Rosario to Elf

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"talking"

thoughts

We Really Need to Study

~ Boys Dormitory ~ (early evening)

Kohta was blushing like crazy as he cleaned and re-cleaned and cleaned his room some more to make sure his sleeping area was literally the definition of perfection. "Oh, why did it have to come to this?"

He then immediately ran to his kitchen facility to make certain his snacks were in good order as well as making certain his tea variety was well stocked.

But now that he thought about it, he wasn't certain why he was doing all of this concerning the reason why he was freaking out. He then heard a knock which caused him to jump as he immediately ran to the door to answer it. Upon opening it, there stood his pink haired friend dressed in what appeared to be her normal attire accompanied by a large bag.

"Thank you Kohta-kun for letting me come over to study" smiled Nyu.

"Yeah sure" Kohta then responded. Normally it wouldn't really matter to him if it was just a study meet as he had done it plenty of times. However concerning the circumstances behind this meet, "this is going to be troublesome".

~ Flashback ~

"Please sleep with me!" exclaimed Nyu.

"Huh?" blushed Kohta as he stepped back in shock to the statement. "What brought this on all of the sudden?"

"I need to sleep with you so that I can have more time to study for the next big exam!"

"How are those even related?"

Nyu simply smiled at this. "Well Kohta-kun, you seem to be doing really well in the subjects I'm having trouble with. So I figured I can come over tonight and sync my mind to yours as we study in our sleep".

" . . . . Huh?"

"I want to use your library".

Kohta sighed at this. "You choose now to procrastinate? Then please explain to me why I should allow you to do this?"

"That's because you're a great friend who won't let me fail my class".

" . . . . No"

"Ehh? Why not?"

"Simply for so many reasons, but let's try for one how you're going to get into the boys dormitory. If I last checked both dorms are monitored throughout the night to prevent exit or entry".

Nyu just maintained her sunny disposition. "Don't worry, I have it covered".

~ End Flashback ~

"Unbelievable" thought Kohta. "She actually managed to sneak over here".

"So are you ready?" smiled Nyu. She then proceeded inside as she looked around. "So this is what a boy's room looks like".

"This is just so weird . . . . we're alone and there is a girl in my room . . . . ", "so how do you plan to make this work?" as he scratched the back of his head nervously trying to avoid any kind of indecent thought from forming. "I can't actually sleep with you here with me . . . ."

"Hmm? Why not?"

Kohta scoffed at this, ". . . . Does she really not know?" He then rubbed his head as he looked away. "Well . . . . I'm not really . . . . accustomed for these kinds of things . . . ."

"Me neither . . . ."

He then looked to see Nyu acting unnaturally shy now, but soon dissipated back to her bright demeanor.

"Then let's have a lot of fun so when can get to sleep more easily!"

"Huh?"

Nyu then put down her bag as she brought out a large assortment of games, drinks, and snacks. "I hope you like poker".

~ Boys Dormitory ~ (late evening)

Even though his pink friend was successful in wearing him down, it still didn't change the fact that sleeping with a girl in his bed made him terribly nervous which in turn made it very difficult to fall asleep. ". . . . Couldn't there have been another way . . . .?" He soon crawled into bed as his pink friend crawled in right beside him.

"You don't have to worry so much Kohta-kun" smiled Nyu. "I don't bite".

"That doesn't exactly make me feel any better about this" but then he felt a hand caress his cheek as his eyes then came to full focus with the crimson pair in front of him.

"Don't worry, it'll be alright".

Strangely a soothing effect began to overpower him as he soon drifted off to sleep. But just before completely going out, "this feels . . . . very . . . . familiar . . . ."

~ Inner World ~

"Wow! It's just as big as I remember it" as Nyu spun around raising her arms in excitement as she looked at the massive architecture that surrounded them.

Kohta then looked up to be surprised by what he saw. "I'm surprised there was this much in my head". The first time he came there he didn't really have much time to look around as he was too preoccupied with keeping an eye on Nyu from seeing something . . . . she wasn't supposed too. But now that he looked, he was in a way kind of proud his mind was this complex. But then again what did he have to compare it against? "So what subjects do you want to study?"

Nyu placed her finger to her lip in thought. "How about . . . . math and English?"

"Yeah OK" as he then looked around for the proper aisle as he then retrieved the correct books. Kohta then returned to main room where Nyu was waiting. He looked around curiously, "so where are we supposed to sit and study?" Almost instantly a very nice antique looking table and two chairs materialized. "Whoa! Where did these come from?"

"This is your mind remember" smiled Nyu. "Anything here you can create by your choosing as this is your dream".

"That's pretty cool". He then examined the table's structure and aesthetics. "This is pretty impressive and it feels so real". Kohta then stared at it a bit longer. "Wow . . . . I wonder where I came up with the idea for this . . . ."

"Oh and I also want to go through a few other notes so would it be OK that I go look for them?"

Kohta stared at her for moment as he thought deeply about it. "Just . . . . make sure to remember what you're looking for OK".

"OK" Nyu chimed.

"And . . . . If you see something extremely provocative I'm very sorry" as Kohta blurted the last part.

"What?"

"Nothing" as he turned anyway scratching his cheek with a slight blush.

The ditzy girl soon departed as she wandered through the aisles picking out the books she was interested in reading. By the time she exited her third aisle, Nyu had gathered an impressive stack of books which nearly covered her sight. "I hope Kohta-kun doesn't mind helping me with these".

"Heh heh heh heh".

Nyu immediately turned her head to see something small and fast run right by her as it disappeared into another aisle. "What was that? There should be no one here but me and Kohta-kun". She then set her books down as she decided to chase whatever it was. Her eyebrows then perched as she ran aisle from aisle looking for the mysterious entity. "Maybe it was my imagination" as she couldn't sense anyone else there but herself and Kohta. But then it happened again when the specter ran from another aisle. "Wait! What are you?"

She then began her chase after the specter, but as she looked at the walls and a few books "this place . . . . seems very . . . . familiar". After a few more minutes of running, " . . . . why is that opened?" There before her now, the mysterious door that was once locked had now opened. Although she knew better not to wander around her friends mind without permission something compelled her to enter. As she slowly opened the door, something strong reached out and pulled her in.

~ Inner World ~ (twenty minutes later)

"Where is Nyu-san? It's been like forever!" said Kohta. His mind started to wander as anxiety began to build up in paranoia. "Oh god, I hope she didn't accidentally find that book" as he then blushed recalling 'The Perverted Thoughts of Nyu' book. " . . . . I seriously need to find her now" as there was no telling what else was lurking in his minds library.

He then got up to look around. "Nyu-san? Nyu-san? Where are you?" as he started to wander his mind. "If this was my mind, isn't this supposed to be easy?" Almost instantly, runes on the floor began to light up as it soon faded leaving a bright blue illuminating trail leading to another part of his library. " . . . . OK".

Kohta quickly followed the guide as he started to get worried from being a part from Nyu for so long. "What could have happened to her?" He soon stopped with the trail right in front of the place he least expected her to be. ". . . . Why is that door open? Wait! Did Nyu-san go in here?" He then mentally commanded it to find Nyu once more only for no path to appear as it almost seemed like something in the next room was restricting his influence in his mental world. "I guess I have no choice. There's no other place she could be". Steeling himself for whatever may be beyond the door, he entered.

~ Unknown Place ~

Kohta didn't understand, but it definitely wasn't anything like his library. This place had an unusual feeling about it as he felt nauseous for every second he stood there. Strangely, he couldn't quite comprehend the place as he knew he was somewhere but at the same time nowhere as he couldn't focus at what he was looking at nor actually recall anything from seconds before. "What is up with this crazy place? It feels like I'm in a dark fog and I just barely came through the entrance". But then the pit of his stomach felt like dropping at the thought of his friend. "If Nyu-san came through here she might be in some real trouble!" Regardless of his own safety he charged forward calling out his ditzy friend's name. "Nyu-san! Where are you? Nyu-san!"

But no matter how far he ran or how fast he went it was like he was going nowhere. It was like he was running on a treadmill in the dark as he felt like he was blind, deaf, and unable to feel the world around him. Furthermore as he called for Nyu it began becoming more difficult as if someone had placed a pillow over his face making it difficult to breath.

After running for so long, Kohta had no choice but to stop as he soon fell on all fours to catch his breath. "Dam it! Where are you Nyu-san?" as he started to squeeze his fists in frustration. "What the hell is this place?" he screamed out.

"Somewhere you're not supposed to be yet".

Kohta's eyes snapped open as he looked up to see a sight that was now beyond fathom and entered into downright bizarre. There in front of him was a child who looked exactly like him when he was eight but uncharacteristically giving off a presence that felt much older and stronger than he appeared. "What . . . . are you?"

The boy simply smiled as he waved his finger at him. "Sorry, but that's a spoiler I can't tell you yet".

"What?"

"But the important thing now is that we must help Kaede-chan before it's too late".

"What? Kaede-chan? I'm here to recue Nyu-san".

The boy gave him a quizzical look before switching back to his smile. "Oh, I see now. We'll I'll help you find her then". He then snapped his fingers which instantly revealed a clear path for them to take.

"How . . . . How did you do that?" as Kohta now stood up feeling his senses were clearing as he looked at the new pathway.

"Spoilers I'm afraid" smiled the boy.

The pair soon departed as they began traveling down the path with the boy taking point. However Kohta couldn't help but feel cautious of the boy as he had so many questions to ask such as why did he look like him? How did he clear the path? Where was he from? As he thought about it some more, who was this Kaede-chan whose name he has heard before?

"All your questions will be answered in due time. But now you are still too young to learn all this".

"Huh?" as Kohta fidgeted at the response. "Did he read my mind?"

"Sort of" responded the boy. "But it's not that hard to know what you're thinking given your situation".

"But then . . . ."

The child turned back giving him a reassuring expression. "Just don't worry; the answers will come when you're ready".

Kohta felt smaller as the child is his own way was degrading him. However, the boy didn't feel young as his presence felt as big as some of the monsters he was around. So at this train of thought, "it would be probably wise not to antagonize him".

The boy simply smirked at this. After some more walking they soon arrived at their destination. "And here she is".

The tanned youth looked to the door as he immediately understood the design of it. "Is this a dungeon?"

"I'm afraid so" the boy frowned. "Nyu-chan wondered in here without permission as she was following an occupant of this room. Unfortunately she was captured by the guards of this world. So you're lucky I found you first before they did".

Kohta stared at the door for a moment. "So Nyu-san is this way huh?"

"Yeah, but unfortunately this is as far I'm allowed to go. The rest you must do on your own".

"What?" as he looked to him. "If I'm guessing right this place should be full of guards that's protecting this place. So how exactly am I supposed to save Nyu-san?"

The boy looked back at him confused. "You like Nyu-san don't you? So it shouldn't really matter what your circumstance is".

" . . . . Yeah" as he scratched his cheek while averting his eyes. "That's true", "although you didn't have to put it so bluntly . . . ."

His child looking self then gave a slight smirk. "Well I guess I can help you out a bit for this one time. So if you could raise your sleeves please" to which with a wave of his finger Kohta's forearms started to glow which caused the tanned youth to flinch a bit in surprise.

"What the . . . ." said Kohta as the light began to settle. "Are these . . . . circuit board conduits?" as many lines, circles, and squares of light were now apparent.

"You can use magic" the boy chimed.

"Huh? How can that be? I'm only a human".

"Spoilers" he repeated. "Now normally to use magic one would require a medium to channel it. But you're a bit more special then that so you don't need one. But I digress. Since I don't have time to give you the magic 101, I gave you a quick shortcut to two simple spells. When you need them just think shield and attack OK".

"Wait! I need better instructions then that!"

"Sorry, but Nyu-chan needs you now so go!" as the door popped open as he pushed Kohta inside.

The tanned youth stumbled inside to which he soon corrected his balance. He then looked up, "this place really is built like a dungeon" as by appearance it was a strange mixture of centuries old European and Asian architecture. If his assumption was right it wouldn't be wise to call for his friend or otherwise alert all hostiles to his position. So quietly making his way down the hall he checked every door for Nyu only to find a bunch of empty cells. But then he couldn't help but think, "why are there so many cells here?"

Minutes began to pass by as he quickly made his way through the hall until he arrived at what appeared to be the last room in the area. He then peeked into the opening to see his friend. "Nyu-san!" The ditzy girl appeared to have been chained to the far wall at the end of a very large room filled with many lanterns lighting the area. Not giving much thought to his next move Kohta busted through the door to make his way to his friend. Throwing caution to the wind "Nyu-san! Are you alright?" However the girl was apparently unconscious. "Nyu-san!" as he patted her cheek to awaken her.

". . . . Kohta".

"Nyu-san! Oh thank god you're alright! I'm going to get you out of here!"

". . . . You actually came back for me" she then weakly smiled.

"Of course I would Nyu-san".

". . . . Nyu-san?"

Kohta began tugging on the binds that held her although he should have known better.

"You can't break the chains Kohta. They're spell bounded making them unbreakable to all blunt force" as the ditzy girl looked up indicating the runes that lit up each time he pulled. "It's OK, save yourself while there is still time".

"What are you talking about? I came here to get you. What else am I supposed to do?" But then a low rumbling was felt. "What was that?"

". . . . It's too late".

Five circular seals then formed one on the floor, both side walls, ceiling, and front entrance as they then combined one massive seal in the center of the room. Then momentarily a giant monstrous metal colossus walked out as it now threateningly approached them.

"What in the hell is that?" as Kohta now felt the pit of his stomach drop at seeing the sheer size of the monstrosity. "That thing has got to be about seven stories tall!"

"You should have left when I told you so. That thing is the guardian of this domain, and I'm certain it will attack you as well".

"How do you know so much about this?" Kohta then shook his head at this. "Never mind! We can talk about this as soon as we can get out of here!"

"Just leave Kohta! Don't worry yourself about me!"

"You can yell at me after I save you OK!" as he then raced out towards the colossus to divert its attention. "God this has to be one of the dumbest things I've ever done". As smart as he was, he literally had no plan in how to deal with this. The thing was made of metal and was as big as a government building, so what can someone like him possibly do? But for Nyu, he had to at least try something. "But I should be fine as his huge size should make it easier for me to evade it".

The colossus spotted the tanned youth as he launched his fist right at him.

Spotting this, Kohta picked up the pace as he narrowly dodged the massive attack. "That should give me some more time". As he saw it if he could get the giant to face a different direction, he could use the time lapse to try and rescue Nyu again and make their escape. Simply by looking he had no room for errors as one hit from that monster would mean instant death for him.

For the most part Kohta's analysis was pretty good, but ultimately flawed as the colossus turned around with surprising speed facing him again launching his next attack.

"Oh crap!" as he was forced to dive roll forward to escape the punch. Kohta then quickly got up to run again only to stumble slightly as he attempted to re-correct his balance.

"Kohta!" screamed Nyu.

The tanned youth looked up as the colossuses fist was now literally over him. "I won't make it in time" as escape was no longer possible. So shielding himself in way any creature would by folding his arms in, he closed his eyes in anticipation for the incredible pain he would be in. Just as the shadow of his fist covered him, a huge tremor was felt as Kohta could see faint light through his closed eye lids. "What . . . . ?" Slowly as he reopened them the conduit lines the mysterious boy gave him reappeared as a strange circular energy shield stopped the monsters attack a foot away from him.

In response the colossus launched his attack again causing Kohta to shut his eyes again on impulse. But once again the giants attack was stopped the moment it hit the shield.

"My god, I'm alive" Kohta breathed out. "I better give my thanks to that kid later for these".

Nyu looked in surprise to the impressive shield spell. "That's high grade magic. Kohta . . . . Did you find yourself again?"

Kohta was quickly dialing back to anything he could remember to what the child told him. "OK, the shield will activate based on my preservation instincts, and to attack . . . ." as he raised his other hand to which an energy circle appeared but smaller with a different rune configuration to his shield shot out an invisible force which seemed to have pushed the giant back. "Wow . . . ." He then mentally commanded to attack four more times pushing the colossus back several feet. Then turning around, he aimed as his friends chains blasting it into pieces.

The ditzy girl rubbed her free wrists as she ran over to Kohta. "We have to get out of here while there's still time because the spells you're using is depleting your stamina too quickly".

"What are you talking abo . . . ." but that's when he felt it as his legs almost gave out under him. ". . . . What's happening?" Kohta then realized it. "I must have been too distracted to notice my condition . . . ."

"I'll clear a path".

The tanned youth was surprised to see several of his friends vectors appear as they pushed off the ground launching her up into the air like a rocket. "Wait! Only Lucy-san can do that! But isn't Nyu-san the one that's awake?" Nyu wrapped several vectors around her right arm as she then punched the colossus in the face sending it crashing into the front wall.

The ditzy girl then landed as she grabbed Kohta's hand pulling him along. "It's time to go now!"

Kohta could only nod as he followed her. He knew Lucy was strong however, "when did she get this strong?"

The pair quickly ran as they eventually exited the dungeon.

"Thank goodness that you two made it. You two need to leave now before the guardian recovers and begins chasing you. I'll guide the way". The boy then lit the path as he ran first guiding the two of them back to the door from once they came.

"Hey! Thanks for everything" said Kohta. "You really saved my life back there with your abilities" indicating the still glowing lines on his forearms.

"Don't mention it" he smiled. They soon arrived at the door the pair came from. "We should be fine now".

"Hey thanks again" smiled Kohta. "You really saved us back there". He then looked to the exit before looking back with curiosity etched on his face. "By the way . . . . Before we go, do you mind telling us what this place is? And just as importantly, who are you?"

"As I said" the boy simply smirked. "Spoilers".

"Thank you" smiled Nyu. "For always being there for me" which caused Kohta to look confused at this exchange.

"Anytime" the boy warmly smiled. "So anyways it's about time you both left. Oh and Kohta . . . ."

"Yeah?"

"When you're ready to visit me again knock on this door because I have a story I want to tell you".

"What?"

"Well bye" as he then pushed the pair out closing the door behind them as the lock reestablished itself sealing the entrance once again. Kohta immediately attempted to knock the door but received no response. After several attempts he stopped as it appeared he would receive no further answers that day.

"Dam. . . ."

"Kohta . . . ."

"Yeah Nyu-san?"

The ditzy girl then looked sadder. "I see, you really don't remember do you? It's just as you said".

"Remember what?" Kohta then blinked a few times as he just now recalled there was so much he wanted to ask concerning so many questionable things he was witness too. "Wait a minute! Only Lucy-san can use vectors, so are you Lucy-san or Nyu-san? And what was all that back there? Do you know what that room was? And who was that kid? What in the world is going on?"

Tears began to fall as Nyu sniffled as she bit her lip as if trying to restrain herself.

"Nyu-san?" the tanned youth then looked at her carefully as he now was beginning to see several differences about his pink haired friend. For one thing, her horns were apparent but her facial expression was vastly different to Lucy's as this one seemed calmer and brighter but less so then Nyu. In addition, her tone was different as well as the way she spoke. In a way, the 'Nyu' in front of him could practically be another person by the way she carried herself. "What is this supposed to mean?"

"Kohta . . . . Please . . . ." the horned girl sniffled. "Know that I'm sorry for what happened, and If I am to forget again . . . . Please remember that my name is . . . ." But then she fell silent as her horns disappeared as she began to fall forward.

"Nyu-san!" as Kohta caught her before she fell.

Momentarily the ditzy girl straightened up as she looked up to Kohta with a smile. "I found a few books I also liked to read. Will you help me with them?" She blinked a bit. "Ara? Why are my cheeks wet?" as she then rubbed her face dry.

Kohta was now speechless at whatever had occurred before him. "She's back to being Nyu-san again . . . . What was she about to say . . . .?" Although he was riled up from whatever was about to happen he composed himself as he didn't want to scare his friend if she really didn't know what had occurred. "Nyu-san . . . . What was the last thing you remember?"

"What are you talking about?" as Nyu gave him a confused look. "Wasn't I just getting books?" She then looked around. "What are we doing here at this part of the library?"

The tanned youth sighed as he then gave Nyu as solemn expression. "I guess my answers will have to wait another time". He then looked to the door. "I'll definitely visit again . . . . when I am ready"; "Anyways, let's finish today's session early as I'm very tired".

Nyu nodded as she yawned. "OK".

~ Youkai Academy ~ (the next day)

The pair looked at the score board to see they both scored decently above average.

Nyu jumped happily onto Kohta. "We did great Kohta-kun and it's all thanks to you".

He shook his head. "No, you helped me out also so thank you".

The ditzy girl giggled as they then left the crowd to continue on for the rest of the day.

Concerning yesterday, Kohta's mind couldn't help but wonder over how chaotic things have become easily in one day. As he looked to his forearms to see a faint glow of the lines, he became deeply confused to what he was now. As he thought more about it he couldn't help but think, "what in the hell am I?"

To be continued . . . .

Author's notes: The mystery deepens to who Kohta is and his connection to the enigmatic Nyu. Now I know everyone is guessing to what happened if you already read/watched Elfen Lied. But I can assure you that not everything is always as it appears.

Balthier – Sorry about that, but thank you for reading as well as your kind patronage in dropping in a critique.

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Draco Oblivion – They won't remain in their shadow forever. The two groups will meet officially very soon in a very extreme way, but for now they are playing catch up. So thank you for reading as well as your kind patronage in dropping in a critique.

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NANLIT – All very good questions that will be answered in future chapters concerning Kohta so please stay tuned. But the pair will eventually meet the main cast of R+V however in a later time of the story. So thank you for reading as well as your kind patronage in dropping in a critique.

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