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Chapter 10: Kyoto Trip part 5: Defeat means Friendship.

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.

Following the events from kissing madness…

Avatar Aang recovered his will once again. Determined to face what has to come, he now decides to resume his job: find and watch negi, who just happened to be outside with nodoka and Yue, Aang wasn't pleased.

("Now, how come he goes on a patrol and let this mess happen like that… he's lucky because this is a game, but still… I wonder how long he can hide his mage status right now…")

Sighing on this fact, he hides as they get inside, Aang was rather curious about the person that confessed to negi on this evening.

"Come on, nodoka! Go for it!" as Yue convinces her friend to face her young teacher.

"Ah, Miyazaki-san…"

"N- negi-sensei…"

"erm… About what happened this afternoon…"

"Eh… don't worry about that! As long you did heard it that's-" Nodoka seems is loss of her words, she wasn't prepared for the answer right now.

Negi on other side, it looks like he already made a decision: "I'm sorry miyazaki-san… I too like someone… I still don't really understand… I do like everyone in my class; I like asuna or konoka, or everyone, even you. I "like" in teacher and student relationship… I still can't give you a proper answer yet but at least, let's start off as friends?"

Speechless from these words, Nodoka give a brilliant smile as she feels satisfied. Aang was very touched by this scene and let a smile flow. A second later someone he didn't expect appears, it was Nitta arriving with everyone on in the class.

"Erm… Nitta-sensei, what-"

"You! Aang-sensei and Negi-sensei both of you will squat on lobby! Seriously both of you, playing with your students like that!"

"Eh! Come on! It was just a game!"

"You are a teacher! You should have known better, this is your punishment!"

Sighing, he surrenders, but at least he had fun on this night, the rest however wasn't that amused, sleeping wont was easy that night.

On Next Morning…

Aang woke up in a similar state from last night by he felt slightly better than before, since all he did was airbending constantly, still he was hungry and tired from sitting in seiza on the entire night. Impressively through, he woke a bit early than the others. So he dressed properly and went on a morning exercise. This is important day for him; Negi will be delivering the letter into the mysterious Kansai Magic Association, so he had to expect a resistance of sort, he kept smiling upon the sunrise far on distance. ("This is going to be a really long day…")

A few hours later, the girls finally discover the prize from last night game. Nodoka won a card, a rather familiar card; it contains her in school uniform surrounded by many books, such personalized card display jealously among the other girls, who were amazed.

"Whoa! So this is the wonderful prize?"

"It Has Honya's picture on it! That's amazing! I want one too!"

"Oh that's so cool! Let me hold it, Nodoka!"

Many girls wanted it one was well, Aang was just observing from afar, that card was awfully familiar to him, he didn't felt anything coming from it so he thought it was safe, still it was away too suspicious, he knew that Chamo used some kind on magic outside, but for what? That's questions quickly dispersed when breakfast has come, so he ate like never before;

Satisfied and prepared, Aang discreetly follows Negi, who successfully managed to leave the hotel alone to meet with Asuna and the others.

Kyoto City: Meeting place

Arriving on the scene, Negi was startled as Asuna and Setsuna came along with some girls of group five: Nodoka, Haruna and Yue. Aang sweated, he thought that negi forgotten his job, yet something distracted him, ("oi.. Weren't you supposed to be working? Geez… eh? What is this? Why Miyazaki-san is releasing energy? Better yet why that energy comes from negi?") He thought it a bit, something was missing.

"Waaah! Everyone!"Negi startle as everyone was wearing very cute casual clothes, expect setsuna.

Realizing this, he whispers: "…wait a minute! Why are the others with you, Asuna-san!?"

She nervously replies: "I'm sorry, Paru(Haruna) saw me leaving." And she was really excited about it, "Negi-sensei, you were about to go somewhere using that map, right? Take us along!

"Eh, doesn't group 5 have plans for free activity time?" Negi tries to dig an exit out.

"Nope" Yue answers.

"Negi-kun, let's take a look around together."

Negi starts to panic, "Asuna-sannn!"

"I'm sorry! I'm sorry! All we've got to do is lose them midway, right?"

"All right! Let's Go!" Harune yells for Negi dismay, they hang out in many places enjoying the scenery, taking photos and many other things. Eventually they arrive on the arcade, where they spent nearly half hour playing, which was boring for him to wait them to make a move, when he took the eye somehow Aang lose sight of Negi. He stood there for quite something, something was wrong, so not taking any chances he decides to join them in efforts to find him.

"Hey girls!"

"Aang-sensei! What you are doing here?" Haruna greets him

"Nothing at moment, just wandering out for a while, what about you?"

"Well, we are look for Negi-kun, Asuna and Nodoka, have you seen them?" Konoka asks.

"No I haven't seen them for a while, well we may find them on the way, let's go? If you don't mind"

"No not at all, let's go!"

Together they wander around the street, distracting themselves; Aang takes this opportunity to speak with Setsuna, who became friendlier since his lesson from before.

"So, I see you have changed"

"Yes…"

"Still it doesn't look that you are enjoying at all, why you look so distant yet? Do not stay behind, Go on and stay beside her!"

"But…"

"But what? Isn't she your best friend?"

She sighs, he was right in the end, she really wanted to do that but she was rather embarrassed to do so. Aang wanted to press her more but he had more important matters to deal with.

"Well, do you know where Negi is?"

"Yes, he went with kagurazaki-san to deliver the letter, but… they meet with trouble"

"How do you know?"

"I'm monitoring their progress through this charm"

"I see anything else?"

"Not at moment, but we should be careful, it's only a matter of time before they make another move"

"I see, please could you lend me your charm for a second?"

"Hai!" When she lends it, wondering why so, ("Is this charm work that way I think then I can do… this!") , Aang tries to energybend the energies inside the charm to find negi through it, it did work, he find himself looking through the eyes of someone else. Apparently they were fighting some kind of giant spider of sorts with a boy riding it; he can't see who is through.

"This is bad, they are being ambushed, I'm going to meet them, Setsuna I trust that you can deal with whatever it may go for konoka-chan again right?"

"Of course, I will protect Ojou-sama with my life!"

Kyoto City: Dimensional Looped Street

Confident, Aang runs for it as soon as he saw the opportunity, following the metaphysical path linked through Setsuna's charm to find him, he finds himself heading through somekind of Staircase Street with some wooden structures. The moment he steps on it, he notices the constant spiritual emissions suddenly spreading around him. Sprinting forward, he witnesses something really displeasing.

Asuna were pinned down by some kind black dogs but… they were licking her… that was strange, but the real deal was Negi, who were losing to a kid, who apparently have the same height as him, have a black spiked hair with ears? He also constantly releases a spiritual emission, meaning that he is more than human as well. He was overwhelming the young mage as he can't cast without being interrupted.

The boy taunts him: "How stupid! You western mages are useless without their partners! What wrong!? You can't chant any incantation? Come on, Take this!" as he relentlessly blasts Negi away with his kicks and sending him away, then he charge preparing a finishing strike with his glowing hand. "It's time to finish this!"

As he watched this, Aang was getting impatient ; he knew that negi couldn't stand a chance if he kept unable to chant properly. Thinking quickly, Aang than tries to hide himself at sides to surprise his enemy and save him, but before that he saw something that really surprised him.

"Sim Ipse Pars Per Secundam Dimidiam, Negius Springfieldes!(Activate the contract for 0.5 second for me, Negi Springfield)" This chant imbued negi with magical energy enough to deflect and counterattack, sending his enemy flying away and giving enough time to chant even more: "Ras Tel Ma Scir Magister: Unus Fulgor Concidens Noctem, In Mea Manu Ens Inimicum Edat, FULGURATIO ALBICANS!(Rays of light that tears apart the night, gather unto my hand and strike down my enemy, WHITE THUNDER)" as he fell to his hand, Negi strike him with a massive blast of thunder at point blank range.

Aang just stood there, amazed again by the wonders of magic, Negi really impressed him again, as he surpasses his melee range weakness.

Negi proudly taunts in victory, "How was that? This is the power of western mages!" but as they decides to retreat and find a way out, the black haired boy stands up and starts to change, as Aang noticed his spiritual energy spikes up.

("That boy, this energy… that is not magic, that is… energybending… being used for combat related skills! Impressive, All his powers, I can't sense any spiritual energy on them, they aren't magic like Negi spells…so it must be, he is a natural bender!") As the boy fully transformed into its true form, his hair became larger and turned white, his skin became furry, his body became feral turning himself in to an animal and his natural senses increased allowing him to detect Aang far away by smell and hearing alone.

"hehe, This is not over yet! It's Time for the real thing… And you!" said pointing a finger at Aang hidden location, "I don't know who you are, but if you are with them… you are next one!"

("Damn I'm spotted") Aang tries to hide in another position, but the beast boy pointed exactly where he went.

"It's useless, my ears are so acute that I can hear you breathing, reveal yourself!"

"Ehh? Who's he talking to?"

Aang fairly recognize that half of his soul consists of spiritual energy that is inherently connected to the spirit world, how so? He didn't knew, but knowing that his enemy could hear so far he whispered: "I see, I never thought I would see one myself, to think that a spirit could wander on the physical world, free like that, I must say, many things really changed, I believe you can hear me well, Answer!"

"HA! I don't care! Just who are you?"

"I'm just a guardian of that boy, therefore I am your enemy was well, but I'm here to test him, if you beat him, then I believe you will have the fight you desire. But beware; you may not win against him."

"HA! Fine" then facing Negi, "Negi, once I beat you, I will face another strong enemy, HERE I GO!" then he immediately charges forward in blink almost hitting Negi, who just barely dodged.

"kuh… I've got no choice!"

"Eh! Don't be reckless aniki! We are no match for him, forget it and get out of here" Ignoring his words, Negi tries to face his opponent chanting: "Sim Ipse Pars Per Decem Secundas, Negius Springfieldes!(Activate the contract for 10 seconds for me, Negi Springfield)" The beast boy then lunged once again, moving so fast that Negi couldn't see with his eyes alone, Aang was cautiously watching his movements and inspecting Negi contract spell.

("So that is what he used before to bypass his melee weakness, he is forcefully trying to bend his on energy out from his body without chi, that is very dangerous if not dealt properly...")Negi was about to be dispatched away, not before a voice came for his aid.

"To your left sensei!" he barely dodges another strike, thanks to Nodoka, who just appeared with a book on her hands, the same book from morning. Aang sweated at this, negi once again involves someone innocent in this mess. ("Seriously, I wonder if how much time is left before the entire class finds out…")

"Honya-chan!? Why are you here!?" asuna asks surprised.

She explains: "um… t- that's because of this- AH!" but she interrupted herself was their fight didn't end yet, the beast boy tried to strike him with his superior speed, only to be predicted by Nodoka somehow, allowing negi to counter in time and gain upper hand.

Aang was surprised, he never thought how she was capable of that, then he finally notices some kind of interference on his own chi, something was trying to link his soul and it was coming from her book. ("That book… could it be that?)

Nodoka has some plan on mind so she suggests: "Ano… k-kamo-san, I think I understand what's happening! Let's get out of here for now, okay?"

Chamo was startled but agreed nonetheless, "Y- yeah! A- All right! ("How does this girl know about me?")" So taking a breath, she asks the beast boy a rather strange question in middle of a fight.

"E- Excuse me, kotarou-kun! How do we get out of here?"

Annoyed from this he shouts: "What did you say? Are you idiot? There's no way I'd tell you something like… Wait could it be?" he realizes that somehow she was reading his mind from the book. Aang instantly noticed the spiritual link piercing kotarou's chi, revealing that to break the dimensional loop on this area they had to destroy hidden charms on the sixth gate from the beginning. Once they heard that, negi immediately took his staff to fly, catch nodoka and release 3 magic arrows revealing a barrier, kotarou quickly rushed out with Aang following behind them outside their views, Nodoka's book is something to be feared out, never on his life had he thought to find someone capable to read minds. Forward, asuna shatters the recently revealed barrier with her paper fan, freeing them.

"Yes! We did it! We got out!"

"B- But he's still coming after us!"

"Leave him to me" then she make some gestures in an effort to trap him with by inverting the charm spell, trapping both him and Aang back in.

"Crap! They trapped me instead!?"

"Exactly…" Aang told right behind him.

"You! Shit…not now damnit" he said turning around as the energy left his body transforming him back into human. Aang just stood there and approached him, who just fallen to ground struggling to move but he was immobile.

"You still want to fight? In that state you wouldn't even touch me, now answer me! Who you work for? And why?"

Smirking he answers: "heh, I'm sorry I don't know anything, I'm a mercenary who loves to fight, as far I know they hired me to fight western mages."

"I see, but I know very well that you aren't a mage like negi, you aren't capable to utilize this kind of magic? Who did this?"

"how annoying… it was cosplaying woman, she just placed this trap and ordered me to beat him if I could."

("So it was her again…") "Tell me, do you know why they want konoka then?"

"heh, I don't even know that person"

"Really? I wonder about that…" Suddenly many monsters appeared behind them, mostly consisting of giant animals. Realizing that something was up, Kotarou forcefully stood up, but he barely standing so.

"Damn, I knew they would do this!" Kotarou annouced as he entered a stance to fight them, but Aang took a step in to interfere.

"Forget it this is my fight, this don't concern you!" kotarou shouted.

"No, didn't I say before! You won't be able to lift a single finger in that state!" Kotarou scowled back, but he was right, the damage he took on the fight with negi as finally taking a roll on his body, he wasn't in state to fight back, so he just dropped down and watched Aang, curious about his strength.

("Those are shikigamis… that woman now wants him dead? Why?") Aang then took his own firm stance and waited, the moment the three first monsters lunged; he made a thrush forward releasing a stream of golden fire that reduced them into ashes very quickly. He want to end it quickly since he didn't knew how much time he has before the Kansai attacks negi or konoka again, so he proceeded to rush forward and dispatch his enemy with his firebending.

Kotarou was left surprised, he has never seen someone cast magic without incantations or chants before; he realized that Aang has a really strong person indeed and wanted to fight him badly. Burning into crisp the last shikigami, he follows the spiritual energy to find the charms and breaks the loop seal, so he returns back to kotarou.

"heh! That was unnecessary; I could have destroyed them with ease"

"Of course you could" he mocked, "Now stay still, I'm going to heal you" Aang waterbends from a local source nearby and surrounds the water on kotarou left shoulder.

"What!? Forget it I didn't ask your help!"

"You don't have to it; I'm doing on my own."

"Why? Why would you trust me so much?"

After recovering him, Aang stands up looking at him, "Listen, you kinda remember me of a great friend I once had, she loved fighting was well and always wanted to take care of herself alone, but in the end she was very kind and loyal to her friends, you are not so different, that why I trust you."

Kotarou just listened to him, he didn't care that much about what he said but he understood what he means.

"Heh, I don't care, I'm always looking for strong opponents to fight, always wanting to be stronger!"

Smiling Aang just replies, "I know, maybe one day when we may meet again and I might fight you, and who knows? We may even become best friends." Kotarou just stood there silently, so Aang turned around to leave.

"Wait! What's your name strong-nii-san?"

Running away he shouted, "My name is Aang!" then he left him alone.

Once outside, he kept running randomly among the streets in efforts to find negi, but he had no clues about how to do so, it was very likely, that he is outside of range of his seismic sense to be seen. So looking for alternatives, Aang finally remembers that Setsuna also constantly releases a spiritual emission as well, so he claps his hands and focusing his senses, he locates her on a very distant spot, since it is his only his option, he quickly rushes in with an air scooter on his feets.

TO BE CONTINNUED

Author notes

I kinda rushed on this chapter, so once again I will reminds everyone who reads it, I'm terrible at comedy or romance, so don't expect anything on the first part following the events of the last chapter, I did what I could to incorporate Aang into a comedic scene but everytime I wrote; it became a really strange scene. So I think it's impossible for me. Man I need tips on that!