Dread Wolf (Sebastian)

[Ren Satoshi]

With that, Ren's arms circled around Sebastian and he drew his wand before that all too familiar pop would wisk them away from London and they would arrive in Lundy. The island held the remnants of what once was a castle, but had long since met its ruin. The smell of salt from the ocean was in the air, the sun was abundant, and the breeze was cool. At first there seemed nothing remarkable about the place, but as Ren's hand slid into Sebastian's and they moved over one of the natural ridges of the ground, the sight was extraordinary. About a dozen dragons of varying ages were flying smoothly through the air, enjoying the space and the cliffs. The creatures seemed at peace in their surroundings and the dragon tamer felt a slowly building sense of pride. He looked up at a Welsh Green that flew overhead and inspected the outstretched wing that appeared to be repairing from a nasty rip and made a mental note to applaud Jun on her healing job. 

The Catalonian was running toward him as fast as stubby legs could make him and he barely caught the movement before he wound up on the ground again. "Ah! Anata wa soko ni aru!" (There you are!) He couldn't contain his giggles as the dragon, standing to the height of his hip and could have been an easy 6 feet in length, laid its head on his lap and looked up at him. His hand softly ran over the scales and he smiled. "Watashi no koto ga koishikattadesu ka?" (Did you miss me?) He smiled and carefully eased up off the ground and slipped back to Sebastian's side as a very small red scaled dragon went toddling past them.

"Woah! Where do you think you're off to, missy?" He reached down and lifted the little scarlet dragon and she gave a soft squeak, looking at both of them curiously with large yellow eyes and flecks of gold about her face. "This little beauty is a Chinese Fireball. She just hatched about a week ago under Gutenberg's care and she's quite the little explorer, aren't you?" The dragon was entranced, looking at Sebastian and Ren chuckled. "I think she likes you, love. Dragons have an ability to sense goodness in a person when they're young. It's when they get older and get wild that they get so ferocious. That's why we like to get them young and train them. When they're older, we have to get rough. I don't condone the unethical treatment of any creature, but, it's going to eat you unless you make sure it understands that you are the one in charge. You may have to dole up some pain, but, you'll still be alive."

The Fireball wriggled out of Ren's hands and cautiously made her way up onto his shoulder before scampering over to Sebastian's shoulder from there. She looked at him closely for a moment before flicking her tongue over his cheek. Ren laughed, "Oh, yes. You have a new friend, love. That should make Gutenberg happy, we were concerned because she wasn't wanting to socialize with us as much as the others have. I think she senses how shy you are, and she can relate." He took a pocket watch out of his coat pocket and glanced at the time for a moment before putting it back. "Eleven thirty, they should start showing up soon." The Fireball had stretched across the width of Sebastian's shoulders as if she were a scarf. In the sky, there were a few more dragons flying in carefully measured patterns to stay out of each other's way. He was casting a wary glance at the adolescent Hungarian Horntail that was flying off to the east. 

That one had one hell of an attitude.

He gestured out toward the far off dragon, and spoke again. "That one is from your homeland. Hungarian Horntail. Yes, the hype about the breed is right. They are right nasty little buggers. Kida's had a hell of a time trying to tame him. He's been set on fire, bitten, smacked with the spikes on the tail...thank Merlin we have healers up here. If he can't get it to cooperate, it's my turn to try him. Mueller's tried, Jun's tried, Gutenberg's too new...I'd rather him stick with the hatchlings and those less dangerous breeds until he's seasoned up a bit more. Not that I doubt his skill, I just don't want him hurt. His wife just had a child about a month ago, he's got a lot going on." He had a far stronger compassion for his team than most people realized. 

He knew their stories, he knew their lives as intimately as he knew his own. He'd met their families, children, spouses, and he felt like they were his siblings in the most real sense of the word. "Not saying that I don't have anything of equal worth, that is. I have my children, I finally have an amazing boyfriend that helps me be happy, but I also have skill that he doesn't yet have, but he will develop." He smiled.

His mind flickered to the thought of somehow having him meet his children. It was difficult with Daichi in the Japanese primary school and Tanaka in Hogwarts, but they would both be home for Christmas. It wasn't terribly far off that the students would be returning, save for those who chose to stay in the castle. He'd chosen to stay in London, and his children would be coming to London when their holidays came. Plus, Takumi and Aito would be in London, and Xayden would be in London, so they were excited to see them too. Especially Daichi. Merlin, he'd taken a shine to Xayden over the summer. "This is a little offhand, but, welcome to the randomness of my thought process...the Japanese primary school will be letting out soon for a break and my son will be in London for the duration. I would...very much like if you would...well...if you'd like to meet him...I'm sure he'd love to meet you."

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Never before had he ever seen a more beautiful or amazing sight than the one that he had seen at Lundy. While at first it had seemed as though Lundy were nothing more than just some sort of ordinary island, all it had taken was Ren taking his hand inside of his hand and leading him over one of the ground's ridges to completely stun him. It seemed as though there were a dozen or so dragons alone, flying in the air and enjoying the free space and the cliffs that the location provided them with, though the thing that truly caught his eye was how happy that the beautiful creatures seemed to be under the care of Ren and his teammates, a fact that had another smile playing across his lips. It was truly a wonderful thing to see such beautiful creatures being able to live so happily and as his attention turned to Ren just in time to see the pride in the other's eyes, his smile grew the slightest bit before falling back to his normal calm expression. It was a good thing that Ren was proud of his accomplishment, for what he had done was something that truly was worth him being happy about.

They had been there for only a moment when he heard the sound of something hitting the ground and upon turning to inspect the source of the noise he could not stop the amusement that shone within his dark eyes as he saw the increasingly familiar sight of the dragon that had taken so much to the younger male laying with it's head in Ren's lap as it stared up at him. The dragon had grown since the last time Sebastian had seen it and it seemed as though it still adored Ren just as much as it had when it had been younger, an observation that made his heart soften yet again. Despite his earlier discontent at the fact that he had used the word "cute" to describe anything, he had to admit that he had been right. It was a very endearing image and he was glad that he was lucky enough to see such a sight. It was a short moment later that Ren had spoken to the dragon before rising up and returning to his side before his attention was stolen by a small little red dragon that was attempting to toddle past them, an attempt that Ren quickly put an end to when he scooped the small dragon up, lifting her up and causing her to squeak as she looked at the both of them with stunning gold eyes.

The dragon was absolutely stunning.

Sebastian smiled kindly at the small dragon as he looked at her, before turning his gaze to Ren as he told him about the baby dragon, a surprised expression crossing his face as he moved his gaze back to the dragon when Ren told him that the small creature seemed to like him. It seemed as though dragons had an ability to sense the goodness of a person when they were young, a fact that he had not previously known about the creatures. It seemed as though it was when they got older and wild that made them difficult for the tamers to handle and forced them to become rough with the creatures least they be eaten by them. It was then that the fireball began to squirm, moving out of Ren's hands to rest on his shoulder for a short moment before he felt the small weight of the baby dragon move onto his own shoulders, something that he obviously had not been expecting and as he glanced over at her out of the corner of his eye, he was slightly surprised to see that she was staring right back at him. A moment passed before he felt the dragon's tongue flick over his cheek and he smiled softly, glad that the dragon seemed to like him. Slowly and gently his hand moved up to his shoulder, running over the scales on top of the creatures head with a gentle caress before allowing his hand to slowly fall back down to his side.

He had never been so close to a dragon before, it was an exciting experience to actually have one like him!

" I've never been this close to a dragon before. She truly is a beautiful little thing." He spoke quietly, not wanting to bother the dragon that had just stretched out across his shoulders by speaking too loud. He smiled again at the baby dragon before turning his gaze back to Ren and smiling when he said that the other members of his team would be showing up soon. It was then that he noticed Ren glance off to the side before gesturing to a dragon, his gaze following until it locked on the dragon that Ren was gesturing to. That was a Hungarian Horntail, a dragon that came from his native land and a breed that was known to be the most dangerous out of the dragons. He was not surprised to hear that all of the hype about those dragons was actually true nor was he surprised to hear that that dragon was a mean creature that Kida was having an especially hard time of taming. It was then that he was told that almost all of his other teammates had tried to tame the beast and had failed and that if Kida failed with taming him that it was his turn to try. He was told that he was skipping over Guttenburg because he was still new and that he did not want him handeling that creature because he had a wife and a newborn infant at home, knowledge that had surprised him.

It was not often that leaders took the time to get to know their teammates on such a personal basis and the fact that Ren seemed to care so much for his teammates was something that he found himself happy about. He really was such an amazing person.

" You really are something special Ren. Not many care as much about their teammates as you seem to care about yours, I must say that it's a nice and refreshing change of pace." He flushed slightly when Ren called him an amazing boyfriend and averted his gaze to the side again before bringing it back to Ren when the other began to speak again, this time asking for a favor of him. It seemed as though he wanted Sebastian to meet his son when he came to London during the break that the Japanese primary school had. " I do not mind meeting your son, though I should probably apologize right now if I scare him when he meets me. It seems to be a common reaction for most people to not like me or to be scared or intimidated by me for some reason or another." Though he was usually pretty good with children. Most of them seemed to like him, anyway.

[Ren Satoshi]

Ren stifled a soft chuckle. Daichi? Afraid of him? Oh, no. That was one thing that wasn't likely. Daichi was very brave, very non-judgmental, and a good judge of character. "Daichi is not the sort to be easily intimidated. Even with the darkness you possess, he has been raised around it and therefore has learned to accept darkness. Tanaka, however, is a very timid child by nature, though...I have my doubts that you would even frighten her. Mueller was scard to death when Tanaka showed up here because he has a horrible ability to scare the wits out of anyone. He was the first one she approached and she just hugged him as tight as ever. It certainly made his day." Thinking about that coaxed a smile from his lips.

"As for being close with my team, I take pride in that. I've been with Kida and Mueller for...16 years now. Jun joined about 7 years ago, and Gutenberg joined 3 years ago. Since our teams stay together for a long time, I find its easier if I get to know them well, after all, they hold my life in their hands as I hold theirs. I have to know that if something happens, that they can be trusted to not leave me to die. They need to feel that I won't put them in senseless danger and they need to know that I'll be able to protect them. It's a mutual understanding." He smiled, looking at the little Chinese Fireball with a fond glance before the sound of pops filled the air.

The first to arrive was Kida, well rested and fixing his gloves as he moved toward where Ren and Sebastian were sitting. When he finally looked up, he smiled faintly and offered a warm greeting before checking on the supplies within the camp out of pure habit. He was moving in a methodical manner as if he'd done these actions in his sleep each night. One of the Welsh Greens came down from circling the sky and landed near him, coaxing a long strain of Japanese crooning from the man as he reached up and gave soft strokes to the smooth scales. It was apparent that he was also very good with the dragons.

Kida was followed by an un-hooded Mueller, who stopped in his tracks, casting a glare out at the Hungarian Horntail that was flying about. That was the first dragon to ever have bested him and he was constantly trying to figure out how to whip that nasty beast into shape. Was there something he could have done differently? His light eyes were lost in thought before he moved to Ren's side and murmured something under his breath about the dragon being a temperamental Voldemort spawn, which made Ren chuckle.

Jun came running up the path with a warm smile and some bags of food for the rest of the team and it was a sight that made Ren warm internally. Jun was a kind woman, with a hell of a tough streak. She was like a stone flower, hard and delicate at one time and Tanaka looked up to her. He could not pick a better role model if he could. Jun was able to balance being kind to the whole team, and a fierce fighter. She was skilled in muggle weaponry as well as magic, so having her along on missions was an advantage. He watched as Jun moved to Mueller and handed him a bag, from which he produced a still warm meatball that he took a smell of and his hard face softened dramatically. "Buletten...oh, Jun. Danke! How did you know?" She laughed and hopped over to Kida and gave him his own bag, which he opened and suddenly beamed, "Yakitori! My favorite!" He was absolutely gushing thanks to her and Ren could see the faintest pink on her cheeks.

Ohh...wasn't that interesting?! He had ammunition! It was taking a lot of control to keep that look of mischievousness off of his face. Jun was liable to thump him one if she caught him and he looked over at Sebastian with an innocent look. He was desperately trying to behave, especially when she came over to him. His face changed quickly when she handed him his own little bag. His brow arched and he peeked in to see a well made box of mixed cucumber, avocado, and pickled radish sushi. Instantly, he threw his arms around her and picked her up of the ground, causing the younger woman to erupt in laughter. "You little angel! I absolutely adore your sushi! Thank you!" He was practically dancing with her and she couldn't breathe from laughing. It was the first really over the top reaction he'd had since he'd been around Sebastian, but it was a little less of his defensive walls standing.

When he finally set her down, she had to collect herself before moving over to Sebastian and handing him a bag too. "Good morning, Sebastian. I haven't forgotten you either! Gombapaprikás." She'd made him a traditional Hungarian Mushroom Paprikash and from the smell, it was excellent. Jun was a natural cook. "The boss told me where you were from, and that you were a vegetarian, so I thought this would be a good lunch for you. I always like to make sure these bachelors are fed well, Merlin knows they can't cook well." Light-hearted joshing.

Finally, Gutenberg arrived, looking a lot more tired than the rest and Ren winced. "Long night, Joseph?" He made a sound akin to a groan and rubbed at his eyes, trying to flatten his disheveled blonde locks. "Eva and I were up all night with Helena again. She keeps crying for hours at a time!" Ren winced and drew an arm around his shoulders. "Does she pull her legs up to her stomach when she does that?" "Da." "Flushed face?" "Da." "Clench her hands and her brow gets all furrowed?" "Da...and that crying is piercing to the bone." Ren nodded. He knew what that one was. "Colic. What does Eva feed her?" Joseph blinked a few times. "Milk...why?" Ren held up a finger. "She might have an allergy. Try something soy based. I know where you can get something with protein in it already and I'll pick some up for you the next time I come across it."

Joseph's face showed a lot of surprise and Ren smiled, "Daichi was colic-y too. He has a slight allergy to the enzymes in milk, so when I switched it out, he wasn't in pain anymore and the crying stopped." Jun hopped over with a thermos full of strong black coffee that Gutenberg started drinking directly from the canister. When he caught the smell coming from the bag she was setting near him, he picked it up and inhaled the smell. "Königsberger Klopse...I could kiss you." "There's some Tilsit and spirgel in there for you to have now." "You are an angel on Earth, Akira. And you..." He looked at Ren, "Are a saint. And you..." He was looking at Sebastian this time, with a sleepy sort of smile. "Welcome to Lundy. Oh! The Fireball likes him! I was getting worried about her!"

Once the chatter died down and Gutenberg began to eat to get the energy he desperately needed, Ren started talking again. "Okay. DiNassi is in Milan, we know this. He's in the city, so Gutenberg, we will have you use your hawk to scout the area again as usual. I have a feeling that he will be waiting for us. Jun, bring your bow and arrows. You'll be working with Gutenberg closely on this one. Okay? Kida, Mueller, I need you two with us. If he's in the middle of recruiting Death Eaters, we are probably in big trouble. If he's alone, it's best. I know he's got a Romanian Longhorn egg in his-" Mueller made a sound. It was something akin to awe and Ren smiled. "In his possession, and Mueller I want you to get it from him." 

That made the German very happy. Very happy.

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There was always the smallest bit of relief to be felt when he was reassured that his presence would not frighten someone and yet he found that he was still very nervous. He knew that this was something that was very important to his boyfriend and he wanted nothing more than to make him happy in any way that he possibly could. In order to ensure that he would be happy with him, he would do almost anything, even put his own nervousness to the very back of his mind. He smiled softly at his boyfriend before moving his gaze down onto the ground and speaking quietly." I am glad to hear that, I have to admit that there is always the fear that I might scare someone just by being there that lingers in the very back of my mind." It was the sort of fear that never rested, much to his disapproval and it was one that could not easily be put to rest despite his best efforts. The fact that Ren was so sure that he would not frighten his kids with the darkness that lingered within him was enough to ease the worst part of his fear, much to his silent gratitude. When Ren spoke again, he allowed the topic to slip from his mind before he listened to him speak about his team, something that he listened to intently. He was immediately able to recognize how much he cared about his team and how much he trusted each member of his team.

He knew that Ren was in a very dangerous line of work and the amount of trust that was held amongst his teammates was the difference between living and a very painful death at the hands of an angry dragon and yet he also knew that Ren truly cared about his teammates, something that made him smile. It was immediately after the Japanese male stopped speaking that he heard the familiar sounds of apparation fill the air, signaling the beginning of the others' arrival. The first to arrive was Kida, who greeted them warmly before moving to check on the supplies that the tamers held within the camp before he began interacting with a dragon that had landed. Next to arrive at the camp was Mueller, who glared at the Hungarian Horntail that flew about in the skies before muttering quietly underneath his breath before moving to stand at Ren's side.

Next to arrive was Jun, who ran along the pathway carrying bags in her hands that were revealed to be food as she handed each person a bag that was filled with food that they liked. When she got to Kida, it was obvious to see the way that her face darkened slightly with color. Feeling a gaze on him, he looked down, a single brow rising slightly when he saw Ren gazing up at him with a look that he assumed was supposed to be innocent. He knew that the younger male was planning something despite that look and he had a feeling that his boyfriend would soon be getting himself in trouble with the woman that was on his team. It was then that the young woman moved over to the two of them and handed something to him that caused him to hug her and lift her up off of the ground as he nearly danced with her on delight, a sight that caused the Hungarian to laugh quietly to underneath his breath as he tried to hide his amusement.

When the young woman turned to him and offered him a bag as well, it was obvious that he was very surprised. He had not expected to have been included in this and was surprised that she had taken the time and effort to do such a thing for him. He accepted the bag with a small smile and bowed his head slightly in gratitude. "Thank you for this, miss Jun." It was after this that the last member of the time, a very tired looking Gutenberg arrived at the camp and a conversation about the man's newborn child ensued. It seemed as though the baby seemed to cry nonstop and after Ren asked a few questions, the conclusion that the baby suffered from colic was reached. It seemed as though the baby might have been allergic to milk and that a soy based formula would be best for the baby for the time being. It was then that Jun made her way over to the other man and handed him his food and a thermos of what he assumed was coffee though his attention was taken by Ren as he began to inform them of their assignment this time, something that he listened to carefully. While he was nervous due to the possible involvement of Death Eaters, the ones he had spent the last sixteen years of his life hiding from, he would do his very best to ensure that things went smoothly

[Ren Satoshi]

This had the potential to go wrong written all over it and Ren was visibly very nervous. Surprise was a good element when one knew who one was dealing with, however, intel reports did not always give a full picture. "I really am exercising caution here, guys, this has potential of going horribly wrong. I don't want anyone hurt during this mission." His eyes flickered toward Sebastian as if to say, 'Especially not you.' He'd never forgive himself. He was choosing a horrible time to have a miniture meltdown!

Finally, he drew himself up straight. "We need to come up with a code, something subtle to warn the others if there is more than one Death Eater in the mix." Gutenberg spoke up finally, saying that his hawk could signal how many people were located in one spot. It was a comforting thought really. It was difficult to remember that his team, while skilled fighters on their own, were far from trained to deal with the skill that Death Eaters had. The only one trained to do this work, was Sebastian, and he'd be damned if he was going to intentionally put him in a position to get hurt.

There had to be a way...

Wait...he had an idea. "I have a thought. Bear with me here. What if, once we discover his whereabouts, Mueller goes and approaches him about buying the egg in disguise? That way, he can get a good look at the surroundings without being too obvious and he gets the egg. You're the only one that doesn't have distinguishing markings anywhere visuble, Mueller. I really need a metamorphmagus on this team, but I don't know one personally."

It seemed to be a safe route, and safe was generally good. When it was unanimous that it was a better idea, Ren nodded and set Mueller up with a disguise so well put together that his own mother could not tell it was him. He'd set charms on his hair and eyes and used blends of makeup to change his face and any exposed skin to match the Italian skin tone. Mueller had control over his accent and was able to mask it well, even change it if need be. Caution was an easy game to play. "If this doesn't work...I'll come up with something on the fly. Let's go." With a deep breath, the air was full of popping sounds as they appirated from Lundy to Milan.

Once there, Ren was ducking into his hood along with Kida ducking into his own. They were so strongly foreign among the Italians that they didn't want seen and Ren made a motion to Sebastian to stay hidden. If something went wrong, people would easily spot three Asian men out of their element here. Jun and Gutenberg were high out of harm's way and Mueller was safely tucked in the middle of the city, blending with locals. "I need a language expert too." Ren muttered darkly. "I don't understand Italian at all. Damn it."

He watched for the hawk circling about and when it passed overhead, he said softly, "We are not from the British ministry. If anyone asks, we are working for the Japanese ministry. You are our contact, Sebastian. Okay? You are my translator, Kida." Kida nodded. They'd done this bit before. It's only if people asked questions. He recognized the hawk's pattern for when the target was spotted and knew that Mueller was already moving in. "We are only backing him up here. If he gets the egg with no problem and DiNassi is alone, this will be an easy apprehension. If something goes astray, we have options. We just have to wait."

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A dark gaze met the gaze of the Japanese man as he looked at him and in that moment he understood that Ren did not wish for him to get hurt, something that was going to be very hard for him to promise if Death Eaters truly were involved in this particular case. He was the only one who had the proper training and experience with dealing with these dark wizards and witches and while he was sure that the members on Ren's team were more than skilled enough to handle themselves, he knew that he could not fully give his promise to Ren that he would not get hurt. As an auror, it was his job to ensure that civilians were protected from those dark wizards and witches no matter what and even if he ended up getting hurt in the process, he would be happy if Ren and his teammates got out of there without being hurt. He would not allow anything to happen to them, that much was certain. ' I'll do my best to avoid getting hurt ' his gaze said as he finally looked at Ren again. It was truly the best promise that he could give him at that moment, not wanting to worry the other man but also not wanting to lie to him either.

Ren spoke again, saying that they would need some sort of code to warn the others if there were multiple Death Eaters that were involved in this assignment, something that would obviously be a problem for them in the long run if there were. It was then that Gutenberg spoke up saying that his hawk would be able to signal them, telling them how many people were located in a single spot at any given time, something that would greatly help them in the long run when it came to keeping each other safe. After a moment of silent contemplation, Ren spoke, saying that he had an idea. It seemed as though he wanted Muller to approach their target in disguise, acting as though he intended to buy the egg that he had in his possession from him. He was the only one that had no distinguishable markings on him, something that would make him the ideal person for the job. After the decision had been made, Ren went to work, temporarily altering his appearance to make him look like one of the native Italians that they would be surrounded by in Milan. It was after Ren was done that he spoke again, telling them that if this plan didn't work that he would come up with something on the fly and while that did worry Sebastian more than he would care to admit, he trusted Ren.

It was a moment later that they apparated to Milan and immediately separated upon their arrival. Muller went off to find their target and Sebastian was grouped with both Kida and Ren. He was told to stay out of sight, before being informed that if asked, he did not work for the British ministry, that he was a contact for Ren and Kida who worked for the Japanese ministry, as well as being told what it was that they were expected to do." Very well then." He murmured before falling quiet. It was time for things to begin.