Mate of Fate
Chapter 2: Meeting of Others
As Kurumu and Nicholas began to walk down to their next class, a bit of an awkward silence settled in. The guy hated that, so he decided to break the ice. "So uh… how has it been so far this school year?" the male asked.
"Good so far and it's my last year," the succubus replied.
"Yeah. I would bet anything we'll be starting to think about what we're going to do with our lives in the future."
Just then they rounded a corner and ran into Mizore Shirayuki the Yuik-Onna. But she wasn't alone as there was a male walking with her. The guy was a bit taller than Nicholas, had spikey white hair, and turquoise eyes along with wearing the typical standard male uniform. But despite the color of his hair and eyes, the guy looked very friendly. There was something about his eyes and smile like with Nicholas that made one just naturally be that. And looking at how Mizore was actually talking with him, Kurumu was not only surprised by this, but wondered who this new person was. The two looked up and the guy with white hair smiled at Nicholas. "And there's who I was just talking about," he told Mizore.
"Well look who it is!" the male with long haired stated and the two guys went over to bump fists.
"A friend?" the Yuik-Onna asked.
"Oh yeah, I've known this guy all the way back since we were kids," Nicholas replied with a grin.
"And it's been one hell of a ride," the other male said. "I'm Michael by the way. Michael Vector."
The other two females were then introduced and then they all learned they were heading same way so they decided to go as a group. What the two females didn't know was that he was the one that had mentioned Mizore's name before starting in that tree. In fact he, Nicholas, and the rest who had started today had been on the tree branches during that night and looking at the academy. "So how's it been so far?" Nicholas asked Michael.
"Not too bad," the second male replied. "The home room teacher for me and Mizore seems normal enough."
"Well what's your next class?"
Michael said and all four of the eyebrows the monsters had went up but then Kurumu smiled. "I guess we all have the same class," she said.
"It would seem so," Mizore agreed.
They made it and went inside. They all decided to take a seat in the middle of the class. But the real fun if one could call it that didn't happen until it was time to eat. Before that time found Kurumu and Nicholas leaving the same class again. Only this time it wasn't just them, this time with them was Yukari Sendo the witch. Despite her age and appearance she was in the same year. Even so, Nicholas knew not to underestimate her as this was someone he was quiet aware had fought against Fairy Tale and Alucard. Even if that hadn't been the case, her grades were at the top. "I'm starved," the male with long-hair stated after stretching. "I could use some food."
Yukari, like with Kurumu, found herself able to trust this guy and that he was alright. Just then Fang Fang Hauang caught up with the three. The male Yasha, despite being a second year, was very close to the group that made up the friends of Moka and Tsukune whom Nicholas had yet to meet. "Hey there, hope I could join you and the others for lunch," he said to Yukari with his usually friendliness.
"You know you always can," she told him with a grin.
"Another friend?" Nicholas asked with a smile. Introductions were then done.
"Well if it's alright with you perhaps we can meet the rest of your friends?" the guy with glasses suggested. "I would like to meet them to."
"Same," Michael said. "If it's not too much trouble of course."
The others looked at each other and Fang Fang shrugged. "Why not?" he commented.
The small group made their way outside to the usual area where the students ate. This happened to be outside in a designated area with a number of tables and chairs. At one was Moka and Tsukune, already having sat down. The two looked up with the female vampire's hair having a bit more pink at the tips. This indicated that the outer Moka and inner Moka souls were still merging and becoming one. "Hey guys!" the male said now a vampire himself like the one he was dating.
"Oh?" Moka commented seeing Nicholas and Michael with the others. "Seems you've picked up some new friends."
The long-haired male and one with white hair gave the other a quick glance at each other. After all the day before starting Nicholas was the one who had mentioned wanting to meet these two. The moment to do so was here. "I wouldn't say pick up," Nicholas told the two while pushing his glasses up further on the bridge of his nose. "Me and Michael asked if it was alright if we could join you two for lunch with Kurumu and the others." The rest who had first walked in with these two were fine with that as Nicholas had contacted them beforehand about this and the rest were fine with it.
"All that's happened is that we're in some of the same classes they are," Michael added. "If it's alright to join…"
"Sure, go ahead," Tsukune replied. Like with Kurumu, this guy and Moka found that with Nicholas there was something already that allowed them to trust him. And the other male with the first was fine as well.
Everyone then sat down. "So…" Nicholas began with a look of slight interest. "I guess I could ask how everyone's day is going so far." He didn't want to talk about fighting against Fairy Tale and Alucard just yet.
"Not bad," Tsukune answered. "As far as it goes around here."
"I've heard that there's been a lot of crazy things that has happened here," Michael said. "It must be nice to have this peaceful time despite what's happened a few months back."
The ones the former human knew and himself looked up in shock. "Hold on… you know?" Mizore asked.
"About fighting against Alucard and Fairy Tale?" Nicholas replied. "Yeah we know a bit about that. After all, considering his size, and how even today debates are going on in the human world for the co-existence of monsters and humans living in peace, how could me and my friends not know?"
Tsukune and his friends exchanged looks. "Do you think it's possible?" Moka asked.
Nicholas smiled at her. "Me and my friends aren't like most monsters," he stated. "We've always been on the side of humans. We to wish to see a world where we can exist together."
"And the cooperation is needed more than ever," Michael agreed. "Now that they are aware of our existence, monsters that is."
"Tell us though… how was it fighting him and Fairy Tale? I am curious," Nicholas said. The rest hesitated before telling at least what they could to these two and the new males listened the whole time.
"Quite a feat then to take such a monster down," the male with glasses stated when that was finished. "And then to take down some powerful monsters and even fighting with two of the former Dark Lords. I've never met any of them and would have liked to." However there was one more here Nicholas and Michael knew was a part of the group of friends. It was Ruby, but she was busy right now with her own duties.
The rest of the lunch then passed by with other topics moving away from what had been asked. But the two new males burned what had been said into their brains. And then Nicholas learned that he would be sharing his next class with not just Kurumu but Moka and Tsukune as well. "This ought to be interesting," he told the three as they went that way.
They arrived and saw that a few of the other students had arrived. Then the rest of the school day went by so Nicholas and his friends now knew what the typical day was going to be like and who was with them. When the last class was over, there wasn't much to do for them except check out the student dorm building where they would be sleeping at. Nicholas and Michael made it first. "So this is it huh?" the second male asked. The building had a few dead trees around in front of it, the windows were covered by what appeared to be bars, and stone objects that looked like tombstones were scattered on the ground. "I guess it'll do."
"It's not that bad, come on," Nicholas told him. "It has a certain charm to it, But more importantly I've met most of them at least. And I think this is going to be quiet the interesting year to say the least. I think if something does happen they'll be wonderful monsters to have in a times of trouble."
"So what now?" Michael asked.
The long-haired male smiled. "For now I'm going to retire in my room," he said. "If the others ask for me, tell them that's where I'll be." The guy then went inside. It had been an interesting first day. But that was only the first. And there would be many more still to arrive.