'I'm a vampire.' The words were ringing loudly as Moka tried to grasp what this amazing man had just shared with her.

"You mean… you're like… me?" Moka had never met another vampire other than her family. She was excited, happy and… scared? all at the same time.

Tsukune looked away from her, "Y- Yeah. I am." He returned his gaze to Moka, studying her with a pair of bright, almond eyes. They were normally so innocent and kind, but now there was something completely different. A hard determination lit the brown orbs. "And I've wanted to do something for a while now…"

Before she knew what was happening, Moka suddenly felt strong hands gripping her waist, holding her in place. In less than half a second, Moka was looking up into Tsukune's light brown eyes. It was then that she noticed two small fangs were poking out just below his upper lip 'It's true!' she thought. Tsukune's grip tightened ever so slightly at her waist. She couldn't help but blush at his touch. "Tsukune…" she said, barely audible. 'Why do I feel like this? I've never felt this way before, but… he does it so easily. Surely I don't have… feelings for him.'

"Moka…" Tsukune began to lean towards her, "I have to know."

"What do you…" Moka trailed off as Tsukune's wonderful scent filled her nostrils once more. She closed her eyes, wafting in the smell of the vampire before her. 'That smell… oh Tsukune, you smell so good.'

As if reading her thoughts, Tsukune breathed in her ear, "Moka, you smell so good, I… I can't control myself any longer. Forgive me for this."

"Wha- Ahh!" Moka yelped, and threw her head back, but not in pain. An intense wave of pleasure shot through her entire body, spreading quickly from where Tsukune had sunk his fangs into her neck. 'He… he bit me! But… but it feels so good… why? Is this how Tsukune feels when I do it to him?' Her thoughts were quickly blown away as another wave of ecstasy raked her from head to toe. He began to drain the blood from her body. Quickly, but gently.

"Tsukune…" Moka had tried to keep herself from moaning, but the pleasure was too great. 'I… Oh… This feels so good, I don't care why… Oh Tsukune…'

Tsukune drained the blood from her for a little over two minutes before he finally pulled away. He took several steps back "Moka, I'm… I'm sorry. I couldn't control myself." There was a deep red that made its way to his cheeks, "You… your blood tastes really good though." He confessed.

Moka couldn't believe all that was happening. Her knees felt weak and she was breathing hard. 'Did… did that just happen? He just sucked my blood, and… and I let him. Why did it feel so good?'

"You probably hate me now." Tsukune said with his back facing her. "It's okay, I understand. I'll leave you alone from now on." Tsukune began walking away.

The movement jolted Moka back to her senses 'My first friend at Yokai Academy… and he's like me. He's a vampire.' She watched him walk a few more steps, tears starting to form in her eyes. "Tsukune!" before she knew it, her face was buried into his back, and her arms wound their way around his waist, pulling him close. "Tsukune… don't leave. I've been alone for as long as I can remember. When I lived in the human world, I didn't have any friends. They all laughed at me and said that monsters weren't real." The tears began to flow from her eyes at a pace she didn't know possible. "The humans were so mean to me Tsukune… I thought it would be better if I had never existed…"

"Moka…" The concern and sadness in his voice was genuine. He cared about her, whether as a friend, or as something more, Moka didn't care.

His voice soothed her, and her crying slowed. Not letting go of Tsukune, Moka continued. "I was so scared coming here, I didn't think I'd meet anybody nice. But then I met you Tsukune, and you said you'd be my friend and… and… you're like me. We're both vampires. Tsukune… I couldn't be happier." Moka squeezed her arms around the vampire's waist tightly, "So you see Tsukune, I don't hate you. Please, don't go…"

"Moka, I… I didn't know you were so lonely." Tsukune sounded hurt, but why, Moka didn't know. "I won't leave. I said I would be you're friend didn't I?"

"Tsukune… Thank you." Moka couldn't help but fall into another fit of tears. By now, Tsukune had turned himself around and wrapped his strong arms around her. Moka gladly welcomed the comfort and cried into his chest for a few minutes longer. Maybe, just maybe, Tsukune was a bit more than just a friend. 'Don't be silly.' She thought to herself 'You're just not used to having a true friend. That's all he is… right?'

Moka dismissed the thought as the tears stopped falling from her face. She wiped any evidence of them away and stepped away from Tsukune, who did the same away from her. "Tsukune, you'll always be more special to me than any friend I make here."

"Wh- What do you mean?" Moka had to giggle as the light red that had been present in his cheeks deepened to a dark scarlet color.

Moka swayed nervously, and felt her own cheeks start to heat up. 'Will he laugh?' She thought. "You… you'll always be my first." Her face was burning as she looked up to see Tsukune was similarly affected.

"Y- Your f- f- first?" Tsukune asked, the red in his face darkened even more.

"Yeah, you're the first person I've ever sucked blood from." Moka said. "Up until now, all I've had was tomato juice and blood transfusion bags, but your blood trumps all the others I've tried! There's no equal!" Moka looked down 'Here it comes…'

"Well in that case," Tsukune almost sounded relieved, and the red in his face had died down a bit only to return when he said "you're my first too, and I don't know how my blood tastes, but I'm sure it doesn't compare to yours!"

Moka, stared at Tsukune. She expected him to laugh hysterically at her confession, only to find that the same applied to him. Tsukune smiled at her and suddenly, Moka found it hard to keep her balance "Let's go find the dorms." He said offering her a hand "It's getting kind of late." Moka nodded silently, and relished in Tsukune's touch as they walked together to find the dorms.

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Tsukune walked Moka to her dorm room and they each said their goodbyes. When he left, Moka closed the door, and sat on the edge of the bed. 'What a day…' she thought, remembering all that had happened. 'Tsukune… a vampire! My first friend is a vampire like me!' Now saying it in her head, she could barely contain the excitement she felt within her. 'His blood tasted so good… and when he sucked my blood...' Moka's cheeks started to heat at the mere thought.

The room was simple. Her bed was on the far wall, opposite the door and just below the window that overlooked the Yokai Academy Campus. There was a small, square table in the center and a desk directly to the right of the door from her point of view on the bed. Three walls extended from different points in the room. There was a wall separating the head board of her bed from the kitchen, it was only about four feet high. The other two made up the walls of the bathroom. One extended towards Moka from the right of the desk, and the other from the far right wall going to the left until the two walls met, creating another room. The door was on the wall facing Moka, and a space between it and the half wall created a narrow walkway into the kitchen.

Moka found it difficult to fall asleep that night. Thoughts were racing through her head like rockets. 'Tsukune… he's not like anyone I've ever met. He has the pride of a vampire, but he has a gentle side too.' Moka decided to stop thinking about Tsukune for the time being and focused on getting some sleep. She could think about him when she next saw him, but until then, the dark, gentle embrace of sleep took over.

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The next morning came all too early, and Tsukune just wanted to go back to bed. Despite the screams of protest coming from every cell in his body, Tsukune quickly got up, dressed, and out the door to start the day.

The dorms were a little ways away from the main building. It took a good 15 minutes to walk from one to the other.

"Dude look! It's her."

"Oh man, what I wouldn't give for just one touch of that beautiful hair."

"Being that hot has to be illegal. It has to be!"

Tsukune only needed one guess to find out who the three guys behind him were talking about, and as he turned, sure enough there was Moka. As lovely as always. Tsukune put on a warm smile and waved at her from behind the trio of drooling lunatics. "Moka! Good morning!" he called.

The instant their eyes met, her face brightened like the sun, and in no time, Tsukune was struggling for balance as she hugged him tight. "Good morning Tsukune! I thought I had missed you! I'm glad I was wrong." She smiled up at him, green eyes sparkling.

As they walked away Tsukune could hear the jealousy in the trio's voices.

"Not him again!"

"How does he know her?"

"He's probably super strong, I mean there's no way a girl would fall for those looks!"

Tsukune ignored them as he made his way to the school with Moka clutching his arm. She was just as lovely today as she was the day before. As the pair made their way to the main building, a familiar scent found its way to Tsukune's nose. They hadn't been walking for too long, but Tsukune had to stop.

"Is something the matter Tsukune? If we don't hurry we'll be late." Moka looked at him questioningly.

"Sorry Moka. It's just that I… well I mean… You smell really good today." He finally managed to finish his sentence

Moka cheeks became flushed as she said, "Thank you Tsukune… Would you like to… umm… would you like to suck my blood?"

'She's offering her blood to me?' thought Tsukune, shocked that she would willingly let him suck her blood.

"I mean… its okay with me. Really." The red on her face deepened as she pulled her collar away from her neck.

"Moka…" Tsukune took her by the waist and held her firmly. "Thank you." He whispered into her ear before chomping down onto her neck.

"Oh…" just like the day before, Moka moaned and threw her head skyward in pleasure.

'She… she enjoys this too?' Tsukune wondered but his thoughts were quickly washed away as her luscious blood flooded into his mouth. No other thing on this planet could compare to the taste that this beauty had flowing through her veins. Tsukune hungrily lapped at the crimson liquid as the base of his vampiric roots took over his actions.

"Tsukune… we- oh… we're going to be… be late."

At the sound of Moka's breathy voice, he released her from his bite. "Sorry Moka, I guess I got a little carried away." Tsukune felt guilty for being so greedy.

Moka was still a little dazed from Tsukune's feast. "Its okay Tsukune…" she said almost dreamily. Then she added sweetly with a wink "You owe me, see you in class." and walked off to the main building, leaving Tsukune behind.

'Yeah… I do…' Tsukune thought watching her walk away.

"Well wasn't that cute? A kiss on the neck? And in public too. You got bigger balls than I gave you credit for Aono."

Tsukune whipped around to see the disgusting orc himself, Saizou Komiya, leaning against a tree some yards away. "What do you want, Saizou?"

"Funny you should ask," Saizou started, leaving the tree. "I was just coming to talk to you about that." The orc made his way over and stood menacingly above Tsukune. He was a mountain of a man who was a good foot taller than the vampire.

"I want you to stay away from Moka. Forever." In a flash, a massive, tan colored fist had replaced Saizou's usual right arm, and it was coming straight for Tsukune.

Tsukune didn't budge. Not even a bit as the huge fist came crashing down onto where he should have been. There was so much force behind Saizou's punch, it created a crater about ten feet in diameter. When the dust cleared, there was no sign of Tsukune anywhere.

A malicious laughter escaped from Saizou's lips, "Served him right! Moka Akashiya is mine!"

A chorus of gasps came from the crowd that had gathered to watch the confrontation. A confused Saizou whipped around only to come face to face with Tsukune Aono. "I wouldn't count on that, orc." Tsukune's voice was dripping with hatred and annoyance. He punched Saizou hard in the gut, sending him flying through multiple trees. "Now Saizou, I want YOU to stay away from Moka, forever." Tsukune turned on his heel and walked towards the academy to finish his school day. The crowd parted as he passed through, leaving a beaten and broken Saizou Komiya to plot his revenge.

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The rest of the day dragged on for Moka. The only upside was that Tsukune was in all of her classes. He was late for homeroom though, but that was better than Saizou, who didn't turn up at all. She shot him a questioning glance as he took his seat. He merely shook his head and gave a look right back that seemed to say 'Don't worry about it.'

The final bell rang, and Moka took Tsukune by the arm. The two of them made their way through the halls and to the path that led to the dorms.

"Hold on Moka," said Tsukune. He took her by the hand and led her down a different path.

"Tsukune where are we-"

"There's a place I want to show you." Tukune said eagerly, cutting her off.

Moka had never been down this way before but she didn't care. She hadn't stopped blushing since Tsukune had taken her hand.

Moka was being pulled along by Tsukune at a relatively quick pace. The path ran through a thick forest, and the amount of sunlight that penetrated the thick layer branches was minimal. They walked for no less than a few minutes when suddenly the trees thinned out. They were standing in a clearing that was much brighter than the path that took them here.

"Here we are." Tsukune had led her to a graveyard. It was mostly surrounded by thick trees and shrubbery, but to one side, a beautiful lake extended far into the distance.

"Tsukune, why did you bring me here?" Moka asked. She loved the clearing and thought it could be a very… romantic location later on. 'Idiot! Stop thinking like that! He's just your friend, and you're just his. Nothing more.'

"I owe you don't I?" Tsukune said with a smirk.

"I- you-" Moka sputtered, her face burning. 'Why can't I talk?'

Tsukune laughed at her attempt to word an intelligent sentence. It was a laugh that made Moka's legs turn to jelly.

"It's okay," he said smiling "Take as much as you want." With one hand, he pulled his collar away from his neck, just as Moka had done that morning. He used the other, which was still joined with Moka's to pull her in closer.

"Tsukune…" his scent once again filled her nostrils and an overpowering urge washed over her reason. She pulled her hand away from Tsukune's only to place it with the other on his chest. She could feel his arms around her as his hands found a resting place on the small of her back.

Her lips were centimeters away from his neck when suddenly, a warm, wet rope had wrapped itself around her ankle. "What the-" Moka was then ripped from Tsukune, and sent flying through the air.

She felt wood crack against her back and her vision went out, completely enveloped by darkness.

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Before Tsukune could comprehend what was happening, a searing pain exploded in his face, sending him flying backwards.

SPLOOSH

"AAAHHHH!" The pain was like being strapped to an electric chair while having hot coals poured on you from every angle. His blood felt like magma in his veins as the water swallowed his body whole.

'Have… to get… get out of… here.' Tsukune began to frantically paddle his arms and legs, struggling as the pain only grew. He grabbed and grabbed at nothing until he felt a warm rope wrap tightly around his wrist. It lifted him out of the water, of that he was thankful. His gratitude disappeared as he was thrown threw the air, hitting a large gravestone so hard it shattered like glass.

An all too familiar laughter filled his ears, and as the stars cleared from his vision he saw his assailant. Saizou, fully transformed, with his long tongue like another appendage, was a grueling mass of rippling muscle easily over eight feet tall. His whole body was a light tan color that had veins bulging from every muscle.

"Well, well, not so tough now, are we Aono?" the orc taunted, and began another fit of hysterical laughter.

Tsukune pushed himself to his feet only to fall to his knees. 'Damn it! I can barely move… Wait…' His head whipped in every direction as fear began to claw at his chest. 'Where's Moka?' His eyes searched the clearing wildly until they finally rested on the familiar pink hair of the unconscious girl.

With his strength nearly depleted, it was an exceedingly difficult task just to walk over to her. Saizou had thankfully, but mysteriously disappeared. When he finally reached her, he placed her head on his lap. "Moka?" he asked.

Moka's eyes fluttered open. "Tsu… Tsukune?" she asked, still in a daze. She was able to sit up without much trouble. "What happened?"

"We were ambushed by Saizou. He's still here somewhere, so be careful."

"O… Okay." She studied Tsukune and a worried look entered her green eyes. "Tsukune, you're wet."

"Saizou." Tsukune said simply. He couldn't afford being distracted at this point. 'Where'd that bastard go?' he thought.

"Moka! Look out!" Summoning the last bit of energy he could muster, he grabbed Moka and zipped away with an unimaginable speed as a huge boulder smashed down on where she was just seconds ago.

"You're quite the speedy one Aono, I'll give you that." Came Saizou's voice.

Moka was looking at him in disbelief. "Tsukune… y- you saved me."

Tsukune's vision was blurring. "Don't… mention… it…" he managed to say. Suddenly, a thought came to mind. "Moka…" he raised his arm, trying to find her rosary. With no strength left, he fell forward, darkness and silence enveloping him entirely. The last thing he remembered was a metallic clink.

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"Tsukune…?" Moka watched helplessly as Tsukune hit the hard ground unconscious, and motionless. A silver glimmer caught her eye. Clutched in Tsukune's hand, was her rosary. "M- My…"

Before she could finish, a red, demonic aura enveloped her body. Moka's usually pink hair turned into a gleaming silver. Her eyes became as red as the blood in her veins and her pupils became narrower until they were small slits. Everything went black for but an instant as the pink haired Moka fell into a semiconscious slumber, allowing her true vampire self full control over the body they had shared since the rosary first sealed this silver haired Moka away.

"Wha- What's going on? You're different from before." Saizou was both confused and scared at Moka's sudden transformation. She could smell both.

Moka ignored him and looked down at the unconscious Tsukune with a soft expression. 'He was thrown into the water when we were ambushed,' she recalled.

'Poor kid. He used up all his energy saving us, knowing he could very well kill himself.'

"H- Hey! Don't ignore me! I don't care what you are, I'll have lots of fun with your sexy body!' Saizou charged towards Moka at an unbelievably slow pace. Well, compared to her own speed that is.

"You don't get it, do you?" Moka turned to face the orc. He was almost upon her now. He got closer and closer by the second. Once he was within arm's reach, Moka vanished instantly.

"Huh…? Where did she-"

Saizou was cut off as Moka appeared behind him and kicked him in the side of the head with a force that could shatter steel. He was sent crashing through countless trees and then skidding across the surface of the lake. He finally stopped as he slammed into the side of a cliff that was overlooking the lake.

"Know your place." said Moka, coldly.

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"Tsukune?"

The sweet voice that echoed through his head was vaguely familiar, but it seemed colder and stronger than what he remembered.

"Tsukune? Can you hear me?"

Now it was louder, and he could detect the concern that lined every word. He groaned in pain. His whole body felt sore and much heavier than normal.

"Tsukune! Tsukune wake up!"

Tsukune's eyes snapped open. He was lying on his back. His head was propped up on someone's thighs and he could feel gentle fingers running through his hair. Tsukune groaned as he tried to sit up.

"Don't strain yourself, your body needs to recover." Ignoring the warning, Tsukune was finally able to push himself to a seated position. Eager to know who it was talking to him he turned himself around.

His breath caught in his chest at the sight that greeted him. The most beautiful girl he had ever seen was watching him with obvious concern etched in her mesmerizing crimson eyes. Long silver hair cascaded down her back, flowing in the gentle breeze like a celestial waterfall. Tsukune could feel his cheeks heating up just looking at her. 'Wow… she's even more beautiful than…' Tsukune's eyes widened as realization struck him like a freight train.

"M- Moka?!" The shock he felt within him was obvious in the sound of his voice.

The silver haired girl in front of him laughed at the dumb look Tsukune knew was plastered on his face. "Surprised?" She asked. Her lips curved into a dazzling smile that melted Tsukune from the inside.

"Don't look so shocked. I told you this would happen if my rosary was removed. Didn't I?" She arched an eyebrow at Tsukune and leaned back, propping herself up with her arms.

The gesture gave Tsukune a much better view of Moka. Her vampire form had slightly bigger breasts than the other Moka. Her skirt was slightly shorter too, which led him to believe that her butt had also grown in the transformation.

"Tsukune? Did you hear me?" Moka asked and stood up.

Tsukune's face was so hot, he was sure it would catch fire. "Uh- ah- um-" 'What the hell is wrong with you? You're a vampire! Show some backbone!'

"S- Sorry Moka." Tsukune said, getting up from the ground. His body screamed in protest, but Tsukune would not show weakness, especially in front of this Moka. "Here's your rosary."

Moka took the silver cross from Tsukune. "Are you sure you're okay? I can take you to the infirmary if you need." She tried her best to mask the concern in her voice, but Tsukune picked it up easily.

"No, no. That won't be necessary." He reassured her. Then he asked, "So this is your true form?"

"Yes. But I'm still tired…" she paused "Thank you… for rescuing me. You risked a lot using up all your energy like that."

"Y- You're welcome." Tsukune said shakily. The water did more damage than he thought. His strength was returning slower than ever.

Then she turned to look Tsukune straight in the eyes. His heart began to beat uncontrollably as her vampiric eyes bored into his very soul "I expect you to keep her safe," she walked up to him, whispering in his ear "Until next time, Tsukune."

She clicked the rosary back into place and suddenly there was a blinding flash of light, followed by an unconscious, pink haired Moka falling into Tsukune's arms.

'I expect you to keep her safe,' Her words rang through his head a thousand miles a minute. 'Until next time, Tsukune.' Tsukune realized then, that he couldn't wait 'until next time'.

He looked down at Moka. 'I'll keep her safe.' Tsukune thought to himself 'Moka…' Which Moka he meant it to, he didn't know. The pink haired girl in his arms was so sweet and innocent. The Moka he just met was so much more different. She was strong, proud, and (although he would never admit it to the 'Outer' Moka) she was the most beautiful girl he had ever seen.

'What am I going to do…?' Tsukune pushed the thought aside. After all, they were just friends, its not like he has to choose between them… right?