Sex. I'd never given it a lot of thought really. With all that's gone on in my life, it was one thing that just never came up. Sure I'd yank one out every so often, to relieve the 'pressure' or whatever you call it. But it's never been part of any goal I had for myself. And it certainly wasn't what I expected to be doing today.

My mind is still racing over it. I can't remember the last time I'd felt so good. As soon as she touched me... I just couldn't help myself, even if I was nervous. Consciously blocking my ability to be able to hold her and fuck her was more exhausting than I thought it would be. As much as I enjoyed having sex with Kana, I felt like my ability was making it difficult for me to give her all I had. I didn't know what to expect since it was my first time. The last thing I wanted to do was accidentally hurt her by letting my ability go unchecked.

She lay there, asleep on my arm, curled up next to me naked with her long blue hair sweeping down over her. I watched her breasts rise and fall as she took each breath. Knowing what she does about me yet still trusting in me enough to sleep comfortably against me... She hasn't changed much from when we first met at the playground.

Shit! Playground. School. Last Order will be home from school soon. "Hey, Kana... Kana." I said as I gently shook the arm that she had wrapped around me. It's not that I wanted to let go of her, far from it actually. But I knew the brat would be home from school soon and having to explain the current situation would be a real pain.

"Hmmm? Oh, did I fall asleep on you? I'm sorry." Kana said as she woke from her nap. She looked at me and smiled as she stretched out her arms and yawned. I had missed that smile over the years. Never thought I'd see something that bright again in my life.

"Yeah, it's not a big deal though. However, Last Order will be here shortly, so..." I said as I got out of the bed and started to gather the clothes I'd left on the floor.

"Oh, yeah. I imagine this would cause a lot of questions for her." Kana swung her legs over the side of the bed and stood up. I watched as she bent over to grab her underwear. Her ass looked so beautiful and inviting, I could feel myself start to get hard again. I wanted to be inside her one more time, but it'll have to wait.

We finished dressing without saying anything else. She picked up my crutch and gave it to me, even though I could have just redirected it back to myself. As kind and helpful as always, this girl. The front door started to open just as Kana and I made it into the living room. Last Order blew through the door like her usual hyperactive self. Her mouth moving just as fast as her stubby little legs.

"Good afternoon Accelerator says MISAKA MISAKA as she returns home from an exhaustive but fulfilling day of school!" She threw her school bag on the dining table as she turned the corner to see Kana and I standing in the living room. "Oh, I wasn't aware we were having company today, says MISAKA MISAKA as she wonders why she wasn't informed of this visit ahead of time."

"I didn't tell you because I didn't even know she was visiting, ya brat! Anyway... Last Order, this is Kana Hanje. She's... an old friend of mine who just moved back to Academy City." I gestured over to Kana as I introduced her, but there was something odd in the way she reacted to how I introduced her. Maybe shock is too extreme a description, but close enough, I suppose.

"Nice to meet you, Last Order, I hope you're doing well today. How was school?" asked Kana casually to Last Order, whose facial expression was making it obvious she was trying to figure out if there was more to our story than what we've told.

"It was an interesting day, we were being shown how AIM fields react to different Esper abilities, which made me equally intrigued and bored, says MISAKA MISAKA as she continues eyeing the two of you with subtle suspicion."

"Ahh, get over it, ya dingbat, she just wanted to stop in and say hello."

Kana started to head for the door at that. "Well, it was really great seeing you again, Accelerator. I should probably get going, I wouldn't want to interrupt your normal routine. I'll see you around, and it was nice meeting you too, young lady!" I couldn't help but feel there was a sense of hostility in her voice.

"Here, I'll walk you out." I looked back at the kid and made sure she understood to stay put, then I followed Kana to the door.

"Hey, you know you don't have to take off. Is there a problem? I can't help but feel like you're pissed about something." Kana paused at the door, her hand on the knob.

"I'm sorry, it's just something so silly, I'm mad at myself for acting out over it. Don't worry about it," she replied as she opened the door.

"What is it, was it something I did or said? I told you, I'm no good at this kinda shit, so you're going to have to tell me when there's a problem. You told me yourself all that stuff about taking turns being strong... so what is it?"

She turned around as she reached the steps and gave me that smile again. "I know, it's just such a stupid thing to get upset about. When you introduced me to Last Order, you just called me an old friend."

"Ahh, you were expecting a more updated status, like a girlfriend or something. Fuck, I'm screwing this stuff up already... Look... I'm sorry, I just figured that keeping things as simple as possible for Last Order would be better for now. I mean, she's fine and all, it just takes some time for her to adjust when things are... different."

"I realize that, like I said, it was stupid to get worked up about it. I guess things are kind of different now, aren't they?" She touched my arm that I had rested on the porch railing and rubbed my forearm, then squeezed my wrist softly. Damnit, why does her touch give me chills like this? I felt myself wanting to grab her and pull her against me so close.

"Ahem, ah yeah I suppose things are different now," I said as I quickly cleared my throat. "I still don't understand why you came back to see me now, though I'm not regretting that you did, obviously."

"It... just felt like the right time. The past few years have been pretty crazy for you, I didn't want to add more stress by showing up at a bad time. I do need to get going though, but I'll see you soon Accelerator, I promise."

She leaned in to give me a light kiss on my cheek. I barely had time to stop my Redirection from sending her down the steps and onto the sidewalk. I felt my skin turn hot as her lips touched my face. She had turned and walked down the steps before I could answer her kiss with one of my own. I stayed outside, watching her walk away as my mind once again started thinking of the things I wanted to do to her right there. Once she was out of sight, I went back inside and closed the door.

"MISAKA thinks that your old friend seems nice, but has ulterior motives for coming here, says MISAKA MISAKA as she matter-of-factually states her opinion."

"Ulterior motive? C'mon kid, what are you jealous now? Tch... There's nothing for you to be worried about, got it?" I walked back towards the living room and sat down on the couch.

"If you say so, says MISAKA MISAKA as she sits with her loyal guardian and asks politely how you met Kana Hanje." Sure enough, the little brat hopped up onto the couch and got herself comfortable before staring at me like it was damn story time or something.

"Gah... You just aren't going to let this go are ya?! Fine, but it isn't all that exciting a story."