Late that evening Moka stormed into the game room looking for her sister. Ria was sitting there at the chessboard reading a book. Looking up she did not seem all that surprised to see Moka.

"I want to have a word with you," she growled.

"Yes, I thought you might," Ria put the book away and waved to the empty chair across from her. "Take a seat little sister. Let's talk as we play a game."

"I have no interest in your stupid games." She approached the table but remained standing.

"Hmmm, you never did. You never liked playing anything that didn't involve smashing something with your fist."

Moka slapped her hand over the table and sent all the pieces flying across the room.

Ria remained seated calmly observing her. "Do you feel better now? Feel free to smash a few of the tables if you like."

Moka glared down at her. "Whatever you are planning with Tsukune stop it. Don't involve him in any of your damn schemes."

"Oh me, oh my, you hurt me little sister. I haven't involved him in anything." With a gloved hand she pointed at Moka. "You are the one who involved him. He has been involved since the moment you brought him here to seek father's approval. I am just going to show him a few things about the family business."

Moka's mouth turned down. "That has nothing to do with either me or him. Neither of us will ever have any part in it."

"Don't be so damn naïve," Ria said sharply. She allowed her own anger to seep out. "Do you really think you can abandon your responsibility just like that? No matter how many exceptions father makes for you he won't let you just walk away completely."

Moka narrowed her eyes. She could almost taste her sister's bitterness. "Don't tell me you are still jealous after all this time."

"Oh me, oh my," she said. "Why should I feel jealous? Just because you are the one he loves?" She tilted her head a little. "You abandoned him. Left him to go chase after your mother and play schoolgirl amid the filthy human horde. And me? I have been by his side serving and protecting him. I have been his right hand, his sword and shield. I have carried out his orders and enforced his will. I have done everything asked of me to the best of my ability and never asked for anything in return."

She shook her head. "For this father has thanked me, honored me, and treated me with great kindness." She looked at her sister with open hatred. "But he does not love me. No, his love is reserved only for you and for your mother; the ones who abandoned him."

"Father does not love anyone," Moka said with certainty.

"You're a fool then if you can't see it," Ria said sharply. "It must run in the family, your mother was just as blind."

"Don't mention my mother," Moka said threateningly. "If you have a problem with me then deal with me. But leave Tsukune out of it."

"That would be impossible, father is just so eager to know what sort of man he really is." Ria said sweetly.

"What does father have to do with this?"

"He wants my opinion of him, whether or not he is worthy of being a part of this family. I think this little trip will give me a good idea of who he really is."

"I do not want him going with you."

"He is going with me," Ria said firmly. "And don't try and interfere or father will hear about it. I doubt that would make a very good impression."

Moka looked angry enough to bite through nails.

"Anyway, you really should thank me little sister. I mean don't you think it's about time he knew what the family was really all about?"

"If he is with you I expect you to keep him safe." Moka turned and stormed out of the game room, slamming the door behind her.

Smiling Ria got up to gather together the chess pieces. "It's not me that's putting him in danger."

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The next morning Tsukune was waiting outside with Moka. He was dressed in a custom made grey business suit that had been provided for him compliments of Ria and the servants. He also had on his rosario and appeared human. Moka was still in her vampiric form.

"Be very careful Tsukune," Moka warned him for about the tenth time. "Don't trust her and don't believe what she tells you."

Tsukune nodded. "You know she doesn't seem that bad Moka-san."

"You don't know her the way I do," Moka told him. "And Tsukune?"

"Yes?"

"Whatever she shows you please remember it has nothing to do with me." She looked at him pleading and nervous.

"O.k. Moka-san," he said with a smile.

From out of what looked like a ruined shed a shiny limousine with tinted windows appeared and drove up to the front of the castle. The rear door opened and there was Ria already inside and grinning at the two of them. She had on a white and black dress today. Around her neck was a silver rosario with red center piece that looked almost exactly like Moka's. She looked much the same except her skin was a little darker and her eyes were now a golden brown.

"Oh me, oh my, ready to go Tsukune?" She looked at Moka. "Don't worry little sister; I'll have him back in time for lunch."

"Remember what I said," Moka whispered to him and gave him a warm kiss.

"I'll remember Moka-san, I'll see you later." He stepped into the roomy back seat and the door closed.

Ria clapped her hands. "Drive Ooolock!"

The goblin was in human form and dressed in a cap and uniform. "Yes mistress." The limousine pulled away from the castle and out onto the bridge.

Ria smiled at her guest and nodded towards the bar and small fridge in front of them. "Care for a drink? I have blood, tomato juice, soda, beer, wine, gin, whiskey, whatever you like."

"I'll take some tomato juice, thanks. I'm still underage you know."

She laughed a bit as she handed him a can of tomato juice. "Rules and laws don't apply to the likes of us Tsukune." She poured herself some wine.

"Moka and I have to follow the same rules at school as everyone else," he pointed out.

"School," she shook her head. "I don't know why Moka bothers with any of that. I mean learning to deal with human society is fine for other lesser beings. But for us? We can do whatever we please."

Tsukune frowned. "I don't believe that. I believe everyone needs to be treated the same. Just being powerful doesn't give you the right to do anything you want." He was thinking of Kuyou and the police committee, of Hokuto and Anti-thesis, and even of the Chairman.

"In the real world it does," Ria said pleasantly. "Though I can understand if you don't fully appreciate that yet. You weren't always a vampire after all." She had some wine and leaned back. "What sort of monster were you?"

Tsukune eyed her nervously. "Why do you want to know?"

"Oh just curious, I'm sure you weren't one of the more powerful races like a youkai kitsune or a werewolf. Moka would have bragged about that in her letters. So were you one of the weaker races? A mixed breed perhaps?"

"I'm afraid I'm not allowed to talk about that."

"Oh we're not in school now and I promise I won't tell," she mimed bringing a key to her mouth and turning it, sealing her lips shut.

"I'd really rather not say."

"Oh me, oh my, are you ashamed?"

"No!"

"Then why not tell me? It doesn't matter what you were, you are a vampire now. Not a true born vampire, but a vampire nonetheless."

"What's a true born vampire?"

"A vampire born of a vampire mother with a vampire father. Me, Moka, and our sisters are all true born. You on the other hand were turned into a vampire by Moka giving you her blood. You are what we call second born."

"Is… is that a problem?"

"Not with me, I see you as a vampire no matter how it happened. Father will be a bit unhappy; he would prefer our mates all be trueborn. But since there aren't all that many of us in the world he may be understandingabout it." She grinned at him. "Or he may not."

Wonderful, he thought.

They drove into the mountain tunnel and were surrounded by bizarre light.

"Thank you for coming with me Tsukune, these tasks can be very tedious. Having someone with me makes it much more fun!"

"So where are we going?"

"We'll be making three stops. We're going to Azkarra, London, and Tokyo."

"Wow, we're going to London and Tokyo? I've never heard of the other one though."

"Then I guess you weren't a dijin."

"What?"

"Nothing, you'll see soon enough."

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After a short time in the tunnel they came out onto a vast rocky plateau that was high above a barren and empty landscape. In the middle of the plateau was a chaotic mass of tents and small wooden shops. From a distance it reminded Tsukune of a huge open air market. Surrounding the market were a series of billboards. The limo came to a stop directly in front of one.

"Here we are," Ria announced. "Azkarra, the secret world of the dijin, also known as genies." She reached down and picked up a large leather purse. She smiled at him. This will be fun. "I think I should warn you, the dijin are very powerful magic users and have cast some special enchantments over their world. They're a race of merchants and traders you see. You can buy and sell almost anything here, for the right price."

"What sort of enchantments?" He'd had plenty of experience with magic, both good and bad.

"Oh me, oh my, I think it will be much more entertaining if I let you find out on your own."

She stepped out of one side of the limo and he out the other. The instant his feet touched the ground he was surrounded by a swirl of demonic energy. His body transformed to a vampire's even though he still had the rosario on his wrist. He looked over to Ria to see she too had transformed. He could see her rosario still around her neck.

"What the hell just happened?" He asked her fearfully. "Did our rosarios stop working?!"

Ria shook her head calmly. "Nothing to panic about Tsukune, it's just one of the enchantments I mentioned." She pointed to the billboard right in front of them, It read:

LET NO LIE BE SPOKEN. LET NO DECEPTION STAND. LET YOUR WISH BE GRANTED, AND THE PRICE PAID.

"The Dijin have a bad reputation for driving hard bargains. So to help convince people to continue to do business with them they cast enchantments that make it impossible to offer any sort of deception. As long as we are here these enchantments override the power of our rosarios and we appear as we really are." She explained.

"By the way," she asked innocently. "What race did you used to be?"

"I'd still rather not say."

She frowned a bit, and then thought of a question that would cause him to lie. "Do you want to see me naked?"

He gaped at her. "Yes! Of course I do!" He froze in horror. That was not what he'd mean to say!

"Oh me, oh my! What a naughty boy you are! I don't think Moka would be happy to find out you want to see her sister naked." She wore a delighted grin as she watched Tsukune squirm.

"I didn't mean to say that! Honestly, I think you're a very beautiful woman and I really would like to see your naked body." Tsukune snapped his mouth shut. I can't believe I said that again! What the hell is wrong with me?!

"Tell me Tsukune, what do you feel for my sister?"

"I care for her very much; she is the most precious person in the world to me." He was relieved that, that had come out as he'd wanted.

"Are you serious about becoming her mate?"

I really haven't given it much thought, he decided to say. "Yes, I love her and want to be with her forever." He gasped. That was a lot more than he'd even told Moka yet.

"Would you do anything to be with my sister?"

"Yes," he answered.

She nodded. "And what has Moka told you about me?"

"That you're a liar and a schemer and that whatever you tell me I shouldn't believe." He hadn't meant to tell her that!

"Well, I can't say I'm surprised."

Tsukune looked at the billboard. 'LET NO LIE BE SPOKEN.' He then stared at Ria. "This is another part of the enchantment! It makes you tell the truth!"

She nodded. "What better way to combat the image of dishonesty than to make it impossible to lie? Of course what people don't realize is that as long as you don't deliberately lie you can still say whatever you please. Lies of omisssion and false assumptions are not effected."

"You tricked me!"

"Yes I did."

"Why?"

"Because if you do try to lie the enchantment forces you to admit what you really think. It was a wonderful opportunity to find out more about you Tsukune. Oh, and so you know, I already knew you wanted to see me naked." She ran her toungue over her lips. "If you want I'll let you see me any time you like. I may even let you do more."

His face darkened. "I would never cheat on Moka-san!"

"How admirable," she said. "You know I like you Tsukune."

"You do?" He asked suspiciously.

"I do, and you know that's no lie." She told him. But whether I like you or not won't keep me from doing what I need to. "Now come on, I still have work to do."

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Entering Azkarra proper it was packed with all sorts of people. Most of them seemed human, surprisingly enough, though he spotted witches and a few monsters. Sensing their auras the people all made way for them as they walked along the dirt street between the tents and wood stalls. None of the buildings here seemed to be permanent; it really did remind him of an open air market.

He noticed that the 'shopkeepers' the dijin were all blue skinned and completely without hair, the men and the women. From their stalls and tents they shouted out their goods. Anything and everything seemed available; books, clothes, weapons, modern equipment like computers and cell phones as well as exotic animals and more unique items like potions and scrolls. A few stalls simply offered 'wishes.'

Ria stopped at a small stand that was selling ice cream and bought a cone for each of them.

"I love ice cream," she told him.

"How can they sell wishes?" Tsukune asked curiously.

"The dijin are very powerful magic users," she explained. "With the proper spells it's not hard to fulfill most desires. Ninety nine percent of all wishes are some variation on just three themes; make me rich, make me powerful, make me loved. Child's play for an expert magic user."

"And how do people pay for their wishes?"

Ria grinned. "Oh the dijin will find something of value have no doubt." She pointed to a bald blue skinned female having a furious argument with a little old man. "There are no set prices here, everything is open to negotiation. The Dijin are as famous for their bargaining skills as they are for their magic."

"Are we here for you to get a wish fulfilled?"

"No," she said. "I'm not stupid enough to make a bargain for that. The price is always too high. I'm just here to pick up a particular item."

Through the twisting streets she led them without fail or hesitation until they came to a small non descript stand with various bottles and containers on the wooden shelves. The merchant was a short fat man whose neck was completely hidden under gold chains. He gave her a greasy smile and held out his arms as though he actually expected her to embrace him. "Ah! Greetings Sekitan Ria! It is always an honor to see you!"

She leaned over and embraced him warmly. "Melzar! How I hate seeing your fat ugly face! How are you, you worthless piece of scum?"

"Heh, you know you don't need to be that honest about your feelings."

She smiled at him. "And you know that the only reason I don't rip your heart out and eat it is because I would be banned from returning. Now where is my item?"

"Right here," reaching below the counter he produced a round leather case. "The Lilith Mirror, as your father requested. My payment?"

She reached into her purse and pulled out a solid bar of pure gold. Placing it on the wooden counter it creaked. She took the case and slipped it into her purse.

"A pleasure doing business with you as always."

She nodded. "Goodbye you worthless toad."

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"That was kind of rude of you," Tsukune said as they headed out.

"Dijin aren't the sort you should waste good manners on." She said.

"Moka's never that rude to people, even ones she's fighting."

Ria smiled at him and licked her ice cream. "Oh Moka isn't like a typical vampire at all."

Tsukune smiled. "Yeah, she is pretty amazing even among vampires."

"That's not what I meant Tsukune," she said. "I meant that for all her pride and strength she is missing something that is basic to most vampires. Something that I happen to have in abundance."

"What's that?"

She smiled at him playfully and took another lick of her ice cream. "Cruelty."

He looked over at her. "You don't seem cruel to me, especially not while you're eating ice cream."

She laughed. "Does that mean only the good and pure of heart like ice cream?" She shook her head playfully. "You still don't understand what it means to be a vampire, or what it means to potentially join this family. We recognize other vampires and a few of the other races as equals. But all the rest are beneath us, and we can use them as we please."

"Do you really think that way?" He asked.

She licked her ice cream and smiled. "Let's go to my second stop, it should be interesting."

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When they arrived in London it was night time. Looking out through the tinted window he saw the streets empty.

"We're going to the docks to meet some people," she told him. "I think I should warn you these people are dangerous. Well, as dangerous as humans can be. You should be ready to pull off your rosario if necessary."

"If these people are dangerous why are you meeting with them?"

"They've been stealing from my father. Among his many holdings he owns tankers and other merchant vessels. Criminals here at the London docks have been helping themselves to some of the cargo from various ships in dock. I am here to put an end to that."

"Why put yourself in danger though? This is the human world; you don't need to fight them. Why not go to the police?"

She gawked at him and laughed. "The police! Oh me, oh my, but you are a real innocent aren't you?! We don't rely on humans to handle our problems for us, we handle them ourselves." She smiled at him. "Will you be my back up? I don't actually need any help but I'd like you to see this."

"If you're going to be in a fight I'll definitely help you."

"Thank you Tsukune, you have such a noble spirit."

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Kobiyashi Sankaku, that was the name of the freighter tied to the dock. In warehouse 23 ten men were busy moving crates that had been off loaded onto a couple trucks.

"Oh me, oh my, look at the rats scurrying about."

The men all stopped and looked around frantically. They saw a woman in a long dress and a guy in a business suit walking towards them. The men all grabbed bats, crowbars, and anything else that was handy. One of them pulled out a .38 Smith and Wesson and aimed it at the woman's head. "Who the hell are you?!" He barked at her.

She looked at him and gave him a slight nod in recognition. "My name is Ria and I work for the person who owns the goods you are stealing."

"Is that so?" The man with the gun asked.

"Yes," she said. "I've come here to stop your thefts."

Tsukune was not impressed by the men he was facing. Even the gun didn't really worry him. Having fought just about every sort of nightmare monster a bunch of poorly armed gangsters didn't seem like much. Fortunately he'd learned English in school. "If you put down your weapons we can end this peacefully."

Their leader swung the gun from Ria's head to his. "Is that a joke? You just come in here with your thumbs up you asses and you think we're going to give ourselves up? You've been watching too much of the telly mate. Bobby, Tim tie them up."

A couple men grabbed some rope and approached them. As one reached to grab Ria's arm she caught his wrist and held it in place. "Did I say you could touch me you filthy human pig?" There was an audible 'snap' and the man began to cry out as his arm was broken. She took hold of her rosario and yanked it off. "Know your place!"

Tsukune followed her example and pulled his off as well.

The men stood there rooted to the spot as they felt some kind of horrible power fill the air around them. Before their eyes the two intruders changed, becoming pale and having their eyes turn red.

"What the hell?!" Their leader screamed. Panicked he fired his gun twice aiming at Tsukune.

With a vampire's senses he seemed to be moving in slow motion. Dodging a couple shots was child's play for him. He pulled the gun from the man's hand and easily knocked him out with a single punch to the head.

The others tried to run as soon as they saw the gunman go down. Some ran for the door while a couple ran for the trucks. Together he and Ria knocked them all out before they could get more than fifteen feet.

"Thank you for your help Tsukune," Ria said. She went over to the unconscious leader.

"No problem, I was happy to help. So what now?"

She smiled at him and kneeled over the leader. "Now's the fun part!" She grabbed him by the throat and yanked him up. She then bit his neck.

This was no little sinking of fangs like the ones Moka had always given him or like the ones he'd given Moka and Kurumu. Ria bit down on the man's neck with her mouth open wide and tore it open. The blood squirted straight up into her face and poured down over him.

"AAAHH!!" he woke up and began screaming and clawing at his ruined throat.

Laughing she tossed him to the warehouse floor.

"What are you doing?!" Tsukune screamed at her.

"I told you, this is the fun part! Come on! Help yourself! It's so much fun!" She grabbed another one with one hand and pulled him up. She again sank her teeth in and ripped him open sending the blood gushing out. Her face was covered in blood. She was laughing.

She tossed him aside and went towards another one when Tsukune grabbed her arm and brought her up. "Stop it! You don't have to kill them!"

Her fist crashed into his stomach doubling him over. She then delivered a kick to his chest that sent him flying into a pile of crates, destroying them and leaving him barely conscious.

"I like you Tsukune," she said. "I really do. If you don't want to help you don't have to. But don't get in my way. I won't be so gentle a second time. Know your place."

He thought some of his ribs might be broken. That kick was harder than anything Moka had ever done to him. She calls that gentle? He was in no shape to interfere with her. He could only watch as she brutally and deliberately murdered the others.

XXXXXXXXXX

When she had finished she had called for Ooolock who had come in with a couple of cans of gasoline from the car's trunk. She allowed the goblin to pour out the gasoline and then set the whole place on fire.

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In the back of the limousine he was staring at her as she cleaned herself up. She had a pocket mirror from her purse and was wiping all the blood from her face. They both had their rosarios back on. When she was done cleaning her face she combed her hair again. In surprisingly little time she looked perfect.

Putting her pocket mirror away she glanced at him. "Still not talking to me? Oh me, oh my, I'm sorry if I hurt you. I would never have hit you if you hadn't got in my way."

"Why did you kill them," he asked her as politely as he could possibly manage.

"I told you, they were stealing and had to be dealt with."

"They were dealt with then they were beaten. You could have called the police then, or just given them a warning to never come back."

"That's not how vampires handle things Tsukune, and it is definitely not how my family handles things. When there's a problem we deal with it, and we deal with it permanently."

"You could have dealt with it without taking their lives! Even if they were thieves they didn't deserve to be killed!"

She looked at him curiously. "What a soft and caring heart you have Tsukune. Why do you care? Do you think the rat exterminator cares about the rats?"

He stared at her. "People aren't rats."

"Very true," she agreed. "If they were we could deal with them with a few traps and a little bit of cheese." She leaned in very closely and spoke to him in a serious voice. "Listen to me Tsukune. I know you haven't been a vampire long so I'll forgive your ignorance. But you need to learn this. They are all rats to us, all of the lower races are there to be used as we see fit. We feed on them we allow them to serve us and make us money and if they trouble us we get rid of them. They… are… nothing." She leaned back. "The sooner you understand that the better."

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The rest of the car ride passed in silence.

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They came to their third and final stop, a large corporate office building in downtown Tokyo. Here it was morning and the streets were all crowded with people hurrying to work. When the limo pulled up to the main entrance The two of them stepped out. As soon as she was spotted men in expensive suits rushed to greet her. She gave them a few curt instructions and they scurried away.

"So what are we doing here?" He asked. He was trying to deal with what she had told him. If that's what it really means to be a vampire then I want nothing to do with it.

"I have to attend a couple high level meetings here," Ria told him. "It should only take an hour or so."

"Does your father own this place?"

"Yes, it's a major corporation with offices all over the world. We have hundreds of subsidiaries in almost every field and this is the holding company that owns them all."

Curious he looked at the company logo that was inscribed into the granite floor.

It seemed the company was called Fairy Tale.