Tsukune is moving to a new school and adventures lie ahead of him with his soon-to-be friends, oh and a mysterious person yet to be seen by any others. *First fanfic in this style, please let me know if there's anything I could do better.*
Tsukune Aono, a young boy, was sitting at the back of the bus as he was heading to his new school, Yokai academy. The circumstances upon his change of school was
merely poor grades and his father grabbing a letter from an unknown priest while he was drunk. As Tsukune sat waiting to arrive at the school, he received a phone call but as he tried to answer the bus went through a tunnel and the phone lost signal. On the other side of the tunnel was a huge area with a forest of dead trees and a sea of red at the bottom of a cliff face, the bus stop was nothing more than a scarecrow with a sign around its neck. Ignoring the red ocean and scarecrow Tsukune set off towards the school, unfortunately, that meant going through the creepy forest.
As he walked through the forest, Tsukune thought he could hear some strange sounds around him and he could've swore somebody, or something was watching him. Then he heard the most unexpected of sounds, a bike moving rapidly over mud, he looked around for the source of the sound, and that's when it hit him. Literally. A young girl wearing a similar uniform to Tsukune had crashed her bicycle into Tsukune, leading to the two falling against the ground and the bike landing nearby. Tsukune opened his eyes and looked up at the dizzy girl, she had pink hair and green eyes, she was also wearing what looked like a collar with a rosary hanging over her chest, he then realized where his hand was. His hand was currently resting on the girl's thigh, he quickly moved back as she looked at him, finally recovering from her dazed state.
"Are you ok?" she asked quickly and apologetically, to which Tsukune nodded in reply. As he nodded, a small scratch on his cheek bled slightly and the girl quickly gained a look of surprise, then strangely, hunger.
"T-that smell. I'm sorry, but it's because I'm a vampire" she claimed before biting Tsukune's neck. After the bite was over, the girl quickly apologized for everything
then introduced herself.
"I'm Moka Akashiya, and I'm going to be attending Yokai academy." to this Tsukune simply replied.
"I'm Tsukune Aono." Moka looked at Tsukune in a very anxious way before asking.
"Do you like vampires?"
"I've never met a vampire before, so I guess they're OK." Moka was relieved to hear this and leapt at Tsukune, hugging him tightly.
"That means we can be friends! Oh no! I'm gonna be late for school. I'll cya later Tsukune!" she exclaimed before hopping on her bike and riding away. Confused about everything that just happened, Tsukune stumbled his way to school.
While he was sitting in class, Tsukune looked around at all of the people in the room, many of them seemed quite normal and already seemed to have their own group of friends, he however had no idea who he would hang out with. He also looked at the rather large boy sitting on the desk next to him, he had the look of someone who would sooner kill a person than befriend them. There was also someone sitting on the opposite side of the classroom, he had long black hair that was spiky all over and covered his left eye, his other eye was a light shade of yellow and, to Tsukune's surprise, seemed to be looking right back at him. He quickly turned his attention away as the teacher entered, she was quite short with brown hair and what looked like cat ears. She began to mention the school rules while Tsukune wasn't listening, or at least he wasn't listening until...
"Remember! You must remain in your human form at all times."
'human form? What is she talking about?' Tsukune thought.
"Also, any real human found on campus will be killed. Any questions?" When asked, the boy sitting by Tsukune's side raised his hand. "Yes, Saizo?" she asked with a smile after clearly reading the name from some paper.
"Why do we need to be kind to the humans by simply killing them? I say we eat them." Tsukune felt true fear after that statement.
'I'm really in a school of monsters!' he thought, and at that moment, Moka entered.
"Sorry I'm late!" she started, but her gaze met Tsukune. "Tsukune! I can't believe we're lucky enough to be in the same class!" she cheered as she leapt towards
Tsukune once more. Everyone in the class turned their attention to the pair. Some for different reasons than others. He could hear some boys whispering angrily to one another, saying things like "Why would she go to some punk like that? I'll show him!" which just increased his fear, making him worry that now the others would kill him, even without knowing he was a human. Right after the lesson was over, Moka was pulling Tsukune with her through the school corridors, either side was an audience of people angrily muttering threats to him, the two quickly got outside and to a vending machine, Moka got herself a can of tomato juice and Tsukune got a can of what can only be assumed to be lemonade. As the two sat next to each other drinking happily, Saizo approached them.
"Hey Moka, why don't you ditch that loser and come with me?" Moka was outraged at this statement.
"Tsukune is my friend! I'm staying with him." she said confidently, however Saizo took this as an insult, he grabbed Tsukune by the shirt and lifted him into the air.
Moka desperately tried to make Saizo put her friend down, but he just threw Tsukune against the vending machine, leaving a huge dent, Moka quickly ran to Tsukune's side to see if he was alright. At that moment, Saizo was getting ready to step up to Tsukune once more, but someone tapped him on the shoulder, someone who hadn't spoken since he arrived. It was the yellow-eyed boy. Saizo turned aggressively and pulled back his fist ready to punch the smaller boy, but he simply put his hand on Saizo's shoulder, making his eyes widen greatly. Saizo, after only being tapped on the shoulder, seemed paralyzed with fear, the others laughing at him for not simply hitting the other boy. He tried to play it off quickly by saying
"I'd fight you, but you aren't worth my time, you're too weak to go up against me." he said, trying to win back the crowd, but failing that, he quickly walked away. Then the boy said his first words to Saizo.
"If I ever see you bullying someone again, I'll rip out your throat and feed it to you." hearing this, Saizo made his exit even swifter, hoping to avoid a fight. The boy walked away in the opposite direction to Saizo, not even sparing his name.
"I wonder who that was." Tsukune said to Moka. "Who ever it was, he was watching me in class, maybe he wants to be friends."
Later that night, Tsukune walked Moka back to the girls' dormitory and they said their good nights. It was already late and rapidly getting dark, so Tsukune quickly
tried walking to the boys' dormitory, but on the way he stopped as he saw a frightening yellow glow from the shadows.
"Who's there?" he asked in a soft and scared voice, the figure didn't answer but instead stepped closed, into the light, to reveal himself. It was the boy from before.
"Sorry if I startled you, I just came to tell you that if you ever need help, I'll be able to help. My name's Izael by the way." Izael said, extending his hand in friendship.
"I'm Tsuku-"
"I know who you are already, I know what you are too. You're a human aren't you?" he asked, Tsukune instantly become scared for his life.
"Don't worry, I won't hurt you, I'm actually friendly unlike that jerk Saizo." Izael explained. Tsukune hesitantly grabbed Izael's hand and shook it, verifying their
new-found friendship.
"Well, I'll see ya back at the dorms." Izael said calmly before stepping back into the darkness. Tsukune followed but noticed that he was gone. He dismissed this as
Izael running rather than walking and instead of worrying about it, continued on his long walk.
When he arrived at his room however, Tsukune was surprised to see two beds, one covered with unpacked bags in a huge mess, and the other in pristine condition. He took a look around the small apartment and noticed Izael was cooking something.
"Your bed is the clean one, I made sure I didn't mess it up when sorting through my baggage." Izael said quickly as he served the food onto two plates. It was a nice
looking spaghetti bolognese, which made Tsukune wonder how it was made so fast, the two of them were only talking on the other side of campus a mere 5 minutes ago. But Tsukune let this thought pass as the two began to eat and after a long day, the pair finally got some sleep.
The next morning, Tsukune awoke to see that Izael was already gone, so he went to meet Moka before school started, as he walked out of his room, he came face to face with a grim reminder that he isn't somewhere he belongs. All around him were monsters with their human disguises only semi-working as there were still key features showing, such as a half-lizard head. Tsukune quickly made his way to the front gates of the school where he waited to meet with Moka. The pair walked to their class together, now Tsukune felt more threatened than ever, as if someone was getting ready to attack him and any given moment. Later, during their break, Moka took Tsukune onto the school roof. Moka explained that she was a vampire and that if her rosary were to be removed she would become scarier and more powerful. Tsukune then told Moka that he wanted to go to a human school.
"Why would you want to go to a human school? Humans are cruel and I hate them." she said with tears forming in her eyes.
"Well, what if I told you I was a human?" Tsukune asked, Moka's eyes widening with shock as she shook her head in disbelief.
"I guess we can't be friends then, but I didn't want to be friends with a monster anyway." Tsukune shouted before turning and running away, ready to leave school once and for all. As he ran through the school, he passed Izael who watched him run with a look of concern, he then saw Moka run past following Tsukune.
'This can't be good.' he thought before walking after Moka.
As Tsukune was running through the forest, some distance behind him, Moka had run into Saizo. He was threatening her, saying that he'd rape her if she didn't become his girlfriend.
"I don't want to be the girlfriend of a creep like you!" she exclaimed making Saizo's rage begin to boil. He suddenly started to change shape into a larger, more
muscular creature with a long tongue and what looked like an exoskeleton with spikes. He used his tongue to throw Moka against a tree, making her scream, which Tsukune heard. Tsukune, knowing already that if he went back he would get hurt, decided to run towards the source of the scream, because he wanted to stay as Moka's friend and protect her.
"Get away from her!" he yelled as Saizo turned his attention to Tsukune, as he saw who was yelling, Saizo quickly walked towards Tsukune and backhanded him down a rocky hill. As Tsukune hit the bottom of the hill, he rolled in pain while Moka slid down the hill stopping next to him.
"Tsukune! Are you alright?!" She asked worriedly, then Tsukune stood once more facing Saizo who also came down the hill.
"I may be weak, but I'll stand up for my friends!" he said bravely, promptly before being backhanded into the bus stop. He told Moka how he felt about being her friend and said that he was glad he met her, then as he passed out he reached out and pulled off Moka's rosary.
There was a huge amount of Yokai energy emanating from her body as her hair turned silver, her eyes blood-red and slit like a snake, her body also changed shape
slightly, making her body more curved. While this was all happening, Izael stepped out from behind Saizo, shocking even him.
"When did you get here?!" he said in a voice similar to a frightened child.
"Shut up, I want to see what happens next." Izael said coldly as Moka approached. She raised one leg and kicked Saizo backwards into the hill.
"Know your place!" she said, making it evident that she was of a higher class than the orc as he lay against the rubble semi-consciously.
"Nice kick, but I bet I could beat you in a fight." Izael said mockingly. Moka quickly glared at Izael.
"What makes you so sure?" she questioned, making herself seem especially confident in her fighting skills. At that moment, there was a slight breeze that gently moved Izael's hair from over his left eye.
"This does." he said while pointing to his eye, as the breeze settled his eye was covered once more and Moka looked at him with an expression that was a mix of being impressed, and being frustrated.
"Whatever, just give me back the rosary and maybe I'll fight you next time we meet." she said with a smirk. Izael tossed the rosary back to Moka and walked away, but as he stepped into the darkness of the trees, he disappeared out of sight.
Several hours later, when Tsukune finally awoke, Moka smiled happily at him, she was her usual self with pink hair and green eyes again. Tsukune quickly sat up
opposite Moka, the two gazed into each other's eyes for a few moments before Moka looked down as if embarrassed before quickly apologizing. Tsukune looked puzzled for a moment before Moka quickly bit his neck again, the two laughed after it was done and they walked back to their dorms. After dropping Moka off to her room, Tsukune made his way back to his own room. To his surprise, as he entered, Izael already made dinner and was just serving it with perfect timing.
"Here ya go, thought I'd make a chilli con carne tonight." he said as he handed a plate to Tsukune. Once more the two talked about their days before going to sleep.
Tsukune was happy to have friends that would look out for him, but he didn't know what events lie ahead on his path, and maybe, just maybe, he should've left when he had the chance.