Hey there readers! I'm here again with a new chapter that I hope you all will enjoy! I'm sorry again about my delay, so as a bonus I'm releasing this chapter a bit ahead of schedule. This chapter has the gang being forced into joining a school club. This chapter was a bit harder to do, because in the Manga, Tsukune has no idea about Moka's aversion to water, but Shō already does. I kinda dropped the ball on that in chapter 1, but fear not all is well. Not a whole lot else to report, so remember read and review, and most importantly enjoy the chapter!
Chapter 03: The Lake Maiden and a Vampire
Last time on Guyver and the Vampire
"You look like hell Shō," Kurumu said bluntly, causing the boy to topple backwards once more in anime fashion.
"It was a rather...eventful night, I suppose you could say," Shō replied. Kurumu noticed the blush on Moka's face and that spoke volumes to the bluenette.
"Say no more Shō...ah young love!" She said teasingly, which made both Shō and Moka blush harder. "Speaking of love Shō..." this caused said boy to look at the blue-haired girl. "Remember when I told you about my Destined One? Well I've decided it's you, Shō!" This caused Shō to freeze up and Moka let out what seemed like a growl. Kurumu started to grind up on Shō again, "Oh when you stood up to that evil vampire and transformed to protect me, I fell for you!"
"Wh-what!" Moka cried out in dismay as the guy she had just shared the night with was being targeted by another woman.
"So please Shō, just shut up and marry me!" Kurumu cried out in lust. Shō paled at that declaration, but then started to smile as Moka and Kurumu started trading insults to one another. The unlikely trio started to walk off to class. 'I guess after all that, Kurumu was just looking for her soul mate...but for it to be me! I mean I like Moka and I hope she likes me, but having another girl I've known only for a day confess her undying love to me? Good god, what have I gotten myself into? In the end though, Kurumu was just misunderstood and we judged her before she really had a chance to confess her own side of the story...she really is a mockingbird, so innocent and naïve, but we just shot her for her beauty...at any rate I just hope this mulls over and we can all be friends.'
And now the continuation of our story...
Campus of Yōkai Academy – Early Morning
It was a rather cheery morning on the campus of the monster school known as Yōkai Academy. Many of the students were bustling from the dorms to head to their first class of the day, which was what two students in particular weren't doing. Moka Akashiya was staring intently at her...well from the last few weeks she couldn't call him a friend, but that was beside the point...at Shō Fukamachi, who was in the process of gulping in a nervous fashion.
"Sh-Shō, it's really alright if I do this?" The pink-haired vampire asked hesitantly. She looked over to him in anticipation, a blush forming on her face. The boy standing opposite her nodded his head shakily.
"Y-yeah, it's okay Moka, I just hope you enjoy it..." Shō replied to a still blushing Moka. She looked up at him with big, shy eyes.
"Oh Shō, I'm so happy, this is the first time you know." The two teens started to close the distance between their faces, and both had begun to blush at the close contact. "The first time...you've let me suck your blood!" Moka then proceeded to bite Shō – very gingerly – in the neck, and let his blood flow into her mouth. After a couple of moments, Shō began to cough to alert Moka it was time to come up for air. 'Good lord, does she think this is an all you can eat buffet? At this rate I'm going to die from loss of blood, and I don't think the Guyver can cure that!' Shō began tapping Moka on the shoulder, who in response batted his hand away as she drank her fill. 'Ack! I need to do something!' Shō thought wildly, and in his desperation he did the only thing he that came to his mind. The Guyver grabbed the vampire and pulled her away from his neck, to which Moka gave an indignant squeak to the action. Shō pulled her to his face and let loose a passionate kiss.
When he finally pulled away from the pinkette, she was swaying dizzily and looked stunned. The blush on Shō's face had increased tenfold when he realized just what he had done in his desperation to get the vampire to stop sucking his life force. Moka, who was blushing equally as much as her friend came over to Shō, and slapped him across the face. This left the teen dumbstruck and he raised his hand to the place where the vampire had struck him.
"That was for kissing me without warning!" The girl ground out, but there was a hint of something else in her voice. She then came back at Shō with a kiss of her own, which lasted only a few seconds. "And that was for not making it last longer! Now c'mon Shō, we're going to be late for class!" Moka started skipping away from the place where our hero was still standing, his mouth agape. 'Why me?' was his only thought, as he dumbly followed his friend to their morning session.
Inside Yōkai Academy – Class 3
"Alright class, so to conclude, this school is all about you learning to adapt and blend into the human societies, just like I have been saying since day one of the school year." Ms. Nekonome started to conclude her lecture for the morning, but hardly any of the students were still paying attention. Shō was staring out the window, lost in thought. 'Adapt to human life? Piece of cake, I mean I was on the student council back in Narisawa and I am after all the only human here.' Shō cast a glance over at Moka, who noticed this and smiled at Shō. Shō smiled in return, 'Maybe I can take Moka to the human world sometime and show her that we aren't all bad.' "So that is why you will all be joining school clubs!" The teacher finished and the general reply to her statement was the groans and boos from her class.
"Cl-clubs?" Kurumu shouted from behind Shō. This was the general reaction from most of the other students, before Ms. Nekonome silenced them and began to continue.
"We will use this to gain a deeper insight into the human culture, through hard work in these club activities. To make the transformation into a human, we must have a perfect understanding of how they work and live."
"Um…Ms. Nekonome?" A student asked the cat-woman.
"Yes?"
"If we need to transform into humans...wouldn't you receive an 'F' in transforming?" The student sweat-dropped. The teacher then noticed that indeed, she had transformed as her tail was poking out from underneath her skirt.
"Rawwwr!" The cat-woman ground out, as she mauled the student who had pointed out the flaw in her speech. "Any-who, everyone must participate in club activities, so please visit all the groups and make your decision carefully, but hint-hint, join the newspaper club, because I am the advisory teacher for that club!"
'What a shameless plug.' Shō thought while Ms. Nekonome finished her lecture. 'Maybe Moka and I will join the same club, I know that we have some similar interests, but who knows? And what about Kurumu, she's been unusually quiet toda-'. Shō was jostled from his thoughts as Kurumu full on tackled him as the bell rang, signaling the end of the first period.
"Shō! We should go look at clubs together and get into one! Maybe there's a club about romance and other things." She told Shō, while he was suffocating from her rather large assets being thrust into his face. Shō started to blush at what she was hinting at, but luckily was saved by the sudden presence of a certain vampire.
"Oh M-M-Moka what a surprise! Kurumu was just telling me we should join a club together, perhaps you would want to join up in what we do too?" Shō asked innocently. Moka however was shaking where she stood, her face rather dark.
"Shō, what is she doing on you?" Moka ground out. Her tone made Shō squirm where he stood. The young man stared to try and explain his predicament until Moka cut him off. "Save it Shō, obviously you want to be in a club with a girl who will be all over you!" With that Moka stormed out of the room leaving a wounded Shō and confused Kurumu behind.
"God I'm such an idiot," Shō muttered under his breath until he felt a tug on his arm. Kurumu was looking up at him with a gleam in her eye.
"C'mon we don't need her to have fun together! Let's go find a club to join!" She gleefully declared before leading her Destined One out of the room and out onto the campus where the clubs' members were advertising their group for all the students to see.
Out on the campus – with Moka
Moka was wandering along to see which club might pique her interests. 'No...no...that one just looks creepy.' Moka thought to herself as she passed by the stalls of each club. As she was walking, a student from a club titled "Phantom Photography Club" came up to her.
"You must come join our club, we will take lots of pictures!" The boy said in a rather creepy tone. Moka turned to look at her fellow student and was prepared to respond, but he cut her off. "Are nudes okay?" That was all Moka needed to hear, before she decided to hightail it out of there. 'God what a creep! Hopefully I can find some other clubs that look good.' Moka continued on her way and was approached by many other club members, but each one only seemed interested in either trying to woo her or see her unclothed. Feeling disgusted, the vampire ventured over to a booth with some other female students. 'Maybe I'll have better luck in an all-girls club...but then I can't be with Shō, and Kurumu will be all over him...alone.' That thought turned Moka red with embarrassment and jealousy, as she still remembered the night that they shared. Speaking of the devil, Moka noticed Shō and Kurumu working their way around the clubs, and noticed they stopped at one particular club.
The swimming club booth was mainly just a stage comprised of female students in rather revealing two-piece swimwear. Moka saw that Shō was talking with a girl who appeared to be the head of the club. 'I wonder what that's all about...' she pondered from a distance.
Swimming Club Booth – With Shō and Kurumu
A few minutes earlier
As Shō and Kurumu were walking along together, they had stopped at many different clubs, but like Moka, they had all been creepy or trying to get Kurumu to disrobe in some manner or another. The fact that they had little tact had sickened Shō to the point where he ended up punching one of the members in the face for a rather provocative comment he said to Kurumu. They continued to walk until Shō found at least a more suitable club for he and Kurumu to join up in.
"Hey Kurumu, why don't we go check out this club, it doesn't look that bad, and I doubt this bunch will try and make you do...things." The last word rolling from Shō's mouth in disgust, and Kurumu could only nod her head in agreement.
"I think you're right, and besides if it means I get to see my Destined One in some hunky swim-shorts..." the young succubus trailed off, a blush gracing her face. The Guyver I simply rolled his eyes, and the couple proceeded to hear what the spokesperson of the club was saying.
"I'm the swimming club captain Tamao Ichinose, and I would like to invite you all to join our magnificent club! Won't you swim with us?" The newly identified Tamao asked the group of students by her booth. 'What a bunch of skimpy-dressing hussies! There is no way my Shō would ever want to join this group, but even if he does I need to be closer to him than ever, especially after what Moka said...' Kurumu furiously thought, but she then noticed Shō had taken on a look of his own.
'Finally! Something normal that I know I can do, and Kurumu and I can finally get closer together as friends, since whenever Moka is around all they ever seem to do is fight.' Shō thought to himself as he remembered one such event a few days ago.
In Shō's Dorm Room
Flashback – 3 days ago
Shō, Kurumu, and Moka were all sitting in Shō's dorm as the trio was studying for an intense exam that was to come the following morning. Shō looked up at his two compatriots, and noticed that, as usual, Moka was deep within her studies, but she glanced up at him and the two shared a brief smile. This action did not go unnoticed by a certain blue-haired girl and she let out a very small growl.
When Shō turned to look at her with a puzzled look upon his face, she just smiled and gave him a playful wink.
Moka caught this and sent Kurumu a small glare, before returning to her books. Kurumu, in retaliation, slid closer to Shō and nuzzled up in his left side. The young man was startled by this, but quickly looked back down at the material he was poring over. Opposite Shō the pink-haired vampire gave a small squeak of indignation, before she too decided to move over to Shō's side and snuggled into his side.
"Uhm girls? Is there something I can do for you?" The boy in between the beauties asked nervously. Neither one gave a reply as they simply glared at one another from either side of him. The Guyver I sweat-dropped at the continually growing tension between the women, and swore he saw little bolts of lightning arc between their eyes. "Girls...?" He tried once more, but to no avail.
"Moka, why don't you go back to studying your books, I was just about to ask Shō to explain something to me!" Kurumu said first, both breaking the silence and yanking Shō closer to her person. The boy grunted as he was tugged rather forcefully, but found himself resting in a rather soft area, causing him to blush. A look of anger flashed across Moka's face, before she gave her retort.
"Kurumu, why don't you stop it? We both know you're going to fail this exam, so let Shō go, because I need his help!" The vampire then grabbed Shō by his arm and tugged him over to herself, and once again he landed in a soft valley of sin, causing him to regain his blush.
"Moka just because you met him first doesn't mean you get to hog him all to yourself!" Tugging ensued once more.
"Actually it does because he and I are on a much closer level, than you will ever be, succubus." Moka spat out the last word venomously. Taken aback by her comment, Kurumu got up from where she was, and walked over to Moka, and then proceeded to whack the vampire with a discarded pillow that she had been sitting on. Dazed, Moka regained her bearing and then also got up from her spot, and then pushed Kurumu.
"Keep your hands off me, you filthy vampire!" Kurumu shouted furiously, before she let her claws extend outward from her hands. Moka's eyes widened, knowing only Shō could take off her rosary, but he wouldn't do that in protection of Kurumu. 'Kurumu...he just had to stick up for that damn girl, and now I think all he wants is her! Did our night mean nothing to him, or maybe he's just too dense. Either way I need to get rid of this pest without hurting Shō!' Moka thought before she exclaimed something out of desperation.
"Well at least Shō kissed me!" Moka shouted rather weakly, knowing her argument wasn't very valid. Shō looked on in bewilderment at what had been a simple study session had turned into an all out cat fight. 'Why are they fighting about me? They barely know me, and yet she brought up the kiss in a fight? Why are they so determined to out-class one another, if it's such a big deal they can just share...WAIT WHAT? Where on earth did that come from, I'm not some big pervert!' Shō wailed in his head, before a noise caught his attention. Kurumu had dropped the pillow and was now boring a hole through Moka's head with her gaze.
"So what? He kissed me too, and the first time you kissed him, you did it, not him!" The succubus shot back.
"Well at least I didn't have to use mind control to make him find me attractive!" Moka said, causing Kurumu to shriek in anger.
"Shō does too find me attractive, right Shō?" Kurumu asked defensively before looking to our hero. Before he could get a word out, Moka jumped back in.
"Oh come off of it, Kurumu, Shō like me better, isn't that right Shō?" Moka said triumphantly, turning to face him. Shō was at a total loss of words, and both Moka and Kurumu were starting to growl as he gave neither his reply.
"Listen girls...it's been a long night and we're all just really grouchy from the lack of sleep. Why don't we just call it a night," Shō suggested, trying to diffuse the situation, but was quickly dismayed as Moka turned up her nose at him and stormed out of his room. Shō looked over to Kurumu. "I'm really sorry about her; I don't know what's wrong with her lately." Kurumu just looked at him before speaking.
"Why didn't you stick up for me Shō..." The hurt was all but dripping from her voice. She quietly gathered her things and too left the room. The boy was left in his room all alone to ponder what had just happened.
Back in the Present
'God I really screwed that one up, I mean Kurumu likes me as more than friends, but she expects too much since we hardly spend any time together. With Moka, I can't call her a friend after all that has happened, but she's been avoiding me like the plague since that night, I just hope she'll join the swimming club with me and Kurumu.' Shō was jostled from his thoughts by a tugging on his arm.
"Hey Shō?" Kurumu asked, getting his attention, "Do you want to join this club? If you do, I can go sign us up and we can spend the rest of the school year together swimming!" Her last declaration didn't go unnoticed by the rest of the male students in attendance, as they all started fawning over the succubus, but Shō tried to keep them at arm's length.
"It seems like that's the most appealing option we have to go on right now, so I agree. However shouldn't we go find Moka to see if she wants to join us?" This question piqued Kurumu's interest a bit but she pushed it aside and gave her reply.
"Nah, she's been avoiding you since...well you know, but I forgive you! I mean this is all new to you after all I bet, you were so shy when I was trying to seduce you my Destined One!" As she was saying this, she brought Shō in closer to her body, and started to rub her rather large assets on him. This caused the boy to glow a bright crimson as the girl just laughed. "See Shō, still shy as ever! Don't worry though; I'll break you of that soon enough." He reddened even further.
"Kurumu! Don't be saying things like that in public, you'll give people the wrong idea!" Shō pleaded with his friend, who just stuck her tongue out at him in rebuttal. Shō just sighed before he was led away by his busty companion to sign up for the club.
Yōkai Academy Swimming Pool – With Shō & Kurumu
As the group of new club enlistees was led around a quick tour by Tamao, Shō was scoping out the outside crowds looking for Moka, but he didn't see her anywhere. Shō looked up to see a giant sign that said WELCOME hanging across two large columns before the entrance to the pool. There was a rustle of clothing and soon all the current members of the swimming club were in their swimsuits. All of the male students in attendance quickly became slack-jawed at all of the half-naked women in their presence. In fact, Kurumu was the only new female student to sign up at all.
"Once again, let me welcome you to the Yōkai Academy Swimming Club! This meet-and-greet will be used so you can familiarize yourself with the members as well as make friends with new members like yourself. I hope you all have a great time!" Tamao shouted, and all the students cheered in response. Shō was overlooking the whole thing with a little bit of skepticism, but he saw Kurumu getting pumped up so he didn't think anything of it.
"C'mon over here guys!" One member of the club called out, "We have swimsuits for everyone!" The students all made a mad dash to where the girl had been calling out, and then all went over to the changing-tents provided to don their swimwear.
Shō emerged from his tent, wearing plain black trunks with white stripes on each leg. He looked around and saw the vast amount of people in the pool already, but he was looking for someone in particular. He looked high and low in the pool for Kurumu, but he didn't spot her. 'Huh she still must be changing.' He thought before he felt a tap on his shoulder.
"Looking for someone, Shō?" A voice from behind him said which caused him to turn around. When he did so, he felt his mouth go dry and his heart start to race. The voice had belonged to non-other than Kurumu herself, and it was what she was wearing that had caused our hero to clam up. Kurumu was wearing a rather revealing one-piece bikini. It was comprised of a full lower bikini covering, where toward the middle of her core, the lower piece connected to the top by a line of cloth that connected the top with a ring. The top simply tied around the back as well and was kept in place by straps on the shoulders. The range of color was immense, but the pattern was simple leopard print.
"Wow Kurumu..." was all Shō managed to get out before the girl blushed.
"Do you like it Shō? I had it on hand from a while ago, although it seems to have tightened up in the chest a bit." While saying this, she tugged a bit at the top causing her cleavage to become exposed and sent Shō blushing. Kurumu didn't seem to notice, and then grabbed Shō's hand and then pulled them both into the pool. The two began swimming around the pool, and then took part in a water volleyball match.
After the match had finished, Tamao swam out to Shō and Kurumu. The two noticed this and stopped what they were doing to see what their club leader needed.
"Hey there you two! I just wanted to let you know that we needed Kurumu over to talk with some of the other girls about rules, since she is the only new girl here. I'll keep Shō company while you go over there okay?" Tamao instructed. Kurumu nodded and then swam to the other end of the pool and got out, where she started talking to some other members. "Now then Shō, why don't you show me what you got? That is your name after all!" She laughed a bit at her own joke, while Shō just chuckled nervously.
"Well, alright if you say so." He said before starting to do laps up and down a lane of the pool, switching forms every so often. After a few dozen laps, Shō was out of breath, but Tamao swam out to him and kept him afloat.
"Wow Shō that was way amazing! You have such beautiful form, and know your way around a pool, but if you wouldn't mind then maybe I can show you a few techniques to improve your strokes?" Shō nodded to this, and then Tamao moved behind him and grabbed his left arm. She then began to stylize the movements he should make, and Shō listened to her intently. When she finished, she then jumped up on Shō and pushed him under the water. Not expecting this, Shō bolted from the water and then saw his leader laughing. Shō, thinking it was just a friendly game, splashed her next, and then a full out water fight between the two ensued, but from the side of the pool, a certain someone didn't think it was so innocent.
Side of the pool – with Kurumu
"...and that's why you don't ever single-knot your top," a girl that Kurumu was only half-listening to finished her lecture. Kurumu was staring more intently at the girl who was playing with Shō over at the other side of the pool. She looked over at Tamao with jealousy before another girl gossiping caught her attention.
"Tamao really has done a good job of keeping an eye on that Shō," one girl in a pink bikini said. The two other girls with her nodded in agreement.
"I think that boy is quite the catch! I mean he took down Saizou Komiya in like one punch and he even took on Moka Akashiya! A vampire!" A second girl in yellow squealed in fan-girlish delight. Another girl in blue beside her just sighed dreamily.
"I wish I had called dibs on him first, he's such a man..." Kurumu had had enough of this and went over to the trio of gossiping girls.
"I'll have you know that Shō Fukamachi is my Destined One, and you three little girls need to lay off of him. He. Is. Mine!" Kurumu stated heatedly. The girls all got really quiet, before the girl in pink smirked.
"At least I wouldn't let another woman all over my man then, right girls?" The other two nodded again in agreement. Kurumu just walked away from the snickering girls, and went over to where Shō was and got into the pool and swam out to him and Tamao. Shō's face brightened as he saw his friend approaching, but quickly went to fear as he saw the look on her face.
"Hey Tamao, keep your hands off of my Shō!" Kurumu growled as she reached the two. Tamao simply arched an eyebrow before completely ignoring the succubus.
"Now Shō, as I was saying before-" she began, but was cut off by Shō this time.
"Tamao, hold on. Kurumu what is this all about? She was just showing me how to improve my technique and then it just ended up in her dunking me." Kurumu felt the wind leave her sails as she was told this.
"He's right Kurumu, all we were doing was just playing," Tamao said sensually. This caused the bluenette to tighten her fists. "I've heard you yelling at the other girls too? That isn't how we do conduct here. Insulting my friends, and then implying I was doing deplorable things with a member of my club? I want you gone now!" Shō looked over at Tamao in shock, but Kurumu then began swimming to the side; Shō suddenly followed her.
"Kurumu wait! I'm sure if you just apologize to the girls, then you can come back and swim with all of us. You have to understand that-" Shō said but he was cut off by the succubus.
"No Shō! You don't understand! I joined this club because I wanted to be near you! I bet the only reason you joined was to be with all these girls!" She gestured to all the women who were now coming around to see what the fighting was about. "Shō you don't get it, I don't care what I do, as long as I am with you to do it! You are my Destined One Shō, my soul mate! I want to be with you no matter what happens, but if you can't see that, then maybe I made a mistake in picking you." Kurumu let her wings unfold and then she took off in the air, tears streaming down her face, but no one saw.
Shō had a very downcast look on his face, and then he just sighed. 'God I'm such an idiot, when she told me 'Destined One', I just took it at face value, never once asking her what that might entail...I hope she can forgive, if I can ever find her. If only I could go Guyver and fly after her, but no such luck…damn I could use a good fight to call it out.' Shō turned back to where Tamao was and swam back to her, and they once again resumed their lessons.
Around the campus – with Moka
Moka was sitting alone at the vending machine where she and Shō first had hung out. There she was deep in thought about the event that had transpired. 'Why didn't he stick up for me during our fight, and why did he join the swimming club of all the clubs? He knows I can't step foot into water! Although, I guess it may have slipped his mind when I stormed off this morning and left him there with Kurumu. That girl is probably all over him right now, showing off that chest of her, just for attention!' Moka noticed something flying above and saw that it was Kurumu. 'Or she's flying around the campus. I wonder what's she doing up there and why she's not with Shō?' "Hey Kurumu!" Moka shouted trying to signal to the succubus.
Kurumu thought she heard someone shouting her name. She looked down and saw none other than her rival calling up to her. 'I so do not need this.' Kurumu thought as she descended to where Moka was standing. "What do you want Moka?" She asked in a flat voice. Moka looked surprised at how silent the normally loud girl was.
"I just...uh...saw you flying and I wanted to talk to you," the vampire stated nervously. The bluenette just stared at her, so Moka took this as an indication to continue. "I wanted to apologize for my behavior over the last few weeks. I guess when it comes to Shō I can get a tad jealous."
"That's for sure. Our fights cause more harm than good, but the main thing I'm worried about is that he doesn't even like either of us! He's all buddy-buddy with the girls in the swimming club, which sends a bad message to me, but big red flag to you, Ms. Vampire, am I right?" Moka contemplated her words, but then settled on something else.
"I guess, but would Shō really do that to us? I mean I was rather mad at him this morning, but after all that he's said and done for me, I really don't think he would do that, and especially after what he has done for you."
"Which is exactly what? I don't seem to get know where near as much quality time with him as you do!" Kurumu shouted out of jealousy and anger. Moka silenced her with a look.
"Remember the first time we met, that day where you tried to take over the whole school?" Kurumu remembered and nodded. "I was so angry with Shō, that I forced him to rip off my rosary to kill you," that statement sent Kurumu on edge, but Moka quickly added, "I don't want to now! You know how jealousy is, but regardless I wanted to see you suffer because of what you had done. When Shō risked his own life for you to face me, that's what he did. Sure he saved me from Saizou, but even weakened I could have beaten him enough to make him leave. You against a fully-awakened pissed off vampire though? Not a chance. Shō saved you that day, and managed to help me calm down. He really cares for us."
"Yeah, you're right he does. I guess I just lost sight because of how jealous I got, but maybe you're not so bad Moka Akashiya."
"Likewise Ms. Kurono, so what do you say? Should we at least put off our petty fights to make sure Shō doesn't get snatched up by some other girl?"
"It's a truce then, until all the other girls know Shō is off limits, we only fight them, but we let Shō make the first moves on us, no trying anything, unless he enacts it, got it, vampire?" Kurumu asked with warning. Moka sighed, but nodded her head reluctantly. The girls moved forward to shake hands, and then they parted. "I say we start with those hussies back at the pool! What do you think?"
"I couldn't agree more," Moka said, the two then started to make their way back to the pool, where Shō was only about to find out the irony of his last thoughts.
Back at the pool – with Shō
"Listen, Tamao, thank you so much for all your kindness, but I think I need to leave this club." 'If Moka and Kurumu aren't here, then it isn't much of a club...' Shō thought before looking at the club leader to gauge her reaction.
"...And just when I finally got rid of that pesky Kurumu. Isn't the fun just beginning?" Tamao said, "We need you here Shō, so you can keep us young forever!" Shō quirked an eyebrow at what she meant by that, before he saw it. A male student was being chased by an older girl, and then she latched onto him. His face suddenly aged almost seventy years in a blink of the eye. Shō gasped. "We used the life-force of men to keep us sustained and youthful. Don't think too badly of us, once you're old."
"You are disgusting! How can you do this to these innocent people...er monsters!" Shō yelled at Tamao, but it was lost on deaf…gills?
"You see Shō, we are mermaids, and we need the life force of men. Try as you all may to resist, we are goddesses in the water. Nothing can stop us here!" All the guys started screaming as various mermaids viciously latched onto them and drained away their essence. Tamao slowly started swimming over to Shō, her eyes holding a deadly gleam.
On the way to the pool – with Moka and Kurumu
"We're almost there, Moka! C'mon!" Kurumu yelled to Moka below as she flew onward.
"Some of us can't fly like you!" Moka yelled back up to her friend. As they neared the pool, the two girls heard a loud noise coming from the area. Behind the fence, Moka could see all the mermaids attacking the boys and draining what appeared to be their youth away from them. 'Oh no...Shō!'
With Shō, and his possible impending doom
"Truth is Shō; I've had my eye on you since the entrance ceremony. You just have a rich and thick smell, just like a human." Tamao whispered in Shō's ears, before her mouth turned into a claptrap full of vicious looking teeth. "I've always wanted to eat you up!" She shouted before diving at Shō.
"Shō!" Moka shouted from behind the fence, before leaping over it. Shō saw her and then looked worried.
"Moka stay away! Water will kill you!" He shouted but she dove into the liquid, in a futile attempt to save the boy she cared about.
"MOKA!" A voice shouted from above. Distracted by all the commotion, Tamao had let go of Shō, allowing him to swim to the side. He saw that Kurumu had landed near him, and was panting from all the flying she had done. "Shō, are you alright?"
"I'm fine, but I need to go save Moka, so watch my back, okay?" Shō asked seriously, and Kurumu nodded. Shō leapt into the water once more, to save his friend. 'Why didn't he just transform...oh Shō you idiot!' Kurumu thought as she saw mermaids swimming to where he had dove in. She jumped in and prepared to enter the fray.
Underwater
Moka was floating down toward the bottom of the pool, pain attacking her entire being. 'I should have just let Kurumu handle this! Why did I have to do this to him, put him in more pain just because of my stupidity.'
'Calm yourself child, I will protect you if need be, but it appears that the boy is about to release me.'
'What do you mean?'
'Shō is going to pull off the rosary, look he is right above us.'
Sure enough, Shō was underneath with her, sputtering as he gasped for the air his lungs so direly needed. He grabbed Moka and then pulled off the rosary, hoping it could save her.
Above water – with Kurumu
Kurumu was fighting mermaids left and right, but they had her pinned in a corner. 'Damn! If I don't get out of this soon, I'm going to be dead for sure!' She raked one across the face, and the mermaid screamed out in pain. However the fighting stopped, and Kurumu took to the skies for fear of being attacked again. Suddenly a vast pressure filled the air. 'What in the world?' She then saw a blast of energy erupt from the pool and saw two figures emerge.
Moka rocketed out of the water, now in her vampire form, along with Shō holding onto her arm.
"What the hell is going on here? You're supposed to be dead!" Tamao shouted at the awakened vampire. The vampire just shook her head.
"It had to be mermaids, didn't it? I hate water...Shō listen up," Shō looked over to the vampire after they had landed, "With them in this water they are invincible, and with me covered in water, and the succubus already tired out, we need your help." Shō looked up at her, before cocking an eyebrow. Moka looked at him with great annoyance, but Shō never slipped. Finally she gave in. "Please."
Shō looked at her and noticed the ever-growing tic on her forehead. "That's all I needed to hear, but still I need something to get me going or a sudden rush of danger, for the Guyver to work." Moka just stared at him flabbergasted, before sighing.
"Fine, join us when you can, but stay safe until then, I won't have you dying on me just yet, boy." With that Moka leapt into battle, followed by Kurumu.
"Be safe, Shō," was all the succubus said. Moka jumped straight at Tamao, and ax-kicked her square in the head. If the mermaid felt any pain, she didn't show it as she grabbed the vampire by the leg and threw her beneath the pool. Pain raced up Moka's body, but she persevered. She emerged from the water and jumped back onto the side. Kurumu took over from there and attacked the mermaid by raking her with her claws, but Tamao grabbed her by the tail and slammed her into the water. Kurumu screamed in pain, but managed to take to the air again, out of the reach of the raging mermaid. Other mermaids grabbed onto Kurumu and drug her back to the water.
Moka, seeing her other-self's rival being hurt, rejoined the fight and started kicking the mermaids as they came at her. However once she landed in the water, they swarmed her. One struck her face with a claw and caused a gash to appear. However, it quickly closed up due to Moka's rapid healing and she then returned to land to rest. Shō still couldn't call upon the Guyver, but he grabbed an umbrella and started to bat away mermaids trying to drag Moka back in while she rested. At this, she smirked.
"Shō, you need to hurry up and transform so we can finish this, I'm good for one more go, but after that I will be done for a while!" Moka shouted to her friend, who nodded in acknowledgment. Shō then moved aside to let Moka once more attack, but Kurumu swept under her and with her, took flight. "What is the meaning of this, succubus?" Moka then looked down and smiled. Kurumu dropped her.
Moka then straightened herself out like a pencil and dive-bombed Tamao, feet first, and sent her flying out of the water. Moka landed neatly on the sideline, and Shō ran over to her.
"Moka are you okay? You're not hurt or anything right?" Shō asked worriedly, but the vampire just chuckled.
"I am fine Shō Fukamachi, but perhaps you should tend to another?" Moka suggested. Shō looked over to see Kurumu lying on her back, drained from the first wave of mermaids.
"Kurumu! God please be okay!" Shō rushed over to her and picked her up in his arms. She looked up at him weakly and smiled.
"Shō, you came for me. I did my best, I hope you can finish it," Kurumu said before she rolled over to rest. 'What does she mean finish it? I don't see anythi-' Shō felt something warm flow over his hands from where he was holding Kurumu. Blood...which meant.
"Kurumu!" Shō shouted as Tamao laughed, her tail dripping with blood.
"All I needed to do was fasten this blade to my tail, and range wasn't even an issue. We may be less powerful on land, but we still have a bit of bite to us, boy," Tamao said gleefully as Shō looked at her with rage. The wound on his friend didn't look severe, but the blood loss did. Shō hurriedly took a discarded towel that was among the chaos and wrapped it around the wound.
"Damn you Tamao, what did we ever do to you, you can feast on other things!" Shō shouted, but Tamao lunged at him, wildly swinging her tail-blade at him. Shō leapt out of the way, and Tamao was kicked aside by a silver-haired blur. "Moka, are you feeling better now?"
"Much, now let's finish this vermin Shō!" Moka shouted.
"I think it's time for a lesson, don't you Moka?" Moka looked over at Shō with a confused glance, but smiled as he smirked at her and quirked his brow. "Okay class today's lesson is called learning your place. Professor Moka and Dr. Shō are in the building. Please be prepared for a well-deserved beating Ms. Ichinose, because class is in session." Tamao paled as Moka started walking over to her.
"Shō? Are you getting that rush you need?"
"Oh, more so than ever, she's hurt the three people I care about most...hurt me…tried to drain the boys in the school, and as a man myself I may be a little biased, and she was an absolute bitch to Kurumu. I got more than enough for the rush, Moka, and if you'll excuse me now," Shō said before he ran straight at Tamao and jumped. "GUYVER!" The symbiotic armor of steel blue enveloped Shō and took form. The hot gas was expelled from his face mask and the eyes gleamed a devastatingly vengeful crimson. The Guyver I then activated his high-frequency blades and slashed at the mermaid. Tamao attempted to block with her own blade, but it was sliced in two. The mermaid cowered in fear as both Guyver and vampire hovered over her. With one swift move, a kick and a punch, she met blissful darkness. Shō looked over, and saw that some of the students were taking Kurumu away, hopefully to the infirmary to do some work. 'I hope she's going to be okay.' He looked over to where Tamao lay and grunted.
"And that concludes today's lesson class," Shō murmured, and Moka let out an appreciative smile. "Well done Moka, I'm glad we had you on our side and not like we fought last time." Shō recalled at how this was the first time they had actually been in contact, since Moka and he had fought when they first met Kurumu. He looked down, and although she couldn't see his face, the vampire knew he was feeling guilt.
"Shō, it was nothing but petty jealousy from the both of us." This caught Shō by surprise; he knew the pink-haired Moka was jealous of Kurumu, but the vampire as well? 'I guess I didn't realize how tied their emotions really are.' "I am glad, however, that you counted me."
"What do you mean Moka?" Shō asked genuinely confused by her statement. Picking up on his confusion she continued.
"When you told me that Tamao had insulted three people you care for, I thank you for that. I know you care very much so for the other Moka, and she is in enamored with you as well, but for one such as yourself, and I consider you my equal, though I will be hard pressed to admit that ever again, to care for one like me. Shō, when I was a child, and before the rosary, I was always alone because I was strange even for a vampire, even my own father hardly spent time with me. I am not one to let my emotions out, but this feeling cannot be ignored." She grabbed Shō by the hand, and placed it over her breast. "Shō do you feel this? This is my heart, and every time we do battle, it races. Your power, courage, you are just you. You send me reeling like a maiden fawning over her prince charming. I know not how to handle these things." Moka looked very distressed, being a much more stoic creature; these feelings were completely alien to her.
"Moka...I told the other you this, but I will always be here for you. I know that you are my equal; in fact I say you outclass me even when I am the Guyver I. Your passion for protection is amazing, even if you do not always show it. I get feeling when I'm with Moka, and when I'm with you they are similar, yet different. With Moka, it's like I'm walking on Cloud Nine and don't have a care in the world when I see her smile or when I manage to make her laugh, but with you...with you, you're raw power is amazing and you are a gifted warrior and the respect I have for you is boundless."
"So you're saying...you do not feel this 'Cloud Nine' when you are near me? Do I not give such emotions, just because I am a vampire? Am I not human enough or not attractive enough for you Shō?" The stoic vampire asked seriously.
"N-No Moka! It's not that you're not those things; I mean I just never see you much outside of the battlefield, and that certainly is no place to try and build a relationship aside from comrades. I like you just the way you are." Moka chuckled at this.
"Shō, you are a worthy man. More so than you give yourself credit for. These are feelings I'd like to pursue with you, I have talked with my inner-self and she agrees with this sentiment. If you are willing, I to would like to give whatever this is a try. Please say yes...I never get this way around anyone, but with you I can't bottle it up anymore. I feel as though I am a dam about to burst!"
"Moka! I-ah-I would love to try with you, I mean I like the other Moka a lot, and if things progress, the three of us will need to be on better terms, and besides Moka." Shō stopped.
"What Shō, what is it?" Moka said, the vampire's heart racing. 'Why are these feelings so intense! It feels as though a volcano is about to rupture!'
"When you said you're not attractive enough...Moka I find you beautiful. Don't change a thing."
With that Shō began to walk away, letting his armor fade away as he did. Moka stood there, and for the first time, a blush graced the vampire's cheeks, and the hotness that was within her burst forth. She all but steamrolled Shō over, and from their place on the ground, she kissed him. 'Hmhp!" was all Shō managed before he felt the fire of her lips on his. 'This is a lot different from the other Moka, she is so sweet and shy, but this Moka, she knows what she wants...I think it's me!' Shō thought, but then gave in to his more primal instincts and began to kiss Moka back. He heard the vampire give a short moan of bliss, before she tried to take the reins again. Shō rolled on top of Moka, and she smiled her smirk and then pulled him under her, and took the top. She clawed at his back, while he still was kissing her, and he felt the hot rage of her suppressed feelings gush out with every marking she left.
'Why can't I stop myself!' Moka thought to herself, but she didn't care, she had never had a man before and she planned on claiming this one as hers. 'The pact with my other-self and the succubus be damned! Shō Fukamachi, I claim thee to be my immortal Mate!' As she was thinking this, she reached up and started to undo the front of her blouse. Shō, being in prime ecstasy, did the same with his school coat, but rather ripped it off much more hurriedly. Shō then reversed so he was on top again, and looked at the woman underneath him. Moka was blushing profusely under his gaze, but she didn't need to. Her ivory-cream skin that was exposed sent his head spiraling. She lay there in only her skirt and her surprisingly revealing, black bra that showed much of her bust. Shō noticed that she had a bigger bust than the other Moka, but shoved it aside.
Moka looked over the boy atop her, and noticed that even though Shō, years of fighting had left his body rather toned and he had decent muscle structure. Shō kissed Moka once more and she returned it, and then she moved to remove the last decent article covering her chest, but Shō stopped her.
"Eh Moka...we're still in public...and this is going way too fast." Shō said nervously. Moka picked up her bearing again and quickly put her blouse back on.
"I do believe it is time I let my other-self back into the world. I will see you again soon Shō," she said as she did up her buttons. She kissed Shō one last time on the cheek, and then put the rosary back in its place, Moka fell into Shō's arms, and she then awoke.
"Shō...what happened here, it looks like hell! Hold on I'll ask my other-self to reveal her memories!" Moka declared before Shō had a chance to say anything. Moka let out a long 'Hmmmm' before she gasped. "Shō Fukamachi! What did you do!"
"Well to be fair…she started it," Shō said sheepishly, Moka just looked incredulously at him before she moved over next to him, and then grabbed his hand.
"Well Shō, I never knew that side of you, and you know I hate big perverts, and I think this is the other me talking, but I don't care, you saved me many times, and I think you're payment is due. Follow me." Shō just looked at her, and obeyed.
Shō's Dorm Room -10 minutes later
"Moka, what are you doing in my bathroom! Hurry up, what if we get caught!" Shō called out to her nervously from the other side of the door. Moka just smirked before opening it up. She exited the bathroom, and Shō's jaw fell to the ground. Standing there in only a black bra, black underwear, and what appeared to be a thin sheet covering, Moka blushed.
"Do you like it?" Moka asked shyly, and all Shō could do was whistle. Moka's blush increased as she slapped him on the arm. "Oh Shō, I know I'm not ready for anything like my other-self did, but will you just stay with me tonight?"
"Anything Moka." He said simply before she nestled into his arms and they both drifted off to land of dreams. 'Moka I don't know how on earth I managed to get you, or you...heh, but I am the luckiest son of a bitch ever.'
"Hey Shō?"
"Yeah Moka?"
"So where are we going for our date this weekend? It is only in four days."
"Oh it'll be a surprise."
"I hope so; I love surprises...g'night Shō."
"Goodnight Moka," Shō replied as he just listened to her breath. 'THE DATE! How could I forget, oh man where can we go! Oh wait I remember something now...yes that's just stupid and illegal enough to work...I hope the old man goes with it. Alright Moka, this weekend will be one you'll never forget!' With that final thought, Shō drifted off to wonderland, where images of Moka and he filled his mind.
Well folks that's the end of chapter three. I hope it met all your expectations, and more so! Sorry slight delay on this one, but I needed to make sure I got the plot hole filled just right. Remember when I said Shō knew about Moka's aversion to water, well I just simply gave Kurumu a little more time in the spot-light since I already have the Moka x Shō relationship well established. Also tell me how you feel about bringing the Inner Moka into the mix of Shō's little love life! I really want to know what you think, because if people don't like it I'll kill it here in the next couple chapters, otherwise I got more planned for it.
I hope that didn't get too racy for you folks, but the make out session was rather impromptu, but don't worry I won't be writing any lemons in this story, but I also will say that this will be a grey area between the boundaries of some people's line of deceny. If you really love this story and when I introduce it, you don't like it, please tell me! I will try to accommodate you as much as possible, but I feel that love is best expressed sometimes through physical interaction, though again I will not be describing sex in vivid details. We all know it, sex yes I said it, but we can be adults here and I hate when I read this in other peoples comments on other stories, like they bash the very PG-13 words used to describe boobs. Honestly I will probably have described scenarios where they are involved but, again I won't be immature about this if you won't be. T*ts will not be thrown in when Shō is in the throws of physical intimacy with his women.
^^^Sorry about the above rant but I want readers to know what they are getting into. Please bear with me on this, and if it is truly that big of a deal I will kill it. To all others, thank you for reading and please do this tired old soul a favor and review, I pour my heart into these things, and I would love some feedback. Thank you again for your support, especially to my friend drake202 and my beta , you guys rock and are my encouragement. This one is for you guys! Rock on and stay tuned for a new chapter coming your way...well whenever college lets me I guess! Later days!
~PI
