Nanashi sat in his room staring at the ceiling. The man named Takamichi had just confirmed that he was a tree spirit. Though, how much of that he believed he wasn't sure. The man was unknown to him, as everyone else, but there was an air about him that Nanashi wasn't sure about.
Right now he waited to get a bath. As far as he knew, it'd been about three days since he had had one, if not more. Takamichi had said they had to clear the bathrooms out. He had to wait until then.
Konoka knocked at the door and popped her head in. "I have clothes for you Nanashi," Konoka said happily. The girl had greeted him everyday, and had not once been frustrated with taking care of him. Her grandfather had shown the same kindness, so he assumed it ran in their family.
"Thanks Konoka," Nanashi said sitting up. She was a cute girl, he admitted. "Do you know how long they'll be?" Nanashi asked.
"Um... well," Konoka spoke slightly embarrassed. "Asuna-chan is trying to get Takahata-sensei to, um..." she thought a way to put it nicely. "Trying to accidentally get him to see her naked."
"That crazy girl?" Nanashi asked, unsure.
"Yes," Konoka smiled. "She is actually quite nice though," Konoka complimented with a smile.
"Ah, okay..." Nanashi said, finding that a bit weird. "Well, have they told you anything?" Nanashi asked.
"About what?" Konoka asked sitting down on the lower bunk.
"I just got news that I'm..." he paused a moment. "Your a sorceress right?" he asked.
"Oh, yes," she smiled. "Grandpa was charged with keeping that a secret from me until I signed a contract with Negi," she said with a smile.
"Ah, okay," Nanashi said thinking. "Well, they just told me that I was a tree spirit..." he said." Would you know anything about that?" he asked.
"No," Konoka said smiling, "I'm getting a few lessons from Evangeline-sensei, but other than that I don't know. I can ask her if you like?" Konoka offered.
"No, its fine..." Nanashi said. "I was just wondering what they had planned while I'm here. They said I have a purpose and that the great tree was sending something, but they don't know."
"Has grandpa talken to you?"
"No, I haven't seen him since yesterday, when that Evangeline girl went nuts and started destroying her robot or whatever," Nanashi said.
"Oh! Is that why Chachamaru was acting all weird today?" Konoka asked.
"I guess," Nanashi said. "I found it funny that to reset the thing that you had press the beasts," Nanashi said moving to stare back up at the ceiling. "I thought your Dean, grandfather, whatever, was trying to get something, but Chachamaru started functioning again after that."
"Oh, grandpa's going to get it bad someday," Konoka said with a smile and giggle.
"Why? He's had this happen before?" Nanashi asked.
"A few times," Konoka said. "The last time he wasn't really paying attention, from what I heard, he bumped his head into Shizuna-sensei's breasts."
"Nice, what happened?" Nanashi asked slightly laughing.
"Shizuna-sensei bopped him over the head," Konoka said.
Nanashi laughed a little and then jumped off the top bunk. "Hu... getting tired of laying around," he said.
"How are your bites?" Konoka asked.
"Huh?" Nanashi had forgotten about that attack. He checked his arms. "They look fine," he said seeing the small scabs. "Though..." thinking about them caused the few in between his legs to itch. "There's a few that itch," he said. Not wanting to embarrass himself, he scratched his arms.
"Would you like some ointment?" Konoka asked. "I can apply some after you get a bath."
"That would be nice," Nanashi smiled.
"Alright," Konoka said, "I'll go get some."
"Nanashi," Takamichi said popping his head in.
"Uh, yeah?" he turned from Konoka and looked Takamichi. Konoka looked around him.
"The baths ready, but you have a half an hour," Takamichi said looking in. "Ah, I see you brought the clothes Konoka, thank you," Takamichi said with a smile.
"You're welcome," Konoka said cutely. She stood and walked to the door. "Have a good bath Nanashi, and I'll get that ointment," she said, Nanashi blushed a little.
"Well, grab you new clothes and follow me," Takamichi said.
"Alright," he said following and grabbing the clothes.
He walked up next to Takamichi and Takamichi spoke. "So, you are apparently taking up the dean's offer on a girlfriend?" Takamichi asked, with a small laugh.
"Um... no," Nanashi said slightly embarrassed. "It's just that some of those bites itch," Nanashi said as they headed down a stair case.
"Well, if that's the case, you'll have the whole bath to yourself," Takamichi said stopping at a frosted glass door. "Like I said you only have a half an hour, and then the girls will want it back," Takamichi said. "Sorry, if you smell like a girl," Takamichi said with a chuckle as he handed Nanashi a bowl of soaps.
"What?" he asked confused.
"You're not like Negi, never mind," Takamichi said with a stupid look. "Go ahead on in," he said opening the door.
"Whoa..." Nanashi said looking around inside. The main pool astonishing him the most, but also the hot tub and showers that ran along the side. And then the big palm trees and exotic bushes.
"Like I said, don't admire," Takamichi said closing the door behind him.
Nanashi sighed and looked around. Little cubbies were off to the side where he could place his clothes. He walked to them first and took his clothes off. He quickly threw the old and the new into the cubbies. He looked to what to do next.
The large bath, or pool, he wasn't for sure, looked tempting. Seeing as no one was in the room, he took joy and jumped in. He felt freer to move around. He swam a minute enjoying the feel, absorbing the water.
He stopped suddenly. The air of bodyguards sent tingle through Nanashi's skin. A large window stood at the edge of the room, nearly opposite the door. He could feel the person on the other side, though the glass brick styling was meant to keep peepers from looking in, it didn't stop magical personnel.
Nanashi smiled as his mind formed a spell, and he commanded it. He saw the on lookers.
"Onee-chan, he's doing it!" a young girl, Mei, said excited.
"What a bath?" Misora, who wore a nun outfit, asked.
"No! Magic, look!" The girl said handing the binoculars over.
Nanashi smiled as they had caught on. He thought what to he should do. A thought popped into his mind. A perfectly normal boy would do. He moved his hands underwater and put a face of pleasure on.
"Oh my gosh!" Misora nearly yelled. "Stop looking at him!" She yelled smacking the younger girl on the back of the head.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean it!" Mei squealed.
Nanashi smiled trying to think of what to next. He waited for the smaller girl, who he now recognized as the girl that escorted him to the dean's office. He quickly cast an illusion spell, weaving in a nose bleed spell.
"Onee-chan," The Mei said looking back into the binoculars. "Look! Is for real this time!" she said handing the binoculars over to the older woman.
"This better be for real," The Misora said. "And... OH, MY GOSH!" she yelled looking through the binoculars. "Its huge!" she yelled as her nose blew blood out. The woman then collapsed to the roof.
"Onee-chan!" the Mei yelled, jumping up to try and help the woman for a few seconds, before she checked the binoculars again. Blood gushed from her nose and she collapsed. She grabbed a walkie-talkie and said, "Officers down, hel..." before she passed out.
Nanashi laughed so hard he cried. It was the best joke he'd thought of yet. After a few minutes of laughing he wiped his eyes and dunked his head. He hurried to the showers to get cleaned.
Ten minutes later Nanashi stepped out, his hair still slightly wet. "Have fun?" Takamichi asked.
"Yes, it was quite pleasant," Nanashi said with a grin, as he tried not to laugh.
"So, I assume you know what happened to those two?" Takamichi asked, knowing.
"Just a small illusion spell mixed with a nose bleeder," Nanashi said grinning.
"I guess that explains why Misora kept saying 'it's so big,'" Takamichi said. "So, the bath was quite enjoyable then?"
"Yes, quite," Nanashi said.
"Well, I hate to tell you this, but we got to put you back in the room," Takamichi said. "Though, that performance will cause some applause. How about I send Negi over, you can help him grade and lesson plan," Takamichi jokingly.
"Heh, heh, no thanks," Nanashi said. "Though, the company would be appreciated." Though it was slight, something in him, deep, deep down, heated.