"It seems as though all the pieces are being gathered," a voice mused, echoing throughout the darkened hallways. A low hum and the hallways came to life, rows of lights flickering to startling brightness as a strange wind billowed within the building with no windows, no doors.
Not one ray of light permeated through the violet walls of the building. The Windowless Building stood tall, a lone monolith hidden in the mass of skyscrapers, unseen and untouched.
Deep within the centre of the building, multiple screens flickered to life, each one displaying information far too fast for the human eye to capture.
At the centre of this space, a lone tube stood, bubbles of oxygen trickling into the tube filled to the brim with a strange liquid and housing an impossible sight. A lone, silver haired man hung upside down, his eyelids fluttering open to reveal emerald eyes.
"Ah yes, Superintendent," another voice boomed, resounding throughout the building, "Pray tell, which one is this?"
"Hm…" the man in the tube smiled. "Magic has entered the city."
"And what will you do for that?"
"I will greet our guest of course with best hospitality of course." The Superintendent said, glancing at the floating eyeball beside him. "And of course I will greet our enemy with biggest hospitality too."
Chapter2: The Maid's Days
The sound yawned can be heard through the huge apartment room as from one of door, coming the sleepy Naruko who just slept in her usual uniform.
She slowly walked toward her fridge as she took an energy drink from the fridge and gulped it vigorously. After she finished her energy drink, she turned her head toward her huge apartment room.
Different from normal high school students like Naruko who lived in dorm, Naruko lived in huge apartment room. Even though it's not as good as dorm room that was provided for students from Tokiwadai or Nagatenjouki, her room was still considered as very comfy and not to mention that it was very spacious.
The apartment complex where she lives is called as 'Family Side' which was suitable name as the apartment room is very suitable for family.
A single apartment contains 4 rooms, a living room, a dining room, and kitchen (4LDK), a set up that is made for a family. Even though it's lack of security cameras, the door made to resist explosions. The lock appeared to only require a swipe of the card, but it actually scanned the fingerprints, the pattern of bioelectric signals, and other data from the fingertips holding the card.
So to put it simple it's a high-class apartment building, and the price for an apartment is likely very high for student. But nevertheless Naruko liked to live in there and always paid her rent on time.
Filled in the living room was has a television, air conditioner, stereo, video recorder, and other electronic devices. She also has a sofa. And with adding Naruko is schooling in Ryouran Maid School, her room was very clean and spotless, with various glasses were arranged decoratively on shelves, and the magazines and newspapers were stored on special racks.
The remote controls for the TV, air conditioner, stereo, video recorder, and other devices were neatly lined up at one corner of the table. Each individual cushion on the sofa was carefully placed in the proper spot.
Naruko's kitchen on the other hand had many other different types of cooking equipment lined up in it that she had as part of the experiment, like a steam microwave oven and an AI-equipped high frequency automatic dishwasher.
But because of Naruko very late to come into her apartment room, the only thing that Naruko valued were her valuable Coffee-maker and Instant Soba-maker.
Sighing, Naruko walked toward the calendar that was attached on the wall and looked at today's schedule and decided to get bath.
Maybe today won't be too boring after all as she started her morning shifts in Tokiwadai.
-xXx-
No, she was apparently wrong, today was surely boring.
After cleaning and serving the Tokiwadai's student as usual, she decided to see what Misaka will do today, when she spotted two persons in her path.
Both looked like second years of Tokiwadai, one had long light purple hair with drill-like curls at the ends, a very Ojou-sama style, and a girl with long black hair with glass on. The maid smiled seeing her while the other was holding a package.
"It's good to see you, Naruko-san." The purplette one said with a bow as the other one bowed as well.
"Oh! Hi you two, what are you doing here?" Naruko asked casually, wondering what they wanted from her.
"The Queen received some Swedish Chocolate today imported directly from Sweden, she wished for you to have some due to your kinship for sweets." The purplette said with a smile as she gestured to the box of chocolate the other girl was holding.
"Really? Well thanks for the trouble to carry it here." Naruko said while smiling warmly. "So is it…"
"Milk, white, and dark, Naruko-san." The purplette responded. "But before we give it you, the Queen extends an invitation today for another of your tea parties, will you be attending?"
"Tea party, huh? Sorry girls, but I'm very busy today." Naruko said, slumping her shoulders.
Naruko liked tea party especially if it's with that gluttony girl, but she was too busy.
The purplette smiled, "Well it can't be helped as Naruko-san is very busy person with numerous part time works." She said as the black haired one smiled as well.
The truth about Naruko who has numerous part-time works was already circled around the Academy City as urban legend.
Why called as Urban Legend? Normally level 5s like Naruko, Misaka and Misaki have many privileges to do whatever they wanted and got, but Naruko is surely different as she didn't have any research institute to back her up as she could do all her research by herself.
"If I may ask, what kind part-time today is?" The purplette one asked.
"It's tutoring lessons for the incoming test at some high school." Naruko grinned.
"As expected of someone like Naruko-san, willing to teach others so they may better themselves. It's perfectly alright, but just remember that if you need anything the Queen would gladly help out." The purplette one said as Naruko merely smirked with thin blush in her face as both of them handed the chocolate to Naruko and they bid their good bye and left with wave and smile.
This gave one more appointment in her heart; it was to give some e-mail or telepathic call thank you to Misaki.
After putting the chocolate in her home, she made her way toward Misaka's and Kuroko's room and opened the door with the spare key that Misaka had given to her.
"Hi, everybody your favorite maid is he-"
"Onee-sama~!" Kuroko exclaimed as she jumped Naruko while wearing nothing but a pair of violet panties and a very loose matching robe. Kuroko tackled her to the ground and started hugging her tightly and rub against her.
But Kuroko, Kuroko felt a disturbance in her Onee-sama, why did she felt taller and since when did she have long hair? These were the questions that plagued Kuroko's mind.
"You know Shirai-san, I don't mind if you act lesbians with Misaka-san, but can you please act little bit normal around me." Kuroko paled when she heard that cool and happy-go lucky sound as she turned her head toward the blonde haired maid who was smiling toward her. "Yo!"
"N-Naruko!" Kuroko quickly jumped as she heard the sound of lightning crackling and she turned her head in a mechanical fashion to see her Onee-sama, Uiharu, and Ruiko.
If looks could kill, Kuroko would have been dead twenty times over with the glare Misaka was giving her.
Uiharu was blushing like mad while covering her face and started mumbling about, "Shirai-san forcing herself on others."
Ruiko was blushing too.
Mikoto cracked her knuckles in a very unlady-like fashion, Onee-sama that's bad for your beautiful finger bones, and slowly walked over to Kuroko.
"No no no, it was a misunderstanding! A misunderstanding!" Kuroko said, but her plea didn't come into Misaka's ears as she slowly walked over to Kuroko.
"Die." Mikoto whispered
"YEEEEHHHHAAAAA Ow ow ow, Kuroko is sorry, it was a misunderstanding! Ah, put the whip away! Ow ow ow~ah~, don't put the whip away~" were the shouts, along with others from the level 4.
"Urasai hentai!"
BAM
-xXx-
"Oh, wow, so this is what an Ojou-sama's room looks like~" Uiharu gushed as she explored Misaka and Kuroko's room.
It was an upper class two bed bedroom with two desks and book cases with many different types of books. Between the beds was a coffee table for snacks and drinks to sit on.
"It's so stylish and chic." Ruiko added as she jumped on one of the beds, "The bed is really soft too."
Uiharu sat next to her, "Yeah, it is!" she exclaimed as she bounced on it little.
"You two…" Naruko called as both Sakuragawa students looked at the blonde haired maid who was cleaning the room with her broom. "Don't play around there, I'm still cleaning here."
""Sorry~""
In the far corner of the room was Kuroko roped up, looking slightly battered.
She could easily Teleport out of the ropes, but the wrath of her Onee-sama for her alleged forceful deviant act towards the maid, who was cleaning their room while getting praised by her Onee-sama.
Kuroko turned to her side to prevent her tears from being seen. Once again that maid had gained her Onee-sama's favor and was able to flirty (teasing) with her!
'Wait!' Kuroko thought as she suddenly realized something. 'Could, could Naruko-san be trying to get her in trouble with her Onee-sama, was Kuroko FRAMED!' She thought as the image of Naruko sleeping with Misaka and both of them naked appeared in her mind. '…That sneaky maid, Kuroko is on to your games now, and she will be victorious!' She thought with her eyes on flame.
'What is this feeling that I get?' Naruko thought sweat dropped.
"Baka Kuroko, I know she's like that with me, but to change targets? Tsk." Misaka muttered as she sipped the coffee that Naruko had prepared.
"You are saying that, is it because you're angry or… Are you jealous?" Naruko smirked as Misaka coughed.
"W-What did you say? Baka?" Misaka stuttered as Naruko only smiled at that reaction.
"So… Why are Uiharu-chan and Saten-chan here?" Naruko asked.
"Ah," Misaka said hearing this and looked into her blue eyes, "We met up with each other, so we hit a few shops together and they said they wanted to see our dorm." The chestnut hair girl answered.
"I see…." Naruko said as she nodded with understanding.
It was rare for students of Tokiwadai to bring students from other schools, let alone outsiders in general. The only exception would be the annual Midsummer Festival.
You see normally, the Tokiwadai Dormitory is closed off to the public; however, during the middle of summer, the dormitory opens its doors to the public for one day, and where the students of the Tokiwadai Dormitory serve them.
The students dress up in maid outfits and serve the guests by giving them pamphlets, and showing them around the dormitory where events are being held. The students from the Tokiwadai Dormitory in the School Garden were allowed to take part of the festivities by serving guests or being guests themselves. The student's were also allowed to invite guests.
"The Tokiwadai dorms are as fabulous as I had imagined. I'm so jealous." Uiharu said as she clasped her hands together and closed her eyes as she basket in the atmosphere of an Ojou-sama's room.
"The dining hall is huge, too!" Ruiko exclaimed as she spread her arms out wide with Uiharu nodding in agreement.
"But isn't Naruko-san is working here? Then isn't it very hard to clean this huge school alone." Uiharu asked as she just remembered that Naruko was a maid that was stationed here and of course she was the only maid to be stationed here.
Misaka smirked, "If it is normal maid it will be hard, but Naruko can do it alone and very easy, she has that ability after all." She said as Ruiko gasped.
"You mean, it has something to do with the secret of the 2nd's ability." Ruiko shouted while looking toward the blonde haired maid.
"Yeah, with her ability all of those things will be cleaned in the blink of eyes." Misaka said while shooting Naruko the look 'takes that' much to Naruko dismay as she was being looked by Ruiko and Uiharu's curious eyes.
"Alright, alright, I will tell you about my ability." Naruko said as she sat down on the bed and she showed them her glowing hands. "My power is something called as the wonder, because my power can warp and altering reality."
""Altering Reality.""
"Yeah, for example." Naruko said as she clapped her hands and in the instant the surrounding changed, shocking everyone in the room (except Misaka).
The once was a dorm-room changed into in the middle of a snowy field and frozen lake with a sun revolving in horizontally and in the high speed.
"...Wha...!?" The two Sakuragawa students gasped at the excessive abnormality and Ruiko walked toward the ice and touched it.
"It's cold…" Ruiko said in surprised.
"With my power, to alter dimension like this is very simple and easy." Naruko said as she clapped her hands and all of them back into the dorm-room where they used to. "But what my power can do is not that simple, my power can achieve fundamentally impossible feats on a whim, and freely redefine what's possible and impossible. So to put it simple, my power can shape reality, metaphysics and causation with but a thought, and ignore all rules like they didn't exist at all."
"…." The two Sakuragawa students were speechless at that and Naruko sighed.
"See, because of that I don't want to tell anyone about my power, Misaka-san." Naruko said while looking at the smiling Misaka.
"But aren't you only tells that to your friend? So they are your friend now, right?" Misaka said while grinning as Naruko smiled nervously.
"Well, I sure say something like that…" Naruko said as she can't find the next word, much to Kuroko happiness.
'Take that!' Kuroko thought happily.
"But if Naruko-san is that strong, why don't you become the 1st?" Uiharu asked confused.
Naruko smirked, "Level-5 is ranked not because of their power, but it's dependent on the worth of their abilities to the ongoing researches." She explained while smiling. "So even though my power is far stronger than 1st, but the applicant for 1st is vaster than mine as my power can't be replicated and can't be researched that easily."
"I see…" Ruiko nodded her head.
"Ah! I just remember that I have some Sweden-chocolate, how about I brought it here as snack for our coffee?" Naruko said, much to the girl happiness. "I will bring it here, just wait for a second."
"I'm coming with you!" Misaka said as both girl left the room.
Uiharu sighed, "It's really surprising, right Saten-san?" She asked while looking toward Saten who was searching something under Kuroko's bed. "Saten-san! What are you doing!?"
Ruiko came out and pulled out some box, "Well, when you go over to a friend's house…you're supposed to investigate, right?" she said questioningly as she lifted up the lid and gasped, "Oh ho! Erotic!" she exclaimed as she lifted up a pair of black panties.
"Saten-san! Don't go invading other people's privacy!" Uiharu said abashed.
"Sorry to wait everyone!" Naruko said while coming with the chocolate that she got from the Queen and Misaka.
"Thank you Naruko-san and Misaka-san nice job!" Ruiko said with thumbs-up while showing the panties.
Misaka had a slight blush on her face as she adverted her eyes, "No that's…" she trailed off.
"Ah! Isn't that Shirai-san's panty, Misaka-san?" Naruko said with smile in her face.
"Indeed it is." Kuroko said as she had Teleported out of her bindings.
"Kuroko…" Mikoto raised her tone slightly.
Kuroko waved her off, "I said I was sorry. There, done." She said ending the subject, much Mikoto chagrin.
"These revealing panties are yours?" Ruiko questioned as she held them up to Kuroko.
"It's not that revealing. Black panties are a requirement for a proper lady." Kuroko answered as if it was obvious as she curled one of her twintails with her finger.
Ruiko pulled up another pair, "This pair with the red butterfly, too?"
"I use that color when I'm feeling frisky." Kuroko answered shamelessly.
"And this stringy T-back?" Ruiko said as she held up the light blue T-back.
"That one is quite useful. It doesn't leave any marks on my skin." Kuroko replied with a hand on her cheek.
"A-and these full body mesh stockings?" Ruiko asked with a stutter.
Kuroko cupped her chin, "Sometimes a woman just has to become a panther." She said with a sly look in her eyes.
These answered left both Uiharu and Ruiko dumbstruck as Ruiko dropped the mesh stocking. Ruiko quickly jumped in front of Uiharu and pulled up her skirt. Uiharu freaked out and pulled her skirt down with a blush, "W-what are you doing, Saten-san!?" the flower girl questioned loudly.
"Oh, you know, it's just my usual routine." Ruiko said casually, "Seeing your striped panties always calms me down." She said with a sigh of relief. Uiharu just blushed harder from this.
"Why do you have to make such a big deal over underwear?" Kuroko questioned airily, "Take a look. I have a lot more!" she said as she leaned on the floor and began presenting more of her exotic undergarments.
Misaka blushed madly and Naruko just sighed, until Kuroko showed some childish pair of panties with a funny character on it that Kuroko held up and blushed.
Uiharu and Ruiko sighed in relief seeing them.
"What a relief. So Shirai-san wears that kind too." Ruiko said
"My Shirai-san has returned!" Uiharu stated
Misaka swiped them quickly and turned away with embarrassment after she retrieved all of them. "Sorry…these are mine…wait a second Kuroko!" She said yelling and started to pull on Kuroko's cheeks, "Why is my underwear under your bed! Huh?" she questioned in ferocity.
"It's a misunderstanding, Onee-sama!" Kuroko said through pulled cheeks.
'''She seems to be saying that a lot today.''' Naruko, Ruiko and Uiharu sweat dropped at the sight.
Naruko coughed, "Well why don't we look at Misaka's photo album now…" She said, trying to avert the subject.
"Going for the basics, huh?" Ruiko said in understanding as she nodded to this idea.
"I really want to see how Misaka-san in her elementary school." The flower girl said.
"Then I will prepare the photo album and suitable drink for it." Naruko said as three of them, ignoring Misaka and Kuroko.
-xXx-
"Oh, so cute!" the first response to seeing little Misaka holding her mother's hand entering elementary school for the first time.
"Is this your first elementary school entrance ceremony?" Ruiko asked
"Is that beautiful person next to you your mother?" Uiharu said in awe.
"Um…yes…" Misaka said in slight discomfort as they looked at picture of her winning a bread race. Then her wearing kimono.
"What nice kimono." Uiharu gushed, as the next one showed Misaka munching on a riceball in a tracksuit.
"This is really embarrassing…" Misaka said as the last one was of her in a school bathing suit, sitting pool side and kicking the water.
"I have to say though, this is kind of unexpected." Ruiko said as she looked at Misaka.
"What is?" the fourth level 5 said questioningly.
"Well, Misaka-san, you're a level 5 and the ace of Tokiwadai." She said as Uiharu flipped through more photos, "I would have figured that you were from an upper-class family. You know, someone who's been walking the path of the elite their entire life." She stated with embarrassment at judging her like that.
"Oh, that's not it at all." Misaka said, "I started out as a level 1. I was just a normal kid."
"I see…" Ruiko said in a whisper with a look of understanding.
"Let's look at Shirai-san's next." Uiharu said as she looked up at her Judgment partner.
"Oh, I would love to…unfortunately; I don't have a photo album." She said with a shrug.
"Huh?" Uiharu said, not understanding why she wouldn't have one.
"I live in the present." Kuroko said as cupped her chin to look cool, "Instead of dwelling in the past or dreaming of the future, I want to live in the present." She said passionately as Ruiko walked behind her to her bookshelf and started looking around, "That's something I've promised myself." She finished as she placed a hand on her chest.
"Isn't this it?" Ruiko said as she pulled out a black book with red markings on it.
"AAAAAGH!" Kuroko shouted in surprise as she rushed over to get it, "This isn't allowed!" she shouted
But before Kuroko could reach it, Naruko is faster and took it from her. "Hm? What's this?" She said with evil smile as the others looked at it.
The book was labeled Onee-sama's secrets; Misaka started shacking with rage and a deeply blushed face, Kuroko!" she shouted as she started to pull Kuroko's cheeks again, "You should be reflecting on the present, not the past or the future!" she proclaimed as she pulled harder.
Misaka let go and Kuroko fell on the floor, "I'm just that serious about you, Onee-sama!" Kuroko claimed as she turned to look at Misaka with tears, "Don't you remem-"
"Waaah." Uiharu said cutting Kuroko plea as all of them looked at the photo that Uiharu look. "Isn't this little Naruko-san?" She asked while looking at the photo of young little blonde haired girl who looked very sleepy.
"Well judging from her cute, carefree face…" Ruiko said sweat dropped at the photo. "It must be her."
"Well I meet Naruko's first when she slept in park, at first I confused why she laid down in park and I just found out that she slept at that time." Misaka told the story.
"Sleeping in park?" Uiharu repeated in disbelief.
"And here I thought that the meeting between Misaka-san and Naruko-san, will be cool, but it turns to be…" Ruiko commented as she looked at the photo album again. "Look at this one." She pointed as all of them talked about the photo album with Naruko watching them with happy smile.
-xXx-
Kaitabi Hatsuya trembled weakly as he picked himself up from the ground carefully. He painstakingly put his headphones around his ear, his ribs and face aching from the beating he had received earlier from the thugs.
His shaking hands pressed his damaged spectacles against his face carefully, his lean and gaunt frame swaying unsteadily as he trudged away from the backyard of the school.
"Are you ok?" a person asked, walking up to him in concern. Kaitabi noted the Judgement armband on the person in disgust, his nose wrinkling in distaste as he pulled away from the Judgment member.
"Where were you people?" he snarled bitterly, pointing at his various bruises, "Judgment is supposed to help people like me, right? So why are you guys never on time!" he shoved the Judgment member violently away from him, his gaze full of hatred as he walked away, leaving the confused Judgment member behind.
"They're useless. Judgment is useless," he muttered to himself, letting the track he was listening to on his music player work its magic.
His lips curled into a cynical smile.
Judgment said that they existed to protect the peace and misuse of powers by Espers but they never once helped people like him. So many of his other friends suffered in silence, with Judgment not doing anything to help the situation.
Well, it was all going to end.
Until they got their act together, Judgment would suffer his wrath.
No, not just his wrath, they would suffer the wrath of all the repressed students, students who could do nothing about their powerlessness!
Until now, that is. His eyes lit up with a maniacal glint. Yes, he had gained the power to teach Judgment a lesson and soon, he'd have enough power to get his revenge on the thugs.
And then, he would let all his friends have their turn. Smirking widely, he took out a small frog soft-toy from his bag and leered down at it in anticipation.
Now, he wondered, who would his next victim be? It had to be somewhere big, surely. Somewhere that would make Judgment take its job seriously from now on. And of course, an injured member would only make revenge sweeter.
He grinned.
Oh, payback is coming alright.
