"Ok, well this has certainly been a tough decision, these girls know how to sing, am I right?" the redheaded judge called out, the crowd cheering out in agreement. Moka and the girls that were still in the competition were watching the judges anxiously to find out which two of them would be advancing to the final round. Sitting at one of the tables Tsukune and Hex were also watching with a curious eye to see which two of the girls would be competing against each other to win the contest. And sitting at their table was Yukari; however she was just staring at Hex with a dreamy smile and paying the competition no mind anymore.

"But now we have to move on to the final round. And the two girls who will be singing once more for first place and the prize money is…" the judge continued as he turned to the girls. They all crossed their fingers as they waited for the results.

"Moka and Ruby!" the judge called out. Moka and Ruby jumped with joy while the others cursed and looked down with disappointment.

"You've got to be kidding me, this thing is rigged," Kurumu scoffed as she looked away while crossing her arms.

"I still think Ruby charmed the judges with magic during her song," Mizore said with an accusing stare at Ruby. The witch laughed and looked up with an arrogant smile.

"There was no need for such a thing Mizore, I never had a doubt that my voice would bring me to the top of this," she boasted.

"Don't celebrate just yet, you haven't won this thing after all," Moka quipped with a challenging smile at her. Ruby smirked and returned the look.

"Oh, but I will be winning Moka, just you wait and see," she retorted. Kurumu yelled out and stomped her foot down with a pout.

"This is such bullshit, how could they not choose me? I'm the most attractive and my voice is without question the best," she grunted. Kokoa growled quietly while looking away, clenching her fists as she glanced to Tsukune.

'Dammit! This was supposed to be my shining moment in his eyes, not theirs! I need to do something to get his attention, and fast.'

Mizore shook her head then glanced to Tsukune's table, seeing the boy watching them with a sympathetic smile as he knew some of the girls would be feeling down now.

'I hope he understood what I was trying to say to him, how he really makes me feel.'

"Ok, time to win this, excuse me ladies," Ruby said arrogantly. Moka watched her with a sharp smile and crossed arms while the rest of the girls waited for the last two contenders to go with dull expressions. The witch walked over and briefly glanced through the song book then walked over to the DJ and showed him her selection. He nodded and got the music ready as she walked over to the stage and waved to the crowd.

"For my final song tonight I will be singing 'Listen to Your Heart' by Cascada," she announced. The DJ started the music up, with the witch then looking to Hex with a wink.

"I know there is something in the wake of your smile. I get a notion from the look in your eyes…" she said as she started moving to the music, the crowd bobbing in the rhythm of the girl's lively song. Moka and the others watched her with blank expressions as she gave her last performance, with Moka drumming her fingers on her arm.

'I hope I can win this still, she's on fire tonight.'

'Just relax, don't let her intimidate you. You can still win over Tsukune with this yet.'

'You're right; this is my chance to really stand out to him, to be heard over everyone else. I'm not going to screw this up.'

Tsukune watched the witch with a smile of wonder, hearing her alluring voice as she gently moved about on stage while singing with confidence. Hex watched her singing with a calm smile then slowly glanced to Yukari, the young witch blowing him a kiss and smiling softly at him still. He smirked then looked back to Ruby, with Yukari sighing quietly while blushing.

After Ruby's song was over the crowd gave a round of applause, except for Yukari who didn't seem to pay the woman any mind at all. Ruby bowed and waved to the crowd then walked back over to the other girls, with Moka nodding reluctantly in approval.

"Ok, not going to lie, that was pretty good," she admitted.

"Thank you Moka, here's hoping your performance stands in decent comparison to mine," Ruby replied with a cool smile at the vampire. Moka smirked then walked over to the DJ with the song book while the others looked at the witch with dull expressions.

"Still think my singing was better," Kurumu said with annoyance.

"I know mine was," Mizore commented.

"Such poor sports you girls are, tsk tsk," Ruby mused with a smirk. Kokoa held in her growl then glanced to Moka.

"Here's hoping big sis at least wipes that smile off your face," she grunted.

Moka showed the DJ her selection then walked over to the stage while the man got the music ready. She took the mic and looked to the judges, then to Tsukune.

"This one goes out to Tsukune. I'll be singing 'Alone' by Heart," she said softly. Tsukune smiled curiously at her while the other girls watched her with annoyed glances, except for Ruby who had a calm smile on her face. The music started up and the vampire began to sing while watching Tsukune with caring eyes the whole time.

"I hear the ticking of the clock. I'm lying here, the room's pitch dark. I wonder where you are tonight, no answer on the telephone…" she sang in a melodious voice, the crowd watching with awe. Tsukune watched her with wonder as her words filled the hall, being captivated by her charm and voice. As he did Yukari glanced to Moka then shook her head slightly before looking back to Hex.

'What was I thinking going after those two; they're nothing like Hex at all. I can't even remember why I thought I loved either of them.'

After the vampire finished her song the crowd cheered, with Tsukune smiling and clapping in approval while Hex merely nodded with a few small claps as well. Moka looked at Tsukune with loving eyes as the world faded around her, only herself and him then being seen in the hall which had a sparkly haze floating around them.

"Tsukune…" she said softly, her voice echoing through the speakers.

"Moka…" he said gently as he gazed into her eyes.

"Tsukune…" she said as she blushed more.

"Moka…" he said as he walked towards the stage.

"Tsukune…" she said as she closed her eyes.

"Moka…" he said as he approached the girl on the stage and held her gently. She took a shaky breath then spoke without thinking.

"I love you Tsukune," she said, then instantly jumped with a gasp as the world shifted back to reality around her. All was quiet in the hall as everybody was staring at the vampire, with the girls to the side having open mouths and wide eyes as they had just watched Moka standing there in a daze repeating Tsukune's name into the mic before saying she loved him. Tsukune was staring at her with surprise from his table while Hex merely had an eyebrow raised in question, with Yukari still only watching Hex without reacting to Moka's blissful declaration. Moka turned a deep red as she slapped a hand over her mouth, staring at Tsukune with nervous eyes as the boy was rendered speechless.

'Whoops.'

'What is wrong with you?! Do you realize what you just said?!'

'I… I… um…'

'You just… you just blurted that out? Here? Now? Like this? Have you no pride at all?'

"I… um…" she shakily said into the mic that she was still holding close to her mouth. She gulped then glanced to the other girls who were glaring at her with fury, except for Ruby who was watching the vampire with a raised eyebrow.

"What the hell Moka? Did you just say… did you just tell Tsukune… you little bitch!" Kurumu yelled out as her eyes gave off a faint glow briefly.

"How dare you say that to my Tsukune like that, and into the microphone no less. You have some nerve," Mizore hissed as the temperature around her dropped. Kokoa growled as she shook her head, feeling rage washing over her as she heard Moka's declaration of love to Tsukune. After a moment she yelled out then ran onto the stage, tackling Moka down to the ground like a linebacker and taking them to the floor with a loud thud. She started shaking Moka by the collar as the pink haired vampire was struggling to push her off with one hand against her little sister's chin while the other which was holding the microphone was pushing against the girl's cheek.

"How could you just say that? How could you big sis?" Kokoa yelled out as Moka thrashed about and tried to push her off.

"I didn't mean… I wasn't trying… I don't know," Moka reasoned shakily as Kokoa yelled out with anger.

"How could you? How could you say that to him? He's just a stupid, weak, little human!" she yelled out at the top of her lungs, her voice echoing out through the speakers along with a static hiss. Kokoa froze in place as she gasped with horror, slapping her hands over her mouth as she stared at Moka with disbelief at what she just said. Moka stared at her with a stunned expression as Kokoa remained frozen in place, the redhead then slowly looking over to Tsukune who was looking at her with a worried expression.

"No… I… I didn't mean…" she whimpered. She started breathing heavily as she looked back and forth between Moka and Tsukune, feeling her heart breaking at what her pride caused her to say.

"No, I didn't mean… what I meant was… I wasn't trying to... that's not what I… " she stammered while looking back to Tsukune. She trembled then screamed as she stumbled to her feet and ran out of the hall, knocking two people out of the way by the doorway as she disappeared into the hotel's lobby. Moka watched her go with a stunned expression before looking back over to Tsukune, the boy turning his eyes from the doorway back to her with wonder.

"Tsukune…" Moka said quietly. She was then pounced on by Kurumu and Mizore, the two girls shaking her relentlessly with frustration and anger in their eyes.

"How could you say that, are you trying to mock us? Are you trying to one-up us you little bitch? You can't say that to Tsukune!" Kurumu cried out.

"You think this is funny? You think you can just say that to him in front of everybody? Just who do you think you are?" Mizore yelled out. Moka struggled to push them off, with her hands and mic pressing against the girls' faces as they both shook her about.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to just say that," Moka pleaded.

"You know how I feel about him and you just sandbagged me in front of everybody!" Kurumu yelled out.

"You can't say that in front of us like that, are you just trying to slap us in the face?" Mizore demanded with bared teeth. Moka struggled to push them off while looking at them nervously.

"What do you mean, what are you talking about?" she asked.

"You know I love him too!" both Kurumu and Mizore yelled out, their words echoing out through the speakers with another slight static whine from the volume of their voices. They then gasped and slapped a hand over their mouths before looking to each other, then to Tsukune who was staring at them with a stunned expression. The judges merely looked to one another then back to the girls while the crowd was watching with wonder still. Out in the lobby Kokoa was frozen with a look of devastation on her face, having heard the girls' loud declaration while other people around her were looking towards the conference center.

"No…" she breathed out as she shut her eyes, feeling her heart sinking as she trembled and shook her head.

'This isn't happening, they told him, they all said it before I could even make myself known to him. Why couldn't I just tell him when I had the chance? Why couldn't I tell him I loved him first? Why couldn't I just be honest with him? Now I may have lost him forever.'

Ruby glanced to Tsukune, who was staring at the girls on stage in stunned silence after hearing their public announcements of their feelings towards him, then back to the girls with a raised eyebrow.

"Yeah, that's not putting him on the spot or anything," she said dryly.

"Um, we're going to need you three to calm down and step off the stage right now or you're disqualified," a judge called out. Moka, Kurumu, and Mizore looked to each other with sorrow then to Tsukune as they slowly stood up, the boy just watching as all three girls stared at him with remorse.

"Tsukune…" Moka said softly.

"I…" Kurumu said holding a hand to her heart.

"You're…" Mizore said softly. Tsukune just stared at them while Hex watched the girls with a raised eyebrow. Yukari was glancing to the three girls curiously now as they had caused quite a commotion that the entire crowd was now staring at.

"Again, please step off the stage right now or else we will have to remove you from the event," a judge called out. The girls looked to each other then slowly walked off to the side towards Ruby while watching Tsukune with worried eyes. The boy stared at them in silence as he tried to process what he just heard. Hex looked at the three girls then glanced to Tsukune.

"Well, I bet you feel loved right now," he said with a shrug. Tsukune looked to him then to the three girls with stunned silence, all of them just watching him with worried eyes. Ruby shook her head while looking around at all three of them.

"You girls took it a bit too far this time," she said plainly. Kurumu shook her head then frustration then glared at Moka.

"Now look at what you made me do Moka, this isn't the way I wanted to confess my love to him," she snapped at the vampire.

"I'm sorry, it just slipped out, but you two did the same thing, you both shouted it right into the microphone," Moka shot back with a flustered expression.

"You were shoving that in our faces, that wasn't our fault. And don't try to pin this on us, you were the one that said you loved him first," Mizore argued.

"I do love him, although this isn't the way I wanted to tell him, I just got kind of carried away in the moment," Moka said looking down with shame. Kurumu growled with frustration then looked to Tsukune with worried eyes.

"Oh god, this is a disaster; now what are we supposed to do? We all just blurted it out to the whole world and right in front of him that we love him, we put him on the spot with no way out," she said shaking her head.

"I'm so embarrassed, he must think I'm some sort of weirdo for just saying that to him in front of a crowd," Moka said burying her face in her hands. Ruby shook her head then looked around at the girls with discontent.

"Well this has turned into a fine mess. Yukari dropped out of the contest likely because she was too intimidated by us, Kokoa ran off because of what you did, and you three just made fools of yourselves in front of everybody. I can only imagine how Tsukune must feel with all of you," she scolded. The girls flinched then looked to Tsukune worriedly, the boy now looking down with a troubled expression while people in the crowd were pointing and whispering about him.

"We put him on the spot in front of everyone, and he couldn't even say anything back. We just embarrassed him too," Moka said with remorse.

"No, this isn't happening, this isn't how he was supposed to know how I felt," Mizore said with remorse.

"What have we done? Dammit Moka, this is all your fault!" Kurumu yelled out at the vampire.

"My fault? You said you loved him too," Moka defended.

"After you did into the microphone and in front of everybody, you started this whole mess," Kurumu shot back. Ruby stepped up between them and pushed them all away from each other with a stern expression.

"That is enough out of all of you, you all went too far this time and you've made fools out of us all. Go back up to your rooms this instant and wait there or so help me I will send you all back to Yokai Academy tonight," she ordered. The girls looked to her worriedly as she crossed her arms.

"What? But I'm still in the contest, I can't leave now," Moka said shaking her head.

"I need to talk to Tsukune, I need to explain my feelings for him, I can't just walk away and leave it at this," Kurumu pleaded.

"I'm not going to my room until Tsukune knows exactly how I feel and why," Mizore said shaking her head. Ruby looked around at them with a narrowed stare.

"Get going now, or your trip here is over," she ordered sternly. The girls looked at her with sorrow then to Tsukune, the boy glancing to them now while Hex was looking at the girls with a curious eye.

"But… but Ruby-" Moka started before the witch pointed to the lobby.

"No buts. Go find your sister and make sure she's ok, then all of you get up to our rooms and wait for Hex and I. Hex put me in charge of this trip, and you three have ruined this event and embarrassed Tsukune in front of a large crowd. You're done, go," she ordered. The girls looked at her worriedly then to Tsukune. After a moment they started to walk out towards the lobby while Ruby walked up towards the judges.

"I apologize for the outburst, those three are retiring to their rooms for the night to cool off. I hope there isn't a need for any other actions to be taken against them, I'll be making sure they behave while staying here myself," she said with a bow. The judges looked to each other then back to her.

"Well, alright then. In that case I suppose you're the winner of the event," one said standing up and walking over to her.

"Was I really the true winner because of my singing, or just out of default?" Ruby asked. The men looked to each other then back to her.

"Both," one said with a shrug.

"Well, I think I can live with that," Ruby said with a smirk. The judge next to her nodded then looked to the crowd while waving to her as she turned to face everybody.

"Well, that was certainly a battle of singers, in more ways than one. However there is only one vixen of vocals standing, so the winner of the competition is Ruby!" he called out, with the crowd then cheering and clapping while Ruby waved to them. Tsukune smiled weakly and waved then looked back down with concern while Hex clapped at the witch with a calm smile. Yukari however was just staring at him again, not paying any attention to Ruby as the elder witch smiled and waved around at the crowd.

Out in the lobby Moka, Kurumu, and Mizore walked together while looking down at the ground with worried and embarrassed expressions.

"That couldn't have been any worse," Moka said shaking her head.

WHAM!

She dropped back onto her rear with a painful cry as she took a hit to the face, with Kurumu and Mizore looking to see Kokoa retracting her punch while looking at her sister with frustration and teary eyes.

"How could you do that, you ruined everything!" Kokoa yelled out.

"Ow, Kokoa? What was that for?" Moka said as she rubbed her nose.

"How could you say you loved him like that? How could you?" Kokoa demanded loudly. Moka got back to her feet and looked at her sister with puzzlement as she twitched her nose a bit.

"It just slipped out; I didn't mean to blurt it out in front of everybody like that. I know you don't approve of Tsukune, but I do love him Kokoa, it's the truth," she reasoned. She then looked at Kokoa curiously as the young vampire was trembling while seeming to be on the verge of breaking down.

"Kokoa? Why are you so upset about this?" Moka asked.

"Yeah, it's not like Moka sandbagged you with her loud mouth," Kurumu said glancing to Moka with a glare. Mizore looked at Kokoa carefully then with wonder.

"Or did she," she said softly. The three girls looked at Kokoa as she whimpered and looked down with closed eyes. Moka looked back towards the conference center then to Kokoa.

"Kokoa?" she asked softly.

"He's never going to even notice me now! I didn't mean to say what I did; you just pissed me off so much, now this whole trip is ruined!" Kokoa yelled out at her with tears dropping from her cheeks. She took off running away from them as the girls were rendered speechless, all three of them watching as the redheaded vampire pushed her way through a crowd of people and got into an elevator.

"No way, she likes Tsukune too?" Kurumu asked with disbelief.

"I thought she hated him," Mizore said looking to Moka and Kurumu.

"Kokoa," Moka said with wonder.

'She loves him too?'

'I certainly never got that impression based on how she always attacked him with Kou; she never even said anything to me before about it.'

Kokoa slumped down the wall of the elevator car as the doors closed, the lift then going up as the vampire cried into her hands. She felt her heart break as she shook her head and yelled out in frustration and sorrow.

"I'm such an idiot! Goddamn my pride, why couldn't I have just told him the truth? Now he thinks I really do hate him and he knows the others love him, he'll never even give me a chance now, I lost him forever!" she cried out. She dropped down onto her side and sobbed while holding her hands to her face as the lift continued up.

Riding in another elevator Moka, Kurumu, and Mizore were on their way up as well.

"She likes him too? I can't believe it," Moka said looking down with wonder.

"Who cares if Kokoa likes him or not, we have a much more serious problem here. Tsukune just heard all of us saying we love him, now what are we supposed to do?" Kurumu barked out at her.

"When he comes up to the rooms I'm going to properly explain my feelings to him, I'm not letting this ruin our love for one another," Mizore said with a determined expression.

"He doesn't love you; he didn't say it back to you, did he? Besides, he's my Destined One, we're destined to be in love with one another," Kurumu snapped.

"He's my soul mate, of course he loves me. And I didn't hear him saying any words of love back to you either," Mizore shot back.

"He didn't say anything; he just stared at us along with everybody else. That wasn't the way I wanted him to hear me say those words, I wanted to tell him when the time was right, and when we were alone. And now I've ruined it, oh god, what have I done?" Moka said looking down with sorrow. Mizore and Kurumu looked to her then to each other with concern.

"We all did, we just blurted it out in the worst way," Kurumu said sadly.

"I need to make this right again, somehow," Mizore said looking down with worried eyes.

The elevator reached their floor and opened, the girls then walking out and seeing Kokoa leaning against the wall nearby while looking down with closed eyes.

"Kokoa?" Moka asked softly. Kokoa trembled then glanced to her with a teary-eyed glare.

"I swear if you make any jokes about how I feel for him, I'll throw you out the window of your room," she hissed. Moka looked at her sister with wonder then shook her head.

"I… I'm not… mad, or upset that you… like him. Just surprised, you always seemed to hate him before," she said gently.

"Yeah, you used to attack him with Kou all the time, where did this come from?" Kurumu asked. Kokoa growled and looked down.

"Is it so wrong for me to fall for him? You all did, you all saw how nice he is and how perfect he really is, what's so wrong with me doing the same?" she said shakily. She stomped her foot down with a yell and shook her head.

"I've been trying my best to be nice to him, you have no idea how hard it's been for me just to talk to him, I don't know what to say or how to act around him! It's a miracle he tolerated me being near him after the way I treated him, he really is so forgiving and considerate, but now he won't even look at me because he's got all of you proclaiming your love for him in front of the whole world! How the hell is he ever going to notice me now?" she shouted out looking to them with a glare. Moka opened her mouth to speak but words failed her, unable to think of what to say after hearing how her little sister really felt about Tsukune. After a moment she sighed quietly and walked over to her.

"I'm sorry; I screwed up so badly tonight. I didn't mean to just say how I felt down there, that wasn't the time or place to tell him at all. And I didn't know that… by doing so I was cutting you so deep, I never wanted to hurt you Kokoa," she said gently. She shook her head then looked down with worried eyes.

"But you're speaking as if we won him just now, when all we did was made him feel uncomfortable. We ruined our chances of telling him properly, who knows what he thinks of us after what we just did," she said sadly. Kurumu let out an annoyed sigh and shook her head then walked over to the other side of the hall and leaned against the wall with crossed arms, having a focused expression as she looked down while the other girls looked over to her.

"What are you doing?" Moka asked.

"I'm waiting for Tsukune to get up here so I can explain my feelings to him, I'm not going to my room like this," Kurumu stated firmly. Mizore nodded and walked over and leaned against the wall next to her as well.

"I need to speak to him as well, he needs to know exactly how I feel," she said in agreement. Moka looked around at the girls then to the elevator as she slowly moved over and leaned against the wall next to Kokoa. The young vampire closed her eyes and hung her head low while crossing her arms. Kurumu and Mizore watched her then glanced to each other before looking back at the vampire as all the girls waited for Tsukune to arrive at their floor.

"We don't need you adding to the mess we're in Kokoa, just go back to your room," Kurumu said after a while.

"Yeah, he's not expecting you to say anything, you would only confuse him more with you saying that you think you care for him," Mizore said shaking her head.

"Think? What do you mean think?" Kokoa yelled out at her.

"You don't love him like any of us do; you were always being mean and hitting him around with your oversized weapons. Even during the karaoke competition you said you didn't care if he noticed you or not, I bet you're just acting this way because you're upset Moka said she loved him," Kurumu said accusingly.

"Yeah, you shouted out how he's just a weak, little human right in front of him earlier, you don't really love him," Mizore added. Kokoa growled furiously as she marched up to them, the two girls leaning back more with cautious expressions as the vampire glared at them.

"I didn't want to say that, I never did! It… it just slipped out, I was angry at big sis because she told Tsukune she loves him like that, that's all! I didn't mean what I said!" she shouted out.

"I don't think you've even said one nice thing to him whenever you've been around him in the past, you've done nothing to show you care about him at all," Kurumu said shaking her head.

"Every time you speak about him you're always so rude and disrespectful, even if you did care for him in any way he wouldn't want somebody like that as his girlfriend," Mizore said crossing her arms. Moka looked at her little sister curiously as the redhead was growling at the girls with clenched fists.

"Do you really feel something for him Kokoa?" she asked. Kokoa yelled out and looked back to her with frustration.

"Yes! Yes I do! There, are you happy? Is that what you were waiting to hear me say? I love Tsukune!" she shouted out. Moka looked at her with surprise as Kokoa marched up to her with teary eyes and anger.

"Do you hear me? I love him! I want to be his, I want to have him holding me at night, I want to be the one who can drink his blood, I want to be the one he says I love you to, I want to be the one he kisses! You think I'm just saying this? You think I'm just making this up to pick a fight with you? Think again! I want to be his girlfriend, I want to be mate, I want to be his wife, I want him more than anything else in this world; I love Tsukune Aono with all my heart!" she screamed out at the top of her lungs. Moka leaned back against the wall with surprise while Kokoa got in her face and grabbed her shirt to pull her closer to her face.

"Do you hear me? I LOVE HIM TOO!" she yelled out. Moka and the girls stared at Kokoa with stunned silence as the redhead growled at her sister.

"I think the whole hotel heard you Kokoa," Ruby said from nearby. Kokoa jumped and looked over to see Ruby, Hex, Yukari, and Tsukune watching her as they stood outside of an elevator. Tsukune was staring at the young vampire with surprise while Hex was watching her with a raised eyebrow, with Yukari tilting her head curiously as well. Ruby smirked and crossed her arms.

"So, you finally admitted it, I was wondering how long before that volcano erupted," she said amusedly. Kokoa stared at Tsukune with wide eyes as she slowly backed up from Moka.

"Tsukune…" she said quietly.

"You… you love me too?" Tsukune asked with wonder. Kokoa gulped then looked around nervously as the other girls looked at Tsukune with worried eyes.

"I… um… well…" Kokoa said looking back to Tsukune with a worried expression. After a moment she slowly nodded while holding her hands to her face, peeking at Tsukune through her fingers.

"Yes," she said softly. The boy looked at her with surprise for a moment then around at the others who were all watching him with worry still.

"Tsukune, about what I said, I… I didn't mean for it to come out like that down there, I just… I need you to know… how I really feel," Moka stammered nervously.

"Please Tsukune, let me explain myself, I need you to know how I really feel about you, can't we talk in my room about this?" Kurumu asked with a worried smile.

"No, I need to talk to you first, please, give me a chance to explain. What I said, it's true, it always has been," Mizore pleaded.

Tsukune looked around at the girls with wonder while Ruby, Hex, and Yukari glanced to him and waited for his response. After a long moment of silence he finally spoke up.

"Um…" he said slowly.

"That's pretty much what I expected," Ruby said shaking her head, then looked back to the other girls with a raised eyebrow.

"Really? This is how you all decided to tell him? Have you no class at all?" she asked plainly. Tsukune looked around at each of the four girls with a stunned expression. He always knew they liked him, not so much with Kokoa of course, but he hadn't been aware that they felt this strongly about it, especially with Kokoa. To hear that they all actually loved him was something that he was surprised about, not to mention that they were all confessing it at the same time.

"I don't… know what to say," he said shaking his head.

"Say you love me too Tsukune, please, tell me you feel the same way that I've felt about you," Kurumu pleaded.

"No, say you love me Tsukune, you mean everything to me, I need you," Moka begged.

'Have you no pride at all anymore?'

'Shut up! I can't lose him, I don't care if this is shameful, I need him and you know it!'

"I love you so much Tsukune, I meant it when I said I wanted to be a faithful wife to you," Mizore said softly with hopeful eyes.

"Tsukune… please, give me a chance, just one chance to show that I love you," Kokoa said softly as she lowered her hands, showing Tsukune a more gentle and timid expression than he had ever seen on her face before.

"Four girls proclaiming such love for you, what's a man to do, right Tsukune?" Hex mused with a smirk as he looked to Tsukune. Yukari looked around at the girls with a blank expression then to Tsukune, not seeming to care at all that he was getting such strong affections from other girls like this. Moka, Kurumu, Mizore, and Kokoa started to move towards him before Ruby stepped forward and held out her hand to halt them.

"Hold it, you four are not causing another fight tonight, that's enough out of all of you," she ordered.

"What? You can't just tell us to walk away from this, I need to tell Tsukune how I really feel about him," Moka said shaking her head.

"Tsukune, I love you, I really do, please listen to me," Kurumu begged.

"I love you more than anything else in this world, I always have, it's the truth," Mizore pleaded.

"Tsukune, I didn't mean what I said earlier, I was just upset at big sis, please believe me," Kokoa said worriedly. Ruby shook her head and stood before the four girls with her hands at her hips.

"I mean it, you all have caused enough problems and put this poor boy in a very tough scenario with your declarations as it is, no more tonight," she ordered. The girls looked at her worriedly as she glanced back to Tsukune.

"Tsukune, did you have anything you wanted to say right now?" she asked. Tsukune looked at her with stunned silence still then to the girls.

"Um… I don't… know. I'm not… I don't know what to say, I never knew…" he said. Ruby nodded then looked back to the girls.

"Well, seeing as how he's not able to think clearly with all of this being thrown at him at once, continuing this discussion with all of you at the same time would only be making things worse for him," she reasoned firmly. Moka opened her mouth to speak before Ruby pointed to her with a stern expression.

"You all made your points known on how you feel about him, but now you need to cool off and let him actually think about what to say back. He just heard four girls say they love him at the same time, what sort of response did you think he would have ready for that?" she demanded. The girls looked to each other worriedly then to Tsukune as he was still watching them with a stunned expression. Ruby pointed down the hall with a firm expression at the girls.

"Go to your rooms for the night, we'll figure out how to deal with this tomorrow morning. My priority right now is making sure Hex's trip goes smoothly and so far you all have shot down that plan on the first night. I don't want to hear a peep out of any of you until tomorrow or else you'll be on the first bus back to Yokai Academy, got that?" she said sternly. Kurumu opened her mouth to speak before Ruby looked to her with a narrowed stare.

"Got that?" Ruby asked again. Kurumu looked over to Tsukune then back to Ruby, and then slowly nodded while remaining silent.

"Good, now, go to your rooms, and leave Tsukune be to deal with the situation that you all forced him into," Ruby ordered. The four girls looked at Tsukune with worried eyes then slowly walked off in silence, all of them glancing back to the boy before looking ahead again as they headed towards their rooms. Ruby sighed then looked back to Tsukune.

"Tsukune, I'm so sorry, I can't imagine how this must be making you feel," she said sympathetically.

"I didn't know… they all felt so strongly about me like that. I mean, I knew they liked me, but… I didn't think it was love they felt for me," Tsukune said softly while watching the four girls walk off down the hall before going into their rooms.

"Well, it seems they all do feel that way about you Tsukune. Why don't you return to your room for the night, rest and take your time with how you want to respond to this," Ruby suggested. Tsukune nodded then looked down while holding a hand to his head.

"I don't know what I'm going to do, how… how can I pick one of them over the rest like that? How can I know if I feel the same way about them that they do about me?" he asked shaking his head.

"Again, if you can't decide then just take them all," Hex said with a shrug.

"That seems like an easy solution," Yukari agreed with a nod. Tsukune looked to her with bewilderment, the young witch seeming to just look at him with a simple smile, then to Hex as the boy was watching him with a calm smile.

"That's not… I can't just… no, that's not fair to any of them," he said shaking his head. Hex just looked at him for a moment then started walking off down the hall.

"Whatever, it's your choice Tsukune," he said simply. Yukari giggled then walked off after him while Ruby smiled with a shrug at Tsukune.

"He is right Tsukune; it is your choice to make. Get some sleep, we'll get this sorted out tomorrow," she said assuredly. She then walked off while Tsukune watched them go with a worried expression. He looked down while rubbing the back of his head, having no idea how to handle this properly. Four girls just claimed to love him so much, one of them being a complete surprise in herself, and would be waiting for his response to their declarations tomorrow.

"Oh man, what am I supposed to do now? Moka, Kurumu, Mizore, and Kokoa… what am I going to say to them?" he asked himself with concern. He then started walking off to his room, knowing that he likely wouldn't be getting much sleep tonight.

Ruby walked into her room and closed the door behind her, sighing before she looked over to seeing Hex standing by the window with Yukari holding onto his arm.

"I'm sorry Hex, I'll keep them under control tomorrow, I won't let them ruin your time here," Ruby apologized. Hex shrugged and glanced back to her.

"Wasn't a total waste of a night," he said before looking down to Yukari. The young witch was looking up at him with loving eyes while gently holding onto his arm.

"I love you Hex," she said softly. He smirked and looked back out the window.

"I know you do," he said simply. Ruby looked at Yukari with a raised eyebrow then walked over to her.

"What did you say Yukari?" she asked. Yukari looked up to her and giggled softly while holding onto Hex's arm more closely.

"Just what I said, I love him. You were right Ruby, he really is the best, I don't want to ever be without him," she said softly. Ruby looked at her curiously then smiled sympathetically while kneeling down and holding a hand to the young girl's cheek.

"Oh Yukari, what happened to you?" she asked shaking her head slightly.

"She was desperate to win Tsukune's heart, even so much as to try to gamble for it directly. However luck wasn't on her side," Hex said with a shrug.

"Tsk tsk tsk," Ruby said shaking her head, with Yukari giggling and then nuzzling against Hex's side. The boy continued to look out at the sights of the city, not paying attention to the witch in the least.

"I love him so much," Yukari said softly. Ruby stood up and smiled gently down at the girl then looked to Hex with a curious smile.

"So she played your game to steal Tsukune's heart did she?" she asked. Hex nodded then glanced down to the young witch, the girl watching him with adoring eyes.

"It was her choice, although it seems she would have gone to waste chasing after Tsukune, he has all these wonderful girls vying for his affection and he doesn't do a single thing about it. Her heart shouldn't be wasted on somebody like him," he said with a simple shrug. Ruby nodded then looked down to Yukari while gently brushing her hair.

"Such a foolish little girl," she said softly, not seeming to be upset or troubled that her friend was hexed into loving Hex. Yukari sighed softly as she held onto Hex's arm, the boy looking around at the city lights for a moment longer before turning his attention to Ruby.

"I already have one treasure my first night here Ruby, I have nothing to complain about. And you did very fine work with handling those other girls when they were acting out, I'm glad to see my choice of you leading this little vacation was the right one," he said kindly. Ruby blushed and bowed to him.

"I'm glad to help sir, it's my pleasure," she said modestly. Hex nodded then looked down to Yukari, the young witch watching him with a loving smile still.

"One treasure indeed, however I would enjoy having the full set to take with me when I leave this world even more," he said glancing to Ruby with a knowing smile. She looked at him curiously while Yukari just continued to watch him with loving eyes.

"Sir?" Ruby asked.

"You heard me Ruby, there are five more treasures I wish to win in this world, and I think my luck is good enough to make that happen," he said with a calm smile at the witch. She looked at him for a moment then smiled bashfully.

"I see, in that case we'll have to arrange some more games tomorrow won't we?" she said with a small giggle at the end. Hex nodded as he looked to Yukari, the witchling holding onto his arm with a gentle smile.

"That sounds like a great idea to me."