Author's Note: Hello everyone! So I just finished Cute High Earth Defend Love Club and I loved it. Obviously. However, I was thinking about how the series would go if it took a more serious turn and this was the product of that! So this story is set a few months after the main events of the anime. It's more serious and darker than the anime, but no one is gonna die or anything, so not that dark. I tried to retain their personalities but it's hard to apply them to situations they'd likely never face, even if there's a second season in another year.

I'd love to hear what you think of the story! It was fun to write the first chapter! I'll try to update quickly too! Pleae enjoy!

Disclaimer- I don't own these beautiful boys. T^T


Binan Koukou Chikyuu Bouei-Bu Love!: The Seven

Episode 1: Love Returns!


Ryuu yawned as he strolled through the school's gates again. Yet another boring day at Binan High School. It had been three months since the events with Zundar and Hireashi and since then, the five boys had gone back to their normal lives. Sure, they still met everyday after school in the Earth Defense Club room and Wom-san still hadn't returned to his planet. They still went to the Kurotama Baths everyday and they still got into trouble because of Yumoto's crazy plans. But things had changed. The student council had stopped trying the shut down their club. They had stopped having to fight monsters. The last time they had transformed was back during the last battle with Hireashi and Zundar. Their lives had gone back to normal.

And Ryuu couldn't help but be bored. He found himself missing the excitement of the battles and the excessive costume that had looked so damn good on him. He missed being a superhero. Not that he'd ever tell anyone that, though.

"Ryuu-chan!" A voice from behind him made him stop. "Wait up!" Looking behind him, he saw Yumoto running over to him. His hands waving frantically, cheeks flushed pink from exertion.

"What's up?" He asked, giving him an odd look. "You late too?"

"No, no! Have you seen Wom-san somewhere?"

"I just got to school. So no."

"Awwww!" He crossed his arms in a pout. "Why does he always run away? He always looks like he enjoys my cuddles! Right, Ryuu-chan?"

"Don't ask me. I don't actually watch that. The only open displays of affection I show are towards girls."

"Okay. If you see Wom-san, tell me!" And just like that, Yumoto was gone as quickly as he'd come, speeding off in the opposite direction. Watching him go, Ryuu sighed before turning back towards the school- and almost stepping on Wom-san. Stumbling backwards, he barely managed to keep his balance and he glared at the pink wombat.

"Wom-san," he said. "If you're there, say something. Or you'll turn into wombat pancake."

"I had no choice. I had to hide from that monster." The wombat falls into pace beside Ryuu. "Late again, are we? That's not very good for your studies."

"I'm only missing math. That's my least favorite subject anyway. Besides, Io can catch me up. He's a better teacher than our sensei."

"No, no, you're missing the point. School is all about bettering yourself in social and educational aspects. It is a place to cultivate the love of friendship and the relationships between teacher-student and student-student. A good education leads to more education which leads to more relationships and more love worldwide."

"Not another of these love-speeches, Wom-san. We're not superheroes anymore, remember? We won. Why are you even still here?"

"I wanted to learn more about this planet. Earth is very fascinating."

"Great." He said sarcastically. "Well, I gotta go to class. You should probably run."

"Why is that?"

"Yumoto is coming back."

"WHAT?!" Swirling to look behind him, the wombat shivers at the look in the blonde boy's eyes and takes off at the speed of light.

"Ryuu-chaaaaan!" Yumoto cries as he runs past him. "Why'd you have to tell him?"

Watching the two go, he shakes his head. "Nice to someone hasn't changed."

"G'morning." Ryuu says, strolling into the classroom. A few of the students glance at him as their teacher turns from the chalkboard to look at him.

"You're late, Zaou-kun. Again. What is it this time?"

"Sorry, Kawagi-sensei. I overslept." Stifling a groan, the teacher sighs.

"I'd like to speak with you about this. Stay after class today."

"Fine." Making his way to his seat, he plops down in his desk, head resting on his arms. Realizing someone is staring at him, he opens his eyes to meet Io's steady gaze. His light gray eyes are round with concern and confusion.

"You've been oversleeping a lot lately. Are you sure you're okay?" His voice is whispered to not attract attention, but Ryuu can still hear the commanding tone, telling him to answer him. Deciding to ignore it, he shrugs his shoulders.

"M'fine." He replies, turning to look the other way. He hears Io's breath sharpen and tries not to think about the hurt look he probably has on his face. Trying again, Io continues.

"Kawagi-sensei is going to get really upset one of these days. I don't want you to get in trouble. Do you want me to start waking you up? We could walk to school together again like we used to."

"Doesn't matter."

"It does. You can't keep being late and ditching classes. You'll get held back a year. What's wrong with you lately? If something's really going on, you know you can talk to me about anything. I'm just-"

"God, shut up!" He cries. "I said I'm fine!" He stops, realizing he was shouting. As he looks around, everyone is staring at him, confused. As his eyes flick back to Io, he cringes at the hurt look on his face. Ripping his gaze away, he turns to the teacher.

"Sensei, I don't feel good. I'm going to the nurse."

With that, he leaves the room, ignoring Io's cry of "Ryuu!" behind him.

As he walks down the hall, he mentally kicks himself.

"Idiot!" He mutters under his breath. "I'm such an idiot! He was just worried about me." He stops, glancing out the window. Before him lies their town, sitting peacefully in the bright sunlight of morning. The mountain beyond that hides the ocean from his view. It's a quiet scene. Far from three months ago, when monsters continually appeared, threatening the town's peaceful lives. He smiles despite himself, remembering all the adventures he had with his friends.

"I guess I better just give up. It's probably for the best that everything's peaceful now."

Ryuu had almost fallen asleep when he heard the door quietly slide open. He was about to sit up when he heard the hesitant voice that belonged to the stranger.

"Ryuu?" Io's quiet voice cut through the blissful silence he was surrounded by just a few moments ago. Stiffening, he forced himself to lay still on the cot, body facing the wall, away from Io, acting like he was asleep. Listening to the soft footsteps, he heard the curtain rustle, and felt the bed shift. As he realized Io had sat down next to him, his heart sped up.

"I don't know if you're actually asleep or not but if you want to act that way then fine." Ryuu couldn't tell if Io was upset or angry or both. "I just wanted to tell you that I'm worried. You've been acting really weird lately. You've been distant, cold even. I don't like that. It's fine if it's just towards me, I can deal with that. But you've even been causing Yumoto and the senpais to worry. You can't keep acting like this. You'll be an adult soon. And besides, I like you better when you're happy. Stop behaving like this and go back to being the happy-go-lucky, woman-loving Ryuu that I know. That's all I wanted to say."

As Io got up and left the nurse's office, Ryuu remained laying on the bed. He hadn't been able to find a good time to say something and had opted to just lay there in silence, listening to Io's speech. It had left him feeling conflicted and, more than that, guilty. He hadn't meant to worry anyone and he really didn't think he was acting any different. But if even Yumoto had noticed something was up, then clearly his acting skills left something to be desired. At this point, he realized all he could do was just apologize and move on. Not wanting to fight with Io anymore, he decided to go back to the classroom and make up.

But first, a little nap wouldn't hurt anything.

His eyes opened just as the school bell finished chiming. Sitting up, he rubbed his eyes, letting out a wide yawn. Moving the curtain aside, the nurse looked over at him.

"You feeling any better, Zaou-kun?" The school's nurse, Miyuki, was famous for thinking that everything could be cured with a nap. Stomach ache? Take a nap. Cough? Take a nap. A cold? Take a nap. Cancer? Take a nap (okay maybe that last one wasn't quite true, but you get the idea). Almost all the students used this as a way to ditch any classes they hated or avoid going to school and Ryuu was no different.

"What time is it, Miyuki-sensei?"

Glancing at the clock, the teacher replied "School just ended."

"What?!" Grabbing his bag, Ryuu leaped out of the bed and flew out the door, a cry of "Thanks, sensei!" echoing behind him.

As he ran down the hallway, he cursed under his breath. The Earth Defense Club wasn't meeting today, so he had to try to catch Io before he left school. As he pushed his way through the throngs of students evacuating the school, his thoughts were preoccupied of just what exactly he'd say to Io. Deciding that a simple "I'm sorry" was the best option, he finally reached his classroom and opened the door, practically smacking into his teacher.

"Zaou-kun?"

"Ah, sorry, sensei, is Io in there?"

"Naruki-kun? He left already."

"Crap! Thanks!" He's about to run away again, when the teacher grabs his collar.

"And where do you think you're going? I told you I wanted to talk to you after class."

"Can't we do this another day? I really have to talk to Io!"

"No, we can't. That's what you told me yesterday and the day before that and so on." Pulling Ryuu into the room and closing the door, the teacher turns to look at him. "Zaou-kun, is something wrong? You've been very strange recently."

"What? How do you know?"

"A teacher is very perceptive. Does this have anything to do with why you're looking Naruki-kun?" Glancing cautiously at the teacher, Ryuu sighs before settling down on top of one of the desks.

"We kinda had a fight. I don't know, I just realized that my life is really mediocre and boring. It's just another dull existence and that's kinda hurt my perspective on the world. Io noticed something was wrong and I didn't want to talk to him about it and wound up blowing up at him instead. I messed up."

"Well all friend's have fights at times. What's important is you move past it. Now then, as for the dull part. What made you realize that?"

"I-I can't really tell you that." Ryuu says, looking away uncomfortably.

"I know you're famous for having lots of girlfriends. Did one of them say something?"

"No."

"Did one of your friends say or do something?"

"No."

"Are you jealous of a celebrity?"

"No."

"Is it because you're no longer a superhero?"

"Yea- what?" Looking up, Ryuu jumps back, falling off the desk he was sitting on. Kawagi had moved to standing directly in front of him, almost face-to-face with him. A knowing and cruel smirk lights up the young teacher's face. His eyes are narrowed, glaring holes at him.

"H-how did you know that?" he asks, forcing his voice to remain steady as he stands up, backing away.

"Like I said, teachers are very perceptive."

"But you weren't even a teacher here. You started… three months ago..." Kawagi smiles as he watches Ryuu skirt around the classroom, moving steadily towards the door of the classroom, keeping a few desks in between them. "There's no way you could've known… And now that I think about it, I never heard why the teacher before you stopped teaching. You just sort of... appeared. At this school. For this class. Kawagi-sensei, what exactly…" His voice trails off as his eyes widen in horror.

"Looks like you've figured it out." The normally soft, happy voice has lowered to a guttural, disturbing sound. The man's body is twisting and distorting, as if someone or something is trying to break out of his skin. Giant tentacle-things erupt from the man's back, and all at once, the skin literally melts away from his body into a puddle of red and peach colored goo, revealing a disgustingly large black creature. Veins filled with some purple-colored blood pulse through it's body, glowing brightly, flooding the classroom with a strange violet glow. The thing looks like some kind of abomination, a demon or a devil. A stench of rot fills the classroom and Ryuu gags, bolting for the door. Grabbing it, he yanks on the handle, only to find it locked.

As the thing slinks closer to him, it lets out some kind of gravelly ticking noise. As a shiver runs down his spine, he realizes it's laughing. Turning around, he sees the glowing violet eyes are focused directly on him. He opens his mouth to scream, but no sound comes out. As the monster draws closer, Ryuu grabs the nearest desk next to him and throws it with all strength. It collides with the pulsating black mess before slowly getting drawn inside of it, the black goop covering it and absorbing the desk. There's a slight rumble before the same desk is propelled out of it's body and at Ryuu. Diving to the ground, it slams into the wall where he had been standing, leaving a huge crack and indentation where it connected. Staring at the cracks running through the classroom, he hears that laugh again and looks back.

"So this is Battle Lover Vesta? They told me you were much stronger than this."

"I can't even transform anymore! Give me a break!" He replies, his voice quavering. "What even are you?! What the hell is going on?!"

Both their attentions are drawn when a fist is heard pounding on the door. "Ryuu?!" A voice yells. "Ryuu are you in there?!"

"Io!" he mutters. Scrambling to his feet, he darts to the door. "Io! Io, it's me-" His voice is cut off as the tentacles wrap around his throat, squeezing the air out of it. Grabbing at the black things, he desperately tries to rip them away as he feels himself lifted into the air and spun around to dangle in front of the monster.

"I can't have you doing that. We need to dispose of you five one at a time, after all. Avarice-sama will have my head otherwise."

"What… head." Ryuu gasps. "I just see disgusting… slime." He smirks as he sees the monster's eyes narrow and knows he got to him.

"Brat!" It yells. "I'll kill you!" The tentacle tightens, closing off any airway it had left open. Ryuu's eyes widen and his attempts to free himself grow more frantic. Black spots cross his vision, his eyes tearing up. His lungs are burning by now, screaming for air they just couldn't quite get. Just as his arms fell to his sides, a large boom echoes throughout the room as the door flies off it hinges, smashing into the wall opposite it. Out of the corner of his eyes, Ryuu can see four figures standing in the doorway.

"You, who befoul our beloved earth!"

"Live for love, die for love!"

"Love is all!"

"We are the heirs to the throne of love! Feel the power!"

"Of love!"

Recognizing the all-too-familiar battle cry, Ryuu relaxes in relief. However, the monster is one too happy about being disturbed.

"Let go of Ryuu!" That's Io's voice."Or you'll be wishing I'd just kill you!"

Growling, the monster rears back, wrenching the tentacle holding Ryuu back before cracking it forward like a whip, sending Ryuu flying towards the windows. As the glass smashes open from his weight, he hears the cries of his friends above him as he plummets towards the school grounds. However before he can hit the ground, he feels arms around him, just as they hit the ground with a loud thud.

"Are you okay?" He looks up to see Io's concerned eyes staring at him and he realizes he must have caught him.

"Io-" He breaks off, coughing as his lungs finally fill with air. Holding the tender skin that he knows will probably have a nasty bruise tomorrow, he offers a weak smile at his friend. "Sorry." Io's eyes widen before creasing with relief. The arms holding him tighten their hold as Io pulls him into a hug

"Idiot. You don't have to say that. I thought you were…" His voice trails off.

"Now who's the idiot? Ore-sama can never die. Not before you at least." The two look at each other and smile as the other three jump down next to them. They stand up, Io's arm under Ryuu's arms, supporting him.

"Where's that… thing?" Io asks.

"It disappeared." Yufuin answered.

"What?"

"Yup. It said it'd be back later and went poof and disappeared! It was really cool!"

"You're the only one who could find that coo, Yumoto." Kinugawa shook his head. "Anyway, just what was that?"

"That was Kawagi-sensei." Ryuu replied.

"What?!" Four voices cry in perfect unison, and Ryuu laughs before coughing again, rubbing his sore neck.

"Yeah. He wanted to talk to me after class and when he did, he said he knew about the Battle Lovers and us and turned into… that. Apparently he has orders to kill us. And he mentioned someone called Avarice. Wait, how can you guys transform again?"

"With these." Yufuin replied, pulling a necklace out from under his clothes. A small light blue crystal heart hangs from a chain around his neck. "We each have one. Wom-san said to give you this one." He handed him the same necklace except with a violet crystal instead of blue.

"Avarice…" Everyone looks at Io. "That's a way to refer to someone who's very greedy. It basically means the same thing."

"That doesn't explain why they want to kill us though." Yufuin says.

"And who is they anyway?" Ryuu wonders. "Because he did saw 'we'."

"Is it some new kind of threat? Do you think it's another reality show?"

"No."

"Wom-san!" The pink wombat had waddled up to them, out of breath.

"Intergalactic TV shows are forbidden to use monsters or any alien technology to control people to kill any life forms. It goes against the law. This can't be a TV show."

"Then what is it?"

"I don't know, but one thing's clear. Some new kind of threat has appeared. You boys need to be careful. Are you prepared to save the world again?" The five exchange glances before smiling.

"You don't need to ask us that." Ryuu says with a grin. "Of course we are!"