A/N: Author's note at the end.

A Certain Unexpected Meeting

CHAPTER 1

A Certain Mysterious Girl

"Ehh, it's summer vacation and we get to do Judgement work. How troublesome."

"Duty calls, Uiharu. It can't be helped."

"Ehh..."

Shirai Kuroko and Uiharu Kazari are walking side by side in district 7 of Academy City, wearing their green armbands as they patrol the area. Patrolling is part of their work as members of Judgement. Judgement is composed of students with esper powers who maintains peace and order in some parts of Academy City. They have the rights to confiscate harmful and/or unwanted items as well as take trouble makers into custody. Being a part of Judgement is not easy task because you need to be ready at all times in case trouble comes.

As they pass by a gaming center, they saw Saten Ruiko and Misaka Mikoto playing a crane game inside with Mikoto successfully getting a Gekota stuffed doll.

Uiharu gave out a big sigh,

"Ahh, if only work wasn't on bad timing..."

Supposed to be, the four, Mikoto, Shirai, Uiharu and Saten would be hanging out today at the said gaming arcade for some Gekota reason Mikoto would not say. But since the two members of Judgement that was assigned to patrol today weren't able to come due to personal reasons, Konori, another member of Judgement stationed in branch #177, decided to volunteer the two without their permission, knowing that they (Shirai and Uiharu) will only play the whole day.

And that's how Shirai and Uiharu ended up patrolling in the selected areas.

Uiharu stopped walking and said as she looks through the transparent glass of the gaming center with a pouting face,

"Can we rest for awhile and talk to Misaka-san and Saten-san at least?"

"Hehh, this must be the first time you complain during work, U-i-ha-ru-san"

"But, eh, but, this day has been planned since yeaterday and I was looking forward to it!"

"Maa, maa, it can't be helped. Stop whining and let's get our job over with."

"Ehhh..."

The two continued to walk past the gaming center and continued patrolling the area. No unusual events happened and everything was in order, though there are few minor cases like bullying in an abandoned alley, nothing major than that happened.

Shirai halted in front of a bench, underneath the shade of the trees, with her arms crossed,

"Then, let's rest here for a while since we covered most of the area."

"Finally! Hey, Shirai-san, I'm going to buy some crepe over there. What flavor do you want?"

"Whatever you may be getting is fine with me. I'll pay you once you come back."

"Alright."

And with that, Uihari left running, or rather, jogging towards the food stall nearby.

Shirai sat on the bench with feet crossed and looked around the area. Children playing and couples were present. Nothing out of the ordinary. But the cleaning/security robots that kept passing by in front of her is starting to get suspicious. Academy City is 20 to 30 years advanced than the outside world when it comes to technology. So, trash bin-looking robots known as the Security Robots are a common sight within the city. These are used as cleaners, rule enforcers and as well as combat aide.

Shirai's gaze followed one of the robots that just passed by. It went straight to another robot as it automatically assists it with something it's trying to clean.

"(... Wait... What the...)"

From one's sight far away, the two robots only kept going around to clean something on the ground. But something looks weird in this case...

Shirai stood up and took a closer look at what the robots were cleaning. As she approaches, some brown cloth came into her view, as well as a ...foot? That's when she realized, it was a child, about 8 to 10 years old with golden brown hair, covered in the brown cloth the robots kept sucking. The reason why the cloth isn't easily removed is that the little girl was unconscious and was hugging it tightly. Shirai also noticed that the girl wasn't wearing any clothes at all.

"W-Wait a sec! Stop it!" said Shirai as she pushes the robots away, "Don't suck that up!"

But the robots won't stop and kept repeating words related to cleaning the cloth.

"It can't be helped then."

Shirai said this as the robot she was touching disappeared. This also happened to the other robot as her index finger touched it.

Immediately, she kneeled in front of the little girl and tried to wake her up. After a few calls with no response, she tried to shake the little girl's shoulder.

But then, the little girl only muttered,

"...O...Onee...sama..."

"Onee...sama?"

Shirai repeated the same words with suspicion rising.

(Who's the 'Onee-sama' this child is referring to? Speaking of which, when I look at her closely, she resembles someone... I can't tell... But she looks really familiar... And other than that, why isn't she wearing any clothes? Don't tell me...)

A crowd was starting to form behind Shirai which made her feel uncomfortable for some reason. The crowd continued to whisper and mutter about what they're seeing. Not being able to take it anymore, Shirai stood up and faced the crowd, holding her green armband towards them.

"I am part of Judgement. No need to worry, the situation is under control. Please do not form a crowd for the victim to breathe easily. Thank you."

"Shirai-san! What are you doing over there?"

The person who just called over was Uiharu, rushing towards her with her hands full.

"Ah, I found a little girl lying here. I'm going to contact Judgement about this so can you check her condition?"

Shirai took out a thin cellphone from her skirt pocket and pulled a mini transparent screen on its side as she pushed some buttons on it. After selecting her options, she placed the phone on her right ear, waiting for the other line to pick up. While Uiharu on the other hand checked the unconscious little girl not-so-seriously.

"Ehh, she's unconscious, too. Let me see, let me see... Ahh! Shirai-san... This is..."

"Yes, she doesn't seem to wear anything except that brown cloth."

"Don't tell me... It's a case of rape?!"

"Don't jump into conclusions already and don't shout it out on public!"

"Ah, I'm sorry. Well, then. Let's settle the crepes there first and check on the little girl... Here pulse seem to be okay, so as her breathing..."

"Then, I'll leave her to you- Ah, hello? This is Shirai from branch #177. Sorry for calling in an inconvenient time but we have found a little girl lying unconscious on the ground in Area F... About 8 to 10 years old... Yes... No, she isn't wearing anything except a brown cloth... Well... That can't be it. I mean, she's too young... Yes... Okay... Orders? ... I see. Thank you."

"So, what did Judgement said?"

"Since we can't just move the victim without proper orders, Judgement said to teleport her to the nearest hospital."

"Well, isn't that common sense, Shirai-san?"

"Hey, hey... I'm just following orders here."

"So, I'll go to the nearest hospital and reserve a place for her."

"Okay, just call me when I can teleport her."

"Alright, I'm off."

And with that, Uiharu left once again, leaving Shirai with the unconscious victim. She stood there, staring at the face of the little girl, trying to visualize who she looks like.

(You seriously are one familiar girl. But... Really. Today's work was rather calm or something in that genre even though we found a little girl lying unconscious on the ground without any clothes. And then again... This girl really looks familiar. She almost look like... Onee-sama...)

"ONEE-SAMA?!"

"(Now that I mention it, she looks like a chibi Onee-sama! No mistake! She seriously looks like her!)"

Shirai kept muttering these stuff to herself only to be interrupted by her cellphone's ringing.

"Yes hello, Uiharu? ...Okay, we'll be right there."

Shirai kept her phone back in her skirt pocket. She kneeled once again in front of the unconscious little girl with narrow eyes as she slowly extends her hand towards the girl.

"...Really. You look a lot like Onee-sama."

And they vanished into thin air leaving the delicious uneaten crepes behind.

Author's Note:

I am Yukari.

My first story and an author's note on the first chapter. Really.

Anyway, I always wanted to write something about Shirai figuring out about the SISTERS in my own style. So, this came to mind. You may notice Shirai's line, "Maa, maa,..." supposed to be, that's a Japanese expression. Also, with Uiharu's lines, "Ehh,..." it was supposed to be "Mou..." but I thought people would be confused what those words meant so I changed it.

I may update this weekly or earlier when I find free time because I only write on my PC Tablet and only at night.

Reviews are very much appreciated and please do leave comments/suggestions on how I can improve my writing and/or the story. Creative criticism is also accepted.