Ep 00: Introductions/"So this is Mahora Academy…" by Alex

"Hey, Negi!" I yelled as I ran down the street chasing after the infamous 10 year-old.

"Yes? What is it?" he replied as I caught up, out of breath.

"C-Congrats on the graduation! I hear you are to be teaching at the famous Mahora Academy in Japan?" I asked, knowing full well the answer.

"Why yes, that is correct! What were you assigned to do, Alex?" he responded, causing me to gulp. "Is something the matter? You don't have to tell me if you don't want to…"

"No, no! I'm just a bit nervous with my assignment is all. I'm going to America to be with a travelling circus troupe," I sighed, hating to lie to my friend.

"Well, that should be fun! Good luck with your objective!" he said, his face gleaming.

"Same to you! Give my regards to Anya and your sis, ok?" I said cheerfully, hiding the sorrow of my own house being empty.

"Sure thing, but I am a bit late. Can we continue this next time we meet?" he asked. I nodded and we both went our separate ways…

My name is Alex Harman, a 13 year-old graduate of the Magic Academy. All my life I had been insulted for my feminine appearance, being a boy and all. But when I met Negi and Anya, they didn't ridicule me and we became good friends. Now I have a chance to make it up to them! I was assigned the task of attending, and graduating from, Mahora Academy to watch over the young wizard!

Yes I know this is a school for girls, why do you think they chose me? Not only do I look effeminate, but I also minor in illusory spells! But enough about me, the next day…

BEEP BEEP BEEP

I yawned as I bashed the alarm in, not like I was going to be using it in Wales anyways.

"So today I head to Japan…" I sighed, rolling over. "Oh crap! I'm already here!!!" I exclaimed, forgetting that I left for Japan last night. I hurriedly got dressed and rushed to my bike.

"Just another girl heading for class…" I sighed, speeding off towards the school. Immediately after I arrived, I checked my watch and realized I was 30 minutes early. "…Crap," I sighed as I climbed the wall to my class, magic-ing the window open and heaving myself in.

"One, the door was unlocked and Two, you forgot to renew the illusion spell," I heard as soon as I entered the classroom and set my things down in the one unoccupied seat on the roster.

"Good morning Professor Takahata. I was in a rush this morning, seeing as it is my first day and all," I chuckled nervously. I then cast the necessary spell to turn my appearance into that of a girl in all areas.

"Good morning to you Alex, I see you found your seat nicely. I hope you don't bother Evangeline and Chachamaru too much during your stay in Class 3-A!" Takahata chuckled as he pointed to their desks, right next to mine.

"I read up on them during the flight, I think I'll have an easier time with Chachamaru than with Evangeline," I smirked, putting my hair back into its ponytail and sitting down.

"At least ONE graduate of the academy read his handbook on his students and or classmates…" Takahata sighed, shaking his head. I understood that meant that Negi didn't study, quite unlike him.

"I guess he was just excited about the trip, or maybe worrying about his sister and Anya?" I suggested. "I mean, he IS 10 years old. Even geniuses have their limits."

"True, true… I guess I'll give him a class roster with added notes then, to make it easier on him." Takahata said before leaving. I decided it was going to be a while before people showed up so I got into my seat and leaned back, waiting for class to start. About 4 minutes after I got relazed, a blonde haired girl who looked pretty mature for her age walked in and set her stuff down, not noticing me.

"Used to being the first one here, eh?" I called down to her, to which she almost literally jumped out of her skin.

"Who the hell are you!? I mean, yeah, being the class president and all, I am usually the first one here to set up the classroom," she responded, giving me a look that suggested I was about to die.

"Hehe, no need to get defensive here, I'm just the transfer student from Wales. The name is Alex Hartman, may I ask you yours?" I asked, as politely as I could.

"Oh, I'm sorry for yelling like that, you scared me. My name is Ayaka Yukihiro and I am, as previously stated, the president of this class," she responded, professionally I might add. I noted her position and mannerisms in my class roster and put it away.

"Nice to meet you Ayaka, I hope we can get along seeing as we're classmates." I said, smiling at her. Just then, the bell rang and I could feel the trampling of the many students rushing to class. I looked out the window and all I could see was dust.
"I see it gets a bit busy down here at these times, I had better show up early every day to secure my safety…" I gulped, at which Ayaka laughed.

"Yeah, that is a really good idea coming from the cute new student," she continued to chuckle as the door was almost bust down and the students filed into their seats. I counted each student, getting to a total of 27, not including myself.

"Hey, where's Eva, Chachamaru, Asuna and Konoka?" I asked Ayaka.

"Oh, Evangeline and Chachamaru don't come very often and I don't know where the others are, most likely late as usual," she scoffed on the last part, so I noted that she had a bit of trouble with Asuna and/or Konoka.

"Another question, where is the teacher? The late bell is about to ring and he isn't-" I was beginning to say he wasn't here when I saw the door open. I was fidgeting and then Negi walked in. Soon after, Asuna and Konoka walked in, Asuna's face full of shock while she stared at Negi.

"Wait a minute, HE'S our teacher?!" she yelled out of nowhere, throwing me off guard. I was about to get up to calm her down when Ayaka started going at it with Asuna. I sighed and walked down to Negi who was trying in vain to get them to stop fighting.

"Hey, I would stay out of this quarrel, teach," I said, pulling him out of the danger zone. "They do it all the time." Everyone looked at Negi and me. I started to sweat a bit and then I realized that these girls grew up with each other, new people would interest them.

"Oh yeah, my name is Alex Hartman. I am your new classmate and I hope that we can get along!" I said cheerfully, smiling at the class. The girls, except Asuna as far as I could see, all came around me and Negi to investigate us and examine our features.

"Hey, ALEX!" I heard Asuna yell at me.

"Yes, Asuna?" I pondered as to why she called me.

"How do you know about the history of me and the pres if you are new here?" she asked, anger still in her eyes.

"Simple, when you and Ayaka went at it, both of you had a look in your eyes that hinted at repeated argues. Also, Ayaka previously hinted at tension when I mentioned your name on the tardy list. Plus, this school keeps the same students in the same groups for the classes throughout the stay at this campus, unless of course a student like me transfers in and is put into a class," I explained, causing the people in class, except Asuna and Negi, to stare at me.

"Wow! A detective in the making!" the class said in unison, then returned to Negi who introduced himself.

"Where are you from, sensei?" Kazumi asked.

"Why, I'm from Wales," he answered and then he was swarmed with MORE girls. I returned to my seat, envying the child, and noticed two girls just watching the mayhem, one with purple hair down to her waist with two strands in front and another with blue hair covering her face.

"Hey, that reminds me, where are YOU from, Alex?" Kazumi asked me, a journal in her hands.

"So you are Kazumi, the famous reporter of Mahora Academy… I'm from Wales as well, but don't get the wrong ideas, I'm from a different part seeing as I've never seen Negi before in my life," I explained quickly.

"Interesting, so we have two people from the same foreign city here in Mahora!" she exclaimed, having ignored me completely.

"Around that time, Negi sneezed and blew Asuna's clothing to shreds. "Baka Negi…" I sighed, looking away from Asuna's now visible delicacies.

I went back to my dorm that day right after class to get something to eat. After eating, I walked out and wandered back to the campus for the bike I had forgotten. On my way, I saw Negi and I was about to say "Hi" when he took out his staff and caught Nodoka with his magic. Nodoka was unconscious but I noticed that Asuna saw him.

"Baka Negi…" I sighed yet again when Auna looked my way.

"Did you see that too?" she asked.

"Uh, yeah! It was in plain sight man!" I replied, trying to cover the sweat forming on my brow. Negi noticed our talking and looked at us about then.

"Uh, hey sensei. Don't worry, your secret is safe with us!" I said, smiling at Negi.

"How can I be sure? I can't take any chances." Negi started to say when a pan fell on his head, knocking him out.

"Well then, that was akward. Hey, Asuna? Can you take Negi to the room next to yours. He's staying with me while he works here, and I'm next door to you and Konoka." I asked, giving her the unconscious body of Negi. I then ran to help out Nodoka and fixed her book stack. She didn't remember anything from what happened so I said she was lucky to have fallen on me or else it would have been tragic.

"Well, I'll see you around, Nodoka!" I called, running upstairs towards the campus building. I came back down on my bike, jumping the full flight. I had to shift in the air to avoid hitting Nodoka who was in the path of the bike right after I would land, and I ended up crashing dead on into a tree.

"A-Are you ok!?" Nodoka called out to me, leaving her books on the ground. With her help, I was able to get back up on my feet.

"Yeah, thanks for helping me up. Too bad my bike is totaled… Oh well, at least it wasn't one of us!" I laughed.

"I-I'm sorry…" she sighed, lowering her head. I put my hand on her chin and lifted her gaze back up to mine.

"Don't worry, I should have been more careful with my traveling. Now then, I'm going to take this to the Robotics Lab and be right back. Don't you move!" I chuckled, grabbing the bike and jetting off to the nearby laboratory. I returned about 4 minutes later and picked up half of her book load.
"Hey, if you don't mind, I'd like to help you carry this hazardous load of books to the island," I smiled at her, and she picked up the second half.

"Sure! That would be great, thank you!" she thanked me, smiling and showing the cute face under those bangs.

"A quick tip, if you plan on getting Negi to like you back, it would help if you didn't hide that cute face of yours," I said, pulling her hair back. She blushed like mad during and after this.

"H-H-How did you know I liked Negi?" she asked nervously, blushing like mad.

"Well, earlier I saw you staring at Negi and you were staring off into space for a bit when I helped you up from when you fell. I saw you blush when staring and when gazing off, so both were connected, therefore meaning you like Negi," I said, smiling.

"You really are a detective in the making, Alex," she declared, smiling a bit.

"Right, now for another matter, can I join the Library Club?" I asked politely.

"Sure, we are in need of members… We hold meetings after school from 4-8, Saturdays too," she informed me, smiling wider than earlier.

"Alright, that is awesome. I'll be at every meeting!" I cheerfully said, laying the books on the desk at the front of Library Island.

I wrote my first report to the Academy that night, telling them of the students here and not informing them of Negi being seen by Asuna and I.

"Things in this Academy are about to get interesting…" I said when Negi went to sleep, and then fell asleep myself.