Ah! I'm sorry! I had major writer's block!
Disclaimer: I do not own Negima
A/N: Man, I'm not sure if this is going to be good or not… so deal.
Tighter
Chapter 3: Teacher
"Springfield-sensei?" Chieri a student of Negi's asked.
"Yes, Chieri-san?"
"Why don't you ever smile?"
Negi's eyes widened.
"I'm… not worth… crying over…"
Flash.
"Stay!"
Flash.
She shook her head. "It… hurts…"Flash.
"I said live forever!"Flash.
"ASUNA-SAN!"Flash.
"WHY!?"
These memories always came back to him. In different ways… but a student had never asked why he never smiled. These memories were never there, it was always the other ones… but these were the most painful. They were the reasons he didn't smile.
"Um, Springfield-sensei… please answer."
"Nothing," Negi mumbled.
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"Hello class I'm Kagurazaka-sensei."
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"Springfield-sensei… can't you tell us?"
"Stop," he muttered again.
"C'mon Springfield-sensei! We're your students and we deserve a right to know! I mean we want a teacher who smiles and encourages us! We've heard so much about you being such a great teacher, well you aren't living up to your reputation."
Negi snapped.
He slammed his hands down on Chieri's desk and gave her a menacing look all the while yelling: "IT'S NONE OF YOUR BUSSINESS!"
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'A-Asuna-san…'---
The whole class was quiet. Negi was breathing heavily from his outburst. "It's none of your business."
Five years, twelve days, nine hours, twenty minutes, ten seconds, and five milliseconds.
"G-gomen, Springfield-sensei."
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"Hi, Kagurazaka-sensei!"---
Negi shut his eyes tight as he pulled himself up from the desk and opened the book back up.
"So, can anyone please repeat the poem?"
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"Hey, Negi-kun, you hear there's a new teacher coming to our school?"
"Eh."
"I hear she's beautiful."
"Hn…"
"But I also hear she has a temper… wait never mind... that's my wife…"
"Aa…"
"But anyway… she's supposed to be very kind."
Mumble.
"So I was wondering since I couldn't show the new teacher around the school… maybe you could."
Grumble.
"Really? Thanks a bunch! Bye, Negi-kun!" And with that the crazy teacher ran out the door.
It took Negi a few seconds to figure out what happened.
"What!?" He shot up, his eyes wide with shock.
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'No… it's Ruri-san…'---
Five years, thirteen days, eight hours, fifty-three minutes, ten seconds and four milliseconds.
Negi walked through the school; he had to find where class 2-K was crazy preppy girl… not giving him right directions.
Negi looked up from the piece of paper he was holding and to above the door, there he saw a sign that said: "Class 2-K".
He sighed, another girl he had to deal with.
Now, it wasn't that Negi was still afraid of girls, they just thought he was really cute and they'd throw kissy faces at him. He would always back away slowly, and cower in fear. They would also only worry about their hair or make-up or crud like that, and it would really get him annoyed.
But the thing that he disliked most about them was that…
Just one look at one who was in pain… brought all the memories of that night crystal clear in his mind. It was as if it was happening all over again.
He sighed again and opened the door, there he saw the teacher bowing and introducing herself.
"Hello class, I'm Kagurazaka-sensei."
She still bowed.
'A-Asuna-san…'"Hi, Kagurazaka-sensei!"
She stopped bowing and turned him, and smiled.
'No… it's Ruri-san…'"Negi-kun!" Her smile grew wider as she ran over to him and pulled him into the class.
"Everyone say hello to Negi-kun!"
The class stayed silent.
The smile wiped off of Ruri's face. "Why won't anyone say 'hi'?"
A girl stood up and said something. "We know him sensei, and we also know he's supposed to have a cold heart, never smiles."
Ruri looked to Negi confused. "This Negi-kun? Never! I don't believe it!"
"Believe it, sensei, he doesn't smile."
"But… three days ago he smiled! I saw him!"
"Then you've gone crazy sensei." The girl sat back down.
Negi growled. "Don't call her crazy!"
"Hmph, fine, Springfield-sensei."
Ruri giggled and looked over to Negi. "You really didn't have to freak out that much Negi-kun…" She grabbed his hand.
He still held her hand.
"A-Asuna-san…" Negi bit his lip.
His tears were already dried up, he couldn't cry.
"Mhm?"
"N-nothing."
"Are you going to show me how to get around this school, after school Negi?"
He nodded, and she smiled.
She held his hand.
Tighter.
End Chapter 3
Hope you liked it!
Anyway… NO FLAMES!
Preview of Next chapter:
"She doesn't exist anymore!"
"But she does! You are Asuna-san!"
"She's gone Negi-kun!"
"No she isn't! She's right her standing right in front of me!"
"I don't exist anymore Negi, I couldn't handle the pain!"
-Emerald-Mask