A/N: Just saying I will be adding a few OCs, but not many! They're mainly to help the story flow and add some humor and background! Who else finds a gay Ice Fox absolutely adorable? ANd yes he will flirt with the boys... or try too! Oh, and I don't own 'Life is like a Boat'... it's by Rie Fu and it's a beautiful song I think you should go listen too! Enough of me blabbing! Enjoy~
Tetsu had decided to stick close to Asahi, well as close as Inuyasha would allow. The Inu would always start to growl if he was getting annoyed with the fox, and Tetsu would jump back some odd three feet. Turns out the bluenette was a first year as well, and his name was no play on words. Tetsu was a Kitsune, and a snow fox at that. Asahi didn't mind, but Inuyasha had bad memories of a certain Shippo.
"Good morning, Moka." Asahi greeted the girl as she took her seat. Inuyasha sat behind Moka and stared out the window, wishing he was anywhere else. "So, Moka, are you and Tskune going to eat lunch with us today? You know you're welcome too." She flashed her teeth in a tired grin. Inuyasha had a nightmare that night, and she got the feeling he didn't want to talk about it. What really bothered her was the name he kept calling out; Kagome.
"Sure, I guess. Truth is, I did something mean to Tskune this morning and I need to apologize. I couldn't help it, but it was still wrong." Moka admitted with a pain filled sigh. Asahi glanced over at Moka to find the pinkette was hiding her face. Whatever she had done, Tskune had yet to appear at class. Well, they were a bit early, but still.
"I think you two should hurry up and make up, you guys make such a cute pair." Asahi smiled gently. Moka peeked out at the redhead over her arm, a blush coloring her cheeks. Asahi quickly wrote a note and passed it to the green eyed girl:
'I'd really like to be your friend, Moka, if that's okay.' It read. Moka read it wide-eyed before answering and passing it back. Asahi was pleased to learn Moka wanted to be friends too. She decided to ask something that had been on her mind about the pinkette. 'Do you like Tskune? I mean LIKE like, as in do you have a crush on him? You don't have to answer.' She wrote, a little bit nervous.
Inuyasha had chosen that point to notice the girls' actions, and he decided to watch what would happen. Moka blushed profoundly when she read the note, and hastily wrote back: 'Is it that obvious?' When Asahi read the note she gave a small smile and shook her head.
'I just know what it's like to like someone in that way. Don't give up! I'm behind you all the way!' Asahi wrote back and even drew a heart around the letters A and T. Inuyasha read the note over Moka's shoulder and glanced curiously at his companion. He didn't take her to be the kind to have a crush, in fact he didn't even know she liked someone. Maybe he didn't know her as well as he thought he did. The idea was enough to make the Hanyou curious. What was Asahi really like?
'Thank you, Asahi-chan. May I ask who you like?' Moka handed the note back to Asahi with a tiny smile on her face. Asahi unfolded the note and glanced over at Inuyasha who was pretending to look out the window again.
'I would tell you, but it seems we have an intruder.' Asahi grew an arrow that would face behind Moka when she opened it again. 'Inuyasha: it's not nice to stick your nose in other people's business!' She wrote with a smirk. She just hoped he would get caught in the act this time. Asahi handed the note back to Moka, and was pleased when Inuyasha fell out of his chair.
"Come on Moka! Let's go find Tskune!" Asahi jumped up from her desk, her announcement making all the guys in class jealous of the missing boy. Moka and Asahi ran out of the classroom in search of Moka's crush, with Inuyasha following close behind. Moka said she sensed him outside, so they dashed off towards the entrance. They did not expect to find Tskune with his hands all over the bluenette who normally sits in front of Asahi.
"Tskune? What are you doing?! Who is that?!" Moka asked, next to tears.
"My name is Kurono Kurumu. I'm in the same class as Tskune, and now we're friends!" The girl boasted. Her eyes were the same purple color as Asahi's, except a shade lighter. "Right, stud-muffin?" Kurumu clung to Tskune and the act nearly made Asahi gag.
"Right, we're in the same class, babe." Tskune's voice sounded as if he was in a trance, and he had the decency to freak out after he said so and clutched her closer.
"Well we should get going Tskune, because class is about to start!" Kurumu dragged the boy back towards the school building. When Moka called out after him he told her he was tired of being 'used as a substitute for her breakfast'. Inu and Asa raised their brows at that while Moka looked about ready to cry. "That's just awful! To think, she would use you for breakfast." Kurumu added fuel to the fire. "Let's go before she has you for lunch too!" She joked and the zombified boy agreed.
"What did he mean by that?" Asahi turned to Moka as Tskune left earshot. Moka avoided her eyes for a minute, but confessed none the less.
"I'm a vampire." The pinkette whispered. Asahi immediately understood. Vampires need transfusions and tomatoes juice to retain their strength. Tskune must've smelled really appetizing to her.
"Tskune is human, isn't he? I won't tell. I thought so, considering I grew up around humans I can recognise their scent." Asahi whispered back, mumbling the last part. Moka nodded affirmative. Asahi sighed and headed back towards the building, Moka in tow. "Class will start without us if we don't get a move on."
After class the group of three decided to eat on the room, giving Moka time to sort through her feelings.
"I'm telling you, you should confront him! Nothing good will come from hiding your feelings!" Asahi accused as she munched away on her ramen, pointing her chopsticks at the vampire as she spoke. Moka groaned and hid her face in her arms, she wasn't really one to confront people. On the other hand she really cared about Tskune.
"Fine! But do you promise to stay close by?" The girl asked worriedly. Asahi reassured her, and waved the girl off to do what she had too.
Moka searched, but was unable to find the boy. She ended up drinking a can of tomatoe juice by on of the stairways, completely aggravated. And who should appear? Kurumu! The blue haired girl leaped down from the stair's railing, flashing her panties for all to see. She then declared war on the vampire, accusing her of messing up her grand scheme to get all the boys to fall in love with her so she can chose her 'Mate of Destiny'. Right when things were about to get ugly, Tskune shows up!
"What Tskune?!" Moka turned to him, clearly hurt. He tried to explain how he needed to talk to her for what he said earlier, but Kurumu attached herself to him, shoving her boobs all over his chest. Asahi watched from the stairwell above, making a face at the bluenette's antics. That was when she heard Kurumu cast her 'Love charm'. Right as the words cane out of her mouth he was instantly in her trap. Moka tried telling him to get away, but nothing she said could get through to him.
When Tskune accused her of using him as a breakfast substitute again, that was when Moka ran off crying. Kurumu instantly started cackling and called Moka a loser. Asahi ran after Moka, but Inuyasha stayed behind a moment to watch the newly announced succubus drag Tskune off towards the nurse's office.
Asahi followed Moka onto the roof and it didn't take the Hanyou too long to catch up. Moka was crying, and muttering how he was wrong and stupid. Asahi held the girl, thinking over what she had witnessed.
"You do realize that girl is hypnotizing him, right?" Inuyasha butted in. 'He's right.' A voice called. Moka looked around and realizes the voice was coming from her Rosario. 'You have to hurry and save him. Succubus can permanently enslave men with a kiss. If she secedes she'll precede to suck the life out of him.' The voice explained. Moka jumped to her feet.
"We have to save Tskune!" She announced. Asahi nodded and Inuyasha began to stare at the cross around the vampire's neck. If he wasn't mistaken it had glowed a moment ago, in what looked like a pattern. Was it speaking to her?
"I saw her drag him j tot he nurse's office." Inuyasha mumbled, and with that the girls raced off to save their friend.
Moka burst into the room to find Kurumu had already revealed her true form. Violet batwings and a tail were exposed as the girl hovered over Tskune in a threatening manner. He yelled for Moka to run, but instead the vampire shoved the succubus, causing her to flt out the window. Right as Moka was explaining things to Tskune, Kurumu burst in the room and dragged the boy off by wrapping her tail around his neck. Moka managed to grab hold of his uniform and was yanked out the window as well.
Inuyasha made to follow, but was stopped by a hand on the chest.
"We will merely observe this fight. I have a feeling I know who will win." Asahi gave the Hanyou a stern look and lead him to follow.
Kurumu ended up dropping the two, as their combined wait was too much for her to handle. She released her claws and cut down several trees when the pair managed to dodge. When Tskune was unable to pull off the Rosario Moka begged that his life be spared and hers taken instead. Kurumu began yelling saying men were only worthy to be slaves and nothing else. Right as Tskune turned to protect Moka with his body he managed to yank the Rosario off. Moka's pink hair turned silver, her green eyes turned red, and suddenly she had an overwhelming aura around her. Asahi and Inuyasha watched from a nearby tree.
"Told you. Since she's a vamp things will get interesting." Asahi smirked. Inuyasha thumped her forehead causing her to frown. Suddenly a pleasant chill ran down Asahi's spine as she heated vampire Moka speak for the first time. Moka mocked the young succubus, and easily dodged all of her attacks. She was so fast any human would have trouble following her moves. Asahi's eyes followed Moka's every move, and she was rather surprised at the ruthlessness of the vampire. She was the complete opposite of her outer self.
Asahi knew the inner Moka to be the real Moka, so she decided to observe her closely. If the outer Moka was to vanish then Tskune might be in trouble.
The fight was over in seconds, and as Moka approached to deliver the final blow Tskune stood in the way. As he stood up for her Kurumu she started crying. Asahi sighed and lead Inuyasha back to their dorm room, saying they weren't needed there.
Asahi sighed as she flopped onto her king sized bed. She had just taken a relaxing shower, and was allowing her mind to process all that had happened today. She knew that the rest of the school year was bound to be just as eventful, and she decided not to stick her nose where it wasn't needed.
The room was dimly lit by soft electric candles which cast an almost blue light around the room. The darkly painted walls were still bare, and were the many shelves, but Asahi knew they would be full of memories pretty soon. She was really glad she had decided to go to Yokai Academy, since she was already making more friends than she would have ever at any human school. It was all thanks to Inuyasha. Somehow he gave her the courage to do things she wouldn't normally do.
Speaking of which, Inuyasha strolled out of the bathroom in a pair of sweatpants, drying his hair with a towel. He stopped and observed Asahi for a moment before looking away with a blush. She was dressed in a simple nightgown that cover just about as much as one of her huge t-shirts. The material was a lacy lavender, and was rather sheer as well.
"So, who do you like?" He asked, thinking back to that morning. It didn't strike him that it was actually an intrusive question. Asahi froze and slowly sat up from her sprawled position. She sat on the edge of the bed and looked up at the Inu. Inuyasha glanced down at her, at first surprised, and then distracted by her exposed breasts. He cleared his throat and looked the other way.
"It doesn't matter." Asahi whispered, drawing his attention again. She stood and walked over the the window, leaning against the frame. "The one I love has given his heart to another. My feeling won't be returned, so I figured it was best not to say anything." Her eyes were filled with pain as she spoke, but she kept them focused on the moon hanging outside. Inuyasha approached slowly, recognizing her expression as the same one as when Kagome found out about his feelings for Kikyo.
"Have you seen the other girl? Isn't he worth fighting for?" As clueless as he was, he now understood the reason by her choice of words for consoling Moka. She was also trying to build up her own bravery. Asahi closed her eyes, a single tear running down her cheek, and shook her head. Her voice nearly cracked when she spoke.
"She's dead. I know she went the world to him, and he doesn't want to move on yet. Truth is, I've been in love with him for the longest time, ever since I was a child." Asahi wiped away her tears and took a deep breath, erasing all evidence that she had started to cry. "In reality he's always been just out of reach, even now. I see he's slowly opening up, becoming more caring. Still, he hides the parts of him I really want to meet." Asahi turned and gave a weak smile.
"You really love him, don't you?" Inuyasha asked, amazed. Deep down he felt a pang, the wounds left by his friends' deaths were still fresh, as was the pain from losing Kagome. This girl had lost a lot as well, and still she found courage to love. There was a sliver of something dark within him at that thought. It took the Hanyou a minute to recognize that feeling as jealousy. He was jealous?! Why should he care who the girl like?!
Inuyasha's eyes followed Asahi as she turned off the light and crawled into her bed. His heart softened as he watched the fragile girl he knew shine through the strong girl he just met. He now recognized that both the strong and the weak were simply sides of Asahi, and he was the only one allowed to see the weaker side. He didn't want anyone else to see her the way he could, and the feeling began to maw sense.
He was beginning to have feelings for the girl. Slowly Asahi made snuck her way into his heart, and now that she had settled in there was nothing he could do to remove her. Why would he want to? Inuyasha sighed and sat cross legged by the door, going to sleep in a guarding position.
Asahi waited until the sound of his breathing evened out before she uncovered her head and glanced at the Hanyou. She swiftly slipped out of bed and snuck out the window. Outside, the night air was cool against her caramel skin. Asahi quickly leaped up onto the roof to sit beneath the moon's rays. Softly, she began to sing:
"Nobody knows who I really am I never felt this empty before And if I ever need someone to come along, Who's gonna comfort me, and keep me strong?
"We are all rowing the boat of fate The waves keep on coming and we can't escape But if we ever get lost on our way The waves would guide you through another day
"tooku de iki o shiteru toomei ni natta mitai
"kurayami ni omoe dakedo mekaku shisareteta dake
"inori o sasagete atarashii hi o matsu asayaka ni hikaru umi sono hate made
"Nobody knows who I really am Maybe they just don't give a damn But if I ever need someone to come along I know you would follow me, and keep me strong
"hito no kokoro wa utsuriyuku mukedashiteku naru
"tsuki wa mada atarashii shuuki de mune o tsureteku
"And every time I see your face The ocean heaves up to my heart You make me wanna strain at the oars, and soon I can see the shore
"Oh, I can see the shore When will I see the shore?
"I want you to know who I really am I never thought I'd feel this way towards you And if you ever need someone to come along, I will follow you, and keep you strong
"tabi wa mada tsuzuiteku odayakana hi mo tsuki wa mada atarashii shuuki de mune o terashidasu
"inori o sasagete atarashii hi o matsu asayaka ni hikaru umi sono hate made
"And every time I see your face The ocean heaves up to my heart You make me wanna strain at the oars, and soon I can see the shore
"unmei no hune o ko gi nami wa tsugi kara tsugi e to watashi-tachi o shou kedo sore mo suteki na tabi ne, dore mo suteki na tabi ne