I do not own Rosario Vampire. This is just for fun. I hope you enjoy where the story continued in my heart.
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(End of last chapter)
Issa Shuzen sat in his study for the entire night. He felt ashamed by what had happened to Kyoko. He had promised to protect them and one of them had been kidnapped from the courtyard of his very own Castle. It was a major blow to his pride and he was seething inside from the embarrassment. While he knew that what had happened was beyond his and his guards control. It still had him shaking in rage and embarrassed to no end. It was because he knew that everyone had done their duty at keeping everyone as safe as they possibly could. That he locked himself in his study, afraid that he might lash out in his frustration and kill an undeserving servant or guard. He had commanded his servant to bring him enough blood to gorge himself on before telling his servants and guards to stay out of his sight for awhile lest he lash out at them in a rage they didn't deserve. They retreated very quickly and left Issa alone to calm down.
Akua heard this and retreated herself. She knew her fathers temper and was smart enough not to go there. But she was worried about him. She knew that this was a major blow to his pride. If he wasn't out by tomorrow night she would see if Tsukune would challenge him to a sparing match and talk to him. That is of course if Tsukune was back to his ever loving self. If not then perhaps she'd talk to Moka about it.
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Chapter 21
Emotional Torment
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Kyoko was in her room crying as she was remembering the young boy Oren. He was such a sweet boy, she had spent most of the morning talking to him and getting to know him. She was hoping to get to know him even more and then he was murdered right before her eyes. He didn't deserve what had happened to him. He had been murdered only because he was sitting beside her when she was kidnapped. A part of her was struggling with the fact that she survived while he had died. She was feeling guilty, like it was her fault, like she shouldn't have had the right to survive. Deep down she knew that this was something many survivors of tragic events suffer through. She had learned about it while watching one of Kasumi's talk shows that she watched with her. She curled up into a ball on the floor as her body shook in her sorrow. She heard a light knock on the door before it opened. Briefly glancing up she saw Tsukune come in with tears running down his cheeks. The pain in his eyes matched hers as he knelt down beside her and took her in his arms where they just cried and held each other.
"I'm ssss..so..sob..sor..sorry..sob..sniff..Kyoko." Tsukune sobbed
"Why?...Why did...sob...Oren...sob...have to die?" Kyoko cried before adding "He was such a sweet guy...sob... We..w..were..sniff...sob.. going to go...sob...on a date...sniff...sob. We should be having a good time right now! Sob..sob..sniff..WHY?"
"I wish..sob..I knew..sob..I'm..sorry...sob...you..lost...sob..your..sob..friend...sob" Tsukune said between sobs.
They just held each other until they both cried themselves to sleep.
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Moka found Tsukune and Kyoko's parents crying in Jiro and Hoshi's room. Everything they had been going through over the past few days just crashed down upon them and they were broken like a vase that fell upon the floor. Moka just stood there at the door as tears flowed down her cheeks as she saw them crying and shaking in fear. Koji and Kasumi were shocked at the cruelty their boy was now capable of. They were wondering if he was still their son after they watched the harsh punishment he delivered to the one who had Kyoko kidnapped, the one who had turned Kyoko into a ghoul.. The one who forced Tsukune to turn her into a vampire to save her from that terrible fate and give her a 2nd chance at life. But at the high cost of her humanity. She had come close to biting her own father, if Kokoa hadn't stopped her. She would have tried to feed on her own father. Now they were scared, emotionally and mentally crushed. The only one in the room who was some what ok was Michiko Aono. When Michiko saw Moka crying in the doorway she walked over to her and wrapped her arms around her before leading her over to everyone else.
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Mizore, Yukio, Kurumu and Gabe were in the lounge with Kokoa, Kahlua and Akua. They were all shaken by the days events. The entire Shuzen household felt the blow, the families pride had suffered a hit. Everyone knew that no one was to blame within the house. The only one yet to be punished for the blow to their pride was Kiria Yoshi. Then there was just 2 other council members to find and investigate. Word was already out among the Shuzen clan. Contacts were informed and a large bounty was offered for either Kiria's head or information as to his location. They were all worried about both Tsukune and Issa. They knew Tsukune was suffering inside, blaming himself for what happened. The same could easily be said for Issa Shuzen. His aura was flaring like crazy from his study and all the servants were keeping their distance. The Shuzen sisters had never seen or felt the rage that was pouring off from their father at the moment, from the blow to his pride. Needless to say the whole Castle was in a state of shock. Conversations were practically non existent, no one knew what to say so they didn't say anything. Then Gabe stood up and looked up before nodding his head.
"I need to go comfort the Aono's. I'll be back soon." Gabe said kissing Kurumu before heading for the door.
"Ok." Kurumu said before returning to her dazed stare at nothing but the drink sitting in front of her.
She knew that what had happened was the will of 'The Almighty' yet knowing that her dearest friend was tearing himself up inside, the knowledge held very little comfort. The only comfort she had was that she knew Tsukune would recover from this. That somehow he would become stronger from it.
Mizore noticed the look on Kurumu's face and walked over to her and wrapped her arms around her.
"Thanks Frosty… You know..I can't even fathom a life without having you as a friend anymore." Kurumu said with tears in her eyes.
"I feel the same way Boobzilla." Mizore said trying to chuckle.
Then they both jumped a bit when they felt another set of arms wrap around them from someone they never thought would truly accept them, Kokoa.
"What?...Well I guess I kinda deserved the jump huh.. You guys are a credit to your kind but if you tell anyone outside of this Castle I said that I'll kill you guys." Kokoa said sheepishly, forcing a slight growl at the end.
At this they all chuckled a bit before it grew into a laugh. Kokoa had managed to break the somber mood in the room. Scarlet who was off in the corner smiled at this before looking up. She had been worried about the mood of all her masters friends. They had been sad, angry and frustrated and with monsters that can be a very bad thing. She knew that it wouldn't have taken hardly anything to set them off and start a major fight between any of them. And ironically it was the one with the worst temper in the room that defused the mood in the room.
'Yes, they shall pull together and become stronger. The divisions between them shall be washed away through understanding and acceptance. Tsukune… after watching you for so long I jumped at the chance to become your familiar when Thee Almighty asked me. You have no idea how much change you have already influenced among this world. The day you finally see that will be the day you truly reap your reward that awaits you in the hand of God.' Scarlet thought to herself as she watched her masters friends.
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Gabe walked down the halls of the Castle towards the wing where the guest rooms were located. Praying for the Lords peace to fill the Castle and bring comfort to the hearts of those inside. He knew the Aono's have had their whole world shaken and the floor of what they had so long perceived to be reality yanked out from under them. They were at a tipping point, the razors edge between sanity and falling into madness. The only thing that had prevented their fall was the state of shock they had been in for the last few days. But the events of earlier that day had brought fear into their lives and the tightrope they walked was now more perilous than before. It was time for him to comfort them and wrap them in the warmth of perfect love. The love that casts out all fear, that turns doubt into faith for a better tomorrow. As he entered the room where they were all gathered together he noticed Moka was with them, tears streaming down her face as she was being held. He walked forward and transformed into his true form, wrapping his wings around them all as he bathed the room in Holy light. Which flooded the area in the perfect love of their creator.
"Fear not, fore all that has and is still happening is within the will of Thee Almighty. Behold these trials as like unto a woman about to give birth. While the pain may be great and seem to go on forever. The joy that follows is beyond what mere words can describe. Though you do not see it at this moment, the households of Aono and Shuzen have been chosen for a great honor. Lean not unto your own understanding for the tapestry in which you have been woven into is much larger and more beautiful than the single thread your minds perceive. Rejoice that you have been found worthy of receiving these trials for great is your reward when the days of testing is over." Gabe said in a voice filled with love and hope.
"How can you say that? Our lives have been torn out from under us. My daughter and nephew are no longer human… She almost started to feed on me..." Jiro said with a bit of bite mixed into the sorrow in his tone of voice.
"She is still alive. Reborn into a new life. She is like a newborn and will take a few days to get a grip on her new nature but she is still the same person she has always been. Search your hearts… does it really matter whether or not she is human anymore. Does her becoming a vampire really change things so much that you can no longer see her as your daughter?" Gabe asked gently
"No, I never said that..." Jiro responded
"Then let go of your fear. She needs you now more than either of you know. Your nephew needs you now as well. He is struggling with everything and is barely holding onto his sanity. Both of them need their families unconditional love and acceptance right now more than you can begin to comprehend. So let the peace of the Lord fill your hearts and let your minds no longer be troubled." Gabe said compassionately.
At this they finally let go of their fear and the peace and love radiating from the Holy light that filled the room from the Angel flowed through them. Filling them with a peace they haven't felt in what seemed like a lifetime. They would sleep in peace tonight, filled with visions of a bright tomorrow.
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Kyoko had awoken to one of the servants bringing a cart with a warming tray filled with several blood transfusion bags and a glass of tomato juice. The servant said breakfast would be ready in an hour before she departed. Kyoko looked at Tsukune who had cried himself to sleep while holding her. She gently removed his arms and got up before she walked over to the cart. Drinking several of the bags while she recalled the dreams she had just awoken from. Her dreams had been a mixture of nightmare and bliss. The nightmare was recalling her friends murder and the look on her fathers face when she had almost lost control and was about to bite him. The look had been a heavy blow to her heart. She worried that her parents wouldn't accept her anymore, that they would abandon her and count her as though she were dead. She was also scared of herself, of what she had almost done. It was the words of her Grandmother that had given her a measure of comfort and a spark of hope for the future. That and the feeling of peace and love she had felt from the latter half of her dreams. Oren had come with a man that was shining like a thousand suns and yet somehow didn't hurt her eyes. She knew he was at peace and was happy in the afterlife. She knew that part of her dream wasn't made of her own subconscious, it had been a gift given to her to ease her troubled heart. Thinking of it brought a small smile to her face as she finished her 4th bag of blood before heading to the bathroom to take a bath.
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Moka awoke in her room without any recollection of how she got there. The last thing she remembered was Gabe coming into the Aono's room and comforting them with not only his words but with his powerful aura of peace and love. She knew she had fallen asleep within that peaceful aura and she wondered if Gabe was the one who carried her to bed for a moment before she realized that it had been Akua. It was her scent she smelled in a few spots on her covers. Upon realizing this she yawned and sat up before reaching over for the glass of tomato juice that had been recently set on her nightstand by one of the servants. She pondered the peaceful dreams she had while drinking and smiled. She had a dream of yokai and human children playing together in a playground. The laughter was like the sweetest music to her ears in the dream and one of the children was the spiting image of the love of her life, a mini Tsukune giving a human girl a ride on his back while he pretended to be a horse. She shed a few happy tears before she made her way to the bathroom to get cleaned up for breakfast.
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Tsukune's night had been full of nightmares. Dreaming of his family and Kyoko pointing accusing fingers at him, calling him a monster as they chased him with wooden stakes in their hands through a maze of hallways and tunnels being led by his human self. Everywhere he turned they were there closing in on him. Vise like hands sprang from the floor and pinned him in place as they surrounded him calling for his death. His own mother placed her stake over his heart as his human self raised his mallet and swung it down causing him to awaken with a scream tearing from his throat. He instantly curled into a ball trembling as tears flowed from his eyes. Repeating the words "I'm so sorry" over and over just barely above a whisper. The bathroom door flew open in two different rooms from his scream and in less than 5 seconds Moka and Kyoko were trying to comfort a catatonic Tsukune who was drowning in his grief and feeling of guilt.
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Tsukune's scream had been heard throughout the Castle. Before long everyone was in the room where he was still curled into a ball, crying and saying he was sorry over and over. Kasumi looked into Moka's eyes and saw how worried she was for him before she gave Moka a kiss on her cheek, grabbing the vampire's attention.
"You should go rinse the soap off and get dressed my dear. I'll hold your place till you get back." Kasumi said gently. Hoshi saying the same thing to Kyoko.
The two got up and rushed out of the room so they could get back as soon as possible. The rest of them just looked upon Tsukune, doing their best to comfort him while trying to figure out a way to bring him out of his catatonic state. Kurumu was about to dive into his head with her succubus abilities when Ruby stopped her.
"In his current state doing that would be potentially dangerous for him as well as deadly for you." Ruby said to Kurumu
"What do you mean?" Kurumu asked a bit shaken.
"He's trapped in a nightmare that could destroy your mind and render you brain dead if his aura spikes any higher than it's been doing now. And subconsciously he'll realize he just killed you and his power will then start destroying him from the inside out." Ruby said in a firm yet gentle voice.
Yukari was brainstorming with several ideas in her head as Moka and Kyoko came back into the room before a light went on in her head.
"I've got it, I know how we can reach Tsukune." Yukari said as she waived her wand over Tsukune's head and produced a view of the nightmare Tsukune was stuck in.
"Ruby use your wand to allow our voices to enter his dream." Yukari said
"Yukari your a genius!" Ruby cried before waiving her own wand.
Everyone watched in horror at the images they were seeing. Tsukune was being chased and impaled by a human version of himself as well as versions of all of them.
"This is his how he feels you should all view him now. He has placed the guilt of what happened upon himself. He needs to hear you forgive him and love him unconditionally." Gabe said gently.
"Tsukki, why do you torment yourself. You did what you had to… you saved my life Tsukki. I can't forgive you because there is nothing to forgive. I love you cuz and I need you right now. You did nothing wrong! Do you hear me Tsukki. You did nothing wrong." Kyoko said tearfully
"Tsukune, pull yourself together son. We need you son, you have no idea how proud I am of you. I love you boy!" Koji said with tears starting to stream down his face.
"Tsukune, I love you so much. You will always be my baby boy. My pride and joy. No mother could ever ask for more in a son. Please wake up son, come back to us." Kasumi said gently before breaking into tears.
"Tsukune, nephew...I can't thank you enough for saving my little girls life. I know that turning her into a vampire had never crossed your mind. It just became the only way to save her. You gave me back my daughter and right now she needs you to help her adjust and become the best vampire she can be. Please wake up Tsukune." Jiro said with a tone of gratefulness in his voice.
"Tsukune, I'm not going to lie to you and say that I haven't been scared ever since we were brought here. Nor am I going to say that seeing you dish out punishment to that vile individual before giving him a sentence that chilled me to the bone didn't terrify me. But then I saw what you were forced to do to save my daughter and in that instant my rage against him was equal to your own. I place no blame upon you Tsukune. Instead my heart cries for you, fore I can see that you blame yourself. But you need to realize that all of the blame belongs on the one you had entombed and the one called Kiria Yoshi. Take that weight off and put it where it belongs. Come back to us, we all need you." Hoshi said with tenderness in her voice.
"Tsukune my dear sweet grandson. We all love you so much. But we can't do anything but let you know that you are loved and needed within this family. Get up and tell the darkness in your soul to begone. No one is blaming you but you. You need to let it go and forgive yourself for not being God. Now throw off this nightmare you've stuck yourself in and wake up." Michiko said
"Tsukune my love. Open your heart that through our blood bond you may see the vision I dreamed last night. I need you Tsukune please don't leave me all alone." Moka cried as tears flowed down her face.
Moka bit into her wrist and placed it in Tsukune's mouth and he instinctively started to drink. Then the nightmare Tsukune was stuck in started to change. The background melted into a playground for children. The laughter of monster and human children filled the air like the sweetest music imaginable. A young vampire that looked like a mini-Tsukune was giving a piggyback ride to a young human girl who was squealing with delight as the young vampire raced around the playground making horsey noises. Everyone stared at the vision of the dream Moka shared with Tsukune through her blood. The tears of worry and fear became tears of hope that tugged upon their hearts from the beauty of the vision.
"Thats...so….beautiful." Ruby said as tears streaked her face.
"That's worth fighting for, worth dying for." Yukio said wiping a tear from his eye.
And then the vision vanished causing everyone to jump and look at Yukari as if to say what happened. Before something else caught their attention.
"Oh Moka, that was so beautiful. I love you so much." Tsukune said with tears flowing down his face.
"TSUKUNE!" everyone said as they rushed in to hug him.
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I hope you all enjoyed this emotional chapter. I kept it short for the most part. Whew...3 chapters redone in one day...YES! with a fistpump ;P
What do you think? PS Kyoko is not Junsui, the dormant trait likes to skip generations. Being that she received blood from 2 strong vampires she's a borderline Shinso class vampire.
Anyway I'll be back soon with the next chapter. Don't forget to leave a comment on your thoughts on the story so far.