Author's note: You wanted more? I'll give you more! :D Hopefully, this will make up for a possible long absence for my essay work. That is unless someone is also interested in continuing the story on my behalf, PM me.

EDIT: Just corrected a little bit of spelling errors, not much has changed from the prev. upload.

Chapter 2

The esper opened several closets, she was fortunate that some of them were unused. After she placed the clothing in a separate corner, away from the male's clothing. The last thing she wanted was a misunderstanding that she was an intruder upon the owner's home. But, if he was to resist, he would just be blown away without any trouble.

With a pull of the handle, Yuriko's eyes narrowed in irritation at the contents of the fridge, or rather at the lack of contents. It was EMPTY, either the owner was lazy in buying groceries or he was a glutton. While the level 5 esper can't seem to go for complex homemade food, go for the simple ones. Cup ramen may be simple, but at least it contains enough carbohydrates to last the day.

While the simmering noodles were being heated, the red eyed girl could only ponder what lied ahead in regards to her life….one of those requirements was nourishment.

Somewhere in the depths of Academy City

A certain scientist punched the desk, after the defeat of Accelerator at the hands of a level 0, there were many reports that he needed to file and also many from the Administration demanded an explanation why the strongest of the city could lose to a simpleton.

After all the training that he provided for his "daughter", Kihara simply cannot take this news lightly. Finding the level 0 would take time and resources, but this would be important in further refining the strongest to suit Academy City's agenda. However, he would save the hunt for later, he had another target to find.

The scientist picked up the mic and produced a wicked grin, "Hey Wolf 1 and 2, I want you to find a brat, and if anyone dares to interfere, deal with them." He received a confirmation from the soldiers and placed the mike down with an unreadable expression, that Aleister, what on earth can be so important for such a little girl? Many theories were available, but none of the explanations seem to be valid, even in terms of esper ability and AIM capabilities, she was only a level 3. Kihara's smile grew, that is unless Aleister is a lolicon, heh heh.

While Kihara could slowly enjoy this game of cat and mouse, he could doubt Aleister for all he wanted, but regardless, Aleister did show him a lot of strange but miraculous things. Much of these satisfied the scientist, seeing that the world was simply too boring even with the rise of science. What else in the world is more exciting than only the world of science…?

In the school cafeteria

Touma managed to find work and was overjoyed that there was no misfortune hitting his way…yet. That was until a baseball smashed a window, hit the table with the ketchup, which sprayed the fuming spiky haired teen with it's red contents.

"Such misfortune…"

The teen wiped some of the contents with a paper towel, but he'll need to use the laundry to wash off the stains. He turned his attention back to the food, all of which produced a nice aroma, which would have the ability to lure index from within a 150 meter radius. Fortunately, the nun was located 1 kilometer away from the school, which would spare any headbites for the afternoon

When serving food, Touma looked up to see Fukiyose crossing her arms. He braced himself for a lecture that was to come, it was extremely common for the class president to dish out orders and lectures like they were bullets from guns.

"Hey Kamijou!" the girl with the large bust glared at the cook, "Aren't you supposed to be in class today?" Touma could have swore that sunlight from the windows reflected off the girl's forehead to create an intimidating image. Also, the teen secretly knew that the physical power the class president held was no bluff, she carried enough strength to throw tables with ease.

Bracing himself for more pain, Touma clasped his hands to apologise, "I am under a heavy financial crisis, so this Kamijou-san is now working towards benefiting society through labour." Part of his mind wanted to slap himself for making up such a sad excuse in an attempt to dissuade Fukiyose. As expected, the girl was not amused especially with the twitching eyebrow. But, she sighed as her expression softened, "just be sure to make up for the missing class alright?"

Spared the punch of the week, Touma nodded quickly in order to acknowledge her request and with the intention of getting the class representative off her back, Touma turned back to the food, which got the attention of the other cooking staff.

With all the gratitudes and thanks, Touma surely experienced the warmth of a community, but he also found his thoughts wandering back to a certain strongest esper….

In the streets of Academy City…

A small girl was running through the street, her endurance was running low because she was running for several minutes without much of the rest from her pursuers. While the soldiers were given strict orders to not kill her, they were allowed to use anything to capture her regardless.

The worn out blanket that the girl used as clothing concealed her hand, which she used her power to deactivate a lock, with the hopes of concealing herself inside. Gunshots rang outside, as they hit uselessly against the door of steel.

The figure sat and breathed a sigh of relief, she climbed up to the roof of the building to ensure that the soldiers were not hunting her. But, they only temporarily retreated to bring a different set of weaponry.

The situation was not favourable at all, the girl attempted to jump to the next roof, which was 2 meters. She clenched her teeth and tried to pull herself up. The hand reached further to grab a small bar, which allowed her to step briefly on the wall.

The brown haired girl elevated herself, she finally reached the other end. She ran out of breath and almost collapsed by overexerting herself.

On the marketplace of Academy City

Yuriko took the time to walk outside to buy some groceries, she didn't find the fact that she was doing a favour for someone else very entertaining. But her stay at her guest's house would be short and painless, hopefully on both ends.

Scooping fruits, vegetables along with a small box of canned meat, she paid for the products and left on her way. While Yuriko lacked a family, she wondered about the possibility of doing such activities in a family. Such a thought brought back to mind regarding her happy childhood years when she interacted with the kamijou family, they were really nice. But, they won't respect you now because you are both a monster and the strongest in the academy city, a dark voice sneered in her head.

Receiving a slight backlash on her conscience, she ordered the voice to shut up, she absolutely knew that she was a demon, and that redemption was close to impossible. But she only wanted to be forgiven, by Touma…

Her thoughts were distracted when she came upon a strange sight, the red eyes inspected a fallen body, with strange white robes. Giving the "corpse" a light kick without using Redirection, the response was immediate.

"Ow, that hurt!" came the voice of a certain sister as she sprang back standing.

Yuriko met the somewhat annoyed expression of the sister with a blank stare of her own. She can't really place it, but she feels a little bit of hostility towards this guest but not to the point of killing her. "So what are you doing there on the streets?" was the question that the esper posed to the green eyed sister. Her guard was placed on neutral, seeing as this person was a mere oddball for the weird choice of clothing.

The sister's stomach growled before she almost fainted. The esper looked on in surprise, at the nun's movements. Giving a large sigh, Yuriko instinctively grabbed the girl's hand and dragged her to the nearest restaurant.

The red eyed esper sat down and spoke with a sharp tone, "Look, I'll feed you in the hopes that I don't get questioned by Anti-skill." Index was only paying attention at the word, "feed" and waiting for a similar word of "food", it was the only thing that mattered to the Anglican sister. Unfortunately on the other hand, Yuriko was completely unaware of what troubles await her wallet once she bought the first dish….

(20 minutes later)

Index slurped the noodles loudly, which only earned annoyance from the albino, and her glaring expression replaced with one that had a mix of both disgust and surprise. It was the 6th bowl of noodles that Yuriko had ordered for the sake of appeasing this nun.

But analysing it from another point of perspective, was it even possible to fit that much food in the human body. The esper estimated that a body of that size could only eat 2 bowls and be satisfied. So, either her food drive is malfunctioning in her brain or that this oddball has unreal metabolism which burns an immense amount of calories. But Yuriko facepalmed, "What a beast…" she spoke quietly, so that the sister would not hear. Well, her attention was on the food and the esper doubted that she would hear it even if she spoke loud enough.

Yuriko regained what was left of her rational side, after seeing this "creature" devour food like no other another animal has ever done so before, "Look, the least you can do is thank me." The sister finished another bowl, "oh yea, thank you very much!" To Index, this person was already a candidate as a friend, one that Yuriko does not have the current interest of being right now.

The albino stood up with the intention of leaving, but Index grabbed on to Yuriko's black skirt, the response was brimming with hostility, "I don't know about you, but I need to go home!" The esper did all she can to resist intentions of either knocking her out or turning her into a pile of flesh on the spot.

Index looked up eagerly at the frustrated white haired esper, "Since you treated me for lunch, how about I walk you home, it's part of my Christian teachings to show some gratitude to your benefactor." Yuriko managed to calm down and just walked towards the door, "I have no time for this…" with the use of Redirection ability, she ran faster than Index's eyes could follow.

Index placed her finger on her chin, "She was a nice person, I hope I can meet her again…"

Back at school

Touma finally worked off a day at cooking hundreds of meals. Finishing the day and allowing his muscles to recuperate, the teen asked for permission from the kitchen staff to pack some leftovers that he could take home.

"Yea, take it! You deserve the credit!" The manager gave Touma a good pat in the back, and giving him leave. With that, Touma was recognised as one of the chief chefs of the kitchen for as long as he wanted. Well at least he has a potential career to avoid starvation and to avoid torture at the hands of his guests.

Packing his books and bags, he turned towards his home. And I still need to get my clothing washed, the smell could reach on to meters and there will be a high chance that Index may attack me in the process, thought Touma.

Taking a short path to his home, a middle schooler stood in front of Touma, but showed no hostile intention towards her senior. The spiky haired teen looked ahead to see Misaka Mikoto, the 3rd level 5 in Academy City, and another girl that he ended up saving.

The middle school student stepped to Touma, handed him a big with cookies, "This is a small gift for all that you have done for me and the sisters." Touma paused a moment before taking the bag, "There is no need for you to give me this. I made this decision myself and I was prepared to face the consequences."

The girl protested, "But if it weren't for me, none of this would have happened. If I wasn't so naïve back there, then I would have never gave them my DNA." She clenched her fists in regret for her past deeds.

Touma continued walking and stopped one meter behind the brown haired esper, "But if you didn't give the scientists your DNA, then the sisters wouldn't be born. While they were bred to be slaughtered, they still enjoyed life while it lasted. Therefore, I think you should be proud and your Sisters aren't the type to be seeking revenge for their birth right?"

With that, Mikoto silently smiled and walked away. She needed to hear that, because she wanted to be forgiven by her sisters, and Touma's words opened her heart and mind. Her sisters will not blame her for their deaths.

Touma smiled, knowing all is well, continued walking back home and started to think about Index.

By night time in center of Academy city…

The cloaked girl began running again, fortunately for her, the soldiers still did not get a lead on her, but she needed to keep running. She did not know who to turn to for help. The scientists of Academy City would love to get their hands on her, even after the failure of the level 6 experiment, with her, another experiment may restart. The most ideal form of help is if she can find the former participants of the experiment, then they may protect her.

She came across a small hut and stayed there for an hour before turning the corner to an alley, the girl climbed up the fence and continued moving.

Meanwhile, a man with sunglasses saw the running girl and smiled towards his companions. "Wolf 1, this is Wolf 3, found the target, resuming pursuit." With that, he nodded to his compatriots and they began moving.

"This game of tag will come to an end, little girl." With that, he loaded up his tasers and tranquilizer ammunition, got into his military can to resume the pursuit.

At Touma's dorm

Yuriko threw her dirty clothing to the floor, took out a new pair and placed it on the bed. She quickly changed it, giving a small hair flick which allowed the sunlight to create a glowing image. The albino took the food and placed it inside her fridge and the fruits inside a bowl.

*knock knock*

The esper twisted the handle and probably regretted that decision immediately once he saw a certain acquaintance that she just met this afternoon.

The green eyed nun smiled broadly and exclaimed, "It's you! What are you doing here?"

The red eyed girl turned away, "Such misfortune…I can tell that with your hunger, you probably went broke right." The sister shook her head, "No, I am not the owner of the house, but he will be back soon because he always comes back."

Wanting to inquire further on the initial owner, Yuriko took the initiative of starting a conversation, hoping it won't delve into the subject of food, "The person that is taking care of you, what is he like?"

"Oh, he's very friendly, very helpful but for some reason, girls are attracted to him and he fights to protect others," sang Index happily, but Yuriko had a sad grin, reminds me strongly of Touma, kind and was always like a hero.

Index looked at Yuriko strangely, "Don't tell me that you are one of the girls that he picked up?" The accusation was sharp, but the esper ignored her stare and flatly responded, "heh, there will be no guy that would have the wits to 'pick' me up."

With that, Index breathed a sigh of relief that at least she could still monopolise Touma for now without further interruption. Looking at the time, index frowned, "He's late. I hope he comes back and cooks me a good meal."

Yuriko didn't really mind if the original owner had no intention to cook for her, she could always cook her own portion or just buy food from the stores and risk busting a few espers that would be foolish enough to challenge her. She crossed her legs as she continued waiting, she has enough patience to last a short while.

On the other hand, Index was getting restless, pacing back and forth, uttering stuff about a possible magic attack, the owner being injured and bad luck and such.

Both girls paused and heard footsteps approaching the door, well at least they don't have to starve yet. Index happily walked to the door, "Welcome back Touma!"

Wait, Touma? Did she just say Touma? Yuriko glanced at the door opening, she saw the arm reach out to drop a box containing today's dinner, she observed the teen, the spiky black hair, the kind facial expression. No, this can't be! Her eyes widened in shock as an overwhelming emotion began to engulf the level 5 esper.

The teen entered the room and his black eyes came into contact with beautiful red orbs. He walked closer to the esper, as the girl slowly backed up, I can't meet him like this, not now not at this time.

The albino felt a multitude of emotion washing on her, sadness, happiness, slight anger, relief. Her lips were frozen in place as though placed in a trance, but she only spoke one word filled with emotion,

"Touma…."

~End chapter 2

Ending note: Himegami has transferred out of Touma's house after the Sisters' arc and that's the reason why you don't see her in Touma's dorm.

I am sure most people should know who the cloaked girl is by now.