Harry meets Hoppo
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Harry Leferts
As they walked down the hallway, Nagato looked down at Harry in concern before she placed her hand on his shoulder. "Are you feeling alright with this, Harry? I'm sure that I can talk with Teitoku and convince him that I can't take care of her if that's what you want."
Harry only shook his head as he clutched the container to himself. "I'm... just a little bit worried, that's all."
Not even a moment later, Nagato was crouched in front of him so that she could better look him in the eye. If it was even four years ago, most of the shipgirls would have been shocked at the gentle, and caring, expression on the normally stern Battleship's face. Cupping his face, Nagato searched his eyes. "Talk to me, Harry. All you need to do is tell me and I'll make sure that this won't happen."
Looking down at his feet, Harry swallowed a little bit. "Just... why you?"
There was a frown on Nagato's face before she pulled him into a hug. "They wanted a shipgirl who has experience with raising children, especially those who need a little bit more love and attention. They would have gone with Tenryuu, except she's got her hands full with her daughters as it is. Add in that I'm a Battleship..." For a moment, Nagato looked like she was trying to find the words before she just shook her head. "It's the belief that I can help convince her that she doesn't need to fight us and that she can help. But, Harry, remember..." Gently, she tilted her son's head back so that he could look her in the eye. "We're a family, and more then that your my son. That means we make decisions as a family before anything else."
Once more, Harry looked down at his feet and then shuffled a little bit. "... Can I meet her first?"
Smiling, Nagato nodded as she stood up. "Of course, I would not consider anything otherwise."
With a frown on his face, Harry took his mom's hand and let her lead him to a small office area outside of Akashi's workshop. Inside, Harry blinked at the sight of the pale skinned, white haired girl that sat on a cot with her legs kicking back and forth. Then she noticed them there and turned toward the two of them. "Hello."
After glancing toward Nagato, Harry swallowed. "Um, hi? I'm Harry... Harry Potter and I'm the son of Nagato..." Trailing off, Harry coughed a bit. "But you probably already know that..."
Blinking, Hoppou tilted her head. "I'm Hoppou." Then she tilted her head in the other direction. "Hoppou was told that you would be taking care of Hoppou?"
Just glancing at Harry who was examining Hoppou, Nagato nodded some. "That would be the hope, yes."
However, Hoppou seemed as interested in Harry as he was in her. A moment later, she hopped off the cot and walked over to Harry to closely examine him. What neither Harry nor Nagato expected though was for the Abyssal to take a deep sniff before frowning. "You smell of loneliness and sadness... like Hoppou. But it's old, why?"
Standing a little bit straighter, Harry had to blink as he realized that the Abyssal was actually shorter then he was. Then he dismissed that for later. "I was lonely, but then Mum found me and now I'm not." He had a smile on his face as he looked up at Nagato and squeezed her hand. "Because of Mum, I now got a big family! All sorts of sisters and aunts... and they're all nice to me."
Nervously clasping her hands, Hoppou looked up at Harry. "... Will they be nice to Hoppou? Because others told Hoppou that humans and shipgirls were mean and knew only to hurt."
Unnoticed by Harry or Hoppou, Nagato's eyes snapped to the Abyssal at what she heard. But before she could say anything, Harry nodded. "As long as you're nice, they'll be nice back." He then looked at the container and held it out to Hoppou who took a step back. "Um, I know that hospital food is really gross, so I made you some cupcakes."
Eyes wide, Hoppou gently took the container and then opened it to reveal several chocolate cupcakes there. Surprised, she looked up at Harry and gestured at herself. "You make food for Hoppou?"
Just nodding, Harry gave a nervous smile. "Um, yeah? Because, you know, I thought that you might like them."
For several moments, Hoppou stared at him before she reached down and took one of the cupcakes and examined it as if it was something she had never seen before. Sniffing it, Hoppou blinked only to blush as her stomach grumbled and she unwrapped it. After another moment of indecision, Hoppou took a bite and her eyes nearly popped from her head. Harry was about to ask if there was a problem when the Abyssal attempted to stuff the cupcake into her mouth whole. "Mmm!" Swallowing, Hoppou looked down into the container and then up at Harry in awe. "It's yummy... Hoppou likes it."
Chuckling, Harry rubbed the back of his neck. "Glad that you do." As she began to gobble down another, Harry looked up at Nagato who raised a eyebrow in question. Then he nodded with a smile, which caused her to relax some before he turned and held out a hand. "You want to come home?"
Hoppou stared at his hand for several moments before she slowly reached out and took his hand in hers. "... Home." All three then left the small room together as Harry began to chat with Hoppou who only spoke every so often, but was more expressive in her body language.
Strangely, it amused Nagato that the two somehow understood each other's body language more then she did.
As they walked down the hallway, Nagato looked down at Harry in concern before she placed her hand on his shoulder. "Are you feeling alright with this, Harry? I'm sure that I can talk with Teitoku and convince him that I can't take care of her if that's what you want."
Harry only shook his head as he clutched the container to himself. "I'm... just a little bit worried, that's all."
Not even a moment later, Nagato was crouched in front of him so that she could better look him in the eye. If it was even four years ago, most of the shipgirls would have been shocked at the gentle, and caring, expression on the normally stern Battleship's face. Cupping his face, Nagato searched his eyes. "Talk to me, Harry. All you need to do is tell me and I'll make sure that this won't happen."
Looking down at his feet, Harry swallowed a little bit. "Just... why you?"
There was a frown on Nagato's face before she pulled him into a hug. "They wanted a shipgirl who has experience with raising children, especially those who need a little bit more love and attention. They would have gone with Tenryuu, except she's got her hands full with her daughters as it is. Add in that I'm a Battleship..." For a moment, Nagato looked like she was trying to find the words before she just shook her head. "It's the belief that I can help convince her that she doesn't need to fight us and that she can help. But, Harry, remember..." Gently, she tilted her son's head back so that he could look her in the eye. "We're a family, and more then that your my son. That means we make decisions as a family before anything else."
Once more, Harry looked down at his feet and then shuffled a little bit. "... Can I meet her first?"
Smiling, Nagato nodded as she stood up. "Of course, I would not consider anything otherwise."
With a frown on his face, Harry took his mom's hand and let her lead him to a small office area outside of Akashi's workshop. Inside, Harry blinked at the sight of the pale skinned, white haired girl that sat on a cot with her legs kicking back and forth. Then she noticed them there and turned toward the two of them. "Hello."
After glancing toward Nagato, Harry swallowed. "Um, hi? I'm Harry... Harry Potter and I'm the son of Nagato..." Trailing off, Harry coughed a bit. "But you probably already know that..."
Blinking, Hoppou tilted her head. "I'm Hoppou." Then she tilted her head in the other direction. "Hoppou was told that you would be taking care of Hoppou?"
Just glancing at Harry who was examining Hoppou, Nagato nodded some. "That would be the hope, yes."
However, Hoppou seemed as interested in Harry as he was in her. A moment later, she hopped off the cot and walked over to Harry to closely examine him. What neither Harry nor Nagato expected though was for the Abyssal to take a deep sniff before frowning. "You smell of loneliness and sadness... like Hoppou. But it's old, why?"
Standing a little bit straighter, Harry had to blink as he realized that the Abyssal was actually shorter then he was. Then he dismissed that for later. "I was lonely, but then Mum found me and now I'm not." He had a smile on his face as he looked up at Nagato and squeezed her hand. "Because of Mum, I now got a big family! All sorts of sisters and aunts... and they're all nice to me."
Nervously clasping her hands, Hoppou looked up at Harry. "... Will they be nice to Hoppou? Because others told Hoppou that humans and shipgirls were mean and knew only to hurt."
Unnoticed by Harry or Hoppou, Nagato's eyes snapped to the Abyssal at what she heard. But before she could say anything, Harry nodded. "As long as you're nice, they'll be nice back." He then looked at the container and held it out to Hoppou who took a step back. "Um, I know that hospital food is really gross, so I made you some cupcakes."
Eyes wide, Hoppou gently took the container and then opened it to reveal several chocolate cupcakes there. Surprised, she looked up at Harry and gestured at herself. "You make food for Hoppou?"
Just nodding, Harry gave a nervous smile. "Um, yeah? Because, you know, I thought that you might like them."
For several moments, Hoppou stared at him before she reached down and took one of the cupcakes and examined it as if it was something she had never seen before. Sniffing it, Hoppou blinked only to blush as her stomach grumbled and she unwrapped it. After another moment of indecision, Hoppou took a bite and her eyes nearly popped from her head. Harry was about to ask if there was a problem when the Abyssal attempted to stuff the cupcake into her mouth whole. "Mmm!" Swallowing, Hoppou looked down into the container and then up at Harry in awe. "It's yummy... Hoppou likes it."
Chuckling, Harry rubbed the back of his neck. "Glad that you do." As she began to gobble down another, Harry looked up at Nagato who raised a eyebrow in question. Then he nodded with a smile, which caused her to relax some before he turned and held out a hand. "You want to come home?"
Hoppou stared at his hand for several moments before she slowly reached out and took his hand in hers. "... Home." All three then left the small room together as Harry began to chat with Hoppou who only spoke every so often, but was more expressive in her body language.
Strangely, it amused Nagato that the two somehow understood each other's body language more then she did.