AN/ Hello everyone! I have to say it makes me really happy to see so many helping reviews. Helping not only because of the great advice, but seeing people happy reading it. And so I've decided to give you the fourth chapter. Some of you read Inner Moka-san, so please read on, find out and be proud: Moka is as awesome as you think she is.

And as I've promised before, I will reveal things when the time comes. I'm guessing many have noticed that Tsukune's appearance has changed but I did not give many hints on HOW it did. This chapter is dedicated solely to Inner Moka-san detective skills.

Ah! Also ... (I just remembered, silly me!) unsealed Moka's voiced out loud phrases will not be underlined, it's to hard to read. At least to me. She's shmexy without underline too :D

Keep calm and read on!

Ancient, Blood Kings* Chapter IV (4) Reverberations part 2: Vampiress Intuition!

Wide eyed, all four girls hold their breath in worry and confusion. It was evident on the girls part: 'How the heck did he do it?' but mostly worried because this meant he was a very strong opponent. Could he beat the unsealed Moka? If so, all hope was lost.

The eerie atmosphere soon eases in and replaces the already tense mood while waiting for the transformation to take place and other Moka to unseal.

Tsukune watches patiently while Omote and Ura switch places. As soon as Inner Moka opens her now scarlet eyes, she is met with the one causing the entire ruckus.

"Hisashiburi, Moka-san." Tsukune politely greets her while she takes a step back from the whole scene without paying him any attention.

She has been awake from the moment he entered that classroom, his scent would always resonate within her mind confines, awakening her from the deepest slumber.

Always.

Moka knew it was him, but the Rosary's sealing powers kept her in that damn, dreaded dream-like state. Her communication with her outer self was restricted too, after all, she did not feed well with him gone.

She looks around and quickly assesses the situation:

To her left was everyone else, the look of fear was clearly evident on their faces.

'Omote, how can you be asleep in a time like this? Why am I never being briefed?' The gang was acting hostile towards the human male for unknown reasons. While the S class vampire was never the type to ask questions and chit-chat in a fight, she didn't even care enough to talk to those girls. He held no killing intent, no malice written on his face and his youki levels as of now were certainly no threat. On the other hand, they could still be afraid of her. 'Serves them right, those fouls.'

But looking at him, she could notice drastic changes over the time they've been apart. Could it be possible they didn't recognize him? The look on his face showed that he was deeply confused too and with those idiots…everything was possible. Technically speaking they are lower class ayashi, lower than her at least. Most likely they don't recognize his scent. They're no match for a vampire's sensing abilities. And with his new appearance… not even Omote could realise, she's weakened also. 'That fool refused to feed on transfusion packs until the last second.'

Looking at the scene from THEIR point of view, there was a tall guy who activated my seal. 'They're scared of both of us. First time I see them actually being scared of him … hah … This would be mildly amusing to play around with, but there are a few questions I have to ask him before that bell rings again. Not to mention I have to teach those morons a lesson. Challenging someone without even assessing their strength or asking of his connection to Tsukune's disappearance, unacceptable!'

To her right was HIM. His right arm was sloppily hanging by his side while his left was trying to offer support. He was hurt. There was a dry blood stain left on his shirt, which meant the wound was few hours old, though he didn't seem too fazed by it. Albeit wearing a look of uncertainty and desperate eyes, his composure was rather calm and collected. 'Was he always so relaxed when I'm unsealed?'

*sigh*

The simple sound finally let out by the silver haired vampiress demanded, and captured, complete attention of both parties.

The blood scent was still somehow grounded to that unique Tsukune fragrance but his youki signature started to express similar to a vampire's, to her own. Could that mean his holy lock is weakened? 'Alright, let's play a bit.'

"Why do you have Tsukune's scent?" A simple question, yet full of meaning. This question would not only give away his identity and purpose, but also his affiliation to Tsukune. If no one even bothered to fill in the blanks then she would do it for them, for him – she owed him that.

AN/ If you haven't figured it out yet: She knows it's him but she tries to give hints to the gang without force feeding them, probably teasing Tsukune at the same time too. xD

Baffled, Tsukune looks at everyone else. They all waited for an answer. 'Why? I give up. I am not even angry anymore. I can't believe this is happening.'

"What do you mean Moka-san? It's me, Tsukune.." He felt dejected.

For a second, the ruby eyed teenager did not even answer. She could see the look of disappointment on his face. His hunched over shoulders and furrowed eyebrows did not help wash away the responsibility she felt for his ghoul and getting him into this mess. Though Tsukune is Tsukune. 'He would've probably got himself into some other stupid situation.'

"Prove it." She calmly adds while watching his every move with the interest and curiosity of a feline watching its prey.

"What are you talking about, Moka? FINISH THIS GUY!" Kurumu yells in rage.

"He's Faaaaaaaairytaaaaaaaaleeee" from a faraway distance Yukari could be heard. The little brat retreated to safety.

"Don't kill him just yet. I prefer torture until he speaks." Mizore firmly states in her always monotone voice. "He seems to have immunity to ice."

"What are you talking about, stalker? It's your fault he got freed from my illusion plant! Can't you even fucking shot straight?" Kurumu was now even more pissed, remembering that Mizore's attacks actually helped him be released from her grasp.

"Shut up, mellow gurl. My spears were accurate; he dodged 'em. Don't you dare insult my fighting skills, you're no bettah: your stupid plant was easily destroyed by my ice, just sayin'…" Mizore's words become muffled while putting a new lollipop in her mouth.

"STALKAAAH-"

"Moka-san." Kurumu's accusations fade in the background while Tsukune captures Moka's attention by saying that one simple word.

While everyone is busy arguing by themselves, Tsukune starts making his way towards the silver haired girl. She elegantly shifts her position on her right leg while resting her hand on her hip.

She patiently watches him while he undoes his tie and his shirt's top buttons, finally stopping in front of the thirsty vampire and exposing his neck. She eyes him for a second while responding to his suggesting action "You really are a fool. I did not feed sufficiently off-school grounds.." she lets the threat hang in the air but as soon as those words left her lips she starts leaning towards the right side of his neck, away from prying eyes and towards that intoxicating scent.

With her fangs almost touching his bare skin, he responds "I know, Moka-san." Even with the huskiness of his voice, she could fell the warmness only Tsukune would give out and so she stopped in her tracks. 'At least he's hasn't changed that much…offering your blood so freely, that's so…' Tsukune, sensing her hesitation, starts guiding her head to his artery vein, assuring her to continue.

And so she sinks her fangs, puncturing his vein and start taking long, slow sips of his life giving nectar. 'She definitely didn't feed well while I was gone. This kinda makes me feel proooow' "Oww.."

Since Tsukune was busy getting his blood sucked out of him, Kurumu and everyone else started shouting at Inner Moka as of "Why are you sucking his blood? YOU TRAITOR!" which only made Moka angrier than she already was. 'First they act like morons chasing Tsukune all day, THEN they treat me like a foul, now they dare interrupt me while I feed AND insult me with such depriving words.' In her anger she sinks her fangs deeper into Tsukune's skin, leaving a visible vampire bite mark that would surely last for days.

"Silence! I will not partake in this idiocy. Our time apart seems to have made you all forget who's in charge here. Here's a reminder…" her death glare and spiked youki a sign of her burning rage. Not one soul dared to move as crimson irises bore into their skulls. So perplexed they were that no one realised she was now in front of them. With an elegant side kick infused with her demonic strength and a "Know your place!" for effect, the only people left was now a more relaxed Tsukune and a slightly less pissed off vampire.

Making a 'come here' sign with her index finger, she spins on her heels and starts walking into the opposite side of the academy, towards a more secluded place near the woods. You could neither see the dorms or front side of the woods leading to the bus stop as the backside of the academy was blocking it.

'We have been walking for few minutes. Isn't any spot as fine as another? On the other hand, Moka-san is as graceful as ever…she got taller too, not a lot but still…Kurumu and everyone else seem the same. Or maybe because they are still really short hahaa…' his gaze was fixed on her skirt since thinking of how the vampire has changed and now he was still smiling, almost grinning at the part about Kurumu and Yukari's heights specifically.

Turning her head to the side, she sees him staring down, smiling and thinking of something. She turns around and is about to say "I see you are more relaxed after getting your blood sucked?" But her words are left hanging in the air since he does not hear nor respond but keeps walking straight into her. "I'm sorry, Moka-san. I was thinking of something.." he sheepishly blurts while rubbing the back of his head 'Yep, still ol' Tsukune…' she sits down next to an old, large tree while a smirk forms at the corner of her lips "And what would that be?"

Taken aback by her sudden interest in his thoughts, he cautiously sits next to the same tree while facing her. 'Does she think I've gone nuts? I hope I'm not in for some vampire therapy, oh god..' he thinks over his answer time and time again but knowing his Moka, is better to be honest. 'Oh kami, did I say MY Moka?!'

Now slightly embarrassed and flushed he raises his head to expect a very pissed vampire for keeping her waiting for so long. On the contrary, she seemed peaceful, staring at the horizon. "To be honest, I was thinking that you grew taller, while the others are still kinda short hahah.." he gives her a good honest smile which made the all-time-composed vampiress start laughing 'He wasn't looking at my skirt?' "Hahaa…You really are a simple guy" turning her head to face him, she could see he was taken aback by her sudden outburst "What? Can't I laugh now?" she playfully raises an eyebrow at him. 'You're lucky you didn't look.'

"It's not that, Moka-san. It's just … I … It's kinda nice spending time like this after so long, ne … Moka-san?" not saying anything else, he starts leaning on the same tree she was leaning on.

Looking at him from the corner of her eye, she could see he is back to normal: no shaky hands, laboured breath and a quiet gaze.

"They chase you all the time but why did they attack you this time?" she says while still not looking at him.

"Heh … It's a really long story, Moka-san." Tsukune says while taking his tie off. It was a really sunny day, thankfully they were sitting under a tree, but not even the shadow could help ease the dry, warm air. His exhaustion from the fight and running around all day did not help either.

"I wasn't unsealed in around four months since the summer holiday and reconstruction. Besides, Omote is weakened, she's sleeping right now." The silver haired vampire emphasizes her reasons for still being around "So?"

"Ah, w-well … when I came from the bus, I saw Rubi-san inspecting some broken tombstones in the woods. I went to say hello to her but things went haywire. It ended with me touching her wand by mistake and then she thought I was the one that destroyed the tombstones…"

"That was Kokoa, most likely. She destroyed some tombstones last year too, chasing Omote." Reminiscing at old times, a small smile forms at the corner of her lips.

"And I got blamed for it! And then…and then I ran towards Yukari-chan for help and she thought I was a pervert. She started yelling HENTAI, HENTAI and then Rubi-san sent a flock of ravens after me… then Yukari-chan told everyone I was from Fairytale because I knew their names and stuff… can you believe all that?"

Smiling, Moka finally turns to her right to see Tsukune's face better "Coming from you, yes. You just have that kind of luck, baka!"

'Well, I can't blame her for smiling at this craziness. I laughed in class too' "Wait, this is the punch line: In classroom Yukari-chan sends everyone letters that I'm dangerous I presume, while Mizore-chan tries to freeze me to death. Kurumu-chan gets angry at Mizore-chan so she hits her with a huge rubber saying 'Stop, Stalker!" … I start laughing and so I got blamed for that too. That's why Mizore-chan was so merciless!"

"hahah That can't be possible … Three time's a charm, or what? hahaha"

"haha Though I even got to fourth, cuz' I removed your rosary by mistake too!"

"How do you remove a seal by mistake, moron?" while still smiling, she was curious how he would always take it off by mistake.

"It just happens, I swear! For example, this time you slapped my hand and that's how I took it off…" He holds his index finger in the air as a sign when a teacher explains something obvious.

Taking a more reserved look, he leans better onto the three while rubbing the injury Yukari gave him earlier that day.

*sigh*

"I didn't even know why they were acting so peculiar … Thank you, Moka-san, for recognising me…" he was staring right into her scarlet eyes, making sure she understood how grateful he is. 'It could have gone a lot worse if I didn't remove that Rosary…'

Staring right back at him, she couldn't help but wonder what happened to him in their time apart. He seemed so different, but yet, the same Tsukune she always knew. His appearance was different, yes, that was a big giveaway but even his composure held a level of maturity. 'At least he is becoming a man..' she starts thinking while still staring at his features. Realising that she's been staring for too long, and without giving him a response, her cheeks start heating up "Y-yes, sure."

"Are you alright, Moka-san? I thought vampires don't get fevers?" He asks as soon as he notices her newly established blush, concerned for her health.

"Stop staring at me, you idiot! Vampires get sick too, it's just our immunity system is stronger… AND I'M OK … it's the heat." 'It MUST be the heat. Otherwise it would mean … ugh, I liked him more when he was more timid and nervous, he didn't dare to ask such questions.'

Sinking into a comfortable silence, Tsukune breaks by stating rather loudly "Oh no, I forgot my bag at the fighting scene." smacking his forehead to emphasise his loss.

"So?" Moka asks unconcerned of his loss.

"Ugh…i-it has myyy … well … my tomato juice in it." He retorts, unsure of what else to say, it was the truth after all. 'I don't care about my phone … I need THAT, I'm so thirstyyyy!'

"Hmm…I think it's time you explain yourself." She eyes him suspiciously, she knew something was up from the moment she saw his new appearance. 'Gotcha! If it is what I think it is, then it means your Holy Lock is getting weak.'

"E-explains myself?" He knew were this was going. Moka-san wasn't stupid. He would have to give her a plausible explanation. 'This is going to be a looooong day.'

"Here." She tosses him a bottle of tomato juice which Omote had packed. Taking huge gulps, he almost drank it within just six seconds.

Feeling that he's being watched, he brings the bottle down from his mouth to find his silver haired friend eying him suspiciously. 'I feel that she somehow tested me, and I've just failed.'

"W-well you see…"

Yosh!

I hope you all enjoyed the latest 'reveal' ... we are getting closer to serious stuff. I have to apologize for taking my sweet time with it, but it'll worth it once we get there. You have to ease into the play to feel the characters, at least that's what I think. It'll be great!

Constructive criticism is very, very welcome!

PS: Almost forgot - Next chapter we finally have Tsukune's appearance! Things are going dooooooown!

What do you think happened to Tsukune during their time apart?

How do you think he looks like now? (If you guys got some really good ideas, I will change my script and add yours, + a thank you note, of course!)