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"What do you have to say for yourself, Moka?"
The group of girls was deadly serious and they weren't going to take no for an answer.
Inner glared at Yukari, Mizore, and Kurumu and said, "It is none of your concern of how I treat Aono."
"Aono? What happened to Tsukune?" Yukari questioned
"The boy who would stand by you and comfort you all the time," Mizore said, a tad coldly
"The guy loved you for crying out loud!" Kurumu snapped
"Tch! Does not matter, I do not have to explain myself to any of you. He is just throwing a fit and by the time he comes back, he will still have his crush on me, not you." She gave a cold smile, before clicking her rosary on the chain, bringing Outer Moka back to the surface.
She stumbled a bit, before regaining her footing, the sense of vertigo always made her woozy.
"Well?" Kurumu snapped
"What? Oh, Kurumu-chan, it's fine. Tsukune will come back and then everything will be back to normal again." She said, bubbly
'Is she serious?' Mizore, Yukari, and Kurumu thought
"Moka...Tsukune is not going to be here at Yokai for an entire month." Yukari said, slowly
"I know, but he will be back," Moka repeated, just as slowly
"Moka-san, you are missing the point. Without Tsukune you can't remove your rosary and we can't remove it either. How are you going to protect yourself?" Mizore asked, getting another lollipop to stick in her mouth
"Oh, I will manage." Outer said, bubbly
"Moka-san, you can't manage. You can't remove your rosary, how can you defend yourself from those who will attack you if you can't even fight back?!"
"Like. I. said I will manage." Moka said, bleeding Inner's sneer into her own frown.
Mizore shook her head in disgust and turned away from the pink-haired vampire as Yukari looked at her with a sense of pity.
Kurumu was the one to lay down the truth to the deluded girl, "Moka, we cannot keep pulling your ass out of the line of fire. One of these days, Inner will get you killed or crippled in some way just to sate her pride as a vampire. You are too naive and we can't keep watching 24/7. What Inner did to Tsukune was terrible and you know it. Hell, right now I should be tearing you to pieces, because of how heartbroken Tsukune was. He truly developed heartfelt feelings for you, both of you."
"T-Tsukune loves me?" Outer said with wide eyes
"Tsukune loved you. You broke his heart, Moka and I'm pretty sure you can't get it back." Kurumu said, knowing the feeling of heartbreak and betrayal when it came to love.
"N-no, you're wrong. Inner was just um-"
"Don't you dare try to cover her actions! She said what she meant and it was in full intent to hurt him!"
Outer Moka just stared at the three girls surrounding her in silence
"Moka... What do you actually know about Tsukune? Do you even like him, do you even know his likes, dislikes, and so on?"
"I do like him..."
"But you know not a thing about him do you?"
Moka kept silent.
Mizore sighed once more and made to leave. "Other Moka, I know you can hear me and I am going to say this to you, one of these days, your pride will land you in deep trouble that you won't be able to kick your way out of and no one will be there to catch you when you fall, not Tsukune, not us, and not even Outer when she finds out what a selfish bitch you truly are." Mizore then left.
"How could she say that?" Outer said, looking sadly at the back of the retreating snow woman
"What she said is the truth Moka and you know it. You treated Tsukune like he was a damn blood packet and when he tries to hang out with you, you don't return it. His affection for you is so obvious and it pains me to look at you, throwing away such a truthful and heartfelt love."
"I-I"
"Moka. Just try to not to get into trouble, we can't keep running to save you if things turn sour. Please think about what we said, I don't want to lose you as my friend, Moka, but..." Yukari looked at her with sad eyes, saying silently, 'I will if I have too.'
Kurumu and Yukari finally left, leaving Moka alone on the cliff with thoughts running amok in her head as Inner raged.
"How dare those pathetic brats! After I save them time after time. They are getting put in their place when this rosary comes off!" She snarled
Inwardly, Inner was thinking of she was going to survive without Tsukune's blood for an entire month.
'I can hold out for a month, I'll just drain more blood from Aono when he returns. He could never cut Moka out of his life. She was his life, after all, he owes it to her and he should actually be honored to be drained by her, an S-class vampire.'
Tsukune was sitting on a bus seat with Esdeath next to him, pulling him close to her, comforting him.
"Wondering why?"
"Yeah, I can't wrap my head around it. It's like a gaping hole is in the center of my chest and I don't know how to fill it."
"Silly, Tsu."
"Huh?"
"Oh, yes. That's right, you don't know."
"Don't know what?"
"Why you feel like someone tore a hole open in your chest. It's because of the connection between you and the vampire. Whenever a vampire constantly continues to feed on whoever they bite, they unconsciously form a bond."
"I formed a bond with Moka?"
"Apparently, you being a fire Dragonborn, they are more in tuned with your emotions, you tend to explode more violently and are very sensitive. But, after training, you will be good as new." She pinched his cheek with her cold hand
"Thanks, Es."
"It's my job, little cousin. I know you're hurting and I know you did have a large crush on the pink vampire and a sense of respect for the silver-haired one, correct?"
"You don't have to continue hiding your sneer, you know? I did, Moka, she was the first person I met when entering the academy."
"And so you got attached to her."
"Yeah, I didn't want to and I could tell that she liked me, but what the other Moka said, it pierced through my head, running shudders down my spine."
"I'm really not shocked, the first crush of a fire Dragonborn is usually the quickest to form, you just got the short stick when you picked a bitchy vampire."
"Unfortunately, but Moka who has the pink hair was the sweet personality, she never wanted to be alone, but she has no spine. The other Moka with silver hair is a bitch, I won't deny that now. Her pride will get her in trouble one of these days."
"Maybe some time away from you and facing some adversity will make her grow a spine she seems to be missing."
"Hopefully. Thanks for listening to me."
She tussled his hair and laid back in the chair and said, "That's what family is for."
"Tell me, how's everyone back at home?"
"Oh well..." Esdeath trailed off talking about the family as the bus driver went about his business.
He tutted and lightly shook his head, 'Moka Akashiya... you will get your fair punishment for destroying a true love. It's whether you learn your lesson is the real problem. I need to tell the headmaster. '
Soon he entered the human world and stopped at a nearby bus stop.
He turned around and said, "We are here."
"Thank you, sir. He will be back within a month's time."
"I will hold you that, dear."
Tsukune and Esdeath got off the bus and waved off as went back into the portal of the monster world.
Tsukune and Esdeath walked a block away from the bus stop, coming across a limo with the man who had a whiteboard that had the name Aono on it and he waved towards the pair walking toward him.
"Miss Esdeath, Mr. Tsukune, I am happy that you have returned safely."
"Of course," Esdeath said, entering the limo first
"I'm glad to be back."
"Of course, Mr. Tsukune." The driver bowed before Tsukune entered the limo and sat across from Esdeath getting a drink.
The driver drove the limousine to what looked like a regular neighborhood, however, it was much bigger behind the houses. The limo stopped and both Tsukune and Esdeath exited the limousine and closed the door.
Tsukune knocked on the door and then he was tackled to the floor by a silver blur. "Tsu-chan!"
"Ugh~, Olive. Still a tackler?"
A six-year-old little girl with silver hair, dark blue eyes, and tan skin. She wore a jean capris and a pink shirt.
"Are you going to stay, are you going to play with me?"
"I need to be unsealed first, but I will, I promise."
"Okay...But, you have to carry me in the meantime." She pouted, sitting on his stomach.
"Fine, fine..." He lifts her up and placed her on his back and went inside the house with Esdeath following after him, talking to Olive as she snuggled into Tsukune's back.
Walking into the kitchen, Tsukune chanced upon his mother who gave him a big squeeze and pinched Olive's cheek before asking her to play in another room. She needed to talk to Tsukune.
Olive pouted but jumped off of Tsukune and then speed off.
"Welcome back home, son."
"Of course, mom."
"I see...Thank you, Nurari."
"I will tell you if there are any more problems."
The headmaster nodded and the man in his usual cap and lit cigar lit left the room.
The headmaster leaned back into his chair with a sigh.
'Akashiya... You will regret your choices when Tsukune comes back.'
Ending it! I am ending it! The next chapter will be about Tsukune's unsealing, breaking off Tsukune's bond with Moka, which will be causing Inner Moka some pain, how the gang will be without Tsukune and Tsukune hanging out with his family. I thank Nomadic Chaos for his help and I thank the rest of you for your reviews, I thank you so much. Later
~Kourtney Uzu Yato
