Vantage Point

Chapter Three: And I thought one was hard enough to deal with...

Tsukune woke up; deciding the best way to start the morning was to curse the existence of the sun so terribly, that it would've turned scarlet at some of the insults thrown in its direction. Yawning, Tsukune sat up and stretched, waking up the blood through his veins. Grabbing an exact replica of the outfit he was wearing yesterday, Tsukune headed to the bathroom, to perform his daily routines. As Tsukune stepped into the shower, he thought about the conversation that he and Moka had shared yesterday.

*Flashback*

Moka had woken up, only to find herself resting her head in Tsukune's vest. Immediately, she sat up and looked around for said owner of said vest, and was relieved to find him sitting a foot away from here, smiling at her.

"Hey, you ok?" Tsukune asked, as Moka handed him back his vest, which he gratefully accepted and put back on. Moka nodded and Tsukune grinned. "That's great, 'cause I need to talk to you."

"About what?" Moka asked fearfully, thinking that Tsukune had decided not to be her friend. But was Tsukune said next made her smile.

"About me and my life. Ya opened yourself up ta me and it's only fair that I do the same, ya know?" Tsukune said, smiling in embarrassment. Smiling, Moka listened to Tsukune as he talked about himself, and his life, although he sugar-coated it quite a bit, he didn't want to scare her, or have her pity him, that was the last thing he needed. Soon, the two were walking and talking about themselves, asking questions, and as their conversation came to an end, they quickly found themselves having to spilt ways to head to their respected dorms. Smiling at one another, the two went their separate ways.

*End Flashback*

Tsukune stepped out of the shower and got dressed in his regular clothing, tying the bandanna around his head. Now Tsukune was ready for the day, now if only his stomach would to yelling at his head to get something to eat. Tsukune walked out of his room, ignoring the students who had their true nature out overnight. Tsukune walked down the corridor, and saw the familiar girl with pink hair. Moka saw him too and quickly ran over to greet him, much to the other boys envy. Together, the duo made their way to the cafeteria; after all, they had about a good two hours before they had to get to their homeroom. Tsukune got himself a nice hot bowl of ramen, while Moka picked something more breakfastsy...which was the classic eggs and bacon, along with a can of tomato juice. The two spent their time eating and talking, basically enjoying themselves and each other's company. Soon enough, it was time for them to get to class.

*After class*

Tsukune and Moka were making their way down to the cafeteria, to get lunch, unaware of the pair of purple eyes glaring intently at Moka's back. Silently, almost casually, this person followed the two, their head racing, thinking up ideas to get what they wanted. The two made it to the cafeteria, and once again, Tsukune got a bowl of ramen, pork flavored instead of the chicken flavored one he had this morning. Moka, also got a bowl of ramen, Miso flavored. Tsukune had already sat down at a table, and was eating. Moka made her way over to join him, but unfortunately, missed the wet floor sign and slipped...

Which lead to crashing into another student, who was wearing the standard uniform, but had a yellow sweater on, instead of the normal green blazer; and unfortunately, or fortunately, depending on who you were, the bowl of ramen had splattered its contents onto the yellow sweater wearing girl, or more specifically, her chest. Then boys started blushing, able to see the girl's breasts better and the slightly perky nipples, due to the broth. Moka, who backed away a few steps, was about to apologize when the girl shrieked and threw Moka the most pissed off expression.

"Look what you did, you bitch! You ruined my clothes!" She said, rage burning in her eyes. Moka couldn't say anything as the girl in front of her kept on talking.

"Argh, I'm going to make you pay for that! And I'll do it by...taking away your little toy!" she exclaimed in sadistic glee, pointing at Tsukune, who was looking rather confused, but wasn't stupid enough to butt into these types of situations. Moka finally found her voice and stared at the girl.

"And just who are you, anyway?" Moka asked, and the girl looked even more ticked than before. If that was even possible.

"Me...Why I'm the one and only, sexy Kurumu Kurono!" Kurumu said, her breasts jiggling up and down, proving her point about her beauty as the boys drooled. Suddenly, Kurumu's eyes snapped open in realization as in who exactly she was talking to. Accusingly, she pointed a finger at Moka.

"You! I remember you now! You're Moka Akashiya, the one stealing all of the guys from me, in order to fulfill my plan!" She exclaimed. Moka, at this point, had no idea what to say. Tsukune was faring no better; in fact, he was staring at Kurumu in nothing but horror, images of his childhood flashing in his mind, images of that night.

"I can't let you steal all of the guys! They're supposed to be fawning over me, not you! And to show you who is the best, I'll be stealing your boy toy over there!" Kurumu said once again, pointing her finger at Tsukune now. Now both Moka and Tsukune snapped out of their daze and Moka was absolutely shocked.

"Leave Tsukune out; He has nothing to do with this!" Moka said, but Kurumu paid her no heed as she sauntered over to Tsukune, a slightly sexy smirk on her face. She leaned into Tsukune, invading his personal space, making sure he got a good view of her assets; which Tsukune did, but his reaction to the move was anything but ordinary. Tsukune frowned and glared at the girl invading his space.

"Can I help you?" He asked through gritted teeth, trying his best not to flip out and start going apeshit in the cafeteria. He really liked his space, and he didn't like it when people invaded it without him knowing or feeling comfortable around that person. That and he didn't like the vibe he was getting from her.

"Yes, actually you can," Kurumu said, her eyes pulsating suddenly, casting her charm on Tsukune. Now there was no way he would resist her now.

"With what can I help you with?" Tsukune asked, his eyes narrowed. Kurumu blinked in shock, the only time a charm wouldn't or didn't work was when the person having the charm casted on was not attracted to the caster, but that's impossible, right? There's no way Tsukune wasn't attracted to her, she had the biggest breasts and the hottest body! Growling, Kurumu stood up straight, and marched off, but not before signaling to Moka that this wasn't over yet. Tsukune got up and walked over to Moka.

"Are all people this weird?" Tsukune muttered to himself, noticing Moka was absently nodding in agreement to his comment. Since there was no point in trying to eat, without their fellow peers getting all over their ass about what just happened, the two left the cafeteria, once again unaware that certain someone saw that whole thing, the eye in the middle of the gem that was on Moka's Rosario, losing its hue, returning to its regular state.

(Next Day)

Tsukune was walking down the corridors, opting once again not to wear his uniform. He had let his hair down, so the front was covering his eyes, but not hindering his vision. He still had the bandanna tied on his head, of course. As he was walking down the corridor, he noticed Kurumu walk up to him, and he stopped walking. He did not like the look she was giving him, it reminded him of her.

Shivering slightly, Tsukune turned to go the other way, but Kurumu stopped him and gave him a sexy little smile. He was looking in her eyes, and this would be his mistake, or so she thought. Activating her charm once more, she tried to get Tsukune under her control, by pressing her assets against his chest, but to no avail. Tsukune was absolutely disgusted, as much as he thought it was nice to have someone show positive physical contact with him, this was absurd, and he didn't like the sound of being fitted as a boy toy one bit. Pushing Kurumu away, Tsukune abruptly turned around and walked away, leaving Kurumu to bathe in her failed attempt.

(A Week Later)

Tsukune and Moka were outside of campus, getting a drink from the vending machine, when they felt killer intent directed at them. Turning around, they saw a pissed off Kurumu, glaring daggers at the both of them.

"Uhh, what's with the look?" Tsukune asked, generally confused as he opened his can of root beer.

"Grr, I've been trying to win you over all week, but you're too wrapped up in that little vampire over there! If I can't have you, then no one can! I'll kill you both!" Kurumu said, two holes appearing in the back of her sweater, as two leather like devil's wings came out, complete with a tail. Tsukune just couldn't resist the comment on the tip of his tongue.

"All you need is the horns and the pitchfork, and you'd be the female version of the devil! Oh wait, Moka's true self already claimed that role. Maybe you could be her henchperson," Tsukune said, biting back a laugh as Kurumu let out a shriek of rage and flew at the both of them. Moka, having the faster reflexes and being quicker one, grabbed Tsukune's arm and ran into the woods, Kurumu not too far behind them. The pair stopped running, ducking behind a few trees.

"Did you really have to say that?" Moka hissed at Tsukune, who only gave her a sheepish smile in return.

"Of all the things you had to pick, it had to be one of those succubus sluts didn't it?" A voice said, sounding eerily like Inner Moka. The two looked down at Moka's Rosario, and saw the gem of the Rosario glowing.

"Are you sayin this is ma fault? And what the hell is a succubus?" Tsukune asked, scowling at the Rosario. If Tsukune and Moka could see Inner Moka at the moment, she'd be rolling her eyes and crossing her arms.

" A succubus is a monster who has the ability to use charm, a spell that attracts the opposite gender, the only thing is that for a 'charm' to work per say, the one having the spell casted on, has to have some attraction to the caster, otherwise the spell is useless. How you managed to resist it Tsukune, I wouldn't know. Maybe you're gay...is that how you resisted it?" Inner Moka asked, and Tsukune could feel the smirk on her face. Then Tsukune adopted a look of rage at the questioning of his sexuality.

"I'm straight, thank you very much! Grrr...You're something else Moka-san, really you are," Tsukune raged, shaking a fist at the Rosario, and he could've sworn he heard her chuckle.

"Anyway, if this spell were to work, the one having the spell casted on would be under the caster's control. And it would only take a kiss from the caster, on the lips mind you, in order to make the individual his or her eternal slave," Inner Moka finished, looks of shock on both Moka and Tsukune's faces.

"So if her charm had worked...Tsukune would've been..." Moka said, not quite believing what was being said. However, Tsukune's look of shock quickly became an emotionless expression.

"So, she's just like her," He muttered, his hand clenching and unclenching themselves. Tsukune then turned his eyes to the Rosario. "I'll let ya out to play, Moka-san, because I'm suddenly not in the mood to deal with seducers," Tsukune said, reaching for the Rosario, and tugging at it, but to his surprise, it wouldn't come off. Too bad for the both of them, for at that moment, Kurumu flew over both of them.

"Found you! Now die!" She cried in a maniac-induced blood-lust, swooping down on the both of them. Now Tsukune was starting to sweat, he had no idea how the hell he was supposed to overcome a flying enemy, such as the one about to kill them. Growling, Tsukune pushed Moka out of the way, and ducked as Kurumu came down on them, who made a tsk of annoyance at not slicing their heads off, which was what she was aiming for, if the trees that were suddenly sliced into pieces were any indicator.

"For the love of-! Do you even try to cut your nails, woman?" Tsukune exclaimed in surprise, and Moka had to bite her lip in order to not burst out laughing, while Inner Moka had an amused look on her face...if anyone could see it that was. Kurumu however, was not pleased by that statement. Her tail was whipping around madly as she made a beeline straight for Tsukune. Now, Tsukune was thinking rationally the whole time, but when he saw an enraged woman flying at him with nails poised to impale him, he did the only thing any rationally thinking man (or woman, depending on what the hell the situation is...). He ran, barely remembering to grab Moka as he did so. This was not such a good idea, for it infuriated Kurumu even more. Shrieks of rage were sounding from her throat as she flew after them.

"Any ideas oh, sealed one?" Tsukune cried out, managing to glare at the Rosario while not crashing into a tree, which was a miracle at the moment.

"Yes, removing the damn Rosario would be an excellent idea, one your puny brain should've been able to think of," Inner Moka said, chuckling.

"Well, gee you try thinking of anything good while running for your life with a psycho woman with wings trying to kill you and see how well you fare!" Tsukune raged, before a look of embarrassment and anger was smacked on his face when he fully took in what was just said. "I am not stupid, you blood-lusting maniac!"

"I never said you were, and who the hell are you calling a blood lusting maniac?" Inner Moka huffed in annoyance.

"I'm calling you a blood-lusting maniac, you little sucker!" Tsukune said with a triumphant smirk that was quickly wiped off by Moka's next statement.

"I will get out of this seal, and then I will kill you boy. I'm at full power now so watch it."

"Oh? You gonna show me ma place, Oh, great SEALED one?" Tsukune said, putting emphasis on the word sealed. Tsukune chuckled as he listened to Inner Moka growl in annoyance before becoming silent. Tsukune and Moka quickly stopped in another clearing, well Tsukune had to as he needed the air. Hey, you try running around with a flying woman after your ass and see if you don't get tired!

"I don't hear her or see her, maybe she decided to chase someone else?" Tsukune questioned rather than stated, although he and Moka both knew that, that wouldn't be the case. And unluckily for them, their instincts were right.

"Ha! Found you both, now you'll both die!"

Tsukune looked up and only thought one thing. and one thing only.

'Ah, fuck me and my life.'

"Uh, can we talk this out?" Tsukune asked nervously, he really didn't want to unseal Inner Moka for this, because he wasn't in the mood to be kicked through a dozen trees at the moment. He wanted to keep his spinal cord intact, thank you very much!

"It's too late for words! Die!" Kurumu cried, swooping down at the duo. Inner Moka was beginning to get aggravated by Kurumu's yelling.

"Tsukune, unseal me Now," She said from the Rosario. Tsukune scowled at the Rosario, he knew what the hidden message was. 'Unseal her because I'd die if I didn't. Unseal her because I need her to defend myself. Not a chance in hell!' Tsukune raged to himself. Tsukune pushed Moka out of the way and quickly knelt down, barely avoiding Kurumu's swiping claws. He then quickly began to gather some dirt in his hand and watched as Kurumu made another dive for him.

"YOU! I'LL KILL YOU FIRST, THEN MISS.'VAMPIRE' OVER THERE WILL DIE, SO YOU DON'T GET LONELY IN THE AFTERLIFE!" Kurumu shrieked, claws outstretched, and aiming for Tsukune's neck.

"If anyone is goin' down, it's gonna be you!" Tsukune snapped back with a smirk. He waited until Kurumu was inches from beheading him before he flung the dirt in her eyes, temporarily blinding her.

Tsukune quickly moved out of Kurumu's way, letting her fly repeatedly into trees and branches while she tried to get the dirt out of her eyes. "This is starting to get on my nerves," Tsukune muttered, quickly grabbing Moka's arm before running off again.

"Why are you running? If you had unsealed me, we wouldn't have to run anymore," Inner Moka scoffed. Tsukune scowled at the Rosario. "If I had unsealed you, ya woulda killed the girl! While I don't take too kindly ta seduction, ya woulda taken it too far! I don't want either of us to get suspended for killin' someone!" Tsukune said, shaking his head. "You forget this is a school for monsters Tsukune, a death or disappearing student is normal here," Inner Moka huffed, if Tsukune could see her now, she would be rolling her eyes. "No, I don't think I've forgotten anything! You can't handle killing someone Moka! Maybe you might, but not Outer Moka! I don't want either of you to lose their freakin' minds 'cause they killed someone! And I seriously doubt either of you would be able to handle the fact that you killed someone very well!" Tsukune nearly shouted, forgetting that they were running for their lives, and stopped running, fully turning to glare at the small trinket around Moka's neck.

"I don't know who the hell you think you are, but don't you ever tell me I'm not ready to handle killing someone! I am not you; I can handle my own, because I am not some weak human, like you!" Inner Moka shouted, which was unusual for her normal calm, controlled self. Tsukune growled, but held his tongue; he knew he shouldn't piss her off more than he already had. Unfortunately, reality decided to smack Tsukune in the face when the familiar sound of flapping wings assaulted his ears. Tsukune quickly turned around but it was too late.

Kurumu had made her appearance.

And her claws were now sunk...in Tsukune's abdomen.

Tsukune's eyes widened in shock, he had once again been careless, but now he had to pay for it. With a smirk of victory on her face, Kurumu pulled her claws out of him and watched as he stumbled back, into Moka, before his hand carelessly swiped off Moka's Rosario. The familiar choking yokai was released, and the transformation occurred. 'So this is what an S class vampire looks like,' Kurumu thought to herself, staring at the now released Inner Moka in a mixture of awe, shock and horror. Inner Moka glared down at Tsukune, who was on one knee, clutching his injury.

"I'll deal with you shortly, Tsukune," She said, before turning her attention to Kurumu, who now shook herself out of her stupor, before giving Moka one nasty glare. Unfortunately, glaring at vampires isn't such a good idea. "Do not look at me in such a manner, or I'll tear your eyes out and feed them to the ravens," Inner Moka said casually. Kurumu winced at the steel in her tone before steeling her own resolve.

"I don't give a damn if you're the queen of hell! I'll slice you to pieces!" Kurumu yelled, once again swooping down for Moka's head. Moka calmly moved out of the way, and now Kurumu's claws were aiming for Tsukune.

"Gee, thank you Moka," Tsukune said sarcastically, before getting onto his back and giving Kurumu one hell of a mule kick in her stomach, before throwing dirt into her eyes, once again blinding her. Kurumu yelled in fury, now blindly swiping for Tsukune's head. By now, Tsukune was on his feet, and he chuckled as he easily weaved through Kurumu's claws.

"Anger causes people to get sloppy, and when people get sloppy, they make mistakes," Tsukune sagely said, having no problem with punching Kurumu in the stomach, seeing as he had to beat up girls that were trying to kill him before. Tsukune practically danced his way over to Inner Moka, before deciding to let her finish Kurumu off. "Have fun," Tsukune droned on sarcastically, walking to the 'safe zone' where he could watch Moka kick Kurumu's ass to the curb. Inner Moka just glared at him before turning to Kurumu. "I'll make this quick," Inner Moka grumbled while Kurumu, in a blind tsunami of fury, carelessly dove down, ready to take Moka's head. "Tsk, foolish whelp, know your place," Inner Moka said, landing a kick directly on Kurumu's chin, which sent her flying back into a tree roughly. Kurumu slowly slid down the tree, groaning in pain, not willing to fight anymore. With the annoyance taken care of, Inner Moka faced Tsukune, who was contemplating whether or not he should run, but decided against it, for he was no coward and would take it like a man.

Inner Moka turned to Tsukune, a deep, but oddly controlled rage burning deep within her crimson eyes. She slowly made her way over to him, jabbing a finger in his chest, causing him to wince for a second before straightening up. "Watch yourself, human, for I do NOT tolerate foolishness. Do NOT, and I repeat, NOT, try to protect me. I am no princess that needs to be protected. I know the dangers of this world, and I know that I can take care of myself," She growled out. At that moment, something in Tsukune snapped.

"You- you know the dangers of this world-you know the dangers of this world? Don't bullshit me! You know NOTHING about the dangers of this world! You know NOTHING about how cruel humans can be not only to the things around them, but to their own kind! Don't even think you know everythin' about humans, because you know jackshit about them! Even we humans don't know how cruel we can be to one another," Tsukune raged. Moka, about to open her mouth to tear Tsukune a new one verbally, was surprised to see Tsukune hold a hand up, showing he wasn't even done.

"You stand there- and just like everyone else, you automatically think I'm evil or some crazy shit like that because I'm a human. You, better watch yourself. I'm no wimp ass pansy that'll take shit and roll with it. Heh, guess that's one thing monster and humans share. Both races are ignorant bigots, just as two-faced as the surface around them," Tsukune chuckled bitterly.

By now, Moka had heard enough. Her rage was slowly getting the better of her.

"And what the hell do you know about pain, human?" She snapped bitterly. Every muscle in Tsukune's body tensed. She didn't just ask the taboo question, did she? Oh, she was going to regret asking that. Tsukune slowly turned around, his hair shadowing his eyes. In an even slower manner, Tsukune looked at her, eyes blazing with an unquenched-coldness.

Moka was really going to regret asking that question. Tsukune would make sure of it.

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Hello good readers, its Kit. I have an announcement to make. No, I am not giving up on this story; it's just a little update. When my next chapter post comes up, this will no longer be a T rated story. Because of where the story will head to, when the next chapter comes up, this will become an M rated story, due to the content that will be put in the story from this point forward. That's why this second part is short. Normally I don't write this little, but I felt it wasn't fair to have the story switch from T to M without any warning. So, keep an eye out and remember, this story WILL become an M rated story when the fourth chapter is posted. Thank you to all who read this, again, I felt it wasn't fair to do the switch without notifying the readers. Thank you to those who leave reviews and comment on the story, it is greatly appreciated and welcomed. Another thing, if anyone wants to be my BETA READER, PM me and we will talk.