Hikari walked into her room, her stomach growling. It had only been about five hours since the bank robbery, and her meal just before it but she was hungry again.
She ended up going to the library to read for a while instead of coming directly home to finish her homework. 'Procrastination Master' that, should be my new title she thought while walking into the kitchen. She noticed the glare Kuroko was sending her back at the bank, she'd have to be blind not to.
I wish she'd just be straight with me instead of being so freakin' passive aggressive every time I see her. Looking through her cupboards and fridge for a moment she decided on warming up some pizza rolls with her ability, and proceeded over to her bed, discarding that train of thought.
She flopped down on her back and ate an entire roll in one bite, head hanging off the foot of the bed. She glanced at the clock while she chewed. Its only 8'o'clock. Tomorrow is Saturday... so no school... guess I'll watch some anime.
Finishing off her pizza rolls, she got up to get the remote on her nightstand and turned on the T.V. There weren't many good shows on tonight. A show about three freeloaders and their 'odd jobs', another anime she'd already seen with the same eight episodes in a row, that pissed her off, and a newer one featuring some bald 20-something year old guy who is insanely overpowered.
She rolled onto her stomach on the bed and decided to watch the newer one, just because she hadn't seen it.
Halfway through the first episode, her roommate came home.
"Welcome back." she said without taking her eyes off the screen.
The other girl hummed in response.
She heard the sound of a drawer opening behind her. Glancing back she noticed the girl going into the bathroom. Shrugging she went back to watching her show.
Fifteen minutes later the bathroom door slammed open, revealing a starry-eyed girl with still wet hair, dressed in a black onesie.
"Jeez... do you have to be so loud? I'm trying to watch something here," Hikari said, glaring at the girl.
"Ahhh... sorry, sorry, I forgot how seriously you take your anime," the blonde said, rolling her eyes.
"Whatever... what were you doing out so late anyway Misaki? You usually get back here before me," she questioned.
"Oh, you know... this and that." Shokuhou responded airily.
Annoyed with her vagueness, she huffed turning to the back to the T.V., ignoring the girl who simply chuckled at her friends impatience.
"Really though, I did learn a few things that might interest you," she started "But I don't know if I should tell you... maybe if you made it worth my while" she finished slyly.
She glanced back at the blonde quickly before turning back to the T.V "...Alright fine, i'll buy you something sweet the next time I go to the store, so out with it." she responded coolly.
Misaki clapped happily before continuing "Well, it seems like some interesting new people have made their way into Academy city, they're searching for something though I'm not sure what exactly," she revealed.
"Oh? And that's all you know?" she looked at the girl with a brow raised "That's so vague, hell it could be a family searching for one specific ice-cream stand," she continued sarcastically.
The blonde pouted at her "Well obviously I told you for a reason. Considering your penchant for getting into trouble, I just thought i'd warn you to be on the lookout for more suspicious types around the city lately."
"Hmmm..." she filed it away before continuing "How did you find that out anyway?"
"Ahhh... well, one of these people decided to try and squeeze information out of a cute little follower of mine," she explained, fists clenched "And when she came back, I took a walk around her mind and learned about her being threatened." she finished, her tone scathing.
Hikari smiled at the girl, Despite what people say about her, she really does care about those around her...
"Thanks for the warning Misaki, I'll be sure to lookout for anyone asking about that ice-cream stand." she said wryly "Now enough of that, do you want to watch this show? It's not like you're going to be doing anything now anyway."
"Ehhhh, okay... but I might fall asleep before its over," she hesitated before continuing "...Do you mind if I see what I missed during this episode, Hikari?"
she rubbed her forehead before she responded "... sure, but just that okay?"
Before she could think twice about it, the Queen Bee of Tokiwadai took out the remote, pointed it at the Pyrokinesists head, and clicked.
A slight tingle entered her head as the blonde looked for the right memory. Avoiding those she wasn't given permission to see, she found the anime currently on.
"Ooooh, this is pretty good," she exclaimed when finished, one had coming up to her mouth in surprise. Rolling onto her stomach to watch the guy dodge around a bunch of mole people.
Hikari blinked, and turned her attention back to the show, the tingle fading.
She trusted Shokuhou enough to let her into her head. Despite not knowing each other for that long, they'd gotten to know each other on nights like this. Admittedly, when they first found out they were roommates they were hesitant, but they eventually found that they had a lot in common. Especially when Hikari found out about Misaki's secret love for anime.
Despite getting along so well, Hikari never really understood why the other girl had so many followers. She figured it was some psychological need for acceptance, but she wasn't educated enough to continue seriously entertaining that idea. If anything, Misaki knew more about it than her.
Eventually their bonding session came to an end as Hikari felt her eyelids getting heavier, she turned to her friend and said goodnight, before curling under her covers and falling asleep.
Rolling onto her back she groaned and threw her hand over her eyes, searching around for her phone and clicked the home button, turning off the irritating alarm that never failed to wake her up at 6.
I didn't think i'd ever hate that song, but I guess waking up to it everyday changes that, huh. She glanced over to the other bed and saw that Misaki was wrapped up in her covers, blanket covering her nose as she slept soundly.
Grudgingly, she knew she had a routine to keep, so she got ready for her morning exercise. Getting changed quietly, she put on her shoes, shorts, and tank top and went for a run.
Hitting the street, she heard the squeak of her shoes against the sidewalk. It was a cold and silent morning in Academy city, with only the whirring of the cleanup bots to keep her company. After four laps around the school she decided to head back.
Panting slightly she walked into her dorm, her sweat making her shirt cling to her armpits, chaffing her slightly. She wiped the sweat from her forehead with the back of her hand.
She looked around the room to see that Misaki was gone, and it had been an hour and a half since she'd left. Tokiwadai was really big.
Hikari walked over to her dresser to get some clothes for a shower. Afterwards she decided to do the homework she'd been putting off for too long.
By the time she'd finished, it was already 11. Welp, don't really feel like being cooped in here all day... Maybe the city has something interesting in it.
She got up and headed out, deciding that the Academy City never failed to find ways to entertain her.
She walked around the city for a few hours, just listening to the chatter of the now busy streets. She overheard some interesting things about a 'level upper' and some other disconcerting rumors about a le-
Suddenly, Hikari was tackled by a blur of white, blue and gold. She fell backwards on the pavement, a sheet of silver blocking her vision. She felt something soft and warm laying on her stomach. Leaning up on her elbows and shifting the hair from her vision, she looked down at the squishy thing.
She saw that the blur turned out to be a small girl around her age, with shining silver hair and bright green eyes. She was wearing a white nuns habit with gold trim that was, oddly enough, being held together by large gold safety pins.
The small girl had her face in Hikari's abs, and was clutching her shirt. She looked up, eyes pleading and said "Feed meeee!"
Hikari opened her mouth and closed it a few times it like a fish out of water.
Arriving in the diner, Hikari took a seat across from the green eyed nun, picking up her menu she questioned "So, may I get the name of the nun who ran into me and begged me for food?"
The silver haired girl looked up from her menu in surprise, like she forgot there was another person in the booth, before responding "My name is Index Librorum Prohibitorum. Touma went out so he couldn't feed me, so thank you for the free food kind person!" she smiled a cheeky kind of smile.
What is she, a dog? Hikari thought, smirking slightly. "Well Index Library Prohibition-chan, were you just planning on running around and tackling anyone that you thought could feed you?"
Index glared at her before responding, "If you must know, I just happened to be running because I thought I saw someone I really didn't want to see."
"Hmmm..." She hummed thoughtfully "I didn't expect a nun to be involved in any questionable activities" she said with her head on her palm as the waiter walked up.
While Hikari got a small ham and cheese sub, Index ordered one of everything on the menu, Making her question if this girl could really eat that much food. She didn't complain though, she had enough money from the stipend she got for attending Tokiwadai.
After the waiter left she said "I'm not a nun yet, and I wasn't involved in any 'questionable activities'" she made air quotes, pouting slightly "it just so happens that they want something I have." she explained.
Hikari shrugged off her vagueness for now, planning to ask again later "Well, if you need any help getting away from these guys I'm free today, and you seem like a decent enough person, so I can protect you until your friend gets out of school" She thought for a moment "When does he get out anyway?"
The nun tapped a finger on her chin before responding "He should be out soon... He might be on his way home right now... Actually..." she trailed off while rubbing the back of her head "... I really don't remember when he gets out." she revealed, chuckling sheepishly.
Hikari just blinked at the girl.
She inhaled slowly and released the breath before responding.
"Well, just take me to where he lives and I'll stay with you until he gets out of school." she just assumed the girl lived with this guy, she could barely function on her own after all.
"Okay! But after we eat." she finished seriously as the waiter returned with their food.
Hikari watched in awe as the tiny girl consumed everything edible in front of her like it was the last meal she'd ever have.