Hello, everyone. The Weaver of Chaos is here once again with Chapter 2 of Into the Rabbit Hole.

First things first, I would like to thank everyone who reviewed my opening chapter, especially Nghtwng77 and Tsukune08, who gave me possibly the most detailed suggestions for pairing sequence, as it has given me a lot to think about.

Second, I understand how a lot of people feel about OC's. I have similar trepidation when it comes to them, as the author usually tries to make them either too powerful for the role they are placed in (most Sonic the Hedgehog fics), or try to place them between the main love interests, throwing all canon to the wind. I will do my best to refrain from such arrogance, and try to keep my characters in their minimally central roles as faculty members. (Also, to MattFujiwara, Mina is not a 'Mary Sue', though her hyper-active personality can be construed as such at times. And for that I will apologize. I will attempt to do better to display the rest of her personality whenever she gets page time.)

*AHEM* Legal disclaimer: I do not own the rights to any character from the Anime/Manga known as Rosario+Vampire. They are the sole property of their creator, and no attempt will be made to obtain any profit from the use of said characters. That said, I do own the rights to Alexander, Mina, and any other character from the Blood Crusade series of novels. Any for-profit use of their likenesses without consent will be met with harsh legal action.

And now, on with the show!

"You're going to train me? In what?" Tsukune asked, staring at the old Vampire in disbelief.

"Indeed I am, Tsukune." Alexander offered the boy his hand. "If, of course, you will accept my help."

"But what about Moka?" Tsukune would be sad to lose the opportunity to spend time with Inner-Moka, even if she was a merciless opponent, and never let up on him.

"Keep in mind, boy. She is a Vampire. Pride is always highest in her mind." Alexander paused for a moment. "Would not the greatest reward to her be a complete mastery of the gifts she has already bestowed upon you?"

Tsukune was stunned. He had not thought of it that way. He knew that despite Inner-Moka's harsh words and harsher kicks, there was a part of her that wanted to see him live to be strong enough to… 'No, if I think like that, she'd kill me.' he thought. He looked back up to the aged Vampire. "But that would mean abandoning the other girls, wouldn't it?"

"Not always, my boy. I think I am beginning to see why your progress has halted." Alexander circled the young man. "You love each of those girls with every fiber of your being, do you not?"

Tsukune closed his eyes and thought for a moment. "They are all precious to me, yes. I came here without knowing a single person. A lone human in a world that should have killed me a few times over." He laughed nervously. "Who am I kidding? I have died at least once. None of them cared that I was human, or cared for long, anyway. In fact they all want to preserve my Humanity." He took a deep breath. "Yes, I love them. All seven of them."

Alexander quirked an eyebrow at him. "Seven, boy? There were only six young ladies there."

Tsukune smiled slightly. "I know, but when Moka's Rosario is removed, her personality changes entirely. She is so different from the Moka that was here that I have taken to treating her as her own person."

"That is indeed interesting, Tsukune." Alexander tapped a finger against his chin thoughtfully. "Tell me one thing."

"What is it?"

"What drives your hand? What is your motivation to become stronger?"

It was Tsukune's turn to look thoughtful. "The same thing I have wanted since the first time I tried to save Moka from a monster. No, that isn't the whole truth. At first I wanted to be strong enough to protect her, so she wouldn't have to transform all the time. Now that I've made so many wonderful friends, I want to be able to protect them all. They deserve peaceful lives."

"But you feel that if you were to finally become that strong, you will have to make a choice as to which of these girls you would protect above all others, correct?"

Tsukune stared at him in disbelief. This man had somehow, in only twenty minutes of direct conversation, determined what had been plaguing him for well over a month. "I don't want to hurt any of them in any way. I can't choose one over another, but I know that hurts them just as much as their fighting hurts me. I've kind of begun to hate myself for what I've put them through."

-Elsewhere-

Moka, Kurumu, Mizore, Yukari, Ruby and Kokoa sat in the common area of the girl's dorm with the new Vampire arrival named Mina. Kurumu and Kokoa kept a suspicious eye on the girl as she tried to explain why she and Mr. Adelheid were at Yokai Academy.

"My Master and I have recently been working on a way to bring the existence of vampires into the attention of Humanity with the help of a descendant of his only child from his first life." Her blue and amber flecked eyes were shining as she spoke. "Trying, of course, to avoid the problems they had the last time it was tried."

Moka and Kokoa coughed, remembering the stories of slaughter in ages past.

"Your Headmaster contacted us two weeks ago. He said he was an acquaintance of Master's from he last time he had been in Japan, and had a favor to ask. Next thing I knew, I was told to pack a trunk and we were on a plane to this school." She looked around and smiled, rocking in her seat. "This is the first time I've been to Japan, it's really nice"

Yukari almost fell out of her chair. "Your first time to Japan? That's not possible. Except for your American accent, you speak almost perfect Japanese."

"Oh yea, while we were on the plane, and over the last two weeks, he has been implanting the language into my mind through the use of our blood bond."

Mizore clicked her sucker against her teeth. "Okay, we know how you got here, but we still don't know why, or even what any of this has to do with Tsukune."

Mina's eyes widened. "Oh yea, right. Sorry, I get a little wrapped up and distracted sometimes."

"Like someone else we know." Kokoa mumbled, earning a death glare from Kurumu.

"When we met with the Headmaster, he told us about his plans for Tsukune to be the key to the next locked door to Human-Monster co-existence. We found out about the blood transfusions from you, Moka," Moka looked at her feet, feeling guilty. "and the subsequent Ghoul transformation. We know about the Holy Lock placed on him, and how it is deteriorating. The reason the Headmaster called us here is because over the last month, Tsukune seems to have been losing his will to live."

All the girls gasped and looked around at each other. Ruby was the first to break the collective silence. "Are you telling us that Tsukune wants to kill himself?"

"We don't think it's gone that far yet, but we have been asked to assess Tsukune's problems, and turn him back to a happier path."

Kurumu looked accusingly at the other girls. "This is all your fault, it were just me and Tsukune, I'd make him so deliriously happy, and we'd do so-" She was cut off by a thick sheet of ice wrapping itself around her head.

"Shut your trap, balloon girl. You'd end up suffocating him to death with your 'love' and you know it." Mizore said calmly as Kurumu clawed her way out of the ice block. "Besides, he and I are going to make so many little snowflakes when he's ready."

The other girls quickly interjected with their own reasons as to why Tsukune would be better off with them.

The room went silent following Ruby blurting out that she would serve him faithfully and take any punishment he deemed necessary.

Mina looked around at each girl; Yukari was walloping Kurumu and Mizore with enchanted brooms while they fought about who got to have Tsukune's child, Moka and Kokoa were arguing about whether Tsukune was strong enough to become part of their family, and Ruby seemed lost in her own little bondage-y world. 'I think I know what's been causing this boy's sudden decline.' She thought to herself before she felt a familiar tug at the back of her mind.

Ruby snapped out of her reverie in time to see Mina's expression glaze over slightly while her mouth moved wordlessly. "Uh, guys? Take a look at this." the six of them surrounded the raven-haired vampire. Yukari waved her hands in front of the girl's face, and would have slapped her if Moka hadn't grabbed her wrist.

"Don't do that, Yukari. I think she's communicating with her Master."

Mina shook her head quickly and her mind returned to the present. "What's wrong? Haven't you seen telepathy before?" She asked as she looked up into everyone's face.

Kurumu almost strangled the strange girl. 'Oh man, she's so irritating! She's so flighty, I'm not even sure if there's anything she's said that I can take seriously!' She thought, completely unaware of the fact that every one of the other five girls has thought the same thing about her more than once.

"That was Mr. Adelheid, by the way." Mina smiled. "He's done speaking with Tsukune for today, and they are headed here."

The girls rushed about the room, trying to get rid of any evidence that they had been fighting now that they knew the effect it had on their shared beloved. Mina simply giggled as she watched their panicked movements. Mizore had barely melted the last block of ice when Tsukune and Alexander walked through the door.

"Good, everyone is here, still." The new advisor smiled slightly as he noticed that the girls were slightly out of breath as they hurried back to their seats. He easily spotted the extremely worried looks that they all were giving Tsukune. He glared at his Apprentice, sending her a sharp mental admonishment. "I believe the boy has something to say to all of you, so please listen up."

Tsukune cleared his throat and noticed that all six of them had leaned forward in their chairs, even Kokoa, who was still trying to look indifferent. He nervously ran his fingers through his short brown hair. "First off, I want to apologize for what I said by the cliff. I shouldn't have yelled like that. All of you are dear and precious to me, and I would die if I lost even one of you." He could see tears shining at the edges of more than one set of eyes, and his own were beginning to burn just at the sight of it. "That is why I have to ask. Until I can safely use my Ghoul powers, stop fighting with each other. It-" He paused, choking back a silent sob. "It breaks my heart to see you hurt each other over me."

Moka was stunned. She couldn't believe Tsukune was being so up front about how he felt. He had never once told any of them about his true feelings, and now here he was, being so uncharacteristically bold, she didn't know what to do. "So, he does have a spine, does he? Making such demands of us. He better know his place." Inner Moka chimed in, the harshness of her words belied the emotion in her voice. 'But what if he killed himself because of all of this? Wouldn't that release the Ghoul?' "And I suppose you'd cry yourself to sleep every night for a year if that happened, wouldn't you?" 'I'd never forgive you, either. It's your fault that he even has to worry about becoming a Ghoul, so the least you can do is listen to a simple request.' Inner-Moka would have cringed if she could have. Her overly emotional outer self had a point, even if she wouldn't admit it. "Fine. But only because he's tasty and is the only one that seems to be able to take off that damned Rosario."

All the girls quickly agreed to his terms, tears in almost every eye. Tsukune held his arms out, and the girls gathered around him for a group hug. He smiled, surrounded by those he loved. That is, until he felt a small hand cup his butt.

"Yukari, please move your hand." Tsukune and Moka said in unison before locking eyes and blushing.

Yukari giggled, "Sorry, I got lost in the moment." Earning an elbow to the forehead from Kurumu.

Alexander cleared his throat, breaking up the bundle of students. "Tsukune, due to the limited time-frame before this year's fall festival, I am giving you twenty-four hours to decide whether or not to follow through with what we discussed." More than one confused face turned his way. "We will all meet in my office at this time tomorrow to determine how things proceed. Understood?"

All the girls and Tsukune nodded together.

"Good. And, as I am also counselor to you students, I will advise you that my doors are always open should you have any questions regarding anything. Come along Mina, we still have to unpack." With that, he turned and walked out the door, headed toward the Administrative building, Apprentice in tow.

All eyes returned to Tsukune, who, realizing he was sandwiched between so much beauty, began to get quite red in the face.

"What did he mean by that, Tsukune?" Ruby asked, trying to squeeze herself in closer to the blushing boy.

"Um, could you all back up a little bit, please?" He stuttered, hoping he wouldn't get a nosebleed. "Mr. Adelheid believes he might know a way to refocus my mind and body on training."

"And we have to wait until tomorrow to find out just what that is, I suppose?" Kokoa asked impatiently.

"I'm sorry." He responded reflexively. "I need to go think about all of this, so please, excuse me."

Tsukune pried himself from their grips and disappeared for the boy's dorm. The girls looked around at each other with the exact same thought on their minds, 'How will we ever be able to not fight over him?'

-In Tsukune's room-

Tsukune sighed as he flopped down on his bed. He stared up at the ceiling as he thought about the words that triggered tomorrow's meeting. "Then do not choose, Tsukune." Alexander had said, with no emotion whatsoever.

He sighed again. "Don't choose?" He asked the blank surface before him. "That would mean that I'd-" He quickly had to stifle a nosebleed with his bed sheets.

-In Mizore's room-

Mizore sat on a small wooden chair and manipulated a tiny ice Tsukune doll, making it walk across her desk. She sighed dreamily as it did a little dance for her. "What are you thinking about, Tsukune? Whatever you decide, I will be happy as long as I get to stay with you. I just don't want to be alone again." The miniature Tsukune began to do a little strip tease in front of her, causing her to blush a deep crimson color. Her loss of concentration quickly shattered the tiny pervert.

-In Kurumu's room-

The busty Succubus was bounding around her room in a pair of frilly blue panties and a long t-shirt, whistling a happy little tune as she mixed batter in a bowl. "Cookies, cookies, I love cookies! These cookies will be perfect for Tsukune tomorrow. Take his mind off of all of his problems, and he'll be so grateful, he'll-" She squealed in delight at the thoughts of what her 'Mate of Fate' would do after tasting her magnificent cookies. "Like mommy always, said, 'the way into a man's pants is through his stomach, and the heart will follow.'"

-In Ruby's room-

The witch looked about her small room and sighed. Two shelves of leather toys were gathering dust while they sat unused. She picked up the heavy studded collar that was in the middle of the larger shelf. The heavy duty O-ring on it's front jingled as she dusted it off. "I'll do anything for you, Tsukune. You showed me how kind humans can be, and how strong your will is. Please, Tsukune, put this on me, just once, and I will be yours forever." She hugged the collar to her chest and placed it back on the shelf before starting to dust off her other toys.

-In Yukari's room-

The younger witch was rolling around on her bed holding two very large pillows. There was a thin line of drool trailing from the corner of her tiny mouth. "I touched their butts, heehee! Threesome here I come!"

-In Kokoa's room-

Moka's sister was pacing around in her room, followed by her shape-shifting bat. "Damn that human!" She almost shouted. "What is it about him? He's not remarkable in the least! If it weren't for my sister's blood, he'd be a smear by now. So why do I feel so much happier around him?" The Morph-bat squeaked. "I most certainly do not! Ahh, damn it!"

-In the forest-

Moka wandered aimlessly through the gnarled trees as the ever-cloudy sky began to darken, signaling the coming night. She took no notice, even when the wind picked up, whipping her pink hair in every direction. 'He could have killed himself, and we would have been too caught up in our own fights over him to even notice.' The thought stopped her dead in her tracks. How selfish each of the girls have been, and she was no better, 'I can't help it, his blood is intoxicating.' she reasoned. "No, I've got to be better than that. Tsukune always thinks of others before himself, and he deserves no better from me. Whatever he decides, I will support him."

"Glad to hear it, Moka." The voice came from overhead, and was clear and bubbly. She looked up and saw Mina sitting on a tree branch a good fifteen feet above her head. The girl dropped down and landed silently next to Moka. She had traded out the form-fitting black business skirt for a frilly and fluffy black and red skirt that ended just above her knees. "Do you have a minute?"

Moka just stared at the slightly older Vampire.

"Great! Master-I mean Mr. Adelheid would like to speak to you for a moment. Follow me." And she began skipping lightly toward the Faculty building. Moka simply followed, not entirely sure what had happened.

Mina directed Moka to a comfortable leather chair in a rather large room that was lit by a number of brightly glowing candelabras. Strangely enough, the room reminded her of home, 'He must have used Father's interior designer' she mused.

"Moka, hello. I am sorry to ask you to join me on such short notice." She heard the Older Vampire's voice before she felt him enter the room.

"It's okay, Mr. Adelheid." She stated calmly. "In fact, I wanted to ask you about your Crucifix."

"That would have been my subject of choice as well." He chuckled. "Go ahead, Childe, ask."

"My Rosario fully conceals my Vampiric nature, to the point that I am little better than an athletic human. Well, except for my sense of smell, anyway. Yet, you easily dodged Kurumu's attack, and held her at bay effortlessly. How can you do that when you are sealed like me?"

Alexander grinned and pulled the golden cross from his shirt. It glistened in the deep candlelight. "The method and capabilities behind a 'Western Cross-Binding' are quite different from what you experience, Moka. Just as Eastern and Western Vampires are also incredibly different."

"How so?"

"Holy men on this side of the world create the Rosarios with a specific purpose, seal the psychic and daemonic power away until such a time that it is removed. Without those energies, an Eastern Vampire is essentially human, therefore it is imperative that a Rosario be designed specifically for one Vampire. Western Vampires, on the other hand, are much more of the physical realm, though most are capable of the lesser mind tricks. As such, a simple, blessed crucifix can severely dampen the power that drives a Western Vampire. I have only removed this cross once in over four hundred years, and I do not intend to do so again."

"Why not?" She asked, utterly confused.

"I began to… lose myself in the unrestrained power, and nearly killed my Apprentice. I will not do so again."

"Okay, that makes sense, but why did you demand that I keep it a secret?"

Alexander sighed. "Your parents should have taught you of other cultures' views on that Rosario of yours before sealing you. In the Western world, it is viewed as a greater dishonor to be bound to the cross than to be executed for one's crimes. As one who bound himself, I have become one of the most respected and well-known Vampires of the Western world. If word were to travel that I was bound, I would be stripped of my title and shunned by all but the most open-minded vampires." He tucked his cross back away and opened the door behind Moka. "Thank you for listening tonight, Childe. Go, rest. You will want to be wide awake tomorrow. Mina will follow you and make sure you return to your dorm safely. Good night, Moka."

"Good night, thank you for answering my questions." Moka said as she left. The walk back to the dorm was quick, and before she knew it, Moka was drifting off to sleep in her warm bed.

-The next day, after school.-

Moka joined up with the other girls outside of the school gate, immediately having to pry Yukari off of her chest. She looked around for Tsukune, hoping they could all walk to Mr. Adelheid's office together.

Mizore noticed the Vampire looking around. "Tsukune already went ahead. Said he had to give Mr. Adelheid his decision before we got there." The ice-Maiden wasn't sure how she should feel about any of it, so she just kept sucking on her lollipop.

"Well, let's get there, ourselves." Kurumu practically shouted. "I wanna find out what my Tsukune has to say."

Ignoring the Blue-haired temptress' choice of words, the group headed toward the Administration building.

When they got into Alexander's office, Moka noticed that it was exactly the same, except that there were now six plush leather chairs sitting in a semi-circle in front of the large mahogany desk.

"Take a seat, ladies." Alexander said as he walked in through the side door, followed by Tsukune. The door shut behind him, and the candles seemed to waver with a nervous energy. "It came to my attention during my conversation with Tsukune yesterday, that he has a number of obstacles to his advancement and survival. It has been determined that these 'conflicts' would need to be resolved one way or another."

Tsukune stepped forward, and the candles showed the grim determination etched in his face. "Before any of you say anything, know that I am making this choice on my own, and I hope that you all have faith in my decision."

Alexander sat in the large chair behind the desk and laced his fingers in front of him. "We determined that there were three options open to him. The first being; choose one of you to pursue a relationship with."

Tsukune spoke up when he saw the worried expression on each face, not knowing if they'd be chosen. "I dismissed that option, because, while one of you would be happy, the rest of you would not be." 'Not to mention I wouldn't survive the night.' He thought to himself.

"The second option was this; cut off all ties with the six of you to focus solely on training."

Tsukune almost cried seeing the pained looks from the girls in front of him. "There's just no way I could do that, either. You're all the reason I want to be stronger. What good would that be if you were no longer around?" Sighs of relief.

"And that," Alexander sighed. "only left young Tsukune here with one option. Tell them your decision, young man."

He heard the leather of their seats creak as the girls shifted forward, wanting to know what was on his mind. "I have decided, that, in order to appease my own heart, as well as everyone else's, I wish to move forward in my relationships with each of you."

(A/N: Okay, I apologize right now if anyone feels like I began to ramble anywhere in that chapter. It is getting a tad late, and I could not think of any ways to condense it without losing too much information. Also, I know I get a little monologue-ish at times during the conversations. That's why I keep writing, in order to get better and one day finally publish more than a few poems.)

Tsukune wants to make each of the girls more precious to him. How will they respond? Will they all be equally receptive to sharing their lovable human? Definitely hoping to start the Lemons in the next Chapter. Please R&R, and I am still open to suggestions as to which pairing will go first; Outer-Moka, Inner-Moka, Kurumu, Mizore, Kokoa, Ruby or Yukari. Best reason wins.

Until next time, Kitties.