Rosario + Vampire "A Confession and a Vampire: Reboot"
Chapter 17 "Seaside"
Based upon Characters created by Akihisa Ikeda.
Original idea and story written by Gamera68.
Pairing: 'Inner' Moka Akashiya and Tsukune Aono.
Rated M for some mature themes.
Alternate Reality, set after the events of the now-finished manga series.
Comedy / Drama / Romance
Moka and Tsukune are 19 years old.
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A/N: Well here it is. The long-awaited "Beach" chapter. A shout-out to 'Romancer15' and 'Madi365' from fan-fic dot net, for some of the ideas used in this chapter. Thank you both so much for the continued support as well as all my regular readers on Fan-Fic and deviantArt.
You know who you are :)
By the way, this story now has over 22,000+ views as of this writing. That's quite amazing after being first published, just over 2 months ago on Dec. 10, 2013. *faints*
Thank you everyone who has made this my second most-popular story to date.
The title of this chapter is an homage to my childhood home for 7 years while growing up. Seaside Heights, New Jersey. ^_^
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As the family car arrived at Wajima Beach, around 3 o'clock in the afternoon, on the northern-most peninsula of Kanazawa, Japan, Moka hoped that their day trip would be a peaceful one as she had no intention on showing anyone his or her place today. Even though they could not go into the salty water of the ocean, she wanted to visit here to see for herself firsthand just how relaxing the seaside atmosphere actually was.
It would be her first time going to the beach as her true self, even though her "other self" had gone once before with the Yokai Newspaper Club while she and Tsukune were freshmen. The second time was when they met Sun and Marin at their beach side hostel when some thugs who worked for Fairy Tale had kidnapped Moka and Sun, who were rescued by none other than Tsukune himself.
Thankfully, it was not very crowded even though it was the second weekend of July. The beach itself was rather nice; very wide, with soft sand, and had several, large, rocky formations that jutted out into the Sea of Japan at the far, southern end of the beach. Several trees dotted the immediate landscape giving the scenery an overall feeling of peacefulness.
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Once Koji found a decent place not too far from where the edge of the parking lot met the beach, he shut the engine off after placing the gears in park. Everyone disembarked the now-parked vehicle and assisted in carrying what they had packed for their annual, family outing. It was Tsukune's first time going out with his parents, since attending the monsters-only high school and was really looking forward to it, even though it were only for the day.
After they had found a nice spot to set up, Moka assisted Tsukune in placing a large blanket on the sand that was made specifically with a round opening in the center for setting up a large umbrella, which was two and-a-half meters in diameter that would provide more than enough shade for them since Moka had a very fair complexion.
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They had brought along two, huge coolers; one, which was packed with food and the other with, chilled beverages and desserts, including a watermelon. Once Koji set up the barbecue grill, he and the misses removed their outerwear ran into the ocean in their bathing suits, hand-in-hand for a swim, leaving the vampires alone to their own devices for the time being. Tsukune just shook his head in disbelief, wondering to himself just who the adults were and who the teenagers were.
"So Moka, um...what do you think of the beach so far?" Tsukune asked his mate after they settled themselves on the shaded blanket as they took in the sight and scent of the surrounding, tranquil scenery.
"Oh it's very nice. It's too bad we can't go into the ocean though. It looks rather...pleasant" she replied as she leaned her head on Tsukune's left shoulder with a sigh.
"Well, we have plenty to do. We can play Frisbee, or volleyball and we even brought along fireworks for tonight. Oh, and we're making S'mores too" he explained as he noticed her somewhat depressed state.
"Fireworks?" she asked with a smile, as she was feeling somewhat better.
"It wouldn't be a complete day at the beach without them. I know this is something that we would probably never consider doing ourselves, but my parents really wanted us to come along with them. They seem to be having a pretty good time so far."
"What is 'S'mores', Tsukune?" she asked with a hint of curiosity in her voice once she heard the unusual phrase that sounded somewhat made-up.
"Oh you um...take marshmallows and toast them over an open fire on a long, bamboo skewer, then take one and place it in between two graham crackers and a piece of chocolate. I think you'll like them Moka. They're really good" he explained the best he could, just from his childhood memory.
"Oh, it does sound quite delicious, Tsukune. And I must admit; I do like chocolate" she said as she leaned closer to her mate and pressed his arm between her large bosom, as her mood had improved drastically.
Thankfully, the silver-haired vampiress was covered with a simple, pink, sundress that she wore over her bathing suit. Tsukune was wearing a white tee shirt with the phrase 'Beach Bum' written in blue letters on the front in English. He was also sporting his regular, navy blue swim trunks, just to blend in. On their feet, they both wore a pair of flip-flops, each one complimenting their beach attire.
"Oh...of course Moka" he replied as he could feel the jealous stares from some of the other male, beach goers, due to Moka's somewhat bold assertion towards him as her mate and betrothed. He did not mind per se, but they were not exactly alone. It was a public beach, after all.
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"Ah, so hot" Moka said as she then stood up from her seated position and removed her sundress, revealing her brand new bikini to Tsukune. His eyeballs nearly popped out of his head as she twirled around once and gave him a little show.
"So, um, what do you think, Tsukune?" she said with a blush, as she sat down next to him once again.
Her mate never had an opportunity to reply as a small amount of blood then trickled out of his nose as his face grew a healthy shade of red.
"Oh Tsukune...your nose is bleeding" she stated as she reached over to, then searched through her large beach bag and pulled out a clean tissue. She then placed the tissue up to his nose and cleaned up the accidental mess before either it got much worse or she sank her teeth into his neck as his intoxicating scent had caused her long fangs to throb with a dull ache.
Once he was presentable, she sat up and walked over to a trash bin, which was only a few, short steps away to get rid of the evidence. When she returned to Tsukune's side on the blanket a few seconds later, his face was still tinted pink due to his embarrassment.
He was definitely shocked seeing his beautiful blood-mate wear such a bikini. The design was reminiscent of her previous pink one, except the material was a bright, metallic, red that matched her eyes and fit her rather well. It wasn't as revealing as some other bathing suits he had noticed on the public beach, but it just seemed to look extra nice on her flawless physique.
"Are you going to be alright Tsukune?" she asked several awkward minutes later.
"Um, yeah...thanks Moka...I was just – surprised when I saw your bikini...I guess" he replied as he held her right hand in his own as he was feeling better, somewhat.
"Well, my other one doesn't fit me anymore, so I had to buy a new one" she truthfully explained as she gave his hand a loving squeeze.
"Oh. I really haven't noticed," he answered.
"Well, um...it seems as though I may have gained a little weight recently and the top was far too small to wear anymore" Moka replied with yet another blush as she nervously twiddled her fingers together in an adorable fashion.
"Oh. Um…wow...so I guess...um...you...well...hm...," he sputtered out.
"Yes. It would appear that my...um...breasts have grown again. I now wear a size 38F" was her blunt reply.
"Oh...well now that you mention it...I guess you'd know if you have or not. Besides, you do look very nice in your new bikini," Tsukune said as he suddenly pulled Moka into a warm hug much to her surprise.
Even if she had gained a minor amount of weight, Moka still had a flawless, slender body with her spectacular curves in all the proper places.
"Oh thank you very much love. I bought this – just to show to you and you alone" Moka responded, as her cheeks flushed bright crimson, yet again.
"Thanks Moka. You are by far the most beautiful woman on the face on the Earth."
"Oh Tsukune...stop it...you're embarrassing me..." Moka said as she was caught up feeling more love and adoration towards her one, true love. Why did they have to be here, now of all times? Moka wanted to drag him away so she could show her mate just how aroused she was so suddenly, but knew they had literally all the time in the world and would try her best to ignore her base instinct to mate with him, now of all places!
"Well, it's true Moka. When I first met you - the real you...I was dazzled by your presence. You were so beautiful, strong, and confident. I really wanted to get to know you better as a person which took a lot of time and it was all worth it in the end. But after everything we've been through, I'm glad that we can now live in peace."
"Oh Tsukune...I really don't know what to say..." Moka replied, as she felt as if she were dreaming. Sometimes Tsukune was far too sweet for his own good, she mused; however, she loved him for the way he has always been.
"Well it's true Moka."
"Um…Tsukune? I was wondering if you could do me a small favor?" she asked as she searched through her giant beach bag again. She then pulled out what she was looking for a few moments later: a bottle of Sunscreen that she then handed to Tsukune.
"What's this for Moka?" he inquired with a quirked eyebrow.
"Oh, your mom gave this to me before we left the house. She said this will help prevent the sun from burning my skin, since I am quite 'fair' she said" Moka explained with a blush, before driving her point home.
"So um…I guess that you want me to help you out?"
"Yes please. So what do I do then?" Moka replied, her blush only deepening.
"Well, you'll have to lay down flat on your stomach and remain still while I apply it to your back-side" Tsukune lightly instructed.
Doing so, Moka then positioned herself on the soft blanket and made herself comfortable. She folded her arms in front of her and rested her head on her forearms.
"Okay Moka. Um…here I go" Tsukune said with a nervous sweat. He had seen this type of scene play out in several manga and anime series and he always wanted to help a beautiful girl, and it was now his chance.
"Please...hurry up Tsukune. I don't want to get burned" Moka pleaded with an adorable pout.
He then flipped the top open and applied a generous portion onto Moka's back.
*spurt*
"Ah! It's cold Tsukune!" she yelped out, causing him to nearly drop the opened bottle in the sand. He set the bottle down on the blanket next to her to avoid any accidental spillage.
He then began to rub the lotion into her warm skin with his strong, yet caring hands, starting on her shoulders after he had moved her long, silvery hair out of the way for the time being. Moka on the other hand was already becoming stimulated just from her lover's gentle touch.
"Ah…Tsukune" she said out loud, which resulted in him to become aroused as well; just by the way she said his name in such an erotic fashion.
Moka had to stifle her moans of pleasure as she was becoming even further stimulated by each passing minute that seemed to slowly tick by, but had failed miserably.
"Ahhhhnghn...Tsukune...more please."
As he kneaded her flesh between his hands, the poor young man could barely contain his own emotions that were heightened through the bond they only shared as mates.
"Ah more Tsukune. My legs now, please."
After applying sunblock lotion to each of her sexy, well-toned legs and plump, yet firm derriere, Tsukune was finding it more and more difficult to stay focused on the task at hand. He could not believe that he was touching Moka in such a way, especially out in public.
It was not perverted in any way whatsoever, but Tsukune felt as though he was indeed the luckiest young man on the planet, able to have skin-ship like this, with the goddess before him.
If anyone told him three years ago that he would end up being with Moka Akashiya, he would have had them committed to an insane asylum. Additionally if he had been this intimate with her three years ago, he would have found himself hospitalized for a month at the very least.
"Thank you love" Moka said when she realized she had almost fallen asleep as she found herself quite relaxed now.
"You're welcome, my princess" he said with a wide grin.
Moka then grabbed the sunscreen bottle and proceeded to cover her front half so she would be completely protected against the harsh rays of the summer sun. She first applied a generous portion to each of her arms, and then the front of her chest, making sure Tsukune watched her with keen interest. Followed by her firm abdomen. Then finally her thighs, legs, and the tops of her feet.
Tsukune's brain was definitely overloaded from such a stimulating show, to be completely honest.
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After she was finally protected from the sun's UV rays, she then stood up for a moment and stretched her arms over her head as she surveyed the surrounding vicinity. She looked behind herself and saw that there was a small hut set up that was offering several types of cold treats, which she had a sudden desire for. There was a short line of customers awaiting their turn, but it seemed to be moving along at an orderly, yet steady pace.
"Tsukune...I'm going to get us some ice cream cones, okay? As thanks for your help" Moka said as she knelt down on the blanket and rummaged through her beach bag, looking for her wallet. After she found it, she pulled out a few hundred Yen that she folded up in half and held in her right hand.
"Thanks Moka...would you like some company?" he inquired with a smile.
"I'll be fine love, but thank you for offering. Besides, one of us has to stay here and keep watch over our belongings. I shall return very soon. Is there any particular flavor that you're fond of?" she asked as she stood up again.
"Alright, you do have a point. Um, anything is fine Moka. I'll see you in a few minutes then" he replied.
"Okay, love. I'll return before you know it," she said as she dashed off after she blew him a kiss.
'Oh kami...I am so turned on right now!' he mentally screamed as he watched Moka walk off towards her destination, which was just a short stroll from their location on the beach.
Tsukune turned back to his spot on the blanket and smiled, seeing that Moka was doing her best to fit in and live her life as a normal, teenage girl, who just so happened to be the most powerful yokai on the entire planet, second only to himself. His folks waved to him from the water, as they saw that their son seemed to be enjoying his alone time with Moka whom they had grown quite attached to in the past few months.
Suddenly Tsukune felt something familiar pressed against his back as a pair of slender hands quickly covered his eyes, blocking his previously unobstructed view of the beach in front of him.
"Guess who?" the female voice inquired.
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"Hello, Kurumu" he replied.
She then removed her hands from over his eyes and settled herself behind Tsukune, who had turned around and faced her. The enchantress was dressed in a long, simple lavender and aqua blue, tie-dyed, tee shirt that scarcely covered the majority of her curvy frame. Her blue hair was tied up as usual with her purple headband, accessorized with small, yellow, stars on each side.
"How did you know it was me, Tsukune?" she asked with a slight frown.
"Come on, Kurumu. I knew it was you the minute you set foot on the beach" was his somewhat rather sharp reply. He did not mean to answer in such a way, but knew what Moka would do to her if she had showed up so suddenly like that. He was only trying to protect her in his own way.
"I see...so...um...where's Moka? Did you finally dump her?" Kurumu retorted in return.
"She's here. She just went to get us some ice cream. The more important question is how did you know I was here? It's not like you to stalk me; that was Mizore's job," he said as he furrowed his brow, awaiting a reply. Moka would be more upset, knowing the succubus was here, up to her old tricks, just like always.
"I see. Well, I just so happened to be in town and passed by your house earlier. Nobody was home and I ran into your cousin who told me you were here with your parents. I just had to come and see you, Tsukune. I really missed you, I guess" Kurumu answered with a shrug.
"Damn you Kyoko!" Tsukune said as he shook his fist at the sky, cursing his meddlesome cousin for attempting to stir up some trouble for her own amusement.
"Moka's gonna be back any minute now, Kurumu. And she won't be the least bit happy with you just showing up like this", he continued.
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"But I don't understand why Tsukune…why did it have to be her of all people? I loved you with all my heart, Tsukune. I would never hurt you. I would have done anything for you...if only...but after everything...last year...I guess you cared about the real...her...too" Kurumu finished, her voice now barely a whisper.
Tsukune did not want to hurt Kurumu anymore than he already had by his indecisiveness. He was hoping that she would eventually grow up and let go of her outlandish notion that she would "die" without him and realize that he had already chosen who he wants to spend the rest of his very long life with. Besides, now that he was a vampire like Moka, his lifespan literally had no end in sight.
Tsukune had to remind her of that, no matter how painful it would be for either of them to hear.
"Kurumu, I told you and the other girls before Graduation that I have been in love with Moka since the moment I met her...I mean the real Moka...not the...other one...who wasn't who I thought she was...even though I fell for her first. Do you have any idea how that news hurt me? Knowing that the first girl I fell in love with...was not even real to begin with? It took me nearly a year to get over that Kurumu. Do you honestly have a clue how I felt? I didn't want to stay at Yokai anymore after that. I couldn't even face Moka...but if it weren't for her, I would've left the school, never to return again. So, I decided to stay again...because I couldn't leave her alone like that...after learning the awful truth. It hurt her just as much, if not, even more."
Kurumu remained quiet for a few, awkward moments as she digested this new information.
She never once realized during all that time, knowing just how badly the news of Outer Moka being a clone of her mother had wounded his heart and at no time thought how deeply it had traumatized him in the end.
If Kurumu truly cared for or ever loved him, then she should have seen the signs immediately. However, she was being selfish and immature as always and only thought about herself, never even considering his feelings once on the delicate subject.
"Oh Tsukune...I didn't know. Oh my god...how could I be so blind? You must hate me Tsukune. I should have noticed, but...I am so sorry, Tsukune. I feel awful now," she said as she hung her head low in shame.
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"You should feel awful, you damn succubus," an irritated voice said behind Kurumu.
"Oh Moka! I didn't see you there!" Kurumu shouted and then quickly jumped to her feet as Moka was emanating her yokai out in sharp waves that affected everyone around her within a twenty-meter radius. The silver-haired vampiress was holding an ice cream cone in each of her hands.
She ignored Kurumu for the time being, as she sat down next to Tsukune and gave him one of the frozen treats, which were chocolate and vanilla swirled. Once Moka had returned to her original seat, she withdrew her yokai which she could detect was bothering Tsukune quite adversely due to their deep connection through their bond of blood.
"Thanks for the ice cream, Moka" he replied with a small smile.
"You're very welcome, love" Moka replied as she gave him a soft kiss on his right cheek then glared daggers at Kurumu, almost daring her to say anything foolish or unnecessary.
"Well, um...I must be going now...sorry for bothering you, Tsukune" Kurumu said with a bow.
"Just one damn, minute Kurumu. Sit" Moka instructed, putting authority behind her words.
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Doing so as demanded by the unsealed vampiress, she plopped down and sat across from the couple. Now it was Moka's turn to say a few words of wisdom to their friend.
"Well, Kurumu. I see that you still haven't learned your place," Moka said in a threatening tone.
"You wouldn't dare, Moka...we are on a public beach, after all" Kurumu scoffed after she folded her arms under her larger-than-average bosom.
"I'm fully aware of that Kurumu. I am somewhat surprised that you had the gall to come here and make a scene. However, I cannot really blame you. You're such an empty-headed buffoon who only thinks with those so-called lumps of flabby flesh you dare to call breasts."
Tsukune nearly spat out his ice cream from what Moka just said, and with a straight face.
"Hey now, Moka...they're not...flabby" Kurumu sadly stated.
"Besides, I heard a rumor that you had taken a job on a farm," Moka said.
"Huh? What job?" Kurumu asked in reference to that rather odd statement.
"The job where you get paid to be milked" Moka answered with a smirk.
"Hey! Are you calling me a cow?" Kurumu shouted as she balled her hands into fists.
"No. You just called yourself one. It's not my fault you're such a bubble-headed imbecile" Moka snickered in reply. Tsukune was about to fall over from holding his laughter in. Moka was actually developing a sense of humor and was now insulting Kurumu, and rather well too, it should be noted.
"Now you're just being mean, Moka," Kurumu said on the verge of tears.
"Humph! Well at least I don't have to resort to cheap parlor tricks to attract a mate" Moka scoffed in return as she ate her frozen, dairy treat before it melted.
"What do you mean by 'cheap parlor tricks'? Well, um...whatever! For your information, I could have every guy on this beach after me and eating out of the palm of my hand," Kurumu mocked back as she thrust out her ample chest in a show of dominance.
"Oh what I meant to say was the same way you charmed the entire soccer team because Kokoa said that you couldn't do it, and then you accidentally used it on Tsukune and tried to have your way with him by forcing him to say that he loved you. Yeah Kurumu…that worked out rather well for you, did it not? Like I said, cheap," Moka said with a yawn. She had her fun and was now getting bored.
"Why...you...you damn blood-sucker!" Kurumu shrieked as she got up and started trudging away.
"I'm quite impressed Kurumu...you came up with that all by yourself. It must have taken all five of your brain cells to figure that one out. Your mom would be so proud of you," Moka said in a mocking tone, as the clearly upset succubus walked away about five meters before turning around with a devilish grin plastered across her features.
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Kurumu returned to their blanket after that last insult and noticed that they were both snickering to themselves.
Moka saw her reappear and was about to let her have it again but was cut off before doing so.
"You know something Moka? At least I was always honest with my true feelings, unlike some people!" Kurumu shouted as she pointed an accusing finger at the silver-haired vampiress.
"What the hell is that supposed to mean?" Moka asked as she stood up and scowled at Kurumu.
"Take it any way you want, Moka. At least I was never a phony!"
"Why you…you bitch. How dare you…how you dare bring that up!" Moka yelled as she released a huge portion of her unsealed yokai in Kurumu's direction that pushed her back about a meter.
"Why not Moka? I can play dirty too, you know! That's right. I guess you never realized this before, but the carbon-copy of your mom sunk her teeth into Tsukune first!" Kurumu snapped. She then shut her violet eyes closed, half-expecting to end up being kicked into the upper stratosphere by the furious vampiress.
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Moka did not respond to that as she was overcome with every feeling that she could lock on to. Sadness, anger, betrayal, frustration, and so forth. She then dropped to her knees and covered her face with her hands as her frame lightly shook from the sudden influx of emotional baggage from the past.
Tsukune pulled Moka into his arms as she broke down and cried heavily.
"Nice going, Kurumu. You just couldn't walk away could you? You had to push it and get in the last word," Tsukune scolded.
"What did I say? Oh, shit! I'm very sorry Tsukune. I wasn't thinking and it just slipped out. I – I didn't mean to…" Kurumu explained as she walked closer. Tsukune then raised his left hand, wordlessly asking her to stop, and not to come any closer than she already was.
"Don't Kurumu. Please, just...go for now" Tsukune said as he held Moka firmer as her sobbing deepened. Moka wrapped her arms even tighter around her mate as she felt as if she were to let go, he would disappear from her life.
Kurumu shut her eyes in frustration, as she felt even worse than before. She turned around and ran away as quickly as her tiny feet carried her.
Moka continued to latch onto Tsukune as she continually cried her eyes out. She never felt so alone and betrayed before. Koji and Kasumi arrived a minute later to dry themselves off after their extended dip in the ocean and wondered to themselves what they had missed and why Moka was an emotional wreck all of a sudden. They had never seen her in such a state of turmoil and was now sobbing like an infant, and felt sympathy towards the young woman in their son's arms.
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"So, um...who's hungry?" Koji asked as he attempted to gain their undivided attention. Moka did her best to calm herself down as her stomach grumbled with great enthusiasm. Tsukune heard the query as well, so his stomach added to the conversation in agreement.
"Ah, sorry about that mom and dad" Moka said once she regained her self-composure due to her mate's unconditional love and support a few moments later. Tsukune sat up and scratched the back of his neck seeing that his parents reviewed them suspiciously. Tsukune then handed her a tissue so she could wipe the tears away from her beautiful face. After she then muttered a quick 'thank you' to her always thoughtful mate.
Later on, as Tsukune and Moka explained in detail what happened, Koji and Kasumi were rather relieved that a huge fight had not broken out and that the beach was left intact and not pockmarked with smoking craters.
If Moka had lost control over her temper, she would have hit Kurumu so hard, that the shock wave from the impact alone would have destroyed everything within a few kilometers from the epicenter of their conflict. The fight with Alucard would have looked tame in comparison to Moka's true, unsealed power.
However, Moka was the one who had ultimately lost this battle in the end but she would never lose the war and would do her absolute best to get even closer to Tsukune than she already was.
Moka had to educate the elder Aono couple in privacy, telling them that no one with half a brain would dare to challenge her physically when it came to her mate, not unless they wished for a swift and painful demise.
Even though the true Moka was indeed a very sweet girl and loved their only son without question, hearing her say something as unpleasant as that did make them feel somewhat uneasy. But Moka calmly explained to them that it was extremely rare to ever happen and she had promised them that it would never come down to that, and she would rather use her words and not her fists.
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"Um, Moka…are you gonna be okay now?" Tsukune asked as he sat down next to her once she had ceased her waterworks.
"Oh yes. Thank you Tsukune…for always being here for me. I am doing much better now, thanks to you," she offered with a warm smile. Her eyes were still swollen a bit, but with some time, they would clear up soon enough.
"Of course Moka. I'll always be here for you, no matter what," he offered with a first class smile that caused her heart to beat heavily in her ample chest.
"Would it be alright if we went for a walk Tsukune? I could – use a change of scenery," Moka asked as she reached over and gently squeezed his left hand.
"Oh uh – sure Moka. Um, Mom, we're gonna go for a short walk" Tsukune announced as he sat up and effortlessly pulled Moka to her feet, much to her astonishment.
"Okay you two lovebirds. Don't be gone too long. We'll be eating in about an hour or so" Kasumi responded with a warm smile of her own, as they waited for her reply.
"Thanks mom. We won't be too long" Moka answered with a small smile of her own.
With that, Moka slipped her hand into his once again and started walking towards the southern end of the beach. The pair had noticed that most of the other families were preparing their own late afternoon meals as well and seemed to be in a rather positive mood. Moka, however still was not feeling one hundred percent like her usual self and Tsukune knew it through their blood-bond.
"So uh, Moka. Will you be all right? I mean, after all – that?"
"I'll be fine soon love. But thank you again for your concern."
"Of course Moka. Like I've said before; I'll always be here for you."
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As the duo wandered down the shore, they soon realized they had ended up at the very end, near the rocky edge of the actual beach itself. As they walked over the semi-rough terrain, they noticed a short while later an alcove built alongside the actual cliff itself that offered a somewhat private, natural enclave of some sorts that was about twenty five-meters back from the edge of the ocean.
Moka lead her mate into the grotto-like-area a few meters as she had something she wanted to tell him in seclusion. She turned to face him and held his hands in her own with a look of love and compassion in her lovely eyes.
"Tsukune. About earlier. I really want to thank you for being here for me. I mean when she showed up. I was quite angry as you can only imagine and did my very best to hold myself back. However, my remaining pride…made it quite difficult. Therefore, I decided I would say…what I said to her. I am sorry if I sounded rude or harsh, but she really had it coming to her. I know she's our friend, but she has to learn that she has no place in your life, other than just a friend" Moka said as she pulled Tsukune into a warm hug and held him very close to herself for several minutes.
"Moka…I'm more than happy to be here for you because you are the most important person in my life and I will always put you first before others. And nothing will ever change that fact because I love you with all my heart" Tsukune said as they ended their longer-than-average embrace.
"Oh Tsukune. I do love you too, so very much. You may not realize this but your words are always honest and pure. You put so much emotion into each and every one of them. It is not easy to win the heart of a vampire as we are born into a world of blood and battle. When I was first sealed away by the Rosary, it locked away the true feelings in my heart. It wasn't until you were able to release me from its confines that I began to realize that I cared for you very deeply and was able to tell you as much. Meeting you changed my life and you eventually broke down the stone wall I had erected around my heart, so I could finally tell you that I loved you. So thank you Tsukune. Thank you once again for loving and accepting me for who I am" Moka said as she quickly captured his lips with her own and kissed him passionately.
Their tongues wrestled for dominance as their building passion reached new heights. Moka instinctively rubbed herself against Tsukune's growing arousal as she could detect that he was finding it even more difficult to restrain himself any longer.
A few moments later, both teens reluctantly ceased their kiss as their lungs were fighting for life giving air. Moka glanced up to her mate with a contented sigh. She was definitely feeling much better once again with loving support from her Tsukune.
"Tsukune…earlier when you were helping me with the sunscreen lotion…were you by chance…excited somewhat?" Moka asked, breaking the uncomfortable silence.
"Um…well. *sigh* Yes. I was. I'm sorry Moka. I know it was something I had no control over," he sadly admitted as he broke their embrace and stared at the sandy ground below, as he bowed for forgiveness. He knew he could not hide anything like that from Moka, so he decided to be entirely honest, no matter how embarrassing it may be to himself.
"Tsukune love, please. I'm not upset. Please, stop bowing" Moka replied as she could sense that he felt terrible about the way he had reacted to that event from earlier. She also knew that he was raised to always respect women and be a perfect gentleman, although he felt as if he had failed in that sense.
He stood up and looked at Moka. She was smiling warmly and with open arms, silently asking him to hug her once again. He returned her sincere gesture and held her close, as he felt honestly relieved that she was not upset with him.
"So you're not mad, are you?" he asked hesitantly.
"How could I be mad at you, my love? Because – I was – um...kind of excited too," Moka said as she buried her face against his chest as her cheeks burned bright crimson from admitting something as awkward as that. She nearly climaxed when Tsukune rubbed the sunscreen lotion on her derriere and had to muffle her own cries of pleasure but was dramatically unsuccessful in her endeavor.
"You were?" he replied, somewhat stunned at her honest answer.
"Well, yes. As embarrassing as it may seem…I just couldn't help myself. Just the thought of you holding or touching me…makes my heart beat so fast. I thought it was going to burst out of my chest earlier when you had your strong, loving hands caressing my body. Ahhhngh. See what I'm saying Tsukune? I have very little, if any control my voice now. I wanted to take you without delay, and show you how just much your actions had affected me. And when you kiss me or make love to me…I feel as though we're the only two people in the entire world and nothing else matters to me those times except you, Tsukune. The desire I feel for you increases when we are so close like that. You may find this difficult to believe, but you are – um – quite an amazing lover. Just remember this as well: the bond that you and I share as blood-mates ties our lives to one each other the longer we are together. Neither one of us will ever have to face the heartache of loneliness for as long as our hearts beat for one another" Moka said as she held the young man of her affections in her arms.
Tsukune was rendered speechless and found it rather challenging to respond to hearing Moka say that he was fantastic in bed. He was falling even deeper in love with her, no question about it. Their good mood however was then brought to an abrupt halt as Moka's stomach growled for food, much to her chagrin and had caused her face to burn bright red and not from sunburn.
"Sorry Tsukune. We should head back now. I'm sure your parents are wondering where we ran off to" Moka said as they ended their hug and made their way back to their temporary 'camp' site to have a decent meal seeing as they were both quite hungry by now. He happily agreed as he followed her out of the grotto and returned to the beach.
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Ten minutes later, they were greeted by the wonderful scent of cooked meat, which made their stomachs' demand for food even more prominent. The couple had not even noticed that it was now nearly dusk and had almost lost all track of time.
The ambient temperature had dropped about ten degrees along the seashore and Moka was shivering by the time they made it back, so she decided to pull out and her cover herself with her pink sundress that was folded up neatly in her beach bag, in order to stay warm.
"So where did you two run off to? Did you make out?" Koji joked.
"No, we did not! We just went for walk to the end of the beach and had a short chat," Tsukune rebutted. Even though they had kissed and cuddled for a bit, it could not be considered 'making out' as his dad had bluntly stated. Moka and her fiancé were well past the "kissing stage" in their relationship, which was in and of itself confidential information that his parents were not privy too.
Kasumi would most likely faint if she knew the specific, intimate details of their relationship as blood-mates and what it entailed, which the couple wished to keep under wraps. They knew very well that she would jump to the wrong conclusion as usual and immediately presume that a baby was on the way. Which it's not, just to be clear.
"Sorry son, I was only teasing you. Sorry about that Moka" Koji said with a polite bow.
"It's fine dad. I can tease you too, you know" Tsukune replied with a goofy grin that caused his mother and fiancée to laugh at his impromptu joke.
"Yes, dad, Can't you take a joke when you hear one, or do you need a hearing aid?" Moka added that caused everyone to burst out laughing.
Once everyone finally calmed down from Moka's witty remark, Moka and Tsukune inspected the grill to see what his father had cooked up.
He had prepared several large-sized, hand-made Angus Beef hamburgers, and grilled sausage. Kasumi had made egg salad sandwiches, and fried chicken as well as the majority of the side dishes that consisted of homemade potato salad, green bean casserole, and onigiri (rice balls) stuffed with pork, wrapped in dry seaweed.
For desert was the traditional summer treat of chilled watermelon, along with fudge brownies topped with M & M's, and frozen Green Tea flavored, Kit-Kat candy bars. The drink selection was even more eclectic: a six-pack of Dr Pepper, a variety of flavored Ramune' soda, and an additional six-pack of canned tomato juice for the resident vampires of the family.
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Once everyone had their fill of the wonderful, early dinner, they just enjoyed each others company. They even played Frisbee for a while once their food was digested properly after Tsukune gave Moka a quick lesson before the sun finally sunk below the horizon. The poor girl was never given the opportunity to play the outdoor game before while growing up without any proper friends.
They even showed his parents some remarkable flips and other gravity-defying abilities with great dexterity while playing, which drew in a decently sized crowd of curious onlookers.
Kasumi told anyone who had walked up to her and wondered how they could move as if they were walking on air, simply replied they were "professional circus acrobats".
Once it was dark, Tsukune helped his father build a small bonfire about and meter-and-a-half from their beach blanket. Moka snuggled up close to her mate who noticed that she seemed to be trembling lightly from the ocean breeze that drifted inland. He wrapped his right arm around her shoulder and shared his warmth with her. She thanked him properly with a small kiss on his cheek for his consideration for her overall well-being.
"So, who's ready for some S'mores?" Kasumi asked her little family. Everyone raised his or her hands with great exuberance hearing that suggestion.
"Here Moka...let me help you" Tsukune said as Moka had a difficult time keeping her marshmallows from becoming too burnt.
"Oh...um...thank you Tsukune" she answered with a shy smile.
"Anytime, beautiful" he replied to her with a bashful grin of his own. His parents just 'awwed' seeing him help her out like that and found it to be rather adorable how well they treated and respected each other with such honest love and affection. It was quite a rare scene in this current day and age.
"Um...Mom?" Moka said as she sampled her first S'mores treat, which she seemed to rather savor with great interest.
"Yes, Moka dear?" Kasumi asked as she concentrated on not burning her own marshmallows to a crisp.
"I want to thank you once again for inviting me on your family outing. I had a lot of fun today and the meal was wonderful," Moka said to her with a polite bow.
"Oh it's no trouble at all, dear. Besides, you are family and are always welcome to join us whenever we gather like this," the elder Aono matriarch said with a loving smile.
"Well, I still wanted to thank you properly and also to thank you for accepting me into your family once again" Moka said as she was nearly moved to tears by her fiancé's mother's warm hospitality.
"You're quite welcome, Moka dear" Kasumi said as she placed her toasted marshmallow between two graham crackers and a piece of chocolate bar.
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Once everyone had their fill of the sweet and sticky treats, Koji pulled out a case of fireworks and offered some multicolored sparklers to his son and Moka to enjoy while he took over the duty of putting on a show for his family and any remaining spectators on the beach.
"Wow, so pretty" Moka remarked, as she looked skyward at the different color explosions high in the nighttime sky.
"Not as pretty as you Moka" Tsukune whispered into her right ear that caused her to lightly moan from his warm breath so close to her which shot goosebumps down her back and caused her toes to curl.
"Oh Tsukune" she said as she turned around and gave him a deep kiss on his lips in front of his folks as she was utterly caught up in the moment and temporary forgot where she was.
"Oooooh!" Kasumi and Koji teased which caused Moka to bury her head against Tsukune's chest, as she was mortified that she had kissed him out in the open like that.
"It's okay Moka, we were only teasing. It's perfectly normal. No need to be shy," Kasumi said as she could tell that Moka was somewhat embarrassed from her outward display of affection towards her one and only love.
"Um...okay...thank you, Mom," Moka whispered as she reluctantly released Tsukune and glanced over at her soon-to-be mother-in-law and offered her an apologetic smile.
Attempting to leave that awkward scene behind, Tsukune helped Moka to light her sparklers which changed from neon pink to cerulean blue, and then lastly, emerald green.
"So neat Tsukune. Look!" she squealed with delight, as she had never seen anything like this before in her life. He snickered at her more than adorable antics and found her to be even more attractive than before.
He then lit two for himself and was waving them around in small circles in front of him as if they were fire poi. Moka mimicked his actions and followed his lead. She was definitely having a great time and wished for the night to not end anytime soon.
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Before the quartet knew, it was nearly ten o'clock PM, and the beach patrol came around on All Terrain Vehicles and informed any remaining visitors that the beach would be closing soon. With a dejected sigh, they packed up their beach-side belongings and headed for the car. They had been here nearly the entire day and were actually quite tired from being out in the fresh air for the entire time.
After everyone climbed into the car, Koji started up the engine, placed the gears in drive and made the trek home which would take approximately half an hour or so, depending on the weekend traffic.
Moka leaned up against Tsukune and closed her eyes as she reflected on her time today with her new family. She was quite happy that the day had been for the most part, pretty amazing, barring one minor inconvenience. Tsukune had inadvertently fallen asleep, as he did not have nearly as much stamina as Moka since he had his yokai sealed up by the silver Rosary wrapped around his right wrist for the entire outing.
The silver-haired haired maiden sighed happily then scooted over to the left and placed his head on her lap so he could rest properly and then gently massaged his scalp with her fingers out of habit.
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Before either teen realized they had finally arrived home. After parking the family vehicle in the driveway, Tsukune woke up from his unintentional nap and had not a clue where he was.
"Hello sleepyhead" Moka teased once he sat up and wiped the sleep from his chocolate-brown eyes.
"Huh? Moka? Where are we?" he asked with a yawn.
"We're home love," she answered with a blush as she ran her slender fingers through his soft, dark-brown hair.
"Oh um. Okay. Let's go then" he said as he opened his door and offered his free hand to Moka as he held the door open for her.
"Thank you handsome" she replied with a smile as she gently brushed her left hand alongside his cheek in an affectionate manner.
"Oh um...no problem Moka" he said in turn as he closed and locked the car door behind her.
After everybody had assisted in bringing everything into the house from their day at the beach, Kasumi told the pair of vampires that she and her husband would put away whatever needed to be refrigerated. The younger couple would be excused for the remainder of the night as she could tell that her son seemed to be rather worn out due to their outdoor activities throughout the day.
"Thanks mom and dad. Goodnight..." Tsukune replied with another yawn, as Moka grabbed his hand and started to lead him towards the stairs.
"Goodnight mom and dad. Thanks again for a lovely time" Moka said in turn before they disappeared up the stairwell and into their room.
"You're welcome kids, sleep well" Kasumi said as they vanished out of sight.
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A minute later Moka finally managed to get Tsukune to their shared bedroom before he passed out again from fatigue. She even succeeded to get him undressed, as he seemed to be completely depleted of any and all remaining energy. After helping him into bed, she went over to the door and locked it before turning the overhead light off and then undressing herself.
Once she was comfortable under the soft sheets, she nuzzled up to Tsukune who seemed to be resting soundly. She then leaned over and gave him a soft peck on his lips before settling down to get some well-deserved sleep herself.
"Goodnight Tsukune. Thank you for a wonderful day by the seaside. I love you."
"H-hmm...goodnight Moka. I had a nice day too. I love you" he lazily replied.
With that, the vampire duo fell into the peaceful pull of slumber.
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Author's Notes:
Well, after getting a late start on writing this chapter and several revisions, I must say it came out pretty good. (I hope)
I was under the weather from Sunday Feb. 9th until Wednesday evening, the 12th. I spent the past three days on this rather long chapter and I hope that everyone enjoys it. Next chapter will be out in a week at the earliest as I am taking the weekend off and giving my brain a well-deserved rest ^_^
Thanks once again to everyone for their continued reviews and support!
Update: Did some minor, last minute editing. Nothing major, just caught a few, small errors that didn't affect the overall story nor plot ^_^