Chapter 10: A Friendly Reunion + Vampire
Disclaimer: I do not own Rosario + Vampire. I twisted the author's storyline into my own imagination.
A next morning passed by after the day Tsukune made up for Kurumu. She woke up and decided to go downstairs to the living room to talk to Murotsu. As she reached the living room, she saw him seated in front of the TV with his eyes closed.
"What is he doing?" Kurumu thought, frowning at him. "Does he sleep like that?"
A moment later Murotsu started grinding his teeth. Then he opened his eyes and began taking deep breaths. His eyes were terrified as if he had a nightmare. Kurumu couldn't help herself to question him.
"What are you doing?" she asked.
"Wha-!" he screamed, opening his eyes.
"Oh, it's you," he said relieved. "You shouldn't have snuck up on me like that! What are you doing here?!"
"I asked you first!" she said, ignoring his question.
"Next time don't wake me up like that!" Murostu said.
"What? You didn't look like you are sleeping!" Kurumu said.
"Well excuse me. I was...meditating on the couch. I kind of fell asleep while doing that for a while," replied Murotsu. "Now does that answer your question? What are you doing here?"
"Well...I...was...I was wondering what you are doing down here early in the morning. You slept very little which is what the other guys told me," she said.
"Yeah, I was just thinking before I slept," he replied.
"About what?" she asked, wanting to know.
"How to prepare the Chosen to fight against the demon lord Soku," said Murotsu. His blue eyes glowed. "Ever since I saw him in my visions it troubles me."
"Come to think of it, you just...erm...'woke up'," said Kurumu, "Did you just have some nightmare about Soku?"
"No, but I was glad that you woke me up. What I saw was a terrible vision about him," he said. "He's gonna return soon and will destroy the Youkai Academy."
Kurumu's eyes widened.
"This can't be!" shouted Kurumu.
"This will happen. Which was why I wanted to prepare for the worst and train you guys to rescue the Shuzen family. The Shuzen family has the information about his plan," he exclaimed. "Only the battle between the Chosen and Soku will decide the fate of both our world and the human world."
"Couldn't we all battle against him? I mean teaming up against him will make the fight a bit easier."
"Unfortunately none of our attacks will have effect against Soku. Only the attacks of the Chosen can deal enough damage against him."
"I see," Kurumu said. She saw a flashback of what Mizuka said to her when being comforted.
"You are beautiful, Kurumu. Tsukune believes that you are," Mizuka said.
"Murotsu-senpai, I...was wanting to ask you," she said.
"Yes what is it?" asked Murotsu.
"About that time when you were Mizuka, do you mean what you say-" Before Kurumu could ask her question, Hiyata was walking down the stairs
"You two are up pretty early. Especially you, Murotsu-senpai," interrupted Hiyata, yawning. "Is something the matter?"
"No, I was meditating. That's all," explained Murotsu. "you can make breakfast now."
Hiyata shrugged and strolled to the kitchen.
"Sorry Kurumu, I am going to make some tea but we can talk more later," Murotsu said, following Hiyata.
Kurumu glared at him.
"Hmph! Even though I was about to do something nice, you are starting to become a piece of work," she fumed.
Meanwhile, Murotsu, Tsukune, and his friends were on their way back to school. Nazere and Hiyata stayed home to build the training room. Murotsu was now wearing his old school uniform.
"Alright everybody, this is our last day before we leave the Youkai Academy," said Murotsu, pointing at the Youkai campus. "We are going to fetch Gin and Fong. I will divide you into two teams. Yukari, Mizore, and Ruby, you guys go and find Fong. Tsukune, Moka, Kurumu, and I will get Gin. Once we fetch these two, we will begin our training for the journey."
Everybody nodded they all set out to find Gin and Fong. At the Youkai fitness room, Fong was practicing dodging falling green stability balls and punching bags. Around him twenty figures popped up. Fong drew his sword and sliced all of them in two halves with one strike. He then ran toward a punching bag and began to strike it with several roundhouse kicks. The door suddenly opened and Yukari, Mizore, and Ruby walked in.
"Morning, Fong," greeted Yukari.
"Oh, good morning to you all," he said, putting his sword away.
"What are you doing in the training room, desu?" she asked. Fong picked up the punching bag and set it right side up.
"I'm training because I remembered the time I was with Xia-Long and the ceiling almost killed me if Hokuto-senpai didn't save my worthless but," he said. "You were there, Yukari. Remember?"
Yukari nodded and remembered about their moment with Xia-long and Gairen.
"Anyway, what brings you three here and where is Tsukune and Moka?" he asked as he picked up his water bottle.
"We need you to come with us because we all have an important mission for Moka," said Ruby.
"And what is that?" he asked in curiosity.
"We need your help to rescue Moka's family along with a Rosario made by her father," whispered Mizore. "Tsukune, Moka, and Kurumu are looking for Gin right now."
"I'm sorry," Fong said after he drank his water. "I still have more training to do plus I am not ready for another journey."
"We are going to a training/fitness room that is just as big this room," Ruby said.
"Would you like to come see it, desu?" asked Yukari. Fong thought for a moment.
He walked toward the bench and wiped his head with a towel.
"Fine then," he said. "I hope the headmaster approves of that and this trip better be worth it."
"The headmaster already approved for you to leave the campus for a while," said Ruby.
So he followed them out of the room to the exit of the school. They walked until they reached the cemetery. Fong looked around and had a scared look on his face.
"What is this place?" he asked.
"Our new dorm," Mizore answered. Yukari began to tap on the entrance with her wand. Two minutes later the tombstones opened. Nazere and Hiyata were standing on the stairway."
"Welcome Fong," they said to him with a bow.
****Later in a different place****
Murotsu, Tsukune, Moka, and Kurumu were heading to the clubroom. When they peaked in no one was there.
"Where did he go?" grunted Moka.
"I don't know. He was in the club room with us yesterday," said Tsukune.
"So where else could you find Gin?" asked Murotsu.
"Well, he could be peeping in at the girls locker rooms," said Kurumu. "If he is there we should know it."
"It seems that he has never changed. How do you know he's in the locker rooms?" he asked.
"You know, from the screams from the girls," said Kurumu.
"That may be an odd way to find somebody," Murotsu said , frownig. "But that sounds kinda clever."
Just then a loud scream shot through the hallway.
"It's coming from the girls' locker rooms," Moka shouted pointing ahead.
"Could it be Gin?" asked Tsukune.
"I don't know," said Kurumu.
A red-haired girl was running toward them.
"Akashiya Moka!" she cried.
"Kokoa," Moka said quietly.
"It's that werewolf again! He's still taking pictures of us changing in the room," Kokoa shouted.
Murotsu glanced at Kurumu.
"Yup, just follow the screams," she said.
"Let's go!" said Murotsu with a smile on his face as he hurried to the locker rooms.
"Hey who is that guy?" she asked, giving Murotsu a stern look.
"He's a friend of ours," Kurumu said, trying not to reveal his identity.
"Don't tell me that he is going to peek at them too," shouted Kokoa.
"Let's go after him," said Tsukune. "I think Gin is already there."
They raced to the locker rooms though the hallway. Kokoa followed them along the way. They ran outside and hid in the bushes. They peeked through and saw Murotsu storming toward the girl's locker rooms. He then stopped a few feet away.
"What's he doing?" whispered Kokoa.
"I don't know but I hope it's not what we're thinking," said Moka.
"Every get down. I will signal you when he comes out and we will give him a nice surprise," said Murotsu with an evil grin on his face.
They waited for several hours but Murotsu haven't moved yet. Suddenly he hid behind a large tree near the entrance. The doors slammed open and Gin flew out. His camera flew out and landed on the ground near him.
"You pervert! How dare you go into our locker rooms!" a girl yelled and she slammed the door.
Gin woke up and tried to pick up his camera he dropped. Suddenly a foot stepped on his camera.
"No, I spent lots of yen for my beautiful camera and now it's ruined!" he cried, grabbing his hair. He then raised his fists toward Murotsu. "This is all your fault, kid. You ruined me. Do you know how expensive my camera was? You are buying me a new camera!"
"Well, well, well. If it isn't the pervy wolfy boy. Did you just call your old friend a 'kid'?" said Murotsu, crossing his arms with a wicked grin on his face.
Gin's face turned white as if he saw a ghost.
"Old friend? There's only one person that calls me that," he thought. He studied Murotsu's face for a minute. He immediately recognized him and began to tremble.
"It…it can't be," said Gin, shivering. "I didn't expect you to survive the wrath of the Public Safety Commission."
"Don't change the subject!" snapped Murotsu. "What do you think you are doing?"
"Me? I-I-I was j-ju-just taking snapshots for our brand new newspaper we are about to publish," he replied in a nervous chuckle.
"My father already taught me better than to peek at girls when they are changing and taking snapshots out of them," said Murotsu. "You should know better than that as well. You were supposed to set an example to all of your members since you are the club president."
"Well I…" But Gin did not get a chance to finish his sentence.
"Do you remember what I said what should happen to perverts, old pervert?" Murotsu lectured.
"Wha-what was that?" Gin nervously said.
"Perverts shall be punished!" thundered Murotsu. His blue eyes flared. Gin's face turned pale with horror. Murotsu extended his hand toward Gin and flashed him with lightning.
"Moka, Kurumu Kokoa!" Murotsu called out, snapping his fingers.
"I think he wants us to come out," whispered Moka.
They all came out of the bushes and stood right behind Murotsu. Murotsu's index finger pointed at Gin. "Sick' em!"
Moka, Kurumu, and Kokoa marched up to Gin lying motionless on the ground. He opened his eyes and saw the three of them staring down at him.
"Oh, umm Moka, Kurumu, um its uh g-g-good to see you guys alive, heheheheh," Gin stuttered and gave a nervous chuckle.
"I won't forgive you for peeking in the girl's locker room!" yelled Moka, clenching her fists.
"You will pay big time, perv!" yelled Kurumu, sharpening her claws.
"Ko-Chan!" yelled Kokoa.
"Yes, Kokoa-sama," said Koumori.
Kokoa grabbed her pet bat and it transformed into a giant spiky mace. Gin screamed in pain as the girls pounded him with their fists, weapons, and feet. He collapsed the ground after a series of kicks and punches. His face was also covered with shoe marks.
"You always get yourself into trouble Gin," Murotsu said.
Murotsu then knelt down toward Gin and grabbed him by the tie.
"Alright, you pervy werewolf. You are coming with me," Murotsu said as he dragged the wreched Gin across the floor. He was still smiling.
"Gin is really pathetic, isn't he?" said Kokoa, sweat-dropping.
"Yeah, as always," agreed Kurumu, also sweat-dropping.
"It seems to me that Murotsu was really happy to see Gin," said Moka.
"I could tell," replied Kurumu.
"Well, we got Gin-senpai so let's get going," said Tsukune and followed Murotsu.
Kurumu, Moka, and Tsukune began to make their way back to the lair.
"Hey! Where are you all going?" yelled Kokoa.
"We are going to the lair for some training," answered Moka.
"You're not leaving without me, Akashiya Moka!" snapped Kokoa, running after them. "I don't know what you guys are up to so I'm coming too."
"It's too dangerous for you. The other me would say the same thing," protested Moka. But Kokoa was still up and running.
Murotsu looked back and saw the red-haired girl following them.
"You can come along, daughter of Shuzen Issa," said Murotsu.
Kokoa stopped and stared at Murotsu.
"How do you know about my father and how do you know me?" she asked.
"You're father was a customer of ours," he said. "He and two of your older sisters are imprisoned by the Masked King for their betrayal against the Masked King."
"Wait, what happened to dad, and my sisters?" she asked, anxiously.
"It's a long story," Murotsu said. "We'll talk once we get to the lair."
They reached the cemetery and opened the tombstone entrance. Tsukune helped Murotsu carry Gin down the stairs. The group finally reached the living room and set Gin on the sofa.
"Greetings, Kokoa and welcome," greeted Nazere.
"That girl. She's cuter than all the girls I met yesterday," thought Hiyata.
Nazere nudged him.
"Oh, welcome Kokoa," Hiyata said extending his hand.
Kokoa said hi but did not shake his hand. She felt a little bit uneasy. Murotsu sat down and explained what happened to the Shuzen family to Kokoa. He handed her a locket to Kokoa.
"Your father left me that when he and your sisters were imprisoned for their betrayal. He also had one for Moka-chan and I gave that one to her," Murotsu said. "I'm sorry."
Kokoa gazed at the shimmering locket. The poor girl began to weep the moment she saw her family baby picture. Moka hugged her for comfort.
"Don't worry Kokoa-chan," said Tsukune handing her a tissue. "We will rescue your family. It's a promise I will make to Moka and you."
"Tsukune…" she said softly. "Thank you."
Ruby, Mizore, Yukari, Fong, Nazere, and Hiyata arrived.
"Alright now that everyone is here, we will begin our training," said Murotsu, picking up his staff. "Kokoa, welcome to our hideout by the way and we will all be preparing for our journey to rescue your family."
"What about Gin?" asked Moka. "He's been unconscious for quite a while."
"Then we'll just have to wake him up with this," said Hiyata with a cunning smile. He was already holding Nazere's alarm clock, the one that Tsukune slept next to. He set the time for one minute and began to wait for it to go off. The alarm finally went off and an annoying sound shot from it. Gin woke up from the loud ringing and shot up out of the sofa.
"Wha-what just happened to me? Why is everybody here? Where am I?" he shouted hysterically. Everybody giggled.
"Alright old friend, you're finally awake," said Murotsu. "And now, you will join the Newspaper Club to a boot camp."
"EEEHHH!" screamed Gin.
To Be Continued….