Disclaimer: I do not own any part of Rosario Vampire. I am merely twisting the creators vision into my own dream. If the supernatural, sexuality, or violence is offensive to you, then you should not read this.

Chapter 9

"Aono-Sempai?" A voice called out.

Tsukune paused in his trip between classes to find the person that had called out to him. He quickly identified a female student in a black uniform. Tsukune was on guard in an instant.

"Yes?" He said as the girl came closer. She was a short girl that had long hair that almost hid her face. She had a slender waist that made her hips and breasts appear more full. He decided that she was a dangerous combination of cute and sexy.

"I wanted to talk to you," She said while looking about nervously. She put her hands on his chest and pushed him backwards into the classroom he had just left. "It would be troublesome if someone were to see us together."

"What is this about?" Tsukune put his hands on the girl's shoulder, holding her off as he regained his balance.

"It's about the Public Safety Commission," She said, crossing her arms.

"What about them?" Tsukune let go of her and took a step back.

"You need to join us," She said with a determined face.

"No," Tsukune waver the idea down.

"If you do not agree to join the commission then you will leave me with no other choice. Keito-Sempai has explained it all to me. You are a disruptive influence to the proper order of the school. You need to join the commission so that you can be guided in the correct direction, or you have to be eliminated." She flashed a crooked smile through her long hair. "And I am here to make sure it happens."

"You can tell Keito that she is wasting her time. I will never join her gang," Tsukune said firmly.

"Then you leave me no choice. You have a reputation because of those immoral women that follow you everywhere. What do think will happen," She started unbutting her blazer and blouse. "If you were found alone with me like this." She took a deep breath. "Hel... puh!"

The girl's scream was cut off abruptly as she was body checked from behind. She was sent sprawling to the floor and the last of her scream came out as a grunt. She scrambled to her feet and turned to face her attackers.

Moka was standing there with fire in her eyes. Mizore was at her shoulder.

"Don't you dare threaten Tsukune," Moka said in an angry voice.

"You will regret it," Mizore said in a low, menacing tone.

"You should be ashamed of yourself," Tsukune said. "You are willing to throw away your modesty and your honor for the sake of someone that is a bully that doesn't care about anybody but herself."

"No," The girl insisted. "Keito-Senpai is only doing what is best for the school."

"How long have you been a part of the Public Safety Commission?" Tsukune asked her. "What have you done that helps this school in any way?"

"We help preserve order…"

"You are a part of a gang," Tsukune cut her off. He started for the door. "If you ever want to make friends in this school you need to open you eyes." He left the class room.

"Are you sure that was a good idea, Tsukune?" Moka asked, following him. "She is going to report this back to the rest of them."

"I feel bad about it," Tsukune sighed. "But maybe she will understand why I have to oppose them." He stopped and faced Moka. He even spared a look towards Mizore who was trying to look like a part of the wall. "I just home Keito won't be too hard on her."

"What do you mean?" Moka wondered.

"She failed," Mizore answered. "She will be punished."

Moka saw a hint of pain in Tsukune's face.

"Oh."

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The Newspaper Club was determined. They had spent a week collecting reports on the history and activities of the Public Safety Commission. If Tsukune didn't already know what kind of group the commission really was he would have been depressed to discover someone like them in any school he attended. Clubs had been shut down and students driven from the school by the gang that justified their abuse by saying it was for the good of Youkai Akademy.

After the work was done the club members were slow to leave the meeting. While it was Friday afternoon, after the darkness of the facts they had uncovered everybody wanted to spend time with friends. Gin brooded the most. He had seen the Newspaper club suffer at the hands of the Public Safety Commission, and their other atrocities for almost three years now. Once he knew that the Board Chairman would support the Newspaper Club, and that the Public Safety Commission was going to be disbanded, Gin had turned his camera upon them with intent. It was agreed that most of the pictures would be given to the Board Chairman, to protect the victims, but enough would go into the paper to support the stories they were going to print.

"I am glad I found you here," A voice at the door brought everybody's head around.

Standing in the doorway was the Lady Tara and Sakura. Lady Tara was dressed in tight fitting black jeans, a loose white blouse, black boots and a black corset. Sakura was dressed a black leather miniskirt, a white halter top, a black leather vest, and black ankle boots. The girls in the room looked between them and Tsukune, some of them frowning.

"If you have some time," Lady Tara said. "My lord Brone and I have come to offer you some training."

"Thank you," Tsukune said as he stood.

The others came to their feet with words of consent.

"I'm coming too," Insisted Kokoa.

"My I join you also," Gin asked with a sparkle in his eye. "I would love to spend time in the care of such beautiful women."

Lady Tara threw her head back and laughed, exposing her fangs. Moka tensed out of reflex. Something about her laugh sent a chill through Tsukune. Gin merely smiled and gave a small laugh of his own.

"What a cute puppy," Lady Tara said in a sweet tone. "Do you want to play with my kitty?" She petted Sakura's head affectionately.

Sakura smiled like a cat looking at a wounded bird.

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Gin looked up at the night sky and wondered how things could have gone so badly. Above him a full moon glowed softly, but it had not been enough. That crazy cat woman had torn into him like a demon.

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Tsukune had been puzzled when everybody had been kept together this time. That was until Lord Brone explained that they needed to learn to work as a team. Inner Moka, unsealed by Tsukune, had grumbled about having to depend on others, but only for a moment. The training was less physical then usual, and more about learning to think like a team.

Tsukune joined Moka, Kokoa, Krumuru, and Mizore in defending Ruby and Yukari from physical attacks. The witches tried to use barriers and wards to banish Lady Tara's shroud and limit Sakura's directions of attack. The six students worked together to defend Gin. While the werewolf wasn't in any real danger he wasn't able to do anything but lay on the ground while he recovered from Sakura's attack. It seams that he let his hand go some place it should not have and the little woman had gone berserk.

When a break was called Tsukune checked on his friends. All of them were breathing hard and showed signs of being tired. Gin had recovered enough that his wounded pride had him on his feet and ready for a rematch. Sakura was ready for another round as well. But then Lord Brone stepped in. He caught Sakura by the scruff of her neck just as she started to leap at Gin. He held her like a kitten and gave her a good shake.

"No," He said firmly before setting her down on the ground.

Tsukune wondered about the adoration in the cat woman's eyes as she watched Lord Brone deal with Gin.

The man walked up to the werewolf and slapped him across the muzzle.

"Stand down," Brone growled. "If you didn't learn your lesson already then I will make sure you regret crossing that line."

"What are you talking about," Gin growled back. "She wanted it…"

Another slap landed on his muzzle.

"Listen mutt! What you think about women is wrong. I let Sakura get her revenge because it was good for her, and I had hoped you would learn from it."

"Who are you to talk to me like that? I'll eeee!.."

What ever Gin had been about to say was cut off as he gave out a loud whine. Brone had reached out and grabbed the werewolf's ear and pulled on it, forcing gin's head to the ground.

"Lesson one," Brone hissed. "Anybody that carries a title does so for a reason. Lesson two, always be respectful if a person has a title or not. Lesson three, what you do to a lord's retainer you do to the lord. Lesson four, if you challenge an Alpha you deserve what you get."

Brone released Gin, but before the werewolf could recover the man kicked him in the side. Gin was sent tumbling across the ground. When he came to a rest he shook his head and climbed to his feet looking dazed.

"Do you still question me?" Lord Brone said with hard tone.

Gin locked eyes with the man for a single heartbeat, then bowed his head.

"Good." Brone looked around at the rest of the students. "Spell casters, come with me. Tsukune, you and the ice princess work with Sakura."

"Vampires," Lady Tara said. "You girls are mine."

Tsukune watched the two groups move off into the nocturnal forest. At first he wondered why Kurumu had gone with Lord Brone, but then he remembered that a succubus could use illusions. He turned his attention back to Sakura.

The cat woman was already tensed for a fight. Her two tails were lashing back and forth and her ears were laid back. Mizore had her ice claws out and looked just as ready. Tsukune had seen what the little woman had done to Gin and did not want to experience it for himself.

"Can I ask you something?" Tsukune asked Sakura.

The cat woman looked at him, obviously not expecting a conversation.

"I can tell that you are important to Lord Brone," He continued. "I can see that you are a strong fighter. Is that why he thinks so much of you?"

At Tsukune's words the cat woman's attitude shifted a little. She probably didn't realize it herself, but when she heard the boy say that she was important to her lord she preened just a little.

"I want to understand him and Lady Tara a little better," Tsukune said as he tried to read the feline expressions Sakura showed. "They are both very smart and powerful people. I am very glad that they are willing to come all the way here to help me and my friends. And thank you too. You are obviously very special to them for them to trust you with helping us."

"I am special," She agreed. "But it took Lord Brone to show it to me."

"That sounds interesting," Tsukune smiled warmly. "Would you like to tell me about it?"

"Tsukune?" Mizore questioned.

"Think about it, Mizore," Tsukune said to her. "She is like us in a way. Lord Brone is helping us now," He looked back at Sakura. "I bet he helped you too."

"Yes," She nodded. "I was in a bad situation back then. I was alone. I couldn't trust anybody. I didn't have a home. I just found places to stay with people that would hurt me if they knew the truth about me, about non-humans. I tried to take advantage of Lord Brone before I knew who he was. He showed me kindness and trusted me."

"I betrayed him," She said sadly. "I stole from him with one hand while asking for help with the other. It hurt him deeply and he confronted me with what I had done." Sakura gave a sigh. "Then he gave me another chance. He didn't trust me as much the second time, but he was willing to let me show I could be a good person. One day he and I had gone out together to do some shopping and somebody from my past tried to hurt me. Brone protected me."

"What did Lady Tara say about all of this?" Tsukune asked.

"She wasn't around at the time. They were apart, but he was still with her in his heart"

"What do you mean?"

"They were living far apart, but would still talk some times. I saw how lonely he was without her. I tried to make him feel better. Part of me wanted to show I was thankful for what he had done. Part of me thought I owed it to him and that he would expect it of me, because others had tried to demand it from me before. When he rejected my I was hurt and confused. But after I tried to…" Sakura sat on the ground and looked at her clawed hands for a moment. "He knew I wasn't human almost from the beginning. He never held it against me. When I was feeling hurt a blamed him for rejecting me because I wasn't human."

"That is when I learned the truth about him," She looked back at Tsukune. "He did accept me for who I am, and what I am. I just had to learn to accept him for who he was. I had to learn to accept what he could give, and what he could not. I finally understood when I first saw him with Lady Tara."

"And what did you do then?" Tsukune coaxed the story from her.

"I had to earn her trust. I had to earn her acceptance. If she had rejected me then I would just be a retainer; a servant in the lord's house."

"You live over seas don't you?" Tsukune asked.

"Yes."

"What is that like?"

Tsukune had distracted Sakura from fighting. He got her to talk about her self and about her daily life. Before long he and Mizore were sitting together on the grass talking with the cat woman.

Mizore had been confused by Tsukune's decision to talk with the cat woman. She though that his kind nature was just going to set him up, but that wasn't what happened. He had found common ground with Sakura. As Mizore listened to the little woman she felt a bond with her. When Tsukune had sat down she joined him, sitting close beside him. The feelings that Sakura had talked about Mizore could understand. As they talked, Mizore leaned gently against Tsukune. She enjoyed the feel of him next to her and the warmth from his body.

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Kokoa was furious. She had grown up knowing that to be a vampire was to be above everybody else. She had learned the proud history of her lineage and was raised with the expectation that she would continue the traditions of the family. Now this woman from a foreign bloodline was ready to dismiss her as insignificant. She refused to teach Kokoa anything. Lady Tara and Moka talked over Kokoa's head. When she had tried to force the others to recognize her presence Moka had just glared at her coldly. Lady Tara called her a silly child. Finally Kokoa had stalked off by herself.

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Kurumu was frustrated. She had never though of using her illusions for more then just brief distractions; just psychological attacks to throw an opponent off balance. Lord Brone had her practicing illusions of things like a beach ball, and made her hold it. He was teaching her how to make her illusions more real and how to discipline her mind. It was tiring and she grew bored quickly. Also her mind kept wandering to Tsukune. Kurumu couldn't help worrying what was happening to him with that cat woman.

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As soon as the Newspaper Club returned to the school Gin and Kokoa left the group. Gin wanted to be alone with his wounded pride and Kokoa wanted to find someplace deserted to vent her anger. Yukari was asleep on her feet from her training. Kurumu wanted a chance to relax and recover as well, so she volunteered in a big sisterly way to get the little witch back to the dorms. The adults said their goodbyes, leaving Tsukune alone with Moka, Mizore, and Ruby.

"Would you like to have dinner with me?" Ruby invited.

Her invitation was s surprise, but was still quickly accepted. She showed the way to her rooms, a small apartment under the eaves of the main school building. She explained that because of her status as an aid to the Board Chairman she was granted quarters that let her be available should anything come up. Unlike the student dorms there was a full kitchen, water closet, and bath room in addition to the main room and bedroom.

Tsukune noticed how everything was more western style then Japanese. The main room had shelves full of books. One corner of the room had a sewing table with a sewing machine, baskets of ribbon and lace, and folded yards of cloth. It showed a side of Ruby that Tsukune knew very little about. Through the open door to the bedroom he saw her bed with it's ornamental brass frame.

The friends spent a pleasant evening together. Tsukune, being the only male present was treated to a conversation that was filled with feminine topics, including cooking, sewing, romance novels. Dinner was a beef stew served on rice, which was very filling. After eating Tsukune volunteered to wash the dishes, as an excuse to escape from the conversation about romance novels. While he was up from the table he made a fresh pot of tea and served it, still wearing the apron he had tied on before cleaning the dishes. He returned to the kitchen, not really paying attention to the conversation, but he still heard their voices.

"…A good husband." Tsukune heard somebody say. Which was followed by a round of giggles. Tsukune blushed as he finished cleaning the kitchen.

When it was time to call it a night Ruby saw everyone to the door and wished them well. To Tsukune she smiled.

"Now you know where to find my door," She said with a wink.

"Uh…" Tsukune gaped, feeling the eyes of Moka and Mizore drilling into him.

On the way back to the dorms Tsukune had trouble keeping his balance. Mizore and Moka had each taken hold on an arm and was clinging to it tightly, putting him in the middle of a tug-o-war. He sighed and put up with it, feeling his hands go numb from the lack of circulations.

"I will cook you dinner tomorrow, Tsukune," Mizore said when they reached her room. She gave his arm one more squeeze before parting.

Moka almost pulled Tsukune off his feet as she pulled him away from the snow maiden's door.

"Moka," Tsukune protested. "Will you please slow down."

"Why should I?" She huffed.

"Because we are not in a hurry."

"What do you mean?"

"We have," He checked his watch, "Twentry minutes to curfew. So if you slow down we can spend fifteen minutes together and still make it back to the dorms in time to avoid getting in trouble."

"Do you want to spend fifteen minutes with me?" She glared up at him.

"I want to spend a lifetime with you, but I'll take what I can get," He said in frustration. He had not been paying attention to what he was saying while trying to get the vampire to calm down, but for a moment he was sure that he had made a huge mistake.

Moka had froze in place, looking at Tsukine with a stunned expression on her face. Her grip on his arm slacked and she looked like she was about to faint. Tsukune felt his heart sink.

"Tsukune!" Moka cried out, launching herself at him. "Capuchu-u-u-u-u"