Well kids, here it is...we've come a long way haven't we?

Anyway, this is that last chapter of G2GA and it's longer than any of the others thus far. I didn't want to separate anything, so I figured it best to just keep it all together.

I hope you've all enjoyed it, as I really liked writing it. I also hope I was able to do my favourite pairing justice.

See you at Power Play!

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Well, Here Goes Everything...

Morning came earlier than expected as the same sun that Setsuna had watched set last night poked its' way in through her window and creeped up onto her face. Her eyes slowly began to open as she stretched out her whole body, yawning deeply. The swordswoman lifted herself out of bed and made her way to her bag to grab some shorts and a wife beater tank top to throw on for training before bending down to yank on her sneakers. Despite what had happened last night between her and the sound asleep Konoka, Setsuna had finally managed to get a good night's sleep. Her mind was made up now and she knew what the right choice was for her to make concerning the type of relationship she wanted to have with the heiress. Confessing but staying as friends was the best way she could think of in order to keep her friendship as well as still having the proper ability to protect her charge. It was going to hurt a little at first, but she knew that Konoka would eventually understand and grow to except her reasons for her choice; at least, that's what Setsuna forced herself into thinking.

Setsuna quietly opened her door and gently closed it behind her before making her way down to the beach. Normally, she would have knocked on Konoka and Asuna's door to get her warrior friend to join her for training, but today she decided to let her sleep in; as it was the last day of vacation and Asuna had volunteered to take care of the barriers last night since Setsuna was on her date. She also didn't want to accidently wake up Konoka, mostly because she wanted to wait for the right time to tell her everything. The swordswoman took a deep breath of fresh ocean air as she came to a stop at the water's edge. She started to stretch out after her quick jog from her room to make sure that she didn't pull anything while working out this morning. Instead of the usual kendo practice she did in the mornings, Setsuna had decided that a nice long run would be the best thing for her today. It was a good way to get some thinking done and also a great way to get in some last minute sightseeing of the island before leaving the next day. After a few more minutes of lunges, the swordswoman shook out her legs before taking off up the beach.

It was a beautiful morning that was sure to turn into a perfect day as the sun continued to rise out from the opposite side of the island. Setsuna continued on with her nicely paced run as she took it all in. Her thoughts started to drift back through everything that had happened within the last week, still unable to believe that most of them had happened. The whole thing with the Evabot completely threw her off, and she was sure that no one in her class was ever going to forget nearly being blasted out of existence. She laughed as she remembered that awkward night of the bonfire when she stumbled across Asuna and Ayaka getting it on in the open air baths while she was out trying to replace her barriers. Setsuna was more than happy that her best friend had finally gotten the girl that she wanted and that they had managed to get through a tough situation, making their friendship even stronger. Then she started to remember all of the fun times she had had with that one special person, Konoka. It seemed to the swordswoman that everything that had happened to her that week revolved around the heiress, causing her to laugh.

It's almost like a messed up story or something.

Everything from the time she spent picking out bathing suits, to the poker game, the movie, her date, and especially that day they ran through the jungle on a scavenger hunt flashed through her mind. If Setsuna really thought about it, she could still taste the tequila in the very back of her mouth. She shook her head to rid herself of disgusting taste memory. Then a huge smile spread across her face as she remembered how Konoka wanted her to join the heiress at the waterfall for a picture of the two of them together. She remembered just how happy she felt as Konoka's arms wrapped around her sides and caused her to blush just as the shutter went off. The swordswoman hoped more than anything that her decision would still allow her to have these kinds of special moments with the chocolate haired girl, even though they wouldn't be together in the way she wanted. Setsuna sighed; this was the right choice and there was no way to back out of it now.

As Setsuna made her way closer to the end of the beach, she noticed that she was getting closer to that same spot where the picture had been taken. Somehow she must have been subconsciously drawn to the little piece of jungle outlet that connected the beautiful lagoon with the vast ocean. She was looking forward to catching another glimpse of this spot before leaving the next day, as it was one of her favourites along with the cliff that over looked the ocean. As she came closer, Setsuna's ears picked up some sort of noise coming from within the waterfall clearing. At first she thought that it was just the wind, but then when she listened closer she could hear the faint sound of someone's voice. She slowed her run down to a light and quiet walk as she decided to go and investigate who it was. It was still too early for most of her classmates to be up, so her curiosity was almost bursting out of her. As she quietly made her way closer, the swordswoman picked up the notes of a song being hummed. At first she didn't recognize it, but quickly figured it out when the person humming it came to the course. She had heard it many times since it was one of Konoka's favourite songs. She concentrated hard as the title started to come to her.

That's "As Much As I Ever Could" by that Canadian musician...City and Colour I think...yeah that's it! Konoka got right into his stuff once we started getting better with English! Wait...that means...

It slowly began to dawn on her that the voice that was now beginning to sing along with the lyrics was in fact Konoka's. She quickly slowed down to a near crawl as she began to make her way towards the lagoon. Setsuna wasn't sure what it was that was coming over her, but her body seemed to become light and felt as if it was being sucked slowly towards the singer as the melancholy tone of the song swam deep into her ears. She had never heard Konoka sing this well before, as she was usually too embarrassed to sing in front of her protector. She had no idea that this is what the heiress sounded like; the closest she'd ever heard was whenever Konoka had to recite healing spells. As the song slowly continued, Setsuna found herself crouching low behind some bushes and a tree. With a deep breath, the swordswoman slowly pushed aside some of the leaves so that she could get a look at what was going on without being seen. Instantly, her jaw dropped and her eyes grew wide with wonder. A deep red spread across her face and for the first time in days, a slight tingling sensation began to form in her nose.

Standing just a few feet away from the waterfall where they had taken their picture was a completely naked Konoka with her back turned to the place where Setsuna was hiding. She was currently singing her favourite song while running her delicate fingers through her long, perfect hair. Spray from the falls was gently bouncing from the water's surface and coming to a rest all over the heiress's body, making it look as if it was glistening when little rays of the rising sun broke through the jungle canopy and fell on her. Konoka leaned slightly towards the waterfall and cupped some water in her hands as she continued to sing before splashing it on her face. Setsuna gulped hard as she continued to keep her eyes glued on her princess, completely ignoring the fact of how this would look if anyone came across her. Now, Konoka had turned around and started to make her way back to the far side of the shore. The swordswoman quickly turned her head away, feeling a little guilty if she was to take advantage of the oblivious heiress. She allowed herself to peek only a little and her eye just barely caught a glimpse of Konoka's full form before turning her back completely to her once more. As the song she was singing was coming to an end, the heiress stood up straight and wrung out her hair before making a slow grab for her towel. Setsuna was still awestruck as the last bit of song left Konoka's soft lips.

"No I am not where I belong, so shine a light, guide me back home..." Konoka finished with a sigh as she wrapped her towel around her. She was hoping that a nice relaxing time at her special waterfall would help her get over her sadness of not yet succeeding with Setsuna. Unfortunately it didn't and the song just seemed to spill out her. She sat down on a nearby rock and looked up to the sky. "Why, why can't we just be together...I don't understand. I...I thought for sure that she loved me...I thought she did...maybe she's better off without me...no. I'll just have to tell her myself as soon as the time's right. Maybe tonight at the dance party..."

Setsuna had taken off before hearing the last few words Konoka had said. She felt as if unbreakable knife of ice had just been plunged deep into her chest. She had made the one girl she cared most about think that she didn't have those types of feelings for her anymore. The swordswoman cursed to herself in her head, she couldn't believe she had been so careless. This is why she just should have told Konoka at the beginning of the week that she did in fact care for her and that that was the reason why they couldn't be together. She loved her so much that she wanted to protect her, and she knew that she couldn't do that if she was distracted. Instead of heading back to her room, Setsuna made a b-line for her cliff as her head once again started to fight with her heart. Her heart was yelling at her, asking why she would ever want to cause Konoka more pain by not giving in to what they both wanted more than anything else in the world. It was also telling her that Asuna was right, and that allowing herself to properly love the heiress would only strengthen her connection to her and allow her to better protect her even better. Her rational thoughts within her head however were screaming at her to keep with her plan. She was going to stay friends and that was that; she wasn't good enough, no matter how much her heart told her otherwise.

With a final loud yell, Setsuna allowed her wings to burst out from her back before taking off into the air for the top of her cliff. She wasn't going to cause Konoka anymore pain today, and decided to keep herself away from her until tonight when she could properly tell her feelings. For the next few hours, the half demon swordswoman proceeded to train harder than she ever had before in order to keep her mind off of Konoka and what her reactions would be. She knew that soon, she would have to head back to her room and get ready for the dance party, and prepare for the outcome of her decision.

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Konoka had made her way back to her room just as Asuna was starting to stretch out. The warrior looked over to the towel clad version of her friend and sat up in her bed with a questioning look. It was still rather early in the morning and Asuna was at a loss as to why the heiress was already up and functioning on their last day here. Sensing her friend staring at her, Konoka continued into the room and made a grab for some clothes in her bag before heading into the washroom to change and brush her teeth. Once she was done, she came back out and flopped down on the bed next to her friend, who resumed an attempt at falling back to sleep.

"Asuna, you were up two seconds ago...if you fall back to sleep now you're just going to waste today." said Konoka as she snuggled up to her friend.

Asuna sighed. "Just a few more minutes...Ayaka isn't expecting me around her room for at least another two hours anyway. Speaking of being up, where the hell did you get your perky ass off to this morning?"

Konoka giggled as she continued to squeeze the warrior. "I thought that I'd just take a nice little bath out at the waterfall. It's the same one that's in the picture that Set-chan and I took on the scavenger hunt..." the happiness in her voice trailed off a little at the mere mention of her protector's name.

Asuna turned over and wrapped her arms around Konoka to give her a friendly comforting hug. "Listen Konoka, I know it's rough but you can't give up on Setsuna yet. She'll come to realise what's right and you'll be the first one she comes to...just trust me ok?"

"Okay..." sighed Konoka in a dejected tone. "I guess I'll take your word for it..."

Asuna gave Konoka one last hard squeeze before shooting up out of bed to brush her teeth. When she returned, she sent her friend a big smile. "So, what are your plans for the rest of the day? I know that we have the dance party tonight but that's hours away yet..."

Konoka shrugged. "I'm not really sure...I kind of wanted to spend some time with Set-chan, but right now I think it might be best to leave her think. If what you say is true, than me being around her won't make it easy for her to decide to come out and confess. Maybe I'll see what Nodoka and the gang are up too. I feel like we haven't really hung out so much this week."

"That sounds like a good plan.' replied Asuna as she tugged a new shirt over her head. "I think today I'll see if Ayaka wants to go around taking pictures with everyone so she has some good memories of the class before we graduate..."

Konoka stopped and stared at her friend and long time roommate. A wide smile followed by playful bits of laughter came over her. "How sentimental of you Asuna...geeze, is this the famed Kagurazaka charm I've heard so much about?"

Asuna stuck out her tongue as she threw a flip flop at the shrieking and cowering form of Konoka. "Whatever Konoka, just admit that you're happy for me already alright?"

"Yeah yeah, I'm happy for you..." sighed Konoka.

"And once that bird brain of a buddy of mine confesses to you, I'll be bouncing off the walls in happiness for you too!" added Asuna as she yanked her friend up from the bed. "Now come on, let's go grab some breakfast before I gotta meet up with Ayaka. I'm sure the rest of the library team will be there by now too."

The two friends made their way out the door to head up to the meal hall; Konoka trying very hard to resist the urge to knock on Setsuna's door and invite her along. She sighed and reminded herself that her protector was probably off training anyway, even if she did want to spend the day with her. Asuna and Konoka had soon reached the meal hall and made their way over to the various items prepared for breakfast. The heiress wasn't feeling particularly all that hungry, so she just grabbed some fruit and a bowl of cereal while Asuna loaded up her plate with eggs, rice, various assortments of breakfast meats, fruit and what looked like a pitcher full of juice. The heiress laughed and rolled her eyes at the sight of her friend being barely visible over her plate; she wondered how it was possible for the warrior to stay so in shape with the way she ate. They were just about to sit down when Konoka heard her name being called.

"Oi, Konoka-san!" called Yuna from a few tables down. "You and Asuna-san should come join us!"

"Yeah, ok sounds good!" replied Konoka as she gently grabbed Asuna's arm in an attempt to guide her to the new table.

What Konoka didn't know was that the group of girls she was making her way over to, was the same group who secretly spied in on her and Setsuna's date the previous day. They had witnessed Setsuna finally confess to Konoka only to see it go unheard by the suddenly sleeping heiress. The group had also figured out that because something happened in those few seconds afterwards, that the swordswoman's mind suddenly changed and she was now going in the opposite direction of her original confession. Kazumi, Haruna, Makie, and Yuna had decided at that moment to make it their top priority to sort everything out. They were also to be helped by Nodoka, Yue, Ku, Akira and an over determined Chisame who vowed that she would get these two "dumbnuts" together if it killed her. Their goal this morning was to find out what Konoka's plans were for the day, and then help her prepare for the dance party as well as work out a final plan to change Setsuna's mind. That was to be completed by Team Konohottie: Haruna, Nodoka, Yue, and Chisame. Team Ballbuster, which was to be made up of Kazumi, Makie, Yuna, Akira, and Ku would be in charge of trying to track down the protector, try to talk some sense into her, and work with the first team's plan by forcing Setsuna into it. Makie had cleverly come up with the team names, much to Chisame's distaste. They all smiled at the two newcomers as they sat down at their table.

"I can't believe it's our last day out here already..." sighed Konoka as she made a grab for a strawberry from her plate. "It's going to suck getting back into school mode. Plus, we'll be graduating soon..."

Akira sighed. "Yeah, I know what you mean...I'm gonna miss our class being together."

There was a murmur of agreement circulating around the table before Haruna slammed her hand down. "Hey come on, we aren't dead yet we'll still see each other around! Besides, we shouldn't be worrying about this stuff now...it's our last day to have some fun! Konoka, what are you doing today?"

"Well, originally I was going to see if Set-chan wanted to hang out..." she began with a disheartened tone. The girls around the table all fidgeted awkwardly but did so completely unnoticed by the heiress or the warrior who was too busy shovelling food into her mouth. "But, I was thinking that maybe today I'd see what everyone else is up to..."

The two teams cheered silently in their heads as they felt their plan start to fall into place. Now Nodoka was the one to speak up. "Um...I was wondering if maybe, you wanted to hang out with the library team and Chisame-chan?"

"I'd love to!" smiled Konoka before she started into her cereal.

"Great then it's settled!" cheered Haruna with a fist pump. "Let's hurry up and finish eating so that we can get this show on the road!"

Half an hour later, the girls had finished their breakfasts and began to head out. Asuna had decided that since she would be early to Ayaka's room, that she would bring her breakfast in bed. The rest of the girls laughed as they figured it was a way for the warrior to gain some last minute brownie points. As soon as the group stepped outside, plan KonoSetsu kicked into high gear. In one quick swoop, Chisame and Haruna grabbed Konoka under both arms and Team Konohottie was off to Chisame's room. The heiress had no idea what was going on, put decided to not put up a fight and just go along with it. Meanwhile Team Ballbuster got out Kazumi's spy drones and their pactio cards so that they could communicate with each other as they split up. They were determined to find Setsuna, no matter where she was.

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A few hours ago, Konoka was gently thrown down into a chair back in Chisame's room where team Konohottie had brought her. Since that time, the small group of girls had informed the heiress that they were going to help her in whatever way they could to win Setsuna over. They didn't tell her however, about the swordswoman's botched attempt at a confession or the fact that she changed her mind and was going to tell the heiress something different. They just told her that they were tired of seeing the two of them apart and that since it was their last year together as a class, the two of them should be together. Konoka was more than happy to have the help of her friends and was looking forward to whatever it was they had in store for her.

It was mid afternoon now and the girls had just finished picking out the appropriate outfit for Konoka to wear that night. Thanks to Chisame's experience as a net idol, the heiress was going to be decked out in an outfit that would make even the straightest of girls think twice about their sexuality. There was no way Setsuna would be able to ignore such a sexy looking Konoka. Now the girls were beginning to discuss the various plans and scenarios for the evening, with the devious mind of Haruna leading the way.

"Alright so, we've gone over everything from accidental bump ins to suggestive groping while dancing..." said Haruna as she scratched at her chin. "If Setsuna-san doesn't crumble to pieces in your hands after that, then I have no idea what else we could do..."

Konoka sighed. "You'd be surprised how resistant Set-chan can make herself...I mean, I've been teasing her for years now and I still haven't gotten so much as a kiss out of her aside from our pactio...I mean, do you remember the poker game?"

"Yeah, even Yuna-san suffered a good amount of blood lose on that one..." added Yue.

"I heard she got a good talking to from Maki-chan after that one..." whispered Nodoka. "I didn't even realize that those two had been fooling around together..."

"...Our whole class is one big Yuri fest..." sighed Chisame under her breath. Then an idea popped into her head. "Hold on a second...we might actually be able to use that to our advantage..."

Haruna's interest peeked and she raised one of her eyebrows manically. "What sort of evil thing are you getting at Chiu-chan?"

"Yeah...you kind of sound scary there Chisame-chan..." added Konoka as she sat down on the bed.

Chisame crossed the room with an evil smirk. "Well...Setsuna-san loves you right? What do you think would happen if maybe say... you did something to make her jealous? As much as the dummy likes to think she's disciplined, there's no way anyone who's madly in love with someone could stand to see their loved one in the arms of someone else..."

Haruna laughed evilly as she completely caught on to what Chisame was getting at. "You're an evil one Chiu-chan...but I like what you're saying. Let's make that Operation Doomsday...how exactly did you want to go about it?"

All the girls in the room gathered around the net idol as she waved them in towards her. They listened intently as she began to explain to them the whole operation in detail. At first Konoka was unsure if this was such a good idea, but decided that at this point there was nothing else she could do if the other plans didn't work. The heiress was beginning to get excited as Chisame was about to finish explaining the plan, but was suddenly shocked when she heard her last words.

"...It'll only work if we use her..."

Meanwhile outside on the beach, Team Ballbuster had regrouped and were now discussing what their next move should be. It had been hours since they separated from the other half of their group to search for Setsuna, and they were still unable to track her down. They knew that their chances of trying to find the swordswoman on a good day were slim; but today she probably had intended on being alone since her botched confession and was now the proverbial needle in a haystack. Even Kazumi's drones had come up with nothing, causing the reporter to curse out loud at her misfortune. She hated not finding what she wanted as was now ticked off beyond belief. Ku had spent most of the time tracking what she thought was Setsuna's trail through the higher parts of the jungle, but ended up in an empty clearing with the trail gone cold. She had assumed that the half demon must have taken flight at this point and probably realized that she was being searched for. Even Akira had no luck searching for her along the coastline using her artefact. The group was at a complete loss and they were quickly running out of time.

"Guys, it's almost time for us to start getting ready for the dance party..." began Makie. "What are we gonna do? We can't just show up back at Chiu-san's room without doing our part..."

Akira sighed and scratched her head in irritation. "Well, there's not a whole lot we can do Maki-chan...when Setsuna-san doesn't want to be found, she doesn't want to be found..."

"This may sound kinda obvious..." started Ku. "...but after we left the resort...did anyone bother to check her room lately?"

All the girls looked at the martial arts master and face palmed. Kazumi walked up to her, placing both hands on either of her shoulders. "Ku-san...why didn't you say anything earlier?"

Ku shrugged innocently. "I didn't think about it until just now...it didn't seem like Setsuna-san would do something so simple..."

"She's got a point Kazumi-san..." added Akira.

"Well great!" yelled Yuna as she threw her arms up into the air. "We've wasted all this time running around the island and Setsuna-san is probably laughing it up back in her room...gah!"

"Well played Setsuna-chan...well played" laughed Makie.

The group quickly made their way back to the boardwalk and up to the resort's villas. As they approached Setsuna's room they slowed down to a sneaky crawl. Ku took the lead and slowly made her way to the door where she placed her hand on the handle and signalled for the others to be quiet. Carefully, she began to turn it and gently pushed the door inwards. She stuck her head in and let out a deep sigh as her eyes fell on an empty room. Her heart sank until her ears picked up some sort of noise. To her surprise there was the sound of rushing water coming from the bathroom, signalling that the swordswoman was currently in the shower. Quickly she shut the door and got the girls to back up a little; all were confused by her actions.

"Ku what the hell are we doing?" asked Kazumi as she was forced backwards. "Is Setsuna-san in there or not?"

"She's in the shower." replied Ku. "There's nothing we can do now...she'll probably be in there until the party..."

The rest of the group groaned as they realized they had failed their mission. All of them, except for Makie. "Wait, you say she's in the shower?"

"Yes, that's what I heard from the bathroom when I opened the door." sighed Ku.

"Well, why don't we at least set something up so that she at least wears what we want her to wear for Konoka-chan?" asked Makie. "Let's go through her bag, take all of her clothes, and leave her with only one choice?"

They all stared at her. Suddenly Yuna pumped her fist into the air. "I like it! Plus I think I have something in mind that Setsuna-san can wear. Give me two seconds to run back to my room so I can grab it. We're about the same size anyway. It's about time we spiff that kid up a bit!"

"You're not planning on something girly are you?" asked Ku. "Cause that won't work...she'll end up locking herself in here..."

"Course not!" laughed Yuna. "Geeze, I have a masculine side sometimes too you know! Just wait here, or go grab her bag..."

With that, Yuna took off for her room for the clothes they would be forcing onto Setsuna. Quietly, the girls made their way back into Setsuna's room and began to rummage around her bag, taking everything except for her bras and boxers.

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Finally, we have returned to a saddened and frustrated raven haired swordswoman, who has collapsed against the shower wall with ice cold water streaming down her face...

Setsuna sat on the floor of the shower and watched as the water that had beaded on the ends of her hair, slowly fall and swirl around before falling down into the dark drain. She had always known that this was the right choice for the both of them, and no matter how much it hurt them now, in the end it would be worth it to see her princess safe and happy with a normal and easier life. With her taking her rightful place as the heiress's protector and servant, Setsuna was ensuring the girl she loved with a life. This was the only thing she could offer her...it was all she could afford to give.

After what seemed like hours, the swordswoman sombrely reached up for the taps and slowly turned the water off. She picked herself up off the floor and opened the shower door, grasping for a towel as she stepped out onto the mat. Setsuna quickly dried herself off before she grabbed a brush and a hair dryer. With a quick glance at the small clock set up at the corner of the sink, she saw that she had just enough time to brush her teeth and get dressed. She made a grab for her deodorant and threw it on before getting her toothbrush followed by some mouth wash. Then she threw her towel over the holding rack before making her way out to her room to get dressed. As soon as she stepped out of the bathroom, the swordswoman sensed that something was off. Quickly, she made her way over to her bag and cursed as she saw that almost all of her clothes were missing. She started to panic until she turned around and noticed that there was something folded up and lying on her bed. She lunged over to the mysterious gift and noticed that it was in fact, a set of clothes that someone must have laid out for her. She sighed as she expected that it was probably Asuna who picked these out, thinking that this is what she should wear when she confessed her love for Konoka. She rubbed at her temple a little as she thought about the possibility of the warrior being upset when she went through all this trouble just to have her tell the heiress that "Hey I love you but we can only be friends...".

Well...it's not like I have anything else to wear so...

Setsuna pulled on her favourite pair of boy cut boxers and sports bra before making her way back over to the clothes. She pulled on the nice pair of faded black skinny jeans and did up the white belt before picking up the shirt. It was a clean white button up dress shirt with just enough buttons on it to leave the bottom of the shirt open at her belly button and another opening at the top to reveal the top most part of her chest. Just as she thought she was done, Setsuna noticed that there was still something left on her bed. The swordswoman picked up a dark red skinny tie and threw it around her before quickly tying it up, allowing it to sit loosely around neck. When she was finished, she rolled up her sleeves to her elbows before taking her elastic off her wrist and putting her hair back up to its' usual spot on the side of her head. She was done; she was finally ready to head to the party and wait for the right time to take Konoka aside and tell her everything. With a deep breath she quickly threw on the bravest face she could and made her way out the door and over to the outdoor bar for the last night party.

The music was blasting and every girl in class 6-A had some sort of drink in their hands. The cheerleaders were busy challenging each other to rounds of shots while some of the others cheered on with each messed up face they made. Others were dancing and a select few made themselves scarce amongst the darker corners of the bar. Even Negi was having a good time dancing around with Nodoka and Yue while trying to avoid drinks being poured down his throat by Haruna. Everyone was having a perfect time and enjoying themselves when Konoka came back from the bar with drinks for her, Asuna and Ayaka.

"Hot damn Konoka, I have to admit that you're lookin' pretty good tonight!" said Asuna with a wink.

"She looks more than just good Asuna..." laughed Ayaka as she hit her girlfriend in the arm playfully. "If Setsuna-san doesn't want to jump her after seeing her like this then I'm considering that girl to be A-sexual..."

Konoka giggled. "Well, I wasn't even sure if I was going to bring this on the trip but once my library girls saw it they said I had to wear it..."

Of course, Konoka was lying to her friend and class rep. The extremely short black mini skirt, small black strappy heels and red triangle cut top that tied all the way up the back were all Chisame's that she brought with her in case she needed to use them for a site update. She was sworn to secrecy about their group's plans for what was in store for Setsuna. Asuna was after all, the swordswoman's best friend and Team Konohottie didn't want her to interfere and tip Setsuna off. Konoka was becoming more and more anxious as her head went on a swivel to try and see if she could spot her protector anywhere. The party had started at least a half an hour ago and the heiress was beginning to worry that all of this effort was for nothing because Setsuna skipped out. Noticing that her friend was about to have a worry induced aneurism, Asuna moved closer and put her arm around her friend's shoulders.

"Hey, calm down Konoka..." Asuna said calmly into the heiress's ear. "She'll be here alright...you know she wouldn't up and leave..."

"Yeah...yeah you're right..." replied Konoka nervously. She sent a smile towards her friend. "I guess I'm just being sil-..."

The heiress's voice stopped dead as she suddenly caught sight of her protector coming up the stairs from outside and make her way into the bar. Asuna and Ayaka both turned their attention to where Konoka was staring and the warrior's arm suddenly tensed up as she took in the sight of her best friend. Konoka watched as Setsuna made her way through the bar, stopping randomly to talk to some of her classmates who asked where she had been or where she got her cool clothes from. The heiress began to heat up as she gave her protector the once over; instantly thanking Yuna in her head for donating her clothes for a good cause. Both team's who had been involved in the plans all froze at almost the exact same time and watched from the corners of their eyes as the gap between the targets grew smaller. Setsuna had finally for the first glanced up towards Konoka's direction and instantly turned away with a dark blush forming over her features. She cursed in her head, asking why her princess had to look so good on a night where she had to do something so difficult.

As Setsuna got closer, Konoka grabbed the nearest shot glass filled with whatever mysterious substance and threw it down her throat. With a final wink towards Asuna, the heiress closed the gap between them. "Hey Set-chan, where have you been? I've been so worried that you weren't going to come...and I haven't seen you all day today..." she said with a sexy little pout.

You haven't seen me, but I've seen you... thought Setsuna.

"Yeah...sorry Kono-chan. I was out training and flying all day today and then it took me a little bit to shower and get ready..." said Setsuna in an apologetic tone.

Konoka sent her protector a smile as she snuggled up to her arm. "It's ok Set-chan...I'm just happy that you're here now! Let's go grab a drink yeah?"

Setsuna nodded with a smile and allowed herself to be lead over to the table that Asuna and Ayaka were leaning against. Once they got there, Konoka left quickly to grab the drinks, leaving Setsuna standing there next to Asuna, staring off after her. She sighed before turning her back to face forwards, slumping a little as she did. Asuna raised her arm and gently patted her best friend on the back to try and comfort her.

"So I guess I already know what you're planning on telling Konoka later then?" she asked with a small yet friendly smile.

Setsuna nodded. "I've thought about for so long and I know that it's not the best choice...but it is the right one. This is just what I have to do to ensure Kono-chan is safe and happy...it's my duty."

Asuna sighed but continued to show her support. "Well, if that's what you gotta do, then that's what you gotta do. At least you're finally gonna tell her your feelings..."

And, you never really know what could happen in the future...

Setsuna laughed a little as she saw the look of Asuna thinking. "I'm glad that I've got your support..." she paused for a moment to check and see if Konoka was returning. When she saw that she was safe, she continued. "Could I ask you for a small favour?"

Asuna nodded instantly. "Of course, what are best buds for?"

"Well, it's just that...I know when I tell Konoka that I want to stay as just friends with her...she's most likely going to be upset at first...and of course I can't blame her for that..." she began. "I know that she probably won't want to see me for a while...so could you possibly...be there for her...for me?"

Asuna's eyes began to water as she saw the sadness creep over her friends face. In that instant she wanted to yell at her to change her mind because she couldn't take her being like this anymore. However, she knew that it wasn't her choice to make and that Setsuna was hurting as it was and didn't need it rubbed in her face that she was wrong. The warrior quickly threw away her thoughts and put on a brave and supporting face for her best friend.

"Of course I will..." she said with a smile. "I'll keep her company until it's time for you to come back into her life again, ok?"

"Thank you Asuna-chan...it means a lot to me." smiled Setsuna weakly.

The swordswoman instantly slapped on a forced happy face just as Konoka made her way back to the table with a tray full of shots in hand. She rested them down on the table and picked one up, handing it to her protector with a devious smile. At first Setsuna was hesitant, remembering what had happened the last time Konoka had given her alcohol earlier that week, but decided that as long as she stuck to only having a few, she would be fine. She raised her shot to salute the three girls around her before tipping it back into her mouth and gulping it down. Luckily, this time around, it wasn't the dreaded tequila. After a few more drinks and a bit of joking around later. Konoka grabbed Setsuna's arm and began to pull her away from the table.

"K-Kono-chan, where are we going?" asked the swordswoman shakily.

Konoka turned her head a little and smiled. "I wanna go dance with you silly Set-chan!"

Setsuna quickly looked back and gave a pleading look for Asuna to at least come join them, as the swordswoman wasn't much of a dancer. Asuna laughed and shook her head a little as she offered a hand out to Ayaka. Instantly the blonde grabbed a hold of it and followed the warrior out to the dance floor. The music was pounding out the base as the girls got out on the dance floor with most of their classmates. In an instant, Team Konohottie and Team Ballbuster crashed onto the dance floor, causing everyone to get tightly packed together. This was plan A, having Konoka get Setsuna out on the dance floor where they would be forced tight on each other, allowing for some very up close and intimate time together. The heiress smiled wickedly as she felt her classmates moving in on them. She quickly positioned herself so that she had one of Setsuna's legs between her own before reaching up and placing her forearms around her protector's neck. Setsuna froze and felt like she was going to die as the blood seemed to recede from all parts of her body before gathering up in a pool of heat in her groin area. She looked away from Konoka and took some calming breaths while counting the number of logs used to form the ceiling.

Konoka smirked as she lightly brushed the back of Setsuna's neck with her fingers. She felt a small shutter from her protector before she spoke. "Sorry Set-chan...looks like everyone's in the mood to dance..."

Setsuna gulped and reminded herself that her mind was made up. She then looked down and sent a brave smile to the heiress. "It's no problem Kono-chan...everyone's just excited to be out here."

Konoka turned her head away and pouted slightly as she continued to dance along to the pumping music while pressed up tight to the swordswoman. It seemed that plan A had not so much as failed, but proved to be somewhat unsuccessful. She had gotten some sort of reaction from her protector, but didn't get what she was looking for. She would just have to try harder with the next few plans and hoped beyond hope that she wouldn't have to resort to Operation Doomsday.

After dancing for what seemed like an extended period of time, filled with as much hot grinding and touching on her guardian as she could do without making it seem as desperate as she felt, the two groups of girls made their way back to their original table. Setsuna left this time to track down some more drinks for the others as well a bottle of water for herself. As soon the swordswoman left, Kazumi and Ku were on Konoka faster than you could blink.

"So did you get anything out of her?" asked Kazumi in a hushed voice.

Konoka shook her head. "Nope not yet...I told you, Set-chan is a tough one to crack..."

"It's cool Konoka-san..." said Ku. "Yuna-san and Makie-san came up with a last minute idea so you can try and avoid the last option..."

"...and what exactly is that?" asked Konoka in a slightly worried tone.

"BODY SHOTS!" came a yell from Yuna from across the room at the bar. The whole place erupted in cheers as they watched Yuna grab a bottle of lemon flavoured vodka while Makie hopped up onto the bar.

"Oh gods..." breathed Konoka as she realized what Kazumi and Ku had intended for her to do. "You expect Set-chan to do that to me?"

"Actually..." piped up Haruna who had snuck up from behind her. "We were kinda thinkin that you do it to her..."

Konoka's eyes grew wide as the image of Setsuna laying out on a bar with her shirt slightly torn open revealing a small pool of vodka resting on her tight stomach flashed into her vision. She almost had a nosebleed as the image stuck itself there. Without another thought the heiress triumphantly made her way over to the crowd to grab her protector. She found Setsuna standing next to Mana and Kaede, watching and laughing as Yuna poured a little too much of the liquid onto Makie, causing it to run off her side and shiver slightly as she felt the cold liquid run over her. She lightly punched Yuna in the arm as said girl lowered herself down to lick up the shot before coming up and giving the pink haired gymnast a quick, deep kiss. The girls all cheered and called out at once as a small blush spread across Makie's face.

"Alright who's the next set of victims?" yelled Yuna excitedly as she sent a signalling wink to Chisame, Haruna, and Ku. "How about you Sakurazaki-san?"

Setsuna's eyes grew wide before she quickly declined, shaking her hands slowly in front of her. Of course, she was ignored and the class cheered as Ku, Chisame, and Haruna wrapped their arms around the swordswoman and hauled her up onto the bar. They let her fall with a gentle thud on her back, and Chisame sent her a somewhat menacing look, effectively turning her off of any thoughts of escape. Setsuna gulped as she knew what would be coming next.

"Alright and, now that we got Sakurazaki-san up her...may as well get Konoka-san up her to take the shot, right guys?" called out Yuna.

"Right!" rang out across the large semi circle of girls who were now intently watching.

Konoka gulped and took a deep breath before putting on a determined yet seductive face as she made her way over to the bar where Setsuna was laying, resting up slightly on her forearms. The heiress came right up to her and winked as she reached down to fully unbutton her protector's shirt. Before she had a chance to get caught up in staring at Setsuna's sexy muscular stomach, Konoka reached for the bottle from Yuna and took it into her hand. She gently placed her free hand on the swordswoman's stomach and forced her downwards. Setsuna was doing everything within her power to keep herself together. This was the most sexualized thing that her charge had ever attempted on her, and despite enjoying every moment of it, she knew that she couldn't give in. It was getting harder and harder to resist though, considering she was now feeling Konoka's fingers trail slowly down her stomach before lifting off completely to make way for the sudden splash of cold liquid.

Now was the moment everyone had been waiting for. From off to the side, Asuna and Ayaka were both looking on with a mix of happiness and worry as Konoka's mouth drew closer and closer to Setsuna's stomach. There was so much tension in the room that it was almost unbearable. It even seemed like the music had faded into nothingness as the entire class looked on. Satomi even called up Evangeline and put her on video calling so that she, Chachamaru and even Sayo could watch. Konoka was mere centimetres away now, and decided to finally touchdown tongue first onto her protector's skin. Setsuna bit down on her tongue to keep in the moan that wanted to escape. Their class whooped and made cat calls as they watched the heiress gently close her lips around the small bit of liquid before lingering a few seconds longer. She came back up to cheers and a slap on the back from Haruna. Setsuna on the other hand waited a few seconds in order to calm herself down and refocus before shooting up off the bar with a forced smile and a scratch to the back of her head. She quickly redid her shirt up before joining Asuna and Yuna for some high fives and pats on the shoulder.

Are you friggin kidding me right now? Even after all of that, she's acting like it's just another thing? I mean yea sure she's got that dead giveaway of a blush on her, but she didn't even give in and kiss me or anything? That's it...It's Doomsday time...

Team Konohottie and Team Ballbuster all looked on in shock as Konoka made her way over to Setsuna. They had a feeling that it would resort to this, but none of them had expected to see the look of anger in the heiress's eyes. In fact, they all became scared as the gap between the chocolate haired girl and her target came to a quick close. Without so much as a word, Konoka brushed by Setsuna, who looked extremely confused and a little terrified, before grabbing onto the back of Asuna's head and pulling her in for a long, deep kiss.

The room went into shock as all eyes were glued onto the scene that was unfolding in front of them. Ayaka was completely frozen in place as she watched one of her good friends basically making out with her girlfriend. Asuna had no idea what was going on and was trying everything she could to gently pry her friend off of her. After a few seconds of fighting the warrior for domination, Konoka had decided to pull back. Asuna just stood there, dead still, and stared at her friend. The heiress then turned her attention to Setsuna and waited for her protector to grab her or say something to Asuna about allowing the girl she loved to make out with her. All that came from Setsuna was a blank stare. Something inside of Konoka snapped at that point and she flew past her protector and made her way to the door. Setsuna quickly snapped out of it and called after her.

"No, you know what Sakurazaki-san...Fuck you...seriously..." was the last thing the heiress turned to say to the swordswoman with tears in her eyes before running out the door.

It was completely silent in the bar as everyone stared at the door. There was nothing anyone could say even if they wanted to. None of them had ever witnessed Konoka get that angry before, and didn't even so much as play fight with Setsuna before. Finally Setsuna spoke up, causing everyone to turn their attention on her.

"D-did...did Kono-chan...just call me Sakurazaki-san?" she said with a gulp.

"I...I think she did..." replied Asuna without taking her gaze away from the door.

Setsuna groaned. "I'm so screwed now...aren't I? I've just ruined everything...I knew this was why I should have just sta-..."

WHAM!

Out of nowhere Makie swooped in and gave the unsuspecting swordswoman a good smack upside her head. Setsuna quickly refocused her vision and stared back at her pink haired classmate in surprise. "What the hell are you still doing here Setsuna-san...go after her!"

Setsuna nodded without another word and quickly sprinted out the door as Makie shouted random threats at her if she didn't hurry her ass up. It was silent again as the girls realized that the music had actually stopped and all the action was now going to take place outside.

"What do we do now?" asked Nodoka nervously.

Asuna shot away from the group and made a lunge for a set of speakers and a docking station from behind the bar. She reached down into her pocket and pulled out her iPod before making her way to the door. "We help Setsuna out...sure she may have messed up but right now she needs us..."

"Let's move out!" shouted Yuna

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Once Konoka had burst through the door to the bar she made a b-line for the beach. As soon as she hit the sand, the heiress tore off the borrowed heels and threw them off to the side before continuing her way down to the water's edge. The heiress picked up the first rock she came across and flung it into the water with as much force that she could possibly put into it. She then began to stomp around trying to find more in order to relive the boiling over anger that was coursing through her body. She quickly gave up when she couldn't find any instantly and sat down in a huff in the dry sand, just out of reach from the water.

"Stupid Setsuna-san and her not caring that I kissed her best friend!" mumbled Konoka to herself. "What the hell is up with that? I got pissed yesterday just thinking that she was flirting with that surf instructor...maybe she doesn't feel the same way about me like I do for her...oh well, doesn't matter now..."

The heiress dug her toes in the sand angrily as she continued to fume over Setsuna's lack of response to her. Not only did she feel like her protector didn't love her, but she also had just embarrassed herself in front of her whole class. She also couldn't imagine how pissed off both Asuna and Ayaka would be at her for her desperate actions. She laughed to herself angrily as the old saying of "love makes you do crazy things" popped into her mind. Suddenly she heard footsteps making their way towards her. Without even turning around, the heiress knew who it was and plopped her face down into her folded arms that were resting on her knees. A few seconds later, Setsuna came to a stop a few feet behind the pissed off princess. For a few moments, it was deathly silent.

"K-Konoka Ojou-sama?..." began the swordswoman in a shaky voice. She waited for a response but knew that she wouldn't get one. She took a deep breath before continuing. "I...I just wanted to say that I'm sorry...sorry that I didn't catch on to what you had intended and that I've caused you so much pain. I-I really didn't mean for anything like this to happen...I never wanted to be the one to cause you any harm...there's just been so much going on in my head for the past week that I've lost track of what it truly means to be your guardian...again, I'd like to send my sincerest apologies to you for causing you so much trouble. If you'd like, I'll go back into the shadows so you don't have to see me anymore..."

Setsuna had turned around and was about to head back up to her room in defeat when she felt a hand grab at the leg of her pants. The swordswoman's heart stopped as she heard the shaky, tear filled voice of her charge reach her ears. "No...p-please don't go..."

Setsuna paused for a moment before turning around and slowly sitting down next to her princess. The heiress instantly rested her head on her protector's arm and wrapped her arms around it before she burst out into tears. The swordswoman just sat there in silence as she let Konoka continue to cry into her arm, knowing that sooner or later this was going to happen. She brought her other hand up to gently stroke her princess's hair as the last bit of tears made their way out of her. After a few lingering sniffles, the heiress brought her face out of Setsuna's arm and just came to rest her head on her shoulder.

"I'm sorry for getting s-so angry at you Set-chan..." sniffled Konoka. "I just..I just.."

Setsuna brought her thumb up to Konoka's face and brushed away a lingering tear that was slowly sliding down her cheek. "I know...I've known for a few days now..."

Konoka smiled a little as she heard her protector confirm that she knew her feelings. "I just thought that maybe...since we were on this trip together that I could finally get you to confess to me...Asuna sorta told me before we left because she was concerned for you..."

"Yeah...I should have figured that's what made you step up your attempts..." replied Setsuna in a whisper.

Meanwhile from back up on the boardwalk, Asuna and the others were busy hooking up the speakers and the iPod while trying to stay unnoticed by the two girls on the beach. Most of the class were running around rampantly in an attempt to get a good spot to watch from. All of them were hoping that this plan of Asuna's would work in helping getting the two at least back on speaking terms, if not together. Finally, with one quick scroll through her song list, Asuna found what she was looking for and hit play. She cranked up the volume and dove next to Ayaka to watch her plan unfold.

Setsuna's ears perked up as she heard the sound of the familiar song float its' way down from the bar to where they sat on the beach. She smiled to herself as she knew that only Asuna could have pulled this off. She thanked her inside her head as she slowly got up. Konoka looked up in surprise and confusion, but was greeted with an extended hand being offered to her.

"Um...K-Kono-chan..." began Setsuna with a blush coming to her cheeks. "Could...could I possibly have the honour of dancing with you?"

Konoka reached up with a smile and her own blush forming before she felt her protector's fingers wrap around her hand. "It would be my honour...if you allow me to..."

Setsuna helped the heiress from the ground by swooping her up into her arms before gently placing her back down onto her feet. Konoka quickly wrapped her arms around her protector's neck and felt her blush deepen as Setsuna wrapped her arms around her waist. They stayed silent for a moment as the music continued on with its' slow and sad melody.

"I...I heard you singing this song earlier today while I was out training..." started Setsuna as she stared out to the ocean. "I sorta...stopped and watched you at the waterfall..."

Konoka snuggled into Setsuna's chest as she tried to hide her embarrassment. "You...you heard me? I'm sorry, I didn't think anyone was around and I just had that song stuck in my head ever since our date..."

Setsuna let out a small laugh. "Don't be sorry Kono-chan...you sing very well...I was feeling happy up until you stopped and I..."

Konoka looked up quickly and took in the sight of pain building up in her protector's eyes. "You...overheard me...didn't you?" She watched as Setsuna nodded her head. "I'm so sorry Set-chan! I was just getting frustrated that nothing I was doing was working out...I didn't mean to say that you were better off without me...I just...really want to be with you..."

Setsuna stopped them from dancing and gently moved back so that she could get a better look at her princess. It was now or never, and she had to get everything out there. With a deep breath, she took Konoka's hands into her own. "Kono-chan...there's something that I...that I've been meaning to tell you. It's taken me all week to work it out, but I think I've made the right choice." She paused for another deep breath and to take in a smile from the heiress. "I...I love you Kono-chan, ever since we first met when we were little to the time we reunited after the Kyoto trip...all the way up to now. I don't think anyone could ever...ever love somebody as much as I love you...which is why..."

Konoka's eyes began to fill a little with tears of happiness. "You know I love you too Set-chan...exactly the same way..."

"I know..." replied Setsuna as she reached for Konoka's cheek to cup her hand around. She smiled as she watched the heiress nuzzle into it. "Which is what makes this next part...h-hard to say." She gulped as she felt her princess's eyes grow wide and search for hers. "It's because I love you this much that I...I...need to stay as just your friend...I won't be able to properly protect you if I distract myself with this happiness...I can't afford to lose you in the event I make a mistake...besides I'm just a servant and half demon...you need someone better who can give you things that I can't..."

Konoka stood there frozen. She had only just begun to feel like she was walking on clouds when Setsuna said that she loved her, and now she felt herself crash downwards as her worst fears were realized. She quickly gripped onto the swordswoman's hands. "Set-chan, you know that I don't care about you being a half demon and you know that I don't see you as some servant! You're my equal...hell I even consider you above me! There's nothing or no one on this planet who I will ever want to be with more than you! If you're worried about what dad will think concerning your duties I'm sure he'd underst-..."

Konoka was interrupted by a sudden and very unexpected kiss from Setsuna. She quickly made to grab for the back of her protector's head, bet felt her hands being restrained where they were by Setsuna's. Just as quickly as it happened, the kiss ended and Setsuna stared deep into Konoka's eyes. "This is just how it has to be Kono-chan...how it has to be for your safety..."

With that, Setsuna dropped her princess's hands gently before turning on a dime and running of. Her wings burst out of her back and she was soon in the sky, trying to get far enough away where Konoka couldn't see her face messing itself up with agony. The half demon knew that the best place for her now was back in her room, alone. When she lost sight of the heiress, she did a slight turn and made her way straight for her room. Konoka on the other hand was left on the beach; stalk still and staring off to where her Set-chan had taken flight.

"What...that...that can't be it right?" asked Makie after watching Setsuna take off. "She's coming back for Konoka-chan, right?"

Ayaka sighed from beside her and made to pat the gymnast on her head. "I...I don't think so Maki-chan..."

Suddenly Makie burst into tears causing all the girls around her to stare. "But...It's Konoka-chan and Setsuna-san! KonoSetsu...they're supposed to be together! Gods damn it they're friggin meant for each other..."

As she continued to sob, many of the other girls joined in with cries of their own. They had all hoped that their two friends would end up with each other and were completely devastated when they watched Setsuna fly away. Out of all of them, Asuna was probably hurting the worst as she knew that both of her closest and best friends were now in pain, despite having all the opportunity in the world to be together. She felt Ayaka pull her in for a hug, but barely noticed it because she felt as if her body was numb. For a few moments she closed her eyes and cried a little as Ayaka held her. She opened her eyes in order to clear away a few tears when she suddenly noticed it. Quickly she shot up out of Ayaka's arms and stood up, leaning over the boardwalk rail. Everyone's attention was drawn to her before they too looked out towards where Konoka was. Asuna began cheering.

"Screw that friend shit!" yelled Konoka as she made her way towards the villa's. "We are meant to be together...Set-chan is mine and I'm hers...she's about to realize that!"

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Setsuna burst through her door and slammed it, too upset to notice that it hadn't shut all the way. She flopped down onto her stomach and buried her face deep into her blankets and clung to them with a death grip. The pain quickly swept over her, and she knew that no matter how much she prepared for it or how much she told herself that it was right, the swordswoman still felt like her world was ending. She wasn't going to be able to see her princess for a long time, if ever again. Konoka had looked pretty upset when she told her they couldn't be together and then flew off. She wasn't even planning on the whole flying bit but it just sort of happened. After crying for a few more minutes, Setsuna picked herself up off the bed and dried her eyes with the back of her arm. She then got up and started to pack away her things, cursing once again when she realized her clothes were still missing. She threw her bag down on the ground and made her way back to sit on the bed in a huff. Setsuna would just have to wait until they got back to school in order to get her things back. She sighed as she remembered that they really did have to go back to school...how was she going to deal? The swordswoman guessed that she would go back to staying silent and observing from afar, being sure not to get in anyone's way.

Suddenly, Setsuna heard her door slowly creak open. Her eyes shot upwards and her heart started to feel like it was going to burst out of her chest as she saw that Konoka was standing there in the doorway. The heiress quickly stepped in and closed the door behind her, locking it as she did. She then turned her attention back to the girl in front of her, who was now staring at her in an odd confusion. Konoka slowly made her way over to her protector, coming to a stop before sitting down next to her on the bed. Setsuna was about to say something but was stopped by the heiress's finger falling gently on her lips.

"It's my turn to talk Set-chan..." she began. She watched as Setsuna gulped and nodded silently. "I understand that you think all of these bad things will happen if we ended up together...that you aren't worthy of being with me...or that you're even betraying the code of the bodyguard...I just want you to know that I think that's all bullshit. You wanna be with me as much as I wanna be with you, and there's nothing in the world that would ever come between us. You're the perfect protector whether we're together or not, so why not take that chance...I love you...Setsuna...and nothing... evil or other wise...will ever change that..."

Before Setsuna could answer, she was pulled into a deep kiss. At first she thought about fighting it, but then decided to throw all her stupid feelings of worry and wrong decisions out the window. The swordswoman felt the heiress's tongue frantically searching for entry to her own mouth. Much to Konoka's surprise, Setsuna let her in, and the two engaged in the most passionate kiss either one had ever experienced, including the ones they had seen in movies. Eventually, the kiss broke and both girls separated to catch their breaths.

"See..." Konoka giggled slightly as he breathing began to even out. "We just had an intense make out session and no one died or got attacked by anything!"

Setsuna laughed a little and scratched the back of her head like she always did. "Yeah...I guess you're right Kono-chan..."

A devious look spread over the heiress's features as she leaned in and slowly began to play with the swordswoman's tie. "You know...maybe it's time to drop that honorific from my name..." She leaned in until she was mere centimetres away from her reddening protector. "I mean...its' a lot to try and say when you're moaning and gasping for air...isn't it?"

"Kono...Konoka..." started Setsuna as she felt her body heat up.

The small gap between them was gone in an instant as Konoka's lips met with Setsuna's in a slow, deep kiss. The heiress then began to lean backwards to lay down on the bed, wrapping the swordswoman's tie around her hand a few times to slowly pull her down with her. As Konoka's head came to a rest on the pillow beneath her, she moaned a little as he felt her protector's teeth pull at her bottom lip before letting it go. The heiress opened her eyes and felt a fire rage inside her as she took in the sight of the look of want in Setsuna's eyes. The swordswoman smirked and gave Konoka a wink before lowering her head to start kissing at her neck. The heiress's eyes slammed shut as she felt a shiver of pleasure run up her body at the swordswoman's aggressive touch. She made a grab for the back of Setsuna's head with one hand, trying to pull her closer to her. At the same time, her other hand got to work on unbuttoning Setsuna's shirt and loosening up her tie. Sensing what her princess wanted from her, Setsuna sat up on her knees quickly and removed her shirt and tie. She was about to pull out her side pony, when she felt Konoka's hand gently pull her arm away.

"No...leave it in..." she said as she looked away with embarrassment. "I...I like it like that..."

Setsuna smiled and nodded as Konoka began to sit up. She made to pull off her shirt, but found that Setsuna was already on it. The swordswoman untied the back and loosened it before moving to pull it off. She stopped though as she quickly realised that this shirt Konoka was wearing required her to not wear a bra. She gulped and blushed as it occurred to her that she was actually about to see her princess naked for the first time in a private and intimate setting. Konoka giggled as she watched the blush form on her protector's face.

Even in a moment like this, she still finds a way to look so damn cute...

Konoka reached up to Setsuna's hands and helped her pull away the shirt. She then quickly leaned over and pulled the swordswoman's sports bra over her head. Both girls stopped moving as they each took in the sight of each other. Setsuna tried her hardest to not just stare at Konoka's chest, but was finding it to be extremely difficult to keep her eyes off of them. Her body started to shiver as she felt the heiress graze at her stomach and sides with her hands. Not being able to take it anymore, Setsuna leaned back in to start kissing Konoka again, causing her to gently fall back onto the pillow.

The kissing picked up from its slow pace from before to a faster, more aggressive one. Konoka had grabbed onto the back of Setsuna's head to pull her in with one hand while the other slipped down her protector's back. She moaned as she felt Setsuna's lips leave hers and make slowly make their way down her jaw line and neck. She gasped and arched her back slightly as Setsuna began to run her slender, rough fingers over her now hardened nipple, rolling it under her palm. At the same time, the swordswoman quickly made her way down to the other nipple, flicking her tongue over it to match the movement of her fingers. She smirked to herself as she felt her princess's body slightly tense under her.

Konoka was slowly being driven crazy with each pass of her protector's tongue. She bit her lip and forced her fingers into whatever hair she could without removing Setsuna's hair tie. The heiress took a sharp gasp as the swordswoman's teeth gently brushed over her pert nipple. That was it; she couldn't stand it anymore. She grabbed Setsuna's face and pulled her back up to her own. Setsuna was surprised, and slightly nervous as she felt Konoka's tongue once again join her own in a fight for desperate dominance. Suddenly, the heiress broke out of the kiss and made her way over to her protector's ear. Setsuna moaned as Konoka kissed at it and lightly bit down.

"Set-Setsuna...I want..." she said in low and seductive whisper.

"Are...are you sure it's ok?" Setsuna asked as she bit down on her lip and grabbed a handful of blanket when Konoka stuck her tongue in her ear.

Konoka slowly reached down, being sure to run her fingers down the swordswoman's chest and stomach before coming to a rest on her belt. The heiress brought her lips back to meet Setsuna's as she started to playfully unbuckle her belt and undo the button on her jeans before unzipping them. Setsuna shuttered as she felt Konoka's hands slip down the inside of her jeans at her hips and slowly push the pants down. The swordswoman quickly decided to help and sat up to remove them before blushing as an idea came to her. She came back down and started to slowly make her way down the heiress's body, trailing kisses all the way just before stopping at the top of her skirt. Setsuna playfully ran her tongue over Konoka's bellybutton, earning her some moans as she wrapped her slender fingers under the waist of the skirt. She slowly pulled it down and off of her princess's perfect legs. Now, the swordswoman was left to briefly stare at the pair of dark panties that were the only barrier between her and her goal. With a deep breath, she made her way down.

Konoka slammed her eyes shut and covered her mouth with one hand to keep in her loud yelp of pleasure that threatened to escape. Her other hand was almost digging into the back of Setsuna's head. The swordswoman had moved her kisses down from the top of Konoka's panties directly to the bottom over a now dampened spot. Setsuna had dreamt about this sort of situation enough times over the years to practically be an unpractised master of foreplay. Her heart felt like it was going to choke her out as she flicked her tongue around the surface of the panties, just hard enough to make brief, teasing contact with Konoka's extremely sensitive opening underneath. She must have been doing a good job, because she could feel the heiress arch her hips up towards her, practically begging for more. Slowly, Setsuna wrapped her fingers under the red and now soaked panties before gently tugging them down. She made sure to take in every moment of her princess's movements as she pulled off the panties completely. As they fell to the floor beside the bed, the swordswoman's hands ran down the insides of Konoka's thighs before effectively spreading her legs apart. Setsuna brought her head down between them and began her work.

Loud moans finally escaped from the heiress as Setsuna's tongue made its' way past Konoka's opening and right onto her clit. She arched her back and pulled her protector's head closer in an attempt to get as much of her as possible into her. Konoka's vision was going hazy as she closed her eyes and bit her lip, feeling every movement, no matter how slight it may be, of the swordswoman's tongue. Her whole body burst into flames as Setsuna started to lick and flick faster and faster. Konoka began to slightly rock her hips in time with the movements, feeling like there was no way she feel any hotter than she did now. Just as she felt like she couldn't take it anymore, Setsuna stopped and quickly made her way back up Konoka's body. Before the heiress had a chance to question it, the swordswoman made a move to kiss at her neck hard as her hand slipped down Konoka's pelvic bone and gently inserted two rough, long fingers inside of her. Konoka was wrong; it was completely possible for her to feel ten times hotter than she had thought. She quickly dug her nails into her protector's back and felt her muscles and shoulder blades tighten and move in time with the in and out of the swordswoman's hand between her legs.

Setsuna was busy lightly biting and then licking at Konoka's neck, revelling in the sheer pleasure she was getting from merely being able to touch her princess in this way. She had dreamt about it for so long and cursed at herself for ever thinking that she could ever force herself away from a relationship like this with Konoka. She felt like she had been kidding herself this whole time, knowing that she had just been acting cowardly and finding whatever excuse she could to keep herself away. She smirked and pushed all those thoughts out of her mind, for right now her only focus was on the writhing chocolate haired girl underneath of her.

I'm more than happy to give you what you want now Konoka...hold on tight, it's about to get rough...

Setsuna twisted her fingers ever so slightly inside of Konoka as she made a final search for the spot she was looking for. Once she found that magic spot, she quickened her pace and massaged the tips of her fingers all around it. Konoka moaned loudly in the swordswoman's ear, causing her to gain more confidence in what she was doing and allowing for her to put even more into it. She felt Konoka attempt to lift her legs slightly in an attempt to wrap themselves around her protector, but fall instantly as any strength she had was being drained away to her midsection. The end was coming up quickly, and Setsuna was doing her best to ensure that she was giving everything that her princess wanted.

Konoka gasped and breathed hard into Setsuna's ear. "S-Se-Setsuna...huhhhhhhh hmmmmm...Setsunaaaaaa!"

The swordswoman blushed hard as she felt her ear fill with a broken up attempt at her name. She brought her head up and started to kiss at Konoka's gasping lips. "Konoka.."

Instantly Konoka's whole body shuttered and felt as if it was locking up. With a loud yell of a moan, she arched up her back one last time before falling back down on the bed. For a moment Setsuna just lay there on top of Konoka, staring longingly into her eyes. It wasn't until the heiress slowly reached up to kiss her gently that the swordswoman finally broke down. As Konoka continued to give her a soft kiss, Setsuna's eyes began to water and a tear fell to land on the heiress's cheek. Konoka stopped and gently pushed away to look into Setsuna's tear filled eyes. She smiled and wrapped her arms around her beloved guardian.

"Set-chan...what's wrong?" she asked with a slight giggle over how cute her protector looked.

Setsuna sighed happily and cleared away her eyes before answering. "I...I'm just so happy that you came after me...all this time I thought the best thing for the both of us was to be apart...but now..."

Konoka sighed and made to kiss Setsuna on her forehead. "Now we're together and that's all that matters, alright? Whatever happens from here on out, we face it together..."

"Alright...Konoka..." smiled Setsuna as she scratched the back of her head.

Suddenly, the heiress felt a second wind coming on causing her to roll the swordswoman onto her back. Setsuna laughed as she saw the devious excitement spread across her princess's face.

"What?...did you think that after all this time, you got to be the only to do that stuff?" asked Konoka seductively.

Setsuna gulped as she felt Konoka reach down to her boxers. "N-no...of course I didn't..."

"Besides..." started Konoka as she slowly pulled the boxers down. "We gotta do this as much as possible in case it's required to form permanent pactios..."

"P-p-permanent pactios?" breathed out Setsuna just as Konoka's lips came back down on hers.

It was going to be a long night for the newly formed couple; filled with the satisfying noises of years and years of pent up feelings and mutual longing to be loved.

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"So...what do you think went down last night?" asked Haruna as she sat down at the long table for the last breakfast on the island. "Do you think Konoka-chan was able to pull it off?"

Asuna shrugged as she felt the eyes of everyone at the table fall onto her. "Well, just in case she went to our room last night I decided to stay at Ayaka's place...so I have no idea if everything worked out or not..."

"I'm kinda worried though..." sighed Negi as he stirred some milk into his tea. "I haven't caught sight of either of them since last night... what if Setsuna-san flew off and Konoka-san took off into the jungle in pain..."

Yue rolled her eyes slightly. "I don't think that happened Negi-kun...in a way, it may be a good sign that we haven't seen them yet..."

"What do you mean?" asked Ku, confussed.

"Never mind..." replied Chisame as she face palmed.

Suddenly the doors to the meal hall flew open causing everyone in the room to turn their heads in unison. Standing there in the frame was a very tired looking swordswoman and yawning healing mage. The room fell silent as everyone looked on waiting to see if they would speak first. Just then, Ayaka stood up when she noticed that the two were in fact, holding hands with their fingers intertwined.

"Well it's a about damn time!" cheered the class rep as she and Asuna made a run to hug their blushing friends.

The whole room burst out into cheers and calls of congratulations. Finally, after all these years they had their two love struck classmates get together. Now, both teams who had tried to help out the day before as well as Mana and Kaede made their way over to the already friendly glomping going on at the door.

"Yeah! I knew it, I always knew it would happen!" shouted Makie with a fist pump. "Congrats KonoSetsu!"

Setsuna blushed and looked over to her girlfriend, who smiled at her before responding to the gymnast. "Th-thanks Makie-san..."

Yuna leaned over to Haruna and Asuna and started to whisper playfully. "So how do you think it works with them? I mean...Setsuna-san is totally the power top right?"

Asuna and Haruna both laughed. "Oh, you mean like how Maki-chan is with you?"

The whole group, including Setsuna and Konoka heard the last bit and burst out laughing as Yuna's face went dark red. Makie came over and patted her friend on the head before giving her a kiss on the cheek. It was a day to be remembered as everyone felt the happiness spread through the room. There were more jokes at Setsuna, Asuna, and Yuna's expense as breakfast continued on. Soon everyone had finished eating and slowly made their ways back to their rooms to pack up, as the plane would be leaving in about two hours. Setsuna grabbed Konoka's hand and quickly lead her outside. They had packed up quickly before coming to breakfast and now the swordswoman wanted to get a last few hours of vacation in with her girlfriend.

"Set-chan...where are we going?" asked Konoka with a happy giggle as Setsuna continued to lead her to the boardwalk.

"I just thought it'd be nice to watch the ocean for a little while from our cliff. It would be a nice way to end the perfect vacation, don't you think?" she said as she scooped up the heiress into her arms, wings instantly coming out. She felt Konoka wrap her arms around her neck as she made her way to the cliff.

When they touched down on the ground, Setsuna playfully pulled Konoka down onto her lap and wrapped her arms around her before snuggling her own face into the heiress's shoulder. Konoka blushed as she watched the odd yet cute behaviour coming from her protector and girlfriend. She leaned in and pressed her forehead to Setsuna's and gazed happily into her eyes.

"I'm really happy that Ayaka-chan set up this trip for us...we really did need it..." she said as she lightly kissed the swordswoman.

Setsuna smiled through the kiss, pulling her princess in closer. "I know what you mean Konoka...sometimes, it's just good to get away..."

The End!