Chapter Four: The Witch and the Monster

Yukari led Kyoko out of the room and into a hallway where she was brought before several beings in the shadows as well as Kurumu and another woman with black hair standing there.

"Kyoko Aono." The one in the center said.

"How do you know my name?" Kyoko asked.

"We have been watching you." The being said. "We wish to have you undertake a… mission for us."

"What is it?" Kyoko asked suspiciously.

"We would like you to handle someone who we see as a threat to our cause." The being said. "We will provide you with the strength you will need."

"And if I refuse?" Kyoko asked.

"Then, you will become an unwilling participant." The being said. "The choice is yours. Tell us though: wouldn't you like to know more about Moka Akashiya, including the truth to her condition?"

"Who are you guys?" Kyoko asked, suspicious.

"Call us Hellsing." The being said.

"you mean like that stupid anime my cousin watches?" Kyoko asked.

"We are not like that anime." The being on the right spoke. "We are named after the actual family of vampire slayers' most famous member Abraham Van Helsing. We are dedicated to the eradication of vampires and other like creatures."

"But…" Kyoko said, confused. "don't you have such creatures in your employ?"

"Vampires are on a whole different level." The being in the center said. "We must eradicate them."

"So, if I'm to understand this" Kyoko came to the conclusion. "You're saying Moka's a vampire, correct?"

"We are." The being on the left said. "Do you believe us?"

"It would make sense." Kyoko said. "She does seem to drink blood from Tsukune."

"Well" the being on the right said. "It will be your job to slay Moka Akashiya."

"M-mine?" Kyoko asked. "But, I've never killed anyone."

"Do not worry, we will give you the strength to aid you in your task." The being in the middle said. "You will not have to fight in your own strength."

"How?" Kyoko asked.

Kurumu went into another room, returning with a bowl. The beings in the seats, Kurumu included, slit their wrists, their blood dripping into the bowl, filling a small layer of it.

"This will help you." The being in the middle said. "We will offer you this chance only once. If you accept, there will be no return. If you decline, then we will use you for another task."

"What will this blood do to me?" Kyoko asked, looking a little sick to her stomach at the sight.

"It will empower you with the powers of the monsters included in it." The being in the middle stated. "With it, you will be able to stand against Moka Akashiya."

"If she's a vampire, how powerful can she honestly be?" Kyoko asked.

"Vampires are said to be the most powerful of all monsters." The being in the middle said, their tone showing slight irritation at Kyoko's question. "Do not take her lightly or you will be killed."

"I understand." Kyoko sighed. "What kind of monsters are you guys?"

"You need not concern yourself with that at the moment." The being on the left said. "When you have earned more of our trust, you shall learn more of us."

"Understood." Kyoko said.

"And, bring us the other girl alive." The being on the left said. "She is important to us too."

"I see." Kyoko said. "I will try."

"The question remains." The being in the middle said. "Do you accept the powers of the monsters or no?"

"… I accept." Kyoko said, picking the bowl up gingerly. "What must I do?"

"Drink." The beings said. "Ingest the power."

Kyoko turned slightly green as she steeled herself to ingest the liquid. She took a deep breath, lifting the bowl up to her lips, taking a sip. She nearly gagged, setting the bowl down so that she did not spill it. She panted heavily regaining her composure and picking up the bowl again and drinking more. This time she did not gag, but still disliked the thick, metallic taste of the blood she was ingesting. However, something inside of her compelled her to drink it all. She tilted the bowl up, finishing it, licking the bowl clean.

"N-now what?" She asked as her stomach began to assault her balance and she fell to her knees, nausea erupting inside of her.

"You will begin your… transformation." The beings said as Kyoko began to scream in pain as her body ripped and tore, fitting itself to her new body.

With Tsukune

Tsukune woke up, yawning as he looked at his clock.

"funny." He mused. "Moka usually wakes me up by now."

As if on cue, Moka burst into his room, dressed in a maid costume.

"Good morning, Tsukune-kun!" She shouted cheerily as Tsukune gaped at her in her maid costume.

"You're staring." She grinned. "That means you like it! Yay!"

Tsukune looked away at the door, noticing the blushing form of Mizore's head poking into the room, the shy girl hiding behind the door.

Moka looked in her direction, grinning wider as she pulled her in.

"come on in, silly Mizore-chan!" She giggled, Mizore blushing heavily as she squirmed in her maid costume that was just like Moka's, trying to make herself look smaller.

"Uuuuhhh…" Tsukune tried to come up with words as he looked at his two best friends dressed up like they were in front of him.

"Don't we look great!" Moka grinned. "Mizore-chan had these in a trunk in her room and we just had to try them on! We wanted to come show you, so we did!"

"w-well, I think you oughta take them off before my mom sees you." Tsukune hissed. "this isn't gonna go well."

"Tsukune, wake up!" Kasumi's voice came from downstairs. "You're going to go with your friends! They even dressed up for a fun day! Or, whatever they plan to do in those outfits."

Tsukune sighed in relief silently thanking anyone who happened to be listening that his mother wasn't exactly aware of the different, more… deviant arts of cosplay and such. Otherwise… well, he probably wouldn't have been friends with Moka or Mizore as long as he had been. He quickly got out from under his covers, stretching.

"I'm gonna get dressed." He said. "You two hop out."

Mizore blushed, scurrying out quickly, Moka giving him a thumbs-up as she left the room, allowing him to get dressed. This time, he decided on a simple black tee and a pair of jeans.

He walked out of his room, walking downstairs where Kasumi had finished making omelets for the three of them, the three teens eating hungrily.

"Th-this is good." Mizore said, blushing as Kasumi smiled her warm smile at her, patting her on the head.

"why thank you, Mizore." Kasumi said, laughing at the girl's shyness. "It was my pleasure."

"I'm still hungry." Moka said, her mouth full of omelet. Kasumi chuckled, walking into the kitchen to make her another omelet.

"Hmm…" Moka said. "I think I'll taste this for now."

She bit down on Mizore's neck, sucking some of her blood. Mizore blushed heavily, shuddering with the positive feelings it brought her.

"Mmm, that hit the spot!" Moka grinned, licking her lips of any stray blood. Mizore blushed even harder, squirming in her seat at the praise.

"Here you go, Moka." Kasumi said, putting the omelet on her plate, Moka devouring it.

"Seems she's the one with the eating powers." Tsukune mused.

"So, Mizore" Kasumi said. "Tell me about yourself. I've only just met you."

"W-well" Mizore said, not expecting the attention. "I-I'm the only child of my mother. My father died when I was very young. Mother rarely talks about him, but she said he was a good father. I am in Tsukune-kun and Moka-san's classes and we enjoy our time together."

"Good." Kasumi said, patting her on the head. "Well, I'm sure you'll be the best of friends forever."

"I-I hope so." Mizore said quietly, blushing.

"I do as well." Kasumi said. "I believe that you three could be an unbreakable bond that will not be broken."

The three smiled, hoping it was so. After they finished eating, they headed toward the school, sitting down in their first class. Moka and Tsukune quickly found ways to fall asleep, leaving poor Mizore to pay attention, though she fell asleep halfway through the class.

Once they left their bore of a class, they headed to the library to study. Though, study wasn't the operative word to be used.

"Moka, you can't study with a manga." Tsukune said, eyeing the foreign comic book that Moka was trying to sneakily read.

"But, this is my favorite.' Moka whined, only to be shushed by the librarian. "It's the coolest manga ever."

"It doesn't matter." Tsukune said. "We're supposed to be studying. You can read your Fairy Tail later."

"Awww." Moka whined. "But, it was just getting good."

"they all die." Tsukune said.

"You're lying." Moka pouted, a gasp coming to her face.

"I sure am." Tsukune chuckled. "But, you're supposed to be studying. So, let's study while we're here."

"Fine." Moka pouted, Mizore giggling at the adorableness of it. This only caused Moka to pout more as the two managed to convince her to study.

Later-lunch

"Man, this is good." Tsukune licked his lips as he finished his lunch, looking at the other two, who were still working on theirs. Though, in Moka's defense, she had at least five times as much as Tsukune and Mizore combined.

"Are you sure you can eat all that?" Tsukune asked, Moka sounding out her affirmative as she devoured down more and more of the food, shoveling it in like a vacuum.

"this is very good." Mizore said, eating a small piece of chicken in her lunch. "My mother made this again. I love her cooking."

"Me too." Moka said with her mouth full, grinning at Mizore as she shoveled the noodles in her lunch down into her stomach, finally finished. She pat her stomach, sighing in contentment as she leaned back, letting her food rest in her stomach. She licked her lips once again, closing her eyes for a brief second.

"Is she going to sleep?" Tsukune asked. Mizore poked her to see that the pink haired vampire had indeed fallen asleep, snoring softly.

"Should we wake her?" Mizore asked.

"Nah." Tsukune said. "Let's just let her sleep. It should be good for her. Besides, do you want a grouchy Moka on our hands?"

"That exists?" Mizore asked, intrigued.

"Surprisingly, yes." Tsukune chuckled. "I've seen it once, but it was when I went over to her place and woke her up to tell her I was there."

"what was it like?" Mizore inquired.

"She was pouting and kept trying to fall asleep and she grumbled constantly." Tsukune said. "It was adorable, but I prefer her normal."

"I do as well." Mizore said. "I am also glad I did not have to see… the other her."

"Same." Tsukune said. "Fortunately, nothing has come up that's been a threat. If something had, I'm sure she would have become her and beat it up."

"I hope she doesn't have to." Mizore said quietly.

"Me too." Tsukune said. "Well, let's carry her to our next class and let her sleep in there."

"Can we do that?" Mizore asked, curious.

"Yeah." Tsukune said. "I've done it before. She's surprisingly not super heavy. We'd have no problem carrying her together."

"O-okay." Mizore blushed. "I'll get her legs."

"Alright." Tsukune said, standing behind her and picking her up as Mizore picked up her legs, aiding Tsukune in carrying the sleeping vampire to their next classroom.

Surprisingly, the teacher said nothing about Moka sleeping in her class, simply teaching on as if she wasn't even there.

Later

"That went surprisingly well." Tsukune said as the three of them walked out.

"That was a nice nap." Moka yawned. "So, what are we doing now?"

"We're going home, I assume." Tsukune said.

"H-how about we head to our meeting spot?" Mizore suggested shyly. "We could get a bit of food and talk."

"That sounds great." Tsukune said. "Moka?"

"Yeah!" Moka grinned, hugging Mizore in a bear hug.

"M-Moka-san…" Mizore choked out.

"Yeah?" Moka asked, looking down at her.

"A-air." Mizore managed to get out.

"Oh, sorry." Moka nervously laughed and rubbed her head, letting go of Mizore. "Are you okay, Mizore-chan?"

"I am." Mizore smiled.

"Great!" Moka grinned, taking her and Tsukune's hands, running towards their previously decided hang out spot. Upon arrival, they sat down, looking at the overhanging menus and deciding what they would order.

Upon deciding, they headed up to the counter, placing their orders. Tsukune got a burger while Mizore ordered a parfait and Moka a double order of both. Once they got their food, they sat down, beginning to enjoy their meals.

"This is great!" Moka said as she ate, barely managing to speak through her eating.

"It is." Tsukune nodded, biting down into his burger. Mizore licked her lips as she tasted her parfait, removing the lollipop to do so.

"Either of you understand that weird project she wanted us to work on?" Moka asked.

"Nope." Both of her friends replied.

"Darn." Moka pouted, still eating. "I was hoping we'd be able to succeed."

"At least it isn't that stupid flour baby thing the other class was doing." Tsukune mused.

"That would be awful." Moka whined. "I'd drop it immediately cuz I'm a klutz."

"You said it, not us." Tsukune chuckled while Mizore giggled.

"Hey!" Moka said, a cute pout coming to her face as she crossed her arms.

"What?" Tsukune smirked. "You ashamed to admit it?"

"No." Moka said. "But, that's mean to laugh."

"alright, alright." Tsukune chuckled. "We'll stop."

"Don't worry, Moka-san." Mizore said. "We wouldn't laugh if it made you sad."

"Aww, thanks, Mizore." Moka grinned, pulling her into another hug, this one putting her head on Moka's breasts, the very action of such caused Mizore to turn the color of the very blood that was in her veins.

"Y-you're welcome." She managed to stutter out. "C-can you let me go?"

"Yeah." Moka said, releasing her. "So, what do we do after we eat?"

"Go home, I guess." Tsukune said with a shrug. "Tomorrow's Saturday, so we can go somewhere to hang out for the day."

"That sounds great!" Moka cheered, pumping her fist in the air.

"Good." Tsukune chuckled. "Well, I guess we better go before our parents get mad at us for staying out late."

"Oh, I live alone." Moka shrugged. "I'll be fine."

"you live alone?" Tsukune asked, Mizore surprised to hear it.

"Yeah." Moka nodded. "My parents are back home and sent me to live here to integrate into society or something. You know, cuz I'm a vampire."

"But, why not stay with you?" Tsukune asked.

"I guess it's cuz I can take care of myself." Moka shrugged. "I mean, you released the seal on my rosary, so I can take it off if I need to, but only in emergencies when I'm under extreme emotion. Only someone I trust very much can remove it on top of that."

"Huh." Tsukune mused. "I guess the two of us are your own personal locksmiths then."

"Yeah!" Moka grinned widely, showing her slight fangs. "you guys are the best!"

"Thanks." Tsukune and Mizore said, Mizore blushing slightly.

"You're welcome!" Moka grinned, hugging both. "I guess we should be getting home though. It is getting a little late."

"Yeah." Tsukune said, nodding as the three stood up and left the required payment for the food, heading outside and walking towards their respective houses.

At their block

When they reached Tsukune's house, the first one in their path, Kyoko walked over from down the sidewalk. She glared daggers at Moka, who waved obliviously, Mizore shying away a little, intimidated by the other girl.

"Why do you hang around her?" Kyoko practically demanded of Tsukune.

"I don't understand what you mean." Tsukune said.

"Why do you hang around with a vampire?" Kyoko demanded, pining Tsukune against a tree with her arm. Moka's eyes widened and her mouth dropped open.

"H-how…" she stuttered to get out.

"Oh, I've been told by a certain group that has their eyes on you." Kyoko half growled at the pink haired vampire, Moka shocked.

"Who?" Moka asked, her voice containing traces of fear; fear that someone was watching her and potentially had the capability to hurt her or her friends.

"It's none of your business." Kyoko said, her features darkening slightly.

"What has gotten into you, Kyoko?" Tsukune asked, struggling to push off Kyoko, who had a surprisingly strong grip on him; far stronger than before.

"A lot of things." She smirked. "But, let's get to the part where I get the head of the vampire. You best go inside. She shall be dealt with for even daring to be around you, Tsuki."

"What are you talking about?" Tsukune asked. "Moka's one of my two best friends. She'd never hurt me, even if she was a vampire."

"I can't believe you're sticking up for her!" Kyoko growled. "She's a bloodsucking monster!"

"Don't talk that way about Moka." Tsukune said, struggling against Kyoko's arm. "She's one of the nicest, kindest people I've ever known. I don't know what's gotten into you or you've been told, but you're wrong."

"I see you won't be persuaded by words." Kyoko said. "Fine then. I'll persuade you with action."

Kyoko moved away from Tsukune, walking up to Moka. She stared her down, Moka having a confused and nervous look on her face.

Kyoko pulled her fist back, punching Moka in the face to the shock of Tsukune and Mizore. Moka flew backwards with great force, bouncing twice on the ground as she looked up at Kyoko.

"My advice to you would be stay down." Kyoko said as she walked over to Moka, planting her foot on her back. "It will save both of us some trouble."

"Why are you doing this?" Moka asked, tears pooling in her eyes as she felt the full weight of Kyoko's foot on her.

"Because you're a monster and should be dealt with." Kyoko said. "The people I'm working with have given me the skills to defeat you."

With that, she stomped on Moka's back, Moka crying out in pain, tears escaping her eyes.

"Kyoko, stop this!" Tsukune rushed over to his cousin, Mizore walking over as well.

"don't get in my way!" Kyoko turned to them, staring at them with a stare that wasn't human. Tsukune and Mizore looked into her eyes, Tsukune gasping silently as he saw eyes like the eyes he'd seen only one other time, the time Moka transformed. Kyoko's eyes reverted to their normal look, the seemingly inhuman teen returning to looking down at Moka.

"Don't bother getting up." She growled, stomping on her again. "I'll kill you quickly."

"NO!" Mizore shouted, jumping onto Kyoko, trying to pull her off. Kyoko simply backhanded her, sending her crumpling to the ground, bleeding and crying.

"Mizore(-chan)!" Tsukune and Moka shouted, seeing her unresponsive.

"I'll take you back with me, don't worry." Kyoko said, looking down at Moka.

"How dare you?" Moka growled at Kyoko, glaring up at her.

"I will not waste any more time with you, vampire." Kyoko said. She reached down to punch Moka, but the vampire grabbed her fist, her expression turned to one of rage as she stared Kyoko down, shoving her off of her.

Moka stood up, murder in her eyes as she glared at Kyoko, who had recovered, staring her down.

"You're going to pay for hurting Mizore-chan." Moka growled, clenching her fists as tightly as she could.

"Well, now I get to see a vampire in action." Kyoko smirked. "This should be interesting."

"You're a dead woman, Kyoko." Moka said, grabbing the rosary around her neck, wrenching it off with all the force she could muster.

The chain of the rosary broke, the crucifix portion coming off into her hand. AS she did so, a huge surge of power erupted from her body, a brilliant flash of light spewing upward from her position. Kyoko stared on in shock as Moka's body transformed into the form that only Tsukune had witnessed.

The murder in Vampire Moka's glare had intensified as she flicked her gaze over to Mizore. She pursed her lips in a growl, revealing her powerful fangs as her long white hair began to sway like in a strong breeze. The blood red color of her eyes glowed slightly as she stared down the woman who had dared harm one of her friends.

"I will give you one chance to surrender." Vampire Moka said in her deeper, more powerful voice. "You only get it because you are Tsukune's cousin. Take it while you can. Otherwise, I will break you and kill you."

"You don't scare me." Kyoko said, chuckling. "You may have increased power, but you're no match for me."

Without saying a word, Vampire Moka rushed forward with a speed Kyoko hadn't expected, punching her in the face hard enough to shatter bone. Kyoko bounced backward on the pavement, Vampire Moka picking her up by the throat.

"Pathetic creatures like you should learn place." She growled, swinging her leg around to slam Kyoko into the ground, knocking her unconscious.

Vampire Moka stood over her, prepared to issue the killing blow.

"Prepare to die, disgusting hybrid." She raised her foot to land the killing blow.

"Wait!" A voice came from nearby as a girl no older than thirteen dressed in a witch's costume crash landed into the pavement nearby.

"Who the hell are you?" Vampire Moka demanded.

"My name is Yukari Sendo!" the witch girl said, holding up her hands and setting the wand like object onto the ground. "I come in peace! I have no desire to harm any of you!"

"Then, why are you here?" Vampire Moka demanded again.

"I'm here to take her back." Yukari said, nodding toward Kyoko. "The group she's gotten mixed up with wants her back."

"What group would that be?" Tsukune asked.

"It's better if you don't know." Yukari said. "Just know that you'll be in incredible danger if you try to take them on. They tasked Kyoko with killing you and taking the other girl alive."

"How do you know?" Vampire Moka growled.

"I'm trying to keep this from going out of control." Yukari said. "But, be wary. This is only the first stage of Kyoko's transformation."

"What?" Tsukune asked. "Transformation?"

"You should do your research." Yukari said. "Find out the process of transfusion. But, I promise you can trust me. I'll try my best to return Kyoko back to you whole. I'll take her with me and try to heal her."

"What about Mizore?" Tsukune asked.

"I can heal her easy." Yukari smirked, picking up her wand, aiming it at Mizore, who slowly opened her eyes, looking up at them as she stood up.

"M-Moka-san?" She asked, seeing the taller, more powerful, more alluring Vampire Moka.

"Mizore." Vampire Moka said, a ghost of a smile crossing her lips. "You are awake."

"I-is this your true form?" Mizore asked.

"It is." Vampire Moka said.

"I-it's beautiful." Mizore said, blushing.

"Thank you." Vampire Moka said, chuckling.

"I'll just take her and go." Yukari said, levitating Kyoko with magic. "Just… watch your backs. If you think this is all that could happen to you, then you're already dead. I don't know what they want with Mizore, but… just be careful, alright?"

"We will try." Vampire Moka said. "Now, leave, witch."

"Yeah yeah." Yukari snapped her fingers, her and Kyoko disappearing.

Moka put the rosary back on its chain, the chain healing. The three friends hugged, Moka squeezing them.

"We should sleep closer to each other." Tsukune said. "Moka, you shouldn't sleep alone. You should either be at my house or Mizore's. It's probably gonna get worse before it gets better."

"Alright." Moka nodded, her voice turning to fear and crying. "But who were they? And… and, why do they want me dead?"

"I don't know." Tsukune said, holding her. "I don't know how Kyoko figures into this either. But, I promise you that I'll be with you the whole way."

"And me too." Mizore said.

"Aww, thanks, you guys." Moka sobbed, holding them close. They held each other before they then went home, Moka heading to Mizore's house.

Elsewhere

"Kyoko has failed." The being in the middle said.

"As expected." The being on the right said. "She did not get enough blood."

"should we send in another operative?" the being on the left asked.

"Perhaps." The being in the middle said. "Perhaps Kurumu could be next?"

"I think we should push Kyoko to the next stage and send her out." The being in on the right said. "After we send out a few more operatives."

"Good." The being in the middle said. "We'll have Moka Akashiya and Mizore Shirayuki soon enough."

Well, they've managed to get out of this scrape, but what's going to happen in the future? Find out soon.