Up in the skies of Paradise a few clouds were gently rolling by, the blue and green colors of the sky seeming to meld and shift around while streaks of yellow light swirled by as if outlined by the wind itself. Deep in the lush forest of the strange land Ren was looking up at the lights in the sky with a calm gaze, leaning against a tree while humming a gentle tune to herself. She slowly glanced over to the side, blushing a bit as there were a few large bushes separating where she was and where a boy was in a small spring by a waterfall. The water was falling down from a nearby cliffside in a small stream causing a slight rainbow to shimmer above the clean water below. Although he was now a full blooded vampire Tsukune did not share the weakness to water in the least, something he was thankful for as he was leaning back against the edge of the spring while breathing out calmly. On the rocks nearby his clothes were folded and set aside while he took this moment to relax and wash himself the best he could while in his isolation. He looked down to his rosary that was attached to his wrist, watching it glitter slightly in the sunlight as he tilted it slightly.
'I would gladly trade away my immunity to water to be rid of this bloodlust. If only I was dealt such a lucky throw by fate.'
He sighed and slowly moved over toward the waterfall and let the water douse his upper body, washing the sweat, dirt, and blood off of his body and hair the best he could while thinking of his girlfriend that would be waiting for him back in the monster world. As he did a set of eyes were peeking through a bush, with the branches shifting a bit as a girl was fidgeting while watching the boy bathe in the spring.
"Tsukune…" Ren said with a blush and soft smile, kneeling down in the bush as she watched the vampire bathe in the falling water. She gulped and stared at his body with wonder, getting a full view of his muscle and figure while a rainbow shimmered above him.
'What I wouldn't give to bathe with him… or to bathe him. Maybe… if I ask nicely…'
She shook her head violently then looked back at the boy in the spring with worry.
'No, there's no way he'll allow me to do so now. He's too much of a gentleman to do that. Besides, I'm sure he's still thinking of… her.'
She bit her lip and clenched her fists slightly, remembering the image of Moka from the monster world.
'It's all her fault. She did this to him, and now… he's stuck here dealing with this horrible plague. That damned vampire, she doesn't deserve somebody as incredible as Tsukune.'
She slowly looked down and closed her eyes, then backed away behind the bush as she sat down on her knees.
'How can he still think about her after what she did? If it wasn't for her blood… if it wasn't for her…'
"Moka…" she hissed silently, feeling anger towards the pink haired vampire that gave Tsukune her blood. She had been informed by both Ruby and Tsukune that all the vampire sisters did indeed give their blood to save him; however she couldn't help but feel anger towards Moka after Tsukune had fallen victim to this condition, especially with Moka still keeping him to herself even though she was the initial cause to Tsukune's change into a vampire. Ren breathed out slowly and then looked down with a worried expression.
"Tsukune…" she said softly.
"Ren?" Tsukune's voice called out. The girl jumped a good foot in the air then quickly spun around to have her back against the bush.
"Y-Y-Yes?" she stuttered out.
"What are you doing over there?" Tsukune called out. Ren gulped and looked up nervously.
"I… was just coming to see if you were ok. I didn't look, I swear! Really, I was just… wondering how your bath was," she said with a small smile. She glanced back then forward again.
"Do you need me to do anything to you? Ah! I mean, do you need me to do anything for you now? I mean, help with the bath, not with… no! I meant, do you need anything?" she said erratically, then clonked herself on the head as she tried to talk straight. There was a pause as Ren looked down at the ground with a deep blush.
'For god's sake, I'm a siren! How can I not talk correctly like this, speaking perfectly is what we're supposed to do!'
"I'm alright; did you want to get cleaned up in the spring now?" Tsukune asked. Ren blinked then looked ahead with wide eyes.
"C-C-Cleaned up… now?" she stammered out.
"Yeah, the water is great and feels relaxing, no need for you not to enjoy it. Besides, I'm sure you'd be glad to get cleaned up as well," Tsukune said with a small laugh. Ren tried to keep her thoughts straight, which she was having the utmost difficulty doing.
"Yeah, I'd love to get cleaned up with you. No! I mean, I would love to get cleaned up because I'm so dirty with you, no I mean because I must look horrible to you. No! That's not what I meant!" she said as she hit herself repeatedly on the head.
'For fuck's sake just talk right! You're making yourself out to be some sort of idiot!'
Tsukune just looked over towards the bush where he heard Ren muttering loudly with a curious expression then smiled a bit.
"Are you alright?" he asked with some concern. Ren froze then slowly regained herself.
"Yes, I'm alright. Um… are you… are you finished then?" she asked with a deep blush.
"Almost, just give me a second to get changed then I'll give you your privacy so you can come in," Tsukune said with a friendly tone. Ren smiled softly and held a hand to her cheek, then said the first thing that came to her mind.
"You don't have to leave for me Tsukune, I don't mind," she said softly. She gasped then cried out.
"No! I didn't mean that!" she yelled before she whacked her forehead against a tree in frustration… then promptly dropped to the ground in a daze. Her world was spinning from her strike to her own head, the girl rolling onto her back as the sky was a blur with the trees around her.
"Ren? Ren!" Tsukune's voice was heard, his words seeming to echo faintly. She saw the boy leaning over her quickly, his expression of concern as he shook her a bit.
"Ren? What happened? Are you ok?" he asked, his words fading in and out as her eyes slowly focused.
"Yeah… um… I'm fine," she said as she blinked a few times. She groaned as she held a hand to her head, feeling a lump forming already.
'What is wrong with me? I've never been this much of a ditz before, I'm acting more so than Rin!'
She blinked then slowly realized that she was being carried, and then looked to seeing Tsukune holding her in his arms and walking towards the spring.
"Ts… Tsukune?" she said shakily, then slowly glanced down to see that he still had no shirt on. She trembled a bit then slowly glanced down more, not being able to tell if he had pants on or not. He looked at her worriedly as she blushed even more.
"Your face looks red, are you feeling alright? You look like you're burning up," he said with concern. She looked at him with timid eyes as words completely failed her.
'If you're not wearing pants right now… I think I'm going to lose it.'
"I… uh… you… I…" she stuttered weakly. He looked at her worriedly then slowly set her down by the water, the siren looking at him with timid eyes the entire time while seeming unable to speak. She glanced to the water then back up to him, trying not to look down to see if he had any pants on or not in fear that if he didn't she would probably lose all self-control. The boy leaned in closely and examined her head, the girl feeling her throat dry up a bit.
"What… what are you doing?" she asked shakily. He smiled then reached down towards the spring.
"It's alright, the water isn't cold or anything," he said as he got a handful and gently rubbed it on her forehead, the girl seeming to freeze in place as he washed off a bit of blood.
"What hit you? You're bleeding," he asked with concern. She blinked then glanced up to her forehead, feeling a small amount of pain from the bruise.
"Um… a coconut," she said quickly. Tsukune looked at her puzzled then over towards the tree.
"A coconut? Here? Weird, I didn't see any around," he said looking around curiously.
"Tsukune… are you… not wearing… any…" Ren asked shakily, trying to keep eye contact as he looked back to her with an amused smile.
"Relax Ren; I put my underwear on when I jumped out. It's alright," he said gently. She smiled a bit then glanced down, seeing that he had white briefs on. She gulped then slowly looked back to him, the girl's eye twitching a bit as she could easily tell what was in his pants. He looked at her worriedly as she turned a deeper shade of red.
"Ren? What's wrong? You don't look so well," he said worriedly. She shook her head quickly then looked down to the water.
"No, I'm fine. Just… a little hot. That's all," she reasoned hastily. Tsukune nodded then stood up.
"Well ok then, I'm going to go finish getting changed. The water's all yours Ren, why don't you relax a bit while I stand guard nearby," he said with a gentle smile. The siren just looked at the water then glanced up to him.
"By… myself?" she asked softly. He looked at her curiously then around.
"I won't be too far off, just call out my name if you need something," he said with a shrug. She just looked at him for a moment then down to the water. She glanced away then wavered a bit, then fell into the water with a splash. Tsukune jumped a bit then watched as Ren surfaced while coughing and moving around a bit.
"Ren? Ren what's wrong?" he asked as he quickly jumped in and helped the girl stay above the water. She coughed a bit and glanced away.
"Sorry… just a little dizzy still. Don't worry about me," she said softly. Tsukune looked at her worriedly then slowly brought her back to the edge of the spring, lifting her up and sitting her down on the edge. Ren's hat dripped with water while her hair was wet. Her legs and feet were wet and submerged in the water while her skirt and t-shirt were soaked… which gave the boy a clear view of her black bra. He jumped then quickly spun around as she blushed more.
"Sorry! Um… maybe you should lie down for a bit then. I'll… get changed then watch over you while you rest… from over in those trees," he said as he started to move around her. The girl quickly grabbed his shoulders and pulled him closer, the boy then being held from behind by the siren as she shook her head.
"But I need to get cleaned up still… I'm still so… dirty," she said hugging the boy closer to her. He trembled a bit as he could easily feel her breasts pushing against his back, while her arms held him around his shoulders.
"You can get cleaned up when you're feeling better Ren, its ok; we'll just rest here for a while-"
"No, we can't waste the whole day on my account Tsukune. Besides there's no telling how long before the weather changes on us again, or when we might be ambushed by more of the locals," Ren said worriedly.
"But Ren, if you're feeling weak or dizzy you should lie down. I'll keep you safe from anything that comes near while you rest, and if the weather changes I can move you away from here," Tsukune said reassuringly.
"But we're already here… and I'm already so wet," Ren said holding the boy closer. He tried to keep his eyes looking forward while Ren held him gently and rested her body against him.
'Please let her just be talking about her clothes.'
The girl blushed and smiled softly as she held Tsukune close to her.
"I might as well… get cleaned up now while I'm here," she reasoned softly.
"Um… alright. Do you think… you can stand on your own then?" Tsukune asked worriedly. The girl glanced to the water then back to him.
"I'm not sure; my head still hurts a bit. I should be alright though," she said with a nod. He smiled as she let him go then started to move towards the edge of the spring.
"Um, Tsukune?" she asked softly. He looked back to her as she was smiling timidly at him.
"Please don't go," she said softly. The boy jumped a bit and looked at her with a nervous expression.
"What? But… I can't stay here with you. I'll just be over there, I won't be far away," he said pointing to the nearby trees. Ren shook her head as she pulled off her shoes and socks, setting them down by the edge of the spring.
"I would feel safer if you were here watching me… just in case," she said looking at the boy with an innocent smile. He stammered something and shook his head as the girl pulled off her wet t-shirt, the boy then immediately looking up to avoid seeing her bra… which he already could make out before.
"Ren, I can't watch you… do that. I'll be close by if you need anything, I promise," he said nervously. She looked at him with a slight pout as she unhooked her bra.
"But what if I lose consciousness in the water? I would drown before you ever knew what happened," she said softly.
"If you're that worried about passing out you shouldn't be in the water at all," Tsukune said with urgency. He heard the siren jump back into the water with a splash, the boy still looking up with closed eyes. Ren giggled softly as she pulled her skirt and underwear off then tossed them over onto the edge of the spring next to her clothes.
"Too late, I'm already in," she said with a shrug. Tsukune paused then showed a nervous expression.
"You're… not naked, are you?" he asked hesitantly. There was a pause as Tsukune only heard the small waterfall nearby.
"No," Ren said simply. Tsukune breathed out then looked over to the siren, then went wide eyed and blushed slightly.
"I still have my hat on," Ren said looking up at her unique hat. Tsukune's eye twitched as he caught a full view of the siren as she was standing up in the water which only went up to below her thighs. She had her white feathered wings extended out slightly, her hair glistened in the sunlight behind her, and her figure and breasts were seen clear as day. A few drops of water ran down her body around her breasts and hips as Tsukune felt himself freeze seeing her exposed before him. He yelled out then quickly spun around as the siren giggled.
"I need to go right now!" he cried out as he started climbing out of the spring.
"But Tsukune, you can't leave me all alone in here," Ren pleaded. The boy paused as the siren looked at him with worried eyes.
"What if a monster sneaks in here while you're gone? Or if I faint in the water? You need to protect me Tsukune," she said softly.
"Then get out of the water now!" the boy cried out while keeping his eyes closed.
"But you said I could come into the water to relax and get cleaned up," Ren said worriedly.
"This isn't what I had in mind when I said that," Tsukune said with desperation.
"Please Tsukune, don't go," Ren said as she came up behind the boy and held him close. He jumped a bit as he felt the siren's body pushing up against his back, trying to keep his mind from going off track. He tried not thinking about how soft her breasts were against his body, he tried not to picture the siren's figure which was standing right behind him naked, and he tried to remember just how severely Moka would throttle him if she ever learned about this moment.
"Ren I can't… this isn't… we can't…" he said nervously.
"Don't leave me all alone, please. I don't want to be alone again," Ren said with a whimper. The boy looked ahead towards the forest as the siren clung to him from behind.
"Please Tsukune, don't leave me alone," she said quietly.
"But Ren…" he said gently.
"If you really don't want to look at me… then you don't have to. But please, just stay here with me," Ren said softly. Tsukune paused then looked down a bit.
"If I'm really that bad to look at… I don't want you to have to…" Ren said looking away.
"Ren… it's not that you're bad to look at, quite… the opposite really. It's just… I'm with Moka, remember? I can't be… doing this with you. Please, don't ask me to… do this," Tsukune said gently. The two stood there as all that was heard was the sound of the waterfall near them. After a while Ren slowly let go of Tsukune and turned away.
"I see. I'm… sorry Tsukune. Forgive me, I… should be fine on my own with this," she said quietly as she started walking away from him. He looked ahead with concern then slowly climbed out of the spring. He walked over to his clothes and started to dress again, glancing back to seeing Ren standing in the water near the cliffside with her back turned to him.
"Ren, I'll be nearby if you need anything. Just call me if you're not feeling well, alright?" he said worriedly. The siren paused for a moment then slowly nodded. Tsukune looked down for a moment then walked out into the tree line surrounding the spring. After he left Ren slowly glanced back to where he was at, her eyes watering slightly as she sniffled.
"Tsukune…" she said softly. She then looked up as the waterfall was to her side, seeing the strange sky through the faint rainbow by the falls. She closed her eyes as she listened to the sound of the water falling next to her, remaining still as her wings were retracted slightly behind her.
Over by the trees facing away from the spring Tsukune was leaning back against a tree while looking up at the sky through the leaves and branches. He had calmed down from seeing a naked Ren and was trying to focus his mind back on the task of dealing with his bloodlust. As he did so he had to try to fight off the image of the siren as it kept slipping back into his mind, the boy trying not to think about her in such a way. After a moment he sighed and looked down at the ground with closed eyes.
'She may be the youngest of the three, but she certainly didn't seem that way to me.'
All eyes were on Ran as the siren stared with disbelief, unable to believe what she just heard as she looked at Sun who was bound by the necro demon from below. Gin looked to Ran as the siren was stunned to hear what the group just heard. It wasn't the fact that Sun was at her home village all those years ago, or that she was supposedly there on the night the entire village was wiped out by a vicious monster attack. It was that Sun had described the true culprit of the village's destruction, somebody the group knew of very well.
"It couldn't be. Her?" Yukari said looking to Moka with surprise. The vampire just stared at the sketchpad that Sun had written on what she saw that night, what she tried to stop from destroying the village, and what overwhelmed her even with her powerful voice.
A siren wearing headphones.
"My god…" Moka said looking back to Ran. The siren shook her head and glared at Sun with tears and frustration.
"No… no! That's not true; my sister would never do that! She couldn't do that!" she yelled out. Sun looked at her with surprise as Ceal was looking at the pad in his hands with a focused gaze. He growled then gave the pad back to the silent siren.
"I want a full description of what you saw siren, right now," he said sternly. Sun looked at him with wonder then to Ran again, the girl crying and shaking her head.
"Liar! You're a murdering liar!" she yelled out. Sun took the pad and wrote down something else, the group all watching her cautiously.
"Do you think Rin could have done that? I mean, a siren wearing headphones, that's gotta be her right?" Kurumu said worriedly.
"Depends, how many sirens do you know that wear headphones?" Leon asked carefully.
"My sister couldn't have done that, it's not true!" Ran cried out. Sun glanced to her with a careful eye then back to her writing. The girl then finished writing something down and handed the pad to Ceal, the boy grabbing it and looking down at the writing. Kokoa and Moka walked closer and read the pad as Sun looked at Ran with wonder.
She was a younger siren, with long blonde hair that shifted to orange at the bottom. She had headphones on, a yellow dress, and had red eyes.
"Oh god, that's her, that's… wait, red eyes?" Kokoa said looking at the pad closely. Moka looked at the pad then to Sun.
"She had red eyes? Are you sure?" she asked. Sun nodded with a worried expression. Ran looked at them cautiously as Ceal shook his head.
"The siren back at Yokai Academy had blue eyes," he said glancing to the silent siren.
"That's right, Rin's eyes are blue. But… the headphones, and hair color. That sounds just like her. Is it just a coincidence?" Moka asked looking down at the pad again. Ran looked at Sun carefully and shook her head.
"I don't believe you, you were that monster I saw, I know it!" she yelled out.
"Are you sure it was her? I mean did you really see her?" Ahakon asked worriedly. Ran looked to him then down.
"I know I did… but…" she said hesitantly.
"But?" Dark asked. Ran paused then glanced back to Sun.
"I didn't get… a clear look at her. There was smoke and ash flying around… and my glasses got smudged… and I hit my head then…" she said reluctantly. Arial growled and shook her head.
"Then you didn't see Sun do anything, it sounds like you couldn't see anything at all!" she yelled out.
"She's right, it sounds like you're not too sure yourself," Fang Fang reasoned curiously. Ran looked at Sun with frustration as the silent siren gave her a sympathetic expression.
"But she was there! It had to have been her, my sister couldn't have done such a thing, it's not possible! There was no siren in our village powerful enough to destroy the entire place in one night!" Ran cried out.
"She never said it was your sister, she just said she saw a siren wearing headphones," Gin reasoned defensively as he let the siren go. Ran looked at him with worry then to Sun. The silent siren reached out and grabbed her pad then wrote down something else, then showed Ran with a remorseful expression.
I'm sorry; I truly did try to stop that siren from destroying your village. I wanted to help; I thought I finally found a home for myself then. I'm sorry.
Ran looked at her with sorrow then down.
"But… if she didn't do it… who did?" she asked shakily.
"That description sounds just like Rin, except for the eyes," Kurumu said worriedly.
"And she's back in the monster world with Falla," Ruby said looking to Ceal. The mage growled then glared at Sun. He hesitated then snapped his fingers, and in doing so the black tentacles around the siren let go and vanished. The girl dropped to the ground with a thud as the mage looked back over to Ran.
"I trusted Falla's life in your sister's hands. Pray for her sake that was not a mistake," he said coldly. Ran looked at him nervously and shook her head.
"My sister wouldn't have killed our family; she couldn't have destroyed our village. It's just not possible," she said shakily. Ceal looked at her with a cold glare for a moment then over to the silent siren. Sun slowly got up as Ceal walked up towards her.
"Your accusation of that siren's nature may be valid, however there's still the matter regarding this dark monster's interest in you," he said as the siren backed up slowly, the girl moving closer towards the railing overlooking the blue sea. Ceal walked closer to her still as the group watched cautiously.
"Sounds like he wants you badly, after all he's willing to throw all these monsters and even dragons at you. You're more important than you seem to believe. What I want to know is what makes you so damned valuable to him? If that other siren truly was more powerful, why not go after her? Why is it he seems fixated on you?" he demanded eyeing the girl carefully. Kokoa walked up next to him with her large morning star in hand, watching the siren carefully.
"Maybe we can trade her for Luna," she said with discontent. Sun looked at her worriedly and shook her head.
"We're not giving that bastard Sun, that's not an option," Gin said shaking his head.
"Hey, he wants her, and we want Luna back. It's a fair trade," Kokoa said sternly.
"You're not giving that creep Sun, no way!" Arial yelled out. She pulled on Dark's arm, the demon looking down to her as she shook her head.
"Please don't let them hurt her, she saved my life. She's a good person, I know she is," she pleaded worriedly. Dark nodded then glanced to Ceal.
"She does have a point; this siren so far hasn't done anything wrong or suspicious. She helped Arial and Complica survive in this world until they met us. As far as I can tell she's innocent," he reasoned. Ceal glanced to him then down to Complica, the chronofly nodding in agreement.
"She's not bad, she's not," she said softly. The catalyst mage just looked at her for a moment then back to Sun. The siren nodded with a worried expression as all eyes fell on her. Kokoa growled and pointed her morning star towards the siren with a deep glare.
"Kokoa stop, she's not a bad-" Moka started before Kokoa whipped the morning star down into the ground with a fierce strike, the pavement cracking apart as the group jumped back a bit.
"She KISSED my BOYFRIEND!" Kokoa screamed out. The group looked to Gin who just shrugged with a nervous expression.
"I… didn't expect that either to be honest…" he said nervously. Kokoa growled then looked at him with frustration.
"Just who is she? How do you know her, and why did she kiss you like that?" she yelled out.
"We have more pressing matters right now to deal with rather than your petty jealousy vampire," Ceal said flatly. Kokoa growled loudly as she looked at him with fury.
"Oh I'm sorry, I know the world has gone to hell all around us, my friend's captured and being kept in the darkness, and we're all wanted criminals. It's just that in times like this I would really love to try to calm down with my boyfriend, but there's the pressing matter of the fact that SOME FUCKING BITCH KISSED HIM IN FRONT OF ME!" she roared as she looked back to Sun, the vampire's skin starting to give off a haze.
"Kokoa, wait! Don't use your overcharge!" Moka cried out.
"Too late," Ruby said as the group watched the vampire growl loudly at the siren, her skin giving off a deep haze as her monster energy started to multiply. Dark backed Arial up with his arm as Mizore backed up as well, the snow girls watching Kokoa carefully as they could see the heat coming from her.
"Overcharge?" Render asked.
"What's with her vampire energy, it's growing even larger," Leon said as the group saw the torrent of energy starting to circle around the vampire.
"She can amplify her monster energy to extreme levels… this is going to be bad," Yukari said backing up with Ahakon. Kokoa roared and dashed towards Sun in a flash, grabbing her mace and swinging it around with a fierce strike. Chunks of pavement shot out from resting spot of the large weapon as Sun watched with a stunned expression, seeing the vampire moving in a blur towards her with a large burst of monster energy around her. As the vampire swung down with her mace the siren shot into the air, her wings spreading out as she soared up over the overlook. The group watched as the strike from the vampire created a massive shockwave and explosion, the ground shattering and cracking apart as the group stumbled back. The vampire looked up with a murderous glare as Sun watched her with wide eyes. The cliffside below them cracked slightly as bits of loose dirt and small rocks dropped down towards the sea.
"Kokoa stop this, don't hurt her!" Gin called out as he looked at his temperamental girlfriend. Kokoa growled loudly then looked over towards the wolf, glaring at him as smoke started to come from her clothing.
"Who… is… she?" she growled as she started walking towards him.
"Um… you're smoking," Render said pointing at the girl. A burst of fire flared around her shoulders behind her, the vampire staring down Gin as she walked closer to him while holding her large weapon. Her shirt and jacket seared off into ash as the haze from her skin started to intensify.
"You're… on fire," Render said backing up with the group. Arial watched nervously then darted behind Dark, peeking out from behind him to seeing fire flaring around the vampire. Mizore backed up more as she saw flames starting to flare along Kokoa's arms.
"Kokoa calm down, you're going to burst into flame soon. Literally," Gin pleaded.
"And just why is she going to do that?" Leon asked carefully.
"Her monster energy creates a massive heat buildup, she'll really burst into flame soon," Ahakon said as he and Yukari backed up even further. Arial's eyes widened and looked at the vampire with a bit of fear as Dark shielded her with his arm.
Kokoa gripped her weapon with both hands as she growled furiously.
"Calm down? Calm DOWN?" she yelled with anger.
"Going to assume she's not going to calm down," Fang Fang guessed nervously. Moka and Kurumu merely shook their heads.
"I've been shot at, hunted down, and forced to run away all day trying to save my big sis and the others… I'm trapped here in the human world… and this girl kissed you right in front of me. Either you give me one good explanation why she did that or I'm going to throttle BOTH OF YOU!" Kokoa yelled out.
"Calm down Kokoa, I'm not sure Ceal would be up for putting either of you back together," Moka said worriedly.
"That would be correct," Ceal said flatly.
"See? He's not going to do anything this time, so calm down Kokoa," Kurumu said nervously. Gin glanced up to the siren that was looking down at him with worry then back to Kokoa.
"She… used to be in the newspaper club, she graduated two years ago. She was in charge of it until she graduated, then I took over," he said cautiously.
"You already told me that, but what I want to know is why she KISSED YOU!" Kokoa screamed out. Gin looked at her worriedly then up to Sun, the girl flying above the group while watching the flames race across Kokoa's back.
"She… I…" he said hesitantly.
"She what?" Kokoa yelled out. Gin looked down with closed eyes for a moment then back to her with a solemn expression.
"She was the girl I… confessed my love to first," he said with a bit of remorse. Kokoa looked at him with wide eyes as he shook his head.
"And, she rejected me. She said that she wasn't ready for anything serious yet, and that we should just remain friends," he said with remorse. Kokoa looked at him with wonder then up to Sun, the siren watching them with a cautious expression.
"So… she said no to you… and then kisses you?" Razico asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Looks like she changed her mind on her answer," Kurumu said looking up at the siren. Kokoa growled as flames flared around her, her pink jacket starting to burn and char as the group looked at her cautiously.
"So, that's what this is about. You think you can just take him back now? You think you can just say yes to him now? Well too bad, you had your chance and you blew it. He's MINE!" Kokoa yelled as she swung her mace up and threw it towards the siren. Sun watched with wide eyes as the weapon flew towards her, the girl dodging to the side just in time as it raced past her in a blur. Before she could move she looked down to seeing Kokoa having leapt up towards her, the vampire grabbing the siren's foot then throwing her down towards the ground. The girl slammed into the ground on her back and coughed out, her eyes going wide as her sketchpad bounced away from her.
"Sun!" Gin cried out.
"No!" Complica cried out shaking her head. Arial looked at the siren with wide eyes then up to seeing Kokoa flying down towards the girl with a kick, her eyes glaring at the siren while flames flared around her foot. The group watched as Kokoa flew down and struck into the ground, the pavement around her blasting apart with a powerful bang as debris flew up into the air. The entire area around the vampire seemed to erupt and shatter as dust flew around wildly. The ground started cracking as the overlook trembled violently, the group looking around as large cracks started to etch across the pavement near the sidewalk.
"Kokoa no!" Moka cried out.
"No… no! Sun!" Arial cried out shaking her head. Gin stared with wide eyes as the dust cloud billowed around while the ground was shaking.
"Kokoa, no…" he said softly.
"Um, guys? I think we should move," Render said looking around. The entire overlook started to crack apart and slide down into the water, with the railing and benches crumbling away as the group ran over to the road near their vehicles. Gin stared with wide eyes then ran into the dust cloud as fast as he could. He raced over and saw Kokoa lying unconscious in a large crater, out cold from her release of all her energy.
"Kokoa, how could you, how could-… Sun?" Gin said looking around quickly. There was no sign of the siren at all, only her sketchpad was nearby. Gin looked around then quickly grabbed the pad and picked up his girlfriend, then raced off as the ground shattered and started dropping down towards the seaside.
"Gin!" Ruby yelled out, the group standing by their vehicles and watching as dust shot up around the area before the ground began to drop down towards the water.
"Oh god… Kokoa, how could you?" Moka said shaking her head.
"She… annihilated that girl… and the surrounding area… with one kick," Render said with disbelief.
"No… Sun!" Arial cried out shaking her head. She buried her face into Dark's side and cried as the group watched Gin jump out of the dust cloud while the last chunks of land fell down towards the sea. He landed down near the group holding Kokoa in his arms, looking down at her with a pained expression as the group looked to him. Arial looked at the vampire with wide eyes then growled furiously.
"She… she killed Sun!" she yelled out.
"No she didn't," Dark said, the group turning to him as he was looking over to the side. Everybody looked over to seeing Sun sitting on the ground next to Complica on the sidewalk, the siren looking at the chronofly with wide eyes as the young angel was watching the remains of the overlook fall into the sea.
"Sun!" Arial cheered out as she ran towards her.
"Complica, did you… did you save her?" Moka asked with surprise. Complica looked at her then to Sun, the siren slowly standing up as Arial ran over and hugged her tightly.
"You did it Complica; you saved her with your time magic!" Arial cheered out. Suddenly a ripple shot out around Complica and blasted apart the ground around her, the girl looking around with surprise as rifts of time seared away through the air and ground in a flash. She blinked then looked over to Sun and Arial, the siren holding the snow angel close as the two were staring with wide eyes at the two large crevices that were carved around them. They had watched as searing rifts of space shot past them by a hair, the two girls nearly torn to shreds in the blink of an eye.
"What… the hell?" Arial said nervously as she and the siren looked back to Complica. The chronofly shook her head worriedly.
"Sorry… my magic has always been… unstable," she said nervously. Arial and Sun looked to each other then to Complica, the girl looking down with remorse.
"Amazing, you moved her out of the way in time," Moka said as the group walked over to them. Complica jumped a bit then rubbed the back of her head.
"Well… I tried to," she said nervously.
"What do you mean? You moved her out of harm's way just like your sisters could always do," Yukari said with awe. Complica cringed a bit then looked to Sun, the siren looking at her with wide eyes still. The group looked to her as the siren glanced around at everybody.
"Sun? Didn't she save you?" Gin asked. Sun glanced to Kokoa then to Complica.
"So… what just happened here?" Leon asked. Gin tossed Sun her sketchpad, the siren catching it then writing something down before showing the group. They read it then blinked, and then just looked at Complica.
"I tried alright! I'm sorry!" the girl cried out.
A few moments earlier:
"No!" Complica cried out shaking her head. Arial looked at the siren with wide eyes then up to seeing Kokoa flying down towards the girl with a kick, her eyes glaring at the siren while flames flared around her foot. Complica ran towards Sun and shifted into time, focusing with all her might to stay shifted properly as she raced towards her friend.
'C'mon, focus! Focus, you have to save her!'
The girl ran over and grabbed Sun's hand, the siren shifting into the moment and looking at Kokoa with shock. She then looked over to Complica as the chronofly was trying to pull her away.
"Run Sun! Run before it's too late!" she cried out. Sun got to her feet before a wild ripple of magic flew around Complica, the ground around her blasting apart as Sun watched searing rifts of torn space fly at her. The girl jumped back in surprise then froze in the moment, remaining still as the erratic trails of torn space flew around in the air. Complica cried out and tackled the siren to the ground as a sear sliced around where the girl's head was a moment ago. Sun shifted back into time and looked at the chronofly with a stunned expression.
"I'm sorry, my magic isn't stable! Just please hurry!" Complica cried out tugging the siren's arm. Sun looked at her with wide eyes then scrambled to her feet. She took one step before another pulse of magic blasted around the chronofly, the siren then jumping away with a frightened expression as the air around her tore apart and seared away. Complica cried out and darted over and pushed Sun out of the way, the siren then freezing into place as the tear ripped past where she just was and dug into the ground. Complica ran over then grabbed Sun's hand again, the chronofly shifting her back into the moment.
"I'm sorry! Just run!" she cried out. Before Sun could even take step another pulse of magic rippled around Complica, the ground below her tearing apart as waves of torn space flew around erratically. Sun looked around with an open mouth then backed up as a tear flew around towards her face. She dodged over to the side into a roll, freezing in place as the tear just missed her back. Complica cried out with frustration as she ran over to her and grabbed her hand. The siren continued with her roll and took Complica with her, the chronofly tumbling around before landing on her back with Sun on top of her.
"Um… sorry about that…" Complica said nervously. Sun blinked then watched as another pulse of magic rippled from the chronofly around her sides, the ground searing apart wildly as the siren looked around with shock. She jumped off to the side as a tear flew by where she just was; freezing in place once again while Complica watched with worry as the tear just missed her as well.
"I'm sorry!" she cried out as she scrambled back to her feet and grabbed Sun's hand. The siren shifted back and started to freak out as she looked around fearfully while Complica tried to guide her away from the vampire's point of impact. Before she could take a step the ground below them was sliced apart wildly as ripples of torn space flew around. Sun hopped around on her feet with an expression of fright as Complica cried out with remorse.
"I'm sorry!"
Back to the present:
The group stared at Complica as the girl was looking down with embarrassment, everybody having read Sun's explanation on how she was 'saved' by Complica. The chronofly rubbed the back of her head and looked back over to the overlook.
"So wait… the reason the area was destroyed… was from you?" Render asked looking at the chronofly. Complica twitched a bit then nodded.
"Um… kinda," she said softly.
"Holy crap, you nearly killed her worse than Kokoa would have," Yukari said shaking her head.
"I'm sorry! My magic is always unstable, I can never properly control it," Complica whined before looking down with remorse. Arial looked at her friend with wide eyes then up to Sun. The siren wrote down something else and showed the group with a shrug.
You have to give her credit for trying.
"Trying? Sounds like she was trying to kill you more than anything," Ruby said shaking her head.
"I'm sorry!" Complica cried out. She cried and looked down while rubbing a few tears away from her eyes, the group looking to her with sympathy.
"I tried to save her, but I can't stay shifted properly. I can never focus enough to keep stable, I've always been horrible with my magic," she whimpered. Sun looked at her with a sympathetic expression then to Kokoa. Everybody looked to her as Gin held the sleeping vampire in his arms.
"I can't believe she tried to… well, actually I can believe it," Kurumu said simply.
"Saw it coming as well," Mizore said in agreement. Sun cringed a bit then dropped to a knee, holding her side as the group looked at her with concern.
"Sun, are you ok?" Arial asked urgently. The siren showed a strained expression as she tried to move a bit.
"She hit the ground pretty hard back there, that had to have hurt," Apoch said worriedly.
"She must have been terrified during Ms. Complica's attempted rescue/murder of her to pay it any mind," Astreal reasoned.
"Stop picking on me!" Complica whined loudly. Sun cringed then looked behind to seeing Ceal holding a hand to her back. A glow came from his hand as the group watched him curiously while he was kneeled down behind her.
"Ceal? What are you doing?" Moka asked. The group watched as Sun showed less and less discomfort, the girl's spine and muscles healing and shifting around a bit as the boy restored her internal body to normal. The siren blinked then slowly stood up as her back was healed, looking towards her back then to Ceal with wonder. The mage stood up and glanced away with a dull expression.
"Ceal, you healed her," Complica said in wonder. She smiled then ran over to him, hugging him around his waist.
"Thank you Ceal," she said softly. Ceal rolled his eyes and looked away.
"I merely need her alive," he said simply. The group looked at him curiously as he glanced to the siren.
"Whatever you are, this dark being is going to be coming after you. We could use you as bait," he reasoned. The siren looked at him curiously then a bit worriedly.
"Really? Are you sure you helping her has nothing to do with the fact that Complica wanted her to live to the point that she nearly killed her herself?" Razico asked with a smirk. Complica looked down with embarrassment as Ceal growled a bit.
"That has nothing to do with it," Ceal asserted firmly. Render and Leon smirked and glanced to their girlfriends, the girls glancing back with knowing smiles.
"I think you have a thing for butterfly girls. I mean you only ever took Falla's feelings into account, now you're helping her little sister as well. Just admit it, you have a soft side like a normal person," Render said with a chuckle. He was then yanked into the air as a black tentacle lifted him up by his foot, the group looking to him with surprise as Ceal glared at him.
"Watch your mouth hunter, or those words may be your last," the mage said with a dark tone as Render was swung around, crying out with surprise as his leg was held by the dark limb. Apoch formed her blade of light and sliced away the tentacle, then looked up to seeing Render falling down and crashing into her. As the two dropped to the ground with a thud Complica looked up at Ceal curiously.
"Arg, um… thanks babe," Render groaned as he rubbed his head.
"Sure thing Render," Apoch said slowly getting up, the witch then helping her boyfriend up as well. Render chuckled a bit then looked to Ceal carefully.
"Anything else you'd like to say?" the catalyst mage asked with a cold glare. Render glanced to Complica then back to Ceal.
"Um… nope, nothing else that needs to be said," he said shaking his head. Ceal looked at him for a moment then back to Sun.
"Do not take what I did as an act of kindness siren, I merely need you in one piece for this dark being to come after," he said with a cold tone. Sun looked at him worriedly then to Gin, the wolf looking down at his sleeping girlfriend still. Arial growled as she glared at the vampire.
"She tried to kill Sun," she said with anger. Gin looked at her with concern then to Sun, the siren looking at him worriedly.
"Gee, I wonder why. Sorry girl, but this guy's taken now, you're a bit too late," Kurumu said shaking her head. Sun looked at her with worry then back to Gin, and then wrote down something on her pad to show him.
I wasn't aware you had a girlfriend now, I'm sorry.
She glanced to Kokoa with a raised eyebrow then wrote down something else.
So you picked somebody with a serious anger problem as your girlfriend?
Gin jumped a bit then smiled nervously.
"Well… she and I have been through a lot together, and-" he started before Sun wrote down something else and showed him with a curious expression.
Isn't she a bit young for you? She doesn't seem mature enough for somebody like you.
"Hey, you had your chance when Gin asked you, you can't get mad at him for moving on," Moka said shaking her head. Sun glanced to her and wrote down something else.
I'm not mad, just curious. This girl seems a bit unstable, I'm just wondering what she has that he finds attractive.
Gin looked down to the sleeping vampire and smiled gently, holding her securely while she was out cold from her spent overcharge.
"I find her attractive Sun, everything about her. I love her," he said assuredly. Sun looked at him curiously then wrote down something else.
You said those words to me before, do you no longer mean them?
"What the hell girl, he picked somebody else after you gave him up. Get over it and move on," Kurumu scoffed at the siren.
"I'd say this guy is better off with Sun, she's a lot prettier and isn't out of her damned mind," Arial said while glaring at Kokoa. Sun glanced to Kokoa then back to Gin as the boy was looking down at his girlfriend.
"Are you serious guys? Have you all forgotten about Luna?" Rason yelled out. The group looked to him as he pointed up at the sky.
"You do realize that she's up there right now suffering while we're down here discussing who Gin should have as a girlfriend. What the hell is wrong with all of you?" he yelled out. The group looked at him as he growled with frustration.
"I don't care if this girl is a murderer or a better choice for Gin or whatever, what I care about is getting Luna out of that dark world right now!" he shouted out as his wings gave off a bright glow briefly. Complica looked up worriedly then to Ceal.
"You're going to help her right? You're going to save my sister right?" she asked urgently. Ceal glanced to her then to Rason.
"We haven't forgotten angel, my group has known about her whereabouts long before we found you. However we haven't forgotten that we can't get to her from here, in fact we can't even return to our own world," he said with a bit of annoyance. Rason clenched his fists and growled loudly, feeling furious about his friend's captivity.
"We can fly through the rift that's in heaven right? Take us up there and we'll get her out," Kurumu said confidently.
"We all can't fly up there Kurumu. That means that it would be just you, Rason, Gabriel, Ruby, Astreal, and Ran on a suicide mission into that place," Mizore said shaking her head.
"I'm not going back in there, are you crazy?" Ran cried out.
"We would be going against so many of his minions there, we would be greatly outnumbered. He may even have more dragons at his disposal. Even with all of us we're still facing overwhelming odds here," Astreal said worriedly.
"But you all faced Alucard, you beat an unbeatable destroyer!" Complica cried out.
"We did so with your sisters' help, and we all just barely won that battle. But this isn't going up against a single dangerous enemy, this is going up against an army of dangerous enemies," Yukari said worriedly. Arial looked to Dark with worry.
"You can save her right? You can get her out of that place right?" she asked hopefully. The demon glanced down to her then looked over towards the seaside.
"We will Arial, but at the moment we don't have the ability to go after her or even locate where in the dark world she is. Right now we don't have much to work with," he said with a bit of frustration. Arial looked at him worriedly then to Complica, the chronofly whimpering and looking around at the group.
"Please, she needs help. You all have to help, you just have to," she begged.
"We want to help, really. And we will, but we need a bit of a plan here," Render said cautiously.
"And if he suggests stopping to think of a plan, that usually means that we'd better damned well do it," Leon said flatly. Rason looked to them with frustration then down as Kurumu looked down with worried eyes.
"Luna, we have to get her out of there. We… we can't just do nothing," she said shaking her head.
"There's nothing we can do for her right now, we can't even help ourselves. We're stuck here in this world, we don't even have a place to go to for the night," Moka said with remorse. She felt pain from the thought that Luna would be suffering in the dark world, willing to give nearly anything to save the chronofly from such a dire fate.
"Excuse me," Fang Fang spoke up while raising a hand. The group looked to him as he was smiling worriedly at them.
"If I may make a suggestion, it seems we're all a bit on edge here, what with being hunted down like dogs and coming across slight issues with one another. So, seeing as how you all won't be able to return to the monster world, I'd be happy to offer you all a place to stay, as thanks for helping me escape as well," he said graciously. The group glanced to each other then back to him.
"You're… offering us a place to stay?" Moka asked curiously. Fang Fang nodded with a gentle smile.
"You all saved my life, I owe you. The least I can offer you is a place to rest after all this," he said kindly. He looked to Rason and Kurumu with a sympathetic expression.
"I do feel sorry for your friend's plight, but it sounds like you going after her right now won't help her. Please, rest and plan a proper move to make better use of your strength, don't rush into this and ruin your only chance of saving her," he reasoned worriedly. Rason and Kurumu looked at him for a moment then to each other. The yasha then turned to Ceal with a nervous smile.
"And I'd be more than happy to allow you to stay as well. I know such an offer doesn't quite pay off my family's debt to you, but please allow me to offer you a place to rest after your long ordeal. At least give me a chance to make amends for how my father treated you," he said kindly. Ceal just looked at him with a cold stare for a moment then narrowed his eyes. Fang Fang looked at him nervously then over to Sun.
"And you miss, you may wish to stay close to this group of monsters, for your own safety," he advised with a shrug. Sun looked at him curiously as he gestured around at the group.
"Like Ceal mentioned, this dark being is after you and is throwing a lot of powerful monsters in your direction. I would recommend staying in the presence of those that defeated Alucard, they may be the only ones that can keep you safe," he reasoned. Sun looked around at the group then to Ceal, the mage glancing to her then back to the yasha. Fang Fang smiled nervously at him then looked to Complica and Arial.
"Not to mention you can't have these two walking the streets, especially seeing as how they are in such danger down in this world. They'll be as safe as can be at my place until you can figure out how to return them back to their heaven," he said reassuringly. Arial and Complica looked to each other then back to him curiously. Fang Fang smiled at them then looked around at the group.
"If that would be acceptable, I'd gladly show you the way to my family's estate. You may be monsters, but you'll be safe there," he said reassuringly.
"I don't need your charity yasha," Ceal said with a cold tone. Fang Fang glanced to him worriedly as the catalyst mage's reptilian hand glowed with a black hue.
"I was merely offering to help, I want to pay you all for helping me escape the HDA today," he said nervously.
"Where do you live that would allow us to stay?" Gabriel asked curiously. Fang Fang rubbed the back of his head with a small smile.
"Well… someplace where there's lots of room and you won't be bothered by the HDA," he said with a shrug.
"Where's that?" Moka asked. Fang Fang looked at her with a calm smile.
"My family has a large estate on the edge of the city," he said simply. The group glanced to each other then back to the yasha.
"Really? You'll just let all of us stay there?" Leon asked curiously. Fang Fang nodded as he gestured around the group.
"It's the very least I can do to help you all, please, I insist," he said graciously.
"Well, we could use somewhere to sleep for the night," Ruby said looking to Razico. The warlock nodded then looked to Fang Fang.
"Thank you Fang Fang, I think we'll take you up on that offer," he said with a slight smile.
"Splendid, it's been so long since I've had guests over to visit," Fang Fang said clapping his hands together. Ceal growled a bit, with the yasha looking over to him worriedly.
"I assure you that you will be welcome as well, my father is out of the city on business at the moment. I'll have my guards allow your stay without a problem," he said assuredly. Ceal glared at him for a moment then glanced down to Complica, the girl holding onto his hand worriedly. After a pause the mage looked away with annoyance.
"One condition yasha," he said firmly. The group looked to him as he kept looking away.
"Your family is paying the bill for me killing that dragon today. I don't work for free after all," he said coldly. Fang Fang jumped a bit and looked at him nervously.
"What? But… we never hired you to kill that one," he said nervously.
"No, but I did save your worthless life by doing so. If your father has a problem with that I'll speak to him directly," Ceal said looking back to the yasha with a cold glare.
"But… but…" Fang Fang stuttered.
"I'd say that's fair, I mean your family did stiff him after the first dragon he killed for you," Ahakon reasoned with a shrug.
"You owe Ceal for killing two dragons now, don't try to weasel out of that again," Yukari said shaking her finger at the yasha. Fang Fang looked to her worriedly then back to Ceal.
"Just out of curiosity, what are your rates for killing a dragon?" Razico asked the catalyst mage. Ceal glanced to him then looked back at Fang Fang.
"3000 gold bars for a youngling, 6000 for an adult," he said crossing his arms before him. The group jumped and stared at him with wide eyes as Fang Fang looked down with worry.
"Oh dear… I fear that'll be coming out of my allowance," he said with concern.
"Holy shit!" Rason and Gabriel said in shock.
"Holy shit is right… that's… 9000 gold bars for both of those dragons!" Razico cried out.
"Good lord," Apoch and Astreal said holding hands over their mouths.
"Wow, I figured it would be pricy to hire a dragon slayer, but that's really expensive," Kurumu said with surprise. Complica looked at Ceal with wonder then over to Fang Fang as the yasha sighed softly. Moka looked at Ceal with wide eyes then over to Fang Fang.
"Just what is it your family does that allows you to pay for that?" she asked with a stunned expression. Fang Fang smiled nervously and rubbed the back of his head.
"Oh… you know, this and that," he said with a shrug.
"What kind of 'this and that' would that be? That's a fortune in the monster world," Gin asked with puzzlement. The group looked to Ceal as he just stared at the yasha with a dull expression. Fang Fang glanced to him then back down.
"I don't suppose we could negotiate that price, could we?" he asked worriedly.
"Of course we could yasha, gold doesn't matter to us after all, we only ask for a fair payment for our services. If that's too much for you I could always settle for your family's blood," Ceal said coldly. Fang Fang jumped a bit then waved his hands around nervously.
"No no! The gold is fine, really! I'll pay it!" he pleaded loudly. He then sighed and glanced away.
"Father's going to kill me," he said quietly. He nodded then looked at the group with a weak smile.
"Well then, let's get going shall we? I'm sure you're starving as well, a warm meal and a good night's rest will help you prepare for your endeavors tomorrow," he said kindly.
"Thank you Fang Fang, we really could use all the help we can get here," Moka said with a polite bow.
"Please, the pleasure is all mine. Helping the famous heroes of Alucard, never imagined I would have such an honor," Fang Fang said waving his hands in front of him. Ceal rolled his eyes then looked to Gin.
"Keep your vampire on a tighter leash, we need this siren alive for now," he ordered. Gin looked to Kokoa then to Sun, the siren showing a worried expression from that. Ceal started walking towards an SUV then glanced to Fang Fang, the catalyst mage narrowing his eyes for a moment before walking over to the vehicle. Complica pulled on Sun's arm, the siren looking down to her as the young angel was motioning towards the SUV. Sun nodded then looked to Ran with remorse, then wrote something down on her pad to show her.
I am sorry about your village, really. I really did try to stop that siren from destroying it.
Ran looked at the pad then to Sun with a cautious expression.
"I still don't believe you, my sister could never have done something like that," she said shaking her head. Sun nodded then wrote down something else.
It must have been another siren; I never meant to accuse your own family of doing such a thing.
Ran just looked at the pad then the siren with a cautious expression then started walking over towards the other SUV. Ahakon and Yukari looked to each other then to Sun as the silent siren was looking down with worry.
"I don't think you're a murderer, but I'd tread lightly around Kokoa and Ran right now. Especially around Kokoa," Ahakon warned before he walked after Ran. Yukari showed a bit of worry then nodded.
"But thank you for helping keep Arial and Complica safe," she said with a small smile. Sun nodded with a slight smile then walked towards Ceal's vehicle with Complica. Razico and Ruby glanced to each other then walked over to their ride with Ran and the two young casters. Gin looked towards Ceal's ride then over to see Arial glaring at Kokoa still.
"If she goes near Sun again she'll regret it," Arial hissed through bared teeth. Gin looked down to his girlfriend worriedly then walked towards the SUV as well. As he did Kou flew down from the sky and landed on Kokoa's chest, watching his mistress with concern while she was out cold still. Fang Fang rubbed the back of his head then looked to Rason.
"I'm sorry about your friend. I do hope you get her back safely," he said gently. Rason nodded then started walking towards a car with Kurumu.
"So do I," the angel said softly. Gabriel looked down with worry then walked after his comrade.
"We'll get her back Rason, I promise," he said softly. Fang Fang nodded then looked to Moka, the vampire looking over at the blue sea. The girl sighed and looked over to him with a gentle gaze.
"Thank you for your hospitality Fang Fang," she said softly before walking towards a car. Fang Fang nodded and followed after her.
"Of course my dear," he said as he walked over and got into the car with Kurumu and the two angels. Moka got into the backseat of another car and looked up at the sky through her window, worried about Luna's fate. Render and Leon walked towards their car with Apoch and Astreal, the four getting into their vehicle as well.
Dark looked down to Arial with a curious eye.
"Arial, why did you come down to this world?" he asked. The snow angel looked up at him with a timid smile.
"I wanted to be with you again, I couldn't wait until you came up to heaven," she said softly. He smiled a bit and kneeled down to face her.
"As much as I would have wanted to see you again, I don't want you in danger like this," he said gently. Arial hugged him tightly as her wings fluttered a bit behind her.
"Nothing could keep me from you Dark, nothing at all. I'm not afraid, I have you with me," she said softly. Dark smiled and held the girl as Mizore watched them with a troubled expression. Dark stood up as Arial hugged him around his waist.
"Let's go, I'll make sure to keep you safe," he said with a confident tone. Arial nodded eagerly as she held onto his hand.
"Whatever you say Dark," she said softly. Dark nodded then looked to Mizore.
"Mizore? Is something wrong?" he asked as he saw the snow girl's expression. She jumped a bit then shook her head.
"No, nothing. It's just been a rough day. I'm fine, really," she said with a soft smile. Dark smiled briefly and nodded, then started walking toward the car with Arial following him, the girl holding his hand tightly as she smiled at her demon. As they walked towards the car Arial swung her other hand back, launching an ice shard right towards Mizore's heart. The snow girl jumped to the side with surprise as the shard flew past her. She looked at Arial with wide eyes as the snow angel glanced back to her with a cold glare. From their car Render and Leon were watching along with Apoch and Astreal.
"Did you see that?" Leon asked cautiously.
"Oh my, Ms. Mizore," Apoch said worriedly.
Mizore looked around worriedly then slowly followed after Dark and Arial, watching the snow angel carefully. Dark and Arial got into the front seats of the car while Mizore sat down next to Moka, the snow girl looking ahead at Arial with a bit of fear. Moka glanced to her then ahead as Dark started the car up again. Arial glanced back to Mizore with cold eyes and a quiet growl then looked ahead again. Moka looked to Mizore with concern, the snow girl glancing to her then back ahead at the snow angel that clearly had it out for her life.
The five vehicles then drove off with Fang Fang leading the way towards his family's estate. As they traveled down the empty road the group thought about everything that they had learned.
"Luna…" Kurumu said looking up at the sky with worried eyes.
"All this time… she's been suffering and we didn't even know," Rason said with remorse.
"I thought she would just be kept in the darkness, is that not true?" Fang Fang asked looking to them. They shook their heads with remorse.
"I'm afraid her fate… is much more dire," Gabriel said worriedly. Fang Fang looked ahead with concern from that.
"Oh dear," he said quietly. Gabriel nodded then looked out the window at the passing sky.
"Gabriel, get back to heaven and tell the elders-" Rason said before Gabriel shook his head.
"I'm not leaving Rason, not until I find a way to get Arial and Complica back into heaven, and not until Luna is out of the darkness," he said firmly. Rason and Kurumu looked ahead at him as the angel looked down with closed eyes.
"I've already spilled human blood Rason, I belong down here with you more than I do up in heaven right now," he said with a bit of remorse.
"You killed a human?" Rason said with wonder. Gabriel nodded then looked ahead with a focused expression.
"I'll do whatever it takes to save her. I won't let Luna be taken away like this," he said as he clenched his fists slightly. He didn't care anymore if the elders saw him as a fallen angel, his right to be a guardian angel didn't matter. All he wanted was to save the beautiful chronofly from the darkness, something that he would do anything to achieve.
Behind them Ceal was driving his SUV with Complica sitting next to him, the girl looking down with worried eyes while she held her baseball bat. Sitting behind them Gin was holding Kokoa in his arms still while Sun was sitting next to him. The siren glanced to the vampire then to Gin with a raised eyebrow. Gin glanced to her as the siren wrote down something and showed him.
I'm sorry, that I didn't say those words back to you then. I just wasn't ready; I wasn't sure what I wanted to do with my life.
He nodded and looked down to the sleeping girl in his arms.
"It's alright; I don't hate you for that. Maybe I was too eager to say it back then. It doesn't matter anymore," he said gently. He looked back to seeing Sun showing him something else on her pad.
It does matter Gin. I've been thinking about you ever since I left the academy.
He looked at her curiously as the siren nodded with a gentle smile, the girl then writing down something else for him to see.
You remember how you owed me that favor, for me helping get rid of those pictures you took of Ms. Nekonome in the school's changing room?
Gin jumped a bit then smiled nervously.
"Oh yeah… still remember that do you?" he asked as Kokoa stirred a bit. Sun nodded with a smirk and wrote down something else.
Very clearly, yes. Well anyway I want to call in that favor now.
Gin looked at her curiously as she wrote down something else, the girl then showing it to him with a coy smile.
I want us to have a little quality time together, just the two of us. To discuss things.
Gin looked at the pad worriedly then down to his girlfriend, the redheaded vampire slowly opening her eyes.
"Gin?" she asked softly. She shot up and looked around quickly, then over to see Sun looking at her carefully.
"You!" Kokoa yelled out.
"Sit down vampire," Ceal said while looking ahead still. Complica looked back to Kokoa as the vampire growled loudly. Sun looked at her with a dull expression then wrote down something else to show the vampire.
Do you have to yell at everyone?
"You bitch, I'll kill you!" Kokoa yelled as she tried to lunge towards the siren, being caught and held back by Gin.
"Hold it Kokoa, calm down, she's not doing anything wrong!" he cried out.
"She kissed you! You bitch, you think you can just come back into his life and expect him to come running back to you? You turned him away, you missed your chance! He's mine now!" Kokoa yelled out as she growled loudly at the siren.
"I said sit down vampire," Ceal said sternly. Kokoa was yanked down as black tentacles crept up from the floor and grabbed hold of her legs. The vampire looked to them with surprise then ahead as Sun smirked at her.
"I need her alive to find this dark being responsible for this mess. Until that time comes keep your petty jealousy to yourself," the mage said without a care.
"Petty jealousy?" Kokoa yelled out.
"I'm only going to say this once vampire, keep quiet back there or else I'll throw you out," Ceal said glancing to the vampire in the rearview mirror. Kokoa growled with frustration then glared at Sun, the siren watching her with a solemn glance. Complica looked at Sun worriedly then back ahead. Kokoa bared her teeth as she felt her anger rising then grabbed hold of Gin's arm while glaring at the siren.
"He's mine," she hissed. Kou perched himself on her shoulder and glared at the siren as well. Sun looked at the vampire then to Gin, the boy watching his fiery girlfriend with a bit of worry. He then looked down as he thought about something.
'The first time I have girls fighting over me, and I'm likely to be killed in the crossfire.'
In the SUV behind them Razico was driving with Ruby sitting next to him. Sitting behind them Ran was seated between Ahakon and Yukari, the siren looking down with disbelief.
"It couldn't have been her, Rin couldn't have been that monster," she said worriedly.
"It had to have been another siren, Rin's too kind-hearted to be a mass murderer," Ahakon reasoned.
"But the description of her hair color and headphones, and her age. It sounds just like her, except for the eyes," Ruby said while looking down in thought.
"It couldn't have been Rin, there's just no way," Ran said shaking her head. She whimpered and closed her eyes as a tear leaked out. Ahakon held her hand gently as Yukari looked at the siren with a bit of remorse.
"It'll be alright Ran, we'll find a way back into our world then we'll get this sorted out. I'm sure Rin had nothing to do with what happened to your village, Sun must have just seen somebody that looks like her," Ahakon reasoned reassuringly. Ran trembled then grabbed Ahakon and held him close.
"I don't know what I would do without you Ahakon, thank you so much," she sobbed as she held the mage close, with his face being buried in her chest once again. Yukari looked at them with disbelief then face palmed as Ahakon flailed about in the siren's embrace.
"Ran…" Yukari growled as she tried to refrain from using her magic to kill the siren.
Driving behind them Leon and his group were talking about something that had them a bit concerned.
"So what do you think the odds are Arial will slice Mizore's throat tonight when she's asleep?" Leon asked plainly.
"I'd say pretty good, although she might go postal on her body before the poor girl finally dies," Render said with a shrug.
"What do we do, Ms. Arial is going to kill Ms. Mizore over Dark," Apoch said worriedly. She blinked then glanced to Render as he was looking at her curiously.
"Um… I mean Mr. Dark." she said nervously. Render chuckled and shook his head.
"Its fine Apoch, don't worry about it. So, that's the guy that… marked your old heart huh?" he asked looking down to Apoch's chest. The girl nodded and looked down as well.
"Yes, I was originally marked to be his wife in my own timeline, but… well, the Dark that did died then. I was fortunate to be saved by Ms. Luna and brought here, and allowed a chance to live a new life," she said softly. She blinked then looked back to seeing Render just staring at her chest with a curious expression.
"Render? What… are you staring at?" she asked with a small blush. Render leaned back in thought then looked to Leon with a smile.
"Ha, told you man. They're not exactly alike, Apoch's are a bit bigger," he said proudly.
The car swerved on the road as Leon jumped with surprise while Astreal looked back to Render with wide eyes. Apoch however was blushing brightly and looking away with a hand to her cheek.
"What?" Leon cried out looking back to Render through the rearview mirror.
"You pervert!" Astreal cried out covering her chest with her arms. Render held up his arms defensively with a nervous smile.
"Hey, it's just an observation," he said nervously. Astreal looked at him with frustration and a slight blush then over to Apoch, the raven haired witch looking down at her breasts with a curious eye.
'Are they really? Is that good?'
Driving behind them Dark was watching as the car in front of him swerved around on the road.
"Are they ok?" Moka asked curiously.
They watched as the car ahead of them swerved around a bit more, the tires squealing as the vehicle shook around.
"What are they doing?" Mizore asked looking at the car closely.
Inside the other car Leon was driving with one hand while having his other arm behind the seat holding Render in a headlock.
"What the hell is wrong with you? You can't say something like that, and like hell they're bigger than Astreal's!" Leon yelled out as he tried to keep the car steady. Render was coughing and grabbing his friend's arm while Apoch was trying to free him from the mimic mage's grip.
"Let him go, he was just being honest," Apoch pleaded.
"No he wasn't, we're the same size!" Astreal yelled out while holding an arm over her chest still.
"Actually, Apoch's are a bit bigger, but I didn't mean any offense by it. Really," Render coughed out with a weak smile.
"No they're not!" Astreal yelled as she started hitting the boy on the head with one of her fists while Apoch tried to pull him free still.
"They're twins Render; get it through your head! They're physically the exact same!" Leon yelled out. Render coughed out and shook his head.
"But Apoch-"
"Is the exact same as me!" Astreal yelled as she hit him in the face again.
Dark's group watched as the car eventually stopped swerving around then continued to drive straight behind the others.
"What was that about?" Moka asked looking to Mizore, the snow maiden shrugging in response.
In the car in front of them Leon was driving ahead with a dull expression while Astreal was looking down with embarrassment, looking at her breasts with concern. Behind them Render was leaning back in his seat with a few lumps on his head, in a daze as he coughed a bit. Apoch was next to him holding onto his arm, blushing still while smiling timidly.
"Anything else you'd like to say?" Leon asked glancing back to his friend. Render paused for a moment then nodded.
"Yeah, I could go for a caramel frappe… that would be nice," he said wearily.
Dark's group glanced to each other then looked back ahead as the car in front of them seemed to be driving properly now.
"Wonder what that was about," Moka said curiously.
"They seem alright now," Dark said with a shrug. Arial smiled gently and looked at him with loving eyes, rolling her lollipop around in her mouth a bit as she stared at her demon. Mizore looked at the snow angel worriedly, knowing that if it wasn't for Dark being in the same car the temperamental angel would likely be splattering her blood all over the windows.
"What do we do now? We're trapped here in the human world," Moka said while looking down.
"We try to find a way back, and hope that Sun was mistaken about Rin," Dark said while looking out at the night sky. Arial looked at him curiously and shook her head a bit.
"I don't think she would lie Dark, she's a good person," she said softly. Dark nodded then glanced to her.
"Then let's just hope she saw a different siren, otherwise we're going to have another problem waiting for us back in the monster world," he said before looking ahead at the road again. Moka looked back out the window up at the night sky, now worried about Falla and Kyouko being alone with Rin back at the academy.
The five vehicles drove down the road towards a possible safe refuge for them, the group now being hunted down in the human world by the HDA. They all knew the danger Arial and Complica were in while outside of the heavenly realm, they all knew that Luna had been captured by the mysterious monster and was being held prisoner in the dark world, they all knew that they were trapped in a world that saw them as evil monsters once again.
And they all knew that their nightmare was far from over.