Weaving amongst the trees, Negi navigated his staff around, trying to get a better feel for being on it again, having been so busy with the 16th annual MahoraFest that he hadn't had much time at all to ride his staff with all the people crowding Mahra Academy… Negi touched down and began to walk towards the main road when he noticed off to the side, a fire going. He wandered over to see what was going on and found Ako, Madoka, Misa, and Sakurako sitting by a campfire, roasting marshmallows.

"Hey, look, it's Negi-kun!!" said Sakurako, and immediately all four heads snapped in his direction.

"Negi-kun!" said Ako. "What are you doing out here? And what's with that staff?"

Negi realized he had forgotten to lay his staff down before he walked into the campsite. "It's my hiking stick," he replied. "I figured since it's the weekend, I should get some exercise, so I came up here to do some hiking." Just then, Negi realized something. "Hey, guys, you do know that this is the woods behind Kaede-san's house, right? Does she even know you're back here?"

Sakurako blushed as she said, "Well… no, not really. So we'd appreciate it if you didn't tell her." Negi smiled. "Don't worry, I won't. I gotta head back, so I'll see you all in class Monday."

They waved him goodbye, then Negi started walking away. He made sure that no one was looking before he hopped on his staff and flew away. Madoka looked in Negi's previous direction to tell him something, but of course he was already gone. "Hey, guys. How'd Negi-kun leave so quickly?" The rest of them looked around. "I knew Negi-kun was fast," said Ako, "but not that fast…"

While the girls were trying to figure out where Negi was, Negi was speeding down an abandoned road, one that would take him to the back part of the Mahora campus. When he reached the limits, he got off his staff and replaced it on his backpack. He then headed to the store, to pick up some more tea.

When he returned to the dorm and walked into his room, he found Konoka asleep on the bed. He crept upstairs, so as not to wake her up, then lay down on his bed and passed out himself.

The next morning, he awoke to find that Asuna and Konoka had already left. "Hmm…" he thought sleepily, "where'd everyone go?" He looked at his alarm clock and saw that it was 9:00. "Oh no, I'm late!!!" he thought as he grabbed his backpack and raced out the door. Once he was out of the dorm, he incanted a spell, then raced off on the speed of the wind. He arrived at the class a minute later, and walked in..

"Good morning, class," Negi said. "Sorry I'm a bit late, but someone forgot to wake me up this morning…" He glanced over at Asuna as he said this, and she blushed. "Sorry.." she muttered."

Just then, he heard a voice from the back of the room. "Excuse me, Negi-sensei," said Yue, "but why are you in your pajamas?"

Looking down, Negi realized that he was, indeed still in his pajamas. Racing to come up with an answer, he said, "You all didn't hear? Today was Pajama Day. You could come in your pajamas if you wanted to…"

"No one else is in their pajamas, though," said Fumika.

Negi smiled. "That's because it was for this class only."

Just then, Haruna and Asuna leapt up from their seats and headed towards the door. "Where do you think you're going?" asked Negi.

"If we could have come to our class in pajamas, why not go get them now?" asked Haruna, as she and Asuna took off. Negi laughed. "Well, now that our resident hothead is out of the building, shall we begin?" The class laughed with him, and Negi began his lecture.

Class ended, and the girls of class 3-A began to file out of the room. Negi turned to the blackboard and, incanting a levitation spell, caused the erasers to move up and down the board. Soon, the board was free of chalk, and Negi turned aroundt to leave, when he realized that someone was still in the classroom.

"What can I do for you, Ako-san?" asked Negi, nervously. "Did she see my magic?" he thought frantically.

Ako sat up suddenly. "What? Oh… I'm sorry, Negi-sensei; I must have dozed off. What was the question?"

Negi realized that since she was asleep, she couldn't have seen him using magic. Smiling in relief, he said, "I didn't ask you anything, Ako-san. Class has been over for five minutes now."

A look of shock appeared on Ako's face. "Oh man, did I sleep through the whole class?" She leapt up and started to race out of the room, but stopped suddenly. She came over to Negi's desk, and Negi could see that she was blushing. "Is there something I can help you with?" Negi asked.

"Not really help me with," said Ako, "but the band that I'm in is headlinging the Mahora Battle of the Bands tomorrow night, and I was wondering… well, I was wondering if maybe you wanted to come see us play…"

Negi smiled. "I'd love to. Where is it going to be at?"

"In World Tree Park," replied Ako. "We come on at 7:00. Here, here's a ticket for you to get in."

Negi accepted the offered ticket. "Thank you, Ako-san," Negi said. "I'll be sure to be there." Smiling, Ako bowed, then left the room.

Not long after, Ako was headed towards her gym class when she ran into Sakurako. "Hey, Ako," Sakurako said. She noticed Ako was blushing slightly. "Ako, what'd you do this time?"

Ako smiled. "Not much really… I just invited Negi-sensei to come to our concert tomorrow."

Sakurako squealed. "That was a great idea, Ako!" Sakurako got a mischievous grin on her face. "You should ask him out on a date before the concert," she said.

Ako jumped back a bit. "N-no, I couldn't.."

"Oh, come on," said Madoka, who had heard the last part of the conversation and had just jumped in. "You know you like him, so what's the big deal?"

Ako muttered something that neither of them could make out. "What was that?" asked Sakurako.

Ako blushed as she said, "You know I like Nagi-san…"

The light clicked in Madoka's head. "Oh, yeah, Negi-kun's cousin… Well, maybe Negi-kun will invite him."

"I hope so," Ako muttered, still blushing.

As this conversation was taking place, Negi was setting into his room, getting on the MagiNet. Just then, Chamo jumped up onto the futon. "Hey, Aniki," Chamo said.

Negi smiled. "Hello to you too, Chamo-kun."

Chamo noticed the ticket on Negi's desk. "What's that, Aniki?"

"Oh, that's a ticket to Ako-san's concert tomorrow night. Shi invited me to come see it. She looked a bit nervous, though."

Chamo's eyes widened. "Her band is playing at that giant concert tomorrow? No wonder she was nervous."

"Yeah," Negi said, "and her band is headlining, at that. So they'll be the first ones on stage."

Chamo grimaced. "Yeah, if I was her, I'd be a bit nervous, too. Is there anything you could do to calm her down a bit?"

Negi thought for a minute. "No, I don't think there's anything I could do…" Just then, an idea made its way into Negi's head, and he grinned. "But I know someone who could. Chamo-kun, do you have any more of thoee Age Candies?"

Chamo understood where this was going immediately. "As a matter of fact, Aniki, a brand new batch just came in today."

"Great!!!" said Negi. "She'll be in for the surprise of her life…"

For Ako, the next day seemed to fly by faster than ever, and before she knew it, they were setting up for the concert. "Didn't you ask Negi-kun if he wanted to come early?" asked Misa.

"Yeah," replied Ako, "but I'm not sure if he'll come…" She noticed that their mouths had dropped open. "What's up, guys?" She turned around to see what they were staring at, and her heart seemed to stop when she saw him.

She waited until he was close enough for him to hear her, and she said, "G-good afternoon, Nagi-san."

"Nagi" turned and saw Ako standing there, blushing furiously. "Well, good afternoon, Ako-san," Nagi said. Just then, Kotaro walked up behind him. "And why exactly did you drag me here?" Kotaro asked. "But more importantly, why'd I have to take those candies again?"

Ako smiled and turned to Madoka. "Hey, Madoka, your boyfriend's here."

Madoka turned around. "Boyfriend? But I don't have a-" She stopped, noticing Kotaro there. Walking up to him, she said, "I remember you. You were with Nagi-san the last time we played."

Kotaro finally recognized her. "Yeah, I remember now. How are you?"

"Not bad," said Madoka. She then noticed that Ako was staring at Nagi in a funny way. "Let's go somewhere, and leave these two lovebirds in peace." She walked up to Kotaro, blushing slightly, and took his hand; Kotaro's hand closed around hers and they walked off, leaving Ako alone with Nagi.

Ako's mind was racing. "Why'd Madoka have to do this… But wait, I thought Nagi had to go back to England… what's he doing here?" She looked up at Nagi. "Um, Nagi-san… I thought you had to go back to England."

Nagi smiled. "I did, but I happened to come down here to visit Negi-kun this weekend. He couldn't make it, so he asked me to come in his place. He also mentioned that you were kind of nervous about the concert."

Ako blushed. "Well, yeah, we're starting off the concert… So yeah, I'm a bit nervous."

Nagi laughed. "Well, if you need any encouragement, just think about what I told you last time, and you should be fine." An idea came to him. "Say, would you like to come have a quick bite to ear with me? It can be a celebration of you guys making it to the concert."

Ako looked up quickly. "I-I'd love that… But I'm not really in the right clothes to go out on a date right now…" She suddenly blushed. "Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to call it that…"

Nagi laughed. "No, it's fine. If you want to call it a date, then let's make it a date."

Ako blushed harder. "I can't believe I'm hearing this from him," she thought. "This must be some kind of dream…" She pinched her side, so Nagi wouldn't see wat she was doing. "Nope, not dreaming… although this is a dream come true.." Just then, Kotaro and Madoka came back, still holding hands. Nagi noticed them, and smiled. "Ako, would you mind if Kotaro and Madoka-san came with us?"

Ako looked surprised. "Kotaro? Is that his name? Huh… No, I don't mind at all." She was very much relieved at this, as she still wasn't too comfortable with the idea of being alone with Nagi… yet.

Nagi turned to Kotaro. "Hey, Kotaro, Madoka…" They looked at him. "Me and Ako-chan were about to head out for some dinner. Would you like to accompany us?"

Kotaro smiled. "Yeah, I'm hungry," and Madoka agreed. A thought came to Nagi's mind. "Wait, didn't you two just go out to eat?"

Kotaro laughed. "No, we just said we were going out; we never said anything about eating. Although technically…"

Nagi laughed. "Okay, Kotaro, I get what you're saying." He turned to Ako. "Are you ready?" Ako nodded, still blushing, and they set off, Nagi at Ako's side, Madoka still holding hands with Kotaro.

After they had gone aways, Ako turned to Nagi. "Um, Nagi-san… Would you mind if I… held your hand?" Nagi laughed and replied, "No, not at all…" He held out his hand and Ako took it. "Oh my God, I'm in heaven…" she thought.

As his hand enclosed hers, Nagi got to thinking. "I'm surprised I haven't noticed it before, but Ako really is cute. And her hands are so warm… I know she's in love with the "older" me… but I think I can make this a night she'll never forget." His other hand reached into his coat pocket, feeling for the other candies he had brought, in case the first one wore off; reassured they were still there, his hand dropped to his side.

They soon arrived at the restaurant, and they found a table. Nagi was so preoccupied with Ako, he failed to notice that Yue and Nodoka were at the same restaurant; Nodoka, however, didn't fail to notice Nagi. "Wow," she said to Yue. "See that guy over there? He's really cute.."

Yue looked at Nodoka funnily. "Is he as cute as Negi-sensei?"

Nodoka laughed. "No, but he comes close… kinda…"

Yue laughed, then looked in Nagi's direction; her eyes grew wide. "I never thought I'd agree with you on this with anyone but Negi-sensei… but he really is cute!"

Nodoka laughed saying, "Told you so."

While Yue and Nodoka were checking Nagi out, Nagi was checking out the menu. 'What looks good, what looks good…." he muttered to himself. He looked over at Ako, who was sitting kind of rigidly. "Is everything alright, Ako-chan?"

Ako jumped a bit. "Yeah, everything's fine… I just… it feels good, being out here with you like this. I… really never have liked that many guys before, but you… I don't know, I just love hanging out with you."

Nagi smiled. "And I always have a great time when I'm with you, Ako-chan. It really is a pleasure to know you." Ako blushed even harder. "Th-thanks, Nagi-san…"

Kotaro and Madoka came back from the restroom, and the waiter came to take their order. Kotaro looked at his watch and saw that it was 6:45. "Uh, Madoka," he said, "your concert starts in 15 minutes…"

Madoka yelped. "Oh man, you're right! Let's go.!"

"Waiter!" said Negi. "Can we get that food to go?"

They got their food, then hurried back to the concert area, with five minutes to spare. Ako turned to Nagi. "I… I really had a great time tonight, Nagi-san. I hope we can do it again sometime."

"Yeah, so do I," said Nagi. He noticed that she was still shaking a bit. "Still nervous?" he asked.

Ako blushed. "Kind of.." she said

"Here," said Nagi, "I think this will help you calm down a bit." He then leaned over and kissed her. Ako's eyes grew wide, then she simply closed them and wrapped her arms around Nagi as they continued to kiss. After a long while, they broke apart. "Thank you, Nagi-san," said Ako. "I don't feel nervous anymore."

Nagi smiled. "That, I'm glad of."

Just then, the announcer came on the speaker: "Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls of all ages, welcome to the Mahora Academy's Battle of the Bands. Kicking us off tonight… DEKOPIN ROCKET!!!!"

The crowd cheered as the band made its way onto the stage; Ako blew Nagi a kiss as she came on, and Nagi blushed slightly. Suddenly, he felt a hand slip into his left pocket and pull something out. He turned around to find Kotaro pop one of the candies into his mouth. Kotaro noticed Nagi was looking at him and said, "Sorry, the effect of the first one was wearing off." Negi then noticed his was beginning to wear off, too, so he popped one also, and he was soon back to his older self.

Nagi enjoyed the concert immensely, and he noticed Kotaro did too, although Kotaro spent most his time staring at Madoka. As the concert ended, Ako looked at the crowd to see if Nagi was still there, and she found him clapping and cheering very loudly; she blushed and waved to him.

As Ako and the others made their way off-stage, Kotaro and Nagi went up to meet them. "You all were great!" said Kotaro as Madoka ran up to him, almost knocking over a teenage girl with a Necoconeco figurine perched on top of her head, and wrapped her arms around him in a bear hug. Ako simply walked up to Nagi. "Thanks," she said. "That really helped calm me down."

Nagi smiled. "Glad to be of service, Ako-chan." Ako walked up so that her body was pressed against Nagi's. "Now, it's my turn," she said, and leaned up and kissed him. Nagi returned the kiss, and they stood there, pressed against each other, not bothering to notice that everyone was now staring at them.

"Oh, to heck with this," Kotaro thought. "Hey, Madoka." As Madoka turned around, Kotaro leaned in and kissed her. Madoka blushed furiously, as she kissed him back and wrapped her arms around him.

They all spent the next few hours sitting in the park, talking about everything; Madoka was holding tightly to Kotaro's hand, and Ako sat rested up against Nagi's chest, Nagi's arms wrapped around her waist. The concert ended, and they all headed back to the dorm. They got there, and Kotaro went to open the door for Madoka, but it wouldn't budge.

:"What the hell?" Kotaro thought, then saw a sign on the door. He turned to the others.

"Uh guys… The doors locked at 10:30. We can't get in till morning."

Ako gasped. "Where are we going to sleep, then?"

Just then, Sakurako got an idea. "Hey guys, how about spending the night at a hotel? "

Nagi smiled. "I think that's a great idea. In fact, I'll pay for the rooms. Sakurako-san and Misa-san can share a room, Kotaro and Madoka-san can take one, and myself and Ako-chan can take the other."

Ako blushed again. "Do… do you really want me to sleep with you tonight?" she asked.

"Only if you want to," said Nagi, winking at her. Ako's face grew even redder.

They began to walk towards a nearby hotel. Along the way, Ako began to think. "Does he really want me to… do it with him? No, he must have been talking about sleeping in the same room with him. But… I want to, I really do, but I'm scared… Would Negi-sensei care?" Her face hardened. "Nagi told me that I needed to have more courage. And I'm going to."

They got there and paid for their rooms, and they went upstairs. "Have fun," Madoka said to Ako. "With pleasure," she said, to Madoka's surprise. Ako and Nagi entered their room.

"Wow, it's beautiful," she said. Nagi agreed. "I'm going to take a shower, okay?" Ako said. She took off her clothes in the room, then stepped into the bathroom.

"I wonder what Ako thought when I said that," said Nagi to himself. "Does she actually want to, I wonder…" His thoughts were consumed with her until he heard the door open. He turned to the door, and was surprised to find that she was naked. "You don't… have any clothes on…" he said.

Ako ran up to the edge of the bed, then jumped on top of Nagi's stomach. "Yup," she said, then she kissed him. Nagi received the kiss, then he rolled over on top of her, his hands moving from her legs, up her body, causing her to shiver with excitement…

They fell asleep like that; after awhile, Ako rolled out from under Nagi, then fell asleep again. The next morning, Ako awoke and rolled over to find Nagi gone. "Oh, man, he had to leave again…" she thought, then grinned. "But at least this time, he left a great memory…" She was about to get off the bed when she noticed a small figure laying on the ground.

"Oh, my God!!!" she yelled, and the figure awoke with a start. "Negi-sensei!! Wh-what are you doing in here?"

Negi smiled. "Sorry for the scare. Nagi had to leave last night, and he asked me if I could stay with you last night." He got up on the bed and made his way towards her. "And he asked me to give this to you." He leaned over and kissed her. Ako blushed. "Tell him I said thank you, next time you talk to him," she said.

Negi smiled. "And this one's from me." He leaned in and kissed her again; Ako wrapped her arms around him as they sat on the bed like that. After awhile, they heard th door begin to open, but before Negi could hide himself, Sakurako walked in with Madoka. They saw Negi on top of Ako, and yelped. "Wh-what are you doing, Negi-sensei?" asked Sakurako, sounding near tears.

Negi fished for an answer. "Leaving!" he said; he then grabbed his backpack and ran towards the door, slipping beside Madoka and heading out.

Both of them were still in shock, but Madoka shook it off first. "So, Ako... How was it last night? Did you two have fun?"

Ako grinned. "Definitely," she said. "That is one night I will never forget."

(Endnote) I had to do it this way; it just seemed too good to pass up, Ako doing a oneshot with Negi's age-enhanced form. Oh, and a challenge for you: I guest-starred a character from another famous anime series during the concert. See if you can guess who it is.