One A Tad Too Curious

[Cherry Blossom Fan]

Negi walked along the old pier, boats floating on each side. Waves gently lapped at the sides of the sock and the wooden hulls. Negi glanced back at the direction he had come from. It had been a long trip from China to the school but he had finally made it. He hoped his clothes made it okay, those suits were expensive and hard to come by plus the other clothes. Those clothes Ku Fei had given him. Reaching into his pocket he pulled out a tiny locket. He undid the small clasp that held the sides together and opened it up. Inside was a picture of him and Ku Fei joking around like the good old days. Negi slipped the locket back inside his suit pants and grasped his staff in his hands.

As he continued his long walk down the pier he noticed that one of the doors on the boats was slightly open. "Now thats odd." Negi said outloud by accident. Looking around he saw that no one was around. Putting down his bag and staff he walked onto the boat, the acient wood creaking underneath his footstep. He opened the door slightly and peeked inside before opening it all the way. Negi glanced inside before jumping back with a suprised look on his face. A split second later a clawed hand crashed through the door and the side of the boat tearing it off.

Negi landed on the dock with his fist raised. His body had lowered into a stance that mixed his styles into one. His left foot rested in front of his right, the heel of the left a few inches spread from the toe of his right. His left hand was balled in a fist and his arm extended with a slight bend at the elbow. His right hand spread out flat with the palm facing what seemed to be a giant cat climbing out of the cabin of the boat. With each step the boat shook as the beast finally tore free. It looked around the dock until its eyes rested on Negi. With a snarl it lept from the boat and landed on the dock with a crsh, the old wood giving slightly underneath its weight and the force of the landing.

Negi glanced back at his bad and staff. Not enough time to go back and get it now. He would have to rely on his fists and magic. "Ras Tel Ma Skir" Negi's body started to glow as the monster cat charged at him. With a side step Negi barely sidestepped the cats razor sharp claws. Negi jumped back to the waters edge and placed his hands together. His body started to glow a stronger blue as he chanted "Ex Somno Exsitat, Exundans Unduna, Inimicum Immergrant In Alveum Vinctus Aquarius" (Let the Wave-Tossed Undine Appear From Sleep and Submerge the Enemy into the Riverbed! Water Binder!) The water behind Negi swirled and surrounded him as he spoke the spell. The water shot forward as he pointed his hand toward the cat creature. The water surrounded the creature and swirled around until it was incased inside a twirling column of water. Negi smiled as he closed his hand causing the oxygen inside to slowly be cut off. As he watched the Cat inside begin to struggle he charged the column and jumped into the air.

As Negi aimed a kick at the base of the column the creatures claw broke from the middle and tore the column of water in too. With the circulation off balance the water fell to the dock saturating the wood. The clawed hand caught his leg and threw Negi across the dock. Negi's body landed on the dock with a crash, huis body bouncing across the wood. Finally he crashed against a pilling and came to a stop. Negi got to his feet and dropped into his stance once again. The monster tore on of his best spells appart without any trouble. He was in over his head with nowere to run.

[Creator]

"My, you're quite the troublemaker, aren't you Negi?"
With a sound similar to a muffled gunshot, A young man in his mid-twenties appeared between the monstrous feline and his new student, Negi. He didn't seem to be in any sort of combat stance, nor did he seem all that engaged in what was going on. As always, Baz looked... bored. His silver hair was hanging down in his face, completely blocking his right eye from view and partially hiding the left. A frown had control of his face, though it wasn't exactly an angry frown. Simply the frown that occurs when one doesn't try to smile.

"I suppose it wouldn't look too good on my part if you were to die, so try to stay out of the way." But despite the implication that he was going to do something about it, Baz simply stood there, not turning to look at Negi, and almost seeming to stare through the cat. His hair blew gently in the breeze and his arms hung limply at his sides. Various straps and buckles ran up the length of his arm-gloves, which led right into his black, sleeveless shirt. A silver belt supported his black pants, which were tucked into thick brown boots that seemed oddly out of place in his attire.

"You may call me Barry, or Baz. Whichever you prefer. Would you like to kill it, or just get it out of the way?"

[Cherry Blossom Fan]

The teacher appeared infront of him with a crack and gave Negi a suprise, but as the teacher was talking Negi started to think. "I will like to finish the fight but I will need a tab bit of help. If you can keep him busy for a few seconds while I recite a incantation I think I can finsih the job. "Sangrius magic" Negis body started to glow. His left hand turning red his right blue. His body shone with a bright white light that traveled in lines along his body. "[glow=red,2,300]Procer of incendia quod ruina quod Regina of glacies quod gelu. Duos adversus. In left manus manus EGO habitum incendia of abyssus ipsum. Brimstone quod incendia vultus a vulgus ustulo qui vulnero macies insons insontis quod transporto lemma in abyssus incendia. In vox a glacialis tempestas , pectus pectoris of tundra ipsum. Hiberna nox noctis Congelo qui obviam ire mihi ut vel suus pectus pectoris a firmus vulgus of glacies. Incendia quod Glacies una , pars per pars. Adveho quod certamen vestri vires. Tutis mei inimicus in a vulgus of incendia quod glacies. REDIMIO OF Hiberna PECTUS PECTORIS QUOD Abyssus INCENDIA[/glow] ( Prince of fire and destruction and Queen of ice and cold. Two opposites. In left hand I hold fire of hell itself. Brimstone and fire form a mass to burn those who hurt thine innocent and send them into hell's fire. In right, a icy storm, heart of the tundra itself. Winter's night Freeze those who oppose me that even his heart a solid mass of ice. Fire and Ice together, side by side. Come and combine your might. Secure mine foe in a mass of fire and ice. BINDING OF WINTER'S HEART AND HELL's FIRE) Negi's eyes glowed a bright silver as sparks of fuire formed infront of his hands and a small snow flake. As the two swirled and grew larger Negi started to float in the air. As the last words rippled across his tounge Negi through his arms out and the fire and ice swirled together toward the beast. With a flash the beast was binded by the mass of fire and ice. Negi's body continued to glow, this time crackling with energy. [glow=red,2,300]"Exorior O levitas ex inritus , quod concido mei hostilis , SECURIS OF LEVITAS"[/glow] (Come forth, O lightning from the void, and cut down mine enemies, AXE OF LIGHTNING) A bolt of lightning the size of a small car in diamater crashed down from above and struck the creature causing it to shatter. As the beast layed on the groun, its body disappating in the air, Negi walked up to the new teacher. "Nice to meet you, My name is Negi, Neghi Springfield."

[Creator]

Baz stared at the beast, which, for some odd reason, seemed to struggle in its place. It couldn't seem to move, and merely stood there while Negi recited his rather lengthy incantation. It twitched rather fiercely, fighting some unseen force, but it was no good, and Negi's attack effectively killed the cat-beast off. Baz's eyes shifted to Negi and stared just as boredly as they had at the monster, though nothing really happened to Negi. "Alright. Let's get moving. I'd rather not wait around to see if it had any parents." He began to walk out toward the edge of the dock, and continued to walk along in the air, hovering a few feet above the water. Though he didn't seem to be hovering; it was almost as if there was some sort of invisible walkway. His boots shifted as though they were still on solid ground, at least. He stopped and looked over his shoulder back at Negi. "Come on. You can too. There are important matters we need to discuss." It seemed Baz didn't have much comment about anything, regardless. This world seemed utterly dull to him, despite whatever excitement may come his way. This student was just one of many to him, after all.

[Cherry Blossom Fan]

Negi walked over to his bags and picked them up along with his staff. He followed Baz onto the invisible bridge. There was indeed somethinmg solid underneath his feet. He glanced over to Baz and gazed at his eyes. They seemed so dull, lifeless. "So what do we need to talk about." Negi said. He was curious to find out all he could about the school. The locke in his pants felt heavy as he walked toward the school. He looked back onto the dock and gasped at the damage he had caused. Boards broken, shatterd and chared were everywhere. Area's caved in from the fight and missing all together. He hoped that it gets fixed. Wow, I made a mess." Negi said with a slight chuckle and glance back toward the dock.

[Creator]

"All repairable," Baz said without so much as a shrug. "We need to discuss your schedule. For the first six periods, everyone has the same classes. Magic, Weaponry, Alchemy, Beastry, your Master Class, which will be taught by me, and a break period. You'll find that sixth period tends to last a lot longer than the rest." Oddly enough, the mist seemed to part for them as they walked through, though one couldn't tell whether it was scooting back out of respect or fear.

"After that, you have several options. For seventh period, you may choose from Music, History, or Potionry. For eighth, you have either Holy, Flare, or Summoning. Holy deals with light magic, and Flare with the opposite. Watch your step." As they walked, the invisible path began to slope upwards, taking them a bit higher to avoid a rock that jutted out from the lake. "After that, you'll either have Dragoon, Samurai, or Thievery, and for your final class, you'll choose either Puppetmaster or Survival. Of course, you have until we reach the school to decide."

[Cherry Blossom Fan]

"Hmmm." Negi said. Courses he would have to pick. As they walked along the hidden walkway Negi thought over his choices. "Well such a interesting line up." They continued to walk the fog parting so thje path to the school became more clearer. "I must say on my last classes I would like Potions, Summoning, Dragoon, and Survival for my final class." Negi gazed around. He could see the makings of a building in the distance. "I must ask, what will be my living arangments."

[Creator]

Baz didn't seem to write anything down, and made no move to indicate he was going to. "You'll have to apply for a dorm, and we'll set you up. You may or may not have a roommate. But students tend to spend more of their time wandering about and exploring than sitting in their rooms." A small but sturdy book floated down from the air and opened, though Baz still didn't touch it. "I'm going to have to remember your schedule, since I won't have this anymore." At his gaze, a page full of writing went completely blank, as did the rest of the book, before it flipped itself shut and drifted over to Negi.
"This is something from my personal collection. I call it the Mental Notebook. You can think any words or images you want, and it will copy it down on the next available page. Extremely useful, even if you don't think so right now. There's a ten-foot range, though, so you can't just leave it in your room. And don't let it fall into the wrong hands. You can erase, too, so keep that in mind."

Mental Notebook
A small, ordinary-looking book.
Capable of copying words and images directly from a person's mind, within a ten-foot range. Can be erased only by the owner.

[Cherry Blossom Fan]

Negi Grabbed the book and held it in his hands. He thought his classes in order in his mind and they copied down onto the book. "Wow, thank you so much for this. This will really be of help." Negi glanced at his guide and a picture of Baz along with his name was copied into the book under a section titled Teachers and Other Important Figures. Negi Closed the book and slipped it into his bag. " I must give you something in return." Negi dug around in his bag until he came up with a small paper figure. "I know you could probly do something better but all you half to do is write your name on this figure and it will turn into a copy of yourself." Negi handed the paper figure to Baz.

[Creator]

Baz stared for a moment before reaching out and taking the figure. "Thank you. I'm sure this will come in handy. Now off to school." Without any more warning that that, some force pushed Negi along the invisible trail and toward the school at an alarming speed.

[Cherry Blossom Fan]

Negi sped along the path and ended at the front of the school. "Its massive." was all that he could say. Without another word he gripped his staff and entered the school. He glanced around at the size of the hall ways. "Well looks like we part ways. What class period are we on right now." Negi asked with a eager look and voice.

[Creator]

Baz's voice echoed in Negi's head, though Baz was no longer anywhere to be seen.
"I wouldn't know, I don't keep track. Sorry."