Long Lost Love - Chapter 4

Me: Set-chan, disclaimer!
Setsuna: excuse me, only ojou-sama can call me that
Me: well sorry *rolls eyes* anyway can you do the disclaimer please?
Setsuna: No thank you
Me: fine then, what’s wrong with you people first Asuna-san now you? Paru-chan come here
Haruna: huh? What?
Me: can you do the disclaimer please?
Haruna: nothing you recognise is owned by Taranee, oh and I’m in this chapter ^_^
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Chapter 4
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“Ten bloody years! Where the hell have you been?!?”
“Uh-”
“I mean not even a call or a letter or anything”
“A-”
“Do you have any idea what you’ve been putting us through?”
“I-”
“Not knowing whether you were dead or alive or if you were coming back”
“well-”
“Worrying, wonder-”
“Asuna-san! Negi-kun’s trying to speak! Give him a chance!” Asuna stopped, out of shock at hearing Nodoka shout more than anything else
“Thank you Nodoka-san, um well in answer to your questions Asuna-san I was trapped in the magical world with no means of communicating, and I’m sorry”
“Sorry! Sorry doesn’t fix this! You showed up turned our lives upside down, dragged us to the ends of the earth and back and then left us all, how the hell did you arrive at the conclusion that if you just turned up it’d all be okay and we’d forgive you!?”
“um, uh”
“I forgive him” It was the first time Konoka had spoken since seeing Negi
“I do too”
“It really doesn’t seem like it was his fault Asuna-san”
“Have you three lost your minds? After everything he did, you’re willing to just-” the door opened and the bell rang cutting Asuna off where she was, all eyes travelled to the door
“Oh sorry, um, I meant to put the closed sign up, we’re not open I’m afraid” Nodoka said sheepishly
“Oh, I was just looking for a manga, it would only take a moment”
“Well, can you four excuse me for a moment, please try not to kill each other” Nodoka lead the customer over to where her stack of Manga comics lay. There was the sound of angry whispering from behind them. “I’m sorry” she apologised to the customer “I’ll be right back” She turned on her heel “Asuna-san stop it, leave him alone!”
“Wait Asuna-san?” Came the voice of the customer from behind her. Nodoka turned around
“Yeah, why?”
“I knew a girl by that name once, years ago”
“oh, okay, Asuna-san!” she shouted, Asuna turned a little less shocked this time
“What is it now Honya? I‘m not killing him, I swear”
“Nodoka?!?”
“Yeah?” she turned around again not really thinking
“oh my- Nodoka!” she was swept into a hug
“Yes?” she squeaked, the hug was dropped and she was hit around the face once more “ow, ow, ow, seriously, twice in two days, I wish people would stop hitting me” The other four had made their way over now
“who are you and what right do you have hitting Nodoka like that?”
“Konoka!” There was another hug but before there was a chance to slap Setsuna placed her arm in the way
“you may want to re-think that”
“Setsuna-san, still protecting Konoka I see”
“you never answered my question who are you?”
“Don’t you recognise me?”
“Not really” Everyone’s eyes travelled from the girls short, fairly dark hair to her tall and slim but curvy body
“I’m insulted!”
“Informal terms with Konoka and I, Manga comics…Paru!” Nodoka hugged her friend tightly
“Yeah, but I can’t breathe!” Haruna said jokingly, Nodoka let go only to be rushed past by a brownish blur as Konoka tackled Haruna to the ground in a hug, everyone laughed, Nodoka took a step backwards trying to regain her balance and bumped into Negi
“Oh Sorry” she said blushing gently. Haruna and Konoka stood up brushing themselves off.
“Hmm, Asuna-san, Setsuna-san, Konoka and Nodoka so you must be-” Haruna’s eyes widened. Negi ducked sensing another slap coming his way, just in time too “Hmpf”
“Can we stop trying to hit Negi-kun now?”
“Still as protective as ever I see Nodoka” Nodoka blushed “I’m guessing from Asuna-san’s face when I walked in that Negi-kun’s only just returned” Everyone nodded
“Yesterday actually, but I didn’t know until last night”
“Right and you didn’t call because…”
“Actually…I fainted”
“Wow, guess old habits really do die hard”
“I can’t help it” Negi wrapped an arm around her shoulder
“I think it’s cute” She smiled and blushed
“Aww, that’s so sweet”
“Well it’s easy to see why you forgave him then Honya, I bet you’d do anything for him”
“I swear you pointed that out years ago”
“what you mean after you took that bullet for him at the festival? Yeah I did, I pointed out you were crazy and if you weren’t careful you’d end up getting into some serious trouble”
“That was it, so yeah, we already know I’d do anything for him”
“That’s so sweet! What about you two, did you ever get together?” Haruna turned to Setsuna and Konoka “Cause you’re so perfect for each other”
“Actually yeah, we’re married”
“Congratulations!”
“Yeah, congratulations”
“Thanks”
“Um, I know this is a weird time but Paru-san have you heard anything?”
“What from other people? yeah Yuecchi and I still spend time together occasionally and Chiu-san’s not hard to find, she’s all over the web now”
“Wow”
“Yeah, hey I’ll call Yuecchi now and tell her to come here! Actually I‘m supposed to be meeting her for lunch anyway” Haruna pulled her phone out, Nodoka looked on nervously “Hey Yuecchi I have something amazing to show you, you’ll never believe what I’ve found….”