Chapter 7: Nightmare + Vampire
Disclaimer: I do not own Rosario + Vampire. I twisted the author's storyline into my own imagination.
"It's getting late everyone," said Murotsu, yawning. "Let's get some rest."
Murotsu walked Tsukune and his friends downstairs to their rooms. Nazere and Hiyata stayed outside of the underground house and kept watch. Everyone was tired because of their battle with Murotsu when they first encountered him.
"Here we are," he said as he opened the door to a bedroom. "You five can rest in this room."
The room was large and magnificent. In the room were five large mattresses, each containing a small pillow and blanket. It also contained a bathroom with a large shower. The five girls immediately ran to their beds and rested their tired feet on the soft matresses.
"Where am I going to sleep?" asked Tsukune.
"In Nazere's bedroom," replied Murotsu. Nazere's room was only two doors away from the girls' room. As Murotsu opened the door, there were two large beds.
"You can use my bed," said Murotsu, pointing at the beds.
"Thank you, but what about you?" asked Tsukune.
"I can sleep in the living room. Anyway, get some sleep, Chosen. Good night,"
"Good night." replied Tsukune, resting his head on the pillow. Murotsu walked out of the door and shut it behind him.
Tsukune then closed his eyes to fall asleep but he couldn't. He thought about the hardship and pain Murotsu endured in the past including losing his father, his kind, and his friends from the Newspaper Club. The thought about the rivalry between humans and monsters was awful enough but also the enslaving of monsters was too horrible to imagine.
***A few hours later****
Tsukune woke up and found himself in heading toward the Youkai Academy. When he walked past the double doors in the academy he saw darkness. He turned back but the doors closed shut. Tsukune pulled on the knobs but the doors were sealed shut. Then he heard a loud cry.
"Tsukune help us!" cried a faint voice from the darkness. Tsukune hurried toward the faint voice.
"Tsukune, help…" The voice became fainter and fainter. It sounded almost like Moka's. He was running away from it. He ran back the opposite direction to follow the voice. Then he saw something that was much horrible. Murotsu, Nazere, Hiyata, Gin, Fong, Fuhai and Mikogami lying dead in the dark floor. A few feet away from the bodies he sees Moka, Kurumu, Yukari, Mizore, Ruby, Kyouko, and his parents in chains.
Surrounding them is the Masked King, a Black Dragon, Gyokuro, a large demon skorne, and a bunch of giant trolls with drawn blades. The giant trolls raised their blades in the air and slashed. A flood of blood splattered all over Tsukune and he saw his remaining friends lying dead.
"No!" Tsukune screamed.
The Skorne laughed and snapped his fingers. Two giant demons appeared and grabbed him. Tsukune struggled trying to break free from their grasp but they are too strong. The Skorne then got up his throne and walked slowly toward him. As he stood right in front of Tsukune, he raised his claw and saw purple aura on it and lashed it at Tsukune.
Tsukune then woke up and found himself laying close to the edge the bed. He breathed heavily, relieved that it was only a dream. The alarm was going off but his body was too tired to get up. He tried to reach for it but the clock was too far from him. He was about to touch it but he fell off the bed and crashed on to the ground Finally, the alarm clock was turned off and Tsukune slowly sat up and found himself staring at the feet of Nazere.
"Are you alright, Tsukune?" asked Nazere. Tsukune moaned and tried to heave up his body.
"You must have fallen outta your bed," Nazere said as he extended his hand toward him. Tsukune grabbed it and was pulled up.
"What happened to you?" he asked, wanting to know what was going on with him. Tsukune rubbed the sleep off his eyes and told him about the dream he had.
"That sounds horrible and I'm glad it's only a nightmare," commented Nazere, scratching his chin. "What you dreamed is almost what Murotsu witnessed in his past."
"Um Nazere-san," said Tsukune. "I may be talking behind Murotsu's back but I think he is kind of...you know, weird. I mean I saw him cut his wrist with his weapon and he attempted to do that again at the dinner table."
"I would say the same thing but I understand why he did that," said Nazere.
"Why?"
"Murotsu lost many people he loved. He thought he has to punish himself by hurting himself because he felt responsible for his uncle's actions and the loss of his father, clan, and friends," replied Nazere. "Due to that loss he never stops caring about his friends and seeks to avenge them."
"Aren't you worried about him?" asked Tsukune.
"I am but we shouldn't worry too much about him or the matter would become worse. He is wiser and more intelligent than you think, especially when it comes to combat," said Nazere quietly.
"Where is everyone anyway?" asked Tsukune, trying to check if they are okay.
"Everyone is upstairs in the dining room eating breakfast," answered Nazere.
"Please do not tell anyone about what we talked about," requested Tsukune.
"Well, I don't see any point about not telling anyone but I promise," said Nazere.
They both changed and then walked out of the room to the dining room. When they got there Ruby and Moka were helping Hiyata cook breakfast. Yukari, Kurumu, and Mizore were playing with Yukari's magical tarot cards. Murotsu was sitting in the couch reading a few letters from the mail. Tsukune exhaled with relief to see them.
"Good morning, Tsukune," greeted Moka, carrying a huge tray of bacon, eggs, and toast to the table and setting them down. Ruby followed Moka, holding a giant bowl of miso soup. Moka however had a separate bowl of tomato soup. The aroma of the food made Tsukune feel pretty hungry.
"You looked tired, Tsukune-kun," said Mizore, putting down her cards. "Are you feeling okay?"
Tsukune yawned and stretched before he helped himself to the food.
"Ummm…yeah. I just didn't sleep well," he responded as he walked to the table and sat down.
"How come?" asked Kurumu, helping herself to toast, eggs, and bacon. "The futons are so much comfortable than the ones in our dorms. It's almost impossible not to fall asleep on them."
"I…" he paused for a moment and thought about the nightmare. Then he decided not to talk about it.
"I was just having trouble falling asleep. That's all," said Tsukune.
"You didn't answer her question, desu," said Yukari with her mouth full of eggs.
"It's okay to tell us," said Moka when her spoon of soup was halfway into her mouth.
"It's nothing," said Tsukune, laughing nervously. He then helped himself to miso soup and began to drink.
"Tsukune-kun," said Moka softly. "If you have trouble sleeping, I'll be there for you."
"Moka-san…" Tsukune whispered.
"No way!" protested Kurumu. "I will keep you company, Tsukune. Keeping the bed bugs from biting you is my specialty."
"No, it's not like…" Tsukune said trying to explain.
"You liar! You are always afraid of bed bugs," interrupted Yukari.
"Tsukune, let me sleep with you," insisted Mizore. "My ice kunais will protect you from them."
"Actually, I can summon a big repellent barrier that can stop the bugs from crawling on to you," said Ruby as she drank her miso soup.
"No way!" shouted Kurumu, getting up from her seat. "I'm sleeping with Tsukune."
"No me!" yelled Yukari, also standing up.
"No me!" hissed Mizore.
"Me!" shouted Ruby.
"Well, it appears that you are the single target of affection and sexuality," smiled Murotsu as he peacefully drank his tea.
"No, Murotsu-sempai," shouted Tsukune His cheeks turn red. "It's not what you think they meant."
"Ooooo, you are blushing," teased Nazere. "It seems that they want to do the you-know-what to you."
"Aw…why can't I be Tsukune?" complained Hiyata.
"You are an idiot, Hiyata. You should understand that acting like that would never give you a chance to get a girl," said Murotsu, smacking him with his chopsticks in his fist.
"You are pretty pathetic. You know that?" said Nazere.
Tired of the commotion, Tsukune grabbed a piece of toast and ran toward the elevators to exit the hideout. The girls finished their breakfast and hurried after him. Ruby however, stayed to help Hiyata, Murotsu, and Nazere wash the dishes.
"So Ruby, how did you know about us dragon mages?" asked Murotsu as they were cleaning the dishes.
"My mistress told me stories about them when I was a little girl," replied Ruby. "I had always wanted to meet a dragon mage. I never thought I would meet them now since the legend about them is true."
"Yes, it's true,"
"Anyway how did you guys build this home?"
"Oh, it was Nazere's home," answered Murotsu. "This hideout was all made from human technology. He sometimes travel to my world to steal some supplies and human technology to create our own kitchen, elevators, and much more. I honestly have no idea where he got the human technology from and I never thought that anyone like him could make the hideout so nice and easy to live in. Nazere is a brilliant architect, scientist, and mathematician. He usually spends most of his time to upgrade his house, study in the lab, and create healing potions."
After they finished cleaning the dishes Ruby, Murotsu, and his companions took the elevator upstairs to the surface of the earth. About ten minutes later they arrived to the Youkai academy. Murotsu told his companions to watch for the spies from the public safety commission. Nazere and Hiyata nodded and waited outside.
"Ruby-san, you go on ahead to Mikogami's office. I'm gonna look around to see if the spies are inside the school," said Murotsu to Ruby.
"What about you?" said Ruby with a concerned look.
"I will be fine. I'll be back during brunch," said Murotsu.
"Alright, I'll be waiting for you in Mikogami's office," said Ruby.
As Murotsu left into the hallway, Ruby began to walk to the headmaster's office. About an hour or two later, the bell for brunch rang and every student began to walk out of their classrooms. Tsukune and his friends were eating snacks with Gin in the clubroom until suddenly they heard a scream in the hallway.
"What's going on?" cried Moka, as she was about to sip her tomato juice.
"Let's go see," said Tsukune.
The Newspaper club began to hurry through the hallway but the scream became fainter and fainter.
"It's coming from outside, desu," said Yukari.
"Follow that voice!" said Gin.
As they ran outside, they found three young men holding on to a girl. Tsukune studied her face and immediately recognize her face.
"It's Mizuka! She's in trouble!" he cried.
"Help! They are trying to rape me!" Mizuka yelled, struggling from their grips.
"Oh hush up, cutie," sneered one of the boys.
"We just wanna have some fun with you," said another boy.
"Quit your struggling, and be a good girl," said the third boy.
"Leave me alone!" she screamed.
"That's horrible," said Moka, clasping her hands over her mouth.
"We got to do something about it," said Tsukune clenching his fists.
"Why? She is just a girl," said Mizore.
"I'll take care of this," said Gin, heading toward the three guys.
"Oh, no you don't," said Kurumu, grabbing him by the collar. "This is no time to be hero boy, Gin-senpai."
"Let me take off your seal and you handle them Moka-san," said Tsukune to Moka.
"I can't. We are not allowed to transform or even start a fight in the school," said Moka.
"Then what can we do?" asked Tsukune, frantically.
"Hey, where is Kurumu, desu?" asked Yukari, looking around her.
"Looks like she is going to those bullies," said Mizore, quietly.
They looked up and saw Kurumu already marching toward the three boys.
"Kurumu-chan, come back! We'll do this altogether!" called Tsukune.
"No," said Kurumu, holding out her hand to the side. "I'll take care of these perverts! Boys should know better than harassing girls!"
Kurumu then marched up to the boys, as one is about to pucker up right in front of Mizuka.
"Hey, you guys stop what you are doing!" ordered Kurumu, sharpening her claws.
The students stopped what they were doing and dropped Mizuka. They stared at Kurumu.
"This is none of your business! Stay out of this!" said the students.
"The one you want is me, the beautiful goddess," she said twirling around and giving a wink. Everybody, including Mizuka sweat-dropped when she did that.
"Let's get her, boys!" said the lead student. All three of the students began to charge at her. Kurumu stood there and waited.
"Kurumu-chan, what are you waiting for?" called Tsukune.
"Don't worry," assured Kurumu, putting a hand behind her back and sharpening her claws. "I've got this all under control."
The boys came closer and closer. Kurumu stood there like a statue and waited. As the lead boy was about to grab Kurumu, she dodged and slashed at the boys' pants with her claw. The boys stopped where they were and suddenly their pants fell down. Mizore immediately shielded Yukari's eyes when that happened. The boys howled with embarrassment and ran away. The other students around them burst out laughing. Kurumu walked to Mizuka and helped her up.
"Are you alright?" asked Kurumu.
"Yes," answered Mizuka, dusting off her uniform.
"I hate these guys. Harassing girls like that," said Kurumu in anger.
"Thank you for saving me from those perverts," said Mizuka, with a bow.
"I did this because not only because of what I said or even impress Tsukune but also because I'm your friend," said Kurumu with a smile.
"Kurumu-chan," whispered Mizuka. Her eyes began to sparkle and her cheeks began to turn red.
"Thank you again for being my friend. I owe you one. I have to go back to the classroom," she said, and she hurried off back into the school.
Kurumu watched as Mizuka entered the double doors. Tsukune and the rest of the Newspaper club arrived to meet Kurumu.
"Man, that was impressive Kurumu," commented Moka.
"That's the way to show'em, desu," cheered Yukari waving her heart shaped wand in the air.
"Oh it was nothing," said Kurumu.
"You were great out there," said Tsukune.
At that moment, Kurumu lunged for Tsukune and hugged him aggressively. Her breasts began to smother his face.
"Oh Tsukune. I did this to you impress you!" she cried hugging him.
"Ku-ru-mu-chan, I...can't….breathe," muffled Tsukune.
The rest of the girls glared at her with jealousy. Gin cried wishing a girl hugged him like that. The bell rang and they returned back to their classroom.
To Be Continued.