Rosario Vampire: A Confession and A Vampire: Reboot

by Gamera68

This is my take on how the series should've ended. Post-Season II of the manga: Moka Akashiya was a nervous wreck. She, along with her best friend were about to graduate from Yokai Academy and would be going their separate ways. She had something rather urgent to tell him and silently prayed that he would listen to whatever she had to say. Pairing: Inner Moka A. X Tsukune A

6. Golden Week, Part 1

Rosario + Vampire "A Confession and a Vampire: Reboot"

Chapter 6 "Golden Week, Part 1"

Based upon Characters created by Akihisa Ikeda.

Original idea and story written by Gamer68.

Pairing: 'Inner' Moka Akashiya and Tsukune Aono.

Rated T.

Alternate Reality, set after the events of the current manga series.

OOC Inner Moka.

Comedy / Drama / Romance

Moka and Tsukune are 18 years old here and recent high school graduates.

This will be part 1 of a 3 part story arc. Takes place during the last week of April and into the first week of May.

…..

It was now Saturday morning, April 28th; the first "official" day of Golden Week.

Tsukune and Moka were heading to Roppongi Hills near Tokyo for their first day of vacation together as an official couple. His parents would give the pair a ride to the local bullet train station on their way to Osaka to visit Koji's mother.

He glanced over at the clock sitting on his desk and read the time.

[8:05 AM], it glared back with its bright, red face.

'We have to head out in an hour, so I guess I should get up, and see where Moka ran off to,' he mused to himself, seeing that she still wasn't in bed with him. After everything that's happened since they became mates, he was actually relieved that Moka was slowly coming to grips and adjusting to living with him in the human world. He would do whatever he could to make her feel more welcome in his parent's home.

He rose out of bed and then tumbled to the floor as his foot was tangled in is sheets.

'Gravity, thou art a heartless bitch!', he shouted out to nobody in particular. He dusted himself off; then got off the carpet, and shuffled his way to the closet; searching for something comfortable to wear for the trip to Tokyo.

After ransacking his wardrobe for roughly five minutes, he found his clothes for the train ride; a turquoise, button-down polo shirt, and khaki cargo pants. After nearly falling over while putting his britches on, he haphazardly got his head stuck in the neck of the shirt, and struggled to get his melon properly situated through it.

After spending the last ten minutes eventually getting himself dressed, he ambled out of his room, and made his way to the restroom at the end of the hallway, without any further unavoidable mishaps, pratfalls or unfortunate mishaps of any sort.

He also carried his and Moka's luggage downstairs for their week-long vacation.

…..

After brushing his teeth, combing his hair, and shaving, (thankfully without slicing his neck open with the razor), he made his way downstairs to meet up with Moka, and was greeted with the scent of food wafting up the stairwell, which resulted in his stomach rumbling rather rambunctiously, echoing all the way down the stairwell.

Upon entering the kitchen, he saw the vision of a heavenly Angel of absolute radiant beauty: Moka in an apron, cooking breakfast. She was standing over the stove, as his mother Kasumi stood to her left side, and seemed to be giving her instructions of some sort.

He dropped their suitcases off next to the kitchen's doorway before making his way to the table.

"Good morning," he called out, in an attempt to gain their attention.

Upon hearing her son's arrival, his mother divided her overly-sunny disposition in his general direction, as Moka continued preparing breakfast and was happily humming an unnamed tune.

"Good morning, sweetie. How did you sleep?", she asked.

"Um, fine, thanks. By the way, what's going on?", he inquired out of sheer nosiness, while taking a seat at the small, round kitchen table in the corner. His father Koji had his nose buried behind the newspaper and was sipping on his morning cup of coffee.

"Oh, Moka wants to learn how to cook a wide variety of foods for breakfast. So she asked for me to give her some pointers. She also told me that since you two are now dating, that she wants to practice on how to be a perfect wife," she told him with a teasing, yet serious look.

Upon hearing his mother say "wife", Tsukune slammed his head into the wooden table.

WHAM!

"I did not!", Moka spouted out, her cheeks now bright pink from hearing such an outlandish assumption. It is true that she loved Tsukune with every fiber of her being, but was not in a rush to get married anytime soon. They literally had all the time in the world since they were both immortal. Besides, her mother and father were never 'married' in the conventional sense.

His mother Kasumi then laughed boisterously at his befuddled reaction. Koji snickered too at his son's rather obvious embarrassment. Teenagers were so fun to tease, after all.

"Sorry, I couldn't resist! I just wanted to see both of your expressions. How cute!" she answered, as her eyes sparkled brightly.

"Ha ha. Very funny," Tsukune retorted, as he rubbed his forehead with his hands. He loved his mother, but sometimes she acted so childish. Why couldn't she see that he was growing into his own person?

After Moka was finished cooking, she then prepared four plates of freshly-prepared food.

His mother assisted her in carrying them to table.

"Good, morning, Tsukune. I hope that you're hungry," Moka said, trying to get him to perk up, after his mother's teasing.

…..

Upon hearing his mate's greeting, he finally saw what she was wearing under her apron: a cerulean blue sundress; cut just above her knees, with a scoop neck. It fit her perfectly, hugging her curvacious body in all the proper places. Yes, Moka Akashiya undoubtedly had the body of a Goddess, no question about it.

She was perfectly flawless in every sense of the word.

'Oh my Kami! She looks so beautiful this morning!' he screamed in his mind.

Her Rapunzel-length; silver hair was tied back into a ponytail, which was held in place with a color-coordinated ribbon and tied into a simple bow.

"Uh...ah...hm-mm?", he eventually spat out, upon seeing her look more adorable than usual.

"What's wrong, Tsukune? Your face is all red. Are you feeling well?" she asked, as she sat the plate down in front of him. She then bent over and placed her forehead against his own; checking for any signs of a possible fever, even though vampires never get ill unless it's caused by anemia.

Moka had seen a similar scene in one of her shoujo mangas.

Catching an eye-full of her bountiful cleavage, nearly gave the poor young man-turned-vampire a massive nosebleed.

After Moka stood back up, he finally had an opportunity to reply.

"Oh, Good morning, Moka! I slept well too, thank you very much!", he babbled out incoherently.

"Oh...okay then. I hope you're hungry. Part of what your mom said was true, though. I mentioned to you last night that wanted to learn how to cook different types of food. I just really wanted to show her my appreciation for allowing me to stay here with you," she said, after she sat down to his right.

"Oh, that's good. hahaha. yeah, I'm starving," he answered, once his complexion returned to normal. He was also quite surprised at the amount of food she had prepared.

Pancakes, ham and cheese omelets, bacon, sausage patties, and French Toast. She also brought along two tall glasses of tomato juice for themselves. His mother had a cup of coffee, with cream and sugar.

"Itadakimasu!" they called out in unison.

"Moka! OH KAMI! This is amazing! So good!," he complimented her, in-between mouthfuls. She blushed yet again, but this time from his heartfelt gratitude and forthright sincerity.

"Yes, Moka. This is pretty good" Koji added a second later. Kasumi gladly smiled in agreement.

"Oh, thank you very much, everyone. I'm so happy to hear that," she endearingly replied.

"Moka will make such a wonderful wife someday for you son," his mother added. Which in turn, caused the couple's features to glow bright crimson yet again.

…..

"Tsukune, did either of you feel those tremors last night around 2 AM? It felt like aftershocks of an earthquake" Koji asked his son who was enjoying his love-filled breakfast made by his beautiful Moka.

Tsukune glanced over to Moka whose cheeks turned bright crimson once the question she just heard had sunk in. She knew precisely what he was referring to. They had made passionate love in the middle of the night and Tsukune was in his unsealed, vampire form.

The pair may have been a little "too much" into "it" early in the morning and may have "accidentally" caused the entire house to shake back and forth while they were – well, you know. I don't have to spell it out for you, do I? This chapter is Rated T, ya know! And yes, I know I broke the fourth wall, okay?

"Um, nope. I was fast asleep. Did you, Moka?" he asked her with an all-knowing look.

There was no way he could tell his parents any intimate details of their relationship.

"No, Mister Aono. I was – sound asleep too" was her blunt reply. She absolutely despised being deceitful, but she couldn't state the facts, either.

'Oh yes, Tsukune and I have made wild, unbridled love, ever since we became blood-mates. And he's absolutely amazing in bed!' is what she really wanted to say, but followed Tsukune's lead instead.

"Okay, maybe I was imagining it, then" Koji said with a shrug, as he returned to his morning meal.

…..

Once the quartet was finished eating breakfast, Kasumi told the pair to wait in the living-room, since she and Koji had to retrieve their luggage and would be heading out before too long. Tsukune and Moka had carried their baggage from the kitchen and placed them near the front door.

The duo then had a seat in on the beige, microfiber sofa and relaxed for a few minutes while they awaited for his folks to return shortly.

"Hey Moka, thanks again for breakfast. It was really good" he said as she suddenly leaned against him and sighed happily.

"Thank you Tsukune. That really means a lot to me" she said with a bright smile.

"It's no problem. Um and thanks again...for you know...our vacation. I'm actually kinda excited" he admitted with a healthy blush.

"Oh you're welcome, love. Like I told you last night, this is something that I want to do. We're going to have a great time Tsukune. That much I can promise" Moka said as she quickly embraced him then gently pushed him back onto the soft couch, overcome with love and adoration for her one and only mate.

"Oh Moka."

"Tsukune."

"Moka."

"Tsukune...you smell so good...oh...ahhh..."

"Go ahead Moka" he said once he knew what she desired, leaned to the right and offered his neck to her in an affectionate manner.

"Thanks for the meal!" Moka announced as she lovingly licked his neck in an affectionate fashion and slowly pierced his flesh with her razor-sharp canines. He gasped as she began to take her fill of his addictive, sweet blood in small, yet steady slurps. Moka lovingly lapped at the small puncture marks with her tongue and was moaning with wanton desire.

She could sense Tsukune's positive feelings through their ever-growing bond which has tripled in strength since they had become blood-mates just a short, few days ago. He held her much closer as her breath was coming out in small, labored pants.

"Oh my! I guess she really is a vampire!" Kasumi yelped as she saw her son pinned down on the couch by his shoulders and Moka was on top of him in a compromising position with her dress hiked half-way up her thighs.

…..

"I'm so sorry, Misses Aono. You weren't supposed to see...that" Moka said with tears in the corner of her crimson eyes and she was bowing for forgiveness.

The vampire princess was beyond mortified and had not sensed that her fiance's parents had walked in on them and had caught her in an awkward predicament. Moka was completely lost in the moment and had not heard when they had walked into the living-room when she was partaking of her mate's blood.

"It's okay, Moka dear. I guess it's something that we have to get used to. Besides, without drinking blood, you'll most likely die, right?" Kasumi said as she gently placed her hands atop her shoulders and pulled the silver-haired maiden into a warm hug.

"Thank you Misses Aono. Once again, I'm really sorry. And yes. If we don't drink at least a pint per week, we can get very sick and eventually – die" Moka replied as she returned the unexpected gesture.

Tsukune was the one who was just as embarrassed as much if not more than Moka was. He should have been more diligent and had not detected their presence either.

Once the two women finished their hug, they all decided it was getting late and would be heading out since it was now past 9 AM. After Koji locked the front door of their home, they all made their way to the car since they were heading towards the train station shortly. Tsukune carried his and Moka's luggage outside and placed them in the trunk along with his parents'.

"Good morning Auntie!" came a familiar female voice from the down the sidewalk on this beautiful, springtime morning.

"Good morning Kyoko. I really appreciate you picking up our mail while we're on vacation" Kasumi said to the raven-haired young woman. She was simply dressed in a denim mini skirt and red tee-shirt. Her hair was trimmed shorter that usual, since the weather was slowly warming up.

"Ah, it's no problem really. I don't have any plans and it's just nice to stay home and relax for once" Kyoko replied with a warm grin as she saw her cousin was talking to a beautiful young woman with hair the color of the silvery moon.

"Hey Tsukie. It's about time you got a girlfriend!" she teased, then placed him into a headlock, and rubbed his perfectly brushed hair into an impromptu mess. He quickly wiggled his way out of her firm grip, much to her shock at his inhuman display of speed and strength.

'When did Tsukie get so strong? He's never been able to get away from me so easily before!' she though to herself with a slight frown across her features.

"Kyo! What the hell?" he bellowed out as Moka walked up to his female cousin and glared daggers at her. How dare she lay a hand on her blood-mate! She needs to be reminded of her place.

"Hello, Kyoko. Long time, no see" Moka calmly said as she crossed her arms under her abundant bosom. Kasumi and Koji stood back, wondering what was going to happen and decided to remain silent. Thankfully most of their neighbors were not home and had already left for vacations to parts unknown.

…..

"Moka? Is that you?" Kyoko wondered aloud. This girl looked somewhat familiar, but her hair and eye color were completely different than from what she remembered. Then it hit her: this must be the real Moka she had met during the entire 'Lilith Mirror' incident two years ago when she had snuck onto the Yokai Academy grounds to check up on her cousin Tsukune, since his friends and school itself seemed to be rather suspicious.

"Yes, this is the real me, Kyoko. Just so you know, Tsukune has already chosen me as his mate" Moka stated as a matter-of-factually.

"M-mate? As in...his wife?" she sputtered out, trying to pick up on the vampire princess' equivocal colloquialism.

"Not quite, but I suppose you could say that we are somewhat, already engaged. I confessed to him a few days ago, just before Graduation. He also admitted to me that he has been in love with me since the moment we met. So we are now together and I will be living with him from now on" Moka explained in the best way she could on such short notice.

"Yeah, it's true Kyo. Uh, we have to get going now, so, um...we can talk when we get back next week. It was good seeing you Kyo. Let's go, Moka" Tsukune said as he grabbed Moka's hand and lead her back to the car and waved farewell to Kyoko who just stood there glued in place, wondering what the hell was going on exactly. Mates? Engaged!

Everyone finally climbed into the family car and Koji started up the engine, placed the gears in drive and headed down the street towards the local train station.

The entire drive downtown was exceptionally quiet, most likely due to Kyoko's reaction that her younger cousin was now living with a young woman who she knew was without a doubt, a living, breathing vampire. That drinks blood. And has chosen her cousin as her mate.

Tsukune and Moka sat in the back seat and just held hands. He could tell that the little confrontation rattled her nerves to some end, but she would quickly let it pass. Moka would definitely have to sit her down and have a chat once they returned home from their vacation in a weeks' time.

…..

"Moka? Is everything alright?" he said, picking up on her uneasiness through their bond.

"Oh yes, Tsukune. I'm just a little nervous, that's all" she stated as she gave his hand a gentle squeeze. She was indeed uneasy about riding the bullet train, but knew that as long as her mate was by her side, she would be just fine.

"Nervous, Moka?" he asked with concern in his voice.

"Well, yes. This will be my first time, after all" she hesitantly replied.

"First time?" Kasumi asked as she turned around in her seat and looked at Moka who was now blushing from the way she had unknowingly phrased her answer just a second ago.

"Yes. I've never done this before and I'm kind of anxious" Moka said as her blush developed in intensity. Tsukune finally understood what his mother was thinking and quickly interjected, before anybody jumped to a wrong conclusion like they normally would.

"Mom! It's nothing like that! She's just never ridden a train before, that's all! Please tell them Moka" he huffed out clearly exasperated at his mother's sudden conclusion.

"Oh yes. That's what I meant. What did you think I meant?" was the oblivious reply from the platinum-trussed maiden who was clueless to what Tsukune had reacted so harshly to.

"Uh, never mind. Look, we're here" Tsukune said as his dad pulled the car up along the sidewalk in front of the Shinkansen (bullet train) station. After placing the gears in neutral, everyone exited the vehicle to say their proper goodbyes. Tsukune opened the trunk, retrieved his and Moka's luggage and then placed them on the sidewalk adjacent to the car.

"Well, Sweetie. You two have a good time, okay? You can call us if anything comes up. We'll call you when we're on our way back so we can pick you up here at that time" Kasumi said as she gave her only offspring a warm hug. Moka joined in the hug as well.

"Thanks mom, dad. You guys have a good time, too. Tell Grandma I send my best" he replied once they ceased their embrace.

"Of course son. Have some fun for once. You two deserve it" Koji added with a grin.

"Misses Aono, I will take very good care of Tsukune. You have my word" Moka said with a polite bow.

"Thank you Moka dear. Please do. We'll see you two in a week" Kasumi said as she and her husband returned to the family vehicle. He then placed the engine in drive and made their way to head south towards Osaka. They were going to take the Shinkansen, but mutually decided a nice, leisurely drive would suit them just fine since they were in no rush.

"So Moka? All set?" Tsukune asked as he grabbed his suitcase. Moka smiled at and followed behind him into the actual train station itself. They were quite grateful that it was not too packed this morning and there would be a train along every 3 to 5 minutes or so.

The actual train ride to Tokyo would take roughly 25 minutes since the train's top speed was nearly 275 km per hour. Otherwise it would have taken nearly 2 hours via local train.

…..

The duo ambled up to the closest automated ticket machine and found the correct train that they would be traveling on towards the Tokyo-Metropolitan area. From the Tokyo station they decided beforehand to just take a taxicab to Roppongi since it would be quicker than taking two more, local trains instead.

Tsukune pulled out his wallet and inserted the correct amount of Yen into the automatic ticket machine and it issued two adult, one way tickets in exchange.

"Oh, thank you Tsukune" Moka replied as he presented the ticket to her as she held it over her heart.

"You're welcome, Moka. Don't get too attached to it; we have to place them in the slot when we pass through the turnstiles over there" he said as he lead her once again in the proper direction. He fed his ticket into the slot, which disappeared quickly and allowed him to pass through the turnstile with a 'clickity-click-click'. Moka repeated the action and smiled brightly seeing the machine "eat" her ticket up.

"That was neat" she quipped as they wandered over to a row of cushioned seats approximately 5 meters away from the train tracks.

"Um, Tsukune? Before when we were in the car...what did your mother think when I told her that this is my 'first time'?" Moka inquired with a hint of hesitation.

"Oh, well...she thought it meant...something...else" he replied as his face burned red with embarrassment. There was no way he could explain it any further, especially out in public. So he communicated it to her silently as he held her hands in his own, through their blood-bond.

"Oh...OH! Oh, my! How embarrassing!" she shouted as she buried her face in her hands.

"Moka, don't worry about it. I already explained it to her so it's okay. No worries" he said as he squeezed her hands gently.

"Your mother must think I'm a total pervert! Just imagine if I told her that you were my first," she lamented as she released his hands.

"Moka, she doesn't think of you that way. Wait a minute. Well, it's true that I was your first, and you were mine" he explained.

"See? That's not what I meant, Tsukune. You were the first person – I ever – drank blood from" Moka clarified with a whisper, hoping nobody was listening to their semi-private conversation.

"I know that's what you meant, so it's totally fine. No misunderstandings, see?" Tsukune said as he stood up from his seat since the long, silver, train was slowly approaching the platform. He grabbed his suitcase and offered his free hand to Moka who accepted it with a warm smile.

"Let's go Moka" he said as they stood off to the side and the sliding doors opened as a mass of bodies exited the train and on to the platform, heading off in their individual directions. Once the sea of people dispersed, Tsukune lead his wonderful mate into the train car and immediately found a window-side seat, which he offered to Moka so she could have an unobstructed view of the passing vicinity.

He stowed their luggage under their seats for the time being since it would be a fast trip.

"Thank you Tsukune" she warmly replied seeing his chivalrous generosity of offering her a seat first which was the window seat.

"No worries Moka. Let's just relax for a while. And we'll be in Tokyo before we even know it" he replied as he plopped down in the cozy seat beside her. She leaned back in her plush chair and smiled. She was quite excited truth be known. This was her first time, after all. Tsukune then helped her with the seat belt as a safety measure.

…...

The bullet train pulled out of the station and traveled down the tracks as it quickly accelerated to its top, safe speed. The digital odometer above the interconnecting doors read "275 KM/ HR" in blue LEDs.

Tsukune glanced over to his right and admired the young woman sitting next to him; her long, beautiful silver hair raining down her back, porcelain-white skin and piercing, ruby-red eyes. He knew in his heart that they were meant to be together and was actually glad things had eventually worked out in his favor. It wasn't exactly going to be easy, to make a life for themselves but he realized that as long as they had each other, it would somehow work out for the best. It always had somehow.

After everything they've been through since Moka literally came crashing into his life, it had definitely been strange. But in a good way. And now here they were on their way to their first vacation as an honest-to-goodness couple.

"So Moka..." Tsukune said to Moka since she had her face glued to the Plexiglas window and stared outside. "What do you think so far?" he continued.

"A lot of pretty trees" was her simple reply.

"I see. So, um, what are our plans – for tonight?" he asked Moka who was still hypnotized by the rapidly passing scenery. She then turned her attention to him and was smiling brightly. Her cheeks were lightly flush for some reason or other he had noticed.

"Well, I was thinking, maybe we could could - go out into the city and have a – date" was the upfront answer.

"A d-date?" he stuttered out.

"Well, yes. We are 'dating', aren't we Tsukune? I'd like for us to go out like a real couple should. Please Tsukune? We haven't done anything that 'normal' couples do since we left Yokai" she sadly replied.

"Of course we're dating, Moka. I'd like that - too. But you do know that I've never had a girlfriend before I met you. I mean we did go out once while we were still at Yokai, but it ended up being a 'training session' instead, remember?" he sadly answered.

"I see. Well it's true it was to train your senses, but we're together now Tsukune and I want to live a normal, happy life with you. I know that my appearance sticks out like a sore thumb and people have been staring at me all morning, but I frankly don't care about that, Tsukune. As long as you're in my life, none of that matters anymore. You're my everything."

"You're right Moka. I've always loved you for who you are. And it doesn't matter to me if you have pink hair or silver hair. Because...Moka is always Moka and you mean the world to me, too" he said as she leaned over and hugged her firmly.

"Oh Tsukune...thank you. I do love you so very much" she replied as a swell of love in her heart grew and caused her to experience a wave of giddiness to wash over her, from his always-honest answer.

"O-of course Moka...and I love you too."

"ATTENTION PASSENGERS. NOW APPROACHING TOKYO JR EAST STATION. PLEASE WAIT UNTIL THE TRAIN COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP BEFORE GATHERING YOUR BELONGINGS. NEXT STOP TOKYO JR EAST. THANK YOU VERY MUCH."

Tsukune and Moka ceased their embrace temporarily and waited for the bullet train to come to a halt. A few minutes later, Moka assisted her mate in retrieving their luggage from underneath their seats. They then stood up and made their way to the closest exit and waited for the train to gradually slow down as it entered the train station.

As the doors whooshed open a a few moment laters, dozens of passengers poured out like oil onto the platform, and went their separate ways.

Tsukune held Moka's hand, as the path was now clear for their turn to disembark the train.

Once they were eventually off the train, Tsukune took a good look around himself and marveled at the amount of people in the general area. This was without a doubt the metropolis known as Tokyo.

"Tsukune, this way love" Moka politely instructed as she made her way out of the train station when she spotter a sign saying "EXIT TO STREET" and onto the main road and searched for a taxicab. The weather had warmed up a bit and it was indeed a wonderful, spring morning without a cloud in the azure blue sky.

She then spotted a bright yellow checkered cab a few seconds later. She waved it down to the side of the busy road and once the driver pulled over, the duo climbed into the back seat. Moka then gave the driver the address of her former home in Roppongi, which was just a short drive from the JR East Train Station.

…..

Roppongi is a ward in Tokyo that is well known as the city's most popular nightlife district among foreigners, offering a large number of foreigner-friendly bars, restaurants and night clubs. Roppongi and the surrounding districts of Azabu, Hiroo and Akasaka are home to many embassies, and a large refugee community.

Thanks to the appearance of several art museums, Roppongi has also developed a reputation as a cultural center. The National Art Center is Japan's largest art museum, and together with Roppongi Hills' Mori Art Museum and Tokyo Midtown's Suntory Museum of Art forms the "Art Triangle Roppongi".

Approximately 10 minutes later the cab finally arrived in Roppongi. Tsukune was quite surprised to say the very least. He had heard rumors that this was one of the richest areas in all of Tokyo, but had never actually been there before until now.

….

Once all this finally sunk in, he recalled that Moka's family was indeed very wealthy.

Moka asked the driver to drop the pair off on a side road, which was just a short walk to her building. She then pulled out her wallet from her purse and paid the driver his fare along with a very generous tip. Moka exited the cab first followed by Tsukune who pulled their luggage out a moment later. She then grabbed her own with a bright smile.

"Tsukune, this way," she lightly instructed as she tugged on his free hand in the direction of her former home at Roppongi Hills.

"Okay, Moka. Lead the way," he happily replied.

"Wow, Moka. This is a really nice area. So much different than back home," he added a minute later, noticing all the recently-built skyscrapers, and shopping malls.

"Yes, Tsukune. There's several nightclubs and art museums around here as well. It's a very nice area for a date" she told him, as they rounded the corner and were now in front of Moka's former home.

Mid-Town Tower. A massive eighty story building.

"Moka, you lived here?!", he shouted as they make their way to the front entrance.

"Yes, Tsukune. For my five years while I attended school nearby."

Once they arrived inside the massive, marble lobby, Moka opened her purse and presented her resident ID card to the clerk on duty at the front desk. The clerk in turn gave her the key-card to the apartment on the penthouse floor.

"Okay, Tsukune. This way," she informed him once he found his bearings inside the monolithic stone foyer.

Moka then walked up to a row of elevators and pressed the 'up' button, her mate following closely behind her.

…..

Once the express elevator arrived, the silver, metallic, mechanical door slid open, they then stepped inside. Moka then passed her key-card in front of the sensor on the control panel, indicating her floor number. Eighty.

The door then slid closed. The elevator quickly ascended to the predetermined destination. Tsukune felt somewhat disoriented as the elevator car rapidly accelerated upward at a breakneck velocity. He had to grab the brass handrail behind himself, so he wouldn't tumble. Moka saw his bewildered dismay, and helped him to gain his balance.

"Thanks Moka," he sheepishly replied as he nearly toppled to the floor.

"No problem, Tsukune. Sorry, I should've warned you beforehand" she softly told him. He just hugged her warmly as gratitude.

The elevator started to gradually slow down a minute or so later, indicating they were nearly at their stop. The penthouse floor.

* ding ding *

As the doors swooshed open, Moka made a right turn down the hallway to her apartment.

After walking for what seemed like eternity, Moka stopped in front of a large wooden door, with an electronic locking mechanism on top of where the door handle should be. She swiped her key-card down through the slot on front, unlocking it. A small green light indicated to her that the door was now open.

She walked inside and removed her shoes in the entrance way. Tsukune followed behind her, mimicking her actions.

"Oh my Kami!", he bellowed upon seeing the interior of her 'apartment'. Dark wooden floors, a ten-foot ceiling. To his left, there was a huge ceiling to floor window, offering a panoramic view of the surrounding area, including Tokyo Tower, the recently built Sky Tree, and the rest of the city, off in the distance.

"Tsukune. Here, follow me please," she gently suggested.

"Oh, sure thing Moka. Right behind you."

Moka's former apartment was quite impressive to say the very least. It was easily over 2,500 square feet.

"Over here is the kitchen and dining area," she pointed out, indicating the large stainless steel stove, matching sink, and a double-wide refrigerator. He also noticed marble counter tops, with bands of 24 karat gold interlaced throughout the black and white, marbleized design. In the dining room, there was a medium-sized, rectangular-shaped Lucite dining table with four matching red chairs.

"Over here is the living room," she added, as she continued on her tour.

There was a huge "L" shaped black, leather couch, across from a fifty-five inch, high-definition, LED flat-screen TV that hung on the wall. A matching coffee table was in front of the sofa, made of dark-stained Oak. On either end of the couch was a two meter tall lamp with a 'mushroom' shaped top made from frosted glass.

She then walked down a short hallway that ran perpendicular alongside the living-room.

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"And here is the bathroom, and here is my bedroom," she announced. There was another bedroom across from her own, which was her former step-mother's, but did not mention.

"I must say Moka, this is a great apartment. I'm really surprised," he said after the grand tour.

"Well, like I said before; it's all paid for. I just have no use for this place. Lots of sad memories," she said as she quickly hugged him.

"I know, Moka. I'm sorry I didn't know you back then," he told her, as she embraced him firmer. Growing up in the human world for five, solitary years, was in no way easy for her as she never had a true friend who had ever accepted her for who she truly was, up until she met Tsukune.

"But, you can always make, new, happy memories," he hinted to her with a wink.

"Really, Tsukune?", she answered as she looked into his soft, chocolate brown eyes.

"Yes, Moka. Really," he stated as he impulsively kissed her, parting her soft, pink lips with his tongue. That had caused her breath to hitch at the sudden jolt of affection, catching her entirely off guard. She then moaned in absolute delight.

Breaking their kiss for air a few minutes later, Moka looked up to her very best friend. The one person in the entire world who had accepted her, all of her, despite the fact that she was the furthest from being anything but normal, and had fallen madly in love with.

"Tsukune...?"

"Yes Moka?"

"Can we – you know. Please, don't make me say – it" she whispered as she leaned against his chest as she embraced him firmly; suddenly overcome with a warm wave of love and adoration for him. Truthfully, she wanted to much closer to him even though they had already committed their lives to each other through their blood-bond.

"O-of course Moka...if that's what you want" he replied returning her warm hug.

"Please...take good care of me, Tsukune" was her cuter-than-average request.

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A/N:

I am DONE! I worked on this chapter for most of the day and it took me nearly 10 hours to get it just right. I know it seems similar to chapter 7 from my original R+V fic "Date and a Vampire". I only used it as a general guide...mostly as an outline. This is about 95% all-new material.

I decided to break up the "Golden Week" chapter, as it will most likely continue for at least 2 more chapters. Part 2 will be out soon (in about a week; after New Year's Day) and it will be Rated M, as it will include a Lemon scene towards the beginning. So it will be a complete story arc. :)

Much thanks to my very good friends and Beta Readers for their continued support: Train48, CorlessLawliet, Onyx2589, and edichter from deviantArt.

A big shout out to Kazuki2292 from FF dot net. Thank you very much for your continuous support and your friendship. It really means a lot to me! ^_^ *Hug*