A/N: So instead of writing this on vacation I read American Gun by Chris Kyle, may he rest in peace, god knows he has earned it. I also made some changes to the last chapter and recommend rereading it. I do not own Rosario + Vampire, Mass Effect or anything else I reference intentionally or otherwise.
Chapter 4: Bring Your Daughter To Work
Monday, November 11, 2165 – 8:11 AM – Headmaster's Office
The name sounded familiar, but she was sure he wasn't one of the founders of the Unified Yokia State that she learned in history. She decided to just let the Headmaster continue.
He took a sip of water and gaze behind her for a moment before continuing. "I'm sure you're wonder why you didn't learn about him in your history class, well that comes later in his story." It was slightly unsettling that he could sense her confusion on the matter, maybe it was something that just came with age.
She noticed his gaze returned to the wall behind her while her said something more to himself than to her, "Now where to begin," His focus returned to her, "I suppose we'll start from where your last question left off. His unique management style allowed us to see a lot of our new boss while the branch was being setup. He would entrust us to do our jobs, but occasionally dropped in to either keep informed or to see if he could help. In fact one day the cafeteria was under staffed because a cook was sick, he somehow heard about it and offered to take his place. Imagine my surprise when my boss server me my lunch." They both let out a short laugh.
"Well he does seem like a good boss," she admitted, "How did he become involved with the academy?"
"It started one day when he brought his daughter Serana to work, all of us, but Moka in particular, felt that something was off about her. I'm a little ashamed of how I was associated with how we found out, but eventually we discovered she was a vampire." He stared at the floor, if she was to guess the embarrassment of the incident still haunted him.
"What did you do when you found out?" her question broke him out of his reminiscent trance.
He let out a small chuckle, "We did what any college graduates that had yet to fully mature, we drew straws."
That caused her to drop her tablet, quickly she picked it up and regained her composure. "You drew straws?"
"Yes, there's and old saying, 'You have to grow old, but you don't have to grow up' and the situation we found ourselves in forced us into the mental state of teenagers. Mizore drew the short straw and waited until the next time John brought Serana to work to confront them." She joined him in drinking some water before he continued. "Fortunately, or unfortunately for Mizore, we didn't have to wait very long. What basically happened is John sat and listen to Mizore and evidence we got before she demonstrated that she was a Yuki-Onna. Mizore said the five minutes that pass felt like a week before he gave her a note and told her she could leave."
"I have to say, that doesn't seem like something he would do given what you've told me so far about him. Why did he do it?" She asked, wondering how the pieces of information fit.
He leaned back in the couch before responding, "And you are not alone in that thought, but I'll put it this way, he entrusted me with the most important thing in his life and still didn't tell me everything, though I felt that he wanted to. After Mizore left his office we found her and she showed us the note he gave her. It had an address on it and asked her to join her for dinner at his apartment and to bring anyone else she wanted."
She decided to interrupt and find out more about this peculiar man, "Why did he live in an apartment?"
He cocked his head and replied, "That's because his stay in Japan was to be temporary, he was actually planning to return to the United States in another month, at least until we got him involved in our world." He straightened back up and continued. "To say we were nervous about the situation was an understatement, we decide to go with Mizore. The address lead us to an unremarkable apartment building. As we entered we all felt like we were being watched, but with the population density of Tokyo everyone but Moka wrote it off as someone who watches everything that happens in the area. When we got to the apartment we were greeted by Serana who invited us in. Their apartment was very spacious and they had several high-end appliances and electronics. John came out of the kitchen to greet us and told us that dinner would be ready in an hour."
She was starting to develop a picture of this man, good boss, an odd decision he makes has sound logic behind it, but that note thing was still bugging her and seemed really out of character. "Did that help calm you and your friends down?"
"Well we knew he wasn't going to immediately kill us to hide his daughter's nature." He replied with a chuckle.
She picked up on a keyword in what he had just said, "Wait, wasn't he a vampire as well?"
"Actually no, we found out while talking with them that she was originally the daughter of some of his employees back in the United States. He gained custody of her when she was fourteen when her parents died when a drunk driver ran them off a bridge." He gave her a moment to process this before continuing. "They had name him her godfather in their will and told him of their true nature. That was a year before he started the Japanese branch of his company."
"I have to ask, why did he do the note thing?"
He sunk back into the couch, "Because even today people are afraid of what they don't understand, and it only takes one crazy to turn that fear into something dangerous. It's kind of funny and yet sad, no matter what separates us, whether space of species, we all have similar natures. That's when I found out the two most important thins in John's life his daughter and his nation, or more specifically the ideals that it was founded on."
A/N: Here's something interesting, if you put "violence it solved my problems" into Google Images it returns a picture of Inner Moka. If you want to know the why I was searching that just ask. I tried to add more detail to this chapter, let me know if it's too much or not enough.
