Author's Note: This is a story of how I wanted the ending to the anime to happen. Note that the lines from the first part come directly from the show. Well, lines either from the subtitles or from the dubbed English.
Disclaimer: I do not own these characters.
Chapter One
Yukari Sendo, Mizore Shirayuki, and Kurumu Kurono watched in shock as the castle began crashing down, each one worried for the object of their affections, Tsukune Aono. Each girl had done her part in aiding Tsukune reach the castle to win a replacement rosary for their friend Moka Akashiya. Deep down, they had always known that Tsukune loved Moka best, but his actions today proved his true feelings. Not that any of them were ready to give up.
As the three ladies made their way through the ruins, Kurumu wondered aloud, "What the heck happened here anyway?"
"Yeah, it's trashed," agreed Mizore.
"This is just crazy destruction!" piped in Yukari.
The dust began to settle and the girls simultaneously noticed their two other best friends, Tsukune and Moka, standing in the middle of the wreckage. Both appeared relatively unhurt, though Tsukune seemed to be shirtless for some reason.
"Is that…?" Yukari asked. They stood transfixed, watching the scene unfold between Moka and Tsukune.
"So, you finally got hold of it, huh?" Inner Moka asked Tsukune, keeping her voice as level as possible. Inwardly, she worried that Tsukune wanted the rosary just to keep her locked away and have the cheery, charming Outer Moka back. She loved Tsukune just as much as her counterpart, but feared that Tsukune only loved her pink-haired alter ego.
"Huh?" Tsukune said dazedly, "Oh…" His eyes widened as he stared at the rosary. Tsukune couldn't quite wrap his mind around the fact that he had succeeded in stealing the rosary away from Moka's father. More than succeeding, he had even been able to hold his own against the powerful vampire. Tsukune had no idea where that power had come from. It felt similar to the strength he had when protecting Moka that night she had weakened herself by giving him her blood. Maybe my power comes from protecting Moka, he thought.
"So? Shall we pick up where we left off last time?" Moka asked, attempting to draw Tsukune to the present and, hopefully, to give her insight as to how he really felt. She continued, "What are you going to do with that rosary now that you have it?"
"Um…" Tsukune said uncomfortably.
"Prefer her to me?" Moka asked seriously, only her eyes betraying the pain she felt. "Are you going to choose the other Moka, then?"
"I…" Tsukune began.
Suddenly, to Moka's fury, the three girls who had respectfully watched the conversation before could no longer hold back.
"No, Tsukune! You can't pick one of the other Mokas over me!" Kurumu yelled desperately, jumping onto Tsukune's back and holding his head in a death grip between her ample breasts.
At the same time, Yukari pouted, "No fair! You're not really going to pick one of the two Mokas, are you?!"
Then Mizore commented, calmly sucking her ever-present lollipop, "Sorry, he's supposed to be picking me instead."
Tsukune, who had been struggling against Kurumu's clinging, finally shouted over the chaos, "Listen, Moka! Everyone!"
"What is it?" Moka asked dryly, extremely nettled at the interruption. Sensing the seriousness of his words, Kurumu climbed off of Tsukune's back while the other girls straightened to listen.
Tsukune stepped forward, "I need you all to understand something." He took a deep breath. "I can't pick between all of you because I care deeply for all of you!"
He turned to look at Yukari, Mizore, and Kurumu, "But…that being said, I'm in love with Moka. Both Mokas. They stole my heart the first day I met them." He was afraid to see Inner Moka's reaction, so he kept his eyes towards the other girls. His heart ached when he saw the tears welling up in each of his friends' eyes. "I am so, so sorry to cause you pain, but I know that if I don't make a decision, it will be more painful for you in the long run."
Moka's heart leapt at Tsukune's words. Finally! He had decided to man up and make a decision. Never before had Moka felt so sure Tsukune would be a proper mate. Earlier, he had stood up to her father and had yelled, "I care about both Mokas! And I don't wanna be without either one of them!" When she heard him say that, she had thought he was just saying that to convince her father to give him the rosary. Now, she felt foolish for thinking so little of herself. What had Tsukune done to her? He had changed her world.
"I realized something as I journeyed over here and each of you fought so hard to help me make it to the castle," Tsukune continued, oblivious to the effect he was having on Moka. "I thought that I was protecting you from pain by not picking any of you, but I realized that I hurt you even more that way. It is my dearest wish that, now that you know my true feelings, this pain you're feeling won't last and will go away."
Even though he did his best to avoid it, Tsukune still saw that his words had inflicted deep pain and it truly broke his heart to do that to friends he loved. But he knew that things could not go back to the way that they were. He had to stop stringing these remarkable, powerful women along. Even though that was not his intent, he finally realized that not rebuffing their romantic attentions before was just as bad as returning them because it gave them unfounded hope.
Kurumu was the first to react. Tears streaming down her face, she reared up and yelled, "Tsukune, you jerk! I hate you!" And she flew away before anyone could react.
Mizore's eyes filled with tears, but the tears did not fall down her pale face. She merely nodded and skulked away, quickly disappearing as only she could.
Finally, only Yukari was left. She looked sad, but then she recovered. "Then that means I can have a threesome with you two! Moka's already my girlfriend." Tsukune still hadn't turned around to look at Moka, but saw the look of fear on Yukari's face and knew that Moka must be death glaring at her. "On second thought, that wouldn't be any fun with you two. You're both too close-minded." She turned and waved over her shoulder as she ran back in the direction of the tunnel.
Each of the girls had known better than to argue with Tsukune on this. They had all known that he didn't love them that way, but each one had not admitted it to herself.
Suddenly, Tsukune was terrified now that it was just him and Moka. More terrified than he had been when he went to confront Moka's father. What if she didn't feel the same way? He would be heartbroken.
Moka could only see the back of Tsukune's head, so she had no idea what he was thinking. She was still amazed that he finally admitted his feelings. She was even more amazed that he said that he loved her, not just her more likeable outer persona. Moka walked over to Tsukune and weaved her fingers in between his and laid her head on his shoulder.
Tsukune jumped a little, surprised at her display of affection and feeling completely unworthy of her.
"Moka, I'm so sorry for how I treated you before, at the school," he said, "There's no excuse for my rudeness. I was just afraid that you would stop me from finding a replacement seal."
Back at the school, Moka had stepped out in the path as Tsukune rode his bike to confront Moka's father. Moka had invited him to walk with her to the Newspaper Club, but Tsukune told her he couldn't go with her. She then asked him, "Am I not good enough for you?" Tsukune had abruptly brushed her off and hopped back on his back saying that he had to go, leaving Moka hurt and confused.
"Do you really want the other Moka instead of me?" Moka asked bluntly, trying not to recall the pain she had felt when he had left her standing alone. "You didn't answer my question from before."
Tsukune turned to look at her. "Moka, I didn't lie earlier. I love both of you equally. Though it's true that you intimidate me more than the other Moka." She glared at him, proving his point. "But Moka, when the other Moka sacrificed herself, I couldn't bear the thought of never seeing her again. So, I had to do everything in my power to get her back."
He held her hand up in front of them, nudging her fingers up so that they were palm to palm. "I don't know the best way for us to be together, but I want to leave it up to you now. It's your body and I love and respect you no matter want."
Moka wasn't sure what she wanted. She loved the other Moka as a sister, but she also enjoyed having control over her own body. She wondered if they could work out a system to allow her, inner Moka, to have a more active presence.
"Tsukune, for now, let's use the rosary. You risked your life to give me this option and I know you want to see her again. But first," Moka leaned towards Tsukune's neck, "I want to do it. I've never done this with you before" And, she gently inserted her fangs into Tsukune's neck.
The feeling was much more intense that it had ever felt when outer Moka sucked Tsukune's blood. It was both more painful and pleasurable. As he slipped his arms around Moka's waist, he felt a sudden warmth emanate from her body and he looked to see outer Moka, her head falling from his neck and into his chest.
Tsukune's heart was so full. Full of happiness and relief. He was glad that his friends seemed to respect his decision to be with Moka. And he was thrilled that Moka, both of them, loved him back.
He felt Moka's head nuzzle into his chest. Tsukune reached his hand up to her chin and tilted her head up so that they could gaze at each other.
"Oh, Moka," he said lovingly.
"Tsukune," she said in the same tone.
"Moka," their faces grew closer and closer as they spoke.
"Tsukune."
"Moka."
"Tsuk-!" The rest of Tsukune's name became lost as he brought his mouth on top of her own. They kissed deeply, enjoying the sensation and marveling that they finally could kiss without being interrupted.
"HEY!" So they were interrupted after all. "What are you doing to my phony sister? Get your lips away from her, Aono!" Kokoa was running at the couple, brandishing her ko-buddy weapon.
"Ah…Moka, we better get out of here," Tsukune said nervously.
"I have a better idea," Moka said. "Remove my rosary, please, Tsukune. Inner Moka wants to have a little chat with Kokoa."
"Uh…okay, Moka," said Tsukune as he reached to pull off her rosary.
The sky darkened and Moka's body became enveloped in bat-like shapes as she morphed into her true form. Inner Moka emerged, hands on her hips. Kokoa immediately dropped her weapon and fell to the ground, happy to have her sister back again.
"Kokoa, I thought I already told you not to mess with Tsukune. We're a couple now, so you better get used to it," she interlaced her fingers with Tsukune's. "Do I need to show you your place?"
"I think you do, big sis!" Kokoa said eagerly.
Moka sighed. Kokoa got some weird pleasure from fighting with Moka and Moka just didn't understand. So, rather than performing her signature kick on Kokoa, Moka turned to Tsukune and pressed her lips against his. Quickly, Moka deepened the kiss, placing her arms tightly around Tsukune's neck and bringing his face closer to hers, if that were even possible. Tsukune responded enthusiastically, running his fingers up through her hair and all the way down to her waist where he wrapped his arms and drew her body even closer to his.
Moka heard Kokoa make retching noises and then hastily retreat. She smiled against Tsukune's mouth and pulled away slightly.
"To be honest," she whispered, moving her lips against Tsukune's ear, "I did want to have a little chat with my baby sister, but I also just really wanted to kiss you myself. I got a little jealous of the other Moka."
Tsukune felt uncomfortable. This was going to be way harder than he anticipated. It's like I'm dating two women, he thought.
"I guess I'll have to remind both of you that there's nothing to be jealous of," Tsukune whispered back, his lips brushing against her hair. "I love both of you equally, remember? To me, you're just two sides of the same girl. I'll tell both of you that every single day until you believe it."
With that Tsukune moved to kiss Moka again, but she placed her hand on his chest. "Tsukune, as much as I would love to continue this, I can sense my father getting extremely annoyed. He wants to begin reconstruction of his new castle. I imagine that he also wants to deal with Kokoa."
Moka ran her arm from Tsukune's chest down the arm nearest her and wove her fingers between his. "Would you please place my rosary back on? I'm sure that you and Outer Moka have a lot to catch up on and I've kept you to myself longer than is fair."
Tsukune leaned over and placed his lips on Inner Moka's, while placing the rosary back in place. After she transformed, Tsukune caught Outer Moka as she collapsed and, once she recovered, they walked hand-in-hand in the direction of Yokai Academy.
Author's Note: I'm playing around with third-person omniscient so let me know if there are any issues with flow. I love reviews!