Chapter two - Ein Vorteil, ein Problem, eine Entdeckung (An advantage, a problem, a discovery)

Umm…chapter two! Huzzah!

Aelita woke up quite early that morning, earlier than she wanted. But not too early because Yumi was in the kitchen preparing breakfast.

"Good morning!" Aelita said brightly, sliding down from the top bunk.

"Too early…" Yumi groaned slightly.

"I guess the boys haven't gotten up yet, have they?" Aelita said to herself. She looked out the window, her eyes scanning the huge campus. "It'd be really easy to get lost here."

"I already have once, and I was just trying to get to the bath." Yumi said with a small laugh. She put some food in front of Aelita and in the refrigerator with the instructions to heat them up when the boys were ready to eat. "I have to go to school now." She said. "I'll be back later in the afternoon."

"I'll go explore the city." Aelita said.

"Tell me if you see anything interesting." The other said. She got her bag and left as Aelita started eating.

Negi walked the halls to his class. He was determined to have a good day without any fights from Ayaka and Asuna. That way he'd have a lot of energy for looking for information on this power source.

"Morning, Negi-sensei!" Hakase said from behind him.

"Oh, good morning. Have you fixed Chachamaru?"

"Last night, yes." She said proudly. "I installed an anti-virus program of sorts, but I'd like to keep researching that virus."

"An anti-virus…?" Negi started. He still had no idea about how to use computers.

"Yep! I call it 'Hakase's extra-special anti-Xanadu anti-virus!'"

"So um…" Negi started. "Did she say anything else in another language?"

"Only one thing." She said. She pulled out a scrap of paper.

'Engel des Lichts, Ritters der Finsternis.'

"It means, Angel of light, Knight of darkness." Hakase explained. Negi remembered what Evangeline had said about the guards of light and dark.

"What do you think it means?" Negi asked.

"Dunno. Sounds like a love story." She said with a smile. The two went into the classroom and Negi began his lesson. He wasn't too surprised to see that Evangeline and Chachamaru weren't there.

Evangeline and Chachamaru were actually in the school, but in the computer system's room. In this room, there were computers that controlled the lights, the air conditioning, etc. And also, there was one that seemed to hold control over the barrier placed over the school that kept Evangeline's magic suppressed.

Chachamaru put whatever was left of Xanadu into the computer and watched as it took effect.

"It's complete, mistress." She said. "The barrier is weakened."

Evangeline grinned, exposing her pointed teeth. The screen flickered.

"What's wrong with it?"

"There's one problem. Every time you use more magic then you normally could have, there seems to be some side affect, though I'm not sure what it is just yet. I'll continue to figure it out."

"Good."

"Mistress, for now, I would advise not using your magic much, and of course do not tell Sensei."

"I know, I know." The vampire waved her hand dismissively. "Figure it out fast, I have more training with the kid today and I want to see just how hard I can push him."

Of course, Evangeline only kept half her promise. She didn't turn into the older version of herself and she did not tell Negi. But she did not keep her magic to a minimal.

Aelita had quickly grown attached to Mahora city and would be sad when she had to leave. There really was everything there. She assumed it was lunch time because she saw more and more people in uniforms pour into the restaurants. Aelita found a fast food place she liked and got some lunch as well, talking it to the courtyard by the school to eat it.

"I remember food…" She heard a voice say from behind her. She turned around to see a transparent girl in an old uniform hovering about. Aelita jumped up. The girl stared. "You can see me?"

"Of course I can, why couldn't I?" She found it a little odd that they could understand each other even though they were speaking different languages.

"People couldn't see me. Then they did, for a while anyway, but now they can't again."

"Are you a ghost?" Aelita asked.

"Yes, a lonely ghost." She sighed. "You're not a student, who are you?"

"I'm Aelita, my friend Yumi goes here and I'm visiting her with my friends."

"Oh, the new girl." She nodded. "I'm Sayo."

"Nice to meet you, Sayo!" Aelita smiled.

"It's nice to have someone who can see me again." She mused.

"I really like your uniform." Aelita said.

"Oh, thank you. It's from the 40s…would you like one?" Sayo asked shyly.

"Oh, yes!" Aelita exclaimed. The two went to the drama club's costume room and found one that was Aelita's size. She put it on then Sayo took her on a tour of the academy. They had covered most of it and they were planning on going inside to find Yumi when suddenly three figures came out of the school.

"Oh, that's Takahata-sensei, Makie-chan, and Fuka-chan…Fuka actually had a tw-" She stopped when she realized that the three had a dazed look in their eyes and were coming towards them. They ran (or floated, in Sayo's case) into the woods, but the three were close behind them.

"What do they want?!" Sayo exclaimed. She really didn't have to escape them, but she wanted to make sure her new friend was okay.

Aelita tripped and found that she couldn't get up. Sayo felt useless as the three drew closer. Aelita shielded herself with her arms, and then a strange thing happened. Her body seemed to glow white and the three could not touch her. It was if she had created a barrier. Sayo flew off to find Negi, wondering if he could save her.

She knew that he trained with Evangeline in the woods sometimes, but usually in was at Evangeline's house. Sayo hoped it was the former.

It didn't take much to find him. He laying on the grass, battered and bloody. Chamo patted the side of his face. Evangeline stood over him.

"I told you not to get too cocky, kid." She said with a smug smile.

"M-Master, you weren't this powerful yesterday…" He said.

"No, I was. You just didn't know it."

"Sensei, sensei, sensei!" Cried a familiar voice. Negi looked around and eventually saw the faint outline of Sayo.

"What's wrong?" He asked, slowly getting up.

"Aelita - Yumi's friend - she's in trouble, and, I don't know! Just come with me!" Sayo led the mage and the vampire to where Aelita still lay, white glow about her. The three were still trying to get at her. Negi blasted them away and watched as Aelita's barrier faded. He helped her up, making sure her ankle wasn't broken. Evangeline inspected the three unconscious figures.

"So, you're Yumi-chan's friend?" He asked in French.

"Yes…" She said, still a little dazed by what happened.

"I didn't think there were a lot of magi in France, though…I guess you had a hard time keeping it secret, didn't you?"

"What?" Aelita asked. "Was what I just did magic?"

"Oh…uh…" Negi realized she didn't understand. "Yes, it was. You're a magi, and even though you're untrained, it looks like you're a strong one."

Chachamaru arrived and carried Takahata to the infirmary, Negi taking Makie and Evangeline with Fuka. Sayo and Aelita followed them. Jeremie, Odd, and Ulrich came running up to them.

"What's wrong with them?" Jeremie asked.

"Jeremie, I'm a magi!" Aelita exclaimed before Negi could stop her.

"What?" He asked.

"That's great!" Said Odd, not entirely believing her.

"Magic is scientifically impossible!" Jeremie said. "And even if there was magic, there's no way Aelita could have it!"

"That's not nice!" Chamo said, jumping onto Negi's head. The three boys looked strangely at the talking ermine.

"Um, could we discuss this when we aren't holding bodies?" Negi asked. People were staring to stare.

They all want up into the infirmary and let the nurse look them over. Evangeline said they could go to her house to explain magic to them. Along the way, they met up with Yumi. Despite protests from Evangeline, Ulrich told her what he knew so far.

Chapter two - complete! Yay! It took me forever to update, but I'll be better about it now.