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A gift
from a friend

As
Christmas approaches, Kyo watched with amazement the changes of
behavior in the people surrounding her.

Everyone
was very excited, talking about what they would offer to either their
friends or parents. Of course, what she knew about that day was more
related to the religious meaning of it; which is why she missed the
point when Jonathan came up with unusual question while they were
studying Charm in the common room.

“Kyo,
what is your favorite color?”

“Favorite?”

“Yeah
you know, a color which makes you happy.”

Color
can make people happy? Now that was something new she thought.
Closing her eyes for a moment, she reached out to the childish soul
within herself, annoyed by her own ignorance.

“Wake
up little girl.” Dunia said softly.

“Aaaaah!
Can we play now?”

“Of
course, I have a funny question for. Tell me, what is your favorite
color?”

“I
guess…I like yellow, but then, green is really nice too. Oh
but, wait, blue is so exquisite, you know, like the sky. And red is
very noble, rich.”

Holding
back an annoyed sigh, she waited until the girl was done with her
babbling.

“So
which one do you prefer?”

“I’ll
go for blue, dark blue.”

“I
like dark blue” Kyo replied.

“Wow,
so do I.” Jonathan was surprised. Then, his cheek turned to a
bright red. Kyo’s eyes were dark blue.

“Well
that’s good then. But why are you asking me this now?”

The boy
coughed, as if strangled by his own breath.

“No…no
reason really. Just asking.”

“Alright,
let’s continue with the next question.”

***

Tama was
finally satisfied. He had explored all the secret passageways.

His map
folded under his arm, he made his way back to the Gryffindor common
room in a slow pace. As he stepped inside, ready to go and relax in
his dormitory, a boy called at him.

“Hey
Tama, what’s up?”

“Nothing
much Jason, I was actually wondering what to do. Everybody is overly
excited about that day coming up. You know, Christmas.”

“What?
You have never celebrated Christmas?”

“No,
not that I remember.” He said catching up fast, adding that his
family was not traditional in that way.

“We
do not celebrate our birthdays either.”

The boy
gapped in surprise.

“So,
you never received gift, you whole life!”

“No.”
Tama turned his face, roaming his glance about the common room, his
heart stroked by a sudden sadness.

Seeing
the embarrassment of his friend, the boy did not probe him anymore on
that subject. He also knew, from his recent speech with the
Gryffindor girls, that Tama was in for a surprise. The lucky bastard,
I wish I could have some of them think of me like they do about him.
He grinned despite his jealousy. Tama was actually a good guy and
deserved this attention. He was always helpful, polite and well
mannered.

“So,
what are you going to do for the holiday then? Are you going back to
Japan?” he asked, hoping to bring Tama back to his casual self.

“No,
nobody is waiting for us over there. Both my parents are to busy.
They have to manage so many shops, restaurants, mail center and
banks. What about you?”

As Tama
spoke, Jason’s jaw dropped from many inches. Tama had never let
out the fact that his parents were businessmen. He had heard rumors
about the siblings’ wealth, and Tama had just confirmed them.
Some people were just born at the right place at the right time.

“My
brothers and I are visiting relatives in America.”

“Is
that so? You lucky bastard.” Tama said, repeating the boy’s
last thought. It had seemed friendly, and it would not hurt to look
humble towards his friend. “Traveling is so much fun.”

As
expected, the boy grinned, somehow feeling proud and important.

“Yeah,
I know. I can’t wait.” Jason paused a moment and went on
as he remembered what he had wanted to say at the first place.

“Hey,
did you see the Christmas tree? It looks amazing.”

“Sure,
I’ll be right back. Let me put my things in the dorm.”

Tama
climbed the stairs three by three, and threw his things on his bed.
As he turned to exit the room, he remembered about the map and with
his wand, he moved it under his bed.

***

His
friend had not lied. The tree was impressive, with its decorations
handling on every branch. It was shining as if on fire. He wondered
if Kyo had enjoyed the view like he did. It has been a while since
they talked to each other and he missed her.

The
tables were filled with a humongous amount of sweets of every kind.
But these were not attracting him though. He still remembered that
terrible stomachache he had after eating them on Halloween. Human
had funny ways to distract themselves.

During
Christmas, not only did people eat all type of unhealthy foods, but
they also had to find gifts and give them to people. Apparently,
girls were to send him something. If he could find out how many of
them would give him one, he would know how many he should prepare as
proof of if his appreciation. Closing his eyes for the moment, he
considered how long it would take probe all their minds. Was it
really worth it? His childish heart quickly gave him the answer by
sending a spark of warmth which could only be taken as a yes.

Excusing
himself politely, he strolled towards the Gryffindor table where a
bunch of girls were chatting joyfully.

“Ladies,
how are you on this fine morning?”

They
giggled, pink spots appearing on their cheeks, some hiding their
face, as if to conceal their sudden uncontrolled revelation.

“We
are okay Tama, and you?” waving her head, sending back her
magnificent red mane she had been gifted with, Alexia greeted him
adding one of her breathtaking smile.

“Could
not be better, may I join you for a moment?” never leaving her
gaze, he could see, without the use of his Occlumency that she was
ready to win him over all his fans.

“Of
course you can. So, where are you going for the holiday?”
Julia, another Gryffindor, pretty, with those short light-brown hairs
circling her delicate figure, slid on the bench, expecting him to sit
by her side, which he did.

“No
where, I am staying put. My family is too busy and won’t have
time to receive us this year.”

“Oh,
that’s really sad. At least you’ll have your sister.”
That last bit was forcefully added.

Tama
could not help being concerned about Kyo’s reputation. Since
the beginning of the year, he had befriended with many students in
every House, even with Slytherins, girls of course. As for Kyo, she
had succeeded in increasing the amount of people around her, but not
that much. If she wanted to learn how to control the human mind, she
would need more than a few around her, he thought, frowning slightly.

“That’s
true, family ties are really important.”

Tama had
completed his screening of the group, confirming that every last one
of them was to gift him with something. He did not go as far as to
know their nature. God, Jason had been right, I am a lucky bastard.
He grinned and added some funny comments, which were replied by
bursts of laughter, and then he left the Great Hall. He spotted two
first years, but he did not have to stop by them. As soon as they saw
him, their minds had told him to add two more gifts to the list.

He walked
for about an hour, scanning their minds without seeming to be. When
he came back to the common room, he was amazed by the amount of
presents he would need to find. Fifty gifts! He had a lot of work to
do and there was only four days left.

***

Two days
before Christmas, Kyo had been tipped on the basic of its ritual,
thanks to Professor McGonagall. Their Transfiguration class had been
spent in creating various tiny objects they wished to offer. Being
first years, it was the best they could achieve. Of course, Kyo
could have created something bigger, but she decided not to bring
anymore curious glares on herself, especially after that display of
ignorance in front of the entire class. Exhaling strongly, she could
not forget the yelps and bulging eyes of her comrades. Fortunately,
the professor had been kind enough to hide her disbelief when
explaining the usual pattern on Christmas day.

Sitting
alone in her dormitory, she was thinking about what she could offer
and to whom. Her list turned out to be very short, but she did not
care. It only meant less trouble finding out what would please them.

Maybe the
books in the library would give her ideas. She stood up, determined
to do the best she could in such a sort period of time. As she
reached the library, she saw Jonathan talking with a first year girl.
He was playing with his fingers, as if enervate about a comment the
girl had said. Without stopping to inquire on the matter, Kyo entered
the library and went straight to the pedestal on which a gigantesque
stood straight up, held by constant magic. Taking her wand out, she
waved at the book, thinking about the subject that interested her.
Instantly, the book opened, page flapping furiously until they
finally came to a stopper. Satisfied, she peered in it and found out
that there were many books on the matter.

She
walked toward the indicated rows and scroll down the titles. The
book of Wizardry gifts, Christmas amongst wizards,
Rare gifts, How to create the perfect gift. She
took two books and chose a table, sitting alone as usual.

Already
short on time, she flipped through it with the help of her inner
self, posing from time to time to let the little girl guide her.
Fifteen minutes later, she knew exactly what to prepare in order to
make the best gifts.

***

Students
were packing for their departure. Parents were waiting outside for
their sons and daughters, ready to hit the road, or more precisely,
to hit the sky.

Kyo was
staring from the window of her common room, filled with a mix of
emotions that went from sadness to fear, from joy to pain. Why was
she unable to go to him? She had worked on it, tying it with a
delicate dark blue velvet ribbon. She knew he was looking for her
right at this moment, but she would not leave her room.

When she
heard a faint knock at the door, she went still, wishing that the
person would leave, thinking that no one would be staying in their
dormitory at this time of gift exchange.

Yesterday
and the day before, she had run all across the castle to get the
ingredients she had needed for the creation of the items that were
now laid on her bed. Still, she refused to go out, trapped behind the
veil of doubts, scared that they would enjoy what she had prepared
for them. She knew it was stupid and very childish, but she could not
help it. By giving in the atmosphere around, she had unconsciously
unleashed a part of the girl’s soul, tainting her inner self in
the process.

“Kyo,
I know you’re there and you should come out before everybody
leaves” it was Trisha talking to her. Since their encounter
near the greenhouse, her roommates had acted differently around her.
At first, it had been from fear and eagerness to please, but Kyo
found out that respect and friendship slowly grew in their heart,
annihilating their fear, but for the best. You could always count
on the display of power to bring forth submissive behavior from the
weak, she thought, not pleased by this logic, but accepting it as
it was. The wave of emotions was flushed to be replaced by disgust
and anger.

“Leave
me alone Trisha, I am not coming out of this room until they are
gone.”

“Don’t
be foolish and unlock the door.” The girl insisted, talking as
if she was one of the teacher, giving a lesson to a stubborn student.

Kyo
remained quiet, wishing for the girl to leave her in peace. She
hoped that the girl would not figure out that a simple Alohamora
spell would be enough to barge in. As if Trisha had read her mind,
she heard the spell and the door opened.

The girl
walked carefully towards the sitting figure in front of the window.
Without a word, she took an item from the bed and brought it to up to
her roommate.

“Kyo,
you have great talent and I am sure that he will love it more than
anything else.”

Annoying
brat Kyo thought. Actually, she was angry to have her emotion being
read so easily.

“When
you are done lecturing me, maybe you will leave me alone, yes?”

“I
won’t. Look, I don’t understand what got into you, but I
saw you those past two days, putting all your effort in creating
those. You were smiling, for what had seemed an eternity. It was
great to see you focused on something that pleased you. I know that
you put all your heart into those, so don’t let that work go to
waste. Don’t let your kindness go to waste over a doubting
heart.”

They met
eyes for eyes, but Kyo could not refrain from blinking, amazed by the
sudden boldness of her friend. Standing up slowly, she took the
folded parchment from the girl’s hands and held it gently; her
eyes contemplating her achievement. As much as it infuriated her, the
girl was right; she was sulking for no reason. Smiling softly, she
looked at the girl, this time showing up her gratitude. With a quick
bow, she hurried out of the Slytherin common room, hoping that she
would not be too late.

***

“Are
you ready Jonathan? You have been standing next to the carriage for
over an hour. We must leave if we want to reach the port key and be
home early. There is still a lot to do for tonight’s
reception.” Carla, a slender woman, with delicate features was
addressing her son for the fifth time now. This time, her tone was
exacerbating from the stubbornness of her son.

He said
he was waiting for someone, but if that person was suppose to meet
him, she or he would have done so a while ago. All students were
leaving and most of the gift exchanged had been done. But as she saw
the package in Jonathan’s shaking hands, she knew how important
it meant for him. He was a proud boy, but, although his eyes held
confidence, she could feel the uncertainty slowly taking a hold on
his heart.

“I…”
he started to say, fighting every bit not to let the sadness engulfed
him. “I guess we should go. I am sorry to make you wait.”
and turning towards her with a forced smile, he added a comment that
he hoped would help him out forget about this impression of
unfulfilled desire gripping his heart tightly.

“Dad
won’t be happy to manage alone with all the chores.”

They both
climbed in the carriage and the lackey waved his wand towards the
horses, sending them a slight tug on their rears. They began to
trotter towards the school gate.

***

Kyo was
now running, holding her precious gift in her hands. She passed a
group of students and sent their cloaks in the air as she brushed
them slightly. Normally, she would have stopped to bow in apology,
but her mind was set, she had to reach him, wanted to talk to him.

***

Tama who
had been part of the group, smiled as she scurried out, not taking
time to salute him. For the first time, since their last adventure,
she was making a display of any normal girl of her age. He was
reassured, knowing that she was now in the learning to deal with her
new persona, allowing her inner self and the girl to blend as one.
Soon, she would be able to decipher completely one from the other and
really use it to its advantage. He had been aware of the silent
battle she was involved with those past two months. He had known that
she had kept the girl’s soul on a leash, but that was not the
efficient way to gain knowledge about her.

From time
to time, it was necessary to study their human soul and determine
each change of its emotive and physical side. Again he smiled and
turned, holding his hands to the girl on his side, thanking her for
giving him such a well ornate present.

***

“Mom,
we must stop.” Jonathan insisted as he saw the small silhouette
running towards him. This time, it was her, it had to be.

“Darling,
you have been saying that since the carriage had been in movement. I
indulged in your request, but this time I won’t.” and
opening the small window that allowed direct contact with the lackey,
she told him to continue, increasing the pace as they were already
late.

“Jonathan!”
screamed a girl, still running towards the carriage. “Wait, I
want to talk to you.”

Her voice
was not carried far enough. Desperate, she took her wand out and
pointed it at her throat like the Headmaster did when he wants
everyone’s attention. Not certain that it would work, since
she had uttered no spell, she screamed out again, backing up from the
intensity of her words as they left her mouth.

“JONATHAN,
I WANT TO TALK TO YOU!” the sentence reverberated all around
Hogwarts’ ground and this time, it did not missed the ears of
the young boy.

Leaping
with joy, he turned to face his mother, which was rolling her eyes,
an amused smile on her lips.

“Tracy,
please bring the horses to a halt. My son needs to do one more thing
before we leave.”

“At
your service Madame” the woman replied, waving her wand once
again.

Jonathan
jumped out of the carriage before it halted completely. Kyo reached
him, smiling broadly. He watched as kept running, her threads flying
side to side of her perfectly oval shaped figure, her dark blue eyes
glittering with excitement and joy. How could people think her as
being average he wondered? To him, she was the most beautiful girl
he had seen, and with that, you could add an enlightened and well
disciplined mind.

Without
showing any signs of exhaustion, Kyo reached him. They stayed silent
for a while, not knowing how to share their emotions. Then without a
word, she held a gift to him, staring straight into his eyes.

He took
it with his free hand, smiling as a meaning of gratitude. Following
her gesture, he presented her with his wrapped package. They stared
at each other, still in complete loss of words to say. Abruptly, Kyo
broke the silence.

“You
must not open in before you reach the gates, promise?”

“Promise;
as for you, you can open it as you walk back towards the school, it
will turned out to be useful.” he winked as he finished his
sentence.

“Well…”
she coughed in embarrassment. “I guess you should go. Have a
good holiday…I mean, Merry Christmas Jonathan.”

“Merry
Christmas Kyo.” They smiled at each other one last time before
they both turned their back, heading towards their respective
destination.

As the
boy climbed back inside the carriage, his mother did not probe him,
but she greeted him with a warm look. Yes, he had reason to be
proud; he was growing up to be one unique gentleman. She let the
lackey know that they were ready to leave and the horses went on,
galloping.

***

The
moment they passed the gate, the boy took off the elegant velvet
ribbon, noting that she had remembered his favorite color, and
unrolled the parchment. To his surprise, nothing was written on it.
He frowned slightly, turning it on the other side, but there was no
messages either side. As if Kyo had spoke to him from the distance,
he took out his wand and said softly

“Celo
Liberatus.” Slowly, words appeared on the rice paper parchment.
Consequently, Kyo’s voice filled the cabinet with a musical
accompaniment. Jonathan did not recognize the style, and understood
that it must be popular in the Muggles’ world. The song was so
lovely; her voice blending harmoniously with that of the instrumental
background. As he listened to it, he let tears fell on his cheeks,
unable to express his feelings with word. He replayed the song
countless times until they reached the port key. His mother did not
complain either, amazed by the girl’s talent.

*If
there were many tears falling down,

Every
heart would become gentle.

If
everybody expresses what they think,

Every
heart can be satisfied.

I
was frightened by the never-ending night,

So
I prayed to the distant stars.

I
was fleeing from friendship,

Thinking
I would become stronger.

The
two of us, smiling, as we meet,

Every
heart has a habit of receiving its dreams.

Sadness
has no effect on us,

Every
heart gains happiness when it flies.

Memories
of everything has settled,

I
go through the nighttimes laughing,

The
stars separate us from the future,

Yet,
we walk on, hearts unified

I
was frightened by the never-ending night,

So
I prayed to the distant stars.

I
was searching for love,

Wanting
to become stronger.

Folding
the parchment and rolling the exquisite ribbon around it, the boy
promised himself to listen to it every night until his trip back to
Hogwarts. It was the most beautiful gift he had ever received.

***

“It’s
going to be quiet around here with all those students gone.”
Tama said, walking with his sister. “Even with me around, won’t
you feel lonely?”

They were
outside, eyeing the empty ground of Hogwarts. The wind was blowing
fiercely.

As an
answer, the girl smiled, and looked at the horizon, a dark blue scarf
floating around her neck.
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