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Special great thanks to Shigur3 for beta-reading this fic

Tsukune Aono watched the bus drive past him. He recalled the conversation with the eerie driver in his mind. But really, what stuck in his mind was what the driver had said about the school.

"Youkai Academy is a very horrifying school."

He looked around the area. So far, the place looked like a set for a horror film. He could feel eerie chills down his spine. 'What kind of school did my parents send me to?'

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Shizuka was outside of Youkai Academy. She should be inside of the school and preparing her class for the new students, but her instincts told her someone important to her was coming. She looked around to see a bus arriving, she could hear someone step off the vehicle. As the bus went past, she saw a young man with dark hair wearing a high school uniform. Her heart skipped a beat. She realized that it was who she was supposed to look for. When she approached the boy, she saw something that made her shocked. She ran toward the boy.

She opened her mouth to say, "Master Tsukune, be careful!!!"

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He turned to find out who shouted something like that. Then he paused and realized why someone was yelling it. It had happened so quickly. There was a pink-haired girl on a bike, going down-hill at speed and screaming.

"Coming through!"

He stood frozen, but a golden blur pushed him aside. He shut his eyes to embrace the impact. He landed on the hard ground with something or someone on top of him. The human could hear the girl shouting sorry as she pedaled further away. He groaned painfully but he could feel something warm, wet, and fuzzy going across his face, repeatedly. He opened his eyes to see a gorgeous woman with cat ears lapping his face like a lollipop. The oddest thing was that she was purring like a cat, her tongue and the vibrations of her body were tickling him but he stifled his laugh. After a few more licks, she nuzzled her cheek against his. "Master Tsukune, you're alright. I'm so happy to see you again."

"Thank you for saving me," He blushed as he sat up while this strange cat lady was on his lap, rubbing her face next to his. He never received a welcome like that before and especially from a beautiful woman. He took a good look at her. 'Is she cos-playing or something?' Then it had dawned on him. "Excuse me, how do you know my name? Why are you calling me your master? Who are you?"

Shizuka froze when she heard his questions. She glanced at the boy, her eyes locking with his. "Master Tsukune, have you forgotten about me?"

Tsukune didn't know what to say. He was about to stammer out an apology as soon as he saw that she looked a little teary, but then, he studied her eyes. Something in her eyes did look oddly familiar. He did something out of reflex; like he knew what to do to calm her down. He placed his hand on her top of her head and scratched a certain spot in her hair that looked similar to cat-like ears. He was surprised at himself for doing that, but she seemed to enjoy the contact of his hand on her head. She purred even more loudly.

"Master Tsukune, you do remember me!" She said, happily. She did miss his touch on her head.

"I'm sorry but I don't know why I did that," He wished he could recall a memory about her somehow, but his mind was drawing a blank. His hand traced around her face and went underneath her chin. His fingers scratched her chin. "Please forgive me."

She wanted to cry but then again, the way he was scratching her, he did know her in some ways. For now, she accepted the fact Tsukune didn't remember her. She nuzzled her nose against his. "I can't stay mad at you, Master Tsukune."

He blushed even more, "But who are you? You didn't answer my question."

When she looked like she was about to answer, she stopped. She sighed. "Sorry, Master Tsukune, I have to answer that another time. Right now, it's time for you to go school. Is it what you are here for?" She stood up and held out her hand.

"How do you know?" He accepted her help to stand up.

"You're wearing a school uniform," She pointed out.

"Oh, right."

"You might want to hurry to school or you'll miss your homeroom class."

"Right, I have to go," Right before her eyes, the young man had left for school. She followed him from behind. When she looked at him from the back, something in her mind was bothering her, as if she knew something very important that she had to remember. Maybe she would remember it later.

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As he got to school, he realized that his face was covered with his unknown greeter's saliva. He looked around to find what he needed, a bathroom. When he ducked into the bathroom, he missed seeing Shizuka walking past him.

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Shizuka was smiling to herself as she walked toward the teacher's office. She needed to grab her books from her desk. 'Homeroom time!'

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Tsukune looked into his homeroom class. He went to sit down at a desk near the window. As he waited for the homeroom teacher to show up, his mind was still focused on the mysterious person who acted like a cat. He didn't pay attention to the door until he heard someone trying to get everyone's attention. When he looked toward the teacher's desk, his eyes widened. His greeter was his new homeroom teacher.

She smiled, "I'm Nekonome Shizuka."

"Welcome to Youkai Academy, a school built for the sake of monsters to attend," As she spoke these words, her mind froze. Now she remembered; he's not any kind of demon. Tsukune was a human being that happens to be in school for monsters. She glanced around her classroom and her eyes stopped on him for a second. She saw his face full of hidden fear. After that, her mind zoned out. She didn't know how she answered her students or how she reacted to the pink-haired student who just came late. All she thought of was how frightened Tsukune must feel when he just found out that he was the only human in an all monster school. As homeroom class continues, she managed to slip him a note while she was handing out papers to the students.

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When the lunch bell rang, he followed the note that his teacher gave him. As he arrived at the two vending machines, he sighed. 'I can't believe my dad has sent me to a school full of demons.' He would leave right away but he needed to know why his homeroom teacher knew him. He leaned his head against the vending machine. "Damn it, so my life stinks. What could be any worse than that?"

At that point, he heard some girl scream out, "Leave me alone!" He rolled his eyes. 'I had to say it, didn't I?' He ran toward the sound of the girl's voice. There they were, a tough-looking guy harassing a pink-haired girl. His eyes widened as he recognized the pair from his class; Komiya Saizou and Moka Akashiya. He was grabbing her so roughly and she cried in pain.

"Come on, be my girlfriend or else!" He demanded.

"No!" She yelled.

He could have ignored them but the way Moka was yelling at Saizou, it's sounded like she needed help. He wasn't a tough guy but it would bother him later if he didn't help her. He seemed hesitant but he summoned all the courage to walk between them. "She says no. Please leave her alone."

'This sweet person is going to get hurt because of me.' "Please stop. You're going to get hurt," Moka pleaded.

"But you'll be hurt by him as well," Tsukune stated.

"I don't know who you are but you're in the way. So step away! This matter is between me and my girl," Saizou sneered as he gave a harsh punch to Tsukune's chest and another to the gut.

"Please stop hurting him!" Moka yelled out.

"Fine, let me get rid of this garbage!" Saizou kicked him aside, Tsukune tried to grab something to prevent his fall. To Moka's surprise, he removed her rosario and landed on his side.

"What is this?" He looked at the thing he grabbed from Moka. "I'm sorry!"

Moka stood up as her appearance changed. Her soft eyes become cold and frightening. Her pink hair was now silver colored. Both Tsukune and Saizou looked amazed at the new and improved Moka. She walked toward to her so-called savior; she looked at the fallen Tsukune. "You managed to remove my seal. Now get up!"

The way she spoke was sending shivers down his spine. He did what she told him to do. Before he knew it, she sank her fangs into his neck.
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Shizuka was running around trying to find Tsukune. Her eyes narrowed as she found her master getting his neck bitten by someone that looked like Moka but had silver hair.

"How dare you drink my master's blood!" Shizuka hissed as she approached Tsukune's side.

'Master, huh?' The silver-haired haired vampire smirked. "Would you relax? I only took a small amount. Look, there are no bite marks."

Both Shizuka and Tsukune sighed in relief as he ran his hand on his neck and felt no blood or cuts. He looked at his new homeroom teacher who kept calling him master. 'Why does she keep saying that?' He looked at her semi cat-demon form, her claws had been extended and her cat ears perked up, her tail appeared. But something on her ear caught his eye, a small heart-shaped scar. 'It can't be...' His missing beloved cat, Shizuka, came into his mind. 'That's impossible. She can't be her. She disappeared a few years ago,' He studied her carefully.

"Stop ignoring me!!!" Saizou roared. Blinded by rage, he transformed into his real form.

"Enough is enough," Moka approached her stalker to perform rapid punches around his chest. "I'm sick and tired of your attitude. You don't own me. Pathetic scum like you doesn't deserve to shine my shoes," She delivered a swift upper-cut to his stomach. "I'm only telling you this once. Leave me alone and know your place!" She yelled, as she delivered the final kick to her attacker's head.

Saizou was down. She smirked at the shocked human as she swiped her silver cross from him. He was amazed as he watched the vixen-like silver-haired vampire transform back to the docile pink-haired one. She turned to face him, she was about to thank him but fainted into his arms. He propped her against nearest tree and turned to Shizuka who had reverted back to her human form. She was silent.

"This is going to sound weird but are you my pet cat?" He walked towards her. The idea was ridiculous. But why in the world would she call him Master? She was a blond cat, not hot blond cat demon, though they share the same name.

Her ears flopped in sadness. She nodded. She didn't know what to say next.

Tsukune looked at her. He finally remembered something about her as he patted her on the shoulder. "I did say before that I'll be your family and watch over you, didn't I? The promise was long ago but would you mind if we renew that promise?"

Shizuka smiled as she tackled the human to an embrace in his arms. "Master Tsukune, I'm glad that you're staying!" She gave him a couple of licks on his cheek.

He winced as he felt her putting pressure on his bruises, but he had forgotten his pain as he saw her real smile. He couldn't help but think. 'What have I put myself into?'

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Before you guys ask any questions about this fic, let me said this; no, Tsukune will not become a cat demon.