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Chapter 5: Students of the Deep

The last few days had been pretty hectic; Moka, Kurumu, and Yukari were constantly in an argument over who would get Pit. He would try to calm them down but would wind up being used for tug-of-war. Pit was walking from his dorm room one morning as tired as could be; he didn't get much sleep due to homework. "Hey you!" Moka called after him. He turned to see her running his way; obviously she was trying to catch up to him.

"Morning Moka." he yawned deeply. Moka noticed the amount of sleepiness in his voice.

"How long did you stay up last night?" she asked him.

"Can't remember." he replied, his eyes were half shut. "I was trying so hard to wrap my head around the math homework that I practically fell asleep on my desk." Moka had an idea and her chance came as soon as Pit started yawning again. Without hesitation; she bit him. He was caught so off guard that he not only shouted in pain but he was woken up too. He grabbed his neck and had a scowl on his face. "Hey, just what was that for?" he asked irritably, but Moka merely grinned.

"I had to wake you up somehow, didn't I?" she giggled.

"I would have preferred a bucket of cold water." Pit mumbled. She can be just like Lady Palutena at times can't she? He thought.

Pit's scowl lightened as they headed to class. Once they took their seats Kurumu arrived and noticed Pit with a scowl on his face. "Good morning Pit." she greeted after walking over to him.

"Morning Kurumu." he responded while rubbing his eyes.

"Are you feeling okay?" she wondered. "You look like you haven't had much sleep."

"That's pretty much it." Despite Moka's wake up call, Pit was still feeling pretty tired. Kurumu hugged him out of nowhere and pressed his face against her chest.

"Don't worry," she cooed, "your bosom buddy's gonna make it all better." Pit, however, was trying to push away since he couldn't breathe.

"Settle down class." came Ms. Nekenome's voice. Kurumu let go and took a seat, and Pit gasped for air for a little bit. Once the class was settled Ms. Nekenome then wrote a few things on the board. She then turned to face the class. "Listen up students, today each of you will choose a club for you to participate in, there for all of your other classes for today will be cancelled." She told them.

"Wait, clubs?" Pit asked.

"That's right," Ms. Nekenome responded, "the current clubs will be at the club fair to recruit new members. The point of this is so that you can work on your social skills so you can coexist with humans better. That's why you must keep your monster identity a secret and stay in your human form at all times." She finished. Pit wasn't that much of a stranger to clubs; he was an existing member of Club Nintendo after all.

After Ms. Nekenome dismissed the class, all the students went to the club fair to decide on what kind of club they wanted to join. Moka and Pit walked together and saw the huge selection there was. "Wow, so many clubs." Moka beamed.

"As long as we pick one that we agree on I'll be okay." Pit said, scratching his head; he was clearly surprised by the amount of clubs there were.

Unfortunately the search wasn't as easy as they first thought. Most of the clubs they visited creped them out to a point to where they wouldn't join. Other clubs they found wanted Moka to join but wouldn't take Pit, resulting in Moka turning them down. The few clubs that did want Pit didn't want Moka, and since he wanted his friends to be with him he turned them down too. After about an hour of an unsuccessful search the duo sat at a vending machine and Kurumu and Yukari found them shortly afterward. "No luck finding a good club huh?" Kurumu asked them.

"I'm afraid not." Moka replied disappointingly, Pit merely sighed out of frustration.

"We tried finding a club Pit would be interested in but we couldn't find anything either." Yukari said out of disappointment.

"I just wish there was a normal club here," Pit sighed, "I was in a club once but it wasn't like what's here."

"What kind of club were you in?" Kurumu wondered.

"Long story." he responded.

"Need some help finding a club?" came a new voice. They looked over to see a girl with aqua blue hair in a purple bikini with a sarong around her waist standing a few feet away from the group. "I noticed that you were looking for a club but were having some trouble," she told the group.

"Who are you?" Yukari asked her.

"My name is Tamao Ichinose, I'm a second year student and president of the Swimming Club." she replied.

"The Swimming Club?" Pit repeated with interest; there was finally a club that wasn't crazy, but then again that was to be expected from a school full of monsters.

"That's right." she replied. "As the name implies; the activities in my club are based around swimming. Members can even spend their spare time at the pool." Pit took this all in, Kurumu started to get ideas, while Yukari was excited that she would be allowed to play in a pool any time she wanted. Moka on the other hand was concerned, and Pit noticed.

"Is it all right if we take the time to think about it?" he asked the club leader.

"Why don't you join us and see if you like it?" she offered. "We don't have very many male members and would love to have you around."

Pit thought about it for a moment. He didn't want to attend a club his friends wouldn't want to join but then again it wouldn't hurt to give it a shot. "Well, alright, we'll join. But only for a trial run." he told her.

Tamao smiled a little. "Fine with me." she replied. Kurumu and Yukari cheered for different reasons, but Moka was starting to get really concerned. Pit looked over to her and started to regret his choice, just a little bit.

Once they arrived at the school's swimming pool they saw Tamao was right; there were a slightly larger number of female members rather than male. After Pit changed into some swim trunks that Yukari made for him, he was in the water on his back just floating about. He had to admit; the water was nice but it was nothing compared to a hot spring. His bliss ended however when he felt water being splashed on his face. After he got up, with some of the female students admiring his build a little bit, he looked around to see Yukari snickering a little. "You know," he started, with Yukari starting to look concerned, "this means war!" He then splashed Yukari which caught her by surprise.

"Hey!" she shouted as she splashed him back. Pit was about to do the same thing but got splashed from behind. He turned around to see Kurumu smiling innocently. Pit shot her a look but she giggled.

"Serves you right for picking on little kids." she told him. Yukari puffed her cheeks a little but Pit merely shook his head. He then splashed Kurumu back who after being surprised retaliated with a splash of her own.

"Get him!" Yukari said while splashing Pit. He was caught off guard by the sudden barrage of water from his friends.

"Hey, no fair!" he laughed while trying to cover himself. After a while, Pit decided to get a drink from the fountain. However, as he got out of the pool he saw Moka sitting down next to the fence looking a little depressed. He then walked over to her and got on one knee. "You okay Moka?" he asked her.

"Oh, I'm okay, don't worry." she lied, but Pit wasn't convinced.

"Listen, if you have a problem with being here you can tell me." Pit told her. Kurumu and Yukari got out of the pool as well and stood next to Moka.

"It's just, I'm uncomfortable around open water." she frowned. Pit was staring to feel like he made a stupid decision.

"Oh that's right," Kurumu stated, snapping her fingers, "water's a major weakness to vampires." Now Pit was starting to feel really stupid. Water was a major weakness to vampires? He should have known that…but he didn't, and he didn't ask either.

Clenching his fist out of regret Pit decided what needed to be done. "Moka, I'm so sorry," he said, with Moka looking to him, "I should have asked if you had a problem in the first place," he continued. "Tell you what, I'll tell Tamao that we can't join and we'll look for a different club. That sound okay with you?"

"Pit." Moka sighed, smiling. True, he didn't ask her from the start, but at least he's making up for it now. Yukari and Kurumu smiled at Pit with Kurumu holding a hand to her heart. She sure made the right choice for her Destined One didn't she?

"Is everything alright here?" asked a familiar voice. The group looked over to see Tamao standing a few feet from them.

Pit got up and walked over to the club leader. "I'm sorry Tamao," Pit started, "but I'm afraid I can't join the Swimming Club."

"Oh and why is that?" she wondered.

"You see, one of my friends isn't really comfortable around water and I don't want to be in a club if at least one of my friends can't be in one." he explained.

"Are you sure?" she asked him, "Because I did say we would love to have you here." Pit noticed a very faint smile and had a bad feeling about it.

"I'm sorry but yes, I can't join." Pit stated with a light, suspicious frown.

Tamao's smile grew a little bit. "Maybe I didn't make myself clear the first time." she said softly.

Pit was slightly surprised by what she was saying and before he could say anything else, Tamao had grabbed him by the shoulders and jumped into the pool with him.

"Pit!" Moka, Kurumu, and Yukari shouted in unison. They were both shocked and surprised at what Tamao had done. Shortly after, Pit burst from below the water's surface coughing; he didn't see that one coming. Tamao emerged shortly after he did and wrapped her arms around him from behind.

"You see Pit," she started, "I've had my eye on you ever since the opening ceremony. I could tell something was special about you." Pit could feel sweat drop. "I've even heard rumors; they say that there's an angel attending Yokai Academy."

"If you're trying to buy my affection then forget it." Pit stated firmly.

"I'm not out for your affection," she chuckled lightly, "I want your life force." she then whispered darkly. Pit was caught off guard by her comment but then heard moaning to his left. He looked over in that direction and was then horrified at what he saw. A girl was holding a boy and looked as though she was biting on his neck. She had fins on the side of her head and her hands were webbed, but that wasn't what horrified Pit. He watched as the boy the girl was holding withered like a plant. As he looked around he could see several others were meeting the same fate. When the other boys noticed they escaped, and Moka and the others watched in horror as the few souls who didn't escape had the youth drained out of them. "You look surprised." Tamao said still holding Pit. When he looked behind him Pit could see Tamao had the same fish like features as all the other girls in the water.

"Just what are you?" he hissed.

"You mean you haven't figured it out?" she asked him. An orange colored fish tail appeared in front of Pit's face, catching him by surprise but also making him realize what they were.

"You're all, mermaids!" he gasped.

"That's right," Tamao told him, "so it's only natural for us to lure men into the water and drain them of their life force." The other mermaids then started to circle around Pit and Tamao.

"Don't hog him all to yourself sister." one of them said.

"Yeah, I want a taste." another replied.

"Don't you dare lay a finger on him!" Kurumu said fiercely, changing into her succubus form and jumping into the pool.

"Hold on Pit!" Yukari called out after pulling out her wand and following Kurumu. All Moka could do was watch.

"Sorry, but he's mine." Tamao told them closing in on Pit's neck.

"I don't think so!" he stated as two lights erupted from his back. Tamao let go out of surprise as Pit's wings appeared. After they began to glow crimson Tamao got her wits about.

"Oh no, you don't." she said as she grabbed Pit's ankle right as he took off. Feeling the weight, Pit looked down to see several other mermaids jump up and grab hold of him. Unable to take the sheer weight, Pit fell back into the water.

Despite being busy fighting other mermaids, Kurumu and Yukari saw what happened. "Pit!" they shouted in unison, and shortly afterward he emerged from the water. He tried to take off again but the light died immediately after it appeared. Pit then looked at both of his wings.

"Oh you've gotta be kidding me!" he shouted irritably; apparently the power of flight won't work if his wings are soaked. A mermaid tried to pounce him from behind but was hit with a gold washtub.

"Pit, get out of here while you still can!" Yukari told him.

"Don't worry, we've got this!" Kurumu replied as she was fending off another one.

Pit nodded and as he made his way towards the edge Tamao came up from behind and grabbed him. He struggled to get free but with no avail, the mermaid's grip was too strong. "I told you," Tamao said, "I've had my eye on you since the beginning, and I have no intention of letting you escape."

Gathering as much courage as she could, Moka ran for the edge of the pool. "Pit!" she shouted as she jumped.

"Moka, no!" Pit shouted but it was too late; the instant Moka hit the water electric sparks covered her body and she screamed in severe pain, leaving Pit, Kurumu, and Yukari to watch in horror.

"Well, well, looks like the other rumors are true," Tamao said, "Little Miss Moka's a vampire. Too bad she won't be able to help you now." That did it. With that comment Pit's eyes turned crimson and he held out his right hand. A Rosario themed tattoo with different shades of crimson, gray, and black appeared on his arm followed by a dark crimson mist. He then tapped one of Tamao's arms with his new weapon making a loud snap as he did. Letting go she had no time to react as Pit blasted her with his palm. Turning from Tamao, Pit then swam as best, and fast, as he could to Moka who was sinking in the water. After he dived there was a short silence.

Tamao, who had recovered from the hit she took, was about to go after him but she, along with the others, heard a metallic snap. A beam of crimson light appeared out of the water, lowering the water level quite a bit as it did. Once the light faded, Inner Moka now stood nearly knee deep in water. Pit was satnding a couple feet from her holding the Rosario, his eyes back to their normal blue. Moka was glaring daggers at Tamao, who merely smiled. "So this is your true form." the mermaid said with a light smug. Moka said nothing; she was trying to fight the pain she was still receiving from the water. "Well it doesn't matter; you're still a vampire, and last I checked: vampires are weak against water." Tamao explained.

"I can take the pain you minnow." Moka shot at her.

"Minnow?" Tamao replied, confused. When she finally realized what Moka meant she felt outraged. "You'll pay for that!" she said diving into the water. "You maybe a vampire, but the water is my home field!" she told the vampire while swimming for her. Having dried his wing while they were talking Pit engaged the power of flight, grabbed Moka's hand and flew up into the air with her, with Tamao jumping after them.

While they were well in the air Pit let out a triumphant smile. "I can't believe that worked!" he said.

"Just like a fish, she took the bait!" Moka responded. Right after she said that Pit spun around once and threw Moka to Tamao. By the time she realized what they were up to Moka had already landed a kick on Tamao and was thrust to the ground.

She landed in one of the net baskets next to the pool. "Damn, how could they beat me so easily?" she wondered out loud before passing out.

"The water maybe her home turf but the air sure isn't." Yukari smiled.

"Nope, that's mine and Pit's territory." Kurumu responded as she put her wings and nails away and folded her arms.

Moka landed on the ground gracefully but got on one knee and started panting lightly. As Pit landed, he put his wings away and made the palm he was using disappear and went to Moka's side. Seeing her in the state she was in he started to fill with regret. We may have beaten them but the water's still making her pretty weak, he thought. Seeing Pit looking regretful Moka slapped him, shocking Kurumu and Yukari, who had walked over to them. After recovering from it Pit held his cheek and looked to Moka.

"Don't go moping because something unexpected happened." she told him sternly. "If it wasn't for you, the other Moka would have drowned."

"But—" Moka had cut Pit off by putting a finger to his lips.

"And I am well aware that you didn't take her concern into consideration. But you then tried to make up for it, and I am grateful for that." She then removed her finger and Pit sighed while lowering his head. Taking the Rosario from him she then got up. "Now if you'll excuse me." she said while walking away. Pit stood up and watched her leave, with Kurumu and Yukari standing by his side.

"I wonder were she's going." Pit said to himself, a faint hint of regret still in his voice.

"Probably to apply an antidote." Yukari said. Pit looked over to the witchling.

"An antidote?" he asked her.

Yukari then looked up to him and nodded. "To do things like rest in a hot spring; vampires will use special herbs so they won't be affected by the water." she explained.

Pit then looked back in the direction Moka was leaving from. At least she has a way of healing herself. he thought to himself.

After he changed back into his school uniform he decided to get some time alone. He took a seat at a bench in one of the paths. Looking over to the sun he saw it was getting close to setting. Pit sighed as he looked to the ground. "I need to take my friends feelings into consideration more." he said to himself.

"I forgive you, ya know." came a gentle voice. Pit looked over to see Outer Moka standing a few feet away from him.

"Hey Moka." he said looking back to the ground. Moka walked over to him and sat next to him.

"Kurumu and Yukari told me you would be here." she told him. "It's not your fault that I was in danger."

"I know." he responded. "It's just; I should have asked you if you had a problem with joining the Swimming Club in the first place. I feel like we could have avoided that whole mess altogether."

"It's okay Pit." Moka assured, putting a hand on his shoulder. "Like you said before, we'll look for another club, and hopefully it won't be one of those creepy ones."

"Yeah," he chuckled, "and it won't have any students that have had their eyes on us since the opening ceremony." Both of them then laughed a little. When they were done, Pit got up. "So shall we start looking?" he asked her. Moka nodded and got up as well.

"No need." came Kurumu's voice. The duo looked over to see her, Yukari, and Ms. Nekenome walking in their direction.

"What are you guy's doing here?" Moka asked.

"We came here to tell you we found a club, of course!" Yukari said with a skip in her step.

"I heard that you guys were having trouble looking for a club, so I thought I could come help you guys out." Ms. Nekenome explained. "Would you guys be interested in joining the Newspaper Club?"

"Newspaper?" Pit repeated, confused.

Kurumu noticed Pit's confusion. "We'll explain later Pit." she chuckled lightly.

"Sounds fun." Moka said. "What do you say Pit?" she asked him. Pit thought about it and then shrugged.

"Sounds interesting," he stated, "so I guess I'll join."

The girls cheered, even Ms. Nekenome was excited. "All right," she said in a cheery tone, "now we have four members. I'll be expecting you guys first thing tomorrow."

"We'll be there." the others said in unison. Moka then started to fall backwards but Pit had caught her. "You okay Moka?" he asked.

"I'm sorry." she said as she moved closer to his neck, but Kurumu noticed what she was up to.

"Oh no, you don't; you've already had your fill for today." she told her, grabbing Pit's arm.

"Hey back off, he's mine!" Moka responded, grabbing Pit's other arm.

"Yeah right!" Kurumu replied as they started to pull on him.

"Pit's mine, you hear?" Yukari said as she wrapped her arms around Pit's neck. All he could do was sigh, and Ms. Nekenome shook her head out of amusement.

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