Breaking the System

Tsukune had enough of his Ghoul, and not being strong enough to protect those around him. Asking the headmaster to be granted permanent access to Paradise forever. Will his friends stop at nothing to get him back? Or will they respect his decision once they find the hidden truth?

Takes place after chapter 14 of Season II

Chapter 1 Promises

I do not own Rosario + Vampire in any way shape or form.

Tsukune walked into Syphon's office reading his script. "So what's this? Half my script is missing...Are you going to kill me off again!?"

Syphon twirled around in his chair, petting his cat that lay in his lap.

Hmm...I didn't consider it but now that you mention it...perhaps I'll do just that...it's worked well so far...

Tsukune clenched his fists as he started walking towards Syphon.

Nekonome peeked her head in. "Hey Syphon so where am I in the..."

Tsukune and Syphon starred at Nekonome before looking down at the cat in Syphon's lap.

Nekonome and the cat were starring at each other. Waiting to pounce.

Both hissing at the other as Tsukune slowly stepped back.

"Nye!" Nekonome meowed in her war cry as she lunged forward, claws extended.

Syphon got once last flash of the moments of his life before 24 claws plunged into him.

The cat and Nekonome looking at Syphon curiously as all their claws were embedded into him bleeding profusely.

CHAIRMAN'S OFFICE

"You realize the weight of this request Tsukune?" The chairman asked looking over his desk at the student in front of him.

Sighing as he bowed his head down, exhausted. "I…I don't know any other way I could stay here without being a danger to everyone else."

The chairman scratched his chin, propping his elbows on his desk. "You didn't seem to have a problem with this recently, so why now?"

Tsukune looked back up into the chairman's glowing eyes from underneath the cowl. "I couldn't do anything to help Moka-san fight Kahula-san. I couldn't protect any of my friends."

A frown formed upon the chairman's face as his eyebrows lowered. "So you think that you should just give up? Leave your friends to themselves?"

Clenching his teeth as he looked down shamefully. "They would at least be safe from me."

Taking one hand, Tsukune rolled up his left sleeve to display the golden holy lock on his wrist. "The only thing I managed to do is crack another chain. How long until I make some mistake and I'm attacking everyone I care about? I'm a ticking time bomb waiting to be set off. No one is safe while I am around."

The chairman's eyes glanced over the holy lock. Another two more chains had been cracked since the last time he had checked over it. Opening his mouth to say something but deciding against it, producing a slight smirk.

The chairman stood suddenly, surprising Tsukune. "Follow me Tsukune-Kun."

Tsukune raised his eyebrows in surprise. Moving to follow the chairman who had exited the office. Confused as to where the chairman was leading him to.

After following the chairman down the stairs and around behind them into another set of stairs. Leading to a room filled with columns. Tsukune couldn't identify anything in the darkness.

Just what is this place? It looks like where Moka-San and I fought Hokuto-san…It would we sunk through the floor. So it would match the building structure.

The chairman continued walking while Tsukune continued to look around him. Stopping and turning around beside a large door.

Tsukune looked at the door surprised that he hadn't noticed it before the chairman had stopped. "It seems I was wrong about you Tsukune-Kun."

Walking a bit closer to the door to inspect the markings on it. "Wrong about what? What is this door?"

The chairman grew an eerie smile that Tsukune did not notice as he was inspecting the door. "I will tell you what this door is but first let me ask you a question Tsukune-Kun."

Looking back over at the chairman with eyebrows raised as he silently waited for the question. "Do you know why I brought you to this school?"

Why he brought me to this school? Now that I think about it I don't really know what my purpose here was entirely…

The chairman waited for Tsukune's answer patiently, his smirk growing over time. "I don't really know…"

The chairman moved around Tsukune slowly circling him, forcing him to turn his head constantly to watch his movements. "I brought you here because I believed that you were the one to bring coexistence between our two worlds. But it seems I thought wrong. You do not have the drive to succeed. And now I recognize the danger that you have become. It's as you've said you're a ticking time bomb waiting to be blown. Just a little…snap…and boom…You are more of a danger than a benefactor at this point. I have no use of you anymore. I should just kill you here and now, no one would discover you're body in this vast room."

Hearing the chairman's words caused Tsukune to tense and sweat slightly as he continued listening. "But no…I will grant your request. And that is what this door is, your request. A place where you can harm no one. A man made paradise, another dimension made by me. Here you can stay…or die…I cannot let you go back to your family in the human world. You could make a mistake, and cause thousands or millions of deaths before you are put down."

A man made paradise? I wouldn't see my family again? Mom, Dad, Kyou…Or my friends…Ruby-San, Yukari-Chan…Mizore-Chan…Kurumu-Chan…Moka-San…But they would be safe from me forever.

The chairman moved in front of the door, pulling it open by the two handles in the middle. "Step inside if you wish to have your request granted…if you do not…I will simply kill you here and now instead."

Tsukune looked through the doors, a lush forest awaited on the other side. "I'm sorry Moka-San…I won't be able to keep my promise I made when we came here. But at least we've made more friends along the way."

Walking through the door, Tsukune didn't hear it close behind him. Making him turn around to discover he was already alone. A forest in front of him, a desert wasteland behind him. Tsukune lowered his eyes, the glint of the golden chain catching his eye. Staring at it for a moment before looking back towards the forest and walking into the new land that awaited him.

BASEMENT OF CHAIRMAN'S BUILDING

The chairman stared at the door to paradise frowning. "Looks like we are doing things a bit differently…grow strong in there or die trying Tsukune-Kun."

Looking off to the side into the darkness. "I will trust your instinct with this boy…let us hope that he will be who you hope to be."

The bus driver stepped out of the shadows, his cigar in-between his fingers. "He is the one Tenmei. He just needed a push in the right direction. I do not doubt in his ability to survive in there."

The chairman looked back towards the door, pondering the bus driver's words. "He does have a knack for coming out of the most unbelievable odds. I guess you must take risks in order to gain something more. Maybe I will finally get proven wrong once."

Turning around and walking towards the entrance as the bus driver slipped back into the shadows. Taking one last drag of his cigar before the chairman closed the door. Leaving only the bus driver's eyes to be seen in the dark. Until they disappeared from the room, leaving it in blackness.

SCHOOL GROUNDS

"Moka! Is he over there?" Kurumu asked as Mizore and she walked up to Moka worriedly.

Moka turned her attention to the two that were approaching Yukari and her. "It's no good…What about you guys?"

Mizore merely shook her head in response as the four gathered together to continue their search together. The girls had yet to receive any word from Tsukune since the morning class had ended. And the time for lunch was about to begin.

After a moment of walking Mizore finally spoke up, looking around her surroundings. "Even if we finally made it back to school, there won't be any meaning to it if Tsukune isn't here…"

Turning her head towards the Yuki-Onna next to her, Kurumu thought over the past few days. "Come to think of it…Since we got back from the village Tsukune's been acting a bit weird."

Yukari looked around the school roofing, putting her head in her hand. "It does seem like he's been a bit melancholic."

Giving off a sigh as Moka looked over her companions. "I wonder if something happened to him at the village…Well it'll be fine if he is safe…"

On top of a tree branch a few feet above the girls sat Kokoa swinging her legs back and forth. "You aren't doing any training? You must have started to hate being strong. Or rather are you guys all still hung up on Tsukune? Since you lost to Kahlua-Neesan shouldn't you be a bit ashamed?"

Hopping down from the tree branch onto the ground below. "I am ashamed! That's why I want to become stronger. More and more…"

Moka turned her attention to her younger sister, raising her eyebrows in surprise as she didn't know she was there. "Kokoa…"

Blushing as she interrupted Moka, looking slightly down. "So although I say that…You guys want to become stronger together right? That's why look…that is…I mean…Why…Why don't we train together!? And that way I can teach you something?"

Looking back up to the group to see Kurumu had pulled out a map of the school grounds. "I wonder what other places Tsukune might have gone to."

Mizore looked at the map over Kurumu's shoulder inspecting every detail. "We should split up to search…"

Moka remained quiet sweat-dropping as she could see Kokoa banging her head against a tree roughly. Producing blood from her forehead to come flying out.

Meanwhile making a loud enough noise to get the attention of the group again. "Stop being noisy…what kind of teaching could you give us? Isn't it really that you are just lonely practicing by yourself?"

Kokoa couldn't think of anything else to say coming with only an "Uh…" and looking around nervously.

Yukari glanced over to Kokoa, tilting her head and raising an eyebrow. "Kokoa-San isn't very straight forward."

Mizore merely shrugged the interruption off going back to looking at the map. "Anyway we first have to search for Tsukune…"

Punching the air above her in annoyance as she screamed at the group. "WHY ARE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU LIKE THIIIIS!?"

Every one of the girls stopped their talking looking back over to Kokoa for a moment before looking back at the map. "Right so I'll check the club room. Mizore-Chan you'll check his dorm. Moka-Chan you'll check the lunch room. And Kurumu-Chan you'll check the roof."

Kurumu pointed over at Mizore pouting. "Why does she get to check his dorm!? I don't want that stalker going through his stuff!"

Yukari sighed as she looked over at the pouting bluenette. "We don't have time to argue. We have to find…"

Kokoa's head looked ready to explode until an idea came to her. "You know I know where Tsukune is…"

All four heads slowly turned to her, waiting for her to continue, staring at her. "Where is he?"

A smirk developed on Kokoa's face as she realized her plan was going to work. "I'll tell you on one condition…"

Before she knew it she was under a golden washtub, Ice and long nails at her neck. Kurumu and Mizore leaned over the younger girl. Their faces held a dark shadow over their eyes, casting an eerie yellow glow over them.

The killing intent rolling off them in waves. "I'll ask again…where…is…Tsukune?"

Kokoa merely gulped, seeing no way out from under the golden tub. Even if she was a vampire that didn't mean she didn't feel nervous from the rising killing intent from the two.

Looking back and forth between the succubus and Yuki-Onna, racking her brains for any information. "Um…Uh…the chairman! I saw him go to the chairman's office earlier this morning."

Moka watched the two Youkai get off the vampire, growing dumbfounded looks. "The chairman's office? Why would he go there?"

Turning on heel, Moka started for the chairman's office. "Hey! Wait up bloodsucker! You aren't going to be finding him first!"

Ignoring Kurumu Moka continued walking on, Yukari and Mizore in tow. And Kokoa dragging behind, mumbling to herself. Thoughts running through Moka's head. Remembering every time Tsukune had been to the chairman's office. It had always turned against him. Either by expulsion, or requiring to be bait for the chairman.

What if he's in trouble!?

'You're worrying about this too much, have a bit more faith in him. He has my blood in him after all. Against any normal Youkai he can handle himself just fine…after a…few injuries that is.'

But!

'Look, he even managed to go up against Nee-San and still lived. He should have been dead from that fight and yet he managed to live. As long as he doesn't let his emotions control him he should be perfectly fine. So remember that and calm down. I'm sure that the Chairman has a good reason for seeing Tsukune…'

Stop lying to me, you're worried about him too. I can feel what you feel. I know you care for him the same as me.

'Eh…uh…shut up! As if I could care for such a weakling!'

Then why does it feel like you're blushing?

'I'm…I am not! I…I was just…stating he managed to get this far…so don't put these ridiculous notions inside your head!'

Admit it you like him!

'I…I do not! Now shush before I make you shush! Just…go back to worrying it was better than this.'

Even though Moka's and Ura's conversation had become side tracked it had calmed Moka down somewhat. Regaining her focus to realize that they were already at the Chairman's office being halted by several guards dressed in all black. They were also each carrying a Wakizashi at their sides.

Yukari looked downcast as she pleaded with the taller man. "But we really need to talk to the chairman!"

The supposed leader looked down at Yukari with a stone expression. "No one may visit the Board Chairman right now. He is currently very busy. You will have to come back later."

Kurumu only got agitated as she tried to squeeze through a gap of the men, only to be stuck. "Come on let me through!"

One of the men reached down to hoist her up by her shirt and put her back down in front of them. "You will leave the premises by free will or by force. This is your only…"

"It's OK they may come up." The chairman called from the top of the stairs, looking down upon the group.

The men parted way, moving to each side of the stairs. Kurumu ran up the stairs we'll the rest walked up the stairs. Following the Chairman into his office. Moka being the last one in, closed the door behind her.

Turning around to see Kurumu launching questions at the Chairman left, right, and center. "Where is Tsukune-Kun!? I know you know where he is! What did you have him do for you! Are you blackmailing him!? What's with all the candles!?"

Everyone sweat-dropped as Kurumu finished her questions, panting then falling to the floor from no breath. "So…you wish to know the whereabouts of Tsukune-Kun I gather?"

Sighing as Moka nodded towards the Chairman, trying to be calm. As Mizore starred quietly at the Chairman, waiting for answers. Yukari looking around the room at the various candles upon the tables around them. And Kokoa crossing her arms and rolling her eyes, letting loose an annoyed huff.

The Chairman grinned devilishly as he pondered what all their reactions would be. "Well Tsukune-Kun is no longer in the school's dimension."

What!?

"WHAT DO YOU MEAN HE'S NOT IN THE SCHOOL'S DIMENSION!?" Ura's voice yelled from the Rosario that bounced into the air violently.

The groups head's turned towards the Rosario that shook violently back and forth. Waiting to be ripped off its hook. Every eyes but the Chairman's, wide with surprise.

The Chairman simply starred at the Rosario's eye that starred right back. "Just like I said, he is no longer in the school's dimension. I cannot tell you where he is right now, as I do not know the specifics myself."

Yukari looked over the group as their head were ready to explode except for Kokoa who raised an eyebrow in confusion. "So where is he roughly?"

The Chairman's eyes glazed over to Kokoa who had asked the question. "Roughly? Paradise."

Looking back over to the Chairman confused. "Paradise?"

Giving Yukari his eerie smile as he looked down at her. "Yes Paradise Sendo-Chan. Monster Paradise that is."

BASEMENT OF CHAIRMAN'S BUILDING

The Chairman stood next to the large door that Tsukune had gone through earlier that very day. Looking over each of the girls as they peered inside. Kurumu, and Mizore hiding behind the door and looking around. Waiting for something to jump out at them. Moka, Yukari, and Kokoa looking at it curiously. The rosary had settled down, resting on Moka's chest. Remaining silent after its random outburst.

Moka turned her attention back to the Chairman who was grinning as usual. "So why is he in there?"

The Chairman glanced over towards Moka before closing the door. "He chose to go. That's why."

Moka narrowed her eyes as she considered the Chairman's words. "He chose to go?"

Looking back over his shoulder as he locked the door, with a huge lock that he randomly produced out of his robes. "Yes, he chose to go in there on his own free will. I did not pressure him, he brought the subject to me actually."

Kurumu hopped out from behind the door, hands on her hips while Mizore peeked back out from a random column behind the group. "Why would Tsukune-Kun want to go into a monster's paradise?" Mizore asked as she sucked on her sucker making the group jump and look behind them at Mizore's new position.

Turning his attention to Mizore, placing the key to the giant lock in his robe's inner pocket. "I believe his exact words were…I am a danger to everyone around me, it's only a matter of time before I lose myself and start attacking everyone I care about. How many will I kill before someone stops me? More importantly who will I kill before they stop me? I don't know if I could stand knowing that I killed one of my friends or someone close to me without being able to stop myself. As long as I am a ghoul, I remain a danger to everyone around me. I am the true monster of this school. Waiting to be unleashed for a lust of blood and violence. I need someplace to go where I can't harm anyone again. I'm not ready to die, but I will do whatever I need to, to keep my friends and those around me safe."

The group looked at the Chairman stunned until Kurumu knocked them out of their trance. "He…He wouldn't say that! You're lying!"

Grinning over at the distraught succubus as she tried to find reason. "I am telling the complete truth. Tsukune is somewhere in paradise at this very moment. Alive or dead I am not sure, but…"

"I'm going after him." Moka's voice came up as she walked over to the door.

"So am I!" Yukari exclaimed as she walked up beside Moka, waiting for the Chairman to unlock the door for them.

Mizore popped up behind them, producing a new sucker. "Don't think you're going alone, I'm bringing back my Tsukune so we can make our babies."

Kurumu regained some of her sanity, rushing up to the door. "Unlock the door already!"

Kokoa watched stunned from the back. "Well I admire your strong will. I did promise Tsukune one thing."

This caught the attention of the five girls that stood there. "Promise?...Wait…he didn't ask…"

The Chairman looked down at Yukari, giving a full-fledged grin. "Ah smart as always Sendo-chan."

Kurumu turned on her heels, grabbing Yukari by the shirt and pulling her up to meet her face. "What promise!?"

Yukari looked around the group as they starred at her, Kokoa pondering to herself what Tsukune would ask before face-palming. "He would ask to not let you all follow him."

Everyone looked back at Kokoa who had forgotten that she was there all together. "What? Why would he ask that!?" Kurumu cried, dropping Yukari to the floor onto her bottom.

The Chairman merely smiled before he started to walk back towards the entrance slowly. "Indeed you are right Miss. Akashiya. And I never go back on my promises, so you might as well give up on getting through that door. And also get out of the room before I close you in."

Kokoa started for the door, leaving the four other girls to glance back at the large door worriedly before pulling Kurumu out of the room as she clawed the ground trying to stay beside the door trying to break the lock. Barely managing to get her outside the door, before it closed in front of them. Shutting off the room with the lone door that led to their loved, destined one.

Mizore's last words to her friend before the door closed. "Don't worry Kurumu. We'll get him back."

Ow...

Syphon continued bandaging all the damage the cat and Nekonome had caused to him.

Moka peeked her head in the doorway, narrowing her eyes. "So..."

Looking up, sighing as he propped an elbow on the desk and put his head in his hand.

What do you want Moka?

Stepping into the doorway and looking around the room, trying to find something interesting. "So who's blood do I get while Tsukune is gone?"

Syphon continued starring at Moka.

You have him in 'Another Try'...just go get seconds. I'm sure he won't mind.

Moka scratched the back of her neck, her eyebrows slanting sideways. "It's kind of awkward to do that if he's in his mid twenties you know...I'm still fifteen, almost sixteen. But still..."

Sighing again, as he let his head hit the top of the desk.

Then go find him in the halls...for some reason he's always the correct age here...

A light bulb sprung up above Moka's head as she rushed out the door.

OOOHHH finally I can rest in peace...

*Bus crashes through wall*

The bus driver starred at Syphon, his eyes glowing. "Time to go on a fun magic ride..."

Ohh god no...not this lunatic...