Mikoto and Touma had arrived back at the hospital, and they once again entered the room where the girl's sisters were staying. The four girls in question were all present, having completed their tests and eaten lunch.

"Why did you two return here, asks Misaka 10032, curiously eyeing the bag in the boy's hand."

Touma answered, "Oh hey, 10032-chan! Biri-Biri and I just bought the necklaces your sisters wanted, so we came back to deliver them."

"I see, replies Misaka 10032, realizing that she should've expected this. The other Misakas are over there, adds Misaka 10032, pointing towards them."

Mikoto smiled and waved at her other three sisters, "Hey again, guys!" They were all sitting down on the couch, but they got up to greet the new arrivals.

"Hello again, Big Sister, greets Misaka 19090. D-did you get Misaka a snowflake necklace, asks Misaka, addressing the boy."

Touma pulled out the snowflake necklace from the bag and held it out to her, answering, "Yeah, here it is! Mikoto was the one who actually picked it out, though. What do you think?" The boy wanted to make sure that Mikoto got the credit she deserved.

"Misaka thinks it's a beautiful necklace, says Misaka 19090, giving her honest opinion. C-could you perhaps put it on Misaka, earnestly requests Misaka 19090."

The boy smiled, "Sure, 19090-chan!" He held out the necklace and carefully moved it down around her head, taking care to avoid her goggles. One it was in place, the boy let go and looked at the result, remarking, "It looks pretty good on you! I think it suits you well!"

"Th-thank you, stammers Misaka 19090, her face red from your compliment. Misaka is grateful for your gift, adds Misaka 19090 as she gives you a thank you hug."

Touma blushed, a bit surprised to be embraced by the girl. He wrapped his arms around her and said, "You're welcome!" The necklace was pushed against his chest, which was a little uncomfortable, but he still enjoyed hugging the girl. The two hugged for a few seconds before separating.

Mikoto let out a sad sigh at the sight, "He even said that I was the one who picked it out, but 19090-chan really wants to hug him, doesn't she?" However, she was surprised when her sister started walking towards her after her hug with Touma.

"Misaka is not sure why you look sad, Big Sister, but she wants to thank you for picking out her necklace, says Misaka 19090, giving you a hug as well."

Mikoto was also surprised, but smiled and returned her sister's embrace. "There I go, getting jealous for no reason again." She soon replied, "You're welcome, 19090-chan! I'm glad you like it!"

Touma smiled at the sweet scene, but turned away as another sister approached him. He wasn't sure which one she was, so he asked, "Hey, sorry, are you 10039-chan or 13577-chan?"

"I am Misaka 10039, and I requested a star necklace, gently reminds Misaka 10039, a little sad that you couldn't tell her apart from 13577."

The boy felt really bad for making her feel disappointed. Taking out the star-shaped necklace, Touma replied, "I'm really sorry, 10039-chan. Here, I picked out this necklace for you, I hope you like it!"

"Misaka does like it, assures Misaka 10039, giving you a smile. Misaka knows it's hard to tell her apart and doesn't want you to feel bad. Could you also place the necklace on Misaka, pleads Misaka 10039."

"She's really considerate, isn't she?" Touma smiled at her and put the necklace around her neck. He then stepped back and said, "There you go. What do you think?"

"Misaka is grateful for your present, replies Misaka 10039 as she gives you a hug to show her gratitude. She is happy that you personally picked it out for her, adds Misaka 10039."

Touma returned the girl's embrace and rubbed her back a little, hoping to make her feel better. "Well, now that she has that necklace, I'll at least be able to tell her apart from now on." After a bit longer, the two of them separated. She looked a lot happier now, so the boy was glad he was able to cheer her up.

Mikoto watched Misaka 10039 walk away from the boy, not expecting to get a hug from her, since she didn't pick out that specific necklace. Instead, she turned to Misaka 10032, who was standing next to her and was in a similar situation. Mikoto wondered how she felt watching the other sisters receive necklaces from Touma.

"Misaka is regretful that she didn't get to thank the boy in that manner, says Misaka 10032 in a low voice, careful not to let the boy hear her."

"Is this girl serious? She's complaining about that to me?" Mikoto rolled her eyes and retorted, "Well, you got to spend quite some time with him at the underground mall, and you got that heart-shaped necklace." She figured that those things were preferable to just a hug, though Mikoto knew that hugging the boy felt really nice.

"Interesting, so Big Sister thinks Misaka still has the lead, concludes Misaka 10032. But Misaka must continue moving forward if she wants to win, says Misaka 10032, encouraging herself."

"Well, she has the right attitude, I suppose." Mikoto begrudgingly admired her sister for easily being able to do things she got flustered even thinking of. "But I've spent a lot of time with him, so I shouldn't be so worried."

Meanwhile, Touma turned to the remaining sister, Misaka 13577, and pulled out the last necklace from the bag, saying, "And here's your flower necklace, 13577-chan. Mikoto also picked this one for you! Do you want me to put it on you?"

"Yes please, answers Misaka 13577, eyeing the beautiful lotus flower necklace with anticipation. Big Sister has really good taste, concludes Misaka 13577."

The boy duly placed the necklace around her neck. Once he was done, he smiled at the girl and said, "All right, that's the last one!"

"Thanks, replies Misaka 13577 as she embraces you to show her gratitude."

Touma returned her hug, musing, "Wow, they must all really like the necklaces." Soon afterwards, he pulled away from her and watched as she approached Mikoto.

While Mikoto was watching the boy give the necklace to Misaka 13577, she glanced at the bag that he had set down. Her eyes widened as her magnetic sight detected a small metal box within it. She could tell there was a small metal object inside the box, though she couldn't quite make out what it was exactly. She wondered, "Did he buy something else from that shop? He didn't say anything about it, so maybe he needed to get something for himself while he was there."

Before she could consider the subject any further, Mikoto saw that Misaka 13577 had reached her.

"Thank you for choosing this beautiful lotus necklace for Misaka, says Misaka 13577, giving Big Sister a hug."

Mikoto chuckled and wrapped her arms around her sister, replying, "You're very welcome, 13577-chan! It looks great on you!" She was happy that her sisters were acknowledging her part, instead of only thanking Touma. She smiled to herself and thought, "I'm such a selfish older sister, aren't I?"

Once they separated, Mikoto glanced at all four of her sisters, each wearing a necklace. It was now possible to tell them apart by sight, and each sister was showing a unique individual flair.

An interesting idea came to Touma as he looked around at all the Misaka sisters. He took out his phone and said, "Hey, now that you all have your necklaces on, why don't we take a family photo?" The boy figured it could be a nice keepsake.

"Misaka likes that idea, though she is curious why you have that frog strap on your phone, answers Misaka 10032."

The boy replied, "Oh this, Biri-Biri got two of these when she made us sign up for a cell phone contract during the penalty game, and she gave one to me."

"Interesting, so Big Sister is further along than Misaka thought, concludes Misaka 10032 in an annoyed tone."

Touma didn't really get what she meant, so instead he said, "Anyway, why don't you guys line up next to each other and I'll take the photo."

Mikoto watched as her sisters lined up in numerical order, from left to right. Touma walked until he was right next to her, about to raise his phone to take a picture. Before he did so, he turned to Mikoto and said, "Why don't you join them, Mikoto? That way, we can have all the Misakas in the picture."

Mikoto was surprised at his request, "Really, you want me in the picture?" She thought he was just going to take a picture of her sisters.

He replied, "Of course! Don't you want to be in the picture with your sisters? I did say it was a family photo, right?"

The girl smiled, "Yeah, you're right!" She approached her sisters, who parted in the middle to accommodate her. Mikoto wedged herself between Misaka 10039 and Misaka 13577, wrapping an arm around each girl.

Touma exclaimed, "Looking good, guys!" He then snapped a few photos of the five girls. Once he was finished, the girls crowded around him to look at the pictures. They all liked them, so the boy then said, "I can send these to you, Mikoto. Do you guys have phones?" He knew the sisters could store the photos on the Misaka Network since they had seen them, but having a digital copy would allow them to print them out if they wanted.

"Yes, we all have phones, answers Misaka 10032. You can send the photos to Misaka, and she'll send them to the others."

The boy nodded, "All right, then." He sent the photos to Mikoto and Misaka 10032 by text, and the latter took out her phone and forwarded them to the other Misakas.

Now that the necklaces had been delivered, Mikoto said, "All right, we have to go now, but hopefully we'll see each other soon!"

"Th-thank you again for the necklaces,'' replies Misaka 19090, saying her farewells to Big Sister and the boy."

Touma picked up the bag the necklaces were in and replied, "You're welcome, and I'll see you guys around!" He would now be able to tell which sister was which when he encountered one of them around the city.

Mikoto and Touma soon left the room, leaving her sisters by themselves again. The girl glanced down at the bag, still a bit curious about what was inside, but she decided not to pry, figuring that it was none of her business. Little did she know, Touma was actually preparing to reveal to her what was inside.

As the two of them exited the hospital, Mikoto was a bit lost in thought, "It's been a pretty fun weekend, but I guess it had to end sometime." Both of them had other plans for the rest of the afternoon, so her time with Touma would have to end shortly.

Mikoto was about to say goodbye to the boy, but he interjected, "Oh Biri-Biri, could you wait for a moment? I have something here for you." As he said this, he reached into the shopping bag and pulled out the box.

Mikoto was surprised, "That's for me? I detected that there was something else in the bag with my magnetism, but I thought it was just something you bought for yourself." She hadn't expected Touma to get a gift for her, since she never asked him to, unlike her sisters.

Touma nervously rubbed his neck, "Yeah, when we were looking at the necklaces, I saw something that I thought you'd like. You helped me out with picking the necklaces, and I figured it'd be a good way to thank you." He then held out the box for her to take.

Mikoto's cheeks reddened, "He really got me a present?" She had been feeling a little left out with the boy buying gifts for her four sisters, so she was touched at his thoughtfulness. She took the box from his hand and stammered, "Th-thanks, that's really sweet of you." The box was too small to contain a necklace, so she wondered what it could be instead.

She opened the box, and her eyes widened as she saw what was inside. It was a small accessory, with a golden-colored lightning bolt with a capital letter M engraved in it. She picked it up to inspect it more closely and realized what it was. "A hair clip?"

Touma nodded, "Yeah, I was surprised they had these with letters engraved on them. I know you wear a hair clip all the time, and you're an Electromaster, so I figured it would suit you. What do you think, is it too much?" He was a little worried that she wouldn't really want it, since she had a hair clip already, but Touma hoped that she'd like it.

"Wow, he actually put a lot of though into it." Mikoto's blush deepened and she stammered, "N-no, not at all, I love it!" She nervously looked up at him and shyly asked, "C-could you put it on me?" Just like he had put the necklaces on her sisters, Mikoto wanted him to do the same with his gift to her. She thought, "Maybe he'll play with my hair a little when he puts the clip on. He seems to like doing that for some reason."

"Her too, huh?" The boy smiled at her and replied, "Sure, Biri-Biri!" He took the hair clip in his left hand and asked, "Where do you want me to put it in your hair?" He wondered if she'd prefer to have it near her flower hair clip or on the opposite side of her hair.

The girl fidgeted with her fingers and answered, "C-could you put it on my left side, opposite to my flower clip?" She wanted to wear the hair clip immediately, but she also wanted to keep wearing her flower hair clip, so Mikoto figured that wearing them symmetrically would be the best arrangement.

Touma replied, "All right." Using his free right hand, the boy gently brushed his fingers through the left side of her hair in order to straighten it a bit. Once that was done, he held a strand of her hair in his left hand while carefully attaching the lightning hair clip. Once it was secure, he lowered his hand and announced, "Okay, it's on! It looks really good on you!"

Mikoto had become extremely flustered while the boy was playing with her hair, so she found it difficult to speak immediately, especially after he complimented how she looked. Instead, she raised her left hand to feel the new hair clip, though she already knew its position thanks to her magnetism. She then took out her phone and used its camera to see how she looked. "He's right, it does look pretty good on me."

Touma patiently watched the girl examine herself on her phone, feeling happy as he saw her smile at her new appearance. Mikoto then put her phone away again and finally replied, "Th-thanks, it's really thoughtful of you to give me something so personalized." She then grinned and added, "Though I'm a little surprised you didn't get one with a B on it instead."

Touma took a second to realize what she was referring to, but then chuckled, "That would've been funny, but it probably wouldn't make any sense if someone who doesn't know that nickname sees it. Anyway, I'm glad you like it, I don't have a lot of experience shopping for girls, so I was worried I might have done something wrong."

Mikoto shook her head, "No no, it's really great!" Building up her courage, she soon wrapped her arms around him. With her head pressed against his shoulder, Mikoto softly said, "Thank you, T-Touma." The girl wasn't used to being this affectionate with him, but he definitely deserved it, so Mikoto wanted to do her best.

Touma was a little flustered by her sudden hug and her saying his name in that tone, but he returned her embrace, wrapping one arm around her back and gently stroking the back of her hair with his other hand. Recalling the reactions of her sisters to the necklaces, he joked, "I'm getting a lot of hugs from Misakas today, huh?" Nevertheless, he thought, "This hug is a bit different from her sisters' hugs, though. For some reason, it feels a little warmer."

Mikoto chuckled, "Yeah, he's right about that. I guess that, in the end, I'm just copying my sisters." It had been hard to watch her sisters hugging the boy, but she figured it would be good if he got along well with them, since they were part of her family. Mikoto let herself enjoy the hug for a few moments, savoring the relaxing feeling of his fingers in her hair. She considered if there was anything else she could do to show her gratitude and differentiate herself a bit more from her sisters.

The girl blushed as an idea came to her. It made her really nervous, but after pondering it for a few seconds, she decided to do it anyway. She closed her eyes and gave Touma a kiss on the cheek. As she did so, Mikoto immediately felt his hand stop moving in her hair. Her face became even redder and she pressed her face into his shoulder in embarrassment.

Touma froze the moment he felt the girl's lips on his cheek. He also began blushing as he realized what the girl had done and hesitantly said, "Biri-Biri?" He wondered, "What did she do that for?"

Mikoto internally groaned, "Oh man, why did I do that, now I have to find a way to explain it!" She couldn't bring herself to look him in the eye at the moment, but she replied, "S-sorry, I just wanted to do something else to thank you." The girl hoped that he wouldn't find it too weird, since she didn't want to scare him off.

The boy smiled, "I see, well it felt pretty nice, so don't worry about it, okay?" He was still a bit confused, but didn't want the girl to feel bad, so he continued stroking her hair again to reassure her.

Mikoto was relieved at his response, and silently nodded against his shoulder. After a bit longer, the girl pulled her arms back and slightly stepped away from the boy, causing him to remove his arm from her back. She gave him a smile and said, "Thank you again for the gift! I have to go now, but I'll see you around, okay?"

Touma ruffled the top of her head a bit before replying, "You're welcome, Biri-Biri! I'll see you later!" He'd had a lot of fun with her, and he looked forward to seeing her again.

The two of them then split up and headed in different directions to continue their afternoons, each looking back fondly on their time together that weekend.