Ch. 18 Body Measurements + Training + Vampire
The masked man smacked the shadow across the room. It crashed to the wall. The masked man grabbed it by the throat and lifted it into the air. "I specifically clarified to go after that Celestial Reaper," he ordered. "Instead, I am to witness the inaccuracy of my creations pursuing the incorrect opponent." He dropped the female shadow to the floor. She wrapped her hands to rub the sore on her neck. The masked man moved over to his chair. Standing beside his throne was a shadow boy wearing a cap. In its hand, it held a dark ball with a red button in the center along with yellow line patterns running around it. The man took the sphere from the shadow boy. "I will commend that your usefulness does have its moments." He turned over to the shadow girl. "…Don't let this happen again." He walked out through the doors. The two shadows nodded and sunk down into the flooring.
Rai ran deep into the forest. He made quick turns left and right, making sure to jump over tombstones and sway past every tree that came his way. "Come on, Come on," Rai told himself. On one turn, he saw the trail up ahead become frozen in ice. He rotated and ran in the other direction. He could see the dormitories close by. As he rushed closer, a swarm of tarot cards blocked his path. They encircled him from escaping. "I don't need any more paper cuts!" Rai pulled out his scythe and swatted away the cards. Each stroke he made would cut a few cards and shorten the group. He ran out of the swarm the minute he can. He made his way up the trail to Yokai Academy. "If I can make it to the school, I might have a chance." Suddenly, Rai felt his neck become wrapped by a long, purple tail. It hoisted him high into the sky. The strain on him was cutting off his breathing. "Stop *cough* …can't breathe!"
"You're too heavy!" Kurumu stressed to keep him in the air. Without any strength left, she dropped Rai on the roof of the school. He rolled over until he was sitting up right.
"Thanks for the lift!" Rai shouted out. He wobbled as he regained his footing.
"I'm surprised you've lasted this long," said Moka as she stood on the marble guard. Rai turned to the vampire girl who planned out all this.
"You have an odd time of showing up," Rai said. Moka launched in and gave a roundhouse kick. Rai dodged to the floor and jumped back. "I don't get why people don't just move when you're about to kick?" she disappeared.
"That's because I can do more than just that," she whispered from behind. She grabbed onto Rai's belt and threw him to the roof's exit. His back hit the door. He slinked to the ground. The scythe landed just a few yards away.
"That's gonna hurt in the morning," Rai looked up and saw Moka rushing in with a bare fist. Rai moved his head to the right and missed her punch. The wall cracked as her knuckles made contact. Rai took a stand and charged in at Moka. Both of them started going at it to see who would land the first hit. Rai would try to throw out random punches and block most of Moka's hits. As for her, she wasn't breaking a sweat.
"How will you do now that you have no weapon?" She tripped Rai over with a sweep. He landed down on his back. Moka jumped and readied to kick his face in.
"Who says my scythe was my only weapon?" Rai pulled out his hammer and dug the back end to the ground. He quickly shifted himself to the left and dodged Moka's oncoming kick. "Not me!" He rolled over to his scythe and picked it up. He held it up to prepare for the next attack. Moka just stood there, gazing at his will to live.
"…Not too bad," she smiled. "Even with no weapon, you still manage to find a way out of trouble."
"Thanks," Rai replied. "…I think." He placed his scythe back onto his belt. The group rejoined at the rooftop to Moka and Rai's location. "That's it for tonight's training session, huh?"
"It is getting pretty late," Yukari pointed out.
"Man, you almost broke my tail off," Kurumu whined.
"Did you really think you can carry him for that long?" Mizore asked. The girls continued to bicker on their session. Tsukune entered the roof from the cracked door and managed to meet up with the others.
"Hey, is everyone alright?" Tsukune asked.
"Tsukune!" Kurumu rushed over and jumped onto him. "I knew you were worried about me!"
"Oh, so she tries to choke me to death and runs over to her boyfriend to assume he's worried about her," Rai said with sarcasm. "…I don't like her."
"Ditto," Mizore replied.
"So, you're a human just like me?" Tsukune asked. Rai continued to chip away the ice around his feet with his screwdriver.
"If you mean a person who's from another world, then yes…I am a human." Rai answered. While Rai was working on his cold feet, the group all huddled around Rai and listened to his story.
"And that rat thing is with you?" Kurumu asked.
"Yeah, he's a Pokémon from another world like me. Not only that, but he's got a few tricks up his sleeve."
"That explains the lightning he did on the first day of school," Yukari deduced.
"You saw that, huh?" Rai chipped away the last of the ice. "Alright, as for me, I'm a…"
"Celestial Reaper, I know," Moka answered. Everyone looked over to her in surprise. "I've heard stories about them from my father, but he never did explain in full what they were."
"It mostly involves keeping the peace of the universe from any danger," Rai shortened it out.
"The entire universe?" Mizore asked.
"Yep, the whole enchilada." Everyone was impressed; except for Moka.
"Seeing how you were unable to protect yourself from an ambush, you appear to lack the skills to fill the role of a hero," said Moka. "If you are this Reaper, you need to be properly prepared."
"Really? Me take fighting lessons from kids?"
"I really wouldn't say that," Tsukune sweat dropped.
"Very well," Moka confirmed, "Let's see how well you do against a snowwoman, a succubus, a witch, and…a vampire. That includes not using your Soul Breaker."
"This is gonna be fun!" Yukari cheered.
"Hey, I'm game," Mizore said.
"Yahoohoo! Let's do this!" Kurumu spread her wings. Moka looked Rai straight in the face.
"Training starts now," she smiled.
*Crack* "Ah, that hit the spot," Rai sighed as he stretched his back. For about a week, he's been instructing the woodshop class and starting with the small tools of construction. All the students sat at their desks with four people filling a large table. Around the room there were wooden boards, small buzz saws hanging on hooks along with rulers, hammers, and cupboards to store more supplies. In the back of the class, there were four massive machines used to cut larger boards. "Alright, class," Rai began his lecture, "Before we begin, I want to make sure to go over the safety procedures when starting." Rai picked up a pair of clear goggles and fitted them on Jolt. "Always wear safety equipment before starting a project."
"Pika Pikachu," Jolt informed. Everyone started to fit their goggles appropriately.
"Next, be sure to have a partner with you. We call this the buddy system." A student raised her hand.
"Mr. Ortega," Yukari asked.
"Yes, Ms. Sendo," Rai replied.
"Doesn't that only apply for school field trips?"
"Believe me; it's always best to have a buddy. In case one of you screws up and chops off your hands, you can have the other person run out and get help." The class remained silent.
"But…aren't you the one in charge?"
"…Oh yeah." Rai paused for a second. "In that case, let's start off by building a birdhouse!" Rai walked over to the giant saw and picked up a piece of wood nearby. Jolt jumped onto the table and switched on the machine.
VRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRMMMM
"So, does anybody know how to use this?" The class began to sweat excessively.
Ding-Ding-Dong!
Ko: Man that was cutting it close, wee!
Rai and Jolt strolled down the hallway during their open prep period. "That was easier than I thought!" he congratulated himself.
"Pika," Jolt sighed.
"What, it's not my fault the piece of wood got stuck. Then, out of nowhere, it throws a chunk at the wall and causes the tools to drop." Jolt stared at him. "Fine, I was 'somewhat' responsible for that." They found themselves in the outside corridor. Rai lifted from his hand a witch's hat. "Right now, we gotta find Yukari. She left her hat in the classroom."
"Pika!" Jolt pointed up ahead. They saw Yukari hiding behind a pillar and spying over at Moka and Tsukune in one of their 'private' rendezvous. Rai and Jolt decided to take cover nearby and watch.
"Oh Tsukune," Moka said in her innocent and pink form.
"Oh Moka," Tsukune replied in a romantic gaze.
"Oh Tsukune."
"Oh Moka."
"Oh god," Rai rolled his eyes. "Is this what these kids do during the day?" Moka leaned in and bit Tsukune on the neck. He shrilled in agony while she drained away his blood.
"Pika," Jolt nodded. Yukari continued to watch from a distance.
"Hey, stop it!" Kurumu walked in. She held onto Tsukune and pulled him off Moka. "How many times do I have to tell you not to suck his blood, huh!?"
"Yeah, but…" Moka answered sheepishly.
"Don't give me that!" she yelled out.
"Well, I guess that just leaves Yukari the only sensible one in the group," Rai announced. He and Jolt looked over to Yukari who was thinking critically.
"…I want tits!" she shouted.
"…There's no hope for them," Rai concluded. He then noticed her vanished. "Where'd she go?"
It was empty in the Nurse's Office. There was a health chart on the wall, a sink to rinse off, a large mirror, a weight scale, a height measuring device, two beds for patients, and a desk and chair with books laid on top of it. The entrance slid open as Yukari poked her head inside. "Hello," she spoke. "Is there anyone in here?" No answer. "Awesome, looks like the coast is clear." She skipped over to the height scale. "Before someone shows up…" She pulled down the arm to the top of her head. "I haven't grown one bit since last year!" She groaned. "Wait…" She felt the top of her head. "Where's…?"
"Pika!" Jolt called out. Yukari looked to the doorway and saw Jolt waving to her. From behind, Rai walked in.
"There you are," said Rai. "We've been looking all over for you."
"Really?" Yukari wasn't sure why. Rai pulled it out from behind his back. "My hat!" She rushed over and collected it.
"Try not to forget your things after class, okay?"
"Okay…" Yukari returned to her depressed mood.
"Something wrong, kid?"
"Oh, it's nothing." Rai went over to the bed.
"Come on, why the long face?" Yukari kept quiet. "Not talking, eh?" Rai gave an upbeat tempo. "So, tell me what you want…"
"…" Yukari didn't follow.
"You answer it by saying 'what you really, really want' and copy my style. It's an old school song I know."
"…Okay." Yukari decided to play along.
"So, tell me what you want."
"What you really, really want?"
"I'll tell you what I want."
"What I really, really want." Yukari started getting in the groove.
"So, tell me what you want."
"What you really, really want!"
"I wanna huh I wanna huh I wanna huh I wanna huh I wanna really really really…"
"Grow big!"
"Aha! Gotcha!" Rai smiled.
"Hey, you tricked me!" Yukari flailed about.
"You're upset over the girls being bigger than you, am I right?"
"No, I'm fine!" Yukari pouted. "Why should I be jealous?"
"I'm just saying don't be in a rush to grow up. More importantly; just be yourself."
"Pikachu!" Jolt patted Yukari on the leg. Rai walked over and placed her hat on the desk.
"It's almost time for class. Make sure to head on out when you're ready." Rai exited the office. Jolt looked back once, and then followed behind Rai. Yukari viewed her reflection in the mirror. She remembered what Kurumu told her that morning.
"He obviously doesn't take you seriously. I mean why would he? You're just a kid."
"Just you wait," Yukari told herself, "One of these days, I'll grow up to have a young hot bod and Tsukune won't be able to take his eyes off me." She started sweating from the idea of her grown up figure.
"You're tired of being small, eh?" a voice called out to her. Yukari panicked from the unsuspecting guest. The woman had on a long white apron over her green nurse outfit made with a long green skirt and long sleeves. Her brown hair was tied into a ponytail with a green bow and wore a small white nurse hat on her head. She had on round glasses and in her arms she held a black clipboard.
"I'm really sorry! I'm not here for any reason!" Yukari started running for the door.
"There's no need to run away," the woman blocked Yukari's path. "My name is Mako Yakumaru. What you said…you wanna be all grown up, right?"
"Huh…?"
"I'm sorry to eavesdrop, but I happened to hear you back there. If you want, I can help you out with your little problem."
"But that's impossible!" Yukari confirmed. "There's no kind of magic to turn a kid into an adult."
"Oh, I don't know about that," Mako smiled as she shifted right behind her. "Don't worry, Yukari, I'm gonna make you all grown up." Her index finger sharpened into a grey long needle. She inched it closer to Yukari's neck. "Right—now."
Ding-Ding-Dong!
"Alright class, that will be it for today," Rai announced. Everyone removed their goggles and started packing. "Tomorrow, we'll go into building out bigger things, like chairs and catapults." Everyone shivered from the possible chaos waiting to ensue next time. Rai and Jolt gathered their materials and started exiting the school. "Well, at least I don't have to fix anything today."
"Pika Pika," Jolt agreed. On their way out of the front, they could hear people running close by.
"Hey!" A voice shouted out. They turned to see Tsukune and Moka heading toward them. Rai was surprised.
"Yo, you guys going back to the dorms?"
"Actually," Tsukune rubbed the back of his head.
"We were wondering if we could reschedule our training for tomorrow," Moka suggested.
"Sure, I guess," Rai approved. "Something came up?"
"More like something grew up," Mizore poked her head out near a tree.
"Pika?" Jolt was confused.
"Hold on, where's Kurumu and Yukari?" Rai asked.
"Kurumu…needed to rest," Moka smiled with a little suspicion.
"Yukari…well," Tsukune was cut off by a woman running to the group.
"Hey, guys!" she yelled out. "Wait up!" As she got closer, Rai started to notice something very strange.
"…Yukari?" Rai was now staring at Yukari up to his shoulders. Her stockings no longer clipped to her socks and her chest was pushing on her shirt. "Hmm…either you've gotten a lot taller, or I need to start wearing glasses."
"Nope, I just started my growth spurt is all," Yukari smiled.
One Hour Earlier…
The door opened to the next class. When she stepped into the room, everyone stopped and looked over to her. Kurumu, Moka, and Tsukune were talking amongst themselves. "And then…" They paused and turned to her. "Hey, who's that?" Kurumu whispered to Moka.
"No idea," Moka answered.
"I get the feeling that I've seen her before, but I don't know where," Tsukune added.
"Hey Tsukune!" she called out. "How are you today?"
"Eh…" Tsukune didn't recognize her, "Uh…um, well…and you are?"
"What's her deal?" Kurumu became irritated. "Who does she think she is, getting all fresh with my Tsukune…?"
"Tsukune is mine," Mizore rose from the ground.
"No, he's mine!" Kurumu shook her furiously.
"Come on, you two," Moka tried to intervene. As they argued, the woman took her seat next to Tsukune.
"That's actually Yukari's seat you're sitting in right there," Tsukune pointed out.
"Duh, I know that." She replied.
"What? But you're not Yukari."
"What in the world has gotten into you?" she rose from her seat. "I am Yukari Sendo! Don't you recognize you own friend?" She raised her heart shape wand in the air. "Watch this!" A washtub fell from the sky and landed right on Kurumu's head. She collapsed to the ground.
"Sh-she's right!" Tsukune didn't believe it. "That was…"
"Yukari's favorite…" Moka continued.
"Magic trick…!" Mizore finished.
"It's not like it's a big deal—huh?" Yukari looked to window. Everyone was still staring at Yukari who was now taller and bustier than before.
Now
"You look like a high school student now, huh?" Rai chuckled. "Speaking of which, how old were you when you came into this school?"
"She actually skipped a few grades when she got accepted," Moka answered.
"…Wow…I'm impressed," Rai admitted. "Alright then, we'll start back on training next time. I'll see you guys in class tomorrow," He waved to the students.
He still treats me the same way? Yukari wondered. As the group walked off, Rai noticed Yukari's teddy bear underwear.
"…Just walk away." Rai turned and starting heading off to his toolshed.
"Pika," Jolt walked after them. Rai grabbed him by the tail.
"Oh no, you don't," He carried him off.
The Next Day
The sun started rising before the start of school. The girls were shopping inside the School Store. "They're so cute!" Yukari cried as she stood beside the bra department. Mizore and Kurumu were reading some nearby magazines while Moka looked for the size bra for her.
"Hmm…" Moka examined the sizes, "Judging Yukari's size right now, I think her under bust is about so…"
"How do you suppose she got so huge all of a sudden?" Kurumu whispered to Mizore.
"She probably slept for about ten thousand years," Mizore skimmed a booklet. "I heard it helps make kids grow."
"I bet its magic, don't you think?"
"Ask." Kurumu went over to Yukari.
"Hey, I bet you're not even really Yukari, are you? There's no way she can grow those melons." Yukari smirked and readied to measure her bras.
"Nice try, but wrong," she said. "I am Yukari and my boobs are one hundred percent magic free." Moka raised a bra up to her. She shook her head and threw it away. She grabbed a larger size bra. She shook her head and tossed it away. The last bra looked like it might fit. "Haha, it's the real deal—I'm a true woman now!"
The day went by as Yukari strolled through the halls of Yokai Academy showing off her new appeal. With her new outfit, she had on a white long sleeved blouse and long white stockings. She had a small yellow ribbon on her head and now wore the school skirt now fitted for her size. The male students all followed her and hoped by chance to get her attention. It looked that way for everyone, except for one student wearing a pink kimono and square glasses. He was crying over an old photo of Yukari.
"Oh Yukari…my sweet Yukari," the man began to sob. "My eternal rosebud…has got away from me!"
"You'll never guess what happened next. All of a sudden, blood started gushing out of his nose!" Yukari smiled. She had her conversation with Mako in the Nurse's Office.
"Well, Yukari…" Mako explained, "That's stuffs gonna happen when you become so sexy." Yukari blushed. Mako started to escort Yukari over to the mirror. "Look, you're a sexy young woman. There's not a sexier girl in the entire school."
"Mako…" Yukari liked her praise. She exited the room and readied to head off for Rai's class. When she turned around, she noticed Tsukune walking down the hallway with a pile of papers in his arms. "Hey, Tsukune!" she yelled out.
"Huh?" Tsukune turned to see Yukari jumping out at him.
"Come on, catch me!" Her arms were spread open.
"Eh!? What the, yu-!" She had her legs wrapped around his neck and pushed him to the floor. The two landed hard. "Ow-ow-ow! Yukari! You could really hurt someone." Tsukune rubbed his sore head.
"Tsukune, look at you looking all bashful and stuff," Yukari didn't hear his remark. With the way I look now, there's no way I can fail! With her bust appeal, she struck a pose and gave off a wink while she sat. Tsukune brushed off the dirt from his pants and offered Yukari a hand.
"Here."
"Oh, thank you very much," Yukari pulled herself up. She immediately pressed up against him and rubbed her…chest on him. "Bwubba-wubba wubba-wubba wubba-wubba wubba-wubba—" Tsukune lightly pushed her off.
"Uh, look I gotta be somewhere…bye!" Tsukune waved and ran off.
"Boob fail," she pouted. Tsukune couldn't help but keep the thoughts he had trapped in his mind. He tried his best to contain himself.
Don't look at her! He thought. Don't look at her! Don't look at her! The rest of the students continued to gaze at her beauty.
Woodshop
"Alright, class," Raimundo lectured, "Today was a good day. We managed to construct some interesting things; from Moka's coffin to Kurumu's somewhat disturbing and functioning torture device." The class sweat dropped, but the girls were proud of themselves on their hard work. "Mizore, be sure to not get your ice blades caught in the machine next time. I know your safety is important, but I can't say the same for the saw blade now." One of the larger saws had lost all of its teeth. Mizore looked at her arm and saw the skid marks on her shirt, but her arm was unscathed. Jolt was busy trying to switch out the old disk for the machine. Yukari continued to pout at her desk.
Tsukune…? She thought. What is up with him?
"Before I forget," Rai added. "I gotta remind you guys about the body measurements for school tomorrow."
"Uh?" Yukari picked up her head.
"Boys will be testing over by the field, while the girls will be examined in the gymnasium. Make sure to stay fit and…do whatever you guys do to check your health, alright?"
"Yes, sir!" The class responded. Yukari stood out of her seat.
"Finally," she declared. "This is my chance!"
Nightfall
As the night started to creep up on them, everyone in the group huddled over at the roof of the school. "You guys ready?" Rai asked. So far, Moka, Tsukune, Mizore, and Kurumu were present and accounted for. "Hey, where's Yukari?"
"She must have slept in today," Moka guessed. Rai pondered this for a moment.
"Should we start without her?" Mizore asked.
"…No," Rai answered. "We should hold off on training for today, too." The group was concerned.
"Why, we don't need Miss Popular to kick your ass," said Kurumu.
"Come on, guys," Tsukune interrupted. "She's still part of the team."
"Don't worry," Rai explained. "Besides, you have fitness testing in the morning, so I don't want to keep you guys up all night." The kids all looked at one another, and then agreed to follow his instructions. "Get some rest. I'll see you in class." The group dispersed. Rai looked over to the dormitories. "I've never heard of a growth spurt happening in one day."
The Next Day
The girls all lined up at the entrance to the school's gymnasium. The only thing they wore was a white and brown P.E. shirt and a pair of girl's gym shorts. There was talking and gossip about the exams and how the measurements will follow them out of high school. Half the girls even starved themselves for this test. Moka, Yukari, Kurumu, and Mizore stood in line for their turn to arrive. With this new body of mine, Yukari thought to herself, body measurements are a walk in the park! Now I'll have documented proof that my body is the best in the whole school! But, Yukari wasn't sure about yesterday and how her encounter with Tsukune went like it should. "But hold on a sec. Is it possible that this body is not very sexy?" She played with her chest.
"Yukari, let's go," said Moka.
"I'm right behind ya!" Yukari cheered. A few students were watching from atop the school down on the female students.
"Hey, there's Yukari!"
"And Moka, too!"
"Hey!" Kurumu shouted in frustration. "What am I, chopped liver!?" The whole school of sophomore students scattered around the gym. There were curtain stations for all the students to be measured in separate areas. The examinations were set as followed: bust, height, and weight.
"Okay, people," Rubi shouted through the orange speakerphone. "Everyone line up in an orderly fashion to get measured." In her new attire, she had a blue buttoned long sleeve shirt over a doctor's coat. She had a stethoscope around her neck and her hair in a long ponytail.
"Rubi?" Moka was the first to notice. "What are you doing here?"
"So, the gangs all here," Rubi greeted them.
"So, you're a doctor now, huh?" Mizore assumed.
"No, I'm just helping out with the measurements," Rubi explained. "It's a real long story, you know."
"You're full of those, aren't you?" Moka sweat dropped along with the others.
"Yes and this one is so long." Rubi didn't see her at first. "Oh by the way, where's Yukari?"
"What, you can't see?" Yukari pointed to herself.
"Huh?" Rubi blinked in confusion.
"I finally grew up!" Yukari said with confidence.
"Yeah she did," Moka added.
"We have no idea how," inserted Kurumu.
"But this is Yukari," Mizore concluded.
"Huh…?" Rubi began to shriek. "Ehhhhhhhh!?" She flailed her arms in a panic. From the doors of the gym, Kokoa quietly sneaked close and peeked inside.
"I finally found you, big sis," she said. "And just like always, you're there with that wimpy-ass gang of girls…huh? Where'd the little runt go!?" Ko swooped in.
"When you say little runt, do you mean Yukari?" he asked. "To tell you the truth, I don't think she's that different from you at all in terms of size, wee—gwaagh!" Kokoa grabbed Ko and squeezed the living daylights out of him.
"At any rate, I'm gonna spy on my sister and…" To Kokoa's surprise, the girls were fighting by shaking their fists in a circle. This was a fight that might not have any winners…or losers. "Hey, why are you all fighting like little sissies…?"
Squeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
A loud whistle was blown from behind Kokoa. "Hi!" Miss Nekonome grabbed onto Kokoa. "It's not time for the first year students yet." With that, she pulled on Kokoa by the collar and dragged her back into the school.
"You have not seen the last of me yet, o sister of mine!" Kokoa cried out.
"Meow meow meow meow ~," Miss Nekonome sang as she walked.
"Alright, guys." Mr. Kotsubo announced. "It's time for your examinations to begin." He looked down the roster. "Tsukune Aono, you're first."
"Oh boy," Tsukune sweat dropped. As he stepped onto the podium, He began to bend forward to try and touch his toes without bending his knees. So far, he looked to be struggling.
{staaaaaare} Mizore was spying on Tsukune near a tree. "You rock, Tsukune. Rock those forward bends…~."
"Mizore?" Rai appeared from behind. Mizore jumped a bit back.
"Ah! Mr. Ortega?" she asked.
"Let's just stick with Rai." In his hands, he held his hammer and screwdriver.
"What are you doing?" she asked.
"I was the one who pretty much set up all the stuff for the fitness exams. School maintenance, remember?" He then started realizing the situation. "Why are you at this side of the school? Aren't the girls supposed to be in the gym?"
"Uh…" Mizore was in a pickle. "Actually, I…" Rai looked over to see Tsukune working on his exam.
Man, this guy has what—four girls after him? "Anyway, you should be heading back." Before Rai left, Mizore noticed something different.
"Hey, where's your little friend?"
"Jolt? Oh, he…slept in." Rai went off to check for repairs.
Gym
"That's 152.9," Miss Nekonome measured Kurumu's height.
"No, that can't be right!" Kurumu argued. "I wanna be measured again, okay!"
"Eh…nyeow?"
"Hey, are you deaf?" Kurumu grew impatient. "Measure me again!"
"You're too close, meow." Miss Nekonome agreed (in fear) and measured Kurumu again.
"…153, on the dot."
"Yahoo, 153!" Kurumu cheered as she gave a small twirl. She skipped back to the group. "Even a millimeter is crucial…those jerks just don't understand." Yukari began to think more on the situation.
Guess I'm gonna need to be a whole lot bigger to win, then. What if I was even bigger than this…? The thought was enough to put her in a questionable daze (and an unpleasant one at that).
"Are you alright, Yukari?" Moka asked.
"Uh…!" Yukari stuttered, "Yeah, sure—totally fine!" Walking down the aisle was Mako with the measurement reports. Yukari noticed and chased after her.
"Wait, Yukari," Moka called out.
"Where are you going?" Kurumu cried out.
"To the bathroom!" Yukari answered. She pushed open the doors to the gym and ran out. Sparks flew out by one of the outside pillars.
Bzzzzzzzzzzzt!
A lightning bolt shot up high into the air.
"So, Tsukune, how'd it go?" Rai asked him after his test. However, Tsukune looked more dead than alive. "That's good to know." From a distance, Rai could see a lightning bolt shoot into the sky. "Hold that thought." Rai ran off.
Yukari chased after Mako into the school. That's it! She ran as fast as she could to catch up. Mako can help me out! On the next turn right, Mako entered her office. Yukari followed right behind. "Mako, I need you!" Yukari cried. "Please, I want you to make my breasts bigger. If they were bigger, then…If they were bigger, Tsukune would—"
"Stupid little girls," Mako spoke out.
"…Stupid?" Yukari stood frozen.
"That's right, they're so naïve. You think that if you change your appearance, that'll fix everything. Don't you see it's not that simple? Of course, if every single one of you were actually smart enough to realize that, then I'd be left alone without any prey to feed on, but still…"
"What are you talking about, Mako?" Yukari asked. "I don't get it." Mako turned to smile at Yukari.
"What a nice expression on your face—so many negative emotions swirling around in there. All the foolish hopes…all the unfulfilled desires…" Something in Mako startled Yukari.
"Mako, no," Yukari stepped back. "What's gotten into you?"
"There's nothing wrong with me. This is who I am."
"No, I don't believe you! The real Mako is kind and sweet—"
"You still don't understand, do you? Wow, you really are stupid. When I made your wish come true, I didn't do it out of kindness.
"Eh…?"
"The thing about me is…my favorite food is negative feelings from other monsters. When you came to me, you were positively swimming with negative and selfish emotions." Mako removed her glasses and stared at Yukari with greed.
"…Tsukune won't be able to take his eyes off me."
Mako shoved Yukari to the wall. "Don't you see; that's why I made you into a woman. Even all grown up like this, your appearance has changed, but your situation hasn't." Yukari began to tremble. "I knew that once you couldn't have him, your despair would grow even deeper and more delicious than it ever was. It's what I've been waiting for!"
"It can't be true…it can't…that you'd be so…evil…" Yukari began to cry. "I believed in you…I trusted you…!"
"And that's exactly why I was being so nice to you, Yukari. All those feelings of anger, despair, anger hatred; they're all there." Mako's face began to grow scaly on her cheeks. "You look so delicious right now." She unraveled her ribbon and allowed her hair to release wildly. "From now on, you completely belong to me!" Her hands grew into sharp brown claws with holes showing through her fingers. Then, the fingers extended into long vines. Yukari quickly pulled out her wand and summoned a swarm of tarot cards to defend her. The needles stopped in front of her.
"Remember Yukari," Mako reminded her, "If you defeat me, then you'll go back to the way you were." A vine whipped away Yukari's wand. Her cards vanished. "Don't worry, when I'm through with you, you won't feel any negative emotions anymore!" The vines went straight at Yukari.
Whoosh!
One of the vines whipped away a flying screw driver. The flat head landed down and stuck out from the tile cracks. "Drop the kid, doc." A voice commanded from the hallway.
"Really, and who might you be?" Mako asked.
"The maintenance man," Rai declared. He fixed his stare seriously at the nurse. "I had a feeling someone was giving Yukari a check up on her growth." The vines began to wrap around Yukari and tighten around her chest, arms, and legs.
"I must say, I'm rather impressed by how you were able to find out it was me," Mako spoke curiously.
"For one thing, the last time I talked with Yukari was about a few hours before her body changed. Once I noticed that she grew twice her size on the same day, I sent Jolt to do a little recon for me."
"Jolt, I need you to spy on Yukari while I'm out getting the school ready for the fitness exams tomorrow, alright?"
"Pika!" Jolt pounded his chest.
"Thanks. Right now, I gotta meet up with the others. We got some training tonight…I think."
"My little buddy stood watch over the girls behind the gym," Rai explained. "When he noticed Yukari leaving the tests, Jolt shot the signal into the air and I came running. By then, I followed Yukari over to the Nurse's Office and witnessed the whole thing."
"Such a clever man," Mako complemented. "Unfortunately, it's already too late. Yukari is already mine." Her finger grew out and jabbed Yukari into the side of her neck. Her vines began to ensnare her in a cocoon. Her vision became blurry. Her mind began to fade away.
"Oh no…" Yukari yelled softly, "I'm passing out…"
"Yukari!" Rai shouted. The last thing she heard was the voice of Mako's laughter. Rai pulled out his scythe and began ripping at the layers of vines holding Yukari inside. With each cut, the layers kept getting thinner and thinner. "Come on, kid. Hang on!"
"I thought if my body was grown-up, then everything in my life would suddenly be great."
The girls rushed into the room and saw Rai ripping at the massive cocoon.
"What's going on?" Kurumu yelled out.
"It's Yukari!" Rai answered. "She's trapped inside!" Rai pulled out his screwdriver and started ripping away the last hoard. He reached through the large rip and tried to grab a hold on Yukari. "Just a little more…" Rai could feel her arm. "I got her!"
"Stand back!" Kurumu swooped in and started slashing her nails on the vines. The vines dissipated and revealed Mako and Yukari. Rai caught her and rolled over to the ground.
"What!?" Mako yelled. "How dare you take my meal away from me!?"
"I can recommend you a side salad," Rai said wittingly.
"I thought that it was just my body that was small…and that my heart was the same as everyone else's."
"Now, you'll pay!" The vines lashed out at Yukari and Rai. A cold wind burst into the room and froze the needles in place. "What's this?"
"A blizzard," Mizore added.
"That still won't be enough to stop me!"
"CHU!" A lightning bolt zipped through the room and electrocuted the frozen vines. They suddenly shattered and scattered around the room.
"You little rat!" Jolt stood guard over Rai and Yukari. Moka went over to aid them.
"Are you both alright?" Moka asked.
"Yukari's out cold," Rai replied. "If we beat the mad doctor, we might get her back."
"That is what I believed."
A vine swooped in and jabbed itself into Moka's neck. She froze in a trance, unable to control her body. She silently stood up.
"Moka, what's wrong?" Kurumu asked. Moka charged in and tackled Kurumu to the ground. "Hey, what are you…!" A needle jabbed into Kurumu's neck.
"Shit," Rai flinched, "They got the girls. Mizore, look out! The vines have needles and…!" Rai turned to Mizore who had a needle sticking inside her from the back of her neck. "Damn it." All three girls were walking over to the three. Jolt let loose some sparks to scare them back. It wasn't working.
"That's right," Mako explained. "These girls are now under my control. Let's see how well you face against the toughest monster girls at Yokai Academy."
"If my body would just grow up, then I'd be a real woman."
"I'll take you up on that offer," Rai smiled. We lifted Yukari and set her near the desk. "Jolt, guard her. I'll handle this." Jolt nodded and sat on Yukari's lap. Rai held his scythe to the three and readied his stance. "Ladies, no hard feelings, alright?"
"But…the simple fact that I believed it…was the surest proof that I'm still a child."
Mizore fired ice shards from her hands. Rai spun his scythe to repel the oncoming projectiles as they shattered with each hit. She then summoned her ice blades from her arms and began swinging at Rai. Their blades collided as Rai did his best to counter against Mizore's swords with his scythe's blade. The battle ensued until Rai was backed to the cabinet. Mizore walked closer to him. Rai quickly glanced over to the chair. Mizore lunged and swung at Rai. With his scythe, he pulled the chair close and shielded himself from the blades. Her arms pierced through the wood, but had gotten stuck within the wood. Rai pushed Mizore against the window until she smashed through it. "Sorry!" Outside she landed on the workout mats lying nearby. Her eyes spun from the dizziness as her body ached from the fall. "That's one down."
"I may be in high school as far as classes go, but inside…I'm a complete mess, aren't I?"
Moka launched a roundhouse kick to Rai. She would throw out swift punches and kicks at him like a black belt. "Help, I can't stop!" Moka cried.
"Don't worry, I won't hurt you—"
Punch!
Rai got socked in the face. "I'm sorry!" Moka whined. Rai unlatched the cabinet.
"Don't worry; I know it's not you—"
Punch!
He got punched again. "Damn it, woman!"
"Sorry!" Moka bubbled.
"Screw it, I got this," Rai got into a combat stance and sis his best to block Moka's strikes. When she kicked, he blocked with his arm. When she punched, he leaned to the side. This pattern went on until her back was to the cabinet and he was across from her. The cabinet slowly opened. "Sorry, Moka," Rai charged in and slammed her into the dresser. He quickly shut the doors and used his scythe to block the handles. "Just sit tight."
"Okay," Moka replied from inside.
"All I am is big headed…selfish…and clueless about life!"
Kurumu raised her claws and swiped furiously at Rai. "Whoa! Hey! Easy with those things!" Rai ducked, dodged, and jumped his way around each attack. She would come in close with every swipe; leaving scratch marks on his shirt.
"I can't help it!" Kurumu replied. Rai was running out of ideas. He saw himself being surrounded by Mako from his back and Kurumu from his front.
"Did you really think you can confront me?" Mako snickered. "I suppose it's only fitting that I eat you and your little friends alive!" Mako and Kurumu lunged in at Rai.
"PIKA!" Jolt shouted. Rai moved away from Mako's slash. He pulled out the flathead from the ground and latched it inside the holes in her fingers.
"I think it's time I made my point!" Rai stabbed the screwdriver deep into the flooring. She tugged and pulled to get out, but it wouldn't move. As she looked up, she could see Kurumu's claws coming straight at her. Her eyes were wide open as she saw the nails coming in.
Slice!
"I'm nothing…but a huge idiot."
Rai panted as the nurse laid on the ground…motionless. Kurumu could feel her body under her own control. "Yahoo, I'm back!" she cheered. Kurumu noticed her nails as white liquid slid down. As they both looked at Mako, they realized she was melting...deforming into a black mist. She disappeared.
"That was kinda gross," said Rai.
Ko: This showdown lasted for a whole 2 minutes and 50 seconds if you saw this, wee!
"What happened?" Moka asked (still inside the dresser).
"It's alright," he answered. "The doctor just checked out."
"Pika Pika!" Jolt cheered.
"But what about Yukari?" Kurumu asked.
"Who am I kidding; Tsukune is not gonna notice me…not like this."
Yukari slowly began to open her eyes. The first thing that came into her sight was Kurumu, Jolt, Moka, Rai, and Mizore.
"Ah, she waking up, guys!" said Moka.
"I'm…" Yukari whispered.
"You okay, kid?" Rai asked.
"Can you move at all?" Mizore added. Yukari sat up.
"Yeah…I'm fine now."
"Pikachu," Jolt hugged Yukari.
"That's right," Kurumu nudged her, "because witches have kickass healing powers, right?" The two chuckled over their little moment.
"I'll have to fix the room later," Rai joked.
"What about Tsukune?" Yukari asked.
"He's still trying to finish up the measurements," Mizore answered.
"I swear, what kind of monster was that, anyway?" Kurumu asked. "Going around and eating people."
"Running into a monster like that," Moka added. "That's just terrible luck isn't it?"
"You're telling me!" Kurumu replied. "Preying on other people's weaknesses…" The girls continued their conversation into the hallway. Yukari was ready to follow them out.
"Hang on, Yukari," said Rai. Yukari turned around. "I think you're forgetting something." Rai tossed her hat like a flying disk. She caught it. "You know, you remind me of my younger brother. He may not like being small, but he has a lot of time to grow up. Sometimes, I wonder if he ever notices that when my other brothers make fun of him, that's their way of looking out for him." Rai grinned. "You get what I'm saying?" Yukari looked down at her hat.
I finally understand, Yukari realized. Now, I know what's missing in my life. Yukari started running after the others.
"Pika!" Jolt started off after her. Rai pulled on his tail.
"Wait," Rai said. "Let her go." Rai smiled. "She knows already." Rai lifted Jolt on his shoulders and left the room.
Gym
"Next up…Yukari Sendo!" Miss Nekonome announced. Moka, Kurumu, and Mizore were standing out of line; waiting for Yukari to take her turn.
"Ready when you are!" Yukari popped behind the curtain. The three looked dumbfounded to see Yukari shrink back down to her normal child size. She walked right up to the height scale and removed her hat. Miss Nekonome brought it down onto her head. Yukari was satisfied.
The day had drawn to a close as the girls left the gym. The four girls talked amongst themselves and were still curious as to how Yukari shortened.
"So what exactly is going on, huh?" Moka asked.
"Come on, fess up," Kurumu assumed, "You totally used magic to make yourself grow. But it was some half-baked spell and half way through you changed back, didn't you? Better luck next time!"
"I'm okay with who I am," Yukari smiled. Because it looks like it's gonna be a while before I'm all grown up on the inside. "Besides, compared to last year, I've grown half a centimeter!"
"Hey, what do you think is wrong with Yukari?" Kurumu whispered to Mizore. "Normally, she would jump all over me for that one?"
"I think it means she's one step closer to being a woman…unlike you of course," Mizore replied.
"Huh!?" Kurumu began tugging on Mizore's shirt and growing an animated vein on her forehead. "Hey! What are you trying to imply!?"
"Now, now, take it easy guys," Moka tried to calm her down.
"And how come you're always telling me to take it easy, huh!?" Kurumu shouted back.
"Wuhhh…" Moka was ready to cry after her yelling, "I'm sorry, I was just trying to help out."
"It's like the pot calling the kettle black," Mizore implied.
"Like you're one to talk!" said Kurumu. From the other side of the schoolyard, Tsukune waved over to the others as they continued their bickering. He rushed over to witness the sissy fight they were having. Rai walked out of the building to see the events going.
"I think we came at a bad time," said Rai. Yukari went up to Rai and smiled.
"Thank you," she said, "…Big bro." Rai grinned and ruffled her hat.
"Anytime, kid," he replied. She then turned over to Tsukune and tugged on his shirt. Tsukune looked down to her.
"Please wait for me, okay, Tsukune?" she asked.
"Huh…?" Tsukune blushed. Wow, she seems different. Like something inside of her has changed.
"I guess that raps it up," said Rai. That is, until Yukari leaned in to kiss Tsukune's neck. "HEY! YOU'RE STILL TOO YOUNG FOR THAT!"
Chu!
"Yukari!" Moka cried, "That kiss was supposed to me mine!"
"I've been waiting this whole time too—!" Kurumu added.
"That wasn't blood, was it?" Mizore asked.
"You snooze, you lose, guys!" Yukari giggled.
-To Be Continued-
Yukari: Whew…being the occasional lead can really be tiring.
Mizore: Next time I think it's my turn.
Kurumu: What the hell!? Narrator, when is it gonna be my turn?
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Moka: And on that note…
Next Time—
Kurumu: Don't ignore me!
Curry + Cooking + Vampire
Moka: and a lot more…Capu Chu!
I'm starting to hate lunch!