Here comes chapter 4! This chapter was a bit harder for me to write, not only did I not really like this chapter in the original story, it's hard to incorporate Luffy into this one since he can't swim, but I did my best to try and make it work, hope you enjoy it! Remember that reviews make me wanna write more!
Chapter 4: Let's Join a Club Together
After the events of with Kurumu, she had joined their little group of friends. Luffy and Zoro really didn't mind, although she did go on a lot about how Tsukune was her Destined One, which Luffy didn't understand and Zoro didn't pay much attention to so it didn't mean anything to the pirates. The group now walked to class together, although Kurumu had a different class than the others.
"So Luffy, Zoro, Tsukune, what kind of monsters are you anyway? I almost thought Zoro was a vampire with his strength." Kurumu asked the three. Luffy was about to say he was human until his brain finally stepped in for once and stopped him. Zoro didn't know what to tell the girl either.
"Wait Kurumu, we're not supposed to ask that of each other, remember?" Moka said stepping in.
"Oh come on, it's not like anybody listens to that anyways." Kurumu said which was true. In the men's dorms, the three boys would see other students in their true forms. Luffy would get very excited by the sight of them, but Zoro would make him contain it.
"We don't like to reveal our true forms to people, even our friends." Zoro said coming up with an excuse. Kurumu deflated for a second but recovered and wrapped around Tsukune's arm.
"Oh well, maybe some other time. Come on Tsukune let's hurry to class!" Kurumu said happily as she started to run away quickly with him. Moka looked jealous and ran after the two.
"Wait Kurumu-chan, you don't have the same class as us!" She shouted after them. Luffy broke out into laughter as he watched their friends disappear. Zoro only sweat dropped with half lidded eyes
"Those guys are really funny!"
"I really don't understand them at times." Zoro said as he sighed. The two continued on together to class. Moka and Tsukune were already there. Luffy and Zoro took their respective seats as they waited for the teacher to start. And as if on cue, she entered the room.
"Hello class, I have an announcement for you all!" She said now standing at the front of class.
"As part of learning to cope with human society, each student will be required to join an after school club. There will be stands after school representing each club for those interested in joining some." She explained to them, making Tsukune tilt his head in question.
"Join a club? Do we have to?" Tsukune said looking a little frightened. He didn't know what kind of clubs would be at a school for monsters. Moka instead smiled happily at him.
"Oh come on Tsukune, it sounds fun! All of us could join a club together!" She said now looking at the other two boys, who had (partly) listened to their teacher's words. Luffy smiled brightly at the two.
"Yeah, it sounds like a lot of fun! Let's go and join a fighting club!"
"Let's see if they have a kendo club." Zoro mused
"Remember, we are trying to learn how to be just like humans in society, so it is entirely necessary for us to do this. Also remember to always stay in your monster form!" She said as happy as usual. Zoro raised his hand now.
"You say that teacher but… your tail's sticking out." Zoro pointed out. The whole class looked behind the teacher to find a long cat tail waving around. She let out a meow sound and scratched Zoro's face, making him cringe in pain.
"Why the hell did you scratch me?" Zoro yelled in anger, but she had her back turned to him as if to ignore him
"Well class you're all excused, go out and find a club!" She shouted in excitement. Zoro wanted to keep arguing but Luffy and Tsukune pushed him out of the room to go to the club stands.
"Damn cat teacher scratching me like that." Zoro relented as they strode to the stands. There were many around and it was very busy.
"Ah she's not so bad Zoro-kun. Now let's see what to join?" Moka said looking around excitedly.
"Do they have meat club? That sounds fun too!" Luffy said while salivating.
"That'd be a really weird club." Tsukune and Zoro said in unison with sweat drops.
"Hello Moka Akashiya, it's nice to meet you."
Up to the vampire walked a very creepy looking guy with long black hair and a strange stalker aura both Zoro and Tsukune could feel.
"I'm part of the photography club, and you are just so beautiful that you would make a great model for us."
"Moka I think we should go…"
"We also accept taking nude pictures…"
"Let's move it!" Zoro said pushing his friends away quickly, finding himself being creeped out.
"Moka, come join the mummy club!"
"Moka come join the witchcraft club!"
"Moka come join the potions club!"
One after another a bunch of clubs with weird guys kept appearing, making the group slowly back away at each turn.
"Damn, isn't there a single normal club at this school?" Zoro said after giving up and sitting down.
"What are you talking about these clubs are awesome!" Luffy said as he laughed. The other three sweat dropped at his optimistic attitude.
"Well anyways let's try again shall we?" Moka said with her serene smile. The rest agreed and started to move on. They reached the pool are to find the swimming club was out.
"Hey a swimming club, c'mon guys lets go there!" Tsukune said excitedly.
"Hey wait but Luffy can't-", Zoro began but was cut off when he heard
"Kendo club is accepting challengers! Please come and join!"
Zoro turned around to find a group of kids holding kendo sticks by a stand with other boys trying to join.
Zoro felt it was time to entertain himself.
"I'll catch up with you guys later; I'm gonnna check out the kendo club." He said walking off towards the stand. Tsukune internally knew that something bad was going to happen to them.
"I kind of feel bad for that club… oh well let's go to the swimming club!" Tsukune said rushing over. Moka had a worried look on her face but Luffy's face became disappointed.
"But I can't swim." He said, Moka looked surprised.
"You can't Luffy? How come, did you never learn how to?" She asked but he shook his head.
"I ate a devil fruit, because of that I can't swim in water or I'll become weak and drown." He said. She tilted her head in question but was interrupted when Tsukune was being pulled away by the swimming club.
"C'mon Moka, Luffy, lets at least check out the swimming club!" Tsukune said, Luffy looked at her and shrugged.
"Well if Tsukune wants to we could just wait for him!" Luffy said now following after the crowd.
"But Luffy wait I… I can't touch water either."
Tsukune had been dragged off by the club leader Ichinose Tamao, who seemed to be taking a keen interest in their human friend. Luffy and Moka sat on the bleachers next to the pool watching Tsukune and the girl swim with each other. Luffy looked terribly bored as he sat there with half lidded eyes, but Moka seemed highly irritated.
"What's Tsukune think he's doing, acting all flirty with that girl?" She thought aloud, forgetting her friend sitting next to her. Luffy looked at her questioningly.
"Flirting? I thought she was helping him swim?" Luffy said as he looked at the two again. He really didn't notice the excessive touching she was doing with Tsukune, but Moka was about to explode.
"That's it I'm leaving! C'mon Luffy, let's get out of here!" She shouted in anger. Luffy and Tsukune both took this by surprise as she started to leave.
"Wait Moka, I only wanted to go swimming with you, why won't you two come into the pool?" Tsukune asked innocently, not knowing either of his friend's situations. Moka turned around to explain until she was splashed with water by Tamao.
"You are allowed to stay, but fighting is not acceptable near the pool, if you don't plan on swimming you can leave." She said. Moka started to freak out for some reason and ran off, but what the others had not seen that Luffy did was a sort of electric current that came over Moka for almost an instant.
"Hey Moka where you going?" Luffy yelled in worry as he began to run after her. He stopped for a second to look back at Tsukune who was trying to get out of the pool but the swim club was trying to keep him in.
"It's ok Tsukune; I'll go and get her!" He shouted back to his friend, who looked divided on what to do. Before more could be said, Luffy disappeared behind the wall. He looked around for Moka around the corner trying to find her.
"What were you thinking, going near to something such as a pool?" Luffy heard suddenly, it had sounded like the other Moka.
"Water disrupts our Youki greatly, weakening us terribly."
Luffy didn't understand the conversation but followed it hoping to find Moka.
"Water is the Vampire's greatest weakness!"
"Hey Moka is that you?" Luffy said popping his head around the corner, but was even more surprised when he saw more electricity go through Moka's body. She cringed in pain. He rushed to her side checking her to see if she was ok.
"Hey, are you alright? What's happening to you?" He said exasperated now. She looked at him weakly.
"The reason I can't swim is because… water is a vampire's weakness. I can die from to much exposure." She explained to the rubber boy, who had a small sweat going in fear for her.
"Why didn't you say so earlier? We wouldn't have gone to the pool!" Luffy said quite surprised.
"I wanted to do things with Tsukune, and I didn't want to upset him. It's my fault that I cant-
Luffy stopped her suddenly by putting his hand up. His gaze was fierce.
"Stop blaming yourself for everything! Its not your fault that you can't touch water, don't convince yourself that it is!" He said grabbing her by the shoulders. She was shocked by his change in attitude. His words began to sink in and she felt herself tear up. Luffy huffed and changed to a more caring expression.
"Tsukune would have left that club if he knew that, so let's go and get him, so we can find another club!" Luffy said with his confident grin. Moka seemed cheered up by his last words and smiled a little and nodded in agreement. Suddenly the two heard shouting coming from the pool area and rushed to see what was going on.
Back at the kendo club…
"Damn, I was hoping for more from you guys."
Zoro stood over the bruised and battered kendo club. He had challenged their leader to a fight, but instead had to work up the ranks just to fight the president. In comparison to him all were nothing; even the president was a weakling. Zoro shook his head as he began to leave.
"Wait a minute!"
He looked back to see the club president on his feet, although now leaning against his kendo stick. He got on his knees and bowed
"Please teach us the ways of the sword, Zoro-sensei!" He shouted with his whole club now falling in line behind him and mirroring him. Zoro looked at them with half lidded eyes.
"Not interested." He answered, making them all cry crocodile tears.
"Hey Zoro!" said a chirpy voice. He looked towards it to find Kurumu coming his way.
"Oh hey Kurumu, what are you doing?" He asked as she finally reached him.
"Oh nothing just looking for Tsukune… what happened to these guys?" She said pointing at the continually crying kendo club.
"Forget about them, I think Tsukune and the others are at the swimming club, I was about to head over there." He said starting to walk away, she fell in line next to him.
"Cool lets go together, I wanna show off my great figure in front of Tsukune in a swimming suit!" She said almost dreamily, making Zoro sweat drop.
"I didn't want to know that." He whispered
"What was that?"
'Nothing, lets get going."
Back to the pool…
As Luffy and Moka entered the pool area, they found that all the boys were being attacked by the swimming club. Now they were fish like, with fins and different mouths and revealing gills.
"No way, what are those guys?" Luffy shouted in surprise.
"Tsukune!" Moka yelled seeing that Tamao was trying to get a hold of him.
"Why do you keep interfering? It's not like you could do anything anyways vampire, you can't touch water!" Tamao said scoffing at her. Luffy prepared to fight, but was surprised when Moka ran and jumped into the pool. Electricity started to spark form where she dived in.
"Wh-what is this?" Tamao said confused.
"Moka-san!" Tsukune shouted, not understanding what was happening to her.
"Moka, what are you doing?" Luffy shouted after her.
"Did Moka just jump into the water? Is she nuts?" They heard a voice. It was Kurumu who came running in with Zoro next to her.
"What do you mean?" Tsukune said while Tamao laughed.
"Vampires weakness is water, she told me just now!" Luffy shouted to him, surprising Tsukune. Before anyone could act something that should not have happened next did:
"I'm coming Moka I'll get you!"
Luffy jumped into the water. Zoro's jaw dropped almost to the floor when his captain did so, knowing that he also could not do anything in water.
"You idiot, your no better in the water than she is!" Zoro yelled as he rushed towards the pool.
"What, Luffy can't touch water either? Is he a vampire?' Kurumu asked seeing that Luffy had not resurfaced yet.
"No he's not but- I'll explain it later!"
Zoro stopped midway when a bright pinkish glow came from the pool. Up in the middle the other Moka arose with Tsukune climbing out with the Rosario in his hand and Luffy on his back.
"What happened to Luffy-san?" Tsukune asked as Zoro reached the two. Luffy was unconscious with his eyes rolled back. Zoro punched his stomach hard, making him gush out tons of water.
"I'll explain later, first I'll help Moka fight since she's weaker in water.
"You're just an annoyance; in the water you cannot do anything." Tamao said more focused on Moka than anyone else. Zoro jumped in next to Moka who was in the shallow part of the pool.
"What do you want swordsman? I am not in need of assistance." She said looking at him slightly with a scowl. Zoro returned it with his own scowl as he placed Wado into his mouth.
"Shut up vampire, when I tell you to jump do it." He said getting ready. Kurumu and Tsukune shuddered when he said that, and Moka widened her eyes in surprise and anger.
"What did you say to me you wretched-
"Oh how fun, you two are arguing amongst yourselves when you have an enemy in front of you." Tamao said as she snapped her fingers. With that, a dozen mermaids came from the water charging at the two.
"Jump now!" Zoro shouted positioning his swords.
"We will finish this later!" She shouted angrily as she jumped into the air..
"Haha slow, and you left your friend to fend for himself!" Tamao mocked. Zoro didn't lose focus for a second.
Santoryuu
The mermaid's were now meters from him.
"We'll absorb your life as well!"
"There will be nothing left!"
Tatsumaki!
Zoro span his swords around, creating a large tornado in the water. It picked up the mermaids and sent them all flying away. Tamao was caught in the current and sent flying towards Inner Moka who was still in the air.
"You mermaids are nothing outside of the water, it is time you realized your place!" Moka shouted as she swiftly kicked the mermaid in the stomach and sent her flying away. She landed outside near Tsukune and the others. Zoro climbed out next to her and sat down to ring out his shirt. She looked at him with a cold stare, which he returned.
"You got a problem vampire?" He said with a dark glare which she dawned herself.
"Do not refer to me in such manners again swordsman, or you will be next!" She declared pushing her hair out of her face. He stood up and came face to face with her. Static began to meet between the two.
"Uh Moka are you alright?" Came Tsukune's voice. She looked at him in the corner of her eyes and slightly turned back to Zoro.
"I'll deal with you later, swordsman. For now I have to deal with something else." She said now turning to Tsukune and slapping him. Zoro raised a brow at this but said nothing while Kurumu rushed over to Tsukune.
"Hey, what are you doing to Tsukune?"
"She cried you know… the other me. Due to her inferiority complex from being rejected by humans, she blamed herself for not being able to swim. She's always had to live in human society like that!" She explained to him, making him wide eyed. Zoro was listening as well but was also currently checking on Luffy who was laid out on the ground semi conscious as he grasped for air.
"Men who think of nothing else but themselves have no right to come near me. Stay out of my sight, Tsukune." She said as she took the Rosario back from him. She cast a glance at Luffy again before putting it on.
"Even though I find him an idiot, Luffy is the opposite of what I find despicable in men. He chased after the other me when he saw she was in pain, and dived into the water, also knowing that he would drown trying to do so. He is a good friend, an idiot still, but a good friend I can respect." She finished with that and placed the Rosario back on. The three remaining friends stood there for a bit in silence until-
"What did I miss?" Luffy said as he sat up. Zoro knocked him back down with a punch.
"Read the atmosphere you idiot!"
Two days later…
The day before, Moka hadn't shown up to class. Luffy, Zoro and Tsukune were worried but were not sure why.
"Should we go by her room?" Luffy said to his two friends as they walked the halls after class. Zoro could see the words from Inner Moka were still sticking in Tsukune's mind and answered first.
"Nah, for all we know she could just be healing up. If it's true that water drains her, she probably just needed time to rest." He explained, with Luffy nodding.
"Ah just the three I needed to see!" Behind them came Nekonome sensei.
"So have you three decided on any clubs yet? You all and Moka are the only ones left who haven't chosen." She said to them.
"Ah damn I forgot about that." Zoro said with annoyance.
"Is there an meat eating club?" Luffy asked.
"I'm sorry Nekonome sensei we weren't able to find one." Tsukune answered for the two, knowing there was no such club for Luffy.
"Oh splendid then you can join my club! I am in charge of the Newspaper club. No one has joined and it might get shut down." She explained. Luffy and Zoro thought that it would be boring but said nothing only had looks of disappointment on.
"Oh that sounds fun I think I'll join!" The group looked back to find Moka walking towards them.
"Moka!" Luffy and Tsukune shouted in unison. Luffy put on a big smile.
"Good morning Tsukune, Luffy and Zoro!" She greeted them.
"We were wondering how you were, where have you been?" Luffy asked
"Oh I'm sorry to have made you worry; I had slept the whole day to rejuvenate from the events of two days ago." She said while rubbing her head sheepishly.
"Then you all decided to join the newspaper club then?" Nekonome said interrupting the friends.
"EH?" they all said in unison for her deciding it on their own.
"I'm joining too!" Kurumu said popping out of nowhere. Everyone was surprised and looked at each other for a moment, but it was broken by Luffy's laughter.
"Yosh, now we can all be together in a club right?" He said with his shining grin. Tsukune and Moka both smiled now. All the friends were together again.
Ah man that chapter was difficult, I gotta say. It was difficult for me to figure out some elements, but I finally finished it. hope you all enjoy and remember to R&R!
