Yo-ho! I just realized, today, 2-03-13, is the monthsary of this story! Happy Monthsary to "Facing Your Fears" by cupcakesarereallygood! I posted this story last 01-03-13. as a celebration for this most auspicious 1st month celebration, I'm gonna make this chapter with all my heart! (Probably accompanied with a terrible back-ache and headache, but heck, this is my first story and I AM LOVING IT!) Okay, I sounded like a terrible masochist there… anyway, prom is over and done with. I only have the foundation week of our school and a few more exams and boom! Hahaha. Let's get on with my masterpiece okay? Or so I think it's a masterpiece…

Chapter 10 (HAPPY MONTHSARY!)

"What the heck do you want with Mikoto?"

Touma asked glaring at the man in a trench coat. They were transported to a blimp floating in the air, making their way out of Academy City.

"Won't you ask what I want with you?"

"I'm pretty much used to getting dragged along the magic side's problems, but Mikoto has nothing to do with anything!"

He shouted. Mikoto was currently seated in a cushioned seat, which resembled those from the renaissance period, while sleeping. She was still wearing her blood stained dress.

"Sigh, well I'm not the one who was assigned to explain things to you, so I don't know how much I should tell you…"

"Fine then, just tell me the basics."

"Well, I was asked to escort the both of you out of Academy City and go to England safely."

"Who ordered you to do it?"

"Classified Information."

"Which magic cabal are you from?"

"Hey now, enough with the questions, aren't you worried about little Miss railgun?"

The man in a trench coat asked, pointing to Mikoto, who was currently regaining consciousness. Touma ran yo her side and held her right hand.

"Mikoto! Are you okay? How are you feeling?"

He panicked/asked worriedly.

"I'm fine Touma. Just a bit dizzy from blood loss."

Mikoto tried to give him a reassuring smile, despite the pain she was feeling.

"Little Miss, it's not good to lock up pain, be it physical or emotional."

The trench coat man said, butting in.

"Might I remind you that you were the one who inflicted such physical pain to me, Mr. PM?"

Mikoto said with a menacing look. Touma and the guy were confused.

"Mr. PM?"

They both asked. Mikoto sighed and said,

"It stands for Mr. Pedophile Magician you morons…"

"Oh"

Both of them said. A few seconds later,

"WHO THE HECK ARE YOU CALLING A PEDOPHILE MAGICIAN HUH?!"

The man in a trench coat shouted.

"Well, since I don't know your name, and you kept referring to me as 'little miss', plus the fact that you were seemingly interested in my shorts, I assumed that you were a perverted pedophile. Am I wrong?"

Mikoto winced in the last part because she stood up from her sitting position, while Touma supported her.

"OF COURSE YOU'RE WRONG! To start off, my name is Friedrich Claude (pronounced as Fredrik cloud). My magician name is Pedofilus165. It means 'to protect from the defiled'."

Friedrich proudly said. Mikoto just snorted

"Even your freaky scientific name says you're a pedophile."

"Hey, even if he is our enemy, it's not nice to say that Mikoto."

"Like I could give a darn business about him! He stabbed me, he kidnapped me, he promised not to touch you but you're right here!"

"Relax Mikoto. Anyway, you just admitted that you allowed him to kidnap you for my sake, didn't you?"

Touma said like he was reprimanding her or something.

"Hey! You've done it a billion times already! Why can't I do it for you?"

"Because its not the same Mikoto!"

As the two argued and bickered, Friedrich just sighed and face palmed.

"Josephine!"

He called out; the two didn't stop fighting at all. A little blonde haired girl came running in a maid outfit.

"Yes Master Fried? (Pronounced as freed)"

"Could you please tend to that little miss over there?"

He said pointing to Mikoto who was pulling Touma's cheeks.

"Oho-ho~~ have you're pedophile instincts acted once again, Master Fried?"

"You stupid girl! How dare you address your master that way?!"

"Hai, hai. I'm terribly sorry. Now if you would excuse me."

She said walking toward Mikoto. Mikoto and Touma stopped arguing and looked at the little girl before them. She was probably the same age as Kuroko.

"Huh? What do you want little girl? I'm kind of busy knocking some sense into this idiot so-"

Mikoto tried to smile, but she got a skirt flip from the little girl, making her stop and turn red all over. Touma's jaw dropped to the floor.

"Oh dear, oh dear. You're older than me but you're still wearing shorts… hmm. You're pretty cute, so I guess I'll make you wear some of the dresses that Master likes to collect."

The girl said with a smile. Mikoto and Touma still couldn't recover from the earlier…ordeal.

"JOSEPHINE! How dare you tell your master secret fetishes?"

Friedrich shouted angrily.

"Uhm, what kind of clothes does he collect?" –Touma

"Frilly cute dresses for girls. You know, like those worn by dolls."

"So he is a pedophile after all." –Mikoto.

"AGH! Damn it! Just take her away right now Josephine!"

He shouted. Josephine just nodded and carried Mikoto out of the room.

"MIKOTO!"

Touma shouted, but then he felt like he couldn't move.

"Relax, Kamijou Touma. She will be safe. I need to have a word with you."

"What the heck did you do to me?"

"Its just a minor restriction spell. You can't use your Imagine Breaker right now. But please take a seat."

He said as he chanted a spell that made Touma float and sit on the chair Mikoto was seated on earlier.

"About your earlier question, regarding the little miss."

"What do you want with Mikoto?"

"Would you mind listening to a little tale, about Academy City and about little Miss railgun?"

He said with a devious smile on his face.

-MEANWHILE-

"There is no way I am going to wear those damn clothes!"

Mikoto shouted at Josephine, who was holding out a black and white frilly dress.

"But Mistress, these are not different from the clothes you are wearing now."

"They're totally different!"

"Sigh, we will use this dress. So please allow me to help you take a bath."

"No way! I'd rather have Touma help me than you guys!"

"Oh? So you do like that Master Kamijou person?"

"EH? Wh-what are you saying huh?"

"Oh dear. I can already read this situation clearly. You are in love with him but are too much of a… what was that Japanese term again? Oh yes! That's it! You're too much of a tsundere are you not?"

"God! You and Kuroko are so much alike!"

"Kuroko? Forgive me, but I am afraid that I am not acquainted with this Kuroko person, Mistress…"

"You can call me Mikoto, oh and Kuroko is my too much eccentric roommate and friend."

"Roommate and...Friend? How wonderful. I've never had a friend whom I can consider my own. It must be a wonderful feeling… I'm not allowed to befriend anyone you see. My duty towards my master is something that I must prioritize rather than making friends…"

Jospehine said in the saddest tone.

'Aw heck. I know were enemies and all but, she's just too.. UGH! I can't believe I'm doing this…'

"I can be your friend, if you want…"

Mikoto said sighing. Josephine stared at her with bright eyes.

"Really? Can I really Mistress?"

"For starters, don't call me Mistress, call me by my name, my name is Mikoto. And second, yes, of course you can be my friend."

She said with a smile. Josephine was almost reduced to tears. She hugged Mikoto tightly.

"Oh thank you thank you thank you!"

"He-hey, relax alright? Since were friends, could you tell me why the heck you guys kidnapped me?"

"Hmmm, if I remember correctly, the Master said something about taking you to England and get you 'treated' there"

"Well damn your master, if it wasn't for him, I wouldn't have gotten injured and get taken to a faraway country."

"About that, how are you injuries….Mikoto?"

"Im fine, I think, as far as I can tell it's just a deep flesh wound so I'll live…"

She said as she took off her clothes and sank down in the bathtub.

" You know, I'm amazed at you and Master Kamijou… even though you're currently being held as captives, you are still very much calm about the current situation."

"Well, believe me. I am scared as heck. I could almost die from a nerve attack anytime."

"But the way you were-"

"It was all an act. Touma's here with me right now. If I show any form of weakness, he's gonna have to carry that burden. That's just the kind of person he is."

"Does that mean he's strong?"

"No… there are times when I think that all he wants to do is scream and shout for help, even if he acts all tough and brave. I know how that feels, because I've experienced that too many times already."

"You really care for him, don't you?"

Josephine asked. Mikoto looked up and stared at the ceiling. Since when did blimps have fancy bathroom huh? She sighed and smiled to herself.

"I'll ask that question again, you really care for him don't you?"

"…. I don't know Josephine, I really don't know…"

-MEANWHILE-

"Tell me everything you know Friedrich Claude."

Touma demanded glaring at the man before him.

"I'm pretty sure that you've already of the name Kazakiri Hyouka right? She was Academy City's experiment. An angel. In the end, it was a total failure, right?"

"Of course it was. Because, I stopped it, just in the nick of time."

"Yes, yes. The great Kamijou Touma stopped a disastrous event in history. But you also contributed to an even greater monstrosity. That is something you have apparently overlooked."

"what the heck are you saying?!"
"Think about it Kamijou Touma. Who were the ones that got involved in that fight? Who were the ones that practically made enemies of the city, just to aide you?"

Friedrich said in an accusing tone. Touma thought about it hard.

'Who got involved? Well there was Index and everyone from Academy City who were sent to sleep, Last Order, Accelerator, God's seat, and who else…'

He kept on pondering about that and finally came to a conclusion.

"Mikoto fought with me that night. She was fighting those guys in black… ( I think it was a group called HoundDog, but I'm not sure so I won't write it hehehe…)"

"Wow, you really are an idiot aren't you? It took you that long to realize it? If there's one thing I hate the most, its people who drag women into something dangerous, while being completely clueless about it…"

"But why would that drag her into this huh?"

"Academy City saw her potential. They thought that she was a possible candidate for the next angel. We have received information regarding that matter. Aside from being the railgun, little miss Misaka Mikoto was given another name Kamijou Touma, and it's a rather dangerous one…"

"Try me…"

Touma said with his face full of determination. Friedrich sighed,

"Angel of Death, Kamijou Touma. She was named the Angel of Death."

Touma's world stopped. He was the guy who swore to protect her from any danger, but in the end, he was the one who brought her to it.

"Sigh, we've arrived at our destination. You two will be staying at a mansion. There will be barriers and magic runes all over it. You are free to explore the premise, but you are not allowed to leave it. Just wait for further notifications. That person will come to meet you soon."

Friedrich said standing up. He casted a spell and transported Touma into the house/mansion they would be staying at. He fell hard on his butt.

"Agh, damn it. That hurts. Couldn't he tell that I was still shocked?"
He took a look around and noticed that the house was pretty nice. It kind of had that Old English, Renaissance type of feel to it.

"Come to think of it, where the heck is Mikoto? She should-"

"WAATCH OOUT!"

Someone shouted. He looked up and saw something black and white falling on him. He just stood there in a daze and 'it' fell on him.

"OUCH! Damn it! What the-. MIKOTO?!'

Touma exclaimed. It seems like the 'thing' that fell on him was actually a 'her'. Mikoto was wearing a black and white medieval dress that was cut a few inches above her knees. She looked stunning.

"Damn! That jerk was a pedophile after all!"

Mikoto grunted as she stood up. Touma just stared.

"OI! Baka! Hurry and stand up already! We need to think of a way out of here! Got it?"

Mikoto said grabbing his hand and dragged him around the house. While walking around, Touma kept silent.

'Look at her, she's just a fourteen year old middle school girl, yet she got dragged into something dangerous because of me. If she found out about this, I'm sure she'd be mad and hate me. She doesn't deserve this at all! Agh! Damn it!'

He silently cursed himself. Mikoto noticed the anguished look on his face.

'There's that face again. He's being cornered in a desperate situation again, but there's nothing I can do to help him. Nothing at all…'

Mikoto dragged his hand until they reached the gardens of the mansion. There was literally no one else there.

"Stay there. I'll try and climb that tree to look for a way out."

She said as she began climbing the tree. While climbing Touma kept quiet, but Mikoto kept on talking.

"You know, when I was a kid, I used to climb stuff a lot. Trees, building, everything. I always climbed them, even when I was scared as heck; I kept on climbing and climbing. Then my mom would get mad at me and…"

'Why? Why is she still talking to me? Why is she so nice to me? I can't take this anymore! Why… why can't she just shout at me and blame me?!'

Touma thought, gripping his hands tighter.

"..She would scream at me to get down. Most of the time I would go down, but there were times that I fell hard on my butt! It's funny right? *laughs and smiles* I'm the RAILGUN, but I fall from-"

"WHY WON'T YOU JUST BLAME ME?! I KNOW IT'S MY FAULT!"

Touma accidentally shouted, making Mikoto take a wrong step and she fell. Touma was able to catch her in time, but they fell onto the shallow pond. He held her shoulders tightly and began shaking her.

"Everything is my fault. It's all because of my Imagine Breaker. It brought me misfortune, but now, even you. Even you were infected by my bad luck! You're freaked out right now! I know that, despite that strong front you try to put up! Just say it! YOU-!"

Touma shouted but was cut off when Mikoto pushed him back and both of them were lying on the pond. Mikoto was grabbing onto his collar while sitting atop of him, Touma just laid there, stunned.

"You're scared too right? It's not your fault that I got kidnapped! It's not your fault that weird people are after me! I know you're scared as well! So why would I blame you!?"

Touma turned things around. Now, he was on top of her while holding her hands down, they were soaking wet, but they didn't seem to care at all.

"What would you know?! Why would you know how I feel?! Wh-"

"Don't give me crap like that! I know EXACTLY how you feel! That was how I felt when you saved me and my SISTERS! You told me that it was alright to cry, scream and ask for help! You told me that I could rely on others! You told me it was alright to be scared! But why the heck wont you say it yourself you damn hypocrite?!"

Mikoto shouted as her tears mixed with the water. She was blushing like crazy, but right now, it was too much. The dam controlling her feelings have finally burst open and she can't control it anymore.

"Mikoto…"

"You jerk! I've already entrusted you with everything! With my life! With my fears! With my problems! And even my heart darn it! I've trusted you with everything I've got. So why can't you trust me back? Why can't you trust me enough to say how you truly feel? Why can't you do that huh? Why, Touma?"

She said as the tears fell from her eyes like waterfalls. Touma remained quiet.

"I'm in pain Touma. My wound hurts and I'm scared. What if I don't live? What if I die? What if… what if... what if YOU DIE? What if I lose you and I can't see you anymore?"

She said wiping her own tears vigorously. Touma sat up and helped her sit up as well. He held her shoulders and looked at her, while taking away her hands from her face and wiping her tears with his own.

"I'm scared too, I admit that. I don't want you to get hurt, but I guess, in the end, I was the one who caused you a lot of pain… All I wanted to do was stay strong for you Mikoto, so that you wouldn't be scared anymore…"

He said as he slowly enveloped her in a warm embrace. She sobbed against his shoulders and said,

"Well…at...at least...You…you finally entrusted me with one thing… But please don't do that again. You're burdening yourself with something… and it's my fault... I hate it when you do that…"

She said finally smiling for the first time ever since she was kidnapped. Touma just smiled.

'You have no idea Mikoto. I've already entrusted you with my heart and my feelings, I just don't know if you'll accept them, with the way we are now… you have no idea how scared I am, of being rejected by the one girl that I have truly loved…'

He thought to himself. The moment was perfect. Despite the fact that they were soaking wet and the possibility of catching a cold was high. He parted from their embrace and looked at her straight in the eye. Blushes started appearing from their faces, but embarrassment wouldn't be able to stop their feelings from reaching one another and finally, after so much problems and trials, they would finally come to an understanding as to how they really felt. They leaned closer to one another, feeling like every second was an hour, waiting for their lips to make contact,-

"Am I interrupting something here?"

A familiar voice, for Touma anyway, asked, ruining their perfect moment. His eyes widened because of the figure that slowly approached them.

"How have you been doing? The infamous idiot, Kamijou Touma?"

The guy asked. Mikoto and Touma stood up, water dripping from their clothes.

"It's the guy from before!"-Mikoto

Touma stopped and thought about what was happening.

"You! WHAT THE HECK IS HAPPENING HERE?!"
He shouted demanding an answer from the man draped in black before them. Mikoto clung onto Touma's sleeve, glaring at the guy who just entered the scene. Who was that man? Would he be able to finally clear things? Could he be… the real mastermind to Mikoto's kidnapping?

-Chapter end-

Yo! I wanted to address some of the reviews from the past chapter. Honestly, I also don't know what month it is… I was also talking about Kazakiri Hyouka when I mentioned ANGEL; it had nothing to do with Angel Fall. I'm also sorry but I'm not really the kind of person who thinks about things thoroughly… so I just drag people into this story. Thanks for the info about the events and characters though! Josephine and Friedrich are OC's. I wanted to post this last 02-03-10 as a monthsary celebration but I fell asleep and I couldn't finish it… anyway, thanks for reading! Please keep reviewing so that I can correct any mistakes! Thanks again! Ja-ne!