."

Hunni and Mori looked to Tamaki who nodded. After letting their grip loosen, Kyouya stood and grabbed his jacket off the back of the chair. Giving Harry one final glare and a "I'm better then you" look he turned on his heel and waltzed out one of the side doors.

Tamaki looked back at the group. "I'll watch over him. Don't worry, he won't do anything else, you have my word." With that said he raced after his friend, the doors slamming shut behind him.

Kaoru and Hikaru relaxed, and soon Kaoru was shaking as repressed tears rolled down his cheeks. Hikaru reached around and patted his brother. Kaoru's tears were more of relief then sorrow.

Hunni and Mori stood facing the group, the tension nearly all gone from the room. Haruhi still sat where she was, knowing what had happened, but her mind still too numb to tell her body to move.

--

Hermione immediately went to Harry, but he only shook her off and moved to a window, gazing out it. Arms crossed, his hands clenched into fists.

Hunni and Mori looked at each other before Hunni ran over to Hermione. He handed her a cup of tea.

"You should drink this Granger-chan. Sorry it's cold…"

--

Draco went to Haruhi and carefully wrapped an arm around her, helping her to her feet and over to a chair. He wasn't really thinking of anything besides helping a friend.

Haruhi clung to Draco's robes, not really knowing what else to do. She continued to shake for a bit but then stopped, feeling warmth around her. "Draco-kun…." She looked up at him, almost surprised.

Draco gave her a small smile and just held her, both of his arms wrapped tightly around her, but not so tight as to be uncomfortable. "It's alright, Haruhi-chan,"

Haruhi nodded and closed her eyes, leaning so that her head rested on Draco's shoulder.

Draco gently rubbed circles on her back, glancing around the room, vaguely wondering if he was doing it right.

--

Fred and George just moved to sit down, all energy suddenly drained from their persons.

--

As Harry stared out the window, he fought to get ahold of his anger. His only consolation from this meeting was that Kyouya had probably gotten exactly the opposite that he had expected to happen. But, even then, he had reacted, and that, in itself, was a point in the elder teen's favor. Perhaps the only thing that Harry did have going for him was that he wasn't afraid of Kyouya. Angry as hell, yes, afraid, not in his life. Kyouya didn't have anything on Voldemort.

What's it like to live like a slave?

Another vase broke.

--

The twins gained their composure and walked over to Harry. One thing was for sure, they weren't going to let him stay this upset, or at least not let him bottle it up like he was. They heard a vase broke and jumped, somehow knowing it was Harry.

"Harry-kun," Kaoru reached out and wrapped his arms around Harry while Hikaru simply let one hand rest on his head while the other was on his shoulder. "Don't let what Oh-" He stopped, not wanting to utter the name. "...he said get to you. He does that to win, you were right."

Harry tensed up at the contact, and tried to pull away, only to find himself backing into the other twin. He took a deep breath and tried to calm down. This was not how he had planned . . . okay, he hadn't really had a plan, but it wasn't how he'd wanted it to go. What he hadn't planned on, was Kyouya's attitude, or his own temper getting the better of him.

"Gomen," Harry whispered, closing his eyes.

--

Hermione gave Hunni a small smile and took the cup, surprised to find that her hands were shaking.

"Thank you, Huninozuka-sempai," she said softly, before moving to a chair. Her legs felt as if they were going to give out any moment. She managed to sit without that happening, however, and shakily took a sip of tea. They really needed a professor. None of them were experienced enough to get out of this without it escalating. That was especially so if Kyouya kept acting like he was. Though, if he tried that slave card again, she'd show him exactly why she was labeled the smartest witch in Hogwarts.

Hunni looked at Hermione and followed her to the chair where he then took a seat close to her. "Ne, Granger-chan, where's Koumori-sensei?"

--

Hikaru only shook his head. "Never apologize for things you can't change."

Kaoru nodded from Harry's other side and ran a hand down his back trying to keep him at least a bit calm.

"I shouldn't have reacted." Harry said, shaking his head. "I only made things worse."

"Hey, anyone would do the same thing. We're glad someone actually stood up to him." Hikaru smiled down at Harry.

--

Hermione blinked at Hunni a moment before his question sunk in. "Oh . . . he's gone. He won't be back for awhile."

Hunni looked at Mori and then back to Hermione, "So what are you all going to do for a place to stay?"

"Well, we've still got the house we've been staying at. I figure they'll just have us stay there."

"Ah, well if you ever need anything don't be afraid to ask the Host Club. Just because Kyouya-kouhei is being a jerk doesn't mean we won't help you." Hunni smiled, handing her a slip of paper with a few phone numbers on it.

Hermione smiled and took the slip of paper. "Thank you, I'll be sure to call if we need it."

--

Harry cracked a half smile. "Yeah, well, that's me. Need someone knocked down a peg or two? Harry Potter's your guy. He's two streets down, third house on the right. Can't miss it, there's a sign saying savior over the roof."

Kaoru rose an eyebrow, "Nani? Savior...?" While Hikaru simply looked at Harry.

Harry froze a moment before shaking his head. "Nothing. Just me being impossible."

Hikaru and Kaoru looked at each other and simply shrugged. "Okay, what ever."

Hunni smiled and ran over to Mori before looking back. "We have to get home now, I have to help Chika-chan train today." He waved after jumping up on Mori and the two waved goodbye. "Oh, Haruhi-chan?"

Haruhi looked up a bit, her head still laying on Draco's shoulder. "Yes sempai?"

"Don't worry about what Kyouya-chan said, we'll help you if you need it." Hunni smiled and waved.

Fred and George looked at each other and decided that things had been quiet long enough. "So what are we going to do?" Fred asked.

Harry looked over at Fred and George, welcome for the distraction. "About what?"

"Ohtori can make things very difficult," George said.

"What are we going to do to counter-act whatever he does?"

Harry, feeling the eyes of both Hermione and Draco on him, sighed and stepped out of the twins' embrace. "We are not here for war," he said softly. "If Ohtori does something, we will see what needs to be done. Until then, we do nothing. We do not need this escalating any farther than it already has."

From her seat, Hermione nodded, not sure if that was the best thing to do, but willing to go along with it.

Hikaru stepped forward a bit, giving Harry some space still, "You have us here if you need us. We all agree that the strings that he's pulled have caused more then enough trouble. Not to mention we don't agree with our friends being hurt by others." He looked at Kaoru who nodded stepping so that he was next to his brother.

Haruhi looked to Draco for a moment then to the others, her shock had won off a bit but her body did not seem to want to move at the time.

Harry nodded his thanks, a small smile on his lips. "We should get back to the house," he said. "We still have our lessons to finish."

"I'll follow in a bit," Draco said. "I want to make sure Fujioka-chan gets home alright."

Haruhi blushed a bit hearing Draco's words. "Arigato, Malfoy-kun."

Hikaru and Kaoru looked at each other for a moment. "Want a ride home? Our limo should be here soon." They smiled at the others linking arms with one another.

Harry glanced at Hermione, who nodded, then the other twins, who also nodded. "That would be great, thank you."

The twins laughed hearing the others agree, sounding almost more then enthused.

Draco smiled down at her. "Are you up to walking, or do you want to ride in the . . . limo?"

Haruhi smiled. "I don't mind walking." Raising an eyebrow, she asked warirly, "Do you not know what a limo is?" She moved her head so that she was right under his chin, looking up at him.

Draco looked down at her, raising an eyebrow. One of his hands rose and he pointed at himself. "Pureblood wizard," he said, voice sounding like he wanted to add 'duh.' "I have spent more time around muggle . . . tech-no-lodge-y . . . on this trip than I ever have in my life."

Hermione glanced at them, and something clicked in her mind. They seemed much more comfortable with each other than being 'just' friends could entail. Oh, they were just there now, to be sure, but she was certain that it would bloom into something more soon enough.

"Well, we'll see you back at the house, then, Malfoy," Harry said.

The twins looked at Haruhi and then to Draco. Hikaru looked at his twin. They both smirked, then decided that today was more then eventful enough.

"Well lets get going then, our limo should be waiting out front."

Haruhi smiled and then looked at the others and saw Hermione's expression. Tilting her head to one side, she then looked back up at Draco. "Will it will be very weird for you after this year is over?" Suddenly something occurred to her. Her voice and eyes both dropped. "That is, if you all will still be staying here for the entire year." Part of her didn't really expect the others to hear her last statement.

"We're staying. Our headmaster has decided that, even with the current situation, it would be best for us to stay," he said, as he helped her to her feet.

Hermione stood and paused to put the tea cup down on a table.

"Be careful, Malfoy," Harry said.

Draco blinked in surprise, but nodded all the same.

Haruhi smiled when she heard Draco's words and stood, with his assistance. "That's good to hear."

The twins punched the air simultaneously and cheered. "And off we go!" They linked arms with Harry and made their way to Hermione. When they reached her, Hikaru extended his hand. "Well, hime?"

Hermione gave a small laugh and accepted Hikaru's hand.

"Oi! Don't forget about us!" Fred and George exclaimed hurrying after them.

Draco just shook his head. "Shall we get going then?"

Haruhi laughed watching the others walk off, then turning to Draco she nodded. "That would be a good idea."

Draco pulled himself up and offered her his arm with a smile, his training coming out.

Haruhi looked down at Draco's arm and took it. "So this is how the girls who come to the host club feel."

After a moment she looked at Draco. "Uh, Malfoy-kun? You know you're still wearing your robes...and what is that?" She pointed up at the green and silver badge on his chest.

Draco blinked, frowning down at his robes. "Oh . . . right," Gently, he took his arm back from Haruhi and shed them, showing more of his Hogwarts uniform underneath. "Sorry, forgot that I was wearing them. And, this," he fingered the patch, "is the Slytherin mascot. Our house was founded by Salazar Slytherin, who had a very great affinity with snakes."

He shrugged, laying it across his right arm, offering his left to her again. "Well, now that we've made sure that we won't stand out unnecessarily . . ."

Haruhi smiled looking at the patch, then after looking down at her dress she smiled a bit. What a coincidence. She took his arm and let him lead the way, making sure the door was locked on the way out.

--

Fred and George gaped through the door of the limo. "I didn't know cars could get this big," George said, eyes wide.

Hermione sighed, shaking her head, but didn't seem to surprised, and was completely at ease. Harry, however, sat on the very edge of the seat, obviously uncomfortable.

Hikaru and Kaoru smiled and laughed. "Well yeah. There are bigger ones too."

Fred and George turned their wide eyes to the twins. "There are ones bigger?" they asked.

"Bloody hell, who needs a car this big?"

Kaoru looked at the other twins. "Well for most people it's to show how much money you have..." Kaoru sighed. "Our parents just gave us this one so that they looked good."

George shook his head. "Amazing," he said.

Hermione rolled her eyes. "Would you two settle down? It's not like you haven't seen a car before."

"Well, sure, but we've never been in one like this." Fred grinned.

Kaoru laughed, hearing Hermione's words.

Turning, the younger Hitachiin smiled at Harry. "What's wrong Harry-kun?"

Harry just shrugged, glancing around the car. "I've never been in one before," he said.

Hikaru patted Harry's head lightly. "Don't worry, you're safe."

Harry glared at Hikaru and moved his head away form his hand. "Being 'safe' has nothing to do with it," Harry said.

Hikaru made a face and then sighed waving a hand and crawling over Harry to his usual spot in the limo. Kaoru climbed in after him. "Well then, why are you so uncomfortable?"

Harry jerked farther back into the seat when Hikaru, and then Kaoru, crawled over him to get farther into the limo. Those two were going to be the death of him, he was sure of it. "Bad things happen when I try to do something . . . fancy," he wrinkled his nose.

Hikaru raised an eyebrow. "Well calm down, jeez." He sighed and motioned for the others to get in. Kaoru noticed how Harry shot back when they crawled over him and simply shook his head.

Harry just shrugged.

"The ball last year could have been avoided," Hermione said, seemingly out of the blue.

Harry blinked. "And just how could I have done that? I was required to attend. It's very hard to get out of something like that."

"It wouldn't have hurt you to practice."

"I would have had I known I was required to dance. If you'll recall, McGonagall didn't tell me that until five minutes before it began. There wasn't time to practice."

"You don't take a girl to a dance and not dance with her, Harry."

Harry sat back in his seat and crossed his arms, and, if someone looked closely enough, they could see him pouting. "Well, it's not like anyone ever told me anything like this."

Kaoru laughed a bit as the chauffer started the car. They began to leave the school.

Fred and George laughed as well, while Hermione just smiled triumphantly. She'd gotten Harry to relax after all, . . . kind of.

Harry just ignored the laughter and stared out the window. The rest of the drive was fairly quiet.

"Are you cooking tonight, Harry?" Hermione asked as they climbed out of the limo.

"As if I can trust any of you to do it," Harry said with a laugh.

The twins poked his head out of the limo doors. "Uh..." They looked at each other, partially wanting to ask to have dinner with them but then decided not too. After today they decided that they would try and respect Harry's personal space more often.

"Thanks for the ride," Harry told them.

The two grinned back. "You're welcome, Harry-neko."

--

Haruhi watched the different stores pass by and something clicked in her head. She stopped and gasped a bit. "Oh! I'm really sorry but I need to stop in here." She pointed to a grocery store that was to their right. "I'll only be a moment of so, I know what I need to get."

Draco blinked. "What is it?" he asked as he immediately led her to the store.

Haruhi looked up at him as they walked in. "It's the grocery store. I need to buy food so that i can make lunch for tomorrow."

"Oh . . . You have to buy your own food?" Draco asked.

Haruhi smacked her face with her hand and sighed, under her breath she muttered. "Rich guys, I swear…" Then clearing her throat she nodded. "Yes, I have to buy my own food, how do you think I get the food to make our lunch?"

Draco shrugged. "Our house elves usually do the shopping for such things. I guess I never really thought about it." He looked around curiously.

Not flinching at the term 'house elves', Haruhi sighed and let go of Draco's arm. Turning, she handed him a basket. "Hold this."

Draco blinked. "What am I supposed to do with it?" he asked holding it up.

Haruhi sighed. "You hold it for me while I put the food in it." She smiled and patted Draco's arm.

Draco pulled himself up. "You'd be just as lost if you ever visited Diagon Alley." He defended.

Haruhi nodded and lead him over to an isle with many coolers filled with meat. "Hm...What kind of meat should I use for lunch tomorrow?"

--

Meanwhile back at the Ohtori house hold, Kyouya's room was a mess with broken picture frames and vases.

"Kyouya what do you suppose gain from all this!?" Tamaki shouted, throwing his hands up in the air. His blond hair was a mess and his right eye was swollen from being punched. Kyouya only looked at him confused.

"Uh..." His mind clicked as he finally began to regain some composure. What did he have to gain from this?

Aku: (Completely silent) oh the pain in the heart…. The horrid angst….. That hurts XP Ok well, go ahead Alla…

Alla: (wince) this chapter hurt to write. Ow . . . Don't worry, this is the peak of the angsty part of the story. Things will start to return the the funny. Promise!! Don't forget to review!