ChallengeAThon! Chapter 10: Rosario and Naruto, a naruto fanfic

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, that is owned by some asshole named Masashi Kishimoto. Nor do I own Rosario+Vampire, which is owned by Akihisea Ikeda. All I own are the ideas that come out of this fanfiction and my totally awesome computer.

Rosario+Naruto Crossover Challenge

'Tell me again, why are we doing this?'

Uzumaki Naruto sighed as he looked away from his view outside of the orange school bus he was riding. It wasn't like there was much to look at anyways, just the rural farms of the Japanese countryside. He looked down to see the small red fox kit that was sitting in his lap, whose ears he had been absently scratching, staring up at him with big red eyes that looked non to pleased.

'I don't know,' he answered after several seconds of dealing with the foxes uncomfortable staring. He turned his head and looked back out the window, watching as a large red crop harvesting machine drove along one of the many farms that dotted the countryside. 'I guess I figured it might be fun to actually go to high school. I've never been to school before, aside from the ninja academy, and I don't really think that can be considered a real school. Not like a high school anyways.'

The fox snorted. 'I get that, sort of. What I guess I really want to know is why I have to be in this form?'

A smile worked it's way on the blonds face. 'Why? You should be more comfortable in that form. Weren't you born a fox?'

'Don't mock me,' Kyuubi bristled as her slitted red eyes narrowed. 'You know as well as I do that I haven't been in this form for a long time. I can't even remember the last time I did anything as a fox.'

'I know. But you know why we can't do that. I would have forged a copy of that entrance form if I could. Believe me when I say that I would have liked nothing more to see you in a school girls uniform.' Kyuubi interrupted the blond when she released a sound that was something between a feminine snort of amusement and a very pleased giggle. Naruto grinned, then continued. 'However, there was no way I could have done that. Not with a registration form like this anyways.'

Kyuubi sighed as she lowered her head and let it rest on Naruto's lap. 'I know, and it probably wouldn't be a good idea for me to be in my human form where we're going anyways. I don't know anything about this school, but with a name like Yokai Academy you can bet it's not your normal high school.'

'As apposed to what?' asked Naruto with a wry smile. 'Neither you nor I have ever been to high school. Hell, you've never been to school period. Granted, that name does strike me as odd, but it could just be that the headmaster or whatever has a fetish for monster movies.'

'I know you believe your words about as much as I do. Don't try and play this off, the name is the whole reason you wanted to go to this school, isn't it?'

Naruto's guilty smile said it all. 'Well...'

"Hey kid."

Naruto blinked as the sound of a voice outside of his head intruded on his and Kyuubi's private conversation. He looked up; the bus was pretty much empty, with him as the only student on it. The only other occupant sat at the front behind the steering wheel, his back presented to Naruto blocked the blond's view of the man's face, his form slightly blurred by the light shining off the glass barrier between them. Only the upper half of his body could be distinguished, a dark blue coat and driving cap reminiscent of most bus drivers.

"Are you a new student at Yokai Academy?"

"Well, I am on this bus, which is headed to Yokai Academy, is it not?" answered Naruto with mocking sarcasm. "So I would say that, yes, I am a new student at Yokai Academy."

The bus driver chuckled, whether from Naruto's retort or something else entirely, neither the blond nor Kyuubi knew. Neither did they care for that matter.

"In that case you'd better prepare yourself," the bus driver said in what sounded like it was supposed to be a 'creepy' or perhaps 'ominous' tone. "That's one scary ass school you're going to."

Naruto blinked. Kyuubi blinked. Naruto blinked again, for good measure. Then he scoffed. "If your ugly ass is anything like what to expect at Yokai Academy then I doubt there is much to worry about."

"Hehehe, you can believe that if you want. Maybe it will help you sleep at night."

"Che, whatever."

~Rosario+Naruto~

Naruto had a blank expression on his face as he stared at the sign that read 'Yokai Academy' in yellow Kanji. Said sign was essentially a scarecrow, only instead of being a body stuffed with hay, it was a long wooden pole, with a rectangular purple sign bordered by wood in the middle. It had a pumpkin head with a smiling face that had jagged teeth carved into it. Below the pumpkin head was another pole at about where the shoulder would be on a person acting as a set of arms, with a pair of gloves dangling off it from either side. Draped over the 'arms' of the scarecrow was a long cape, purple on the outside and red on the inside, with jagged edges running along the bottom that fluttered in a nonexistent breeze.

Looking out beyond the sign, Naruto saw that he was standing near the ledge of a cliff, the ground barren and lifeless, devoid of all forms of flora and fauna, and with only a couple rocks dotting it's surface. Below the cliff face, liquid shimmered, the red tint it had letting the blond know that whatever it was, it was most certainly not water. At the same time he was not sure if it was blood because, well, the number of people who would have had to be drained to fill up the ocean-like body of... liquid that extended beyond the horizon would probably be more then ninety percent of the worlds population. He didn't know what the liquid was, and in truth, he didn't really care.

To the right of the scarecrow, Naruto found himself looking at a tree. A tree that looked more like some kind of strange creature writhing in agony as it listed to one side. It's barren branches splayed out over the top of it's head like a bunch of arms twitching in pain as they swayed in the same nonexistent breeze as the scarecrow signs cape. A single knothole located three-fourths up the tree gave the thing it's agonized look, looking for all the world like a mouth as it screamed in pain.

"Are. You. Fucking. Kidding me?"

Sitting on his shoulder, Kyuubi snickered. 'Well, perhaps you had a point when you said the guy who created this academy had a fetish for monster movies.'

Naruto shook his head, not even deigning to comment on that. 'I had expected the school to be... different, but this is just way too much.'

His thoughts were interrupted when the Bus Driver, still seated at his driving station and looking at him with a twisted grin, spoke up. "I'd watch your back if I were you. Yokai Academy can be a dangerous place."

Naruto turned his head, looking back at the man who had driven him here. The bus driver had a fairly plain face, black hair, a trimmed mustache, and distinguished look. Yes, he looked mostly normal, save for the creepy ass smile that nearly split his face in half and the way his hat shadowed the upper half of his face, leaving everything except for his glowing white eyes invisible.

"Che, whatever you say. Personally, I think it's the people of this school who should watch out for me."

"Heh, I hope you can keep up that confidence once classes start."

With that parting shot, the bus driver closed the door and drove off. Naruto watched as the bus drove away, heading back towards the tunnel that had brought him here. As soon as the bus disappeared, the blond took another look around the place, before his eyes landed on a building way off in the distance.

"That must be the school," he said, then looked down at himself. "I hope their classes are better then their uniforms."

A grimace came to his face as he got a look at his 'school uniform'. A puke green trail blazer with a white undershirt and red tie combo, and a pair of khaki slacks made up the outfit. It was easily the ugliest outfit he had ever seen, which was saying something.

Kyuubi snickered. 'This isn't that much worse compared to what you normally wear.'

'Oi!' Naruto gained a tic mark on his head as he began walking towards the school. 'Don't diss the orange. That's not cool.' His response was another snicker from the vixen on his shoulders. Sighing, Naruto decided to just ignore Kyuubi and did so by taking a look at his surroundings.

The path he was taking was very dark, only a few rays of ominous, dark yellow light managed to break through the thick, jagged branches of the dead trees that surrounded the dirt road he was taking. The gavel was soft, leading him to believe it was either very walked on, or someone had been digging recently. The fact that he could see several tombstones on the side of the road let him know which theory was more plausible. Several crows began to caw, and Naruto looked up to see the raven winged avions staring at him with glowing, evil red eyes.

'I know I said any guy who named a school Yokai Academy had an obsession with monster movies, but this is just too much.' Naruto thought with a sweat drop. 'Seriously, who the hell goes to so much effort making a school look like every clichéd horror movie on the face of the planet.'

'Someone who has too much time on their hands,'Kyuubi suggested. 'Or perhaps someone who knows a thing or two about monsters. You felt the barrier we passed when we went through the tunnel, yes?'

'How could I not? It was nowhere near as subtle as some of the other ones we've run into, Madara-teme's barriers kicked that crap in the ass. Still, ripping a whole through the fabrics of reality is pretty difficult to do. Even back then there were only a few people capable of it.'

'Which just goes to show you that this is no ordinary academy.'

Naruto sighed. 'Right, I got you, you were right. Is that what you want me to say?'

Kyuubi smiled, and was about to respond, when her ears suddenly perked up. A moment later she hopped off the blonds shoulder and began moving away from him.

'Oi! Kyuubi-chan, where are you heading off t –"

"COMING THROUGH!"

Naruto turned around at the shout and was just in time to see a green bicycle racing towards him. However, the thing that stood out the most to him wasn't the bike, it was...

"Pink?"

CRASH!

"ACK!"

Before his mind could even register what he had seen, the bicycle smacked into him full on with all of the force of a freight train. The blond smacked into ground hard, the bicycle continuing on to smack him in the nose, breaking it if the crunching sound was anything to go by. He landed on his back, hitting the ground hard, as something else smacked into his front.

The blond lay there for several moments, blinking as he absently wondered why there were so many stars floating around his head. At least, until Kyuubi's snickering caught his attention.

'I can't believe you let that bike hit you. Back when you were a ninja, you'd have been more then capable of reacting to that. You would have heard it coming from miles away too. You must be losing your touch in your old age, Naruto-ojisan.'

'Hush you,' Naruto spoke, his voice sounding like a groan even in his head. 'You know as well as I do that I keep most of my senses turned off unless I need them. Unlike you, I can't control the intensity of my five senses, and I have no desire to have my ear drums burst every time I turn them on just so I can be prepared. Besides, what was I supposed to do? Dodge and let the poor girl run into a tree?'

Kyuubi snorted. 'I think you just wanted to have her fall on top of you.'

Naruto didn't respond to that, instead checking to see if anything was damaged. There was some liquid coming out of his nose, and with a sigh, he realized that the bone was indeed broken. Absently, he reached up and cracked it back into place. It would heal in a few seconds so there was no need to do anything beyond that. Finding that there was nothing else wrong with him, he decided to focus on the girl that had landed on top of him.

"Are you ok, miss?"

Akashiya Moka groaned as she lay on the soft ground beneath her, struggling to bring her dizziness under control. What a time for her anemia to start acting up again, not just a few hours before the school year starts, but also while she was on her way to school. Maybe this was some kind of bad omen or something. Perhaps it was a way of telling her this school year would be like all the others.

She hoped not, but one never knew.

Worse still, she had just run over some poor boy. Not only did she feel terrible about crashing into him, but there was no doubt in her mind that he would tell everyone he knew that some weird girl ran him over and that they shouldn't associate with her.

So into her own thoughts, Moka wasn't even aware of her surroundings until an unfamiliar male voice spoke up.

"Are you ok, miss?"

Moka froze at the sound of the concerned male voice. Her mind began reeling as her senses started taking in the other factors of her surroundings, namely the ground she was laying on. For one thing, it was a lot softer then she had expected dirt to be, it also didn't feel like dirt, more like fabric. Then there was the warmth the ground was emitting, which was just not natural for ground to do. Unless it was a hot spring, but when she considered where she was, she could definitely conclude that this was not hotspring. Finally, there was a rhythmic pulsing in her ear, something that a dirt road definitely didn't do.

Ground didn't have a pulse, after all. At least as far as she knew.

In an effort to learn more, Moka's hand wandered along the fabric of the 'ground' she was laying on. It felt a lot like some kind of cloth, cotton or linen most likely. Beneath the fabric she could feel a light heat being emitted, along with the steady rise and fall of someone's breathing. Her hand rubbed against a small mound... no, not a mound, it was too square and defined to be a mound. More like a small brick, only softer... and then there was...

Wait.

Breathing?

Looking up, Moka's eyes widened as she found herself staring into a pair of the most beautiful blue orbs she had ever seen. They seemed to glow with an air of confidence and mischievous, and something else that she couldn't quite identity. Those orbs, they seemed to pierce her soul, it was like they were looking into her, through her, as if her entire life was laid barren before them. She felt naked and vulnerable from those eyes. Yet at the same time, oddly safe, like she knew they wouldn't harm her.

Weird.

The attractive eyes were set into an equally attractive face, lightly tanned skin, roguish good looks and three of the cutest whisker marks she had ever seen. Being so close up it was impossible not to notice them, they were the only imperfection she could see on the otherwise smooth and flawless face. Though, in her honest opinion, the whiskers weren't an imperfection and seemed to suit the face they were attached to perfectly. A part of her was very tempted to reach out and touch them just to see if they were real...

"I know I'm handsome, but you might want to close your mouth, unless you're trying to catch flies in it."

Moka's mouth snapped shut with an audible click. When had she opened it? Suddenly, she realized she had not only been staring at him, but also how close they were. Her nose was merely a an inch or two from the blond's.

Heat rose to her cheeks and a blush blossomed across her face. With a speed that had the young man blinking, Moka jerked off him and landed on her butt several feet away.

"I... I'm so sorry, I was in a rush to get to school when my anemia acted up and I –"

"Woah, whoa, whoa, slow down," he said, interrupting the girl before she could truly begin. "There's nothing to apologize for, neither one of us are hurt. At least, I'm not. Are you?"

"Ah, um, no, I don't think..." Moka responded unsurely. She looked down at her body, checking herself over. Aside from a few scratches and scuff marks on her clothes there was nothing wrong with her it seemed. She turned her head to look back up at the young blond. "I'm fine. Again, I'm really sorry about running into you. I was so excited about going to school that I – oh my! You're bleeding!"

"Eh?" The blond blinked, confused, before remembering that he had just broken his nose. Lifting a hand he wiped off the crimson liquid that had leaked out of it before his nose had healed. "Nah, I'm fine. Nose wounds always bleed a little more then usual. Don't worry about me."

Despite his reassurances, Moka was quick to reached into her outer left hand pocket where she pulled out a small white cloth.

"Here, let me help you."

Moka moved back over to him, crawling, before she reached him. She leaned towards him, her eyes going to the small trickle of blood that had escaped his nose. However, as she leaned in the most heavenly of aromas hit her nose. It was the most incredible smell she had ever come across, something that couldn't be put into words, but if she had to try, Moka would say it was the scent of perfection with an underlying hint of power.

Moka's mouth went dry.

"E-Eh!? H-Hey, are you feeling alright? Your face is kind of red."

The blond's startled voice came to her, but it was muted, as if coming from a great distance. She fell into him, her mind was in a haze, the scent of his blood driving her wild. Her face fell into his chest, she could hear his heart beating against her ears. The sound of blood being pumped through his veins was enough to set her own blood singing. As her breathing got heavy, she looked up into the confused and slightly startled eyes of the person she had landed on.

"I'm really sorry about this..." she murmured, her cheeks aflame with heat. In fact, her entire body felt like it was on fire. "I just... lose control of myself whenever I smell that scent... You see... I'm a vampire."

With that, she leaned down and sank her fangs into his neck.

And then, she experienced bliss.

'Huh?' Naruto sat there, blinking as his mind went through the last few sentences the pink haired girl said. 'Kyuubi-chan, did I just hear her right?'

'If by right, you mean her telling you that she was a vampire, then yes,' Kyuubi said, her voice a mixture of amused and exasperated. 'I have to admit, Naruto-kun. You don't pick 'em very often, but when you do, you sure know how to pick 'em.'

'Whether or not I 'pick her' as you so eloquently put it remains to be seen. I won't break my promise to you, you know that.'

'I know,'Kyuubi said softly. There was a smile in her voice, and he was sure if he saw her there would be a smile on her face.

In her human form, not her fox form. The smile she had when she was a kitsune was just pure evil.

'Thank you.'

'You never need to thank me for something like that,' Naruto replied. 'I may not be able to change some things about myself, but the least I can do is ensure your continued happiness.'

'I would never want you to change yourself, Naruto-kun. Your personality and quirks make you, you, and if you weren't yourself, faults and all, then you wouldn't be the man I fell in love with all those years ago.'

Naruto smiled at her words. 'Thanks Kyuu, I can never express how much it means to know that you can accept me even with all of my faults...'

He trailed off a second later, his eyes traveling down to look at the girl who was still feeding off him.

'She's been drinking from me for an awfully long time. Five minutes, at least. Maybe I should stop her or something.'

A giggle was his answer. 'That may be a good idea.'

"Um, excuse me miss," the blond said out loud. "I don't want to be rude or anything, but are you finished?"

The blonds words seemed to penetrate the thick haze that had surrounded the girls mind since she began drinking his blood. She opened her eyes, her half-lidded gaze of hazy lust lasting for only a second before she realized what she was doing. With a cry and a startled jerk, the rosette fell backwards... again.

"I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to bite you!"

Naruto laughed the poor frantic girls apology off. "It's fine, no harm done, I think." His hand went to his neck where the girl had bitten him. Yep, the wound was already healed over. "I heal pretty fast."

Placing his hands on the ground on either side of him, the blond pushed himself onto his feet. He stood there for a second, gazing down at the young girl who was still sitting on the ground and looking up at him with wide innocent eyes.

Now that he was getting a good look at her, Naruto had to admit she was gorgeous. He had met many women in his life, more than anyone else would ever have a right to meet. And in all that time, with all those girls, he could say with full honesty that few could ever match up to the looks of enchanting beauty this girl possessed.

She was young, at a guess he had to say she was probably around sixteen or seventeen years of age. Her long, silky, pink hair laid flat against her head with the sole exception of a single strand that stuck into the air at the front and curled around in a slight spiral. Her hair swept across her forehead in a set of bangs that moved off to either side, framing a face that was a vision of loveliness and innocence. Bright, big emerald orbs stared out at him, enhancing that quality of innocence that few could match. As a contrast, the girls pouty, pink lips gave her an alluring quality.

She was wearing the female version of his school uniform; a green blazer and white shirt that was partially unbuttoned at the top. A darker khaki colored skirt with lighter khaki bars going down it in rows of two every few centimeters, followed a pair of thick, black socks that rode up her calves and a pair of black shoes finished the general ensemble. The skirt was a little on the short side, in fact, it was so short that if the girl were to bend over she would give Naruto a perfect panty shot. He definitely had to thank the pervert who designed the girls dress uniform, even if their choice of color sucked.

If only the school uniform was in a more awesome color, like say, orange, then everything would be perfect.

The only other item of interest she had on was a black choker around her throat, it was unlike anything he had ever seen. There were two pearl-like necklaces that hung around the bottom like a set of lights that people tended to decorate the roofing of their houses with during Christmas. In the center of the choker was a chain that ended with an ornate cross that was set between the valley of her breasts. The cross itself was the kind he would expect to see in a church, with rounded clover-like edges, and had a round gem the color of blood in the center. A black line moved across the four sides of the cross, starting from the gem and moving out. It was an interesting piece to her ensemble, and not something he would have expected to see on a girl so innocent looking.

He didn't miss the youkai it was suppressing, but didn't feel it was worth mentioning.

His observations didn't last very long, barely enough for the girl below him to even register before he held out his hand. The girl looked at it for a second, as if unsure why he was holding it out to her. After a second or two of staring, she seemed to realize what he was doing, and reached out to gently place her own hand in his. The blond lifted her up onto her feet and made a quick check of her for any injuries. When that was done he took a step back to look at her properly.

"Well, since we've run into each other, perhaps we should introduce ourselves?"

"Ah! You're right!" The girl interrupted him just as he was about to give out his name. The look of complete shock on her face was almost amusing. "I completely forgot about introductions! How rude of me! My name is Akashiya Moka."

The blond sweat dropped. This girl was really dramatic. Still, it was pretty cute to watch her freak out over something so small. A smile worked it's way onto his face. "And I'm Uzumaki Naruto." A second later, something landed on the blonds head, and he jerked his thumb up towards the object. "And this is... Kyuu-chan. My friend and partner in all things."

Moka took one look at the small fox kit on Naruto's head before hearts appeared in her eyes.

"Kawaii!"

Kyuubi barely had any time to react before she was grabbed and pulled into a hug by the rosette. An amused grin worked its way onto Naruto's face as he watched Kyuubi being cuddled into the young girls cleavage.

'Enjoying yourself?' he asked.

'Naruto,'Kyuubi said, her voice deceptively calm. 'If you do not get me out of this right now, not only will you be sleeping on the couch, but I will also place a seal on you that will ensure you can never eat ramen again without vomiting.'

Naruto shivered at the threat, both of those threats were far too horrible to imagine.

'Alright, alright, no need to bring out such violent threats. Sheesh!'

"Moka-chan, I know Kyuu-chan's cute and all, but could you stop squeezing her so hard, you're choking her."

"Huh?" It only took a second for Moka to register the blond's words, and when she did, she jerked back as if she had been scalded. Kyuubi jumped out of the girls grasp and landed on Naruto's shoulder as the rosette began stuttering out apologies.

"Ma, ma, it's fine," Naruto said, waving off her concerns even as he ignored the slight growl coming from Kyuubi. "Kyuu-chan just doesn't like being held by people she doesn't know is all. But I'm sure once we get to know you a bit better, she'll be more open with you."

"Eh? Get to know me a bit better?" Moka's eyes widened. "You mean you want to get to know me even after I ran you over?"

Naruto frowned, more at the tone of her voice then the words she had spoken. For some reason, he did not like the way she had sounded just then. Wanting to reassure her, he said, "of course I do. Why wouldn't I want to get to know you better?"

"W-Well, it's just that... I'm a vampire and..."

"So?" asked Naruto, making the girl who had been squirming uncomfortably look up in surprise. He flashed her a quick grin. "I could care less whether you're a vampire or not. There is no way I would refuse to befriend such a cute girl just because she's a vampire."

Moka blushed at the blonds words, clearly she was either not used to compliments, or was just one of those really shy girls who didn't take compliments well. Either way that just meant Naruto would have more fun teasing her.

Her blush didn't last as long as he had expected, however, when the rest of his words registered in her ears. Namely, his comments about not caring that she was a vampire. Her blush was still there, but it was rapidly fading as a smile that lit up the entire creepy, graveyard-like pathway in it's radiance came to her face.

"Oh thank you!"

CRASH!

"OOF!"

And for the second time that day, Naruto was sent to the ground as the girl bodily tackled him with a hug.

'W-What the hell!?'

Naruto's surprised voice was quickly followed by Kyuubi's snickering. She had gotten out of the way as soon as she realized what had been about to happen, and was now standing off to the side watching as the rosette happily nuzzled against the blond who was once again lying on the ground.

'I know I wasn't really prepared for that, but to knock me over so easily requires quite a bit of strength.' He looked down at the girl hugging him for all she was worth, she was actually quite strong.

He chuckled.

'Vampire indeed.'

A few seconds later Moka sat up, still straddling his waist, and looked down at him with a smile that radiated such purity and innocence it was almost blinding. It was in complete contrast with the fact that she was straddling him in a way that anyone who saw them would mistake for an intimate moment between two people.

"I can't tell you how happy it makes me to know that you don't hate vampires," she said, placing a hand against her chest as if to emphasis her relief. "I was so worried about coming to this school because I don't know anybody here. I was afraid that I might not be able to make any friends."

Again, her words were odd and Naruto had to frown as he listened to them. There was something about her statement that just didn't feel right. Then there was that odd sense of familiarity with her words, as if he had heard them somewhere before...

He put his thoughts out of his mind as he pushed himself into a sitting position and using his hands to hold his weight as he leaned back. Offering the girl a smile, he said, "well, now you can rest assured that you have a friend with me." The girl gave him another smile that Naruto was beginning to realize was her trademark.

A sly smile crept across his face.

"Of course, for someone as beautiful as you, I'm sure you'll be able to make a lot of friends before the year is out."

The way Moka's face lit up like a Christmas tree as she looked at the ground was more then enough to make Naruto's day.

~Rosario+Naruto~

The classroom Naruto found himself sitting in was about what he had expected a classroom to look like, though he had not been in one since the academy. The floor was tiled with large, purple bricks, which was a little odd, but not something he was concerned over. The walls were a white, and had several green chalk boards bordered by brown wood on all sides except to his left, which contained several windows that gave everybody a view of the... dead landscape outside. Again, a little odd, but he didn't hold the classroom responsible for the person who decided to make the landscape look like a horror movie cliché.

Several desks were lined up in the classroom, five rows of four, and they were facing what Naruto perceived as the front of the classroom, if for no other reason then the chalkboard and large wooden desk that was there.

'I wonder where Moka went off to?' he asked himself as he looked around at the other students. Sometime during the rush of students trying to get to class, they had gotten separated. He hoped she was alright, a girl that innocent was rather easy pickings for guys who loved taking advantage of women.

'Worried about your girlfriend?'

Naruto rolled his eyes at Kyuubi's words. 'She's not my girlfriend... yet. And of course I'm worried about her. You saw how she acted. Any perv with half a brain could easily take advantage of her.'

'Calm down, Naruto-kun, I'm just teasing you,' Kyuubi said, and Naruto could actually feel the eye roll his mate gave him. 'I swear, you get so protective whenever you make a new friend. I'm just trying to get you to relax a little bit. If you remain so tense, you're more then likely to end up killing someone because you can't control yourself.'

'I know, I'm sorry. Thank you, Kyuubi-chan.'

'You're welcome.'

"Good morning students! For all of you who are new here, welcome to Yokai Academy!"

Naruto looked up at the young woman standing in front of the class. The woman was quite pretty, with light brown, shoulder length hair that had a pair of tufts sticking out on either side of it, and a body that held a decent set of curves. She was wearing red rimmed glasses, a white colored shirt over an orange low-cropped shirt that showed off a bit of her bust, a dark brown skirt that covered nicely toned legs, sandaled feet, and a necklace with a cat bell(?) on it. The mere fact that she was wearing orange put her high up there on Naruto's list of people he liked. Any woman who wore orange was a woman worth knowing.

He wondered if teacher/student relationships were allowed?

"My name is Nekanome Shizuka and I'll be your teacher."

The woman's – Shizuka's voice, snapped Naruto out of his thoughts. He began paying a bit more attention to what she was saying, figuring he could ogle her a little later. He was going to be in her class for a whole year, after all.

"Well, I'm sure that everybody knows this already, but Yokai Academy is an incredibly unique school. One that's exclusively for monsters. Currently, this planet is well under the control of humans. So in order for monsters like you and I to survive." Here, Shizuka pointed the metal pointer in her hand at the class, as if to emphasis her point. "Is to learn how to coexist with them!"

'Ah, so this is where the name Yokai Academy comes in,' Naruto thought wryly. He looked around at his fellow students, just to be on the safe side. And sure enough, no one around him seemed to be even the slightest bit surprised by the teachers statements, which to him meant one of two things; either everyone here was insane, or Shizuka was telling the truth.

He was going with the latter theory.

Which of course, begged another question.

'How in the hell did that human boy get a registration letter from Yokai Academy?' he asked himself. 'I've never even heard of this place, so for someone like that kid to actually receive a letter is odd.'

'Odd, and a little suspicious,'Kyuubi decided to add her two scents. 'The fact that some human boy received a letter to this school is no coincidence. Someone wanted him to come here. The question is, who?'

'Who knows?' Naruto said, giving the mental equivalent of a shrug as he put the thought out of his mind. It was something to ponder later, for sure. 'I'm sure we'll find out eventually.'

"And that brings us to our first rule," Shizuka continued in a cheerful voice. She walked over to the chalk board at the front, which contained several rules written in kanji. The woman used the pointer in her hand to point at the chalk board as she continued speaking, "except for special circumstances, as long as you are on campus, you must always remain in your human form. Does everybody understand? Good. Rule number two: never reveal your monster identity to another student. I'm sure you can see why. I expect all of you to follow these rules, okay?"

"Che, what a bunch of lame rules."

Naruto looked over to his right to see a tall looking teen with slicked-backed, brown hair, brown colored skin, a lip piercing and a diamond shaped earring slouched against his desk. He had a very lazy posture, with one arm thrown behind his chair and the other resting casually on the desk. Even his uniform seemed to reflect his general lazy, or perhaps arrogant, attitude. It was ruffled, with the blazer undone, his shirt untucked, and the top button undone while his tie hung loosely around his neck. His mouth was curled in a smirk and his beady eyes seemed to be looking at the teacher with an arrogance Naruto hadn't seen since Uchiha Sasuke.

The blond figured the boy was trying to go for a 'rebel' look, but to the blond, he just looked like a kid trying to play gangster.

"If we spotted a human wouldn't it be better if we just ate them?" the boy asked, before chuckling. "At least, we eat the guys. In the case that we run into any beautiful girls, we can at the very least have some fun with them before tossing their carcass for the carrion eaters."

Very few people seemed capable of coming to terms with that last statement. All of the girls looked repulsed, their senses offended by being in the same room with a guy who would rape a female, even if said female was human. The guys were on the fence, a few looked like they wanted to agree but feared being hated by the girls, while others looked at the guy who spoke nervously.

Naruto? He scoffed.

"My aren't you a pathetic waste of space."

The gangster wannabe turned to look at Naruto with a glare. "What was that, punk?"

"You heard me," Naruto said with a smirk. "Ooh, we should rape all the females we come across! That's what I'd do!" The blond emulated his voice to match the fool with the flapping gums. "You must be really pathetic if you have to rape girls just to get some. Of course, given how butt ugly you are, I doubt even your own mother could love you."

"You little shit!" The wannabe gangster shoved his chair to the ground as he stood up, snarling and frothing at the mouth. "You'd better watch you say around me, I've killed idiots for less."

"H-Hey now!" Shizuka said worriedly. "Fighting at school is not allowed!"

Her pleas when unheard as Naruto stood up as well.

"Oh my, I'm soo~ scared!" Naruto said in a high pitched voice as he pressed his hands against his face and adopted a look of mock horror. "The big ugly prick is out to get me! Whatever will I do!"

"Why you –"

"Excuse me!"

the tension created from the potential fight left the room as everyone turned as the door slid open and a figure walked in. Naruto blinked, before a small grin worked it's way onto his face.

'Man, I must have really lucked out to have her in my class.' He glanced over at Mr. Foot-in-his-mouth and narrowed his eyes. 'However, I'll need to make sure I keep him away from her.'

"I'm really sorry I'm late, but I got lost on the way here."

Shizuka gave a sigh of relief at the fortunate intervention. She wasn't quite sure what she would have done if she had gotten a fight on her hands. Even though she was a monster, it was clear to everyone with an eye for detail that she was not a fighter.

"It's fine," Shizuka said, the relief on her face evident in her voice. "Why don't you come on in and introduce yourself."

"Hi! I'm Akashiya Moka!" The rosette said with a bright smile that made every boy there – sans Naruto – nearly die of moé.

"Oh god! Check this girl out! She's so hot!"

"I know man, I think I'm in love!"

"Look at those legs!"

"Screw the legs dude, look at those tits!"

Naruto sweat dropped at all of the comments he was hearing.

'Ok, maybe I'll need to keep Mocha-chan away from everybody.'

'Jealous.'

Naruto frowned. 'Concerned.'

While Naruto was busy with his inner dialogue, Moka's eyes swept around the room before they landed on a familiar mop of spiky blond hair.

"Naruto-kun!"

"Eh?"

The blond looked up just in time to see a head of pink hair flying at him. Thankfully, Naruto was able to remember what happened last time she jumped on him, and was much more prepared for her arrival while she soared through the air. He reached out just as she smacked into him, spinning around once to keep himself stable, before setting the girl with the brilliant smile back onto her feet, hands lightly placing themselves on her hips.

He could feel several different sources of killing intent hitting him, as well as the muttered death threats from the male population of class. Not that the killing intent effected him, he had faced down Zabuza and Orochimaru when he was a twelve year old fresh out of the academy ninja, both of whom had more killing intent in their pinky than these monsters did in their entire bodies. And that wasn't even going into Uchiha Madara's ungodly killing intent, not to mention the blond's own powerful killing intent. Yeah, most of these smucks would probably die of a heart attack were he to unleash his own intent on them. Idiots.

He was only slightly surprised when he started hearing girls muttering angrily, only, instead of complaining about the him being all over the hot girl, they were doing so about 'that pink haired bitch being all over the hot blond'. Fan girls. He almost shivered, but that would have ruined his image of nonchalance and mischief, so he merely settled for ignoring everyone except for the girl in his arms.

"Is this the kind of greeting I can expect every time we meet?" asked Naruto, a smile tugging at his lips and his eyes alight with mirth.

"Ah! Sorry!" Moka gasped, her face growing red. Strangely enough she didn't pull away, though that could have had something to do with Naruto's hands upon her hips holding her in place. "I was just so excited to see you! Can you believe we're in the same class?"

"Well, I had certainly hoped we were in the same class," Naruto replied with a smile. "After all, I would have been really sad if I didn't have my newest and cutest friend in class with me."

"Ah... um..." Moka blushed, holding her hands in her cheeks as a wide smile crossed her face. This smile was a tad different from the others, but Naruto was not given time to analyze it before Shizuka told them all to be seated.

Several desks away, the guy who looked like a monsters version of white boy, licked his lips as he eyed the rosette with a hungry gaze.

"Akashiya Moka, hmm..."

~Rosario+Naruto~

Passing through the halls of Yokai Academy was a sight that caused every guy and girl who saw it to have mixed feelings. On the one hand, there was an extremely hot girl/guy walking down the hallways, their shoes beating a steady rhythm against the oddly patterned blue tiling. On the other hand, both the guy and the girl were walking together, with the girls arms wrapped securely around the guys left arm, both of them talking and laughing as if they had known each other for years. No one knew whether they should drool over their respective attraction, or turn green with envy at the thought of that bastard/hussy being with their guy/girl!

A few of them settled for both.

Some of them even got nosebleeds daydreaming of the pair together.

"You're lying!" Moka said with a laugh, her eyes dancing as she looked at her companion. "You have to be lying, there's no way anybody could do that and get away with it."

Naruto just smirked as he walked beside her, Kyuubi lying on his hair like a fur hat. "I'm telling the truth; I painted the national monument in my home village, a fifty story mountain with the faces of all the leaders our village had, in the middle of the day wearing a bright orange jumpsuit. And then, I took our police force an a merry one hour chase around the village before I got tired of it."

Actually it was before Iruka-sensei had found him, but there was no way he was going to tell Moka that little detail and ruin his story.

"Did you really?" At Naruto's nod the beautiful rosette laughed again. "I can't believe you did that!"

'She has a really cute laugh,' Naruto thought to himself. 'How long has it been since I've heard anyone have such an innocent laugh.' He paused. 'Well, I guess I could count those kids I spent time with at the orphanage a few years back. But that's a completely different kettle of fish.'

He studiously ignored the killing intent as he and Moka walked down the hallway. He could feel it of course, but it was so weak that it might as well not even there. Compared to the likes of Uchiha Madara's killing intent, or Orochimaru's, what was a couple of small time monsters?

Moka on the other hand seemed completely oblivious to the killing intent directed at her by the female population. Indeed, her smile told him that not only did she not feel a thing, she was likely unable to even sense killing intent at all. Not that it mattered, they wouldn't do anything to her. Physically at least, and there was nothing they could do that Moka would likely care about so it was a moot point anyways.

They made their way outside – Naruto was amused to see that everybody had pushed their faces against the glass to glare at their respective objects of hatred and/or lust – where a vending machine stood off to the side of the door. Two drinks dropped into the can holder as they both made their selection. Naruto bent down to grab their drinks at the same time as Moka, both touched hands for a second, before Moka jerked hers away, stammering a bit. Naruto chuckled a bit as he grabbed their drinks. Her blushing apologies were rather cute.

"Come on," Naruto said as he balanced the two cans on top of each other, his can of chocolate milk on top of Moka's can of... tomato juice...?

Must be a vampire thing.

"Let's find someplace quiet to sit."

"Ok!"

Moka grabbed his arm in both of hers again and off they went. They soon found a small open air hallway surrounded by greenery – finally something alive! – flowers of all colors and several palm trees stood on either side. The roof was held up by roman columns, and there were several ornate wooden benches with curved metal framework spaced at even intervals. It was one of the benches that the two sat on, Naruto sitting in the center while Moka sat on his left, close enough that their thighs were touching.

Naruto watched in amusement, absently stroking a purring Kyuubi's fur, who had hopped into his lap as soon as he sat down, as he watched how Moka had to open her drink by using the... can puncher(?) that it came with, and poking two holes through, one on either side, for her fangs.

Definitely a drink for vampires.

The rosette took a long sip of her drink, making oddly cute gulping noises before she finished with a content sigh. She looked over at Naruto as he used his free hand to down his own drink, the other was still running fingers through Kyuubi's fur, in one go, and then crushed the can and tossed it into a trash can several meters away without looking.

"Wow! You have really good aim!" Moka admired with a bright smile.

"Yep, I've always been pretty good at throwing stuff." Yeah, sharp, deadly, pointy stuff. But there was no need to tell her that. "Whenever I went to a carnival, I could win any kind of game so long as it involved me having to aim at something."

"I've never been to a carnival before," Moka said with a melancholic smile. "But I've heard there really fun."

Naruto frowned for a moment, before putting his smile back in place. He switched out his right hand for his left, using it to begin scratching behind Kyuubi's ear, and placed the arm of his now free left arm around her shoulder. "In that case, the next time a festival comes along, I'll take you."

"Really!? Thank you so much!"

The hug she gave Naruto was strong enough that a normal human would have very well come out of it looking similar to the can he had crushed seconds prior. Was this the strength of a vampire? Naruto could only thank the ramen gods for chakra reinforcement.

"Don't mention it," Naruto told her, a sly smile working it's way to his face. He waited until Moka took a sip of her drink, and then said, "it should be me thanking you for allowing me to take someone as cute as you to a carnival."

Naruto laughed as Moka did a spit take, the entirety of her face taking on the same shade of the tomato juice she had been drinking. Ah, what a Kodiak moment. He wished he had a camera.

"N-Naruto-kun... I don't... I mean I..."

After several seconds of her trying to say something and him laughing, Moka huffed and gave him the most adorable pout he had ever seen.

"Mou~ meanie!"

"Sorry, sorry," Naruto said with an apologetic smile. "I couldn't help myself, you're just too cute when you blush like that."

His words caused Moka to blush again, but this time with a smile on her face. He was definitely racking up potential boyfriend points with this girl. The rest of their time together probably would have gone just as well if they weren't interrupted by the fool from before.

"Hey sexy."

The pair turned their heads and Naruto felt his mood sour as the Mr. wannabe gangster from class walked over to them.

You're Akashiya Moka, right?" he said in a tone that some may mistake as casual. However, most of those people were not Naruto, who even without using his enhanced senses could practically smell the lust and pheromones radiating off the brat. "My name is Komiya Saizou, another student in your class. I'm here to offer you my salutations."

Before Moka could even think of answering, and Saizou could open his mouth to spew more crap, Naruto spoke up. "You? Here to offer salutations?" The blond scoffed. "Don't try to use big words if you don't know what they mean. We both know the only thing you're here for is to try and get into Moka's pants. Here's a news flash for you, perv. Most girls like nice guys, not an idiot who looks like he wants to be a jabroni for Al Capone."

Saizou growled, then grabbed Naruto by the collar of his shirt and lifted him into the air, ignoring the startled gasp that came from the pinkette.

All the while he had his eyes on Moka.

"By the way," he said in that 'I'm trying to show off how cool and nonchalant I am, even though I'm really an idiot' kind of voice. Or as some people –Naruto – liked to call it, the voice of douche bags. "I can't help but wonder why such a beautiful girl is hanging around a loser like him. Wouldn't being with someone superior and better looking then a wimpy guy like him appeal to you more."

Moka looked at him, her head tilted and her eyes displaying obvious confusion. She looked back and forth between Saizou and Naruto several times before asking, "why are you holding a log wearing our school uniform?"

"Eh?"

Saizou looked down at his hand to see that, yes indeed, he was holding a log. He also noticed that, yes, it was wearing a school uniform. It even had a bright and spiky wig of blond hair on it and a face that looked like a five year old had painted it.

His face only had enough time to register shock before a voice shouted out, "Dynamic Entry!" and he was kicked in the face, hard.

As in, really hard.

Like, so hard he shot off his feet, crashed into, and then straight through, one of the support columns, where he continued sailing through the air like a rocket and disappeared into the the foliage where several dozen trees were felled to mark his passing.

"Oops!" Naruto said with a grin that said he was rather pleased with himself. Kyuubi hopped back onto his shoulder as he scratched the back of his head. "I guess I don't know my own strength."

He turned around to look at Moka, who was staring at him wide eyed.

"Mocha-chan?" he questioned, looking at the girl with a small amount of concern. "Are you alright?"

"Ah... um... yes!" Moka said, her voice coming back online after several seconds. She stood up and walked over to him. "You just surprised me is all. I didn't know you were so strong."

Naruto grinned as he swiped a thumb across his nose. "Not many people do as Saizou learned the hard way." He looked over at where Saizou had flown off to, then back at Moka. "Why don't we head get out of here. While I wouldn't mind showing 'shove-a-foot-my-mouth-Saizou' what happens when you mess with me, I'd prefer not to get violent on my first day of school."

Yeah, because kicking someone through a marble column and several dozen trees isn't violent at all.

~Rosario+Naruto~

"Oh wow! What an amazing view!"

Naruto chuckled at the girls almost childlike enthusiasm as he leaned against the railing, the soft breeze ruffling his golden blond hair. He had to agree with her though, the view was quite incredible. Even though there really wasn't much to look at in his opinion.

After the small altercation between him and Saizou, the rosette and the blond had gone up to the roof, where they found themselves looking over the forest located at Yokai Academy... as well as the sea of the liquid-that-looked-like-blood-but-hopefully-wasn't.

His chuckle must have caught Moka's attention because she turned to look at him, her smile still in place. "You know, I was pretty worried there for a second when Saizou showed up. When he lifted you into the air like that, I was so scared." Her smile had turned into a slight frown as she spoke, but went back to a smile seconds later. "But then you did that weird thing with the log and sent him flying! How did you do that anyways? What kind of monster are you?"

"Hmm..." Naruto tilted his head, his face contemplative, "what kind of monster am I?"

"Ah! Sorry," Moka apologized as she seemed to realize something. "I forgot we're not supposed to reveal our monster forms to anyone, are we?"

"Speaking of monsters," Naruto said as he turned his body around, placing his arms behind him and using his elbows to lean back against the railing as he looked at Moka "I know that you're a vampire, but for some reason, I really can't see it. You don't look anything like a vampire."

"I don't look like a vampire right now, but look at this."

Naruto did look, and he gulped when Moka placed her hands on her chest and brushed against the fabric of her clothes.

Hey, he may not be a pervert, but he was still a male.

"You see this Rosario? If I were to take this off I would change back into my true form, a powerful and terrifying vampire. That's why I wear it, it's a charm to seal my powers away. I can't even take it off myself."

'How intriguing?' Naruto thought to himself as he looked at the Rosario, really looked at it and not the very nice pair of breasts Moka was sporting. 'There must be some kind of seal on it that locks away her powers, sort of like the Hakke No Fuïn Shiki I guess, only, instead of sealing away an all powerful entity, it seals up her powers instead.'

'There's a lot of Youki emanating from that Rosario,' Kyuubi commented when she heard his thoughts. 'Whoever created that and sealed her powers away must have been extremely powerful.'

'Yeah, no kidding.'

"I don't think you could ever be terrifying, Moka-chan," Naruto said. Moka's head snapped up, her eyes widening as she looked at him. The blond smiled. "So you regain your powers and become an immensely powerful vampire, it's not like that changes the fact that you're Mocha, my new friend."

The response to his words, aside from a radiant smile, was to have Moka glomp him once more in a hug of herculean proportions. Not that he had a problem with that. Naruto just smiled as he hugged back, enjoying the feel of Moka's breasts as they pressed themselves against his chest.

….

Ok, so maybe he was a bit of a pervert. So sue him.

"Oh I knew you'd understand! You're my first friend here!"

Moka loosened her hold and took a small step back, though her arms were still loosely wrapped around Naruto's neck while his hands rested against her hips.

"I also feel I should tell that you're my first in something else, Naruto-kun," she spoke, the look on her face, the small smile combined with the loveliest of blushes staining her cheeks was so cute that Naruto thought he died of moé.

'E-eh!?'

'Oh dear.'

This time, it was Naruto's turn to blush as his brain tried to reboot. He was her first? In what?

"U-Uh, Moka-chan, what are you –"

"Before today, all I've ever drank were tomato juice and transfusion packs." Moka pressed a hand to her lips, her smile decidedly shy. "I've never sucked anyone's blood before yours today. Your blood tasted soo~ good, so sweat, and rich, and... and... ha..." she paused to give a dreamy sigh, her eyes partially glazed over in remembrance. "It was almost indescribable. I'll never forget that you were my first."

Naruto sweat dropped. "You know, that's really not something a guy wants to hear when you talk about your first."

"Eh?" Moka blinked. "What am I supposed to talk about then?"

Naruto sighed. "Nothing, nothing, just forget I said anything."

Moka tilted her head cutely for a second, before smiling at her first friend. "Has anyone ever told you're weird, Naruto-kun?"

"All the time," Naruto deadpanned.

~Rosario+Naruto~

The deadpanned stare on Naruto's face did not leave him as he was dragged over to their dorm. Or, to be more accurate, it left while they were walking through the woods, but returned the moment he laid eyes on the dorms they would be staying at.

"Look, Naruto-kun!" Moka said with an excited gaze, her eyes staring in awe at the amazing – to her – piece of architecture before them. "This is the school dorm we'll be living in! So cool. This building is so impressive, full of dignity and character!"

Naruto had another way of describing it.

"It's like the worlds biggest cliché."

The building they were staring at was actually two buildings standing on either side of each other, one was white, and had more of a rounded look; while the other was more of a drab gray and made with sharp edges that gave it a more imposing look. They were very tall buildings, eight stories all told, with each level containing square windows and several balconies where Naruto could see a sliding door that led to the inside of the dorm rooms. All in all, they looked very similar to a normal Japanese apartment building.

Except for the cracked paint all along the walls.

The stains that looked suspiciously like blood.

The many vines that hung along the cracked and blood stained walls.

The ominous cloud that seemed to hover over the whole complex complete with thunder and lightning.

And let's not forget the several dozen crows with creepy, glowing red eyes that were perched on the roof.

"Do you not like it Naruto-kun?" asked Moka.

"Moka-chan, this building looks like a dump," Naruto deadpanned.

"What!? That's not true! How can you say that!?"

"Easily."

"Mou~ well, I like it!"

Naruto shrugged. "To each their own, I suppose." He looked from the building over to Moka, and sighed when he saw she was looking away from him, eyes closed and nose upturned in a pout.

He sighed.

"I'm sorry, Mkha-chan," Naruto said, sidling up to her and placing a hand on the small of her back. Moka started, eyes snapping open as she looked at him. The blond offered the girl a smile. "I didn't mean to insult something you like. It's just that I remember seeing buildings like this in so many horror movies that I really can't help but think the whole thing is a bit... well, cheesy."

"Well," Moka giggled a bit. "I've never watched a horror movie so I couldn't say, but I have heard of them so I guess I can see where you're coming from. Still," she gave him another pout, this one far more cute then her other one. "Please don't insult this building, that's like insulting a monster's heritage. And since you're a monster too, you should understand why that's not a good thing to do."

Naruto frowned for a second, but masked it quickly enough that Moka didn't see it. "Yeah, alright. I understand. I won't insult anymore buildings."

"Good."

"By the way, has anyone ever told you that you look very kissable when you pout like that?"

"N-Naruto-kun!"

~Rosario+Naruto~

Naruto sighed as he entered his dorm. As he stepped further into the room he got a good look around. It was very much your average Japanese one room apartment, with green tatami mats for flooring, white walls and ceiling, and a single fan spinning lazily above. There was a very small kitchen to his left, complete with a cooking stove, a fridge, microwave and dishwasher. On the opposite side was a small desk for doing homework assignments, while on the wall farthest from him was a window and sliding door that led to the balcony. The only other amenities that Naruto could see was the small couch located in one corner of the room next to a coffee table. All in all the whole set up was very basic.

"It's a little small but I think it will do," Naruto said to himself, though the way he was eying the walls with distaste said something else. "Hmm... except I don't like these walls. They could use a little color."

"You are not going to paint the walls orange, Naruto-kun," Kyuubi said, speaking outside of his mind for the first time since they got to Yokai Academy.

"Mou, come on, Kyuubi-chan," Naruto whined as the kitsune jumped off his shoulder. She landed on the floor and was enveloped in a red haze soon after. "This place is so bland, it could use some color."

"No means no, Naruto," Kyuubi said as the haze cleared, revealing her hybrid form. It was essentially her human form, except she had nine fluffy red tails sprouting from her tailbone and two fox ears poking out of her head, along with a pair of slits for pupils in her ruby red orbs.

She was wearing a red kimono with autumn leaves falling across the fabric starting at her left shoulder and covering the entirety of her sleeve, and following a vertical path down the length of article, before sweeping across diagonally to cover much of the lower portion her of her kimono. A black obi with red rose thorns circling around it kept the outfit from coming loose. Naruto noted she was standing barefoot.

He raised an eyebrow at the woman. "A little extravagant to wear in a simple school dorm, don't you think?"

"Don't try to change the subject," Kyuubi said, crossing her arms under bust. "We're not talking about my choice in clothes."

"Aw~ Come on, Kyuubi!"

"No means, no," Kyuubi said sternly.

"But –"

"Naruto-kun," the woman interrupted in a patient voice. "Do you remember what I said the last time you tried to paint anything orange."

The blond winced, but still answered. "You said 'Naruto, you can paint the house orange if you want, but if you do, you'll be sleeping on the couch'." Somehow, he managed to have quotation marks in his speech even though he didn't use them.

"Yes, and?"

Naruto grimaced. "Ugh... and... no... no..." The blonds face looked pained, as if whatever he was about to utter would damn him for life.

In a way, it was damning. For him at least.

"No ramen for the rest of my life."

"Good," Kyuubi said with a smile, before she walked up to Naruto with a few graceful steps. She pecked him on the lips and grinned at his sullen expression. "I knew I trained you well."

Naruto sent her a mock glare that just caused the red-haired goddess to chuckle. It didn't last very long however, as Kyuubi took him by the hand and led him over to the couch. Absently, Naruto created a cone to make them some dinner before she pushed him down, sitting him on the couch before she sat in his lap. As she snuggled herself into his chest and used his shoulder as a pillow, the blond wrapped his arms around her waist. She smiled, before deciding it was time to get down to business.

"So what do you think so far?"

"Something's definitely fishy," Naruto said with a shrug. "Some human boy just so happens to find a flier and registration letter for a school specifically made to host monsters and teach them how to disguise themselves amongst humans for the sake of peaceful coexistence? I've never even heard of Yokai Academy until I saw the flier that kid dropped, so there's no way he could have."

"I have to agree," Kyuubi sighed in enjoyment as she felt one of her mates hands begin rubbing along her inner thigh. She spread her legs a bit wider to encourage him. "It can't be coincidental that the boy just happened to get a registration for this school, which just so happens to be in another dimension, especially when you consider the fact that it caters to monster in order to learn how to live amongst humans..."

"Meaning that very few of these students know how to live among humans so they don't live in the human world," Naruto finished with a nod. "I thought so too. Which means of course, that there are several possible theories on how that kid managed to get a hold of a Yokai Academy registration form." The blond held up his free hand and began ticking off possible theories he had come up with in the last few hours. "He could have simply gotten it by accident somehow, unlikely, but possible. The more plausible theory is that someone wanted him to come here, either the headmaster, one of his subordinates, or perhaps even someone whose working against him."

"It could also be someone that his family had wronged in the past," Kyuubi chimed. "Before the calendar changed. Perhaps the boys ancestors wronged one of the more powerful monsters in the world, or the ancestors of one."

"Possible, but also highly unlikely, even more so then the first theory." Naruto shook his head. "Why wait several thousand years to enact revenge now? No ones been able to use chakra for kami-knows-how-long, and the Miko lines that were capable of fighting off demons and monsters died out sometime during the Edo period."

Kyuubi frowned but conceded the point. "Ok, ok. Then that leaves theory two and it's three possibilities."

"Right; so, either we have the headmaster of this school or his subordination sending the application for Yokai Academy for this school to a human, or we have an enemy of the headmaster who somehow managed to land their hands on an application and sent it to the kid. Both are plausible, but only one is likely true."

"Likely?" Kyuubi asked, raising an eyebrow.

Naruto shrugged. "There is always the possibility that our thoughts are wrong and the problem is something else entirely." Kyuubi conceded his point with a nod and the blond continued. "Unfortunately we don't have any information on the headmaster of this school, and without that knowledge, we can't confirm any of our theories."

A sigh escaped Kyuubi's lips, she could see where this was going. "You want to stay here." It wasn't a question.

"Are you alright with that?" asked Naruto, frowning for a moment as he looked down at the close eyed face of his mate. "Since we couldn't forge an application due to the ambient Yokai in the form you'll have to stay in your fox form whenever we go outside. I know that can be... bothersome."

"It's fine," Kyuubi said with a sigh. She didn't really enjoy being in her fox form anymore, but for Naruto, she could and would deal with it for as long as he needed. "Still, I'm surprised you're so adamant about staying here. You've always done your best to avoid the world of Yokai. Why start getting involved now?"

"I guess I'm just curious," Naruto replied with a shrug. "It's been a while since I've dealt with monsters, long enough that they've apparently come up with an academy to teach monsters how to coexist with humans. Times seem to have changed, and perhaps... perhaps this is simply a sign of things to come. Maybe the goal of peaceful coexistence really is possible..."

At the strange tone in her mate's voice, Kyuubi's eyelids fluttered open so she could look at him. A few seconds later her eyes widened as she realized what he was talking about. "You still want to accomplish your sensei's dream!"

"I know it sounds foolish," Naruto said softly, closing his eyes as his mind was invaded by memories of a simpler time. "It seems like such an impossible task. Humans have enough trouble just getting along with each other; always fighting, hurting each other for their own benefit, killing. And Yokai are no different in that regard, what with all the different races. But still I..."

"I don't think it sounds foolish."

Naruto opened his eyes and looked at Kyuubi. She had a soft smile on her face as her hands enclosed upon his cheeks. She leaned up and pressed her lips against his in a soft kiss. In response, the blond pulled her closer and marveled at the feel of her lips against his, and the way her body seemed to conform to his own. Truly, there was nothing in this world that could feel better then his mates silken lips caressing his own.

Well, there were some things, but those involved a much more rigorous activity then kissing.

When they broke apart, Kyuubi pressed their heads together, her glowing carnelian orbs never leaving Naruto's cerulean ones.

"This is something you've always dreamed about. I know that you said you've given up on it, but this dream, the one that your sensei started is one you want with all your heart. I believe that if anyone can bring peace to this world, it's you."

"Kyuubi," Naruto whispered, before crushing his lips against hers. Kyuubi gasped as her breath was stolen from her, then moaned when a tongue slid through the crack between her teeth. By the time the clone Naruto had created came up to them carrying two steaming plates of medium rare steak and a side of asparagus, the pair were already in the process of robbing each other of their clothes.

Clone Naruto sighed. "It's going to be a while before they finish. I wonder, should I put their food in the fridge, or eat it myself?"

~Rosario+Naruto~

Akashiya Moka woke up at the start of the day the next morning with a large smile on her face. As she began preparing for school, she hummed a tune to herself, the happiness she felt spilling over into her work and humming.

Yesterday had been amazing. She had made her first friend. Ever.

And to think all it had taken was for her to crash into him with her bike.

Moka sighed as she thought about her new friend, he was so kind and caring, and he didn't even care that she was a vampire. She had been so worried about going to this new school. Her mind had kept asking questions that she hadn't known the answer to. Would she make any friends there? Would anybody like her? She had been so preoccupied with her terrifying thoughts that she had even forgotten to eat from one of her blood transfusion packs.

Which was actually the reason she had crashed into Naruto, come to think of it.

Huh. Maybe it had been fortunate that she had been worrying so much.

But now she had nothing to worry about, because she had a friend. And so, with a smile on her face and a skip in her step, Akashiya Moka left her dorm room and headed out to find her new friend.

~Rosario+Naruto~

"She's so beautiful!"

Moka-san! Please marry me!"

"Be mine!"

Naruto rolled his eyes as he listened to all of the... people, surrounding Moka. It had been like that the minute she walked out of her dorm. Heads turned, eyes widened, blushes spread... and a good number of boys began drooling like dogs in heat. Fanboys truly were the bane of everyone's existence.

So were fangirls, for that matter.

"Ooh! Naruto-kun, Naruto-kun!"

"How do you like the school so far, Naruto-kun?"

"Will you escort me to my class?"

"Will you escort me to your bed?"

Naruto sighed as he walked through the horde of fan girls surrounding him. It was difficult, almost like wading through a lake of mud. The girls crowded around him, jabbering away and asking questions that he had no desire to answer. Like any of these girls could ever be considered his type, even if he had a type. And there was no way in hell he was even telling these girls what kind of underwear he had on – orange ramen themed boxers of course! – much less show them.

Ugh, what did he do to deserve this?

'It must be Karma,' Naruto lamented. 'It's because I made fun of Sasuke-teme for not doing anything with 'his' fangirls, isn't it?' If this was what his former teammate had to deal with in his youth then it was no wonder he always scowled so much whenever a female spoke to him.

'It's definitely karma,' Kyuubi supplied in amusement. 'But I think it has more to do with how you act. It's because you tend to flirt so much with the girl or girls you end up falling for that Kami-sama has decided to give you fangirls in order to balance out your own nature. It's the cosmic balance of all things at work.'

Naruto's right eye began to twitch. 'Hush you.'

"Scuze me. Coming through."

Naruto shoved his way through the crowd of girls, and was quick to notice that Moka had managed to get through her fanboys. She was lucky enough that most were too busy drooling from a distance to truly be a problem, she had a much easier time of it, he was almost jealous.

When he managed to get past his crowd of... admirers, he waved to get Moka's attention.

"Moka-chan!"

"Naruto-kun!"

The rosette pounced on the blond the moment she saw him, and Naruto realized that, yes, his thoughts yesterday about whether or not the 'Akashiya Moka special' would be his typical greeting with the girl were correct. Not that he minded, because really, who would be bothered by having someone who was quite possibly the cutest girl in existence pressing themselves against you?

Not Uzumaki Naruto that's for sure.

"Good morning, Moka-chan," Naruto greeted the moment said girl took a step back from him after giving him a life squeezing hug. Life squeezing in that it squeezed the life from you.

"Morning, Naruto-kun!" Moka replied cheerfully, then she noticed Kyuubi laying on his head. "Kyuu-chan." The fox cracked a red eye open at her, then seemed to nod before closing her eyes again.

"That's Kyuu-chan's way of saying hi."

"Ah, right!" The rosette smiled, then grabbed his hand and quickly began pulling him as she started to walk. "Let's get to class! I don't want to be late on our first real day of school!" Naruto laughed, but didn't make Moka desist in her actions as he began moving under his own two feet instead of being dragged by the girl.

They walked hand in hand through the crowd of irritated and downright angry boys and girls as they leaked killing intent by the buckets loads. Naruto looked at the many glares being sent his way, and decided to do the mature thing... pulling down the eyelid of his right eye with his free hand and sticking his tongue out.

Yes, Naruto's maturity knows no bounds.

"Say, Moka-chan," Naruto said suddenly as a thought occurred to him.

"Yes?" Mocha looked over at him with an excited smile, their conjoined hands swinging back and forth between them. "What is it?"

"I was just wondering, you said this is your first year here, right?" At Moka's curious nod, the blond asked, "so where did you go before this? I mean, do they have a Junior High Yokai Academy or something?"

Naruto didn't even realize Moka had stopped walking until her hand slipped from his fingers. Stopping, the blond turned around to see Moka standing where she had stopped, her face tilted towards the ground, bangs casting shadows over the upper half of her face and covering her eyes, leaving only the frown on her lips visible. Absently, he noticed they were trembling.

"Mocha?"

"Before this?" Moka asked in a soft voice, a tremor in it that he had not heard from her yet. It was slightly worrying, but he wasn't given a chance to ponder it's significance as she continued. "Before this I... I went to a human school."

"Eh?" Naruto blinked. "What's so wrong with that?" Sure, it was a tad surprising, he would have never guessed she had gone to a human school. But the way she had said that made it sound like there was something terrible about it. Granted, he had never wanted to go to school, but that was because he just didn't see the point. Why go to school when you were filthy rich?

"I... I hated it there, I hated it so much." Naruto frowned, but said nothing as the girl continued. "I attended human schools all the way up through junior high. I always felt so different, no one there believed in monsters, and so I was always alone. I hated it so much, and I hate the humans who treated me like I was some kind of freak for thinking I was a vampire."

"You must have been lonely, huh?" Moka looked up to see Naruto staring at her with compassionate blue orbs. Her eyes widened in surprise when she saw unshed tears in them. "To be treated differently because of what you are, because of something you have no control over. It must have been hell on earth. To have so many people look at you like you were different, to stare at you with accusing eyes. When all you ever wanted was a friend, right?"

"Y... yes," Moka said, stunned at how thoroughly the blond analyzed her feelings. It was like he knew exactly how she was feeling.

"Heh, I know the feeling."

There you go.

Now Moka knew she had found the right person to be her friend. How many people could claim to understand how she felt? How many knew what it was like to be isolated? To be surrounding by people yet still feel so alone? To be different? Misjudged. How many could ever claim to understand what that felt like.

She ran towards the blond.

"Oh, Naruto I –"

"Hold on Moka." Naruto held up a hand, stopping the girl from jumping him. She looked at him, confused to see such a serious expression on his face. "I said I understand, but there are things about me that you have yet to understand, things I haven't told you yet."

Moka's confusion only increased, Naruto noticed, but continued on regardless.

"You say that you hate humans because of how they treated you when you were younger." Moka nodded, her face making it obvious that she was still trying to find out where he was going with this. "Well, what if I told you that your first friend just so happens to be human?"

Moka froze.

"What?"

He couldn't be saying what she thought he was saying. Could he?

"I'm human, Moka."

No. It couldn't be possible.

"B-But," Moka stuttered, trying to find some grasp on reality. There was no way Naruto could be a human, could there? "But what about all those things you did? That log switching thing? Or that incredible strength when you kicked Saizou?"

"You make it sound like humans are weak," Naruto said with a frown, then shook his head. "I can assure you that humans are far from the frail beings you Yokai make them out to be. Anyone can learn to do what I did with the proper training." That was stretching it slightly. Humans could become much stronger physically through training, it would require a lot of training for them to be capable of what he did to Saizou without the use of chakra, but it was possible. Replacing oneself with a log however, would require centuries of selective breeding to allow humans to regain their ability to use chakra. But that was neither here nor there.

"No..."

Naruto looked at Moka as she backed away from him, her eyes wide and disbelieving.

"No..."

"Moka." Naruto took a step forward, his left hand stretched out towards her, only to stop when Moka flinched. He let his hand fall back to his side.

"I see."

Naruto took a step back.

"I guess, you really do hate humans."

Moka looked back towards Naruto, her eyes widening when she saw him take another step backwards.

"I want you to know, Moka, that even if you hate humans, I'll always be your friend. Nothing will change that."

And then he was gone. Moka stared, wide eyed at the spot the blond had just vanished from. Tears soon began pouring out of her eyes, streaming down her cheeks.

"Naruto..."

She couldn't believe it, she had just turned away her first friend. And for what? Because he was a human? Hadn't he accepted her even though she was a vampire? He had accepted her and yet she couldn't do the same for her friend.

"Naruto."

Why? Why did she have to be so stupid?

"Naruto!"

~Rosario+Naruto~

"How odd," Naruto said to himself, his tone idle, conversational even, as he wiped away the few stray tears that had managed to escape his eyes. "I didn't expect that to hurt so much. You'd figure after so many years I would be used to rejection. I wonder why it still hurts so much?"

He was sitting on one of the many dead trees within the area, on a branch that was twice as wide as him. There was no sun, so Naruto couldn't tell the time, but he imagined it was still fairly early. Class would be starting soon.

"I wonder if Moka's gotten to class yet?"

"You're an idiot."

Naruto felt a weight settle in his lap and looked down to see Kyuubi giving him a mild look of reproach.

"Kyuubi?"

"Honestly, Naruto-kun, how someone like you seems to still be incapable of understanding what's in a girls heart is beyond me. You can get almost any girl to fall in love with you, and yet when presented with the first sign of rejection you run away."

Naruto scowled. "I'm not running away."

"Oh? Then what are you doing?"

Naruto said nothing for the longest time, and Kyuubi was about to take that as her sign of victory when the blond spoke. "You saw the look on her face, Kyuu, same as I did. She was afraid of me. The moment she learned I was a human she was terrified beyond belief. What was I supposed to do? Chase after her when she ran from me? I can't do that."

Even though she was in her fox form, the frown on Kyuubi's face was easily visible. "Then what will you do?"

"I'll wait."

Though her facial structure hadn't changed, Naruto could imagine that Kyuubi was raising an eyebrow, no doubt confused by his words. So he decided to elaborate.

"I don't think she hates humans," he said, frowning as he tried to grasp the right words. "I think... I think she was just so lonely that she needed an outlet to blame it on. She went to a human school, and thus, felt that it must be the humans fault she was alone for so much of her life. Maybe that's true, maybe it isn't. It doesn't really matter. The point is, because of it, Mocha believes that she hates humans."

"But she doesn't?"

"Exactly, she doesn't. And I'm sure she'll see that if I just give her some space. If she doesn't come back to me tomorrow, then I'll go to her and we'll sort this out, and if that doesn't work... well, I suppose I'll just have to wait until she's ready to talk."

Kyuubi was silent for a moment, silently contemplating his words. Eventually she shook her head and let out an amused snort. "That's... actually a really good idea. I guess even you had to grow a brain sometime."

"What's that supposed to mean?"

Kyuubi chuckled. "Nothing dear."

Naruto scowled playfully, and opened his mouth to emit a witty retort –

"AAHHH!"

– When the sound of a very familiar scream caused Naruto's eyes to widen.

"That was Moka!"

Faster than a speeding bullet, the blond Uzumaki took off. Kyuubi watched as Naruto hopped from the tree branch, hitting the closest one next to him and using it as a springboard to launch himself to another one twice as fast as he headed towards the source of the voice. Pretty soon he disappeared into the distance, leaving her alone.

She sighed.

"And off he goes to rescue the Princess. I'd better get some prime entertainment out of this or he's sleeping on the couch."

~Rosario+Naruto~

Moka couldn't believe it. Sitting there on her hands and knees she continued staring at the spot Naruto had left with a look of immense regret and sadness. It felt as if someone had just ripped her heart out of her chest. She had never felt this bad in her entire life. Even when she had been all alone going to those human schools the pain she felt then was a pittance compared to this.

That look he had given her at the end, how could someone's face show so much pain and understanding at the same time?

"Ho... How could I have been so horrible to him?"

He had accept her, he hadn't cared that she was a vampire, even after she had told him about the Rosario it still hadn't mattered to him. Yet he tells her that he's a human and what does she do? Turns away from him.

"What kind of friend am I?"

Moka's tears began soaking the ground beneath her feet as she silently cried. She couldn't help but hate herself for how she treated her first friend. She would give anything for the chance to just go back in time by a few minutes where she rejected Naruto and change the past, to let him know that she accepted him even if he was human, just as he accepted her.

"Hey there pretty thing."

Moka's eyes widened, her head snapping towards the source of the voice. She knew that voice, had heard just yesterday and knew him being here couldn't be anything good. "What are you doing out here all alone? Did you ditch that loser boyfriend of yours?"

"Saizou!" She gasped as said boy casually walked out from behind a tree. It was only after he had taken several more steps towards her that she caught his last words.

Her eyes narrowed.

"Naruto-kun isn't a loser!"

"Ooh, such a scary look," Saizou said with savage grin. "Even when your glaring at me your still beautiful." Saizou's body began to bulge. "Ugh... just imagining what I'm going to do to you makes it hard... so hard to control myself!"

Moka gasped as Saizou began to change in front of her. His body bulged, the muscles tearing his shirt. Skin went from dark brown to an ugly, leathery yellow. Spiky outcroppings appeared on the junction between his shoulder blades and neck, creating a moon like ring around him, which was connected at the front with a bony protrusion that acted as a collar bone, connecting the ring of spikes before moving down the center of his chest. There were another two spikes located on either shoulder, his elbow joints, and his knee caps, making his large muscles look like some kind dark, medieval plate of armor. Darker brown skin outlined the projection of his muscles around his arms and torso. His feet were likewise bony, with spiked toes that cut deep grooves in the ground. Sharp, shark-like teeth protruded from his jaw, followed by a long, pink tongue that hung from his mouth, saliva dripping off of it as it moved from side to side like the tail of a dog.

"An orc!?"

"Hahaha! That's right! I'm an orc, and you... are mine!"

Saizou's tongue lashed out far faster then Moka would have thought possible. It came at her, smacked her, and with a loud cry, Moka flew backwards and crashed into a tree.

"Hehehe, that's it! Cry! Scream! No one will be coming to save you! You're all mine!"

Moka struggled to get up, tears forming in her eyes. As Saizou's tongue elongated once again, all she could think about was her friend, and how she wished she hadn't turned him away.

"Here it comes!"

Saizou's tongue shot towards her, intent on breaking her by doing god-knows-what. Moka's eyes remained unchanged from their watery orbs as she watched the fleshy appendage coming ever closer. Perhaps this was her punishment for turning away the only person who had befriended her despite her status as a vampire.

A figure appeared in front of her.

A figure with a head of very familiar spiky blond hair. He was standing just a little off to her right side, his stance casual leaning on bored. His right hand was outstretched, grasping the wriggling, pink appendage that had been just about to hit her.

"What the hell!?"

Her already wide eyes widened even more as the figure in front of her spoke in an oh so familiar voice. "I've heard of not being able to keep ones hands to themselves, but this is just ridiculous... and disgusting. We don't even know where this things been."

Bastard! Let go of my tongue!"

"Oh don't worry, I will. I don't want to be holding something so abhorrent any longer then necessary."

"N-Naruto-kun?" Moka said in shaky disbelief. It couldn't be him, could it? He had left. Gone. She had watched, helpless as he disappeared from her life.

But it was, Naruto turned his head, those familiar blue orbs looking at her with amusement. There was a smile on his lips as he said, "hold on for just a sec, Moka-chan. I've got some trash to take out."

With a hard tug, Naruto yanked on the tongue, the end result being Saizou getting pulled off his feet and soaring through the air towards the blond, screaming his lungs out. Grinning, Naruto dashed forward. His feet kicking off the ground, he spun around with his left foot extended.

"Konoha Dai Senpū!"

There was a loud 'bang!' as Naruto's foot smacked against Saizou's face, creating a powerful shock wave that sent the orc flying backwards and crashing into several trees that were not just felled but utterly destroyed by the force with which the monster hit them.

Naruto landed back on the ground, a content sigh escaping his lips as he clapped his hands together as if to get the dust off them. "Not a bad hit, if I do say so myself."

"N-Naruto... kun?"

Naruto turned as Moka pushed herself off the ground. She used the tree for support as he walked over to her. He stopped just a few feet shy of her, something Moka did not fail to notice.

"Are you alright?" he asked, concern in his voice as blue eyes looked her over. "He didn't hurt you, did he?"

Moka shook her head, even as tears began blurring her vision.

"Then what's wrong?"

"Naruto-kun, I'm so –"

She was halted mid sentence. A single finger pressed against her lip.

Moka blinked when she saw blue eyes right in front of her. She hadn't even seen him move.

"It's alright," Naruto said softly. "You did nothing that warrants an apology."

"But I –"

"I understand how you feel about humans, Moka-chan," Naruto said, interrupting the girl before she could apologize. "And truthfully, I can't blame you for not liking humans after what they put you through in school. And while I hope you won't judge me based on your preconceived notions of humanity as a whole, I won't blame nor hate you if you do."

"I... I don't care if you're a human," Moka cried, pink strands of hair whipping about her face as she shook her head as she shook it back and forth. "It doesn't matter whether you're human or not. The truth is, back at my old school, all I ever wanted was a friend. I didn't care if they were a human or a monster, I just wanted someone who wanted to be with me so that I wouldn't have to be alone anymore."

"Silly girl," Naruto said with a smile. Moka looked up as the blond placed a hand on each of her shoulders. "You already have a friend." Taking his left hand off her shoulder he hooked a thumb in his direction, pointing at his own grinning face. "He's this guy right here."

Moka didn't bother to choke back a sob of relief as she smiled through tear filled eyes. She flung herself at him, arms around his neck and face buried in his chest as she cried in joy, all the while mumbling 'thank you' under her breath as a repeated mantra. Naruto just held her, placing his chin on the crown of her head as his own arms went securely around the rosette. He didn't say anything, but then, no words were really needed.

The beautiful moment was soon ruined, however, when a loud crash followed by a roar of anger came from across the clearing.

"YOU LITTLE BASTARD! I'M GOING TO KILL YOU!"

"Ugh... not this guy again," Naruto muttered in annoyance, a tic mark forming on his head. The blond looked over to see Saizou lumbering out of the wood works, cuts and bruises all over his body, the worst being his face where a large black lump stood out on his right cheek, a testament to the amount of power Naruto put into his kick.

Naruto withdrew his hold on Moka, pulling her arms off him and holding them in his hands for a moment.

"Moka, I want you to stand back while I take care of tall, dark and ugly over there, ok?"

Moka looked at him unsurely. She had seen how strong he was, but at the same time Naruto was still a human. Could a human really defeat a monster?

"Hey, hey, none of that now." Naruto placed a hand under her chin and lifted her head up so they were looking each other in the eye. "Don't doubt me. When I say I'm going to do something, whether that's as menial as beating the crap out of this guy or kissing you until your toes curl, then you can be damn sure I'm going to do it."

Moka's face turned beat red at his words. Truth be told, as soon as he got to 'kiss you until your toes curl' everything else had been lost on her, thoughts on what it would be like if they did kiss plaguing her mind.

"Moka-chan."

Her thoughts were shaken away when two calloused yet warm hands cupped her face. Emerald green eyes met the most brilliant of blue as Naruto offered her a smile.

"Believe in me."

Moka, her cheeks still slightly red, nodded and smiled. "I do believe in you."

"Good. Then you may want to find some place safe to stand while I kick the ass of the lumbering pile of crap."

With that said, Naruto turned around and watched as Saizou ran towards him. Moka did as told, running off to the sideline near a thick tree. She watched as the blond stood there, his stance casual, hands in his pockets and a smile on his face. He looked like he didn't have a care in the world, it was as if he were not about to engage in mortal combat with an orc.

"DIE SCUM!"

Saizou brought his hand down on top of Naruto. Moka wanted to scream as she watched her friend stand there without doing a thing, but her voice was stuck in her throat. Tears began to well up in her eyes as the hand struck –

– only to blink when Naruto disappeared within a puff of smoke and wood splinters exploded from it. The smoke soon cleared, revealing Saizou's hand was not crushing Naruto at all, but a log that had taken his place.

"What the hell is this!?" Saizou roared, confused and angry. "Where the hell do these logs kwwp coming from!?"

"Very few know where the log truly comes from." Saizou, along with Moka, turned to see Naruto standing on top of a tree branch, hands clasped in prayer and his head bowed reverently. "However, all those who know of the log know this. As the log takes your place, you become the log. The log becomes you. For a moment, you are an extension of the logs blessing unto ninja."

'Score one for the log pope, baby!'

'Honestly, Naruto-kun... don't you ever get tired of playing the fool?'

'Of course not! I'd rather be a fool and have fun, then act like some stiff old man with butt loads of wisdom that can be crapped out on a whim.'

'My... how eloquently spoken.'

'I do try.'

Moka and Saizou stared at the blond with expressions of adorable confusion (Moka), and blank stupidity (Saizou) for several long seconds.

"I don't know what the fuck that's supposed to mean! But I don't care!" Saizou shouted as he began running towards the tree Naruto was on. "Get down here so I can kill you!"

Saizou made a swipe at the tree, destroying the trunk and causing the upper half of the tree to fall down. Naruto kicked off the branch he was on, flipping around, and landed on his feet several meters away from Saizou. He then ducked under a swipe from a massive clawed hand, rolled along the ground as another hand gouged chunks out of the gravel he had been standing on, then sidestepped another attack that came from above and crashed into the earth with a loud 'boom!'.

"Hold still you little shit!"

"You know... considering the general coloration of your skin is shit colored, I don't think you really have the right to call me that."

"I'M GONNA FUCKING MURDER YOU!"

"Haa... I swear, you have no originality. What kind of an insult is that? You my friend, need to work on your evil villain banter... have you ever thought of getting the super villains handbook?"

"RAAAAAGHHH!"

"And now you're just screaming incoherently."

Moka watched in absolute shock as Naruto dominated the battle field. Sort of. He didn't attack Saizou at all, in fact, his hands were still in his pocket where they had been from the start with the exception of his strange log prayer. However, while the blond had yet to even try landing another blow on the orc like the one when he had kicked Saizou in the face, he was doing a fine job of frustrating the monster by dodging all of his attacks with an ease that was so casual it didn't look like he was even attempting to dodge, and the swings just happened to miss. The fact that the blond kept taunting his opponent only further served to increase Saizou's anger and rage.

"You have the shittiest aim I have ever seen."

"Ne, how many orcs does it take to kill an Uzumaki? I'm not sure, but it's clear that one Komiya Saizou is certainly not up to the job."

"Do you always suck this much, or are you just having an off day?"

"Ha... I'm actually beginning to get kind of bored here... how about you?"

It was almost amusing to see the way Saizou was literally frothing at the mouth as the object of his hatred continually evaded all his attempts at hitting him. If Moka were not in such a state of shock and disbelief, she might have even giggled.

Another loud roar from Saizou showed that he had once again attacked a log that had taken the place of his elusive opponent. Saizou looked around, his eyes wide with madness and rage. He stared wildly, his head and body swiveling around as he tried to find the blond that had disappeared on him.

"Come out and fight me like a man, coward!"

"Che, you attack a defenseless girl and you call me a coward. How hypocritical is that?"

It was clear that by this point, Saizou was no longer listening to Naruto speak, so far gone into madness was he that the monster likely no longer even registered the blond boys words.

Saizou was pissed, beyond pissed. Everything was going wrong and he had no clue how to make it right. His plan had been simple; wait until the girl was alone, ambush and capture her, and then take his time breaking her. After that, he would have presented the girls corpse to the blond shit who thought he was Saizou's better, and when the boy was grieving, Saizou would kill him too.

The first part had been much easier then anticipated, all he'd had to do was follow from a distance and wait; the two had gotten into an argument of some kind – he was too far away to here what it was about – and the blond left. That had been his chance, and he had taken it, enjoying the way the girl had looked at him in fear. Oh yes, he knew he was going to enjoy breaking her at that point. He had been planning on taking it slow to better savor the moment.

But then that little shit had to ruin everything. He had not only hurt him, but was now humiliating him by constantly dodging his attacks and taunting him. Worse still, every time Saizou thought he had the blond, that damn log would appear in his place.

How did the pest even get that log here anyways? There weren't any logs randomly on hand for the blond to use.

"You little fucker! I'm going to kill you! And then I'm going to kill your bitch!" Saizou shouted, his voice almost horse from all of the screaming he had done up to this point. His eyes tore around the clearing wildly, looking for a glimpse of blond that would point him in the right direction.

Instead of blond he saw a flash of pink.

There she was, Akashiya Moka. She was standing there by a tree, not even a meter away from him, her hand lightly touching the trunk and her expression displaying surprise. At seeing the girl he had originally come here for, an idea took shape in his mind. A delicious, beautiful idea.

A cruel smirk crossed his face.

With a roar, Saizou charged Moka, his arm reared back to strike her down.

If he couldn't get the blond bastard, then he would at least kill the next best thing.

Naruto's eyes widened as he saw Saizou charge towards Moka. He cursed himself for being so stupid. He had been having so much fun taunting and playing with his opponent that he had left what was probably his one weakness vulnerable for the monster to use, though Naruto would admit he had not thought Saizou would be smart enough to use it.

His precious person.

Without thinking, the blond dashed from his hiding spot and rushed towards Moka. He could only hope that he made it in time.

Moka's eyes widened as she saw Saizou charge her. Her mind screamed at her to move, but her body stood rooted to the spot. Fear coursed through her veins as she found herself unable to look away from the stampeding orc. He was coming closer, arm raised to swat her like one would swat a fly. His arm came down and Mocha closed her eyes, unable to look at the impending form of her death.

A single tear rolled down her cheek as she knew that Naruto would not be able to save her this time.

Rather then the feel of a giant clawed hand smacking her with bone shattering force, Moka found herself being shoved to the ground. Startled, she looked up, and her eyes widened upon seeing a head of blond hair right before Naruto was hit by the giant clawed hand and sent flying.

"I hit him..."

Saizou stared at his hands in shock.

"I-I hit him..."

For some reason, this surprised him greatly. Perhaps it was because he had not landed a hit on the blond bastard since the fight started, but he had not expected to hit the pest. At least, not before crushing Moka under his palm.

"I hit him."

A smile made it's way to his face, as if finally coming to terms with what had just happened.

"Yes! I hit him! How does it feel you little shit!? How does it feel to be crushed under the power of one who is far superior to you!?"

Ah, he had never felt so good in his life. For some reason, the immense satisfaction he felt at finally taking out that pesky blond brought a euphoria he had never experienced before. It was incredible, indescribable, better then anything else he had felt before.

It almost as good as the feeling he got after raping a particular feisty female.

"NARUTO!"

Saizou watched as the rosette ran into the forest, following the path of destruction that the blonds forced flight left in it's wake.

A cruel smile made it's way to his face.

Now he just had to break the girl, then... then his revenge against the blond for humiliating him would be complete.

'You got careless.'

Naruto sighed from where he lay on the ground, staring up at the sky. He had to admit, that punch actually stung a little, in the way a bee sting stings a little. If he were honest, crashing through the sixteen trees he had destroyed after being punched hurt worse then the punch itself. Still, he would admit to being surprised at the strength the Orc displayed. A normal human would have most certainly been killed.

'I know.'

'It's not like you to be so careless... or arrogant.'

Naruto winced at the jab. 'Ugh... don't remind me. I can't believe I got so caught up in taunting that idiot that I actually forgot about Moka-chan.' A mirthless chuckle escaped his lips. 'Some friend I am, huh?'

'It can't be helped. It's not like you've had any real companionship for a while.'

'I have you.'

'You and I both know that I don't count. I've been with you since you were born. With how close we've grown, the two of us are practically one person by now.'

'Well then, I have the hottest alter ego I have ever met.'

'Cute, Naruto-kun. At least that hit doesn't seem to have effected your wit.'

"Naruto-kun!"

Naruto would have responded to his mate's words with an equally witty retort, but the cry from outside of his mind caught his attention. A second later, the blond felt his head being lifted onto something soft, a lap, he realized. Looking up as water splashed against his face, Naruto saw Moka's face, tears running down her cheeks, hovering over him.

"Hey, Moka-chan," Naruto said with a grin. It was short lived once he realized that Mocha was not listening, her mind seemingly in shock.

"I'm so sorry!" She cried, her entire body beginning to tremble. Her shaky hands reached out and began stroking and caressing his hair. It felt rather nice, too bad Naruto was too busy feeling guilty to enjoy it. Now he felt even worse than he had before. Not only had he left Moka vulnerable, but he was the reason for her tears. "This is all my fault! If only I hadn't been so stupid back when you told me you were a human! If only I had just accepted you back there than this wouldn't have happened! I'm so, so sorry, Naruto-kun!"

Naruto sighed. Really, this girl was being so dramatic.

Lifting a hand, Naruto cupped the girls left cheek, his thumb gently wiping away the tears under her eyes.

"Hey now," he said in a bright voice that was in complete contradiction to the near hysterical one of the rosette whose lap his head was laying in. "There's no need for tears, they don't suit you. I would much rather see you smile."

"How..." Mocha choked on her words for a moment. "How can you act so calm at a time like this? You just got punched through several trees, and yet you're acting as if nothing happened."

"Meh, it's a gift. Besides, that guys got the weakest right hook I've ever felt. My baa-chan hit harder then him." Never had a statement been more true, just thinking about Tsunade's super punches and powerful finger flicks was enough to send shivers down Naruto's spine. That woman had been capable of punching a hole through a mountain. Compared to her, Saizou's hits felt like mosquito bites.

Moka made an odd face at that statement, as if she were unsure whether or not she believed it. "Naruto-kun, you..."

"Would you look at this, what a touching scene." Naruto 'tsked' at the annoying voice while Mocha turned wide eyes towards the tree line. Saizou walked out, his large, clawed feet creating deep scratches in the earth. He was giving them a look of disgust as he spoke. "Just looking at you two makes me want to puke!"

"I hate people like him," Naruto mumbled, more to himself than anyone else, though Moka still heard him. "They always feel the need to shove their foot into their mouth and ruin the moment."

Naruto tried to get back up, but soon found his ability hampered by Mocha who was still holding onto him tightly.

"Ne, Moka-chan," Naruto started, getting the rosette to look at him. "Would you mind letting me go so I can finish knocking that prick Saizou on his ass?" This time he wouldn't play around. He was still cursing himself for getting so cocky during the battle. Even a genin can kill a kage if they get lucky enough, and he had presented a large number of opportunities for Saizou to exploit. That the monster hadn't until the very end just went to show how stupid he was, but not every monster he came across would be like that. He would need to be prepared.

"N-Naruto-kun?" Moka didn't look particularly enamored with the idea of letting him go. "What if you end up getting hurt again? I don't think... I don't think I could bare to see my friend getting hurt again."

"Hey now," Naruto placed a hand on Moka's cheek, silencing her. He offered the girl a compassionate smile. "I'll be fine, that kids last punch didn't even hurt that badly." The rosette still looked like she was on the fence, causing Naruto to sigh and say, "if we do nothing, then he's just gonna hurt us both anyways. Didn't you say you believe in me?"

Moka still looked concerned, but seemed to concede the point with a sigh. "Ok, I don't like it but I – I'll believe in you."

Naruto smiled. "Thanks, Moka-chan."

"Don't ignore me!"

Oh right. He was still there, Naruto had almost forgotten about him. Sliding his hand down the flawless skin of Moka's face, the blond prepared to push himself back to his feet and finish off the orc.

CHINK!

"Eh?" Naruto blinked as he held up his hand and saw the Rosario that had once been resting on Moka's neck in his hands. "Um, whoops."

Moka was just shocked. "My Rosario..." Barely even a second after she had said that, the rosette's entire body was bathed in unholy red glow.

The ground began to tremble and shake.

Naruto could only stare at where Moka had been, looking on in surprise at the amount of power the girl was outputting. While he couldn't actually see what was happening, he could feel the amount of Yokai the girl was unleashing. He had to admit, as a display of power it was quite impressive.

The ground underneath Naruto's feet began to split from the pressure, and Naruto was forced to jump back lest he fall over. As his eyes began to adjust to the light, he was finally able to see what was happening to Moka.

The girls all around physical appearance had changed, not drastically, but enough that it was more then noticeable. Her hair, once vibrant and pink, had taken on a pale silvery shade that held an effervescent shine as the light reflected off it. Her chest had become fuller, and her hips more pronounced, which was saying something considering she already had an extremely attractive figure. Even her face had changed a little, going from the soft look of youth to more mature and regal features. Long fangs protruded from her mouth. And when Moka opened her eyes again, gone were the emerald orbs that shone with innocence, and in their place were a pair of blood red irises with black slits running down the center to act as pupils.

Gone was the girl he had first met, and in her place was a vampire, with all that entailed.

Naruto had to admit, while this Moka had a haughty arrogance about her, she was smoking hot. Easily a fifteen on his hot-o-meter.

"Incredible! Those crimson eyes, that silver hair and the incredible demonic aura!" shouted Saizou who lumbered up and growled deeply. "I recognize that power anywhere, the power of an S class elite. A true vampire!"

"Uzumaki Naruto," Moka's voice was different as well, the blond noted, deeper, and holding a huskier quality that exuded a natural sensuality. It was an impressive feat, one he thought only Kyuubi was capable of making. "I thank you for protecting my body, however, this is now my battle."

"Eh?" Naruto blinked, then frowned. "Sorry babe, but I'm not one to let others finish what I started."

Moka narrowed her eyes at the babe comment, but chose to ignore that for the moment as she said, "Saizou came after me, that means this is my battle."

"Mmm... tell you what," Naruto said with a smile. "While I'm not up to letting you take my battle after I started fighting, I am willing to let you finish. I'll set him up, and you can finish him off. Deal?"

Moka looked amused by his bargaining, amused and intrigued. "Very well," she said, flipping her hair behind her back. "Show me what you can do when you're serious, Uzumaki Naruto."

Naruto scoffed as he looked back over at Saizou – who was still trembling at Moka's power. "If I got serious this guy would be nothing but a bloody smear on the ground." He then cupped his hand and shouted, "Oi, fucker! You're not thinking of backing down, are you?"

That seemed to snap Saizou out of his fear. He growled as he heard the voice of his hated enemy.

"Fuck you, Uzumaki! I don't care if that bitch is a vampire or not! I'll still kill both of you!"

Saizou charged towards Naruto, intent on pounding the blond into a bloody smear beneath his feat.

"Haa... still lacking in original comebacks I see."

Naruto watched, unconcerned as the monster came towards him. He watched as a giant clawed hand was raised, and then as it came down towards him.

Naruto smiled.

And then he disappeared.

Before Saizou could even register what had happened, the Orc received a powerful and painful blow to the bottom of his chin. His jaws clacked shut with a loud 'crack!', and he could feel several teeth breaking under the powerful blow.

The force of the attack lifted him off the ground. Saizou found himself soaring several dozen feet above the air. As he managed to crack a pained eye open, the last thing he saw was Akashiya Moka, her foot descending on his head.

"Foolish Orc! Know your place!"

BOOM!

Naruto watched, visibly impressed as Moka's kick caused Saizou to plow into the ground with enough force to create a decently sized crater. 'That level of strength is pretty damn impressive... I'd say that, physically, she's about as strong as Tsunade-baachan.' Now there was a scary thought, just imagining that there might be someone else out there who was capable of finger flicking people threw walls was enough to send shivers down his spine.

Moka landed on the ground a few meters away from him. She flipped her hair back over her shoulder, and then began making her way to him. Naruto smiled as he watched her walk, taking a moment to enjoy the sensual sway of her hips. Was she doing that on purpose? Or did she just possess a natural sensuality that made her walk like that?

"I'd give your performance an eight out of ten." Moka stopped and tilted her head, curious. Seeing the confusion on her face, Naruto gestured to the large crater. "You packed quite a bit of power into that kick, but it lacked any true personal touches. And I don't count that catch phrase as a personal touch."

Moka snorted. "As opposed to how you played with him at the beginning of your fight? I think you had more then enough... personal touches for the both of us."

"Ha... touche," Naruto admitted with a heavy sigh. "I guess I got a bit carried away, still..." he looked over at the crater and gave a pout. "He could have made the fight a bit more fun for me."

A smirk came over Moka's face as she watched the blond pout like a child. "You're definitely a curious one, Uzumaki Naruto." She walked closer to the blond as he turned to once more look at her. Her eyes appraised him with a gaze he had seen on only a few females before, not the fangirl stare that he was usually subjected to, but the kind of look where the woman was trying judge whether or not he was worthy of even being in her presence.

Kyuubi had given him that look often enough when they first met.

"Am I?" Naruto raised an eyebrow, a questioning smile on his lips. Moka's smirk widened.

"Yes, I have never seen someone with some of your... abilities. Super strength, yes, speed, yes, but that ability to switch places with a log is most unusual. I can tell you're human." By now Moka was standing right in front of him. Her hand reached out, fingers caressed his whiskered cheeks. "I can tell you're human by your scent alone."

"Does that bother you?"

Moka shook her head. "Not really. You are strong, even though you are human, and that's all that matters."

Naruto gave her a coy smile. "Coming from a vampire, that sounds almost like a proposition."

"Don't get ahead of yourself, Uzumaki Naruto," Moka said, her eyes narrowing at the blond. "You may be strong, but you have a long way to go before I would even deign to consider you worthy of being with me."

'Wow, arrogant much. She almost reminds me of how you used to be, Kyuubi-chan.'

A snort was his response. 'I was nothing like this little girl. Don't try and draw comparisons between the two of us.'

Naruto chuckled, but held it within the confines of his mind, lest Moka think he was laughing at her. He got the feeling she wouldn't be particularly amused.

"Still, I must thank you," Moka continued. "You not only protected my outer self from harm, but have been nothing but kind, gentle and protective over her. It is hard for me at times, my outer self is so much more emotional and fragile then I am, so I appreciate what you have done."

"Meh, we're friends," Naruto said with a shrug. "And I always protect my friends."

"Indeed."

A few seconds later, Moka plucked the Rosario Naruto was still carrying from his hands.

"Until we meet again, Uzumaki Naruto. Be sure to protect my other more sentimental self."

In one fluid motion Moka hooked the Rosario back onto her choker, and in a flash of light, her powers were suppressed once more. The reaction was immediate; her crimson eyes went back to emerald green, her silver hair once more became pink, and her womanly body lost some of it's curves, moving from the 'seductive young woman' category back to the 'girl next door' look. It wasn't much of a difference, but it was there. The smirk on her face was also replaced with a look of exhaustion, and before Naruto could get a word in, Moka collapsed into his arms.

Naruto lowered himself to the ground, taking Moka with him. He held her tightly with one arm, while his other gently stroked her sleeping face. He smiled when the girl seemed to sense his presence, her own lips curving in a smile as a soft, content sigh escaped her mouth.

'So that's the other Moka,' Naruto thought to himself. Meeting the 'inner' Moka had certainly been an experience. 'She certainly possessed all the traits and tell tale arrogance of a vampire, prideful, arrogant, haughty. Though her attitude was thankfully much more muted then most of them. Still...'

A grin curved across Naruto's mouth.

'She is going to be so fun to tease.'

He gently lifted the now sealed Moka into his arms and began heading back towards the dorms.

"Rest now, Moka-chan. We're gonna have some interesting times ahead of us."

Another challenge for those who want to take it. I have no real requirements beyond one. The Pairing. This story is, obviously, a Naruto/harem. The harem must at least contain Kyuubi, Moka, and Kokoa. Why? I don't know. I thought it would be interesting to see someone pair both sisters with one person and, well, Kyuubi is an obvious one isn't she? The harem can also contain any other females you deem fit to add. There is no limit to how big you can make it, so long as you don't allow your harem creating to detract from the plot.

PM if you want to accept this challenge.

Good luck.