Author's Note: Ah, I feel like things moved just a bit too quick for my liking but to be honest, I might be rushing this because I have a manga project (like made up, not magazine manga just to be clear xD) with a friend. However I don't think I'm rushing it because that's a manga, this is a novel and we work at different speeds, so actually I should have PLENTY of time to write chapters quickly, but I guess I'm enjoying summer too much :3

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"What do you plan to do, blending in this school with regular students?" Kiyoshi was still whispering to her. "Were you the one behind the Youkai that was rumoured from that news show? You better answer me, or the entire school is going to know your secret."

The classroom was silent, trying to listen in on their conversation, because they saw Kiyoshi's mouth moving.

"A-ahhh Kiyoshi, w-we just met! I need time to think about it! L-let me tell you how I feel when the lunch bell ring!" Ren blurted to the entire class.

Kiyoshi let go of her, hid his card before anyone saw and then smiled at her. I'll be waiting to see what interesting excuse you'll tell me.

Ah, that was close…he knows I'm a Youkai…this is bad…I may not be able to go to school anymore… Ren thought in her mind, but her expression seemed plain.

"The hell was that new kid? You think because you're a new student with the reputation of being an onmyouji that you can do whatever you want? Don't touch someone so suddenly, especially someone like Ren who's shy." Rio seemed more active than usual today. The expression on his face while talking…it definitely looked like he was threatening her.

"Whoops, won't happen again." Kiyoshi said slyly.

"Damn right it won't." Rio stared at him, then the class went silent.

"Okay class," The teacher began to write out a math equation on the board.

"So Rikuo what shall we do today~?" Tsurara asked him as they were already roaming the streets of Kyoto.

"Hmm, we can sightsee?" Rikuo suggested. "We aren't going to go on a ridiculous shopping spree! It's way too much money!"

"Eh? But aren't you a Nurarihyon?" Tsurara pouted having her two index fingers poke each other. "You're supposed to go into other people's property uninvited. So you can…go into a shop uninvited and borrow something without permission."

"Ah, Tsurara I'm not stealing!" Rikuo tried to tell her.

"Oh, I know. I just was joking!" Tsurara smiled at Rikuo and then realized he was out of sight.

Rikuo returned beside her wiping his mouth with a tissue.

"W-where'd you go?" Tsurara asked him.

"Oh, I went into the closest shop and drank someone's tea." Rikuo pointed to a restaurant.

"W-what happened to not stealing?" Tsurara wondered.

"Tea is free when you enter a restaurant so it doesn't matter~!" Rikuo tried to play it off.

"Hey! Where's my tea?" A deep male voice roared from that same restaurant.

"S-sounds like it does matter~" Tsurara smiled and poked Rikuo repeatedly.

"This is why, Youkai don't give a damn about humans." The deep voice continued.

There was a large boom noise that came from the restaurant and then a cloud of dirt popped out from that restaurant. Citizens either chose to wait and see what was happening or ran away because they sensed danger. A large tall man, with a muscular build simply walked out, he was wearing a hat and was staring down.

The man carelessly bumped into Rikuo and pushed him down aggressively. "Move out of the way, stupid human."

"Hey you!" Rikuo stood back up. "Why did you do something like that?" The man ignored Rikuo.

Rikuo ran up to him, Tsurara following behind him. Rikuo went up and grabbed his shoulder tightly.

"When someone asks you a question, the polite thing to do is answer back." Rikuo stared at him with a serious face. "What do you mean, you don't give a damn about humans, you're human aren't you?"

"Me, human?" The man chuckled, and took off his hat. His face was normal except that he had one eye in the middle of his face. "Do I look human? I'm what you people would consider, a Youkai."

"S-someone from Hitotsume's clan? Are you from the One-eyed demon clan?" Rikuo furiously asked him.

"Heh the what now?" The one eyed man continued to grin. "I'm a Cyclops. Get it right." Cyclops brought back his fist. "You had me reveal me identity, so now you, and everybody else who saw my face, is going to have to die."

The Cyclops used his strength and aimed to punch Rikuo. Rikuo grabbed Tsurara in one arm and sidestepped out of the way.

"No one's dying on my watch." Rikuo assured him.

"Rikuo, you aren't a Youkai right now! Are you sure?" Tsurara whispered in his ear.

"Hey! I'm still useful even if I'm not a Youkai right now." Rikuo hissed back and searched his surroundings and picked up a broken skinny plank of wood from the restaurant that was destroyed.

"You are going to try and stop me with that?" Cyclops chuckled and laughed at the wood.

Suddenly felt a huge pain in his gut, like he'd been hit by and object he also felt a slight gust of wind. He felt to his knees and held in the pain.

"Yeah, I'll stop you with this." Rikuo was smacking the plank lightly on his hand.

"Rikuo! You're going to get a splinter!" Tsurara called out from afar.

"Dying is way worse than a simple splinter!" Rikuo yelled back.

"Tch!" Cyclops looked back at Rikuo than focused his attention on Tsurara and grinned. "Pay more attention to your enemy!" He screeched happily and leaped in the air, and brought his fist back. "You're wife or girlfriend is going to get it!"

Tsurara brought a palm in front of her body, and inhaled then exhaled. Both of Cyclops's arms were frozen and as he landed on the ground he stared in awe at his arms. Tsurara blew again and this time he was frozen all the way to his neck.

Tsurara gave him a dark cold stare, "Hey hey, what's wrong? I thought I was going to get it." Tsurara walked up to him, "Or maybe there was something that you didn't expect."

Rikuo walked up to cyclops who was frozen up to his neck and let go of the plank of wood. Rikuo flicked his head, "We're Youkai." Rikuo scratched his head, "Freeze him all over, we're bring him over to the Keikain house, I've never heard of a 'cyclops' before."

"So, who are you, Ren?" Kiyoshi focused on her name. "What's your true identity? Why shouldn't I kill you right here?"

"B-b-because I'm a Youkai that doesn't h-harm people." Ren answered him.

Kiyoshi raised an eyebrow, "Are you naturally like that? Stuttering? I thought it was a personality to make yourself blend in better."

"A-ah, only when I'm about to turn into a Y-Youkai does my p-personality c-c-change and when I'm finally a Youkai." Ren told him.

"Turn into a Youkai?" Kiyoshi tilted his head, "You're half human and half Youkai?"

"Y-yes, I am…" Ren nodded.

"Tch! How lucky you are, now I can't kill you. Because of the human in you, you're a lucky one." Kiyoshi told her.

"R-really? Y-you won't hurt m-me?" Ren's eyes gleamed.

"Yeah…but that doesn't mean I despise you." Kiyoshi reminded her.

"Still! T-thank you! As a reward," Ren stopped stuttered. "I'll show you what I look like as a Youkai, so you never attack me or anyone I'm with."

"In broad daylight? How brave you half Youkais are." Kiyoshi scoffed.

"Oh you're right, we'll go behind this tree, only my face changes, not my clothes." Ren told him.

Shit! Rio slammed on the desk and rushed off without finishing his lunch.

"Hmm where's he off to?" Toru wondered as he slurped on strawberry milk.

"I have no idea." Misaki sighed and bit into her sub.

Rio was running down the hallway and saw looked out the window, he saw Kiyoshi and Ren talking under the tree. What the hell Kiyoshi! Don't you see how scared Ren is?

Rio ran out the school doors, heading for that tree.

Rio turned his head left and right, thinking he ran past the tree. Why are you threatening her?

Rio spotted them, going behind the tree.

Why behind the tree? He's going to punch her and make sure no witnesses see it? No wait! W-w-what if t-they're…getting intimate? That would explain why she's scared, scared of getting caught. Rio shook his head. No no, Ren isn't that brave to get that close with a guy on the first day! Gotta stop Kiyoshi.

Rio dramatically jumped as he spotted the two behind the tree. He opened his eyes widely.

"H-hey…what are you doing here?" Kiyoshi was shocked and actually stammered.

"T-that isn't…Ren…" Rio remained shocked.

"R-Ren left a few minutes ago! I'm totally into this other girl you see, don't tell her!" Kiyoshi clapped his hands together and begged.

"A-Ame-Onna…?" Rio stared blankly at the two. "Y-you're Ren?"

Ame-onna was too afraid and turned her head away from him.

"W-wait! How do you know a Youkai?" Kiyoshi suddenly got suspicious of Rio. Kiyoshi's cell phone rang and he brought his index finger, "Just a second." He flipped open his phone, "Hello?"

"Hey, Kiyoshi are you in class right now?" Ryuuji was on the other line.

He was in the library, holding a book with one hand, cell phone in the other, he had his voice hushed.

"No, it's lunch right now, why are you calling, I'm doing some Youkai business at school right now." Kiyoshi told him.

"In school hours? Never mind that. The Youkai from the other day, that slow moving swarm. I know what they're called." Ryuuji told him.

"You do? What are they? I've never seen them before!" Kiyoshi practically shouted into the cell.

Ryuuji held the phone away from his ear for a second to lower the sound, and brought it back to his ear when Kiyoshi stopped.

Ryuuji was tapping on a page from the book he was holding, "There is a reason you haven't seen or heard of them. They're called, 'Zombies'."

"Z-zombies?" Kiyoshi seemed lost on the conversation.

"Yup those Youkai that appeared at the school you're attending, the rumored Youkai by the show, were probably zombies. Now get this…they're a Youkai, that was made up in western countries. So who knows…why a swarm of them, are starting to pop up in Japan."

* Ah, to be honest, I didn't really research if zombies were made up by the west or not, I just thought it did, sorry if it was a mistake.

* Hope you enjoy the direction the story is going now, because... *SPOILERS* I've finally introduced the main problem. ^-^

* I didn't really want to search up Japanese Youkai all the time and thought, HEY! I know the demons we make up and talk about in my country, sooooo, BOOM!

Possible Title for Next Chapter: Youkai of the West