Next to You
Disclaimer: I do not own anything pertaining to, or owned by Fairy Tail or Rosario + Vampire.
(Issa's POV)
Three months; three months since the Queen disappeared after leaving his manor. Her personal driver had been found dead, and her car was demolished on the side of the road. Yet she was nowhere to be found; not even a body. It almost seemed like she willingly went with whoever attacked her, but that was ludicrous. Not only was she good friends with her driver, there was also evidence of a struggle of some sort on the grass near the destroyed limo.
But that wasn't what weighed on Issa's mind at the moment. He, along with Akasha, Touhou, and Mikogami, had opted not to tell the Aono boy that his mother had disappeared. He had just left for Touhou's manor in Hong-Kong, and he couldn't be distracted from his training if he wanted to survive into adulthood. Which was quickly becoming a goal of Issa's; to keep the boy alive. In an ironic turn of events, Issa was beginning to see the boy as the son he never had.
He loved all of his daughters; they were his flesh and blood. But he had always wanted a son for some reason. The fact that vampire society was primarily patriarchal in nature probably had something to do with it, but that wasn't the only reason. He was the only one amongst the elders that didn't have a "proper" heir, meaning a male heir. He had no issue with having one of his daughters taking his place after he kicked the bucket, but he knew that they would never get the respect they would deserve. They get proper respect now, but should they take his place, others vampires would see it as disgraceful; having a woman as head of the house.
So having a boy take his seat would prevent his daughters from being looked down on for something they rightfully earned. But even more than that, he wanted a boy because he could relate with a boy more easily. Girls have issues that only other girls can help with, and vice versa for boys. So in other words, he wanted a child that would look up to him the same way many girls look up to their mothers. He wanted to be a role model for a child that was still growing. And, in a backwards sort of way, the Aono boy fulfilled that wish. He may nearing adulthood rather quickly, but he was still new to the monster world. So in that sense, he was still a child. Which means that he was susceptible to being used by more clever beings in the monster.
"His mother went missing on my property, and he is to be my future replacement as he essentially married my daughter. I won't allow him to be used for evil intentions, or to be swayed from the right path." Issa thought, staring out his bedroom window, watching the rain fall. "That much I can do for both him and Kasumi, at least."
(Tsukune's POV)
Touhou….had not been what Tsukune had expected for a dark lord. He had been expecting someone grand and noble, or dark and mysterious like the Chairman, but in reality Touhou was a short, white haired old man with a strange addiction for 2D manga girls. Not to say that the man lacked skill and power, Tsukune could already sense that he had that in spades. But he was just different, that what he had pictured.
The form was later explained as a way to conserve Touhou's power as he was growing old, and he would someday succumb to his age. The older form required much less energy, and essentially slowed his aging process. Touhou later showed Tsukune a picture of his younger self, and that fit what Tsukune had imagined a lot more closely. In his true form, Touhou was tall and had long dark hair down to a little past his shoulder blades.
He wore the same white hakama that he did in his older form, which had magically grown to fit him. Tsukune hadn't seen his younger form in person, but Touhou had said that with any luck, he would never put in a position where he would have to see it, as that would mean that there was no other option available to them, and that they were in extreme danger.
"Boy!" Touhou shouted, trying to get his attention.
"Yes sir?" Tsukune returned, snapping to attention. He had the utmost respect for the elderly man, and would show it at all times. After all, he was taking time out of his retirement to help him with his personal problem.
"I'm trying to understand why you're condition seems to worsening rather than getting better. Your physical prowess has increased tremendously, and you control over yoki is very advanced for the time you've spent in the monster world." he said, pacing back and forth as he spoke, "So why can't your body withstand the amount of yoki in your body?"
"I don't know sir," Tsukune said truthfully.
"Explain the issue to me again." he commanded politely, but not leaving room for argument.
"Despite having multiple people saying I have great control of my energy, my body can't withstand the full use of it all for more than five to ten minute before it starts to feel as though my body is ripping itself apart." Tsukune explained.
Touhou sat in thought for several minutes, in a full lotus pose as he thought. After he was done thinking, his eyes snapped open and a grin found its way across his face. "I believe I may have a solution to your issue. Meet me here in one hour, but until then, you should rest and prepare yourself."
"Prepare myself for what?" Tsukune asked, only receiving a grin in response; at first.
"You'll see."
*One hour later*
Walking back to where they had been speaking before, Tsukune found Touhou in the middle of a magic circle drawn on the ground. He seemed to be polishing some kind of needle.
"Ah Tsukune." Touhou said, seeing out of the corner of his eye. "Are you prepared for this?"
"Prepared for what exactly?" Tsukune asked, bending down to examine the magic runes.
"This….is called the Human Modification Technique." Touhou said with grandeur.
Tsukune looked at him quizzically. "Why are you using a Human Modification technique if I'm not human to begin with?"
"For most of your life, you lived as a human, with your power being suppressed as you grew up." Touhou started to explain, "You see, as most monsters grow up, their bodies slowly increase the amount of energy they can handle at one time through constant exposure. In your case, your yoki levels were constantly growing as you grew up, but your body never got the level of training that someone your age would normally have."
"Well what does that mean for me?" Tsukune asked, confused on how this was relevant.
"It means that to achieve for your body to properly acclimate to your level of yoki naturally would take years, not counting the yoki that would be added to your current pool as it is." Touhou explained, "But as prospects of war from Fairy Tale being ever present, you don't have that kind of time. So the Human Modification Technique can speed up the process, with some additional benefits as well."
"What are these additional benefits?" Tsukune hurriedly, wanting to get started as soon as possible. Gyokuro, after reuniting with Issa and Akasha, had explained Fairy Tale's plan to them. She also explained that she couldn't go back since several of the higher ups beneath would smell Issa and Akasha on her, and put two and two together that she had gone rogue. She predicted that some of them already thought she had.
"Maybe if you would stop interrupting me, I could get to that." Touhou said irritably.
"Sorry," Tsukune murmured.
"Well, the original purpose of this technique was to change the human body in such a way that they became able to use youjustu magic. So obviously, it will enable you to use youjutsu magic as it will give you an affinity to it." Touhou said, "It will also reinforce your body, hence why I'm using this technique to help with your issue. It will allow your body to withstand the power your body exudes without any strain or stress put on it. And due to that: your senses, striking power, and speed will all be increased to your maximum output."
"Huh….well that's neat." Tsukune deadpanned. Touhou just shook his head and chuckled a bit.
"Unfortunately, there is one downside. But it's minor in comparison to the benefits." Touhou said.
"What?" Tsukune asked, wondering if it would be too bad.
"This technique hurts, a lot, when on the receiving end of it." he explained. By this point, Tsukune was already sitting in the middle of the inscribed circle.
"How much will it hurt?" Tsukune asked, wondering how bad it could really be.
"You'll see," the older man said, before deftly jumping over Tsukune and throwing one of the needles into Tsukune's shoulders. The moment it made contact, Tsukune felt pain equal to what he would assume being struck by a lightning bolt directly would feel like. His body felt like its was splitting apart wherever the needle struck.
"Gahhh!" he screamed out, before Touhou threw another needle into his body.
(Moka's POV)
Moka was casually sparring with Erza as a way to pass time; and as a way to improve, obviously. The pair had found that they shared quite a bit in common, almost paralleling each other. Both had an addiction to a food source of some kind; Erza was addicted to strawberry cake, while Moka was addicted to Tsukune's blood. They were both considered prodigy fighters and were usually feared, but they were hopeless romantics on the inside. They had no tolerance for child's play, unless it came from their special somebodies. Erza had said she had someone she had romantic feelings for back in her world, but she had yet to disclose that person's name. Moka refrained from saying that man's name as she believed Erza to be someone who could appreciate the female body.
Back on topic, the duo was sparring in a clearing by the cliff when Moka felt a huge amount of pain on Tsukune's behalf through their link. This caused Moka to gasp with worry, an action which didn't go unnoticed by Erza.
"Are you alright?" Erza asked, as she knew that gasping was not an action that Moka would perform on the daily, "That was rather out of character."
"Something is causing an enormous amount of pain to Tsukune right now, and I'm not there to protect him!" she yelled in response, letting her worry get the better of her emotion.s
"Moka, relax." Erza said, requiping back to her Heart Kreuz armor.
"Easy for you say! You don't understand what I'm feeling right now!" Moka screamed in response, currently the furthest thing from calm and collected.
"You're right, I don't because I don't share the bond you two do. But, you would've sensed if he was in combat, correct?" Erza asked, making Moka stop to think about things more deeply.
"Well yes, but…,"
"And you would know if he was getting close to death as well correct?" Erza continued.
"Yes, but what if…," Moka attempted to counter.
"Furthermore, he's under the care of one of the most powerful men in your world currently. I feel that anyone would be hard pressed to put Tsukune in any kind of significant danger with Mr. Fuhai around, no?" Erza asked, sensing that her logic was starting to make Moka calm down and think, "So the more likely explanation is that this pain you're feeling is part of his training with Mr. Fuhai."
Moka, having calmed down enough to think logically, leaned back against a tree and ran her hand through her hair in a stressed manor. "You're right," she said before sighing, "But it feels….wrong to not have him around. It's stressing me out, and it's making me believe that something will go wrong."
"That is something I do understand all too well, but you have to have faith that he, along with his mentor, can handle themselves." Erza said soothingly, "He'll be alright, and if his training goes well you two will be back together within a couple of months. So relax as best you can, and don't hide these feelings of yours. It works wonders on the soul when you can trust others with how you are feeling at any given moment."
"I really do need to find something to take my mind off of this," Moka remarked, before an idea crossed her mind.
(Erza's POV)
She noticed that the silver haired vampiress was eyeing her weirdly, which was unsettling her. She didn't who it was, no person in their right mind doesn't get unsettled when a vampire is eyeing you like a piece of candy.
"You've trained with weapons for how long now?" Moka finally asked, making Erza blink in confusion.
"Since I was roughly seven years old," Erza stated, remembering her discovery of magic at the Tower of Heaven, "And why do you ask?"
"I ask because I have a little sister who is a year younger than I am," Moka began, "And she has fought with weapons since she began fighting. No one in the Shuzen house has ever fought with weapons; the closest anyone ever got was my older sister Kahlua, who could transform her arm in bat wing-like blades. And as such, she never received proper training from anyone, mostly because everyone assumed she had no latent talent."
"And you want me to help train her in the art of swordsmanship," Erza finished, liking this significantly more than where she thought it was heading. She still didn't know how Tsukune was able to stand having Moka bite his neck like that.
"Yes, but I also have another request," Moka said, making Erza wonder what else she could want. "You see, with Tsukune gone, I haven't had a good meal in quite some time, so if you could kindly stay still for a moment." Moka started to stand up after she said this, which caused Erza to promptly take off in the direction of the school.
(Natsu's POV)
He didn't understand why they weren't allowed to fight at this school. It's wasn't like he was blow the school, and now he had absolutely nothing to do around the place. Not that he would've found anyone worth fighting in the first place; it was sad how weak the students here were on average.
So he was currently ditching class to just walk around the school, since he had nothing better to do. And there was no way in hell he was sit in the same chair for more than hour learning about the formula for calculus. Fuuuuuck that noise, he was gonna do something worthwhile, like eating some flames. He just had to find some to eat first.
So there he was, minding his own business, when he saw Erza sprinting around the corner. At first this freaked him out, but then he saw Erza hop into a classroom door, and that sight was soon followed by Moka rounding the corner and having her eyes lock onto him.
"Hey," he said coolly, not really knowing what else to say at that moment. It almost looked like Erza was running from Moka, but that couldn't be right. He had never seen Erza run away from anything in the time he'd known her.
"Hello Dragneel, have you seen Scarlet? She seems to have disappeared at the moment." the silver haired woman asked.
"Why do you wanna know?" he asked, wondering what could be so important about Moka finding Erza.
"Since Tsukune's been away, I haven't had a decent meal, and I adamantly refuse to drink from blood packets after having drank it straight from the source for so long." Moka stated, shuddering at the thought of drinking blood packets again.
"Why won't you just drink the blood packets? Why is it so important to have it straight from somebody's body?" Natsu asked, confused.
"Would you rather eat a lot of a rather weak flame, or eat less of much more powerful and pleasant flame?" Moka countered, "It's the same concept."
"Oh, I get it." Natsu said, actually understanding after she put in those terms. To her, blood packets were what weak flames were to him. They didn't taste good, they had less nutritional value than the real deal, and more often than not one was required to eat a lot more of the weaker, less nutritional substance to attain the same effect than if they had the real deal. "Why don't you just drink mine?" Natsu asked, pulling his scarf away from his neck a bit to grant her access.
"I have to politely refuse your offer for a couple of reasons," Moka stated, making his readjust his scarf, "To vampires, drinking blood from the opposite gender is a very intimate action, especially when said vampire has a mate. Drinking your blood would just feel wrong and it feel as if I was cheating on Tsukune. It's for the same reason you wouldn't so much as kiss another girl on the cheek since you're currently dating Lucy."
"Alright, what about the second reason?" Natsu asked, completely understanding why she didn't accept his offer. If Lucy had the ability to produce fire like a fire mage, Natsu would probably eat her flames almost exclusively unless it was a dire situation. Natsu actually enjoyed being around the vampiress quite a bit, mostly because she, unlike many others, understood and was able to explain things in a way that made sense to him. That, and their personalities were generally similar, although Moka's personality was a lot closer to Erza's than his.
"The second reason is that I severely dislike spicy things." Moka said, with complete seriousness. This shocked Natsu to his core, since he could not understand why someone wouldn't like spicy foods.
"How can you hate spicy things?!" Natsu asked/yelled. "That's like saying you don't meat."
"I love to savor foods, let it melt in my mouth before I swallow. I can't do that with spicy foods since they tend to be overpowering and more often than not, leave a burning sensation in my mouth." Moka explained, and Natsu guessed he understood. "But that being said, I love meat. There is no better human food than a rare steak, when the juice is just dripping out of meat."
The way she just described the food made Natsu's stomach gurgle in hunger, and Natsu could now think of nothing but meat. "And now I'm starving, so thanks for that." Moka just chuckled in response, and asked if Natsu knew where Erza was once again. He didn't know where Erza was at the moment, since she probably jumped out a window or something, but he did have an idea on where the vampiress could get a drink.
(Lucy's POV)
Lucy had opted to skip school today as she was ahead in all of her classes, and she knew Natsu needed help with all his classes. It wasn't entirely his fault, since you really can't blame someone being hyperactive on themselves, but he still could try a bit harder. So she'd taken the school day off to rest, and prepared herself for tutoring Natsu later that night. Teaching him was more difficult than the classes themselves, and it wasn't like she could pass it off to someone like Levy. They wouldn't be able to handle Natsu, even if they had known him longer than she had.
While she getting ready for Natsu, she heard a knock at the door. "That's weird, it's unlike Natsu to be early, but I don't know who else would be knocking on my door at this time," Lucy thought, before going to open the door. And there stood Natsu at her door, with that cocky grin of his. "Oh, Natsu why do you do this to me?" she thought, semi-dreamily when looking at Natsu. Then she noticed the silver haired woman behind him. She wondered why Moka of all people was with Natsu. She was almost like a replica of Erza, which made Lucy assume that she wouldn't have any patience for someone like Natsu.
But she vaguely remembered Moka saying that vampires were similar to dragons, personality wise at least. They were both prideful races, and thoroughly enjoyed most forms of combat, so maybe she was similar to Natsu in that regard.
"Hey Luce," Natsu greeted, snapping Lucy out of her thoughts, "Got a question for ya."
"Fire away," Lucy responded, allowing the two into her dorm room. She modeled it after her apartment in Magnolia, which she sorely missed. Her bed was way comfier than the one she had currently.
"Would you mind if Moka here drank your blood?" Natsu asked immediately. Lucy was lucky she hadn't been drinking anything, or she likely would have done the greatest spit take in history, monster and human.
"What?! Why are you asking me?" Lucy shouted in shock, wondering why it had to be her.
"I tried to drink from Scarlet, but she requiped into some cheetah themed armor, and took off." Moka said, examining her nails.
"Oh great, Erza got away, so Natsu suggests me of all people. Typical," Lucy thought irritably, "Well why should I let you?"
"Well, for one thing, I can't drink from a man because that is a very intimate thing that is reserved only for Tsukune. Secondly, Natsu said that you would because you're a kind person. And, thirdly, if I don't find somebody to drink from, then I will more than likely get fatally sick, or lose control and attack the next person I find." Moka argued, which left Lucy without a good argument.
Lucy just sighed after a while and gave in. "Go ahead," Lucy said, pulling the collar of her shirt away from her neck, "I don't care anymore."
Moka didn't say anything; she just walked closer. Lucy wasn't ready when Moka pulled her closer, the way a guy would a pull a girl closer when slow dancing, and nuzzled her neck with her nose. She felt Moka's hot breath on her neck while she nibbled Lucy's neck with her sharp fangs.
Lucy was already irritable, so it didn't take long for her to call Moka out. "Are you just gonna sit there and nibble on my neck, or are you actually gonna get what you came here fo….," Lucy gasped as she was cut short by Moka's fangs sinking into her neck, her mouth dropped at the sensation it left her feeling. She'd expected it to hurt, a lot, so she had been steadying herself for the inevitable pain.
The actual feeling being bitten left her with was nothing she would have expected in a million years. Being bitten by a vampire was one of the most pleasurable things she had felt in her lifetime, only being beaten out by the times she and Natsu had slept together.
(Natsu's POV)
Natsu's had known that Lucy would be irritated at him signing her up for something she didn't necessarily want, so he had expected her to snap like she did when Moka had yet to bite her completely. He had also known that she would most likely be angry at him, so it had taken him completely by surprise when Lucy stopped mid sentence when Moka bit her.
She hadn't complained like he imagined, but rather, she had done just the opposite. Rather than attempt to push Moka away, she actually tilted her neck to grant her more access and pulled her head closer. That motion left Natsu more than confused as to why she would do such a thing; at least, until he heard Lucy moan rather loudly.
"There's no way that she's enjoying being bitten, is there?" Natsu thought, noticing that the room had heated up several degrees. His scarf was very uncomfortable around his neck, and as he was hyper-sensitive to pheromones, he could essentially feel how horny this was making Lucy. And needless to say, that was having quite the effect on him as well. He could also feel that the whole ordeal was affecting Moka in much the same way it was affecting Lucy. "Now I understand why couldn't drink a guy's blood. If this is making both her and Lucy react this way, I can only imagine how out of hand this would get if it was a guy having his blood drank. And considering Moka's relationship with Tsukune, that would be one of the worst things to happen."
(Moka's POV)
She had no words for how glad she was that she hadn't given into Natsu's offer. That could not have ended well under any of the present circumstances. She could practically taste how horny Lucy was rapidly becoming. Lucy had already moaned her approval once, and Moka could sense that it would probably happen again soon. Moka knew why it was happening, but that knowledge still didn't do anything to suppress how it was affecting Moka's taste buds. The hormones that were floating around in Lucy's blood were amplifying the taste, making Moka's senses go wild.
But she had trained to suppress her urges her whole life, the only time she ever slipped up was when she smelt Tsukune's blood for the first time, but even then it still took a good ten minutes for her to give in. She knew that she was soon going to have had her fill, and that Lucy would likely collapse from the shock of being bitten for the first time in her life. After all, even Tsukune had passed out after his first time being bitten. A vampire's bite just wasn't something you could prepare yourself for adequately.
Wanting to avoid Lucy injuring herself, Moka managed to shuffle over to her bed before she retracted her teeth and closed Lucy's wound by running her tongue over it. After positioning Lucy's body in a way that she would comfortable fall onto her bed, Moka stepped back from her "prey". Lucy fell limp on the bed, panting heavily with a light sheen of sweat on her body.
"So…." Moka started, trying compose herself, "Would you mind if I used you to drink from now until Tsukune returns?"
"Yeah….sure," Lucy said in between gasps.
"Good," Moka replied, "Tsukune, come back soon. If not for anything else, so that I don't completely drain somebody."
*Three months later*
(Kokoa's POV)
Life had really looked up for Kokoa, now that her mother had accepted her finally. Well, except for one thing in particular; she still wasn't getting any stronger. Gyokuro and Issa were trying their best to teach her, but she was the only weapon user in the entire family, so they didn't have any prior experience. Issa could kind of teach her if she was using a sword, but every sword he ever used was magically enchanted; meanwhile, Koumori's sword form was just very heavy. Aside from that, it was an ordinary sword.
They were currently trying to up Kokoa's speed, which was having less than satisfactory results.
"Damn it!" Kokoa yelled, throwing a fit that her training wasn't having any results after 3 straight months. Issa and Gyokuro were at a loss; they could see she had potential but it just wouldn't come to the surface.
"We should take a break," Issa suggested, before one of their servant's came in the room.
"M'lord, your daughter Moka has returned, and she brings a guest." the woman announced, bowing respectfully. The servant's of the Shuzen household actually quite enjoyed the work, since they were paid a large amount, and Issa was a kind man to those who either served or respected him in full.
"Very well, bring them in." Issa said, before turning to face his wife. "I know this will be an awkward moment for you, but please try not to be too obvious about it."
Gyokuro just sighed sadly, and looked at her mate. "After all I've done to the girl? I'm afraid all I can do is promise that I'll try to be relaxed."
Issa just nodded in approval, before the doors to their room opened and his third daughter walked in, closely followed by a red headed stranger. "Father," she started, "this is Er…aagh!" She was cut short by a certain orange/red headed vampire.
"Big sister!" Kokoa yelled, while bear hugging her silver haired sister. "You're back! You're back!"
Moka just floundered around while trying to escape the black hole that Kokoa's grasp. After about ten minutes of struggling, Moka finally managed to free herself from her little sister's iron grip. Gyokuro had to leave the room in hysterics, with Issa and Erza just sitting there smiling in amusement.
"Mmhmmm," Moka said, clearing her throat, "As I was saying earlier father, this is Erza Scarlet."
"A pleasure to meet her sir," Erza said, bowing respectfully.
"And to you as well Ms. Scarlet." father said, nodding back to her, "It's nice to see that not all young folk these days are without manners."
"Indeed," Erza replied. Kokoa was only half paying attention to what was happening. Mostly because of the fact that this stranger both looked like her big sister, and had red hair.
"Is your hair real?" Kokoa asked snobbily, crossing her arms at the stranger.
"I beg your pardon?" Erza asked, looking down at the orangish red head of hair speaking to her. Both Moka and her father were mortified at how Kokoa had asked that question. Moka because she didn't Erza to be turned away from training Kokoa, and her father because he didn't want the girl to get the wrong idea of their family.
"Kokoa!" they both yelled.
"Is it real?" Kokoa asked again, oblivious to the mortification of her two older family members.
"I'm so sorry Ms. Scarlet, she has always been a bit..," Issa started to apologize.
"Yes it's real. I actually got my last from a close friend of mine because of my hair." Erza said smiling down at the young girl.
"That's no fair! I want to have naturally red hair too!" Kokoa complained, while the elder vampires let a sigh of relief that Erza handled it so well.
"I wouldn't be so sure, since even though I love my last name, it still brings back terrible memories." Erza started to explain, "You see, I got it after I was captured at a young age to be a child slave. I was made to work in building a tower to resurrect some ancient deity, and that's where I met the man who gave me my name."
"So you used to be a slave?" Kokoa asked, cocking her head to the side, wondering how one stopped being a slave. "How did you get out?"
"I discovered my latent magical powers after someone else I cared about died to protect me from my slavers assault when we tried to break out." Erza said, "Things have looked up for since then obviously, and now I seek to help others in their times of need."
After hearing that Erza broke out, Kokoa perked up. "You must think you're pretty strong don't you?"
"Well I wasn't given the title of the strongest female wizard in my guild for no reason no was I?" Erza said cockily.
"They must have never met a vampire before, since we are a whole new level of strong," Kokoa bragged.
"Is that so?" Erza asked, "Then how about a quick spar between you and me?"
"Oh you're on slave girl," Kokoa shot back, making everyone minus Erza gasp in horror at what she just said; even Gyokuro, who just walked back in the room.
Erza's face was now covered in shadows, and she had a menacing aura around her. "You will regret saying those words child."
"Will I now?" Kokoa replied, brandishing Koumori in hammer form, "Because I think you're the one who will regret boasting about your strength."
"Akashiya!" Erza shouted, getting Moka's attention. The way she used her big sister's last so casually pissed Kokoa off.
"What Scarlet?" Moka said, eyeing the red headed weapon mage.
"Do I have permission to go all out on your little sister?" Erza asked, grinning maniacally, "I could never train her with her personality as it is, so I must teach her respect."
"Knock yourself out," Moka said, which only further infuriated Kokoa.
"So now you're turning my big sister against me!? I'll kill you!" Kokoa yelled, before rushing at Erza.
"Second Origin, release." Erza calmly said, before her magic exploded around her, forcing Kokoa to stop her advance.
"This is magic power?!" Kokoa asked, astonished at how powerful it was. It rivaled her big sister's in depth and ferocity.
"Oh Kokoa," Moka shouted, getting her the miniature red head's attention, "Did I neglect to mention that Scarlet is my personal training partner?"
"Huh?!" Kokoa replied, before Erza's voice rang out over the maelstrom of energy.
"Yes, and I'm also your new teacher after this is said and done." Erza said, "Now! Requip!" A blinding light filled the room, dazzling those in it. The power amplified two fold, whipping up random objects around the room. Then it suddenly died down, leaving Erza surrounded by the dust it whipped up, obscuring her from view.
"What the hell?" Kokoa said, as the dust started to clear, showing Erza to be clothed in what appeared to be a green and gold, almost royal looking dress that clearly showed the front of her chest, while still being publicly acceptable. She also appeared to be holding a spear in her right hand.
"Nakagami Armor." Erza said, swiping the spear and slashing a rift in the dust that quickly blew it all away. Kokoa was shaking, yet somehow managed to find her voice.
"So what if you're my big sister's training partner. That just means that if I beat you, then I can fight her too! So bring it on slave!" Kokoa shouted, before rushing at Erza.
"You've done it now kid!" Erza yelled in anger, before drawing back her spear, "Nakagami…..STARLIGHT!" Erza slashed the air viciously, sending a magic attack careening towards the youngest vampire in the room.
Kokoa barely had time to think "Help," before the attack caught her full in the chest and sent her flying back with it. From outside of the manor, it looked as if a bomb had gone off inside, as the wall shattered in an explosion of dust and stone chips flying everywhere.
Kokoa laid there, beaten in a way she hadn't ever thought of, while Erza requipped back into her Hearts Kreuz armor. Kokoa was gasping for air, as Erza stalked towards her.
"Never judge someone by a rank they used to hold, as you never know what could have happened in between then and now." Erza said, before turning around and walking back towards Moka. She stopped a bit after she started, and looked over her shoulder, "We begin training once you are all healed up."
"Yes, ma'am." everyone heard Kokoa say from the rubble, before Erza started to walk once again.
"Oh Tsukune," Moka thought, "Oh how I wish I was next to you right now. And how I wish you could see all of this excitement."
So, sorry about taking so long to update any of my stories. But between break, school finals before that, and going back to school after those two weeks, fanfiction was towards the back of my mind. But I'll most likely be trying to type out more chapters now that I have some time again after settling down. Especially considering I went to see the presidential inauguration right after I got back from school. But anyways, hope you all enjoyed, and hope you have a nice day.