Kokoa was carrying Tsukune under one arm while inner Moka was caring him under the other arm. The rouge ayashi had appeared out of nowhere and Kokoa had temporarily forgotten why she ran away in the first place. Now she was so close to Tsukune that it made the blood rush to her face and she couldn't stay focused from the smell of his blood. She was also close to her dear sister which she had hurt terribly. The tension in the air was evident as the two of them carried Tsukune back to Marin's inn. Kokoa kept glancing at Moka fearfully, but she didn't even acknowledge Kokoa. Only when a single tear fell from Kokoa's cheek did Moka look at her little sister.
"Why are you crying?" Moka asked simply.
"Because, this is all my fault" Kokoa said solemnly.
"It's not your fault that Tsukune jumped in front of that attack" Moka said simply.
"That's not what I mean" Kokoa said but Moka already knew that.
The silence dragged on for a while longer. They carried Tsukune through the destroyed city.
"Do you love him?" Moka asked suddenly.
"I-I...yes" Kokoa admitted blushing furiously.
"Why didn't you say anything?" Moka asked seriously.
"How could I? You guys are always together with Tsukune" Kokoa said truthfully.
"How long?" Moka asked Kokoa.
"For a while now. At first I didn't know, but when I did, I got scared becauset I knew how you felt about him" Kokoa said as they entered the barrier.
"Things are different now" Moka told her.
"Do you hate me?" Kokoa asked her fearfully after a moment of silence.
"How could I?" Moka said as they walked up to the door of the inn.
Moka opened the door and she and Kokoa carried Tsukune in. Almost immediately the other girls were on top of them. Kurumu practically yanked Tsukune out of their arms while the others were looking at Moka and Kokoa for answers.
"Tsukune! What happened!?" Kurumu said shaking him.
"Cool down boobzila. You're hurting him" Mizore said freezing Kurumu in a block of ice.
"This wound look pretty deep" Rubi said examining Tsukune.
"Don't worry he'll be fine. I gave him some of my blood" Moka told the others.
"What do you mean he'll be fine! Look at him!" Kurumu said pointing at Tsukune, now unfrozen.
"Moka, what did this to him?" Rubi asked.
"Ask Kokoa, she's the one who fought them" Moka said as she put her rosary back on.
Everyone turned their attention towards Kokoa, except for Mizore. She was still holding Tsukune and started to slowly drag him out of the room with a small blush on her face. Kokoa backed up under everyone's glares as they waited for an answer.
"Well...uh" Kokoa said nervously.
"One of them was really big...and the other had these metal wings and claws" Kokoa said using her hands to demonstrate.
"So...there is a really big guy and some metal bird-man running around out there?" Kurumu deadpanned and Kokoa nodded her head.
"Moka what happened?" Kurumu asked turning to the pink haired vampire.
"Well um, I don't know. There was this big monster and..." Moka said shyly and Kurumu rolled her eyes.
"Does anybody know what happened!" Kurumu said frustratingly.
"I think Tsukune got a better look at him" Moka said quietly.
"Oh! Let me just ask him!" Kurumu said sarcastically as they all turned around.
"Where'd he go?" Rubi said voicing everyone's question.
"Mizore..." Kurumu said noticing their missing snow girl.
Kurumu charged off with Rubi and Moka behind her. They went from room to room until they reached Mizore's room. Which really they should have checked first. Kurumu stepped in and heard some shuffling from the closet. She went over and slammed the closet door open. Tsukune was lying there, still unconscious, with Mizore straddling his waist. Mizore was still in the middle of taking her shirt off when she was caught.
"What do you think you're doing?" Kurumu asked her.
"What?" Mizore said innocently.
"He's still injured you snowball!" Kurumu yelled and dragged the half naked snow woman out of the closet.
Moka and Rubi tended to Tsukune while Kurumu tied up Mizore.
"I'm not really into this sort of thing" Mizore said struggling against the ropes.
"S-shut up!" Kurumu said blushing.
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After Akasha had seen Tsukune come back completely covered in blood she got a really bad feeling. When the others left she called Akuha and Kahlua over to her by the bar. Marin watched lazily from the side.
"Akuha, I want you to help me check on the barrier. Something doesn't feel right" Akasha said and Akuha nodded.
"Kahlua, make sure nobody leaves while we are adjusting the barrier. We don't want them to get trapped outside" Akasha said.
"Yes mother!" Kahlua said happily.
Akasha was a little stunned but she smiled happily at her daughter. Kahlua then elbowed Akuha in the side but she didn't get the hint and Kahlua rolled her eyes. After that the two of them went outside to check on the barrier while Kahlua did a head count inside the inn.
"Ok I need you guys to stay here. It's best not to move around when they are adjusting the barrier" Kahlua told Gin, Sun and Marin.
Kahlua then went to find the others. It didn't take her long to figure out where the others went. She opened the door and did a quick head count. She didn't even think it was odd that Mizore was tied up half naked or that the others were giving Tsukune a sponge bath (wiping off all the blood).
"If you are going to play stay in the bedroom please" Kahlua told them before closing the door again.
"What a weird thing to say" Rubi commented.
"Did nee-san just say what I think she said!?" Moka asked blushing.
"Well you heard her!" Kurumu said and started to pull Tsukune's pants down.
"Hey! That's not fair! I want to play!" Mizore said struggling against the ropes.
"Guys! He's not some doll to play with!" Moka said trying to stop Kurumu.
"Moka is right. He is still injured. You can play with him the next time he is unconscious" Rubi said sternly.
"Fine" Kurumu said folding her arms.
"Next time!? No! We shouldn't do that!" Moka said frantically.
"Come on Moka, think about it. You can do...whatever...you want...to him" Kurumu said seductively in her ear.
"Whatever I want?" Moka whispered while blushing.
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"I think Tsukune is in way over his head" Gin said sitting at the bar with Sun.
"I think you're right" Sun told him.
"Just one woman is demanding enough" Marin said pouring herself a drink.
"Ya" Gin muttered and Sun elbowed him in the side.
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Kahlua went looking for Kokoa and found her in her room. Kokoa had slipped away from everybody else. She still felt horribly about everything that had happened. When Kahlua found her she was huddled up on her bed.
"Hey Kokoa, they are going to be adjusting the barrier soon so I need everyone to stay put" Kahlua said an. Kokoa only nodded.
It wasn't like she would try running away again after what happened last time.
"Are you okay?" Kahlua asked her little sister.
"I'm fine" Kokoa lied.
"Ah come on, I'm your sister you know. You can tell me anything" Kahlua said sitting on the bed next to her.
"I had sex with Tsukune" Kokoa said abruptly arching Kahlua off guard.
"Ah, well um...when I meant anything I didn't...I mean I'm still a...I don't" Kahlua stuttered blushing madly.
"Why!? Why did I have to fall in love with someone who doesn't love me back?" Kokoa asked more to herself than Kahlua.
"Love? I-I don't think I'm the right person to talk to about this. I mean, if you need to know how to kill a man with his own finger I'm your sister! But I don't...I mean I've never...in love" Kahlua said muttering the last part.
"I mean I don't regret it. It was...nice. Maybe we could do it again?" Kokoa muttered blushing at the memory.
"You mean?" Kahlua said making crude gestures with her fingers and blushing even more.
"But now everyone hates me!" Kokoa said emotionally.
"I'm sure it's not that bad. Although, I have assassinated a few people because they cheated on their spouse" Kahlua said thoughtfully.
"Your not here to kill me are you!? I don't want to die!" Kokoa said breaking down.
"No, no of course not! You are my dear sister, besides it's not like you slept with my mate" Kahlua said frantically trying to laugh it off.
"Oh my god! Moka is going to kill me!" Kokoa said hysterically.
"No, no, no! I really think you should to talk to someone else...anybody else. I'll be right back!" Kahlua said stepping out of the room.
Kahlua closed the door behind her and collapsed to the floor mentally exhausted. This wasn't something she had been prepared for. It would be better if she let Akasha talk to her about those kind of things. The way it was now Kahlua probably made it worse.
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Akuha and Akasha spent the next two hours checking the barrier. They only made minor adjustments. For the most part the barrier looked fine but at least they felt more comfortable. If they were going to separate the two Moka then they absolutely could not afford to be interrupted during the process. Akasha and Akuha both knew that very well. It was part of the reason Akasha had asked Akuha and Kahlua to come here. They were both standing next to each other make the final adjustments.
"Akuha, I hope you trust me" Akasha said standing next to her talking about separating the two Mokas.
"It is the only reason I am allowing this to continue" Akuha said bluntly.
"If we don't do something the outer Moka will die" Akasha said seriously.
"If we do this both of them could die" Akhua told Akasha.
"That's not going to happen" Akasha said determined.
"You are separating them, mind, body and soul! You know what that could do!" Akuha said turning on Akasha.
"What would you have me do!? It is all my fault that this has happened! I have to make it right!" Akasha said almost teary-eyed.
"And if something were to go wrong!? Can you do it?" Akuha said sternly.
"What do you mean?" Akasha asked.
"If it was going to kill both of them could you sacrifice one to save the other!?" Akuha said stunning Akasha speechless.
"Once we go through with this there is no turning back. Wouldn't it be better to let her live with her friends just a few years longer!? One or both of them could die!" Akuha said almost shaking.
"Or they could both live!" Akasha said passionately.
"I've already lost a sister once. I don't want to lose another. But if I have to...losing one sister wouldn't be as painful as losing both of them" Akuha said not even trying to stop her own tears anymore.
"Please Akuha, you have to trust me. Nothing is going to happen to either of them. You won't have to carry that burden" Akasha said.
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A few hours had passed and Akasha and Akuha had returned but Tsukune was still unconscious. Rubi was sitting by the bar humming to herself. She playing with some fortune telling cards, not that she was expecting them to tell her the future. Everybody was off doing their own thing. They had left Tsukune in his room and Rubi suspected that one or two of the others were with him right now. Unlike the others Rubi was patient. As long as she had a place in Tsukune's heart she was happy.
"Dammit Gin! I'm pregnant not abstinent!" Rubi heard Sun yell, which was unusual because she always used her writing pad.
"Well I don't know anything about having a baby! Do we even know its safe!?" Gin asked chasing Sun into the room Rubi was in.
"Oh, sorry Rubi. I didn't know you were in here" Sun said now using her pad and blushing.
"Don't worry you're just in time" Rubi said smiling now suddenly in here nurse outfit.
"In time for what?" Sun said worriedly.
Twenty minutes later
"As long as it's comfortable it should be ok. But since it's interspecies sex you shouldn't do anything too extravagant" Rubi concluded after a physical check up of Sun.
"Don't make it sound so weird!" Sun said angrily and blushing.
"We'll make an appointment with Doctor Bloodriver before the end of your first term. If you have any questions don't be afraid to ask" Rubi said smiling while Gin looked like he was thinking really hard about something.
"Are you even certified!?" Sun asked but Rubi ignored her.
"Come on Sun, nurse Rubi is doing her best" Gin said defending her.
"Since you've been such a good girl you get to have your pick" Rubi said pulling open a drawer.
Gin and Sun both looked in the drawer expecting to see candy...but what they saw made Sun turn twenty shades of red.
"Oh! I don't think we have this one" Gin said pulling out one of the "toys".
K.O.!
Gin was laying unconscious on the ground with a huge bump on his head. Sun stormed out of the exam/Rubi's room. Rubi dragged Gin out into the hallway and put a "free puppy" sigh on his forehead.
"She didn't have to break my chair" Rubi muttered as she fixed it with magic.
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Tsukune felt like he had been hit by a bus, well if he was human. His whole body ached. Tsukune could also feel a weight on his chest and opened his eyes to see a sea of purple hair. As if she had know he was awake Mizore turned her head to look at him.
"Hey sleepy head" she said smiling at him.
"Mizore? What happened?" Tskune asked worriedly.
"Moka and Kokoa brought you back pretty banged up, but Moka gave you her blood so you'd be okay" Mizore explained.
"Are they okay?" Tsukune asked.
"They just need time" Mizore said.
"What about you? Aren't you mad?" Tsukune asked her.
"As long as I can be your little snow bunny I'll be happy. Just...don't forget about me, okay?" Mizore said timidly.
"I could never forget about my favorite little snow bunny" Tskune said hugging her tightly.
"Mizore? Why are my hands tied together?" Tsukune asked, his arms wrapped around Mizore.
"Kurumu...I think she's found a new hobby" Mizore said as her hands were also tied around behind Tsukune.
"Oh really?" Tsukune said laughing nervously.
"I don't mind as long as it's with you" Mizore said holding Tsukune tighter.
"I hope you don't have to use the bathroom anytime soon" Tsukune said jokingly.
"Don't worry I can cut out of these ropes whenever I want to" Mizore told him.
"You know, it's nice just holding you like this. What did I ever do to deserve someone like you?" Tskune asked her.
"More than you'll ever know" Mizore said blushing from his kind words.
"You know, back in school it was always nice knowing that you were always watching out for me, keeping me safe" Tsukune said still holding Mizore.
"I was merely stalking you, besides you're not so weak anymore" Mizore said blushing.
"Ya...now it's my turn to protect all of you" Tsukune said deep in thought.
A few moments later they both saw Moka standing in the doorway. She was being very quite and unusual. Mizore was enjoying her alone time with Tsukune, but she knew that Moka and him had to work thinks out. So Mizore formed ice around her hands and easily cut through the ropes. She untangled herself from Tsukune and cuts his roped too. Without saying a word Mizore put on her shirt and skirt but when she opened the door Moka quickly reached out and grabbed her hand. Mizore could see that Moka was looking to her for help. Out of all of them Moka was the one who had the hardest time understanding her own feelings.
"Just talk to him" Mizore said gently and then slipped out of the room.
Moka stood there for a minute before she went over and say next to Tsukune. It was quite for a long time.
"I'm sorry" Moka said suddenly.
"Sorry? But you didn't do anything" Tsukune said still feeling terrible.
"But I did, I was upset and I overreacted. I ran away and you got hurt" Moka told him.
"That's not your fault. I hurt you. You should be mad at me" Tsukune said.
"I can't, because I know you will sleep with Kurumu, Mizore and Rubi and I've accepted that. Kokoa was just unexpected. I can't tell her who to love...and if Kokoa is happy, then I am happy for her" Moka said honestly.
"I still feel bad for making you cry" Tsukune said.
"I was just upset that I didn't get to be...your first" Moka said shyly.
"But you were my first. You were the first person I fell in love with. The first one I wanted to spend the rest of my life with. I'll never forget that" Tsukune said honestly.
"R-really?" Moka asked blushing.
"Since the first day I met you" Tsukune said.
"I kind of hoped but I never thought..." Moka muttered innocently.
"No matter what happens, I'll always love you" Tsukune said.
"I love you Tsukune" Moka said leaning into him.
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For most of the day an awkward silence clouded everything, but eventually everything began to return to normal. Kokoa remained in her room the whole day. Tsukune explained in detail of what he saw of the rouge ayashi. Akasha seemed concerned, there just wasn't enough information about them. Akuha and Kahlua spent most of the day trying to hunt them down but they didn't find anything. On their way to bed Mizore had asked Tsukune to carry her there. As they were walking down the hall Moka stopped in front of Kokoa's door.
"She hasn't come out all day" Moka said a little worried.
"If she won't come out maybe we should go in?" Kurumu said.
"I don't care just pick a bed" Mizore said leaning her tired head against Tsukune.
Kurumu opened the door and push Moka in while Rubi pushed Tsukune and Mizore in.
"W-what are you guys doing here?" Kokoa asked nervously, her eyes were darting between Moka and Tsukune.
"We thought we'd have a sleepover since you seemed so depressed" Kurumu said undressing.
"B-but why are you getting naked!?" Kokoa asked turning red.
"It's more comfortable this way" Mizore said also taking her clothes off.
"Tonight I get to sleep by Tsukune" Rubi said and the others agreed.
They all climbed into Kokoa's bed one at a time. Kokoa was confused but to afraid to say anything. It was Mizore, Kokoa, Kurumu, Rubi and Tsukune with Moka on the other end. Luckily this bed was slightly bigger than Tsukune's bed but with the extra person there still wasn't enough room.
"But why don't you all h..." Kokoa started to ask.
"Shhh, we're all having a moment" Kurumu said and everyone kind of just accepted what was happening.
"This is so weird" Kokoa whined trying to curl up into a ball between the two naked women.
"You'll get used to it" Kurumu said drifting off to sleep like everyone else.
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The next day Moka woke up with only one thing on her mind. Even with everything that has been happening lately it was the only thing she had been thinking about since they told her. Everyone was in the main room waiting. Today was the day that they were going to divide Moka's mind, body and soul. They were all doing everything they could to save her and it made her happier beyond belief. Even so, she was greatly worried. Moka stood there gripping her rosary tightly as if it was suddenly going to disappear.
"Moka, are you ready?" Akasha asked looking at her daughter and she nodded.
"She'll be okay right? The other me?" Moka asked her fearfully.
As usual this took me forever to update, terribly sorry. I hope you guys like this chapter. I kind of laughed a lot writing it. But my opinion is objective so I like to hear what you guys think.
Serious question: Do you guys like the way the story is progressing so far or would you prefer more frequent action scenes.
Personally, stories with non-stop action sort of drown me out. I'm also not sure about how good I am at writing action scenes (which tend to be the reason they are short and sparse).
Thank you for reading and please leave a review!
