Tegoshi and the Sorcerer's Stone (and more)
tinyangl, 807 words
Kato Shigeaki/Masuda Takahisa/Tegoshi Yuya.
A/N: AU snippet meme: "au where tegoshi is harry potter, massu is ron, shige is hermione. magical hijinks ensue. :D" for
cynicalism (Originally posted
here.)
"Boys don't cry," Tegoshi said grudgingly, looking down at Shige's tiny figure, legs pulled in. Dirt was smeared across Shige's face, mingling with the tears and slightly shaking as he looked up at Tegoshi.
Shige furiously wiped at his eyes. "I know that."
Massu extended his hand, and although Shige had originally been reluctant to take it - ogre boogers did that to a person - he still did, standing up, even if he didn't look ready to. "Are you okay?"
"You guys saved me," Shige gasped out finally. "An ogre was here, and you still stayed."
Tegoshi frowned, biting his lip. "Well, even if you are a know-it-all..." Massu elbowed him sharply. "You're still one of us."
Shige blinked, then swallowed. "Thanks," he said softly.
The boy's bathroom door was thrown open, and they heard the McGonagall's yell before they even saw her. "Boys!" she exclaimed loudly. Tegoshi and Massu winced, turning around slowly to meet their house teacher's angry eyes.
"Look-" "You see-" Tegoshi and Massu started before Shige interrupted them all.
"It was my fault."
Tegoshi and Massu gave Shige weird looks, as did McGonagall and all the other teachers that had entered the room.
Snape stepped over the ogre's hand and said dryly. "Kato, are you saying that you're the reason Tegoshi here is in this bathroom, having fought an ogre?"
Shige nodded, although Tegoshi could tell that he didn't really want to be saying this - especially to Snape of all people. "Yes. I had read all about them and wanted to see one face to face."
"Face to leg, more like it," Massu mumbled under his breath.
Tegoshi laughed awkwardly when Snape and Shige both gave the two glares. He sing-sang, "Not helping."
"It's my fault," Shige insisted. "They came because they heard the noise and then saved my life."
Snape made a bit of a choking noise before McGonagall butted in. "Now Severus, you've heard the story. Let's get you three cleaned up."
Tegoshi and Massu exchanged smiles with Shige. "Thanks," Tegoshi muttered, trying to keep from catching the attention of the teachers.
"I just figured you didn't need more trouble from Snape," Shige said softly.
Tegoshi grinned. "I meant it when I said you're one of us, you know." Shige blinked.
"After facing an ogre," Massu pointed out. "There are some things that can't be helped." He gave Shige a look. "You have dirt on your nose, do you know?"
Shige laughed.
They were just the ripe age of 11.
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"Wait, your father's best friend was the one that turned in your parents to You Know Who. Who then killed your parents in order to kill you. And that guy is also your godfather?!" Shige said incredulously after Tegoshi's breakdown outside the Shrieking Shack.
"Yes," Tegoshi mumbled, hands pressed against his face to hide his tears.
Shige raised an eyebrow at Massu. "Did you get any of that?"
Massu shrugged helplessly. "At this point, I expect someone to raise from the dead and someone to be in love with someone else to finish this crazy soap opera."
Tegoshi threw a snowball at his face. "Not. Helping," he gritted out. Only two years had passed.
--
"See, I was so right," Massu exclaimed in the dark of their hospital room.
"Yeah, joke around more and you'll even up being right every time," Tegoshi snapped.
Shige sighed. "You two. Is now really the time to fight? Your godfather's been taken, Tegoshi, and they're going to give him the Kiss."
Tegoshi grumbled. "You don't think I'm trying to think here?"
"Your god-like powers won't work here, Tegoshi. You'll actually have to perform magic," Shige snapped. Tegoshi threw a pillow in his direction.
"Why are you guys my friends?" he moaned, burrowing into his covers.
"Because nobody wants to deal with the famous and practically perfect Tegoshi Yuya who's the only one that survived You Know Who's curse?" Massu supplied, blinking innocently in Tegoshi's direction. Shige barked out a laugh as Tegoshi threw another pillow at Massu.
"Do you even have any left?" Shige snorted when he heard the impact.
"No," Tegoshi whined before the door to the room opened.
Dumbledore walked through. "Hello, you three. Lovely evening, isn't it?"
"Not entirely," Shige said. Tegoshi snorted. Understatement.
--
"I cannot believe you guys are fighting over this," Shige grumbled, walking alongside Tegoshi as they went past (without Tegoshi acknowledging as well) Massu and a couple of the other Gryffindors.
Tegoshi pouted. "I'm not fighting over anything. Massu just wants to be an idiot and tell me I did something that I so didn't!"
"Probably your god-like powers at work."
"I don't have any god-like powers," Tegoshi grit out.
"Hmm." Shige didn't sound the least bit convincing. Tegoshi wondered why he was the alternative. He sighed again. "Oh just face it, Tegoshi. You don't know what to do with yourself when Massu's not being your best buddy and helping you through things."
Tegoshi frowned. "I don't need him for everything."
"But you do want him around for everything."
Tegoshi pursed his lips. He just had to have the smart one around.
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