Next vahp up now! XD Now Negi unleashes his plan! And yeah, Negi is being OCC here, but how else are you going to get this story along if the little guy doesn't act so grown up? Besides, at this point I'm sure he learned a thing or two from the girls.

"How about a wager then?" Negi cried out at a safe distance away. Kotaro ran after him still, but Negi slowed down a bit for him to catch up while they were still in the park. "If you'll go on a date and get a kiss from a girl, we'll have our match at last. No interruptions or anything. Just you and me to prove once and for all…who is the strongest."

Kotaro finally stopped to look up at the boy surprised but suspicious. "Are you serious?"

"Yes."

"And what if I don't get a kiss?"

"Nothing. This is entirely in your favor. But this girl has to ask YOU out first AND she's got to be the one to kiss you. If you ask anyone out by force or you make the kiss, then the bet's off."

Kotaro looked thoughtful for a moment. A few things ran through him mind then; like why was Negi suddenly gambling on something so stupid? Was it punishment for him teasing him all this time about girls? Or something else?

The boy quickly went over the numbers and found nothing wrong with going out with a girl. All he had to do was find a girl, find a way to make her ask him, and be pleasant enough for the rest of the day to get a kiss. Simple. Plus he'll finally get that second fight out of him after so long.

"Alright Negi! You got yourself a deal!"

Negi grinned. Glancing up a bit he noticed Asuna marching towards them with Mei in tow. "Very well then. Good luck! I'll hear about your date soon! But maybe you'll be too scared to go on one!" he added with a laugh and earned a bark of anger from Kotaro down below.

Mei and Asuna looked to one another as they finally spotted that angry mutt bouncing around by himself shouting to the heavens. Asuna then huffed out a breathe and suddenly pushed the girl out of the bush. She urged her to the boy, but Mei wouldn't budge. She was rooted to the spot scared stiff! She looked back to Asuna, as though begging her to let her come back, but Asuna shook her head and pointed to the dog boy stomping their way. When Asuna noticed this, she ducked back into the leaves, leaving poor Mei in the boy's rampaging path!

"Stupid Negi! With his stupid ideas and his stupid wand going- DAH!" he cried out crashing into Mei. "Ouch! Hey watch where your go-Oh!" he gasped seeing Mei on the ground staring at him just as surprised as he was. "It's you! Uh...Mie, right?"

"Um…M-Mei." Mei said awkwardly blushing. The boy helped her stand up to her feet and she brushed off some grass leaves clinging to her skirt.

"Sorry about that. Didn't see you there." Kotaro apologized.

"It's ok. I'm fine. Are you?"

"Yeah I am."

An odd silence fell over them both. A wind blew by, passing them both and sending a bustle of leaves into the air. Mei tapped her feet on the ground nervously while Kotaro rubbed his neck awkwardly.

"Well…see ya later." Kotaro said walking away.

"Ah…um…" Mei stumbled with her words. 'Say it! Go on!' her mind screamed. 'You got nothing left to loose! Just say it for the sake of your sanity!' "Um…K-Kotaro?!" she cried out to him.

"Hmm?" the boy said turning back to the teen.

"Um…well…I…" she stuttered shyly glancing away.

"What?" Kotaro said confused.

"Well…I-I was wondering…w-would…would you like to…I-I don't know. Go…for a walk…around…and hang out?" she asked shyly looking at him through her bangs. Kotaro just blinked, nat really hearing her small voice. Seeing no reaction from the boy she bit her lip and assured more courage from the very center of her being. "No. W-What I mean to say is…would you…like to…g-go out with ...m-m-me?"

Kotaro blinked in surprise; a jolt going through his systems then. It was an odd sensation on his part; Something he never felt before. He quickly shook the feeling off and huffed. The dog boy looked away, ready to decline when Negi's words rang in his canine ears. He gave an internal grunt and shoved his hands into his pockets, staring at the ground and not the girl.

"Y-yeah. I guess we could." he muttered turning a shade of pink.

Mei blinked several times. "W-What?" she gasped! "You mean it? Really?" she said honestly surprised. Just what did Negi say to him?

"Yeah, I said yes already!" Kotaro said his face burning. He felt his pride being stabbed a million times over and over again. He was actually going to stoop low…just to prove Negi wrong.

Mei's face broke into a gentle smile and she beamed happily at Kotaro. "Th-Thank you Kotaro…um, kun!" she said not sure how to address him.

"Whatever." he muttered starting to walk away quickly.

"Um, so Tomorrow at the fountain? 9 am?" she called after him.

"Sure, whatever!" Kotaro yelled back waving without turning around. His face burned madly and he stomped his feet in pent up aggression. He was SO going to kill a certain little Mage when he gets the chance to!

Mei stood there with a happy grin and hopped into the air happily. "I did it! I did it! I d-" she stopped feeling the blood drain from her face. "Oh no…I just asked a boy out. I-I never-"

"Come on Mei! Let's get you ready!" Asuna shouted coming out of nowhere, grabbing the girl by the hand and sprinting to her room back at the Academy. She held a proud grin for her friend as she sprinted at full speed towards her dorm room. Meanwhile Mei moaned in despair at the upcoming events the next day.

Oh boy! Mei became brave enough to ask for a date! What events will await our favroite little mage?