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Tsukune steps out of the sealing chambers and stretched out all the kinks in his body and yawned. He walks out and walks passed a hallway mirror glancing at himself before going outside and seeing the sun, subconsciously making him smile and he falls back into the grass, taking up as much sunshine as he could.
However, a shadow covers his face and he opens them to see the blue eyes of his cousin, "Enjoying the sunshine?"
"Of course. I want to enjoy it for a bit before I start training my ass off, though."
"I see..."
"Wanna know who's your trainer?"
"Either it will be him or her?"
"What's wrong with her?"
"You know what's wrong with her, Es. She's practically a sunshine girl of peppiness and sugar and spice."
"And the other one is a lazy bastard who snacks on rice cookies."
"They are good cookies, though," Tsukune mutter
She nodded in agreement, but then asked, "Have you tried flaring your magic, yet?"
"Not yet. I wanted to enjoy my sunshine, which you seem to ruin with that blue sun umbrella of yours."
"Fuck you, Tsu."
"I know cousin, I love you too." He said, moving away from under her umbrella
He wore nothing but boxer shorts, his tan skin was now toned with wiry muscle, he was taller, with sharper fingernails and teeth. His hair was no longer dark brown, but brick red and it was messy, a complete opposite from his cousin's pin straight light blue hair and pale skin.
Soon the ground trembled as Esdeath's eyes grew darker, but Tsukune didn't turn back to her and said, "Esdeath, you don't want the neighbors to notice or are you just that impatient?"
The trembling stopped, but Esdeath huffed.
The shadow covered Tsukune once more as Esdeath kneeled and looked down at the now bright hazel eyes of her cousin. A flat voice came from her lips, "When?"
He lifted his hands, not touching her head, but just places both of them on either side of her face as he looks back her unwavering gaze he replied, "Soon, after I just got back. Besides you haven't experienced it for a while haven't you. You love the feel of blood and overpowering your enemies."
"Don't put me all in the same boat. You were the same way..."
He chuckled, "I know. I plan on getting that back. I missed that, but I miss my family friend more."
"Miss you too, Tsu. It really has been too long."
"Yes, it has. But this makes it interesting."
"How the hell is you being framed for something you haven't done and trapped within that hellhole of a school interesting?"
"It makes fighting you again a lot more satisfying, we have been away from each other for so long. Don't you think it will be a better fight than our other ones?"
"Hmm~, I suppose so." She said, thinking.
"I promise I will give you the fight you were waiting for, but you beating the shit out of Godric is very satisfying, even though he's a weak bastard."
"Of course he is. That and he made my best friend and cousin leave on trump charges, trying to take your place for all the time you were exiled, even though you were honorable in protecting him, even though he willing provoked an enemy you couldn't eliminate or get away from without drawing copious amounts of attention from the humans."
"And he upgraded from annoyance to piece of shit in an instant. How long did he wait to take my place after I have been exiled?"
"Three days."
"Three days?"
"Yes, but I punched him through a wall and he been trying three times a month for all the time you have been exiled unjustly, I finally rung the truth of him a year ago..."
"...And then you got me the trial that got me unsealed and I thank you."
"Now all you need is training..."
"Breaking half of Godric's bones in the process." He muttered
"And I can't wait for that." She smiled
Tsukune is trained with his uncle, who made him exercise until his bone broke, his muscles tore completely exhausting himself, healing himself once more and then training until he was up to par with his old strength and then with some accidents.
[Flashback]
"Alright Tsukune, you know what to do."
Tsukune nodded and then concentrated his magic and it exploded into a tower of flames surrounding him, causing his uncle to whistle in appreciation.
The area surrounding Tsukune was charred black and cracked with the heat, however, the heat caused something in the backyard to explode and it was a statue in his mom's garden, making him wince as he knew his mom was not a force to be messed with and he was in deep shit.
Farther away from the Aono household, an old man was carting a cart filled with cabbages up a hill and he finally made it up the hill, large pieces of stone smashed into the cart, ruining the cabbages and the cart.
"MY CABBAGES!" He yelled up into the sky.
Back to Tsukune and his uncle...
"Did you hear that?"
"Hear the guy screaming about his cabbages? Yeah. That guy is always screaming about his damn cabbages."
"I hate cabbages."
"Why?"
"It's just another version of lettuce which I don't like, that's why."
His uncle started to snack on his rice cookies with a thoughtful look.
"If you put that crappy vegetable in any of my food, I will make you miserable."
His uncle raised his hands in surrender.
His mother made him pay for burning her newly planted garden and blowing up her newly minted stone statue but at least he got to choose how he was punished.
Soon after, he challenged his cousin, Godric to a match.
[Flashback]
Training Room:
"So you are challenging me, doused matchstick?"
"Hmph."
"Both opponents ready?"
Two sharp nods were their responses.
"Fight~!"
Godric attacked Tsukune with fervor, thinking he would end the fight quickly, considering he had more experience.
Tsukune however, proved him wrong, by blocking his fist. Every attack Godric made was blocked or avoided and it was making him nervous as with every missed attack, Tsukune's smile would get bigger and more and more killing intent would leak out of him, causing Godric to panic.
Finally, Godric wanted to end it with a straight punch to the face, however, Tsukune grabbed his right fist with his left hand and slowly started to crush his hand, making him kneel.
"The winner is-" "Wait."
"Tsukune?"
"I want Godric to learn a lesson. Are you going to deny me this or I am going to have to do it myself?"
The referee just nodded and moved out of the way, avoiding Godric's betrayed look, but his face paled as he faced the dark look his cousin was giving him. "Reap what you sow, Godric."
The horrifying screams made Esdeath curse for over an hour that she went for a fighting binge and missed it. However, her aunt made it up to her, by showing her the video she captured of Tsukune beating the shit out of Godric. Showing new ways of breaking bones in interesting and disturbingly painful ways.
Inner Moka back at Yokai felt someone walking over her grave and redoubled her efforts in trying to get Outer to listen to her.
[Present]
Soon after he was asked inside by his uncle...
"Tsukune, you finished?"
"Yes, uncle. I'm finished with training, why?"
"It is time for you to choose your weapon."
"My weapon, huh? In the armory?"
"Yep, come on."
Tsukune followed his uncle as the armory was downstairs in the basement and a glint from the corner of the room caught his attention as his uncle went straight for the swords.
Tsukune walked over to a weird-looking spear that called his attention as he gripped the handle and took a test swing, marveling the way it spun with ease as his uncle caught up to him.
"A Jumonji yari?"
"A what?"
"A cross-shaped spear and this spear is vintage, very sturdy, coated and protected, it can connect with your elemental powers."
"Can it?"
"Yes, but I would watch it, build up your strength with it. Your cross will develop as you gain more power and experience with it. I meant to give it to you sooner, but...you know."
"I know. Thanks, you lazy bastard."
"Of course, brat. However, take these two with you." He said, tossing two more weapons, that Tsukune caught.
"Tonfas?"
"Oh, you know of them?"
"Yeah, I do. Why?"
"Always use a variety of weapons."
Tsukune nodded as he got a grip on the tonfa blades, glinting in the light of the room.
He then walked out of the armory with his new spear, wrapped around his neck, the weapon shrinking that it could fit into his palm and he wore it as a necklace, the bladed tonfas shrunk as well and added to his necklace.
"Tsukune!" A small female voice yelled out, spear tackling the red-headed boy in the back.
"Olive."
"It's Cassandra..."
"Olive..."
"Fine. Are you going to hang out with me today?" She pouted with a raincloud over her head over her nickname.
"Yes, come on."
"Yay!" She attached herself to his back as he went out and called over his shoulder that he was heading out.
Tsukune and Olive went to an ice cream parlor that was an old haunt of his when he was younger.
Tsukune got white chocolate with cookies and chocolate chips, while Olive got vanilla birthday cake flavor and was now feeling the effects of eating her ice cream too quickly as she laid her head on the table, groaning in pain.
"That's what you get, Olive. You need to stop eating so quickly or else all your efforts from eating will be for naught."
"No, it won't. The ice cream is the best, it's not my fault it's so good." She pouted, a red mark still on her face when she slammed her head on the table.
"But, it is your fault if you know the main cause of you getting an ice cream headache and you still do it anyways."
"Still won't stop me, though."
"I'd bet. Have you finished yet?"
"Yes, now carry me."
"Yes, little Olive." Tsukune sighed, paying the cashier a wad of bills and carrying her back home as she smiled into his back, falling asleep from eating too much ice cream.
"I'm very happy, you are back, Tsukune..."
"I'm here to stay, Olive-chan." He said as she drifted off the land of dreams.
Sooner than what he would have liked, the month has finally ended and he would be returning back to Yokai Academy, much the chagrin of his parents, Esdeath, and Olive. However, he said, it was something that he needed to do and if he wanted to be transferred elsewhere then he would work on it.
He hugged Olive goodbye and returned a bone-crushing hug from Esdeath and his parents and smirked at his handiwork with Godric, who was in a full bodied cast as most of his bones were broken and he had to be put in a cast for all the bones to be put in place.
He waved at him and then flipped him off, before going to the bus stop and waiting for the bus driver who smirked at the change Tsukune went through.
"Had a good month?"
"Yep, is the school still standing?"
"Yes, it is. They trained you well, I trust that you don't burn down the academy?"
"Of course not. Just several deserving people."
The creepy bus driver just chuckled and started to drive and Tsukune was going back to Yokai.
Cut out scene:
*Boom!*
Tsukune's mom was shocked as the house rocked and dust fell from the ceiling.
"Oh, my..." She said as she went outside and saw Esdeath sitting in an ice chair, watching Tsukune trying to fly.
"Another time, Tsukune."
"I know, I know dammit!" He tried once more, but his flames got out of his control and blasted him backward into the dirt.
"Dammit!"
His uncle snorted and Tsukune snarled, "You fucking laugh at me, I'll make sure you never have rice cookies again!"
The uncle pouted while clutching his endless supply bag of rice cookies to his chest.
"Yes, yes. Now, all you need is control. You are getting frustrated, now again."
Tsukune tried again, only to receive the same results, as Esdeath and his mother watched.
"Aren't you going to help him?"
"No."
"Why not?"
"Because it's hilarious," *Boom!*
"Shitty control!" He snarled as he dusted himself off.
Ending it! I am ending the chapter! I will flashback to Tsukune's flashback of his fight with Esdeath later on. I'm happy, that people reviewed on this fanfic, it makes me really happy. All my thanks and love to Nomadic Chaos who helped me with ideas with this chapter! Next chapter is about Yokai and it will be out soon enough.
~Kourtney Uzu Yato