ROSARIO+KIVA
Episode 4: Innocent Trap
"Wataru-sama, what are you doing?" asked Yukari curiously as she watched Wataru digging up some mushrooms and putting them into a pail.
"Collecting ingredients," he said to her without looking away from his digging. He'd pulled his sleeves up to his elbow and digging in the dirt with a spade to get the mushrooms out and not damage them.
"For a potion?" Yukari asked expectantly, thinking that maybe Wataru was into magic. "Need help?" she offered.
"Not for a potion," Wataru said. "Violin varnish."
"Varnish?" Kurumu blinked.
"Wataru-kun not only plays violins but he makes them too," Moka explained.
Both Kurumu and Yukari hadn't known that. Just how many talents did Wataru possess?
After filling up the pail, Wataru smiled in satisfaction. "This should be enough."
"You need help with that varnish?" offered Yukari. He shook his head.
"No, I can do this on my own," he told her. "Thank you for offering, through." He carried the pail and said to his friends, "See you all tomorrow," before walking away.
The three girls watched him and Kurumu asked Moka, "Hey, Moka, do you know where Wataru lives?" Kurumu had tried to look for him at the dorms but his name wasn't listed.
"Oh, Wataru-kun lives off campus," Moka told her. She knew all about Wataru's living arrangements but she doubt anybody would believe her. She would've never believed it herself until she'd seen Castle Doran for herself.
The following morning, Moka was heading for school hoping to run into Wataru when she heard a noise she'd only heard in the human world. She turned around and squinted her eyes to get a better look. She then gasped when she saw it. What was a motorbike doing in Yokai Academy?
It was red, with three small headlights in the front arranged in a triangle. It looked like it was modelled after a Harley Davidson bike. On the rear of the bike was a fin shaped like a bat's wing.
The bike pulled up next to her. She could not recognise the rider as he wore a helmet with a black visor but the smell was uncanny. She knew who it was.
"Wataru-kun?" she asked carefully, hoping that she was right. The rider lifted off his helmet and she gasped, "Wataru-kun!"
It was Wataru and he was smiling at her, "Ohayo, Moka-san."
Smiling, she returned the greeting, "Ohayo, Wataru-kun." She admired the vehicle. "Is this yours?"
"Yes," he nodded. "It was broken up until yesterday. Jiro-san repaired it." Moka could see Kiva's insignia on the gas tank. He then offered, "Want a ride?"
Moka smiled cheerfully before hugging her friend around the neck. "I'd love to!" She got behind him and he pulled out an extra helmet for her to strap on to her head. He revved up his engine, allowing it to growl, before he fastened on his own helmet. They then sped along the path towards the school.
Being so close, Moka couldn't resist and bit down on his neck. Wataru nearly lost control of his bike in shock as the girl fed off him. He just had to get used to her feeding on her blood. She did say it had a rather unique flavor.
"Good morning, brat."
"Good morning, cow."
Both Yukari and Kurumu were waiting for Wataru. Ever since the succubus and witch first met, they'd developed a tense relationship. It was usually displayed in the way they traded insults. Kurumu would tease Yukari for being a little girl and Yukari would remark something about Kurumu's breasts. As usual, Kurumu was surrounded by her many admirers who were looking at her with hearts in their eyes.
"Waiting for Wataru and Moka I suppose," Kurumu guessed.
"Yes, and I think I found something that can help with Wataru-sama's quest for the perfect varnish." What Yukari meant was that she'd spent all night making a potion for her beloved.
"Well, whatever," snorted Kurumu. She had a made a cake for Wataru and was going to share it with him. It was a symbol of her love. She then blinked. "Huh?"
"What?"
"Do you hear that?"
"Hear what?"
"Listen."
Yukari focused her hearing and could hear something. What was it? It sounded familiar.
Students got out of the way as whatever was coming came closer and it was revealed to be a red motorbike. On it was a mysterious rider and riding behind him with her arms around his waist was…
"Moka!" cried Kurumu.
"Moka-sama!" cried Yukari.
"Ohayo!" Moka waved, smiling brightly.
The bike pulled over in front of Yukari and Kurumu before the rider pulled off his helmet after kicking down the stand. "Ohayo, Yukari-chan, Kurumu-san," Wataru greeted.
Kurumu's eyes went wide. Who knew Wataru had a bike too and an amazing looking one at that. Most of the male students murmured about how unfair it was and that Wataru was just a show off.
"Wow," Kurumu admired. "Is this your bike?" Kurumu asked curiously.
"It is," answered Wataru.
"Sugoi," admitted Yukari as she looked it over. She could sense something magical about it. Kurumu only wished that Wataru had offered her a ride. Maybe she could ask him later…
Suddenly, there was another sound. It was like a roar and it was coming from above. Wataru knew that roar well and looked up to see a familiar sight. Kurumu and Yukari backed away with fear at the thing that came down.
It landed right next to Wataru and now everyone could see what it was. It looked like a red dragon with a long neck, tail, wings and a horn on its snout. What set it apart from other dragons was that it was within windmill.
"Shoo-chan?" Wataru wondered. He could see the bento hanging from the dragon's mouth. He took the bento, which had a note on it and then petted the dragon's snout.
"Wataru, what's that?" asked Kurumu as she pointed at the dragon/windmill.
"Oh, this is Shoo-chan," introduced Wataru. Shoo Doran nuzzled Wataru and licked his face. He laughed.
Now everyone was really wondering what kind of monster Wataru was. Dragons were powerful creatures and not many monsters could domesticate them. Yet, Wataru had one, an unusual one at that, and it was his pet.
"Kawaii," Yukari said as she approached Shoo Doran. The dragon let out a growl/purr and allowed Yukari to pet its snout.
"Why is he here?" Moka asked.
"Delivering bento from Riki-san," answered Wataru after reading the note.
"Riki?" Kurumu questioned.
"Oh, he's one of my guardians," said Wataru. He said to Shoo Doran, "Tell Riki-san I said thanks." Shoo Doran nodded and flew away, the propeller on its windmill spinning.
"Wataru, you are just full of surprises, darling," said Kurumu.
"I've got to park this," said Wataru as he wheeled his bike alongside him. "Then, let's walk to class together."
Wataru was in class with Moka and Kurumu and as soon as Nekonome-sensei mentioned about clubs, he looked up at the teacher.
"Now, because our school mimics a human high school, it is mandatory for each student to join a club. This is so that, when we enter the human world, we can integrate ourselves into human society better," the cat-woman teacher said.
Wataru withheld the urge to groan. Clubs were something he really didn't like. He was the last one anyone wanted to join them. He was lucky that his previous school hadn't made clubs mandatory. Of course, it seemed Yokai Academy had a very mandatory policy concerning its clubs. There were so many bad memories involved in joining up with clubs. Not even the music clubs held good memories to him since he got so nervous in front of crowds.
"But, Sensei," one student spoke up with a joking smile. "That means you'd get an F with your disguise."
Miss Nekonome looked down and spotted her tail which was waving lazily. Her ears were also revealed on the top of her head. The cat-woman teacher blinked for a moment as the truth dawned onto her.
"RAWR!" she cried as she leaped at the hapless student. Her hands seemed a bit sharper as she slashed at the boy's face.
"Gagh!" the student cried as he stumbled with his face covered with scratches.
"Now," Miss Nekonome smiled, looking as if she just hadn't mauled one of her own students. "Remember that this is mandatory. There are a lot of clubs out there so make sure you find one for you."
As the students began to get up and look forward to their future club, Miss Nekonome added something else, "Oh, and make sure to visit the Newspaper Club too! I'm the advisor so don't be shy!"
Classes for the day were cancelled because of the day's "Club Fair". All the school's clubs had set up booths around the courtyard to advertise their clubs and draw in new members. Wataru looked around with a look of familiarity. He wasn't surprised that monsters had adopted human lifestyles. It was how they managed to survive.
"Wataru-kun, have you decided on a club yet?" asked Moka who was with him.
"No, not really," he answered. Moka noticed that her friend had a faraway look in his eyes.
"Is something wrong? You can tell me."
"Well..." he began and shook his head. No reason to make her depressed over him, "It's nothing, Moka-san." He took her hand. "Let's go look around, alright?"
Moka blushed as she felt her hand in his and returned the gesture with a smile. "Sure."
They passed by several club booths. The first one had been the Photography Club. Unfortunately, the president of the club was scary and was even asking if he could take more 'artistic' photos of Moka. Then there was the acupuncture club which freaked both the Fandiri and vampire when one of the members instead of a dummy was covered in needles. The Mummy Club was just plain weird. As for the Chemistry Club, they wanted Moka to join with promises to make beautiful love potions together. Both teens escaped quickly.
"I don't think any of these clubs are right for me, Wataru-kun," said Moka.
"Same here," he agreed. There wasn't one Music Club in the school, which was weird.
"Are you both looking for a club to join?" a beautiful girl with aqua marine hair asked. She was in a bikini and sarong. Wataru blushed bright red when he saw her.
"Ano..." he stuttered.
"I'm Tamao Ichinose, 2nd year student and President of the Swimming Club," she introduced. She looked Wataru over. "You're Wataru Kurenai, right? I've heard a lot about you."
"You have?" he blinked.
"There are a lot of rumours about you," she leaned in closer. "I wonder if they're true."
"Stories can get exaggerated," he said to her. Moka didn't like the way the girl was getting close to Wataru so she tried to pull him away.
"Wataru-kun, let's go look around some more," she said.
"Come back anytime, Wataru," Tamao smiled sultrily. "The Swimming Club's doors are opened to you anytime." She winked.
"Hai," Wataru nodded dumbly. "Ja ne." Moka dragged him off. In his mind, he was actually thinking of seeing Moka in the Swimming Club with him, or to be more precise in a bikini. He even envisioned the two of them in the water, kissing, which brought another blush to his face. 'She's a friend. Just a friend,' he mentally tried to convince himself.
"Moka-san, didn't you like the Swimming Club?" Wataru asked.
"No," she shook her head. "I can't swim."
"I could teach you," he offered.
"No thank you," she said curtly.
As for Moka, it wasn't like she didn't want to join the club, it was that she couldn't join. Water wasn't exactly pleasant to her because of her race. She hadn't told Wataru this but water was a weakness. It sapped her strength and with most of it already gone due to the seal of her rosario, she'd be even weaker.
Wataru, though he'd lived with monsters all his life, still didn't know much about the other monster races, so he didn't know about Moka's weakness.
Their hunt for a good club hadn't panned out at all. Many of the clubs were filled with creepy people who kept drooling over Moka; literally in some cases. The rest were filled with gung-ho people who Wataru and Moka definitely knew they were in no shape to join up with.
"What should we do, Moka-san?" asked Wataru as the pair sat on a bench, watching the club booths doing their best to reel in new members. "Most of the clubs are filled with strange people that give me a bad feeling."
"Yeah," Moka sighed grimly. "We have to join a club but most of the people are scary."
Both Fandiri and vampire sighed grimly. They were going to get in trouble unless they managed to find a club that suited them. Too bad the interesting clubs had people who were obsessed with one or both of them. Among the clubs that tried to bring them in was the Video Game Club that desperately wanted Wataru to join since they wanted to know how he 'levelled up' to beat Saizou. The girls of that club were doing their best with their cosplay outfits that resembled the scantily dressed characters in some games.
"Oh? Still having trouble?" a voice asked from the side.
Moka and Wataru turned to see whom was talking to them and found Tamao smiling at them. Moka stiffened slightly and Wataru nodded politely. It was hard to pay attention since she was still in her swimsuit.
"We're still looking," Moka insisted as she shuffled closer to Wataru. "There are plenty of clubs left."
"I'm sure," Tamao nodded as she walked up to the pair. "You know, the Swimming Club is holding an exhibition show for future members. Maybe you should consider it?"
Moka gripped Wataru's hand and tightened her hold on it. She really didn't like the way Tamao was looking at Wataru.
"We'll come and watch," said Wataru, accepting the invitation. "Won't we, Moka-san?"
"Wataru-kun, I…"
"There won't be any harm in us just watching," he reasoned. We can stand far from the pool too." He suspected that she may have a fear of water.
Moka really didn't want to go but she couldn't really hold Wataru back from joining a club if he wanted to. With a sigh, she relented, "Alright, we'll come and watch."
"See you there," Tamao winked before walking off.
"That was nice of her," said Wataru.
"Wataru!" Kurumu glomped him as soon as he arrived at the pool. The hapless boy waved his arms around to regain some semblance of balance with the amorous succubus clutching to him.
"Kurumu-san!" he shouted and she let go. He then got a good look at her and his eyes bugged out. "What are you wearing?"
"You like?" she posed with one arm behind her back and the other behind her head as she thrust her chest forward. She was wearing a yellow bikini and every movement she did made her breasts jiggle. The boys were staring at her and drooling at the sight. "I picked this one out since we'll be joining the Swimming Club together.
Wataru tried to look at Kurumu's face and away from her breasts, "Ano…I don't think I'll be joining the Swimming Club."
She smirked sultrily. "Oh, you'll change your mind soon," she purred.
KLONG!
"Itai!" Kurumu held her head in pain as she glared at the little girl who'd made the bucket hit her head. "You brat!" she hissed to Yukari who was wearing a blue school swimsuit.
"Stay away from Wataru-sama, temptress!" proclaimed Yukari. She still had her hat. She approached Wataru and hugged his arm, giggling girlishly. "Wataru-sama, watch me, OK?"
"Hai," he nodded.
Yukari looked around, wondering where Moka had gone. "Where's Moka-sama?"
"Oh, she said she needed to get a drink," Wataru said.
Moka leaned against a vending machine, sighing dejectedly. Just what was wrong with her? Why couldn't she tell Wataru the real reason she couldn't go into the water? That it would weaken her? Was she afraid he'd view her as weak or something or maybe she didn't want him to pity her? She really did want to be in the same club as him but if he ended up joining the Swimming Club…
She heard her rosario speak, "You fool. You know that water drains our power. You're already weak with the Rosario. Why add on to it?"
"But I really want to be in the same club as Wataru-kun…"
"If he's your friend, he'll understand. He's shared his secrets with you. The honest thing to do is to share yours."
Could Moka really do that and bare all her secrets to Wataru? Could she trust him with the knowledge?
Yes, yes she could…
At first it'd been all fun and games. There were some contests being held by the Swimming Club that Yukari and Kurumu participated in. Boys interested in joining the club were in their trunks while some of the other boys just wanted to ogle at all the girls in their sexy bathing suits.
Wataru stood on the sidelines, waiting for Moka. He wondered what was taking her so long and if he should look for her but his attention was being drawn elsewhere. He then knew what it was when he saw it.
All of a sudden, the Swimming Club showed their true colours when the boys joined them. They were biting on the boys' necks and Wataru watched, horrified, as he saw their bodies wither as the girls continued to feed on them….like Fangires.
He backed away but then bumped into someone. Turning around he saw that it was Tamao Ichinose. She grinned, "Leaving so soon, Wataru?" Something was definitely not right with her.
"What's going on?" he asked as he backed away from the girl who was stalking towards him.
"Oh, you don't know?" she smiled. "It's simple really." She then gave his chest a light push and he realised that he was standing at the edge of he pool. He flailed his arms around before falling with a splash. Tamao dove in after him, assuming her true form. Her ears were replaced by fins and she gained gills on the sides of her neck. Her legs were also replaced by a fish's tail.
'Mermaid!' Wataru realised. He looked around to see the other members of the club were also mermaids. "No way!"
"We mermaids enjoy feeding on the life energy of men," Tamao said as she swam closer to the helpless boy. "Human life energy is the best and you smell just like a human." Wataru gulped. "Now, don't be shy…" She grabbed his shoulders and opened her mouth.
"Let him go!" shouted Moka as she appeared. Wataru saw her.
'Moka-san!'
"So, Moka Akashiya finally showed up," Tamao grinned. "Rumor says you're a vampire and because of that you can't go into water. It's your weakness." To emphasize, she splashed some water in Moka's direction, causing the pink haired vampire to jump back in fright.
'It is?' Wataru thought. 'Is that why she didn't want to join?'
Kurumu and Yukari were trying to rescue Wataru too but the mermaids were proving difficult for them. They could only watch the exchange with looks of worry.
"Maybe so, but I won't let you harm Wataru-kun," said Moka defiantly. She wasn't going to let anyone hurt Wataru.
Seeing how Moka was willing to risk her own safety for his sake made Wataru come to a decision. Despite his reluctance in fighting girls, Wataru decided now would be an exception. He called out to his partner, "KIVAT!"
Kivat heard and answered, swooping down to the pool. He dove into the water and initiated the transformation. In seconds, Wataru's appearance changed. He first gained his Fangire markings before his body turned silver and morphed. The silver layer shattered to reveal his Kiva armor. Tamao was stunned and an impact with her stomach pushed her away.
"W-What?" Tamao stared at Kiva as he stood in the middle of the pool. All the other mermaids stared at the transformed boy. "What are you?" The energy he was emitting felt similar to a vampire's. Was Wataru a vampire?
"Wataru-kun!" cried out Moka, relieved that he'd transformed. However, her relief was short lived when she felt a pair of hands gripping her ankles before pulling her into the pool. Moka splashed around and screamed as the water caused her pain.
"Moka-san!" Kiva cried out and attempted to help her but he was surrounded by mermaids. They were holding onto him as he watched Moka helplessly being pulled into the water. She was going to drown if this continued.
"You fish bitches!" Kivat shouted as he flew off his perch. He then flew around, striking at them with his wings. They screamed in pain as Kivat's wings cut into their skin. "Wataru!"
Kiva knew what he had to do and took out a green Fuestle with a fish's head. He tossed it to Kivat who caught it. "BASHAA MAGNUM!" The Fuestle made the sound of a trumpet.
Back at Castle Doran, Ramon, bored, was looking out the window. As much as he wanted to spend time with Wataru outside, his place was in the castle. He wasn't a prisoner but since he was the last of his race, it was safer to stay inside Castle Doran at times.
"Hey, how long have we lived together here?" asked Ramon.
Both Riki and Jiro were playing a game of Chess and Jiro answered, "Almost 17 years, I think."
Ramon, feeling mischievous, snapped his fingers which caused one of the pieces on the Chessboard to move. It then 'ate' the piece inhabiting that spot.
Ramon then heard the call of his Fuestle and smiled. "Looks like I'm called!"
Jiro snorted is disappointment while Riki made his next move on the chessboard. Ramon happily began skipping towards the end of the room. As he got closer to the wall, it suddenly vanished and became a hallway in which was lined with mirrors and torches. As he was skipping, his entire body began to glow with green energy. As he passed by the mirrors, his image of a child vanished and was replaced by a gold and green fish-man with red eyes and fins sticking from the sides of his head. Gold fins and emerald scales made up the entire body with small red stones in the centre of his chest. His hands and feet were finned as well, indicating a definite affinity with water. This was the last living member of the Mazoku Clan known as the Mermen, Bashaa!
Bashaa continued skipping along the hall without a care. It was obvious that while he was an adult, he still had all the cares of the child form he often used. Skipping into a stone chamber which was torch lit, Bashaa stood in the centre. He calmly folded his hands behind his back and seemed to be waiting for something.
Above the waiting Merman, a large stone chandelier attached to a gear mechanism and chains moved into position. The chandelier then began to lower towards Bashaa with the centre beginning to glow a fiery orange.
As it came closer, glowing green chains flew around Bashaa before wrapping around him. His entire form changed before he turned into a statue which depicted him rather well. The statue then shank down to a hand-held size before the stone chandelier stopped over it and wrapped fiery orange energy around it. With the statuette in hand, the chandelier hoisted back up to the mechanism which controlled it.
As the statuette was hoisted up, it overlooked the chamber which actually rested inside of the very centre of Castle Doran. The room was rather dark and bare with only gears running machines of some kind. Besides the windows which let light cast in, a soft red glow came from something that looked akin to a furnace. However, the shape and the beats coming from it indicated that it was the heart of Castle Doran. The machine holding the statuette continued on to where a tunnel that extended to outside Castle Doran could be found.
Outside, Castle Doran was flying towards Yokai Academy, hearing its master's call. A bright orange light could be seen inside the giant windows. The light moved to the front of Doran where his neck was located. For a moment, the light vanished before the clock atop of Doran rang loudly. The orange light then travelled up Doran's throat up to its mouth. The castle dragon's mouth bulged before it spat out a large orb of orange energy with the Bashaa statuette inside of it.
A green streak flew through the air as Kiva dove into the water. The streak followed him and the pool water was bathed in a green glow which caught the attention of Kurumu, Yukari and the mermaid.
"What's happening?" Yukari panicked. "Wataru-sama!"
A figure then rose up standing on top of the water. He was clad in scaly green armor that covered his chest and the entirety of his right arm. In his right hand was a strange green gun. His right forearm and shoulder had fins on them. In his arms was Moka, carried bridal style. The vampire girl looked up to see Kiva looking down at her with his green visor.
"Moka-san, I'm here," he said.
"Wataru-kun…" she smiled. "My rosario…"
"I know," he said. She wrapped her arms around his neck and held onto him as he withdrew his left arm from under her legs, allowing her to stand against him. He then grasped her rosario and with a tug it was off.
The entire sky suddenly turned dark as the moon appeared in its crimson glory. The pool below appeared to be red in the light. Moka and Kiva were both surrounded in the aura and swarms of black bats that had enveloped them. The sheer power made several of the mermaids shiver in fear.
"Moka-sama!" Yukari gasped in delight. Her second idol was going to go all out on these mean fish girls!
The bats vanished inside of the aura while the energy began to vanish. As the aura began to finally dissipate, the image of Moka and Kiva could be seen again.
Moka-sama was still holding onto Kiva's neck while he was holding her up in one arm. In his normal hand he had the rosario clutched tightly as the green hand was holding his gun while supporting Moka-sama. Her body was dry and devoid of water, keeping it from draining her strength.
"Hmmm," Moka smirked. "Isn't this pleasant? Still, you know I dislike water."
Kiva nodded silently before actually walking across the water. The mermaids could only watch in shock at the event. No water monster they knew could actually walk on water.
Continuing unobstructed, Kiva came to the edge of the pool and set Moka-sama lightly on her feet.
"Wataru!"
"Wataru-sama!"
Both Kiva and Moka-sama turned to see Yukari and Kurumu dashing over to them. Both had concerned looks on their faces, but their eyes were trained on Kiva and his new form.
"We're not done yet!" the head of the Swimming Club shrieked at the four who would stand against her.
"True," Kiva spoke coldly as he turned to look at the collected mermaids. "But I will finish it."
Thunder suddenly crashed through the air as Kiva inwardly scowled at the arrogant fish girls. Lifting the Bashaa Magnum up, he walked towards the pool again. As he moved, rain began to fall from the sky.
Moka-sama flinched when the water hit her, but she felt no pain from the touch. Her eyes narrowed at Kiva when she felt the water hit her. Only a select few monsters could manipulate such rain that it wouldn't hurt her.
"Get him!" Tamao screamed. "Drain him dry!"
The mermaids surged forward at the order, hoping to make Kiva their next meal. The armored warrior didn't even seem concerned about what was approaching him. All he did was continue walking. As he came to the centre of the pool, the mermaids broke the surface of their domain and lunged at him. Their faces were no longer beautiful and looked eager to bite into his flesh.
Kiva finally reacted. Moving as fluidly as the water he was standing on, he took aim at the closest mermaid and pulled the trigger of his weapon. A bang echoed through the air as a high-pressured blast of water came out of the barrel of the gun. It easily collided with the chest of the closest mermaid. The monster in question screamed in pain as the force of the bullet sent her sailing right out of the pool.
More mermaids met the same fate as Kiva fired more and more at his enemies. The captain of the swimming club could only watch in stunned horror as all her underlings were sent sailing and landing outside of the pool in deep pain. What was worse, they were being defeated by their own element!
Moka-sama, Kurumu, and Yukari all watched with grins on their faces. Moka-sama had a more sinister grin on her face whereas Yukari and Kurumu were about to break out in cheers for their potential love interest.
Suddenly, some of the remaining mermaids decided that the vampire and her friends would make easier targets. Swimming through the water to the edge of the pool, they lunged out at the trio is a splash.
"Hmph!" Moka-sama snorted. "Cowards! KNOW YOUR PLACE!"
Unleashing a demonically-powered kick, Moka-sama sent all three of the mermaid attackers sailing back into the pool. They didn't attempt a second attack either since they drifted back to the surface in unconsciousness.
Yukari used her magic to knock a few of them out with buckets raining from the sky as Kurumu punched them away with her succubus strength.
"THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE!" Tamao roared. "How can you be beating us? Vampires are weak against water!"
"I am not a vampire," Kiva answered. "But I am similar."
"Either way, you're dead!" the enraged mermaid hissed. She then began swimming at Kiva at a breakneck speed.
"Looks like the fish doesn't know when she has lost," Kivat smirked. "Let's get that point across."
Nodding, Kiva brought the Bashaa Magnum down to Kivat's mouth. Opening his mouth, Kivat bit down on the hammer of the gun, bringing green energy rippling through it with a cry of, "BASHAA BITE!"
Moving his arms in a clockwise (left) and counter-clockwise (right) rotation, Kiva brought the Bashaa Magnum up so it was pointing at the sky. As he came to a stop, the red moon changed into a bright emerald half-moon. Kiva then spread his arms apart as the energy of both Kiva and the last Merman, Bashaa, flowed through his body. Looking at the approaching mermaid leader, Kiva's emerald visor flashed brightly. He then raised the Bashaa Magnum into the air as the turbine began to spin at a rapid pace. Around him, the water started to swirl in the air, keeping him from sight.
"What…what is this?" Tamao cried in shock.
Within the funnel of water, Kiva gripped the Bashaa Magnum with both hands and aimed it directly at the mermaid leader. As the turbine continued to spin, a sphere of dark green water began collecting at the barrel. When it was the size of a basketball, he finally pulled the trigger. The watery orb of power immediately flew through the funnel of water and right at Tamao.
"YEEAAAAAARRRRRRRGGGH!" the mermaid shrieked as the attack collided directly with her chest.
There was a blast of water similar to what one would expect from a tidal wave as Tamao was hit with the Bashaa Aqua Tornado. Tamao's scream could be heard for a brief moment before he body was seen shooting out of the pool and even through the fence surrounding the area. She kept on flying until she skidded across the ground, looking a lot like a fish out of water.
Seeing his job completed, Kiva turned and headed back to his friends. He walked upon the water until he reached dry land. Kivat detached from his body allowing Kiva's body to turn silver and then he reverted back to Wataru as the chains retracted into his body. The Bashaa Magnum returned to its statuette form before flying away in a streak of green light, its duty done.
"Wataru!" cried out Kurumu as she glomped the boy, nearly causing him to slip back into the pool.
"Wataru-sama!" Yukari cheered. "That was amazing!"
"Ano…Kurumu-san," said Wataru. "Could you get off me? I need to return something to Moka-san." Kurumu pouted and reluctantly let go. The young Fandiri approached Moka-sama and handed her the rosario back. She gratefully took it into her hand.
"You are full of surprises, Wataru Kurenai," the super vampire spoke. "I hope to see more of your abilities in future." And then she attached the rosario to the chain, sealing her power once more. Regular Moka was about to collapse forward but Wataru caught her in his arms.
Wataru looked at Moka who smiled back at him. He then decided to ask, "Ano, Moka-san? If you don't like water how do you take showers?"
Moka giggled. "I don't. I take special herbal baths." She knew he would ask that once he found out about her weakness.
"OK." That made sense.
Back at Castle Doran, Ramon stretched as he lay on the couch. He'd gotten some exercise by helping Kiva and it'd been fun too.
Needless to say, none of the friends wanted to join the Swimming Club after the little stunt the senior members had pulled. After Kurumu and Yukari got their regular clothes back on, all four friends made tracks. Unfortunately, most of the club booths were full and the ones left were clubs that were either filled with weirdoes or clubs they didn't want to join.
At the moment, the group of friends were sitting in the cafeteria. Kurumu sighed, "I guess we don't have any clubs to join now, huh?"
"Afraid so," admitted Wataru.
"I'm just glad Wataru-kun is safe," said Moka.
"I'm sorry I brought you to the pool, Moka-san," Wataru apologized. "I didn't know that water did that to you."
"That's okay Wataru-kun," Moka smiled. "I never told you so how would I expect you to know?"
Wataru smiled at Moka's forgiveness. She could have been seriously hurt by the water and the mermaids, but she chose to forgive him anyway. He felt better about that much. Still, their main problem was still there. None of the good clubs had room for them now.
"What's this?" asked a cheerful voice and they turned to see their teacher, Nekonome-sensei, looking at them. "Why so glum?"
"We don't know what club to join," said Wataru.
"Oh, no problem!" said their teacher with a knowing smile. "Why don't you all join the Newspaper Club? All our members graduated last year so it's pretty empty. How about it?"
Wataru perked up. It was a chance for him and Moka to be in the same club. He asked Moka, "What do you say, Moka-san?"
"It sounds like a good idea," said Moka.
"Hey, let me join too!" said Kurumu.
"Me too! Me too!" Yukari added.
Nekonome-sensei smiled. Looks like the Newspaper Club was going to get some new blood after all.
