Rosario to Elf
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"talking"
thoughts
I Need to Know, Tell Me the Truth!
"You killed them! You're the one who killed my family!" stated Kohta angrily.
Nyu started to get scared as she had to pull her hand back from feeling it being crushed. "Kohta-kun . . . ."
"Kohta-san! What's wrong with you?" exclaimed Yukari. "Why are you acting like this?" as she seemed ready to jump in if violence were to take place.
"This doesn't concern you!" as Kohta attempted to hold his temper off from the child witch. "This is between me and her!" as he now looked back to the ditzy girl as he seemed to be barely holding himself back.
"Kohta-kun . . . ." as Nyu was at a loss for words. "I don't understand . . . . " as she started to quiver back in fear. "Why are you so angry with me Kohta-kun? Why are you hurting me like this?" as she now bit her lip in order to try to gain some semblance of reality. Kohta glared at her with a kind of intense rage she had never seen nor felt before, she felt her body weaken as her legs became wobbly as she held her hands close to her. "Please . . . . Kohta-kun . . . ."
However the tanned youth could only grind his teeth at this as just listening to her voice was edging him on. But squeezing his fist to gain some sense of sanity, "Why did you kill my family? Kanae . . . . Father . . . ." as his teeth clenched tighter at this as tears began to slowly appear. "You killed them . . . . Eight years ago, right in front of me! Why did you kill them?" as he shouted this last part out.
"I don't understand . . . . I don't understand . . . . I don't understand . . . ." as Nyu's eyes were wide like saucers as she started to retreat further from him.
Yukari was also shocked at what she was hearing. "This can't be true . . . . Did Nyu-san really do all that? Or was it Lucy-san?". "Calm down Kohta-san" as she was now attempting to calm the situation. "You were just dreaming you know. There's no way Nyu-san could do something like that".
"I know what I saw" as he attempted to lower his voice to Yukari. "I remember now. She was there eight years ago on the train where she slaughtered my father and sister as she stood over their bodies covered in their blood. Oh god . . . ." as he held half his face in his hands, "there was so much blood! So much blood!"
"Kohta-kun . . . ." her voice quivered as she slowly started to approach him again. "I don't . . . ." but then fell silent under Kohta's glare, "please Kohta-kun listen to me. I don't . . . ."
"Get out . . . ." as he looked to her past his fingers. "Get out right now . . . ."
"But Kohta-kun" as Nyu attempted to explain, "eight years ago I . . . ."
But that's when Kohta's conduit lines began to light up on his hand and forearm. "That wasn't a request. If you don't leave right now . . . . I will kill you where you stand . . . ."
"Kohta-kun . . . ." but that's when a stand next to her exploded just from a simple twist of his wrist which caused her to jump back a bit as her expression showed that of pure fear at seeing how furious Kohta was.
"Get out!" he shouted to which Nyu immediately left to not further aggravate the situation.
Yukari could only watch as she knew Kohta was serious about what he just said. She couldn't understand what had just happened before her now. "Such a strong friendship just to come to an end like this . . . .What's going on here?" The child witch knew she should not try to do anything further as Kohta's emotional state was unpredictable. If she were to say the wrong thing, she could possibly incur the tanned youth's wrath upon herself as well. So for the best she decided to leave giving Kohta his time to be alone. "I'll have to talk to him later . . . . . Maybe Tsukune-san and everyone else can talk some sense into him" and with that she left leaving Kohta alone.
Now as the tanned youth sat in his bed, his eyes became shadowed underneath his bangs. As he gripped his blankets tightly, his teeth were clenched tightly as it was clear to see how tormented he was as now tears were beginning to stream down the sides of his cheeks. "Father . . . . Kanae . . . ."
~ Youkai Academy ~ (one week later)
At this time Tsukune, Moka, Kurumu, Mirzore, Yukari, and Ruby were gathered to talk about the new dilemma that had appeared before them now.
"And that's the thing" said Yukari sadly. "Is there something we can do about this? Kohta-san hasn't come to school since he left the hospital last week and Nyu-san" as she looked to her from across the lobby area to see that the ditzy girl was . . . . hollow by comparison to her usual self as her spirit seem diminished from what her usual self used to be. "I tried talking to her, but I don't seem to be able to shake her out of her sorrow. What happened with Kohta-san seems to be really bothering her . . . ."
Tsukune looked down at this. "The situation is a rather complicated one. But I'm certain that there has to be an explanation behind it all. It can't be just as clear cut as this".
"But if what Kohta said is actually true . . . ." then said Moka as she looked down as well. "I don't think that their relationship can really be repaired".
"But it can't be" then shot Kurumu as she stood up in outrage to this. "Something like that couldn't have possibly happened. It just too strange isn't it? How could both of them forget something as important as that?" Kurumu then looked away narrowing her eyes as she closed her hand into a fist bringing it to her chest. "Besides, it can't possibly end like this . . . ." She was a succubus. As a succubus, her species lived for the idea of love. Sure, she may not have been the smartest person around or the most observant. But deep down by her own eyes, she knew that those two really cared about each other. And just to see their relationship end like this, "it just can't end. Not like this . . . ."
Mizore, even in her somewhat apathetic persona felt something from this. "But she killed his father and sister. That's just a fact you can't turn away from. If Kohta does forgive her, what more can you ask from him then? Things can't possibly go back to the way it was".
Ruby could only sadly nod to this. "Even if Kohta-san forgives her, her very presence would always be a constant reminder of what she did to him . . . ." to which the Goth witch could empathize at the kind of hate the tanned youth was feeling. "But that makes it just as important to help him through this by helping Kohta-san with letting go of his anger".
Tsukune gave a nod to this. "We'll talk to both of them then. We need to at least get to the bottom of this in order to get a clear picture of what actually happened eight years ago between them".
The group then gave a nod to this. So with their meeting concluded Tsukune, Moka, and Kurumu went off to have a talk with Kohta while Yukari, Mizore, and Ruby went off to have a talk with Nyu. Catching her before she left the lobby, Yukari grabbed for hand as she firmly held it to catch her attention. "Nyu-san, can we have a talk with you please?"
~ Girl's Dormitory (Nyu's room) ~
Yukari, Ruby, and Mizore sat around the table as Nyu soon returned with a tray with four cups of tea on it. "Sorry, I wasn't expecting to have any guests over today. So I didn't have time to prepare any snacks for you all".
"Its fine" said Ruby.
"We barged in like this. So we shouldn't have expected much" as Mizore chilled her drink in order to drink her tea cold.
"But the reason why we're here" as Yukari paused for a minute to think about how she wanted to word her statement, "is what Kohta-san said true?" to which Nyu cringed a bit at the memory of what happened at the hospital. "Did you really kill his family?" which made her; Ruby, and Mizore look to her for an answer. As they watched her, they looked for any kind of tell which could indicate that she might have been lying.
The ditzy girl then took a seat at the table as the girls looked to her waiting for her to answer. As Nyu took a sip of her tea to calm herself, she placed her cup down as she looked to them now. "I . . . . I don't know . . . ."
"You don't know?" Yukari questioned.
"But how can that be?" then questioned Ruby. "Kohta-san's accusation is a rather extreme and serious one, and he seemed rather bitter about it. How can you not know if you did or didn't do it?"
"Did you simply forget?" then asked Mizore stoically as she took a sip of her tea.
Nyu looked down as there were so many questions that bombarded her at once. But then she simply shook her head to all this. "I can't remember what happened eight years ago . . . ." as she now looked extremely saddened. " . . . . Every time I tried to remember my head started to hurt a lot which forced me to stop . . . ."
"But then is there anyone else who could know? There has to have been a witness all those years ago".
Nyu shook her head weakly at this as she continued to look down. "I called my okaasan . . . . But she doesn't really know what happened either or maybe . . . . she won't tell me".
"What makes you think that?"
"I could tell something was off from okaasan . . . . I could tell from her voice that she was keeping something from me . . . ."
"But if she's lying then couldn't you use your telepathy to get the truth?" asked Yukari.
"Or you could do it by force" as Mizore extended her ice claws to which Ruby made her put away.
Nyu shook her head to this as well. "Even if okaasan lied to me, I know she would only do it because she had a good reason to do so". Then closing her eyes to think about it, "but even if I tried to use my telepathy on her, okaasan is special as her mind is closed to me making it impossible for me to see what dwells in her mind . . . ."
The girls gave a heavy sigh to this. "So this led us nowhere in the end" as Yukari frowned. "We didn't really learn anything new and the only one who will tell us anything is Kohta-san, and there is no way we can get an unbiased answer from him . . . ."
Ruby then looked to Nyu to see her rather downcast as she looked to the rest of her group. The Goth witch then narrowed her eyes as if in deep thought about something to which she turned back to Nyu. "It hasn't occurred to me before but . . . . You said that every time you tried your head started to hurt right?"
"Yes" she nodded.
"But can you describe the feeling a bit more?" as Ruby then started to look to her with more intensity.
"Why?"
"If I'm right . . . . then I might know why you can't remember what happened eight years ago".
Nyu looked to Ruby as she then looked to Yukari and Mizore who were waiting for her explanation. She then closed her eyes as she attempted to recall the events of eight years ago. As this was going on an intense feeling began to overtake her as her face hardened as she now started to hold her head in pain.
"Nyu-san!"
"Stop it, if it's becoming too painful you should stop!"
"No!" then said Nyu. "The feeling I'm getting . . . ." as she tried to focus herself. "It's like there's a wall there. I can't get passed it as it keeps repelling me each time I try to remember". Tears then started to form in her closed eyes as her expression started to look more strained. "It hurts so much! Please stop! Make it stop! Don't hurt them anymore!"
"Nyu-san stop it!" as Ruby grabbed for her hand pulling it off her head which instantly snapped Nyu out of whatever had gotten a hold of her.
"Did I. . . . " as Nyu rubbed her eyes dry. "Did I say something strange?"
The Goth witch looked to her as she then looked to Yukari to which both witches gave a nod to each other in agreement as they now understood what this meant. "You didn't forget nor did you repress it. It looks like a spell was placed on you so you wouldn't remember what happened eight years ago".
Yukari then waved her wand over her, "and by the looks of it, whoever did this was a very powerful spell caster. If I didn't know what I was looking for I'm pretty sure neither Ruby-san nor I would have ever known there was a spell like this on you".
"Can this spell be removed?" questioned Nyu. "Will I be able to remember then?"
"Yes" then said Ruby. "But looking at the caliber of this spell . . . . It's way out of our league. Whoever did this to you was trying to cover something up. I'm not even sure if the headmaster can break this kind of spell".
"I see" then said Nyu sadly.
Yukari then waved her wand over her again to which several spell circles began to appear around Nyu's head. But then a moment later the circles started to grow smaller as they then started to circle around Nyu's bracelet. "Nyu-san, where did you get that bracelet from?"
"This?" as she raised her wrist. "I don't know. I've had this ever since I could remember".
"Can't you just take it off?"
"No, I've tried before".
"But Nyu-san, what does the bracelet actually do?"
"It hides my horns from sight and seals a good deal of my powers. When Kohta-kun touches my bracelet, Lucy-chan wakes up from inside me".
"Hmm, but has Lucy-san always been there?"
"Yes as okaasan has told me about her once but not much. It was actually when I met Kohta-kun that Lucy-chan was able to wake up inside of me for the first time".
Yukari then looked to Ruby as they both tried to understand this puzzle. There were so many pieces yet not enough answers, and to add more to this already complex problem Yukari's analysis spell was spitting out some rather complicated data. But looking at the spell algorithm which composed Nyu's bracelet, something about the spell design seemed rather familiar.
Mizore wasn't really following along as this was just a bit too complicated for her to understand. She then looked out the window to the boy's dormitory. "I wonder how Tsukune's group is doing".
~ Boy's Dormitory (Kohta's room) ~
"Hello? Is anyone in there?" as Tsukune knocked on the door again. But there was no response as the boy soon looked back to his group.
"Could it be that Kohta isn't home?" asked Moka.
"The people around here says he's home" said Kurumu. She then looked down in thought before looking up again. "Couldn't I just modify my charm spell? If I do so I can make him forget whatever he remembered".
Tsukune sadly shook his head at this. "Covering up the truth won't make anything better. Besides we still don't entirely know what happened. Until then we can't fix anything until we know the truth".
"Who's out there?" as the door creaked open to reveal a really tired looking Kohta as it was apparent he had dark circles around his eyes as his facial appearance seemed a bit paler.
"It's us" the meek boy responded, "can we come in for a while?"
Kohta carefully scanned who was outside before nodding as he opened his door to allow them to enter. Sensing what they were going to ask, he soon took a seat at his table as he knew they were not going to leave him alone until they got whatever they wanted off their chest.
"Uhh Kohta, would it be OK that I prepare some tea for us?" Moka asked carefully.
". . . . Do whatever you want" as he waved her off.
A moment later, the pink vampire returned with tea in hand as she served everyone at the table as they took a moment in silence to prepare themselves for what they were about to get into.
But then after a good duration of time, "Kohta-san" as Tsukune attempted to gauge the tanned youth's reaction. "Is it true? Did Nyu-san really kill your family?" He then shuddered as he could almost feel Kohta's glaring eyes beaming at him.
"I know what I saw. She killed my father and sister right in front of me!"
"But how can you be so certain?" asked Moka. "Couldn't it have been someone else?"
"There was no mistaking it!" Kohta then shot at her. "Her appearance, her powers, there is no mistake that she was the one responsible for this!"
"Then couldn't it have been someone that looked like her?" then asked Kurumu. "I mean there has to be a hundred demons out there that look like her or similar to her you know".
Kohta gave a heavy sigh to this as he held his face while trying to calm himself at how infuriating this all was. "I know what you're all trying to do and listen to me when I say this as I'll only say this once . . . . just let it go already" as he put his hands down giving them all a rather stern look. "None of you are going to change my mind about this because if I see her again . . . . I don't know if I'll be able to hold myself back from trying to kill her".
"But how can you be so certain it was her?"
The tanned youth then stood up abruptly which made everyone at the table jump. "If you want my proof so badly then fine!" to which his conduit lines began to light up, and then with a quick wave of his hands the scenery around them began to distort and melt away as it was soon replaced by another one.
"What is this?"
"My memories . . . ." as Kohta looked to the surroundings around him. At this moment they were all standing in what appeared to be a train.
But as Tsukune looked around, he couldn't help but notice that something was wrong. "What's with all the distortions?" Just looking around, the train cart seems to have been warped unusually as parts of the cart were missing or bent weirdly. "It's like a weird pixilation problem".
"But I don't understand" then said Moka.
"Just keep watching . . . ." Just momentarily more images began to appear as a young dark haired boy was holding half a little girl as an adult sized male was decapitated only a few feet in front of him. Just in front of that was a pink haired girl with her back faced to them who appeared to have been soaked in their blood.
"Why?" the boy cried out. "Why did you do this? Why did you have to kill father and Kanae? They had nothing to do with this!"
As the short pink haired girl began to turn around it was apparent there were two horns on her head, but strangely her eyes were blurred out. But what was most noticeable was the malicious smile she had spread across her face. For the aura that they felt from this image reflected that of a person who had no sense of guilt or remorse for what they had just done.
"Answer me! The one you wanted was me wasn't it? Then you should have come after me!"
The horned girl without a word turned about as she then started to approach him, but that's when everything froze.
"That's all there is to this memory" said Kohta as he narrowed his eyes. The image soon disappeared as he took his seat back at the table. "During the week I was a sleep this memory kept appearing over and over again for me to watch as bit by bit it started to clear up and extend with duration . . . ." He then squeezed his fist on the table as his eyes started to redden. "You have no idea how much I tried to deny this, how much I tried to believe this was fake. With every attempt to prove it wrong . . . . It became just too painful . . . ."
"But there has to be an answer!" as Tsukune shot up from his seat, "it can't be what it seems!"
But upon finishing his statement, Kohta too shot up as he angrily grabbed his shirt bringing them face to face with each other. "Then what the hell was this supposed to mean! She killed my family just to get to me! What's so goddamn important about me that it was worth killing my family over?" His expression then started to sag as his hands started to weaken as they fell to the table. "She was my friend . . . . I trusted her . . . . How the hell am I supposed to feel about this . . . . But yet . . . . She doesn't remember any of this . . . ."
Tsukune grimaced at this as he then looked away as he couldn't argue this further. Moka and Kurumu could only do the same as they could not argue what they saw.
"Please leave now . . . ." to which with that the discussion was over as the trio got up to leave.
But before leaving Kurumu turned back to look at Kohta, "please don't let it end. Not like this between you and Nyu". At saying this it earned her a glare from the tanned youth. But she didn't allow this to weaken her resolve, "but please let me try something. There might be something I can uncover that you couldn't do on your own".
Kohta could only give a sigh to this as he rubbed his face. ". . . . Will you leave me alone then?"
"Yes" as Kurumu nodded strongly to this. "Just please, give me the chance to try".
" . . . . Fine, tomorrow then" as he soon pushed the group out the door closing the door behind them.
"Kurumu-chan?" Tsukune questioned.
"There's just one last thing I want to try".
~ Youkai Academy ~ (the next day)
"So are you feeling better today Nyu-san?" asked Yukari as the day was currently coming to an end.
"Yes" Nyu weakly smiled. "I feel a bit better after talking about it . . . . But . . . ."
"You still miss Kohta-san don't you?"
The ditzy girl gave a nod to this. "I know Kohta-kun is angry with me . . . . I just wish I understood . . . ."
"It's complicated . . . . " as Yukari then looked away.
Nyu looked saddened at this. "Even after hearing about it . . . . I didn't do any of that! I know I didn't . . . . " to which tears started to form.
"It's OK Nyu-san" as she started to rub her lower back. "I'm sure this is all just a misunderstanding. Besides Kurumu-san is going over to Kohta-san to see if she can find a clue that they missed", "although I highly doubt it considering her intelligence level . . . ."
"Thank you for your help Yukari-chan and everyone else who tried to help us get through this. But . . . ." as she now seemed to have been drifting away. "Maybe it was fate that Kohta-kun and I were not meant to be together like this . . . ."
Yukari could only look downcast at this. "Nyu-san . . . ."
"I'll be going now. So I'll be seeing you later now Yukari-chan" as she then walked away.
The child witch's eyes reflected sadly at this. "Kurumu-san . . . . I hope you were able to find something . . . ." and with that she left.
Meanwhile lurking around the corner, "did you hear that? That guy isn't with her anymore. That makes her vulnerable doesn't it?" During this time the three delinquents that Lucy beat up at the beginning of the school year were huddled together as they conversed with each other about what they just learned.
"Are you sure she's vulnerable? She was crazy strong when we fought against her and it took us weeks just to heal from the beating she gave us!"
"You morons!" as the head delinquent slapped his two cohorts over the head, "weren't you two paying attention during the fight!" He then pushed his two cohorts to look at the currently distant diclonius girl. "When that guy was with her she suddenly changed and was able to fight. So this girl must be some sort of sealed version of her".
"Which means? Oww!" as he got smacked over the head.
"It means that she's totally defenseless and ripe for the picking boys".
The two cohorts looked at each other as they then looked back to the currently distant girl. "Right" as one of them sneered.
"I can't wait to pay her back for what she did to us in more ways than one".
As the head delinquent looked to the distant figure, many thoughts coursed through his mind with each thought much more sadistic and depraved as the last. "I'm going to enjoy teaching that pink b**ch some manners".
~ Boy's Dormitory (Kohta's room) ~
"Kohta!" as Kurumu knocked on his door. "I'm here; can you please open your door?"
The door soon opened to reveal the tanned youth as he waved his hand motioning for her to enter. "So what can you possibly do?"
"I'm a succubus remember" as Kurumu tried to put on a calming smile. "The mind of any creature is child's play to us".
Kohta just simply look to her before shaking his head. "Let's just get this over with. What do I need to do?"
The blue succubus then made a motion with her hand. "Just go lay down on your bed and I'll take care of the rest". The tanned youth did as he was told as he then lay down. Kurumu soon took one of his chairs as she took a seat next to him. "Now close your eyes and relax this next part is going to be a bit . . . . weird" which caused Kohta to look at her strangely, "go on, close your eyes!" as he then shut them again. Kurumu soon closed her eyes as her tail began to sprout out. Out from the tip of her tail, suction like cup began to form as she then placed the end on Kohta's forehead. Upon contact that was when it began as the duo suddenly had a strange feeling of falling. But then after moment, "what is all this?" as she felt like she was still falling into the abyss of Kohta's mind. But mentally controlling her orientation, she balanced herself as she then started to glide around. "I've never seen such a mental state like this before . . . . What kind of creature could he possibly be?"
"Kurumu-san? Where are you? I can't see where I am!" shouted Kohta out from the darkness.
Kurumu looked around. For the life of her she couldn't understand why everything was so dark like this. If things were going to be like this she was never going to find what she was looking for. "What am I going to do?"
"Then please allow me to guide the way" to which a small patch of light then appeared as a young Kohta was now standing there.
At seeing this, both Kurumu and Kohta moved towards the light where the boy was currently standing. "Who is this?" as she pointed to the boy.
"I'm not exactly sure what he is. But he helped me out when I got lost here" said the tanned youth as he looked to his younger self.
"Yes, but you're not supposed to be outside your library". He then scanned Kohta up and down for a minute. ". . . . It would appear you came here to learn truth now. Hmm, I guess you're about ready to hear it. However . . . ." as he looked to Kurumu, "Nyu-chan is the one who is supposed to be here. Not this beautiful young lady".
The blue succubus had to say she was a bit flattered by what the boy said, but soon shook her head to this. "Enough already" then said Kurumu. "We're here to solve a mystery. If you're not going to be of any help then move aside" she then said aggressively as she then started to show her very sharp claws.
"Now now, there is now need to be violent. But still . . . ." as little Kohta looked to her. "I'm supposed to wait when Nyu-chan get's here. But if you want to see what big me has already seen then you're more than welcomed to it" and with a snap of his fingers they were both in Kohta's library right at the section where the mysterious black book was.
Kohta gave a sigh to how troublesome this was all becoming. "I'll just show you the memory now . . . ."
As the tanned youth was reaching for the book, Kurumu was still slightly baffled at what had just occurred just moment ago. "What are you Kohta? For a succubus to be pushed around like that in someone's mind . . . . you have to be something beyond ordinary . . . ." But then shaking her mind of this she had a job to do and she needed to find some clue of doubt which would shine some hope that Nyu was innocent of what happened. "Please let there be something . . . ."
~ Forest ~ (later afternoon)
"I wonder what I should do" Nyu pondered. "Maybe if I bake Kohta-kun a cake he'll feel better" she tried to think optimistically. But then her expression sank at this. "Who am I kidding . . . . Kohta-kun hates me . . . . and I still don't understand . . . ." Even after hearing everything from Moka and the proof behind it, she still couldn't understand. But then she couldn't deny that there was just too many coincidences that she herself could not turn away from. "But if I really did kill Kohta-kun's family . . . . Oh no . . . ." she thought painfully as she started to feel herself wanting to cry again.
"Oi oi you look rather sad there girlie. Do you want a shoulder to cry on?"
Nyu immediately looked up as she stopped where she stood only to start walking back. "You're those delinquents. The ones 'I' beat up on the first day".
"Yeah that's right and we've gotten a whole lot stronger since then to which we'd love to use your body to show you just how strong we've gotten" one of them snickered.
Deciding not to wait any longer Nyu made a run for it. "Help! Someone! Anyone!" But before she could get far enough, one of the hoodlums appeared in front of her.
"Now now, we can't have you running off on your own like that. Then where would our fun be then huh?"
Nyu immediately turned towards another direction to run only to be stopped again. "And where do you think you're going?" However she then pushed passed him as she continued to run. "Feisty isn't she? This is going to be fun".
As the ditzy girl continued to run for her life, anxiety began to weigh heavily on her shoulders. With each step she took, the very simple act of breathing was becoming hard as she was scared. No, she was beyond scared as she was terrified of what those delinquents would do to her if they caught her. With no one around, she didn't know what to do. "Please anyone! Please help me!" she screamed out telepathically. But in that instant, Kohta's image flashed in her mind which made her shake her head. "I can't, he won't come for me . . . ." So running deeper into the woods, she hoped she could lose the delinquents there. However that would not be the case . . . .
"That's enough with the foreplay now" as one of the hoodlums grabbed the back of Nyu's head slamming her right into a tree. Upon letting go, the pink haired girl slid down as she crumpled to the ground. But slowly she soon sat up holding her forehead as it was slightly bleeding as the three delinquents were now towering over her. "So what do you think we should do to her first boss?"
The head delinquent used his actions to answer as one his claws materialized. With one quick swipe, the entire front part of Nyu's shirt was shredded revealing her chest and bra to which she immediately attempted to cover up. "What a sight isn't it boys? For a complete b**ch, she does have a nice body" as he licked his lips disgustingly at this. "Now let's have our fun with her".
"Yeah!" as the other two cohorts attempted to rip off more.
"No! Stop!" as Nyu tried to struggle, but it was futile. Her body was already too weakened from anxiety and without Lucy's powers she was only as strong as any other girl. Nyu then started to feel her heart break under the stress of the situation. As she shut her eyes, she prayed with all her might that this was just some bad dream she was going to wake up from. But the tearing of her cloths and cuts to her skin immediately dragged her back to reality as she looked on fearfully to the three delinquents as they were going to have their way with her. As she shut her eyes caving into herself, she was at her limit of how much she could take. "Please . . . . Anyone . . . . Help . . . . Kohta-kun!"
"Come on move aside so I can have a feel" the demon delinquents drooled disgustingly. But then felt himself in immediate pain as one of his arms were twisted back. Upon looking, it was a tanned looking boy whose stare alone seemed like it could kill a person as pure rage reflected on his face. "Boss! It's that guy! That guy is here!" But was soon silenced as his head was punched so hard into the ground it created an impact crater.
Kohta then wasted no time going after the second delinquent. Giving him no time to react, he telekinetically pulled him away as he slammed him right into a tree. Then charging enough focus into his hands, blasted the hoodlum through the tree sending him crashing through a few more trees before stopping eventually after a few yards.
"That guy . . . . He was supposed to be a weakling!" growled the head delinquent as he was wide eye at seeing his cohorts easily dispatched. But now seeing the tanned youth approaching him, he quickly turned about dragging his victim to her feet as he got behind her using her as a meat shield. "Get back!" as he moved his claw hand over Nyu's stomach area. "I'll gut her! I swear I'll rip out her entire insides if you don't get back!" as he then started to dig his nails into her skin which caused Nyu to flinch a bit in pain. However Kohta stood his ground as he showed no signs of backing down. "I swear I'll do it! I'll really do it!"
But if he wasn't too distracted he would have realized that when it came to magic users, don't even let them flinch a finger. For with a quick motion of Kohta's index finger, every bone in the delinquents hand was dislocated to which he yelped in pain too. Wasting no time, the tanned youth dashed in moving right past Nyu as he grabbed the hoodlums face in his hand ramming his head right into the tree.
As the head delinquents looked fearfully passed his finger, "what the hell are you?"
" . . . . Someone you shouldn't have messed with" and with that he blasted the hoodlum through the tree as he would continue to fly for several feet to which now the danger was over.
At seeing the danger was over Nyu slowly gathered herself up as she took what remained of her cloths to cover herself. "Kohta-kun . . . ." which earned her his stare which caused her to flinch a bit, but after a slight pause "thank you . . . . for saving me . . . ."
As Kohta looked to her he closed his eyes for a moment before reopening them as he then took off his jacket and threw it to her.
Nyu hesitantly took the jacket putting it on as she now stood up to which the tanned youth then turned away from her. "Kohta-kun?"
". . . . I still haven't forgiven you for what you did . . . ."
". . . ."
"But there are still things that I don't understand now" as Kohta now thought back to what Kurumu was able to clear up, "nothing has changed in what I saw as you were still the one who killed my family. But . . . ." as he thought carefully to what he saw, "your eyes . . . . they told me something . . . ." as he focused to remember Nyu's eyes from then. "You were crying as they showed great pain and remorse behind them. Something a killer would never have . . . ." Kohta then closed his eyes to collect himself as he soon turned about to face the ditzy girl. "I want to know now . . . . The entire truth of what happened eight years ago between us" as he then looked into her eyes wanting to see her reaction. "Will you learn the truth with me?"
"Kohta-kun!" as Nyu became teary eyed at this as she hugged the tanned youth around the waist. As she rubbed her face in his chest, "please . . . . please . . . ." as she prayed "whatever we may learn . . . . please don't make me part with Kohta-kun . . . ."
Kohta was surprised at the sudden contact. The very girl he both hated and deeply cared for was holding him as it made him feel both happy yet disgusted that she was there. But then giving a deep sigh, he lifted one of his arms to return the affection. "For your sake and for mine . . . . Let us hope that there was more to see . . . ."
~ Youkai Academy ~ (the next day after school)
"Thank you everyone for coming" said Kohta as he welcomed Tsukune and his group into the classroom they were using. "I'm glad that you were all able to come and help me with this".
"It's fine" said Tsukune. "But are you sure about this? We're going to be poking around in some personal matters in your life".
The tanned youth gave nod to this. "I don't know what we'll encounter during this dive so I wanted to get all the help I can get with this" as he looked to the other occupants of the room.
"Of course we'll help" chimed Yukari. "That's what friends are for aren't they?" to which Moka, Kurumu, Mizore, and Ruby gave a nod too.
"Alright then, everyone take a seat". Before everyone's arrival, Kohta and Nyu had already set up eight chairs in a circular formation.
One by one as they took their seats, "OK, I'm going to need everyone to hold hands for me to establish the link" to which everyone then took hands. As she rose to take Kohta's, he was hesitant for a moment to take hers. But then looking back to the entire group, "remember that we will be entering the world of the subconscious mind, so what would seem like hours to days in there will be like seconds to minutes here" to which everyone gave a nod too in understanding. "Now that everyone knows, let us begin".
~ Inner world ~
Now as everyone stood within Kohta's library, the tanned youth guided the way to the mysterious door. Upon arrival he knocked on the door as the locks that kept it closed immediately popped loose retreating into the wall.
The door then opened to reveal a young Kohta on the other side. "Welcome, I guess you're ready to hear my story now huh?" as the group gave a nod to this. "I see", the boy then gave a snap of his fingers to which in the next moment, they all found themselves in a forest like setting at night with several laid down logs with a campfire in the middle.
"What incredible manipulation" Kurumu marveled at seeing how their scenery had changed.
"I guess we'll finally learn the secret behind Kohta-san" said Yukari.
As everyone took their seats, young Kohta finally took his as he stared into the fire. As the blaze glowed in his eyes, a warm smile began to spread across his face. "The story I will tell you begins eight years ago in the cultural city of Yokohama, Japan. Although there are many elements that are needed to be told to understand this story, it is something that can be saved for another day. So as a prologue to this, I'll begin by saying it all started with a strange little boy on summer vacation. Now there wasn't anything wrong with him and he's never done anything bad. But no one in his life not even his family could really understand him. But nevertheless they loved him. However this strange little boy was always alone because no one could truly understand the depth of what he was. But then one day while out in the forest, that's when this strange little boy met this special little girl to which is where our story begins . . . ."
To be continued . . . .
Author's notes: This now concludes this chapter as I hoped everyone liked what they read as the next chapter will begin the memory flashback as we'll finally learn what happened eight years ago to which how Kohta and Nyu met and the incident that led up to the current story.
So I thank you all for reading this fic and I further extend my gratitude if you can review it as well.