Harry was exhausted.
In the week since his harem had been declared, Keito had re-established the SPC. Ishigami Hitomi was back teaching art. Mizore had become part of his group of friends. Ruby had begun teaching him how to reach his inner animal.
And Kurumu and Moka had spent most of their time attached to him in some manner. Moka usually at the lips and Kurumu… anywhere she could get before Harry could stop her.
Kurumu was constantly watching the skies. She was clearly searching for Hedwig. After classes, she could be seen hovering in the sky over the school.
Moka was often seen, and heard, muttering to herself. Harry assumed she was talking to Inner Moka. It looked like an argument… and she didn't seem to be winning.
Yukari was studying intently, but it wasn't her text books. She was reading through all of Harry's spell books.
Moka and Miss Nekonome had taken him down to the lake and sat him on the bench there.
Harry hadn't been this scared when he faced Kuyou.
It didn't help when Moka made him remove her rosary.
"We received another letter from Black Sirius." Moka said as she sneered at the offending envelope. "Do not worry, I warned them not to contact you directly and instead to go through my contacts."
"Black wants to meet with you." Miss Nekonome got to the heart of the matter. "He has proposed a meeting in a small village outside of Tokyo."
"We will not be going." Moka scowled. She held up a hand to stop Harry's protests. "I told him that if he wanted to meet then it would be in Tokyo.
"There is much less chance that they will try something in the crowded city. It will also be easier to spot any spies. I told him to come alone."
Harry sat there thinking for a moment. He wasn't pleased with his godfather. Not after Sirius had made it clear he was going to send him back to the Dursleys.
Harry had arranged a drop off with the goblins before he left England. They agreed to forward any letters to him to the school without revealing where he actually was.
Unfortunately, they weren't willing to act as postmen and deliver his letters to individuals. So he had used muggle methods and Hermione's parents.
Still, Sirius was the closest thing he had to a family.
"When?"
"December 31st. Ten in the evening." Moka answered. "We will be hiding our business in the humans' New Year's celebrations."
That was only a week away. It was a week in which Yukari read even faster, Ruby pushed Harry to train harder and Moka had her inner-self out to start Harry on physical combat training.
It was also the week that Kurumu kissed Harry on the lips for the first time.
He never saw it coming… literally. It was two days before the winter break and he saw the succubus flouncing upto him in her usual manner. Harry had closed his eyes as he usually did, expecting her to grab his head and wedge it between her breasts.
Instead, he felt her lips on his, her hands on the back of his head, holding him there.
But he didn't struggle.
He trusted Kurumu completely.
He trusted her when she sucked his lip between her teeth and drew his blood.
He put his arms around her and held her as she went taut and then collapsed, her body glowing with a visible light.
"H-Harry?"
"I think she'll be ok." Harry said hoarsely, his breath a little ragged from the kiss.
"Her?! She kissed you! She made you-"
"She would never." Harry said quietly. "That would be a lie. A cheaters way out." He said as he rested his blue-haired friend's head in his lap.
The rest of the class had gathered around, curious and hopefully for the expected fight between vampire and succubus.
"She wants me to love her like I love you. Of my own free will."
Kurumu suddenly breathed in deeply and her eyes fluttered open. Then she saw Harry's face above her. She gulped. "Harry… you are never to speak to Moka again."
She ignored the gasp from the vampire.
"No."
Tears welled up in her eyes and she sagged, her hands gripped Harry's green blazer and she buried her face in his stomach. "It worked." She sobbed in relief and happiness.
"But-"
Harry looked up at Moka from where he was holding Kurumu on the floor. "She did something so that she could kiss me and not make me her slave. She told me to leave you as a test. She wanted to make sure she hadn't turned me into a mindless slave."
"Potter-kun, why don't you and Akashiya-san take Kuruno-san outside and calm her down."
The rest of the class was shocked at how serious and calm their oft-flighty teacher was being.
Kurumu was ecstatic. She was bouncing around on the lakeside bench and refusing to let go of Harry's arm. "I asked my mother if there was anyway I could be with a man without enslaving them.
"It took a few letters to convince her, but she sent me the details of a ritual. I can kiss you anytime I want!" Which she did. "And I intend to do it as often as possible." She did it again.
"Kurumu! Don't hog Harry all to yourself." Moka grumbled from the wizard's other side. "I'm happy for you." Even though she didn't look it. "But remember, we all agreed to the harem rules."
"Which I still don't know about." Harry muttered. "Do you even know what a harem is?"
"Women only!" The girls chorused. They then broke down into giggles as Harry watched in surprised amusement.
Moka recovered and explained. "My family is ancient. We come from the lands and times where the harem or seraglio was used.
"It was not what Japanese manga artists think they are." She scoffed.
"Moka got a little… snooty when it was first mentioned." Kurumu ignored the glare with an innocent smile. "She sat us all down and explained that it was a private place for women. It wasn't a group.
"I prefer the manga version." She added with a salacious leer at Harry.
Harry was a little worried. "Who did she explain it to?"
"Those of us in the harem." She said with a cheeky grin as Moka giggled.
The Kanda River ran through Tokyo. A major transport hub was nearby.
But the most important detail was the Ministry of Defence building just a few meters down the road.
In other words, plenty of security.
This was why Harry had picked the location from a map of Tokyo to meet his Godfather.
But he was never going to be allowed to go alone. He was flanked by Outer Moka and Miss Nekonome. Kurumu and Ruby were wandering through the celebrating crowds with Yukari.
Mizore, Keito, Gin, Miss Kagome and Hedwig were all perched on top of a nearby building.
Inner Moka had planned their meeting. First rule, be early. Scout the area, secure what you could, plan escapes.
Second rule, be late. Leave the area and observe from nearby. When your target appears, re-evaluate your plans.
It was a good thing too. Harry was under his cloak as they approached Sirius Black and his uninvited guests.
"You were told to come alone, Black." Moka glared as she addressed the man in English.
"Nobody dictates what I do when it comes to my godson, Miss." Sirius glared at the pink-haired girl in the short black, light dress. "I don't know what you did to him, but he is coming home with me, where it is safe."
"Don't you mean so you can send him back to his abusive relatives? Right, Dumbledore?"
"Miss Akashiya, I don't know why the vampire clans have taken an interest in young Harry, but rest assured, siding with Voldemort has made you our enemy."
"What? Why would we side with that fool? He thinks he can hurt Harry, enslave everyone… the only reason we want to see the bastard is so we can eat him." She sneered.
Harry was having a hard time seeing Outer Moka like this. She was usually so sweet.
"Then why did you kidnap Harry?" Sirius demanded.
"Kidnap? What idiot told you that? Harry wrote to you himself and told you he was safe."
"We are wasting time. Let us just give the brat veritiserum and make her tell us where the pampered prince is."
Miss Nekonome snorted. She spoke perfect English but decided to hide that fact for the moment.
Moka giggled at her teacher's comment.
Severus Snape didn't understand Japanese, but he heard the older girl say his name. "The brat has been spreading lies about me even here, I see." He sneered.
"If they were lies then my teacher wouldn't have been able to recognise you, even though she doesn't understand you." Moka retorted smugly.
"Enough." Dumbledore said firmly. "You will release Harry Potter immediately or-" He froze as Harry removed his cloak.
"You are insulting my friends. Mister Dumbledore." Harry glared. Inner Moka had insisted that Harry didn't use honorifics such as 'Headmaster' or 'Professor'. He was no longer the man's student and Dumbledore had severely failed him in those roles. "I was offered the chance to escape the horrors of England. Here, I have plenty of friends and a chance at just living my life.
"There is no fame, no expectation, no… persecution!"
Most of which was a great big lie of course.
"Harry, you must come home. Your safety is of the utmost importance!" Dumbledore moved forward but stopped when he saw the vampire discretely palm a small dagger.
"We did not come alone. Our allies are already in place. Yours, however, have been captured and are being searched and interrogated." Moka growled.
"Harry, why are you doing this?" Sirius pleaded.
"Me? You're the one trying to kidnap me. You're the one trying to force me back into that hell hole!"
"But you aren't safe here."
"Then why did you not come and 'rescue' him?" Moka challenged.
"We couldn't find him!"
"And neither could his enemies."
"The Dark Lord already knows Potter is in Japan." Snape smirked. "The boy makes enemies just by breathing. It didn't take long before he angered someone here and they sent word to him. Even now his agents are scouring the country."
"That was a few months ago. They aren't very good then, are they?" Harry retorted.
Snape was about to respond when Miss Nekonome spoke up.
"My teacher has a point." Moka nodded. "You have wasted enough of our time. You have seen that Harry is safe and happy. There is no need for him to abandon that safety to the people who have failed him all his life."
"I've never failed him!" Sirius objected.
"You disgust me, Black. If you think you are better equipped to keep him safe, then try and find him." Moka smirked at Dumbledore. "Just remember, failure will mean death." She raised her right hand above her head and an explosion of smoke erupted between the two parties.
The celebrating crowds screamed and stampeded as they tried to escape.
The three British wizards drew their wands and attempted to dispel the smoke. But the other three had already vanished.
"Accio cloak!" Snape shouted into the crowd.
"Very clever, Snivellus." Sirius said mockingly. "They had more than thirty seconds to get away. Even if you did get his cloak, how would you see him in this crowd?"
"Enough." Dumbledore ordered. "We must leave the area before the muggle authorities arrive."
"We need to find Harry." Sirius argued.
"And we will, Sirius. We will."
Two groups landed by portkey on The Witch's Knoll.
"Everyone ok?" Harry asked as they picked themselves off the ground.
"Next time I'll take a car." Gin grumbled. He couldn't help himself from gazing up Keito's skirt as she stood. "Urrrf!" He also couldn't escape the pain as she kicked her heel into his gut.
"We are fine, Harry-chan." Miss Kagome assured him. "The wizards were no match for us."
"No match for me, you mean." Gin attempted to puff out his chest. His gut was still a little sore. "You take their wands and they can't do anything." He handed four wands to Harry.
"Thanks Gin. We'll send these back to Dumbledore."
"Why?" Keito was disgusted by the idea.
"Because Dumbledore seems to think he knows best." Harry explained. "He thinks I've been corrupted by you. This will be a smack in the face, we are better than them. In all the ways they doubt."
It was literally the first day back at school. Harry didn't even make it to breakfast.
He was walking the path to the main buildings from his dorm when he was grabbed by his collar and thrown into the woods.
He smashed through trees like they weren't even there, it was only that his body had turned to stone that saved his life.
He was quickly on his feet, he disillusioned himself.
He watched as a tall man with shoulder length black hair and a goatee and moustache stalked into the woods. He was dressed like a noble man. His clothes were black with a cape.
"I can sense you boy." The man said in Japanese. "I know where you are. I know what you are."
The man looked at Harry, so he dropped his spell. "Is one of us going to die today?" Harry asked.
The man smirked. "You think a pitiful wizard could take on me?"
"You're a vampire. Not a god." Harry said quietly.
"So you have some intelligence, Potter Harry. But, to answer your question, you will die if you fail to answer my questions suitably."
"You are part of Moka's family." Harry frowned. "Her father?"
The man hummed thoughtfully. "The old man said you were ignorant, naïve. But you are quite observant."
"Dumbledore? Did he send you to try and get me to go back to England?"
A look of fury passed onto the man's face. "No one tells me to do anything!"
Harry relaxed his stance. "But you still came. You still attacked me."
The man laughed. "Of course. I wanted to see what the fuss was about. I wanted to see the truth about the old man's lies that my daughter had kidnapped a wizard boy for some wizard dark lord."
"F- Father?"
The man turned to see the bound incarnation of his daughter standing with a witch, a succubus and a snow-girl.
"Daughter." The man nodded.
There was a clink as the rosary shot from Moka's neck and into Harry's hand.
The man looked at Harry in astonishment as his daughter's true self was released.
The white haired Inner Moka stretched as their friends picked themselves off the ground. "Father, what are you doing here?" She asked.
"I came because of you, Moka. I had a group of wizards come pounding on my door and claiming my daughter had kidnapped one of their children."
Moka glanced at Harry and winced. "Did you kill them?"
"I was tempted to. The old man tried to read my mind. I took everything he knew in return. It would have been too much trouble to kill one of the leaders of their world." He said dismissively.
"Potter-san was banished from their world. The goblins offered him a place at the academy." Moka explained.
"And how did they come to think he was now your pet?" The man smirked.
Moka snarled. "They had the gall to demand he return to them! They thought he would just come running home so they could send him to abusive relatives."
"Ah… shit."
Coming up behind the girls were Gin, Keito, Miss Kagome and Miss Nekonome.
Gin looked… very uncomfortable. "Vampire." He said with a low bow.
"At least one of you has some respect." The man sneered at them.
"I don't have respect for people who want to kill me." Harry glared.
"Kid- Harry, this man is the most powerful monster you will meet." Gin tried to reason with the wizard. "He's essentially a leader of our world."
"He attacked me. He pissed off Hedwig. Everyone seems to want to kill me, might as well get it out of the way."
"There will be no killing." Moka stated as she stalked between the two. "Father, you have met Harry. The men who approached you were lying cowards."
"Of course they were." Shuzen Issa, head of the Shuzen family and Moka's father, just chuckled. "As I said, I took the old man's knowledge.
"Did you know this boy is the subject of a prophecy, Daughter?"
"What?"
"What?"
"What?"
There was a round of 'whats'.
"Must we really have an audience for this?" Issa grumbled.
"This is what you get for attacking me." Harry said firmly. "They are my trusted friends, family and allies.
"Now what are you talking about… a prophecy?"
"Remember your place, boy." Issa scowled. "I have killed men for less."
"You could have killed me easily, earlier." Harry shrugged. "I've looked you up. You won't kill me. Not until you have what you came for."
"Father, what is this prophecy?" Moka pressed.
"It is fairly unimportant." Issa said dismissively. "It is a human prophecy that says the boy can kill their dark lord. Apparently he has some sort of power that the dark lord doesn't."
Harry sighed as several of the others tensed. He grimaced as he saw Issa smirk.
"Well, now. Isn't this interesting? You know what this power is then?"
"It's called Yōkai Academy." Harry bluffed glibly. "I bet Voldemort will soon learn about where I am and then he will come here.
"He will be dead in the time it takes Morioka-senpai to reach him and rip his head off."
"You lie well. Too well." Issa frowned. "But your friends… do not." He finished smugly.
"Well, I was trying to be polite." Harry rolled his eyes. "But if you want me to be blunt: It's none of your business."
Harry was worried that Moka's father was bi-polar. His expression turned dark again. "You think you can deny me? You think I am just another wizard? Just another student from your school?"
"Enough."
Everything stopped as a man in a white robe and cowl slowly walked into the clearing.
"Shuzen, come with me." The man said as he walked between the wizard and vampire, never looking from his path.
Issa growled. "This had better be worth it." But he followed.
Harry watched them leave before he turned to Moka. "Who was that?"
"That was the Chairman." The answer came from a nervous Miss Nekonome.
"Cool… think I can get him to stick around and answer some questions?"
The teachers looked aghast. "Are you insane?" Miss Kagome demanded. "You don't approach The Chairman! You humbly answer his summons!"
"Kid, we're monsters, remember?" Gin tried to reason. "He's not just powerful, he's born from the dark."
Harry shook his head. "You're all forgetting one important thing."
They looked at him expectantly… but he turned and walked off in the direction of the two elder men.
"He's gonna get us all killed." Keito scowled.
Harry wasn't a complete idiot. He knew better than to interrupt a meeting between two beings who could separate his head from his body with their bare hands.
He approached the area men until he could see them and then turned side-ways so he wasn't watching them, but could still see them move out of the corner of his eye.
It was ten minutes of patiently waiting before he jumped at the sound of a chuckle behind him. "Full of humility, but… still brave, foolhardy and impetuous."
Harry turned to see The Chairman standing there, his face obscured by the shadow of his white cowl though his eyes glowed through. Harry bowed low. "Chairman-sama. I was hoping you could… resolve a few questions for me."
"And wisdom too." The man smirked. "Combined with your loyalty to your friends, it is a wonder you were actually sorted into a single house in Hogwarts."
It was strange, the man spoke fluent and native Japanese, but he said 'Hogwarts' as though he was a fluent and native English speaker.
"Am I in danger from you?" Harry asked as he stood up and looked the man in the eyes.
"Blunt… from an oblique angle." The man mused. "So long as you do not deviate from your course… no."
"My course?"
"You wish to know why I didn't put an end to Kuyou or the teachers who have attacked you and your friends, yes? But you also want to know if I might change that policy with you."
Harry nodded slowly.
"This is my school." He said firmly. "None may take it. That is why I never interfered with the Yoko or Kraken. They did not seek to rule the school and challenge me.
"They only sought to protect their positions. You have done the same. When you were challenged and emerged triumphant, you earned all that was theirs.
"You are the head of the School Protection Committee. I expect you to fulfil your duties."
Harry grimaced. He now had another target on his back in this school.
"Can you tell me anything about this prophecy?"
"Ignore it." The Chairman said with a dismissive hand gesture. "If the fool wizard confronts you, kill him. If you wish to go and end him…" He chuckled. "Please wait until the term ends."
Harry couldn't help the amused snort.
He tensed himself. "Is there anything you expect of me?"
"Two things.
"First: You were raised human. Use your experience to aid the school in its purpose. Monsters are supposed to be learning how to live like humans.
"You have started to teach your friends. You have a mouthpiece with your paper. You have the authority with the SPC.
"I order you to use these gifts, abilities and resources to aid the school."
Harry nodded. It wasn't like the man was asking him to conquer the human world. "And the second thing?"
"You are the Head of the SPC. Go to the SPC building and use it." The Chairman growled before lightly slapping Harry in the chest.
Harry went soaring back, he crashed through several trees. As he regained his bearings and felt his back revert from stone to flesh, he heard the Chairman's voice float back.
"And fuck the succubus before she dies." It said with annoyance.
The group was amazed when Harry walked back to them, alive, under his own power and untouched.
Of course, he'd used magic to fix his clothes. He'd given up trying to summon and repair his glasses and instead conjured a new pair everyday. It was fairly easy.
"What happened?" Moka demanded. "My father wouldn't tell us anything, but he was not happy."
"No idea." Harry said as he walked past them towards the school. "I waited until they were finished. The Chairman graciously answered a few questions."
"Ridiculous!" Miss Kagome objected. "He would never just let you leave unpunished."
"Well, he did throw me through a few trees." Harry shrugged. "I think it was just to set an example though."
"You are uninjured?" Moka asked with a hint of uncommon concern.
Harry affectionately squeezed the white-haired vampire's hand. "Like I said, it was just to set an example. I think he knows the truth about me."
Moka grabbed him by the shoulders, stopping their walk. "Are you sure? Should we flee?"
Harry smiled softly at her, he then surprised her by stepping into her and hugging her tightly. He stepped back quickly and resumed his path, leaving a bewildered vampire to follow with the rest of the group.
"Kid, a few details… please?" Gin prodded.
"I asked him if I was in danger from him. He said no." Harry told them. "I asked if he knew anything about the prophecy… he really didn't seem to care. He didn't think it would really affect me."
"I still want to hear it." Moka growled.
"Me too." Yukari said as she moved forward, taking Harry's hand. "You've always said I know more about those areas of magic than you do. Prophecies are dangerous."
"We'll look into it." Harry assured her.
"Did… Did he say anything about me?" Mizore asked nervously.
"No." Harry frowned as tried to formulate his words. "I think… I think your fate is in my hands. He stated, unequivocally, that I am the Head of the SPC.
"He ordered me to fulfil the duties of the head."
"Is that why we are heading to the SPC building?" Keito asked as it came into view.
"He said I should use it. Well… he ordered me too."
"Maybe we can finally put Kuyou's old quarters to use." She grinned at him.
Harry stopped and looked at her. "Kuyou lived there?"
"Of course. He had a bed big enough for all of us." She smirked as she stalked seductively towards him. "Kuyou was never interested in women. He wasn't gay, he just preferred to torture others." She began rubbing herself against him.
She squeaked when a spark of electricity zapped her butt.
"Not here." Yukari growled cutely.
Harry gave the spider-woman a small wink and then resumed course for the building. "Yukari, I need you to read up on wards and enchantments for holding powerful beings."
"You aren't planning on going against The Chairman, are you?" Miss Nekonome asked worriedly.
They reached the door and entered. "No, it is just part of the other order he gave- what the hell?"
They stopped as they saw three students sitting in the large auditorium of the mansion like building. They were surrounded by photos and cardboard cut-outs of Outer Moka, Kurumu and Yukari.
There appeared to be shots that even Gin wouldn't take.
"The goddesses!" The large fat one gasped.
"Harry, Gin, wait outside." Moka growled. "We need to teach these creeps their place."
The two boys took the time to practice the physical training Moka had been putting Harry through. They were interrupted ten minutes in when the three students squatting in the SPC building with illicit images of their friends were tossed out the door.
Harry gave Gin a nod and moved over to the groaning and injured boys. "Just so we're clear, we find you've been doing this to girls again, well… I've been appointed the new head of the SPC."
The groaning stopped and the writhing boys froze.
"That's what I thought." Harry said before heading into the building.
Keito led the group through the building on a tour. It was fairly dismal and unfurnished. There was a common area where the rest of the SPC members could relax and it had a kitchenette, but the only other furnished room was the master bedroom.
It was certainly opulent.
"Let's search the room for anything like information." He said. "Then I'm gutting the whole room."
"What!" Keito and Kurumu both objected.
"I'm not sleeping where that… creature slept." Harry shuddered. "We can refurbish it."
"How are you going to get furniture delivered to the school?" Mizore asked curiously.
"Money, Hedwig and Yukari's parents." Harry grinned at the little witch.
Harry had one last thing to deal with from his talk with The Chairman. Which was why he was now back at the lake, alone with Kurumu.
"'Fuck the succubus before she dies.'" Harry quoted. "What did he mean?" He asked as they sat on the bench.
Kurumu grumbled to herself before answering. "Succubae are creatures of love and sex, Harry-chan. We spend nearly all our time having sex with anyone we can seduce."
"But you haven't been doing that here?"
"No… I wasn't fully mature, I didn't need to.
"Harry, most succubae don't know who their fathers are. Our mothers sleep with hundreds of thousands of men in their lifetimes."
"Is that what you need to do? I assume a succubus can choose their partner."
"Oh yes." She nodded. "We frequent human bars and clubs. Human colleges are ripe pickings for young men eager to screw."
Harry sighed. "Kurumu, can we move to the part where you explain The Chairman's words and what it means for all of us… especially you and me?"
"You are my Mate of Fate." She looked him in the eye. "Not every succubus has one. You see, it isn't just about sex. It's about love. Succubae feed on love. I know you love me. I know that even Moka and Yukari love me a bit.
"A Mate of Fate, or Mate of Destiny is the one person who can fulfil our needs. We are guaranteed that our love will make more children.
"Succubae are a dying race."
"Why are you going to die if we don't… you know?" Harry asked awkwardly.
"Do you remember our first kiss? I bound myself to you. I sacrificed my ability to seduce men with my power. I can still use the power, it just won't make them love me.
"But, I still need love and sex. I get weaker every day. I will eventually die if I don't get to make love to you."
Kurumu sat there nervously as Harry harshly massaged his temples. She had just laid herself bare to him… figuratively.
"Kurumu, next time something like this comes up, tell me immediately! At least I will have more time to deal with it." Harry sighed. "Are you a virgin? What's the maximum time you have left?"
"Yes, I am a virgin. I might have two months. But every day-"
"You get weaker. Yeah." He turned to face her. "Give me a day or two and we'll deal with this, ok?" He said compassionately.
Kurumu could only nod. She couldn't force herself on Harry. She needed his love, not his lust.
Not that she would object to his lust.
Harry had a few reasons for wanting to wait. First, he wanted to get the new bed in. Second he wanted to make sure he couldn't get Kurumu pregnant until they were ready. Third… he really needed to psych himself up.
There was a fourth consideration he had. He wanted to talk to Moka, both of them.
"The Chairman said I had to sleep with Kurumu or she'll die. You knew this?" He asked nervously as they sat on the bench at the lake.
Outer Moka was present for this discussion, but she was listening to Inner Moka as well. "No… that's… are you sure?" She asked nervously.
"We're talking about a man- monster that owns a school full of various types of monsters, he is feared and respected by all students… and your father.
"I'd guess he knows what he is talking about. Plus, I asked Kurumu. She confirmed it and said she had a month… maybe more."
Moka was suddenly very subdued. "Oh."
Harry sighed. "Yeah."
"So, what are you going to do?" She asked hesitantly.
Harry gave a humourless snort. "Sleep with her of course. I couldn't let her die, not like that."
Moka struggled with her own personal conflicts. She didn't want Kurumu to die, but she didn't want Harry to sleep with her, not yet at least.
She wanted to be the first, but she certainly wasn't ready for sex.
Inner Moka was silent on the matter.
Nothing was said between the two teens for nearly a minute.
That was when she suddenly went flying and landed harshly on the ground several feet away. Before she could get her bearings she was hauled to her feet and held securely by strong arms.
"I told you Harry was a light-weight. As long as he doesn't get near Moka's rosary, they are easy to deal with."
Moka saw Saizou standing over an unconscious Harry, several other students were around them, they weren't in uniform.
"What are you doing?" She demanded as she struggled with the long haired boy holding her.
Saizou turned and faced her, he leered lasciviously. "We're taking our rightful place. Harry and you have been running over this school since you got here.
"You got lucky when you beat me. If Harry hadn't released your vampire side, I would have killed him and made you mine." He stopped in front of her and raised a hand to her face.
"I'll never be yours!" She spat angrily.
Her head rang as Saizou backhanded her viciously.
"You don't get a say. Once we've dealt with Potter, we'll go and get the rest of his little harem. They can serve the monstrels… the real power in this school."
Moka was in real trouble. There were three monstrels, one holding her, Saizou between her and a bleeding Harry and a third just watching.
She wasn't as physically strong or fast as Inner Moka, but she was smart and well trained. A quick stomp on her captor's foot and she was free, slipping by the momentarily shocked Saizou and then sliding to the floor next to Harry.
"Wake up! You need to take my rosary off!" She hissed as she shook him.
"He won't wake up." Moka jumped slightly at the sound of her inner self. "He needs medical attention. For now you will have to handle this situation yourself."
"I'm not strong enough!" She whimpered.
"Drink Harry's blood. It should give you enough of a boost to hold out. You just need to remember your training. These louts are just brutes."
Moka watched them slowly approach. "No. I can't win."
But it wasn't a statement of defeat. She said it with a steel that confused Inner Moka.
Outer Moka quickly clutched Harry to her chest and bit into his neck, drinking deeply. She could feel the power of Harry's blood.
"You should probably drain him." Saizou smirked. "It's the last time you'll get to taste him. Might as well savour it."
Moka glared hatefully at the monstrel, her mouth still on Harry's neck. But she kicked out from her kneeling position and caught Saizou's ankle, sending him off balance.
And then she had Harry in her arms and she was running as fast as she could.
"Get her!" She heard Saizou scream in rage.
Moka didn't look back as she ran in the direction of the school and the SPC building. Harry's blood gave her the boost she needed to keep abreast of the monstrels, she made it in mere minutes and shouted for help as she kicked the door in.
"Moka? What happened?" Yukari asked as she and Kurumu saw the vampire carrying Harry.
"Gin! Get out here!" Kurumu screamed over her shoulder as she helped Moka lay Harry on the floor.
"Saizou and the other monstrels attacked us." Moka explained. "Harry won't wake up. I had to drink his blood to get us here."
"What about the other Moka?" Kurumu demanded as she tore her sweater vest in two and used it as a compress for a wound on the back of Harry's head.
"Harry was already unconscious. He couldn't remove my rosary."
"What happened?" Gin demanded as he emerged into the foyer with Ruby.
"Saizou and his friends." Moka was getting fed up of repeating herself.
"Right here babe."
Everyone turned and saw the three monstrels in the doorway. Saizou was smirking and all three were in their monster forms. "Morioka, you can leave. We're taking over and the girls are now ours."
Gin growled as he let his wolf out. "You think I'm just a follower? A hanger-on? I am S-Class fools!" And then he vanished in a blur and the monstrels began flying about the room.
Ruby knelt down next to Moka and Harry. She pulled out her short staff and cast a spell healing and reviving Harry.
Harry blearily opened his eyes. "What happened?"
"Saizou and his friends attacked us." Moka growled. "They were going to kill you and then rape us."
"Gin is dealing with them." Kurumu informed him. She looked like she really wanted to join the werewolf, but she was just too weak.
Harry gingerly sat up with Ruby and Moka's help. He then looked at Moka and raised his hand to her chest. "May I?"
Moka allowed herself a grim smile and nodded. She jumped back as the rosary came loose, providing the others some protection from her change.
The fighting ceased as Inner Moka entered the scene. She looked down at Harry and smirked. "I hope you are as generous in bed."
Harry chuckled as Yukari and Ruby blushed. "I figured you would have suffered a lot of frustration, being trapped and unable to deal with them." He nodded to the paling monstrels.
Moka purposefully stepped over Harry's head with a smirk, knowing full well she was giving him an eyeful. "Morioka-senpai, I will handle these mongrels." She said respectfully.
Gin raised an eyebrow but shook himself as he reverted to his human form. "Do what you do best, Akashiya-san." He nodded as he stepped back.
Moka stalked towards the slightly cowering monstrels, she allowed a little extra sway to her hips. "Morioka-senpai thinks I will teach you your place…" She sneered. "This time will be the last lesson, and it isn't for you."
Seeing fellow students strung up outside the school was becoming a common occurrence. The student body usually became excited as it meant a new juicy story for the newspaper and gossip groups.
Today was different.
Today, it wasn't the student bodies that caused the entire school to come to a halt, it was the heads… and the blood running from their stumps.
The severed heads of Saizou and his friends were swinging freely from three ropes. Their blood stained the stone façade of the school.
A message was written in blood that had come from their missing bodies: 'This is what happens to those who attack others.'
None of the Newspaper Club or the SPC had argued with Inner Moka's actions. Harry and Yukari had reasoned that death should only be the punishment if the perpetrators tried to ambush, sneak attack or backstab them.
Inner Moka had grudgingly agreed, but only because Outer Moka had convinced her. Outer Moka was just as furious as her.
That said, Harry's friends and allies met at the SPC building the same day as the attack to discuss the situation.
"Monstrels are considered lower class to other monsters." Gin lectured. "They hate pureblood monsters and purebloods hate them.
"Saizou and his friends were also part of a fairly extensive criminal gang. They won't take this lying down."
"They will try and kill you." Keito warned. "Kuyou kept them in check with fear. He beat them and their leader and left a clear message."
"Did that work?" Moka asked, her pink-haired self present for this meeting.
Keito shrugged. "Most of the time. Their last leader graduated two years ago. The current leader, Mido, needed a demonstration.
"It was obvious he thought he could beat us if he planned it properly."
"Do you think he would sit down and talk to us, if we asked politely?" Harry queried.
Keito shook her head. "He, more than most, really hates purebloods."
"It's true." Miss Kagome agreed. "He doesn't even show his teachers respect."
"So we beat them to a pulp or just kill them." Kurumu frowned. She was worried as she was getting weaker and wouldn't be able to defend herself, let alone go on the attack.
"W- We could make them listen." Mizore offered shyly. "I can trap them in ice. Keito-chan has her webs and Harry-chan and Yukari-chan have magic."
"Do we really want to hold the other monstrels responsible for what Saizou and his friends did?" Harry argued lightly.
Miss Kagome sat forward quickly. "Yes! That is exactly what we want to do." She said with excitement. "They hold all purebloods responsible, we should do the same.
"After all, they didn't even know what Harry-chan was."
"But that's not why Saizou attacked me on the first day of school." Moka frowned. "He… He wanted to rape me."
"He seemed to want the same thing today." Ruby offered. "Except, he was going to rape all of us."
"I don't think Saizou said anything about blood." Moka continued. "Inner Moka can't remember either. He did say something about power though."
"Harry, whatever you decide, remember that monstrels can be utterly pathetic monsters, or they can rival an S-Class, even beyond Moka." Gin warned.
Straight after the meeting, Harry had quietly told Moka he was taking Kurumu upstairs to the bedroom. She was clearly suffering and it was too dangerous to leave alone and selfish not to help her when he could.
As such, Moka was nervously pacing in the newly refurbished lounge.
"I'm sure they will be careful, Moka." Yukari tried to comfort her. "Harry is very good at everything he does… except maths." She added with a grimace.
"That's not the point Yukari." Moka grumbled, still pacing. "I just can't believe that Kurumu gets Harry first. I was his first friend. I loved him longer."
"Kurumu offered you the chance to be first, Moka." Keito was getting a little frustrated with the girl. "Neither you or your inner self were ready."
Keito was completely unfazed by the vampire's glare, she continued her reading.
"I still don't get what the big deal is." Yukari sighed. "It sounds so… icky."
There was a very amused laugh. "That is because you are still a child." Miss Kagome told her. Yukari scowled at the lamia but the maths teacher held up a hand. "It is a biological fact. Within a few years you will begin to feel the urges. You will find a way to satisfy yourself, or ask Harry-chan to do it for you.
"Then you will discover why we crave the 'ickyness'."
The ladies were interrupted by the sounds of perfuse apologies floating down the stairs. They were soon followed by a limping Harry and a red faced Kurumu
Keito and Miss Kagome were horrified. "You've only been up there for twenty minutes!" Keito exclaimed.
Miss Kagome raised a hand to her mouth. "He's- He isn't… impotent… is he?" She asked worriedly.
Kurumu scowled at them through her blush. "He works perfectly." She said as she helped Harry sit gingerly in an arm chair. "His power was just too much for me and I lost control."
"You enslaved him?!" Moka was very worried.
"No! But… I- He made me very strong. I bruised him."
"But we need that!" The Lamia wailed as she gazed at the wizard's crotch.
"I'll be fine by morning!" Harry snapped. He instantly regretted revealing that due to the relieved looks the older females sported. He hated to think what would happen if they lost control too.
God forbid Inner Moka couldn't control herself… she'd grind him into a paste.