I do not own Negima. If I did, Konoka and Setsuna would've been a couple a long time ago.

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Konoka looked inside the dorm, and saw that Asuna or Negi isn't home yet. Sigh, I guess I'll have to wait till Asuna comes back… Konoka went to her room, and changed out of her school uniform, into a baby blue T-shirt, and shorts. She walked back out into the kitchen, took out things in the fridge, and began to make dinner. She was chopping up lettuce, and her mind wandered off to Setsuna. Why did I feel like that when she left me? Is this love? I love Secchan, but it never occurred to me that I would love her more than a friend… Konoka sighed, and decided she should stop thinking about Secchan for now, and just ask Asuna later. She needed to get this dinner done first, or else when Asuna comes home, she would want to help. Konoka shuddered at the thought of her kitchen burning down again, and quickened her speed at making dinner, hoping she would finish before Asuna comes home.

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It took 2 hours, but I've finally finished making dinner. Konoka put plates over the dinner, to keep it warm. I don't want Secchan to be eating a cold dinner. Konoka walked over to the couch, and collapsed on it. She was tired from having to cook dinner faster than she usually did, but she's happy now because she has an hour to talk to Asuna about her feelings. Konoka looked up at the clock, and saw that it was 5:00. Asuna should be coming home in a little bit… Just as Konoka was thinking about when Asuna would be home, she heard the door open, and an angry Asuna was in sight.

"GOD, WHO DOES AYAKA THINK SHE IS? HOW DARE SHE SAY THAT I HAVE THE BRAIN OF A 5 YEAR OLD!" Asuna shouted. She slammed the door closed, took off her shoes, and threw it in a corner. She sat on the couch next to Konoka, who was giggling at how childish her best friend was. Hehehe, Asuna's so funny. Konoka thought. Asuna mumbled about something about Ayaka being a monkey, but Konoka couldn't hear her. Konoka was about to ask her what she had said, but she remembered that she had something important to talk about, and didn't want to waste any time.

"Hey… Asuna?" Konoka asked.

"Hm?" Asuna replied.

"Have you ever…." Gulp. Here goes nothing. "Wanted to kiss someone before?"

"WHAT?!' Asuna jumped up and landed on the floor. Was she hearing this right? Konoka asked her if she wanted to kiss someone before?

"Well, today, when Secchan dropped me off, I felt like kissing her… Is that…weird?" Konoka asked.

Asuna looked at her in disbelief. Konoka loves Setsuna more than a friend? I knew that Sestuna liked her in that way… but I never thought that Konoka would. I guess I have to explain to her about it now. Asuna sighed. This is going to be a long talk.

"No, that isn't weird, but do you know what this means?" Asuna asked with a funny expression on her face.

"What?" Konoka replied.

"It means you love Setsuna." Asuna said with a wink.

Konoka's eyes widened, and thought, I alyways loved Secchan, but I thought it was like a friendship love. Does this really mean I like her more than a friend?

Asuna saw that Konoka was deep in thought, and decided to get her out of her trance.

"Konoka? Konoka? KONOKA!" Asuna yelled.

"Huh? What?" Konoka said.

Asuna sighed. Konoka was still obviously confused about her feelings for the swordswoman. Asuna decided to help her sort out her feelings.

"Konoka, when you think about Setsuna, what do you think about?" Asuna asked.

Konoka closed her eyes, and thought about Setsuna. She thought about the laugh that only Konoka can hear when she was with Setsuna. She thought about the time when Secchan saved her from the crazy monkey lady. She thought about how Secchan would risk her life just for her. Konoka smiled. Now she knew for sure, she was in love with her Secchan.

"I understand now." Konoka replied, smiling.

Asuna grinned, and said, "I'm happy. Are you going to tell her?"

"At the right time, I guess I would tell her." Konoka said. After all, she just figured out her feelings for the swordswoman. She can't just rush into telling her right away.

"Okay." Asuna said. She fell back onto the couch, and looked at the clock. It was 5:30.

"Oh yeah, I forgot to tell you, Negi's not going to eat dinner with us today, he's going eat it at Nodoka's dorm." Asuna told Konoka.

"Okay, I guess we have extra then." Konoka said.

Asuna and Konoka continued talking about other things, and waited for Setsuna to come to eat dinner.

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Setsuna finished her training with Evangeline, and was walking back to Konoka's dorm to eat dinner. She isn't really hungry, because she was used to not eating a lot after training, but since Konoka had cooked the meal, she would eat it. As Setsuna was walking towards Konoka's dorm, she felt someone following her. She sensed that it was not a demon, but she still didn't let her guards down. She walked a little faster, making the stalker quicken her steps. Setsuna suddenly turned around, and took out her sword, lunged at the stalker, and pushed it against her throat, but not cutting it.

"Why are you following-- Makie?" Setsuna said in surprise.

Makie was afraid that Setsuna was going to cut her, and already had tears in her eyes. Setsuna quickly took away her sword, and put it back in its sheath.

"What are you doing here? Why are you following me?" Setsuna questioned.

"Umm…. I just wanted to see where you were going… and I wanted to talk to you about something." Makie said, fidgeting with the end of her skirt, and looking down at the floor.

Setsuna sighed. It was getting darker, and she didn't want to be late for dinner at Konoka's place. I guess Ojousama wouldn't mind if I invited someone over for dinner… After all, she likes it when there are more people.

"How about we talk later? I'm kind of late to dinner, and if you want to, you can come with me to eat at Ojousama's place, and after dinner, we can talk." Setsuna said.

Makie looked up at Setsuna, and asked, "Would Konoka-san mind that I'm coming for dinner?"

Setsuna smiled and said, "No, I don't think she would mind. Come on, let's not waste time standing here. It's getting kind of cold."

Setsuna tugged on Makie's hand, and pulled her to walk. Setsuna was going to let go of Makie's hand, but she felt Makie tighten her grip on her. Setsuna looked at Makie, and saw a little blush on her face. Setsuna thought that she just forgot that she was still holding onto her hand, and just continued walking.

Makie glanced at Setsuna, and looked away, hoping that she did not catch her. Makie then looked at their hands that are entwined, and she couldn't help but feel happy in her heart. Setsuna-san… I hope you would like me the way I like you.