A Saga of Tanya the Evil/The Irregular at Magic High School crossover.

I do not in any way, shape, or form lay claim to either of these works.

This is just a work of admiration from one fan, to those others that share the same interest.

The only characters or places I lay claim to are those solely of my own creation

Chapter 46, Time flies: The days of our lives…

Sunday, August 29th 2094. 11:30 AM

The Cafe de Francois

Tanya walked towards the cafe that the group had decided on as she glanced down at the hand of her girlfriend that was gripped in her own, their fingers interlaced. It had been two weeks and a few days since their little excursion against the PRC, and Visha's bruises on her chest had finally healed up to the point that Tanya was not concerned every time she saw the mark on her former adjutant's sternum.

She was still of the opinion that the agent that had done it had died far too easily.

Tanya glanced aside once more at the happy smile on Visha's angelic face and relaxed somewhat, the latent rage settling to the back of her mind once more. Visha was safe, and that was all that mattered. They had not heard anything about the Chinese agents making a return, and that helped settle Tanya's mind.

What weighed on her mind now was something that she had overheard the good doctor and one of the senior technicians discussing. Something called Oracle3, that seemed to be behind the intelligence that they had received while in the mission.

From what she had gathered, it seemed to be some sort of predictive machine or device, and in this world you could count on it somehow being magical in nature. Back in her first world, the idea of a predictive model was well established, even if the results were not always accurate, even when dealing with the weather.

Tanya mused a bit more, until her mind was pulled back to the present by a gente squeeze from Visha's hand. It was a topic Tanya could return to later, when she didn't have a lunch with their circle to attend.

The pair looked over as they heard their names called out, and saw Jane, Willa and Lisa sitting at a table back in the corner. Tanya and Visha smiled over at their friends as they made their way over. After an exchange of hugs all around, the five of them settled back down to eat and catch up.

It had been a few weeks since the last time they had been together at the Seven Schools Competition, and the girls had been enjoying the rest of their summer break. Now, they had finished the first week of school and things had settled back into the usual routine.

Jane was excited about her work for the Student Council, and Lisa watched her antics with a smile as she sipped at her latte. Jane had seemed to make her peace with the good Doctor's demands so far, and they had been looking into the possibility of extracting her grandmother from the US.

Lisa had been busy with her own student council work as she prepared the budgets and requests for the upcoming semester. She hung her head as she talked about the demands of the various clubs, and bemoaned how insistent some of them were about why they needed more funding, or even why rival or conflicting clubs deserved less.

"The worst part is that Erika and Stefan have been so busy with each other, that they keep leaving all of this to me! It's just not fair!" Lisa said with a pout.

Visha laughed and gave Tanya's hand a squeeze. "So, he finally worked up the nerve to ask her out?"

Tanya looked back and forth with a puzzled look on her face. "Visha? You knew about this? And why does it matter to all of you who is seeing whom?"

Visha sighed while the others laughed. "Tanya dear, for someone as insightful as you, you can be adorably clueless at times. It's been obvious from the start that the two of them liked each other, but neither one could risk their working relationship by trying to… Advance on their front."

Jane giggled. "Sort of like a certain pair that we all know ." She said while the two being referenced chose to ignore the boisterous American's insight into their situation.

Tanya's eyebrows creased as she thought about that. "Yes… Risking a rejection of a romantic pursuit can leave a good working relationship in shambles." She glanced aside at the smiling face of Visha and coughed. "That said, sometimes you do need to seize the initiative."

Lisa, Jane and Willa shared a look before Lisa said quietly under her breath. "Or smacked with a mallet."

Willa blushed and smiled shyly as she worked up the courage to speak for herself. "We… We are starting to work on our first production of the semester… And I'm in charge of costuming…" Willa said as she found her pasty intensely interesting.

Willa looked up nervously to see the smiles on her friend's faces as they each offered their congratulations. Then, Tanya asked the question that was on most of their minds, but that Tanya was the only one blunt enough to ask.

"How did you get this opportunity? Isn't it a bit uncommon for an underclassmen to be offered a chance like this?" Tanya asked while Visha shook her head.

"Ummm...Yes… But I impressed one of the heads of the department, and the material engineering department." Willa said shyly.

"That is quite the feat. How did you manage that?" Tanya asked while Visha smiled as she watched her girlfriend being particularly sensitive, for the Devil of the Rhine.

"They… Really liked the work I did… For your costume…" Willa said nervously.

"It was very well done, but was that really all that they considered?" Tanya asked with a questioning look.

Jane decided to step in and bail out their shy friend. "Willa is studying to be a material engineer, and also design and fashion. She has a real talent for using magic to manipulate materials."

Willa blushed as the extrovert of the group sang her praises. "They had no idea what our little Willa could do, not until they were able to see her own designs in action." Jane said proudly.

Willa blushed even more as she tried to shrink in her chair. After a moment, Visha gave a look around the table that left the others rather quiet before she reached out and took Willa's hands in her own.

"We are very proud of you, Willa. This is an incredible chance for you to show the rest of the school what we were lucky enough to find out for ourselves." Visha said with a smile.

"What is that?" Willa asked as she looked down at their joined hands, then up at Visha's smiling face.

"How talented and capable you are. How much you pay attention to all the little details, and that you put the desires and needs of the people who are lucky enough to wear what you make first." Visha said with a happy smile.

Willa blushed even more as she picked at her desert and fidgeted. Her friends were fairly certain what would come next as the notoriously shy girl overloaded.

"It really wasn't that major.. Well, maybe a bit since Tanya trusted me to make her outfit that she would be wearing in front of everyone and she looked amazing in it, not that I ever thought she wouldn't look good in it, since it's her." Willa said as she took a breath in full ramble mode.

Lisa giggled and took Willa's hand. "It's okay, just take a breath and calm down a bit."

Willa tried to shrink into her chair a bit more. "I did it again.."

Tanya took another drink of her coffee and looked over at Willa. "You are just passionate about clothing, that's all. You get carried along by your excitement, and your mouth can't keep up with your mind."

"You… Really think that?" Willa asked as she looked bashfully at Tanya.

"Yes, or I would never have said it. You are passionate and able to step out of your comfort zone when it involves the things that you are passionate about. It might even help you become more outgoing in your day to day life." Tanya said, while she thought about one particular otaku that she had known in college during her past life. He had been quiet and reserved until he had a chance to talk about his passions. Once that happened, he often became an excited, rambling mess.

Tanya could feel the approving look that Visha gave her, but couldn't help but wonder if her girlfriend actually knew why she had done it. Willa was an important member of their group. She provided skills and understandings that Visha and herself lacked.

It was simply a measure to ensure that a useful resource would not lose effectiveness. It had nothing to do with the fact that they seemed to have established a mutually beneficial relationship. Or that Visha had grown extremely attached to Willa. Or even that the young introvert had helped them both out, even though it had clearly been well outside of her comfort zone.

Tanya's attention was pulled back to the conversation as Lisa sat there with a smug look on her face. After a moment, Visha decided to take the bait and ask the diminutive student council secretary what had her with such a smug look on her face.

"And what other news do you have for us, Lisa? Since it's pretty obvious you are waiting for someone to ask you?" Visha said with a smile and a little shake of her head at the antics of their friend.

"Well, I MIGHT have been asked out, and MIGHT have started dating someone…" Lisa said with a grin on her face.

"Oh? And who MIGHT this someone be?" Visha asked as she leaned forward with a curious look on her face.

"He MIGHT just be Hans." Lisa said with a grin, then paused as they all could hear Tanya's teeth grind.

"And which Hans is it? So I know if I need to dig a grave or not." Tanya said in that cold, clear tone of voice.

Lisa paled as Visha gave Tanya's hand a tight squeeze. After a moment, and a deep breath, Tanya looked at Lisa expectantly.

"Ummm… I'm not sure I want to tell you now?" Lisa said in a nervous tone of voice.

"I can always just go ask myself." Tanya said with that devilish grin of hers. "If it's Sieber, then I apologize for your loss." And with that, Tanya started to stand up until Lisa grabbed her hand and looked at Visha for support.

"Tanya, why don't you let Lisa explain. We are all dying to hear." Visha said in a slightly less cold tone of voice, one that Tanya had grown used to hearing when her girlfriend had to decide if the entrenching tool was needed or not.

Lisa hurriedly sat down and gave a worried look to her two lesbian friends. She swallowed hard and decided she had to tell them, or they would go find out for themselves which of the Hans it was. WIth or without a funeral if they didn't like the answer. After a moment to collect herself, and get her heart to stop trying to escape her chest she answered them. "Hans Frieber. Like I would ever be stupid enough to even be in the same room alone with Sieber? I mean, he hits on anyone and everyone that might even possibly be female. He is NOTHING like MY Frieber. Sure, he might be awkward, and extremely tall, especially when compared to me… But he has the cutest smile, and he blushes at everything which is adorable… And I just like being around him. He is fun and polite, and always listens to me when I give my opinion on anything. I DO wish he would be a little more… Assertive about things, though…" She said and bit her lip, then looked up as the other girls broke into giggles and laughter.

"Oh, Lisa dear…." Jane said as she shook her head and wiped at her eye.

"What? What's so funny?" Lisa asked in a perplexed tone of voice.

"You've got it bad." Visha said fondly.

"Really bad…" Is the quiet comment from Willa before she hid behind her own cup.

"Is… That how I looked?" Tanya asked as she looked at Jane and Willa, then sighed as the two gave her a shy smile from Willa, and a knowing little smirk and nod from Jane.

"I found it adorable." Visha said as she leaned over and kissed Tanya on the cheek.

Tanya sighed, then looked puzzled for a moment before she pulled her handheld terminal out and looked at the message on the screen. She sighed and put it back before she looked over at Visha. "We have an appointment with the doctor tomorrow. More tests and a checkup, again." Tanya grumbled a bit under her breath about Schugels all being slave drivers with no consideration for their guinea pigs.

Visha chuckled and smiled at the others. ``We have known a couple of doctors named Schugel. It seems to be a popular name for people in… Medical fields."

Jane shared a look with Tanya and Visha, then nodded. "Well, I wish you good luck with your appointment. Now, how about we all go catch a movie, then we can grill Lisa for all the awkward and embarrassing details?"

At the general chorus of assent, with only minimal amounts of whining from Lisa, the group heads off to spend the rest of their day together.

For some reason, Tanya could not help but feel an odd sense of foreboding, as if this test was going to be somehow different than the others.

In her office, Doctor Adeline Veronica Schugel nodded as she received the confirmation message from Tanya. The day had nearly arrived. The last page in the Book. The end of the guide that had helped lead them to this day. After this, everything was unknown. They just had the predictions of probable outcomes from the massive multi-used CAD ORACLE to help them from here on.

So far, nothing concrete had been determined by Delphi, Mallus, or Corinth. They might truly be on their own from here on, and wouldn't that be grand? To once again finally have her fate in her own hands, if that was God's will.

Deus Vult.