Break for *Bath*
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Harry Leferts
Hands in his pockets, Harry gave his adopted mother an odd look on his face. Almost as soon as he had gotten off the train, she had given him a hug and was soon followed by Imuya, Shioi, and Hachi. But before he could ask anything else though, she had taken the large box in his hands and raised an eyebrow which he shrugged at. "Um, they're treats from the cart. She had them ready for me when we got to the end of the train ride."
As he yawned, she guided him towards the portal between the two sides of Kings Cross. "Well then, I know for a fact that the others will enjoy them when we get back to Japan." Seeing his look, she only shook her head some. "Now then, we should probably hurry up since we do have others waiting on us."
They had just gotten through the portal with Harry opening his mouth when a voice shouted. "Big Brother!" Before he could react, a small missile impacted him in the stomach and two arms reached around him as the small body shook. "Big Brother..."
Nearly automatically, his arms came up to hug Hoppou close as he turned to Nagato who shook her head slightly. "She was worried about you, Harry. And I knew that if I did not find some way for her to come, she would find a way."
Softly sighing, Harry looked down and hugged his smaller sister who was shaking some. "Hey now, I'm alright. See? Perfectly alright, Hoppou."
Red eyes stared right back up to him and Harry had to hide a small smile. Hoppou was after all dressed in thick clothing and with a large, woolen hat to disguise what she was. Slowly, Hoppou reached up and then booped him on the nose which made him laugh and Hoppou finally smile as she snuggled back into her brother's arms. "Hoppou is glad."
It was then that another voice spoke up and Harry turned to see Natsumi there. "And she's not the only one." Walking forward, the twelve year old hugged her friend close. "I was pretty worried from everything as well."
Eventually though a cough caused them to turn and Natsumi blushed at seeing the amused look on her mother's face. "Quite, and I hope that you don't make it a habit of making my Musume worry."
Whinning a bit, Natsumi gave her mother a disbelieving look. "Haha-ue..."
All Harry did though was shake his head and met her stare evenly. "I'll try my best not to." Even as she pulled away from the hug, Natsumi found that she couldn't move far as Harry still had an arm around her waist. "I promise."
Suddenly, Natsumi's mother hummed and nodded. "Oh, I think that you'll certainly try, Harry-San." Turning, she gestured for Harry to follow. "Anyways, Nagato-San was kind enough to get us transport in the form of a van and a driver to take us to this... Leaky Cauldron place. Do you know much about our plans?"
Not having taken his arm away from where it was around Natsumi's waist nor noticing her leaning into him a bit, Harry frowned a bit. "Um, well, Mum said that she was thinking of us visiting Stonehenge for the Winter Solstice tomorrow for sunrise. And then some shopping?" When he looked at her, Nagato nodded. "And then we'll head up to Bath for some relaxation before we head home."
There was a thoughtful look on Sakuya's face as she nodded. "That is what she told us as well. I will admit that we have done some sightseeing while here though. For example, we saw the Tower of London, which was rather interesting..."
On Natsumi's face there was a small frown as she rubbed her arms. "It was a bit creepy though. All that place has seen and gone through has seeped into it's very stones and..." She looked around before leaning in towards Harry. "We saw one of the ghosts there, some woman with her head chopped off."
It took a few moments, but Harry nodded as he realized who she must have seen. "Oh, that must have been Anne Boleyn. She was a Queen and one of Henry the Eighth's wives... I think he had her head cut off so he could marry someone else since she couldn't give him a son or something."
Grimacing, Natsumi shook her head as Imuya scowled and commented on it. "That's a stupid reason to kill someone."
Harry simply shrugged before Hachi frowned thoughtfully. "Do you know why there was so many ravens there, Harry-Chan? It seemed like they were really being cared for."
From her spot buried in his side, Hoppou nodded. "Hoppou liked the black birdies. They were really nice to Hoppou and sat on her head!"
With a smile on his face, Harry nodded some. "There's this old legend about the ravens. Um..." Humming, he slowly nodded some. "From what I remember, there must always be ravens in the Tower. If they should happen to all leave, then the Kingdom shall fall."
That only caused Natsumi's mother to slowly nod. "I see... That is a rather interesting legend." Quickly shaking off any thoughts as they left the station, she glanced around the bustling city and shook her head. Though she did watch with some amusement as Harry was suddenly stumbling as Imuya jumped onto his back. 'Oh yes, Haru-Nee was quite correct when she said that things might become rather amusing in the future. And I don't think that I might mind certain possible aspects all too much.'
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A sigh escaped from the kitsune as she flopped back onto the bed and bounced a bit. For several moments, she stared up at the ceiling and smiled as she patted her now full belly. The feeling of which was already making her eyes close halfway. On the bed that he was sharing with his wife, Kensuke let out a breath. "Now that... was a rather good meal, though heavy. Thank you, Harry-San for treating us."
From their own bed, Natsumi's younger sisters bounced and giggled some before yawning. "Yes, thank you, Harry-Nii-San!"
With a jab to his side, Taichi rolled his eyes and nodded. "Yeah, thanks for that." He then paused some and frowned as he internally counted the beds. "Uh... guys? I don't think that we have enough unless Natsumi's sharing the same bed as either Haha-Ue and Chichi-ue, or mine."
Softly chuckling, Haru shook her head some. "No, Oi. After all, your Imoutos shall be sharing the bed with your parents while I shall be in this bed along with you." At Taichi turn towards Nagato who had already laid down on her bed with Hamakaze and a curious Urakaze as well as Hoppou, Haru became more amused. "No, I'm afraid that she will not be in that bed either."
Everyone there could see his mind ticking before his eyes widened and he noticed Harry walk out of the bathroom in his pajamas. The fact that a smiling Shinano and the two Submarines were also ignored. "... No, hell no."
Just scowling, Natsumi picked up a shirt from the floor and threw it at her brother's face. "Yes, and there's nothing that you can do. Now shut up, I want to go to sleep and I'm sure that the rest of us want to as well."
Looking towards his father, Taichi's eyebrow twitched as the older kitsune shrugged. "I have no problem with it..." Internally, he continued without saying the rest. 'After all, I do approve of her choice.' Shaking that off, Kensuke rolled his eyes at his oldest. "And according to Haru-San, this is not the first time. So I shall trust them for nothing to happen."
Confused, Harry tilted his head and blinked. "Poi?"
All Natsumi did was pat him on the head some. "Don't worry about it, Harry-Chan. Onii-Chan is just being a baka as per usual."
Sputtering some, Taichi looked at her in disbelief before leaning towards his father and whispering. "But Chichi-Ue, they're not kids anymore. He's practically a teen!"
Eyes flicking towards Harry, Kensuke was about to say something back when Sakuya stepped in and whispered low enough that while her son heard her, Harry did not. "And as your father has stated, neither of us have any issues. Now relax some and have a good night's sleep, Taichi-Chan. We do need to get up rather early in the morning."
Unable to quite believe what he was hearing, Taichi grasped at his final straws. "There's no way that they'll all fit on the bed though. They're all too big."
A grin then spread across Natsumi's face as she snickered. "Oh yeah, Onii-Chan? Just watch!" Clearing her throat, she turned towards Shinano who looked utterly lost at what was going on and somewhat unsure. "Um, Shinano-Chan? Could you lie back?"
With a small frown and a glance at Natsumi's confused brother, Shinano gave a small smile. "Okay, Natsumi-Chan." Shifting her large body around, she tossed the covers to one side and then laid down on the bed. "Is this good?"
Giving her a thumbs up, Natsumi nodded. "That's great! Okay, Harry-Chan, now it's our turn."
Taichi's jaw dropped as the two twelve year olds climbed up onto Shinano's body and then laid down on top, their heads pillowed on her chest as the Carrier hummed happily. Before he could say anything though, Imuya and Hachi slipped in beside Shinano and placed their heads on her shoulders with Shioi placing her head on Harry's thigh and the Yamato's arms around all of them. Then Hachi pulled the covers over all six of them and snuggled into the cuddle pile. 'Ah... I've missed this.'
Eyebrow twitching, Taichi could only watch as Natsumi stuck her tongue out at him. 'I don't believe this... I really don't believe this...' Only internally grumbling as he knew that he had lost, the kitsune climbed into his own bed. 'Bah, I'll take care of it in the morning.'
Several minutes later, the dark room was filled with the sounds of sleeping, though Hamakaze was still awake and keeping an eye out. Meanwhile, in their bed, Harry sighed and snuggled in a bit. "I'm glad that you're here like Natsumi-Chan, Shinano-Chan, Hachi-Chan, Imuya-Chan."
One eye open, the red haired Submarine chuckled a bit. "And trust me, Harry-Chan, we're pretty happy about being here."
Nodding, Shinano happily smiled a bit at feeling some of her closest friends cuddled into her. "Hai, thank you for inviting us. I know that it was supposed to be originally Natsumi-Chan's family only, but, um..."
As she snorted, Natsumi shook her head. "I really don't mind too much. Besides, you're a good friend and such. Also, you're here to protect Harry-Chan just in case."
Upon Shinano's face was a small, soft smile. "I'm really thankful to Teitoku that he let us go since... you know." When Harry nodded, Shinano bit her lip and glanced around. Not seeing anyone else up, she leaned down and gave a kiss to the top of Harry's head and then Natsumi's. Soon that was followed by her doing the same with Hachi and Imuya. "I'm really glad though."
With a yawn, Natsumi nodded and hummed a bit. "So am I. But we really do need to get to sleep for... the morning. We got a lot... to do."
Her eyes closing, Shinano nodded with a soft sigh. "Hai, Natsumi-Chan... Pleasent dreams."
Mutters of much the same were her answer and, soon enough, she drifted off into slumber alongside the others. All of them looking forward to the morning.
Hands in his pockets, Harry gave his adopted mother an odd look on his face. Almost as soon as he had gotten off the train, she had given him a hug and was soon followed by Imuya, Shioi, and Hachi. But before he could ask anything else though, she had taken the large box in his hands and raised an eyebrow which he shrugged at. "Um, they're treats from the cart. She had them ready for me when we got to the end of the train ride."
As he yawned, she guided him towards the portal between the two sides of Kings Cross. "Well then, I know for a fact that the others will enjoy them when we get back to Japan." Seeing his look, she only shook her head some. "Now then, we should probably hurry up since we do have others waiting on us."
They had just gotten through the portal with Harry opening his mouth when a voice shouted. "Big Brother!" Before he could react, a small missile impacted him in the stomach and two arms reached around him as the small body shook. "Big Brother..."
Nearly automatically, his arms came up to hug Hoppou close as he turned to Nagato who shook her head slightly. "She was worried about you, Harry. And I knew that if I did not find some way for her to come, she would find a way."
Softly sighing, Harry looked down and hugged his smaller sister who was shaking some. "Hey now, I'm alright. See? Perfectly alright, Hoppou."
Red eyes stared right back up to him and Harry had to hide a small smile. Hoppou was after all dressed in thick clothing and with a large, woolen hat to disguise what she was. Slowly, Hoppou reached up and then booped him on the nose which made him laugh and Hoppou finally smile as she snuggled back into her brother's arms. "Hoppou is glad."
It was then that another voice spoke up and Harry turned to see Natsumi there. "And she's not the only one." Walking forward, the twelve year old hugged her friend close. "I was pretty worried from everything as well."
Eventually though a cough caused them to turn and Natsumi blushed at seeing the amused look on her mother's face. "Quite, and I hope that you don't make it a habit of making my Musume worry."
Whinning a bit, Natsumi gave her mother a disbelieving look. "Haha-ue..."
All Harry did though was shake his head and met her stare evenly. "I'll try my best not to." Even as she pulled away from the hug, Natsumi found that she couldn't move far as Harry still had an arm around her waist. "I promise."
Suddenly, Natsumi's mother hummed and nodded. "Oh, I think that you'll certainly try, Harry-San." Turning, she gestured for Harry to follow. "Anyways, Nagato-San was kind enough to get us transport in the form of a van and a driver to take us to this... Leaky Cauldron place. Do you know much about our plans?"
Not having taken his arm away from where it was around Natsumi's waist nor noticing her leaning into him a bit, Harry frowned a bit. "Um, well, Mum said that she was thinking of us visiting Stonehenge for the Winter Solstice tomorrow for sunrise. And then some shopping?" When he looked at her, Nagato nodded. "And then we'll head up to Bath for some relaxation before we head home."
There was a thoughtful look on Sakuya's face as she nodded. "That is what she told us as well. I will admit that we have done some sightseeing while here though. For example, we saw the Tower of London, which was rather interesting..."
On Natsumi's face there was a small frown as she rubbed her arms. "It was a bit creepy though. All that place has seen and gone through has seeped into it's very stones and..." She looked around before leaning in towards Harry. "We saw one of the ghosts there, some woman with her head chopped off."
It took a few moments, but Harry nodded as he realized who she must have seen. "Oh, that must have been Anne Boleyn. She was a Queen and one of Henry the Eighth's wives... I think he had her head cut off so he could marry someone else since she couldn't give him a son or something."
Grimacing, Natsumi shook her head as Imuya scowled and commented on it. "That's a stupid reason to kill someone."
Harry simply shrugged before Hachi frowned thoughtfully. "Do you know why there was so many ravens there, Harry-Chan? It seemed like they were really being cared for."
From her spot buried in his side, Hoppou nodded. "Hoppou liked the black birdies. They were really nice to Hoppou and sat on her head!"
With a smile on his face, Harry nodded some. "There's this old legend about the ravens. Um..." Humming, he slowly nodded some. "From what I remember, there must always be ravens in the Tower. If they should happen to all leave, then the Kingdom shall fall."
That only caused Natsumi's mother to slowly nod. "I see... That is a rather interesting legend." Quickly shaking off any thoughts as they left the station, she glanced around the bustling city and shook her head. Though she did watch with some amusement as Harry was suddenly stumbling as Imuya jumped onto his back. 'Oh yes, Haru-Nee was quite correct when she said that things might become rather amusing in the future. And I don't think that I might mind certain possible aspects all too much.'
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A sigh escaped from the kitsune as she flopped back onto the bed and bounced a bit. For several moments, she stared up at the ceiling and smiled as she patted her now full belly. The feeling of which was already making her eyes close halfway. On the bed that he was sharing with his wife, Kensuke let out a breath. "Now that... was a rather good meal, though heavy. Thank you, Harry-San for treating us."
From their own bed, Natsumi's younger sisters bounced and giggled some before yawning. "Yes, thank you, Harry-Nii-San!"
With a jab to his side, Taichi rolled his eyes and nodded. "Yeah, thanks for that." He then paused some and frowned as he internally counted the beds. "Uh... guys? I don't think that we have enough unless Natsumi's sharing the same bed as either Haha-Ue and Chichi-ue, or mine."
Softly chuckling, Haru shook her head some. "No, Oi. After all, your Imoutos shall be sharing the bed with your parents while I shall be in this bed along with you." At Taichi turn towards Nagato who had already laid down on her bed with Hamakaze and a curious Urakaze as well as Hoppou, Haru became more amused. "No, I'm afraid that she will not be in that bed either."
Everyone there could see his mind ticking before his eyes widened and he noticed Harry walk out of the bathroom in his pajamas. The fact that a smiling Shinano and the two Submarines were also ignored. "... No, hell no."
Just scowling, Natsumi picked up a shirt from the floor and threw it at her brother's face. "Yes, and there's nothing that you can do. Now shut up, I want to go to sleep and I'm sure that the rest of us want to as well."
Looking towards his father, Taichi's eyebrow twitched as the older kitsune shrugged. "I have no problem with it..." Internally, he continued without saying the rest. 'After all, I do approve of her choice.' Shaking that off, Kensuke rolled his eyes at his oldest. "And according to Haru-San, this is not the first time. So I shall trust them for nothing to happen."
Confused, Harry tilted his head and blinked. "Poi?"
All Natsumi did was pat him on the head some. "Don't worry about it, Harry-Chan. Onii-Chan is just being a baka as per usual."
Sputtering some, Taichi looked at her in disbelief before leaning towards his father and whispering. "But Chichi-Ue, they're not kids anymore. He's practically a teen!"
Eyes flicking towards Harry, Kensuke was about to say something back when Sakuya stepped in and whispered low enough that while her son heard her, Harry did not. "And as your father has stated, neither of us have any issues. Now relax some and have a good night's sleep, Taichi-Chan. We do need to get up rather early in the morning."
Unable to quite believe what he was hearing, Taichi grasped at his final straws. "There's no way that they'll all fit on the bed though. They're all too big."
A grin then spread across Natsumi's face as she snickered. "Oh yeah, Onii-Chan? Just watch!" Clearing her throat, she turned towards Shinano who looked utterly lost at what was going on and somewhat unsure. "Um, Shinano-Chan? Could you lie back?"
With a small frown and a glance at Natsumi's confused brother, Shinano gave a small smile. "Okay, Natsumi-Chan." Shifting her large body around, she tossed the covers to one side and then laid down on the bed. "Is this good?"
Giving her a thumbs up, Natsumi nodded. "That's great! Okay, Harry-Chan, now it's our turn."
Taichi's jaw dropped as the two twelve year olds climbed up onto Shinano's body and then laid down on top, their heads pillowed on her chest as the Carrier hummed happily. Before he could say anything though, Imuya and Hachi slipped in beside Shinano and placed their heads on her shoulders with Shioi placing her head on Harry's thigh and the Yamato's arms around all of them. Then Hachi pulled the covers over all six of them and snuggled into the cuddle pile. 'Ah... I've missed this.'
Eyebrow twitching, Taichi could only watch as Natsumi stuck her tongue out at him. 'I don't believe this... I really don't believe this...' Only internally grumbling as he knew that he had lost, the kitsune climbed into his own bed. 'Bah, I'll take care of it in the morning.'
Several minutes later, the dark room was filled with the sounds of sleeping, though Hamakaze was still awake and keeping an eye out. Meanwhile, in their bed, Harry sighed and snuggled in a bit. "I'm glad that you're here like Natsumi-Chan, Shinano-Chan, Hachi-Chan, Imuya-Chan."
One eye open, the red haired Submarine chuckled a bit. "And trust me, Harry-Chan, we're pretty happy about being here."
Nodding, Shinano happily smiled a bit at feeling some of her closest friends cuddled into her. "Hai, thank you for inviting us. I know that it was supposed to be originally Natsumi-Chan's family only, but, um..."
As she snorted, Natsumi shook her head. "I really don't mind too much. Besides, you're a good friend and such. Also, you're here to protect Harry-Chan just in case."
Upon Shinano's face was a small, soft smile. "I'm really thankful to Teitoku that he let us go since... you know." When Harry nodded, Shinano bit her lip and glanced around. Not seeing anyone else up, she leaned down and gave a kiss to the top of Harry's head and then Natsumi's. Soon that was followed by her doing the same with Hachi and Imuya. "I'm really glad though."
With a yawn, Natsumi nodded and hummed a bit. "So am I. But we really do need to get to sleep for... the morning. We got a lot... to do."
Her eyes closing, Shinano nodded with a soft sigh. "Hai, Natsumi-Chan... Pleasent dreams."
Mutters of much the same were her answer and, soon enough, she drifted off into slumber alongside the others. All of them looking forward to the morning.