Disclaimer: I do not own "A Certain Magical Index" or it's characters.

Author: In the planning stages of a fic that I plan to do (its still in the planning stages), I realized that I'm lacking in Science side characters. Or at least ones that are friendly to Touma and will help him out in Magic side stuff (especially if I limit the characters/developments to the end of season 2 of the anime, haven't yet decided whether to do that or not).

One thought came in the form of Suzushina Yuriko, but I have difficulty with Accelerator as is.

In the end I decided to create an OC, but I didn't want to dedicate a bunch of the planned story to explain how they met and such. So I ended up making this story to show off that OC.

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CH1. The Ice Flower

Kuroko looks through a school's computer, she's looking at the registry as a member of Judgment.

"Find anything?" Mikoto asks Kuroko.

"It's as we expected," Kuroko starts. "No one here matches the physical descriptions in the school's database. 'A young girl in a Tokiwadai uniform with long blue hair'."

"Obviously," Mikoto sighs. "Which means that she just dyed her hair or wearing a wig. She shouldn't be that hard to find, long blue hair definitely sticks out."

"In the meantime," Kuroko stars thinking. "We should investigate all of the registered ice powered Espers. Still..."

"What?"

"Take a look," Kuroko hands Mikoto some photographs of an area covered in sheets and spikes of ice. "A normal level 3 would have trouble doing all that. The damage done at the scene of the conflict suggests a high level 3 or even a level 4. We only have a very rare few that match that criteria. Most of the school's ice users are on the low level 3 scale."

"Let's start from the top, the one that's responsible most likely belongs there."

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At another part of the school sometime later, Maaya Awatsuki and Kinuho Wannai were walking through the fields.

"Really? That's what she said?" Kihuno giggles.

"Of course!" Maaya laughes.

The two girls converse across the grounds until Kihuno notices something strange.

"Huh? What is it Wannai?"

"That person there," Kihuno points to a flowerbed with someone leaning over the rocks "With the blue hair."

"Blue hair?" Maaya looks over.

Upon closer inspection, the blue haired Tokiwadai student seemed to be concentrating hard on something. There was also a bunch of melting ice in a pile right next to her. She concentrated hard, a small mist was floating around her hands and forming a small straight stick of some sort from the rock bricks. The girl then took a look at the flowers right in front of her, especially the Lily.

Her blue eyes focused hard, the mist between her hands start to form a shape similar to the flower. A spike suddenly juts out of one of the petals. The girl sighs, the mist coming out of her hands disappear and she picks the flower out off of the rock.

"That's another failure," she mumbles as she inspects her creation. "I just can't seem to get the finer details right. ... Huh? What do you mean someone's watching?"

The blue haired girl turns around and sees Maaya and Kihuno right behind her. They were admiring the misshapen flower of ice in her hand.

"T-that's amazing!" Kihuno stares. "Can we take a look at it?"

"I guess... Careful, it's cold," the girl hands over the flower to Kihuno and Maaya.

"It is cold," Kihuno hands the flower over to Maaya.

"It's ice," the girl remarks.

"This is nicely done," Maaya inspects the flower closer. "The ice is almost identical to the flower and it's crystal clear too!" The swim team girl hands the flower back.

"The key word is almost," the blue haired girl receives the flower and places it on top of the pile of melting ice. "I just can't seem to focus hard enough. My calculations are screwing up. Still, thanks for admiring it... um..."

"Ah!" a startled Kihuno nearly jumps. "I forgot! My name is Kihuno Wannai."

"And I'm Maaya Awatsuki, we're both from the swim club and we had just finished."

"I'm Lilian, Lilian Isolde Sterling. It's very nice to meet you."

"Lilian Isolde Sterling?" Kihuno starts thinking for a moment. "That's a foreign name, isn't it?"

"Yes," Lilian answers brightly. "Yes it is."

"Oh," Maaya begins. "Do you want us to call you 'Lilian' or 'Sterling'?"

"I'm okay with either," Lilian smiles. "The differences in this whole name thing took me some time to get used to, but it doesn't bother me now."

"Phew," Kihuno sighed. "I'm relieved."

"Hehehe," Lilian giggles. "I've gotten in a lot of strange situations because of it though."

"So... Sterling?" Maaya interrupts. "What were you doing here?"

"I'm trying to make ice flowers," Lilian points to the melting pile of ice. "I just need to work on the flower part."

"Is it that hard to make a flower shape?" Kihuno ponders. "I think I might be able to shape some water like that if I try hard enough."

"Oh, your power uses water?" Lilian states. "Water and ice are in two different states. The differences in shaping them are like clay and rock. One is easily mouldable, the other is stuck in whatever form it's taken."

"Can't you just chip off the undesired parts of the flower?" Maaya suggests.

"I want it to look as whole and natural as possible, so I'm determined to do it in one shot."

"Is that for a class?" Kihuno asks.

"No," Lilian shakes her head. "It's for someone. As thanks."

"Oh, is it a boyfriend?" Maaya jokes.

"Wha-n-no!" Lilian jerks in shock. "This person saved me from a lot of trouble yesterday. I just wanted to give my thanks properly."

"A lot of trouble yesterday?"

"So you're going to give a flower of ice?" Kihuno asks. "Won't it melt?"

"As long as it's received, it's enough for me. I'm going to keep trying until sundown."

"Oh that's right," Maaya suddenly realized something. "Wannai, we need to get going."

"Oh? Ah!" Kihuno bowed to Lilian. "We have to be somewhere. Sorry to bother you!"

"Don't be, it was a nice talking to you two." Lilian waved as the two girls leave. "Now, back to making that flower. ... Of course I'll be able to do it! Just watch! ... Stop laughing!"

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"Alright, thanks for your cooperation," Kuroko and Mikoto leave a club room and walk down the halls of their school. Kuroko crosses out a name on a piece of paper.

"How many people are left?" Mikoto asks.

"At least a couple dozen," Kuroko turns the page.

Mikoto sighs. "Most of the clubs are going to be closing around this time. It looks like we'll have to continue tomorrow then."

"Sissy, why are you so interested in this case?" Kuroko asks suspiciously.

"H-huh?" Mikoto stutters. "W-what are you talking about? I'm just helping out like usual. Is that so odd?"

"It's because of that ape isn't it?" Kuroko digs deeper. "In this case he was out helping another girl and you suddenly become interested."

"W-what? T-that's ridiculous! Why would I be interested in him? I'm just worried about the school's reputation!"

"So you say..." Kuroko sighs. "Why? Why in this cruel world is my Sissy enchanted by a moron?"

"Oi, Kuroko, what stupid things are you saying again?"

"But I will overcome this! I will bend reality to my whim and make Sissy mine!" Kuroko jumps towards Mikoto.

"Will you give it a damn rest already?!" Mikoto unleashes a strong roundhouse kick that sends Kuroko tumbling down the hallway. The teleporter's body slides to a stop just before a corner.

"Huh? Shirai? What are you doing down there?"

Mikoto looks down to see Kihuno and Maaya had just entered the hallway.

"My Sissy was just showing her love for me..."

"That's a really warped sense of love you've got there!" Mikoto yells down the halls as she comes closer. "So, what are you two doing?"

"We're just finishing some paperwork for the swim club," Maaya answered. "We'll be heading home soon. What about you two?"

"We were investigating something," Mikoto answers. "An incident that involved a Tokiwadai student. I don't think I should be saying any more than that."

"A student?" Kihuno repeats.

"Wait, Miss Misaka what happened yesterday?" Maaya cuts in.

"Huh?" Mikoto turns her serious mode on. "I didn't mention the incident happening yesterday."

"Uh... oh..." Maaya realizes what she said.

"Do you two know something?" Mikoto asks.

"Well," Kihuno knows that it's too late to hide anything. "We ran into this blue haired student on the way here, she mentioned something happening yesterday."

"Blue hair?" Mikoto's interest perked. "Who?"

"Um..." Kihuno tries to remember. "It was... Lilian something Sterling."

Mikoto looks down at Kuroko's body sprawled on the floor. "Oi, Kuroko. Get up. Jeez." Mikoto picks up Kuroko's papers and shifts through them. "This girl?" Mikoto pointed to a light brown haired foreigner with blue eyes and the name 'Lilian Isolde Sterling' underneath it.

"That's the name," Maaya answers. "Sterling dyed her hair?"

"I knew it," Mikoto responds politely. "Can you tell us where you last saw her?"

"She was next to the flower arrangements in that direction," Maaya points. "She's not in any sort of trouble, is she?"

"None so far," Mikoto answers. "We just have a few questions for her. Come on Kuroko! See you later, Wannai, Awatsuki." Mikoto waves.

"Bye, Miss Misaka."

Mikoto takes another look at the papers in her hand. "Now this is strange."

"What is?" Kuroko is back upon her feet and looking over Mikoto's shoulder.

"According to this, Sterling is on the lower end of the level 3's."

"She is a Tokiwadai student, she might have improved since the last checkups."

"So much that she'd be mistaken for a level 4? I don't buy it, the last checkups weren't that long ago. Even I didn't progress that fast, she might just be creative with her ability. In any case, we still have to talk to her."

XXX

Back with the flowers, Lilian is starting yet another flower of ice. She was already one third of the way finished when a part of it froze too fast and an ice spike jutted out.

"Argh!" the girl cries, frustrated. "That's the most progress I've been able to do today. ... You want me to quit for now? Sundown is still a long ways away. ... What do you mean this is the best I can do? I'm telling you I can do this! Argh! Just shut up already and let me concentrate! ... Behind me?"

Lilian turns around and sees Kuroko and Mikoto headed her way, she notices Kuroko wearing her Judgment armband.

"Judgment? Are they after me? But I thought I asked those guys to keep quiet about me. ... The ice we left behind? Well that was your fault for leaving behind so much! ... Oh, I didn't account for that gang to be interviewed."

Both Kuroko and Mikoto walk up to where Lilian is, Kuroko holds up her armband, "Lilian Isolde Sterling. I am Kuroko Shirai and right now I'm working as a member of Judgment. We have a few questions for you, we'd appreciate it if you'd cooperate with us."

"W-what seems to be the trouble?"

"It's in regards to an incident last night, we have reason to believe that you were a part of it. So please follow us to our Judgment office and we'll talk there."

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Author: The trouble with OCs is, finding the right balance. Trying to make sure they don't have too much going for, or against them. Between the interactions/relationships and displays of power compared to canon characters.

I'll (very) likely end up making her power strong enough to give Mikoto some trouble just to make her sound impressive, as well as gain her (and some others) friendship unbelievably easily.