Gundam Wing Fan Fiction / Fan Fiction ❯ Peace, Love, and Family: The Story of the Vanuli Three ❯ The Wedding ( Chapter 40 )

Disclaimer: I do not own any things Harry Potter-the characters, setting, plot, everything belongs to the wonderful J. K. Rowling and whomever else she decides. I do not own anything Gundam Wing-the characters, setting, plot, everything belongs to (I think) Bandai and Sunrise.

Spoilers: This fic contains spoilers for books 1-5 of Harry Potter and all of the episodes of Gundam Wing. This fic does not include Endless Waltz.

Rating: NC17

Pairings: Neville/Harry, 2x1, Relena/OFC, OMCx4, Zacharias/Harry

Category: crossover, fantasy, general, drama

Author: Selune

Author's site: livejournal.com/users/selune2

Summary: Two years ago, the One Year War ended. At this time, the five heroes-the Gundam pilots-disappeared from the Muggle world. Three of them-pilots 02, 03, and 05-reappeared shortly after in the Wizarding world, as students at Hogwarts School of Witchraft and Wizardry. Now, twenty months after the fact, Heero Yuy and Quatre Winner are coming to Hogwarts, and they're bringing all of their secrets with them. The world-especially one Harry Potter-will never be the same.

Peace, Love, and Family:

The Story of the Vanuli Three

Chapter 40: The Wedding

The woman looked down on the two girls. They were so young, so innocent, just like she had been, long ago. Too long ago.

The two boys and that other girl stood by the door, talking quietly. Allurna knew all about it. The enemy was coming. The enemy who was family.

It was a wedding! This was supposed to be a happy time. A beautiful time

Allurna hovered in closer to the lovers, so like she and her Vierry had been, so long ago. Her precious Vierry, long dead and so very far away.

The one called Tashpi held her bride in her arms; she cradled the young girl to her chest, whispering sweet nothings into her ear. Soothing both of them as best she could.

"It's almost time, Le," Tashpi said, smoothing down Relena's hair. "We should get dressed."

Relena nodded and went to speak with the other three. Allurna hadn't bothered to learn their names yet, but she knew the two boys to be LeFey and thus, her cousins.

The three departed, leaving Tashpi and Relena to dress in their wedding clothes. It broke Allurna's heart-both for her own failed wedding and for the circumstances that brought about this one. Weddings were supposed to be happy occasions, not one ruled by fear.

Allurna steeled her unbeating heart. As Mother was her witness, she would do anything possible to make sure these girls did not end up like she and Vierry had.

With her new resolve, Allurna floated out, unseen, into the hallway. Those other three would know all the juicy gossip about when-and where-the Enforcers would show their faces.

Allurna wanted to greet them when they arrived.

***

"What are we going to do?" Quatre asked, wringing his hands. This was a very bad situation, even with their preparations.

"We do things as we planned," Dorothy said, taking charge. "I will lead my armies in a double distraction. Heero will go get Milliardo. We'll all meet here." Dorothy gestured to the door behind them. "At which point, you three will the seal the door. And then, of course, we will finish the ceremony at our leisure."

"But what about Daemon?" Quatre asked. His friendcouldn't exactly be left alone during his Turning, no matter what stage he was in.

"And the werewolves?" Harry said. "Heero's wolves are already in the Forbidden Forest, heading towards the gate."

Dorothy took a deep breath before answering. She was getting into leader mode-her most favorite state of being. Quatre knew Dorothy would know what to do.

"Quatre, you go get Rosencrantz and bring him here. Heero will have made the Blood of the Ancestors, so get some of that, too.

"Harry, while he's doing that, contact Heero and tell him to get Milliardo and to warn his werewolves away. I'll lay down shields with my bone golems. The code word "Anyanka" will open the shield, so Milliardo can get through. Tell Heero this.

"I will mobilize my golem army into a massive wall surrounding Hogwarts. My spiders will be the distraction, moving surreptitiously between the cracks in the golem wall."

"Won't they know we're trying to distract them?" Quatre asked. Sure, he'd only met a few Enforcers in his lifetime, but they seemed like a pretty smart bunch, at least when it came to finding people. After all, they enforced all Vanuli contracts. They could find anyone, anytime.

"Of course," Dorothy said, smirking. "The trick is to confuse them as to which is the distraction. The bone golem wall, obviously, can't keep out a determined Vanuli army. They could simply grow wings and fly over or Change into tiny bugs and crawl through the cracks."

"So it's a bad plan," Harry said. His eyebrows furrowed. "Why are we doing it, then?"

"To make them think that's the distraction," Dorothy said. "We need to make them think that we're not in the castle."

"So we make them think that the golems are the distractions and that we're not in Hogwarts. What's the real distraction and where are we supposed to be?" Harry asked.

"The spiders." Dorothy was practically bouncing on her feet. Quatre no longer thought it weird that she loved profiting from the failure-or distraction-of others. It was just part of her personality. "We get seven spiders and put a drop of our blood on their backs, one for each of us, except for Rosencrantz. The spiders won't Turn, because they don't have enough natural magic. So we don't have to worry about that. We send the spiders-and a few hundred more-crawling through the cracks in the golem wall, and make them go in many different directions. Malefacent, the Grand High Director, will be able to smell the blood-"

"Like Relena!" Harry said.

"Like Relena," Dorothy nodded, "and she'll send the Enforcers after the spiders, thinking the wall was the distraction all along."

"Giving us enough time to get Milliardo up here and board ourselves in the Room of Requirement," Harry said.

"Good," Quatre said. "As long as it works."

"Oh, it'll work," Dorothy said. She tapped him in the shoulder. "Now, go."

Quatre nodded and turned to go to the Prefect's bathroom.

***

Heero slumped against the wall, panting. He was dressed in his robe, but it-and his hands and face-were covered in the Blood of the Ancestors.

It was a bitch getting Daemon out of the tub, and Heero didn't even bother dressing him. The shell was coming along nicely, with Daemon's feet and legs already being covered with the soft, inner shell.

Heero sighed and stood up. He should probably start making his way to the Room of Requirement. Heero said the spell to levitate Daemon and the stretcher, and-

{Heero!}Harry cried out, startling Heero. The stretcher slipped back down to the floor, but Heero caught it before Daemon was jarred too badly.

{I know, I know. I'm coming.} Heero thought to Harry.

{No, no, don't come here, yet,} Harry thought. Heero could feel someone-Quatre?-running. {You need to go get Milliardo. He's on the path that leads to Hogsmeade. The code word is Anyanka. Oh! And tell Roun and the others to stay in the forest.}

{Wait, wait a minute,} Heero protested. {I can't just leave Daemon here. His shell isn't all the way up yet. He could get hurt or something.}

{Don't worry,} Quatre thought to them, turning his earring back on. {I'm coming to get him.}

{He'll be there in just a minute,}Harry thought, his "voice" a little panicky.

{Oh, all right,} Heero thought, {but I'm spelling the door shut. The password is "ai."}

Heero could feel Quatre nodding. He put up the spell and went to find Milliardo, forgetting that he only wore his robe and that he was covered in, to all appearances, actual blood.

***

In the Room of Requirement, Relena and Tashpi got ready for their wedding.

***

Dorothy dropped blood on her spiders and sent them on their way.

***

Harry mentally prepared himself for the creation of the Blood. He would have to be quick and get it right on the first try. There was no room for mistakes, today.

***

Outside the castle, Allurna LeFey dispersed herself, forming a tight magical seal between the golems and the doors to Hogwarts. Only the things she wanted to pass through would be able to.

***

Morgan stared at the white columns surrounding the human school. If anyone thought they could keep her out with that, they were sadly mistaken.

A young Enforcer-non-officer-ran up to Morgan. "Your Highness, the Grand High Director wishes to speak with you-"

"I can announce myself," Malefacent said, nudging the boy away. "Dona Maya, your Highness," Malefacent said, with all the proper respect due to the Crown Princess.

"Dona Maya, Grand High Director," Morgan returned. "What is your take on the situation?" Morgan was not above taking advice from lesser Vanuli.

"At first, we thought the wall was meant to distract us, of course," Malefacent said, gesturing with her hands.

"Of course," Morgan echoed. This was why she would listen to Malefacent. She was so much more militarily minded than Morgan.

"We found what we thought were the criminals moving towards the forest in spider form," Malefacent continued. "There scent was Vanuli."

"Ah, so have you caught them yet?" Morgan asked. It shouldn't be too hard to catch half a dozen spiders.

"No, your Highness," Malefacent said. "The spiders scattered after crawling through the wall. They all carried the Vanuli scent with them, so I sent a few teams out to chase them down." Malefacent quieted for a moment, introspective.

"And?" Morgan prodded.

"And, I don't think any of them were with the spiders. The spiders were a distraction."

"I thought the wall was the distraction," Morgan said, rubbing her forehead. She was getting a headache.

"They both were, your Highness. A double distraction, if you will," Malefacent said, carefully.

"So where are they?" Morgan snapped.

"We think that they are still inside the castle," Malefacent said. "We never would have looked-until it was too late-except that, about five minutes after the spiders dispersed, a seal appeared over the castle. The signature is very powerful, definitely Vanuli. It may be the triplets."

"Shit," Morgan said. If her sons put up that shield, no one-well, maybe one-was getting that thing down. "How long do you think it'll take your men to crash it?"

"If it's the triplets..." Malefacent trailed off.

"Assume it's not," Morgan said, "and get your Enforcers to work on it. I want that shield down NOW."

"Malefacent's eyes hardened, her mouth in a tight line. "Yes, your Highness," she said, then turned and stalked off.

***

"Damn it!" Milliardo cursed, blasting the shield again. Like most Vanuli, Milliardo had a special talent. The triplets and Dorothy had their Gifts, Relena had her family-seeking nose, and Milliardo had his...whatever it was.

He could disrupt protection spells of all kinds-wards, shields, even a Turning shell-with barely any effort. Nothing Hogwarts had should be able to hold up against him.

Steeling himself, Milliardo threw magic at the shield again, barely remembering to hide from the Enforcers.

***

Heero ran through the halls, his bare feet slap, slap, slapping on the floor, water and Blood dripping from his robe, making his run extremely dangerous. Heero passed the Great Hall. If the situation hadn't been so dire, he would have smiled. He was almost there.

"Heero!" Duo yelled out as Heero ran.

Heero turned back to the Great Hall, but his feet kept going towards the door. He skidded dangerously, and just when he though he had his balance back, he tripped over his feet and fell into a puddle of his own making.

Heero looked on as Duo carefully made his way over to carefully-by "carefully" I mean, he tried to avoid the puddles of liquid while going as fast as humanly possible-and helped Heero up. He studied Heero's face, robe, and hands before bursting out with, "What the Hell happened to you!" Duo held Heero's biceps and wouldn't let him go.

Heero remembered his appearance and tried to break away from Duo. Duo wouldn't let him.

"Tell me," Duo demanded.

"I don't have time to tell you, now," Heero said. "I'll tell you later."

"No, you'll tell me now!" Duo said. His grip got firmer. There would be a bruise there tomorrow. "If you don't tell me now, you'll never really tell me. I'll never know. So you're going to tell me now, and you're going to let me help you."

Heero sighed, looking back and forth between Duo and the entrance. Duo or the door.

"Fine," Heero said. "But listen up, because I'm only going to say this once. Relena and Tashpi are going to be banished and killed if they don't get married in the next few minutes. My job is to get Milliardo up to where they are in the next five seconds. If you really want to help, stay out of our way." Heero kissed Duo's nose and broke out of his grip. "I love you, and I'll see you tomorrow."

Heero turned and, not wanting to risk a fall, grew wings on his feet and flew out of the castle.

***

Allurna saw the boy fly out of the school and knew he was a good guy. He had that look about him.

Allurna had been watching the tall, blonde man try to break her shield. He seemed like one of the good ones, too, but she wasn't sure. There were so many living Vanuli trying to break through, she wasn't sure who was good and who wanted to hurt those girls.

The winged boy saw the blonde man where the wall split. They both came as close to the wall as they could. Allurna knew, if the winged boy tried, her shield would come crashing down. She didn't want that.

When the man and boy said the word she thought was the right one-Anyanka-she temporarily lifted the shield, letting them in.

Unfortunately, they weren't the only ones who got in.

***

Zacharias sat in the Three Broomsticks, nursing his butterbeer. His buzz was gone, leaving him with a mild headache and a bruised ego. Why did Harry leave like that? Did he not trust Zacharias?

"Stop sulking, Zachy," Susan said.

Zacharias flinched at the nickname. He always had hated it. "Fuck off, Sue," he said, turning away from her.

"Aw, don't be like that," Susan said. She scrunched up her face and said in a baby-talk voice, "Don't be such a sour puss." She laughed and her voice, thankfully, went back to normal. "He said it was a family thing. Why would he lie?"

Zacharias scowled. Wasn't it obvious? "Look around us, Sue. Who don't you see?"

Susan looked-she actually had to look!-and started naming names. "Hannah and Ernie aren't here, they broke up again, so that's no surprise. Justin's over there, so-Hey, Justin!" She waved to their house mate. "The Creevey brothers aren't here-probably worshipping at their shrine of your boyfriend-and-"

"Susan!" Zacharias said, to shut her up. "It's Longbottom! Longbottom's not here."

Susan leaned back in her seat. "Oh. Well, I'm sure it's just a coincidence." She didn't look so sure, though.

"Yeah, right," Zacharias said. He went back to nursing his butterbeer, feeling sorry for himself.

***

"Hey, Daemon," Quatre whispered softly when he entered the Prefect's bathroom. His shell hadn't hardened yet, and Quatre could see Daemon's eyes, open and flickering. He was conscious. That wasn't good. That wasn't good at all.

Quatre bent down beside Daemon, almost at eye level. "I'm going to be taking care of you," he said. He eyed Daemon's body from head to toe. The toes were completely covered in the hard shell, up to his calves, really. But the rest was still gooey. Quatre knew better than to touch it.

At least he was already on the stretcher. Quatre didn't want to know how Heero managed that-probably a levitation spell of some kind.

"I was going to Apparate us," Quatre confessed, "but it's too risky like this." If only the shell was actually a shell instead of this thick film. Quatre said the levitation spell and made Daemon's stretcher follow beside him.

Quatre remembered to take the spells off the bathroom before going back to the Room of Requirement.

***

Heero almost fell when the shield gave in. He knew it wasn't Dorothy's shield-it was far too powerful for her-but he knew it was from somebody who wished to help them.

Milliardo fell through the shield and the crack in the golem wall. Heero broke his fall.

{He's in,} Heero thought to his brothers as Milliardo got off of him. {We'll be there in a few.}

{Us, too,} Quatre thought.

Harry made a noise of agreement, and Heero went back to ignoring their thoughts.

"Let's go," Heero said.

"Heero?" Milliardo said. "Look behind you." His eyes were wide.

Heero looked behind himself and cursed. A dozen Enforcers had made it passed the shield. When or how, Heero didn't know. If they got in when Heero let Milliardo in, it wouldn't be much of a problem. But if they got in by themselves, it was very, very bad.

Heero would take care of all these men and pray that he and Milliardo would make it to the Room of Requirement in time. Heero held his hand out, palm first, at the Enforcers. "Sleep," He commanded, and they fell, where they stood.

"Come on, Milly," Heero said. He grabbed his cousin's hand, and they Apparated, house elf style, to the hall that housed the Room of Requirement.

***

Roun and his pack stood in the Forbidden Forest in their wolf forms. Unlike other werewolves, Roun's pack could transform any time, because of their alliance with Heero.

At any moment, three or more wolves surrounded the magically-induced sleeping prisoner. Roun would take no risk on her getting away.

***

"If they got in, so can you!" Malefacent screamed at a subordinate. She was usually cool, calm, and collected during a mission, but with her Highness here, Malefacent couldn't do anything right.

The princess was an idiot when it came to catching criminals, but she was the Crown Princess, and Malefacent was bound by law to follow her orders. Thankfully, she wouldn't be in power much longer. The whole of Vanuli would be better off when Morgan LeFey the Seventh's power was restricted purely to her own clan.

Malefacent saw an Enforcer standing idle. "Get back to work!" she snapped, throwing magic at the shield herself.

***

Relena stood across from Tashpi. She was wearing her mother's white wedding robe, and Tashpi was wearing Relena's father's red wedding robe. Both had flowers in their hair, vines wrapping around and around their heads, making their garlands. Their hands were clasped together, bound with a large, white ribbon.

Dorothy stood behind Tashpi, and Milliardo stood behind Dorothy. The triplets stood by the door, their magic making the room undetectable to all but the most powerful Vanuli. Daemon lay in his stretcher in a corner of the room. They all wore their garlands, and Milliardo held another one in his hands. Dorothy held a chalice containing the Blood of the Ancestors that Harry had made from Heero's Blood.

Relena and Tashpi had already said their vows, saying all the same things that all lovers had said since the dawn of intelligence. "I love you, and I will always love you. Forever and ever, amen."

Dorothy stepped in front of Relena and Tashpi, and Milliardo stepped in back of them. The girls moved so that they formed a diamond, with them looking at one another and Dorothy and Milliardo looking at one another.

Dorothy set the chalice down at her feet. She looked at her sister. Tashpi bent her head down, and smiling, Dorothy lifted the garland from Tashpi's head. She kissed her older sister's forehead, and Tashpi straightened, again.

"I release you from your duties and obligations as a Mordal," Dorothy began. "I release you from the warrior caste and from Mordal clan. Maya Dona, sister." Dorothy put the garland down and picked up the chalice.

Milliardo stepped forward, and the girls turned towards him. Tashpi leaned her head down again. Milliardo placed the new garland on her head. He stepped back. "In the name of Mother, Father, and brother Peacecraft, I accept you into the Peacecraft clan."

Dorothy dipped her fingers in the chalice, drawing the blood out. "In the name of the Mother," she swiped her fingers across Relena's forehead, "and the Father," across Tashpi's forehead, "and the First Children," Dorothy tipped the chalice upside down over their hands, "I declare these two wed."

"In the name of love, I present Relena and Tashpi Peacecraft," Milliardo pronounced.

The wedding was complete. A great cheering ran through the room. They had done it. They had really done it.

***

The wedding was over. Allurna let her shield down.

***

They had done it. A great cheering ran through the crowd. The shield was down, and the Enforcers flooded the grounds.

Crash after crash sounded as the Enforcers Apparated, following their prey through instinct.

**

Kayla lay on the ground as she looked around warily. These idiot werewolves thought they could keep her, but she would get out sooner or later. All she had to do was wait for the right moment. Until then, she would pretend to sleep.

The wolves stopped circling her. Their ears perked up. Kayla froze, trying to catch a whisper of what they heard. She couldn't, but it didn't matter. The wolves were distracted.

Quickly, quietly, Kayla got to her feet. Turning around, she back away from the wolves. Crunching in the snow, Kayla broke into a run, running towards, hopefully, where people were. She would be able to escape if she was in the company of humans.

It didn't take long until Kayla heard the werewolves following her.

***

A young girl ran into the Three Broomsticks, screaming, "Hogwarts is being attacked!"

Zacharias looked up at the girl, but not for long.

"Help! Somebody! Something's attacking Hogwarts!"

The entire bar went silent, then erupted into pandemonium as everyone-mainly ex-DA members-got to their feet, ready to run to their school's defense.

***

Harry smirked as he Saw the Enforcers finally make their way into Hogwarts. He dropped his Charms and told his brothers to do the same. The danger was over. It didn't matter if they were found, now.

A pounding came at the door. Harry sauntered on over. He opened the door and, upon seeing hordes of Enforcers, said, "Dona Maya, cousins. Are you here for the reception?"

Selune