Chapter Two: Scheme of the Succubus

Death the Kid cringed as he approached the towering Youkai Academy. Once again, he was forced to lay eyes on that atrocious asymmetrical building that he had no choice but to take classes in. Why couldn't his father have been in charge of the design? He would have made the academy perfectly symmetrical like Shibusen was.

"Oh hey look," a student said, interrupting Kid's thoughts. "It's Moka-san!"

Kid turned around. Sure enough, Moka was coming towards the school. And, of course, drawing the attention of all the men around her.

"Oooh," a second student said. "She looks just as stunning as ever! It's like she's surrounded by light."

Kid shook his head in disapproval. These guys were all drooling over her in such a pathetic manner. But then, Kid thought to himself, he couldn't blame them. He'd be a fool to deny that Moka was very pretty. But for all those guys to be drooling over her like that was superficial and rude.

"She's so dazzling!"

"Akashiya Moka! She's obviously the academy's #1 beauty!"

Kid felt his cheeks lit up at that. He couldn't argue there. But he wondered what would happen if these guys saw Inner Moka. They would probably have heart attacks just by looking at her. Soft footsteps next to him caused him to turn his head. Moka was about to walk past him.

"Good Morning, Moka," he said politely. "Did you sleep well?"

"Hmm?" Moka looked to see who had spoken. When she saw Kid standing there, she immediately latched onto his shoulder. "Morning, Kid!" she said sweetly. Kid blushed at the affectionate greeting.

"What?" the other guys cried out in shock.

"Uwaaaaa! There's a guy with Moka-san?"

"What? Him again? Just what kind of a relationship does he have with Moka-san?"

"He's not getting away with this. I'm gonna beat him to death!"

Kid sighed. Figures. Once a guy is seen with, he blushed at this, a very attractive girl, he becomes marked for life. But that didn't bother Kid. What bothered him was the fact that these guys were only attracted to Moka for her beauty and not for the type of person she was. All they cared about was dating the most beautiful girl in the academy. And that thought disgusted him.

Aren't there any decent people around here? He asked. Even Soul and Black*Star would treat women better than this.

Kid continued to think these thoughts as he and Moka walked to the school, ignoring the death glares all the other males were sending him.

Further away, another figure watched the events unfurl with clear disapproval. "Hmph," was all that the figure said.

"Kid," Moka said. "Thank you for being my friend."

The Vampire and Shinigami were sitting next to each other on the steps to one of the academy's many doors.

"It must be hard being the only Shinigami here," She continued. "Just like how I'm probably the only vampire here. But I'll be there for you. If there's anything I can do, just tell me okay?"

Kid blinked at her as he felt a blush coming on. He was also touched by Moka's words. "It's okay, Moka," he told her. "You don't have to do that."

"Oh I…I know I don't have to," Moka said, a blush on her cheeks as well. "I…I want to. Because…" She was now face to face with Kid. Her eyes were slowly closing and her lips were parted as her face drew closer to his. Kid's eyes widened for a moment but then he realized what was gonna happen.

"Oh no," Moka said with a sigh as her eyes started to close. "Whenever I'm around you, I just want to suck your blood."

She brought her head down to the left side of Kid's neck and bit into it.

CHUU!

Kid bit his lip to prevent yelling out in pain like every other time Moka bit him. He was also trying to fight off a blush when he realized that he could actually hear Moka slurping his blood. Before he could say anything, Moka detached herself from his neck.

"Don't worry," she said happily. "I won't forget the right side." With that, she sank her teeth into the right side of Kid's neck.

CHUU!

Kid groaned. While he appreciated Moka biting into both sides of his neck to keep his symmetry, he wondered if there would ever be a time when they could talk without her biting into his neck.

"Sorry," Moka said bashfully after she was done. "It's just because your aroma is so good, I suddenly…"

Kid rolled his eyes. He remembered Inner Moka saying that blood of a Shinigami could be intoxicating and wondered if that was why Moka always had this urge to bit him.

"You're blood is really the yummiest, Kid" Moka gushed. "I think I'm going to get addicted to you."

Kid cringed, wondering if he could handle having a vampire chomping into his neck all the time. This situation reminded him of the various times Blair would try and seduce Soul. He wondered who had it worse between the two of them.

Moka noticed Kid walking off. "Kid?" She asked. "Where are you going?"

"I'm just gonna take a look around the grounds," Kid told her. "Don't worry, I'll be back."

"Okay," Moka said with a smile. "I'll see you later, Kid!" with that she walked off.

With a smile of his own that Moka didn't see, Kid walked around to take in the sights. Not that there was much to enjoy. Nothing except for trees, rocks, bugs and…skulls? But Kid's real reason for being alone was to think about the academy and what could happen to it if it fell under the influence of Madness.

"This school claims to want peace with humans but that seems to be a long-shot," Kid mused to himself. "Even if students graduate here, there's no guarantee that they will actually live peacefully with humans. Saizou was a prime example of that. And the fact that the academy forbids humans entirely makes it all the more difficult. If the Kishin's madness affects this school, I fear for the fate of both youkai and humans."

"Oooh," a voice moaned from his left, snapping Kid out of his thoughts.

"Hmm?" He said, looking over. He could make out someone kneeling on the ground and apparently in pain. He rushed over. When he got there, he saw that the person kneeling was a girl. She had bluish hair with a ribbon tying it up in a ponytail. Instead of the standard school jacket, she wore a yellow sweater over a white undershirt. But she still kept the skirt. She looked up at Kid.

"Help me," she said weakly. "Please…lend me a hand. I just suddenly started feeling ill."

Kid blinked at the girl, a little caught off guard by her appearance.

"Are you alright?" he asked in concern as he got down on one knee. "Here, let me take you to the infirmary." He gently placed his hands underneath her upper arms and helped her up. The girl got to her feet but started to stumble. Kid quickly caught her and put his arms on her shoulders. Once he was sure that she was steady, the two started walking back to the academy.

"Thank you," the girl said weakly. "I've always had a weak body. My…my…chest. My chest just starts hurting all of a sudden. Hold me tight, like this." The girl suddenly pressed her rather ample chest up against Kid's. His eyes widened and his face turned red at the sudden contact. Even more so when he noticed that her chest was unusually soft.

"My chest feels like it's going to burst!" the girl said as she pressed up against Kid.

Kid immediately tried to back away but the girl pressed herself harder against him. Kid started to panic when she began rubbing her chest up against his. He tried backing away again.

"Hey!" the girl said. "Please don't leave me, Kid-kun."

Kid's attention was drawn when the girl said his name. "How do you…" then he saw her eyes.

"I'm Kurono Kurumu," the girl said with a soft smile on her face. "Please be a good friend to me, okay?"

Kid found himself staring into her eyes. And as soon he did, his mind started going fuzzy. He started thinking of how beautiful her eyes were and how he wanted to hold her tightly.

Hold on! Kid said to himself. I just met this girl. Why would I think thoughts like that when I don't even know her? Something's not right. I have to get out of here.

Kurumu smiled as she saw Kid start raising his hands. But then she frowned. Kid's arms were moving in a slow, stiff, mechanical manner, like he was some kind of clockwork toy that hadn't been fully wound up. She made a face.

"Kid?"

Kurumu nearly jumped at the voice that had interrupted her moment. She knew who that voice belonged to. Moka Akashiya.

Moka didn't know what was going on. Kid was standing next to some girl who had her chest pressed up against his. But Kid…something was wrong with Kid. He looked like his mind wasn't entirely there and in some kind of zombie like state. His arms hanging in midair and shaking.

"Kid?" she asked again.

Moka's voice seemed to snap him out of it as Kid shook his head. He groaned as he rubbed it. "What happened?" he asked.

"Kid?" Moka asked as she walked over to them. "Are you okay?"

"I…" Kid said. "I'm not quite sure." Suddenly Kurumu hugged him, making extra sure that her chest was squished up against him. Moka was taken aback by the sudden action. But her reaction was nothing compared to the flustered Kid.

"Thank you for taking care of me, Kid," the blue haired girl said. "I feel so much better now. Bye!" With that, Kurumu scampered off, leaving a confused Kid and Moka behind.

"Kid?" Moka asked as she walked up to him. "What happened?"

Kid looked down at his arms, which he realized had still been hanging in midair. "I…" he said. "I don't know."

Still puzzling over the earlier events, Moka walked down the hallway. Kid had gone back to his dorm room out of fear that one of his paintings had been three centimeters off balance instead of exactly center. As she walked, Moka replayed in her mind the moment she saw that blue haired girl hug Kid so tightly. She didn't know why, but Moka felt a little bothered by the affectionate way she had been to Kid. Why was this getting to her?

"Hey stop! This isn't the time to feel confused. You are being targeted!"

"Huh?" Moka said. "Wh-what? Who is it? Where's that voice?"

"You…are a vampire, right?" Moka spun around to see Kurumu sitting on the railing of the hall's stairway. She was looking down at her with a snide smile on her face. "That's at least what the rumors say, Akashiya Moka."

"You!" Moka cried. "You were the one with Kid earlier! When did you…?"

Kurumu leaped from the railing and planted her feet on firmly on the ground. As she did, her skirt flew up, giving any passerby a view of her white panties. Needless to say, her little act drew in quite the crowd.

"Wow, what a beauty,"

"Did you see that? Did you just see that?"

"She's tiny but her chest is huge!"

"Who is she? This girl is incredibly cute too!"

"Who knew there was a girl besides Moka-san like this?"

Smiling at all the attention she was getting, Kurumu walked up to Moka.

"I am the succubus Kurono Kurumu," she said. "I…have come to defeat you."

Bite Sized Monster Dictionary:

Succubus: A monster of the night since the middle ages. The female version of an incubus, it appears in dreams of men to seduce them.

Moka was nothing except completely confused by what was going on. "Wha…wait a minute," she said. "Isn't it against school rules to give away your true form?"

Instead of answering Moka's question, Kurumu pointed at her. "I can't stand it anymore," she said to Moka. "You're the biggest eyesore in the way of my great plan!"

"Pla…plan?" Moka asked.

Kurumu chuckled. "Yes," she said. "My plan is to make every member of the male student body at this academy completely become my slave." She struck a pose that left all the guys drooling at her. "The Youkai Academy Harem Transformation Plan."

Moka just stared at her, wondering where in the world this was going.

"My plan was perfect," Kurumu went on. "I should have had every guy at the academy a slave to my beauty right from the start! However," Here, she got into Moka's face. "Akashiya Moka, the guys at this academy are dreaming about you rather than me! I'm not letting you get away with this! I could never lose in a battle of feminine charm!"

Moka just felt awkward about this whole confrontation.

"They're arguing." A bystander commented.

"It looks like a heated argument." A second one said.

"Not only did you manage to get all the guys your slaves," Kurumu continued. "But you managed to snatch the ideal man too!"

Moka tilted her head sideways in confusion. "Ideal man?" she asked.

Kurumu smirked. "Women all around the world dream of finding a man who is good looking, powerful, or rich. And you managed to snag the one boy in this academy who fits all three! That's why I've decided to prove I can defeat you. I'll show you I'm better than you…by stealing Death the Kid away from you!"

Moka panicked. "Wait! Stop! Kid doesn't have anything to do with this!"

Kurumu just continued smirking. "I hear that Kid's a Shinigami," she said. "Now what would a vampire be doing hanging out with a Shinigami of all things?" She looked at Moka. "Is the blood of a Shinigami delicious? You're using Kid as 'food' aren't you?" she laughed. "Your face when he is taken from you will be a sight to see!"

Moka flinched when Kurumu accused her of using Kid as food. "No," she said, albeit hesitantly. "I'm not using him. I'm…"

"Ah, there you are, Moka."

Startled, everyone turned to see none other than Death the Kid himself walking down the halls towards Moka.

"This looks ugly," a guy whispered to his friend.

"Turns out it was just my imagination," Kid told Moka, unaware of what was going on. "The painting was perfectly aligned and…"

"Ohhhhh," Kurumu said as she pressed herself up against Kid. "It's Kid-kuuuuun!"

Not again! Kid thought to got worse when Kurumu started rubbing up on him.

"Thank you so much for earlier!" Kurumu said sweetly as she continued rubbing up on him.

Soul would probably have a nosebleed right about now. Kid thought. Deciding that enough was enough, he put his hands on Kurumu's shoulders and gently pushed her away from him.

"Excuse me, miss," He said, still being polite and trying to keep his voice even. "But that really makes me uncomfortable. Could you please not do that?"

Kurumu was shocked. She had thrown herself at him and he was rejecting her? Inwardly she snarled. Moka must have dug her little vampire hooks deep into this one. But, considering Kid's qualities, she supposed she couldn't blame Moka there. After all, it's what she would have done.

The other guys all looked at Kid as if he had just grown an extra head. Any of them would have loved to have been in Kid's position and feel Kurumu rub up against them. The girls in the hallway thought differently. Personally, they liked the fact that Kid wasn't some pervert who wanted girls up on him. Moka herself felt rather relieved that Kid wasn't giving in to Kurumu's advances.

"You're being tricked, Kid!" she cried. "Hurry up and get away from her! That Kurumu isn't really your friend!"

Knowing that this might ruin her chances, Kurumu decided to step up her game.

"How awful," she said in a weakly voice. "How can you say such things?" she pretended to sway back and forth. "Aaah, I'm getting dizzy again. We've got to go to the infirmary." She swooned to the side so that she would rest up against Kid.

Kid didn't know what to do. Either she was merely pretending to get close to him for some reason, but there was the chance that she really wasn't feeling well.

Kurumu looked up into Kid's eyes. "Charm!" she said.

Kid felt his body acting weird again. It's happening again. He thought. When I look into Kurumu's eyes, I get dizzy in feel weird. She's…she's the one behind this! How?

Kurumu smirked as Kid's body swayed.

If the rumors are true about you being a Shinigami, Kurumu thought. That would explain why you were able to resist me the first time. But now I'm ready for you! Death the Kid, you will be MINE!

She threw more power into her Charm. Already most men would have been reducing to lovesick poodles. There was no way Kid could resist this time.

Moka, unaware of what Kurumu was doing, was worried when Kid didn't push the succubus away. "P…please," she said worriedly. "That girl is dangerous, Kid! You're going to be eaten by her!"

"Oh really," Kid said in a trance. "Aren't you the one sucking my blood, Moka?"

Moka flinched, horrified at the way Kid said that to her. Her eyes started to water before they became full out tears.

"Uwaaaaaaa!" Moka cried, running away from Kid and Kurumu.

No! Kid screamed in his mind. Moka, come back! Please! It's her! She's making me do this! Moka!

Leaning on Kid's shoulder, Kurumu had a triumphant grin on her face.

Kurumu and Kid were now in the infirmary. Kid was standing there like a zombie. A prisoner in his own mind. Kurumu was sitting kneeling on top of one of the hospital beds. She punching the air in her victory.

I finally did it! Kurumu shouted joyfully in her head. I made that annoying Moka cry! Yahoo, did you see? That pitiful face? Tears of joy poured down her eyes. From underneath her skirt, a long tail with a spade-like tip stuck out and started wagging happily. Then she looked over Kid. Now I just make Kid-kun my slave and I. A light blush formed on her face at the thought of what was gonna happen next.

Kid, on the other hand, was thinking different thoughts entirely. While his body was completely under Kurumu's control, he was all too aware of what he had done.

Curse you! He yelled at Kurumu in his mind. You forced me to say all those hurtful things to Moka. The image of her crying face made him angry. You'll pay for making Moka cry!

Just then, Kurumu walked over and put her arms around Kid. Then she pressed his head into her cleavage.

What are you doing? Kid panicked in his head. Stop! Cease! Desist!

"You're sad, aren't you, Kid-kun?" Kurumu cooed at Kid. "Sorry…Kurumu will make it up to you and make you feel all better."

Somebody get me out of here!

Moka sat on the stairs outside, her eyes still wet from crying.

"I wonder," she said in a quiet voice. "What am I to Kid? Do I really just want Kid's blood? I…"

"Naïve one…Death the Kid is just being manipulated."

"Wah?" Moka asked. She looked down to see her Rosario and its chain levitating. From within the gem, she could see a slitted eye looking at her.

"It's called Charm. It's a work of sorcery which turns the opposite sex into your slave."

"What's going on?" Moka cried. "A voice coming from the Rosario?"

"I am another you. I am using the Rosario as a medium through which to talk to you from deep within your psysche."

Moka gasped. "Another me?" she asked.

"The succubus is a monster that seduces males. A male who receives a kiss from a succubus is doomed to be her slave for all eternity. Hurry…at this rate Kid will be made into Kurumu's servant."

Remembering all the times he compared his situations similar to that of Soul, Kid took them all back. Because right now he knew how Soul felt.

Kurumu had somehow managed to get him onto the infirmary bed. He was laying there with Kurumu straddling him.

Move! He screamed in his head. Move!

Kurumu looked down at the boy she was about to claim as hers.

Even my heart is starting has started to race but, She thought as she brought her face closer to Kid's. With this kiss, the Charm spell will be complete. With this kiss, I can get back at Akashiya Moka.

She cupped Kid's face, closed her eyes, and parted her lips as she moved in to seal the kiss.

Move! Kid roared in his head. Move!

Kurumu was almost at his lips now. They were centimeters away from touching. But then a pair of hands grabbed her shoulders.

"Wha…?" Kurumu gasped. She was suddenly pushed away from Kid, her back hitting the bed's railing. "Ouch!" She looked to see Kid looking her. A very aggravated look on his face.

"Sorry," He said in a cold voice. "But I don't kiss those who make my friends cry."

Kurumu was furious. "It can't be," she whispered.

Even though I made it so he couldn't possibly resist, he was able to overcome it! Are Shinigami really that powerful?

"Why…" she said. "Why….do you hate me that much? Is she so much better?"

Kid's eyes hardened. "That has nothing to do with this."

But Kurumu was far too angry to listen to Kid's words. "And I did everything I could for you! Even though some of the things I did were embarrassing,"

Black appendages of some sort shot out of her back. Kid leaped off the bed in shock.

"What is this?" he asked Kurumu.

Until now, Kurumu thought. I'd never lost to anyone. If only Akashiya Moka wasn't here…

"Ooh, now I'm mad!" Kurumu cried. The black appendages unfolded to reveal leather wings. Her nails had extended to form razor sharp claws. Her ears became pointed and her tail from before was sticking out again.

Kid's body tenses. This was not going to go well.

"I'm going to destroy everyone that has anything to do with her!" Kurumu roared, raising her right arm to attack Kid.

"Stop it!"

Kid and Kurumu looked at the infirmary door to Moka standing there. She saw Kurumu hovering in the air to claw Kid. Without thinking, Moka closed her eyes and charged at Kurumu. "Get your hands off!" she shoved her.

Kid's jaw dropped as Moka's shove sent Kurumu crashing through the window. She was strong even in her sealed form?

"Kya!" Kurumu cried as she smashed through the window.

"Run while there's still time, Kid!" Moka cried, running to the shattered window.

"Wait a minute," Kid said. "What's going on here, Moka?"

Moka looked down. "I'm sorry you got wrapped up in this, Kid. That girl is a succubus."

"A succubus?" Kid asked. He frowned. "I should have known. Father warned me about creatures like them."

"It seems she wants revenge on me," Moka explained. "And in order to get it she's targeted you, Kid."

Kid's eyes narrowed. "Did she now?"

"Hmph, to be thrown so far. A vampire's power is really something."

Kid and Moka looked at the window to see Kurumu hovering in front of the window, her black, bat-like wings flapping. "Come down here," she challenged. "And I'll kill both of you together."

Kid smirked at her. "If it's an aerial fight you want," he said. "I'll be more than happy to grant you one." He looked at Moka. "I'll take care of this."

Moka looked at him. "But Kid…"

Kid smiled gently at her. "It's the least I can do for hurting you."

Moka gasped. Then she gave a light blush.

Kurumu snarled as she watched the exchange between the two of them. She would take great pleasure in killing them.

Kid raised his arm. "Beelzebub!"

Moka and Kurumu watched as black energy in the form of skulls erupted from Kid's hands. A skateboard seemed to form out of the black energy.

"Wow!" Moka exclaimed.

Kurumu laughed. "A skateboard?" she mocked. "How do you intend to fight me with a skateboard?"

Kid grinned as he placed Beelzebub on the floor and stepped on it. "This is no ordinary skateboard." He said. Just then the wheels rotated 90° so that they pointed downward. Exhaust fired out of the wheels. Moka gasped as the skateboard lifted off the ground. The wheels serving as jets.

Kid grinned over at a stupefied Kurumu. "Death Ride!"

Kurumu had to move out of the way as Kid shot towards her. Once he got outside, Kid twisted his body so that he was facing Kurumu. He smirked at her.

Kurumu snarled. "Think you're funny?" she asked. She flew towards him. "I'll teach you to fight a succubus in her own territory!"

She tried to swipe Kid with her claws but Kid leaped off Beelzebub and into the air. Kurumu watched as Kid flipped into the air before slamming his foot into her back. Kurumu cried out in pain as she started plummeting towards the ground. She quickly regained herself before she crashed. She looked up to see Kid standing back on top of Beelzebub again. He looked down at her with his hands in his pocket.

"You may have the ability to fly," Kid told her. "But if your opponent can fly too, then you lose the advantage!"

Kurumu snarled. Angrily, she flew back up at Kid. She swiped with her claws but Kid moved to the side just in time. But the tree behind him wasn't so lucky and the whole half of it was lopped off.

Kid's eyes widened. "She can cut through trees that easily?" Then he noticed the tree she had cut. His face became furious. "Look what you did!" he yelled.

Kurumu frowned. "What?" she asked.

"You cut the tree slanted!" Kid yelled. "Why couldn't you have cut it vertically? That way at least the stump would be symmetrical!"

Moka deadpanned. Kid was in the middle of a fight right now and he was arguing about symmetry?

"Wha…what?" Kurumu asked, completely confused.

"Kid!" Moka yelled. "This isn't the time to worry about that. She's trying to kill you!"

Kurumu flashed an evil grin at Moka. "That's right, I am," she said. She extended her claws. "Maybe I should kill you first, Akashiya Moka!"

She flew towards Moka, deciding to go for the easier of the two. Moka couldn't fly so at least she had that in her favor. Moka closed her eyes tightly as Kurumu soared at her.

Kid grit his teeth. "Oh no you don't!" he yelled. "Tornado Flip!"

Kid kicked off of Beelzebub, sending it spilling at Kurumu. The succubus, not expecting Kid to do that, could not defend herself fast enough.

Thwack! The skateboard smacked her right in the back of the head. Kid didn't put enough force in it to kill her but he did put enough force in it to stun her. Pivoting his body, Kid started falling back to ground. As he did, he unleashed a heel drop on Kurumu. The blow was strong enough to create cracks in the ground when the two landed.

"Ack!" Kurumu cried out, her body still stunned from the Tornado Flip and now in pain from Kid's heel drop.

Kid walked over to Beelzebub. His skateboard turned into a purple light that vanished into his hand. Once he had absorbed Beelzebub, Kid walked over to Kurumu, who was starting to slowly recover from Kid's attack. When she saw him walking towards her, she panicked and began backing away from him.

"Why?" he asked as he approached her. "Why did you do all of this?"

Her eyes watering, Kurumu cried out. "To find my Destined One!"

Kid halted. "I beg your pardon?" he asked.

"Us Succubi seek a Destined Encounter among all the men we tempt!" Kurumu said. "In order to keep our small species from dying out, we must carefully pick just one man from out of the many to be our Destined One!" she glared at Moka. "But she got in the way of that!"

Moka saddened. She didn't mean to do anything wrong, really.

"I see," Kid said, looking down at the ground. The he started walking towards Kurumu again. The young succubus fearfully tried to crawl away but accidentally brought her foot down on her own tail. Closing her mouth to block out the pain, she opened them again to see Kid right in front of her. Her body shook in fear at what Kid might do to her. But all he did was hold out his hand.

"Huh?" she asked.

"If you force someone to love you against your will," Kid said to her. "How can you call it a Destined Encounter? Would you not prefer a man who loved you willingly with everything he had?"

Kurumu stared up at Kid. "Kid…" Looking at his offering hand, she took it and was helped up to her feet. Unfortunately she was still shaken up by the brief battle with Kid and couldn't stay up for long. She started to fall backwards but Kid caught her. She felt her face blush as he held her.

"There are other ways to finding love than seducing and brainwashing," Kid said kindly. "Strengthen your soul and you will find your Destined One."

Kurumu just continued staring at Kid open mouthed like a fish.

"Come on," he said. "Let's get you back to the infirmary. Moka, could you help me?"

Moka nodded. "Of course, Kid," She ran over to Kurumu's other side and the three of them started walking back to the academy. What Moka and Kid didn't know was that Kurumu was now looking at Kid with a longing in her eyes.

It was the next day and things were starting to get back to normal. Or as normal as it could. Kid had started receiving a lot more death glares from the other guys. They didn't like the fact that the two most beautiful girls in the school were so close with him. But Kid had just ignored all of them. This morning though, when Kid had met up with Moka, she told him about the Rosario talking to her.

"Is that right? The Rosario started talking to you?" Kid asked.

Moka nodded. "Yeah," she said. "This time the voice ended up saving us, but…"

"Something wrong?" Kid asked her.

"It's strange isn't it?" Moka replied. "Maybe the seal is weakening?"

Kid tapped his chin. "Possibly," he answered. "I'm afraid I don't know much about the powers of Rosarios."

"Hey," Moka said softly. "If it comes down to the point where the seal doesn't work anymore…Kid, you would still like me…right?"

Kid looked back at her. Then he smiled softly. "Moka, you're my friend," he chuckled a little. "Even though I'm a little uncomfortable when you suck my blood, I'll stand by your side."

Moka's eyes brightened. "Kid…" she said softly.

"Good Morning!"

Kid and Moka both jumped to see Kurumu standing in front of them.

"What now?" Moka asked, fearing the worst.

With a smile, Kurumu pulled out a little basket. "Kid-kun, I baked some cookies. Won't you eat them with me?"

Raising an eyebrow, Kid looked at the basket. Sure enough it was filled with circle shaped cookies. Hmm? Wait a minute. Kid walked over and looked closer at the cookies. His eyes widened and his body began trembling.

"Kid?" Moka asked worriedly. "What is it?"

"Just look, Moka!" Kid cried joyously. "These cookies are perfectly symmetrical!" He picked up a cookie and showed it to Moka. "Just look at how perfectly round it is on both sides!" He looked at Kurumu with childlike eyes. "Did you really make these wonderful cookies for me?" he asked.

Kurumu nodded. "I remembered that you liked symmetry and made extra care that the cookies were just right."

Moka huffed as she frowned at Kurumu. That girl was taking advantage of Kid's OCD. Kid was too busy looking at the cookie in his hand as if he was holding a precious gem. "What did I do to deserve these wonderful gifts?" he asked.

Here, Kurumu blushed. "Ooooh, remember when I said I was searching my life's one and only Destined One?"

That question snapped Kid out of his joyful mood and brought a sense of dread. "Yes?" he asked nervously.

Kurumu smiled at him. "I've decided…it's Kid-kun!"

Kid just stood there like a statue. His eyes bugged out and his mouth was hanging open. The cookie in his hand threatened to fall.

"Oh, Kid," Kurumu gushed, bringing a hand to her face. "Even though I tried to kill you, you were willing to forgive me and now I've totally fallen for you!" She then shot a cocky look in Moka's direction.

The next thing Kid knew, he was running down the hallways with Moka and Kurumu right behind him.

"~Kid-kuuun!~" Kurumu sang as she ran towards Kid with a spring in her step. "Please hurry up and marry me!"

"Oooh, what are you saying, Kurumu-chan?" Moka asked. "Please do something, Kiiiiiid!"

"How did this happen to me?" Kid asked aloud as he tried to get away from Kurumu.

All the while, the other guys all glared at Kid with open jealousy.