Three Days

So here it is, chapter three of this threeshot fanfic!

I know, it took me forever to post it, yeah… well… there's no actual excuse(and I'm not going to blame school for it because I already graduated! XD ).

I guess I can only say the truth – writing barrier? Is that how you call it in English? XD

I just couldn't come up with an ending, or write anything at all… so that really is the reason.

But anyway, I managed to come up with something I liked, so I hope you'd like it too!

Please keep supporting KonoSetsu and Negima in the future!

Here we go!

Setsuna slept in her bed, tossing and turning from side to side, trapped in the land of dreams. It was obvious she was having yet another nightmare, her sweat dripping down her forehead to her pillow, and her blanket already lying on the floor.

The half demon was trying to fight something inside her head; her back arches and her hands held tightly onto the sheets.

"Kono-chan… No…"

"KONO-CHAN!! NO!!"

It was that same dark place again; that strange, unfamiliar dark space. The half demon's body was paralyzed with her arms up in the air and she could tell her legs didn't reach the ground. Only inches in front of her Konoka faced her, trapped in the same position as she was. The young mage's body was limp, and blood was covering her cloths and beautiful face. Setsuna was screaming her princess's name, begging her to wake up, her tears already making their way down her cheeks.

Not able to bare the look of her loved one anymore, Setsuna lowered her head and clutched her teeth, unable to stop her flow of tears.

From within the darkness, Setsuna could hear a female voice laughing, and it felt like it's getting closer and closer. Turning her gaze back to her princess's figure; the only other person in that endless dark space, Setsuna could feel her eyes slowly getting wider, and her heart speeding up.

Konoka was still trapped in the same position as she was before, only this time she was wide awake, with an evil smile on her lips and was looking directly into the half demon's eyes.

"Kono…" Setsuna didn't know how or who, but she could suddenly feel a strain pain in her chest, as if someone was clutching onto her heart and tightening his grip with each passing second. She screamed in pain, her head flung backwards, and her back arches.

Just like the pain appeared, it was gone within seconds, leaving a very weak and exhausted female samurai, hung up from her arms up in the air. Setsuna gasped for air, and slowly opened her eyes to look back at Konoka. Konoka lowered her once paralyzed arms ever so slowly, and guided them towards the samurai's face.

At that point, Setsuna's eyes were wide open and watched as her beautiful princess before her transformed into a different person, someone she already met before; Yoru Akai.

"Why…?"

Akai held the half demon's face in her hands, forcing Setsuna to look at her; she smiled.

"She's mine" the full demon laughed and disappeared into the darkness, her voice echoes in space, leaving the half demon alone, hopelessly hanging in the air.

Setsuna's eyes shot open to the sound of thunder. Her heart was racing just like the other night.

She could already feel it, she could already say for sure; Yoru Akai was on the move, and her target was Konoka Ojou-sama after all.

She dashed out of her room, grabbing Yunnagi on her way out, running down the halls, aiming for Konoka's dorm. The only sound she could hear was the sound of her own bare feet hitting the ground with each step she took. Running faster than any human could ever go, Setsuna detected Konoka's room's door. As she approached she saw the door already open and moving slightly; screeching with its every movement.

Setsuna slowed down and stepped closer to the wall, taking small steps towards the room's entrance. When she finally reached it, she spanned around and held onto her sword ready to slice anything that might threaten her. The half demon found both her princess's roommates lying unconsciously on the floor; both looked like they were defeated in a battle. Asuna lay unconsciously close to the door, and Negi lay in the middle of the room, holding his staff.

"Asuna-san! Negi-sensei!" Setsuna knelt down beside Asuna and helped her friend to sit down, trying to wake her up. "Asuna-san! Asuna-san!", lightly shaking her unconscious red head friend, Asuna groaned in respond but still didn't wake up. Looking over her child teacher, Setsuna called his name and the young boy opened his eyes, blinking a few times before focusing his gaze over the female samurai.

"S…Setsuna-san… Konoka-san… She's…" The young boy stopped mid sentence and held onto his ribs, clutching his teeth together and shut his eyes. Looking back at the raven haired girl before him Negi straggled to keep talking.

"Konoka-san… She… Something happened to her, she wasn't herself… W…We just couldn't stop her…" Negi slowly lost his battle with pain and went unconscious again, leaving the desperate half demon with her worries.

"Negi-sensei!!" Setsuna called his name for the last time looked around the room hysterically.

'Kono-chan! Where's Kono-chan?! What on earth happened here?!' trying to find an answer to her questions, Setsuna shut her eyes and tried to remembered the words Akai said to her in her dream. "She's mine".

Setsuna's eyes slowly opened when she finally understood everything. She gently placed Asuna's unconscious body back on the floor and rose back to her feet. She took out two talisman with her name on it and with a small popping sound two mini-Setsuna appeared. Setsuna guided them both to go and get Shizuna-sensei to take care of Asuna's and Negi's injuries; after that they must go and inform the Headmaster about the situation they're in.

The two little Setsuna nodded and quickly headed out of the room.

Setsuna walked to the room's window and watched as the storm kept blowing. This was no ordinary storm, the skies were trying to tell her something was happening, and there's no time to waste.

Setsuna pushed open the window, and let the cold wind enter the room; she stepped over the windowsill and jumped, two magnificent white wings bursting out of her back as she did.

Her senses could already tell where Konoka was, and she must hurry; flapping her wings against the strong wind, the half demon flew towards the ocean, ready to face whatever may come in her way.

'Kono-chan… Wait for me!'

Konoka was standing at an entrance of a large dark cave; wearing her white night gown. The young mage's eyelids were heavy and half close. Her chocolate brown hair danced with the blowing wind. From within the cave's darkness Akai stepped outside and faced the young mage.

Once the full demon approached the healer, Konoka collapsed and her body went limp, yet didn't hit the ground; her body floating inches above the ground. Akai smiled, walking back inside the cave as the unconscious healer followed her.

Inside the cave Akai raised her left hand and Konoka's body flung over to the left side of the cave and hit its wall hard, as a reflex her body gasped for air, yet she remained unconscious. Konoka's figure floated in the air, her hands locked above her with invisible handcuffs keeping her arms away from each other. Akai stepped closer to Konoka and placed her left palm over the chocolate haired girl.

"Konoka Ojou-sama, I'll make sure your little knight will pay her debt" The demon's hand scratched the side of her cheek with her sharp nails, forcing a small amount of blood dripping down Konoka's cheek. Akai caressed her fingertips over the bleeding cheek and smiled. She retreated her arm back to her and looked at the blood covering it. The red head demon turned her gaze towards the entrance of the cave and watched how an angel made its way towards the place.

'She's fast…' The full demon vanished into air, not leaving a mark of her presence.

Setsuna flapped her wings hard against the strong wind blowing outside, her cloths soaked beyond all hope, and her hair loosen from its usual tie. The half demon's eyes were fixed upon the cave before her, never loosing it from her sight. She was so close to her loved one; her blood already burning under her skin, and her heart pounding in her chest.

"Kono-chan!!" Setsuna called her princess's name as she reached the cave's entrance and slashed her sword, breaking the barrier her senses detected inches before she made any contact with it.

Setsuna landed on the cold wet ground of the cave, realizing for the first time she didn't wear any shoes. The half demon eyes run around from side to side, examining the inside of the cave.

Her heart missed a beat when her eyes located Konoka; hang up in the air from her hands.

"Kono-chan!!" Setsuna dashed forward, not caring anymore for any other living creatures that might cross her way. Reaching the unconscious girl; Setsuna dropped her sword to the ground and placed both her palms on both sides of Konoka's face cupping it with a gentle stroke. Setsuna saw the red liquid over Konoka's right cheek dripping down to her own fingers as she lovingly looked up at the young mage.

"Kono-chan! Wake up, Please wake up!" Konoka groaned yet remained unconscious. For the first time, Setsuna felt lost, she didn't know what else to do, she couldn't see the invisible chains keeping her princess locked or sense any charm placed anywhere nearby. The half demon turned around and grabbed her sword; she looked around, searching, seeking for a hint that might help her; every now and then she turned back to make sure Konoka's still behind her. After a few minutes passed by, Setsuna heard Konoka groaning once again and she turned to look at her. She watched as Konoka slowly opened her eyes and raised her head back up to face her. Setsuna headed towards the young healer once again but slowly came to a stop before she reached the mage.

"Kono-chan…?" Setsuna asked with hesitation trying to catch her princess's gaze.

Konoka turned her gaze to the young samurai and a smile formed on her lips as she did. Setsuna took a small step back and her heart skipped a beat. Konoka's eyes were complete white and lost any sign of emotion in them. Konoka lowered her arms as if they were never locked in the first place and landed on the cold ground. A gentle wind seemed to slowly twirl around the mage and flutter her white night gown as she stepped towards Setsuna, making no sound as she did.

"Se…chan…" as Konoka approached the half demon; she raised her right arm as strong white halo appeared around it and flung it back down aiming to hit her guardian. Taking this in mind Setsuna's quick reflexes took action and she jumped backwards, landing a few feet away from Konoka.

Setsuna couldn't believe her eyes, she could feel a strain pain grasping her heart and her mind refuse to believe Konoka was attacking her. 'It has to be Akai… She's the one behind all this'.

Setsuna then saw something that caused even greater pain to her heart.

Konoka was crying.

Tears of pure pain made their way down her beautiful face, and Setsuna knew Konoka was trying to fight back Akai's mind control on her; it hurt even more to know that in her current state she couldn't do anything to help her princess.

'Oh… Kono-chan…'

Setsuna rose back up and looked over at Konoka who slowly straightened up as well and turned to look back at her. She frowned and shut her eyes close. The half demon released her grip on her sword and let it fall down to the ground; hitting it a few times before it ceased and lay down. Setsuna opened her eyes once again and looked over at her princess's.

"I won't, ever, fight Kono-chan…" Setsuna tightened her fists "I rather die".

The tears in Konoka's eyes never stopped even when the smile on her lips grew wider; her right arm rose back up and white magic circled it once again. "Then so shall be it".

Konoka's body floated inches above the ground and with inhuman speed she flew straight towards her guardian. Setsuna closed her eyes and waited for the impact to hit her, a second passed then another, and another, yet nothing came. When she opened her eyes, a clear and a very close view of her princess's face came in to her sight. The half demon opened her eyes wide and watched her princess struggle to stop herself from going any farther and hit her guardian. Her body was trembling and her breathing was heavy.

"N… No…". Konoka struggled to talk and take back her control for her body at the same time, Setsuna could only watch as Konoka slowly got closer and closer struggling with all her might to keep herself away from hitting her.

"I… Won't…" Konoka struggled to say, her fight inside her head taking its toll on her, but there's no way; not a chance she'll give up, it was for the sake of her 'Secchan' after all.

"Foolish girl, are you trying to object me?" Konoka could hear the cold deep voice inside her head, and the pain that strain her whole body from her struggle; she wasn't sure how long she'll be able to keep this up. The young mage shut her eyes and clutched her teeth together.

A strong white light suddenly outburst from Konoka's body and the last thing the mage could hear before she fell unconscious was the voice of her guardian calling her name and the feel of strong yet slender arms warped around her waist and held her.

Setsuna knelt down on the ground with Konoka in her arms, one hand stroking her soft chocolate hair. The half demon slowly loosened her hold on Konoka and took her in her arms. She walked towards the edge of the cave and as gently as she could; placed Konoka in a sitting position, taking a few seconds to look at her beautiful face and caresses it with a feathery stroke.

"You know, no one ever manage to get out of my hold on him before"

Setsuna spun around in her spot, and found none other then Akai standing before her. Anger and hatred like she never knew before burned inside her; she never felt the need to revenge ever so strongly. Still kneeling on the ground with her fists clenched, Setsuna let her two white magnificent wings out and dashed forward aiming her right fist towards the red head demon face.

"I WON'T LET YOU!" Seconds before Setsuna's fist met Akai's face, Setsuna froze in her place, just like Konoka was a few moments ago, only this time she wasn't the one who initiate the action; Akai managed to stop her without even moving a muscle.

"Ahh… Yes… Anger, revenge, hatred, despair! let them all out, let them grow inside you, let me see just how strong you are!" Akai brought both her hands to face the half demon's form and without her intention Setsuna's body moved on its own, her arms drawn up and her legs leaving the ground. Setsuna then realized this was all too familiars to her; she has seen this all before…

Before Setsuna could think of any way to escape, her body turned around in its spot, and her eyes met none other than Konoka once again held in the same position as she was, only inches in front of her.

'This is… My dream…'

"A dream? My my, haven't you realized yet that this is no dream?!" at her last words, Setsuna felt a strain pain in her chest, just like the pain she was able to feel in her dream. She screamed on top of her lungs, waiting for the pain to fade away. When it finally did, her body never felt more exhausted.

"I… I don't understand… Why are you doing this?!" Setsuna groaned, she could feel every inch of her body, the small cuts and bruises placed all over her it by now.

Akai stared at the half demon; her evil smile that spread on her lips vanished; leaving no mark this certain demon could ever smile "You love her don't you?"

Setsuna's eyes opened and she raised her head to look at Konoka's unconscious form, listening carefully to Akai's words.

"I want you to know how it feels to loose the one you love the most, I will make you suffer greater pain than you ever caused me." She paused for a moment and then continued on.

"Sakurazaki Setsuna, I will make kill the one you love the most!"

A strong gust of wind twirled inside the cave as Akai's eyes opened wide and her pupils faded into glowing red. Setsuna could feel the pain in her chest arouses once again, but for some reason it felt different, she could tell something was wrong.

Setsuna's back arched from the pain and she desperately gasped for air; she could feel her eyeteeth sharpen, and her fingernail getting longer, transforming into long deadly claws; her hair and eyes weren't black anymore; her hair snapped out of its usual style and had the color of pure snow white. Her pupils faded away and turned into silver.

Her entire body felt like it was on fire, she could feel how her legs rebuild themselves into anything else than human legs, and her muscles around her arms tightened.

She was miserably loosing control over her body and for some odd reason she felt like she needed blood, her desire to kill took over her mind, yet she could tell Akai wasn't the one behind it.

Setsuna shut her eyes and screamed, trying to fight her body from changing into a full bird demon.

"Ne, Kono-chan? What are you doing?" the raven haired child watched her friend running around, flapping her arms like a bird, holding two large leaves in both her hands.

"I'm trying to fly like a bird! That way Secchan and I could touch the sky!"

'Eh? Where am I?' Setsuna found herself back at Konoka's home at Kyoto. She remembered that place, she remembered those words, that was the day when Konoka almost drown in the river and she failed her princess as well as herself from keeping her promise to protect Konoka for any cost needed.

But… why was she here?

The older Setsuna watched as her younger form lowered her head and stared onto the ground in shame "Kono-chan… flying isn't always… fun…"

The younger Konoka stopped running and walked towards her friend, "What are you saying Secchan! Of course it is! I wish I had real wings so I could fly!" she spun around and climbed on a rock nearby the river "If I had wings I would take Secchan with me to see the world from above!" she said out loud and flapped her arms once again.

The little girl didn't take in mind how slippery the rock she was standing on was, and lost her balance, falling into the river.

"Kono-chan!"

'Kono-chan!'

The older Setsuna took a step forward to save her princess from drowning, yet her eyes averted to look at her little form, still in her place, and she knew why she couldn't move.

The little girl didn't know whether she should take out her wings and scoop out her friend out of the water yet reveal the fact that she's also part of the demon world and might be separate from Konoka as well as being hated by her and never see her again.

No… there's no way she could take that risk, she didn't want to loose the only family she had.

The little girl ran forward, jumped into the water and managed to catch Konoka, trying her best to keep her head above water.

Setsuna's older form just watched as her younger form and her princess swept away with the flow of water and slowly disappeared from her sight. She now knew why she recalled this memory at this certain point. No matter how hard she tried, she knew she was the cause Konoka almost drown in the river. Her selfish desire to stay with the Konoe family almost took her only reason for living away from her.

Setsuna turned around and walked away, the beautiful garden she was at slowly faded into an endless white space and she kept walking ahead.

Now, more than ever she knew what she had to do, and if her life needs to be taken in order to achieve that, then so be it.

Setsuna opened her eyes and looked at the rocky ceiling above her. The pain she felt before was gone like it was never there, she lowered her head and lovingly gazed at her princess face. She slowly let her eyelids closed and bent her head down, mumbling something as she did.

At her last words, Setsuna shot her eyes opened and both Konoka and she were released from Akai's hold on them.

Setsuna leant forward to catch the unconscious girl before she hit the ground. She turned her head to the left and took a small glance at Akai before she disappeared from the red head's view, then appeared next to her Yuunagi. Setsuna held onto Konoka with one hand and took her sword out of it sheath with the other.

"Shinmeiryuu Ougi…" Setsuna slowly raised her sword "Hyaku Retsu Oukazan!" hundreds of cherry petals appeared out of nowhere along with a violent gust of wind aimed at Akai. The red head demon placed her arms in front of her face and created a small invisible shield in front of her, yet the strong impact caused it to break and the woman took a direct hit. Akai was violently thrown a few feet backwards and received a few small cuts over her skin.

When she finally got her balance back Akai lowered her arms and glared at the place the samurai and the princess once were, 'Why?!' not sensing the presence of the half demon behind her, Akai's eyes shot open when she heard Setsuna's threatening voice coming from her back. "The problem with being a mind controller…" Setsuna paused for a moment "is that you're not good with close combat…" Akai titled her head to the left and glanced at the half demon behind her, only to find Setsuna looking back at her with a dangerous glare, "Big mistake…".

Akai turned to make her move but was stopped midway by Setsuna's sword; the half demon pressed her sword's handhold to the demon's stomach with force and Akai found herself once again being thrown into a different direction from before and hit the cave's wall with massive force.

Akai coughed before she got back to her feet and watched as the half demon placed Konoka to lie on the ground, pressing a soft kiss on her forehead as she did before she got back to her feet as well and spread her wings wide to mark her position.

'It can't be possible, no one can get out from my hold on him by himself, WHY?!'

"Akai…"

The red head demon focused her gaze upon the half demon, carefully listening to her words.

"I won't loose this battle…" Akai watched as the half demon turned to look back at her "if I loose this battle… it means I will break my promise to Konoka Ojou-sama yet again…" Setsuna flapped her wings once and flew straight towards Akai, aiming her sword at her.

"Don't underestimate me!" Akai called out and spread her arms to her sides and created clones of her figure circling around the half demon. Setsuna stopped midway and count the number of the clones Akai created, there were about 30 of them, and she had to think of a plan fast.

"Now…" Setsuna watched as each clone created a sharp silver spear in its hand and heard all the voices of Akai's clone speaking as one "Will you be able to tell which one of us is the real one?" At that second, all of the clones dashed towards Setsuna's direction, all aiming their spears at her, Setsuna looked around hysterically searching for the real one.

'These are only mere clones, it's all part of her mind game... This battle must end now!' Setsuna tightened her grip on Yuunagi and closed her eyes, "Shinmeiryuu Ougi, Raimeiken!"

"Ahn…" what was going on? Why did she feel so weak and hurt? What was this place? Konoka stirred and tried to open her eyes, she blinked a few times before her eyes focused on the rocky ceiling of the cave. 'Eh…? Where am I?'

Konoka straightened and helped herself into a sitting position, the young mage looked around; she could already tell she was inside some sort of a large cave; every inch of her body hurt and was barely able to move a muscle. She suddenly heard a voice coughing and she turned to look at the source of the voice, and her heart missed a beat to the sight she saw.

Setsuna and Akai stood face to face, very close to each other. Konoka could only see the back of Akai's figure and the sharp bloody dripping sword of Setsuna sticking out of her back. The young mage averted her eyes to look at the other figure, could this possibly be…?

"Secchan…" Konoka whispered, she could only see a glimpse of Setsuna's face from where she was, but she could see her guardian's snow white hair and her two large magnificent wings coming out of her back. Konoka's eyes widened when she saw the blood dripping from her guardian's waist. Konoka's lips parted and was about to call Setsuna's name, at that moment Akai raised her free hand and pushed Setsuna away from her. Both girls stumbled away from each other both still holding onto their weapons.

At some point, Akai fell to her knees and the spear she held vanished into dust. She groaned from the pain and could somehow feel her eyelids getting heavier by the second.

Setsuna barely remained standing on her feet, her grasp on Yuunagi slowly loosen, letting it slip out of her hand and fall to the ground. Setsuna turned to look at Konoka and both stared into each other eyes. Konoka watched as a smile formed on her guardian's lips and mumbled something she couldn't understand. Setsuna slowly lost her balance and time stopped moving when Konoka saw how her angel's figure dropped down to the floor.

"SECCHAN!!" the young mage forgot about her injured body and got back to her feet, running as fast as she could towards her childhood friend. Konoka fall down to her knees, placing her guardian's head on her lap, gently stroking her white her.

"Secchan, wake up, please wake up..." Konoka watched how Setsuna's demon form slowly transformed back to her usual look; her claws slowly backing away and turning into normal human nails, her legs and arms shrink back into human form. Konoka found the bleeding wound on her guardian's belly then gently rested her head back on the ground and crawled to place her palms above it. She closed her eyes and murmured a healing spell she learned a while ago.

Konoka could feel the tears gather in her eyes when she realized her powers didn't work; her body was far too tired to emit any sort of a healing magic. The mage turned to look back at her guardian's face and tangled her fingers in her soft natural white hair.

'Secchan… there is no other way… I hope you'll understand' Konoka leant forward and slowly closed the gap between them; she closed her eyes when she placed her lips upon the half demon's and sighed. A burst of a white pactio light circle emitted around them and the healing flow of magic affected both of them, Konoka could feel the warm sensation of her own healing powers on her once injured body. She slightly opened her eyes to glance over at Setsuna and was surprised to find her guardian also looking at her with her eyes half open. The mage moaned in relief, closing her eyes as she did; adding more pressure into the kiss.

The innocence pactio kiss soon became a passionate love kiss as both girls wanted to show the other how they felt, not realizing a second pactio circle merged around the first one and a stronger burst of light emitted from it. Moments later the pactio light slowly faded away, yet the two of them never let go of the other; fearing they might loose each other if they did. Setsuna raised her hand and placed it on Konoka's cheek and the mage accepted it by placing her own hand on top of it.

Even when the pactio ceremony ended, leaving a small card with an angel figure shown on it, The couple remained in their same position for another few moments before letting go of each other ever so slowly. Both girls were blushing and stared at each other eyes; there was no doubt left in each of their hearts for their feelings for the other.

"Secchan, I…"

"Kono-chan, I…"

"LOOK OUT!" Konoka and Setsuna turned to look at the source of the voice only to find both Negi and Asuna heading towards them on top of Negi's staff, as well as Kaede, Kuu-fei, and Mana behind them.

Setsuna jerked her head back when she remembered Akai was still around. She found her kneeling on the ground, grasping her bleeding wound in her waist with her left hand while her right aimed towards her and Konoka's direction with a small red ball that shot sparks out of it in front of her open palm. Setsuna didn't hesitate, she flung her arms around Konoka and both girls fall back to the ground while Setsuna lay on top of her princess to protect her just when Akai released her hold over her magical ball and shot it towards the two.

Setsuna could feel the heat of the ball flying inches above her wings and back, and then heard a massive explosion ahead of them.

Meanwhile Negi called out his own magic and aimed it at Akai. The demon took a direct hit of Negi's attack and was thrown a few feet away towards the entrance of the cave, then coming to a stop with her body lying on the cold ground.

"Setsuna-san! Konoka-san!" Still holding tightly onto her princess, Setsuna slowly let go of Konoka and raised her head to look down at the beautiful princess beneath her. Konoka beamed at her guardian and held her hand to cup Setsuna's face. Soon enough, both girls were surrounded by their comrades; forcing the half demon to sit back much to the young mage's disapproval, and Setsuna could already feel their eyes focus upon her.

"Whoa! Setsuna-san, your hair! And… your eyes!" Asuna said out loud, trying to catch another look at the half demon's eyes.

"I… that is…" Setsuna mumbled before she was cut off by another familiar, weak voice.

"Why…" All looked back at Akai who lay on the cold ground, with her body limp, facing the group that surrounded the two people she hated the most.

'Why…?'

"Akai-san…" Setsuna whispered, looking back into the demon's eyes.

"My… plan was perfect… everything went well…" The demon coughed and a single tear drop made it's down the corner of her eye, "Then why…?" the sun slowly made its way out, lightening the inside of the cave with its warm shine. The demon's body slowly started to turn into dust from her legs, getting higher and higher. Akai's eyes slowly begun to close while she was still watching the group before her, it reminded her so much of her own family… all together, supporting each other, loving, and caring…

This time, Akai smile was somehow different when the fading vision before her made her realized why her plan could have never succeeded, 'I understand now…'. Finally, the demon closed her eyes and vanished away.

Setsuna lowered her face and couldn't help but think of how close she was of loosing Konoka yet again. A small squeeze in her hand and she turned to look at Konoka who sat right next to her, smiling at her lovingly; the half demon just couldn't stop herself from smiling back at her.

"Lets go home Secchan" Konoka whispered, and Setsuna nodded in agreement. Both girls rose back to their feet, still holding their hands together.

"Say, are you guys ok?" Asuna asked the girls, still worried they might be hurt.

"We are now" Konoka answered her with a smile, "Ne, Secchan?" the mage turned to look at her guardian.

"Yes, we are" Setsuna answered her then turned to look at Negi with a serious face, "How were you able to find us?"

"Well, it was all thanks to Chibi-Setsuna, she got the headmaster and Takamichi to help us and then got Kuu-fei, Mana-san, and Kaede-san" Negi looked over at the three girls that escort him all the way here "when we all tried to think of what we should do next, I sensed Konoka's magic power that helped us to locate your place"

"It seems like this was the reason Konoka activated her healing powers" the quiet tall sniper finally spoke up, and Mana held in her hand a pactio card that had a certain swordswoman image on it.

"Ah! This pactio card aru-yo!"

"It looks somehow different De gozaru"

Negi walked over to Mana and took a closer look at the card. There was no doubt that the winged worrier curved on it was none other than Setsuna. The winged worrier had her hair loosen and in its original white color. She was wearing knee length black boots with two metallic silver lines on each side. Around her hips, she was wearing a white short skirt with a golden sleeve at its front. At her chest, a simple white sleeve was tied around it and covered her breasts up to her shoulders; there she had two sharp silver armors with two red long sleeves coming out of it down her back. Her magnificent white wings were spread behind her and she kept yuunagi in her right hand. The card softly glimmered due to the sun's light, and gave the worrier figure curved on it the perfect look of an angel.

"Could this be…?" Negi murmured and looked over at Konoka and Setsuna. "Konoka-san how did you two…"

"Ahaha! S…Shouldn't we go back already? I'm feeling kinda dizzy" Konoka said and held her head, with a small and very unlikely blush on her cheeks. Setsuna glanced over at Konoka ignoring the others surrounding them at the moment, and bent forward to pick Konoka in her arms, surprising the mage with her actions.

"Negi-sensei, can we continue this at the dorms? We must inform the headmaster about everything that happened… and…" Setsuna tightened her grip around Konoka and turned around towards the entrance "There are still questions I need to find an answer to". Setsuna spread her wings and stepped forward; then jumped forward, letting her wings take her and Konoka up into the sky.

"Ah! Wait! Setsuna-san!" Negi called behind them. 'Well… maybe we should get back to the Academy…', Negi turned to look at his companions before he spoke up, "Everyone, lets get back to the Academy!".

All dashed forward trying to catch up with the princess and her knight.

"I see… Akai you say…" The headmaster said softly, his eyes close and his mind racing with thoughts. Konoemon sat behind his desk while Konoka and Setsuna stood in front of him. Negi and Asuna headed back to the dorm, saying they'll be waiting for both girls to come back.

Konoemon opened his eyes and glanced over the two girls with a serious look, "Setsuna-kun, did Akai said what was her purpose for her actions?" Setsuna shook her head before she answered.

"I'm afraid not…" she paused for a moment before she remembered some of the words the demon had said to her, "But, she did say I've caused her some… great lost in the past… and wanted me to hurt Konoka Ojou-sama". Setsuna averted her eyes from the headmaster and looked over her princess, the thought of loosing her, and by her own hands couldn't have been more terrifying.

"I see, Just as I suspected" Konoemon nodded to himself making the half demon turn her gaze back to him. "Sir?"

"Setsuna-kun, five years ago, the Konoe family and the Akazaki clan started a war which you took part of it" Setsuna's eyes opened when memories of the past filled her mind.

"But, what does Akai-san had to do with it?" Trying to keep her anxiousness down, Setsuna tightened her fists.

"Setsuna-kun, the reason the Konoe family had won the war was mainly thanks to you" Konoemon paused for a moment and took a long glance at his granddaughter's bodyguard. "The reason we won, was because you managed to defeat the rulers of the Akazaki clan", Setsuna now realized everything, "In other words, you were the one who killed Akai's parents".

"So… Akai wanted me to feel the same pain by killing the person I…" Setsuna looked over at Konoka again and found her princess staring at her as well, both girls turned their faces away, both wearing a small blush on their cheeks.

Konoemon sighed due to the sight before him, no longer he can ignore the way the two girls act whenever the other is in the room. He always knew Setsuna loved Konoka, and sometimes more than just a friend, but now, with the brand new pactio card the two of them had created placed on his desk, and the obvious sight of the two blushing girls before him, he knew that reality must be accepted, and there's no point avoiding it.

"Sir..?" Setsuna slowly spoke up, trying to catch the headmaster's attention back. "There's something I still don't understand…"

"What is it then?"

"Three days ago, I… could see images and visions of what eventually happened today, how could this possibly had happened?"

"Hmm…" Konoemon thought for a few long moments before speaking once again, "You said Akai was a mind controller right?"

"Yes"

"Well, it seems like Akai can't fully control her own powers yet" he said, making the half demon get even more confused.

"I don't think I understand that sir…" Setsuna pleaded him to phrase himself once again.

"You see Setsuna-kun, Akai may be able to control others minds, but whenever she thought of her plan that had you involved in, her mind and yours, somehow got linked together and you were able to see images from Akai's plan. She was so obsessed with her plans that she didn't realize she was showing you part of it", Konoemon finished.

"I see" Setsuna murmured quietly to herself. Everything make sense now, what Akai's purpose had been, how she was able to see images out of her plan, and how Konoka and herself had anything to do with it. Setsuna got her attention back when she heard the headmaster's voice once again. "I would also like to know a thing or two"

Both girls looked at him, watching as he slowly reached his arm to take a hold of the pactio card lying on his desk and hold it in his hand. "I believe you know what this is, don't you Konoka?"

Konoka smiled to herself and averted her eyes away from her grandfather and from her guardian. "W…well it's a pactio card of course…".

"Konoka, you know this pactio is much more than that… I don't believe you've yet learned how to create it".

Setsuna only watched as the two spoke to each other, what was the big deal, it was just an ordinary pactio card, the headmaster didn't seem to object it when Konoka had a pactio with Negi, so what could possibly… Could it be that the headmaster didn't want Konoka to have a pactio with her? That could make sense, after all she was just a half demon. Setsuna could suddenly feel a gentle warm hand coming to hold her own, fingers entwined together. She looked over at Konoka and watched her taking a smell step forward looking straight into the headmaster's eyes.

"I know what it means… ", Setsuna felt Konoka tightening her hold in their entwined hands; "I realized today that this is what I want, this is who I am. I… I know you may not accept it, but I'm willing to take that chance, 'cause I know that no matter what, I could never be left alone".

Konoemon sat behind his desk, starring at the two girls before him, his eyes traveled from one girl to the other, the old man sighed in defeat, placing the card in his hand on his desk. I few moments passed in silence before Konoemon spoke up again.

"Konoka, I can't…"

"So! That will be all, right? Secchan and I need to go now! We'll let you know if there's anything else!" Konoka quickly stepped towards her grandfather's desk and grabbed her guardian's newly pactio card, then spun around and dragged Setsuna with her, shutting the door once they both went out. Konoka sighed once they managed to get out of her grandfather's office.

"Secchan I really can't understand how you manage to stand all these times you need to go inside there and hear his speeches all the time…" Setsuna looked at Konoka with a mischief smile. How could she ever be more grateful to have Konoka in her life? Shining upon her each and every day; caring for her, and always staying by her side. And now, more than ever all there's left…

"Kono-chan?"

"Hmm?" Konoka beamed at her angel, and was taken by surprise when Setsuna took her in her arms, spread her wings, and jumped out of the nearest window. Konoka let out a small squeak once she felt the sudden gust of wind caressing her skin, but Setsuna kept her hold upon her, letting Konoka know she wouldn't let any harm get to her.

Konoka slowly let her arms warp themselves around Setsuna's neck and raised her head to look at her face. "S…Secchan? Where are we going?"

Already smiling, Setsuna kept her eyes towards the place they were heading to. "Look".

Following her guardian's gaze, Konoka spotted a small river ahead of them. That image somehow brought memories to the mage's mind, and as her guardian slowly lowered both of them down, Konoka turned to look back at Setsuna's face, 'What are you thinking of Secchan?'.

Setsuna just gazed at the view before her, and Konoka could tell her friend was lost in some far away place, thinking of something Konoka couldn't figure out. Konoka watched as Setsuna closed her eyes and sighed, turning her gaze back at her; a smile on her lips. Konoka soon found herself lost in her friend's silver eyes, she felt like she could gaze into these eyes for all eternity. Her mind focused once back when she heard her angel's voice calling her name.

"Kono-chan… I realized today… that… I almost lost yet again the one thing that keeps me alive with each day" Setsuna stepped forward and took her princess's hands in her own. "I brought you here because this is the place I come to whenever I need some time to think. This place reminds me of when I almost lost you back at Kyoto, and makes me realize just how selfish I had been which caused it all to happen" Konoka felt her guardian's hold on her hands tightened, "You've said to me many times before it meant nothing to you, but it does have a meaning to me. Ever since that day, I vowed to become stronger and stronger for…" Konoka watched as Setsuna slowly averted her eyes away from her own and saw the small blush making its way to her face. Most of it all, Konoka could feel Setsuna's trembling hands upon her own, "F…For you. T… To dedicate myself only for you, a…a…and before I noticed it, you were the only thing I had in mind… Well… I… I mean… I guess… I'm just trying to say…" 'say it! say it! what's wrong with you?!' Setsuna screamed inside her head, trying to prevent her already trembling hands from loosing their grip upon Konoka's.

"Na Secchan…" Setsuna almost immediately raised her head back up to look at the eyes that gazed so lovingly at her own. "Na, Secchan, do you know what that is?" Konoka released her hold on one of her guardian's hands and took out Setsuna's new pactio card from out of her sleeves. Setsuna turned to look at the card then back at Konoka's eyes. Why would Konoka ask her such an obvious question out of the blue? and in such an important moment?

"Th… That's a pactio card" Setsuna recalled the moment of their very first kiss sealed within the power of the pactio magic just a few hours ago, making her skin shiver once again from the oh so pleasant sensation it had caused her. She never realized her eyes slowly drifted to look at Konoka's lips until she heard her sweet giggling voice.

"Tehe, silly Secchan" Konoka beamed at Setsuna and guided her other hand which kept its hold on her companion's one to place it on the pactio card held between them. "It is a pactio card. Though, you know…" Setsuna watched as small and fainted blush, yet visible enough to see, made its way to her soft white cheeks of her princess's face. 'I could easily get used to see her blush as well from time to time'.

"Though you know… it's not a temporary one…" her last words echoed inside Setsuna's head 'not a temporary one… not a temporary one… not a temporary one…'

"Ko…Ko…Kono-chan! H…How did you?! W…When did you?!" Setsuna could feel butterflies inside her stomach; it made her happy, so very much happy that she couldn't put it into words, yet she was still interested in how Konoka knew how to perform a permanent pactio ceremony.

"Well… you were in a very bad condition, and it has been over three minutes, so my artifact wouldn't have worked. I knew that making a pactio could make my healing power work, but since a temporary pactio requires a third party to make the pactio circle, I couldn't emitted one. So… well… I once asked Evangeline how to make a permanent pactio, and she told me that a permanent pactio must be emitted by the magic power itself with no one to draw it in the first place. Though she told me that in my current status I wouldn't be able to do so…" she softly laughed to herself, "but I guess… I guess I just couldn't let you go" she ended softly with a loving smile, watching how Setsuna's eyes were so focused upon her own. "I hope it's ok with you".

Setsuna took a few small steps closer until their bodies were pressed together. She closed her eyes and bend down ever so slowly to claim her princess's lips. Inches before they met Setsuna whispered "I love you…" then placed her lips upon her other half. Both never felt so good, and complete. Konoka grabbed the front of Setsuna's shirt tightly, forcing her to take another step closer, while Setsuna herself wrapped her arms around her waist.

The kiss was slow, and revealed everything the two felt for the other. Konoka moaned once Setsuna's daring hand made its way to her upper back, caressing it with a gentle touch. In return, Konoka smiled into the kiss as an idea popped into her mind. She slowly let one of her hands move inch by inch down her guardian's chest until it was placed on top of her breast. This action made Setsuna squirm and let out a low moan; causing her to open her mouth and giving Konoka the reaction she wanted.

Taking this chance, Konoka slipped her tongue out to meet with Setsuna's own.

Both were lost in each other's need of desire and parted away, with an inch between their lips, after what seemed like forever.

With their foreheads still touching, both looked into each other's eyes. Konoka smiled and licked her lips before saying what Setsuna longed to hear. "I love you too Secchan" She placed her hand on her cheek, "So very much…" she whispered back, stealing another quick kiss from her new love before stepping back.

"Hehe… Since we both agreed on that, I guess we should head back to school, ne?" Konoka said before she turned around laughing and dashed towards the Mahora Academy grounds direction ahead of her guardian. Taking this in mind Setsuna went out of her mesmerized state and went after her, "Ko..Kono-chan! Wait up!" It didn't take long for Setsuna to catch up with Konoka and go pass her.

Both were running towards their future, not knowing what tomorrow may hold for them, and their new born love.

So that is it, I'm sorry again for any mistakes you bump into, as a human being, I make them as well :)

I know most people think, or want to think that in order to make a permanent pactio... well.. you need to go all the way(if you know what I mean...)

But, as long as Ken Akamatsu hadn't revealed this fact, I decided no to have it this way, hope you guys agree :P

Thanks for anyone who read and reviewed as well as supported this fanfic to its end!

KonoSetsu Banzaii!