AN: If you still, for some unknown reason, think that I own anything related to either story, I have to wonder if you have skipped the previous chapters. But I own nothing in relation to either story

Kurumu lay comfortably wrapped once again in Naurto's tails. Realizing that this was warm, comfortable, and oddly satisfying, she had an epiphany as to why Mizore spent so much time sleeping in Naruto's room. This was better than any blanket she would ever have. The tails supported her back and head perfectly. It was like a living bed. Of course it helped that it was sleeping on soft fur, which secretly had been a fantasy of hers since that night where she and Mizore had patched up the blonde. Kurumu decided that she needed to convince Mizore to let her do this from time to time. Surely Naruto wouldn't mind sharing his bed with two beautiful girls. Kurumu mused further; then again, he was rather in control of his hormones, unlike so many other Youkai their age. She continued feigning sleep as Naruto stirred. Her hand tightened reflexively on her fluffy pillow as it moved. She was warm! She would not be moved from this epitome of comfort.

Naruto woke and felt a weight behind him on the bed, laying on his tails. He stiffened. Mizore was still in the hospital wing. He slowly rolled towards the figure and was only slightly relieved to see his tails covering Kurumu and her head pillowed by a few. Checking himself, he realized he was still in the clothes that he wore yesterday, as was Kurumu.

Naruto gently shook the succubus. "Kurumu, wake up. What are you doing here?"

Kurumu stretched, "Mmm, Naruto that was wonderful. You certainly know what to do to make a girl feel amazing. You were even asleep the whole time. You have to let me do that again some time. Of course Mizore will have to agree to share. If any of the other girls knew about how you made me feel, she would be fighting off others left and right."

This led to a heavily blushing and sputtering Naruto.

Kurumu giggled. "Relax. Nothing happened. I was leaving last night, and you reached out in your sleep and pulled me down onto the bed. You were pretty torn up yesterday about Mizore and I figured you just needed someone near you. You always have her nearby after all." She then reluctantly stood and started putting on her shoes.

Naruto began, "Kurumu I need to..."

He was cut off by the succubus. "I know. Go talk to Mizore when she wakes up, and train until you don't feel bad anymore. I will talk to Mizore later and put any fears she has to rest. I just need to make sure my worldly affects are in order before doing so, since I spent the night here without her permission." She had a grin on her face.

This caused Naruto to raise an eyebrow. Obviously they were talking about two different topics, but that would be a discussion for another time. He didn't have time to correct her as she shimmered from sight and his door opened and closed.

Naruto used an illusion dispelling technique to make sure that Kurumu really had left. He wondered from time to time if Kurumu felt just friendship for him or if it was something more. Mizore was rather tight-lipped on the subject whenever he asked her.

Naruto washed quickly and headed to the hospital wing. He snuck in and found a stirring Mizore. He held her hand as she opened her eyes.

"Naruto? Where am I?"

The nurse interrupted. "You are in the hospital wing and I told your boyfriend last night he couldn't come back until after breakfast." This was said with a hint of a smile. "I will give you ten minutes boy. Only because it was endearing to watch you yesterday. Then get out and don't come back until lunchtime."

Mizore broke down as soon as the nurse left. "I couldn't beat him Naruto. I tried to protect us and I couldn't." Her words were barely understandable through her sobs.

Naruto gathered his purple haired girlfriend in his arms. "It's okay Mizore. I doubt he will be a problem again."

Mizore, even through her sobs, hear the tone of regret, yet underlying steel of his words. "What happened?"

Naruto looked at the floor. "I think I killed him. I saw you hurt, lying there wrapped in his tentacles and I snapped. I had only wanted to use a second level attack on him. I should have taken Mom's and Dad's warnings about blood-lust more seriously." Naruto's hands were shaking. "I just wanted to see him pay for what he did to you. And what he said, I just acted, I couldn't control myself. I blasted him into the ocean." Naruto's eyes went to a slit pupil. "Just thinking about you laying there, hurt makes me so mad."

Mizore laid a comforting hand on Naruto's arm. "Naruto, I…"

Naruto cut her off. "Why didn't you tell me what was going on Mizore? When we do get married, we will have to work together, and we may have to fight together. You don't have to protect us alone."

Mizore looked at her blanket, tears freezing in icy rivulets on her face. "I have to be as strong as you to…"

Naruto hugged Mizore closer and murmured into her hair. "Mizore. You already are strong in ways I will never be. You are more selfless than I am, you have better aim than I do," Naruto paused, "and you make me want to be stronger and a better yoko just by being you."

Mizore was still crying, but now the desperate edge had gone out of her sobs.

The pair just held each other for a few minutes.

Naruto chuckled, "Mizore I don't know if now is the best time to tell you or not, but you should know about what happened last night." After a pause, he stated, "Moka knows I'm not a kitsune. She doesn't know what kind of Youkai I really am, but she is curious. She didn't see the fight thanks to an illusion done by Kurumu."

Mizore nodded. "I need to thank Kurumu for that."

Naruto rubbed the back of his head. He nervously mumbled out, "Mizore, Kurumu spent the night in my room." Before Mizore could get too angry at the succubus, Naruto quickly continued. "Apparently in my sleep I grabbed her and pulled her into the bed. I didn't mean to, I saw her when I woke up. Nothing happened I swear."

Mizore's eyebrows rose. There had been mornings where she went to get up early and Naruto pulled her back down. So it was a possibility. What did this mean? Was it simply an accident or an indicator of something else?

Naruto, misreading Mizore's silence for an angry one instead of an introspective one, began to apologize profusely.

Mizore cut him off, "Naruto, don't worry about it, I'll have a chat with Kurumu. Depending on what she has to say; we will see what happens."

The couple lapsed into silence. When their time was up, the nurse came back. She smiled when she said, "Boy, get to the cafeteria. I don't want you in here sick just to be with your girlfriend."

Naruto stood up, smiled, and left.

The nurse proceeded to check under the bandages to see how Mizore was healing. "He seems like a nice young boy. I take it you two are close?"

Mizore nodded. She then let out a hiss as one wrap caught on a wound that hadn't fully healed. "We have been friends for a very long time."

The nurse nodded as she spread an ointment over the wound. "After he brought you in he didn't leave your side at all. There was a girl with blue hair that was here almost the whole time too. She looked pretty sad you were in here."

Mizore responded, "That is Kurumu, she and I met here. She's a good friend."

The nurse chuckled, "She had to practically drag that boy out of here. He looked dead on his feet when he left last night. Part on me wondered if he would make it all the way to the dorms."

Mizore smiled. "That's Naruto for you. He's strong, stubborn, and an amazing person."

The nurse smiled back, "I would say that you two are definitely more than friends."

Mizore blushed. "We are kind of engaged. Nothing official; but we have an understanding."

"So young?" The nurse then fell silent. "Is it because you are a Yuki-Onna?"

Mizore nodded looking confused. Most Youkai didn't know that her being a Yuki-Onna would change things.

The nurse continued seeing her confusion, "When you have worked here as long as I have, you know a lot about many different kinds of Youkai." The nurse made sure no one was listening. "You ever spend the night in his dorm room?"

Mizore looked shocked, but a blush colored her face.

The nurse laughed. "I'll take that as a yes. Let me tell you something. Boy's aren't allowed in the girl dorms after curfew, but it doesn't say anywhere in the rules that girls can't willingly spend the night in the boy's dorms. They expect you to be discreet about it though. That rule was made because you aren't the only type of Youkai that might try something like that. Knowing you are a Yuki Onna is enough for most people, especially since it seems he is accepting of your attention."

Mizore asked, "Do all the staff know about that rule?"

The nurse nodded as she made notes in the chart. "Yes they are supposed to tell a student's homeroom teacher that way they can keep an eye on the girl and make sure there aren't signs of coercion. Heavens knows that might be a possibility. I will be informing Miss Nekonome and I am sure she will give you the go ahead. We don't talk about the rule though. I expect you to not tell anyone anyway. All Yuki Onna I have met are extremely protective." The nurse snorted "Imagine if a succubus found out about that rule. They would never leave the boy's dorms. Well I will bring breakfast by soon."

Mizore took a few minutes to internalize that. Mr. Kotsubo knew and used that against her. If he wasn't likely dead, she would find a way to hurt him. She realized that she needed a way to fight against a Youkai that her ice wouldn't work against. Yetis would show up from time to time, Kushina would make short work of them. But fire couldn't be her weapon. She leaned back into her pillow. Maybe her mother would have a good idea.

Just before classes, Kurumu showed up. While Mizore had allowed the girl to sleep in the same bed as Naruto before, it was under her supervision. Mizore finished her breakfast as Kurumu came into the room.

Mizore sat up in her hospital bed. Kurumu was looking sheepish. Kurumu gave an explanation from her point of view about the whole situation. From Naruto's fatigue to the late hour and also she promised multiple times nothing happened and they both remained fully clothed at all times.

Mizore started out, "So Naruto was the one who pulled you into the bed?"

"Yes that's what I just…"

Mizore cut her off, "And you did try to get away?"

"Yes that's what I tried…"

Mizore cut off Kurumu again, "And you had no intention to stay there when you took him to his room."

"Yes that's what I have…"

Again the succubus was cut off, "And you say that nothing happened?"

"Yes that's what I have…" Kurumu was getting tired of getting cut off.

"And you say that he needed the comfort?"

"Yes that's what I have…"

"So you decided to stay in the bed?"

"Yes that's what I have…"

"And have you wicked way with him?"

"Yes that's what I have been trying to tell you!" Kurmu's brain finally registered the last question. "That's not, I mean, nothing happened." Kurumu slowly backed away. She stopped when Mizore started chuckling.

"Gotcha."

"You aren't mad?"

Mizore shrugged. "I trust you. Besides, Naruto was here earlier and apologized profusely. He was rather tired and probably needed some form of comfort last night. Thank you for being there with him." Mizore allowed her eyes to become the solid electric blue that often made others feel scared of the girl. "But if you do that again, I'll freeze you solid and drop you in the Antarctic."

Kurumu nodded quickly, excused herself, and then went to class.

Moka stood in the training area with her arms crossed waiting for Naruto. From what she overheard last night Naruto had his reasons for not telling her, but they were friends, weren't they? How long had Kurumu known? Had the succubus used her wiles to gain that information? Most of all did Naruto not trust her? How long had Naruto known Kurumu anyway? It was obvious that he and Mizore had known each other for a long time. Her musings were cut short by Naruto's arrival.

Normally Moka greeted Naruto, today however, she was silent.

"Afternoon Moka."

Silence was his only response.

"Moka?"

Moka turned towards Naruto, "Why don't you trust me? Am I your friend or not?"

Naruto sighed and leaned against the cliff.

"Moka, I…"

"You have let me believe you to be something you're not. You know everything about me. Why?" Moka interrupted, a few small tears ran down her cheek. "Why do you say you are my friend if you let me believe a lie?"

"Let me ask you one question Moka. Do any of us know why you have two different façades? One of which is sealed? Have any of us ever asked why that is? Friends understand that sometimes there are secrets that need to be kept."

Naruto nodded when Moka internalized those questions, but didn't let her speak.

"Let me tell you a story. Two powerful families hated each other and have been fighting for as long as anyone can remember. The youngest children of both sides were sent away from their clans for a while. They met in a village and became friends and then at Youkai Academy where they fell in love. When they told the other what type of Youkai they were, their love was stronger than the hatred that they had been taught when they were children. They later married after running away from their families. The only reason why they haven't been killed is twofold. One, they had a child, which by the rules of these families means that the couple is allowed to continue to exist and raise more children since this species of Youkai has few children. The second is that no one knows where they are."

Moka looked rather incredulous. "Will you at least tell me what class of Youkai you are?"

Naruto replied, "You don't believe me do you?"

Moka shook her head. She then scoffed accusingly, "That sounds like an excuse."

Naruto angrily replied, "Moka. I am trying to keep my family safe. When I met you, I was on a training trip and had just left one of the clan's towns. I saw what they do and how they act. There were still whispers about what my parents had done and how it was a shame to their parents. My parents are the youngest child of each leader. I wouldn't put it past either of them to remove the disgrace themselves, regardless of the rules of the council."

"But Kurumu and Mizore know the truth."

"Mizore has known because we grew up together and Kurumu knows because she helped Mizore patch me up after Gin cleaned my clock. I was unconscious for it."

"How did she react?"

"A lot like you actually." replied Naruto. "Since she has known me longer she was rather angry at me, once she got around to it after breakfast. She was crying and screaming at me before I explained it to her. With Kurumu, she has to get her feelings out of her system before you can talk to her."

Moka looked a little taken aback by that. She really hadn't seen Kurumu angry before. Jealous of the attention Moka was getting yes, but never angry.

"So what kind of Youkai are you?" Moka asked.

Naruto gave her a long, hard stare. He then sighed. "Moka. If you continue to gain my trust, I will tell you. Lately, I feel like you just want to drink my blood." He raised his hand stalling Moka for a moment. "Think about it."

Moka, regardless of her anger decided that she needed to just that. She spent the next few moments going over their interactions in her mind. Almost every morning she asked Naruto for blood then jumped, most time only listening to a half a syllable. She hung her head. It was really no wonder that he wasn't telling her. She hadn't been a good friend. She had been letting her hunger get the better of her. What was worse was that Naruto's blood tasted so good. And how it made her feel when she tasted it… Moka shook her head. "You're right. I haven't been a good friend." Moka sat on the ground hugging her knees. "Tomato juice just doesn't cut it anymore. It is like I'm drinking water. It doesn't do anything to my hunger." Tears filled her eyes. "Do you hate me?"

Naruto crouched down in front of her. "No. Like I said you are a vampire and I understand. However, I want to be your friend, not just your personal blood bank. If you show me you want the same thing, I promise I will show you what kind of Youkai I am."

Moka smiled, sniffed, and stood. She then smirked, pressing the seal to her rosary. Shifting into her halfway form, her voice took on the quality of Inner Moka. "Why do you hold back in our spars?"

Naruto stood leaning back against his tree. "Vampires are S class for their strength, Werewolves for their speed." Naruto paused. "I want to improve my hand to hand fighting. If I used my full abilities, I couldn't improve in that area. Some can be rather devastating. Luckily I can translate what I learn into my Youkai form with relative ease. I train with my weapons with Mizore since she has better aim than I do. My other techniques, I could practice with my parents, but I would have to leave school. Just like I won't use water against you in a spar, my other abilities are similar."

Moka, both of her, thought that over. Cracking her knuckles she said, "Very well then, I guess I will just have to push you into revealing more to me. I guess I will have to stop holding back as well." With this she leapt at Naruto, smashing him into the cliff face.

Yukari sat in her room. Her homework was done to an acceptable level. She glared at the crystal in front of her. It had taunted her for far too long. She hadn't found a puzzle that she couldn't solve. She was due to meet up with Tsukune in a little under an hour. She grit her teeth and channeled magic into the crystal.

Yukari found herself in the illusion once again. She sat studying the details around her. It was all the same as before. She sat in a meadow with a small stream running through it and a circular pool. She stood and went over to the pool. After the past few days she was sure that this was the key. She had investigated almost everything else. After studying it for a few minutes, she quickly became frustrated. She paced back and forth. Finally she couldn't take it anymore. She picked up a rock and threw it into the pool, cursing loudly. What happened next made her jaw drop. The stone sat on the surface for a brief moment; then it sunk below the surface. The water then changed from a placid pool to a boiling geyser. Yukari stood in shock then tossed another rock towards the pond, this time at the part of the creek leading into the pool. Now the geyser was hitting a tree that was on the opposite side of the pool. Yukari, realization, dawning in her eyes, picked up more rocks and started tossing them in the various parts of the creek, pool, and once, in a stream of bubbles that was coming out near the end of her time in the illusion. Every time something disturbed the water's flow it changed.

She sat at her desk for another few minutes while the illusion faded. "Why didn't I see it before?" She murmured. Then she realized her error. Runes were what she was familiar with. They merely stored power and caused an effect. Seals shaped and changed it in ways that were familiar, but different. Seals, she reasoned, needed another dimension in which to work. The energy needed to flow. Runes just held the energy then released it in a specified manner. Seals must take the energy, shaping it by the nature of the seal. Just like different spells produced different effects by shaping her magic a certain way. Seals acted like a focus that only did one thing, but did it astonishingly well. Yukari repeatedly smacked her head on her desk. The answer was relatively simple. Now to find Naruto to see if she was right.

Yukari took out her broom and soared towards the training ledge. After all it was the most likely place to find him. She was held back at the barrier of the illusion as she saw a rather large and vicious torrent of water erupt out towards the ocean. It then condensed into hundreds of small streams that were moving extremely fast. These then swerved and redirected themselves towards a rather large rock that seemed to be floating on the water. The streams then hit the rock from almost every angle, turning it into powder. Yukari blinked. She shook her head, then blinked again. What was Naruto doing? A moment later the barrier allowed her to pass. Naruto was standing sweaty and shirtless. Mizore and Kurumu were on either side of him, helping him to sit down. Yukari landed.

Yukari's face was slightly pale at the power that the attack had shown. "I don't know what that was about Naruto, but if I ever make you angry at me, could you do me the favor of warning me that I have done so?"

This caused all three in front of her to laugh. Naruto patted the ground in front of him. "What did you need Yukari?"

Yukari shook her head then smiled. "I think I figured it out!" she stated, happily bouncing in place, her previous unease forgotten

Naruto quirked an eyebrow at her. "Have you now?"

Yukari nodded, using her wand to draw in the air, leaving trails of magic while explaining her epiphany. "The seal shapes and changes the energy that is fed into it. The symbols act to create specific turbulence which in turn causes certain effects to appear as the energy is shaped. It is similar to shaping a spell, but there must be a component of some kind that determines how big the reservoir of energy can be. Runes, on the other hand, can store only a set amount of power, regardless of what they are made of. While making them bigger stores more power, there is no control in releasing the larger amount of power; you just get a bigger effect. I think that seals can have a built in function of output control. Your barrier shows that. You also can link seals without changing what they do. Runes, when linked cause a new effect to appear. Theoretically if you were to control the reservoir of a seal you could have it store as much energy as an entire city of witches!"

Throughout this explanation Naruto made no motion as to say if Yukari was right or wrong.

"Well? Am I right?" Yukari asked nervously.

"You threw a rock in the illusion didn't you?"

Yukari's jaw dropped to the floor. "But, how did you, wha?" she mumbled unintelligently.

Naruto laughed. "Most people do the same thing after a bit of frustration. But not everyone gets it. Apparently my father started drawing symbols on the water's surface." Naruto grinned, "That works too."

"Am I right?" Yukari pressed, trying to ignore Naruto's chuckles.

Naruto nodded. "Congratulation Yukari, you are now officially an apprentice Fuinjutsu student."

Yukari squeed, jumping around pumping her fist in the air. She then stopped. "Why do I have to understand that first? You could have just told me that."

Naruto looked her in the eye. "Most people if they are just told that will only ever see a seal as ink on paper not something that guides the flow of energy. They are the ones that usually die when they start working on anything above basic seals." His tone was strong, and Yukari was convinced.

Yukari nodded. "Thanks again Naruto." She then jumped as her watch alarm sounded. "I have got to get back to the school, I am tutoring Tsukune. His grades just need a little bump and then he should be fine to transfer schools if he wants."

This news shocked both Mizore and Kurumu. Kurumu asked, surprised, "Tsukune is leaving Youkai Academy?"

Yukari looked abashed, "He is thinking about it. There is a little too much excitement for him. I think he prefers a quiet life." She threw a leg over her broom. "Gotta go. See you tomorrow for our first real lesson." As Yukari flew towards her tutoring session with her boyfriend, she felt very pleased with herself. One of her goals had been met, now to focus on Tsukune and solidify another one of her other goals.

Sitting in his math class Tsukune felt his headache get worse. How did Yukari and Moka keep these things straight in their heads? He had spent quite a bit of time studying, but the rules, formulas, and when to use them kept getting jumbled in his head. It didn't help that the teacher, Miss Kagome Ririko, was dressed in clothes that showed off her generous figure. Yukari wasn't in this class. When she explained it to him, he could do the problems, but once everything else got added in, he faltered and his headache would just get worse.

"Mr. Aono, would you please answer the question on the board?"

Tsukune looked at the question on the board. He saw a circle with two lines and various values and signs. From what he could gather, it was either a volume or surface area question, but he was so nervous he couldn't tell.

"Well Mr. Aono you shouldn't be daydreaming in my class. Exams are coming up, after all."

This caused Tsukune to pale. If he wanted to transfer, he would need to pass his exams with high scores. He resolved to ask Yukari about extra tutoring.

"Oh, you have forgotten that small detail have you? If you don't show improvement, I will have to make you take a remedial class if you want to pass.

Tsukune found himself rather uncomfortable with that prospect.

He kept his head down trying to work out the problems. After class he left quickly. Yukari was already waiting at their usual lunch table.

"So how was class Tsukune?" Yukari asked.

Tsukune grunted noncommittally while beginning to eat.

"It can't be that bad can it?"

"I can't seem to remember the rules and formulas that we have been studying. If I don't pull my math grade up, my chances of being able to transfer are practically zero."

Yukari nodded. 'Do you want to skip Newspaper Club and study?"

Tsukune sighed, "We probably shouldn't unless we want a speech from Gin about how important attendance is and how everyone must do their part."

Yukari shuddered, "If it is anything like the one he gave to Naruto, Mizore, and Kurumu; I see your point." She then continued, "Those sparkles are in my nightmares."

Tsukune grimaced, then nodded. "How about after dinner tonight?"

Yukari looked at Tsukune, a coy grin on her face. "So quick about inviting me to your dorm room Mr. Aono, what would your parents think?"

The result of this comment was a red and spluttering Tsukune.

"You mean you don't want to have your wicked way with me?"

This led to an increase in the embarrassed boy's exasperation.

At this point Naruto showed up for lunch with Mizore in tow.

Tsukune, glad for the reprieve, changed the topic. "Naruto, where are Kurumu and Moka?"

Naruto shrugged, beginning to unwrap his lunch. "Moka asked to talk to Kurumu for a minute. They'll be along shortly."

Kurumu stood facing Moka, "Well, what did you want to talk about?"

Moka was slightly nervous, so she was unable to control how fast her next words came out. "Naruto feels like I haven't been a good friend and have only been around him for his blood, and I have been thinking about how I have been acting, and I've been a horrible friend. I don't want to lose you guys as friends. I need your help Kurumu!"

Kurumu blinked. What Moka had said was said in under two seconds, all jumbled together. "Let's pretend I didn't understand what you just said and start from the top." It wasn't a lie Kurumu only caught a few words.

Moka sighed. "Naruto and I had a talk. He said some things and I thought about them and I haven't been a good friend to him."

Kurumu nodded. "So what are you going to be doing about it?"

Moka hung her head. "I don't know. Every time that I have seen him lately, I can't seem to stop myself. I can't even tolerate Tsukune's blood anymore. I've never heard of this before. The only time I can seem to control it is when we are sparring. But even then, it's just to beat Naruto and drink as much as I can."

Kurumu raised an eyebrow. "Well, vampires have a long life and history. Is this kind of thing normal?"

Moka shook her head. "Usually Youkai blood tastes atrocious. Naruto's blood, however…"

Kurumu cut her off, "Whenever you drink it you practically force yourself on him."

Moka nodded sheepishly. "Does his race have history with the vampires where something happened?"

Kurumu looked pensive at the idea, "I'll ask him, but from what I know, there is very little interaction with his race and others." Kurumu then thought for a moment. "A strong Youkai can throw off a Succubus' Charm. I know Naruto isn't affected. Could the fact that he is strong be affecting you?"

Moka thought about that for a few minutes. "I don't know. If that is so, it isn't something that will be easy to find out. Vampires are very proud Youkai."

Kurumu snorted. "Seeing Inner Moka definitely proves that." Kurumu thought for a few moments. "What about when you go to his training ledge? There have been a few times in the past few weeks where you seem to dote on him and not even think about drinking his blood. What holds you back then?"

Moka looked confused. "I don't know what you mean."

Kurumu looked at her incredulously. "Those time where you helped us take an exhausted Naruto back to his dorm. Or the time when you realized that he needed a towel and water and you ran all the way back to campus for it."

Moka shook her head. "What are you talking about Kurumu?"

Kurumu looked up at the time. "After class today, we are going to the training ledge to have a conversation with Naruto."

Naruto and the girls had left the building when Yukari came up looking worried.

"Can I borrow one of you guys for a few minutes?"

Naruto shrugged, "What's going on?"

Yukari nervously replied, "Well, I was going to help Tsukune with studying for his math test, when I saw Miss Ririko dragging Tsukune away talking about how he needed to learn more and let a woman show him how it was done."

This caused a few raised eyebrows.

"I need to make sure he is okay. I didn't like the look on her face."

Kurmu piped up, "What do you need?"

"I just need to sneak into the remedial math class room and check on Tsukune and make sure he is fine."

Naruto looked at Mizore. "You are the best at getting around unnoticed. Can you give her a hand?"

Mizore nodded then faced Yukari "You owe me two new bags of suckers for time away from Naruto." The grin on her face showed Yukari that there was no ill will.

Yukari smiled, "How about half a bag?"

The two girls bartered over the cost of Mizore's assistance as they walked away. Unbeknownst to Naruto Yukari bartered down to half a bag of suckers and a book that would come in handy after Naruto took her to the Snow White fields.

(With Naruto, Moka and Kurumu)

Once at the training ledge, they all sat down on some chairs and a couch that Yukari insisted were created by magic. If anyone in their group had seen the notifications about any missing furniture from the teacher's lounge they paid it no mind.

"So what did you two want to talk to me about?"

Kurumu began, "Naruto, I was talking to Moka about her behavior. She wants to change, and I encountered something weird."

Naruto raised an eyebrow. "What was weird?"

"After some of your more intense training sessions, Moka doesn't remember her actions."

"What do you mean?"

"Moka remembers nothing of helping to carry you to your dorm, or some of the errands that she ran for you."

Naruto turned to face Moka, whose stomach growled. She confirmed, "It's true. I have no idea what she is talking about." She shifted uncomfortably under his gaze; her hunger was making things harder.

"I've never heard of anything like that before." Naruto responded after a few moments of thought.

Moka shook her head. "I haven't either. Like I told Kurumu, vampires are rather vain and proud Youkai. It may have happened before, but I've never heard about it."

Kurumu voiced her opinion. "So are Succubi, but you never even heard any stories?" Kurumu left off the fact that any stories from a succubus' point of view usually involved intimacy.

Moka rolled her eyes. "Vampires never talk about things that might make them seem ugly or lower than other Youkai. One of my sisters can transform herself, which is considered a lost art because most vampires won't do anything that makes them appear different from their normal appearance. The only ones who really know about that are my family. We aren't supposed to talk about it."

Naruto finished the thought, "So if they thought it made them weak, it wouldn't be mentioned."

Moka nodded, ignoring her stomach's growling. "That is what I think. Father might have heard about it, but he might be angry at showing weakness."

Kurumu asked, "So how do we find out what triggered Moka becoming practically addicted to your blood Naruto? And what about her weird behavior?"

Naruto shrugged. "We may not know why, but it could be any one of a number of things. It could be because of my true form, Moka's seal, or something else entirely."

Moka murmured, "Like you were my first time?"

Kurumu blushed then practically shouted, "What do you mean by that?!"

Moka looked confused. "He was the first one to let me drink his blood."

Kurumu nodded, "Just checking."

Naruto was thinking, when his head suddenly popped up. "Moka, you said that the times you don't remember were when apparently you helped me back to my room after a hard training session?'

Moka nodded, 'That is what Kurumu said."

Naruto placed on hand on Moka's shoulder. "Let me try something. I have to actually be close to touching you because the seals would just drain away what I am about to do."

Moka's stomach growled loudly in response. "Um Naruto, before you try this could I maybe, you know, have a sip?"

Naruto chuckled, "You have held back admirably, go ahead."

Moka latched onto the blonde's neck and drank her fill. Standing back, she said, "I'm ready. Go ahead."

Naruto put his hand on Moka shoulder and channeled some Youkai. He felt some get sucked away from him towards the seals once it left his body. Moka stiffened.

"That is odd." Moka said

"Good or bad?" Naruto asked. After, her reaction, he quickly stopped his flow of energy.

"Neither, just different."

Naruto looked disappointed. "I thought it might be my Youkai energy that was in the air. But no changes Moka?"

Kurumu piped up, "Her eyes were black when she was like that. They still look green to me."

Moka shook her head no. "Thanks for understanding Naruto. I have to go finish my homework."

Kurumu and Naruto said goodbye to the pink haired vampire but neither had noticed the faint rays of black that had crept into Moka's normally pure green irises.

(With Mizore and Yukari)

As the pair made their way towards the room that Miss Ririko used for her remedial lessons, there was no set topic of conversation. As they neared the room, they suddenly heard Tsukune's screams.

They broke into a run, but Mizore stopped Yukari. 'We can't both go in through the front door Yukari."

Yukari just sputtered.

"If there is something set up to deal with interruptions, both of us will be caught. There is an air duct access ten feet back. Let me get in that way and I'll drop down then you come in."

Tsukune was now moaning, so Yukari huffed. "Go then."

Mizore nodded and just before she swung herself up into the duct said, "Count to thirty then go through the door."

Yukari walked back to the door clutching her wand. She quickly counted to thirty. Then with a wave of her wand the door was blasted inwards. She went through the door seeing Tsukune with the tail of Miss Ririko clamped around his head. Mizore dropped down a second later from the ceiling, hands full of her ice throwing knives.

The math teacher was dressed in a leather corset and had a whip at her side. "How dare you intrude upon this place of learning!" She then lashed out with the whip towards the girls. Both jumped out of the way, Mizore throwing her knives at Miss Ririko.

"Any ideas?" asked Yukari.

Mizore replied, "You distract her and I will get Tsukune. Snakes hate ice."

Yukari nodded. 'She's a lamia. Be careful around her tail."

Mizore nodded and rolled taking Tsukune's legs out from underneath him. She then put a coat of frost around the flower-like appendage at the end of the teacher's tail. This caused the sides to lift off of Tsukune's head. Mizore slid the slightly comatose boy out of the room.

Once Mizore had frosted the tail, Yukari let loose, attacking Miss Ririko's body. She summoned her cards and caused them to fly around the teacher giving her several shallow but rather painful cuts. The teacher lunged at Yukari. "You can't teach him like I can, you are a child you…" Her voice was cut off as she was now encased in ice.

Yukari looked at Mizore. "What did you do that for? I could have taken her."

Mizore replied. "Her voice got on my nerves. Aren't you going to check on your boyfriend."

The duo left the room and a figure in a black uniform faded into view. "Kuoyo will be pleased with this information." was murmured as it kicked the frozen teacher then disappeared from view once more.

In the hallway Mizore and Yukari both helped Tsukune stand up. Tsukune was shaking. "Can you take me back to my room?"

The trio made their way back to the room, Tsukune only being able to do so under his own power after about ten minutes. Mizore looked over her shoulder a few times on the way back.

Yukari looked at her strangely. "What are you looking for?"

Mizore shook her head. "I keep getting the feeling like someone is watching, but no one is there. It is rather odd."

At this the hidden watcher backed away.

Once they had gotten Tsukune back to his room, he turned to Yukari. "That is the last straw. Can you help me start my transfer paperwork?"

Yukari looked sad and nodded. "I understand Tsukune. We'll start after dinner."

At this Mizore slipped out. Yukari and Tsukune spent the rest of the day working on the necessary paperwork, and putting in a request for his transcript so that he could change schools. They would spend the next few days preparing it and talking about what was going on. Tsukune even told Yukari that he was just a human, and due to Naruto's concoction, he might be able to be considered a boundary being, once he could do anything with any sort of reliability. Until then, it would be simply too easy to discover he was human. Yukari knew that trying to convince Tsukune was a lost cause and that since he trusted her, she would trust and help him so that he would be safe. After all, if those naughty scenes from her dreams were to ever come true he still had to stay in one piece.

"He didn't even defend himself from the lamia, and his screams were as such that he had no pain tolerance. It even took him some time to recover from the attack."

"How long?"

"Easily fifteen minutes."

And he didn't even attempt or show signs of transforming when he was in pain?"

"No sir."

An evil smile crept across the face only partially illuminated by the floating balls of fire. "This is good news. Another week or two to find some eye witnesses, and we will finally have a reason to not only kill a human, but shut down the Newspaper Club. We simply have to disband for not obeying the rules now won't we?"

Cold laughter echoed around the dark room.

AN:

Only two Omakes for you with this chapter.

Omake 1

The staff all sat at the weekly meeting. The Headmaster had made an appearance, which he usually only did once a month.

"I have an announcement to make." The white-cloaked man said. "Until further notice all gym classes are cancelled. Mr. Kotsubo has gone missing. I will need to begin the process to find a replacement."

This caused a murmur among the staff.

One teacher piped up. "What do you mean he disappeared?"

The headmaster continued, "He is gone and we can't find any trace of him. Luckily there are no missing students to report as well. He may have left after attacking a student."

This caused nods from most of the staff. Even if they wanted to, their contracts said no attacking students. Oddly enough Miss Nekonome's mauling of students was always overlooked.

The Headmaster continued, "This student's abilities could not have seriously injured our wayward teacher, but he is missing." After a pause he continued, "I have a few people in mind, but the only ones that I know that would be considered overly strict for military training, let alone high school students." He bowed his head in thought. Then looking up, he continued, "In fact I know just the right individual for the job." Inexplicably all of the students at the school suddenly shivered in fear.

A few days later The students were treated to a man in a green spandex bodysuit with a flak vest. His hair was cut in a rather definitive bowl cut and his eyebrows looked like caterpillars.

His voice echoed over the field. "My youthful students! We must fan your flames of youth! We will begin by a fifty lap run around the campus and if we can not do that, we will all do one thousand push-ups and if we cannot do that, we will..."

At this point most students had decided that this individual was just too scary to attack and decided to try to find a way to escape during the run. Little did they know that the new teacher would be running in circles around the group as they ran.

Kurumu looked at Naruto, "He is as crazy as you are with training."

Naruto ginned, "I think I'll like this guy."

"YOSH! Let's go!" rang out as the students began their torture sess... that is to say, their gym class.

Omake 2

Kurumu lay staring at her ceiling. She had been trying for quite some time to get to sleep. The past few days she had been unable to properly fall asleep. She punched her pillows in frustration. Even though the bed was very good quality, and usually very comfortable, it just had been lacking the past few nights.

She screamed her frustration. "Why can't I fall asleep!"

It wasn't until the fifth day of this difficulty that it hit her. She growled in frustration. She want fluffy fox tails. That was going to be the only way to get any amount of sleep.

After formulating several plans, then discarding them, she decided that there was no way to get the sleep she needed, mostly because Mizore was still in a rather protective state of mind. That and she had no desire to become a succubus-sicle. As she drifted off she mumbled about the comfort that she needed and the fluffy, fluffy tails that she would have to get for herself.