Finally, another chapter. Sorry this took even longer to update, writer's block can be hard to deal with at times.

And since my original plan isn't really working out, I'm just going to update whenever I can. In other words, I'm gonna be pretty unpredictable when I update this.

Anyway, hope this chapter makes up for the wait, and I own nothing from Kid Icarus or Rosario + Vampire, it's all copyrighted.

Chapter 7: Snow Angels

A few months had past since Pit and the group joined the Newspaper Club. Even though Gin turned out to be the "Peeping Tom" and he tried to kill Pit, they stayed because they didn't want to go through the trouble of looking for another club. During the time they had been publishing the Yokai Gazette, which became pretty popular, Gin was fully reformed and never once tried to spy on girls, as far as Pit could tell. One morning they were passing out copies of the Gazette to many students who were eager to read it. Even though they had been publishing the paper for a while now, the students were still amazed at the quality of it.

"Dude, check it out." One student remarked.

"Yeah, I had no idea that they had hot babes as members of the Newspaper Club." Another responded.

"The writing is amazing. They've even got tips on how to pass the exams." A student exclaimed as they read the paper while walking with their friends.

Gin and Pit were standing behind a table with a couple boxes of Gazette copies; they were amazed at how many people stopped by to grab one. "Man, they're selling out like hot cakes today aren't they?" Gin remarked in amazement.

"They sure are," Pit replied, "and I guess we have them to thank for that." He then said, pointing to Moka, Kurumu, and Yukari who were standing on the other side of the table handing out copies of the paper.

"Don't get too self-righteous, I've seen how some of the girls looked at you as they passed by." Gin said.

"Wait, what?" Pit asked with a surprised tone.

"I'm just messing with ya dude," Gin told him as he elbowed him in a friendly way, "but seriously, you never know when another one is going to join that little group of yours." Pit merely sighed; it's true that the possibility exists, but he wasn't planning on having another girl fighting over him anytime soon, three was enough.

About an hour and forty-five minutes later, the group was standing in an empty pathway and Kurumu was practically jumping for joy. "Woohoo! We did it, we gave away every last one!" she announced happily.

"We sure did." Pit replied, slightly shaking an empty box; he was surprised that they had enough to go around.

"You know what? This calls for a celebration!" Yukari cheered. Kurumu and Moka didn't need to say anything to agree.

"Hey, why don't we throw a frat party for ourselves after school to celebrate our success?" Moka offered.

"I'm okay with a party if you guys are." Pit told them. Kurumu looked over to Pit in surprise, and he noticed the look he was getting. "What, you thought I wouldn't know about parties?"

"Uh, kinda." Kurumu said as she blushed slightly with embarrassment.

"What gave you that impression?" He asked her.

"You didn't know what a 'Peeping Tom' was…" She replied.

"You didn't know how to setup a computer…" Yukari added.

"And you didn't even know how the school system worked." Moka finished.

"Then not only was I a depraved child but I was home-schooled too." Pit joked, the girls either held back laugh or giggled; he couldn't tell. "Hey speaking of a 'Peeping Tom', where's Gin?" Pit asked, looking around.

"I don't know," Moka responded, "he was just here."

"Forget him, he's not invited." Kurumu stated with her hands on her hips.

"That jerk's the enemy of all women!" Yukari added. Pit merely sighed; it's true that Gin was a "Peeping Tom" at one point but those two needed to cut him slack.

"That aside, what are we gonna do for food at the party?" Pit asked, getting back to the topic at hand.

"We could by stuff at the school store." Yukari replied.

"Alright, but no alcohol okay?" Pit said.

"Sounds fine with me." Kurumu stated.

"You people are all buddy-buddy aren't you? You Newspaper Clubbers." came a soft, mysterious voice. The group turned towards the direction of the school to see a girl with a pale complexion, light-purple hair that stopped below the shoulders and was kind of messy, and purple-blue eyes and pupils. She wore a white sweatshirt with purple sleeves that slightly revealed the top of a black singlet at the shoulders, a yellow pendent around her neck, the usual yellow pleated skirt, pink and purple striped stockings, white shoes, a belt tied around her left leg, and a sucker in her mouth. "Truth is I've never really understood that way of thinking."

"Hey, and what's that supposed to mean?" Kurumu asked with a slightly irritated tone.

"Newspaper." The girl responded, which confused everyone. "Can I have one?" she then asked, holding out her hand.

"Uh," was Pit's response, but then he remembered that he had a copy in his back pocket, "sure, as long as you don't mind that it's folded and all." He finished as he pulled out his copy of the Gazette and walked over to her. As she accepted the paper she got slightly closer to Pit, but he leaned back just a little. As she looked into his eyes, Pit could feel a slight chill surrounding her. "Um…" was all he could muster.

"So you're the famous Pit," she said as a slight smile started to form, "you're even cuter in person."

"Uh, what?" Pit asked awkwardly.

"I'll see you later." She told him as she turned and walked away. Pit watched her leave but felt awkward from that little experience.

"Pit, who was that girl?" Moka asked him with slight concern. "Do you know her?"

"I've never seen her before in my life." Pit replied as he turned to face the girls.

"Well whoever she is she creeps me out." Kurumu told them.

"Tell me about it, yick." Yukari threw in.

Pit then regained his posture. "Hey, how about we just forget about it and get ready to have the time of our lives?" he asked them while doing a diagonal fist pump with a grin.

"Yeah!" the girls cheered; they were definitely looking forward to the frat party.

Later on, Pit, Kurumu, and Moka had just arrived at their classroom and sat at their desks. Ms. Nekenome had just walked in the classroom as they did and brought out a clipboard with the attendance sheet on it so she could take roll. She read through a few of the names and was a third of the way done. "Miss Kurono?" She called.

"Here." Kurumu responded.

"Miss Akashiya?"

"Here."

"Mr. Pit?"

"Present."

"Miss Shirayuki?" There was silence, she then looked at the empty seat in front of Pit with the latter following her gaze. "Not here today either, huh?" She sighed disappointingly. Just then the door opened and a girl walked in, and Pit recognized her immediately.

It's the girl from before. Pit thought to himself as she took a seat.

"Oh, I'm so glad you could join us today." Ms. Nekenome stated happily. "Everyone, this here is Mizore Shirayuki." She explained. "She was unable to attend before due to unconventional circumstances, but please make her feel welcome and treat her like a friend." The teacher explained. Pit looked at Mizore curiously; she was a strange one alright.

After class, Pit, Moka, and Kurumu were in the hall standing next to a corner discussing what they were going to do.

"So I guess I'll see you guys at the HQ later right?" Pit checked.

"Yep," Kurumu responded, she then got closer to him and pressed her chest against him causing him to blush, "so don't you go running off on us."

"Come on Kurumu, let's go." Moka told her as she grabbed Kurumu by the shoulders and pulled her away.

"Wha-hey!"

"We'll see you later Pit." Moka told him, all Pit did was watch as they left. He still had a slight blush on his face and felt kind of awkward. Just what was it with Kurumu and rubbing him with her bust? Guess it was in the nature of a succubus to appeal to the opposite gender. Pit's blush then disappeared as he felt a slight chill go up his spine. He turned to look behind him just in time to see someone move behind a pillar next to the wall.

"Hello? Whose there?" He called.

Mizore then poked her head from behind the pillar. "Hello." She greeted before she walked over to Pit.

"I know you, you're Mizore right?" Pit checked, which made Mizore blush slightly.

"You remembered my name." She silently replied.

"Do…you need something?" Pit asked, Mizore merely held up the paper he gave her earlier that day, and he was kind of surprised. Mizore then held it slightly closer to her head.

"I read your paper; as usual your articles are the most interesting." She commented.

"Uh, thanks, I guess." He said as she handed back the paper.

"While I was out of school," Mizore started, "Ms. Nekenome would always bring me a copy of the paper, and your articles have always been my favorite." She finished as she pulled out a small blue book with her name and a white rabbit on it. Pit looked at it curiously, but felt a little awkward as she handed it to him.

"Well," he said, trying to keep his cool, "nice to know that someone appreciates my work." He finished with a nervous chuckle while opening the book, but when he saw the contents he was shocked, surprised, and baffled beyond belief. Pit could see that she had carefully cut out each article he ever published and saw that they were glued to the pages, and the fact that she had written things like "we share the same souls" and "our hearts beat as one" only added a little more to his reaction. Just what is this girl? Some kind of stalker? Pit thought to himself as he stared at the cut out articles.

"As you can see I put a few of my own notes in there as well." She said as if though she failed to notice Pit's reaction.

"Yeah, I-I can see that." He said with an awkward chuckle but was having more trouble keeping his cool.

"You see," Mizore started, "you always write from the view of the weak and the truth is I can really relate." A lot of Pit's awkwardness vanished with that comment but there was still some of it left as Mizore moved over to him and wrapped her arms around his gently. She blissfully sighed through her nose while she felt the comfort Pit gives off, even though she didn't realize he was an angel.

"Uh, Mizore?" Pit checked awkwardly, she then looked up to him.

"I can tell," she started softly, "you must feel very lonely don't you? Well, you won't have to anymore." Pit didn't say anything, for he couldn't find anything to say in this situation.

A while later, Mizore wanted to show Pit something and she insisted that he come with her. He was reluctant at first, but he then decided to go with her since he had time to kill. She led him through the forest to a large lake that was crystal clear with the mountains clearly visible in the distance. Pit whistled upon seeing the sight. "Wow, talk about a view." Pit said with amazement.

"I would always come here whenever I wanted to be alone," Mizore explained, "and this particular spot has plenty of rocks to skip across the surface." She then picked up a round, smooth rock that was as large as her palm and then threw it across the water. It skipped nine times before it finally went below the surface. Pit clapped upon seeing how far it went, making Mizore blush slightly.

"Nice, mind if I have a shot?" He asked. Mizore nodded and stepped aside as he picked up a stone and stepped forward a little. He tossed it in the air a little bit before throwing it. It skipped five times before going under.

"Not bad." Mizore commented.

"It's not my best, but then again I'm always busy with something." Pit replied.

"Yeah, school can be pretty difficult at times can't it?" Mizore asked.

"You have no idea." Pit responded. It wasn't what I had in mind but that works too. He thought to himself.

They spent a few minutes skipping rocks across the surface of the lake before Pit realized something. Oh crap! I'm gonna be late for the party! He thought to himself. But I don't want Mizore to think that I'm ditching her. Oh man, what am I gonna do? Mizore noticed a concerned look on Pit's face and went to ask him if he was alright but he suddenly snapped his fingers as if he had an idea. "Hey Mizore, me and my friends are going to throw frat party later and I was wondering if you would like to come." He told her.

"You mean that buddy-buddy club of yours right?" she asked him.

"Look, I know it may seem weird but the truth is, it's kind of fun to be around them." Pit explained, but Mizore started to get a little skeptical. "Hey, Ms. Nekenome said you weren't able to attend before right? I kind of get the feeling that you were alone when you didn't want to be." Mizore looked away slightly. He had a good point: because she wasn't able to attend school for a while Ms. Nekenome was the only one that would keep her company when ever she brought her a copy of the Gazette.

"Truth is; I still feel alone from time to time." She admitted.

"That can change ya know." Pit told her. Mizore then looked up to him slightly surprised. "When I was younger, I was made fun of by other kids because I had a certain condition," he started, "and I would always feel alone because of it. But then I met somebody that understood me and became friends with me. When I got older I was allowed in a fighting tournament and I felt alone then too. But then I met some people and I made more and more friends as the tournament progressed. To tell you the truth the Newspaper Club wasn't the first club I joined."

"Just what are you getting at?" Mizore wondered, despite the story she listened to with interest.

"All I'm saying is that a few friends can go a long way," Pit summarized, "and it doesn't hurt to make more. Because then you never really feel alone." He finished while holding out his hand. Mizore looked at it then looked into his eyes. As she did, they felt welcoming, and warm. She hesitated, but then took a step closer and accepted his hand.

"I guess I can give it a try." She said with a light grin. Pit merely nodded in response.

At the Newspaper Club HQ; Moka, Kurumu and Yukari were done bringing in stuff they bought from the school store for the party. As they were setting up, they heard the door open and saw Gin come in. "Guess there's gonna be a party." He remarked, seeing the food they brought. "How come I wasn't invited?" He wondered. Kurumu and Yukari could feel sweat drop but Moka spoke up.

"You kind of took off after we were done handing out papers this morning, so we never got the chance to invite you." She explained. Kurumu grunted but Gin didn't notice.

"Doesn't matter, just as long as I'm allowed in." As he finished the door opened and Pit stood in the doorway.

"Hope I'm not too late." He greeted.

"You're pretty early actually." Kurumu returned with a grin. Moka noticed that someone was behind Pit and he saw the look.

"I hope you guys don't mind but, I brought a friend along." Pit told them gesturing to the person behind him. Mizore slightly poked her head out from behind him.

"Hey, isn't that the girl from this morning?" Yukari wondered.

"Yeah, she's in our class." Kurumu replied in a surprised tone. "I think her name was Mizore."

"But why did you bring her here Pit?" Moka asked.

"Well she was feeling pretty lonely at one point so I decided to bring her here." Pit told her.

"I hope you don't mind." Mizore said shyly.

"Well, if there's one thing that we learned from Pit it's to help others when needed." Yukari said before walking closer to Pit's side to get a better look at Mizore. "My name's Yukari, and it's nice to meet you." She told her with a welcoming smile.

"Um, nice to meet you too." Mizore replied.

"You know something," Kurumu piped up, getting everyone's attention, "you never told us who Palutena was when you first brought them up a few months ago." Everyone turned their gaze to Pit. Mizore was especially curious because she never heard Pit mention a person named Palutena before. Same for Moka because he had mentioned Palutena briefly when he told her he was an angel.

Pit sighed. "Alright I'll explain, but once we get everything set up." He told them.

"Deal." The others said in unison.

Once they set up everything and the others introduced themselves to Mizore, they sat at a table with Moka and Mizore sitting closest to Pit (much to Kurumu's irritation). They got food on their plates so they had something to eat while they listened to Pit's story. When they were settled, Pit started explaining, starting at the beginning.

He started by telling Mizore that he was an angel so that she wouldn't be confused and went more in-depth on his history; like how he was a flightless angel and how other angels made fun of him for it. Pit later told them about his home world, Skyworld, and how it was once ruled by two goddesses: Palutena, Goddess of Light, and Medusa, Goddess of Darkness. As the others were listening, they were both interested and taken aback by what they were hearing, less so with Moka because Pit had already explained parts of the story to her before. As Pit was on the topic of how he met Viridi, the gem on the Rosario was resonating slightly. Although nobody noticed, Inner Moka was listening to Pit's story through the Rosario, she was intrigued by the different enemies he faced and wondered how he would fair against her in combat, if what he was saying was true.

Mizore was silently shocked more than anything upon hearing what Pit had to say. She, along with the others, asked him questions here and there through out the story on parts they were really confused on. As Pit also explained how he had a twin that was darker than him in terms of personality and how he either fought him or helped him during the second war, he also told them about the Chaos Kin and how it consumed the souls of other living things, and how it turned him into a ring for three years. The others were shocked upon hearing this and Pit unintentionally added more to it when he told them that the ugly little bug went after Palutena.

"You managed to save her didn't you?" Yukari asked, she almost sounded like she was panicking.

"Yeah but it wasn't easy." Pit said with a deep sigh, causing everyone to ease up, but only a little.

"What happened?" Mizore wondered. Pit sighed deeply before he started explaining again.

He told them how Palutena was able to resist but the Chaos Kin used her and Pit's body as puppets to attack the humans. Pit also told them how he needed to team up with his friend Magnus to get his body back since he was a ring at the time. When Pit first mentioned Magnus in his story he clarified to Moka that he was the mercenary that fought against the dark forces aka Underworld troops because he lost a child to them. He even told them how he had to team up with Viridi to save Palutena. The others could tell that he was having a hard time with this topic by how uncomfortable he seemed.

An hour had passed and Pit finished his story by explaining to the others what he was doing before he found himself in this world. "Wow," Gin started, "this would make an interesting book that you could release to the students if revealing your monster identity wasn't against the rules."

"I agree." Mizore replied; she is a fan of Pit's writing after all.

"And to think…all those poor humans." Moka said sadly, just the thought of so many humans massacred during the war was enough to bring her close to the verge of tears.

"Yeah, and that god Hades, I never thought there would be someone as ruthless and greedy as him." Kurumu responded.

Yukari shivered. "And I thought the Chaos Kin eating souls was bad enough." She said in a slightly disgusted tone. "Not to mention throwing off the balance of life just to build your own army. It's just wrong in so many ways." Everyone else nodded in agreement.

"But Pit and his friends managed to defeat Hades in the end." Mizore said, trying to brighten the mood.

"Yeah," Pit responded, "but I have to confess; if it wasn't for Medusa showing up at the last second Hades probably would've won."

"Hey Pit." Mizore said, getting his attention. "Earlier you said that you were allowed in a fighting tournament once. I'm a bit curious to know."

"Wait, a fighting tournament?" Yukari was surprised to here this.

"Oh yeah, I did say that," Pit said, sweat dropping, "but I think that's a story for a later date. Since we still have a few hours, how about we finally celebrate our success for this morning?" he offered.

Kurumu, Yukari, and Moka cheered in agreement while Gin simply nodded and offered Mizore a place in the Newspaper Club. She was reluctant, but with a little persuasion from Pit and the others she decided to think it over. For the rest of the evening, the Newspaper Club and their guest had the time of their lives.

After what seemed to be just a few minutes (about 3 ½ hours in reality) Pit and the girls headed to the dorms. Mizore asked if they wanted to walk with her and Pit was the first to accept. The other girls only wanted to go with them because they wanted to be with Pit. They stopped at the entrance to the dorms where they would part ways for the night. Pit yawned while he stretched. "Man, what a day." He said, putting his arms behind his head.

"You're telling me." Yukari replied; she was feeling pretty tired too.

"Well," Kurumu yawned, "time to get some sleep. See you guys in the morning." She told them as she walked away; she was too sleepy to even think about hugging Pit.

"I had a great time." Mizore said, getting the attention of the others. "Thank you for inviting me Pit."

"Ah it's nothing." Pit replied. "I'm just glad you had fun."

"You know, it's kind of nice to have you around." Yukari chimed.

Pit yawned again. "Well, I'm gonna hit the sack. See you guys tomorrow." He told them while heading to his dorms.

"Good night Pit." Moka called after him.

"I can't believe he's a real angel." Mizore thought out loud, realizing why she felt so comfortable around him.

"It was a surprise for me too." Yukari told her as she started to yawn. "I'm gonna get some sleep. I'll see you tomorrow." She told Moka and Mizore as she left.

"You might even be able to see him in action sometime." Moka piped up, getting Mizore's attention.

"You really think so?" She asked her.

Moka nodded, but then yawned. "Well, I'll see you tomorrow Mizore." Moka told her as she left.

"Okay, see you." She said as she made her way to her dorm room as well. Once she got there she sat on her bed and thought about what happened today. Thinking about Pit she started to blush. He's so nice… She thought to herself. Mizore couldn't stop thinking about him as she slept; just the thought of him was enough to make her smile.

The following day Pit was walking down the path to the school. He had slept well that night; guess it was making a new friend and having fun at a party. Suddenly someone jumped him from behind making him fall to the ground. He managed to turn his head to see who it was but his right eye was blocked by a patch of yellow. One thought had struck his mind. "Morning Kurumu." He sighed.

"Good morning Pit. You sleep well last night?" She greeted happily as she hugged him from behind.

"You could say that." He told her as he tried to get up. Kurumu got off him but as soon as he was up she hugged his face to her chest again. "Kurumu, let go!" came his muffled voice as he tried to push away.

"Aw, what's wrong? I never got to hug you last night because I was so tired." Kurumu cooed, failing to notice that Pit couldn't breathe. A small tick mark appeared on his head out of slight irritation as he tried even harder to push away. Just then Pit could hear something metal hit Kurumu in the head causing her to let go of him as she collapsed. After he caught his breath he saw a gold washtub next to the somewhat unconscious Kurumu.

"If you're not careful you're going kill him one of these days!" Yukari scolded as she stepped next to Pit with her wand in hand. He was about to say something but found himself being hugged by the witchling. "I'm glad we ran into each other on the way here Pit," she said blissfully, "otherwise she would have had you all to herself." Pit felt sweat drop and saw Kurumu get up. He could see that she was pretty irritated.

"That's because he's my Destined One!" Kurumu stated firmly as she grabbed Pit's arm.

"Yeah right, he's mine!" Yukari retorted as she hugged Pit tighter while Kurumu tried to pry her off. Pit just rubbed his eyes; at least Moka wasn't—"Both of you are wrong!" a voice stated as a familiar pinkette grabbed on to Pit's other arm, catching Pit off guard.

"Pit belongs to me!" Moka told them as she bit Pit's neck. He managed to hold back a scream but his eye twitched because of the pain he was dealing with. He then decided that this went on long enough.

"COULD YOU ALL JUST LET GO OF ME?!" He shouted, surprising the girls. They all let go and apologized but the scowl Pit had already faded and he was rubbing his neck. "It's fine, but don't you guys think that-" He couldn't finish his sentence since he felt a slight chill run up his spine. He recognized it and turned around. "You can come out now." He called out. Mizore then poked her head out from behind a tree, surprising the girls.

"I wasn't following you." She said in a soft voice. "It's just that we were going the same way to school." The group got the feeling that wasn't the case but Pit brushed it off and walked over to her.

"You know you don't have to hide." He told her with a smile. "We are friends after all." Mizore blushed and came out from behind the tree. They walked over to the group and started heading for the school.

"Um, Pit." Mizore said, getting his attention. The group stopped so they could listen to what Mizore had to say. "Since you told me what you were yesterday, is it alright if I tell you what I am?" She asked.

"Well, yesterday I had a reason for telling you what I was and the others already knew." Pit explained. "But if you feel you have to then I'm not against it."

Mizore hesitated, but then decided to cut to the chase. "I'm a snow woman." She said with her head down slightly. Pit blinked.

"A snow woman?" Pit repeated.

"You mean you've never heard of them?" Kurumu wondered.

"I've heard of a lot of things but unfortunately a snow woman's not one of them." Pit replied; he turned his attention back to Mizore. "But now I'm kind of interested."

Mizore lifted her head. "My people are beings that are only found during blizzards or in snowy environments," she explained, "the cold is pretty much our paradise." Pit took in the information with interest, and Mizore noticed so she decided to explain further. "We can also control ice and create blizzards with our free will, even with the slightest movement."

Pit whistled. "That's pretty cool," he complimented, "I guess it's pretty useful in a fight huh?" he asked her.

She blushed at Pit's comment. "Um, yeah, it is." She couldn't think of anything else to say because of how much she was blushing. But that moment ended when someone spoke up.

"Shouldn't you kids be heading to class?" a new voice asked as the group turned to see the gym teacher, Mr. Kotsubo, standing a few feet from them. He had short red hair, tanned skin, and brown eyes. He had a fair build and wore sweat pants, white shoes and a white sleeveless shirt. "You know the bell's about to ring," he told them, "better get going or you'll be late."

Pit scratched his head. "Right, sorry." He responded. Just then he felt something tug on the back of his blazer a little and looked behind him to see Mizore clutching his back, she looked as though she was trembling a little.

Kotsubo had already noticed Mizore. "So you really are back, eh Shirayuki?" He told her, making her grip Pit's blazer a little tighter. Pit looked in between Kotsubo and Mizore and felt that something wasn't right. "Just do yourself a favor and stay out of trouble." Kotsubo recommended before turning and leaving for the school. The others followed suit, with Pit keeping an eye on the teacher and Mizore clinging to Pit. Pit's face became more serious as he thought about what happened.

During P.E., which was coed today, Pit was playing 2-on-1 tennis with Moka and Kurumu. They wanted to see how good Pit was at the sport and since they argued over who would play against him first, Pit suggested they team up. The girls agreed out of reluctance and Pit told them it should be a friendly match. The score was 4-5 with the girls leading and Pit had managed to score, tying the game. He wiped the sweat from his brow while grabbing a drink with Moka and Kurumu doing the same. "Phew, you guys are good at this." He told them, panting slightly.

"You're no slouch either, Pit." Kurumu retorted.

"I didn't think you'd be this good." Moka said, surprised at Pit's skill.

"Guess those lessons from my friend Mario really paid off." He chuckled.

"Mario?" The girls repeated in unison.

"He's a friend of mine from my other club." He clarified. "Guy's played all kinds of sports. Like golf, tennis, baseball, heck he's even been to the Olympics." That last comment caught the girls off guard; they read about the Olympics but never saw them in action.

"Wait, he's been to the Olympics?" Kurumu wondered in a surprised tone.

"Yep," Pit replied, "he's even got the medals to prove it." Just then he felt a slight chill in the air which made him shiver a little. "Wow, who turned on the AC?" He wondered out loud. Kurumu and Moka felt it too.

"How did it get so cold all of a sudden?" Kurumu asked.

"Hey, look!" Moka said, pointing to the woods. They saw a freshman boy running through the woods towards the school building. The first bell to switch classes rang and the group decided to look into it after they changed back into their normal clothes. After they changed and started walking on the path to the school, Yukari was running straight for them, and in a hurry.

"What's up Yukari?" Pit asked her.

After she caught her breath she looked up to him. "You guys have gotta come see this." She exclaimed, still panting. She looked as though something bad has happened. Pit looked to the others who nodded and started running for the school.

Yukari led them to the teacher's lounge to find Ms. Nekenome talking to the same student that Moka, Pit and Kurumu saw during P.E. They then walked over to them and Ms. Nekenome saw them coming. "Oh, thank goodness you're here." She told them, she sounded worried.

"What's up Ms. Nekenome?" Pit asked.

"You mean you haven't already heard?" came a feminine voice. The group turned to see Miss Kagome, the math teacher. "Your little friend Shirayuki attacked a couple students on campus last period." The others were surprised to hear this.

"What?" Pit breathed, he had a hard time believing it.

"You heard me," the math teacher replied, "and this boy was with them when it happened."

The student was trembling in his seat. "W-we were just gonna talk to her and then she attacked." He said nervously. "She froze Tai and Saizou completely solid." Pit's thoughts snapped upon hearing the name.

"Did you just say Saizou?" He asked him, a little suspicious. The student realized he just said the name around the guy that faced Saizou at the beginning of the school year. Knowing it was too late to change the situation, he nervously nodded. Pit then turned to Ms. Nekenome. "Any idea where Mizore is?" he asked sternly.

"Mr. Kotsubo went to look for her and—" She couldn't finish her sentence since Pit bolted out the door. Moka and the others figured out what Pit was gonna do since they heard about Saizou, and Moka learned from experience the kind of guy he was. She then turned to face the student.

"What were you doing exactly?" She asked sternly.

The boy merely looked away not wanting to say anything but a black tail with a spade-like tip appeared from under Kurumu's skirt and wrapped itself around his neck. "Start talking." She demanded.

"He may not have to." Came a familiar voice. The group turned to see Gin and Kurumu released her grip on the boy.

"What are you doing here?" Yukari asked.

"I've been looking for you guys for a while now." He replied firmly. He then pulled out a few pictures from his jacket pocket. "Have a look at this." He said, showing them the pictures. They took a look at them and were shocked to see what was in them. One thought then crossed their mind: Pit needs to see this.

Pit was running through the forest looking for any sign of Mizore. After he checked the area she showed him yesterday, which was empty, he decided to follow his gut and head towards the seaside cliffs. He kept getting the feeling that she was in trouble, and he had Kotsubo to thank for that. C'mon Mizore, he thought to himself, praying she was alright, just give me a sign, anything. To his surprise, he heard a scream and recognized it. He headed in the direction it came from hoping he would get there in time.

Mizore was at the seaside cliffs like Pit hoped, but she wasn't the only one there. Standing in front of her was Kotsubo, but he wasn't in his human form. Instead, he had changed into his true form a while after he found Mizore: a kraken. The large octopus like monster made his way towards Mizore, and he meant business. "I told you to stay out of trouble, and look what happened." He said with a menacing smile.

"But, but they…" she trembled.

"It doesn't matter," he started, "now I can deal with you myself, especially after what you did to me." He told her, his voice was getting more and more menacing by the minute.

"That wasn't my fault," she countered, "you tried to take advantage of me, so I—" she was cut off as two of Kotsubo's tentacles grabbed her by the arms and started pulling her towards him.

"I only wanted to have some fun," Kotsubo said, "so it shouldn't have mattered, just like now." He finished as he started laughing. Mizore closed her eyes and prepared herself.

Is this really the end? She thought to herself as a tear escaped her eye. However, she refused to accept it. "PIT! HELP!" she yelled. Just then Kotsubo was blasted with a sphere of bright red energy which exploded on contact, knocking him sideways a couple yards while simultaneously releasing his grip on Mizore. She was surprised at what happened and was surprised even more when Pit, in his angel form, ran in front of her and aimed what appeared to be a Rosario themed cannon on his right arm at the kraken.

The teacher slowly got up and saw his attacker and became enraged instantly. "Just what do you think you're doing here huh?" He asked, his anger building.

"I should be asking you the same thing." The angel retorted. Kotsubo merely roared and charged for Pit who retaliated by firing another cannonball at him. The teacher barely had enough time to block the shot but the force of the explosion it produced was enough to send him back a few feet. Pit then switched his weapon for his Rosario Club and then turned to Mizore. "Are you okay?"

"Yeah, but…" she stuttered. They both heard Kotsubo moaning and looked in his direction to see him get up. Once he was on his feet (or whatever counts for them), they both could see that he was furious now.

"Get to somewhere safe!" Pit said to the snow woman as he took a fighting stance. She wanted to argue but decided not to as she nodded and went to a safe distance.

"When I'm done, with you," Kotsubo started, "You'll wish you never came here!" He roared as he lashed is tentacles out at Pit. The angel retorted by swinging his club making a giant Rosario appear and fly towards the teacher. It moved so fast that by the time the end of Kotsubo's tentacles got close to Pit the giant silver cross had hit him dead on, flinging him backwards a few yards.

Pit then switched back to his Rosario Cannon and dashed straight for Kotsubo. By the time the teacher got up, Pit had slammed the barrel of his weapon into the kraken's gut and pulled the trigger as it made contact. The force of the blast was enough to launch him up high in the air and then land right on his face, bringing him down for the count. Pit then banished his cannon and got on one knee and started panting slightly. Mizore had watched the fight from a distance and was breathless. She was amazed at Pit's fighting ability and how he was able to beat Kotsubo easily. She was also touched that Pit came to defend her and risk his life for her.

Mizore then ran over to Pit's side and he looked to her. "Are you okay?" he asked her.

"Yes…but why?" Pit was confused by her question. "Why did you save me?" she then asked as a tear started to roll down her cheek. Pit merely smiled and shook his head.

"Because you're my friend, remember?" He said as he got up. "I knew something was off when I heard you froze Saizou and his friend. And I had to save you when Kotsubo went after you." Another tear rolled down Mizore's cheek as Pit placed a hand on her shoulder. It felt warm, and comforted her. "But let's not worry about that, right now we need to tell the teacher's your side of the story." He finished.

"Don't need to!" Came a familiar voice. The duo looked over to see Moka, Kurumu, Yukari, and even Ms. Nekenome running their way. Mizore was surprised while Pit's smile got slightly bigger.

"Hey guys." He greeted. They stopped a couple feet away from them.

"Looks like you found her just in time Pit." Kurumu stated.

"Well," Pit chuckled slightly, "that's kind of an understatement." He finished as he and Mizore stepped aside to reveal the unconscious Kotsubo, surprising everyone.

"What happened?" Ms. Nekenome asked.

"Long story." Pit responded.

"Well it doesn't matter," Yukari spoke up, "thanks to Gin, we have evidence that Mizore's innocent." She stated happily.

"Yeah, she would've been expelled if it wasn't him." Moka added.

"And if it wasn't for Pit, I would have been sleeping with the fishes." Mizore told them. They all could feel sweat drop, except for Pit who shook his head.

"Well just as long as you two are alright that's fine with me." Ms. Nekenome stated.

"Right." Pit nodded. He then turned to Mizore. "So have you thought about whether or not you want to join the Newspaper Club?" He asked her. The others looked to her expectantly. She thought about it for a minute and came to a decision.

"Because you've all have been so nice to me, and because Pit saved me, I guess I'll join." She told them.

"Glad to hear it." Pit told her. The others smiled while Ms. Nekenome jumped for joy.

"Just don't go trying to take Pit okay?" Kurumu said grabbing Pit's arm and pulling it between her bust. "He is my Destined One after all." She stated as Pit blushed.

"He is not, he belongs to me!" Moka told her as she grabbed Pit's other arm. They started to pull on him and Yukari had jumped onto his back and hugged around his neck.

"No way! Pit's mine!" She told them both. All Pit could in this situation, was sigh.

Me: This has to be one of the longest chapters I've written. Oh well, hard work gives good results.

Pit: By the way Kurumu, I never knew that you had a tail.

Kurumu: I've always had one silly, this lazy author of ours just never got around to talking about it.

Me: Gee, thanks. Anyways, please review, and until next time...

Me, Pit, and Kurumu: See ya! *Kurumu winks to the readers*