Chapter 9: A Sad Succubus + Vampire

Hello everybody! This chapter is for all Kurumu x Tsukune fans! Though I agree that Moka x Tsukune is a good couple, I feel that Kurumu should at least get a chance to be with him. Please enjoy and feel free to review on this chapter if you want.

Disclaimer: I do not own Rosario + Vampire. I twisted the author's storyline into my own imagination.

Kurumu was outside of the school at the entrance sitting on the third step of the stairs to the entrance. She was still crying after Tsukune accepted Moka's invitation to a date and she felt that her dreams and daydreams about him were crushed. Feeling rejected by him was just too much for her. When she glanced up the sky, she saw a cloud shaped like Tsukune's face smiling down at her. A few seconds later Tsukune's face disappeared. Kurumu began to cry again and buried her face in her arms, still clutching her box of chocolates. Just then Mizuka was walking downstairs where Kurumu was crying. She was already on her way to play with the other students until she saw Kurumu.

"What's the matter Kurumu?" Mizuka asked in a soft voice.

Hearing her kind voice, Kurumu looked up and saw the girl sitting right next to her. She quickly wiped her tears with her sleeve, trying to hide her sad face.

"It's nothing," she said. "I'm fine. What are you doing here? I thought you were still sick in the infirmary."

"Oh yes. I was not feeling well, but then I got better. The nurse released me right after I felt better," she said.

"Oh, okay," said Kurumu.

"I was just walking down these stairs until I saw you," Mizuka said.

Mizuka glanced at the box of chocolates in her hands.

"Are those chocolates for Tsukune?" she asked, pointing at them.

Kurumu stopped crying and was shocked by the fact Mizuka knew that she liked Tsukune. "How did you know that?" Kurumu asked.

"I'm in your class, remember?" Mizuka said with a smile. "I know that you, Moka, and two other girls were hanging around and flirting with him. I had to admit that Tsukune is one popular guy."

Kurumu then remembered when Mizuka first entered the classroom and how she was getting attack by the three students. They both sat together and continued to talk to each other at the entrance. Everyone was outside playing.

"You're a succubus aren't you?" Mizuka decided to ask. Kurumu nodded.

"I'm guessing you selected Tsukune as your destined one and I remembered that if a succubus is not loved then she will die," Mizuka said.

Kurumu became surprised that Mizuka knew about the succubus nature.

"Yes, I am the youngest out of my generation. I never knew any other succubi when I was young. My mother and I are the only ones left," she replied.

"So why did you choose Tsukune to be your destined one?"

"Well, he is kind-hearted and he saved me from the other Moka." she answered. "He wanted me as his friend and that touched my heart. I wanted him to love me naturally so I did my best to not use my charm on him."

Kurumu continued to tell about her experiences with him at the newspaper club. She also told her how she risked her life for Tsukune and how he paid no attention to her. She realized how polite and kind Tsukune was when she first met him.

"You know what, Kurumu?" she said. "I can help you get attention from Tsukune."

Kurumu's eyes widened. "Mizuka…why do you want to help me?"

"Well, it's a horrible way to die when a succubus is not loved and I wanted to repay you for saving me from those perverts," she answered.

Kurumu was speechless. She never thought a girl like Mizuka is willing to help her get her destined one.

"You mean you are going to help me get Tsukune to pay attention to me?" Kurumu asked, surprised.

"Of course," Mizuka said. "I have no intention of flirting with Tsukune nor stealing Tsukune from anyone and I support your relationship with Tsukune!"

At that moment Kurumu leapt up to her feet, overjoyed and gave Mizuka an aggressive hug.

"Oh, thank you! Thank you!" she cried.

"Please, please," Mizuka said, blushing. Kurumu let go of her and sat back down.

"I have some advice for you," said Mizuka. "In order to get Tsukune's attention, there are about three basic things a guy likes about women: appearance, characteristics, and talent. You are beautiful Kurumu; even Tsukune thinks you are cute. I think you're beautiful."

"Thanks. Does Tsukune really think that way?" Kurumu asked, blushing.

"Yeah," she said. "He told me he has cute friends."

Kurumu blushed when she said that.

"By the way, how are your academic skills?" asked Mizuka.

"Umm not that great," Kurumu said, embarrassed. "I suck at calculus but I became better when I had a tutor also another one helped proofread my writing."

"It looks like your academic skills needs a bit more improvement," Mizuka said sternly. "You should not daydream in class and stay focused. Show him that you are just as intelligent as Yukari and Moka!"

After saying that, Mizuka raised a fist in the air and made a triumphant pose. Kurumu grabbed out a notebook and started writing notes.

"Okay, here is the hard part. So pay attention," Mizuka said. "It looks like you will have to get his attention the hard way. If I were you I wouldn't strip in front of him."

Kurumu stopped writing.

"I know this may be difficult for you succubi," Mizuka protested. "Girls our age should not do anything like that. I never strip to seduce a boy so he can look lustfully at my body. I kind of noticed that Tsukune gets freaked out when he sees a girl naked in front of him and I don't think he likes that. He's not even perverted like that. I was even told that he got scared when a girl walked in his bathroom wearing only a towel when he was taking a shower."

Kurumu remembered the time when she first met Tsukune's mom and cousin and the time she snuck into his house and into his bedroom.

"If you constrain yourself from stripping or acting in a perverted manner he will pay more attention to you," she continued. "He can have a chance to relax and he will understand that you are willing to give up your bad habits to be with him. He just needed some room. That's all."

"Do you really think that's going to work?" Kurumu asked.

"Yeah," Mizuka said.

"Then I guess I could give this a try," Kurumu said confidentially.

"That's the spirit!" cheered Mizuka, dancing like a maniac. "Here's the plan. We will go right to the tennis courts and hide behind the trees. I will come out and find Tsukune. You stay in the bushes."

Kurumu nodded.

"Also, I will talk to him and tell him how you really feel about him," Mizuka said.

"Wait! Don't do that!" Kurumu pleaded. "I don't want him to know about my feelings. I mean, he knows about my feelings but I don't want you to tell him. I will be embarrassed."

"That is the only way we can get him to understand what you are going through," Mizuka said, putting her hands on Kurumu's shoulders. "Trust me. I'm pretty sure you know that he cares so much about his friends. This will get his attention. This is one way for him to get to his senses."

Mizuka and Kurumu then hurried to the tennis courts and hid behind the trees that were two feet away from the courts. They saw many students playing tennis, basketball, soccer, and even tetherball. Finally they saw Tsukune and the other girls playing tennis with each other. Mizuka ran from her hiding place and leapt over the fence, interrupting their game.

"I apologize for the interruption but can I speak to Tsukune alone for a few minutes?" she asked.

"Um I'm sorry but we are pretty busy so he can't talk right now, desu. We are about to win our game, desu," said Yukari clinging on to Tsukune.

"Just real quick," said Mizuka. "I promise that I will return him to you."

"Alright," said Moka.

Tsukune puts down his racket and walked toward Mizuka. They both leapt over the fence and stood two feet away from the place Kurumu was hiding.

"All right, Tsukune," said Mizuka. "I have a serious question to ask you."

"Go ahead," said Tsukune. "I'm listening."

"How do you feel about Moka and please be honest."

Tsukune was surprised when she asked that question.

"Well I like her a lot. She is kind, beautiful, and I regard her as my best friend."

"And what about Kurumu?"

"Well, she is a good friend and my classmate but she ran away from me for some reason and I don't know why."

"I'll tell you why," Mizuka snapped holding a finger in front of him. "It's because you don't love her back and all you care is Moka and nothing more. You don't even understand Kurumu's honest feelings about you."

Tsukune became startled the moment she snapped at him.

"I do understand her feelings. It's just that Moka…" He tried to talk but was interrupted.

"There you go again about Moka," Mizuka snapped. "You always talk about Moka and not much about your other friends. You don't even care about Kurumu! You are just using her as protection from other monsters."

"That's not true. I wouldn't do such a thing…" said Tsukune, shocked.

"Oh, yeah?!" she yelled. She began to point a finger right onto Tsukune's chest. "Since when do you really care about Kurumu-chan?"

"Well I…" he tried to talk but was interrupted again.

"You don't even understand the true meaning of her succubus nature," Mizuka rebuked. "A succubus dies when she is never loved by the one she loves and Kurumu will die of sadness if you don't pay attention to her. The consequence is that you will lose a friend forever."

Tsukune was devastated and kept silent after hearing Mizuka's harsh words. He hated to believe her but he knew she was right about Kurumu.

"Do you realize how much of a jerk you have been to her? Mizuka continued. "A friend would always understand one another. You understand NOTHING about Kurumu-chan!"

Mizuka took a breath, paused for a moment, and began to speak again.

"Now let me tell you about Kurumu's feelings," she continued. "She chose you as her destined one because you saved her from getting killed by Inner Moka. Did you not remember that? She dreams day and night about you almost everyday. She couldn't bring herself to destroy the newspapers by the order of Gin when the Public Safety Commission arrived because you created the newspapers with her together. She risked her life many times to protect you and almost got killed by Akua when attempting to save Moka."

"She was overprotective of you and tries to stop Moka from overdrinking your blood. She promised to not use her charm on you to play fair with Moka. She even kissed you in order for you to stop rampaging when you were transformed into your ghoul form. She gave up several times to let Moka be with you! What more do you want from her? Do you think that's right?"

She gave Tsukune a stunning blow on his face with her hand. The girls stared at her, surprised.

"Baka! Do you think that's right?" She smacked him again. Blood ran down his nose.

"Kurumu told me all of this. As her friend, I am mad at you!" she said.

"Tsukune!" cried the girls. Tsukune held out his hand to stop the girls. He then realized what Kurumu had been going through all her life since he met her and felt ashamed for not understanding her and being there for her. The moment Mizuka finished her yelling, Kurumu ran out of her hiding place, leapt over the fence, and marched toward Tsukune.

"So this is what you really feel about me," she said angrily. She also smacked him across the face.

"You know what?" Kurumu cried. "I love you Tsukune, but I hate you!"

Kurumu ran away with tears in her eyes. The girls were devastated after witnessing Mizuka's lecture on Tsukune. Tsukune watched Kurumu ran away and saw a knife in her right hand.

"Wait a minute, she isn't going to…" he said, glancing at her knife.

"Oh, yes she is," interrupted Mizuka, crossing her arms. "She plans to end her life because she knew you love Moka more than her. Kurumu is living a succubus life and she thought she will never be with her destined one because you already favor Moka. Kurumu believes that there is no reason for her to live on because she knew she is going to die anyway. I am saying this so you would realize the consequence of your lack of understanding from a friend."

Her words stunned Tsukune.

"I'm going after her!" he cried.

"You said you have a date with Moka. Isn't that what you wanted?" asked Mizuka.

"I don't care! I-I am going to do something right and I'm going after her!" shouted Tsukune and hurried after Kurumu.

The girls were standing in front of him.

"Don't try to stop me, Moka-san," cried Tsukune.

"I'm not trying to stop you," said Moka softly. "We heard everything about what Mizuka said and I think she was right. I think that you should go after her."

"Moka-san I…" Tsukune said. Moka placed her fingers on his lips.

"I know it's a tough decision to make but Kurumu-chan is also my friend and I want you to save her like how she tried to save me," said Moka.

"She also saved me too…" said Mizore, blushing.

"I was also a jerk to her, desu," said Yukari. "I always made fun of her was because I envied her, desu."

"Moka-san, Mizore-chan, and Yukari-chan, thank you," he said and he hurried off after Kurumu. He ran past the cemetery and the woods until he reached the cliff where he saved Mizore three years ago. Then he saw her standing at the edge of the cliff. Kurumu held up her knife toward her breasts.

"Farewell, Tsukune-kun," she whispered. She raised her knife and began to drive it into her body.

"Kurumu-chan! No!" screamed Tsukune as he collided with her. Both of them crashed into a large boulder. He glanced at Kurumu's knife that is still in her hand and began to grab it.

"Let go of my knife!" Kurumu yelled, trying to snatch the knife away. But Tsukune grabbed her wrist, trying to pull the knife away. He then twisted her arm causing her to scream in pain, which forced her to drop the knife. The knife fell to the ground. He picked up the knife before Kurumu can and threw it down the cliff.

"Kurumu-chan, what are you thinking?" questioned Tsukune. Kurumu fell on her knees and began to sob.

"Why?" Kurumu cried. Tears poured from her eyes. "Why is it that Moka is more beautiful and popular than me? Why is it Moka that you love and not I? Why am I not the first girl to meet you?"

"Kurumu-chan…" he said, softly.

"Baka!" she yelled, pounding her fists onto Tsukune's chest. "Baka! Baka! Baka!"

Tsukune caught her wrists. Kurumu buried her face into Tsukune's chest, sobbing.

"Kurumu-chan," he said, patting her head. "I'm sorry for not understanding what you were going through. I now understand your succubus nature."

"You're lying!" Kurumu yelled, remembering that he accepted Moka for a date.

"No, I'm not lying," he said, placing his hands on her shoulders. "I was a jerk like Mizuka said. I should have realized what all my friends have been going through especially you. I don't want to lose a friend and that's why I stopped you."

"Tsukune…" Kurumu said softly. Her face began to turn red.

"You are beautiful Kurumu-chan, just like Moka-san," he continued. Kurumu's drooping mouth suddenly changed into a smile.

"Tsukune," she said with sparkling eyes. "Is-is this a dream?"

"No, Kurumu-chan," he said wiping her tears. "I'm sorry that I failed to realize what you are going through."

When he said those words Kurumu wrapped his arms around him and began to cry again. Tsukune hugged her back, stroking her hair.

Murotsu and the girls arrived to the cliff and saw them.

"What just happened, desu?" asked Yukari, wanting to know.

"It appears that Tsukune-kun has restored Kurumu's spirit again," smiled Mizuka. "You passed the test, Tsukune-kun. Well done."

"What test?" asked Mizore, wanting to know.

"To see if he really cared about any of his friends," she said, still smiling.

"Tsukune, you did the right thing," thought Moka.

Mizore and Yukari glared at Mizuka.

"Something doesn't seem to be right," thought Yukari.

"Why did this girl suddenly decide to help Kurumu and not me?" thought Mizore.

"Tsukune," Kurumu said looking up into Tsukune's eyes.

"Yes, Kurumu-chan?" he said.

"I really want to thank you by giving you this instead of my chocolates," she said. Kurumu placed both hands on his cheeks.

"Kurumu-chan, please don't do this! Not in front of-" he protested. But Kurumu did not waste her time. She pulled him forward and gave him a long passionate kiss. The taste of her saliva was intoxicating but her lipstick tastes of sweet strawberries. Tsukune's face turned beet red when her lips touched his.

He shut his eyes thinking that she would accidently use her charm on him. The girls stared at them with disgust and jealousy. Ruby was walking by and saw the girls frozen with anger. The cross veins were already popping up on their foreheads.

"Hey what's going on?" Ruby asked wanting to know. She then glanced up and saw the blue haired girl locking her lips with Tsukune. Cross veins also appeared on the right of her forehead and her jaw suddenly dropped.

"Hey! I won't allow anyone to kiss my Tsukune!" yelled Moka.

"That's right!" yelled Mizore. Her blue eyes glowed. "I'm the one destined to kiss him!"

"No, I'm going get a kiss from Tsukune!" yelled Yukari.

"No I will! I want a turn!" shouted Ruby. All four of them began to charge toward Tsukune and puckered at him. Mizuka then stood in their way.

"Now, now," said Mizuka, trying to calm everybody down.

"But Kurumu-chan is a succubus," complained Moka. "She just kissed him and now he will become her slave."

"Not true," laughed Mizuka. "The victim only becomes her slave if she uses her charm and kiss him at the same time. She already promised to not use her charm and play fair with all of you in order to get him."

"But that's not fair. I didn't have a chance to kiss him!" complained Ruby.

"Oh, you will some other time," said Mizuka.

Tsukune broke the contact with Kurumu. His face was red with embarrassment. Kurumu smiled with satisfaction. Her heart was pounding like mad and found that kiss more satisfying than the one she gave him when he was in his ghoul form.

"Thanks for the kiss, Tsukune," she purred. "That felt so good and I will remember that moment forever. No matter what happens, I will still fight Moka fair and square for you til the very end."

The rest of the girls ran up to him, asking him if he is okay.

"I'm fine, everyone. I don't feel any different," said Tsukune. "There is nothing weird going on with me."

The girls then glared at Mizuka.

"Who are you really and why are you helping Kurumu-chan?" asked Moka, glaring at her.

"Yeah, I thought you were sick in the infirmary, desu!" said Yukari sternly.

"There is something fishy about you!" hissed Mizore, showing her ice claws.

"Yeah, what are you trying to pull here?" shouted Ruby pointing her ruler at her.

"Why are you mad at me? I have done nothing wrong," said Mizuka, waving her hands.

"I noticed that when you are here, Murotsu was not present and when he is present, you are gone," said Ruby.

"So does that mean that you are Murotsu-senpai?" asked Moka.

"I have a feeling that you are him by the way you were talking," hissed Mizore.

Mizuka gave a sigh. "I guess you have found me out."

She snapped her fingers and began to transform with a large puff of smoke concealing her. When the smoke cleared Murotsu was standing in her place.

"I knew it!" said Ruby.

"So, it's you Murotsu-senpai. You were in disguise!" said Tsukune, shocked.

"You were Mizuka in our class," said Moka, surprised.

"That explains your sickness!" yelled Yukari pointing her wand at him.

"No wonder Mizuka didn't change in the locker rooms with us and said she had to change in the bathrooms," said Moka.

"Explain yourself, Murotsu-senpai and how could you lecture Tsukune like that," hissed Mizore bringing out her ice claws.

"My apologies me for deceiving you all," said Murotsu. "I know I shouldn't be involved in this but I was the one that planned it. Not Kurumu-chan. I planned everything. I did this because I wanted to help Kurumu get her chance. I also did this because I wanted to repay her for saving me from those perverted dudes."

Kurumu then thought about how he got attacked by the three students earlier.

"That time when you are bullied," said Kurumu, putting her hands over her mouth. "Are you alright?"

"Why didn't you transform back to yourself when these guys attacked you, desu?" asked Yukari, clenching her fists.

"Yeah, I was just wondering what took you so long to get back to the headmaster's office," said Ruby glaring at Murotsu and crossing her arms.

"Guys, I was trying to look for the spies in the school but I didn't want anyone to recognize my identity so I transformed into a regular girl and named myself Mizuka-chan. I even have to fool Nekonome and check your classroom to make sure the spies were not in there. When those three pervy old brutes attacked me, I didn't want to blow my cover even though I could have taken those guys down myself. I was glad Kurumu-chan saved me from them," explained Murotsu.

"Well, you fooled us all," said Tsukune. "But I forgive you."

"I'm sorry that I lectured you and smacked you," said Murotsu.

"I am sorry too," replied Tsukune.

"For what?" asked Murotsu.

"Never mind," said Tsukune.

"Friends?" asked Murotsu, extending his hand toward Tsukune.

"Friends," Tsukune replied and shook his hand. He began to walk back with the girls clinging on Tsukune on the way back to school except for Kurumu who stayed behind for a moment.

"I guess my work here is done," Murotsu whispered, quietly.

He then began to head the opposite direction to the hideout.

"Murotsu-senpai," Kurumu called in a quiet voice.

"Yes, Kurumu-chan," He answered as he heard her.

Kurumu placed her hands behind her back.

"I-I want to thank you…for helping me," she said. Her cheeks turned a little red.

"Oh it's nothing," Murotsu said, also blushing. "I was just glad to cheer you up. Plus, I had to understand that it was I who should be thanking you."

Murotsu turned back and headed back the ruined cemetery. Kurumu watched him and thought about what he did for her. She turned back and hurried toward into school with a smile on her face.

To Be Continued…