Itoshii Sune-ku

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Itoshii Sune-ku.
Chapter 14:Ikkokumono.

".....And so, because someone needs you, specifically you, you'll be there. It's sort of like a different type of Astral Projection. Astral Projection is something that was created a long time ago. I'm not going to go into all that right now, but basically, a part of you is leaving your body and traveling somewhere else. Anywhere else, basically. Even a place as heavily warded as you described. Azkaban is one of the only places that is so heavily warded that no one, can get in, or out. Well, unless you know how, that is." Harry stared as Amaryssein paced back and forth in front of his bed, explaining any and everything he would ever need to know.

So, as a result, Harry was just sitting there, on the edge of his bed, staring as she paced back and forth, back and forth. Again, and again, and again. He was really getting dizzy. Rhapsody was standing across the room, trying to get Serena to leave the ribbon holding her hair out of her face, alone.

"But, I don't want it!"

And Tremaine was watching Ajalaa jump on his bed, his head moving up and down, up and down, following his sister and making sure she didn't fall on her head.

"Wheee!!!" Tremaine sighed loudly.

Harry stared at Ryssein, and she stared back, having stopped pacing just a moment ago. Harry realized she was waiting for him to say something. Something intelligent, most likely. Uhh....

"Well.....That's uhh......That's just flippin' neat." Serena turned her head toward him, giving up her argument with Rhapsody, as she had turned toward him too. Tremaine caught Ajalaa as she flew sideways off the bed, as she wasn't paying any attention to where she was jumping and was staring at Harry too, along with Tremaine. Amaryssein stared at him a moment, then turned toward Rhapsody, smiling mischievously.

"Well, I think we've corrupted him enough. How about we get going? You still need to go pick up that miniature owl the book shop owner was going to give you." She said, smiling and walking toward the door. The girls were now laughing and giggling like mad, while Rhapsody was ushering the girls out of the room. Before she shut the door, she turned to the boys and said, face devoid of any mirth.

"You boys need to get dressed, and come down for lunch. Don't forget to shower, and Tremaine, find something for Harry to wear. Something that DOESN'T have to have a belt."

Tremaine chuckled, and nodded, turning to the pack that was sitting by his bed. Rhapsody smiled reassuring at Harry, and closed the door.

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Harry had just finished getting ready to head down to meet the others, when something slammed into him, knocking him and the thing that hit him, down to the floor outside his and Tremaine's room.

"Oh, oww....." A female voice moaned, and Harry started untangling himself from the girl he thought he was unintentionally hurting. Harry kneeled in front of the girl, and reached a hand for hers, pulling her up.

"Are you all right?" Harry asked, checking the girl over for injuries of any sort. The girl pushed flaming red hair out of her face, and blew a lock of it off her nose. Bright brown eyes stared up at him from a tiny face. 'Awww....She's so cute.' Harry mentally rolled his eyes when he though this. He was beginning to sound like Rhapsody.

"I'm okay. I think." The red haired girl said, holding a hand to the side of her head. Harry pulled both himself and her up and steadied her when she wobbled slightly.

"Oww....My head. That hurt. I'm sorry I ran into you like that. I was running from my brothers. They were going to prank me, see, and I didn' want'em to do that again. They already got me this morning, I woulda hexed them if I coulda gotten holda a wand, but my mum keeps hers with her all the time now, and my daddy wasn't home. And I'm not allowed to use my brother's wand, he gets mad at me if I do, and I don't want'im to get mad at me again, 'cause--Uhh....I'm ramblin' again, aren' I? Oops. Sorry. I don't mean to ramble. It just happens and when I start, I can't seem to stop and-and--I'm shutting up now...." The girl looked down, tucking her hair behind her ear, her cheeks red enough to match her hair. Harry stared at her a while, wondering how she could sound so angry that her brothers were trying to prank her one moment, then so depressed that she couldn't get a hold of a wand, the next, and then embarrassed that she was rambling, the next minute!

Harry shook his head, and chuckled. She looked up, her eyes wide, she looked as if she was afraid he was laughing at her.

"I think it's cute when you ramble." He said, doing the same thing she had a moment ago, and trying to tuck some of his fly-away hair behind his ear. Her eyes widened even more and he laughed again.

"I'm Harry. What's your name?" He watched as she started stuttering a bit, then stopped abruptly and looked at him, her cheeks going a darker red.

"I'm Ginny. Ginny Weasley. Nice to meet you, Harry. Can I ask you a question?" Harry nodded, and Ginny smiled slightly, her eyes twinkling. (Think Twinkly-Eyed-Dumbledore, yeah?)

"Are you any good at pranks?" Harry thought for a moment. Was he any good at pranks? Well, he liked pranks, yes, they were always fun, but was he any good at playing pranks?

"Well, when I went to school once, my teacher wasn't very nice. When we were working on our craft project, I made a container out of popsicle sticks, and I painted it and made it look like a gift box. I put frogs in it and left it on her desk to find the next morning. She found it, and six frogs jumped around the room and in her hair and stuff for the next hour and a half. Before they were caught, that is. Poor frogs. Does that make a good prank?" Ginny was giggling by the end of it, and Harry was smiling.

"All righty, then, I'll take that as a yes." Ginny nodded, still giggling a bit.

"Yeah. That's a good prank. It's really um...Basic. But, um, effective?" She sounded questioning, and Harry assumed she had heard the word 'effective' from one of her brothers, or her parents, and so he nodded, telling her he understood.

"So, you like pranks, too?" Ginny nodded, and smiled.

"I like you, too." She blushed, again, when she realized what she had said. 'Now he'll tease me!' She thought, 'Boys always do.' But Harry didn't tease her. He blushed a little bit, too, but smiled, pleased.

"I like you, too. Not many people like me. Well, except for Mrs. Figg. She gave me a rubber spider once as a gift. I liked it. But, not many others." Ginny gasped, and gaped at him.

"Why does no one like you?? You're really nice!" Ginny cried, and Harry laughed.

"It's just the way things are. You have a mummy and daddy, and they love you more than anything in the whole wide world." Ginny smiled brightly and nodded, but Harry continued.

"I don't have a mummy and daddy to love me. Only an aunt who was supposed to protect me, an uncle who hates my guts, and a cousin, who is too spoiled for his own good. Do you understand?" Ginny nodded, and told him that just because she was only five, didn't mean she didn't understand things like this. Then, she went on to say.

"I'll share my mummy and daddy with you. I'll even share my brothers with you. Though, you may not want them. They're horrible. They never let me play with them." She pouted, and Harry laughed, delighted.

"I would love to share your family with you. But I'm leaving with my new family. I have four sisters, and a brother now. They're not my real family, but maybe they'll be just as good as. I'll be going to live in Japan soon." Harry sounded kind of sad, he really liked Ginny. She was so cute, and sweet. Ginny's face fell.

"You're leaving? I'll not getta see you anymore?" She sounded so sad, that Harry was about to say he'd come visit, but he knew that might not be possible.

"I am. I'm sorry! I'll write to you, though...If you want me too." Harry said, uncertainly. Ginny's eyes took on a determined glint.

"You had better! If you don't, I'll come to Japan and chew your ear off!" She pointed a finger at him, and she looked for all the world like Rhapsody scolding Aji. Harry raised a hand placatingly.

"I'll write. I promise." Ginny nodded, curtly, then smiled.

"But keep it simple, okay? I'm just learning how to read." Harry laughed delightedly, but got cut off as Ginny grabbed his hand jerked him around, running at full speed down the hall to the stairs, chattering all the while.

"Come on! You have to meet my mum, and my brothers, and you can warn them not to prank me anymore, otherwise you'll prank them worse than ever at school! And then we'll tell mum that you're gonna write me, and if she says no, we can tell her that it'll be a great way to teach me to read. That'll work! And you can meet Charlie! He's the best brother, even though he doesn't let me play with them, either. But he's still cool, cause he does play with me sometimes, and he gave me a hamster! Do you have any pets? I wanted a snake once! Do you like snakes? I think they're real pretty. But mum and dad don' think I should have a snake. Says they're too dangerous. But I don't think they are, I think they're cute. But not when they're put in your bed for a prank. That's just rude! Do you like owls? Do you have an owl? We have an owl. His name's Errol. He's old, though, and keeps flying into windows an' stuff. And...."

Ginny kept up her steady stream of chatter all the way down the stairs.
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*Yawn* Hmm.....*Sniff* I'm sick....*Yawn* Nigh'