Disclaimer: I don't own any of the series/cover art involved in this story.

Remzal Von Enili: I don't know how much Peter's powers will grow/evolve throughout the story, but I can tell you that I don't plan on having the symbiote collect monster powers. That would make Peter too strong. And he's using biological web-shooters (meaning that he's using the symbiote).

Smthcrmnl1: Thank you, I hope to finish it as well. The motivation and ideas are still there, so let's hope they don't run out.

Guest: Your review is almost identical to that of Smthcrmnl1's, so I'm going to assume that this was a glitch and his review got posted as a Guest's. Correct me if I'm wrong and if you're actually a different person.

Pyromania101: Don't worry, no bashing is being planned. Peter was definitely suspicious, but after Kurumu, he knows things aren't always as they seem, and he doesn't want to potentially alienate anybody by antagonizing someone or just coming off as a jerk. He wanted to get a better handle of the situation first.

theallaroundnerd: I don't think so. Sorry :/

Arachnophile801: Fair enough. Anyway, I'm glad that my approach is well-received, seeing as that plays a huge part in a story's success. I've already met manga Kuyo, by the way (currently on Ruby's arc), and Tsukune has already gotten some vampire powers, but I haven't met that last character. Yeah, Ginei—as well as a lot of the characters from the Rosario + Vampire universe—are, by the standards of a normal person, quite kooky and strange. Though, I am confused on something: what did you mean by Ginei being the butt of the series' joke? And don't worry; I know that a werewolf is outrageously fast and how that speed is proportional to how visible the moon is, the anime made a point to show the audience. Whether or not Gin knows what Peter did won't be explained here, so you just have to read to find out. You're right about the acting part too—at least, when he's not under pressure, as the anime has portrayed (he messed up his story when Kurumu and Yukari called him out on his accusations of Tsukune). Before I let you loose to read the chapter, however, I have a question: when you post reviews, are you actually logging in, or using the guest feature and naming yourself Arachnophile801?

Thresher26: Oh, sorry about that! Didn't realize we had a lady in the review section :P But yeah, symbiotes apparently like chocolate, but not this one; that would make things a bit confusing for people who didn't know the whole 'brain-eating' Venom thing.

SpartanWarrior1: Huh, that is interesting. I wasn't aware of that, so thanks for sharing.

Overlord Marche: Thank you!

Laxard: Yeah, they would have made things easier.

GeassDragon: Sorry, but it's the most comfortable method for me. PMs don't work for some of the reviewers, and I've had issues with them in the past.

Ass Kissing Fan: I read your name, and honestly wondered whether or not your review would be a trollish one. Oh well, for the sake of my self-esteem and confidence, I'm going to assume that you were sincere. With that in mind, I'm very glad that my work is so entertaining, and that the decisions I've made so far have been well-received, and thank you for all the compliments. As for Keito…I honestly don't know. It's a very unique idea, and it would definitely bring something new to the story, but she was given very little screen time in the anime, and so far in the manga, I've only seen her appear during the Public Safety Committee arc. Not much about her personality is known to be honest, and writing her in would be difficult. Bottom line: we'll see, but not concrete answer as of yet.

tdychko: It's an odd plan, I know, but unorthodox situations sometimes require unorthodox plans. But don't worry, it changes in the first, like, ten sentences of this chapter. Peter isn't technically a monster because the symbiote is bonded to him, not fused with him. It doesn't feel right to say he's half alien now. And you're welcome :)

Umbra. Venator: Thank you.

Great Saiyaman54: That's an interesting quote, but I don't think I can use that exact one. I think I might use the Scooby Doo part though. As for Peter's suit, I answered that question for you last chapter (but I love the Anti-Venom suit too), so if you need a refresher, check there. Thank you for all your suggestions though.

A/N: Just thought I'd mention that I went back to Chapter 1 and rewrote the explanation for Peter's behavior. I did this because this Peter Parker is actually a lot more similar to the "default" Spider-Man than I had originally thought. In order to avoid leading people into thinking that this was going to be an OOC Peter, I redid the explanation for his behavior, updating it with more relevant information.

-Chapter 11: The Vampire and the Wolf-

I gently rapped my knuckles against the door to Ginei's room, waiting patiently for a reply.

None came.

I tried again, knocking louder and waiting for several seconds.

Still no answer came.

I knocked for the third time.

The door stayed shut.

Where could he be?

I frowned at the lack of a response from Ginei. If he wasn't here, I couldn't confirm my suspicions face-to-face. I looked around, wondering how I should proceed. I could leave, I could wait, I could—

Break in.

I tensed at the symbiote's suggestion.

We haven't planned this out yet. We don't know if Ginei will be back any time soon, or if he's just a heavy sleeper that doesn't answer the door. I wasn't expecting to be breaking in this early in the night.

The symbiote retaliated with logic that Ginei could be out photographing girls in their sleep or looking for his camera in the girls' showers by the pool. It knew that we had an opportunity here.

I shifted from foot to foot. I had planned on breaking into Ginei's room after confirming for a fact that he was indeed the pervert, but with all the evidence stacked against him so far, it was hard to imagine the peeping tom being anyone else. If I couldn't confirm my suspicions my way, I could always just find the evidence in his room. There had to be some.

We've alerted him, the symbiote seemed to say.

And it was right. We had probably spooked Ginei by running into him, and if he was out trying to find his camera, this might be the last chance I had of getting into his room. He might decide to stay low for a few weeks after he fails to find that camera. Among his belongings, there had to be something that could be used against him. He could always claim that the camera was stolen by someone and used without his permission, but if I found something in his room, that, coupled with the fact that the camera could be his, would make worming his way out of it all the more difficult, nearly impossible even.

Plus, I had already prepared for the actual break in. I just hadn't planned on doing it now, but the opportunity was presenting itself…

Alright, let's do this. But we have to make sure he's not home.

I glanced around again, searching for any signs of onlookers. Finding none, I hung my head slightly lower, hiding my face as I leaned in. A small black tendril extended from the bottom of my pant leg and reached under the door, moving into the room. While the symbiote often deliberately avoided showing me what it saw to avoid overloading my mind with images from both its sight and my own, it would occasionally tell me what it could see—which was how it sometimes warned me of a danger that it could see before the spider-sense detected it, such as an enemy crouching and waiting to pounce.

Of course, the symbiote also avoided processing every image that I saw in order to avoid overloading its own mind, even though it was far more resilient that I was to that kind of thing.

With the tendril moving into the room, the symbiote began using it like a camera, peering into Ginei's dorm and searching for the student in question. As I expected, the symbiote informed me of what it saw through thoughts that explained the images, rather than sending me the images themselves.

Empty. Ginei wasn't in the room.

I swallowed in preparation.

Alright, we need to get that lock open. Symbiote?

The alien already knew what to do, based on my thoughts. The tendril slowly extended and began fiddling around with the lock. The school's locks weren't very complex, able to be opened from inside a room with a simple twist of the knob that would turn when a key was inserted and used. It was identical to a normal door lock you'd find on a door leading into a house, and it was probably designed to make the job of opening the door easy. However, the locks probably weren't designed to be symbiote-proof. I heard a soft click as the symbiote turned the knob, unlocking the door.

The symbiote covered my hands like a pair of gloves to avoid leaving fingerprints as I twisted the knob and I gave it a gentle push, leaning into the door as it opened inwards. I stepped into the dark room, shutting the door behind me. The only source of light was what came through the closed window, which made seeing a bit difficult. Nevertheless, I resolved to find evidence that could be used against Ginei in conjunction with the camera. I shut the door behind me, making sure to lock it in the process.

With the door securely shut and looking like it was never touched, I turned around and took a good look at the room. It was small, just like mine, and there wasn't that much space to hide things. I quickly had the symbiote form its black mask over my head, but avoided putting on the entire black suit. If someone walked in on me, I didn't need them recognizing my face or my "monster form". The 'mask' and 'gloves' were all I needed.

Alright, Ginei had a camera back at the showers. He probably takes pictures of girls while they're dressing, so he should have a stash of photos somewhere.

That would be my primary objective here. Find those photos—if they were in the room, of course. After setting the plastic bag with the camera down on the floor, I walked over to the desk, sliding open the drawers as I began looking through them. I found papers, pencils, a few other average items, but no pictures. Moving on, I walked over to his closed, opening the doors. He had a lot more clothing than I did, and I sighed as I realized that I might have to look through the pockets.

No, pockets will come later. It'll take too long and there's too much to put back. Gotta check other places first—places that I can search through faster.

I looked above and below the clothes hanging off the hangers, and, finding nothing, quietly shut the closet. I turned to face the room again, putting my hands on my hips as I frowned. Under the bed would be the next place I would check. Walking over to the unmade bed, I got on all fours and peered underneath it. There were several cardboard boxes, probably personal belongings of Ginei. I reached forwards and pulled a box out. With no tape to stop me, I opened it, only to find a few books, some batteries, a few photos of things around the school, but no perverted photos. Shutting the box, I pushed it back into its position and grabbed the next one.

The second had been taped shut, and with nothing to securely reseal it with, I decided to put the box to the side. Ginei probably wanted easy access to whatever photos he took, so taping their container shut seemed to be a bit much. Opening the third box, I found several folders, most of them filled with worksheets and the like, with a few empty folders alongside them. I shook my head and put the folders back in, closing the box over them before reaching for the fourth box. It was just out of grasp, so I resorted to firing a short web line into it and pulling it out.

When I opened it, I almost groaned. There were several magazines there, each with an attractive woman on the cover, all of them being in various revealing outfits.

Of course. If he's a pervert, it makes sense that he'd have dirty magazines.

I set them to the side before pulling out another pair, both of them following the same theme as the previous few, and put them on the ground as well. After a few seconds, I had emptied the box, and a small pile of dirty magazines sat at my side.

I sighed quietly. I was hoping that this would be the box, but it seemed as though that wasn't the case.

The magazines.

I blinked, turning to the object in question as the symbiote told me to give them a shake. I picked up on what it meant quickly, and grabbed one of the magazines. Turning it upside down, I began thumbing through the pages.

Nothing.

Putting the magazine back in the box, I moved onto the next one, repeating the process. Again, nothing.

I threw the magazine back in the box before grabbing a third. As I turned it upside down, I paused as several slips of paper fell from the book. Leaning forward, I picked one up, turning it over and holding it up in the moonlight.

A picture of several female students undressing.

Bingo…

I grabbed the other pictures, checking them to make sure that they were all applicable evidence. However, I paused when I noticed a familiar head of pink hair in one of the photos: Moka. I frowned at the thought of my friend being photographed while dressing, but I ignored the frustration. Putting the pictures back in the magazine, I placed it alongside the others in the box before grabbing another one off the floor, turning it upside down. More pictures fell to the floor, but what caught my eye was something else.

Moka was in all of them. Ginei had taken a special interest in her.

Great, first Saizou and now Ginei? Does Moka ever get a break from all this?

I shook my head and placed the photos back into the magazine before grabbing it, along with the remainder of the magazines, and putting them back in the box. I had what I needed. The camera, the photos, the emphasis on Moka in the pictures, and Ginei's obvious attraction to her; it all added up.

I put all the boxes back under Ginei's bed before standing up and dusting myself off. I gave the room a quick check to make sure everything was in place, and once satisfied, I grabbed the plastic bag that held the camera I had found in the girls' showers. There was no point in giving Ginei the camera now—the purpose was to help confirm my suspicions, and I had already more or less done that. And I had no clue when Ginei would return, but I still needed sleep. Last night was spent hunting for the pervert, and I couldn't go through another night of poor rest and expect to remain in good shape. I needed to get home tonight and actually sleep.

I made my way over to the window. Seeing as this was the ground floor, it was locked. I frowned when I realized that there was no way to close it after I was out, so it'd be a clue for Ginei if he was observant enough. I knew that I would inevitably leave some form of evidence behind after leaving, but I had managed to keep it to a minimal.

I paused as I considered searching for just a little while longer and trying to find something that I could immediately use to expose Ginei, but decided against it. Every second I spent here was a risk, and I needed to get out while I had the chance. Unlocking the window, I slid it open and looked out, making sure that nobody was watching. With nobody around, I slipped out, gently shutting the window behind me and moving through the bushes as I left the scene.

Getting to my dorm was a piece of cake. I made sure to check if anybody was following me, and when I was positive nobody was shadowing me, I slipped into my room. Both my camera and Ginei's were returned to their positions, and I went to bed that night feeling as though I was a step closer to actually bringing the peeping tom down.

I woke up the next morning and went through my usual routine. The big difference was the thoughts that were going through my head. I knew that I had to tell the girls about my findings, seeing as I was now far surer of Ginei's connection with the peeping tom. And even if I was somehow wrong and Ginei was innocent, I still had reason to warn Moka; Ginei had expressed great interest in her, and was in possession of several photos of her while she dressed. That alone was enough for Moka to be wary of the older student.

When I got to the girls' dorm after heading outside, I only had to wait for a few minutes before Kurumu came strolling out, giving me a wide grin and a wave as she walked over. "Kurumu," I said seriously when she drew near. "You're going to be free during lunch, right?"

Kurumu gave me a blank stare. "Peter, I can't go anywhere without you. What on Earth would I have planned?"

"I'm just checking," I replied quickly. "You could have planned on asking me to come along on an errand or whatever. But that's not the point; the point is that I need to talk to you and Moka at lunch. It's important."

The succubus raised an eyebrow as we began to walk. "About what?"

"Something serious," I answered. I didn't want to spook her so early, or else it might make the rest of the morning difficult for her. I needed her to know that I needed her and Moka at lunch, but I didn't need her panicking over the information on Ginei that I was planning on giving them this soon. The girls would no doubt be shocked after lunch, but until then, I didn't need to ruin their concentration on school so soon with the news.

"Okay…" said the blue-haired girl while glancing about unsurely. "Peter, are you alright? Did something happen?"

"Possibly," I mumbled. "Come on, we're already running a bit late for class. I'll tell Moka that I need her present at lunch when I see her."

The walk to class was silent, with only the occasional word or two being exchanged between Kurumu and me. We managed to get to Miss Nekonome's classroom before the actual lessons began, and it wasn't long before Moka showed up too. As characteristic of her, she grabbed me in a bear hug while greeting me.

"Hiya Peter!" she chirped, oblivious to my attempts at removing her arms from around my neck.

"Moka, please," I began while peeling her off. "I need to talk, and I can't comfortably do that with your shoulder in my face."

"Oh, sorry!" exclaimed the vampire as she backed off, but her sheepish grin was ever-present. "What did you need to talk about?"

"At lunch," I said quietly. "I need to talk to you and Kurumu at lunch about something important. Just make sure you're free by then."

A look of concern passed over Moka's face as she looked at me. "Is everything alright?"

"Just wait until lunch," I said while glancing around to make certain nobody was listening in.

"He gave me just as vague of a response too, just so you know," Kurumu mumbled while nudging Moka with her elbow. "Just go with it."

"I, um, okay?" Moka said unsurely, just as Miss Nekonome stood up in front of the class.

"Alright everybody, take your seats and let's get started," she announced before grabbing the materials she needed to start the lesson. As though following a pattern, class went by slower than I would have liked, as did those that followed. Eventually, however, lunch finally arrived, and Kurumu and I found ourselves outside, waiting by the vending machine while Moka was finishing up with grabbing her lunch.

The two of us sat at a bench, silently eating our meals. Moka eventually came out, stopping only to grab a tomato juice from the vending machine before taking a seat. "So," she began before taking a bite of her food. "What did you need to talk about, Peter?"

I did a quick check of our surroundings, making sure that nobody was around us. Most students started off their lunch in the cafeteria, which gave us a few minutes before groups of students would begin coming outside.

I leaned forward, beckoning for Moka and Kurumu to do the same. "It's about that peeping tom," I whispered. "I'm pretty sure I know who it is."

Moka and Kurumu stared at me wide-eyed. Finally, the succubus spoke. "Peter! That's…that's awesome! We can expose this guy if we know who he is! How'd you find out? Where did you find out from? And who is the peeper?"

"It's Ginei," I whispered. "Ginei Morioka is the peeping tom."

The girls froze, each looking at me in disbelief and shock. "E-excuse me?" Moka said slowly. "Ginei? Did you say Ginei?" I nodded, to which Moka responded to by blinking repeatedly before her mouth opened and closed several times. "I-I—you—what?!"

"Shhh!" I hissed. "Don't draw attention! I don't want this getting out yet!"

"Peter, are you insane?" Kurumu asked from her position. "Ginei of all people? The guy who brought us flowers? Seriously?!"

"I have evidence," I said hurriedly. "I have proof of who Ginei really is. This isn't just a hunch."

"What proof?" Moka asked uneasily.

I sighed and ran a hand through my hair. "Look, after finding out that there was a peeping tom on campus, I went out one night and tried to see if I could find him. I wanted to get a good description of him and get some pictures of him in both monster and human form. That way, it'd be easier to find and expose him."

"You snuck out?" Moka asked. I nodded.

"The peeping tom was too fast for anybody to describe, so just sitting around and waiting for someone to do something would've gotten us nowhere," I said with a shrug. "So I decided to take action."

"And?" asked Kurumu, motioning for me to continue.

"And I found the pervert," I said. "Ran right into him, actually. He probably didn't expect anybody to be out at that hour actively looking for him. I think he got a little too comfy and stopped worrying about running into someone who was actually trying to find him at night. Anyway, I ended up punching his eye as a reflex after he knocked me to the ground, and he took off. You were right, by the way, Kurumu; that guy is fast. Really fast. It was nearly impossible to see him in the dark when he was moving like that. But he left something behind: a camera. I brought it to my room as evidence, and then I planned on telling you guys during the club meet that was coming up the next day."

I stopped for a short breath.

"But then I saw Ginei that day," I continued. Moka's eyes widened in realization.

"Ginei had a black eye," she whispered.

"And he was getting a new camera," I added. "One that looked like a newer version of the one the pervert dropped. I think he was replacing his old camera."

I could see Kurumu's hand slowly come up to cover her mouth as understanding dawned on her face. "Oh my gosh," she whispered.

Moka, meanwhile, shook her head in disbelief. "And with what the other Moka said…"

Kurumu and I blinked in confusion. "The other Moka?" asked the succubus. Moka nodded.

"Yes," she began while gripping her rosary. "My other half said that she sensed that Ginei had some sort of strong power, and that he was hiding something. She said that Ginei seemed…dangerous. She told me yesterday evening…"

"Well, looks like she was on to something," I muttered. "Did she mention anything else?"

The vampire shook her head. "No, nothing," she said quietly before looking up to me. "Is that all we have to work with right now? Or did you find something else?"

I hesitated. "That's not all," I said before pausing as a student walked by an uncomfortably short distance from us. Once he left, I continued. "Ginei is in possession of a lot of dirty pictures—many of them being of you, Moka."

The pink-haired girl's cheeks flushed as she reeled back. "He's got pictures of me?!" she shouted before clamping her hands over her mouth. "Sorry," she said in a much quieter voice before continuing. "But, does he seriously have pictures of me…you know…undressing?"

"He does," I confirmed. "I think he's been stalking you—or at least, he's very interested in you."

Suddenly, a faint red glow emitted from Moka's rosary, almost making me jump in surprise.

"Tch! Unacceptable," growled the inner Moka. "I may not be in control, but it's still my body! I will not allow some peeping tom to view me in an undressed state!"

"Ugh," groaned Kurumu. "Why are all the guys in this school such perverts?! After I'm allowed to go free, how am I supposed to find my Destined One in this kind of crowd?!"

"Your Destined One problems can wait," said the inner Moka. "We must put a stop to this fool's perverted habits. I refuse to allow him to drool over a picture of my naked body!"

"If it makes you feel any better, I don't think he's got any pictures of you naked," I muttered.

"Oh, so you looked at them too?"

I jerked back, sputtering as I waved my hands out in front of me in a defensive gesture. "Whoa, whoa, whoa! Don't get me wrong, I saw the pictures, but I didn't spend time looking at them! I wouldn't do something like that to you guys!"

There was a moment of silence before Kurumu spoke. "Peter," she began. "How exactly did you know about Gin's photos?"

Oh, this was going to be awkward.

"I, uh, I…" I started before checking to make sure nobody was close enough to be listening in. "I may have…broken into his dorm…"

The girls stared at me, both of them absolutely gobsmacked.

"You wha—?!" Moka screamed, only to have my hand firmly clap around her mouth, silencing her.

"Shhh!" I hissed.

"You broke into his room?!" Kurumu whisper-screamed at me. "Peter, are you serious?!"

"None of his belongings were damaged or stolen," I said while removing my hand from a still-shocked Moka. "I just looked through some of his stuff to find evidence. I found the photos, and I already suspected him of being the owner of the camera the peeping tom had dropped."

The awkward silence that followed was interrupted by the last thing I expected to hear: laughter. From the rosary.

"My my, I never suspected you of something so sly, Peter," said the inner Moka after a short burst of chuckling. "Fitting that a pervert who invades privacy has his own privacy invaded."

The girls and I just stared at the rosary. The symbiote, at least, found the silver-haired Moka's reaction humorous.

I sighed. "Look guys," I began. "I want to make this clear: I'm not some sort of criminal. I did it because I wanted to find evidence that would help prove my theory on Ginei and help stop him. I couldn't go accusing him of anything without proof, and what I had at that point was very compelling, but it wasn't concrete, and he has the right to be innocent until proven guilty."

"And have you proven him guilty?"

"I'm almost certain," I replied with a nod. "I'm almost certain that Ginei is the peeping tom."

The outer Moka sat back, taking a loud breath to calm herself. "This is crazy," she said. "Break-ins, club presidents who peep on girls; what are we supposed to do? If Gin's the peeping tom, we need to do something!"

"We are going to do something," I said firmly.

"Oh? And whose room are we sneaking into this time?" Kurumu asked sarcastically.

I groaned. "It was the one time! I don't usually face problems that require breaking and entering!"

"Usually? Oh, good to know you only occasionally break into homes," said the inner Moka. I sighed when I realized she was getting a kick out of this.

"But seriously, what do we do now?" asked Kurumu. "We've got to follow up on this, don't we?"

"Yes, but how?" Moka inquired.

That was a good question. "I think we should find a way to get Ginei caught red-handed—make sure the whole school knows who he is and what he does." I paused as an idea hit me. "Or…we could have Kurumu draw the truth out of him."

The succubus reeled back in surprise. "Me?"

"Of course," I explained. "You're a succubus; getting the truth out of someone with your charm is what you do when looking for your Destined One, right? Why not get Ginei to confess?"

Kurumu gave me a blank stare. "Peter, my charming powers were nullified before you became my guardian."

I blinked. "What?"

"My powers," Kurumu repeated slowly. "My ability to charm—it was intentionally weakened to the point that I couldn't control anyone. I'm supposed to have my abilities back once I've proven that I'm not a danger to anybody. I thought you knew…"

I groaned. "Crap, that would have made this a lot easier," I muttered. "Oh well, I guess it's back to Plan A."

"Actually, there's a faster way than 'Plan A'," said the voice of the inner Moka. "We could confront Ginei and call him out on his actions. If we show that we know the truth, he'll probably try to fight us in an attempt to silence us. I can sense his power—he'll definitely use it."

I frowned, mentally going over the idea. "We don't know anything about Ginei's monster form," I finally said. "All we know is that it's fast and kinda large. Plus, we don't know for certain if Ginei will actually give in and admit that we're right. He might try to deny it to the end."

The inner Moka chuckled. "If you were to let me out, I'm sure I can…convince him that telling the truth will be a lot easier for everyone. If I were to teach him his place, I bet he'd be a lot more willing to cooperate. Plus, the peeping tom deserves to find out what happens when you invade the privacy of an S-Class monster and take pictures of her while she dresses."

"I…think it's worth a try," Kurumu commented. "It'd be faster—heck, we could finish this today—and it could stop this pervert before he can take any more pictures of unsuspecting girls."

I shifted uncomfortably. "But what if the teachers ask how we got the evidence? I can't go up and say 'I just broke into his room'."

"You're overthinking this, Peter," said the inner Moka. "My other half told me how the teachers reacted to Saizou; they won't look too deeply into this type of issue either. Kurumu was an exception—her case was for more complicated and involved influences from outside of Yōkai Academy—but this is a simple case of a pervert being caught and exposed. Plus, the teachers already trust you, so your word alone will go a long way with them."

"She's right," said the outer Moka. "The teachers do trust you. They made you Kurumu's guardian, after all."

I leaned back, crossing my arms. This method was riskier, but it was definitely faster than cooking up an elaborate plan to get Ginei caught. And judging by how fast he had moved the other night, getting a picture of him or following him around in the dark would be next to impossible. Plus, it would save a lot of girls from being spied on while undressing.

"Think of it this way," began Moka's other half. "You'll be trusting OUR judgment on this one. We've trusted you in the past, Peter, so now it's your turn to trust us."

I sighed in defeat. "Alright, we'll try it your way. Where and when do we set this up?"

After a few minutes, we had a plan going. We would call Ginei up to the rooftop tonight, and confront him when he got there. Much to my discomfort, the inner Moka suggested having her outer counterpart do the luring. I objected, but was ultimately defeated. The outer Moka was Ginei's object of interest, and if she told him to meet her on the rooftop in the evening, the chance of him agreeing was much higher than if I tried, and while Kurumu could also succeed, she couldn't actually go anywhere without me, and my presence would throw the whole guise off.

In the end, Moka had agreed, and while she was definitely nervous, that fear was overcome by determination and the desire to help. The plan, then, was to have her confront Ginei after our club meet and tell him to meet her at the rooftop at nine o'clock in the evening. Kurumu and I would already be there with his camera.

And while I had wanted to bring Ginei to the woods to ensure the other students' safety in case he went wild, it became clear that he would more likely agree to meet up if a pretty girl asked him to meet her on a rooftop than if somebody suddenly called him to the forest without any real explanation. The rooftop was also the next safest place that we had easy access to. There weren't any people up there in the evening—or during the majority of the day, for that matter.

When the club meet finally rolled around, the girls and I were all careful around Ginei. While he didn't do anything that I could identify as out of the ordinary, he still gave us reason for concern. As a club, we spent our time going over what we knew about the peeping tom and questioning a series of students around campus. We got almost no new information, and when the meeting finally ended, Kurumu and I had to leave while Moka stayed behind to try and convince Ginei to come to the rooftop.

And it was by the vending machine that Kurumu and I stood, nervously waiting for Moka to return. Kurumu sipped a soft drink that she had bought, and I tapped my foot against the ground while leaning against a pillar. Several minutes passed before Kurumu spoke up.

"Hey, uh, Peter?" she began. "Out of curiosity, what's your relationship to Moka? I just don't get it."

I blinked, turning to her and tilting my head to the side. "What's there not to get? We're friends."

Kurumu snorted. "Friends? Seriously? She throws her arms around you every time she sees you, and she follows you around wherever you go. And did you see how annoyed she got when you first became my guardian? I think she was jealous."

I rolled my eyes as I recalled Moka's strange behavior from the time. "I remember," I muttered. "Wasn't that long ago."

Kurumu giggled. "So…are you guys really just friends? I mean, given the way she treats you, I thought you two were dating."

"Oh no, nothing like that," I said while keeping my gaze locked on the ground. "Moka sorta…she didn't really have it easy in the human world. According to her, I was her first friend. I think she's just showing me so much affection because she never had any friends to show it to before. Give it some time, I'm sure she'll stop clinging to me once she's comfortable around other people."

It didn't occur to me until after I spoke that Moka might not have been comfortable disclosing that information to other people. Oh well, she didn't hesitate when she told me, and it wasn't like I could take it back now anyway.

"Must be hard to get comfortable around students at this school," Kurumu muttered dryly. "Not like this is the second pervert to express interest in her or anything."

I chuckled quietly. "Poor thing."

Another minute or so passed before Moka came outside, waving at us as she approached. "Well?" I asked hopefully. "Is Ginei coming tonight?"

Moka nodded. "I convinced him." She paused and shuffled awkwardly. "I feel kinda bad now though. I don't like misleading people. "

I sighed. "If he's our guy, he needs to be stopped. What he's doing is wrong, and it's only a matter of time before somebody gets hurt. His luck will run out eventually, and he'll end up peeping on a girl that won't hesitate to seriously hurt him if she can get her hands on him. We're doing everybody a favor here."

Kurumu nodded. "That's right. Ginei's violating the privacy of a lot of people with what he's doing, and we can't just sit back and watch him do this. Somebody's got to stand up to this!"

"I know, I know, it's just…it doesn't feel very good," Moka said while rubbing her shoulder. "Anyway, I told Ginei exactly what the other Moka said I should—that I needed to see him tonight—and he said he'll come."

I smiled at her. "Good work, I'm glad it went well. Now then, all we have to do now is wait. We should all head up there early though, just to make sure we get there before Ginei can."

The girls both nodded. The remainder of our time was spent discussing various topics, such as Ginei's possible true form, details on what to do in case Gin decided to fight us, and other subjects regarding tonight's planned meeting. If Ginei attacked, the plan was to let the inner Moka out for her to personally handle him. While the symbiote strongly disapproved of the idea, due entirely to its personal desire to fight, it had begrudgingly agreed to allow inner Moka to take center stage for the battle—not that anybody knew of the symbiote, of course.

The silver-haired vampire had been rather expressive and assertive in her desire to 'put Ginei in his place', and I could understand why. The body she and the outer Moka used was technically the same one, so to have the outer Moka photographed while dressing was the same as having the inner Moka photographed while dressing.

And so we waited, and talked, and discussed, and waited some more. Finally, the time for us to actually head up to the rooftop came. When we got there, it was empty as expected. The whole area was bathed in the light of a bright red moon, which was apparently normal here at Yōkai Academy.

"Never going to get used to that," I muttered as I looked up at the pink-red orb in the sky. "What's wrong with a normal silver moon? Why'd we need this?"

"I think it's nice," Moka commented from my left. She was stationed in plain sight so that Ginei would see her the moment he got here. Kurumu and I, meanwhile, hid behind the small, cubical structure through which the door to the lower floors led. We didn't want Ginei to see us from the door or something; otherwise, he might realize something was wrong and leave before we could confront him. Here, however, we were in position to intervene at a moment's notice, without Ginei actually seeing us until it was too late.

I sat down, pressing my back against the cold stone wall as I laid the camera the peeping tom had dropped next to me. Kurumu, meanwhile, gave Moka a big wave. "Alright Moka, if spit hits the pan, just call us!" said the succubus before she crawled next to me, leaning against the wall. I raised an eyebrow at her.

"Spit hits the pan?" I parroted, smirking at the mix up of words.

Kurumu just blinked. "What? Did I say it wrong?"

"Yup."

"Then how does it go?"

"That doesn't matter," I said with a wave of my hand. "Just stay low and wait for Ginei." Kurumu looked at me for a few more seconds before shrugging and glancing up at the sky. We waited for several minutes before finally, we heard the door to the rooftop open.

"Oh, h-hi Ginei," Moka said nervously, but intentionally loudly so that we would hear.

"Hey Moka," said Ginei in his usual cheerful manner. "Well, here I am."

"Here you are…" I heard Moka reply awkwardly.

Alright then, he's here…guess it's show time.

I looked at Kurumu, and we both nodded before stepping out from behind the structure we were hidden behind. I saw that Ginei was standing a few feet in front of Moka, his back to us while he gave the vampire his full attention. Said vampire, however, looked over his shoulder at us, which prompted the older student to do the same. His eyes widened when he saw us.

"Peter? Kurumu?" he asked before looking between us and Moka. "What are you guys doing up here? What is all this?"

I crossed my arms, my fingers still enclosed around the camera. "We decided that, as a club, we needed to talk. All of us."

Ginei's eyes narrowed. "And why did nobody bother telling me this?"

I sighed, and lifted the camera for all to see, completely ignoring Ginei's question. "Ginei, do you recognize this?" I asked while moving closer to give him a better view. The older student's eyes widened momentarily, a sign of potentially being caught off guard.

"Uh, no, I haven't," he said. "Why?"

"That camera was found in the girls' showers," Kurumu said matter-of-factly. "And it looks a lot like your new one, but a lot more used."

Ginei gave a short chuckle, but the symbiote silently informed me that it thought Gin seemed a bit nervous. "And?" Ginei asked. "Why was all this necessary if you were just going to tell me that?"

"Simple," I said while leaning forwards. "Because we know you're the peeping tom on campus."

Gin's eye widened, and I could see sweat on his brow. "What are you talking about?" he asked hastily. "A classy flower-bringing guy like me? A pervert? No way!" I could see Moka backing up as she moved away from Ginei and closer to us.

"Oh?" Kurumu asked with a grin. "So I assume that your collection of dirty pictures is just another aspect of your 'classy' lifestyle?"

Ginei's jaw dropped. "How did you—?!" He stopped abruptly, clamping his hands over his mouth as his eyes widened from the realization that he just admitted to actually owning the photos. I smirked.

"You also had a black eye the other day," I said loudly enough for him to hear. "And we have reports from a reliable witness that the peeping tom had tangled with someone who ended up punching him in the eye."

That reliable witness was, of course, me.

Ginei was openly gawking at us before understanding dawned on him. "You," he whispered while looking at me. "You were that guy…from the showers…"

Next to me, Kurumu chuckled. "And you just admitted to being the peeping tom. We got you Ginei," she said.

The older student stood still for several moments before a wide grin broke out on his face and he began laughing. The girls and I watched in confusion as he wiped a tear from his eye and took a breath.

"Oh, you guys are good," he chuckled while shaking his head. "I honestly didn't think that you'd catch on to me. But, since the situation's changed, it's obvious that plans need to change too." The grin on his face widened and he turned to Moka. "I didn't want to do this, but from the moment I saw you Moka, I told myself that I'd make you my woman."

Hello Saizou two-point-oh.

Ginei straightened out, his eyes wandering over Kurumu and I. "And I'm not going to let these two get in my way. Especially not you, Parker. I'm the Alpha Male here!"

I steeled myself when I noticed Ginei's body begin to change. Light grey fur began spreading across his body, and his face began lengthening, quickly turning into a muzzle. He gained close to a foot in height, and his overall muscle mass seemed to nearly double. The transformation ended with a loud howl before the creature's head snapped down to face us, revealing the face of a wolf.

"A werewolf," I heard Moka whisper. "Another S-Class monster…"

I gulped. I hadn't anticipated this. I hadn't expected Ginei to be an S-Class monster. What did I know about werewolves? All I could remember reading was that they were famous for unmatched speed.

A guttural laugh escaped Ginei's throat as he looked at us. "Ha! The looks on your faces are priceless! Didn't expect this, did ya?"

"Admittedly, no," I said. Next to me, Kurumu was already prepared to fight, just in case. Moka looked on in worry, her eyes trailing over Ginei in fear.

"Heh, I told you: I'm the Alpha Male here!" roared Ginei. "And under this full moon, I'm unbeatable!"

"Full moon?" I asked while glancing at Moka and Kurumu. "What's the moon got to do with his power?"

"Werewolves become faster as the light of the moon get brighter," Moka quickly informed me. "And on a full moon, they're at their strongest!"

"And that's as full as the moon's gonna get," muttered Kurumu while looking up at the bright red moon.

"That's right! And like I said, nobody can hope to beat a werewolf on the night of a full moon, not even a vampire!" said Ginei while he approached us. "You guys don't stand a chance!"

"Peter, I believe it is time to show this mutt just who he's talking to."

I grinned upon hearing the voice of the other Moka. Kurumu stepped aside, smirking as I reached for Moka's rosary. "You know, Ginei, it's funny you should say that," I remarked as I gripped the pink-haired girl's rosary. She smiled at me as I did so. "Because Moka here just so happens to be…"

I yanked on the rosary, snapping it off. Familiar pink-red light filled my vision as a swarm of bats descended from the sky, plastering themselves to Moka. I heard Ginei gasp and cover his eyes as the blinding light from Moka's transformation filled the area. Finally, the light faded and the bats exploded into action, peeling off Moka's body in a burst of wings and fangs. Silver hair flowed in the red moonlight, and red eyes shot open, a confident smile appearing on the vampire's face.

"No way! She's…a vampire!" shouted Ginei.

The inner Moka yawned, stretching slightly and showing off her clawed hands in a single smooth motion. Kurumu stared on in awe, while I sat back, smiling at the sight. The red eyes landed on Ginei, narrowing slightly.

"You," commanded the prideful voice of the vampire. "You're the mongrel that is in possession of those pictures of me." She turned her nose up, snorting in what I assumed to be disgust. "What makes you think you deserve to look at me in such a state of undress? Who do you think you are?"

And then Ginei surprised everybody once more. He began laughing. "Aha! So this is what you turn out to be Moka?! A vampire?! Heh, well this is the freakin' best!" The werewolf spread out his arms. "Well, if a vampire's gonna be my woman, then first I'll have to show you who the pack leader is!"

Ginei shot forward like a bullet. Moka barely had time to frown before she lashed out on instinct, striking at the glowing blur that was Ginei Morioka.

Her hand, however, met empty air.

"What are you aiming at? I'm over here!"

We all turned to see Ginei standing several yards behind Moka, a grin on his muzzle. "You vampires might be known for super strength, but what good is that if you can't hit me?"

Ginei charged again. This time, Moka only managed to dodge him, but his claws slashed her skirt, causing the vampire to narrow her eyes further.

"Whoa," I whispered. Perverted antics aside, this guy's speed was something else. If he fought me, my reflexes alone wouldn't be enough to dodge him for long. The only thing that would save me in a prolonged fight would be my spider-sense, and even then, he could overwhelm me if he kept up a flurry of rapid attacks. "Scooby Doo has been hitting the gym," I muttered.

"How's Moka supposed to win this?" asked Kurumu. "Gin's right: her super strength is useless if she can't hit him!"

"She'll find a way," I replied. "And if she doesn't, I'll intervene."

"And what can you do against Gin?" asked Kurumu. "You have something to counter his speed?"

Yeah, and it was called the spider-sense. That would have given me enough time to slow Ginei down. I smiled and made eye contact with the succubus. "As a matter of fact, I do. But I think Moka's got this one in the bag. I mean, super speed isn't that hard to counter, if you know what you're doing."

Focusing on the battle once more, I watched as Moka barely dodged another one of Ginei's strikes. "You may be a vampire Moka, but you can't win! You think you can hit me?! Come on baby, try it!"

Moka's right sleeve tore as it was slashed by Ginei's claws. The vampire grunted in response. Judging by her facial expression, this fight was far more serious than anything I had seen her fight up to this point. Suddenly, however, Moka's face gained a confident look, and her eyes met mine momentarily as she offered a smirk before jumping high into the air.

"Come then, you flea-bitten fool!" she shouted from midair. "If you think you can take me on, come prove it!"

"You're about to eat those words!" roared Ginei as he rocketed towards Moka, leaving behind nothing more than a glowing streak. But as he approached Moka, she made no move to dodge, and I winced as Ginei drove his fist into her stomach. Vampire or not, she felt the blow. Ginei jerked his arm back and away from Moka, but grunted in surprise when she looked back at him, a grin spreading across her face.

The symbiote figured out Moka's plan before I did. I grinned when its thoughts met mine, quickly deciphering the meaning behind Moka's actions.

Ah, so that's what she's doing…

"Oh no!" Kurumu whispered. "Is she okay?!"

"Don't worry," I said with a grin. "Moka just won."

"What?"

Moka's hands shot out, wrapping around Ginei's wrist. The werewolf tried to pull away, but couldn't, and the two continued plummeting towards the rooftop. "What good is super speed when you can't accelerate?!" shouted Moka before she brought her right leg up.

"Know. Your. Place!" she roared as she delivered a powerful kick to the side of Ginei's head. This was followed up with a second kick placed atop his head, sending the werewolf flying towards the ground with a loud howl of pain, reminding me of Moka's attack against Tamao, back during the fight with the mermaids. I stiffened when I saw how fast Ginei was flying and just where he'd land. At the speed he was going, hitting the rooftop could seriously injure him.

Frowning, I jumped for him, leaving a stunned Kurumu behind. I met him midair, grabbing him by the nape of his neck before landing on the roof. Ginei grunted slightly as I dropped him on the rooftop, firing strings of webbing and pinning him down.

A thump behind me signified Moka's landing, and I turned to face the silver-haired vampire. "Nice kicks," I said as she approached. "But try to take into account the results of the attack. If Gin had hit the roof, it wouldn't have been pretty."

Moka snorted. "He would have been fine. There was no need to aid him."

"That was awesome!" Kurumu laughed as she approached us. "You totally knocked him out!"

"He's still conscious, actually," I pointed out.

"Perhaps we ought to fix that," said Moka before looking at Ginei and shaking her head. "Hmm, what a fool. If speed is your key to victory, you shouldn't go throwing yourself into the air where you can't properly accelerate."

A pained grunt was Ginei's only response. I chuckled quietly before putting my hands on my hips. "Well, here comes the fun part: dealing with the aftermath."

A moment of silence followed before Moka spoke. "I think I shall be taking my leave now," she said while holding her hand out for the rosary. I shot her an annoyed look.

"Why, thank you for your help, O mighty vampire," I said dryly. Moka smiled.

"You're welcome, O strange spider," she replied with a small smile.

I snorted before pulling the rosary out of my pocket and tossing it to her, while Kurumu laughed at the exchange. Moka paused as she brought the rosary to her neck and looked at me, her smile still present.

"And Peter…good work. Ginei might have gone unnoticed were it not for you."

I shrugged. "Hey, all in a day's work. Catching bad guys is what I do."

Because after all, I was Spider-Man.

A/N: We're almost at 200 followers guys! Thank you so much! Also, fun fact, I finished editing this chapter at 3:16 in the morning. I'm ready to collapse at this point…good thing there's just a little bit left.

Explanations/Clarifications

Breaking In: Spider-Man has, on multiple occasions and in multiple portrayals, broken into facilities, homes, secret bases, regular bases, and just about everything else. Many of these feats were accomplished while in the red and blue suit, so I figured that having this Peter do the same wouldn't throw him out of character. And like he said, this isn't a regular thing for him.

Moka vs. Ginei: Like I said in a previous chapter, Inner Moka will receive attention. While she hasn't had any major conversations yet, I'll still give her the chance to take down the baddie of the day. I don't want this to be a 'Peter saves everybody' story, and while I can envision several ways for Peter to beat Ginei, I thought it would be appropriate to give Inner Moka a shot at him. The canon fight itself felt rather stupid, what with Ginei only losing with the moon being covered by clouds. Had that not happened, he might have won. Here, I decided to actually make Moka work a little to achieve her victory, since Gin is still an S-Class monster.

Moka Romance?: This section is meant to give a little insight on my thoughts on Peter's view of Moka's actions towards him. It felt a bit wrong to have him think that Moka was actually in love with him, mostly because Peter's not the most observant when it comes to girls liking him, but it also felt wrong to make him completely oblivious. I opted to have him take the route that I thought most logical, and have him assume that Moka was clinging to him because he was the first friend to care for her. Whether or not he's right isn't for me to tell here, but I thought I might point this all out in its own section for curious readers.

Symbiote Sight: I once read that Carnage was capable of seeing from every part of his body, allowing him to look in all directions. This symbiote does NOT work like that. That would be far too powerful, seeing as Peter already has the spider-sense and supernatural reflexes. Instead, this symbiote can see from one area of its own body at any given point in time, but if it wants to, it can start looking from a different part, which can be compared to looking into a room from a security camera before switching to another camera in the same room that simply has a different angle.