Oops. That took longer than I'd hoped it would. I hit a "writer's block" stone there for a while so... yeah. Sorry?
Alright, all joking aside, I hope I didn't keep you guys waiting too long because of that (fail of a) cliffhanger. Oh, god... I don't know how this chapter is going to go. I just don't, I tell you! So, hang on with me until the end... And finally, finally, FINALLY, this chapter will have some action-ish stuff. (More like maybe Mikoto can beat the crap out of Accelerator, because he's really pissing me off with his spotlight stealing!) And hopefully, I can just like, trash Katherine and Satoshi or whatever his name is. (Sorry, anyone who actually enjoyed them. (Who would?)) Actually, I felt like Satoshi would be a really adorable little toddler!
ANYWAY... I'm sure I'm pissing you guys off with MY spotlight stealing, so...
Let's do this, I guess?
Outskirts of Academy City, 10:00 AM
"Mr. Accelerator, Mr. Accelerator, wake up!"
Accelerator awoke to a weight sitting on his chest, making his breathing slightly difficult. He opened his eyes to see a blurry figure of a child, sitting on his chest. Satoshi. "Holy shit!" he gasped, picking up the boy and setting him down roughly onto the floor.
"Rise and shine, sleepyhead," Katherine said, smiling at the now-awakened level 5. "Do you like eggs?" "I- I guess..." Accelerator stuttered, unsure of why. "But first, why don't you teach your kid some goddamn discipline? Or manners, or whatever?!" "Well, you're one to talk, using that kind of language around a child..." Katherine muttered. "What can I say? He just wanted to spend some time with you."
"Mommy, can me and Mr. Accelerator go play?" Satoshi asked, jumping up and down. There's that word again. Accelerator thought. "Play". He shuttered just saying it in his mind.
"After we eat breakfast, dear." Katherine sat a plate down in front of Accelerator. It had hard-boiled eggs and bacon in a pattern made to look like a smiley face. As soon as he saw it, Accelerator slammed a fist down onto the table out of anger. "How old do you think I am?!" It made him even angrier when all the woman did in response was giggle.
"But hard-boiled eggs are for big boys, right?" She cooed, setting a glass of yellow-orange liquid next to his plate. "And don't forget to drink your orange juice..." She cut herself off, running back into the kitchen before Accelerator could try to rip her head off or worse.
"Stupid hag..." Accelerator grumbled, picking up his bacon and taking a big bite. He had to admit, he was hungry, after not eating for about two whole days. And he would need strength to make the walk back to Academy City.
Academy City... He smirked at the thought. They all must think I'm dead. Bunch of idiots. Wait 'til they see I'm alive. Then maybe I can put my plan back into action.
He laughed to himself as he ate his eggs, taking in amusement at the dumbfounded looks on Katherine and Satoshi's faces.
"So, today, I'll be heading back to where I'm from." Accelerator stated, his mouth full of eggs. "Don't talk with your mouth full..." Katherine scolded. Satoshi tilted his head at Accelerator. "Huh? You mean you're leaving, Mr. Accelerator?"
"Duh," Accelerator said, gulping down all his orange juice in almost one swallow. "I can't be staying here forever." From the corner of his eye, he thought he saw Katherine frown. He set the empty glass back onto the table, noticing she was staring at her food, but not eating it.
"What, you don't like your own cooking?" Accelerator mused, snapping the woman out of her thoughts. She gasped slightly, averting her eyes from the food to the teenager across from her.
"O-oh! It's not that! I-I mean... I just spaced out, that's all..."
Accelerator shrugged, either not wanting to know what was wrong, or not caring. "Oh, that's right..." Katherine said, taking Accelerator's plate and glass. "I finished washing your shirt." The level 5 cocked an eyebrow, then looked down, remembering that he had borrowed a shirt from her. Then he remembered what she did when she thought he was asleep.
"Hey, why the hell did you try to heal my cuts last night?" He barked suddenly, making her jump. "They were already all infected and gross, I couldn't do much anyway... You should be grateful I'm trying to help you!" She shouted back.
"...Huh?" Was all Accelerator could respond with, which only seemed to anger Katherine further. She sighed, obviously frustrated, and walked off.
Satoshi looked at Accelerator questioningly, who only lied on his back on the floor with his hands behind his head and a un-caring look on his face. He got up and followed his mother.
"Mommy, do you not like Mr. Accelerator?" He asked, sitting next to her on her bed. "It's not that, dear..." Katherine whispered. "I just wish he would not be so... cold. He reminds me of your father..." Satoshi's eyes widened. "Don't say that! Mr. Accelerator is nothing like him!" His mother simply smiled down at him. "I know." She said.
"You don't have to leave, you know." Katherine told Accelerator as he stood in the doorway, angry that she wasn't letting him go. He let out an angry mutter of words at her, then looked down at Satoshi, who was holding his mother's hand.
"Mr. Accelerator, please come back soon!" He said, tears forming at the corner of his eyes. Accelerator was taken aback by this one simple sentence. Come back soon?... He sighed. Like that's ever gonna happen. Don't get your hopes up, kid.
He looked at Katherine. She blinked confusedly at him, then smiled softly and nodded. "If you ever need help with anything again, here." She handed him a folded up piece of paper. Accelerator took it and looked at it. "It's my phone number..." He heard her mutter. "If you ever... You... I mean... Just call, okay?" Accelerator nodded, and turned so his back was facing them, a light pink shade in his cheeks. Damn them... He thought.
"Well, I'm outta here," He said, slowly walking forward. He stopped, turning to face them. They both had smiles on their faces. He shot them one of his signature grins and ran off as fast as he could.
"He's so cool!" Satoshi admired, watching the level 5 run off. Katherine nodded. "Not exactly the best smile, but... It was something, at least."
Accelerator ran, feeling the cool wind against his face. Finally... Now, to put my plan back into action! He smirked evilly to himself. Just you wait, Academy City. I will be the first level 6!
After a good hour of running, he came across the city he was looking for. Unfortunately, he came across a big crowd of people. They all gasped in shock when they saw him. "The Accelerator is alive?!" Shit. Accelerator kicked the wall, causing a huge explosion. Smoke filled the area. Idiots. He ran into a nearby alleyway.
He ran through the alley, trying to find a place he could escape through. He turned a corner, finding an unexpected surprise. He was face to face with another level 5. The Railgun.
...Just my luck.
Mikoto could not say nor think anything. Not while she was standing in front of him.
Accelerator... She swallowed down a lump in her throat. She told herself to move and run away, yet she couldn't. She just stood there, letting her chestnut eyes glare into his red ones.
"Another one of you?..." She was snapped out of her frozen state at the sound of his voice. "No, wait. You're the original, aren't you?" Mikoto couldn't respond, she could not do anything, except stand there and stare. Accelerator chuckled. "Long time no see. Remember me? Hah! Of course you do, right?..." No response came from Mikoto's mouth. Accelerator clenched his teeth. "Children shouldn't wander around in dark alleys filled with smoke, y'know." Nothing.
"Hey, calm down, girl. I'm not gonna kill you or anything. The experiments ended, anyway." He said, raising his hands to show innocence. Mikoto was not fooled at all. "How should I know?" She managed to get out. "Even if the experiments aren't going on, I doubt that would stop you." Accelerator flashed back to the clone from the other day.
"Don't act like you know me, brat." He said, glaring at her. Mikoto just glared back. The glare-off went on for many long minutes.
"Anyway, if you don't mind, I'll be on my way." Accelerator took one step forward, only to have electricity flow from the tip of his toes up to his brain. This, of course, did not affect him much. "...What was that for?"
"What are you planning?" Mikoto said, letting a spark fly from her bangs. She was not ready to play around. "What the hell makes you think I'm planning something?" Accelerator asked.
"The Seven Deadly Sins in your own blood, and everyone thought you were dead.." Mikoto mumbled. "Where did you go?"
"And how the hell is that any of your business?" Accelerator walked up so that he was standing above the other level 5. "It's my business because... Who knows if the experiments will start again?!" Mikoto let another spark fly from her bangs, attempting to intimidate him.
Accelerator let out a maniacal laugh. "That's not gonna happen, girlie. You don't have to worry about that-" "Then what are you planning?!" Mikoto demanded an answer. She did not want anyone else to get hurt because of her. I'll stop it before it starts. She thought. I'll stop it before he takes any more innocent lives. She glared up at Accelerator's arrogant grin. "You want revenge, don't you?" he asked.
"What?..." "Revenge for the clones that I killed, right?" Mikoto stared disbelievingly at him.
"If you want to get revenge..." Accelerator took a couple steps backwards from the girl. "Then go ahead." Mikoto instinctively took a coin out of her skirt pocket, clutching it in her palm. She hated him. Why was he just standing there, grinning? I don't care. She decided. She sent another powerful shock at him, one that lit up the entire area they were in. Then 2 more. 3 more. She continually sent flows of electricity at him, pouring all her hate into every single one. I'll make you pay, She tossed the coin into the air, and shot it at him with no restraint. Directly at him. Accelerator.
All was silent. Mikoto, believing for a second that maybe she had killed him, felt a wave of guilt rush past her. Once the smoke cleared, she saw Accelerator standing there, with scars from the blows all over his body. She wondered how he was still standing up.
Accelerator lifted his head to meet her face. He smirked. "It worked..." He said. "Wh-what-" "It worked!" Mikoto was interrupted by yet another fit of laughter from the white-haired level 5. "My plan... I really have harnessed it! It's inside me... The power... With this, I will become the first level 6!" He brought his fingers up to his throat, running his nails along it. In one quick motion, Mikoto watched as blood spurt out from the slits in his throat, and watched as he fell to the ground, laughing despite the blood leaking from his slit neck.
She was once again, reduced to a state of paralysis. She couldn't move. She couldn't move as Antiskill officers and doctors ran past her and carried Accelerator away. All she could pay attention to was the sound of his laughter, until it faded away. The sound of sirens faded away. Footsteps faded away. All was quiet. Mikoto fell to her knees, staring at the ground, where blood was splattered from Accelerator's self-inflicted wound.
Tokiwadai Dormitory, 10:00 PM
When Mikoto returned back to her and Kuroko's dorm room, Kuroko was missing. She didn't mind much, though. What she wanted was some rest. She felt bad that her day with the younger girl was cut short, and that it had to end in such a bad way. It was supposed to be a nice little break from all this work lately... She sighed and slumped down onto her bed. She hadn't even turned on the lights or removed her shoes. She just lied there.
I never thought I would have to see him again... Just what is he planning? It's obvious that his wound from before was self-inflicted... She shook her head. What do I care?! It has nothing to do with me... Still... How did none of my shocks hurt him? Even my railgun... It's impossible... Even for him... A normal human would.. Her thoughts stopped dead in their tracks. That's the problem. He isn't a normal human.
Just what is he?
Yeah.. Just what is Accelerator?
Anyways... I sincerely apologize for this chapter being so short.. Like really short... But I want what happens next chapter to be in well... next chapter.
Okay so like, usually I have a lot of things to talk about with my chapters... I don't think I can even say much about this one... IT'S TOO DAMN SHORT. Ah... Curse me and my lack of plot development until next chapter..
So hopefully Accelerator's little scheme is coming to light, at least a tiny bit, to most of you... I'm trying not to make it too obvious.
AND I STILL NEED TO INCLUDE MIKOTO MORE!
Poor Mikoto... She needs some love.. Hopefully next chapter she will have some love... From Kuroko, I guess... Or something...
As always, review. Please.
Chapter 5 will come... In the future. Look forward to it, I guess?
P.S. Just a reminder: The MikoKuro in this story is GRADUAL... Hopefully you know what that means. But don't worry, they'll get all lovey-dovey and stuff in the near future.