Expose yourself to your deepest fear; after that, fear has no power, and the fear of freedom shrinks and vanishes. You are free. –Jim Morrison

Chapter 3

Disclaimer: I do not own Rosario + Vampire or Star Wars at all. I merely own the OCs I made.

Jiyuu awoke to the sound of an alarm clock. He quickly got his preparations out of the way so he could meet up with Moka and head to class. While he got dressed, he looked over and saw his lightsaber on his desk.

'What the hell? Where did that come from?' He thought as he inspected it. Sure enough, it was his lightsaber, and after a bit of inspection of the desk, he saw a note.

It read,

To Sith Lord Jiyuu Konran.
A disturbance will soon arrive that will warrant the use of this weapon, so in response I have had it delivered to you now. You are permitted to carry it and make use of it, if needed.

Please refrain from lethal force upon the students.

The Chairman

Jiyuu snorted. 'I'll keep that last part in mind… But how did he get it?' He shrugged, figuring it was just one of the many mysteries of this world.

He activated the lightsaber, and its silver blade crackled to life. It hummed in his hands, and as much as he hated to admit it, he truly missed this weapon.

This was not a tool of a Sith Lord; this was the weapon of a Former Jedi Knight. He gazed at it, lost in thoughts and memories, before realizing that he needed to go. He deactivated the saber and clipped it to his belt. He took the note as well, just in case the teachers gave him a hard time and left the dorm.

After about a few minutes, he ran into the target of his affections, Moka Akashiya.

She ran up to him and smiled softly. "Good morning Ji-kun."

"Morning, Moka-chan." Jiyuu replied.

Before she asked, he tilted his neck and beckoned to her. She happily bit into him and drank her fill. He got used to the pain over the past week or so of this, so the only thing he felt now was that good feeling it gave him. Not that that's why he lets her drink his blood, but still.

When Moka and Jiyuu parted, she licked her lips happily and sighed in contentment. "Your blood is so delicious, Ji-kun."

Jiyuu chuckled, and now that Moka got a better look at him, she noticed the cylindrical object attached to his belt. "What's that, Ji-kun?" She asked, pointing at the object in question.

Jiyuu unclipped his lightsaber and showed it to her. "This is my lightsaber. I've had it for 8 years now, it is the weapon of a Jedi… As well as a Sith Lord. This saber has saved my life many times, and it might have to do it again very soon." He explained to her, feeling nostalgic.

Moka cringed at the saber. "Eek! This is the weapon Jedi use to slay Monsters!?"

Jiyuu frowned for a second. He sighed and nodded in response. "Don't worry about it Moka-chan. I have permission to carry this, but I don't plan on using it at all."

"Promise?" Moka asked.

"I promise." Jiyuu confirmed, smiling. He clipped the saber to his belt again.

"All right, that's good enough for me." Moka said happily. "Let's go to class!"

"Yes, let's." Jiyuu nodded. The two walked off to their homeroom class.

When they got to class, they received a special announcement.

"All students will go to the club fair after class! Choosing a club is mandatory here at Youkai Academy!" Ms. Nekonome said smiling.

Jiyuu raised his hand and half the class cringed in fear… those were the ones who actually knew what he could do when he moved his hands. "Question, Sensei."

"Yes, Konran-kun?"

"Why is it mandatory?"

"So we can fit in with human society better, of course!" The teacher said, as though it were obvious.

Jiyuu shrugged. "Good enough for me."

Jiyuu was suddenly aware of daggers being glared at him, an extra pair that is. He turned his head and found it to be Kurumu. "Hey Kurumu-san, problem?" He asked curiously.

Kurumu flinched. "N-no, nothing at all." She whimpered in fear.

Oh, the males in the class were PISSED.

"What did he do to our Kurumu-san!?"

"Grr, he acts so tough, being able to intimidate a girl."

"I'll kill him… later… Fufufufu…"

Jiyuu rolled his eyes and let class go on as usual.

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It was friggin' pandemonium and total, unrestrained chaos.

Jiyuu already loved the club fair.

"Hey, Ji-kun!" Moka yelled, finally able to find Jiyuu.

"Yes, Moka-chan?" Jiyuu responded.

"What club do you want to join?" Moka asked curiously, panting slightly.

"Whichever one you're in of course." Jiyuu said smiling. Moka blushed a little bit at that but smiled back.

"I haven't found one yet, so let's get started!" Moka exclaimed cheerfully.

Many, many, MANY clubs wanted Moka with them… unfortunately it was for perverted reasons, and Jiyuu would not allow Moka to be treated in such a way. These perverts were dealt with swiftly, usually a mind-trick or a force push. But! ... He tried to keep it as subtle as he could.

His greatest fear was being so protective of Moka, that she wouldn't be able to make any friends. Jiyuu wasn't a fool, he knew what it meant, Moka being a vampire, him being human. She will live for a very long time. Unless she gets killed, she might be alive forever. Jiyuu might live for a couple hundred years at most, with enough mastery in the Force…

So when he died, and he will one day, he wanted to make sure Moka wouldn't be alone anymore. It was the least he could do for her…

Thank the Dark Side; Moka snapped him out of these depressing thoughts.

"We can't seem to find anything normal around here, can we Ji-kun?" Moka asked worriedly.

"This is a school for Ayashi, I would be surprised if there was such a thing as normal." Jiyuu reminded her.

As if on cue, a teenager, most likely a 3rd year, walked up to the pair.

"Oh? Then how about joining the swimming club?" The teen asked.

Many outbursts from the male population about how hot she was, but Jiyuu didn't care about that. The Force was giving him a warning flare about this one. He really didn't like how she eyed Moka with a bit of contempt.

Her expression returned to cheery mode. "I'm the swimming club captain, Ichinose Tamao! Why don't we swim together?"

Tamao tried to touch his face affectionately, saying, "All the members are female, so we'll pay close attention to any male members!" Jiyuu cringed at the contact, and he stepped back quickly.

"Well Moka-chan?" Jiyuu asked, unwilling to make any decision without her.

"Eh? Uh… I don't want to…" Moka said shyly.

"Good enough for me." Jiyuu responded, glad to have an excuse to get away from all the half-naked teens. 'Normally, there would be something wrong with me, but I only have eyes for Moka… That and these girls give me a bad feeling. They look at me like I'm lunch…'

Needless to say, the teenage girls in question were a bit irritated when Jiyuu dragged Moka away from the crowd.

Moka sighed in relief after they got far away from the bikini-clad club.

Jiyuu picked up on this, and was concerned for Moka. "What's wrong Moka-chan? Is water that bad?"

Moka twiddled her fingers, something she seemed to do when she was either lying or trying to avoid a question. "Uh… nothing at all, Ji-kun."

"I know your tell, Moka-chan. You can't lie to a Sith Lord." Jiyuu chuckled. Moka jumped a little bit when she was called out so easily, but before she could say anything she was swiftly cut off by Jiyuu. "You don't have to tell me about it, we all have our secrets."

"What kind of secrets do you have?" Moka asked, regaining her composure.

"The dark and evil kind." Jiyuu admitted. "That, and the familial kind."

Jiyuu thought for a second. "Ok, I DO have a couple romantic-based secrets… Damn, I have a lot of secrets." He grimaced.

Moka giggled at her friend. "Tell me about some of those romantic secrets of yours, and maybe I'll tell you about the whole water thing."

Jiyuu looked at her curiously. "Well… I suppose that's alright…"

"The first thing is that I've never had any kind of real relationship with anyone of the female group. Outside of cooperation and teamwork that is." Jiyuu told her. Moka raised an eyebrow in curiosity.

"Why weren't you taken? You are great guy, Ji-kun." Moka asked, blushing at what she had just said.

Jiyuu blushed too, but he tried to ignore it. "Well… Jedi aren't allowed to love, at least… Not allowed to get married and have emotional attachments." He explained to her.

Moka gaped at him. "That's harsh… Never being able to love anyone, or getting to be close to someone…"

"It is." Jiyuu agreed. "Then when it came time for me to a Sith, well… Women were absolutely terrified of me. Even if I wanted to court someone, they'd only agree out of fear."

Moka looked at her friend with sympathy. "It sounds like a lonely life."

"It was a life of paranoia, betrayal, and worse… politics." Jiyuu said, shivering at the last one.

"So, I never got to really fall in love with anyone until recently." Jiyuu said. He slapped his hand to his mouth, realizing what he just said. 'Curse my impulsive attitude!'

Moka stood there, twiddling her fingers again. "Um… Who are you in love with?"

Jiyuu was absolutely terrified now, for the first time in his life. 'Great, I can fight rancors bare-handed, defeat 10 Jedi at once, and squash a rebellion on a planet. Confessing my feelings, however…'

He was saved from answering by the screams.

The manly screams, that is.

"Did that come from?" Moka asked, afraid.

"The swimming club's pool." Jiyuu confirmed.

The pair looked at each other. "We could just ignore it, Moka-chan."

"No… we should help them." Moka told him.

"Your wish, is my command." Jiyuu said smiling.

"Great! Then when you're all done, you can tell me who you love." Moka said with a smile.

'Damn, she's getting better at manipulating me.' Jiyuu thought approvingly.

"Oh yes, my Inner Self wants to help you fight from now on as well." Moka informed him, remembering her promise.

"Should I let her out now, or later?" Jiyuu asked.

"Hmm…" Moka contemplated. "Now, please."

Jiyuu was happy to comply, and after a quick tug, the rosary came off with a small clink.

"Hello Moka-san." Jiyuu said with a small smile.

"Hello Jiyuu. I see Omote has yet to realize what I meant earlier." Inner Moka smiled.

"Earlier?" Jiyuu asked perplexed.

"I'll tell you later, Jiyuu. Let's go and deal with this little 'issue'." Inner Moka said calmly, before dragging him off towards the swimming pool.

Jiyuu couldn't help but smile while being dragged off by his Moka's other half.

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The unsealed vampiress and the Sith Lord arrived at the pool and Jiyuu understood why he felt like food earlier.

The males were all lying, mostly drained apparently, face up in the pool. All the cute girls in the club were now in their monster forms, all of them mermaids.

"What!? Mermaids!?" Jiyuu exclaimed. Then he grumbled. "No wonder I felt like food."

Moka was shivering in terror, he looked at what she was staring at and only saw water. 'This must be her fear is, even strong vampire Moka has something to be afraid of.'

He grabbed his silver haired Moka and pulled her into a hug, she stiffened.

"Jiyuu… What are you doing?" Inner Moka growled dangerously.

"Helping Moka-san. I can see that you're… unsettled by the water. So I'm going to handle this for you." Jiyuu told her calmly.

Moka pulled away and glared at him. "I am not afraid of anything."

"I am though, and it's losing you." Jiyuu admitted. Moka looked at him with a mixture of annoyance and… happiness?

"Jiyuu, you don't need t-" Moka began, but Jiyuu cut her off. "Yes I do. I made an oath didn't I? I'm staying with you for as long as I can. I also don't want to put you into any situations you're completely uncomfortable with… if I can help it of course. So you are going to sit down and watch me fry some fishes." Jiyuu told her firmly.

Moka crossed her arms and glared at him. Jiyuu grinned. "Pretty please?" He teased. Moka just sighed and motioned for him to go on with it. Jiyuu could feel her in the Force though, and he felt a mixture of emotions. Mainly relief, which meant he did the right thing. Annoyance was there, meh. He also detected another emotion, one he couldn't quite place. It was around with his pink haired Moka all the time, but he didn't think he'd find it with this Moka.

Jiyuu decided to make this quick. "Oi! Fishies!"

The Mermaids spun around and glared at him. "WHAT DID YOU CALL US!?"

"I called you fishies, like trout and puffer-fish." He thought for a second and a feral grin came onto his face. "ESPECIALLY puffer-fish."

The response? Oh they were BEYOND PISSED.

"DIE MALE!"

Jiyuu let out a blast of Force Lightning, and it was severely amplified by the water.

Most of the mermaids were, quite literally, cooked.

The most powerful one, Tamao it seemed, splashed Moka with water before being zapped again by a VERY pissed off Jiyuu.

Moka screamed at the contact, and it seemed that she was being electrocuted by the water.

Jiyuu quickly ran over to her, and carried her away bridal style to her dorm room so she could change out of the wet clothes.

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After about ten minutes, Moka, still unsealed, opened her window and beckoned the Sith inside. Complying, Jiyuu hopped up and onto the window sill, and climbed inside.

Moka's room was actually quite nice, it was far more… regal that his room. Then again, he didn't do anything with his room.

Inner Moka looked him over with approval. In moments, a slightly twisted smile came onto her beautiful face.

"Yes, Jiyuu. You are worthy." Inner Moka told him.

"Worthy of what?" Jiyuu asked, honestly confused.

"You are worthy of being my mate." Moka told him, slowly but surely approaching the Sith Lord.

"Mate? Why do I like the sound of that?" Jiyuu asked with a dark smile.

Instead of responding, Moka bit his neck. This time, it was very painful, and it took the Sith Lord all of his willpower to not make a sound.

Moka pulled back and smiled softly at him. "Yes, I know that hurt more than usual, but there is a reason for it. That was not just a simple blood draining procedure. THAT was my mark."

"You're… mark?" Jiyuu asked perplexed.

"It marks you as my mate. I will have no one else but you now." Moka told him.

"Why me?" Jiyuu asked, feeling a mixture of curiosity and ecstasy.

"You have been nothing but kind to me, and my Outer Self. You throw yourself into danger every day for us. You defeat those who would challenge you for us. You would even go to any lengths to ensure our safety. You are powerful, yet noble. You would show no mercy to any enemy, yet you are still kind. You are a paradox, and enigma to most… myself included I admit. I will not take anyone else but you." She finished.

Jiyuu was very flattered by all of this, but he still had to ask one thing. "But what about your feelings?"

Moka looked at him, now her turn to be perplexed.

"I… do not want a relationship with you both, if you only wish to be with me for my power, my paradoxicalness, if you will." 'I don't think that's a word, but whatever…' He thought to himself.

"My Outer Self… She does have the feelings you seek." Moka admitted.

"But what about you?"

Moka raised an eyebrow. "It is enough for me to know you are strong."

"No it's not. It's not enough for either of us. Moka, I need to tell you something. I need to tell you both something." Jiyuu said to her.

Moka nodded, bracing herself.

"I love you. I love the Outer Moka, and now I know I love you." He confessed.

Moka gaped at him in shock. "Was… was it really so easy for you to admit that?"

"No, not really. But I can feel your emotions in the Force. There's no hiding it Moka-san. You have the same feelings as Moka-chan." Jiyuu told her with a soft smile.

Moka huffed and stuck her nose in the air. "I… I need to go. The rosary could break if it stays off for too long." Without a second thought she reached for the glittering rosary and moved to put it on.

Jiyuu stopped her before she could and pulled her into a hug. "Do not be mistaken, Moka-san. I will gladly accept your offer. I will be your mate, if it is what you desire."

Moka shivered and he could feel her happiness strongly through the Force.

"Thank you…" She whispered softly, before clipping her rosary on. The pink haired Moka fell into his embrace, and was asleep.

Jiyuu looked at his Moka-chan before laying her on her bed. "Good night, Moka-chan."

Moka shifted and muttered in her sleep. "Good night…"

Jiyuu smiled and left the room quietly.

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Master Durin was looking at his padawan with pride. Jace Konran had passed the test with flying colors, and was now a full-fledged Jedi Knight.

Jace was very happy with this, but he tried to not jump for joy… for his dignity's sake, you know?

Jace and his now former master walked towards the council room once more. They were going to meet the team Jace would be leading.

When they arrived, Jace was surprised, although not completely, to find that the entire squad was human. They were all teenagers like him, Jace being 15 years old. Altogether, there were about six Jedi. Three males, Jace included, and three females.

The young Knights looked up to see their new leader and inspected him themselves.

Jace looked perfectly normal, compared to his brother that is. He had messy black hair, and green eyes. This was a stark contrast to his older brother's silver hair and what his once blue eyes were. Other than the hair and eye color difference, they still looked about the same. In fact, Jace could probably pass of as a slightly discolored twin of Jiyuu.

The Knights noticed this, and the eldest male asked, "Why does he look like the target?"

Jace answered, "Because the target is my older brother."

They gaped at him for a moment.

The same male asked, "Chaos has a little brother?"

"A Sith and a Jedi are siblings?" The oldest female asked incredulously.

Master Durin stepped in. "For those of you who do not know, the target was once a powerful Jedi Knight, much like yourselves. But be warned, Lord Chaos does not appreciate… Jedi visitors. You are NOT to engage him without a reason, you are to observe and do no more. You will not be able to hide yourselves from him, because you will most certainly stand out, and he has the ability to feel you through the Force. Your only advantage here is young Jace Konran. Despite being a Sith Lord, Chaos will not hurt his brother."

"Now then. Please introduce yourselves." Master Durin finished.

The eldest male said, "My name is Kiseki."

The eldest female said, "I am Luna Song."

The other male, who seemed to be about Jace's age said, "I'm Argo, nice to meet ya."

The teen girl who seemed to be in the middle of the age class for females said, "I'm Cecelia."

The youngest girl said, "Eanna. It's nice to meet you Jace!"

Jace nodded. "You all already know this, but I'm Jace Konran."

Kiseki, the eldest, asked, "What's with that last name? It sounds rather odd."

"Back on Earth, there is a culture and nation called Japan. My last name comes from that culture. The ironic thing is that Konran stands for 'Chaos' in Japanese, or at the very least, that's what I was told by my brother." Jace explained.

"Hence the code name 'Chaos'?" Luna asked.

"Most likely." Jace admitted.

"Yo, Jace. I gotta ask you this… are you wanting to see your brother?" Argo asked.

Jace nodded. "He may be a Sith Lord, but he's still my brother. I want to redeem him, if possible."

"And that's part of what we are looking for, right?" Cecelia asked.

"Yes, it is." Jace confirmed.

"Then we have nothing to worry about!" Eanna said brightly.

"Provided Chaos doesn't kill us on sight." Kiseki snapped.

"He won't." Jace said firmly.

"Anyways, let's get started!" Eanna shouted eagerly.

The team nodded and together went onto their assigned star ship, Redemption.

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It had been an entire day since Moka was splashed with water. 'Perhaps she is still healing?' Jiyuu hoped.

What Jiyuu didn't want to admit, was that he was scared. Scared about this whole 'mate' situation.

It's not that Jiyuu did not want to be with Moka; it was that she wasn't really consulted when her Inner Self 'took the plunge'. Jiyuu smiled at the wording.

Ms. Nekonome called him over after class ended. She gave him Moka's assignments, and asked him what club he joined.

"I haven't joined any club yet, neither has Moka… as far as I know at least." Jiyuu admitted.

"Oh, then you could join my club!" Ms. Nekonome said smiling.

"Which one is that?" Jiyuu inquired.

"The newspaper club!" Ms. Nekonome replied.

"Hmm… Well I'll ask Moka later, if she's all for it the-"

"I'd love to join!" A sweet voice called. Jiyuu spun around and it was Moka.

She looked alright, and she was smiling… Jiyuu took that as a good sign.

"Great! So you both are joining then!?" Ms. Nekonome yelled in joy.

Jiyuu looked at Moka, and when she stared at him for a second, she blushed heavily and looked down. "I'll take that as a yes, Moka-chan." Jiyuu said.

"The newspaper club is saved!" Ms. Nekonome cried out.

Another person decided to join in though. "I'm also joining!" Kurumu yelled out, glaring at Jiyuu.

'Great, just friggin' great. She's going to keep her eye on me from now on.' Jiyuu thought annoyed, but he hid it from everyone else.

Jiyuu saw Moka still looking away from him so he decided to end the charade with her.

"Uh, Nekonome-sensei, we'll be right back. Don't worry, we ARE going to join." Jiyuu explained. Kurumu was going to charge after them but unfortunately…

"Oh Kurumu-san!" Ms. Nekonome called. Kurumu slowly turned to see the cat-woman glaring right at her.

"You've been slacking!" Ms. Nekonome scolded. "Time for a lengthy lecture!"

Kurumu groaned.

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Jiyuu and Moka were sitting together on the roof.

"Moka-chan… why are you acting like this?" Jiyuu asked.

"I… I'm so sorry." She whimpered.

Jiyuu blinked. "What are you apologizing for now?"

"My other self, she forced you into being our mate." Moka explained sadly.

Jiyuu smiled softly. 'So it's not that she doesn't want it, it's just that she feels guilty at my 'lack of choice' in the matter.'

"Moka-chan, I want to be your mate. I…" He began, Moka was staring in disbelief. 'Now or never Jiyuu…'

"I love you, Moka-chan. I want to stay with you, I want to be with you… But if you don't feel the same way…" He trailed off, realizing how deep a hole he might have just dug himself.

Moka on the other hand, was smiling wider than he'd ever seen. "Really… do you mean it!?"

Jiyuu smiled at her reaction. "Of course, Moka-chan."

Moka looked so very happy, enough so that Jiyuu refused to even CONSIDER regretting his decision.

Though he had a feeling it would bite him in the ass one day.

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A/N: There you go. Chapter 3! I hope you enjoyed it, and I hope that all the new OCs getting thrown in there won't be too confusing… I hope.

Anyway, enjoy your day!