Chapter 4: Mermaid pipe dreams part 2
Yokai Academy-The Headmaster's Office
The Exorcist was sitting in his office working away at the ever piling paperwork and he sighed as a secretary came in carrying two more tall stacks with her. He's going to have to go to the Human World and get himself a computer one of these days to streamline all his chores and to obviously save some paper while he's at it. Perhaps he could have the whole Academy hooked up online to the internet and it'd be a great resource for the students. That would be an interesting project to improve the quality of life and education the school provides. He's sure that the parents would agree and would probably help with the funding to pursue the venture. It's something to think about but a beep interrupted his thoughts...
"Yes, Maya..."
"Sir there is a Kuchiki Rukia and an Abarai Renji who is insisting to see you. They say it's urgent and of the utmost importance coming from the Soul Society?"
Mikogami was taken aback because he never expected the Soul Society to come calling again. Perhaps the sudden visit had something to do with Kurosaki Ichigo? The exorcist knew of the boy's nightly jaunts to exterminate the Hollow menace that has suddenly plagued his school and one of these days he's going to have to thank the strawberry for a job well done protecting the students. If Yamamoto has sent the boy for this very task; why are there two Shinigami waiting to see him outside his office? The curiosity was simply too much and he told the secretary to bid the two of them in and have some refreshments ready. Immediately there was a polite knock at the door...
"Who is it?"
'These are the two visitors I mentioned that wanted to see you sir..."
"Go ahead you may enter."
The door opened and two individuals came in and directed them to take a seat. Then Maya bowed to the Headmaster and closed the door quietly behind her. Mikogami was signing the last document and neatly put the paper away so that it could be processed later. The headmaster cleared his throat and began the unexpected meeting.
"Welcome to Yokai Academy, Shinigami of Soul Society. " the Exorcist began. "My name is Tenmei Mikogami and I am the headmaster of this school. Please be seated and make yourselves comfortable."
"It is a pleasure to meet you sir. I am Abarai Renji, Lieutenant of the Sixth Division."
"I am Kuchiki Rukia of the Thirteenth Division. It is nice to meet you Headmaster."
Both of them bowed simultaneously and sat down. Maya entered and served three of them a steaming hot cup of green tea and some biscuits to munch on. Then she left them to their meeting...
"So what do I owe the pleasure of this visit?" The Exorcist asked.
"I believe this would explain the situation better Headmaster." Renji handing him the letter.
Mikogami took the better of 3 minutes to read the letter in it's entirety and he found nothing questionable nor demanding in its contents what so ever. Yamamoto basically wanted to reestablish Soul Society's bond with the Academy since the two organizations were close allies once in the past. To facilitate the transition smoother, he has sent Renji and Rukia as the Academy's temporary Shinigami until a permanent replacement can be found. Since there seems to be a mysterious Hollow incursion that has plagued the Academy lately and as a gesture of good will, the old man has sent these two to help. The headmaster chuckled at the old man's prudent if not decisive action to aid the Academy. Yamamoto has always been ready to assist those who are allied to Soul Society and he's glad that the old man has not changed during the intervening centuries. Perhaps his advanced age has mellowed him out a bit? No matter, the Headmaster felt relieved that he finally got the Hollow problem solved...
"But what happens to Kurosaki Ichigo if you are to be my school's resident Shinigami then?"
The two of them blinked, looked at him in astonishment, and then looked at each other...
"Come now, Kuchiki-san, Abarai-san, let's be honest. I already knew that Ichigo was a Shinigami the minute he got out of the bus! He has so far done an excellent job in keeping the Hollows at bay and protecting the students. In fact, he's somewhat of a celebrity in the school even though they do not know that one of their very own is the one who's looking out for their safety..."
"W-wait, so you're saying that all the students here are spiritually aware and that they haven't figured out who his identity is?" Rukia asked.
"From what I've been hearing he was too fast for the students to get a bead on him. Why do you think the student body has nicknamed Ichigo, "The Phantom Swordsman of Yokai Academy? I heard a quite a few more around student circles but they seem to have liked the title better and has called him "The Phantom" ever since."
"Well I'll be damned, Rukia, our strawberry has turned himself into a superhero!" Renji chuckled.
Rukia smacked him while she tried her best not to do something un-lady like and guffaw in amusement. Well, it doesn't surprise her in the least because it's something that he would have done knowing the idiot as well as she does. He has been doing that same balancing act since he got his Shinigami powers and she thought it was very noble of him to do so. Then she grinned, the black haired Shinigami was going to have fun with this. Renji beside her gulped as the pineapple noticed that she started rubbing her hands together and was comically laughing like a mad scientist in a verge of discovering something diabolical, signaling that she was up to something devious!
Mikogami chuckled. He's fortunate enough having three Shinigami in residence and he's not going to kick a gift horse in the mouth if he can help it. Still, it's strange that the Shinigami has suddenly taken interest in Yokai Academy after making no contact for centuries. There is a hidden agenda more than likely and perhaps he will be able to pry it out of them when the time comes. At least now he has solved the Hollow problem he had a feeling there's more to this than they are letting on. He sighed...
"One task at a time Mikogami." He told himself. "One task at a time..."
Finally, Renji answered the man's lingering question...
"Our mission is to be this Academy's resident Shinigami but we were also sent here to assist Substitute Shinigami Kurosaki Ichigo in anyway we can so we will not be replacing him. You can say WE are his back up..."
The Headmaster raised a brow but since he had his hood on, they never noticed it...
"Interesting...it seems that Yamamoto-dono has mellowed out far more than I have realized if he allowed a Shinigami who is still alive into his ranks. I cannot blame him, Ichigo is perhaps the most powerful individual that I have come across in all my years serving as this Academy's Headmaster."
"Yes, we think he's something special too..." Rukia replied smiling. "Even though he's a big idiot!"
The Headmaster chuckled at this and marveled at the bonds that this human have formed with these two. The strawberry must have done something so extraordinary to change Soul Society for the better. He smiled and wondered if Ichigo is doing the same thing here in his school at this moment. Mikogami can't wait how this young man will make sweeping changes that will change the Academy forever...
"Akasha-sama you were right about this one..." Mikogami said to himself chuckling. " And it seems he's already working wonders for Moka-chan as I could see a change in her already..."
Silence prevailed for a few minutes until the Headmaster said something...
"Very well then, Kuchiki-san, Abarai-san you are to stay in this building for now until more permanent residence can be built for future use of the Shinigami. You are free to come and go as you please and if you want to visit the Academy and look up Kurosaki-san, we will provide I.D.s for you carry so that you will not be questioned of your presence there. But do be careful because the school is a very dangerous place but I assume that you are as capable of taking care of yourselves as Ichigo. Welcome to Yokai Academy."
The two Shinigami looked at the grinning Headmaster in front of them and then at each other and gulped...
Somewhere in Yokai Academy...
"Succubus are you sure about this?" Moka asked her brow twitching.
Moka has changed out of her Academy uniform and is now wearing a white robe that hugged every luscious curve of her well toned and lightly muscular body. The silver haired Vampire blushed madly as she has never done something like this before in her life and the prospect of embarrassing herself in front of all those cretins would surely goad her to exterminate every one of them. Most importantly however, how will that idiot (Ichigo) react to her? Will he be his usual sarcastic smart ass self or will he be a pervert, try to ogle her body, and then try to jump her like everyone else? Now that she thinks about it, Moka would rather hear a smart ass comment but she really doesn't mind if he looks at her just as long as he doesn't touch!Perhaps in time she will let him touch her but not now because it's too early for that kind of thing. Then her eyes widened and shook her head in embarrassment. Her cheeks were stained with crimson up to her ears...
"Dammit Moka stop this nonsense!" Moka berated she glared at the unperturbed Kurumu and to her annoyance, the bluenette ignored her..."W-why would I want K-kurosaki to touch me?"
Unfortunately, her imagination began to run wild as she pictured a lustful Ichigo grabbing her from behind, tickling her as she could feel his hot breath on her neck, and his idle hands slid sensually up and down ever so slowly on her divine and deliciously curved body. She was definitely hot and bothered by the time she finally shook her head from side to side to clear her mind and started berating herself to get her mind out of the gutter while blushing redder than a tomato all the while. Kurumu tried not to giggle uncontrollably as she answered her Vampire friend...
"Of course I'm sure!" Kurumu answered. "How do you think you'll fight Tamao-Sempai?"
"Well I could always kick her ass and put her in her place like I was planning to in the first place." Moka replied blandly.
"Tsk, tsk Moka-chan how naive you are but you're so cute!"
Silence. Kurumu stopped and looked at the Vampire closely and grinned. She too was wearing a robe enclosing her sexy body underneath but unlike Moka, the bluenette was not above flaunting her considerable assets, teasing the ogling and perverted male student body to distraction. Only Moka's scathing glare kept the vultures at bay and thus giving them a wide berth as the three of them made their way outside to the pool. Tsukune who was comically walking with them like a zombie was still recovering from the lack of oxygen from the last booby suffocation attack from the Succubus. As the threesome walked, Kurumu had claim one of the dazed brown haired boy's arm, the soft pillows of her boobs squeezing into his bicep. Apparently, he didn't seem to mind as he wasn't aware of the awkward if not welcome situation and the death glares that the males were giving to him in jealousy. Moka walked a little faster as the Vampire seemed to have a purpose but she stopped and whirled around and looked at her when bluenette accused her of being naive...
"Oh come now Moka-chan, it is true that you could beat her with your power and I have no doubt that you could but this is a different battlefield that you are going to wage on and I just prepared you when the first salvo strikes."
"But why do I have to look like this?" Moka said nearly hissing.
"Do you think you can beat her looking like a prude?" Kurumu asked. "Kami gave you a hot body, why not use it to your advantage? This is a battle of feminine wiles Moka and you are naive if you can beat her with just fists alone. If you want Ichigo to notice you, you're going to have to play by the rules of seduction. Wouldn't it be more satisfying to win without even lifting a finger and at the same time, you'll get Ichigo wrapped around your little finger without breaking a sweat. How sweet your victory will be if you go into their turf and beat Tamao-sempai in her own game?"
Moka looked at the Succubus and a smile slowly tugged at her lips. She actually liked the idea beating someone without fighting. It was a foreign concept but as her father has ingrained in her, adaptations to conditions in the battlefield is a must if she wants to defeat her opponent. The Vampire now understands that this is a different battle that she is unfamiliar with and Kurumu has done her best to prepare her for "brutal" fight ahead of her. She sighed, Kurosaki better appreciate all the embarrassing things she's doing for him or there will be hell to pay!
"It's going to be alright Moka-san." Tsukune said soothingly. "I know you will defeat Tamao-sempai and get Ichigo back."
"Yeah Moka, you're a very beautiful person, that girl doesn't hold candle to you!" Kurumu added.
Moka looked at them, closed her eyes and took a deep breath. The Vampire wonders since when did she have friends who supported or encouraged her succeeding in something? Of course she was going to win, she was a Vampire! She has kept to herself throughout kindergarten and middle school and she has fared very well alone. The only person that she is close to and considers to be her best friend was her mother. Then this annoyance of a strawberry comes along and in just a short time, started to shake things up in her world and apparently it was for the better. Where once she chose to be socially isolated, Moka found herself hanging around with people her age that she actually liked and she's having fun doing it! If it wasn't for Ichigo she would have stayed the same as she was and she would have never met Kurumu and Tsukune. It was thanks to him that she can't wait to go to school looking and looks forward to what the day holds for her. Though she wouldn't admit it to herself, she also anticipates the impertinent things that came out of the strawberry's mouth!
"It's the least I could do to thank him for what he has done for me." Moka told herself.
Determination was brimming in her crimson colored eyes when she finally opened them...
"Hmmph...I'm doing this because he is my friend, understand!" Moka said glaring at them. "He's so helpless without me anyway and he needs someone taking care of him obviously..."
"Ichigo and Moka sitting in a tree...K-I-S-S-I-N-G..." Kurumu teased her.
"S-SHUT UP. I-IT'S NOT LIKE THAT AT ALL!"
Tsukune gulped but he couldn't help ribbing the Vampire just a little bit...
"Moka-san you're so cute when you deny stuff!" Tsukune said chuckling.
A large knot marred the beautiful but mortified Vampire's forehead and she hit them on top of their heads for revenge. As the two of them comically twitched on the ground, she sighed and wonders why those to idiots keep insisting that she like Ichigo? Yes, he's such a hottie and there's something about him that attracts and makes the female students scream in ecstasy as he passes by and have fainting spells when he gives out a rare smile (to her never ending annoyance!) What girl would not take Ichigo back home to meet the parents? He's athletic, talented, funny, has good grades, mysterious, powerful and she could go on and on and she realized that she has yet to scratch the person that is Kurosaki Ichigo but for some reason she wants to know more. However, as much as she admires his courage for staring down a Vampire without flinching and has a complex sense of honor almost similar to her own, she thought that it could never be as she hears from her mother that she was betrothed to someone else. Akasha has explained to her at the beginning of the semester that it was arranged even before she was born!
Flashback...Shuzen Castle-One month ago...
Moka sighed as she packed her belongings and put them away in preparation to go to her new school Yokai Academy. In a way she was rather excited to go as she can finally go to a school with her own fellow monsters. Her stint in middle school in the Human World was interesting but she couldn't exercise the freedom to be herself as she had to hide her true nature as a Vampire to them. That was a drag and couldn't wait to finally express freely her true nature and by going to the Academy she will be able to do as she pleases. She was sad though that after spending the summer in the castle with her parents, the Vampire had to leave her mother yet again. Still, at least Haha will be much closer this time so she really can't complain. The younger Vampire was putting away the last of her belongings away when she heard a knock at her door.
Moka raised her brow as she as walked towards the door and tell off the servant who dared interrupt her while she was working. She opened the door and was surprised to see her mother standing there fidgeting. The younger Akashiya narrowed her eyes as this was suspicious but she let her enter and gave her a kiss on the cheek in greeting. Akasha walked in gracefully and sat on her bed. She smiled and patted the bed beside her signaling to Moka to sit with her. When she has done so Moka looked at her mother expectantly and noted that she was comically sweating bullets now.
"Moka-chan have you packed already?"
"Yes, Haha, I finished just before you knocked on my door." Moka replied. "If you're thinking that I'm not ready then you're worrying too much."
Akasha looked at her daughter and giggled...
"Of course, as expected of my daughter..."
"So what is it this time?" Moka asked blandly. "You know the monsters that go to Yokai Academy are inferior to us in every way..."
"That's not what I'm worried about Moka-chan it's something else actually." Akasha said seriously.
Uh oh her mother is serious...this is not good news indeed!
"Ok so you might as well tell me what it is on your mind..."
The elder Vampire sighed...
"It couldn't be helped..." Her mother said mysteriously. "You have grown into a beautiful woman and a powerful Vampire. You deserve to know now that you are older and can understand..."
"What in blazes are you talking about mother?"
"Moka-chan, I have decided long ago that you will be betrothed to my best friend's son. We have decided to do this because I wanted to have close ties with him and his family and by marrying you off to his son, that goal will be achieved..."
Silence...
"Moka-chan...Are you okay?"
Needless to say she was very angry at this and stormed out of the castle without looking back. How dare does her mother going around and arranging something that will affect her life from now on? Moka wasn't even consulted whether or not she wanted to get married! The silver haired girl hasn't called home and talked to her mother in a month and she is still seething about it till this day! Still, in the end, no matter how much she protests about the unfairness of it all, she will have to do as her mother wishes! But that is something she will have to put in the back burner for now as she concentrates to get Kurosaki out of Tamao-sempai's clutches. So regardless whether or not she has a thing for him as people have accused her, it wouldn't really matter if she's someone else's fiance! She shook her head and steeled herself for the shameful and embarrassing things she was about to do and thinking about it made her blush all the more! Deep down however, she was sad for some reason but she ignored it for now.
"If the both of you are still alive down there, get up!" Moka said sternly. "We have Operation: Save the Strawberry to conduct..."
Miraculously the two of them got up on their feet apparently already recovered from the assault...
"Aye aye Captain!" Kurumu saluted smartly.
Tsukune looked at the two of them nervously, scratched the side of his head and sweat dropped...
Meanwhile at the pool...
Ichigo was at a loss for words as he saw alluring luscious bodies of the ladies of the swimming club playfully interact with the boys. He saw them chase girls around, play in the pool, and talk to one another while the perverts ogle their breasts. It was total chaos and he fortunately got away from Tamao-sempai's clutches and he sat down as far away from the pool as possible. The Substitute Shinigami was already having a hard time not to stare at half naked chicks who wanted to be seen in such a manner. All the while he wonders what the hell was he still doing here if he was just going to sit around and do nothing? Perhaps it was time for him make a hasty exit while the girls were distracted. The strawberry has already lost a bucket full of his blood trying to staunch the massive nose bleeds that he was suffering. Before he could even take a two steps, he heard a sweet but firm voice from behind...
"I-C-H-I-G-O where are you going?" Tamao said pouting.
The swimming club president threw herself at the hapless strawberry and Ichigo had to struggle not to let the over enthusiastic girl fall unceremoniously on the hard concrete floor and injure herself. These were one of those times when he curses his overprotective streak as he held the Senior tightly. He couldn't help but feel her heavenly bosoms squeeze in to his muscular chest and notice her dangerously tempting and tantalizing cleavage enticing him to give them...um a squeeze. Tamao noticed how her body has affected the strawberry and she suppressed a giggle as he looked so cute being so bashful. It made her want to tease him some more! She would have done so but she heard an annoying voice interrupting their fun time!
"Get your filthy hands off him!"
Tamao was surprised that the Vampire would even dare to go on her turf like this. She looked at Ichigo and was somewhat annoyed that his undivided attention was on Moka instead of her. She wonders though why she and that Kurumu girl wearing bath robes? Well two can play at this game. But first, she noticed that Ichigo had WAY too much clothes for her tastes and she's going to have to change that! She snapped her fingers and 4 of her members cornered Ichigo and dragged the yelping strawberry into a corner while they strip him of his Academy uniform. Moka and the others sweat dropped as they heard a high pitched scream and a comical cloud of smoke as his pants, shirt, and jacket went flying all over the place. Ichigo tried to crawl away but he was dragged back into the ruckus. Finally when the smoke cleared, all the females in the vicinity gasped and then blushed furiously...
For lo and behold, they have seen Kurosaki Ichigo in all his half naked glory! He was only wearing a baggy knee length swimming shorts but the girls couldn't help but stare at his imposing, middle sized but muscular build. They drooled and their eyes stared at the sinewy cables of hard muscle packed his frame, his large chest, his big shoulders, and the tight 6 pack abs. Moka who was blushing like everyone else was somewhat speechless...
"Quite yummy isn't he Moka-chan?" Kurumu said blushing. "So are you still willing to give up that Greek God to Tamao-sempai?"
"I-I...d-don't..."
"I see that the cat got your tongue eh?" Tamao teased. She looked away and found her eyes glued to the living Adonis in front of her. "I-I can't blame you though, he's just such a sight to behold that I just want to eat him up!"
"I'd appreciate it if you all of you stop staring at me like a piece of meat, thanks!" Ichigo said blandly while blushing himself.
"Oh you poor baby!" Tamao said cloyingly while she looked calculatingly at Moka. "Why don't your Tamao-sempai make you feel better!"
Tamao threw herself at the strawberry and just as she predicted, he caught her. A big knot formed on Moka and Kurumu's foreheads. In fact, all the individuals in the people had a tight knot forming somewhere in their person as well for some reason. The swimming club members considered Tamao one of their sisters and because she is a Senior this year, they let her do whatever she wanted. THIS however, was the last straw! The girls wanted a piece of Kurosaki Ichigo too and Tamao-chan was being greedy and hogging him to herself! As for the boys, they just hate the strawberry's guts because all the hot girls are throwing themselves at him and he doesn't take advantage of the opportunities that presented itself to him!
"Moka-chan, I believe we have no choice but to unleash our secret weapons!" Kurumu declared as she impressively tried to glare at the Senior who was now rubbing her filthy hands all over Ichigo!
"W-wait a-are you sure?" Moka said with uncharacteristic hesitation.
"If we want Ichigo back we're going to have fight fire with fire!"
"Dammit, FINE. L-let's g-get it over with!" the Vampire said blushing.
Moka and Kurumu began to disrobe and the boys hollered and howled in appreciation. The succubus slowly but seductively showed a smooth shoulder and then she turned around and let the silky smooth cloth slide down her body while she looked at the strawberry who was mesmerized at the sight. She let the robe drop and bluenette who was wearing a two piece blue swimsuit modeled herself around. The top accentuated her considerable assets and the piece of cloth could barely hold her "girls" together as they bounced up and down in a mesmerizing fashion.
Moka has disrobed as well and Ichigo couldn't stop looking at her. The rather confounded Vampire quickly took her robe off and let it simply drop on the floor. She looked up in embarrassment as she could feel the strawberry's intensely gaze her toned and muscular body. Kurumu has chosen a cute white two piece for the silver haired girl's ensemble and she was pleased that it has gotten the effect that she has so desired. The top gave her 32 C breasts a lift making them even bigger than they really were while her bikini bottom was side tied to her shapely torso.
"Ichigo why don't you ditch the old hag and come play with us?" Kurumu said teasingly.
An incensed Tamao glared at the Succubus for her distasteful comments...
Then Kurumu turned to her reluctant Vampire friend and elbowed her in the ribs. Moka got the point and with her most winsome smile...
"I'm sure that you'd have more fun having two sexy women fawning over you, right?" Moka told him bewitchingly.
Ichigo knew that Akashiya was the official school idol of the Academy but he wasn't like the idiots who worshipped her. Although she was a little difficult to get along with at first, but he had to admit that Moka has an uncanny divine beauty that always took his breath away. As he got to know her little bit at a time during his month at the Academy; chipping away at the stubborn Vampire's walls that she has erected around her heart, he found out a few captivating things about her that always made him chuckle. He liked the way her right eyebrow twitches when she's annoyed at him. She looks so adorable when she blushes in embarrassment. The way her hips seems to tease him as they sway seductively from side to side as she walks in front of him in the hallways. The lovable way she chews on a strand of her hair when she's thinking or frustrated about something. It may not be much and the details may sounds trifling to others but all these little quirks were endearing to him. For some reason these simple things were chipping away at cage that he has erected within himself. He wanted to know more about her but he didn't want to be accused of prying.
Now as she walked towards him rather awkwardly, looking at him strait with her captivating crimson eyes in that sexy ass swim suit, he just didn't have the words to describe how beautiful she was. To Ichigo, he has never seen anything so lovely and goddess-like in his life. Moka looked stunning and he has forgotten Tamao and openly gazed at her lovely visage. She looked away as they met in the middle of the pool and to them everything seemed to stop as if father time himself wanted to preserve this momentous occasion for them.
"So beautiful..."
She looked at him, her eyes widened and she blushed as she answered him
"T-thank you..." Moka replied shyly. "I-I h-hoped that you'd like it."
Ichigo scowled a little disturbed that Moka wasn't in her usual temperamental self and acting like a demure lady all of a sudden. Well he might as well have fun with this and went with the flow...
"Who are you and what did you do with Akashiya Moka?" Ichigo said snickering. "I believe that the Moka that I know would rather die than to expose that fine ass in public."
"Oh please, you don't have to deny that you like ogling this fine ass ." Moka replied sassily. "Did you thought of that at least?"
"Is that right?"
"Yes sir, do you think a Vampire as adorable as me would tell a lie?" Moka said pouting.
"And what shall I do to you if I ever caught you lying eh Akashiya?" Ichigo said enjoying their banter.
Moka smiled and came close to him...
"Then you can punish me however you wish tatsujin-sama!" (master) Moka replied seductively. She grinned at him as he blushed...
"Oh please don't try to tempt me!"
Then they both started laughing...
"Gah, will you two just get a hotel room and get it over with!" someone said annoyed.
"Yeah, why is that bastard Kurosaki getting lucky with all the chicks!"
"Hey I want Ichigo to ogle my ass too you know!" a swim club member complained.
"Well you're being too tame!" another girl said. "I want him to molest me as much as he wants with those big strong hands of his!"
"Um I'm right here idiots!" Ichigo thought his brows twitching in annoyance.
Moka didn't bother and she flared her Yoki to show her displeasure and suddenly it was so quiet that anybody with good hearing could hear a pin drop. Again the atmosphere dictated the mood and both of them were helplessly caught in it's clutches...
"Akashiya..."
"Kurosaki..."
"Akashiya..."
"Kurosaki..."
The space between them evaporated as they mindlessly repeated the others' name. Their faces became dangerously close and they were so caught up in the moment that it seemed that they were the only two people left in the world. Not caring whether or not the curious audience in the pool anticipating the foregone conclusion, the very odd couple looked deeply into each other's eyes. Moka who has never done something like this before was blushing and she couldn't stop herself as she nervously saw the strawberry's lips coming closer and closer to her own. Her mind was screaming for her to stop before it could develop any further but her heart - so innocent and pure for a Vampire anyway - wanted to explore the possibilities...
"I can't believe it..." Moka thought. "...that Kurosaki will be the one who will steal my first kiss..."
Ichigo on the other hand looked into the Vampire's dazzling crimson eyes and couldn't stop himself as his lips crept to hers ever so closer with each passing heartbeat. It was as if his body wasn't his own and was moving from pure instinct. A part of him chuckled to the irony of it all. Didn't his Hollow accused him of not having a killer instinct? The strawberry was sure that he has defeated the bastard and he couldn't sense his presence as Shirosaki was buried deep within his soul, so there was no blaming the Hollow for his actions this time. So does this mean this feeling he has, this sudden desire to kiss Akashiya was all him? That he, Kurosaki Ichigo wanted to plant a sloppy one on those pink delectable lips of hers?
"Why the hell does Akashiya look so damn cute all of a sudden?"
The strawberry wondered when did he started having feelings for her. Perhaps it was during that month that they started hanging around in school. Maybe it was when the two of them started those long winded conversations with Kurumu and Tsukune about the most ordinary of things at lunch time. Regardless, of the mysterious logistics of how it happened, he found out that wanted to get to know Moka more intimately than the annoying snob she tries to portray herself as in public. He knows there's more to the person underneath the fortress that encloses her heart and knowing that Akashiya is the most stubborn, prideful, obstinate, quick tempered woman he has ever met, it will be no easy task. He's sure that she and Byakuya would get along really well...provided that they don't kill each other first! Perhaps it would be better if he kept his feelings to himself and just go with flow and let things happen like what's happening this instant!
Their lips were so close but as much as Moka wanted to kiss those lips, a more urgent craving was needed to be satisfied. The Vampire could literally smell the power coming from the strawberry. She could feel it his pulse and hear it thrumming in his blood. The power beckoned to her hunger: tempted it, teased it to no end and drove it into a wild frenzy. Besides she didn't have any breakfast this morning and this is the first time she fed in a while. What ever could go wrong right?
"I'm sorry Kurosaki but I'm so hungry." Moka said almost whispering. "May I suck your blood, please?"
"Eh?" Ichigo said confused.
Moka didn't wait for an answer, the Vampire couldn't wait any longer and she lunged on his neck instead. The minute she sucked and tasted plasma, an explosion of inexplicable sensations bombarded and overloaded her senses to the point that it made her dizzy. Kami, Tsukune's blood tasted sweet but Ichigo's blood had power coursing through every square volume of liquid ecstasy as it glided smoothly down her throat. The Vampire felt like she died and went to Heaven as it was so intoxicating as the charged blood coursed through her veins. It was a pleasant feeling unlike anything Moka has ever felt. She strong electrical sensation was so much that it even got her hot and bothered for some reason...
Ichigo felt two pin pricks pierce his neck and then he felt her sucking his blood. At first it was a shock that an honest to goodness Vampire is really feeding on him right now but as every second passed, he felt a tingling in his body that he can't seem to repress. As disturbing as it was that a pretty girl has turned him into her lunch, pleasure seemed to wrack his entire being. Every inch of his skin was on fire - in a very pleasant way - to the point that it paralyzed him into inaction. However, as much as it felt good he fought the haze that crept in his mind and pushed her off. As soon as his head cleared, he gaped at her at first and then he comically back pedaled towards the fence while he crossed his fore-fingers together as if to ward her off. He was so flabbergasted and outraged that the usually smooth talking and outspoken strawberry has lost his ability to coherently speak...
"Gh-h-h-w-w-w-w-a-a-h-huh!"
"Are you ok? Moka asked worriedly. "Spit it out Kurosaki."
"D-D-DID Y-Y-YOU JUST SUCK MY BLOOD?" Ichigo screamed comically. W-W-WWW-WHAT T-T-THE H-H-HELL DID YOU DO THAT FOR?"
Moka blinked looked at him and replied...
"Uh DUH, I am a Vampire you know!" Moka said half lidded. Then she continued blandly. "I was hungry and skipped breakfast today! Besides, what part of "Vampire" did you not understand?"
"T-T-THAT'S BESIDES THE POINT DAMMIT!" Ichigo said in a high pitched voice.
A tick mark appeared on Moka's forehead...
"Well I did ask you permission if I could feed, you know!" Moka said hotly. Then she looked away blushing. "Y-you were the first one that I ever asked so you're lucky and be glad that I did! Anyone else I would have taken the blood by force!"
Tamao, Kurumu, and the crowd comically looked at them back and forth as the two argued heatedly...
"Are they always like this?" Tamao deadpanned. "It's almost like they're married already or something!"
"Aren't they though?" Kurumu replied drily. "Trust me it's like this with them everyday!"
"Why is she like so mean to him?" Tamao asked exasperatedly. "Makes me want to keep Kurosaki-kun for myself just to piss her the hell off..."
"Good luck with that Tamao-sempai." the succubus replied. "Moka-chan actually has the hots for him but she just doesn't want to admit it."
"Hmm...I see..." the senior said.
Tamao then threw herself at the unsuspecting Ichigo and the strawberry caught her on instinct. He momentum however made them fell over into the pool. Moka could feel a headache coming on as an even bigger knot appeared on her forehead. As the two of them surfaced, the black haired beauty jumped up and it so happened that she caught his face in between her heavenly bosoms. The swimming club president giggled as he squirmed against her and blushed as he felt his gasping hot breath tickling her skin. She has never done something like this before. Through all the years she has been seducing men and then taking their life energy to sustain her like how humans eat regularly, has been a routine way of life. Tamao had never expected a man as yummy as Kurosaki Ichigo could make her feel things stir inside her and simultaneously have fun. Perhaps there was no one who interested her the way the strawberry did. She smirked as she looked at the Vampire's reaction to her advancements towards the orange haired boy.
"Well Akashiya Moka-san, as you know this is the swim club," Tamao said to her. "If you don't intend to swim then I suggest that you leave."
"You do not dictate what I can or cannot do..." Moka said glaring at her.
Then Tamao gasped as the silver haired girl did something that she didn't quite expect...Moka jumped into the water. The black haired senior watched as Moka gracefully swam towards the strawberry and started playing around in the water. She didn't understand, if Akashiya-san was a Vampire she should have shied away from the water because it drains them of their power. She wonders why and happened to look Tsukune and Kurumu's way and heard something interesting...
"I take it you poured the entire bottle?" Kurumu asked him.
Tamao noted the browned haired boy holding a 1 liter sized bottle...
"Yeah I emptied it while everybody was busy looking while Ichigo and Moka-san were arguing..."
"Whew that was close! I got kinda nervous when she suddenly jumped out of the blue into the water like that." Kurumu told him. "I swear the things I do for those two love birds...Geez!"
"Heh...it was actually clever of Moka-san to put the herbs she usually use whenever she takes her baths. It looks like that large dose in the pool has done the trick and the water isn't affecting her at all."
"She knew that she was going into enemy territory and she was glaringly aware of her weakness to water. Knowing Moka-chan, she wasn't going to run away like a coward. Her pride wouldn't have taken it if she let herself lose to an old maid!"
A tick mark appeared on Tamao's forehead...
"As usual she came out swinging...that's our Moka-san for you." Tsukune said chortling. Then he turned to Kurumu and ask her. "So how did you convince her to wear that swimsuit? She looks like she was going to pop a blood vessel in embarrassment when you mentioned it."
"Oh Tsukune my darling, I have my mysterious ways!" she said winking at him. "All I had to do was goad her a little bit, use her jealousy to my advantage, and she did all that stuff all by herself. I'm actually proud of her!"
"So what do we do now?"
"We'll wait until the children stop playing..." Kurumu told him amused.
Then she smiled and leaned over deliberately as Tsukune gulped and notice her rather voluptuous bosom swinging dangerously back and forth like a pendulum. She tried to stifle a giggle as the brown haired boy struggled to control a nose bleed...
"So what do you think of my swimsuit?" she asked. "Does it make me look fat?"
She turned around and showed him as her hand sliding down her delicious round bottom...
"N-no ma'am!" he said in a comically high pitched voice.
"Good answer..." Kurumu said seductively. "So now why don't you and I have some fun for a change. Can't let Moka-chan and Ichigo hog all of it for themselves...right?"
"Ha ha ha...whatever you say Kurumu-chan..."
Tamao was furious with them trying to interfere with her plans. As her brow twitched violently and she look with jealousy at Ichigo and Moka who seemed to be having fun splashing each other with water. It was kind of ironic considering that they were in each others' faces and were about to come to blows about 5 minutes ago! Then she saw him grab the Vampire on her slender waist line and lifted the girl squealing in delight and sat her up the ledge. Moka was blushing and was berating him for daring to touch her in an inappropriate manner but she knew that the silver haired girl was pleased as she turned around, looked at her and gave the self same satisfied smirk the mermaid gave her earlier. Karma it seemed was biting her in the ass for her arrogant assumption that she had already won!
"Kurosaki how dare you touch me with your filthy hands!" Moka said with mock severity.
"Whatever...Geez Akashiya you fricking complain too much!" Ichigo said whispering. "I figured you'd appreciate my foresight to get you out of the water as quickly as possible. I happened to do some research and found out that you have a weakness for water. So give me a little credit will ya!"
Moka looked at him and blushed...
"So he was worried about me?" Moka said to herself. "I-I g-guess I should be grateful and be nice to him...for little while."
"Oi, you alright? Dammit that's why I took you out the pool because the water might be messing with you. Common I'll get you a towel so you can dry yourself up."
Ichigo was about to get out of the pool. Tamao and Moka blushed furiously as his muscular frame was about half way up the ladder. The look of utter fascination were on their pretty faces as gravity made the water race down and drip to the pool below. However, the Senior decided that this fight wasn't over and with lightning quick speed she went and pulled the strawberry back to the water. Ichigo comically surfaced and gasped for air and scowled at her...
"W-what the hell was that for? the strawberry gasped.
Tamao was decent enough to look away embarrassed...
"I-I...I wanted for you to swim with me for a little while longer." Tamao replied. "Akashiya-san is a big girl and she could find a towel all by herself!"
Tick mark appeared on the Vampire's forehead as she glared at the black haired Senior...
"Akashiya might catch a cold so I think I'll help her find that towel if you don't mind..."
"She's a Vampire anyway. I hear her kind shrugs this kind of stuff..."
Ichigo scowled at her...
"It doesn't matter if she's a Vampire or not. Now if you would excuse me I'll go help my friend before she gets sick..."
"Aww he's so sweet..." Moka said blushing. "But did he have to emphasize "friend" a lot? And what the hell is that wench trying to do to Kurosaki just as I was about to see that big hard bod...She stopped and then she mentally shouted. "W-WHAT THE HELL AM I THINKING!"
"Oh what are you talking about..." Tamao said looking down. "...when the fun is just starting?"
Ichigo's eyes widened as he saw the girls chasing one of the guys. They caught him and bit various parts of his body and to his astonishment he turned into an old man! Then he noticed that the other girls were chasing around all the males all over the pool with the same results. He saw Tsukune hide behind Kurumu as she unsheathed her foot long claws and glared at the girls trying to drain him of his life energy...
"If you don't want me to turn you into sushi..." Kurumu said dangerously. "I suggest that you leave us the hell alone, understand?"
"Heh, gotta remind myself not to piss Kurumu off!" Ichigo told himself. Then he said out loud. "What the hell, that guy just turned into an old man!"
"Huh, don't think to badly of us! We've been luring men and sucking their life energy. This is simply our natural way of life." Tamao said by way of explanation.
Tamao begins to transform and dove into the water and jump high into the air...
"Isn't it wonderful?"
Tamao has transformed when she emerged from the surface...
"Are you serious?" Ichigo said half lidded. "Mermaids huh?"
Then he looked around as the idiots finally understood their situation and began to leave...
"Where are you'll going?" a short haired mermaid asked them.
"All of you should let us suck your life energy alright?"
"It's useless to resist, we're invincible in the water!"
"Don't worry, we won't drain you too much!"
As chaos around him grew, he felt arms slide up behind him and embrace him in the neck...
"Stop this Tamao-sempai..."
"Weren't you listening Kurosaki-kun it is in our nature!" You don't want little 'ol me starving now do you?"
Ichigo sighed...Even though the guys in the pool who are getting "slaughtered" were a bunch of idiots, they didn't deserve to be fish food! Perhaps he could spare them the trouble if...hmm it might just work!
"If I let you girls drain my life instead will you let them go?"
Tamao turned him around her. arms still hanging loosely from his neck. She looked at him with skepticism and her eyes met a fierce scowl of defiance. He could have handled this and have the matter settled but his badge and the Chappy dispenser were in his coat pocket. The mermaid looked away blushing and was amazed that he would sacrifice himself for these cretins' sake? She knew that there was something special about Kurosaki Ichigo and this situation proves it...
"Are you sure, there are many of us you know." Tamao asked him. "You could...die!"
Ichigo looked her in the eyes and chuckled...
"I've already died once and lived to tell the tale..." Ichigo told her. "So tell them to stop and you can take all the energy you want...that is if you can handle it."
"Oh is that right?" Tamao said interested.
"Tell your girls to stop and find out!"
"Girls stop chasing the boys please!" Tamao clapped her hands. "Ichigo-kun has offered himself to us if we let them go!"
"Ichigo you can't..." Kurumu said sitting on the floor crying.
Tsukune did his best to calm her down as his hand rubbed her back in comfort...
The guys quickly got out of the pool and ran for their lives...
"Really? I always wanted to touch his rock hard abs..." the pony tailed mermaid said embarrassed.
"Ya, don't worry Kurosaki-kun, we won't drain you too much 'kay?" a short haired mermaid assured him. "Because I want to swim with you some more and killing you won't make that dream of mine happen!"
The girls surrounded him and Tamao desperately asked him one more time...
"Are you sure about this Kurosaki-kun?"
Ichigo gave her one of his rare smile and girls and Tamao blushed furiously...
"I'm going to be fine..." Ichigo told her. "Now how did you wanna do this? One at a time or drain me simultaneously. Don't worry I can handle and satisfy you all, I assure you!"
Moka looked at him in astonishment and shook her head. She knew that the strawberry did not have an ounce of fear in his body but she didn't know he was stupid too! Yes it was very brave of him to sacrifice himself for all those cretins' sake but by Kami, he didn't have to put his life on the line for them as well? Then she knew instantly what he was doing! He was going to knock them all out in one blow by flaring his Yoki energy the minute they bite into his flesh! She herself has tasted his potent blood and she believes that he is capable of doing the feat without harming all of them. The huge knot on her forehead was giving her a headache. As the low class fish scum neared him and their filthy hands explored his muscular body, her jealousy reared its ugly head. Kurosaki Ichigo was hers and hers alone dammit and they have no right to do as they please to him! They were all about to bite into the strawberry before she couldn't stand it any longer and she jumped into the water and released all of her Yoki into an explosive burst that sent a column of water 40 feet into the air!
The girls looked startled and reared back in fear. Tamao looked surprised that the Vampire would go back into her domain but recovered herself. She was actually annoyed that she was interrupted yet again by that meddlesome woman!
"GET YOUR FILTHY HANDS OF HIM YOU LOW CLASS FISH!"
"Oh come on! Why won't you just go away! I had my eyes set on Kurosaki-kun so I won't give him up to the likes of you! Tamao told her. "I'll get rid of you for good!"
Tamao snapped her fingers and the mermaids attacked Moka. A veteran of many battles, she simply jumped high into the air. She smiled as the low class fish took the bait and she attacked them instead...
Meanwhile...
While the chaos around him ensued, Ichigo made a break for it.
"Ichigo raise your hands..."
"Huh?"
The strawberry felt feminine hands lift him off the water...
"Thanks Kurumu. Hey do me a favor and put me down to where my clothes are at?"
The succubus looked at him puzzled but she nodded and complied with his request. When Ichigo landed, he ran and rummage through his jacket pocket and found his Chappy dispenser. Now to he needs to get out here so he could turn into his Shinigami form and stop this insanity from happening! He bided his time though and he'll take the first opportunity - to get away from the pool - when it presented itself. Although he doesn't need to wait for long and he and the others heard the tortured howls of another Hollow.
"What the hell of all damn times they have to show up!" Ichigo said darkly.
As Tamao and the others fell like rain from the sky and hit the pool, Moka dived into the water and got out of the pool quickly. Her Vampire strength and speed saved her as she flipped through the air using only one arm. With her considerable skill she spun around in midair and delivered a bone crunching spinning heel kick that hit her attacker's mask. She didn't flinch as the thing turned to dust and was dispersed into the wind. Moka whirled around and caught a large arm with one hand. She glared at this abominations and gave it a swift kick that sent it flying away. She jumped high into the air and flipped a couple of times and crushed another mask that killed Hollow instantaneously. Then the Vampire's eyes widened as she felt one of them charging that same attack that the man in black has saved her from so long ago. She whirled around to meet this new threat but she again she was surprised that the man in black has managed to sneak behind her without her knowing.
"How the hell does he do that?" she said exasperatedly.
With his massive cleaver-like sword in hand, he swiftly got dispatched the offending beast...
"You should be more careful, Akashiya-san." the black clad man said to her. "I can't always guarantee that I will be here to save you!"
"Chi...I had things under control before you showed up!"
"Is that right?"
The man in black disappeared before her eyes and dispatched two more of the damn creatures behind her and when she turned around as she felt their Yoki disappear, she saw his massive sword coming her way. So the he finally showed his true colors at last! When the opportunity comes he was going to attack her when she least expected it. The Vampire didn't blink as the sword went past her head to impale another creature yet again. Then she looked at him, not surprised that he wasn't there anymore, only to hear his eerie echoing voice in her ear...
"Like I said...be more careful!"
Then he mysteriously vanished again...
Tamao returned to her human form and slowly got out of the pool. She clutched her jaw gingerly and winced when a sharp pain as she touched it. That was going to swell and she could already tell that it was getting a little puffy. Then her eyes widened as those same creatures with holes on their chests have appeared yet again. She fell down as big Hollow landed in front of her and stalked her as crawled and felt the fence on her back. She was too weak to fight back. That's right, the black clad man said that he would help her if she called him. She flared as much of her depleted Yoki as she could...
"HELP ME ZANGETSU-SAN!" Tamao screamed desperately and covered her eyes.
Tamao heard the creature scream in agony and she opened her eyes only to see him standing before her with his Cleaver sword resting on his shoulder...
"You called...Ichinose-san?"
The mermaid cried in relief as tears of joy cascaded down her bruised face.
"Thank Kami you're here!"
"Come on take my hand and I'll pull you up!"
Tamao took the pre-offered hand and with astonishing strength, the masked man lifted her single handedly without causing him much strain. Her cheeks turned pink as she stood up and found herself in his protective embrace. She never felt more secure in her life and she knew that now that he was here, everything was going to be alright. Her eyes widened as he grabbed her suddenly and they both vanish as an attack from above was thwarted. Tamao looked in amazement as Zangetsu-san easily defeated one Hollow after the other with only one hand as the other protectively but respectfully embraced her around the waist. She looked astonishingly at the ground as they appeared about 100 feet in the air. She wondered how he was doing this amazing feat. Up above she saw a hole in the sky and that was where all the Hollows were coming from...
"I think it's time to end this..."
The mermaid sensed his Yoki skyrocket as he said two chilling words...
"GETSUGA..."
Ichigo fired the first massive beam of energy that destroyed all the Hollows that were coming out of the hole...
"TENSHO!"
He then fired another one and the power behind the beam was enough to collapse the hole and it closed automatically.
The strawberry then swiftly took her to the infirmary and deposited her in front of the nurse's front door.
"Thank you Zangetsu-san, you saved my life yet again!"
"I'm only doing my job but speaking of which, I believe I am needed again elsewhere." Ichigo said. Then he told her in a chuckle. "Try not get yourself into too much trouble now!"
Tamao giggled at his good natured jab and she saw him vanish before her eyes. The Senior sighed. She should tell the nurse to send some people into the pool so that they could help her Club Members with their injuries. It has been a very eventful day and even though she lost to Akashiya Moka in their battle, she was determined to win the war in the end. The battle lines were drawn and she will not give Kurosaki Ichigo to her so easily! The mermaid smiled, she hopes to make a lot more memories and hopefully most of them were with Ichigo.
"It's going to be a very interesting Senior year!" she said to no one in particular.
A/N Dammit...I'm suppose to be working on Naruto Chronicles but there was momentum working on my side so I had to update this...so here's the next chapter.
-Thanks again for the Reviews, Favorites, and Alerts...
-As you can see it looks like Tamao has joined in on all the shenanigans...She was kinda neglected after she appeared in chapter 3 of the manga...I figured I might as well give her a shout out and give her a little part in my fic...SHould prove interesting though wouldn't it...For one thing, her and Moka's battle for Ichigo's affections should be hilarious and no it's not going to be a harem, this is an IchixMoka fic and by golly I will abide by it...lol...I think it would make their relationship all the more important and by giving Moka a rival for his affections, she will try harder even though she stubbornly don't want to admit it...lol
-Ah yes the chapter with Gin is next...SQUEEE!...lol...I have a few surprises in store for this chapter so stay tuned...
-So far I have followed Manga to the letter and I have pretty much broken my policy of forging my own way...However, there is a reason for this and that's because the events that happened in canon will in fact make the Ichigo and Moka's relationship stronger by building a foundation for it
-Oh by the way try to play the song Suddenly by Kai...they are a Filipino-American singing group from the bay area who unfortunately broke up a long time ago...Their song is in you tube and they have remade the song and spun it with their own flavor...Anyway you'll know when to play it because I thought it was rather appropriate in a way and it gives that extra oomph to the dramatics...lol
-Read and Review as usual and if you have any ideas please do tell
-Cya kiddies in the next chapter