Nodoka has come to terms somewhat about her current relationship with Negi and wants to move forward with him, but she is scared. She may lose Yue as a friend, but what scares her the most is being in the spotlight with Negi as the other girls would be jealous of her. Especially the ones who are very attracted toward Negi.

Nodoka knocked on Negi's dorm door timidly carrying some medical supplies for Negi's bump on his head. Negi was heard within the room fumbling around walking toward the door. He opened the door and for some strange reason a bright light appeared surrounding Nodoka. She looked like an angel without the wings. Negi closed his eyes for a second as the light disappeared.

"Am I disturbing you professor?" asked Nodoka nervously.

"Um no you are not," replied Negi.

"I heard from Yue-san that you had an accident so I am here to treat your little bump," smiled Nodoka.

"Well...I could have Konoka-san treat it," said Negi.

"But professor, please I insist," begged Nodoka.

"Oh alright come on in," said Negi.

"Thank you professor," said Nodoka as she walked into the dorm room.

"Where did she get all this confidence?" asked Negi to himself.

"Well here we are alone in his room as Asuna-san and Konoka-san are gone. Usually I would freak out, butI want to take this slow and be more mature about our relationship," said Nodoka to herself.

"Tea?" asked Negi.

"Sure!" smiled Nodoka as she watched Negi stumble into the little kitchen area.

"Are you alright professor? You do not seem that flat-footed," commented Nodoka.

"Yes I am fine!" replied Negi as he was boiling fresh water.

"Where can I sit?" asked Nodoka politely.

"Anywhere you can find space I guess?" said Negi looking around the room as it was a tad bit disorganized.

Nodoka cleared some space on the couch as Negi brought over the tea. They both took a cup and took one sip.

"So how are you doing on your studies? I asked Yue-san the same question, but she always says she hates doing the school studying," said Negi.

"I am doing fine with it. Yue has been studying a little bit more then she has thanks to you," replied Nodoka.

"That is good. How has your magical studies been going?" asked Negi.

"Well I will not be like Yue-san, but I am doing as well as can be expected. My item is interesting and hopefully I can learn to handle it better," smiled Nodoka.

"Just believe in yourself," smiled Negi back at her.

"Shall we treat your bump now?" asked Nodoka.

"I guess," responded Negi as he took a sip of his tea.

"You can lay down on the couch resting your head on my lap," said the blushing bookworm.

"Are you sure it would be alright if I did that?" asked the concerned little professor.

Nodoka shook her head yes.

Negi laid down as Nodoka described as he looked up at her. Nodoka was off in her dreamland wishing this was one of those romantic things couples do as she would lean down as they would kiss. But, this is reality as she did not have the courage to even try.

"You look like you were glowing there?" asked Negi.

"No I was not," replied the bookworm as she was opening an antiseptic bottle and placed a cotton ball at the top of the bottle.

"Thank you for doing this?" praised Negi.

Nodoka carefully moved some of Negi's hair away as she dabbed the wet cottonball onto the bump.

"This reminds me of the time we spent down in the bottom floor of Library Island," giggled Nodoka.

"Yeah it sure does," remembered Negi as he all of the sudden blushed.

"You have a fever?" asked Nodoka.

"No just remembered what happen down at Library Island," replied Negi.

"You do not mean that time you saw me in the water?" asked Nodoka.

"UM...well...," sputtered Negi as he closed his eyes and reflected back to when he saw her in the water. An awkward moment, but she was so beautiful he thought.

Nodoka was blushing badly.

"All done professor," said Nodoka.

At that moment, the dorm door open as Konoka and Setsuna walked in and saw Negi and Nodoka on the couch in a slightly compromising position.

"Let us leave them," said Konoka pushing Setsuna back out into the hallway as the door slammed shut.

"What was that all about?" asked Negi.

"Professor, you definitely are still a kid," said a giggling and blushing bookworm.

Nodoka left Negi's dorm to head for her job at Library Island. Asuna came walking inside the dorm room as Negi was preparing to leave for Eva's place.

"Damn kid you should slow down or you will burn out," said Asuna.

"What?" responded Negi searching for something and not hearing Asuna.

"Are you trying to get on my nerves?" asked Asuna steaming now.

"Ah no! What did you say?" asked Negi.

"Just commented that you need to slow down or else you will burn out," said Asuna.

"Do not have to worry about me Asuna-san," said Negi as he found what he was looking for.

"What! You tell me to not...," said Asuna being interrupted as Negi left her talking to thin air.

"Why that kid, I outta kill him for being like that," said Asuna reaching over to some books to study.

A break from duties within Library Island had Haruna and Nodoka together alone. Yue was off somewhere within the library.

"So did you sort things out with Negi? You did play nurse. But, damn girl if I was there I would have given you a nurse outfit," winked Haruna.

Nodoka blushed and said, "No Negi would have had the wrong idea if I was in the outfit. But, I did treat his bump just like down in the bottom floor of this library."

"What happen? Give me the juicy details," asked Haruna.

"Nothing happened. I had him lay on my lap on the couch so it would be easier to treat," said the bookworm.

"You did not have another motive for him in that position then?" snickered Haruna.

"Well it was hard not to think of that Paru-san. He eyes were dancing. His face so warm and his lips were kissable, but was not the right time. I enjoyed him being on my lap is all," smiled Nodoka.

Haruna swatted Nodoka on the head and said, "Damn you had him in a romantic position and you did nothing. What are you waiting for?"

"I was only there to treat his bump and nothing more," said Nodoka.

"The fact that you two were alone in his dorm room on a couch having his head on your lap. And, you did nothing. Think Yue-san or Chacha-san be that content? Hell even Chisame-san would almost do something," said Haruna.

Nodoka rubbing her head said, "Well I felt that he would respect me more for simply being there when he was hurt."

Haruna just shook her head in disgust.

A flash of deadly ice shards flew by Negi's head as he ducked and dodge with effortless motion.

"Boya, is that all you will do? Evade my attacks?" asked Eva.

"Master..." said Negi out of breathe.

Eva created a blizzard to make it hard on Negi's vision.

"You have to anticipate where the attack is coming from. Think about your most vulnerable point," said Eva as she moved within the heavy snowy condition.

Negi could not see far and he was getting cold since he was still in summer clothes.

"Better make it quick before poor professor gets sick," mocked Eva.

"Bring it!" said Negi defiantly.

Eva smiled and said, "Messor of acer quod gelu glacies redimio ut meus mos quod perfringo per pectus pectoris."

Negi could not decipher where Eva was within the blizzard but instinctively move to the left as an ice shard slice his forearm. Blood was slowly dripping from the cut.

"I smell blood boya," laughed Eva.

"Just a cut Master," replied Negi knowing he has to respond to her attack.

"Apparently you were a little slow," mocked Eva.

Negi kind of knew where she was so he said, "Era of ventus tribuo mihi vires of a turbo spiro absentis is snow."

All of the sudden the snow stopped as Negi scanned the area for Eva. She was on a high frozen mound of snow.

"Curator of lux lucis redimio mihi mos ut lubricus adversarius," said Negi.

A beam of light headed toward Eva as she narrowly dodged it.

"What the hell! You are not suppose to do that," scowled Eva.

"But Master, you said while training with you it is life or death," replied Negi.

Eva looked down and saw a tear in her dress and got furious.

"See what you did. This cost me a lot of money boya. You will pay dearly," said Eva.

That was not good to hear from her. Every time she threatens him it turns out to be a provactive position that Negi has to endure to make Eva happy.

"Master, the dean wants to talk with you now," said Chachamaru.

Eva looked over toward Chachamaru with a distain look on her face. "Fine! Tell the old man I will see him in a half hour."

"As you wish!" replied Chachamaru as he smiled at Negi. Negi caught it as he smiled back.

Eva rolled her eyes and shook her head. Chacha blushed a little as Negi was still smiling.

"You should get that cut looked at," said Eva before she disappeared.

Chacha walked toward Negi as she looked concerned over the deep cut.

"Professor I can treat that wound. If not immediately it will leave a scar," said Chacha.

"Alright!" said Negi as he followed Chacha to a room where the medical supplies were furnished by Konoka.

The loss of blood made Negi a tad woozy as Chacha caught him in her arms.

"Sorry Chachamaru-san," replied Negi.

"It is fine professor. Perhaps a little rest and some fluids in you to replensh what you loss would do some good," said Chacha.

"I think you are right," replied Negi as he watched Chacha head toward the kitchen area.

Nodoka arrived by herself with Eva's resort as Yue and Haruna had to stay to work. Haruna was not happy as her manga deadline was fast approaching.

Nodoka saw Negi sitting outside on the beach just looking outward toward the sea. Nodoka kicked off her shoes as she quietly approached Negi. He did not see her coming.

"Mind if I sit down?" asked Nodoka quietly.

Negi smiled and looked up at Nodoka with a reply, "Yes!"

Nodoka sat as closely to him as she desired. She had her knees against her chest as she dropped her shoes next to her on the opposite side of her professor.

"It is so beautiful. I wonder what the real thing looks like," commented Negi as he looks so serious.

Nodoka looked over and was swooning, "This place sure is beautiful."

"Here to train?" asked Negi.

"Sort of! I thought I should be safe here since I came alone," said Nodoka.

"I told you not to go alone anywhere," said Negi sternly.

"I know professor, but I thought you would be here," said Nodoka as she saw Negi's arm had a big bandage around it.

"Please for your sake, do not go anywhere again alone," said Negi.

"Did Eva-chan give you that wound?" asked a concerned bookworm.

"It was just a scratch," smiled Negi.

Nodoka reached over to touch the bandage area as Negi pulled back. That cause Nodoka to fall on top of Negi.

"THIS IS NOT A PLACE FOR THAT BOYA," yelled Eva from a distance all dressed up to meet the dean.

"Sorry Eva-chan it was my fault," said Nodoka loud enough so Eva could hear.

"Even though I do not blame you for trying, but please nothing like that here," smiled Eva as she vanished.

Negi was still under Nodoka and blushed.

"I am sorry," apologized Nodoka as she got off of him and was kneeling in front of him.

Negi sat up and smiled. He moved Nodoka's bangs to each side of her face so he could see her eyes.

"There that is perfect," smiled Negi.

Nodoka blushed as she put her hands up against her face. She was so nervous at what could have happen if she had the guts.

It was getting late as it was dark all of the sudden. Negi produced some drift wood as he was ready to put a fire to it. But, Nodoka stopped him.

"May I try? Yue-san found a better fire spell then what you tried to teach us," said Nodoka.

"Dea of incendia commodo mihi flamma elucido pro tepidus," said Nodoka as a fire was lit within the driftwood.

Nodoka was so happy that she did it as Negi smiled. Nothing was said between the two. But, they just sat there and just enjoyed the company.

Outside the girl's dorm, Ayaka saw Asuna and stopped her from going inside.

"What do you want?" asked Asuna.

"Where is Negi-sensei?" asked Ayaka.

"Hell if I know where the pipsqueak is?" replied Asuna.

"Is that the way you speak about the professor monkey girl," said Ayaka.

"Cram it girlie who goes after young boys," replied Asuna.

"I DO NOT GO AFTER...young boys," said an upset class rep.

"Just our professor," snickered Asuna.

"At least I do not go after old men," replied Ayaka.

"Anyway, what did you want with Negi-kun?" asked Asuna.

"None of your business. But, I will say he would be safe...maybe," said Ayaka drifting off to Negi dream land.

"Right and I am a princess," said Asuna.

"Can you tell him that I need to talk with him," asked Ayaka.

"If I get the chance," said Asuna walking away inside the dorm wondering why Ayaka wants to see Negi.

Asuna opened her dorm door and stepped on something with her foot. She looked down and saw a white envelop with Negi's name on it. She examined it carefully and could not opened it despite her magic cancelling ability.

A few minutes earlier Yue and Haruna returned to their dorm room only to find a white envelop just inside their dorm room. The envelop had Nodoka's name on it. Yue could not unseal the envelop or see what was inside with her magic. Yue decided to ask for Negi's help to see if it was alright for Nodoka to open it.

Yue and Asuna were in Asuna's dorm room when they heard Negi and Nodoka laughing within the hallway. Asuna had a concerned look on her face when Negi and Nodoka met her.

"Is there something wrong?" asked Negi.

"They should be just about getting the envelops," laughed the rose thief.

The thief shut the light off with the room that has the rose behind magical glass as the rose was lit up.

A/N: The Latin to English translation below:

English roughly translates as: Eva's spell-Reaper of sharp and cold ice bind to my will and penetrate through the heart.

English roughly translates as: Negi's first spell-Mistress of the wind give me strength of a tornado to blow away this snow.

English roughly translates as: Negi's second spell-Guardian of light bind me the will to slice the adversary.

English roughly translates as: Nodoka's spell-Goddess of fire lend me flame to light for warmth