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Unforgotten Passion
Chapter one: A dream and a plan
by: Cinge
The moon's gaze was set upon the land, as though it was its forever guardian. The grass moved to the beat of the wind, as it played its melodic whisper. It was indeed a beautiful night, one that could only hope for in this day of age. But not even the night could calm the growing irritation radiating from a spiky-haired magi. He had enough trouble in his hands, but a certain vampiress made it all seem too maddening. It has been a while since the incident, but the vampire just couldn't let it go. That event was supposed to be just another act of kindness and nothing more. As clever as he was, he just couldn't find a way to elude the girl and get on with his travels.
Nagi looks over his shoulder while keeping his motion forward. Much to his surprise the vampiress was still following the red-haired magi. He looks forward again and shakes his head. He ponders on how long could this possibly go on? He can't deny the fact that his looks and charms would capture almost any woman that he meets, but he never anticipated a mere child snared by his devilish good looks. He cups his chin as a smile forms over his face, never in his life he thought that his own looks would cause trouble for him. His hands drop to his side and looks up at the sky. Ominous clouds are seen far in the distance and since the wind was blowing opposite their path, it was likely going to be an unpleasant night.
"How long must you deny my love to you?" Nagi flinched at those words as veins popped into his forehead. Evangeline smiles when Nagi stops at her words. Though as powerful as she was, the vampiress just could not find a way to finally get her beloved to love her. She runs up to Nagi's side and looks up at his face. It was no surprise to her when she finds an irritated expression plastered all over his face.
Nagi lets out a sigh, "I'm camping down for tonight..." A sense of delight appeared in Evangeline's face, but as if on cue- "but I don't want you anywhere near me!" Evangeline's expression disappeared as fast it had appeared. She crosses her arms and pouts as the magi walks away from her and settles down a nearby tree. But she follows him anyway.
"Nagi! You and I both know that you can't escape from me." the vampiress said as she leans against the tree.
"But that ain't stopping me." the magi said lazily as he plunges a wooden stick onto the ground, as to set up the base of his tent. "and besides..." He drapes a large blanket over the makeshift tent, to form the roof, "I ain't the kind of person who makes long term commitments" He then drops a stone on the ground with the blanket underneath it, so to keep it from blowing off.
"I predicted that." Evangeline said as she lowered her head a bit. "But I'm prepared to follow you to the ends of the world if I have to!" She raises her head in attempt to make eye contact with the magi.
Nagi rolls his eyes and sighs, "And again with that... it makes fifteen 'I'm prepared to yadda yadda' speeches?" His voice was drenched with sarcasm. Evangeline's eyes twitched with pure irritation. She forms her hands into a fist and stares at Nagi with a pure intention of murder with a hint of passion.
"Master seems to be irritated, want me to fix that?" The little mechanical doll cackled as she revealed thin blades in her hands. The mini doll was perched on Evangeline's head, grinning like a maniac at her own words.
"Hush Chachazero." The vampiress said.
"Well before I whisk off to a peaceful sleep..." The magi stares at the vampiress standing before him. "I wish you... a pleasant evening." A smile forms across his face, which made Evangeline's knees weaken a little. Nagi crawls inside his tent, yawning deeply as he closes his eyes.
"You know that I can just come in, right?" Evangeline said as she stares at the motionless magi. Nagi suddenly raises his arm and waves at her, as if to shoo her away. Her eyes twitched again at the magi's sudden motion. "Hmp, very well..." The vampiress starts to walk towards the tent, but suddenl- "OW!!" Evangeline falls back and lands on the grass, "What the..." She quickly looks around to find the cause of the sudden stop. She moves her hand forward, but it was suddenly halted to what felt like an invisible barrier. She pounds the ground with her fist and jumps up to her feet. "That's not fair! Why can't you at least let me get close to you? It's not like I'll bite." A smirk forms across her face, laced with a bit of sarcasm. Chachazero chuckles at her master's comment, anything related to violence would excite the little puppet.
Nagi continues to lay motionless, only until a mischievous smirk forms across his face. He lets out a yawn and turns to his side.
"Stop ignoring me! I can yell all nigh-" Droplets of water hit the vampire's head, cutting her off. She holds out her hand and looks up to the sky. Thick clouds loomed overhead as lightning flashed across the sky. Evangeline's shoulders dropped, her eyes traveled down to Nagi's sleeping form. The vampire mistress was supposed to be the ruler of all vampires! The mere mention of her name sent terror and fear into people's hearts. She could destroy a hundred man armada with a flick of her wrist. Her vampiric beauty would make any man fall in their knees and grovel at her feet! And yet, here she stands before a simple magi who had the ability to taunt and tease her to the point of insanity!
A thunder boom rang across the sky, which made the small doll jump.
"Master! I suggest that we move, there's a high possibility that we will get rained on!" Chachazero said, flailing her arms, "And there might some thunder too! Can't we just lea-" She suddenly finds her neck snared in her master's hand.
"One more word out of you and you'll experience nightmares that no mere creature would ever imagine." Evangeline's eyes was soaked with murderous intent as she released the puppet. She again lays her hand on the invisible barrier, rain started to pound the ground without the intention of stopping. The shape of the barrier was clear as droplets of water slides off it. The vampiress grabs the puppet on her head and holds her in her arms. The vampire's cloak provided some sort of warmth, but did little against the forces of wind and water. Although she was the queen of darkness and ice, the vampiress felt the coldness coming from her beloved magi. She walks toward the tree, puts her back against the trunk, and slumps down to the ground. Some part of her was glad that rain poured as it was. The bangs of her hair covered her eyes as she starts to drift off to sleep. Evangeline A.K. McDowell, the mistress of the dark, only to succumb to her own needs. The man of her dreams was only a foot or two away, but yet it seemed like the cosmos was the only thing separating them. What can she do... to make... her... yawn... man bend... to her... The vampiress slumps to her side, rain still pouring down.
The magi twitches and slowly sits up. Nagi stares at the cute sleeping form of the vampire, he couldn't help but smile. With a flick with his wrist a hole in the barrier formed. The magi reaches out and carefully lifts the vampiress off the ground, being careful not to awaken her. He goes back into the tent and closes the hole. The magi lays the vampiress's motionless body beside him. He lays back and starts to close his eyes, but not a moment too soon, he felt hands creeping across his chest. The "motionless" vampiress starts to move her body over the magi as she continues to wrap her arms around Nagi. Nagi lets out a deep sigh and shakes his head.
"I swear, I'm too kind for my own good." Nagi whispered.
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Evangeline's House
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The sleeping vampiress lets out a soft moan, "... Nagi." the vampire unknowingly said. Her eyes started to twitch, until it was partially open. The vampiress lets out a small groan as she sits up, finding herself in her own bed and bedroom. Her hair was a complete mess, it looked like it could snare any object that dared move near it. She curses under her breath and jumps off her bed. Evangeline just could not figure out why she kept having these dreams, of her and Nagi, traveling together. Although she cursed him to death for placing this curse on her, she still kept a small, if not, irritating desire for him.
Somewhere in the kitchen, the robot maid prepares the daily breakfast for her mistress. The gynoid then carries a tray, containing a small breakfast, and cup of tea. As she enters the
dining room, her mistress suddenly comes through the other door, still donning her sleeping attire.
Evangeline sits on the chair as Chachamaru lays down the tray in front of her. The vampiress lazily picks up her fork and pokes at the food before, she rests her chin with her free hand. The robot maid's keen senses picked up her troubling expression.
"Master, is something wrong?" Chachamaru asked, with a hint of worry attached to her voice.
"It's nothing you should worry about." the vampiress replied.
"... is it about Nagi Springfield?"
Evangeline's eyes twitched at the mere mention of his name. "I said it was nothing you should worry about." Her voice at that moment would send any person into submission.
The robot maid was wise enough to stop at the matter, "I apologize." She offers a small bow and before returning to the kitchen she said, "School will commence in about one hour. And so as Negi-sensei's class." She enters back into the kitchen.
A mischievous smirk formed across the vampiress's face at the mention of her sensei's name. "Something tells me that boya's day will..." She licks the tip of her fangs, "be an interesting one... Chachamaru!"
The robot maid comes back out, "Yes mistress?"
"Prepare a spare room... near my own." Evangeline smiles in deep thought, "I feel that... a master and apprentice should a lot be closer from here on." She lets out a small chuckle and grabs the cup of wine. She takes a sip and puts it back down on the table. "Hehe, we will see how our beloved sensei handle a situation."
The robot maid bows in compliance and turns back around into the kitchen. Chachamaru begins to feel heat radiating from her face, "Neji-sensei..."
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Mahora Campus
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The whole school ground was covered in a white blanket of snow. Small pieces of snow gracefully danced with the wind, before falling lightly on the ground. The sun lightly bathed the campus with a warm sensation of light, just enough for warmth and not melt the falling snow. The current year was nearing to an end, mid-terms haunted the minds of every student on campus. From teachers to students to faculty alike, most had plans for the upcoming season. But a certain red-haired young magi would get the most surprising news from the most expected vampiress. (Just imagine the scene panning from outside to the window of classroom 3-A, and then inside the classroom)
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Class 3-A
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The young magi leaps off his stool after writing a page number on the board. "Okay, everyone please open your textbooks to the page written on the board." The young magi looks around the classroom to spot any potential readers. "Ah, Asuna-san! Would you please read the first paragraph?" Asuna lets out an irritated groan and stands up to read.
Neji's eyes travels from Asuna to his master in the back of the room. As usual the vampiress bares a bored expression as she rests her chin on her hand, looking away from the front. But as if on cue, she turns her head to meet Neji's eyes, she shoots him a devilish smirk. Neji immediately felt a cold shiver travel down his spine, he knew right away that she had something planned for him tonight. Everyday, Neji would meet Evangeline after class in her resort for magic combat training. But this training session never became a common routine, since each one always had a little surprise waiting for him, he knew that today was no differe-
"Hey! Baka Neji!!" Neji jumped as Asuna yelled at him after she had been there standing for quite a while. "I finished! You've been staring off to space again, now please pay attention! Mid-terms are coming up and we're not the class to pull out miraculous scores from our tests!" Neji felt a little awkward, since that speech wasn't supposed to be coming from a student, especially from Asuna! The rest of the class, however, harbored a dark glare at Asuna. She looks around nervously, "I-I-I mean the Baka Rangers! WE can't pull out amazing scores out of thin air!" The teenage girl managed to save herself. At that moment Asuna felt that she was in a middle of a ring of wolves.
"S-sorry Asuna-san!" Neji apologized, offering a small bow. "Well let's get back to the lesson then!"
"Um, Neji-sensei?" Konoka raises her hand.
Neji turns to acknowledge the princess, "Yes Kono-chan?"
"What are your plans for winter break?"
"Err..." Neji scratched the bottom of his chin, he just now realized that he had nothing planned for the upcoming season. Suddenly the whole class went up in an uproar. Everyone started yammering about what they are going to do at this upcoming break.
Ayaka suddenly stands up and rushes over to Neji, and grabs hold of his hand. "Sensei! Allow me to accompany you during this break!" Her eyes sparkled with joy, "So we can establish a deeper bond between class representative and teacher!"
"Whoa! Hold on there!" Asuna rushes over to knock Ayaka away from Neji, "What about the trip we discussed? Did you forget about that?!"
"The trip?" Realization appears over her face, "But, it's Neji-sensei we're talking about! I would do anythi-"
"Don't betray your promise you shotacon!" Asuna cuts her off, since she was also stretching Ayaka's cheeks.
The class of 3-A was (again) on the verge of losing control. Neji tried his best to calm the class down, but as usual it was too much for the ten year old magi to handle. Neji was able to fight one-on-one with "Death Glasses" Mr. Tamakichi, fight an evil vampire mistress, and hold his ground with his own father! But the class of 3-A overwhelmed him.
Neji lets out a deep sigh and sits down on his chair. He had just remembered that Asuna, and Ayaka were to go on a trip. Konoka and Setsuna would be out of campus together. And as for the rest of the class, it was clear they all had a plan of their own, except for the vampiress and her robot maid. Neji's eyes shifted across the classroom and locked on his master at the back, still wearing a bored expression. Evangeline gives him another smirk. Now Neji is fully aware that his master had something planned for him. He started to think up several possibilities of what it mig-
"It seems that you have nothing for this winter..." Neji jumps from his chair, to see that Evangeline was suddenly behind him, he dared not to turn his head. The vampiress lightly rested her head on his shoulder, Neji could feel her warm breath pulsating from his neck. The vampiress then whispers into Neji's ear before giving him a departing smirk and leave the class.
Neji's face went pale as he dropped back down on his chair. His whole body trembled at the thought of it, it scared and puzzled him why master would commit such a sudden action. Neji looks up to see Chachamaru. "Oh, hi Chachamaru-san."
The android bows before leaving, "I hope that you have a pleasant stay with us..." She quickly runs out the door, to prevent a red streak going across her face to be seen.
The young magi's head hits the table, letting out a small groan. This was sure going to be a one heck of a winter break.
To be continued…
This is my first story, I hope you people enjoy it. And for the record, this is a Eva x Neji pairing, or somewhere along that line… I don't know. Hehe…
More coming up…