Welcome everyone to Chapter One of Rosario + Vampire: Blood Tears. I would like to thanks those who had read the Prologue and those who gave a comment or put it under their favorites. But, enough said. Let's get back to the story.
"Talking"
'Thoughts'
Episode One: You have been Accepted to Yokai Academy
Four Years Later
It is the last year of middle school and by the looks of the students in class they are all anxious to get out. Some are either looking at the clock ticking away or resting their heads on their desks. The teacher at front is more focused on filling in the last of the school reports, so he is allowing them to relax. After all, it is their last day here.
Tsukune is sitting at the back of the classroom, staring out of the window, looking down as he watches people and cars go pass the school. He knew that it would be blind luck if he gets accepted into a high school or else he will have to repeat. His grades are nothing special, all C's. By that you could just assume that he is but an average human.
The home bell rings and students starts rising up and leaving the classroom heading back home to start there holidays. Other students chose to stay and chat with one another. Soon enough a boy came up to Tsukune's desk, who is currently placing his textbooks in his bag. The boy dropped his bag on top of the desk, making sure to grab Tsukune's attention.
"So 'Blood Tears', which school have you been accepted to? You haven't told anyone yet?" The boy asked.
Wondering how Tsukune earned the nickname 'Blood Tears'? No? Too bad, I'm telling you it anyway.
It was two years ago and the school was doing a play in the theater area. And because of how 'emotional' the play was, it made some students get teary eyes. When Tsukune was watching the scene in where the hero gave a goodbye kiss to his dying lady, he too wept.
But instead of the usual tear drops, he was weeping blood. That went down his cheek and onto the hand of a girl sitting next to him. She screamed at the sight of the blood and screamed louder when he saw his face.
The play stopped, as everyone turns their attention to where the screaming was and gasp in shock as the sight of blood slipping down Tsukune's face. He was rushed to the school nurse by a teacher, where the nurse explained to him that his tear glands have seem to be ripped open and the tears of water have been replaced with tears of blood. Even worse they could not 'fix' the problem. Ever since Tsukune has been called 'Blood Tears' or 'Blood Tears Aono', but he knows what the real name they were giving him… 'Freak'.
Back to the matter at hand. Tsukune notices that some of the students around them are silent; staring at both Tsukune and the student. Though the idea that they are just looking at them because they were fellow schoolmates, would be a nice feeling. But he knows that it is not the case, it never is. He has been treated as an outcast by everyone, ever since that day.
Looking back at the student who is hovering over his desk, with a certain glint in his eyes. A glint that he has been receiving by everyone, including the teachers for four years. That is saying, that he is nothing and will be nothing to nobody, he is just a freak. Seeing that there is no way out of this Tsukune responded to the question as he would say to anyone else to the room, he simply told the truth.
"Well I am hoping to get acceptance into one of the high schools surrounding the Tokyo Metropolis…" Tsukune started to say.
"Well that's a surprise" A student said in the background, in a sarcastic tone.
Tsukune stops talking after the statement, this happens nearly every day. Whenever he tells anyone about some sort of achievement that he has accomplished, he gets sneered off. It has been like that for four years. With a sigh of disappointment Tsukune heads out of the classroom, as the whispers continues.
"How does he do that? I mean all I see him do is read books on mythological creatures and monsters and even books based on mythological locations like Atlantis and Mu." A boy whispered to the girl next to him.
"Yeah, I mean he is mostly placed in the twenties in class during the big school exams. And yet he trying to go into the metropolis area of Tokyo high schools?" The girl whispered back to the boy.
"And this is to a kid who believes in Myths and Legends." The boy said, before both of them laughed.
Ever since four years ago, in which Tsukune can vaguely remember. He started getting the sudden urge to understand the world of monsters. Every day he would collect books about the supernatural and the world that few humans believe in.
As Tsukune left the school's premise, he went through his usual route of getting home, which evolve him going through some alleys. Tsukune has always chosen this route to avoid the crowd of students. He is an outcast to them, so he believes that it is best to be alone.
(Home, Evening)
Tsukune was in his room, reading on his Dragonology book on is bed. Seeing reasonable to past the time until it is time for dinner. The Dragonology book is just one of many that Tsukune personally owns. There are books on Vampires, Demons, Succubus, Witches and many more books that he possess.
"Tsukune! Tsukune!" Tsukune's Mother called out, Tsukune places his bookmark to the page he was on and went down stairs to see what the commotion is.
"Yes Mother, what is it?" Tsukune asked, next thing he knew, his mother is right in front of his face. Crying in tears of what Tsukune could make out of… joy?
"We have wonderful news!" She said, wiping some of her tears, while behind her Tsukune's Dad tightens his tie, with pride written all over his face.
Tsukune's Father then explained to him that he found (while drunk if you ask Tsukune) a man in priest clothing dropping a folder which contains the information about a school which also contained an acceptance form that has Tsukune's name on it. So he took it, without even talking to the 'priest'.
"Ooh, you are the best Dad ever!" Tsukune's mom said to Tsukune's Dad, giving him a hug.
"And because of me, you are now able to go to high-school." Tsukune's Dad said, as the two happy couple started dancing around the living room together.
There, lying on the coffee table was the creamy colored folder, which was titled Yokai Academy Registration: Tsukune Aono. 'Well it seems that I have been accepted into Yokai Academy… wait Yokai is a class of Mon…?!' Tsukune's thoughts were stopped. 'This must be some sort of joke, right? I mean, why would there be a school, an academy no less named after a class of supernatural monsters?' Tsukune thought. He looks across the room, seeing his parents doing a duet together, they seem to not be bothered of what the name of the school is, maybe that is just it; just a name that just ironically contains Tsukune's obsession.
Tsukune opened the folder to have a look inside, when a small note falls onto the ground. Picking it up Tsukune sees that this is a letter to him, though it is the context inside which really gets his attention.
Greetings Aono Tsukune
You have been accepted into Yokai Academy. But for you to find out that this is no ordinary school so allow me to spoil the surprise. This is a school run by monsters, for monsters and yet you are human correct? So you are probable wondering why I want you, a human. To come in a school of monsters. Well, I am undergoing a test to see if monsters and humans truly can live in peace. But in order for me to do it I need a human, preferably a freshman student. And what better student I can chose, is the only one that truly believes in our existence in the whole Tokyo District.
If you would like to keep your human status a secret when you first start at Yokai that is fine by me, but sooner or later you should reveal who you are. But that should be for another time; after all this is your decision Mr. Aono, to either live the life as a normal human being or come to Yokai Academy and truly understand the world that you desire.
Yours Sincerely
The Chairman of Yokai Academy, Mikogami
P.S. I suggest that you do not show this letter or reveal the existence of the school to your parents, unless you want them to suffer a painful death.
The last statement made Tsukune's blood run cold; he does not want his parents to die. So he believes that it is best to follow what Chairman Mikogami wishes. But this is for something he has dreamed about. A world where monsters and myths are real! Where magic is alive! And it is to become a reality, to go and understand the world of monsters from their point of view and not from humans.
"Yokai Academy, here I come." Tsukune whispered to himself, completely unaware that a monster is closer than he thinks.
Standing on the other side of the Aono residents, underneath a lamp post stands a man dressed in priest clothing. At first glance he seems to be normal, but do not be mistaken for he is powerful. The man continue watching the shadow of his newly found test subject. The man gave a dark chuckle, as he watches the event unfold inside. His name is Mikogami, chairman of the only school in the world which teaches monsters to cooperate with humans, Yokai Academy.
"I am glad to have found this boy. It has been a challenge just to find a boy with such interest and to find such a worthy subject; these are going to be a very interesting three years. I wonder if he can last longer than my previous one." Mikogami spoke to himself, giving out another dark chuckle before going into the darkness of the night.
Chapter One is completed and like the Prologue it was a simply a rewrite, most chapters will be in fact rewrites, so hopefully they are better than the last time and also to get myself back in the grove.
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