Vantage Point: Chapter Two: Two sides of the same coin
Tsukune woke up around seven in the morning, because of the sun rays that decided to take a whack at his eyes. Cursing in ways that would've almost indefinitely have people turn red with embarrassment, Tsukune sat up, scratching the back of his head and yawning. Stretching his limbs, Tsukune hopped out of bed and headed into the shower. Fifteen minutes later, a clean and now fully awake Tsukune walked back into his room and got dressed. He put on a white 3/4 sleeved shirt, and put a black light vest over it. On the back of the vest was a white dragon, and a red dragon intertwined with each other, their heads a couple of inches apart, roaring upward with fury. Tsukune slipped into his favorite worn-out pair of jeans, which had a rip where the right knee finish the look, Tsukune tied a black and white bandana around his head, a few stray strands of hair sticking out.
Realizing he only had about a good hour and half before the bus showed up, Tsukune decided to grab whatever else he had missed last night. Tsukune hurriedly opened drawers, cabinets and closets, searching for whatever else he had missed. Turns out he didn't miss much. Putting the remaining items into his duffel bag, Tsukune quickly found himself looking at the guitar case once more. He shook his head, just as he had done last night, but stared intently at the case.
"Well, if I leave it here, someone might come in and decide to use this to make a quick buck, and I don't think I could really forgive myself if I left it here," Tsukune said to himself, grabbing the case and putting it with his bags. Tsukune put on his shoes just as the clock struck eight. Putting his personal belongings, cellphone, wallet, into his pocket, Tsukune slung his backpack over his shoulders and with firm hands, grabbed his duffel bag and guitar case, which luckily for him, had a handle. Walking out of the front door, Tsukune didn't even both look back. Last night he decided that he was leaving his old life behind, and he was going to start fresh at this Yokai Academy.
Wherever the hell that was.
Realizing that he only had a good thirty minutes to get to the bus stop, Tsukune quickly redoubled his efforts and hurried to said location. Arriving there with fifteen minutes to spare, Tsukune sat down and decided to catch his breath. Of course, normally this wouldn't wind Tsukune out, but he was carrying about a total of maybe 15 or 20 extra pounds, and his muscles were still taking their sweet time waking up. In fact, it seemed Tsukune wasn't fully awake, because when a yellow school bus pulled over, he was still yawning. Seeing that it was indeed 8:30, Tsukune correctly guessed that this was his bus.
The bus doors opened with that slightly creepy hiss that all buses seem to share, and one look at the bus driver told Tsukune that maybe this wasn't such a good idea. But he was already packed up, so what the hell, what could happen? Tsukune grabbed his luggage and stepped onto the bus, taking a seat near the front. He put his things next to him, and propped his arm against the window, using said arm as a pillow for his chin. It was moments later, at the bus doors closed with that same hiss, that Tsukune realized something.
That besides the creepy bus driver, who was wearing a blue bus driver uniform, and had a lit cigar in his mouth with oddly glowing eyes, and himself, the bus was practically dead. Tsukune looked out of the window and was stunned by how quickly they were out of the city and on the country side, currently they were driving alongside a long wooden picket fence that had tons of sunflowers behind it. After what seemed like an eternity of silence, the bus driver decided to speak.
"So you're going to Yokai Academy, right?" He asked. Tsukune looked skeptical, what was this guy, senile? That was a rather retarded question, but Tsukune decided to play along, so he nodded.
"Yeah, so what if I am?" Tsukune asked, narrowing his eyes, the more he knew about the place before he got there, the less surprises he would face. Tsukune could've sworn he heard the bus driver snicker.
"Well, Yokai Academy is a very scary place," The Bus Driver drawled out, the lit cigar clenched in between his teeth. This time, Tsukune snorted and rolled his eyes. What could be scarier than growing up on the streets, where you could die at any moment? Where you had to worry more about finding food and a place to sleep for the night than hiding from thugs who want nothing more than to kill you, just because they can?
Nothing could really beat that. Well, nothing Tsukune could think of at the moment.
"Ha, as if old man! If you think that this academy is scary, live on the streets for nine years and I think you'll change your mind," Tsukune said, as the bus drove through a tunnel. When the bus got to the other side, Tsukune couldn't really believe what he was seeing. They were nearby a cliff, and if only because of the fact that Tsukune had made damn sure to stay away from the drugs, he would've thought that he was high, because the sea had a watered down red color to it. The bus stopped in front of another bus stop, which had a scarecrow in front of it, only for a head, it had a jack-o-lantern and there was the bus's schedule around its neck. The doors opened with that same hiss that was starting to get on Tsukune's nerves.
Tsukune grabbed his stuff and got off the bus, and as the bus doors closed, he knew he heard the bus driver say "Good luck, you'll need it here kid." Frowning, Tsukune couldn't really see what made this place oh so scary.
"The only scary part about this school so far is the bus driver, and that's only because he creeps me out," Tsukune thought to himself, chuckling as he made his way towards the school with his luggage. Pausing, Tsukune decided now would be a good time as ever to listen to his IPod. Putting his guitar case and duffel bag down, he let his backpack slide off of his shoulders before opening it up and pulling out his IPod and some good quality headphones. Turning on his IPod, Tsukune listened to Monster by Skillet, before grabbing his things and walking towards the school. He was so into the song, that he didn't hear the warning before it was too late.
Tsukune felt his breath leave him as he was plowed down by a bike. The biker and Tsukune were in a tangled mess of limbs by the time everything had skidded to a stop.
"Ow, anyone get a number on the damn truck that hit me?" Tsukune grumbled in his head, as he sat up. He checked to make sure nothing important was broken, and was automatically relieved to find out his laptop, IPod and guitar were just fine. So was everything else. Tsukune turned to the biker with rage in his eyes from being knocked over, before he fully realized who had crashed into him. She had long, flowing pick hair, and she was wearing a uniform, which consisted of a green blazer with a tan plaid skirt.
Oddly enough, she had a black choker around her neck, which had two chain links attached to it, before ending with a cross about the same length as his hand. But it was her eyes that got him. They were a light shade of green; it was like looking into a jade forest.
Tsukune blinked in confusion when he realized that the girl's mouth was moving, and a worried look was in her eyes. Then he thought about it and his eyes widened in realization before he held up a finger and pressed pause on his IPod, before motioning her to continue talking again.
"A-Are you ok? I'm so sorry I crashed into you like that! I'm anemic so I get dizzy spells," She hurriedly said, her arms flailing about in worry.
"Nah, it's alright. It's ma fault for having ma music on so high, otherwise I woulda gotten out of the way!" Tsukune reassured her, standing up before lending out a hand to the girl, who graciously took it, and helped her up.
"But I'm glad ya crashed into me like that, otherwise ya woulda crashed into somthin' more dangerous," Tsukune said, while dusting himself off. The girl blushed and nodded in agreement. Tsukune picked up his guitar case and duffel bag and nodded his head towards the bike. "Ya gonna leave it there or what?" He asked her, said girl looking at the mangled mess that was her bike.
"No, I'll leave it. There's no way I can fix it up again, and to be honest it caused more trouble than it was worth," She said, and Tsukune nodded in agreement. With that said, the duo started walking towards the school.
"Hey, I never asked you for your name!" The girl said suddenly, before turning to Tsukune, who blinked and looked forward.
"Tsukune and you are..?" He responded after a moment.
"Moka Akashiya, and I think it'd be great if we could be friends!" Moka said with excitement and hope in her eyes.
"Wow, I'm already making friends and I didn't even step inside the school yet!" Tsukune thought to himself before nodding at Moka with a small smirk. "Yeah, I think I'd like that. But ya sure you wanna be friends with someone like me?" He asked. Moka looked confused, "What did he mean by that? There's nothing wrong with him as far as I can tell," She thought, but nodded, but now the seed of curiosity was planted in the back of her mind. Now the duo was in front of the school. Tsukune looked at the place and blanched.
"Geez, what was I sent to, a mental institute, 'cause that's what it feels like to me!" Tsukune muttered darkly to himself, and he could've sworn he heard Moka giggle. The duo went inside the school and went to the orientation, where the freshmen would get a welcome speech before being sent off to their homerooms, where they would get the rules and expectations told to them.
(After the orientation, inside the homeroom)
Tsukune sat in a row next to the window, towards the back. His stuff was to the left on him, where it wouldn't be trampled by the other students. The classroom was full of chatter before a woman, around her mid-twenties stepped in. She had orange-brown hair, with two oddly shaped tuffs on her head that kinda looked like cat ears. She wore glasses, and her eyes were shut, so no one could tell what color her eyes were. She wore
"Welcome to Yokai Academy! I'm Ms. Nekonome!" She said in a cheerful way that instantly had heads perked up and paying attention.
"Odd, but cheerful, and what's with the hair?" Tsukune thought to himself, absently tapping a pencil on his desk, much to the annoyance to some of the students, but he wasn't really paying attention to them.
"As you know, Yokai Academy is an academy for monsters!" said, and Tsukune nodded until his brains fully understood what he just said, and then he stopped in mid nod, his hand stopped rapping the pencil onto the desk, to the relief of some of the students, the irritable tapping was getting on their nerves.
"Academy...for monsters..? You have gotta be pulling ma damn leg, right?" Tsukune thought to himself, looking around the classroom, but he saw most of the students' nod, some of them mumbling in agreement, but no one was shocked or confused. "So I'm trapped...in a school for monsters, just my luck I tell ya, only ma shitty luck pulls this kinda crap on ya!" Tsukune thought bitterly to himself but looked calm on the outside. Now he was planning on how to deal with this, because he did say he would give everything a chance, it's been one of his unspoken mottos that he lived by, and he wasn't about to throw it away because of monsters.
Just then, the door slid open, and a familiar face stepped inside the room. Well, familiar to Tsukune at least.
"Sorry I'm late, I got lost after the orientation," Moka said, her cheeks a light red hue from embarrassment. Ms. Nekonome nodded in sympathy.
"Hey, don't worry it happens to the best of us! Even I get lost around here sometimes!" Ms. Nekonome reassured her. The male population of the class was staring at Moka with blushes on the faces, and drooling like idiots.
"You see her face? Hot!"
"Her legs man, her long legs!"
"Dude, it's all about the breasts!"
"No way, even her human form is hot!"
"Yeah, it's too good to be true! She's just..."
"PERFECT!" The entire male population exclaimed, while the girls were brooding, but some were looking at her with admiration, and some had the same lustful gaze as the boys, which Tsukune found pretty creepy. Meanwhile, told Moka to find a seat. Moka looked for a seat and saw an empty one; which happened to be right behind Tsukune.
"Tsukune, I can't believe we have the same homeroom!" Moka exclaimed, rushing over to him and nearly knocking him out of his seat when she hugged him. The guys were fuming at Tsukune, and tears of envy were in their eyes.
"What? Who's that?"
"How did he get a hug from her?"
"If he tries anything with her, I'll eat him for dinner!"
"Yeah!"
"Perfect, just absolutely perfect," Tsukune thought to himself.
(After homeroom)
Everyone was given the rest of the day to look around, and get comfortable with their new environment. As soon as Tsukune managed to grab his things, he quickly found himself being dragged off by one bubbly Moka, who he soon discovered has a thing for art.
"Wow! Look at these halls, they're so clean!" Moka happily said, clinging to Tsukune's arm as she dragged him along. Normally, Tsukune would've beaten the crap out of anyone who was touching him in a way that was uncomfortable for him, but he couldn't bring himself to say anything to Moka. So he just settled for being dragged along. It also seemed that Moka's popularity with the opposite sex didn't just pertain to the ones in their class. Every male that saw her instantly fell in love with her, but when they saw her with Tsukune...
Let's just say Tsukune wasn't going to be making any male friends anytime soon, and leave it at that. After looking around, the pair went over to a vending machine and decided to get something to drink. Moka bought a can of tomato juice, which Tsukune found odd, but shrugged it off, and Tsukune got himself a can of root beer, which he was surprised to find it was cold. The two of them sat on a bench and began to drink their respected beverages.
But the quiet moment between the two of them was not meant to last. Tsukune was soon picked up by the collar of his vest by two muscular hands. Tsukune looked at the face of his offender, and wasn't surprised to find out it was Komiya Saizou. Tsukune didn't like this guy. He looked at Moka with a rather lecherous gaze in his eyes, in fact, he still was! If there was one thing Tsukune couldn't stand, it was perverted jackasses who couldn't learn the meaning of no.
"Hey, you're Moka Akashiya, right? Whatcha doin' with a loser like him huh?" Saizou said, giving Tsukune a shake for good measure. "He ain't even wearing a uniform! What di ya say you ditch this loser and you and me have some...fun.." He finished, but said fun in a rather, lecherous way. Tsukune growled and used Saizou's chest like a springboard and pushed himself out of his grip. But Tsukune wasn't done. He quickly bashed his elbow into Saizou's nose, leaving it bloody, and gave him a swift kick to the throat, causing him to fall flat on his ass.
Moka grabbed Tsukune by the arm and dragged him off, said person managed to grab his things before being dragged off. Moka turned to look at Saizou, while dragging Tsukune off. "Sorry, I'm having plenty of fun with Tsukune!" She said, pulling Tsukune up the stairs before Saizou could respond. Saizou got up and covered his nose, to slow the bleeding.
"Hehehe, I always get what I want, no matter what, and I'll make that punk pay for fucking up my face!" He said darkly, with hints of anger in his voice before walking off, planning off his next move to get Moka all to himself.
Moka, meanwhile, dragged Tsukune up to the roof, said boy not making any resistance to her. Moka finally stop dragging him and let go of his arm.
"Whew, that was close! I didn't know you could fight Tsukune!" She said, a happ tone in her voice. Tsukune just shrugged and leaned against the railing.
"It's what I was taught to do," Tsukune said. Little did he know that a certain cross hanging around Moka's neck was listening to him, the gem in its center glowing a soft shade of red to show it was active, unbeknownst to the duo. "Hey this is a school for monsters, right? Then what are you Moka?" Tsukune suddenly asked, turning to Moka, who suddenly found the ground more interesting to look at.
"You might not like me anymore if I tell you," Moka mumbled, fidgeting slightly. Tsukune chuckled and looked at Moka.
"Don't worry, I won't hate you, that's a promise," Tsukune assured her, trying to get her to tell him what kind of monster she was. Moka sighed and turned to Tsukune.
"I may not look like it, but I'm a vampire," She said, closing her eyes, waiting for the rejection, but was surprised to see that it didn't come. She was even more surprised by what Tsukune said next.
"A vampire huh? That's pretty cool! Never been friends with one before!" Moka stared at Tsukune with nothing but absolute shock. He wasn't scared of her? Didn't he fear her? Tsukune looked at Moka with a rather dull expression in his eyes. "What? Did ya want me to be afraid of you? 'Cause I can do that, but I must warn you, I am a terrible actor when it comes to trying to fake being afraid," He said, a playful smile dancing at his lips. Moka was absolutely stunned, but then she had a question of her own for her new friend.
"Tsukune, what are you? I told you what I was, it's only fair that you tell me, but I won't pressure you into telling me if you don't want to," She said, looking rather curious now. Tsukune was sweating on the inside, but kept calm on the outside. "Oh damn, what do I tell her? Should I lie, and if I do, there's a chance that she'll find out and then there goes my first and probably my only friend in the entire campus, or should I tell the truth, and face rejection? Decisions, decisions..." He thought to himself, before finally deciding to wing it and go with the truth. After all, it's the truth that strengthens friendship, so if you start off with the truth, you'll have a good friendship, right? That's what he learned from the movies he saw.
"Uhh, let me ask you another question before I answer yours. What do you think of humans?" Tsukune asked, after all, her answer basically decided their friendship. Moka frowned and furrowed her eyebrows.
"I...I detest humans! I went to a human middle school, and they all treated me like a freak, just because I was different!" She said hotly. Tsukune sighed; this was going to be like a slap to her face.
"What if I told you I was a human, Moka? Would you hate me too?" Tsukune asked quietly, but he knew she could hear him. Moka stared at him in complete shock.
A human? Tsukune? It couldn't be...
"But humans aren't allowed here..." She said, backing away from him slowly, like he was contaminated with some sort of disease, who knew? Maybe to her, he was some kind of disease. "Heh, so much for hoping to make friends here," Tsukune muttered, before leaving Moka to herself, who was still trying to overcome the shock of discovering that her first friend was indeed, a human.
Tsukune headed to his room in the boy's dormitory, to set his stuff inside his room. He already knew where his room was and the key to everyone's room was distributed during homeroom. He set his duffel bag and backpack near his bed, and opened his guitar case. Inside was a well-polished, beautiful black and white guitar. The special thing about it was that it had a white dragon winding its way up from the body, to the neck, and its head was all the way at the top of the head stock. It was also Tsukune's first guitar.
Tsukune quickly tuned his guitar, absently running through the basic warm-up before he started to play the first song that popped into his head.
I wish I could be closer to where you are
I wish that you could be here in my arms
It killed me inside out just to see you go
I guess I should have thought this one through
Tsukune started strumming the guitar harder and faster. He was pouring all of his emotions that he bottled up from his childhood. He was pouring his soul into the song.
I dream of you every night
Your light awakens the day
You'll always be right here with me
Across an ocean of time
We sail so far away
You'll always be right here with me
At this point, Tsukune closed his eyes, letting the music flow from his fingertips, the music emboldening him to keep singing. It was this that kept his voice strong.
Where did we go,
Oh I don't know,
why does it feel like such a long time ago?
Why can't you open your eyes?
Why can't you see?
That all I want is you right here with me
He felt tears ready to be released, but he absolutely refused to shed even one tear; he wouldn't ever allow it. Crying was for the weak, he kept telling himself.
I dream of you every night
Your light awakens the day
You'll always be right here with me
Across an ocean of time
We sail so far away
You'll always be right here with me
It was here that Tsukune dropped in his guitar solo, the music so hot that he felt it scorching his fingertips. He was always awed and amazed whenever this happened, but it was his passion. His voice was empowering and nearly heart-breaking in itself, if he was playing in front of a live audience, they would be cheering him on like hell. He finished off the song in the strongest way he could.
I dream of you every night
Your light awakens the day
You'll always be right here with me
Across an ocean of time
We sail so far away
You'll always be right here with me
Here with me (x4)
Tsukune was about to play another song, but something caught his eye. Something with pink hair. Tsukune quickly went to the window and was stunned to see Moka being dragged away into the woods by Saizou. He had a lecherous look on his face, and Tsukune did NOT like that. Resting his guitar inside its case, Tsukune made sure his room door was closed before opening the window and jumping out. He landed on a tree branch, a bit unsteady but managed to correct himself before he fell out of the tree that oh so happened to be near his window.
Making his way down the tree, Tsukune ran after the duo he saw heading into the woods. "Whether or not she wants to be my friend, she's my friend, and my siblings taught me to protect your friends and family," He thought to himself as he hid behind a tree as he watched the scene between Moka and Saizou play out, waiting for the right time to interrupt.
"Hehehe, I didn't ask you if you wanted to be my woman, I TOLD you, you would become mine whether you like it or not! Moka Akashiya, you shall be my woman!" Saizou exclaimed almost hysterically, his body bubbling as he became something different. Something that nearly made Tsukune puke at the sight. Saizou's monster form was way too bulky to be contained in his blazer and undershirt, so they ripped off of his body, becoming nothing but tatters and rags. His torso was nothing but pure muscle and some kind of grey natural body armor, which extended to his hands and fingers, coating them. His fingers were now deadly miniature spears. Luckily for Tsukune and Moka, his lower half didn't expand, so his pants stayed on. But his feet and toes were covered in that same grey body armor. Now his toes were like daggers.
"Just my damn freaking luck, huh?" Tsukune thought bitterly to himself. Saizou's eyes and hair turned wild, and his tongue grew to ridiculous proportions, and Tsukune found out that he pierced his tongue. How did he find out? Well, it's really damn hard to not see someone wagging their tongue around like a damn trophy, instead of keeping it where it belongs, in his mouth.
Saizou slowly approached his prey, Moka, but his tongue beat him to it. His tongue was slowly running across her cheek, and he was smirking like a madman. By now Tsukune had enough. Picking up a rock about the size of his head, he somehow managed to hurl it with a much force as he could, at the easiest target he could spot, which happened to be Saizou's head. Stopping what he was doing, Saizou quickly turned around, trying to spot who threw the rock, but to no avail. He couldn't spot anyone, so he went back to what he was doing, only to be halted again by another rock that had made contact with his head. Now Saizou was getting pissed, but soon found rock after rock being thrown at him. Only it was being aimed at any spot his assailant could get to. Hell, somehow he got hit in the place every man takes pride in. His head. No, the lower one, by his family stones. Speaking of his family stones, Saizou soon found out he wouldn't be making any baby batter anytime soon. A rock the size of a soccer ball had nailed him there.
While Saizou was busy with the rocks and being in pain, Tsukune used the trees as cover and headed over to Moka, who was lying on the floor, which was where she was after Saizou's tongue had grabbed her calf and slammed her into the tree harshly. Tsukune knelt beside her and shook her shoulder gently.
"Hey, you ok, Moka?" He asked. Moka looked at Tsukune with nothing but shock.
"I thought you left!" She whispered. Tsukune thumped his chest and smirked at her.
"Nah, I don't leave friends, it's not my style, because I ain't a coward," He whispered back. "But, I am kinda creepy out by Mr. Big, tough and ugly over there, so let's scram, 'kay?" Tsukune hurriedly asked, and Moka nodded without question. Tsukune quickly helped Moka to her feet and the two ran deeper into the woods. Unfortunately, Saizou had recovered by now and saw them run off, and he took off after them, his rage boiling.
"YOU PUNK! I'LL KILL YOU!" He screamed, bull-charging at them. Tsukune and Moka managed to make it to a cliff, over the bus stop. It was kinda steep, but not steep enough where you couldn't walk on it.
"Oh crap, I spoke too soon," Tsukune said. Now Tsukune wasn't scared for himself, he was scared for Moka. He didn't want Moka to go through what he did when he was still on the streets and a strange woman found him and took him back to her place. Tsukune would never forget that night, after all, he was only six at the time. He never wanted anyone to go through that, not when he could stop it, even if it meant his life.
"Sometimes I wonder if I'm developing a hero complex," Tsukune thought to himself, as he pushed Moka out of the way, when Saizou came charging into the clearing, and tackled Tsukune down the cliff. Tsukune wasn't stupid, so he curled up into a ball and rolled down the cliffside, landing at the bus stop area. As he was rolling down the cliff, he heard Moka call his name and slide down after him. Groaning, Tsukune sat up and rubbed his head. Moka ran over to him and knelt down in front of him.
"Are you ok?" She asked, worry inflicted in her voice. Tsukune nodded, just as Saizou jumped down the cliff and landed a couple of feet in front of them.
"Now I'm gonna get revenge for what you did to my nose, you damn punk!" Saizou cried, charging at Tsukune, how quickly found out that even though Saizou packed a lot of power behind his punches, his speed was just pathetic. Laughing, Tsukune quickly pushed Moka out of the way, before rolling out of the way himself, and lucky him, because seconds after he rolled out of the way, Saizou's fist implanted itself inside the ground, leaving a fist shaped hole in the ground. "Damn, he's not pulling any of his punches is he?" Tsukune thought to himself. A song suddenly popped into his head and Tsukune quickly found himself moving, almost dancing to the beat. This was actually good for Tsukune, for it helped him easily dodge all of Saizou's punches, which pissed him off even more.
That's how the fight went for about five minutes, Saizou on the offense, while Tsukune was weaving through his punches, and mocking him at the same time, pissing Saizou off, making his rage control him so his punches were getting sloppy but packed even more power. Tsukune grew confident and placed his hands in his pockets while evading.
"Hey, dude where are you aiming?" Tsukune called out as he dodged another punch. Tsukune dove to his right and landed on his back. Saizou grinned maliciously and aimed a punch to Tsukune crotch area. Luckily, Tsukune moved just enough to avoid the blow that would have crushed his manhood. Tsukune then rolled back, landing on his feet. "Hey, watch the prize would ya!" Tsukune panicked, frowning as he spun to his left, dodging a swipe of the claws, courtesy of Saizou.
"Dude, I could seriously dance and you still wouldn't hit me!" Tsukune challenged, and proved his point by moving in such a way that it seemed like he was practically dancing circles around Saizou's punches, which he really was. Just to piss him off, Tsukune kept his hands in his pockets while he basically started to break dance, effectively pissing the shit out of Saizou, and because Tsukune was busy dancing, and not busy on dodging, a punch managed to graze him, but it was enough to send Tsukune reeling back, crashing into Moka.
"Ow ow ow, oh god I got careless," Tsukune muttered to himself, rubbing his head, but he heard the sound something snapping off, and heard Moka whisper, "The Rosario. It got removed. But how?" Tsukune looked at the Rosario that was now in his hand and thought, "Oh shit, you have gotta be kidding me."
Moka literally exploded with red energy. Her body developed in places that Tsukune's mind would silently store in the back of his mind, only coming out to haunt him later. Her hair lost its pink hue, and became silver, while her eyes changed from their normal green color, to red, it was like looking into deep pools of dark red fine wine. Her fingernails grew into claws, and Tsukune knew she was dangerous. Exotic but dangerous all the same. She took her sweet precious time, like there was no one trying to kill them, and stretched.
Finally, after yawning, this new Moka spoke. "So, you're the one who managed to take off the Rosario."
Tsukune didn't say anything, because it was more of a statement than a question. Instead, he got up and stood beside Moka, putting his arm out, stopping her from moving forward.
"Don't. I was handling him pretty damn well, and I certainly don't need your help," He simply said, and thought that would be the end of it. Oh he was so wrong, because he would soon discover that this Moka has one hell of a sharp tongue.
"Oh? You were handling him all by yourself huh? Then explain to me how I got released? It was only because you grew arrogant and started fooling around, that he managed to hit you and I was let out. You will not be handling anything, because you apparently can't do anything without goofing off, so now it's my turn. You had your chance," She said sharply, narrowing her eyes at Tsukune.
"That's! That's only cause-! Oh fine! Have your shot at him," He grumbled, frowning as he lowered his arm, and let Moka step through.
"Just so you know, if you hadn't moved your arm, I would've snapped it in half," She said casually, as if she was talking about the weather. Tsukune's frown deepened.
"Oh yeah? I'd love to see you try, Moka," Tsukune childishly said, sticking out his tongue, but a sharp glare from Moka instantly made him stop. Meanwhile, Saizou was still trying to get over the fact that an S-class vampire had appeared before him. He shook his head and started bracing himself.
"Who gives a damn if you're a vampire? I'll still make you mine!" He foolishly said. Moka smirked coldly, revealing the one trait that all vampires shared. The extended canine teeth. They were a little thin, but they were wide, and sharp.
Moka hopped in place, to get her blood flowing as she taunted the orc, which was Saizou. "So you want to make me yours, hm? Well then, come here and give me a...kiss," She said, smirking deviously, as her taunt worked and Saizou came charging at her. He brought down his fist, but was stunned to see that Moka had stopped his assault with one hand. Moka wasn't smirking anymore, now she was frowning.
"Typical monster, all size, but nothing else, know your place!" She said, giving Saizou a fierce kick to the face, sending him sprawling back. Moka turned her back and walked over to Tsukune, who was about to speak, but his eyes widened when Saizou slowly, but surely stood up, and looked ready for round two.
"Hey, you're a vampire right? And vampires are supposed to be super strong right? So how the hell did you not knock his lights out?" He said, scowling. Moka simply shrugged.
"Hey, I woke up not too long ago, and I was just released from the seal, so it's going to take some time before I can do full damage, otherwise I would've knocked him out flat, but now you get your time to shine, so impress me," Moka said, walking behind Tsukune, as if challenging him to step up and fight. And Tsukune took that challenge up fast.
"Hey, you still ready to fight? I'll give ya a good one!" Tsukune said, rushing at Saizou, who had recovered from the kick to the face, and when he look straight ahead, he received a punch to the face, a elbow to the nose, again, and a kick to the stomach, effectively causing Saizou to double over, but he shouldn't have, because Tsukune was showing no mercy, and rammed his knee into Saizou's chest repeatedly, before planting his foot into Saizou's face, stomping and breaking his nose. Saizou stumbled back, holding his nose, and Tsukune decided to finish what Moka and he started, and decided to give him his infamous Dragon Flare.
Tsukune quickly ran around Saizou, punching and kicking him as he did so, causing Saizou to move haphazardly all over the place. Tsukune stopped in front of Saizou, his fist cocked back. Tsukune then slugged his fist across Saizou's face, causing him to stumble sideways, and collapse onto the ground, this time out cold. The reason this move was called Dragon's Flare was because when he did this move on thugs back out in the streets, they started spreading rumors that the final punch will feel like someone threw alcohol in your face and then held a lit match to your face. Instant burning sensation, and that's what really knocked the guy out, although Tsukune would never say how he did it, mostly because he wasn't quite sure yet but he was researching it.
Moka walked up to Tsukune, a smirk on her face. "When I said impress me, you really outdid yourself, I'm not sure a human could really knock out an Orc, but I won't complain, at least he's not talking." Tsukune nodded in agreement and then adopted a slightly confused look.
"So, are you...?" He asked, not sure how to word his question. Moka sighed and frowned.
"Yes I am Moka, well I am everything the Moka you're used to, isn't. Think of me as her better self, her true self. Remember this, I am the real Moka, she is what I am not, understand?" She said, and Tsukune nodded but still looked confused. But before he could say anything else, Moka closed the distance between them and bite down on Tsukune's neck, sucking his blood. Tsukune was stunned, so stunned that his body refused to move, even though he demanded it. For what felt like forever, but was actually thirty seconds, Moka drank him blood, before pulling away and smirking.
"My naïve self was right, your blood is absolutely delicious," She purred seductively. "I hope you won't mind if either of us suck your blood from time to time, think of it as payment for my services," She said, before putting the Rosario back into place and before Tsukune could object. Suddenly, the nearly choking amount of energy was gone, and Moka reverted back to the one Tsukune had met first. Moka nearly fell over, but Tsukune caught her, and took off his vest and placed it on the ground, before letting Moka rest her head on his vest.
"Hot damn, this is one hell of a way to kick off the year," Tsukune said to himself, shaking his head with a smirk. "But I do know that I'm not going anywhere anytime soon, this place is just too much fun!" Tsukune decided, that when Moka woke up, he would tell her everything, except about that one night with the woman. Some secrets were just best left undiscovered for as long as possible.
Wow! This took me two days to complete, but I think I like it! Oh, the song used was called here with me by the finalist, love that group! I'll post a link to the song on my profile soon! Please, Read & Review! Oh, and by the way, I own nothing, just the idea! No suing me! I don't want creepy dudes in black suits appearing at my doorstep!
Men in black Suits: Open up, Raider! We know you're in there!
Me: Oh my sweet titties! Hide me! *hides behind Inner Moka*
Inner Moka: Oh will you cut it out? *very irritated*
Me: Well it seems someone's on their special time of the month!
Inner Moka: What was that?
Me: o-o' Nuthin'
Inner Moka: That's what I thought.
Me: I might just hand Tsukune over to Kururmu...or Mizore...or Ruby...Maybe Kokoa or Yukari…
Inner Moka: You wouldn't! Don't do it!
Me: I dunno...
Inner Moka: Come on! How the hell will I explain that to my outer self? Do you want a repeat of the party at our place again?
Me: *shivers in fear* Good point. Tsukune stays with you.
Inner Moka and Me: *shivers at the thought of Outer Moka getting mad*
Me: Who knew she had such a way with weapons...or words...I didn't even know you could say that to someone, then do it to them, and have it all make sense..
Inner Moka: You and me both man...