"Please let me be the one that Negi-sensei falls in love with. I know I have wealth and looks, but since I lost my baby brother, there has been a hole that cannot be filled I thought. Until Negi-sensei came walking into class I could never fathom the idea of it being filled. I again please let Negi-sensei fall in love with me," said the blond class rep to herself as she blushed.
"Well what do I owe this visit Ayaka-san?" said the young maiden priestess from Ayaka's own class.
Ayaka opened her eyes and jumped out of fright from seeing Mana Tatsumiya standing beside her. Mana had on her shrine maiden garb of a white robe with a red long skirt.
"Sorry did I frighten you?" asked Mana smiling.
"No you did not Tatsumiya-san," replied Ayaka coldly.
"Praying on Negi-sensei's behalf perhaps?" asked Mana.
"Oh...no, it was not that," said Ayaka lying.
"Sure class rep I will believe you," said Mana shaking her head in disbelief.
"There is a very specific reason I came here, and it was to discuss something with you," said Ayaka.
"Really? And why would one of the richest heiress want to talk to a lowly shrine maiden?" asked Mana flatly.
"Should we proceed inside just in case prying eyes and ears are about," said Ayaka as she was getting up from praying a couple minutes ago.
"Sure if you like," said Mana directly Ayaka to the temple residence.
Mana eyed a couple of swaying bushes as she guided the class rep inside the temple.
A voice was whispering to herself from within the swaying bushes.
"So the tall blond is after my Negi, I mean Negi," said the voice softly.
"He is not here either, where oh where could the shrimp be. Great I am lost and this place is huge. I do not know how Negi can stand being here," said the voice softly as it decided it was better to leave the area before the dark haired shrine maiden came back.
Nodoka awoke from a bad dream and shivered under the covers from it. Yue noticed as she was already awake and dressed. Haruna as usually was still asleep.
"Good morning." whispered Yue.
"Good...Morning," said Nodoka quietly back.
"You were talking in your sleep. Bad dream?" asked Yue concerned.
"A premonition of what may come I think. If Negi-sensei found out that the rose was gone, he would never ever fall in love with me," said a scared bookworm.
"Tell me about the dream," said Yue.
"Well it was just the class was there and Negi asked me what happened to the rose he gave me. I could not lie to him so I told him that someone somehow took the rose out of our dorm room. Everyone laughed and even Negi-sensei. Negi-sensei said was it by magic. I said yes as the whole class laughed at me. Negi-sensei said that there was no such thing as magic and I was irresponsible to lose the rose and make up an excuse. Then he gave out red roses to everyone but me and he gave me a black rose. Then all of the sudden the girls and even you (pointing at Yue) wore a wedding gown. I was bare naked and I ran out of the room. Then I woke up," said a shaking Nodoka.
"It was only a nightmare and just that Nodoka-san. Do you really think that Negi-kun is like that?", replied Yue seeing herself in a wedding gown and Negi in a tux.
"But if felt so real like it will happen once the professor finds out about the rose," said the bookworm.
"Even if he does know, you should know him a little better then that. Negi-kun tries not to embarrass the class. Well, besides Asuna-san losing her clothes or making her try and figure out English translations. If you just simply tell him the facts he will be understanding," said Yue still cannot get that wedding gown out of her mind as she blushed.
"What were you thinking?" asked Nodoka barely showing her eyes above the covers.
"Nothing Nodoka," replied Yue not wanting to have to explain any further.
"We have suspects do we not," piped in the fully awaken mange artist.
"So you are awake now I see," said Yue.
"Yes and heard what was said about Nodoka-san's dream. How did I look in that wedding gown?" asked Haruna.
"Paru will you drop it. Nodoka-san already has too much on her mind as it stands. She does not need you putting your opinions in at this time," scolded Yue.
"Oh alright I will drop it but I bet Yue looked great next to Negi-kun in her wedding dress," said Haruna.
Yue flushed a bright red as Nodoka began to giggle and said, "Thank you I needed that."
"No problem Nodoka-san," said Haruna.
Inside Eva's place, Chachamaru was cleaning up from her masters errant and destructive behavior over Negi sending a quiz paper with her loyal servant.
"That boya will hear about this. Mark my words," said a petite evil doll mage.
"But master, you need to pass that quiz if you care to pass that class," said Chachamaru.
"I have been stuck here at Mahora for a very long time. And will be here probably when boya leaves," said Eva tapping her pencil on a table.
"He did promise he would figure a way to help you break his father's curse," replied Chachamaru.
"He could do it, but like I have said before. How long will it take him to accomplish that task that he promised me?" asked Eva.
"Well..." replied Chachamaru who could not calculate the odds of success due to many unknown or unforeseen variables.
"Figured as such," said Eva as she sneezed away from her quiz paper.
Chachamaru handed her a tissue.
"Why are we running? We are not late," said Negi.
"Force of habit I guess," said Asuna looking at Negi by her side running.
"Good exercise," replied a rollerskating Konoka.
"Did you have martial arts practice this morning?" asked Asuna.
"No Master Ku had her club meeting very early this morning because they are having a competition with some Chinese school some time later this week," replied Negi.
"How come you did not accompany her to the club meeting? Thought you were training with her," asked Konoka.
"Training yes with her, but I am a teacher. We, as teachers, only can supervise clubs that we maintain and not participate with the students as members," said Negi.
Asuna looked confused as Konoka just simply smiled and nodded her head.
"Anyway, tomorrow I have a double session with Master Ku to make up for today," said Negi as the trio were almost at the building where the class was.
Every student, except Eva due to her allergies, was in her seat. As Negi approached within the room, all the girls got up and bowed their heads and said, "Good Morning professor Negi."
"Good morning to you girls as well," responded the ten year old professor.
"Professor, Eva-chan will not be able to attend class again," said Chachamaru.
"Thank you Chachamaru-san," said Negi.
Chachamaru smiled and sat down on her seat.
"Graded the quiz that you took yesterday and I have them," said Negi.
All the Baka Rangers prayed that they did well so they did not have to stay after class. Asuna especially was praying the hardest.
"Ayaka-san got the highest grade. Very good," said Negi.
"Thank you professor Negi, I did my best for you," said Ayaka glowing from her teacher's praise.
Asuna rolled her eyes.
"The lowest grades were of course from the Baka Rangers all except Yue-san," said Negi as he smiled at Yue.
"What? Me! I passed?" said a flustered Yue.
Nodoka smiled at Yue.
"You did good, keep up the studying," said Negi.
"Yeah right," said a blushing Yue.
"The rest of the Rangers can see me after class," said a disappointed Negi.
The four remaining members were heard saying, "Aw!"
"Today class I like to discuss a German Gothic writer named Friedrich Schiller. He wrote The Ghost-Seer. We will however study one of his plays called Wilhelm Tell or William Tell in English," said Negi.
Nodoka and Yue both smiled because they already have read the play.
"Please read as much as you can and we will begin to discuss it," said Negi as the bell rang to let the students out of another brutal English class.
The four Baka Rangers stayed behind. Makie Sasaki, Kaede Nagase, Fei Ku, and Asuna who was mumbling under her breathe.
"Girls the quiz was not that hard, it was a poem written by an amateur writer over in the United States. Did any of you read it carefully?" asked Negi.
"I did kind of professor," said Kaede.
"Kind of?" questioned the kid professor.
"Well you see had other things like training to do," replied the slanted eye ninja.
"So that is more important then getting an education?" said Negi.
"No!" was all Kaede could say.
"What about you Makie?" asked a mad Negi.
"I had practice and could not make time to be able to read it. Plus I do not get what the writer means," said Makie confused.
Negi rolled his eyes and said, "A girl's or a woman's heart and how will she be able to deal with someone new in her life after having bad experiences in love."
"Oh is that what it means," said Asuna.
"I will give you one question about the poem and it will be in essay form. You can turn it in before class," said Negi.
"So take it whenever we want?" said Fei Ku.
"Yes! The question is simply this. You now know what the poem means and so relate it to your own experiences," said Negi.
Behind the counter at Library Island, the class bookworm was sorting out library return books.
"Nodoka-san, will you please talk to me?" said Yue.
"Sorry, but there is nothing to say," replied Nodoka.
"Sure there is. Your nightmare earlier and why did you not tell the professor after class?" asked Yue.
"Can you just drop it?" replied Nodoka.
"I am supposedly your best friend. The way you are acting is not healthy," said a worried Yue.
"I do not know what to do. It is like my heart is breaking inside either way if I do or do not tell him about the missing rose," said a tearful petite bookworm.
"It is probably hard for you being all torn up and confused about this situation. But, it may only get worse as others in class find out about the missing rose. If they all do not suspect now," said Yue.
"Well maybe I will tell him. The worse case is he will hate me for the rest of our time here at this school." sniffed Nodoka.
"Idiot you are being to melodramatic over this. If you explained to him about what happen as I told you earlier, he will never hate you," said Yue.
"But...Yue...if he does hate me then there is your big chance," said Nodoka.
"Will you stop that! You love him and confessed your feelings to him. I have not nor will I," replied Yue with her arms crossed.
"So what is the big serious talk about?" asked Haruna who appeared out of thin air it seemed.
"Nothing Paru," said Yue.
A male voice was heard in the distance within the library, "GET BACK TO WORK GIRLS."
The three girls scrambled around and separated to do their assigned tasks.
Later that day a soft knock was heard by Asuna as she opened the dorm door. Out in the hallway was Nodoka nervously standing there.
"Is the professor there?" asked Nodoka meekly.
"Hey brat your girlfriend is here," said Asuna to Negi who was sitting on the floor watching the television.
Nodoka blushed beet red upon hearing Asuna call her Negi's girlfriend.
Asuna looked back at Nodoka and said, "Sorry bookworm."
"No it is alright," said Nodoka trying to compose herself before Negi could see her blushing.
Negi got up and was still a little pink from being embarrassed.
"Hi Nodoka-san, what can I help you with?" asked the pint size professor.
"Can we talk privately somewhere?" asked Nodoka.
"Sure!" responded Negi
They both walked down to a room that had many tables for students to study on if they did not feel like studying in their room.
"So what did you want to ask me?" questioned Negi.
"Well..Negi-sensei...I do not know where to start," replied a now shivering Nodoka who is fearing the worse outcome after he hears about the missing rose.
"Are you alright?" asked Negi.
"Yes! The rose that you gave me is missing," said Nodoka quickly.
"The pink one that I gave you?" said Negi.
"Yes I dreaded to tell you because you might hate me now for losing the precious gift that you gave me," said Nodoka about to cry.
"It is only a rose Nodoka-san. It can be replaced," said Negi.
"Typical ten year old boy who does not know that girls think about how precious things are when they are received by a boy," said Asuna as she quietly followed Nodoka and Negi.
"Like you said he is just ten after all," whispered Konoka as Asuna was startled by her appearance.
"It is a gift that I cherished because you gave me it. I feel awful because I lost it," said Nodoka.
"How did you lose it?" asked Negi.
"Went to sleep as the rose was in its vase on a table by the bed. When I woke up the rose was gone," said Nodoka now crying.
Negi put his arms around her instinctively.
"If it was taking out of your room then we will find it together," said Negi confidently.
Nodoka put her face by one of his shoulders and was sniffing trying to speak. Negi patted her on the back softly trying to console her.
"It will be alright Nodoka-san. Let us start investigating together," said Negi.
Nodoka looked at him as their faces were inches away. She was vulnerable for a kiss but Negi spoke, "I have an idea, after class tomorrow we can start then."
Nodoka blinked a couple times and said, "Sure!" as she smiled brightly.
"That idiot had the perfect romantic setting and he blew it. He could have kissed her," said Asuna angrily.
"He is ten years old. That will change as he gets older," said a giggling Konoka.