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Chapter 3

Tsukune woke up to the same sound he had heard outside. It was quieter and less obvious, but it was still out there. Glancing over at where Kokoa was sleeping he grinned knowing that at least she was not awake to deal with whatever this noise was.

Getting up and making his way across the room towards the door to their location, he grabbed onto the door handle and turned it slightly. Testing to see what would happen he was not disappointed when the sounds immediately converged on the twisting door knob.

'Okay so whatever is out there cannot get in unless we let it' Tsukune thought as he locked the door again and went back to the chair he was in only moments before. Lying back into the seat he was in Tsukune took note of the movements he noticed outside the window. Deciding that he needed to check on the vampire, Tsukune got up and went over to Kokoa's sleeping form. After assuring himself that she was asleep Tsukune made his way back to the door (after grabbing a flashlight) and exited the building.

When Tsukune got outside he couldn't see any of the things that had been moving around out here just moments before. Making sure that his flashlight was on Tsukune stepped out a bit further from the building. Still there was nothing that he could see or hear in the immediate area save for his own breaths and the spots where his feet fell. Just as he was about to return to the dorms Tsukune heard the noise again.

"Is there anyone out there? Can I help you at all?" Tsukune asked as he shone the flashlight out into the barren expanse before him.

Once again nothing moved save for the animal life that existed on the campus. Tsukune became quite nervous as he continued to scan the area for whatever made the noise. Still nothing was visible to him.

Finally Tsukune decided to use his training with Moka and began to search for the youki of whatever creature was stalking him. What he felt was an immense wave of youki spilling from three different directions.

"What am I going up against?" Tsukune asked to no one as he continued turning the flashlight in an attempt to find whatever was out there.

Just as he was about to turn his flashlight from the current section he was at he saw what was lurking about. It was a being that looked somewhat like a mannequin and bore a black and white colour scheme*. Tsukune cautiously stepped towards it and allowed himself to feel the youki of the creature before him. As soon as he did this the same immense wave washed over him and left him momentarily stunned.

This was all the time the creature needed as it leapt towards Tsukune and landed on top of him. This sent Tsukune flying to the ground as the mannequin creature bit deeply into his shoulder. Blood spilt everywhere as Tsukune grit his teeth to prevent a scream from bursting from him. After summing up enough strength he managed to pry the mannequin off of him and send it flying back towards its starting position. Picking himself up as quickly as possible Tsukune grabbed the flashlight and ran. By this time the mannequin creature had recovered and began chasing him.

'I've got to access some of that power' Tsukune thought as he took a look at the holy lock around his wrist. 'This is really going to shorten my life span, but I'm not just going to die here.'

At that moment Tsukune allowed the youki granted to him by Moka to flow through his veins as he accessed the vampiric power he bore. Turning back to face the creature Tsukune suddenly remembered that he had felt three similar youki. This led to his surprise as the other two mannequins jumped him and sent him crashing to the ground.

The vampire blood within Tsukune fuelled his pride at this moment as he suddenly turned on his attackers with a look that would've killed if possible.

"You'll regret having done that to me" Tsukune said darkly as he dropped the flashlight and rushed the two beings that had just jumped him.

As he ran Tsukune managed to rip off the arm of one of the mannequins before grabbing it and sending it flying into the trees that they had approached. Just as he did that the mannequin that first attacked him leapt for another attack. Tsukune easily parried it before crushing in the skull of the monstrosity. Black blood spilt out of the broken mannequin's head as Tsukune turned his attention to the other two.

'I've got to keep it cool or else that ghoul will take over' Tsukune mouthed to himself as he waited to see what the last two mannequin's would do.

Much to Tsukune's surprise they only grabbed the corpse that he had recently created and retreated. Satisfied that they wouldn't be returning he forced the vampire blood to settle before going to pick up the flashlight and return to the dorms. As he walked back Tsukune carefully touched the swiftly healing wound on his right shoulder and let out a brief sigh. He really needed a shower.

Tsukune was now quite glad that Kokoa had requested the usage of the male dorms. That meant it was easy for Tsukune to silently slip into the building and make his way to his personal room. There he stripped out of the bloody clothes and made his way into the shower letting the nice warm water wash over his tender shoulder.

'I am really thankful for that healing ability' Tsukune thought as he made sure to cleanse the stench of blood off of his body.

Once he was done Tsukune returned to his room and grabbed some fresh clothes, slipping into them immediately. He then proceeded back to the main room and once again checked on the sleeping girl. Kokoa had not moved much at all since he had left her and got into that fight. This was something he was really glad about. He didn't need her getting caught up in that especially in the state she was currently in. Returning to his chair Tsukune lay back and let himself fall asleep once again.

"Rise and shine Aono!" Kokoa called out, waking Tsukune from his sleep. "I went and found food for us in the kitchen here. I hope you don't mind."

Tsukune blinked the sleep out of his eyes before glancing up at Kokoa who was standing over him wearing an apron.

"What? What time is it?" Tsukune asked as he tried to get a hold of what was going on.

"It's nearly noon dumbass. I woke up about an hour ago and tried to get you up earlier, but you wouldn't respond so I decided to go make something for us to eat" Kokoa said as her face went slightly pink.

"Thanks, that was very kind of you" Tsukune said as a grin appeared on his face.

The two proceeded to the couch Kokoa had slept on the night before and Kokoa presented the food that she had taken the time to prepare. It was a very basic meal of toasted bread and eggs (about the only thing that Kokoa could actually make), but it was enough to satisfy both of them as they wolfed it down.

"Would you excuse me for a minute?" Tsukune asked as he stood up.

"No problem, go do what you need to then get back. We need to find out our next move from here" Kokoa said distantly.

She was still clearly affected by the discovery of her classmate's death. Tsukune just smiled as he went into the lounge's kitchen and grabbed a knife and a glass. Making his way to the nearby bathroom Tsukune placed the knife down in the sink and carefully placed the knife over his arm.

'I sure hope she appreciates this' Tsukune thought as he sliced down causing his blood to begin to flow towards the cup.

Kokoa was shocked to see Tsukune return with his arm bandaged and carrying a glass of red liquid.

"Here I think you'll need this" Tsukune said to her as he held out the glass. "I'd rather not have you biting my neck, but I know how much you need blood so here you go."

The red headed vampire was stunned. Tsukune was freely offering his blood to her. He seemed so reluctant when Moka would go after his, but he freely cut his arm just to get her a glass full of his plasma.

Kokoa willingly accepted the glass when she saw Tsukune's expectant face and downed it quickly (yet at the same time savouring it for as long as possible). When she had finished she realised that Tsukune was chuckling as he watched her. Quickly wiping her mouth Kokoa gave him one of her death glares before turning around.

"When did you get cleaned up?" Kokoa asked him.

"Well we are in the male dorms" Tsukune began with a shrug. "And seeing as my room is in the dorms there shouldn't be much trouble for me to have a shower."

Kokoa continued to glare at him as she watched him pick up a few items and come back to her.

"Now take these and go clean yourself up as well" Tsukune said as he handed Kokoa a collection of special spices and a towel.

Kokoa noticed him wince as she swiped them from his outstretched hand, but thought nothing of it at the moment as he passed her the key to his room.

"Make sure to give that back when you're done" Tsukune told her before he left back to the kitchen.

Kokoa nodded silently in response before rushing off to his room. Tsukune glanced back for a moment before pulling out some ice from the freezer and sticking it on his shoulder.

"She doesn't need to know about last night" Tsukune muttered as he went back to his chair and relaxed.

End Chapter 3

A/N: So there is chapter 3. I hope you enjoyed it and please review. Oh and yes Tsukune is unaffected by death due to an incident that I will probably discuss in a prequel to this story. Anyways till next time,

Nanashi Wanderer

* The mannequins look like the ones from the DMC reboot trailer.