3/13/2015, the last time this story was updated. It's just two days away from being, what? nine months since I last updated this story? Uuuuuuuuuuuuuugh, I'm ashamed of myself just looking at that date.
Well, I guess you guys have figured out that I'm back. Sorry for the long wait. Now, as I'm sure many of you who have read this story already, or even if you just picked it up a few hours ago, you've been waiting for the chapter that finally introduces Mizore, right? Well it's finally here! I had to make a few minor adjustments to how she was introduced seeing as it's Naruto and Not Tsukune But I think I kept everyone in character.
Hope you all enjoy the new chapter!
(Marshalanime does not own Naruto or Rosario+Vampire)
'Back to school, huh?' Naruto thought to himself with a sigh as the newspaper club members handed out the newspapers they'd mad over the break. 'At least the paper seems to be popular' the blond thought as he handed out the last off the papers they'd brought out, quickly leaving the club and the table they'd set up the only sight along the path between the academy and the dorms as the rest of the students headed off to class.
"Yahuu! It seems this issue was also a hit!" Kurumu happily said as she wrapped her arms around Naruto and completely ignoring Tsukune's attempts to pull her off him. "Most of them got passed out" the succubus added as she rubbed her cheek into the blonds back.
"Our hard work has paid off" Yukari added as she stood off to the side watching them.
"Hey, how about we go and celebrate?" Moka proposed after a moment of thought, getting everyone elses attention. "A party for the successful result of the newspaper club summer issue" the pinket specified.
"Wow, great idea! Moka!" Yukari said, starting the chain of praise for the girls suggestion from the rest of the club members.
"Hmmm, you guys are weird. The newspaper club gets along together well" a softly spoken voice that didn't seem to have much emotion behind it commented. Turning to see the source they were greeted to the sight of a girl roughly their age with messy light purple hair that reached past her shoulders and blue eyes with a light tinge of purple to them. Her clothes were unusual for a student as she wore a light brown pleated checkered skirt, a white sweatshirt with long dark blue sleeves with a black singlet underneath, a yellow pendant, and long dark & light purple striped stockings with white shoes and has a belt tied to her left leg to finish it off.
"You get along too well. I don't understand that kind of stuff" the girl continued with that same tone before walking up to Naruto and staring into his eyes.
'W-Why is she so close?' the blond asked himself as he wondered if he should back up or let her continue staring at him from barely an inch from his face.
'Do you know her, Naruto?' Moka asked through the seal.
'Never seen her before' Naruto told her before reaching into his back pocket for the newspaper he was keeping for himself. Naruto was about to ask if she wanted a newspaper when the girl started to talk again.
"Fufu, so you're Naruto. You're cuter than I expected" the girl told him with a small smile as she reached out and took the paper he was holding up. "I'll, take a copy" the purple haired girl said as she turned and walked off.
'C-Cute!?' Naruto mentally stammered with a light blush as he watched the girl walk away.
In home room
"Good morning everyone, today is the first day of your second semester" Ms. Nekonome said to the class as she stood in front of the chalkboard, oblivious to her tail being out. "To start off, we'll begin our homeroom session! Our first agenda is selecting our class leader, in other words we'll be electing our class manager" the blond teacher announced to the class.
'Class manager?' Naruto questioned as he tried to remember if Tsukune had ever mentioned anything like that before.
"During the second semester we have things like the school fair to be planned out. Class manager is one person, vice manager is one person, and secretary will be two people. Does anyone have any candidate suggestions?" Ms. Nekonome asked the students.
As Naruto was sitting contently in his seat since he didn't have to deal with any of this, the odd girl from earlier raised her hand as she spoke up "Hey, teacher, I think Naruto would make a good manager".
"It's you! You're in our class!?" Naruto asked in utter shook as, like the rest of the class, he was staring at the purple haired girl sitting at the back of the class.
'Hey, it's Shirayuki, She didn't come to school during the first semester. She finally showed up' Ms. Nekonome thought to herself as she took notice of the girl. "So would you like to be the manager Naruto?" the blond asked her blond student.
"Why would I!?" Naruto shot back. "huh? Why are you all clapping!?" Naruto quickly turned his attention from the teacher to his classmates who were applauding him.
"You've become the class managers, congratulations!" Moka happily told the blond as the two of them walked through the hall after class.
"You do know I didn't volunteer for it, right?" Naruto asks his vampiric friend with a slight hint of annoyance at being reminded of his new found position.
"Even so, I think you'll make a wonderful class manager" Moka told her blond friend.
"'Something else is on your mind, isn't it?'" Inner Moka questioned, joining the conversation.
"Yeah, the girl from earlier, the one that volunteered me. She seems like she's interested in me for some reason and it bugs me not knowing why someone I just met would be acting like that" Naruto admitted.
"Maybe, you should just ask her?" Moka suggested after a moment of thought.
"'Are you sure that's wise?'" Inner Moka asked her counterpart. "'Approaching her without knowing her motives could prove to be foolish'" the silver haired Moka reasoned.
'I, guess you have a point. Maybe we should just-' Moka was saying to the other her when she noticed the blond missing. 'Where, did he go?' the pinket wondered as she looked around hopping to see him close by.
'Hm? If I was...?' Naruto was wondering to himself as he walked though the hall in search of the girl. 'I should really ask what her name is when I find her' Naruto told himself as he realized that he didn't even know that much about the girl.
"Hey, class manager, congratulations Uzumaki Naruto" the girl said from behind the blond, surprising him.
'Uh, I guess this saves me some time' Naruto thought to himself after jumping back in shook. "Yeah, thanks for that" Naruto sarcastically told her and was a bit annoyed when she replied with a "No problem". "So, who are you?" Naruto asked after pushing down his growing annoyance and was a bit surprised when she reached into her shirts pocket and pulled out the paper he gave that morning.
"I've read it, the newspaper that you passed out today. Just as expected, your articles are really good" the girl told him as she held it up in a way that blocked her mouth from view. Lowering the paper to her side, "My name is Shirayuki Mizore. You're my favorite" Mizore told him with a small smile.
'She doesn't seem that bad' Naruto thought to himself as he let the girl drag him around with her.
'There you are Naruto!' Moka's voice rang through his head as the girl pulled him over to the campus store.
'Moka? where are you?' Naruto asked as he quickly looked around for a head of pink hair.
'Um, behind the corner' the pinket admitted, a bit embarrassed that she bolted for a hiding spot when she noticed the two headed for her. 'I was buying snacks for the party when I heard the two of you getting close and, uh, I-' Moka was trying to explain when Inner Moka spoke up.
"'She became nervous and decided to his instead of interrupting the two of you'" the silver haired girl said in annoyance with her counterparts actions. "'I take it you didn't hear my warning concerning that girl?'" Inner Moka says to the blond. "'... Are you ignoring me!?'" the girl questioned after receiving no answer from the boy.
"I, didn't go to class most of the first semester, mostly because I can't get along with people" Mizore began to tell the blond. "But, I've always been looking forward to Nekonome-sensei bringing me a copy of the school's newspaper. That's why, I'm your fan reader" Mizore told him with a smile.
'What was that about a warning?' Naruto told the vampire with a smirk as he couldn't see anything wrong with the girl standing next to him, and proceeded to ignore Inner Moka's annoyed grumbles.
"Check this out. I've made a scrap book out of all the newspapers you've written" Mizore told him as she took the book out of her pocket and handed it to him.
"Really? That's pretty cool" Naruto told her with a smile as she handed over the book. 'Ghau!? Wha- what the? It's covered in so much ink I can barely make out what anything says' Naruto mentally said.
"So, what do you think? I wrote a lot about what I thought of the paper" Mizore asks with a faint blush as she holds her right hand up to her cheek.
"Your thoughts!? these are all your thoughts!?" the blond asked as he looked back at the scrap book in his hands.
"I really like the columns that you wrote. It's always from a weak or shy person's opinion which I can respond to" Mizore told him, to which Naruto blankly stared at her.
'Weak? Shy? There's no way that's how I write!' Naruto thought as he scanned over Mizore's scrap book for confirmation.
'"You didn't know?/It did seem a bit odd/I just assumed it had something to do with your childhood"' Moka/Inner Moka/Kurama told the blond.
'Yeah, thanks for telling me guys' the blond told them a bit sarcastically.
"Your personality and way of thinking are really similar to mine. You're also a loner right? I can tell, you know" Mizore told Naruto.
'I, think she seriously misunderstanding something' Naruto nervously thought. "Uh, Mizore, I understand what you're saying, but-Hey!" Naruto was saying when the girl took hold of him again and started pulling him along. 'Guess, I'll talk to you later then' Naruto told Moka as Mizore took him off somewhere.
'Oh, right, See you at the party then?' Moka asked as she watched the two walk off.
'Definitely!' Naruto old her as they turned a corner and out of sight.
"'You're just going to let that woman drag him off somewhere?'" Inner Moka asked.
'Well, Naruto seemed to be okay with her. So she can't be too bad, right?' Moka said, trying not to be worried for her blond friend.
After school
"Yay, did you see? Did you see that? Naruto that was-" Mizore was cheering after skipping a rock across the lake she brought Naruto too.
"Nine hops, impressive" Naruto told her as he watched the last of the ripples die down. "You keep this up and you might beet me" Naruto told her with a cheeky grin seeing as he managed to skip a rock eleven times.
"Guess I wasn't expecting you to be quite so good at this, but I'm sure I'll catch up quickly" Mizore told him as she looked at him happily.
"I'm sure there are a lot of things you wouldn't expect about me" Naruto told her remembering the impression his writing made on her.
"It's your turn again. Maybe you'll beet your own score" the girl told him.
"Yeah, about that" Naruto started as he looked to the side and sheepishly rubbed the back of his head. "My friends have a party planned today and I really can't miss it. So I need to get going" Naruto told the girl.
"Friends? Party?" Mizore questioned as her eyes began to narrow into a sort of glare, though it didn't last long as it was replaced with a look of surprise when Naruto placed a hand on top her head and ruffled up her hair a bit.
"What's that look for, huh?" Naruto questioned with a smile as he looked her in the eye. "I'm sure they wont mind if you come with me" Naruto told her before quickly adding "Just be careful around Gin if he's there. He's kind of a pervert".
Giving the blond in front of her an odd, questioning look Mizore decided to voice her confusion "You, want me to go with you to a party?".
"Is it weird for friends to invite each other to parties?" Naruto asked the girl.
"I" Mizore started after a moment thinking to herself. "I don't think that would be a good idea" Mizore told him as she looked down as the ground.
With a brief frown at her answer Naruto told her "Well, if you don't want to" before turning it into a grin as he continued, "I'll just have to spend tomorrow with you to make it up then!".
"You promise?" Mizore said under her breath as she continued to stare at the ground.
"Hm?" Naruto briefly questioned before she repeated herself.
"Do you promise to spend tomorrow with me? No matter what?" the girl asked as she looked back up into his eyes.
"Hehe, you bet! And I never break a promise so you better be looking forward to it!" Naruto happily told her. "Guess I'll see you tomorrow then!" Naruto said with a smile as he turned around and quickly headed back to the school.
"Lets see if you really do keep your promises" Mizore said as she watched the blond vanish. Reaching up to her head the girl touched the spot Naruto had messed up her hair, "You're not what I was expecting". With a bit of red dusting her cheeks the girl added "But I don't think that's bad".
With Naruto
"I'm fine! Now can you please tell me why you rushed out here to get me!?" Naruto asked Moka and Kurumu as the two of them kept asking if he was okay and looking him over for any injuries after piratically dropping out of the sky onto him as he was making his was to the club room.