Hello there. I'm DriveLegendARK1 and welcome to the world of Arcle + Vampire. This chapter is a prologue.

Disclaimer: I don't own Kamen Rider or Rosario + Vampire

Yuusuke Godai met many people and made friends with most of them. He made people smile and wiped their tears. One of those he met was a family, and another was an odd young girl.

If you were just another person, Yuusuke Godai was your typical joe with a carefree attitude. To a select few, however, he was the Supreme Warrior, Kuuga. He fought the race of warrior monsters, the Grongi, or as the police called them, Unidentified Lifeforms, and protected people's smiles. After he defeated the Grongi leader, Daguva, he went on to continue his adventure around the world, making people smile along the way.

Year 2001

Aono Residence

The Aono family was one of Yuusuke's friends and also one of the few who knew Yuusuke's secret identity. Kasumi Aono was one of Sakurako's colleagues in the archeology department, and her husband, Koji, was a policeman. They had a 5-year-old son, Tsukune. He was, like Yuusuke, an average boy.

It was raining that day when someone rang the doorbell.

"Tsukune, open the door," Kasumi said.

"Right away."

As asked, Tsukune opened the door. Behind it was none other than Yuusuke himself. He was in a black thick jacket, pants, and shoes. He greeted Tsukune who was in a white T-Shirt and red trousers. "Hi, Tsukune."

"Godai-san!" Tsukune greeted cheerfully.

"Godai-kun, welcome," Kasumi greeted.

Yuusuke took off his jacket, revealing a dark green sweater underneath, and sat on one of the sofas in the living room. It was an ordinary Japanese house, a two-story house in which the first floor was the living room, dining room, and bathroom, and the second floor were the bedrooms. Kasumi, who was in an orange sweater and fitting blue jeans, sat on the sofa next to Yuusuke with Tsukune on her lap.

"Kasumi-san, where's Koji-san?"

"He's working now."

'Oh yeah, I forgot. He's helping Ichijou-san looking for No.0.'

"Godai-kun, why are you out on this kind of weather?"

"Mom, he just got here," Tsukune said.

"You're right. Tsukune, wait here, I'm going to make some tea for him."

"Okay."

The tea was served and Yuusuke drank it gladly.

"Thanks, your tea makes me warm again. Now going to the next one."

He took his jacket and started walking to the door.

"Where are you going?" the mother of Tsukune asked.

"Just here and there, then I'm going on an adventure."

"An adventure?" Tsukune said, surprised.

"Now?" Kasumi followed.

"Yes."

"Why?"

"That's because I'm Kuuga. You know that."

"To defeat No.0, Daguva, right?"

"Yes. I'll definitely beat him this time. And Tsukune."

"What is it Godai-san?"

"Continue to make people smile."

"Okay, I'll do it."

Then with a thumb up, Yuusuke left, disappearing in the rain. Both of them stared at the road where he rode off.

"Mom. I want to be him someday," Tsukune said out of the blue.

"To be Godai-kun? Well everyone wants to be him."

"No, not that. I want to be him, Kuuga. Someday, I'm going to fight in his stead."

"Okay, Tsukune, maybe someday you'll be him. Now let's go back in, it's cold outside."

The mother-son duo went back to their house, waiting for the rain to subside.

Unknown to his friends, Yuusuke was looking for a way to remove the Arcle in his journey. After 7 years, he found the solution. How? He recalled that Riku, the first Kuuga, sealed all the Grongi with the Arcle's power, with himself as the seal. Yuusuke's idea to remove the Arcle was similar, but with a few differences. The plan was simple. Use all his life energy and soul to reverse the fusion process. He knew this would kill him, but there was no reason to keep it with him since all the Grongi were destroyed. Coincidentally, the Amadam was fully repaired.

He went back to Japan, and on the way to his home, Indian Restaurant Pore Pore, he met a certain girl.

Year 2008

Public Park

32-year-old Yuusuke was at the park because he wanted to take a short break from the plane trip. When he was laying down on the park bench, he noticed a person, a junior high school girl to be exact, sitting on a swing. From his point of view, she was crying. One thing that made Yuusuke's heart ache was seeing people cry. He got up from the bench and went to the crying girl.

"Hello there," Yuusuke greeted. As she lifted her head to face him, he realized that she was unlike any girl he met. Her eyes were green, like Kuuga's Pegasus form, and her hair was pink. She wore a navy blue uniform and a leather choker with a rosary dangling from a chain.

"H-hello," the girl replied.

"Why are you here?"

"I want some time with myself."

'That's odd. No one wants to be left alone as far as I know, unless...' Yuusuke thought."With yourself, huh? Can you tell me what's wrong?"

"My classmates were teasing me. They said I'm strange, weird," she said hesitantly.

"I don't see what's wrong. Please, tell me what's going on."

"I-I...," the girl started crying again.

"Please, please don't cry."

"T-they don't accept me. Because I'm different from them, they don't accept me as their friend," she said, still sobbing.

Yuusuke was shocked, although not furious. When he was away, it seemed that there was still people in Japan crying.

"I don't know what to do to cheer you up, but I know one thing when someone is crying," he then gave her a thumb up.

"What are you doing?"

"Reassure you that it'll be alright. When I was in grade school, my teacher taught me this gesture. He said the thumb up was used in Ancient Rome as a sign of overcoming difficult adversaries. That was also the time when I acquired my first skill."

"What is it?"

"Smiling. My childhood was not a happy one, so when I smile, it meant that I overcame my sadness. So smile."

"But..."

"If you're still worried about not making friends, I'm sure that someone will accept you for who you are."

"Are you sure?"

"I already said I'm sure, so don't worry."

Finally, the girl smiled. Seeing her smile made Yuusuke formed a smile of his own.

"Oh yeah, before I forget, I'm Yuusuke Godai, the man of 2000 talents."

"Moka. Moka Akashiya. Nice to meet you, Godai-san."

"Me too, Moka-chan. I shall be going now. I have some business to attend to."

"Are you leaving now, Godai-san?"

"It's important, so I have to. Remember, Moka-chan," Yuusuke gave her a thumb up once more, "It'll be alright."

"Yes, Godai-san," Moka replied with a thumb up with her own.

And then Yuusuke walked away, leaving Moka alone at the park. She finally met someone who looked at her as she was. She was sure that she would meet him again someday, but she didn't know that it was not possible.

Indian Restaurant Pore-Pore

Yuusuke arrived at the restaurant, Pore-Pore. When he went to the front door, he was surprised that the door was unlocked. To his shock, no one was home. Quickly, he went to his room, put his backpack on his bed and summoned the Arcle. he noticed that the Amadam had no cracks anymore.

"Whoa, no cracks. That makes things easier. Well, here goes nothing."

He then put his hands on the Arcle and started the sealing process. He poured his soul, literally, to the Arcle and it began to turn to stone. And it was painful. The pain was like when it fused to him genetically, but worse. The process was slow, and he felt his consciousness slipping away.

"G-gyaaahhh!" Yuusuke screamed in pain as the Arcle was slowly turned to stone.

After fifteen minutes, the sealing process was complete. Yuusuke grabbed the desk with his remaining strength, took a piece of paper and a pen, and wrote something. Finally, he collapsed to the floor, his life slipping, his breathing heavy, and his body going cold. His final words were, "I hope someone finds the note." He took his last breath and began a new journey to the afterlife.

Two days later

Nagano Funeral Ground

There was a large crowd at the burial ground. It often meant that someone had died recently. On that day, the crowd was gathering over a certain grave, mourning over a certain someone. It was the grave of Yuusuke Godai. There was Ichijou, Sakurako, Jean, Mika, Minori, the Aono family, his teacher Kanzaki, and most of Yuusuke's acquaintances.

After the procession, everyone who attended went back to their homes, except the Aono family, Ichijou, and Sakurako.

"I can't believe Godai has died," Ichijou started.

"Yes, it is a shock. Why must the good die young?" Sakurako said.

"That's the question. But how did he die?"

"It was because Godai-kun sealed the belt. The more important question is, why did he do it?" Kasumi answered Ichijou's question.

"Did he leave any dying messages?" Koji spoke up.

"Well, there is one," Sakurako said. "It's said 'Find someone to inherit the belt'."

"I didn't know my words all those years ago become reality," Tsukune, who was silent, spoke up.

"What do you mean, Tsukune-kun?"

"The last time he visited he came to say goodbye, and when he left I said 'I want to be him, Kuuga. Someday I'm going to fight in his stead'."

"Do you mean..."

"Yes. I want to protect the smiles of those I love, just like Godai-san."

"But Tsukune-kun..."

"Don't worry, I won't use the belt now, but someday, I'll use it."

Sakurako was stunned. Tsukune actually intended to take Yuusuke's place, even though he wasn't as old as Yuusuke.

"All right, I'll give you the belt. But not now, just when I think you'll need it."

"Thank you, Sakurako-san!"

Finally everyone went home, ending the conversation, and marking the end of a new hero.

And that's the first chapter. I know it's short, so I'll try to make it longer. The next chapter will be the main story.

And one more thing, I do this as a side project, so I won't be updating regularly. Please rate and review.