Me: I'm so sorry I'm so sorry I'm so sorry I'm so sorry I'm so sorry I'm so sorry I'm so sorry…(continues chant)
Omote: he's very sorry about not updating for the past few months. As you can see, its been eating at him for a while (Looks at him still chanting sadly) He did not want to keep anyone waiting this long, and he feels like anything he could offer as a reason wouldn't be enough to apologize
Ura: why doesn't he say any of it himself then?
Omote: look at him. Saying sorry is about all he can say right now
Kurumu: yeah, it must have really bugged him
Omote: he would like to thank you for your patience with him, and even though he did not receive any emails telling him to update, he will fully except any and all reviews and messages. Whether its about updating more frequently or of some annoyed readers who wish to say something.
Ura: How do you know all this?
Omote: He asked me to say this encase he couldn't
Kurumu: good call. Anyway here's the disclaimer
Disclaimer: Josue doesn't own Rosario+Vampire, the series belongs its respective owner(s). He only owns the plot and some characters.
All 3 girls: please enjoy
Me: I'm sorry
Ch.8
Normal POV
The next day came, it was Saturday and most of the students were sleeping in. The one exception was our raven haired teen. He was standing on the roof in nothing but tan, loose, leather pants. They were frayed at the ends and had a few scratches here and there, but looked like they were still good. The design was the same as karate training pants, just baggier and leather. The sun shone on his black moon birthmark, and on some of the scars that covered his upper body. He had few, but the ones he did have looked vicious, as if done by an animal. Only one scar covered his back, going diagonally from his right shoulder to his left hip. It was the most vicious looking out of all. He held up his left hand and looked at the purple cats-eye crystal the headmaster gave him all those years ago. He closed his eyes and seemed to be in deep thought, the crystal than flashed a light purple. His eyes burst open and he chucked the crystal, hard, into the air. It flew like a purple bullet before it expanded into a giant portal. It still looked like a cats-eye, but the purple seemed to be sinking in towards the black center like water in a drain. He jumped towards the portal full force, leaving a small dust cloud and crack on the ground, before disappearing into the portal in a blur. The portal then sank into itself and disappeared as well.
In another area, a portal opened up high in the night sky, and a figure zoomed out of it. He flipped and landed crouching, still in midair. He stood to his full height and turned towards the portal, holding his hand out towards it in a beckoning motion. The portal shrunk to the size of a jewel and floated to his hand in a glint of purple from the moonlight. He put the jewel in his pocket before turning to see the ground below him, a rocky mountain area with few trees and grass patches. He surveyed the area for a bit before he decided it was ok to go down, knowing the dangers of this place. Although knowing the dangers of this place didn't stop a smirk from crossing his face. "Hello again, my monster paradise." He leaned out over the edge and began free falling towards the ground. The wind blew his hair out of his face to reveal eyes that glowed with segments of yellow and red. He flipped and landed on the ground with a surprisingly soft thud, quickly looking from side to side to make sure he didn't attract any attention. "Alright, time to go."
Back at Youkai, Moka began to awake. She sat up and stretched, still a little tired from countless nights of losing sleep. She rubbed her eyes to get the crust out "I don't know how many more nights I can take of this. I can trust him but it still feels weird having a boy in the same room as me. And every time I sleep, I feel this overwhelming force from where he is." As Moka opened her eyes to greet the morning, she noticed the lack of her roommate. She looked around and noticed a slip of paper on the coffee table in the center of the room. She got up and walked over to the table, picking up the paper and reading what it said.
"Morning Moka, if you're wondering why I'm not here it's because I left to go get you something to help you sleep better. It's a root I discovered in my training ground, it'll definitely help you sleep easier. As for when I'll be back, I don't know. But I promise to be back today, hopefully before sunset, so don't worry about it. If Canterbury asks were I am, just tell her I went training. The headmaster told her about my training grounds so she'll know. See ya later."
Moka finished reading his note and felt touched that he would do this much to help her, but worried about the "hopefully" he put about his return. But she decided to believe in his promise of coming back soon; she has realized that he's not someone who can be taken down so easily. "I'm sure he'll be fine." She smiled and walked to the kitchen, preparing herself a meal so she can go through her day.
Back in the monster paradise, things have gotten a bit tense. "Shit shit shit shit shit shit shit shit shit shit shit shit shit shit SHIT! They had to nest there?" Josue was running away from a pack of chimeras, angry that their sleep was disturbed. Josue ran, jumped and smashed his way through obstacles, not wanting to deal with the mixed beasts. "And I was so fucking close too, oh well. Guess I'll just have to lose'em." Josue looked back to see how close the chimeras were, they were far away enough for what he had planned. He skidded to a stop and jumped back at the leading chimera, planting his foot in its face and used it as a stepping stone to get to the back of the pack. The lead one face planted into the ground from the force of the jump, losing a few teeth and causing the others to stop.
"Perfect" He slammed his hands on the ground; making giant hands of stone come out of the ground and grab the chimeras. He then made a cage around them from stone, not taking any chances of them escaping. "That should hold them for a bit, now for that root." Josue began running back to where the chimeras den was, the darkness from the night not doing anything to hinder him. Kurumu stood in front of her rival's door, getting ready to knock but going over her recent plan to take down Moka. "Ok, first I approach them nicely and earn their trust, then I separate the two and take down Moka." It was a simple plan but it worked for her. She looked at the small basket of cookies she brought to help in her plan; she smiled and knocked on the door. A call of "Coming." Was heard and footsteps going for the door. Moka opened the door with a smile before it fell slightly, she was expecting someone else. "Uh hello Kurono-san, can I help you?" Moka remembered her from yesterday when Josue, her, and herself were having lunch together. She was a bit bothered with how close she stuck to him.
"Hello Moka, is Josue here?" He had told her that she could use his first name "I brought him some cookies and was wondering if he would like to spend some time together today." She made sure to sound sweet. Moka frowned a little before replying.
"Sorry but he's not here, he left to go training."
"Oh." This through Kurumu for a loop, but she quickly recovered. "Well do you know when he'll be back?" Moka wasn't sure if she shouldn't answer that with the truth. Although she doesn't know exactly when he'll be back, she knows around what time he said he would be back in. She didn't really trust her so decided to go with a lie instead, although she doesn't like lying.
"I don't know, sorry." Moka saw Kurumus' face darken and immediately felt bad for lying, "But um, I think he'll be back later today." Kurumu's eyes became shadowed by her hair, Moka began feeling even worse.
"Ok, that should be plenty of time." Kurumu looked up at Moka with a triumphant look in her eyes and an evil smirk. Her fingernails extended into 3-foot claws that looked like they could rip through a person like butter. "Die Moka!"
"Move!" "Huh?"
"Oh fuck me." Josue said with annoyance, he was staring face to faces with a chimera, and from the size and scars on its body, the leader of the other chimeras. Josue was holding the root he had come looking for in his hand, which just so happened to be growing in front of its den. It looked at him with an angered deadliness, its eyes glowing red. Josue shot it the same look back, his eyes glowed their respective colors with a feral edge. This caused the chimera to step back a bit, sensing his power. However it did not back down, opting instead to growl at him to try and assert his keep here. Josue growled back, sounding like an angry wolf but at the same time relaying a message. "I'm not here to take your territory or hunt you; I am only here to take this root. I mean no harm to you or your pack." Was what he said.
"Then where is my pack? They chased after you and have not come back. Tell me!" It began to bear its fangs.
"I am holding them close to hear. They wouldn't listen to me unless you where there. And since you were not, I had to stop them from attacking me somehow. But they are not in danger, just being held. They should be breaking free soon in fact. I only meant to get time. I have what I came for; I just need to go now." The chimera stared at him for a few minutes, its goat head and snake tail staring at him with the same red eyes. He could also feel the glare of the lion's eyes. Josue didn't falter, just met its stare, hoping to go without much trouble, but read to fight if the need arose. They stood staring at each other for a little while longer before the chimera stepped back, choosing to believe his story. Josue breathed out a huff of air and growled "Thank you and I would like to ask if I can get more of this root." The Chimera hissed this time
"Take what you came to get and go, I don't want to see you again unless it's as a meal." It turned and walked back into its den. Josue walked over to a patch of grass near the side and picked out 3 more roots. He put them in his pocket before turning towards its den. "Likewise." He turned away and was ready to jump away, but a rustle came from the bush and a large dark brown blur dashed towards him. It tackled him to the ground and pinned him arms down on his sides. "Gotcha!" It spoke in english, voice gruff but female.
"Ah!" Moka yelled as she stumbled back, a tear going up her shirt, revealing her bra for all to see. Luckily she had stepped back before Kurumu swiped, otherwise she'd be dead. "What are you doing Kurono-san!" Moka was confused and afraid, she had attacked her out of nowhere "What are you doing Kurono-san! I thought we were friends!" Kurumu sneered at her
"Friends? We were never friends, I just needed to get close to you to kill you and continue with my plans. And since you're boyfriend isn't here at the moment, it'll let me do that so much faster!" She raised her claws before her in a threatening manner, ready to cut Moka down. Moka just backed away in fear, tears in her eyes as she faced Kurumu, wishing her friend was here to help. "Josue, please come back!"
Back with Josue, he was busy trying to get out of the grip of what was holding him down, or more like who. He looked his attacker in the eyes and smiled a knowing smile that had just a hint of challenging playfulness. "Don't think you caught me yet!" He pulled his feet up and planted them on his holder's stomach, then pushed them off with great force. His attacker was thrown back, but flipped and landed on the ground with a loud, but dull, thud. Josue quickly stood and stared eye to eye with his attacker, smile still on his face. He could see perfectly who it was, and only chuckled when he looked at her. "You're getting better, but you still can't keep me down." Josue stood up straight, crossing his arms in a relaxed position as he looked forward. Eye's glowed in the darkness for a brief second, they showed playful annoyance. But there was also something about the eyes that were disturbing.
They were the same colors as Josue's eyes, but instead of being segmented, they covered the whole eye. The pupil had the same slit and round edges as his, but were surrounded by a dark golden yellow instead of cracks of it. At the edge of the iris were the yellow ended was a ring of deep blood red that seemed to contain the golden color. And the sclera, instead of being white, was as deep and dark a black as the sky on a moonless and starless sky in the wild. "You're timing is good, but work on your holding. You can hold prey, but not me." He said teasingly. A low, but harmless growl came from the darkness, along with something else. A large, I mean crap yourself large, wolf came out from the shadow. It stood as tall as him on all fours, meeting him face to face with a look of playful annoyance. She had dark brown fur and a soft white underbelly fur. She walked towards him and nuzzled/ pushed his face with her muzzle. He accepted this gesture with a smile and a stroking of her ear, something she greatly appreciated.
"So what brings you here so late? I thought you were visiting later today?" her grammar and pronunciation were perfect, something that would seem unbelievable to others. He just chuckled lightly and gave her ear another scratch
"I will, but I needed to come here for something for a friend." He replied
"Is it for the girl you speak so highly of?" she asked, slightly teasing
"No, it's for a new friend. We're currently sharing our sleeping area and it makes her uneasy. So to help her out, I came for this root. But I didn't expect those chimeras to be here. When did they move their territory, I thought they were on the other side of the mountain?" He asked his canine friend
"Recently actually, but what made them do it I don't know. They make for a great hunt though."
"I can imagine, if I was here when you all went hunting I would have had a blast!" They both laughed at the thought, both with a tone of eagerness. After the shared humor, Josue pet her head once more "Well I have to go, I promised that I would be back soon, I told her I'd be back before noon and it should be getting close to it by now." He pulled out his crystal and through into the air, the portal opening.
"I expect you to be here soon! We all miss you, especially the pups!" She told him
"I will!" He jumped through the portal and vanished, the portal following suit.
Moka running up towards the dorm roof, clutching a bleeding wound on her collarbone. She had barely escaped Kurumu's last attack, only getting a wound. But she was scared, and had no way to defend herself, so she did the only thing she could, run. She burst through the roof doors, they were locked but thanks to her vampiric strength and fear induced state, it didn't matter. She ran to the center and caught her breath, praying she had lost her attacker. A portal opened above her, although she didn't take notice since it made no sound. But that quickly changed as a figure came out of said portal and landed in front of her, scaring her and making her fall back. The figure kneeled for a few seconds before standing to his full height, looking down at Moka.
"Moka? What are you doing here?" his question was quickly answered as the smell of blood reached him and he saw her shaking in fear. Before he could reach down and help her, she bolted to him and clung to him, shaking and crying. Wings could be heard flapping from the edge of the roof. Josue looked over curiously while Moka gripped him harder. Kurumu shot up into the air above them, purple leathery wings extended from her back along with a spade tipped purple tail.
Kurumu sneered at them both "tch, I was hoping to finish this before you came back". Josue put two and two together in his head quickly, letting out a low grow. He held Moka close to him and glared. "Aww, how sweet." She said in a cutesy tone "it sickens me." She brandished her claws and dived at them, ready to cut them in half. Before she could reach them, a gust of wind kicked up underneath her and blew her back, causing her to lose her balance in the air. But she quickly recovered and hovered a ways away from them, a look of confusion on her face. Josue gritted his teeth in pain, the memory, or whatever it was, kept flashing in his mind, wanting his attention. Moka looked up at him and saw his pain.
"Josue? What's wrong?" Moka had stopped crying but did not let go of him, feeling safest with her friend around. She saw him grip the side of his head with a wince.
"I'm fine Moka, but something keeps flashing in my head. But that's not important right now, what's going on here?" he summoned another gust of wind to push Kurumu away, still trying to cut them down.
"I don't know, she just suddenly attacked me." They both looked back up at the struggling girl.
"Kurumu! Why are you attacking Moka?" Josue yelled out, trying to figure out why this was going on. People don't just attack others for nothing; there was always some reason behind it, no matter how petty. That was something he learned. Kurumu stared at them for a few seconds before bursting out laughing, but then quickly scowled at them, more precisely, at Moka.
"You wanna know? Fine I'll tell you." She continued looking at moka heatedly "I'm a succubus, a creature of lust who can enslave men. I came to this school to look for my Destined One, but to do that I must charm every boy I can and find him within them." She pointed at Moka accusingly "But thanks to you, my plans are ruined!" Moka hid behind Josue and peeked at her from his side.
"W-what do you mean? I never interfered!" she yelled back
"Not willingly maybe, but nonetheless. Thanks to you all the boys are looking at you instead of me! Now the only way-" Kurumu was cut off
"You can only continue your plans if you eliminate Moka." Josue repeated back calmly, his pain from the memory still there, but not showing, just eyes focused on the flying girl. Kurumu growled at being interrupted by answered with a strained.
"Yes."
"I know this is the only way succubus can ensure their survival, finding their destined one and having children. One of my teachers told me this." He stepped forward and locked eyes with Kurumu, the intensity of his causing her to shudder for a few seconds. However she regained her composure and glared at him.
"Oh? And how would your teacher know about us?"
"Because she is a Succubus herself." He stated to the blue haired beauty. She just gasped at the news. "She taught me aerial combat and tactics against illusions."
"So is that why my charm didn't work against you?" she asked
"Not entirely." she seemed confused "My will was already strong enough to reject any form of illusion or hypnosis, that's what she told me when I was 11. Now I'm 15, so a low level charm like yours has no affect on me. Even a strong succubus like her can't trick me." He said the last part with a bit of pride, but not in a negative way. But Kurumu didn't seem to take it that way. She trembled with what could only be guessed as anger, her eyes shadowed.
"A man with a strong will?" She dived at them, claws out and ready to kill. "Then I'll break it and make you serve me!" She closed in quickly, the wind didn't interfere. Josue leveled a glare as he locked eyes with her, releasing a bit of KI that made her flinch and stop just before she hit. That was all he needed. He reached out and grabbed Kurumu by her right shoulder, holding her at arm's length, looking her straight in the eye, as if taunting her.
"I serve no one." The finality in his words and the beastial look in his eyes caused her to shudder in fear. The memory decided to play in his mind again, except this time there were words spoken from the girl, albeit choppy.
"You promise….save….right?" he grabbed his head with his other hand, Kurumu trying to get loose while he's distracted. It didn't work and she was stuck there, his iron grip not loosening. So she tried something else, her claws. She rammed them through his forearm, blood barely spilling out before it receded back in and the wound began closing, her claws being slowly forced out.
"You're gonna have to try better than that to try and get free. My body has instant regeneration and a high tolerance to pain."His words scared her, her hand fell to her side before she began struggling again, desperate to get free. Moka felt kinda bad for her, and wanted to ask Josue to let her go, even though she was still afraid, but he seemed to beat her to the punch. "You don't have to be afraid of me, I won't hurt you. It's against my morals to harm women. If anything I try to help them." She looked him in the eye as she struggled.
"Yeah right! I've heard that so many times. Guys pretending to be chivalrous to get a girl and then completely hurt them later! My mother has told me stories, and I've seen it happen. You're no different!" her attempts doubled, but still nothing. He just looked at her, his eyes softening to a bored look before responding.
"If I was really no different, I would have hurt you multiple time by now, especially when I was controlling the wind. But I didn't, instead I just threw you off balance." She stopped before considering his words, still not believing him but realization was beginning to creep up on her. "See, I am different." he put her down but did not let go; he still had something else to do. "So will you please stop this?" he was hoping she would stop this so they would no longer have trouble. Kurumu just stood there looking down, some thoughts going through her head.
"What should I do? I can't take him on, he's too powerful. Even if he doesn't fight me directly he can still keep me away." She looked at him in the eye and was surprised by the slightly pleading look in his eyes.
"Please?" his voice was pleading and genuine, wanting her to say yes. She almost did right then, but her duty to her people came first, and she couldn't let anything stand in her way. She felt slightly guilty about what she was going to do next.
"I…..can't" She swiped with her free left arm at Moka, hoping to at least hit her before Josue stopped her. Sadly, no such luck. Josue reached back with his right arm and caught her left hand before it reached Moka, right above her neck. But he also grabbed something else, her rosary. Reddish purple youki exploded around Moka, going skyward and changing day into night. Josue jumped back, taking Kurumu with him, who was currently shaking from the amount of power being released. Josue gripped the rosary tightly in his hand, annoyed with himself that he pulled it off again; he was hoping not to get her inner self involved.
"Shit, I should've been more careful. Instead I got her involved, I should-" However he didn't get to finish his sentence, as blood spurted out of his mouth, and pain racked his body. He let go of Kurumu and covered his mouth, hoping no one would pay attention to him. "Shit! This pain and blood, why now of all times!" he mentally screamed as he hunched over slightly to try and calm the pain. Kurumu had flown away as soon as he let her go, but was floating close by to see why. She was surprised to see blood coming out of his mouth and him shake in pain. She was so distracted she didn't notice a very unhappy inner Moka looking at her. She too had noticed Josue's condition, and upon seeing her fly a safe distance and him have blood on him and cringe in pain, what else could she think?
"How dare you hurt him!" her voice was angered, her tone deadly. "You will pay!" she jumped at her with blinding speeds, catching her off guard and sending them both falling towards the forest, leaving Josue on the roof. He tried to follow but his body wouldn't do as he wanted, he just slumped to the ground with blood being coughed out occasionally. Down below Moka crashed Kurumu into the forest, not happy with what the succubus "did". She threw her at a nearby tree, the impact causing her to fly through it and crashing into the next one. The sex demon gasped in pain as she slid to the ground, pain keeping her from moving. Moka stood up from the area of landing and proceeded to walk to Kurumu calmly, although a look of annoyance was on her face. Her aura flared around her, seeming to form another larger version of herself above her. Kurumu saw this and fear coursed through her body, she had never before felt such intimidating dark power, and she sure as hell wasn't about to find what would happen if she stayed.
Summoning what strength she could, she stood up shakily and began limping away, hoping to get away from the silver haired power house. Moka would not have it. "You won't be getting away." Using her great speed, she vanished and reappeared before Kurumu, stopping her cold in fear. She delivered a powerful punch to the blue haired girls stomach, sending her back into the area were they fell before appearing next to her and pushed her head down into the ground. The ground cracked under the pressure, causing Kurumu to scream from the pain, barely on the edges of consciousness, wishing she would just pass out. Josue heard the screaming from below, his body tensing at it. "Shit, Moka's gonna kill her. And if not, she'll beat that poor girl senseless. I gotta help her." Most would find this thought odd, since the person he's trying to help had tried to kill him and his friend. But in truth, he finds Kurumu to be a nice and caring girl, albeit a bit provocative. But she was a succubus so he had expected it. She was doing this for the good of his race, which was understandable since his teacher had told him that the succubus race wasn't the most flourishing. And being a succubus, it was natural that she attracted so many men, he knew of how they must find their Mate of Fate and found the thought to be quiet romantic. Even if he didn't agree with the methods of how it was done.
He saw most of the emotions inside her through her eyes, and he could tell that she wasn't a bad girl, but was willing to do what had to be done. He admired that, and wanted to believe there was good in her. He wanted to believe in that for everybody, like how Hikari had done for him and she wanted him to do as well. His body had stopped convulsing and his blood had stopped from leaving his body. He felt as good as he did before it hit, like it didn't even happen. Standing up quickly he bolted over the edge, disappearing from sight in mid-air. Moka loomed over the barely conscious bluenette, her form as menacing as her power. Kurumu just shook on the floor helplessly, knowing she could do nothing against her attacker, especially in her weakened state. Tears streamed down her face as sobs escaped her lips.
"Moka, Stop!" A blur appeared between the two, revealing Josue in good condition. Blood had stained his hands and mouth but he stood like nothing was wrong. Moka looked at him with relief and joy, but did her best to hide it, feeling that right now wasn't the best time. She looked down at Kurumu and glared at her before he got her attention with another call of her name. "Stop this Moka, you've done enough, can't you see you've beaten her?" he spoke with a pleading tone, something that confused her and annoyed her at the same time.
"But she attacked me and you! She even injured my outer self and would have done more if she hadn't run away from her and you appeared! Why would you defend her!" She didn't know why she was getting so upset over this, it confused her. But she did wanna know why he would defend an enemy.
"Because she's defeated." He turned to look down at Kurumu "Look at her, she's barely conscious, you've proven your strength over hers and defended yourself. I don't think she's going to attack us anymore." He looked back at Moka.
"How do you know that!" she questioned
"Because I believe her to be a good girl inside, she only did this because she had to." Those words shocked both vampire and succubus. Moka was surprised by his defense of the winged girl and Kurumu over the fact that he was defending her at all. She was quite touched by the gesture. Moka on the other hand still wouldn't back down.
"She's a succubus, a sex demon! What makes you think she's good?"
"I believe you're good don't I?" his words threw her off. "I believe you to be a nice, kind, girl who only wishes for companion ship. Have I been wrong so far?" he asked this in a genuinely caring and curious tone. Moka bit her lower lip slightly, knowing him to be true but not wanting to admit it with others around. Her pride called for her to deny this, but she found that with him around, her pride didn't have as much a hold on her as it normally does. With no answer, at least verbally, he continued. "She's a nice girl Moka, and we should give her a chance like how we did for each other." He walked over to the beaten girl, who flinched slightly but couldn't really do anything. He just smiled a warm smile and gently began lifting her up into a sitting position. "Right?" he gave Moka the same warm smile and she gave up on her argument, she couldn't win against him like this. That smile just made her heart skip a beat.
Knowing she's beaten, she sighed and put her hand on her hip, a wind blowing her silvery hair to the side, she looked like a dark angel to him. Especially with her glowing, ruby, eyes. "Very well, if you're going to be so persistent about it, I was just looking out for you." She blushed slightly at his appreciative smile, she felt like saying something else. "And… I didn't want anybody to take your delicious blood from me." He chuckled slightly
"Sure Moka, whatever you say." His tone sounded teasing, making Moka's blush deepen. She stuck her hand out at him and looked away.
"Just give me back the Rosary so I can sleep, the seal shouldn't be undone for very long. No telling what could happen." He placed the seal in her hand before turning back to Kurumu to keep her steady. Before she could put it back on though, she saw his back and gasped. She never noticed the giant scar on his back. Josue felt smooth fingers trace along his back, sending a shiver along his spine. He turned his head to see Moka with a solemn look on her face and her fingers on his back, gingerly tracing the scar.
"Vicious looking isn't it?" the words broke her away from her actions; she looked at him with an expectant and concerned look. He just sighed. "I'll tell you about it another time, right now we gotta help her." He looked back at Kurumu, who had stayed quiet the whole time; mostly because she was too beat up to speak. She was breathing heavily and some blood escaped from some cuts on her body. He looked back at her and said "Put your rosary back on and after I take her to the infirmary I'll meet you at our room and explain about the scar ok?" Moka was a bit hesitant but agreed, and put her rosary back on, her demonic energy resealing itself and returning everything to its normal state. Josue caught the unconscious outer Moka and set her down near Kurumu, an idea in mind. He held them both up as he summoned a large stone chair below them, large enough to carry them both, and leaned them both back into it gently. Mostly for Kurumu's sake than anything else, he just didn't wanna carry them both back with one injured.
He walked to the back of the seat and it rose, bringing the two girls up with it. He placed his hands on it and began pushing, sliding the stone furniture across the ground with ease. Kurumu was, to say the least, beaten senseless. It hurt to move and even breathe; she just sat there motionlessly while her black haired savior pushed them towards the school hospital. She was still surprised that he stood up for her like that, and against his own friend too. It had touched her heart; no one besides her mom has ever stood up for her like that. Her tears still ran down her face, but instead of being from fear, they're from a relieved happiness. She must have sobbed a bit because she soon felt a large warm thing on her head, moving back and forth soothingly. "Don't cry, you're safe now, you don't have to worry anymore" Josue told her kindly, his tone warm. Kurumu's heart skipped beat at those words; she moved her head slightly to look at his face, which had a kind smile for her. She closed her eyes and relaxed, enjoying the warmth of his hand. Before she knew it, she fell asleep, despite her wounds.
Josue pushed the two girls towards the school hospital, making sure not to bother them. But he had things going through his mind that demanded his immediate attention. "It's about to happen soon, and these symptoms were much more ahead then the others times. What could have caused it to speed up? Could it have been that memory? Or is the fact of being at an all monster school affecting me somehow? Whatever it is, I gotta make sure I got a place to go to when it hits, otherwise there may be consequences, and not just to me." He arrived at the front door to the hospital, but as he was about to open the door, he fell to his knees in pain. He gripped at his chest, as if he was trying to pull off whatever was causing him this pain."Shit, 15 years of this and I'm still not used to it." He could not continue his thought as he began coughing up blood again, this time in larger quantities. His body felt like it was ripping itself apart from the inside out, but he knew there was worse to come. This was just the beginning of what's happening to him. A scar on his arm ripped open, as if it was fresh, and sprayed out blood before quickly closing again, his regeneration kicking in. "Shit, why's this happening so fast? I gotta get away!" With what strength he had, he started to get back up on his feet and stumble away before he drew a crowd. He barely passed the girls when Moka woke up, the smell of his blood making a great alarm clock for her.
She opened her emerald green eyes to look around, hoping to find her friend and get a quick "snack". But what she saw terrified her. A trail of blood was in front of her, and as her eyes followed it, they widened in horror at its source. Josue kneeled a few feet away from the girl's stone resting place, a new wave of pain hitting him and causing him to fall back to the ground on his hands and knees, shaking every time he coughed up more blood. Moka quickly got off her seat and began making her way towards her injured friend. But before she could get too close, he yelled out. "Stay back! Don't get too close!" he hunched forward more and tensed, unknowingly sending out a strong gust of wind that pushed Moka back, causing her to fall from surprise. "Shit, am I losing control already? What the hell's going on!" His questions went unanswered as a giant wave of pain washed over him, causing him to straighten out and yell upwards, his screams garbled by blood escaping his mouth. His last thoughts before passing out were "Hikari…please help me." He fell forward with an unsettling splash of his own blood, staining his body and training pants.
Moka ran forwards and kneeled next to her friend, not caring if she got blood on herself, her concern for him was all that mattered at the moment. She checked his pulse, relieved to find one, but did not relax as she still needed to help him. Luckily a doctor was passing by the front desk and saw the whole scene. He dropped his coffee cup and ran outside, calling for help before her opened the doors. He noticed the two injured teens and briefly wondered what happened before going to Moka. He kneeled down next the pinkette and asked "What happened!" She turned to him with tears in her eyes and said
"I don't know, but please help him!" she all but begged. The doctor nodded assuringly.
"Don't worry, we'll do all we can." A whole group of doctors and staff ran out of the hospital, getting straight to work the second they saw the scene. Moka watched them carry her friend inside and was about to follow when a nurse stopped her.
"Please wait here miss, the doctors need to work." She told her calmly but sternly. Moka still tried getting through nonetheless.
"Please! He's my only friend! I have to-" The nurse cut her off.
"If he's your friend and you care about him so much you should wait here and let the doctor's work. That's the best thing you can do right now. Just wait and be patient." She gave her a reassuring smile that seemed to calm her down a bit.
"She's right. I wanna go in and see him too, but right now the doctors need to make sure he's ok. Barging in there would only be bad for him. Let's just sit here and wait, no matter how much you don't want to." Moka nodded at the reasoning of the voice, not doubting it since it saved her life today. She begrudgingly took a seat in the waiting room, watching and waiting for any sign of her friend to come out. She put her hands together and held them to her chest.
"Josue, please be alright." A lone tear escaped her and rolled down her cheek and onto the rosary. It slid down the silver cross and around the red gem, making it look like it was crying as well.