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( Prologue )

A) Anywhere

[Two weeks later, Kenya still feels as empty, as moments after his father dissolved their bond. Everything that happened afterwards is a blur, from how the man who had once been his father, staggered away, the once sure step swayed with loss, to Kenya's own dizzy journey back to the dormitory, where he collapsed on the bed. He doesn't know if anybody saw them, or if any of the teachers, or the principal have been notified of this, by his family, or by someone else, but since Oshitari Eishi likes to have his ducks in order, he assumes at least the headmistress would know. There's of course the question of the financial backing as well, the thing that hurts the most, but is the most pressing.

He can be found frequently heading to or from the headmistress' office, either deep in thought, or an expression on his face, that most would describe as "heart breaking". Personally, he just feels empty. Considering how high he usually is on life, people might be worried enough to inquire. There ought to be a rumor mill spinning already as well, which - for once - he doesn't care about.]

B) Dormitory

[When Kenya is tired of nosy people, who can't mind their own business, or friends, who are a treasure, but kill him with their worry, he pulls the curtains of his bed tightly together and hides beneath the covers. His ability to transform himself and fly away is temporarily blocked by the anguish he feels, so that's not an option. He always imagined freedom to feel different, but maybe someone needs to show him that it can be a good thing? Every cloud, no matter how dark, has a silver lining, after all.]

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Near the gates to Hogsmeade

( Long post )

Hospital Wing

[As luck would have it, Shiraishi's father was stopped from taking his son away. Unfortunately there was no quick way of repairing his legs so he was forced to stay in the hospital wing. Which was fine with him, since at least he was still at Hogwarts. Miserable, but still there.]

(ooc: after this event things will start looking better for him, I promise.)

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Great Hall, breakfast

[That morning at the Ravenclaw table is... well, Kenya would say awkward, but he's probably the only one to feel that way, with how animatedly everyone seems to be chatting. And everyone talks about last night. EVERYONE. He hears his own name several times, which makes him feel like crying. Not that he's a crybaby, but this? It's a MESS. Not to mention Matsuoka walked into the Great Hall a couple of minutes ago looking ready to kill someone (presumably Kenya), which almost made him wet his pants. But then the Slytherin captain stumbled to his own table and Kenya realized the redhead was just sick. The part of him that was pretty much a healer in training felt bad for the Slytherin, the rest of him just moaned in pain. He's so dead.]

Rest of the Day

[The rest of the day doesn't feel less awkward and tortuous than the morning. The talk has managed to spread outside of Ravenclaw borders and whenever he passes people, they look at him, either with pity, or a snicker. It doesn't help that it's Sunday and there are no lessons to distract himself with and each time he runs into Gareki, he has to turn the other way and flee, because he's that sure he's about to get killed. He has no idea how he'll survive the night. Maybe he should build himself a nest atop the tower, sleep there. Alone. Waiting for Matsuoka to find him and do it. Slowly. Piece by agonizing piece.

The worst thing is there's nowhere to hide. Library is out of the question, at this time occupied mostly by Ravenclaws, it's a beautiful day, so everyone's at the lake, or somewhere outside, and even the pitch had been occupied. He's tempted to go and hide in the dungeons, go practice some potions, or just fly to the astronomy tower and sit there all day and night. Maybe it will be gone by tomorrow, he thinks miserably, but he knows it's a feeble hope. He should just write his will and quietly wait for the gallows.]

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By the Lake

[October had been full of annoying letters. Each and every one of them from his family. Some of them were howlers, some of the regular letters. Shiraishi's stress levels had started to skyrocket by then.

They could just give up and leave him alone. Yet his sister just kept insisting on his return, trying to make him come out of his own will and make amends. "I know you're better than this" was a repeated sentence in every letter.

It's morning when he receives one more letter that finally has the words: "I'm telling our parents. You're coming home whether you want it or not". Ever since he read the letter he's been standing by the lake, staring at the surface. It's a place that calms him down and he really needs that right now.

He still had time to run away from here. Leave everything behind and not care about finishing his education. There were jobs he could take that didn't require full education. Somewhere.

It's just that he didn't want to run away again.]

Elsewhere

[For the rest of the day, Shiraishi's going from class to class almost in a mechanic manner, shutting himself off from emotions (with the help of Occlumens). He's not as talkative as he usually is, but he tries not to act too differently than he normally does.

It's the moments he thinks he's alone that he sighs heavily.]

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[The 7th year has something... well, final, but also something... exhausted. It's incredibly exausting, but it also feels exhausted, like... like growing up. That's it. 7th year is a lot like growing up. In less than a year they'll be expected to be adult and prepared for the outside world and Yogi isn't so sure he can be that. He never spared a thought to it in the past, just assuming he'd graduate and go on being a Magibotanist or Magizoologist. He has never thought about the stuff that adults do, or what being an adult meant. He also never thought about the things he's supposed to experience, but never had, something that his most recent talk with Gareki made him realize, and it made him think.]

Outisde, preparing his Rose bushes for wintering

[So he does what he always does when he needs to think - gardening. He's slowly started to prepare the flowerbeds in the yards for the winter, but now he's working on his Roses. His Roses that he planted spent the last 6 years tending to. Roses he'll be forced to abandon after he leaves. He should find someone to take care of them after him. It would be unfair to just leave them like that.

As he does his work, his expression seems different, like sunken in thoughts, far away from everything. If you approach him, he might get startled, his mind completely elsewhere, as he works, movements automatic and well practiced.]

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Mornings

[It's been a month since the start of the new term and so far, about nothing has stayed the same. A lot of teachers have quit over the summer, and well... The castle seemed far emptier now. Especially so in the early mornings, when he took his jog. Eerily silent, empty and cold, but that might have been the weather. A year ago the silence has been a comfort to Sano, a time when he could rest his mind and work his body, away from the usual rush. Now it just made him feel strangely alone. Which is why he's always happy when people join him on his run, or he'll take a stop when he sees an early bird, or the lights in the groundkeeper's hut still flicker. If it's just him trying to chase his ghosts away, well... No one has to know that.]

Days

[The days are now as uneventful as mornings. There's either afternoon class, or a morning class, or a house quidditch team practice, which are usually fun, but not as they used to be. He's enjoying them for the most part, but he thinks he catches a few students - especially the older ones - giving him a strange look. Not that it's a secret what happened. A lot of teachers left over the summer. A lot.

He usually just gives them a smile in turn and soldiers through the training with the usual practiced energy and zeal.

He decidedly ignores that part of his heart, that feels empty.]

Evenings

[Evenings are the worst. He used to love evenings, for the company he usually spent them in and the fun he had at this time of the day, but with almost everyone gone...

He spends a lot more time in Hog's head than he used to, that is, if he bothers to take the walk at all. Usually he just nurses his own whiskey and his own glass, in his own room. If there's a student knocking on his door late at night, it's always open, but he suspects the room seems less warm than it used to be.

But that might be just him.]

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Outside

[During the summer, Shiraishi was able to transform fully into his animagi form. Since he also registered himself with the help of the headmistress, he's very much allowed to wonder outside in said form... which is what he does when it's getting cold and a fur is a much better way to store some warmth.

Shiraishi is a Fennex Fox and his left front leg has white stripes that stand out, like his bandages normally do. He's usually relaxing somewhere, finding comfort in sleeping in piles of leaves... but he can sometimes be playful and chase something like a snitch if he feels like it.

Just some carefree life every once in a while.]

Hallways

[What he probably isn't meant to be doing with his animagi form is trying to sneak into houses that aren't his, namely Ravenclaw or Slytherin, but since he has a chance like this, why not? It would be fun to sleep in the same bed with either Niou or Kenya, even if he'd have to stay as a fox all night.

Of course he's not that small so it's still a bit challenging... but he's feeling adventurous.]

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Osaka

[Shiraishi had been very nervous to actually go through his idea of going back to Japan. It wasn't going to be a very long trip, but the risk of meeting his family members was high - and he really wanted to avoid any possible conflict.

To be extra careful, he's mostly hanging out in muggle clothes in the muggle parts of Osaka. He was enjoying some tea and resisted the temptation of adding some flavor to it with spells. Instead he tried using the normal muggle ways (looking quite like a fool if someone was watching). He should have gotten more into muggle world as a kid to learn something as basics as this.

Otherwise, he can be found wandering around or meeting your character in a designated place.]

Game Over?

[One of the main parts of the trip was for Shiraishi to meet with his younger sister, Yukari. The meeting had gone well and they had managed to talk about very many things.

Unfortunately, Yukari had been followed by their older sister Sayaka. She was determined to get their heir back home, so she had called some of the family servants to help her do that. Of course, that amount of well (wizardly) dressed servants was rather eye catching, but she didn't seem to care.]

Kura-nii, this wasn't...

I know, Yukari. This is all Sayaka-neesan's doing.

[Somehow, Sayaka had always been good at figuring out her sibling's movements, so he shouldn't be surprised that this happened. Yet he had taken the risk, with the hope that she wouldn't pull a stupid stunt in the muggle side.]

Let's go home, Kuranosuke.

It doesn't look like I have much of a choice, huh?

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Great Hall / Hufflepuff table

[It's probably not that weird anymore that Hogwarts gets a visitor from Japan. This time there isn't a commotion in the Great Hall because of it, at least. No, this time the visitors quietly wait for their escort and greet anyone who comes close politely.

What is different is that there's someone hiding from said visitors under the Hufflepuff table. Shiraishi had dodged under the minute he'd seen familiar faces walk through the door and there he was determined to be until they would be gone.

They might have not been his family, but Oshitari and Shiraishi families were very closely connected, so it would have meant trouble if he was spotted.]

Hallways/Courtyard/Outside

[The rest of the day proves to be rather difficult. Shiraishi does his best to attend all of his classes. Everything goes well once he's in said classes, because there's no way they would come to one of the classes unexpected. It's moving from class to class that's proving to be problematic.

Shiraishi is escaping to cleaning closets and behind larger armors, sometimes even empty classrooms (or maybe they're not empty - maybe there's a teacher inside). Anywhere he can get to escape from familiar voices sounding from the hallways. Sometimes he even hides on false alarms, just to be sure.

His master piece must be the time when he climbed to a tree to avoid being seen on his way to the greenhouses.

Really, he should have called in sick. That was just risky as well, because they were healers, those Oshitaris. Of course they'd go to the infirmary and with his luck he'd have run into them when asking for a sick leave.

What a day this was proving to be.]

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Outside

[Shiraishi was definitely feeling more relaxed than he had in a while. It felt good to just wander around in the fresh spring air and either tend to some of the flowers he and Yogi planted or relaxing in the sun by sitting by the lake (a place he had gotten used to hanging out at with Niou).

However, he was also curiously wandering near the Forbidden Forest, wondering just why it was called that. He wasn't a troublemaker, so he didn't really think about going into the forest - even if it was really tempting to just take a small stroll in and return before no one would be able to even notice he was there. Who knows what he would be able to find there?

Well, looking never hurt, so he walked nearby the forest, looking there as if expecting something to jump out (or pull him in).]

Library/Great Hall

[When he wasn't enjoying a day outside, he was reading some books. There were several books stacked either at the library or at the Ravenclaw table (as he ate something light). All of them were about Herbology - most of them about dangerous and poisonous plants. As he read them, he had a very interested look in his face and he made small notes on a parchment if he spotted something he wanted more information on.]

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Ravenclaw tower / Outside

[Nowadays it seems like a Peregrine Falcon has found a nest atop of the Ravenclaw tower, where it can be seen sitting sometimes, observing quietly one moment, before diving down with it's incredible speed, when it's next prey catches it's eyes... Oh. Right. That's just Kenya practicing his form. Did he just scare the living daylights out of you? His bad, except he's probably laughing unashamedly at your freaked out expression. Sorry~]

Quidditch field

[One of the first places Kenya decides to check out, is the pitch, seeing as he signed himself into his house team. He's played at Mahoutokoro as well and he loved it, he knows he'd miss it, if he didn't get to play for half a year, or more. And his speed had beat every player that was in the team, granting him a starting position like a piece of cake. He's a Chaser now. Too bad the Seeker is already occupied, by someone so influential, but alas. Kenya prefers the Chaser position, so it's all good. Less responsibility on his shoulders. He gets on his broom and takes a tentative circle around the field, before starting to practice a few maneuvers.]

Locked to Shiraishi, April 14th, Afternoon

[It's after the classes that day already, when Kenya first seeks out his best friend. Of course they have talked that day already and Kenya said his congratulations, but it wouldn't do with just that. of course he's prepared a little surprise for his best friend, which he has just finished setting up. It's nothing big, but it' not something he can drag along with him through the entire castle either, wthout looking like an idiot.

Now it only needed Shiraishi. Kenya transforms into his falcon form and shoots into the air. It's still the fastest way to find his friend - and the most amusing one. He spots Shiraishi soon enough and dives down in that thunderous speed, intending to make Shiraishi's shoulder his 'prey'. Shiraishi had gotten used to it in Mahoutokoro, but Kenya wonders if distance makes you forget. Soon he's boring his talons into the flesh, but careful enough to not hurt his friend seriously, crying out a falcon's cry, that sounds more like a laugh than anything.]

Remember this?

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[Arrival at Hogwarts - Before sorting, School grounds / Hallways]

[Honestly, Kenya believes flying the distance would have been faster. But the School had insisted they do this the regular way and thus he had to endure the draggingly slow trip by the magical clouds, with nothing to do than to lie on the soft, cotton-candy like surface and stare at the blue sky. Joy. But at least he has the time to think what to say to his friend, once he's face to face with the guy. Honestly... To cause such a giant upheaval was usually Kenya's job and Shiraishi's to pull him out of trouble. Well. At least he could repay the favor now. After he gives his best friend a piece of his mind of course. There's a lot of pent up energy in him.]

These damn clouds are way too slow!

[He declares, once he's on the ground, as he stretches his muscles and tarts walking towards the castle in a brisk pace. Now only to find the headmistress office. Preferably before getting lost... Or maybe it's too late for that?]

[After sorting, Hallways]

[The sorting goes rather quickly and uneventfully, though the... hat... thing... whatever does hesitate for a moment whether Huff...puff something isn't more suited for him, but in the end decides for... Ravenbeak? Ravenfeather... Ravenclaw! That's it. Kenya really needs to remember that, since he'll be staying here for a while. He wonders what house Shiraishi's in. He'll find out later. For now he needs to find out how to get to his dormitory. And not get lost. Again.]

Seriously, what's up with this castle?!

[Settled, Hallways / Great Hall]

[It's his luck, that by the time he's settled and has a room and a bed to sleep in (the dormitory turns out to be in one of the towers and Kenya thinks the view is the most amazing thing, and frankly, he's really happy he got sorted into that house and not the other one, because as he hears it's in the basement and that's NOT where Kenya wants to spend the next half a year, maybe longer), lunch has rolled around. He's farmished. That day a blonde haired boy can be seen running through the hallways at the speed of a cheetah, bumping into people as he goes, usually yelling an apology, not even turning to look around. Once he arrives at the great hall, it's like an Oasis for a man who spent a week in the desert. The people, the food... the ceiling omg! Now he only needs to find an empty seat.]

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Great Hall; Morning

[The morning post is a very normal sight in the Great Hall. Many owls come by to drop mail for the students. One particular owl flies to the Hufflepuff table and promptly stands on the table in front of the recipient. Shiraishi made sure to move a goblet full of water next to him with a smile.]

Poor Ran... it must have been tiring for you.

[It was probably letter from his little sister? Yukari was the only one Shiraishi had told where he had gone to, because he wanted to keep in touch with her at least.

... well, it definitely wasn't from his little sister. She wouldn't send him a howler. Oh boy. Perhaps he could still run out of the Great Hall with the letter before the howler sets off-]

KURANOSUKE!

[Welp, too late. And that's definitely his older sister's voice.]

WHY WOULD YOU RUN AWAY FROM HOME YOU STUPID LITTLE BROTHER?! MOM AND DAD ARE SO UPSET WITH YOU! I AM TOO, BUT I'M MORE UPSET I HAD TO HEAR FROM YUKARI ABOUT YOUR PLANS! THE NERVE OF YOU! YOU'RE LUCKY I DIDN'T TELL OUR PARENTS WHERE YOU ARE YET!

I'M GIVING YOU A CHANCE TO RECONSIDER AND COME BACK ON YOUR OWN! A HEIR DOES NOT ACT LIKE THIS! YOU WERE TAUGHT TO RESPECT AND OBEY!

COME HOME OR I'LL COME THERE AND DRAG YOU BACK MYSELF!

[With the final yell, the howler sets itself in flames and disappears, leaving behind Shiraishi who just buries his face into his hands. Freaking great.]

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[Shiraishi will be found from around the school after this embarrassing moment, mostly keeping himself busy and trying to not to meet anyone's eyes.]

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Outside, Courtyards, Lawns

[It's spring! You can feel it in the air and in the warm rays of the Sun, when the spring inevitably draws closer, the long nights fading, giving space for more sunshine. Whenever Equinox passes, Yogi feels the energy returning to him, that had recessed in winter. It's time for new life to spring from the dead cold ground, and thus, one late March morning finds Yogi up early, starting on his spring gardening project, that he did each year. Planting flower seeds of Daffodils, Tulips and Hyacinths in about every lawn that Hogwarts had, he can barely wait until they bloomed into an explosion of a million colors.]

Inside, Anywhere, Hufflepuff Common Room, Great Hall

[After the work is done, or when the breaks for food roll around, Yogi finally sits down and enjoys a quiet moment. Usually he's back in the sunlit, cozy common room, freshly showered and smelling of roses, or in his favorite chair in the Great Hall. When he's rested enough - usually after about five minutes pass - he pulls out his journal (which is addressed to his cat, and starts writing again.]

Dear Nyanperowna,

After Spring arrived last week, today I found the time to plant the Spring flowers. I can barely wait 'till they bloom!

[He pauses to look at his words, then continues to write, much in the same manner as before, pouring his feelings out.]

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Courtyard early morning

[Even though the morning weather was a bit chilly it wasn't chilly enough to keep Niou inside. The boy had woke up couple of times during the night so at some point he had decided to give up sleeping and wondered outside of the dormitory building. The fresh air felt good, as well as the fact that how peaceful it was to be there all alone. Niou took the darts out of his pocket, looking around to find something which he could use as a target. ]

Slytherin Dormitory couple of hours before leaving to the lake

[Niou was bored to death. He had tried to read a book but it only caused his boredom to grow even bigger. Since it was Saturday, the common room was too crowded for Niou's taste. Some of the other students were talking so loud that it was hard to hear your own thoughts. That made Niou let out a quiet sigh. Maybe he should just go finding Shiraishi and ask him to drive his boredom away..]

The Lake late evening

[The weather wasn't as chilly as it had been in the morning but Niou was still shaking as he sat down near the water. Even though this was only a lake and not an ocean, the quiet sound of the water managed to ease Niou's mind a little bit and he was able to relax for the first time in a while.]

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Offices + Around
[The smell of blood over the past few weeks had been awful and he's refused to ask for any blood himself. So instead he had always found himself trying his hardest to focus on finishing the blood tablets that he had spent the past couple months trying to figure out.

He had been so close and now that he leant back looking at the little box that was between his fingers, he just needed someone other than himself to test them out. Moving the box between his fingers the thoughts just kept going through his mind about how they could work. So moving to get up from behind his desk he put them in to his pockets before heading off, looking for another like him.]

Around at night
[Aidou was on patrol for the evening, so far he had only taken one blood tablet and it seemed like for him so far it wasn't making him any less hungry. He wasn't sure how long it would be until he felt that urge to bite someone, but for now his focus was on seeing if anyone else was out.

If he heard something he would speak out at least.]

What brings you out at night?

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Great Hall: Morning

[It was early in the morning when Shiraishi and Niou met with the Headmistress to discuss the situation at hand and got sorted into their houses. Afterwards, they were both dismissed and encouraged to join the others for breakfast in the Great Hall.

Shiraishi sat at the Hufflepuff table, eating a light breakfast and watching the people around him. It's not the first time there's a transfer student at a weird time of the year, it seems, so he doesn't feel that out of place and... at least no one really knows him here. It's sort of reassuring.]

Hallways/Greenhouses: Afternoon

[Since he's never been to Hogwarts before, Shiraishi is exploring the place to get familiar with it. The interior looks so different from the Japanese school he attended, so he's left looking at the paintings and most likely chatting with them about what kind of things they had witnessed.

His favorite places so far, however, are the greenhouses. Most of his time exploring is spend in those he can access to and admiring the different plants there. Herbology happens to be his favorite subject, after all. It's always been a good way of explaining the bandages on his left arm, instead of the real reason behind them.]

Hufflepuff Common Room: Evening

[Finally, he makes his way to his common room after getting a good feel of the place. The common room itself feels cozy and he decides to spend some time next to the fireplace, relaxing and taking in all the new things he's experienced so far.

This was the right choice. He's sure of it.]

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