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 116

Kurumu didn't know what had come over Tsukune, but she liked it. Mid Saturday morning, while she was still waking up, Tsukune had come over to her house. She had felt embarrassed to answer the door in her pajamas while displaying her pillow hair, but was worried that if she kept Tsukune waiting, he might decide to spend his time with Moka instead. She had felt his presence through her bond with him, and was wondering why he seemed so close, until she heard his knock at the door.

"Tsukune," Kurumu smiled as she opened the door. "Come in. What are you doing here so early?"

"I came to see you," Tsukune said with a smile of his own as he entered.

Kurumu closed the door while he kicked off his shoes. Tsukune turned to her and reached to embrace her. Kurumu was happy to receive his attention and hugged him back. Tsukune had said he was there to see her. He had not said that he needed to talk to her. He didn't say that there was a problem. He just wanted to see her.

"I wish I had known you would be coming over," Kurumu said, half pouting. "I must look a mess."

"I think you look very cute," Tsukune said before giving her a kiss.

"Thank you," Kurumu said after the kiss.

"Kurumu," Tsukune spoke in a soft voice. "Will you go out with me today?"

"Yes," Kurumu answered faster then she could think. "Really?"

Kurumu decided that she needed to work harder at being a morning person. To her, Ten O'clock was an early time to be getting up if it wasn't a school day. But if she continued to sleep in at every opportunity, she would miss out on time with Tsukune, and that wasn't good. As it was, it only took Kurumu fifty minutes to get herself together. A part of the reason it took so long to get ready is because she had pulled Tsukune into her room so she could keep him close. Of course, with him there, she had to ask him his opinion about her choice of clothes for their date, starting with her panties. Looking back, if he had not been their, and she had been trying to get ready for a date, Kurumu knew she would have needed at least two hours to get ready. As it was, she had to sneak in a quick snack while Tsukune waited.

"So where are we going?" Kurum asked as she zipped up her jeans.

"I wanted to explore some of the youkai town with you," Tsukune said. "We haven't had a proper date since I confessed to you, and I want to change that."

"Oh Tsukune," Kurumu felt like she could melt with happiness.

"I also know of a couple of small places to eat in town," Tsukune added. "So if you're interested, we can visit them and you can write reviews for the next paper."

"Tsukuneeee," Kurumu glomped onto him.

It wasn't fair how much he though about her feelings and wants. Why couldn't he be more selfish, Kurumu wondered. She thought about him all the time, and tried to think of things she could do with him to make him happy, to make him love her more, but somehow Tsukune beat her at it. Kurumu found it endlessly frustrating.

All through their date, Kurumu tried to think of what she could do to make Tsukune happy, to repay him for his consideration. Unfortunately, her train of though was constantly being derailed by Tsukune making her feeling special and giddy again and again. Kurumu remembered when she first seriously wanted Tsukune's attention, after he had stood up to Inner Moka for her. Back then, Kurumu would have done anything to get Tsukune to pay attention to her, to look at her with affection and desire in his eyes. She finally had her wish, and couldn't stop questioning herself, and if she was worthy of it.

Tsukune made sure Kurumu enjoyed their date. While he was paying attention to her, and helping her to have a good time, he also took the time to tell her about his recent trip to the human world. As he told his tale, Tsukune recounted how he had been sitting in a cafe and had wished that she had been there. As he shared the day with Kurumu, Tsukune felt her emotions swelling over and over again with happiness, love, and excitement. It was like waves of a storm driven sea crashing over a breakwater.

Xx xX

"Tsukune," Kurumu said, pulling him close as they neared the village. "I had a wonderful time today."

""I'm glad," Tsukune replied.

"There's just one thing," Kurumu continued. As they walked into the village, she steered Tsukune towards his house. She didn't want their date to end, and his house offered the most privacy and the least distractions. "You do so much for me, Tsukune, and it's not fair. I want to do something for you."

"You don't have to do anything," Tsukune said.

"But I want to," Kurumu said with a note of frustration.

"Kurumu," Tsukune said in a warm voice. "Remember when the Public Safety Commission wanted kill me for being human?"

"Yes," Kurumu answered in a small voice, remembering her fear of losing Tsukune.

"You were willing to stand up for me," Tsukune reminded her. "You didn't care if I was a human. You were willing to go against the strongest people in the school to help me. You helped me stop Ruby's old master. You helped me protect the school from Anti-Thesis. You helped my fight Fairy Tail. When I was loaded down with responsibilities last year, you helped look after me and take care of my room. Kurumu, you don't have to do anything for me because you have already done so much. It's enough that you are still my friend, and my girlfriend, and want to be a part of my life. You don't need to do anything."

Kurumu wasn't sure if she should pout or smile. It was clear that Tsukune remembered all that she had done for him in the past, but that wasn't what she wanted to talk about. She walked with him into his house, dropping her shopping bag beside her shoes. She wasn't making herself clear. Kurumu 'wanted' to do something for Tsukune. She needed to do it for her own sake.

"Tsukune," Kurumu embraced Tsukune before they could be distracted. "I 'want' to do something for you. I 'want' to make you happy."

"Kurumu," Tsukune said gently. "I love you. You don't have to do anything special. Just be yourself. I like to see your smile, and when you are happy, I get to share it with you. Making you happy makes me happy too, because I love you."

"Tsukuneeee," Kurumu practically growled.

She abandoned her hug to grab Tsukune's head and pull him into a kiss. If making her happy made him happy, Kurumu decided, then she was going to make him make her happy until they had trouble seeing straight.

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Kurumu woke in the morning feeling sore in the most wonderful ways. She performed a lazy stretch as awareness pushed away the fog of sleep, smiling as she remembered her night of passion with Tsukune. The greatest joy Kurumu had ever known was when she and Tsukune reached the height of passion together. In that endless instant the bond that Kurumu shared with him flowed both ways, and she could feel everything that Tsukune felt in his soul. Even as her monster nature drew in his power greedily, Kurumu had been aware of the pleasure she felt, as well as Tsukune's pleasure and excitement.

Kurumu performed another stretch, remembering all that she and Tsukune had done, and feeling the evidence of their pleasure and passion within herself. As she moved lazily, Kurumu realized that she was alone in the bed, and that there was sunlight slipping in around the curtains. With a sigh of mixed emotions, she realized that she needed to get a start on her day.

As she climbed out of bed, Kurumu saw that someone was looking out for her. Her school bag was on the floor beside Tsukune's desk. On his chair was a neatly folded set of clothes for her. Kurumu got to her feet and crossed the room. Looking at her belongings she guessed that Tsukune had sent Ruby to collect them. Kurumu left the fresh clothes where they were and turned to Tsukune's closet instead. She pulled out one of his shirts. It was a long sleeve shirt that had been mended in a few places, evidence of the violent world Tsukune lived in. Kurumu pulled the shirt on and buttoned it artistically.

Kurumu opened the bedroom door and heard low voices from the front room of the house. She realized that it was Sunday, and that the regular study group was already gathered together. Kurumu smiled as she thought of walking into the front room as she was. Dressed in nothing but Tsukune's shirt, clearly flaunting that they were lovers. Yukari would explode, and Moka would would probably turn red. Kurumu let her mind savor the idea for a moment before rejecting it. As happy as it would make her to flaunt her status as Tsukune's lover, she knew that he would be disappointed in her. Instead, Kurumu used her Illusion ability to hide her presence as she hurried to the bathroom.

XX XX

If it wasn't for school in the morning, Tsukune suspected that his friends would have never gone back to their own houses. When Kurumu had emerged, shortly before lunch, it had touched off a flare of emotions. Yukari had gone red in the face and sputtered in frustration. While she tried to pump a confession out of Kurumu and Tsukune, the little witch had looked for Moka for support. Kurumu and Moka had both acted politely to each other as they sat on opposite sides of Tsukune. Kurumu refused to answer Yukari's questions while ignoring her accusations. Moka acknowledged Yukari enough to say that she trusted Tsukune.

Moka was not as calm as she pretended. Her inner self wanted to kill Kurumu, and maybe smack Tsukune around a little for good measure. Her ranting made it a little hard for Moka to concentrate. It didn't help that she was feeling more then a little upset herself. It was the combination of her own emotions mixing with Inner Moka's that made it seem like a good idea to do something to prove her position.

"Tsukune," Moka said an hour after lunch. "I want you to sit over here." Moka directed him to move from sitting on her left to a place on her right side. It would move him away from Kurumu and closer to Mizore.

"Huh?" Tsukune looked up from his books. "Why?" Tsukune questioned.

"Because I said so," Moka answered. "That should be enough."

"Yes Moka," Tsukune said with a tiny smile.

"Tsukuneee..." Kurumu protested.

Tsukune gathered his things and relocated himself as Moka had directed. He understood exactly what she was doing. She was proving to the others, and to herself, that she came first. He knew that her vampire pride was involved, but felt that her own insecurity was a bigger part of it. Tsukune had no problems with doing as she wished.

"Thank you, Tsukune," Moka said with a smile.

Moka blushed lightly from what she felt at that moment. A part of her felt bad because she had ordered Tsukune around selfishly. She also felt a little guilty, because she found pleasure in being able to order him around, and having him obey her. It gave a little rush of power and a sense of control.

Yukari watched the exchange with a satisfied smirk. She liked the idea of Moka keeping Tsukune away from Kurumu. The little witch still didn't know what she should do after being politely rejected by both Tsukune and Moka, but she was glad to see her two favorite people together.

"Tsukune," Yukari asked. "You never told use where you went Friday."

"Oh," Tsukune looked up from his studies. "I had to go to the human world."

Tsuskune realized that Yukari was right. He had explained his trip to Moka as soon as he had returned, and to Kurumu the next day, but had neglected to tell the others. He didn't want to get into the habit of keeping things from his friends.

"Remember the human girls we were with during the Summer trip?" Tsukune began. "Well it seems one of them said something to her father..."

Tsukune gave an accounting as he understood of what had happened. He explained that an over-protective father had over-reacted. While he was sure that there was more to what had happened, Tsukune didn't want to spread rumors or wild speculation. He was careful to play up the romance between Ken and Iris.

When Tsukune finished his story, Yukari sat for a moment considering what she had heard. She was satisfied that she wasn't being kept in the dark about anything important or exciting. She would have liked to have had the chance to go along, but understood why she couldn't, not in that case anyway. Yukari also paid attention to the way Tsukune looked when he talked about the human girls, in addition to listening to what he said. The little witch was satisfied that he wasn't going to be taking up with any human girls any time soon, and was glad about that.

Tsukune saw that Yukari was satisfied with his recounting of events. There were still parts of the whole mess that he wanted to know more about for his own sake, but he wasn't going to worry his friends needlessly. He turned his attention back to his school work, wanting to get it done so he could relax for a few hours before going to bed. Monday was getting closer by the minute.

XXXXX

Lieutenant Tanaka returned to the Imperial Cosmologist's office with his final report on Aono Tsukune. All weekend he had wrestled with a sour stomach. He hoped that his career would survive the mess that had made for himself. The best that he expected was that he would have the first black mark on his record. The worst would be the end of his career, leaving him to look for a new job. Tanaka Ito embraced his sense of self, and his sense of pride in his position, and used it to strengthen his resolve. With a measure of determination, he entered the cursed office where his life first started to go the wrong way.

"Welcome, Lieutenant," The old man behind the low desk said.

"I have my final report for you," Lieutenant Tanaka said.

"Thank you," The old man said with a small gesture, making his young woman assistant move to take the report. "I want to thank you for your excellent work, Lieutenant. You are a credit to the Imperial Guard."

"Thank you," Tanaka replied, feeling off balance.

"I may be needing your services again," The old man said. "So I will now explain a part of why your work was so important."

"Sir?" Lieutenant Tanaka questioned.

"There are forces that surround us," The old man explained. "As we go about our daily lives, most people are ignorant of the truth of the world in which they live. Even most of the people that honor and practice the old traditions don't truly believe in them, or remember where they came from. The ancient powers still reside in the world, and Japan is no exception. While humanity still has much to learn from those that live among but apart from us, they to can learn from us. A new danger has started to spread, and has planted its corrupt seeds in Japan. Aono Tsukune is one of the few who know this truth. He is a son of Japan, and carries her favor. We needed you to locate him, so that we could have a better measure of who he is. Once you drew him out from where he was concealed from our sight, we were able to take his measure, and gain a better understanding of his place in the order of things."

"I don't understand," Lieutenant Tanaka said.

"If a group of people wanted to strike against the Imperial Family," The old man asked. "Who would stop them?"

"The Imperial Guard," Lieutenant Tanaka said firmly and proudly.

"If a criminal syndicate tried to gain establish themselves in Japan," The old man continued. "Who would stop them?"

"The police..." Tanaka started to answer.

"Our own yakuza would stop them," The old man answered his own question. "Japan will protect her own. What is coming, what is already here, is a threat that is in part of our own making. There is a threat to the people of Japan, and it is growing. Aono Tsukune will help decide the future."