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Fang Vice Addiction
Chapter Three: Wanna bite?
By Traingham
"Hello Negi sensei!" Ayaka greeted as she walked in to the classroom. Negi looked up from his grade book, and greeted her back with a cheerful smile. The class president always put a smile on his face with her never ending perkiness even though that perkiness would always be focused on him which would usually end up putting him in the most awkward of situations.
"Do you need anything Ayaka-chan?" Negi asked curiously. He didn't remember telling the girls that he was scheduling tutoring after school today because the Baka rangers would have been sitting in the room by now. Not only that, but the look in the girl's eyes were telling him she was up to something...again.
"I just wanted to spend some time with my favorite teacher." Ayaka replied sweetly as she pulled up a chair next to him.
"B-but shouldn't you be studying or something? You don't want to do bad in any of your classes do you?" Negi asked nervously. He backed away in his chair when he saw Ayaka's eyes glitter with mischief. She threw her arms around him and cried out, "I love it when you worry for me!" Negi found his eyes going for his student's neck.
"...I only do it because I care for you girls." Negi whispered as he bared his fangs.
"W-wow!" cried out Ayaka as she felt a shiver run down her neck. "Oh Negi sensei!"
"Hmmm?" Negi moaned. He realized what he was doing, and his eyes widened in horror. "Oh my god! It's happening!"
"Negi?"
"What have I become!"
"Negi-sensei?"
"I can't do this!"
"Please wake up Negi-sensei."
"What the.."Negi mumbled as he awakened from his sleep. He was laying on the couch in Evangeline's living room with Chachamaru leaning over him. He must have been dreaming after he fainted earlier. "...oh, hi Chachamaru-san." he greeted the android wearily.
"You have been unconscious for three hours already Negi-sensei. I recommend you prepare for your session with the mistress." Chachamaru said as she helped him sit up. She examined him closely before asking, "Would you like some tea?"
"N-no!" Negi cried out backing away from the cup as much as he possibly could. "I never want to drink that again!"
"It would be in your best interest to accept it Negi-sensei." advised Chachamaru gently. "I see no reason for you to decline my offer if you desire it." Her words rang true in Negi's mind. Even now he was actually craving for another cup of her tea, but his fear of craving more blood was keeping him from doing so. He shook his head once more, but Chachamaru served him another cup anyway and held it in front of him.
"Chachamaru..." said Negi, trembling.
"You need your energy if you intend to train with the mistress. Please have a drink before you go sensei." She forced the cup in to his hand, and took the tray with her before walking away. If Negi didn't know better he though Chachamaru was actually showing some worry for him a second ago, but now that he knew he was actually drinking blood the thought made him feel dirty. Mind you the cup was empty when he looked back at it.
"I drank it already? Oh no! This isn't good!"
"Stop whining already boy." a voice called to him from above. He realized his head to see Evangeline watching him from the stair steps resting her chin on her hand. She was already dressed in her cloak, and by the look of the smirk on her face she was ready to begin. "You should be honored that I decided to share my powers with you."
"But look what happened to me!" Negi retorted hysterically.
"You know, by doing that you only hurt my pride." the vampiress said boredly. "Now get yourself ready Negi. I expect to see you in my courtyard in a few minutes." with those words Evangeline left to go outside. Negi, seeing that his whining was going to get him nowhere decided to grab his staff from the couch and join his master outside. It was already dark out, but for some reason everything seemed to be as clear as daylight.
"Notice anything different yet boy?" Evangeline asked.
"Besides my sudden desire for blood?"
"Don't worry about that." the vampiress said casually. "I'll teach you to have some control over that. Your new to this so it's only natural."
"...Sure." Negi replied dejectedly.
"The time for whining is over squirt!" Evangeline scolded. "Lic Lac La Lac Lilac Lialac, come water, dark spirit!"
"W-what? Wait a second!" Negi yelled as the vampiress aimed her hand in his direction. She smirked and chanted, "Darkness, obey a blizzard ice and snow of night!" She was on her final chant and Negi was still frozen in place.
"Think fast kid!" Evangeline yelled. "Blizzard of Darkness!" Negi's eyes widened as a powerful blast discharged from the girl's hand. He threw himself to the side barely, avoiding a frozen leg. The side of the courtyard that the sub-zero blast hit became something akin to a winter wonderland out of a nightmare. Evangeline was pleased by how fast her apprentice reacted at the last split second and decided to test his agility even further. "Magic archer consecutive blast, 29 dark arrows!"
"Ah!" Negi rolled to the side dodging a few incoming arrow like blasts, and brought his staff down to the ground to deflect the other arrows with a force-field. Evangeline dodged them effortlessly and appeared in front of him before thrusting her hand in to his stomach! Negi doubled up from the unexpected attack and staggered back until he collapsed against the water fountain.
The vampiress clicked her tongue a few times and approached Negi as he tried to stand up. "How many times have I told you that a sorcerer will always be vulnerable to melee attacks? Surely you know how to defend yourself against such attacks?"
"...I wasn't prepared..."Negi groaned as he finally stood up, "...for any of that m-master!"
"I specifically remember telling you to come out ready for training."
"But master-"
"I don't want excuses. Just get ready so we can pick back up again." said Evangeline as she walked away to get some distance between them. When she was reasonably far enough she turned around and ordered, "Get in to position!" Negi gripped his staff tightly and did as he was ordered. Right now he had to rid himself of irrelevant thoughts and merely focus on the task at hand.
-Y-you're a vampire, just deal with it!- he thought before shaking his head wildly. Those were the exact thoughts he had to rid himself of! This seriously wasn't going well for him tonight.
"Next round, Negi! Lic Lac La Lac Lilac..."
"Alright! Rastel Maskil Magister..."
"Come gather seventeen spirits of wind..."
"Come gather seventeen spirits of light..."
Evangeline smirked, "Magic archer! Seventeen arrows of ice!"
"Magic archer! Seventeen arrows of light!" Both of their blasts collided, causing a burst of pressure to explode from the collision. Negi stood his ground, but a shadow leaped at him from within the blast and tried to deliver a kick at him. He dodged to the side and countered with a roundhouse but Evangeline dodged just as well. Both magicians parried blow for blow in a rhythmic dance until Evangeline suddenly cried out, "Ice explosion!"
Negi was suddenly engulfed in a chilling explosion that left his hair standing up like the bristles on a broom. His favorite green suit was completely frozen making it hard for him to move his arms, and his eyes watered from how dry the air around him suddenly became from the sub-zero drop in temperature. The lower half of his body was just fine due to the angle the vampiress shot the blast at but he couldn't do anything to counter attack now. It was surprising even to Evangeline that he was able to take a point blank attack like that.
"...Negi-sensei?" she asked hesitantly. The boy simply looked at her for a moment before falling backwards. When he landed on the floor his jacket shattered in to pieces, and he fell unconscious again. "Amazing progress we have here." Evangeline said with a smile. "To take a point blank blast to the face like that and stand ground even for a few seconds." she turned to the house and called Chachamaru.
"Yes mistress?" Chachamaru asked with a bow when she came out of the house.
"Our session is over. Take the boy back to his guardian before she decides to go on a rampage." the vampiress ordered. She stopped to take one last glance at Negi before walking back to her home. "I might as well come to school tomorrow to monitor him. It should be interesting to see how he copes with the life of a nocturnal."
"Very well mistress." replied Chachamaru. She carefully picked Negi up in her arms and studied his face before using her jets to take off. "Negi-sensei..." Chachamaru said dully. "It would seem that I will be seeing more of you." Surprisingly if someone studied the way she spoke to him they would have noticed that there was a small spark of life in her voice.
Asuna lay on the top bunk peacefully with her legs hanging out from the side. The report was out of the way, and all of her homework was taken care of as well. Now she could just relax and do whatever she wanted for the rest of the night. Konoka was watching some sitcom on the television, and Chamomile was somewhere in the hallway carrying out whatever his dirty mind urged him to do.
"This is so boring." Asuna commented out of the blue. She swung her legs a few times for the heck of it, and sat up on the bunk to look at Konoka. "What are you watching?"
"Peach Girl." Konoka replied before sighing dully. "It's boring around here without watching you and Negi-sensei arguing all the time."
"W-what is that supposed to mean?"
"It means what it means Asu-chan." Konoko said.
"Well...where the heck is he anyway?" Asuna asked curiously.
"Didn't he go visit Mcdowell because she skipped class again? How could you possibly forget? You were right there with Negi and Chachamaru when he announced it."
"Heh, heh. Slipped my mind!" the red-head laughed nervously. He still hasn't come back from that demon girl's house? He doesn't have anything scheduled with her tonight so why is he taking so damn long? "He is taking a long time though."
"Yep. Maybe we should go out, and look for him to pass the time?" Konoka suggested with a smile.
"...Alright." Asuna said getting down from the top bunk, but as soon as she landed on the floor there was a knock on the door. The red-head saw a large shadow from the slit under the door so she approached the door cautiously. "H-hello?" she greeted nervously. "Who is it?"
"Chachamaru." came the voice of the android from the other side. At that answer Asuna opened the door quickly to reveal Chachamaru with Negi in her arms.
"What happened to him! Why doesn't he have a shirt on?" Asuna asked frantically. "Did Evangeline do this to him?"
"Master Mcdowell, and Negi-sensei had a sparring match." Chachamaru walked past the girl much to Asuna's surprise and laid the boy down on the couch. When she was sure he was settled in she left the room without a word. Asuna watched the android disappear around the corner and raised an eyebrow in confusion.
"She's kind of rude."
The Next Day...
Evangeline rested her chin on her hand as she monitored the door to the class from her desk. So far most of the girls had settled in the room having their usual pointless conversations yet Negi wasn't present yet. The same could be said of Asuna, and Konoka who usually walked to school with him. The tiny vampire turned her head to the side when Chachamaru took her respective seat next to her.
"What have you got?" asked Evangeline.
"No unusual presences have passed the magical barrier this morning, and the principal is safe." Chachamaru submitted her morning report in her usual monotone voice.
"I mean, have you seen any sign of my disciple yet?"
"I spotted Negi-sensei arriving at the school with his guardians a few minutes ago."
"Then he should be here soon." Eva rubbed both of her hands excitedly. "This should be fun don't you think so?"
"...Yes." Chachamaru answered after some thought. The door opened drawing all of the girls attention and Negi walked in with Asuna, and Konoka. He was wearing a black suit today instead of his usual green suit due to the events of last night so that really caught most of the girl's eyes, especially Evangeline who was quite fond of the color black. He took his usual place behind his desk, and his usual warm smile crossed his lips.
"Good morning everyone!" He greeted rather cheerfully. The vampiress would not have expected him to act in such a manner after the pain he was put through last night, but Negi always managed to fool others when it came to his mood anyway.
"Good morning Negi-sensei!" all the girls chirped happily. How full of energy were the girls of class 3-A, and their personalities were just as unique. They all seemed so healthy...so full of life...and surely so full of sweet warm...bloo-
-HEY! Snap out of it!- Negi mentally scolded himself before his mind brought his desires any further. He knew this whole thing was going to cause problems for him! Even Sayo seemed to become quite desirable in his eyes now that his veins were filled with nocturnal blood and she was a ghost! Was this whole thing affecting how he saw his students as well? Unknown to the young teacher, Evangeline was having a ball watching him fidget nervously in place.
"Shall we start class Negi-sensei?" Eva asked Negi with a growing smirk. What she didn't expect was for that evil smirk to be returned by Negi with a smile. "W..what was that just now?"
"I believe Negi-sensei was smiling at you master." Chachamaru replied, bowing her head slightly.
"Ya think?" Evangeline growled sarcastically. She eyed Negi as he opened the book and called for someone to read. So far the boy just looked at her as though he wasn't at all bothered by all of this at all, but she knew better. He was trying to make her think he had everything in control, but she knew he would snap at any moment when a girl just decided to hug him or something else along those lines.
-I'm watching you Negi-sensei.-
"Negi-sensei seems to be handling himself quite well." commented Chachamaru.
"Seems" is the key word in this situation." Evangeline mumbled dully. At this point Negi wouldn't come in to contact with any of the girls until after class. It would be best for her to monitor him after class when the girls would be in tutoring with him, but by that time she would be at the tea club with those other brats. "For now we wait." the vampiress expected her servant to respond to that but to her suspicion Chachamaru was so much more absorbed in to the lesson...how out of character for her.
"Were you listening Chachamaru?" Eva asked.
"Excuse me mistress?"
"...Nothing."
-She's been behaving oddly since the beginning of the week. I should ask Chao to check her out later.-
After Class...
"I don't know how long I can take this." Negi mumbled weakly. He was relieved that the girls left the class because he was being driven mad just at the sight of them brushing their hair to the side or stretching in their seat. "A teacher shouldn't look at his students that way! I'm a failure!" Negi cried out as he laid his head on the desk. "Why does master want me to be this way."
"Teacher!" called a voice. Negi looked to the doorway and saw Kaede standing there with a mischievous smile. Her narrow eyes, and laid back nature always tended to remind him of a character from a popular series.
"H-hi, Kaede-chan." Negi greeted her.
"I've just come to tell you that Ku-san wants you to join her. There are some more recruits to the fighting club and she wants to show you off to them." the ninja raised an eyebrow when she saw how irritated the cute teacher's nose was. "Are you okay Negi-kun?"
"I'm fine."
"You look a little down." Negi got nervous when Kaede approached him and leaned on the desk to look him in the eyes. "It kinda looks like you were crying too."
"Aw, c'mon Kaede I'm fine." Negi assured her. His eyes locked on to her elegant neck and he felt his fangs reacting to them. He wondered if this was how Evangeline felt every time she was thirsty because if it was then maybe that's why she's always so unpleasant to be around. "H-hey...what are you-" Kaede grabbed ahold of him before he could finish and squeezed him hard.
"What makes you happy Negi-kun? Just tell me and we'll do it right now to lift your spirits."
"W-well...I don't know actually." Negi replied, baring his fangs.
"C'mon! Don't be silly sensei!" Kaede blushed lightly when she felt Negi's breath on her neck. "If you want I can always bring you back to the forest with me again. It would be fun to have you back as an apprentice ninja like before."
"Well..." He moved closer to her neck, but he fought with all his will power to stop himself before it was too late. Fortunately for him Asuna forgot her notebook in the classroom earlier so she would do the job for him. The red-head ran in to the classroom relieved that it was open and watched the scene unfold before her. At the sight of his guardian Negi pulled back away from the baka ranger's neck and smiled guiltily as though he was just caught in the act of doing something wrong...which actually wasn't too far from the truth.
"Hey, what are you two doing?"
"Huh?"
Later that night...
Evangeline looked through her photo album in her room. There she had pictures of her trip with Nagi after he saved her from the villagers. Those were an exciting few months that she treasured in her heart...well that was until she finally tried to take him for herself by force and the whole confrontation between them happened.
"Master?" Chachazero called to her from the edge of the desk. The sadistic little puppet had been watching her since she began to look through the photos.
"What is it?" Evangeline asked, closing the album roughly before shoving it away from her in pent up anger.
"Do you miss Nagi-chan?" the puppet asked bluntly; something that Chachazero was very infamous for.
"Of course not! Why the hell would I miss a lowdown magister like him? He's the reason I have to spend a living hell in this school."
"Master is lying!"
"Shaddup!" Eva yelled at the smirking puppet. "I should just shut you off right now so I don't have to listen to you."
"If master does not like Nagi-chan then why is she nice to Negi-kun? I can hang him upside down for master if she wishes...or torture him or-"
"I wonder why you came out so twisted."
"So master likes Negi-chan too?" Chachazero asked dancing around the desk.
"That's it you little heap of junk!" Evangeline growled with a furious blush creeping up on her face. She was about to bang the puppet around a bit but a knock from the door downstairs got her attention. She stood up from the chair and narrowed her eyes at the smiling puppet before saying; "I'll deal with you later."
"Master is furious!"
"I said shut up!" Evangeline scolded one last time before leaving the room. Chachazero merely waited for her master to be out of sight before opening the album to look at the pictures. "Thousand master is the best!"
Evangeline descended to the first floor as she thought of ways to teach the sadistic puppet a lesson after she dealt with the matter at hand. That little contraption even disturbed her sometimes with the way it preferred to go about things. She opened the door and raised an eyebrow when she saw who it was.
"Negi? What are you doing here at this time?" Eva asked with a fanged grin. From the looks of it the boy probably had too many mishaps with the girls this afternoon.
"Umm...can I have some tea?"
"I don't see why not."
To be continued...