Rubi and Mizore just stared at Kurumu in shock, both of them unable to hold back their blush. Moka had rolled off of him and lay next to him, mumbling something under her breath. Rubi checked to make sure Tsukune was still alive. They all relaxed when they saw him breathing.
"Did you just. . .?" Mizore started to ask.
"Well it worked didn't it!?" Kurumu said quickly, blushing furiously herself.
Cries of alarm were heard outside of the room and Rubi was the first to react. She ran out the door and closed it behind her quickly.
"What's going on? We heard some yelling and someone screamed?" Marin asked as she and Akasha approached Rubi.
"It sounded like Moka. Is something wrong?" Akasha asked her, very concerned.
"Everything is fine. Nothing to worry about!" Rubi said quickly, remaining firmly planted in front of the door.
"Well, maybe I can help." Akasha said trying to open the door but Rubi intercepted her.
"No! I mean, you really don't want to go in there." Rubi said trying to keep her voice from panicking.
All of a sudden there was some shouts of surprise and some crashing noises behind the door. Akasha went to open the door again but it was Marin who stopped her this time. Akasha looked at her confused.
"If she says, we don't want to go in there, then we don't want to go in there." Marin said and pulled her away.
"But. . ." Akasha said concerned, listening to short screams and other noises.
Marin turned her around and gently pushed her forward. Marin then looked back and gave Rubi a wink, which she only replied with half-hearted smile. As soon as they were out of sight Rubi dashed back into the room. The first thing that caught her eye was the source of all of the noise. Rolling on the floor, Kurumu was fending for her life, wrestling a clearly blood-drunk vampire. The next thing she saw was Mizore still doting over the unconscious love of their lives. She immediately went to Tsukune's side and looked him over.
"He is still breathing and his body temperature is rising back to normal." Mizore commented, sitting next to him with her knees held up to her chest.
Rubi trusted Mizore but she had to check Tsukune for herself, not to mention it was fun. She felt his forehead and then ran her hand along his chest. Rubi leaned down and kissed him before returning to her "examination".
"Can somebody help me!? I'm fighting a crazy naked vampire over here!" Kurumu yelled at the others.
"Kurumu, you have pretty hair, did I ever tell you that?" Moka said from on top of Kurumu.
"Ow! Stop pulling it then!" Kurumu yell and tried to push her off.
"It's so soft and silky." Moka said rubbing her face in her hair.
They rolled around on the floor a few times and Kurumu called out to the others but they ignored her. They were now helping Tsukune onto the bed. Kurumu finally managed to get on top Moka and pin her arms down. Kurumu took advantage of the situation to catch her breath. Moka squirmed for a few seconds until her gaze became transfixed on the rise and fall of Kurumu's chest.
"How come your boobs are so big!?" Moka asked transfixed.
"I'm a succubus, they come with the job." Kurumu said still trying to get her breath back.
"Well I could make my boobs big too, watch!" Moka said and rolled Kurumu off to the side.
She got up and stumbled toward the bed. She crashed in between Rubi and Mizore. She grabbed Tsukune's hand and brought it to her rosary. Before anyone could stop her Moka clasped Tsukune's hand around her rosary. It came off easily and the others were pushed back by her release of power. The three of them could only watch in shock. Rubi and Mizore then glared viciously at Kurumu.
"Oh like it's my fault! I didn't see you guys helping!" Kurumu snapped at them.
"What's going on? Where am I?" Ura asked still holding Tsukune's hand.
"This could get bad." Rubi said as they all watched Ura stumble around.
"Where's he at!? I'll teach him to know his place!" Ura said and attempted a roundhouse kick.
She got about halfway until she tumbled to the ground, bringing Tsukune with her. Ura looked down at Tsukune and took a few seconds to focus.
"Tsukune? What are you doing on the floor?" she asked him still laying on top of him.
"Tsukune? Tsukune are you hurt? Who did this to you? Was it Saizou, I'm going to kick him really hard, just for you Tsukune." Ura said angrily but whispering the last part in his ear.
She sat up quickly but immediately grabbed her spinning head. She tried to focus on Kurumu but quickly gave up.
"Kurumu! Kurumu, kuurrrumu. . ." Ura slurred.
"Ya?" Kurumu asked nervously.
"Kurumoooo." Ura said.
"What!?" Kurumu asked, irritated that Rubi and Mizore were now laughing at her.
"Where's he at? Who hurt Tsukune!?" Ura demanded.
"Well before you were throwing him around like a rag doll the other you almost drank him dry." Kurumu told her.
"The other me? Well I'm going to have to show me who's boss!" Ura said as she staggered to her feet.
"Is she going to do what I think she is going to do?" Rubi whispered to Mizore.
"Yep." Mizore answer waiting for the inevitable.
"I think now would be a good time to take cover." Kurumu warned them.
Ura finally got standing straight and wound her right arm back as faras it would go. The others took cover preparing for the worst. With a very serious exasperation on her face, Ura swung her fist around and her body followed it in a circle. She stumbled and fell flat onto her face and ceased to move. The others peeked out from behind their shelters and looked at Ura laid sprawled out on the ground.
"What happened?" Rubi asked.
Kurumu quietly crawled forward and poked Ura on the shoulder. Her eyes were closed and she was breathing heavily.
"She fell asleep." Kurumu said and they all relaxed.
"What happened? I mean nobody got kicked through a wall." Mizore asked noticing Ura's lack of power.
"It looks like she can't control her demonic aura like normal when she is drunk." Rubi guessed.
"Are you saying after years of training and planning to defeat her, is that all we had to do was get her drunk!?" Kurumu asked in disbelief.
Rubi only shrugged and Kurumu went to check on Tsukune. He was okay, just asleep. Tsukune began to wake up and Kurumu smiled in relief.
"What happened?" Tsukune asked.
"Oh nothing, are you hungry?" Kurumu asked.
"Um ya?" Tsukune said, feeling like he had not eaten in days.
"Come on, I bet Marin has something." Kurumu said and pulled him up.
She had him up and out of the door before the others could follow.
"I guess we should take care of her first." Rubi said looking at Moka.
"I can't find her rosary." Mizore said.
They laid Moka on the bed and covered her up. They searched for the rosary but could not find it. Before long they got hungry themselves and headed towards the kitchen.
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Akasha and Marin were sitting in silence. They were going over what had recently happened to Sun. They were both greatly troubled by how Sun must be feeling. They also knew that some dangerous people had gotten close to their position. This whole time they had been keeping an eye out for dangerous ayashi. They never suspected they would run into well armed humans this far into the wastelands. Well armed gorilla groups of humans could be dangerous to both sides. Akasha has to inform the other two dark lords as soon as she can. She hoped the bus driver would show up soon. He always seemed to know when he was needed. Akasha also knew that he would be bringing reinforcements with him. Kahlua and Akuha would be a great help when they arrived. They were brought out of their troubling thoughts by a scream from down the hall. They both raced towards the commotion. They ran into Rubi who blocked their way. Only after Rubi's insistence, Akasha and Marin left them alone. They sat next to each other at the bar, trying to ignore all of the noise from down the hall.
"Those kids are lucky to have each other." Marin said as she poured herself a drink.
"Ya, but sometimes I worry about them." Akasha said.
"I mean, I loved Issa, but there never seemed to be enough of him. Gyokuro always seemed to want more and more." Akasha said sadly.
"Yes, but you were never close to Gyokuro. Those girls in there care for each other. They wouldn't hurt each other just to have more of Tsukune." Marin told her.
"I hope you are right." Akasha said, as her thought trailed off elsewhere.
"Do you miss him?" Marin asked, worried for her friend.
"Yes." Akasha said lowing her head down, looking into her own drink.
"I just don't know what to do without him." Akasha confessed.
"The way he used to make me feel. . ." Akasha said but stopped short and started blushing.
"You know, there are. . .other options." Marin said as she swirled her drink and looked sideways at her.
"I know, but it doesn't feel as good by myself." Akasha said.
"Ya. . ." Marin mumbled and laid her head down on the bar.
Suddenly there was a huge surge in power from Moka. Akasha was about to get up until Marin grabbed her arm.
"Relax, I'm sure they will be fine." Marin said with her head still on the counter.
Akasha forced herself to relax and wondered what was troubling Marin. She figured it had something to do with Sun, but Marin had assured her that Sun was okay. It seemed that something else had bothered her. They sat in silence once more brooding over recent events. Sometime later Kurumu came out of the bedroom half carrying Tsukune. Akasha had never seen him look so sickly. She was about to say something until Kurumu waved her off.
"It's okay, Moka just had a little to much blood. Do you have something to eat Marin?" Kurumu said with a smile.
"Of course." Marin said and went to the kitchen.
It wasn't long after that Marin had dinner ready for everyone as Rubi and Mizore joined them. They told them that Moka was sleeping so the started eating without her. It was quieter than usual without Moka, Gin and Sun to eat with them. Akasha did not want to worry them about the plans she had been making and the girls did not want to talk about what had just happened. Usually Marin would start up the conversations but she seemed to be distracted. Only Tsukune seemed to notice the odd amount of silence as everyone kept to themselves. All that was heard was the scrapping of utensils against the dishes.
The sun had already gone down when they heard the gun shots. A series of rapid fire gun shots echoed throughout the city. Everyone stopped in place and listened closely. The gun shots sounded far off, but they were not a common occurrence, not since the breakout. It was Tsukune who stood first quickly followed by Akasha and the others. Gin appeared out of nowhere and was already heading for the door followed by Tsukune.
"Wait." Akasha called out.
"For what!" Gin growled back.
"There is no need to act rash. The barrier around us will keep them from finding us." Akasha told them.
"It's them, we are downwind from them. They smell like the others." Gin said and everyone went silent.
"I'm going to kill them before something else does." Gin warned and left in a flash.
"Tsukune wait. You are in no condition to fight." Akasha said.
"Don't worry, I'll bring him back safely Sun." Tsukune said and everyone turned around to see Sun behind them.
Sun only nodded and when everyone turned back around Tsukune was already gone.
"Tsukune! Jeez, why do they have to act so macho all of the time and do everything by themselves!?" Kurumu complained and sat back down in her chair.
"I remember when we were always the ones always saving him." Rubi mused.
"He would still put his life on the line to protect us, even when he didn't stand a chance." Mizore said day dreaming.
"But know I can't even do any heavy lifting without him fusing about it, and he never asks for help himself!" Kurumu fused.
"But that's why why fell in love with them, because they are so gentle and caring, and being macho doesn't hurt either. One day he will need help, but he will only ask it from the comfort of your arms and maybes not even then." Sun said quietly and the others looked down thoughtful.
"Then how are we supposed to help him?" Rubi asked, but Sun only smiled and returned to her room.
"Don't worry about it girls, boys will be boys." Marin said and started cleaning up.
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Gun shots continued to ring throughout the night followed by a few small explosions. All Tsukune had to do was follow the noise and when everything went silent he followed the smell of blood. He could soon see fires up ahead and thick columns of smoke against the starry sky. He soon found himself in a courtyard surrounded by the recent fires. There was fresh blood everywhere and a lone figure in the middle.
"Dammit!" Gin shouted as he stood up from a pile of blood he was examining.
"Gin, you know what did this?" Tsukune asked.
"The same thing that ate those humans you killed." Gin said.
"What?" Tsukune asked.
"When I got the beach house there was no bodies, just pools of blood. The exact same thing as here." Gin told him.
"What is it?" Tsukune asked.
"It could be anything, but the humans didn't even scratch it, or I would be able to smell its blood." Gin told Tsukune.
"I can't sense anything either. It could be long gone by now." Tsukune said.
"Or it could be watching us." Gin warned him and they looked around cautiously.
"So what now?" Tsukune asked.
"If we can't find it, then we can't kill it." Gin said beginning to calm down.
"Come on let's go back. It won't be able to follow us past the barrier anyway." Gin said and turned to leave.
Tsukune looked around one last time but only saw the flickering of flames. And the outline of smoke against the night sky. They made their track back, keeping their senses sharp. As far as they could tell they were the only ones out there. When they passed through the barrier they waited to see if anything would try and follow them. Nothing appeared and they made their way back to the inn. Everyone was waiting for them except Moka and Sun. Gin didn't say anything and headed straight for Sun in their room.
"You were not gone very long, what happened?" Akasha asked.
"There was nothing left when we got there." Tsukune said surprising the others.
"Gin said it was the same when he went to the beach house. No bodies, just lots of blood and nothing to explain it." Tsukune continued.
"Okay, thank you Tsukune. You guys should go to bed, it is pretty late." Akasha told them and they reluctantly head for Tsukune's room.
Marin was heading off to her own bed when she noticed Akasha remaining in the dinning room.
"Are you going to go to bed?" Marin asked her.
"I think it would be best if I stayed up tonight." Akasha told her.
"You want me to keep you company?" Marin asked stifling a yawn.
"You are tired, you should go to bed." Akasha said.
"Oh, I'll be fine." Marin said through another yawn.
"How about some coffee then?" Akasha said with a smile.
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Tsukune walked into his room and saw Ura laying in the bed with her back turned towards him. He took her rosary out of his pocket and just stood there, not sure how to proceed. The girls behind him made up his mind for him and started undressing him. With their wandering hands it was difficult to stay focused but he managed it. He stumbled forward when one of them pushed him. He managed to make it in the bed without disturbing Ura. He looked back at the others undressing as well.
"Do you have my rosary?" Ura asked startling him.
"Ya." Tsukune said holding it out but she didn't turn to take it.
It was Mizore who took it out of his hand and placed it on the side table. She then got in behind Tsukune and Rubi behind her.
"Tsukune. . .I. . .I. . ." Ura said quietly.
"I know Moka, I love you too." Tsukune said and boldly wrapped his arm around her, while Mizore did the same to him.
Ura was going to say something, but it felt so nice to be in his arms. Ura opened her eyes and saw Kurumu standing in front of her hesitantly.
"Don't make this awkward. I don't think I could handle it anymore." Ura said and held up the blanket.
Kurumu climbed in and turned her back towards Ura and scooted back as much as she dared. Then Tsukune and Ura both put their arms around her. She wasn't sure which one of them it was, but she was pulled in closer. Once she relaxed and got used to the deadly fangs nestled against her neck, she was rather comfortable. It didn't take long for them all to fall asleep and all Tsukune could think of was how perfect life was right now.
Well six hours and a 20oz RedBull later I finally got this chapter up. It turned out differently than I first imagined, but I think it is better. Now I have to go to bed so I can make it to work on time. It's a good thing I like writing so much. One thing I noticed though, is that the more I write the harder it gets. Like each chapter has to be just as good or better than the last. At least that's how it feels for me.
Okay, don't ask me who the big bad guy is because I haven't figured it out yet. I am willing to listen to any good suggestions. I have an idea, as long as it is not Alucard. I don't want to play that card.
Also I have some good news. Kokoa will be added to the harem. I think I found a good way to introduce her into it as well. I'm still unsure about Yukari, I like the Yukari X Fong-Fong paring. Speaking of pairings, Akasha, I could pair her up with four different people right now. Touhou, Mikogami (I think I could do this paring pretty good), Issa (He doesn't have to be dead, just away), or Marin (She's lonely). Anyway let me know what you think!
Thanks for reading and please leave a review! They keep me writing!