"Why do I get involved with these crazies? What is in it for me? God I hate this kid," asked Chisame to herself dragging Negi behind her off to her dorm.

"Not so tightly Chisame-san," squealed Negi.

"Cram it professor," said Chisame.

Chisame knows how the other girls tend to be attracted with this ten year old kid. She has seen first hand many times at how the girls look at him. Some of the girls act like a sister, some desire him when Negi gets older, some fell for his older self when Negi went out with Ako during the Mahora festival, and a lot want Negi now as their own. But for Chisame, her attraction toward Negi is a confusion for her. She acts more like a protective guardian around him then ever before which is driving her mad at times. She even thinks she has comrades now despite always being lonely because of Negi.

"Alright we are here so sit and I need to ask you a few things," said the net idol.

"Sure, what can I answer?" asked Negi.

"First off, how far are you going to go searching for this missing rose?" asked Chisame.

"Well until I find it," smiled Negi.

"And if you get bookworm or any of the students injured in the process?" asked Chisame.

"I will avoid at all cost anyone getting involved," said the little professor.

"So does that include the pactio partners?" asked Chisame.

"Yes it does, I do not want to get anyone anymore involved as they are now," responded Negi.

"So you do not need my help then?" asked Chisame.

"No!" flatly said by Negi.

"Alright another matter. How much magic do you think I have?" asked Chisame.

"Well you just got your pactio item so it should be at the beginner's stage. If you truly want to master your pactio item you should study and gain valuable experience. But you always are saying you do not want to get involved with magic," said Negi.

"Hmpf! I do not want to get involved with you all because I still do not believe it exists," said Chisame.

"Well that is your decision," said Negi as he gave Chisame a white rose.

"How did you?" said a perplexed net idol.

"Magic," smiled Negi.

Negi got up and started to head out of the door.

"You have potential like your beauty," said Negi as he vanished from Chisame's sight.

Chisame took off her glasses and smelled the white rose.

"That kid will drive me insane. Maybe I can use the rose a prop for one of Chiu's photo for the website," said Chisame.

"So what do I have the pleasure of seeing the class rep at the shrine?" said the young Tatsumiya priestess.

"Oh nothing really! What do you think?" said a pissed off Ayaka.

"Ah an update on the current events you hired me for," said Mana.

"Exactly! What have you found out?" asked Ayaka.

"Nothing!" replied Mana.

"What do you mean nothing? There has to be something substantial for the professor looking exhausted searching," said the blond rep.

"Is he now? Did not know you are keeping tabs on the kid professor Ayaka-san. Perhaps that is a cause of suspious behavior. You following him around making sure he does not get close to finding out anything on the rose," smiled Mana.

"No you have it all wrong. I just saw the professor yesterday or so and he looked ragged. This is taking a toll on him," replied Ayaka.

"Are you sure you are not hiding anything class rep," said Mana.

"No I...," said Ayaka put off by Mana's drilling of her.

"I what? Perhaps you know more then you are letting on," said Mana.

"NO there is nothing I know. That is it you are fired and I am leaving," said Ayaka.

"Well I still get paid so I will bill you the expenses," said Mana.

"You do that," said Ayaka leaving the shrine in a huff.

"Where is the professor going with Chisame-san?" said a worried bookworm.

"Do not sweat it. She probably dragged him off to ask about her pactio card and not wanting us to hear how into it she is," said Asuna.

"But...he promised me he would not leave me," said Nodoka.

"Bookworm you should know by now how one track he is. After all he is just ten years old," said Asuna.

"Like Asuna-san said, do not worry. He will be fine with Chisame-san," said Konoka.

"So you ate but Negi-sensei wants us to protect you I guess. Mind if we ate?" said Asuna.

"By all means go ahead," replied Nodoka still looking toward the direction of where Chisame dragged Negi.

Satsuki approached Nodoka with a dessert and told her to not fret about Negi. He will come back to her as soon as he gets done with the net idol. Nodoka felt a little relieved and took her dessert from the little chef. Satsuki smiled and wandered away.

"How is it?" asked Konoka.

"Very good," smiled Nodoka.

Negi escaped from Chisame's questioning session only to bump into Yue Ayase. I mean really bump into her as she almost fell to the ground if it was not for Negi's quick pull close to him. Both blushed at how close they were to each other.

"Ah sorry professor," bowed Yue.

"No it was my fault not seeing where I was heading," replied Negi as he moved back.

"Where is Nodoka-san?" asked Yue.

"Oh she should be with Asuna and the gang eating at Chao Bao Zi," replied Negi.

"She okay with you leaving her with them?" said Yue.

"Had no choice. Chisame-san wanted to talk to me privately," said the little professor fixing his glasses on his nose.

"Ah alright I guess," said Yue.

"What are you doing out here by yourself?" asked Negi.

"Practicing magic where no one should have been around," replied Yue.

"Let me see what you have been practicing," said Negi as he sat down on the grass.

"But...I could not. I am not that good," blushed Yue.

"If you believe in it and yourself. You should not have problems with magic," reassured Negi.

"Alright!" replied Yue.

"Anytime you are ready," smiled Negi.

Yue boldly said, "May Phoenix Incendia lux lucis sursum divum."

The area around Yue light up in flames as she concentrated on controlling the flames as they danced. She could only hold that spell for a minute as the flames disappeared.

"That was good Yue-san," responded Negi.

"It should be better by now," said Yue.

"You are just learning. Do not expect to get it right away. Took me a little while," said Negi.

"But professor you are only ten years old and can do so many amazing things," said Yue.

"Yes, but I am still a novice. There are a lot of things I cannot do yet," said Negi.

Yue smiled and said, "You better get going back to Nodoka-san before she gets mad."

"Alright I am off. Please do not push yourself Yue-san," said Negi as he got up from the ground and headed toward where Nodoka was.

Nodoka just sat by herself at a table as Fei Ku was cleaning up outside and Satsuki was cleaning up the kitchen. Both of them looked at Negi and smiled.

Nodoka had tears flowing down her cheeks as Negi approached her.

"What is wrong?" asked Negi.

"YOU LEFT ME!" yelled Nodoka.

"I did not leave you. I was dragged away," responded Negi.

"You could have told her to stop dragging you away but you did not," said Nodoka.

"I did not have time," responded Negi.

"You know what professor. Just leave me be. Apparently your word is not bond as they say," said Nodoka rubbing her eyes.

"Nodoka-san, I left you with Asuna-san. She is more then capable to handle protecting you for a short amount of time," said Negi.

"That is not the point. You promised to never leave me and you did," said Nodoka.

Nodoka started to get up from the table as she tripped toward the professor they both fell to the ground as she was on top of him.

"Um Nodoka-san, what are you doing?" said Negi.

Nodoka blushed and responded, "I tripped of course. So sue me."

"It is fine. I am use to you on me by now," said Negi.

Nodoka blushed even redder after hearing that.

"It is not my intention to always fall on top of you. I am just a slow and clumsy girl," said Nodoka.

"And bright, very cute, sincere, and kind," said Negi.

Nodoka sniffed and tried to smile.

"You are my best friend at Mahora. You are one of my pactio partners as well. I could never live without you," said Negi.

"Without me?" asked Nodoka.

Negi was flustered and tried to explain, "Well you are needed as my partner. Your magical ability is desired when in a mission. If you are mad at me, I feel terrible and distracted."

"Sorry professor. I am just...I do not know how to say it...but, if I ever lose you it will tear me up inside is the best I can say," said Nodoka.

"You will never lose me," smiled Negi.

"Are you two staying there or what?" asked Satsuki.

Both Negi and Nodoka blushed as they hurried to get off the ground.

Fei Ku chuckled as Satsuki smiled.

"Shall we go so they can close up?" asked Negi.

"Sure!" responded the bookworm.

Nodoka stayed behind inside the dorm room as Yue and Haruna had to do stuff for Library Island before class. All alone and sitting on the couch with her legs curled up next to her reading a book. Her mind though could not concentrate on the book as thoughts drifted on Negi and her fellow classmate Chisame.

"If that is what Negi likes in girls," said Nodoka to herself being self conscious.

Of course Nodoka was referring to Chisame's alter ego Chiu who is the number one net idol whose website is the top visited. Chiu or Chisame without glasses according to Negi is very pretty who does not need much touch up from a photo program.

Nodoka got up and off of the couch and headed toward a mirror. Nodoka desperately tried to fix her hair up over her eyes but the bangs were so long she had to pin them up. She tried a little more blush then usual and ruby red lipstick to make Negi focus more on them. Nodoka had to wear the Mahora school uniform to her dismay though. But, she took out her newest provocative dress courteous of Haruna.

"Maybe one day I will have the courage to wear this for Negi-sensei. Then maybe he would fall for me," sighed Nodoka.

"I do not think the dress will make him fall in love with you," said Nodoka's infamous inner voice.

"Well what can I do that I have not tried to make him fall for me?" asked Nodoka to her voice.

"How about just time?" replied the inner voice.

"What does that mean?" pondered the bookworm.

"It means silly that spend time with him whenever you can. And maybe the coming months or years he will finally realize his feelings for you and even surprise you enough to ask you out. Right now despite his age and a lot of other girls after him, you remain special to him. He needs to mature in his feelings. Also he needs a calmer life that will not put you in danger if he is thinking that," responded the inner voice.

Nodoka checked the clock to see how much time she had to dash to class. She took everything she needed for her classes as she closed her dorm door and walked through the hallway down to the exit.

The class of 3-A filed inside the classroom as Negi bounced in right before the bell rang. All the students were counted for. Eva even made the trip to class. And yet all eyes, except Negi as he was preparing to teach, were on Nodoka because of the way she was looking.

Whispers could be heard throughout the class and the rumors were being spread within the whispers.

"Could it be that her and Negi are an item?" said Makie.

"No I doubt it Makie-san," responded Yuna.

"I do not know but something might have happen between them," said Ako.

Chisame shook her head and mumbled, "Stupid idiots."

"She looks cute," whispered Konoka.

"I guess," retorted Asuna.

"Negi-sensei has not even looked at her," whispered Haruna.

"He will...someday," giggled Sakurako.

"Bookworm? Why are you wearing that much makeup in class?" asked Ayaka-san.

Negi still is not focusing on the chatter going on within the class.

Nodoka began to blush badly.

"Figures the kid is too into teaching then focusing on his surroundings," said Eva quietly.

"But Master she may wanted to change herself for him," said Chachamaru.

Eva rolled her eyes.

Negi looked up finally and spotted Nodoka with her head down on the desk.

"Are you feeling alright Nodoka-san?" asked Negi.

"Yes!" mumbled Nodoka.

"Then what is wrong?" said Negi.

"Nothing professor," responded Nodoka.

"Um alright," said Negi.

Nodoka slowly picked up her head off of the desk as Negi went back to his lesson.

"Figures he would do that," said Yue.

"Well he is only ten," quietly said by Chisame.

Rest of the time that the class had Negi never knew Nodoka dolled herself up. The bell rang to end class as Negi dismissed the class.

"Did you not notice Nodoka-san?" asked Asuna.

"Um what about her?" asked Negi back.

"Oh nothing!" said Asuna walking out of the door.

"What the hell am I?" said the mysterious voice.

Several students in white coats meandering around a room filled of what looked like machinery and robotic equipment.

"What is this place?" whispered the voice.

"Nakase-san? Is this a fellow student?" asked one of the older kids dressed in a white coat.

Nakase was working on a project that was left by Chao.

"I SAID IS THAT A FELLOW STUDENT OF YOURS," yelled the older student.

"I better get out of here and find him," said the voice as it disappeared.

Nakase finally looked up and looked around the room.

"Where? There is no one there that should not be here," said Satomi Nakase.

"My mistake maybe. I could have sworn that there was someone there that looked like they might be in middle school because of the height," said the older student.

Nakase shrugged and went back to what she was doing.

A/N: Sorry been long with the update. Been ill for the past couple weeks.