Period 2: Bath Time

Rattle Rattle

"Huh? That's weird." Akashi Yuna said as she shook the doorknob of her dorm room. She stood in the hallway and put in her code again, but for some reason the lock wouldn't open. She rapped her knuckles against the door. "Hello? Is someone in there?" The girl inside the room looked up at the sound.

"Ah, yes. Just a moment." After securing her scroll in her bag she pointed a hand at the door. "Dispelsatio" she whispered.

The spell on the door broke and her roommate walked in. Yuna was wearing basketball shorts and a jersey, with a towel draped over her shoulders. As she had just come from practice, she was coated in a layer of sweat. Her most notable features though, Mero observed, were her breasts. She was easily two or three cup sizes above her.

"Oh, the transfer student. So you're my roommate huh?"

"That is correct. I am Mero Averruncus."

"Akashi Yuna. Nice ta meet'cha." There was a pause. Mero seemed to be done with the conversation. "Hey," Yuna said gesturing to the door. "How'd you do that? The combinations to these doors are fixed, they don't change."

"No." She said matter of fact-ly. "They normally don't."

"How then?"

"I just altered it a little." She said, which was true.

"Wow." She whistled. "Looks like we've got our own little MacGyver over here." A mischievous grin spread across her face, and she leaned in close. "So what were you doing in here that you needed to lock the door huh?" Mero considered carefully before answering.

"I like my privacy."

"C'mon don't be like that. You can tell me. We're going to be roommates from now on, you can trust me. Unless, wait don't tell me you were doing 'those' kinds of things."

"What kinds of things?" She asked innocently.

"Y'know, like . . . something naughty . . ."

". . . What are you talking about?" Yuna stepped back.

"Okay, what then? Hey wait, that's your bag right? Heh, heh, maybe you're trying to hide something in there?" She casually reached for it and Mero sprang into action. She snatched the bag and held it away from her body.

"No. There is nothing suspicious in here. Please leave it alone."

"Saying that just makes me even more curious."

She half tackled the girl for the bag. Ordinarily the Averruncus would have frozen her or trapped her in a prison of water without a second thought. Unfortunately she forgot that her magic was locked away, so instead she just stood there as Yuna wrapped herself around her body. Not really knowing what to do or say to get her to stop, she simply raised the bag up above her head. Yuna stood up on her toes and reached for it. Because she was taller than her, she ended up pressing her large breasts into Mero's face. Immediately her smell washed over the smaller girl completely. In her short existence she had never felt such strong physical stimuli. It completely overwhelmed her senses. She awkwardly stumbled back and gasped for air.

"Uh, sorry," Yuna said backing off. "I didn't mean to touch you so much. I just came from practice and haven't showered yet." She sniffed her arm and recoiled a bit at her own body odor. "My bad, my bad. Hey if it's your first day that means you haven't been to the baths yet right?"

". . . No" She said still catching her breath.

"Then we should go together."

"N-No. It's fine. Please don't concern yourself with it."

"Nope, unacceptable." She said grabbing her by the wrist. "Female bonding is an essential part of our culture! After all you can't really get to know someone until you've seen them naked and washed their back. I'm sure some famous guy said that once."

Mero was a homunculus. Even without magic she was much stronger than any ordinary human, but her head was still spinning and disoriented. She didn't trust herself to pull away without injuring her. And besides, going to the bath was definitely preferable to staying here and risking Yuna finding her scroll. So she let the taller girl lead her away.

X

Two naked girls stepped into the massive bath of Mahora's middle school dorm. It actually more closely resembled a resort or a water park. There were artificial plants and trees decorating the bathing area, and even a small gazebo overlooking the water, where one could sit and relax.

"This is a very large bath." Mero said looking around.

"I know right? It's the pride of our dorm, our giant bath!" Yuna declared proudly.

Mero lowered herself into the water. It was cool and soothing on her skin. She was in her element, literally. With just a bit of magic she could manipulate the bath water any way she chose. She closed her eyes and laid her head back. She sat there for a few moments until an odd sensation snapped her back to reality. It was a smell, but not the stink of sweat she smelled on Yuna before, this was sweet and inviting. She sniffed the air, and turned to where her roommate was lathering up beside her. Yuna, who was humming to herself with closed eyes, nearly jumped out of her skin when she saw Mero's face staring from mere inches away.

"Gah! W-What is it?"

"I don't know." She said sniffing the other girl.

"Oh, it must be my bath soap you're smelling. Go ahead and smell all you like! After all I need to redeem myself from before." Mero seemed to accept her offer. She continued to inhale deep wafts of the sweet scent, as her face slowly drifted closer and closer, until she was once again nestled between Yuna's generous breasts.

Soft was the first word that came to her mind. I didn't notice it before, but his girl is truly soft! She reached up with her hands to investigate, squeezing the delicate flesh between her fingers.

"Ha ha! You like those?" Yuna bragged. "I don't mind if you feel them, we're both girls after all!" Mero continued. "Yeah, just go ahead and. . . mng. . . Just, I mean ah, you can . . . Ahn" She let out a soft moan. "WOULD YOU CUT THAT OUT ALREADY!" She cried shoving the other girl away from her. Mero for her part, didn't seem to register that Yuna was upset. She was still trying to process the information.

What interesting sensations. The elasticity makes my skin tingle, and I keep inhaling the smell almost involuntarily. Maybe this body is a bit too sensitive?

"We may both be girls but you're still taking It too far!" Yuna shouted.

"Your body is very soft, and it has a nice scent." She said as if it explained everything.

"Uh, thanks, I guess? Here I'll give you some of my shampoo and body wash so just back off okay?"

"Hey what's going on in here?!"

"Oh, is that the transfer student?"

Mero and Yuna turned toward the new voices and saw half a dozen naked and towel clad girls enter the bath.

"What kind of indecent things were you girls doing in here?" Ayaka asked.

"Stop jumping to conclusions Incho. I was just giving her some soap."

"Eh? Reeeeeaaaallly?" Haruna said with a lecherous smile on her face.

"Please don't Imply weird things Paru." Yuna said trying not to add fuel to the fire.

"Yes, she gave me this." Mero held out the tube of gel.

"Lemme see, oh I use this kind too!" Konoka said.

"Ew. I-I'm really not good with slimy things." Makie recoiled in fear.

"How do you use it?" Mero asked.

"Eh?" All the other girls exclaimed.

"Do you really not know how to wash your hair?" She shook her head. Yuna sighed.

"Well it can't be helped. Give it here, I'll do it for you. Consider it a special service from your new roommate!" She began to work the gel into Mero's hair.

"Thank you, Akashi-san."

"Don't sweat it! And call me Yuna, we're all friends now."

"We are?"

"Of course! Didn't I say it before? Once you get naked and scrub each other you're already friends!"

"What you just said sounded really dirty though. . . " Makie cut in.

"Shut up!" She shouted back. "Seriously though, what kind of life have you had that you've never had to wash your own hair?"

"I've never used these types of things before. Is that strange?"

"Well kinda."

"Yeah," Makie agreed. "The white hair's unusual too. Are you really a foreigner?"

"Yes. I did not originate from this country." She admitted. Ayaka perked up at this.

"T-Then is it true? You really came here from Wales with Negi sensei?!"

"No. My homeland is much farther than that." She said swaying a bit under Yuna's fingers.

"Really?" Said Makie. "There's actually a rumor going around that Negi-kun is the long lost prince of some foreign nation, and you're a secret agent come to take him back to his country by force!"

Mero stared at her for several seconds before saying,

"That is ridiculous." With a completely straight face.

"Ehhh, so it's not true?" She sounded honestly disappointed.

"Geeze guys enough already!"

Everyone looked up and turned to Asuna, who had apparently come in while they were talking. "Can't you give the poor girl some space? It's only her first day, and you're already trying to scare her away with your craziness?"

"Come on Asuna, don't tell me your not curious." Haruna said. "What if she's come to take Negi-kun away from you?"

"Don't be Stupid Paru! She can have the brat for all I care!"

"Asuna-san!" Ayaka declared. "I will not allow you to speak about sensei in such a manner! Don't think you have some special privilege just because you share a room with Negi-sensei!"

What was that she just said?

"Negi-sensei is living in your room Asuna-san?"

"Eh, ah yeah . . . "

That certainly seemed unusual.

"Why?" She asked as Yuna rinsed the shampoo out of her hair.

"It was decided by my grandfather." Konoka chimed in.

"Your Grandfather?"

"Mmm hmm, my grandfather is the principal here."

What? If Negi-sensei really was the son of the thousand master then why would the head of the Kantou magic association want to pair him with this girl? Was it just a coincidence? It must be. The Averruncus of water looked her up and down. Kagurazaka Asuna, out of all the 2-A girls she'd met so far she didn't particularly stand out. She was tall, but not the tallest, had a pretty average build, albeit with some muscle tone on her, but there wasn't really anything special about her.

"W-What?" Asuna said uncomfortably.

"Why would Negi Springfield be living with you?" She wondered aloud.

"Aha!" Ayaka cried. "So you really are after sensei!"

"Yeah what is the deal with you two?" Haruna asked.

"C'mon tell us!" Makie pleaded. Everyone was looking at her expectantly.

"Nothing." She said. "I have never met him before. I just thought he might be an interesting person."

"Eh, that's it?" Yuna said.

"Is it common for teachers to appear so young?"

"Well I guess it's true that a 10 year old teacher would be pretty surprising." Konoka said.

"Yeah, we thought the same thing when we met him a couple weeks ago." Makie agreed.

They seemed to accept her response for now. That was fine. For the moment Negi Springfield was not an enemy or a threat, merely a young man with an unusual name. And Kagurazaka Asuna was the girl who just happened to share a room with him. Right?