Magister Negi Magi is owned by Ken Akamatsu and Kodansha Ltd. Tokyo in Japan, and by Funimation and Ballantine - DelRey in the United States, NOT by me.

AU ALERT! Depending on how you want to look at it, this story occurs before chapter one of the 'Magister Negi Magi' manga, or one-Hundred YEARS after it ends.

Many thanks again to Kafka'sdragon for the inspiration of his story; 'Markham Chronicles Negima,' and the use of the Markham family name.

Also thanks to Ambrant Arandel, for his Ku - Negi paring in 'Child of Mine,' which helped inspire 'Coming Home.'

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"I wouldn't hesitate to do such for her again. She's worth it."
-Stephan Markham. As told to Michiko Aisaka, Author of: "Resolution: Aftermath of 'The Demon Wars.'"

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Chao Lingshen. 'Coming Home.'

Part 05: A Growing Love.

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Chao Lingshen watched as her grandparents, Ako's descendant, Ayaka Yukihiro, the various wounded and their guards, flew away in Pilot Officer Farandole's Osprey. She, Asuna Kagurazaka, Security Chief Tatsumiya and the remaining Yukihiro Group Security Troopers stayed behind. While waiting for the arrival of additional personnel from Yukihiro Group, they collected the survivors from Moirae Company, dealt with those who had not, and waited for the return of the mage Chao had used the 'Forced Displacement' bullets on.

Wisely, when the man reappeared after three hours and was confronted by the half-inch bore of Tatsumiya's Desert-Eagle pistol, six-inches from his face, backed up by Chao, Asuna, and the weapons of six more Yukihiro Group Security Troopers, he surrendered peacefully.

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Asuna Kagurazaka watched Chao Lingshen out of the corner of her eye as she piloted her H10 aircar between the Moirae Company compound and Negi Springfield's home. Fidgeting nervously, the Chinese girl seemed like she wanted to say something, but wasn't sure how to bring it up. After giving it a few moments of thought, Asuna realized what was probably bothering her friend. "Chao..."

Chao jumped and straightened up. "Ye...Yes! Lady Kagurazaka!"

Asuna looked at Chao's comically stiff posture and had to fight to hold back her laughter. "Relax Chao! Just call me Asuna! I may be Enteofushia's representative on the Mage Council, but that doesn't mean we're not still friends! Okay?"

Chao looked up and over at Asuna. Tall, still strikingly beautiful despite her age, and as cheerful as she remembered, it was hard not to relax in response to her friend's infectious smile.

Asuna gave Chao a nod of approval, then returned her attention to navigating the aircar. "Anyway, about that time you clobbered Setsuna and me; Don't worry about it. Konoka fixed us right up! Didn't even leave a bruise!"

Chao gave another start, blushing furiously, then slowly relaxed as Asuna made minor conversation with an Air-traffic controller. ("Of course. She is my friend. Why wouldn't she forgive me?") Asuna finished her conversation, noticed her now relaxed look, and nodded in approval.

Later, after calming Asuna down when the twin boys at her grandfather's house imprudently asked; 'Big Sister, who's this old Lady?' Chao sat down in the living room while the children swarmed around her, asking more innocent questions than she'd had directed at her since those of the Class A students upon her arrival at Mahora Academy. Eva's daughter Dawn seemed just as taciturn as her mother, but listened to Chao with imperfectly concealed interest. Setsuna and Konoka's descendants Eishun and Tsuruko sat attentively, acting even at the age of eight like a fated pair while they awaited their turns to ask questions. Nodoka's great-granddaughter Momo seemed just as timid as the girl Chao knew from school, but if the way she stayed glued to Eishun's other arm meant anything, Tsuruko better not count on being a shoe-in as Eishun's significant other. Haruna's descendant Mayii asked an occasional question, but spent most of her time drawing simple sketches of everyone in the living room that showed potential equal to that of her ancestor, if she kept practicing. Chizuru and Kotaro's descendant Katrina helped Kaede's namesake ride herd on the twins Aki and Akito, keeping them in line, and making them wait their turn to ask another question.

Eventually the afternoon moved on into evening. Asuna, with Katrina fussing in her wake, went into the kitchen to begin preparations for dinner. Eishun and his two satellites drifted off to read a book, while all the remaining children except one fell asleep or began playing with the plushy dragon again.

Despite the enjoyment she received from being the center of the children's attention, Chao was grateful for the break. Thinking of ways she might help Eishun, who had had his wings clipped by Century Corporation's scientists, she went up to her room to change out of the soot-stained battlesuit and clean up. Opening her bedroom's door on the way to washroom, she found Sasuke Nagase waiting outside. "You didn't have any questions before Sasuke. Do you have some now?"

Squint-eyed like Kaede, Sasuke looked right at Chao and opened both of his eyes fully. "Big Sister Chao... What great-grandmother Kaede did was dangerous, wasn't it? Is that why she disappeared?"

Chao looked at Sasuke and saw a young boy, even at the age of eight, who seemed to realize he was flirting with a dangerous world. "I don't know. Lady Ayaka hasn't told me about that, and I haven't had a chance to ask my grandfather yet."

Sasuke started shaking as he continued looking up at Chao. "Were you scared when they took you away from your grandparents?"

Chao felt a twinge in her chest at the sudden recollection of that six-year old memory. Sasuke saw her reaction, and began crying.

"I was so scared when they came and took me away in the middle of the night! My parents were lying on the floor, and I didn't do anything!" Looking down, Sasuke began rubbing at his falling tears with a sleeve. "None of the people who held us were willing to do much for me or any of the other children until Miss Tsuku showed up. When they were crying at night, I couldn't take it, so I begged them to let me go try to help. All I knew to do was just hold them until they could go to sleep. I wanted to cry myself, I wanted to go home, but the other children were so scared, and I was the only one who would do anything for them!"

Chao stepped forward and took Sasuke into her arms.

Sasuke pressed himself against Chao, wrapping his arms around her back and digging his fingers into the bathrobe she wore. "Great-grandmother Kaede was so brave! She even saved someone's life when she was only eight years old! My Grandfather told me so! All I could do was cry at night whenever I was alone! How can I ever be like her if I was so scared?"

Chao sighed as she continued to hold Sasuke. "Don't think Kaede was never scared. She just did what she had to do, and waited to be scared later." Leaning down, she tucked the tall boy's head in under her chin. "I was scared as well. There's nothing wrong with that. What matters is how well you deal with it."

Sasuke leaned back and looked up at Chao, by the confused look in his eyes, she could see he didn't understand her.

Smiling, Chao reached up to hold Sasuke's chin. "Kaede dealt with her fear by meditating. I dealt with it by studying. You, Sasuke, you dealt with your fear by trying to help the other children." Seeing the beginnings of understanding in Sasuke's eyes, Chao took him in her arms again. "Look at yourself. After it's safe, NOW you start letting your fear show by crying so openly."

Sasuke nodded against Chao's chest, and continued silently sobbing until his shaking finally stopped. Eventually, he stepped back to look up At Chao with both eyes red and swollen, but still open.

Chao smiled, straightening Sasuke's clothes as she did so. "Feel better now?" After he nodded, Chao patted him on the back. "You were very brave as well, Sasuke. You did what you felt needed to be done to help the other children."

Sasuke gave a weak smile, thinking about how Miss Tsuku had quietly praised both he and eventually Dawn for protecting the other children as much as they could, as well as for helping keep them out of trouble by making sure they knew and obeyed Century Corporation's 'rules.'

Chao saw Sasuke's smile grow, and reached up to ruffle his hair. "People who can do what you did will always be needed in this world. You did a fine job, and I'm sure Kaede would be proud of you!"

Sasuke stepped in to give Chao one more fierce hug. After releasing her, he again wore the relaxed, trade-mark squint-eye'd expression of his ancestor.

Downstairs, the shouting of a small girl heralded a 'womphhh!' and a cloud of smoke that rolled out of the kitchen. While the Yukihiro Group personnel looked on nervously, Chao had to shake her head. ("I guess like Class Rep chewing on her thumb, there are some other things that haven't changed!") "Sasuke..." When the boy looked up at her, Chao indicated the kitchen with a wave of her hand. "Why don't you go make sure they don't burn the place down, and after I clean myself up, I'll see if I can't show everyone one what some REAL cooking is like!"

Looking a little worried himself, Sasuke nodded, then left to run down the stairs as Chao turned to go clean herself up.

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Chao Lingshen checked in at the Security Desk of the restricted access recovery ward at Chizuru Inugami Memorial Hospital. Built by the Yukihiro Group after Chizuru and Kotaro Inugami's deaths, the hospital was were her grandfather had been brought directly from the Moirae Company to recover from his, 'ordeal.' Her intent had been to visit him as soon as possible, but Asuna had to leave, and several days passed before Chachamaru and a rebuilt Eva finally arrived to temporarily take her place as the orphan children's primary guardian.

Walking down the corridor, Chao passed the nurse's station and was starting to go towards her grandfather's room when she saw a Onmyoji clad woman with gray-streaked, chocolate colored hair coming out of a different room. Rushing over, she held out her arms to greet and embrace another of her old classmates. "Konoka!"

Konoka Konoe looked up as Chao called her name. With an expression showing first surprise, then delight, she seized the still young girl in a fierce hug that belied her own advanced age. "Chao! I knew you were back! Things have been so busy though I've been unable to come see you before now!" Stepping away slightly, she held Chao by her shoulders. "It's not like I should say you look good after so long, since for you it's only been a few weeks! I'm so jealous!"

Chao gave Konoka another hug, (Ignoring the quickly muffled gasp from the nurse's station, where the person there seemed surprised by someone being so familiar with 'Lady Konoe.') then stepped back. "What can I say! Blame Grandfather if you must. He's the one who started all this to begin with!" Pausing once more, Chao glanced over Konoka's formal-working Onmyoji. "So, I guess you're still the leader of Kansai-Kanto?"

Konoka's expression saddened. "I am, but only because my children showed so little affinity for magic. My great-granddaughter was the first after me to show potential anywhere close to mine. She's probably going to have to take over the association early, like I had to." Chao reached out to place a hand on her shoulder, so Konoka forced a smile. "Sometimes I feel like I stole everything from my descendants. Tsuruko's parents being so weak in magic is why Century Corporation's kidnappers were able to get close enough to grab her."

Chao patted Konoka's shoulder once more, then turned away, slightly upset she'd brought out bad memories for her classmate. "So! I came to see Grandfather. His room's down there..." Chao pointed past the nurses station, then turned to indicate the room Konoka had come out of. "...who's in there?"

Konoka sniffed away a tear and looked back at the room she'd just come from. Her sly look when she faced Chao once more made her classmate take a step back. "Oh? That's just a young man who helped a young woman resolve a difficult situation..." Now, Konoka's expression became melancholy, and she clasped her hands together. "It's just so sad! He has no family who can come visit him! And he's been all alone in this cold, antiseptic hospital for so many days!"

Chao looked around as Konoka continued with her hyperbolic dialogue. The hospital's walls were painted with soft, inviting colors, and the atmosphere of the place was anything but 'cold and antiseptic.' Still, she felt herself blush tremendously from embarrassment. In her happiness over Negi and Ku's survival, and the responsibility of taking care of the orphan children, she'd permitted herself to forget the Yukihiro Group Security Trooper who'd helped her against Fate Averruncus. "Okay okay! I..." Chao suddenly realized she only knew the young man's last name. "Ah.. What is his name?"

Konoka smiled like a fisherman who'd just felt a fish take the bait. "Stephan Markham. Believe it or not, he's actually the great-grandson of Madoka Kugimiya and our High School professor Philip Markham! Everyone saw that coming from a mile off except Madoka and Professor Markham!

Chao gave a small chuckle. "Madoka probably thought he wouldn't want her or her 'husky' voice until he proposed, did she?"

Konoka responded with a smile that was just as infectious to Chao as ever. "Well, it wasn't quite that bad, but Misa and Sakurako had to tackle and hold her down long enough to give Professor Markham an answer!" Glancing at a holo watch projecting from a bracelet she wore, Konoka gave a sigh. "I have to go take care of Negi." After handing Chao a QR card, she gave her old classmate another quick hug. "If I don't see you again today, I'm sure we'll meet again soon!"

Chao waved as Konoka went off down the hall and into her grandfather's room. Feeling an uncharacteristic nervousness, she turned to go see Stephan Markham.

Markham's room was dimly lit, just the bare amount needed for his attendant to do their duties while he rested and healed. Even though she had forgotten about him temporarily, Tatsumiya and Izumi talking before the medic left in the Osprey had let her know what had happened. Markham's MagiTech shield had stopped most of the attack, burning out in the process, but the single stone Sagita that penetrated still caused serious damage to his shoulder, so much so that Izumi had been surprised he was still alive after all his blood loss.

Passing around a screening curtain, Chao gasped when she saw Markham. Without all of his equipment, he looked young enough to be a Mahora Academy High School student. Someone who should be enjoying summer at the beach, instead of throwing himself in front of a Sagita for a girl he hardly knew. Suddenly, she realized how selfish she'd been over the last six years. Working towards a desirable goal, but still thinking mostly of herself. Now, because she'd been selfish again, running blindly into that laboratory, Stephan Markham was hurt and in the hospital. Instead of 'taking,' from her, like Century Corporation had done for six years, he had 'given,' to her. Reassurance, physical support towards a goal, and most confusing to her emotionally, he had shown concern 'for' her, instead of simply 'about' her. In return for a selfish act, from the look of things, he had very nearly given her his life. Letting out a barely audible gasp, the 'Mad Genius who sold her soul for science' began to feel choked up. Unable to look at the wounded young man lying in the bed any more, she started to flee.

"Chao..."

Rubbing at her eyes, Chao turned back towards Markham. "Stephan?"

With his eyes just barely open, Markham gave a tiny smile and flexed the tips of the fingers on his visible hand. "Please... If I tell you about the smitten Stephan Markham..." Pausing, Markham took a slow, deep breath to gather his strength. " ...would you tell me about the brave Chao Lingshen?"

Chao felt herself flush slightly as she walked over and sat in the chair placed next to Markham's bed. Without even thinking about doing so, she reached out to grasp his hand in her own. "Well, if you believe a story about a frightened eight-year old girl would be interesting, then okay..."

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Negi Springfield looked up from a Yukihiro Group Corporate Oversight Division report and over his tiny glasses as Konoka Konoe walked into his room. "Konoka! How is our young Stephan Markham doing?"

Sitting down across from Ku, who was peeling an apple for Negi, Konoka crossed her arms and gave the former Class 3A professor an exasperated look. "Better than you'll be doing if you pull a stunt like that again!" On the other side of the bed, Ku nodded in agreement. "Setsuna told me she'll ignore her arthritic wings and fly over to help everyone 'punish you appropriately' if she ever hears of such foolishness again!"

Negi's eyes went wide as the peeling knife suddenly 'thunked' into the hospital bed's table next to his hand.

Ku smiled and innocently reached out to retrieve the knife. "Oops. Knife slipped."

Negi chuckled nervously as Ku finished peeling the apple, then began to slice it. "Anyway, Markham being wounded was terribly unfortunate, I'm glad he's going to be all right. Still, do you think Chao realizes what we're doing? Trying to get her and Stephan Markham together?"

Konoka sighed. "Since your granddaughter isn't as clueless as you are, how could she not? I don't think she'll mind though."

Negi removed his tiny glasses and sat back. Ku handed him an apple slice, which he took and began to contemplate. "Good. Stephan seems to have inherited his great-grandfather's abilities. He'll be able to use them to help protect Chao from any crazies who might appear after we're gone."

Ku handed Negi another slice of the apple as he began to chew the first. "Chao maybe have more friend and ally than you think, Negi."

Konoka nodded in agreement as Ku stood slightly and leaned across the bed to offer her an apple slice. 'All those children Yukihiro Group rescued when they smashed Century Corporation know Chao's responsible. A lot of them are calling her 'Big Sister Chao.' The one's who still have relatives heard the story about what she did from them, and the orphans heard it from Ayaka."

Ku handed Negi another apple slice. "This generation scary. Much like old Class A in looks, potential. Maybe genetics recycle to help Chao adjust to return home."

Konoka swallowed the last of her apple. "There is a mix of boys and girls, and species, but since Mahora Academy is completely coed, and multi-species now, if all of the children attend there, and Chao becomes a professor, then the only real difference will be she's four years older, instead of your four years younger."

Negi took one last slice of apple as Ku started chewing on a piece of her own. "That reminds me, how are the arrangements for 'it' going?"

"Excellent. All the arrangements have been made."

Negi, Konoka and Ku all looked up as Ayaka Yukihiro walked into his room.

Ayaka walked over to stand at the foot of Negi's bed. "Travel arrangement for everyone who's left have been finalized except for Satomi Hakase. My people still can't confirm if she's alive or dead." Disappointment showed on her audience's face as Ayaka shrugged. "Stephan Markham should recover enough by then to escort her there under the pretense of a vacation visit."

Negi sighed. "Good. It may be the last significant thing those of us who are left will have the time to do for her..."

Along with their former teacher, the three women in the room nodded and grew silent.

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Chao Lingshen pulled nervously at her Mahora Academy school uniform as she stood in the train heading for Mahora Academy Station. Even though she'd been uncomplaining about the match-making conspiracy to get her together with Stephan Markham, she found his sudden suggestion they go to Mahora for a visit very strange. Even more so was his insistence she wear her old school uniform, courtesy of Ayaka, when they went to the academy grounds themselves.

Brushing at non-existent lint, Chao looked up at Stephan, who was grinning like a cat who'd been in the cream. Dressed in a business casual style, he looked so much like a younger version of Takamichi Takahata, she wondered if some of her old teacher's blood wasn't in the 'mix' somewhere. "What? Is there something on my face?"

Stephan Markham tried and failed to eliminate his smile. Keeping a secret from the girl he loved was making him crazy. Going on a 'date' with a junior high-school girl, with a difference in age of just less than seven years, was also doing things to his physiology not conducive to remaining calm. He knew he'd never 'jump' Chao, she might clobber him if he tried, but he did anticipate a number of cold showers over the next few years.

Chao watched as Stephan began looking everywhere but at her. Grinning mischievously, she reached up to pinch his still healing shoulder. "Are you sure you're not just being some perverted 'old man' who wants to be seen with a cute girl in a school uniform?"

Stephan winced and tried to twist out of Chao's grip. "Ow! Ow... Please Chao! I promise it's not anything dirty! I just promised your...!"

Chao squeezed harder, but only a little. "Oh ho! Another conspiracy is it? Perhaps I should just get off at the next stop and go home!"

Stephan could tell Chao was kidding. The proof of that came when she let him go and turned away, a single eyebrow raised, feigning a huff. Ignoring the pain in his shoulder, he stepped up to embrace her waist from behind, then leaned down to nuzzle her hair affectionately. "Trust me Chao. I know you'll like what's going to happen."

Chao reached up to cover Stephan's hands with her own as he whispered into her ear that she had a nice scent. "Okay..."

Nearby, a few female Mahora Junior High School students riding the train whispered to each other about Chao's old uniform, and about 'forbidden Teacher-Student' relationships, then began giggling in amusement to each other.

Chao just smiled, leaning back against Stephan and doing nothing to dissuade the young girls of their fantasies.

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Stephan lead Chao to the Mahora Academy presentation auditorium. After giving him an odd look, she went up and opened the door. Inside, seated on the right, her surviving classmates and their immediate families turned to see her standing there. On the left, sat the children she'd helped Yukihiro Group rescue, along with their surviving relatives. Surprised, she tried to back up, but Stephan was there to gently prod her forward, nodding his head as he did so. Taking a deep breath, Chao straightened her back, and marched forward to stand in front of the single chair placed between the two groups of people. Understanding finally what was going on, she paused for a moment, then held her uniform skirt and sat. Stephan followed her and seated himself in the front row on the left.

Up on the stage, Yue Ayase, dressed in the full regalia of the Mahora Academy dean, stood and approached the lectern with a smile and more energy than her staff had seen her possess of late. After placing a pair of cord bound tubes on the lectern, she braced herself and looked out over the gathered people. "Today, after much too long, we have gathered here at Mahora Academy to honor a friend. Someone we shared good times with, and some bad, but always she has remained our friend. We can only hope she may forgive us for not understanding at the time the things she had to go through."

Chao sat ramrod straight, a tear in her eye, hands placed firmly palms down on her knees.

Yue looked down at Chao and nodded, then out once more at the audience as a whole. "Mahora Academy, 2104 Special Class A, graduating students; 'One.' Chao Lingshen!"

Chao stood up. "Yes!"

Yue picked up one of the cord bound tubes. "Please approach to receive your diploma."

Chao marched up towards the stage. On her right, the remaining girls from her class, Konoka, Setsuna, Yuuna, Asuna, Chachamaru and her daughter Eva, Chisame's 'Ghost' in a cyber-body, and Ayaka, all watched her with unreserved friendship and pride. On her left, Stephan Markham, front row right, with Sayo and Kazumi's descendant Michiko, Sasuke, Dawn, Tsuruko and the other descendants of Class A spread out behind and to his left, watched her with a range of emotions from admiration to respect. Climbing up on the stage, she passed her grandparents, dressed as faculty and graduate emeritus, and approached Yue Ayase. Once there, she gave a small bow.

Yue held out the cord-bound tube to Chao. "Class A, student number one, old nineteen, Chao Lingshen. In recognition of your have completed equivalency requirements for graduation, I now present you with your Junior High School Diploma."

Chao bowed once more and accepted the bound document.

Before Chao could move away, Yue picked up and held out the second bound document. "In addition, in recognition of your previous levels of academic achievement, along with performance of duties whose outcome resulted in the establishment of stable relations between the United Worlds, you are hereby advanced three grades. I now also present you with your High School diploma. Congratulations!"

Chao nodded and accepted the second document, then everyone seated before the podium rose and began to applaud.

Yue Ayase smiled at Chao, then leaned in to speak to her over the applause. "There are a few university-level courses to complete if you choose to, but Mahora Academy is prepared to offer you a teaching and research position. If not, Ayaka tells me Yukihiro Group, or ChiuCom are also prepared to offer you positions." Indicating the lectern, Yue stepped back.

Chao nodded and stepped forward. Looking out at her friends, the others present, and the children who would likely become her students, her eyes finally settled on Stephan Markham. Seeing him nod, she smiled and looked back out over the audience. "Thank you everyone. Finally, after such a long time, I return to Mahora Academy, and I feel like I've finally come home."

From behind Chao came the opening lines of the Mahora Academy Anthem. She instantly recognized her grandmother's voice, as well as that of her grandfather, who quickly joined his voice to that of his wife.

The sky of Mahora spreads deep and blue,
filling our heart full with desires.
Teaching the doctrine like the past without fail,
the learning campus, oh Mahora.

Before the first verse was finished, the rest of her old classmates joined in singing the anthem.

The hills of Mahora support the sprouting of the new leaves,
cultivating friends to be our guiding light.
Moisten and spread the giant tree of thoughts,
the learning campus, oh Mahora.

By the end of the second verse, everyone else who knew the song was also singing. Tears in her eyes, Chao joined her voice to the chorus.

The way of Mahora construct the foundation,
so our future, will not be confused and lost.
The wing in the chest give us the freedom we want,
the learning campus, oh Mahora.

Looking back at her grandparents, Chao considered the things her grandfather wouldn't discuss with her. His recalcitrance gave her a feeling the time she'd spent in the past wasn't through just yet. In addition, there was still the missing Satomi Hakase, and her growing suspicion Satomi's absence was connected somehow to the disappearance of her twin sister. Still, as she turned back to the cheers, applause, smiles and positive feelings from everyone in the auditorium, especially Stephan Markham, she found the direction her life seemed to be heading in...

...most satisfying.

tsuzuku

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Author's Notes:

Mahora Academy Anthem.

This is perhaps an imperfect translation. Please forgive me if this is so. I'm not too familiar with the workings of google translators.

Hata on AQS was able to direct me to the places I needed to go to find this song.

Raymond Tatsumiya's Desert Eagle .50cal Action Express is a hand-me-down (If such a hand-cannon may be called by such a name!) from his Gunslinger-girl grandmother Mana.

About Eishun Sakurazaki.

With his wings clipped, he may never be able to fly without serious healing or cybernetic help from Chao Lingshen. Either way, with the death of his parents, his great-grandmother Setsuna may have to come and teach him how to fly!

Names for the children are taken from their 'ancestors' in the manga, or from characters known to their ancestors in; 'Ala Alba in the World of Magic: Tales From the Fireside.'

A listing of the named children, and when they first appeared:

Raymond Tatsumiya. (Part 02.)
Stephan Markham. (Part 02.) ( Through Madoka Kugimiya and Phillip Markham Jr.)
Anju Okochi. (Part 03.)
Sasuke Nagase. (Part 03.)
Dawn Springfield. (Part 03.) (Evangeline - Nagi.)
Eva Springfield. (Part 03.) (Chachamaru - Negi.)
Michiko Aisaka. (Part 03.)
Eko Izumi. (Part 03.)
'Miss Tsuku.' (Part 03.) (Tsukuyomi.)
Aki Narutaki. (Part 05.)
Akito Narutaki. (Part 05.)
Eishun Sakurazaki. (Part 05.)
Tsuruko Konoe. (Part 05.)
Momo Miyazaki. (Part 05.)
Katrina Inugami. (Part 05.)
Mayii Saotome. (Part 05.)

A listing of Chao Lingshen's surviving classmates.

Ayaka Yukihiro.
Chachamaru Karakuri.
Satomi Hakase. (Status unknown.)
Konoka Konoe.
Setsuna Sakurazaki.
Yue Ayase.
Asuna Kagurazaka.
Yuuna Akashi.
Chisame Hasegawa. (Cyber body.)
Ku (Fei) Springfield.

This list may reflect hoped for, and self-authored match-ups.

Part Six: A Lost Love.