I do not own Negima, or any of its characters
"Mou, Secchan, today is really hot, isn't it?" Konoka asked.
"Yes, Ojousama. We should walk faster to get back to the dorm before the temperature gets warmer." Setsuna replied.
Konoka was going to hit Setsuna's head for calling her Ojousama, but something had caught her eye.
"Secchan, I want some ice cream!" Konoka cried. She ran ahead of Setsuna, and ran to the ice cream truck that was in front of them.
Setsuna smiled, and watched as Konoka came back with a chocolate cone on one hand, and another vanilla cone in the other.
"Secchan, what flavor would you like?" Konoka asked.
Setsuna smiled, and said, "It doesn't matter to me, you can choose for me."
Konoka studied both cones, and decided to give Setsuna the chocolate cone. Konoka handed the chocolate cone to Setsuna, as Setsuna eagerly reached out for it because of the extremely hot weather. They continued walking back to the academy, and they chatted on the way. Konoka kept talking about how Asuna had tried to cook the other day, and burned down their kitchen. Setsuna had an image in her mind, of Asuna panicking and trying to put out a fire in their kitchen. Setsuna silently laughed to herself, but Konoka had noticed it, and smiled. Setsuna never laughed around other people, but when she was around Konoka and a new other close friends, she would laugh with them, or at them.
Setsuna noticed that Konoka was looking at her, and blushed. She still wasn't used to people looking at her for a certain amount of time, and hoped that Konoka would initiate some kind of talk to cut the awkward silence.
After a certain amount of time, Konoka noticed that she was looking at Setsuna for a long period, and had seen a tint of red on the swordswoman's cheeks. Konoka laughed, and licked her vanilla cone.
"Mmmmmm, this is so good!" Konoka cried out. She stretched out her arms, and let out a big sigh. If only she can spend time alone with her guardian everyday like this.
Setsuna looked at Konoka, and stared. She wondered why would she ever want to be friends with someone like her, after she had ignored her, and stayed away from her at all times. After the Kyoto incident, she figured out that Konoka would be her friend no matter what she is, half demon or not.
Konoka caught Setsuna's stare, and walked closer to Setsuna, and entwined their hands together. Setsuna stopped looking at Konoka, and looked to the ground instead, blushing quite hard. Konoka saw what had happened because of her actions, and laughed.
"Haha, Secchan, you're so cutee!" Konoka exclaimed, and she tightened the grip on Setsuna's Hand.
Setsuna just kept looking at the ground, not knowing what to say. She saw that her shoelace was untied, and asked Konoka kindly to let go of her hand, and to hold her cone. Konoka pouted, and let go of her hand. As Setsuna was tying her shoelace, Konoka had an idea. She laughed to herself at her plan, causing Setsuna to look up and ask, "What's so funny?"
"Oh oh, nothing." Konoka replied, smiling.
Setsuna looked at her, and thought that it was probably nothing, so she continued to tie her shoelaces. Once she was done, Konoka handed back a cone, but Setsuna had not noticed that she handed her the Vanilla cone that Konoka was eating, and the cone that Setsuna was eating was now being licked by Konoka. Konoka was happy that Setsuna had not noticed it yet, and sighed happily, eating the cone that once belonged to Setsuna.
They had arrived at the academy, and Konoka and Setsuna had finished off their cones, but Setsuna still hadn't noticed the switch that Konoka had done. Konoka invited Setsuna to her dorm for dinner, because she wanted to spend more time with her Secchan. Setsuna smiled and said that she would come as soon as she finishes up her training. Konoka squealed, and hugged her protector. Setsuna blushed, and patted Konoka on the back. Konoka let go of her, and she felt a spark. She suddenly wanted to kiss her protector right then and there. She quickly pushed down that idea, and blushed at what she might have done.
Setsuna looked at Konoka and stared. It was rare to see Konoka blushing, and she wanted to remember this moment. Konoka caught her staring, and cried out, "Ah! Secchan, what are you looking at?"
Setsuna was caught off guard, and blushed. "N-n-n-nothing, O-ojousama..." She stuttered out.
Konoka gave Setsuna a warm smile, and that caused Setsuna's blush to deepen. Setsuna ran down the stairs, while yelling out, "I'll come by later! See you soon, Kono-chan!" Setsuna stopped running, and cursed silently for the slip. Konoka grinned at her childhood name, for it gave a warm feeling in her heart.
"Okayy! See you soon, Secchan!" Konoka yelled back.
What was that feeling I just had? I felt like I wanted to kiss her... hmm, I'll ask Asuna about this later... Konoka thought, as she walked into her dorm. Now, I need to figure out what I would make for dinner!