The Broken Seal
Chapter 2:
"You don't get it, do you?" Outer Moka cried. "It's because of me that that dragon attacked our school. It's because of me that everyone was nearly killed!"
Tsukune and the four girls were sitting at some tables near the dormitories. The chaos had calmed down, and the attack was over a day ago.
Kurumu sighed. "Oh please, come ON! We all know it wasn't your fault."
"The point is that it wanted me for something. You heard it, didn't you?" Moka exclaimed. "It's going to come back! And when it does, who knows? What if it chooses to murder everyone in the school? What if it hurts all of you guys?"
"Chill out," Mizore murmured. "We're not weaklings. We can defend ourselves."
Moka buried her head in her hands. "Look...I'm sorry, but I have to find out what it is that the dragon was after."
"Why are you so worried about the dragon?" Yukari giggled. "You kicked its butt today! You can do it again. It was a total wimp!"
"I'm pretty sure that that dragon was not the worst of it," Moka whispered. "No...not at all. It was only a tease. The real enemy is lurking somewhere else. Until I find out what I'm wanted for, I can be near you guys. You could get hurt!"
Tsukune stood up suddenly. "Moka, please don't do this. We are here to support you!"
Moka smiled weakly. "Thanks, Tsukune. But..." she turned away. "I have to go now." Without another word, Moka stood up and dashed away.
"Wait!" Tsukune shouted. "Moka, stop!"
"Where does she think she's going?" Mizore scoffed.
"I can't believe it!" Kurumu crossed her arms. "I can't believe she's pulling this!" Seeing the worried look etched across Tsukune's face, she added, "She's not serious...she'll be back. Just watch."
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That night, Moka lay in her dorm, depressed.
'Tsukune, Kurumu, Mizore, Ruby, Yukari, Kokoa...' she thought. 'I really want to stay...I want to stay by all of you forever and be your friend. But for now...until I can figure out what's going on, I can't involve you guys and put you in danger...I'm sorry.'
The rosary on her chest suddenly glowed. "Smart decision," Inner Moka's voice flooded her head.
"Ah..!" Moka exclaimed in surprise. "Geez...you scared me..."
"Don't let those lower-class beings slow you down," Inner Moka said coldly. "Getting too attached to something will only make you weaker. It's better that you let go."
Moka chuckled lightly. "Ura-chan...you have it all wrong. It's because I'm around Tsukune and the others that I'm stronger! I would never want to let go of them. Ever."
"Humph. Whatever you want. But I'm warning you. Eventually, someone is going to use your friends against you."
"Well, Ura-chan, you don't have to worry. Because I'm going to get to the bottom of this before anyone gets hurt."
Suddenly, the window shattered and shards of glass rained over Moka.
"You might want to keep yourself from getting hurt first," a deep voice rang out.
Moka screamed and tumbled down, getting small cuts from the glass. "Who...who are you?"
"My name is Daiko. If you don't want all of your friends to be killed by the most gruesome ways...you had best come with me."
"What do you want with me?" Moka whimpered, shrinking into the shadows.
Daiko took a threatening step closer. A dozen men dressed in pitch black leaped through the window and joined his sides. "You have some information that would be of great help to us. Now I'll repeat myself. If you don't want your friends and classmates to be annihilated, then you had better cooperate."
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Just before he lay down on the bed, Tsukune decided to glance out the window. He and Moka would often gaze at each other wordlessly at night, seeing as her dorm was in the building right across from his. Conveniently, her window was directly his level, so the two always had perfect views of each other.
That night, Tsukune plopped down on the chair and gazed outside. Moka's window was dark. 'I hope she's okay," Tsukune thought. 'If only I could find a way to get her to know that she doesn't have to do anything by herself.'
Then something caught his eye.
Floating above Moka's window was an enormous winged monster...the dragon from before!
"Oh no!" Tsukune's heart beat rocketed. "It's after Moka again!" He was about to dash out of the room when something else caught his attention. Standing on the dragon's back were dark shapes of human beings. There were over a dozen of them, all dressed is black, but one stood out from all the rest. His hair was spiked up five inches above his head, and in the moonlight one could see that it was bright red and orange. He wore a billowing black cape.
Tsukune gasped as he witnessed the man leap from the dragon's back and right into the window! It shattered into a million pieces, and pretty soon all of the other men followed suit and clambered through the frame.
Tsukune didn't waste any more time. In less than a moment he was barging out of his room and shooting down the hall at the speed of light.
'Moka's in danger!' those words rang through his head all the way down the flight of stairs.
He bolted through the doors of the girls dormitory, ignoring the startled yelps of girls in the halls.
"Tsukune?" Kurumu gasped. "What are you doing here?"
Tsukune barely heard her. His legs didn't even start burning yet. He was determined to get to Moka's room before anything happened to her.
When he arrived at her door, he practically knocked it down and burst inside. Moka's hands were tied behind her back, and a group of men clad in black surrounded her.
"Let her go!" Tsukune panted.
The tall man with orange hair guffawed. "And who the hell are you? What are you doing here?"
"I'm here to keep Moka from getting into your filthy hands!"
"No! Tsukune, please leave now," Moka begged.
Tsukune looked slightly surprised. "Moka, what are you talking about?"
"I don't want you to get hurt because of me...just get out of here while you still can!"
"That's right, boy, get out of here while you still can!" one of the men came up to Tsukune and smashed a fist into his face. Tsukune fell back and clutched his bruised jaw.
"Tsukune!" Moka cried out. "Leave him alone!"
The same man pulled his foot back and kicked Tsukune in the ribs. He cried out and crumpled to the ground.
'Damn it, why am I so weak?" Tsukune seethed to himself. 'I have to protect Moka.' With new found strength he forced himself to stand up. Out of the corner of his eye, Tsukune saw another gloved fist flying at his face. He ducked and kicked the guy's knee out.
"MOKA!" he screamed, charging toward the group of men. Two of them tried to hold him back but Tsukune plowed right through them. Two of them tried to hold him back but Tsukune plowed right through them.
"STOP HIM!" Daiko commanded.
'If I could just...get to her rosary..." Tsukune thought to himself as he struggled through the mass of men. He ignored the pain from the hits he was receiving and focused on just getting to Moka.
"We're wasting our time here! Let's go!" Daiko ordered. He dragged Moka out of the window and onto where the dragon was hovering, waiting.
"NO!" Tsukune shouted. He launched himself out the window and toward Moka, reaching out with his hand. The tips of his fingers brushed against the cold silver of her rosary. Tsukune tightened his grip and yanked the rosary off of its chain.
A blinding bright light exploded from Moka's body and filled the night sky. When the light died down, the transformation was complete.
Silver-haired Inner Moka stood on the dragon's back, her hands free of the bonds she had before. Another hand was grabbing hold of Tsukune, keeping him from falling to his death below.
"Moka...thank goodness," Tsukune grinned as Moka hoisted him up.
Daiko appeared behind her and leaned toward Moka's ear. "Remember what I told you," he sneered.
Moka glared and clenched her teeth. "Of course."
"What's going on?" Tsukune felt a wave of worry overtake him.
"You should have listened to the other Moka," Inner Moka said flatly. "You shouldn't have gotten yourself involved. You should have left while you still can." She grabbed him by the collar and with one powerful throw, threw Tsukune back through the open window.
Tsukune landed painfully on the glass-covered ground. "What are you doing, Moka?" he exclaimed, aghast.
"I'm sorry, Tsukune," she whispered. Then the dragon disappeared into the dark sky, taking Moka with it.
Tsukune felt tears of horror come into his eyes. He slammed his fist on the ground, once, twice, until bits of glass became embedded into his skin.
Just then, Kurumu, Mizore, and Yukari barged into the room.
"Oh...my...goodness!" Kurumu gasped. "WHAT HAPPENED HERE?"
"We heard all the noise, and...!" Yukari began. She looked around in fright. "Where's Moka?"
Tsukune refused to let tears fall. He spoke in a slightly shaking voice. "She's gone."
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So what did Daiko tell Moka? Don't worry, it will be revealed...soon. Remember to review! I'll try to update fast!