Rosario to Elf

Disclaimer: I do not own Elfen Lied, Rosario + Vampire, or any characters associated with either of the series.

"talking"

thoughts

The Beginning of Everything

The enigmatic figure just continued to look on before a soft smile appeared to which it knelled down placing his hand on Kohta's chest covering the injury he had. "I have been waiting for you Kohta".

"What . . . . Are you? Where am I?"

"There is no time for questions Kohta. Your physical body has sustained fatal injuries. If something is not done soon you will die. However that 'man' will probably absorb you first before that".

"What can I do?" the boy coughed out as the pain was now starting to get to him.

The figure stared at him remaining silent for a moment before deciding to speak. "I have the power to save your life. However the cost . . . . Would be enormous. But it will save your life".

"I don't understand . . . . " said Kohta feeling dazed due to the pain. "What cost?"

"There is not much time left. After that 'man' is done with us he'll turn his attention to your father and sister".

"Father . . . . Kanae . . . ." as his body trembled. "Please . . . . I don't want them to get hurt". Kohta struggled to maintain some semblance of his consciousness. "I have to help them . . . ."

The enigmatic man remained silent for a moment before speaking again. "To save your life, your soul must merge with mine as my natural abilities should be sufficient enough to heal you and give you enough strength to defeat him".

At hearing what must be done for this to occur, "but what will happen to me then? Will I disappear?"

"Yes and no" as the enigma was trying to be patient with the dying boy. "Now . . . . You must take a leap of faith. Whether to die here doing nothing or venture into the unknown with uncertainty on your shoulder" giving a pause to allow this to sink in. "What is your decision Kohta?"

Kohta was scared. So scared with how much was just dropped in front of him to whom he had no idea what to say or do. But regardless of how terrified he was as death was creeping right as his doorstep or what this being was saying, he wanted to protect his friends and family. When this creature was done with him, it was going to turn on the people he cared about. So without a second thought, his path was set. "What do I have to do?"

"A spell to merge our souls was already put in place in the event something like this was to happen. All you must do now is call out my name to finish the sequence".

"But . . . . I don't know your name" as Kohta was slowly beginning to fade.

"Stay with me child and focus. Try to keep yourself stable for a little longer. You must remember now. A name you have not called yourself for a long time. Now remember! And call out my name!"

Looking to the man, Kohta began to waver as his eyes began to shut from how extremely tired he felt. "Your name . . . . I remember now . . . . Your name is . . . ."

~ On Transit (train cart physical world) ~

"Almost done" as the dark figured man was finishing his chant. "Soon all your power will be mine". Now on the last verse of his spell, the dark figure felt his body suddenly freeze at the overwhelming near suffocating presence that had enveloped him. Trying to speak, he found his throat clogged as if he was being buried by this enormous pressure of power that was being expelled onto him. But as rattled as he was, he managed to focus his senses to where this power was coming from as it was protruding from the boy he had recently mangled. "Impossible, this should not be happening!"

Right before his eyes Kohta's once bleeding and broken body was healing instantaneously as his bones realigned, his external epithelial tissue began weave itself shut, and the hole in his chest was closing up on its own appearing as good as new. Upon the completion of his regeneration, his body began to levitate off the floor until he maneuvered back into standing position. At that moment, his eyes snapped open glaring at him. With it came an ominous darkness which threatened to swallow him if he were to stare for longer.

"There is no way you could have awakened. You were not supposed to emerge till several years later!" The boy in question that now stood before him could have very well been a different person with the aura he emitted as his presence alone froze his body.

Kohta looked to the dark figured man with restraint with how much anger he felt in relation to what he knew. "I know what you have been doing . . . . and I know what you have done . . . . Onigumo".

The dark figured man continued to struggle from the immense power that was holding him. But no avail, it proved fruitless.

"A once proud spiritual monk centuries ago who fell with the temptation of power. You even went as far as using your own body as a vessel to fuse several demons into one form in order to prolong your life. But for your obsession, you looked to assimilate a member of my kind. In your search, you found me. However you could not directly come at me as I would have destroyed you within a heartbeat. And so you spent the next few centuries hunting down members of my bloodline narrowing my possible reincarnations until it was down to the last of my line . . . . The Hizashis". Kohta's eyes narrowed more to this trying his hardest to restrain himself while leveling his tone. "It has been our kind's greatest rule to why I never dealt with you before. But for your crimes against my clansmen and for coming for this boy directly" as a black ball of darkness appeared in his hand. ". . . . I sentence you to oblivion" flicking his hand, the dark energy ball flew forward stopping right in front of its intended target.

Like that, streaks of black lightning appeared leeching out grabbing the dark figured man as it began pulling him in as the matter of fact was that the ball of darkness was a miniature black hole as there was no escaping from this attack. Even if Onigumo tried, his muscles were still petrified before the monstrous creature he had sorely underestimated. Slowly the black ball began to absorb his body breaking and condensing as it took it into itself towards oblivion. As the attack did its work, it revealed the disfigured and disproportional human made demon's body as Onigumo was a disgusting amalgam of different demon parts as his figure was shaped similarly in the form of a spider. After eating away over half of his body, the fallen monk gave a low chuckle before letting out a maniacal laugh.

"Something funny?" Kohta asked as his cackling was now starting to bother him.

"Don't think that this is over. Do you honestly believe that I would not have planned for this? Even if this body dies, I shall remain. For you . . . . You are now the last!" as soon he could not speak for any longer as his face became crushed and torn within the singularity of the black hole as all that remained of him now was a memory as the sphere collapsed on itself.

Standing alone in the cart hearing as they rolled along the rails, Kohta couldn't help but feel unsettled with Onigumo's last testament. He knew they weren't the words of a bluff. But if so, then what did they mean? What bothered him even more were his last words of being 'the last'. What do they mean? What do they mean? So closing his eyes, he searched for clarity in the infinite sight of darkness. Searching within the eternal void he saw it as his eyes snapped open face now filled with horror. "No! No! No!" But then he collapsed holding his chest as he coughed out blood. After that brief painful episode, he stood up as he began to run phasing through each door passing through each cart as pain and desperation weighed on his heart praying that he mistook what he saw. After racing back through six carts, heartache was all the remained at what was displayed before him now.

His father decapitated with his sister cleanly cut in half on the ground as tears were still present in her eyes from how terrified she was. He then knelt down holding what was left of Kanae as he was speechless to what had happened. Looking up, he saw his pink haired friend covered in their blood with her back turned to him. However with his newly acquired infinite insight, he knew that wasn't Kaede. It was him! "Why?" Kohta cried out. "Why did you do this? Why did you have to kill father and Kanae? They had nothing to do with this!"

Upon his call, the evil presence in Kaede's form began to turn around wearing a malicious smile, but strangely her eyes were soaking in tears.

"Answer me! The one you wanted was me wasn't it? Then you should have come after me!"

"I told you" said Kaede in Onigumo's voice. "Even if my body were to die, I shall remain. With the death of your father and sister, you are now truly the last of your bloodline".

"I will kill you . . . ." Kohta's voice leaked venomously.

"It wouldn't really matter" the fallen monk stated indifferently. "Each of my spiders" holding one up on his finger, "carries a fraction of my soul allowing me to dwell in the minds of others. Even if you were to kill this body I still have plenty of pieces of me spread out all throughout the world contingent if my main body were to die. However" as he summoned out Kaede's vectors. "I was not expecting such a jewel like this" as he then cut a bench cleanly in half. "Such marvelous potential and incredible destructive power. Something that even defies the natural logic of magic" to which he gave a chuckle too. "Your father put up a good fight. Even I was surprised at how this girl's powers were able to rip through his magic as if it were paper. Such a splendid ability. I'll be sure to assimilate her into my fold".

"Release her immediately Onigumo!" as Kohta now stood up with his powers radiating in fury.

"Now let's see how her powers fair against yours" as the fallen monk sent Kaede's vectors out to attack the youth.

Instinctively, Kohta's circular shield reacted in attempt to protect its master. But it was for naught as the psychic hands passed right through them without resistance reaching for the boy as it soon punched a gaping cylinder right through his stomach to which Kohta's face displayed shock as he fell to his knees. Instantly his wounds healed as he then stood up with a pained expression.

"Amazing, truly amazing" Onigumo snickered. "Even your powers can't stop hers. But I wonder how long you can endure. Even for your kind, your regenerative abilities are limited by the amount of magic you have. Considering your current shell is far too young and underdeveloped, you shouldn't have too much magic left due to your recent regeneration and the spell you used earlier". He then summoned the vectors out once more as he snickered once again as he was a breath away from his ultimate goal. "I might just get more then I could have possibly dreamed of".

Kohta cringed a bit. The fallen monk was right. So long as he had magic, he was close enough to be immortal as no wound could kill him. But considering the risks of his soul merger . . . . It couldn't be helped as the youth understood he was fighting not only against Onigumo but also against the clock. Just to stack more problems on top of it, Onigumo was holding Kaede captive with whatever he was controlling her with. Seeing the situation as it was, it was more of a question if he could survive long enough to save her.

With that, the battle raged on.

~ Inner World (Kaede's mind) ~

"Stop! Please stop it!" Kaede cried screaming at the top of her lungs. However she was powerless now. But more so, she was devastated.

Her current projection was trapped on a spider's web disabling her ability to move as she was hung up between two trees. Down below stood Onigumo as a portal was opened in front of him showing him what he saw through her eyes as somehow he was now the one controlling her body.

However what hurt the most for Kaede was what the fallen monk had made her body do. She was forced to watch as she slaughtered Kohta's father and sister. Furthermore, she was now in the process of killing her best friend and she could not do anything to stop it as her vectors were hurting him.

"Please . . . ." she begged. "Don't hurt him anymore . . . ." Each time her vectors torn him up, he would regenerate. However it was beginning to slow down as it took longer for him to get back up indicating that he was dangerously close to running out of magic. "Kohta!"

~ On Transit (train cart physical world) ~

"I can't take anymore of this . . . ." as Kohta slouched holding his chest trying to maintain his footing. Kaede's vectors were truly a menacing force as it was capable of cutting through every spell he had. Even dodging was difficult due to the narrow spacing and how flexible his horned friend's abilities were.

However during the course of this fight, he discovered how he could save his pink friend. The spider controlling her was anchored at the very base of her neck as it dug itself right under her skin. But at this point in time he didn't have enough power to teleport in behind her to extract the arachnid. Even with his ability to become incorporeal, Kaede's vectors were still able to touch him forcing him to play defensive.

With how things were, he just needed one chance. One small opening to save his friend.

"Come on . . . . There has to be something I can do . . . ."

"Kohta!" Kaede's voice screamed out telepathically echoing inside her friend's head.

"Kaede-chan?"

"Kohta! I'm so . . . . I'm so . . . . I'm so sorry" her voice trembled. "I can't . . . . I can't . . . ."

The youth then focused his sight as he stared right into his friend's eyes. For as they say, the eyes were the windows to the soul. That being at it was he saw Onigumo reflecting back at him. Just past him was Kaede as she was tied up in a spider's web. "Kaede-chan, I need you to help me now. I'm almost out of magic. If I take any more damage we'll be done for. I need you to take control back".

"I can't . . . . He's too powerful".

"Don't believe him. He is in your mind, your world. You are your world's only master. You must take control!"

"I can't . . . . He's completely severed it. . . ."

"That's not true Kaede-chan because you're crying right now".

"What?"

"Your physical body, you're crying. Onigumo hasn't completely severed your control. Kaede-chan, I know you have the willpower. All you need to do is push".

"I . . . . I can't do it . . . ."

Kohta couldn't wait any longer. Any further, he will completely run out of magic putting himself and Kaede at the mercy of this lunatic. So if anything was going to happen, it had to happen now. So whether his horned friend was ready or not, he had to have faith that she could pull through for the both of them. With that resolve, he shot forward doing his best to dodge whatever psychic hand got in his way. Just closing a few feet away, several more vectors stood in front of him as the one's he dodged were now trailing right behind him. "I'm not going to make it".

Seeing her vectors closing in on her friend, her eyes widened as her heart tightened as she didn't want to hurt him anymore. Just inches away from touching him, "stop it!" she screamed.

"There!" as Kohta noticed the minor delay as he swerved pass the psychic arms. Getting at point blank, he swiped his hand across Kaede's neck phasing through only remaining corporeal long enough to grab the spider before reemerging out on the back side of her neck. In completing his task, his friend then fell silent as she collapsed to which Kohta swirled around catching her as he laid her on the floor. Then standing up, he opened his hand revealing a small spider trapped in a miniature barrier he erected.

"So close, I was so close" Onigumo cursed.

"It's over" said Kohta. "You're finished now".

"Ku ku ku, well what are you waiting for? Do it. You said you were going to kill me didn't you?"

Kohta's eyes flinched as his hand reacted a bit.

"Well what are you going to do? I killed your father and sister. Don't you feel obligated to avenge them? Or are you too gutless to finish what you said?"

Kohta then glared to the creature in his hand as he was only one muscle spasm away from crushing him. However, he already knew why he was baiting him on.

"What's wrong? Can't do it?"

"No, I will not kill you. As tempted as I am, I won't. That will only send you to the next body and I will not allow that". Smoke like darkness then began to appear surrounding the spider as it wrapped around him. "With what little power I have, I'm going to seal you away in a place you will never hurt anyone again".

"Do you really believe with what power you have left that you can seal me forever?"

"Perhaps not forever, but what I can do is buy time. A time when I'll be fully ready and more then capable of ridding this world of you".

Onigumo chuckled at this. "We'll see dark one. We'll see" to which he was now sealed.

Kohta then redirected his attention to his horned friend as she was still unconscious on the floor. Then scooping her up, he laid her on the bench as soon scooted back to take a seat. Upon sitting the youth vomited out more blood as he held his chest with how painful that convulsion was. "I just need to keep it together for a bit longer . . . ." Onigumo was right, with how weakened he was his seal would only keep him trapped for a few years. Taking into account of the fallen monks manipulative and methodical nature, there was a chance that he had more tricks up his sleeve that he didn't count on. But analyzing the time he had left, it was too late to do anything for himself. However there was something he could do to keep his friend safe, but at a price.

"Kohta . . . ." as Kaede soon sat up rubbing her head.

"Kaede-chan!" standing up in front of her.

"I . . . . I . . . . I'm so sorry!" Kaede cried out tears once again streaming down her cheeks. "I tried . . . ." she hiccupped. "I tried, but I . . . . I couldn't stop him. I'm so sorry Kohta. I'm so sorry!" closing her hands around her face biting her lip trying to control herself. She felt horrible. She was responsible for the death of Kohta's father and sister, and there was nothing she could do to make this right. But then she felt her hands being peeled back as Kohta was looking to her softly with tears also in his eyes.

"It wasn't your fault. You did everything you could to stop him".

"No I didn't" she then shot back. "If only I tried harder then they wouldn't have had to die!"

Kohta let out a sigh. "Kaede-chan . . . . It wasn't your fault" as he patted her head. "For whatever you may think and for whatever you may feel . . . . Know that you are now and always forgiven".

"Kohta . . . ." as Kaede's lips wavered as she began to cry some more.

The youth's eyes narrowed at the difficult decision he was about to make. But it had to be done. So slipping his hands to her shoulder getting to the base of her neck, he unlinked her necklace removing it as he wrapped it around her wrist.

"Kohta? What are you doing?"

". . . . I'm so sorry Kaede-chan. But this is the only thing I can do for you to keep you safe" with one hand around her wrist with the other cupping against her cheek. "I'm going to need you to go to sleep for a while. This bracelet" removing his hand revealing the newly created silver jewelry, "will keep you hidden from the demon world and allow you to blend in with the human one. But to keep you hidden . . . . Your soul must be suppressed as everything you remembered . . . . Will now be forgotten".

At hearing this Kaede could only shake her head to this. "No! I don't want to forget you! Please, don't make me forget!"

"Kaede-chan" rubbing the tears from her eyes. "Do you remember what I told you? The promise I made?"

The horned girl gave a slow nod to this. "You promised . . . . To come back to me".

"And I will, I will Kaede-chan. So please just for now . . . . Wait for me".

Kaede gave another slow nod to this. Although she didn't understand everything, she trusted her friend. With a swirl of his finger, the green jewel on her bracelet glowed as her horns soon disappeared as she soon fell silent as Kohta laid her back on the bench.

Then backing off from her, Kohta's body convulsed again as he vomited blood. "I guess I've about reached my time limit . . . ." The youth then wiped his mouth clean as he straightened himself out. "So how long did you know?"

". . . . For some time now".

Kohta turned around to see his father or at least his ghost floating in front of him. "How?"

"Every clue here and there. Your unnatural growth, you're lacking of a medium to use magic, your uncommon magical traits. For a long time, we had only thought you as a story passed down our line. But seeing it with my own eyes . . . . I still can't believe that here you are standing before me".

". . . . Do you blame me for bringing this omen upon our family?" as Kohta looked away ashamed.

"No" the elder Hizashi then said. "It's a great honor to be 'his' new vessel as well as a great responsibility. But I'm sorry that you must now bare this burden alone my son".

Kohta gave a nod happy to his father's understanding. But then looking around, "where is Kanae?" at not seeing her soul around.

"The shinigami has already taken her away. It would seem your little sister has chosen reincarnation as she chose to be reborn in the vessel of a dying girl giving her new life".

Kohta let out a soft chuckle. "Definitely sounds like Kanae to do something like that". He then closed his eyes momentarily before reopening them. "How long can you stay father?"

"Not long. The shinigami allowed me to stay for this long to allow me to talk to you. Soon they'll come for me to take me to the afterlife".

"I see" but then convulsed again as Kohta vomited out more blood greater than the ones before.

"What's wrong? Are you OK?"

After wiping his mouth, "no" shaking his head. "It was too soon. Far too soon for me and Kohta to meet like this" looking to his hand. "His body is far too young to handle the enormity of what I am, and because of this my energy is causing a feedback which is injuring him. Overtime we were meant to gradually meet until his coming of age when he was able to fully accept me for what I am".

"What will happen now?"

". . . . To save his life we must diffuse from each other. However, it is not without consequences".

"Consequences?"

"Although the fusion between us was incomplete, we have bled too far into each other. Although I can re-seal myself, a part of Kohta will be sealed with me. But there is no telling the extent of the damage of what this occurrence may bring. However it must be done".

"Will he ever regain that part of his soul back?"

"In time . . . . When he is ready to meet me".

A person in black robes then appeared taking the elder Hizashi's arm. "It's is time" to which Mr. Hizashi nodded too.

"It's my time to go now".

"Farewell . . . . Father" Kohta responded sadly as he tried to maintain his composure.

"Remember Kohta, your sister is still in this world. So please watch over her".

"I promise father and . . . . Good-bye" as his father soon dissolved away. Then turning around he looked to the bunny plushy standing next to his sister. "Bun-kun".

"Yes master Kohta".

"Instruct everyone we know to keep silent of this incident and our past".

"But why master Kohta?"

"It's for the best. For I do not know the extent of the damage to mine or Kaede-chan's memory. Trying to make us remember may do more harm than good. What we remember . . . . Will determine the next course of action. It shall be dealt with in due time". Then looking to the horned girl, he turned back to the plushy. "I want you to go with Kaede-chan. There might be demons that have learned of her abilities. So please keep a watchful eye over her, do you understand?"

The plushy gave a saddened expression from everything that had recently transgressed. But before long, it gave a nod. "I understand master Kohta" as he made his way to the pink haired girl laying next to her now appearing lifeless.

Looking around once more, he gave a deep sigh. "I promise . . . . I'll come back for you". On that statement, Kohta's soul was broken as he fainted onto the floor.

Just like that, the rest was history. The first to appear on the scene was demon world police as they did what they could to cover up this incident by removing the several beat up demons there colleague fought. However, it pained them to leave him and his family like this in such a deplorable state. But the matter of the fact was that he and his family had such strong ties to the human world and the last thing they needed was for humans to ask questions and poking around where they shouldn't. So taking away any evidence of demon existence, they departed as their human counterparts soon took over.

Following protocol, Kohta's father and sister were shipped off to the M.E. for forensic evaluation as Kohta and Kaede were sent to the closest relative they had. Although they briefly saw each other then, confusion and dismay was all they could think about as they neither remembered what had happened nor understood why they were on the train in the first place as the police marked this off as traumatic suppression. For their limited understanding of the world, this case was ruled as some random serial killing.

Doing as he was instructed, Bun-kun sent messages to all it concerned namely Yuka's parents and Mikomi on keeping silent about the situation. As things continued to unfold, Kaede awoke with a new personality addressing herself as Nyu as the bracelet she wore separated her soul specifically suppressing anything that was related to her powers. As Mikomi laid eyes on her daughter, it broke her heart to learn what had happened. But for her sake, she would wait until the seal could eventually be lifted.

But for Kohta with his soul broken, he had no memories of his early life. Furthermore he had no memories of the supernatural world as he was pretty much human now. That being the case, he lived a regular human life with regular human guardians for the next few years.

~ Inner World (Kohta's mind) ~

"And that concludes my story" said young Kohta.

"It's so sad" said Tsukune. "For all that had happened . . . ."

"But it's good to know that Nyu-chan was innocent after all" said Moka trying to see some form of optimism in all this although downcast in learning their tragic past. The other girls nodded as they knew that the pair could walk away with some consolation to what they had learned.

Kohta then gave a sigh before looking to his younger self. "So you're that part of me . . . . The part of me that broke off so long ago".

"Yes" he responded getting up as the scenery changed back to the library. "Now you're finally of the right age that you can handle what I am as our souls can merge properly. But like all those years ago, I leave the option to you. So what will you decide Kohta?"

Recalling the memory he saw, it was just like that time all those years ago. What exactly would happen to him? Would he still be himself? How exactly would he change? Looking to his younger self, he still had trouble excepting everything he saw as it was just so much to take in. But if he were to accept this, all his memories would return back to him removing any shadow of a doubt he had. Giving his younger self a hesitant nod as he reached out. On that act, his child self reached back taking his hand as a bright light engulfed them pulsating for a second as soon there stood only one.

Standing there calmly, Kohta stood before them as everyone was amazed to the enormous and mysterious power they felt emanating from him.

"Incredible" said Tsukune. Even if he didn't have the ability to sense energy, even his instincts were able to detect just how massive his powers felt.

"Now I'm really curious what he could be?" said Moka as even her internal self's interest was piqued.

"Amazing, I've never felt anything as strong as this" said Kurumu as she was feeling weak in the knees.

"Wow" was all Mizore could say.

Ruby and Yukari felt faint as never before had they ever felt such intense magical power.

"Kohta-kun . . . ." said Nyu as the only thing she cared about was if her friend was still the same person she knew.

Slowly opening his eyes, he gave a gentle smile as he looked to Nyu's direction before walking to her. "I'm sorry for making you wait for so long" as he circled his arms around her giving the ditzy girl a deep hug.

"Kohta-kun" Nyu chirped as she was happy to have her friend back as she circled her arms around his neck returning the hug.

Seeing this heartwarming scene, Tsukune and his group fawned at seeing their relationship now restored as they were glad they didn't give up on them.

"Everyone" as Kohta looked to the group. "I would like to talk to Nyu alone for a while" to which he materialized a door.

Getting the gist of it, the group nodded as they exited through the door back to the real world leaving the pair alone within the library.

Looking back to his pink haired friend, "Nyu-chan, would you mind taking a walk with me for a bit?"

Startled a bit by the new honorifics, the ditzy girl immediately straightened herself out giving a wide and warm smile. "Of course Kohta-kun".

Now walking together side by side down the aisles. Kohta seemed tense as if he was having trouble with what he wanted to say to which Nyu could easily see. Walking a bit more Kohta scratched his cheek as he stopped followed by Nyu as he turned to look at her. "Nyu-chan . . . . I'm sorry about my earlier behavior. It was excusable to accuse you like that without fully understanding everything".

The ditzy girl shook her head responding with a warm smile. "It's OK Kohta-kun. I don't blame you for feeling the way you did. But" holding herself feeling chilled. "What I did . . . . I still feel guilty for hurting you like that . . . ." as her face dropped to this.

"I told you already Nyu-chan, it wasn't your fault. Onigumo took control of you. So the only one to blame is him".

Nyu gave a nod happy about his reassurance.

Giving a nod back, the pair continued to walk. However there was still one more thing Kohta wanted to say to his friend and it was important concerning what would become of her now. The seal he put on her separated her soul into two different components. One represented everything that had to do with her vector powers while the other represented her human side. Keeping this in mind, this represented Lucy and Nyu respectfully. By undoing the seal, those two parts of her would remerge forming his friend Kaede again as all the memories and experience Nyu and Lucy lived out would go to her. But in doing so, the two base personalities would disappear effectively meaning their death yet also their rebirth. This being the fact, he just wasn't sure how to tell his friend. But stopping once again, he faced his back to a shelf sliding down against it till he was sitting on the floor to which Nyu soon joined him.

Nyu looked to him confused to her friend's now unusual behavior. But upon sitting, she felt a book under her hand as she looked to it. Picking it up, she saw the title which instantly got her interest as she popped it open to see what was inside.

"How am I supposed to tell her . . . ." as Kohta thought hard to how he wanted to break the news to Nyu. For the ditzy girl had equal rights over the body as much as Kaede did. The fact was, "it's all so complicated . . . ."

"Kohta-kun".

"What am I supposed to say . . . ."

"Kohta-kun" as Nyu started poking his arm.

"Uhh, this is so complicated . . . ."

"Kohta-kun" as Nyu now started to nudge his arm.

"What am I going to do . . . ."

"Kohta-kun!" Nyu then shouted.

"I'm sorry Nyu-chan, I was just . . . ." but then fell silent. Looking to his friend, all he could do was gape as his mouth hung wide open to what Nyu was reading. In her hands was the very book he had tried time and time again to make sure she never saw when she came to his library. "Oh no, she found the 'perverted thoughts of Nyu' book!", "Uhh, Nyu-chan it's not what you think!"

"Kohta-kun . . . ." as she strained her eyes concentrating at what she was reading.

"Oh crap, she must be really angry!", "I'm so sorry Nyu-chan for thinking such provocative thoughts about you! I didn't mean too! I mean you're a really cute girl and I uhh . . . . I . . . ." as Kohta was now just speaking incomprehensible gibberish waving his hands hoping his friend didn't take offense from this.

"Kohta-kun . . . ." which stopped the youth's jabbering as he stood at attention to what Nyu had to say. Looking up from the book, she flipped it around showing a picture of herself dressed in an erotic bikini while giving a sexy pose to which she now seemed confused. "Here . . . ."

"Ye . . . . Yes?"

"You have my chest size wrong" as she pointed to the picture.

"Huh?"

"It's seems you made the same mistake in all these books" leaning back revealing a stack organized from volume five to volume thirteen.

"Huh!" as one of Kohta's eyes were now twitching in disbelief.

"It's probably the same in all these as well" as Nyu turned her head redirecting Kohta's attention revealing an entire shelf devoted to the same book. By the looks of it, it was now on volume thirty-seven.

Kohta was completely mind blown as Nyu's reaction was not what he was expecting. To think his friend couldn't get any more unusual, it could.

"Kohta-kun my chest is bigger than that by at least a couple inches, see" as she removed her tie beginning to unbutton her shirt.

"Ahh! Nyu-chan! Wait! Don't! I promise! I'll make the corrections as soon as I can!" grabbing her shirt keeping it shut much to his embarrassment as somewhere in the back of his mind, "why am I making her stop?"

After a brief argument, struggle, and resolution they both calmed back down. Then settling for a moment, Kohta felt ready to say what he wanted to say.

"Nyu-chan . . . . If I undo your seal. Do you understand what will happen?" he asked cautiously preparing himself for however his friend may react.

". . . ." as Nyu seemed dazed at the question. But slowly her lips began to curve upwards in a warm smile as she now seemed solemn. "Yes" looking to her friend. "I will disappear when my soul is completed".

Kohta was slightly alarmed at this. "But . . . ."

"Lucy-chan also understands" Nyu interjected. "But I think you're misunderstanding Kohta-kun. It's not like we're disappearing anywhere. We're both just returning back to where we belong. Back to our original self . . . . Kaede-chan. Although it's scary that we won't be ourselves anymore. It feels . . . . Right for us to do this".

"I'm so sorry Nyu-chan".

"Don't be, we'll still be together. So we're not afraid. Me and Lucy-chan are ready".

Gazing at his pink hair friend softly, he nodded as they soon returned back to the real world.

~ Youkai Academy (classroom) ~

Currently in the late afternoon bordering early evening, they all stood in the classroom as Tsukune's group stood back while Kohta stood in front of Nyu flipping her wrist around with his thumbs on the dial.

"Nyu-chan, are you ready?"

"Of course" she smiled.

Nodding back, Kohta moved the dial numbers into place realigning them in the correct configuration. Upon fixing the last dial, the bracelet began to shake wildly before shattering into pieces. With its removal, a bright aura emitted from the ditzy girl forcing everyone to shield their eyes. But after the light died down, the person everyone knew as Nyu was now a different person. Aside from her horns reappearing, her facial expression changed along with her overall presence as she felt like Nyu but also like Lucy at the same time.

Waking from her long rest opening her crimson eyes, Kaede looked up meeting with Kohta's azure gaze. Staring into each other's eyes, she gave a small smile. "Kohta . . . ."

"Kaede-chan . . . ."

"Thank you for keeping your promise to me" as she soon grabbed his tie aggressively pulling him down getting them face to face with each other.

"Kaede-chan?" as Kohta was startled to this sudden action.

"I've waited long enough for these eight years. Waiting till I was old enough to do this like an adult . . . ."

"Like an adult?" as Kohta was starting to get nervous with how close his friend's face was getting as he could feel her warm breath against his skin making him blush a bit.

Kaede smirked to this. So letting her actions do the talking for her, she smashed her lips against his stunning everyone in the room from how boldly she acted.

But to some extent, everyone at least shared one similar thought. "Wooh . . . ."

To be continued . . . .

Author's notes: So I hope everyone enjoyed this chapter. In case anyone's wondering, although Yuka is Kohta's cousin, she isn't by blood related to him. Hence that why's he wasn't worried about any demons going after her or her parents or anyone else for that matter.

But now with this memory thing over, I can finally get back on with the story. Thank goodness for that.

So I thank you all for reading this fic and I further extend my gratitude if you can review it as well.