Hmm... I really don't know what to say... but I must say that some of you guys really enjoy this, whereas for some reason I'm getting emails from people who think I'm stealing from Serac! Don't worry, I'll handle it, but please know this everyone, I'm doing this with Serac's permission, and I have his personal permission to use this, please do not message me at two in the morning and say, "Stop messing with True Serac's stuff!" or, "Don't steal!" or, "You suk! Dunt rite nomore!" ok so there wasn't the last one but the other two were true.

Disclaimer: Negima! doesn't belong to me, neither does Connor, I do however own Masayoshi and half of this storyline.

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Messed Up

Masayoshi sat cross-legged before the tsuwabuki, he was currently housing in the dilapidated tower. A number of odd objects lay strewn about his immediate area, ranging from incense to a turkey sandwich. Four candles were placed around the tsuwabuki, all of which were lit. A single oblong plate sat on a smooth rock near the middle of the tsuwabuki, in the plate was just silvery sand, in the sand sticking out in multiple angles were several sticks of incense, all of them were releasing wisps of smoke, like small fluttering ribbons reaching for the heavens. Masayoshi sat in front of the plate, his eyes closed, his black leather-bound book open to a random blank page, and his quill on the said page. Masayoshi's eyes fluttered open; he sighed and quickly wrote something on the paper. He stood up and snapped his fingers and the flames from the candles immediately went out, another snap of his fingers and the incense in the sand crumbled to more silver dust.

Negi stood at the entrance, staring at Masayoshi with wonder and amazement in his eyes. Masayoshi walked over to a table inside the tower and wolfed down the sandwich. He flipped through his book and sat down on the floor; his… dorm… was pretty much devoid of any comforts. He had his books, his pen, and his uniform. Nothing else was visible. Negi guessed that he must have been staying here ever since he showed up two days ago. Negi ran up to the seemingly normal high school boy, "Masayoshi-san!"

Masayoshi looked up, his glasses askew, "What do you need Negi-boya?"

Negi pointed at the girls' dorm, "I talked to Konoemon, he said you're allowed onto the school grounds!"

Masayoshi smiled, "Aren't I already on school grounds?"

Negi sweatdropped as he realized, that Masayoshi was, indeed, on school grounds, "Well… yeah… but you know, cause you're a wanted rouge and all… he said it would be risky… but I talked to him today and he said you'll be allowed on campus so long as you room in the dorms and you pose as my aide."

Masayoshi grabbed another sandwich from nowhere, "Really now? What makes you think I even want to be on school grounds?"

Negi scratched the back of his head, "Um… because you're here in the first place?"

Masayoshi nodded as he bit off another piece of he sandwich, "I suppose that's a reasonable hypothesis… but listen Negi… I can't bring them back no matter how much you want them to return…"

Negi bit his lip, "It's not just that…"

Masayoshi laughed, nearly choking on his sandwich, "I'm of no use to you other than that…" His voice became sad, "And even though I allow you to use my Cassiopeia, I highly advise you not to mess with the fabrics of time."

Negi stomped his feet on the ground, "You don't understand! Connor and Asakura… they left behind everything… they died when they didn't need to! They died because I made mistakes! I wasn't able to protect them!"

Masayoshi suddenly began to eat from an instant ramen bowl, "So… that's why you want them back?" He slurped quietly waiting for an answer.

Negi looked at his feet, "Anyway… I thought you'd just like someplace warm to sleep at night… and eat…" He watched as Masayoshi drank the soup from the bowl, "…normally…"

Masayoshi threw the cup in the air and snapped his fingers it exploded in a beautiful flower shape cloud and a slip of paper landed on Negi's head, Negi quickly grabbed it and read it, "I… accept… your… invite…. Bad luck today… do not approach the opposite sex." Negi sweatdropped as Masayoshi quickly gathered his things and jogged to the dorms, whistling.

Masayoshi knocked the door to a certain dorm room and stood with a smile, his smile began to falter, however, when the door did not open. Hey knocked a bit harder, adding a, "Hey girls!" to the combo. Eventually, incredibly discouraged, he turned around with a deep sigh, preparing himself to head back to that tower. He ,however, did not expect to get tackled by a mess of pink hair and purple uniforms.

His attacker, in unison, screamed out in joy, "Wan-wan-san!"

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Masayoshi sat down at a small table, beside him, with her head resting on his shoulder, was a very happy Fumika, on his other side was Fuka, she was leaning on his other shoulder. Masayoshi felt very odd…

The girls were talking to him, it's almost like they were desperate for some attention. Fuka closed her eyes, "… so then he must have returned home… he never even said goodbye… I think Kaede-sensei took it hard though…"

Fumika nodded, rustling Masayoshi's collar, "Yeah… after you left wan-wan-kun… she was sent into a different room, so we didn't get to see her as much… I heard she was in the same room as Connor"

Masayoshi silently grabbed a cup of hot tea that was set before him, "Did she like this Connor guy?"

Fuka and Fumika looked at each other and laughed, "Kaede-san doesn't like anybody! But… Connor-sensei was pretty cool… Kaede might have…"

Fumika gasped as she looked at an alarm clock on the desk, a very odd-looking alarm clock that Masayoshi just couldn't put his finger on, "Ah! 5:00! Hakase is supposed to call us about that test thirty minutes ago!"

Fuka laughed as she began to dose off, "I think she has a good reason for not calling… I seen her and Negi-kun at the World Tree a few days ago…"

Fumika put on a mock sad face, "Oh… I can't believe Hakase beat us to his heart… well at least we have wan-wan-kun back!"

Masayoshi smiled delicately as both girls eventually fell asleep on his arms. He sat there in silence, Negi has been secretly meeting this Hakase girl at that magical tree aye? Suppose this is that genius girl that invented the Cassiopeia? But that could only mean… Masayoshi's eyes widened as he put together the facts.

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Yet another cliff-hanger… I must say that only the first few will be like this. I'm still that happy-go-lucky guy you all know and love! I just have to put together that tragedy of Serac's and my crazy thing together and well, kind of like mixing oil and water, natural opposites, but with enough stirring it'll mix together, for a time.

Slight Translations/Explanations:

Tch, nothing to really explain guys.