Koyomi had felt cornered, Karen had finally witnessed the effects of his vampirism, and Senjougahara was on a warpath to end him. His odds were even more dismal in that she had rallied Hanekawa and Kanbaru to her side.

If he was going to make it out of this, he realized he had to even the odds. Koyomi however, knew that to do so would be to disregard his pride as a man. This was a desperate situation, and it called for equally desperate measures.

He quickly inhaled, then rose his voice to the heavens.

"Shinobumon! help me!"

the cry had made the entire group silent.

A petite blonde girl had slowly come bounding out of his shadow. her cheeks a red flush as she huffed and tossed her long blonde hair back.

"We really have to discuss these pet nicknames you have for me master," Shinobu sighs, "frankly they are quite embarrassing..."

Karen stood in utter shock.

"D-did that girl just come out of your shadow Nii-chan?!" Karen exclaimed in surprise.

"again...It's a long story."

'Another on a long laundry list of things i'll have to explain to you.' Koyomi kicked himself, he didn't want it to be like this. He'd hoped it would be a secret he could take to the grave.

then again, he is immortal, that probably wouldn't pan out the way he'd want it to.

"So...then it is true..you have been keeping secrets from us." Karen whispers.

"There is alot he has not told you, he is a miserable little pile of secrets!"

Senjougahara crosses her arms.

Koyomi had witnessed Karen's crestfallen expression and he felt his heart tighten. His secrets had been keeping safeguarded were finally leaked out into the open, and not in the way he wanted. inevitable truths that he had to confront had finally surfaced.

He felt resolute that he had to come clean to Karen, and find out what she thought about it all. would she still love him then?

would their future always be perpetually unsafe?

'But it'll have to wait...we need to get away from them for now.'

Shinobu stretches her arms over her head and scans the area and her eyes settle on Kanbaru Suruga.

"Ack! Monkey-girl, are those my panties?!" Shinobu points at her in shock.

"N-No."

Kanbaru removes them from her head and hides them behind her back.

Shinobu angrily turns to Koyomi.

"That makes it three dozen donuts!" she gestures with her hands.

"I'll give you enough for you to get diabetes three times over, just help me out!"

"Hmph," Shinobu crosses her arms. "I'll hold you to that master."

Shinobu cracks her knuckles.

"you have made alot of enemies this time...I don't think I can hold them back for very long."

"Whatever time you can grant us till I...I dunno...figure a way out of this." Koyomi begins to feel unsure of his predicament.

Senjougahara had turned to Kanbaru.

"Suruga-chan, transform."

"What? You can't be serious."

"I am."

"Hitagi-chan I only ever transform when I'm angry, I don't think-"

Senjougahara punches her in the face.

"Owww!...Why did you do that?"

Suruga clutches her face as her nose swells up.

"Huh. I thought it would work."

"No! That really hurt. It's not like I do it on command anyway..."

Senjougahara sighs, then flatly states.

"Koyomi-kun satisfies me sexually more than you ever could Suruga-chan."

"As much as I appreciate the compliment Hitagi, I-"

Koyomi is unable to finish his statement as a large furry fist smashes into his mouth and sends him reeling backwards into the opposite wall.

the imposing figure of the rainy devil now stood before him, fully in posession of Kanbaru Suruga's body.

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Authors Note: Hey all! IWasOnREACH here again. It has been quite a while since I updated! I do sincerely apologize!

To be totally honest, I'd suffered abit of writers block for a while, been struggling where I want this story to go. I'm secure on the plotline, but I take it a chapter at a time. It's slow, but let's me get the creative juices flowing for the fun stuff! I've taken all your guys points to heart and try not to pre-emptively release unfinished chapters. (as excited as I am to show you guys the new content!)

I've also tried to focus on rewriting/re-editing the previous chapters starting all the way from the beginning. If you haven't seen em yet, check em out! trying to be more consistent, fixing horrible spelling mistakes, syntax errors. I want to make sure the story has a good flow as well, and I beef up the chapters. It's been a real struggle since that aforementioned data wipe (see first authors note) erased all my work/research!

I've been utterly swamped with work as well. Holidays are a busy time for me. I also had my grandfather pass away recently, and it honestly blew the wind out of my sails. But I'm resolved to keep updating the story till it's done. I'd like to announce I also check reviews and traffic stats regularly, appreciate all the love from my fellow monogatari fans!

NO MY STORY ISNT DEAD! (I've just been slow at updates!)

Anyway, chapters are coming! keep up reviews! I appreciate the feedback!

and finally, thank you for reading, and for all the support!