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Chapter 7: Kyoto Trip part 2: kidnappers.

Air, Water, Earth, Fire, These are elements of the balance in this world. 10000 years ago I was the hero who brought peace to a terrible war. I along with my friends and teachers travelled around the world to find and face the fire lord Ozai, but one day everything change, I find myself trapped in a distant future, I'm alone but I will remain determined to find my reason in this place.

Negi and his pet ermine Chamo, just awakes from a previously knockout from Aang. They were sleepy but their memories from what happening before reappears, scared, he jumps awake and check his surroundings to find Konoka, Asuna and a bunch of torn papers.

"OI OI Aniki, what just happened!?"

"If I remember correctly, Setsuna attacked us but… eeeeh what did happen?"

"This is bad aniki we were ambushed!"

Asuna noticed negi's panic attack, "Negi!? what you were doing here sleeping on the floor?"

Negi was confused now; nothing made sense so he asks her: "Eeeh? Sleeping? Then what happened asuna-san!?" Then asuna began explaining that she and konoka were preparing to take bath when a bunch of monkeys' shikigamis appears from nowhere and starts' harassing them, but Aang and Setsuna appears saves them.

Chamo thought it quite strange about it, a bit too convenient, so in realization he whispers to negi: "OI aniki, don't you think this is a bit strange? I mean that setsuna was in front of you yet we were knocked out, and now they both go and help them from some bunch of monkeys?"

Realizing this negi enters in panic again, things are just confusing him even more.

"AAH MAN just who is setsuna-san?" then asuna proceeded to smack him on head to regain his posture.

"Calm down!"

"Hai…" He replies holding where is head is hurt.

"konoka, something happened with you and sakurazaki-san? I mean she even called you ojou-sama"

"Ojou-sama?" negi and chamo mutters in simultaneously.

Konoka knowing what appears to be a misunderstanding speaks: "Un-uh, I've never really talked about it with you either asuna but…" then she proceeds to speak about her past in Kyoto where she live in a rather giant mansion alone, because of her royal status she hadn't many friends and was always alone, that's until a group from the shinmeiryuu school came. That was the day were setsuna became the first friend in her life, she always protected konoka from all dangers until another day where konoka drown in a river, setsuna desperately tries to save her but failed, instead they were save by adults. That made setsuna colder, strict and focused on getting strength to protect her once again; they never talked each other until now.

"It was like I had done something wrong, se-chan wouldn't talk to me like before"

"konoka-san…" both negi and asuna feel pity for her, now their doubts from setsuna were solved.

Meanwhile…

Kyoto Hotel: Corridor close to setsuna's room.

Instead to wait with konoka and the others, Aang follows the young swordswoman in efforts to discover the truth about her. With her clothes in hand, Setsuna desperately runs through the corridor to her own room, once she enters, he was forced to wait while she dresses herself. After some several minutes he knocks the door.

"Sakurazaki? Sakurazaki, are you there?" harboring himself him, indeed she was there but she didn't finish dressing up, seeing this Aang froze again at sight, staring each other for the longest second ever.

"Eh WHAT YOU ARE DOING!" she screams completely awaking Aang, who jumped away the closes the door. Leaning on the wall, he starts to contain the nosebleed, puberty was mercilessly kicking in lately, he was thinking in a way to suppress it or he could be anemic. After more several minutes later.

He was told to enter: "Come in sensei" he found her sitting in middle of the floor, sit in opposition at her, with a serious expression.

"Sakurazaki…" he begins: "I believe its time you tell me what was that about" she remain silent.

"I don't understand you, what you can tell me about you and konoka? Why did put so much effort to save her and then run off?"

"It is… it is because I'm unworthy…"

"Unworthy? What you are unworthy for?"

She apparently confesses: "unworthy to be staying beside ojou-sama!"

Taking a breath and thinking a bit, he speaks: "Calm down sakurazaki, I'm your teacher; I'm here to help you, say what makes you feel that?"

She feels relaxed and found a reason to trust him, "I'm weak, I was unable to protect her since childhood… even now it didn't change."

"I see… i may don't know about what happened but… what I saw it's different than what you mention to be"

"What you mean?"

Smiling, changing to a friendlt expression confusing her a bit: "What you are talking about, not worthy? Really? What I saw was a graceful warrior doing its job, to protect an important person; not staying beside her? Is that necessary? If you want to protect someone close to you then stay close with her!"

"But! I can't do that!"

"Why not? It's not your job to protect her?"

"Of course! but-"

"Setsuna!" Aang chance his expression to a serious one again, the way he speaks tenses her up.

"What you don't know is the fact YOU make yourself unworthy"

"Huh?"

"If you really knew who I am, my fate, what I had to do, what I even did man! I'm more unworthy than anything you can imagine! There was time when I was confused, when everything was lost, but when I chose to never give up, I made myself worthy and proud of what I am, I found my own way out. You are the same."

Setsuna bows her head in shame, what he speaks make sense after all.

"Listen, as long you keep distance like that, you will never be worthy enough to protect what you love, and besides I really believe that konoka-san would be very happy to be your friend."

Seeing hope in Aang words, she answers in a low tone: "I see… thanks sensei… I will think about it." Then getting up, Aang proceeds to leave but:

"Oh I almost forgot it, please can you keep from negi the fact I'm erm… a mage as well? It was supposed to be his job to keep everything in control; I'm just here to watch him"

"Hai sensei"

"Good, then I'm going to meet them see ya later"

("Even in this calm status, she remains releasing such spiritual emission, could it be that she can't control it? Nah! Forget it I just found an ally that is what matters now.")

Kyoto Hotel: lobby room

Moments later, Negi and asuna found Setsuna on the living room sticking some kind of paper, with strange symbols on it, on the door.

"Oh, that's sakurazaki-san! Oi what you are doing setsuna-san?"

"It's a barrier used to repel shikigami."

"Oh, you can use eastern Japanese magic too?"

"Yes, it serves as an extension to my skills"

"I get it! You are like… a magic knight!" Chamo yells.

"Well yes, is it all right to discuss this in front of kagurazaka-san?"

"Don't worry its fine"

"I'm already knee deep in this"

"Very well, then I may explain. The interference from the enemy is escalating, is this continues, not only Ojou-sama will be involved but the other students was well, we must develop some kind of countermeasure, otherwise…" then focusing on negi, "Negi-sensei, I have heard that you are a very talented Western mage, can you think something? The enemy is gaining upper hand since our defenses are ineffective"

Chamo realizing: "Then… you really are on our side!"

"Yes hadn't the chance to mention, sorry for the confusion from before…" All of this confusion was because this misunderstanding, she never had the chance to tell her allegiance.

"No it's us who apologies ane-san! I totally doubted you!"

"I'm sorry as well setsuna-san, I'll cooperate the best I can, please what you know about our enemies?"

"Our enemies are the Onmyou(Ying-Yang)-charm users, a division of the Kansai Association, who long ago developed some kind of independent magic from their Onmyoudou(A theory about the Ying-yang energies) that allowed the capability to use shikigami; similar to western mages, their also are vulnerable when chanting their spells, they make use of spirits named Zenki and Goki to protect their masters just like your partners."

"Z… zenki and goki-kun is it…? They sound strong."

"Yes, also the Association possesses ties with the Shinmeiryuu, since their prowess in dealing with demons, combined with the power from the charm-users makes them a very dangerous enemy"

"Wait a minute; the people from shinmeiryuu are our enemies as well? Why?"

"Yes it's because they see me as a traitor who left the west for the east, all because I wanted to protect Ojou-sama and accomplishing this. I don't care; I'm satisfied to being able to do so." She remembers the important lesson she learnt from Aang about never giving up, since we all are unworthy of something.

"Setsuna-san…"

"All right I get it, Sakurazaki-san." Asuna was really excited and quickly patted setsuna, "I'm glad you don't hate Konoka after all! That's all I needed to know! A friend of a friend is a friend right? I'll help too!" After this, it is formed, the 3-A guardian angels, who will protect the class from the enigmatic Kansai Magic Association. Meanwhile Aang, who again following, listening everything and just face palmed at their stupidity, man they were having a conversation of a rather dangerous topic in middle of the lobby like everyone was invited to heard was well. The group disperses, negi went to patrol outside, setsuna went to protect the student room with asuna.

Kyoto Hotel: Outskirts

Aang on other side decided to follow and help Negi who instead of patrolling, was meddling with some unknown cards with his ermine, Aang didn't say much since negi is just a child, he knew that he couldn't take it that serious, so he kept patrolling in his place by just standing on the top the building outside negi line of sight, using eyes to watch the air and removed his boots to use seismic sense and over watch the ground. He instantly noticed something really strange on the toilet inside konoka's room, it is something big and it was carrying someone running really fast.

That when it came outside, he saw what appears to be a woman in a giant monkey costume carrying konoka unconscious body.

"Ara, I ran into you just then… it's the cute little mage…"

"Konoka-san!" he yelled but the woman makes her escape, "Hold it right there!, monkey-san!" then he points a wand with some kind of orb at the tip saying, "Ras Tel Ma Scir… MMff!" negi chant is interrupted by a bunch of monkey harassing him before being saved by asuna and setsuna.

Aang on other side focused solely on the woman, using his airbending skill, the Air Scooter, to speed him up; he follows the giant monkey with ease.

"kukuku, a western mage huh? He's nothing special; it was no trouble at all to get ahold of konoka ojou-sama. When I bring her back with me… we, the Kansai Magic Association will-"

"WAIIT!" the woman is startled, she looks behind to find the three youngsters chasing her and a unknown hurricane at her side hiding behind forest, she can't see who was it.

Kyoto City: Train Station.

"Tsck, What persistent people…" The chase continued as she kept running to the train station inside the train itself, unable to follow inside without being seen, Aang followed from outside on the top using seismic sense to direct him of the situation, that when he noticed a spike of energy connected to the spirit world.

"huhu, I guess it's time for the second of my charm-chans…" then one of the monkeys throwing the charm at setsuna direction, "Charm-san! Charm-san! , facilitate my escape!" from the charm a high pressure water gush out, flooding the entire train, noticing this, Aang, with some gestures, immediately freeze a portion of the water to prevent it from flooding negi and the others but the ice was shattering, waterbending other people's magic is harder than a neutral element but not impossible.

Setsuna took this opportunity, made a stance: "Shinmeiryuu Secret Technique: Zankuusen(Air Cutting flash)" and with a swing from her sword, she shattered the door along with ice, pushing all of them outside. Aang quickly jumped away to hide from their sight.

Getting up with her sword ready she threatens, "Did you see that, monkey girl? You better give up these attacks and hand over ojou-sama!"

"aara, you aren't so bad after all, but I'm not giving konoka-ojou-sama back!" she replied.

"What? konoka-ojou-sama?" asuna and negi are confused. But their time were short, the woman fled as soon as possible, the pursuit continues.

"What is happening, they aren't supposed to sabotage us? Why they are kidnapping konoka?" asuna shouted.

"The truth is… before this all started, there were some members of the Association who didn't approve konoka transference to mahora academy in the east, I believe they are planning to dominate the entire Association using konoka powers for they own plans"

Aang followed then from far behind, but noticing they were heading to an open space he immediately tries to find a hiding place to observe. Meanwhile they finally catch up the woman who now was outside her outfit holding a third charm.

"kukuku, you have done well following me this far… but this is the far as you will get… I'm going to let you have the third of my charm-chans…"

Rushing forward, Setsuna tries to interrupt her chant "I won't let you, damnit!"

"Charm-san! Charm-san! Facilitate my escape!" Sensing another spiritual energy spike, Aang prepares to act.

"Chew on this! Third Charm Technique: Kyoto Great Character Burn!" the charm release a flame Wall spreading to five directions stopping setsune's track, and smirking, the monkeys woman claims, "Those flames will repel any normal person… well then, this is good-bye." Aang thought a way to dissipate the flame but before he did it, he noticed another spiritual spike, this time from negi, he was curious about his abilities so he let it happen.

Negi focused on his wand: "Ras Tel Ma Scir Magister… Flet, Une Vente: Flans Saltatio Pulverea!(Blow, Gust of wind: Windflower Dust Storm)" negi's spell releases a strong gust of wind dissipating the flames around him, exactly what Aang was thinking to do, he was really surprised, he is really a prodigy mage.

Then holding Asuna Pactio card: "I won't let you get away! Konoka is one of my students and an important friend!" throwing the card above: "Sis Mea Pars Per Centum Octoginta Secundas, Ministra Negii Cagurazaca Asuna!(Activate the contract for 180 seconds for the Ministra Magi of Magister Negi, Kagurazaka Asuna)" Aang was amazed, sure magic is kinda a risky move of sort, depending on a partner to bind elements is one thing, but the effect is really strong, still what really matters is the nostalgic feeling right now, negi own energy is being transferred to Asuna empowering her, a feeling similar to… energybending.

From that, the three youngster sprint forward: "YOU DAMN MONKEY-WOMAN! GIVE KONOKA BACK!" on the way negi mention to asuna about a personal weapon, and proceeds to chant again: "Exerceas Potentiam: Cagurazaca Asuna!(Activate ability for Kagurazaka Asuna)" then a spark of energy formed at asuna hands to give… a paper fan?

"What the hell? It's just a normal fan!"

"Kagurazaka-san! Look Forward!"

"ARRRGH! I guess there is no choice on it!" she continued her assault with a downward slash, but two giant shikigami appears and block them, a giant bear against setsuna while a monkey against asuna. Enraged they strike once again, asuna manages to disintegrate the monkey with ease, scaring the hell of the woman.

("What? Just who the hell is this girl!? She banished my enki just like that!?") The woman shivers. Reacting fast setsuna leaves the bear to asuna, and quickly pursues to strike the monkey woman.

("Wow, they are doing pretty nice alone; I guess they don't need my help right now") Aang thought, them from nowhere someone smashes the windows behind the woman and intercept setsuna in midair, blocking the attack they push each other away, recovering she gets the glimpse of her new enemy.

A blond girl wearing glasses and dual wielding a short sized katana along with a blade, possible a parrying dagger, then they clash each other again, the girl, named tsukuyomi, overwhelms setsuna with a sequence of strikes forcing her to focus on defence. Seeing this Aang was thinking to interrupt in any way possible, but a familiar spirit spike surges again on negi.

Point the wand at her: "Ras Tel Ma Scir Magister… Undecim Spiritus Aeriales Vinculum Facti Inimicum Captent!(11 spirits of air, become the bonds which binds my enemy!)"

"Aah! Crap! I forgot about the brat!"

("Good keep on negi!") Aang cheered.

"TOO LATE!, Sagitta Magica Aer Capturae!(Magic projectile: Wind Arrows of Binding)" that spell coming from his hand charge at the woman, who desperately tries to defend herself, in response she uses konoka's body was meat shield, noticing this negi diverse his arrows away.

"YOU, please let go of konoka-san! This isn't fair!"

"ara?, hehehe I see… I know your type… you're too weak, you'll back of as soon as it looks like the hostage is going to get even slightly injured" confident the woman stands up and laughing, "Really I should have thought this before"

("damnit, this is not going well I have to do something") Aang thought for a while.

Far, asuna had trouble dealing with the giant bear, still she shouted "What you are planning to do with konoka!?"

"Well well let me guess, I suppose we are going to drug and manipulate her to our will, she will be nothing but a puppet to our plans, perfect!"

"Wha-", "What you did you say?" all of them where furious, really furious.

"Looks like we win this time! Such shame look…" she shows no remorse at all, "she had a nice white butt doesn't she?" Seeing this Aang got up, clapped his hands and tried to meditate. "See you later, little brats you will never see her again!"

Then realizing this, Setsuna and asuna overwhelm their current enemies with anger and determination alone and charge forward at the monkey woman while negi finish a spell.

"Flans Exarmatio!(Blow Forth and Disarm)" completely stripping both her and konoka, asuna proceeded to deliver another blow shattering her magic defenses and at last, setsuna delivers the finale, "Shinmeiryuu Secret Technique: Hi Ken Hyakka Ryouran! (Chaos of a Hundred Flowers)" an upward slash with strength enough to send her flying.

With konoka away from their grasp, the woman and her Shinmeiryuu partner struggles to get up and escape in another summoned shikigami.

"I will remember this!". Flying away they spot a certain young man, with clothes similar to negi, and with some tattoos glowing in blue, and with anger staring at them.

"You will not escape" Aang, in conscious controlled avatar mode, made a spinning gesture pointing to them, creating a massive wind stream that torn apart the shikigami and sent them flying in regret of angering him. Satisfied he disables that mode, and checks his allies, he felt the same feeling before, he remembers that every time katara was in real danger, he loses control of himself, somehow, with konoka feels the same.

On other side, "Wai-" then suddenly all three of them was pushed away by an insane amount of wind that quickly dispersed their kidnappers with ease.

"Wow what was that! Did you feel this power aniki!?" chamo notices the avatar power.

"Yeah, what was that?"

"Damn! They fled away"

"OI, speaking of her, didn't they said something about drugs and spells on konoka-san?"

Rushing at konoka's body, their cover her body with a jacket as she recovers consciousness.

"… huh? Se-chan?..."

"ah…se- chan… I had a dream…I was kidnapped by some strange monkey… but my friends: you, negi, asuna and Aang came to save me…" Setsuna was relieved.

"Thank goodness… it's all right now konoka-ojou-sama!" said smiling, konoka was crying in happiness, her long gone friend returns at her side again ; blushing heavily, setsuna makes her leave, ("you are really shy aren't you Setsuna?") Aang thought smiling one last time on this night.

TO BE CONTINUED

Author Notes

Man! I can't hold myself, I rushed even early than a thought 2 chapters like that. F**k yeah!

So long my brothers, sisters and silent readers, nothing to much to speak, until the next time!