Jade: WL is busy so, here you go with chapter four, people! Enjoy!
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Infinite Possibilities
Chapter 4: Musings of the New Kids on the Block
Harry flopped down on the couch in Hermione’s common room. She was the Head Girl this year and was gra a s a suite of her own next to Gryffindor Tower. The rooms were tastefully decorated in their house colors, the nice mixture of gold and red much more muted and calmer than those in their original house. After a few moments, Hermione came out of her bedroom and slumped down next to him. She rested her head on his shoulder and let out a small sigh.
“It sure was an interesting night.” She sighed again. “I was completely looking forward the star show, you know.”
Haran ran his fingers through her soft, buhairhair. Her hair was one of the things that he loved about her. It was so full of life, always a reminder of how bleak his life was before he had met her. “Well, so was I, luv. But, now we’ve got a new problem on our hands.”
“Yeah, I know. The girl, Kagome and the little fluffy fox were definitely something. And that guy who was absolutely gorgeous—”
“Hey! You were staring at him!” Harry exclaimed with a mock pout. “I should be jealous about that.”
Hermione laughed and kissed his lips softly. “Sorry, Harry, he is gorgeous.”
The portrait door opened, admitting a group of students into the room. Ron and Lavender tumbled inside, quickly followed by Ginny and Neville. They all sat down in the chairs placed around the room, immediately launching into a conversation about the night’s events.
“That womplompletely amazing what that bloke did. What did he say his name was? Sesshoumaru?” Ron said as Lavender curled into his side.
“I have no idea if that’s rior nor not, but he sure was interesting to see.” Ginny said with a quizzical look gracing her features. “And the way that he just jumped up and ripped that dementor to pieces. I didn’t think that those things could just be… defeated like that. It was just… I don’t even have the word
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At that moment, Draco wandered down the hallway that connected his suite to Hermione’s. He walked over and lounged on the floor in front of the fireplace before pulling out some snacks for the group. After passing out the food, he jumped in with his own thoughts about the evening’s festivities.
“Where’s Parvati?” Lavender asked before he could start talking in detail. Draco waved his hand in the general direction of his rooms.
“She was tired and fell asleep, so I put her in my bed.” He shrugged and continued with his feelings on the previously mentioned matter. “I am uncertain as to why the dementors suddenly showed up. From what I know of them, they usually have to be commanded to go some place. They do not act on their own, at least when they’re ordered somewhere, and usually only travel in groups of four or less. There’s definitely something not right about this.”
“I think there’s something wrong, too.” Harry said. “Not in just the way that they showed up, but in the way that they were defeated. I mean that guy totally just slashed it to pieces like they were nothing to him. I still can’t get over it.” He shook his head in amazement.
“I thought that only the Patronus spell could get rid of the dementors.” Neville got in. “And then that girl, Kagome, was shooting arrows at them and turning them intst. st. Do you think she’s a witch? Could she be a muggle-born?” Hermione shook her head.
“Now, that I am completely sure of—she’s not a muggle-born witch. I think that she is something completely different from us. She was using magic, but we’ve definitely never seen anything like that.” She tapped her chin for a moment and then spoke up again. “Did you guys feel like she wasn’t telling us the whole story?”
“Parvati was saying that earlier before she dozed off.” Draco commented. “I also think that there is more to her story and his, but they weren’t telling us about it. It seemed as if they have some kind of history, but when or how it happened is definitely unknown right now.”
“Do you guys really think that the man was telling the truth about his age?” Ron queried with a frown. “He didn’t look any older than us. How could he really be as old as he said he is?”
Lavender let out a sigh and patted Ron on the thigh. “I watched him talk the whole time he talked. He had no outer expression, but I got the feeling that he was extremely bored, as if he’d seen everything there was to see in the world.”
“What do you mean, Lavender?” Ginny said.
“I’m sure that you’ve all heard about a person being world weary, like they’ve traveled all over the world. This guy was completely different. I didn’t get that feeling that he was tired of life as it is now, but rather that he was bored of everything that he’d ever seen. Plus, the fact that he called us all 'humans', even Hagrid, was a big signal for”
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“That was a big one for me, too.” Neville said. “I’ve never been called “human” before, so it was a little unsettling to hear him say that.” He let out a yawn and stretched. “Well, I’m done for the night.”
The others agreed that it was late and decided to talk about the latest arrivals in the morning.
After settling in the big bed, Kagome lay back against the plump pillows. The rooms that were given to her were inside some kind of tower located in a part of the castle that was currently being unused. Supposedly, it belonged to one of the school founders, coming complete with a full-scale bathroom, a large sitting area and balcony that revealed a brilliant view of the grounds. At the moment, the bed she lay in was drenched in moonlight. The stars twinkled beyond the recently conjured and opened shoji on the balcony.
Being careful not to wake her little cub, she placed Shippou on the mattress before rolling to her side. Kagome still could not sleep, her mind constantly circling back to the events of the day. All she could think about was the appearance of Naraku in her time and those floating demons, dementors, which she shot with her arrows. Kagome was completely unsettled because she was sure with her whole being that he had died before the jewel was finished. There was absolutely no way that he could have come back—Kagome stopped her mind train right there. If she kept thinking about it, the same unanswered questions would keep showing up over and over to the point of driving her crazy. Taking a deep breath, she put those thoughts aside for the moment. Soon after, however, thoughts of Sesshoumaru crowded her brain.
‘He said that we would talk about it later,’ she thought. ‘But, he left as soon as he was shown how to get to his room from inside the castle.’
Kagome was confused again. She wanted answers about her situation, specifically how he survived and just how he knew where she was. If he came from Japan, how did he get here so fast? Just from listening to his speech in English, she could tell that he had not learned the language in their homeland—she was very sure that he had learned somewhere else, but where?
‘And what did he mean when he said that he needed to go and retrieve something of his?’
Exhaling in frustration, Kagome shook her head. There was nothing that she could do but wait until the morning when he returned. ‘Hopefully, the food won’t be bad,’ she yawned into her hand. ‘Maybe, they’ll even have ramen.’
The sun was just peeking over the horizon when Sesshoumaru touched down on the balcony of his new home. Feeling the bundle in his arms shift, he quickly made his way through his new rooms. He made a casual glance around the room, approving of the elegant décor of the large space. Stepping out into the hall, he used his sense of smell to lead him towards where food was being served. Ignoring the moving portraits, he walked at a fast pace in the direction of what he assumed to be a large dinning hall—he would examine those later.
The bundle shifted in his arms again and he slowed down to look at it. Making sure that there was adequate covering for the small bundle, he swept his gaze around the hall he found himself in. He sniffed the air, taking in the different scents that were inside the castle. The smell of the humans was different from the usual stench that they had, instead giving off a scent that he could not describe. They still smelled horribly, just not as bad—it was probably because of the need to be clean and the implement of proper hygiene that was throwing him off. There were other smells; the smell of the earth, the lingering smell of the castle itself, and other aromas that he could not identify. It was all so strange, indeed.
Glancing out a near by window, he saw that the sun was now a little higher in the sky. Hearing the sounds of footsteps moving about, he knew that he should head in the direction of where he was going before he stopped in his musings. Finding himself in front of a large set of doors, he could sense a large amount of humans gathered beyond them, as well as the odors of food. He could also smell Kagome and her fox cub.
The large doors fell open and he stepped into the room.
Kagome and Shippou were ushered to one of the large four tables that she could see in the room. The place was similar to the large lunch rooms that she had seen in the schools of America on teeny-bop shows that she’d watched after returning. The only thing was that the room looked completely medieval with the surprise of the open sky reflected on the closed ceiling. It was all so overwhelming and she wondered if she was dreaming again.
The elder man that had escorted her patted her shoulder, a grandfatherly smile gracing his face. “Miss Higurashi, I would like for you and your son to sit at this table. This table is named for the house of Gryffindor.”
“Why this table?” Kagome pondered. Shippou was quiet, currently sucking on one of the lemon drop sweets that Dumbledore had offered earlier.
“This table will soon be filled with the students that you came in contact with last night.” He glanced towards the students filing into the Great Hall, an amused look coming over his features as all of the entering children gave the girl with the fluffy beast in her lap curious looks. “They should be here in—ah, here they are now.”
Kagome turned to see the same group of kids from last night, minus the one with the white blond hair—she saw him kiss the cheek of an exotic-looking girl before heading to another table. The small group quickly made their way towards her and took their seats around her, all of them smiling in welcome.
“Now, my dears, this is Miss Higurashi as you remember from last evening.” Dumbledore said with an encouraging smile. “Please introduce yourselves to her so that she can get your names down.” He patted her shoulder before walking up to the Head Table to break his fast.
The bushy-haired one spoke up first. “My name is Hermione Granger and this guy,” she pointed next to her, “is Harry Potter.” Kagome greeted each of them warmly.
The red haired boy spoke up next. “My name is Ron Weaseley, this is my girl Lavender Brown,” a pretty blond flashed a cute smile, “and that red head is my sister—”
“My name’s Ginny.” She then poked the boy next to her, who said a quiet hello. “This is my boyfriend Neville Longbottom.”
The last girl spoke up with a charming smile from the side of the blond. “My name is Parvati Patil and the boy you probably saw me with earlier is Draco Malfoy.”
“Well, good morning to all of you guys.” Kagome said with a grateful smile. Just then Shippou ruffled around in her lap causing a laugh to come forth. “This is my adopted son, Shippou.”
“Hi,” he said with a shy smile. He ducked his head to avoid all of the curious eyes staring at him.
“Well, now that the introduction is over, where’s the food?” Ron said. Lavender and Ginny elbowed him from each side. “Oww! Why did you do that?”
“Manners,” the two girls said before laughing.
Soon, the food appeared and everyone began feeding themselves. Kagome produced a pair of chopsticks from her small pouch before chowing down. She fed Shippou bits of food from her plate as she went along. The small group chatted amongst themselves, filling Kagome in on the general things about the school and the world she had found herself in. Just when Hermione was about to answer a question, the hall fell silent.
“What’s going on?” Kagome asked. She couldn’t see what was going due to so many heads blocking her view.
“Your gorgeous friend from last night is here.” Lavender said as she elbowed Parvati in the side.
“Kagome, Sesshoumaru is back.” Shippou said as he patted her arm.
Craning her neck at a good angle, she saw Sesshoumaru standing just inside the open doors, looking like some kind of celestial being. He had the Tetsusaiga strapped into his belt and something bundled in his arms. He scanned the hall for a moment before settling his eyes on her. Then he moved forward, completely ignoring the stares and voices of speculation around him. Raising a clawed hand, he moved the blanket back, revealing a small child. The child looked like… Rin?! How was that possible?!
“This is my granddaughter, Keiko.” He said in his smooth voice. “She is the same age as Rin when you met her.”
“Ojiisan,” Keiko’s small sweet voice queried in Japanese, “where is this place? Who are all these people?”
Sesshoumaru put a clawed finger over her little mouth. “We will speak of this later. Now it is time for you to eat.” He placed the child on bencbench next to Kagome before turning his gaze to hers. This time he spoke in English. “Since I do not eat human food, make sure that she eats properly.” With that, he turned and walked from the hall.
All eyes turned to the Gryffindor table. The hall was silent for a few moments before Ron jumped up saying, “Quit staring a hole in our table, you nosy gits! Go back to eating like you were before!”
The noise level picked up, everybody minding their own business again
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“He’s loud just like Inuyasha, mom.” Shippou said, chewing on a piece of fruit.
Kagome laughed before settling the little girl next to her with a small plate of food.
Up at the Head Table, a few of the professors had raised their eyebrows at the display. Professor Sprout nudged Madame Hooch, sharing a speculative look at the fine specimen that appeared in the room.
“A fine bit of man, I’d say.” Sprout said, winking to her friend. Madame Hooch nodded appreciatively.
“Oh definitely. I’ve never seen a man looking like that.”
Minerva rolled her eyes at the conversation, only to turn and see the huge grin on Albus’ face. “What?”
“Come, come my dear, I saw you giving him the once over from the top of your teacup.”
“I was not staring at that young man,” Minerva said as she added sugar to another cup of breakfast tea.
“Now, now don’t get your back up.” Albus had a delighted grin on his face due to the ruffled feathers of his life mate. “Besides, if what he said about his age is true, he could be our grandfather many times over.” He patted her hand before picking up his glass of orange juice. “I knew that you liked older men, perhaps I should feel jealous?”
Minerva swatted him on the arm as the other professors laughed.
Kagome watched as the two children ate their meals, making sure that they both had enough. Keiko seemed to be more comfortable with the food in front of her than Shippou was because she was eating with a fork. She chattered happily with the small fox cub in Japanese, while the others around her, smiled at her cute little voice and mannerisms. Kagome looked up as Ginny asked a question over the two children’s voices.
“So, Kagome, did your friend say that this child was his granddaughter?” Ginny asked in confusion. “He doesn’t look any older than us. Is it true about his age?”
Kagome nodded. “Yes, when I met in tin the past, he had a little girl named Rin with him. He took her into his protection and claimed her as his daughter. Rin must have gotten married and had a family of her own because Keiko here is of the same family. When he said that she was his granddaughter it meant that she is a direct descendant of his daughter at least seven or eight generations down.”
“Wow, that’s amazing.” Ginny said in awe. “If you said that you met him in the past when Keiko’s great grandmother was alive, how is that possible? Are you a demon, too?”
Kagome shook her head with a small laugh. “I’m all human. I’m only 17 years old; my birthday is in a few days actually.”
Lavender, who had been listening in spoke up. “So what’s it like to be a mother?”
Kagome smiled and looked down at the two children chatting away. “Well, it’s different because you’ve got to think of someone other than yourself and what you want. But, it is nice at the same time because I get to share all of the little things that my mother did for me when I was little.” Her face took on a sad look before it was replaced by a smile again. “I will say that it’s definitely different being a single parent.”
Hermione and Parvati laughed. “You’ve only got one, but now that two of them are here, it’s definitely going to be a handful looking after them.” Hermione said.
“Yeah, my mum and dad always said that my sister and I were a handful when we were kids. So, I know what she meant now by looking at those two.” Parvati laughed as the little girl tried to grab Shippou’s tale. “They’re so cute!”
“Yeah, I know! I just want to hold his tail all day long!” Hermione sighed.
Kagome laughed again. “Believe me I wish I could do the same, but he complains about—”
“She’s going to rub all of the fur out of my tail if I let her pet me all day!” Shippou exclaimed. He quickly turned back to his little conversation with the little girl sitting next to him.
The girls laughed at his declaration. “Definitely a handful with that one!” Lavender said shaking her head.
Naraku lay on his side in the large bed. He was in his palace, the large Japanese castle looking completely out of place in the Scottish countryside. But, then since no one was able to actually come close enough, it was not a problem—anyone who did would only have a strange urging to stay away and leave the area immediately. Raising his hands above his head, he stretched and then folded his fingers beneath the pillow. It definitely felt good to be alive again. He was not too sure how he was able to come back into existence, but he figured that he had some unresolved business that needed to be attended to. A smirk played across his face as he continued with his musings. Being in this time was different, but not too much. Humans ,n win with all of their technological advances, were still the same with their greedy and malicious ways. Easily corruptible as they sought power and wealth, their souls turning black and unrecognizable as they became slaves to their lusts.
Such was his connection with his new partner in crime, Voldemort; it was too easy to manipulate the people around them into doing what they wanted all for a little bit of power and recognition. Plus, the benefit of getting his needs and desires taken care of helped matters along. Rolling onto backback, he brought his hands down and scratched his stomach.
‘Now, if I could only get Kagome to relieve the “itch” that I have for her, all would be well…’
Letting out a sigh, Naraku’s thoughts turned once again to Kagome. Her face kept appearing in his mind, reflecting the various emotions that she could never hide. He was interested in everything about her: the pure smell that emanated from her, the way that she moved in such an unconscious graceful manner, the soft skin that he had only a moment to feel under his fingertips, the sweep of her hair and the long legs that he wished to wrap around his hips. The strange thing about these…feelings that he had about her was that none of them belonged to the thief, Onigumo. They were all his own, stemming from his own desire to dominate and corrupt the world around him.
If he succeeded, she would be the first to receive his “loving” attention.
He could taste it already.
In a room down the hall, Kanna put down her mirror and looked at her sister. An uncharacteristic display of emotion flittered across her normally stoic face. Kagura was just as unsettled.
Things might be looking bad for them all if Naraku got what he wanted.
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WL1031: Well, that’s it for chapter four!
Jade: Yup, so read and review! BTW, look for your name in the reader review section at the end of this.
WL1031: Be on the look out for chapter five!
Translations
shoji: A Japanese paper and wood door.
Ojiisan: grandfather
Review Responses
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Eternal Cosmos: Thanks! Just keep reading and reviewing to find out!
lilguji: Hey, thanks for reviewing! I will definitely say that this one will work out—there’s a method to my madness for this story. Just keep reading and reviewing. Oh BTW, you’ve got a good story up too. I haven’t had a chance to review yet, but your Ginny and Draco story looks very promising.
Aneres: Nope they wouldn’t. Naraku has a spider-shaped SCAR on his back. It is a representation of his human side, Onigumo—it’s the reason why he is only a half demon. He is not a spider demon; just a mass of demons formed named Naraku. Kagura has the spider scar on her back because it is a reminder that she is of him and that she belongs to him. If they ever showed Kanna unclothed, she might have one as well. Voldemort, on the other hand, is a MAN. He has snake-like features because one; it is a reflection of his inner nature and two; he actually took blood from his own pet snake Nagini as a sustenance to survive.
Hopefully, this clears some things up for you. Keep reading!
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LilElf: Thanks for your review! I wanted to put together characters that usually may or may not be put together. I like Parvati and Lavender because I have the feeling that there is more to them than what is said about them in the books. The same goes for Draco, I saw a definite change of character in the fifth book with him at the end. Of course, it’s only speculation but I think that something happened to him that caused the shift. Oh well, we’ll just have to wait and find out! Keep reading!
akuma_river: Yeah, some people wouhinkhink so about those two as you can see in the explanation I did for one reviewer at FF.net, but there is a method to my madness! So keep reading to see how crazy things get!
Angel Lymisty: Hey, save some of that hair for the next chapter! LOL, thanks for the review! At least you get my idea about Naraku and Voldemort together. And don’t worry this story will work out!
WL1031: Thanks everybody! Look out for chapter five coming soon!
Jade: Please try to contain yourselves until then!