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Alright, Edit and revised chapter 2 is now up! (Although I think this is more edited rather than revised, but meh.) For the old readers back then, this will be the same read, but with some added text and corrections. Not sure if I got all of the grammars and spelling, but never the less Enjoy the read.
-Panda-kun77
COUNTDOWN: 2 days.
NARUTO!: Jutsus and Magic 101
Naruto's class 101: One interesting beginning…part 2 of 2
"Naruto… what are you doing…?" The headmaster asked in a collective voice.
"Th-This isn't what it looks like!…" Naruto replied meekly. The stare he was getting from the old man was not very pleasant.
Ako nodded her head vigorously in agreement while clutching her unbuttoned undershirt tightly together. She had no clue how that could've been undone, but she had an idea that it was Naruto's doing.
"Ako-chan…" Shizuna spoke out, her face looking a bit… pink?
"I-it r-really isn't!" Ako exclaimed, as she tried to desperately put her clothes back on properly. This had gone beyond embarrassing for her.
The adults looked at one another then back at the flushed teens that scrambled to get dressed as quickly as they could. This is definitely not something that they expected to happen at the second day of the first semester of school. Maybe they needed to tighten the rules and regulations a bit more…
"I-I should be going now…" Stuttered Naruto, as he finished putting on his sunglasses. He faced Ako and gave her a handshake. "Thanks for taking care of me and have a good day."
The assistant nurse gazed awkwardly at him as he let go of her hand and rushed out of the door. She didn't even get a chance to say 'you're welcome' or anything of that sort to him. Neither did the boy give the two older males time to question him.
Silence passed between the remaining occupants of the infirmary. Ako, still flustered about the whole situation, knelt down to retrieve her fallen ribbon from the floor. Seeing as how she was left by herself, she prepared for a quick getaway.
"Ako-chan…" The nurse turned towards the younger girl. "Did you-"
"I gotta go as well!" Ako cut her off. "I'm going to be late for Negi-sensei's class, so, Bye!" She too rushed off and evaded the interrogation. If anyone were to look closely they would see her blushing face and a beautiful blue crystal necklace dangling loosely from her clutched hands.
"Shall I go after them, Headmaster?" Takamichi asked as held on to his stomach.
The old man shook his head. "No need, Takamichi-kun. I'll let that slide for now." He then turned towards the nurse of the school. "I would like a favor from you, Shizuna-kun…"
"What is it headmaster?"
Konoemon smiled and a mischievous plan began forming. "How do you feel about another assistant?"
With Ako….
I couldn't believe what happened back there. Ako thought, slowing to a pace.
She glanced back to see if she was followed…
No one did
The girl sighed in relief and continued to her class in deep thought. The fact that she met another boy in this school didn't come quite as surprise to her since her sensei was a child. No…what really surprised her was the fact that the boy she bumped into was no older than her! And the encounter itself was nothing so embarrassing that she should've fainted at the spot.
Mounting a boy in the nurse's office was nothing easy to brush off, much less erase from one's mind.
Naruto's face flashed through her head, igniting a blush once more. He was sort of cute… alright, maybe really hot… and his eyes were—No, never mind that. His body was so built…
Ako loved every second of her time just recounting the whole situation not even minding the fact that she was touched inappropriately. Today's work at the office had been exhilarating and she actually got what she was looking for: An interesting time in the office.
Gazing down at her hands Ako couldn't help but admire the necklace she picked up. It was a beautiful shining crystal with two tiny pearls tied into a strong leather-like string. There was no doubt in her mind that it belonged to the boy she had harassed…
…or was it he who did that?
She didn't know, but this necklace must be expensive. The crystal looked genuine and possibly rare.
"Naruto, huh?…" Ako said to herself upon nearing her classroom. I wonder if I'll ever be seeing you around…
She sighed somewhat disappointedly knowing that this may be the only time she will ever see a guy like him.
Oh well, at least she has something to keep herself preoccupied for a while.
Soon arriving at her destination the blue-haired assistant nurse opened the door to her class and stepped in. Immediately, the girls of 2-A, which consisted of various females of sizes, age, hair style…physique… and personality, turned their attention towards her.
Ako was so engrossed in her fantasy that she ignored the looks or greetings thrown her way as she took her seat. The girls of 2-A glanced at one another seeing this occur earlier with their classmate, Konoka and their sensei, Negi. Both teacher and student had arrived in the same fashion as Ako: spaced out and oblivious of their existence. Konoka had sported an unusual smile that differed from the normal one she wore in class. Their Negi-sensei, who started teaching just yesterday, also exhibited an unusual change upon entering the room alongside the dean's daughter. He was more enthusiastic about teaching today and his sudden hyper activeness had the whole class wondering what happened to them. It was a mystery...
Asuna, a girl with orange hair tied into a pair of pigtails, stared at the back of her soccer-playing classmate before shifting her gaze over to Konoka. She was one of the few people who were really curious about the three's behavior, particularly with her best friend.
The young brunette sitting next to her had flat out disregarded her own greeting and went about daydreaming. It was both strange and a bit annoying.
Asuna placed her elbows on the table and held on to her chin, thinking.
*Flashback!
A/N: Some info on the individual girls of 2-A will be given here, for those of you who are not familiar with Negima!
"Alright, you guys… I know how much you love our Negi-sensei…" Ayaka, the blonde and representative of the class, started calmly.
Her full name was Ayaka Yokihiro and she belonged to a wealthy family that owned a well-known and very successful company. Trained to be a perfect Ojou-sama and a respectful leader, Asuna had known her to be one of the most annoying people in class. While she does not nearly hate the blonde iinchō (Class Representative), Asuna loathes her badgering for proper work and constant fawning over Negi since he got here. But then again she wasn't always like this. "… but this does not mean we should go have a party!" She shouted the last part out.
Asuna laughed as she watched her class-rep reprimand her other classmates. It had only been 20 minutes since their sensei, Negi Springfield (a mage in training she found out yesterday) had left for the Dean's office and already her class was in disarray. She laughed even louder when Ayaka was hit by two water balloons from the Narutaki twins.
Fumika and Fuka, the most mischievous twins in the school were by far the most childish looking girls of the class. They were known for their clever pranks and their knack for trouble. The only things that make them different are their hairstyles and personality. Fuka had twin short pigtails and Fumika's hairstyle consisted of 2 tied up buns covered by a white cloth. While one was fairly sweet and less likely to cause problems the other was the opposite and was a bit manipulative of the former. Fuka taking advantage of her twin's innocence and putting blame on her was one such example. They were first in that category, while Evangeline A.K. McDowell, a girl that Asuna had known nothing much of, was the second in the 'childish looks' department of the class.
Evangeline was a light-blonde haired girl with a fairly short stature. Her long wavy hair reached just passed her bottom nearly looking identical to the length of her thin body. Her narrowed aqua eyes matched perfectly well with her cold outer appearance. This particular girl was by far the most distant of Asuna's classmates often opting to skip classes than stay and learn anything. One can say she was a social outcast while to Asuna and 3-A she was merely labeled as anti-social.
"Please, stop that!" Shouted the rep. That was the 10th time that period she had said that. Asuna was pretty sure that Ayaka would have chased after the twins. "I want everyone to stop now!"
"Sorry Rep, but I don't think they're listening." Said Asakura Kazumi, the paparazzi and human data base of the class. She sported a spike design of short dark red hair tied to the back with a hairpin on the front bangs of her hair. Kazumi was well known for her knack of getting the best scoop of all of Mahora Academy City. Her skill is so top notch that many students come to her for information regarding future exams and homework rather than go directly to the teachers.
"What do you mean they're not- Hey! This is no place to be practicing your cheerleading!" Ayaka shouted, pointing at the three females holding onto some pom-poms.
Glancing over to the three people holding those objects, Asuna smiled at the trio of cheering friends. The Cheerleading team of class 2-A consisted of a conservative and husky voiced Madoka Kugimiya who had short, dark gray hair, with one side having a longer length than on the other. She has a complex with her husky voice despite a few approvals for it. Misa Kakizaki, a purple haired girl with long hair, acted fairly hyper and somewhat talkative. She is the only one in the class to have a boyfriend, as stated by Asakura once. And finally the last person to complete the group was Sakurako Shiina, the most hyperactive and smiley girl in the class, with Konoka coming in second place in the smiling category. She had orange hair much like Asuna's except tied into a peculiar style of braiding. Two small braids and two large tied up hair buns was her design. Sakurako, as far as Asuna knew, played Lacrosse and enjoyed having a good time! Those three were the best of friends and pretty much did everything together.
"Come on class rep!" Whined Misa. "We just want to get this formation down!"
"Yeah! And besides, Negi-sensei isn't here yet so we got time!" Sakurako quipped thrusting her pom-poms from side to side with her sunny smile still in play. Asuna had to wonder if the energetic girl's face was frozen because it never seemed to falter.
"That does not give you the right to practice here!" Ayaka argued. "It's English class for crying out loud!"
Madoka laughed lightly and gave her rep a sheepish grin. "Sorry Ayaka, but I don't really think they'll listen. It's better if you quiet down the others instead."
Having been told this the rich blonde screwed up her hair in frustration.
Growing bored in watching them, Asuna turned her head to glance at the other students.
"What do you think about this one, Yue, Nodoka? Do you think it's good?" Asked Haruna Saotome.
Haruna was the artist and self-proclaimed pervert who everyone nicknames 'Paru.' Bringing nearly 'M' rated doujinshi's in class to show everyone is one supporting evidence to her perversion. She bore long green hair with antennas and rectangular spectacles. In terms of height she is one of the tallest in the class. Her artistic skill is admired by everyone especially her two closest friends: Yue Ayase and Nodoka Miyazaki.
"It looks okay." Replied Yue.
Sporting a semi-large forehead and long twin purple hair with a short height and calculating eyes, was Ayase Yue. Asuna found her to be the most assertive girl in the entire class. She could be one if she ever participated in class discussions. Her intelligence, as far as Asuna knew, probably ranked amongst the top students in their year if she was given enough motivation to show it. Yue also had this emotionless attitude… er… expressions about her that she often held. Her club affiliations were the Library Club and the Library Exploration club as well as Child Literature.
"It looks very nice, Haruna-chan." Complimented a soft spoken Nodoka.
Now Asuna knew more about the shy librarian than some of the others. It's because in some weird way Nodoka was popular. She is well known as "Bookstore" girl in school and anywhere else for she was very fond of books. Even her goal is to be a librarian and take care of a library herself. Nodoka is somewhat afraid of males, however. Her favorite hobby is reading and she's very shy around males. Lastly, everyone knows of her emo like appearance. She is by far the only girl that lets her short navy blue hair cover half of her face.
"ENOUGH!" Shouted an enraged Ayaka.
Asuna stopped her observation of the others and turned her attention up front. Mimicking her were the rest of 2-A, who fell silent after the sudden outburst. Guess, free time was over…
"I've had it! Everyone, back to your seats!" Commanded the blonde girl, knowing there wasn't any protest going to happen anytime soon.
The class complied and trudged back to their seats reluctantly. They grumbled out a few of their displeasures, much to Ayaka's annoyance. Really, her class was such a handful!
"I want everyone to just stay in their seats until Negi-sensei gets back." The rep stated firmly.
She looked at the class and sweat dropped. 2-A were practically sleeping, probably missing her announcement.
Asuna was one of them, but she immediately glanced up at the door just as it opened. The rest of the class followed suit and was about to prepare a warm welcome when they were beaten to the punch by their sensei.
"Hey, I'm back! Sorry for taking so long." Negi announced upon entering.
Following behind was one very happy looking Konoka.
The brunette smiled brilliantly in front of them as she walked to her seat beside Asuna. The class looked up at their sensei and then back at Konoka. They were acting… strange somewhat. Did something happen while they were enjoying themselves?
Asuna raised a brow. Is it me or are those two acting odd…
She took a closer look at her friend and noticed the pink tint coloring Konoka's cheeks. And the way that she was just staring up front and not even giving her a 'Hi' or 'What did I miss?' really had Asuna wondering about her odd behavior. Staring back up at the front, Asuna also noticed Negi's unusual joy. It was like he was OVER-joyed about something as well. She had to find out why that was…
"Psst! Konoka, what happened?"
…. Or Asuna could find about it right now. She turned to Yuna who was leaning over her desk to gain some hearing distance for Konoka's answer.
"?" The brunette in question quickly left her bubbly self and turned to addressed the girl. "What do you mean?"
"You know… what happened between you and Negi-kun?"
Hearing the name, a few of the other girls who were near two, stared at the brunette with anticipation. Anything to do with their sensei was always a nice info to have since the child teacher was still new. He only did just start teaching yesterday after all…
Konoka looked up at Negi and then back at Yuna. "Nothing happened between us." She answered truthfully.
"Then why you happy?" Asked Ku fei, the girl sitting at another desk beside her.
"Happy?" The puzzled mage-to-be repeated. She thought for a moment before the picture of Naruto shot through her mind, prompting her to blush slightly more and giggle. "Oh, that."
All the girls that were listening in: Ku fei (Martial arts girl), Yuna (basketball girl), Misa, Asuna, Satomi (Science girl), Misora (Priest girl), Fumika, Haruna, Yue and Satsuki (chef girl) leaned in to listen. The other girls in front didn't get the chance to do that since Ayaka was up front with them, making sure they were paying attention to Negi since he began lecturing once more.
"Come on, tell us Konoka!" Whispered the short haired Misora, she couldn't take the excitement of finding out.
"It's…" Konoka began.
They nodded and listened intently, while the other girls: Chisame (computer girl), Mana (gunslinger girl), Evangeline, Akira (Swimmer girl), Zazie (Mystery girl) and finally chao (Super genius girl)- that had no intention on listening in before, slightly leaned in as well. They got rather interested in what the blushing brunette was about to say.
"Nothing." the dean's daughter said simply.
So when she answered that, half of the class face-faulted.
"What are all of you doing?" Yelled a mad class representative.
Asuna was the first to recover. "Konoka…"
"Yes?"
"Did you have to ruin the suspense like that?"
"Yup," The brown haired girl giggled. "By the way Asuna I need to talk to you about something during lunch."
The bell wearing girl blinked at her friend. Why did she get the feeling that whatever Konoka was going to discuss with her about, was going to be bad…?
*Flashback end
Asuna sighed and placed her head down on the desk. Mystery problems just seem to pile up these days.
I'll at least get to speak to Konoka about this later. She looked up at the clock and groaned, there was still an hour of class left. How she just wanted this to be over.
Meanwhile, Ako was still lost in her own thought to notice the stairs of her classmate. The fact that Naruto's appearance kept crossing her mind every 5 seconds, kept her occupied to take note of anything. She felt for the necklace he had dropped in the office, checking if she still had it.
"Ako, you ok?" Asked Negi, who had drastically calmed down from his hyper self.
The class looked at the light-blue haired girl, to see her nod her head silently. A small smile graced her lips, accompanied with a slight blush.
"Yes sensei, I'm fine."
Somehow, her response got most of her classmates, especially her 3 closest friends: Yuna, Makie (Gymnastic girl), and Akira, to wonder what could have made her like this. Out of all the times they spent with her, this is by far the most they have seen her act so strange.
Negi nodded and continued with his teaching, unaware that most of the students in his class were off thinking and trying to solve the cause of the unusual behavior of Ako, him, and Konoka.
Once class was over, everyone, with the exception of a few people, began bombarding Ako with questions. Konoka was, thankfully enough, left alone, thus granting her freedom to talk with Asuna about an important matter.
"Asuna." She nudged her friend on the side and motioned for her to follow.
They headed outside near the classroom door and almost immediately Konoka latched onto the feisty girl's arm.
"Oh! Asuna, Asuna! You gotta come with me quick! I want to introduce you to someone I met!" Konoka spoke rapidly.
"Hold on a moment Konoka!" Replied Asuna, who didn't have any trouble keeping the girl steady. "Is this why you were acting so cheerful?"
The brunette nodded. "Now come on!"
"Just wait a sec! Who is she?"
Konoka stopped for a moment before remembering what she needed to do. She was so anxious to see her blonde friend again, that she totally forgot about her main goal to try and convince Asuna to let Naruto become their roommate.
She let go of her friend and smiled very sweetly at her. "Hey Asuna… I'll tell you about 'her', if you come with me!" Konoka purposely, changed the subject (Naruto) to a 'her' so that Asuna wouldn't flat out say no. Most importantly, to keep Naruto a secret from the school. If they found out about him, then she was sure that her blonde friend wouldn't last too long when he began his job.
Asuna shook her head and crossed her arms. "Sorry, Konoka, but I'm going to have to see her later." Her stomach grumbled making her blush slightly. "I'm rather hungry right now, so I'm getting some lunch."
"But Asuna!" Cried out Konoka, disappointed about not going right away. "It'll be only for a few minutes! I already know where to meet 'her'!"
"Can't we just see her later?" Asked Asuna as she headed towards the lunch room. Her growling stomach was what drove her to get some food, rather than go see this girl that her friend was talking about.
"Come on, please?" Konoka begged, while following her. It seemed convincing Asuna to go, will be difficult as well.
She sighed before spotting her sensei. "Negi-kun!" she called.
The child teacher, who was just about to head out and see his blonde brother figure, turned to look at who had called.
"Ah, Konoka. You coming along to see Naruto?" Negi whispered his name as to not get people's attention and his own students. Especially, after passing by a few of them.
The dean's daughter shook her head sadly. "Gomen, Negi-kun, but I can't. I still have to deal with Asuna." She motioned to the girl who was nearing the end of the hall. "Tell Naruto-kun, that I'll just have to see him later, okay?"
Negi nodded in understanding. "I'll pass on your message."
Satisfied, Konoka bid goodbye and headed off to find her bell wearing friend. Asuna had disappeared around the corner and out of the girl's sight. Now if only she could think of a plan to persuade her…
With Naruto…
Naruto let out a yawn as he continued cloud gazing. The blonde ninja was leisurely lying on the footsteps of the fountain. His face was still tinted pink from the incident in the nurse's office with one blue haired girl.
That was a close call for him...
Fortunately, he was able to get her out of his mind for a short time, by going about trying to find the quad that Negi had said. Using the map given to him, finding the place was easy and he soon enjoyed some relaxation.
The ninja turned his head to the side to inspect the area once more. It surprised him to see what their quad would look like. Sure he's been in similar places back at Wales, but not anything like the one he was in right now. The ones back there were not as large and elegant looking. Here, trees and plants were neatly placed around the area, outlining a clear rectangular formation. And while one side had a nice looking field with lush filled trees, the other was the campus, built with bricks and skillfully crafted architectures. At the very center of this stood a large fountain-like structure with two statues on top; one clearly a beautiful mage bearing a staff, and the other, a warrior kneeling beside her, with sword and shield in hand- ready to defend the mage from any harm.
All in all, it was a great place to take a nap.
"I wonder how long I've been sleeping…"Naruto said out loud.
Using his hands as a pillow, the blonde repositioned himself to look up at the blue sky once more.
"I guess I can take a few more minutes of rest."
Eyes drooped slowly and the feeling of the welcoming wind allowed Naruto to enter a dreaming state. He was only out of it for a few minutes when an unexpected disturbance awoke him.
Cold liquid water splashed over his face causing him to jolt awake, sputtering.
"What the hell!" He cursed in English as he tried to wipe the water off of his face.
"Hi Naruto!" A slightly high-pitched voice greeted.
The blonde ninja already knew who it was and growled. "Negi, you little brat! What was that for?"
Negi smiled sheepishly and he held his staff close to him. The same one he always carries around.
"I wanted to pay you back for all those pranks you pulled on me 4 years ago!" The child teacher said in defense, grinning.
"…"
Naruto couldn't retort to that since he did deserve it for treating his little bro a bit roughly back then.
"You could at least punch me rather than shower me with cold water." The blonde grumbled, now reverting to his native tongue.
Negi laughed and took a seat next to him. "Well, at least it wasn't much."
The blonde grunted in response and sat properly. No point in napping now.
"Whatever…Say, where's Konoka-chan?" He asked, noticing the bubbly girl missing. Naruto was pretty sure that she would be here any moment now that Negi is with him. Didn't that mean class is on some break or something?
"She's busy talking with Asuna- your other roommate." Explained Negi as he pulled out his class roster from the bag he had carried with him. "Here, I'll show you."
"Why didn't they just come see me here?"
Naruto scooted closer to Negi to get a better look at the dark green folder in hand.
"It must be because of how Asuna-san is…"
"Is she bad?"
"No… at least not as bad… it's just, I don't think she'll like the idea about you staying there…"
Turning to another page, Negi skimmed through the pictures to find her.
"Well, I kinda expected that…"
"Yes, well, we'll see how things go. Hopefully she won't mind. Ah! Here we go!" Negi pointed at the picture of a girl. "Her name is Asuna Kagurazaka."
Naruto politely took the folder from him and took a closer look. This Asuna character had orange ponytails on both sides of her hair with bell looking objects keeping them together. Her eyes were similar in that they were a sparkling blue. She looked okay to him. "So she's my final roommate?"
Negi nodded. "She's also kind of like you…"
At this, Naruto raised an eyebrow, effectively drawing his attention from the roster. "And may I ask how we're similar?"
The child teacher let out a grin, already knowing his response. "Well, for one, both of you can be hot tempered."
"Hey!"
"Take it easy Naruto!" Negi laughed when he was pulled into the traditional head ruffling. "I still haven't finished!"
"Nah, it's alright, just forget it. I'll find out later."
Naruto released his kid brother and proceeded to examine the rest of the 2-A girls. His eyes immediately landed on Konoka's picture, which just happened to be at the very top. "I didn't know you were Konoka-chan's sensei…"
"What did you think I was to her then?" The smiling teacher asked.
"Just another teacher that everyone knows."
Negi shook his head with some chuckling. He missed these conversations they had, it felt really good to have a family member with him. This way he didn't have to feel so homesick.
The child teacher glanced up to find the library trio, as he dubbed them when they were grouped, making their way down the stairs.
"Hey! Ako-chan is in your class too!" The blonde said in surprise. His mind wondered off to the girl, but it didn't roam too far.
"Aniki (bro), you need to disappear and fast!" Panicked Negi, with his hands flailing around.
"What? Why?" Naruto asked in confusion.
Moments later, he spotted three figures heading down the stairs of the campus.
"Hey, isn't that your students?" He questioned, noticing the familiar faces upon looking over their appearance on the roster.
"Yes! But I haven't told them about you yet!" Negi exclaimed.
He hastily cast a minor concealment spell over his blonde brother. He hoped it was enough to hide him from people gazing from a far. It wouldn't work if they were getting closer, however.
"You gotta leave, quick!"
"How come I can't just stay here?" Whined Naruto.
He sat unmoving.
"Naruto!" Negi whispered desperately.
"Negi-sensei!" greeted Haruna.
Negi gulped and turned towards the girls. "H-hey girls… let me explain."
All three girls, Haruna, Yue –who was drinking some sort of juice– and Nodoka tilted their heads in confusion.
"Explain what sensei?" Yue asked.
"About…" Negi turned to Naruto who was…gone? Where'd he go?
"Sensei?" It was Haruna's turn to grab his attention.
"Uh… nevermind, it was nothing." He dismissed, still wondering what happened to his blonde bro. "So what do you need?"
A mischievous smile formed on Yue and Haruna's lips.
"We were wondering if you can help us with something…" Haruna explained while she motioned Nodoka to move forward.
"A problem? Sure, I'll be glad to help."
Naruto, who had henged into Negi's green booklet watched with interest while at the same time fighting the temptation to peek under the girls' skirts. His current form and location on the ground gave him a lot of encouragement.
I should have just henged into a fly… Ignoring those thoughts he continued to struggle with his perverted side. Damn you Ero-sannin for making me read those cursed books of yours!
"U-um s-sensei…?" whispered Nodoka.
Naruto found her a bit interesting and very cute looking.
Heh… there's another one. I guess this place produces really nice looking girls. Too bad no one would want to go out with me. The blonde sighed, causing Yue to glance down at his direction. She found two green rosters which felt odd to her since she was sure that teachers only had one…
"Did you do something to your hair, Nodoka-san?" Negi asked, while pulling out his English book and a led pencil. "Cause you look really nice." He gave her a charming smile.
This had the affect of causing the navy-blue haired girl to blush as her two friends grabbed onto her shoulders.
"Isn't she?" chirped Haruna.
"Her hair is always in the way so her face was constantly covered." added Yue.
She and Haruna both lifted Nodoka's bangs, revealing the face behind it.
Naruto gaped with a hint of pink. If he could have whistled right now, he would have.
Wow… she's cuter than Sakura-chan!
Nodoka, who had gone beet-red in the face, fled from her sensei. "No!"
Her friends followed after her while giving their apologies.
"Nodoka!" yelled Yue, as she chased after her shy friend.
"Sorry Negi-kun! We'll talk to you some other time." Haruna waved goodbye and quickly headed after her two friends.
"Huh?" the child blinked after them. "Did I say something to offend her?" he asked himself worriedly.
As they disappeared from sight, Naruto took the time to release his jutsu. "Well, that was interesting."
A puff of smoke brought Negi's attention around.
"I thought you left, Aniki…" Negi said, not at all surprise about the little trick he had done.
After all, having a ninja in the family gave him insight on their abilities and what to expect from them.
"Nope, just used a simple Jutsu. Now how about we look for Konoka-chan?" Naruto suggested, grabbing Negi's bag.
The moment he did that an object fell to the ground.
"Hey, what's this?" Naruto picked up the fallen vile of…something… and held it out to his little brother.
"Ah, those are!" Negi quickly snatched the object from Naruto and grabbed his stuff. "I gotta go do something; I'll see you after school! Meet you here!"
The child teacher took off in a hurry, speeding his way towards his class in hopes of making and delivering a certain potion. Asuna's love potion to be exact.
Naruto blinked in bewilderment. "Okay…?" Did I just miss something?
After a few minutes of thinking and staring, he decided to leave. But before he could take a step something by the fountain caught his attention.
His eyes widened.
"Oh crap! He left his staff!" The blonde cried out in panic.
Quickly grabbing the object, he hurriedly ran after the child teacher.
He got lost a minute later…
"Where was that building again?" He asked himself, scratching the back of his head while reading the map.
Back at the classroom of 2-A!
"Come on Asuna, please let him stay!" Begged Konoka.
"I told you, I won't allow it!" Asuna replied, spinning around from her seat to face the other way. "There's no way I'm letting another male in our room…"
"But Negi-kun is a male and you're fine with him…" Konoka argued while tugging at her best friend's arm-sleeves."So how come you won't let Naruto-kun stay?"
The orange haired girl sighed. Asuna was getting a headache with this argument. After Konoka had broken the news to her that another person was going to be rooming with them, Asuna became more than a little angry with the headmaster. She was already taking care of Negi and now she had to take care of this Naruto person too! A guy no less! What was her Headmaster exactly thinking?
So of course Asuna denied the request. There was just no way she was going to be stuck with another male, nuh uh. No sir! She was not going to have it.
Unfortunately, Konoka didn't agree with her. The brunette went so far as to pester the orange head while defending her grandpa's order. The feisty girl was starting to think that there was something going on with this Naruto guy and Konoka. She just wasn't sure what that was.
"My decision is final, Konoka." She said once more, not bothering to face her brunette friend.
"Asuna!" Whined Konoka.
The brunette continued to tug at her. She was acting like a kid that was trying to persuade her mother to buy her a brand new doll.
"What part of 'no' do you not get, Konoka?" Asked Asuna, finally giving her, her attention. "Why did you even agree? You barely know the guy!"
Konoka shook her head. "I do too! We got to know each other this morning and I really got to know him. He's a real nice guy, Asuna, you'll like him!"
"Well, I don't know him, so I won't allow him to stay in our room."
"But you won't even meet him." Konoka countered although this time she stopped tugging and instead eyed her friend intensely. "Just go see him at least…'
Asuna finally cracked and slumped in defeat. They had argued for a good 10 minutes already….
She let out a sigh. "Alright… I'll have a look at him… but if I don't like how he is, then you already know my answer."
"Of course! You won't regret meeting him!" Konoka beamed in victory.
Yay, for begging like an annoying kid.
A moment later, Negi came running in, clutching a pink, glowing vile of liquid.
"Asuna-san! Asuna-san!" he called out. "Do you remember the…" He stopped talking upon spotting Konoka, as well as the other girls gazing at him curiously.
The child teacher totally forgot about where he was.
"Come here!" Asuna commanded, grabbing her sensei's hand and dragging him to the hallway.
"You really should watch yourself Negi!" She whispered in a hush tone. "If you had spilled whatever you were going to say, then I wouldn't be able to help you…"
Negi looked down in slight shame for being so childish-which he wasn't; but that didn't last too long as he gave his student a smile. "Guess what, Asuna-san!"
The orange haired girl crossed her hands over her chest and reluctantly replied. "What is it now…?"
"You know when you said you wanted a love potion?"
The girl nodded slowly.
"Well, I got one right here! See?" Negi held up his potion.
Asuna looked at it with a mixture of confusion and a slight bit of irritation. "I thought you said you couldn't make one?"
"I did, but after I found my grandfather's vile of magic ingredients in my bag, I was able to make it." He gestured for Asuna to take it. "Here you go!"
"Why… no thanks." She said bluntly.
Now it was Negi's turn to look confused. He was sure that Asuna would have gone for the love potion, so he wondered why she didn't want it anymore. "How come?"
Asuna looked away blushing slightly, the event in which she used him as a test dummy for her confession remained fresh in her mind.
"Let's just say I took your words to heart." She said softly. "Besides, it's probably not going to work."
With that said she spun on her heel and headed back inside the classroom.
"But Asuna-san!" Negi ran after her. He made this for her and she's not even going to take it? Now what was he supposed to do with this illegal use of magic?
Having had enough with the whole whining from people, Asuna spun around and snatched the potion from his hands. "I told you, I don't want it!"
"But it will work!" Negi said reassuringly.
"How about you try it and see if it does!"
Not giving her child teacher a chance to response, Asuna forcefully shoved the pink vile down the kid's throat.
"Taste good?" She smirked.
"!"
Negi stumbled back coughing from the sudden inhale of magic liquids. Asuna on the other hand, smiled triumphantly when none of her classmates seemed to react. All they did was stare at them.
"See I told you it wouldn't work."
Regaining his composure and breath, the teacher went into a thinking position. He was pretty sure he did the formula right. There were no missing ingredients and yet it failed. So what exactly did he do wrong?
Wrapped up in his own thinking, Negi didn't notice the figure behind him drawing closer, until it was too late.
"Negi-kun!" Chirped Konoka, as she latched onto the child teacher and pressed her cheeks against his. "You're so cute!"
The Konoe heiress rubbed her cheek with Negi's for a bit before clasping onto both sides with her hands. She leaned in with a distant looking face and red cheeks.
"Konoka!" Asuna was surprised by the sudden attraction and not to mention bold action. "wha-"
"Konoe Konoka! Just what are you doing to Negi-sensei!" Ayake demanded. She marched towards them angrily. "Please don't treat him in such a way!"
"It's okay Class Rep." Negi said while attempting to push Konoka away as gently as he could. "I'm sure she's just joking around."
"But sensei…" Whatever the blonde girl wanted to say never came out. She blinked and gawked at Negi like he was some kind of surprise gift for her.
"Class rep-san?"
"Oh, Negi-sensei!" Ayaka kneeled down with one knee and presented a bouquet of flowers at him that totally came out of nowhere. "Pease, accept these as my confession of love for you."
Asuna, couldn't believe this. The potion actually worked and to think she didn't give it a chance. Now she was regretting it.
"Negi-kun!"
"Negi-sensei!"
"Negi-bozou!"
Cries from numerous girls behind Asuna made her spin around to confront them… only to be trampled seconds later.
"Gah!"
"Whoa!" Negi yelped and sped out of there.
"D-damnit Negi…" Grumbled Asuna. "Why do you get into these things?" … then again this was kind of my fault…
Meanwhile with Naruto!
Stealthily sneaking around the building was Naruto. The blonde shinobi finally found the place he had been searching for. He was currently trying to get inside while diligently avoiding students that might be wondering around the place. It was easy of course since he had the skills and physical ability to move around silently and swiftly.
Once inside, Naruto carefully walked through the corridors, making sure to keep alert for anything. He was also looking for Negi so he could give back his staff to him. And when he finally reached the hallway he had seen earlier, he was greeted by the person he was looking for.
…Except not in the way he would expect.
"Aniki help me!" Negi called out to him.
The blonde's only instinctive thing to do was to toss the wooden staff ahead of him and run for cover. Naruto did not like what he was seeing. Fortunately, the child teacher managed to catch the staff in time to cast a wind spell to increase his speed.
Naruto had to stick to the wall as Negi came running by in top speed with his wind magic. The blonde however, didn't move from his spot, for a horde of girls came passing by not a second later. A few of them he recognized instantly. Sakurako, Misa, Madoka and Makie, all four were Negi's student.
"God damn… what was that all about?" Naruto mumbled as he moved to the center of the hall way.
"Negi-kun!" A familiar voice shouted out.
Naruto spun around just in time for Konoka to slam right on him.
WHAM!
"Gyahh!" Both teens fell to the ground, dazed.
Rubbing his head in pain, Naruto groaned and tried to get back up. He couldn't.
"Eh?" He blinked and looked at the girl lying on top of him with swirls in her eyes. "Oh no! Konoka-chan!
The blonde shinobi panicked and gently lifted her off of him. Then with great care, he placed her against the wall and checked if she was hurt. After what happened a minute ago, Naruto wasn't going to take any chances and so kept an eye out for any stampeding school girls.
"Konoka are you alright?" He shook her lightly in an effort to wake her up.
"Hey you! What are you doing with my friend?"
Naruto was ready for anything at this point so when he turned around he immediately dodged and closed his eyes. A girl had boldly sent a flying kick at him, hence why he ducked to the side to avoid it. As for why he closed his eyes, well… let's just say it's bad for a girl to do a flying kick like that when they were wearing short school skirts. That would just give him a perfect view of their… panties- which he already cursed at himself for looking.
The girl continued her assault much to Naruto's surprise.
"Who are you?" She demanded. "What did you do Konoka?"
The unidentified student sent another spin kick at him.
Sensing the oncoming attack, Naruto raised his left hand to block it and was surprised by the force behind the kick. This got him to open his eyes and when he did, he let his guard down just enough for the girl, who he now recognized as Asuna, to slug him.
The punch wasn't as effective as her kick, but it was enough to make Naruto wince and take a step back.
"W-wait!" He tried to say.
"Forget it!" Asuna let loose another kick, this time aiming for his open side.
Naruto anticipated this, however, and easily countered. Grabbing her foot with his free hand he pulled her towards him. Then what he did next had both of them blushing.
"L-let me go y-you…. y-you person!" She cried out, struggling to free herself from her opponent's grasp.
Naruto had pulled her into a bear hug, hence their red face. He didn't want to let go unless he risked another blow from the girl, so he just kept her in his arms until he could explain. She wasn't the only one to be uncomfortable. The girl's developed chest was pressing against his and the fact that she was thrashing around wildly made it grind against him. He just hoped she wouldn't do something to move her head because if she did, then he was sure that he'll be beaten to a pulp for stealing her first kiss.
That was exactly how close they were.
"J-just listen to me will you?" The male begged. He was very thankful for wearing his dark shades at the moment since it concealed part of his red face.
"No!" Asuna replied fiercely. "You did something to my best friend and you ain't going to get away with it!"
"That's what I'm trying to explain!" Naruto exclaimed. "Now listen to me Asuna-san!"
Asuna stopped her struggling and stared wide eyed at him. "H-how do you know my name?"
"I'll tell if you would listen to me quietly…" Naruto calmly said, allowing his hold to loosen. "Now-"
"ANIKI!" The child prodigy came rushing passed them with a gust of wind.
Asuna blinked, temporarily forgetting about the guy in front of her. "Negi?"
"Shit!" Naruto swore and quickyl pressed himself and Asuna to the wall.
"H-hey what are you doing?"
Not soon after she uttered those words did a wave of oncoming girls rushed by. Some were carrying nets while others held numerous gifts. What really caught Asuna's eye however, was Ayaka riding a horse among the crowd. Just where the hell did she get that? And isn't that against the school rules?
"That was close..." The blonde sighed in relief as he released blushing girl.
Shaking from her strange experience, Asuna immediately bombarded the guy questions.
"Tell me who you are and what you're doing here?" she demanded.
Due to her loud voice, Konoka managed to wake up. She shook her head slightly to shake the daze and then slowly stood up.
"Oh… my head." she groaned. "What happened?"
"Konoka!"
"Konoka-chan!"
The brunette glanced up at them and immediately brightened at the sight of her blonde friend.
"Naruto-kun!" She smiled and gave him a friendly hug, much to Asuna and Naruto's surprise. "I thought you were still at the quad?"
"Ehehe… I kind of had to return something of Negi's." He scratched his cheeks nervously not at all bothered by the second hug he received today. Boy, was he attracting a lot of these lately…
Konoka tilted her head to the side. "His stuff?"
"Erhm!" Asuna cleared her throat out loud. "I'm right here, you know?"
The brunette turned to her friend with a grin, instantly switching from Naruto's attention to her Best friend. "Asuna! This is Naruto-kun; the guy I was telling you about."
The blonde rubbed his head sheepishly and bowed in apology. "Yo… I guess I have a lot of explaining to do, huh?"
Asuna just nodded, although Naruto could see the anger burning in her eyes.
Sheepishly, the blonde went about telling her his story. He first told her about how he was looking for Negi to give back his staff. Then he told her about how he ran into him and finally he told her of his status as her new roommate, as well as his job as their tutor. Konoka had helped with explaining this part, even though she was still slightly dizzy of what happened earlier.
"And that's about it…" Naruto finished. "Sorry about the whole hugging thing."
"Hugging thing?" Konoka questioned.
Naruto shook his head at her with a half smile. "I'll tell you about it later."
The pair then turned to Asuna for her approval.
"So Asuna, do you think he can stay?" The brunette asked, hoping her friend would say yes.
Naruto was a bit nervous about being accepted, but he steeled himself and looked directly at Asuna. He really hoped he can stay with them so he won't have to pay for any hotel, plus he'll get a chance to spend some time with both his Little bro Negi AND the lovely Konoka.
The twin-pony tailed girl closed her eyes and she crossed her arms. She didn't like the idea of another guy living in her room, but if the headmaster had ordered it and Konoka was so persistent, then…
"Just give him a chance." Konoka pleaded, now activating her special puppy dog eyes.
Naruto wanted to do it too, but he couldn't, since it'll probably have no affect on Asuna. He wished it did so he'll get a better chance at being accepted.
Asuna gave a sigh and very reluctantly nodded at them. "Fine… he can stay- but only if he behaves and doesn't cause any trouble."
Both teens in front of her nodded their heads vigorously in response. Konoka cheered delightfully and once again pulled Naruto into a hug. She slung her arm around the blonde's neck and pulled him close to her in a very friendly manner.
"Yay! Naruto-kun is staying with us!" She cheered.
Naruto happily returned the hug by slipping both his arms around her waist. "I'm glad too!"
"Thanks Asuna!" they chorused.
The orange haired girl gave another sigh at them. If anyone were to see them right now they would most likely think they were a couple. With Naruto holding Konoka around the waist, and she encircling her arms around the blonde's neck with both faces merely inches apart, smiling at each other… yeah, they would probably think of that.
"Hm?" Asuna stopped her observation when a thought popped into her mind. "Naruto, can I talk to you for a minute?"
The hugging pair broke apart, albeit a little reluctantly. This went unnoticed by Asuna. Konoka was about to include herself, when Asuna shook her head. "I need to talk to him alone, Konoka."
There was a hesitant pause before the brunette complied. Once they both stepped a few feet away from her, the two began their conversation.
"Yeah?" Naruto was grinning from ear to ear. "What do you need?"
Asuna leaned into his ear and whispered. "Are you a mage as well?"
The blonde's eyes widened in surprise. "H-how do you know about that!" this isn't good, how did she know about them? Was she one of those agents that the headmaster was talking about?
Asuna smirked. "Yeah… I know about you guys-but don't worry." She added quickly. "I promised Negi-bozou, not to tell."
So it was Negi's fault. Naruto mentally hit himself in the face. Darn it Negi… how did you get yourself into these things? He slumped forwards looking troubled. "Let me guess what he did… He spilled the beans on the first day…"
The girl in front of him grinned.
"He used magic to get himself into this…"
"Yep."
"… Because he either wanted to save someone or was careless when he performed magic…"
"Actually, it's both." Asuna commented.
"Damn it, that brat…" Scowled Naruto.
The bell wearing girl would have loved to see the angry look of her new roommate, but the glasses were in the way. Oh, and the said person came running by again.
"Please, someone help me!" Negi begged, now looking like he was sweating pretty badly.
"Negi-kun!" Cried out Konoka once she saw him, but like last time, she turned zombie like and nearly went after him.
"Wait Konoka-chan!" Naruto called out as he rushed after her and grabbed her wrist. He was gentle enough to tug her towards his awaiting arms. The sudden action shook the brunette out of her state and promptly fell unconscious once again.
"Naruto, take care of her, I'm going after Negi!" Asuna shouted out. She was already down the hall and hot on pursuit. "You better not do anything to her!"
"I'm not a pervert!" Naruto hollered back. That proved to be bad as the doors to the classrooms slowly opened. Oh shit...
Cursing slightly, Naruto picked the unconscious Konoka up, bridal style, and ran after Asuna in top speed. The doors soon fully opened and numerous heads of the students peeked out of it. They looked around for any signs of the commotions that they have heard only to find nothing. They all blinked and shrugged it off before returning to their own activities.
Negi's scene!
"Thank you…(huff)… Nodoka-san!" Negi panted out, as he took in some much needed air.
Running for nearly 15 minutes at top speed was still a little tiring for him. It looked like he still needed to increase his own stamina.
"No problem sensei." Nodoka turned her key on the door to the library. "You'll be safe here. I've locked the door, so no one can get in."
Negi nodded at her with a smile, which caused Nodoka to blush as she made her way towards him. Even though she looked like she was calm in the outside, she was really nervous in the inside.
"Wow!"
Negi stood in awe at his surroundings. Hundreds upon hundreds of books littered the room, some were incased in shelves while others sat on top of tables. What's more fascinating about the library was the painting on the ceiling. Angels, clouds and many beautiful designs of what looked like heaven were painted up there.
"This place is amazing!"
"I'm glad you like it here sensei…this place was founded by a European a hundred years ago." Nodoka explained while walking closer to him. "So books from all over Japan and anywhere else had been piling inside."
"Well, it looks like every book in the world is in here." Negi commented as he picked up a black hard covered book from a nearby shelf.
"Not really, sensei…" Her voice was rather really close to him. "Library island… has a bigger… collection."
The girl paused for a moment making Negi look at her.
"…And sensei…"
"Y-Yes?" The child teacher slowly backed away seeing that Nodoka had gotten way too close for comfort. Her eyes scared him for they looked exactly like the other students who've been chasing him a few minutes ago.
"You smell really nice… and handsome…" The bookstore girl crept closer to him with a blushing face. "Negi-sensei…"
"NOT YOU TOO!" Cried out Negi as he ran away from her. He really wished he hadn't made that damn Potion.
"Wait Sensei… I want to do something with you." Nodoka ran after him.
Do something? Oh you'll do something to me alright, but not in the way I want it! Thought Negi, as he frantically dodged her grasp.
"Please, Negi-sensei!" Nodoka moaned out his name.
She lifted herself up the shelves where Negi had maneuvered to.
"I'm sorry Nodoka-san, but you really need to stop this!"
"But-"
"Look out!"
His warning cry came too late as the shelf wobbled and tipped over. Nodoka yelped in surprise before she slipped off. Negi cursed in English and quickly came to her rescue. Jumping from his spot, he made it just in time to become a soft landing cushion for his student.
Whomp!
"I-itai…" the child teacher grumbled. His student was safe, but now he was in pain. "Are you alright, Nodoka-san?"
"H-hai" She replied before gasping. "Oh no, sensei! I'm so sorry!" She quickly got off of him… only to bump into the same book shelf she fell off on. And the said object suddenly came down on her.
"Nodoka-san!" Using another burst of Magic, Negi had yet again managed to protect his student from harm.
Crash!
Unfortunately, he also landed himself in a very bad position. With the wooden shelf on his back and a blushing Nodoka on the ground directly below him, he knew this was going to lead into a bad situation.
"Negi-sensei…" Nodoka whispered softly.
She was swimming in the most intoxicating feeling of her life. There was a sense of boldness and lust that she just couldn't resist. The feeling was like a magnet attracting to metal; she couldn't pull away, but to just comply and give in to this invisible force. So in response Nodoka gently clasped Negi's cheeks and leaned in slowly.
"Owahh! Wait Nodoka-san! We shouldn't do this!" The teacher tried to reason, his panicked voice not really helping him.
"Yeah… I should stop." Nodoka agreed but continued to close in.
Negi's eyes bulged. What she's saying and doing are two different things! Why Lord! Why did I do deserve this! "You'll r-regret this N-Nodoka-san, so please stop!"
"I will…"
"But you're not… ahhhh, someone help!" The red faced teacher yelled.
Fortunately, his call was answered when the door to the room blew open. Unfortunately, that same door came slamming into the spot that he and Nodoka laid, thus causing him to force a kiss on her.
At the contact, both turned red and broke away with Nodoka fainting from shock. Negi on the other hand didn't get that luxury. He instead fixed a glare at the cause of this incident. There on the door, stood a red faced Asuna (who had seen the whole thing), and Naruto who had just arrived carrying a comfortable sleeping Konoka in his arms.
"Negi! You okay?" Seeing that he was alright, Naruto let out a sigh of relief. "That's good."
"Asuna-san... you-you, why did you have to kick the door so hard!" Negi cried out, as stood up fuming and very red.
"Did I miss something?" Naruto asked as he looked between his little bro and Asuna. Both were looking red faced.
"Nothing!" the two said in unisons.
"Okay… should we get her to the infirmary or…?" the blonde ninja tried to motion to the unconscious looking girl on the ground. Though with Konoka in his arms, doing that was rather hard.
"Yeah, of course!" Asuna said, reverting back to herself and trying to get over her shock of seeing the kiss.
She walked over to the red faced child teacher and gave him a bonk on the head. "That's why you shouldn't make love potions." Picking up her classmate, she headed out leaving both guys and Konoka behind. Asuna was going to have to trust Naruto on taking care of Konoka, since right now, she was starting to get a migrane.
"Seriously… what happened?" Naruto asked as he tried to wake up Konoka. The girl did wake up for a bit, but after feeling how nice it was being carried, she just fell back to sleep once more. She didn't really care who was carrying her. Now this made Naruto sigh somewhat. "You know what Negi…? Let's talk about it when we get to the nurse's office."
Negi could only nod, as he cast a cleaning spell over the damaged property in the library. Once everything was fixed, he headed to the mentioned place while at the same time, trying to forget his slight anger for his student. He also wanted to make the kissing experience he had, dissappear...even though it was a little enjoyable... just a little...
Asuna, Konoka and Negi's room… now adding Naruto
"You're lucky that Nodoka didn't remember anything…" whispered Naruto.
"I know…" replied Negi as he touched his lips. "she was soft though…"
"Hm?"
"Nothing!" Asuna butted in, as she came out of the bathroom, just in time to save Negi from humiliation.
The blonde ninja glanced up at his roommate. She was already dressed in her pink colored PJs. He shrugged the comment off and continued with his work. He didn't notice the grateful looking Negi giving a silent thank you to Asuna who just waved him off. The orange haired girl headed down to her desk and began to do her homework.
"You know... it's a good thing Asuna was nice enough to agree with you staying here." commented Negi, as he watched his bro play with the stuff he brought with him.
"Yeah, she's not so bad…"
"Well, at first she was like a mean monster." said Negi.
"I can hear you two, you know!" Growled Asuna , who was directly in front of them.
The two males laughed. "I'm joking Asuna-san."
"Yeah right…"
That earned another laugh from the two 'Brothers'.
Naruto smiled, as he looked over the goody ninja stuff he brought with him. 3 pouches along with the other gears and items he brought lay scattered on the table , where he and his roommates had dinner that night. Everyone was off doing their own stuff now. Asuna sat at her desk gnawing at the butt of her pencil's eraser, no doubt frustrated over a problem on her homework. Next to him, sat Negi who was eyeing the ninja tools that were spread throughout the table while Konoka was in the kitchen cleaning up the dishes and such. He, however, just sat sorting out his stuff and unpacking his clothes. Now, how did he exactly get his tuff? Well, as it turns out, Takahata came over to drop them off earlier today so by the time they (Naruto, Konoka, Negi and Asuna) came home, it was already here.
"It's a good thing I came up with that idea of you being a collector as well, huh?" Negi whispered as he lifted up a green scroll.
Naruto nodded and began stuffing the shurikens into the empty holsters. It was a little over an hour ago where he had nearly blown his cover because of his ninja tools. When he was settling in earlier, Konoka decided to give him a hand and thus grabbed his weapons bag (The duffel bag) causing Naruto to panic about her finding out already about him being a ninja. He knew that she was just trying to help him with his stuff, but that proved to be bad. After playing a tug of war with his bag, Konoka had accidentally opened the duffel bag, in which he kept his gears and weapons in, and spilled it's contents onto the floor. All three of the other occupants panicked when Konoka asked why he had such sharp looking things. It was only with the quick thinking of Negi, was he able to hide his identity.
"Yeah, good thinking."
"Neh, Naruto-kun." Konoka called out as she began to rinse the plates. "Do you mind helping me with these?"
"Sure!" the blonde replied happily, as he stood up from his spot and went over to help his brunette friend.
Negi and Asuna glanced up at them in curiosity. They couldn't help but feel something going on between their two other roommates.
"Psst! Negi!" Asuna whispered out.
The child teacher glanced from his brother's direction to Asuna. "Yes?" he said.
The orange haired girl gestured for him to come closer. Doing just that he went over to her and spoke. "Do you need help with your homework?"
Asuna bonked him in the head.
"Itai!" Negi began to rub his head. "What was that for Asuna-san?"
"I didn't call you over here for that!" She thrust her thumb back at their two roommates who were cleaning up. "I wanted to ask you about them."
The child teacher looked back at Naruto and Konoka. "What about them?"
"Has anything happened between them?" Asuna asked curiously. She had never seen Konoka act like this before… wearing a much happier smile than usual and even stopping her teasing habit. Just seeing her talk with Naruto like he was someone so close was like they were… they were some kind of couple…
"What do you mean by that Asuna-san?" Negi said, taking his eyes off of his brother and Konoka and looking over his student's work. "I don't see any problem with them… hey! You're cheating!" Gasped Negi. "You cant do this Asuna-san. This is very disappointing!"
SWATH! WAK!
"Pay attention will you!" Growled Asuna, as she shook her clenched hand at him, the weapon of choice (a rolled up newspaper) tightly held by it. She did that to gain his attention on the matter at hand, as well as distract the young teacher from reading her assignment.
Once again, Negi rubbed his throbbing head. "You're cruel Asuna-san!"
"I would have not done that if you actually took my question seriously!"
"But I did!" exclaimed the child teacher. "There is nothing going on between my Aniki and Konoka."
"You sure about that?" Asuna pushed forward, she wasn't satisfied with just that simple answer. "Are you sure that they're…not an item?" She concluded, her eyes narrowed.
Negi went silent for a moment, as he considered what her orange haired student had just said. Were Naruto and Konoka an item? Did they already like each other the moment they met? Things were going through his mind, until a good reason suddenly popped in his head.
The child teacher laughed. "Yeah… I'm sure there is nothing going on with them. Naruto is just like that. He can make anyone change, whether it was someone sad, me… or even you Asuna-san." He paused as he looked up at his brother figure. "He has a special gift to do that… I've noticed it ever since I met him… and that's something I want to have."
Thwap!
"Don't ack like that!" Asuna said, her face was slightly flushed because of the sudden mood that Negi pulled. Turning an exciting and sort of funny atmosphere between them to a sappy and semi-dramatic one… "You both have that ability…" She mumbled quietly.
"That's it!" Negi growled, surprising his student. "I'm giving you more homework!"
"What!"
"Now, I want a full page reflection essay of yourself, using the basic English sentence formats-gah let go!" Asuna had began to choke him and shake him madly.
"Why you little!"
"Hey! Stop that Asuna!" cried out Konoka. "What did he do?"
Naruto sweat dropped at what was happening with his little bro and his roommate. Should he go help him?….nah. "It's alright Konoka-chan." He said, as he patted her back lightly. "They're just playing around."
"Aniki help!" called out Negi, as he escaped the clutches of Asuna and was now running around in a circle with the orange haired girl following after.
"See!" Laughed Naruto, although he felt a little bit worried about what was going to happen to Negi if Asuna managed to catch him. "Nothing but fun stuff."
"I guess you're right." replied the brunette, as she began finishing up the remaining dishes. Naruto, who stood next to her, had his orange sleeves rolled and was currently drying the washed cups or dishes that she handed. She smiled warmly at him before unconsciously moving a bit closer.
"By the way Naruto-kun." She said. "Thank you."
"Hmm?" Her blonde friend gave her a questioning look. "Why'd say that?"
"Asuna told me, that you were the one taking care of me while I fainted. So, thank you." Konoka smiled up at him with rosy colored cheeks.
"N-no problem." He stuttered. "I'm just glad you're feeling okay."
Konoka giggled before silence overcame them both. The brunette didn't mind, but Naruto did so he just had to break it. "So!…" he started getting his old self back.
"Do I take the couch or sleep on a futon tonight?" Naruto asked her, as he put away the cleaned and dried cups. It still amazes him how he can be so comfortable and familiar with his surroundings already, having been in the room for only an hour… Man he was good at adapting.
"If you want Naruto-kun…" Konoka stopped rinsing for a moment and looked at Naruto with a slightly blushing face. "You can sleep with me."
Naruto nearly dropped the glass cup he was holding because of this suggestion. "W-What did you say?" he asked, making sure he heard correctly. A part of him was hoping that he misheard, while the other half wanted it to be true.
"I said-" the brunette began to say.
Ding dong!
"I'll get it!" called out Konoka, as she dried her hands. "Is it okay if you finish this for me?" she asked the blonde, who was slightly blushing like her.
Naruto nodded silently in response.
"Alright thanks." and before she went over to see who the guests were, she leaned in at Naruto and whispered. "The offer will stand… so think about it."
Ding Dong!
"Be right there!" Konoka called out as she walked over to the door.
Naruto had his jaw down on the ground. Now he knew what she had said. He could feel his face heating up from all the hot blood going up to his head, as well as the scenarios that involved with what Konoka had said. Her and him sleeping together…. Oh man, he really hoped she was just teasing him.
"What the hell am I thinking." the blonde began to pound his own head agaisnt the metal sink. It was only after feeling the stares from someone, did Naruto stop and glance up. Asuna and Negi who were in between a frozen pillow fight were looking at him. Did they see what just happened just now?
"You guys!" Konoka cried out in panic, as she came running back. "It's Haruna and the others! They're looking for help from Negi-kun."
Naruto temporarily forgot about his little issue with her. "So, what's the problem?"
It was Negi that answered. "We can't let them see you, Aniki!"
"But how come?" Naruto really didn't understand why he couldn't just introduce himself to Negi's students. After all, they were going to be his students as well, since he'll be tutoring. "I really don't see any problems."
"That's not it," Negi explained. "I was planning to introduce you sometime tomorrow, but with you still settling down, that's not going to happen." the little teacher began to browse around for any potential hiding spot for his blonde haired friend. "Now where do we put you…"
"How about the closet?" suggested Konoka, as she took hold of Naruto's arm and tugged him towards it. "You can probably fit in."
"Wait, can someone just give me a reason why I should hide?" Naruto begged. He was really starting to get snnoyed with all this hiding.
"Okay, if you want a reason, then fine." Asuna took a deep breath and walked towards him. "If you like being turned into a huggable, stuffed teddy, then introduce yourself to them." She took another step towards him. "If you want to be constantly hunted down by fan girls from our class then make yourself known." She stopped directly in front of Naruto, who gulped. "And if you want to be raped by them then, Be... My... Guest..." She poked his chest with her index finger at the last three words. "Don't think my classmates won't do it- because they will…"
Needless to say, Naruto was frightened about the sudden revelation. "Okay." He said meekly. "Where's a good spot again?"
The group afterwards spent the next 30 seconds trying to find a hiding place for him. They tried the bathroom, but immediately thought against it since Yue might need to go anytime. She always drank liquids so it's a sure thing she will go to the bathroom. Next, they tried the closet… but found it to be stuffed with numerous clothes and other stuff. They tried the landing, but that didn't work since there was no room, with all the stuff and all. Asuna's bed was a no-no since she said: "I'm not going to have a filthy guy on my bed." And lastly, they tried covering him up with a blanket and have him look like a covered furniture… he didn't like that… it was too obvious.
"Darn it!" Naruto cried out. How he wished he could just henged into one of the stuffed animals he's seen in the closet and just replace that. "There has got to be a place somewhere!"
DOK! DOK! DOK!
"Konoka! Are you going to let us in or not?" The voice of Haruna was heard from behind the door.
"Oh no!"
Now the four roommates were panicking… well Asuna couldn't care as much.
Konoka, who in her own interest, grabbed Naruto in the wrist and tossed him in her bed where she pulled the covers over him. Then as fast as a ninja, she grabbed her stuffed animals she's kept in the closet and threw them all over Naruto's form.
"Just stay down there Naruto-kun!" She whispered, as she went to get the door.
Her other roommates where gaping with astonishment. They never expected Konoka to take charge and come up with a plan like this. It was a decent one since all the large stuffed toys would help make Naruto's covered form blend in. The said blonde poked his head out of his cover.
"What happened?" He asked, as he tried to comprehend what he had just gone through. Konoka did a really nice job in confusing him with her ability. She was fast enough to put a ninja into a surprised state.
"Put your head down, you!" Said Asuna, as she went over to him and pushed him back in the covers. "Just stay quiet for as long as you can. Try not to move."
Negi went over to help fix the animals so that they appeared normal looking, like they have been there for a while.
"Negi-sensei!" Haruna bolted right on in. "We have questions about some homework."
Following behind her, was Yue and Nodoka who had the decency to apologize and thank Konoka for letting them in.
"W-well lets get started then!" Said Negi, as he enthusiastically took a seat at the original spot on the table. "Oh boy…"
They forgot to put away one thing…
"Sensei? What are these?" Asked Yue, as she lifted up one of the Kunai knives from the table.
Next to her, were Haruna and Nodoka who took a closer inspection on the items on the table. Haruna recognized them immediately since she was all too familiar with the weapons.
"These are ninja tools!" The girl squealed girlishly. "I've seen them in Mangas, but never before in real life." She began to look at them with great interest. "Where'd you get these, Negi-sensei? Are they yours? "
From his hiding spot, Naruto was sweating badly and more panicky. He totally forgot about his stuff! He just hoped they wouldn't touch any of the paper bombs left on top because if they did, he'll have to act quickly… and most likely pay for the damage.
Both Asuna and Negi nearly lost their cool as well, if it weren't for Konoka.
"Yeah, those are sensei's stuff." the brunette explained cheerfully, as if nothing was out of the ordinary. She went over to the kitchen to make some tea. "What would you guys like?" She was hoping to divert they're curiosity away from Naruto's belongings.
"Milk tea for me!" Haruna said.
"Hot sauced limed tea for me…" Yue was next to order.
"U-um… Just the regular for me." And of course, Nodoka was the last one to reply.
And it worked.
Asuna and Negi sighed inwardly. That was a close call... If Konoka hadn't intervened, then the trio would know that something was up. They had to wonder though, how their brunette friend can be this cool and composed at this time… it was mystery, and even Asuna had trouble finding a good enough answer.
GO Konoka-chan! Cheered Naruto silently from his hiding spot. He was just glad that his problem was solved.
"Let me clear this up." Said Negi, as he quickly put away his bro's stuff. Though he had to be careful doing it since he noticed that a few of the objects happened to be an explosive tag. He gulped as he gently put that one away. Once everything was gone, the group finally began to settle in.
Asuna resumed her 'cheating' and Konoka readied the tea. While the rest of the group tried to find a good seat. Meanwhile, Naruto lay motionless on the bed…covered by the soft and often annoying stuffed toys.
"Alright so what do you need?" Asked Negi, who had finally calmed down as he took a seat on a blue pillow.
Nodoka and Haruna managed to get a good sitting position, except for Yue. She had trouble with hers, so glancing around she tried to find something that would suit her. And when she did, she got up and went over to grab it.
Negi and everyone else was now focused on her.
"Do you need something from there?" asked Negi, his voice slightly shaky because of his nervousness.
Naruto tensed up, as he felt Yue approach his position. Shit! What does she want? This is not good!
"I just wanted to switch this pillow with this one." Yue said, grabbing a large pink turtle looking stuffed animal. Unfortunately, it was the same one that covered Naruto's spot.
Panic rained upon the four roommates when Yue paused to look at the bulging cover. There was something behind it.
"What's this?" She asked as she reached over to grasp the sheet which covered Naruto.
"Yue that's…" Negi tried to stop her.
Naruto's heart was throbbing like crazy when he felt the sheets being pulled off. Was this it?
Hell no! I can't be found out here! I don't want to be raped!
The blonde ninja tried to think of something to escape, but nothing seemed to come into mind. He closed his eyes and waited for the coming doom that Asuna spoke of about her classmates.
Gasps erupted once the covers were pulled off.
"W-what!" Yue's eyes widened in surprise.
Authors note: Woot! Was that a good read or what? Was planning to post this way earlier, but I got home late lol. Thats life for you. Well thanks and move on to chapter 3 revised…when it's up (again)!