(Hi guys hope you all had a good Thanksgiving. Now I can get back to writing again. Once this chapter's complete I'm gonna have a holiday chapter for December. Well enjoy.)

One morning at Mahora dorms Zazie was teaching Dustin to juggle while Kaede, Mana, Negi, Chamo, Domino, Rin, and Zyphon watched. While Zazie juggled five balls, Dustin was trying to juggle three. The spike head seemed to be getting the hang of it, but soon the balls toppled.

"Time, Zyphon!" Dustin ordered.

Zyphon had been recording how long Dustin had it and spoke, "One minute and twenty five seconds. You just beat your record."

"Yeah, do I rock or what?!" Dustin pumped a fist.

"Or what sounds just about right." Mana teased.

"Oh har-har Mana." Dustin pouted until he started getting pat on his head by Zazie.

"You've done well apprentice."

"Thanks Zaz, that means a lot."

"Zaz?" the girl asked.

"Nickname, you don't mind do you?" Dustin asked hoping it didn't sound weird.

Zazie pondered before smiling cutely, "I like it."

Dustin blushed and thought, 'Every time she smiles like that, she looks all the more beautiful.'

"Also, there's something I need to talk to you all about." Zazie continued.

"What is it, Zazie?" Negi asked.

Before the acrobat could speak, the door opened and Konoka and Setsuna entered, "Hey guys what's up?" the bubbly girl asked.

"Hey Konoka, Setsuna. What's kicking?" Kaede asked.

"You guys up for joining us for a bath?" Konoka asked.

"A bath?" they asked in confusion.

An hour later the group had found themselves at a spa resort. They looked through a window seeing over half the class lounging around by a pool, "This is incredible." Negi gasped.

"I died and went to heaven." Dustin gasped.

"It's so big." Rin gasped.

"Isn't it?" Ayaka asked joyously as she approached, "Welcome to the Yukihiro spa resort! In dedication to its opening I've arranged that all of us can enjoy it peacefully. Especially you Negi-sensei." Ayaka took his hands.

"Arigato." Negi chuckled.

"Oh I can't wait to try it out." Konoka said all jittery.

"It sounds fun." Kaede admitted

"Well why not?" Mana smiled while Zazie decided to wait before talking to them again.

"My parts could use a good clean as well." Zyphon said.

"Well, what're we waiting for?" Dustin said as he hurried off followed by the others.

Soon Dustin and Negi stepped out of the mens changing room waist wrapped in towels, "I'm gonna have such a field day here Negi." Dustin rubbed his hands together.

"Well I'm going to see the girls, you going to be ok?" Negi asked.

"I'm at a spa resort; of course I'll be ok. Catch you later!" Dustin ran off.

Negi chuckled as Sayo floated over followed by Makie, "Come on Negi-kun, let's take a bath together!" Makie dragged him off.

"Ok Makie, easy with the tugging." Negi said as he followed the two.

Meanwhile Dustin had been standing atop a life like waterfall looking down it seeing the pool below, "This is gonna be purely epic!" He cheered and called down to the girls below, "Hey down there! I'm comin' down! Look out below!" he jumped and started falling while laughing.

"Look at him go." Sakurako gasped.

"He's dropping like a bomb!" Madoka had a hand over her mouth.

Dustin had finally reached the pool hitting it resulting in waves and water splashed onto the girls who cried in shock. Below the water Dustin had reached the bottom of the pool and started swimming upward until he surfaced.

"I'm ok!" he raised a fist.

"Dustin-kun, that was awesome!" Kasuga gasped.

"Weren't you afraid?" Satsuki asked.

"Are you kidding me? I've done a lot more thrilling dare devil stunts than that before." He chuckled until a towel surfaced at his side.

"Dustin-kun ecchi!" the girls cried.

Dustin noticed the towel and blushed grabbing it, "That was embarrassing. I swear to God that never happens before." He chuckled and the girls laughed.

With Negi the boy had been soaking in a big bath with Sayo, Kazumi, Makie, Ako, Akira, Kaede, Rin, and Ayaka.

"Isn't this the perfect place for a bath?" Ayaka asked as she relaxed.

"Yeah, this is the bomb." Akira stretched her arms upward.

"It's amazing, I feel totally revived." Sayo moaned in delight.

Suddenly Kazumi's head shot up, "What?! You're going to be revived? This is what I call a scoop! I got to get my camera, so wait for me to revive!" she jumped out of the bath and hurried off.

Sayo looked a little embarrassed, "Uh that's not what I meant by revived."

"Figure of speech does get taken too seriously sometimes." Rin admitted.

"For real." Ako agreed.

"Thanks for joining us in the bath, Negi-kun!" Makie leaned onto him.

"Yeah, it's nice for all of us to relax like this." Akira added.

"Room for two more?" a voice asked as Evangeline and Chachamaru wrapped in towels approached the bath.

"Plenty of room, Eva." Kaede said as they two entered.

"Ah yes, this is magnificent." Eva sighed in relief.

"Negi, where is Dustin?" Chachamaru asked.

"Oh, I imagine he's having the time of his life." Negi chuckled.

Back with Dustin he, Mana, Zazie, Yuna, Chizuru, Chao, Haruna, Yue, and Nodoka were relaxing in the hot tubs, "Ah this is what it's all about right girls?" Dustin asked as he received a drink from a worker.

"Yeah, these hot tubs are where it's at." Yuna added.

"No kidding." Haruna put in.

"You know the only problem is? Getting out." Dustin added.

"I know it seems almost impossible to do." Chao added.

"Uh-oh." Yue gasped getting everyone's attention.

"Yue, what's wrong?" Nodoka asked.

"I know one good reason to really get out, call of nature!" Yue got out and headed for the nearest bathroom.

"Oh Yue." Haruna sighed knowing her bizzare tastes in juice always gives her a full bladder.

"When that girl gets up, she certainly goes." Dustin joked.

"Nice one." Zazie said as they high fived.

Dustin chuckled and looked at Mana with the gunslinger noticing his focus, "Dustin?"

"Sorry Mana, it's just I'm glad you came here without the need to wear any of your gun holsters and all, you know what I'm saying?"

Mana smiled, "Well you did insist I not where them today Dustin, even though without them I feel totally naked. Then again, that's probably how you'd want me to be right?" she winked.

Dustin blushed and covered his nose, "Mana, why would you say that out loud?"

"To get a rise out of you of course, you do it to others after all." She smiled.

Dustin sighed as he kicked back, "Women."

Later in one of the other baths Chamo, Domino, and a miniaturized Toothless were sitting around in a wash pan with towels on their foreheads, "I tell ya my brothers ain't this the life?" Chamo asked.

"It sure is, Chamo." Domino agreed while resting his wings on the wash pan's rim.

"I may not like to drink water for what is does to my breath, but relaxing in it soothes me." Toothless said.

Walking right by was Negi's and Dustin's groups, "Hey Negi, how's your bath going?" Dustin asked.

"Very well actually, and yours?"

"Not bad at all, I was just planning to grab a fruit drink and then to the sauna to sweat of some excess fat." Dustin said.

"Then I'll join you." Zazie said standing beside him.

Dustin chuckled and whistled to Domino, "Yo Domino, how about working a sweat off those feathers?"

"Caw!" Domino said as he flew over and perched on his master's shoulder.

"Good afternoon everyone." Zyphon approached with his body glistening.

"Zyphon, what happened to you?" Kaede asked.

"Just a little wax, a little soap, and a whole lot of washing," he answered, "Have you ever seen me sparkle like this?"

"I can't remember the last time you shined this bright." Dustin admitted.

Suddenly they heard a scream and they looked aside seeing Asuna wrapped in a towel running for her life from a robot with multiple arms, "Somebody save me!" she cried until she slipped on a bar of soap and fell flat on her face.

"Ooh, that'll hurt." Dustin groaned.

Asuna got up and gasped seeing the robot caught her and restrained her arms and legs holding her up into the air, "Hey what're you doing?!" Asuna shouted as another of the robots arms grabbed Asuna's towel and ripped it off her leaving her naked while still being raised above. She screamed in fright as the robot spoke.

"Program Part 1, commencing a massage to loosen up your skin." Suddenly the robots hands started tickling her whole body while Asuna laughed in pain.

"Please, stop this thing!"

"What is this?" Rin asked.

Satomi approached wrapped in a towel while wearing a lab coat over it, "That happens to be my latest invention. The Scrubber bot mach 5!" she answered dramatically.

"So why's it practically raping Asuna?" Mana asked.

Konoka and Setsuna rushed over as the dean's granddaughter spoke, "Well ya see Satomi was looking for a test subject for her machine, and when she turned it on…"

"Asuna was the first thing in sight of it." Setsuna finished.

"Can't you shut it off?" Kaede asked the brainy girl.

"Unfortunately the cancel button isn't responding," Satomi sighed, "I suppose this is what I get for only spending two weeks in designing it."

"Don't worry, I'll stop it." Zyphon was ready until Dustin halted him.

"Hold it, you just got yourself clean. You can't just go and dirty yourself up again."

"Hmm, good point."

"So we're just gonna leave her like this?" Makie asked.

"Don't worry the robot only has thirty one programs, if Asuna can hang in then it should go by smoothly." Satomi explained.

"Well in that case, let's continue to enjoy ourselves." Dustin said leading everyone away from the pleading Asuna.

By the saunas Dustin and Zazie had entered the sauna still in their robes, while Domino was relaxing on the bench, "Well Zazie, this is it. Whoo it's steaming in here huh?"

"It sure is." Zazie said as she reached down and took the end of Dustin's sash, and with one tug his whole robe opened up revealing he was wearing nothing underneath it.

"Whoo, this a relief." He gasped as the heat was covering his torso.

"Here Dustin, let me help you." Zazie continued as she slipped his robe down and he stood in the buff before the older girl.

Dustin saw Zazie stare right at him, "Uh is something wrong?"

Zazie moved her hand to his chest and felt it, "You feel well toned, still working out?"

"You bet."

She smiled, "It feels nice."

Dustin could only blush as the girl continued to entrance him, 'Zazie's never been this forward with me. Wonder what the special occasion is?'

"Alright, now it's your turn." She broke him out of his thoughts.

"Mine?" he asked as Zazie motioned to her own robe.

Zazie nodded and spoke, "Undress me now, Dustin."

"Are you really sure I should do this?" Dustin asked.

"I am." She nodded and lowered herself closer to his level.

"Well, ok." Dustin said as he slipped the robe of Zazie leaving her in the buff just as him.

"Thank you." Zazie said as Dustin stared at her figure.

"I never knew a girl could be so fit." He said with wandering eyes.

Zazie placed her hands on his shoulders, "Well you know what? I never knew a boy your age could ever be this handsome."

"Wait, you think I'm handsome?"

"I do."

"Since when?"

"Sometime after you came to school, you think Mana was the only one glad to have you as our roommate?"

"Not exactly, I mean you've shown you've also been glad to have me living with you." He admitted.

"Exactly, and that's why I'm glad I can be here with you." She brought her to the bench and they sat down to enjoy their stay in the sauna.

Dustin started sitting back and felt Zazie lean into him, "This is relaxing, I'll tell you that Zaz."

"I know, here let me help you relax." She got behind him so he was sitting between her legs.

Dustin suddenly felt Zazie giving his shoulders a massage and he relaxed into it, "Oh man, does that feel good," He moaned as Zazie continued massaging him, "Zazie you really know what you're doing."

"I'm glad you like it." She said as she suddenly started pressing her chest into Dustin's back making him blush.

'Wow her chest feels like the same size as Chao's, maybe even perkier.' He thought.

Zazie rested her head on his shoulder and whispered, "You know Dustin, I wanted to talk to you and the others earlier, but I guess now's better then never."

"Talk to us about what?" he asked still relaxing.

She whispered, "About your Spirit Warrior heritage and Negi's magic."

Outside the sauna crashes were heard along with a scream, "WHAAAAATTTTTT!" Back on the inside Domino was startled as Dustin sat on the floor in the corner of the sauna curled up while Zazie hadn't moved from her spot.

"Zazie, what're you talking about?" Dustin panted from both the sauna's heat and the fact another girl knows his and Negi's secret.

"I am right aren't I? Negi's a mage in training, while you Dustin are a Spirit Warrior?"

"H-how do you know?" Dustin asked.

"I've known all along about both your secrets ever since you first came to Mahora, and everything that's happened to you as well."

"Why didn't you say anything?" Dustin asked.

"I felt it was best for you to share with me, but I eventually lost patience with waiting," Dustin was stammering and panicking with Domino unable to calm him down. The girl stood up and crouched down to him, "You don't have to be afraid, I'm not going to tell anyone else about this. Because the fact is, I know about magic as well."

"You do?" he asked and she nodded.

"Yes."

"So are you like a mage of something?"

"Not quite, you might say I'm a half demon."

"Demon?"

"Don't worry; I'm not that kind of demon. I'm an ambassador from the magical world stationed at Mahora."

"So then the dean, Takamichi, Mana…"

"Yes, they know of what I am as well."

"Surprised Mana went along with helping me keep this secret in front of you."

"I guess she wanted to humor you." Zazie replied.

"Well off that topic what're you guys going to do now, I mean you'd be in pretty big trouble if others found out even if Zazie is connected to magic." Domino said.

"Yeah, I know," Dustin stood up, "So what can we do?"

"The only thing we can do, Domino." Zazie ordered.

"Yes, I'm all over it." Domino said drawing up a pactio circle.

Dustin noticed this and Zazie spoke to him, "Dustin, I'd love to make a pactio with you."

"You do?"

"Yes."

"Wow, well if you really want to with me then I have no problem with it." He admitted.

"And it's done." Domino finished as Zazie got in and crouched down to the boy's level and put her hands on his shoulders.

"Make me one of your own, Dustin." She pulled him into a kiss wrapping her arms around his neck, while he returned it and wrapped his arms around her waist.

The pentagram glowed as Domino called, "Pactio!"

And so Zazie was granted access to spirit energy and receiving the mark of it through their kiss. Outside the sauna, Negi, all his partners, Dustin's partners, Chamo, Toothless, Zyphon, Eva, and Chachamaru saw the glow coming from inside the room.

"Well it looks like we'll have to chalk up another member in Dustin's pactio brigade." Setsuna said.

Mana smiled, "I was wondering when she'd make her move."

"You don't think they'll be in there much longer do you?" Chizuru asked fearing the heat would make them faint.

"I'll go get them." Zyphon said planning to go in.

"Yes, because they don't wanna miss the next event." Ayaka added.

That night, Negi, Dustin, and the girls were sitting around by the resort balcony wearing yukatas. Suddenly fireworks were being let off and everyone was feeling nostalgic at the beautiful sight. On the roof of the resort was Chamo and Toothless in his regular size. He marveled at the fireworks and decided to add his own touch to it by launching his blasts of lightning into the sky that blended in with the fireworks.

"Nice touch." Chamo admitted.

"Thanks." the dragon replied.

Dustin smiled as he watched the fireworks and noticed Zazie stood next to him, "Zaz?"

Zazie offered him a chocolate bar, "Here, it's your favorite isn't it?"

"Yeah, thanks," He said opening it and taking a small bite out of it. He then thought of something and tugged her yukata making herself look back at him, "Have some." He offered her a bite of it.

Zazie took a bite out of the bar and smiled, "Very good."

"Zaz, I want you to know something," he began, "I really think you have a beautiful smile."

The girl continued to smile, "I'm glad you think so." She held him close to her wide while patting his head while he enjoyed it.

Watching from the side was Zyphon, Negi, Kaede, Rin, Mana, Konoka, and Setsuna, "Don't they look cute together?" Konoka asked.

"You know, I think they do." Setsuna admitted.

"You know, I hope Zazie doesn't become over possessive of him, otherwise I may find myself in a bit of a rivalry." Mana joked.

They chuckled until Negi looked confused, "Negi, what's up?" Rin asked.

"I feel as if we're forgetting something, but I'm not sure."

As it turned out back inside the spa, Asuna had broken free from the robot that had forcibly scrubbed her for the last few hours, and left it almost damaged from whacking it with a harisen (Slapping fan).

"Finally! I never want to experience that again." She said dropping the harisen.

Suddenly the robots arms grabbed Asuna by the shoulders shocking her, "Now, we will go over everything again starting with Program Part 1." it spoke in a distorted voice.

"NOOO!" Asuna cried.

(And that's the chapter. A day at a spa resort was another way for the group to kick back and relax from all their troubles. And Dustin got another partner out of it. Don't miss next time readers.)