Author notes:
Well hello guys! This is the 14th chapter of this fic and the 6A chapter chronologically, as always before I start this chapter I have to say a few stuffs. First, I'm very sorry for the delay, last week was very hard for me because of exams and I have to review so I didn't have time to type this chapter down last week but since I have time today so I'll update, I'm also very sorry for the grammatical errors my chapters bring, I'm really trying myself to lessen or at least read my chapters before I post them, so I'm very sorry if you guys are still able to notice grammatical errors. And lastly thank you Miss NamiUchiha1313 for the review, I appreciate it.
Disclaimer:
I do not own Negima? Nor Mahou Sensei Negima! It is created by Ken Akamatsu and I don't have any affiliation with him nor the staffs that created the anime and manga what so ever… although I own the Striker couple… and Seigehat as well as for other OC's that will come up in the later chapters as the story progresses…
Notes:
Now that we are entering the Kyoto arc, the updates are like this. Any chapter that has (I) in it, it means that the chapters setting is on morning (AM), while (II) on Afternoons(PM 1-5) while (III) are on nights (6-12pm) we all know that the nights have main events in it so that chapter will be longer than the other ones (this only applicable in the Kyoto arc). Remember this is based on the anime Negima? So some of the facts displayed be the anime is the same as this but this story will follow the original manga storyline but with editions I made up by myself, I hope you guys enjoy this chapter!
Chapter 6A: Kyoto day 1 (II): Storyline chapter
"I want to play a game with you," Luna said as the violet-haired girl stood up from her seat towards the girl who called her.
"What kind of game Luna-san?" Yue asked curiously. Haruna stops her sketching as she saw Yue stood up from her seat walking towards the brown-haired girl. Asuna, Konoka and Setsuna also looked behind hearing the girls' conversation while Negi looked bewildered as to the intention his student.
"It's a popular game called Magical duel," Luna said as she took out a deck of cards from her bag as Jason sighed knowing what she is up to.
"I know that game Luna-san," Yue said as she also took out a deck of cards from her pocket, "I played this game quite some time now,"
"That's good to hear Yue-san," Luna smiled as she calls to Konoka who was in front of her; asking if she and Yue can change seats for a bit which the taller girl accepted. Yue arranged the seat so she is in front of the brown-haired girl.
"What is that game Luna-san?" Negi asked the brown-haired girl seated next to him, as the two girls arranged their respective decks, Luna explained it to the teacher.
"Sensei, it's a popular game nowadays," Luna explained as she took five cards on top of the deck then arranging it. "It's a game where you play cards that have displays of magic spells and the only way to win is to deplete the enemies life points,"
Negi nodded as he watch the two girls play, Asuna and Setsuna watched the game with interest while Konoka made a conversation with Haruna. Jason listened to his music while looking at the game, some of the girls continued chatting with their friends. The brown-girl made the first move putting down a fire warrior card on the cloth made-like table.
"Let's make this game a bit more interesting Yue-san," the brown haired girl said as she waits for her opponent to make her move.
"What do you suggest Luna-san?" Yue asked as she put down a magic card of her own.
"Let's make a bet," Luna said as she took another card from her deck then looking at the violet-haired girl smiling, setting a card on the abilities section then ending her turn.
"A bet?" Yue asked. "What kind of bet?"
"It's simple really," Luna continued as she watches the violet-haired girl. "If you beat me in this game, I'll give you let say this card," taking another card from her pocket and showing it to her opponent. Negi, Setsuna, Asuna and Yue recognized the card; it is the same card that Luna gave to Kaede; a card that can activate one of his/her artifacts without activating the contract.
"Wait that's," Yue said shocked, her concentration on the game quickly faded as she watch the brown-haired girl put the card on the table.
"Yep, the mirror of extended power artifact card," Luna said as she watch Yue and Negi look at the card then to her.
"Wow," Negi said amazed as he looks at the girls playing with each other. He smiled when he saw the happy expression of his students, then he felt something moving in his chest pocket, looking down he saw his familiar looking at the two girls. "Chamo-kun?"
"Sorry if I had to hide, Aniki," Chamo said as he looks at the card on the table. "They don't allow pets in the train." Looking at the playing girls he continued. "Ane-san got another card; she must be rich or something,"
"Huh, how much that card cost anyway? You said that it is really expensive," Negi asked confused.
"Yeah, it is really expensive! It cost one hundred thousand ermine dollars Aniki!" Chamo exclaimed, thinking of all that money.
"A hundred thousand ermine dollars?" Negi asked as thinks of how much it would be in yen.
"What will happen if I lose?" Yue asked as she regained her composure, thinking if this girl got another purpose. Placing another card on the field then ending her turn.
"Let see," Luna smiled as she put her finger on her cheek, thinking. "If you lose, you'll do a partner training course with Negi-sensei,"
"What?" Asuna, Negi and Yue asked, confused at the same time shocked at what the girl just said. Some of the girls heard this and they looked at the direction at the card playing duo.
"Please silent you students, Negi-sensei," a teacher said from the other side of the train, Negi quickly apologized and asked that Asuna and the other girls lower their voice.
"What is this partner training course, Luna-san?" Asuna asked the brown-haired girl annoyed at her suggestion.
"It's a mandatory class me and darling took after I graduated from the academy," Luna explained as she put another card on the field and issued an attack on her opponents monster. "if you're still not convinced, not only you will have this card I will also give you a week of magic training, is that fair enough?"
Negi's eyes widen at the offer of the girl, he can't believe that Luna will bet on such things in just a simple card game, on the other hand, Yue was now sure that Luna was up to something, but those offers are still so good to pass up too.
I suggest you accept, Yue-sama
'What do you mean, Seigehat?'
Luna-sama is willing to bet on such stuff, besides I know you are really good at this game, I know you will win!
Most of the girls who were listening to the battling duo's conversation went near them, as they curiously look at the two of them.
"Sensei, is that magical duel their playing?" Makie asked as she watches the two girls play seriously. Negi nodded as he tells her that they are making a bet on this game.
"But Negi-dono, do you know this partner training course Luna-dono spoke of?" Kaede ask as she heard the teachers' explanation, watching curiously at the playing girls, she watch as the black-haired boy is glancing back and forth between the players.
"I'm sorry Kaede-san," but I was not advised to take that course because I didn't have a partner at that time," Negi explained to the tall girl. "I don't know what they do in that specific training course."
"I see," Kaede replied.
"So what do you say, Yue-san?" Luna smiled as she took another card from her deck. "Are you willing to bet? I say you have nothing to lose, my request is just simple,"
"But before I say anything, what is this training course you speak of?" Yue asked as she put a card down and activated a magic ability card.
"Sorry Yue-san," Luna smiled as she discards all of her card as the effect of the magic card. Getting another set of card she answered. "But I cannot say unless you lose,"
"Fine," Yue smiled as she was getting the upper hand on the game. "Since I have nothing to lose, I'll take on that bet of your, Luna-san,"
"Good," Luna smiled, "prepare to lose, Yue-san,"
"Sorry, but I don't intend to lose," Yue replied.
The girls and Negi watch as the two girls' battle each other out in the card battle, each turn were full pressure for the players as one doesn't intend to lose to the other. The game continued for about ten more minutes, by that time the train was nearing their destination, another five minutes passed on the game until…
"Activate magic ability card, Double damage!" Luna called as she flips a card, Yue knew the ability of the card and she knew she lost.
"I lost," Yue called as she let go of her cards, "such a waste, I almost won,"
"Heh, that was close good thing I drew this card," Luna cheered smiling on her victory. "I won!"
"Aw, Yue-san lost,' Makie watch as the game finally ended, she and some of her classmates who were observing the game was disappointed in the violet-haired girl's lost. Makie knew she cannot blame Yue for loosing; Luna was good at playing this game much better than her.
"Don't worry Yue-san," Luna smiled as she took all of her cards and returned it into a deck before packing it into her bag, looking at her fiancé; the black haired boy nodded, knowing what to do later. "I'll still give you that magic training as a consolation prize, so how's that sound? Oh and don't forget, you and Negi-sensei will start with the training course after we arrive at Kyoto,"
Yue nodded and returned to her proper seat, her thoughts are still on the game. Negi seeing the battle ended announced to the class that they will arrive in Kyoto in a few more minutes, the class cheered while Haruna woke up the sleeping Nodoka and told her about what happened while she was asleep.
"You know, Luna," Jason whispered as he took off his headphones. "You shouldn't play with Ayase-kun like that,"
"I didn't play with Yue-san," Luna denied as she wraps her arms on her fiancé's neck and whispered on his ears. "I did have a hard time battling her; she's really good I must say."
"It's not about the game Luna-," Jason whispered back. "it's about that bet, you know as well as I do what that training course is all about, Negi-sensei here have twenty-eight other partners, do you think that they will accept that if they learn about what did we do in that training course?"
"Don't worry darling," Luna said in her playful voice as she land a kiss on her fiancé's cheek. "I already thought about it last night, I have a plan,"
"What plan?" Jason asked curiously while looking at his fiancé's hair smelling it.
"I'll tell you about it later, but for now, let's just enjoy the ride okay?"
"Yeah sure, whatever you say Luna,"
After a few minutes of the train ride, the class arrived at Kyoto, as the class assemble on the station, Negi once again checked their attendance, after telling the other teachers that his class is complete, they went to their hotel to drop their luggage, the room accommodations for the hotel is just like their groupings but since Jason is a boy, he was roomed with Negi much to the dismay of a certain brown-haired girl.
"Yue-san, Negi-Sensei!" Luna called them before the class left for their first destination; the Kiyomizu temple (pure-water temple). The rest of the girls who knew about the little bet of Yue and Luna didn't ask about what the brown-haired girl is doing but for those who didn't, the situation was explained to them by their classmates. "It's time for the training course!"
"What is this training course anyways?" Negi asked confused as he watched the black haired boy went near him and Yue and held both of their hands.
"What are you doing Jason-san?" Yue asked confused as to why the boy held her hand.
"Simple, Darling if you please!" Luna smiled as her fiancé who was holding their hand, made Negi's right hand hold Yue's left hand by purpose, then Luna chanted an inaudible spell.
O red strings of fate, bound thy two souls together!
A small red glow erupted on the clasped hands of Negi and Yue, the girls watched closely as Negi and Yue tried to let go off each others hands but unable to as an invisible force prevents them.
"Hey! What are you doing Luna-san?" Ayaka called as she ran to the brown-haired girl as she watches as her sensei holding another girls' hand. "Why is Yue-san holding sensei's hand!"
"She lost to a bet that's why," Luna smiled as she watches Negi and Yue try to get their hands separated but unable to.
"Luna-san, stop this immediately," Negi called to the brown haired girl as he was now blushing red from embarrassment.
"Very nice thinking Ane-san, I like your style," Chamo said as he jumped from Negi's shoulder to the black haired boy's shoulder his grin showing, Asuna was not impressed by the ermine's comment.
"You maybe impressed Chamo but I'm not." Asuna said to the white ermine annoyed at something she doesn't understand.
"On the contrary Ane-san," Chamo said getting another chocolate cigarette from nowhere, "this here training is very beneficial to Aniki,"
"And why is it beneficial? What is this training is all about?" Asuna asked not amused by the current situation.
"To improve the relationship of the wizard and his/her partner," Jason explained, "this is the same training me and Luna took 4 years ago,"
"Do not worry, Yue-san, sensei," Luna smiled as she comforted the two. "You'll thank me for this in the long run."
"How long will this training go on Luna-san?" Yue asked as she trying hard not to stutter from the very farm feeling she is getting.
"Let see, this training mostly ends about a year or so, but since this is only a bet I say about until the end of the trip," Luna smiled.
"Until the end of the trip!" Ayaka said shocked, "but that's too long! What will happen if the other teachers find out about this? Sensei will get fired!" she continued as she thought of a way to let her precious teacher of this training course.
"Don't worry about that matter, Iinchou-san," Luna explained as she looks at her 'captives'. "I already have a back-up plan for that,"
"But," Ayaka tried to think of another reason.
"Luna-san, I don't think that I agreed to this," Negi said as he tried to let his hand free but an unknown force stopping him from doing so.
"I know about that sensei," Luna took another glance at her fiancé before continuing. "But before you can react, I'll explain the basic principle in this training course if that is okay with you?"
Luna looked at her classmates, when nobody asked she continued.
"first, this training course will not only boost Yue-san's partner skills but it will also increase the chance of Yue-san getting either a cosplay card or an armor card, how will that happen you will have to find out for yourself Yue-san," Luna explained as her fiancé gave her a blue book and she showed it to everyone a page she opened, the girls and Negi looked at a red spell circle drawn in it as Negi read the description. "Me and darling also took this course 4 years ago, and the results are more beneficial to the both of us, of course I will not say it but trust me it will be of use in the long run," closing the book she continued. "Now Negi-sensei, I know you will disagree with this training course because of two reasons; one is that you are a teacher and Yue-san is your student and it is forbidden for a teacher to have a relationship with his/her student. And second is that because you have twenty-eight other partners and I know most of you guys are already disagreeing in this thing I did."
The class got silent as most girls knew what Luna is talking about.
"But if you can at least manage to figure out this training course, or successfully got at least 1 of the benefits by the end of the trip, I'll give you something, and I know this is something you can't refuse."
"And that is?" Asuna asked not convinced in this training course.
"Information," Luna smiled, "latest information about the Thousand Master, Nagi Springfield."
"What did you say?" Asuna said shocked, she, the class and Negi was shocked of the offer given by the brown-haired girl.
"Information about Negi-dono's father eh," Kaede said as she put her finger on her chin, thinking. "How interesting,"
"So what do you say, Negi-sensei?" Luna asked, her smile never leaver her face.
"Luna, your being manipulative again," Jason muttered to himself as she watch his fiancé, manipulating her sensei to her desires. "Using information like that, you almost sound like 'that person'.
"Did you say something darling?" Luna smiled to her fiancé.
"Nothing, Luna" Jason waved his hands no.
"Sensei," Yue whispered to the teacher, her being close to her teacher made her she his expression, and that made her worry. "Are you alright?"
Negi thought about it for awhile, what the brown-haired girl was offering him was something he cannot just simply pass on to, thinking he had nothing to lose he accepted the brown-haired girls offer much to the dismay of Ayaka, and some of the girls who have a crush on the boy teacher.
"I knew you would accept my offer, sensei," Luna cheered not noticing the looks she was receiving, "so the only things I need to explain are the guidelines in this course. So first is that the spell I put up will only be active at when the sun is up and it will deactivate when the sun is down."
The girls accepted the information, some of them thought that they can at least go near their teacher at night times, Yue sighed in relief knowing that she is not sleeping next to her teacher.
"Secondly, the spell I put can make sensei and Yue-san be separated for at least two meters if both of them accept that the situation is applicable."
Jason demonstrated as he hold the clasped hands of Negi and Yue, guiding the two of them exactly two meters away from each other, Jason demonstrated moving Negi passed the two meters mark but he cannot seeing the invisible force preventing him from doing so. The girls and Negi understood what the brown-haired girl explained.
"Lastly, if sensei or Yue-san cannot be united in about I'd say 3 to 5 minutes the bind will automatically reconnect their hands." (A/N: this is the same magic Nodoka with some help of Yue used in the OVA of Negima?)
As the brown-haired girl explains the guidelines, Yue looked at her best friend; Nodoka was happy yet jealous at her friend for being in that situation, she knew that she and Yue need to talk about things, but seeing the events unfold Nodoka knew that she can only talk to her friend at night so she has to wait for the right moment.
I knew what you're thinking Yue-sama, you know this will affect your friendship with Nodoka-sama, but you and I both know that you secretly wanted this, am I right Yue-sama?
Yue remained silent at the comment of her magical artifact, she knew she cannot argue back because the hat knows her deepest secrets and desires; sighing she used her free hand to get a pack of juice in her pocket, sipping it while glancing at the brown-haired girl.
'Why are you doing this? Luna-san," Yue thought as she thinks of possible ways on why the brown-haired warlock is doing this.
Who knows, I'm not her artifact so I can't make any comment on this one.
'I think you need to shut up now, Seigehat,' Yue commented annoyed.
Yes, Yue-sama
After the discussion on the 'training course', the class went in their respective groups and they are now exploring Kyoto, but since Negi was currently 'tied up' with Yue he decided to go with their group while Ayaka decided that their group will follow them as well.
"Wow! Iinchou look at this!" Makie pointed to the scenery in front of her, their group and Yue's group plus Negi was now on the Kiyomizu temple (pure-water temple); the girls were now looking at the scenery while the 'tied up partners' are near the giant temple (or stage) as Negi observes his surrounding while Yue was drinking on her drink her blush never seems to fade when she saw some people and foreigners were glancing at them then looking at their clasped hands.
Negi-sama, Yue-sama! You two look good together! Ahahaha!
'I'll strangle you if you were here right now, Seigehat!' Yue thought embarrassed by the hat's comments, this was all unknown to the teacher.
"Chizuru-nee, do you think people jumped from this place?" Natsume asked as she looks at the ground below.
"I don't know," Chizuru replied smiling. "Do you want to try Natsume-Chan?"
"Why would I ever do that?" Natsume answered, as the two of them laughed.
"Iinchou, what's wrong?" Makie called to the girl next to her; the class representative was looking at her teacher and Yue, her jealousy was at it's limits as she looks at their clasped hands; If a person who does not know the situation, that person will claim that Negi and Yue were dating by just looking at their hands, and the two's blushing faces.
"Negi-sensei, oh why did it not me holding your hand?" Ayaka muttered to herself. "Oh cruel fate, why must you torture me so?"
Makie just sighed at her roommate, but her thoughts were also to the teacher. She too was feeling jealous of the violet-haired girls being 'tied' with her teacher by a powerful spell.
"Nodoka," Haruna called to her friend as she draws the figures of Negi and Yue on her sketchpad.
"What is it Haruna?" Nodoka replied, she too was also feeling jealous but she kept her feelings intact.
"Do you think you can confess to Negi-kun today…" Haruna asked her eyes never leaving her drawing, ideas flowing in her mind as she continues to draw the two. "After seeing what Luna-san did?"
"I don't think I can do it right now," Nodoka replied as she looks at the scenery in front of her not looking at the mangaka's face.
"I see," Haruna replied; finishing her sketch, she showed it to Negi and Yue who made them blush furiously. The drawing showed Negi and Yue holding hands while their faces where looking at different locations, their height was almost the same being the violet-haired girl being the taller of the two.
The group's next trip is to the infamous 'love stone'. Makie and Ayaka knew about the stone so they lined up wanting to try it, while Negi and Yue went to the side of the stone steps.
"Why is this stone named love stone?" Negi asked, looking at his pamphlet of Kyoto finding about the description of the stone in it.
"they say if you're able to walk from one stone to the other with your eyes closed, you'll fall happily in love with whoever is the one you secretly desire." Yue explained while looking at Makie trying to reach the stone. "That is why they call it the love stone, but I think it's only a superstition, sensei."
"Oh, you're good at this Yue-san," Negi praised as he listen to Yue's explanation. "I never thought you know Kyoto so well,"
"That's Ane-san for you, Aniki," Chamo snickered; he is on the teacher's left shoulder looking at his surroundings. "Always information wise,"
"Oh, it's really nothing, Sensei, Chamo-san," Yue blushed at the praises she was receiving.
"I'll make sensei mine!" Ayaka said to herself as she watch Makie went to the stone with her eyes closed. Closing her eyes she moved towards the stone with thoughts of her professor in mind, as she went towards her goal she felt something on her foot; something big and squishy that made her outbalanced as she crashed on the ground.
"Ouch!" Ayaka said, opening her eyes. The first thing she saw is a green frog looking back at her with its eyes. "a frog?"
Looking behind, what she saw shocked her; she saw many frogs showing up from nowhere, as the amphibian jumped from places and even on her skirt.
"AHHH!" Ayaka screamed as a frog went in her skirt.
"Iinchou!" Chizuru and Natsume called as they look at the frogs going everywhere. Asuna and Konoka were also alerted by the rampaging frogs but they didn't know what to do as the frogs leap from one place to another.
"What are frogs doing here?" Asuna asked, she quickly went near the fallen class representative. Quickly finding out that she is alright now with the frog removed from her skirt, Asuna quickly went and pick up a frog and dropping in on a box carried by Konoka.
"Negi-sensei," Yue called as Negi looked at her with a serious expression. "What's going on?"
"this is a duplication spell," Negi answered motioning to the girl as they went to the scene but Chamo stopped them.
"Aniki, maybe this is only a distraction!" Chamo called to Negi as the violet-haired girl listened. "They are after the letter! Aniki, where is the letter?"
"Letter? What letter?" Yue asked confused.
"A letter gave to me by the dean, he asked me to give it to a person here in Kyoto," the teacher answered as he used his free hand to search his pockets, seconds later he withdraw his hand and in tow a letter with a seal on it. "Good thing it's still here,"
Then a very fast object approached the, so fast that it snatched the letter much to the shock of Chamo, Yue and Negi.
"Oh no, the letter!" Chamo called as he watches the letter being taken by a bird.
"After it!" Negi called as the three of them chase after the bird, Asuna saw this and she looked curiously as to where the three of them where going.
Negi and Yue chased the bird in to a couple of tress before they watch the bird being burned by a force unknown to them; the good thing is that the letter is safe. The letter got carried in the air towards a person the three of them knew so well, a person who has ties with the missing star crystal; the Black Rose Baron.
To be continued:
Ending author notes:
Well how's that for this chapter? Well I guess I'll cut it from here because I had to plan for this week for the upcoming library seminars. I don't have much budget so I need to plan where I'll go… so that's it for this chapter, leave a review if you like, those things makes me motivate to put in the next chapter…
The next update is Next Monday I guess…
Until then!
Bye!