Me: Chapter 3 is here!

Mana: finally... It took you what 5 months? Procrastinator...

Me: it's not my fault, I-!

Kaede: you guys let em know LATER let's get on with this!

Me: right! Let's go~!

Disclaimer: I do not own Negima! If I did ManaXKaede could be as canon as KonoSetsu -_-

After Yue and Nodoka gave Asuna the information she wanted, the red head promptly thanked them and then promptly kicked them out. The remaining four(Konoka, Setsuna, Ayaka, and Negi.) sat around talking about the new information they discovered...

'Wow, so Mana likes Kaede...' Setsuna said.

'Mhmm, and it seems Kaede likes her back.' Konoka nodded.

'I think we should let them work this out on their own and wish the best of luck they get together!' Negi smiled his childish smile.

'WRONG!' Asuna yelled causing the 10 Year old to flinch.

'If Mana couldn't tell Kaede she was in love with her on her own then how can we expect them to take it to the next level?'

'Well, Yue did suggest that Kaede-San should ask her out, but there's no guarantee it'll go well.' Konoka put a finger on her chin.

'Exactly! So to make sure it DOES go well, I've devised a plan I like to call...!' Asuna spontaneously pulled up a white board from nowhere. She pulled up a red marker and began to furiously scribble on letters with slight squeaks being heard from here or there.

The redhead stood aside to let her classmates and teacher see what she wrote.

'Operation Mana and Kaede!' Asuna, announced slapping her hand on the white board.

(A/N: Haha it's the story title!)

'Operation Mana and Kaede...?' Negi asked slowly.

'Where does she get these ideas?' Setsuna asked tiredly while Asuna clutched her sore hand in the background.

'More importantly, where did that board come from?' Konoka asked.

'Not important!' Asuna answered, 'This is a fool proof plan that yours truly has come up with!'

'And what exactly makes it fool proof?' Ayaka asked her over zealous girlfriend.

'Please save all questions until the presentation is finished!'

'Oh my gosh...' Konoka sighed.

In Mana's Dorm...

Mana laid in her bed contemplating about her situation with Kaede...

'Asuna-San, Ayaka-San, and Setsuna-San already know... And knowing Asuna-San... She's gonna be badgering me to ask her out...'

Mana sighed and laid a tanned hand on her forehead.

'Maybe she'll mind her business and leave us alone...'

Mana raised her hand from her face and made a 'WTF' face.

'Who am I kidding?! It's freakin' Asuna we are talking a out!'

KNOCK-KNOCK!

Mana turned her head towards the door and reluctantly stood up and made her way over.

She opened the door and tried her hardest to seal her blush at who she saw.

'Nin-nin! Hi Mana-Dono!' Student. 20 Kaede Nagase smiled.

'Hello... Kaede-San.' Mana said slowly stepping out of her dorm closing the door behind her.

'How are you doing, de gozaro?'

Mana gave a cautious look..

'Is she trying to start small talk? She usually cuts to the chase...'

'Im doing... Well...' Mana nodded her head slowly.

'Thats good!'

'... Yeah.'

A silence went on to them and Mana started getting suspicious.

The ninja wasn't the type to be quiet... Well out of awkwardness or so she seemed... Judging by the way she was shuffling she was looked pretty nervous...' Mana thought.

'Its... Almost... Cute...'

Mana looked at Kaede with a new flash of interest in her eyes.

'Any reason you paid a visit Kaede-San?' She asked.

Kaede, who caught the look, scratched the side of her head and kept her usual blank smile.

'Nin-nin... I was... Wondering if tomorrow after class... You were doing anything because...' The shinobi trailed off.

Mana looked at her current interest before blinking in some realization.

'Because what?' She asked unusually soft. She did want to know after all.

'Because I wanted to see if wanted to hang out... I know you're not particularly the social type so... I'm taking a shot in the dark, you would say...' Kaede smiled.

'Are you... Asking me out, Kaede-San?' Mana asked. Her tone somewhat playful.

'That depends... Am I getting a yes from you, de gozaro?' Kaede asked jokingly.

Mana gave a slight chuckle.

'I guess, I'm not doing anything... What do you have in mind?' She crossed her arms leaning back on the wall.

'Err... nothing at the moment, I'll admit I didn't have an optimistic side to your answer, de gozaro...'

Mana raised an eyebrow.

'Kaede really just set herself out here huh?'

'Well, we'll figure out the details later... I accept this invitation of hanging out after classes.' Mana nodded.

Nin-nin! Thank you, Mana-Dono! I'll have something planned out!' The ninja nodded her smile noticeably getting wider.

'Hai, hai, you're welcome.' Mana smiled.

'I'm looking forward too it...'

Kaede felt her face heating up.

'Me too, de gozaro...'

'Mmm... Why am I so nervous... I'm not usually like this... Even with Mana-Dono before...'

Mana kept her smile as she watched the ninja scratch her cheek in slight thought.

'Seeing Kaede-San getting flustered... Is a sight I could get used to...'

'So! Are we clear on the plan? Any questions?' Asuna side crossing her arms.

The redhead sweat dropped as Negi, Konoka, Setsuna, Ayaka, and even Chamo hands shot up in the air.

'... GREAT! No questions! We start the operation tomorrow! No one backs out!'

'She's not even acknowledging us...' The five sweat dropped exasperatedly.

To Be Continued In Chapter 4!

Me: Hi everyone! I have a legit reason why I didn't upload as quickly as I said I wanted (although this is quicker than when I uploaded chapter 2)

Okay I have loss my Internet connection on my computers so I couldn't upload from there. Then I spent a long time figuring how to upload from my IPhone... But it's here and I'm sorry. I'm gonna keep my promise that since its thanksgiving break I'll be typing more and I will update again even more soon. I'm gonna have fun with the next chapter! Are you looking forward to it? Are you Mana? :D

Mana: I saw my Kaede blush so I'm satisfied enough already. *shrugs*

Kaede: ^.^

Me: well... YOU all will probably appreciate it more...

Kaede, Mana, & Me: READ AND REVIEW PLZ!