For the record: I have never written a battle scene before, so please forgive any crappiness.

CHAPTER 11

MOKA vs. CORMA

Moka was apprehensive. She was confident that she could take Corma, but he was a vampire too; he could have some tricks up his sleeve. Moka tensed up, ready to leap forward, but was stopped when Tsukune stepped in front of her. "Tsukune! What are you doing?"

"Corma, why are you doing this?" Tsukune asked frantically, trying to avoid any fighting. Corma's eyes narrowed.

"Don't act stupid! You know why!" Corma shouted out.

"No! I honestly don't!" Tsukune shouted in reply.

"You're ruining everything! I've been working for years to get this far!" Corma said. His temper was slowly rising, and he was about to reach a breaking point.

"B-but I thought you said you loved Moka! Why would you want to fight her?" Moka was taken aback; Corma loved her? Since when? Was all this just jealousy? But then Corma laughed a laugh without humor.

"Love? Who said anything about love? I said that she was mine!" Corma said. "I need her to get the kingdom! I don't give a damn if she likes me or not, I'm going to make Moka my bride and the Stomocula family will finally get the recognition they deserve!" Kurumu and Moka gasped.

"Stomocula!" They cried out. Tsukune was confused.

"Who are the Stomocula?" He asked.

"The Stomocula family is a long-time rival of the Akashiyas. They've been fighting for years, but the Akashiyas have always managed to come out on top. This must be their latest plan to get control of the Akashiyas." Kurume explained, Moka being to shocked to do so.

"That's right! And you, Tsukune, ruined it!" Corma roared. Moka saw what was going to happen a split-second before it did.

"Tsukune, move!" She cried, but it was too late. Corma surged forward and stabbed Tsukune in the stomach with his hand. Moka snapped out of her surprised stupor and dashed forward to catch Tsukune before he hit the floor.

"Tsukune!" She shouted. No response. "Tsukune!" She shouted again. Still no response. She put her ear to his. Chest, and relaxed slightly when she heard a heartbeat. He's just unconscious. She thought. Thank God. She picked up Tsukune and walked over to Kurumu, to whom she handed him too. "Bring him to the medical room, and then get Koko. Tell her what happened." Kurumu nodded and then dashed to follow the orders. Moka and Corma were left alone. Moka turned to face Corma.

"Well, now that's he's out of the way, we can go through with this!" Corma said.

"Corma." Moka said coolly, despite the rage that she felt inside. "I am going to kill you for hurting Tsukune."

"Ohhh!" Corma mocked. "Lets see you try!" Moka complied by dashing forward and delivering a straight punch to Corma's stomach. He was thrown backwards, but managed to recover before he hit the wall. He landed on his feet, but Moka didn't let up her assault. She leapt towards him and prepared to kick him in the face, but Corma stepped to the side and dodged it. Moka tried to follow him with a punch, but Corma caught it and twisted his body, throwing Moka back the way that she came. She crashed into the wall and fell to the floor. She got up and leaped out of the way of Corma's kick. She tried to take advantage of the opening, but Corma shot out his other leg and kicked Moka before she could connect. He followed it with an uppercut. Moka skidded across the floor. She got up and wiped the blood from her mouth.

How is he beating me? She thought. I'm stronger than him! Corma smirked again.

"Judging from that look, I'd say that you're wondering how I'm beating you." Corma said, once again in that snobby voice. Moka's silence confirmed that, yes, she was. "Think about it Moka. You've known that I was a vampire since day one; you knew that I would be able to take your hits. You've been using me as a practice dummy for years. I've memorized your fighting style. You can't beat me."

Moka realized that he was right. But, she couldn't give up: he hurt Tsukune! He had to pay! Suddenly, a red blur zoomed forward and made contact with Corma, sending him crashing into the stairs. The blur made its way over to Moka and stopped, revealing itself to be Koko.

"How DARE you attack my sister." Koko said, clearly furious. Corma stood up, his smirk replaced by a frown. The only reason that he was winning against the stronger vampire Moka was because he knew her fighting style inside and out. He didn't know Koko's fighting style, and he didn't stand a chance against two vampires, both of them stronger than him. He knew when it was time to retreat. He called out a rather cliché line.

"This isn't over!" he said as he leaped from the stairs out of the window. Koko was about to follow him, but she saw Moka dash towards the medical room and, against her better judgment, decided to follow her instead. Moka reached the medical room and all but kicked down the door.

"How is he?" She cried out in borderline panic. Kurumu ran over to the princess.

"Moka, are you okay?"

"I'm fine! How is he?" Moka cried.

"He's fine! He's fine! Just calm down!" Kurumu said. Moka looked past her and saw Tsukune lying on the bed with some wires sticking out of him. She moved past Kurumu and went to stand by Tsukune's bedside. One of the doctors spoke up.

"He wasn't hurt too badly, but he lost a lot of blood. He'll have to rest for a while, but don't worry; he'll make it."

Moka physically relaxed at the doctors words. She looked around, and, spotting a chair by Tsukune's bed, plopped down her tired body and resolved not to leave that room until Tsukune woke up.

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