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

Chapter 111

As Tsukune was returning to the school he tried to work out what he should do next. The simple truth was that he really did not have to 'do' anything. As long as nothing major came up, he would be able to put off making any decisions until the Board Chairman was back to work. So all he really needed to do was look like he was in charge and in control, so that everybody else would stay calm and just follow their normal routines. He returned to the Board Chairman's office to plan how he was going to appear to be in control.

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Moka couldn't help but worry. Tsukune had been called out of class before lunch, leaving his bag behind, and had not returned yet. She kept making eye contact with the other members of the Newspaper Club, wordlessly sharing her worries with them. Within herself, Moka's inner self was on edge. She was worried about Tsukune as well, and kept grumbling that the Outer Moka was wasting time and should go and look for him. With the worries of two women in love within the same body and mind, Moka was having a hard time concentrating.

Kurumu knew Tsukune was alright at the moment, but she was still worried about him. His heart had been pounding with nervousness, or possibly fear. He was calm now, and sitting still again. He had been moving around a lot, but she thought that he was safe and calm for the moment. She could feel him through the bond they shared, and couldn't help but glance up towards where he was. She worried because he was probably in the Board Chairman's office, and that man had a way of piling work on Tsukune's shoulders as if he was deliberately trying to grind Tsukune down.

XxXx

Mizore was tempted to slip out of class to check up on Tsukune. She could leave an ice doll in her seat and nobody was likely to notice. She didn't because Tsukune would be disappointed in her for skipping class for anything less then an emergency. Instead, Mizore concentrated on taking careful notes on everything Tsukune was missing. She would be ready to help him catch up when he was done with whatever new burden he was being forced to carry was lifted from him.

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Yukari didn't know how Moka was staying so calm. Tsukune had been gone for hours. It was true that he had lots of other responsibilities, but that didn't stop her from worrying. Yukari was also a little worried that she might be missing out on something good.

XxX

The tension among Tsukune's friends continued until the the last lecture of the day. When the last bell rang, signaling the end of the school day, students streamed out of classrooms, flooding the halls in an exodus from the building. Moka, like Tsukune's other friends, waited for most of the other students to leave first. Kurumu, because she was seated closest to Tsukune's desk, gathered his bag and made sure everything was where it should be.

"I'll take care of Tsukune's bag," Moka offered in a friendly voice.

"I have it," Kurumu stated. "I'll make sure he gets it safely."

"Don't you have other things to do?" Moka's voice cooled. "I know you want to keep up on your studying."

"I can carry it myself," Tsukune said from the doorway.

"Tsukune..." Yukari cheered and rushed to hug him.

Tsukune withstood the assault. The others were only a few steps behind. Tsukune let them have their moment of checking to make sure he was alright before trying to claim his bag. Kurumu hugged it to her chest as if she meant to defend her possession of it with her life. Tsukune surrendered with a smile, letting her hold on to it for the moment. Together, the group returned to the village.

Tsukune tried to explain things to his friends with as few details as possible. He told them that he was assisting the Board Chairman after something had messed up the barrier around the school. He had arranged for a member of the Student Police to be posted in the outer office, and if anything that Tsukune needed to be aware of came up, the Student Police would be able to find him and let him know. He had also used the Student Police to carry a message to the town koban and to let the superintendent, Tsukune's police boss, know what was going on.

Moka, Kurumu, Mizore, and Yukari all volunteered to help Tsukune. He thanked them, and told them he would ask for their help as soon as he needed it. In truth, he was tempted to name Moka Headmistress of the school and then run and hide, but other then dumping his problems and responsibilities onto his friends, there was nothing he could ask them to do, at least not yet.

With a final round of hugs and assurances that he was alright, Tsukune headed for his house to study and rest. He had dismissed Ruby from the office an hour before the end of the school day, so he was unsurprised to find her already cooking dinner as he entered the house. He left her to her work, and turned his attention to his books and the notes his friends had taken down for him. He interrupted his studying to eat dinner when Ruby served it, but went back to the books right after eating. When he finished, he closed his book and leaned back from his desk with a sigh.

"Ruby," Tsukune called out. He got up from his desk and started to undress.

"Yes master," Ruby answered as she came into his room. She was treated to the sight of Tsukune half naked and continuing to undress.

"I'm ready for a bath," Tsukune said. "How about you?"

"The bath is ready master," Ruby answered.

"I asked if you were ready," Tsukune said as he turned to face her, feeling only a little self conscious about being naked in front of her. "You worked very hard today when things went wrong, and you did a very good job. I figured you would probably want a hot bath as well. So if you are ready, I can wash your back, and we can take a bath together."

Ruby wasn't sure what she said in answer to Tsukune, she was surprised and excited. She hurried to her room to throw off her clothes and to grab her personal toiletries. Ruby felt nervous as she entered the bathroom. She understood that Tsukune was offering her a reward, but what he was offering was something intimate. She had seen him naked many times, and exposed herself to him more then a few times as well. But by inviting her to bath with him, he was making it more personal. He was giving her a chance to be with him in a way that he reserved for his closest friends. Ruby's smile was so wide as she closed the bathroom door that her cheeks were already starting to ache.

XX

Tsukune's Friday went by in a blur. He started out the day with a happy Ruby serving him breakfast in bed. His friends joined him for their morning walk to school. Tsukune attended homeroom, where it was business as usual, and then he went to the Board Chairman's office to check in. Ruby was at her usual desk in the outer office. Sitting opposite from her, at a nearly identical desk, was Student Police Lieutenant Sansai Inari. Tsukune's lieutenant explained that word had spread among the Student Police about his current responsibilities as acting headmaster of the school, and that he could count on their support. With nothing pending that required his attention, he returned to class. Tsukune checked in again before lunch, and ate in the office with Ruby and Inari. Tsukune's committee assistants and the twins tracked him down with their usual business. After lunch, Tsukune went back to class. He returned to the office once more, a half hour before the last class of the day let out. He released Ruby from her post in the outer office. Tsukune waited in the Board Chairman's office for an hour after class let out, in case any students or teachers wanted to talk to him. When he left, Tama was seated at the new desk in the outer office, and Inari was ready to leave. Tsukune walked with her back to the dorms, sharing small talk, before returning to the village for the night.

For a change, Tskune did not have anything planed out for the weekend. He had the traditional study group on Sunday to look forward to, but that was it. He knew that he would be checking in with the Board Chairman's office, the Student Police, and the town koban, just to keep an eye out for trouble. Tsukune could relax for most of the weekend for the first time in what felt like a long time. With a crooked grin, Tsukune returned to his house in the village knowing that an easy, relaxed weekend was not going to happen. When he opened the front door to his house he saw the Newspaper Club was holding a meeting at his table, including Kokoa.

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Kokoa had been careful to stay out of trouble, and out of fights for over a month. She figured that she had earned some time with her sister, even if it was the weaker side of Moka that she would be seeing. She had reached the village in times to see her sister entering Tsukune's house. Kokoa didn't hesitate to follow and invite herself in. She was surprised to discover the only member of the Newspaper Club not present was Tsukune. The others welcomed her politely, if a little coolly. The meeting turned out to be about Tsukune, and how to help him with all of his responsibilities. Kokoa had nothing positive to contribute, so she kept her opinions to herself, trying to stay out of trouble and prove that she was not the burden to her sister that some people accused her of being.

Kokoa had been surprised to learn just how many responsibilities Tsukne had. She knew he had some committees he was on, but sitting in on the meeting gave Kokoa a new perspective. Tsukune was the head of two committees, the Captain of the Student Polcie, and the local town police. In addition to his other responsibilities, and his school work, he had been made acting headmaster of the school. She had know that he was the head of the Student Police, but just how much besides that he was responsible for was mind boggling.

The meeting, Kokoa decided, was more about sharing worries then actually coming up with any plans to do things for Tsukune. Kokoa listened to the meeting with half her attention while she considered all she knew about Tsukune. She wasn't asked for her opinions, so she had no reason to contribute to the conversation. She was still watching the others banter back and forth when Tsukune walked in.

The atmosphere in the house became strange. Tsukune's fan club suddenly felt embarrassed, having been caught in Tsukune's house while talking about him. Tsukune was wary, instinctively not trusting a situation where four women suddenly stopped talking when he arrived, only to smile sweetly at him. Kokoa looked around the room once and decided she needed to have a better understanding of things.

"Tsukune," Kokoa said. "I need to talk to you."

"Alright," Tsukune said, setting down his bag.

"In private," The young vampire snapped.

"Um," Tsukune considered his options. "We can use the garden out back if you like."

"That's fine." Kokoa agreed, getting to her feet. She grabbed her shoes and went with Tsukune out into the back garden. She looked around once to see if anybody was spying on her before saying anything.

"Are you crazy?" Kokoa tore into Tsukune. "What is wrong with you? You are doing more work then my father. You have school work, stuff for the student council, and even protect the students, the school, and everybody in the whole cursed area. Now you're acting headmaster for the school too? Are you trying to work yourself to death? I thought for sure you would be shirking responsibilities at every chance to chase after Moka. What are you doing?"

"Kokoa," Tsukune said, letting his shoulders sag a little. "If it was up to me, I would be just another student, enjoying my life at school with my friends. But it is not up to me."

"What do you mean?" Kokoa demanded.

"If I don't do whatever the Board Chairman tells me to do," Tsukune said. "He threatened to kick me out of school. It has been like this since my first year here. But I didn't want to leave your sister alone, or abandon my other friends, so I agreed to what the Board Chairman demanded. He appointed me to the Festival Committee. When I asked for help from him to stop the Public Safety Commission, he put me in charge of the first student council election. The Student Council made me the head of the student police, and later, the head of the Festival Committee. Then came the Dance Committee. I didn't ask for any of these jobs. When the town police project came along I was made a part of that."

"You are doing everything just to chase after Moka?" Kokoa eyed Tsukune suspiciously.

"Yes," Tsukune agreed. "In part anyway. But also because I can. I take my work seriously because I know it is important. Not just to the Board Chairman, but to the students, the whole school. I want to help protect this school because it represents a chance to build peace and understanding between youkai and humans. I want to protect the students and show them that there is an option to just becoming monsters that have to hide, or become members of gangs like Fairy Tail. If I have dreams of a happy high school life, then so does everybody else, and I am not going to be the one that let them down just because I want to spend more time with the people important to me. It doesn't mater why I ended up accepting a responsibility. What maters is that now that I have, I must do the best that I can, for the school, the students, and for myself."

"I still think you are insane," Kokoa frowned.

"I know I am," Tskune smirked.

"You don't deserve to be with Moka," Kokoa repeated her old complaint.

"Kokoa," Tsukune said with a sigh. "Do you even know how much your sister has done for me?"

"She shared her blood with you," Kokoa huffed.

"Kokoa, she did much much more then that," Tsukune explained. "The first person I met at this school was your wonderful, beautiful sister. I would have run away if it wasn't for her. I would have run away back to my safe, boring, normal life. But I didn't. I heard her calling out, so I stayed. I decided to risk my life to be close to her, if even for a little while."

"I know," Kokoa sniffed. "I heard this all before."

"There is more," Tsukune said. "Please hear me out."

"Fine," Kokoa agreed.

"Because I was already friends with your sister," Tsukune continued. "Already falling for her, I didn't even notice any other girls, until Kurumu planted herself in front of me and demanded to be noticed. The only reason a girl as sexy as her even noticed a nobody like me was because Moka had made me a part of her life. She had made me stand out. Later, it was because of your sister again that I was able to make friends with Yukari. By getting along with Moka, Kurumu, and Yukari, as well as Gin, I was able to learn to accept people that were wildly different from what I was raised to think of as normal. Because I had learned to see deeper, to see the value of people as more then just companions, or class mates, I was able to see ruby for who she really was, and to help her even after our first meeting when she didn't know anything about me and thought I was an enemy. Because of your sister, I was able to survive at this school, making friends and making happy memories. That was how I was here to help Mizore when she needed it, and why I was able to help her."

"Kokoa," Tsukune said with honest emotions in his voice. "Everything that I am, that I have, that I have achieved, is because of your sister. Every time I get a good grade on a test, it is because your sister has inspired me to do better then I would have on my own, and because she has always been willing to help me."

"Right now," Tsukune waved his arm at the house. "There are five, no, six women in that house who have all become important parts of my life, who have become a part of who I am, and two of them are your sister. Every time I taste one of Kurumu's cookies, or Mizore cooks a delicious dinner for me, or Ruby cleans my socks, it is your sister I have to thank for making it possible."

"You keep telling me that I am not good enough for your sister," Tsukune said. "Kokoa, I know that. I could never be good enough for your sister. Nobody will ever be good enough for her. I could die right here and now, and the life I have lived since meeting Moka would have been more fulfilling, more satisfying, then all the years I could have lived as a normal, unimportant nobody out in the human world."

"Tsukune..." Kokoa's eyes were wide.

"Kokoa," Tsukune said with a straight face. "If you could help me find some way to give Moka the life she wants, find a way for her to be happy, so that I can pay her back for all that she has done for me... If you could help me do that, I would love you and be in your debt."

"I... I..." Kokoa was speachless.

"I'm an idiot," Tsukune sagged with a sigh

"What?" Kokoa looked at him in surprise. "Why?"

"Look," Tsukune said in a low voice, making a small gesture back at the house.

Kokoa looked towards the house. She could see Ruby and Mizore watching out through the kitchen window. Kurumu and Moka were at the back door, with Yukari between them. All five of them had tears in their eyes