After the pleasantries he felt he owed his parents were over his father gave him his room assignment and he headed towards the mens dorm building. As he walked he tried to remember the event that had caused his parents to send him to America to live with his Aunt Yukari instead of sending him to live with Aunt Mizore and the twins as the plan was originally. It was unavoidable when his mother had decided to become the girl's athletics director at Yokai Academy. However something had happened either because of him or to him to necessitate him leaving the country, and no matter how hard he worked at it the memory stayed just out of his reach.
He had a suspicion that it had to deal with the illness he had when he was an infant. His parents and his Aunts were very secretive when it came to that subject. Even Aunt Akua, and he was able to charm her into doing anything for him, despite her being a lesbian. At least he thought she was a lesbian, though she may have really just loved his mom in a creepy incestuous manner that he couldn't make heads nor tails of. Regardless of her sexual preference the only information he got was that it was a rare condition that nearly killed him until his Grandfather Shuzen intervened.
If he had been around when Tekeshi was old enough to start wondering he might have been able to tell him, but not long after his sickness the vampiric patriarch seemed to vanish into thin air. Books seemed to be unable to help him. He didn't know enough about the sickness to look it up, and despite their impressive regenerative abilities and almost infallible immune system there were still a great number of illnesses that could affect vampires. Almost all of them had the potential to be fatal, so that was not a good starting point.
He gave up the train of thought as he reached the building. Looking at the label on the key chain he started climbing the stairs to the floor he was assigned to. After that finding the room was simple, walk straight down the hall till the numbers matched. Reaching his room he unlocked the door and went in. Like his father said everything had arrived and was waiting to be put away. First order of business was changing into something a little more appropriate for the surroundings. Eschewing his school uniform since there was still another two days before school actually started he decides on slacks and a tshirt.
When he had the new clothes on he went ahead and unpacked. Clothes in the closet and dresser. Guitar in the farthest corner from the door. Television on the stand across from the bed. The rest could wait for later, he had to check his bike over before he went too far.
A present from his father upon his sixteenth birthday he had taken painstaking care of the machine in the few months he had owned it. He had wished his dad had presented it to him himself, but that was what life handed him. Still the bike had become one of his most cherished possessions. A 1985 Honda CB750, at 66hp it wasn't going to set a speed record, but what father gave his only child a bike on his sixteenth birthday and could be considered a responsible parent. Though it may have just been a way to apologize for not being there for the event.
When he reached the place he had parked it he checked to make sure the engine had cooled right and it wasn't leaking oil. He had fought with it for a good month over an oil leak that just wouldn't let him track it down, eventually leading him to take it to a professional who fixed it for a good chunk of cash. He didn't know where his father had acquired it from, but it had been in decent condition. It took corners well and didn't try to run out from under him.
"I figured you might like it. I wanted one like it when I was your age, but I never had time to think about it when I was in school here," his father said hunkering down beside him, "I never let any of the girls know, they would have thrown a fit thinking I might kill myself."
Tekeshi laughed at that, "Aunt Yukari nearly had a heart attack when I hit the kick starter for the first time. I can only wonder at what mom started saying when she found out about it."
"I slept in a different room for about a month before she finally decided that I wasn't trying to kill you at an early age," the elder vampire relayed smirking.
"Figures. Did she try to pound you into the ground as well?"
"Yes."
"How long did they take to rebuild the house,"
"We were visiting Akua when she found out, I think the Shuzen mansion is still being reconstructed. Of course your Aunt only made moon eyes at your mom after she destroyed her home. She could hold her at gunpoint and your Aunt would love it."
Tekeshi stood up and straddled the machine, "I want to know why you sent me to live with Aunt Yukari. I remember the plan had been for me to live with Aunt Mizore and the twins, then something happened. No matter what I cannot latch on to the memory, and I have a feeling it has to do with my illness. The only thing I know about that is that Grandfather Shuzen is responsible for saving me. Now I want answers."
"Decisive and quick to change the subject to something you want, almost like your mother. Have to decline an answer though. The decision to send you to Yukari was made for your own good, it doesn't matter why now. And I would appreciate you dropping the subject and letting it be done. Musuko, try not to lose control of yourself when you get angry," with that last cryptic comment the older man left leaving Tekeshi lost.
Kicking the kickstand up he hit the kick-start, and the bike fired right to life. The machine purred perfectly. The crankshaft had taken him days to get balanced right to reduce the vibrations in the case, no matter what though it hadn't increased the horsepower like he had hoped. Twisting the throttle slightly he got the bike moving towards a shed that was unused. Ruby had granted him use of it to store the bike.
He cut the gas after he got the vehicle in shelter and let down on the kickstand. Dismounting he opened the pack he has strapped on the back and took out a ratchet with a deep well socket on it. He removed the spark plugs effectively disabling the engine, to keep out the dust he put in a couple of block plugs to keep dust out of the cylinders. Returning the socket he got a pair of pliers and disconnected the battery. Little things the average rider didn't think of when storing their bike he did.
He locked the shed and turned to find six people surrounding him. Then the two directly in front of him separated and the guy in charge stepped forward revealing himself to be the thug he beat up earlier. For some reason he seemed pissed off.
"Well I must say you don't look near as imposing as you did earlier. That is a nice bike you have, it's going to look a lot better with me on it. Now I am going to rip you apart piece by piece and let my underlings her have their way with your little china doll girlfriend. Any last words," Fauru spat into the shorter man's face.
Tekeshi brought his lips back revealing pearly white inch long fangs, "Yeah, your breath smells like you've been eating roadkill."
Without warning he whipped his fist forward and struck the bully on the side of the head. Nothing more was said. The gang changed at the same time, and all of them were orcs. Among the dumbest of yokai. Ironically it was also the first monster his father had conflict with when he attended.
They didn't wait to make sure that they weren't going to be in each others way before they attacked. The result was Tekeshi jumping back and his opponents knocking each other around. He took the initiative to drive two of the beasts heads into the dirt. They were the weakest apparently, since they fell with little effort.
Five left. The rest recovered. One attacked, and received a sharp strike to the throat. Four left. Another tried to come at him in a tackle, and the vampire brought his right leg up crushing the things face. Thre... one was missing. Fauru was gone.
One spoke up, "Looking for the boss. You should have paid more attention. He went to get the little chicky. There won't be much lef...," Tekeshi didn't waste anytime when the orc spoke.
He drove his fist hard into the first one's stomach leaving him gasping and heaving his stomach contents. The second he grabbed by the head and drove his knee into it face, breaking its nose and knocking most of its teeth out. He waited only until he was sure none were getting back up.
"Mom would have a fit, that took me way longer than it should have. 'Take only the amount of time needed to bring your opponent down, don't drag it out.' Utsuki. If anything happens Chichi is going to kill me," He took off at a dead run towards the girls dorm, hoping he was able to intercept Fauru before he could cause any harm.
Utsuki folded the last garment and placed it in the dresser. After finishing her task she surveyed the room. Everything appeared to be in place. Clothes where they belonged. Her bed was made. Her possessions were on the bookcases and out of the way. She took the chance to sit down on her bed.
"This way too much. Witches, vampires, and who knows what else. I just need to tell the Headmaster that I have reconsidered and want to go home. They can't keep me here against my will without parental consent. But, if my parents have already left then it won't matter," she fell back on her bed, "Why couldn't I have just stayed in Tokyo. I just wanted to go to high school, not get pulled into a nut house."
She lay there for a while wallowing in self-pity. Things like this were supposed to happen to other people not her. She had the ability to become an idol. She might even consider it when the term was over. With luck she wouldn't even be here for a term, if she could get in touch with her parents.
A knock at the door startled her. Standing she went to the door and unlocked it. Opening it she tried to slam it back when she saw who was on the other side. Fauru, the bully who had in no uncertain terms declared him her boyfriend, whether she wanted it or not. She wasn't big enough to keep the door closed against him. She flew across the room as he gave a sharp push.
"Well, well. I was going to get you a picture of me for your room, but thanks to your little boyfriend I think I'm going to have you as a snack instead. Then I am going to show him whats left before I pop his head like a zit. I hope you ate a good diet, because I need to watch my figure," he stood over her as he changed.
Utsuki had never seen anything so grotesque in her life. He grew a foot and turned green. His muscles swelled up and his clothes tore. Tusks sprouted from his upper and lower jaws. The worst was his tongue, it grew long and slimy and he started licking his lips. She had never felt such terror as she did at that moment. She was never going to see her family again.
The moment Fauru took a step towards her something flew through her door and rammed into the orc. The two figures burst through the exterior wall and fell to the ground. Utsuki rushed to the hole and saw who had saved her. It was Tekeshi.
"Tekeshi-san, be careful," she yelled out without thinking.
She watched closely as they started to trade blows. At first Tekeshi dodged the larger beings wild swings and grabs, moving faster than she could keep up with. This continued for mere seconds before the vampire went on the offensive. The first blow he delivered picked the orc up several feet, and was followed by an aerial roundhouse that flung him through several trees and away from the dorm buildings.
"Tekeshi is here?"
"It appears so."
"Lets follow him and watch him tear the orc apart."
"Um."
Utsuki turned her head to both sides and saw two girls approximately her age that look exactly alike. From their purple hair to their skin that was even paler than her own. And just standing near them made her feel extremely cold. Looking down she thought she may have even seen fog around their feet. Then she noticed them looking at her.
"Um. Hello," she said tentatively.
Both chorused at the same time around lolipops, "Hello, do you want to go with us to watch our future husband beat that bully up."
Utsuki paled, "Future husband?"
The one on the left blushed a little and held her hands around her face, "Yes, he is fated to choose one of us to marry. Fate kept him away for so long to let him think about his choice... YUSA YOU TRAMP!"
The sister on the right had disappeared while the other was talking. She didn't waste anytime getting out of there and Utsuki followed. Between running and what the girl had told her she had forgotten about going home.
A/N: No weird comments please. Yes, these are Mizore's kids. Yes, they have an obsession with Tekeshi. No, they are not the only ones. Tekeshi is going to have worse woman troubles than Tsukune did, and he is going to sound weird to many straight men soon. Till the next chapter please start thinking up things for events and stuff, I can only think up so many and I want a few options. PM me or review and I will give credit in a prechapter authors note.
