Disclaimer: I don't own Negima. If I did, Negi and Asuna would be married by now.
"A date with him/her?" Asuna and Negi shouted in unison, pointing at each other.
"Yep, but I will choose what you guys are going to do," he said, a plan brewing in his small head. "I will be controlling your date."
"Eh?" Asuna said, banging her fist on the small table making the plates jump. She felt her face heating up. "W-What do you m-mean?"
'She really is scary…' Negi thought, all wide-eyed. "Come on, Ane-san! It'll be fun," Kamo said, walking over to Konoka. "Hey, Konoka-nee-san, what time is it now?"
Konoka looked over at a clock on her bedside table and said, "It's eleven-thirty. Why?"
"And what time is your date with Setsuna-nee?"
"Around three-thirty. We're going to meet in the dorm's lobby," Konoka said, blushing slightly. "And it's NOT a date!"
"Riiight. Okay, then.Everything's planned out. You and Asuna-nee should get dressed by three o'clock and meet with us at the lobby," he said, walking towards the door. "Aniki, come with me! We're going to Setsuna-nee-san's!"
For some reason Asuna wasn't objecting to the idea Kamo had come up with. 'Asuna, stop this before it gets out of hand!' she screamed in her head. But she kept her mouth shut.
"Eh? O-okay then," Negi said standing up and walking towards the door. "N-Negi…" Asuna said, reaching out her hand. Negi just shrugged and closed the door behind him.
Once they were alone, Konoka cleared up the table and said, "What do you think they're going to do?"
"I have absolutely no idea," Asuna admitted, trying to figure out the plan. "I have a really bad feeling about this, though."
"Yeah, I do, too. But why don't you just give it a try? It could turn out to be really fun," Konoka said. Asuna knew she was smiling even though her back was all she could see. "Why don't we shop for some clothes later? I know somewhere we can buy really elegant dresses!"
"Um…okay," Asuna said, standing up and walking towards the bathroom. "I'll take a bath."
She started taking off her clothes after she got inside. She turned on the shower and started rubbing herself with soap. 'Hmm…Konoka's right. Maybe this really will turn out okay,' Asuna thought. 'And why didn't I punch Kamo when he was talking about his plan? Do I really want to go on a date with Negi-bouzu?'
And then the horrible truth sank in. 'Yes, I do.'
In Setsuna's room…
"Help Negi-sensei get ready for a date, huh?" Setsuna said, thinking it over. "Yeah, I guess it would be okay."
They were sitting around a small table talking about Kamo's plan. "Aniki, here's what I'm going to do," Kamo said, turning to Negi. "While Asuna-san and Konoka-san are getting prepared for the date, I'll be putting messages in the places where I tell you to go. You have to follow everything that the message says. Remember, I'll be watching you. And while I'm doing this, you get ready with Setsuna-san and grab some clothes. We all meet in the lobby, understood?"
Setsuna and Negi nodded. "Good. Now go and shop. Be sure to be ready by three."
"Do you really think this is a good idea?" Negi asked. "I mean, what if it's the same with the practice date we did before?"
"Don't worry, Aniki! I've got it all under control," Kamo said but Negi was still not assured.
Somewhere in a store in Japan, 1:28 p.m.
"Wow! Asuna you look so beautiful!" Konoka said, examining the doubtful Asuna. "It suits you perfectly. Negi will fall head-over-heels in love with you!"
Asuna was wearing an emerald green silk dress that fit her body figure perfectly. It had dark green strings randomly wrapped around the stomach part adding a touch of elegance. Asuna twirled around in front of the mirror making the dress flow around her.
"You really think so?" Asuna said. She processed what she had just said. "I- I mean…I-I don't really care what Negi thinks…"
"Whatever, Asuna," Konoka said smiling faintly. "Come on, choose already! We still have to go to that salon to get our hair and make-up done!"
"We're having our hair and make-up done?" Asuna said from inside the changing room. "We don't really—"
"Yes, we do! Now hurry up! It's already one thirty and the hair and make-up doing could last for hours," Konoka said, hurriedly.
"Okay, okay! Take your chill pills already," Asuna said, clearly irritated, coming out with her normal clothes. "Let's pay for the clothes then."
On the other side of town, 1:30 p.m.
"Cool, Negi-sensei. It fits you," Setsuna said, admiringly.
Negi looked far from a proper English gentleman. He was wearing a white polo with the first few buttons undone underneath a black short sleeved shirt. He also wore a hooded jacket and baggy blue denims that fit him perfectly.
"Do you think Asuna-san will like it?" Negi asked, looking at himself in the mirror. Like Asuna, he was also quite doubtful.
"Of course. Why shouldn't she? You look great," Setsuna said standing up. "Come on let's pay for them. We still have to look for shoes…"
Meanwhile, in front of the salon, 1:40 p.m.
"Konoka, I don't think I have enough money for this," Asuna said, looking at the prices on a bulletin board.
"Don't worry, I'll pay for both of us," Konoka said, going inside. "You don't have to pay me back. Now come on!"
"You're a lifesaver, Konoka," Asuna said, sighing with relief. She followed her friend into the posh salon and before she knew it, she was having her hair washed and conditioned.
"Aaah…this is the life, eh, Asuna?" Konoka said, closing her eyes with pleasure.
"Um…yeah…ow! If you call having your hair pulled…ow!...this hard…the…ow!...life, then it probably…ow!...is," Asuna said, wincing in pain. "Why'd they have to get my hair curled?"
"They're professionals! They think it looks good on you," Konoka said.
An hour passed and they were just got their make up done. And the results were amazing.
"Konoka, you look amazing!" Asuna commented, amazed by her friend's elegant looked.
"So do you!" she said, walking over to the counter and paying.
In the lobby, 3:15 p.m.
"Where are they? I told them to meet us here at three o'clock!" Kamo said, obviously frustrated. They were sitting in the lobby, Setsuna and Negi looking extremely nervous.
"Don't worry, Kamo-kun. I'm sure they're coming," Negi said, his voice slightly shaking. 'Please be late, please be late, please be late…' he thought in his head.
After a few more minutes of waiting, they heard footsteps on the staircase nearby.
"What do you think they'll say about our outfits?" Asuna said, worriedly. "I look like some kind of fairy!"
"Fairies are beautiful, Asuna," Konoka's soothing voice said. They turned the corner and stopped in their tracks as their eyes met Setsuna's and Negi's.
There was a long awkward silence, and then Konoka said, "Wow! Secchan, you look so pretty!" She ran over to her surprised friend and locked arms with her.
"You look beautiful, too, Ojou-sama," Setsuna said, a faint blush rushing to her cheeks. "Stop calling me that, will you?" They walked over to the exit and Konoka turned to Kamo, "We'll be going now! See you guys later."
Negi and Asuna were still staring at each other in awe. Kamo had climbed up on Negi's shoulder and said, "Come on, Aniki! Asuna-nee-san looks so pretty. Say something!"
"A-A-Asuna, y-you look b-beautiful," Negi stuttered, finding his shoes suddenly interesting. His face heated up and he knew he looked like a tomato.
"Shut up, stupid Negi. You know I look overdressed," Asuna said, walking over to him. She was wearing high heels and well, Asuna isn't used to those kinds of shoes. Okay, I'll get to the point: she tripped. She fell forward but Negi caught her before she hit the ground. As he helped her straighten up, Negi was suddenly aware of the fact that their faces were only centimeters apart. His face reddened even more.
"Th-thanks," Asuna muttered. "Should we get going? We're behind schedule already." Kamo handed Negi a small envelope and winked. He jumped off and said, "I'll be leaving you two then."
Outside the dorm, 3:30 p.m.
Negi and Asuna walked together, not making any contact whatsoever. "What's with that envelope?" Asuna asked, breaking the silence.
"Wait let me open it," Negi said, ripping the envelope open. "Um…it says: 'Go to a cinema and watch a movie you know your date will love. Be sure to sit on the fifth row, letters F and G. The next clue will be there.' "
"Eh? I'm your…um…date now, so I get to choose, right?" Asuna said looking at him. "I wanna watch 'She's the Man', then!"
"Oh, the movie where the girl falls in love with her brother's…roommate. Yeah, okay we'll watch that," Negi said, uncomfortably.
When they go there, it was friggin' cold. As they watched the movie, Negi usually stole glances at Asuna knowing that she couldn't see him looking at her. 'She looks so beautiful,' Negi thought. He noticed a small white thing sticking out of the side of her seat. He pulled it out. It was one of Kamo's messages.
She was obviously freezing with only that silky dress to cover her up. He took off his jacket and slowly draped it around her skinny shoulders. She quickly turned toward him and blushed (Nope, Negi didn't see the blush). "Uh…thanks, Negi-bouzu," Asuna said, a grateful smile spreading across her face.
'Why am I smiling? Ew. This is Negi we're talking about here!'
"No problem, Asuna-san," Negi said, returning the smile. He shivered and Asuna noticed. She shared the jacket with him and was forced to lean against him. Negi was surprised but said, "Thank you, Asuna-san."
"Shut up, stupid Negi," Asuna said smiling. 'It feels so warm leaning against him,' she couldn't help thinking.
Later, 5:00 p.m.
One and a half hours passed and as they were filing out of the cinema, Asuna threw Negi's jacket back at him. "Ow." Asuna smirked, "Thanks for the jacket Negi-bouzu." She started walking ahead of him.
"Ah! Wait, Asuna-san! There's another message!" he said taking out the small envelope. Asuna stopped and turned to him, "What does it say?"
"Uh…" he said taking out the letter. " 'Take your date to the amusement park nearby. Be sure to ride the Ferris wheel.'"
"Eh? The Ferris wheel?" Asuna said, walking towards the amusement park. "Okay, c'mon Negi! I wanna ride the roller coaster." She grabbed his hand and dragged him into the amusement park.
They sat in the first row of the roller coaster. As it rushed up and down in circles, Asuna couldn't help but scream.
"AAAHHHHHHHH!" she screamed at the top of her lungs. As the roller coaster sharply fell, Asuna's silk skirt flew up revealing…a lot.
"Eeek!" She quickly tried to pull down her skirt but the roller coaster was still gaining momentum. While Asuna was still frantically pulling down her skirt, Negi caught a glimpse of…a teddy bear. His eyes grew wide and he felt his face heat up.
Asuna saw this, also blushing, and hit him on the head. "Ero-Negi! What are you looking at!"
"N-nothing, Asuna-san," he said hurriedly. He decided to help with her predicament but ended up touching…a delicate spot. Negi quickly removed his hand as if he had touched something hot. The roller coaster stopped and they climbed onto the platform. Asuna punched Negi and he slipped down the platform.
Asuna took the chance to run away. 'I have just discovered the illegitimate use of roller coasters!' she thought, sitting down on a nearby bench. Negi quickly caught up (with a bruise on his cheek) and sat down.
"Asuna-san, I'm sorry! I really didn't mean to!" he said, touching her shoulder. Asuna ignored him and folded her arms across her chest with her back to him. "I'm really sorry. Listen, I'll buy you some ice-cream—"
"Baka! I'm not a child anymore," Asuna said hitting him lightly on the head. "Then again, I'm hungry. Let's go."
He brightened up and dragged her to the nearest ice-cream stall. 'Man, this dude has a prodigious amount of energy!' Asuna thought, wincing as Negi tried to pull her arm out of its socket.
"What would you lovebirds like?" the vendor asked, smiling.
"I'll have a chocolate ice-cream please," Negi said, politely. "How about you, Asuna-san? It's on me!"
She grimaced at his politeness but said, "Vanilla." The vendor gave them the ice-cream and winked at Negi as if saying, 'You're gonna get laid tonight.'
"C'mon, let's check out the other stalls," Negi said, again attempting to take out one of Asuna's arms. Time passed and Asuna was surprised to see herself enjoying the company of Negi. 'This is a whole different side of Negi,' she thought, looking at Negi. 'Or is it a whole different side of me?'
"Asuna-san, look!" Hit the target and that man," he pointed at a man who looked like he would rather be eating bugs than be there, "falls into the water. I'll give it a try."
Asuna smiled at the mage's enthusiasm. Well, being the trained mage that he is, he hit the target effortlessly, letting the man fall into the depths of the water. A man walked over to them and handed Negi a teddy bear. "Congratulations, sir."
Negi turned to Asuna and gave her the bear. "Um…here, Asuna-san. You can have it," Negi said, smiling warmly. Asuna hesitated but accepted it. "Thanks, Negi-bouzu," she said, returning the smile. Negi looked at his watch and said, "C'mon, let's ride the Ferris wheel. We're gonna get a good view."
He took her hand in his (Asuna blushed) and walked quickly toward the huge wheel ahead. 'I heard people confess inside those carriages,' Asuna thought, looking at Negi's hand. Then she looked up at him. 'Is he going to…?'
"Are you Negi Springfield and Kagurazaka Asuna?" the man at the entrance asked. "Uh…yes," Negi answered, looking confused. "How do you know us?"
The man just shrugged and said, "You guys got the V.I.P. carriage."
'Kamo-kun sure knows his connections,' Negi thought helping Asuna on the carriage. "How'd that happen?" Asuna asked.
"I'm not sure myself," Negi said, laughing nervously. Negi sat next to her thinking of what to say. There was an awkward silence as the carriage went up. It stopped at the very top of the wheel giving them a beautiful view of the sunset. "Wow! It's so beautiful, Negi! Look!" Asuna said pointing outside the large window.
"Yeah, I know," he said, but Negi wasn't looking at the setting sun. He was looking at Asuna. She was smiling a smile that he had never seen before. And now that he had, he couldn't help but be mesmerized by it. He loved how the sun gave her skin a yellowish tinge and her orange curls mingling with the last golden rays of the sun. It looked almost as if she was glowing. 'She looks so beautiful,' Negi thought awed by the beauty of the girl next to him.
'Hah! I heard that, Aniki!' Kamo's voice said from inside his head. He jumped, startled. 'If you think she's so beautiful, then why don't you tell her?'
'Kamo-kun? Where are you?' Negi responded, looking around for the ermine. Asuna noticed and said, "What are you doing, Negi-bouzu?" Negi looked up at his "shining" companion, entranced for a while. He came to his senses a few moments later and said, "Haha…nothing, Asuna-san." She just shrugged and continued to stare at the sun.
'What? I can't tell her that! She'll kill me for sure,' Negi thought.
'If you wanna get rid of the awkward silence, then say something!' Kamo replied. There was a pause and then, 'Aniki, do you have any feelings, at all, for Ane-san?'
'What? Me? Have feelings for Asuna-san?'
'Yes. I mean, I saw you staring at her just a minute ago.'
'I know, but anyone would stare at someone as…uh…'
'As beautiful as her?'
Negi thought this over and then replied, 'Well, yeah.'
"Um…Negi." Asuna's hesitant voice interrupted their telepathic conversation. She hugged the huge teddy bear closer to herself.
"Y-yes, Asuna-san?" Negi said, startled. He turned to Asuna, who was still looking out the window.
"I was just wondering. When I wanted to confess to Takahata-sensei, why were you so eager to help me?" Asuna looked him in the eye, expecting an answer.
"Well, I wanted Asuna-san to know of Takamichi's feelings for her," Negi said, although he was not sure if that was really true. Why did he help Asuna? "I wanted Asuna-san's dreams to come true."
'Just say you wanted her to be happy!' he thought. 'But when he rejected you, I felt like ripping out his heart. Come on! Just say it!'
"Oh, well, I just wanted to say thanks," she smiled again and wrapped her arms around Negi. "Thanks for everything."
Negi was startled at the gesture, but wrapped his arms around her. "You're welcome," he whispered in her ear.
'Way to go, Aniki!'
This is the second chapter to 'You Complete Me'. I'm still working on the third one, and I think it's going to be a songfic. Hope you liked this! Please review!