Tsukune was dreaming. He knew it, but then again, dreams seem so real almost all of the time that the point was moot. He was in the dark, literally, and could see no more than a foot in front of his face. A light in the distance caught his attention.

He spoke to himself, and his voice had an odd, echoing quality, "What is that?"

He didn't feel himself moving, but began to drift through the black towards the light. As he drew closer, the light split into two separate points. As he drew still closer… he made out that the points were two people, more specifically, Moka and vampire Moka. They both appeared asleep, and he imagined that it must have been exactly like this for either of them when sealed, or loose respectively.

A voice rang out in the dark, a voice that sounded disturbingly like vampire Moka, "Choose."

Images floated past him, of Kurumu and Yukari, and then of Moka. He watched the flurry of images, and felt a presence behind him. He turned, vampire Moka was standing right behind him, red eyes burning…

He awoke with a piercing scream, "AHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!"

A cool, level voice answered, "Wow… either that was the worst nightmare that anyone has ever had, or it was something not much better involving Ririko-sensei."

He paused for a moment, his hysteria fading slightly, "Ah… what about Ririko-sensei?"

Onyx smirked and shook his head, "The tail. I've seen the lash marks on the backs of some of my classmates. Makes me REALLY happy that I'm made of steel."

He shivered at the thought of what Ririko-sensei had done to him his freshman year, and was still doing to other students, "Right… why are you in my room?"

Onyx stood from where he had been leaning on the wall, "Right to the point huh? That's a bit out of the ordinary for you. But then again, so is being dragged off into the night by your vampire girlfriend." Onyx's head tilted to the side, "… And I'm quite sure that the usual Moka doesn't leave a noticeable mark when she bites you."

He quickly felt the side of his neck, where vampire Moka had bitten him last night after dropping her ultimatum… he felt two evenly spaced puncture marks on his neck.

Onyx remarked, "Seems like she got a little carried away… makes sense with you waking up at noon, and even then only from a nightmare."

He momentarily panicked, "NOON? I'm late!"

Onyx held up a hand, "Relax, it's Saturday."

He settled back onto his bed, "Oh… well then, could you answer my question?"

Onyx nodded, "I could, and I will. I wanted to know what exactly vampire Moka dragged you off to talk about."

He thought for a moment, about how he had promised not to tell anyone about what vampire Moka had trusted him with, decided to not talk about that, and moved on to the ultimatum, "Moka wants me to… give her a sign of commitment. And she said that she wanted it to be soon."

Onyx gave what amounted to a snort of approval, "Dropping the hammer at last is she? Well, you have to respect a woman that tells her man exactly what she wants."

He protested, "But… she didn't. I have no idea what she meant by "commitment"."

Onyx seemed to pause to think, "Well… I can think of a few off the top of my head… becoming engaged… which is probably a bit too sudden for both of you…

He reacted, "Of course it is!"

The golem chuckled, "Of course… then there is… well, you probably wouldn't go for that one, and I doubt that the Moka you prefer would have the drive to push you to do it either…"

His curiosity sparked, he asked, "What are you talking about?"

Onyx started to laugh, "Do you want me to be blunt like I usually am or do you want me to sugarcoat the term?"

He hesitated, "… blunt."

Onyx laughed harder, "Sex."

His face deadpanned for a moment, "… You can't be serious… THAT?!?!?"

Onyx stopped laughing and gave him a no-nonsense stare, "You wanted me to be blunt."

He capitulated, "… Right…"

Onyx continued, "Then of course there is the middle road, which seems to me the option most plausible for "he of no back bone" to pull off."

He ignored the back handed insult, "What might that be?"

The golem smiled at him, "Simple, kiss Moka, or vampire Moka, in front of Kurumu and Yukari, right on the lips."

He found the idea extraordinarily attractive, except for one part, "Why in front of the others?"

Onyx laughed, "Worried about breaking hearts again are we? Well, either way, you shouldn't have to worry about Yukari much longer. I have her match all lined up."

His spirit rose, "Really? Who?"

Onyx smirked, "Eknamit. I was worried for a while that I might have to find some kind of pedophile to get rid of her but then little necro boy came along… Oh come on, I would never have actually set Yukari up with a pedophile."

In the middle of Onyx's short speech he had involuntarily gagged, "I would hope so."

A thought occurred to him, "… Onyx… you were gone for a lot longer than you were last time… what happened?"

Onyx's eyes took on a distant look, "Well… I… I am quite sure that I figured out who I was before I became what I am now. I literally crashed through the roof of the chamber where I was found by that miserable cretin of a gremlin that I once called "master"."

He egged the golem on, "And? Who were you?"

Onyx shook his head, "Believe me or not… I used to be a knight, Sir Fredrick Vivor."

He didn't know how exactly to react, so reacted with joy, "That's great, isn't it?"

Onyx smirked, "That depends on who you talk to. Knight… great. The name that goes with the title… not so much."

He didn't get it, "I don't understand."

Onyx replied, "Usually, you would address a knight by their title, followed by the family name. That makes me Sir Vivor."

He still couldn't get why, "That sounds fine."

Onyx *facepalm*, "Say my title and family name as if they were one word."

He said it to himself a few times, "Sir Vivor… Sir Vivor……… Oh, survivor?"

Onyx nodded sadly, "Exactly, now if you would kindly keep that tidbit to yourself I would be very happy."

He responded, "Of course."

The golem gave him a good natured slap on the back, which hurt a LOT, "Good man."

Luna was sulking by the small pond, just off the path from the dorms to the school. She hadn't been able to spend any time with Onyx for over two weeks, well… any time with it just him and her. There was one person she could blame for all of it, Kurumu Kurono. If that stupid, evil succubus hadn't pushed Onyx off of the boat… She would have told Onyx about the engagement that he had unknowingly created between him and her, because he would have been alone. It wasn't something she wanted EVERYONE to know… she had mostly told Tsukune and Moka because she had been bragging… and gotten a little carried away. If only she could…

A voice came from behind her, "Luna-san?"

She turned her head to look over her shoulder… it was the sickeningly sweet Moka, "What do you want?"

Moka walked over and knelt on the grass next to her, "You seem sad, and I just thought that… well…"

She turned back to staring at the water, "I appreciate the concern, but you really can't do anything about it."

Moka tilted her head, "Is it about Onyx-san?"

Her eyes narrowed, "… Yes…"

Moka continued asking, "What about him?"

She had to fight the urge to punch Moka in the face, that attitude became SO annoying, "I didn't get the chance to tell him about the engagement, because of that evil succubus."

Moka looked confused, "Kurumu-san? What did she do?"

Her voice grew cold, "She pushed Onyx, and almost me, off of her mother's boat. That's why Onyx was gone for the last few weeks."

Moka looked shocked, "Kurumu-san did that? Why would she…"

She shook her head at how Moka had missed how idiotic Onyx made Kurumu look at every opportunity, either this side of the vampire was completely oblivious, or she saw the world through a pink haze of nauseating happiness, "Kurumu hates Onyx, simple as that."

Moka never argued with anyone, and now was no exception, "Ah… ok."

She started to ramble, "If only I could just get Onyx alone so I could do SOMETHING to prove that I care…"

Moka asked another question, "What do you mean?"

She slowly turned to look at the vampire, "… Really? You and Tsukune have never done anything together that proves your relationship exists?"

Moka looked horrified, "Ah………………"

She asked point blank, "Have you ever kissed him?"

Moka started to speak, "Well, almost, but we…"

She interrupted, "Have you ever come out and said you love him?"

Moka stammered, "No… but I…"

She interrupted again, "Have you ever slept with him?"

Moka looked so shocked by the last question that the vampire couldn't even speak.

She shook her head and spoke in a condescending tone, "My my… you don't even have a relationship with him better than Kurumu, or even that annoying little girl."

Moka stammered, "But… But I…"

She stopped the vampire from speaking with a raised hand, "You want my advice? Well I'm giving it to you anyway. Do one of those things with Tsukune before the month is out… preferably all three at once. Otherwise you have no more claim than that stupid succubus does." She added with a wink, "And the longer you wait, the longer Kurumu has to change Tsukune's mind. Who knows, the succubus might crack under pressure and use her powers on Tsukune."

Moka was left stammering, "Ah… but… I…"

She stood up and started to walk away, "Think about it!"

She thought about it for a moment, what she had just planted in the vampire's head might just be useful. It could keep Kurumu's attention firmly on Tsukune and away from Onyx. Now if only Onyx could not make the succubus angry whenever he opened his mouth… Then Kurumu might forget about Onyx entirely. But then again, that was part of why she liked Onyx, he spoke his mind without fear of the consequences.

Yukari stared up at her wand; some of the school bullies had ambushed her and snatched her wand. Then they had thrown it up on top of the gym where no one could get to it unless they could fly.

She spoke to herself out loud for what must have been the fifth time, "Why me?"

The doors to the gym burst open and a bunch of angry, half-dressed girls ran out chasing Eknamit and Bone Daddy.

Eknamit screamed, "It's not my fault! I can't tell him to do anything!!!"

Bone Daddy dropped one of his arms and tripped Eknamit. The skeleton ran off cackling like a mad man, while the girls gathered up around Eknamit and started to beat the stuffing out of him.

She waited until the other girls had finished and left before she walked over to the seemingly unconcious necromancer, "Eke-san?"

Eknamit shot up, "DON'T CALL ME EKE-SAN!!!"

She had to stifle the urge to laugh, Eknamit was almost cute when he was angry, "I'm calling you Eke-san because your real name is too hard to say."

She spoke with finality so Eknamit slumped in defeat, "ARGH!!!"

This time she couldn't stop herself from giggling, "Why were the girls chasing you?"

Eknamit's flashback:

He sprinted after his mis-behaving creation. The skeleton that called itself "Bone Daddy". Ever since Onyx had hurled him into the atmosphere for what the skeleton did… he had been chasing the bones as much as he could without getting himself into trouble.

He chased Bone Daddy into the gym building, taking excessive care to not anger anyone. With the unpredictability of his necromancer skills he really didn't want to be pressed to defend himself without his wand.

One of the larger boys stopped him, "Where the heck are you going in such a hurry, squirt?"

Then again, being called a squirt was a bit much, "You, shut up and tell me if you have seen a skeleton run through here."

The older boy actually seemed afraid of him, which was a good feeling, "Ah… sure, the skeleton just ran into the girl's locker room."

He ran off, "Back to what you were doing."

The boy yelled after him, "You can't go in there! The girls are about to…"

He ran through the door before he could hear any more. Now… where was Bone Daddy? A sound from one of the aisles drew his attention. He peeked around the corner and saw Bone Daddy trying to stuff himself into one of the top shelves of a locker.

He jumped out and pointed, "Ah HA! Now you have nowhere to run!"

Before he could work any of his magic the door to the outside crashed open on the other side of the locker room… and the voices of a LOT of girls hit his ear drums.

He muttered to himself, "And neither do I!"

He quickly glanced around for a place to hide. The lockers wouldn't do because most of them were locked and they were almost guaranteed to open… he caught sight of a laundry bin… and dove in.

He heard one of the girls talking, "… I know, right? And that one boy who keeps staring at me on the field…"

Something flew into the laundry bin and landed on his face… he didn't dare move to get it off.

Another girl was speaking, "I don't know Kazumi… that isn't a very good idea, you might get caught…"

Something different, but along the same lines, flew in and landed, again, on his face. He was having a VERY hard time staying still.

He heard the sound of a locker opening… followed by the clatter of bones falling onto both flesh and floor, one girl screamed, "EWW! Who put a skeleton in my locker?!?"

There was a chorus of, "Not me."

One other girl spoke, "Maybe it was that little, turban wearing kid. I'm sure I saw him staring at you the other day."

Getting REALLY hard to stay still and quiet, for varying reasons.

Another girl spoke, "Come on Kazumi, let's just pick up the bones, throw them in the furnace, and forget this ever happened."

He had to choke back a gasp of horror. Bone Daddy would never let himself be thrown into a fire, that meant…

His nightmare happened, "HEY! The skeleton moves! Get it!"

Maybe all the girls would just chase Bone Daddy out and he could just leave quietly…

A bony hand grabbed the top of the laundry bin and pulled it over…

Silence descended for a moment… then girls all started screaming in outrage, "Get both of them!!!"

He got up, tore the undergarments off of his face, and sprinted for the door, "NOOOOO!!!"

Present:

Eknamit shuddered from the thought, "… Don't want to talk about it…"

Yukari gave him a curious look but shrugged, "Ok."

He glared at Yukari, "Why are you here anyway? Come here just to laugh at me?"

Yukari gave him a confused look, "Huh? No, my wand is stuck on the roof."

He shot back, "Then just fly up there and get it."

Yukari whined, "I can't fly you idiot!"

He was shocked, "What are you going on about? All witches can fly."

Yukari frowned at him, "I haven't learned how yet."

He stood up and puffed out his chest, "Ha! Necromancers don't need to learn how. I can create a creature to fly for me!"

Yukari poked him in the chest, "Then get my wand down."

He glared at Yukari, "… One condition, I get your wand down, and you start calling me by my full name."

Yukari crossed her arms and pouted, "No."

He crossed his arms, "Do you want your wand or not."

Yukari turned and stuck her finger in his face, "Do you want me to ask Onyx-san to throw you into the air again?"

He almost gagged, "You wouldn't, and you have no reason!"

Yukari smiled at him, even though it was a mischievous one, "You snuck into the girl's locker room."

He protested, "It wasn't my fault!"

Yukari prodded his chest, "Get my wand, and I won't say anything to Onyx-san."

He protested further, "Why would Onyx-san do anything you asked him to?"

Yukari pirouetted, "Because I'm a cute little girl."

His face deadpanned, "… No you're not."

Yukari whirled around and slapped him, "I am because Tsukune said so. Now are you going to get my wand or not?"

He rubbed the side of his face, "… Fine…"

He sent a wave of seeking power into the ground beneath, looking for any bones that he could use… only a dead bird. Well, that would have to do. He drew the bones up to the surface.

Yukari stared at the little undead bird, "… You can't fly on that."

He shouted, "I'm not going to try! I'm just going to have it fly up there and grab the stupid wand!"

He directed the bird to the top of the gym building, where the undead bird perched and hopped a few inches towards Yukari's wand…

He gave the undead bird an order, "Now bring the wand down here."

His puppet cocked its head at him, picked up the wand… and dropped it off of the roof.

Kurumu shot a glance over her shoulder… nothing. Ever since Onyx had returned from his swim in the ocean she had been jumping at shadows. Terrified that the golem would emerge from the bushes and crush her like he had crushed the gremlin that used to command him.

She heard a shout from over by the gym, "CATCH IT!!!" That sounded a lot like Yukari.

Curiosity aroused she walked to the end of the path she was on and glanced out at the courtyard in front of the gym. Yukari and Eknamit were running around like chicken with their heads cut off, trying to catch what looked like Yukari's wand falling from the building's roof. As she watched both Yukari and Eknamit crashed into each other, face first, and fell to the ground, out cold. Just when she thought she would get to watch Yukari's wand shatter on the ground a long arm that she instantly recognized stuck out of the bushes and caught the wand. Onyx's head and torso leaned out of the shadows of the trees and gazed over both Yukari and Eknamit. Seemingly satisfied that they were both unconscious Onyx reached down and stuck the wand in one of Eknamit's open hands. The downed necromancer's fingers reflexively coiled around the wand. Onyx then withdrew his hand and started walking away, doing the "innocent" whistle. Pieces started falling into place, Mizore and Ryu… now Yukari and Eknamit… Onyx had been setting them up! That meant… she was next!

She started muttering to herself, "No… No WAY am I going to let that stupid trash can set me up with anyone. Tsukune is MINE!!!"

Tsukune was slowly walking out of the main school building. He had to check up on some late work that he had handed in and didn't want to get a zero on. His grades were bad enough as it was.

He stared down at the study sheet that Nekonome-sensei had given him, "Ok… ah… rats, I'm going to have to stay up all night to figure this out…"

He heard a voice, "Tsukune?"

He looked up and found his face mere inches from Moka's, "Ah… Moka? Can I help you?"

Moka seemed so nervous that she was shaking, "Ah… Tsukune… would you… I mean ah………"

He asked, "Moka, are you alright?"

Moka nodded vigorously, "Ah, of course... I'm sorry, never mind." And turned on her heel and ran off.

He stood stock still for a moment before he could think about what had just happen, all that came out of his mouth was, "Wait… what just happened?"

Yukari woke up, rubbing her forehead because of a huge ache that was throbbing through her head with every beat of her heart. What exactly had happened? She remembered making fun of Eke-san a little bit… then Eke-san tried to get her wand off of the roof… HER WAND!!! What had happened to it since both she and Eke-san were out cold?!? She glanced around quickly before looking down... Eke-san had her wand!!! And it was intact!

Eknamit groaned, "Ahhh... my head..."

The instant Eknamit was standing she threw her arms around him, "Yay! You caught my wand!"

Eknamit looked confused, "Uh... I did?"

She squeezed harder, "It's right in your hand!" Then, without thinking, she kissed Eknamit on the cheek.

She let go and took a step back, "... Eke-san?"

Eknamit had turned red and had a dazed expression on his face, "Ahhhh..............."

She spoke, "Eke-san, why is your face all red?"

Eknamit snapped out of his daze in a heartbeat, "What? Uh... I wasn't blushing!!!"

She cocked her head at him, "Huh?"

Eknamit stammered, "N... Never mind!" And turned around before sprinting away.

She started to run after Eknamit, "Wait Eke-san, why was your face red?"

Eknamit ran into the trees towards the main building as fast as his legs could carry him. Now it wasn't enough that Yukari had come up with that humiliating nickname, now she had to kiss him in that disgustingly innocent way......... STOP THINKING ABOUT IT!!! Every time it crossed his mind he got a stupid, warm, and disgustingly fuzzy feeling right down in his gut. What was driving his mind absolutely insane... was that he had liked it. Which sent another shudder through his entire body.

Someone grabbed him by his collar, "And where are you going my beamish boy?"

When he could breath again he gagged, "DAD?"

The elder Badalandabad, Gotama Badalandabad, smiled down at him, "Of course my son, you didn't expect that I wouldn't show up at ALL. After missing the actual family day I arranged for one of my own."

He spoke hesitantly, "Ah… you haven't... met any of the female teachers yet... right?"

A wicked gleam appeared in his father's eyes, "Oh HO, is my boy offering to introduce me? I KNEW it! Already a chip off of the old Badalandabad block!"

He stammered, "NO! I wasn't... that's not what I meant!"

Gotama smiled, "I see... then you were going to recommend one?"

He mentally cursed the Buddha for the fact that he had been born to such a sex obsessed father, "I..."

Yukari crashed out of the bushes, "Eke-san..." She saw his father, "Who's that?"

Gotama crouched down, "Oh? Tell me my boy, who is this adorable little lotus blossom?"

Yukari still had to look up at his dad, "... I'm not a flower..."

Gotama slapped him on the back, "Well? Now's your chance, tell the little girl what the metaphor means!"

He grumbled the answer under his breath.

Yukari cocked her head at him, "What was that?"

He took a deep breath, "... It means that you're... cute..."

Yukari just looked at him, "I know."

He was suddenly angry for no reason, "How do you just say "I know"? Girls aren't supposed to act like that when you compliment them!!!"

Yukari gave him a clueless stare.

His father coughed, "My boy, over here for a moment." After dragging him aside, "I'm guessing that you like the girl?"

He overreacted, "No I do NOT. She's a girl, why should I like her?"

Gotama chuckled, "For that exact reason. Unless your tastes lie in other directions..."

He interrupted his father, "DON'T EVEN GO THERE!!!"

His father kept up the unnerving smile, "My advice, do page three hundred and fifty six."

He froze for a moment... and exploded, "DAD!!! I'm only sixteen!!! I'm not doing ANYTHING out of the Kama Sutra!!!"

His father laughed, "And why not? I was younger than you when I started."

His face went completely white, "… I'm going to have nightmares now…" An idea occurred to him, a way that just might get his father away, but it was a gamble, "Dad… what if I told you… that I had been denying things because I was embarrassed?"

His father's mood shifted, "Oh? Well then, is this one of the girls?"

He walked over to Yukari and whispered in her ear, "Just play along and he will leave, please." He turned back to his father, "Yes, one of many."

His father smiled, "Well? What are you waiting for? Show me!"

He went white as his gamble failed, "Ah… what do you want to see?"

Gotama kept smiling, "Oh, just something simple. Don't worry, I'm not a voyeur. Kiss her, or grab her rear… use your imagination."

He turned his head towards Yukari and started to whisper, "What now…" He was cut off as Yukari kissed him on the lips.

His father beamed, "That's my boy! Now if you will excuse me I saw an excellent mark in a brunet bombshell… I think I heard her addressed as Kagome. Keep up the good work, my son!"

His father walked away.

He felt his face burning, "Ah… sorry?"

Yukari slapped him, "Your daddy is a pervert!"

He tried to defend himself, "I know! But that's not my fault!"

Yukari pouted, "Thanks to you, I lost the first lip-kiss that I was saving for Tsukune."

He shot back, "Are you kidding me? You already kissed me over catching your wand!"

Yukari's eyes snapped open, "Huh? What are you talking about?"

He pointed to his cheek, still yelling, "Right there! Are you saying that you didn't even think about it?"

Yukari seemed to think for a moment, "… I guess not…"

He lost it, "Are you KIDDING ME? First you come up with that stupid nickname, then you just kiss me without thinking about it, then I actually started to like it, and… and… ARRGH!!!!!"

Yukari cocked her head at him, "Eke-san… you liked me kissing you?"

Every muscle in his body froze, "…… I said that?"

A long moment of silence passed… before Yukari started to giggle, in that annoying, yet cute, little girl way.

In the trees behind Eknamit and Yukari:

Onyx watched Eknamit's outburst and the ensuing follow up.

He chuckled to himself, "Three down, one to go… although how am I going to find someone with the guts to take HER on?"

Boy's dorm:

Tsukune staggered into the dorm, he had been forced to take extra time after class to get "extra" lessons. Thankfully this time he wasn't under Ririko-sensei's thumb. Nekonome-sensei wasn't much better though, she drifted off into her own world at even intervals and he had to practically shout at the teacher to get her attention.

He leaned against the wall outside of his door for a moment, "Oh... I need sleep..."

He opened his door and heard a short gasp from inside; when his eyes focused he spoke, "... Moka? What are you doing in here?"

Moka stated to stammer, "Ah... well I... I'm sorry I... I'll go..."

On an impulse as Moka tried to slip by him he grabbed her arm, "Moka, what's wrong? You're so nervous I can SEE you shaking."

Moka slowly spoke, "Well... I... I... I love you Tsukune."

His heart flew up into his throat, "I... love you to. But you knew that didn't you?"

Moka's eyes started to water, "I hoped, but Luna-san... made me think, how I had never actually said it."

He let out a sigh of relief, "I'm glad that that was everything… that was it… right?"

Moka shook her head, "No… Luna-san did say… other things… and… um…"

He put his hands on Moka's shoulders, "Moka, I'm not going to make you do anything that you don't want to do. Anything else would just be wrong."

Moka looked up at him and shook her head again, "Oh! It's not that… I'm just… nervous."

A random and disconcerting thought occurred to him, "What… did Luna-san suggest?"

Moka's nervousness seemed to increase by an order of magnitude, which seemed to confirm his thought, "I… uh…"

He suddenly became aware of just how close he and Moka were. He felt his pulse race as he leaned his head forward, expecting at any moment for Moka to bite him and the moment to be ruined… it never happened. His lips met Moka's for the first time… He felt something snap inside of him, and within Moka at the same time………

Kurumu slowly winged her way towards Tsukune's window. Giving herself a very unnecessary pep talk the whole way.

She got within three feet of the window, "Ok… it's simple, I wait for Tsukune and when he comes in…" She reached for the latch on the window but movement inside gave her pause, "What the heck…"

She pressed her face to the glass… no… NO WAY!!! Tsukune was making out with Moka!!!

She threw her head back *camera pans away*, "WHY???"

Another bout of movement caught her eyes... clothing was flying. A red haze descended over her vision, she raised a hand, claws extended, to slash down and break through...

A voice snuffed out her fury, "Enjoying the show?"

She reflexively yarded down on the back of her skirt while shooting a glance down to where Onyx was standing, looking straight ahead, in full golem form.

She flew down and pointed at Onyx accusingly, "You! You were looking up my skirt, weren't you?"

Onyx's metal face betrayed no emotion, "By now do you really think I need to look?"

She changed the subject to save face, "Whatever, why are you out here in the first place?"

The golem laughed, "Really? Have you even seen the amount of damage that I've inadvertently done to this school? I work nighttime security to offset the damages."

Onyx's logic was starting to annoy her, so she threw what she thought to be a sucker punch, "Oh yeah? What about playing matchmaker between all of us girls?"

Onyx shrugged, "What about it? I wasn't trying to keep it a secret, the fact that you just now seemed to notice is more from your perverse obsession with Tsukune than any secretive measures on my part. Mizore, Ruby, Yukari... my input in each of them was rather minimal. All I did was just give each of them a nudge in the right direction. When it came to you though... I must admit that I had no one lined up to take you off of Tsukune's plate. Honestly, who in this school has the audacity to attempt to be in a relationship with you? They'd have to have nerves of steel."

She opened her mouth to reply but a red light that reflected off of Onyx's skin, she turned to Tsukune's window, horror twisting her voice, "Did... did I just see what I thought I saw?"

Onyx's voice rang, "Wow... changing girls in the middle of the love making... that's got to be among the top ten weirdest things I've ever heard of."

She started to mutter, "It doesn't matter... I can still get him to love me..."

A hint of annoyance entered Onyx's voice, "Right... after what you saw and what you know to be happening now, do you really think that you still have a chance? Honestly?"

The golem's logic started to get to her, "But... but I love him. He... he protected me... he has to care..."

Onyx let out a snort of genuine annoyance, "Yeah, sure. Because I saved Moka from Ryu's icy prison I MUST love her. Face it; it's not the same as actually loving someone."

Onyx watched Kurumu drop to her knees, he would have been a bit nicer but... her pig headedness was severely grating on his nerves.

He heard a sniffing sound, "Hey... wait, you aren't going to..."

Kurumu started crying her eyes out.

He was at a loss for what to do, "Ah... ok... you can ah... stop crying… anytime... you know?"

Kurumu let out a melodramatic sob, "Why? Tsukune doesn't love me!"

He thought quickly, he REALLY didn't like hearing girls cry, much less watching as any girl practically cried a river…

He left his golem form and took a verbal gamble, "Ah… you do know that he's still going to be your friend. Or was it all or nothing?"

Kurumu stopped sobbing momentarily to speak, "What?"

He continued his train of thought, "If he didn't love you would you still want Tsukune in your life?"

Kurumu wiped her eyes, "Of course."

He saw a light at the end of the tunnel, "So, like the old adage goes, "If you love something, set it free" does that make some sense?"

Kurumu sniffed again, but was no longer full out crying, "I… I guess…"

He let out a sigh of relief, "Besides, pretty girl like you should have no trouble attracting a nice guy… just might not want to go about it like your mother does."

Kurumu stood up and gave him a serious stare, "You aren't going to try and set me up are you?"

He relaxed, sure that the figurative storm had passed, "Of course not, why would I have to anymore?"

Kurumu glared at him, "Because if you hadn't shown up I might have still had a chance."

He gave a helpless gesture, "So… what? You WANT me to find you a nice guy now?"

Kurumu crossed her arms and glared at him, "I think it's only fair. Everyone else but me seems to be happy."

He smirked, "I think I can do that. But, if you don't mind me saying, there are a few things that you need to work on."

Kurumu got in his face, "Such as?!?"

He didn't back off even an inch, "That would be the major issue. Your temper is shorter than Yukari."

Surprise twisted Kurumu's face for a moment… and then she started to laugh.

He continued to smirk, "Funny, I though all I could do was make you furious with a glib remark or two."

Relatively satisfied that he had solved all of the issues surrounding Tsukune and Moka, he turned on the ball of his foot and started to head back to his room.

Tsukune's eyes slowly opened… what exactly had happened? He remembered finally kissing Moka but… nothing after that. He rolled over… and found a pair of red eyes looking at him from less than six inches away. There was a moment of complete and utter silence…

Vampire Moka spoke, "Good morning, Tsukune."

He let out a scream of pure terror, "AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!"

Onyx's and Ryu's room:

A scream is heard, "AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!"

Onyx chuckled, "What a rude awakening."

Girl's dorm:

Scream, "AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!"

Kurumu shook her head sadly, "Poor Tsukune…"

Faculty lounge:

Scream, "AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!"

Shizuka woke up without her coffee, "MEOW!!!"

Tsukune's room:

Tsukune stammered, "But… What… How…"

Vampire Moka smiled at him, which was still rather creepy, "When I said that I expected a commitment, I would have settled for a kiss. But… I think I like how it turned out far more. I will however admit to being rather shocked when I was woken up right in the middle."

The door crashed open, "Tsukune…!" The crowd of boys froze as vampire Moka glared at all of them.

Vampire Moka spoke, "The door, close it."

The crowd of boys fled in absolute terror, while slamming the door behind them. Vampire Moka stood up, shamelessly allowing the sheet to fall away, and got dressed.

Vampire Moka turned to him just as she was about to leave, "I'm glad that you finally made up your mind." And gave him a seductive wink before leaving.

Onyx waited for Tsukune outside of the dorm, taking note of how happy vampire Moka looked as the girl strutted out of the boy's dorm. Well… happy for her.

The instant Tsukune stumbled out of the dorm he spoke up, "Well, good morning Casanova!"

Tsukune looked at him, looking dazed and confused, "What…? Why are you calling me that?"

He brushed the question aside, "Oh, no reason. Answer me this though, did you sleep well? Because I know that I didn't."

Tsukune still gave him a clueless stare, "… What?"

He started to laugh, "Oh come on, what with you and Moka upstairs and Mizore and Ryu right on the other side of my room… I didn't sleep at all!"

Tsukune gave a start, now more awake, "Wait… WHAT!?!?!?!?!"

He laughed harder, "Seriously? Mizore tried to sleep with you on that ski trip her mother set up. I think she's a good deal more mature than you gave her credit for."

Tsukune was fully awake now, "Ah… right…"

He leaned against a tree, "So, what now Tsukune? Mizore, Ruby, Yukari, and even Kurumu… all of them are out of the way. You've fully committed yourself, body and soul, to Moka. What are you going to do about it now?"

Tsukune hesitated, "Ah… well…"

He interjected, "Please tell me you aren't going to say, "Now we go on as before". I for one know that you can't do that."

Tsukune gave him a curious look, "Then… what do I do?"

He spoke with authority, "You have two options. One, which I know that is not what you want to do, is to break off the relationship. The other, is you take it to the next level… ask her father for her hand."

Tsukune went as white as a sheet, and his voice went up by eight octaves, "What? Ask… HIM???"

He tried to calm Tsukune, "I know the vampire is one of the dark lords or whatever, but you've already earned his grudging respect at the end of the last year, or so I hear. Think about it though, you already fought the guy for Moka, how hard is it to ask the guy to marry her after all of that?"

Tsukune sputtered, "But…"

He held up a hand to silence Tsukune, "I know what you're thinking, "I'm too young to marry". There is such a thing as a betrothal. The actual marriage takes place years sometimes after it has been finalized. You can wait until you're out of school to actually tie the knot."

Tsukune seemed reassured, "That… sounds like it will work… When should I talk to him?"

A smile crossed his face, "How about as soon as possible, before you lose your nerve."

A look of determination spread over Tsukune's face, "Right. Then let's go!"

Tsukune sprinted off towards the tunnel with his fist held skyward.

He shook his head, "I wonder if the guy even remembers how to get there... Still, I have to admire Tsukune's spirit. Moka is certainly a lucky girl." He got up and started walking after Tsukune, "Wait up!"

Tsukune shot a nervous glance over his shoulder, checking to make sure that Onyx was still there. His sense of exuberance had faded. Now he was starting to remember just how powerful Moka's father was… and how much the elder vampire hated humans. How was he going to say it?

Tsukune's imagination:

He spoke, "Akashiya-dono… I… would like to ask you… for Moka's hand."

The dark lord stared at him in silence for a moment… one of the vampire's fingers flicked upwards and he shot straight up through the roof.

Reality:

He shuddered at the thought.

Onyx came up beside him, "Relax Tsukune, you need to at least LOOK like you want to be doing this. The guy is probably watching us right now. So stand up straight, hold your head high…" the golem added in a softer tone, "And grow a spine."

He looked up at Onyx, "Why exactly do we need to ask him? Shouldn't I be talking to Moka?"

Onyx frowned, "You would only be talking to Moka if you were going to marry her on the spot, and that isn't going to happen. So you get her father's permission to become engaged. Plus the fact that the vampire would probably kill you if you married Moka without him being informed."

He shuddered at the idea, again.

A loud voice came from the path ahead, "Hey! What are you doing here?"

He looked up and gagged, "K… Kokoa-san!"

Kokoa sprinted right in front of him and pointed, "You, get away from here!"

He started to speak, "Ah, Kokoa-san…"

Kokoa just seemed to notice him, "Tsukune! You to, leave!"

Onyx let out a sigh, "Ok, I'm guessing you're mad because I batted you over the horizon, right?"

A very large club appeared in Kokoa's hand, "Exactly!"

Onyx reached over to the side of the road and plucked a tree from the ground, a very LARGE tree, "Ok, I'm going to say this once. Out of the way, or I go for a grand slam this time."

Kokoa rushed anyway, "For Onee-sama!!!"

Onyx swung the tree like a baseball bat and caught the red head right in the center of mass. Kokoa flew over the horizon, screaming incoherent obscenities, until she vanished into the distance.

Onyx stuck the tree back into the ground, "I don't know why that little strawberry even bothers..."

He spoke, "Ah... shouldn't we be going?"

Onyx nodded, "Right, lead the way. It is your wedding on the line after all."

Sufficiently nervous, he started towards the castle in the distance.

Onyx gazed up at the large castle that Moka's father called home. While it was a bit large for him, he had to admit that Moka's father had style, and superb taste. If he squinted, he could almost picture the castle before him as the one that he had grown up in, over 700 years ago.

Tsukune spoke, staring up at the massive doors, "How do we get in?"

He kept looking upwards and replied, "Simple, you knock. Moka's father should be omnipotent enough to open the door no matter where he is in the place."

Tsukune raised one hand to timidly knock, but before Tsukune's hand touched the door it swung open, slowly, and with a loud creaking sound.

He commented, "Now all that it needs to complete the effect is some creepy organ music."

Right on cue the organ music started playing, and the door slammed shut behind them both.

He commented, with some amusement, "Creepy host effect… completed."

Another door opened, right across the spacious foyer from them. Tsukune was literally shaking, but to his credit Tsukune was trying his best to do what he had told him to do. The door led them into a long, grand hall. A dark and supposedly intimidating hall, but grand in any case.

Tsukune slowly approached the throne where Moka's father sat, waiting with all the presence of a king. Which, really, you sort of could call the vampire that.

Moka's father spoke first, "You're here earlier than I expected."

Tsukune looked confuses, "Ah... you were expecting us?"

From somewhere on his person, Moka's father produced a Rosario, "The Rosario that my daughter wears, I created it, and I can see through it."

The implication was not lost on Tsukune, "You... you can see... through..." Tsukune looked about ready to faint.

He slowly spoke, "Wow... that's... kind of creepy."

The elder vampire's gaze shifted from Tsukune to him, "I do not recall asking for your opinion, construct." Moka's father paused for a moment, "Now, I know why the boy is here, what I do not know is why you are here, explain yourself."

He nodded respectfully, "I'm here to... try and make sure that you don't kill Tsukune. With added emphasis on TRY."

A smirk twisted the elder vampire's face, "A reasonable concern. I am still considering it."

Silence momentarily descended as Moka's father fixed Tsukune with an icy glare... five minutes passed.

He spoke, trying to sound respectful, "Ah... is that really fair? Just terrifying Tsukune when you already know your answer."

An amused smirk played across the elder vampire's face for a moment, "How perceptive, yet if he is going to be my son in law then he will have to learn to deal with it."

Tsukune's face lit up, "Then... you're saying yes?"

Moka's father nodded slowly, "I'm not about to deny my daughter what she wants. She is able enough to make her own decisions in this matter, and I'm quite sure that she has already made it. I suggest two years from now to be a decent amount of time, and you WILL keep me informed of the proceedings." The vampire held up the Rosario, "Remember, I'm watching you."

Tsukune fumbled through a bow, "Th... Thank you Akashiya-dono."

The vampire glared at Tsukune, "Don't disappoint me." And vanished in a puff of smoke.

He glanced around for a moment before speaking, "Well, the man certainly had a taste for the dramatic, doesn't he?"

Tsukune hesitated for a moment before answering, "Ah... I suppose."

He gestured towards the door, "Come on, we need to get back. There is school tomorrow after all."

Tsukune waited until they had both exited the castle before saying anything, "So... what now?"

He laughed, "Now, you and Moka go on with your school lives. I on the other hand am going to be very busy. But I do have a whole two years to make arrangements and such."

Tsukune looked at him with slight confusion, "But... don't you have school next year?"

He smiled, "True, but I never tire, and I think I have a few old family favors that I can call in for you. And before you ask why, my freedom isn't something that is easily repaid. I'll consider it done when you and Moka are standing on the altar."

Tsukune appeared lost in thought for a moment, then spoke, "…Onyx… I… need a best man… right?"

He slowed as he turned his head towards Tsukune, "That's true. Might be a little hard seeing as you aren't that close with that many other men."

Tsukune shook his head, "I know, but… I was actually thinking… that you could be my best man."

He stopped walking, "You… want me up there on the altar with you and Moka?"

Tsukune nodded, "If you hadn't done what you've done… I never would have gotten this far. I can't think of anyone better."

He smiled at Tsukune, "I'm honored." He let out a short laugh, "Well, now I have even more reason to make this the best wedding that anyone has ever had!"

Back at the school:

Kurumu lounged on the ground, beneath a tree. Her mind was still reeling over Tsukune and Moka, but… if she thought about it, she should have seen it all along. Especially after Tsukune challenged Moka's father to get a new Rosario for Moka.

She let out a sigh, "That trash can had better deliver…"

She heard a voice, "Who are you calling a trash can?"

She looked up and saw Luna standing over her, "Onyx, who else?"

Luna looked royally furious, "What did you mean by Onyx delivering? You better not have taken him from me!"

Her mind finally put the pieces together, "Huh? If you want him you can have him."

Luna's expression shifted from anger to surprise instantly, "What? You… really never liked him?"

She threw her arms up in exasperation, "Of course not! I can't say the same about my mother, but I've never LIKED Onyx. I just cut a deal with him after seeing Tsukune making out with Moka."

A look of understanding crossed Luna's face, "Oh… so that's what the scream was…"

She shuddered, "Don't remind me."

Luna asked, "What kind of deal?"

She shook her head, still not believing it herself, "Onyx is just going to do the same thing he did for the other girls, for me."

Luna let out a sigh of relief, "Ok then… I… guess I owe you an apology."

She scoffed, "Don't bother, just get Onyx out of my life the instant I find a nice guy. I don't need bucket head making me look like an idiot again."

A voice rang from the path, "Kurumu! Have you seen Onyx anywhere? I can't seem to find him."

She gagged as she saw who it was, "MOTHER?!?"

At the same time, she and Luna looked at each other… a nod of understanding passed between them. They both started yelling at her mother.

A voice she recognized well carried over the quarrel, "Am I interrupting anything?"

Onyx was standing behind her mother, apparently not noticing her presence.

Her mother whirled around, "Onyx!"

Onyx's eyes went wide, "Ageh… UMPH!!!" He was cut off as her mother bodily leaped upon him and wrapped her arms around his head.

Her mother shouted, "Onyx, I missed you!"

Onyx's muffled roars of anger were heard before he literally tore her mother off of his face with a loud sucking sound, "Ageha-san, what the heck are you doing here!?!"

Her mother winked at Onyx suggestively, "I missed you, like I just said."

Onyx's face deadpanned, "… and how exactly was I supposed to hear that?"

Her mother looked up at Onyx, "You haven't been writing back."

Onyx replied in monotone, "Really? I can't possibly think of a reason why…"

Onyx's sarcasm was lost on her mother, "Oh, then you just were busy. That's why I decided to visit!"

Onyx *facepalm*, "Look, Ageha-san. In all seriousness, get away from me."

Her mother gave Onyx a surprised look, "Huh?"

Onyx sighed, "Ok, I get it. You aren't going to get it unless I spell it out for you... You know nothing about me, with the two exceptions that I know high fashion and am brutally honest. If you still want to try, at least make an effort to know me first."

Her mother looked somewhat surprised, "Huh?"

Onyx gave an exasperated sigh, "We have actually met three times, and you want to marry me. That's not a relationship. I'm normally a forgiving person, so I'm at least willing to let you have an earnest chance if you want to try for something real. Does that suffice?"

Her mother's face lit up, "Oh! Now I get it. I'll see you soon then." Her mother sprinted away before taking off.

Onyx watched her mother leave, "Why do I get the feeling that she's got the wrong idea..."

She spoke up, "Why are you over here anyway?"

Onyx smiled, "To share the news. Tsukune is engaged to Moka. They are getting married in two years."

She felt like she was punched in the gut, "WHAT!!!"

Onyx shrugged, "They've been "together" for three years now. It seems the next logical step."

She pointed at his face, "Why bother telling me?"

Onyx smirked, "Just in case you decided to relapse into your hopeless unrequited love situation."

The golem turned around and started to walk away. She got Luna's attention and gestured in Onyx's direction with her head. The centaur ran off after Onyx.

She muttered under her breath, "What does she see in that thing..."

Luna ran after Onyx, she was going to tell him, now. No more waiting for the right moment, especially because he had just offered a chance to that insane succubus.

She shouted after him, "Onyx!"

Onyx paused and turned around to look at her, "Luna? Something wrong?"

She started to speak, "Well… you remember the time when you beat my father?"

Onyx chuckled, "How could I forget? That's how we met."

She started to hesitate, "Well… what if I told you… that it meant more than just a beat down?"

Onyx cocked an eyebrow at her, "Ah… I would be surprised. Depending on what it meant."

She took a deep breath, "It… it means that… we're engaged."

Onyx blinked slowly a few times, "… You're serious?"

She sensed rejection, "Yes."

Onyx started to laugh, "Well, that makes a lot of things make sense. I just wish you could have told me before I offered that chance to Ageha-san."

She looked up at Onyx, "You… you mean you aren't angry? I didn't tell you for three years."

Onyx smiled, "I can understand that. It's not an easy topic to just slip into polite conversation. "Oh, by the way, we're engaged, just thought you should know." I can't really see anyone, even me, doing that."

She asked one last time, "Then… you don't mind?"

Onyx continued to smile, "Why would I? You probably know me as well as I know myself by this point. Isn't that what a significant other is supposed to do?"

She ran over and wrapped her arms around his lower torso, "Thank you…"

One of Onyx's arms wrapped around her, "By the way, did I tell you that I'm a knight?"

Two years later, Vatican City:

Onyx stood in the back of the Basilica of St. Peter. Apparently, according to his family records, he had prevented an assassination attempt on Pope Clement the fifth while he was still human. It was relatively easy then, to borrow the Basilica for one marriage ceremony. One of the cardinals was even going to preside.

Tsukune walked up beside him, "So… how did you manage to pull this off again?"

He turned his head to look at Tsukune, now about half a foot taller than two years ago, "Family favors my friend. Besides, I'm your best man; I'm supposed to get you and Moka the best."

Tsukune shook his head, "I'm going to owe you after this one…"

He replied without missing a beat, "No, we're even. And that's final."

Tsukune looked around the interior, "I can't believe it's finally here… I'm getting married."

He asked, "Whose turn is it this week?"

Tsukune had worked out a bit of a system so vampire Moka wouldn't have to stay sealed for extended periods of time. It boiled down to a week with vampire Moka, followed by a week of the pink haired one.

Tsukune replied, "The sweet one." Tsukune had stopped fearing the vampire side of Moka, rather accepting the more severe side as one half of a perfect girl.

He took care to not ruffle Tsukune's tux and patted his friend on the back, "It's time friend. Let's start waiting."

Kurumu watched from her seat as Tsukune waited up at the altar, Onyx off to one side, as Moka's father led the pink haired, sweet version of Moka up to the altar. The elder vampire stood Moka up opposite of Tsukune from the cardinal and took a seat right next to Tsukune's parents.

Tsukune's mother leaned over to Moka's father and whispered, "You must be so proud of your daughter!"

Moka's father glanced over at Tsukune's mother, "Ah... yes."

Tsukune's mother was crying with happiness, "Isn't Moka-san's mother going to be here?"

Moka's father stared straight ahead, "Eventually."

The cardinal pushed his glasses up onto his face, "Now, you will have to excuse me if I am forced to read from the good book from time to time. It has been quite a while since I have presided over one of these ceremonies."

Tsukune nodded to the cardinal and took Moka's hands, "Of course."

The cardinal began to speak, "We are gathered here today, to join in..."

The doors of the Basilica burst open, "ONYX!!!"

She turned around in her seat, "Mother?"

Ageha stalked up the aisle to the altar and walked right up to Onyx, she prodded the golem in the chest, "You! You've been ignoring me for weeks..." Her mother continued to scream right in Onyx's face. About ten seconds later Ageha paused for breath, "Well? What do you have to say?" Onyx's hair was sticking straight out opposite of her mother's mouth.

The boy next to her whispered, "THAT is your mother?"

She sighed, Kathool had been with her for six months, and she had been putting off him actually meeting her mother. Onyx had introduced them… told her what Kathool was (a kraken)… and she liked him. Besides, he was very good with those tentacles… on the other hand, Kathool was a little bit dense, but clever. The very first thing she had done was attempt to charm Kathool, when that hadn't worked her curiosity had driven her to find out why it hadn't. She learned eventually that Kathool could influence people while they slept through their dreams. One thing had led to another after that. Plus, she found Kathool's deep, amber eyes to be so attractive. His black hair also always seemed to be wet, and Kathool was about half as built as Onyx. And the best part, the guy knew practically every corner of the ocean. That was where Kathool had taken her on their first date, diving in the tropics. It was also there that she had seen his transformed shape for the first time. One definite downside to Kathool though, was that he was nearly as witty as Onyx, but then again, she could hurt Kathool. So it all rather balanced out. She wasn't ready to think of Kathool as her destined one… but the odds were good.

She sighed dramatically, "Yes… you see why I didn't want you to meet her?"

Kathool nodded, "Yeah, also, there is the fact that you look disturbingly alike, mostly in body."

Up at the altar, Onyx shook his head once, causing his hair to fall back into disarray, "Look, you called me three times a day, seven days a week, three hundred sixty five days a year. You are a worse stalker than Mizore was for Tsukune his freshman year."

Ageha started yelling again, "Don't compare me to that woman's daughter!!!"

The cardinal started to speak, "Madam, this is a wedding, please take your seat and…"

Her mother whirled on the priest, "I wasn't talking to you padre!!!"

One of Onyx's eyebrows started to twitch, clearly he did not approve of yelling at a priest.

Onyx's voice took on a dangerous tone, "Ageha…"

Her mother either did not hear, or did not care, "And as for me calling all the time, that is what you wanted!"

Luna rushed the altar, "Leave my betrothed alone!"

Her mother whirled around… the sound of the slap and of Luna falling to the floor echoed through the Basilica.

A look of horror crossed her face, "Oh… this is bad."

She could practically see steam coming out of Onyx's ears. The golem slowly turned around, knelt in front of the altar, made the sign of the cross in front of his chest, and muttered something.

Her mother shouted, "What was that?"

Onyx slowly stood up and his fists clenched as he rose, "I said, "forgive me father, for I am ABOUT to sin."

One of Onyx's hands lashed out and grabbed her mother around the ankles. Onyx then started to drag Ageha towards the front doors.

The golems face was the epitome of rage, "Someone get the door, or I'm walking through them."

Kathool raised an arm in the direction of the door, and a deep blue tentacle snaked out, opened the door, and retracted. Onyx continued to drag Ageha, oblivious.

The golem got to the door and grabbed her mother by the scruff of the neck, "Ageha-san, I hope you like swimming."

She heard her mother shout, "There's no water around here!"

A smirk twisted Onyx's face, "There is in the Arctic Circle, and that's where you're headed."

The golem wound up, and slung her mother out the open door of the Basilica. Ageha flew off into the distance, screaming like a banshee.

Eknamit's father stood from the back pew, "What did you have to and do that for? She was hot."

Onyx spoke in monotone while walking back up to the altar, "You want her, then you can go find her."

Eknamit's father stood and exited the Basilica, "Just as well, I don't feel right in here anyway."

The door shut behind the elder necromancer.

Onyx got back up on the altar after checking on Luna, "Cardinal, I apologize for the interruption."

The priest nodded, "Of course. Now... where was I... oh yes. We are gathered here today..."

The sound of the doors opening drew the attention of the entire small crowd.

A woman appeared in the doorway, one with silver hair, red eyes, and fangs, "Sorry I'm late. Security was giving me a hard time."

Was that vampire Moka?!?

Tsukune apparently thought so, "Wha...! But the... Rosario... it's still on and..." Tsukune fainted from shock.

Tsukune slowly opened his eyes... he could see two women, and Onyx staring down at him.

Moka spoke, "Tsukune?"

He looked quickly back and forth between the two female faces, "Ah........."

The Moka with the Rosario around her neck blushed, "Tsukune, this is my mom."

He looked at the other face, "Ah... pleased to meet you."

Moka's mother smirked, "I'm guessing that my daughter still looks a lot like me then?"

He hesitated for a brief moment, "Ah, yes. Very much so."

Moka's mother smiled, "Flattery? Being told I look like a nineteen year old." She seemed to directly address the Rosario, "You did pick a winner."

The Rosario seemed to gleam as if in response.

Onyx helped him up, "About time, almost thought I would have to hold you in place while the texts were read."

He asked, "Is everyone still here?"

Onyx chuckled, "You weren't out THAT long. But, let's see... Yukari and Eknamit, check. Moka's parents, check. Mizore, Ryu, and Tsurara, check. Kurumu and Kathool, check. Gin and Ruby, check. Me and Luna, double check. That's everyone, plus your parents."

In the front row of pews his mother waved to him and mouthed, 'I'm so proud of you!'

He waved at his mother uneasily before climbing back to his feet.

He looked at the cardinal, "Sorry about all of this."

The priest smiled, "It's no trouble my son. It makes me feel young to be in the midst of all of this craziness."

The cardinal started over, "Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to join this young man, and young woman. In the bond of holy matrimony..."

Twenty minutes later:

The cardinal continued, "Tsukune Ano, do you take this woman, Moka Akashiya, to be your bride? In sickness and in health, till death do you part?"

He looked Moka straight in the eyes, "I do."

The priest turned to Moka, "And you, Moka Akashiya, do you take this man, Tsukune Ano, to be your husband? In sickness and in health, till death do you part?"

Tears started to slide down Moka's face, "I do."

Onyx watched with pride as the cardinal wrapped up the ceremony.

The cardinal spoke, "Tsukune Ano, you may kiss the bride."

Tsukune leaned in... and started to kiss Moka. In the front pew, Moka's father raised one hand and snapped his fingers. Two things then happened, vampire Moka emerged, and the fitted wedding dress tore around both her hips and bust. Tsukune's eyes snapped open in surprise, but to his credit he didn't freak out like he used to. Tsukune's mother however, was not the same.

Tsukune's mother turned white as a sheet, "Wha... what happened to Moka-chan?!?" And fainted on the spot.

Tsukune broke away from vampire Moka and ran down to the front pew, "Mother!"

He stood up by the altar and just started to laugh, "It truly never ends around these people..."

End.