I'm back! I got a few early acceptance letter so I can slightly coast for the last few months!

~Tsukune's bedroom~

Moka's body stung from the abuse it had recieved last night. She couldn't quite remember what had happened but she couldn't help smiling. Tsukune was, and would forever be hers and the inner Moka's. Twisting her body over, she saw that Tsukune was still fast asleep. A sudden thought dawned on her mind and she dressed as quickly as she could without waking Tsukune.

On her way out of the room, she quickly scribbled "Shopping for groceries. Will be back later!"

Surely Tsukune wouldn't find anything strange about that. One of the few things that made him listen was the sound of grocery shopping for food. She grabbed her phone from the table and headed out into the day.

Moka squinted as she adjusted to the light. When her eyes refocused, she noticed a black cat walking across the street. Normally, she wouldn't give much interest but this cat was different.

"Look at the shadow... It's facing the wrong way," inner Moka warned.

"I see that but it's probably nothing. I mean it looks so adorable," Moka studied with a glint of amusement.

"You're right. It's probably a C-class shapeshifting monster or something. If there is anything that we should fear, it is ourselves. We are the most powerful monsters nearby anyways," inner Moka relented.

As they turned back towards the cat, it had already vanished and no trace or aura of it remained. "You're right. It's such a weak monster it didn't even leave a strong enough aura to track," inner Moka admitted.

~Tsukune's bedroom~

A loud scratching sound at the window awoke him from his pleasant dreams. His mood soured when he couldn't find Moka. He quickly got dressed and as he opened the door, a note dropped from the table. "Shopping for groceries. Will be back later!" it had said. A soft sigh reached Tsukune's lips as he was glad she was safe and there would be good food for him tonight.

He saw a black cat scratching at his window. Although he was pretty sure his windows were cat proof, this one's claws seemed to penetrate through the glass but couldn't break it. The moment it withdrew its claws, the affected areas returned to normal. Against his better judgement, he cautiously opened the window.

The cat hopped in uninvited and studied him with the intelligence of a man with years well beyond his expected life. A combination of feriocity, sorrow and mercy reflected into his head when he stared at the cat.

Tsukune turned away from the cat and began to slip into his bed again. Suddenly, the cat stood on its hind legs and sat on the chair. "Wake up stupid ghoul! I do not know why I wasted my time to visit weaklings such as you".

He had planned to ignore the cat until he heard the word "Ghoul". With a lunge faster than the eye could see, he pinned the cat.

"How do you know I'm a ghoul. No one should know!" interrogated Tsukune with fear.

"You smell like one and a friend of mine Akasha begged me to tell you something," said the cat.

A force behind his back knocked him head first into his desk. "Also... let go of my tail," it said sternly.

Tsukune released the cat's tail and when he had regained his breath, he said "What's the message".

"Tsk Tsk, very rude aren't you? It's quite amazing how you make such powerful friends (talking about Moka's family and the Bus Driver) with that attitude. I for one, hate your guts," the cat said monotonously.

"Fine... May I please have the message from Akasha, cat sir?" he said sarcastically.

The cat ignored his sarcasm and lept up towards the windowsill. "She said don't let Moka do what she wants to. It won't work that way and will only cause you two pain," the cat whispered as it looked up towards the sky. With a quick leap, it disappeared into thin air.

"Wait! What do you mean by that?" Tsukune asked but the cat had already disappeared.

~Grocery Store~

Moka strolled down the aisle with the grace of a swan. Ignoring the stares she recieved in the busy store, she headed for the vegetables.

"C-can I help you Miss?" stuttered the man washing the vegetables.

"No thank you, I'm just grabbing a few tomatoes and green peppers," Moka responded absent mindedly.

Moka sensed a sudden rise in anger from the man that disappeared as quickly as it came.

"I understand, I'm just trying to do my job. The produce you see here were delivered yesterday. Would you like me to take you to the batch that just arrived?" he asked.

"Don't go Moka... I don't like the look of him," inner Moka snarled.

"Sorry, I'm in a rush to make dinner for my boyfriend. These will have to do," Moka said defiantly and tried to walk past the man towards the store clerks at the front.

Two large objects collided with her shoulders and knocked her onto the ground. "Miss... I don't think you understand. I didn't give you a choice. No one will hear you from back here, so if you would please follow me to the fresh produce in the back," the man got on one knee and whispered.

He grabbed one of her arms and began to drag it towards the back.

"NOW OMOTE!" inner Moka shouted.

Moka thought of Tsukune and how if she went with this man, she would never be able to go back. Her emotions overpowered her and she removed the rosary with a hard jerk.

A demonic aura filled the room and the outer Moka stood there while the man gaped at her transformation.

"How dare you try and defile me, pitiful human. You're right. No one will here us so go ahead and scream as loud as you can because no one can hear you," Moka shouted.

"NO! PLEASE! I'M SORRY!" the man begged.

"Stop ura-chan! We don't have to do this! Just let him go and buy the vegetables," outer Moka reasoned.

Moka went up to the man and delivered a hard slap to his face. With dignity, she strolled to the front of the store, paid for the vegetables and left the store.

"I hate humans... this is why vampires are secluded," Moka muttered vehemently.

"Tsukune is human too. There are evil vampires just as there are evil humans. Not all of them are bad," outer Moka reasoned.

She storms through the street and sharply turns a corner towards the Aono's residence. As she rounded the corner, she could feel a high velocity object moving towards her skull. With quick reflexes, she grabs it and squeezes it expecting it to be a weapon.

"Awww that was my favourite ball!" a squeaky voice yelled.

Glancing down at the object she had just destroyed. She turns away in disgust and groans as the upset boys approached her.

"Miss! You broke our ball!" a boy yelled.

"Yea. What will we play now?" another yelled.

Moka overwhelmed by the complaints of the children turned and steered herself towards Tsukune's home.

~Tsukune's house~

A large slam shook Tsukune out of his thoughts. He had be sitting in a chair trying to think of what the cat had meant.

"I'm home," muttered Moka as she walked past the door. Dropping her bags on the kitchen table, she plopped herself on the couch.

Tsukune noticing the change in attitude from Moka compared to this morning, lifted himself off the chair and went to comfort her.

"This isn't the best time to tell her," he thought back to the conversation with the cat.

She pulls his chest towards her and holds him tightly with her other arm. This was her only defense from the world of humans. A shield to protect her on those terrible nights and a companion on those wonderful days. With a few deep breathes, she calms herself down.

"Moka, we need to talk," Tsukune mumbled.