Chapter 7

Family Bonding

"Alright, everyone!" Nekonome says. "Today we'll be taking a trip to the human world once again!"

Kasumi and the others sit in front of their homeroom teacher during Newspaper Club.

"We get to explore more stuff out there?" Kurumu says. "Neat-o~!"

"I wonder what goodies we will get to have next~?" Yukari says.

"Goodies, huh…?" Mizore says as she looks down at her large chest.

"Not those goodies!" Yukari squeaks.

Moka turns to Kasumi, who is looking down at her desk, staring into space.

"Hey…Kasumi?" Moka says, gently tapping her girlfriend's shoulder. "Are you alright?"

The shy brunette looks up at her lover and smiles. "I'm fine. It's just…I haven't seen Mom in a while since Parent's Day. I didn't visit her since our last school trip."

Moka gently puts a hand on Kasumi's shoulder. "I'm sure we will get the chance to meet her again this time. If Nekonome-sensei lets us."

Kasumi nods. "Yeah."

Nekonome clasps her hands together. "Alright, let's head out! The trip starts now! We will be staying for only 3 days since it's the long weekend! Let's show our best impressions to the humans around us, you hear, nya~?"

"Yes, Sensei!" The girls say in unison.

Later*

The bus arrives at the human world after going through the dark tunnel. For Kasumi, it feels like going through hyper space from a large spacecraft from "Star Wars". And as quick as a flash, here they are at the human world. Nekonome lets the bus driver know when to pick them up and he is off. Nekonome goes off to rent a room at a motel while the others explore on their own. As long as they stick together, no one will get lost.

The girls explore through town, learning anything and everything from Kasumi about the human world. Jewelry shops, barber shops, wishing fountains, stores for school uniforms and so on. Moka and the others are amazed on how the human world works and Kasumi cannot be any happier than spending time with her best friends.

Then, as Kurumu, Yukari and Mizore are off, buying some lunch, Kasumi pulls Moka aside.

"I think it's time to visit my mom," Kasumi says. "It's going to take a while for the line to start moving so, let's take this chance to leave."

"Shouldn't we wait for the others?" Moka questions.

"I know, but Yukari-chan may be able to track us down," Kasumi says. "Or Kurumu-chan can follow my scent. Either way, they will know where we are."

"If you say so," Moka shrugs and the two are off while the other three girls are discussing food.

Later*

Nagisa is putting the last finishing touches on cleaning the living room when she spots a picture frame above the fire place. She approaches it and smiles at the picture of her and Tamao, holding hands. There is a long, red ribbon on top of the frame, a gift Tamao gave her to remind her of her dear "husband" whenever she's far away. Fortunately for her, the bluenette is going to arrive to visit for a couple days since she has some free time.

She hears the door bell ring, snapping her out of her thoughts. "Ah! Is Tamao-chan here already?" She trots over toward the front door and answers it. "Yes who is-oh!" Her eyes widen at the sight of her daughter standing at the door.

"H-hi, Mom," Kasumi says.

"Welcome home, sweetie~" Nagisa says. "I didn't expect to see you here~"

"We're on a school trip," Kasumi says. "So I decided to come and visit. And…I bought someone along with me." She steps to the side and Moka walks beside her.

"Hello, Mrs. Aoi~" The pinkette greets and bows in respect. "Nice to see you again~"

"A pleasure meeting you again as well, Moka-chan~" Nagisa bows in return. "Why don't the two of you come in~?"

The two girls nod and let themselves in. Nagisa prepares some tea and snacks and guide them to the kitchen table.

"Your Papa is coming here soon, Kasumi," Nagisa says as she pours the tea.

"Eh? She's coming here?" Kasumi says. "I thought she was still busy with work."

"Turns out she's free this weekend~" Nagisa says. "This will give all of us a chance to bond like we used to and get to know each other~"

Moka nods with a smile. After being told about Nagisa's late husband, Moka knows that the family is together once more, only the three of them are all Yuri. She is happy to see Kasumi smile.

There is another knock on the door. Nagisa jumps from her chair to see who it is. She lets out a squeak of surprise as she opens the door.

"Kasumi, dear?" She calls. "Your other friends wants to see you! Oh, you girls bought lunch? That's great! We'll have a family lunch together then!"

She lets Kurumu, Yukari and Mizore inside and they all prepare for lunch. Steak with gravy and mashed potatoes, terriyaki chicken, ramen noodles and lastly dessert. As they start eating, Nagisa speaks up.

"Oh, I just told Kasumi-chan that my 'husband' will be coming shortly," Nagisa says.

"You mean Kasumi's other mother?" Yukari asks.

"The very same…" Mizore says as she eats her ramen noodles.

"I want to meet this woman!" Kurumu says excitedly. "I want some hints as to what to do with my beloved Little Snow Bunny~!" She hugs the snow woman tightly.

"K-Kurumu…can't breathe…" Mizore says.

Kasumi smiles a small smile. It's very nice to see her best friends getting along well with her mother. Moka is happy as well.

After lunch, Nagisa clears up the table while Kurumu, Mizore and Yukari head toward the living room.

"You two should take a bath," Nagisa says. "You had a long walk here, right?"

"Yeah, I understand," Kasumi says as she starts to head upstairs to her room when Moka quickly grabs her wrist, surprising the brunette. "M-Moka-san!?"

"Um….if you don't mind…" The pinkette says. "Can I…come with you…?"

Kasumi blushes and nods. "S-sure…let's go…"

Nagisa squeals with excitement, putting her hands on her cheeks. "Ohhhhh, you two are sooooo cuuuuute! You are perfect for each other!"

"Th-thanks, Mom…" Kasumi shyly replies. She then leads Moka to her bedroom.

Once inside, Moka takes a look around. "Woooow! Your room looks amazing! A little better than our dorm rooms!"

"I-it's nothing special, really…" Kasumi says.

"Ehehehe~!" Moka stops twirling around and leans over with her hands behind her back. "Soooo…want to take that bath now~?"

"Y-yes…" Kasumi blushes. "Give me a second."

She gathers some materials for the bath and then leads her girlfriend to the bathroom. Both strip from their uniforms for them to get washed and then sit on their stools to rinse themselves. However, they take a second to look at each other's bodies. Moka's is very well developed, unlike Kasumi's, who has a small body, humble sized breasts, but has a cute face overall. No matter how small Kasumi is, Moka loves her just the same.

Once they are done scrubbing, they both get into the warm tub, sit down together and relax while holding each other's hands. All they can feel now is bliss. They are glad they went together on this trip, including visiting Kasumi's mother. The next time they go to the human world, they should spend more time with Nagisa to have a family bond even more. Moka likes Nagisa already the day she met her at Parent's Day. She hopes Tamao will like her as well.

Later*

After the couple are done with their bath, they head downstairs toward the living room to see Tamao already there.

"Hello there, Kasumi-chan~" Tamao says with a wave.

"P-Papa!?" Kasumi says.

"Oh, you must be the girl, Moka-chan~" Tamao says. "Kasumi-chan has told me a lot about you~"

"Y-you have….?" Moka says with a blush.

"Wait hold up!" All of a sudden, Kurumu appears, being half naked and wearing her baggy socks on runs toward the living room. She was done taking a bath as well when she heard the scream from Kasumi. "Kasumi-chan's papa is here!?"

Tamao giggles. "Kasumi-chan's got some great taste, doesn't she~?"

"EHHHHHH!?" Kasumi squeaks and Moka can only smile nervously

"So…Kasumi's papa is here…?" Mizore appears, also being half naked and wearing her striped thigh high socks.

Yukari appears as the only person fully wearing her clothing. "Whoa! Is that Papa Tamao I'm seeing?"

Tamao giggles again. "I can see Kasumi-chan befriended nice and sexy girls~"

"Papaaaaa…!" Kasumi whines.

Later*

After the shenanigans are settled, the girls sit on the long couch across from Nagisa and Tamao who are sitting on comfy chairs.

"Let's start again," she says. "My name is Tamao Suzumi Aoi. I am a poet and write and read poems around the world~"

"Whoa! You are a poet!?" Kurumu exclaims. "Can you teach me how to write some haikus so that I can express my love to my little Snow Bunny~?" Kurumu links arms with her girlfriend. "My name is Kurumu Kurono by the way. This is my girlfriend, Mizore Shirayuki~"

"I most certainly will~" Tamao replies. "You two look like a good couple, are you not~?"

"Oh we definitely are~" Kurumu replies. "We are destined to be together~"

"I thought your destined one was Kasumi…" Mizore points out.

"She used to," Kurumu says as she caresses her girlfriend's cheek. "Now YOU are my destined one…"

"Kurumu…" Mizore has a love struck expression and starts to lean in.

Tamao clasps her hands together, loud enough for Kurumu and Mizore to snap back to reality. "Alright, alright, you two! Get a room~!" She turns to the little witch. "And you are, little girl?"

Yukari raises her hand happily. "My name is Yukari Sendo! I can do magic and am a very, very smart person!"

"Magic, hm~?" Tamao says. "I know some magic myself. I am a mage~"

"Wha!? A mage!?" Yukari exclaims.

"Yep! I went to Yokai Academy despite me being human," Tamao says. "She and I got along very well, despite us being very different~"

Moka gives a sad look. She thinks back on the bad events of what happened to her just because she was different from the rest. Tamao takes notice and waves her arms.

"O-oh! I'm sorry! Did I say something wrong!?" She panics

Moka wipes the small tears from her eyes. "No…just remembering some unpleasant memories…"

Tamao gently takes Moka's hands in her own. "I understand. Whatever you were going through, I want to let you know that you are not alone. Just like what I did for Nagisa-chan."

Moka nods and gives a smile. "Thanks so much…"

"Now then, want to introduce yourself?" Tamao says.

Moka gives a beautiful smile. "My name is Moka Akashiya. A pleasure to meet your acquaintance."

"Likewise~" Tamao says.

Kasumi smiles. She is very glad that her Papa Tamao likes everyone here.

Meanwhile*

That night, Gyokuro looks from a tall office building on the roof. Kalua and Akua stand beside her, awaiting her orders. But Gyokuro holds up a scroll and tosses it in the air. She shoots a fireball at it and it explodes. A demonic wolverine about 10 feet tall drops down shortly after. It roars and lashes out large talons.

"S-such a scary thing…!" Kalua says, hiding behind Akua.

"I know," Gyokuro says. "And I want us to let one of our minions do the job for us for a change. A quick murder while on the go won't hurt. But our mission still stands." She turns to the wolverine. "Go! Find Moka Akashiya! Bring her to me…alive! Do not harm her, but do harm those that stand in your way! Here!" She whips out a pink blankie Akasha gave Moka when she was small.

The wolverine takes a whiff, roars and then turns and runs as fast he can.

"M-Mother….a thing like this is not going to do us any good…" Kalua says. "I know Moka-chan. She can one shot it with a simple kick!"

"I know," Gyokuro says. "That's why I enhanced his powers. I am a powerful vampire that knows some magic. Moka won't stand a chance."

Akua just remains stoic, looking at their mother. If Gyokuro has a serious plan, then things will start to build up from here.

Later*

"Oh, by the way~" Tamao says after dinner. "You are all monsters. You can freely show your true selves in this household. I went to Yokai Academy with Nagisa-chan, remember?"

"Can we really do that?" Kasumi says.

"Of course," Tamao says. "I'll go first!"

She summons her staff and spins around, having white light surround her. When the light disappears, Tamao appears even more beautiful than before. Her hair now loose from her regal bun, flowing gracefully. She is wearing a golden bandana with a red jewel in the front. She is wearing a short white dress with a brown belt around her waist. She is also wearing golden elbow gloves with golden knee high boots on her feet. She also has a blue scarf around her neck. Moka and the other girls look in awe.

"Whoa…!" Yukari says. "People are gonna mistake you for cosplay!"

"That's really your true form?" Kurumu asks.

"Yep!" Nagisa replies. "Now i will show you mine!" She closes her eyes and flames surround her.

She transforms into her kitsune form, only the redhead grows her hair down to her calves, flames surrounding it. She wears a short red kimono with black thigh high stockings and black high heels on her feet. Nine tails appear from behind. Then, two sharp blades with chains attached to them appear on her back. Kasumi transforms into her own kitsune form and then holds up her kunai and chain.

"I thought they looked similar," Moka points out.

"But Kasumi-chan wields a katana," Nagisa says. "I taught her some swordsmanship a while ago."

The other girls are also in their monster forms except for Moka. Tamao turns to the pinkette.

"What's the matter, sweetie?" The bluenette asks. "Why can't you transform?"

"O-oh…that is….ummmm…." Moka clutches her rosary.

Kasumi walks beside her. "Her powers are sealed. Be warned: what you are about to see won't be the same Moka-san you met." She proceeds to pull off the seal and Moka transforms into her vampire self.

The silver haired beauty flips her hair and looks around, wondering where she is. Kasumi quickly takes her hand and gestures toward Nagisa and Tamao.

"Moka-san," she says. "These are my parents."

"I'm Nagisa!" The redheaded kitsune says.

"And I'm Tamao!" The bluenette says.

Vampire Moka gives a small smile. "A pleasure to meet the parents of the other Moka's girlfriend. Pleased to make your acquaintance."

The other girls giggle.

Just then, they hear some screaming from other humans from a distance. The others rush outside to see a large wolverine killing humans left and right who stand in his way.

"What is that wolverine doing in a place like this!?" Kurumu says. "I have never seen anything like this!"

"We have to save these people before it hurts many more!" Vampire Moka says as she starts to make a run for it before Nagisa and Tamao hold her back.

"Leave this to us~" Nagisa says.

"You two should see what we can do~" Tamao says. "Come on, Nagisa-chan!"

"Right with you!"

The two charge toward the wolverine. The big and tall creature roars as it tosses away another killed victim and charges toward the mage and fire kitsune. Nagisa flips over it, evading its slash attacks and lands behind it. Tamao raises her staff and summons fire balls to hit it with. The wolverine uses its talons to slash away the fireballs and charge at the mage. He starts to fire shadow balls and then tries to use its talons to slash Tamao to death. The mage jumps away to evade each hit. However, she finally gets hit on the shoulder by the talons and falls on her behind.

Nagisa gasps and lashes out her fire blades. They stick to the wolverine's back, making it screech in pain from the sheer heat and sharpness of the blades. Nagisa pulls it back, slamming it down on the ground and pounces on it. She pulls the blades back and Tamao, quickly recovers as she summons an energy ball to shoot with. The wolverine struggles to get up, but gets hit with the energy ball. Tamao jumps in the air and summons a barrier to trap the wolverine in place.

Nagisa charges forward and attacks with her fire blades. They go through the barrier and hit the wolverine 3 times and then Nagisa does a cyclone attack to hit it multiple times. She then jumps in the air and slams her fire blades down, the blades glowing with fire, practically burning it. The barrier fades away as it is weakened from the sheer impact of the blades and magic. Nagisa gives a nod and uses her fire blades to lash them onto the wolverine. They stick to his mouth and Nagisa slams his head down and then lifts him up in the air.

Tamao raises her staff in the air to summon lightning to strike it down and then a giant spear from the ground to impale his heart. Nagisa slams it down deeper until it is dead. It then vanishes into thin air.

Kasumi and the others are amazed on how powerful these two are.

"Woooow!" Yukari cheers. "You come from a very powerful family!"

"Please…y-you're making me blush…" Kasumi says.

The people look at what the commotion is about. However, the monsters just suddenly vanish without a trace. They could've sworn they heard some sort of fight. But…maybe it was their imagination.

Later*

Kitsune Kasumi and Vampire Moka are on top of a hill, watching the stars. For Kitsune Kasumi, this is actually the first time she has ever had a special moment with Moka's other self. It makes her feel…happy.

"Kasumi," Vampire Moka says.

"Y-yes!?" Kitsune Kasumi says.

"While your parents may be powerful warriors, there will come a time when you have to step up," Vampire Moka says. She turns to the lightning Kitsune. "It's up to you to make that decision. One of these days, you will have to fight alone…with no help at all."

"Wh-where is all this coming from?" Kitsune Kasumi asks. "Is there a great battle we have to prepare for?"

Vampire Moka turns away. "I cannot say. But…it's just a gut feeling. That wolverine shouldn't be appearing out of nowhere like that. Someone is plotting something. Which is why I want to prepare you for the ultimate battle. Remember that…Kasumi."

Kitsune Kasumi stares at the silver haired beauty as she looks at her sideways. Light wind blows, making their hair sway gracefully. The shy girl realizes the vampire is right. That's what all of her training is for. Vampire Moka DOES care for her after all.

"I will…Moka-san…" Kasumi says.

A/N: So sorry it took so long! But here it is. Kept you waiting huh? XD

A-anyways. Some big references here and there. First off, Tamao's form comes from Sage from Dragon Quest. Second, the fire blades come from "God Of War" games. I cannot help myself, really. The thought of kunai and chain came to me.

Thirdly, my faithful guest reviewers. Thank you all so much for helping me with new suggestions and advice. Keep at it. I will definitely need it.

So…the battle of Fairy Tale…as what I read, took place in the land of Yuki-Onna and that where they battles Kalua first. So i'm gonna plan on applying that while also combining the episode from the anime "Skii and vampire".

Another thing: Lilith's Mirror is another one of my favorite episodes. Medusa won't appear in my story this time because she was cast into the sea while being frozen. Any suggestions on how the Lilith Mirror gets handed to Tamao, please offer any. In the anime Kyoko has the mirror from…some accident that i cannot recall.

That's all for now. I'm so glad you enjoyed my story!