Author Notes: My second self-published novel After The Rabbit is now available for sale on Amazon. For those of you who like my humor in the RV universe my new book includes an ogre with an unusual sexual orientation, murderous flesh eating rabbit, and a buxom succubus who, ah, is a screamer. What's not to love? If you are interested simply visit Amazon and search the story title.

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Tsuki was in homeroom along with Cappuccino, Mizo, and Kumaru. On the board were the words "Club Activities". "In order to help you better understand human society," Nekonome sensei said. "All of you will be required to join a club and participate in their activities. There is no better way to understand their values and characteristics than to immerse yourself in a human activity. After class is over the different clubs will all have recruiting tables set up in the lower hallway. Please be sure to visit those that catch your interest and join the one that best suits you." Five hands rose, Suzie's among them. Sensei sighed and shook his head. "Participation is mandatory, no exceptions." The hands all dropped. "And please be sure to visit the newspaper club, I happen to be the club advisor."

Many of the students began chattering about the clubs they wanted to visit. Among the boys there was mention of football, baseball, and martial arts. Most of the girls were interested in cooking or drama club. Tsuki didn't bother to speak up. So far as she was concerned this was just one more burden to bear. School was challenging enough without adding the liability of being part of some club.

Oh well, she thought, I'll just deal with it. How bad could it be?

XXX

The lower hall way was crammed full of tables, banners, and signs. Older students eagerly greeted freshmen and loudly told them why they should join their club.

One of those upper classmen grabbed her by the shoulder and shoved a squishy gray mass into her face. "Join the anatomy club! Want to see where a human liver goes?"

"Erk," Tsuki slapped both hands over her mouth to keep from throwing up.

"Sorry," Cappu slid between and guided her away.

"Please, please, please tell me that wasn't a real human liver."

"It was just part of a plastic model… I think."

Tsuki shut her eyes. Her time here at Youkai had taught her it was usually good idea not to ask too many questions. "You know I appreciate you coming with me to look at clubs, but I've told you that you don't have to join the same one I do."

"I don't mind. How else am I supposed to protect you if I'm not in the same club?"

"Well I am grateful. What happened to Mizo?"

"I don't know, maybe he's looking at clubs on his own?"

That was possible. Tsuki was grateful that he and Cappu were willing to spend all their time during and between classes keeping an eye on her. She certainly didn't have a right to expect…

Smack!

"Ow!" Tsuki jumped and instinctively put hands over her sore rump.

"Hey beautiful," a grinning Kumaru said. "You decide what club we'll be joining yet?"

She glared up at him. "I keep telling you to stop doing that!"

"Aw, come on, we both know you like it."

Cappuccino put himself between Tsuki and Kumaru. "You really need to stop. You're bothering Tsuki."

Kumaru frowned. "You mean like you do when you make out with her? I heard her beg you to stop, but you never did. I actually hear slurping. If you're going to neck with a girl at least learn how to do it right."

"Er, it's not quite what you think."

Kumaru had come across the two of them during one of Cappu's "juice box" moments. Despite the pain of having a vampire snack on her, Tsuki had agreed to allow it. Cappu had explained that without blood he tended to suffer the effects of anemia. Plus he just really loved how yummy hers tasted. Since he did so much to protect her Tsuki had decided it was only right that she help him out.

Kumaru had stumbled onto one of these feeding sessions and mistaken it for something else. Tsuki had wanted to explain what was happening, Suzie and her posse had spread enough rumors, but Cappu had begged her not to. Apparently vampires were considered very scary by their fellow monsters. Right now she and Mizo were the only ones who knew what sort of monster he was. Cappu was afraid people would begin to treat him different if they knew the truth. Given her own circumstances she could sympathize with someone trying to hide a secret about themselves. Unfortunately, that meant Kumaru had gotten the wrong idea.

"Hey, I get it, you want to tap that ass. As a fellow guy I normally wouldn't get in the way, but since Tsuki is my Destined One I'm not okay with it."

"You really don't understand," Cappu said.

Kumaru was about to reply when an anvil suddenly materialized a few feet above his head.

Bam!

It dropped on his skull and the incubus went down unconscious. Before anyone could react a second anvil appeared, this one above Cappu.

Bam!

"Cappuccino!" Tsuki checked on him to see if he was all right.

That was when an eleven year old pushed his way through the crowd to stand next to her with his wand in hand. "Don't worry Tsuki-chan, I won't let these guys bother you!"

She blinked at him. "Huh? What are you doing here Yukinari? I thought Suzie and the other girls taught you a lesson."

"They did," a shudder ran through him. "I only got released from the infirmary this morning. I thought guys were bad, but girls are really scary."

"Only when we have a reason to be," she narrowed her eyes. "You're not going to try and steal my panties again are you?"

"No way!" Yukinari violently shook his head. "I'm done acting like a silly kid."

"Then what is this?" She waved at the two figures sprawled out on the floor.

"I was defending you. I saw these two bothering you so I used my magic to deal with them."

"Okay, and why did you do that?"

The boy wizard crossed his arms and stood as straight and tall as his frame allowed. "I want you to be my woman."

"What?"

"You're the only girl who has ever been nice to me, and as a man I have needs."

Those words made her feel dirty. "How old are you?"

"Eleven, but I'm a really mature eleven."

"You shouldn't even know about this sort of thing at your age!"

"Obviously, you've never had access to the internet."

Without warning, a ball of ice shattered into the side of Yukinari's head and the kid went down. Mizo popped out from underneath the human embalming club's table. He had on a tee shirt with the words "snow lads always keep their cool" written in blocky purple letters.

XXX

"Is it really okay for us to just leave them like that?"

Mizo shrugged. "I moved them to an empty classroom. I'm sure they'll be fine… probably."

"Probably?"

He rolled his pupil less eyes. "You have a really soft heart, but I guess that's a good thing. Just try not to spoil the children too much."

"I still think we should have at least brought them to the infirmary."

"They were just unconscious. Anyway, you need to choose a club. Is there anything you're interested in?"

"I used to swim a lot, that's about the only physical activity I'm above average in."

"Then why not give us a try?" A friendly voice said.

Tsuki glanced to the side and spotted a muscular and very attractive dark haired boy. He was wearing nothing but a sarong and some sandals and was standing in front of a table with a cardboard sign that read "Swim Club." There were three other boys present, they were dressed in swim trunks and were just as gorgeous.

"Hi," the original member said with a wide smile. "My name is Ichinose Tomo, the swim team captain. How would you like to join us? Right now we only have male members, so I'm sure you'd get lots of attention."

Mizo narrowed his eyes.

Tsuki blushed slightly. "Actually, I get way too much of that already." Geez, like I would ever imagine saying that just a few months ago. "But I do love to swim."

"Tsuki, why don't we join the ski club instead?"

"I don't know how to ski."

"No problem, I'll be happy to teach you."

"The school doesn't have a ski club," Tomo said.

"I'll start one."

Mizo sent the other boy a hard look. Tomo didn't appear to notice. "We're having an informal get together tomorrow for new members as well as anyone who might be interested. Both of you are more than welcome to attend. Just drop by the pool at three."

"I don't think Tsuki would be interested."

"Actually, that sounds like fun."

"Great," Tomo said. "We'll see you then." He nodded to Mizo. "Both of you."

XXX

The next day following class

"But why did you have to choose the swimming club of all places?" Cappu complained.

"Well it looks pretty normal, and besides, I like swimming."

"But… the pool… the water…"

Tsuki looked at him questioningly. "What about it? Do you not know how to swim?"

Cappu lowered his voice. "You know what I am."

"What are you whispering about?" Kumaru asked.

"You better not be bothering Tsuki," Yukinari said. "Her body is for my exclusive use. Yeah."

"Why are you two following me?" Tsuki demanded.

"You're going to be surrounded by a bunch of horny, half-naked guys. Need I say more?"

"I mainly want to see you in a swimsuit splashing around in the water. Is it a little two piece with a T-back? Yeah?" Yukinari's eyes were glittering.

"It's my school swimsuit. And stop looking at me like that."

"Disappointing, but I guess I can still use it for fapping material."

"Ewww!"

From out of nowhere an ice kunai got the eleven-year-old right in the center of his forehead. The kid wizard went down like a sack of potatoes.

"Manners," Mizo popped his head from an air vent and then jumped down. On his shirt in blocky purple letters was 'I always feel like somebody's watching me.' In his right hand was a manila folder. "Here," he handed it to Tsuki.

"This isn't more brochures about the snow village lifestyle is it?"

"No, but I can get you more if you want. They're talking about opening a Baskin-Robbins."

Tsuki opened the folder and saw it was full of photographs. They were of monsters with scales and fins swimming about. "What is this?"

"Yesterday, after you went back to your dorm, I decided to investigate the swim club."

"You mean spy on them," Cappu said.

Mizo shrugged. "Six of one, half a dozen of the other, anyway I took those when they thought no one else was around. It looks like the whole swim team are made up of mermen. They're very dangerous in water and are known to drain the life energy of humans and other monsters. You should definitely stay away from them."

Frowning Tsuki closed the folder and handed it back to him. "Really? I already know they're monsters, why should I be scared off because of pictures of them in their real form? So far as I can tell, all monsters look scary."

"This is different," Mizo said. "Mermen, when in a body of water, are predators and highly dangerous. Going in a pool with them is like swimming with a bunch of sharks. And the fact that every member of the swim team is from the same race is really concerning."

"While I believe in giving people the benefit of the doubt," Cappu said. "I think Mizo may have a point here. Also… I don't like pools."

"Again, what is wrong with pools?"

"Er, me and bodies of water don't really mix."

"What are you, a vampire?" Kumaru asked with a smirk.

"Ah…"

"Why do you ask that?" Tsuki stated.

"Because vampires can't stand pure water, it's one of their few weaknesses. I thought everybody knew that."

"Oh!" Tsuki said giving Cappu an embarrassed look. She put a hand to the side of her mouth to block Kumaru's line of sight and mouthed 'I'm sorry, I didn't know.'"

Cappu gave her a nod.

"Listen, if you don't want to join me that's fine, but I'm not going to be scared off because I know what sort of monsters they are. Everyone deserves a fair chance." She turned to Mizo. "And I don't appreciate you spying on people who haven't done anything just because you feel jealous."

"I'm trying to be protective of you."

"You mean like when I caught you adding estrogen to my milk?"

Mizo nodded. "Exactly, the higher a woman's estrogen levels the greater her fertility."

She closed her eyes and rubbed her temples.

"Don't worry Tsuki-chan," Kumaru walked up to her and slid an arm about her waist. "I'll protect you from the evil fish men."

"And I'll protect you from him," Cappu said.

Sighing she started walking again.

XXX

When they arrived at the pool there were at least fifteen or so girls already in the water with the club members. Mizo, Cappu, and Kumaru were the only other boys present. Yukinari wandered in a little while later with a couple of band-aids on his forehead.

Kumaru tore off his clothes right out in the open to reveal he had on a black speedo before jumping in. Tsuki decided to change in the girls' locker room before going into the water. Cappu and Mizo sat down about fifteen feet from the pool's edge and kept a stern eye on Tsuki as Tomo helped her with her back stroke.

"You have a wonderful form Tsuki."

"Thank you Tomo-sempai."

"I think your friends over there don't like me much. The way they glare they'd probably like to put me over a fire."

"Please don't be upset with them. The truth is they're both good friends to me and do everything they can to keep me safe."

"Cannonball!" Kumaru summersaulted off a diving board and hit the water with a massive splash, to the cheers of most of the swimmers.

"What about him? He a good friend too?"

"Er, not really, but he has helped me out with some people."

"And the little kid playing in the shallow end?"

"He's no friend, he's a little hentai who likes stealing panties."

Both Tomo's eyebrows rose. "Right."

They continued to swim peacefully together for a while as the other club members entertained the others.

"I'm really glad I decided to join you. Things at this school are kind of stressful for me. Being able to come here and just relax would really be great sempai."

Tomo gave a heartfelt sigh. "I wish you hadn't said that, it makes me feel a little guilty about what's about to happen."

Tsuki was instantly wary and pushed away to get a little distance between them. "What do you mean?"

"I'm afraid I haven't been completely honest with you," as he spoke he began to transform in front of her. His body and legs morphed into a scale covered tail with fin. His fingers became webbed claws, and his mouth expanded and grew two rows of hook like teeth. "I've had my eye on you since the opening ceremony. Your scent is too tempting to resist, just like a human's."

From all over the pool came terrified shouts as freshman girls were being attacked by swim team members. The mermen sank their teeth into their victims and drained away much of their life energy, turning them into old women in a matter of seconds. Kumaru also got bitten and drained. Yukinari merely got tossed out of the pool with a comment of 'too small, throw him back.'

"Please don't think badly of us, it's just our nature." Tomo teased as he circled her with frightening speed. There was no chance Tsuki could reach the pool's edge. "The other girls will be okay, they'll recover in a week or so. But I am going to eat you whole! You're too delicious to settle for just one bite."

"Help! Someone help me!"

XXX

Cappu and Mizo ran to the water's edge. What had been playful fun turned to a scene of terror in a heartbeat. Cappu stared at all that water and at where Tsuki was about to be attacked. He tossed aside his jacket and prepared to dive in, even knowing there was little chance he'd be able to do anything.

"If I don't survive this please tell Tsuki I'm sorry."

Mizo looked at him. "You vampires really do love drama don't you? I'm a Yuka-hito, remember? Water isn't a problem for me."

He reached down with one hand and dipped it into the water. From that point the entire pool froze solid, trapping everyone, attacker and victim, in place. Tomo was immobilized in mid swim, while Tsuki was shivering and just as trapped.

Cappu leapt onto the ice and slipped and slided to her side. Mizo out to her in easy steps without any trouble.

"Tsuki! Are you all right?" Cappu asked.

"Y… yyy… eeeesss… cou…cou… could…you…. ge… get… me… ou… out?"

"Sure thing."

"Hey! What did you do?" A furious Tomo shouted. Using all his monster strength he was able to shatter the ice holding him, sending shards flying.

"Look out!" Cappu put his body in front of Tsuki to try and protect her. As he did so a chunk of ice caught him and knocked him over. As Cappu fell Tsuki's hand caught his rosario and pulled it free.

Plink.

As she'd seen happen once before Cappuccino was engulfed in demonic energy, and he transformed to a monstrous silver haired vampire.

"You coward," Inner Cappu said to Tomo. "You invite people here just to attack them? Know your place!"

A single kick sent the hapless swim team captain flying up and over the nearby gym.

XXX

Together Mizo and Inner Cappu freed Tsuki and then all the girls who were trapped. They left the mermen frozen in place. As well as Kumaru.

Mizo looked about once everyone was out. "So I guess we're done here."

"Except for one thing," without warning Inner Cappu smashed his fist into Mizo's face. The snow lad traveled fifty yards through the air before hitting the ground and rolling into the side of a building. "That's for the super soaker."

Nearby Yukinari stared in awe. "So manly, yeah!"

XXX

The following morning in homeroom Mr. Nekonome pulled Tsuki, Cappu, Mizo and a grey haired Kumaru aside and reminded them that they had yet to register with a club. He also recommended the newspaper club to them.

"Please, please join," he pleaded with hands clasped. "If we don't get any new members they're going to close it down and all the other advisors will make fun of me."

"Okay, sensei, I guess I could join that. Working on a school newspaper sounds pretty safe." Tsuki said.

The boys all decided to join the club as well.