Bound Together
An AkoxEva Negima! Yuri Fic
"God damn it!" Evangeline A.K. McDowell's long red nails tore at the athletic tape that bound her right leg to Ako's left. Ako Izumi giggled. "You tied it too tight, Eva-sama." She said. "It's tape! How did I tie it too tightly?" "You're powerful." Eva scowled in frustration. The two girls sat outside of one of Mahora Academy's many gyms. The athletic festival was in full swing, Class 3-A winning by a very large amount of points. Ako and Eva had run the three-legged race together. They had won, too. Eva had also been in a relay, where she scored second after Mana. Ako had done the cheerleading event with Misa, Misora, and Sakurako. Their team had won as well. Neither of them had another event to participate in. That was good, because Eva could not seem to free them.
Ako was enjoying herself, in spite of Eva's irritation. "I'll bet you just don't want us to be apart." She joked. Eva sat back. "I don't really like this. We're close, which I like, and I'm always going to be with you, but being connected at the leg is awkward." She grinned, showing fang. "I'd rather be connected in another spot." Ako blushed. Eva grabbed her hand tightly. Her cerulean eyes searched the crowded courtyard. "Gah, I can't do it with magic because all these people are around." Ako nodded. She knew of the vampire's power. It'd definitely attract unwanted attention. "Let's go inside and try to get it off." suggested Ako. Eva stared at the tape. "Okay, I don't have any better ideas." Ako smiled. "Okay then! One, two, three…go!" Ako struggled to her feet, only rising because Eva had swung her arms and stood up perfectly. Eva steadied her. "Careful." She advised warmly.
They hobbled along and eventually managed to enter the building. "Where now, Eva-sama?" Ako asked. "I don't know, this was your idea." Eva snapped. Seeing Ako's hurt face, she relaxed. She couldn't take it out on Ako. It was just that the tape made her feel weak. How could she protect Ako if she couldn't free her from athletic tape? "Sorry." Eva apologized. "Let's go try in the bathroom." Ako looked at the staircase. "The bathroom's this way." Eva and Ako stumbled to the edge of the steps. "Alright, one, two, three, go!" The pair both stepped onto the first step with their outer feet. "One, two three, go!" They stepped with the middle foot and stood perfectly on step one with both feet. Eva looked at the remaining nineteen steps and groaned. And that was just to the landing. Ako smiled at her. "We can do it!" Together, with many cries of "One, two, three, go!" they managed to get to the middle of the second set of stairs.
