(Welcome back authors to another installment. Hope you're all ready to see what I have planned this time.)
It was early one morning by Eva's cabin. Inside the vampire herself was asleep in her bed while clutching her pillow with her body, obviously dreaming.
"Oh Negi, you're so soft," she nuzzled against the pillow, "Please let me suck some of that juicy blood of yours. If you do I'll give you something extra special." She was about to bite her pillow until Toothless started growling and stomping around on the roof.
"WHAAA!" Eva rolled out of bed. She then shot her head up growing and called, "RIN!"
Rin who had already resumed her human form with the coming of the sun, entered all dressed for class, "I heard him. I'm up!"
Eva frowned, "I warned you I'd hold you responsible for any commotion he creates."
"And I'm going to deal with it," Rin assured her, and walked outside seeing her familiar on the roof, "Well good morning Mr. Bossy."
"Come on, you know the routine." Toothless reminded her as he crawled down from the roof.
"Yeah, I know, but do you always have to wake me up so early to go flying?" she asked.
"It's the only time I get exercise before anyone else wakes up."
"I know, but between you and me Eva tends to get cranky when she doesn't get enough sleep."
"Doesn't she sleep in class anyway?" Toothless asked as Eva poked her head out the window.
"That's beside the point."
"Come on you two," Rin said as she got on her dragon, "Alright Toothless, let's go." She started and Toothless took it to the sky to get his morning exercise.
Toothless flew around the skies above campus doing all sorts of tricks with Rin guiding him so he wouldn't crash into any buildings or fly into a flock of birds.
Soon after Rin and Toothless finished their run, she, Chachamaru, and Eva headed for class. In 3A it was as lively as always while Negi and Dustin gave their lesson. Soon when the bell rang Negi spoke, "Well that's about it for today class, you're dismissed."
"Remember to study what we discussed today in class." Dustin added.
Once the girls were cleared out Negi and Dustin left the building to change into their casual wear, "So Negi, what do you plan to do now?"
"Well I'm not quite sure actually," Negi began, "I guess I'll just go for a walk around campus is all."
"Yeah and get a good look at all the hot chicks." Chamo added with a snicker.
"Well, I'm going into town and grab a slushee. See you tonight." Dustin said as he hopped on Zyphon's shoulder and the robot wheeled off.
Negi smiled as he headed off as well to find something to do to pass time. Soon he wound up around the Mahora equestrian track. He gasped seeing Ayaka riding around the track on one of the horses with grace and skill like a jockey.
"Iincho." Negi gasped as he watched his student practice.
"Man, Ayaka's got game." Chamo said.
Ayaka continued racing around on the course improving her skills as a rider until it was time for her to call it quits. After she got off her horse she fed him some herbs before Negi approached, "That was wonderful Ayaka."
Hearing that voice, the girl spun and saw her dear teacher, "Why Negi-sensei, I didn't expect to see you here."
"Well I was just wandering, and I saw you," Negi admitted with a chuckle, "That was quite a feat of horseback riding you did there."
"Well I have been blessed with many talents, naturally," Ayaka put a hand through her hair and waved it back, "So you saw my little performance?"
"Yes, and I was really moved by it." Negi admitted.
"I do my best to keep my performance around the track fresh each practice." Ayaka admitted.
"That's good, so practice is over?"
"Yes, and I was just about to go for some tea, would you care to join me Negi-sensei?" Ayaka asked sweetly.
"Delighted, Iincho." So the two walked off.
Meanwhile in Mahora's town district, Dustin was riding around on Zyphon while taking sips from his slushee, "Wonder what else is going on this afternoon?" Dustin asked.
"Shall I go another spin around the town?" Zyphon suggested.
"May as well, hopefully something will come to mind," Dustin said as Zyphon continued rolling around until Dustin looked up ahead seeing his and Negi's student Chizuru walking for them, "Zyphon, halt!"
Taking his masters advice he skidded to a halt stopping before Chizuru, "Oh dear that was a close one." Zyphon said.
"So sorry Chizuru, I almost didn't see you there." Dustin said jumping off his robot's shoulder.
"It's no problem, Dustin-kun," the girl began with a giggle, "So what're you doing out here?"
"Just going for a spin through the town, what about you?" Dustin asked.
"I'm on my way to my after school job."
"Really, doing what?" Dustin asked.
"Well, I could tell you," she began, "But it'd be a lot more fun if I showed you."
"Hmm," Dustin pondered, "Well I am looking for something to do, so count us in."
"Wonderful, follow me please." She took Dustin by the hand and walked with him, with Zyphon following behind them.
"Uh, Chizuru, why're you holding my hand like this?" Dustin asked while blushing.
"Hmm," Chizuru looked down at Dustin and smiled sweetly, "Because we look cute walking together don't we? Just like brother and sister."
"Yeah, brother and sister," Dustin answered with a blush and thought, 'Wow Chizuru's hand feels so soft, and dainty.'
Domino who was perching on Zyphon's shoulder thought to himself, 'I see that look in Dustin's eyes, he's falling victim to the radiant beauty that is Chizuru Naba.'
Back at Mahora at the cafeteria, Negi and Ayaka were enjoying some tea, "How are your studies going along Ayaka?"
"Oh they've very well sensei; after all I'd hate to set a bad example for class if I let my studies fall behind," Ayaka began buttering Negi up, "But what about you Negi, I can only imagine how much tiring it can be trying to also help keep our class in order, especially with the ruffians we have in class." She said thinking of Asuna.
"It's not a problem actually, in fact ever since our trip to Kyoto I feel much more confident than I've ever been." Negi admitted.
"That's wonderful to hear Negi." Ayaka smiled.
The student and teacher continued looking into each others eyes while smiling as Chamo watched, 'Ah, young love.' He thought.
Back in the town Chizuru, Dustin, and Zyphon stopped outside of a daycare center, "Daycare? Oh that's right, you help out here after school." Dustin remembered.
"That's right." The bosomy girl answered.
"It must be difficult having to look after so many children." Zyphon said.
"It's not so hard once you get used to it, you just have to remember, you're not just their caretaker, you're their friend." The girl explained.
"I see." Dustin said as they entered the place.
Soon they entered one of the rooms with children around 6-7 years of age were acting well… like children, "Settle down now children, settle down," Chizuru began until she spoke sweetly, "I said settle down!" Suddenly a chill rung in the air and all the children ceased their horseplay and stood silently for Chizuru, "That's better." She smiled sweetly with her eyes shut.
Dustin, Domino, and Zyphon looked surprise, 'Wow, she's intense.' They thought.
"Now then, today we have a special guest joining us today. This is Dustin Bowers, and I expect you all to be polite to him. Everyone say hello."
"Hello, Dustin!" the children greeted the older boy.
"And hello to all of you." Dustin replied back as some gathered around the guests, especially Zyphon.
"Wow, this thing is cool, what is it?" a boy asked tugging on Zyphon's hand.
"That is Zyphon, my robot friend."
"Wow just like in the cartoons." Another boy said as more kids crowded around the robot.
"Please, children, calm yourselves." Zyphon said as he found himself getting mobbed by the little ones.
"Now children, let's give Mr. Zyphon some space, after all even robots need it right?" Chizuru gave the children one of her sweet smiles sending chills down their spines and they answered.
"Yes, Ms. Naba!"
"Good." She giggled.
Back at Mahora Negi and Ayaka were going for a stroll in Mahora's garden, "It's nice, taking a walk like this." Negi admitted.
"I agree, and on such a perfect day like today." Ayaka replied.
"I get to enjoy this feeling a lot when I join Kaede and her walking club, gives me some good exercise, and a chance to see the school grounds I don't normally get to see during the day." Negi explained.
"I see your living arrangements with Kaede have been going well for you still." Ayaka noted.
"Oh yes, Kaede has been very nice and helpful to me both during class and outside it as well."
"Well, I'm just glad you're still enjoying your stay here at Mahora, especially now that you and Dustin are permanent teachers."
"Yes, oh that's right, I wonder if Dustin found something to do while he went out today?" he wondered.
Back at daycare, it was story time and Dustin had been telling the kids a little story of his own, "So the brave and noble warrior discovered that he could have all the power he could obtain, but there was only one thing that truly mattered, the desire to protect those he cared deeply for. Because through his journey he realized that when one has something or someone special to protect from the wicked, that is where truth strength comes from. The End."
The children applauded as a girl spoke, "Dustin is that story true?"
"Yes, as a matter of fact it is," he began, "Everyone has someone special in their lives, and they're what keeps them strong."
"Does that mean you have someone special?" a boy asked.
"I do." Dustin smiled at Zyphon, Domino, and especially Chizuru.
Later it was time the kids were being picked up by their parents. Once they were all gone Dustin, Zyphon, and Chizuru were walking back to school.
"I must admit Dustin-kun, you really did a fine job in helping me with the children today." Chizuru said.
"Yeah no problem," he thought, 'Although I got a feeling with the way you make them tense up, it helped a bit.'
"I could've done without them trying to climb on me like a jungle gym." Zyphon said.
"Just be glad they didn't activate one of your switches that could've set the building on fire." Dustin joked and Chizuru laughed with him.
"I'm so glad you could come and help me today, Dustin-kun." Chizuru said.
"Hey you know me, always there to help a student." Dustin replied.
Chizuru walked a little closer to Dustin putting an arm around him holding him close much to his surprise, "The girls and I are really lucky to have someone like you and Negi as our homeroom teachers."
"Well, same can be said for me and Negi. We're lucky to have such responsible and kind girls like you to be our students." He replied.
Watching the three walk was Ragnarok the Shadow master through his viewing window, "Perfect no sign of his partners or Negi for that matter, perfect chance to strike. Boys." The Shadow soldiers appeared.
"We await the word master."
"Hold it," Alistair approached, "Sir, I desire to go into battle, I have a rematch with Dustin anyway."
"I admire your need to prove yourself Alistair, but you still have a lot of training to complete." Ragnarok reminded him.
Alistair sighed, "I understand."
"Don't worry, if your training keeps going smoothly you'll be able to enter the battlefield soon enough," Ragnarok added, "Now my shadow soldiers, go!" and his henchmen vanished.
Back at Mahora around dusk, Dustin, Zyphon, and Chizuru met up with Ayaka and Negi by the Mahora fountain, "Well Dustin, looks like you found something to do after all." Negi said.
"Yeah, not a bad day after all, and it looks like you and Ayaka had quite the day as well." Dustin noticed.
"Well, you might say that." Negi chuckled as Ayaka and Chizuru giggled.
Suddenly Dustin and Negi froze and they spun seeing shadow portals on the ground appear and the shadow soldiers rose up taking stances, "Oh no." Dustin gasped.
"Wait a minute, aren't those things?" Ayaka asked as she and Chizuru recalled that day when they and several of the girls chased Negi and Dustin thinking they were princes looking for mates. They got spooked by dark creatures and passed out, but when they woke up they thought it was all a dream.
"The ones that jumped us before, they're real." Chizuru gasped.
The lead shadow soldier motioned to the others, "Leave the girls, our primary targets are the boys."
"Right!" they agreed.
"Ayaka, Chizuru, get back!" Negi ordered.
"We got this!" Dustin added as the two girls backed away leaving their senseis and Zyphon to fight.
Domino thought, 'I better round up the gals and quick.' He flew off.
"Negi, you realize we may end up blowing our cover?" Dustin asked.
"I'm aware of that, but given the situation I don't really care if we do." Negi replied.
"Just making sure." His friend replied.
"Attack!" the shadow soldiers called as they went into battle.
Negi and Dustin went at it with the shadow soldiers using their martial arts moves learned from Ku and Chao without resorting to spirit energy or magic so far, while Zyphon kept blasting any that tried to grab him. Ayaka and Chizuru watched their senseis go up against those dark creatures in wonder at how they could fight against such beings.
Suddenly two shadow soldiers got around the boys and noticed the girls, "Forget the orders about leaving the girls, they make perfect bargaining tools." The one said as the two went to grab the girls who screamed.
"Ayaka!" Negi cried.
"Chizuru!" Dustin called.
The class rep and well endowed girl thought they were done for until they were blasted by lightning, "Where'd that come from?" Ayaka gasped.
"Look!" Chizuru gasped as they looked at the sky seeing Rin riding her dragon familiar.
"Coming through!" Rin called as Toothless flew through the shadow soldiers knocking them off their feet.
"Rin, Toothless!" Negi gasped in relief.
"Domino told us what was going on." Rin said as Domino perched on her shoulder.
"I brought in the cavalry." Domino added as all of Negi's and Dustin's partners arrived on the scene.
"So these are the guys who've been giving Negi-kun and Dustin-kun such a hard time." Kazumi said analyzing the shadow soldier's power level with her spirit camera.
"They look scary." Sayo trembled.
"We can take them." Ku said getting into a stance.
"Yeah, no problem." Chao added getting into her own stance.
"Then let's go." Mana cocked her hand gun and the group took off fighting the shadow soldiers one after another while Ayaka and Chizuru watched in amazement. They knew they had some fighters in their class, but they've never seen them fight like this before.
"Ayaka, Chizuru, look out!" Kaede called as four shadow soldiers tried to jump the two.
Dustin leaped forward throwing his arm back while powering up his fist, "Shotgun!" he fired his attack destroying the four soldiers, "You girls ok?"
"We're fine." Chizuru said in awe.
"Good, because I feel this battle has gone on long enough." Dustin said as he went back fighting harder with his allies.
Soon the shadow soldiers felt overpowered and came together, "Retreat!" they called and vanished.
The girls and their teachers sighed in relief while catching their breath, "That's good work girls." Negi said.
"Yeah that's great and all, but Negi-kun." Makie began.
"Don't you and Dustin-sensei have a problem?" Sayo asked.
Dustin and Negi realized that they and the girls did technically blow their cover before Ayaka and Chizuru, while the two girls were still in shock.
"Um Ayaka, Chizuru, about what just happened…" Negi trailed until the two started questioning them.
"Why were those things after you two?" Chizuru asked.
"And why is Rin on the back of a dragon?" Ayaka asked.
"Well girls, hope you two are prepared for a long story, and I emphasis on 'long'." Dustin answered.
"But let's go someplace quieter." Negi suggested.
So they decided to go around the back of the dorms where nobody was and told the two girls the whole story when Negi and Dustin first arrived at Mahora. The two girls sat quietly not wanting to interrupt their senseis. Soon after their story the girls had committed everything to memory.
"And that's everything." Negi said.
"My, I had no idea you were a mage, Negi-sensei." Ayaka gasped.
"And you, Dustin-kun, a spirit warrior?" Chizuru asked.
"That's right." Dustin nodded.
"So Negi-sensei came to Mahora as part of his training to become a great wizard in hopes of finding his father the Thousand Master?" Ayaka asked as Kaede nodded.
"And you Dustin-kun came with sensei as part of your own training?" Chizuru asked.
"Correct." Dustin replied.
"And all of you have entered these probationary contracts to not only gain powers, but to also keep our sensei's secrets for if they were discovered Negi-sensei would be turned into an ermine and Dustin-sensei would probably be hauled off to labs for experiments?" Ayaka asked.
"That pretty much covers it." Kazumi said.
"So we ask you two to keep this between us and not tell anyone else." Negi pleaded.
"Yeah, help a guy out." Dustin pleaded as well.
Ayaka smiled, "Well I would do anything for Negi-sensei."
"And for Dustin-kun since he and Negi-sensei do so much for us." Chizuru added.
"Well in that case, why not join the ranks like the others here." Chamo offered.
"The ranks?" Ayaka asked.
"Chamo, you don't mean?" Konoka asked.
"Are you suggesting they make contracts with Negi and Dustin as well?" Setsuna asked.
"Why not?" Chamo asked.
"Yeah, besides another one for each ain't gonna kill them." Domino added.
"Well, I think we should let Dustin and Negi decide, and then leave it up to Ayaka and Chizuru." Mana suggested.
Negi and Dustin look at each other, "Well, I suppose having more partners wouldn't hurt, especially now that the Shadow Master is once again attacking us." Negi said.
"Yeah, and besides Ayaka's the Iincho, she can help pull us out of tight jams if the other girls are trying to spy on us or distract us," Dustin added, "Plus Chizuru, seeing how she could handle those daycare kids today, I'd like to see her take on the shadow soldiers."
"Well that takes care of your answers, well how about it babes?" Chamo asked.
The two girls were debating on it before they answered, "Like I said before, I'd do anything for Negi-sensei, so I'll take up that probationary contract." Ayaka said.
"I will too, for Dustin-kun." Chizuru added.
"Alright, then let's make some magic." Chamo said as he and Domino were each drawing up a pactio pentagram for their masters.
"Now you'll need to stand in the ring with whom you desire to form a contract with." Domino explained.
Ayaka and Chizuru nodded as they each went into a circle each with either Dustin or Negi. Suddenly the rings started glowing as the girls gasped.
"Wow, this feels so warm, is this really what magic is like?" Ayaka asked.
"Such a wonderful sensation." Chizuru blushed.
"So how do we form these contracts?" Ayaka asked.
"It's easy queasy, all you guys gotta do is kiss your Profs." Chamo explained.
"And we ain't talking kissing foreheads, cheeks, knees, or elbows, but lips." Domino added.
The two girls did a double take and looked back at Negi and Dustin, "Kiss Negi-sensei?" Ayaka gasped.
"My…" Chizuru put a hand over her mouth.
"Sorry but that's the way it is." Negi said chuckling sheepishly.
"We understand if you wanna back out now." Dustin began but was hushed by Chizuru.
"We've come this far Dustin-kun, there's no point in backing down now."
"She's right; I accept what I must do." Ayaka added with pride.
"Then let's get to work." Domino said as Chizuru lowered herself down to Dustin's level while Ayaka lowered herself to Negi's level.
"Please be gentle with me Negi-sensei." Ayaka said as she cupped her sensei's face.
"Of course." He answered.
"Are you ready Dustin-kun?" Chizuru asked.
"Always." He replied.
Taking the hint the girls moved forward planting their lips onto their teachers as the boys returned it making the probationary contracts form, "Pactio!" the familiars called.
Dustin thought, 'Man, Chizuru knows how to kiss.'
'Dustin-kun's lips, they're so warm.' Chizuru said and could feel his spirit energy bond with her.
Soon the two parted and Chizuru received her card and mark of the spirit warrior, "And that's the way it's done." Domino said handing Chizuru her card and the copy to Dustin.
"Look at Negi-kun!" Makie called as they noticed Ayaka and Negi were still forming their pactio, but Ayaka seemed to be more in control of the kiss and noticed the card forming had an image of Negi slowly appearing.
"What's going on, why's Negi's image appearing on the card?" Kaede asked.
"Looks like Ayaka's love for Aniki is much more powerful than we thought, it's overwhelming the contract!" Chamo gasped.
"Come on, Negi, put some muscle into it!" Dustin called giving him encouragement.
Negi hearing Dustin knew it was him who had to be the Magister so he had to take control of it. He forced the kiss back on Ayaka taking control of it releasing all his passion into it. The girls watched in shock as Negi was really forcing it onto Ayaka putting in more passion than the Iincho was herself.
When they noticed the Negi card was dissolving and reforming with Ayaka's image on it, they were looking relieved and waited before the card was complete. Negi and Ayaka broke the kiss looking red in the face from such an intense make out, "Ayaka, that was…"
"I know what you mean, Negi." Ayaka blushed.
"Just remember," Setsuna began, "Now that you two have become their partners, there will be dangers you will face with us."
"And we'll face those dangers with no problem," Ayaka assured and took Negi's hands, "I will do whatever I can in my power to protect you sensei."
"Arigato, Ayaka." Negi smiled.
Dustin smiled but saw Chizuru put her hands on his head and held it close to her perfect proportions, "And I also shall protect you with my life Dustin-kun." She stroked his hair.
'I'm feeling very safe right now.' Dustin thought as his face was smothered into Chizuru's bazooms.
Mana approached and separated him, "I think Dustin's had enough fun for now." Dustin noticed Mana giving him a smug smirk making him tremble.
"Alright, now that Chizuru's part of the spirit crew, it's time to check her readings." Kazumi focused her spirit camera on Chizuru determining her spirit energy, "Hmm, spirit energy waves are normal and at a normal level, what's this? I don't believe it!"
"What, what is it?" Chao asked.
"Is something wrong Kazumi?" Kasuga asked.
"While Chizuru's spirit energy power is at normal, it seems she has extra amounts of spirit energy being stored into her breasts." Kazumi said as they looked at her spirit camera seeing the spirit energy readings from Chizuru's chest.
"And another advantage for being the most well endowed in class." Yuna sighed as Chizuru giggled at her luck.
Meanwhile in Ragnarok's lair he stared down his shadow soldiers, "Once again you prove to be a disappointment. You had them right where you wanted!" he grunted in frustration while Alistair watched from the sides.
"If he'd have sent me, I would've handled them with no problem."
Suddenly a purple tail coiled onto his shoulder and the young dark warrior turned seeing Pythor, "So sure of yourself," he hissed, "Do you honestly think you can do battle against both boys and their partners?"
"Pythor's got a point kid," another voice said as Felix Fox came out of the darkness, "Don't expect the boss will let you out until he says you're ready. In fact you can't even hold your own against any of us."
Alistair frowned until Voltaire appeared with a hand on his shoulder, "Do not take it so hard, we all know of your potential. That's why the boss brought you into our little family."
"Until then, just relax and have some fun with us guys." Felix put an arm around Alistair.
"Yes," Pythor hissed, "Have a little guy time with us." They led the younger dark warrior off.
(And there you go. Negi and Dustin each have another partner to add to their list. What adventures and such await our heroes? Tune in next time.)