I wanted to put this chapter up before summer ends, because sadly, I'm going to be busy over the next couple months.
Thanks to all who've read the 6th chapter, you guys deserve a cookie. :D
To the people who've reviewed, you guys deserve double the amount of cookies because you're awesome.
Disclaimer: I do not own Negima or any of its characters.
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After the incident with Konoka, Setsuna walked back to her room, with her mind yelling at herself for doing such actions to her Ojousama. How can you do this to her?! She's your friend! She was only teaching you what to do on dates! Setsuna shook her head and opened her door. She walked in and kicked off her shoes. She then fell onto her bed, groaning in frustration. But… wasn't she the one who took the kiss one step further? Setsuna pondered on the thought that Konoka maybe wanted the kiss, but quickly thought that she shouldn't be thinking such things. Afterall, in a couple minutes, she would have to take Makie on their so called date.
Setsuna took the phone out of her pocket, and flipped it open. 11:39. That gave Setsuna enough time to walk over to Makie's room to pick her up. She stood up and tried to flatten any wrinkles that could've been made when she was lying on her bed. She went to the bathroom to take one last look at herself in the mirror before she left. Good. Nothing's wrong. Setsuna thought. Except for the face that I kissed someone right before the date… Oh god, now I'm gonna be thinking about that throughout the entire date…
Setsuna quickly slipped on her shoes again, and walked out her door, locking it before she left. She walked in the direction where Makie's dorm was, and knocked on the door. Izumi Ako opened the door, and blushed when she saw the sight of Setsuna in casual clothes.
Setsuna, who was oblivious to Ako's blush, gave a polite bow before greeting her.
"Hello, Ako-san. Is Makie-san here?" She asked.
"Umm. Yes, she's in the bathroom getting ready. Do you… want to come in and wait for her?" Ako said. She still couldn't believe that Setsuna was wearing casual clothing.
"That won't be necessary, I'll just wait for her out here." Setsuna replied.
Ako and Setsuna spent a couple seconds there, just staring at the floor since neither had anything to say.
This is awkward. Setsuna thought.
After a couple more seconds, Ako decided to break the ice.
"So… where are you taking Makie-chan?" She asked, with a small blush on her face.
Setsuna was taken aback by that question. She had no idea where they were going to go today, and actually hoped that Makie would know where to go.
"Ahh, I actually have no idea. I actually thought Makie-san would take care of that." Setsuna said, laughing nervously and rubbing her hand on her neck.
Ako giggled at Setsuna's reply. But before she can say something, Makie emerged from the bathroom.
Makie was dressed in a light pink tank top, and a short white skirt. It was quite simple, but it looked really good on Makie.
"H-Hello Setsuna-san." Makie said in an uneasy tone.
"Hello, Makie-san. You look good today." Setsuna said, putting on a small grin.
"So do you. I actually thought you were going to come in your school uniform today." Makie said. All her uneasiness flew away when she saw how Setsuna acted.
"Hey! I do have clothes other than the school uniform you know." Setsuna exclaimed. Does everyone think I only wear the school uniform all the time?!
Makie giggled. "Sureeee." She said. She then grabbed Setsuna's hand, and ran out the door, dragging Setsuna in the process.
"Bye Ako-chan! I'll come back soon!" She yelled out.
Ako waved and closed the door. She then walked over to the couch, and sat down.
Setsuna and Makie, huh? Who knew that they would end up being a pair. She thought, as she pulled out her phone. She pressed a few buttons, and put the phone next to her ear.
"Akira? Have I got news for you."
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Makie and Setsuna stood in front of Mahora. Neither of them knew where they were going to go.
"Makie-san--,"
"You can just call me Makie."
"Um, okay. Then you can just call me Setsuna."
"Okay. Well, now that we've got that settled, where do you want to go?" Makie asked Setsuna.
"Umm, I heard there was a new carnival in town, do you want to go there?" Setsuna asked.
"Okay!" Makie exclaimed. She grabbed Setsuna's hand and walked towards the town.
Setsuna's body stiffened a bit at the contact with Makie, but soon relaxed when she realized that she wasn't going to let go any time soon. As they were walking, no sound was made by either of them, since they didn't know what to say. Setsuna was getting tired of all of this quietness, and decided to ask Makie something that she's been meaning to ask for a long time.
"Hey, Makie…" Setsuna said.
"Hm?" Makie replied, with a little hum.
"Uhh, what do you… like about me?" Setsuna asked in a low voice, with a blush on her face.
Makie was stunned. She wasn't expecting that question at all. She laughed lightly at Setsuna's blush, thinking that it was cute.
"H-Hey! I'm serious. W-What do you like about me?" Setsuna asked again.
Makie thought for a while. She smiled at what she was going to say.
"Well, to tell you the truth, I didn't like you very much when I first met you." Makie said.
Setsuna's jaw dropped on the floor. How can she just say that out in the open??
Makie laughed at Setsuna's reaction.
"Well, what could you expect? You were quite cold when you first came to our school, and every time I approached you, you would give me that scary glare… which intimidated me and made me stop trying to make a conversation with you." Makie explained.
"Then, after a while I quit, I saw you after school training. You had a look of determination on your face as you were training, and I thought that was very admirable." Makie said, continuing her explanation.
"So day by day, I would come after school to watch you for a while as you trained. Then there was this one day where you almost striked a little girl with your sword because she was too close. She started crying, and you didn't know what to do. Oh boy, that panicked look on your face was priceless." Makie continued, but paused to laugh.
"What? You were there that time? And you didn't even bother helping me when I was panicking?" Setsuna asked with a glare. So she was the presence I felt every time I was training.
"Yup yup. I wanted to see how you would handle the situation. Hehehe." Makie replied.
"I see." Setsuna said. She was still a little mad that Makie didn't help her at that time, but she couldn't blame her. She wasn't very nice to anyone in the class.
"Yeah. You were doing all you can to make the little girl stop crying. She requested for a piggy back ride, and ice cream, and you agreed to it. I thought that was sweet." Makie said.
Setsuna blushed a bit. "Yeah, but she was such a pain. She picked like, a hundred flavors from the ice cream stand, and as she was eating it, she was making such a mess." Setsuna said, and laughed at the memory.
"Mm hmm, but you were so nice to her. That was the first time I've seen that side of you before. I thought that was an incredibly cute side of you, and I guess that was when… well… I…" Makie said, and started to stutter as she was going to finish her sentence.
Setsuna understood what she was trying to say, and stopped her. "I get it." She smiled at Makie, and then looked ahead. "Looks like we're here."
Makie looked up, and saw a lot of people. There were a lot of carnival games, and she had a big smile on her face.
"Come on Setsuna, I want to win some stuffed animals!" She exclaimed, as she dragged Setsuna into the crowds.
"W-Wait!" Setsuna said, trying to get Makie to slow down.
It was going to be a long day.
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"I'm home!" Asuna exclaimed. She took off her shoes, and threw them in the corner.
She walked into the living room, and saw that Konoka has fallen asleep on the couch. She smiled at Konoka's expression as she slept, and put a blanket over Konoka so she wouldn't get cold. She then walked out of the dorm to meet up with Ayaka to talk about the activities that were going to happen during class, and took one last look at Konoka before she closed the door.
Konoka twisted around in her sleep, and snuggled into the blanket more. If Asuna stayed for a few more minutes, she would've been able to hear Konoka mumble 'Secchan' when she was asleep.
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"Wow Setsuna, you're really good at these games!" Makie said. She was holding 7 stuffed animals in her hands, and walking alongside of Setsuna.
Setsuna shrugged. "They're not that hard."
Makie was going to say something, but she saw a little girl crying sitting on a bench. She ran up to her, and crouched down to look at the little girl's face. Setsuna followed Makie, but stood behind her, as she crouched down. When Makie looked at the little girl, she realized it was the same girl who Setsuna 'attacked' when she was training.
"What's wrong?" Makie asked the little girl.
"I've been playing for so long at that stand, but I never won!" The little girl shouted. She pointed to a carnival stand that was across from where they were sitting, and Setsuna saw that it was one of the games where you have to pop the balloon to get a prize.
Makie was comforting the little girl as she felt a weight on her shoulder. Setsuna put her hand on her shoulder, and whispered in her ear, "Ill be right back."
Makie blushed, but wondered what Setsuna was going to do. She watched her go to the carnival stand, and paid to pay the game. Setsuna was given 3 arrows to pop the balloons. For each balloon popped, she would get a prize. As expected, she popped 3 balloons with her arrows. The man asked what prizes she wanted, but Setsuna asked him to wait. Setsuna then walked over to the bench again, and tapped on the little girl's shoulder.
The little girl looked up, and saw Setsuna smiling down at her. She instantly remembered who she was.
"Onee-chan!" The little girl exclaimed.
Setsuna looked at Makie and laughed nervously. She told her that after that incident, whenever she would see this girl, she would call her Onee-chan.
Setsuna picked up the little girl, and put her on her shoulders. She held onto her legs to keep her from falling. She then walked over to the carnival stand, and Makie walked closely behind her.
The man at the carnival stand smiled at Setsuna. He asked her if wanted to pick her prizes now.
Setsuna looked up to look at the little girl, and asked her what she wanted. The little girl's eyes widened and she had a big grin on her face. She picked out 3 small stuffed animals, and held onto them as if they were treasure.
Makie smiled at what Setsuna has done. It was a nice thing to do, and she was glad that she witnessed it. If she told anybody about what Setsuna did right now, nobody would've believed her.
"Onee-chan is the best!" The little girl said, as she held onto the stuffed animals.
Makie giggled at that, and asked, "What is your name?"
The little girl looked at her, and replied, "Ren. Are you Onee-chan's girlfriend?"
Setsuna blushed at the little girl's question, and was going to deny it, but Makie got to it before she did.
"Nope."
Setsuna sighed in relief.
Makie then got close to Setsuna, and whispered, "But I would like to be."
Setsuna turned extremely red, and it was as if her face was a tomato.
The little girl looked down, and said, "Mou, Onee-chan, why is your head so warm?"
Setsuna ignored her, and walked away, having Makie laugh and walk behind her.
"We should get going now, it's pretty late." Setsuna said.
"Alright." Makie said.
As they were walking back, they had a conversation with Ren. It seemed that Ren sneaked out to go to the carnival that was new in town, and that got a scold from Setsuna. Setsuna told her that if she ever wants to go anywhere, she can ask her to go with her. Ren smiled at that idea. She lived near Mahora, so whenever she wants to go somewhere, she can just go to the school and find her new sister. (Elementary students do not have dorms to live in.)
Ren got off Setsuna's shoulders, and settled for a piggyback ride. They continued walking, and Ren soon fell asleep. That left Makie and Setsuna to talk.
"You know, that was a nice thing that you did today." Makie said.
Setsuna looked at the ground, and replied, "Ah, I guess so, but I think anyone would've done that if they were in my position."
Today I have seen a new side of Setsuna. She's not at all scary when you get to know her, and she has a 'little sister.' Makie thought, as she looked at the sight before her. Ren, who had blonde hair was sleeping on Setsuna's back, and had such a peaceful expression on her face. She was holding onto Setsuna protectively, to make sure she wasn't going anywhere. Setsuna had a smile on her face, and looked ahead to make sure they were walking the right direction.
They really do look like sisters. Makie thought. Setsuna stopped in front of a house, and Makie stood behind Setsuna. Setsuna ran the doorbell, and Ren's mom came out.
'Ah! Thank you so much Setsuna. I was going crazy when I couldn't find her." Ren's mother said.
"Yeah, this one is quite an adventurer, isn't she?" Setsuna asked, with a smile.
"Yes she is. She's lucky to have seen you, or else she would've never come home." Ren's mother said, as she shook her head, and sighed.
"I told her if she is ever going somewhere again, she can ask me, and I'll come with her." Setsuna said.
Ren's mother smiled. "Thanks Setsuna, you're a real good kid."
Ren's mother then tried to detach Ren from Setsuna, and carried her inside. Ren woke up for a little bit, and said good be to her 'Onee-chan'. Setsuna smiled, and gave her a wave before she left.
She walked down the block, with Makie in silence for a minute. Mahora was just right around the corner, and today was a pretty hectic day.
"So… I guess you had a few run-ins with Ren before?" Makie asked Setsuna.
"Yeah… I have gotten pretty close with her family since she would always make me take her home after school." Setsuna said, and laughed.
Makie thought that it was nice of Setsuna to do what she was doing for Ren. She was falling more in love with Setsuna ever since she learned that Setsuna has a 'little sister'.
Makie and Setsuna walked back in silence, and got to Makie's dorm. Makie fiddled with her keys for a minute, not wanting the date to end.
"Well… I guess this is the part where I leave," Setsuna said. "I hope you had a good time today, Makie. Good night."
Before Setsuna left, Makie gave her a quick kiss on the lips, and said, "Good night."
Setsuna stood there, shocked at what Makie did. Makie smiled at her, and then closed her door. She looked in her dorm, and saw Akira, Yuuna, and Ako all sitting on the couch.
They all gave her a smile.
"So tell us what happened!!"
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I actually liked how this chapter turned out. I think there are some errors here and there, but I'll fix them. I don't know if Setsuna is a bit OOC, but I like how she turned out. :3
I especially love Ren! Hehehe.
Please read and review, they'll make me happy.