CHAPTER 2

"Ah!" Negi said happily. "Time to leave! I'd like you brought me the homework tomorrow, please."

The day had begun a bit weird for him. First the quarrel with Asuna because he slept with her again because he had a nightmare last night; then the extra-long day with a bad argument at the pupils cause of the topic for the class stand that year for the School festival.

"Negi." Takamachi told him then. "There's someone I want you to met, do you have a moment?"

"Oh, sure." I said. "I'll join you girls later." He said smiling to then join Takamachi.

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"Isa-sensei." The delegate told me. "If you have nothing to do then perhaps you would not mind having meal with us and discuss about the festivity preparation."

"Oh, well. Yeah, good idea." I said smiling.

Amazingly, despite of being at least 3 to 4 years elder than me and me being a girl among all guys, those guys were certainly not found of making me feel weird among them. But for some guys, of course. Most of them just obeyed me because I was their teacher, but our relationship was just till there: teacher-pupil.

Ayame, Ichitaka and the delegate, apart from some others, didn't mind being seen with me around.

In fact, I think they didn't care at all.

"And what do you think about this year stand?" Ichitaka asked me.

"I think that aiming stand is a good idea." I agreed. "It was a good idea making all those stands."

"Then I suppose you will take part on the public, will you not?" Ayame asked me just opening an eye to look at me.

"Well… yep, I suppose so." I said.

"No!" Ken said then a bit deceived. "We were counting on you would take care of a stand some time too!"

"Me?"

"Sure." The Delegate told me. "Teachers usually used to also take part on the stands we mounted. We thought you would also take care for a while."

"Oh, I didn't know…" I said ashamed on my own unknowing of that. "Ok, I'll also take part of it." I said smiling.

"Isabelle!" I heard someone called me.

I turned to see Takamachi walking towards us.

"Hi, Takamachi." I said smiling.

"We have been looking for you." He said. "I wanted to introduce you Negi but… well, we didn't found you."

"Sorry." I said. "My day has been a bit… busy."

"Oh, that's true." One of my mates said. "There was another kid-teacher at the girls' part…"

"I suppose then I will easily recognise him at the school festival." I said trying to stand still and hide my nerves.

"Yes, it's… on a week?" He said. "Yes, that's it. We have just ended exams. Well, how has things gone now?"

"Fine, thanks." I said. "This is good place."

"I hope you don't give her any headache or I'll have to tell you all off." Takamachi said to the guys.

"Yeah."

"Sure."

"Don't worry, Takamachi-sensei." The delegate said all serious. "This girl is under my protection now."

"That's what frightens us the most." Ayame said softly then making Takamachi held his laugh and I went frozen.

They began discussing on a high voice while I tried to make them stop.

"Don't worry, they can be boisterous but they are certainly friends." Takamachi told me smiling. "They sometimes remember me on two of my students; one is a strong girl and the other the delegate of his class. Ah, it's Negi's class."

I then looked at him shocked.

Suddenly I was put a piece of the cake I was eating on my mouth.

"Eat, you have to eat more or you will end up by going ill." Ayame said having put the fork on my mouth with the cake piece. "Don't worry Takamachi-sama; we will take care of her."

Takamachi then laughed openly. That girl could be certainly terrifying when she was on her adult form, but now she was on her real form she looked as a daughter of the guys there. Even Ayame who seemed to hate kids was behaving as an elder brother for her.

Perhaps she can change those guys after all, as Negi did on the girls. Yes, she was certainly strong enough for that and more.

"By the way." Takamachi asked me then. "Do you keep on training daily?"

"Twice a day if I'm fine." She said smiling a bit embarrassed. "Then I usually train another hour on my fighting skills."

"You fight?" Kikuto said then.

"I try, at least." I muttered. "Yet I know it's not correct here for a girl to fight."

That made them look at me with some doubt to the begin laughing. Perhaps they didn't think I could do it, anyway, that was not my matter.

If they didn't want to take me seriously then I supposed I had nothing to complain about.

Anyway, I think Ayame knew my little secret, but he had never told me about. I think in fact he has some powers too, but perhaps he still doesn't know about it.

I wonder if he knows I'm in fact a shadow and light magic Master.

No, of course not. I'll keep it secret; I don't want to end up being a stinky animal.

Anyway, that day it was funny ending because I went again to the big bathing area and when I was there some guys of the class came in. I was wearing just my towel on my normal form but with the forms of my elder one. So I went red while I made my forms go back its size trying them not realising on it.

Just Ayame seemed to notice it so he made the rest put their attention on another place allowing me going back normal before they got in the bath tube too. I then went out wearing the soaked towel over my body and literally ran to the room toilet to dry myself and get back wear.

That night more guys came to our room in order me to explain them some things about the different subjects I had to teach them.

When we ended and they left, Ichitaka wearing his pyjamas gave me a cup of tea and said he was to sleep. Ayame then came to see me while he got a glass of water.

"Don't you think it's a bit late for such a little girl?" He asked me then.

"Oh, no." I said smiling. "Before anything I'm your teacher, so I have to be here for explaining any doubt to my pupils."

Then he hit my head softly and laid his hand there.

"You will not get anything if you get ill on your first days." He told me softly. "And where do you go so early in the mornings?"

"Training." I said. "I must train hard if I want to improve."

He then rubbed my hair softly.

"I suppose you don't mind if I got with you tomorrow." He said. "I know you are from the same school my father…" He then whispered on my ear. "But don't worry, your secret is safe with me. Good night. Don't get in your bed too late…"

"Sure." I said pink on my cheeks. "But I don't… well, train that in front everyone."

"Well, then I suppose you will not mind fighting against me." He said. "On the normal way, just fists, arms and legs. Good night."

"Night." I answered him back.

I still had to end the day informs about the class and I had to begin writing their training exams for them being ready for the real ones.

Anyway, when I ended them my eyes were itching and I was nearly slept.

"Good work, Isa." I said to myself trying to cheer me up a bit.

Then I cleaned the mug and went in bed. I had made two different exams, one for the guys with a low level and another for the rest. The low level one was thought for them to try and pass the real one and was taken out of other years' ones I asked my teacher-mates to lend me to try and raise the low levels' level.

Yes, if they did them well that would mean they would do any real one well.