This chapter is a bit shorter than usual, university and friends have been keeping me busy, but the chapter is written as more of a development chapter than anything else. There have been so many ideas in my head I can hardly keep them straight, this rounds the story to about 20 500 words at chapter 6, is that a good amount? The next update for this story may take a little bit longer than usual but I am already writing it, so I won't let it wither and be forgotten. On another note reviews; I love 'em, keep them coming, I would like to thank you all for giving some time to give opinions but one I didn't understand (The guest review for chapter 5) and, on another note, I would like to clear up something, this story is NOT based off of Mistress Winowyll's stories, if I tried to write one I would probably just mess up the world she has crafted. Anyway please review on this chapter, I felt a bit funny in the way it was presented so I need opinions of readers to improve.

I do not own Rosario Vampire.

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Tsukune sat in the small cafe. Moka, Kokoa, and Teiko sat at the table with him as Ai looked at the plants nearby. Tsukune was listening to Kokoa talk; he had been kicked out by Mizore and the others were trying to calm her down. It had turned out she was just beyond exhausted. She hadn't forgiven him but she was just waiting until she could yell at him. Tsukune could understand, she had built that house, it held a lot of memories and to have had it burnt down was horrible, but no, Mizore wasn't angry about that. She was angry he hadn't been their to see his new daughter enter the world. Everyone had been a little angry so Tsukune decided to avoid the arguments and went out. Hopefully, everyone would calm down and then listen to reason.

Kokoa and Moka drank their tea with social grace, Teiko watched the room with a detached stare. As for Tsukune, he was just tired for he had only gotten two hours sleep. He took a sip of his coffee as Moka watched him in an unnerving manner.

'Just what I need, another angry woman' Tsukune thought to himself.

Everyone had lost whatever they had left in the house; phones, clothes and lots of other things were among the wreckage. Tsukune had looked into it; no one had burnt the house down, no groups seeking revenge, Kurumu had just left the stove on. He had almost laughed when Kurumu confronted him with that. She had been as scared as a rabbit and not subtle in her attempts to see what her husband knew. Tsukune left out that when he had explained what had happened. Ai took her seat next to her father and began to eat the chocolate cake in front of her, noticing after a few bites that her father staring at her. She gave a him a smile full of chocolate in between her teeth.

Tsukune looked around the cafe, taking note that it was a very expensive place but worth it. It reminded him of Kurumu's coffee shops. She had a number of shops but mostly stayed around to look after their children. Her life held a certain serenity compared to Tsukune's work, of which he was, technically, a mercenary.

Tsukune washed the thought away with another sip of coffee. It wasn't as bad as being an assassin but the idea of working for the highest bidder always made Tsukune feel off. Hey, it was the only real way to support his family apart from his land holdings which subtracted a lot off of the total.

His phone buzzed in his pocket, and Tsukune answered the Ruby's call.

"Hey Ruby" Tsukune said.

"Are you guys coming back soon?" Ruby questioned.

"Hold on." Tsukune made a gesture at Kokoa and she nodded. "Yeah we're on our way"

"Alright" Ruby said as she hung up.

Everyone stood up as Tsukune payed the bill for lunch, making their way towards the car. Tsukune just wanted to get to sleep, so they made it back in good time. Ruby had seemed a little rushed but that was just because she was busy. Kokoa looked at Tsukune, her eyes full of assessment, only stopping when she noticed Tsukune was looking at her.

"What?" He asked.

"Nothing, just thinking." Kokoa answered.

"Well, I'm sick of people just thinking, just tell me." Tsukune snapped.

"Don't yell at me, I was just wondering why you were so tense, but if your going to be like that, I don't give a damn." Kokoa said.

"I'm sorry, I just..." Tsukune began "I just don't know..."

"You don't know what?" Kokoa asked.

"It's nothing, forget I mentioned it." Tsukune attempted to end the conversation and pay attention to the road.

"When you yell it is a serious matter, but... Whatever" Kokoa said looking at the back seat. Fortunately Moka had distracted the two kids.

Tsukune tensed his shoulders. Something was off, he could feel it.

'It's not just a lack of sleep, something is wrong, why can't the others feel it?' Tsukune wondered.

Tsukune felt his skin crawling, his eyes itched, he felt exhausted, and even his blood felt strange. Moka didn't seem bothered so he couldn't say it was his vampire blood, Kurumu had only expressed a mild discomfort compared to what Tsukune had, and that was probably only thanks to the bond they had. Tsukune had no idea what to do but he had far too much too do, investigating personal problems could wait.

Tsukune had to understand the small code in the data he had received from a mysterious benefactor. It had made no sense in the e-mail, so now Tsukune was tempted to ask for help. The problem was the data could be anything. Tsukune had preformed in some shady operations, nothing illegal or immoral, but some jobs were close to it. Most of them he had to do because the Head master asked him too. Unfortunately, Tsukune's objections were noted and ignored.

Moka watched Tsukune; he was moving awkwardly, almost distractedly. Her assumption was he was tired and he was focusing on something, but she knew there were deeper issues. Unfortunately, she no longer held the pull she had once had, so she couldn't ask him. Tsukune had forgiven her, and so had everyone else, but Tsukune had a family...

'... And I wouldn't be welcome in this late, would I?' Moka asked herself 'But Kokoa isn't as close as the others, so how does she deal with it?'

Kokoa and Tsukune didn't share the passion Tsukune and Kurumu had nor could she claim to understand him as Mizore did and Kokoa couldn't leave everything she had just to be with Tsukune as Ruby practically had. Why Tsukune had been with her, the two had never explained, not even Moka could get Kokoa to explain. It was an odd occasion, an inside joke between Tsukune and Kokoa. Moka could only wait until a chance came up, a long wait, then she would win her way into Tsukune's heart. She would never be the main one, a claim she might have been able to claim once, but now none of the girls were.

Tsukune not accepting her was a thought that plagued Moka, her greatest worry, but she could only hope. It was a sad hope that mostly made her reason for living. Everyone could see she regretted her actions, and that now was the time to reconcile.

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Kurumu sat next to Ruby. They were drinking tea, merely as a time waster, but they were waiting for Tsukune to return. Kurumu had finished looking over her new recipes for her cafe's, twice in fact, and Ruby had looked over the teaching curriculum for the next year of Yokai academy. The paper work was in front of them, splayed out on the table. Kurumu picked up Hokoto and sat him on her lap as he pushed the small toy car around on the table imitating the sounds for the car. Ruby smiled as she watched the small boy. Tsukune's children always made her happy, always a source for laughter and joy.

Hokoto looked at his mother and 'aunt' and made faces at them, causing both to laugh, and Kurumu put him back on the floor as Ageha jr. walked through the kitchen and made her way towards the fridge with her phone in her hands.

"Have you done your work while you're suspended?' Kurumu asked.

"Nyaa" Ageha said waving her hand at her mother.

"Yes or no, Ageha?" Kurumu demanded.

"Ughhhhh." she groaned "I'll get to it"

"Now Ageha" Kurumu stressed

Ageha jr grabbed a drink out of the fridge and made her way back to the study. Kurumu huffed and finished off her tea.

"And you want to have a daughter?" Kurumu asked.

"How did you know?" Ruby asked drinking a bit more of her tea.

"Tsukune can't keep secrets from me unless he really doesn't want me to know." Kurumu explained. "Is your son not enough?"

"Yes, Tieko is my darling boy, but I can't pass on my and my masters teachings" Ruby said as she looked at her grimoire.

"I suppose it's a witch thing." Kurumu said as she put her cup into the sink and began washing it.

"Mmmm-hmmmm" Ruby said moving next to the shorter woman, she washed her cup after Kurumu.

As Tsukune walked through the door, Kurumu ran straight to him and preformed one of her old-fashioned 'Hug Of Death And Nosebleeds'. Tsukune caught her and pulled her into a regular hug, Kokoa and Moka both giving a look of annoyance in unison at the bluenette. Kokoa just pushed past them and Moka followed her lead. Tsukune walked with Kurumu standing on his feet, even though it was less walking more of a waddle. Kurumu seemed to be enjoying herself and the smile tugging at the sides of Tsukune's mouth as he showed his enjoyment. Tsukune was soon swarmed by people till everyone was in the kitchen area. Even Mizore hugged him. She was still tired but appeared to be a lot less angry at Tsukune.

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After dinner Mizore was breast feeding at the table, a towel covering her exposed breast, as everyone talked. That was one of the good things about the group, they could always talk about something, be it past, present, or future. Kurumu was looking for Tsukune. She had a small treat in a napkin. She was always looking for ways to make herself a better cook, be it by learning new recipes or looking for new spices.

"Tsukuneeee~" She called in a sing song voice.

The small little treat was a dark chocolate infused with a small amount of diluted manticore venom. It would probably destroy anyone's internal organs until they were a paste but Tsukune was a different story. He always seemed to enjoy them, so Kurumu was always experimenting with any exotic ingredients he brought to her.

She found Tsukune in a small room, which was spartan in decoration. Tsukune always liked keeping things as simple as possible, something only Ruby seemed to understand. Kurumu was always fond of fine things and Mizore used a lot of her creative flair to decorate everything, of which ice sculptures were her favourite.

Kurumu held the small treat over Tsukune's book, feeling a bit giddy. Leave it to Tsukune to make a girl feel flustered. Tsukune took the napkin out of her hand and smiled at her as he ate it.

"So... Is it good?" Kurumu asked. Tsukune had a large smile but it was slowly souring.

"Tusssste..." Tsukune mumbled gibberish.

"What?" Kurumu asked.

"Ei canet fill mi math." Tsukune tried again

Kurumu was beginning to worry, but Tsukune grabbed a piece of paper and a pen, scribbling down a quick sentence and handed it to Kurumu.

It was tasty, but now I can't feel my mouth. Can you go grab a glass of milk?

"But it could get worse." Kurumu worried

"No, ei thenk it's getteng better" Tsukune said rubbing his jaw

Kurumu hurried down to the kitchen area and went through the fridge looking for milk, grabbing a glass and began pouring it in. Mizore made some ice cubes drop in from nowhere as she walked past, telling Kurumu to cool off. Kurumu gave her an angry look and made her way calmly up to Tsukune, only to find him reading the book he had when she had come in. She handed him the glass.

"Thank you Kurumu." Tsukune said after he finished.

"I'm so sorry." Kurumu said as she took the glass and set it on the desk.

"Its fine, and the chocolate was very good before it numbed my mouth." Tsukune said looking her in the eyes

"Okay... I don't really care about that, are you sure you're alright?" Kurumu asked.

"Yeah I'm fine just reading" Tsukune said.

"What about?" Kurumu asked.

"A branch of very old magic." Tsukune answered.

Kurumu sat on the end of the bed, she kicked her socks off and spread out. The bed was too hard for her too lay on. She liked her beds as soft as possible. She rolled around on the bed before pulling her shirt off. Tsukune watched her from the corner of his eye; she was rolling around on the bed and Tsukune couldn't help but wonder what she was doing before she undid her bra, tossing it at Tsukune. Kurumu picked up one of Tsukune's shirts and pulled it on before she moved the pillows,spreading across two, cuddling one and sleeping on the rest. A soft snore revealed how little she had slept, and he felt a small smile cross his face. Tsukune wanted to join her but it would have to wait, so with a sigh, he went back to reading his book.

"A phylactery" Tsukune muttered and he couldn't help but wonder where it would be.

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Tsukune sat meditating, a habit he had picked up in his travels. He was searching for something, and since he couldn't find anything externally he searched internally. He could build a whole scenario with scrap pieces of information, a rare and useful skill in his line of work.

There was the letter he had gotten, that reeked of darkness and pure evil.

There was the defiled blood of monsters and humans.

And there was the phylactery.

It wasn't enough to guess where it was but it was enough to guess the monster. It was a long plan so the monster had a long time to do it.

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IchiFell and Millendollars were kind enough to beta this chapter.

The monster is a very easy one to guess, but it could confuse some people so if you don't get it that's fine. The letter will be explained later. I've had a bit of writers block so an idea or two could be useful. See you all later.