Hi there me amigos, I hope you enjoy this chapter of Burning Cold because it took me a little more time than I expected. As always, any comments or ideas you have are welcome. Enjoy xD.
-Entry 2: The Succubus-
"The succubi are interesting beings. Unlike their male counterparts, the incubi, who base their existence on sexuality and lust, they base their lives on love and desire. The reason on why I find them interesting it's because a concept they call "The Destined One" and it refers to their mate who has been chosen by Destiny to each succubus. This is a double-edged sword because once a succubus finds her Destined One she has fulfilled the purpose of her life and as long as her mate is with her she will be happy for the rest of her life. And that's a good thing right? I mean, who wouldn't want to be happy?. The problem lies in the time until she finds it, because in that period of time she'll do anything to have her Destined One. And believe me when I say "anything".
Unfortunately, the first day I came to Yokai Academy one of the girls I came looking for was going through that period of time. At first that didn't seem to be a problem and I decided to let it pass. Big mistake. Well, lesson learned; if there is a succubus near you in this condition, the first thing you need to deal with is with her. I didn't do it, so the headmaster used on his favor certain situation that happened during the day because of my carelessness and now he has me working for him.
Lucky for me, the work that he asked me to do is the same thing that my "bosses" told me to do. It's extremely rare that while working for two parties one has to do the same action. Truth, the context is different but I guess that for the time being I'll work for both Mikogami and... them.
Soon I'll have to check how it goes the other part of the big plan."
-Rooftop, Yokai Academy-
The sunlight began to fill the maintenance room where Velkan spend the night. The phoenix stretched and looked at his pocket watch with disdain.
'I hate this part of the day' he whined. Velkan never liked to disrupt his sleep in the morning, he found annoying that the best dreams reached him just before dawn and rarely finished them. But he knew he had things to do and life began early at Yokai Academy. He kept the watch and the silver chain was hanging again from his trench coat. With some effort he got up and left the room.
'Mm.. no sense in risking anyone seeing me' he thought. This time he decided that using the stairs to go down wouldn't attract too much attention. After all, he wasn't supposed to be in the rooftop to begin with.
'I'd better go and see the headmaster. I just hope that he remember our friendship and let me stay for a while' he thought. And with that he began to walk the hallways of his old school. As he approached the entrance to the main building and remembering his years in the place, Velkan could see a pink haired student with a blond boy running after a boy with dark brown hair.
"Oh that's good! Moka is already here. I assume that those two are with her, fine, they'll protect her. Now, where will be the succubus I saw last night?" Velkan asked. On one hand, he was happy to know that both Moka and Kurumu were at school, that meant he could watch two of his four reasons to return to Yokai Academy although he would worry about the rest later. On the other hand, if Kurumu turned out to be like her mother...
"Ok, don't get ahead yourself Velkan. I'm sure they can be a few hours without me, I'll just talk to the headmaster and I'll meet with them later. I mean, what can possibly go wrong?" he stated confidently.
-School Cafeteria-
"This really is a strange place" Joseph said to his new friends as they looked around curiously. The blond had received his education in human schools back in North America, so he didn't know what to expect just as Tsukune.
"It's not that bad, I believe this will be a good place. Don't you think so Tsukune?" Moka asked innocently. Tsukune just laughed weakly as he paused to catch his breath, tired because the persecution of a while ago.
"Of course, it still strange to see monsters in the morning but I hope that nobody finds out of my... "condition" he said that last part as a whisper.
"By the way, Is every morning going to be like that?" Tsukune asked worriedly. Moka blushed slightly and Joseph chuckled.
"What's the matter man? A little exercise never hurt anyone" was the blonde's answer.
"I'm sorry Tsukune, it's just that your blood is delicious. And besides you are... the first human from I drink directly" she said that last part quickly and with a blush, much to Joseph's fun.
'I just feel like you're with me only for my blood' the human boy thought. He believed it was too good to be truth that a girl as beautiful as Moka was with him only to be friends. It was more like she was with him because of his blood, because he was basically her food. That was the main reason of the little run early that morning. The three students were heading to their homeroom after the boys finish their breakfast at the school cafeteria. However, Joseph had other plans.
"Hey, do you mind if I catch up with you later?" he said with a hand on his stomach. Tsukune and Moka turned to see him with curious faces.
"Are you alright Joseph?" Tsukune asked.
"Yeah, it's just a stomachache. I'll be at the infirmary, but I'll meet with you at the class" Joseph said as he walked towards the courtyard. The two students just looked at him with worry.
"I hope everything it's fine" Moka said.
-Academy Grounds-
But actually he wasn't sick, he just had retired a moment alone to think about his current situation. The blond decided that a small walk on the forest near the school would clear his mind a little bit.
'Who would say? I just got here yesterday and I already made two friends, a pretty vampire girl... and a human boy' Joseph thought. The idea of a human as a friend it was a bit strange because his species and the mankind didn't get along very well. In fact although a few humans were victims of Joseph's kind each year, a few hunters killed dozens of them in the same amount of time.
"He looks like a nice guy and all, but I won't let my guard down. I won't make the same mistake my sister did" he said to himself in a grief tone. He was still mourning his recently deceased sibling, who was murdered by a band of rogue human hunters a few years ago.
"Well, enough of that. I better get going or the class will begin without me" said the blond with his usual smirk of his face. As he walked in the main road back to the school buildings a sound that was heard in the distance reached Joseph's ears. His kind was known by their highly developed senses specially their vision and hearing, which they used for hunting purposes. But this sound was more like a scream or a cry.
"What was that?" he asked. Now he was curious and he decided to follow the sound.
"This better be good, I can't waste any more time if I want to make it to the class" Joseph said. As he approached to the source he could tell it was definitely a women, and it sounded like she needed help. The blonde hurried his pace and came to a clearing in the forest. When the source of the cries was in his sight he couldn't believe what he saw. A girl as beautiful as Moka with a cyan hair in a pony tail and violet eyes. She was wearing a yellow sweater and the school skirt, but the most striking aspect was her overdeveloped breasts. She seemed to have fallen and was struggling to get up.
"Umm... are you ok?" Joseph asked, who was having troubles to say anything. The girl look at him weakly and spoke.
"Yeah, just a little dizzy. Can you help me?" the blue haired girl asked.
"Sure" he said. The blond helped her to get up and soon she was leaning on him. Joseph was briefly with a blush.
"Would you want me to take you to the infirmary?" he asked. The girl looked him and smiled.
"Yes please, if you don't mind" she said.
"Of course not" Joseph said. 'It seems like I'll go to the infirmary after all' he thought much to his fun.
While walking Kurumu kept leaning on Joseph and from time to time her breast touched his chest, despite the best efforts of the blond. On the hallway before the nurse office the blue haired girl fell on purpose and Joseph helped to get up.
"Wow, easy girl. We're almost there" Joseph said.
"A true gentleman aren't you Joseph?" Kurumu said teasing him. He smiled at her weakly and then he noticed a little detail.
"How do you know my name?" he asked with suspicion.
"Well err... w-we are in the same class" she answered. Knowing that she could be discovered any moment, she decided to rush her plan. She came closer to Joseph and smile at him.
"Say Joseph, will you be my friend?" she asked. An unusual shine appeared in her eyes and he smiled back at her.
"Of course my dear" he said.
'Umm... I'm pretty sure I didn't say the "my dear" part. Is this some kind of magic?'. The mind of Joseph was confused. He hadn't control over his body of his voice. With no other choice he began to follow Kurumu, who guided him away from the nurse office and back to the school.
-Headmaster's Office-
The natural light illuminated the headmaster's office in a way that there were only a few shady spots on the place. The room was large enough to accommodate the desk from where the most important issues were dealt with, some shelves where the headmaster kept his personal collection of ancient text and a couple of chairs for those who had stuff to discuss with the leader of the school.
Among the latter was a red-haired boy in a dark gray trench coat sitting in front of the headmaster, discussing an issue that not came every day.
"Absolutely not Mr. Santino" the headmaster said firmly.
"Come on Mikogami sir, for the good old days" Velkan said almost as a pleading.
The headmaster had spent the last hours talking to the phoenix about the reasons why he should stay or not in the school. Actually, Mikogami had already decided some time ago that Velkan's help in watching over the group of students he was interested in would be useful, but he woldn't let that easy for the red-haired boy. The phoenix owed him a few favors in the past and this was the perfect occasion to cash them.
"Would you mind telling me the real reason you want to come back?" the headmaster asked. Velkan tried to calm down and gave his answer with a serious face.
"As I already told you, I just want to fulfill the promise I made to my friends long time ago. They asked me to watch over their kids while they are in this school, just as I watched over them in the past. Perhaps you've heard of them, tell me sir, the names of Aghea Kurono, Tsurara Shirayuki, Fujiko Tanaka, Tamanori Sendo and Issa Shuzen sounds familiar to you?" Velkan asked, confident on his words.
Those names did made an effect on the headmaster, as he recall all the times those students got in troubles and all the times a certain red-haired boy save them whenever he could. Of course that was a few decades ago, now Mr. Shuzen was made one of the so called "Dark Lords", Ms. Kurono was living in the human world now, Ms. Shirayuki found a husband in her village that was located also in the human realm, Mr. Tamanori and Ms. Fujiko where married now and they choose to live in the monster world. All of them had in common one thing now: they all had daugthers and all of them would join Yokai Academy this week.
'Apparently Velkan has decided to appear early' the headmaster thought.
"Ah, of course. So do you came from their part?" the headmaster asked carefully, knowing exactly how the boy was going to pay him the favors. Velkan sighed and talked.
"Let's say that I already know that at least two of them are here right now, the others will be here in the next days. All I ask is your permission to come and go from the school grounds at will to watch over them" the phoenix answered. A slight smirk was forms on the headmaster's face.
-Main Hallway-
"Where would Joseph go?" Moka asked. They were looking for his friend since a few hours without any luck.
"I don't know, he didn't came back to the class" Tsukune answered.
"I have a bad feeling about this" Moka said with concern in her voice. Tsukune tried to calm her.
"Me too. Hey, I think we shou..." he tried to say but he was suddenly interrupted by another voice.
"Moka Akashiya!" the female voice said. She was a blue-haired girl about the same size of Moka, wearing a yellow sweater and looking to them with an angry face.
"Who are you?" Moka asked, surprised for hearing her name spoken so loud.
"Hey, aren't you the girl that sits behind Joseph?" Tsukune asked. He believed recognize from their class but it proveed difficult because she used to choose sit in the back of the homeroom.
"Yeah it's me, Kurumu Kurono" she said with a grin on her face. "And I've decided to beat you Moka" Kurumu said as she pointed a finger at the vampire.
"What are you talking about?" Moka asked, still confused.
"Tsukune, darling. Aren't you tired that this little bitch use you as food?" Kurumu asked to the young boy, ignoring Moka for the moment.
"Hey you take that back!" Tsukune said to Kurumu, trying to defend his friend.
"I don's use my friend as food!" Moka said
"Are you sure?" a very familiar voice asked. A blonde boy wearing a pale green shirt and a dark green unzipped denim vest came out of the crowd, which at this point was already been formed, and placed next to the blue-haired girl.
"Joseph!" Moka yelled, surprised to see her friend next to Kurumu.
"Where have you been?" Tsukune asked.
"Me? Where have YOU been? I'm sure that Moka here was using you as a blood pack again" Joseph replied coldly.
'Wow, wow. That was cold even for me. I'm not sure what's going on but whatever it is has something to do with this Kurumu girl' Joseph thought in confusion. The spell Kurumu had put on him didn't allowed to control his actions. He still didn't know what this girl wanted to get from all this but he was starting to get angry.
"How can you say things like that to Moka?" Tsukune said. Joseph was his friend and he didn't know what was happening to him but he wasn't going to let anyone insult Moka.
"I though you were our friend" Moka said worried because she knew something wasn't right.
"Let's get this straight, I'm around you two only because I was taught that there is strength in numbers" the blond replied coldly "But I don't need you anymore, I already found my love, right Kurumu?" he said smiling at the girl next to him.
'Hey that's not truth! Well, not everything anyway.. Argh Kurumu! you'd better give me my body back' Joseph thought. Kurumu just chuckled.
"See? Even your "friend" thinks that. Now we'll be leaving, shall we go then my love?" Kurumu asked seductively to the blond boy.
"Of course my dear" Joseph smiled back.
'I need to figure out what kind of magic is this so I can break the spell or something.' he thought trying to not let the anger take the best of him.
"Joseph!" Both the vampire and the human tried to call for his friend in vain as he and the succubus left the hallways.
-Outside of the Academy-
Moka ran from the hallway leaving Tsukune behind, who was still confused about Joseph and all the things he said to the vampire. She needed a time alone to think straight. Was she really with Tsukune for his blood? Was Kurumu right?. Her short race had leaded to one of the outer walls of the Academy. As she recovered her breath her mind was trying to organize all the ideas and thoughts that came to her.
"It's true that his blood is delicious but.. is that the only reason why I'm with them?" she asked to herself. Suddenly the gem of her Rosario began to shine and she felt a voice in her head that began to spoke to her.
'Think straight. Focus'
"Who is there?" Moka said looking around but seeing nobody near her.
'There is no time, that friend of yours is being controlled' the voice spoke again. This time Moka could find that the source of the voice was close, very close to her. Then she look down and noted the glow of her Rosario.
"Who are you?" she asked in surprise.
'I'm the inner you. I'm able to communicate with you through the Rosario. I'll explain everything later but now you must stop that succubus' the voice replied. Although the voice had said that it communicates through the Rosario it seemed that it came from within her. The shine of the gem in her necklace had disappeared by now.
"A succubus?" Moka wondered. She didn't know that much about them but what she did know was that they could charm men and made them slaves with a kiss. Then Moka was frightened.
"Oh no!" Moka cried. Just in that moment Tsukune found her and could hear her scream.
"Moka! Are you okay? What happened to you?" he asked worriedly. The vampire still had to think carefully about her friendship with Tsukune but now they had to focus on saving their friend.
"Tsukune! Come with me, we need to search for Joseph quickly" Moka replied.
"Joseph? But he said those things to you, why would you..." Tsukune said before Moka grabbed his hand and began to run towards the dorm building.
"You don't understand, we must save him. That girl is controlling him. She is a succubus!" she said.
"A what now?" the boy asked while running. He thought that he should stop by the library after this situation is over to know more about the types of monsters if he wanted to stay at Yokai Academy.
"I'll explain you later. We must hurry" Moka said.
-Dorm Building, Girls Section-
'Ok, this is getting out of hand. I mean, of course I'd like to be in this position under better circumstances but... No! Focus Joseph, you need to get any clue you can about this magic' he thought. Kurumu had guided to her room on the Dorm Building. He was leaning on her bed with the succubus standing at his side with a face full of satisfaction though he didn't know why.
"Yes! Did you see her face when you told her those things? She almost cried right there. Ha ha ha ha" she chuckled. All this time her idea to get Moka out of the way was to humiliate her and try to separate her from her friends. She expected to make her cry but when she saw the vampire run away she felt her plan was successful. Then she lay down on top of the blond and began sighing.
"You know, this is my first time doing this. I actually never tried before" she said. Needless to say, Joseph's mind was even more confused than before.
'Okay, what exactly are we talking about here?' his mind asked. Then he began to growl and she looked at him with confusion.
"Just relax Joseph. It all be over soon when I'll kiss you..." she said as she leaned further towards him.
"...and you'll be my slave" she said while her lips were an inch away from his. Hearing that last part he knew what he was dealing with and tried with all his might to get rid of the spell. By instinct he tried to get the succubus off him but he still didn't completely regain control over his body so the only thing left to do was hug her to have a chance to avoid her kiss, much to Joseph's own disillusion. Kurumu was shocked by the sudden movement.
"H-How did you..?" she said still in shock. He let her go and tried to reason with her.
"Listen I don't know what you are but I'll assume that you are some kind of monster that charms people, am I right?" he asked without getting a response from her.
"I don't know why you did this to me, or what you expected to get from me... but that of being slave of someone it's just not for me, got it?" he did his best to get away without hurt any feelings but it was in vain. Kurumu went from shock and surprise to anger and rage.
"After I humiliate myself for you. After I acted as a "damsel in distress" for you!" she said to him furiously. she got out of the bed, spread her hands at her sides and extended her nails about six inches long, razor claws.
"IS MOKA THAT MUCH BETTER THAN ME?!" she yelled while a pair of bat-like wings grew from her back.
"WAIT!" a voice from outside came. Suddenly the door of her room was open with a big blow. The only thing that Joseph could see was a pink blur that went towards Kurumu and pushed her out of the window.
"Joseph! Are you okay?" Tsukune asked. The blond was the one who was in shock now.
"Yeah, yeah I'm okay. What's with that entrance? No wait, a better question is... What's going on here?" Joseph asked in confusion.
"She is a succubus! If she had kissed you you'd be her slave forever!" Moka said frightened.
"WHAT?!" both Tsukune and Joseph asked surprised. But before Moka could explain more about that detail, the sound of a pair of wings flapping approached them very quickly.
"It's that the best you can do Moka? Now try that while I'm looking!" Kurumu said furiously. And with that the succubus held her tail around Joseph's right arm.
"Now I'll kill you three and I'll be able to charm all the boys in school" she said. Kurumu took flight outside of her room but Moka was able to grab Joseph's other arm and Tsukune could reach one of his legs. That way, the succubus ended up carrying three people towards the forest near school.
-Headmaster's Office-
The phoenix were known in the monster realm not only by their control over the fire and ashes, but for his habit of making pacts with other beings. These deals were unbreakable as the phoenix that did it continue living, which could be literally forever. One important thing for a pact to be valid was a handshake; In this way a small circular scar with an intricate pattern within was formed in both people, acting as a reminder of their obligations to fulfill the deal. And inside the headmaster's office a pact was about to be sealed right now.
"Just to be clear here sir. I stay here with the permission to get out or in at will, right?" the phoenix asked to establish the details of the deal. The headmaster he'd had enough fun and was ready to seal the pact with Velkan.
"Of course, as long as you keep an eye on all of them" the headmaster said while offering a hand to the redhead. Velkan was about to shake hands with him, sealing the pact that would make things easier saving him a lot of time. But before the handshake could be completed, the sound of a window shattering destroyed all possibility for the phoenix to get a deal quick and easy.
"What was that?" the headmaster asked with a serene face as he retreat his hand and walked to the window to see what happened.
'Dammit, I was so close!' Velkan thought. He got up and went to look out the window, trying to find the reason that cost him the deal.
'When I find out who caused this I... I...' the phoenix thought furiously but stopped when both him and the headmaster saw a blue-haired succubus carrying three other students, including a girl with pink hair, and the two boys Velkan saw early that day.
"Crap!" was all Velkan could say. The headmaster looked at him with a smirk.
"Mr. Santino, I'll like to review the terms of our pact" he said as Velkan sighed.
"Oh yeah? And what would be the new terms?" the phoenix asked resigned.
"In light of recent events..." the headmaster said as he pointed to the window. "I would like you to handle this situation." then he sat back and as he offered his hand again much to Velkan's surprise he said "I'll give you permission to say and you get to come and go whenever you want."
At this point the phoenix's mind was trying to figure out what Mikogami wanted, because what he was saying was too good to be truth.
"However, when you're in academy grounds you'll behave as a student" the headmaster said.
"Ok, what exactly mean by that?" the redhead asked cautiously.
"I mean that you'll be joining a class, a club and if you stay here more that a day you'll have a room in the dorm section. All this while you watch over Ms. Akashiya and Ms. Kurono." he answered. The phoenix wasn't exactly eager to start again as a student but he had no options. Once again the phoenix sighed in defeat.
"And what about the other two? Do you know when they'll get here?" Velkan asked.
"I understand that Ms. Sendo will be come in two days and that Ms. Shirayuki is already here but isn't attending class that often" Mikogami said.
Velkan considered for a moment his current situation. He was running out of options and the fact that Kurumu was about to kill Moka and two other students didn't make things easy. In the end, he decided to make the pact with the headmaster of Yokai Academy and completed the handshake with him. A small set of ashes surrounded their hands and on their arms the ashes formed a small circle of an inch in diameter was formed. The circle was then marked as a burn on their skin.
"It's done. From now on, until both of us are satisfied by the pact, we'll be bound by my mark" Velkan said as a way to finish the deal.
"Until then, may our souls be absolved if this pact is rightfully honored" the headmaster said as an answer.
"And may our bodies be burned if this pact if wrongfully done" the phoenix said. This phrases were necessary to make a pact valid, it was some kind of ritual that anyone who wanted to make a deal with a phoenix had to do. After that, Velkan got up and walked to the window.
"Well, I guess I'll stop those two from killing each other. I'll see you around sir." the phoenix said wavering his hand as his wings came out from his back. The headmaster saw him jump and spread his wings and smiled.
'It's good to have you back Mr. Santino' he thought
-Academy's Forest-
Unfortunately for Kurumu, the combined weight of a vampire, a human and... whatever Joseph's species is was to much for the young succubus and she was forced to let the blonde's arm go or she risked to fall with them. The three of them landed on the forest's ground.
"Damn! My arm is killing me!" Joseph said. Kurumu's tail had hurt wounded his right arm and now he could only let out the most basic weapons of his kind, like his claws and his fangs.
"Tsukune!" Moka said. "Take my Rosario off! Now!" she said again. Tsukune looked at her in confusion.
"What? How's that going to help us right now?" the boy asked. Moka took his hand and put it of the Rosario.
"Just do it! I believe I can fight her but I need you to take my Rosario off to do it" Moka said. She wasn't sure of it herself but she thought that if the voice from the jewel came from within her, maybe if the Rosario was taken off her it will unleash the inner her.
"Well if you have any plan... I don't know, you think you could do it by today?!" Joseph said desperately as he saw the succubus coming towards them.
"How cute! Saying your goodbyes already?" Kurumu said from above them. She was really pissed off and since it was normal that each year a few students were killed by others it make things easy for her.
"Just get that thing off her will you?!" Joseph shout them. Tsukune nodded and tried to pull the Rosario but it was stocked.
"It's not coming off!" the human boy said. Suddenly the succubus swooped down at them and as she advanced towards them the trees near her were sliced off. The three of them were able to barely avoid the attack but in the chaos Joseph rolled down the hill they were and hit with a tree, being knocked out in the act.
"Oh no, Joseph!" Moka said. This girl had already hurt one of her friends and now was trying to kill Tsukune, all because she wanted to get all the boys from school.
"Aw, Is Joseph going already? What a pity. I didn't get a chance to kill him myself" Kurumu said from above them. And as she tried another pass, Moka stepped between the succubus and Tsukune.
'That's enough. Now I know it. I want to be with Tsukune for whom he is, not only because his blood!' the vampire thought.
"I WON'T LET YOU HURT THEM ANYMORE!" Moka yelled. Tsukune was in shock. 'Is she willing to sacrifice herself for me? In that case... I must save Moka from this girl. I won't let her die for me' he thought. And with his renewed willpower he grabbed Moka's Rosario and gently took it off her neck. Then a bright purple glow filled the area. The succubus was hit by the vampire's aura.
"What's going on?!" Kurumu said with something very akin to fear in her voice. When the bright light disappeared, there was a girl who looked a lot like Moka, with the exception of her silver hair and red eyes. Kurumu was now frightened.
'Is she really a vampire?' the succubus thought.
"You took your time to get the Rosario off" Inner Moka said to Tsukune. The boy was surprised to say the least.
"And you..." Moka said to Kurumu. "I believe it's time you leave this place at once". Hearing this Kurumu regained her angry face.
"I.. I can't lose. I CAN'T LOSE!" Kurumu said desperately. "We succubi are on crisis. It is the duty of every succubus to find our Destined One. If we don't we'll be extinct in a few generations from now. That's why I wanted to charm all the boys of the school, I'm sure that among all of them there is one that's worthy to be my Destined One!... But now you ruined all. And you'll pay for that!"
In the distance a figure was standing on the branch of a near tree, still unseen by anyone of the forest. 'So that's why she's attacking them' Velkan thought. He had landed a few moments ago but decided not to interfere right away. He found this fight very interesting but he also needed to know how strong they were.
"Is that so?" the vampire said. Back on the field, a slight smirk was formed on Moka's face. "No sweetheart, it's you who need to learn some... humility" she said while her eyes narrowed as she looked at the succubus.
In her rage, Kurumu flew towards Moka with the intention of slice her off with her claws. She knew she had little chances against a S-Class monster, but she had to try. Her kind depended on it.
But Moka had very good reflexes. She just dodged the strike and managed to grab Kurumu's tail. "Too slow" she said "And now.. Know your place!". And with that Moka gave her a few swings around herself and then threw her away. The amount of strength Moka used was enough to send Kurumu to the tree line near them, where the succubus hit a tree hard with her back. Destiny wanted it to be the same tree from which certain phoenix watched all the action.
'Ouch! That must have hurt. I've better intervene soon' Velkan thought. Kurumu was clearly suffering and she was starting to faint from the pain. Moka slowly approached her.
"You act all tough, but you're just a little girl." Moka said. "Maybe I should rip off your tail or break your wings jus to be sure you'll learn your lesson". Hearing that Kurumu's eyes widened.
"No... NO PLEASE!" the succubus pleaded, but the vampire didn't listened. During all this time Tsukune tried to figure out how the Rosario worked. It seemed to be easy to pull of when either he or Moka was truly desperate. And then there was that thing Kurumu said about her species going to extinction. He was lost in his thoughts until he heard Moka said something about tails being ripped off and break some wings and when he looked up, the vampire was walking towards Kurumu. Before he could convince Moka they should take Joseph to the infirmary another boy showed up and put himself in front of Moka, like he was trying to protect the succubus.
"I believe she'd had enough, don't you think?" the redhead asked. Moka was surprised that she didn't notice his presence until now.
"And who you think you are?" she asked cautiously. He smiled slightly.
"My name is not important right now. All you need to know is that I need her..." he said pointing Kurumu, who was as shocked as Moka by this new boy. "...alive" he finished. Moka wasn't sure what kind of monster this guy was but he was powerful. His aura was being contained but she could feel it was the most intense she could remember, even that her father's.
"Just what are you?" she asked, showing for the first time fear in her voice. Tsukune didn't knew how to react.
"Isn't against the rules to tell your kind to other students?" he said playfully. "I'm sorry but I must leave now. I trust that you all get along right?" he asked while smiling.
None of the presents knew what to say. After that the phoenix looked down at Joseph. "You better get him to the nurse office. See you later guys" he wavered as he walked towards the Academy main building. After he leave Kurumu ran away from the scene, Tsukune reattached the Rosario to Moka's neck, and after the vampire recovered a few minutes later they carried Joseph all the way to the infirmary.
-The Next Day in the Morning, Dorms Entrance-
"So that pretty gem talked... to you" Joseph asked without actually believe a thing. After he spend the night at the infirmary he was able to use his arm again, despite it hurt him a little from time to time. The three of them were getting ready for another day of school after their little incident for yesterday.
"I know is weird but the voice told me about Kurumu and what she tried to do to you" Moka answered.
"It was strange but when I get where Moka was she already knew about Kurumu being a succubus" Tsukune said while grabbing the back of his head.
"I don't know. I still don't buy that... but thank you guys. If you weren't there I'll be a slave to that girl" Joseph said. 'And now a human saved me. This IS a strange place after all'
"Don't worry about it, that's what friends are right?" Tsukune said. He was glad his friend got recovered in such a short time but he was happier that Moka was herself again.
"Say Tsukune" Moka said with a blush on her face. "If the Rosario stops working... will you still be my friend?" she asked. Tsukune was surprised about the sudden question but then he smiled..
"Of course. To me you'll be always Moka" he said. And before Joseph could say anything else, the two of them were in some kind of loop saying each other's names.
"Oh Tsukune"
"Oh Moka"
"Oh Tsukune"
"Oh Moka"
"Good morning!" a cheerful but familiar voice greeted them from behind. The surprise came when they turned to see who it was.
"Kurumu!" They yelled at the same time. Indeed, it was the same girl they fought just the day before but something was different about her; she was smiling but her smile seemed to be authentic, as if she really was happy to see them again.
"What do you want?" Joseph asked still mad at her. Tsukune and Moka were still a bit nervous.
"Wh-Why are you here?" Tsukune asked. The succubus looked around as if she was searching for someone in particular.
"Umm... Where is your friend?" Kurumu asked. The trio was even more confused than before.
"What do you mean?" Joseph asked. Moka and Tsukune looked each other and the blond boy noticed this. "Do you know what this is about?" he asked.
"Well..." Tsukune began. "... There was a guy with a dark gray trench coat after you went down" the human said.
"Yes! He saved me from her yesterday" Kurumu said pointing at the vampire. "I even baked some cookies for him. I thought you know him" she said.
"We only know what you know about him" Moka said. Kurumu looked down sad, but then looked at them in regret.
"Listen, I know that I was mean to you and I want to make it up to you guys" she said. Then she opened the little lunch box she had.
"This won't do but the very least I can do is offer you this cookies" she said with a beautiful smile that would make any boy to fell in love with her. Well, almost every one. Tsukune was falling for Moka and Joseph was to pissed off with her to think about anything.
"Thank you Kurumu, but you can come and eat the cookies with us" Moka said. Kurumu was shocked. She'd tried to kill her and now Moka was being nice with her.
"She can?" Joseph asked. It will take some more than just cookies to for him to forgive her.
"Oh come on man. At least she is apologizing. Can't you give her a chance?" Tsukune asked. After some deliberation and the expectant looks he was receiving from the others he finally decided.
"Fine" he said without any other option.
And with that the four of them went to their first class. It was funny though that while the cookies were made for her savior, they ended up getting her three new friends. Velkan watched the scene from a near bench and smiled.
"Two down, two to go" he said to himself. 'I better get out of here before they see me'.
Now that was a very long episode. I hope you enjoyed reading it as I enjoyed writing it. Have a good day and see you next time.
