Author's Note: Hey guys. That disconnect at the end of the previous chapter was really bugging me, so I decided to just update immediately after I finished my grueling winter vacation homework. This chapter (or 'period') is set right after the train ride back to Mahora dorms. Hope you enjoy! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! (And by the way, check my posts for anything new or if you've just got something you wanna say! Here's the link- .net/myforums/The4thHorseman/2137613/)

DISCLAIMER- Negima is not mine. If it were, it would be exclusively yuri.

High School?

"Kono-chan, we've arrived. If we don't get off soon, then we'll miss our stop. Come on, get up." the swordswoman murmured in a low voice, as to not frighten her young charge.

"Mmmnn? 'S it time to get off already? That was short." The brunette yawned and rubbed her eyes sleepily as she grabbed her belongings.

The young couple stepped outside into the crimson orange sunset, shielding their eyes from the glare as they began walking towards the large multi-level off in the distance.

They walked silently, both being overwhelmed by the fact that they were no longer middle-schoolers.

"Ne, Se-chan?"

"Hm?"

"Would you mind if I….. Came over to your place?"

"W-what?"

"I-I mean, it's just that, well… we are a couple now, and I haven't seen what your room looks like yet. Y' know?" the brunette hastily added.

"Eh heh heh heh….. Ummm…."

Konoka chose this moment to bring out her most devastating kawaii desu puppy-dog eyes, which had been tried, tested, and brought back results every single time without fail.

Despite her best efforts to fight it, the shinmei-ryuu trainee melted into a little puddle of quivering Jell-o against those unbearably adorable eyes. She had lost the fight, and both of them knew it.

"KAWAII! SOOOOO CUTE!" The swordswoman thought while gazing at those deep, hypnotizing pools of melted chocolate…

"… Wait a minute, where did that come from? I'm supposed to be fighting this! Not making it even worse!"

Taking another glance at Konoka's pleading expression, however, erased the remainder of her defenses.

"*sigh* Ok, you win, Kono-chan. You can come over to my room."

"Yay! No I can see what Se-chan's room looks like!"

"Alright, alright. I get the message. No need to go shouting it all over the place."

"Hai hai!"

The pair continued until they arrived at the front door of the complex. Once they arrived, however, Konoka interjected "Oh, wait up, Se-chan. I've gotta stop by Asuna's room."

"Why?"

In response, the brunette reached into her bag, rummaged around for a bit, and then pulled out a scroll held together by a silken string and stamped with the dean's seal.

"What exactly is that?"

Dangling the scroll in her girlfriend's face, the brunette explained.

"This, Se-chan, is a certificate."

"For?"

"For Negi-kun."

"Why is he getting a certificate? Please stop teasing me!"

"Tee-hee. Alrighty, then. This…."

Drawing herself up dramatically, as if she were revealing top-secret information, the brunette finished her sentence.

"…Is Negi-kun's certificate of his formal appointment to St. Ursula in the position of homeroom teacher to none other than our very own 4-A!"

"Wow! That's great news! I'm sure that Negi-sensei and the others will be thrilled to hear that!"

The young couple ran up the entire flight of stairs, in too much of a rush to wait for the elevator. They kept running up full speed until…

"Hey there, ojousama. What's got you in this rush all of a sudden? Is it the fact that you've got no underwear on right now?"

"R-Rakan-san! What do you mean, no underwear?"

The perverted mercenary swordsman merely grinned at this, and waved in the general direction of the flushing brunette's skirt. {A/N- He's now in full-blown "dirty-old-man" mode. Heheheh…}

"I mean that you should check to make sure that you've got something on under there. I mean, you've seen me in "action" before, right? So you also know that what I just said is entirely possible." The mercenary said, with a huge (slightly perverted) grin wreathed across his broad face.

Blushing an even deeper shade of red, the young mage made a futile attempt to cover her private areas. Which, of course, left Konoka's chest area wide open.

Poke!

"Ahhhh!"

"Heheheheh….. Just kidding! My, how you've grown, ojousama. No wonder the lil' Shinmei swordswoman here's head over heels for you! Who wouldn't, with a lovely pair of boobs like that?"

Shiiing!

Setsuna, recovering from her initial shock, regained enough of her mental faculties to draw Yuunagi and point it at the hugely amused mercenary.

"I have very great respect for you, Rakan-dono, but I am afraid that if you continue to harass Kono-chan, this situation will dissolve into a brawl, which will endanger Kono-chan's well-being. Now, please step away from her." The swordswoman was not joking around, and the mercenary could see that.

"Bwahahahaha! Hahahahaha! Oh, you're way too serious, Se-chan. You've gotta lighten up! Take a joke every once in a while! HAHAHAHAHA! Oh, man. This is why I love messing around with you two. And, for the record, I was lying when I said that I stole your panties. That was just a ruse to get the lil' Shinmei trainee here all flustered. Well, see you around!" The mercenary swordsman teleported away, leaving two very confused, flustered, embarrassed young girls in his wake.

"…"

There was a pregnant pause between the couple, neither wanting to be the first to break the awkward silence. After a minute, the brunette spoke up.

"…We should get going. I mean, we've still gotta deliver the certificate to Negi-kun, right? Let's go, Se-chan. The others are waiting."

"Huh? Oh, right….."

On that note, the pair continued ascending the steps until they arrived at Negi's level, and proceeded down the hallway until they arrived at their destination. The brunette then knocked on the door to announce her presence, and said "I'm home, and Se-chan's coming in!" And then opened the door, only to be greeted with a strange sight.

"Huh? What's going on here? Why is Negi-kun- is that Asuna?"

The sight that greeted Konoka was a very strange one. Negi was underneath Asuna, who was groping the boy-teacher's pants. Specifically, his groin area. There was also constant grunting and comments such as "Get it out!" and "Just… A little… More..." accompanying the already strange situation. The brunette simply stared at the pair on the floor, and couldn't help but wonder "Are they getting IT on?" {A/N- Are they o_O?}

After another long pause, the redhead exclaimed "Oh yes! Gotcha now!" and held up something white in her hands while looking up at the same time. The result was that she noticed a stunned and wide-eyed brunette staring at her with eyes that looked like they would pop out at any moment.

"!"

"Konoka! I-I-I-It's not what it looks like! I-I-I w-was j-just helping Negi with- Oh, BAKA NEGI-BOZU!"

Thonk!

"Owwwwww! Why'd you hit me, Asuna-san? That hurt!"

"Urusaii!"

Her face a burning red that outshone even Konoka's blush, the redhead ran out of the room as fast as she could.

Author's Note- Well, what'd you guys think? Sorry for the cliffhanger, but I just couldn't resist. And please, don't forget that this is only my first fanfic, so reviews are enormously helpful to me. Don't make me beg for it! The button's right there. Just a little click and a minute is all I'm asking for. I need to know whether I should continue this story or not based entirely on feedback from you, my valuable readers. Also open to plot suggestions now! PLZ HALP MEH!