Fan Fiction / InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ London Calling ❯ "unpacking" yeah right ( Chapter 3 )

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Kagome & her father entered private drive just as kagome's watch reminder started beeping to remind her that her favorite TV show `Megus-XLR' was starting right now in America, she groaned as she realized that because of the time difference she'd already missed both episodes & unconsciously started singing the theme song under her breath "you dig giant robots! I dig giant robots! We dig giant robots! Chicks dig giant robots BWANANNANAH NAH…nice!"

"So," said kagome's father "what do you think of the new neighborhood?"

Kagome looked around for the first time & realized one thing…all the houses looked exactly the same, even the same DMV beige color "dad," she said wearily "you dragged me all the way from our beach front house in cali to live in British suburbia-hell? I know you dad & you hate it as much as I do, so why don't we find a nice apartment somewhere in a warehouse district where we can be as loud & as different as we want?"

Kagome's father just laughed & said, "You seriously can't think I didn't consider that? I tried to get the company to let me find my own arrangements but no, they wanted me to live next to one of the company's more stuffy employees, one Mr. Vernon Dursley to be exact, so that he could "help" me get acquainted with British life, but I talked to the guy & he sounds more like the type to be having a larger flag pole shoved up his ass, because this one isn't making him enough of a tight-ass" kagome just laughed & looked ahead as she saw the house her father was pointing to, it looked just like the others, except it had a moving van parked in front of it & a rather large `sold' sign on the mahogany door "we do get to paint right?" she asked & it was her fathers turn to laugh "of course, you think I'd EVER live in a DMV beige house? No way, man" kagome let out a sigh of relief "I was thinking we could do a purple & blue water balloon splatter thing, ya know, like we did with your room, but with different colors" kagome smiled, they had base coated her room black & then spent the entire day chucking water balloons full of crimson paint at the ceiling & walls, kagome & her father had loved it…Souta & her mother had absolutely hated it! The cab dropped them off in front of the house & as soon as it was paid it drove off like a bat outa hell.

"Oh, & kagome? We're having brunch with the Dursleys in a few hours so do you think you could help me find everything & get it ready?"

"Yeah, sure dad, what are we making?" kagome asked noticing the multitude of housewives in dresses & pearls staring out at them from various shuttered windows

"Teriyaki-fried to-fu salad, cheese fondue, & I was thinking that rice/vegetable thing you make would go as an excellent side dish"

"Ok, but I think we need to change, I've been looking at the housewives staring at us from their houses & from the looks of it tie-dye shirts & Birkenstocks aren't in the dress code" she ended looking down at her own hand tie-dyed Mr. Yuck t-shirt & black bondage pants & she guessed that her heavy black eyeliner wasn't going to be easy to take for these stuffy yuppies & neither was her father's daily uniform of a tie-dye shirt, cutoffs & Birkenstocks

Her father feigned shock as he said "oh, no! The yuppies aren't going to accept us as one of their own! Whatever are we going to do?" the entire question/statement was dripping with sarcasm & he ended with a devilish grin that prompted kagome to say; "why, show them what living is all about!" she stated, adding her own devilish grin to the mix "I say we start right now by unloading the trucks OUR way" they both laughed as they locked arms & skipped over to the moving van that the movers had left, opening the back of it. Kagome's father got into the driver's seat as kagome jumped up onto the roof of the van, sitting on it so her legs dangled over the back as she held the door to the storage compartment open with one hand & slapped the roof twice with the other, signaling to her dad to start `unloading' the van, her father sped out into the street quickly, only to screech to a stop, put the monster machine into reverse, speed back into the driveway & quickly hit the breaks, causing everything in the back of the van to come flying out & slam against the garage door, not to mention seriously jar a cracking up kagome, god I love doing this she thought gleefully as she stood up on the roof & cart wheeled off & into the shaggy grass.

Her father jumped onto the hood of the van, did a Tarzan yell & superman dived into the grass next to kagome.

Meanwhile:

Mrs. Dursley was about to go off her rocker; her new neighbors & the people she'd soon be sharing afternoon tea with were completely barbaric! She had figured the daughter would be a little strange, seeing as she was an American teenager, but her father was equally incorrigible! He was wearing a tie-died shirt for Pete's sake! & From the way they had unloaded their moving van it looked as if they were both insane…I simply MUST meet these people…find out exactly what nonsense that girls father has been pumping into her skull…maybe even take her under my wing, oh! I've always wanted a daughter…what does Harry think he's doing!

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Harry Potter jumped the shrubs & walked over to where the two Americans were lying in the grass & laughing their Asses off.

Kagome rolled over onto her stomach, noticing a tall skinny boy about her age with spiked hair & baggy clothes walk over to her hmm…I guess the suburban-hell dress code is flexible…or he's a total social outcast, either way, we'll get along fine…besides, he's kinda cute, maybe this place wont be a complete drag hmm…speaking of drags I wonder if he knows anywhere to buy smokes, the guy in customs stole all mine…contraband my ass! They sell Marlboros here too!

"Hi" said Harry smiling "you must be the new American neighbors" he watched as the girl did a backwards summersault & stood up, spinning around in a swirl of deep black & purple tresses so she was facing him. She stuck out a hand "& you must be Capitan obvious! I'm kagome" she said smiling warmly "& that pile of left-over 70's tie-dye is my dad, his name's Ono, but everyone calls him Ponyboy" she said gesturing to the man still lying in the grass, who just waved lazily & continued to watch the clouds pass by.

"Well, Capitan obvious is my official title, but everyone calls me Harry, Harry Potter" Kagome's eyes widened…THE Harry Potter…it cant be! She thought fervently & laughed

"Well, if you're not him this is gunna be really awkward, but are you really the boy who lived?"

Harry just rubbed the back of his neck & laughed "yup, that's me, but please, please, tell me you're not gunna be all weird around me because of it…I just wanna be normal"

Kagome just laughed & waved her hands dismissively "don't worry about it, I was just curious, besides, normal isn't exactly the best way to describe a wizard or witch now is it?"

Harry laughed, "Nope, guess not…are you going to be starting at Hogworts this fall?" he was curious because that'd mean that he'd have someone to talk to over the summer holiday…maybe even hang out with at school, she seemed nice enough, maybe she'd even be in Griffendor.

Kagome shook her head "no, I've already finished my training, I'm a full fledged witch & there's no way I'm gunna go back to a school where I gotta learn everything over again just `cause I do it differently"

Harry was dumbfounded; this girl couldn't be more than a year older than him, so how in the hell is she a full fledged, legal, witch? He thought, "umm…how does that work, you can't be more than a year older than me so how is it that you're a legal witch?"

"In America our powers reach their peak earlier than those in Europe…something about a higher concentration of spiritual power…at least that's the way it works in Cali" both Kagome & Harry looked over at Ono, wondering when he had started to pay attention

Harry looked crest fallen & slumped down onto the grass "damn, I was hoping I'd have someone to talk to about Hogworts stuff over the summer holidays…but I guess it is pretty awesome finally having another witch in the neighborhood"

"See," kagome said smiling "it's not all bad, & besides, I can introduce you to cool public school people"

"Public school?" asked Harry "but doesn't Grunnings pay enough for you to go to a private school?"

"Yes & much more" said Ono "but, unfortunately, there is no force in the known universe that could make Kagome go to a private school"

Kagome just smiled proudly & said, "Not even if the fate of the world depended on it"

"HARRY JAMES POTTER!!!" came aunt petunia's shrill cry "what have I told you about bothering the neighbors?" she stepped into view & tuned to Mr. Higurashi "oh, I do hope he hasn't been filling your heads with nonsense…it's a bad habit of his that I do wish he'd break" she said in a falsely sweet voice

Mr. Higurashi just laughed & said "nonsense? Oh not at all, in fact, he's the most sane person I've talked to all day"

Harry blushed "thank you Mr. Higurashi"

"Please, call me Ponyboy"

"Ponyboy??" this time it was aunt Petunia, who looked thoroughly confused

Mr. H smiled & said, "my nickname, or rather my hippie name. Oh & this is my daughter, Kagome Moonflower Higurashi"

Kagome smiled & bowed before she glared at her father for announcing her full name…usually she liked to make people guess. She was getting a really bad muggle vibe from this woman; like there wasn't even the slightest hint of magic in her…it was seriously unsettling to someone like kagome who'd grown up around people who even if they weren't witches or warlocks were at least spiritually aware.

Apparently her father was getting the same vibe from her because he suddenly became very rigid & formal as he smiled, a fake smile so convincing that you'd have to know him all your life to tell it wasn't real & said "you must be Mrs. Dursley, I believe we're having brunch in a few hours?"

Mrs. Dursley was a little shocked at the sudden change in formality, but it was not unwelcome…to her at least "why yes, yes I am & I'm quite looking forward to our oh, what did you call it? Brunch?"

"Yes," Ono replied, "I suppose you'd call it afternoon tea though"

"Yes that was what I was thinking, but I'm afraid young Harry & I'll have to leave you to your um…unpacking?" Petunia replied, looking skeptically at the humongous mound of boxes, shattered glass & basically anything & everything that was able to burst from it's packaging.

"Yes, as you can see, my daughter & I have a very unique way of unpacking," replied Ono with a mischievous glint in his eye

"To say the least," said Mrs. Dursley, straitening her skirt "well, it was very nice meeting you Mr. Err…Ponyboy, but as I said, we must be on our way"

"Ono" said Ponyboy

"What?" replied Mrs. Dursley

"Ono is my first name, sense I can tell that calling me Ponyboy makes you uncomfortable, or Mr. Higurashi if you like"

Mrs. Dursley gave a tight smile & said "well thank you Ono, & you're right, calling someone Ponyboy does make me very uncomfortable" she walked off as kagome whispered something in Ono's ear & shouted "wait!"

Mrs. Dursley turned around, slightly annoyed that the girl didn't have better manners than to yell something at the last minute "yes?"

"Would it be alright if we enlisted Harry's help in unpacking?" asked kagome in her own, so sweet it must be real, voice & gave her a pleading look "you see, my dad injured his back last week & it would be great if we had an extra set of hands…that is if he wants to help?" she gave Harry a quick wink, which Mrs. Dursley thankfully didn't pick up on

Mrs. Dursley thought for a second, this girl could be delightfully sweet when she wanted too…& she really didn't need Harry to do anything today so… "Alright, I guess it wouldn't hurt" she turned & whispered in Harry's ear "you better give me a full report on these people when you get back boy, or it's the cupboard for you"

Harry gave a slight nod & watched as his aunt left, leaving him to the company of what seemed to be an extremely nice, but strange family. He walked over & said, "Ok, so what happens now?"

Kagome laughed & said, "unfortunately you missed the funest part, but seeing as your living with such horrible muggles I think that just doing magic will be a treat for you"

Harry's eyes lit up at the prospect of being able to do even the simplest magic outside of school & almost took out his wand then & there but… "This is a strictly non-magic community & the Ministry Of Magic knows it," he said as his heart sank into the pit of his stomach

"Ah, yes, your ministry, I had a long chat with them before we moved here & had them lift the restrictions for this house, it's even open to the floo network" said Ono "in fact, sense kagome & I are both technically legal witches, they aren't even going to monitor it for underage use" he finished with a devious smile

"You mean I can do magic here? Without being kicked out of school? That's absolutely brilliant!" Harry was completely ecstatic these people are so amazing, Ono's like a giant kid & kagome…she's so cool & funny & beautiful…wait, beautiful? Where did that come from? I mean she is perfect…I mean ok, but… oh god I wonder what it'd be like to kiss her…SHUT UP…you can't make me… Oh yes I can…shows what you know, see, I'm not some outside force trying to invade, oh no, I was created right here in your mind…but why…because ever since you hit puberty you've been suppressing your emotions & it's finally come to bite you in the ass…but, why…didn't I just explain? Ok, I'll make it easy, I'm your inner frat boy trying to get out you little prewd!

A/N: ok, I'm gunna end the chappie here, just cause I'm evil…& in case your wondering, yes, I will be making Harry talk to himself throughout the entire story, think of this as his anti-conscience cause god-damn that guy is a pansy, & this is coming from a girl!

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