"I'm happy to announce that as of today, a red telephone has been installed, so you can contact the human world at any time! Also, the bus's schedule has been increased to every day!" Ms. Nekonome announced.

Harry blinked in surprise before a smile spread across his face. He might not have to wait another month for those books and potions after all. That was a relief. A few more days of Moka sucking his blood and he'd be in the infirmary. There were more than a few blood-replenishing potions on their way.

"Furthermore, I'm happy to announce that club season has begun! In order to blend in with humans better, we aim to conduct school as similarly to them as possible. That means that all of you will have to join a club! I highly recommend the newspaper club, hosted by yours truly!" Ms. Nekonome continued.

Harry made eye contact with Moka, Kurumu, and Yukari. They all made an unspoken agreement to join the same club. With a nod, Harry turned back to the front of the classroom.

Out in the courtyard, there were a variety of clubs all trying to get the freshmen to join. Moka and Kurumu, in particular, were getting a lot of offers. Harry had his wand at the ready in case anyone tried to touch either of them. Their school was filled to the brim with perverts, and he'd be damned if he joined a club with them.

There were many clubs including a mummy club, an acupuncture club, and even a potions club. Harry was already put off by the fact that it was potions, but then the males of the club started trying to offer Moka and Kurumu love potions. Harry vanished the potions with a sharp glare. The potions club members scampered off quickly at the look. Harry's reputation did come in handy every now and then.

The group looked at nearly every club in the school, but it seemed that nothing was there that didn't involve fighting or perving. Harry sighed in disappointment. At the rate they were going, they'd have to join the newspaper club. Harry didn't have a great reputation with the newspaper, to say the least. Harry was almost ready to give up and ask about her club, but something caught his eye.

"The Swimming club, huh? That seems pretty normal…" Harry trailed off. He looked towards the Swimming Club members who were advertising their club. Harry noticed something particularly important about the Swimming Club. There were no guys in it which meant there was a far lesser chance for people to perv on Moka or Kurumu.

Harry smiled. "Sounds like a great idea! Let's go take a look, girls!"

Moka seemed a bit nervous, though. "Erm, Harry-kun. Me and water don't… I can't…"

"You can't swim?" Harry finished.

"Well, no, but that's not…"

"C' mon Harry-kun! Let's go! I want you to see me in my swimsuit!" Kurumu interrupted. She then proceeded to drag Harry off by the arm. Harry caught a glimpse of a wicked look in Kurumu's eye, and he couldn't help but feel worried for himself.

By the time they got to the pool and Kurumu got Harry into a pair of swim trunks, Harry had forgotten that Moka was trying to tell him something. Harry waited in the pool while Kurumu and Yukari got changed. While he waited, the captain of the swimming club attempted to help him swim.

"It's alright. I can swim fine on my own. Might wanna help that poor bloke, though," Harry said, pointing to one of the new Swimming Club members who looked like he was about to drown.

"Nonsense. One of my girls can help him. Your form needs some improvement, so I'll stay over here and help you."

Harry felt a bit wary of the swim captain. She seemed to have some sort of alternative agenda, and Harry didn't like it. "No, I insist. I'm alright here."

With that, the swim captain swam off, looking a bit disappointed. Harry looked back towards the dressing rooms where Kurumu and Yukari were still getting dressed. Then, he saw Moka sitting against the fence by herself.

"Are you alright, Moka? Why are you sitting over there all alone?" Then Harry remembered, and he nearly smacked himself in the head when he did. "Oh, damn. I nearly forgot! You don't know how to swim! It's alright, Moka. If you want, I could teach you."

Harry blushed when Moka smiled at the offer. Then her smile shifted into a frown, and Harry was concerned yet again.

"I'd love to, Harry-kun, but-"

"Harry- kuuuuuun!" Kurumu called, interrupting Moka once again. Kurumu ran out of the changing room and jumped into the pool… directly on top of Harry.

Harry struggled to resurface, but Kurumu was practically strangling him. Then, just as he managed to get Kurumu off of him, Yukari jumped onto him, knocking him right back into the water.

Can't. Breathe.

Yukari was a lot easier to remove, but he just barely got out of the water in time to prevent himself from drowning. When he looked up again, Moka was gone. Harry narrowed his eyes in confusion, his concern returning full force at the absence of his friend.

"Hey." The sound of Harry's voice paused Kurumu and Yukari's quarreling. "Have either of you seen Moka? She was just here a moment ago. I'm a bit worried with all the pervs in one spot today…"

Kurumu and Yukari both looked away guiltily. Harry was suspicious.

"Did you two do something?"

Yukari cracked first, as expected. "No! We just… might've neglected to tell you something when we came here."

"What did you "neglect" to tell me, Yukari?" Harry asked, his voice stern.

"Erm, well, vampires here, they can't… water weakens them. Kurumu and I didn't tell you because we wanted you to ourselves just for a little while." Tears beaded in Yukari's eyes as she looked up at Harry. "Please don't hate me, Harry-kun."

"Yukari, I don't hate you. If you wanted to spend more time with me, you could've just asked instead of making Moka feel excluded like that. Just stay here. I'll go find her."

Harry tried to get out of the water, but a hand stopped him. Harry spun around, expecting to see one of his friends, but the one who stopped Harry was the swim captain, Ichinose. Ichinose smiled sweetly at him, but Harry could see right through her. Her eyes were predatory, and knowing monsters, that was in the literal sense.

"Harry-kun… you can't leave us so soon. You'll miss the feast."

As soon as the words left her mouth, all of the swim club members transformed. They all grew tails, fins, and deadly sharp teeth. Harry pulled his wand from the pocket of his swim trunks and hexed the swim captain away from him. He jumped out of the pool, away from the blood-thirsty mermaids.

"Girls, get out of the water!" Harry yelled.

Kurumu and Yukari, seeing the feast that was happening around them, hopped out of the pool beside Harry. In the pool, the other male recruits were being sucked dry. Instead of blood, the mermaids were consuming the males' life essence. Harry couldn't do any sort of mass attack, or he'd hit the people he was trying to save too. That left him with the option of hitting each one individually.

"Stupify! Relashio! Bombarda!"

Harry cast all the spells that came to mind, careful to avoid the more deadly ones like reducto or diffindo. He was making slow progress, but Kurumu and Yukari were a big help. Yukari seemed to be picking up a few spells from Harry on the spot, like the little genius she was. Kurumu was slashing at mermaids left and right, but it wasn't doing much good. Most of them just ducked underwater before any of their attacks could land, and getting in the water was suicide.

They had no choice. If they continued to stay on land, all of the boys in the water would die. The three all jumped into the water on some unspoken cue. They were immediately swarmed by the mermaids. Ichinose herself was at the head of the attack. Harry was throwing hexes left and right, but they kept coming. Eventually, Harry was completely surrounded.

Shit, shit shit. At this point, I'll die before the guys I was trying to save. I can't let Kurumu or Yukari get hurt.

With that thought in mind, Harry aimed his wand at Yukari and Kurumu. "Ascendio!"

The two girls flew out of the water while Harry himself was swarmed. The first to grab him, Ichinose, latched onto his arm, sucking out his life essence. This started off a feeding frenzy. Soon, Harry was being bitten all over. The weight of all the mermaids was pulling him under, but Harry didn't have the strength to keep himself up.

Of all the ways I thought I was gonna die. This is not one of them.

Right before the last of the mermaids latched onto him, Harry heard a yell from above. "Harry-kun!"

That sounds like… Moka.

Harry felt a splash from the water behind him and a hand gripping his before there was the familiar feeling of a rosary in his hand. Harry ran out of breath before he could see her transform.

When Harry came to, he was in the infirmary. By his bed were two healing potions. Harry drank both of them with a grimace. They tasted awful. When Harry looked around, he noticed that all of his friends were surrounding him. They were all watching Harry with concerned looks. Harry smiled at them to let them know that he was feeling better. The trio sighed in relief.

"Glad to know that you three still care," Harry teased.

"We were so worried! Kurumu and I couldn't get down from your spell until you passed out. We thought you were dead!" Yukari exclaimed tearfully.

Harry's expression softened. "I'm sorry I worried you. I just didn't want either of you to get hurt," Harry replied with a soothing smile. Then he turned to Moka. "Thanks for the save Moka and Inner Moka. I owe you both."

"You don't owe us anything! What kind of friend would I be if I just sat by and let you get eaten by mermaids!" Moka protested vehemently. Then she turned her head downward to glare at her rosary. "You shut up. He's your friend too."

Harry chuckled. "I'm flattered."

The rosary glowed brightly, and Harry was glad that he couldn't hear Inner Moka at the moment.

The group sat around Harry's bed having a laugh at the vampire's expense. When the laughter died down, a thought came to Harry.

"Hey, girls… we still haven't picked out a club," Harry noted.

"Oh, right. But we've looked at just about all of them, haven't we?"

"Not all of them!" a sing-song voice called from outside the infirmary. Ms. Nekonome entered the room and approached the group cheerfully. "I was just passing by when I heard that none of you have a club yet. There's still newspaper club! Why don't you come join?"

Harry shared looks between all of his friends. They seemed to like the idea, so Harry reluctantly agreed. Despite his own hang-ups about newspapers, this probably wouldn't be nearly as bad as the Daily Prophet.

Ms. Nekonome cheered. "Wahoo! Four new members! And here I thought nobody would join this year!"

"Wait, nobody joined except for us?" Kurumu asked dubiously.

"Nope!" Ms. Nekonome answered.

What kind of club did I just join? Harry thought mournfully.