This is part I of the Making of Feathers and Hogwarts.
* First of all, the official title of F&H is "Tsarry Basotter" a very unoriginal cross between Tsubasa and Harry Potter. However the title was primarily changed because of bullet #2.
* I Changed Character naaaaames when I posted this fanfiction online XD So this created a lot more crossover than just Harry Potter and Tsubasa. My friends and other OCs were essentially the characters for my story, but I personally (often not always) hate reading fan fics with OCs, and there was no guarantee anyone would read it anyways, so I decided to make it more Otaku reader friendly. When I substituted OCs with anime characters however, I had to change some scenes/ dialogue. For example:
Kyo from fruits basket is actually OC Chris!! Surprize! Changes I made to Chris were mainly Dialogue. IE. Rather than hello, Kyo would say "Hey." Nothing tooo drastic. His fire paws were first just normal fire gloves that I then changed to paws for the cuteness, and Chris wasn't at first an animagus. It did make sense though what with Kyo being a Cat so that was one change I made.
Ami from Sailor Moon is actually OC my sister XD The only changes I made to her character was to make her a tad more of a leader in planning. I also ended up creating some affection between she and Kyo, but only because I realized he would need someone when Sakura left T___T.
Who else? Let's seee.... Yuki from Fruits Basket was OC Touya whom I created as Chris's (Kyo's) best friend gone EVIL. Yuki auditioned for and fit the part.
Kabuto from Naruto was first OC Christopher. To begin with, I already disliked his name because previously it had confused me with Chris (Kyo.) This problem would soon be replaced by the Tsubasa Sakura and Naruto Sakura confusion. Ugh. Anyway, Kabuto seemed like the perfect goodguy or badguy kind of character, so I put him in!
Snape's dark mark: Always in my story controlled him, but I came up with the imperious fusion thing at the end as a way of explanation.
Sakura Haruno from Naruto is actually OC.... ME! lol. Yeah.
Ino from Naruto is actually.... OC my friend XD She probably wouldn't want me to give out her name (another reason for the name swaps)
Rukia from Bleach is actually OC..... Aurora! (Tsubasachro) lol.
Yusuke is actually OC..... Another friend (girl. I put her into the story because she loooooves Fai. Later, when I can find the original text I will post a deleted scene that was modified so that Yusuke and Fai would not be flirting.)
Remember all that confusion about how many quidditch players were on a team? That was because I made a mistake when I was changing character names XD Just more friends you wouldn't know.
Hm I'm trying to think what else? OH, I cut one line that Kyo says. I replaced it with something like "When Sakura said Snape was dead, she was serious, she really believes it."
THE ORIGINAL TEXT WAS HORRIBLE.
"Sakura didn't lie. She looked like a sober priest that had never touched a mug of ale to his lips."
WTF? When I read that line I thought "This will be one for the outtakes." >_<
(Let me remind everyone that I wrote this fan fiction a looong time ago. What ever I resolve here were my predictions of both the Harry Potter series, and the Tsubasa chronicle series. No, book 21 of tsubasa was not in english when I was in middle school. So although now we know Kurogane's curse that Tomoyo gave him is actually a charm of protection, I have written this as though it was still a weakening curse. Also stay tuned to how my firm belief in Snape shows through to the end. Something tells me this will take a while to type. Enjoy!)
Chapter 23: Kurogane's Curse.
Kyo ran as fast as he could to Fai's office. He was relieved to see Ami already there.
"Thank goodness!"
Fai looked startled by Kyo's reaction. Kyo blushed in embarrassment. "Fai, what is the plan, I mean for a suitable weapon with which to fight?"
Fai smiled. "Well, we will rely mostly on our wands and wits, but I have something additionally in mind." He called Mokona over. "Mokona, we need to talk to Yuko, the space-time witch."
Mokona closed its eyes and shot out a beam of transparent light through its mouth. Kyo fearfully backed away. Wasn't this the same witch who took away Sakura's memory of Syaoran so that she could travel with the group? Ami took a step back as well, though she responded out of her surprise. A tall, lean woman appeared within the light. "What's up?"She asked.
Fai cleared his throat. "I need that spell that we discussed earlier."
Yuko frowned. "The spirit wave orb as I warned you, has purifying abilities that are enhanced depending upon how evil the foe may be. Should you use this against Voldemort, there is no telling what draining effects this spell may have upon the user, or to what extent you will be able to control it."
"I understand. What is the price?" Fai asked cheerfully.
Yuko thought for a moment. "Since this power has never been really tested since the psychic Genkai created it, there is no way for me to truly know how much it is worth. However, it is worth a great deal to you, Fai, so you must make me an equal trade. I am very intrigued by this world of magic and I know that you have been experimenting with invisible ink. This is your price. I want your ability to make words invisible."
Fai blinked. "That's all? It seems like an unfair trade."
Yuko smiled mysteriously. "Perhaps to you. Perhaps I am taking something in which I have a much larger interest than you. But then, even I get greedy sometimes."
Fai retrieved all of the invisible ink that he possessed, and passed it through Mokona's mouth. The image of Yuko showed that she had recieved the ink, and then blurred.
Kyo looked at Fai with wonder. "Do you feel any different?"
Fai bit his lip and made a weak reply. "Nope, but I am hungry."
Kyo shook his head. They were all going to die.
Folding her arms, Ami asked, "So, we just go to Snape's office, and then what? Ask Voldemort if he'll surrender peacefully because he's surrounded by two underage wizards and a fraud DADA teacher?"
"That's one possibility," Fai answered.
"Well, if we're going to do this, then lets do it now." Kyo said, and quickly exited, and crossed to Snape's office. The others followed, knowing his thoughts were locked on Sakura-chan.
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Ami looked around, blinking in the ink-like blackness of the dimly-lit room. Would this be the night when they finally found all the answers? Would they live to share those answers?
"Over here," She heard Kyo whisper. "There's a trap door below Snape's desk."
"Is it safe?" Ami asked.
"Seems to be," he returned. With that, Kyo took a leap into the hole, landing safely on firm ground. Ami blindly fell through the hole and Fai winced as she fell. Taking note of where the hole began, Fai jumped gracefully through the gap and looked to where Kyo and Ami were. Kyo was already helping Ami to her feet.
"I'm sorry guys, I'm such a clutz."
"This isn't the time for pointless excuses," Kyo said. "Just be careful from here on out."
An amused voice filled the room. "It's too late for the three of you. There is no exit to this basement but up. And I've taken your wands."
Kyo felt at the side pocket of his cloak. Just as the phantom voice had said, his wand was gone. Fai and Ami desperately checked as well, but it was futile.
"Who's there?!" Kyo demanded. "Snape?"
Blinding lights eliminated the abnormal fog of darkness that surrounded them. "No. But Snape is here." The mock-casual voice echoed around the room. Kyo's eyes adjusted quickly to the light, and he was able to see the owner of the voice.
"Yuki." Kyo said the name with a painful edge.
Uncontained laughter fell from Yuki's mouth. "No. I am Lord Voldemort! Now, witness, as I rise to power once more!"
Kyo looked behind him. Sakura was chained to a wall, guarded by the ever-faithful Snape. He had to rescue her. But how?
"The girl will help me immensely, or rather, her feathers will!"
Kyo smirked. "Sakura-chan would never give them to you!"
"No?" Voldemort smiled. "Snape! The potion, is it ready?"
Kyo's eyes widened. Of course. They were going to force her somehow to unwillingly give them up! And, truth be told, he was helpless without his wand. By some miracle, he had remembered to bring his christmas gift- the gloves that could generate fire. Those would come in handy. Also, Fai seemed pretty composed. That must mean he has a plan.
Suddenly afraid, Ami stood by Kyo and watched as Snape held a vile of silver liquid to Sakura's pale lips. It looked as though she had not eated properly in days. And her legs were askew, healing wrong. It was torture to look at her frail body. But it did work to intensify his need for revenge. Kyo ran at Snape, but it was too late. Snape discarded the vile and Sakura's eyes widened in pain. "Sakura-chan!!!"
Sakura's green eyes turned it's complementery color, as if to foreshadow the bloody battle that was about to insue. But Sakura didn't even seem to see Kyo, or recognize him. Without warning, Sakura toppled over the chains binding her no longer.
"Rise, servant." Voldemort commanded. "Faithfully serve your new master and return me to life with the fragments of your soul!"
A skull-like burn mark appeared on Sakura's arm, revealed beneath her shredded sleaves of her school robe. Chris fought as tears began to surface in his eyes. He couldn't believe what was happening. Sakura wasn't a death eater! Kyo's eyes showed his understanding. "COWARD!I see it now! Those you can't recruit to your side you either kill or control!"
Voldemort smirked. "So you've finally figured it out. It's the most valuable discovery I've made yet. The dark mark is not merely a symbol of loyalty, it is also infused with the imperius curse! My death eaters know what awaits defiance. The more they resist, the more their body is tortured. Depending on how much they struggle, their body will shut down for a peroid of time, and then they awaken under my complete control!"
Kyo turned to look at Snape. "That's what happened to him? You mean he's innocent?!"
"Now you're catching on. But if you think that I am merely sharing this boy's body then you would be most mistaken. I am controlling his SOUL!"
Kyo stared at Yuki's body. What did he mean?
"You look puzzled," Voldemort said. "Let me give you a clue. This boy is dead. I killed him myself. Does that help you any?"
Kyo tightened his fist. "So Kabuto was dead too? You switched because the body was beginning to decay! I'm going to kill you you parasite!"
Kyo lunged at the wizard with flaming fists. Voldemort never even drew his wand. Sakura was instantly in front of the dark lord and Kyo quickly released his tight fist if he hadn't he would have thrown his punches straight into her ribs. "Whaa--?"
Sakura assumed a fighting position.
"By the way," Voldemort said with a yawn. "I thought you might like to know that the reason this pathetic excuse for a school is playing quidditch with a one-winged snitch, isn't because it is easier to catch. I sent Snape to steal the snitch last year, but he only came back with one wing. He said something about not being able to touch the rest of it. Well, I decided that if something was to be done right, I would do it myself, only to realize in the most recent quidditch match, that indeed, I too felt the snitch try to repel me. Conveniently, the feathers sensed the presence of Sakura and returned to her body shortly after she was knocked out of the sky. The wing I was able to retrieve consisted of 8 feathers. And now I have the rest!"
Kyo was sent flying into one wall. Ami and Fai knew it was useless to hide. They were in Voldemort's territory now.
A burst of green light erupted from Sakura. Surrounding her now were all of the feathers that she and her friends had worked so hard to collect. Her memories, the fragments of her soul.
Greedily, Voldemort snatched the feathers from the bright sphere. "I think I'll leave her with two. So she'll have just enough life left to kill you!"
Between Ami's silent disbelief and Kyo's morbid dispair, the giggles coming from Fai seemed oddly misplaced.
"What?" Voldemort snapped.
Fai was muffling his giggles with one hand. "It's just.... You rhymed!"
Voldemort raised his eyebrows. "Kill them," He instructed to Sakura.
Ami flung herself at Voldemort, causing him to loose his balance. Sakura paused, mid-attack, as though she were fighting the imperius mark. Ami managed to grab a bunch of feathers from Voldemort before he could absorb them, and stuffed them into her robe. "Wheet Woo!" Fai said in the place of a whistle.
Voldemort stood up again. "Curse this child's body that I'm confined to!" He envisioned the tall, well-built Kurogane who he held captive with the others whom he suspected of knowing too much. Yes, he thought, his soul will do.
Sakura attacked Ami, who stuck to defense. Meanwhile, Voldemort said something to Snape. Sakura hit Ami square in the jaw and sent her flying backward. For a moment Snape disappeared, and then returned with a struggling Kurogane. Sakura paused for a moment as her companion was brought in. Taking this chance, Ami summoned her wand with all of her will. Obediently, the wand jumped into her waiting hand.
"Makai!" Ami shouted the spell Fai had taught them.
Voldemort spun around. Sakura blinked. Ami had vanished!
Voldemort shrugged and continued to speak to Snape. "That girl Ami is hiding. She's taken 14 of the feathers. Once I've killed Kurogane, I'll find her."
Kurogane stiffened. "You freak! There's no way that you're killing me! After we collect the feather's from this world I'm going home to Tomoyo!"
Voldemort pointed his wand at the ninja. Kurogane raised his sword. "I'm not afraid of your stick! Hyaaa!"
Fai realized Kurogane was planning to trample Yuki's body. "Wait Kurogane!"
Kurogane made an abrupt stop. Fai was serious. He hadn't used an honorific.
Voldemort shouted the unforgivable curse, "Avada Kedavra!"Kurogane's face contorted in agony. Yuki's body hit the cold stone floor.
"KUROGANE!" Fai shouted.
Kyo tried to get up, his head pulsing with pain. Obviously, whatever Fai's plan had been, Kurogane's death had not been a part of it. So now, he would just have to improvise. Kyo found his wand carelessly tossed to the ground and grabbed it.
Kurogane began to laugh madly, abandoning his prized sword. "Now where is Ami?"
By now, Ami's spell had worn off, and she appeard behind Kyo, wand tightly clenched in her hand.
Voldemort came at Kyo and the two began sending spells flying at eachother at a rapid pace. Sakura resumed her fight with Ami. The two students watched as Fai slipped away and skillfully knocked Snape out, and began freeing all who were captured.
Fai was unlocking the last cell when Voldemort caught him in the corner of his eye. "Enough!" Voldemort hissed. "Die all of you!"
Lifting his wand, Voldemort created a bomb of flames over their heads. Fai was the only on the escape the full blast, while he lost sight of Kyo in the fire and watched helplessly as all of the prisoners screamed their last breaths. Sakura pinned Ami to the blazing wall and allowed Voldemort to approach. Directing the tip of his wand at her throat, Voldemort said harshly, "Tell me where you have hidden the---ayyiii!!!!"
A burned Kyo had come behind Voldemort and twisted his wand hand out of place. He heard a snap. Taking Voldemort's wand, he tossed it into the flames. Voldemort stared in shock and dismay.
Fai grabbed Voldemort by Kurogane's shirt colar. "Do you think you can beat me with your bare hands?"
"You'll regret this!" Voldemort howled, raising his left fist to strike him. But his body would not obey his commands. "Why do I feel. So. Weak?"
Fai punched Voldemort in the face. "Kurogane's soul was cursed. He was forbidden to ever kill needlessly. Now you will pay the price of your actions!" Fai focused on the stunned opponent. "Spirit Wave Orb! Purify!" Fai touched Kurogane's chest with two fingers. Voldemort's essense rose from Kurogane's body restoring Kurogane to his body. A faint image of Voldemort lingered in the underground room. "Be gone!" Fai demanded.
The ghost vanished.
"And stay out." Kurogane added.
Fai looked at Kurogane with a smile. "I thought you would be gone forever."
Kurogane shook his head. "Shut up. Look over there. Your purifying tactic has restored everyone here."
Fai was startled and turned to see the scorching flames begin to die under a cool blue haze that had been created by the Spirit Wave. Beneath the fire, the prisoners stood up and looked at each other in wonder at the miracle.
Fai smiled. "In the face of evil and death, the spirit wave was able to draw the power of revitilization." He slumped backward in exhaustion.
"Easy now," Kurogane said, helping him to his feet. "You have to get out of this with us, or I'll be really angry."
"Right. Sorry, Kuro-pon." Fai stood and turned to Ami. "Where DID you leave the feathers any way?"
Ami laughed, supporting an unconscious Sakura. "I went to japan for three minutes using that spell you taught us, and I put them somewhere safe."
"That spirit stuff really works!" Kurogane said, looking at his arm in surprise. Although Kyo had broken it when Kurogane was under Voldemort's control, it was perfectly fine now.
"Kuro-whoof!Ami was talking. Shhh!"
Ami laughed. "It's okay. Anyway, I'll go get the feather's now."
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Chapter 22... Oh snap! Not Dumbledore!
(ohhhhh we are coming to the end! Only two more chapters after this one. And by the way, chapter 23 is my personal fav. THE CLIMAX XD. Enjoy)
Kyo told the others that they also needed to be on their guard. They planned to attack on Sunday-- that would be a long enough time to wait. Painfully wait.
"How are we supposed to attack if Snape has Voldemort on his side?!" They asked.
Kyo grinned, "I know, it's not like we can use magic or anything. Hasn't Fai been preparing us all for this since day one?"
Saturday came around and was very much like the previous. They visited Hagrid and helped him water the mandrakes in the Green House, sprinkling them also with a magic powder that supposedly would encourage them to sprout. For their Devination class, they worked on palm reading as homework. But the quick day came to an end and Kyo prepared a meeting with the others.
But only Ami showed up and after a while, her face swelled with tears.
" I just heard Yusuke went missing and now....Everyb-b-b-body's disappearing-" Ami was sobbing.
"Ami--" Kyo said faltering.
Sakura Haruno, Rukia and Ino appeared in the room. "We're here!"
Their faces lit up with relief.
Kyo took a breath. "One o' clock p.m. tomorrow. Meet at this same spot. Bring your wands, I daresay you'll be needing them."
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Kyo woke up. Sunday. He quickly got dressed and visited Syaoran before going down to breakfast.
"Syaoran?"
Syaoran opened his eyes, but his sight was still badly impaired. "Kyo? Fai told me what you're going to do today-- You have to get me away from here. Let me help!"
"No. You know that in this condition you would just be in the way. Sakura would worry about you, and I wouldn't blame her. You will only get hurt if you can't see the enemy!"
Syaoran bent his head in defeat.
"Don't worry, I won't come back without her."
Leaving, Kyo wondered what else he could do. Syaoran had to be convinced that he wouldn't be any help, or he would undoubtedly take it upon himself to rescue her-- blind or not.
He saw someone coming through the school's front doors.
It couldn't be a student, his mind registered instantaneously. The man he saw before him was none other than Snape.
Kyo hid behind a pillar, out of sight, and watched as Snape made his way to the passage that led to the herbology green houses.
Going to prepare that potion, Kyo thought. I wonder what's on his mind?
Probably the goal that tonight will bring him, his mind whispered back.
He decided against trailing after the potions master, and instead returned to the Great Hall to await Dumbledore's daily announcements. But Dumbledore was no where to be seen.
Intead, Filch ran through the hall. Without breath, he shouted, "The- he- Dumbledore is gone!"
Voiced dismay erupted among the tables surrounding him. Even Slytherin was looking shocked, knowing that this meant the school would be forced to close.
Kyo had never thought that the old wizard would be taken! And he could have given him the information he had known-- could have stopped this from happening!
Hagrid came in, looking frazzled. "Snape has just informed me that more students have gone missing. Rukia--"
Kyo's body tensed.
"--Sakura Haruno, and Ino."
Now it would be up to only Ami, Fai, and himself, to bring down to most powerful sorceror of all time. He began to feel light-headed.
Dumbledore had been the only one he feared. Did his capture mean he had become stronger already? He clenched his fist at his side. He has them.. He has them all.... Sakura's precious feathers....It was too late!
Maybe not, though. Fai had heard the same news, and he looked calm as ever. I have to pretend like nothings changed, I have to be strong, if only for Sakura's sake.
All students were ordered to return to their dormintories. "Your parents will all be notified by owl post to take you home tomorrow morning. NO exclusions."
Kyo tried studying complex spells in his common room, but ended up falling asleep instead, enhausted from worry.
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He woke up and ran to the clock on the wall. It wasn't 1:00. Yet. Relieved, he realized that in just one hour, he would be completing his quest and assemble their "team". To bad it would only be three people, he thought grimly. He wondered if the security would allow him and the others to leave their common rooms. He didn't want to force his way out."
Picking up his textbook from the floor, he found the page he had been studying. "Here I go again...."
(Sorry I couldn't update yesterday... THIS CHAPTER IS LOOOONG! or at least it felt that way. Some foreshadowing here and there, some humor, and malfoy speaks yet still has no major plot role T_T Enjoy!)
Chapter 21 The Grim?
Kyo told Syaoran what had happened as best he could.Angrily, Syaoran attempted to rise from his bed.
"That monster!" He said making a fist.
Madam Taffy came in and asked groggily where Sakura was. Kyo answered truthfully: They didn't know.
Kyo briefly told Syaoran that he had to inform the others, and then he left. Syaoran could tell that something was stabbing Kyo's heart, and it wasn't just Sakura's kidnapping. It must be Yuki, he thought sadly.
Syaoran wasn't feeling so good himself. Never in his life, since he was a child abandoned and alone, had he ever felt this vulnerable and useless. This was one of the times Sakura really needed him. And he couldn't help her.
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Kyo left for the table in the Great hall. It felt strange to be sitting there without Sakura. He remembered the first day they had met there. His memory wasn't sharp, but he recalled Sakura had been exhausted. Now he knew she came from a different dimension and that she hadn't arrived on the Hogwarts Express. Fai wasn't even their real DADA teacher! What black hole in space and time was everyone being swallowed up inside of? But wherever Kurogane and Sakura were, he wondered if they were together.
Silently, he ate his food, picking at the bacon beside his pancakes. Today was friday, so it was a minimum day schedule. He planned to find the others after the school day was over and tell them of the disturbing news. At the moment, however, he coul not leave the table. Security had directly increased with the number of missing people.
Kyo didn't understand. Why did he-who-must-not-be-named need them all? Was there someone else out there doing the other kinappings who had nothing to do with Voldemort? Kyo drained his goblet of orange juice and wiped his mouth with a napkin.
Dumbledore then rose to give announcements. "The following children are now missing: Sakura, Colin Creevey, Ginny Weasley, and Hikaru."
Kyo closed his eyes tightly before opening them again, wishing that he would wake from this nightmare he seemed to be locked inside of.
Dumbledore continued," Yuki and the Prefect Kabuto are also missing, as you already know. Please, if you have information on these diappearances, I must know at once. Though the school year is ending, Hogwarts will be forced to shut down if it is no longer a safe place."
Kyo felt guilty because he knew so much. But, he knew that if he ran up there and told the old man everything, then he would attract attention and make himself a target. He didn't know how many people he could trust anymore, besides his group.
"Your prefects will lead you to your first class."
Kyo was led to herbology where Hagrid was struggling to grow the mandrakes.
"How much water do these things need anyway!" A boy in Slytherin complained.
Kyo told him they needed 3 gallons a day to grow as fast as they were wanting them to. Hagrid ripped a worksheet from Kyo's hand. "No," he corrected him, scribbling out his answer, "2 and a half."
"Well excuse me for rounding." Kyo said.
Hagrid continued to pour water on the mound of dirt covering the Mandrake seed. "Kyo," Hagrid said seriously. " Gardening is a science, not an art. Precise terms are used to insure that everything is done accordingly."
Kyo sighed. After the last 1/2 gallon was added, Hagrid asked them all how school was going. Kyo answered with a grunt.
Hagrid returned the answer with a smile. "Don't worry, these mandrakes will be ready in a couple days, and then Peeves will become unpetrified!"
"Whoopee," one Huffllepuff said with dry sacasm.
Hagrid frowned.
"So the mandrake leaves will grow by tomorrow's tomorrow?"
Hagrid scratched his head. "Yah, something like that."
A Slytherin tok the instruction manual from Kyo. "So we just grind up their leaves and make a potion or what?"
Hagrid shook his head. "We're no the one's doing that. That there's where Snape comes in."
Kyo wondered what Snape would do to the potion. Poison it? No that couldn't be it. Peeves was already dead. That meant that Snape would probably just try to worsen the condition. Whatever he did, he wouldn't revive the ghost. His "master" was probably the one who petrified him in the first place. Maybe he didn't have any evidence of this, but it felt good to blame him.
Malfoy snickered. " How do you make a frozen ghost drink a potion anyway? Pour it over it's head?
Kyo rolled his eyes. So these were the ones that Harry Potter had to deal with. Annoying!
Hagrid dismissed the class and Kyo made his way to his next class. Transfiguration had been substituted by Devination. He shared the period with the Ravenclaw who one had Potions at this time.
"I'm professor Trelawny. Please, let your fate lead you to where you will sit for the rest of the year."
Kyo raised his eyebrows. He waited a moment for his "fate" to take him by the hand and then decided to find his own way.
"Ami!" Kyo said brightly when he saw a familiar face. "Want to sit by me?"
Ami blushed at his enthusiasm. "Well, okay."
They found a spot that had not yet been taken and sat at a double desk.
Trelawny handed each pair a stack of cards. "Today we will be using a form of fortune-telling: Tarot Cards. Split the deck, and place three cards in front of you, leaing a space between each one. Do this again with 3 new cards, this time facing your partner." She continued in a strange mistical voice to deliver instructions about the meaning of each card.
Ami began, flipping over the center card. "Okay, this one is a wilting rose. You are suffering."
Go figure, Kyo thought.
"The one on the left is the future, and on the right is your past. Which will you choose? The left? Okay..." She turned the card over to examine it right side up. "A black dog.... What does that mean?"
Kyo shrugged. "I'm man's best friend and I will help someone who is blind. What a coincidence!"
Ami shook her head. "There is no coincidence in this world, there is only Hitsuzen (inevitability) remember?"
Professor Trelawny scampered to their table moaning and looking aghast. "This is..... the GRIM! Boy! As the year draws to a close, so too will your dreary fate."
Kyo was taken aback. "Excuse me? I thought I read it pretty well."
She shook he head sadly. "Oh the inexperienced who defy wisdom.... Such was Cassandra's fate....."
When Trelawny was finally distracted by another victim, Kyo continued by reading Ami's fortune. "A group of grapes.... You're tasty--I mean have good taste?" He blushed in embarrassment. Great, Kyo, great use of the human language, he thought.
Ami shook her head. "What happens to the grapes on a vine? They are destined to depart from it's friends one by one. Does that mean more of us will be kidnapped?!"
Kyo quieted her. "Maybe, but my card says that I'll help Syaoran. To do that, I have to defeat the bad guys and you'll be free anyway. Just-Just be on your guard, and I'll take care of the rest..."
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Story and characters belong to Harry Potter Tsubasa and all other respective owners. This Fanfiction was written by a fan (walllpaperotaku) for fans and is only for free entertainment purposes XD...
Chapter 20: Hearing is believing (You asked for more, I typed it up ^_^)
Kyo couldn't see much through the darkness, and he didn't to be seen by his wand-light. As he headed for Fai's office, he took the shape of his animagus animal: the cat. In his hurry, traveling on instict, he was already at the office door. Kyo was good enough at magic that he could cast an opening charm without the use of his wand. However, The spell on this door was not simple at all. This was intriguing, perhaps he had not come to the right place after all. Fai would have no reason to seal his office shut.
Placing his alert ear to the door, he heard a voice. Was it Yuki's? No-- his evil twin, Kyo figured. Drat, he hadn't heard what he had said. Stay calm Kyo! He thought harshly. You have to listen.
"Maybe, but Master, we have three more days. Then the potion for Sakura will be complete." Snape's voice...
Yuki sounded as though he were smiling. "Good, and then this little one will give me anything I want."
Kyo was horrorstriken. Was she in there with them right now?! If she was unconscious.... but what could he do? He remembered that Sakura's feathers contained her soul, containing all of her memories and magic. If that was what Snape-- Yuki-- was after, than what would be left of the Sakura when her soul was gone? He couldn't think about it.
What he WAS certain of now, however, was that they had been wrong . Yuki and Kabuto were the same person! Voldemort. He had limited power, and didn't want to be discovered, so he must have been shape shifting to take on different aliases. The real Yuki and Kabuto were probably being held captive somewhere... the same place Sakura would most likely be taken to.
Yuki's voice returned. "You will meet me here again. Do not be late."
Some rustling. Kyo realized the ravenclaw look-alike was leaving. Kyo lightly ran to the shadows and waited for the hall to turn silent.
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Fai was awoken to the sound of hurried scraping. Rubbing his eyes he went to the door and saw the most adorable cat waiting there for him. As soon as he brought him inside, however, that cat was replaced by a frantic Kyo.
"Kyo?"
"Yeah."
"Huh. You do know it's three in the morning don't you?"
Kyo hushed him. "We have to destroy Voldemort now, before he's been completely revived!"
He told Fai all he had heard.
Fai sighed, feeling the end approaching. From what he understood, Sakura was in grave danger, and would unwillingly give up her soul to bring that monster back to full power. "I fear that now, our time is limited. If we can't destroy him in three days, we will be helpless against him."
Kyo looked him helplessly in the eyes. "So what do we have to do?"
Fai made a mischievous smile. "I don't have a plan. Shall we conspire?"
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Kyo thought the plan over in his mind. It was almost perfect. But, anything could happen at this point. As he crawled back into bed, he told himself that there was nothing he could do yet. If he played his cards right, he could save Sakura without putting her in danger. If he tried to attack Voldemort now, he would only fail and bring her more pain. He HATED the thought of Sakura being in the hands of those fiends. It literally took all his self -control to not disregard Fai's orders, and march into Snapes office, throw a few punches and bring her back. But he had made a promise to Fai, and he couldn't let him down.
It was strange to think that the next day would be May.
His dreams played fearful images to illustrate the conversation he had over heard. He was standing behind a few boxes, on wooden, rather than the usual tile floors, and he could smell something akin to rotting flesh. A light went on, revealing the face of Yuki and he lowered his eyes in pain. Then he saw the unconscious, steadily breathing Sakura, who was resting against the corner behind them. At least she was asleep. In his dream, he left the covering of the boxes and began to through punches at Yuki. But then he stopped. What if this really is Yuki? And not someone else transformed? What if Yuki is being possessed? If I fight him, then Yuki will be hurt, not the one controlling him! Yuki's fists hammered the nonresponsive Kyo like nails on wood.
Then, Kyo woke up.
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