Every student at Hope's Peak, including the second years, decided to gather up and celebrate the holidays with each other for as long as time goes. Even in death, doth they never part. Asahina and Hagakure had decided with each other that it would be a good idea to rent out a gym, which was large enough for everyone who would be attending. It was large enough to host a princess' royal banquet. Pulling up in the front, Mondo hoisted himself off of his motorcycle and headed inside. Everyone else was there, but alas, Ishimaru was nowhere to be seen. Dammit, he had his hopes up for this one! One by one, each student greeted him, pulling him into their dance. Of course, for the sake of things, he kept with the program, until a dark figure walked in through the doors. He wore a medium length cape with the collar spiked up, a white button down long sleeve shirt, a red sweater vest thing (which looked quite classy), sparkling red eyes, charcoal black hair, pale white skin, long white pants, and the one part that made him stand out the most: the knee high black boots.
"Ishimaru?!" Mondo gasped, running to him. Ishimaru crept through the peak of the door hesitantly, eyes widening as his kyoudai approached him. A smile writhed onto his lips rather awkwardly, as Mondo brought him close. "Oh my god… You're alive! We were all so worried about you! What made you think leavin' like that was a good idea?!" He sobbed. "Kyoudai, I'm so dearly sorry if I concerned you… My family went on a faraway vacation celebrating my return." Shifting a bit uncomfortably, he was able to escape Mondo's grasp and head off elsewhere. Mondo watched his cautious moves and pondered. "What is up with him…?" He wondered. What was it? Did he smell? Maybe he forgot to put on that cologne Ishimaru tended to enjoy…
As the party continued onward, a couple people went and greeted Ishimaru just as they had greeted Mondo. "Hey, Ishimaru! I haven't seen you in forever! How've you been? Digging the costume! Those fangs look so real! How did you do it?" Asahina barged in, leaving no room for Ishimaru to respond, which got him to blink rapidly in confusion. "Well…? I, uh… Used wax! You purchase fake fingernails, file them a bit, and there you have it! Dentistry work! N-Not really! They aren't real, I…!" His eyes grew wide as he stuttered out his words. "Don't worry, Ishimaru! I get it! I mean, there's no way you're a real vampire!" She giggled at her own joke, and Ishimaru laughed along nervously. "I-I'll be going now!" He scampered, speed walking away from the crowd. The music was blasting through the room, and tons of premature adults were having a party. Scanning the crowd a bit skeptically, he spotted his kyoudai and waved.
"Kyoudai! Could you come here for a moment?" He called, with his regular booming voice that made the gang leader want to hug him so tight, knowing that he still had that confidence. "Yeah, hold on!" He shouted back, dancing his way out. Walking over to Ishimaru, he was led to a closet. Ishimaru closed the door behind them and sighed shakily. "Kyoudai…" He wasn't ready; no, he couldn't be doing this! What if Mondo was scared of him for the rest of his life…? He had to tell him; this was why he called him over in the first place! Ishimaru desperately wanted to just spill out everything he had been hiding right there, but the anxiety of thinking how Mondo would react crushed him. "Bro, speak up. You can tell me anything, y'know." The busty gang leader placed a hand on the pale prefect's shoulder. "Whoa, how did you get so pale? …" He questioned out loud; trying to examine Ishimaru as closely as he could without getting in his space. "Kyoudai… I…" Ishimaru began straightening out his cape nervously. "I-I…. Uuuuuuuuuu…"
Mondo could tell his lover was going to cry by how his face slowly scrunched up. "Ishi! What's the matter…?" "Do you promise…," He wiped his tears with his cape. "Do you promise not to tell… A…Anyone…? I hope… You won't be… S-S-Scared…" The prefect's voice grew shallow and squeaky. "Awwwww, bro… Trust me…! I won't tell a single soul." Ishimaru took a few steps back, shyly covering himself with his cape. "Tell me… W-What is different about me from what you… Remember…" Mondo thought over what his little prefect said, and finally responded. "Got a new wardrobe? Looks fancy; really classy, too. I like it!" Ishimaru shook his head frantically. "No! Look harder!" He now shut his eyes tightly. His pointed ears were in full view, too! How could he not see it?!
Mondo examined him closely now, to where he could feel Ishimaru's quick breaths against his skin. Damn, was he cold. "Don't worry, I'm lookin'…" He spoke up, just to let his kyoudai know that he was attempting, at least. "Let's put this all together: Pointed ears, pale skin, new wardrobe…" He listed everything he had noticed so far, and decided to pull a dick move: he pulled at Ishimaru's ears. "O-Ouch!" He yelped, pushing Mondo away as softly as he could without defying physics. "Holy shit! Were those… Real…?" Ishimaru pulled his cape away and looked up at him slowly, giving him a light nod. "Everything you see… It's all real." "Even the fangs?" He asked stupidly, just then noticing the two spiked little buds of fangs peeking out from his mouth. "Oh… W-When was this established?!" "KYOUDAIILIEDABOUTEVERYTHINGUWAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" Ishimaru screeched, hugging himself tightly. "You what?!" "I lied! I-I only wanted you to… Stay with me…! I was afraid of losing you if I told you…!" Tears were now bolting down the man's face like lightning coming from a thunder cloud.
"I would stay with you till the end, Kyoudai… And I know you would do the same… But tell me, when did this happen?!" Ishimaru took a while before he responded to the question asked from him. "It was after everyone was released… It just… Happened! Right there, when I walked outside… I can't even describe what I felt… But I've remained in that forest nearby ever since…"
"So you didn't go on a vacation with your parents… I thought that sounded fishy."
"Forgive me; I'm a terrible liar, kyoudai. Anyway, I've heard from word that Ludenberg-kun and Pekoyama-kun are included in this. Anyone you see with red eyes, don't ever trust. I-… Uuuu-"
"Kyoudai, I know to trust you. Carry on."
"O…Okay. Thank goodness… Ahem, that's because Enoshima-kun, the Mastermind, has apparently gained access to the cells in human beings with red iris' to make them blood sucking monsters!" He put his arms up in the air to emphasize what he was discussing. "I don't know how… But that's all I know." Mondo sighed, about to speak up, until there was glass shattering and a gun shot heard from the other room, followed by screams. "EVERYONE RUN! THERE'S A SHOOTER!" Asahina screamed, as she fled.
Mondo and Ishimaru turned to look at the door. "Run, kyoudai! Go!" Ishimaru lightly shoved his lover to the door. "Ishimaru, I am not leaving without you-" "Please! I can take care of myself now…! Now that I've told you… I… -! Go! Run! Flee!" Ishimaru cried, as he watched Mondo run out the door. "You better make it out alive!" He could hear the gang leader shout, as he closed his eyes gently. Hopefully, everyone had left. At that moment, he let the 'animal side' of him take over. Ishimaru transformed into a bat, quickly flying out of sight. Everyone had gathered outside, staring at the entry way, where the bat had then flied out. "A bat flew out, the man's gone… Where's Ishimaru?!" Asahina panicked, as Mondo just stared at the bat fly down the block Mondo had come down from. Ishimaru was heading home. Mondo smiled, and nearly shed a tear. "See ya, Kyoudai."