Ch. 03
Hana sat across Akio. They were in a secure office from Anti-skill. Akio had handcuffs on.
"Akio, why do you hate the city so much?" Asked Hana.
"Because I could never fit in." Whispered Akio. "At school I was always teased for being different. For being a multi skilled esper...You got lucky. You were brought into a school were the kids were nice to you, but I wasn't...and when we moved...I was so happy...but mom decided that you needed to become a level 6 and get married. And she should've known that you would not accept your fate and run away. And when you did and you revealed your true powers, bad people went after you. So mom, who had some connections with the church, send Styil after you."
Hana sighed. "Well...maybe you can fit in...if you just try to be nice to the others, then maybe they will grow to like you."
Yomikawa looked at them from behind the security glass. Her junior, Tessou , stood next to her.
"I think he will turn around." Said Yomikawa. "But he got to repay the city."
"Strange how we got two level 5's with us now." Said Tessou.
"Yes, we need to keep a close eyes on them." Yomikawa put her hand against the glass. "We can't keep having the same incidents..can we?" she whispered.
Tessou was silent. How could she forget? The incident...
5 years ago
"YOMIKAWA!"
A man with brown hair ran through the streets of Academy city with his junior behind him. That junior was Aiho Yomikawa. A young girl who was just new at anti skill.
"Keep up!"
"I am, Koichi-sensei!"
The two were running to a place delict, where apparently a level 4 lost control of it's powers.
When they got to the place, a bank, it was a mess. People were running away from the place and ambulances were at the place.
"Jack, what is the problem?" Asked Koichi to another Anti-skill member.
"A level four lost control of her powers after someone told her off. We don't know the full story, except that the girl is a level four telekinesis."
"Right, let's go!" Aiho grabbed her gun and was ready to charge in. But Koichi held her back.
"Hold on, newbie, you can't just charge in!"
"HUH?!"
"The girl is a telekinesis! She can let objects fly without moving an inch! And she is not stable!"
"You never let me do anything!" Yelled the junior. "I can't come with you on special missions, I can't do anything! I always have to patrol and nothing more! I joined anti skill for a reason!"
"Aiho..." Said Koichi dangerously. "There are many reasons why-"
"Sure there are!" Aiho turned around and groaned annoyed.
Another anti-skill walked to Koichi.
"Mr. Awara, we need you in there. Maybe you can talk to the girl. If you talk to her, she might regain control."
"Of course! Yomikawa-"
Koichi noticed that she was gone. In horror he just saw her running into the bank.
"AIHO!"
She ran through the wreckage that were once the desks. A few chairs flew towards her. Aiho did as she learned in training and duck. The things flew right over her head. She ran and ran, until she saw the girl. The girl was crouched on the ground. Object were flying around her.
The girl looked up. She screamed. "Stay away!"
Another chair flew at her, but Aiho simply avoided it.
"I'm not here to hurt you." Aiho crouched in front of the girl. "What is your name?"
"...Kara..."
"Kara, that's a pretty name! Now, I need you to calm down!"
Kara breathed shortly. "I-I can't! I can't! I'm scared!"
"Don't be! Look at me, look at me."
The girl looked at Aiho.
"Breathe...I'm not here to hurt you, we're here to help you."
"I can't be helped..." Said Kara.
"Yes, you can." The floating objects fell down.
"Aiho!" Yelled Koichi. "Where are you?!"
"Here!" Yelled Aiho.
Koichi ran to them. He helped Aiho up. "Aiho, are you hurt?!"
"No, I'm okay, the girl has calmed down. I think."
Kara stood up. "Yeah, I'm okay..." Kara looked at the gun Koichi was holding. Wait, was he here to hurt here? Did she kill any anti-skill members? Did she? Oh no! No! This was not what she meant to do!
Aiho noticed Kara's terrified look. "Kara, are you okay?"
"Aah..."
"Kara?"
Aiho put her hand on her shoulder.
"NO!"
Within a second Aiho and Koichi flew against the ceiling. Kara grabbed her head and screamed. Objects flew around, desks broke, metal flew around, glass shattered, the windows shattered...
"AIHO!" Yelled Koichi. He looked at his junior. She looked at him with wide open eyes. "Dammit!"
"Koichi! I can't move!"
Koichi stretched out with his arm. He grabbed Aiho and pulled her against his chest. Aiho could hear his arms break.
"Aiho! I told you not to go in!"
"Sorry, but I-"
A chair broke close to her head. She shrieked.
"Dumbass!" Yelled Koichi. "I tried to protect you...since...I love you!"
"Now is not the time!"
Kara crouched down and screamed loudly. Aiho could feel the ground shake, even from up the ceiling. What did they need to do now? They weren't trained for a situation like this!
"Aiho, can you grab my gun?!" Yelled Koichi.
She reached out with her hand and grabbed his gun. It wasn't easy. She didn't want her arm to break, like Koichi's. She reached real slowly and did every move with caution. When she had his gun she thought; 'Yes!'
"Alright, now, I want you to shoot her!"
Aiho was baffled. Shoot her? She'd promised the girl that she would not hurt her!
"Shoot her?! Are you crazy? That's against the law!"
"In moments like this the law doesn't matter, Aiho! Just shoot her in a vein that isn't a vital organ!"
Aiho pointed the gun down. Kara was still screaming and yelling. The poor girl was already in pain, did she really need to inflict more?...But it was either live or die. And the girl was losing control of her powers! She had to stop her!
She pulled the trigger. A gunshot was heard and for a second the girl was silent. She was hit in her leg. Aiho and Koichi sighed in relief. Maybe this would be over by now...but they were wrong. Kara now looked up with anger. The whole building started to shake and Aiho and Koichi fell down.
With the whole ceiling.
Minutes later Aiho opened up her eyes. Koichi his arms were wrapped around her. Aiho sat up on her knees and looked around her. Kara was laying on the ground. Probably dead.
"She send herself to her own demise, huh?" Said Aiho.
She looked at Koichi...she gasped. A spike was right through his stomach.
"Koichi!" Aiho quickly tried to wake him up. When that didn't work she tried pulling the spike out.
"Aiho..."
"Koichi, hold on! I'll get you out of here!"
She frantically pulled at the pipe.
Koichi put his bloody hand on her cheek. "Aiho...stop...it's too late for me..."
"No...no..." Tears fell down her cheeks.
"Aiho...argh...promise me..." Koichi smiled sadly at her. "...That you never loose your...attitude...and...and...that you will do your best..."
"I will! But we need to get you to a hospital!"
"...Aiho...I...I...I...love...you...my...part...ner..."
He stopped speaking and his breathing stopped. His eyes stared at nothing. They didn't move. Aiho shook him as to wake him up. Tears fell down on his chest. His bloody hand fell down on the ground. And that's when she knew that he was dead.
Aiho sobbed and let out a long scream.
"KOICHI!"
Touma was waiting in the hallway. Index was playing with Last Order. The two were running through the hallway, just past the frog-doctor.
"They shouldn't be running in the halls." Said Heaven Canceller.
He smiled as he stepped to Touma.
"How is everyone doing?" Asked Touma.
"Everyone is fine. They were a little injured, but are fine now."
"Good."
"If you'd like, you could check on your electric girlfriend."
"She is not...aargh!" Touma stomped away. "Such mis fortune!"
Heaven canceller smiled. Ah, to be young again.
"Ku-ro-ko!"
Mikoto electrocuted Kuroko so hard that she flew out of her room. Mikoto was just about to change when Kuroko teleported into her room.
The girl yelled out "Oneesama!" and hugged Mikoto. Kuroko was rambling so much that she accidentally revealed that she took pictures of Mikoto everyday when she was in the shower or sleeping.
"When we get home I'll destroy your camera!" Yelled Mikoto.
Kuroko twitched from all the electricity. "Yes, Oneesama..."
Mikoto didn't care more and slammed the door shut. She turned around and put her school uniform on.
"Stupid Kuroko..." Mikoto buttoned up her t-shirt. She groaned even more when she heard the door behind her slide open again.
She turned around, ready to shock Kuroko, but instead saw Misaka 10032 standing there.
"Oneesama, Misaka wanted to check on you, says Misaka as she shows her feelings." Said the sister.
"Right." Mikoto put her shorts on. "Have you seen Touma and the others?"
"Oneesama is still wearing such childish things? Says Misaka as she is astonished by the child like behavior of her original."
Mikoto her head turned red.
"Misaka is sure that Oneesama isn't going to impress her boyfriend with that kind of underwear. Says Misaka as she tries to-"
"Stop it!" Yelled Mikoto embarrassed. "I don't like that idiot!"
"Oneesama should be honest with her feelings. Says Misaka as she is making her point."
Mikoto sighed. "Well, thanks for the help during the fight."
"Misaka did not exactly help. Point Misaka out." Said 10032.
"No, I mean the awakening." Said Mikoto.
"Right. Misaka sees why Oneesama is grateful, but unfortunately we did not get close to a true awakening. Says Misaka as she apologizes."
"Geez..." Mikoto walked over to her sister. She put her hand on her shoulder and gave her a wink. "You don't need to apologize. You know, you are always more than helpful in these kind of situations. And you helped, there is nothing to apologize for. Right...sister?"
Misaka 10032 blushed a little.
"Oneesama..."
Touma walked into the room. "Hey, girls how is it going?"
Misaka 10032 grinned devious.
"Misaka was just making her exit. Says Misaka as she walks out, leaving the two of you stuck in a certain romantic situation."
The girl shut the door behind her. Mikoto and Touma both looked awkwardly away from each other.
"So...uhm...you okay?" Asked Touma.
"Yeah, I am."
"Good."
They both were quite, not knowing what to say. After a few minutes, they spoke at the same time.
"So..." They both said.
"Uhm, you go first." Said Touma.
Mikoto blushed. "So...you...know...I was...was..."
"Hm?" Touma moved closer. Maybe she wasn't alright after all! Maybe she got a fever! He put his hand against her forehead. Mikoto blushed. She shrieked and pushed him away.
"What a-are you doing?!"
Mikoto fired a spark towards her. Touma put out his hand and the spark went away.
"Such misfortune." Whispered Touma.
"Don't be so reckless..." Said Mikoto. "Really, you are such an idiot..."
"Well?"
"Well what?!"
"What are we going to do about our situation? The kiss?" Asked Touma.
Mikoto looked away flustered. "Well...well...we...we...c-could...d-d-d...d...a...t...t...e..."
"Hm?"
"Geez! I mean that I might go on a date with you!" Electricity sparked from her forehead. All the machines in the room started to go wild.
As he was used to it, Touma held out his hand.
Mikoto breathed heavily after releasing that much electricity.
"D-date?" Asked Touma. The machines were all badly burned. "You mean...a day out?"
"No way! I just need to get the new Gekota-strap!" Said Mikoto.
"Gekota-strap? Didn't you get one already?"
"You remember?" Whispered Mikoto. Touma stared with a confused at her for a moment. Mikoto shook her head. "I meant, I want the new one!"
"New one? There is a new one?"
"Yes! I need to get it! Before you know it they are sold out!"
"Are they even letting you in the store?"
Mikoto her eyes turned insane, just like they always did when she was talking about Gekota. "We. Are. Goi-ing!" She said dangerously.
The eyes of a mad man...There is no way I can refuse. Thought Touma.
Touma backed away. "Now, now...we shouldn't rush..."
"We." Mikoto stook a few steps closer. "Are going."
Touma saw how close they were. His back was against the wall. Mikoto her nose was almost touching his. He could feel her breath on his face.
"Mikoto..." Whispered Touma.
He put his hand on her cheek. He brushed her hair away. They moved closer and closer and closer...Their lips almost brushed against each other and...
"Oi, Kami-yan!" Tsuchimikado walked into the room.
Mikoto quickly stepped away from Touma. She muttered something inaudible and walked out of the room embarrassed.
"Tsuchimikado, what are you doing here?"
"When I heard that my good friend Kami-yan got injured, I needed to check on him!"
Touma nodded slowly. "How is the city doing?"
"Good. The creatures are gone and the town is cleaned up. But I'm wondering about your friends...do they know anything about the magic side?"
"They only know that Styil is a magician. Nothing more."
"Good. We should keep it that way." Said Tsuchimikado.
Mikoto walked through the hospital.
What just happened? For a second she and Touma were almost kissing again...and then his friend walked in...she just didn't know what he was thinking...did he actually like her?
Mikoto groaned and rubbed her hands through her hair. How annoying...
She stopped when she noticed that she was not close to her room anymore. It looked like a whole other hospital. She wanted to ask a few nurses, but they bluntly ignored her. Great. Just great. Where was she?
"Lost?"
Mikoto turned around to see Teitoku Kakine leaning against the wall, smoking a cigarette.
"I don't need your help. You look down on espers, even more than Accelerator."
"So what? Lower Espers are just trash. They are good for nothing and you know it."
Mikoto sighed. She could not believe that people like him existed.
Kakine blew out some smoke. "Anyway, it was good to team up, railgun. We should do it again."
"Right. As if." Electricity sparked a little from her forehead. "I don't like people like you."
Kakine grinned. He stepped towards and grabbed her wrist.
"Then how about a battle?" Said Kakine. "Me against you, doll face."
Mikoto gritted her teeth.
"Or do I need to kill another 128 rail guns?"
Mikoto was about to shock him! How dare he!
But a hand pulled her away from Kakine. It was no one other than Accelerator.
"Sorry to interrupt, but before you touch her or even one of the sisters, you'll have to go through me. Now cram, you annoying pest."
Kakine rolled his eyes, put out his cigarette and walked off.
Mikoto stepped away from Accelerator. "Thanks...I guess?" It was strange how he was nice to her...
"Right. I needed you to talk about Akio."
"What about him?"
"The machines, Akio could not have made it himself. Another master mind was behind it."
"Another master mind?"
"Yes. Someone who could build those kind of things. Probably a scientist."
"A scientist , huh?"
That night Hana slept again with Index and Touma. The next morning they all ate pancakes for breakfast.
"Yum , yum!" Said Index. "I was so hungry!"
"You're always hungry!" Said Touma. He looked at Hana and noticed that she was looking depressed. "Hana?"
"Huh?" The girl looked up. "Sorry, I'm a little distraught over everything that happened...I almost got Miko-chan killed."
"Mikoto? Ah, she is fine, Hana. She always is..."
"Toumaaaa!" Index leaned over the table. She knocked over a glass full of milk, which went exactly over his pancakes. Touma groaned. Such misfortune.
"What?...Index-san?" Touma his eyebrow twitched.
"I was wondering if we could go to the mall today!" Yelled Index.
"Today? Today I already have a...date...I mean I'm meeting with someone."
"Ooh..." Said Index. "Who's the lucky girl?"
Touma blushed. "Just a friend..."
Now Hana started to grin too. "It's Mikoto, right?"
"Does it matter?" Asked Touma with a blush.
"Of course it matters!" Said Index and Hana in unison.
"Why would it-"
Hana and Index jumped up.
Hana ran to his closet and looked through his clothes. "Do you have an tuxedo?"
"For what do I need-"
"Because it's a date, stupid!" Yelled Hana and Index together.
After the table was cleaned up, they dragged him quickly to a store. Within a second they choose a tuxedo for him.
Hana also bought some flowers. (If you're Japanese or speak the language, you get it)
"Done!" Said Hana and Index, proud of their work.
Mikoto was waiting in the mall. She looked at a clock hanging on the wall.
Where is that idiot? She thought.
"Aaargh, please!" Said Mikoto. She stamped with her feet on the ground. "Where is that stupid idiot staying?!"
She sighed annoyed. She had been waiting for half an hour. They would meet at 2 o'clock, dammit!
Mikoto was just about to leave when she heard a voice behind her.
"Mikoto!"
Mikoto turned around. Her face burned up.
Touma was wearing a fancy, black suit. He nervously handed her a bouquet of flowers.
"Sorry I was late...Index and Hana forced me to buy this suit."
Mikoto smelled the flowers. They were beautiful. She kept staring at him.
"You're not mad, are you?" Asked Touma as dense as he is.
"Huh?" Mikoto scraped her throat. "No, let's just get our gekota-strap!"
Touma sighed. He walked slowly after Mikoto. Mikoto dashed forward. She ran into the store that was selling Gekota-straps.
"Gekota!" Screamed Mikoto.
Touma was waiting outside and could hear her through the entire mall. He sighed. How was he going to survive this?
Mikoto ran out again. She proudly held a gekota-strap in her hand.
"Great, now how about we go grab some food?" Asked Touma. He started to walk to look for a cafe. Mikoto quickly ran up to him.
"Grab some food? Is that why you're dressed up so fancy, mr. Kamijou?" Teased Mikoto.
"At least I'm better dressed than you!" Said Touma.
Mikoto punched him in the shoulder.
"Ow, what was that for?!"
Mikoto brushed her hair back. "Hmpfh. If we want to get in a good restaurant, I guess I can buy a dress..."
"Hm?"
"Ah, just come with me!"
Mikoto dragged Touma into a fancy store. She grabbed a handful of dresses and went into a changing cabinet.
Touma sat down on a sofa next to a man.
The man was about to take a cigarette, but quickly stopped it back in pocket when he saw the 'no-smoking' sign.
"Cruel world, huh boy?" Said the man to Touma.
"Hm?"
"Our girlfriends drag us to this store for clothes. And we work already hard enough, right?"
Touma scratched his head. "Sir...I'm not her..."
"But..." The man leaned his head back and looked at the dirty ceiling. "She repays me in every way possible. How about your lady?"
"Again, she is not-"
"Touma..."
Mikoto stepped out. She looked beautiful. She was wearing a white dress with little blue flowers on the top. It fit her perfectly.
Touma blushed. His mouth fell open.
"And?" Asked Mikoto embarrassed.
Touma closed his mouth. "I...uh...I...uh..."
The man next to him poked him.
Touma straightened himself. "Right. Ahem, Mikoto you look pretty."
"Should I buy this?" Asked Mikoto. She turned around.
"Let me see the price tag."
"Hold on, you!" Said Mikoto. "I can afford this, unlike you! I was just wondering if this looks good on me."
Touma slammed his forehead. "Misaka, didn't you heard what I said?"
"Alright then!"
Mikoto paid her dress. She kept it on and put her schooluniform in a bag. The two of them then walked out of the store into a restaurant.
They sat down at a table. A waitress walked to them.
"What a cute couple you are?"
Touma and Mikoto both blushed nervously.
"But what would you like?" Asked the waitress.
"I would like...let's see...some spaghetti." Said Mikoto.
"And I would like a hamburger..." Touma stopped when the waitress raised her eyebrows.
"Excuse me, mister, but we don't serve fastfood here."
"Ah, sorry. Then...I want some spaghetti too."
"Alright. I'll be right back."
The waitress left the two of them alone.
Mikoto nervously looked away. So this was a date, huh? She couldn't believe it. She'd never thought that she would ever go on a date with a boy...
Meanwhile Touma was wondering on what to say. Normally something bad would happen and he had to save the day. So he didn't knew what to do now. Not that he didnt like her. He liked Mikoto, he truly did. And hell, she looked more beautiful then ever...
"So, Touma, do you ever think about the future?" Asked Mikoto all of a sudden.
"Sometimes. Why?"
Mikoto shook her head. "No reason..."
"Come on..." Touma wanted an answer. "Why?"
"Well...sometimes I wonder if we'll keep having these adventures forever. I mean that someday I want to...you know...be...able...to...to...to start a family."
Touma blushed nervously. What was he going to say? He never thought that much about the future. He was always living in the now.
Thank goodness the waitress came and gave them their food.
Touma began eating his food, like he was starving. Mikoto sat up straight and ate her food like she was taught at school. First she looked disgusted at Touma. Then Touma looked up, his face full with sauce. Mikoto giggled a little.
"What?" Asked Touma.
"Hihi, nothing!" Mikoto grabbed a napkin. She moved closer to him and cleaned his mouth off. He was really a high-schooler, huh?
Touma stared at her. Mikoto laid the napkin down. She was about to move away again when Touma grabbed her hand.
"Hey, I was wondering...wanna get out of here?"
"Out of here?" Mikoto became red again. Her thoughts immediately went wild.
Out of here? Like in a movie? Like we go to a hotel and...and...eek! But I'm too young! But he is sixteen...right? So it's only naturel, but I can't!
"Mikoto?" Touma waved with his hand for her eyes.
Mikoto looked at him. "T-Touma, I'm...not...ready...for that..."
Touma winked at her. "Don't worry about it. I'll pay, biribiri."
He stood up and walked to a cashier. He paid and they left the restaurant quickly.
"T-Touma..." Mikoto kept pulling at his sleeve. She was trying to tell him that they should not...do the same as in a movie.
"What is it?" Touma got a little annoyed as they walked out of the busy mall onto the streets.
"We can't go to a hotel." Said Mikoto. "That's just...wrong."
"Why would we go to a hotel?" Asked Touma.
Mikoto groaned out of annoyance. "Like you don't know."
"I don't know." Touma stopped in the middle of the street.
"Well, you know..." Mikoto started, before Touma pulled her into a small alleyway. He pushed her against the wall.
"Ssh!" Said Touma. "Keep quiet!"
Mikoto raised her eyebrows. What was he?
"Oneesama..." She saw Kuroko walk by together with Uiharu.
Uiharu sighed. "This is not what 'cleaning up the streets means' , Shirai-san."
"Uiharu, we are cleaning up the streets...cleaning it up...from people like that 'ape!' Now where did he take my darling Oneesama?!"
Uiharu muttered and slumped after her.
"Phew...that was close." Said Touma.
"Really? I thought that someone dangerous was following us." Said Mikoto.
"Shirai-san is dangerous."
The level 5 sweat dropped.
"Wait, you said that we couldn't go to a hotel. Why not?" Asked Touma.
Mikoto blushed again. "Well.." She nervously rubbed her arm and looked away. "In the movies people go to a hotel when they...you know..."
"Hm?"
"You said; let's get out of here. That basically means; let's go to a hotel."
Touma smirked. How funny. Mikoto had really no experiences in relationships, huh? He moved in closer and stopped inches away from her face. Mikoto was bead red.
"My, my, who knew that you would have such naughty thoughts, Mikoto..."
"H-hey, you are the one who said it!"
Touma now blushed too. "Oi, Mikoto..."
Mikoto pursed her lips.
"Just kiss me, you idiot."
"In this alleyway?" Touma whispered nervously. He was still afraid that Kuroko would teleport next to him and kill him.
"Yes, we don't get a lot of privacy at our dorms, now do we?"
Touma shrugged his shoulders. He leaned in and kissed her tenderly on the shoulders.
He carefully moved closer to her, pinning her body against the wall. He put his hands on her hips. Mikoto put her hands around his neck and pulled him even closer.
Damn...Thought Touma. This kiss...she smells so nice...oh god...
Mikoto thought that she heard Touma grunt. Then she felt something move within his pants.
Oh no...gross...Thought Mikoto and she was about to push him away.
But Touma opened up his mouth. Mikoto felt his tongue move against her lips. She opened up her mouth and let his tongue enter. Touma got even more excited. His hands went under her t-shirt and went up her torso. He touched her breasts and rubbed them. Mikoto moaned and moved against him. Electric sparks started to come from her. It was all too much...the sparks of electricity got more extreme and if this would go on, people on the street would take a look.
Touma finally realized what was happening and quickly parted away from her. He breathed heavily.
Mikoto still sparked a little, but not as much as before.
"Touma...darling..." She breathed out.
"Did...we...just..." Touma panted.
"Y-yeah..."
Touma felt humiliated. If it wasn't for the fact that they were in the small alleyway, he might have gone even further...but he couldn't! They were still too young!
"I'm sorry if I went too far." Said Touma.
Mikoto held her hand close to her chest. Her heart was thumping loudly. "You didn't...Touma...but...are we...a...a...c-c-couple now?"
"I guess." Said Touma.
"You guessed?! We've already kissed three times!" Yelled Mikoto.
"You counted?"
Mikoto blushed. "So what if I did? You jerk."
Touma smiled down at her. She was actually really cute sometimes.
He put his right hand on her head. Mikoto was ready to shock him, but his right hand was on her head, so she couldn't do anything.
They were both silent. Touma was smiling at her and rubbing her head. Mikoto looked away blushing.
Just as she was about to say something Touma's phone went.
Touma put his hand away from her head.
"Hello?"
"Ah, Kamijou-san." He heard Othinus her voice.
Othinus was a magician, formerly a magic god. She was one of the strongest magicians out there and one of his best friends. When the girl could use her magic at it's full extent, she could perform amazing abilities. Without any spells.
"Othinus, why are you calling me?" Asked Touma.
"I'm calling you for...for...help..."
Touma got a little worried. Her voice sounded strange.
"Othinus are you okay?"
"Touma Kamijou, let's meet up."
"O-okay..." Mikoto gave him a strange look. Touma turned his back on her. "Where?"
"The A-building. You know the building on the east side of town."
"Right."
"Meet me on the roof within an hour."
With that she hang up. Touma stared at his phone. She sounded very strange. But Othinus was strange, so there was probably nothing to worry about.
Touma turned around only to see that Mikoto was gone.
Where did she go?
Mikoto was being dragged by Misaka 10032 away from Touma. They ran through the streets.
"10032, what's wrong? I was busy!" Asked Mikoto.
"Misaka understands that Oneesama was busy with romance, but there are more important things going on. Says Misaka as Misaka drags oneesama along."
"What do you mean?"
A few people looked at the two, assuming that they were twins.
"20001, the sister who you also call Last Order, has been taken. Together with Hana. Says Misaka." Said 10032.
"Wait, what?!" Yelled Mikoto.
10032 stopped with running. She turned her head to Mikoto.
"We are going to see Othinus, Oneesama. She might be able to help."
"Othinus? Who is that?" Asked Mikoto.
10032 said nothing more. She opened the door of a building and let Mikoto in. People dressed in suits looked up at her. They were all sitting behind computers and working on stuff. 10032 led Mikoto into an elevator. They went up to the final floor.
"Again, who is Othinus?" Asked Mikoto again.
"Misaka will not explain anything. Other people will explain it to you. Says Misaka as she makes her statement." Said 10032.
"Aah..." Mikoto looked down at the ground. She didn't knew what to expect at this point.
The elevator went up. The two stayed silent. Mikoto was nervous and Misaka 10032 was just looking straight.
They finally got to their floor. The door opened up.
A blond girl was sitting on a throne. She was playing a game on a tablet.
Next to her were a few men standing in strange outfits. Index, Accelerator, Stiyl, Laura Stuart (the archbishop from the church of England), Kaori and Misaka 19090 and Akio. Misaka 10032 walked up to Othinus. She made a quick bow and then stepped next to 19090.
"Mikoto Misaka." Said Othinus. "The railgun, Tokiwadai's ace."
"Who are you?" Asked Mikoto.
"Show a little more respect!" Said one of the men with blond hair and a weird suit and cape standing next to Othinus. "This is Othinus, a magician with more power than any living being!"
Othinus put down her tablet and stood up.
"Tadao, stand down."
Tadao muttered and stepped back.
"Yes, my name is Othinus. As you've heard Hana and Last Order have been taken."
"Why?" Said Mikoto. "And by who?"
"We think some magicians want to use Hana's power. We don't know why they took Last Order." Said Accelerator.
Mikoto furrowed her eyebrows. Why would they take Last Order? To infiltrate the network? It didn't make sense. Magicians normally didn't bother with the science side of academy city. Let alone meddle with it.
"Anyway, we need everyone's help to free her." Othinus snapped with her fingers and a screen popped up, showing an image of a building. "They are captured in building A. Stiyl will infiltrate the ground floor, sending all the attention to that point. Koari will do the third and second floor. Akio will go up with Railgun and Accelerator. We will find them and return them back to safety."
"What about me?" Asked Index and Laura at the same time.
"Oh right. Can you two...use magic?" Asked Othinus.
Tadao sighed. "Othinus, you should know this. Index here is a young nun from Necessarius, a branch of the Church of mind and has been implanted with the 103,000 magical texts of the Index-Librorum-Prohibitorum as she possesses Photographic memory. And Laura there is the Archbishop of England."
"Sorry, I just forgot." Muttered Othinus under her breath in annoyance, yet she was also embarrassed.
Everyone stared at her in an awkward silence before she continued.
"Ah, yes...well...you...I mean...Laura can go with Stiyl. Index should go with Koari. Oh and I almost forgot! Misaka 10032 and 19090 should stay here with me."
19090 put her hand up. "For what? Asks Misaka as Misaka wishes for an answer."
"When something goes wrong, we can spring into action. Plus you two know you're way with computers and weapons. I could you two."
"Right. Says Misaka while Misaka actually thinks that she can not trust you yet and hides her weapon behind her back." Said 10032.
Almost everyone fell over.
"Don't say that you have a weapon behind your back when you mistrust someone!" Yelled Mikoto.
"Misaka did not say something like that, Oneesama. Says Misaka as Misaka-"
"There you go again!"
"Oneesama should not interrupt Misaka. Misaka dislikes that. Says Misaka as Misaka speaks a little faster to not be interrupted again."
"I did not interrupt you."
"Excuse Misaka, Oneesama, but Oneesama did."
"Did not!"
"Oneesama did."
Everyone looked at the two. They were really acting like sisters, huh?
Misaka 10032 interrupted.
"19090, you don't have the time to bicker with Oneesama. Time is of the essence. Says Misaka as Misaka takes charge."
Misaka 19090 and Mikoto sighed both in defeat.
Touma ran into the A-building.
Inside there were some soldiers standing in the hallways.
"Othinus is up the roof." Said one of them.
Touma ran into the elevator. He quickly pushed on the buttons and went up.
I wonder what Othinus wants? Thought Touma.
The elevator stopped at the roof. Two strange men awaited there for him. They were dressed in black suits and wearing sunglasses.
"Touma Kamijou. We were waiting for you."
"Who are you?" Yelled Touma. "And where is Othinus?!"
The two men smirked at each other. The stepped away from each other. One of them pointed down.
Touma his eyes widened.
There was Othinus. In a pool of blood. Dead.
Touma fell to his knees. Othinus...He started to scream loudly.
"OTHINUS!"
He almost started to cry. But he didn't let the tears fall. He stood up on his shaky legs and looked angry at the two men.
"What did you...d-d-o?" Asked Touma, stuttering.
"We've killed her." Said one of the men. "Doesn't that make you mad?"
Touma clenched his fists. "Of course...I'm going to..."
The men started to suddenly mumble strange words.
"G'yar O la Ka u k o'h A Ie D'e M'i N d'."
Touma held his hand forward. What was the man doing? A spell? An attack? Well, his imagine breaker would-
All of a sudden he felt all kind of bad feelings surveying up. Feelings off abandonment, regret, anger, hate, sadness...everything that academy city had done to him. Everything science had done to him!
Touma let his hand down.
He smirked evilly.
"Hey, there it is."
Index, Accelerator, Stiyl, Laura, Kaori , Akio and Mikoto looked up at the big building. It was 5 stories high up.
"Dumb." Said Accelerator annoyed.
They walked into the big building. And were immediately greeted by soldiers with fire arms.
"We will leave this to you. We will go to the top floor, got it?" Said Akio.
Stiyl gathered fire within his palm. "Just don't take too long."
The soldiers aimed for him. Stiyl fired a fireball. Laura used a spell that made the fireball bigger. The thing swallowed the guards up.
Accelerator, Mikoto and Akio ran for the elevator while Laura, Stiyl, Index and Kaori fought off the soldiers. They stepped into the elevator and went up.
"We need to work together on this one, got it?" Said Akio.
Mikoto stayed silent. A little spark came from her head. Accelerator just gave him a small nod.
The numbers finally stopped. They were on the final floor. Everyone stepped out.
They were in some big room.
"Where is this?" Said Mikoto.
The trio looked around confused. They were expecting a hallway, but not this room. At the end of the room there was a door.
A screen lit up. A strange man with dark hair and sunglasses on appeared on the big screen.
"Accelerator, Mikoto Misaka and Akio Fujimoto!" Said the man. "Behind that door you will find Last Order and Hana. Unharmed. But first you need to defeat someone."
"Right." Mikoto sparked a little.
Accelerator cracked his knuckles. Akio narrowed his eyes as the door opened up and closed and revealed the last person they expected.
Touma Kamijou stood in front of them.
They all gasped. Touma looked different. His eyes showed no emotion, just anger.
"What did you do to him?!" Yelled Mikoto at the screen.
The man grinned. "We've tricked him into thinking that Othinus was dead. That way he would change his nature completely. And with a little spell..."
"So, we just need to defeat him!" Akio fired a water beam at Touma. But Touma simply put his hand forward and the water disappeared.
Out of Touma's back grew two wings. They looked like dragon wings.
"Shit." Said Accelerator.
Touma dashed at incredible speed at them. The three espers quickly jumped out of the way.
"Die!" Yelled Touma.
Akio ran towards him. He collected fire within his hand and aimed for Touma. But Touma grinned evilly.
Mikoto her eyes widened. She wanted to yell Akio's name, but Accelerator put his hand on her shoulder.
"Original." Whispered Accelerator. "While he is distracted, use your railgun to blast away that door. I can get the girls."
Touma put his imagine breaker against Akio's hand. The fire went out. Akio made another fireball within his other hand, ready to take him down.
"Geez..." Mikoto flicked her signature coin. "Don't call me original, you damn number one!"
A giant beam hit the wall and the door broke away. Accelerator didn't hesitate and ran for the door.
"The door!" Yelled the man on the screen in panic.
Touma quickly ducked for Akio's attack. In a second he kicked the boy into his stomach. Akio fell a few feet away. He held his stomach in pain and was coughing painfully. Touma ran for Accelerator.
Mikoto saw this and quickly fired enough electricity to stop him.
"TOUMA, HERE!" Yelled Mikoto.
He turned around to face her. Mikoto didn't want to fight him, so she used her electricity to stick to the wall.
Touma flew up towards her as tremendous speed. He was just a few inches away from her face at one point. Mikoto shrieked. She fired another electric beam at him. He used his right hand to navigate the electricity.
"Attacks won't work!" Yelled Touma.
Mikoto slit down the wall, away from him. Touma laughed maniacally and flew down to her.
As Mikoto slit down, Touma caught up with her and yelled: "Run, run, away, rabbit!"
Mikoto, with her magnetic powers, jumped back onto the ground. Touma landed carefully.
"Snap out of it!" Yelled Mikoto.
"Snap out of what? I'm acting like myself, darling!" Yelled Touma.
Mikoto grabbed another coin.
"You're not the person I fell in love with!"
She fired a railgun at him. Touma raised his right hand. The railgun was batted away.
Touma laughed . "You didn't think that you could get rid of my imagine breaker that easily, did you?"
Mikoto used her powers to wriggle a rock out of the wall. She flew it towards Touma.
He simple grinned and cut the rock in half with his hand.
What the hell? Thought Mikoto. Since when did his Imagine Breaker get this strong? Wait I don't have time!
She grabbed metal part out of the wall. She fired the metal at Touma.
But he did the same as with the metal. He simply batted it aside. Touma did not notice Mikoto quickly moving behind him. She hit him in the back with her electricity and Touma fell down against the wall. He shakily stood up onto his knees.
"Electric Trick." Said Mikoto. "My new strategy. I distract the subject and hit him from behind."
She paused, waiting for his response, but he didn't say anything. Mikoto gathered electricity into her hand. She just needed to defeat him. She didn't even need a response.
Mikoto flipped her coin and fired a railgun to him. This time Touma stood his ground.
"Touma!" Yelled Mikoto. She used her electricity to blast him out of the way. The railgun didn't hit him. Instead it hit a wall.
Touma stood up. Electricity was still sparking around him.
Mikoto bit her lip.
She was going to hurt him.
She had to.
Accelerator saw Last Order laying on a metal table. Hana was in a chair, awake and bounded.
"Dammit! What did they do?" Accelerator released Hana from her bounds.
Hana stood up and walked towards Last Order.
"We need to get Last Order away from here together with the others. It's too dangerous."
"What did they do to Last Order?" Asked Accelerator again.
Hana leaned with on hand on the metal table and looked down at Last Order.
"They looked through the network. They tried to summon The will of the network."
"What?"
The will was a single organic system,a thought entity, created from the gathering and consciousness and egos of 20,001 Sisters. She could communicate through thoughts or if she possession of a sister.
"It didn't work. So they used me to talk like Othinus and let Touma to believe that she was dead, by using a hologram. Knowing that he would be depressed already, they cast a spell on him that made every bad feeling in his being surface up. With that they would be able to buy time and take me with them to their front. If you would win, they would never give me to you. Only Last Order."
"Who are these people?"
"Magik, A stupid bad guy organization. They want to take down academy city."
"Right." Accelerator picked up Last Order. "Let's just go."
"What? We can't leave Touma alone!" Said Hana. "He is our friend!"
"Geez." Said Accelerator. "Some level 5's are way too...soft. I didn't mean to leave him behind. I just need to get you to safety first. Plus, how can we defeat him? He is under a spell, smart girl."
"Maybe if we get Othinus here, we can show him that she is not dead and then he might come back to his senses."
"Right...let's do this. Here." Accelerator gave Last Order to her and pulled out his phone.
Akio stood up. He was coughing. He had never been kicked in his stomach before.
He saw Mikoto and Touma standing before each other. Mikoto was sparking all over and Touma was grinning evilly.
Akio collected a waterfall within his hand and fired it towards Touma.
"Your attacks don't work..." Touma simple held out his hand and stopped the water beam. "...on me..."
"Oh, do they?" Mikoto made an electric spear within her hand. She threw it at Touma.
Touma held out his right hand. But instead of dissolving it, he grabbed the spear in his palm. At Mikoto's surprise, he threw it right at Akio.
Akio was electrocuted and fell down screaming.
"Akio!" Screamed Mikoto.
Touma ran towards her. He raised his fist and hit her across the face. Hard.
Mikoto fell a few feet away down to the ground.
He hit me!
Her cheek hurt like never before. Slowly there formed a blue spot. Mikoto sat up on her knees and looked up at Touma, who was now standing over her.
"You know that if you use your full powers against me, you will win." Said Touma with a grin.
Mikoto's eyes filled with tears. "No. Then you will die...I don't want that!"
Touma shook his head. "Such a pity-"
"HEY!"
Touma turned around. His eyes widened. There was Othinus, alive and well. Together with Accelerator, Hana, Last Order, Index, Laura, Kaori, Stiyl and Akio.
"Othinus?!" Yelled Touma.
"Touma Kamijou, my friend." Othinus smiled at him.
"But...you died!"
Othinus shook her head. "No. They've tricked you. Now, return to the good side."
Othinus held out her hand.
Touma started to scream and grab his head. All his thoughts flew through his head. All his negative memories were replaced by the good memories...memories of Index, his friends, his parents...
He stopped screaming and now looked up at Othinus. His eyes turned back to normal.
"Welcome back, Touma." Said Othinus.
"What..." Touma saw how badly injured Akio was. He remembered...he had kicked him and electrocuted him...and...and...
He looked behind him. Mikoto was standing on her knees. She was holding one arm and electricity still sparked a little from her.
"Miko-"
As he reached out Mikoto shrieked and took a few steps back in fear. Touma saw the bruise on her cheek. Did he hit her?
"Toumaaaa!" Index launched herself at him and wrapped her arms around his middle.
"Oi, Index!" Yelled Touma.
Hana sighed in relief. Touma was back to his usual self.
But their celebration was cut short.
The man, who was first on the screen, clapped his hands as he stood in the broken doorway. He walked towards them with a big grin on his face.
"What a great ending!" He said.
"Who are you?!" Asked Touma.
The man made a quick bow.
"My name is Takeshi Smith. I'm the president of Magik, my organization."
Othinus held out her hand. "You will be punished for your actions, mr Smith."
"Really, Othinus?"
Takeshi pulled his glasses off. Everyone gasped. The guy had red eyes.
"I'm a Majin as well...I can make people do what I want. So, don't you dare to threaten me, princess."
Othinus gritted her teeth.
"Right, let's go, guys." Said Accelerator.
Othinus held up her hand.
"Hold on...what do you want, mr Smith?"
Takeshi grinned. "Nothing, we already got all the info we need. I just wanted to thank you, Othinus."
With that he walk away through a door and locked it behind him.
Everyone stayed behind. Speechless.
Hana scraped her throat. "We should go, you guys..."
"R-right..." Muttered Touma.
This was strange.
What did he mean by information?
What info?
Information about the network?
Or something else?
"Toumaaa..." Said Index as everyone walked down the stairs.
Touma looked down at the girl walking next to him. "What is it, Index-san?"
"I'm hungry."
TO BE CONTINUED