Index Arc part Three
She was in the shower.
Warm water trickled over her body.
She liked these showers.
They were pleasant to be in.
Making her feel overwhelming comfort.
She hated leaving its safety.
But Makasu told her that he needed the hot water too.
Her body cackled as the streams ran down her form.
She took a few deep breaths.
She felt its healing rush engulf her.
Looking down at the multiple scars that dotted her skin.
A fresh one.
It had been left when she and Makasu had visited a pet store.
She had seen many kittens she had liked.
However this one puppy.
It bit her when she approached it.
Makasu instantly fell in love with it.
The puppy was a female labrador.
Its coat was thick black and its eyes were as green as his.
I don't know why he brought it to his home.
She did say she wanted a cat.
A knock on the door.
Indicated he wanted her out.
She sighed heavily.
She had only been in there an hour.
He got so impatient sometimes.
"Coming! Misaka shouts over the water so Makasu can hear her from the hall."
"Alright. We can get Ice Cream if you hurry up."
She drooled slightly.
She loved Ice cream.
She turned the faucet letting the gushing stream come to a halt.
She quickly dried herself off with the warm towel.
Makasu was so homely he heated up towels for her every morning.
She combed her hair, it was starting to get longer.
It now passed her shoulders.
Miyuki wanted to tie it in a ponytail.
But Makasu refused for her.
Saying he didn't want two of us running around.
That made her giggle.
Putting her clothes on she quickly exited the washroom.
Makasu was dressed plainly.
He wore a white button up shirt and black jeans.
She would have prefered if he tried to dress up a little, but he was more comfortable this way.
"Are you ready? Misaka asked with a sweet peck in her voice."
"Of course I've been waiting on you."
He took his keys of the wall.
He gave Misaka a pair just in case she left the house, but that was rare.
Whenever she went out it was with him.
He said it wasn't safe for her to be out without him.
She was tempted to agree with him, but the world couldn't be dangerous all the time.
Could it?
Miyuki often regaled tales of the wonders outside Academy City.
They had moved all across the world.
She talked about the cities London, Rome, New York and Tokyo.
She said London is where the two of them got their strange accents.
Miyuki also told her that Makasu was slow to embrace the new ways in Japan.
He hasn't even learned Japanese.
That isn't that much of a problem in Academy City.
As a high percentage of the students transfer from English speaking countries.
And many residents speak English for that factor alone.
It isn't an enforced rule in Academy City to speak Japanese.
But it was expected none the less.
Miyuki was near fluent.
On the other hand Makasu could barely manage to get past greeting someone.
She sort of knew the plans he had created today.
He wanted to take her to get new clothes.
Misaka didn't quite understand why.
Her clothes were fine as they were.
She had borrowed many off of Makasu himself.
Thats what confused her the most.
After all she was using his clothes all the time.
Shouldn't he love it?
They were walking down the street.
He was taking her to a mall not very far away.
Miyuki said she wanted to come.
But Makasu said she had to go to school.
Not very long ago Makasu had made plans to go out on a date.
Today was the day he was supposed to be meeting her.
They would go to a restaurant tonight.
Makasu should have been getting ready.
From what she had read.
Women take a long time to prepare themselves.
So men must have suffered from the same problem.
Makasu occasionally met with the strange Stiyl Magnus.
They would talk in hushed tones discussing something important no doubt.
After they go their words out one would leave.
It had been nearly a week since Makasu resumed school life.
He was however taking a sick day.
He said that he needed a break.
Misaka happily agreed to go with him.
Thus today's events were created.
Stiyl had never called I can only assume his business with Index was complete and he didn't need me for anything. It had been a few days and Index' final date for memory wipe was approaching. They didn't have the time to screw around unless they wanted to save her. I didn't want to think of what was going to happen to her… I also couldn't bare myself to see Kamijou Touma knowing the information I knew. What did he think he was doing with Index. Did he not understand the risks! Or was he just being selfish. Yet I wanted to bury that out of my mind. The last thing I needed right now was more drama.
"Butterfly, bubblegum, lolipop, squish. Miska laughed at her four funniest words."
I had never seen a girl as strange as Misaka before. She always knew when I needed company. Today was supposed to be my date with Seiri. I had never thought about it too much. But I didn't really want to go out with her. Yet I did. It was a strange sensation. She hadn't brought it up so I didn't say anything either. As the two of us walked down the road I noticed some commotion going on down the street. We weren't in a hurry and it wasn't our problem so we took our time arriving. Although once we got there we were in for a shock. It was a hold up. Some Espers inside were trying to steal the weapons from the store. I guess they must have tripped the silent alarm, cause the authorities were swarming the entrance. We did our part and stayed out of the way.
"Makasu what is going on in there? Misaka asks with great interest."
"I think its a robbery. Don't worry the rozzers have got it under control." She looked at me I guess she didn't get what I meant by 'Rozzers'. Coming from England its what the kids called 'Police'.
The Rozzers were about to burst in through the main entrance, but I got the most sudden chill in my bones. It was the feeling of sheer cold amassing near rapidly. Soon the store erupted in snow burying the police beneath it. Misaka and I were shielded by one of the authorities cars. However most cops were disoriented and unable to get moving. The Espers flooded out running in all directions to escape. They wore ski masks to hide their identity. One came out last, her figure was distinctly feminine. She carried a bag filled with god knows what. She locked eyes with me, wondering if she should bury me to. Her hand was raised. I raised mine preparing to counter.
"Absolute Zero! We need to go before more arrive!" One of the masked men shouted at her.
She grunted and ran shooting an Icicle our way before splitting off as fast as she could. I was about to make chase but she was far too quick. I was left wondering what the hell that was about. However I didn't want to have to give a statement. So while the cops were still dazed we made a run for it. We stopped just outside a park. We took a break on one of the park benches. Taking a moment to catch their breath.
"Makasu can we get a soft drink? Misaka demanded of Makasu."
"I'm not allowed to use vending machines." I told the truth yet she found that surprisingly funny.
Not taking me seriously. She dragged me towards the nearest one. I was nervous I wasn't allowed to be near them. After the first few times it happened the police had given me a warning. Never go near another one again! It was a strict order that I had to follow. I heard a popping noise originate from inside the machine. Misaka didn't know what to think. She took my money and fed it to the machine. As it gave her the change. A small soda can popped out the bottom. I waited it was only a matter of time! The closer it got to me! The more explosive it would be! I felt time slow down. As she took it in her hand. Seconds became hours. It was a only matter of time. The can was beginning to rattle. I closed my eyes and jumped out of the way. I had just only escaped the cherry blast radius. Misaka was coated in pink liquid head to toe. A stunned expression on her face.
"I'm sorry! My AIM makes pressure build up in cans much faster. 90% of the time they explode…"
"Misaka wants to go home now. Misaka says in a petrified state."
A/N
This was just a filler chapter to show I'm alive and to bridge the time gap between the Index Arc. I'm super busy with my other stories having just started my Sword Art Online fic as well I'm just a little overloaded on which ones to write about, not to mention my classes as well. I'm trying to get full chapters for all my stories out by the week. The next chapter will forever close the Index Arc and move on to new ones of my own creation.