Mahora Academy Girls' Dormitory; Konoka and Asuna's Room; Saturday Night.
It was late when Setsuna and Konoka returned to Mahora from their job, too late for either of them to return to the Kansai Temple to report to Konoka's father about how it went. It would have to wait until tomorrow; Setsuna would then leave from Kyoto instead of Tokyo.
//"I...My room has probably been given to another,"// Setsuna realized as she escorted Konoka to her door. //"I can't imagine they've left the place vacant in my absence..."//
//"Oh, don't worry about it, Secchan,"// Konoka smiled, taking her hand for a brief second before turning toward the door to open it, //"stay here tonight. It's late, and I'm sure Asuna and Negi-kun won't mind."//
Setsuna stood tactfully at the door while Konoka moved through the darkness toward the bed to grab a spare blanket and pillow for her and the couch, feeling apprehensive with her arm crossing herself to cradle her elbow. //"Are you sure you don't need help, Ojou-sama?"// she whispered quietly.
//"Oh, no, I'm--"//
Light filled the room and Setsuna winced at the sudden brightness, hand to her eyes to shield them. She lowered it to discover a small white ermine at the lightswitch. //"Chamo-kun,"// she said, a bit sharply. //"You'll disturb Negi-sensei, Asuna-san..."//
//"Ne, ne, Onee-chan! They went out for a bit."//
//"This late?"//
//"Emergeny event,"// Chamo waved his paw, scampering off the table onto the floor, and scurrying across to a small cushion. He lounged back with a cigarette, taking a little puff. //"Happens a lot 'round here, if you remember, Onee-chan."//
Konoka quickly pulled the cigarette from his little paws with a click of her tongue and a giggle. //"No smoking in our room, Chamo-kun!"// She put the cigarette out and threw it away. //"Are Negi-kun and Asuna really gone?"//
Chamo didn't seem too irritated by Konoka's swiping of his cigarette, mostly because it had positioned her for a nice look up the dress she was wearing. //"Yup. It's jus' me and you girls,"// he said, and waggled his eyebrows.
Both seemed oblivious to the implication as Konoka put some tea on so they could relax, and the two girls fell into talking about the mission they'd just have. About how exciting it was for Konoka, how spectacularly Setsuna had done....and, eventually, it lead to Konoka frowning into her cup, shoulders slumped slightly forward, as she admitted quietly, //"I...I wish we could have done more..."//
//"Ojou-sama, we did wonderfully. Things did get a little hairy for a moment when..."// Setsuna sucked in a breath, hating to admit it, //"I was a bit overpowered by that demon, but that is why we have Tatsumiya-san, to cover any holes we may have missed..."//
Konoka was quiet for a long time, still staring into her tea. //"But...Secchan...,"// she started quietly, //"you would not have gotten cornered if you were just a bit stronger..."//
//"I will work on it!"// Setsuna put in immediately, adamantly. //"I have a new mentor at Fandom who is truly a match for me and I will grow much stronger through him, and I've been thinking about another avenue, to--"//
A soft sound to stop Setsuna escaped Konoka as she shook her head. //"N..no, Secchan, that isn't what I mean. You...are such a strong warrior, and I know you'll only get stronger, but...there's...a different way you could become stronger. We...both could become stronger..."//
Setsuna's back straightened. She didn't want to trust her first impression; it was a terribly inappropriate thought to have. But what else could Konoka mean other than.... //"...our...Pactio?"//
Konoka nodded.
//"But, Ojou-sama, your father--!"//
Having heard the magic word, Chamo instantly perked up.
//"Chamo-kun can do it, Secchan! Right now, right here! He knows how and..."//
//"I do!"// Chamo said, nearly bouncing with excitement. Getting Negi to Pactio was one thing...but Konoka and Setsuna...two very, very cute girls...was something else entirely! Something Chamo had been looking forward to for quite a while. And without anyone else around to interupt them... //"Onee-chan! You want to be stronger, don't you? Make a Pactio! No one can stop you girls after that!"// He'd already gotten out a piece of chalk, was already outlining the magic circle.
//"But, Ojou-sama...!"// Before Setsuna could say anything, Konoka was taking her hand, taking the mug of tea from them and setting it aside and gently leading her to her knees in front of her at the circle Chamo was sketching. A blush already flooded her face.
//"Please, Secchan?"// Konoka asked softly, her eyes wide as they implored the other girl. //"You know Daddy will be stubborn about it; don't you think we can make this choice on our own? I don't want the same thing that happened tonight ever happen again. Don't you think we're ready?"//
//"You're ready! You're ready!"// the ermine was practically dancing. The circle below them started to glow, spreading a warm, slightly tingling sensation through Setsuna...although she wasn't entirely sure it was all the circle...
Pactio? Now? She swallowed the hard lump in her throat and she looked at Konoka sitting across from her. Pactio. To...finally....kiss her. To be...joined to her, forever, through something as simple as pressing thier lips together. It didn't even have to be longer than a second. Creating a Pactio didn't need even a closeness like what she'd had with Ranma, and yet...it would bind them closer to each other than she'd probably ever be to Ranma. Just a kiss...A simple kiss, and yet Setsuna felt she couldn't breathe, she felt her stomach lurch with nervousness and anticipation, fifty times stronger than even what she felt that first time she gave herself to Ranma...
...She couldn't do this! She wasn't ready! She wasn't worthy! Unclean, unpure, unlike Konoka....Setsuna lifted her eyes toward her, saw her, there with a pleading expression on her simple face, dark hair framing it perfectly, tumbling over her shoulders. Her lips...were slightly parted, as if waiting for both Setsuna's answer and her kiss...
No! Konoka would never think such things like that; she wasn't that type. She just...wanted to be strong, like Setsuna. Like Ami wanted to be strong. But was she...ready?
//"Secchan...please. We're ready. We know we want to be Partners; why should we wait?"//
Gulping, Setsuna nodded, offered a strangled "Hai!" Her eyes closed, tightly. Just a kiss, Setsuna, just a kiss because that is how it must be done, nothing more, nothing more. Konoka only wants to be stronger. You're ready. She needs your protection.
God, she was shaking so badly; the warmth of the circle below her increased, and Chamo's little encouraging chants barely reached her ears, mingled with the Latinate words of the ritual. //"Come on!"// he shouted. //"You can do it! Pac-ti-oooooo!"//
Setsuna leaned forward...
Instead of Konoka's lips, she was met with a soft sound of surprise from the other girl. And the sound of another voice. //"I remem--Hya?!"//
"Ah...."
"Eh...?" Slowly opening an eye, Setusna turned her head.
There stood Asuna Kagurazaka, face red, each eye wide. They stared at each other in stunned silence.
//"So sorry for disturbing you!"// Asuna called out as she reached again for the door she'd just entered through, just as Setsuna launched herself forward, wrapping her arms around Asuna's leg to hold her back, shouting, //"I-I-It's not what you think, Asuna-san! It's a misunderstanding! This is, well, um...Pac...PacPacPacPactio!"// She was not going to let Asuna-san get the wrong idea about her!
Konoka let out a light chuckle. //"Asuna, what seems to be the problem?"//
Chamo sighed and leaned back, lighting another cigarette. //"Good grief. Obstruction always happens at a good time!"//
[[ NFB due to distance; no interaction, but OOC always welcome. This is inspired by this page, from the latest chapter of Negima released in Japan last week! *fangirls all over the place* ]]
//"I...My room has probably been given to another,"// Setsuna realized as she escorted Konoka to her door. //"I can't imagine they've left the place vacant in my absence..."//
//"Oh, don't worry about it, Secchan,"// Konoka smiled, taking her hand for a brief second before turning toward the door to open it, //"stay here tonight. It's late, and I'm sure Asuna and Negi-kun won't mind."//
Setsuna stood tactfully at the door while Konoka moved through the darkness toward the bed to grab a spare blanket and pillow for her and the couch, feeling apprehensive with her arm crossing herself to cradle her elbow. //"Are you sure you don't need help, Ojou-sama?"// she whispered quietly.
//"Oh, no, I'm--"//
Light filled the room and Setsuna winced at the sudden brightness, hand to her eyes to shield them. She lowered it to discover a small white ermine at the lightswitch. //"Chamo-kun,"// she said, a bit sharply. //"You'll disturb Negi-sensei, Asuna-san..."//
//"Ne, ne, Onee-chan! They went out for a bit."//
//"This late?"//
//"Emergeny event,"// Chamo waved his paw, scampering off the table onto the floor, and scurrying across to a small cushion. He lounged back with a cigarette, taking a little puff. //"Happens a lot 'round here, if you remember, Onee-chan."//
Konoka quickly pulled the cigarette from his little paws with a click of her tongue and a giggle. //"No smoking in our room, Chamo-kun!"// She put the cigarette out and threw it away. //"Are Negi-kun and Asuna really gone?"//
Chamo didn't seem too irritated by Konoka's swiping of his cigarette, mostly because it had positioned her for a nice look up the dress she was wearing. //"Yup. It's jus' me and you girls,"// he said, and waggled his eyebrows.
Both seemed oblivious to the implication as Konoka put some tea on so they could relax, and the two girls fell into talking about the mission they'd just have. About how exciting it was for Konoka, how spectacularly Setsuna had done....and, eventually, it lead to Konoka frowning into her cup, shoulders slumped slightly forward, as she admitted quietly, //"I...I wish we could have done more..."//
//"Ojou-sama, we did wonderfully. Things did get a little hairy for a moment when..."// Setsuna sucked in a breath, hating to admit it, //"I was a bit overpowered by that demon, but that is why we have Tatsumiya-san, to cover any holes we may have missed..."//
Konoka was quiet for a long time, still staring into her tea. //"But...Secchan...,"// she started quietly, //"you would not have gotten cornered if you were just a bit stronger..."//
//"I will work on it!"// Setsuna put in immediately, adamantly. //"I have a new mentor at Fandom who is truly a match for me and I will grow much stronger through him, and I've been thinking about another avenue, to--"//
A soft sound to stop Setsuna escaped Konoka as she shook her head. //"N..no, Secchan, that isn't what I mean. You...are such a strong warrior, and I know you'll only get stronger, but...there's...a different way you could become stronger. We...both could become stronger..."//
Setsuna's back straightened. She didn't want to trust her first impression; it was a terribly inappropriate thought to have. But what else could Konoka mean other than.... //"...our...Pactio?"//
Konoka nodded.
//"But, Ojou-sama, your father--!"//
Having heard the magic word, Chamo instantly perked up.
//"Chamo-kun can do it, Secchan! Right now, right here! He knows how and..."//
//"I do!"// Chamo said, nearly bouncing with excitement. Getting Negi to Pactio was one thing...but Konoka and Setsuna...two very, very cute girls...was something else entirely! Something Chamo had been looking forward to for quite a while. And without anyone else around to interupt them... //"Onee-chan! You want to be stronger, don't you? Make a Pactio! No one can stop you girls after that!"// He'd already gotten out a piece of chalk, was already outlining the magic circle.
//"But, Ojou-sama...!"// Before Setsuna could say anything, Konoka was taking her hand, taking the mug of tea from them and setting it aside and gently leading her to her knees in front of her at the circle Chamo was sketching. A blush already flooded her face.
//"Please, Secchan?"// Konoka asked softly, her eyes wide as they implored the other girl. //"You know Daddy will be stubborn about it; don't you think we can make this choice on our own? I don't want the same thing that happened tonight ever happen again. Don't you think we're ready?"//
//"You're ready! You're ready!"// the ermine was practically dancing. The circle below them started to glow, spreading a warm, slightly tingling sensation through Setsuna...although she wasn't entirely sure it was all the circle...
Pactio? Now? She swallowed the hard lump in her throat and she looked at Konoka sitting across from her. Pactio. To...finally....kiss her. To be...joined to her, forever, through something as simple as pressing thier lips together. It didn't even have to be longer than a second. Creating a Pactio didn't need even a closeness like what she'd had with Ranma, and yet...it would bind them closer to each other than she'd probably ever be to Ranma. Just a kiss...A simple kiss, and yet Setsuna felt she couldn't breathe, she felt her stomach lurch with nervousness and anticipation, fifty times stronger than even what she felt that first time she gave herself to Ranma...
...She couldn't do this! She wasn't ready! She wasn't worthy! Unclean, unpure, unlike Konoka....Setsuna lifted her eyes toward her, saw her, there with a pleading expression on her simple face, dark hair framing it perfectly, tumbling over her shoulders. Her lips...were slightly parted, as if waiting for both Setsuna's answer and her kiss...
No! Konoka would never think such things like that; she wasn't that type. She just...wanted to be strong, like Setsuna. Like Ami wanted to be strong. But was she...ready?
//"Secchan...please. We're ready. We know we want to be Partners; why should we wait?"//
Gulping, Setsuna nodded, offered a strangled "Hai!" Her eyes closed, tightly. Just a kiss, Setsuna, just a kiss because that is how it must be done, nothing more, nothing more. Konoka only wants to be stronger. You're ready. She needs your protection.
God, she was shaking so badly; the warmth of the circle below her increased, and Chamo's little encouraging chants barely reached her ears, mingled with the Latinate words of the ritual. //"Come on!"// he shouted. //"You can do it! Pac-ti-oooooo!"//
Setsuna leaned forward...
Instead of Konoka's lips, she was met with a soft sound of surprise from the other girl. And the sound of another voice. //"I remem--Hya?!"//
"Ah...."
"Eh...?" Slowly opening an eye, Setusna turned her head.
There stood Asuna Kagurazaka, face red, each eye wide. They stared at each other in stunned silence.
//"So sorry for disturbing you!"// Asuna called out as she reached again for the door she'd just entered through, just as Setsuna launched herself forward, wrapping her arms around Asuna's leg to hold her back, shouting, //"I-I-It's not what you think, Asuna-san! It's a misunderstanding! This is, well, um...Pac...PacPacPacPactio!"// She was not going to let Asuna-san get the wrong idea about her!
Konoka let out a light chuckle. //"Asuna, what seems to be the problem?"//
Chamo sighed and leaned back, lighting another cigarette. //"Good grief. Obstruction always happens at a good time!"//
[[ NFB due to distance; no interaction, but OOC always welcome. This is inspired by this page, from the latest chapter of Negima released in Japan last week! *fangirls all over the place* ]]