My univeral disclaimer:

I own nothing but the new ideas that I have injected into whatever I'm writing about.

In this instance, that means that I don't own Rosario + Vampire, the characters, or anything like that.

Chapter 1: The Weakening Seal

It was just another normal day, or as normal as it gets at Yokai Academy anyways. Tsukune began his walk to the school grounds from his dorm, and was greeted by Moka, who proceeded to suck his blood after baiting him in with what almost seemed like a kiss. A bit later, Kurumu appeared out of nowhere and gave him a few seconds of suffocation, which was broken by an ice dagger thrown by Mizore that struck her in the forehead. Then, as usual, Yukari showed up and was dishing out mild concussions by dropping wash bins on Kurumu and Mizore's heads. A fight almost became imminent.

Soon enough, while trying to get everyone to settle down, Moka got involved in said fight. As Mizore and Kurumu started to transform, Tsukune quickly removed Moka's rosary and the sheer terror experienced by all the girls was enough to quell the fighting. After they all got settled down, she turned back to Tsukune.

"Hey. It's nice to see you again." said Moka.

"It's nice to see you as well." Tsukune replied in a respectful but frightened tone.

"I do have to ask though, please try to settle these things without releasing me from now on. It feels a little bad to be only called upon as a deterrent force all the time." Moka retorted in a tone that included just a slight whisper of hurt feelings.

Then this much more powerful and frightening form of their friend (who they had all now started referring to as Inner Moka) then proceeded to bait Tsukune in with what the boy almost thought would be a kiss, but turned into another short feeding for her. She then withdrew her fangs and reclaimed her rosary from the boy and returned to her more happy version of herself. He had to admit though, he had been half expecting to just be fed upon. He had come a long way from his naivety in actually believing he'd be kissed.

Though feeling light-headed, as Inner Moka tended to drink a lot more of his blood than the Outer Moka did, he continued his walk with the other girls trailing behind him. He could hear them arguing over him over and over and over again. He'd also occasionally hear the sounds that he had come to associate Yukari's wash bins or Mizore's daggers with. He'd turn back to see one or more of his friends dripping a liberal amount a blood, which made him look away in pain.

"I really wish that they'd stop hurting each other over me." The young ghoul thought. "I mean it HAS become a common thing between them, but I don't want to be the reason that one of them bleeds out one of these days. It's unlikely because they heal fast, I mean they ARE monsters, but still, I don't like seeing them bleed over me."

"Hey everybody!" shouted a familiar voice.

They turned to see the second and last boy that was in their group, as well as the oldest among them, Gin. He ran up and greeted all of the girls, who proceeded to attack him lightly, dismiss him as a pervert, and send him away from them. He ran up to join Tsukune.

"Hey buddy. How have you been?" a rather happy sounding Gin asked.

"I've been doing pretty good. Things have been normal. Or, well, as normal as they get at a place like this anyways. Anything new with you?" inquired Tsukune.

"Nah, nothing. Same old, same old, you know? I bet you heard their little quarrel when I showed up." replied Gin, both pointing back at the group of girls and covering a cut on his neck that one of Mizore's daggers had given him, though the blood still flowed down his neck past his hand.

"I really wish that they'd all stop attacking each other over me. I mean, one way or another, whether it's in a fight or if it's just because they're arguing over me, all my friends, you included, seem to be bleeding out over me."

"Hey, it's not that bad. I mean I've just got a small cut. Plus we're all yokai. We heal fast. It'll be like you never knew we got hit." Gin said, doing his best to try and make the mood a bit happier.

"Well it's more or less the fact that you guys are bleeding over me and less the fact that you'll all be okay. I do know that you all heal very fast. It just doesn't exactly make a guy feel good knowing that he's the cause of many an injury." retorted Tsukune.

"I guess I'd feel pretty bad too. So how are things going with Moka?"

"I've actually been doing less and less to try and become her boyfriend. It's probably the combination of feeling that she only likes me for my blood, that she's way out of my league, and that I feel a bit guilty for not giving the others a chance. Well, the ones that are my age anyways. Not Kokoa or Yukari. That would be weird" Tsukune replied in a rather thoughtful tone.

As the two boys continued their conversation, little did they realize that the arguing behind them had stopped so that the girls could listen better to what their favorite boy was saying. Many things were rushing through all the girls minds as they heard the conversation continue and soon enough they had drummed up a conversation of their own.

"You guys did hear that, right? I'm not the only one? Did Tsukune just say that he's starting to give up on Moka? And further more that he'd start spending more time with the rest of us? Well minus the little girls." said a rather excited Kurumu.

"Awww, but that's not fair! Why won't he give me a chance?" whined a rather upset Yukari.

"You ARE five years younger than him after all. Do you really think that he'd be your boyfriend?" retorted Kurumu.

"Well, yeah, I guess hoping for that was a bit of a long shot, but a girl can dream. And no one asked for your snide comments!" Yukari replied.

"I speak only the truth" said Kurumu in a holier-than-thou voice.

"But you all also heard what he said about fighting, right?" inquired Mizore, who had been deep in thought until a few moments ago.

"Yeah. Now that's what I don't get," Kurumu said. "I don't know a boy alive who wouldn't like seeing girls fight over him."

"Well now we all do, and said boy's name is Tsukune Aono." replied Mizore.

"I still can't believe he lost interest in me," said Moka with a bit of hurt in her tone. "I mean I was just sort of having fun and never meant to get into a real relationship, but knowing that he won't have his heart fully in our little cat-and-mouse game anymore kind of hurts."

"Hey, you had him in the palm of your hand for God knows how long since the day he saw you. But that's what you get for just toying with him." Kurumu shot back

"Well if we're all being completely honest here, I have to say that I think that I've been liking his blood more than him." replied Moka in an oddly honest tone. "Maybe I should be a bit more considerate."

"Well your loss is our gain. I swear, sometimes it seems that even the Inner You likes him more than you do." Kurumu said.

Moka wanted to snap back at her, but she honestly knew it was true. The Inner Her DID like Tsukune more than she did. It was ironic in a way. The cold and borderline evil version of her loved the perfect boy they both knew as Tsukune Aono more than the warm and sweet version. She was going to try and even up, if not surpass her Inner Self in loving feelings for him.

"But the main concern here is that Tsukune doesn't like being around us when we're making each other bleed all the time. It makes him feel bad. We've got to do something to fix that." stated Mizore.

"Well, we could all agree that one of us gets him and the others back off. And by back off I mean the others can jump off a cliff or move away."

"…I don't see that happening." replied Moka and Yukari in unison.

"And since I know that the 'one' that you're talking about is yourself, I must say that I do believe there is no way in hell any of us are going to accept that without a long and rather bloody fight, and if we go that direction, it'll only serve to drive Tsukune further apart from us." retorted Mizore

"Yeah, you're right. So we've got to figure this out. Let's meet after school to talk about this." Kurumu said.

Still unaware that the girls had noticed their conversation, Gin and Tsukune continued their conversation as they all neared the school's doors.

"I mean what do you have to be sad about though? The three hottest girls in the school are following you around 24/7! And beyond that, sometimes others girls outside our group of friends here get interested in you too! You're like catnip for girls!" Gin exclaimed.

"Well as great as it is getting suffocated by Kurumu or anything else that any of the other girls do, I've got my morals to uphold. Sometimes I'd rather just hang out with someone who isn't a girl. Like you. Not that I'm gay or anything." retorted Tsukune.

"Hmph. Morals. I bet they all wish you'd drop those like a hot rock. But so that's why we've been hanging out a lot more? I mean, I was almost sure that it had something to do with you pissing off all the girls and you didn't want to come near them for fear of death. Or worse."

"Nope. Just wanted to get away from it all for awhile. But it's a system, and it works, so I won't go screwing with anything. I'm back in the whole scheme where I get baited into a feeding session with Moka because of a faked kiss, then suffocated by Kurumu's massive... err... chest, and then Mizore lets loose with her daggers as Yukari lets the wash bins fall." said Tsukune.

"Well I bet that the girls will be happy with that. Well, it looks like it's time for class. I'll see you all at lunch!" Gin proceeded to say goodbye to the girls, who dismissed him again with nasty looks. Tsukune and the gang proceeded to Miss Nekonome's class.

Class ended up being very boring for Tsukune that day. He ended up nearly falling asleep and was very happy that Miss Nekonome didn't notice. Had she called him out on it, he would have looked like a fool. Normally he would have been kept awake just by staring at Moka, but remembering that he had been barking up that tree for almost a year, he did his best to instead pay attention to today's lesson. It was much harder than expected and he found himself nearly nodding off at multiple points in class. He couldn't wait for lunch.

On the other hand, the girls couldn't care where they were at that moment, as they had a lot to think about. Mizore was busy stalk… err… casually observing Tsukune from a far distance, all the while thinking about what she heard this morning.

"He's going to give the rest of us a chance… that seems good, but that means that Moka is going to try and win him back. And he doesn't want us fighting. Well, I guess it can't feel good, knowing people are cutting each other up over you…"

Kurumu couldn't be happier. Because of Moka's ignorance, she now had an even bigger opportunity to capture Tsukune's heart. But that also meant that the others did too. She was trying to measure up her competition.

"Well I'll still have to compete with Moka, but it seems that he's lost interest in her. Still, better to be prepared. And I don't know what Mizore is going to try to pull. I've got to keep a close eye on her. He won't be interested in Yukari or Kokoa because they aren't his age, so it's only going to be a three horse race. Well, granted Ruby doesn't catch wind of this. But even if she did get involved, she'd only be able to see him after she's done working for the Headmaster, so she wouldn't have as much time with him as we would. But that would mean that she'd turn up the heat a bit while around him. This change up is going to require a big revision of tactics…"

Moka was feeling a bit down because she heard that Tsukune had lost interest in her, but maybe that was her fault. She hadn't really thought of his feelings, but more of his tasty blood. Moreover, she had been talking with her Inner self inside her head for most of the class period, and it seemed that her Inner self DID in fact love Tsukune more. This put her deep in thought.

"It's a bit hard to believe that he's starting to loose interest in me. I guess that is understandable though. I've been using him like my own personal juice box. Except with blood. Maybe I should try to get a bit closer to him. After all, I'm not the one who starts fights and makes people bleed, so maybe I stand a better chance than the rest of getting to him."

"Oh come on! What about me here? I've fallen in love with the guy just like Mizore or Kurumu but I never get to see him unless I'm helping beat some moron senseless or unless he's saving me from water! You can give it your best shot to be nicer to him, but please, let me spend a little time with him outside of smashing skulls along side him!" said the voice of Inner Moka. It rang in her head for awhile. Moka did realize it was true though. Inner Moka was only able to talk to him during a battle when she was released. Any other time, she was just watching him through her eyes, unable to say anything to him.

"That guy has saved me from water, other monsters, and perverts at this school! I mean it's not like I don't have feelings, no matter how cold-hearted I act!"

"Alright, Alright," said the Outer Moka in her mind as she conceded to her counterpart, "I'll have him let you off the chain so that you can spend time with him every now and again. But I'm going to try to get to him as well. And you can't try and beat all bloody hell out of Kurumu or Mizore if they come close, ok?"

The much more violent form of Moka didn't like the idea of not being able to scare away the competition, but to see Tsukune outside of battle, it was worth it.

"Alright then, we've got a deal. I might not like the terms, but we've got a deal. We should still meet with Kurumu and Mizore at lunch to discuss how we're going to deal with attempting to share Tsukune without slitting each other's throats in our sleep."

"Alright then. But for now, let's just continue with class. That is, if I can focus, of course."

"You won't be able to. Heck, I won't be able to, so think about him and your plans to get to him. I'll be doing the same."

When lunch finally began, Tsukune got up quickly and went to get his lunch to see if he could find his best friend before all of the girls caught up to him. He hoped for too much, as his quick pace was mirrored by all of the girls, who proceeded to follow him to the normal lunch table. After sitting down, another small fight erupted between them all and between Mizore's daggers, Kurumu's claws, and Yukari's wash bins, yet again there was blood. But this time an odd feeling struck him. And it started at his nose.

He smelled their blood. Normally, he would have thought nothing of it, but it was a bit different now. It was like his sense of smell had heightened to a supernatural level. The smell filled his nostrils and nearly drove his brain mad. He wanted it. He wanted to drink all of the blood. He even found himself thinking that he should pry them open to drink them all dry. And then, all at once, the sensation went away. When he regained his senses, he saw himself staring at Moka's arm, which had been pierced by a dagger and was dripping blood. All the girls were staring at him.

"Tsukune? Are you alright?" asked Mizore.

He almost didn't hear the question as he quickly rolled up his sleeve to get a good look at the holy lock that was wrapped around his wrist. What he saw gave him a great feeling of terror: almost all of the links were filled with cracks. Even the lock had grown a few. That must have been the reason for his sudden moment of bloodlust. He quickly gathered his things and got up.

"I'm sorry everyone but I've got to go. There's someone I need to see." replied Tsukune in a rather worried tone. The only thing that made him worried more than the look of his holy lock was that the person he had to see was the Headmaster. From past experiences, they all knew that his methods for problem solving were… unconventional at best. That didn't help to lessen his fears.

Almost immediately after the ghoul left, the girls decided it would be a good time to get down to business, and Kokoa and Gin showed up to eat with them.

"Hey all. What's going on here?" asked a rather confused Gin. Tsukune wasn't here, and furthermore, they weren't trying to dismember one another.

"Yeah, why do you all seem so serious? And where is Tsukune? I haven't had a good snack in ages." added Kokoa. She was just as puzzled as Gin.

"It's kind of a long story. In short, what we're doing doesn't involve you. Tsukune went to see someone, and from the look we saw on his face, something not very good is happening to him. We're going to let him go to talk to whoever he has to in order to solve his problems and get down to our business. Which I mentioned, doesn't include you." Mizore replied.

"Wait, who did Tsukune go to see? And what is this business of yours?" inquired Gin, still puzzled by most of whatever was happening.

"We don't know who Tsukune went to see, and again, none of your business." snapped Kurumu. "Just don't let Ruby know…"

"Don't let Ruby know what?" the witch asked as she strode over to the table. "What's going on here?"

"Darn… well I'll be fair in this. Since I guess you qualify, you can be included in this." replied Kurumu in a rather disappointed tone.

"Care to explain what 'this' is first?" Ruby asked.

"Will someone explain to me what the heck is going on here?" Kokoa asked, unable to sit here and become more confused any longer.

"Alright, fine. Sit down. You can be in on this too, even if you aren't the right age either. Now let's get down to business…" Kurumu replied while turning her gaze to the young man who was still standing behind them.

They all turned to stare at Gin, who hadn't moved and still had a look on his face that read confused beyond all understanding. He just stood there, immobile.

"What?" asked the werewolf.

He was suddenly bombarded by a hail of ice shards that sent him running, courtesy of Mizore.

"Okay! Okay! I'm going! I'm going!" shouted Gin as he was pinpricked by Mizore's ice shards on his escape.

"Now down to business…" said Kurumu.

Tsukune had never actually come to the Headmaster's office of his own accord. He had no idea what would happen over then next few hours or days after he stepped through the doors to the Headmaster's office, but he continued on, knowing that if anyone could confirm his fears and help fix them, it would be the man behind that door.

"Tsukune. It's good to see you. How's the lock?" asked the Headmaster.

"Well sir, that's actually what I came to see you about…"

And end chapter one. I'll tell you, that took a while to write. This won't turn into a one-shot, as I have a lot more in this story. I've included just about all the characters, but those that are around 16-17 years old (i.e. not Kokoa or Yukari) will be more prominent in this.

Please R&R. Reading and reviewing would be nice too, but do that at your own whim. Oh, you thought R&R meant read and review? Nope. I just personally think that everyone has to rest and relax sometimes, so please do that.