I'm back~! Sorry this took so long! No excuses, really, besides a sudden loss of inspiration and a laziness attack. I have recently gotten WAY too many projects plus school, and so, I won't be updating very often anymore. I hope you're still reading this story, but, either way, thank you for your patience!
From this point on, I probably won't follow the story line as much, but there should be much more excitement coming up soon! I can't really tell you what's in store, though, since this is one of those stories that I make on a whim. It usually turns out pretty good, but then I never have any planning, and I get stuck on an idea. You'll find that happens a lot, where one of my stories is updated almost every day, and then it doesn't get an update for like a month. But yeah, hope that explains my absence a bit.
Now enjoy the story!
"We've double checked every room in the castle, including both the Headmaster's office and the Room of Requirements." Shouta informed as he and Hitsugaya calmly came to a stop in front of the group of teachers. "There's no sign of Black. We'd probably have been able to find him if we knew what his spiritual pressure was like, though I do have a few ideas of how he might have hidden himself." He continued, looking slightly bored. Hitsugaya glared at him.
"Tell me, why are we helping them again?" He growled quietly, low enough for only Shouta to hear. The brunette ignored him.
"I see… pray tell, what are these ideas?" The Headmaster asked, though he seemed to already know a few himself.
"Well, he could be hiding on a roof, but Hitsugaya here already checked that out, so we crossed that idea off." Shouta started, jerking a thumb at the white-haired shinigami.
"We have several others, but we believe that he has probably transformed or disguised himself someway, be it as a student or an animal." Hitsugaya finished curtly, giving a meaningful glance towards the student body currently wrapped up in sleeping bags on the floor of the Great Hall.
"I see… For now, however, we will have to stop the search. But I warn all of you to be extremely careful, and to watch the students carefully. Especially Harry Potter." With that, Dumbledore left, along with several teachers. Shouta and Hitsugaya reluctantly got into 2 extra sleeping bags near the Golden Trio. Reluctant to go to sleep, the brunette pulled out a newspaper, Black's moving picture on the front.
"I really don't think he's a bad person. But even then, should we really have lied to them? McGonagall's suspicious enough as it is. And Snape…" Shouta trailed off, groaning quietly.
"I agree. He may seem a little crazy, but he is definitely not a serial killer. I've seen the eyes of killers many times before, and that's not including you. For now, we won't tell them where he is, but we should at least keep our eyes on him." Hitsugaya muttered in reply, before lying down and burying his lithe figure under the sheets.
"Night Hitsugaya."
"Hm."
2 figures watched from afar as all of Hogwarts cheered, watching the game in front of them. "Certainly exciting, huh?" Shouta muttered sarcastically, reclining on the roof of the owlry.
"You know we're supposed to be on guard, right?" Hitsugaya snapped from nearby, standing in the air with his arms crossed. He gave the other his infamous icy glare, but to no effect.
"I know, I know. No need to be so stiff, you work-a-holic. Relax a little, why don't you?" Shouta laughed in reply, grinning childishly. "And for that matter, get down before someone sees you." He chucked a stone at the other, who easily dodged and landed on the roof besides the brunette.
After a couple more minutes, they both tensed as Harry disappeared into the storm clouds above. A few, agonizing minutes went by, before a red and gold clad figure fell from the clouds. "Move!" Hitsugaya called out, already making his way towards the boy using shunpo. Shouta wasn't far behind.
Hitsugaya barely managed to catch the raven-haired boy, gently touching the ground. He set Harry down before he finally noticed the crowd. "Shit." He cursed quietly, seeing Shouta safely out of view just outside the stadium. Whispers and shouts alike erupted throughout the crowd, everyone wondering just how the foreign student managed to fly through the air without a broom. Hitsugaya grit his teeth, trying to remember if there was a spell for wiping out memories of a large group.
"If everyone will calm down and shut up, you'll see that I simply dropped him off and he did not just fly." Came an amplified voice from above. Everyone, including Hitsugaya, looked up to see a certain brunette sitting atop a broom.
'For once, he's putting that brain of his to a good use.' Hitsugaya thought, a slight smirk on his face. The chaos from the stands calmed a bit as most of them started looking up and paying more attention to the brunette above.
With all eyes starting to focus on him, Shouta began feeling queasy. "Anyways, uh… Hey, isn't that the Snitch? Shouldn't we do something about it?" He muttered, gesturing near the Hufflepuff seeker. The boy made a grab for it, but it slipped through his fingers. He chased after it as it flew towards the unconscious Harry and Hitsugaya. Hitsugaya blinked as the golden blur sped straight towards him. He flicked his wrist, the Snitch appearing in his hands.
Everyone stared in awe (except Shouta, Snape, and the Headmaster of course!), until someone began clapping. There was soon a scattered applause everywhere, along with a few whistles and squeals. "Um… I guess Gryffindor wins!" The announcer called out hesitantly, and most of the school erupted in cheers. The noise seemed to arouse Harry, who had been unconscious the whole time.
"Wha… what happened?" He muttered, sitting up.
"Nothing." Shouta replied, landing next to the boy. "Nothing at all."