Japanese Vacation
Chapter 20
Meiyo Roji
Haruhi and the others all gasped quietly.
Draco smirked at their reactions, and opened the door, walking in. Harry and the others followed closely behind. Quickly the group followed the others through the door.
The only one who didn't seem surprised at the alley, was Draco.
"This isn't anything like Diagon Alley," Hermione said, looking around curiously.
"Well," Fred said, imitating Hermione. "It is a different country, and, as such, we should expect things to be different."
Hermione glared at him, while Harry snorted.
The Ouran students were too busy looking around in awe at all the shops as they walked to react to Fred's imitation.
Draco was the first to notice the Quidditch shop, and made a beeline for the display window. Fred and George were second, and Harry last, but soon, all but Hermione were oohing over the new brooms.
Haruhi looked at the brooms confused. "Brooms?"
The Hitachiins were also confused as they watched the others look at the brooms.
Tamaki was the first to speak up. "So the whole flying on brooms is true?" His voice was only loud enough for Hermione to hear him.
"Eto . . . sort of," Hermione told him. "They're used for Quidditch. Our only semi-physical sport."
Haruhi looked up at Draco. "Quidditch?"
"Only the best sport in the world," Draco said, unaware of how similar to Ron he sounded just then, as he looked away from the display. "There are seven players on each team. Three chasers, two beaters, a keeper, and a seeker. It's played on these." he motioned to the brooms.
"We're beaters," Fred and George said.
"Seeker," Harry called back.
"I am too." Draco told her.
Haruhi smiled happy to see Draco look so happy about something, almost giggling at his excitement.
Hikaru and Kaoru looked at the broom in the display case.
Harry was the first to look away. "Mine's better than these," he said, stretching slightly. "It's a Firebolt!" He grinned.
Draco rolled his eyes. "You shouldn't have been allowed to keep it."
Harry shrugged. "So I have an admirer. Not my fault they send gifts I can actually use."
"The bank's this way," Draco said.
Haruhi brought her hand up to her mouth as they all walked. "So a Fireblot is a really good broom?"
"The best there is," Harry said, grinning. "It's the fastest, most agile broom to date. There's nothing that can beat it!"
Haruhi laughed hearing the enthusiasm in his voice.
The walk to the bank did not take long. The Hogwarts students gave it a passing inspection. It was as big as the one in Diagon Alley, and just as impressive.
Everyone, even Kyouya, was amazed at the size of the bank as they walked through the doors.
"Though I doubt any of you will try it, I would suggest not trying to steal from Gringotts," Draco said.
Hermione frowned. "Gringotts is in England, Malfoy."
Draco sneered. "This is their Japan branch, Granger."
Kyouya raised an eyebrow and only nodded while the others looked around.
Unconsciously Haruhi moved closer to Draco, her hand ghosting over his arm as if she was going to tug his sleeve but didn't. She was slightly scared by the creatures behind the counters. "What are those?"
"Goblins," Draco answered. "They're the best bankers you'll ever find." He looked back at the others. "Are any of you wanting to change you yen to galleons?"
Haruhi shook her head, considering she didn't have much anyways. Kyouya and the twin on the other hand nodded. Soon Huni also nodded.
Draco nodded, leading them up to the nearest, open, goblin.
"Good morning," the goblin said, seeming to look down at them, even though he was sorter then them . . . except for Hunni.
"Good morning," Draco replied. "We want to change our galleons to yen, and some yen to Galleons."
The goblin nodded. "Do you have a vault?"
"We," he motioned to himself, the Weasley's, and Harry. "Have one in England, but not here. And they do not have one at all."
The goblin looked the Ouran students over. "Would you like to open one?"
Haruhi stepped back a bit, not straying far from Draco's side, while the others only shook their heads.
"Very well," The goblin said, glancing back down at his book. "How much will you be exchanging today?"
Draco pulled out a decent sized pouch. "Half of that, for me, to yen."
Fred and George also pulled out pouches, though their's was smaller than Draco's. "Half of those too,"
Harry pulled out his pouch, about the same size as Draco's. "All of this, but can you split it into two different pouches? It's for two people."
The goblin nodded, taking each of the pouches. "And the change to Galleons?"
The twins pulled out their wallets and place a few bills on the counter. "That's for us."
Huni handed his to Mori to put on the counter while Kyouya simply laid his down as well.
"Very well," the goblin said, gathering that as well. He jumped down from his tall stool and disappeared into the back.
Draco leaned against the counter. "They wont be long."
"Why everything, Harry?" Hermione asked. "We might want to get something here."
"We still have Ron's portion," Harry told him, patting one of his pockets. "It's more than enough. Besides, we can always change it back later, if we have to."
Hermione nodded. The others all looked around at the goblins.
It was only a matter of minutes before the goblin returned, carrying several pouches. He handed two to Draco, four to the Weasley's, and two to Harry, who handed one of them to Hermione with a smile.
He than handed one pouch, quite heavy, to the twins, Kyouya, and Mori.
"Will that be all for you today?"
Draco nodded. "I believe so." He glanced at everyone with a raised eyebrow.
Harry, Hermione, and the Weasley's nodded.
The others all nodded after finally looking back at the group instead of at the goblins
"Very well," the goblin said. "Please return should you need anything else."
Draco nodded and turned from the counter, Harry and the others following.
"So, what first?" Hermione asked.
"We want to go find the joke shop," Fred and George said.
"Sweets!" Huni exclaimed as he crawled up to Mori's shoulders.
The twins thought for a moment then pointed at Fred and George. "We're with them."
Haruhi thought for a moment. "Maybe a book store?"
"I'm with her," Hermione said.
Harry glared at the Weasley twins. "Nothing you get will be used at the school."
Fred and George stood straighter, each raising a hand to salute him. "Yessir!" Then each twin grabbed one of the Hitachiin's and dragged them off.
Hermione turned to Nekozawa. "Would you like to come with us to the book store?"
Nekozawa nodded. "That would be nice."
Haruhi looked over at Draco, "What about you?"
"I think I'll just head back over to the Quidditch shop," he said.
"Well, some sugar sounds good to me," Harry said. He then looked to Tamaki and Kyouya, to see what they wanted to do.
Haruhi nodded then looked to Hermione and Nekozawa waiting for them.
Tamaki thought for a moment. "I don't know. Everything sounds so cool."
Kyouya looked around at the others. "I suppose I'll go with you and Huni-sempa, Potter-san."
Harry nodded at Kyouya. "Well, we can always come back some other time," he told Tamaki. "It's our first time in Japanese wizarding shops as well."
Harry took a step back, turning and bumping into a girl, sending the bags she was carrying to the ground. "Oh!" Harry exclaimed, falling to his knees to help her clear it up. "I'm so sorry! I should have been watching where I was going."
Haruhi and Hermione both bent down helping to pick up a few things as well while the others laughed a bit or just stood there.
"No, that's alright," the girl said, gathering her things as well. "I wasn't exactly looking where I was going."
Harry handed her the things he'd picked up.
"Thank you," she said, taking the bags from him, Hermione, and Haruhi. "I'm Rouji Sakura," she gave a small bow.
"Granger Hermione," Hermione replied, giving one back.
Haruhi handed her a few items and smiled. "I'm Fujioka Haruhi."
Tamaki stepped forward. "Oh poor hime are you alright? My name is Suoh Tamaki." He bowed.
"Hi hi! I'm Huninozuka Mitsukuni and this guys Morinozuka Takashi." Huni waved from his perch.
The others gave their introductions like always.
"Weasley Fred and George," the twins said, deciding that they didn't want to do much else.
Draco rolled his eyes. "Malfoy Draco."
"And I'm Potter Harry. Again, I'm really sorry!"
The girl, Sakura, blinked at him. "Excuse me?" she said, "What did you say your name was?"
"Potter Harry."
The girl's eyes did the customary leap to his forehead, where his scar was peeking out from beneath his bangs. She squealed then and dropped her bags. "YOU'RE HARRY POTTER?!?!?!" She yelled, gaining the instant attention of everyone within hearing distance.
Within seconds the Hogwarts and Ouran students found themselves pushed out of the way as the witches and Wizards nearby mobbed Harry.
Hikaru and Kaoru felt themselves be roughly pushed back and looked at Draco, "And here you thought we were going to be the ones making a scene."
Haruhi yelped as she was pushed to the ground and hit the cold stone.
Nekozawa moved so that he could catch Hermione incase she lost her balance while Mori simply held his ground, almost as if nothing had happened.
Hermione, not expecting the her footing to be compromised, let out a startled yell as she fell back, her arms spinning to try and catch her balance, though it didn't seem to help as she fell. Nekozawa quickly caught Hermione and held her up. "Are you ok Granger-chan?"
Hermione nodded, pulling her feet back under her. "Yes, I will be, as soon as my heart returns to my chest," she smiled at him. "Thank you."
Nekozawa nodded; keeping a hold of Hermione's arms just incase someone knocked into them, his wig had already been knocked off and trampled by the crowd.
Hermione didn't seem to mind the close proximity to the older teen.
Tamaki jumped and clung to Kyouya who had stepped far enough back that he was out of the way.
Draco sighed. "He can't go anywhere." Then, he noticed Haruhi and went to help her up.
Looking up, Haruhi quickly accepted Draco's help up, almost stumbling in the process.
"Careful," Draco said, doing his best to stabalize her.
Fred and George jumped back with yells.
"Who'd have thought that our little Harry would be famous this far from home," Fred said, pretending to wipe away a tear.
"Can I have your autograph, Potter-sama?" someone asked, Harry wasn't exactly sure who as a camera went off in his face in that instant.
"I can't believe it's really you!" another person exclaimed.
"Who'd have thought that Potter Harry would be here of all places!!"
"Help!" Harry called.
Hikaru growled and pushed through the crowd. "Hey back off!" He pulled Harry to him and pushed back through to the others where Harry would be safer. Kaoru helped to shield Harry from his "attacker".
Harry clung to Hikaru as he was lead back out of the crowd. The crowd, however, would not be so easily deterred.
"What are you doing in Japan, Potter-sama?" Some one called.
"Is it true what they're saying about you?"
That caused Harry pause as he started to frown.
Hikaru glared at the group, "Go away."
Kaoru stood his ground. "Can't you leave him alone?"
Haruhi nodded clinging to Draco's sleeve, looking up at him.
"I had not expected to see you here, of all places, Draco," a smooth voice drawled from behind him.
Draco jumped, tearing himself from Haruhi's grasp as he turned around, becoming the Slytherin Ice Prince once more. "Father," he said, only a little of his surprise showing.
"I usually have to run," Harry said, already getting ready to do so, not yet noticing Lucius.
Haruhi stumbled at the sudden loss of stability and fell in front of the taller of the two Malfoy's. When she looked up she was nearly frozen staring at the older man.
Hikaru moved so that Harry was perfectly hidden behind him and Kaoru. "We won't let you see him so go away." He extended his arms out, trying to make himself look bigger.
"Go on shoo!" Kaoru waved his arms at the group.
Lucius raised an eyebrow at Draco. "What have I told you about manners, Draco? It is impolite to allow a young lady to fall as you have."
Lucius bent gracefully extending a gloved hand at Haruhi. "Please forgive my son's terrible manners, miss."
Draco opened his mouth to correct his father his obvious misconception, but then decided that it would be best not to, so closed it once more, and just let his father do what he wanted.
Fred and George looked at each other, deciding that a distraction was needed, and so dug into their robes, pulling out a few of their experimental firework pranks, tossing them into the air and letting them go off.
The entire crowd ducked and shot off in different directions as the multiple colors shot around. Leaving Fred and George to laugh and congratulate each other.
Haruhi gulped and took the older mans hand before looking at Draco. "I'm sure he didn't mean to, you see we're," She looked back as there was a loud exsplostion. "Make that we were having a problem with a crowd." She looked back at Malfoy senior and bowed a bit. "Thank you for helping me up, sir."
"It was only proper," Lucius said, bowing back slightly. His eyes scanned the group, his lips sneering at Harry, Hermione, and the Weasley's
Nekozawa flinched as the explosion happened.
Hermione jumped slightly, turning to glare at the twins. "A little warning next time would be nice!"
The twins shrugged, unconcerned.
Hikaru and Kaoru turned to look at Harry, "You ok Harry-neko?"
Harry nodded. "Yeah," he looked in the direction the crowd had scattered in. "It's not usually that bad."
Fred and George stopped celebrating when they noticed that Lucius was among them. Hermione was next to see him, and tensed. Harry was last, and his hands clenched at his sides, as his eyes narrowed at the elder Malfoy. Hikaru followed Harry's gaze and soon both twins were back on the defensive, ready to protect Harry again.
Nekozawa looked at the taller blond man and nodded, his features void of all expression. He could feel that their was something wrong with this man and he didn't like it.
Kyouya stepped forward bowing slightly to the taller man. "Konichiwa, I'm guessing you are Malfoy-kun's, father?" When he stood back straight he gave the older man the same look he gave most people to show his own 'authority'.
Haruhi could only nod as she dusted off her robes and stood a bit closer to Draco.
Lucius merely raised an eyebrow at Kyouya, clearly unimpressed, if the amusement in his eyes was anything to go by. "I am. And who might you be?"
His eyes briefly glanced at Draco, silently rebuking him for not offering them sooner.
"My name is Ohtori Kyouya." Kyouya was not visibly ruffled but inside he was wishing he was a wizard so that he could curse the man in front of him. Something about him reminded him of his own father.
Haruhi looked up at Draco and could still see that his demeanor had changed very drastically from only moments ago.
"Hmm," Lucius said softly. "I do not recognize the name."
Draco tensed slightly. Harry's eyes narrowed, but he did not say anything.
"Well we are a very secretive family." Kyouya smirked a bit adjusting his glasses.
Harry snorted.
Lucius' gaze flickered over to Harry. "Ah, yes, Potter. I had heard you were here for the year."
"You would," Harry returned disgust etched in every particle of his voice.
"I've also heard that Severus is no longer here," he frowned, somehow managing to appear worried. "Surely they have sent someone to replace him?"
"You don't think they would have only sent one chaperone?" Harry replied, not even skipping a beat.
"Curious that they were not here to save you then."
"I don't need a babysitter." Harry shot back, his glare deepening.
"No, of course not . . . you are quite capable of taking care of yourself. It everyone else that must worry."
Harry's jaw clenched. Hikaru continued to glare at Lucius not really knowing what he was doing.
"Shouldn't you be bowing to your master," Hermione snapped, stepping in before Harry could lose his temper.
"Mudbloods should learn their place," Lucius sneered.
Nekozawa stepped in front of Hermione a dark look in his eyes. "I would appreciate it if you did not insult a young lady. It is not very … polite."
The Hitachiin twins tensed.
"That," Lucius sneered at Hermione. "is not a lady."
Draco chose not to say anything.
"She's better than you will ever be!" Harry retorted.
Lucius' sneer grew.
Nekozawa's hood fell back as his glare darkened and he stood up straight.
"I find your choices of companions lacking, Draco," Lucius said, seeming to dismiss all of them.
Haruhi shook her head. Quietly she spoke doubting the older man could hear her but knowing Draco would. "At least he has friends now."
Draco tensed slightly, his eyes darting up to make sure that his father hadn't heard, he didn't relax after realizing he hadn't.
Hikaru stepped forward, his fists clenched. "And what's that supposed to mean?"
Lucius' cool gaze looked Hikaru over, one eyebrow raising. "Exactly as it sounds," he sneered, sounding as if he didn't think any better of Hikaru than he did of Hermione.
Hikaru growled as he began to step forward but felt his twin's grip on his upper arm. "Hikaru don't."
Tamaki stepped forward clearing his throat. "Perhaps we should get back to our shopping, ne?" He looked around at the group, including Draco. Kyouya, Huni,. Mori, and Nekozawa all nodded once.
Harry, Hermione, and the twins all nodded. After a moment, so did Draco.
"It was nice seeing you again father," Draco said, with only the slightest of pauses before the word 'nice'. He gently took hold of Haruhi's arm, and started to lead her away from his father.
"Draco!" Lucius snapped.
Draco froze, turning back to his father as he cleared his throat once.
~"Yes, Father?"~ Draco asked.
~"I do not want you hanging with these children."~
~"But, Father,"~
~"I believe I have made myself clear, Draco,"~ Lucius snapped. ~"They are not the sort you should be associating with. Am I understood?~
~"Yes, Father."~
~"Good."~ With that, Lucius turned on his heel and walked away.
Tamaki looked at Draco, he could understand everything his father was saying and he only looked Draco square in the eyes.
Haruhi shivered hearing the man's voice, even if she could not understand him, she knew what he said couldn't have been good.
Draco found that he could not meet Tamaki's eyes and looked away, clearing his throat twice. "As I said before, I will be in the Quidditch store."
He turned from the group and began to walk away.
"Malfoy," Harry called, stopping him.
Draco glanced back over his shoulder.
"You don't have to."
"You should learn to mind your own business, Potter," Draco said, walking once more.
Tamaki shook his head while walking over to Harry.
Haruhi watched Draco leave and looked at Hermione. "Do you think you could pick me up a few books? I think I'll keep Malfoy-kun company."
Hermione nodded, giving the girl a smile. Haruhi was probably the only one Draco would allow near him without snapping. "Of course."
Haruhi waved and ran to catch up with Draco.
"Well, let's get going," Harry said, tearing his eyes from Draco.
"Right," the Weasley's said, each taking a hold of one of the Hitachiins and dragging them off. "We've got a Joke shop to raid."
The Hitachiins tensed for a moment but after a while laughed and walked off with their british counterparts.
Kyouya and the others simply followed Harry while Nekozawa looked down at Hermione, not knowing which way to go.
"Well," Hermione said with a bit of strained chipperness, "There's bound to be a book store around here somewhere, huh? It's only a matter of finding it."
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