A/N: Hi again. I thank everyone who has reviewed or alerted this story, I really appreciate it! Now things are gonna spice up in this chapter since Soma and Mina will meet Tsukune, Moka and the others in the Academy. I hope you like it and that this story will keep your interest as well catching that of others who come to like this story. Sorry for the long delay, I hope you al had a Happy New Year's Eve and also any other festivity. Now then, onto the story!

Disclaimer: I do not own the anime, the manga or the game. They belong to their owners. I just borrow them.

Thisis for thoughts.

This is for monster's souls talking or Inner Moka through the Rosario.

*This* is for Soma talking to the souls inside him or Outer Moka speaking in her mind with Inner Moka.

Toccata of Crossroads

Chapter 1 – Meeting the Group

In front of a scarecrow in the edge of a withered forest, a young woman is waiting for a certain bus to arrive. This young woman's name is Toujo Ruby, who became the Chairman's assistant after the incident at Witches' Hill. As for now, she was waiting for the newest members of the student body. While she waited, she remembered why she was waiting in there…

Flashback

"I wonder what Mikogami-sama called me for?" Ruby pondered as she walked in a hurry to the Chairman's office. "It seemed important."

The young witch crossed this way the hallways of Youkai Academy as quickly as she could, hoping she wouldn't be late. At last, after all the worrying, she arrived.

She opened the door to her boss' office only to find he wasn't alone in there. In front of him there was a young-looking man though he was kinda pale, maybe about his late twenties that was sitting in the chair in front of the Chairman's own chair. Ruby blushed a bit when the man looked at her, quickly putting a professional face before anything else happened.

"My, my…" Mikogami chuckled. "It seems my assistant is quite taken by you, Arikado-san."

This commentary produced little squeak sound from Ruby, a blush on her face and a raised eyebrow, courtesy of Arikado.

"But anyways, Ruby, may I introduce to you an old acquaintance of mine, Arikado Genya." Mikogami pointed at him while Arikado stood up and bowed respectfully to Ruby "Arikado-san, this is my personal assistant, Toujo Ruby."

"Pleased to meet your acquaintance." He said in a serious yet in a gentleman's tone.

"Likewise, Arikado-san." She also bowed in respect to him.

"Now that we're through with introductions, let's return to our previous topic. Ruby, please take a seat, since this involves you as well. This being the reason I called for you."

"Hai, Mikogami-sama." She declared and took the seat next to Arikado's.

"Ruby." Mikogami began. "Tell me, what you know about the 'Dark Age'?"

"Well, Mikogami-sama, that was…" Ruby paused, due to the nature of the question. "…when 'he' was the one Lord of Darkness …his reign coming to an end when 'he' was defeated for good in 1999 as Nostradamus predicted, sealing his castle within an eclipse or at least, that's what my late mistress told me."

Arikado realized the pang of sorrow she had in her eyes when she spoke of her late mistress, but didn't press further.

"You're right, Ruby, although, this was not the only prophecy Nostradamus made." At Ruby's questioning look, Mikogami took a breath and proceeded. "He foresaw that a new Lord of Darkness would arise in 2035 to reclaim his castle…"

"I was there when he came to the castle." Arikado carried on. "And he, in fact, arrived."

At this revelation, Ruby's eyes widened and almost fell of her seat in shock; thankfully Arikado got her before she did. He decided to explain things to her.

"Ruby, please, calm down…" Arikado said as he waited for her to calm down. "That is the why I have come here to ask for Mikogami's help."

"M…may I ask why?" For some reason, Ruby felt herself calming down in his presence. Arikado helped her to his seat and glanced at Mikogami with a silent question, which he realized what it was about and nodded.

"Ruby, what I am about to tell you must remain a secret until the time is right…" Arikado spoke. "Can I trust you will keep it until then?"

Ruby looked the stern look and on his eyes and nodded. It seemed that whatever the reason, it was pretty serious.

"Before everything else, you should know that Dracula's defeat was covered up mostly to humans and monsters." Arikado began while Ruby arched an eyebrow in question, she knew that it was covered for humans, but why to monsters?

"While it's known that the Hakuba family helped in the sealing, three more individuals helped, although they were not human."

This perked Ruby's curiosity up.

"These three individuals, while not human, didn't approve of Dracula's attempts at destroying humanity, more since they strived to create a world where their kind and humans could coexist peacefully. So they helped along with Belmont Julius, the last descendant of his clan at the time; Belnades Yoko, a witch and the dhampir son of Dracula." He took a small breath and continued. "Fortunately, they succeeded in killing Dracula, but there were things they weren't aware at first."

"What would that be, Arikado-san?" Even if it frightened her, she was eager to know.

"First, when Dracula died a huge wave of his youki exploded, thus the ones who were born that day were imbued with it, granting them several of Dracula's powers." He paused for a moment and proceeded. "Our organization has been keeping tabs on them."

"And for the second one?" Ruby asked, with a dreadful feeling on her chest.

"They didn't count on Dracula's mastery over Death." Ruby felt a chill running down her spine. "Since his castle was sealed and he couldn't resurrect again, he opted for the next option, do you know what it was?"

Ruby had studied some tomes about that and then a light bulb appeared over her head when she found the answer, but didn't like it one bit.

"Reincarnation?" She said and cringed when Arikado nodded.

"Indeed, eighteen years after his demise, Dracula's soul was reincarnated." At this, Ruby was terrified; the most powerful vampire was alive again? But it he was…

"Excuse me, Arikado-san, but if that happened…" Ruby didn't know how to voice her question.

"You're going to ask why we didn't stop him from getting into the castle by then." Arikado inquired, unknowingly voicing Ruby's thoughts

"H…hai." She squeaked. Did he just read her mind?

"Believe me, we tried, but it was an unavoidable fate that he'd enter the castle when one day, so we opted for the day of the eclipse." Arikado continued.

"Did Dracula revive then?" She was officially disturbed and….was that a smirk on his face?

"Thankfully, no." He said. "Dracula's reincarnation, a human boy whose name is Cruz Soma, entered the castle and resisted the temptation of that dark power."

How could that be? A human? But then again, it had been a human who showed her a new path of life.

"And once again he escaped that dark destiny about half a year ago." Arikado continued. "Although several forces have been trying to force him; so, my associates and me have decided to ask for help."

"And that's where I come in." Mikogami continued. "Since all those attacks, his powers have increased at a fast rate and threatening to overwhelm him, I was asked by Arikado-san to help if they get out of control and also to hide them here, since it'd be the last place where they would search for them."

"Them? Is Cruz-san going to bring someone else?" Ruby inquired.

"Indeed, a human girl named Hakuba Mina." Arikado stopped when he sensed Ruby was about to ask something, after all, he had centuries of practice.

"Hakuba?" Ruby recalled the surname and then asked. "Wasn't that the human family that helped with the sealing?"

"You're right, Ruby." Mikogami answered this time. "Hakuba-san has a very useful ability related to Cruz-san."

"What would that ability be, Mikogami-sama?" If she came from that family, she had to have some kind of ability.

"She has the ability to subdue Cruz-san's inner darkness." Mikogami elaborated. "Also, she's very important to him; if something were to happen to her…we would face the second advent of Dracula."

Now Ruby saw Mina's role on this.

"Do we count with your help, Ruby?" Asked Arikado in his monotone.

"Hai, Mikogami-sama, Arikado-san." She bowed to them and then spoke. "If I could ask a last question?"

"Proceed…" Arikado responded.

"The three youkai that helped in that day, were those three…" Mikogami chuckled in his creepy way at her question, but answered it.

"Indeed, after that day, we became known as the three Dark Lords." Ruby's eyes widened, now she saw her boss in a different light.

"Now there are some other things we need to tell you." As they kept on, she listened to every word…

End of Flashback

So engrossed was Ruby in her thoughts that she barely realized the bus had arrived. As a white-haired boy and orange-haired girl descended from it, she went to greet them, hearing him mumbling something, though she managed to catch the words: Not…my…girlfriend…

"Excuse me?" Ruby asked them. "Are you Cruz Soma-san and Hakuba Mina-san?"

"And you are?" Soma greeted without an ounce of tact, only to be elbowed by Mina on the ribs. "Ow! What was that for?"

"Soma-kun! Where are your manners?" Mina chastised Soma and bowed to Ruby. "Please, excuse him and yes, that's us!"

"No problem at all!" She said as a sweatdrop appeared on the back of her head. "Is he really Dracula's reincarnation?"

"Sorry for the rudeness." Soma said. "It's just that driver ticked me off."

Ruby and Mina giggled a bit at this.

"Now, if you may follow me, I'll take you to the Chairman." She said and signaled for them to follow her.

As they began to follow her, a conversation was being held in Soma's mind.

"Master, Master!" A chorus of high-pitched voices spoke.

Soma almost tripped at the sudden voices. This got the attention of the two girls.

"Soma-kun/san, are you alright?" Both said at the same time.

"Yeah, don't worry, didn't see that rock over there, hehe." He rubbed the back of his head sheepishly.

"Okay." Both said and unaware of it, they had the same thoughts. "Is he talking to the souls within him?"

"*What is it?*" Now that was over, he asked to the souls.

"She's like us, a witch like us!" Again they yelled. If this continued, he'd have a headache. Fortunately for him, another soul interrupted them.

"Enough!" A stern female voice yelled. "You're going to give Master a headache!"

"B...but Salome-shishou…" The now identified apprentices stuttered. "Aren't you happy that there's another one of us here?"

At this, she smiled a bit.

"I'm as happy as any of us in here." She said and then chided them. "But don't be so loud, Master almost tripped due your yelling!"

"Gomen nasai, Master Soma!" They shamefully declared. "Please forgive us!"

"*It's okay, just try not to startle me like that in the future*" He told them and they seemed to feel better, at least, that was what Soma felt.

"Hai, Master!" They stated and then fell silent.

"*Thanks for the save there, Salome.*" Soma said to the witch. "*I was going to have a headache.*"

"Think nothing of it, Master!" Salome chirped. "Just wanted to help you."

"*If you say so…*" Then he went for a question. "*So you too are happy to meet her, even if not directly, right?*"

"Indeed I am, Master, although…" She stopped for a moment, catching Soma's attention. "For some reason, some of us in here have a strange feeling about her, like they had met her before."

"*Really? How come?*" This intrigued Soma.

"I don't know, but they can't shake that feeling away." She sighed. "Oh well, it seems that Lady Mina is calling you! See ya!"

"*Eh?*" He uttered before hearing someone calling him.

"…ma-kun…Soma-kun!" Mina whispered loudly to him.

"Gomen, Mina!" Soma apologized and added in a whisper. "I was…just talking to them."

"Don't worry; by the way, we just arrived." Mina said and stifled a giggle when they arrived at Mikogami's office's doors. "Something in here is giving me the creeps."

"I don't know, Mina." Soma let out a low chuckle. "It can't be as creepy as that driver."

"And I stand corrected." Soma sweatdropped at the sight of the office. "It feels like Castlevania all over again in this place!"

Mina had to agree with him as she got closer to Soma. Ruby silently giggled at this, she had felt the same way her first time in there.

"Right on time, welcome to Youkai Academy." An eerie voice was heard.

"Okay, that was really weird." Then another thought came to him. "Why those words sound so familiar?"

The chair behind the desk turned around, showing the Chairman's visage and then dozens, if not hundreds of screams erupted in Soma's mind.

"YOU!" Their yells drilled into Soma's mind and ears. "YOU FILTHY, GOOD FOR NOTHING TRAITOR!"

That was ear-shattering to Soma and they wouldn't stop unless…

"SHUT THE HELL UP!" Soma yelled; startling both Mina and Ruby, but not Mikogami, he knew what had taken place. With this, the souls fell silent.

"Soma-kun, what just happened?" Mina rushed to his side. "Why did you yell that for?"

When he looked at Mina, he could see the distress in her eyes.

"Don't worry, Mina." She gave him a 'Don't lie to me' look. "It's just they wouldn't shut up…"

"Why?" She inquired. "What were they saying?"

"Don't know why, but when I saw the creepy guy here, they started yelling traitor." Mina's face was quizzical while Ruby's was mortified at Soma's way of addressing her boss. Mikogami just chuckled creepily.

"I could tell you why they called me that, Cruz-san, Hakuba-san." Mikogami said in his eerie voice as Ruby tried to protest, only to be silenced by her boss.

"If you could tell us, Chairman-san, please do so." Mina said politely. It was good to see someone had manners.

"You are aware your family sealed Dracula's castle, right?" Mina nodded at this. "What you may not know is that I and two other individuals helped that day and we aren't human at all. That's why the souls within Cruz-san call me that."

"I…see…" Mina was wary knowing he wasn't human, but wouldn't press it, trusting Arikado's judgment; while Soma was a different tale…

"You should not be that wary of me, Cruz-san, I won't harm Hakuba-san and I hold no ill will towards you due your 'condition' or to the souls within you."

Soma scoffed at this and his souls mimicked him.

"Now that the introductions are over, let's get to the point." Mikogami rested his arms on his desk and continued. "Arikado-san helped filling all the necessary paperwork, both of you are now official students in here, so you'll start going to classes tomorrow while you settle in your dorm."

"Dorm?" Soma asked. "Don't you mean, 'dorms'?"

For some reason, Soma had a bad feeling about this…

"I meant dorm, Cruz-san." He smirked at what he'd say. "You and Hakuba-san will share the same dorm. You'll have a special permission of course."

This caught the three of them off-guard. He'd not say it out loud, but he felt satisfied at their shell-shocked faces.

"After all, you need to keep an eye on her, while we keep an eye on your power, so it doesn't go out of control." He declared with a smirk.

"Alright, I'll trust you…for the moment." Soma gave in after watching that Mina somehow trusted him and his souls would abide to his will. "Is there anything important for us to know about here? Seeing that we'll be the only two humans in here, after all."

Ruby and Mikogami exchanged a look and snickered.

"What's so funny?" Mina asked.

"Excuse us, Hakuba-san. First of all, Soma-san, try not to use your powers unless the situation calls for it and please, do not kill any of the student body or faculty members, unless necessary." His glowing eyes held a whimsical glow. "And I wouldn't say that you are the only humans in here."

"Wait a minute; is there any other human in here?" Soma hoped he wasn't messing with him. "I had the notion that we were the only ones allowed due your little 'policy'."

"While out 'policy' still applies, like you and Hakuba-san, he is special, even if he's somehow of an ordinary human." Soma and Mina's eyes went wide at this. "His name is Aono Tsukune and despite being a human, he has been able to befriend several youkai, including my assistant over here."

Ruby blushed at the blatant pointer.

"Okaaay…" Soma wasn't sure if he should believe that, but hadn't he experienced something alike? Most of his souls weren't that evil once you got to know them.

Mikogami took something out of a drawer in his desk and tossed it at Ruby, who caught it in mid-air. It was a pair of keys.

"Ruby, can you show them their room?" He asked to her.

"Hai, Mikogami-sama." Ruby bowed and motioned Soma and Mina to follow. As soon as they left, Mikogami spoke.

"So…what is your opinion on this, old friend?" He asked to the one who came out of the shadows, the Bus Driver.

"Fufufu, the boy has spirit; I'll give him that, but…" He paused to take a drag from his cigarette. "What do you think that guy and specially, those two will think about this."

Mikogami put his hand on his chin in a thinking pose for a few moments and then put it down.

"While Shuzen may have a fit, I can expect more composed reaction from them, although she may have something to say about it." He said in a final tone.

"So you say." The Bus Driver grinned. "Let's hope this goes for the best."

"Agreed." With this the discussion ended.

Outside the office

"Man, am I glad to be out of there!" Soma claimed and Mina agreed in a lower manner as they followed Ruby to 'their' dorm. "I was getting the creeps in there."

"I'll admit I felt the same at first, but I got used to it." Ruby said in a lighter tone.

"Really? I don't think I'll ever be." He spoke. "Is it true that you're friends with this Tsukune guy?"

Ruby arched at eyebrow at this.

"Indeed I am, after many, many things happened." Ruby got a dazed dreamy look, like she was in her own world, which made them sweatdrop a bit.

"Okay…" Soma and Mina had the feeling they should be getting used to things like this.

To Ruby, Soma wasn't anything like the infamous vampire. He was just a teenager.

"We're here." Ruby signaled the door. "Hope it is of your liking, Hakuba-san, Cruz-san."

"Ruby-san, please call us by our names, this is too formal." Mina pleaded to her.

"Sure, why not?" Soma added his two cents. "Cruz-san makes me feel older than I am, you know?"

"O…okay, if you insist so." Ruby said. "Almost forget it, here's your schedule."

With her job done, Ruby left to perform other odd jobs in the Academy and they entered their dorm.

Inside the Dorm

They had to admit, the dorm was really cozy. It was ample, more than the others seemed, with two beds, (They were grateful for this.) a big window, a closet and a restroom with shower.

"Well…it covers the basics, I guess." Soma just blurted out. "Thankfully there are two beds. I just can't see myself sharing a bed with Mina."

"You're right, Soma-kun." Mina said as she tried to suppress the blush that threatened to come. "Two beds. Thank Kami."

"So, what do we do now?" Soma pondered to her.

"I…I guess we should unpack our stuff." Mina stuttered. "But if you don't mind, I'd want to use the restroom first, Soma-kun."

"Be my guest, after all, this is our dorm." He stressed the word 'our'.

While Mina left to use the facilities, Soma tried to gather his thoughts.

"Master…" A voice said in his head, it was a female one and above all, a very familiar one.

"*Venus?*" He asked.

"The one and only." The demoness responded playfully and then took a more serious tone. "All jokes aside, do you think it's wise to trust him?"

"*You mean the creepy guy back there?*" Soma just couldn't stop himself from calling the Chairman creepy.

"Indeed." She said. "After all, he took part in…"

"*Dracula's demise?*" Soma asked to the distraught soul.

"That's true and we wouldn't want anything to happen to you or Lady Mina, Master." She actually started crying, none of them wanted to see that again.

"*Don't worry about it…*" Venus was going to admonish for his carelessness, only for her to stop at his answer. "*After all, I've got you to cover my back, right? Like in the battle against Menace.*"

Soma felt a warm sensation spreading across his body and soul, he had really been grateful to them for everything and it was due time he told them.

"T...thank you, Master Soma…" Persephone's voice was heard. "It means a lot to us."

"*Don't mention it*" Soma felt a weight had been lifted of his shoulders. "*On other issue, do you two think Creepy-man was telling the truth about a human being here, aside us?*"

Both giggled at Soma's antics, especially since they didn't like Mikogami at all.

"Who knows?" They replied. "Guess we'll find tomorrow."

"*Then there's only one thing left to do…*" Both girls stood attentively. "*…hit the bed, I really need a nap.*"

For Soma, it seemed like the both of them had facefaulted at his answer. He kicked off his shoes and climbed to one of the beds, effectively falling asleep. Mina chose the perfect moment to leave the restroom and catching Soma lowly snoring. Mina giggled at this, leave it to Soma to fall asleep anywhere, so she'd wait until he woke up to get everything ready for the next day…

The next day

"I…hate…wake-up calls." Soma groaned in his mind as they approached the school. Why? The reason is that after he went to bed following all the hassle they made to be ready, he didn't want to be late since Mina would scold him for that. So he asked his souls to wake him up early, what he didn't know is that it'd be a really rude and wet awakening. Not to mention both of them almost jumped when they noticed some of the students half-transformed; Soma had to remember they weren't a treat and not be so jumpy, hard to do since he wasn't used to monsters not trying to kill him.

"You told us to wake you up early, Master." Persephone then smirked. "You never said how."

"*Remind me to be more specific in the future…*" He said to her before asking. "*If you can feel another human, please tell me and please don't yell!*"

"It shall be done, Master." Persephone declared before going silent.

"Soma-kun?" Mina asked her friend. "What's on your mind?"

He looked at her and grinned.

"Nothing much, just wondering about the place…" He then added in a whisper. "…and asking them if they can feel this guy."

"Ah, I see." Mina pondered. "You want to be sure of what Chairman-san said."

Soma could hear the groans of disgust in his mind; he had learned to deal with it. After all, they had the ability to discern the true selves of everyone in here. To them, the disguises meant nothing.

When they arrived to the school's gates, they noticed Ruby sweeping the floor and then a brown-haired boy who greeted her. At this, one of his souls called to him.

"Master…" The soul said. "It's him…he's a human…"

"*Really? So Creepymaster wasn't lying after all.*" Soma just kept on the nicknames.

"It seems so, but…" The soul, which voice sounded like wood pieces clicking against each other, seemed to ponder something.

"*But what?*" Soma asked.

"He is human alright, but somehow…" The soul seemed hesitant. "Somehow he has youki within him."

"*Youki? Are you sure he's human?*" Soma was surprised.

"Master, do not doubt me." The soul said. "He is a human, though for some reason, he possesses youki."

A human with youki? What were the odds? He only knew of himself and te Dark Lord candidates, then, what was he?

"*Okay, I'll have to find out, thanks anyway!*" Soma spoke to the soul.

"No problem Master, anytime…" The soul declared and hushed.

When the conversation ended, Soma and Mina got aware of a pink-haired girl who seemed to be giving a kiss in the neck to the guy, after that, a blue-haired girl glomped him, shoving her sizable 'assets' in his face making the poor sap to die a death some would find enjoyable; thankfully he was saved due the blue-haired girl's head being pierced with what looked like an ice kunai that a purple-haired girl (who Soma was able to find after a while) threw and also hugged the guy, the girl with the sweater got up and started to bicker with her and then both went KO due to a couple of brass basins that fells on top of their heads, seemingly casted by a little girl cosplaying as a witch. Just as she hugged the guy, the other girls, including Ruby, started to have a playful fight while he tried to defuse it.

"Mina, I think that's the guy Creepyman told us about." Soma whispered to Mina, which just looked at him surprised..

"Are you sure, Soma-kun?" She till was kinda shocked due their antics. "And why do you keep calling Chairman-san nicknames?"

"One of the souls confirmed it. And I just don't like him." Soma responded. "Although I'll keep the youki part to myself for now."

Mina hmphed at this.

"I'll tell you something…" Soma had a mirthful tone in his voice.

"What, Soma-kun?" Mina noticed he was looking at them.

"I guess they should be glad this is school is for monsters." Soma snickered. "If they did that in a normal one, they'd have been expelled already or more, incarcerated."

"You're right, Soma-kun!" Mina was giggling now. "Do you think we should help him?"

"Whatever, if not, this is going to drag for a long time." Soma gave a light smile at Mina and both went there.

"Well, I've heard about school fights, but this is new for me." A voice said, startling the girls and stopping their fight, making all of them turn towards them.

"And who are you?" The blue-haired rudely asked and the white-haired young man snorted. "What's so funny?"

"And you said I had no manners, Mina?" Soma snickered while asking his companion. "This girl sure takes the prize!"

She looked like a volcano ready to erupt when Ruby put her hand on her shoulder.

"Calm down, Kurumu-san, or I'll have to do so." Ruby sternly said to Kurumu. "And you, Soma-san, please don't be so rash."

"Okay, Ruby, I had my laugh." Soma spoke.

"Ruby-san, do you know them?" The brown-haired guy asked.

"Indeed, Tsukune-san." Ruby smiled when he asked. "They are the two new transfer students I was telling you about."

"Transfer students?" The girls, sans Ruby, yelled. That made Soma and Mina to cover their ears.

"Allow us to introduce ourselves, Ruby-san." Mina requested to Ruby, who nodded in response. "My name is Hakuba Mina."

"I'm Cruz Soma." He replied.

"Nice to meet you, my name's Aono Tsukune." He extended his hand and Soma grasped it in a handshake. In that moment, Soma felt the little youki in him.

"So the Amazing Creepy Chairman was telling the truth." Soma thought. "I'll have to apologize to them later."

Then they turned to the girls who introduced themselves.

"Hi! I'm Sendo Yukari, child genius!" Yukari chirped.

"*What do you know? A little witch.*" Salome's voice resonated in Soma's mind.

"Child genius? How old are you?" Soma popped that question.

"I'm 13 years old!" Yukari pridefully said.

"Su…sugoi." Soma and Mina both said and Yukari beamed.

"I'm Kurono Kurumu, the most beautiful girl in the Academy!" She struck a pose as she said this.

"Succubus…" A choir of lust-filled voices sang.

Soma sweatdropped at both the pose and due his experiences.

"The name's Shirayuki Mizore." The purple-haired one said behind a tree.

"Yuki-onna." Chilling female voices echoed in his head which caused a shiver.

"Are you okay?" The pinkette asked which Soma answered nodding. "My name is Akashiya Moka."

"It can't be…" Persephone's voice was heard, but the tone it carried worried Soma.

"*What is it, 'Sephone*?" Soma asked, intrigued by her reaction.

"She's…a vampire…" She didn't look like one. "Must be suppressing her power with that Rosario, although for some reason…"

"*There's more?*" What was next, did they know her?

"For some reason she feels and looks familiar, though I don't know why." Persephone mused while Soma internally facefaulted at his lucky guess.

"Nice to meet you all." He and Mina said, Soma was able to without much problem. "Can you tell us the way to the second year's classroom?"

"Of course, we're going there too, if you may follow us," Tsukune gestured for them to follow and they did, While Soma tried to process it.

In the classroom

"Everyone, let's welcome two new students." Nekonome gestured for the two of them to enter. "These are Cruz Soma-san and Hakuba Mina-san."

"Hello, everyone!" Mina greeted and Soma continued. "Hope we can get along."

"Likewise." The class said, except for a certain slick-haired boy.

"Well, I'd like to know her more deeply." He said and that didn't help Soma's mood.

"Komiya-kun, please refrain yourself from such expressions." Nekonome chastised him while everyone saw the anger in Soma's eyes. "There are two empty seats at either of Aono-kun's chair, if you may take them please, we can begin the class.

Along the class, which Soma found funny had to do with cats since the teacher was a catgirl. The only bad part was that Komiya guy leering lecherously at Mina, who made his anger spike by bits, but he had to reign on it since bits of his youki were going out as well and losing control would be bad, so he had to keep his temper in check; it didn't help his female souls wanted to neuter him. He didn't know that someone was talking about him.

"Hey!" Inner Moka called through the Rosario.

"*What is it, Ura-chan?*" Outer Moka asked.

"It's about that boy." Ura-chan answered.

"*Do you mean Soma-san?*" Omote questioned her other half.

"Indeed, you must be careful around him." Ura-chan declared to her other half.

"*Why do you say so?*" Omote wasn't sure why her inner half was like this.

"Just do so, for now." Ura-chan fell silent.

After classes ended, everyone began to leave for their dorms.

"Freedom!" Soma yelled, making Mina embarrassed.

"Soma-kun, don't be like that!" Mina chided him, red in the face.

Tsukune and the girls just looked at them and laughed. Most of them agreed on the freedom part.

"Time to go to our dorm, Soma-kun." Mina said, not aware of her little slip.

"Dorm?" Tsukune asked. "Don't you mean 'dorms?'"

"I mean…" Mina tried to cover hr slip, but it wasn't meant to be.

"Excuse me, but Mina-san is right." Ruby arrived and explained. "She and Soma-san share a dorm."

"Ruby-san!" Mina yelled in her mind.

"Bad timing!" Soma did the same. "Please, just don't start asking!"

Too late Ruby discovered her blunder when she saw the couple's atomic blushes.

"So you share a dorm, uh?" Kurumu said with a mischievous look. "Are you two a couple?"

"WE AREN'T!" They both yelled and then lowered their voices. "We're just childhood friends."

"Sure Master, you're just friends…" Salome said.

"*You're not helping!*" Soma howled in his mind and she giggled at their predicament.

"Girls, please stop or I'll have to take measures." Ruby said while adding a glare whichshut them up. "See you later, minna-san!"

"See ya!" They said and left for their respective dorms or in Mizore's case, stalking spot.

What they didn't see was a figure leaning on a wall, a rather familiar one.

"You better watch yourself girl, I'm coming for you." Saizou whispered ashe left the place.

He didn't know who would be dealing with if he followed that path…

To be continued…

A/N: Hi people! Sorry for the lateness! I decided to end it here because in my opinion, a fight so soon wasn't going to fit. Hope you like it. Next chapter, Saizou will learn some PAINFUL lessons. By the way, Soma's joke about their fights was inspired by Alhazad2003. See ya!