Chapter 5: Perverted Werewolf Blues...oh my! part I
Several minutes later...
After Ichigo deposited the injured mermaid to the nurse's office, he decided to cover his bases before he returned to the others. Kurumu, Tsukune and especially Akashiya will most likely wonder where he disappeared to when all the excitement started happening. He didn't need his secret identity compromised this early in the game and providing them with a rather long winded explanation of his origins, his powers, Hollows, Shinigami, Soul Society and what his mission was at the Academy. Oh, he knows he's going to get found out some day but he wanted to spare his new found friends the complications and the resulting consequences as much as possible.
The Substitute found his body skulking about hidden in the trees and he couldn't help but face palm his forehead as he realized that in his haste to change into his Shinigami form to get rid of the Hollows, he forgot to put his damn clothes on! Wearing nothing more than some baggy swimming shorts and sandals; it's going to be rather embarrassing running around the school almost half naked. Students were in need of medical attention however so as much as the prospect of the fangirls ogling him and the dumb ass guys giving him death glares, he needed to prioritize what's more important at the moment. To hell with scandalous rumors!
Speaking of which, he found just the teacher he was looking for and he made a B-line for the said person while ignoring the shrieking cries, the disturbing admiring stares, and a dozen fainting girls when they saw him running in hallway in the state that he was. Hopefully, she will be a little more understanding...
"Nekonome-sensei, can I have a moment?" Ichigo called out.
Nekonome stopped turned around and answered...
"Ah Kurosaki-san, just the person I was looking for!" Nekonome said cheerfully. "I was wondering that if you haven't found a club yet, then please join the...o-oh my!"
The homeroom teacher whirled around and was greeted with the wonderful sight of Ichigo's chiseled muscular frame. Needless to say, she felt her cheeks blush with color as her eyes roamed his broad pectorals, his massive shoulders, and his rock hard six pack abs. The strawberry himself was red in the ears but there was no help for it. He then cooly went about explaining the situation at the pool and that students might need some help. The strawberry ignored the fact that she was blatantly staring at him. Then when his message finally got through to her, she snapped out of her stupor...
"What! How did this come about Kurosaki-san?"
"Uh...long story, let's just say Akashiya got involved and leave it at that..."
Ichigo sweat dropped as their mostly female audience gasped and growled in complaint...
"What Akashiya again?" a girl growled. "That prima donna is such a trouble maker!"
"Shut up idiot, do you want to get added to the body count?"
The girl's eyes widened and she quickly covered her mouth and looked around nervously to the amusement of her friends...
Nekonome only nodded in understanding because after all when a Vampire is involved then it (automatically) explains everything of course...
"Oh my did she get injured as well?"
"More like her pride really..." Ichigo murmured.
"What was that?"
"Uh nothing, Nekonome-sensei!" the strawberry said quickly. "Anyway, I was just telling you so that the school nurse could take a look at them..."
"How bad were their injuries?"
"A bruise lip here, a black eye there, you know nothing serious."
"I see, I will inform Yakumaru-san of what you have told me, Kurosaki-san."
"Thanks. Then if you will excuse me," Ichigo said as he backed away. "I'm going to go see what happened to the others..."
"Oh Kurosaki-san..." Nekonome called out.
"Yes, ma'am?" The strawberry asked stopping.
"I would appreciate it if you would refrain from running around the school half naked, please." she said blandly. "I don't want you catching cold and using it as an excuse to miss my class tomorrow!"
"Of course not Nekonome-sensei!" Ichigo said blushing.
Then he couldn't help but hear the colorful commentary in the back ground...
"No way Kurosaki-san will get a cold with a delicious hot body looking like that!"
"Ya I agree!" her friend said blushing. "I wouldn't mind getting a little up close and personal if you know what i mean!"
"Aww where's is he going?" a girl complained. "I wanted to ogle at him some more!"
"Ichigo, I'll take care you "real" good if you do get sick, 'kay?" a red haired girl called out sassily.
"Please, you can't even take care of a retarded rock!" someone said snootily. "So you have no right to even grace Ichigo-sama with your filthy presence!"
When the girls started getting a little riled up and arguing who should give Ichigo their complete undivided attention, he used the distraction to slip away unnoticed...sweat dropping all the while he ran. He definitely didn't want to get caught in a middle of the estrogenic shit storm that's about to happen! Besides he's already getting his hands full in trying to deal with and understanding a certain uppity but nonetheless hot as hell silver haired Vampire. Why would he want to face the wrath of the what looked like the entire Academy female population? He's not THAT stupid! Discretion is the better part of valor as they always say and his intuition tells him to get his strawberry ass out of there! Ichigo was already at the end of the hallway when the first blows of the mother of all cat fights began. That storied event where nearly a quarter of the female persuasion erupted in a massive carnage of nail scratching, ear biting, hair pulling, eye gouging, mayhem that the school has ever seen. The nurse will surely earn her salary this day...
Meanwhile...
"Achoo!"
"Bless you Moka-san!"
"Thanks..." she sniffed.
When Moka turned to Kurumu, she didn't like how the bluenette was grinning from ear to ear one bit!
"W-what!" Moka said glaring at her.
"Mo-ka-chan!" the Succubus said in singsong. "Did you know that when you sneeze that someone is talking about you?"
"Yeah and your point?"
"What if...your beloved Ichigo is talking about you as we speak?"
Moka looked at her but she didn't bite into the trap the bluenette was obviously setting up...
"Don't be stupid! Why would that annoying nuisance talk about me?" Moka said in puzzlement
To Moka's credit, she suppressed her urge to blush...
"I don't know Moka-chan?" Kurumu said innocently. "Why don't you tell me?"
Tsukune who was beside the bluenette tried his hardest not to laugh in front of the obviously flustered Moka. He didn't want her fury focused on him that's for sure and he wanted to live a little while longer, thank you very much! Yes, the two young women's relationship has come a long way since their first contentious meeting so long ago. At first Moka-san ignored Kurumu and really didn't say a word to the Succubus. Kurumu on the other hand tried to get on the Vampire's nerves just for the hell of it. However, Ichigo had enough of their shenanigans and invited both of the girls to come eat with him under the old oak tree. With a little prodding on the strawberry's part, he got them all talking in no time. In fact, they were enjoying a rather quarrelsome debating the perceived merits of the ideals the Academy has strived to follow. They were so engrossed into the debate that by the time the bell rang, they didn't really settled anything.
And so it went, the four would meet under that same oak tree for lunch time talking about various subjects of interest. By the end of the week, they were all comfortable with each other enough that they started revealing a little bit about themselves but they were mum on their respective skeletons in their closets. Their relationship is not yet that developed that they can just blab their secrets to each other! Still it was a promising start for the foursome's budding friendship and their bonds were forged as they ate lunch together, hang around after school for club activities, and even did something on the occasional weekend.
Tsukune's own relationship with Moka has improved during this time and he's glad that she isn't as "judgmental" about his shortcomings. Perhaps as she got to know him as a friend during those fireside chats at lunch time, the silver haired beauty has learned to bite her tongue on some of the questionable things that he's done. Because after all, he is sadly the weakest link of the group being human that he is. The Vampire however, was still true to her nature and she will let him have an earful when she deems it necessary and her place to do so.
"I only say this because you are my friend and I care about you." Moka said to him one day. "So don't misunderstand me because I'm doing this for your own good!"
Sadly, the brown haired boy has slowly accepted that Moka-san was out of reach. She was far too bright, too unattainable and so impossible to touch! It was as if she was a living silver haired goddess that walked the Earth but he can only admire her from a far and that she was in another plane of existence from him entirely. Being her friend at least was a consolation he gladly accepts and perhaps it was better that way. Besides he kinda doubt if he would last long if she fed on him everyday, not that he was complaining of course! And he probably wouldn't keep up with her very "active" lifestyle considering that the Vampire loves herself a good brawl now and again.
He had to admire how Ichigo could somehow keep pace with her without the silver haired beauty biting the strawberry's head off! (although she came close a few times!) The most amazing thing though is that the guy didn't have an ounce of fear in him and Moka-san although cute in a way was rather intimidating for a girl. The thing was Ichigo stood up to her and he personally thinks that since no one had the gall (nor the testicular fortitude) to stare her down without turning all gooey inside from the fear that she didn't know what to do or how to react to someone who didn't care of her Vampire status. Of course this irks her to no end and it caused friction between them for a time. Eventually though, their competitive streak and arguing turned to some kind of personal game between those two and they were the only ones who knew what the rules of engagement were! A day in Yokai Academy was not complete if those two were not "debating" about something and it was far more interesting than school work that's for sure!
Still he knew that Moka-san had a thing for the strawberry even though she didn't want to admit it. How did he know? Uh gee did the bizarre flirting hidden in their little arguments count? Or the fact that she gives the strawberry a lingering look as he walks away to another class or when he goes back to the guy's dormitories at the end of the day. Hell, he witnessed the normally unflappable Moka turn into a stuttering and blubbering mess when he asked her if the rumors were true that they were going out! Of course,the reward he received was a goose egg of a bump on his forehead for his inquiring effort to discover the underlying truth beneath this fascinating mystery...
Ichigo was even less subtle - common we're talking about the strawberry now- than she was. Tsukune noticed that he would smile which was a rarity whenever Moka-san finally make her grand entrance and then his countenance suddenly changed and he would scowl as she walked over to her seat. There was one time he caught the strawberry just staring at her all day in class, his expression was hard to discern and thoughts a mystery. Then there was one glowing example that proves without a doubt that those two had something going on between them. This very situation was what happened three days ago after school as they carried a stack of books per Nekonome-sensei's request from the library in preparation for tomorrow's class. Juggling such a high stack of books after she perceived that her pride was bruised when he was nice enough to help her out. As their routine argument of the day was underway, she lost her balance as she twisted her ankle and her heel got caught as she walked over a loose tile and then she fell...
The Vampire would have recovered on her own but Ichigo being the way he was instinctually dropped his own stack as she pitched forward and caught her. However, he underestimated himself and they ended up in a heap on the ground with the Substitute on top of her in a very awkward, highly scandalous, and a very impressionable position! In other words, the strawberry's head ended up nestled rather comfortably on Moka's -ahem- nether regions as he struggled to comically get up while he flapped his limbs rapidly and wiggling like a fish out of water. It didn't really help that she had her hands tightly wrapped around on his head keeping Ichigo from getting some air while she twisted, turned, moaned, and had an embarrassing blush on her cheeks. Needless to say a very high pitched scream broke every window in the vicinity thereafter! The most amazing thing about it all was the fact that his only punishment was her usual glare, a lecture about decency of a gentleman, how much she hated hentai, and then culminating with... a playful punch in the arm. The brown haired boy was sure that Moka-san would have decked him from here to the other side of the school by now. It was just so disappointingly...anti-climatic! Girls are so fricking weird!
Tsukune actually told as much to Kurumu-chan and she absolutely agreed that there was something indeed going on with those two that's not quite apparent but the hints were kinda obvious! His own relationship with the Succubus has grown as well. The one month that they have spent time with the others has strengthened their own bond but in a different way. Just as the Ichigo and Moka were mysteriously attracted to one another, their relationship has evolved in a way as well. The bluenette has once told him that he was her Destined One and she shows his devotion to him everyday as proof of the conviction of her words. Every morning when he and Ichigo walks along the path to go to school, they meet the girls and all of them would go as a group talking all the while to pass the time until they go to class. Ichigo and Moka would cooly nod their heads and say hello in greeting. Kurumu of course had other ideas and she ended up literally flying and catch her precious Tsukune and smother him with her soft, heavenly assets in greeting.
Although he really can't say that death by suffocation can be used to emphasize her undying commitment to him nonetheless, their relationship has gotten closer regardless of her unusual methods to show him her affection. Still Tsukune didn't make a move even though it was obvious that the girl who pursues and chokes him nearly half to death every morning likes him very much! It would sound illogical but he felt since he has never done this girlfriend/boyfriend stuff before, he figured they could take it nice and slow and get to know each other better. At least that's his excuse to hide his insecurities and self doubt from the Succubus who has been patient with him to this day. Still its something he has to work out himself and perhaps this is not the time to worry about his little predicament...
The present conversation jogged Tsukune out of his retrospective...
"How can I tell you something if I don't know what you're talking about!" Moka said annoyed.
"Still stubborn to the last I see..." Kurumu replied. "I'd keep my guard up if I were you. Sure it would seem that you have Ichigo in the bag but you have plenty of competition and it looks like Tamao-sempai has set her sights on him. So whether you like it or not Moka-chan, you have a rival for Ichigo's affections!"
For some reason, hearing that slut's name made Moka's blood boil with jealousy...
"I will never let her h-have..." Moka said blushing.
"Oh did you say something Moka-chan?"
"I-I have no idea what you're talking about!" she replied crossing her arms and looking up in indignation.
The two of them laughed at her expense but the happy times were short lived as the aggravated Moka exerted her Yoki...
"Hey now that I think about it..." Tsukune wondered. "Where is Ichigo anyway?"
Moka's eyes widened as she scanned every square inch of the pool and it's vicinity with her sharp Vampire vision and found not a nary trace of hide nor hair of the strawberry. Now that she thinks about it every time there was trouble with those disgusting creatures with holes on their chests, she noticed that he always disappeared and when those things were eliminated then he makes his entrance. It couldn't be a coincidence...
"Speaking of the devil, here he comes now!" Kurumu announced.
The strawberry homed in on the trio and casually said his greetings...
"Yo, what's up?" Ichigo said waving. "I just got back...GGAAHHH!"
The Substitute couldn't complete his pronouncement as Kurumu jumped him from behind as her way of saying hello. That involved smashing her deliciously enormous assets on his rather naked back that sent tingles of electricity up his spine. Then she claimed an arm as she took hold of it and pulled him towards their little group. The bluenette didn't seem to notice that his arm ended up in between those heavenly pillows and the rather big tick mark that appeared on Moka's forehead. Her temper flared and she asked her question a little more forcefully than she intended...
"Where have you been?" The Vampire demanded.
Ichigo took it the wrong way and glared at her back...
"I don't ever recall needing your permission to go anywhere!"
A bigger vein popped on top of the first tick...
"Well it would have been nice if I had help from a certain someone but no here I find out said person was such a coward..."
Ichigo's eyes narrowed dangerously which had taken Tsukune and Kurumu by surprise. Such was it's intensity that they backed away from him a little bit. Moka took note that she finally struck a nerve on the seemingly impenetrable armor that he seemed to wear. Still she was taken aback with the way his demeanor turned to something dangerous like a...predator and she could have sworn his pupils turned into a haunting yellow color. It was something that the Vampire never expected from him and for some reason a half naked, glaring strawberry was making her hot and bothered. She couldn't explain this animalistic attraction, the seeming danger, the raw instinct that he seeped every pore of his being and it all made her want him all the more. But just as this intense feeling of his Yoki flared, it disappeared as he visibly tried to calm down...
"I knew that you could take care of the situation. So I went back to the main campus to tell Nekonome-sensei to send for a medical team since you were involved!" Ichigo said still staring at her never leaving eye contact. "You may call me a lot of things Akashiya and I wouldn't give a damn. You may feel that I am some pain in the ass and a thorn on your side and I don't care about that either. There is a part of my history that you do not know and in my experience where I face death everyday without flinching and have fought monsters that make all of your experiences pale in comparison. So don't you DARE call me a coward...
Even Moka backed away from the intensity of his gaze. Silence reigned for a time before Kurumu asked...
"Who could you have fought..."
Moka's ears perked and Tsukune listened with interest. At first it looked like Ichigo wouldn't answer her but he looked at her and began...
"He was 6 feet 7 in about 198 lb.. He was skinny as a rail, the most bizarre looking hairdo, and wears an eye patch. He may not look much but he was blood thirsty and the bastard would cut anybody down without hesitation or remorse. He literally lives by the sword and absolutely loves fighting. In fact it's the only thing he knows how to do..."
The three of them listened as Ichigo recalled the day that he had fought Kenpachi in Soul Society. The strawberry had a haunted look about him as he described -while he left out some details- one of the most harrowing fights he took part in. What he was telling them was far too detailed for him to make it up...
"Was he strong?" Moka asked.
"Super strong...He bisected a huge building with one strike of his sword. His Yoki was so powerful that I couldn't even cut him. I would have died if I didn't put myself together when I did. To make things even worse, remember the eye patch he wore?"
She nodded...
"You see it was kind of a handicap for his opponents because the bastard wanted to make the fights last a little longer. It absorbs all of his excess Yoki. Imagine that eyepatch was a flood gate to a dam. When he took it off it made him 10x stronger. In Vampire terms...think of fighting 10 of you Akashiya. "
Tsukune and Kurumu eyes widened in fear. For Ichigo to have fought and survived an opponent of such magnitude was unbelievable. Moka's brow frowned in contemplation. She couldn't recall a monster other than her own race with such power. It is disconcerting that Ichigo's mystery opponent has the power equal to and if his story was true even surpass the power of her parents...
"So what happened in the end?"
"We put everything we had into one final strike and when we have wiped out half a mile of real estate and the dust has settled, I fell down..."
"So you lost?" Moka asked disappointed for some reason.
"Then seconds later he too fell on the ground not a few feet away from me...so it was a tie."
"Oh...I-I'm glad..."
Ichigo looked at her quizzically. He was afraid to ask but he did so anyway...
"And why would that be?"
"So I could defeat him myself!"
"Trust me Akashiya, you don't want to tangle with this guy. You wouldn't last a second..."
A tick mark appeared on her forehead...
"Well we don't know that if I don't try..."
"The thing is his colleagues are even stronger than he is..."
Tsukune shook his head. The strawberry was right in a way, the people he has fought were monsters indeed as he listened to them argue yet again...
The next day...
Ichigo and Tsukune were walking as usual like they always did on their way to the school. They met Moka at the end of the road, her arms crossed under her considerable assets while she tapped her foot impatiently. When she heard their approach, she discretely opened one eye to see if they were coming and then without a murmur of greeting turned around and walked away. Tsukune being polite called out to her and she acknowledged him when she raised her hand. Ichigo however, wasn't feeling very charitable this morning so he called out...
"Good morning to you too, Akashiya!" Ichigo calling out to her. "I see you got up on the wrong side of bed and started PMSing this early in the morning, huh?"
Moka stopped turned around glared at him and then she looked up in indignation and pulled back her luxurious silver hair and stomped off...
"Yup it's that time of the month I see..."
"Dude you shouldn't aggravate her so much." Tsukune told him. "She's going to be difficult for the rest of the day because of you!"
She stopped yet again and glared at them both...
"I HEARD THAT!" Moka growled. Then she flared her Yoki...
"Ah ha ha sorry Moka-san..."
"Hmmph!"
Ichigo wanted what's eating Akashiya today. It's not like he irritates her on purpose but she just sets herself up so easily that he couldn't help but bait her. For some reason though she looked kinda cute puffing her cheeks and then glaring at him like that. Then he stopped, when did he start thinking that Moka was cute period? She may be hot and have tempting curves that won't quit but she's too "excitable" for his tastes! Perhaps he should be nice to her today...yeah fat chance that's going to happen with the way she's been acting! Then from out of no where Kurumu ambushed him as he comically struggled to breathe suffocating on those heavenly and delectable pillows of happiness.
"Good Morning Ichigo-kun!"
"Mmm mmm mmm mmm!"
"Umm, Kurumu-chan you might want to ease on the death grip on his head so he can breathe remember?" Tsukune deadpanned.
"Oh I'm so sorry!" Kurumu said blushing.
"Dammit Kurumu what the hell was that for!" Ichigo said gasping for breath.
"That was your morning hug..." the bluenette replied. "What I can't hug and greet my friend?"
"You called that a hug...that looked more like choking to me!" Tsukune thought as he sweat dropped.
"Yeah well try not to kill me next time please!"
"Tsukune, Ichigo is being mean to me!" Kurumu pouted rather cutely.
Then she grabbed his arm and he felt her bosoms trap his arm...
"Ah ha ha ha...don't worry about it Kurumu-chan..."
"If you hooligans done playing around; I would like to get to school sometime this morning, thank you!"
"Geez what's got her panties in a wad?" the bluenette whispered to Tsukune's ear.
"I don't know, Ichigo and I have been trying to figure it out though!"
Kurumu gave him that "what-did-you-do-to-her" look...
"What! I didn't do anything." Ichigo said. "I was being civil with her for once!"
The silver haired girl who was listening to the conversation snorted derisively...
"Dammit people it's too early for you two love birds to argue!" Kurumu said hotly putting her hands to her hips.
Both of them stopped and awkwardly started protesting...
"Why the hell would I want that cold heartless woman to be my girlfriend!" Ichigo said vehemently.
"Ha it would be a cold day in hell before I deem that thing standing before you someone whom I would consider my boyfriend!" Moka protested blushing all the while she pointed at him.
"If the shoe fits Akashiya!"
"It takes one to know one!"
They glared at each other and sparks began to fly...
"Thanks Kurumu-chan, they're going to go at each other's throats from now until we get out of school!" Tsukune said rather sarcastically.
"Ah ha ha...sorry!" she said sticking her tongue out.
Then they felt the familiar signature and the haunting howl of a Hollow. While the three of them were distracted, he managed to run to the dark forest and took a mod soul pill thereby ejecting his soul while his body kept on running towards the school. When Moka turned around she was surprised as the strawberry vanish. Hearing a that inhuman scream again in the air, she didn't have time to wonder where he went and tried to pinpoint where its location might be. They frantically looked for awhile before they saw a 13 foot Hollow that looked like a giant spider stalking a paled skinned girl with shoulder length black hair. She was short, petite, and skinnier than a bean pole. It seemed that she looked like she was a student because the girl wore the school's official uniform. She was backing up and screaming up a storm before she tripped and fell to the ground. The Hollow was about to consume her when Moka sprang into action and with a vicious roundhouse kick that sent it skidding backwards and crashing into a tree away from the frightened girl. However, Moka didn't notice her reaction as her eyes widened in surprise and then narrowed calculatingly. When the silver haired girl landed and looked to see if the cowering girl was alright, the black haired girl feigned a frightened look and somehow made her eyes water completing her ruse.
"Are you alright?" Moka asked her.
"Y-yes t-thanks to you!"
"Good I would suggest that you leave this place and let me deal with this...thing!"
"O-okay..."
The girl made a run for it on the opposite direction but Spider Hollow fell from the sky and cut her off. Dust and debris were kicked up high in the sky as it's 8 razor sharp claws dug deep into the ground. It roared and it cause the girl to scream as well. The Hollow was about to lunge at it's victim when the black haired girl found herself in the air. Surprised for a moment, she looked at a blue haired girl grinning at her and not a moment later, she landed a few yards away from the battle field. The petite girl looked in astonishment at the bat-like wings and the long, black prehensile tale that moved to and fro as if it had a life of it's own. Then her gaze looked at the silver haired girl battling the Hollow and it looked like she was winning! For someone who is not of Shinigami origin, she was handling herself really well despite not having a zanpakuto. She then looked at the brown haired boy who was looking fretfully in the distance and she wonders if he's able to transform into something too. In fact now that she's assessed the two people that she met here, it seemed that they were giving off a very weird spiritual pressure unlike anything she have ever felt. It was different from Shinigami and Hollow signatures that she's familiar with and it probably explains how they were exhibiting unusual abilities.
"What the hell have you gotten yourself into this time?" she mysteriously said.
"It looks like Moka-chan has this in the bag..." the bluenette said. "So you ok?"
"Y-yes..."
"It's weird that the Phantom hasn't made an appearance yet which is quite peculiar..."
"T-the P-phantom?" she said shyly.
"Oh I guess you haven't met him yet. He's the one who saves us from these things everyday..."
"Really? What's he like?" the petite girl asked curiously.
The black haired girl sweat dropped as the blue haired girl suddenly had stars in her eyes and blushed madly...
"He's so dreamy! He's so strong and cares so much about the students here. I'm sure he's quite hot behind that scary looking mask he always wears..."
"That idiot, I can't believe he's using his Hollow mask!" she thought furiously. Then when the bluenette focused on her she managed to fake a starry eyed look as well. "Oh wow, he sounds really cool!"
"I know right..."
The two girls then focused on the silver haired Vampire who staggered as the Hollow hit her and making her fall to the ground. Moka rolled as quickly as she could as the creature tried to skewer her with one of its spear-like legs. With incredible upper body strength, she flipped over with her hands, kicked out the two front legs aside and then kicked the Hollow in the face with both her feet with a bone crunching hit and then flipped gracefully a couple of times before she landed not far away from it. The creature let out a howl of frustration and then the spider jumped and spun a giant web line at her which she dodged easily. Unfortunately, her luck ran out and she got caught as she jumped to avoid another line coming towards her. Moka struggled mightily as the Hollow dragged her up, the surrounding area had a giant web glinting in the sunlight that escaped in the clouds. Kurumu apologized to the girl and she unleashed her true self, to give her rather hot headed friend a hand. The black haired girl looked astonished as she witness the bluenette unsheathe foot long claws from her fingers and sprout bat-like wings and tail. The Succubus flew up and headed for Moka so she could free her. Moka struggled against the web with all her might but it was too pliant and flexible for her strength to break through easily. Then she heard a swishing sound of wings flapping and looked ahead as she saw Kurumu flying towards her...
"What are you doing?" she shouted.
The question distracted Kurumu long enough for the spider Hollow to catch her as well. Now two of them got caught and are now being dragged up...
"So...aren't you girls suppose to be in class right now..." Someone said...Instead of "hanging" around?"
Kurumu giggled at the little jab at their situation but Moka looked at him funny and she couldn't believe he would joke at a time like this. Then her eyes widened as she saw the Phantom floating in the air and wondered how he was able do such a feat. She felt a little bit of Yoki coming from under his feet and perhaps the reason he's able to float high up in the air was he was able to solidify his power from under him and thereby using it as a platform to stand on. Still it was quite amazing and she wondered if she could learn the trick as well. Time enough for that later...
"Will you stop being such a smart ass and let us down already?" Moka said growling.
"Is she always grumpy like this so early in the morning?" the Phantom asked Kurumu.
The bluenette shrugged and replied...
"Dunno she's always been quiet and aloof usually but today's the first time she's been PMSing. Must have something to do with her crush or something!"
"Oh really, please do tell!" he said chuckling. Then he looked at the Vampire who looked horrified and she unleashed her Yoki and glared at him most evilly. "But I guess you're going to have to tell me later because she's giving me the evil eye and it's really quite disturbing!"
Kurumu started giggling again and Moka looked up indignantly and blushed. The Phantom then unsheathed his sword and the two girls looked with interest as the swirling piece of white cloth seem to unravel itself and shrink to a manageable size on the pommel. Then with a swift slash they were free and Kurumu continued to fly while Moka fell to the ground. She had everything in control when the black clad man caught her bridal style and slowly floated down below. The Vampire blushed furiously as crimson and yellow eyes met and there was an awkward silence between them.
"Thank you..." Moka said looking away blushing.
"That's better..."
She frowned and looked at him puzzled...
"You look cuter when you smile like that instead of being so sour all the time..."
Before she could reply, he already vanished and with a blink of an eye he finished off the Hollow in on swift motion and flash of his sword. Then to her astonishment he appeared before her again...
"You know having your mouth open like that is quite un-lady like..." he said. "But anyway, I'm going to have to take my leave. I trust that you and your friends alright?"
Moka nodded numbly and then he disappeared...
"Hey Akashiya, why are you spacing out now of all times?"
The Vampire blinked as she looked at the strawberry walking towards her...
"Where have you been?"
"Sorry I forgot something in the dorms so I ran back and to go get it." Ichigo said innocently. "What did something happened?"
"UGH...you are so useless!" she said exasperatedly and then throwing her hands up and stomping towards the path again.
Kurumu chortled and looked at him meaningfully...
"What! I didn't do anything to her this time!" Ichigo protested.
Then he looked at the black haired girl who grinned at him and waved at our strawberry playfully...
"Kurumu I'll meet you guys in school okay?" the strawberry said suddenly. "I just needed to talk to this person for a moment!"
"Do you know her Ichigo?" Tsukune asked.
"Uh more or less!"
The short girl looked annoyed and kicked him in the shin and Ichigo comically jumped up and down in pain. Tsukune and the Succubus looked at each other and then at the bizarre event and sweat dropped...
"If you would excuse me!"
Ichigo then grabbed the girl's collar and comically dragged her as he ran away as she floated like a rag doll and a trail of smoke followed the strawberry's path...
"That was weird..." Tsukune said.
"Yeah you're telling me." Kurumu replied.
Meanwhile...
Ichigo finally stopped a long ways from his friends and glared at the black headed girl in front of him as he had his hands on his knees trying to get some air. There was an awkward silence as the girl looked at him with her hands on her waist. Then a devious look flashed on her eyes and another grin escaped her lips. She then clasped her hands together as she had a starry eyed look on her face as she spoke to him...
"He's so dreamy! He's so strong and cares so much about the students here. I'm sure he's quite hot behind that scary looking mask he always wears..." the girl said in a close approximation of Kurumu's voice and repeated what the Succubus said to her. "Honestly is this the reason why you haven't been reporting in is because you're having too much fun playing hero?"
"W-what...are y-you doing here...midget?" Ichigo said as he gasped for breath.
"To get your delinquent ass reporting to Soul Society on a regular basis like you were suppose to..."
"What the hell...you're here too Renji?"
"Of course I'm here dumb ass! So Rukia and I can look after you!"
"So why haven't you been reporting in?" Rukia asked him.
"There was no point!" Ichigo replied. "So far I've been eliminating ordinary Hollows and nothing major happened since I got here a month ago. So it's just a waste of time for me to write that pain in the ass of a report if nothing is happening!"
"Idiot, the point of the report was so Kurotsuchi-taicho can discern if Aizen is close to completing his Arrancar army or not. Our strategy hinges upon the data you're "suppose" to be collecting!"
"Fine whatever I'll go write them if it's going to make you and the old man happy!" Ichigo said sighing. "Now was there anything else because my homeroom teacher will rip me a new one if I'm late for her homeroom just to let you know."
"Ah but that's the beauty of this little arrangement my dear Ichigo." Rukia said grinning.
"I was ordered by the Capt.-Gen. to become this realm's Shinigami representative until a permanent person can be appointed in a future date." Renji explained.
"And I will be assisting him!"
"Are you fricking serious?" he asked half lidded.
"What kind of person would I be if I lied to my bestest friend in the whole wide world!" Rukia said sweetly.
"Rukia please don't do that again..." Ichigo told her. "..that was really creepy!"
"Shut up!"
Ichigo ignore her and looked at the pineapple...
"So where are you guys staying at?"
"The headmaster put us up temporarily in the main administration building." Renji replied. "He said we were suppose to stay there till they could arrange a better accommodations and a more permanent Shinigami outpost. You could visit us if ya want!"
"Good to know..." the he turned to Rukia and said irritably. "What?"
"So Ichigo..." she slowly began. "What's your relationship with that silver haired chick?"
"Oh you mean Akashiya?" Ichigo said puzzled. "She's just my snooty, hot tempered, pain in the ass of a classmate that's all. And before you jump to conclusions, she and I are just friends even if she's the most difficult person to deal with."
"I never said anything of the sort..." Rukia said innocently. "You volunteered that information yourself."
"Wow so Ichigo got a girlfriend now?" Renji said grinning. "Will wonders never seize? And here I thought you were g..."
"Shut the hell up!" Ichigo said hotly. "Like I said, she's just a friend and you idiots are jumping to conclusions!"
"Hmm is it me Rukia or is he quite being defensive about this so called friend?"
"Why yes I believe you are correct Renji." Rukia replied. "The question is though why is he being so defensive? Gasp...I hope he's not hiding something!"
"Whatever, I'll see you two idiots later!" Ichigo said fuming. "I'm going to be late for class!"
"Oh don't be such a spoilsport!" the petite Shinigami replied. "I can understand why you want to hurry to class though. Its so you could be with your honey bunny isn't it? I can't blame you though she is quite a looker!"
"Yup she is hot! I approve!" Renji said grinning with two thumbs up.
"I-I'm s-so proud of you Ichigo!" she said with false tears. "My how they grow so quickly!"
Ichigo glared at them both and then made a run for it to go to class while his two friends laughed at his expense...
"That was funny" Renji laughing.
"Yes it was..."
Later that day...
"Well then everyone thanks for joining my club!"
Tsukune looked around and the only people who were there was Moka sitting strait with her hands on the desk and a frown on her beautiful face, Kurumu who was sitting next to him, and Ichigo who had this "what the hell am I doing here look!" Is that the reason why Nekonome-sensei has been pestering the 4 of them to join was because they were the only members of the club? Then there was a knock on the door and another girl entered and everyone was surprised who it was as she went directly to Ichigo and gave the strawberry a suffocating hug. She then looked at Moka who had a large knot on her forehead and it seemed that her right eyebrow started twitching. She looked at the Vampire and smiled in triumph...
"Wow what's Tamao-Sempai doing here?" Tsukune whispered to Kurumu.
"It's kinda obvious..." the succubus said blandly.
"What the hell are you doing here?" Moka said irritably. "And will you let him go, he looks like he's about to choke to death on those cow udders of yours!"
"How unrefined...I am simply saying hello to Kurosaki-kun..." Tamao said sweetly. "Besides, he doesn't seem to be complaining too much..."
"Yeah that's because you're choking him duh!"
The mermaid looked down at the strawberry who was turning rather blue at the gills. She gasped cutely - to Moka's irritation and the amusement of the others and reluctantly let him go.
"I'm so sorry Kurosaki-kun are you alright?" she said with worry.
"Fine, I'll live..." Ichigo said while he comically gasped for air. "Next time try not kill me when you say hello!"
"Aww but I kinda like it when I feel...your hot breath on my skin..." she said seductively. "And your arms flapping up and down are rather cute!"
"Too much information!" Tsukune whispered.
Kurumu giggled but she glared at the older girl. She looked at Moka and she had to admit that she's impressed that the Vampire hadn't kicked the mermaid's ass out the window yet. Although, the bluenette could tell she wanted to because she saw a twinge of jealousy in the silver haired girl's eyes. Moka looked irritably at the typical Ichigo bluster as he blushed in embarrassment while Tamao looked at him amused.
"This has nothing to do with you Moka so get a grip!" Moka said to herself.
For some reason as those two interacted with the other; the Vampire couldn't help but feel a stabbing sensation in the very fabric of her being. Why is it that seeing that idiot of a strawberry talking to that cow so damn irritating! Does that mean he would rather talk to her? That's fine, Ichigo was free to talk to anyone in this school as it is his right! However, she felt this emptiness inside and a void in her heart whenever she sees him talking to another girl. It was a very unpleasant feeling and it only served to raise the temperature of her temper because she didn't know how to deal with it...
"Umm Ichinose-san what are you doing here?" Nekonome asked the girl. "Aren't you suppose to be conducting club activities with the Swimming Club right now?"
"Oh I delegated that responsibility to Misa my Vice President." Tamao replied. "Besides I wanted to visit Kurosaki-kun here. So if it's not troubling to you Nekonome-Sensei I would like to stay if you don't mind..."
"Uh sure..."
"Thanks I'd really appreciate it..."
Tamao looked at Moka and sparks began to fly between them...
"Uh so...we're the only members of the club huh?" Ichigo said clearing his throat and trying to diffuse the tension inside the room before in turns into all out war.
"Oh don't be silly..."
The door slid open and an older boy entered and said his greetings. He had a bandana on his head to get his shoulder length hair out of his face. The boy seemed pleasant enough as he smiled and had flowers with him. Ichigo had the urge to face palm his forehead as this little tool reminded him of Ikkaku's buddy Yumichika for some reason. The pretty boy looks sure didn't help and that sudden sparkle when he grinned at the ladies...
"I'm sorry. Man here I am late on the first day..." the boy said. "My name Morioka Ginei and I am the president of the Newspaper Club. Pleased to meet ya."
Then for some reason his eyes glowed and went up to each astonished girl and gave them a bouquet for flowers. When he got to Tamao however, he stopped and looked guilty for a reason...
"Hello Gin-kun..."
"Ah Tamao-chan this is...uh a pleasant surprise!" Gin said smiling. "So how are you?"
"I'm fine. I see that you're up to your old tricks again eh?"
"Why Tamao-chan what are you talking about?" Gin said nervously.
"Hmmph...feigning innocence I see but you and I know what you have done and they too will find what kind of loathsome, despicable person you really are!" Tamao said growling.
Awkward silence...
"But who cares, I'm only here to spend time with Ichigo anyway..." Tamao said sweetly. But then added with deadly venom. "I suggest you leave us alone...understand!"
"Yes ma'am!" Gin said squeaking
"Good boy, now go flirt with someone else!" Tamao said sternly.
And to Moka's growing irritation grabbed the strawberry's arm and squeezed her soft pillows on to his muscular arm and glared at the other boy. Kurumu was fuming that Tsukune was staring and the brown haired boy tried mightily to staunch the nose bleed as her breasts seemed to want to burst out the confines of her shirt. Ichigo on the other hand was horrified and he was red to his ears and he too held his nose up to preemptively stop the bleeding as he had an eyeful of cleavage and saw part of her lacy pink bra. Gin on the other hand was rather irritated himself that Tamao would cling to a freshman like her life depended on it. He tried to stare the boy down but he glared back at him. The teacher sweat dropped at all the drama going on and she just wanted to get out of there. Besides she needed to grade some quizzes, a staff meeting, and she was rather craving sushi for dinner and presiding over all this soap opera wasn't really conducive to that end. So she cleared her throat and to get everyone's attention...
"Gin-kun is a second year student of the Club. If you have any question please inquire them to him 'kay?"
"I will do my best and you can always count on me!" Gin said enthusiastically.
Gin's gaze however, strayed toward Tamao who glared at the boy and he flinched...
"Tsukune I don't do so well with this flirty guy!" Kurumu pouted and grabbed his arm. Moka looked at them and wondered what they were doing...
"Well, I have to leave since I have a staff meeting to go to..." Nekonome-sensei said. "Take care of all the club proceedings, Gin-kun."
"What you're going to leave already Sensei?" Tsukune asked.
"Sorry, see you later everyone and be nice to your sempai and be friends with him 'kay?"
Tamao snorted derisively and the 4 of them looked at her in puzzlement.
The teacher closed the door behind her and left. Gin then explained that the Club is in charge of publishing the school newspaper. They were there to report the what happens in the Academy and he told them that they might have to risk life and limb for the sake of reporting and that they should prepare themselves...
"I guess he's dependable enough..." Moka said.
"Just playing, come on lighten up!" Gin said smiling. "Anyway this is one of our ads let's go and put it up the back wall."
"Ok..." Tsukune said.
Moka and Kurumu ended standing on top of chairs and hanging the posters above the blackboard. Tamao insisted that Ichigo help her and they were in the far end hanging theirs as Ichigo handed her the paper and she tapes them up. The strawberry looked suspiciously at the president and his eyes narrowed as he sat down and tried to look up the Kurumu and Akashiya's skirt.
"What the hell are you doing peeking at their skirts like that?" Ichigo demanded.
"What are you talking about?"
"Don't pull that innocent bullshit on me!" the strawberry growled. "I saw you and I know Tsukune here saw the same thing, right buddy?"
"U-uh...y-yeah!"
"What's going on?" Moka and the others said simultaneously.
"Well these guys said that they got an eyeful of your panties..."
"NO it was Sempai who..."
"Now you're just saying more bullshit!"
The three girls looked at them shocked and there was an awkward silence in the air. Gin was feeling good about setting up these fools when suddenly he got a shock of his life as they all blushed furiously but they didn't react the way he thought they should have...
"Ichigo you naughty boy!" Tamao said seductively. "If you wanted to see my panties that badly, all you had to do was ask you know and I'll flash you to your heart's content!"
Tamao did indeed flash him and Ichigo suddenly had an eyeful of her pink underwear but the other boys saw it as well and their noses erupted in a geyser of blood. The older girl giggled at Ichigo's reaction but Kurumu and Moka were not amused...
"As much as I don't mind Ichigo looking up my skirt, I don't think my Destined One will appreciate it." Kurumu said shyly looking at Tsukune.
"W-well i-if it's Kurosaki..." Moka said blushing. "I-I g-guess I don't really mind if he saw my panties and all."
Then she realized what she said and she turned a darker shade of red and hastily added.
"But don't get your hopes up Kurosaki because it's not something you're going to see often understand?" the Vampire said looking away embarrassed. "You're going to have to earn that privilege!"
Gin glared at the strawberry and was consumed with jealousy. Needless to say, the meeting had ended abruptly. However, he was surprised when Moka hung back and talked to him about an interesting business proposition that benefited mostly the Vampire herself.
"Do as I say and maybe you'll get a reward out of this." Moka said in a business like fashion. "And you can't refuse me...I know that Kurosaki was telling the truth and you don't want to be labeled a pervert now do you...even if you are shameless hentai scum!"
"And what will I get out of this deal?"
Moka contemplated for a moment before she said...
"Nothing beneficial to you really!"
Gin face faulted...
"And if I refuse?"
"Then I will spread a rumor in the whole school that you're a peeping tom, skirt chaser, and all around perverted guy!"
"And who would believe in these rumors?"
"I am Vampire my dear Gin-sempai. If I told these cretins to jump, they will ask how high! If I feed them lies that you're a shameless hentai, then they will believe me! I have the power to crush you where you stand and to bury your reputation in a blink of an eye. Besides why would they believe you over me?" Moka said smirking.
Gin realized that she was right and he slumped in defeat. The Vampires definitely had a much more higher social standing than all other monsters and their word was treated as universal truth. He may be an S-class monster himself but when it came to other things like social standing and the like; he found that his skills in that area was rather lacking to say the least.
"I give up...what did you want me to do..."
Moka smiled and whispered what she had in mind...
to be continued...
A/N-And cut...figured it was a good place to stop now and save up the hilarious stuff for the next chapter...If I continued I would have probably have a 40 page chapter so I cut my loses now and save up the rest...
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