Okay. I have been out of the game for a long time. I used to be known as Makoeyes316. I've decided that I needed a new penname to go with the new me. My profile contains some of the changes in my life. Anyways, enoough of my jawing. Time to get to the story.

I know I need to finish some of my stories. Ever since getting laid off I have a lot of free time and ideas. So here we go once again.

For now the story is rated T. Eventually I will have to change it to an M rating.

Disclaimer: I do not own Negima.

Chapter 1: The New Roommates

"You are such a brat Negi Springfield!"

The words echoed from the small dorm room, out into the halls of the dorm. There never was a quiet day at the Mahora Academy, how could there be? The school, all the way from students to teachers was filled with...strange characters. Believe it or not there are certain things in the world that may seem like fantasy are actually a reality. Take for instance the existence of magi also known as mages. Yes magic and the people who use it do exist. The existence of mages as well as that of their world is kept secret from the human world. Mages work with their Ministra to protect the human world from danger. Unfortunately, there are some magi that would use their powers for evil rather than good. Anyways it's time to get back to the school. There were some normal students (mundanes) that attended the academy. The rest was inhabited by: mages, ghosts, demons, robots and one very angry shinso vampire. Negi Springfield just so happened to be one of those mages.

The door of the room swung open and a young kid was flung into the opposite wall. He slid down the wall upside down, landing on his head. That was Negi. Negi was just a ten year old kid from Wales. Now Negi was remarkable for more reasons just than being a mage. For one he was mature far beyond his short few years. Another reason was that he was the English teacher for the Junior High School girl's class. Negi rolled over on his stomach and ran a hand through his medium length fire red hair. He adjusted his glasses over his chestnut colored eyes before standing back up. He wished he hadn't though because the second he did he was hit in the stomach by a fully packed duffle bag. The force of the bag's impact knocked him off of his feet. A strangely crafted staff followed the bag out of the door.

"And don't forget your perverted rat either!"

A small white object flew out of the door like a furry little baseball. Negi's hand shot out and clasped around the small creature to keep it from slamming into the wall. The creature that he had caught was actually an ermine named Kamo. Kamo was snow white with the exception of the tip of his tail, which was colored in black. The person that was kicking them out of the room was Kagurazaka Asuna. She was Negi's student, roommate and one of his ministra. Asuna had always had a pretty bad temper since the moment that Negi first met her. Lately though she had been getting angry for seemingly no reason at all. Worst of all was that when Asuna got angry she would take it out on him. However, she had never been angry enough to kick him out of the dorm before. The door slammed shut in front of him with a bang that made him wince. Kamo growled angrily and leapt from Negi's hand. The little animal stood on its hind legs and raised his arms up in the air angrily.

"Oh yeah! Well, we don't need you anyways!" Kamo shouted. In addition to being Negi's pet Kamo could also talk and search out potential partners for the mage. "What is her problem anyways?"

"I don't know." Negi shrugged. He fixed his glasses and stood back up. "All I did was say that we need to go to back to master's for some more training." Negi rubbed the sore spot on the back of his head. "I've never seen her so mad."

"Yeah. You would think that we stole her underwear or something!"

"You did take her underwear Kamo-kun!"

"But I always do that," Kamo protested.

Negi shook his head. He picked up his stuff and started to walk down the hall. Kamo climbed up Negi's body until he was resting on his shoulder. There was no point in talking to Asuna when she was like this. No matter what he said she wouldn't let him back in the room. That's when a harsh reality hit Negi full force. He and Kamo had been kicked out of their home with no other place to go. What were they going to do?

"What are we going to do now Kamo-kun?! We have no place to go!"

Kamo waved his paw dismissively. "Don't worry about that aniki. I'm sure that we can find a place to stay. I bet that just about any of the girls in your class would be willing to share their rooms with us!"

"I couldn't do that Kamo-kun," Negi protested. "I don't want to burden any of them. Besides it would be improper of me to stay with one of my students."

"So what were ane-san and Konoka-nee-san then?"

Konoka was their other roommate and one of Negi's students. Negi had to admit that the ermine had a point there. He stepped out of the dorms and out on to the campus grounds. It was mid afternoon so most of the students were back in their rooms or down in the city. Negi walked over to a large fountain and took a seat on the edge. He set his stuff down and leaned forward, resting his chin on his open palm. Perhaps Kamo was right. Asking one of his other students may be the only choice that they had. There was just one problem.

"Who would we stay with?" Negi asked. Kamo turned and looked at his aniki in confusion. Negi was able to catch Chamo's confused look out of the corner of his eye. "If we asked one of the others. Who should we ask?"

Kamo took on his thinking pose before deciding to answer. "What about the class-rep?"

"Ayaka-san?!" Negi asked incredulously.

Ayaka was the last person that he would have thought to ask. The biggest advantage to staying in her dorm would be that she lived with Kotaro. Kotaro was a hanyo and Negi's best friend. That would have been about the only advantage to staying at her place though. After all she already had two other roommates beside Kotaro. One of them was quite frightening when she wanted to be and Ayaka could be pretty scary herself. Not that he would ever tell them that to their faces.

"I-I don't think that would be such a good idea," he said. Thoughts of what could happen to him if he lived with Ayaka drifted through his head. "Besides, I think we should try for someone who knows about us."

Kamo nodded thoughtfully. "True. That would make things easier. Hey, how about Kaede-nee-san?"

That suggestion was much better than his previous. Negi would have had no problem sharing a room with the ninja at all. "That would be good," he admitted. "Unfortunately, she's rooming with the twins."

Kamo groaned and slipped back into his thinking stance. The two of them were so lost in thought that they didn't notice the shadow falling over them. "Negi-sensei?" Negi jumped and looked up at the person that had greeted him. "Is something wrong?"

"Setsuna-san?"

Sakurazaki Setsuna stared down at her sensei with concern swimming in her black eyes. Setsuna was a rather short girl with brown hair that was pulled up and tied on the side. Her skin was snow white and contrasted deeply with her dark hair and eyes. Setsuna's lithe body helped her greatly since she was a Shinmeiryuu swordsman. Her training and knowledge of magic made her a great choice for one of Negi's ministra. Despite being a beautiful girl with a great personality, Setsuna had some serious self esteem issues. You see, Setsuna was half demon and when she was just little her clan abandoned her because she was born with white wings. Most likely it was because of this that Setsuna resented her demon side and hid it whenever possible. For having been so shy at the start Setsuna had come out of her shell and was one of Negi's closest and most trusted friends.

"Negi-sensei are you alright?" She asked again in her soothing tone. The hanyo sat next to him on the fountain and set her nodachi down. She never went anywhere without Yuunagi. "What are you doing out here so late?"

Negi looked up at the fading sun and sighed. It was later than he had thought. "I had an argument with Asuna-san," he lamented.

"Again?"

"All I said was that she should come with me when I go and train with Evangeline-san again."

"Yeah," Kamo nodded. "Then she flipped out and kicked us out of the apartment!" The ermine groused.

"She kicked you guys out?!" Setsuna asked incredulously. "It doesn't sound like you did anything wrong," she mumbled. Setsuna had a hard time contradicting people, especially Asuna. She was afraid to speak her mind because she didn't want to fight with her friends.

"Anyways we need to find a place to stay." Negi sighed and closed eyes. He felt a hand on his and looked up at Setsuna. "Setsuna-san?"

Setsuna looked him in the eyes and gave him a sweet smile. "You can stay with me if you want," she offered. A light blush crept its way on to her face as it always did in situations like this.

"That would be great!" Kamo exclaimed instantly.

"Chamo-kun!" Negi scolded. He turned to Setsuna and gave a gentle shake of his head. "I wouldn't want to be a burden Setsuna-san."

Setsuna smiled and shook her head. "You wouldn't be a burden at all. And I'm sure that Ku wouldn't mind you staying either."

"This is perfect aniki," Kamo said. "They both know about magic. And we can always talk Ku-nee-san into making a pactio with you!"

Both Negi and Setsuna blushed. "You have to stop trying to trick people into a pactio with me," Negi groaned. He turned to face Setsuna and smiled. "I would be honored to stay with you Setsuna-san." Negi stood up and bowed slightly at the waist.

"Ah! D-don't bow to me Negi-sensei," she almost whined. It always made Setsuna nervous when people did things like that.

Negi chuckled slightly. "Thank you Setsuna-san. We owe you." He rubbed the back of his head sheepishly. "I-I'm just worried about Asuna-san. She won't really talk to me," he said dejectedly.

Setsuna smiled sympathetically and ruffled his hair. "Don't worry. I'll see if I can talk to her for you. For now though, let's go tell Ku that we're going to get a couple of new roommates."

Negi smiled and gave her a nod. He pulled his bag over his shoulder and grabbed his staff. Setsuna slung Yuunagi over her shoulder and bade Negi to follow her. The young mage did as he was told; Kamo still rode on his shoulder to keep his vantage point. The three of them walked slowly, lapsing into a light conversation. Negi was surprised to hear Setsuna doing most of the talking. She was normally so silent and shy, even around him. Then again most of his attention was focused on the fight that he just had with Asuna. Whenever he fought with the red head he tended to get a little depressed.

"Negi-sensei?" Setsuna asked. The swords girl noticed that her young mage seemed a little distracted. Normally he listened very well and always replied politely. She started to worry about him for a second. "Negi-sensei? Are you alright?"

Negi shook his head and nodded. "Y-yes of course," he answered quickly. "Um, are you sure this is okay?" The young teacher ran a nervous hand through his crimson locks. "Me moving in? Ku Fei-san really won't mind?"

Setsuna chuckled. "I seriously doubt that Ku will mind you staying with us. Besides, knowing her she's probably out training right now."

Negi smiled and nodded. "Yeah. She really can't sit still for long."

"I am so bored!"

A young girl lay on her bed kicking at the wall out of sheer boredom. She was lying vertically across the bed so that her head hung over the side. Shoulder length blond hair spilled out beneath her, held back only by two ties on the sides of her head. Her emerald colored eyes normally shone with excitement and mischief. Today though they seemed to be full of boredom. The girl was dressed in the Mahora middle school uniform for girls. A short sleeved white shirt with a simple red tie. A red and white checkered skirt that fell down to just above her knees. The skirt was short enough that it revealed most of her long muscular legs. Of course the only reason that her legs had the definition that they did was because she was constantly focused on her martial arts training. In fact she thought that without her training she would be a toothpick.

A yawn escaped her lips again. "There's nothing to do," Ku Fei complained.

Ku knew that there was no one else in the room to hear her. Her roommate Setsuna had gone out on patrol a little while ago, leaving her by herself. Her apprentice was no doubt busy with his teacher related duties. And all of the rest of her friends seemed to have plans already. There was only one plus that came with the silence of the room. It made it much easier for Ku to meditate. Of course her meditation would not last for very long. It never did. Ku absent mindedly kicked at the wall. She hoped that Setsuna came back soon before she killed herself out of sheer boredom. After just a minute or so her prayer was answered by the turning of the door handle.

"Where have you been?!" The martial artist demanded. She opened her green eyes to behold, not her roommate, but the face of her disciple and teacher. "Negi-bozu?" Ku asked confused. "What are you doing here?!" In her excitement to see him the tiny blond rolled off the bed and clapped him enthusiastically on the shoulder.

Negi smiled at her usual reaction to him. "It's good to see you master." He bowed slightly at the waist and Kamo waved to Ku Fei.

"So what are you doing here?" Ku asked as she patted Kamo on the head.

"Well, that's sort of the thing." Setsuna walked into the room carrying a duffle bag.

Five minutes later the four friends found themselves sitting at the coffee table in the middle of the room. "Let me get this straight," Ku said. "Asuna kicked you guys out. Now you have no place to go?"

"That's would be the gist of it," Kamo replied. The ermine had transferred himself from Negi to Setsuna.

Setsuna fidgeted for a second before looking at her roommate. "I told them that they could stay here. If that's alright with you!"

Ku scratched at her head as she always did when confused or nervous. Taking a look over at Negi she could clearly see the discomfort on his face. She knew that he didn't want to ask for fear of being a burden. "Of course it's alright with me!"

Kamo pumped his fist and Negi's eyes instantly brightened up. "Really?! It's really okay with you master Ku?"

"Of course. Having a live in disciple will be fun!"

Setsuna smiled. She knew that Ku Fei wouldn't turn the two away. "Alright. Now that we have that settled. What are we going to have for dinner?"

"Nikuman!" Was Ku's instant answer.

Negi chuckled. "Whatever you decide will be fine with me."

"Oooh!" Kamo started to wave his paws around rather childishly. "Can we have pizza?! Please?" He begged with a large grin. "Konoka-nee-san never let us have pizza. She said it was unhealthy."

"That sounds pretty good," Setsuna agreed. "What do you think Ku?"

"Okay. Can we get pepperoni?!"

"Sure," Setsuna chuckled. Ku always seemed to get excited about food. It always amazed Setsuna just how much the young Chinese girl could put away. "What about you Negi-sensei?"

"Pepperoni is good," he agreed.

"Alright. I'll call it in then."

Setsuna got up to go and make the call, leaving the others alone. Kamo decided that he would take a tour of the room and find the best place to sleep. Meaning that he was searching the underwear drawers to find which one suited him the most. Negi decided to take a look around so that he could get more acclimated with the room. The walls of the room were painted a dark shade of blue with a matching carpet but in a lighter shade. Over in one corner of the room was a desk that Negi assumed was for Setsuna to do her studying on. The beds were lined up on the wall furthest from the door with dressers on either side. Two doors obviously led to the bathroom and kitchenette. In the middle of the room was a glass coffee table in front of a couch that had been placed on the wall opposite of the door. Across from the couch were a television set and a strange looking plant. Against the wall opposite of the beds was what appeared to be a workout section complete with weights and a dummy for Ku to practice on. The decoration of the room was a little different from his last one. Instead of posters various weapons of different cultures littered the walls. Negi found it to be a bit strange yet oddly fitting of the two middle school girls.

"Do you like the room, aru?" Ku asked.

Negi turned to the young Chinese girl and smiled. "Yes it's very nice," he admitted earnestly. "The weapons are actually quite comforting."

Ku laughed at her apprentice. "You have been hanging around us for far too long Negi-bozu."

"I don't think so," Negi replied. He looked down at his hands for a brief second. A strange mellow smile appeared on his face. At first Ku began to worry because she thought that she had upset him. "I never would have made it this far without your help."

The young martial artist shook her head. "I don't think so. You would have been fine without us. I mean I wasn't much help." Ku scratched the back of her head in her normal nervous fashion.

"That's not true. Without your training and support I never would have made it through the Budokai. I never would have made it to Chao-san if you and Setsuna-san hadn't been there to help me."

"That may have been true." Setsuna walked back in from the small kitchenette with her arms folded across her chest. A small smile was plastered on to her pale face. "Maybe you might not have made it to Chao without our help. But no one but you could have defeated Chao."

"I can't let that go to my head." Negi stood up and looked out of the window. The evening sun slowly settled behind the forests as day faded to night. "I can't let myself get cocky because of luck. That's when you screw up and somebody gets hurt," he nearly whispered.

Setsuna lowered her head and gently brushed a strand of hair behind her ear. The young hanyo knew how to deal with Negi when he acted like a kid. When he acted like an adult however she suddenly became lost. For what may have been a brief second Ku felt the same way. Then as if nothing happened she shook it off. The wistful smile that usually held its place became a deep frown. The blond walked up next to Negi and without warning smacked him sharply on the back of the head. The sound shocked both Negi and Setsuna. Kamo even poked his head out from Setsuna's underwear drawer to see what had happened. Negi held the back of his head and looked up at Ku Fei in shock.

"It's true there is luck in every battle," Ku said. "But you cannot deny skill. That's how you really lose. I taught you to always be confident in your abilities. Finding a balance between modesty and confidence is key."

Setsuna watched as a smile made its way back on to Negi's face. Ever since Negi and Ku Fei had started sparring with one another she noticed that Ku had the ability to always cheer Negi up. In fact there was one particular lesson that she remembered with the utmost clarity. It was after Negi had a particularly hard training session with his other master, Evangeline.

Flashback

(Thwomp!)

Setsuna winced as she saw her young teacher hit the ground for what had to be the thousandth time that day. After a rather hard training session with Evangeline a few minutes ago, in which Negi had been thoroughly punished, he had a scheduled training session with Ku Fei. After dealing with the vampire Negi was in no condition to even try and deal with a training session. Still, like the strong headed young boy he was, he tried his hardest. Only to rarely block an attack from his master and never land one himself. Negi tried his best to get to his feet but a sudden jolt of pain where Evangeline hit him with an ice spell knocked him back down. Setsuna had the urge to rush to his side but didn't want to make him think that she was treating him like a child. He had no idea what was going on with him. After his battle with Chao and all of his new training with Evangeline something was wrong with him and he didn't know why. He could barely mount a halfway decent defense let alone an offense. Through his muddled mind he was barely able to make out the form of Ku standing over him.

"You okay Negi-bozu?"

"...Sorry."

"Why?"

"I just can't seem to find my footing today."

Ku Fei offered Negi a hand but he turned his head away from her, refusing to let her help him up. Ku pulled her hand away slowly. Negi had never refused her help before and it kind of stung when he did it just now. The young mage tried to stand up but his legs refused to listen to him. Just as Setsuna was about to walk over Ku plopped down next to her young friend. The blond knew that Negi hated to quit when they were training. However, it was obvious that he was in pain and that something was bothering him. Sure Ku believed in pushing him hard but she wasn't going to drive him like Evangeline did. She didn't want to be that kind of master. Moreover she didn't want to be that kind of friend.

Negi glanced over at the blond and slowly shook his head. "Sorry Master Ku. I-"

"It's alright Negi-bozu."

"No," he whispered. "I'm neglecting your training by giving up early."

"It doesn't count when you're tired." Ku Fei sighed and lay back on the stone tile beneath them. "Did you ever wonder why I agreed to train you?" The blond turned over on her side and rested her head in her hand. Ku glanced up at Negi with deep pools of emerald, waiting for his answer.

Negi thought about the question before he answered. The truth was that he never knew why she agreed to train him in martial arts... All that it could do was serve to slow down her own training. After taking a minute to think about it he simply shrugged. There was no good reason in his mind as to why she would train him. Ku sighed and shook her head. She knew that he had been trying to think of the most logical answer and it simply evaded him. When in reality the answer was quite simple and right in front of his face.

"Simple. I trained you because I saw potential. Because I knew that you wouldn't misuse your teachings." Ku pushed herself up so that she was kneeling just in front of her young protégé. "The main reason I agreed to train you is because you are my friend."

Negi turned to look at the young woman with a smile. "Simple as that huh?"

"Simple as that."

End Flashback

"You know you were rather impressive in that fight." Setsuna added earnestly. "Chao was right when she said that you were the only person who had a chance at beating her."

Negi raised his hands in defeat. "I know when I should quit." To Ku Fei he said, "Did you really have to hit me?"

"Well somebody has to smack some sense in to you, Negi-bozu."

"Chao-san?" Negi thought silently. "You told me that I didn't treat the others right. In so many word anyways. I needed to stop coddling them." He looked up at the two young girls chatting about something. "I treat them like they're helpless girls. Yet without them I couldn't even stand on my own."

"Negi-Bozu?" Negi opened his eyes to Ku Fei waving her hand in front of his face. She looked a little confused by his momentary space out. "We have to go down and wait for the pizza. They get lost."

"Of course." Negi smiled and stood from his place on the floor. "Where did Setsuna-san go?"

"She go take shower."

Negi nodded and followed after the young martial artist. They walked through the halls in companionable silence which left Negi some time to think. On their way outside the duo ran in to Misora, one of Negi's students and a fellow mage. Thankfully she didn't ask what Negi was doing with Ku Fei this late in the day. He assumed that she must have thought they were going out to train. It was common knowledge among the class and a good portion of the school that Negi was learning Kenpo from the older blond. Ku Fei lead him outside and in to the warm glow of the setting sun. They continued on for a while until coming to the fountain that Negi had run in to Setsuna at earlier. So the two of them sat on the edge of the fountain and waited.

Ku Fei stretched and lay down against the stone. From where she was laying she could see some birds lazily gliding through the sky. "What wrong Negi-bozu?"

"Just thinking," he answered wistfully.

"About what?"

"Just-just about things in general."

"About Chao? And our trip to Wales?" Negi leaned back so that he was laying on his back with one leg hanging over the edge. "If it's a good idea?"

"Yes. And no." Ku Fei blinked. She rolled over on her stomach so that her forehead was almost touching the top of Negi's head. "They say that every little decision you make can change your future for better or worse. Every decision. Does that mean that it is impossible to control our lives?" Negi closed his eyes in deep thought.

After a minute or so the young mage sensed that a shadow had fallen over him. He opened his eyes to find that Ku Fei's face hovering scant inches above his. For a second all they did was stare at one another. Negi could see the orange glow of the sun reflected in her green eyes.

"Negi-bozu is always so serious. You're always thinking about the future." She reached a hand out and ran the back of her fingers across his cheek. The slightly intimate gesture caused him to blush for a second. "You should think about now instead."

"Hey can you guys help me? I'm supposed to be delivering this pizza."

Ku Fei smiled at Negi. "Told you."

As the young woman walked over to the pizza delivery guy Negi narrowed his eyes imperceptibly. Was she saying that she was right about the pizza guy getting lost? Or was she talking about the whole paying attention to the present speech. Negi decided that he didn't really want to know right now. For right now he just wanted to get the pizza and go back upstairs. Being near his martial arts master and his ministra would be kind of fun. Right now though he needed to focus on his growling stomach. The young mage rolled off of the fountain and began searching for his wallet. Ku Fei was busy talking to the pizza guy. And the pizza guy was too busy staring at some of Ku Fei's assets to care about what she was saying. The young delivery man was lucky that Negi hadn't been paying close enough attention. Otherwise he may have gotten beat up by a redheaded ten year old. In fact he was lucky that Ku Fei hadn't noticed.

"So how much?" Ku Fei asked in her usual friendly tone.

The delivery guy jumped and finally took his gaze from her legs. "Oh um…"

"Here this should be enough." Negi offered the man some money with enough left over for the tip.

"You no have to pay Negi-bozu!" The blond said trying to wave his money away.

"Don't worry Ku-san. It's the least that I can do since you're letting me stay with you."

"But-"

"I insist!" Negi said, putting the money in to the older boy's hand.

Ku smiled gratefully at her sensei and accepted the pizzas. With a quick goodbye and one last glance at Ku Fei he was on the way to his next delivery. "You didn't have to."

"It was my pleasure. Come on. Setsuna-san is probably out of the shower by now."

The two friends walked through the halls making friendly small talk on the way. Negi laughed at something Ku Fei said and nearly dropped the pizzas. They walked through the dorm room door and saw Setsuna was out of the shower. She was dressed in a pair of grey sweatpants and a black tank top.

"Oh thank god. I'm starving!"

"Me too!" Kamo scampered out of the kitchen and up on to Negi's shoulder.

Negi laughed and glanced to the blond. "I guess we should eat."

Ku Fei giggled. "I get plates!" She exclaimed, heading to the kitchen.

Setsuna laughed and took the plates from Negi. "I think she sees this as some kind of sleep over."

"I guess that in a way it is."

The brunette set the boxes down on the table and opened them up. "Mmmm. This smells great."

"Whoa!" The two of them turned around and saw Ku Fei attempting to balance plates in one hand and cans of soda in the other. Negi jumped up and took the drinks from her. "Thanks Negi-bozu!"

The four friends sat down at the center of the room in a relaxed circle. Negi placed a couple pieces of pizza on each plate and passed them back. The four friends ate and talked. Mostly small talk about class and the stuff that was happening around the school. Negi learned that Ku Fei had been challenged twice for her spot as chairmen of the martial arts club. Obviously there was no change in the leadership spot. He found out that Setsuna had been asked out on a date by one of the high school guys. When he asked Setsuna I she had turned the young man down she blushed but nodded. According to Ku Fei the guy that asked her out was a well known womanizer and stated she would have beat him up if he messed with Setsuna. Negi chuckled as Setsuna argued with her roommate that she could take care of herself. The two of them must have been very close. This brought a question to his mind.

"How did the two of you become roommates? I thought that you were rooming with Paru-san?" He indicated Ku Fei with a nod.

"Well," Ku put her slice of pizza down, "we used to be. But Haruna-san stayed over with honya-chan and baka leader more than she stayed here. So it was kind of lonely here by myself."

"Then when I came they couldn't find a place for me. So Saotome-san moved in with the others and they let me move in here with Ku."

"Ah good. I know what it's like to be by yourself."

The statement was simple enough with seemingly no emotion behind it. Even though Negi hid it well in his voice the melancholy smile and dim eyes gave him away. Setsuna felt her heart break for the young boy in front of her. Both girls knew what loneliness felt like and he experienced it at just ten years of age. Ku Fei felt uncomfortable in situations like this. It was harder for her to help him with adult problems that spanned beyond depression. Maybe it was because he was just ten years old. Before she had met Negi she never could have believed that ten year olds would have those kinds of problems. Yet she was his master and his friend, she had to say something. Good thing Kamo was faster on the draw and saved her.

"What do you two want to do in life?" Everyone in the room blinked and turned towards Kamo. The first intelligent question of the night and it came from the ermine. "Let's start with Setsuna-nee-san."

"With me?" Setsuna sighed and leaned back against the couch. "I don't know. I really like my job as a demon hunter. I get to help others and I would make good money in the magical world." She shrugged. "Besides it's the only thing I have ever known."

"That sound good," Ku Fei replied. "I like to do something like it. Have a lot of adventures! What about Negi-bozu?"

"After I find my father? I want to travel around the world. Help people if I can."

The girls smiled expecting nothing less from the young man. "What about you Kamo-san?" Setsuna asked.

The ermine smirked and sat up in the lotus position. "I'm going wherever aniki is going!" He declared in a definite tone. "We are partners after all."

"Thanks Kamo-kun. Not sure what I would do without you." Negi gave him a pat on the head.

Kamo laughed. "You'd get eaten alive if you didn't have me!"

"Gee thanks," Negi remarked sarcastically. "Truth is," he began, falling back on the floor, "I'm going to need all of the help that I can get."

"What happened between you and Asuna-san anways?" Setsuna asked. "She's been mad at you before but never enough to kick you out."

"I…for once I really don't know."

"Pfft!" Negi turned and looked at Ku Fei. "Asuna get mad all the time. Just ignore her." Setsuna looked at Ku Fei oddly. There was a little bit of anger behind the blonde's voice that was rarely heard. "Beside you stay here long as you want." She glanced at Setsuna to make sure what she said was okay.

Setsuna smiled brightly at her young sensei. "Of course you can. We're happy to have you."

"I just…I don't want to impose on you."

"Nonsense. You're staying." Setsuna glanced at the clock on the wall. "I have to get to sleep. I have patrol in the morning."

"We train tomorrow Negi-bozu. Should get sleep to."

"Right."

"Are you sure that the couch will be okay? Until we clear the loft tomorrow?" Setsuna asked.

"The couch will be more than enough. Thanks."

"Good night Negi-sensei."

"Night Setsuna-san."

Negi watched as she climbed in to the top bed then plopped down on the couch. Ku Fei grabbed clothes and walked in to the bathroom to change. What was he going to do? There was no way he could impose on them for a long period of time. Kamo climbed on the arm of the couch and curled up in a ball. He couldn't go back home either. Asuna was mad at him and until he figured it out he couldn't go back. Then again did he really want to go back when she was getting mad at him for no reason? Besides the girls said that he could stay as long as he wanted to. A blanket and a pillow and suddenly plopped down on his face. Negi moved the articles aside and looked up to see Ku Fei smiling at him. She was dressed like Setsuna in a pair of black sweatpants and a yellow tank top. The martial artist tossed him a wave and a smile before turning off the light and climbing in to bed. Soon the steady rattle of Chamo's snoring reached his ears. Maybe this wouldn't be such a bad thing after all.

End Chapter

Well there it is folks chapter one! Seems like Negi has some new roommates. With this comes new opportunity and new challenges. Next chapter: Negi discovers that it may be more than just chance that he came to stay. If you like this chapter and want more please send me review. If you like the story more will come.