The next day everybody woke up and was doing their morning routine. Tsukune was busy dressing himself and eating at the same time to get out of his room quicker, eager to head out and meet up with his new girlfriend. Moka was doing the same as well, except she was skipping breakfast (pretty sure we all know why). She was anxious to walk to school with her new boyfriend, the girl busy brushing her hair quickly with a bright smile on her face. Kurumu had jumped out of bed and began getting ready as well, which meant spending most of her time in front of the mirror thinking of how to increase her allure for her angel. She was making sure her hair was neatly brushed back into her signature ponytail and that her breasts were as bouncy as ever to please her angel. Mizore was also moving quicker than usual, though that was hard to tell as she was already outside hiding in the trees. She was already in the habit of getting up early to stalk the boy she admired, and was surveying the boys' dorm area with a careful eye. Yukari had finished putting her outfit on and put her usual witches hat on, the girl admiring herself in the mirror and giggling in excitement as today was another day for both education and to try to get into Tsukune and Moka's loving relationship. The young witch left her dorm room and was walking down the stairs when another girl ran past her at high speed.

"Hey, watch it!" she yelled out catching the railing in time.

"Oh, sorry Yukari, I'm just excited to see Tsukune!" Moka called back.

"Well no need to run down the stairs, we'll meet him outside like we always do," Yukari said regaining herself.

"BIG SISTER!" a voice called out from behind. The two girls looked up to see Kokoa standing at the top of the stairs with a giant morning star in hand and a creepy smile on her face. Yukari blinked then looked back to Moka.

"On second thought, run!" she cried out. The two girls ran down and out of the dorm building being chased by a redhead who was laughing maniacally while swinging her giant weapon. Kurumu just walked out after them and eyed the three running off with an amused smile.

"Hm, I would help her, but then I wouldn't see Rason as quickly. Destined One's come first after all," she said with a shrug as she started running towards the boys' dorm building.

"Why is she chasing you so early?" Yukari yelled out scared for her life.

"Maybe because she can't chase Dark anymore," Moka said looking back at the fearsome redhead, the younger girl laughing while swinging her giant weapon that once again had a cute smiley face on it.

"Why don't you use your strength to stop her like you did with Dark?" Yukari cried out dodging the giant ball of death behind them.

"Oh… you're right!" Moka said as she came to a stop. She turned to face her oncoming sister with a look of determination as she got into a defensive stance.

'I can do this, if I can stop a shadow demon, I can stop her.'

'I wouldn't if I were you.'

'No, I can do this!'

'Not like this.'

'I'm Moka Akashiya!'

'You're not listening.'

'I'm Tsukune's girlfriend! I'm…'

Kokoa started to swing her weapon at her sister, but then stopped suddenly. She just looked at her sister in front of her and blinked. After a moment she sighed and looked at her with disappointed eyes. Yukari turned around wondering why there was no screaming or chaos behind her, the girl stopping and looking back puzzled. She walked back and looked at the pink haired vampire who was standing still.

"Are you kidding me?" Kokoa growled out. Moka had lost consciousness while standing up, seeming to be sleeping while standing.

"Did you skip breakfast again?" the younger vampire said shaking her head.

"Wow, she used up what little energy she had just to prepare to fight you," Yukari said poking Moka, the pink haired girl wavering while still remaining in place.

"She always skips breakfast just to get Tsukune's blood. It's really pathetic," Kokoa muttered, her pet bat returning to its normal form and flying off.

"Well what do we do now?" Yukari asked as she eyed the vampire who was standing in a sleepy state.

"C'mon, let's go take her to her bloodbag," Kokoa said taking one of Moka's hands and guiding the girl towards the school. Moka shakily walked behind her and groaned a bit with hunger.

"You mean boyfriend," Yukari said taking Moka's other hand.

"Same thing," Kokoa scoffed.

While they helped the barely conscious Moka walk, Tsukune had just left the doors from the boys' dorm building.

"Another great day to be alive," he said with a smile on his face as he walked down the path. As he did he felt he was being watched from nearby.

"Heh, I guess some things never change," he said to himself looking around. Many trees were around the path, but he was sure there was a snow girl hiding amongst them. Up ahead he saw a familiar blue haired girl, one that had a bright smile on her face.

"Good morning Kurumu," he called out. Kurumu walked over to him and started looking around.

"Good morning Tsukune. Say, have you seen Rason this morning?" she asked curiously.

"No, I didn't see him walk out yet, I imagine he'll catch up to us like always," he said looking around. Kurumu looked down with a saddened smile and nodded.

"Oh, well I hope so," she said softly.

"You really do like him don't you?" Tsukune replied with a kind smile. She looked up and smiled brightly again.

"You bet. He's my Destined One after all," she said proudly.

"Haha, well can't argue with that logic… and you're sure this time right?" Tsukune said while rubbing the back of his head.

"Yes, I can feel it with him. I feel a connection to him like no other," Kurumu said assuredly. She stopped and looked at the boy for a second, then gave a weak smile.

"I mean, I felt something with you Tsukune, but this is different," she said nervously while waving her hands in front of her.

"No, its ok Kurumu, really, I'm glad you found your true mate of fate. I'm glad you found somebody to take care of you like you always wanted," he said while looking up with a smile. Kurumu blushed and looked downward. She was happy that she found her Destined One, and also that Tsukune could remain in her life as a good friend. The girl was still amazed how much had changed as she now had a boyfriend of her own while Tsukune was with Moka. The girl laughed a bit on the inside as she looked to her friend, the boy that just a few days ago would have been the target of her affections still.

She then looked up suddenly and started scanning the sky, the girl's eyes darting around quickly. Tsukune tilted his head at the girl's sudden movement.

"Kurumu? What is it?" he asked curiously.

"I can feel it. I know it. He's there, in the sky," she said softly as she looked around. Tsukune looked up and started searching as well.

"I don't see anything," he said looking all over.

"I know he's up there, I just can't figure out where exactly. Still, I can feel the bond pulling towards him," she said smiling into the air.

'Wow, a real angel just for me. It's just so unbelievable.'

"Tsukune!" Yukari called out as three girls walked over. Tsukune and Kurumu looked over to them then gave quizzical expressions as to why Moka was being dragged over by a young witch and a growling vampire.

"Here. This is yours," Kokoa said flatly as she tossed the pink haired girl into his arms, the boy just catching her and holding her up. Tsukune held the girl up to look at her with a worried expression as she groaned in his arms.

"Moka? What's wrong?" he asked worriedly.

"Give it a second," Yukari said backing up a step. Tsukune looked to the witch with a puzzled expression then back to the girl in his arms.

"Tsukune…" Moka breathed out.

"Moka? Are you ok?" he asked with concern.

"Tsukune…"

"Moka?"

"Tsukune…"

"Right… about… now," Yukari said before pointing to the vampire. As if on cue Moka shot up and latched onto Tsukune's neck. Everybody just blinked then watched the girl who was squealing in delight with tired expressions.

"Ah… my blood… of course," Tsukune said while holding the girl up.

"You should have known, she always does that," Kurumu said with a laugh.

"Whatever, just hurry up and feed her," Kokoa said looking away with a scoff.

After a while Moka hopped up and smiled at her boyfriend, life returning to her eyes as she had quenched her thirst.

"Good morning Tsukune! Thank you so much for the breakfast, it was delicious," she said with a big smile. Tsukune just wavered for a second then looked at her with a weak smile.

"Good morning to you too Moka. Took a bit much today didn't you," he said as he blinked a few times to get his vision to clear.

"I'm sorry, I missed breakfast again this morning," she said as she looked down with a shy expression.

"I'm starting to wonder if you even keep food in your room Moka," Kurumu said raising an eyebrow. The vampire just giggled and walked over to Tsukune.

"Ready for class, boyfriend?" she said attaching herself to his arm. She looked up at the kind boy who she fell in love with as he smiled at her.

"Sure, after this," he said, then leaned in and kissed the surprised girl on the lips. Everybody just blinked at the boy who was kissing his girl, the boy who was normally so shy himself. Moka watched with surprise as he held her close then kissed back, enjoying the affection from her loved one. After the kiss broke she looked at him with wonder.

"Tsukune…" she started before blushing and looking downwards with a smile.

"Thank you," she said softly.

"Wow, getting a little more forward aren't you Tsukune?" Kurumu asked with a bit of a smile. The boy looked over to her and for a second his eyes flickered red.

"Just showing my feelings for my girlfriend," he said calmly. Kurumu looked at him curiously as the boy turned back to his girlfriend with a loving smile.

'Were his eyes really red, or was I seeing things? And since when is he this bold?'

Moka looked up at her boyfriend with dreamy eyes. She felt so safe near him, so happy to hear his voice, and-

'Tsukune?'

She thought she felt a vampire aura flux briefly, the power seeming to resonate through her for a quick moment. She looked at her boyfriend curiously as his eyes were still brown.

'Must be imagining it, he's still in his human form.'

"Good morning newsies!" a voice called from above. There was a gust of wind behind the group and everybody turned to see a blonde haired boy retracting his wings. Rason looked to the group with a smile as he always did while he was holding his shirts in his hands, letting Kurumu get an eyeful of his shirtless body. The girl blushed a bit as she couldn't help but stare at his bare chest that had his normal golden cross necklace dangling in front of it.

"Good morning," Tsukune replied.

"Yes, good mor-" Moka started before just looking over at him with wide eyes.

"Good morning Rason! I missed you so much! I dreamt of you all night you know, but I'm sure the dreams would have been even better if you were there with me! How is my favorite angel doing this morning?" an overjoyed succubus cheered out. Kurumu squealed in delight as she hugged her boyfriend closely while everybody just stared at them. She stopped for a moment when she heard nothing, then looked down. The angel was passed out in her breasts and was turning blue.

"Oh my gosh! I'm sorry, please, are you ok?" she yelled out as she shook the boy to wake him. Everybody looked at the two with weak smiles, everybody but Kokoa of course.

"Poor angel," Yukari said shaking her head.

"Never had a chance," Kokoa said raising an eyebrow.

"Well, better him than me," Tsukune said with a chuckle. After a moment Rason came to and got back up gasping for air. Shaking his head a few times then looked around at the group with a confused expression.

"What just happened? I landed here, and then everything went dark," he asked curiously.

"Yeah, that happens when Kurumu gets a little excited," Moka said with a shrug.

"You'll get used to it, hopefully," Tsukune said laughing a bit.

"I'm sorry, are you ok?" Kurumu worriedly asked her boyfriend.

"I'm fine, really, glad to see you too," he said to her, causing her to smile instantly and jump into his arms.

"Yahoo!" she said happily as she pulled him into a kiss. His wings fluttered for a second, then retracted back as he held his girl. She wrapped her legs around his waist as he held her, getting lost in her intimate moment despite everybody standing right next to them.

"Terrific, that's great and all; can we please get going now?" Kokoa muttered as she looked away with a dull expression. After the two finished their kiss and Rason put on his shirts, after much pleading from Kurumu not to, the group started to walk towards school.

"Hey, where's Mizore and Dark?" Tsukune asked looking around. Then he stopped and looked off into the trees nearby.

"Correction, there's Mizore, where's Dark?" he said simply. All eyes turned to him then looked over to the trees next to the path. A purple haired girl peeked out from behind a tree and looked at the boy with a bit of surprise.

"How did you know I was there?" Mizore asked curiously as she walked out and over to them. Tsukune thought for a moment, and then just shrugged.

"I don't know, I thought I felt your presence over there, so I just assumed," he said simply. He wasn't sure how, but for an instant he felt her presence there clear as day.

"Losing your touch stalker?" Kurumu said with a chuckle. She instantly dropped to the ground from an ice kunai to the head.

"Not at all," Mizore said coolly. She looked around then to Tsukune.

"So where is Dark? Do you know where he is as well?" she asked.

"We're not sure, we haven't seen him yet," Moka said looking around as well.

"Hard to find somebody who can be invisible all the time," Rason said scratching his head. Mizore looked down saddened and nodded. She wanted to walk to school with her boyfriend too, yet he wasn't around. At least not that she could see. Keeping a close eye on the dorms she didn't see any trace of him that morning, and was wondering if she would ever be able to stalk the elusive shadow demon.

"I'm sure he'll catch up soon," Tsukune said assuredly.

"Yeah, we'll see him soon I'm sure," Moka said nodding.

"See who soon?" Dark said from behind Mizore. She jumped a good foot into the air and turned around with wide eyes. He was standing casually behind her, music playing into his ears as always, as a black wisp finished disappearing around his feet.

"Wow, even startled you frosty, you are losing your touch," Kurumu said with a giggle. A moment later she was again on the ground with an ice dagger in her forehead.

"Good morning," Dark said to his girlfriend, causing her to blush and nod back. The demon looked around the group to see everybody smiling at them.

"Well good morning to you too buddy. So how long were you standing there? This young lady has been looking for you," Rason said with a grin. Dark looked back down to Mizore and gazed into her clear blue eyes. She tilted her head in wonder as she was wondering the same thing.

"I've been with her," he said simply. Everybody gave him a confused look as he just gazed into his girlfriend's eyes.

"With me? When?" Mizore asked softly.

'I don't remember ever hearing him or seeing him. How long has he been nearby?'

Dark just looked at her, and then glanced to Rason. The angel smirked at the reason then rolled his eyes amusedly.

"She asked when were you with her," Rason said as the demon had no clue what Mizore said around her lollipop. Dark looked back to the snow girl who was rolling the lollipop around in her mouth while waiting for an answer.

"All morning," he said simply.

Silence.

Mizore's eyes widened and her mouth dropped to the point where the candy fell out as she heard that. Everybody looked at the boy thinking they heard wrong.

"All… morning?" Mizore asked softly. He nodded then looked over at the group. They were all staring at him with wide eyes of surprise.

"Um…" Tsukune said raising his hand up. Dark merely glanced over to him as Tsukune was looking between the two puzzled.

"When you say 'all morning', what exactly…" he trailed off as he tilted his head a bit.

"Dude! You were with her even when she was asleep?" Rason yelled out. Mizore stared at her boyfriend with wonder as she wondered if he really had been stalking her all morning.

"Oh my!" Moka said turning red.

"Were you with her all night too?" Kurumu asked, anxious to hear if Mizore was behaving like that now.

"Dark! Tell me you didn't! Not so soon!" Kokoa said with a blush. Dark glanced around at the group then looked back to the ice maiden who was still speechless. She looked like she wanted to say something but words were failing her. Dark then pointed over to the trees by the boys' dorm room.

"I've been with you since you were over in those trees," he said calmly. Everybody sighed out of relief, except for one girl.

"You… have been?" Mizore asked quietly. Her blush intensified and she looked down nervously. All eyes turned to her curiously as she seemed to tremble slightly.

"What's so bad about that? Even Tsukune knew you were stalking around in the trees, and to be honest we all had a good hunch too," Kurumu said simply. Mizore didn't move or say anything as she stared at the ground.

"What's wrong?" Yukari asked curiously. The snow maiden slowly glanced up at Dark timidly.

"Did you… hear me?" she asked quietly.

'Please tell me he had his music playing. Please tell me he didn't hear me. Please please please!'

After a pause he replied in his usual tone.

"No, I was just watching you," he said with no expression. She breathed a sigh of relief, and then looked around. Everybody was watching her curiously.

"What did you say?" Kurumu asked with a curious grin.

"Yeah, what were you afraid he would hear?" Rason inquired. The snow girl looked around to everybody staring at her then slowly regained her usual blank expression.

"Nothing," she said softly then looked at Dark. He was just looking at her with his usual expression still and didn't show any reaction to her acting nervous about something. Mizore just looked at her boyfriend with wonder then glanced down.

'I can't be so careless with him. He could be anywhere after all.'

"Well, I guess we should get going then," Tsukune said as he watched Mizore curiously. Everybody reluctantly nodded and started walking towards the academy.

"Rason," Dark spoke up as he removed his earbuds. This alone caught everybody off guard as he rarely ever removed his earbuds. Mizore just glanced over as she put a new lollipop into her mouth while Rason jumped a bit from hearing the demon call his name.

"Ah, yeah. What's up?" Rason said curiously.

"When running the other day you said you wanted to ask me something. What was it?" Dark said walking casually. His tone suggested he didn't really care, but the fact he actually asked sent mixed signals to everybody.

"Well… I'll ask you later," Rason said looking around the group. Dark just turned to look at him.

"Why not now?" he asked with a raised eyebrow.

"Just ask him, what was on your mind?" Kurumu said with a smile.

"Well… I don't know if I should ask now…" Rason said looking up with a nervous smile.

"C'mon, it can't be that bad. What's up?" Tsukune said with a curious smile.

"Um, well," the angel said as he looked down with a blush.

"Just spit it out already," Kokoa said with an annoyed tone. Rason looked around the group one last time and then sighed.

"Well, there's been something that's been on my mind since our first day here, and I just can't figure it out," he said reluctantly.

"I already said I'm not helping with your math homework," Dark said flatly.

"Not that!" Rason snapped back. He looked at Kurumu with an embarrassed expression then smiled weakly.

"It's not that bad, I swear," he said nervously.

"Oh don't worry, I would never judge you," she said with a smile while holding onto his arm.

"Yeah, especially since you have the lowest grades out of all of us," Yukari snickered.

WHACK!

The little witch walked around in a daze from the hit to the head as Kurumu growled through bared teeth. Rason just looked at his girlfriend who scared him for a split second with her sudden violent aura, then resumed looking ahead.

"Anyway, it's just something about this school that is so different," he said glancing away.

"A school for monsters, how could that be weird to you," Kokoa said dryly while looking ahead still.

"Well it's just…" Rason said, pausing to look around to see everybody turning to watch him.

"Would you just ask already?" Dark asked with annoyance. Rason glanced around then looked at the demon puzzled.

"Why are all the girls' skirts in this school so short?" he said shaking his head. Everybody stopped moving and just looked at him. Silence was all that was heard as all eyes were on the angel.

"I'm sorry… what?" Tsukune asked carefully.

"Well it's just… from every other school I've seen in the human world this one it's just so overly obvious. Every girl's skirt is cut so short. Is there a reason?" Rason asked with a shrug. All eyes just stared at him still. Slowly all the girls looked down to their skirts and tilted their heads in thought. None of them have ever really thought about it before as they gently ran a hand along their skirt's edge. Tsukune just looked up and pretended not to hear anything about this topic, even though he had wondered it ever since he got here. Dark just looked at Rason for a moment then showed a dull expression.

"Let me get this straight. We come to this school for monsters, and since day one have been thrown into constant fights and battles for our lives. And all this time the only thing that's bothered you is why the girls' skirts are too short?" he asked flatly. Rason looked up for a moment, then back down while rubbing the back of his head with a weak smile.

"I know it's silly in comparison, but it's just something that keeps poking at my mind," he laughed nervously. The girls glanced to each other then back to their clothing.

"Our skirts aren't too short! ...are they?" Kurumu said in confusion as she examined her skirt. Moka looked down at hers curiously then to Tsukune.

"Tsukune, mine's not too short is it?" she asked softly. He looked at her as his nose bled thinking about it and smiled weakly.

"No, not at all!" he said shakily.

"Really? You're serious?" Rason said bewildered. He looked at the girls around him with disbelief.

"It just seems like-"

"I didn't think they were, I thought this was normal length," Yukari said tugging at hers. Kokoa examined hers and then looked around at the other girls with a keen eye.

"Yeah, this is normal, right?" she said questioning it herself. She looked down at hers and tugged it slightly. Mizore looked down at hers and wondered about it, then turned to Dark and removed her lollipop. After a moment she spoke in a soft voice.

"Do you think mine is too short?" she said as she waved her hips around making it twirl. Rason and Tsukune clearly saw her purple stripped panties as she did so and looked away nervously, though somehow all the girls around didn't seem to react at all. Dark just looked down for a moment, then back into her eyes with no visible reaction. He just looked at her while she eyed him curiously.

"C'mon man, you have to agree right?" Rason asked Dark as he stared at the snow woman. After a moment Dark leaned in and whispered something into Mizore's ear, causing her to blush brightly and look down. Everybody eyed the girl's reaction and looked to Dark.

"What did you say to her?" Moka asked curiously while still tugging her skirt. Dark just looked around then took his girlfriend's hand. Mizore glanced up at him then resumed looking down forming a smile on her face, slowly putting the candy back into her mouth.

"We need to go or else we'll be late," Dark said simply. The two started to walk off to class as everybody just stared at them perplexed.

"You know what I think…" Kurumu said walking up to Rason. She looked up at him with narrowed eyes and pointed at him accusingly.

"I think you look at girls' skirts too often," she said sternly.

"What? C'mon, everybody here has to have noticed!" Rason said as he backed up.

"Mine isn't too short, I've always had it this length and nobody has ever said a word," Moka said looking at hers still, blushing slightly as she thought about it more.

"Oh really? How could nobody have noticed? There's barely anything to them!" Rason said amazed that he was alone on this.

"I don't think there is anything wrong with my skirt's length, it's the same as everybody else's," Kokoa said while eyeing the angel with discontent, also tugging down on her skirt with a slight blush.

"Yes, and they are all too short! How come I'm the only one that sees this? Tsukune back me up here! Tsukune?" Rason said looking around, then over to his friend. He sighed and shook his head as he looked down. Everybody then looked over to see Tsukune passed out on the ground with blood coming from his nose.

"I'll take that as he agrees," Rason said dryly.

"Tsukune!" Moka called out with worry as she rushed to his side.

"Mine isn't too short right Tsukune?" Yukari asked as she walked over beside the boy and stood over him. She gave a little twirl of her hips as well and her skirt fluttered around her waist. Another blood geyser shot from Tsukune's nose as he continued to lay there motionless. Moka and Yukari looked to each other then to their skirts with wonder.

"Even if they are, why are you looking anyway?" Kurumu asked slightly turning red. She looked at the angel with disappointed eyes.

'Please tell me he's not like Gin…'

"I'm not even trying to look. Just something I've noticed here," he said defensively while he looked down with a blush. After a moment he looked back up and smiled at the girl.

"I wouldn't look at any other girl without comparing them to you first," he said gently. Kurumu blushed deeply and sighed happily at the angel.

"Oh Rason…"

"Oh Kurumu…"

"Rason…"

"Kuru-"

WHAM!

The angel was slammed into the ground by a swift hit to the head. Kurumu blinked then looked over to see a young vampire standing next to where he was with an annoyed look.

"Don't you two start that as well, and my skirt is not too short, got that?" Kokoa said dryly eyeing the two.

"Ok… I retract my question," Rason said weakly from the new hole in the ground.

Dark and Mizore walked towards the academy hand in hand. Dark was looking ahead listening to his music again, and Mizore was walking alongside him with a blush still on her face. She was walking with the boy of her dreams, unable to say anything. She glanced over to the demon who held her hand gently, who was a complete gentleman with her, who protected her from harm since the day they met, who whispered something into her ear that made her melt on the inside.

"Your skirt may be short, but everything about you is perfect my Mizore."

She swayed a bit thinking of it again and looked back to Dark. Then a wave of relief washed over her as she remembered what he didn't hear her say that morning while she was hiding in the trees.

"I wonder if Dark ever looks under my skirt when he's invisible."