Tsukune chuckled to himself as he remembered the two succubi fainting right in front of him and Kurumu. It took a good ten minutes for the two of them to revive themselves, and both of them looked at him with skeptical expressions. Shade had actually laughed at his joke – until he released some of his demonic aura.

'It…it…it's not possible!' the Arch Succubus had gasped.

She had remembered the stories of the youkai king, but he had died about 700 years before she was born. How could this young man be his descendant?

Tsukune gave them both a short explanation regarding his mazoku lineage but left out the magus portion. He would explain everything to them at a later time but not right now. Information regarding his true existance needed to be kept under wraps as much as possible until he met with the vampire elders.

Ageha had been shocked to say the least. Her daughter had actually managed to bond herself to a member of youkai royalty! Still, she could not have chosen a better man for her daughter – regardless of his predecessor.

Tsukune recalled last night as he watched Kurumu dance up on stage. She was truly a master at her craft, and he saw all the man drooling over her. He had to admit that it stroked his ego to know that she belonged to him.

When the two had retired to her room later in the evening, he knew that he wanted their last night to be slow and gentle. He made love to her all night long – worshipping her with everything that he had. They had collapsed just before sunrise, and Kurumu snuggled into his arms for a few hours before his departure.

Just as he prepared to leave, she had jumped into his arms and kissed him passionately. They had whispered words of love to one another, and how much they would miss one another. Tsukune had surprised her when he reached down and squeezed her luscious backside.

'Keep it hot for me, Kurumu-chan,' he teased with his lips hovering over hers.

His little succubus licked her lips and pulled his right hand off her ass. She guided it between her legs and brought his fingers to her glistening entrance. She thrust his fingers inside herself a few times and moaned against his mouth.

'Hot and wet for you, Tsukune…any time…any where…'

That had turned into a hard and fast fuck session as he slammed into the wall and took her voraciously one last time.

Kurumu was giggling in delight as he retrieved his clothes once their tryst was done, and she just stood there gloriously naked.

'Thank you for the wonderful good-bye, Tsukune,' she had said a satisfied smile on her lips.

He shook his head and could not help but laugh himself. Pulling her into his arms one last time, he gave her long, sweet kiss that had her swooning.

'Tsukune, please come back to me,' she had pleadly softly.

'I promise, Kurumu-chan, I will come back to you.'

Giving her one last kiss, he had released her from his arms and closed his eyes. A glowing magic circle appeared under his feet, and he disappeared right out of her bedroom.

Tsukune took a deep breath as he stood over his next destination – the snow maiden's village. Making his way down the short mountainside that he had arrived on, he entered the town. Calling on his previous memories of the place, he headed towards Tsurara's house. He had not been here since Mizore had been married so he was not sure where she lived.

Approaching the front door, Tsukune swallowed the lump in his throat and knocked. A minute passed, and there was no response. After knocking again with the same results, he figured that she was not home at the moment.

"Pardon me, miss?" he asked a snow maiden walking by the house.

"Yes, may I help you?" the young woman responded.

"Would you happen to know where I can find Tsurara-san?"

"I believe that she is at the town meeting hall for her daughter's trial."

"Trial!" Tsukune gasped in shock, "What has her daughter done?"

"Are you new here?" the snow maiden asked suspiciously.

"My apologies, I am friends with her and her daughter, and I came by to visit them."

"Her daughter – Mizore – is refusing to have more children even though she still has several years left in which to have them. Apparently, the council demanded that she find another man to sire more children with her."

"But…couldn't her husband just provide her another child?"

The snow maiden stared at the young man like he had grown a second head.

"Her husband died six months ago."

"What did you say?" Tsukune gasped.

"Yes, he was killed by a snow wolf six months ago while protecting his children. They had gone out for a picnic when they were attacked by a pack of them. Mizore had arrived a few minutes later as she had stopped by her mother's before joining them. She was able to save her children in time, but her husband…his injuries were too severe."

Tsukune felt his eyes cloud up, and his fists clenched in frustration. Why…why had Mizore not told him about this? The answer slammed into him harder than he realized. Even if she had, what good would it have done? It is not like he could just show up and offer to take her husband's place. Plus, since his marriage to Moka, he had not seen Mizore in several years.

"That is terrible to hear," he managed to croak out.

"Yes, it is. He was a good man – despite being human. Mizore was actually the envy of several of us – having Kenji for a husband."

"So…that was his name. But still, I don't understand why Mizore is being put on trial. She already had two children so why…"

"Snow maidens are now required to have at least three children. That law was past last year when our village's birthrate numbers were showing some decline. Mizore refused because she did not want to dishonor her husband's memory by taking another mate."

"That sounds like Mizore-chan – fiercely loyal to those that she cares about."

"Yes, she is."

"You sound like you know her? I am sorry, what was your name?"

"My name is Miyabi, and you are correct. Mizore is one of my friends, but who are you?" she asked curiously.

"Tsukune…" and he saw the girl's eyes widen in shock.

"You're…you're Tsukune Aono? Mizore has talked about you several times. I remember how she always talked about you from school, and the adventures that you had together. She also confided in me that she asked you to father her first child, but you turned her down."

The young man blushed to the roots of his hair.

"Yes, she did. I was getting married soon, and she had asked me to be with her that one time. A part of me wanted to help her, but I was worried about what my future wife would think if I did that. Looking back now, I made a mistake by not giving her what she wanted," he groaned.

"It sounds like you regret not fathering her child. You could still give her one now," Miyabi said with a slight smile.

"But…you said that she refused to have anymore children."

"I think that you'd be an exception. As I said, Mizore told me 'all' about you," she said with a smile.

Tsukune's jaw dropped, and the snow maiden covered her mouth to hide her laugh.

"Secrets between friends," she said with a wink.

The mazoku smiled despite the embarrasment, and he could definitely see how Mizore and Miyabi had become friends.

"Can you take me to the trial, Miyabi?"

The young woman just smiled and nodded her head.

Tsurara Shirayuki did not get angry easily, but right now, she was extremely pissed at her own village's council. This whole situation was ridiculous. Her daughter was on trial for violating the laws of their village because she would not look for another mate to give her more children. She was already married when the law was past, and there was a clause in it stating that it did not apply to snow maidens who were already married.

The only reason this whole thing started was that her daughter's husband had died protecting his own children. This was a mockery of their laws, and Tsurara made sure that the council knew it.

On the other hand, she was very proud of her daughter. Mizore had held her head high against the accusations, and her resolve did not break when the council had demanded that she change her mind. She may not have been in love with her husband, but he was still a good man and had earned her affection. He had been wonderful with her children, and she had cried when she had lost him.

"Mizore, I will ask you one more time. Will you take another mate and have another child – according to our laws?" one of the council members had asked.

The young mother look at all of the council members – including the snow priestess who was hovering behind them – and stared directly back at them.

"I will repeat myself. I have done nothing wrong. According to the law, it did not apply to snow maidens who were already married. I was married at the time, and my husband was alive and well. My situation has not changed."

"Except that your husband is dead!" snapped another council member.

"With all due respect, I would change that tone right now. He may have been a human, but he was still my husband and father of my children. You will not speak ill of him!"

Tsurara could not help the smile from creeping up on her lips; her daughter had truly grown up.

"It does not change the fact that your husband is dead, and you are no longer married."

"I am a widow – not an unmarried woman."

"It does not change the fact that you still have several years left to bare another child. Our village requires our snow maidens to have as many children as possible; you are aware of that."

"I am, and I already have two children."

"This argument is pointless. If you will not obey the laws of this village, then you will be banished. However, your children will remain here so they are not corrupted by your ridiculous nonsense any longer."

The temperature in the room suddenly dropped 40 degrees as Mizore's demonic aura roared out in full force. The sheer power that she was emanating shocked all the snow maidens in attendance – including even the snow priestess. How did she have such strength?

"That had better be an empty threat. If you even think about taking my children away, I will kill you where you stand," Mizore growled with her eyes narrowed.

"You dare threaten us!" one of the council members hissed even though she had sweat rolling down her neck from nervousness.

"It is not a threat; it is a promise. No one will take my children from me!"

"Don't worry, Mizore-chan, no one is going to touch your children," came a voice behind her, and a strong hand was placed on her shoulder.

She knew that voice, but it was impossible. He would not be here! Turning her head, she found a pair of soft, brown eyes looking at her affectionately, and her heart almost stopped.

"Tsu-Tsu-Tsukune?" she gasped.

"Hello Mizore-chan, it is good to see you, but let me take of this first."

The snow maiden was frozen (no pun intended) in place as she watched the young man step between her and the council. Tsurara was also gobsmacked. What was he doing here? Plus, she did not even feel him enter the hall. With a demonic signature like a vampire, he should have stuck out like a sore thumb. Even sealed, she should have noticed something coming from him, but there was nothing at all.

"How dare a man enter this chamber?" the chief council member said angrily, but the Snow Priestess actually started chuckling.

"He is no ordinary man, my fellow snow maidens. He is Tsukune Aono."

Gasps and murmurs went up around the room. Almost everyone in snow village knew that name from what happened with Fairy Tale. They all knew how Tsukune and his friends had fought for Mizore and their village.

"Hello Snow Priestess, it has been a while."

"Indeed, it has young man. Tell me, what brings you here today?"

"I came to end this ridiculous trial."

"You call our laws ridiculous!" a council member stated and rose to her feet.

"I meant no disrespect to your laws, but I have a solution that will satisfy all parties involved. I ask for a stay in this trial of one week to speak with Mizore and her mother regarding this."

"There will be no stay, boy. We should have you thrown out of here, however, as you are a favored of our Snow Priestess, I will here your solution here and now."

"My solution requires consent from Mizore and her children, and it does not involve anyone else – including all of you!" he said with a glare.

"However, as I interrupted your proceedings, I will offer compensation."

The chief council member actually started laughing.

"What could you possibly offer us, young man? You are a vampire – are you not? We have no need of you – unless to wish to mate with our snow maidens. From what our Snow Priestess has told us, you turned down that option in the past. There is nothing that you could offer us to delay our decision today."

Tsukune actually smiled. On his way to the town hall, he had been racking his brain trying to figure out a way to get the village council to agree with him. What could he offer that the snow village could want? Knowledge suddenly seeped into his consciousness from both his mazoku and magus halves, and he was eternally grateful to his predecessors for their help.

"In return for leniency today, I offer you something that your entire village wants desperately. It is something that not even your great Snow Priestess knows how to fix or can offer you," he stated.

The forementioned priestess suddenly perked up, and she glared slightly at the upstart, young man. He stared back at her with no fear in his eyes, and to make matters worse, she could not read him at all.

'What is going on? I have always been able to read him in the past and see the future that he will have. I see nothing but a blank slate. What is going on?'

"Tell me then, Tsukune Aono, what can you offer my snow maidens that I cannot?" she challenged.

The mazoku / magus looked the snow priestess right in the eyes and actually smirked.

"The ability for the snow village's maidens to bare MALE children."

You could have heard a pin drop in the chamber.

Author's Notes: Finally, I'm back after the world's WORST case of writer's block. So, anybody like this little twist that I threw in here? I wanted to make Tsukune's bloodline abilities progressive. He is not going to be all-knowing or something like that. He has to consciously want to know something, and if it is contained in his ancestors' knowledgebase, it would become available to him.