A/N: Thanks for the positive feedback on the first chapter guys! It really made me want to get out there and write more! I already have the 3rd chapter underway as well and I certainly think it's going well, even better than this chapter. I hope you enjoy and if you have any question, please ask by pm or review and if it's really important, I'll put the answer in the next chapter. Thanks! Please enjoy!
Accelerator sat at the usual meeting spot. It was a small square area in a park that had a bench on three sides of it with pathways leading in two directions. Teitoku sat next to him. It was 11:00am, 30 minutes before the group had planned to meet. The two had talked earlier and decided that it was a good idea to come earlier and think about how they would go about their investigation.
"We really don't know where to begin, do we?" Accelerator said. "The only lead we have is that we were all separated at the same time. That doesn't give us anything to go off of."
"Yeah." Teitoku sighed. "It'll be hard to start investigating the matter without a solid basis."
The two sat there for a minute, deep in thought.
"Maybe..." Accelerator said, drawing his friend's attention. "We could have Mikoto hack into the system and we could get information… but…" He trailed off.
"What is it?" Teitoku asked.
"It's just…" Accelerator paused and took a breath before continuing. "This could be dangerous if the higher ups are really planning something. I'd rather not get the others involved, if possible. It's our choice whether we want to investigate this or not. I won't have them getting hurt because we thought that they might be useful to our investigation."
"That's true…" Teitoku said. "But, you know... If something is actually going on… then they're already involved more than they're aware."
"…" Accelerator remained silent for a minute, thinking. "All right…" He said finally. "We'll have Mikoto help us, but there's two conditions. One, we don't get her involved again."
"Two, we don't tell her why she's doing it." Teitoku said for him. Accelerator nodded. "I agree. But, if we don't tell her why, there's a strong chance that she won't do it for us."
"It's our only chance." Accelerator said, looking down. He leaned back on the bench and tried to relax.
The two remained silent for the rest of the time until the others showed up.
"Well, you two sure are here early." Mikoto said with surprise as she walked over with the others.
Accelerator and Teitoku looked at each other, then back at the group.
"We just got here." Accelerator said.
"Yeah." Teitoku said.
"Really?" Misaki said, walking up to the two. "Are you sure you two didn't get here early so you could go on a secret date?" She giggled.
"Like hell!" The two boys said at the same time.
"Just kidding." Misaki winked at them and smiled.
The two stood and walked over to the rest of the group.
"Well, now that we're all here…" Accelerator said, smiling. "Why don't we go to an amusement park?"
"Yeah!" They all said together, excluding Teitoku who was still thinking. He snapped out of his thoughts and smiled.
"Let's go." Teitoku said and started walking. The group walked at a nice pace until they reached the gates of the amusement park.
A large sign in front of the park told its name: Mega Fun Land.
Accelerator stared. "This…"
The rest of the group could only look at the sign until Teitoku spoke up.
"Well, it may look like it's for children, but why not give it a chance?" He said with a small laugh, looking to Accelerator for support.
"That's right." Accelerator said positively. "Let's just give it a chance. Who knows? We might actually have a lot of fun."
"Right!" Mikoto said as she started to run towards the entrance. She turned back and waved to them. "Hurry up!"
The group smiled and walked towards her.
They all bought their tickets, Accelerator and Teitoku paying for the girls. The group walked in and stopped a few feet inside, looking around.
The amusement park was like any typical one. There were rides everywhere and many food vendors. Misaki grabbed a map and opened it. The group gathered around her, looking at the map.
After some debate, they decided to ride a rollercoaster first. They found the largest one in the park called "The Twisted Dragon". It certainly lived up to its name. Some of the twists on the ride looked like they defied the laws of physics.
Mikoto shrank behind Teitoku. He tried patting her head to calm her down. She looked really nervous. "It'll be okay." He said with a smile.
Mikoto nodded slowly. "Thanks… and don't worry… I'll be fine." She smiled, but the group could easily tell it was fake.
The group stood in line for a good twenty minutes before boarding the ride. Accelerator, Misaki, and Gunha sat in the first seat. Teitoku and Mikoto sat in the second seat. After everybody was on, the employee started the ride.
At first, the ride crept forward slowly. It was approaching a turn.
"T-this isn't so bad…" Mikoto said with a nervous smile. Her arms were wrapped around Teitoku's arm, making him blush a little as the ride moved forward slowly. "I think I can handle thi-".
Mikoto was cut off by the ride shooting forward at 70mph. The wind was so strong, it was hard to keep their eyes open.
"AHHHHHH!" Mikoto screamed. Teitoku tried to look at her but was afraid of getting hurt if he even moved a little while going this fast.
The ride started to make multiple loops, making Mikoto feel sick to her stomach. Misaki had her hands in the air and so did Gunha and both were screaming in joy. Accelerator sat there with a blank look. He didn't want to yell in joy, but he wasn't scared either, so he just chose to do nothing. Teitoku sat there, almost the same as Accelerator.
The ride started to twist in strange ways and gain speed. Teitoku looked over to Mikoto and she was extremely pale. He wanted to say something to her, but every time he opened his mouth, he couldn't get any words out.
"AHHH!" Mikoto's screams could be heard even if you weren't that close to the ride. Teitoku thought that his hearing would be damaged if the ride didn't end soon. Not only that, she was holding onto his arm so tightly that she was cutting off his blood circulation. If the ride didn't end soon, he thought he would lose his arm.
Just as those thoughts came into Teitoku's mind, the ride started slowing. It continued to slow until it came to a rest at the starting point. The doors on the side opened and the group got up. Mikoto, however, refused to let go of Teitoku's arm, so he had to walk with her clinging onto him.
"So," Teitoku said as they went through the exit of the ride. "How about we don't go on one of those again?"
The group agreed and started walking around the park, looking for something interesting. Mikoto still refused to let go of Teitoku's arm the entire time. The thought that it made them look like a couple made him uncomfortable, but he did his best to bear with the embarrassment.
They reached a merry-go-round. The group looked at Mikoto who nodded that it was okay. The group walked up to the ride which had no line. Accelerator sat on one of the horses blushing with embarrassment. Teitoku got on one as well. Mikoto got on a horse, a separate one from Teitoku surprisingly. Misaki jumped on the one she chose. Gunha was trying to look for a good one, but realized it didn't matter and climbed onto one.
The merry-go-round started to rotate slowly. Mikoto flinched at first but relaxed when she realized it wasn't going to speed up.
The group sat there looking embarrassed except for Mikoto who looked like she was actually having fun.
"Haha!" Misaka laughed as the ride went around in circles slowly. She smiled childishly, gaining her and the other teens riding strange looks from passersby.
After the ride was finally over, which felt like an eternity to all but Mikoto, the group began exploring the amusement park again. They took a break for lunch at a small outdoor food vendor.
Accelerator took a bite of a slice of pizza. "Well…. That was fun I suppose…"
"Yeah." The group agreed.
Teitoku looked around. He glanced randomly around them until he stared at something.
"Something wrong?" Misaki asked him, drawing all attention to the boy.
He looked back at the group. "Accelerator… can I talk to you in private for a minute?"
Accelerator looked confused but nodded and stood. The two walked off and left the group staring after them.
"What's that about?" Gunha asked confused.
"Who knows?" Misaki sighed.
Accelerator and Teitoku walked a fair distance away from the group and sat at another table with an umbrella over it to block the sun.
Accelerator looked at him. "So, what is it?" He asked.
Teitoku put a finger to his lips to show him to be quiet. He leaned forward, as did Accelerator. "We're being followed." He whispered.
Accelerator's eyes widened. "Damn… are you serious? Where the hell are they?" He glanced around.
"Don't make it obvious that you're looking for them or they'll hide." Teitoku whispered back. He held his hand to his chest and pointed briefly.
Accelerator inconspicuously glance in the direction and caught a glimpse of a girl with blue hair and blue eyes buying a crepe. He nodded towards her and raised his eyebrows in a question. Teitoku nodded in response. The girl didn't really look special in any ways. She wore a white bow in her hair.
The girl bought a crepe and sat down at a table and began eating with a cheery smile on her face.
Accelerator sat back in the chair. "Are you serious, Teitoku?" He asked. "That girl's been following us this whole time?"
Teitoku nodded. "I'm serious. I noticed her when we were at the entrance, but didn't think of anything then. But then I noticed that she's always been near us."
"Damn… do you think she's part of whoever separated us?"
"That's what I was thinking." Teitoku sighed. "Anyways, I just felt the need to warn you in case anything happens. This way we can be prepared."
The two nodded to each other and headed back over to their friends, once again taking their seats. The group stared at them, making them feel awkward and somewhat guilty for not telling them what's going on.
"So, what were you guys talking about?" Mikoto asked before taking a sip of her drink.
The two boys twitched at that, neither of them want to say anything about it. Teitoku glanced to the side and confirmed that the girl was now eating her crepe on a bench closer to them, where she had them in full view.
"Let's get going, shall we?" Accelerator said in an attempt to draw the group's attention away from their conversation.
"Yeah." Teitoku said nervously. (Damn… that was close…)
Misaki sighed. "Whatever, let's go have some fun now."
The group planned to go on the waterslides next, so the guys and girls split up at the changing rooms. The boys, of course, were changed and waiting outside for the girls before they were done.
The three boys waited, leaning against the wall with their hands in their pockets.
"We're ready!" Misaki's voice called out as the two girls walked out. The three boys looked up and their eyes widened for a second.
Mikoto wore a very cute and attractive green bikini. The size was just right for her and she was blushing and looking down when she walked out. Misaki on the other hand… Misaki wore a white bikini that could give any man a nosebleed. Luckily, the boys were able to keep their hormones in check.
"So, what do you think?" Misaki asked as she showed off her swimsuit. Mikoto looked nervous and she was blushing deeply.
"You two look… good… really good…" Gunha said. The three boys were staring at the girls, they couldn't take their eyes off of them.
"You two are really beautiful in those." Teitoku said.
"You two are amazing." Accelerator said, then blushed and looked away.
"Thanks!" Misaki said with a smile.
"…thanks…" Mikoto said quietly.
"Well then," Gunha said, recovering from the shock of their swimsuits. "Let's go!" He turned and led the way to one of the waterslides. Obviously, he chose the biggest and most dangerous looking one. It had four closed tunnels for guests to slide through. The tunnels seemed to make turns as odd angles and even make loops at a few parts.
The group stared at the ride and all eyes slowly turned to Mikoto. She looked around at them, then jumped a little and smiled.
"D-don't worry about me. I'll just sit over here and wait." She pointed to a bench with an umbrella over it near the entrance of the ride.
Accelerator sighed. "You guys have fun. I'll wait here with Mikoto."
"Aww…" Misaki said. "I was hoping you were going to gently hold me from behind while I went down, maybe even accidentally groping my breasts because you try to hold onto me tighter!" She was smiling and staring up with a dreamy expression.
"…" Accelerator stared at her before turning away and walking towards the bench with Mikoto. "Let's go. Have fun guys." Mikoto nodded and followed him while the others started to go for the ride. When Accelerator and Teitoku passed, he whispered, "I'm doing this to protect her… just in case." He caught Teitoku nod once before running off with the other two.
The two made their way to the bench and sat down. Few words were exchanged because neither of them knew what to say.
"So…" Accelerator said, breaking the silence. "Have you checked out your new school yet?"
"Wha-… uh… yes!" Mikoto seemed cut off guard from the sudden conversation. "I visited it when I first got the invitation to see what it looked like. It's really fancy and expensive… but the students seemed nice enough." She looked down, clasping her hands on her lap.
Accelerator looked at her for a second before smiling. He placed his hand over hers, making her jump and look at him. "Don't be sad." He said. "We'll still be able to talk and hang out after school and on weekends. We're all friends, that won't change."
Mikoto smiled and gave him a brief hug. "Nope, we're all best friends!" She said cheerfully.
After a few minutes, Accelerator bought them both crepes and sat back down at the bench. He held out a strawberry one to Mikoto, who took it and started eating immediately. He smiled at that and began eating his own blueberry crepe.
"Mmm! It's delicious!" Mikoto said as she ate her crepe with a big smile on her face.
Accelerator opened his mouth to say something when a pebble landed in front on him, bouncing off the ground. "….." He stared at it. (Did you idiot throw this at me?) He looked around but saw nobody that looked suspicious. He ignored it and went back to eating his crepe. "…." Another pebble hit the ground in front of him. "…." This time he stood up.
"Hm? Accelerator? What's wrong?" Mikoto asked, looking up from her crepe.
"Shh!" Accelerator said and Mikoto stopped talking. He tried listening. "….." Then he heard it.
"…tor!" He could barely make out a voice from somewhere far away.
Accelerator looked around. (Where the hell is that coming from?)
"…lerator!" He heard it again. This time he looked up. After searching for a few seconds he saw who it was. Even when squinting, he could barely make out the form of Teitoku on top of the platform for the water slide. He only saw him because he was waving his hands in the air.
"What the hell is he doing…?" Accelerator mumbled. This time, when he shouted, he could hear him clearly.
"Accelerator! Over there!" He pointed to the side and when Accelerator looked, he saw the girl slowly making her way towards him, her eyes locked on him.
"Damn…" Accelerator mumbled. Mikoto tried to see what he was looking at and spotted the girl.
"Who's that?" She asked.
"Mikoto, listen to me." Accelerator said slowly. "Go wait by the crepe shop. I don't want you to get hurt if this gets bad…"
Mikoto was about to ask what was wrong, but when she saw the look in his eyes, she turned and ran towards the crepe shop.
The girl continued her approach. She stopped a few feet from him and stared at him. Accelerator was completely prepared to activate his power at any given moment.
(This girl… is she really with them? With the people who want to separate us? If so, I won't hesitate to…)
His thoughts were interrupted by the girl's voice. That soft voice that sounded like it was spoken by an angel to him. It sounded nothing like some person who belonged to an evil organization.
"Do you… know where the restrooms are?"
"…." Accelerator couldn't respond immediately. He hadn't expected that from her. He thought she was going to attack him or something. Or at least ask him some weird question that would make him suspicious. "Over there…" He said pointing.
"Thank you." The girl said and walked by him. He watched as she left until he couldn't see her anymore.
Accelerator turned to look at Teitoku, but he wasn't there. He sighed and walked back to the bench, just as Mikoto ran back.
"Come on, tell me. Who was that?" She said with a hint of annoyance in her voice.
"Nobody. I just… mistook her for someone else…" He sat down on the bench and Mikoto did the same.
No words were exchanged between the two and after a few minutes, the other three walked up to them.
Teitoku motioned for Accelerator to follow him. Accelerator turned to the group as the two walked away. "Wait here. We'll be right back."
"…..They're hiding something aren't they?" Misaki asked with a frown.
"Yeah, definitely." Gunha said. "I mean, what was Teitoku yelling about in line? He was telling Accelerator to look somewhere."
"Oh," Mikoto said, drawing attention to her. "Some girl talked to Accelerator, but I don't know what they said. Accelerator told me to wait by the crepe shop in case things went bad… then when I asked him about the girl, he just said that he mistook her for someone else."
"Hmm… Suspicious…" Misaki said, thinking.
Accelerator and Teitoku walked over to the crepe shop.
"I don't think she was with them." Accelerator said. "She just asked me where the bathrooms were and I told her."
Teitoku thought for a second. "Weird… I wonder why she was following us then… I suppose it could be coincidence but…" He didn't like to believe it was just coincidence. If it was, then they lost their only lead.
"Well, let's get back to the others." Accelerator said. "I'm sure they're already suspicious and we don't need them getting to the point where they interrogate us."
"Agreed." Teitoku said and the two made their way back to the group.
The group didn't ask them anything and they enjoyed riding a few more slides, excluding Mikoto, who only rode a few small ones. After a while, they stopped for one last small meal before leaving. They bought some rice balls and found an empty table for five, making sure it was shaded.
Accelerator sat down and heard the sound of paper crinkling in his pocket. He stood up.
"What the hell?" He reached in the pocket of his trunks and removed a plastic bag with a piece of paper inside. "….." He unfolded the piece of paper and began to read, unaware of the stares of everybody else in the group.
"Nice to meet you, Accelerator. My name is Sakurai Yumi. Unfortunately, I thought to contact you at the last minute, so I don't have much time to write everything down. You want to know, don't you? You want to know why the higher ups are separating you. You'll do anything to get that information, won't you? Let me say this, stop investigating in the open. All of the level 5's are being watched. It would best not to make a move in the open. I do not believe they are onto you yet. Anyways, I attend Nagatenjouki Academy, just like you. Come to dorm room 307 so we can talk, bring Teitoku with you since he already knows. Do not inform the others."
Accelerator stared at the note. (What the hell? Is the even real? Somebody who knows what the hell's going on… wait… this could be a trap. I should be cautious. But… if this person think they can take on the number 1 and number 2, they have another thing coming. We should go see her just in case…)
"Accelerator?"
Misaki's voice snapped him out of his thoughts and he looked up.
"It's… nothing…" He said and shoved the paper in his pocket.
Nobody asked anything else. The group finished their meals, got dressed and left the amusement park. The way back was quiet and the group stopped at the entrance to the dorms. This would be the last time that most of them would be staying here. Tomorrow, they would all move out and go to their new schools. The group started to make their way in.
"Teitoku." Accelerator said, stopping him along with the rest of the group. They all turned to face him.
"What is it?" Teitoku asked, but he already had a feeling that it was about that piece of paper.
"We have to make another stop before we go to our rooms, so follow me." Accelerator walked inside with Teitoku following him. "Good night, guys." He said to rest of the group.
"Good night." Teitoku called back to the three.
As soon as the door closed behind them, Misaki spoke up.
"Should we follow them?"
"Yeah." Mikoto said.
"Of course." Gunha said with a smile.
The three silently followed the two through various hallways until they spotted them outside a door. They watched from around a corner. Accelerator handed Teitoku a note and he read over then handed it back to him with a nod. It was hard to hear what they were saying, but they managed to make it out.
"So that's what's going on." Teitoku said as he looked at the door with the number 307 on it.
"Yeah." Accelerator said. He walked up to the door and raised his hand to knock.
"Are you sure we can trust this person?" Teitoku asked.
"No, but we don't have any other lead. So, we really don't have a choice, do we?"
"I guess so."
Accelerator raised his hand to the door and knocked a few times. The two stood outside the door and after a few seconds, they heard footsteps approaching the door. They both prepare themselves as they heard the door being unlocked. The door opened slowly and to say the least, the sight caught them off guard.
A girl with dark blue hair and blue eyes stood there with a tired look on her face. She wore white silk pajamas. The top had most of the buttons undone, almost fully revealing her small breasts. Her pants drooped a little on one side and the two boys could see part of her pink panties. The girl was barefoot. Judging from how she looked, they guessed she had been sleeping.
Accelerator and Teitoku didn't know what to say, so they didn't say anything. They just stared at the girl. The girl looked at each of them in turn, tilting her head and preparing to say something.
The two boys snapped out of their somewhat dream-like state and tried to pay close attention to what she was going to say.
"Nyaa."
A/N: Man, I had a fun time writing this chapter. I really wanted to include more things in the amusement park, but I really wanted to get this chapter out as soon as possible. Some of you may think this is rushed, but just wait till you see the way things turn out! There's a lot more to come!
