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Fang Vice Addiction

Chapter Eleven: MahoNET Wonders

By Traingham

The Mahora Festival tournament was getting frighteningly close and with that in mind Negi asked for a little more training than usual. With the knowledge that Kotaro would be awaiting him Negi wasn't sure if all he had done so far would prepare him for a match with his friend. Mana being there also put some worry on the young magi's mind because he had seen her in action before. The young woman was pretty cold and calculating when it came to being on the field of combat so he wasn't expecting her to be a push over at all. To make matters a bit more interesting he now had to keep Setsuna, Kaede, Ku-Fei, and possibly even Asuna in mind.

This is going to be pretty exciting though. I mean- Negi stopped thinking for a moment to duck under an incoming kick.- With Master Ku and Setsuna there, I'm sure it's going to be pretty rough. I've learned practically all of my martial arts from Ku-Fei and Setsuna is faster than anyone I've ever seen- Negi shifted his thoughts aside yet again as he side stepped his opponent and kicked away to put some distance between them.-Asuna is going to be hard to deal with as well. Setsuna has been training her after all, and Kotaro looks fired up every time I see him.

"You aren't all here boya!" Evangeline said with a smirk as she brought both of her hands at her sides and thrusted both her palms in to Negi's chest! The young magi staggered back painfully after the vampiress made impact and found it a little hard to breathe for a few seconds. His eyes widened with alert when; Evangeline whipped around brought him to the ground with an elegant leg sweep. Apparently she knew more about martial arts than she let on.

"You've got to keep focused!" Evangeline rose up from her leg sweep stance and brought her leg up over her head before bringing it down upon Negi. The young magi rolled away just in time to avoid being struck down deeper in to the sand and swung his legs in to the air before jerking forward roughly to land back on his feet.

"Hyah!" Negi whipped around with a backhand fist only to have it block by Evangeline. The vampiress grinned when she saw the surprise on his face and said, "Too slow boya." She grabbed ahold of his arm and kicked him off balance with one of her feet while twirling him with the hand she blocked with. Negi found himself on the ground again much to his frustration. Evangeline crouched over his fallen form and grabbed ahold of his hand.

"That's one strike." She said with a grin as she lifted a finger to her mouth and bit lightly. Negi winced as she sucked the blood streaming out of his finger and wiped her mouth when she got her little drink. "Get back up boya." She stood upright again and took a few steps away from him. Negi got back to his feet and in to a fighting stance with an obedient nod.

"Now come at me." Evangeline ordered him.

"Right!" Negi advanced with a forward thrust of his elbow but-

BAP!

Negi rubbed the back of his head when Evangeline moved in and side stepped him before back handing him across the head. "Too slow!" Negi dipped in to a leg sweep but it sounded as if Evangeline cut in to the wind as she jumped over his attack and skipped off the top of his head. She landed on the ground with a chuckle and placed a hand on her hip.

"How do you ever expect to lay a hand on me with that speed? Even with your enhanced natural abilities as a vampire, you can't touch me." Evangeline got in to a stance and narrowed her eyes mischievously. "Allow me to come to you, hmmm?"

"...Whoa." Negi said in awe when Evangeline slipped her tessen out from her sash and flicked it open. The vampiress walked to him quickly and closed the fan with a snap as she thrust forward with a palm to the gut, but Negi managed to kick backwards just in time to avoid being hit. Evangeline held the tessen in her hand backwards and whipped up with a strike for his chin. Negi was back down to the ground in a matter of seconds when the hilt of the fan struck him.

"Strike two, Negi." Evangeline said with another chuckle. She stood over him again and grabbed ahold of his hand to bite another finger for a sip. "I'll hand it to you for dodging my first attack though. Shall we so this again?"

"O-of course!" answered Negi.

"Then get up boya, and come at me again."

As the master and disciple went at it again, Chachamaru and Chachazero watched on from a nearby beach table. They watched as Negi rushed in to attack Evangeline and both cringed when they saw the vampiress strike Negi with another rising tessen and catch him with a roundhouse that sent him staggering backwards. they watched intently when Negi went in for another attempt and cringed yet again when Evangeline countered easily. So far this was beginning to seem as though it was going nowhere.

"Wait a second!" Chachazero cried out excitedly when she saw Negi get in for a strike again but, "Ouch." She watched her master get taken down with an elbow lock and shook her head in disappointment.

"It would seem that the mistress is bullying Negi-kun rather than training him." Chachamaru commented.

"I wouldn't expect any different from her." Chachazero replied. "Master is getting better at his martial arts though, and his speed is improving to stand up to Eva-san like this."

"You may be right." said Chachamaru before cringing again when Evangeline blocked a punch with her iron fan. Chachamaru tightened her fist when the vampiress grabbed Negi by the neck and slammed him to the ground. Chachazero on the other hand clapped her hands in amazement.

"Brutal..."

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After Training...

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Negi winced at the sore pains all over his body when he sat down at the table outside on Evangeline's porch. She told him to meet her there for breakfast but so far the tiny vampire had not come. He wouldn't take her for the type to play such a prank as to leave him outside to wait for no one at all but then again, she was evil. Chachazero climbed down from her usual perch on his head and took a seat at the edge of the table to swing her legs back and forth.

"Nice match at the resort master." Chachazero praised him. "Although I think Eva-san landed quite a few more hits than you." The puppet looked away for a moment to play it off when Negi bowed his head and turned back to say, "Don't worry though! You're going to reach her level someday!"

"Thanks." Negi said with a sigh. "I'd doubt it would be any day of this century." He added sarcastically before resting his head on the table. Chachazero patted the top of his head with one of her small hands and turned her attention to the house entrance when Chachazero walked out to approach the table with a blood packet in her hand. When the android reached them she placed a hand on Negi's head and stroked him gently to get his attention.

"Negi-kun." She called his name softly.

"Yes Chachama-" Negi stopped in mid-sentence when his eyes locked on the blood packet in her hand. Chachamaru sensed what was the reason for his sudden silence and placed a hand on his shoulder to keep him still. "...Do I have to drink that?" Negi asked.

"The mistress ordered it." Chachamaru lied, holding the pack closer to him. Negi nodded dejectedly and took it from her before poking the straw in to it with a sigh and sipping from it. As usual his drink started out slowly but as the taste triggered his thirst his gulps became audible and moans of pleasure gently came from his throat. The android couldn't help but be entranced by the way he drank but her moment of observation was ended when the house door opened again and Evangeline walked out wearing a cute outfit resembling a French maid uniform with the exception of the white apron. Negi's impression of her, however, kept him from thinking of her as "cute".

"Revitalizing isn't it?" Evangeline asked her disciple as she watched him gulp down the rest of the blood pack. Chachamaru relieved him of it when he was done and returned inside the house to tend to her duties.

"Sure it is." Negi replied dryly.

"Still can't get over the thought of drinking blood?" The vampiress asked with a grin. "Even after you gulp it down so easily after the first drop touches your tongue? Why hurt yourself by attempting to shun what it is you desire?" Evangeline took her seat across from him and crossed her legs.

"Because it is't right." Negi replied as he ran his hands through his hair with a long sigh.

"Because it isn't right?" Evangeline echoed him with a chuckle before her expression became serious. "Right or wrong, it doesn't matter. If you get thirsty you're going to drink whether you like it or not, and by the looks of it, you like it. Now, if you want to deny it like some fool then do it but I'm going to warn you for the last time..."The vampiress slammed her hand on the table with a sinister grin gracing her lips. "...If you don't drink two things can happen and they aren't pretty. You'll either die from the lack of nutrients your blood needs or your thirst will consume you at some point and you'll wake up, covered with blood that isn't your own."

"D-do we really have to talk about this?!" Negi snapped at her.

"Yes." Evangeline replied. "And if you know what's good for you then you'll listen well because I know from experience." Evangeline yawned from boredom and rested her chin on her left hand still looking at him. "But this talk is starting to bore me anyway so let's refrain from that issue, huh?"

"What is there to talk about?"

"Plenty of things boya. Tell me, how do you like it in my house so far?" Evangeline asked.

"I'm fine here." Negi replied.

"Really? Are you sure nothing is bothering you?"

"Well, besides the fact that I'm going to be away from Asuna and Konoka...nothing at all."

"Is that so? I hear you talk to yourself at night." Evangeline said wit a grin. "I've even seen you cry to yourself too. Something deep down in that head of yours is bothering you."

"I-it's nothing." Negi said quickly.

Why does Eva-san spy on master Negi in the first place? Chachazero thought to herself as she studied Evangeline curiously with her head cocked to the side. I'm going to have to keep my eyes peeled for now on. Eva just might try to jump master in his sleep!

"Whatever you say." The vampiress said with a sigh. She stole a glance at the house door when Chachamaru walked out with two plates in her hands and set them down on the table for them. After she was done serving them their food she took a seat with them and watched on silently. Evangeline ate her food with her ever-present grin while Negi stabbed at his food and the vampiress finally stole a glance at him before allowing her utensils to clatter on to the plate.

"Why aren't you eating Negi?" Evangeline asked in annoyance. "Do you need to be fed by me or something?"

"Um, n-no!"

"Perhaps Chachamaru then?" The vampiress went on, motioning to Chachamaru with her right hand.

"I'm fine!" Negi replied.

"Then eat already. You're starting to bother me."

I'm starting to bother you? Are you seriously worried about me master? I-I don't know what to thi-

Don't think anything of it boya. Evangeline's voice invaded his mind as a smirk ran it's way across her face. Yet again, Negi had totally forgotten that they were telepathically bonded. He blushed deeply at his thoughts being so open and turned away from her sheepishly. When he did, he saw Setsuna and Konoka walking to the residence. Chamo was perched upon one of Setsuna's shoulders and the grin on his furry little visage made Negi's skin crawl. He could already tell that the thoughts swirling in the ermines mind was full of mischief and perverse thoughts.

"Company?" Evangeline said softly when she noticed the arrival as well. The only thing that was keeping her from sending them off was the fact that she had some respect for Setsuna and that Konoka was the headmaster's granddaughter. Regardless of that she still didn't appreciate the unexpected visitors. They were interrupting something.

"Hey girls!" Negi greeted them cheerfully with a wave, unaware of the way Evangeline glared at him when he did. The look on her face was bound to put some holes in the back of the young magi's head.

"Negi-sensei!" Setsuna called out ot him as she returned the wave. Both girls ran up the porch stairs to reach him and they stood at both sides of his chair before greeting the vampiress as well.

"Good morning Eva-san." Setsuna greeted with a bow.

"G'morning Eva!" Konoka greeted in her usual fashion.

"Yeah, yeah." Evangeline said casually with a flick of her wrist. "To what do I owe the pleasure of this visit?" Chamo trembled when her eyes stopped on him for a brief second.

"We just need to speak with Negi-kun." Konoka replied before Setsuna could. "In private though." With those words Konoka and Setsuna nodded to each other and grabbed ahold of Negi's shoulders before standing him up from his seat and leading him down the porch stairs. When they were far enough from Evangeline the vampiress turned to Chachamaru and asked, "Why didn't we install an alarm system?"

"Mainly because we figured that no one would be foolish enough to trespass on your property mistress." Chachamaru replied. "Is the mistress unsettled by the appearance of Negi's students?"

"...Of course not." Evangeline replied after some time.

"It took you some time to answer that question mistress." The android observed astutely.

"S-so?!"

Negi blinked a few times when Setsuna and Konoka examined him in silence and finally decided to break the air of tension that was forming around them. "So what did you two girls want to talk about." He flinched when Setsuna placed hand on his shoulder without warning . "...Um, are you two okay?"

"Actually that's my line Negi-sensei." Setsuna said quickly. "How has your stay been so far? Have you experienced any discomfort? Any sickness of some sort? Are there any bruises on your body that you wish to inform us of?"

"W-what are y-y-you t-talking about?!" Negi stammered, taking a step back from Setsuna and Konoka.

"Well, you see...we figured that Eva-san may be a cruel care taker, you know? I mean, her training is pretty rough isn't it?" Konoka asked in worry. "Is she feeding you well? I can cook you lunch and dinner if you want. I'll be glad to bring it to you everyday!"

"I'm fine. Really!" Negi assured them. "Asuna didn't put you up to this, did she?"

"No." Setsuna answered calmly. "Our worry for you isn't the only reason we came to visit Negi-sensei. We require your help on a matter that we feel only you can resolve."

"What matter?"

"You see...Asuna is having a little trouble." Chamo said with a grin that Negi didn't even think the ermine's face was capable of. "She wants ot date Takamichi for the festival, but she doesn't have toe courage or the experience to do it." Chamo pulled out a cigarette from seemingly out of nowhere and leaned against Setsuna's neck before going on. "So we decided to put her on a practice date to boost her confidence!"

Negi took some time to digest this information and scratched his leg with his other foot. When he was able to finally piece all the details together he managed to find something oddly out of place about what he was being told. "I understand all of that but...I don't see where I come in. How am I the one to solve this problem?"

"Oh, you'll see. Asuna is comfortable with you so naturally you're the perfect person to go with her on the practice date!" Chamo was going in to his lecherous mode now. "Who knows? You might like the experience!"

"Do you realize how weird and wrong this is? How is Asuna going to gain any confidence from dating someone who is way younger than Takamichi?!" Negi was flailing his arms now, making both girls step back to a safe distance.

"Come on, aniki! Our entire world is composed on the very word, "weird"! Just come over to the dorm and I'll show you how we can make this possible!"

"But...it just-"

"We'll see you over there! And don't take long big brother!" When the ermine was done speaking, Setsuna and Konoka saw him off with a bow and dismissed themselves from the residence. Negi could only stare at their fleeting forms with his mouth wide open. This was definitely going to be something out of the ordinary and knowing that Chamo was behind it all made him rather...frightened.

"So what was that all about boya?" Evangeline questioned Negi once he returned to the table. Negi's eyes rested on the sight of the wine glass she had in her hand which was filled with some sort of crimson substance and hoped that it wasn't what he though it was. He realized that Evangeline was still awaiting an answer and replied, "They just wanted to talk."

"About?" Evangeline urged him on.

"W-well, nothing too important!" Negi replied in a manner that aroused the vampiress's suspicion.

"Oh really?"

"Y-yep." Negi suddenly stood up from the table again and started to laugh nervously. Don't thik about the conversation Negi! Don't think about the conversation! Think about...er-her hair! She'll be pleased to know that I'm thinking abut her hair! Golden locks...darn...this sin't working!

What Negi didn't know was that his plan was working to his advantage. Evangeline was having a hard time making out what was on his mind and naturally it was beginning to annoy the hell out of her...which wasn't a good thing in a way.

"W-well, I'll be going!" Negi jumped on the rail of the porch, making Evangeline and Chachamaru very suspicious indeed.

"Where are you going? You haven't even touched your breakfast sensei? Do you intend to just leave me to eat alone?" Evangeline had her right hand clutching the table cloth fiercely but her face didn't show anything.

"I'm sorry! I'll make it up to you later master!"

"Don't leave me master Negi!" Chachazero cried out as she clutched his pants leg. Negi scooped her in to his arms and before Evangeline could utter another word, he kicked off from the rail and took off in to the sky. The gust that kicked up from his take off caused all the napkins on the table to fly about and both girl's hair to flow to the side.

...and there was silence...

"He was off in a hurry." Chachamaru stated calmly; her thoughts whisked away at the idea of her taking Chachazero's place in Negi's arms. It was a very good thing that Evangeline couldn't read the thoughts of artificial intelligence...

"It seems that he's improved his take off too." Evangeline observed with a hint of pride laced in her words. "Boya will make it up to me later." Evangeline stood up and started off to descend the stairsteps. "Clean up this mess Chachamaru."

"Yes mistress."

Asuna paced back and forth through the living room while Yue, Nodoka, Ku-fei, Kaede, Kazumi, and Makie watched. With the speed that the redhead was picking up, they were surprised that skid marks had not appeared on the carpet yet. Setsuna and Konoka were with Chamo inside the bedroom as he searched through the things he bought off of the MahoNET. There were some things that both girls didn't even want to know about among the things he purchased, and some items that captured their interest. Back at the living room,. Makie decided to speak up.

"Asuna, don't you think you're taking this a little too hard? It isn't going to kill you just to confess to Takahata-sensei!"

"Y-YES IT WILL!" Asuna cried out as she flailed her arms wildly.

"But imagine Mr. Takahata if he say yes!" Ku-Fei exclaimed. "Would be very pleasant surprise, no?"

"Asuna-san is helpless!" Kazumi said with a grin. "Her voice practically dies in her throat every time Takamichi is around. Heh, the poor girl.

"But, you can't possibly blow this chance! It's the festival for crying out loud!" said Makie in disbelief. "This is a once in a lifetime chance Asuna-san."

"Won't you feel terrible if you just give up before you even try?" Kaede asked.

"D-don't mind me. I don't care if he doesn't love me back." Asuna's shoulders slumped and she finally took a seat beside Kazumi. "I'll j-just have to get used to being his stalker or something."

"...Asuna...you bug me out sometimes." The photographer said, shuffling away from her friend a little. Setsuna and Konoka entered the living room with Chamo and everyone turned their attention to them.

"Don't worry yourself Asuna. I'll handle everything!" The ermine said confidently. He sweat dropped when Asuna turned to look at him with a look of murder and she stood up to approach them before snatching him off of Setsuna's shoulder.

"You'll handle everything?!" Asuna started to squeeze him, eliciting a squeaking noise from the tiny ermine. "Just tell me how you can fix my heart?!"

"C-calm down Asuna." Konoka tried to simmer her friend down before she could squeeze the life out of Chamo.

There was a knock at the door and all of the girls voices fell silent. Setsuna headed back to open the door for the person outside and allowed Negi to come in. When both of them entered the living room together all of the girls were aroused with excitement once again.

"Hi everybody!" Negi greeted them.

"Hey Negi-sensei!" The girls in unison with the exception of Asuna and Setsuna greeted him. The red head turned to face Negi; Chamo still gripped in her hand and asked, "W-what are you doing here squirt?"

"Chamo-kun wanted me to come over to help you out with your problem." At Negi's words, Chamo found Asuna's grip get even tighter as she faced him again.

"Y-you told him about it?!" She growled with a furious blush creeping on her face.

"I...can explain!" Chamo managed to choke out. "J-just...let me go so I can breathe!"

After the explanation...

"ME?! You want me to date Negi?!" Chamo-kun..." Asuna placed a hand on Negi's head and practically tossed him away. "...Why would you even think such a-why would I wanna go out on a date with him?!" She heard all of the girls talking amongst each other behind them and whipped around before yelling, "Don't get any wise ideas!"

"For practice- Only for practice! This date isn't for real!" Chamo pulled out a cigarette again. "In both love and war it's all about experience kids. The point is to get you two through a few test drives and by the time you ask Takamichi out, it'll be smooth sailin' from there."

"Listen her ermine-"

"For all your talk, you still haven't even dated have ya'?" The ermine looked around the room and repeated himself to all the girls this time. "Have ya'?!" He smirked when all he got in response was gibberish and blushes.

"Well it isn't a bad idea." Konoka said with a giggle. "Tomorrow starts the final weekend before the festival so all of the stands should be up already. It'll be the perfect day to do a dry run!"

"It still doesn't change the fact that she'll be having this practice date with a kid." said Kazumi, "I mean, how awkward is that?"

"Y-yeah!" Asuna agreed before watching the mischievous grin that found it's place on the ermines face.

"Kono-chan?" Chamo called to Konoka. The girl nodded her head and set a large white bag on the table beside him. All the girls watched as the ermine carefully peeled the side of the bag off a large glass jar that was filled with what seemed like gum balls.

"Hoo, hoo, hoo! I've come prepared for just this situation. This is some super secret stuff that I bought from the MahoNET." The ermine suddenly lifted the jar over his head with strength that NEgi never thought he had in him and declared, "Age Misrepresentation pastilles! These marvelous candy drops make people think you're older than you actually are!"

"Kind of like how Evangeline does it?!" Negi asked in wonder.

"Exactly how Eva-san does it!" Chamo replied.

"Are you serious? So this'll make sensei look like an adult?" Nodoka asked in disbelief.

"That's right!" Chamo replied. Negi began to notice all of the girls eyes on him and felt very nervous. Makie practically hopped off of her seat from the excitement and cried out, "I've got to see this!"

"Kazumi pulled out her digital camera with a smile. "I'm not missing this for the world."

"I...I...I..I...I can't see this!" Nodoka cried out bashfully as she buried her head in to one of the couch cushions.

"Interesting." Kaede mused with a cat-like grin.

"Alright then aniki." Chamo spoke to Negi. "Before we do this, you have to take off the clothes you have on. We don't want you to rip out of them."

"A-alright." Negi said nervously, but his legs wouldn't allow him to walk to the bathroom.

"Well?" Ku-Fei asked impatiently. "Go now disciple!"

"A-alright!" Negi regained control of hi legs and ran to the bathroom.

"I don't believe this." Asuna mumbled under her breath as she ran one of her hands down her face.

"You have to admit though. This does look like it will prove to be interesting." said Setsuna.

"Oh no, Setsuna. You too?"

All of the girls squealed in delight at how cute Negi looked, walking back in with a very large towel wrapped around his waist and his faithful familiar, Chachazero perched on his head. It was starting to eat him up to find himself being watched by some of his students and the silence that followed made him want to disintegrate in to thin air. Konoka received a red gumball from Chamo and approached Negi.

"Now, everyone watch closely!" The ermine got everyone's attention. "Watch as your teacher becomes a man before your very eyes!" For some reason all the girls could hear a drum roll in the distance. They watched, trying hard to to blink as Konoka popped the red gumball in to Negi's mouth and he chewed on it; It being soft and tasting like cinnamon. Then before their very eyes the young magi was engulfed in a white puff of smoke that took his shape and gradually started to grow until it was much taller than Konoka and Asuna. The smoke stayed still for a moment before finally clearing away and dissipating. When the smoke was cleared the jaw of every girl in the room would have dropped to the floor if it was physically possible.

There he stood, transformed in to a spitting image of Nagi. He was tall and slightly muscular, not so unlike most of the male teenage actors on a mid-afternoon drama soap. His face was charming and attractive with an unusual aura of mischief surrounding him. His stomach was hard and toned making even Kazumi start to drool. Needless to say, Negi had become the ideal stereotypical vision of every lovesick teenage girl, and when he opened his eyes to take in the sight of every girl in the room he was scared to see all of the hungry looks on their faces. Disturbingly enough, even Yue and Setsuna seemed to be in some sort of love daze, however, it didn't strike him as much as the others.

"Um, Asuna?" Negi asked in a gentle voice that sent shivers down his student's backs. Asuna regarded him with a distant blushing expression for a moment but she snapped out of it quickly and asked, "W-what i-i-is it squirt?!" Her words fell quite short seeing as how he was no longer the short boy from before.

"Do you think this will work out?" He asked hopefully.

"Aiyaaa." Ku-fei cooed with her hand on her cheek. "I want practice date too! Negi will make very good husband for the future!" The Chinese girl jumped out of her seat and almost rushed the transformed young man but Kaede held her in place.

"You forget that this is still our little Negi-sensei." The ninja said, trying to keep Ku-fei from moving.

"B-but...it's so convincing!" Konoka chirped, running a hand down Negi's newly formed abs. He jumped back from the unexpected touch and Chachazero unsheathed her blades in a threatening manner.

"I will protect master from these lustful females!" The puppet declared. "Have you all no shame?!"

"Chill out Zero!" Chamo said with a casual wave of his paw. "As all of you girls can see, these babies produce some very good results. Now do you believe me?!"

"Uh-huh." All the girls gawked in unison.

Now then..." The ermine pulled out a measuring lace and set it down on the table. "...If aniki is going to date then someone needs to take some measurements and buy him some decent clothes." His lecherous side kicked in with full force. "Who's going to do it?"

"I WILL!" The voices of every girl (Excluding Asuna, and Nodoka) in the dorm could be heard from the hall outside.

Turning away from that mess...

Evangeline crossed her arms as she looked at the Go board to plan her next move. Her opponent watched her with increasing fear when the vampiress regarded her with a liquid cool stare and inhaled sharply when she made her move, ending the game in the process. Evangeline watched as her opponent left the table and massaged to back of her neck with a sigh. Once again she won another match and yet it felt so boring to be here. It would seem that most of her amusement came from teasing Negi, who at the moment was not present.

"You appear to be bored mistress. What is the matter?" Chachamaru asked curiously. The vampiress would usually have a ball dominating the competition.

"I guess this just isn't doing it for me anymore." Evangeline replied dully. "At this point, even boya's swimming lessons sound tempting. I wonder what he was so erratic about earlier. It just doesn't make sense."

"Negi-kun does seem much more comfortable around us."

"Enough to lie in my face apparently." Evangeline quipped. She regarded Chachamaru with an observant gaze and said, "I've noticed that you address boya with a little more familiarity now."

"...He wishes for us to be on much more familiar terms." Chachamaru replied, averting her eyes slightly. Evangeline nodded her head in amusement at this development in her partner yet at the same time something bothered her about Negi wanting to be on much familiar terms with the android. The young magi wouldn't have been developing a crush on Chachamaru would he? Unbeknownst to the chibi-vampire, Chachamaru was the one developing the crush.

"How nice." Evangeline commented as she stood up. Chachamaru saw this and stood up as well in preparation to follow her. "Lets get going. I'm in the mood to have a drink."

"Yes mistress." Chachamaru complied, following the vampiress out of the club. When they stepped out in to the sidewalk they noticed Makie and Kaede walking together with bags of clothing in their hand. It wasn't so much that they had clothing that caught Evangeline's attention but rather the type of clothing they were carrying. Now why in the world would those girl be walking around with clothes from outside the campus?

Perhaps those clothes are meant for a certain boy I know. Evangeline thought to herself as her eyes followed the walking pair. Despite that I don't want to get involved with those brats. The last thing I need is for them to try and make me in to one of them.

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Back to the Practice date situation...

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"I wonder how he'll look in those new clothes we bought him!" Konoka squealed excitedly to Asuna who seemed to be far from calm with the whole idea. Regardless of how Negi looked she still didn't feel all too comfortable with dating him. He had been living with her so long that the only way she could view him was as a little boy and to see him take the form of a young man...perturbed her.

"I'm seriously not going to enjoy this." Asuna muttered dully.

"Oh, come on Asuna!" Chamo told he with a flick of his paw. "Try to have fun with this one, huh? How else will you be able to get yourself comfortable in this situation?"

"I don't want to date Negi!"

"It's a practice date for crying out loud! There is nothing serious about this!" The ermine turned his attention to the bathroom door when he heard it open. All the girls turned their attention to the open door as well and got excited when Negi stepped out. He wore black jeans and a black shirt with a white jacket. He stopped when he was standing in front of Asuna and asked, "What do you think?"

"About what?" Asuna asked.

"The clothes."

"Oh..yeah...they're fine, I guess." The red head replied awkwardly. After their exchange there was a pregnant silence between them that started to make everyone else in the room impatient for some sort of reaction. Chamo, seeing that they were going to do nothing at all, whispered something in to Setsuna's ear and before Negi and Asuna knew it...

...they were outside the door...

"So..." Negi fiddled with his hair mistakenly tapping Chachazero's hand and pulled it back quickly. He realized something would be off if the others saw him walking around with a puppet perched on his head and grabbed Chachazero to pull her off. The puppet regarded him questionably as he looked back at her and asked, "What's wrong master Negi?"

"I can't take you with me." Negi replied.

"...Why?"

"I'd arouse to much attention if I walked around with you in this adult form." Negi knocked on the door to the dorm room and waited for someone to open it.

"N-Negi?" Kazumi said dreamily, making Asuna roll her eyes. "What's up? Shouldn't you two be out on your date already?"

"I need you to watch over Chachazero for me while I'm out." Negi held the puppet out to Kazumi but just as her hand almost made contact with the puppet she curled up in to a ball. "Chachazero? What are you doing?"

"I don't wanna leave master Negi."

"I'll be back!" Negi cried out frustrated. "Come on Chacha-chan. Jusst listen to Kazumi just this once and stay here. Please?"

"Alright." Chachazero submitted to his wishes and allowed herself to be taken by Kazumi. When she shut the door Negi sighed and Asuna giggled.

"It looks like she's pretty attached to you." Asuna joked.

"I seriously had no idea." Negi replied in surprise. "I guess she really feels more than she lets up." The magi said with a chuckle as he massaged the back of his neck out of pure nervous habit. He looked to Asuna shyly and went on, "So...shall we go then?"

"Sur-" Asuna stopped and regarded Negi with a skeptical look. "Now let's get one thing straight Negi! This is a practice date so don't go flaunting yourself to me just because you got all cute and cool!" Asuna heard herself allow that one slip and cupped her hands over her mouth quickly. Dammit! How did I just let myself say that out loud?! Wha-what the heck is going on here...I just look in to his eyes and my mind just totally shuts down!

"You think I'm cool?! Really?!" Negi asked childishly.

"You know...hearing you ask me that in that body seriously makes me want to punch you..."

It was a beautiful day outside and just the perfect day to go out on a date, however, there were some people on the campus who saw it as a day to gather information. A day to stalk their prey and corner them so as to take what they needed. Takane Goodman found this to be the best day to have her second conversation with Negi Springfield. Sure, her last conversation didn't get her much but she was sure to ask the right questions this time to get the young magi to spill the info. She whipped her hair to the side so it would get in to her face and began to scout the area.

"Come on Negi-sensei. Where are you?" The blonde magistress asked no one in particular as she searched the campus grounds. She was sure to pin point his aura since it stood out so much from all the others on campus. Oddly enough she found herself sensing other magic auras amongst the students on campus but she simply convinced herself that those were undercover mages posing as faculty members. Suddenly without warning she felt a familiar aura pass right by her and she whipped around to see who it was. She saw Negi and Asuna's fleeting forms and raised an eyebrow in confusion.

"What?"

Asuna licked her ice cream, stealing glances at her partner every few seconds with a blush on her face. The way Negi licked his ice-cream made her feel rather odd and she could feel her cheeks burning up. That face was definitely not made for eating ice cream! Why am I getting so worked up about a squirt in disguise?!

"Hey!" Negi suddenly said out of the blue as he licked the ice cream off his lips. "Why don't we go check out that shrine up there?" He asked, pointing at the long flight of stair steps leading up to what he was talking about. Now Asuna had two choices in the matter. She could say no and suffer the look of disappointment that would probably plaster itself on Negi's face or she could say yes and prepare herself for a walk up all of those stairs, leaving enough time for conversation.

Her answer was, "...Whatever. Let's go."

"Alright then. Shall we go Asuna-kun?" Negi asked, trying to offer her a lady killer grin. Asuna found herself blushing again until she spotted Negi's abnormally long canines. She wasn't sure what was the deal with them but it was clear that the pills kept some traits in effect. The look on Negi's face took her mind off of his teeth though so she opted to answer his grin with a-

BAP!

"O-ow!"Negi groaned as he rubbed his jaw. "Why...did you hit m-me?"

"Get used to it!"

"Who is that guy?" Takane thought aloud as she observed the violent couple in front of her...well at least the girl of the couple was violent. She wasn't sure why she punched the guy but she was so much more interested in the aura she was sensing from him. Not only that but the guys hair resembled, "Negi's hair..." Takane finished her thoughts out loud. "I need to get a look at his face."

"So Asuna-san?" Negi called to her as they ascended the stairs to the shrine.

"What is it Negi?" Asuna asked in an aggravated voice.

"This practice date is meant solely so you'd be able to keep your cool when you date Takamichi right?"

"Yeah...what about it?"

"What is it about him that you like?"

"W-well. I can see that you're not going to make this conversation very subtle."

"I just wanna know."

"It's really none of your business." Asuna started off harshly but she went on anyway. "But I guess it wouldn't hurt me to tell you a little something. When I first came here to Mahora, Takamichi was the one to take care of me. You see these bells?" She motioned to the bells in her hair as she asked Negi.

"Yeah."

"These were his first and last presents to me. I cherish them well."

"I had no idea..."

"Of course you didn't." Asuna snapped. The both of them finally reached the shrine at the top fo the staircase and the red head leaned against the shrine gateway to catch her breath. "Gawd...I never understood why they make it so hard to reach these places."

"I didn't think it was har-"

"Shaddup!" Asuna cut Negi off. She looked around in search of something and sighed in relief when she found what she was looking for: A bathroom to clear her thoguts while she prepared herself for another hour with Negi. "Alright Negi. Just give me a few minutes while I head to the bathroom okay?"

"Yes Asuna-san." Negi replied before she left him beside the gateway alone. He leaned against it in wait, looking around idly until he heard the footsteps of another visitor to the shrine. He made the unwise choice of turning the see who it was and came face to face with Takane Goodman. The blonde magistress jumped back in surprise when he turned to face her because she was spying on him but when she saw the shocked look on his face as well she started to get suspicious.

"Um, h-hi!" Negi greeted her nervously. NO, NO, NO! YOU aren't supposed to be calling her attention this way! Why did you speak to her stupid! STUPID, STUPID, STUPID!

"Hi there yourself sir." Takane greeted him back, her head cocked to the side slightly. This man has the same hair and same face as Negi sensei. They could both pass for blood relatives, and this aura I'm sensing from him...it's driving me nuts! Just who is this guy?

Negi stared at Takane.

Takane stared back.

They both blinked at the same time.

...Silence...

"Have we met before sir?" Takane suddenly asked.

"I don't think so." Negi replied uneasily.

The look on Takane's face showed that she wasn't completely convinced...

To be continued...