Yo! Sorry I'm one day late, but a old lady asked me to carry her bags for her and her house was like five blocks away and I had to do multiple trips. Anyways, here is the newest chapter!
"Aaahhh!" Nodoka's body was sailing downwards. As she opened her eyes, she saw Negi jumping after her. She saw the horrified face of Yue. 'No, it can't end here.' She looked behind her and foresaw the splash that would end her life. A splash into jagged rocks is what awaited her. Millions of thoughts scrambled through her head, but two in particular kept coming back. 'Why didn't I kiss a boy? Why is there a waterfall in a library?'
Yue looked over the railing of the bridge. As her eyes widened, she fell to the floor of the bridge. Nodoka had fallen, with Negi not far behind. Yue looked around to call for help. The only people there were Negi, Nodoka, Haruna, herself, and Konoka. But the first two were gone and Haruna was currently knocked out. All that remained was her and Konoka. "Konoka do you have…" Yue looked around and noticed no one else was left. She peeked over the bridge and saw Konoka descending as fast as possible with her safety wire. "She's moving pretty fast." Yue vanished out of her shock and relaxed. "Konoka might just make it."
Completely unaware of the help that was following, Negi dived down in an attempt to catch up to the girl. 'I need to catch her somehow. Maybe if I give myself a boost, then I might be able to make it.' Negi pulled out his emergency starter wand out of his hidden pocket in his shirt. "Accelerat." At the mumbling of his Latin words, Negi charged towards the ground, hoping to intercept the girl. 'Just a little more…' Negi reached out to try to catch Nodoka's attention.
Nodoka turned to look once more at the rocks that she was approaching at high-speed. "Aaaaahhh!" That was the last scream she let out before she passed out.
Negi grunted and raised his starter wand. He knew they had about ten seconds left and remembered a spell that would allow them to levitate for a short while. He cast the spell on Nodoka and then used it on himself. The split-second between using it on her and then on him allowed for a five foot gap between them. Negi sighed and then looked down, which was followed abruptly by the widening of his eyes. He was only six inches from the water's surface and another three from the first jagged rocks. Negi noticed his spell end and Nodoka fell into his hands as he landed with a small splash on the surface of the water. Negi smiled and sighed. 'I caught her in time, and nothing went wrong.' Negi smiled and turned to the cliff. "Hi, Negi-kun." Negi looked at Konoka, still smiling and holding Nodoka bridal style. 'Okay almost nothing went wrong.'
"Um, Negi-kun, how did you, how should I say this, float Nodoka and yourself?" Negi gulped and tried to think of an excuse, but only one answer came to his head. "I didn't float her and me. You're dreaming, ooh ooh, you're dreaming, and you're awake." Konoka stared at Negi. Negi realized the level of idiotic that was his answer and mentally smacked his head. 'Smooth move.'
"So, Negi-kun, are you going to answer me or what?" Negi sighed, walked over to the sand bank, and placed Nodoka down. He sat down on the bench that overlooked the waterfall, looked over at Konoka, and motioned for her to sit down on the bench. She complied and sat down in silence.
Negi took in the scenery of the surrounding area. The waterfall was rushing peacefully onto the glistening surface of the water. As he became entranced in the waterfall, he started to notice something odd. The waterfall seemed to be hiding a magic source of power. "Negi-kun." Negi looked over at Konoka and stared. 'Well, its better not to hide it from her. She is the grand-daughter of the dean, who is a wizard. I better tell her about me, wizards, and herself.'
"Konoka-chan, I'm a wizard." Konoka looked at him with no signs of emotion. "So, did a fairy help you save Nodoka?" Konoka started laugh at him and Negi got a little pissed off. "I'm not kidding Konoka-chan." Konoka kept laughing at the boy, until Negi smirked and thought of an excellent response. "Konoka-chan, you know you're laughing at yourself." Konoka quieted her laughing and attempted to hear him out.
"That's right you are a wizard too." Konoka looked at Negi with a solemn face. "So I'm a wizard too." Negi nodded slowly and let her take in the situation. "So, I'm wizard; does that mean I'm related to the tooth fairy, Negi-kun?" As Konoka started to laugh again, Negi twitched. Then he stood up and walked over to the water. 'How did that spell go again… wait I remember.' Negi started to chant his spell which caused the water to move in small swirls. Konoka stopped laughing long enough to notice that Negi seemed really focused on the water and walked over. She walked over and noticed that the water had started to freeze a bit. Then it rose up and became a small flower. Konoka reached out and touched it. As she touched it, the flower began to melt away back to water. Konoka stared in awe at what had just transpired. Negi looked over at Konoka, who was still staring at the water. Konoka turned slowly towards Negi, never letting a single sound escape her.
"Okay I believe you." Konoka walks towards Nodoka to check on her condition. She became satisfied that nothing was wrong and took a breath. "Negi-kun, can you teach me how to heal injures?" Negi smiled and picked up Nodoka. Konoka then realized something.
"Uh, Negi-kun, can you fly?" Negi looked over at her. "Not without my staff. Why do you ask?" Konoka blinked and then fidgeted. "Well if you can't fly then we are in big trouble." Negi looked at her curiously.
"The area we are in still hasn't be charted yet. In other words, I don't know how to get back. Unless Nodoka knows a way out, we are going to be trapped here for a long time."
"Oh bloody hell."
"How about this one, Ako?" Yuna pulled out another shirt and showed it to Ako. She looked at it while Yuna and Akira held their breath. "Okay." They cheered and moved on to the skirt. "Hey guys, where did Makie go?" Yuna was rummaging through her drawers looking for a skirt, so Akira decided to fill her in. "She said something about getting drinks and food."
Ako nodded her head and continued. 'I wonder what is bothering Makie lately. She sounds a little depressed. Maybe it has something to do with my date.' As Ako became lost in her thoughts, Makie burst through the door. "Hey guys! Look what I just found!" She had appeared with two articles of clothing. Ako looked at the black skirt and the light blue shirt. The skirt had a small slit in it and the shirt had a dreamy girl regeneration logo. Ako walked up and examined even closer. Makie waited in silence for her answer, as well did the other girls.
"I. LOVE. IT." The girls smiled and then Ako went to the bathroom to change into the clothes that Makie bought her. Yuna turned to Makie and smiled. Makie smiled back and noticed that Yuna was still smiling. "Um… what is it, Yuna?" Yuna sweat dropped and sighed. "I thought you said you were going to bring food and drinks."
Makie laughed and turned at the opening of the bathroom door. Ako stood there waiting for their responses. Akira smiled, Yuna gave her thumbs up, and Makie jumped up. "You look great Ako!" As they complimented her, Akira walked over to Makie and whispered to her. "Makie, I think you forgot something." Makie blinked as nothing came to her mind. "Makie, I believe we were promised food and drinks." Makie sighed and then started to head out once again.
Kotaro gulped. He had just arrived at the theater club area and was scared to encounter a certain red-head. 'She's probably calmed down by now. Oh please let her be calm. Just let me fight a demon rather than see her punch me in the face again.'
"Kotaro have you done what is necessary?" Kotaro recognized the voice of the class rep and was about to turn to face him, when he was jabbed in gut. "Ow, what did you that for?" The class rep continued to look away from Kotaro and walked around to his left side. "Shh, just listen. Don't talk to me right now. I don't want to be the next one to be attacked by Natsumi." Kotaro sighed, but decided to hear out the boy. "Kotaro to illustrate how mad Natsumi is with you right now, I will put it this way; has your will been finished yet?"
Kotaro's eyes started to grow, but decide to let Seta carry on. "Kotaro just hope you don't have to do any lines with Natsumi today. Although, you are Romeo, and she is Juliet… hmm… Kotaro I have something to say to you."
Kotaro strained his ears towards Seta's direction. "It was nice making your acquaintance." As the boy walked off, Kotaro muttered to himself. He walked off to his area. 'Maybe he was just exaggerating.'
Kotaro walked onto the stage and notice something. 'What is that intent? It feels like killer intent.' He looked over and saw Natsumi glaring at him. 'How is she doing that? I can barely move. Maybe I should avoid her.' But Kotaro's wish was not granted as the director announced the scene they were doing.
"Scene 2: Capulet's Orchard! Let's skip down to 'My ears have not yet drunk a hundred words', okay people!"
Natsumi walked over to stage and stood there. She turned towards Kotaro and gave him another glare. Kotaro was frozen on the spot. "Get over here, Kotaro." Kotaro started shaking and Seta proceeded to do the same. A girl that was working backstage started crying. 'Oh crap, crap, crappity.' Kotaro took baby steps towards her then took a deep breath.
Then Natsumi closed her eyes and smiled. She had become the essence of Juliet. Kotaro looked at her smile and felt a warm feeling rush over him. 'Wow, one moment she wants to kill me, and then the next she can smile at me without a single thought of evil aimed at me.'
"My ears have not yet drunk a hundred words Of that tongue's utterance, yet I know the sound: Art thou not Romeo and a Montague?" Romeo stared in wonder once again, but started on his part.
"Neither, fair saint, if either thee dislike." Juliet's look turned to one of distrust.
"How camest thou hither, tell me, and wherefore? The orchard walls are high and hard to climb, And the place death, considering who thou art, If any of my kinsmen find thee here." Romeo took a step closer.
"With love's light wings did I o'er-perch these walls; For stony limits cannot hold love out, And what love can do that dares love attempt; Therefore thy kinsmen are no let to me." Juliet gave him a look of warning.
"If they do see thee, they will murder thee."
"CUT! Excellent work, guys! Kotaro, whatever you did to help you do those lines, keep doing that! Natsumi, that was perfect." Natsumi was smiling, so Kotaro took this chance to apologize to her. He started to approach the area where they dropped clothes randomly to apologize.
"Natsumi, before you hurt me hear me out." Natsumi glanced in his direction, but said nothing. Kotaro decided to start walking closer to her. "Natsumi I want to say that I'm-"
This is where Kotaro tripped over some of the fallen clothes and had the unfortunate luck to crash his lips on hers. Natsumi pulled out and punched him again.
'Man, this is exactly like last time.' Approximately one minute later, Kotaro corrected himself because instead of splashing into water, he crashed into a tree.
'Ow.'
"How about this way?" Konoka and Negi were trying to figure out the right way out of Library Island and were now lost in a room filled with passageways that led to dead ends, traps, and pit stops for the hungry adventurer.
"Konoka-chan, can we stop for now?" Konoka looked over at Negi with an angry pout. "How can you be tired right now?" Negi held up Nodoka and was followed by the girl's understanding. "Fine, fine. It's not like I have a schedule to keep up." Konoka went to grab some drinks from the vending machine, leaving Negi alone with his thoughts. 'She's right. It's a good thing this happened on a day where I have nothing planned.' He looked around at the plain room. There was a bench, vending machines, a pond, and a tree. Negi became bored in the area and checked on Nodoka. 'It looks like she could wake up anytime. I wonder how she would look like if she dyed her hair a little lighter. Like the color of Ako's hair color. I wonder what Ako is doing right now.' Then it hit Negi; Konoka walked up to Negi with a drink, but he didn't reach out to grab it. Konoka went in closer to Negi's face and noticed he was a little pale. She poked him, but received no response. "Hey, Negi-kun." Negi had still emitted no response. Konoka pouted, but then unleashed an evil smirk. She leaned in and kissed Negi on the cheek.
"KONOKA-CHAN, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?" Negi jumped back in surprise. Konoka started to giggle and then noticed that Nodoka was waking up. "Who's doing all the yelling?" Negi was still shaking, when Konoka made the decision to answer. "You were out of it, and bonus, your freak out woke up Nodoka, too!" Negi blinked then remembered the reason why he had to be waked up that way.
"We have to hurry up! I'm going to miss my date with Ako-chan!"
Later, guys! I will try to finish on time next time!
(I hope they bought that excuse…)
