Book Of Days
A Mahou Sensei Negima Fanfiction
Chapter 4: Nox Noctis Ut Memor
Haruna lay back and relaxed, sighing as the warm water enveloped her body. She turned to look at the girls next to her, it had been a stroke of luck her knowing the landlord of this dormitory. The girls here were OK, if a bit psycho. She blushed slightly as she thought of the night ahead, her having to share a room with Will. She was brought out of her daydreams when the entire bath suddenly went silent as a figure appeared at the entrance to the baths. Naru next to her muttered, "That Keitaro-Pervert, doesn't he ever learn!" as she stood up, rage flashing in her eyes. She drew back her fist and let fly with a full power Naru punch™. It surprised her when the figure simply muttered a few syllables and her fist stopped dead in mid air. She looked around and found that the figure was not Keitaro but in fact, Will.
"I'm sorry," he apologised, "I didn't realise you were all in here." He turned to leave, releasing Naru's hand from the magic as he went.
"No, wait, how did you do that???"
Haruna and Will shared a glance and nodded.
"Before I start, please do not tell anyone this, I don't want it becoming public knowledge."
They all nodded.
"Ok, you might find this hard to believe, but I am what most people call a Magister Magi. You might call them Mages or Wizards. I was beaten by a large force of demons in 1932, and somehow survived in a kind of suspended animation. I was awakened quite recently by Paru-Chan here. Since then, she's found she has some magical ability."
The girls seemed to take it all in their stride, just accepting it as if it was perfectly normal. Once Will had gone however, the conversation soon turned to asking Haruna questions about her and Will's relationship and Will's powers. She had to admit that she was going out with Will, and what was involved in making a pactio. The conversation carried on for some time before the Hinata girls left, leaving Haruna on her own. She heard a voice, "I thought they'd never leave." and saw Will sitting across the spring from her. She blushed and giggled shyly. The pair discussed what they were going to do tomorrow, on the 2nd leg of their journey, before the talk moved on to magic, Will showing Haruna how to use some strong incantations, she had a lot of magical power. The pair talked for at least a couple of hours before finally getting out and going to find the room they would be sharing for the night.
They found two futons laid out, one at either side of a large partition screen. Haruna lay down to sleep as the rain started to fall outside. Soon, she was woken by a huge rumble of thunder. She straightened up to see Will standing at the window looking out at the lightning. She walked over to him.
"What's the matter?"
"I couldn't sleep so I got up, this storm doesn't look natural, and it practically smells of magic. We may have a sleepless night."
As he spoke, a huge bolt of green light struck in front of the inn, and a figure materialised in the afterlight. It was a tall dark man, with two glowing balls of light in his hands. Will immediately noticed the danger and cast a magic shield around the whole building, deflecting the missiles instantly. He told Haruna to go tell the residents to take cover in the basement, but before she went he activated her pactio. He then walked out onto the balcony, grabbing his rifle on the way, and took careful aim. He fired just as his foe split into multiple copies, each identical to the next. He succeeded in shooting the copies, but the real foe was too agile to be hit by his bullets. He slung the rifle onto his back and sprang lightly down to the ground, unsheathing his swords as he went. By this time Haruna had returned and was standing on the balcony powering up her staff. The Hinata residents stood around a TV screen in the basement, watching in awe as the figure on the balcony seemed to glow with a green energy, before unleashing a flurry of magical bolts at the mysterious man, knocking him to the ground. Will readied his swords and started to run towards the foe as he was getting to his feet, muttering a spell as he did so. His swords started to glow, one red/orange, one blue/white. He slashed downwards at the man, the magical fire and ice passing into his body and vaporising him. The battle was over almost as quickly as it had begun, and everyone breathed a collective sigh of relief. Will sprang up to meet Haruna. "You were amazing, Paru-Chan, you will be a great Mage someday. You really helped there!" He kissed her, slowly and tenderly, but with a great passion. They sprang apart when the residents behind them burst into applause. They blushed shyly, and tried to look like nothing had happened.
The Next Morning.
The pair said a final farewell to Keitaro and the girls as they climbed aboard their motorbikes. Gunning the engines, they sped off in a plume of dust, one step closer to their destination and closing fast.