I'm not sure about this chapter…I fell like the characters are OOC, but I can't figure out how else I could write this. If anybody has any options, I might re-write this chapter. But for now, Enjoy!
15 YEARS OLD
CONFRONTATION, PART 1
Count Akashiya was not feeling like his normal self. Normally, he kept both his emotions and his power in check; he was much too powerful to let either one get out of control. It had been a very long time since he had experienced something that made him almost lose control.
This, however, was testing his patience.
The very NERVE of that human…daring to come onto HIS property! Daring to talk with HIS daughter and disobey HIS rules! And even worse, he brought a succubus onto his property! In his anger, Count Akashiya didn't even pause for a moment to consider why Kokoa was merely standing by and watching the scene rather than attacking the intruder. But that didn't matter. All that mattered was that the human got what was coming to him…and this time, Count Akashiya would be sure to teach him a lesson he would never forget.
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Kokoa and Kurumu shivered as a chill went up their spines. They glanced around, confused; Moka and Tsukune apparently had felt nothing, as they just kept right on talking. Kurumu looked at Kokoa quizzically, but was ignored by the red-haired vampire since she was deep in thought. She recognized that Aura, even if it was only around for a split second. It was her father's, and there was no way it could be good. Kokoa knew that she had to get Tsukune out of there. She approached the couple, oblivious.
"We have to ge-" She never finished. The sudden surge of an overwhelmingly powerful aura made the words die in her throat and sent her and Tsukune to their knees.
"I warned you once, human." Said Count Akashiya as he stepped out from the shadows, eyes blazing and fists clenched. "Apparently it wasn't enough."
Tsukune tried to say something, anything, but the aura was choking, invading his mind and probing his thoughts. He had never felt anything like it.
Kokoa had never seen her father like this. He had always been so composed; choosing his words carefully and never letting his temper get the best of him. Now, though…Kokoa saw just why her father was often considered the strongest vampire around. She had experienced the power of some of the most powerful people of her race, and nothing came close to this. It was no wonder everyone was afraid of him.
Moka was torn. She didn't want to disobey her father, but…there was no way she could just stand by and let her best friend be hurt by her own flesh and blood! But whenever she tried to make a move, the awful memories came flooding back. The memories of the hours of reprimand were a wound that had never closed over the years, and the main reason that Moka had stayed in line over the years. Now, though… Moka didn't think she would ever be able to forgive herself if she just stood by and watched. Tsukune was her first friend; her best friend… and she would be lying through her teeth if she said that he wasn't more than that.
Count Akashiya slowly advanced on Tsukune, the weight of his aura driving Kurumu and Moka to the ground.. "What part of 'stay away' did you not understand?" He growled. "What part of 'I will kil you' did not get through your head?" He stopped in front of Tsukune, who was doing his best to keep his composure. "I guess," Count Akashiya said, raising a fist, "I need to beat the lesson into you."
"I brought him!" Kokoa yelled from her place on the ground, making her father freeze in his tracks.
"Excuse me?" he whispered, just loud enough to be heard. Kokoa gulped, already regretting her decision, but spoke up anyway.
"I brought him." Kokoa repeated. Count Akashiya slowly turned to face his youngest daughter, his eyes filled with an unusual amount of an emotion that neither Kokoa nor Moka could read.
"Why?" Count Akashiya asked. Kokoa hesitated, unsure of how to answer. She wanted her sister back, yes, but saying that would mean that she was practically accusing her father of all but killing Moka, and that would be nothing short of suicide. But then again, so was admitting that she had brought Tsukune onto Manor Akashiya. Kokoa realized that no matter what, she was going to pay for what she had done, so she might as well have no regrets about it.
"I did it because… because Moka wasn't the same!" Kokoa cried. "She was dead inside! And I knew that Tsukune could help her!" There. It was out in the open.
Count Akashiya narrowed his eyes. "Your sister disobeyed my explicit orders, and you expect me to not reprimand her? It was her own fault; she should have just stayed away, and everything would be fine. But she didn't. Neither did you."
Kokoa remained silent, not having anything to say. She wouldn't change her stance, no matter what; certainly her father knew that. But it didn't matter; Count Akashiya could make you do anything he wanted you to do, regardless of your mindset. He had proven as much with Moka, and he would probably prove it again with Kokoa.
Count Akashiya glanced back and forth between his two daughters. "Such rampant disobedience!" He said. "It cannot be tolerated!" He looked at Tsukune and smiled an evil smile. "It seems, though, that there is one common element to your disobedience." Fast as a bullet, Count Akashiya reached out and grabbed Tsukune by the collar, lifting him off of his feet. "All I have to do is remove that element, and the problem will be solved!"
"Tsukune!" Kurumu screamed. "Put him down!" She commanded. Count Akashiya laughed.
"Or what?" He taunted. "What can a succubus do?"
"She can't do anything." Moka said in a calm voice. Count Akashiya looked at his daughter, and was surprised to find her on her feet with a dangerous look in her eye.