Disclaimer: Yup as you probably guessed I don't own the To Aru series…But I hope you enjoy this fanfic of mine.
"Sigh…Such misfortune" mumbled a certain high school boy as he scratched his head.
This certain high school boy was currently in his dorm, which was a pretty common occurrence for a student of Academy City. However in this dorm in particular there was currently something that shouldn't normally be there.
"hey!...I can hear you, I'm right here you know! Furthermore, why is that the first thing that comes to your mind in this situation?!"
His name was Kamijou Touma and aside from a strange power in his right hand, he was your average high school boy, even a level 0 by academy city standards. As for the something…or rather the someone that was the source of this disturbance was none other than the #3 ranked esper in the entire academy city…Misaka Mikoto the railgun.
He looked at the girl sitting at the kotatsu in his room and moved over to position himself opposite her. He looked at her with a serious expression "well we're here biri biri…so let's hear it."
"ugh…" she turned her attention to the table and her voice got softer "where should I start…"
-1 hour earlier-
"Ugh…" She slammed her fist on the defenseless vending machine she would usually abuse for free drinks.
"What the hell am I going to do? This situation is worse than I thought"
She slid down to the ground with her back to the vending machine and her face in her hands. "*Sigh*…at this rate-"
"…huh?..uh Misaka is that you?"
(great now I'm hearing things too) she mumbled into her hands without moving them.
"Ah…no…"
"!" She moved her hands and was startled by how close he was to her, hitting her head on the vending machine. "ow..ow..ow. w-wh-why are you so close to me and w-w-what are you doing here?!" she asked with a slight blush and rubbing her head.
He scratched the back of his head. He had stooped down next to her and his face was just a couple of inches from hers. "well…I noticed you on the ground, and I normally walk this way to get home. What're you doing out here? You'll catch a cold if you're not careful" he offered his hand to help her up.
"I'll be fine!" she dusted herself off "In any case I don't have time for this" she responded scanning her environment nervously. (I need to get out of here…before they-)
"huh? Who're you running from?" he asked, following her movements and checking the area "we're the only ones here…wait, is it that crazy roommate of yours?" he took a step back and raised his guard.
"No!" a few sparks formed from her bangs "..and what's with that crazy defense stance?" "has Kuroko already become a repellent to scare away the opposite sex?!"
"oh..good"
She bit her lip nervously while still checking her surroundings "Anyway I have to get going"
"Hmm…biribiri really looks worried about something." "oi…what's the matter biribiri?" you look like something's bothering you"
"my name is Misaka Mikoto!" she replied with sparks coming from her bangs. "And it isn't really any of your business anyway"
"So something is troubling you…"
"arrggh!" she shook her head "I can't talk here…I need to find somewhere to hide nearby. Do you know somewhere I can hide for a bit?"
"Huh?…what could be scaring her so badly?" "somewhere to hide huh?...I might have somewhere yea"
"good, show me"
"w-w-wait wait, w-w-what is this?!"
"huh?...it's my dorm" he responded opening the door.
"I can tell that!" she was blushing slightly "but what is with this sudden development?!…surely inviting a girl into your dorm room alone is a big thing"
Truthfully, she didn't know the half of it.
" are you coming in?" he held the door open and she reluctantly removed her shoes and entered.
"you seem awfully calm with this, do you usually have girls in your dorm room?" she sneered
"*Sigh*…you don't know the half of it" he packed his stuff away neatly and motioned her to the kotatsu in what could be called his living room/bedroom area.
"eh?!...what does he mean by that?" she seriously pondered what he meant but decided to let it go, thinking she may not like the answer.
Normally this somewhat harmless situation of a boy inviting a girl into his dorm would not be a problem, especially if that boy lived alone. However this was not the case for Kamijou Touma. There was a certain freeloader and her calico cat that stayed with him, and under normal circumstances, this somewhat harmless act would've erupted into one of those comedic (but painful for him) scenes that one should only find in manga/anime. Now Kamijou Touma would never say he was fortunate, out of fear of challenging the universe, but this time he was thankful. The comedic but painful situation would be avoided today, some might say he was lucky but he viewed it differently.
"Just when I thought I'd have some time to myself while index is back in Europe having her robes repaired" he looked over at the #3 ranked esper sitting at his kotatsu. "But something big seems to be troubling her"
"*Sigh*…Such misfortune.."
-Present Time-
"ugh…where should I start" her expression was a serious one.
"what's going on?" obviously this was something big.
"I'm not too sure of the details…but someone or something is after me or rather…all the level 5s"
"huh?...after…the level 5s?"
She nodded "I can't say for the others, but two days ago Tokiwadai received a threatening message from an unknown source.."
"are you sure it's not just a rival school, or a prank from some low level gang?" a gang like skill-out came to mind. "either way you guys are the strongest, a little threat shouldn't bug you"
Mikoto sighed " true…but Shokuhou was attacked.."
"Shokuhou?" he tried recalling the name.
"the other level 5 from my school, she uses mental out…an annoying pain but the strongest telepath in the city. She was attacked and is currently being treated"
"oh…I remember her"
"it seems she'll survive but she can't recall anything about the attack or the attacker" "The higher ups for the school called me in and told me I should stay put until they could find out more, but when I returned to my room" she paused looking down at the table "someone had been there" "It was like someone had been searching for something and they left in a hurry…after that I just left"
"If this person had access to your room like that.."
She shook her head to get rid of the thought. "I needed to get out of there…but I'm not even sure what to do now or where to start looking in the first place. I've checked the network but there has been no sign of anything" she sighed. "So I decided I should just hide until I can get a hold of everything"
"Where are you going to hide? "
"*sigh*…I'm not sure yet…I could always stay at a random hotel, but they could probably even track me there…Argh!" she slammed her fist onto the table, then covered her head with her arms similar to how a student sleeping in class would.
"does anyone know where you are now?"
"I left Kuroko a message on her phone but I didn't say where I was or where I'm going" she mumbled without looking up.
"hmm…So if I have this correctly, there is someone out to get the level 5s but no one has any leads yet? And they're obviously a threat because they managed to attack one of you huh…"
She nodded with her head still down on the table.
"that really isn't a lot to work with…but I might have an idea to help you lay low for a bit" he said looking at her head on the desk.
"Really?!" her head shot up "where?"
"yea…why not stay here?"
"eh?..."
He shrugged "You said it yourself, staying at some random hotel may make it easier for the person to find you, It should be harder for them if it is a random dorm room right?...uh Misaka?"
She shot a bolt of lightning at him but he reflexively negated it with his right hand.
"Woah! What was that for?!"
Her head was down so her hair covered her face and she was trembling slightly "w-w-what is with that suggestion?!" she looked up at him with a visible blush on her face "J-just the two of us h-here? " "s-stop joking" she laughed a bit nervously.
"I'm serious" his expression didn't change "I mean…unless you know someone else you can stay by?"
"What the hell?! H-h-he's serious?! And he suggested it so calmly"
"uh…earth to biribiri?"
"w-wha?..."she was obviously flustered.
"I'm saying if you really need a place to hide, you can stay here for a bit, or if there is anyone else you know?"
"Could that really work? No! wait…I have Uiharu and Saten!...but I probably shouldn't get them mixed up in this…and the truth is I'd feel safer with…" she blushed even more at her realization "aagh" she looked around nervously "I..I.." "what do I do?! What do I do?! Alone here with him…and why the hell is he so calm about this!"
"are you feeling ok Misaka? You've gotten so quiet and your face is red…do you have a fever?" he looked out his balcony window then over to a nearby clock. "Oh wow it's already this late? Then it's settled, you're definitely staying here tonight" he started to get up "you can't head out if you're not 100%"
"…eh?!"
Author's note: So here it is my very first (published) fanfic. What do you think guys and girls? Liking it so far? Please feel free to comment and tell me what you think...also if you'd like to read more. I know it isn't much but this is just the intro chapter to help me get a feel for it and to ensure i'm on the right track. I already have a good idea of where I want to go with the story, so once you like (or you're just curious for the rest) i'll be happy to dish out more, longer, chapters. I am also open to any suggestions or things you would like to see in a story like this (once I can fit it in I will be happy to and will of course give credit). This is my first time writing so constructive criticism would be very helpful and appreciated. Much thanks in advance.
Heads up: This story shouldn't be very action packed and will be more focused on ToumaxMikoto with other characters appearing. However should the story go well, I would like to follow it up with a more action packed sequel. Lets see how it goes.
Shout out: I must give a shout out to the author 61wisampa. They were my biggest inspiration to actually write and put up this fanfic, I am a fan of the work and you should definitely stop what you're doing and go check them out. My favourite being "A Certain game of 20 questions"
Long A/N but I promise the rest will be short. Again hope you enjoy