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SSJ3 Kyuubi Gohan.

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'Talking'

"Thinking"

*expression*

Flashback

Techniques

Chapter 1 – Not so mediocre problems

Tsukune Aono was a completely normal boy. His grades were average. His athletic ability was average. Even his height and weight were average. His hair was also average, being black and his eyes were an equally average brown. There is something to be said about being average: it is safe. Those on either end of the spectrum, endure more hardships than the average. The very weak usually face many challenges, wracked by struggles to make ends meet, or merely survive their day-to-day lives. To become average, when you are very weak, is a blessing. The very strong face challenges too, however, their challenges are normally motivated in order to keep their position at the top of the hierarchy. For them, slipping into the ranks of average, is unacceptable.

Tsukune would have been fine remaining as part of the average, however, failing his high school entrance exam, meant he had slipped below average. In the same way that the very weak want to become average, the average most certainly do not want to slip further down the pole. Many would not mind climbing the ladder of success, but most who are average are content with being so.

Tsukune Aono was one of these people, perfectly content to remain average. He would get average marks, get an average job and live an average live, possibly starting an average family too. Unfortunately for Tsukune, he would not be able to live an average live. The ironic part though, is that it was a completely average event, which would push Tsukune so far outside the realms of normality.

Tsukune Aono was on a bus, being driven to his new school. A strange place, called Youkai Academy. It was on this bus, being driven by a not so average man, that Tsukune would leave behind the average forever. Vehicle accidents are also quite average, on any one day, somewhere in the world, there could be anywhere between a few dozen, to a few thousand accidents in total. Today, Tsukune added to that statistic.

-line break-

Tsukune had no idea where he was. He couldn't even tell if his eyes were open or not. Trying to open them did nothing and trying to shut them yield the same result. Trying to move, Tsukune found he couldn't even coordinate his thoughts enough to think about what he wanted to move. With a morbid sense of awareness, Tsukune started to hear sounds. At first, they sounded like vibrations, before Tsukune started to pick up on tone and volume. Lastly, he started to make sense of the sounds he was hearing.

'Honestly, was there no other way to save him?' Asked a feminine sounding voice.

'You make it sound like I'm happy about this. The boy is basically trapped here now. I didn't want to do that. That being said, I'm sure his life is more important, than trivial things like what he is, or what he may become.' Said a distinctly more masculine voice.

'*sigh* This is why I hate people giving their opinion on health related matters. Do you realise how many people would rather die than undergo a strange treatment?' Said the woman.

'Well, if he wants to die, I'm sure Youkai Academy can help him, it is a scary place after all. Then again, perhaps he can fit in and survive like that other, time will tell. Also, he is awake now, so you better look after your patient, Ophiuchus.' Said the man, before giving a chuckle and walking away, if the fading sound of his laughter was any indication.

'That man, honestly.' Muttered the woman, before turning to the boy who was beginning to stir.

Tsukune weakly cracked open his left eye, revealing a brown, but bloodshot eye, squinting against the harsh white lights of the room he was in.

'So you are awake, that's good. There were a few times where I thought you wouldn't make it, but you pulled through.' Commented the woman, who Tsukune could now see, albeit, she was still quite blurry.

From her outline, Tsukune could see she was not as average as he. She was quite well-endowed, but also slender, a killer combination for sure. She also had dark blonde hair and blue eyes, quite the rarity in Japan. She was also wearing a nurse outfit consisting of a white dress and cap, trimmed with dark gold sleeves and buttons. She also had what appeared to be a badge, with a symbol Tsukune couldn't place, over her left breast and a strange looking black armband on her left arm, which was covered in dark gold spikes and extended to her middle finger.

'Where am I?' Croaked Tsukune weakly, feeling his throat was quite dry.

'Where? You are in a medical facility of course. Where else would you be after a bus crash?' Replied the woman.

'Crash?' Muttered Tsukune.

'Oh dear, do you have amnesia? Do you not even remember that you were in an accident?' Asked the blonde.

With a stiff shake of his head, Tsukune signalled his ignorance of the matter.

'Well, that isn't important now anyway, what is important, is that you survived. Well, you did have help from that man though.' Commented the woman.

Tsukune took a minute to absorb this.

"A crash? How did that happen? I can't remember anything…" Thought Tsukune unhappily, still in a drug induced haze, which was slowly clearing.

'In any case, allow me to enlighten you on your situation. You are currently in the Youkai Academy medical facility. I am your nurse, Ophiuchus and have been attending to your care once your bus driver finally brought you here.' Explained Ophiuchus.

'In one piece at least.' Muttered Ophiuchus under her breath, as she scanned her patient once again, before clearing her throat.

'However, there are a few things that you are blissfully ignorant of right now, which I now have the duty to inform you of, shattering your notions on what is and isn't normal.' Said Ophiuchus, making Tsukune involuntarily tense up.

'You see, Youkai Academy, as the name suggests, is a school for Youkai, or, to make it easier to understand, monsters. Supernatural creatures that humans like to make stories about, like unicorns or dragons. Now, I'm sure you must think you heard me wrong, or you are on too many painkillers, but that isn't the case. Yes, you are a human. Yes, I am a monster. With that being said, due to certain events, you are now obligated to stay here for the next four months. Why four months you ask? You must remain here for the next four months because you received a lifesaving blood transfusion, courtesy of your bus driver, who is also a monster. For this reason, we need to observe you for the next one hundred and twenty days, until his blood is replaced by your own. Did you understand all of that?' Asked Ophiuchus.

Tsukune closed his left eye and took a deep breath, counting to five in his mind, before opening his left eye again.

'What?' Croaked Tsukune weakly, causing Ophiuchus to sigh.

'See, this is why I am a nurse and not a psychiatrist. The mind is such an annoyance, full of inconsistences.' Muttered Ophiuchus.

'Very well then. I see my explanation has not put you at ease, so let me try again. You are confided to Youkai Academy for the next four months, if you come close to death again, I will help you recover. Under no circumstances are you to allow any other medical practitioner, nurse, doctor or otherwise, to assess you, or you very likely will be killed for being human. Additionally, tell no one that you are human, if you want to live that is. Out of the three people who know you are human, I am the only one who will have any sort of regular contact with you, outside of the bus driver, when he comes to take the mail. The other monsters at this facility, instructor or otherwise, will likely kill you instantly if they find out you are human, so keep that in mind.' Said Ophiuchus.

'Now, how do you feel?' Asked Ophiuchus finally.

Tsukune's left eye was finally able to focus on things and he was able to make out the face of Ophiuchus properly. If he hadn't just found out she was a monster, he would have easily found her attractive, but right now he was deeply unnerved.

'Hmm, are you having visual problems? Your right eye is still closed. True, the accident struck you on your right, but it didn't seem to be damaged, can you open it?' Requested Ophiuchus.

Tsukune tried to open his right eye, only to feel his head starting to throb. Stubbornly pushing through the pain, Tsukune cracked his eye open, only to flinch and quickly shut it.

'Hmm, what is wrong, is it too sensitive to light?' Asked Ophiuchus.

'S-Snake.' Muttered Tsukune quietly.

'Pardon?' Questioned Ophiuchus.

'Y-you're a snake.' Repeated Tsukune.

'Yes, I am. How did you know that though?' Asked Ophiuchus.

'I saw it… red horns.' Answered Tsukune.

Ophiuchus gave a small hum at this.

'Please close your left eye.' Requested Ophiuchus, to which Tsukune hesitantly obeyed.

'Now, please open your right eye only.' Instructed Ophiuchus.

Tsukune did as told, but what he saw paralysed him in fear. A fearsome giant black snake, with a red underside and spikes jutting out from its sides, was now in front of Tsukune.

'How interesting…' Commented the snake, but for some reason, it sounded like the blue eyed nurse that had been talking to him previously.

'Open your left eye now please.' Instructed the snake.

To Tsukune's surprise, the figure in front of him suddenly seemed to be split in two, with half belonging to a black serpent, while the other belonged to a blue eyed blond.

'Now, please close your right eye.' Instructed the figure in front of him.

Doing as told, Tsukune exhaled slightly in relief, as there in front of him once again, completely whole, was the same nurse who had been talking to him before.

'No doubt, this is just one side effect from that man's blood. At least it will help you act like you are not human, if your right eye is always glowing like that. We may need to consider getting you glasses, or contact lenses or something, to stop that though. In the meantime, make sure to keep your right eye closed, unless you fancy seeing the monster forms of all the people in this school. That isn't an immediate concern I suppose though, as you'll need to get comfortable with it eventually. In any case, drink this.' Ordered Ophiuchus, sticking a small tumbler into Tsukune's face.

Tsukune struggled to sit up, while Ophiuchus patiently waited for him to do so, before bringing the cup closer to his face.

'Now drink it all at once, it will taste horrible.' Instructed Ophiuchus.

Tsukune eyed the drink uneasily. A red mixture, handed to him by a monster, who had just said that monsters would kill him for being human.

'Now, now, listen to your nurse's orders, if you don't drink that, you might actually die.' Admonished Ophiuchus.

Swallowing thickly, Tsukune brought the cup to his lips before tilting it upwards. It tasted tangy and acidic, causing Tsukune to scrunch his eyes up in disgust, before downing the rest of it.

'Ugh, what was that?' Asked Tsukune, noting that it had at least quenched his parched throat.

'Just a minute, I need to let it settle.' Said Ophiuchus, with a grin.

Tilting his head to the side, Tsukune didn't know how to respond to that and waited in silence. After half a minute had passed, Ophiuchus spoke.

'It was blood.' Revealed Ophiuchus, causing Tsukune to pale.

'I hope you paled due to surprise and not anaemia, or I will need to get that bus driver back here to give you another sample.' Warned Ophiuchus, causing Tsukune to grimace.

'Why did I need to drink blood?' Mumbled Tsukune nervously.

'So you have enough strength to go to class of course, off you go, here is your timetable. Before you go though, do try and avoid getting into any fights with the other students, with your constitution, you are very likely to bleed, a lot. That would mean you would need more blood and that is a less than desirable outcome. Now, off you go.' Said Ophiuchus, before helping Tsukune stand and pushing him out through the door of the medical area.

Tsukune looked at the closed door behind him in shock. He stood there for a good minute, before someone spoke to him.

'Shouldn't you be going to class soon?' Asked a soft spoken voice.

Turning around, Tsukune saw a girl who appeared to be around his age, but unlike him, looked far more exotic. She had purple hair which reached to just past her shoulder blades and blue eyes. She stood with her arms behind her back and had her right leg crossed over her left. Her head was tilted to the right and she seemed to be staring unblinkingly at Tsukune. While a little unnerved at the stare, Tsukune quickly took in the girl's appearance for anything strange. Her uniform was rather odd to Tsukune, consisting of a light brown, pleated, checkered skirt, a white sweatshirt, with long dark sleeves, over a black singlet. She also wore a yellow pendant necklace, which sat just above her sternum. Her most distinctive item of apparel though, was her long, dark and light purple striped stockings which reached around mid-thigh. Lastly, she wore simple white shoes and had a belt tied to her left leg.

Tsukune's gaze shifted back to her face and noticed a lollipop in her mouth.

'Um… I'm not sure where to go.' Admitted Tsukune, deciding to trust the girl in front of him.

The girl walked closer to Tsukune, getting very close to invading his personal space, causing him to lean back slightly. Taking a quick glance down, the girl examined Tsukune's timetable.

'It's okay, you're in my home room, I can take you to the classroom.' Said the girl.

'Um, thank you…' Started Tsukune, trailing off at the end, hoping she would give him her name.

'Mizore. Mizore Shirayuki. Nice to meet you Tsukune Aono.' Said the girl, before turning to walk off.

Tsukune hesitated for a moment, before deciding to follow after the odd girl. The two walked to their destination in silence, with Mizore not having anything to say and Tsukune being too nervous to speak.

'Here we are.' Said Mizore, before opening the door.

'Excuse us, sorry for being late.' Said Mizore, before entering the classroom, with Tsukune following after uneasily.

'Ah, Miss Shirayuki is it?' Asked the teacher, a bespectacled, blonde haired woman.

Mizore nodded and left to take a seat without a word, leaving Tsukune at the door.

'And you must be Mister Aono. I'm glad that you are feeling well enough to join us already.' Said the teacher, with a small smile.

'Uh, um, yeah.' Said Tsukune lamely, not knowing how to respond to that.

'Well please take a seat, I was just about to give the introduction.' Said the teacher.

Tsukune merely gave a nod at this and looked to find a seat. There were only two available, both behind Mizore. Seeing as she had helped guide him to the room, Tsukune chose to sit behind her, leaving the seat behind him as the only remaining free seat.

'Now, I am Shizuka Nekonome and I will be your homeroom teacher for the year. I think you all already know this, but… this is… a school built, for the sake of monsters to attend.' Said Shizuka, with a smile.

Tsukune looked around curiously at this, looking for any strange reactions, wondering if this was all just some sick joke to mess with him, since he had been out of things for a bit and they decided to play a joke on him, but the bored looks from his fellow classmates, made him realise otherwise.

'As Earth is already under the control of the humans, in order for monsters to survive, we have no choice but to peacefully coexist with humans, which will be your main goal at this academy. For this reason, as a school rule, you will live your lives at this academy in human form!' Continued Shizuka.

'Importantly though, you are never to allow any of your fellow students to know your true form, understand?' Finished Shizuka.

'Hey Sensei, would it not be better for us to eat up those puny humans and in the case of beautiful girls, better to molest them?' Asked a student, who looked like a delinquent.

He wore the same uniform as Tsukune, consisting of a white button up shirt, along with a red tie that was loosened and a green jacket. His hair was pulled back and looked messy and to add to his rough look, he had both ears pierced twice, along with a lip piercing.

"That's too extreme!" Cried Tsukune internally and was happy, somewhat, when the teacher didn't accept that.

Tsukune was glad that there was some sense in the room.

'Besides, if any human managed to get into Youkai Academy, they would be killed on the spot or something.' Added Shizuka, causing Tsukune's hopes to plummet.

Dropping his head onto his desk, Tsukune sighed.

"I'm doomed… and I'm stuck here for four months… just what kind of school did I get sent to?" Thought Tsukune in fear, only to feel someone's gaze on him.

Looking in front of him, Tsukune noticed two blue eyes peering into his own brown unflinchingly.

'Is something wrong, Tsukune?' Asked Mizore calmly, rolling the lollipop in her mouth to the right.

'Ah, it's nothing… I uh, I'm just a bit worried about being in a new school and not knowing anyone.' Rambled Tsukune.

'You know me though.' Pointed out Mizore.

'Y-yeah, I suppose.' Said Tsukune, sounding somewhat more relived.

'I don't even mind that you are human, I'm not like the other monsters here.' Said Mizore quietly.

Tsukune smiled at this, before his whole body stiffened.

'W-w-what?' Stuttered Tsukune, in abject horror.

'Don't worry, your secret is safe with me.' Said Mizore, before turning around to face the door, as she heard someone approaching it.

Tsukune missed the door being opened and a new student greeting the teacher, before snapping out of it, when most of the class let out exclamations of joy. Looking up, Tsukune unknowingly opened his right eye and took in the appearance of the new arrival. On one side, Tsukune saw a friendly looking pink haired girl, with a friendly looking green eye. On the other side though, Tsukune saw elegant silver hair and a red slitted eye… which was staring right at him.

Now, once again, if this is the first story of mine you've read, you would know that more than half of my stories are harems and I've gotten fairly good at writing them.

This story will be a proper harem though, not a Tsukune/Moka + others.

Full disclosure for the harem: Mizore, Moka, Kurumu.
Those three are guaranteed.

Ruby is also very likely, while Yukari is unlikely, but both will be in the story.
The other person I may have in the harem is Kokoa, but I'm still thinking on this.

I won't be using OCs either. The one character not from R+V that I have included in this story, is the nurse, Ophiuchus, who is taken from Fairy Tail (the anime/manga, not the organisation in R + V). Her role in the story will be minor, but important, as after Tsukune gets into trouble, which is an inevitability, she will be the medical personal I use to replace the faceless people in canon (well, faceless until we got to see the Outcast Ayashi), who deal with Tsukune.

Also, very importantly, this story will be following the manga, as it is way better than the anime, for multiple reasons. The only aspect of the anime that I will be taking (as you saw in this chapter), is the earlier introduction of Mizore.

I hope you enjoyed the chapter and look forward to seeing you all in the next one… whenever that is…
SSJ3 Kyuubi Gohan.