Asuna-are we in another story?
Negi, looking around-Yeah
Asuna-wow, second chapter. thats all Kinri got?
Kinri-what you say, Kagurazaka~!?
Asuna-nothing
Kinri-fine
Kaede/Asakura-Whats up?
Asuna-second chapter, didn't notice?
Kaede, looked around-Oh, so thats why
Asakura-I...-see?
Nodoka-Why are you guys standing around?
Negi-waiting for Kinri
Kinri-I heard that springfield, I'm trying to find the papers
Kotarou, strutting in-Why are we taking so long?
Negi-Kotarou-kun
Asuna-get out wolf~!!
Chamo, on Asakura's shoulder-You gotta get used to this kinda slow process
Me-I'll 'slow process' you
Chamo/Negi/Asuna-Lets Start the Show!!
As soon as I went out of shock, I made the first move, slicing the Princess aside into the wall behind. It went silent around me, everyones looks tore into my soul telling me I should of went slower, silence was the area around us, the wind silently blew my hair back, following with it's musical path. I watched in silence, until I turned my eyes slightly to the side, watching the girl stand up from the formed crater her body made into the brick chipped wall. 'Very good, Asuna Kagurazaka. You would've put more push than pull of your magic then it would have fit the style of your kenpo', the girl ached, rubbing a hand up and down her left arm. I was left surprised,'How do you know about magic and how did you know I studied kenpo?', I wailed, standing still in my medium low crouch, my body turned to face the girl. 'I had the vibe of your feelings of strength and chinese martial arts put into two', the princess answered, walking past my face to the middle of the group, again. I straightened my legs, staring back at the girl, I noticed she had her eyes laced over mine, I didn't know if she wanted anything, she was very persistent. 'Now, I shall end training for now with that first blow, every girl who shall want to come and challenge the strength from me like Kagurazaka did, you shall...-', she paused, everyone stood stiff, even my shoulders drooped in boredom. '-Tomorrow, see you', she exclaimed, everyone fell in their spots, except for the martial artists like Ku Fei and Kaede and Evangeline and Chachamaru. 'She gives me heartaches', I complicated, as we all headed down the steps. The steps we just came "up", now were going down, the pace was more faster now that everyone wasn't as tired because I was the only one to fight her, she picked me.'Those moves, that swift motion, how could she have learned so fast from someone who only became a princess of the world and could hardly lift a finger or a truck?', I mumbled, we had stepped down from the last step, making our way around to the part of town with food. Everyone was hungry after that hesitating presentation from the Princess and me.
We had a nice little meal, but I wouldn't say that when your order 2 plates of Spaghetti and eat it all as a whole class devours each morsel of clam chowder or the daily special on everyones minds, Negi's famous one of a kind, Herbal tea that he liked to drink mostly when he was bored or needs to calm down or just needs some refreshing, hot cooling serum. Sigh,'Just drinking this reminds me of how Negi looked when he drinks this tea', I sighed, everyone joined in a group sigh after mine, we all still missed him as a whole month blew by. I could remember a bunch of times he was happy and laughing, those were pasted into pictures that I keep in my pockets, a little green scrapbook will surmise memories. I ruffled my idle hand into the said pocket, carrying along with it as I pulled it out, the little pocket scrapbook that had a little bookmark made into it. On the cover scribbled in gold was 'Negi Springfield R.I.P', I had that custom made because it was sent from a scraps&linen shop down in Japan, and in the magical world. Every little pocket for the pictures of a count of 50, was filled with pictures starting from Negi becoming our homeroom teacher to the dorm to the beach, to training in Eva's villa, with Chachamaru and Saotome and Satsuki at the little stand that they set up for the food club. To also pictures of Nekane to Anya, to a late after morn picture of Nagi when he was only 12(don't know where it came from, sent anonymously) and Kunel-sanders, and Rakan and a younger years picture of Zect and Eishuen before and after and Gaeuteu when he was around(late years; in the movie of Rakan's) and Takahata T. Takamichi before and after(I usually keep that two slots from the front, can't help how cute he is) and everyone in Ala Alba, even got a few of Fate when he was solemn and mad and envious and weird, even Kotarou fitted into the pictures, training with Negi also was a hassle. 'Man, too many pictures to look over', I remised, flipping the cover open to see the peek of a young boys face(Negi) looking happy but also nervous. This was the picture I took, or Asakura took, of Negi when he was leaning on a desk after school and Asakura said 'cheese' so he decided to smile, but inside his guts felt like they were sinking lower and lower in hope. I smiled sincerely, flipping past the pictures of Takahata-sensei before and after, going to a certain picture of me and Konoka and Chamo, the little talking ermine that left us after Negi died. (wow ) It was me on the ladder climbing halfway up to ask him if he wanted to go eat, it was summer. Konoka was on the left of the edge of the picture, yelling at me to hurry up, it wasn't long before 12(she wanted to eat NOW~!)Negi on the other hand was smiling looking at the camera, Asakura strikes again, coming in our room. He sat in his regular place, a pen could be seen in his visible hand, but the other hid tucked behind his body, he was joyous that day also, it was about the 3rd day of him coming here to teach us. A tear stride down my cheek, I sniffled for a second, smiling at the picture I turned to the others, watching Negi's smiling face. The one that caught my eye was the one with Nekane and Anya, this picture also had 3 yr old Negi sitting in front of a tree in the far left corner of the picture, staring smiling up at the blue skies, watching the puffy cotton candy clouds go by. Nekane sat at the bottom corner to the right, Anya to the left, standing up smirking at the visible camera man when that was Negi and Nekane's Uncle who gave me and took this picture long ago, I loved that one. This picture was the last final one, Negi standing alongside the Ala Rubra, including Al and Rakan and Eishuen, and Takahata-sensei also, they were all there, Negi standing in between Al and Rakan.
'Asuna, what are you doing?', That voice interrupted my very thoughts, I turned to the truth of the ignorance, it was Asakura, the one who took most of my pictures. 'Remembering most precious memories', I yelled, the girl's eyes went low, into a following smirk of love towards the boy and me. 'You loved Negi-kun for real, right?', Asakura erupted, every girl fell ill silent, pondering her question in each memory bank. '... what if I did...I have confessions, he was cute, charming, young though, but he knew how to move everyone along in life, I Love Negi Springfield, alright?', I exclaimed, flailing my arms in the air in raising fury but in passion and love. 'Asuna?', Konoka whispered in deep thought, she knew her friend would love a boy younger than Takahata-sensei, she was right, the fortune she made with her friend told her the truth. It felt like Negi was with us right now, his imaged stood before us, transparent but he stood smiling, the light breeze streaking his hair, his sweet soft smile warming each and every girls hearts. 'I care about each and every one of you, live your own lives~', Negi pronounced, then as the wind wiped away a tear or shredded paper in a shredder, Negi's image disappeared. 'Did... you hear that?', Kaede asked, surprised plastered in her looks, as though we all talked to a ghost. 'Yeah.... it was- Negi-kun~!', Konoka chirped, standing up from her seat looking around the city wide space. Thats it, we all decided to find the Princess and Kurt, explain to them Negi's ghost is around us, in our hearts or just roaming the world of the magical world, he was here. 'Princess Nagi, Kurt, we got something to tell you', I yelled, slamming the doors open to the palace, we saw the princess wasn't here, only Kurt and McGuiness. 'Hm, I see it's the group of girls from before, how is Negi-kun doing?', he asked, swirling his hand around by the line of his wrist. 'He's dead you fool!', Evangeline rang out, she never talked since the death and since the search parties has been sent out and since we came here. 'Oh, really', He questioned, then he huffed, stuffing the rid hand into his emptied pocket, he walked away with Mcguinness. The Princess next came shuffling in, she was sniffling annoyingly messing with her dress. 'Princess Nagi, we saw our friend, we saw Negi's ghost. We actually heard him, but I thought I saw him smiling at us', I explained, grabbing the girl snapping her out of her lonely time. 'Oh, you heard him. His spirit roams this place, he is a free spirit that-', her voice dropped, her eyes snapped lifting wide blood-shot, something was bothering her or taking their control.
'What's going on?', Setsuna asked, stepping forward ready as if this was evil. Her eyes went peaceful, almost like she was smiling the same way Negi was, a tear rolling down her cheeks, both rosy red and deep flushed, she was Negi, the ghost had taken her over. 'Asuna-san?', she stated, her eyes closed, her smile beautiful like she was really... Negi. 'Huh. Princess Nagi?', I asked, staring really crooked as if I didn't understand. At most the second after, the girls eyes opened half way this time, her smile still as bright. 'You have a life to live on your own, please all of you, do not chase me, I am already passed... I love you all as my students, as your teacher, please take care of yourselves, it's the only way to move on', She whispered, sounding like the wind sung us a song and she was the melody in between. '...N-Negi?', I yelped, the same tears rolling my flushed cheeks, I couldn't choke down any tears or sorrow I had left in me. 'Asuna-san, live the life you wanted. Think of the life you wanted before I ever came to Japan and started to teach at Mahora, think back about the class 3-A and every friend you had before I welcomed into my new home... your new life without me', Negi repressed, I gasped once single sound, escaping my breathe, exiting into the world. 'Think this over, living without me you can be normal as every middle school girl could be, my cards are destroyed, but you can still use the item, just reply by my message i'll leave in your hands', he responded, smirking.
'But Negi, life with you is more than reality is. I and everyone can't forget you, were not done searching, you could still be alive', I judged, straining my voice and realizing the kinds of words to say to the boys ghost of the past and unforgotten glory.'Right now your lives depend on other things, you deserve more then what I gave you girls. Be happy and live your lives happier than I gave you', she replied, then something paused in the distance, we could still here talking and chit chat outside because the doors were open. The Princess fell to the ground, the ghost had passed onto the world, disappearing forever, or else he was still alive and Asuna was destined to find him, forever. 'Princess Nagi?', Ku Fei asked, they all on knees open arms, Setsuna had let the girls head lay rest on her legs, they thought she was also dead. Till they heard breathing and light chokes in between two or three breathes of her favor. That was the scariest thing we've seen.