Angel Inferno: Thank you very much! It's nice to hear that you like my story. And no, your just obsessed with Tsukune X Kokoa. Not that I blame you, I really love that pairing. It's my top three for Tsukune. Honestly, my three favorite pairings are, Tsukune X Moka, Tsukune X Kokoa, and Tsukune X Mizore. But, I love all of the other girls as well. Trust me, I won't be biased. I will try to give all the girls some time with Tsukune, I promise.

Funnybombs: Thanks! Well, Honestly, I really didn't know what color the holy lock was. But, I liked the way I colored it. Hope that's okay with you. Well, you said it was, but still. Everyone's got their pet peeves, so I could understand. And, Yeah, it was really hard to write without killing them off...or worse. But, I have plans for them in the future. Thanks again, I really like Kokoa, I just think she needs a bit of help, with stopping her habit of being too brash, and hardheaded. And I'm glad you liked that little, personal moment between Tsukune and Kokoa, I really enjoyed writing it.

Karl Skywalker: Skywalker eh? So, how's Luke doing? Or better yet, how's Anni? He still kicking? Or is He hanging with Yoda and Obi Wan? No, but seriously, thanks so much! I'm glad you like my story so much. About Tsukune's ghoul side, his true nature, well, it will be revealed, in later chapters, so you'll find out, if your right or not. Definitely Harem, I'm trying to work out how to do it, while it being realistic. As you can see, from an earlier chapter, I've already got Yukari on board, so, now for the other girls! Well, at least, if they'll share Tsukune, doubtful, very doubtful. Honestly, I haven't decided yet. It could go, well...anyway actually. You haven't read the Manga? I haven't read too much myself, but I used to have friends that talked about it non stop, so I found out a few things.

I tried the Manga, but I just couldn't read too much of it. To me, in my opinion, it paled in comparison to the Anime, very much so. The art style, was a little too different, and not really in my taste, which was only one thing. And the Anime, or actually, anime's in general, I watch in Dub format. No offense, to you, or anyone else, but I can't stand having to read what their saying. And honestly, I very much prefer the English voice cast, over the Japanese one. Don't even get me started on how wrong Goku's voice was, in the Japanese Dub of Dragon Ball Z. And I don't understand, why so many people have to hate on the English Dub, of so many great anime's. All of the anime's I've watched, have had, excellent English voice casts. And, I prefer them, very much, over the Japanese Dubs, or any other Dubs, for that matter.

So in short, for me, Sub=Nay! And Dub=Yay! But, ti's only my opinion. So, if I have, in any way, once so ever, even slightly, offended anyone, please forgive me. I just don't like Subs, I prefer English Dubs, a trillion times over.

Anyway, enough of all by rambling, ranting and babbling, I swear, I never shut up! Anyway, guys, I'm sorry for the really late update, had a few bugs in my computer that needed fixing. And then, one of my worst nemeses, known as, writers block, showed up, but I finally got rid of the bleeding bugger! Okay, anyway, here's episode 9/chapter 9, now please read, enjoy and review.

Tsukune struggled to open his eyes, they were a lot heavier than usual, but he still managed to get them opened, eventually. He had a splitting headache, and his throat was dry as a bone, so dry in fact, that when Tsukune involuntarily yawned, his whole throat throbbed in pain. Tsukune winced at this incredible pain, it hurt a lot more than a simple sore throat should or could, and he knew why, because he felt beyond dehydrated, he felt like he was withering away, like he had never had anything to drink, in his whole life. It could only be the thirst, his thirst for blood, but this confused him, he couldn't help but wonder, "If the Ghoul is sealed away, why can I still feel the thirst for blood? And why is it so damn strong this time?"

Then, another voice spoke, from within his own head, but the voice was weak, faint, scratchy, hoarse, and barely audible. "Because, we are one."

Tsukune almost fell over at the sound of the voice, it was extremely hard to hear, but it was the same voice that had spoken to him at his house twenty days ago. He was sure of it. He warily, waited several moments for the voice to speak once more, so he could confirm it was real. When he didn't hear it again, after several moments of silence, he just passed it off as a delusion of his mind, since he could barely think strait with the damn headache he had. Tsukune managed to pull himself out of bed, and onto his feet, but he found it, rather difficult to complete his daily routine. Mainly, taking a shower, when the warm water hit him, his headache, for some reason, or other became worse.

Every few seconds, for some odd reason, he could very clearly, hear several drops of water, hit the floor of his shower, and it made his headache stronger. For some reason, it felt as if he, was hearing pans being banged together, that's how clearly he could hear the sounds of water hitting the floor. The headache, was bad enough, for Tsukune, to totally, and utterly forget, the fact, that his hearing shouldn't be that acute. But, by the time that he had finished up, dried himself and gotten dressed, his headache, thankfully, had fully subsided. But He was still, far beyond parched, so, he quickly went to the mini fridge he had in his room, and began pulling out bottles of water.

After a few bottles of water, He could at least speak again, without straining his throat, in turn, hurting his throat. But Tsukune was still a bit uneasy, he just felt an eeriness in the air around him, especially when he thought back to the ending of his and Vladimir's conversation they had, the day before.

"Okay then, I'll train you, how to summon, control and use your power. But, be warned, something big is coming your way, and it's approaching fast, you better be ready for it."

Tsukune was silent for a moment, but he did eventually reply, "I will be. But...what exactly, is 'it'?"

Vladimir chuckled at this, "Something big, something powerful, something heading your way fast, and it absolutely, positively, despises Humans."

Tsukune couldn't help but feel uneasy about that, he wasn't sure what was going to happen. Vladimir looked out his window, out into the courtyard, and continued to speak, "Meet me after the final bell of school tomorrow, skip the newspaper club, and come strait to the bus stop, understood?"

"Understood."

"Good, be on your way then."

But nevertheless, Tsukune kept his uneasiness to himself, and endured through the day. When he first saw the girls, he wanted to sink his, non existing fangs, at least non existing at the moment, into one of their necks. Especially Moka's. So, from then on, His main objective of the day, was to not bite one of the girls. On several occasions he could have, but he managed to fight it, such as during lunch, homeroom, and in between a period or two. But this led Tsukune to avoid the girls a bit, which got them wondering. Tsukune watched the clock intently, as he sat within his desk, at homeroom, today, they had returned to homeroom for the final period of the day. Thankfully, by then, he wasn't lusting for blood, and his senses, were all working normally.

The clock, just ticked and ticked away, and to Tsukune it seemed to go on forever. He was very anxious to get away from his Girls, he really didn't want to bite them, after all. Who knows when the thirst could come back, he sure as hell didn't. And, he really wanted to start his training, with Vladimir. The thought of Him, being actually useful in battle, excited him indeed. He couldn't help but tap his fingers impatiently, on his desk, as Mrs. Nekonome, lectured away, he wasn't even paying a fraction of attention to her. He was far too busy, focusing intently on the clock, as it's long hand, ticked by, rather slowly. Tsukune couldn't help but begin to chant within his own head, "Come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, yes!"

As the final school bell rang, Tsukune stood up, and dashed from his homeroom, across the school and out of the school, heading in the direction of the bus stop. While his girls, just stood dumbfounded, they were all supposed to go to a meeting at the newspaper club. But it was apparent, that Tsukune wasn't coming. Tsukune ran as fast as he possibly could, hoping to get to the bus stop, before the girls caught up to him, with a lot of luck, he could do just that.

Three seconds, exactly three seconds passed, before all of Tsukune's girls, who were in the same class as him, that being Moka, Yukari, Mizore, and Kurumu, quickly rushed for the door, to catch up with Tsukune. But, unfortunately, before they could get out, all of the other students stood up, and blocked the exit from the class room, as they, one by one, began to exit themselves. All four Girls dead panned, as if someone had just made a crude gesture at them, all these people, were successfully blocking their way to Tsukune. It only took another three seconds, before the Girls were able to slip past all the other students, and out into the hallway. As the four rushed down the hall, Kokoa and Ruby joined them, wondering, what they were running for.

When they were told, that Tsukune had dashed out of class, like he was a madman, they quickly began running after Tsukune, with the four girls. Making His whole Harem, after him, he of course didn't notice, because, those vital six seconds, from the Girls's surprise, and the students blocking the doorway, had helped him get away from the girls, successfully.

Tsukune arrived at the bus stop, and couldn't help but hunch over, and begin panting, from slight exhaustion. He had been running as fast as his legs could carry him, he had to make sure the girls didn't follow him, and with him running at top speed, them being taken by surprise, and the door out of the classroom being blocked by other students trying to get out, he was sure he had done just that, made sure the girls hadn't followed him. That brought Him back to why he was here anyway, to begin his training. He looked around, until his eyes fell upon Vladimir, standing right beside the scarecrow. He approached him, and they began speaking. "So, you made it then? Good, then we can begin."

Tsukune nodded his head in agreement, "Right."

"Okay then, let's start with the basics. For you, we absolutely have to start with these. Okay you see, a monster, can increase his power, by manipulating his monster energy, for most keep their monster energy, under lock and key. You see, if they do so, they can control their nature, and act how they want. They can calculate their moves, and can have rational thought. But, if they released their monster energy, and let it run wild, they would be at their absolute maximum, but, they couldn't make any kind of rational decisions. They would act upon their desires, and their desires only. If they wanted to seduce someone, they would try, they wanted to kill someone, they would try, if they wanted to eat someone, they, would, try. Understand?"

Tsukune couldn't help but gulp in nervousness, "Y..yeah, I got it."

"Okay then, the more monster energy is released, the more powerful the monster becomes. The same goes for you, you could release some of your monster energy, gain a portion of your full power, and still maintain your rational thought, and keep your desires, and impulses, in check."

"Okay, so then, this lock, it will keep me from using my full power, right?"

"Correct."

"So, even though I'm inexperienced, there is no risk of turning into my Ghoul form ever again, right?

"Not quite. You see, it's possible, that if you release too much energy, that you could break one, or maybe even, all of the locks. Mind you, it would take, many, many attempts, and you'd have to release, very large amounts of your power, but it could still happen. Be wary of that."

Tsukune just nodded his head, not showing how uneasy he was about this whole ordeal. "Got it."

"Okay, we designed that Holy Lock, especially for you Boy, ti's a very powerful lock. So, it will take a very large amount of effort, to even gather and unleash, just five percent of your full power, understand?"

"Yeah, I understand."

"Right then, the best way to teach, is by example. So, let me show you."

Vladimir, got into a battle position, and focused intently on his power from within, his monster energy, Vladimir, knowing Tsukune couldn't sense monster energy, released a rather, large amount of his monster energy, so the effects, could be visible. Soon enough, Vladimir's muscles bulked rather noticeably, his body looked like the average, steroid addicted football player, it was incredible, how much his energy could change him.

Vladimir looked down at Tsukune, and spoke, "This, is twenty five percent of my full power. You see though, doing this would not help me very much at all. While it is true, that in this state, I am pretty strong, I lack speed. I wouldn't be very fast. So, to balance it out, I'd have to summon, another twenty five percent, and use it solely, to bolster my speed. So I could stand a chance. So, then, understand, that your monster energy, can improve, pretty much anything, it can build up your speed, or your strength, your hearing, your eyesight, basically, almost anything you can think off. But, remember too much of one thing, especially strength, can be a very bad thing. And, you most likely, won't be able to access very much of your power, at all, for quite a while. So, in short be careful."

Tsukune was a bit confused, "But wait, Moka is immensely powerful without her Rosary. Why, is she still lean, and thin, why isn't she big and bulky, like you are?"

"That's a rather good question my Boy. And, I'm glad you asked. You see, Moka, uses her monster energy, a very complex way, yet it's basic at the same time. You see, like I said, She just doesn't use her monster energy to become stronger, but faster also. But you see, she uses her monster energy, as if it was her own blood, she forces it into her blood, and into her veins, and soon, throughout her whole body. As to, bolster her strength and speed, naturally, in a way, mixing it within her blood, so as not to, like you say, bulk her up. So, it's as though, she is naturally, super strong, and super fast. But, without using her monster energy, she would only be as strong and as fast, as she was when she wore the Rosary."

Vladimir stopped for a second, as if waiting for something, but after a a few moments of silence, he continued, "And by now, infusing her monster energy, with her blood, has most likely become second nature to her. Also, since we're on the subject, every monster can use their monster energy this way. But, most don't have enough energy to become as strong, or as fast, as an S class monster. For, we have, naturally, larger reserves, of monster energy. And, most monsters, unless their based around strength, or speed, cannot bolster their speed or strength, too far beyond their natural limits. So, while regular monsters, can bolster their speed and strength, they can't do it, as much, as often, or as efficiently as S class monsters can, especially Vampires. And, perhaps, Ghouls as well, I have no idea, but, I guess, we'll be seeing, sometime in the future, whether or not, Ghouls are capable of using their monster energy, the same way as Vampires do."

"Okay, I think I understand."

"Good. Now, I'll show you, how it's properly done."

Vladimir, once again, got into a battle position, and began focusing on his monster energy, within a matter of seconds, Vladimir's muscles shrank back down to normal size. But, he was still focusing intently on his power, trying to bring it to the level, it was at when he fought Tsukune's Girl's, and Gin. Soon enough, Vladimir's monster energy, became visible, as it rise and fell, violently, as he raised his power. Tsukune couldn't help but become bug eyed, at the fact, that he could see Vladimir's monster energy. It was ghostly white, in color, which was quite eery to Tsukune. It rose and feel rapidly, and quite violently, this continued for several moments, until, Vladimir stood up strait, and his monster energy, slowly, disappeared. "You see, my body hasn't changed at all, but right now, I am at, approximately ninety percent of my power. The same amount of my power, which I used against all of your Friends."

Tsukune was in a bit of awe, he had only been at ninety percent of his full power, yet he was a challenge for Moka, that's not good. Tsukune was now curious, and wary, but still curious, "Well, then how much power was Moka putting out, when you two fought?"

Vladimir couldn't help but chuckle at that, but he answered nonetheless, "I'd say, she was at about, roughly, eighty percent of her maximum."

Tsukune couldn't help but sigh in relief, this caused Vladimir to chuckle, once more. "What? Were you worried, that if I was stronger than Moka, that I'd try something? Most definitely...not, I'm not that kinda of monster. So, relax."

Tsukune already had, at only eighty percent power, Moka was roughly, just a bit stronger than Vladimir, at ninety percent of his full power. So, he wasn't worried anymore, at least not about that. Vladimir, let his monster energy drop, and let it leave his blood stream, bringing his power, back down to normal levels. "Okay then, now, it's your turn, Boy. Go ahead, and try to summon some of your monster energy."

"But, you showed me what happens, but you haven't explained how I draw out my monster energy."

"I guess your right, you wouldn't really be a natural at it. You used to be Human, after all."

"Hey, I still am Human!"

"That's not what the Bus Driver heard you say."

"I didn't mean it like that!"

"I know you didn't, but the fact still remains, your not Human any longer. Your a blood thirsty, destruction craving, feral Ghoul, with a lock, that keeps your true nature locked deep inside."

"Whatever, let's just get on with the lesson."

"Fine then, okay first, your gonna want to clear your mind, then, focus until you can find the power, buried, and locked, deep within you. After that, you going to want to, use everything you have, to pull some of that energy out, and then you have two options. You can either, inject your monster energy into your bloodstream, or you can bring it out, and let it affect your body, like you saw my power, affect mine, no less than five minutes ago. As your doing, one of these two things, you just have to focus, on what you want to increase, whether it be your perception, your speed, or your strength. That's, all there really is to it."

"Alright, I'm pretty sure I understand."

Tsukune got into a battle position, and slowly, cleared his mind, of all thoughts, then, he began searching deep within, looking for the monster energy within. He found it soon enough, but as he tried his hardest to pull it out, he just couldn't, it wouldn't budge. He tried this several times, but to no avail. He was becoming frustrated, and as he became frustrated, he couldn't help but let the thoughts of why he was doing this, appear within his head. He had to do this, for all of his Girls. This just pushed Him forward, and he quickly doubled his efforts, he was getting closer, but he still couldn't get the damn thing to come out. He tried several more times, he was beyond frustrated now, he was borderline furious right now, mainly at himself.

He was losing his concentration, his mind became clouded with self doubt, and scenarios that could happen, if he never achieved this power, they frightened him, and angered him, at the same exact time. He tried again and again, until finally, his great frustration, let one of the worst case scenarios enter his head, he failed to protect all of his Girls, and they were beaten and bloodied. He couldn't help but think,"No!"

Tsukune tried once more to pull the power from within him, and as the cluttered thoughts drifted in his head, he focused solely on the fact that if he failed, he could never protect his Girls, ever. So, He reached deep down once more, and began pulling, exerting himself, doing his best to bring his power out. And after several seconds...it worked. Tsukune's Holy Lock began to glow, the yellow crosses turned red, as they glowed, and soon, a very light, red aura exploded from Tsukune, it being his monster energy, as his muscles, bulked to about the same size as Vladimir's had. Vladimir couldn't help but take a step back in surprise, as Tsukune bulked up to the size Vladimir had just been, several minutes ago.

As Vladimir felt Tsukune's monster energy, he couldn't help but take a step back, recognizing something in the energy signature almost instantly. A moment passed by, before Vladimir's eyes opened wide, not that anyone could see them, behind those sunglasses of his, he was in shock. There was a twinge of pure wickedness in Tsukune's monster energy, that felt, all too similar to...Alucard's. Vladimir couldn't help but think, "What the hell is with this Kid? His monster energy, its scarily similar to Alucard's! It makes no sense! What the hell is going on?"

Tsukune stayed in that state, for several moments, gritting his teeth, trying to maintain, his slight body transformation, but the pain of it all, was too much, and soon enough, his body, slowly, shrunk back down to it's normal size and his light red aura faded away. At the same time, the crosses on his Holy Lock stopped glowing, and changed their color, back to yellow. As this happened, Vladimir couldn't help but be impressed, for from what he felt, and his calculations indicated that, Tsukune had just released, roughly, twenty percent of his maximum power. It was slightly remarkable, only slightly. But, the fact that something within Tsukune's energy signal, was reminiscent of Alucard's monster energy, took precedence. How similar it was is...alarming, to say the least.

The Girls were searching for Tsukune, it wasn't like him to skip the newspaper club, ever. They searched for a bit, but then their attention was turned to something else, there was a monster energy rising at the bus stop, it soon stopped, but it was at least, hopefully, the sign they were looking for. Perhaps, Tsukune was there, they hoped not. But, they were distracted from this monster energy signal, when they saw someone, rush into the Boy's dorm. The Girls, seeing this, rushed after him, hoping it was Tsukune, they didn't get a look at him, at , just as they were about to enter the Boy's dorm, someone called out to them, "Hey, Girls! How's it going?"

Recognizing the voice, they all turned to face Gin, and they all spoke in unison, "Do you know where Tsukune is?"

Gin put his hands up in an innocent gesture, fearing for his safety, slightly, "Nah, no clue. I was wondering why He, and most of you, weren't at today's meeting. So, I came looking for you guys."

"Tsukune ran off, and we're trying to find him, it's not like him to skip a newspaper club meeting. Something could be wrong."

Gin nodded his head, "Yeah, your probably right. Well good luck looking for Him!"

"And, where are you going?"

"Just back to My room."

Then, before the Girls could ask further, he slipped into the Boy's dorm. They had been so distracted, they hadn't noticed, that the monster energy they had felt earlier, had disappeared. But, they were snapped out of their daze, when they felt a large monster energy spike. All six Girls turned to the woods, where they felt it was coming from, it was huge, it was powerful, and it was familiar. It took several moments, but they soon recognized the monster energy, it was Vladimir's, they all looked at each other, and began fearing for Tsukune. They all, quickly began sprinting, towards the direction the energy was coming from.

But, as they made a bit of headway, they felt his energy signal, disappear, this made them, worry even more, they continued on their sprint to the Bus Stop. It was clear, that was where the energy had come from. But as they closed in on Vladimir's location, they felt another monster energy flare to life, it sent slight chills down their spines. It had a twinge of pure wickedness in it, they recognized it almost immediately, as Tsukune's Ghoul energy. If they could have sped up, they would have, but they were already moving at top speed. Just as they were about to appear on the scene, they felt Tsukune's energy disappear, they feared the worst.

When they finally arrived, Tsukune collapsed onto the ground, and fell unconscious, totally unaware, of his Girls presences. The Girls couldn't help but let out slight gasps, they all quickly rushed to Tsukune's side, to see if he was okay. But, as they closed in on Him, Vladimir, waved them off. They stopped in their tracks, wondering what he was doing here. Before they could ask, He answered their unasked question, "Don't worry about the Boy, he'll be fine. But the last thing, that he needs is to find you six when he wakes up."

All six Girls, let scowls cross their faces, and spoke in unison, "And what the hell is that supposed to mean?"

Vladimir put his hands up in, an 'I'm innocent' gesture, "I didn't mean it like that, just calm down. I meant, that it would do more harm than good, if He woke up and saw the six of You. He's training to release, and control his very own monster energy, so he doesn't have to be looked after by all of You. So the last thing He needs, is to wake up, after he passed out, from his first training session, if you can call it that, and see all six of you, once again, taking care of him. He wants, and needs to learn how to take care of himself, and you have to let him fall, and pick himself back up. He's a seventeen year old teenager, not a four year old toddler. So, you six are going to have to start treating Him as such. You should follow Moka Shuzen's lead, instead of Moka Akashiya's, because I bet, with her heritage, she'll tell you the exact same thing. Your going to have to let Him toughen up, otherwise, when the day comes, that he has none of you, he'll fall to pieces."

While most of it made perfect sense to the Girls, they nonetheless, kept their scowls on, they may have understood where Vladimir was coming from, but they most definitely didn't agree with him. But, they didn't want to hurt Tsukune in anyway, even if it was his pride, so, they silently agreed, to not let Tsukune know, about how they had found him.

The Girls carried Tsukune to the school infirmary, and then left, heading back to their individual dorm rooms, hating having to leave Tsukune alone. Vladimir stood over Tsukune, as his eyes, slowly opened, his head was pounding, his headache had returned, and his throat, once again, felt very dry. Once His eyes were fully opened, he noticed Vladimir standing above him, gazing at him, from behind his dark sunglasses. "So, Your finally awake. You were out, for almost two hours. At least you were able to summon some of Your monster energy, more than I actually thought you could on your first try. You just might actually be a natural at this, after all."

Tsukune was a bit excited at this, but his first thought, was about how to get rid of his damn headache. His second thought, where he could get his hands on something to drink. His third thought, when he could try that again. "That's great. But, before we start again, I'm going to go get something to drink, and then I'm gonna calm this damn headache down. Then, we can get back to it."

Vladimir shook his head, he couldn't help but think, "With the physical pain he just went through, most Humans would have already given up, but then again, he's not your average Human, is he? Not if He can get seven different Monsters to fall in love with him, he's not."

Ruby, was the only Girl to not return to her room, for she was requested to be seen, by the School Director. Within a matter of minutes, she was kneeling before the School Director, in his office, "Yes sir?"

"I need you to begin preparations for two new students, they shall be arriving any day now. And I want you to make sure, that they have their classes assigned, their rooms set up, and the rest of the usual accommodations made for them. Understood?"

"Yes, right away Sir. But, their names?"

"Their names are...Fang Fang Huang, and Ling Ling Huang."

Ruby looked up at the School Director, bewildered, "What? Fang Fang, and Ling Ling? The great great grandchildren of Touhou Fuhai, one of the Dark Lords?"

The School Director simply nodded his head, Ruby was still quite bewildered, but she understood her orders, nodded her head, and left, to complete her tasks.

Yukari was sitting upon her bed, wondering about Tsukune's condition, she didn't know just how difficult he had it, when he pulled his monster energy from within. But she understood perfectly why Vladimir didn't want, Her, or any of the other Girls, to stay with Tsukune. After all, everyone has at least a bit of pride, and them being there when He woke up, just might have ripped the last of Tsukune's pride into nothing but tiny bits.

Kurumu restlessly moved around in her bed, she was worried for Tsukune, and angry that she couldn't be by his side. She, somewhat understood, why it would be bad for Tsukune to see them when he woke up, but she wanted to be there, and assure him that he was okay. That she would love him no matter what, just like all the other girls, it didn't matter how strong he was.

Mizore sat cross legged, upon her bed, eyes closed, focusing her intently, on the image of Tsukune in her head. She was sure, that He was going to be okay, but she was still worried. She wanted to be by his side, but the last thing she wanted to do, was to hurt Tsukune's pride, but at the same time, she wanted to assure him, that no matter what, she would love him and protect him, with her life, if it came to that. So, to calm Herself, she began taking in deep breaths, still managing to keep her sucker, in her mouth, at the same time, with seemingly no effort.

Kokoa was irritated, she didn't like it one bit, being separated from Tsukune that is. She paced back and forth, in her room, as her Ko Buddy, watched in cheeky silence, he couldn't help but inwardly smile. He was very happy for Kokoa, and himself as well, her being in love, has really changed her. Ko's frequent beatings had stopped, as soon as she confessed her feelings to Tsukune, she was always too busy worrying about Tsukune, thinking about Tsukune, honestly, while he was happy, he was a bit jealous also. Tsukune had actually won her heart, not even he could do that, with his abilities. Vampires are quite resilient, after all. But nevertheless, he was grateful, she was usually in a good mood.

Although, right now, she wasn't, she kept pacing, she was slightly worried for Tsukune, and she knew that if he saw them when he woke up, it might completely destroy what pride he had left. And she knew, just how painful that could be. But, She still had an incredible urge to be by His side, and assure him, it was okay, she would love and protect him, no matter what. He never had to worry, She would be there for him. She would make that apparent to Him, one of these days, at the least.

Moka sat on her bed, thinking over what Vladimir had said. She didn't agree with Him, and she knew, that some of what he said, was ridiculous, but the rest, made some sense. She was worried, not only for Tsukune, for he had overexerted himself, but for what She and the other Girls might do to Tsukune. She didn't want to hurt Tsukune, any part of him, even his pride. So she stayed away from the infirmary, but she wanted to be there with Him, and just like the rest of the Girls, she wanted to assure him, that she loved him and would protect him no matter what. But, Vladimir's words made Moka a little curious, so she grabbed a hold of her Rosary, and addressed her inner self, "What do you think? Is Vladimir right? Do you think, that we should let Tsukune fall and force him to pick himself up, without any of our help?"

For several seconds, the Rosary failed to glow, for Inner Moka was thinking over what Outer had said, and what Vladimir had said. But, soon enough, the Rosary began to glow, and soon, Inner Moka, began speaking, "Outer, Vladimir is a psychotic old wretch, don't ever listen to him when it comes to Tsukune. You have to be there for Tsukune, We have to be there for Tsukune. But, one thing is for sure, we don't want to hurt Tsukune's pride anymore than it already is, that's for certain."

Outer nodded her head, "Right."

Tsukune's headache had subsided, his thirst, was somewhat quenched, by the bottles of water he drank, and he and Vladimir, had agreed to meet back at the bus stop, within the hour. But, Tsukune told Vladimir that, he had to make a call first, Vladimir understood, and went for the bus stop. While Tsukune, went for a payphone, they had thankfully, installed these things, during his first year here. He put in some change he had borrowed, and began dialing.

It had been a whole day since Tsukune had left, the house needed some repairs, urgently. Otherwise, rain, thieves, and all kinds of bugs and creatures could get in. But they were going to get someone on those repairs, today. Since Tsukune left, Kyouko had been with Kasumi, the whole time, helping her through all of the experiences. And after what He had seen, it only took a bit of an explanation from Kyouko, and Koji understood the situation, well about as well as anyone could really. He was out, getting a contractor to get the repairs done, while Kyouko stayed with Kasumi at the house. Kasumi had calmed down quite a bit since the other day. She was still very worried for Tsukune, and still felt guilty for what she had done, but she was alright overall.

As the downstairs phone began to ring, Kyouko left her aunt's side, and went down to answer it. Kasumi sat in silence, for several moments, before Kyouko called her downstairs, "Auntie, get down here! There's someone who needs to talk to you!"

The phone rang several times, before someone picked up, "Hello?"

Tsukune was glad to hear it was Kyouko who answered the phone, it meant that she had stayed with his Mother, in her time of need. "Hey Kyouko, it's Tsukune. I need to talk to my Mom, it's about time we discussed this."

"Right Tsuki."

Kyouko's next words, Tsukune could hear, because of how loud she was being, "Auntie, get down here! There's someone who needs to talk to you!"

There was several, long moments of silence, before Tsukune heard a different voice, speak, "Hello?"

"Hi Mom."

Instead of heading to the bus stop, like Tsukune thought he was doing, Vladimir, made his way to his office. He entered, and sat down into his chair, his mind thinking over everything that has happened. "This is quite interesting. Tsukune's monster energy is quite similar to Alucard's, best not to tell anyone else of this, otherwise, I run the risk of endangering the Boy's life, more so than he's usually used to. I sure as hell don't intend on telling the School Director, or the other two Dark Lords either. I don't owe them any favors, and I like this Boy. He's definitely a generous person, to say the least, I dare say, he's as generous as...Kari."

Vladimir closed his eyes, as an image flashed within his head.

A prepubescent Girl stood there, her hands behind her back, a large smile on her face, she had light blue eyes, dark brown hair, and pale, white skin. She stood at about, four foot eight, innocence and hope filled her eyes, her name was...Kari. "Hello there Mister, why are you out here, all alone?"

Vladimir opened his eyes, took off his sunglasses, and just gazed down at his desk. As He did this, his assistant, Jessica, emerged from the shadows, sympathy in her eyes, as she asked, in a sympathetic tone, rather than a professional tone, that she usually used. "You were thinking of 'Her' again, weren't you?"

"Indeed...I was. But there's no time to be doing anything of the sort, it's time to get back to business."

"Of course...Sir."

"Right then, don't wait up, go ahead, and take the rest of the day off, I'll be training the Boy for the rest of it."

Vladimir, picked up his sunglasses, and put them on once more, as he readjusted his attitude, to one of business. His assistant, Jessica, nodded her head, and, exited his office. He stood up himself, and exited his office, and began making his way out of the school, and over to the bus stop.

"Alright Tsukune, I'll see you this summer, goodbye, sweetie."

Kasumi Aono put the phone back on the receiver, and sighed, she had worked things out with her Son, somewhat. She was glad he forgave her, and was glad, he didn't resent her at all. For the first time, in over twenty four hours, Kasumi smiled.

"Okay Mom, I'm gonna have to let you go, I'll see you this summer. Goodbye."

After his Mother replied, Tsukune hung up, turned and made his way for the bus stop. He had to begin his training once more.

Tsukune soon arrived back at the Bus Stop, and Vladimir was there, waiting for him, as he had expected. As Tsukune arrived, Vladimir turned around, and couldn't help but let a small grin cross his face. "So then, you ready to try again?'

"Yeah, let's do it."

Kurumu wasn't exactly the most patient monster alive, so, soon enough, she decided, to go ahead, and sneek out, to see Tsukune. So, as quietly as she could, she slipped out her window, and just as she was going to drop to the ground, she felt Tsukune's monster energy once more. She couldn't help but think, "He must be trying to control it again."

Kurumu then dropped to the ground, and made her way into the woods, that led to the Bus Stop.

Kokoa was an impatient girl, everybody knew that, so it was just in her nature, that she decided to just go ahead and go see Tsukune, right at that moment. She was bored, and she couldn't stand to be away from Him, she had admitted that, she loved him, needed him. So, she quietly, and quickly climbed out her window, and without a second thought, dropped to the ground, landing on her feet. Just as she was going to turn around, she felt Tsukune's monster energy spike up like earlier, she couldn't help but think, "Tsukune must be trying to control his monster energy again. He's quite persistent, that's actually pretty cute, then again, it is Tsukune, after all."

Kokoa let a smile cross her face, but it was shrunk, as she saw Kurumu land on her feet, her back turned to Kokoa. She then began running towards the woods, which led to the Bus Stop, which is where Tsukune was. Kokoa wasn't going to let her get there first, she quickly raced after her.

Yukari was more patient than most girls her age, but even she had her limits. She really, really wanted to see Tsukune. So, She quietly slipped out of her room, and rushed downstairs, and to the exit of the Girls dorm. But, before she even reached the entrance to the Girls dorm, she felt Tsukune's monster energy spark up, once more. She couldn't help but think, "Tsukune must be trying to control his monster energy again. He's quite persistent, always has been. He's so dedicated, that's one of the reasons I love him so much!"

Yukari smiled, and quickly exited the Girls dorm, and as she did, she saw Kurumu slip into the forest, and no less than two seconds later, Kokoa do the same, obviously following Tsukune's monster energy signal. Yukari wouldn't let them get to Tsukune before her, she quickly ran as fast, as her small legs could carry her, after the two girls.

Mizore was an extremely patient girl, she could wait, and wait, patience is one of the most important things, for a Snow Woman. She would wait for Tsukune forever, if she had to, but faced with the temptation of seeing Tsukune, and knowing it wouldn't really cause any harm, her patience, quickly disappeared. But, before she could even get off her bed, she felt Tsukune's monster energy spark up, it was clearly coming from the Bus Stop. She couldn't help but think, "Tsukune is trying to control his monster energy again. He's so persistent, so dedicated, he's so great."

Mizore smiled at the thought, She then got off her bed, stood up strait, and made her way over to the window. She opened it, and dropped to the ground, and then looked over to the woods, which stood in between the school grounds, and the Bus Stop. What Mizore saw was, Yukari getting close to entering the woods. Mizore quickly dashed towards the woods, knowing, she could catch up with Yukari, who was just now entering the woods.

Moka had no problem with waiting, after all patience was a virtue, and good things came to those who wait. And while that had proven to be true, Moka was still getting restless. She really, really, really wanted to see Tsukune. That's when Moka's Rosary began to glow, for the second time of the day, "Then go see Him, Outer."

"I don't know Inner, I..."

That's when she felt it, she felt Tsukune's monster energy spark to life, "It's Tsukune! He's messing with his monster energy again!"

"You know what to do, go and make sure he's okay!"

"Right!"

The Rosary ceased glowing, and Moka quickly exited her room, and raced down the dorm stairs. She quickly exited the dorm, and she was barely able to see, Mizore enter the forest, that stood between the School Grounds, and the Bus Stop. She quickly raced after her, wanting to beat her to Tsukune.

Ruby had felt Tsukune's monster energy spark to life once more, and she was about to drop all of her duties, and go see if he was alright. But then, out of the corner of her eye, she saw, out the window, all of the girls, besides her, one by one, enter the forest, to go after Tsukune. Which meant, that if she dropped her duties at this point, she would just receive punishment. Since someone was already checking on Tsukune, she didn't want to risk it, sighed, and continued with her assigned tasks.

Tsukune had managed to reach in and pull a portion of his power out, once more, but he failed to inject it within his blood stream, so he bulked up to about the same size as he was before, as a result. But, maintaining such a form, is training within itself, he held as long as he could, but after about thirty seconds, he couldn't help but relinquish his slight transformation, and let his body shrink back down to it's normal size. It hurt, just as it had before, but this time, he managed to hold onto his consciousness. But, he couldn't help but begin panting, summoning so much monster energy really took it out of him. He had successfully drawn out, twenty percent of his power, once again.

It was at about this time, the girls had arrived, they all climbed into the tree's, so as not to be seen. And just watched, as Tsukune finished panting, and straightened himself up. Vladimir spoke, "Okay then, try that again."

"Right."

The Girls sat down upon a large branch, and watched as Tsukune continued to train.

To Be Continued...