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Rosario + Vampire: Angel of Death
Chapter 2
Youkai Academy Halls. Afternoon.
Haru looked around the hallways. Hundreds of students flourished throughout, banners in the air, students signing up for what clubs they wanted to be in.
A month had passed since Haru last fought someone. Saizou had not shown up since the fight, and Haru had not seen hide nor hair of Tsukune of Moka as much as he thought. Well, he thought, whatever it is that they're up to, I don't care. I've got bigger things to worry about.
"Hey! Haru-san!" someone called out.
Haru looked behind him. His fists clenched underneath his uniform pockets as he saw Tsukune and Moka running towards him. Great, he thought. Speak of the Devil, huh?
Tsukune and Moka stopped near him. "Hey, Haru-san!" Tsukune said. "How are you?"
Haru looked at him. "What do you want?" he asked.
Tsukune looked at Haru in disbelief. "We," he started, "we wanted to know if you would want to go with us and look for clubs to sign up for."
Haru turned around. "Not interested." he said to Tsukune. "I might not even join a club at all."
"But," Moka said, "isn't it mandatory? Aren't you supposed to find one to have a passing grade in school? Come on, it'll be fun. What's the harm?"
Jeez, Haru thought, doesn't she ever give up? Still, he then concluded, it might give me a chance to know about Moka a bit, that way I can find out her weakness, and of the other Moka's...
"Well," Tsukune started, "if you don't want to go with us, then-"
"No," Haru said. "I'll go along. It may make things less boring around here if I go with you two."
"R-really?" Tsukune said. "Well, if it's alright with you, then what are we waiting for?."
"Alright!" Moka cheered.
"Okay then," Tsukune said, "let's go, Haru-san!"
The two ran off. Haru just stood in that exact same spot. Haru-san? he thought, wow. I didn't think that Tsukune would be an ass kisser...
It wasn't long until Tsukune, Moka, and Haru were running away from a giant crowd.
It was hard for them to find the right club, mainly because all of the other guys were attracted to Moka's overwhelming beauty. Many strange clubs asked her to join, and Tsukune and Haru found themselves pushing Moka away from the growing crowd all throughout the halls.
"See?" Haru said, "THIS is why I didn't want to join you two in the first place!"
"Then why did you?!" Tsukune asked him.
"I'm asking myself that same question." Haru said to himself.
"Don't they have any normal clubs at this school?!" Tsukune asked out loud.
All of a sudden Tsukune heard a sweet voice nearby. "Of course." it said. "Have you tried the swimming club?"
Tsukune turned around, and couldn't believe his eyes. He saw about a dozen girls, all in swimsuits and towels, standing nearby. One of them, a tall woman with seashells in her hair, walked up to Tsukune. "I'm the swimming club captain, Tamao Ichinose! Why don't we swim together?" She asked him.
"OOH!" The group of guys chasing them shouted. "IT'S THE SWIMMING CLUB!"
"Those swimsuits are HOT!" one student proclaimed out loud.
"All the girls are cute too!" another student said.
Tamao put her hands on Tsukune. "The swimming club is all female," she said to him. "The ladies will end up paying lots of special attention to the boy who joins our club."
All of the sudden, the group of chasers circled around the swimming club wanting to sign up, all shouting their heads off.
Tsukune looked relieved, while Moka looked worried. Haru knew why. He just hoped Moka wouldn't do anything stupid. Not yet...
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Haru sat nearby Moka, who didn't seem to even notice him, but kept her eyes on Tsukune.
A few minutes ago, the swimming club, Tsukune, Moka, Haru, and the group of guys eager to join, reached the pool area outside Youkai Academy. All of the girls got ready to swim, and also gave the group of boys some swimming trunks to put on. All of them did, but Tsukune and Haru did not. Tsukune seemed busy thinking about something, but when Moka mentioned something about not liking to swim, his expression changed. He then, with Moka and Haru, sat in few chairs with a table nearby the pool. Tsukune seemed bummed, and Moka couldn't stop looking at the pool water. Then, the swimming club and its captain jumped Tsukune, and forced him into wearing just a pair of trunks. Some girls tried to get Haru to swim, but changed their minds after Haru shot them an angry look. Haru noticed Tamao muttering something to Moka, but he couldn't make out what she said. Now they were watching Tamao swimming with Tsukune in the pool, and Haru could sense the anger building within Moka.
Then, he knew that he was right, because after a bit of time passed, she exploded, causing the table to break, and Haru to grab his chair and hold it in the air.
"Stop it already!" she shouted, catching Tsukune's attention. "When it comes down to it, you just wanted to join the swimming club because you wanted to get closer to the girls, didn't you?!"
Tsukune stammered, but Moka wouldn't let him speak. "I've had enough! I'm leaving!" She then stomped off, Haru stood idly by.
"Wait!" Tsukune said, swimming towards her. "It's a misunderstanding!" He reached the edge of the pool near Moka. "Please understand!" he said. "I really wanted to swim with you! I..."
Moka stopped. She then turned around, a sad look in her eyes. "What?!" she said. "The one who doesn't understand... is you, Tsukune!"
Tsukune looked confused. "Huh?" he asked.
"I..." Moka started, "The truth is, I..."
Then, water was splashed at Moka's face. She screamed, and both Haru and Moka saw that it was Tamao who splashed water at her. Haru felt like reaching out for his masamune, but he knew that he didn't need to waste his strength.
"Though you're free to visit," Tamao said, "fighting is such an ugly sight! And it looks childish," she continued, "between a man and a woman, the important part is finding out if you've had you heart stolen or vice versa!"
Moka barely paid attention, as she rushed away from the pool area. Tsukune called out to her, but she didn't turn back, merely mentioning to Tsukune to wait there for her.
"God, Tsukune," Haru said, "you idiot!" he then ran off, toting his duffel bag, after Moka.
A few minutes later, Haru found Moka, crouched in an alleyway, sobbing to herself.
"You know," Haru said, startling Moka, "I figured that you would be smart and not try getting involved, but either you ignored reason, or you didn't know better."
Moka looked at him, then looked down at the ground. "I just...;" she said. She then looked up. "You know about vampires and water, right?"
"You mean that if a vampire touches water without any antidotal herb of sorts, it weakens them?" Haru asked, sitting down next to Moka.
"That's the one." Moka sadly replied. "How come Tsukune doesn't know?"
"He's a human." Haru said. "Humans at this age believe that vampires are weak to crosses, garlic, etc. He probably doesn't know about normal water being a weakness as well."
"What about you?" Moka said. "How do you know about vampires so much?"
Haru stayed quiet, and then said "Let's just say I had some time on my hands and researched vampires. Now that I remember it, I was kind of bored back then, and I thought some reading would help pass the time."
"Oh." Moka said, burying her face beneath her arms.
Haru looked at Moka for a bit, and then said, "Moka." Moka looked up, and found Haru embracing her, his arms wrapping around her. Moka, surprised, hesitated.
"I know what you're feeling right now," Haru said, "and I sympathize with you. But I want you to know that I'm here for you. Whenever you need me, I'll always be there."
"Haru-san." Moka said, holding Haru close.
Out of Moka's sight, Haru's eyes shined. It's just too damn easy, he thought, to manipulate people.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Haru and Moka sat across from each other, neither of them saying a word. When he let go, Haru sat away from her, saying that he wanted to give her some time to think about what to do. Ten minutes passed. Fifteen minutes passed. Haru didn't say anything.
Moka then looked up, then slowly stood up.
"You going?" Haru said.
Moka nodded. "I," she replied, "I want to tell Tsukune the truth. Maybe that way, he can understand fully."
Haru stood up, facing Moka. "You sure you wanna do this?" he asked.
Moka looked at him, then slowly nodded.
"Alright." Haru said, picking up his duffel bag. "Then let's go."
Moka smiled briefly, then left, heading towards the swimming pool. Haru followed, side-by-side with Moka.
Youkai Academy. Pool Area. Afternoon.
Tsukune raced towards the nearest edge, trying to get away from the water. He still couldn't believe what had just happened.
Three minutes ago, Tsukune was floating around, replaying what had happened earlier in his mind. He knew that he did something wrong, yet he didn't know what, and he knew that he needed to fix it, however possible. He felt sad, full of worry about Moka.
All of a sudden Tamao swam next to him, asking him to swim more with her. Tsukune said no, saying that he wanted to leave the club, yet didn't explain himself. He heard nothing from Tamao, but when he looked up, he saw Tamao's hand become webbed, a sinister look appearing in her face.
Then he heard screaming. One of the boys who recently joined was trying to swim away from a group of club members, who, strangely, swam after him with little effort and bit him. The boy started looking withered, his hair turned gray, then his skin wrinkled. Tsukune couldn't believe his eyes. Then, Tamao swam under, rising from the water, revealing to Tsukune her true form.
A mermaid. That's what he saw. Tamao, like all of the other girls, was a mermaid.
Frightened, Tsukune swam toward the edge of the pool, trying to escape. He could hear the screams of those who fell prey to the mermaids deception. Then, he felt scaly arms wrap around his chest. He turned around to see Tamao, smiling at him.
"Hu-Hu!" she laughed, "No need to panic, it's fine!"
Tsukune struggled, but to no avail. Tamao was strong, very strong.
"You're special, Tsukune!" Tamao said into his ear. "The truth is, I've had my eyes on you since the entrance ceremony. Ever since then," Tamao said, her mouth starting to form cracks on her jaw, "I've spent all my time dreaming about you! It's just, you see," Tsukune looked back again, and could see rows of sharp teeth in Tamao's mouth, smiling devilishly, "You just have a yummy smell, just like a human, Tsukune-kun. I've always wanted to eat you up!"
Tsukune tried to get out. Please, he thought, don't let me die like this! His thoughts carried him to a face almost forgotten. Moka-san, Tsukune thought.
"TSUKUNE!" a voice shouted.
Tsukune looked up. Moka and Haru were running towards the pool. They had arrived recently, witnessed the disaster, and rushed in.
"Moka-san!" Tsukune cried out.
"Tsukune!" Moka said, "what's going on?!"
Tsukune tried to answer, but Tamao did for him. "What, are you back again?" she shouted at Moka, "Not that you could! You're nothing but a worthless monster that can't even swim!"
Tsukune looked at Tamao. Can't swim? Tsukune looked back at Moka. What did she mean, Tsukune thought, that Moka can't swim?
Tamao pulled Tsukune closer. "I'm right, aren't I?" she continued. "It's a well-known story. There's nothing that you can do, is there, water hater? Pitiful! At least watch quietly from over there!"
Haru then looked at Moka, who, which surprised him, dove right in the pool!
"Moka!" Haru shouted. "Don't! You won't survive it!"
It was too late. Moka was already in the water, and what happened next was unforgettable.
Lightning coursed throughout the pool. Haru could feel the spike in energy that it almost blinded him. Tsukune broke free from Tamao's grip, but didn't swim away. What is this? Tsukune was confused and scared. What was going on?
"What's going on? Why did Moka jump into the water?"
Haru spun around, the voice came from a girl, who wore the secondary female outfit, had blue hair, and big breasts. He could sense a small aura from her, but who was she? And how did she know Moka and Tsukune?
Tsukune did seem to know her. "Kurumu-chan!" he shouted.
"Tsukune! Are you okay?" she yelled. "If we don't hurry and save Moka, she's gonna die!"
Tsukune was struck. "What?!" he shouted.
"Don't you know? Vampires can't go into water!" she shouted. "Because water drains a vampire's energy! Is she nuts, jumping into the water like that?!"
Tsukune couldn't believe it. Water...Moka...drains strength... Tsukune couldn't believe it. He then dived in, going to save Moka.
He must have found her, because a minute after he dove in, a pillar of energy appeared, shining right where Tsukune dove in. All of a sudden, Moka's other half rose from the water, an angry look in her eyes. "How dare you," she said, "How dare you treat me like this?!"
Tamao saw the intensity, but didn't falter. "Come on! What is this?" she asked. "Why don't you get out of the way? I had my eyes set on Tsukune-kun! And I'm never going to give him up to someone like you! I'll get rid of you for good!" she snapped her fingers, and a horde of mermaids dove in around Moka. They swam around her, creating a small maelstrom. "I don't know how strong you are," Tamao continued, "but in our territory, a mermaid will always be victorious! If you're going to beg for your life, now's the time!"
Moka smiled. "Hmph," she said, "Coming from a low class fish that can't think about anything but food! Don't make me laugh!"
The mermaids were confused, and then started screaming.
Tamao felt it too. All of the sudden, the water got hot, and was getting hotter and hotter by the second. She turned around, looking for the source, and was astonished at what she saw.
Haru, after seeing Moka's other half, drew out his masamune, took off his jacket, and revealed his angel wings. He placed the sword's blade in the water, and steam was emitting from the blade. Tamao was scared. From Haru's crouching position, one knee on the pavement, an arm resting on the other leg, his other arm holding onto the sword, and his wings lying an the ground, Haru took a similar resemblance to an even sinister Angel of Death. Is this, she thought, another S-class monster?!
"I hope you don't mind," Haru said to Tamao, "that I turn up the heat, right?"
Many mermaids leapt in the air, away from the scorching water. Moka, too, leapt into the air. Tamao laughed, trying to keep calm. "You're too slow!" she said, "though you talk tough, it seems you're totally weak! You're a great target in midair!" She leapt into the air, towards Moka. "Die!" she shouted.
"Moka!" Tsukune shouted.
What happened next went by unexpected for Tamao.
Moka punched her right across the face, Tamao starting to fall. "To take the bait and be caught so simply," she said, "you have to be a fish! Now realize your place!"
She then spun around, and kicked every single mermaid in the air. As they fell, Haru ran, flew towards the falling group of mermaids, and swung his sword.
Every mermaid felt the sword hit each of them, and felt a pain just as unbearable as Moka's kick.
Haru landed on the other side of the pool. "Next time," Haru said, "Be sure to choose your next prey wisely, and stay the hell out of our way!"
Moka landed outside the pool, as the mermaids landed back in the water. Haru walked up to her, retracting his wings back into his back.
"That's twice I owe you." Moka said. "But I didn't think that you would be so merciless and hurt women with that blade."
"I didn't." Haru said. "I just manipulated the wind created from my wings to hit them. I didn't even feel my blade bounce off of any of them."
Moka smiled. "Impressive." she said.
"Moka-san!" Tsukune called out, rushing towards her. He had gotten out when the mermaids were defeated.
Moka looked at him, dropping her smile, and as he drew near, Moka slapped Tsukune.
Tsukune was surprised.
"Hey!" the blue-haired girl said, rushing to Tsukune. "What are you doing to Tsukune?!"
Moka turned her head away. "The other Moka cried," she said, " due to her inferiority complex over being different from others, she blamed herself... for not being able to swim. She's always had to live with being hurt in human society like that!" She then looked at Tsukune. "The kind of men who are unable to think about anything but themselves have no right to come near me! Stay out of my sight," she said, turning away, "Tsukune."
Tsukune stood where he was. Each word hit him even worse that the slap that Moka gave him, and all of a sudden, his feeling of self-hatred showed up again, only it was stronger this time.
Haru watched Moka leave, then turned to Tsukune. "I hate to admit it," he said, "but she's right. You should've asked first. It's because of your stupidity," he said before leaving, "and recklessness that almost killed her. Remember that, because next time, she may not be there to save you."
Haru picked up his jacket and duffel bag, stored his sword within, and left them. Tsukune and the girl stood where they were. Tsukune felt lower that dirt.
Four days later.
Haru walked around the academy. He was busy in his thoughts when he heard someone call his name. He looked around, and saw that Nekonome-sensei was calling him, Tsukune standing next to her. Oh, great, Haru thought, did Tsukune tell her what happened?
"Uematsu-kun!" Nekonome-sensei said. "I've been looking for you! Have you decided which club you're going to join? The only ones who haven't decided yet are you, Moka-san, and Tsukune-kun!"
Oh, yeah, Haru thought. I forgot about that.
"Well, Nekonome-sensei," Haru said, "I haven't yet. None of the clubs that I saw interested me at all."
"Oh." Nekonome-sensei said. "Splendid! Then I wonder if you all would join my club? The Newspaper Club, nobody has joined yet, and it might get shut down."
"Newspaper club?" Haru said.
"Yes," Nekonome-sensei replied. "I offered Tsukune-kun the same option, but he hasn't answered yet."
Huh, Haru thought. "Well..." he started to say, but then a voice called out.
"That's great! I'll join that club!"
Haru and Tsukune turned around to see who it was. They were surprised to see Moka standing nearby.
"Good morning, Tsukune! Good morning, Haru-san!" she said, smiling.
"Moka-san?" Tsukune and Haru asked. Were they dreaming? Was it her for real?
"Moka-san!" Tsukune yelled, rushing towards her, "I wasn't sure if you'd come back again..."
Moka blushed, "I kinda slept the whole time for rejuvenation, sorry!"
So in other words, Haru thought, you overslept.
He noticed Moka's smile. There was some sort of calm, dreamy feeling about it, almost as if Moka came to him from a dream, and was there to...
Knock it off, Haru sharply thought. You're not here to sympathize, you're here to kill Moka. What happened yesterday canNOT cloud your main objective, end of story. Still, he continued, maybe by joining this club, I can get closer to Moka and find out her true weakness, so that if I have to fight the other Moka, I'll be ready for it...
"Then you two have both decided on the Newspaper Club?!" Nekonome-sensei asked, holding up the sign up sheet for the club. Tsukune and Moka nodded.
"I'll join as well." Haru said. Nekonome-sensei was even happier.
"Me too!" said the blue-haired girl out of nowhere. Haru couldn't believe it. From what he gathered, this girl is in love with Tsukune, and probably wants to fight Moka to have him. Great, he thought as the others danced around in a circle, just what I need, another damn roadblock.
The blue-haired girl held Tsukune close, not letting him go.
Haru let out a small, unseen smile. Or maybe, he thought, maybe she can be of some use to me...
To be continued...