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 128

Emmy led Kota into the empty dining room. He was feeling nervous, but didn't want to let it show. Kota pulled out a chair and held it for Emmy, and then sat down in a chair beside her. He had a hunch about what she wanted to say, and wasn't sure if he wanted to be right or not.

"Emmy," Kota said while he had the chance. "You don't have to tell me anything. You are who you are, and that's good enough for me."

"Kota," Emmy blushed as she looked into his eyes. "Thank you... I want to thank you for being my boyfriend. Tonight, you were willing to protect me. It made me feel very special that you were willing to do that for me. Thank you very much"

"Of course I would want to protect you," Kota said. "I like you, and I care about you."

"I like you too, Kota," Emmy said. She clenched her hands together in her lap to keep them from shaking. "That's why I want you to know the truth. Want to tell you..."

"You don't have to," Kota cut her off.

"Yes I do," Emmy insisted. "I want you to know, because it is important." She took a deep breath and blew it out slowly. "Kota please let me do this."

"Alright," Kota nodded. He could see it was important to her, so he kept his mouth shut.

"Kota," Emmy began. "I didn't want to lie to you, but you were always so nice to me, that I was afraid of what would happen if you found out the truth. You may have guessed it by now, but I still need you to hear it from me directly. Kota..." She paused, looking into his eyes. "Kota, I'm... I'm... I am youkai," The words came out in a rush. Emmy almost sagged with something close to relief once she had spoken.

"And?" Kota asked calmly, or at least he hoped so. He felt better that his hunch was right, but he was still nervous about what else Emmy might have to say.

"What?" Emmy blinked in surprise. "What do you mean by that?"

"You were right," Kota said. "I kind of guessed that you were not... just human. I have been thinking about it since Summer break, so I kind of had a chance to get used to the idea. I'm just wondering what happens now."

"What happens?" Emmy wondered at his words for a minute. "What do you want to happen?"

"Well," Kota blushed. "I'm hoping that I still get to be your boyfriend. I mean... Well... I would understand if there is some reason you can't be with me..." He shifted uncomfortably in his chair.

"Of course you're still my boyfriend," Emmy protested. "That is, if you want to be. I mean, is it really all right for me to be your girlfriend? You don't mind?"

"Why would I mind?" Kota asked.

"Because I'm not human," Emmy argued. "I'm not natural."

"No..." Kota said slowly, frowning in thought. "I don't think that's right."

"What?" Emmy questioned.

"You said you're not natural," Kota reminded her. "But Youkai are kind of like wild animals I thought. If that's true, then that would make you more natural." He gave a nod. "It's not like you're made of plastic or something."

Emmy couldn't help herself. A giggle just bubbled up in side of her and she had to let it out. Before she knew it, she was sharing a smile with Kota.

"Kota," Emmy said. "I want to show you."

"Show me what?" Kota puzzled.

"Myself," Emmy said. She stood and started loosening the sash of her kimono.

"Woah," Kota protested, his eyes going wide, suddenly feeling trapped by his chair. "We're still in school. You have another year to go, and you're still under age..." He had his hands up and his head turned, even while watching Emmy from the corner of his eye.

"What are you talking about?" Emmy demanded.

"Ummm," Kota felt off balance. "You were taking your clothes off..."

"I am just loosening them," Emmy said. "I want to show you what I look like, when I am not trying to hid what I am."

"And you need to take your clothes off to do that?" Kota question.

"I just don't want to damage them," Emmy said.

"Ahhhhh," Kota didn't know what to say.

"Close your eyes for a moment," Emmy instructed.

"Alright," Kota said. Closing his eyes was easy. He trusted Emmy not to do anything dangerous or violent while he wasn't looking. But with his imagination trying to run away with him, he wasn't sure he would be able to open his eyes without looking like a fool. He lowered his hands to his lap and, with his eyes closed, sat facing Emmy. He slowly blew out a calming breath.

"You can look now," Emmy said.

Kota found it difficult to open his eyes. Emmy's voice had changed. It had gone from being soft and cute to something deeper, with a rough edge to it. He made himself open his eyes and take a look. He saw Emmy's appearance, and hoped that he wasn't gawking.

Emmy, as she later explained, was from a clan of youkai that were considered forest and hill spirits. In her transformed state, she was taller then Kota and her face had stretched out a little. Kota could still recognize his girlfriend's face, but now she had a bit of a muzzle. Her short black hair was gone, replaced with a mane of light brown that framed her face with short fur, before expanding all around her head and then spilling down her back. She looked a little like a Snow Monkey, except that her face was a little more human. Kota was aware of the other changes that had touched Emmy's body. Not only was she taller, but her figure had filled out. While before, her body was somewhere between being a little chubby to being boyish, she now had an hour-glass figure and was nearly two meters tall. The kimono that she had loosened now hugged her curves in very flattering ways. Kota could see that the short fur around her face continued down her neck chest. Feeling a little nervous, he reached out slowly to touch Emmy's face.

"Kota?" Emmy questioned in her husky voice.

He touched her cheek lightly. Her fur reminded him of a neighbor's pet chow. It wasn't as soft as it looked, but it wasn't coarse ether. Emmy reached up and held his hand against her face. Her hand had the same fur covering the back, while the palm side was smooth and soft.

"You're cute," Kota blurted out, thinking about how she held her head against his hand reminded him of how a kitten responded to being petted.

"Kota..." Emmy's eyes shined with happy tears. She reached for him, wanting to hold him close. She wanted to feel him in her arms.

Kota and Emmy hugged each other. It was a kind of awkward situation because of the change in her size. Before, they had been a match in size, but now that she was transformed, she was tall enough that Kota could rest his head against her chest. Emmy decided that she liked the arrangement.

"Emmy," Kota wondered. "Ummm..."

"What is it?" Emmy asked.

"This may sound kind of strange," Kota said. "But... What should I do now?"

"What do you mean?" Emmy questioned.

"I'm sorry," Kota shrugged. "It's just I don't know... Would it be strange if I kissed you as you are right now?" He winced at how weak his words sounded.

"Kiss?" Emmy blinked. "Why would you kiss me?"

"Because you're my girlfriend," Kota blurted out.

"Oh Kota," Emmy almost laughed she was so happy. "I love you."

"Wha..." Before Kota could reply, he found himself being thoroughly kissed.

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It had been a strange argument that lead up to them going to bed together. Emmy, still in her youkai form, had sat holding hands and talking with Kota, until a large yawn escaped him. Emmy immediately realized that the hour was late, and that the house was mostly quiet. She decided to go back to her own room, to let Kota get to bed so he could rest. Kota agreed with her plan, and offered to walk her back to the dorms. Soon they were having a very polite argument about who would be allowed to walk alone. Kota insisted that it was only right, and good manners, for him to see Emmy back to the dorms. Emmy argued that Kota was a guest of the school, and should not be made to wander around at night. Her arguments were about him needing to be safe. He argued that his safety was secondary to hers, and that manners were more important. In the end, it was somehow decided that she should just spend the night.

It was actually Ruby that settled the issue for them. She told them that she had just received word that Nagi was doing fine, but would not be returning for the night. Ruby suggested that Emmy use the spare bed in the guest room, since Nagi would not be using it. The couple accepted the suggestion and went to the guest room. Somewhere between a hug and a good night kiss, they ended up cuddled up together on the same bed, where they fell asleep.

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Nagi decided that it was the strangest night of his life. Somewhere along the way to the hospital, he realized that the strange creature he was riding was Tsukune's motorcycle. He nearly had a panic attack at the thought, as the reality of youkai, monsters, and other impossible things struck home. That, and having a catgirl running along side of him just made everything too real to handle analytically. He realized that he was breathing faster as his coping ability was reaching its limits.

"Nagi," Kiyo said into his ear, holding him closely from behind. "Are you alright? Does it hurt bad?"

Nagi suddenly focused on where he was again. He was riding a creature to the hospital to get a cut in his thigh treated. He had received the injury while protecting the pretty young woman that he had spent the day with. He was riding a creature, holding a pearly white sword, with a sexy girl holding on to him. He threw his head back and started to laugh while smiling excitedly.

"I'm doing great," Nagi practically cheered. He wished that he had a picture of himself at that moment. Nobody would ever believe him. He turned his head to smile at Kiyo. "How are you doing?"

"I'm doing alright," Kiyo answered, wondering if Nagi's sudden good humor was from blood loss or something.

"Good," Nagi continued to smile. "I'm glad that you're alright."

Kiyo held on to Nagi and tested his sent. There was no changes that she could detect that might indicate his wound was infected or poisoned. She wondered if he might be going into shock. When they reached the hospital, she helped Nagi dismount from Hiru, in spite of his protests that he was fine.

The actual hospital visit was over with quickly. Nagi hissed between gritted teeth while the nurse on duty cleaned his injury. The doctor, who wore a surgical mask and dark glasses numbed the site with a few quick shots before sewing the cut closed. After the repair, the nurse applied a proper dressing. The staff even put Nagi's ruined trousers and boxers in a bag and gave him a fresh pair of scrub pants to wear.

Nagi was just starting to wonder when he would be released when a trio of young female staff came into the treatment room. They were all holding pens and squares of stiff paper. One of them advanced, nervously, in front of the others.

"Excuse me," The young nurse said with a bow. "We understand that you are a friend of Aono Sama's. We heard how you risked your life to save your girlfriend, in spite of being human." The young nurse blushed deeply. "My I please have your autograph?"

"Ahhhh," Nagi struggled with a sense of panic that tried to take hold of him. "Errr... Um... Sure."

"Yatta," The young nurse bounced before handing her pen and paper to Nagi.

Nagi signed autographs, feeling more then a little foolish. There was a lot of giggling. Through it all, Kiyo stayed beside Nagi protectively. Finally a senior nurse arrived and chased out the staffers.

"I'm sorry about that," She said as she signed Nagi out. "We don't usually see humans here, and your story got them over excited."

"It's alright," Nagi said. "Tsukune's told me he's been here a few times in the past. He's human too. Does he get treated the same way?"

"Aono san?" The nurse gasped. "You really are his friend? No, we could never approach him like that. He is always guarded when he comes in."

"Guarded?" Nagi questioned.

"The Newspaper Club," Kiyo explained. "They are always close to him."

"Ahhh," Nagi nodded as if he wasn't still lost. "He left that part out the last time he was home."

"You sound surprised," The nurse observed.

"It's just that Tsukune and I," Nagi shrugged. "We've always just been average guys. It's kind of a lot to take in, now that I've seen his school and everything."

"Well don't think to unkindly of us," The nurse said with a smile. "Most youkai are not that different from you."

"I think Kota had the right idea this morning," Nagi shrugged. "We're all Japanese."

"That is a good way to put it," The nurse nodded. She gave Nagi a small bow. "Please take care of yourself and have a good night."

After that it was time to leave the hospital. Nagi's shoulders felt tight as he walked out through the lobby, aware of the people (youkai?) watching him. Tama greeted them when they stepped out side. Once Nagi and Kiyo were back on Hiru, Tama handed him back his sword. The trip back to the village was an uneventful one, and was soon over.

"Stop," Kiyo called out as Hiru reached the edge of the village street.

"What's wrong?" Nagi asked as Hiru stopped suddenly.

"This is far enough," Kiyo said as she dismounted. "My house is right here."

"Alright," Nagi followed her with a wince. He offered her his hand. "Shall I walk you home?"

"Ummm," Kiyo was thankful that the night would make it hard for Nago to see her nervous blush. "Would you like to come in for some tea?"

"Err," Nagi blinked in surprise. "Alright."

"Excuse me?" Tama questioned.

"Thank you for everything," Kiyo said to the catgirl. "If you wouldn't mind letting Tsukune know, I'll take care Nagi tonight. I want to... share something with him tonight."

"I'll pass it on," Tama said with a nod. "I hope you have a good night."

"Thank you," Kiyo said.

"Thank you," Nagi added, because it seemed like the right thing to do.

Tama and Hiru disappeared up the street while Kiyo took Nagi's free hand and lead him to her door. There was an awkward moment at the door while Nagi waited for the Kiyo to turn on the lights. Once inside, she helped Nagi to a place at the table to wait while she made some tea.

Kiyo didn't believe how excited she felt. She had always wanted to make friends, but in her home village she was an outsider. Her family were counted as Barakumin, unclean. Even the real Barakumin of the village didn't like associating with her family, because of the rumors about their nature. She had been relieved to attend the youkai academy, and was glad to make friends among her classmates. Now she was playing host to a young man. A young man that had spent the day with her, making her feel special and appreciated. A young man who had been injured while protecting her.

"Nagi," Kiyo asked as she served him tea. "I should have probably asked this sooner, but do you have a girlfriend?"

"No," Nagi answered with a little shake of his head. "I go to an all boys school, like Kota does."

"I see," Kiyo felt a little relieved.

"How about you?" Nagi asked.

"What?" Kiyo blinked.

"Well," Nagi said. "You're pretty and intelligent, and you have beautiful eyes. I'm sure there's been some boys that have wanted to date you."

"No..." Kiyo said slowly. "There are some boys here at school that I have talked with, but they have not..."

"Oh," Nagi sipped his tea.

"Nagi," Kiyo spoke up before her nerves got the better of her. "Can I be honest with you?"

"Always," Nagi said with a nod. Nagi liked honest, direct communication. It was, he knew, one of the reasons he didn't have much luck with girls. He wasn't good at reading 'subtle.' When a girl he liked in middle school tried to play hard to get, he saw it as rejection and moved on.

"I was wondering how you felt about youkai," Kiyo said carefully.

"Before coming here," Nagi answered. "I didn't believe in youkai. I mean, I heard stories and I go to shrines to pray, but I never really took it all that seriously."

"And now?" Kiyo questioned.

"At first I still didn't want to believe," Nagi said. "I thought that Tsukune was trying to set me up for a joke, although that's never been his style. For a while it didn't sink in that all of this was real. When it did, I almost panicked."

"Oh," Kiyo's heart sank.

"And then something changed," Nagi continued. "Something happened to change everything."

"What happened?" Kiyo brightened.

"You did," Nagi smiled. "You helped me to put it all together."

"I don't understand?" Kiyo said.

"Think about it," Nagi said. "Here I am. I'm just another normal person on their way to becoming a business man. I'll be one of millions, working hard to earn a good living. Suddenly, I was holding a sword, sort of, riding some kind of dragon thing, while a pretty woman is holding on to me. Suddenly I get to be a hero like in a story, or something I would dream about when playing with my friends as a kid." Nagi grinned. "I'll even have a scar from my first battle." He chuckled. "I know I didn't really do anything, but for that one moment, my entire life was changed. Whatever happens after this, I will know that nothing is impossible." He reached out and touched Kiyo's hand.

"Kiyo," Nagi said seriously. "Thank you for everything."

"Ummm," Kiyo blushed. "You're welcome." She looked down at the table for a moment, but took hold of Nagi's hand before he could move it out of reach. She could not believe how nervous she was feeling.

"So you believe in youkai now?" Kiyo asked, trying to direct the conversation back to where she wanted it to go.

"I kind of have to," Nagi said. "I'm having tea with one."

"You knew?" Kiyo looked up in surprise. "How?"

"It took me a while," Nagi admitted. "At first I just thought that maybe Tsukune asked you to be nice to me, but that didn't seem right. And then there was the way you listened to me when I talked about my school, or my home, as if it was all something new and exciting."

"I just come from a small farming village," Kiyo tried to defend herself out of reflex.

"And then finally, there was this," Nagi explained, holding up her hand. "When we went out tonight, you had nail polish on."

Kiyo looked at her hand. Her nails were smooth and healthy, without even a hint of polish. She looked back at Nagi's face.

"When you made a bandage for me," Nagi smiled. "I wondered how you tore my pant leg so easily, and so neatly. I am guessing that you used your nails in some way. You made them sharp enough to cut through the cloth, but the polish came off because of it."

"You're right," Kiyo admitted.

"Thank you for that," Nagi said.

"Does it change anything?" Kiyo asked.

"What do you mean?" Nagi questioned.

"Does it change how you think of me, now that you know I'm youkai?" Kiyo clarified.

"No," Nagi shook his head.

"Do you want to know what kind of youkai I am?" Kiyo felt herself starting to blush.

"That's up to you," Nagi shrugged. "I mean, I don't know much about getting along with girls to begin with. Is telling me your... Is that like telling me your birth date and blood type?"

"Huh?" It was Kiyo's turn to be confused.

"This is just what I get from the media," Nagi explained. "But as I understand it, when a guy and a girl want to get serious about each other, they compare birth dates and blood types to see if they're compatible. A Taurus and an Aries usually don't get along well, for example, because they can both be headstrong."

"I see..." Kiyo reflected on his words. "Yes... It is a little like that."

"Ahhh," Nagi felt a wave of nervousness.

"But it's more then that," Kiyo went on. "You were willing to risk your life for me. Even before that, you accepted me. You protected me from harm during the festival this morning." She stroked the plushy cobra that she still had with her. "You even gave me a present."

"Ahhhh," Nagi blushed.

"You have told me about yourself," Kiyo said. "You shared a little bit of your life with me. I want to share a little of myself with you."

"Um..." Nagi couldn't think of an argument. "Alright."

"I understand what you said about wanting to be compatible," Kiyo said. Under the table where Nagi couldn't see, she started to tug her panties off. "For youkai, compatibility has to do with things like diet and what we need to survive. A mermaid and a tengu would not be able to live together for example."

"That's understandable," Nagi nodded.

"As for me," Kiyo went on. "I would have a hard time living someplace very cold."

Nagi blinked as Kiyo's skin changed. Her face, neck, and arms became a shiny bronze color, with green highlights along the ridges of her facial bones. Her skin was a lighter shade of bronze than her hair. He also felt a change in the texture of the hand holding his. He looked down and saw that her nails had changed into sharp talons, and that her skin was covered with tiny little, bead-like scales. He could see that the green highlights actually made a mottled pattern on her arms. He looked back up at her face. The change did not take away from Kiyo's beauty. Instead is heightened the exotic quality of her appearance.

"Wow," Nagi breathed.

"Nagi," Kiyo said as she tossed her panties aside. "I really liked being with you today." Her body continued transform. "I like the way you talk with me, and the way you make me feel." She raised up on her serpentine body a little, her long tail looped once under her for support before reaching all the way around the table to where Nagi sat. End to end, she was more then six meters long. "I would really like it if you would be my boyfriend."

Nagi was slow to answer. He was drawn in by Kiyo's beauty. Her large eyes filled his sight. He could feel his heart beating and his face grew warm.

"Nagi..." Kiyo drifted closer. "I like you."

"Kiyo..." Nagi tried to get his brain to work. A pretty woman wanted to be his girlfriend. She was interested in him, when no other girl had seemed to be. She wasn't human. He had had fun being with her. She said she liked him. "I... I..."

"Nagi?" Kiyo breathed, her heart pounding with nervous excitement.

"Yes," Nagi said, looking into her deep, olive green eyes. "I would be happy to be your boyfriend."

"Yes," Kiyo sighed happily.

"Ummm," Nagi wasn't sure what he should do next.

Kiyo saw his hesitation and decided to help him out. She embraced Nagi and kissed him. It started with just a light peck, and then another. Nagi didn't know when or how, but he realized that he was kissing Kiyo deeply as they tussled about. Logic had escaped him, and he was too caught up in the moment to care. As he moved though the small house with Kiyo, Nagi decided he would worry about being logical in the morning.

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It wasn't until Tsukune woke up in the early morning that he remembered what he had overlooked. He had forgotten about Kota and Emmy. His sense of duty rushed into play, making him completely awake. He knew that he needed to check on his guests, including finding out how Nagi was doing. He sat up, intent on fulfilling his responsibilities, only to be stopped short by a firm hand grabbing his arm.

"Where do you think you're going?" A seductive voice demanded.

Tsukune turned to see Moka looking up at him with dreamy eyes. In the semi darkness of the early hour, her shape was little more then a silhouette, but her eyes had a red glow within them, as if from burning coals. Tsukune was stunned, because he could feel Moka's youki, but the seal was still in place.

"Well?" Moka questioned in a drawl.

"I need to check..." Tsukune started to say.

"No," Moka cut him off. "You need to remove the seal."

"Huh?" Tsukune blinked.

"Now, Tsukune," Moka ordered.

Tsukune did as he was told. He reached for the rosario and pulled the seal free. Moka's youki flared briefly and the silver haired vampire sat up.

With a satisfied sigh, Moka performed a lazy stretch. With a seductive smile for Tsukune, she raised her arms up over her head, and then ran her fingers though her long hair. All the while, her bare breasts were thrust out to entice her lover. After her little show, she reached out to Tsukune. She pulled him close and laid back down in the bed with him.

"Ruby has not come to wake you yet," Moka said. "So you have time to relax a little longer. As for your friends, I am sure if there was any problems, someone would have let you know."

"You're probably right," Tsukune admitted.

"Of course I am," Moka said with a smirk She cuddled in close to him, savoring the scent of his body, his blood.

"How did you do that?" Tsukune questioned. "When I tried to get up, the seal was still in place."

"Hmmmm?" Moka raised her head and processed Tsukune's words. "It wasn't easy. The other me was asleep, so her will wasn't there to resist me. Taking control of our body was hard. I don't think I could describe it for you, but if I concentrate very hard, I could reach past the seal."

"I see," Tsukune said. "I wonder if the seal is weakening." He held up his holly lock and looked at it.

"Would that be a bad thing?" Moka asked. "If the seal stopped working all together?"

"Moka," Tsukune rolled onto his side to put his arms around her. "I love you. I love both of you, or all of you, or how ever you want to say it. If something were to happen, to ether of you... If I were to lose ether of you, I would be very upset. But if you decide to remove the seal, to set it aside once and for all, I would still love you, all of you."

"If I were to set aside the seal..." Moka mused. "I don't think I like that idea right now... What about the other way around? What if the seal's effect became permanent? Would you be upset to lose me?"

"Yes," Tsukune said without hesitation.

Moka smiled at Tsukune's reaction. It wasn't just what he said, or how quickly he had answered that made her happy. When Moka had asked her question, Tsukune had reacted by holding her just a little bit tighter, as if he was afraid to lose her.

"Ahhhh," Moka sighed. "My poor Tsukune. You would be so lost without me."

"You're right," Tsukune said.

"But you have your other little lovers to keep you happy," Moka teased him. "I'm sure you don't really need me anymore."

"That's a lie," Tsukune said firmly.

"Is it?" Moka questioned him. "If I was gone, both of me, and it was just you and the others, what would you do?"

"I don't know," Tsukune sagged, feeling defeated at the thought.

"Well you would still get to build your business," Moka prodded. "You could build up your small domain and get rich."

"Why would I bother?" Tsukune shook his head.

"So you could have the life you want with your lovers," Moka said as if it only made sense.

"Ruby would be happy living in a hovel with me," Tsukune snorted. "Mizore would be happy being a housewife in a quiet little neighborhood. Kurumu likes to have the nicer things in life, but wants to earn them for herself. I could just be an anonymous salary-man somewhere, and we could all have a cozy house together, and that would be it."

"Moka," Tsukune looked her in the eye and his face hardened. "The only reason I push myself so hard is to be worthy of you. I need to be able to prove to you, your family, and to everybody else that I am good enough to be a part of your life. I stayed in this school to be with you. I've risked everything to be close to you. I'm willing to die to protect what is important to you. After we graduate, that isn't going to change."

"What about those human women?" Moka couldn't help test Tsukune a little. "They seem to like you."

"What about them?" Tsukune shook his head. "I'm sure they're nice, but I am already in love." He rolled onto his back with a sigh. "One thing I do not want or need is any more women in my life." He gave an amused chuckle. "Well, I guess will want a few more girls in my life eventually, and I am sure I will love them very much."

"What?" Moka pushed herself up onto her elbows to glare down at a smirking Tsukune. "What girls are you talking about?"

"Some day," Tsukune smirked up at Moka. "I hope to have a family. And with someone as wonderful and as beautiful as you, I imagine we would have a very special daughter."

"Tsukuneeeee," Moka protested, Thowing herself down on him.