Rosario to Elf

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"talking"

thoughts

From Then Onwards

Tsukune's group was still watching as their mouths lay unhinged upon the bold act they were witnessing.

Moments ago, Kohta had successfully completed his memory trials and in doing so was able to reclaim his soul completing his memories and allowing full access back to his true powers. Upon returning back to the real world, he broke the seal he placed on Kaede allowing her real self to re-emerge.

However what caught everyone by surprise was what the horned girl did the moment she was free. With her release, she aggressively grabbed Kohta's tie pulling him down as she planted a fiery kiss on his lips which to say the least surprised the youth as well. Frankly no one knew how long they were kissing as everyone was still stunned from what was happening.

Slowly pulling back, Kaede's face was still deep crimson as she let go of his tie. Giving a moment to settle herself down, "what did you think?"

Kohta still felt speechless as his face was burning red in embarrassment and excitement. But getting some of his wits back on him, he gave a slight cough while straightening himself out as he adjusted his tie to recompose himself. "That was . . . . Really nice" he then said as he didn't have any better way to phrase it.

Kaede chuckled a bit giving a wide smile as she approached him once again giving him a deep hug. "Thank you Kohta for coming back to me".

"No problem Kaede-chan" returning the affectionate gesture to which the pair held each other for a short while before parting with each other. Then turning to face everyone else, "everyone this is Kaede-chan. Please treat her nicely".

"Welcome back" said Tsukune kindly.

"Nice to finely meet the real you" smiled Moka.

"Hiya! It's nice to meet you!" cheered Kurumu.

"Hello" as Mizore gave a simple wave.

"Hello Kaede-san. I hope we can be friends" said Ruby.

"Good to have you back!" smiled Yukari.

Kaede looked around the room to the warm greeting as she gave a small polite bow. "It's good to finally meet you all in person. But from my time asleep, my other knows you all rather well". Looking to the first person she saw, "Tsukune Aono, the kind yet awkward boy notoriously known to have his own harem group".

Tsukune gave a choked laugh at this. "I guess that would be me" he partly stuttered.

"Moka Akashiya, a vampire existing with two opposites in one body. An outer form of purity and kindness, but an inner form of solidarity and warrior discipline".

"That's pretty true" said Moka in a more or less fashion.

"Kurumu Kurono, the succubus and seeker of love. Although you may not be the sharpest, you live true to your title as you truly do love the people around you as you take care of them with true earnestness of your own heart and soul".

"Stop it, you're making me blush" as Kurumu gave a girly giggle while scratching her cheek due to the compliment.

"Mizore Shirayuki, a yuki onna with ninja like skills of discretion and observation. Although you don't say much and you don't let anyone know much about you, I know that under your icy exterior is a spirit of clarity and adamants like a pure ice crystal from the winter snow. Regardless of how you behave, I know you deeply care for everyone. Even your love rivals".

Mizore gave a bit of a blush as she averted her eyes while rubbing the back of her head.

"Ruby, a witch is well . . . . You're Ruby".

"Ehh, she doesn't know anything about me!", "nice to meet you" said Ruby giving a bit of a strained smile.

"She's a super masochist with fetishes of a level of kinky . . . ." as Kaede blushed a bit trying her best to hide it. "It's . . . . It's a bit too much to say as I'll leave it at that" to which Kohta tried to maintain his calm facial expression while picking up the telepathic message trying not to react to what he was hearing. "And Yukari . . . ." said Kaede as she looked to the child giving a somewhat solemn appearance.

"Kaede-san?" said the child witch quizzically. "What's wrong? Why are you looking at me so strangely?" as she felt like the horned girl was seeing right through her. But suddenly she knelt down fully embracing her which surprised her quite a bit. "Kaede-san?"

"I was finally able to meet you again. I'm so sorry . . . . For what happened. But I'm happy that I was given this chance meet you again".

"Huh? I don't understand. What are you talking about?" as Yukari felt flustered from the horned girls strange behavior.

"You felt it too didn't you Kaede-chan" said Kohta as he knelt down as well patting the child witch on the head. "It's her. She's the one" to which Kaede gave a nod too.

"Kohta-san? What are you talking about?"

"You will understand soon enough" as many spell insignias in the form of several rings appeared around his hand as he rubbed her head.

Upon that act, Yukari's eyes widened a bit before glazing over as she fell silent which alarmed her friends for a moment of what was happening to her. But before long, life returned back to her eyes as she blinked while seeming a bit disoriented. But looking to Kaede and Kohta, ". . . . Kaede-neesan . . . . Oniisan".

"Yukari?" Tsukune asked now confused to what just happened.

"It's good to see you again . . . . Kanae" smiled Kohta.

Pushing back away from her, Kaede looked directly into her eyes. "Kanae . . . . Can you ever forgive me?"

"I forgave you a long time ago" Yukari smiled. "I knew deep down that it wasn't you who did those terrible things. Watching oniisan's memories, it only reinforced what I already knew".

Being slightly taken back from this, Kaede bit her lip slightly as tears began to fill her eyes as she soon hugged the child witch once again. "Thank you . . . ."

"Wait!" Kurumu then exclaimed. "This is all getting way too confusing! What's going on here?"

Kohta then stood up as he looked to Tsukune's group. "I apologize to the suddenness of this all. Kaede-chan and I were just so happy to meet Kanae again".

"You're not making any sense" then said Kurumu. "That's Yukari Sendo. She isn't your little sister".

"Not quite" Ruby then interjected.

"Do you know something about this?" Tsukune asked.

The witch gave a nod to this. "Remember what was said? Kanae chose the path of reincarnation".

"I don't quite understand" said Tsukune. "Is it something like rebirth?"

"Sort of" Moka answered. "But" as she thought about it, "it's a bit more complicated than that".

"Then how can it be possible that Yukari is also Kohta-san sister?"

"Because her soul is inside me" Yukari answered warmly holding her hands over her heart to which everyone then looked to her to continue. "Souls have two options as they can either enter the afterlife or continue living through reincarnation. There are many paths in the sense of reincarnation. But in my case, Kanae was a godsend to me".

"But how? What happened exactly?"

"Along time ago, I got into an accident which almost killed me. As I was dying, I was bordering on the brinks. But as death was ready to take me, that's when Kanae appeared. She was like an angel of light that kept pushing me to stay alive as she used the energy of her soul to sustain me giving the doctors the time they needed to heal me". Then giving a small smile, "she then told me her story that she still wanted to live and how she needed to get back to her brother and his friend as she wanted to reincarnate through me in order to see them again. In thanks to her I allowed her soul from that point on to rest in my heart". Then looking to Kohta, she smiled to him. "It was not until oniisan casted his spell that allowed me to remember that I was Kanae at one point in my life".

It took a bit of time for Tsukune and his friends to absorb this knowledge, but in a way it explained quite a bit such as her uncanny level of intelligence and maturity. "But then" started Tsukune, "are you still Yukari or are you Kanae?"

"I am neither yet both" smiled Yukari. "But I'm still able to be 'me' and that's all that really matters as I'm still Yukari yet I'm also Kanae".

"I guess calling you Yukari from now on is fine" said Kohta patting her head.

"I'm grateful for being given this chance to straighten things out with you" smiled Kaede as she hugged the child witch once more.

Although extremely vague about her explanation, they understood that Kanae lived on through Yukari. For the second time that day, the group fawned at the endearing moment as it warmed their hearts in seeing how it all nicely worked out for them.

This would have lasted for longer if not for a rather curious succubus wanting to know a question that's been poking at her for a while. "I still don't quite get it though. What kind of monster are you Kohta? I'm just dying to know".

"Kurumu-chan" said Tsukune wanting to correct her for interrupting the moment.

"What?" as Kurumu looked to them all. "I know we're all thinking it. It's obvious he's no ordinary magic user. So Kohta" looking to him, "will you tell us what you are exactly?"

"I'm afraid not Kurumu-san" said Kohta. "What I am . . . . Is a secret as there are still some in this world who will do anything find my kind. So it's best you don't know what I am for your safety".

"Saying it like that only makes us what to know more!" Kurumu stomped a bit. "Yukari, do you know what he is?"

Yukari shook her head to this. "No, I don't know what oniisan secret is".

"And I'm pretty sure Kohta-san is not going to tell us anytime soon" said Ruby.

"Afraid not" smiled Kohta to which everyone gave a sigh too. "But everyone . . . . Thank you for your help. Without your assistance I wouldn't have been able to find myself again nor meet Kaede-chan and Kanae in the process. So thank you for caring and pushing us to find the truth".

"It's no problem. We we're glad to help" said Tsukune to which everyone gave a smile too.

"Well it's getting quite late now. It's time we call it a day" said Kohta as everyone agreed as they began to file out of the room giving their proper departing pleasantries before leaving. "Yukari . . . ."

"Yes oniisan?" said the child witch before exiting the door.

"I know this is all a bit complicated to say, but . . . . You don't need to burden yourself anymore. You can leave this world in peace now".

Yukari shook her head to this to which a ghost like apparition emerged from her back as it began to materialize as Kanae but older looking if she were still alive today. "It's alright oniisan" said Kanae. "I've already found my peace. But for now I want to continue on existing as Yukari-san's guardian spirit".

"If that is what you wish" Kohta smiled.

"Yes" as Kanae smiled back before disappearing back into her host. "Good-bye" as she then left leaving Kohta and Kaede alone in the room.

Before long although a bit hesitant, Kaede reached up taking her friend's hand which caught his attention. "Kohta . . . ."

"I know, you weren't able to deny yourself of the curiosity and you took a peek around in my mind to figure out exactly what I am".

". . . . You could've stopped me if you wanted".

"Yes" looking to her. "But I know it wouldn't have stopped you in trying to find out".

"That you are . . . ." but then was stopped as Kohta placed his finger over her lips to stop her from saying it. Then smiling against his finger, she reached up removing his hand as she began to speak to him telepathically. "You're a special class of monster known as an avatar. Of course everyone knows avatars exist as they were vessels for the souls of powerful past magi or monsters who were powerful enough to cause this phenomenon to occur. But you . . . . The soul you carry like a few others . . . . It's almost as old as the Earth itself. For the greatest part of your secret is that it has been hidden in plain sight for all these centuries without it ever truly being realized".

"So do you know what I am?" Kohta asked.

Kaede gave nod to this. "You have gone by many names through the centuries. But your real name . . . . The very first name you were ever called . . . . So much time since then you were ever called that".

"Go on, say it".

"A long time ago you were once part of the great trinity of Japan keeping a watchful eye from the moon and protected the world of the night. A long time ago, you were known as Tsukiyomi the god of darkness".

Kohta gave small smile to this. "Are you OK with that?"

"Yes" Kaede nodded. "It doesn't change anything for me. You're still the same person I knew seven years ago and nothing will ever change that and besides" averting her eyes, "it might be kind of cool that I could be dating a god" she said softly underneath her breath.

"What was that?" Kohta asked as he didn't quite catch what she said last.

"Nothing!" she blushed as she faced away from him. Although she kissed him, it was more of an impulsive act. For it was a kind of thing of the moment to which hopefully he wouldn't bring up.

However, "about that kiss Kaede-chan" as Kohta scratched his cheek seeming a bit flushed. "Well I . . . ."

"I'll be seeing you later!" as Kaede blitzed out the door.

"Hey! Wait! Kaede-chan!" Kohta called chasing after her. Thus the conclusion of this part of their journey as the next one was ready to begin.

To be continued . . . .

Author's notes: Hopefully this chapter was OK with the whole big reveal. Hope it wasn't disappointing to anyone.

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