Author's Note: I'm so sorry that it took me a long arse time to update, especially for my other story. I should be done with chapter 12 for Konoka's Betrothed so please wait a little more (did I mention that I'm sorry?) Oh and I also apologize if Ayaka and Asuna seem a little OOC. Also, Happy Almost New Years!




Disclaimer: I don't own Mahou Sensei Negima! or its characters and/or anything related to the series. I also don't own the song 'Shizuka na Yoru ni' which is sung by Tanaka Rie.













Setsuna arrived at her door panting for air. She wiped the sweat off her brow as she turned the knob. Entering her room, she scanned the area for a certain item. Her eyes widened as she realized that it wasn't in her room at all. She closed the door and leaned against it as she sighed. 'That's right; Negi-sensei didn't deliver the package.' Looking at her watch, she decided that she should head back to her previous destination to make sure that the preparations were complete.

'But what if Kono-chan finds out what's in the package before I meet up with her?'

The young samurai stopped in her tracks as her face started to heat up. 'But it's not like she wasn't going to see it anyways…' She started to run again but stopped again. 'What if Asuna-san and other people were around when she opened it?' The raven haired girl stood there silently. The people that walked by her were whispering and asking eachother if something had happened between her and Konoka.

'…I'll have to worry about it later. I have to make sure the preparations for tonight are perfect.'

Negi, Asuna, Nodoka, and Yue all huddled around Konoka as she opened the white envelope. They all gasped at how beautiful the content of what was inside was.

"You can tell that Sakurazaki-san worked on this," Yue said as she stared at the blue card.

Asuna smiled at the thought of Setsuna bending over a table late at night with several types of writing utensils. "I bet Setsuna-san wanted this to be special."

Negi nodded as he looked at Konoka. "So what does it say Konoka-san?"

The others sweatdropped at his statement. Negi looked at the others innocently and rubbed the back of his head. "I can't really read it." Asuna hit his head softly, "Don't be so nosy Negi."

"Itai…" he whimpered.

Konoka didn't pay any attention to the others as she stared at the card in her hands. It was baby blue with intricate designs on the sides. There was a pair of white beautifully drawn angel wings with feathers falling. The writing said "Konoe Konoka" and was in cursive. She turned the card over and gasped. On the back the same intricate designs that were on the front were on the sides of the back but there was writing in that was written beautifully in cursive with lightly drawn feathers.

"Setsuna-san's cursive has gotten better," Asuna mused.

Negi looked at the card curiously from behind. Even though he was a genius in magic and at standard stuff, he still couldn't really understand cursive.

Konoka smiled softly as her fingers went over the writing. "She really did work hard on this," she said softly. Nodoka looked at Konoka with a warm smile. "Do you want us to leave you alone while you read the card Konoka-chan?" Konoka shook her head, her eyes not leaving the card. Her smile grew more as she read aloud.

My princess, my love.
You are my blessing from above.
The sweetest thing that ever
Touched my lips.
The only one that I could ever miss.
You warm me up like the sun on
Winter day.
The only one that can send
My troubles away.
There are no true words
That can express how I feel.
But tonight I wish to
Show you that my love for you
Is real.
Meet me tonight beneath the
World Tree.
Tonight, when the clock strikes seven.


Konoka could feel her cheeks heat up but her eyes never left the small blue card. Asuna couldn't help but grin at how Setsuna was executing her plan for today. 'So that's why Setsuna left in a hurry today,' the orange hair girl thought. Negi looked at the clock on the wall and turned his attention back to Konoka.

"Konoka-san, it's already 6:55. Shouldn't you meet Setsuna-san now?"

Konoka's head snapped up when she realized that she had to meet her beloved soon. She quickly ran to her closet and started to dig through her clothes. Panic was evident when she let out a frustrated groan. The other girls looked at eachother and nodded. They quickly went to Konoka and picked her up, dragging her away from the closet. Asuna held back Konoka while Nodoka and Yue looked in the closet.

"Why are you holding me back Asuna," Konoka asked feeling a bit aggravated. Her best friend grinned at her, "Well if we let you look for an outfit yourself you might not be able to decide and end up being later than you will be." Konoka sighed since she knew that it was true.

"Ne Konoka-chan, this looks good on you," Nodoka said as she put a blue blouse on top of her chest.

"But Nodoka, it wouldn't look good with the skirt I have for her." Yue held up a brown skirt.

"Yuecchi, Konoka-chan looks good in blue. She wouldn't look good with that skirt and this blouse."

"Then Konoka should just wear a different blouse. This skirt would look good on her."

Soon the two girls started to argue. Asuna and Konoka sweatdropped as the two continued to bicker. Konoka's head dropped slightly, "Are you sure it was a good idea to let those two decide an outfit for me?"

"Yuecchi stop it please! Green does not go that well with red unless it's Christmas!"

"Well Konoka doesn't look that good in red neither Nodoka!"

Asuna sighed once more, "You know I'm starting to think that I should let you go right now." Noticing that only Nodoka, Yue, and Konoka were talking, Asuna realized that there was one person missing.

"Hey you guys, where's Negi?"

The three girls stopped talking and looked around the room. It seemed like Negi disappeared. Looking around the room more closely, Konoka noticed that a certain package was gone also.

"Hey Asuna, where did that white package go?"

'It's already fifteen after seven…where could Kono-chan be?'

Setsuna paced around the area of the stairs that led to the World Tree nervously as she occasionally looked at her watch. 'Could it be that Kono-chan doesn't want to meet with me? Or maybe she has forgotten? No! I mustn't think like that! It's Kono-chan after all! But still…'

"Setsuna-san!!"

The nervous girl broke out of her thoughts as a familiar mage teacher called out her name. Negi ran towards her with the white package under his arm. Setsuna's eyes widened as she realized what he was holding.

"Negi-sensei you brought the package!"

The young teacher panted as he finally reached her. "Gomen ne, Setsuna-san, I wasn't able to give you the package earlier."

The raven haired girl shook her head. "It's fine; you brought it now and we still have enough time left."

Negi looked at her with a puzzled expression. "Are you sure you have enough time to--"

"--Aniki! Setsuna-nee-san!"

"Chamo-kun?!" they both yelled in unison as the white ermine appeared on Negi's shoulder.

"I thought you were still sleeping in the room," Negi said. The ermine grinned at his 'brother' hearing that. He ran down Negi's arm and on top of the package.

"Setsuna-nee-san, you don't have that much time left."

Setsuna's face became serious and nodded. She took the package from Negi and looked at him before opening it. "Negi-sensei, is Kono-chan coming right now?" The young mage nodded, "Right now she and the others are trying to pick an outfit for her but I don't know how much longer they'll take."

The young samurai stared at the white package. 'Is it really in here…?' She continued to stare at the package as a sudden breeze swept through the night. Negi placed his hand on her shoulder. When she looked down to see him, she received a comforting smile. On his shoulder, Chamo gave her thumbs up.

"We're cheering you on for tonight, Setsuna-san."

Chamo gave her a genuine smile, "Yeah Setsuna-nee-san, I'm sure Konoka-nee-chan will love it."

The young samurai nodded before she opened the package. 'I hope she does…'

Konoka knew that she should hurry to meet her beloved but she didn't want to ruin her outfit. It took thirty minutes for all four girls to agree on what Konoka should where. She wore a black sleeveless dress with a front twist strap that had strands of silver. The area on her chest was rather tight, which really complimented her breasts. It was tight all the way to her waist as it softly flowed to a full A-line skirt. She wore black ankle strapped high heel shoes which were quite comfortable to her.

'Who knew that there was a dress like this in our closet? I'm surprised I never saw it before.' Looking at her small silver wristwatch, the time read ten minutes before eight. 'Please wait a little bit more Secchan.'

As the young healer walked towards the World Tree, three figures stealthily watched her from behind. The tallest figure looked around to make sure that there weren't any guys who might want to take advantage of a young girl walking late at night; the second tallest figure ran a little bit ahead of the rest; and the shortest figure realized how close the World Tree was.

"Hey Asuna-san," the shortest figured whispered.

"What is it Yue," Asuna asked as she caught up with the second tallest girl.

"Shouldn't we leave Konoka-chan alone as she goes to meet with Sakurazaki-san?"

The second tallest figure looked at Yue, "But Yuecchi, we need to make sure Konoka-chan is okay when she reaches Sakurazaki-san."

Asuna threw her fist in the air and let out a loud 'Oh!' Konoka turned around to the sound of the loud voice but saw no one. 'That's strange, that sounded exactly like Asuna.' The chocolate hair girl shrugged and hurried up the stairs. 'I can't wait to see what Secchan has planned!'

Nodoka and Yue held Asuna back as they covered her mouth with their hands. "You almost got us caught," Yue said. She and Nodoka released Asuna. The orange hair girl smiled sheepishly while she rubbed the back of her head. "Sorry about that you guys but Honya-chan is right." Nodoka smiled while Yue sighed. The three continued to follow Konoka as their friend climbed the long flight of stairs but as Konoka reached the top, she stopped. The three stopped also while wondering what happened.

"…Secchan…"

The three girls quickly jumped to the side of the stairs and hid. "Agh! We can't see Setsuna-san from here," Asuna whispered angrily. "Then why don't we quickly get on top of the buildings," somebody whispered back.

"Eh?!"

All three girls suddenly jumped and fell on eachother, causing a loud noise. Luckily, Konoka didn't notice. The three girls quickly got on their knees and saw that Negi was there with them. "What are you doing here Negi," Asuna asked as she eyed him suspiciously. "You weren't doing anything naughty were you?" The young mage waved his hands in his defense. "Of course not Asuna-san! I'm surprised you even think that." The taller girl blushed.

"Negi-sensei, where did you go," Nodoka asked as she moved some hair out of her eyes. Negi blushed at how cute Nodoka was, "I…uh…I went to go deliver something to Setsuna-san." Asuna suddenly got in their conversation. "Oh right! What was in that package anyways Negi?" The young mage looked at Konoka and smiled. "We'll see soon enough."

"Yes, yes…the scent of love is very strong here!"

All four jumped surprised at Haruna's sudden appearance. "Where did you come from Paru-chan," Yue asked as she grabbed her chest. "I follow wherever the scent of love takes me my dear Yuecchi." They all sweatdropped at her reply. Negi cleared his throat and took out his staff. "Alright then everyone, let's go to the roof." Everyone got on quickly as Negi got ready to take off until a certain class president came running towards them.

"Saotome-san! You left me behind!" The blonde girl panted as her tight blue shirt heaved up and down with her breast. Asuna could feel her cheeks flare up, not knowing if it was from the sight of Iincho's breast or the annoyance she felt from the nosiness of their class president. 'But then again, I shouldn't be saying anything about minding other people's business.'

"Where are you all going," she asked once she got her breath back.

Asuna tried to think of an excuse but Ayaka noticed that all four girls were sitting on top of Negi's staff. "And why are you all huddling so close to Negi-sensei!" Everyone quickly got off so Ayaka would stop yelling.

"Shut up Iincho! We're trying to see what Setsuna-san was planning for Konoka," Asuna said lowly feeling annoyed. Ayaka looked to Konoka and gasped slightly. "Wow, Konoka-san looks beautiful." Asuna stood up and grabbed her hand. "Come on you, I'm dragging you away from Negi so you can keep your big mouth shut." Ayaka's mouth opened and was about to say something but was silenced when she felt a certain orange hair girl's lips on her own. Negi, Nodoka, and Yue blushed at the sight while Haruna grinned. She rubbed her chin and started to laugh quietly. 'I was wondering when this would happen.'

Asuna pulled away leaving a very dazed class president. "Now be quiet while we get a closer look at them," she said softly. Her cheeks were lightly tinted pink. 'Why did I do that just now?' Ayaka slowly nodded. Asuna turned to the others, "We're gonna try and get a closer view. Negi, you know what to do." After that, Asuna lead Ayaka up the stairs and took the right path. 'We should be higher on them if we take this path and climb the two flights of stairs,' Asuna thought to herself. Ayaka looked at Asuna and at their hands. 'She doesn't realize that we're still holding hands, huh?'

Meanwhile Negi and the others got on his staff and readied himself for flight. "That was pretty interesting," Yue said. Nodoka nodded, "I never knew Asuna-chan felt that way about Iincho." Negi was too busy concentrating so he paid no attention to the conversation. "So Nodoka," Haruna started, "think you might do the same to Negi-kun?" The shy girl blushed madly as she looked at the concentration her teacher showed.

'Negi-sensei…'

"…Secchan…" Konoka whispered once more.

The young Shinmeiryuu stood there with a warm and gentle smile. Her tight white long sleeved shirt wavered slightly as another breeze swept on by. One hand was in the pocket of her black and the other ran swiftly through the silky black strands of her long hair. Her dress shoes shined from the moon and the dimly street lamps. Their eyes locked instantly.

"Kono-chan," she said softly. Like a puppy missing its owner, she ran to her love. Setsuna opened her arms wide and enwrapped Konoka into a warm embrace. The chocolate hair girl rubbed her face in the crook of Setsuna's neck and inhaled the sweet scent of vanilla. Setsuna lifted her chin slightly and looked deeply into her eyes. Konoka's heart leapt in her chest as she saw how much passion was locked in Setsuna's eyes. The young samurai softly moved a few strands of hair from her face and gently caressed her cheek. Konoka closed her eyes at the warm touch of her beloved. She opened her eyes once more as she felt Setsuna move in closer. The scent of vanilla got stronger and she realized that they were already barely a breath away. She closed her eyes, anticipating to feel those sweet lips against hers. Setsuna placed her lips on her beloved softly as the breeze picked up again. Soon, it became more heated as she slowly moved her hands down to her waist. Konoka wrapped her arms around Setsuna's neck as felt her love seek entrance in her mouth. Konoka happily obliged as their tongues met. The way Setsuna explored her mouth and how tight she pulled her closer, Konoka's heart leapt even more. But even though she didn't want to, Setsuna pulled away. Konoka pouted but received a quick kiss.

"You look beautiful Kono-chan," the love in her eyes showing.

Konoka blushed, surprisingly. "You look very handsome Secchan." Playing as the gentlemen, Setsuna bowed, receiving a giggle from Konoka. But the chocolate hair girl quickly grabbed the young samurai's hand, wanting to feel her warm touch. "So what did you plan for tonight? I loved the card you sent me. The poem was cute." This time it was Setsuna's turn to blush. "Erm, well, I tried to write from my heart but I couldn't really come up with anything." Konoka kissed Setsuna's nose, "It was wonderful." Setsuna squeezed Konoka's hands and looked up at the World Tree. She took a deep breathe, as if she was nervous, and her wings came out.

"Secchan?"

Setsuna swiftly carried Konoka in her arms and flew to the top of the World Tree. After finding some stable branches, she let Konoka stand, with her holding onto her of course. Pointing out to the field that laid front of the World Tree Setsuna whispered:

"Happy Anniversary Kono-chan."

Looking down on the field, Konoka saw what looked like a thousand flowers, maybe even more, consisting of lilacs, white irises, and blue anchusas on the field saying happy anniversary. Konoka looked at Setsuna amazed and hugged her tightly.

"Happy Anniversary Secchan."

As soon as those words left her mouth, the sky lit up with lights. Fireworks shot into the sky creating several different patterns but there seemed to be only three colors: blue, white, and purple. There would be two or three that went off at the same time, making the night sky look like it was moving. Konoka gasped softly as the three colors blended.

"Everything is so beautiful Secchan!"

Setsuna held onto her tightly, "It's nothing compared to you though." Konoka faced her and pulled her into a passionate kiss. Setsuna's wings stretched as she felt how unstable Konoka's movements were. As the fireworks died down, the two slowly separated. Setsuna looked at her affectionately, "Let's head down now, ne?" The young healer slightly nodded and held onto her angel tightly. As they flew down to the base of the tree, a covered cart and a prepared table for two was waiting.

"You had dinner prepared for us Secchan," Konoka asked as Setsuna brought her down. The other girl withdrew her wings and rubbed her head with a sheepish smile. "Of course, I thought it would be nice to have a romantic dinner with you." The young healer blushed once again and kissed her girlfriend on the cheek. This time Setsuna blushed and cleared her throat. Extending her arm, Konoka grabbed on. As she led her to the table, floating lights appeared from above. Konoka looked up amazed while Setsuna smiled gently. As they reached the table, Setsuna held out the chair for her girlfriend.

"So courteous," Konoka said happily as she let out a little giggle. Setsuna grinned at her and walked over to the cart and removed the cover to reveal various types of food. It was clear that the food were just made since there steam was coming from some dishes. "Now then, what would you like to eat first Kono-chan?"

Asuna stared in awe at what she just saw. "Setsuna-san really did put a lot of thought and planning in today," Asuna said as she looked at the couple. Ayaka quietly sat there as she too watched the couple but her mind was thinking of other things. 'Why did Asuna kiss me? How come didn't she call me a shotacon and attack me?' She turned her attention to the girl next to her and saw her smile warmly. Another breeze came by and the other girl's pigtails slightly flew, her bells ringing. Ayaka felt her heart quicken. 'Why am I feeling this way? Why is it so different from what I feel for Negi-sensei?' She suddenly looked away.

Noticing that Ayaka wasn't talking so much, she turned to her companion to see a troubled expression on her face. "What's wrong Iincho?" Ayaka didn't look at her. Asuna leaned in closer, "Iincho what's the matter?" But the other girl still wouldn't look at her. Asuna sighed and looked around. She leaned in closer, close enough that if Ayaka got up, the two would've locked lips.

"Ayaka…what's wrong," Asuna asked in a worried voice.

The blonde girl looked at her and blushed. "I…"

The orange hair girl nodded. "You…?"

"I think I…"

"Mm hmm?"

"Asuna…"

"Yes…?"

"I think I…"

Asuna felt her vein pumping, "You think you what?"

The blonde girl suddenly got up, connecting lips with a very confused Asuna. 'Whoa! What the hell is going on,' Asuna thought as she was knocked to the ground. Ayaka was still on top of her, lips still connected. 'She has soft lips,' Asuna thought as she placed her hands on the other girl's hips. 'Tastes like strawberry…'

Negi was smiling happily after seeing what had just happen to the Kyoto couple. Nodoka and Yue both blushed at how romantic everything had been while Haruna look some notes for her next volume of "Love Love Misadventures". The young artist felt her nose get heavy. 'The scent of love became stronger, so strong that it's clogging my nose.' She realized that it wasn't coming from the couple that was happily eating near the World Tree. She kept walking right until she hit the edge of the roof. Looking down, she tired to find the source of the passionate love that could only do this. When she found the source, she started to laugh. Nodoka, noticing the loud 'fu fu's' coming from Haruna she asked her what's happening. The artists simply pointed and the short hair girl looked down. She could feel her face heat up.

'Wow and I thought that Sakurazaki-san's blush was bad,' Haruna thought as Nodoka's blush grew.

"What wrong Nodoka-san," Negi asked. Nodoka slightly jumped and waved her hands in front of Negi. "It's nothing Negi-sensei," she said quickly. Noticing that her face was becoming red, he placed his forehead against hers. He's grown over the past three years now so he's about as tall as Nodoka, if not taller. Nodoka felt her face blush even more but she wasn't acting as frantic as before. Yue looked at the two. Even though she felt a pang of jealousy, she was happy that her best friend was so close with the one that she likes.

"N-Negi-sensei…" Nodoka asked softly.

"Your um…your face was red Nodoka-san…I just wanted to make sure you weren't developing a fever," he replied. Ever since he turned thirteen, his hormones have been acting up more and more. It didn't help that much when he was leaning in so close to a girl he thought was really, really cute. Nodoka shakily nodded, which made Negi nod slightly also.

"Why don't you just kiss him already," Haruna said grinning. Nodoka pulled away and looked at her friend with a shocked expression. "That wouldn't be right Paru-chan!"

"Negi-sensei thinks that Nodoka is cute though," Yue said a-matter-a-fact. This time Negi turned and looked at Yue with a shocked expression. "Yue-san how did you know that," he asked quietly. Yue just put a finger to her lips.

"Ssh," she said. Negi sweated at her response and rubbed the back of his head. 'Man, how did this end up happening?' As he turned to face Nodoka, he didn't realize that she was doing the same.

"Nodoka-san--" he started as he turned.

"Negi-sensei--" but both were silenced when their lips came into contact. Both of their eyes widened at the sudden contact but stayed in that position. Yue and Haruna just stood there watching. Yue smiled softly, not feeling any anger or jealousy this time. Haruna on the other hand…

"Fu fu fu fu…this would make a great story in the next volume," she said while taking notes.

"Hehehe, Haruna-nee-san is smart."

The young mangaku looked to her shoulder and saw that Chamo was there. "Where did you come from Chamo-kun?" The white ermine took out a chocolate cigar and bit the top, "I was with aniki but I had a feeling something like that was going to happen." Haruna tapped her chin, "You know, I think Sakurazaki-san's surprise for Konoka was contagious: making lots of people act out their hidden desires." Chamo cocked his right eyebrow.

"How so?"

Haruna simply pointed at Negi and Nodoka, who looked like frozen deers caught in headlights kissing, and Asuna and Ayaka who were now getting a little touchy down there.

"Ah! Is that anesan and the crazy shotacon woman?"

Haruna nodded. Chamo suddenly took out his ermine camera and hopped down onto the edge of the roof. "This would be some great footage for my next pr--" but Chamo stopped when he realized that Haruna was still paying attention to him. "Um…I'll see you later Haruna-nee-san," he said as he suddenly jumped down. Haruna started to sweatdrop at the perverted ermine.

"That was delicious," Konoka said dabbing the corners of her mouth. Setsuna sighed inwardly, 'Things seem to be going smoothly.' Clearing her throat, Setsuna got up. As if on cue, music started to play. The floating lights above started to change to a darkish blue as Setsuna walked towards Konoka. Bowing slightly, she extended her hand to her princess.

"Would you do me the honor of dancing with me Kono-chan?"

Shizukana kono yoru ni anata wo matteru no
Ano toki wasureta hohoemi wo tori ni kite
Are kara sukoshi dake jikan ga sugite
Omoide ga yasashiku natta ne.

Konoka couldn't help but blush at the sight of Setsuna. The way she smiled at her and how her smooth voice was driving her mad, and not in the bad way. "The honor is all mine Secchan," Konoka said taking her hand. She was gently lifted from her seat and felt Setsuna let go of her hand and placed them both on her hips; Konoka wrapped her hands around her neck. Their eyes locked on eachother once more before they shared another quick yet passionate kiss.

Hoshi no furu basho de
Anata ga waratte irukoto wo

"How did you manage to do all this," Konoka whispered softly as she rested her head on her knight's shoulder.

Her knight rubbed her face in Konoka's hair in response. "I wanted tonight to be special. After all…it's been half a year since we started going out." Konoka nodded as the two continued to dance to the music.

Itsumo negatteta
Ima tookutemo
Mata aeru yo ne

Setsuna loved Konoka with all her might and was scared of what she was going to ask her tonight. Even though they have been going out for six months, they've known eachother all their life. Not really certain if she was moving too fast or if she was moving too slow, it usually seemed like she was the shy one in their relationship. At first Setsuna couldn't believe her ears when Konoka said she loved her back. She also couldn't believe how sweet her lips were or how soft her body was. Up until she met Konoka, Setsuna had always been alone. When she left to train, she never realized how much the other girl meant to her. When she asked Konoe-sama to transfer into Konoka's class, she hoped to be with her again, even if she didn't want to admit it. But knowing that she might get distracted, she distanced herself. It hurt so much to see Konoka's happy face and not be able to share that happiness with her. That was until the Kyoto incident.

Itsu kara hohoemi wa konna ni hakanakute
Hitotsu no machigaide kowarete shimau kara
Taisetsuna mono dake wo hikari ni kaete
Tooi sora koete yuku tsuyosade.

After revealing everything to her, Konoka wanted Setsuna to be near her from now on. From there Setsuna's feelings for Konoka grew up till now. 'It took awhile to confess though,' Setsuna thought amused. 'About three years…' Her grip on Konoka tightened. 'I still can't believe that Kono-chan feels the same for me and that she's waited patiently all these years…she really is wonderful…'

Hoshi no furu basho e
Omoi wo anata ni todoketai

Setsuna softly pulled away from her princess, much to her dismay.

"Secchan…?"

The other girl went to the tree and brought out the white package from its hiding place. "Ah, the package Negi-kun asked us to deliver to you." Setsuna nodded as she stared at the package in her hand. "Were you able to find out what was in it," Setsuna asked with her eyes intent on the white parcel. Konoka shook her head signaling 'no'. Setsuna walked towards Konoka, unraveling the package as she got closer. The chocolate color hair girl felt her heart quicken.

Itsumo soba ni iru
Sono tsumetasa wo dakishimeru kara
Ima toukutemo, kitto aerune

As Setsuna approached Konoka, the white wrappings fell one by one. By the time she reached Konoka, all that was left was a little black box on top of the last layer of white wrapping. Konoka's eyes widened when she saw that small little box. She felt as if her heart stopped. Setsuna nervously took the box and discarded the last wrapping took Konoka's hands in her own. Konoka looked at her anxious to what she was going to say but the young samurai was too anxious to really say anything.

"K-Kono-c-chan…" she managed out.

"Yes Secchan," Konoka said yearning to hear her speak.

Setsuna took her left hand. "I know that we've been going out for only six months but…" she opened the box to reveal a diamond eternity ring with small winged edgings.

"Secchan…" Konoka whispered as she brought her hand to her mouth.

"I know we're too young but I want everyone to know that…" she trailed off looking away.

Konoka placed her right hand on the other's girl cheek and brought her face back to facing her. "What do you want everyone one to know that they already don't Secchan?"

The young samurai blushed and took her hand off her cheek. She kissed it softly before she took the ring and held it out near the tip of her princess' left ring finger. The young healer suddenly realized that her eyes were swelling up with tears.

"Are…are you asking me to marry you?"

Setsuna's face started to glow. "I'm presenting this promise ring to you, Kono-chan, we're too young to think about marriage but…but I want everyone to know that you are the only one for me…and, that I hope, I am the only one for you," she said looking deeply into Konoka's eyes. Her princess slowly nodded as tears of happiness trailed down her face. Her knight smiled with relief and joy as she quickly put the ring on her finger. Before she knew it, her princess brought her arms around Setsuna's neck and brought her into a long passion in fueled kiss. Setsuna wrapped her arms tightly around Konoka's waist and held her close. The two stayed like that as the music ended.

Shizuka na yoru ni…

Setsuna pulled away to look into her lover's eyes. She moved some hair out of her eyes as her love smiled warmly at her.

"I love you Konoe Konoka," Setsuna whispered.

The young princess hugged her tightly. "I love you Sakurazaki Setsuna …" Konoka whispered back.