As the gym class continued two girls were in a nearby tree watching the students with vigilant eyes. They were here with a mission, a purpose. They were here under orders from their fellow witch to keep a sharp eye on the new students, Surason and Rarosun Kiyo. They would not be distracted nor swayed in their quest which was of the highest importance.
"Ew! Sister, there is a bug on this branch! Please make it go away!" Apoch cried out while she struggled not to fall out of the tree.
"Really now sister, that is just a small bug. Just leave it be or knock it off the tree. Now be quiet and keep an eye on those two, I can see them from here. Those Kiyo brothers are in this class with Mr. Tsukune and his friends, they may be up to something," Astreal said as she kept her eyes on the students.
"But sister, it's looking right at me," the shy witch said as she stared at the bug with fright.
"How can you tell? It has eight eyes," Astreal asked calmly.
Silence.
"AHHH! Get it away from me!" Apoch screamed out as she thrashed about in the tree. Astreal just sighed and resumed looking at the class.
Down in the field the class was split up into two groups. The girls were running on the track while the boys were stretching out in the middle of the field. In the group of the girls running five were keeping pace with each other.
"So what costumes are you girls thinking making for the dance?" Moka asked her friends as they jogged together.
"I was going to use my maid outfit, I know the boys around school loved it, so I think my angel will too," Kurumu said with a big smile.
"I was planning something as well. Just need to put the final touches on it," Mizore said as she kept pace.
"What are you going as? Wait, isn't Dark DJ'ing the event?" Yukari asked out loud.
"That's right, Mizore, how are you going to dance with him if he has to work that night?" Moka asked her friend with worry.
"He may be busy with the music, but I'll dance right next to him. I wouldn't want to go with any other guy anyway," Mizore said glancing to the side. The boys were all in the middle of the track together, but the black t-shirt gave away her boyfriend's location right away.
'I hope he likes it, I think it goes well with him…'
"I already have my costume set as well. I'm going as a horror movie character, Freddy Krueger," Kokoa said with a chuckle. Moka shivered and remembered her sister wearing that before when they were kids. She would try to attack Moka with the blades on purpose prompting her to run and hide. Of course, at least she wasn't going as Jason Voorhees and wielding an active chainsaw like she did when she was younger.
"Who do you plan to go with?" Kurumu asked the redhead.
"Nobody at first, but I don't want to miss a party. I'll find somebody there," she replied casually.
"What about you Moka? What are you and your other self going as?" Yukari asked the pink haired vampire.
"We're not sure yet, I have no idea what to go as. We need to pick something soon though, time is almost up," Moka said as she looked up.
"Try looking at the store on campus, they have a few things there. Might be able to make a costume pretty quick with what they have there," Kurumu suggested as they rounded the corner.
"I guess, I hope I can find something that Tsukune will like," Moka said as she blushed at the thought. She wanted to dress up as something that would take his breath away, the vampire looking forward to their first official dance as boyfriend and girlfriend.
The girls came to a stop at the end point and took a breather. They looked towards the center where all the boys were standing around. The girls had no trouble finding their boyfriends though. Rason and Dark had different colored shirts, so they were spotted immediately. But Tsukune, although wearing white, was spotted right away by another giveaway.
"So Tsukune, how does it feel to keep your power up like this?" Rason asked the crimson eyed boy.
"Well, it's kind of like holding weights up. The longer you do it, the more you tire. Still, I think I'm getting the hang of it," Tsukune said as he rubbed the back of his head. Truth was that keeping his power up like this was exhausting him, but he wanted to train himself hard and get his power under control. He was keeping his mind focused on his vampire blood and trying to draw out his power as much possible during his exercises.
"Well you managed to keep pace with us around the track. Let's see how the rest of the class goes for you like this," Rason said with a smile.
"Ok class, gather around!" Ms. Nekonome called out as all the students gathered closer.
"Ok, now that we are warmed up, we will move on with today's activity. We will be playing a game that is played in the human world to increase agility and speed. It's called dodgeball," she said while holding up a red rubber ball.
"Huh, I wonder if it's just as easy as it sounds," Rason laughed. He looked over to Tsukune who had a worried expression on his face. Tsukune glanced from the ball to all the surrounding students.
'Dodgeball? Are they crazy? These aren't normal human beings; these are monsters with incredible strength! This is going to be a massacre!'
"Hey, you ok buddy?" Rason asked tilting his head. Tsukune looked to him and gave a weak smile.
"Well, I'm just wondering how safe this will be here with… you know, monsters," he said nervously.
"Nah, I'm sure it'll be ok," Rason said looking back to the front.
"Ok, to keep things balanced, we will have the boys play while the girls observe. Once the round is over the teams will switch. Alright, so now I'll split the boys into two teams," the teacher called out enthusiastically.
The girls all went to the edges around the field and looked at the scene with high interest. The boys were split into two teams. On one team were a handful of boys along with Tsukune and Rason. On the other were another handful of boys with Dark. The girls sat down together and watched the sides split and ready themselves for the game.
"Yahoo! Moka our boys are on the same side! That other team is going down!" Kurumu cheered.
"Well I hope they all do well, I wonder which team will win," Moka said looking between the two groups with a curious smile.
"My Dark will win, there's no doubt in my mind," Mizore said keeping her eyes on her demon.
"Have to agree with Mizore, my money's on Dark," Kokoa said looking at the two sides.
"Please, Rason and Tsukune are on the same side, and Tsukune is even using his vampire power now," Kurumu said with a smirk.
"Tsukune's powers are quite strong aren't they?" Moka said dreamily as she focused on her boyfriend. She could make out a vampiric aura around him as the boy was standing ready, the girl's eyes captivated by him completely.
"He'll win for sure," she said in a bit of a daze as her eyes watched her boyfriend closely. Mizore and Kokoa looked to each other, nodded, and then out to the field. They wanted Dark's side to win. They believed in him. This was one occasion where both girls agreed on the matter completely.
"Question!" Rason called out as Ms. Nekonome dumped a bunch of balls out into the middle of the field between the two groups.
"How does this game work? You just divided us up but didn't explain the rules," the angel asked curiously.
"Oh, that's right. Whoopsie, hee hee. The rules are simple. You hit an opponent with the red ball and he's out for the game. However if he catches the ball, you are out. The game continues until one team is eliminated. All players have to stay on their half of the field that is marked by this dividing line. Is everybody ready?" the teacher called out with a cheery tone. Many of the boys cheered out and stared down the opposing side with vicious looks. Dark just looked towards the pile of balls in the center then slowly eyed Tsukune and Rason.
"Don't worry Tsukune, he doesn't seem that interested in the game, I'm sure we can take him," Rason said confidently. Dark removed his earbuds and put them in his pocket. Then tilted his head slightly, stretching and causing a cracking sound to be heard. He just eyed the two boys with his same look as he stood there calmly.
"Um, on second thought, maybe we should be careful," Rason said a bit more cautiously. Tsukune nodded and focused on his power. This was a perfect chance to test himself under pressure.
"On your mark!" the teacher called out.
All the boys but Dark got ready to dash towards the balls.
"Get set!"
The girls focused on the teams, eagerly awaiting the show.
"Go!"
With that all the boys ran towards the center to grab ammunition. All but three. Dark just stood there and watched the students scramble for the balls while Tsukune was being held back by Rason.
"Rason! C'mon we have to get something to throw!" the boy cried out.
"Not so fast, check it out. Even Dark is waiting. I agree, let's wait for the numbers to thin out, walk out there now and you're an easy target," Rason cautioned. Tsukune looked over and saw Dark was hanging back while all the other boys were taking point blank shots and hits while close together. The girls watched the show curiously.
"How come they aren't running out to get something yet?" Yukari asked tilting her head.
"They're waiting for the pawns to kill themselves off. It's a rather good strategy really," Kokoa said nodding.
"I see, wait until the majority has killed each other, and then clean up what's left with without being tired," Kurumu said with a grin.
From the distance Apoch and Astreal were watching the chaos in the field with sharp eyes.
"Hm, well I wonder if that's a good sign," Astreal said curiously.
"What is it sister?" Apoch asked while still nervously looking around for any more bugs near her.
"Those Kiyo brothers were taken out almost instantly and are now just waiting on the sidelines. They don't seem to be doing anything suspicious," Astreal said while eyeing the field carefully.
"Well that's good," Apoch said while looking around franticly. Astreal nodded slowly and continued to watch with careful eyes.
'I want to think that, but still, I'm getting a bad feeling about those two. There may be more to them than what we have seen.'
After a while only a few boys remained on each side, which at this point they had backed up to join their teammates who had not run out yet.
"Ok, so now that the numbers have shortened up, time to act buddy," Rason said looking around. Tsukune looked around and saw plenty of red balls around on each side. The kids that were taken out were off to the sidelines cheering their team on. Tsukune saw a ball next to his foot and swiped it up. Rason and his teammates did the same. On the other side Dark and his teammates also had balls in their hands. Well, the teammates did anyway.
"Dude, aren't you going to pick up a ball yet?" a kid asked Dark who just stared ahead of him. After a moment Dark walked up to the middle line and stood there.
"Is he crazy? He's a sitting duck!" Yukari said with worry.
Tsukune just looked at Dark curiously.
'Something's not right. He may be unarmed, but he is certainly still dangerous.'
Before he could say anything one of his teammates took a few steps forward and hurled the ball at Dark with blinding speed. Rason just smirked as he watched the ball head towards the silent boy.
'Ok man, I know you were expecting that. Now what?'
Before the ball struck against Dark's face he reached up with one hand and caught it instantly. He then casually dropped his hand back to his side still holding the ball. The student who threw the ball just stared and cursed out loud then walked off.
"Wow, he's going to be tough," Rason said with a smirk. Two of their other teammates threw their balls at the same time towards Dark. Before they hit he deflected one of the balls with the one he had in his hand and caught the other with his free hand. The boy who was now out stomped his feet then ran off to the side. Tsukune and Rason had two more teammates that weren't out yet.
"Haha not bad kid," one of Dark's teammates said with a grin.
"So, what's the plan?" Tsukune said eyeing Dark carefully. Almost as soon as he said that Dark whipped one of the balls over then immediately after he whipped the other.
WHAM! WHAM!
Both of their teammates were struck hard and flew back a bit.
"The plan is we panic," Rason said looking around to see they were all that was left.
"Uh oh," Kurumu said as she eyed the battlefield.
"Ha! Told you," Kokoa said smugly as she looked at the field with an arrogant smile. Mizore giggled and looked over to the girls.
"My Dark will not lose," she said calmly.
"It's not over yet!" Kurumu snapped back.
"That's right, Tsukune and Rason are better than those other kids. They won't fall so easily," Moka chimed in. She looked to her boyfriend with hopeful eyes.
'C'mon Tsukune, use your power, you can win this, I know you can.'
"Hahaha, wow this is great. Way to go man!" one of Dark's teammates said as he danced around.
"Yeah, this game is all ours now!" another said. Dark just looked behind him at the boys. After a moment he turned around and walked behind their line of defense.
"Where are you going? Hey! Whatever, we can handle this easily enough," a teammate said and the remaining three boys walked forward to the line.
"Ok you two, you're going down!" one said as they all prepared to throw their balls at the same time. Rason and Tsukune got into a ready position, set to dodge the balls the best they could.
WHAM! WHAM! WHAM!
The three boys flew forwards a bit and dropped to the ground as they were struck repeatedly from behind by dodgeballs. Rason and Tsukune blinked and looked ahead bewildered. Dark was facing them with a dodgeball in hand. The three boys spun around in shock.
"Dude! Did you just hit us?" one of the boys cried out.
"I have no need for you. Leave," Dark said simply.
"You can't hit us, we're on your team!" a boy yelled out as they stood up.
"Leave, I wish to fight them alone," Dark said again as he walked forward.
"Why you-" one boy started before looking in surprise at the demon. Dark's eyes turned pitch black as he glared at them.
"Leave or I will make you," Dark said coldly. The boys looked to each other nervously then ran off the field. The remaining fighters eyed each other with determination as the entire class watched with anticipation.
"Wow, guess it's a showdown now," Yukari said looking between the two teams.
"Well looks like Dark is now outnumbered," Kurumu said smugly.
"He did so on his own accord. He will win," Mizore said calmly.
"That's right, he doesn't need those weaklings on his side," Kokoa commented.
Moka looked at Tsukune with hopeful eyes still as the boy and angel watched their silent friend carefully.
'C'mon, you can do it Tsukune.'
Rason watched Dark closely then held a hand up to his mouth covering it, then whispered to Tsukune so Dark couldn't read his lips.
"Tsukune, get off to the side, I'll try to draw his fire and you can get a shot in while he's distracted," he said carefully. Tsukune nodded and walked slowly off to the side. Dark maintained his focus on the angel in front of him however while Rason smirked at him.
"Well then buddy, shall we?" Rason called out.
Instantly they whipped the balls at each other, then dodged to the side just in time to miss the other's high speed attack. Dark rolled over and grabbed another ball and threw it with great force. Rason jumped over it and threw another at Dark at high speed. The demon jumped off to the side as the ball hit the ground, bouncing off and cracking the ground from the impact. Dark dodged sideways and threw another at the angel, missing him by a hair with a whistling sound. The angel ducked down and grabbed another to throw. While they dueled with dodgeballs Tsukune was watching the battle with a sharp eye, keeping his ball ready to throw at a moment's notice.
'Damn, they are moving way too quick. Knowing my luck, Dark will catch my shot as soon as it gets near him. There's no way he's not paying attention to me as well, he's too good to be distracted with a simple forward attack. I just need to get one good shot in somehow…'
While the fight raged on the girls watched with awe and amazement. They along with the class were watching with wonder as the three boys, or rather two of them, were putting a lot of energy into the fight.
"Wow, look at them go!" Yukari cheered out.
"They're incredible! Look at Rason doge those attacks!" Kurumu said staring at her angel.
"What's Tsukune doing?" Kokoa asked tilting her head.
"I think he's waiting for a moment to strike unnoticed," Yukari said nodding her head.
"Dark won't be distracted to not notice him. He's too skilled for that," Kokoa scoffed. Mizore just watched the fight with wonder. Her eyes were glued to Dark who was dodging and attacking with such speed and power. He seemed to dodge every ball thrown by Rason with ease while constantly returning fire, all while having a blank expression on his face.
'Wow, that speed. That power. It's so incredible. He's so… so…'
"Mizore?" Kurumu asked. The ice maiden woke from her trance and looked over to her friend with her usual expression, except for one difference.
"You're drooling," the succubus said pointing to her. After a blink Mizore wiped her mouth and looked back out to the field with a blush.
The two fighters kept their pace and were damaging the field in the process. They may have been using rubber balls, but with the power that was being used to throw them the field was betting torn up pretty badly.
"Not bad, this is a good workout don't you think?" Rason called out as he let loose another red ball towards Dark, who merely sidestepped and returned fire. He still didn't say a word to either of his opponents. Tsukune kept watch and was growing impatient.
'This is crazy, at this rate I'm going to tire out from just holding my power up. I need to strike soon, but when?'
Rason rolled around to swipe up another ball. Before he could aim however he saw a red ball flying at him at high speed. With just enough time to make a quick motion he moved his ball in front of him to deflect the incoming projectile, but instead the hit knocked him back into a tumble as his ball flew out of his hands. He rolled over and jumped back up. This time he looked to see another ball coming right at him, and he was now unarmed. Before the shot hit him the ball was blasted off to the side by a sudden fast moving object from the side. The angel blinked and looked over to see Tsukune looking over to him without a ball in his hands.
"Dude… did you deflect that?" Rason asked amazed. Tsukune just nodded and smiled at his friend. Rason smiled and looked at the boy with amazement. Tsukune had thrown his own ball with pinpoint precision to deflect Dark's attack in midair. Out of the corner of his eye Rason saw Dark aiming another shot.
"Look out!" he yelled out, prompting Tsukune to look over and see a ball heading right to him. He dodged off to the side just in time to have it miss him. As it passed by Tsukune felt his power pull from within strongly. His aura wavered as he growled in frustration.
'Damn, nearing my limit, I need to make a move now!'
After the ball whizzed past him Tsukune started running towards the center of the field. He swiped his hand down and picked up a ball while running at full speed. Dark nodded and picked up a ball of his own then started dashing towards the center.
"Looks like they are going to settle this!" Kokoa said standing up.
"Go Tsukune!" Moka cheered out.
"Go get him Dark!" Mizore called out. Soon the whole class was cheering for their fighter of choice. Tsukune ran at Dark, his power flowing around him in wisps. His eyes burned a crimson red. He focused on his target with all his might.
'I will not be weak anymore!'
He approached the center as Dark was nearing as well.
'I will be stronger for Moka!'
He geared back and prepped his arm to throw the ball as hard as he could. Dark mirrored the stance as both boys were ready to throw one last shot at each other.
'I will not be a weak human anymore!'
His power flowed around him, a red glow surrounding him as his power increased.
'I will not fail her!'
A glimpse of Moka and Inner Moka flashed across his eyes for a moment. He geared back and threw the ball with all his might.
'For my love!'
Dark threw his ball at the same time. The two objects traveled at high speed to each other, a whistling sound being heard as they neared. When they connected a sonic blast was seen before a bright light shined from the impact. A loud bang was heard then a shockwave erupted, sending dust away from the impact zone. Everybody gasped and stood up, watching to see what had happened.
"Oh my, Tsukune!" Moka cried out.
"Wow, that is some serious dodgeball right there!" Kurumu yelled as she braced herself. Mizore and Kokoa looked at the sight with anxious eyes. They wanted to know what happened, if their fighter was victorious or not. The dust started to settle and Rason was the first person visible on the field.
"Holy… shit…" he said as the dust receded. He looked around at the smoking field as a few students were coughing on the sidelines. He saw the center of the field where it was torn apart from the two balls connecting above it and he shook his head.
"This is a game that humans play? Really?" he said in disbelief.
The smoke cleared some more and another figure was seen in the middle. When the dust settled completely the winner was seen clear as day. The girls gasped and stared with wide eyes. Rason blinked twice then a sly smile appeared on his face.
"Not bad buddy," he said as he looked at the scene.
Tsukune was standing there a bit dazed. He shook his head and then looked around as the ringing in his ears slowly stopped. In front of him there was a long gash that was apparently dug into the ground. At the far end was an impact crevice where Dark lay on the ground. He was holding his chest, the point where the dodgeballs had hit with high speed after Tsukune's overpowered his throw. He grunted a bit then slowly got back up. He dusted himself off then looked to Tsukune. The crimson eyed boy just blinked at the sight. Slowly his eyes returned to their normal brown color.
"Um… did I…" Tsukune started to say, then wavered and dropped to his knees from a sudden loss of energy. Rason ran over to help him back to his feet as all the surrounding dust finally dissipated.
"What happened?" Tsukune asked wearily. The angel smiled and looked to Dark as the demon walked closer.
"You won," he said proudly. Tsukune just looked to him with surprise, then at Dark. The boy walked up and looked at the challenger that had beaten him.
"Huh, you're still alive," he said flatly. Tsukune just chuckled a bit at that.
"Yeah, he won fair and square though. Not bad wouldn't you say? I mean I helped wear you down I'm sure, but still…" the angel said helping the boy stand up. Tsukune looked around and back to Dark.
"Well done," Dark said to Tsukune who just smiled back.
"Yeah, thanks for helping me learn to control it," he said with his kind smile. Dark smirked for an instant then nodded. Rason lifted Tsukune's hand and waved to the crowd.
"To the victor!" he called out. The crowd cheered at the fighters, both sides yelling out in amazement.
"Wow, he did it! He did it!" Yukari cheered out.
"Yahoo! I knew he could!" Kurumu yelled as she jumped up and down with the witch.
"Tsukune, I knew you could do it, I just knew it," Moka said with a bright smile on her face.
"Well…" Kokoa started, getting their attention. She glanced away and crossed her arms before her.
"Not bad I guess," she muttered.
"He won fair and square, you should have had more faith in him," Kurumu said to the young vampire with a snooty voice.
"Yeah yeah," Kokoa scoffed. She looked to Mizore who was still smiling at Dark.
"Why are you happy? He lost to that human," Kokoa asked tilting her head. Mizore giggled and looked to the vampire with a calm smile. Kokoa looked at her with a puzzled expression as the other girls looked at her curiously.
"It's ok Kokoa; I could never think less of my Dark. I'm just happy that they are all ok. Besides, I'm glad Tsukune finally has control of his inner power," Mizore said with a gentle smile.
"Wow frosty, you sure are taking this well," Kurumu said with a smirk.
"Yeah, I thought you would be upset," Yukari said a bit surprised.
"No, besides, there is one good point to this Kokoa," Mizore said softly.
"What's that?" the redhead vampire asked.
"Ok everybody!" the teacher called out. All eyes turned to Ms. Nekonome as she walked out onto the field.
"The boys will now watch from the sidelines and the girls will start their match. Let's go!" she called out enthusiastically. Moka, Kurumu, and Yukari turned to look at Mizore and Kokoa who had stood up and were eyeing them with a challenging smile similar to Inner Moka's.
"It means we have all the more reason not to go easy on them," Mizore continued looking at a slightly worried Moka.
The twin sisters Apoch and Astreal were still hiding in the tree line observing the gym class. They were there to observe the mysterious Surason and Rarosun Kiyo brothers that were in Tsukune's class. It was rumored that some new students were a possible threat to the boy, and these two were high on the list. Still, the sisters had yet to see either green haired transfer student do anything remotely suspicious. They were watching the boys all throughout the gym class very carefully and nothing seemed out of the ordinary. Well, one of the sisters was anyway.
"Sister, there is another one!" Apoch screamed out looking at another spider nearby.
"Really now, how many times must I deal with this? Simply move it or kill it. You are a witch, don't be intimidated by a simple bug," Astreal said shaking her head as she looked to her sister.
"But they are so icky!" Apoch said as she scooted away from the bug on the branch.
"Please stop being so easily distracted, we are here on a mission," Astreal said looking back to the field.
"Are those boys doing anything yet?" Apoch asked looking back over to the field. The boys and girls were switching sides for their dodgeball game, with the boys taking the sidelines to watch and the girls walking onto the field.
"No, nothing at all," Astreal said keeping the two in sight.
"Perhaps they are not the threats, maybe those other two are, the ones that claimed not to have ever heard of Mr. Tsukune before," Apoch said in wonder.
"Maybe, perhaps what they said was indeed a lie…" Astreal said as she thought about.
'Still, those other two are just normal students from what we have seen. But maybe their disguise as such is better than I gave them credit for.'
After a moment Astreal turned to Apoch and sighed.
"Let's go, maybe the other two are the threats," she said before she started to climb down the tree.
"Ok, but this time let's not hide in a tree to watch them," Apoch said looking around nervously.
The sisters climbed down and snuck away to avoid being detected by those in the outdoor class. However two boys noticed them leaving as they darted back into the woods quickly.
"It seems those two are finally leaving," Surason said as he glanced over to the trees.
"It's about time, we need to move quickly," Rarosun said as he looked over to the boys on the sidelines. Tsukune, Rason, and Dark were watching the field while making small talk. Well, two of them were anyway.
"Haha, this should be a show," Rason said as he watched the girls walk onto the field.
"I guess, not crazy about the matchups though," Tsukune said with a weak smile. Kokoa and Mizore stood on one side with a handful of girls while on the other side Kurumu, Moka, and Yukari looked at them with determined smiles next to their teammates.
"Still, should be fun to watch," Rason said keeping his succubus in sight.
"Ha, maybe, I just hope they don't get carried away," Tsukune said rubbing his head.
'Wouldn't be the first time they did that.'
"Like we didn't?" Rason said with a chuckle. He looked over to Dark who was watching the match without his earbuds on.
"No music to accompany the chaos?" Rason asked raising an eyebrow. Dark merely held up a crushed mp3 player for a moment, then dropped it to the ground. It most certainly did not survive their dodgeball game earlier. Tsukune looked at it then nervously glanced to the silent boy.
"Um, sorry about that," Tsukune said softly. Dark glanced to him then set his focus back on his girlfriend.
"I have more in my room," he said simply.
"Well, I don't think he's that mad. I mean he's not snapping your neck or anything, so don't worry about it," Rason said looking back to the field. Tsukune looked out to see his girlfriend standing there. Her pink hair flowed in the wind as her green eyes fixated on her opponents. Her look of determination seemed familiar to him. She had a challenging smile and her eyes narrowed a bit. Her expression and stance, they were almost the same as-
'Show no mercy, they need to learn their place.'
Moka nodded from her rosary's words and eyed her friends on the other side of the field.
'I know they are going to try to avenge Dark, so I need to give it my all. Besides, I'll show Tsukune that I can be a capable fighter as well. He fought so valiantly before, I need to match that.'
'Then let's show the boy that his girlfriends are always up to the challenge.'
Moka nodded and watched with high determination the two girls on the other side. One was a redhead who was smiling wickedly and staring back at her, the thought of defeating her big sister in battle exciting her. Next to her was a purple haired girl with a lollipop in her mouth. She was glancing off to the side to look at her boyfriend. Her expression was the same as always, but on the inside she was anxious to prove to him that she was a capable fighter. The two girls also had one thought in common; avenge the boy they liked.
"We can't fail, we will claim vengeance for your boyfriend," Kokoa said as she eyed the challengers on the other side. Mizore looked to her, then to the other side as well.
'At least she understands he's mine. Plus it will be helpful to have a vampire helping me. Moka and Kurumu aren't going to make this easy.'
"Yahoo, let's do this!" Kurumu yelled out with energy.
"Hee hee, we won't lose to them, no way," Yukari giggled. Moka just looked off to see Tsukune, then back to the field.
'For my Tsukune…'
"Ok girls! On your mark!" Ms. Nekonome called out.
All the girls prepped themselves to run to the center. Well, all but five.
"Get set!"
"This is going to be so hot!" a boy called out next to Tsukune.
"I know, I hope we get to see some skin with all the jumping around," another said as he drooled. Tsukune and Rason merely rolled their eyes while Dark showed no reaction at all.
"Go!" the teacher called out, and with that the girls ran towards the center, all but five anyway.
"Looks like the girls had the same idea," Rason said nodding.
"Yeah, I wonder which side will win though," Tsukune said as he looked at his friends on the field. All the girls were standing ready, waiting for the free for all ahead of them to die down. The girls watched as the rest of their class duked it out in the center. Many balls were sent flying at high speed, and many girls dropped quickly from point blank shots. After a few minutes the teams separated again, falling back to those who did not run out right away.
"What was that? Why would you be so foolish to run out there like that?" Kokoa barked at the two girls that made it back to them.
"Well… we just…" one started to say.
"Only idiots just run into battle like that," Kokoa scoffed. Mizore just looked to her and raised an eyebrow.
"Yeah…" she said before she shook her head and looked forward again. On the other side Moka and Kurumu were looking at the two girls that made it back in one piece.
"Well, that didn't work so well did it?" Kurumu said raising an eyebrow.
"Didn't you girls learn anything from watching the boys?" Yukari said as she watched the majority of the girls return to the sidelines.
"Well at least we tried," one of the girls said weakly. They all turned to face the other team.
"Well this looks familiar," Rason said with a laugh.
"So who do you think will win?" Tsukune asked curiously.
"Not sure, this should be interesting though," Rason commented. He glanced over to Dark who was still watching in silence.
"Any thoughts buddy?" he asked with a smirk. Dark just looked over to him, then back out to the field, his expression remaining the same.
"Ok, now it's time for a vampire to show you how it's done," Kokoa said smugly as she picked up a ball and whipped it at high speed. In the blink of an eye one of the two other survivors from the other side was nailed in the head and sent flying back into a wild tumble. The poor girl had her life flash before her eyes before she regained her senses and slowly stumbled off the field.
"Haha, direct hit!" Kokoa's other teammate yelled out. A mere second later she too was sent flying back with a ball colliding to her gut.
"You can say that again!" Kurumu called out triumphantly.
"Why you bitch!" the survivor on Kokoa's side called out and whipped a ball at high speed for Kurumu. She gasped and raised her hands to block the high speed projectile. Before it hit a hand reached out and caught it. Kurumu blinked then looked over to see Moka still smiling confidently at the other side, and holding the ball in her outstretched hand.
"Whoa… Moka?" Kurumu said softly. She looked down and saw her rosary glowing red.
'She's using her power, just like Tsukune did.'
Moka was staring at a fighter on the other side as she had been the whole time.
'She's my target for the game.'
Moka narrowed her eyes at the girl with a look of determination.
'She's the one that I must take down.'
Her eyes locked onto the opponent, who was staring back at her as well.
'She's the one who will be after me.'
The vampire looked across the field at her adversary, Mizore. The snow maiden smiled back, knowing full well she was on her hit list.
"So Moka, shall we?" she said coolly as she reached down and picked up a ball.
In a flash Moka whipped the ball right at the snow girl. She dodged to the side and threw her own, just missing the vampire. Their eyes locked and they smirked at each other. Mizore reached down and picked up another ball, throwing it right away towards the pink haired girl. Moka kicked a ball up to her hands and deflected the snow girl's shot, then returned fire immediately. The other girls just watched with wide eyes as the two went at it.
"Wow, somebody got a confidence boost," Kurumu said staring at the kind girl she knew for so long attacking with vigor and speed.
"Yeah, I guess she wants to show Tsukune she can fight too," Yukari said with stars in her eyes.
'She's so cool!'
The survivor on Moka's side watched the duel with wonder then eyed the redheaded vampire who was watching the duel with interest. She narrowed her eyes and swiped up a nearby ball.
"Take this you!" she roared and threw the ball towards Kokoa who still remained fixated on the fight. Before the ball hit Kokoa raised her hand up and caught it instantly. Without looking away she whipped the ball right back over the field, connecting the ball right to a little witch's head and sending her into a spiral towards the ground.
"Yukari!" Kurumu yelled out seeing the witch getting back up dazed. Kurumu eyed Kokoa and growled, the vampire now looking at her with a smirk.
"Challenge me if you dare succubus," she taunted as she kicked up a ball to her hands. Kurumu picked one up and walked forward.
"It's on twerp," she said as she glared at the vampire. Kurumu threw the ball at Kokoa at high speed. The vampire deflected the shot and returned fire, missing the blue haired girl by a small amount. The two started dodging and attacking with speed and ferocity, while the snow woman and vampire kept at it with increased speed. On the sidelines the boys watched the girls duke it out.
"Whoa! Didn't think they would get that into it," Rason said with wonder as he watched the balls zip past at high speed.
"I kind of did," Tsukune said with a weak smile.
'Actually, I'm expecting it to get worse.'
"Wow, that girl is so hot! Isn't that girl Moka? She's amazing!" a boy called out.
"You kidding? Look at Kurumu! She's a perfect ten and look at the way she's bouncing out there!" another yelled out from nearby.
"That stalker girl has some moves, rawr!" another called out with passion.
The boyfriends looked to each other, and then looked back out onto the field.
"Her name is Moka Akashiya, and she's my girlfriend," Tsukune called out enthusiastically, earning some glares from boys nearby. He glanced around then smiled weakly as him declaring his right as her boyfriend didn't exactly scare the other boys off.
"Sorry boys, but Kurumu's all mine," Rason said as he eyed the girl of his dreams. Other boys looked at him with dull glares, every one of them growling softly at the pretty boy that had the hot girl all to himself.
"Go near my Mizore and I'll kill you," Dark said looking at the boy who made a catcall to her. He along with the rest of the boys looked at Dark with fear then nodded slowly. Rason and Tsukune glanced to each other then shrugged, both wondering why his claim on his girlfriend had more of an effect than theirs.
"I figured she was taken," a voice called from behind Rason. He looked over to see a boy with neatly combed green hair looking at him. He had green eyes and a kind smile on his face.
"I take it you're the guy that tamed her. She's quite a girl, don't let that one go," he said with a small laugh. Rason smiled and nodded.
"Yeah, I have no intention of doing so," he said looking back to his girlfriend.
'Nobody could ever measure up to her.'
"Well good," the boy said as he patted Rason on the back. With that he walked off into the crowd.
"I have to say, you have a good eye in women," a boy said next to Dark. The demon glanced over to see a boy with messy green hair and green eyes watching the fight on the field.
"I can understand why you would be so protective of her, she is a cool one. Just don't hurt her, ok?" he said with a kind smile. Dark just narrowed his eyes at the boy then returned to watching the match.
"I would never harm her," he said simply. The green haired boy laughed and patted Dark on the back.
"Yes, I'm sure you wouldn't," he said, and with that he walked off. Dark glanced behind him for a moment then resumed watching the fight.
"Well at least some guys can take the hint," Tsukune said in defeat as he glanced around. Many of the guys were still giving him looks of hatred and anger.
Out on the field Moka and Mizore were still dueling each other with no signs of slowing down. Every ball was either deflected or dodged by a hair. The pink haired girl was trying to call more of her own power while Mizore was fueled with raw determination to win for her demon. Kurumu and Kokoa were also dueling with high speed, though Kokoa seemed to be gaining the upper hand.
"Ha, this is all you have to offer?" Kokoa scoffed as she whipped another ball just past Kurumu's head.
"Why you little brat," Kurumu growled as she threw another ball at the vampire, her shot being deflected by the redhead's own ball.
"This is pathetic, time you get put down already," Kokoa said as she wound back to throw another.
BANG!
The vampire stumbled back as a washtub hit her on the head suddenly. Dazed, she looked around to see Yukari on the sidelines, her wand glowing and her tongue sticking out.
"Why you little-" Kokoa started before a ball nailed her in the face knocking her over like a tree.
"Yahoo!" Kurumu cheered as she jumped up and down.
"Um, is that allowed?" Tsukune asked curiously.
"If you and Dark's duel was allowed, then I think anything goes," Rason said dryly.
"Yeah, in your face! In your face!" the blue haired girl yelled out.
Mizore threw another ball at high speed towards Moka who reached out her own ball to deflect it, causing it to veer off course.
WHAM!
Kurumu dropped to the ground with a red mark on her face from the quick and fierce impact of the dodgeball, twitching a bit while smiling in a daze. Moka looked over and gasped.
"Oh, sorry about that Kurumu," she said in her usual nervous voice.
"Oh c'mon, that can't be allowed!" Rason hollered out.
"Anything goes, remember?" Tsukune said dryly. The angel twitched at hearing that.
Everybody watched with high interest at the two remaining fighters. Moka and Mizore stared at each other, a red ball in their hands and a look of determination on their faces. Mizore was breathing heavily and sweating, and Moka's rosary was flickering, glowing brightly then fading.
'She may be tiring from being in the heat like this, but you are using too much of your power too quickly. You need to finish this before it's too late.'
Moka looked to Mizore with a hard stare. She knew the snow girl's constant movements outside like this were taking their toll, but she was pushing herself just as hard. She recalled how Tsukune was weakened at first when he used too much of his power.
'I guess I need to build up my own endurance as well. I can't fail now though, I need to do this. I need to show Tsukune that I can be strong too.'
The vampire stared down the ice maiden then dashed towards her. The snow girl nodded and dashed towards the center as well.
"Again, this all looks familiar," Rason said with a smirk. Tsukune watched his girlfriend run towards the center of the field with an anxious expression.
'C'mon Moka, you can do it! Focus your power!'
Even Dark was eyeing his snow girl with curiosity.
"Time we finish this Moka," Mizore said as she wound up her shot.
"I agree, don't hold back," Moka said as she wound up her shot.
The rosary burned brightly as Moka could feel strength returning to her body.
'This is it!'
She eyed her target.
'This is my chance!'
The girls neared the center of the field.
"This is for my Tsukune!" she yelled out preparing to fire.
"This is for my future husband!" Mizore yelled out.
Moka just blinked and staggered when she heard that.
"Wha?" was all she got out before losing her balance, the ball slipping out of her hands.
"Husband?" Kurumu, Yukari and Kokoa yelled out in shock.
"Husband?" Tsukune and Rason yelled out looking at Dark with wide eyes. The silent boy just kept watching the field with no reaction.
Mizore let her shot go at high speed toward the surprised vampire.
WHAM!
Moka flew back a few feet from the impact and tumbled onto the ground. The crowd cheered and yelled out from the victory, all except a few students on the sidelines.
"Dude! You're marrying her already?" Rason asked in a shocked voice.
"Is she trying to force herself on you?" Tsukune asked worriedly. He was familiar with how that was. Dark just looked around the group with his usual expression, not saying anything. As the boys tried to figure out what to say all the girls came running up to them.
"What was that about Mizore?" Kurumu asked the snow maiden who was smiling at Dark.
"Did you just say what I think you just said?" Kokoa said with surprise while looking back from the boy to the girl. Mizore walked up to her boyfriend and attached herself to his arm. She looked up with a gentle smile.
"I won that game for you my beloved," she said softly.
"Uh oh, I've heard that before," Yukari said weakly. Moka walked over to Tsukune with a sorrowful look, glancing to him timidly before looking down again.
"Tsukune, I'm sorry. I tried to be strong like you, but I…" she said sadly.
"Ah, no Moka, it's fine, really," he said looking from Mizore to Moka. He paused as he glanced back to Mizore questioningly then looked back to Moka with a reassuring smile.
"Really, I'm proud of you, you used your vampire powers like I did. That was really incredible," he said gently. The vampire smiled and blushed at the compliment from her boyfriend.
"Oh Tsukune…"
"Oh Moka…"
"Tsukune…"
"Moka…"
"Um, not right now you guys," Rason said without taking his eyes off of Dark. Tsukune and Moka stopped and looked over to him, then over to Dark and Mizore. Rason glanced between the two then shook his head in bewilderment.
"Buddy? Mind telling her that she is out of her mind to assume that you are getting married already?" he said carefully. Dark looked from his girl to the angel with the same blank expression still. Everybody looked to him expecting to say something, anything about the matter. Mizore looked up to her boyfriend with a soft smile.
"Why would I do that?" Dark asked the angel in his usual tone. Everybody but Mizore blinked and stared at him.
"But… she said…" Rason stuttered looking from the snow girl to the demon.
"If I am to marry anybody, it will be her," Dark said calmly. Everybody jumped at that and looked at him with shocked expressions except Mizore who blushed and held him closer.
"Um, isn't this a bit soon?" Tsukune said nervously.
"Not at all Tsukune," Mizore said with a bright smile.
"Wait, how can you mean that? I mean, don't you think you should wait to see if you are ready, or to see if you two really are compatible for… that?" Rason said bewildered that his friend would be so calm about this.
"I already know she's the one," Dark said without pause. Everybody looked to him questioningly as Mizore sighed happily.
"How can you possibly know that?" Kokoa said while looking back and forth between the couple.
"Because she is already marked to be mine," he replied. Everybody, including Mizore, looked to him with puzzlement.
"Marked?" Rason asked tilting his head.
"What does that mean?" Yukari asked. Mizore looked at Dark curiously, she hadn't heard of that term before. The boy looked to her and gazed into her eyes.
"It means I've marked her with my essence. I will accept no other to be my wife."