Author's Note: Yay! It's finally here! Ch. 13. Note: That little interview thing at the end of the previous chapter has nothing to do with the actual story. That was only to provide a little info on Hina to clear up confusion. And I was wrong about this story starting on Jan. 16. It was actually the 17th of 2010. Oops. XP

Later on the beach…

Naea lied on the sand, and Negi sat beside him. Both of them were exhausted.

" That took a lot outta me!," Naea said. " Feels good to lay here like this now."

" Well, it was your first real training with magic," Negi said. " It's no surprise that it was tiring. You'll get used to this after a while, when you learn better control of your magic."

Naea nodded, and neither of them said anything else for a while. Eventually Naea spoke up. " Hey Negi. There's something I gotta ask you…"

Negi looked over at him. " Yes, Naea-kun?"

" How do you do it?"

" Do what?," Negi asked. He was just staring at Naea, smiling as if they'd been friends a long time. It was kind of weird how friendly some of the people in this world seemed.

" Well," Naea said, looking for the right words. It felt weird asking a ten year old something like this. But said ten year old also had a bit of experience in these matters so far. " How do you… deal with the ones who love you?"

Negi's smile faded. " What do you mean?"

" Nodoka's confessed to you already," Naea answered. And Chachamaru and Yue also like him that way. But I won't bring them up right now. " I wanna know how you reacted. How you were able to deal with that."

Negi stood, and stared off at the sunset. " Well, at first I was really surprised. I don't really know anything about love yet, so it startled me."

You seemed more than startled, Naea thought to himself.

Negi looked down at the sand. " I didn't know what to do at first. But as an English Gentalman I had to give her a response. I told her that if it was meant to be, that time would come. I had asked her to wait patiently and see what happens."

" Hmm…," Not quite what I meant," Naea said as he closed his eyes for a moment. " But coming from someone your age I guess that's a pretty good response."

" I'm sorry I can't help much Naea-kun," Negi said. " Please forgive me. But I have to ask, why the sudden question?"

" OH! Um, no reason!," Naea said quickly. " It's just that you've already gone through this so…um…"

" Negi-sensei! Naea-san!," Chachamaru called as she came up to them.

Naea let out a sigh of relief. Saved by the bell. Would've been bad if I actually had to say it to the kid. "Hey Chachamaru. What's up?" Her expression looks a little off…

" Oh, um, nothing really," Chachamaru answered. " I was just wondering if you would like any refreshments."

" Oh, yes," Negi said. " That would be…"

And then without warning Chachamaru collapsed on the ground.

" Chachamaru!", Naea and Negi called, quickly running to her to see what was wrong.

Naea noticed Chachamaru's recharge key lying next to her. She must've dropped it when she fell. He picked it up. " Chachamaru…when's the last time you recharged?"

" I-I believe it was two days ago," Chachamaru answered.

So that's it… Naea handed her key to Negi. " Here. You um… well, you know."

" No wait!," Chachamaru said suddenly. " It's not that bad really." She managed to struggle to her knees. " I can still get up, and…" As she tried to fully stand, she fell back to the ground.

" No, he's right," Negi said as he helped Chachamaru sit up. " We need to do this now. You watch too Naea-kun. Maybe sometime you'll need to help her out too."

Negi slowly inserted the key into the slot on the back of Chachamaru's head. A noticeable jolt ran through her as he did. " Now, first let a steady amount of magic flow into the key, like this" Negi demonstrated the technique as he turned the key.

Negi hadn't done this quite so well before. The feeling overwhelmed her, and Chachamaru couldn't help but yell out.

" Oh? Was that too much?," Negi asked.

Chachamaru recomposed herself, and then answered. " N-no sensei. That felt…nice. Please continue."

" Well, alright then," Negi said, continuing. " You see Naea-kun, you must be very careful when doing this…"

As Negi turned the key inside Chachamaru's head, she tried harder to keep from calling out like that again.

About ten minutes later…

The kid probably does that better than I could, Naea thought. " I see. So that's how it's done."

"Yes," Negi answered. " Unfortunately I still don't think I'm that good at it yet."

" That's not true," Chachamaru said waving her arms back and forth. " I-it felt really good, it's just that um…"

" There you are Chachamaru!," Evangeline said as she, Hina, and Karai walked over to the three.

" Oh, Master!"

" Don't you "Oh Master" me! You are going to teach Chachadelta how to fight without killing anyone around her in the process."

" Wait! M-Master! She might…"

" I. Don't. Care! She needs to learn and she's going to learn from you. Understand?"

Chachamaru knew that she couldn't win the argument. So she gave in. " Yes Master."

" Yay!," Hina yelled happily. " I'm going to learn to how to fight!"

" You two. Come find us in an hour," Evangeline said. She signaled for Chachamaru, Hina, and Negi to follow her. And so they did.

" You follow me," Naea said to Karai. She shrugged and did as instructed.

A few minutes later on a nearby cliff…

" Okay Karai," Naea said. " Talk. I wanna hear about everything that's happened to you that you haven't told me about yet."

" Is there really that much to say?," Karai asked, tilting her head back and thinking about it. " Hm. Maybe so. Basically, Evangeline said somethin or other about me being able to use magic. Then after that demon attack I kinda went to her and demanded that she teach me to use it the right way….despite the fact that doing so coulda gotten me killed. I learned some spells, and then met Hina. By now you've met her too, right? And oh lord…if she can't learn to fight the right way she's gonna end up killing me!"

" Uuuh….and I broke the fourth wall a few times! That's… probably about it really. So what about you? In class I heard some of the other girls mentioning some uh…awkward experiences with you. Especially Chisame. She kept on mumbling 'Damn that perv'. So what were you doing? Staring at their chests? Haha! And you're even the newest Baka Ranger. Congratulations! Really though. What have you been up to?"

" First off," Naea started. " NO I was NOT staring at their chests!"

" Riiight," Karai said to herself. And then under her breath she whispered "Pervert."

Naea just sighed and shook his head. " I was at the baths and Asuna said that everyone had already gotten done taking one. So I went to take one. Then the Library Expedition club comes in and at first they hadn't seen me. I tried to get away before they could notice me, and I ran into Chisame. And well, then the others found out I was there and I got thrown out."

" Haha. Perv," Karai commented.

" Shut up and let me finish!," Naea yelled. " Anyways, after that I learned a few things training with Kaede. The Dean said that I'd be joining 3-A. I defeated Chachazero and broke her sword. Eva wanted to recruit me for her training but I turned her down. And then I trained some with Negi. I learned a few things. Wanna see?"

Karai nodded. " Sure."

Naea took out his Pactio card. " Adeat! Now, watch this…"

" I'm watchin," Karai said.

" Practi Bigi Nar Ardescat!," Naea called. A small flame appeared above his index finger. He looked around, and found a random boulder not that far off. " Flames of Destruction….Distant Bomb!" The flame from his finger vanished, and the boulder suddenly exploded into many tiny little fragments. " Pretty cool huh? So yeah. That's what I've been up to. Now….we need to figure out how we got here…"

Karai looked around. " Yeah. That… or if this place is even real."

" Why wouldn't it be real?," Naea asked.

Karai looked like she was about to start laughing hysterically, but her words had a serious tone to them. " Because. This is just…I mean… Dude. This is the Negima world. How… how is it even possible that places like this exist? I mean, what if we're imagining this? What if it's some illusion in our world? What if it's a dream?"

Naea walked up to Karai and pinched her arm.

" Ow!," Karai cried. " What was that for?"

" Does it feel like a dream?"

Karai rubbed her arm. " Well… I still dunno…"

" It feels real, doesn't it?," Naea asked. " When you use magic, you can feel it, can't you?"

Karai nodded. There was no doubt about that.

" And besides!," Naea said. " You of all shouldn't be questioning this. With that… telekinesis thing you do. You even said you could do that back in our world."

" Yeah… .to like a paper clip," Karai said, looking to the ground.

Naea shook his head. " You mentioned moving kids Negi's height."

" Eh. Never did get that far in our world. Just said it to should awesome."

" But you did it so well…."

" I figured this place is different. So…maybe the rules are different here. It's….easier here. Way easier here. I mean, in our world it's possible. But back there it really is impossible for me to move something really heavy like Negi."

Naea sighed. " Look. We're just going to have to accept this as reality for now, because that's all we can do, okay?"

Karai nodded. And after a few moments, she looked to the shattered boulder. " Heh. That was impressive for beginner magic you know."

Naea nodded. " Thanks."

" Um…Karai…," Chachamaru said, walking over to the two. Hina was right behind her. " I'll need you with me while I teach Hina-san proper battle techniques."

" Yay! It'll be fun to learn to fight the right way," Hina said.

" Why do you need me with you?," Karai asked. She didn't know much about this stuff. What good would it do for her to be there?

" Well….um….," Chachamaru started. She looked nervously over to Hina.

Suddenly, Chachazero jumped out from behind some rocks that were apparently nearby, holding a sword larger than her last one. And this one's blade was engulfed in flames.

" You may have broken my other weapon….," Chachazero said. " But this one's gonna be your doom! Prepare to die Naea!" She ran at him, ready to strike with the sword.

" Again…and with a FLAME SWORD?," Naea yelled as he took off.

" It's designed so you can't crush it," Chachazero said, a creepy smile plastered on that doll face of hers. " I'm gonna kill you for sure this time, so try to make it fun!" She swung the sword at him. " There's no way you can win this time!"

Damn…she's right…, Naea thought to himself as he ran. The sword almost hit him on the leg, and he tried moving a little faster. Using flame magic could probably make that thing stronger. So that's out.

" Are you just gonna keep running?," Chachazero yelled, jumping up and swinging the sword at his head. It came a little too close for his comfort.

" Nope…. The opposite," Naea answered, remembering that he could use his Pactio abilities against her.

" The opposite's gonna get you killed!," Chachazero said, striking at Naea's head again.

He threw up a hand in defense and shouted " Deflexio!" The sword hit an invisible shield. Now's my chance to do something Naea thought. I haven't done anything like this yet…but it's the only thing I can think of that might work! He thought hard on a spell that could help him, and then yelled, " Ex somno Existat Exunduns Undina Inimicum Immergat in Alveum! Vinctus Aquarius!"

" A water based binding spell?," Chachamaru asked. " I was not aware he had learned that much."

" Neither was I…," Karai said, staring at Naea suspiciously. Bet that artifact of his has something to do with it….

" You can't bind me with something like that!," Chachazero stated, about to try and dodge the spell and hit Naea again.

" Who says it was meant for you?," Naea asked. Chachazero's sword was suddenly surrounded by a strong torrent of swirling water that held it in place.

" I can get it out of this! I won't let this thing go!," Chachazero said, desperately trying to pull the sword out of the binding spell.

" You don't have to," Naea said. " Cuz I can do this! I need…. FLANS EXARMATIO!" A strong wind whipped up, blowing the sword out of Chachazero's hands. Naea rushed forward and grabbed it. "Practi Bigi Nar Ardescat!," Naea shouted. " Sword of Flames, show me your power!" The flames surrounding the sword became even stronger than before. Naea pointed it at Chachazero. "Give up. I'd rather not destroy you."

Chachazero took a couple of steps back. " I… I…THIS ISNT FUN ANYMORE!" With that, Chachazero ran off.

Naea noticed that his Pactio card was shining and looked at it. The image of Chachazero's sword showed up on it. Naea blinked in confusion. " Does…that mean it's mine now?"

" Yeah…that Pactio power of his defiantly counts as cheat codes," Karai said.

A little later…

Naea walked along the beach, staring at his Pactio card. He figured that he could probably use the flame sword now, since it showed up on the card.

Suddenly Hina's odd spiked sword landed just two inches in front of Naea, causing him to jump back and yell out in surprise.

" OMIGOD! I'm so sorry Naea-san!," Hina called, running up to stand by her weapon. " I didn't mean to almost kill you! I'm so very sorry! Please forgive me!"

" It's….fine," Naea said. " That was just…unexpected."

" Aww…. Hina, you missed him!," Karai said, walking up to her. Chachamaru was following behind.

" HEY!," Naea yelled. " You WANTED her to hit me?"

" No," Karai replied, looking away. " But you were kinda stupid enough to walk over here."

" How was that stupid?"

" We're using this area to teach Hina to fight properly.," Chachamaru answered. " Therefore you must be careful of … S.F.O's, as Karai called it."

Naea blinked. " What's that?"

" Sharp Flying Objects," Karai answered.

" Oh…," Naea said, glancing at the weapon Hina was now holding.

" What are you slackers doing?," Evangeline asked as she walked up to the group. Get back to work! And you…" She looked to Naea. " You're coming with me."

" Hey! I already told you I refuse to accept your training!"

" WHO SAID I'M TRAINING YOU? Now come on. You other three, back to work."

15 minutes later, away from the others….

" Okay Eva, what do you want?," Naea asked.

" The boya told me about your progress. And it's getting late. Before we leave here tomorrow I want to see your powers."

" Um… well, okay. I guess I could show you….," Naea said, holding up his Pactio card. " ADEAT! Now, watch this. Practi Bigi Nar Ardes-"

" NOT FLAME MAGIC FOOL! The other element. Chachazero told me what happened boy. She told me that you used some kind of water and wind spell to steal her sword away from her. And it seems as though the thing on your back proves it."

Naea looked back to see the sword there. " Awesome! So it really is mine now…"

" Yes, whatever.," Evangeline said, annoyance audible in her voice. "Now enough dawdling. Use another element. NOW!"

" Okay okay," Naea said. " Don't get your panties ruffled."

" Practi Bigi Nar Vente!," Naea called. After he did a soft wind began to blow. Okay, Naea thought to himself. That part worked. Now… " I NEED… The Strength of a Hurricane! Appear from the Days of Ultimate Destruction… WINDS OF ANNIHALATION!" Naea pointed towards the ocean, and a giant burst of wind shot forth from his hand, splitting the water as it went.

" That took a lot outta me," Naea said, noting that he felt very tired all of a sudden.

" That was good, boy," Evangeline said, staring out a the ocean. " But it's not something I've seen done before. How did you do that?"

Naea shrugged. " I combined the practice spell with my pactio powers. I thought of it shaped in a certain way, then just named the spell."

" But how did you know the wind spell? Do you speak Latin as well?"

" No," Naea answered. " But remember, in the world I'm from, there's a lot of information on this one. I just happened to remember that vente was for wind."

Evangeline nodded. " I see. Well, keep working on that. I thought maybe you wouldn't need to incant your spells to make them work. Regardless of rumor, I guess you really are a novice at this point."

" Um… okay?," Naea asked. He wasn't sure what she meant by that rumor thing. But, his body was tired, so he really didn't care at the moment.

" Oh, and you might want to get to bed soon," Eva said, walking off. " You look like you're about to fall."

Where Chachamaru, Karai, and Hina are…

" Hina-san, please be careful with your weapon," Chachamaru said. It seemed like she'd said it over thirty times now. Well, to be exact, she had said it thirty-four times. " When you are attempting to impale an enemy, thrust the weapon out in front of you like this." Chachamaru demonstrated this to Hina.

Hina smiled brightly. " Okay!" She thrust her weapon forward quickly, and then let go of it.

" You have to keep a hold on it," Chachamaru said. This would be the fifty seventh time she'd told the girl that. But no matter how many times she repeated herself, it just didn't seem to get through to Hina. Some part of her wondered if Hina was tossing her weapon around on purpose. Maybe there was a devious destructive side to her that she kept hidden under that mask of childish innocence.

" DAMN IT!"

They turned to see Evangeline walking up to them, with Hina's sword impaled in her head. She pulled the blade out and tossed to the side. Blood gushed from the wound for a second or two, and then it instantly healed.

" Chachamaru! She STILL can't fight!," Eva scolded.

" Well Master, I tried.," Chachamaru said.

" Well obviously you didn't try hard enough! But that's enough for today" She turned to Karai, who was standing as far away from Hina and Chachamaru as possible. " Karai. A word?"

" Uh… okay.," Karai said.

Eva motioned for Chachamaru and Hina to leave, and they did.

" Tomorrow the boya wants you, Naea, and his partners to meet here. Apparently they want to get to know you."

"Alright.," Karai said.

" Well. That's all I had to say. You should probably get some rest too."

She started walking away. " Wait… Evangeline."

Eva stopped. " Yes?"

Karai walked up to her. " Do you know something about why we're here? It kinda feels like there's something you're not telling either of us."

" Whether I do or not doesn't matter," Evangeline said, looking upwards. " It's what you two do while you're in this world that matters." And then she walked away.

Karai nodded to herself. She'd gotten her answer. Evangeline defiantly knew something about this.

Later on that night…

Naea was outside, firing off any magic attack he could think up. That last incantation…. Too long…, Naea thought. He was barely standing up. He hardly had the energy or stamina to keep going. But he had to. He had to get stronger. They were probably here for a reason, and if whatever that reason was involved fighting, he had to be ready for anything. He couldn't waste time resting.

Naea raised his hand up. " Practi Bigi Na…." He fell to the ground, reverting back to normal from his pactio form. Damn it… not enough energy. Am… I doing this wrong?…

" You're still using too much energy boy," Evangeline said from behind him.

He turned his body to face her, but that caused a searing pain to spread through him. He could barely even look up at her. I don't even have the energy to speak anymore… if she decides to attack me now I'm dead.

But instead of striking him down, Eva smiled at him. " Don't worry. I didn't come here to hurt you. I did warn you that you looked like you were about to fall. And here you are lying there." She laughed at him in a mocking sort of way. He glared at her. " You should keep that look of hatred. It suits you."

Naea wanted to get up and strangle the five hundred year old brat for taunting him so while he was down. Even though he was well aware that's just he way she was.

" Anyway," Eva said. " I'm serious about you needing to get some rest. Being in a strange world for such an amount of time can really drain those who aren't used to it. I'm amazed you aren't unconscious yet. But it's time to sleep boy. You need your rest." Her hand glowed with dark energy, and she pointed at Naea. " Goodnight."

Wait! What do you think you're doing?, Naea thought before the spell hit him and he blacked out.

Evangeline walked away from him, shaking her head. " I can't believe I had to go to such lengths just to get that into him. Karai though….she's going to be the real problem. If I can't get that into her she'll never learn." She stopped and turned to look back at Naea. " I'm sorry about that boy. Because of your stubbornness, this is going to be more painful than it should have been."

Author's Note - Chapter 13 - Finally done! WOOT! - … Okay… I'll admit something. The reason I didn't have this done like 3 months ago. Well, let's just say it was a looooong period of procrastination! But, working more on this recently, I guess I realize how fun it is to take something from script format, a basic 2-D outline, and trying to make it into something more 3-D.

Anyways - I don't know if Naea will be doing ch. 14, or if I will. I'm pretty sure he wants to do it, but he can't be on his computer a lot far as I know. I probably would work on it if he wanted though. Seeing as the next part might be kinda confusing to sort out. Then again, seeing as I took so long with this one, I can see why he wouldn't want me working another one for a while…Ehehe…