Me: Hmm, I think I like where this is going!

Blade: What's going to happen to my bride?

Sumi: I think you should choose a new one Master.

Me: If you're patient you'll find out! Read the story!

Sumi: Mistress rockstarr5545 doesn't own Negima, only the OC's

Negi's POV

Werewolf Castle

East Tower

Negi was taking down guards left and right, not even bothering with magic. He grabbed the last guy still conscious and lifted him into the air "Where is the girl, the one taken here to become the prince's bride?" Negi asked him viciously.

The guards eyes widened with fear "Sh-she's up stairs, b-but you'll need t-the key to g-get into the room." Negi smiled at the guard.

"I won't hurt you because you helped me, but I can't have you warning anyone so I'm going to knock you out." Negi slammed the guy's head against the stone wall. He heard footsteps behind him and took a battle stance. It surprised him when Konoka and Setsuna were the ones to come around the corner. "What are you girls doing here? I thought you went with the others to search the west tower." Negi asked them.

'Well Negi-kun, we knew you would be the one the one to find Nodoka-san, so we decided to follow you instead." Konoka spoke so matter of factually.

Negi couldn't argue with them, he knew for something was telling him Nodoka was in this tower, waiting for him. "Fine, I could use a little help."

They started running up the stairs to the next level but stopped when they heard Nodoka's screams. "OW, stop that HURTS!" Negi could hear the pain in her voice and sprinted off to where she was. When he reached her door it was locked, that didn't even faze Negi, and he kicked the door in. When Negi entered the room the girl on the bed stared at him wide eyed, while her maid stopped tending to her wounds. He was confused, he was sure Nodoka's voice had come from this room.

The girl on the bed stood up and started to back away from Negi, when she reached the wall she slid down and sat there. Negi looked at the maid "Where is Nodoka Miyazaki, I've come to bring her home!" Konoka and Setsuna walk in and the girl began to laugh softly to herself, this baffled Negi "W-what's so funny?" he asked her and she stopped.

"I was right Sumi, He doesn't recognize me at all. He came all this way for me, but can't even tell that I'm right here." She spoke to her maid, as soon as Negi heard her voice he knew.

"Nodoka-san, what happened to you? Am I too late, did they already change you?" Negi asked his shy student. He heard Konoka gasp as she recognized her friend.

Konoka ran over to Nodoka and pulled her into a tight hug. "I'm sorry Nodoka-san." She whispered pulling her into the middle of the room then gasping again as she saw Nodoka's wounds. "What happened to you? I'll heal you right away don't worry! Ade…" Nodoka stopped her from finishing.

"This is nothing really, I seem to heal really fast now." Nodoka pulled a large mirror shard out of her forearm without flinching, and they watched as the wound closed in seconds. "I'm not human anymore, Sumi could you please bring me and my guests some tea. Oh and have the others scattered around the castle brought up here." Nodoka ordered her maid.

'She really has changed, I can't let her stay here any longer!' "Nodoka, you're coming back to Mahora with us. We won't take 'no' for an answer." Negi told her, hoping she would agree.

Nodoka looked Negi in the eyes for the first time and he noticed they were now golden "I can't go with you Negi-kun, I don't want to put you at risk." Negi looked at her, really looked at her. She was no longer the shy girl that had confessed to him during his first year teaching, her hair was now almost white and dragging on the floor. She had confidence, and didn't hide her eyes from the world. Yet she was still the same person she had been, and Negi realized something, he liked Nodoka more than a friend, more than anyone! Negi realized he was in love with Nodoka.

He stepped closer to her, looking at her face. "Nodoka, please come back with me. We need you to come back, no I need you to come back!" Without any warning he leaned in and kissed her. She pulled away, shocked by what just happened. Then blushed when she realized he hadn't added '-san' to her name.

"Awe Negi-kun, did you finally realize your feelings for Nodoka-san?" Konoka said, causing Negi and Nodoka to blush bright red.

"What does she mean Negi-kun?" Nodoka blushed more when she realized she hadn't been calling him 'Sensei' but Negi didn't notice at all. "Negi?"

"Well Nodoka, what she means is…" He paused looking for the right words. "I realized that I…" He didn't know how to tell her that he loved her.

"Wow, who's this girl? Does she now where Honya-chan is?" Asuna's voice startled him. Konoka filled her, and the others who were fighting outside, in on what was happening. "Well you've looked better Honya-chan, what Negi's trying to say is he lo…" Yue cut her off.

"Where's Nodoka?" She asked scanning the room then spotting the girl in the middle. She smiled and hugged her. "No more leaving with strangers, okay Nodoka?" It wasn't surprising that Yue had figured it out right away.

"I missed you to Yue, I missed everyone, but I can't go back. If I leave then you're all in danger!" Nodoka tried to reason with them.

Yue slapped her across the face, which had no effect on Nodoka what so ever. "First, ow. Second, we already risked our lives to save you, the least you could do is come with us!" Nodoka was shocked that her friend had yelled at her, but she knew she was right.

Nodoka sighed "Okay Yue, I'll go back with you, but can I speak with Negi-kun first?" Yue was surprised but nodded and made everyone leave. When they were alone Nodoka smiled at Negi, for getting about her teeth.

"I'm sorry Nodoka, this is all my fault. I should have come sooner, then you would still be human." Negi looked at the ground.

"You're wrong, and I didn't want to speak to you because I blame you. I wanted to mention that I shouldn't stay in the dorms anymore, I would put the others at risk. So I think I should stay with Evangeline-san, she's the only one, other than you, Kotaro, and Asuna that could stop me. I also should stop going to school, at least not as 'Nodoka'."

Negi hugged her close, not wanting anything to get to her. "I will change you back! Just wait for me to get stronger and I'll change you back, I promise Nodoka."

She was silent for a moment "Negi-kun, what were you trying to tell me before?" Nodoka asked him.

Negi pulled away and looked her in the eyes. "I want to answer your confession, I love you Nodoka. Everyone else realized it when you were taken away, but I guess I'm a little slow." They both laughed.

"We better go now Negi-kun, Sumi could be back any minute." She grabbed his hand and left the room. The others smiled when they saw them. "Let's go everyone, follow me." Nodoka lead the way to the library.

"Um Nodoka, we don't have time to read books. We need a way out of the castle." Yue told her friend.

"I want to take the magic books and then we can use the secret passage I found." Nodoka grabbed the books she had been looking at earlier, then headed to the far corner of library. "Just pull these books in order, Blue, Green and Red." The book shelf slid open revealing a hidden staircase that lead outside.

It didn't take long for them to get away, and with Natsumi's artifact they managed to get away undetected. "Wow Nodoka, you really wanted to protect us. This whole time you could have gotten away, knowing they would hurt us made you stay there." Yue stated, though she didn't seem surprised.

Nodoka smiled shyly, then realized she was still holding Negi's hand and pulled away. Negi felt a little sad that she had let go, but understood that it was embarrassing. 'Nodoka's hands were smaller than mine. And her lips were really soft..' He let his mind wonder as they headed back home. Though he never let Nodoka out of his sight, afraid he might lose her again.

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Evangeline's Resort

A Week Later

They had just finished up the details and were moving Nodoka's things to her new room when it happened. Nodoka and Negi had been walking together, carrying the last of Nodoka's books when suddenly she gasped and fell to her knees, the books she was holding spilled across the floor.

"Nodoka! What happened, what's wrong?" Negi asked her, setting down the books he was holding and kneeling down beside her. Negi noticed her nails had grown and that her facile features had changed.

"Negi-kun… Run away! I don't think… I can… Hold back much longer… The moon… Is calling… To me." She told him. Negi understood what she meant, Evangeline had said that soon the moon's power would take over Nodoka and leave her a killing machine. So while there's a full moon Nodoka will stay in the resort alone. Negi didn't like that she had to be alone but Nodoka insisted on it. "Please go… I'm losing... My control."

Negi stood up and reluctantly umped on his staff "I promise to come back in the morning." He said "I love you Nodoka." He called to her like he did every time they were alone. He liked being with her and hated every time they had to part. But he would cure her, and no one could stop him.