Disclaimer: I do not own Negima in any way shape or form.

Nagi stared out at the destruction. He lept off the building soaring over the flames as they twisted into cyclones. He breathed heavily as the heat increased; he randomly stared to the ground and seeing an unexpected sight. A young girl, younger than him running away from a demon; he groaned. He glanced down to see the girl trip and hit her head, the demon leered over the unconscious girl. As the demon threw itself at her it bashed against something, it tried again this time hitting against some kind of violete light.

'A barrier?'He sighed and swept toward the girl, ignoring the cries of his companions. He somehow got through the barrier and grabbed the girl by her collar and balancing her on his lap. Despite the little ordeal they were in he noted that she was wearing an extreamly fancy dress and clutching her heavily embroidered shoulder bag as if it were extreamly valuable.

"Oi! Nagi, who'd you pick up back there?" Previously lost in thought jerked almost dropping the girl.

"Some girl, I couldn't leave to die there."

"She's cute, but pretty young, she's what? Eleven?" Asked Al.

"Looks rich too." Nagi had to agree with Takamichi, the girl had long white-blond hair, pale skin, petite build, and lots of gems and frilly clothes. She was pretty. She was young, younger than him. He shifted the girl's weight so that she was more secure. In her sleep the girl sighed and snuggled into his warmth. Nagi blushed then concetreated on the flight.

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Girl's P.O.V.

It's dark and cold. I can't move. I can't see. Where am I? Am I dead? Wait, I hear voices. Are they the voices of Mother and Father, or Brother? Mother, where are you? Help me. Help me Mama. Mama? Papa? Big Brother?

"Hey." What was that?

"Hey." Who are you?

"Come on." Come on what? Go away leave me alone!

"Let me try." Try what? Try what!? What is this, something on my mouth? I feel life flow back into me. All at once I lurch upright knocking with whaever was on my mouth. I see a boy sitting with his hand on his mouth groaning, he's quite handsome with reddish hair and black under-layers.

"Told you a kiss would wake her up." Said the boy. Who are these people? Wait, they're all men, could be they want me to service them? Show them thing a woman only shows their husband? Oh please no. They're reaching to touch me.

"NO!" I shouted with all my might.



Regular P.O.V

"What's she screaming about?" shouted Nagi, completely insensitive that she was crying. Takamichi shoved Nagi out of the way.

"I'm sorry, Nagi's a jerk. But, there's no reason to cry. We won't harm you." The girl sniffled and wiped her tears away; her eyes were grey.

"That's better, now, what's your name." The girl stared up at him, her eyes widened when he stroked some tears off her cheek. The boy was a little younger than her, about nine she was guess.

"My name is Catherine, Catherine Dove."

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Princess: I've actually been spending a lot of time on this story on this piece, the beginning will be a bit slow, but it will pick up. I always thought that the woman who was negi's mother would either be a random girl that Nagi knocked up; or a remarkable woman capable of capturing the thousand master's heart. i choose to go with the remarkable one; then I had to wonder why she was not around for what we have seen during Negi's childhood. Negi probably never mentioned her because he was too young to remember her, so I wondered, what did happen to her. I thought that she would either have run after Nagi,died, or was kidnapped as blackmail. I had to assume that something must have happened to her,so I wrote this to explain the enigma that is Mrs. Springfield.