Since everyone and their mother thinks that I should go with Gaia, that's what I'll go with, I know it's cliché, but what ever, at least everyone will know what I'm talking about. To those who actually came up with names, thank you so much, but I think I'm gonna be lazy, sorry.
Now we'll be starting fourth year in this chapter, get ready for much longer years, as I won't really be skimming anymore. This is where the meat of the story truly begins, and I hope you all enjoy also, be ready for some more backstory on Riley, and a few others, this is where the story starts to really get serious.
Broken Angel
Chapter 21: The Truth
"I can't believe you're alive Barty. I thought they had you kissed?" Sirius said with joy.
"They tried, but it seems my dear old mother couldn't see me go. She had my father switch our places and she took a polyjuice potion, to look like me. Dementors didn't care, and Ministry was none the wiser. Gotta thank dear old dad, when I see him again." Barty told them.
"I knew if anyone could escape death it would be you, you slippery bastard." Sirius said with a chuckle.
"Well, thanks. Anyway, boys I came on business, I need to speak to the three of you." Barty stated.
"Three of us? What has Riley got to do with this?" Remus asked with a suspicious look.
"This is about the dark lord's offer, right? You work for him?" Riley asked, as she took a step forward.
"Offer?" Remus questioned giving Riley a look.
"Smart girl. He said you would know what I was here for, instantly." Barty said with a chuckle.
"What's going on here? Wait! Barty... what do you mean 'he said'?" Remus asked.
"So, he found himself a new body? Not living in anyone's head this time, is he?" Riley asked smirking as she did.
"Okay, someone tell us what the hell is going on!?" Sirius growled at the two of them.
"In my first year, Professor Quirell had Lord Voldemort living in his head. I accidentally stunned him while he was trying to flee with the Philosopher's stone. Me and the Dark Lord then had a chat, we talked about our beliefs and why we both thought little of muggles. He even confirmed something that I had long since suspected. He told me what really happened on the night of his death." Riley informed them.
"What do you mean? What really happened?" Remus asked.
Riley simply smiled as she covered her eyes with her hand, a second passed before she let her finger part, revealing her Rinnegan beneath them. "I'm the one who killed him. Not Naruko."
The three men recoiled at the sight of those eyes. They had all heard the Shinobi legends of the mighty Rinnegan, the fabled doujutsu of the creator of magic. But to see it. To feel it's gaze and the weight of its power. It was just so intense.
"You? You killed him? But then that would mean..." Remus muttered.
"I'm the real Girl-Who-Lived." Riley finished for him with a dark chuckle.
"So... he's alive? What does he want with you?" Sirius inquired, still a little awestruck by the sight of the mighty Rinnegan.
"An Alliance I assume. He and I share similar beliefs, and I don't really have any qualms about letting him seize this country. Though if he wants my help, he's gonna need to make me an offer, which is why I assume he sent you Mr. Crouch?" Riley replied with a smile.
"You'd be right. Lord Voldemort requires your assistance in an important matter." Barty informed her.
"And what matter is that?" Riley asked, her Rinnegan still shining ominously.
"The matter of his resurrection of course. In exchange for your assistance, the dark lord is prepared to offer you whatever you want." Barty told her.
Riley was thoughtful at that, the idea of having a favor owed to her by the Dark Lord was a tempting one. There was a lot she could do with such a favor. Her thoughts turned towards the events of the last year and the actions of the Leaf shinobi that had come to Hogwarts. They had made an attempt to try and get something out of her, and it had caused her friends some trouble. What would happen when one day, it became worse? She needed to prepare for then, she needed to set things in motion to protect herself.
"Interesting. Well, I am willing to help, and what I require isn't anything all that difficult to give. I have a feeling that in the future the Elemental Nations are going to be an issue for me. I will help the Dark Lord, though in exchange I want his help in dealing with them when the time comes. I'm fairly certain I can take any ninja in battle, however, I'm not vain enough to believe I can take on an entire ninja village. So, I require an army of my own. I will help the Dark Lord seize Britain and any neighboring countries he desires, though he will help me destroy the shinobi who come after me. Power is everything to those people, and it won't sit well with them that I have so much... they'll come for me, and when they do... I'll have all the motivation I require to end them." Riley told him, her voice commanding and dark. Remus and Sirius had never heard her speak like this before. Her voice carried with it an immense distaste for the Elemental Nations, all the while she spoke with such a commanding presence that Voldemort and Dumbledore, seemed like children in comparison.
"An Army... and an ally. That he can do. A partnership then? The Dark Lord would have you stand as his equal in this second war. Help us, and you will have your army." Barty told her with conviction.
"Riley... are you sure about this? Lord Voldemort may not be an evil man... but he is driven and will do almost anything to achieve his goals. Being as powerful as you are, he may see you as a threat." Sirius warned. While he did follow the Dark Lord, and his cause, that didn't mean he would throw his goddaughter to the wolves, without her being aware of what she was stepping into.
"Sirius is right. He's offering you amnesty in this new war he's planning. You don't have to get involved." Remus told her.
"Thank you for your concern, guys, but you have nothing to worry about. Voldemort knows that he cannot beat me. I am far too powerful for him to confront. That's why he's offering a chance to work together, he wants to ensure he doesn't piss me off." Riley replied with a chuckle.
"So, are you in?" Barty asked.
"Yes... I'm in." Riley told them as her Rinnegan faded.
"Then let's talk strategy." Barty said with a smile and a clap of his hands.
"I assume he wants us to resume our roles. Once Dumbledore knows of his revival, I'm sure he'll be reforming the Order." Remus asked, earning a nod from Sirius.
"Yep... that's exactly it. Sirius, he'll require your personal assistance, as I can no longer help him in his weakened form. This portkey will send you to him. Keep an eye on him until the plan is complete. If we do our jobs well, the Dark Lord will have returned by the end of the next school year." Barty told them as he tossed Sirius a small statuette.
"What are you going to be doing?" Sirius asked.
"I'll be in Hogwarts, teaching DADA, under the guise of Alistair Moody. If you two take the Chakra applications teaching job, that is." Barty informed Remus and Riley.
"So, you want us to accept, so you can get into the school?" Remus inquired.
Earning a nod, Riley asked why.
"This year, Hogwarts will be playing host to a unique championship. The Hokage, and the Minister cooked up this unique twist on the Chuunin exams and the Triwizard tournament. From what I hear, there's gonna be loads of foreign students and little Genin there." Barty told them, earning surprised glances from the three.
"Dammit! My fucking sister, just fucking became a genin a few months ago." Riley whined.
"Chances are good she'll be there. And that's what the Dark Lord wants. He wants her entered into both tournaments, and all the challenges in between, and at the end of the year when she's exhausted, he plans to kidnap her to help in his revival. No fears, he won't kill her, that would just enrage the Hokage, and get us all slaughtered. But he will show her, her place, and remind the people of Britain, why he is to be feared." Barty told them.
"Good." Was Riley's reply as her eyes darkened.
"He also wants you entered into the Triwizard Tournament as well. There's gonna be two from each of the three schools, plus your sister, from an unannounced fourth school plus a handful of Genin from the random nations. We need you to make sure your sister reaches the end of the tournament. Each ending in the past has involved claiming the Triwizard Cup in some capacity, I'm gonna turn it into a portkey, we need you to make sure she claims it." Barty informed Riley.
"Very well. I can do that. But I wanna be there when Voldemort wipes that smug grin off her face." Riley told him, earning a nod and a chuckle from Barty.
"Will Severus know?" Remus inquired.
"Not all of it. He'll just know that the Dark Lord's return is imminent. He's very close to Dumbledore, wouldn't want the old man to get suspicious now, would we? Remus, the Dark Lord has a task for you as well." Barty turned his attention to Remus.
"What is it?" Remus asked.
"One of the schools coming is Durmstrang. Which means Karkaroff will be there. That little traitor has been in hiding long enough. We want you to deal with him when the time comes. Once the curtain falls on the Namikaze girl, he'll try to make a run for it, you stop him." Barty told him.
"He got some of my friends tossed in Azkaban, even my old girlfriend. I'll happily put him down when the time comes." Remus replied darkly. Earning a dark chuckle from Sirius.
Seeing the two now, Riley wasn't surprised they used to be Death Eaters. The dark aura's they were giving off, she understood now why they were used as spies, they kept their darkness buried deep down, just like her.
"Alright... well, now that this is settled. Be sure to make your way to him soon Sirius, you know how crotchety men get in their old age. Also... tomorrow night, who's going to the Quidditch championship?" Barty asked with a grin.
"We have a meeting with the minister and Dumbledore tomorrow morning over the chakra teaching position at Hogwarts, after that we were planning on heading out to see it, why?" Remus replied.
"A few of the old gang are getting together to raise a little hell, no deaths, Dark Lord doesn't want to much attention this early, just a little hell raising, see if we can get some good screams. You two interested?" Barty asked Remus and Sirius.
"I'm in." Sirius replied with a laugh.
"It'll be good to throw on the mask again." Remus mused.
"What about you?" Barty asked Riley.
"Bah... I tend to make shit explode a lot when I raise hell, I don't think the pitch would survive. I'll sit this one out, though quick warning and spread it to the others in this little gang, both my girlfriends and a lot of my friends will be there, if they get hurt, I'm gonna tear off fingers and then well... you don't really need me to finish that do ya?" Riley warned with a hint of danger in her eyes.
"Message received. Don't worry. Most of the old gang are your friend's parents anyway. The only ones you should have to worry about are your girlfriends but the attack will happen late, just keep them close to you." Barty told her, earning a nod, he shared a glance with Remus and Sirius.
"Times comin' guys. This country will be ours soon." Barty told them as he Apparated away.
"I gotta go chat with my girlfriends. I have a feeling this is gonna be a major pain in my ass to try to explain." Riley muttered as she pulled out her portkey and vanished.
"Wanna go get some firewhiskey?" Sirius asked. A moment passed before Remus nodded and the two departed.
-Later, In Riley's room at her home-
"What!?" Katie shouted as she paced back and forth.
"Voldemort may be coming back, and if he does... I plan on siding with him." Riley said again for probably the fourth time.
"Riley, he's evil." Katie shouted back.
"Technically I'm evil. I'm a demon, the epitome of evil, yet you don't see me murdering babies in their cribs or shit like that, do ya?" Riley argued.
"That's different." Fleur countered.
"How so?" Riley asked.
"He is a monster. You are a good person. You do not hurt people, simply because zey are different." Fleur argued.
"Do you two know anything about Voldemort, other than what is stated in history books?" Riley asked though she had to roll her eyes as they both cringed at his name.
"We know enough." Katie replied after a moment.
"History is written by the victors. The light won the last war, so of course they'd make their enemy out to be a murderous viscous tyrant." Riley explained.
"What are you trying to say?" Fleur asked.
"Voldemort and I aren't that different. We were both raised in similar circumstances. He grew up in an orphanage, hated by those around him. I grew up on the streets, because my parents forgot that I existed. We both dislike muggles, and muggleborn, because they think that our world needs to change, and then they go about it, without any concern for who we are. They try to make us like them, and if we resist, then we're bigots, and fools. Voldemort never stood for the harming of children, if they had to die it was to be painless. He was a soldier; he did what he had to do to win a war. Until the two of you have fought in war, until you have truly fought a man to the death, you don't have the right to judge a person on what they have to do, to survive." Riley berated the two with a glare.
"He's killed people Riley..." Katie tried to argue as she withered under Riley's glare. There wasn't any KI in it or anything, just the glare was enough to cause both girls to cringe and feel their resolve falter. Riley was such a dominating presence, that it was nigh impossible to resist when she was like this.
"So have I! I've killed a lot of people. I killed a dozen anbu when I was eight. I spent three years as a bounty hunter in France, and Germany, hunting down and killing dark wizards. I killed those six guys who were trying to rape you, Fleur. And I killed that fucking Anbu captain that was fucking with us all last year. And his death was not pleasant, I promise you! All in all, I've killed like fifty people, maybe more. Being a killer doesn't make you evil. The two of you wanted to learn to be ninja, and ninja are killers, you've gotta accept that, otherwise you've picked the wrong hobby." Riley fired back with a snarl, causing both girls to wither even more.
"Life is fragile, and as much as you want this world to be all sunshine and rainbows, it's not. It's cruel and if you let it, it'll fuck you bloody. So... learn who people are, and don't judge someone based on what others say they are. Judge them on their actions, and the reasons for their actions. Sometimes bad things have to be done for good reasons. Sometimes in order to save hundreds of fathers, mothers, husbands, wives, brothers, sisters, sons, and daughters... you have to kill two children. All of those lives for two children. These are the choices a leader like Voldemort had to make, neither one of you have the right to judge a man like that, until you've stood in his shoes." Riley finished up her tirade.
Though she spoke of Voldemort, a part of her couldn't help but think about herself, and even her grandfather. People had long judged both of them through narrow lenses, thinking they knew better. People made assumptions based off of half-truths or suspicions, and it led to both Riley and her grandfather being regarded as terrible people by those that knew precisely dick about them.
"Look... this is hard for me... my family fought him in the last war and... ..." Katie tried to reply, but the look from Riley had drained all of her confidence.
"I'm sorry to say this... but they were fools. If you need some help figuring out which side to fight for, just remember which group of people tried to toss you to the Whomping Willow." Riley reminded her. Katie's face darkened at that. She couldn't argue that point. Her own housemates had tried to harm her, and not just lightly, if she had been attacked by the willow, she would have ended up at St. Mungos with some serious injuries.
"And Fleur... wizarding Britain and hell even Wizarding France, are bigoted against you and your kind. Here in Britain you're seen as a dark creature and most people wouldn't hesitate to hex you on principle alone. Look, I'm not asking you to fight for something you don't believe in, but don't tell me I shouldn't fight against what I view as wrong. If you wanna fight the Dark Lord, then go ahead... you'll lose, but go ahead. And when you realize that the so called 'Light' is just a bunch of bigoted assholes who view any non-human as a lesser being, and who refuse to change even while they invite muggles and muggleborn into our world with open arms, I'll be waiting. The light is nothing but a bunch of hypocrites." Riley added as she crossed her arms and shook her head.
"So you're saying the dark is any better?" Katie asked, almost in a mocking tone.
"Well I'll ask you, Katie. How many friends did you have before you joined us at the Slytherin table? One? Two? How many of those friends stood up for you when the Gryffindors, the epitome of the light, turned on you and tried to hurt you? Who stood by you when the Gryffindors kicked you out? Out of all of our friends, Neville is the only one from a light family. All of the others are either neutral or dark. We're your friends... they're not." Riley countered with a stern glare.
"Alright! I get it! It's just... hard ya know? You never wanna believe the good guys aren't so good. You never wanna believe that you're fighting for the wrong side. I don't know who to fight for... but I trust you. You've helped me become what I am today, and you've inspired me to push myself. I'm stronger now, then I ever believed I could be, and I can feel myself growing stronger each day. I trust you completely. If you say we should fight for Voldemort... I will." Katie finally relented. You could tell it was hard for her. It never was easy to have the truth shoved down your throat like that.
"I don't want you to fight for Voldemort. I want you to fight for me, and Fleur, and yourself. I want you to fight for your real friends. I know some of the others will have the same worries, and all I can tell them is that as long as we stick together, we'll get through this." Riley told her, sounding compassionate for the first time since this fight started.
"Fight for you? What is it you plan on doing?" Fleur inquired.
"My Past... my parents... my old village... they'll come for me... they'll do something very stupid, and try to hurt me, or the one's I love. When they do... I'm gonna kill them all." Riley replied coldly, though both girls could detect the agitation in her tone, almost like something she said had angered her.
"You told me once zat zey abandoned you... now you are afraid zey will come for you. Who are zey? What kind of people would treat a fellow human being like zey were nozing more zen a tool to be picked up and cast aside on a whim?" Fleur asked, a yearning to understand her lover, was present in her voice and in her stance. She truly wished to understand Riley better, they both did. Yet Riley often refused to speak of her family or past. She saw an opportunity to perhaps get Riley to open up some and reveal a bit more about herself.
"Riley... you can't keep hiding it. Tell us... you know neither of us will think less of you." Katie added with concern in her eyes.
"She is right, my love. You cannot bury the past. I am madly in love wiz you, and I zink, so is Katie. We are both here for you. Tell us what zey did to you." Fleur agreed, her own eyes and expression reflecting her concern.
Riley stared back at her for several moments, thinking to herself. Should she tell them the truth? Was it time someone knew? She stared at her two girlfriends for several long moments, her face softening as her eyes fell to the ground. A part of her wanted to simply brush it off, and forget about it, but another part was telling her it was okay, she could trust Katie and Fleur. She really liked Katie, and she was in love with Fleur, they needed to know, they needed to understand this large part of her life that had shaped much of the person she was today. Another moment passed before Riley sighed loudly and ran her hands through her hair. After several more seconds she finally spoke.
"My parents are Minato Namikaze, and Lily Namikaze nee Evans. My twin sister is Naruko Namikaze, you probably know her better as the Girl-Who-Lived. On the day of my birth, after Kurama attacked the Hidden Leaf, Lord Voldemort tried to kill the two of us, to set the Fox loose. He wanted it to kill the fourth Hokage... my father. When he tried to use the Killing Curse on me, it hit the seal containing the Nine Tails' soul. This saved my life, however at that moment, I also activated my Rinnegan, and out of pure accidental magic, I rebounded the curse back at him. Killing the Dark Lord. Upon an investigation by Dumbledore, my parents and everyone present were led to believe that my sister had killed him, not me. From there they began to care for me less and less. She was the superstar. Everyone loved her, and everyone forgot about me." Riley began telling them.
Both girls were stunned to hear such a truth, they both knew of the tales of the world-famous Girl-Who-Lived. Everyone knew who she was, and many people told stories of her. In school, Riley often ignored those tales, and walked away from conversations involving the supposed legend, and now they knew why. Neither believed for a second that she could be lying. They could see the truth in her eyes, they could feel the anger and resentment in her words. Both of them felt hatred well up in their hearts towards the Hokage, his family, and the Hidden Leaf, for what they had done to the woman both of them cared so deeply for.
"When I was little... the villagers would gang up on me. Four years old, and they'd kick the crap out of me. Put me in the hospital a few times. My parents never knew... never seemed to care that I was gone for days at a time. They only noticed me when I was right in front of them, and even then, they tried to push me away so that only Naruko was there. I was beaten more than a few times, chased away from social gatherings. Parents wouldn't let their kids play with me, the adults would always glare at me, and call me names. It kept going on and on until finally, I had enough. The beatings stopped because I tormented those who hurt me. I pranked the shit out of them. I dosed their food with Laxatives. Loosened the pipes in their bathrooms, switched out their whipped cream with shaving cream. I stole from them, snuck varmints into their homes. I made their lives a living hell. I didn't stop until they begged me too. And when the beatings stopped... that's when they switched to other methods. They would ignore me, and continued to exclude me from events. My parents never got me anything, they barely kept me fed. The civilians would overprice me for things I wanted or needed. The parents would tell their children that I was a freak, or a monster... I was no better then a street urchin, and all because my parents didn't love me." Riley continued to explain, though by now her eyes had taken on a much more malevolent appearance.
Her Mangekyou sprung to life, and was now spinning menacingly in her eyes. Her fists were clenched and her teeth grit in anger.
Fleur and Katie hung on her every word, both were appalled and as they felt Riley's anger grow, tears built in their eyes. Both of them felt such sorrow for her, coming from wealthy families and living relatively easy lives, neither could imagine what it was like being hated by everyone. Both had their own experiences with bullies, but to hear about how someone's childhood was so bad, it really struck at their heartstrings and it was fundamentally changing how they viewed Riley.
Where once they simply saw this shining beacon of power and pride, now they saw her for what she truly was. Riley was a fighter, she'd always been a fighter. From almost the day she was born, she'd had to fight in order to survive and thrive.
"I trained myself into the ground, I stole from shinobi, I spied on them, I took in everything that I could, just to improve myself. Jutsu, weapons, secrets, I did what I had to do to improve. I made myself better through hard work. When I was seven years old, I finally realized that my family would never love me. I tried to impress my parents by showing them I could Wall Walk. Instead of being impressed, they, along with my godmother spent a good hour chewing me out for doing something like that without their permission. They called me a spoiled brat, whom didn't know her place. My father threatened to remove my birthright as clan leader for that little stunt. My mother was even going to slap me for it. If it wasn't for my friend Kakashi, and uncle Remus, she probably would have. It was then I knew they'd never love me... never want me... To this day, I still don't know why they were so mad. The only reason that makes sense to me was because my sister couldn't do the things that I could do, and that upset them. It might not even be it, but it's the only thing that really makes sense to me." Riley told the two, her eyes had fallen to the floor, and they could see un-shed tears building in them. She was trembling with fury, as she remembered how alone she felt, how unwanted she seemed to be.
Fleur and Katie were both beyond pissed at hearing this. Both were furious beyond measure. Neither had been expecting someone as loveable and kindhearted as Riley to have grown up so unwanted and unloved.
"I don't think I ever told anyone this... but there were times... not many... maybe two or three times where I sat awake at night, out in the rain, and contemplated killing myself. My mother and father didn't want me. My sister hated me. My godmother thought I was trash. I had no friends. I thought maybe... I should just leave this world behind... … … …" Riley whispered, shame flooding her features. She almost never thought about those days, and about how shitty she felt. She never wanted to think of those days again, yet the memories came flooding painfully back.
Internally she felt herself cursing, as her own words registered in her mind. She shouldn't have told them that. It was possibly the lowest she'd ever felt, and it was not a memory she was fond of having. A part of her wanted to look up and see what Fleur's and Katie's reactions were to hearing that, but another part refused to do so. She knew them well enough to know that they would feel sorry for her, that they'd feel sad for her, that they'd pity her, and the thought of those two pitying her, made Riley sick to her stomach. She worked hard to make it through those days, she fought to become stronger. She didn't want their pity, she didn't want anyone's pity.
Fleur and Katie both had tears in their eyes. To hear that Riley had contemplated suicide. To hear that someone they had both seen as invincible, actually contemplated taking her own life... neither of them had expected this conversation to turn so dark. Neither had ever conceived that at one point... the mighty and powerful woman before them, was a tired, scared little girl, whom felt so alone in the world that she would actually think to remove herself from it.
"How fucked up is that? A five year old girl... thinking that it might be better for everyone if she wasn't there anymore. I never did anything about it. I never like, cut my wrists or tried to hang myself, or drink drain cleaner or some shit like that I never came that close... but still... I never want to feel like that again. I never want to be that weak again." Riley stated as her gaze finally lifted, anger filling her features once more. She had survived through those days, through her own perseverance, but also through the aid and encouragement of Madara. Had his voice not been there to comfort her, had his whispers not lulled her to sleep some nights, she quite possibly could have come that much closer to ending her own life. It was something neither of them spoke about, and Riley knew that he would never bring it up, and she never intended to either. She just hoped that he understood how much his help back then, meant to her. Even if it went unsaid.
"Those people... the people of the Hidden Leaf, they made me feel like that. They bullied me into thinking that death was a better alternative than living in that hell. That's why I hate them. That's why I will side with Voldemort when the time comes... because in this world of winners and losers, the only side that matters... is mine. I will help the Dark Lord turn this bigoted, ass-backwards country, into a place where I can live without ever having to worry about people like that. People always bitch about the dark being evil. Well... I've lived in the dark my whole life. It's home to me. It's comfortable to me. When I look at the light, it's nothing to me but blinding. If it causes me such pain than it can't be all that good or pure. I'll fight for me... and whomever best serves my purposes." Riley stated with burning determination and anger in her eyes.
"And when the day comes, when those people decide they want to show their true colors, I'll return the favor. Eight long years of suffering, and I'll visit it all back onto them. I'll bring the entire corrupt, disease-ridden temple down on their goddamn heads!" Riley felt her anger growing as she started to rant. She felt an incredible need, welling up in her chest, she needed to hurt something. She needed to fight.
A silent, tense moment passed before Riley felt someone take her hands. She focused her attention on Fleur and Katie whom had both taken one of her hands. Fleur held her right and was gently caressing it, with a saddened look upon her beautiful face, while Katie held her left, and was staring at her with a look of acceptance and comfort.
Riley stared at the two of them, she could just barely hear the rattling of stuff around her as her Youki began to build up. She had to calm herself down before her Youki harmed either of her girlfriends. However before she could pull away, she felt herself pulled into Katie's embrace.
Katie wrapped her arms around Riley and held her in them. Fleur then moved and hugged Riley from behind, both young women sandwiching the demoness between them. Fleur rested her chin on Riley's shoulder and the three just stood there. The embrace struck Riley to her core. Being held in such a way, when she was feeling so vulnerable, it felt so warm in their embrace, so comforting. For probably the first time in her life, she, for only the briefest of moments, felt her defenses slip away. She felt safe in their arms.
It was a moment before both girls finally heard a whimper escape from Riley's lips.
Both of them felt the tension in Riley's body fade as tears began to fall from her eyes.
"I'm so sorry for making you relive that." Katie whispered as she and Fleur hugged Riley tighter.
Riley let out a few more tired sobs before wrapping her arms around Katie and holding her tightly.
"I love both of you. I hope you know that?" Riley whispered.
"We love you two. More zen anyzing." Fleur whispered in reply as she wrapped her hands tighter around Riley's waist.
The three held each other for some time. Riley felt at peace in her lover's arms. She felt the bond the three shared had grown with this. The truth was out, and they now understood her better.
They remained like that for a while, holding each other while Riley cried. Her girlfriends whispered into her ears as they held her. Offering her encouragement, comfort, and love. It was several long minutes before Katie finally broke the embrace and pulled Riley towards her bed.
The three settled in, with Riley tucked between the two, the three continuing to cuddle for several hours, leading into the night.
Eventually, Riley felt her eyes open. The feeling was surprising but she suddenly realized that she had fallen asleep at some point. After the exhausting arguments and confessions from the night prior, the three had simply run out of energy and had fallen asleep together.
Riley lay on her side, with her head on Katie's chest, while Fleur laid on her side with her arms wrapped around Riley's stomach, holding her close.
Riley sat there with a content smile on her face for several moments. It wasn't until her eyes drifted to a nearby clock that she realized she had places to be.
For several long moments she stared at the clock. She didn't want to move, didn't want for this blissful moment to end. A minute passed by, then another. She watched as several minutes ticked by, and the time of her appointment to discuss the Chakra-Teaching position was fast approaching. Finally she couldn't hold off any longer and decided to finally speak.
"Ladies... I gotta go to a meeting. You're gonna have to let me go." Riley whispered with a gentle smile.
"No... stay..." Fleur said sleepily as she shifted her arms to pull Riley closer.
Riley blushed brightly as Fleur's hands came to rest on her breasts. Fleur let out a sleepy purr of satisfaction, as her hands glided over Riley's chest.
After a few moments, Riley glanced back and saw a smile on Fleur's face, and she quickly realized that the groping had been intentional on the Veela's behalf.
"You're a pervert you know that?" Riley whispered, earning a giggle from Fleur as she gave Riley a playful squeeze.
"You two aren't having fun without me, are you?" Katie asked in a sleepy tone as she awoke.
"Not at all." Fleur replied as she sat up and leaned over Riley to plant a kiss on Katie's lips.
Riley turned her head to capture the Veela's lips as she pulled away from Katie.
A few moments passed before the two separated. "Me next." Katie said with a smile as she locked lips with Riley. The two held the kiss for several seconds before Riley pulled away. She quickly shot out of bed to escape her lovers, whom probably wouldn't have allowed her to leave had she waited for them to summon the energy to stop her.
"I'll see you guys tonight." Riley told the two. Both girls glanced at her and smiled. Before settling back into bed together. Riley simply smiled and departed to get ready for her meeting.
-Later That Night at the Quidditch championship match-
Riley sat next to Katie as they watched Fleur speaking with her parents in the distance. On the pitch below, Veela cheerleaders were dancing for the crowd. Both Riley and Katie were comparing the Veela to Fleur, both finding Fleur to be much more beautiful than any of the others.
"God, she is hot." Katie said with dreamy eyes as she watched Fleur brush her hair back into place as she continued her conversation.
"Damn right." Riley agreed.
"So... when are you two gonna... you know...?" Katie asked.
"I- don't know," Riley replied with a bit of a blush. "Why do you ask?"
"Well... maybe I wanna know when I can start planning our special night." Katie replied.
"Wait! Did Fleur tell you about our... 'special' promise?" Riley asked with a deeper blush.
"Yeah... she told me. I'm not mad. I actually think it's really sweet. But I can be impatient, can't I?" Katie replied with sassy grin.
"Yeah, I get that. I want her... I see her and I want her... I really, really want her... and honestly, I want you too. I just... I'm afraid I'll hurt her, or you, in the heat of passion. My Youki is so virulent, it could kill either of you in seconds if it was concentrated. I'm just waiting till I have it completely under control. When I do though... you best be ready. I like to pride myself on my stamina." Riley replied with a perverted giggle.
"I like the sound of that." Katie replied as she intertwined her fingers with Riley's.
Down on the field the Veela finished their dance, and the match began. While exciting, Riley wasn't really paying attention, she was busy making out with Katie. It was about halfway through the match when they were joined by Fleur.
Riley ended up making a Shadow Clone that spent the rest of the match snogging with Fleur, while Katie and Riley were busy tongue wrestling.
After the match, Riley made a few Shadow Clones to track down her friends who had also come to match. She had her clones keep an eye on them, and it wasn't long after the match that the Death Eaters made their move. Riley, Fleur and Katie were relaxing in their tents, with Fleur's family when it all started.
There was a sudden and eerie silence that descended over the camp, then all hell broke loose. Tents burst into flame and Death Eaters began to appear in formation, marching through the camp, throwing spells at the empty tents, and towards the crowds. They intentionally aimed low to avoid killing anyone, though most people didn't realize it.
Katie and Fleur shot Riley a look, almost as if they expected her to do nothing, but that didn't happen.
"Mr. Delacour! Get your family out of here. And if you could, take Katie with you. I'm gonna go find Remus and Sirius." Riley asked.
Jean looked half tempted to deny, since he was an Auror, however he realized this wasn't his dispute and he had to help his family first, especially since his youngest daughter was present.
Fleur and Katie looked as if they wanted to argue, but one look from Riley stopped them. Jean quickly herded his family together along with Katie. He wished Riley luck and they all portkeyed away.
Riley simply allowed herself to vanish from sight. Almost all of her friends left before the attack began, since their parents were actually taking part in the attack. Riley decided after a little while she should probably do something since, she had a reputation. She had Shadow Clones henge into Death Eaters and warned her allies as to what she was doing. They picked up the message and quickly finished with what they were doing. She arrived and began throwing stunners at them. One quickly cast the Dark Mark into the air, and then they all Apparated away, but not before making sure to grab those that Riley had hit.
All in all, the attack took about fifteen minutes, and about half the camp was burned down. A few people were hurt, but there were no deaths. The Dark Mark that appeared in the sky, got the proper reaction, however. People stood in stunned fear, as the mark hovered over them.
Naturally she was chewed out by Katie and Fleur, who suspected her of knowing of the attack beforehand. Not lying, Riley simply told them that she did know. But since she knew they didn't plan on killing anyone, she didn't say anything. Not to mention neither decided to join her in fighting with Voldemort, so she didn't feel it was right to involve them in this. Of course, they were both pissed, but it's not like they could argue.
After hearing her reasons Fleur stated that she would join Riley, as long as she was kept in the loop from now on. Katie decided that she would join Riley as well. Riley told them that she couldn't tell them everything, unless they swore an oath to never speak of what they heard. She trusted them, but you could never be too safe.
Both young women agreed and swore on their magics to never speak of what Riley's plans were. After they swore their oaths, she told them about the plan in the upcoming year. Fleur was a little disappointed to hear that she had no real chance of winning the tournament as she had intended to take part. Riley however encouraged her to still join as she could help in the plan to ensure Naruko won, and she could still gain prestige for herself by participating.
"Are we gonna get the others in on this?" Katie asked.
"Yeah. The only ones who will probably be an issue are Neville, and Hermione. Luna probably already knows and doesn't care. But I doubt we'll have any issues. Neville has been agitated with his grandmother lately, as the woman keeps pushing him to be more like his father... well actually exactly like his father, and it's really starting to piss him off. Hermione... well, she just needs to have everything explained to her... she'll understand, after she was able to hold a conversation with Lucius in regard to muggle's entering the magical world, I doubt she'd be hard to convince." Riley replied.
"What about Ginny?" Katie asked.
"Ginny... I'd say coin toss. I sense she'll follow us... I'm not sure why though." Riley answered with a thoughtful look.
"I know why she would." Fleur told her with a smirk.
"Why?" Riley asked.
"Because you'd be the one asking." Katie answered for her.
"What does me asking her have to do with anything?" Riley inquired with a curious look.
"All of your friends look up to you Riley. You're a natural leader. Besides you saved Ginny's life in the Chamber of Secrets. She's been devoted to you ever since. She'll follow you anywhere. All of our friends would. When you talk... we listen. Because it's you. Because you're great. Greater than any of us could ever be... and we're okay with that. We'll follow you... because you're great, because you're a leader." Katie answered, with a look of mild reverence in her eyes.
"She is right. you command, and ozers follow. Your friends will follow you anywhere." Fleur agreed.
'A Natural leader. Just like her father. Just like me." Madara mused to the fox.
"Becoming an Archdemon isn't hurting her charisma either. When she speaks, her Youki reflects her desires, and in turn, influences those around her to follow her. Her friends are more in tune with this affect because they care for her. She will be a leader unlike any... I look forward to seeing what she can do, when the day comes." Kurama replied, earning a nod of agreement from Madara.
"I... didn't realize I had such an effect on my friends." Riley replied, with a look that showed deep reflection.
"So... let's gather everyone up and see who's with us." Katie stated, earning a nod from Fleur.
"You're forming your own team. You will be a valuable ally to ze Dark Lord, when he returns." Fleur noted.
"Indeed. This next year will be the beginning of everything. A new war is about to begin, and I feel like this time around... it'll be much bigger than we can even imagine." Riley agreed.
"I agree." Fleur stated.
"Well... at the very least, we'll get to hang around with Fleur all year." Katie noted, earning a smile from Riley and Fleur.
"Yep... that's a bonus too." Riley agreed with a smile.
-A few days later-
Riley had dispatched Shadow Clones to gather up all of her friends and bring them to the island. She planned on revealing the truth to them today. And allowing them to decide whether to fight with her or not.
She didn't bother with niceties, once they were all gathered, she made them swear on their magics to never speak of what they were about to talk about. Once that was done, she just let it out. Most weren't surprised to hear of the Dark Lord's imminent return. Some like Draco, and Pansy were happy to hear it. Surprisingly Neville was very quiet when he heard, which drew Riley's attention. She approached the young Hufflepuff and sat next to him.
"What are you thinking, Neville?" Riley asked.
"Do you really think we should follow him?" Neville asked nervously.
"I think... the light has ruled this country for years... and it's currently filled with bigots who can't look past a person's blood purity, a person's humanity, or a person's wealth. And it's also filled with idiots who have a very narrow view of good and evil. To the light side, if you don't follow them, then you're evil. I think if we ever want this country to improve... a change of leadership is in order. I don't know if Voldemort is the right leader... but I do know that he's trying to do something about what's wrong with this place. I'll fight alongside him, because he's right. But the second he proves he isn't the man I hope he is... that's when I'll walk away. I won't devote myself blindly to a man I don't truly know. But I will follow him... for now anyway." Riley replied with a thoughtful look, earning nods of agreement from people like Daphne and Luna.
"You're my friends... all of you. And most of you come from dark families. Families that fought with the Dark Lord in the last war. Most of the light families belong in Gryffindor, and they treated us like crap last year. I think that says a lot about how misconstrued history can get, when only one side gets to tell their story. You guys have helped encourage me... so... I'll stick with you." Neville finally stated. He held a look of conviction about him, a fire burning in his eyes.
"What about your parents?" Riley inquired softly.
"My mother and father are sitting in the mental ward of St Mungos because of the last war. They were tortured by a Death Eater, who used the Cruciatus curse on them. What most people don't know is that my parents were Aurors, and two days before their attack they had captured a Death Eater, who was kissed almost immediately. The Death Eater they captured was the daughter of the man who tortured them. I read about it in my father's journal. I'm not a fool. I know that in war, bad things happen. My parents caused someone to lose their child, so in turn that person took them from me. I can't be angry at anyone, otherwise... how would I be any better? I would think if my parents were still sane, they'd want me to follow my heart... and my heart says to stick with you guys." Neville informed all of them. Most weren't aware of what had really happened to his parents, and after hearing the truth they all looked upon him differently. They no longer saw the meek little Hufflepuff who was trying to come out of his shell. They saw a sleeping wolf, that longed to awaken.
"Ginny? What about you?" Riley asked.
"Well, hell... my parents already think I'm going dark. They don't want Ron fighting with me... and they treat me like any of my other siblings... but I can see it in their eyes. They've already written me off. They're just waiting for the wool to be pulled back, and for me to show my true colors. I'm with Neville... the light showed how 'noble' it was last year, when they tried to toss Katie to the Whomping Willow. I'll follow you guys." Ginny replied earning nods of approval from her friends.
"Hermione?" Riley turned to the young Ravenclaw, whom seemed to be in deep thought.
"Everything I've read, indicates that the Dark Lord was as foul as they come. I've seen nothing to disprove that. However, everything I've read has also told me, that Death Eaters are the worst of the worst. And yet... a lot of your parents were Death Eaters in the last war. I've met many of them... and aside from Theo's father, they have all proven to be decent people. So, unless I am just blind to it, what I've read can't be entirely accurate. You weren't wrong when you said that history is written by the victors. I'll stick with what I know... and what I know is this. You're all decent people. And you're all my friends. I'll stand by you, until this Dark Lord proves whether he's the monster all the books claim he is." Hermione informed them all, earning grins from many, most of all from Draco, who shook his head a muttered bookworm under breath.
"Don't think I didn't hear that you ponce. I won't be walking away until you learn your place either." Hermione informed him with a smirk.
"Little Muggleborn thinks she can play with the big dogs. Perhaps it'll be you who learns your place?" Draco fired back, with the typical highborn snootiness.
"We all know where you want the others place to be. Draco on top, Hermione on the bottom." Riley joked.
"That's untrue, I'd be on top..." Hermione fired back, before stopping. It took her a moment before she realized what Riley had just insinuated. Her face turned red as all her friends started to giggle. Draco was stuck blushing and giggling himself, too red in the face to properly counter that statement.
"That's... I... I didn't mean it like that." Hermione stuttered in reply as most of her friends broke down into laughter.
"We all know what you meant Hermione. It makes perfect sense to me... I mean after all; he is a dragon. And who wouldn't want to ride a dragon?" Riley replied before bursting out laughing, along with the rest of the group.
"You're all a bunch of gits." Hermione shouted, her face red from embarrassment.
"Yeah, yeah. Anyone else have any problems... or are we all of a similar mind? We'll stick together, and follow the Dark Lord and if he proves to be a ponce, we'll kick his ass?" Riley asked. She earned nods of agreement from everyone. Riley scanned the crowd, and her eyes came upon Luna who was reading a book.
"Anything you need to add Luna?" Riley inquired.
"Just wondering." Luna replied.
"Wondering what?" Theo asked.
"Whether we'll be following the Dark Lord... or he'll be following you?" Luna replied as she gave Riley a curious look.
All of the group silenced at hearing that. They all thought about that statement for a moment before turning to look over at Riley, whom had her own thoughtful look.
"Maybe one day." They all heard her mutter, her face carrying a look of deep contemplation. After a moment she let out a noise and then looked up and shrugged.
"Let's have some fun while we're here. School starts soon, so let's enjoy ourselves while we can." Riley stated with a smile. Everyone else cheered and shot off to explore the island.
All the while Riley was contemplating what Katie and Fleur had said earlier. Just as they had predicted, all of Riley's friends had agreed to follow her. It almost seemed as if she could make them do anything, she had to wonder... was she really just that charismatic, or perhaps... maybe it was something more?
"Well, that went better than I would have ever thought." She heard Draco comment as he walked up next to her.
"Things will be changing my friend. We'll need to step up all of your training. When this next war starts. I won't have my friends dying because they weren't ready. They'll be plenty of ninja in school next year. And ninja are infamous for their hospitality. It won't be hard to find a challenge." Riley commented.
"I agree. We'll need to work harder. I've already spoken to my father about learning the Dark Arts. He's agreed to start teaching me." Draco informed her.
"Good. I'll begin teaching you all the first tier of elemental magic as well. And I'll see if Sirius and Remus will assist in teaching us more about the Dark Arts. None of you are by any means masters. But with your current skills, any one of you could take a seventh year in school and kick their ass. And more than a few of you could take an Auror in combat. We'll up your training. I'm gonna place gravity seals on all of you. Your bodies are used to using chakra to strengthen your cells, so you're ready to truly increase your physical abilities. I'm gonna push you guys to the limit... and then shatter those limits. I hope you're ready for hell my friend. Cuz it's comin'." Riley told him with a fire in her eyes.
Draco's reply was to smirk. He stared off at the sunset in the distance for a couple of moments. Finally, he replied, "Good."
Both smiled before turning to find the others. Eager to have just a bit of fun before everything went to hell.
-A Few days later-
Everyone was settling into the great hall. School had finally started again. Everything occurred as normal, the train ride was dull, the sorting was slow, the interesting part came when Dumbledore rose to make the state of term announcements.
"Can I have everyone's attention? Now that the sorting is complete, I have a few announcements before we dig into our wonderful feast. First, I would like to introduce our newest teacher..." As Dumbledore said that the ceiling filled with clouds that started to produce lightning.
Before any damage could be done, a beam of magic shot into the clouds and made them vanish. Everyone glanced over towards where the beam originated to spot a man whom had entered via the side entrance next to the head table.
The man was older and as gruff as they come. He was missing an eye and in its place was a magical all-seeing eye. He had an intense look about him and walked with a staff. He was also missing a leg, which was replaced by a prosthetic.
"I would like you all to meet our New Defense against the Dark Arts teacher, Alistair Moody." Dumbledore introduced him with a smile. Moody gave a gruff nod as he took his seat at the head table.
"Now there will also be an additional change to our staff. Professor Lupin will be teaching a new class that you all may have spotted on this year's registration forms. He along with one of our top students will be teaching and co-teaching our new introductions and applications of Chakra, course. For those of you whom chose to participate, I wish you the best of luck, and thank you for your willingness to take part in something new. Alongside Professor Lupin, will be the newest addition to our staff, assistant professor Uchiwa." He finished by gesturing towards Riley whom stood from her seat next to the rest of her friends and offered the students a wave.
The reactions from the students differed, the Slytherins cheered loudly. The Ravenclaws either clapped politely or cursed under their breaths because they remembered how they bullied Riley's friends last year. The Hufflepuffs clapped loudly and cheered in some cases, especially those whom knew what the Slytherins did for them the previous year. The Gryffindors were horrified as now Riley was basically a teacher, and she could probably take points, which meant they probably had another Snape to deal with.
"On top of all the changes this year... there will be even more excitement. While working in tandem with foreign nations, it has been decided that Hogwarts will play host to a very interesting and unique tournament. A tri pronged tournament that will act as a combination of the infamous Triwizard Tournament and the Chuunin exams that are held in the Elemental Nations, will take place here at Hogwarts. This unique tournament will have three tiers. The first will act as the Triwizard Tournament, two students from each of the competing schools, as well at two Genin from the competing nations that wish to participate, will compete for the cup. The second will act as the Chuunin exams which will allow the foreign nations along with any young team of witches and wizards that wish to test their steel against foreign ninja, and try to earn the title of Ronin Chuunin. The third tournament will be a unique one, created for the soul purpose of bringing the nations together. Individuals from each nation and school will be teamed up to take part in daring tasks to test their abilities to cooperate and deal with intricate problems. These tests will be created with both shinobi, witches, and wizards in mind and will therefore require cooperation between the two groups in order to pass on." Dumbledore explained to the students earning very interested looks from all those present.
"Now... each of these tournaments will be unique and will take place over the course of the year. We will be joined by many foreign entities, whose students will be joining you all in lessons. Classes will be shared with shinobi, and in turn they will share lessons with us. This year will be one of unity, and learning. Where those who truly put there all into cooperation with our friends from abroad will walk away with unique skills and abilities not seen in these lands, ever. Each tournament will be magically binding. You may join any and as many as you wish... however, there are a few rules for these tournaments. Only sixth and seventh years may take part in the Triwizard Tournament, alongside any Genin level shinobi from the Elemental Nations. Fourth years and up may take part in the mixed tournament. And... only seventh years may participate in the Chuunin exams." Dumbledore informed them all earning a few groans from some older kids who may not have been able to participate in the tournament they wanted too.
"Each Tournament comes with its own risks, and rewards. Death is a possibility in all cases though the danger differs. In the Triwizard tournament, victory will bring you eternal glory along with a cash prize of one thousand galleons, to each of the victors from any one school or nation. For the Chuunin exams, any from the schools who participate and prove they possess the incredible skill necessary to stand as Chuunin level warriors, will earn the title of the first Ronin of Britain as well as the right to carry out missions for the Ministry. And any foreign country that recognizes the rank. For the mixed task, the victors will receive a cash bounty of one thousand galleons to be split amongst the winning team, as well a paid summer of tutelage for any one category of learning. Either from a master of magic, or a shinobi. The victors will each be able to pick an area they wish to study in and will receive a free summer of training in that area under a specialist."
Dumbledore informed them, earning whispers from the students. A lot of the Gryffindors had fires burning in their eyes, one could tell that there was going to be a lot of lions in these tournaments.
"For those who wish to join these tournaments... do not do so lightly. Death is a possibility in each, and in some cases, you may be required to do things, you cannot. Each comes with a magically binding contract, and you may only be released from it, via the rules of that particular tournament, or by death. Think carefully on your choice. None will conflict with any of the others, so feel free to join as many as you wish. We will also be playing host to a number of smaller tournaments, such as dueling and brewing contests, which will be announced when they approach. The students from foreign nations will arrive on the first of September. If you wish to participate in any of the tournaments, you will simply be required to place your name into one of these three goblets." And with a gesture, a cloth that had previously been sitting over something in front of the head table, shot up revealing three large goblets. One was red, one was blue, and one was green.
Each one was a Goblet of Fire, Red was for the Chuunin exams, Blue was for the Triwizard Tournament, and Green was for the mixed tournament.
"As a final note, certain measures will be placed around these artifacts to ensure that no one under the required age or not of the required status, can enter. Be warned that attempting to circumvent these measures could lead to a rather unfortunate set of circumstances. Also note and I cannot emphasize this enough, that by entering your name you are entering a 'binding' magical contract. For the Chuunin exams... you must enter your name along with two others. The three of you will participate as a team. For the Triwizard tournament, there will be a drawing, a week after the other students arrive, to determine the champions. And for the mixed tournament, you must simply enter your name. Teams will be chosen at random, one week before the first test. If you wish to know any more about these tournaments do please ask one of the teachers. With this all out of the way... we may begin the feast." And with a final grand gesture form Dumbledore, food appeared on the tables and everyone began to dig in, each person talking animatedly about the upcoming year.
"So... you gonna participate in the mixed tournament?" Draco asked Riley.
"Sure." Riley replied, knowing full well she was going to be participating in at least one of the tournaments since her name was going to come out of the goblet for the Triwizard tournament.
-The Next Day-
Riley and Remus stood in front of her class. Since it was new, it had a lot of kids looking to participate. Riley sent Shadow Clones to her other classes, so she was free to teach alongside Remus. Riley had five classes, one for each grade, since all four houses would take part in each class. She had two classes a day and would just cycle through them.
Now Riley had to ensure that she had plenty to teach, while at the same time, in the back of her mind, she knew she couldn't teach too much, as with the war coming, she didn't want to give her enemies weapons to use against her.
So she came up with a curriculum that would work. She would teach them the history of chakra, the basics of accessing it, and how to channel it, handsigns and maybe one of the academy three. Since it took a while to learn how to use chakra, she knew that would be enough to fill a year of two-hour lessons, twice a week. Remus was on point with her. He agreed that they had to be careful what they taught with the war closing in, so he helped her refine the lessons to a tee.
And that's how things went for a couple of weeks. Riley taught lessons each day alongside Remus. The students were crazy into it. They loved being part of something new, and Riley almost felt guilty that she wouldn't be teaching them anything deeper, but then she remembered what some were capable of, and was glad for holding them back. It was the first of September when their foreign guests began to filter in.
Riley was sitting with the others waiting for their guests to arrive. They were having another welcoming feast and the room had grown, nearly tripled in size to fit all of the newcomers. Riley watched as Dumbledore stood and drew everyone's attention.
"Will you all please join me in welcoming our friends from foreign lands. First we have our friends from across the channel, please welcome Beauxbatons." And with that, the doors to the hall swung open and the students from Beauxbatons entered. They performed a little dance down the middle walkway, making sure to entice all of the boys in the room. Riley kept her eyes firmly on Fleur as she entered alongside her sister and their headmaster, Madam Maxine.
Madam Maxine approached the head table and greeted Dumbledore, after a few moments the Beauxbatons' were situated at the Ravenclaw table, much to Riley's disappointment.
"Next, our friends from the north, Durmstrang." Dumbledore told them and with his introduction came a thundering boom, as the students of Durmstrang entered, each looking intimidating as all hell. Each one was banging a staff, before they all bolted towards the head table, performing kicks and flips all the way there, showing off their athleticism.
After a few moments, Karkaroff and his star pupil Viktor Krum walked in. Riley had to bury her head in her hands as he entered.
"What's wrong?" Draco whispered into her ear.
"Like half the fucking girls in this room are horny. And for some reason the thought of so many horny females, is both awesome and so very disgusting." Riley replied with a grossed-out look on her face.
"How can you tell?" Draco asked as he looked around and noticed that indeed most of the girls were watching Krum with almost visible hearts in their eyes.
"I can smell it." Riley replied as she banged her head onto the table.
"Oh." Draco replied sympathetically as he patted her on the back. Draco's mood darkened immensely however when he spotted Hermione at the Ravenclaw table. He saw her glance up from her book, at Krum for a few moments, and for some reason, Draco instantly hated the Star Quidditch player.
Draco then scanned the crowd until he locked eyes with the Weasley twins. Both twins stared back at him, he pulled a galleon out of his pocket and flipped it into the air. He caught it and gave a nod towards Viktor, before nodding at the twins. Both shared a look before smiling suspiciously and nodding.
"Did you just put a hit out on Krum?" Riley asked, as she noticed what he had done.
"Maybe." Draco replied as he pocketed the galleon.
"Why?" Riley asked curiously.
"Reasons." Draco replied though Riley could see his gaze lingering on Hermione. Riley couldn't help but smirk as she realized his 'reasons'.
"And finally. Our friends from the other end of the world, Genin from the Elemental Nations. Leaf, Cloud, Stone, Sand, Grass, Rain, Waterfall, and Sound." Dumbledore introduced as teams of Shinobi began to enter.
"Mist must be sitting this one out. Surprising that Cloud and Stone village came though." Riley muttered as a vast number of Genin and their sensei entered into the hall.
Riley couldn't help but shake her head at the number of Aurors hidden in the room. They were all under Notice-me-not charms, which used pure magic, that rendered most shinobi sensory abilities worthless. Only those that could actually see chakra, like the Hyuuga would notice them. Riley guessed the Minister didn't want to take any chances in a school with so many dangerous murderers and thieves.
Only the head ninja approached the head table. There were four in total, that lead the group. One she recognized as Kakashi, another was from Suna, another from Iwa, and the final one was a Jinchuriki from Kumo. A blonde-haired woman.
Riley stared at the woman for a few moments, she could sense the burning Youki that she had to guess was from the Two-Tailed Hell Cat. She also sensed two more Jinchuriki, one was her sister, and the other was a red-haired girl from Suna with a gourd on her back.
The Red-haired girl had short messy red hair. She didn't have any eyebrows and had the Kangi for love on her forehead. On her back she carried a large gourd, and she wasn't very tall. She wore a scowl on her face and had black rings around her eyes that to the untrained eye looked like a lot of mascara, but Riley could tell that it wasn't makeup, but in fact was from an immense amount of sleep deprivation. Possibly even years of it.
Riley also glanced at her sister who was scanning the crowd, probably looking for her. She stood next to a pink haired girl, and a boy, Riley recognized as Itachi's younger brother. She could see a lot of the girls in the crowd were staring at him with hearts in their eyes. He wore the typical Uchiha smirk on his face, and stood with his arms crossed, looking as if he was better then everyone.
Naruko looked pretty much the same as she did six years ago. She was short, the shortest on her team, and her bright blonde hair was held in two ponytails. Her whiskers still adorned her tanned face, and her eyes were still as bright blue as they had always been. She wore an orange and black sweatshirt, with black shorts. Her Blue eyes were scanning the students, obviously looking for her older sister.
Riley could already hear people whispering and pointing at Naruko. Her whisker marks were a dead giveaway to whom she was. No one in Britain had ever seen the legendary Girl-Who-Lived. To them, it was like their greatest celebrity had just walked in.
Many of the students were chattering animatedly about her, Riley could tell that Naruko had noticed the people talking about her, because a cocky smirk appeared on her face. Obviously, she still thought she was the light of the world. Riley couldn't help but pinch the bridge of her nose and let out a sigh of annoyance. She had no idea how her and her twin had ended up so different. I mean, Riley was prideful, she was very prideful, but she did her best to not appear arrogant. Even if she was arrogant, she wouldn't let it show, because arrogance got you killed, arrogance made you a target, so Riley kept it hidden. Her sister was similarly prideful, to the point of arrogance, yet she did nothing to hide it. Considering the caliber of teachers she had, one would figure that Naruko would have learned not to show off just how highly she thought of herself, but that obviously wasn't the case.
The Shinobi split into two groups. Konoha, Suna and Taki went to sit at the Hufflepuff table, while Iwa, Kumo, Ame, Kusa, and Sound sat at the Slytherin table. Konoha and Suna had sent the most ninja, so it evened out. Not to mention, the two groups represented who fought with who in the last Shinobi world war.
"Now that we are all present and accounted for. Let the feast begin!" Dumbledore stated and with that the food appeared, surprising a lot of the ninja. Though they quickly calmed and began to eat, rather carefully... well all except the lone Akimichi whom, probably just had an orgasm if the squeal of delight, that echoed through the hall was any indicator.
A couple of minutes passed before Riley felt a tap on her shoulder, she glanced over to see Fleur standing there along with Gabrielle, she immediately made room for her girlfriend and her sister, and it wasn't long before Katie made her way over as well. The three sat on either side of Riley and the four began to chat about what they would do over the next Hogsmeade weekend.
It wasn't long before Riley felt a pair of eyes on her. She knew exactly where to look to find them. She glanced right at the Hufflepuff table and spotted a big pair of blue eyes staring back at her. Riley stared back at her sister for only a moment. Nothing but disinterest in her eyes before looking away. She could almost feel the anger rolling off of Naruko at being brushed off like that.
Sensing her sister's agitation, Riley couldn't help but smile.
Meanwhile at the Hufflepuff table. Naruko was busy trying to make her sister's head explode with her mind.
"Hey Naruko... what's got you so pissed?" Asked Ino Yamanaka.
"Yeah, who's that girl you're glaring at?" Sakura Haruno asked.
"That's my sister. The one who ran away and made my mom's and dad's life a living hell." Naruko replied with enough venom to cause those around her to wither.
"You shouldn't glare at her like that. You don't wanna piss her off." A first year Hufflepuff whispered over at them.
"Why not? I hear most wizards and witches don't know how to fight like we do." Ino asked in reply.
"Well then you heard wrong. That girl is the queen of Slytherin house. She kicked the living hell outta two older students on her first day. Killed a troll the same year. She killed a basilisk her second year. Killed a ton of Dementors, and even rescued Sirius Black last year. She doesn't take kindly to insults. So don't mess with her if you value your decency. Or you'll find laxatives in your food for weeks on end." a Fifth year Puff informed them.
"So what? Those are just a bunch of weak opponents. I bet she couldn't take a real ninja." Came Kiba Inuzuka's reply.
"I don't know if you know this or not, you dumb-dumb, but Dementors can't be killed. No one has ever killed one, not until her. And she killed a lot of them, with a Patronus that lit up the sky. Plus a basilisk can kill you just by looking at you." The Puff replied.
"Whatever." Kiba replied without a care to give.
"You should shut up Kiba. My sister may be a nobody... but she killed an ANBU captain last year. So watch yourself." Naruko stated darkly, causing all of the surrounding Genin to gasp in surprise.
Naruko then returned to glaring at her sister, already she was busy scheming. She wouldn't let her worthless sister escape her wrath any longer. Narumi made her parents cry, and now... Naruko would make her pay. No matter what.
-To Be Continued-
Alright here it is, hope you enjoy. We'll meet Gaia next chapter, hope you like my rendition of this years, activities, it's gonna be busy as shit so I hope you look forward to more in depth stuff. Also go ahead and vote on which two shinobi from each nations will take place in the Triwizard tournament. Anyone who'd be genin at this time is up for a vote. Also yes the triwizard tournament will be different... and harder, so I hope you enjoy. And yes I was hinting that Riley's friends are also becoming like followers to her. As she becomes more godly they begin to see her as something more then human. Makes you wonder where that kind of reverence will lead? Who knows... anyway see ya next time, JA NE!
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