Gilded Wings

(Tai-SETSUNA Mono)

Originally By: xYuki

Rewritten By: General Wolf

Please know, this story is not mine. It belongs to xYuki, who wrote it, but has allowed me to rewrite it. :) FYI we are good friends in real life, so she hasn't stopped nagging me about it... she hasn't stopped. DX

Chapter 1

The Beginning

The sky was colored a deep grey, clouds covering up all day light. Not even the sun wanted to come out today and illuminate the lives of the creatures beneath it. The moon, a coward for following suit of the sun. Whether it be a stupid choice or not, escaping the reality of now is basic and carnal instinct. For today was the day it would all begin.

"Amour!" a young female mage's voice rang out. At the sound of her own voice, she swung a large staff up into the air and spun it like a baton all around her in a circular fashion. Strange lights began to shine and encircle the young girl's form from beneath her. A large pink circle with an either pointed star spread from under, with strange symbols except for a legible term inscribed within, "Setsuna" repeated once every four symbols. Within the circle with the symbols it contained inner circles, that served as boundaries from the center of which the girl stood. The circles spun opposite to the other in a rhythmic motion. If one circle spun to the left, the other would spin to the right, and so on.

"Ballistic Shock Waveཀ" another girl's voice rang out clearly. She jumped up from behind the other girl who held the staff tightly above, with a large distance above the staff, but higher and higher she went. Her jump was inhuman, almost as if she was flying.

Within her hands she held an extremely large pulsating sword, with a strange whirling around it. The energy danced around the sword as if it was a blazing wild fire. An elegant dance that swayed with the wind. The flames of energy were a dazzling shade of light blue, mixed in with dark blue that ran around the blade. With a closer inspection you could see that outer lining of the aura was a fluorescent pink, matching the young mage beneath.

"Heh, puny mortals... do you think you can defeat me with that girly light show?!" a booming voice yelled. The voice belonged to a monstrous creature with a giant stature. It's skin was a disgusting tint of green and blue, with black splotches everywhere. It had horns protruding all over it's body with no clear pattern, wrinkles in all of its nooks and crannies. The monster was not only sickeningly ugly, but also seaworthy. Its body was covered in barnacles, and some seaweed at that.

The two girls didn't waver for a second. Their faces had proud grins and determined eyes. The girl in the air was losing altitude fast. Her hair billowed about, but it didn't phase her. Her sword clutched tightly in her grasp, her eyes looked down for checking on the young mage and smiled fondly at her. She felt a calm looking at the illuminated mage, giving her the strength to look at the hideous monstrosity once again.

They looked eyes, the monster and the swordsman. The grin on the girl's face widened slightly. "No, but they areཀ" the girl shout with a proud grin as she pointed to her comrades in the rear. The monster turned around and noticed that three people were standing behind him. Taking the monster's mistake of turning around, she brought her sword down. "Strikeཀ" she yelled with a mighty shout.

A surging blast of energy escaped the blade, and rushed over to the creature of a frightening speed. The aura that had once surrounded the girl's weapon now running off with the blast, like a herd of wild stallions running after the fleeing wind. A piercing sound could be heard as the blast cut through the air, it had a stunning effect on the beast.

"Oi, Negi-bosu, NOWཀ" a girl yelled from behind the monster. She had in her hand a large harisen fan clasped in a death grip. The boy named Negi stammered at the girl's frightening command. Her patients growing short, and raised the harisen and smacked the boy on the head lightly. "Any day now?" she growled. Patients was never this girl's specialty.

"Gomen, Asuna-san." Negi apologized. Asuna grinned at him with a small blush. The boy shook his head, as a serious look befell upon his face. "Okay, I do believe I found the spell." he mumbled as he flipped through his spell book.

"Good, cause look outཀ" Asuna yelled as she brought her harisen up and blocked the monster's tail, swatting it away from them. "Close one, neh?" Asuna asked with a grin.

"Ya." Negi stated with a slight quiver. He stopped flipping through his book and placed his hand on the book. It glowed a dazzling light, as Negi stared at it. "Setsuna-san, get Konoka-san out of hereཀ" he shouted at the girls in front of the monster. The swordsman still in the air did a nose dive, causing her to accelerate, but recovered as she landed.

"Hai, Negi-senseiཀ" Setsuna shouted back as she threw her sword back into it's tiny sheath. The sword's once large size shrunk down as it entered the wooden sheath. She then dashed over to Konoka, and wrapped her arms around the other girl. She wrapped one arm around her shoulders, and her other arm around her legs. "I'll get you out of here, Ojou-sama." Setsuna said with a gentle voice.

Konoka pouted at Setsuna and whacked her on the head. "How long are you going to continue calling me that you dummyཀ" Konoka shouted at the wincing girl.

"Gomen, Ojou-sama." Setsuna apologized as she closed her eyes averting Konoka's glare. "Hold on tight." Setsuna said, as she bent down and jumped in an angle 45degree with all her leg's strength. As they soared in the hair, Setsuna felt the familiar stinging heat on her back.

Large white wings emerged from her back as she stretched them out, allowing them to glide. Konoka looked at her guardian's wings with childish glee. "Set-chan, you really are my angel." Konoka mumbled happily as she placed her head in the crook of Setsuna's head inhaling the samurai's scent.

"I will always be your wings, Ojou-sama." Setsuna mumbled as she held the young mage in her arms.

"Little insect do you think I'll let you escape that easily?" the monster bellowed reaching out for the air born duo. "I'm here for the brat, now hand her over half breed!" The monster had let out information that would have sealed his... or possibly her, fate.

"I will never hand over the Ojou-samaཀ" Setsuna yelled as she turned her head to catch a glimpse of the monster's hand getting closer. Her wings beat ferociously in the air as they gained altitude, and speed. 'I won't let anyone have her.'

Konoka looked at the monster with frightened eyes. 'Why is it always me who gets hunted down?ཀ' Konoka's thoughts screamed. The beast's hand reached for the two. "Set-chanཀ" she screamed as she held onto her staff frightened. 'No, I mustn't be scared. Set-chan is with me. There is nothing to fear.'

"Ojou-sama, do you trust me?" Setsuna asked quietly. She turned her head to face Konoka with warm eyes.

"Set-chan... why would you even ask me that question?" Konoka mumbled her fright dissipating as she lost herself within Setsuna's mesmerizing eyes.

Setsuna smiled warmly at her charge. With a smile she said, "I'll need your full trust in me, Ojou-sama." Konoka looked at her guardian's eyes with concern.

"Stop calling me, Ojou-sama. We're in the same status. Neither of us are higher or lower. We are, and have always been, equal." Konoka lectured the winged girl emphasizing the word 'equal'. Konoka stared at Setsuna with stern eyes, and a commanding voice. Setsuna cringed at Konoka's words.

"Get back hereཀ" the beast screamed. It's voice sent a large shock wave around the area where they battled. "Little twerp, get back hereཀ" it bellowed once again.

"Do you trust me?" Setsuna asked Konoka once again. The girl's eyes showed confusion, while Setsuna's remained determined.

"Set-chan, I don't trust you..." Konoka- said slowly. Setsuna's eyes remained unmoved. Konoka giggled cutely as she leaned in closer to her Setsuna, as their lips met momentarily. "You should know better, Set-chan. I don't trust you. I love you." Konoka stated proudly. "My faith in you will never falter, and my heart will trust what ever you have in mind." Setsuna blushed at Konoka's confession.

"Good, because here's the plan." Setsuna smiled. "But before that..." Setsuna leaned closer to Konoka, as she captured her lips for a good few seconds, making the young mage blush. "I love you to." Konoka giggled at her guardian.

"Always so uptight." Konoka mumbled. Setsuna smiled.

Though she made have been acting to calm for their current state. The demon's hand coming for them, and the fact that her back hurt from staying to high up in the air as her wings beat faster and faster. She was fully aware of it all, and it was taking all of her might, to not show any weakness.

"Ojou-sama... my plan is to throw you up into the air, pull out Yuunagi, and slice the demon's hand." Setsuna worded her plan. "Since we're up so high, your decent will be a bit slower then if we were closer."

"Oh so that's why we're up so high." Konoka said with a smile. Setsuna nodded. "Well, do your thing, Set-chan." Konoka grinned at her guardian.

"Hai, Ojou-sama." Setsuna said. Konoka nodded her head as she felt the warrior throw her up in the air.

Setsuna drew her sword, allowing it to return to it's formidable size. Setsuna's eyes focused on the creatures hand out stretching to them. Setsuna's eyes began to glow an eerie crimson read, while her pupils turned to green slits. The grip she had on her sword's handle strengthened. "Shinmei-ryu, ultimate attack. Dance of The Eternal Calmཀ"

Setsuna clasped the sword tightly as she brought it above face of her. She spun around causing the wind to blow, howling around her in a visible cyclone. She brought her weapon down, and the moment she did a the wind split in half and followed the swords movement. She then drew the sword back, brought it high into the air and brought down once again, with a stronger force. A large hurricane appeared starting to make it's way to the unsightly creature.

Even though it blew about at a frightening speed, the surrounding area was not affected. It was as if it wasn't really there. The hurricane phased through the area in a blinding speed and gaining, quickly making contact with the creature's clawed hand.

The creature howled in pain as the hurricane, passed through his hand, ripping apart the flesh and bone, leaving nothing but the chunks of innards and blood to splatter about. The monster flailed around, until the hurricane completely devoured it. The hurricane still spun around like a giant blender so to say for a few more seconds, but vanished as mysteriously as it appeared.

"Ew! Sestuna, that was effing gross ya' knowཀ" Asuna screamed at the white winged girl, who really wasn't paying attention. She was to busy checking on her 'Ojou-sama'. She swung her fist up in the air wildly, screaming out useless threats and profanities at the winged guardian.

"Ojou-sama," Setsuna whispered with a smile as she capture the mage in her arms and cuddled her lovingly. "sumimasen, for throwing you up like that."

Over joyed to be returned to Setsuna's arms, Konoka wrapped her arms around Setsuna's neck and hugged her tightly. "That was so cool, Set-chanཀ" Konoka chimed. Setsuna blushed at her mistress's compliment. "Though I get the weird feeling you made that thing up on the spot..." Konoka mumbled as she stared into her guardian's eyes. The poor girl froze at the insinuation and stammered.

"Se-tsu-naཀ" Asuan yelled angrily. Her voice coming in loud and clear at the distraught couple. "Your little hurricane made a fucking mess, you nit witཀ" Asuna cursed loudly. Her finger pointing shakily at the blob that was once a monster.

Setsuna dove down to the scene with her comrades. They landed quickly, as Setsuna placed Konoka gently on the ground, making sure she didn't stand on any of the demon's blood.

"Gomen, Set-chan, but this does kind of stink..." Konoka mumbled quietly, as she pinched her nose due to the stench of the dead beast. Setsuna laughed nervously as she scratched the back of her head.

"Negi-sensei, you mind?" Setsuna asked with a small blush.

"I'm already on it, Setsuna-san." Negi said with a smile. He held out his staff and pointed to the creature's body. He muttered a small incantation, as a blinding light emerged from the tip of the staff.

The demon's body started to float up, but chunks of it slipped off occasionally, as blood still poured out. Konoka screamed quietly covering her eyes from the sight of the creature's mangled body.

Konoka felt an arm slip around her waist pulling her closer. A small gust of wind picked up, as she looked down a large shadow cast over them, enveloping their shadows in darkness. She looked up at Setsuna, and started to giggle. The winged girl's face showed discomfort.

"Set-chan, you're so silly." Konoka giggled as she stood on her tip toes and placed a soft tender kiss on the other girl's cheek. Setsuna became instantly flushed as she looked away. She wrapped her arms around the taller girl's waist standing closely by her.

"Yikes, poor Setsuna." Asuna mumbled as she watched Setsuna's white wings, became covered in blood. Every time a drip of blood fell upon her pure white wings, the poor girl would jump up with a small squeak and dropped back down with a lopsided smile. The group started to laugh at the grossed out girl with light sadistic mirth.

"Neh, Setsuna... white wings... and blood, that's going to stain." a shy purple haired girl stuttered. She had a heavy blush on her face and she looked away. The sight of blood made her cringe, but the sight of the two lovers made me blush.

"I am not, I repeat, I am not... folding my wings until this is all cleaned up..." Setsuna shivered as she pointed to her wings. She looked up at the glob of demon high above them. "What are we going to do with that?" Setsuna asked trying to keep her mind from the oozing feeling of the monster's warm blood trickling through the crevasses of her downy wings.

"Oh, I was planning on just keeping it up there, until I find the disappearing spell." Negi laughed nervously. He knew his answer to the dilemma would not bode well with his companions.

"Why not just sneeze?" Asuna asked with a blush. The memories of the dreaded ero-ero sneeze Negi had still haunted her, even in her dreams it would come chasing after her and her kumo pantsu. Why her kumo-pantsu!? Why!?

"Ehehehe... mind helping me then, Asuna-san?" Negi asked politely. Asuna grumbled as she grabbed the end of one of her pig tails and waggled it in front of Negi's nose. On cue, the redhead boy began to take erratic breaths. "Ackchooཀ" he exclaimed as he sneezed at the glob of monster guts and bones.

"Darn no effects." Asuna grumbled. "Hm, Konoka, do you know a spell to get rid of this thing?" Konoka blushed, and shook her said saying 'No'. "Nuuuཀ" Asuna cried as she pulled on her pig tails.

"You have a meeting with a certain someone, neh?" Konoka giggled at her long time friend, who had a small blush on her face. She looked down at her protector, eyeing the warrior's body carefully. Biting her lip carefully, she released her hold around the taller girl, and captured her hand, clasping it lovingly, as she entwined their fingers.

"Ojou-sama..." Setsuna looked into Konoka's eyes. Hearing the words Konoka detested to hear from her Setsuna, she puffed out her cheeks and with her free hand she flicked Setsuna on the fore head. "Ojou-sama, what was that for?ཀ" Setsuna grumbled.

"It's Ko-no-chanཀ Call me Ojou-sama against and I won't forgive youཀ" Konoka huffed. Setsuna flinched. One thing you never want to do, anger a princess, second thing never anger your seemingly harmless lover. Note the term seemingly.

"Gomen, Ojou-sama." Setsuna said by accident. What can a girl do? Old habits die really, really hard.

"That does itཀ" Konoka screamed she let go of the other's hand and berated her with the usual scolding, as she pounded Setsuna with her tiny balled up fist. Setsuna flinched as Konoka attacked her verbally and physically.

"I really feel sorry for her now." Asuna said with a stifled laugh. "Stuck between love and work. Poor girl." Negi joined in the laughter of his friends.

"Hm, Bookstore, think you can use your encyclopedia's to look up the spell to really get rid of this thing?" Asuna ask the shy girl. Even though the laugh had died down, the angered Konoe princess was still attacking her protector. The shy girl nodded and used her special abilities. Asuna quickly turned her attention from the bookworm-ish girl, and back to the mage and her partner.

"But, Ojou-sama's safety must come first no matter whatཀ" Setsuna said, taking in Konoka's hits with a small huff. This just merely angered the girl even further.

"Argh, you're so thick headedཀ" Konoka exclaimed as she threw in twice the effort to hit Setsuna. "Lovers don't call each other, 'Ojou-sama' or other useless formalitiesཀ"

"Gaah!" Setsuna whined as she struggled to keep her wings up to keep the oozing liquid from above fall upon Konoka. "I will not stop, until the danger hath passed!" By danger she meant the levitating monster corpse, but this small, tiny, nano factor will not phase the Princess's wrath.

The group laughed at the quarreling couple with amusement. They spent some time watching the humorous actions of the two eagerly, while anticipating for the knowledge of how to get rid of the unsightly sight above.

As the group enjoyed their victorious break, the calm of the storm has just only passed. For up above them, where the monster's body remained mangled and detached, a small dark light emitted within it.

Sensing the sudden dark energy building up, Setsuna stopped her arguement with Konoka, and wrapped her arms around the other much to the girl's surprise. She jumped back folding her wings, and putting Konoka behind her as she drew out her sword and re-spread her wings.

"Set-chan, what's wrong?" Konoka asked her lover worriedly. She looked at Setsuna's wings and saw the blood that covered her pure white feathers. 'Using your wings as an umbrella, how cute, Set-chan.' A fond smile appeared on her face as she clutched onto Setsuna's shirt.

"Setsuna-san, what's wrong?" Negi inquired one of his comrades.

Setsuna's wings were spread as far as they could, puffed out looking menacingly trying to make herself look bigger. A survival instinct engraved into her mind. "Look upཀ" Setsuna shouted as she gripped onto her sword holding it in a defensive stance, trying as hard as she could to focus.

Everyone looked up and noticed that the black light had gotten larger, then smaller. Almost as if it was a pulse. No, it was a pulse, this dark ball of energy was pulsing and each beat got faster.

"Nodoka, did you find that spell yet?" Asuna asked starting to feel the anxiety build up. The quiet girl nodded and beckoned for Negi to come closer.

"Ah, thank you Nodoka-san." Negi said with a smile.

A sudden roar shook everyone's senses as they looked up. The monster that Setsuna had slain was regenerating at a frightening rate.

"Shitཀ" Setsuna cursed through gritted teeth. This earned her a nice whack on the head from Konoka. "Uh-erm, gomen, Ojou-sama." Setsuna mumbled, receiving another enraged assault from the girl. "You just don't stop do you?" Setsuna asked the girl behind her. Konoka glared at the other girl with a small pout.

"Think you two can get serious?ཀ" Asuna growled as she watched the young couple bicker at a bad time.

"Sorry." Setsuna said as she refocused herself.

Negi raised his staff and recited the spell that Nodoka showed him. The words he mumbled sounded like gibberish, but in fact it was really just in a different language. He thrust his staff up high into the air as he finished his incantation. The spell that held the regenerating monster broke. The shards of magical energy fly about but dissipated into thin air. The monster should have fallen to the ground littering the battlefield, but no. The creature remained up in the air with no support what so ever.

A bright light engulfed the group, as they became shrouded withing, as well as the monster. Thinking quickly Setsuna threw her weapon into its sheath and wrapped her arms around Konoka, protecting her from the bright light, using her wings as a shield.

The feeling of something vibrating within her hand stirred the slumbering redhead. She got up slowly, and felt a familiar pressure pressing nuzzled in between her breasts. 'Damn, Negi...' She thought angrily.

She pushed the slumbering boy back onto the bed and climbed down off of her bed. She clutched onto the cool steel ladder, as it sent a shiver up her spine.

Her foot met with the floor. She stood up as she stretched out her tired muscles. She relaxed and wiped the sleep off from her eyes, dragging her body over to her closet. She found a presentable outfit to wear, and threw it on.

Grabbing her keys she headed out the door, and shut it carefully. The jogged out of the dorm house halls. She reached the outside and took in a deep breath as she breathed in the cool night air.

"Alright, time to get to workཀ" she yelled pumping up her fist. She prepared herself to begin the job to her work place, but the smell of blood attacked her nose.

Bitten by curiosity, she ran over to where the smell of blood came from. The sudden urge to scream over came her.

Well there you go. I really wouldn't count this as a chapter, a prolog it be yet, a prolog.

I hope I get some reviews for this, but if not it's ok. I'm kind of just writing this for my own pleasure. :3

But I do hope someone reviews... no flames please. :X Also a little help on things I typed up wrong. Yuki just gives me the ideas, and I type it up. I'm not to good with commas, words, and well writing stories in general. So comments on what to fix would be nice.

Oh and watch the Negima live action! It's uber funny. :X But it isn't subbed yet. So, good luck?

-episode 4 set-chan x kono-chan action-