Chapter 1: An introduction of sorts

The yellow bus continued onward as the two newest passengers sat down. One was a brown-haired boy with chocolate eyes. He was well built for a human; lean but strong muscles showed underneath his school uniform. He was about 5'8. The boy had a large backpack on his lap, along with a bo staff that was obviously from a tree branch. It was impossible to identify the tree type the branch had come from, but it was sturdy and almost straight. The staff was about two meters long. The boy's name was Tsukune Aono.

Next to him was a red-haired beauty. She wasn't a bombshell like some women, but she could defiantly turn heads. Her hair came down just below her neck. She had ocean blue eyes and ruby lips. She was a good 5'10, had a small bust that just showed from under the school uniform, as well as some large hips. She also had a series of very thin but clear muscles. A backpack was also on her lap. Her name was Ahri Aono.

Between the two siblings was a large trunk. It jostled as the bus hit bumps on the road.

"Are you sure you are ready for this?" As always, her voice sounded musical to him. He nodded.

"Yes, I am. I swore I would protect you. Besides, it is a little late to back out now, don't you think?" She nodded back at him, red hair reflecting the light of the sun.

That light was cut off as the bus entered a tunnel. Oddly enough, there didn't seem to be any other cars in the tunnel, which was also very long. Beside Tsukune, Ahri stiffened. He reached out and grabbed a hand.

"What's wrong?"

She sniffed upwards. "The air…it's really different. Wrong." She squeezed his hand, taking comfort in his reassuringly strong grip.

For two minutes the bus continued onward. There was no light that Tsukune could see, and yet it wasn't completely dark. Then they emerged.

The land was dead. There was a large graveyard on the left, with a giant tree in the middle. There was not one spec of green in the landscape, and the sky was sanguine. Even further out was an ocean that reflected the sky, creating a sea of blood. Ahri squeezed his hand tighter.

The bus rolled up to the buildings in the distance. They looked like something out of the late 1800's. The buildings were simple, but elegant in their design. They contrasted sharply with the aura of death the surrounding landscape gave off. They looked better than the house the Aono's lived in.

"Couples off at this stop." Tsukune and Ahri acknowledged the bus drivers statement, standing up with their luggage. They were the only ones to do so. As they got off, Aono nodded in thanks to the driver for picking them up, uncaring about his glowing eyes. The driver smiled and closed the door behind them, still smoking his cigar.

Waiting for them was a short woman with violet hair. Unlike the rest of the students on the bus, she was not clad in the traditional green uniform, but a navy blue and white one. "You are Ahri and Tsukune Aono?" They nodded. "My name is Keito. The headmaster informed me of your situation. Until his announcement at the "start of the year" speech, you are under my protection. After that you are on your own. Follow me."

Her voice was crisp and clear, and full of contempt. She turned sharply, and entered the apartment. Tsukune and Ahri followed closely.

"It is rare that we have a couple in the school. You are the first in several years in fact. As a result, you have the whole apartment to yourselves. There is a bathing area here on the first floor-" a door was pointed out, "As well as a kitchen, dining room, and a living room." The group came upon a staircase.

"Up here are the living quarters. You are in room one." They had climbed the staircase, and the purple-haired woman was standing next to a door with the number one on it. She opened it up, showing the modest sized room with a simple bed. Tsukune and Ahri placed their backpacks and trunk on the ground.

"Here is the key to the house, and this one is for your room." Keito handed a pair of keys to Ahri, who quietly thanked her. "Now follow me to the Speech Hall."

The white limousine rolled up to the front of the school. It glided to a halt, and a non-descript man in a butler's uniform got out. He opened a door, and out stepped a woman.

She moved with the grace of royalty. Her poise was full of confidence and self-worth, her very posture showing her stature above those around her.

She was a deadly beauty; long silver hair ran down her back and her eyes were blood red with cat-like pupils. Her nails were well manicured, with a pink die. She had a full chest, one that was large but not huge. She was tall, at 5'11, and possessed unblemished skin that seemed to glow. Her lips were thin and a deep ruby color and her face possessed a high cheekbone.

She looked around with a critical eye, noting with distaste the low budget of the buildings. They were clearly built for lower class people. She would have snorted in distain, but that was below her position as a Vampire of her stature.

A rumbling sound caught her attention. A plebian bus rolled around the corner, depositing the common students. She turned away swiftly. It would not be elegant to watch those beneath her. She instead strutted into the building. Moka Akashiya was ready for this foolishness masquerading as an education to end.

Keito was leading them to the hall when a thought struck Tsukune. "Say Keito-sempai, are you a part of some sort of special organization in the school? I couldn't help but notice that your uniform is different from ours."

There was a short silence. Keito didn't even look back. Ahri huffed. "I was wondering the same thing."

"I am part of the student police. We make sure the rules are up held in this school. I am Lord Kuyo's second in command." For once, something other than the frosty condescending tone was in her voice. Tsukune detected a strong sense of pride in her voice.

The boy with a bo on his back shrugged. If this was the reception he could expect from most monsters he would do just fine here.

They entered a large room. It was an auditorium with signs announcing seating placements. "I am sure even you can find your seat from here." Keito's voice was dripping in its condescending tone, like poison from a blade. Tsukune ignored the barb.

"Thank you Keito-sempai." Said sempai simply huffed and walked away.

The siblings took their seats among the other first years that were coming in. With their last name they were in the front rows. Tsukune scanned the monsters around him and Ahri, and paused.

Danger! Beware, Danger! He focused on the female who had triggered these warnings.

She was silver haired and very uninterested in the happenings of the school. She didn't look all that special, just easy on the eyes. Yet his danger senses were still screaming predator.

Then she suddenly paused, and turned towards him. She looked him over once, barely pausing on the bo, before dismissing him with her eyes. Defiantly dangerous.

"Brother?"

"The silver haired female; stay away from her Ahri-hime." His sisters squinted at her.

"Are you sure?"

"Very." His tone was like a large rock; completely unyielding in his thoughts.

They sat in the same row as the girl, though there was a comfortable two people between them. Tsukune focused his attention on the stage.

Slowly the students settled down among the chairs. The lights dimmed, and the headmaster walked onto the stage, clad in his priest robes.

"Welcome all to another year at Yokia Academy. I am very pleased to see you all here. In the interest of keeping your attention, I will keep this brief.

The purpose of this school is to teach you how to blend in among humans. Like it or not, they are the dominate species on this planet thanks to their technology. In a war with them we would lose, so we must blend in. If you can't do that, you will be killed. I trust you will all do your best.

Speaking of humans, we have something special this year. For the first time in history, we have a human legally attending this school." At this gasps and whispers broke out among the students.

"I know this comes as a surprise, but you must learn to adapt. I expect you to treat him exactly like you would a regular monster. With that, please come up Tsukune Aono, so we know you are the human and we don't execute you for trespassing."

With a sudden pit in his stomach, Tsukune stood up. He had a bulls-eye place on his back, and he knew it. It was time to bluff.

Walking with a confidence he didn't have, Tsukune walked onto the stage. The whispers grew more intense, and several students cried out for his head. Time to bluff.

"If you come after me, I will show you exactly why this school is necessary." His voice was crisp and clear, cutting through the muttering.

He walked calmly off the stage, and sat down next to his sister. The monster to his left edged away from Tsukune.

"Thank you for volunteering for a hands-on demonstration. Now, onto the other things.

This school is kept safe by the Student Police Commission. If you need any help, be sure to talk to a member. You can recognize them by their navy blue uniforms. Your schedule and a map are located beneath your seat. With that, good luck and have a nice day." The seminar was over.

As students were filing out, one was cursing softly. "How dare they let some human walk in the halls? I should rip his head off."

"You know, if you want to do that, I am sure the Police would look the other way." Saizo Komiya turned to see a Student Police officer, or "Black Shirt" as they were more often called, standing next to him. He barely noticed that her hair was purple.

"Is that so? Then I have some pest control to do."

"Hey Aono, let me show you how monsters deal with people they don't like." Tsukune whirled around, drawing the bo and moving into horse stance. In front of him was a monster who had shed his disguise.

He was pink skinned, and massive. His muscles were bulging, and spines were coming out near the joints. Bone protrusions covered his for-arms. His tongue was ridiculously long. He was top heavy, most of his mass was in his arms and chest.

The monster lashed out with a fist, forcing Tsukune to dodge. He side stepped and lashed out with the bo, whacking the arm twice in the elbow. The monster recoiled, and then poised for another strike. Already the students had formed a ring, Ahri among them.

The monster lashed out again. His blows were sloppy; easy to read. Despite that, he hit hard. One good blow and Tsukune would be out of the fight.

Tsukune was the opposite. His moves were crisp and clean. He had started doing martial arts age eight, and using the bo at age twelve. He studied in the Go-Ju-Ru style from Okinawa, and was good at it.

It quickly became clear that to Tsukune that he had to win this fast before the brute managed to land a hit. Besides, this fight would be a good way to make a point. The monster kept on shouting how he would purify this school by killing the human.

Once again the pink monster lashed out, his right hand in a heavy haymaker. Tsukune stepped into the punch and delivered a solid thrust into the genital area of the monster. "I'll rip your head off!" The monster screamed as he involuntarily placed his hands on his nether regions, leaning forward slightly.

Tsukune lashed out twice with the bo, hitting under both knee-caps. With his legs destabilized, the monster fell onto his legs. He kept his face up, glaring at Tsukune. The human didn't give him a chance to recover. He had already let go of the bo, and lashed out with two hands in tiger strike.

Tiger strike was only taught to black belts. The reason for this was the target. The middle and ring finger would dig in behind the eye, and pull. Tsukune executed a textbook pull with both hands, ripping out the eye balls.

The reaction was predictable. A cry of agony issued from the maw of the monster as Tsukune leapt back to avoid his blind flailing. The students recoiled in disgust, several puking. Somehow, the monster stood back up.

"DIEEEEEEE!" He charged blindly to where he thought the human was. Everyone simply moved out of his way, and he crashed head first into the wall, knocking himself out. Tsukune picked up his bo, and looked around.

"Does anyone else have a problem with me?" Silence greeted him, and then Ahri stepped out.

"Everyone, this is my brother Tsukune. As you can see, he is quite tough. If he is that tough-" she paused and dropped her illusion, revealing her two fiery tails to all, "think of how dangerous I am. Now scam."

There was a suddenly flurry of movement as the hallway cleared. Soon the only person left was Keito. "I will take him to the infirmary."

She draped the much larger monster over her shoulder, and dragged him away. Tsukune and Ahri remained.

Suddenly Tsukune bent over, and retched all over the hallway. It took a whole thirty seconds for him to empty his stomach twice.

"Brother, are you alright?"

"I, I will be fine. It's just…I didn't want it to escalate that far, but I had to. Otherwise he would have kept on coming back until I was dead. I can't protect you if I am dead."

"Brother, thank you. Now let me take care of you." Tsukune suddenly had trouble standing up; the adrenaline had left his system and he was tired. He leaned on her should as she supported him, wrapping her tails around him. They were so warm…

The siblings left for their dorm.

A silver haired vampire smirked as she considered what she had just seen. It seemed that there may be a diamond in the rough here. She would have to look into this. Discreetly of course, if they weren't at an acceptable level it wouldn't be good to be seen interacting with them.

A purple haired black devil finished eating the monster she had been dragging. Her thoughts were racing at the implications of what she had seen. Forget the human, there was a female kitsune on campus. Once Kuyo heard of this…

She must have the kitsune killed, and in a way that had no chance of being linked to her. If Kuyo had even an idea of what she was planning, he would rip her head off. She would need to be patient and find a safe approach. She had time, but not much.

A white clad false priest smiled. Oh yes, this year would be interesting indeed. And there should be a lot of plotting surrounding the siblings.

Author's notes:

The Go-Ju-Ru is an actual style, though I know little of it, and what I do know is from family members. As a result, the stances and strikes may be wrong.

Tsukune's age: 18

Ahri's age: 15

All canon character's ages: Same as in canon.