Disclaimer: I do not own Mahou Sensei Negima, it is a copy righted work of Ken Amakatsu.

The Mage and the Swordswoman

Chapter I "Preparations"

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Yeah, chapter one up. I am probably going to work on this story when I have time since, I want to have time finish one chapter althogether at once so the thoughts won't seem so broken up into pieces. Anyway, the adventure will truly begin in the third chapter, but this chapter you will see what goes on in the head of the two characters involved. Anyway here you go, and enjoy it as much as you want to, okay?

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Negi and Setsuna walked back to the dorms together as they spoke about things they should be preparing for this trip.

Very soon they both arrive at the point to separate and after saying farewell to one another, they quickly went on their separate ways, since they need to pack up since they are leaving tomorrow morning.

Even though nothing was said, they both have their own thoughts about this mission they are sent on.

Setsuna is really happy about what is to happen next, to spend time with the boy she is attracted. And so, she watched Negi as he walked away with Chaimo on his shoulder.

She then returned to her walk back to her own room, to prepare herself for the trip that she will undertake starting tomorrow morning.

As she entered her room, she felt the presence of another and not surprising to her, it was Evangeline.

"Evangeline-san, what are you doing here?" Setsuna asks as she enters into her room.

"I have heard about the mission that old man is sending you on." Eva replied as Setsuna walked pass her into the living room area.

"Yes and is there something you want to talk to me about?" Setsuna asked politely as she walked up to the vampire mage, who sat on a cushion, but then quickly stood up right in front of her.

"Nothing, just want to remind you who you are. Also, do you think you can really find happiness among the humans?" Eva's words pierced into Setsuna's heart as she stood up and left the room.

Setsuna remained quiet as the door closes behind her and it took only seconds for the words said to sank into her mind.

But as quickly as they came, so were her decision to put the thoughts into the back of her head as she got up and went to pack necessary items for the trip.

However, as she packed, her thoughts went back to those words as she goes to the public bath and soaked herself in there for a very long time before returning to her own room.

And when she was finally done, she laid quietly down onto the bed and her thoughts went over the past year how she had interacted with Negi and every moment she spent with him seems now bittersweet as she remembered that she is half-demon. She was still scared that Negi wouldn't accept her even though he had already said that he was okay with her heritage.

"Will I ever be happy with the humans?" Setsuna silently whispered to herself as she remembers that she was still half demon and that there was pair of white wings on her back.

"Can I ever be happy and let him love me?" That was Setsuna thought as she drifts into sleep slowly.

As for Negi, it was similar.

After separating, Negi along with Chamo, his familiar ermine, returned to his own apartment, which he shared with Asuna and Konoka, quietly.

"I am back." Negi called out only to be replied with silence.

"Aniki, I think they are not back yet." Chaimo says as Negi takes off his shoes.

"Well, I should get ready." Negi then quickly walked back to his little spot inside apartment, where he kept all of his belongings.

Chamo paced back and forth after jumping off Negi's shoulder as he started to pack for things he think he is going to need on the mission.

"Aniki, do you have a moment?" Chaimo finally asks as he is getting nervous about Setsuna and is thinking of actually letting Setsuna become Negi's full fledge partner.

"Yes, Chamo-kun?" Negi answers as he continues to work on the packing.

"Have you ever considered the possibility of being romantically with Setsuna-onesan?" Chaimo expected Negi to act nervously, but he didn't.

But however, Negi stopped for a few moment then continued on with his packing.

"Chamo-kun, I am aware of her feelings to me, but I can't really respond to her at this time, as I am too confused about who I really care for and I like everyone in the class as well." Negi tries to say that in a neutral voice, but sadness somehow got into it.

"Aniki…" Chaimo frowned and he realized that this isn't a very good time to discuss things like this as he realized that Negi, his aniki, was very confused about all the females around him.

Plus, he was a little too young, even though he is a mage, for a relationship with a female, moreover a female who is older than him by four years, as he was only a ten years old kid.

Therefore, he decided to drop this conversation for the time being. Regardless of what happened, but he still had to prepare for the trip himself. Still, he had to be ready just in case that some developments actually occur in their relationship in the couple of days, since they are going to be alone in the jungle for several days with the fact that recently he had noticed that Setsuna's feelings for Negi had increased by a large level to now what rivaled Negi's self-proclaimed guardian Asuna.

"Well, Aniki, I better get ready myself, then." Chamo said as he ran off to his own closet.

Then the night came to an end for Negi as he finished packing as well and after taking a quick baths in the restroom in the apartment, he went to bed.

Just moments before both the boy and the girl gone to sleep that night, they thought of what it will be like for the next several days and that brought sleep to them quickly. And they know by tomorrow morning, they will be by themselves away from the others and Negi and Setsuna know that this will either mean they would be with the other eternally or this would separate them.

To be continued…

1st Edit: 02/08/2009

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What do you all think? Well, the quest begins on Chapter III, but the true part begins next chapter. I really hope you still enjoy this story as it goes on. Another fact, this story is going to be romance centered, so forgive me if I don't do the fighting scenes that well. The next update, I don't know how long it will take, because as I said above, I want to finish an entire chapter all at once, but still stay tuned for the next chapter. Also read and review this story and my other stories, it will definitely help me.

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