Me: All right people its time for chapter 7! W00T! instead of talking a lot before the co-host, lets just get right to it! Samehada226, if you'd do the honors?
Samehada226: Hahaha, this is so awesome. So many vie-huh? You say something? Oh right, the numbers. Do do do do dooo. Alright, you got the number...21. You know who that is! Say hello to Chizuru!
Me: OK CHIZURU NABA! Welcome to the hosting area of Negima Neo! The Magi hunter! So tell me, how do you think this chapter is going to go judging from the previous chapters?
Chizuru: Well you never know until you read it.
Me:…that's why I'm asking you what you THINK will happen.
Chizuru: Oh don't be silly, I'm not a fortune teller so I can't see the future.
Samehada226: I CAN SEE THE FUTUURRREEE!
Me/chamo: O_O
Chizuru: why don't you just ask him?
Samehada226: I KNEW YOU'D ASK THAT!
Me:…but the point of this is to get your opinion on the coming chapter.
Chizuru: *Sigh* you seem to be just like Natsumi, you just don't understand that this world is so complex. You'll get the answer you want soon enough.
Me:…ANYWAY! Lets get on with this chapter before I forget due to MASSIVE confusion.
Chapter 7: So he isn't that bad a guy… "By Setsuna" OH WHY DOES THIS HAVE TO HAPPEN TO ME! "By Alastiar"
Alastiar was sound asleep on the couch, breathing heavily and moving as if he were having a nightmare. Akira walked in from the bathroom to see Alastiar suffering from the nightmare. She walked over to him and sat down right by him.
"Alastiar." She whispered. He didn't wake; he was in too deep of sleep.
"Alastiar." Akira whispered again. She placed her hand on his cheek.
"Alastiar wake up." Akira whispered.
"No! Ugh, get away! From me!" Alastiar moaned. Akira moved in closer to him.
In his dream, Alastiar was running through clouds of darkness. The darkness had red eyes like those of the demons he had faced, all looking at him as he ran through the waste high shrouds.
"GET AWAY FROM ME!" Alastiar yelled. Behind him was a strange figure following him with a sword in one hand and a staff in the other.
"YOU CAN'T HIDE FROM ME FOREVER! MY DEMONS HAVE ALREADY FOUND YOU! AND SOON! I WILL KILL YOU AND TAKE YOUR POWER AAAAAHAHAHAHA!" The figure laughed. Alastiar ran and tripped. The figure had its sword ready to pierce Alastiar. He shielded himself from the sword but it pierced him through the chest.
"GUH!" Alastiar grunted as he shot forward on the couch as he threw the cover off and held his chest, panting heavily and hyperventilating.
"Alastiar! Are you ok!" Akira asked in shock. Alastiar took a moment to look around until he finally saw Akira and slumped back on the couch and started breathing normally.
"Another nightmare?" Akira asked.
"Yeah…he's calling out to me. Trying to find me." Alastiar said.
"Who is?" Akira asked.
"I don't know. All I know is that he's been after me for a long time." Alastiar said.
"I'm getting scared Akira. I was told I could hide here but his demons keep finding me." Alastiar said as he looked to her. Akira remained quiet for a moment.
"I…I don't know what to do…I don't want anyone else to suffer for me…" Alastiar said as tears came to his eyes. Akira took hold of him and embraced him.
"It's ok Alastiar. You can cry. There's no shame in crying, especially after what you're going through." Akira said with a soft voice as she held Alastiar close to her. Alastiar reached his arms around her and held her tight as more tears started to fall.
"It's ok Alastiar. It's ok. We can help you in this." Akira said. Alastiar loosened his grip on her and gently pushed her slightly away from him.
"…No…everyone who has helped me ended up dead. I nearly killed Kaede because I invoked her contract. We almost died up there. I'm putting everyone in danger." Alastiar said.
"But if you and professor Negi both invoke the contracts then we don't have to worry about getting the dud card. We would be fine." Akira said. Alastiar remained quiet for a few moments.
"You have to believe in us Alastiar." Akira said. Alastiar whipped his face and looked up to her.
"…Ok…I'll believe in you. Everyone. But if someone gets hurt…" Alastiar began.
"We won't." Akira reassured. Alastiar rested his head on Akira's shoulder as she embraced him again.
"We can help you end this nightmare…" Akira said softly.
Setsuna was out at the lake, looking up at the mountains, thinking about the events that transpired the other day.
"Alastiar…you risked your life for Kaede…and yet you have that sword…who are you Alastiar? Who is your family?" Setsuna asked quietly.
In Asuna's dorm, Negi continued to work diligently on the special catalyst for Alastiar, mixing other types of potions and other brews in to keep the potential strength of the love potion but to counter act it and focus on the power boost.
"So Negi, how long do you think that's gonna take?" Asuna asked.
"Well there are a few things I still need to do before I can completely counteract the effects of the love potion. I have it to where the love potion adds its strength to the catalyst, but the love potion would still have its effect if Alastiar were to drink it." Negi explained.
"So you're saying that it's ready to boost his magic but it's not ready to do it without having all of Mahora chase after him like he was a free car?" Asuna asked.
"That's an interesting way to put it but yes." Negi replied.
"Tell me, why a love potion again? Aren't there other potions other than love potions that have similar strength?" Asuna asked.
"Yes but they're much harder to counteract and work in this way. I'm still inexperienced in many potions so this is what I'm limited to doing for this particular task." Negi explained.
Later in class, Alastiar sat in his seat above Zazie, paying attention to the class but still thinking about the events from the other day.
"Ok then everyone, I know yesterday was a bit of a rough day but let's try and focus on class today." Negi said. He had asked the students various questions dealing with English literature. When he looked to Alastiar, he noticed Alastiar staring down at his desk.
"Alastiar?" Negi asked. The rest of the class looked to him. Alastiar didn't respond.
"Alastiar?" Negi asked again. Ayaka stood up, about to yell at Alastiar. Negi held his hand in front of her and shook his head. Negi walked up to Alastiar and placed a hand on his shoulder. Alastiar seemed startled and jumped slightly as he looked to Negi.
"Are you all right?" Negi asked. Alastiar waited a moment before talking.
"…I'm just a little shook up from yesterday." Alastiar said.
"Come and visit me in Asuna's dorm after class. I want to talk to you there." Negi said. Alastiar nodded and Negi went back to the front of the room. Alastiar listened for the rest of class.
Afterwards, Alastiar headed to Asuna's dorm like Negi had asked. He knocked and Asuna answered the door.
"Oh Negi told me you'd be coming." Asuna said as she let Alastiar in.
"OH! Hi Alastiar! When we're done here I want to take you and Akira shopping for matching cloths!" Konoka said when she saw Alastiar. She somehow seemed happy despite what happened the other day. Alastiar blushed slightly at what Konoka said and then looked to Negi.
"You waned to see me professor?" Alastiar asked.
"Oh, you don't have to call me that. Just call me Negi. And I wanted to talk to you about something." Negi said. Alastiar sat down on the floor near Negi as Negi continued to work on the catalyst.
"What's this?" Alastiar asked curiously as he pointed to the vial.
"It's a catalyst I'm working on for you." Negi explained. Alastiar held a look of confusion on his face.
"It's a potion that will boost your magical abilities without wearing you out. As long as you use this, you can cast without tiring yourself out." Negi explained. Alastiar looked back at the potion curiously.
"So what did you want to talk to me about?" Alastiar asked. Negi set down the vials and looked to Alastiar.
"Your dreams. Akira told me what you said and that you wanted to talk to me about them." Negi said. Asuna and Konoka looked over at Alastiar and Negi curiously, listening to the conversation.
"I need you to tell me what happens in these dreams of yours." Negi said. Alastiar took a deep breath before speaking.
"They're all similar, but gradually changing. They all start out the same…" Alastiar began. Negi, Asuna, and Konoka all listened intently.
"I'm running from…I'm not sure what it is…but it always tells me something to the effect that it's after me. In the last dream, it said that its demons had found me and that I can't hide forever. Then…it stabbed me in the chest." Alastiar explained. He remained quiet.
"Alastiar, we believe that it might be the one known as the Magi hunter. If he's after you, this will be bad for all of us." Negi said.
"We have to do whatever we can to make your appearance here…less noticeable. The uniform should help when it gets here, speaking of which, the dean might just have it today." Negi said.
"The uniform? Oh right I forgot, I've been wearing normal cloths to class." Alastiar said.
"Well then let's go and see the dean. He might be able to tell us more on this subject and we can pick up your uniform." Negi said. They got up and started heading for the door.
"Oh man I'm thirsty." Alastiar said as he reached for what he thought was water. Negi's eyes shot open when he saw what Alastiar was drinking.
"NO! ALASTIAR THAT'S NOT JUICE!" Negi yelled. Asuna and Konoka looked back at Alastiar and when they started looking at him dreamy eyed. Alastiar looked confused and then looked at Negi who was freaking out over what Alastiar had drunk. Alastiar looked down where he picked up the glass and realized it was the main vial for the catalyst.
"THE LOVE POTION ISN'T ABLE TO BE COUNTERACTED YET!" Negi screamed. Alastiar eyes shot wide open as both Asuna and Konoka walked over and embraced Alastiar.
"Ok this was VERY unexpected." Alastiar thought.
"Oh Alastiar! you're so hot! Gimmi that shirt!" Asuna said as she tried to take Alastiars shirt off.
"WHOA! WAIT!" Alastiar said as he tried to keep Asuna from removing his shirt.
"Aww, you're so cute Alastiar!" Konoka said as she pulled Alastiar close and rubbed her head against his.
"HOLD ON A MINUTE!" Alastiar yelled as he broke free of Asuna and Konoka. He backed up to the wall near the door out to the halls. Asuna still followed him with a desirable look in their eyes.
Alastiar ran out of the dorm and into Kaede. He fell to the ground and looked up.
"You know, I just wanted to say thanks for helping me the way you did yesterday." Kaede said with a smile. She got down close to Alastiar.
"Uh that's fine, I didn't want to see you get hurt." Alastiar said nervously. He tried to move back but Kaede got a hold of his feet and held him down. She crawled up to him until their faces were inches apart.
"You can't run from me hero." She said in a suggestive tone. Alastiar broke from her grip before she had a chance to kiss him and he started running down the hall. He ran into Kaede again in front of him.
"There's no point in trying." She said. Alastiar turned around to see two more of Kaede behind him.
"I can outnumber you and outrun you." Both of the Kaedes said. Alastiar shoved his way through and to the stairwell.
"OH, COME ON! ARE YOU SERIOUS!" Alastiar yelled. He looked back to see about fifteen Kaede running after him as well as Asuna and Konoka following shortly behind.
"Alastiar made it through the doors into the lower level of the dorms and ran past Haruna, Ku Fie, Makie, and the Narutaki twins. All of which immediately ran after Alastiar. He almost made it to the next door when something grabbed his foot. He fell to the ground and when he looked back, it was Ku Fei's hand on his ankle.
"ALASTIAR LET'S PRACTICE!" Ku Fei said with a huge smile. Alastiar looked back at her, confused as to what she meant. Haruna stepped by him and bent over so she was at eye level with him now.
"Hey sexy! I'd like to make some special drawings of you." Haruna said in a suggestive tone as she was about to kiss him.
"NO! KISS ME ALASTIAR! KISS ME!" Fuuka yelled.
"NO NOT HER! KISS ME! I'M THE CUTER ONE!" Fumika followed.
"NO I WANT A KISS FROM ALASTIAR!" Makie said as she squeezed her way through. Asuna, Konoka, and the fifteen Kaedes all caught up and had Alastiar smothered. He finally pushed and shoved until he was out of the group of girls, gasping for breath.
Alastiar immediately began running again with all of the girls still after him. Alastiar ran through the halls and around a corner when BAM! When Alastiar opened his eyes he realized that he was laying on top of Kazumi who had her eyes closed at the time.
"You know, you should really be more careful!" Kazumi said. She opened her eyes and saw Alastiar right in front of her and then the love potion kicked in. her eyes fell half shut and she wrapped her arms around him, pulling him into a kiss. Alastiars eyes shot wide open and he started trying to remove his lips from Kazumi's but she managed to keep a hold of the kiss.
"PACTIO!" Chamo shouted from a few feet away. the magic circle appeared around Alastiar and Kazumi and when the circle disappeared, Alastiar finally ripped his lips from Kazumi's and glared at Chamo.
"IS NOW REALLY THE BEST TIME!" Alastiar yelled frantically.
"ACTUALLY IT'S THE PERFECT TIME! GET TO IT LOVER BOY!" Chamo yelled. Alastiar broke out of Kazumi's grip and started running for the dorm entrance. He made it outside with the other girls following close behind. Alastiar ran as fast as he possibly could.
Alastiar was about to make it to the main school building.
"ALASTIAR!" Someone off to the side screamed. BAM! The next thing he knew, he was laying on the ground with someone on top of him this time. He noticed brown hair and a ponytail to the side. It was Yuuna. Before Alastiar had time to react, she pressed her lips against his and he frantically tried to break from her grip.
"HAHAAAA! PACTIOOOOO!" Chamo yelled as another magic circle appeared around Alastiar and Yuuna.
"HEY! PACTIO FOR US TOO!" Fuuka yelled.
"YEAH WE WANT A PACTIO!" Fumika followed. Alastiar finally broke from Yuuna's kiss and her grip and tried to run again but was brought to the ground again. He looked and saw Ku Fei again but she was on top of him this time.
"MY TURN!" She said as she kissed Alastiar.
"OH YEAH! PACTIO! LOOK AT ALL THIS PACTIO ACTION! I'M GETTING RICHER BY THE SECOND!" Chamo yelled.
"MOVE KU FEI!" Haruna yelled as she shoved Ku Fei out of the way and Kissed Alastiar. Chamo started bleeding from the nose as he saw Haruna Kissing Alastiar so passionately.
"WOOOOO YOU GO BOY! PACTIO!" Chamo yelled. Alastiar tried to get out of Haruna's grip but she held on tight until the Narutaki twins grabbed Haruna and threw her off.
"OUR TURN! GET READY ALASTIAR!" The Narutaki twins yelled as they jumped on him. Fumika was the first to make it to Alastiars lips.
"PACTIO!" Chamo yelled.
"FUMIKA!" Fuuka yelled as she pulled Fumika off and kissed Alastiar.
"OH MOTHER SWEET ERMINE GODDESS! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!" Chamo yelled. Alastiar got out of Fuuka's grip and started running again with everyone close behind. He ran into the main school building and into the cafeteria and tripped on one of the chairs. When he looked up he saw three pairs of feet. He looked a little higher.
"HI ALASTIAR!" The cheerleaders all said simultaneously. Alastiar quickly got up and started backing up but was glomped by the cheer trio. Sakurako immediately kissed Alastiar and the magic circle appeared again.
"PACTIO!" Chamo yelled. Misa shoved Sakurako out of the way.
"IT'S MY TURN!" Misa yelled. She pressed her lips against Alastiar, who was having a hard time breathing.
"MOVE IT MISA!" Madoka yelled as she shoved Misa out of the way and kissed Alastiar.
"YYEEEEEEAAAAAHHHHHHH!" Chamo yelled. Alastiar got up with Madoka still latched to him.
"HEY MOVE! IT'S MY TURN!" Makie yelled excitedly as she shoved the Narutaki twins and kissed Alastiar.
"AAAAAHHHHHH YEEEEESSSS! PACTIO! HAHAAAA I'M RICH! I'M RIGH I TELL YA!" Chamo yelled. Alastiar broke out of Makie's grip and started running again. Asuna caught up to him and kicked him into a wall nearby. Konoka quickly came up to Alastiar and took him in her arms.
"My turn too, tee hee!" Konoka giggled as she kissed Alastiar.
"PACTIO! YEAH BABY! I'm gonna be rich! I'm gonna be rich! I'm gonna be rich!" Chamo said happily. After that, Asuna came in and kissed Alastiar. Finally, just as Asuna finished the kiss, everyone looked around confused. Konoka looked around at everyone.
"Ok why are there fifteen Kaedes, why is Makie, Haruna, Ku Fei, Fuuka, Fumika, Kazumi, Yuuna, and Asu-" Konoka stopped herself when she saw Asuna and Alastiar against the wall. Her face lit up with happiness.
ASUNA YOU'VE FINALLY GOTTEN OVER TAKAHATA!" Konoka yelled. Before Asuna had time to even look in Konoka's direction, she saw Alastiar's face right in front of hers. She even noticed that their lips were in contact.
"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING ALASTIAR! GET THE HELL OFF ME!" Asuna yelled as she backed up a few steps. Her voice seemed to crack a few times. Alastiar was about to say something right before receiving a full blown round house kick to the head. The impact was so hard that he was sent through a wall and landed on the floor of the infirmary.
Ako was sitting in a chair right next to where Alastiar landed with an annoyed look on her face.
"Somehow…I just knew." Ako said as she helped Alastiar into the hospital bed.
Later, Alastiar walked out of the infirmary with a bandage around his right shoulder, and bandages in various other places on his body. When he went back out onto the main grounds, he saw Asuna and Konoka just outside and walked up to them.
"Look I don't have anything to say to you!" Asuna said.
"Actually I was going to apologize." Alastiar said. Asuna looked to him, listening intently to what he had to say.
"If I would have known that what I drank was love potion, none of that mess would have happened." Alastiar said. Chamo quickly climbed up Alastiar's leg and up onto his shoulder.
"But if you hadn't made that mistake you wouldn't have gotten all the pactios you did and I wouldn't have become FILTHY STINKIN RICH!" Chamo yelled. Alastiar glared at Chamo, grabbed the top of his skull, and started to squeeze.
"THAT WAS YOUR WHOLE PURPOSE! TO GET RICH! I SWEAR YOU STPID WEASEL, I'M GONNA CRUSH IT UNTIL THERE'S NOTHING OF YOUR STUPID WEASEL FACE LEFT!" Alastiar yelled as he was squeezing Chamo's head.
"DON'T YOU MEAN STUPID ERMINE FACE-" Chamo started.
"SHUT UP YOU LITTLE RAT!" Alastiar yelled.
"SOMEBODY CALL THE ERMINE PROTECTION AGENCY!" Chamo yelled. Asuna looked a bit more curiously at Alastiar and then smiled.
"Alastiar you're being a bit harsh on the little guy." Konoka said. Alastiar loosened his grip on Chamo and looked to Konoka. Chamo jumped out of Alastiars grip and into Konoka's arms.
"OH THANK YOU HOT PANTS! I KNEW YOU WERE DECENT!" Chamo said.
"You know Alastiar, I think I can let this go. After all, it was an accident. Just don't ever do it again. OR I WILL HURT YOU BAD!" Asuna said. Alastiar chuckled a bit.
"No need to worry about that. After all, the potion made you do it to me." Alastiar reminded.
"OH SHUT UP BEFORE I KICK YOU AGAIN!" Asuna yelled.
A little while later, Alastiar was walking by himself along the lake, thinking about everything from the day before until that moment. He was searching his thoughts. He had vivid images running through his head of the being from his dreams, until finally, he saw an image of his father.
When he reached that memory of his father he stopped.
"Dad…where are you? Why did you leave us? We need your help." Alastiar thought. He looked out to the lake.
"Dad where are you?" Alastiar whispered. He thought quietly for a moment before speaking again.
"I could really use your help now." He said.
"Who is your father?" Setsuna asked as she walked up to Alastiar. He looked to Setsuna for a brief moment and then back to lake.
"…I don't know. All I know is that he's been gone for a long time. He left my family just before the demons started coming after me." Alastiar said. Setsuna waited quietly to see if there was more Alastiar had to say.
"He left the sword in my room the day he left. My mom never thought anything of it, but when I first touched that sword. I knew there was an evil power in it. I was so scared that day, that I wanted to throw it away." Alastiar said.
"And why didn't you?" Setsuna asked. Alastiar stood quietly for a moment.
"It's just like I said yesterday. That sword is all I have of him. What am I supposed to do?" Alastiar asked.
"Alastiar, I've been meaning to talk to you." Setsuna said. Alastiar turned to her.
"First off…I just want to say I'm sorry. The way I've been acting towards you was a bit uncalled for. But you still could have told us about those demons instead of just running with your sword drawn through the school, we might have been able to help you beforehand and I wouldn't have been so hostile." Setsuna said.
Alastiar remained quiet for a moment and turned away.
"It's a bad idea for me to tell people." Alastiar said.
"You've seen us fight! How is telling us, a bad idea?" Setsuna asked.
"Because everyone I've looked to for help has died!" Alastiar said harshly. Setsuna continued to listen.
"Do you know what it's like to have to run your entire life, for the fear of harming other people? And not only that but when fighting this kind of enemy, seeing other people die in front of you and you know its your fault?" Alastiar asked. Setsuna remained quiet.
"It kills me…I've seen way too many people die for my sake. And I don't want to see anymore…ever." Alastiar said.
"Alastiar…I never realized it until now, but you are a good person." Setsuna said as she walked over to him. She placed a hand on his shoulder.
"We'll help you end this nightmare." She said. Alastiar looked to her and a tear fell from his eye. He reached and pulled Setsuna into a hug. Her eyes shot open as he did.
"ALASTIAR WHAT ARE…" Setsuna began. She stopped herself and thought for a moment before returning the hug.
"As long as he doesn't make a habit out of this." Setsuna thought. The girls from earlier that day and Negi all went by the lake and saw Setsuna and Alastiar. Setsuna looked up and saw them and immediately let go of Alastiar.
"If you want comfort. They can help you." Setsuna said as she walked off. Alastiar looked to where the girls and Negi stood and smiled. The cheerleaders, Yuuna, and the Narutaki twins all ran up to Alastiar excitedly.
"ALASTIAR!" The cheerleaders called as they ran down to him.
"WE HEARD YOU KISSED US!" They said happily as they glomped him.
"BUT WE DON'T REMEMBER IT!" They cried.
"Alastiar, will you kiss us again?" Sakurako asked.
"Uh about that. It was actually you three that kissed me." Alastiar said. Sakurako immediately smiled and kissed him.
"HEY NO FAIR SAKURAKO!" Misa yelled.
"YEAH! WE WANT TO REMEMBER TOO!" The Narutaki twins yelled. Negi chuckled at what was happening.
"I really don't get what those girls like so much about him." Asuna said.
"He's a nice guy, and he's been through a lot. I'm surprised you don't feel anything for him." Negi said.
"Oh shut up teach!" Asuna said. Konoka and Haruna giggled.
"You know, it's probably a good thing we all have pactios with him now." Haruna said. Akira came up to the lake and stopped by Negi.
"What's going on?" Akira asked. Asuna pointed towards Alastiar as Yuuna, the cheerleaders, and the Narutaki twins were smothering him. Hey eyes shot open and she ran down to help Alastiar.
Later, Alastiar and Negi went to the Dean's office.
"Dean Konoe? We were wondering if you had Alastiar's uniform is here." Negi said.
"Ah yes. They arrived today." Dean Konoe said as he handed Alastiar a box. He opened the box and saw the cloths inside and his eyes shot wide open.
"I HAVE TO WEAR THIS?" Alastiar yelled.
End of chapter 7
Me: Well that's another chapter done! I found this one hilarious with a good balance of hard hitting points.
Chizuru: That's up to how you feel about it.
Me:…not again. This is the point! it's about how you feel. What did you think? Seeing as we couldn't get your opinion beforehand.
Chizuru: I think the next chapter will be rather interesting.
Me: -_- and she says how she thinks the NEXT chapter will go. Anyway I'm tired of this confusion so I'll end this one kinda short.
Chamo: HEY LET ME SAY SOMETHING!
Me: Oh sorry about that.
Chamo: Alastiar is quite the ladies man eh? MASS PACTIO DUE TO LOVE POTION! AND I THOUGHT THE NEGSTER WAS GOOD! THIS GUY'S A LEGEND IN THE MAKING!
Me: It was from an accident. You always assume stuff like this. I swear Chamo you are one perverted weasel.
Chamo: HOW MANY FREAKIN TIMES DO I HAVE TO TELL YOU! I'M A FREAKIN ERMINE!
Me: yeah yeah whatever. Well that's all the time we have for tonight! Be sure to see what happens in chapter 8. and here's an interesting preview. EVANGELINE! ALASTIAR! FIGHT! Lol, I'll just leave it at that. UNTIL NEXT TIME !
