Outsider Chronicles: Shadow and Vampire
When I died, the very last thing I was expecting was to wake up again. Well, actually, I wasn't expecting to wake up as a whimpy Harem protagonist either. Still, I guess it could be worse...at least I can actually defend myself. Unfortunately, there may well be something worse than Alucard on the horizon and theres fuck all I can do about it.
So we're back. Nothing to say other than, enjoy!
Chapter 5
"Tsukune, please let me suck your blood!"
I sighed and tilted my head on one side.
"Please don't take to much," I said.
"YAY!"
CHOMP!
I rolled my eyes as Moka made small noises of enjoyment as she drank my blood, before gently pushing her off. Moka pouted slightly as she took a step back, but considering she was blushing slightly, it certainly took the edge off. Not that there was much to begin with.
"TSUKUNE!"
"Oh, hey Kuru...MURPH!"
I started struggling against Kurumu's grip as she dragged me into her bust.
"Ohh, I can't wait to get started!" she said, "This is gonna be so much fun!"
"MPHHHHH!"
I twisted my wrist and Kurumu was pulled away by my shadows and I took a deep breath.
"Kurumu, do you mind not killing me?" I asked.
"S-sorry," said Kurumu, looking sheepish as she hung in the grip of the shadows.
With that done, we headed off to the Newspaper Clubroom where we were met by the sight of an empty classroom, an overeager catgirl teacher and…
SPLAT!
A face full of blue slime. My eye twitched as I grabbed the slime girl clinging to my front by the back of the raincoat she was wearing and pulled her off.
"Whats she doing here?!" demanded Moka.
"Oh, sorry about that," said Nekonome, "The Headmaster left me in charge of Suu for now since we don't really have anywhere else to keep her."
"Alright, but what is she doing hanging off my Tsukune?!" growled Kurumu.
Suu cocked her head on one side and the top tentacle on her head formed into the shape of a question mark.
"Suu?"
I sighed and dropped her.
"Whatever, so long as she doesn't try to drown me again, I don't really mind," I said, "Although I would recommend we don't try to dehydrate her."
"Why?" asked Nekonome.
"Because if we do, she'll do pretty much anything or anyone to replenish her fluids," I deadpanned, "The girls found that out the hard way."
Moka and Kurumu blushed bright red at the reminder. Nekonome cocked her head on one side in confusion.
"Meow?" she said.
She shook her head.
"Anyway, lets get the club meeting started!" she said.
"Wait, are we the only ones in the Club?" asked Kurumu.
"Of course not silly," said Nekonome as the door opened, "See, here he is now!"
"Sorry I'm late," said Gin as he entered the room with two large bouquet of flowers, "Hello there, its nice to meet you. I'm Ginei Morioka, but you can call me Gin. Its nice to meet two such lovely flowers such as you."
He handed the flowers to Moka and Kurumu, then noticed Suu sitting between them, looking up at him with a curious look on her face.
"Oh my, I guess good things do come in small packages," he said, plucking a flower from one of the bunches and handing it to the slime.
"How desperate do you have to be to flirt with a Slime?" I muttered as Suu simply swallowed the flower.
"Gin is an upperclassman, so he'll serve as the Club President," said Nekonome, "Unfortunately, I have a staff meeting, so I'll have to leave you kids alone."
"Don't worry, I've got this," said Gin, "Alright guys, lets get started. As you can probably guess, its our job to create, print and distribute the school paper. That means that we'll likely have to put ourselves into dangerous situations in order to get scoops, so this isn't a club for the faint of heart."
"Whoa, he sounds like someone really dedicated to his job," muttered Moka.
"But mostly we just have fun," said Gin, completely busting the serious atmosphere he'd created.
"Or not," I said.
"Alright, now thats done, lets get these posters put up on the back wall," said Gin, patting a pile of paper on the desk next to him.
We got started doing just that. Naturally, Gin had Moka and Kurumu putting the posters up as high as they could while I was preparing more with blutack and Suu was watching everything with wide, innocent eyes.
"Is this alright Gin?" asked Moka.
"No, I want them higher than that," said the horndog.
"What? Higher?" asked Kurumu, "Why?"
"So they're easily visible," said Gin as he started squatting down behind the girls.
"Gin, stop trying to get a look at their panties," I said loudly.
The Werewolf jumped slightly at my voice and glanced over at me.
"What do you mean?" asked Gin, looking like butter wouldn't melt in his mouth, "Why would such a classy guy like me stoop to such levels?"
"Em, that really isn't that classy," I muttered, "Men who sparkle are creepy."
Gin twitched at my comment, his smile becoming a little fixed. Score one for me!
"Whats going on?" asked Moka, looking confused at the byplay.
"Oh nothing, just Tsukune here," said Gin, "He said something about looking at your panties."
"WHAAAATTT?! Screamed the girls, going bright red.
They hopped down off the stools they were using, shoving their skirts down and glaring at me.
"Em, how am I supposed to get a good look at your panties if I'm standing over here?" I asked with a raised eyebrow.
Both girls just upped the intensity of their glares.
"You...aren't thinking logically, are you?" I asked.
SMACK!
"Nope, definitely not," I groaned as my head rattled around from the double smack.
Kurumu marched off in a huff, leaving Moka to give me one last glare.
"Tsukune, I hate perverts!" she snapped and flounced off.
"Nice going dude, now the meetings over thanks to you," said Gin and left, leaving me alone with Suu.
"How did I end up in this situation?" I asked, "I didn't even look!"
I glanced at Suu, who had a good amount of stationary supplies and both Moka and Kurumu's flowers floating inside her.
"You believe me, right Suu?" I asked.
Suu smiled and nodded.
"Suu believes Master!" she said and hugged me, rubbing her cool cheek against mine.
I sighed.
"Somehow, that title doesn't surprise me in the slightest," I muttered, "Come on Suu, lets go see if we can't figure out a way to slow down a Werewolf."
"OK!" chirped Suu and bounced out of the classroom after me.
If theres one problem with being in charge of an amorphous blob of goo, it can be remarkably hard to keep track of, especially if it happens to have the kind of innocent curiosity that drives parents up the wall the world over. Fortunately for me, I didn't have to worry about Suu getting hurt, but I did have to worry about her attacking some poor innocent girl whos only crime was getting a little wet.
"Where the hell did you go Suu?" I growled as I jogged down a path, searching for my lost companion.
To be fair, I could just foist the Slime's antics of on Nekonome, but that was a rather mean thing to do, hence why I was hunting her down myself.
"HEY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING OUT HERE?!"
I blinked and turned around to see a group of girls glaring at me from a classroom. A group of half naked girls. I sighed. Well, I guess its too much to ask for this reality to totally follow the Manga or Anime exclusively. Still, I wasn't about to let this go without defending myself.
"I'm looking for someone!" I called back, "And if you're gonna change in a ground floor classroom, you really ought to close the curtains first."
I turned away and headed off in search of Suu.
"How the hell did me walking past a damned room result in rumors I'm the damn pervert?!" I moaned as I walked through the halls of school, a dark shadow over me.
I had just left the clubroom where I'd found out that everyone thought I was the pervert (Gin) running around campus and had spent a good ten minutes of glaring at me. I glanced up as Suu patted me on the back.
"At least you believe me Suu," I said with a smile.
Suu nodded happily.
"Suu's Master is a Pervert!" she said innocently.
I'm pretty sure the entire world froze as I gaped at the innocent looking Slime girl in utter disbelief. After a few seconds, I let out a strangled moan and fell to my knees.
"I can't take it," I whimpered.
"Hey Tsukune, whats up with you?"
I looked up at the sound of Gins voice.
"Oh, you know, just contemplating how in the hell my life's going down the crapper," I said.
"Eh?"
"Never mind, did you need something Gin?" I asked, getting to my feet.
"Oh, right, I've got something I'd like to show you," said Gin, "Come on, I think I've got a lead on the Pervert."
"That a fact?" I said flatly.
"Yep, come on, lets go," said Gin, grabbing me by the arm and steering me outside.
I probably could have escaped, but at this point, I kinda needed something to clear my name. Gin leading me out the back of the lady's changing rooms should work nicely.
"So, what are we doing out here?" I asked.
"I heard something about the peeper being spotted out here," said Gin, "I think it was in there."
He pointed up at a frosted window.
"Hmm, that a fact?" I asked.
"Yep, so why don't you take a look?" asked Gin, "It'll help clear your name, trust me."
"Yeah, I'm sure peeping into the girls locker room would do wonders for that," I deadpanned.
Gin twitched.
"W-what do you mean?" he asked.
"That window is the one for the male changing rooms," I said, jerking my thumb at the window across from the one Gin was indicating to, "The ladies is right next door, across a back alley where the steam from the showers is released."
Gin stared at me.
"How do you know that?" he asked.
"I memorized a map of the school," I said, "I thought it might come in handy for tracking down stories. Guess I was right."
"That a fact," muttered Gin, "Well, thats certainly impressive Tsukune, but unfortunately…"
There was a sudden gust of wind and the world seemed to spin. Next thing I knew, I was staring through the window as Gin took a snap.
"Oh, you dirty little…!" I growled.
"Sorry Tsukune, but alls fair in love and war!" shouted Gin, catching the attention of the girls inside if the screams were anything to go by, "Later!"
He vanished and the barrel I was standing on was kicked away, sending me crashing to the floor.
"Owww, I am going to skin that damned Mutt alive!" I growled as I sat up, rubbing my throbbing head.
I opened my eyes and immediately wished I hadn't as I found myself staring down the female half of the kendo club, all wielding Shiine and looking extremely vexed.
"We've finally got you, you damned peeper!" yelled the leader.
"Oi, I'll have you know, I've been framed!" I said, "You're...not gonna buy that, are you?"
"Nope!"
"GYAHHHH!"
And thus, I found out exactly how it felt to get the snot beaten out of you by a horde of angry girls.
"Tsukune?"
The beating paused at the sound of Moka's voice and I looked up from where I was protecting my head to see a shocked looking Moka stood nearby.
"Y-you peeped on them?" she whispered.
"Nope, but you're not going to believe that," I deadpanned.
I was proven right by Moka running away, leaving me at the mercy of the pissed of girls.
"Right, thats it," I muttered, "Sorry ladies, but I have a prior engagement!"
I clenched my fist and the shadows surged around me and dragged me in. I reappeared on the roof nearby and immediately let myself fall flat on my back.
"Owwww, that hurt," I groaned, "Damn, I really need to find a way to get Gin back for this! Maybe I should set Suu on him…"
A cool hand on my forehead made me open my eyes, only to find myself staring up at Suu's innocent face. She smiled widely.
"Master can do it," she said.
I let out a huff and sat up.
"Right, thats enough sitting around feeling sorry for myself," I said, getting to my feet, "Come on Suu, lets go clear my name."
"Suu!" said Suu, leaping onto my back and hugging me around the neck.
I smiled.
"TSUKUNE!"
I looked up and saw Kurumu swooping down towards us, a worried look on her face.
"Hey Kurumu, started talking to me again have you?" I asked a tad coldly.
Kurumu flinched.
"A-ah, about that, I'm sorry," she said, "I saw everything that happened with you and Gin. I'm really sorry I didn't believe you before."
I stared at the blushing Succubus for a moment as she shifted uncomfortably, before sighing.
"Alright, I forgive you," I said, "Although I would have thought you'd know me better than to think I'm that sort of person."
Kurumu flinched and blushed again.
"Right, now thats done, lets go save Moka from that horndog," I said and waved my hands.
Kurumu yelped as a strand of darkness wrapped around her waist and dragged her into my arms, before the shadows closed around us and we vanished.
We reappeared on the roof, just in time to see wolf boy transform and loom over Moka. I scowled and threw out my hand, sending a strand of shadow out to wrap around Gins wrist before he could grab Moka.
"Oi, keep your hands to yourself mutt," I shouted.
"T-tsukune!" said Moka, relief clear in her tone.
"What the hell are you doing here welp?!" snarled Gin.
"I'm here to make sure you can't hurt my friends any more," I said, "And to kick your ass for framing me for peeping, but thats a secondary objective."
Gin gave me a flat look.
"Do you honestly think you stand a chance against me?" he growled.
"Hes right Tsukune," said Kurumu, "Werewolves are Monsters on par with Vampires!"
I smirked.
"Oh don't worry, I have a secret weapon," I said.
I snapped my fingers, summoning fire to my palms as the shadows around me sharpened and began to dance.
"Bring it Mutt," I said.
Gin scoffed and vanished.
"TSUKUNE!" shouted Moka as Gin reappeared behind me, claws drawn back to take my head off.
I smirked and twitched my finger. Instantly, a spear of shadow shot out and nearly tore a hole through Gins gut, missing by mere inches as he managed to backpedal away from it at the last minute, dancing away from the barrage of black blades and fireballs I sent his way, before vanishing again. A wave of my hand created a gust of wind that blew a hole in the roof, bringing him up short, much to the surprise of everyone present.
"How the hell are you doing that?!" demanded Gin, "Theres no way you can keep up with me!"
"You're right, but I don't need to," I said, "It took a while, but I managed to master the ability to read the wind and feel vibrations through the earth. Using that, I can predict your movements with ease."
Gins eyes widened in shock.
"B-but I thought you were a Necromancer!" he protested.
"True, but until I turn 19, I fully intend to make full use out of the fact I'm not limited to one form of Magic," I said with a grin, "Oh, by the way, you really shouldn't have stopped."
"Huh?"
My grin widened as I snapped my fingers and the air around Gin exploded.
"How did you do that?" asked Kurumu as we all stared down at the twitching and blackened form of Gin.
"I created an enclosed space around him, created a spark then shoved as much air as I could into that space," I said, "It actually worked better than I was expecting."
I crouched down next to Gin.
"Thanks for being my guinea pig Gin," I said.
Gin twitched in response and coughed up a cloud of smoke.
"Well, that was an interesting week," I said as we handed out papers and enjoyed watching Gin getting chased up and down by enraged girls, "Who would have thought that our first story would be clearing my name? Right Moka?"
I glanced back, only to get an eyeful of pink striped panties, followed by a foot to the face.
"Hey, don't look up when I'm up here!" yelled Moka.
"Sorry," I said, rubbing my nose and turned away.
Moka let out a huff as she hopped down from her perch.
"Hey guys, stop flirting and help me stop Suu eating the papers!" yelled Kurumu, who was struggling to stop Suu from absorbing an entire box of papers.
And done. So, what do you think of the story so far? Maybe its a bit of a stretch to assume that this Tsukune would get slapped with the perv label, but we've all been illogical teenagers in the past.
Just to be clear, while this will mostly be set in the Manga continuity, there will be some stuff from the Anime too, mostly bits I found amusing. Like those three fans of the girls who kick the snot out of Tsukune and combine at the end of the episode, if only so I can have this Tsukune kick them around.
Let me be perfectly clear, the ONLY reason Tsukune was able to beat Gin was that he underestimated him and he was prepared. Had Gin not done so, he could have easily killed Tsukune. The likes of Moka (in the very unlikely event that she'd fight Tsukune) or Kuyo would easily kick Tsukune's arse as he is now.
And with that, I am done! Don't forget to leave a review on the way out!
