The Journey of Two Souls Part Two
Kazumi was walking ahead of Sayo. The graduation was in an hour, and they couldn't afford to be late. With a spring in her step, she marched forward. It would be nice to see all of their (soon to be) classmates. The two of them were quiet, both with their mind somewhere far, far away. To be frank Kazumi, for the first time in her living memory, was scared. The magic world didn't scare her. Evangeline did not scare her. Chao didn't scare her. No, she had always had faith that Negi would pull them through. But for the first time, Negi couldn't pull her through. No, he couldn't do it. This was something she had to do on her own. Negi couldn't help…. Wait a second. Maybe Negi could help. It would be beneficial practice for the two of them. She would have to see him before the party. But first, they needed to graduate.
(Time Skip a Few Hours)
It was a long affair. It was a boring affair. It was a tedious affair. Kazumi could not stand any of it. In fact the only enjoyable part of the whole thing was the picture afterwards. Chisame looked pissed, Evangeline and Chachmaru were in the background, Negi to the side, Konoka had her arm latched on to Setsuna's. The Class President for the first time in years truly smiled. Sayo floated right beside her. Now, time to pull Negi away from the crowd. Before the crowd mobbed him. Taking his arm, Kazumi smiled to the group. "Anyone wanting to talk to him, get in a line. I need to set up his calendar." Taking his arm, she dragged him (Despite the fact he was now 14 years old, Negi still refused to take any action against his students when they mauled him. And in turn they still treated him as a toy) Negi made a slight protest before allowing Kazumi to pull him away.
"What is it Kazumi-San?" He asked, once Kazumi had pulled him far away from hearing distance and released the young Magi.
"Well we all know you are going to confess to someone today. And I thought you might need practice." Kazumi smirked. Now time to practice. "First off, before you get a chance to tell your beau," Negi cringed at the word, still not convinced his action was for the best. Still, it had gone on long enough. "You are going to get confessed to. A lot." Kazumi grinned. "They are going to be like, 'I love you Negi-Sensei!'" She put dramatic emphasis in her voice and a hand on her heart. Another hand lay on her forehead, as if she was about to faint. "Next you'll have to tell them all that they'll have to wait. Cuz you need to build up some drama. Finally, and the crux of the situation, you will cry out your beaus name. And you will say 'I love you! Marry me!' And then they will be like 'Of course Negi-Sensei, I would never dream of marrying anyone else!'" Kazumi held back a chuckle. Poor boy looked he was about to faint.
Negi was red in the face, his palms sweating up a storm. He looked up to Kazumi, "I….Is this how it will go?" He spat out the words, as if they were going to kill him. Kazumi burst out laughing.
"A course not." She bent over, her stomach killing her from laughter. "Nah. More likely you'll just confess. Thought you might need some practice though. You definitely need the confidence booster." Negi let out a sigh of relief. "Now there will be a crowd…. Hmm…" She looked over to the others. Ah, the perfect solution for the crowd issue. "Kono-chan, get your tongue out of your precious Se-chan's throat and get over here!" Kazumi called out. The two girls blushed being caught in the act, but both came over none the less. "Now look, we need Negi to gain some experience in this confession thing. So he's going to confess to me his love, and I need you two here to help him out with the crowd issue okay?" KonoSetsu nodded (Cuz honestly they are one unit in reality).
Negi nodded. This would be a huge help. He spoke. "Okay, let's go with a practice trial." He smirked a tiny bit; this was going to blow them all away.
"I have known you for five years now." Negi began, his voice full of emotion. "And I want you to know, that first you were just a student to me. But now you are more. Much more. I cannot say," He took a pause to grab Kazumi's hand, tears starting to form in his eyes. "How much you mean to me. You have been there for me ever since the beginning. You have never faltered, never let me down. Sure I may not have always been honest with you, but I was ten at the time. What did I know about love past the bonds of family? But you opened me up to a world full of light and happiness. I love you. I love all of my students. I love every single one of them. However, I love you most of all. I am sorry to disappoint everyone else who has seeks my attention and love. And they shall know that I will always be there for them in their time of need. But above all I love you….." Negi struggled with the name for a moment, almost ruining the surprise. "Kazumi. Will you please go out with me?" He asked, going down on one knee.
To say that the crowd was surprised at this was an understatement. There was not one teary eye between the four of them. Kazumi fell to the ground, and hugged Negi, crying out "Yes! Yes!" She exclaimed, "I will be happy to date you Negi-Sensei!" She forgot to put on her high pitch love-struck maiden voice. And a figure hiding in the dark slunk away. Kazumi proceeded to get up. "Now then, Negi I think you don't need the practice. Damn beautiful speech." She slapped Negi on the back. "Go get them tiger." She said with a laugh, waving them off.
KonoSetsu and Negi looked at Kazumi though, and deferred to Setsuna to speak. "Um, Kazumi, what about…. Um Sayo? Areyougoingtoconfess?" She asked, the last sentence said with no pause, no breath. Kazumi stopped in her tracks and turned around. How could they know? She stared at them. She had only told one person. One person. She was going to kill that person. She cracked her knuckles, and her face held the fury of a thousand suns. But Negi raised his hand.
"No one told us, before you asked." Kazumi was genuinely impressed. The four years had done a lot to the young mage. "It's just that it was as obvious as Konoka-san and Setsuna-san. Staring at each other all that time." He took off his spectacles and looked into Kazumi's eyes. "All I have to say is this. Whatever you do, you have our support." Kazumi grinned, before pulling them into a group hug. She couldn't for a better group of friends.
A/N: Damn, two chapters in one day! I am on fire! Literally. Since my arm is now on fire. Yeah. Let me put that out. Two things: One I don't own like always. Two) In response to my first review: from Animajunki1230, Thank you so much for your review. Most of the time I would actually send a PM about the review, thanking the reviewer personally. But some things were raised that I wanted to address. First off, yes there are a lot of things that happened to 3-A. Think of it as the AU where Asuna was deposited a hundred years in the future. With some changes. Second thing is that just because they left or no longer are at the school; do not expect them to not make an appearance. This story, which will become more clear later, will have some travel between the different Negima universes, even one's for pure humor (Everyone being males (an adventure in Yaoi.)) to depressing (Apocalyptic) to happy (the perfect world) and everywhere in between.
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Now my hand is hurting since I've written too much. So see you all soon.
