"Biribiri...? "

"It's Misaka Mikoto, you idiot. "

He stood in front of her with his eyes wide in shock. He never knew that there would be another time that Misaka Mikoto would stand proudly in front of him, telling him to call her with her proper name.

"Wha-what- how-"

"HOW DARE YOU SHOVE ME AWAY LIKE THAT, YOU APE!"

And here came Kuroko, ruining the moment. She teleported immediately in front of him, blocking his way to Mikoto. She glared daggers at him and extended her arms horizontally, shielding the other girl from him.

"I SHALL NOT LET YOU GO NEAR MY ONEE-SAMA! "

"O-oi... Kuroko... Stop that already... "

"STOP? NO! I spent a month waiting for this moment to be alone with you again and this APE suddenly showed up? I will not allow this to happen! "

"But, you see... he helped me stop the experiments in my place... So I think he needed to be informed of the situation... "

"But Onee-sama-"

"Let him be just for today. You can chase him off next time, but not right now. "

'...Next time? '

"O-oi... What are you talking about, Biribiri?... "

"Let's go back to the main topic, shall we..?"

A sigh escaped from Mikoto's lips. She never thought that the first time she resurfaced would cause a ruckus between that idiot and her perverted roommate. She eyed them both tiredly, then Touma suddenly asked.

"So... How is it living in a network? "

"Eh? "

"Ah, I mean you don't have your own body right now right? And you're somewhat residing inside the network. Do you feel anything or something? "

"Ahh, about that... It's really hard to explain... but... hmm... "

She held her chin in a thinking position. She was thinking so hard that her head started to emit tiny sparks. In the end, she gave up and breathed out a sigh of defeat.

"...I don't really know either. "

"Huh? "

"W-well... Information surged into me, and I don't know what's happening anymore. I can actually see where the other sisters are... and I kinda came across some weird information... Argh! It's really hard to explain!"

Mikoto ruffled her hair as she forced herself to think. A sweat drop formed on Touma's forehead, and was somewhat confused of her answer. Kuroko suddenly joined in the conversation and asked a question.

"Then, can you still use your powers just like before? If the sisters were level 2, are you a level 2 as well? "

"Hmm... About that, I can still do the basics but... I really don't know if I can still use the Railgun just like before... "

She looked dangerously at Touma, and a smirk formed on her face. He sensed trouble about this, and sweat rolled down his forehead.

"...Unless I try it."

"O-oi... Biribiri? What do you mean by that..? "

"Haha, don't worry. I'm not in the mood to fight you right now, so calm down. "

He exhaled a deep sigh of relief. He never knew he was holding his breath as he heard her say that with a dangerous tone.

"'I think Onee-sama can still do that', says Misaka as she voices out her opinion. "

"What do you mean by that, younger Misaka?"

Mikoto defined what the sisters were trying to say.

"I think I know what she meant. She was saying that I'm still using a brain that is actually the same as what I had before, and we're actually different identities with different personal realities..."

"So your power levels are not the same? "

"'Misaka thinks that Onee-sama is stronger right now', says Misaka as she presents her hypothesis."

"Stronger?"

"'Onee-sama is actually using 10,000 brains for her calculations, which increases her calculating speed", says Misaka as she gives more information supporting her theory. "

"Wow... That would be... dangerous... "

"And someone is actually using the network too, and I don't want to talk about it anymore. "

Her face looked a bit gloomy and angry as she said that sentence with a dark tone. She was somewhat irritated by that thought, thinking that it was actually THAT person who was using the network for calculations.

She suddenly straightened her back, and turned away from them. She will proceed to the real purpose of their meeting, no matter how painful it was.

"As much as I wanted to stay with you guys, but I think it's already time for me to go. "

Kuroko's eyes widened. She looked at her Onee-sama with her shocked eyes, while Mikoto kept her back turned away from them.

"What do you mean, Onee-sama? "

She looked back at Kuroko with a small smile on her face.

"I shouldn't just use my sister's body as many times as I want, right? And I'm also not in the position to use her body at a very long period of time. I'm the one who told them to live as individuals, and I don't want to be the reason why they failed to do so. That's why... I took this opportunity to explain everything... and to say goodbye. "

This was the second reason she showed up in front of them.

Hearing this, Kuroko started to panic. She tried thinking of an excuse for her Onee-sama not to leave her, but she was too startled to think of anything. She grabbed Mikoto's hand as she walked away, tears brimming in her eyes.

"N-no... Don't go, Onee-sama... I don't want to lose you again... So please... Stay with me, just this once..."

Mikoto flashed her a sad and reassuring smile and patted Kuroko's head.

"Don't worry. It's not that I'm going to delete myself or anything, it's just that I'm not going to do this anymore... As much as possible. "

Kuroko sniffled and her tears flowed down on her face. Seeing this, Mikoto started to face her completely, and wrapped her arms around her in an embrace.

"I'm really sorry, Kuroko... I just wanted to talk and to see you guys one last time. Too bad I won't be able to see the others, but I think it's better not to involve more people into the mess I created. Please forgive me. "

"Onee-sama... "

Kuroko wrapped her arms around her to return the embrace, and cried on her shoulder. She didn't do anything perverted this time. She just savored the moment, the last time she would be hugging her Onee-sama.

Mikoto's eyes carried loneliness and pain, but she never cried. She caressed Kuroko's back to calm her down, and stared at her crying form.

"And please promise me one thing. "

She raised her face to stare at her Onee-sama's eyes. Mikoto was staring back at her too, with sincerity glowing in her eyes.

"Don't do anything reckless."

Kuroko smiled at this and wiped her tears. 'Onee-sama knew me so much. '

"I should be the one to say that."

Mikoto smiled back at her and released the hug. "Yeah, you're right. "

They smiled at each other. Kuroko wiped away the remaining tears from her face and tried to be strong. Suddenly, someone ruined the moment.

"Uh... Um... "

The two girls turned their heads to look at Touma. Kuroko raised an eyebrow, and spoke with a tint of anger in her voice.

"Oh, you're still here? "

"I never said that I'm leaving... "

"I really don't care though. "

"Seriously? "

He cleansed his throat, and continued to talk.

"Why don't we ask for Heaven Canceller's help. "

Mikoto raised an eyebrow at him.

"Heaven Canceller? Ah, the frog faced doctor. What is he going to do about this? "

"Well... I don't have any idea either, but I think we should try. "

"Hmm... Yeah, maybe we should try that. "

"Then let me go wi-"

"But not right now. "

"Eh? "

Mikoto cut her off mid sentence. She looked at the windows, the entrance, and back at Kuroko. She held a stern look, but was quickly covered by a smile on her face.

"It's almost time for curfew, you guys should go home immediately, especially you, Kuroko. You might not want to get punished by the Dorm Mistress again..."

"Fine, Onee-sama... "

"And you. "

"What? "

She eyed Touma, and instantly reddened. She tried to say something, but she stuttered miserably.

"U-uh, I-I just w-w-wa-ant to... uh... eh... um... e-eh...th-th-tha-thank..."

BEEP BEEP BEEP

Touma's phone suddenly rang. He picked it up, but suddenly winced from the voice from the other line.

"TOUMA! WHERE ARE YOU?! I'M HUNGRY AND I NEED TO EAT DINNER! "

"Could you lower down your voice! You're destroying my ears! "

"BUT TOUMA! I NEED SOMETHING TO EAT RIGHT NOW! "

"Fine, fine. Wait for me..."

He breathed out a sigh as he ended the call. On the other hand, Mikoto was still red, but she was trembling with anger and irritation. She glared at him, and electricity sparked from her head. Touma gulped, a bad feeling rising in his chest.

"You... IDIOT! "

"Such misfortune! "

He was chased by lightning spears as he ran outside. He quickly disappeared from view, and Mikoto released a sigh.

"Why on earth is he such an idiot? Ruining my chance like that... "

"ONEE-SAMA! For you to be flustered by that barbaric APE, Kuroko's heart... My broken heart... WAIT! Onee-sama! You shall not fall for a guy like him! "

"W-WHAT! N-NO! I-it's not that I like him or anything... "

"ONEE-SAMA! With that reaction... I-"

"Sh-shouldn't you be going back to the dorm already? You might not want to lose your points..."

"Oh, it's already time. I'll be going Onee-sama. But before that, please take my advice. An APE like him is not worthy for you! You should be falling for someone like m-"

"Time is ticking... "

"Goodbye, Onee-sama! "

She hurriedly teleported away. Facing the Dorm Mistress was really scary, afterall. She closed her eyes for a few seconds, and reopened it to look at the windows. She had a serious expression on her face, and her eyes narrowed.

'What was that feeling earlier... '

She felt like someone was listening to their conversation, and a bad feeling bubbled in her chest. She knew that the Administration might have already been informed of what she did and her current situation, but this feeling made her really wary about it.

"Maybe I should go check it out. "

"'Onee-sama, we have to go,' says Misaka as she reminds Onee-sama of the time. "

"Yeah. Sorry about that. Let's go. "

She actually kept that thought hidden from them by disconnecting her thoughts from the Network for a while. She didn't want her sisters to worry about her, so she thought it was better to keep it a secret.

'But I think I couldn't do it right now. '

They immediately went back to the hospital, and freed her control from 10032's body. That feeling still bothered her as her consciousness floated in the network.

'Something bad is going to happen.' She thought.

Author's Note:

Yo. I'm back again with another crappy chapter. I'm sorry about that. I'm just not in the mood to write stuff these days, and my sketch pad is calling me like "Hey, you must be bored. Draw with me." or something like that. I'm really sorry for the grammar though T_T And the pacing is bad, real bad (that's what I think ).

For those who were waiting for the update, I'm sorry for the wait (and your patience actually ended up being wasted, for nothing much happened in this chapter. Another sorry for that. )

And thanks to those people who would read this (but burned their eyes after reading this crap).

YES. I'M PESSIMISTIC. AND I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT AGAIN. I'M REALLY SORRY. ╥﹏╥