Mask of the sea | By : Flare Category: Harry Potter Crossovers > General - Misc Views: 5069 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0 |
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Chapter three
A year had passed since Harry had first met Luffy and now Harry was finally about to meet Luffy's hero; the one person who had given Luffy the dream to be the king of the pirates to begin with. Harry was finally about to meet Shanks the pirate and Harry was both very excited and nervous about this. Though he was nowhere near as excited as Luffy was about the whole thing; who as of yet hadn't stopped jumping around since he found out Shanks was coming. Which was nearly five hours ago.
Seeing this Harry couldn't help but sigh silently to himself before heading over to where Luffy was and without any hesitation popped him in the back of the head while telling him in an almost bored monotone voice.
"Luffy calm the fuck down. Hopping around like some bunny drugs isn't going to make Shanks come here any faster than he already is. All you succeed in doing is really freaking out the rest of the towns folk." Hearing, and feeling the swat across his head, this Luffy pouted and rubbed his head before asking in a playfully annoyed tone.
"Oh why'd you hit me and what happened to the shy little boy who couldn't hurt a fly and shied away from violence all together?" After this was said Harry snorted and rolled his eyes before responding in a sugary sweet voice, one that had Makino and everyone else around him laughing; both at the tone and his answer.
"He spent time around you and your Grandfather Garp." This answer caused Luffy to start to pout once more; much to the amusement of those watching the two boys. Though Luffy's pout quickly disappeared and Harry anxiety reappeared when someone in the crowd called out.
"Hey look there's Shanks boat now; it pulling up to the dock." As soon as this was said Luffy grabbed Harry arm and rushed toward Makino's bar, knowing that is where Shanks would be heading; dragging a nearly flying Harry behind him as he did so. As soon as they reached the door to Makino's bar Luffy burst through said door with a loud cry of.
"SHANKSSS!" A cry that was responded by a warm friendly voice from further down the bar.
"Hey, Luffy haven't seen you in a while. How have you been still playing anchor? And who's the girl you dragged in here with you; got yourself a girlfriend already?" Harry hearing this, especially the last bit, felt his neck heat up in rage and before his old fear of strangers could stop him jumped up and angrily began to start shouting; much to pretty much everyone's amusement.
"I'm not a girl damn it and even if I was I wouldn't date Luffy he's like a brother more than anything!" This response got him a whole new round of laughter and caused Harry to get redder in the face than he already was.
Luffy seeing that Harry was embarrassed and wanting to help his a bit, and at the same time wanting to introduce him to his hero, pulled Harry over to where Shanks was sitting and told Harry.
"Harry, this is Shanks, the guy I was telling you about." Hearing this and understanding what Luffy was trying to do Harry looked up at Shanks and began to take in all the details he could about him. (Hey, Harry is training himself to be a spymaster as well as a master of disguise so he should be good and noticing and remembering small facts right?) What Harry noticed about Shanks was, well first it was most definitely his red hair, and then it was the three scars a crossed his left eye; along with the short scruffy but fitting early red beard on his chin. After noticing these things Harry quickly started noticing a lot of other small, yet no less important, details about Shanks. Like the fact Shanks was wearing a long black cloak and a straw hat on his head. Or the fact that he had a large sword on his right side; a Saber if Harry had to guess. A red sash to hold said sword, which was right under white untucked shirt that was half way unbuttoned; leaving half his chest exposed. Then under that was a pair of brown trousers that cut off half way down Shanks's knees. Lastly Harry noticed the pair of simple but well-worn sandals on his feet.
After taking in all these details Harry realized he was staring and the blush that had been disappearing reappeared full force as he reached out a hand to Shanks and in a clearly embarrassed tone said.
"Sorry about staring at you…and for going off on you earlier…Um am as Luffy said my name Harry. It's nice to meet you Luffy has told me a lot about you." Once again Harry found himself doing a habit he had though he had dropped over the last year and that was biting his lip.
Fortunately this and everything he had said only seemed to amuse the pirates in front of him even more than they already where. If the slap on the back from Shanks meant anything. Stumbling slightly from the force of the hit, even if it was friendly, Harry bumped into Luffy; who had somehow appeared in front of him and was now talking to Shanks in an excited tone.
"Come on Shanks me and Harry would be really great pirates why won't you let us join you!" Hearing this Harry couldn't help but blink and before he could think about what he was saying blurted out.
"But Luffy you can't swim." This caused Shanks and his crew to fall down laughing and for Luffy to pout as he spun around and cried out angrily at Harry.
"HHHAAARRRRRRRRRYYYYY don't say that!" while Luffy was doing this. Shanks had gotten up from where he had been laughing from and walked over to where Luffy was and slapped him on the back while happily chortling out.
"And that's why we can't take you Anchor! Dahahahaha" both Luffy and Harry blushed at this. Luffy because he was being teased, even if it was friendly teasing, and Harry because he gave them something to tease Luffy about.
It took them a little while but soon the laughter died down and once it did Shanks turned back towards Harry; a warm smile on his face as he did so.
"It's good to meet you as well Harry but you have to tell me how the hell did you end up with Luffy anyway." This was said in a teasing tone telling both Luffy and Harry that Shanks didn't mean anything bad by what he was saying. Yet, still despite this tone, Harry felt himself stiffen as he thought back to what had caused him to appear in Luffy's hometown to begin with. Shanks seeing Harry stiffen backed up a bit before telling him.
"You know if you don't want…" Only to be interrupted by Harry who had decided that it was time he talked about what had happened to him; least what happened continued to affect him like it seemed to be doing now.
"No, I need to tell someone what happened and frankly I have avoided talking about it for a while now. I think if I don't tell someone soon I'll never talk about it and Makino told be earlier that I need to talk about it so I can get over it. I think she's right about that. Plus Luffy seems to trust you…" Here Harry trailed off as he sat down on a stool nearby where Makino was standing; taking comfort in her presence while he began his tale.
"Okay first let me say I don't really know how exactly I did end up here in the first place. But I do know that since I have been here I have thought about what had happened and have made a guess as to what had happened. If it is wrong I don't know, the same can be said if it is correct. All I know is that's what I think happened." Again Harry paused and got a thoughtful look on his face.
"I do know that I am pretty sure it will be nearly impossible for me to get back though. Don't know why I feel like this but I do know it's a gut feeling of sorts. SO I guess it really doesn't matter." This time Harry didn't pause or stop himself he was interrupted by Luffy.
"Hey Harry I know you don't want to talk about it and that why you keep talking like this but just get it over with and done with. I know you'll feel better after words." This cause Harry to give Luffy a strained smile he had been stalling because he really didn't want to talk about what had happen, and yet at the same time he felt that he should. So with that in mind and determined not to stall any longer Harry began his tale; taking care not to look at anyone while he was talking not wanting to see their looks.
"Okay …um first let me say that I think I am here or that I appeared he like I did because I wished. I know it sounds ridicules but I can't think of any other reason. All I know was that I was alone after getting some terrible news….and after getting punished by my uncle and all I wanted was to get somewhere far away from where I was. Somewhere that no one who knew me at that moment could ever find me. The next thing I knew was that the pain I was feeling got a lot worse and all I could see was a bright light. This caused me to pass out .When I woke I heard voice and pretended to still be passed out so I could find out more information. This really didn't work so I 'woke up' and got the information that way. That's when I first meet Makino and Woop. It's also when I first met Luffy; or more like ran him over…but anyway that was a year ago." The other thinking he was done, or unable to hold in the anger they were feeling (Makino) burst out with questions.
"What do you mean your uncle punished you! If he caused you those injuries I found you with when you appeared I swear I am going to hunt him down and very slowly teach him why he should touch a child ever again!" (Makino)
"What new could you possible of heard that made you want to get so far way!" (Woop)
"You're not done are you?" (Luffy)
Harry eye twitching slightly and once again back to chewing on his lip as he listened to the question be fired at him; though he did admit when he heard what Makino had to say he felt a warmth in his stomach. Though at the same time he feared her reaction when she found out just what had happened; almost enough to stop his story then and there. But then he looked up and saw Shanks eyes. What he saw in them gave him enough courage to continue on with his tale.
"I-I had wished that because I knew my uncle and aunt hated me with every fiber of their being and they had proved that to me time in and time out again….and yes Miss. Makino those injuries were because of my uncles punishment." Again Harry was interrupted but this time by Makino curse aloud; much to the shock of all those around her. Decided to ignore this for the moment, and desperately trying to stop the pleased blush from showing up on his face, Harry continued on with his story; hoping for no more interruptions as he did so.
"I had also wanted to get away because I was really well…heartbroken about something that my Uncle had delighted in telling me. He had told me that while my mother was dead my father was still alive and had started a new family elsewhere; having wanting nothing to do with me because I reminded him of everything he lost. Now that I think about it he probably didn't want anything to do with me because I look so much like my mom; his wife. I'm not trying to make excuses for him as I say this, but I think that may have been his reason…though still didn't make it hurt any less when I heard that. Anyway when I found out about that on top of the injuries I had all I wanted was to get away like I said earlier. Which is what happened to me. I got away." Harry after saying this last bit decided to look at everyone so that he could judge their reactions.
What he saw only made him feel better about telling everyone what had happened to him. Because not a one of them was looking at him with pity or disgust. Instead they looked to be pissed off at his relatives, and his father. Seeing this Harry felt a deep sense of belong one he was sure he would always remember.
Apparently Harry had been silent for too long, or Luffy was trying to cut some of the tension because the next thing Harry knew was that Luffy was hugging him tightly while laughingly telling Harry.
"It's a good think you're here cause now you can become a pirate and prove them wrong. Make it so they can never hurt you like that again" This caused smile to grace everyone's face and for Harry to finally fully relax; which was probably what Luffy had been aiming for in the first place.
Harry a couple of hours after he had told everyone his tell found himself extremely amused as he watched Luffy continuously pester Shanks into letting them join his crew; while Shanks continued to drink and casually shot Luffy down with hilarious insults. It was seriously wonderful but for some reason Harry couldn't shake the feeling that something was going to happen real soon. Not today but sometime close in the nearby future.
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