Chapter 1: a new start.
It had been three months since the raccoon city incident and the T-Virus outbreak. Tsukune Auno a teenaged Japanese exchange student from Japan had survived the ordeal but not without cost. At 2am, three hours before the bomb was dropped, he was infected by the T-Virus, making him no longer human. He retained human form and his sanity but he could mutilate sections of his body at will. He had escaped from raccoon with Leon and the others.
Tsukune was now waiting by a bus stop to be transfered to his new school, yokia academy after a visit from its headmaster, mikogami.
*flashback*
It was a quiet day in the Auno household. As usual tsukune was sitting on his bed reading through a diary he wrote on his condition, one he'd yet to tell his parents or kyoko about.
So far tsukune had discovered his skin was tougher, his strength and stamina was higher and he had a craving for medium rare steak. The last part made him shudder, he remembered that the infected would often eat people, often to the point where there was nothing left but bone and muscle, resulting in blood skinned mutants which were impossible to kill without explosives.
A soft knock occurred at his door, making him jump in shock. "Tsukune, there's a man here to see you." Koji, tsukune's dad called.
"uh, c coming. " tsukune stuttered." I'll be right out. " he shoved the book away from under his mattress. Hoping to however was up there that it wasn't someone from umbrella, he didn't want to be cut open to make a new virus.
As he walked down the stairs he saw a man in white priest robes sitting across from his mother who both had a cup of tea.
"Uh, hi. Mum, what's going on? " tsukune asked cautiously.
" Ah, tsukune, this kind man wishes for you to join his school. " his mum explained cheerfully." isn't that nice! "
" Ah, mister Auno, a pleasure to finally meet you. " the old man smiled." I'm Mikogami, headmaster at yokia academy. "
" uh, why? " tsukune gulped.
" You may relax, I'm not with Umbrella. " mikogami chuckled lightly.
" tsukune, why did he say it like that? " his mum asked in confusion as she sat her cup of tea down.
" Best tell her now boy, don't want her to worry. " Mikogami chuckled.
" Tsukune? " his mum asked.
" Mum, please don't panic. " tsukune asked. Blatantly glad his dad left for work already, he fainted easily.
" Tsukune, what's going on? " his mum asked.
" There's, something I haven't told you. " he started nervously." Mum, remember how I said I was on a excursion when raccoon reactor exploded? "
" yes, and I'm grateful you survived. " his mum smiled happily.
" There was no meltdown. " mikogami inputted." It was a nuclear bomb shot at the city to contain a bio weapon virus. "
" what?! MY BABY BOY! " Mrs Auno cried as she hugged tsukune tightly.
" mum. " tsukune groaned in annoyance and embarrassment." can we finish? "
" alright. " Mrs Auno replied as she left him go.
" Mum, the virus turned people into zombies and mutants. " tsukune explained making his mum gasp in shock and fright.
" what? " Mrs Auno asked fearfully.
" Mum, I got bitten by one. " tsukune sighed." I'm not human anymore. "
" But, you're not a zombie. " his mum denied.
" Yeah, but I'm not human either, I can mutate parts of my body. " tsukune sighed nervously. He outstretched his left arm to his side and rolled up his sleeve, his skin bulged and the skin thickened, forming organic armor. His knuckles gained serrated spikes and his fingers gained talons. Mrs Auno jumped back in fright before steeling her nerves and gripping her son in a tight hug, one that if he were human would Crack his ribs.
"I never should have let you go. " his mum sobbed sadly.
" Now to why I'm here. " mikogami explained.
Tsukune tensed and pulled his mum behind him protectively." If you're with the bastards at umbrella who made the virus, fuck off! "
" relax, I'm not with umbrella. " mikogami chuckled lightly." in fact I offer haven to those effected by their virus who maintained their sanity. As well as other creatures. You see the T-Virus, the very one in your blood was derived from the blood of Yokia. "
" wait, yokia are real? " tsukune asked in shock.
" yes, I'm sure you remember Leon. " mikogami smiled." he's a vampire"
"what? No way. " tsukune blanked in awe and shock. Then again, it did explain the man's hate of sewers and why he looked at puddles of blood oddly." the man who saved me was a vampire? "
" he indeed is. " mikogami explained." it was him that informed me of your condition. "
" So, monsters are real? " Mrs Auno asked." and one saved my son? "
" incidentally yes. " mikogami smiled thinly." It is too dangerous for your son in human school since most are outposted by umbrella. "
" Yeah, I don't want to be cut up. " tsukune gulped nervously.
" well, here's the forms. " Mikogami explained as he gave Mrs Auno enrollment papers." I'll see you when school starts. " he said before bowing politely and left.
*end flashback*
A bus pulled up baring the yokia academy Crest pulled up, it was a odd six wheeled bus. Green in color and looked old.
" you going to yokia academy kid? " the bus driver asked. Tsukune nodded nervously." well get on kid. "
Tsukune nodded and got on. At the back of the bus was a silver haired man he remembered from raccoon.
" hey Leon! " tsukune called.
Leon looked up, smiled and waved him over. Tsukune nodded and sat down next to him.
" How's it going kid? "Leon chuckled.
" Alright I guess, mum and dad know what happened and their okay with it but dad keeps his distance. " tsukune explained nervously.
" Well, at least here you'll be safe from umbrella. " Leon smiled softly at tsukune." just keep in mind there's only two other students like you there. "
" really? " tsukune asked in shock." I thought it was only us who got out of raccoon. "
" Nah, two others escaped, a girl named Alice and a boy called Damian. " Leon explained loosely." Alice is simular to the Nemesis and Damian was part licker. "
Tsukune shuddered at that. After all, he remembered what lickers did to his friend Lilly, they had ripped her to shreds, not enough left for a zombie to form.
He was brought out of his thoughts by his phone ringing, it was kyoko, his cousin. He gulped and answered the phone. "hello?"
"finally! Tsukune where have you been, I've been so worried auntie won't tell me what's going on! " kyoko replied rapidly.
" uh, I'm going to a boarding school. " tsukune replied loosely. Careful not to give stuff away.
" a bording school wait tsu-" the call cut off, there were no bars at all. It happened right as they entered a tunnel of swirling lights, like a rainbow in a blender was painted across the walls. When they came out they were on a Cliffside road near a sea of red.
"here we are, yokia academy. I'd watch yourself tsukune, this is one scary as school. " the bus driver chuckled evilly as tsukune got off.
The bus turned around and left through the tunnel to parts unknown. Tsukune noticed that the sign for the academy was dressed as a scarecrow and on a distant cliff beyond a Forrest of dead trees was the school.
As he looked at the Forrest, contemplating whether or not he would find hellhounds in it he was hit by something from behind, knocking him over.
"ooh, sorry. " a girl's voice groaned. Tsukune looked and saw a silver haired girl was next to him flat on her face. She was wearing the yokia academy uniform." I'm anemic. "
" It's alright, I know the feeling. " tsukune answered truthfully. After all, he'd been bitten once by a zombie who found his shoulder tasty.
" anyway, I'm moka akashya. " the girl introduced strictly, like she spent most of her life in a army camp.
" I'm tsukune Auno, pleasure to meet you. " tsukune introduced himself politely." I'm sorry for being in your way then, just trying to figure something out. "
" like what? " Moka asked bluntly.
" If any hellhounds or cerberus are in there. " tsukune replied as he watched the Forrest.
" well whatever, we'll be late now because of you. " moka growled as she gestured to her ruined bike.
" Sorry, I'd fly you there if you want. " tsukune offered politely.
" sure, it's the least you could do. " moka replied dryly.
Tsukune nodded and a pair of black batlike wings unfolded from his back and out the hidden slits cut in his uniform. Moka looked them over with curiosity.
" what kind of monster are you? " she asked curiously.
" T-Virus mutant. " tsukune replied.
" A what? " moka asked in confusion.
" I'll explain later, don't want you late after all. " tsukune joked slightly.
" fine. " moka growled as tsukune grabbed ahold of her and took to the air. As they flew over the Forrest they were joined by a blue haired girl wearing a yellow sweater who had purple bat wings and a tail.
" Yahoo! Are you an incubus? " the girl asked tsukune.
" I'm not. " tsukune answered back." My name's tsukune Auno, who are you? "
" kurumu kuruno. " the girl replied." succubus. "
" Moka akashya, vampire. " moka growled at the succubus.
" What are you cutie? " kurumu cooed at tsukune.
" T-Virus infected human. " tsukune answered. Moka and kurumu gave him shocked looks.
" Human? " moka growled.
" Yeah right! " kurumu laughed as she lazily flew beside them." Humans don't fly! "
" Okay, maybe I should say former human then. " tsukune sighed glumly.
"i hate humans." moka snarled as she tried to kick tsukune.
"I'm not human, what did they ever do to you anyway? " tsukune asked with genuine concern.
" they made fun of me, even drove my outer self to commit suicide by water. " moka muttered softly as she cried silently." ura was fake but she was the closest thing to a friend I had. "
" I'm sorry. " tsukune whispered.
" for what? " moka growled.
" nobody should have to go through that, if, if you want I'd be your friend. " tsukune offered as he too cried silently. Remembering all his friends at raccoon who died during the outbreak. How his first crush was ripped to shreds in front of his own eyes. Lilly didn't even stand a chance.
" Why are you crying? " kurumu asked.
" Just remembering someone I used to know before the ship hit the fan. " tsukune sighed as moka thought his offer over.
" well, I could please you. "kurumu offered huskily.
" Uh, no thanks. " tsukune gulped nervously.
" I accept tsukune. " Moka answered firmly." But no inappropriate touching, peeking or messing around with the succubus. "
" Agreed. " tsukune nodded.
" HMF! " kurumu huffed indignantly at that." Fine! " with that, she flew off towards the dorms.
" Well, we're here. " tsukune stated as he flew close enough to the ground that moka could jump down, which she did. Tsukune landed and his wings folded back into place and he readjusted his bag which got knocked around a lot.
" thank you. " moka gave a razor thin smile." is your blood safe? "
" sorry, it's not. "tsukune replied as he shook his head." the virus is blood born. "
" I see." moka replied as the bell went. "hurry up, I won't have you expelled on day one."
After the orientation everyone found their way to homeroom. Tsukune sat behind moka next to the window, kurumu sat next to tsukune and a blonde guy with a freakish tongue kept licking a pencil as he glared at tsukune in hatred.
"good morning class! My name is Shuzuka Nekonome! "introduced the perky teacher with a bright grin." welcome to your first year at yokia academy. As you know this is a school for monsters! However this year we have a few very special students here. T-Virus victims. "
The way the teacher said it made tsukune feel like he was the equivalent to a person who just got shot.
There were confused glances at the teacher from many students and weird murmuring.
" You see humans made their own kind of yokia. " the teacher explained as she cast tsukune a sympathetic look." using a mix of blood from vampires, succubus and werewolves, as well as a few others, they made the T-Virus. Those effected by the virus turn into rogue yokia, often revenants. The former humans are powerful, on part with vampires or dragons in some cases. Most of them who are still sane were shunned by humans and came here under invitation to learn how to adapt. "
Tsukune shrunk back into his chair nervously. Nekonome decided to make a example for the heck of it." Mr Auno, please stand at the front of the class. "
Tsukune gulped but did as he was told. " This is tsukune Auno, a T-Virus mutator. " nekonome introduced happily. Many students scoffed at him or looked disgusted by him." He according to the notes here can fly, outrun werewolves, survive subzero temperatures, breath water, outfight vampires and turn his skin bulletproof. "
Suddenly there were a lot less looks of hatred and disgust and many more of awe, fear and shock. Kurumu and moka were giving him adoring looks along with a blonde girl, a violet haired girl and a pissed look from the guy licking the pencil.
" Now, normally we'd go by the rules of no revealing true forms but since humans are begining to make their own yokia, we found this rule a tinsy bit outdated, so yay us! Any human found on campus isn't killed anymore and instead escorted to the headmaster. " Mrs nekonome smiled happily." But try to keep human form where ever possible. "
She then turned back to tsukune with a smile." take your seat now please Mr Auno. " tsukune nodded and rushed back to his seat. Most of the guys looked extremely mad at him and the girls looked awed and lovesick.
" Okay class, nothing much else to do today so free day yay! Just make sure to keep out of trouble, dismissed! " nekonome smiled happily as tsukune bolted and got chased by Moka, kurumu, the blonde girl and a bunch of annoyed boys.
Tsukune managed to find his way to the school roof, a safe haven to him. When shit hit the fan in raccoon city, he took to the roofs, outsmart in most of the infected but was brought down by a tendril armed zombie.
Tsukune sat there, quietly as he watched students mingled below, some of them in their true forms, he even saw a harpie chasing after a werewolf in a bad mood about something while waving ruined flowers like a club. As he sat there he hadn't noticed someone joined him on the roof. It was moka.
"so Auno, what are you doing up here by yourself? " moka asked bluntly, making the teen jump in shock.
" Oh! Moka, just you, sorry. " tsukune sighed sadly." I was just thinking about a friend who died during the outbreak. "
" Who was it? " moka asked gently. If this were anyone else, she laugh but she could see the pain in tsukune's eyes and it reminded her of herself when omote killed herself.
" Lilly. " tsukune sighed as he looked down." I tried to save her, I did but... I couldn't, I wasn't good enough to, she was torn to pieces before I even blinked. "
" We understand. " stated a new voice. Moka and tsukune looked up to see a black haired girl around their age with eyes which were green with red flecks. " I survived raccoon city too, I watched my boyfriend die in there trying to protect me. " she then looked a bit embarrassed." Oh, sorry, I'm Alice. "
" how did you find us? " moka asked in confusion.
" him. " Alice stated simply as she gestured to tsukune." I can smell the virus, you reek of it. Relax, I won't kill you. So you're what? Licker, reventnat, bloodshot? "
" mutator. " tsukune answered nervously.
" cool, I'm a nemesis. " Alice shrugged." We're slow but resilient and strong."
"not very sensitive are you? " moka asked with a frown.
" Not really, I was home schooled. " Alice shrugged." added with the vitus strain I've got and I'm pretty much emotionally dead. "
" Alright, that's new. " tsukune admitted as he looked down at the courtyard. Moka and Alice looked too. Below them was a large Licker about the size of a family car being chased by a small witch who was magically dropping pots on it.
" Indeed. " Alice a green then walked off." see you around. "
" so, you're as strong as a vampire huh? " moka asked with a smirk.
" I have no clue. " tsukune admitted." I know I'm stronger than before but vampires? Leon would kick my ass easily so probably not. "
" Who's Leon? "moka asked bluntly, annoyed at the lack of challenge.
" The vampire who saved me in raccoon. " tsukune replied." he works for the BSAA. " tsukune gained a distant look before he shook his head and smiled." If you allow it, I'd like to train with you. "
Moka was taken back by his sudden mood change but nodded anyway.
" thanks, meet me in the clearing in fifteen minutes! " tsukune smiled before rushing off.
" you're a strange boy tsukune. " moka chuckled as she shook her head.