Rosario Vampire Fan Fiction ❯ Two Guys, A Vampire, and a Monster Academy ❯ Academic Woes and Solitary ( Chapter 5 )

Two Guys, a Vampire, and a Monster Academy

Disclaimer: I do not own Rosario + Vampire storyline, background, characters and similar media. Anything that sounds familiar to the readers is more then likely not mine, but originated from a source that I do not remember clearly. I may not be able to own my OC in this fiction.

Chapter 5: Academic Woes and Solitary

Today was a day many students who attend classes at Monster Academy await in anticipation and in dread. A day that will decide weather or not they will succeed or fail for the rest of the year. A year where the most academic will be rewarded with a well earned break from their studies while those who did not take their studies seriously will be doomed to repeat for lost time, time that would have been well spent with friends and loved ones.

Today was the day when the mid-term test results are posted.

“I don’t wanna look!”

“Yes! I’m among the top fifty!”

“I failed!”

“Just two points? Just two points?!”

“I barely passed!”

“My parent’s are gonna kill me!!”

“Summer School again? Yamite!”

“Yatta! I’m ranked in the top two hundred!”

“Urayamashii! I’m only the two hundred and twenty-second!”

“They’re still bad scores you bakas!”

For a small group within the assembled student body, their test scores could not have varied to such a degree between them.

“Iie (no)!! I flunked!” The blue headed succbuus exclaimed. None could argue that anyone with such a personality as Kurumu would be remotely considered a success academically. Though even with this truth, one would not have believed that her new notoriety would be as among the top five failures of all Monster Academy.

“Epically, apparently.” Lou added before he turned back to the board and scratched his head. “Well this can’t be right. Something must have gone wrong.”

“What is it Lou?” Moka, the pink headed vampire inquired after she had learned that she had scored thirteenth in the mid-term results. In the background, many of the male population of the student body praised both her beauty and her intelligence to the ire of certain other members of the group.

“Yeah, you placed twentieth.” Tsukune added, whose own score was right in the middle at being the hundredth and twenty-eight.

“That’s just it.” Lou began. “I was never THAT good at math. Or any other subjects for that matter. Hell, my score should have been even lower than usual with all the chicken scratches I had to read!” He then turned towards the group. “No offense.”

“Even so, I have to learn your study techniques!” Tsukune practically begged his cousin. “Moka’s as well!”

“Only if I get to suck your blood!” Moka chuckled, to which Tsukune sighed in disbelief.

“Pinkie, he’s gonna NEED that blood to catch up with the rest of us.” Lou then turned towards the now pouting Kurumu. “Well.....most of us....”

“As in a study group?” Tsukune asked and, for some strange reason or another, Moka pressed the tips of her index fingers together and blushed.

“Of course! You need help in getting outta the ‘Average’ rut in the grades and I need to be more literate in chicken scratch! Again, no offense.” Lou stated. “And Pamela here’s gonna need ALL the help she can get.”

“The only thing I need is my Destined One.” Kurumu declared as she pressed her own seductive assets against Tsukune’s body whose mind took an immediate absence.

“What YOU need is to get that mind of yours out of the gutter.” Lou sighed just mere moments before his cousin was in a tug-o-war between the succubus and vampire. “I swear, the only thing that isn’t ‘blond’ on yah is your hair!” It was when he looked up that he saw a rather young girl with chin length dark hair donning a cape and pointed cone hat was spying upon them from behind a pillar. When their eyes met, the younger girl immediately hid back behind the pillar. “Does this place have a ‘Middle School’ program or something?”

“Gozaimasu (congradulations), Sendou-san, you’re number one yet again.” Lou overheard an older student and his own posse approach the younger girl. The young girl faced them with a rather defenseless look to her form. “It does seem that you didn’t skip grades for nothing.”

‘Oh, it’s one of those genius kids.’ Lou thought. ‘Didn’t think I’d actually meet one. Granted, Uncle Beau was one but he’s no kid.’

“My classmates....” The young girl sighed in surprise.

“However, don’t you get so high and mighty just because you have a better academic score then us.” The other student threatened. “To my eyes, you are nothing more then an immature brat reeking of her own mother’s milk.”

Lou looked around to see if there were any one who would defend the bullied girl. Not even his own group were paying much attention, too concern with their own personal soap operas. “Perfect...” Lou groaned as he approached the situation many would argue was none of the American’s business.

“Not only that, but your entire attire is completely cosplay!” One of the bully trio scolded.

“Either way, it still defies the school rules.” The second added.

“Such a headache you give me, Sendou-san.” The leader of the trio groaned. “Your very existence is something that I, as class representative, must correct!”

“Oh suure, pick on the odd one out of the bunch to make yourselves feel better why don’t yah.” Lou taunted as he stood beside the young genius girl, who looked at him with a surprised expression on her face. “Makes you feel like a really strong and brawny man to pick on little girls, right?”

“And what makes you think you should interfere in the affairs of OUR class, gaijin?” The class representative demanded.

“Because I’m making it my business, that’s why.” Lou crossed his arms.

“Do you know what kind of monster SendouYukari is? A witch! Nothing more then a disgusting half-breed of a freak!”

“Does this look like the face that cares?” Lou points towards himself. “Here’s a clue: It’s the opposite of ‘yes’. Or is it that you’re trying to justify picking on her simply because you need to ‘compensate’ for certain physical limitations? Is that accurate enough of yourselves you bunch of limp noodles? Or is the answer just too.... SHORT?”

“NANI (what)?!” The bully trio exclaimed, finally figuring out just what Leo was implying.

“Well if I’m wrong, why don’t yah bring it? Or is that just a bit..... ‘premature’?” Lou taunted.

“Kisama (bastard)!!” The trio leader exclaimed and was about to strike Lou when Moka stepped into the way, her arms spread apart and wide open to block his advance. “You are....”

“You shouldn’t use violence on little girls.” Moka scolded with eyes full of determination. “And I won’t forgive you if you hurt my friend.”This confrontation finally drew the attention of the other gathered students who had wondered what had occurred between the two classes.

Noticing the number of spectators around them, the trio had decided to fall back for now. “We’ll leave it here for now. Let’s go guys!” The leader ordered and the trio soon left as well as the attention of the other students.

Moka then breathed a sigh of relief in that the confrontation ended rather uneventfully when Tsukune and Kurumu caught up with her and Lou.

“Moka-san, daijoobu (alright)?” Tsukune asked, though before the vampire could answer, they collectively jumped when they heard a loud smacking sound. Turning, they saw that it was Lou who was currently slamming his forehead with a paperback book. “Lou-kun?”

“I said ‘bring it’ to those guys!” Lou exclaimed. “I don’t even know what kind of monsters they are and still I said it!” He then continued to slam the cover of the paper back book.

“Demo (but), you did it for a good reason.” Moka tried to assure the American when suddenly he slammed the book atop of Tsukune’s head.

“And you! You just stood there and let me say that! What kind of a cousin are yah anyway?!” Lou continued to beat Tsukune with the book. “Does it not matter that we’re family?!”

“Iie! Yameru (no more)! Onagai (please)! Damare (don't)! Yamite (stop)!” Tsukune pleaded as he shielded himself from his cousin’s attacks.

“Doomo arigatoo gozaimasu (thank you very much) ~Desu!” The little witch thanked with a characteristically childish squeal as the group had their lunch at the academy cafeteria. “I’mSendouYukari! ~Desu!”

“I’ve heard about you, Yukari-san.” Moka began. “Despite being four years younger, you are in the same grade as us and even ranked first in the mid-terms.”

“Four years?” Tsukune then counted his fingers. “Then that would mean that you skipped a couple of grades?”

“Of course, yah nut job!” Lou scorned. “How else would she be in the same grade as us? You do remember Uncle Beau right?”

“You must be really smart then, Yukari-san!” Moka praised which caused Yukari to blush. “And that outfit is really cool too!”

“Hai, it really fits you.” Kurumu agreed.

“I-it’s nothing, hontoo ni (really) ~Desu!” Yukari denied with a flutter and plenty of nervousness. “Moka-san is much more beautiful ~Desu!”

“Though I’m sure there are ‘certain’ students around here who’d see yah as attractive as well, Sabrina.”

“Louis!” Tsukune exclaimed.

“Demo.....actually...I...I....” Yukari struggled to say.

“Come on, spit it out. It can’t be that bad.” Lou coaxed.

“I wuv Moka-san ~Desu!” Yukari exclaim in declaration as she jumped onto Moka’s body, the impact strong enough to knock the vampire to the ground.

“N-nani?!” Both Tsukune and Kurumu exclaimed, whose shock was increased further when Yukari started to fondle Moka’s breasts.

“Every time I saw you in that classroom across the hall, I fell in love with you bit by bit, but today my heart is made up when you saved me ~Desu!” Yukari exclaimed in joy.

“Whoh! Whoh! Whoh! Time out!” Lou then pulled the little witch from Moka’s body, whose cheeks were inflamed with embarrassment and much to the younger girl’s chagrin. “You are TOO young to be doin’ stuff like that!”

“Naze (why)? I’ll be twelve years old soon ~Desu!” Yukari defended.

“That’s not the point!” Lou exclaimed.

“So will you go out with me on dates, Moka-san!” Yukari asked Moka, who had barely recovered. Legs still unbalanced from the shock and surprise. “Or, is it that bad to be dating someone like me ~Desu?”

“Would it kill yah to listen to what people are sayin’ when they’re talkin’ to yah?!”

“Ano (um) ...eetoo (well)...” Moka attempted to answer the little witch. “If as friends.....”

“Yatta (great)! I’m so happy ~Desu!” Yukari then leaped towards Moka into an embrace, however Lou’s grip on the girl was still firm enough to be pulled after the little witch.

“Ack! TIMBER!!” Lou yelled as the three fell to the ground in a loud crash.

Lou quickly got himself back onto his feet and pried Yukari’s arms from Moka’s body. “Off, yah pubescent tween perv!” Yukari scrambled to get away from the American’s grasp and back to embracing the pink headed vampire, however Lou planted the little witch to a sitting position on one of the benches. “Look, I’m pretty sure that you’re goin’ head strong into a situation that you don’t fully comprehend-”

“Hai! I wuv Moka-san ~Desu!” Yukari defended.

“But the reasons why isn’t exactly sound, nor strong enough to hold together a lasting relationship. You gotta KNOW Pinkie before you even THINK about dating her.” Lou lectured. “I mean what do you know of her history? Her ideals? What motivates her? Her likes and even her fears for starters?” The American waited for the little witch’s response. He received none. “I thought so. It would be better to be friends with Pinkie first, to get to know her better and allow your feelings to develop and mature properly before you can really and truthfully declare that you love Pinkie.” Then Lou reflected upon his own words. “Did I really say that just now?”

“I will know more of Moka-san, whom I wuv, on our dates together ~Desu!” Yukari declared as she pushed past Lou and tackled the pink headed vampire again in a loving and fondling embrace.

“Mother fucker! Not again!” Lou cursed as he returned to pry an overly enthusiastic witch from the blushing vampire.

The rest of the school day continued as Yukari fondled Moka’s chest from behind and Lou prying the young witch from the vampire. “I’m pretty sure Pinkie here doesn’t appreciate being felt up like that.”

“Dooshite (why)? I just want to be close to the one I wuv ~Desu!” Yukari defended as she found, yet again, a way to escape Lou’s grasp and embrace Moka rather perversely. “Sugoi! Moka-san’s chest is bigger than it looks ~Desu!”

“Hmph! Well MINE are bigger.” Kurumu defended.

“They should be big for a cow ~Desu!” Yukari taunted, which caused the worst kind of reaction from Kurumu.

“NANI?!”

“Yamete...! For some reason, I can’t move..!” Moka had the look that suggest that she would faint.

“Any more closer and it’ll legally be considered sexual assault!” Lou countered as he pried Yukari from Moka yet again. The little witch simply pouted.

“Lou-kun, you gotta do something!” Tsukune pleaded.

“What the fuck do yah THINK I’m doin’?!” Lou exclaimed just as Yukari escaped from his grip yet again.

“So you’re still here, Aono Tsukune.” Yukari began as she resumed fondling Moka’s breasts. “I know ALL about you. Grades: so-so. Athletic Abilities: Average like a human. No interests and no special traits. You are like those half-assed boys in a manga. A picture perfect ordinary boy ~Desu!”

“There ARE more to people then numbers, Sabrina.” Lou once more pried Yukari away from Moka. “Seriously, don’t you get tired of this routine? It hasn’t even been a full day!”

“Anything for my Moka-san ~Desu!” Yukari replied in defiance as she leaped from his grasp and faced Tsukune. “I wuv Moka-san! And because I wuv her, I don’t want her to associate herself with such people like you, Tsukune, and brought back down to the dirt! ~Desu!”

“You mind?! That’s my cousin yah talkin’ about!” Lou defended. “Besides, didn’t you even consider Pinkie’s opinion on the matter at all?”

“For Moka-san’s sake, I declare war on you, Aono!” Yukari declared as she brandished her pink wand with a heart shape on one end enveloping a six-pointed star. “I’ll make sure that you’ll never get close to Moka-san ever again! ~Desu!” With a flick of her wrist, cleaning tools from a nearby broom closet began to attack Tsukune.

“Itai! Why are the brooms’ moving on their own?!” Tsukune exclaimed in between impacts from broom heads, broom handles, and dust pans.

“It’s magic ~Desu!” Yukari explained. “With this wand, I can cast magic to control the brooms! I’ll use it to fight off any boy that get’s close to Moka-san ~Desu!”

“Magic? Itai?!” Tsukune exclaimed in pain.

“Hai, because I’m a witch ~Desu!” Yukari declared as she directed the brooms to attack Tsukune even more. Unseen by the group, Yukari was overheard by a small group hiding from around a nearby corner.

“Alright, that’s enough playin’ around.” Lou then removed the wand from Yukari’s grasp, causing the cleaning supplies to land lifelessly on the ground or in some cases atop of Tsukune’s head.

“Hey! Give that back ~Desu!” Yukari demanded as she attempted to jump and retrieve her precious wand from the taller American’s possession.

“Serves you right!” Kurumu exclaimed before mumbling. “Call me a ‘cow’ and get away with it, I don’t think so!”

“I don’t know what stereotypes witches are being subjected to, and frankly I don’t fuckin’ care, but you ain’t exactly helpin’ to alleviate them Sabrina.”Lou lectured in his own, unique way.

“It isn’t very nice to take things away from people, especially little girls.” Moka took the wand away from Lou while Yukari stuck out her tongue and lowered one of her bottom eyelids.

“And I suppose that beating up your friends is considered nice instead?” Lou cocked an eyebrow as Moka returned the wand.

“Iie, but still you shouldn’t do that.”

“Well the alternative was to knock her out with this.” Lou then showed Moka his book back, which was noticeably heavier than usual. “Pretty sure that you wouldn’t want to hurt one friend to save another.”

“Moka-san only needs me ~Desu!” Yukari defended as she wrapped her arms around Moka’s waist before turning towards her. “Tadashii (right)?”

“Ano....eetoo....” Moka mumbled.

“Now ain’t exactly the time to be undecided, Pinkie-OW!” Lou then felt the full force of the broom handle’s broadside into his face. Yukari laughed as she sent another broom towards Lou that poked him in his left eye. “Motherfucker!” He yelled as blood flowed from a cut eyebrow caused by the impact. A levitating dustpan then smacked itself against Lou’s face and increasing the injury and pain of his eye several fold.

“Serve’s you right ~Desu!” Yukari smiled, but then it faded when Moka released herself from her arms to be at Lou’s side. “M-Moka-san...?” She didn’t understand why the vampire would go to Lou’s aid. Was she not protecting their relationship?

“Lou! Daijoobu?” Moka asked with concern in her voice.

“What about me?” Tsukune moaned.

“I’ll make do Pinkie.” Lou stated. “Just go with Tsukune.”

“Naze?” Moka asked when Lou grabbed a broom in mid air.

“I got a bitch to kill!” Lou cursed as he aimed the broom at Yukari, who shrieked and used her magic to block the incoming attack long enough for her to get away from the broom’s reach. Lou pulled back the broom for another downward strike, to which the little witch took the chance to increase the distance between them. Lou quickly took up the chase. “Oh you better run! I’ll fuck yah up when I get my hands on you, yah little piece of shit!”

“Lou, matte (wait)! You shouldn’t be angry at Yukari-chan!” Moka called out, however the American continued to chase after the little witch.

“Why are you even defending her, Moka-san?” The question Tsukune posed caused Moka to stop in her steps when she was about to catch up with a noticeably angry Lou. Tsukune rubbed his sores and bruises as he gotten back onto his feet. “You did hear her, seikaku? She wanted to keep you away from us, your friends, and she didn’t even ask you if it was even alright with you!”

“Demo-” Moka began, but Tsukune interrupted.

“Just forget about Yukari-chan! It’s obvious that she doesn’t even consider us friends! You shouldn’t just take her side alone into account!”

Yukari had just barely lost sight of Lou after a long and tiring yet suspenseful chase across much of campus grounds. She never thought that someone related to such an ordinary guy like Tsukune would be so hard to get away, especially in how Lou was able to navigate and maneuver around obstacles and even using the buildings themselves as short cuts to catch up with the little witch. Even her magic had barely kept the gap between them beyond the reach of the broom’s swing, but eventually she was able to loose him.

Catching her breath as she leaned against a wall, Yukari’s mind wandered to how Moka went to Lou’s side just after she had defended their relationship from both Tsukune and Lou. Then it bought back memories of her classmates who taunted and verbally tormented her.

“That girl’s just eleven, she’s so bratty!”

“Why do we have to be in the same class as that baby?!”

“And she wears that disgusting witch costume!”

“Witches aren’t monsters, aren’t they? They’re closer to humans, tadashii?”

“You have no right to be at this academy! Get out of here!” The voices echoed in her mind.

“I don’t mind....being alone....~Desu...” Yukari declared in a weak, depressed voice. She then picked herself off the wall and turned to walk away in solitude when she found herself impacting into the body of another student.

“Itai, baka!” Yukari yelled as she rubbed her sore head. “Why don’t you look where you’re going ~Desu?!”

“It is YOU who bumped into ME, Sendou-san.” Yukari’s class representative corrected, his cronies flanked both his sides. “How rude, you’re a damn shame to the Academy.”

“Class Representative...?!” Yukari gasped.

“This brat broke our school’s rules!” The first crony accused.

“The Class Representative sure is angry!” The second crony warned.

“Th-This has nothing to do with you guys ~Desu!” Yukari defended.

“There sure is, you know...” The class representative then grabbed Yukari’s wrist and roughly pulled her into the air, she cried out in pain. “We have to punish those who causes class disruptions!” The class representative hissed, causing the little witch to gasp in shock and horror.

From another building, Lou observed the bully trio from earlier dragging Yukari into an adjacent forest against her will. Furrowing his eyebrows and narrowing his eyes as narrow as the bruise would allow, he gave chase.

“It’s not like that!” Moka defended, tears building up in the corner her eyes. “Why can’t you understand Yukari-chan’s feelings? Don’t you feel sorry for her?!” And with that outburst, Moka took up the chase and catch up with Lou and Yukari.

“Moka-san!” Tsukune called out but Moka was already beyond his sight.

“Well....Demo, you do get the feeling that she’s a witch!” Kurumu’s words caught Tsukune’s attention. “It could be because she is one of those hated races....”

“Nani? Hated races?” Tsukune asked.

“Don’t you know?” Kurumu began. “Mimasu, It’s hard to tell weather a witch is a supernatural or human being, seikaku?! Long ago, they were called ‘Border Beings’ that connected the human world and supernatural world. Demo, today they are called half-breeds, and are discriminated against! On top of that, it seems that they’re hated in the human world too! In the middle ages of Europe, they had these things called ‘witch hunts’ where many witches were killed by humans.”

‘Witch hunts?’ Tsukune thought mentally.

“You know, that girl may have been all alone up until now!” Kurumu concluded, causing Tsukune to rethink Yukari’s position. In reflection, she was similar in situation to Moka, if not his own at this school.

“Demo seriously, don’t you still have me?” Kurumu smiled as she rushed to embrace Tsukune, only to miss as Tsukune rushed out of the building after Moka and Yukari. “Chotto (hey)!”

Yukari screamed as she was thrown against a tree deep within the forest. The bully trio then began to transform into humanoid reptiles.

“So disguising!” The class representative taunted.

“A witch is such a disgusting being!” One of the cronies hissed, forked tongue flying out of his mouth.

“Ruins the integrity and pride of our class- No, the entire academy!” The second crony exclaimed.

“Understand!” The class representative scolded. “We have no need for a girl like you in our class, our academy!”

“...Nani?!” Yukari gasped in shock and fear.

“It will be in the Academy’s best interest if we got rid of you, Sendou-san!” The class representative declared, baring his fangs at the young witch girl. Yukari raised her wand to cast a spell in defense, but the class representative caught it in his mouth and chewed it to useless bits and pieces.

“M-my wand ~Desu?!” Yukari gasped.

“Now then, what shall we do with her?” The class representative smirked as he spat out what was left of the wand. “Tastes so disgusting!”

“I say we eat her up!” One of the cronies exclaimed. “The fog is thick enough for no one to notice!”

“That’s right!” The class representative’s muzzle watered from the very idea. “Sampling such a filthy brat would be a nice change of pace!”

“Iie.....IIEEEEE!!” Yukari screamed in terror as the lizard trio approached her with the intent of eating her flesh.

Running at full speed towards the scene, Lou used a low lying branch as a kind of catapult to leap into the air and ululated as he flew through the air. “Ayiyiiyiyiyiyi!” The lizard trio and Yukari looked towards the source of the sound, however the trio were unable to react as the heel of Lou’s feet and his fists slammed into their heads and knocking them out before taking a small leap away and towards Yukari.

“Nani? I don’t understand ~Desu?! Why did you-” Before Yukari could ask, Lou flicked her witch hat from her head. When the little witch turned to retrieve her hat from the ground, Lou held her head with his left arm tightly in a head lock while he used the middle knuckles of his index and middle finger to rub into the top of her skull forcefully while twisting his wrist. “Iie! Yame (stop)! Itai! Noomoa (no more)! Cut it out!” Yukari begged, however Lou continued for a good long minute before he finally released her. “Why did you do that?! That hurt ~Desu!” Yukari demanded as she rubbed the top of her head.

“First, to get it out of my system.” Lou answered. “Second, so that you know what it feels like to be pranked on. And third, because you’re a fuckin’ bitch of a brat.”

“Nani?!” Yukari exclaimed.

“But to get back to business.” Lou then swatted so that he would be relatively eye level with Yukari. “This,” he began as he swung his index finger back and forth between them. “Isn’t helpin’ Pinkie in the long run. Look, I know you hate me and you know that I hate you, but could we at LEAST try to get along and not get into fights for Pinkie’s sake?”

“‘Hate me?’” Yukari asked. “Is it because I’m a witch ~Desu?”

“Please! I live in the US! With all of them nationalities and ethnic backgrounds thrown into the mix, hating someone for who they are doesn’t really hold water. Despite claims and arguments to the contrary.” Lou replied as he looked up in thought.

“Naze-” Yukari began.

“Does THIS ring any bells?!” Lou pointed at his bruised, blacken eye and coagulating blood clot in his eyebrow.

“That’s it ~Desu?!” Yukari exclaimed in disbelief.

“Well that and beatin’ on my cousin!” Lou added. “It ain’t exactly earning yah brownie points with the rest of the group. Keep on doin’ it and you’ll alienate yourself and be all alone for the rest of your stay here. If not your entire life.”

“I don’t mind ~Desu.” Yukari replied in a forlone and melancholy voice. “I’ve always, always been alone ~Desu!” To which Lou replied with a simple flick of his finger at the tip of her nose. “Itai!”

“That’s ‘cuz you don’t give people a chance to be friends with yah. I’m pretty sure that if you cut down the prankin’ and showed the REAL you, they’ll want to be your friends Sabrina.” Lou lectured, his words affecting Yukari’s mood with such force that it caused her to blush and widen her eyes in realization. “Or would ‘Endora’ be better? You certainly fit the profile!”

“Ano-”

He then patted her on the back before standing up. “Come on, the others are probably waitin’ for us.” The two then began to walk back towards campus grounds when they heard the groans and hisses of the lizard trio. He then placed a hand upon Yukari’s shoulder. “Question: I just slammed my feet and fists into the heads of Lizardmen, didn’t I?”

“Hai.” Yukari answered.

“And for clarification sake, can yah do any powerful spell attacks WIHOUT a wand?”

“Iie.”

“Thought so.” Lou sighed in defeat. “And forgive my ignorance, but my monster encyclopedia is a bit rusty at the moment. Are there anything significant I should know about them kind of monsters before I do anything rash and life threatenin’?”

“Eetoo...” Yukari recalled. “They’re just lizards with higher, sapient intelligence like other monsters and humans with strong bonds of fellowship. But other then that along with their claws and fangs, Lizardmen are not very noteworthy in combat ~Desu.”

“Good to know.”

“K-Kisama!” The class representative cursed.

Lou then grasped both of Yukari’s shoulders and wheeled her out of the immediate area. “RETREAT!!!”

“Get back here you cowards!!” The trio lizard exclaimed as they chased down Lou’s and Yukari’s retreating forms.

“Ándale! Ándale! Arriba! Arriba!” Lou exclaimed his order to Yukari as they both dashed through the trees of the forest to escape their pursuers, using the local flora in their evasion.

“Lou! Yukari-chan! Lou! Yukari-chan!” Moka called out as she searched deeper and deeper into the forest to find her misplaced friends. “Where are you?!” She called out once more as she came across a lake.

“Moka-san!” Moka turned towards Tsukune’s voice as she saw both he and Kurumu catch up to her.

“Tsukune! Kurumu-chan!” Moka exclaimed in surprise and joy as they came to her side.

“You didn’t find them?” Tsukune inquired, to which Moka shook her head.

“SCORE! We found ‘em!” The three turned towards the direction of Lou’s voice to see he and Yukari running away from three noticeably pissed off Lizardmen. They were but several yards from joining them.

“Lou-kun! Yukari-chan!” Tsukune called out to them.

“Problem!” Lou thumbed rearward, indicating the Lizardmen. “We need Xena’s help, stat!”

“Now I got you, you disgusting witch!” Lou turned to see that one of the crony lizardmen kicked away from the trunk of a tree and towards Yukari’s exposed back. Almost without a second thought, Lou pushed the little witch out of the danger zone and out before him towards Moka and the others. That push slowed his speed someone enough for his own back to be slashed by the lizardmen’s claws.

“GAUGH!!!” Lou exclaimed in pain as his body impacted and bounced from the dirt before sliding just a yard short of reaching the group. Yukari picked herself up from the force of the fall to turn and see that Lou was seriously injured while trying to save her.

“Iie!” The little witch gasped.

“Lou!” Tsukune, Moka, and Kurumu cried out as they dashed towards their fallen comrade. They were soon joined by Yukari as they kneeled before Lou..

“Daijoobu, Lou?!” Moka exclaimed in a panic. Lou then took both Moka’s and Tsukune’s wrists, turned their hands until their palms faced upwards and lightly tapped his own left hand upon them. “Nani?”

“Okay.....I’m out.....you guys’ turn...” Lou groaned in pain as he thumbed at the lizardmen trio. He then, painfully, turned his head towards Yukari whose eyes were a flood with tears. “Sabrina?”

“Gomen nasai! Gomen nasai! Gomen nasai!” Yukari apologized in between sobs.

“You wouldn’t happen to know any wand-less healin’ spells, would yah?” Lou asked, to which his answer was a tearful shake of the little witche’s head. “Shit...figures....God, that fuckin’ hurts.....”

“There’s more of them?!” One of the lizardmen cronies exclaimed.

“How displeasing!” The second lizardmen crony hissed in annoyance.

“With things coming together like this, let’s eat them all together!” The class representative proclaimed.

“Come, if you dare!” Tsukune taunted, shielding both Lou and Yukari with his body.

“Naze...?” Yukari gasped at this reaction. Did she not declare war upon him for Moka’s sake?

“I can understand the feeling of being lonely.” Tsukune replied. “That’s why you have to let me help you. So don’t think of yourself as alone anymore.”

“Aono-san...?”

“I understand too, Yukari-chan.” Moka stated as she joined Tsukune in protecting Lou and Yukari from the hostile lizardmen trio. “I’ve also always been alone! I also know how hard it is to be alone! That’s why I want to help you, and also why I could never leave you alone, Yukari-chan!”

“Moka-san....”Yukari felt her heart pinch from emotion.

“What are you two blabbering about?! Are you insulting us by ignoring us?!” The class representative exclaimed in anger and frustration. “Don’t take us lightly, you weaklings! We’ll make mince meat out of you!” With fangs and claws bared, the lizardmen rushed at the group.

“Tsukune!” Lou yelled out in pain, catching his cousin’s attention. “Rosario would be a good idea right about now!”

“Oh, right!” Tsukune exclaimed as he pulled on Moka’s rosario to unleash her other, more powerful self.

“NANI?!” The class representative exclaimed as an aura of supernatural energy flooded the forest and Moka transformed from her pink headed self to that of her silver haired and red eyed alter ego. “What in the world.....What is this powerful supernatural energy?!”

“Stand down you inferior beings!” The other Moka demanded of the lizardmen trio.

Yukari simply stood there in awe and shock. “This...is Moka-san’s true form?”

“D-dying your hair is against school rules!” One of the lizardmen crony exclaimed.

“That skirt is too short to be allowed in the school rules!” The second lizardmen crony hissed as they both dashed towards the other Moka with lethal intent. However the silver-haired vampire did not give them the opportunity as swift punches and kicks sent them flying towards the trees and hung upon the branches like wet laundry. Neither saw the impacts approach them for the vampire moved so quickly.

“H-how could....within a moment?!” The class representative gasped in shock and horror. “I couldn’t see what happened!!”

“You’re the kind of trash that can only wield power over weaker beings. Iie, you can only bully the weak by ganging up on them in numbers.” The other Moka growled from behind the class representative. The last standing lizardman leaped away and faced her.

“What the hell are you?!” The class representative exclaimed as he pulled out a small book containing the Monster Academy rules. “Your power is against the school rules!!” He leaped towards the other Moka with fangs bared. She simply kicked him in the mouth and shattered his teeth.

“Shut your trap.” The other Moka demanded and the force of the kick sent the class representative across the lake, skipped like a stone until he finally smashed into a floating log, and splashed into the waters before he sank to the bottom.

Bubbles floated to the top and when popped, spoke out the submerged words of the defeated lizardman. “I’ll remember this!”

“Naze...?” Yukari asked Tsukune, catching his attention. “After the horrible things I did to you, to everyone, why did you come for someone like me? ~Desu!”

“Didn’t I tell you?” Tsukune replied. “Everyone wanted to help Yukari-chan. You’re not alone anymore. From now on, let’s be friends, ookee?”

Then Yukari felt Lou lightly tap her on her hand with his knuckles. “Told yah.” Lou groaned. Yukari, from all the emotion flowing through her body, couldn’t help but cry out in tears. Tsukune and Kurumu then went to Yukari’s side to comfort her tears.

“The scene IS cute and all, but I wouldn’t mind being taken to the infirmary.” Lou groaned in pain. “No hurry though.”

Several days have past since the incident, the cousins approached the classroom where the Newspaper Club’s meetings were being held. “So she really did that? In front of the entire class?” Lou asked in disbelief.

“Yeah, and her classmates are being more considerate of Yukari’s feelings, especially after reflecting upon their own actions.” Tsukune answered.

“Sounds like Sabrina’s not the only one growin’ up around here.” Lou chuckled as he slid open the door to see that said witch was conversing with Gin. “Eh?”

“Konnichiwa (good afternoon) Lou-san, Tsukune-san! ~Desu!” Yukari greeted.

“But why is-” Tsukune began to ask when Gin interrupted him.

“She’s the newest member of the Newspaper Club.” Gin proclaimed and Yukari nodded with a smile on her face.

“Let me guess, to get closer to Pinkie, isn’t it?” Lou noted and Yukari simply blushed.

“Eetoo...Aa (oh),” The little witch then remembered Lou’s wounds. “Is your back healing alright ~Desu?”

“Yeah, but it’ll still be some time before I do any Free Runnin’ and Parkour.” Lou answered as he gently massaged his back. Noticing this action, Yukari pulled out her new wand and recited a few magic words. The American then noticed that his back was fully healed and no longer in pain. “Pretty nice trick you got there Sabrina, thanks.”

“I-it’s not a problem! It’s the least I could do ~Desu!” Yukari waved the compliment off with a bright blush to her face before looking down. “Because....I....I...”

“Come on, we don’t have all da-” Then Lou was reminded of the time in the cafeteria when Yukari proclaimed her love for Moka. “Wait a minute....don’t tell me that-”

“I wuv-wuv you, Lou-kun! ~Desu!” Yukari leaped into an embrace with the American just as Kurumu and Moka entered the class room. From the sight and sound alone, they dropped the supplies they were carrying into the class room for the Newspaper Club in shock.

“GAH!! Get it off! Get it off! Get it off!” Lou shrieked as he failed in arms in a panic.

“Y-Yukari-chan!?” Moka, Tsukune, and Kurumu exclaimed in surprise.

“Aa! Konichiwa!” Yukari greeted as she pulled away from Lou and faced the other two monster girls. “I was just admitted into the Newspaper Club today! Please help me with everything, ookee! ~Desu!”

“New member?!” Kurumu gasped.

“But why?” Moka asked, the shocked look on her face still present.

“It’s just...I wuv Moka-san and then I fell in wuv with Lou-kun as well! ~Desu!”

“Nani?!” Moka, Kurumu, and Tsukune exclaimed.

“Wha- Wha- WHAT?!” The American’s eyes became larger then dishes.

“Anyway, let’s alll be lovey dovey togetherrr! ~Desu!” Yukari yelled out in joy as she embraced both Lou and Moka.

“Ano...eetooo...” Moka’s face blushed with embarrassment and indecision about the situation presented before her.

“Didn’t think that girls like her get bi-curious at that age....” Gin noted as he scratched the side of his cheek.

“I don’t think she’s ‘bi-curious’ there Horn Dog,” Lou countered. “If only because I DOUBT the ‘curious’ part of THAT equation!”

“This could actually be worse somehow...” Tsukune sighed.

“‘SOMEHOW’?!” Lou exclaimed. “I’m pretty sure THIS is illegal!!” He pointed downward at a rather uncomfortably cheerful and happy Yukari for all those present. He then pried and liberated both Moka’s and his own arms from the little witch’s vice-like grip. Afterwards, he squatted down before Yukari until they were roughly eye-level with each other. “Did we NOT have this talk a while ago? You can’t really just declare that you wuv- I mean ‘love’ someone just out of the blue and baseless like that! What if I’m not the kind of guy you’re looking for?”

“I know you are! ~Desu! I’ve known that ever since you saved me-” Yukari began.

“That was just one act, ONE act! That’s not enough. I mean do you really KNOW me? What my personality is like? My history? My likes and fears? The stuff that makes me, well, ME?” Lou argued.

“Like your fear of the dark, spiders, and being frozen solid- ITAI!” Tsukune received a swift and painful jab into his thigh.

“Shut up!” Lou yelled before turning back to Yukari. “As I was saying before I was so RUDELY interrupted, beyond a few days ago there’s absolutely nothing you know about me? How could you say that you wuv- motherfucker, I mean ‘love’ me when you practically don’t KNOW me? Do you even know what I’m like BEFORE I came to Monster Academy?”

“Like how you dated Elisabeth back in the- Itai!” Tsukune yelped in pain from another elbow jab from his cousin.

“Shut up!” Lou exclaimed, but the secret was already out as the other monsters had their interested perked by this previously unknown fact about the American.

“Hontouni (really)!?” Kurumu exclaimed in joy and surprise, always wanting new material for gossip. “Is that true?!”

“My, my,” Gin began with a slight condescending tone. “You keep on calling me a pervert, a Horn Dog, yet you were a player back in America.”

“That’s because you ARE a fucking perv’!” Lou countered.

“Why didn’t you tell us this before?” Moka asked, feeling betrayed that such an important fact of her precious friend’s life was not relayed to her.

“Well it was kinda recent and wasn’t that big of a deal.” Lou began.

“But I thought it lasted over two years?” Tsukune asked, earning a universal gasp to the assembled group.

“Shut up! Shut up! Shut up! SHUT UP!” Lou scorned as he jabbed his elbow into his cousin repeatedly, however the last lab was strong enough and miss its intended target to smash right into Tsukune’s reproductive organs. Painfully.

“Itai!” Tsukune squealed in a high pitched voice. “My line has ended....!” And collapsed soon afterwards.

“T-Tsukune!” Both Moka and Kurumu rushed to Tsukune’s aid, though neither knew of the ‘proper’ procedure to ease his pain.

“As I was saying, it’s a pretty recent development for me and I’m not really sure if I’m ready for a relationship like THAT at the current moment in time or even in the foreseeable future.” Lou stated to Yukari, the words struck hard to Moka’s heart.

“Sou ka (I see)....demo, I’ll be the one to heal your heart Lou-kun ~Desu!” The little witch declared just as she leaped towards Lou into a loving tackle to the ground.

“AAAAAAAA!!!! Get it off! Get it off! Get it off! Get it off!!” Lou shrieked in shock, surprise, and a touch of fear as she waved his limbs in a panic.