DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN A CERTAIN MAGICAL INDEX/ SCIENTIFIC RAILGUN.

Date Uploaded: August, 1 2016- Monday.

Note: Advanced apologies for the OOC's.

I remember giving a warning that updates will be slower and guess what, there's a remaining draft in my phone so tadah! I know I already put up warnings guys, this fic will have like tons of changes and all that stuff so if you know something weird is up, that's the change. I already warned you so you can stop reading so if you don't stop and continued, you can't blame me.

So here we have a slight introduction of a bit of Saten and Accel.

Tobias97: Thank you again! About that, it will be a mix event from anime and my own ideas. I haven't read or seen the novel/comic so I stick with the anime.

Enjoy guys, read on!

Guide:
-This is Touma's narration of things-
This is current Touma's thoughts

CHAPTER 08: A CERTAIN GEKOTA DAY GOES HIGH

A new festival was announced in Academy City. Although it was meant for kids, Gekota found itself rising from otber merchandise and even attracts attention of teenagers and grown ups alike.

But of course, one of the well-known Gekota fan is the Railgun, Misaka Mikoto.

"Let's hope that training paid off." Touma said to himself but with a loud voice, wanting Imouto hear it on purpose.

Imouto said nothing and was simply looking around the stalls, her goggles back to where it belongs.

When she said nothing, Touma sighed and decided to part ways before Index notices he disappeared for too long.

"Remember my rules, okay?" He reminded her and she nods.

"'MISAKA has implanted the rules in her head that if it is repeated over and over it may cause overheat and malfunction in the future.'"

The boy rolled his eyes at her. "Sure. See you then." He walked back towards Index's direction as he waved a hand at her, almost dismissively.

Imouto was supposed to meet up with Uiharu, Kuroko and Saten somewhere around the festival but is unaware of the exaxt location.

While roaming around with her eyes darting in every direction, a certain boy with pale hair and black shirt was also lost in the crowded place.

Both hands were in his pockets as he walked coolly despite being lost.

"Tsk, where did she go?" He muttered sharply and walked towards the direction where Imouto was from while Imouto was headed towards the direction where he's from.

They passed by each other but did not see each other. There was a small space in between them.

Meanwhile, Kuroko and Uiharu were just on their way to the festival but they had to stop by a certain store.

"Hurry up Uiharu! I don't like to keep Onee-sama waiting on me." Kuroko said with slight anger, both hands on her hips.

Uiharu was lined up in a long line to a buy a certain something.

"I- I know that Shirai-san!"

The moment Uiharu finally got hold of the jelly buns she lined up for, Kuroko didn't wait and placed a heavy palm on her shoulders. The two disappeared, the money that Uiharu was counting fell midair.

"Shirai-san! I was counting my money!" Uiharu exclaimed, wanting to let Kuroko know she 'overpaid' for the buns.

"Consider yourself a favorite customer when you get back." Kuroko said and grinned.

There was no slight chance that Kuroko will turn around for the money, so Uiharu let all that anger out with a frustrating sigh, making Kuroko chuckle at her.

They continued to teleport from place to place until they were near the entrance of the festival.

"And I thought I could enjoy buying stuff at the festival." Uiharu mumbled.

"Ugh, if only there's a product there that doesn't have a face of a frog, then maybe I'd spend my savings." Kuroko commented.

"It's a Gekota festival, obviously the merchandise they sell are all about Gekota." Uiharu reminded the disinterested Kuroko.

"Oh well, I lose." The teleporter said with sarcasm as she shrugged her shoulders. "I only came anyway because I know Onee-sama would be here."

"Right."

"Let's go find her before she gets lost in the wild." Kuroko suggested and Uiharu nodded.

What the two didn't know is that the Railgun is already itching to leave the festival. If only.

"Boo! I hit the bottle!" Saten shouts at the man in charge of a ball throwing game.

"Yeah you did. But you're supposed to knock it over, not poke it with the ball!" The man justified.

"I didn't just poke it! I hit it! And I'm telling you, it would've fallen already!"

"You're out of luck then." The man teased with a shrug. "Sometimes even when you thought you had it, it will just end up being an almost. But it's not bad. An almost is already an achievement."

Saten growled her frustration as she gritted her teeth. She's played about seven different games already and still she won nothing.

"'Maybe these games aren't your forte.' MISAKA opined, hoping knock some sense into Saten."

"I'm a kid like everyone else, how can it be this hard?" Saten asked, still irritated that she spent her money for nothing but tries.

"'Perhaps you'd like to try a different game?' MISAKA suggests to divert Saten's attention from her recent loss."

"And waste my money again? No thank you." Saten rejects as she crossed her arms with a pout on her face.

-To be honest, a little later and Saten would start playing again.-

"Saten-san! Misaka-san!" Uiharu shouts to catch their attention throughout the crowd.

Of course, the two were suddenly alert that from that moment onwards, the acting continues. They turned to face Uiharu and Kuroko, waving their arms at them.

When it was confirmed that they saw each other, they united and Uiharu explained why they were late. If Kuruko will do the honors, all the blame goes to her.

"Oh so that's why." Saten said in understanding.

"And Shirai-san left my money!" Uiharu quickly added.

"I told you, good things happen when you give too much tip." Kuroko defends but Uiharu frowned and turns away from Kuroko.

"'There's a chance that Uiharu will be a favorite customer.'" Imouto said and immediately, Kuroko's eyes sparkled as she dashed beside her Onee-sama's clone.

"I told her the same thing!" Kuroko exclaimed in joy.

But Imouto turned sideways as her eyes narrowed. "'Saten-san only whispered that I say that. MISAKA had no intention to give you hope about anything related between us.'"

Kuroko falls on the ground and Saten was left blinking her eyes in wonder.

"Onee-sama! There's no need to be shy about it!" Kuroko lifted her face up with both her arms reaching for Imouto.

"'I admire your ability to be very confident in a way that it seems rude already.'"

Kuroko felt her whole body cracking to pieces as she muttered, "Onee-sama." Repeatedly.

"Misaka-san, didn't that sound a bit..,?" Uiharu purposely did not complete her sentence, both because she wanted everyone else tp fill in tje blank with their own opinion about it.

"'I was saying Kuroko was bold.'" The clone clarified. "'According to the dictionary, being bold is to be very confident..."

-Okay while Imouto is explaining to them what bold means, I'm going to explain where that started. In our recent training, we were reading the dictionary for my English homework, she said she wanted to help me then she started saying things she said she learned from the Testament. So from that day onwards, I told her if she was gonna say anything weird or the sort, she will claim to have learned it in the dictionary.-

"Oh." Uiharu said in wonderment.

" S- So Onee-sama was complimenting me?!" Kuroko's broken pieces got back together and again, she's back to being the usual Kuroko. "Thank you Onee-sama!" She leapt towards Imouto for a hug.

But Imouto anticipated it and purposely walked towards Uiharu and Saten, pretending to be very innocent about her sudden walk. As if it was coincidence.

"'Should we start playing or should we eat first?'" She asked, ignoring the fact that Kuroko landed on the ground behind her.

The two girls giggled and exchanged looks. "Let's play!" They said in unison and their fists thrown up in the air.

"Me too." Kuroko said weakly as she raises her fist too.

They went back to where Saten recently lost. The ball throwing game. Kuroko was the only one who won and expected that Imouto would admire her for it, not knowing Saten was the one who was desperate to win a game.

With a bear hug from Saten, Kuroko groaned internally and gives the Gekota prize to Saten.

It was odd that the Misaka with them wasn't acting the way they'd expect her too. So after a few more games to play, Uiharu decided to ask.

"Hey Misaka-san. Are you alright?" She asked. "Ever since we got here you weren't so happy about Ge-"

"Oh look at that!" Kuroko blurted as she pointed at a random direction.

Everyone followed where her finger was pointing, seeing that it was popcorn.

"P- Popcorn..?" Kuroko muttered to herself. "Guys who wants some popcorn?!" She announced.

"Sounds great. But Uiharu bought us some jelly buns." Saten says, not getting the point. However, Uiharu gets it.

-What point? The fact that Kuroko ia trying not to encourage Imouto to be a Gekota fanatic. Uiharu happen to mention it and of course, Kuroko wouldn't want that. Saten on the other hand is trying to do something to take the suspicion away.-

"Yeah. Let's just eat the jelly buns somewhere." Uiharu said slightly shy.

"That's very considerate of you, Uiharu." Kuroko said with a hint of warning tone at Uiharu. Uiharu chuckles nervously and led the way to find themselves a seat.

When they found the food court, Kuroko teleported to an empty table to reserve for them.

They reached the table everyone sat except Saten who had a thought.

"Hey guys, who wants some drink?" Saten said all of the sudden. "My treat."

"Strawberry oden!" Uiharu said.

"Ice coffee for me." Kuroko says.

Then Saten turned to Imouto, waiting for her to answer. Imouto was actually thinking until it hit her.

"'Milk tea.'" The clone and Saten smiled.

"Okay then, I'll be back guys! Be sure to leave some for me!" She said and left.

"Saten-san is acting weird." Uiharu spoke her thoughts.

"Because she's probably hungry." Kuroko aaid without thought.

While roaming the busy environment to search for Touma, Saten bumps into someone who was carrying a bag of Gekota items.

"Hey! Watch where you're going!" The boy yelled.

"S- Sorry." Saten apologized and the boy scoffed, his stare was sharp and intimidating.

He walks away and Saten was finally able to feel a bit at ease. She continued running around in search for Touma whose head is currently being chewed by a sister.

"A- Ah! Ow! Ow! Index! Seriously?!" He exclaimed as he tried to get her off him.

"Thaz ho' lea'ing 'e 'ehind!" Replied the angry sister.

"I- I didn't leave you! I mean, I told you to stay put and I'll be right back!" He tried to explain.

While the two were making a scene, Saten sighed before approaching them to try and calm Index. Although they don't know each other.

Index's anger faded at last after continuous apologies and three scoops of ice cream. Touma felt relieved the chewing was over.

"You know you could've called me." Touma said when finally they escaped Index who was now eating at a hotdog competition.

"I would've but I can't risk Uiharu or Shirai-san to notice anything." Saten reasoned.

"I see. So how's Imouto!"

"She's great. But she's kinda quiet. I couldn't have a talk with her. Shirai is very keen at the moment." Saten said with a sigh on the last part.

"Alright. I'll try talking to her." Touma decided but Saten quickly adds something.

"Don't! It would be more suspicious!"

" What do you mean?"

"Other than concluding you're her boyfriend, they'll know something's up." Saten explained but Touma chuckles.

"I'm not gonna show myself to them."

"In a place like this? There's no room for privacy." Saten commented. Touma got her point and leaned back to his seat.

"She's in your hands now." He said.

Meanwhile, Kuroko and Uiharu were eating the jelly buns together. Imouto left to go to the bathroom.

"Do you think Saten-san is hiding something?" Uiharu asked out of the blue.

"You're just being paranoid. You two haven't seen each other much since Onee-sama's clone died." Kuroko says after swallowing a jelly bun. "Why are you even-? Wait a minute! Are you having a crush on-?"

"No no! I was just.. she didn't lift my skirt." Uiharu said shyly and Kuroko raised a brow on her.

"You were worried of Saten-san because she didn't peek on your underwear today?" Kuroko asked.

"It's not that Shirai-san!" Uiharu immediately denied, her cheeks flushed red in embarrassment. "I don't know but it feels like something else was on her mind! Like, she's not being the Saten I know."

Despite trying to clarify the confusion, Kuroko didn't seem to care about the follow-up explanation.

" Oh I get it Uiharu. The inner flower in you ia finally blooming."

"Shirai-san! Stop saying things!"

Unknown to the two, Imouto was watching them from where she stood. Still having the expression that she's troubled.

-Ah yes, before this day came, Imouto had a talk with Konori after the competition. Konori accepted Imouto's offer to become her eyes and ears in Judgment and the first report that Konori told her before the Gekota festival was about a missing scientist. Not really necessary at the moment but a background would do.-

After a few more seconds, Imouto forced a smile on her face before leaving to go and be the Railgun once again.

Saten came back with the drinks they ordered.

"About time!" Kuroko said as she helped Saten distribute the drinks.

"Huh? Where's Misaka-san?" Saten asked the moment her eyes noticed that Imouto wasn't around.

"Oh she went to the bathroom. She's not back yet though." Uiharu replied.

"Speaking of Onee-sama.. she's back!" Kuroko announced when she saw Imouto approaching them with a smug look on her face.

"Was it a success? It took longer than-"

"'I got lost in the way.'" The clone said, still smiling. When she saw the milk tea, her eyes sparkled a bit and took it. "'Thank you Saten-san! I've been waiting for you like forever!"

Kuroko was now very dubious of Imouto and scrutinized her from top to bottom and realized she has a pinned Gekota clip on her hair and a Gekota clip on her vest.

She gasped the moment she realized what Imouto did while she was gone.

"ONEE-SAMA! You did not!"

Imouto didn't say a word and just kept drinking, purposely irritating Kuroko. Uiharu at first did not understand, but after glancing at the Gekota items on Imouto, it was the answer to her question.

"I thought you've changed!" Kuroko cried.

"'I was only waiting for the right time. But it seems that still, I was caught.'" The clone said innocently, still teasing Kuroko.

"Of course I know! The evidence is all over you!"

And again, while Imouto was back to being the Railgun again, Saten was glad that whatever was bothering Imouto had finally dissipated.

" Hey, let's go okay again." Saten suggests. "I saw a good game back there." She points a thumb on the direction behind her.

"How about we ride rides?" Uiharu asks.

"Rides would be better than playing games. At least we won't win a prize." Kuroko said before shooting Imouto a look.

"'Rides first.'" Imouto agrees as she hid a smirk from Kuroko.

-They may not be able to win any prize when they ride on rides, but they can keep a souvenir that'll last for a while.-

Pictures.

It was almost dark, everyone was packing up. Uiharu and the others were tired and were bidding goodbye to each other.

"I'll see you guys tomorrow!"

" Take care!"

"Ah!" Saten suddenly screamed.

"What's wrong Saten-san?" Uiharu asked.

"My wallet! It's.. it's.." she checked both her pockets but did not find her wallet.

"Are you even sure you had it with you?" Kuroko wanted to assure.

"I- I think so." Saten replied with uncertainty. "You guys go on ahead! I'll just go check!" Saten said and ran back to the festival that was almost finished.

"Geez." Kuroko mumbled.

"Maybe I should help her." Uiharu said, her eyes locked on Saten who was slowly disappearing as she have gone far.

"'Perhaps Saten-san just needs time alone. Because she didn't bring her wallet with her.'" The clone lied, knowing that Saten was going to report to Touma about today's events.

" Time.. alone..?" Still in disbelief about Saten's odd behavior, Uiharu wasn't sure how to react. Kuroko though..

"Ah Uiharu, love is in the air ~" she teased.

"Let's just go guys!" Uiharu declared, not wanting to provoke Kuruko to talk about it.

What they didn't know is that Saten really lost her wallet.

"For real? Where could it be?" She asked herself. "I was holding onto it! I couldn't have bought the drinks without it!"

While looking around from stall to stall, she figured she should check the lost and found but to her dismay.. it was already closed.

" Why?" She told herself.

"Hey." A voice called from behind. Not the most friendly call she heard but she turned to see who it was. "Looking for something?"

The same boy she bumped into earlier. He was holding out her wallet.

Before Saten could say anything, he already knew it was hers. The relief in her eyes says it all. "You probably left it back at rhe tea stall. Dolt."

Saten set aside that he insulted her and took the wallet. "Thank you."

"Tsk." The boy disregarded her thank you and walks away.

When the boy reached far, he passed by a small girl that resembles Misaka.

"'Did you return it?' Asks MISAKA asks MISAKA."

"Shut up, brat." The boy replied and kept walking forward. The little girl can only conclude that he returned it.

She skipped her toes until she caught up with him.

-If you're wondering why and how the wallet was there.. I think it's a story that Saten herself will talk about in the near future.-