~Konoka's POV~

Konoka took a step back, shocked. "S- Setsuna?" she stuttered. "A-are you okay?"

Setsuna's grin widened at the expression on her face. "Better than ever, my dear Konoka." She laughed. "I'm much better off now than I ever was with you!"

Konoka stared up at her friend, at a lost for words. Was it true? Did Setsuna really hate being with her? Setsuna noticed her hesitation and found this the perfect opportunity to continue her verbal attack. "In fact, I bet you were never really my friend! This friendship we've always had, It's always been nothing to you! I swear, that's what it's seems like. It's always been one-sided, hasn't it?"

Konoka was shocked. 'Why would she say that? Am I really that bad of a friend?'

Setsuna laughed again, enjoying Konoka's shock. "You may have smarts, but common sense isn't a part of that, now is it? You're the worst person I know! I could write a novel on how many times I've had to protect you from some random stranger. Oh, there's more, much more. Remember that one time when we went shopping? I tried to warn you, but you just had to go talk that guy. He ended up being a pervert, and I had to save your ass again."

She squeaked, remembering the day. She had only wanted to ask a question. "And remember that one time when you slipped off the boat?" Setsuna asked. "I had to swim all the way out there because your stupid foot caught onto something. You're really hopeless, you know that? You're a stupid little girl. You're the worst friend someone could ever have."

Konoka fell to her knees, her lower lip trembling. Tears threatened to fall over her eyelashes as the shadows seemed to grow around her friend. Setsuna did a little twirl, raising her wand in the air. "While you're here," Setsuna stopped and pointed the wand at Konoka. "I'm going to destroy you."

Scary, sticky threads of darkness erupted from the wand and towards her. Konoka was paralyzed with both fear and shock as they neared towards her. Suddenly, the were cut off by a ridiculously large sword that more than likely belonged to Asuna. "What the hell are you doing? Get out of the dirt! What are you, a statue?" Asuna yelled.

Konoka blinked, confused. "When did you change, Asuna?"

Asuna rolled her eyes. "When you were about to cry! Now, get out of the dirt and onto your feet. I think she's about to attack again. Plus, Nodoka doesn't look too happy."

Konoka looked around, spotting a distressed looking Eva as a bunny, Chachamaru holding the bunny, and Negi trying his best to defend himself from a very pissed looking Nodoka. First off, why was Eva a bunny? Second, Konoka now knew to never make Nodoka mad. She turned her attention back to Asuna, even more confused. Asuna was defending Konoka from another attack.

"What the hell are you doing?" Asuna growled. "GET YOUR ASS OUT OF THE DIRT! HOW MANY TIME DO I HAVE TO TELL YOU?"

Konoka gave a little squeak, scrambling to her feet. "S-s- sorry!" She stuttered. Asuna gave a small sigh as she ran towards Negi. Nodoka had somehow managed to get him on the ground, and she was proceeding to cut his throat with a small knife. "A- Asuna!" Negi squealed, weakly defending himself. "H- help!"

"Have I already lost your attention?" Setsuna asked, sighing. Konoka quickly looked back at Setsuna, very uneasy. "I . . . Um . . . no?"

Setsuna laughed, clearly unconvinced. "My attacks seem to be doing no harm. Why don't I just go into a field I'm comfortable with, then? What do you say, Konoka?"

Konoka's eyes widened, knowing what her friend meant. Setsuna threw her wand in the air, walking down the remainder of the steps. What fell back to her wasn't a wand, but a sword. Konoka's knees felt like they were going to buckle at any moment. Setsuna also observed this, and she grinned. "What? Are you scared, or is the truth finally making itself clear to you?"

Konoka shook her head, holding her ears. She didn't want to listen to another verbal attack. "Am I making you uncomfortable?" Setsuna asked, walking towards her slowly. "Y- your not yourself! Please stop this Setsuna . . . please." Konoka pleaded. Setsuna chuckled, unfazed.

She took off running at Konoka, swinging her sword out. Konoka scrambled to the right, the tip of the sword barely missing her nose. "You never cared for me." Setsuna growled, swinging her sword at Konoka again. It just barely missed the girl once again. "You never cared about how I felt or who I loved." She continued, this time managing to cut her cheek.

Konoka's vision was blurry, not from the physical pain, but the emotional pain she felt. "You never knew how I felt. You never even thought about what I pain I held every time I saw you." She growled, missing Konoka once more. "You never really knew how much I was in love with you."

Konoka froze, shocked. Setsuna was in love with her? Suddenly, a pain pierced through her arm, making her grind her teeth. "You never cared." Setsuna growled, raising her sword. "I was always there, and still, you never even dared to look my way. You didn't-"

She was cut off by Konoka's sudden shout. "You're wrong!"

Setsuna blinked, lowering the sword to the ground. "Say again?"

"Y- your wrong Setsuna." Konoka said, tears streaming down her face. "You say I never cared, and that I was never your friend. You're wrong! I do care, and I am your friend!"

Setsuna looked like she was struggling to do say something, but couldn't. So, Konoka continued. "You say I didn't care about how you you felt or who you loved. I always did. Why do you think I was so worried when I found out you sprained your ankle? Plus, I always wanted you to find someone special! Even if . . ."

Konoka trailed off, unsure how to finish. "L- lies! You still don't care!" Setsuna shouted, covering her ears. "You're lying! I- I'll destroy you! You'll see! I'll get you!"

~Chachamaru's POV~

Evangeline pouted, crossing her little rabbit arms. Chachamaru observed that she wasn't very happy. "Dumb contract." Her master muttered. "Are you sure you're alright, Master?" She asked. "You look agitated."

"That question's dumb and so are you." Eva snapped. Chachamaru stared back a her, unfazed. Her master may have been turned into a dud, but she was still as feisty as ever. "Life is a mere dream." Chachamaru said, looking up at the stars. "A fleeting shadow on a cloudy day."

Evangeline stared up at her, confused by her reply. "I don't think that's what you're suppose to say . . ."

Chachamaru blinked, confused herself. Where did that come from? "My apologies." she said, looking back down at the bunnyfied Eva. The girl sighed before trying to free herself of the robot's grip. "Let me go!"

"Yes Master." Chachamaru said, dropping the dud. Eva gave a, "Hey!" before hitting the ground. "That hurt!"

"You said to drop you." She pointed out blandly. Eva hopped up and down, trying to hit Chachamaru's hand. "I didn't mean that literally!"

The rabbit's attempts were quite cute . . .

A sudden burst of light drew both of the girls attentions back to the scene before them. Negi was hold out his staff, yelling a spell. "Whispers of time, lay you hand upon me, and destroy thy darkness that has poisoned thee before me! Ardescat Lux Vente!"

~Konoka's POV~

Both Setsuna and Nodoka fell towards the ground limply. Nodoka was caught by Asuna, and Setsuna by Konoka. A poof was heard as Asuna suddenly changed back into her normal self. "Ohhhh . . ." Asuna groaned, falling into the dirt. "I'm so hungry . . ."

Konoka set Setsuna's head on her lap, brushing a strand of stray hair from the girl's face. She was back to both her usual hair style and clothing. "Setsuna?" She whispered. "Are you okay?"

No reply. The girl looked as if she were sleeping, but something wasn't right . . .

"Nodoka, wake up!" Negi said desperately. "Chamo, why won't she wake up?"

"Dude, if you haven't noticed, we're still in the magical world! And, it seems to be getting colder . . ." Chamo replied. Another poof was heard as Evangeline also turned human again. Well, vampire. "Welcome back Master." Chachamaru said. "Ow . . ." Eva muttered, ignoring the robot. "My stomach feels like a cave."

"We should probably get inside." Konoka said, shielding her eyes against the sudden wind. "It's starting to snow really bad."

3 hours later

Konoka sighed, watching Setsuna and Nodoka closely. The girls had been placed on mats in the nurse's office, so everyone just kinda gathered there. Neither of the girls have woken up yet, and Negi was seriously freaking out. Asuna, for once, was being quiet and minding her own business while Eva tried to calm the wizard down. "Negi, calm down!" Eva growled. "I'll bite you if you don't!"

"Oh . . ." Negi whimpered, forcing himself to calm down. Konoka sighed again, drawing the attention of a magical talking ermine. "Yo, Konoka, sup?"

"Oh, hi Chamo." She replied, running her finger through her hair. "I didn't see you there."

"Well, duh!" Chamo grinned, smoking some random cigar. "I'm a master of stealth."

Konoka smiled sadly. "How so?"

Chamo grinned, making Konoka a bit nervous. "Well, let's say you're sleeping one random night. I could easily sneak out of bed and into your clothes drawer. Let me see, what is held there? Hmm? I know, do you?"

Konoka went a little red. "Why would you go through my clothes?" She asked, knowing the answer. Chamo laughed, clearly amused. "For your underwear, of course! An ermine's gotta live, am I right?"

Konoka's first thought was to fling the rodent across the room like Asuna would. Instead, she just sat there turning even redder with embarrassment. "I mean, who can resist? I live in a chick's room!" Chamo continued, making Konoka turn even redder. "It doesn't get any better than that! You never know where I might be hiding . . ."

He took another puff of the cigar, clearly enjoying the fact he was making Konoka extremely embarrassed. "But enough about me, What about you and Setsuna?" He grinned. "I overheard the girl's in love with you."

Konoka covered her ears, trying to block out the ermine's "idle chatting". Sadly, it didn't work well. She could still hear Chamo's continuous teasing and remarks and random things about Setsuna. So, Konoka kept blushing more and more and more. That's when someone finally noticed.

"Chamo, what the hell are you doing to Konoka?!" Asuna yelled, grabbing the ermine in a deadly grip. "Ack!" Chamo choked, trying to wriggle his way out of the grip. This, of course, caused Asuna to grip even harder before slamming the creature into a wall. He slid down slowly, tears streaming down his furry face. "You little pervert." Asuna muttered, turning her attention to Konoka. "What did he do, Konoka?"

"He was teasing me about Setsuna, and he said something about my underwear." Konoka mumbled, hoping it was too low for the girl to hear. Asuna laughed, making it clear she had heard. "Underwear, I understand, but why would he tease you about Setsuna?"

"I don't know." Konoka lied. Asuna shrugged, patting the girl on the head. "You'll be fine."

"I doubt it." Konoka muttered, watching her fried leave. "Fine!" Evangeline shouted suddenly. "If you want to know so badly, the why don't I just use a spell to see what's keeping them asleep?"

"That's more like it, vampire." Chamo replied smugly. A moment later, Eva was standing beside Nodoka, her hands pressed to the girl's forehead. She murmured unintelligible before a green light shone from under her hands. A moment later, the light disappeared, leaving a shock look on the vampires face. She glanced over at Negi before speaking.

"There's only one way to wake them up . . ." Eva trailed off. "You have to . . ."

~Setsuna's POV~

Setsuna watched the last streaks sunlight spread across the sky peacefully. The colors purple, pink, and red made the sunset even more beautiful than any other she had seen. She sighed happily, closing her eyes. The last remainder of the sun's rays washed over her, warming up her school coat. How could this day get any better?

She sighed happily once again, enjoying the sounds different animals going about. She opened eyes and stared at the now darkened sky. One lone star shone above her, making her feel sorry for it. "You shouldn't be alone, you little star." She murmured sadly. "No one should ever be alone."

Frogs croaked happily, and the sounds of crickets could be heard. It was so comforting. A sudden idea popped up in her head. She wasn't one for poetry, but she intrigued to try anyway. "Hmm . . ." She hummed quietly. The first lyric popped in her head, making her smile.

"A lone star sits in the sky, as I idly float on by."

She thought for a moment more about what to say next. A sudden thought gave her an idea for the rest of the lyrics. She repeated the first verse, allowing herself a moment of silence before hand.

"A lone star sits in the sky, as I idly float on by."

"It reminds me of the loneliness I know well. What loneliness I know well, I would never tell."

"No one should be alone, not even a star. Without love, no one can go far."

"The pain in my world is cruel and uncaring. But I keep it locked up, for I don't plan on sharing."

"My thought should stay mine until the end of time. At least that's what I thought until that little star shined."

"A lone star sits in the sky, as I idly float on by."

"It reminds me of the loneliness I know well. What loneliness I know well, I would never tell."

"No one should be alone, not even a star. Without love, no one can go far."

Setsuna grinned, happy with her sudden work. Another thought hit her, making her frown. Why was she alone?

~Konoka's POV~

"I have to what?!" Negi squealed, backing away. "You have to kiss her." Evangeline sighed, rubbing her temple. "I learned that she'll only wake if the person she cares about the most kisses her."

"B- but that's indecent!" Negi whined. Suddenly, he lifted into the air by an agitated looking Asuna. "Kiss the damn girl, Negi. We all know that you like her. Plus, it's the only way to wake her up."

Konoka stifled a laugh. "Come on Negi." she encouraged. "It's just a kiss."

Negi was desperately trying to free himself of Asuna's grasp, but she had a good hold of his collar. She wasn't letting go anytime soon. "Come on man." Chamo pleaded. "This is bookworm we're talking about here!"

Negi mumbled something, making Asuna laugh. "Alright, but you better kiss the girl."

She set Negi on the floor, watching his every move. He slowly made his way to Nodoka, looking very uneasy. Everyone seemed to be holding their breath to see if the kiss worked. He knelt to the ground and leaned down hesitantly, clearly nervous. Konoka leaned forward in her chair, hardly able to wait.

Negi shook what ever thoughts were in his head away and closed the distance between him and Nodoka. He kissed the girl lightly on the lip, making Konoka smile. Nodoka's blinked open her eyes sleepily, finding herself staring at Negi. She stared at the young boy, before turning a small shade of red. "Um . . ." Nodoka mumbled. "You're really close to me, professor Negi."

"Well, duh!" Asuna laughed while Negi scrambled back. "The dude just kissed you."

Nodoka turned an even brighter shade of red than before. "He- he did?" she squeaked, her hair hiding her expression. "You can bet all your panties he did!" Chamo shouted from some random corner. Nodoka gave another small squeak, turning even redder. "Chamo, you scaring her!" Negi whined very tearfully.

Konoka clenched her jaw at the ermine's remark. No one looked very happy about it. "Chamo, you pervert!" Asuna yelled, diving at him. Konoka turned her attention back to Negi. He was talking to Nodoka quietly, telling her all that happened. "Well, what if we used my encyclopedias?" Nodoka asked. "They could probably tell us how to wake Setsuna up. Then we could get out of here."

Negi brightened up at the idea. "That's it Nodoka! Why didn't I think of that?"

A moment later, Nodoka was in her rare card form. It was a lucky draw. She searched through her encyclopedias, searching on how to wake up Setsuna. "Here it is!" She smiled. "You can wake up Setsuna the same way you woke. A kiss from the person she cares about the most."

Konoka blinked, shocked. She knew exactly who that was. She was the one who had to kiss Setsuna. "Well, try looking up who has to kiss her." Chamo suggested. Nodoka flipped through her books again, finding another answer. "The person who must kiss Setsuna knows exactly who they are."

There was a "poof" and Nodoka was left standing there with a growling stomach. "Ohhh." She groaned, holding her stomach. "I'm so hungry, Negi."

Chamo sighed, scuttling over the the girl with a bagel in his paw. "Here."

Everyone kinda circled around Negi and Nodoka after that. Well, everyone but her. Konoka slowly walked to Setsuna's side, gazing at the girl's face. She paused for a moment, doubts flickering across her mind. 'What if I'm not it? Does Setsuna really care for me? I hope she doesn't react the same way she did all those years ago . . .'

Konoka shook the thoughts out of her head. 'I'm as bad as Negi! Honestly . . .'

Konoka knelt beside her friend, chewing her bottom lip nervously. She pulled Setsuna off the mat and onto her lap, doing her best to support the girl's neck. Konoka closed her eyes and leaned down slowly. She gently kissed Setsuna, praying for the girl to wake up.

~Setsuna's POV~

Setsuna blinked open her eyes sleepily. Someone was kissing her. No, Konoka was kissing her. This had to be a dream. It had to be. She closed her eyes and wrapped her arms around Konoka's neck, deepening the kiss.

"Wait- is Konoka kissing Setsuna?!" Chamo asked, surprised. This, of course, startled Setsuna. She pulled away from Konoka, finding herself staring into the girl's eyes. "You're awake." Konoka whispered, her eyes tearful. "You're finally awake."

Setsuna felt her face grow red with embarrassment. "W-wait? I'm awake?!"

~Ending! XD yeah! Special thanks to: The Power of Konosetsu, NegimaFan1513, UberNimrod, and KAGEJASPER. Thank you! Please review! by for now!~ Angel981