Disclaimer: I don't own R+V, that's it no crazy rant about copyright Nazis…crap I just started didn't I? Oh well ignore it
A/N: The chapter's name is "Deadline" and it's about a manga-exclusive chapter. I know the timing is off since it's supposed to be before meeting Mizore and Ruby and is right after joining the newspaper club anyway but I feel First: Ishigami still has to recover after getting the crap beaten out of her, Second: It may not be plot significant but I said each girl would have a special chapter mostly featuring them and well…this is one for Kurumu. Relax the other girls get their own but Moka and Ruby really didn't except Ruby had that messed up anime episode so…not sure what to do about that sorry Moka and Ruby fans…I NEED IDEAS so gimme time or some suggestions too
PS: I decided to make it follow the general plot and try not to make it an exact copy…but…well you'll see. Don't worry it won't be totally messed up just some changes…
PPS: This chapter stars Kurumu mostly
Review responses:
Zack: Well…okay…you and randomguy123 were the only ones to actually vote on that and I already had a plan since nobody else voted but I still decided to stick to a combo anyway so don't worry about that. I'd decided to have Wayne take part of that chapter anyway but I'm not getting rid of the harem because that'd make a major plot hole if 4 characters were taken off…yep. Just so you don't get confused: Wayne's technically the guy trying to get the girls to put pressure on Tsukune so he'll make a better choice so matchmaking them away would be a bit off. Tsukune said himself that he couldn't make the choice and Wayne's just trying to help him choose, it might seem he likes Moka a lot (personally I think so too) but I'm leaving him indecisive…although I did just get some future one-shot ideas from that just now…One other thing: Don't make your anonymous name your real-life name for the sake of keeping your identity safe. Weird I know but don't do that man
randomguy123: Well that was the plan because I agree that the manga's chronology made them seem less "stalkerish" and so: That order it is…of course the "cause" part of those events was different in both and…well you'll have to read when I get there. Oh and I noticed I screwed up on that woops. Oh and I'm on a laptop and I'm glad you understand why I have typos sometimes
The Question Mark Guy: Well I wasn't trying to exactly copy the chapter but I couldn't be very inventive on that chapter kinda like how I couldn't be inventive in chapter 1 when that was supposed to be original…sorry. After rereading what I had Tsukune say uh…I don't know why that happened but I fixed that and I added a bit more to certain parts of the chapter and made a slight change to the ending so it seems a bit less stupid. I know that the girls seemed "stalkerish" but now I've gotten Wayne to fix that…sorta. I also on purposely downplayed everyone a bit, including Wayne, because Tsukune needs some credit and I personally think Wayne got a bit too much in chapter 8 with his speech. That and I don't want to make Wayne seem so godly and perfect I want him to seem tough, and strong but not invincible
Deadline
Tsukune looked out the window and watched the same heavy clouds and felt the same temperature every day, "Hmm…It's a bit late to notice but…there's no real change in weather here is there?", wondered Tsukune as he kept staring out the window, "It's more than a third of the school year now and we're still wearing the same winter uniforms"
"Tsukune what's wrong? You're spacing out", Tsukune heard a female voice which caught his attention and turned around to see Moka
"We've only got 2 more days before this issue's due date. I know we missed a few days and it's a lot of work to go but let's do our best okay?", asked Moka wiping some sweat from her forehead
"Oh sorry I somewhere else for a moment in my mind", apologized Tsukune
"Don't worry we understand", assured Moka
"Yeah: turned to stone and then having a party and then having to go back to work is tough eh?", asked Wayne
Wayne and the others had managed to finish the paper while Tsukune kept trying to tell Moka about his birthday and so Wayne had completed the newspaper and shown it to him on his birthday but it was particularly annoying that they had forgotten to save their data and now had to rewrite the whole thing again. To make things worse: It was now 2 days before the deadline and Mizore's ice statue had melted and soaked the original so now they had to start from scratch
"Aw I can't take this", complained Kurumu while stretching her arms, "It's Saturday and we're all stuck in here"
"It's true! We're dying here and we're not even getting paid", commented Yukari as she kept typing
"I spent so long on carving that statue and helping to make that other newspaper and now both are gone", moaned Mizore as her head drooped
"STOP BEING LITTLE BABIES!", shouted Gin from behind his desk getting everyone's attention, "A newspaper has strict deadlines, you all know that because we've published other newspapers before"
Everyone mumbled a bit. They'd made other newspapers before but this particular issue was at a bad time
"The incident with the art teacher was 2 days ago! We won't be any kind of newspaper club if we can't report now!", scolded Gin, "We've all gotten some slack since the newspaper deadlines were now set to every week instead of every 3 days"
Everyone sighed. As annoying as it was Gin was right, they were already getting some slack and they were low on time
"I'll listen to your sob stories after you've met the deadline", said Gin reclining in his chair and drinking some coffee
"Then help us out instead of relaxing over there!", shouted Moka
"Yeah you suck man help us out!", agreed Wayne standing up
"Aw shut it", said Gin
"WHAT?"
"He's letting it get to his head", commented Yukari while Gin and Wayne glared until Wayne finally sat back down
"You said it", agreed Mizore nodding her head
"Well I don't care what I'm forced to do as long as I can be around Tsukune", said Kurumu dreamily and hugging Tsukune
"KURUMU!", shouted Moka
"Oh no here we go again", complained Wayne as he facepalmed. In his opinion: Even if Tsukune had been killed they would fight over who was allowed to bury him or something and who had been closer to him in life
"Moka you tried and almost managed to take Tsukune away from me on his birthday but I'll never lose to you ever!", said Kurumu sticking out her tongue, "Same for you Mizore!"
"Hey!", exclaimed Mizore
"Kurumu!", exclaimed Moka
Wayne bashed his head on a metal table causing him to accidentally break it and have to weld it back together
"Can you not break things in here?", asked Gin referring to when Wayne broke his typewriter 5 times for typing too hard and having to repair it each time
"Shuddup", moaned Wayne
Meanwhile…
A boy hiding in a tree well hidden by shadows, holding a camera, and wearing an academy boys' uniform watched Kurumu, Mizore, and Moka engage in a shouting match through his camera
"Heheh there you are Kurumu, gosh you're so cute it's so hard to just watch", said the boy drooling slightly, "Soon I'll have you all to myself", he continued chuckling slightly to himself
Later…
"Hello is everyone working hard? I brought snacks!", called Nekonome as she walked through the door carrying a bag and an envelope
"Hello Nekonome-sensei", said everyone tiredly
"Well how is work?", asked Nekonome
"It's still a lot of work to go", said Moka
"Well everyone eat the snacks!", said Nekonome as everyone reached into the bag and pulled out raw salmon
"What the? Sensei this fish is raw!", exclaimed Tsukune dropping the fish he had grabbed
"RAW?", shouted Moka, Kurumu, Yukari, and Mizore
"It tastes better that way!", protested Nekonome
Wayne sighed, "Sorry but we're not cat monsters like you are so raw fish wouldn't be healthy for us", he explained to Nekonome while everyone nodded in agreement
"Oh well…Kurumu this came in for you!", said Nekonome as she handed Kurumu a letter
"Wow people's moods really pick up around here", commented Wayne
"To my beloved Kurumu Kurono, Nagare", read the letter
"Who's Nagare and why is he dropping this off now?", wondered Kurumu as she opened the envelope. She swore that even though she still had admirers, Wayne had chased away the suitors
Kurumu opened the envelope and was shocked. In the envelope was a bunch of pictures of her in revealing poses
"If you don't want these pictures to go public come alone to the Monster Tree in the school's main courtyard", finished the letter
"KYAAAA! What's going on? This is a blackmail letter filled with dirty pictures of me!", Kurumu mentally shouted while slamming the envelope and pictures into the newspaper club's toolbox in anger
"What's wrong Kurumu?", asked Tsukune in a concerned voice while looking up from his work
"You okay?", asked Wayne also looking up
"Ahahaha I uh…just remembered I have to do something right now so I'll be taking off now okay?", Kurumu said quickly while sprinting towards the door
"Wait the deadline!", exclaimed Moka
"Take care of the rest for me!", Kurumu called waving while running
"Kurumu?", asked Moka
"What just happened?", asked Wayne blinking twice
"Think we should go after her?", asked Mizore turning to the others
"No time! Hurry up with the deadline!", said Gin
"But-", began Yukari
"Do it!"
Meanwhile…
Kurumu walked up to the academy's monster tree and looked around for someone
"Hey I've been waiting for you", Kurumu heard a male voice above her say
Kurumu looked up to see a boy with blonde hair covering his eyes, a white T-shirt with the school's uniform's jacket unbuttoned, Khaki pants, and a camera hanging around his neck
"Long time no see eh?", asked the boy, "Looks like you saw those pictures and my letter…good", he said smugly
"Who are you?", shouted Kurumu angrily, "What do you want calling me out here with those dirty pictures?" she continued reaching for her back pocket, "Ah! I left those pictures and the letter in the club's toolbox in panic!"
"Huhuhuh, I took really cute pictures of you right?", asked the boy as he jumped down and surprised Kurumu, "Personally I really liked them"
"What's with this guy?", wondered Kurumu while she played with her hands nervously, "He's all slimy and stuff with…who knows what, it's kinda scary…"
"I'm Kanou Nagare", said the boy smiling and pointing to himself with his thumb, "Remember me now?", he asked
"Who?", asked Kurumu tilting her head slightly to the side
"Remember? It was the first week of school"
Flashback…
"Gosh you are sooooooooo beautiful Kurumu", said Nagare while drooling and sweating and also surprising Kurumu while she was walking in front of a few boys, "Can I take a picture?"
"Really?", asked Kurumu smiling causing Nagare to feel slightly faint, "Sure I guess"
"Seriously?", asked Nagare. To him this was the jackpot!
"Maybe I am just that beautiful", said Kurumu twirling around and causing Nagare to drool and sweat more, "Say…am I more beautiful than Moka Akashiya?", she asked dreamily
"Uh uh uh…", stammered Nagare now feeling very faint, "Well: You have bigger breasts", he said dumbly and turning very red
"Yay!", she cried, "Tell you what: If you can take a really extra good picture of me, I'll go out with you", she said wagging her finger
"Are you serious?", exclaimed Nagare with his jaw dropping
"Yep", said Kurumu winking
To Nagare, getting a woman to let him take a picture was the jackpot, getting a hot one like Kurumu was better, and going on a date with her for taking a good picture was just too good to be true
"Uuuuuu", moaned Nagare as he fainted on the spot
"Hehehe gotcha", giggled Kurumu as Nagare fainted. She'd done it again. "Now…According to rumor Moka's dating either that Wayne guy or Tsukune guy hmmm…Tsukune looks cuter so it's probably him. In that case…I'll go for him first!", she decided as she saw Moka talking with Tsukune and Wayne with a huge crowd of boys behind them
Present time…
"It was fate!", said Nagare waving his arms while grinning like a madman
"Uhh…", Kurumu didn't remember that at all! "I guess I really talked with a lot of guys to compete with Moka before I met Tsukune"
"I've been waiting all this time for that!", said Nagare proudly
"That was over 3 months ago!", exclaimed Kurumu
"Yep", said Nagare grinning evilly, "And so Kurumu…Go on a date with me like we agreed unless you want everyone in the whole school to see those pictures"
Kurumu was trapped…Sure she wore some tight clothing every day but only Tsukune should be allowed to see that much of her…
"Fine I agree", she said disheartened and looking down
"heheh Eeeeeexcellent"
Meanwhile…
Back in the club room everyone was still working and Kurumu still wasn't back
"Kurumu's not back", commented Wayne as he reinforced the keyboard he had to type with and had broken so many times
"Well we have no use for someone so lazy anyway", said Yukari as she kept typing
"You can be pretty harsh for a 12 year old sometimes Yukari", commented Tsukune
"No kidding", added Wayne now able to finally type with a reinforced keyboard
"You know…I wonder what Kurumu thinks of the club", said Moka
"Huh?", asked everyone
"What do you mean?", asked Mizore pausing from her work and dipping her hands in icy cold water
"Kurumu first came here because she liked Tsukune right?", asked Moka
"Well yeah but that was kinda the reason we joined the club too", said Mizore
"Except me", commented Wayne. But the others weren't really listening to him, "Dammit what am I invisible or something?"
"Maybe…but when we first met her Kurumu really hated me", said Moka
"Well she's become pretty good friends with all of us since then", said Wayne with people finally listening to him, "You guys may kill each other to get Tsukune to notice and like you but all of us get along pretty well"
"Well…I don't know…maybe she really doesn't think of us as friends", said Moka as she kept writing
"What makes you say that?", asked Mizore drying off her hands
"Think about it: She left when we really needed her in a busy time isn't that kinda weird?", asked Moka
Everyone was quiet as what Moka said settled in. Gin had fallen asleep and Nekonome had noticed them
"Oh no just when it all seemed they were working well together it seems they weren't all as close as I thought", thought Nekonome
"What are you talking about we've always gotten along like Wayne said", laughed Tsukune nervously, "Come on I'm sure Kurumu had something important to do today, that's all…right?"
Meanwhile…
"H-hey what is all this?", a red faced Kurumu asked nervously, "Why exactly did I have to change into this for a date?", she asked embarrassed
Nagare had just made Kurumu change into a very tight gym shirt and shorts that were so short they looked like they could be underwear
"It's a photo shoot!", exclaimed Nagare while smiling and also red-faced, "Ooooo you look really good in that yes yes yes!", he cheered while jumping around and taking pictures of Kurumu
"BUT THIS ISN'T WHAT I MEANT BY A DATE!", screamed Kurumu trying desperately to cover herself with her hands
"Oh are you sure you want to talk to me like that?", taunted Nagare
"Uhhhh"
"I have this special…ability to find out a girl's secrets you know?", said Nagare smugly, "I know a lot about you Kurumu you know…", he grinned, "This and that you get it?"
"PERVERT!", screamed Kurumu
"Maybe I'll tell ev-er-y-thing to Tsukune eh?", asked Nagare grinning evilly
"How do you know about Tsukune?"
"Heheheh part of stalking you", said Nagare
"No…anyone but Tsukune"
"Good theeeeeen", slurred Nagare for dramatic effect, "Let's try this on for size!"
"WHAT?", shouted Kurumu
Nagare had pulled out a maid outfit that would be way too tight for her and would definitely be too revealing
"This sucks this guy is going WAY too far", thought Kurumu as she changed in the toolshed, "Maybe I should try to use my succubus powers and enslave him", she thought, "No…I promised not to stoop so lowly after I met Tsukune", she decided as she finally changed
"What should I do? Everyone's working so hard while I'm stuck here doing this!", she thought guiltily as she was forced to pose for Nagare to take pictures again
Later that at 10PM that night…
"Ah he finally let me go", sighed Kurumu relieved
She had to change 20 times each outfit getting skimpier and more revealing as it went from a pink halter dress, to a Chinese dancer dress, then eventually to her just in lingerie…
After all that Kurumu had nearly burst into tears but had managed to keep herself together until now
"I wonder if everyone's still working hard", she thought as she slowly opened the door
Kurumu gulped and was terrified. Everyone was still there looking like they were insane and veeeery angry
Tsukune slammed his book closed, Moka gritted her teeth and snapped her pen in half, Yukari ripped up one of the papers she had just printed, Mizore crushed her lollipop with her teeth, Gin had actually helped to work a bit and smashed his coffee mug, Wayne was the only one who still looked sane and just kept typing but he was just as irritated as everyone else since he immediately hunched and turned his head towards Kurumu
"EYAAAA! They're pissed! Oh no I'm doomed!", panicked Kurumu
Kurumu cringed and prepared for everyone to jump her
"Welcome back Kurumu it's a bit late but we're glad to see you", Kurumu heard Tsukune say pleasantly
"What?", she asked as she opened her eyes and stood straight back up
"Well we're stopping for today right now", yawned Yukari
"We'll work just as hard and finish up tomorrow", said Moka
"So you can also head back to the dorms", said Mizore stretching
"Eh?", asked Kurumu
"Well see you tomorrow. Get some sleep we've got a big day", said Wayne as everyone left the room
Kurumu just stood there. She was too late. Instead of leaving she went over to her workplace and sat down at it
"I used to be so stuck up and used my succubus powers to enslave men", she thought while she stared at the paper and drifted deep into thought, "I was always treated so special and I never had any real friends…Back then I thought it didn't matter…now I'm definitely paying for how stupid I was back then"
Kurumu stayed for another minute then stood up with new conviction
"I've got to go apologize right now!", she declared
"Huhuhu what's wrong Kurumu?", Kurumu heard a male voice behind her say
"Oh no", Kurumu thought and turned around to see Nagare again
"Well today was really fun eh?", asked Nagare sweating even more than ever, "Let's do it again tomorrow"
"Nagare what are you doing here?", screamed Kurumu, "Besides there is no tomorrow: The date was only for today!"
"Well that's a bit cold", said Nagare smiling evilly, "What about if I showed these new pictures to Tsukune eh?"
"What? You said you wouldn't show them to anyone!"
"Then we'll have more fun tomorrow right?", asked Nagare grinning harder and, if it was possible, sweating even more and grinning more evilly, "I'm not letting you go now!"
Kurumu gulped but then regained her composure, "No anytime but tomorrow", she said as she turned around, "And meanwhile stop following me!", she shouted as she sprinted away
"Hmmm…that was a bit unexpected", said Nagare, "Hmmm…how to get Kurumu back…"
Nagare looked over and saw the newspaper draft
"Oooooo a half-finished newspaper! Eeeeeeexcellent", laughed Nagare with his eyes bulging, "And as safety…", Nagare pulled out CD, "I'll just take this too"
The next day…
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!", screamed Moka in shock accidentally in Wayne's ear
"Owwwww please don't do that", moaned Wayne as his ears healed, "What happened to get you all worked up anyway?"
"The drafts we had half-finished yesterday are all gone!", she shrieked
"WHAAAAAAAAAAT!", shouted Tsukune, Yukari, and Mizore
Everyone ran up to the table and sure enough, the rough drafts were all gone
"Were they stolen?", demanded Gin
"I don't know!", exclaimed Yukari
"What do we do now?", cried Moka, "We'll never finish if we start from scratch!"
"IYAAAAAAAH!", shouted Yukari, "All my data is gone! Even my backup disk too! And they even read my diary!"
"All the keyboards are covered in slime like slugs were on it! Who knows what'll happen to the computers now!", yelled Mizore picking up some of the slime
"Slimy?", asked Kurumu
"Kurumu?", asked Tsukune
"It's him!", realized Kurumu picturing Nagare, "He was the only one here other than me last night! This is just more blackmail to get what he wants!"
"Dammit! There's a virus in the computers too!", said Wayne, "Apparently whoever did this made a copy of the data and uploaded the virus to wipe the data"
"Whoever did this is somewhere out there and he still has the data plus the drafts!", declared Tsukune
"Darn it we can't fix that now!", shouted Gin slamming the table with his fists for emphasis, "We can't find the thief now we have to start over now!"
"Whoever did this has all the rough drafts and a copy of all the data!", replied Wayne
"We don't have time!", yelled Gin, "It doesn't matter if there isn't much on the page just do something!"
"Wayne can you hack into the computers like you did with the cameras and get back the data?", asked Tsukune
"Yeah! You're practically living machinery so can you do it?", asked Mizore
Wayne said nothing but transformed his arm into some sort of gray semi-liquid metal and grabbed all of the computers at the same time while everyone looked hopefully and streams of light glowed along his arm (A/N: If you can't picture it yourself: If you've seen Ben-10 think of Upgrade the metallic guy. Yes Wayne can do that too: partially become machine and hack it)
"No good: I got rid of the virus but the data's gone for good", said Wayne shaking his head after a minute and transforming his arm back
"Then back to the original plan! Restart!", demanded Gin
"Umm everyone…", said Kurumu
Everyone turned towards Kurumu
"I'm sorry to leave at a time like this but I have to skip the club for today", said Kurumu looking away
"KURUMU!", shouted Moka, "Why what's going on?"
Kurumu didn't respond
"You're just thinking about yourself while everyone else is having a hard time!", berated Moka
"Don't you think of anyone else's feelings?", asked Mizore
Kurumu barely held back tears, "I can't…If I tell them the truth then who knows what he'll do with the drafts and the data"
"I'm going", she said turning around and running away again
"Kurumu?", shouted Mizore
Kurumu just kept running
"I thought you were different!", Moka shouted after Kurumu, "But in the end you don't think of us as friends or anything do you?"
"Get out of here and don't come back you bloody traitor!", added Mizore
Kurumu ran and didn't look back. Now she was crying, "I'm sorry everyone. I'll fix this I swear!"
At the Monster Tree…
"So you decided to come again I had a feeling you would", said Nagare smugly from up the tree
Kurumu just glared upward
"This what you're looking for?", asked Nagare holding up the newspaper rough draft and a CD with the data
Kurumu just continued to glare and say nothing
"Well anyway this paper is pretty boring", commented Nagare trying to irritate Kurumu, "This would be better off burnt! I mean come on: This writing is childish and I would easily take better pictures", taunted Nagare, "Come on you think so right? Considering yesterday don't you also think so?"
Kurumu still said nothing which continued to irritate Nagare. She was tough
"Well what are you gonna do Kurumu?", continued Nagare, "If you wanna protect these do what I say"
"And if you burn it?", asked Kurumu defiantly
"Eh?", that caught Nagare off-guard. He'd expected Kurumu to suck up again but this time she didn't
"Those are very important to the people I care about!", continued Kurumu, "No matter what you do I'll never forgive you for ruining them!", she shouted passionately meaning every single word and her eyes burning with determination
Nagare growled. This was unexpected
"Well what are you gonna do eh?", taunted Nagare as his skin started melting and things started protruding from his body, "I'm a monster like you and I don't need to rely on this crap. I didn't expect I would need it but I've got a trump card to play", he said grinning and transforming
Meanwhile…
Tsukune stood up and everyone looked at him
"I'm going after Kurumu right now", he declared
That surprised everyone
"You can't!", exclaimed Mizore, "If you do we're done for!"
"She's right!", agreed Moka standing up to stop Tsukune, "If we lose you we really WILL miss the deadline!"
"Please, Let's just try to focus on what we can do now", pleaded Moka
Tsukune ignored her and walked right past Moka which shocked everyone but Moka the absolute most
Moka felt tears coming, "Why? We should have deepened our relationship after Tsukune's birthday and yet…We're breaking up out of nowhere…all of us", thought Moka as she covered her face and started to cry
Nobody said a word until Gin broke the silence
"So Tsukune does that mean what you said we'd create together doesn't matter anymore?", asked Gin
"No it's quite the opposite", replied Tsukune, "It has to be the newspaper we all created together. It's not complete unless we're all here so it's not complete unless Kurumu's here too!", he declared
"Besides…I really feel something's bothering her", continued Tsukune
"This is bad!", called Yukari
"What is it?", asked Wayne walking up to her
"When we were looking for clues about the drafts we found this!", said Mizore handing Wayne an envelope
"What is it?", asked Tsukune as he, Moka, and Gin walked up to Wayne
"To my beloved Kurumu Kurono, Nagare", read Wayne
Meanwhile…
"KYAAA Get off!", shouted Kurumu as Nagare grabbed her left breast and flipped up her skirt
"What's wrong? What happened to all your resistance and defiance?", taunted Nagare as Kurumu backed up against a wall, "Good girl, just like a good little doll"
Kurumu panted and struggled to lift her right arm
"What happened? Why do I feel so weak?", suddenly Kurumu noticed a big slimy pore protruding from Nagare's neck with some green mist coming out, "It's from him! He's releasing poison gas from his body!"
Kurumu coughed and felt it hard to breathe, "I can't breathe! I'll be paralyzed if this keeps up!", Kurumu desperately groped and managed to open the door to the gym storage
"Fufufu, looks like you've come to realize my power", laughed Nagare, "And now you won't be able to run anymore AHAHAHAHA!"
Kurumu slammed the door and collapsed panting, she still felt weak but was recovering slightly
"Ugh that creep! I can't let myself lose to him!", declared Kurumu growing out her claws, "I've got to stall and wait for a chance to retaliate"
"Awwww that's so cuuuute", Kurumu heard Nagare say, "You're hiding in the gym closet, are you inviting me?"
Kurumu turned around and backed away seeing some green semi-liquid creep under the crack of the door with Nagare's evil grin and with a single eye protruding from a tentacle on top of his head
"WHAT THE? What is wrong with you?"
"Nice isn't it?", asked Nagare, "You know, slugs can go through the smallest of cracks", he said pulling the rest of his body through, "I am a Madslug! Thanks to being a slug-monster I can go through the thinnest of cracks, sneak into the girls' room, and find their weaknesses HAHAHA!"
Kurumu backed up as far as she could, "How many times…How many times have you done this horrible thing to girls before?", demanded Kurumu
"Hmmm…You know…I don't remember…but I do know that you're the best prey I've ever had Kurumu!", gloated Nagare now fully inside the room, "And sooooo: Time to take some more dirty pictures!", laughed Nagare as he reached for Kurumu with his tentacles
"N-No I don't have enough energy!", panicked Kurumu as the tentacles started to wrap around her, "No I can't be beaten by him! NOOOO!" "I'VE GOT TO GET BACK THOSE DRAFTS AND DATA!"
Suddenly Kurumu and Nagare heard knocking on the door
"Kurumu! Kurumu are you there?", came Tsukune's voice
Kurumu and Nagare paused and looked at the door
"We found the blackmail letter and pictures in the toolbox…", called Moka
"We understand your situation and…we're sorry for being angry at you", said Mizore
Kurumu stared. They hadn't given up on her after all!
"We're sorry we didn't know and we misunderstood the situation", continued Mizore guiltily
"We thought you just hated us since we were in between you and Tsukune you know?", apologized Moka
"Moka…", Kurumu was touched
"When you were gone we all just fell apart", said Mizore, "And…you're just as important as Tsukune"
"You're important to all of us and we're coming to save you", said Moka
"We're all here", said Yukari
"All of us", agreed Tsukune
"Even me", confirmed Wayne
Kurumu started to tear up
"Kurumu?", called Tsukune, Moka, Yukari, Mizore and Wayne looking into the room first smiling then utterly shocked to see Nagare standing at 10 feet over them
"WHA?", exclaimed Tsukune and Moka
"Holy…", muttered Mizore
"Wha-what is that?", shrieked Yukari
"A Madslug? Gosh I thought you brought the slime I didn't know you were the slime", muttered Wayne
"I was thinking of making you two my next targets Moka and Mizore", said Nagare with his tongue hanging out, "And now I get to have all 3 at the same time"
"No…get outta the way!", shouted Tsukune as Nagare's tentacles started reaching for Moka and Mizore
Suddenly everyone collapsed on their knees and Wayne was barely standing
"What? What is this?", coughed out Mizore
"The energy's draining from my body", panted Tsukune
"What's going on I can't move!", exclaimed Moka
"Dammit, If I knew this guy was a Madslug I'd have brought masks", panted Wayne, "Madslugs create poison gas from their bodies which can temporarily sap the strength of anyone or anything near it", he coughed out and started limping towards the others
"What do we do?", shrieked Yukari
"HEEHEEHEEHEEHEE Bon Appétit!", laughed Nagare as he grabbed Moka with one hand and Mizore with the other
"NOOOO!", shouted Kurumu
"AAAGH Get away!", shouted Mizore desperately struggling but to no avail in her weakened state
"Get off them!", shouted Wayne transforming his right arm and shoulder into cannons and firing which, in his weakened state, were useless, "Dammit!"
Suddenly the ground started rumbling
"Huh? What is this?", asked Nagare as he dropped Moka and Mizore
"St-STOP!", shouted Kurumu standing up, "Don't touch my precious friends!", shouted Kurumu growing out her wings and a powerful aura around her
"Wha-", started Nagare
Kurumu's eyes turned pure white and started glowing
"Quick everyone we gotta move!", exclaimed Wayne dragging away Tsukune, Moka, Yukari, and Mizore from Nagare who was standing completely still in confusion
"What's going on?", asked Tsukune
"Well if it's what I think it is: Nagare is doomed", replied Wayne with his regeneration finally curing him from the poison while the others slowly recovered as well
Giant tree roots suddenly came from the ground around Nagare
"What's going on?", shrieked Nagare, "The tree roots are attacking?"
"I'LL NEVER FORGIVE YOU!", howled Kurumu as giant tree roots and vines sprouted behind her, "I'LL NEVER FORGIVE YOU IF YOU LAY A HAND ON ANY OF MY FRIENDS
The roots and vines suddenly became a huge 50-foot tree with glowing eyes and a mouth on its trunk and it started to crawl towards Nagare
"No-No Way is this some sort of dream?", shouted Nagare as he looked up at the tree
"What's this? Kurumu has finally drawn out her potential ability? This is the true power of a succubus!", said Inner Moka from the Rosario to Moka
"What's happening?", asked Tsukune staring in awe at Kurumu flying right by the tree, both advancing towards Nagare
"A succubus' powers are usually illusion-based", explained Wayne, "Normally only more mature succubae can do it but Kurumu has been able to actually solidify those illusions to do physical damage!"
The tree's branches grabbed Nagare's neck and lifted him upwards
"YAAA Come on let go of me!", howled Nagare as he tried to break free
"TAAAAKE THIIISSSS!", shouted Kurumu flying straight at Nagare
Nagare desperately tried to swat Kurumu away but the branches stopped him and Kurumu cut right through Nagare
"Whoa the tree's disappearing!", said Moka
"That tree my friends was created by Kurumu's magic and therefore: she can recall that anytime she wants", said Wayne
"Higher orders of succubae are able to solidify their illusions and do mortal harm against their opponents with only their magic", Inner Moka explained to Outer Moka at the same time Wayne explained to everyone else
Everyone was awestruck
"The most important thing…", said Kurumu walking over to Nagare and picking up the newspaper rough draft and data, "The most important thing was that I got these back!", cheered Kurumu smiling
The next day…
Everyone the deadline is today! Is the newspaper finished?", called Nekonome as she opened the door
Nekonome stepped inside to see everyone asleep around the table and in the midst of them: The newspaper
"It's finished…", gasped Nekonome as she picked it up and looked through it. Nekonome took one last look at everyone and left a note, "Good job everyone. Now leave the rest to me", she said quietly closing the door
Flashback…
"Guys can I please rejoin the newspaper club?", asked Kurumu while bowing
"What are you talking about?", asked Mizore playfully
"Huh?", responded Kurumu
"Of course you can!", said Mizore
"Thank you!", cheered Kurumu
"Now come on: The deadline's tomorrow and we've got a lot to do but if we work together we can do it!", said Moka turning around
"Let's go!", cheered everyone together running back to the club room
Present time…
"Thank you…everyone thank you", mumbled Kurumu asleep
Aaaaaand: done…Whew that took forever since but I finished it just like they finished the paper! Ha
Alright on a more serious note: This was one of Kurumu's special chapters. I know that I said they'd come later but I felt this ordering made more sense and now I need to say: I'm writing up Yukari and Mizore's special chapters now but Yukari and Mizore's special chapters need Kokoa so…I'm having Kokoa transfer into school and it may take an extra chapter or so but I'll need that to get to Mizore's special chapter. After that is the "special" chapter 40 in the manga and THEN it's the PSC then onto the Anti-thesis. That's just a heads up so…sorry to break it to you but the story progression may take a bit longer
I need some help because my source for the manga: onemanga is now closing for good apparently from being sued and mangafox doesn't have it and even though I found unixmanga has it I'm not sure if they'll get closed or not so in addition to those does anyone have any other sites that has the manga? I need that to keep writing Thanks!
Explanation for lateness (Rant by the way so you don't have to read if you don't want to): You guys may be wondering why this update took so long. Well let me tell you: I'm back from sleep-away camp but now I've got day camp for say…oh 4 weeks…yeah…and every day I would only have a few minutes to write because you see…my family's moving and I have to help move everything in for when we're home and then out for the people who come by. Personally this annoys me very much that I'm so freaking busy now and after camp and we move: We're stuck in some crummy apartment until we sell my house and buy a new one and so: No more quick updates for a while sorry guys so expect one only once in a while for the next few weeks until I'm finally settled…which could take a while but I'll still try to write if I can
Okay past the angry rant, next chapter is: Mystery Girl. Translation: Kokoa's debut, I'm changing the story for that a bit to make it work since I want to get in Yukari and Mizore's special chapters and she had some roles in those chapters/episodes