Chapter 1: Morning

Kazumi's Theme - Say You'll Haunt Me by Stone Sour

Sayo's Theme - The Sky Is Falling by Aiden

Kazumi Asakura was a freelance reporter for the Mahora Academy school newspaper. She would do anything for a good story, and she loved taking embarrassing pictures of her fellow students with her camera. Her favorite subject had recently become Sayo Aisaka, a student of the Academy who had died more than fifty years ago. The pictures of her ghostly form were never embarrassing. Kazumi didn't pick on Sayo like she did to everyone else; Sayo was too important to her. She was currently searching for the said ghost so that she could take more photos of her.

"Saaayooo! Say-chaaan!" Kazumi called. She had red hair done up behind her head, and she was one of the, erm, bustier girls in the class, and fairly tall as well.

"Yes, Kazu-kun?" Sayo asked, her head poking through a wall.

"There you are! C'mere so I can use the new flash on my camera!"

"Don't you have enough pictures of me hanging around your room?" Sayo floated down to the floor, but her feet never touched it, her bent knees kept her above the ground.

"They are not all over my walls!" Kazumi said quickly, too quickly.

"Sure they aren't," Sayo teased, "What do you want now? Naughty poses?"

"No! Why would I want that?" Kazumi's cheeks started to flush red.

"You're blushiiing, Kazu-kun," Sayo said in a sing-song voice, floating around in circles.

"I am not!"

"Yes you aaare!" Sayo grinned and stopped in front of Kazumi, who turned her head away, covering her red face, "Why are you blushing so much, Kazumi-kun?" Sayo moved in front of the other girl's face.

"I-I um…" Kazumi stuttered. Sayo was the only person in the world who could put Kazumi Asakura at a loss for words.

"Asakura-san!" called a voice from down the hall, "I need you!"

The two girls turned to see the young Negi Springfield running towards them, his ever-present staff in his hand.

"Negi-bo- I mean, sensei. What is it?"

"I just need you for the physical exams…" Negi panted.

"Wait, those are today?" Kazumi asked.

"Yes, did you forget again?"

"Well, um, yeah… Um, can Sayo come too?"

"Well, it couldn't hurt, but, you know she can't be part of the physical…"

"Hey! Guys! Right here?" Sayo exclaimed, waving her arms.

"Sorry Sayo-san," Negi apologized.

"I know you're there, Sayo," Kazumi confirmed.

"Hmph."

Sayo's upset face hurt Kazumi. The physical exams only reminded them both of the figurative distance between them.

"If you don't wanna come…"

"No, I'll go with you."

"You just want to float around and watch all the girls undress," Kazumi accused.

"No, just you."

Kazumi's eyes widened in surprise and she blushed again. Negi sweat-dropped and looked between the two of them.

"Um… are you two coming or not?"

"Yeah, we'll uh, be right there…" Kazumi locked eyes with the ghost girl, wishing more than ever that she were alive again.

Sorry it's so short, but for those of you who read My Angel Setsuna, you should sort of know what to expect from me by now. Please read and review! Thanks!