All right here's the next chapter and to answer your question adamcki yes he will summon an eidolon, but I won't say it's not for him, so you'll just have to be patient, or I will discontinue this story anymore okay? And I'm really really sorry to keep you all waiting, I was busy with schoolwork and I tell ya it was really brutal. I know this is long and if you don't like it then I'm all ears and I'm listening.
Chapter 11: Gorgon + Illusion
Two months have passed since Tsukune has attended Yokai Academy, and so far he has made good friends, even though they drove the brunette bananas. Like Moka biting his neck and sucking his blood harming his health and boosts hers, and for some reason he decided not to hold it against her, Kurumu suffocating him with her breasts revealing his embarrassed side even though he tells her to knock it off but refuses to do so, and Yukari's perverted manner making him feel uncomfortable hearing such vulgar words from a little girl.
And he even made good friends with his senpai, Kairi Uzumaki the powerful female swordsman of the academy and captain of the Kendo Club who helped treated his fever and wants to fight him in less than a month, her twin servants Yoko and Tsukiko also members of her club who assisted, and even the lying perverted werewolf Ginei Morioka, even though he tried to frame Tsukune by making him a peeping tom, the brunette ruined his plan, kicked his ass, and gave him the nickname Chicken-wuss, much to the pervert's irritation and everyone's enjoyment.
Class 1-3
Another day has passed and class was over, Tsukune was putting his stuff into his bag, and was ready to head out the door. Of course he took the chance to glance at what Moka is reading, an art book, it would appear that Moka has taken an interest in art.
'Art huh?' he asked in thought before he smiled, 'I remember the time when Aunt Serah was into art and she taught me how to draw.' he closed his eyes and started to remember.
Flashback
New Bodhum, Farron Residence 10 years ago
It had been a couple of months since Tsukune was apart of the Farron family, he was getting his new home around him, made great friends with NORA, and was really happy. He was sitting on a sofa in the living room next to his aunt while she held a sketchpad on her left hand and a pencil on her right sketching something.
He took a look and his eyes were open wide in complete awe, he just couldn't help but stare at her drawing. On her sketchbook were two beautiful women standing next to each other with weapons in their hands taking their battle stance.
The one on the right has bronze skin and wavy dark brown hair with a braid behind her left ear, her eyes are green, there is a beauty mark underneath her right eye, and she wears a short black top, black sleeves over her forearm, tan leather open-toed sandals, and two fur pelts hanging from a cord beneath a belt which is holding her spear. This is Oerba Yun, Fang one of the heroes who helped his mother and uncle in the past, and a l'Cie who woke up 500 years later and fell asleep again. Although Serah hasn't even met her yet she's pretty good at drawing people with the help of people telling her based on what they look like.
And next to her is a young girl with red hair is tied in curled pigtails. She has green eyes, and pierced ears adorned with silver hoop earrings. She wears a light pink halter top, an orange and yellow skirt, and beige boots. This is Oerba Dia Vanille, yes she has met her before and she's very nice frankly, and if anything else Serah would like to see her again and meet her friend Fang.
Right now they're both holding up Cocoon, preventing it from falling to it's doom.
"Aunt Serah." Tsukune said getting her attention and she looked at him with a soft smile.
"Yes Tsukune?" Serah asked with her smile still intact.
"Who are these ladies?" he asked pointing at the sketch.
"They're our good friends Tsukune." she answered as she placed the pencil on her ear.
"How come I haven't met them yet?" he asked again, not knowing the real reason as Serah's face became sad.
"It's difficult to say," she said before her face became happy again, "but I can tell you this, they did something noble that made them heroes, and now they're gone." That's all she could say to him. I mean what was she supposed to say to a five year old?
"So where are they now?" he asked again curiously to know about the two Pulse l'Cie.
"I'll tell you when you're older." she answered before kissing him on the forehead.
"Okay," he said before looking at her picture again, "your drawing is really good." she enveloped him in a hug.
"Aww thanks Tsukune, you're such a sweetheart." she said before kissing him again on the cheek, making the boy blush.
"Can you teach me how to draw like you?" he asked as they let go while her hands are on his shoulders.
"Of course! What kind of an aunt would i be if I say no to you sweetie?" she said brightly, and then her eyes were widen all of a sudden.
"Oh! I almost forgot! Isn't tomorrow your birthday?" Serah asked him before he nodded, "Then how about I get you a sketchpad for your birthday?"
"Okay!" he said while smiling making his aunt giggle softly at his smile, which is one of the things she likes about him.
"I'm home." a voice called by the door and they both look to see Lightning back already.
"Mom." he called as he ran up to hug her.
She smiled softly at her son, got down on her knees, and hugged her son, "Hello Tsukune, did you behave like I told you to while I was at work?" she asked him.
"Yup!" he replied with a grin, a grin that's clearly telling her that he has been doing what he has been told to do.
"That's good." his mother said before looking at her younger sister, "Serah thanks for watching Tsukune while I was gone, I know it must be difficult taking care of a child while you're a couple of months pregnant." Her sister shook her head at that.
"Hey, don't worry about it," Serah said before picking the boy up in her arms and hugging him making him laugh, "I'm just happy that I'd get to spend some quality time with my nephew."
"Well tomorrow is Tsukune's birthday, which means we get to spend the day together as a family and I've already planned out on what we'll be doing." Lightning said as she pulled out a notepad and writing things down.
"Really?" the young brunette asked his mother getting a nod in response, "Where are we going?"
"It's a surprise." his mother replied before putting her notepad away.
"Aww, come on! Tell me! Please?" he asked with sad puppy eyes which he used to overpower them. He only uses them to get what he wants and in the end they gave in.
"No."
"Please?"
"No."
"Please?"
"No."
"Pleaseeeeeeee?" he increased the power of his sad puppy eyes.
"Tsukune do you want to ruin the surprise?" Serah asked in disbelief that he would use his sad puppy eyes to get what he wants.
"Maybe." he replied with a grin quickly and playfully rolled his eyes to the side telling the two sisters that he does.
"Ah ah ah!" she scolded while wagging her finger in front of him, "You have to wait until tomorrow or it won't be a surprise!"
And with that he gave up, tomorrow will be his sixth birthday and they're going to spend the day together as a family.
Flashback ended
Back to Reality
He smiled warmly at the memory before getting up and head out the door. It turns out they were going to an amusement park, he rode on rides, play games and win prizes, and meet costumed characters like a Chocobo, a Mog and a Cait Sith.
"That was one of the greatest birthdays I've ever had." he said heading to the Newspaper Club, but then stopped for a moment to look up, "Oh, speaking of which, next week is my..."
"Tsukune!" Moka called as he turned around to see the pinkette running towards him and the first thing she did was glomp his arm, "Let's go to the club room together!" she gripped onto him real tight hurting the brunette almost as if she was going to rip his arm off. And to make matters worse, it was on her left breast making him blush in embarrassment. I mean sure he felt Kurumu's breasts many times, but this... this was different for some reason. And so he took a deep breath to say one thing.
"Alright, but can you please let go of me?" he asked before she looked at him.
"Eh? Why? We're friends aren't we?" she asked with cute puppy-dog eyes.
'She's so cute.' he gushed at the girl, but then thought, 'Wait why did I think that...?' he shook his head for a bit.
"True, but you're kinda hurting my arm and it's on your..." he pointed at his right arm with with his left hand and her eyes widen as she realize this.
"Oh! I-I'm sorry!" she apologized as she let go while a blush was on her face, and then she bowed her head, "I'm really sorry! I didn't mean to! I was just...!"
"It's alright Moka," he assured her as he fought his blush away, "anyway let's just go already."
"Okay." she said still blushing from embarrassment, for the first time she unintentionally let him touched her breast with his arm indirectly, but at least it wasn't on purpose unlike Kurumu, and she was really glad that he pointed it out, he wasn't that type of person to enjoy it.
Newspaper Club Room
Tsukune was relaxing in his chair while looking up at the ceiling, he was feeling a bit sleepy thanks to the training he did last night, and man was he tired. His fight against his senpai is coming up soon and he has been practicing magic, swordsmanship, and weight training. Hell, he'd rather sleep than work on what's in front of him of what appears to be some sort of article.
'Next week will be my 16th birthday.' he thought before looking at Moka reading her art book, 'Should I tell her my birthday is coming up, or keep quiet about it?' he debated, before he closed his eyes and dozed off for a bit before someone was behind him.
SMACK! "What the hell are ya doing dozing out for?!" Gin yelled as he whacked his fan on his head.
"Ow, what the hell?" Tsukune said turning his head, before narrowing his eyes at the werewolf, and clutching the back of his head, "You didn't have to hit me."
"It's club time!" he argued and the brunette just shrugged before he got back to work.
"Whatever, you just wanted to whack me because I kicked your ass a month ago, Chicken-wuss." he scoffed under his breath and a tick mark appeared on Gin's head, eye twitched a little, and clenched his fist, he didn't hear what the brunette just said, but he could have sworn he heard him say his nickname. And ever since then, he has been constantly teased by his classmates and all the girls he tried to flirt with by calling him that name.
It was then that he laid his eyes on Moka at the book she's reading.
"Oh, Moka-san!" he called her name with a smile, "What's this? Are you paintin' a picture or something? That book's an Art textbook ain't it?"
'N... no it isn't, this is just..." Moka stammered in embarrassment as she hid the book from his point of view.
He then gave one of his flashy smiles to her, "Heh, you're looking hot as ever today, Moka-san. I really love ya baby!"
"Oh Maker," the brunette face-palmed in annoyance, "will this guy ever take a hint?" Tsukune was gonna let him off the hook after what he did a month ago, but it seems that's not gonna happen considering he's trying to win Moka's heart instead of forcing her to be his girlfriend. And yet so far his luck isn't even getting him anywhere.
"Won't you go out with me Moka-san?" The brunette's anger is rising as he grew a tick mark and glared at the pervert for pushing his luck.
It grew even bigger as Gin began chasing Moka as his ears and tail stuck out. That tears it! The brunette couldn't take it anymore, he balled his fist as it turned red fiery hot and was ready to use FLAMESTRIKE to punch Gin turning him into werewolf roast until...
"Tsukune!" Kurumu called as she came in and hugged him, taking the brunette by surprise, "Yeah! Another day of being in the club with you! I love you Tsukune!"
Tsukune blushed madly from the affection of the blunette's breasts on his chest once again, and even if he wants to tell her to get off of him she would still cling onto him no matter what. He doesn't know that if she was trying to smother him with her breasts to death or that she really does love him to death.
"Waaaaait just a minute!" a female voice called from the door and a pair of hands with manadrive gloves on them sticking out ready to attack, "FIRE! THUNDER!" she chanted and a small ball of fire came out of her left hand forming in a finger gun gesture aiming at the werewolf and snapped her right fingers as a thunderbolt came down at the succubus.
As soon as it hit Gin's pants his eyes widen in shock realizing that his pants are on fire, while Kurumu was shocked by lightning as she comically began spazzing out for five seconds.
"AAH! Put it out! Put it out!" Gin screamed hitting his pants around the crouch area before rolling on the floor trying to relinquish the flames, while Kurumu's body was covered in soot, her hair became staticy as electricity was running through it, and she coughed up a ring of smoke from her mouth before she fainted.
"I won't let anyone get away with putting their hands on Tsukune-san and Moka-san!" The voice turned out to be Yukari coming in holding her wand up in mid-air with her right hand and pointing herself with her left thumb, "I'll fight anyone off with my magic! Because I wuv them both!"
"Yukari..." Tsukune groaned while shuddering with a sweat-drop hearing that statement, it really disturbs him that a little girl would have a crush on him and Moka at the same time.
Gin continued screaming still rolling on the floor trying to extinguish the flames on his bottom area but no luck he's still on fire. Tsukune smirked in amusement at the sight enjoying to see his senpai in pain comically, for once Yukari did something funny for the brunette aside from hitting Kurumu with pans, even though he tells her not to use magic for wrong purposes, but alas he must put an end to it before the flames will spread before he's naked.
"WATER." a small ball of water came out of the brunette's hand as it splashed all over Gin's body quenching the flames and steam appeared. And as soon as it cleared his pants were completely burned and turned to ashes, luckily he still had his polka dot boxers to cover his bottom area.
"Uhh... Thanks." he thanked the brunette, blushing with embarrassment to see that he's in his boxers while dusting the ashes off his legs before pointing at the witch and asked, "Who's she?"
"She's the new club member, Yukari-chan," Moka said while covering her eyes, shielding herself from seeing Gin's underpants, "a girl genius!"
"Owwwwie, Tsukune!" Kurumu said, still clinging onto the brunette hoping that he'll make her feel better.
"You stay away from him you big dumb bimbo!" Yukari yelled before she raised her left arm in the air before being overshadowed by Tsukune with Kurumu still clinging onto his back looking at her with a stern look with arms crossed.
"Yukari what did I tell you about using magic?" he asked scolding the witch making her sigh since they've gone through this question many many times.
"It's for fighting to protect those who are worth protecting, not for childish pranks." she answered him for the hundredth time.
"Good." he nodded in approval to hear her answer again.
"But he was bothering Moka-san and Kurumu-san was bothering you." the witch argued.
"That maybe true, but still you should try to be more mature for these types of situations." he told her, but who's he trying to fool? He's no better himself when he was about to give Gin a flaming punch in the stomach. Tsukune then tried to pry the succubus off of him once more seeing that telling her to get off of him would be pointless and the witch and vampire helped by pulling her off but to no avail she's sticking onto him like glue. And as for Gin he ran out the door trying to find another pair of pants.
'Hmm, I think it's best to keep quiet about my birthday.' he thought as he looked up at the ceiling. And knowing them they will no doubt try to fight for his affection especially on his birthday, 'Even if I do tell them, they'll rip each other to shreds and I don't even want to think about what they'll give me as a birthday present.'
Outside of Yokai Academy
Club activities were over as the brunette, pinkette, and witch were walking on the path to the dorms and forest. After the day has ended Tsukune always escorts Moka home and train with Yukari to practice magic.
"Later Tsukune, Yukari." Moka said to the two as she walked in a different direction, "I'll see you two tomorrow."
Tsukune blinked and asked, "You're not going to the dorms Moka?" he always escorts her to the dorms to make sure she gets there safely.
"Yeah, are you going somewhere?" Yukari added, confused to hear her going somewhere all of a sudden.
"Sorry," she replied, "I have to go somewhere now..." the two magic-users noticed the book she held in front of her.
"Oh, isn't that the book you read in class?" Tsukune pointed out.
"Yeah, I've seen you read it in the Newspaper Club as well." Yukari added.
"Yeah," she replied with a blush present on her face a little embarrassed, "the thing is, I got asked by the art teacher to be a model for a picture. So I can't go home with you for a week."
"A model huh?" he asked understanding her situation before she nodded.
"Don't worry, I'll still work hard for the Newspaper Club!" she said while punching in the air with enthusiasm.
Tsukune smiled and nodded, "I see." was all he said as he walked away with Yukari by his side and they both walk towards the forest, "If this is something you have to do, then go for it." it was then he stopped for a moment and turned his head slightly to glance at the pinkette once more.
"You do what you feel what is right, and we'll do ours." he said before looking at the young witch, "Besides Yukari and I have been training for a while and I need to buff up before the fight against Kairi-senpai and I need her help doing it." Yukari smiled at his praise, for once in her life she felt like she can do something right and helping Tsukune to practice magic to fight against the strongest swordsman in the academy will be one of the greatest accomplishments she has ever done.
Moka smiled back at his words of support and his relationship with the young witch like siblings, "Thank you Tsukune. Umm, Tsukune?"
"Yes?" he asked turning back to the pinkette as she got a little closer.
"Would you... Let me suck your blood?" she asked with a cute look on her face.
The brunette deadpanned. Now, at a time like this?
"It... It's just," she said shyly, "I thought this would be goodbye for a while after today, and I..." she paused, the brunette and the witch listened carefully to hear what she has to say, "I'll be lonely."
Tsukune blushed at that remark. Did she have to say something like that? His face got even redder when she got closer to him, "Tsukune," she said softly.
"Moka?" Tsukune asked.
"Thanks for the treat!" Moka said in a cheery voice wrapping her arms around his neck and his eyes widen in shock letting this happen.
'I let my guard down.' he cried in thought with waterfall tears coming out of his eyes.
CHUU! she sunk her fangs in and drank his blood yet again while Yukari was drooling at the scene as if she's seeing Moka kissing Tsukune's neck and hope to get one from either one or both, ten seconds later she got off of him. "Thanks for the yummy treat!" She smiled, "I'll see you both tomorrow!" she ran off.
"Well I'm glad that's over with." he said as he rubbed his neck before looking at the witch giving him a cheeky grin, "What?"
"You llliiiiike her don't you?" the young witch while rolling her tongue before making a heart-shaped hand formation and giving him a wink.
"Wh-What?" he blinked as he felt his blush coming back full force again.
"Ah-ha! I knew it!" she pointed at his blushing face, "You do like Moka-san!"
"Yukari, we're just friends." he defended and so begins their first argument.
Little did they know they were being watched by a shadowy figure hidden behind a tree seeing the two brunettes arguing and the pinkette walking in another direction.
The next day at the Newspaper Club
"Everyone, we have some news!" Gin exclaimed as he wrote 'Disappearance' on the chalkboard, "The 'Missing girls' problem!"
That got everyone's attention, "Missing girls?" they all asked in unison.
"Exactly! Several female students have vanished without a trace lately, one after another..." he explained with a serious look, "Seven, in just one month. It's not all that unusual for people to go missing here, but don't you think these numbers are unusual?"
'He's got a point there.' the brunette thought as he held his cheek questionably, 'What could have cause events to play out like this?'
"I've collected some basic information on the missing girls!" the older teen held up a paper with pictures of seven different girls on them, "We're going to find out the facts on this incident!"
'Hmm,' the brunette thought as he looked at the werewolf with a raised brow, 'Gin seems pretty serious when it comes to things like this. What's his motivation anyway?'
Gin then walked and looked out the window with his left hand behind his back and his right on his chin with his serious look on still planted on his face, "As you can see from these pictures, the girls that have disappeared are all pretty hot! If someone is holding them hostage I want to save them somehow."
'Of course.' the brunette deadpanned before he facepalmed, 'When it comes to the ladies he wants to become their prince charming.'
"If they see me in a good light, it'll be a good chance to get to know them better!" he said smiling enthusiastically with his fist punching in the air.
Tsukune then frowned and rolled his eyes in annoyance, 'Oh please, no girl will ever see you in any kind of light.'
Outside the school
The meeting was over and the two magic-users and thankfully they both avoided Kurumu. They were walking near the edge of a cliff heading towards the forest to train once more and so far they both made great progress. Tsukune's magic became much stronger than before and Yukari has grown strong as well learning level 2 magic from the manadrive gloves like the ravager's FLAMESTRIKE, FROSTRIKE, SPARKSTRIKE, and AQUASTRIKE combined with her magic and the manadrive gloves she can summon her washtubs each with different elemental attacks which he finds surprisingly impressive, saboteur's DEPROTECT and DESHELL, and synergist's BRAVERY, FAITH, VIGILANCE, and SHELL.
"Oh, Sensei, sorry to keep you waiting!" a familiar voice said as Tsukune and Yukari both looked down on the edge to see Moka, they both hid behind a tree to see her meeting up with someone.
"Oh, you really did show up for me!" a female voice said happily, "Thank you!"
They both looked at the person Moka was talking to. She seems to be in her late 20's with a hourglass figure, she has braided hair, wears a bandanna over her head wears a tube top, slim jeans, pumps, a golden necklace, and a long trench coat with paint stains on it.
"Oh, it's Ishigami Hitomi, the Art teacher." the brunette whispered to the young witch recognizing her, "I'm in one of her classes."
"When I see someone as beautiful as you, I just want to have you in my art collection!" she continued with her smile still intact, "Your beauty is truly high art."
'That's good to know.' Tsukune smiled at that fact, Moka is in fact without a doubt beautiful and rather cute. He paused for a moment as a blush crept onto his face, wait cute?
"Sensei, I look forward to working with you for the next week!" the pinkette bowed politely in front of her.
"Oh, me too..." the teacher replied as they both walk to their classroom.
"Well it looks like what Moka said was true, she's going to be a model for Ishigami-sensei's class." he pointed out and she nodded in response, "I just hope Gin doesn't hear about this."
"Aww, I wanted to draw Moka-san!" the young witch whined making the brunette sweat dropped at her remark. What are they teaching kids these days?
"There's no time for that, we have to train if we want to get stronger." he said as he started dragging the young witch by her feet.
"Okay." she sighed in defeat and started walking, if she made him angry then he'll become Meanie Farron-sensei again, and she does not want that.
Art Room
The next day came and Tsukune is sitting in one of the seats in the Art Room with Ishigami-sensei lecturing her students.
"Well, in Art class today," Ishigami said to her students, "you'll be painting pictures continuing last week's theme of "What's important to you! And just what is most important to you is the art in each and every one of your hearts. Feel free to paint whatever it is you want."
'What's important huh?' he asked in thought before he tapped his chin to think about what he should draw. 'Perhaps I should paint my mother.' he shook his head at that, 'Nah, I did that last class.' It was then he looked at Moka, even though she sucked his blood dry, she's been very nice to him ever since they've met and does what she can to help him, so maybe he should do something nice for her. And then there's Moka's inner self, although she seems very powerful and rather not so nice like the other, he considers her a good friend after the fight they had and he was glad that she acknowledged him for trusting him to protect her and her outer self.
And so pulled out his sketchpad, opened it, and brought out his pencil before tapping it on his chin, 'Now should I draw the outer Moka or the inner one?' he questioned in thought.
"Ah, Tsukune-kun," a voice said behind him and the brunette turned around to see his Art teacher smiling at him, "I see you're planning to sketch another drawing before copying it by painting on a canvas huh?" he smiled back at her, happy to know that she acknowledges his lifelike painting of his mother from last class very much and that he got a good grade on it.
"Yes ma'am," he responded with a nod, "to be honest I was interested in Art since I was young, and thanks to my aunt I've been able to draw and paint really well." it was then he remembered she then put her hand on his shoulder.
"Well I'm sure she must be very proud to have such a talented nephew as yourself." this made him feel even happier.
"She is, and I'm glad I have learned everything from her." it was then his eyes widen in shock as he finally got an idea on what to draw, "That's it. Sensei your words just gave me an idea on what I should paint." he started sketching onto his sketchbook. She looked at him in confusion as she didn't know what she just said, but shrugged as she was really happy to help.
"Well then, take all the time you need, I look forward to it." and with that she walked off to help another student.
'Ishigami-sensei is really popular with the ladies.' he noted as he saw many girls surrounding the teacher, which is a mystery to the brunette. He just assumed that it was probably that tomboyish side of hers that attracts them. It was then a window just opened from the outside as a girl with blonde braided hair came in.
"Sensei, I'm skipping Gym class to have fun with you!" she said happily as she hopped in.
"Oh, you!" she smiled at the girl.
'Hmm, you don't see that everyday.' Tsukune thought before he looked at Moka smiling as she was getting help from their Ishigami-sensei.
'I just hope that Moka will like this gift that I'm going to paint for her.' he continued to sketch onto it hoping to get it done by the end of the week.
School Hallways
Class was over and everyone was walking in the hallways, the brunette saw the pinkette and he ran to her hoping to talk to her.
"Hey Moka," he greeted her as she turned to him, "how's modeling for Ishigami-sensei going?"
"Hmm?" she asked before her eyes widen and became nervous, "Oh, it's going great."
It didn't go unnoticed by the brunette as he raised a brow at her nervousness, "Moka, is everything okay?"
"Of course, everything's fine!" she answered hastily, "Why do you ask?"
Tsukune furrowed his brows at that, something's wrong, "Moka, if there's anything... Wah!" he exclaimed as he collided with someone.
"Kyaa!" the person cried before she fell to the floor, "Owww!" the person he collided with was Kurumu.
"Kurumu," he said before he picked her up, "I'm sorry, I didn't meant to..." he apologized before she glomped him.
"Tsukune!" she said happily, "I'm so happy, we're so lucky to bump into each other in the hallway, aren't we?" her breasts are pressing against the brunette's chest yet again.
'I'm not sure if this is considered lucky, Kurumu.' the brunette thought feeling his face flushed with red by her breasts.
Moka was very peeved by Kurumu's actions on Tsukune, "Sorry, Tsukune!" she exclaimed angrily as she walked off, "I'm in a hurry!"
"Wait Moka!" Tsukune cried struggling out of the bluenette's grip, "I still want to talk to you!" but she left already, the brunette sighed, it seems that Moka is busy and he's in the same boat as her. He's just gonna have to leave her alone for a while since she's modeling for Ishigami-sensei and he's going to paint something for Moka, and he was hoping that she would like his gift to her.
Tsukune's room five days later
As the week was almost over Tsukune spent his time doing many things, like training, finding leads about the missing girls, doing school work, homework, and in his spare time painting.
He was finally done what he was painting on the canvas, and threw a white cloth over it, so no one will be able to see it.
He then fell back on his bed while looking up at the ceiling, "It took me five days, 1 hour, 6 minutes, and 20 seconds to get it finished, and it's the day before my birthday." he noted before he gave some thought about that, 'Maybe I should tell the others about my it and try to convince them to not make a big deal about it.' he shrugged before heading out the door to class, 'Maybe after the club meeting.'
School hallways
As class was over, the brunette headed towards the Newspaper Club, but then he saw Moka walking in a different direction and he assumed that she's continuing model for Ishigami-sensei in the art building. She seemed a little distant for the past five days and her strange behavior is really bothering him. He just couldn't help but feel as if something was wrong, and he just had to find out.
The art building
As soon as he got there he walked opened the entrance of the building hoping to find Moka and talk to her and maybe find some answers.
"Excuse me!" he shouted before entering in one of the rooms, "I need to talk to Moka-san!" the room was empty and the brunette walked in.
"Hmm, it looks like no one's here," he stated as he sat on one of the desks, "I guess I'll just have to wait for her then." it was then he heard something from behind and he turned around to see a locker and next to it was a female uniform. And from the inside he heard... crying? This rose the brunette's suspicions as he walk towards it and opened it to find a nude female statue covering it's chest with her arm and what's surprising him was that the statue was crying with tears out of it!
"What is this?" he asked as observing it, "This statue is crying, is that even possible?" he took a look at the face, "Where have I seen her face before? And why is it crying?"
"Hey!" a voice said from behind making the brunette tensed, "What are you doing to my art?" he turned around to see Ishigami-sensei with her face in full fury.
"Ishigami-sensei," he said before bowing down to her, "I apologize for barging in here without permission and look at something I'm not suppose to."
Suddenly she loosened up, "Oh, it's you Tsukune-kun," she said in a friendly tone and she closed the locker door, "it's alright, besides I should be the one to apologize. I thought that you were some vandal trying to ruin my art." he raised his head and looked at the teacher.
'What is this?' he questioned in thought with a raised brow, 'One minute she was angry and now all of a sudden she's friendly. Just what is going on here?' he definitely felt something's wrong. And what's with that statue. He was about to say something but Ishigami beat him to it.
"You're here to pick up Moka-san right? Well I'm afraid she's too busy at the moment."
"Actually, I just came here to-"
"Tsukune?" a familiar voice said by the door and they both turn their heads towards Moka by the doorway.
"Tsukune..." Moka said again, "Why are you here Tsukune?"
"Moka, there's something I want to discuss-" he started all of a sudden her face started to blush.
"No!" she shouted as she walk towards him and shove him out the door, "I'll be embarrassed, so you can't be here! So leave!"
He raised a confused brow at this, "Embarrassed?" he asked, "Moka, I don't understand. What's there to be embarrassed about? I'm your friend, and you can tell me-"
"What I do is none of your business!" she said giving him a hard look, "Anyway, just leave!"
Tsukune was silent for a moment, he never felt useless in his whole life. He wanted to help her in anyway he can, but it looks like this is something that she wants to do for herself. Just what is it that she's keeping to herself from him?
"I understand," he said as he turned around, "if that's what you want, then I'll leave. But Moka please remember that I'm your friend, and if you need any help, I'll be there for you. I care about you." and with that he walked off.
"Tsukune..." she said with a sad look on her face feeling guilty that she told him to leave. She then felt a hand on her should belonging to Ishigami, "Huh? Ishigami-sensei?"
"Sorry," Ishigami said with a wicked smirk on her face, "I'm afraid I can't let you go anymore."
Newspaper Club room
At the Newspaper Club Gin was folding a paper with a picture of a girl on it into a paper airplane, while Yukari was looking through her crystal ball, and she saw what's troubling her.
"Huh?" she said as she observed her crystal ball, "That's weird! There's a bad aura enveloping Moka-san and Tsukune-san!"
"What are you doing Yukari-chan?" Kurumu asked, looking at the crystal ball.
"Divination!" the witch explained making the bluenette look at her in confusion, "This is definitely a sign that danger is approaching..."
"Danger?" the bluenette asked and the witch nodded.
"My fortune-telling is always right. Where are they?"
The door suddenly opened and the two girls looked with happy looks on their face to see the depressed brunette, "Hey." Tsukune said quietly.
"Oh! Tsukune!" Kurumu beamed as she saw him come in.
"You're late!" Gin yelled at the brunette.
"Sorry." Tsukune apologized still depressed as he saw Gin finish folding the paper airplane.
"Yesterday, an eighth girl went missing!" the older teen said as he threw it at him and the brunette caught it before his eyes tensed he forgot about the missing girls case, unfolded it, and his eyes were wide as saucers he looked at the girl's face.
'That face.' he thought before his eyes widen in shock, 'It can't be!' it was the girl with the blonde braided hair who skipped gym class to join Ishigami-sensei's! All of a sudden he remembered the statue back at the art building who was crying. It was her! She must have turned into stone somehow. Could it be that Ishigami was the one responsible for the missing girls? If that's the case then Moka's life is in danger and he's the only one who can help her.
"Moka's in danger." he said shocking the group and they were about to ask him what he meant before he ran to a window, opened it, and getting ready to jump out.
"Tsukune, what are you-?" Gin asked him before he jumped out the window shocking the group, "Hey! Are you crazy?!" he shouted as they all ran and looked out to see him plummeting before the brunette snapped his fingers and changed his paradigm to commando before he landed on the ground safely and ran as fast as he can.
"Wha-? How did he land without getting hurt?" Gin asked in disbelief, not even monsters can fall and survive from this height.
"Never mind that, Tsukune said Moka's in danger and we need to help him." Yukari said as she ran out the door while Kurumu and Gin followed.
"Hang on Moka, I'm coming." Tsukune declared as he ran back to the art building.
Art building
Back at the Art building Ishigami stood before Moka as she was backing away in fear until she hit the storage room door.
"What's happening to you all of a sudden, Ishigami-sensei?!" she asked while trembling, "Your hair! It's like snakes!"
Ishigami slowly approached the pinkette step by step with a wicked smile still intact on her face and her braids began to extend as it swayed, almost as if they were alive.
"You see, Tsukune-kun saw a little too much!" she explained before her face became more malevolent, "So thanks to him, I'm going to have to put an early end to our playtime." Then her braids morphed as they grew mouths with fangs in them, "Too bad!" one of the braids shot towards Moka.
"Kyaaa!" Moka screamed as the braid bit Moka's left wrist, sinking it's fangs into it before the teacher shot all her braids at once crashing her in breaking the storage room door down. She was on the floor by the broken door.
"Uhn..." the pinkette groaned as she slowly got back up, "Ooo... where am I?" she heard the sounds of crying as she looked up to see seven statues of different girls. Each in a different pose in the room and the crying noises were coming from them.
"What's going on?!" she questioned as she got up, "The statues are crying as if they were real!" she then cringed in pain, feeling her left arm going numb. She looked at it and in shock her horror it was turning into stone, "Wha... No... My left hand feels like it's stone..."
"It's the Gorgon power of transformation into stone!" Ishigami said as she entered the room, "Any living thing bitten by one of my snakelike hairs will turn into stone. You, too, will soon be completely turned to stone just like those other girls."
Moka looked at her inn shock, "No, you couldn't mean... then the other statues in this room are all..."
"The beautiful students of this academy!" Ishigami finished with a sinister smile, "Yes, I've turned them all to stone. Isn't it artistic? And you, too, will be turned into stone and added to my art collection, Akashiya Moka." Her hair had finally transformed as her head is entirely filled with snakes.
Some of her snakes launched to Moka as they were now wrapping around her body, "Eya!" the pinkette screamed as the snaked tightened around her legs, arms, and torso.
"Huhu!" the teacher laughed, "Aren't you beautiful? And I will further elevate your beauty for you, isn't that an honor?"
"Sensei," Moka began as the snakes were tightening their grip around her, "So all those students going missing... it was because of you, wasn't it?"
"Take a look at these girls." she said walking over towards one and cupping her cheeks, "They're crying! Even though they're stone, they're alive! They have emotion- sadness and despair. They can't move, they can't die, all they can do is cry." she brought her face closer to the statue's, "Oohhh! How beautiful is this? Is this not true art?"
Moka shivered in fear while staring at her teacher as she brought her attention back to the pinkette, "Well then, it's about time I put the finishing touches on you."
"Noooo!" Moka cried, shutting her eyes and tears came out.
"I won't allow it!" a voice said by the door and it belonged to Tsukune as he charged in and immediately he cut the heads of the snakes off.
"AAAAAH!" Ishigami shrieked in pain before retracting her snakes from Moka and gripping them tight as she fell on her knees while shaking in pain.
Tsukune slowly looked around, he saw the statues of the girls that were missing and saw Moka's hand turning into stone. He then looked back at the fallen teacher with a cold glare before walking towards her, turning his blazefire saber into it's gun form and pressed it against her head.
"I'm going to give you the count of three to let these girls go back to normal." he threatened her in a dark tone, "And if I so much say the number, then I will shoot."
Ishigami looked up and glared at the brunette despite his weapon being at blank point, "Damn you," she hissed at him, "don't be a nuisance!"
"1..." he counted gripping his gunblade tightly making the teacher tensed.
"2..." he cocked his gun and she sweated a little.
"No!" Moka cried getting his attention he saw tears coming out of her eyes, "Tsukune, don't do it! Don't kill her! Please!" she couldn't bare to see him kill a person, even if it is a crazy teacher like Ishigami, it just doesn't fit him at all. "Gya!" she screamed as she felt a bite on her leg and looked down to see one of Ishigami's cut off snake head biting her leg. Tsukune's eyes widen in shock to see one of the snake's head biting Moka's leg remembering that snakes are poisonous creatures and they still have venom even with their heads cut off and it looks like this venom can turn their victims to stone.
"Moka!" Tsukune shouted as he ran towards her before forgetting about the teacher behind him.
"Don't look away!" Ishigami shouted as he turned around to see her charging at him with her snakes and thinking quickly he used his left hand to grab as many snake heads as he can while cutting their heads off, but some of them managed to slip by and bit the brunette's chest and face making him scream in pain making her smirk in victory. But what she didn't count on was that his eyes widen in anger and glared at the teacher dead on.
"Keep your snakes to yourself!" he yelled before yanking them, bringing her towards him and headbutting her as hard as he can making her she stumble and fell backwards. She clutched her head as she felt a little blood seeping out through her forehead between her fingers.
Tsukune felt a little tingling on his face, chest and arm as he changed to medic hoping to get rid of the poison that was injected into him, "ESUNA." he chanted on himself as a bright light appeared, it was a gamble but he could feel the tingling disappearing meaning that it worked like a charm. He then looked at Moka and ran to her as he got down and removed the snake heads from her body, "ESUNA." he chanted again making her body feel better as the stone on her leg and arm disappear. And he healed her wounds with his cure magic.
Moka looked at her arm and leg before looking at Tsukune with a thankful smile, she was really glad that he came to her rescue, even though she pushed him away he still came to her need. She was about to cry tears of joy, but instead it turned into sorrow as she felt guilty for yelling at him earlier.
"Moka?" he asked her in concern noticing her tears, "Are you okay?" she hugged him and his eyes widen taking him by surprise.
"I'm sorry Tsukune," she sobbed onto his uniform, "I'm so sorry, I should have never have yelled at you earlier." he smiled softly at pinkette as he knows that he'll always be there to help her no matter what.
"It's okay." he assured hugging her back, "I'm here, it's going to be okay."
"Aww, ain't that sweet?" Ishigami asked before the two looked at the wounded teacher and she had a mischievous smirk while placing her shoulder on one of the female statues. Tsukune changed to commando and was ready to charge at her, but he stopped as she held up her right index finger to stop.
"Ah, ah, ah." she scolded wagging her finger before bringing out a chisel and placed it near the girl's head shocking both the brunette and pinkette, "If you so much come towards me, then I might 'accidentally' crack this girl's skull open." he then aimed his gun at her before her smirk became a grin.
"Go ahead, but just so you know if you shoot I might dodge and you'll accidentally hit her or any of the girls in this room." he lowered his weapon down for a moment. She was right, if it comes between a rock and hard place then he might as well just give up. Just what is he suppose to do in a pinch like this? It was then his eyes widen when the word "pinch" was mentioned.
"In that case, I'll use that." he declared quietly before changing to synergist and chanted something to his gun as it flash bright yellow for a quick moment and he changed back to commando, but it didn't go unnoticed by the teacher.
"What are you whispering over there?" she asked him as she gripped her chisel tightly and pressed it on the statue's head, "Just remember that you only have two choices, but I will give you a third however, if you drop your gun down to the floor and kick it over, then I might go easy on you two and spare their lives." he grinned at that.
"Okay, then I choose neither." he said nonchalant before squeezing the trigger.
BANG! BANG! Two bullets shot out of his gun and aimed towards the teacher at great speed and she dodged them hoping they would hit the statue and making Tsukune the bad guy, but suddenly they curved around the girl and aimed at the teacher's right arm and left foot hitting their targets making her eyes widen as she dropped the chisel and held her now bleeding left foot with her right arm using her left arm to hold her right.
"AAAAAAHHHHH!" she screamed in pain and agony again as she dropped to the floor still clutching onto the gunshot wounds and the brunette just spun his weapon before dispelling it. Moka looked at the brunette in astonishment, she had never seen anything like that, and just how did he hit her without harming any of the girls in the room?
"Tsukune," she said getting his attention, "how did you do that?"
"It's simple," he said to her, "I used a magic spell called ILLUSION, it can curve bullets and track their targets no matter where they go."
"Sugoi." she said in awe, "Did your mother taught you that?" a smile was present on his face.
"Yeah, she did." he answered her before remembering that moment.
Gran Pulse 2 years ago
Tsukune and Lightning were standing in front of an apple tree as his mother was ready to teach him a new magic spell.
"This next spell I'm going to teach you is strange yet powerful." she said to him as she clapped her hands together, "ILLUSION." her whole body shines bright in a yellow color.
She then reached out her arm and suddenly it stretched surprising the brunette as it snaked it's way to the apple tree, grabbed an apple and brought it down before it threw the fruit to the brunette and he caught it before she retracted her arm.
"This spell is as it says, it casts illusions, stretch your limbs and weapons and even bend gunshots. But there's a catch to it."
"What's that?" he asked before he took a bite of his apple.
"It drains stamina, so only use it as a last resort if you're ever in a pinch or a little while. But mostly as a last resort, just don't use it too often or it will make you tired and hungry." she finished explaining to him.
"Alright," he said before finishing his apple, "then let's do it."
After a while he got it all down, he saw how far his limbs would stretch, practiced his wooden sword as it bend like a whip, and shot many targets as his bullets always hitting many bull's-eyes.
Back to reality
Tsukune picked up Ishigami and brought her out of the storage room to make sure there aren't anymore obstacles with Moka following him.
"Normally I'd like nothing more than to finish this fight," he said to her before tossing her onto the floor before she got up slowly on one knee, "but I believe someone else deserves to more than I do." He grabbed Moka's Rosary and yanked it off and as usual a light engulfed the pinkette as it blinded both the teacher and the brunette transforming her into her inner self.
"What?!" Ishigami asked shielding her eyes from the light, "What is this?! What is this power?!"
She watched in shock and awe to see Moka's body beginning to change as her hair turned silver and figure grew fuller, "What in Hades is this extraordinary power?" finally Inner Moka's eyes opened as she glared at the teacher before looking at the brunette with a smirk.
"I see you've decided to share the action after all." Inner Moka said to him and he gave her a nod in response.
"It'd be selfish of me to do so," Tsukune stated, "and I think you should do the honors after what she did to you." she nodded at that.
"Yes, but I believe that we should finish her off together." she stated only to make the brunette grin and suddenly he has an idea.
"In that case I have an idea for a finisher." Tsukune said as he clapped his hands together making her raise a brow.
"What do you have in mind?" she asked as she raised a curious brow to see him behind her.
"This'll only tickle for a bit." he said as he placed his hands near her back, "ILLUSION." he chanted and Moka's body flashed a yellow light for a second as five copies of the vampire appeared from behind and they all spread around the room surrounding Ishigami making sure she has no chance of escape.
Inner Moka blinked in awe at the copies Tsukune made of her as they all stood their with serious looks on their faces and arms crossed while looking at the wounded and shocked Art teacher turning her head to look at them.
"You really are full of surprises," the silverette grinned at the brunette, "very well then let us all make her learn her place." Inner Moka and Tsukune took their fighting stance getting ready to deliver the coup de grace to her.
Ishigami didn't know what to do, she just stood there knowing that there's no escape from this, her foot and arm were shot and she just gritted her teeth in anger and said one thing, "You bitch!" she snarled, "You bitch! You can't even understand Art, you little tramp! I'll turn you all to stone!" she shot her snakes at each of the copies hoping to at least attack the real one, but instead they all chopped off the heads of the snakes with their hands including the brunette making her scream in pain again and retract the headless snakes back to her.
Each copies of Moka charged at her one by one as they jumped and kicked at her as she received each blow before they disappear. She staggered back before falling to her knees and cough up blood. And now it was the two strong fighters turn to deliver the final blow to her.
They both ran, jumped, and performed flying kicks at her and she looked up with her eyes widen in shock and horror at the finisher she's about to receive, "No! No! No! NOOOOO!" she screamed but it was too late.
"Know your place!" they both yelled in unison before... "WHAM!" she got the kicks she receive to her face as she flew across the room, crashed through the wall, her eyes rolled at the back of her head, blood was coming out of her left nostril and out of her mouth before falling unconscious.
Inner Moka then looked at Tsukune before he bowed his head to her.
"I'm sorry," Tsukune apologized to her before she looked at him with a raised brow hearing him apologizing, "even though you told me to watch your other self, I let this happen." she smiled at this and walk towards him.
"You have nothing to apologize about Tsukune-kun." she said with reassurance as she placed her hand on his shoulder, "Even though my other self has pushed you away, you still came to save her without hesitation." she placed another hand on his cheek to make him look at her. The brunette blushed to see her smile at him as he never got to see this side of Moka's inner self, it was then they looked at the fallen teacher.
"If you hadn't come and rescue me and my other self, we would have become a statue by this gorgon." she told him before they looked at each other again, "And I thank you." Moka then did what she thought she would never do... she closed her eyes kissed him on the cheek. He blushed at the vampire's sudden affection as he was speechless and embarrassed, unable to know how to respond to this.
"Well, at any rate I'll be going back to my slumber," she said as she held out her hand telling him what she wants and he picked the Rosary out of his pocket and handed it to her, "until then I'll be counting on you to watch my other self." she placed it back on her choker and fell back turning back into the pink-haired Moka and the brunette caught her before she hit the floor.
Tsukune then heard a bunch of groans coming from the storage room as he ran towards it and saw the missing girls finally back to normal and... naked?
His face went beet red at the sight in embarrassment before he shielded his eyes with his right hand and bowed down to them, "I'm sorry! I didn't mean to look! I'm sorry!" he then heard fast footsteps coming towards him getting ready to embrace the beating he's about to receive. But instead he received a tackle instead falling to the ground as the victim girls were hugging, cuddling and kissing him.
"Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!" the blonde girl with the braids said kissing him on the cheek many times.
"Oh thank you Tsukune-kun!" one with pig tails said cuddling his face with hers.
"You saved our lives!" another with glasses and long raven-haired said kissing him on the forehead.
They kept thanking him and were about to give him more kisses until, "Girls! Girls! Girls!" he shouted at them while shutting his eyes close real tight as his face was still beet red and covered in kiss marks, "Please, just give me some space." and they all did what he asked before he got up and dusted himself off while grabbing his fiber cloth that he used to shine his weapon to wipe the kiss marks off his face.
"Okay, I'll go get some help and some clothes." he told them and they all nodded even though he couldn't see anything with his eyes shut he won't look at them no matter what.
"That won't be necassary." a familiar voice said by the door and the girls looked to see Kairi Uzumaki by the doorway with her twin servants bringing spare female uniforms for the victims.
"Kairi-senpai, is that you?" he asked with his eyes still shut.
"Yes, it's me," she answered him with an amusing smirk, "and I'm surprised that you aren't this kind of guy to not enjoy seeing naked girls. I mean isn't it every guys dream to see girls in the nude?" she chuckled as Yoko was leading the naked girls back in the storage room while giving each one a uniform and Tsukiko was tending to Moka.
"Every guy but me." Tsukune stated with a frown to hear her say that and she shrugged, "What are you doing here anyway?"
"Well, Yukari came to me told me about how you said that Moka was in danger, and me, Yoko and Tsukiko had to go find you two, but of course Yoko told us that she saw Moka walked into the Art building every single day for some reason."
"I see." he said understanding her explanation.
"Okay you can open your eyes now, they're now changing in the storage room." she told him as the room was finally clear.
"Are you sure?" he asked with assurance.
"Yes, I'm sure, don't you trust me?" she asked him making him sigh.
"Sorry." he apologize as he opened his eyes only to see that she's telling the truth and they both walked out with Tsukiko carrying Moka on her back following the two.
As the girls were finished dressing up they were taken to the nurse's office to get some rest by the blonde twin leading them. They were shaken up by this horrible experience and they would pretty much have to go to counseling. But on the bright side they were definitely going to get a good recovery from this nightmare. As for Ishigami-sensei she would no doubt get some punishment out of this from the school board, although getting beaten up by him and Moka is probably punishment enough.
Sorry it took so long, but like I said I had classwork and I have been having a really difficult with it now, but I'll try to make the next chapter in my spare time until then please review!