This is my first Crossover story. I hope you all enjoy. Please remember to review and leave your comments. All criticism is welcome and will be acted upon. This will begin as a one shot. If people enjoy this Fic then I shall continue writing. This takes place during Ben 10 Omniverse, but no one knows Ben's secret identity or that aliens exist. The OC is based off an old friend of mine who I haven't seen in a long time. Just to let everyone know, this is going to follow the manga of Rosario+Vampire but will have some anime elements. Enjoy!
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Alien Watch in a Monster School
A New Hero on the Block
Deep in the outskirts of the Japanese countryside, a mysterious bus trudged its way down the long, narrow, empty road as sakura blossoms fell from the nearby trees decorating the route. To anyone who could see the bus, they would have thought it to be you average, everyday school bus. It was yellow in colour with a long green strip along the side. There was nothing peculiar about the bus itself, however the bus driver was a different story. He was dressed in a professional bus driver's uniform, which consisted of a blue suit and hat which hid the top half of his face from view. Dust covered the shoulders of the suit making it look as if it had not been washed. The driver was very thin and slouched over the wheel of the vehicle. He sported a thin moustache beneath his nose. A lit cigar stuck out of his mouth. Every so often a puff of smoke would rise from the cigar, only to leave the bus through the driver's open window. Despite being hidden beneath the shadow of his hat, you could tell where the his eyes were as they seemed to shine through the dark like orbs of light.
The bus had one lone passenger. He was a fifteen year old, Caucasian American who was staring out of the window, observing the passing Japanese countryside. He had short brown hair, brown eyes and average but handsome features. He was skinny but did have some muscle tone from his hard training regimen. He was dressed in a school uniform which consisted of a white, buttoned shirt, a red tie and a green blazer. He also sported a pair of brown trousers and black sneakers. At his side was a grey suitcase. On his wrist was a strange black, mechanical watch with white rims. Its face had a green hour glass symbol.
This boy's name was Christian Hawke.
Christian was a recent graduate of the Plumber Academy. The Plumbers were a secret organisation of intergalactic police officers dealing with the affairs of alien criminals that dared to attack Planet Earth.
As the journey progressed, the new Plumber replayed the events in his head that had led him this situation.
Flashback
Christian stood in the control hub of the underground Plumber headquarters in Bellwood. He had been called upon by Max Tennyson, a magister of the Plumbers, to receive an important mission.
Within a few minutes, Max arrived, coming out of the lift that came down from the secret entrance in an undercover plumbing shop above the surface. However, to Christian's surprise, Max was not alone. Max's grandson and one of Christian's childhood friends, Ben Tennyson, was alongside his grandfather.
Max was a heavyset man with short grey hair. He was always wearing Hawaiian shirts which were normally red with grey and purple flower designs. Ben was one year older than Christian and had a similar build. He had short brown hair and green eyes. He wore a black t-shirt with a green line running down the the middle. The number 10 was in the centre of that line. The famous Omnitrix was on his left wrist.
Christian saluted the two of them. "Magister Tennyson," he said as he greeted Max with a handshake before turning and giving Ben a nod, which was returned. "Ben."
Max shook his head and placed his hand on Christian's shoulder gently. "Now Chris, you know you don't need to be so formal. I have known you since you were a toddler and have taken care of you ever since-," Max stopped suddenly looking in to the sad eyes of the boy in front of him. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to-" This time it was Christian's turn to stop Max.
"Don't worry, it's fine," he replied, his eyes dropping towards the ground.
An awkward silence filled the control room before it was broken by Ben coughing into his hand. "Grandpa, perhaps we should tell Chris about his mission," he said as he gave Christian a cheeky grin.
Max nodded to his grandson, relieved for the change in topic. "Yes, I believe you're right Ben." His tone then changed becoming more serious. "Chris, we are going to send you to Japan."
Christian's eyes widened slightly. "Japan? Why there?"
Max walked over to one of the many monitors in the control room. After pressing a few keys, the screen changed to show the country of Japan. A red circle outlined a location in the south of the country. Afterwards Max turned back to address Christian. "What you learn in the next few minutes is to remain within the four of us and Ben's partner, Rook."
"Four?" Christian asked, looking around the almost empty control room. Only himself, Max and Ben were in the large room. "Who is the fourth?"
"I come all this way and I'm not even acknowledged. How very rude," a annoyed voice said that, despite the irritation in the words, sounded very wise.
Once again, Christian looked around the room only to see the smiling faces of Max and Ben.
"Who said that?" he asked, utterly confused.
"That would be me," the voice spoke again. It seemed to come to Christian's left. Turning around, Christian saw a small alien standing on top of a briefcase who he was sure had not been there before. The alien was tiny, no bigger than his hand. It had grey clammy skin with a strangely shaped head and had two green, bulbous eyes. He had two whiskers on either side of his face and two beneath his chin that made seem as if he had a beard, adding to the wise atmosphere that the alien projected. He wore a green robe that went down to the alien's feet. Christian knew exactly who this alien was.
"Azmuth!?" Christian exclaimed. What was the smartest being in three galaxies, arguably five, doing at a briefing for his first mission?
Ben walked up to his friend and clapped him on the back. "Everything is going to be explained in a moment dude. And trust me. you are going to be ecstatic with the bonus prize," he explained with a smirk on his face.
Christian raised an eyebrow before nodding and turning back to the patiently waiting Max. "Alright, listen up Chris, because this is going to be important."
The teen nodded and began to listen to what Max had to say. "Now, you know the Plumbers are meant to protect the Earth from alien attacks. Well, aliens aren't the only beings unknown to the human population."Christian looked at the old man strangely but remained silent. "Monsters are also out there in the world, living normal lives," Max continued to explain.
"What!?" Christian shouted, earning a smirk from Ben.
"It's true," Ben cut in. "The Plumbers apparently discovered their existence years ago but were unable to do any further investigations due to all the alien attacks."
Max nodded, confirming what his grandson had said before continuing. "However, due to the work Ben has done with the Omnitrix, we decided it is time we build the bridge that will connect the human and monster worlds."
Needless to say, Christian was overwhelmed by the new information. Monsters exist and lived within human society.
After processing the information, he asked, "So, what has that got to do with my assignment?"
Max smiled before answering, "We have received intel that deep in Japan, there is a school known as 'Yokai Academy'. It specialises in teaching monsters how to interact with people in human society," Max explained. "This is where you come in. We plan on sending you in so that you can learn about the Yokai at the school and to let them know humans are ready to make peace with them."
"So, you want me to go back to school and build a bridge between our species and theirs," Christian summed up.
"Exactly," Max confirmed before his face took a more serious look. "However, there is something you must know," he paused slightly, as if debating whether to tell the teen what he knew. After a moment he continued. "Our Intel has also told us the academy doesn't allow humans to enter the school. If one is caught upon its grounds, they will be executed immediately."
That wasn't exactly something anyone wanted to hear, especially in a mission briefing. "If that is true, then how am I supposed to enter the school?"
Ben's smile widened. This was part he had been waiting for. "That's where Azmuth comes in."
All eyes turned to the small alien who had remained silent since making his presence known.
"Ahem. We are going to give you a device that will you seem like a Yokai," he explained, jumping down from the briefcase and turning to open it. "Max asked me to assist you on this matter and to make you this," Azmuth continued as he opened the briefcase and revealed what was inside. Christian was at a loss for words. It was a small black watch with a green hour glass on the face.
"Is that a-"
"Yep," Ben confirmed. "Christian, say hello to your very own Omnitrix."
Christian slowly stepped forward and took the watch from the case. He admired it and its craftsmanship before strapping the device to his left wrist.
"I don't know what to say," he said, never taking his eyes off the watch.
"Then don't say anything and allow me to explain the features that this version of the Omnitrix includes," Azmuth said, a hint of annoyance in his tone.
Christian immediately stopped looking at his new Omnitrix and turned his attention to the smartest being in the room.
Azmuth, satisfied he had Christian's attention, began to explain. "This Omnitrix is like Ben's in many ways. It has the DNA of all the aliens Ben has in his Omnitrix however you only have access to 15 of them and will be able to maintain these forms for fifteen minutes. These forms have been chosen by myself, Max and Ben to help you keep up the appearance of a monster during your time at the school. More will be unlocked when a time arises that your position in the school is at a point where you will not be suspected. The Omnitrix does have a scanner but in order to avoid suspicion by turning in to your classmates, it has been deactivated. You can choose to turn it on with a command code which shall be divulged to you later. However, even if it is on, you must have that monster touch the Omnitrix's interface."
"Okay," Christian said, nodding in understanding.
"Furthermore," Azmuth continued. "This Omnitrix is equipped with a universal translator, meaning you will be able to understand your classmates and teachers. However this does not mean you will understand everything. The Omnitrix is unable to translate words or lettering written down on paper. Therfore, you will still have to learn Japanese Kanji."
"Great..." Christian deadpanned.
Amused, Azmuth continued. "As we are unsure of what these monsters are capable of, I have made this Omnitrix with a feature the prototype had. It is able to fix any abnormalities that may affect you or another, just in case you are infected by a disease that is unknown to us." The alien coughed into his hand and scowled at Max and Ben before continuing. "Upon the request of these two, I have, begrudgingly, added the evolutionary feature the Ultimatrix had to this Omnitrix. Just in case you face a threat that a normal alien would not be able to handle."
Christian looked back to the Omnitrix, surprised by just how much his new equipment could do.
"Is there anything else I need to know?" Christian asked.
"Yes. The Omnitrix has a secondary user feature. You can choose someone who you trust and they will be able to activate Omnitrix features with a command word or action. Do you understand?" Azmuth asked.
"Yes," The teen said, "thank you Azmuth. I will not make you regret this decision."
Azmuth looked unimpressed and turned away from the boy. "Heh, I already regret it. You have no idea the trouble it took to make that thing." With those last words, he disappeared in a flash or green light.
After Azmuth left, Max walked over to the new Omnitrix bearer and placed a hand on his shoulder. "C'mon son, we have a lot to do before you leave next month. You are going to need training with your new equipment, which Ben will help you get the hang of. Also you are going to need to learn Kanji in order to complete the school work that you are going to receive."
"Yes sir."
Ben came up next to his friend. "Come on Chris! Let's take that baby for a test drive!" he cried before running of towards the training room.
Christian smirked, also excited. "You're on!" he called back, chasing after him.
End of flashback
Christian remembered all of the training he had done and the knowledge he would need for this mission. He took another look at his Omnitrix. His Omnitrix. He still wasn't used to that. He was still unsure whether he was actually worthy of such power. However, if he wanted to prove himself, what better way than uniting two races.
Closing his eyes, he pointed his head towards the sky and said, "Mom, Dad, I'll make you proud of me. Just you wait and see."
He was brought out of his thoughts by the bus driver's creepy voice. "So…you gonna be a freshman at Yokai Academy, eh?" he asked, never taking his eyes of the road.
"Yes, sir," Christian answered, thankful for the Omnitrix's translation settings.
With a light chuckle, the bus driver let out a puff of smoke from his cigar before continuing. "Then you'd better prepare yourself. It's not exactly a school for the faint of heart..." He gave another chuckle as the bus entered a dark tunnel. "I hope you said all your goodbyes. Because as soon as we come out of this long, long tunnel you'll see the academy." He turned his head slightly so Christian could see the glow of one of his eyes, a sly smirk on his face. "And perhaps never see anything again."
Christian just smirked. "Can't be any worse than what I've been through in my life." He suddenly became depressed as he thought about his parents. "Definitely can't be any worse."
The rest of the journey was travelled in silence.
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Within a few minutes the bus emerged from the other end of the tunnel. Once it had come to a stop, Christian got off the bus allowing him to see the area in which he would be staying for the next few years. The bus stop was on the edge of a cliff that overlooked a blood red ocean, the sky was grim and a scraggly forest was in view. It seemed the entire forest was leafless and dead. A scarecrow with a sign that read 'Yokai Academy' was near him, pointing towards a building masked in shadow about a mile down a path through the dead forest. Taking in the sights, Christian gave his thanks to the bus driver and then, suitcase in hand, began to make his way towards the path.
The bus driver watched him disappear into the forest before turning back towards the steering wheel of his bus. "Good luck, kid. You'll need it." With those words, he drove away, chuckling to himself all the way.
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Christian walked down the narrow pathway that led through the dead forest. As he walked, he observed his surroundings. The forest was even creepier now than it had been looking at it from the outside. Tombstones littered the sides of the path and devil like crows with red eyes watched him as he walked.
"This is even freakier than I thought," Christian muttered.
He was brought out of his thoughts as he heard a screeching sound and someone shout.
"Look out!"
Before he could react, Christian felt something slam into his back, sending both him and the owner of the voice flying. The two tumbled along the ground before they came to an abrupt halt. Groaning, Christian lifted himself off the ground and did a quick check to make sure nothing was broken. Other than the pain he felt in his back, he was fine. His next concern was the girl lying face down on the ground five meters from him. Her bike laid discarded a little further away.
"Hey, are you all right?!" he asked as he ran over to her. The girl gave a small groan as she pushed herself of the ground.
"Ye-yeah," she answered as she looked towards Christian. At first he was relieved the girl was unharmed. But then, a blush quickly formed on his face. She was easily the most dazzling girl that he had ever seen. She had a very pretty face and long bubble-gum pink hair flowing down her back. The girl looked around his age and had a slim and slender figure. She was wearing the same uniform he was, minus the tie and instead of the trousers, she wore a green plaid skirt. Her most distinguishing features were her aquamarine eyes that seemed to sparkle as the light touched them. Around her neck was a leather choker that had a silver cross attached with a red bead in the middle. Beads connected from the chain holding the cross in place and the choker.
Christian quickly realised that he was staring and snapped out of his trance. "Th-that's good," he managed to say. "Um, can you stand?"
"I think so," The girl said as she slowly got up on to her feet but stumbled slightly. Before she fell over again, Christian caught her and helped her stand upright. "Oh, thank you," the girl smiled at him, once again earning a small blush from the boy. "I'm so sorry for hitting you with my bike. I'm a little anaemic so I sometimes have fainting spells," she explained.
"It's not a problem, don't worry about it," Christian said, looking in to the girls beautiful eyes. For a moment, they locked eyes, and there was a small silence between the two.
It was then the girl noticed a small trickle of blood falling down the side of Christian's head. "Oh no, you're bleeding." She told him pointing to the trail of red liquid falling down the side of Christian's face.
Christian moved his hand and felt the blood. He rubbed it off and felt around his head. Finding he was not in any pain, he shrugged it off as nothing. "Don't worry about it. I'm not..." He trailed off when he saw that the girl was already holding a small handkerchief. She began to dab the spot that was bleeding, but suddenly stopped and pulled back as she began to stare at Christian, as if in a trance. She then slowly began to make her way towards the boy.
Christian gulped slightly as the girl became too close for comfort. "Um...are you okay?" he asked, slightly worried that she may have been hurt more than she originally thought.
The girl was now only inches away from his face. She was looking deeply into his eyes as she approached. The blush on Christians face became slightly brighter. "I'm sorry," she started. "It's just...you... you smell so nice."
"Th-thank you." She was now so close that he could catch the sweet aroma that originated from the girl. 'Wow. She smells so nice.' He absently thought, before noticing that the girl had stopped moving towards him. Strangely, she was now looking at his neck. "What are you doing?" He asked nervously.
"I'm sorry," the girl sighed softly. "but..." Before Christian knew what had happened, the girl had her arms around his shoulders and exposed a small pair of fangs. "I'm a vampire." She then dug her teeth in to the side of his neck and bit down, drinking the precious blood that came out.
CHUUU!
"Ow!" Christian yelped in pain. He struggled for a quick moment before the girl seemed to regain her control and backed away, looking mortally embarrassed. "What did I do to you?" Christian asked, moving his hand to where the girl had bitten him.
"I'm so sorry!" The girl apologised as she blushed heavily in embarrassment . She fidgeted with her fingers, trying to work out how to explain what she had done. "It's just your blood... it smelled so nice and I couldn't help myself. I really am sorry."
Christian gave the girl a questioning look, wondering if she really was sorry. "Ok then," he finally said. He continued to feel the area where the girl had bitten him. Much to his surprise, he found that it was no longer bleeding. 'I can't even feel a mark,' he thought to himself as he continued to look at the girl who was now looking down at the ground, her cheeks a deep rouge. Christian let out a deep sigh, causing the girl to look back towards him. "Do I have the honour of knowing the name of the girl who sucked my blood?"
The girls eyes widened slightly. "Sorry, my name is Moka Akashiya," she answered with a small bow.
"It's a pleasure to meet you, Moka. My name's, Christian Hawke," he then paused, "Or is that Hawke Christian over here?"
"You're foreign?" Moka asked, a small smile on her face. "Where are you from?"
"I came from the US but my family apparently originates from England," Christian explained.
"Apparently..?"
Christian frowned. "Let's just say I didn't know my family very well."
Moka's face saddened upon learning this new information. "I'm so sorry; I didn't want to bring up bad memories for you."
Christian let a small smile appear on his face. "Don't worry about it. You didn't do anything wrong." He had said that but now he felt really awkward. He needed to change the subject. "So...are you really a vampire?"
Moka nodded, her expression still sad with a mix of worry. "Yep." She then began to shuffled her feet. "Uuum...do you...hate vampires?" she asked, her eyes once again on the ground.
Christian was surprised by the question, he had never really been that good at making friends in the past and answered quickly as he didn't want to upset the girl any further. "Of course not!" he answered a little too loudly. "I've never met a vampire before but after meeting you, I'm sure they are great people to know."
Moka's face instantly erupted with joy as she jumped at Christian, pushing him over and falling on him. "That's wonderful!"
Christian looked up at the girl on top of him as his blush returned. The sunlight seemed to shine on her, highlighting her beautiful features. "If that's true, would you perhaps want to be friend?" she asked, a hopeful smile spread across her face.
"I- I guess. It would be good to have a friend here, especially if that person is as nice as you."
"Really?" Moka gasped in delight, a small blush appearing on her face. "That's great! I was so worried that I wouldn't know anyone here!"
"At least you're in your own country," Christian said with a small grin. "I'm a long way from home; this is all new to me."
"You're right," Moka realised. Christian was thousands of miles away from his home where as she was only a couple. He was just as much in need of a friend as she was.
With that, the two teens got off the ground and, after fetching Moka's bike, made their way towards their new school.
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Later on
Moka and Christian arrived at the school around ten minutes later. The school looked as if a combination of different castles had been mashed together. It was as long a ten football pitches and stood six stories above the ground. There was a clock tower in place at the back for all to see. No sooner had they arrived did the bell ring, telling them that it was time for the opening ceremony to begin. The two were forced to separate as they went to their assigned places. However they promised to meet up afterwards.
After the ceremony, the new students made their way to their new homerooms. Christian was currently sitting in his seat near the back of the class. He sat right next to the window and had a 'great' view of the dead forest he had passed through earlier. Every seat in the classroom had been taken, well except for the seats in front and behind him. Christian looked around him and sighed. 'Looks like I am going to lonely this year.' He thought absently in his head. His mind went to think about Moka. She was easily the prettiest girl he had ever seen. Even though they had promised to meet up afterwards, he would probably rarely talk to her again. With her looks and natural charm, she could easily make friends. He figured that he would easily be forgotten as she made new and more interesting friends. It made him sad to think that Moka may forget about him but that's what life is like sometimes.
Eventually the bell rang announcing the beginning of class. Everyone took their seats as a woman, Christian could only assume was the homeroom teacher, entered the room and stood behind a desk at the front of the class. She wore a white blouse with an orange shirt. She also wore a black skirt. On her feet were low heel sandals. Her hair was a sandy blonde with tufts that resembled cat ears. Despite looking at the class, her eyes seemed to be closed. A huge smile was present on her face.
"Hello everyone and welcome to Yokai Academy!" she spoke energetically. "I am your homeroom teacher, Shizuka Nekonome!"
Christian smirked. He knew he was going to like having her as a teacher. Her attitude seemed to infect the class as they let out a cheer.
"I think you all know this already, but this is a school built for the sake of monsters to learn to coexist with humans." Miss Nekonome explained as a tail popped out from under her skirt. "That brings us to our first rule; all students must remain in human form while on school grounds. And that leads us to our second one. You are not to reveal your monster identity to anyone at the school."
Christian looked to his Omnitrix, grateful that with it, he would be able to blend in.
"But sensei," the kid next to Christian growled. "Can't we just eat the humans? I could start with the cute girls." Everyone's attention was now on the boy. He was built like a construction worker and like everyone else, he wore the academy uniform. He had brown hair that was slicked back and a piercing just below his lips, which he kept licking as he eyed the teacher and any other person in the class that was unfortunate enough to catch his gaze.
Christian scowled. He knew his type. Self-proclaimed tough guy who believed everyone else was beneath him and weren't fit to breath the same air. Christian hardly knew this guy and he already knew that he was never going to like him.
Miss Nekonome, however, just gave the boy a strange stare. She then took out a register and looked down the names. "Well... Mr, Saizou Komiya... you won't be finding any humans here! All of the faculty and students here are monsters!"
Taking his eyes off Saizou for one moment, Christian smirked. 'If only they knew.'
"And even if a human wandered in past the barrier," she said, an innocent smile forever present on her face, "they would be put to death immediately."
Christian had to catch himself from flinching. He knew that was a rule here but he never thought the teachers would promote human-monster coexistence by killing the people they were teaching to get along with. Especially with a smile on their faces.
"Say what you want," Komiya continued, "but ever since class started, I've been smellin' a human this entire time."
This time, Christian did flinch and quickly dove his head into his hands, making it look as if he was rubbing his eyes. He was going to have to be very careful now that he knew monsters were able to pick up on his human scent.
Suddenly, the door to the class slid open. "I'm so sorry I'm late. After the entrance ceremony I kinda got lost in the school," a familiar voice sounded.
"That's fine," Miss Nekonome said kindly, "just take a seat at one of the left over desks at the back."
"Ok!"
Christian looked up from his hands, only to see someone he didn't think that he would see in a while. It was none other than Moka Akashiya.
The other guys in the class took one look at Moka and went silent.
"Wh-who is that?" One of them asked, breaking the silence. "That silky hair..."
"Those huge eyes..." another guy said.
"So...pretty...It can't be a disguise... she's just too...too..."
"BEAUTIFUL!" all the guys shouted at once as Moka passed, earning them a small smile of embarrassment from the girl.
Christian smiled as Moka approached. He gave her a wave. "Hey, Moka."
The pinkette stopped and blinked. "Christian?" She stared at the boy for a few more moments. Then a huge smile spread across her face as she launched herself at him, wrapping her arms around him. "Christian it's you!" she cried happily. "I'm so happy were in the same class!" she exclaimed, hugging the teen in joy.
Around them, the other guys were going mental.
"Hey! Who's that guy!?"
"How does he know her!?"
"How does he rate!?"
Beside the two teens, Saizou licked his lips, eyeing the pink haired girl who was latched on to Christian.
"This will be entertaining," he said to himself.
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After class, Moka had grabbed Christian as quickly as she could and dragged the teen out of the classroom and dragged him of to explore. Christian blushed as he was dragged by the girl. Moka's arm was wrapped around his, it was a bit too forward for his liking. However as he looked at the girl's joy ridden face, he found it impossible to ask her to let go. Every so often the girl would release one of her arms and point to something that intrigued her.
"Hey! Isn't this a cool hallway?!" She cried.
Christian could only nod as he agreed with the girl, too stunned about what was happening to him to do anything else.
As they walked, they attracted the attention of the other students of the academy. Christian could hear them not only making comments on how beautiful Moka was, but also threats towards him for being with her. Christian noticed that Moka seemed oblivious to the comments being made about them and made a mental note to watch his back from now on. Somehow he felt that he was going to need to.
Once outside, the two friends stopped at a vending machine to grab something to drink. When their respective beverages fell, the two reached to grab their drinks simultaneously. As their hands brushed against one another, they pulled back their hands for a moment. Christian could feel his face heat up for the umpteenth time that day. He cast Moka a quick glance and noticed that she was slightly red as well.
The girl turned to him and smiled. "Oh Chris, you're so silly." She said as she gave the teen a playful push. What she didn't expect was that 'playful' push would send the boy crashing in to the nearby wall.
Dislodging himself from the obstruction, Christian rubbed his now aching neck. "This girl is really strong," He muttered.
After a moment of recovery, and an apology from Moka, the two teens sat down on a nearby bench to enjoy their drinks. As they drank they had a small chat where Moka asked Christian's thoughts about the academy.
"I have to say, it is different from what I expected, but I don't think I will have any real trouble adjusting. Overall, I'm glad I came here."
Moka smiled at his answer. "I'm glad you came too. If you hadn't, we never would have become friends."
"Maybe I can be your friend too, what do you think about that, sexy?" a dark voice said from behind them.
The two teens turned to see Saizou staring at them. More specifically, Moka. Christians eyes narrowed as he glared at him.
Moka eyed Saizou nervously. "Um... I don't know." She didn't seem to like the looks of Saizou as he licked his lips hungrily at her.
"Oh?" Saizou mocked before he grabbed Christian by the lapel of his jacket and hoisted him into the air, causing Moka to gasp. "You don't want to hang out with me but you'll gladly hang around this wimp?"
Moka looked worriedly at Christian, who was struggling under Saizou's monster grip. Luckily, using his training, he grabbed hold of Saizou's wrist and pressed down on a pressure point, causing the boy to let go. Before either teen could do anything else, Moka ran over to Christian, grabbed his arm, and began to drag him away. "I'm sorry but we're in a hurry right now!" She called over her shoulder as they retreated.
Saizou glared at the two as they disappeared into the school. Using his long whip like tongue, he grabbed one of the left over drinks on the bench and in a swift motion, crushed the can, leaving a gooey mess on the ground.
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After their encounter with Saizou, Moka had dragged Christian up to the roof, where both were now recovering.
"Woo! That was scary!" the pinkette sighed as she turned to Christian. "Don't you think?"
"I've seen worse," the teen deadpanned, extremely annoyed.
"Really? When?" Moka asked, intrigued by Christian's answer.
The teen quickly realised that he was about to give away more then he should. "It's nothing, perhaps I'll tell you about it another time."
They shared a small silence as they gazed out across the landscape of the area surrounding Yokai Academy. Moka was the one to break it.
"Thank you for protecting me back there." Moka suddenly said.
Christian turned to the girl and cocked his eyebrow. "I didn't do anything." He told her.
Moka shook her head slightly before turning back to the boy. "No, but you were about to, I could tell."
"It wasn't anything special; I would do anything to protect a friend." Christian said. "It's the least I could do."
The smile on Moka's face grew a little wider as a small blush crept onto her face. "Even so, I don't want my only friend to get hurt because of me." She explained.
"Only friend?" Christian asked. He would have thought that Moka being the girl she was would have tons of friends beside him.
Moka averted her gaze as she stepped slightly towards Christian. "Well...I'm not too good at making friends," She admitted. "And..."
"And?" Christian asked.
"You've already let me suck your blood!" Moka cried as she cupped her face, trying to hide her growing blush as she turned away from him. Christian sweat dropped, that was not the answer he was expecting. "You should be proud," Moka continued, "your blood is awesome! The texture, the aroma, the vitality and a little something I've never tasted before! Delicious!"
"That's certainly the...strangest compliment I've ever received," Christian responded, subconsciously reaching for his neck to protect it.
Moka cheerfully turned back towards her friend. "By the way what type of monster are you?"
"Isn't that against the rules?"
Realising her mistake, Moka laughed. "Oh, I forgot all about it. Sorry."
Christian chuckled. "You know, you apologise far too much." Christian looked at the Omnitrix on his wrist and smiled. "In any case, my situation is...a little complicated."
Moka looked at the Omnitrix with curiosity. "What's that?" She asked.
"This, um...I guess you could say it's a limiter of some sort." Christian said quickly, hiding the Omnitrix from view with his hand.
Moka's eyes grew wide in surprise. "What a coincidence! I have one too! Look!" She pointed to the silver cross attached to her choker. "This is a Rosario designed to seal away my powers," she explained. Christian took a quick look at the Rosario before turning his away because of where the Rosario was positioned…just above her chest.
"It-uh, looks cool..." Christian said sheepishly. "What happens if it gets taken off?"
"If the Rosario is removed then I would change, turn in to my true form. A powerful and terrifying vampire," Moka explained. "I can't even take it off myself."
Christian looked at Moka in disbelief. He just couldn't believe a girl as kind and thoughtful as Moka could ever be as scary as she had described herself.
"You know, I'm sure that's not true," he responded, catching Moka's attention. "Even if you get a little scary, I'm sure you're the same Moka."
Moka's smile became wider than it had ever been. She launched herself at Christian, wrapping her arms around his neck; this caused him to do his best impression of a tomato. Moka backed up and Christian could see she was blushing just as much as he was.
"You know," she started. "I'm truly lucky to have a friend like you..."
"Moka..." Christian replied.
"Hey, Chris...What kind of school did you go to in America?" Moka asked. "Was it a monster school?"
"Uh...no. It was a human school."
Suddenly, Moka tensed and released the teen. She took a small step back, a frown on her face. "I hate humans."
Christian froze. It felt that his heart had just been yanked out of his chest.
"Chris..." Moka asked concerned, the teen had been silent for a few minutes.
"Moka, I'm...I…have to go and unpack," he said slowly as he began to leave. "I'll see you later."
"Chris, wait!" Moka called after him, but he was already gone.
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After school had ended, Christian grabbed his stuff and walked out of the school's main gate. With him was his suitcase and belongings.
"I guess I'm not cut out for this mission," he said to himself. "Next time they should send someone less emotional."
As he began to leave, he heard someone shout his name. He turned to see the one person he wished wouldn't see him leave.
Moka
As she approached, Christian gave her the same sad smile he did whenever he thought about his parents. "Hey, Moka."
Moka saw the luggage he was carrying and immediately became concerned. "Chris..." she started slowly, afraid of the answer to her next question. "Why do you have your bags?"
Christian sighed. He had hoped he wouldn't have to do this.
"Moka, I think I need to go back home. I don't think I belong here."
"You...you mean you're leaving?"
"Yeah... I think I should go to a human school."
"Y...You can't!" Moka cried as she grabbed Christian's suitcase and tried to wrestle it from his hands.
Their tug-of-war continued until a sharp pull from Christian brought Moka so close to him that she let go of the suitcase and held on to his jacket in order to stop him from moving.
"I'm sorry," Moka said sadly. She was on the verge of tears. "But I don't like humans very much."
Christian had to try very hard not to flinch as he felt another pain in his heart.
"They can be cruel and mean." Moka continued. "I know because I attended human schools, all the way through Junior High." Moka explained. Christian face saddened as he listened to Moka's sad past. "All through middle school everyone ignored me. They made fun of me, and told me vampires and monsters didn't exist. I was lonely, and felt so different from all of them. I even thought that it may have been better if I didn't exist."
Christian realised that Moka wasn't that different from him. Back in America, after his parents had died, he had been lonely. The other kids at school had made fun of him for having no friends and no family. If it hadn't been for Ben and his cousin, Gwen, looking after him when he was a kid, who knew where his depression would have led him. It was the same when he was training at the Plumber academy. The aliens had found him strange and weak for being a human and had shunned him despite the fact he was one of the best cadets at the academy. He also knew what it was like to want to be non-existent.
"But then...I met you Chris, and you said you didn't care I was a vampire." Moka continued, tears now streaming down her face. She wiped them away and smiled up at Christian. "And for the first time in my life, I didn't feel so alone anymore."
Once she had finished explaining, Moka looked up to see Christian staring at the ground.
"Moka..." Christian began in a sad voice. "I...I really do care about you. I hope you understand that." Moka listened to Christian's small speech, a hopeful look in her eyes, only for it to be crushed by his next sentence. "But I have been lying to you."
Moka took a small step back. "What do you mean?"
"Moka..." he started. "I'm...I'm human and I was sent here to bridge the gap between humans and monsters." He finally admitted.
Moka's eyes widened in disbelief. "What?"
"I'm human," Christian repeated sadly. "I'm sorry, but that's what I am."
Moka took another step away from him, a look of fear on her face. She pointed to the Omnitrix on his wrist. "But...you have a limiter, and besides, the barrier would have kept you out." She argued, refusing to believe that her first friend had been lying to her.
Christian put his arm on the Omnitrix. "This is something just to help me blend in. As for the barrier, that's more complicated," he explained, small tears in his eyes. He hated the fact he was doing this to Moka. "However, the bottom line is that I'm a human."
Moka no longer said anything. The only thing present on her face was a look of shock and betrayal.
With one last look to the girl who had become his first and only friend at the academy, he began to walk back towards the forest leading to the bus stop. "I'm sorry, Moka. I just want you to know I really did consider you my friend." With those words he was gone, disappearing into the dead forest.
Moka watched him leave, thinking about his last words to her and everything else that Christian had told her. She thought about it for a while before she finally decided that she didn't care if he was a human or not. All she cared about was that Christian had accepted her for who she was and hadn't judged her for it. He had trusted her enough to tell her his secret. It was only fair she accepted him.
She began to run after him, following the path she had watched him take. She had to hurry; Christian had left a few minutes before her and was way ahead of her. Suddenly she heard footsteps, causing her to stop and listen. Was it Christian coming back? Her hopes were dashed when she heard a familiar voice.
"Hey there, sexy. What's a damn fine babe like you doing all the way out here?" Saizou Komiya asked as stepped out from behind a tree, a sick smile on his face.
"Sorry, but I'm busy now," Moka said with faked bravery.
Saizou chuckled slightly before his body began to bulge and transform, ripping through his uniform. "Not right now babe," he said mid transformation. "Because now your mine!" With that he lunged at her.
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Christian walked ahead, silently berating himself.
'Stupid! Idiot! What were you thinking?! Not only does she now know you're human, but she also knows why you're here! She probably hates you!' That last thought brought another pain to his heart. Why did he feel this way? He had only known Moka for a few hours. Surely he didn't have feelings for her?
He was brought out of his thoughts when he heard a high pitched scream.
"That sounds like..." he began before realising that it could have only been one person. "Moka!"
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Moka was slumped against a tree, covered in some sort of slime. Saizou stood in front of her, eyeing her with a lustful stare. He was in his true form, taunting her.
"C'mon, babe. Transform. Why bother staying in your human form anyway?" he said, egging her on.
Moka gave him a disgusted look. "For one it's against school rules."
Saizou's body had grown a few feet and was now covered in an armoured bone ridges. His muscles had grown and his skin now had a light tan. The end of his fingertips had grown in to claws. He was an orc, a type of monstrel.
"We're off of school grounds now, so that rule means shit to me!" he growled as his long tongue lashed out at Moka, wrapping itself around her leg. Moka screamed as Saizou swung her around like a rag doll, eventually slamming her into another tree before releasing his grip on her ankle. Moka couldn't move, all her strength had left her, leaving her to watch as Saizou approached.
"Hahahahahaha!" Saizou cackled, enjoying her pain and anticipating what he was about to do. "Now it's time for the main event."
"Hey!"
Both Saizou and Moka turned to see Christian standing behind them, his suitcase dropped at his side as he glared daggers at Saizou.
"Well if it isn't the little wimp?" Saizou mocked. "Can't you see we're busy here? What do you want?"
"Let Moka go," Christian ordered.
"And who's going to make me?" Saizou asked.
"Chris...don't...you'll get hurt," Moka whined weakly.
For one moment, Christian took his eyes off Saizou to look at Moka. He gave her a reassuring smile that seemed to make her more relaxed.
"You don't need to worry, Moka." He reached for and activated the Omnitrix, a small green ring appearing as he did so. Once the hologram had been selected, the interface of the device slid back, revealing the Omnitrix core. "Because in the words of a friend, it's hero time!" With that, he slammed down the core and was enveloped in a green light that was so bright, it forced Saizou and Moka to cover their eyes.
"Wh-what's happening?" Saizou asked. But suddenly he was sent flying back as something punched him in the face.
Once the light had died down, Moka and Saizou could no longer see Christian. In his place was a humanoid that resembled a combination between a rooster and a hawk. He had sharp claws on his toes and talons on his hands, as well as two larger talons protruding from his arms. He had a short beak and was covered in brown feathers and also had a white mohawk. It wore a green mask, a green belt with a white stripe, and black boxers. He had a strap vest with an hour glass symbol on the vest hooker.
"Kickin Hawk!"
Moka was now very confused. Christian had told her that he was human. But, that clearly wasn't the case now. How had Christian turned in to this monster? She hadn't even seen it before or heard of any with its appearance.
Saizou on the other hand, was glaring at Kickin Hawk. "I knew you were a chicken, and this just proves it."
Kickin Hawk just smirked. "Bring it on chump," he taunted, using two fingers to egg on the orc.
With that, the two fighters ran at each other. Kickin Hawk made the first hit, punching Saizou in the chest which he then followed with a round house kick to the face. Saizou retaliated by throwing a fist at Kickin Hawk's head, however the nimble alien ducked underneath the punch and kicked Saizou in the legs, knocking him over. While he was down Kickin Hawk ran over to Moka to check on her.
"Are you alright?" He asked.
Moka stared at her friend confused. "Chris, how did you..." She started.
"I'll explain later. For now, we need to get you out of here." The alien responded.
Moka nodded and managed to get herself off the ground. However just as she managed to get on to her feet, she noticed that Saizou was also on his, and was about to throw a tombstone at Kickin Hawk.
"Chris! Look out!" She cried.
"Huh?" Kickin Hawk turned just in time to see the tombstone before it hit him in the chest and sent him tumbling along the ground.
"Christian!" Moka exclaimed.
"Ha! You got a few lucky punches but you shouldn't have turned your back, punk," Saizou taunted as he pushed past Moka and walked up to the downed fighter. Picking him off of the ground by Kickin Hawk's neck, Saizou then threw him over the side of the hill they were on.
"Chris!" Moka cried, tears in her eyes as she ran after him. She jumped and slid down the hill after the descending Kickin Hawk, Saizou following closely behind.
At the bottom of the hill, Kickin Hawk was getting off the ground. He was still in a daze from being hit with the tombstone. He stumbled around slightly before falling back on to his knees. Looking up, he managed to notice he was back at the bus stop.
"Christian!" Moka cried as she reached the bottom of the hill. She ran over and tried to help Kickin Hawk up. "Are you okay?"
Kickin Hawk nodded his head. "I'll be fine; you don't need to worry about me. I have been in tougher situations," he explained with mock bravado.
Moka however, shook her head. "I don't care! You're hurt and it's my fault!" she cried, tears once again streamed down her face.
Kickin Hawk gave Moka a weird look before pulling her into a quick hug. Moka was surprised. This was the last thing she expected him to do. "Moka, don't ever think that," he said softly. "You are my friend, and I would do anything if it meant that it would keep you safe."
In his arms, Moka was blushing profusely. No one had ever said anything like that to her in her life. It felt right coming from Christian, even if he was in another form.
"What's with the lovey dovey bull shit?!" Saizou shouted from behind them, catching both teens' attentions. The orc was just at the bottom of the hill, about twenty meters from them. He stared at them with a sinister smile.
Kickin Hawk, knowing what was going to happen, released Moka and moved her so that she was behind him. "Saizou, if you want to get to Moka then you are going to have to go through me!" he told the orc. However, even though he may have sounded tough, in all honesty he was in pretty bad shape. He was still dazed and he was finding it hard to stand.
But he wasn't going to let that stop him from protecting Moka.
He took one step forward, but stumbled. Falling backwards he reached out his hand in order to grab something to hold him up right. However, what he grabbed was Moka's Rosario, pulling it off its chain.
"The Rosario, it came off," Moka gasped in complete shock as she was enveloped in a dark aura.
Kickin Hawk looked back in time to see a swarm of dark bats engulf Moka. The pink haired girl began to transform. Her hair turned silver and her fangs grew. Her body filled out more, further defining her body. Once the bats had flew away, Kickin Hawk noticed her eyes were blood red and now slitted.
Kickin Hawk looked at the Rosario, which was now in his hand. He was surprised just how easily it had come off. It was then he pushed himself off the ground and made his way over to the vampire girl.
Saizou on the other hand was frozen to the spot. "That silver hair, those red eyes, the overwhelming energy. The legends are true, she's an S-class monster, a vampire!"
Kickin Hawk smirked from beside the now transformed Moka. "Slow, isn't he?"
The vampire however just turned to face him. "So, I take it you are the one who broke the seal and released me," she said, her voice was now deeper and slightly colder. She eyed Kickin Hawk before turning back to Saizou. "What an interesting form."
Kickin Hawk shrugged. "Trust me, this one isn't the weirdest one I have."
Moka turned back and gave him a icy glare. "You have more?" she asked. "I guess you have a lot to explain after this."
"Huh?" Kickin Hawk replied.
"You told my other self you were human. Your current state clearly proves otherwise," the Inner Moka pointed out.
"It's complicated," Kickin Hawk said, rubbing the back of his neck nervously.
Moka once again turned towards the still petrified Saizou. "You can explain yourself, once I have dealt with him," she replied coldly. She then did a small stretch and cracked her knuckles. "This might at least be a decent workout," she commented before yawning, clearly showing her disinterest.
"What's wrong with me?" Saizou muttered to himself, looking at his trembling hand. "She's only staring at me but I can't stop shaking. No, pull it together man. Because, if you take down a vampire, then you will most definitely be the top dog around here."
Moka, having finished her small stretch, rolled her eyes at the orc before rushing forward. "I'm sorry for interrupting," she growled coldly, "but it's time that you LEARNED YOUR PLACE!" Before Saizou knew what hit him, Moka had delivered a kick that sent him flying into the air. He was closely followed by Kickin Hawk, who had used his powerful legs, as well as a push from Moka, to follow him into the air.
"And don't come back!" Kickin Hawk shouted as he delivered his own powerful kick that sent the orc flying towards the school, landing just behind it, causing a small explosion of dust.
Once back on the ground, Kickin Hawk heard beeping coming from his chest, telling him that his time was up. Within seconds there was another green flash and Christian Hawke was standing where the alien once was.
Christian turned around only to find Moka in his face pointing to the Omnitrix. "You have ten seconds to explain yourself."
Knowing it wab a bad idea to go against her; Christian began explaining very quickly and told Moka everything. About the Plumbers, the Omnitrix, everything. All the way through, Moka just nodded her head, taking in the information. Her expression never changed.
Finally, she sighed. "While your story seems unrealistic, monsters are too, considered a myth to humans. So ,I guess that I'll believe you claims."
Christian sighed in relief, happy that he wasn't about to get kicked. He then realised that he was still holding Moka's Rosario. He timidly gave it back to her, apologising for breaking it.
Moka took it without a word. She was about to reattach it when she stopped and looked at Christian. "Hawke."
Christian snapped to attention. "Yes, ma'am."
The Moka in front of him gave the smallest of smiles. "Promise me to look after the other Moka while I'm asleep, okay?"
Before he could answer, Inner Moka reattached the Rosario to her choker, turning back into the Moka, Christian had first met in the woods earlier that day. She fell forward, unconscious, but Christian caught her.
With nowhere else to go, Christian carried Moka on his back and headed towards the dormitories, which he had seen on his way to the bus stop, making sure to stop to pick up his suitcase on the way.
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Now in his assigned room, Christian laid the sleeping Moka down on his bed. Then, while he waited for her to awaken, he began to unpack his clothes and other stuff.
Moka woke up ten minutes later. She then had Christian tell her everything that he had told her inner self. Everything about his mission and his position as a Plumber. However, unlike her inner self, she seemed to be very excited.
"That's so cool! You're telling me you can transform into aliens?!"
Christian nodded his head, a small smirk on his face.
"But, if it was your job to come here, why did you try to leave?" Moka asked curiously, her head tilted in confusion.
"You see, I don't think I'm ready for this responsibility. I only became a plumber a little while ago. I was afraid I would screw up," he said looking down. Moka seemed to understand. "Also, when you told me you hated humans on the roof earlier, I was afraid of what you would think of me when you found out the truth."
Suddenly he felt Moka take hold of his hands. He looked up to find himself staring in to Moka's beautiful eyes.
"Chris...I'm sorry for what I said. You're the first friend I have ever had and I don't want to lose you," Moka told Christian. "I would do anything for you, just like you said you would do for me."
Christian smiled and squeezed Moka's hands. "Thank you, Moka. You have no idea what that means to me," he responded. The two continued to look into each other eyes for a moment before they both pulled away. "Hey Moka, would you like to see the other aliens I can change in to?"
Moka beamed with excitement. "Yeah, that would be awesome."
The two friends then spent the rest of the day talking about space and aliens. As the sun set, the two friends looked forward to the next day as their new lives at Yokai Academy began.
There you go, that's the first chapter. Please leave your review as I want to know your thoughts on this little escapee. Also if anyone wants to come up with a name for Christian's Omnitrix, please leave it in the reviews and I will choose my favourite name.
Thank you for reading.