Hello, everyone! I hope you enjoyed the previous chapter, where a bunch of people learned that Mikoto and Touma were now a couple! In this chapter, they go on their first date!

GG Vegito: I'm glad the new chapter relieved you from your boredom! The call that Touma makes to Mikoto from London will certainly be a funny moment.

Guest10032: Thanks, and I hope you're feeling better now. I'm pleased you enjoyed the reactions of Index and the Railgang. Saten calling Mikoto Biri-Biri would be pretty funny, though she'd probably shut it down pretty quickly. Mikoto will meet Touma's class in this chapter, and I think you'll enjoy that scene. NT10 is also a really good scene, though that's even longer away and I'd still need to figure out what to do with Othinus and the scene where Touma supposedly "switches sides." The Railgang will meet the Sisters pretty soon, and I'm looking forward to writing about it.

Blankow: Yes, the past two weeks have been really crazy in the US. Ever since last Tuesday, I've been constantly refreshing Twitter to follow the news, and some days I haven't been able to write as much as I'd like. I'm glad that the new chapter helped you through the hard week. Index is indeed important to Touma, and she will eventually learn to get along with Mikoto, but it'll take some time. I've been wanting to write about Mikoto's friends meeting her sisters ever since I started this fanfic, so I'm looking forward to writing about it. It will be great for the Sisters to have a few more people to interact with, though they may not want to be alone with Kuroko. Mikoto or Touma cooking for each other would be a very cute scene, perhaps for whenever she ends up visiting his dorm. Yeah, I guess the Ichihanaransai will be a bit different here, though I haven't really thought that far ahead yet.

Surayo: Good news, you'll get to see Aogami's reaction in this chapter.

Stryper88: I'm glad you enjoyed the conversation with Misaka 10032 and the confession scene. You're right, I did want to have Mikoto explain exactly why she likes him. As for the timeline, this is now between the Battle Royale Arc and the Acqua Arc. I haven't seen too many fanfics either with Mikoto's friends meeting the Sisters, so that'll be interesting to write. For WW3, Mikoto may find out earlier about Touma being in Russia and thus go there earlier, but I'm not quite sure yet. I didn't really like the NT2 reunion too much either, though it did set up well for transitioning into NT3. Mikoto will definitely feel very insecure when she meets Worst, but hopefully Touma will be able to cheer her up.

Sentient Mop: Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed it!

Aminadab Brulle: Yeah, I've been looking forward to writing about the Railgang meeting the Sisters, though it won't be happening just yet. Kuroko's interactions with the Sisters are definitely going to be pretty fun to write!

Toa Solaric: I'm pleased you enjoyed the chapter! Yeah, Mikoto will probably have to have a serious talk with Kuroko soon, especially if Kuroko doesn't stop her usual antics. Touma and Mikoto will have to keep an eye on Kuroko when she meets the Sisters.

Hercules8: I'm glad you're enjoying the story, and I hope you enjoy this chapter about their first date.

fencer29: Yeah, pretty much, though I'm not sure if Worst is far enough along in her development to feel those negative emotions just yet.

Mia: Thanks, I wanted to continue writing about their relationship after they get together. Thanks for the calendar reference, it's really helpful in putting the timeline together!

Guest (Azel, Jan 9): Yeah, it could have gone a lot worse. I'm glad you enjoyed the chapter!

Guest (Jan 9): You'll get to see the reaction of Touma's class in this chapter, so I hope you enjoy it!

The One who saw All: Yeah, I've been really looking forward to having Saten, Uiharu, and especially Kuroko interact with the Sisters. Restraining Kuroko will be a difficult but necessary task for Mikoto and Touma.

Guest (Jan 10): Yeah, once Mikoto tells her friends about what Accelerator did to her sisters, they'd definitely want him to be brought to justice, though perhaps Uiharu will understand that Accelerator really has changed, since he did save her. It will definitely be a pretty serious discussion. As for Kuroko, if she tries anything funny, she'll definitely get punished. I've heard about that fanfic, but I haven't read it. It does make sense that the Sisters may have some suppressed trauma. I'm glad you enjoyed everyone's reaction, and yeah, Mikoto will hopefully get more confident over time. I'm not sure what to do with Misaki. She should probably find out about them dating soon due to her information network, but I don't know whether to make her appear earlier. And when she does appear, she'll have to decide whether to accept that Mikoto is his girlfriend or try to win him over despite him already being taken.

The final class had just ended at A Certain High School, so Touma and some of his classmates were hanging out in front of the school. He and Mikoto had planned to go on their first real date that afternoon, so he was waiting for her to pick him up.

Fukiyose asked, "Hey Kamijou, we were planning to go get some food somewhere. Do you want to join us?" Since the boy was often absent from school, he didn't get too many chances to hang out with them outside of school, so Fukiyose wanted to seize this rare opportunity.

Touma was currently texting Mikoto, who told him that she'd be there soon. While still looking at his phone, he absent-mindedly answered, "Sorry Fukiyose, I have a date with Biri-Biri soon."

This bombshell completely stunned Fukiyose and his other classmates. With the boy's words not having fully sunk in, Fukiyose repeated, "A date?" After another pause, she added, "Wait, is this the girl you were gushing about the other day? I thought you said you weren't going out with her?"

The boy looked up from his phone, now full realizing what he just said. He nervously rubbed his head and replied, "Oh yeah, it turned out that she actually liked me, and she asked me out a couple of days ago, so now we're a couple."

Tsuchimikado smirked at the boy and said, "See, I told you that that friend of yours was head over heels for you, Kami-yan!"

Aogami then added, "Yeah, congratulations on finally picking a girl from your harem, Kami-yan!"

Touma sighed and reluctantly conceded, "Okay, I'll admit that you guys were right about her having feelings for me. But just because one girl likes me doesn't mean I have a harem!"

Fukiyose knew that the conversation between the three boys would probably escalate into a fistfight if it continued, so she turned to Touma and exclaimed in a stern tone, "Kamijou!"

The boy quickly turned to her and said, "Yes?"

She narrowed her eyes at him and said, "Last time, you didn't tell us who this girl was, except that she's an Electromaster. Now that she's your girlfriend, you better tell us more about her!"

Touma nervously gulped, knowing from her expression and tone that he wouldn't get away with dodging the question this time. He replied, "Okay, what do you want to know?"

Fukiyose replied by asking, "Well, what school does she go to? And what's her name?"

The boy knew that answering those questions would lead to an uncomfortable conversation, but he had no choice, so he replied, "Well, she goes to Tokiwadai, and her name is Misaka Mikoto."

As soon as he said her name, everyone else present became frozen in shock, with their jaws agape. After a long pause, Fukiyose was finally able to pull herself together and ask, "You're dating Misaka Mikoto, the Railgun, the Ace of Tokiwadai?"

Touma nervously smiled, "Um, yeah?" He knew that they would react like this, which is why he hadn't told them her name the time.

By now, Tsuchimikado had recovered enough to exclaim, "Wow, looks like not even Level 5's are immune to the Kami-yan disease!"

Aogami then joined in, "Great job, Kami-yan! Not only did you get the 3rd Ranked Level 5, but she even lets you call her Biri-Biri!"

Tsuchimikado then noted, "Well, now that he's finally chosen a girl, all the other girls will be available for the rest of us guys!"

Aogami turned to Touma and asked, "Why didn't you tell us that your friend was the famous Railgun?"

Touma had gotten annoyed at his friends' comments and angrily answered, "Because I knew you guys would freak out, just like you're doing now!"

Meanwhile, Fukiyoke was mostly ignoring the boys' stupid comments and thinking about what Touma had said. "There's no way he's dating the Railgun, is there? It makes absolutely no sense!" She gave the boy an angry look and asked, "Kamijou, you're not lying about Misaka Mikoto being your girlfriend, are you?"

The boy was pretty confused and replied, "No, it's true! Why do you think I'm lying?"

Fukiyose crossed her arms and answered, "It's really hard to believe that you even know her, let alone that you're going out with her. Are you sure that you're not just making this whole story up!"

"Is she serious?" Touma was confused and slightly offended that his classmate thought he was making it up. He protested, "What? I'm not lying!" He then noticed that his girlfriend was approaching, so he pointed to her and said, "Look, there she is right now!"

Fukiyose turned to where Touma was pointing, and her eyes widened as she saw the girl in a Tokiwadai uniform. As someone who had passionately followed the events of the Daihasei Festival, Fukiyose knew without a doubt that this girl was indeed Misaka Mikoto, the Railgun.

Having arrived at Touma's school, Mikoto was now indeed approaching the boy. She noticed that he was with what she assumed were his classmates. Once she was close enough, she waved at him with a smile and said, "Hey, Touma!"

Touma waved back at her and said, "Hey, Mikoto!" He was really glad to see her, in part because it meant he'd soon be able to get away from his nosy classmates.

Mikoto glanced at his classmates and immediately recognized one of them. She angrily pointed at Aogami and shouted, "Hey, what the hell are you doing here?!" She then turned to Touma and asked, "Touma, are you friends with this pervert?"

Touma sighed, "Why am I not surprised?" He replied, "Unfortunately, yes. What did he do this time?"

With a flustered face, Mikoto exclaimed, "He was distributing Indian Poker cards with perverted dreams of me and a bunch of other girls!" She began emitting sparks from her head.

Meanwhile, Aogami, who had already been electrocuted once by Mikoto, decided that he didn't want to stick around, so he began running away, shouting back, "Bye, Kami-yan!" Tsuchimikado decided to follow him as well, not wanting to risk the wrath of Mikoto or Fukiyose.

Touma watched the other boys flee the scene with a grimace. He turned back to Mikoto and said, "Sorry about that. I assume you already punished him when you found out?"

Mikoto smirked and replied, "Yeah, I gave him a good shock and destroyed all the cards."

The boy replied, "All right, so I guess you've already met Aogami, and the other guy was Tsuchimikado."

The latter name was familiar to Mikoto, who replied, "Tsuchimikado? I know a maid with that family name."

Touma nodded, "Oh, you know Maika? Yeah, that's his step-sister. He lives next to me, so I've seen her around occasionally."

Fukiyose now decided to introduce herself. She held out a hand to Mikoto and said, "Hello, I'm Fukiyose Seiri, it's nice to meet you."

Mikoto smiled and shook the other girl's hand, "It's nice to meet you too! I'm Misaka Mikoto." She then glanced at Fukiyose's chest and frowned, "Wow, this girl has huge boobs! Are all his female classmates like this?" She suddenly felt a sense of inferiority.

Fukiyose smiled back and said, "So you are the famous Railgun! I saw your performances at the Daihasei Festival, you were really great!"

Mikoto blushed a little at her praise and replied, "Oh, thanks!"

Fukiyose then continued, "So, Misaka-san, I guess you really are dating Kamijou. To be honest, I didn't really believe him when he said he was dating you."

Mikoto tilted her head in confusion and replied, "Huh, why's that?"

Fukiyose casually answered, "Come on, you're the 3rd Ranked Level 5 and the Ace of Tokiwadai! I had a hard time believing that you'd go out with someone like him."

Mikoto narrowed her eyes and asked in a cool tone, "Fukiyose-san, what exactly do you mean by 'someone like him'?"

Touma immediately knew from Mikoto's tone and expression that Fuikiyose had somehow made a misstep, and he hoped that she wouldn't get too angry.

Fukiyose didn't really perceive the change in the other girl's tone. Instead, she elaborated, "Oh come on, you were friends with him before, so you must know what he's like. He's a nice guy, sure, but he's also really irresponsible and lazy. He misses school a lot without any good explanation, and he just blames all his problems on bad luck instead of working hard to improve himself. You worked hard to become a Level 5, right? So I'm just wondering what you see in him."

Mikoto got more and more pissed off with every word the other girl said. She was now emitting a large amount of sparks, much more than when she'd seen Aogami. She glared at the other girl and angrily replied, "Okay, who the hell do you think you are, talking about him like that? Do you even know what he does outside of school, or do you think you can judge him just based on the few hours you see him in class? If you really knew what he's like, lazy and irresponsible would be the last things you would call him! All that you've shown me is that you don't know Touma at all!"

Touma was pretty worried as he watched Mikoto tear into his classmate. He was flattered by her defending him, but it looked like Mikoto was barely stopping herself from attacking Fukiyose.

Mikoto then turned to glance at the boy, and she saw that he looked a little worried. Since the other girl was currently stunned speechless, Mikoto took a deep breath to calm herself down a little. She quickly walked up to him and grabbed his right hand to cancel out her own sparks. She then began roughly pulling him away from the school, saying, "Come on, you idiot, let's get out of here!"

The boy sighed in relief, seeing that Mikoto decided to walk away from the situation. He replied, "All right, Biri-Biri." He briefly turned back to check on Fukiyose, but she was still frozen, so he let his girlfriend continue dragging him away.

As the couple suddenly left her, Fukiyose regained her senses and let out a sigh of relief. "Man, that girl was really angry! I guess I did insult Kamijou a little too much. Maybe I should apologize later." In any case, she was still curious how the boy had managed to get Mikoto to fall for him, but Fukiyose realized that she'd lost the chance to find out for now.

Touma and Mikoto were now walking away from his school, towards the amusement park where they planned to have their date. Mikoto still looked annoyed, so Touma squeezed her hand and said, "Hey, thanks for sticking up for me back there." He was used to Fukiyose saying things like that to him whenever he lamented his misfortune, but he was still touched that his girlfriend had defended him so fervently.

Mikoto blushed as she recalled her outburst, and stammered, "N-no problem, you shouldn't have to listen to people say stupid things like that about you." She was a little embarrassed that she'd lost her temper, but she didn't regret telling off that girl. She then asked, "So I guess you haven't told her or the rest of your class about all the incidents you get involved in?"

The boy nervously rubbed his neck and answered, "No, not really." With the exception of Tsuchimikado, his classmates had no idea about most of the trouble Touma got involved in. He continued, "Oh yeah, sorry again about Aogami. He's literally the biggest pervert there is."

Mikoto chuckled, "No worries, like I said, I took care of him, so people won't be seeing weird dreams with me as a catgirl."

Touma looked at the girl and imagined her with cat ears on top of her head. He smirked and replied, "Oh, I don't know, I think you'd look really cute as a catgirl!"

This made Mikoto extremely flustered, and she stammered, "R-really?"

The boy brought up his free hand and softly stroked her hair, saying, "Of course, it would be fun to have a pet Nekoto to play with! Or do you prefer Mikoneko?"

The girl blushed even harder at his teasing. She pulled the boy's hand off of her head and said, "Sh-shut up, I'm not actually a cat!" She also wondered, "How exactly does he want to play with me?" She imagined him cuddling and pampering her like a cat, causing her cheeks to redden even more.

Touma laughed at the adorable expression on her face, but then gave her a smile and replied, "I know, I know, though you're still pretty cute already."

Mikoto shyly replied, "Th-thanks!" She remained silent for a bit after that in order to regain her composure.

The two of them then continued walking, soon reaching the amusement park. There were a lot of activities they could do, including rides and carnival games, but they decided to first head for a food stall to get some ice cream.

Mikoto ordered some strawberry ice cream, while Touma went for vanilla. They sat down on a nearby bench to enjoy their desserts.

Touma ate his ice cream relatively slowly, instead contenting himself with watching Mikoto consuming hers. She had a smile on her face as she kept eating one spoonful at a time. The boy asked her, "Does it taste good?"

The girl nodded, "Yeah, it does!" She looked down at her cup of ice cream and suddenly got an idea. She gave the boy a shy smile and asked, "D-do you want to have a taste?"

Touma didn't see any reason not to, so he answered, "Yeah, sure!"

Mikoto scooped some strawberry ice cream into her spoon and held it out near the boy's mouth. She was a little embarrassed about doing this, but she said, "Say aah!"

Touma was a bit surprised to see her offer to feed him, but he was glad to take her up on it. He said, "Aah!" and closed his mouth over the spoon, eating the ice cream from it. As she pulled back the spoon, he smiled at her and said, "You're right, it's pretty delicious! You want some of my vanilla?"

Mikoto was pleased that she was able to pull it off without getting too flustered, though she wasn't quite prepared for him to reciprocate. She silently nodded at the boy's offer and opened her mouth a little, allowing Touma to place his spoon into her mouth. She ate the ice cream and said, "It's pretty t-tasty!"

Now that they'd both had the chance to feed each other, Mikoto and Touma resumed eating their own ice creams. It didn't take them too much longer for them to finish, but then Touma looked at the girl's face and noticed something. He softly told her, "Hey Biri-Biri, you have some ice cream on your cheek. Here, I'll get it." The boy used a napkin to gently wipe the spot off her face.

Mikoto blushed furiously from this unexpected action. She looked down while he cleaned her face and nervously replied, "Th-thanks!" Once he was finished, they got up from the bench, threw away their trash, and began walking around the amusement park.

Touma then asked, "So, what should we do next? Do you want to go on one of the rides?"

Mikoto answered, "Well, maybe not so soon after eating. We could try some of the games? Some of those prizes look really good!" She was mainly referring to all the Gekota merchandise as she suggested this.

The boy replied, "Sure, that sounds fun!" His bad luck prevented him from doing well in a lot of carnival games, but there were a few games that were more skill-based that he had an actual chance of winning.

However, before Touma could get very far, someone suddenly came running up to him from behind, jumped on his back, and wrapped her arms around his neck. "It's you, cheers Misaka as Misaka grabs onto your back!"

Touma craned his neck to look behind him and exclaimed, "Last Order?" Not having expected her approach, he staggered forward, trying to keep his balance. After a few steps, though, he was able to stand back up.

Mikoto was equally surprised to see the smaller girl, and asked, "W-what are you doing here, Last Order?" Although she'd seen it happen once before, Mikoto was still a little perturbed by the sight of her little sister clinging to Touma like that.

"Hey, Big Sister, greets Misaka as Misaka suddenly realizes you two are on a date. Accelerator was being mean to Misaka, so Misaka decided to explore on her own for a while, says Misaka as Misaka explains her sudden appearance while pouting."

Mikoto raised an eyebrow and asked, "How exactly was he being mean to you?" It seemed that Accelerator had brought Last Order to the amusement park, but she was a little skeptical of Last Order's claim, especially since she just basically admitted to being childish.

"He did not let Misaka go on any of the rides, even though she is tall enough, explains Misaka and Misaka vents her frustration."

Touma then wondered, "Aren't you too short for a lot of the rides? Some of them are pretty dangerous for little kids."

"Misaka was tall enough since her ahoge is a part of her height, argues Misaka as Misaka recalls her dismay at being denied."

Mikoto chuckled and retorted, "No, that doesn't really count. Anyway, how long are you going to keep clinging onto this idiot like that?"

Touma then turned to the girl on his back and said, "Yeah actually, could you get off me now? My back is getting a little tired."

"All right, agrees Misaka and Misaka jumps down, wondering if Big Sister is jealous of her."

Mikoto smirked and replied, "What are you talking about? Why would I be jealous of a child?"

Touma chuckled, "Don't worry, Biri-Biri, you don't have to be jealous. Come here." He extended his arms and pulled the girl into a hug, rubbing circles on her back.

The girl blushed, but gladly returned the embrace. She softly said, "I know that, you idiot. But you are really popular with all my sisters, huh?"

The boy stroked her hair and replied, "Well, your sisters are all pretty great, but you're the one I'm dating!"

Mikoto replied, "I know, and I'm really happy about that!" She gave him a squeeze, and then they separated from each other.

"Now that you two are done flirting, Misaka wants to play the games, whines Misaka as Misaka looks forward to winning a prize!" Last Order then grabbed both Touma's and Mikoto's hands and began dragging them towards the game booths.

Touma quickly caught up to her pace, turning to Mikoto and observing, "She's pretty eager, isn't she?"

Mikoto nodded, "Yeah, well, we were going to check out the games anyway, so let's go for it!" She then looked down at her little sister and gently asked, "So Last Order, what game do you want to play?"

"Misaka wants to try the balloon dart game, exclaims Misaka as Misaka pulls you two towards it." It was a standard carnival game where the goal was to throw darts at inflated balloons and win prizes based on which balloons were popped.

Mikoto paid for the game, and Last Order was ready to give it a try. "Misaka has absorbed the combat experience of all the Misakas, so this will be easy for her, boasts Misaka as Misaka prepares to fire!"

However, on all three of her tries, she wasn't able to throw the darts far enough to even reach the balloons. "Wait, that's not fair! Misaka demands a redo, whines Misaka as Misaka throws a tantrum about not getting the prize she wanted!" She stomped on the ground and spun around in a circle as she complained about the result of her throws.

Mikoto thought to herself, "Even if you have all their memories, it doesn't help if you don't have the strength to throw the darts far enough." Wanting to console her younger sister, she kneeled down so that she was at eye level with Last Order, patted her head, and said, "Don't worry, your Big Sister will win the prize for you!"

Last Order's eyes sparkled as Mikoto made that pledge. "Thank you, Big Sister, says Misaka as Misaka rejoices at getting someone else to do the work for her!"

Mikoto sighed, "Touma was right about her being childish. Well, at least she's honest." She paid for another set of tries and was easily able to pop a balloon with every single throw, since she had plenty of experience aiming her arcade coins over much larger distances. This allowed her to select any large prize she wanted.

Last Order suddenly ran up to her and hugged Mikoto around her waist. "You're amazing, Big Sister, exclaims Misaka as Misaka scans the rows for a good prize!"

She smiled down at Last Order and said, "Thanks, so which prize do you want?"

"That one, says Misaka as Misaka points to the large Gekota plushie!"

Mikoto gave Last Order a big grin and said, "Hey, you have pretty good taste!" She got the plushie from the attendant and gave it to Last Order, who gleefully hugged it in her arms.

Touma smiled as he watched them interact and said, "You like Gekota too, Last Order? Well, I guess it makes more sense for you, since you are a kid."

Mikoto retorted, "Hey! Like I said before, Gekota is for people of all ages!"

The boy replied, "Yeah, sure, whatever you say." He then noticed another game and pointed it out, "Hey that one looks interesting!" The game involved punching a target as hard as possible, with a machine measuring the force behind the punch. Two people could compete against each other to get a higher score, and esper powers were allowed.

Mikoto looked at the game he pointed out and immediately got pumped up, "Oh, you're on!" It was pretty similar to the arcade game she played in the underground mall. In part due to her angry mood back then, she'd achieved a record score, so she was eager to try it out again.

After paying, Mikoto was the first one to take her turn. She concentrated herself and clenched her fist, trying to get into the right mood. She then punched the target as hard as she could, boosting her power a bit with her electricity, a technique she'd been learning from Hokaze Junko. Mikoto was pleased to see that she'd surpassed her previous record.

Touma did see a few sparks coming out of her hand, but he was still pretty stunned at her result, "Wow, you're pretty good! I didn't know you could use your power to strengthen your punches."

Mikoto smirked, "Yeah, this is a new technique that I'm learning from one of my classmates. She's a Level 4 Electromaster, but her specific ability, Rampage Dress, lets her strengthen her body. According to her, I should be able to get the same results if I train hard enough, but right now I have to make sure not to overdo it or I'll end up injuring myself."

The boy frowned, "Wow, that sounds a little dangerous! But as long as you're being careful, it seems like a really helpful technique for fights." He was a little worried, but he trusted her to take care of herself.

Touma then paid for the game and prepared for his turn. He clenched his trusty fist and punched the target with his usual right hook. The machine measured a force that was well above Mikoto's force.

Now it was Mikoto's turn to be shocked. After a few seconds, her shoulders drooped and she said, "Well, I guess I shouldn't be surprised. I saw how hard you punched Accelerator after all."

Touma nervously rubbed his neck, a little embarrassed by her praise. He then replied, "Yeah, well anyway, which prize do you want, Biri-Biri?"

The girl pointed to herself and said, "Me? But you're the one who won!"

The boy smiled at her and replied, "Well, isn't it normal for me to want to win a prize for my girlfriend? Besides, there aren't really any prizes I want, and I know you probably want one of the Gekotas, right?"

Mikoto blushed a little, "C-could you get me that one?" She pointed at a large Gekota plushie with a mustache and a suit.

Touma nodded, "All right." He then received that plushie from the attendant and gave it to Mikoto.

The girl hugged it against her body, shyly saying, "Th-thanks." She approached him, leaned in, and kissed Touma on the cheek.

The boy blushed and subconsciously touched the spot she just kissed. After a moment, he smiled at her and said, "You're welcome."

"That was fun, but Misaka should probably try to find Accelerator soon, says Misaka as Misaka starts to worry a little."

Touma replied, "Yeah, you've been away from him for a while. This place isn't too big, so if we sit down in one place, he should be able to find us soon."

They headed to a nearby bench and sat down, with Mikoto holding Last Order in her lap and setting her new plushie to the side, while Last Order held onto her own plushie. Mikoto was anxious and frankly a little afraid to see Accelerator again for the first time since the end of the experiment. However, she hoped that the presence of Touma and Last Order would prevent a fight from breaking out.

The boy turned to Mikoto and said, "Hey, I've been wondering this for a while, but why do you like Gekota so much?"

Mikoto looked down at Last Order with a nostalgic smile and answered, "I've really liked Gekota ever since I was a little girl, even younger than Last Order. Papa was away from home a lot, since he travels around the world for his job, so Mama would always tell me that Gekota would watch over me whenever I needed some company. And I've liked Gekota ever since."

"Misaka loves Geokta too, exclaims Misaka as Misaka hugs her new plushie. Accelerator says it's childish, though, adds Misaka as Misaka remembers his harsh words."

Mikoto rubbed her sister's head and grinned, "Well, you don't have to listen to him. Gekota is great, and if he doesn't understand, then that's his problem!"

Touma then asked, "Do your other sisters like Gekota, Mikoto?"

The girl answered, "Well, 10032-chan said it was childish at first, but she was interested in the Gekota phone straps when she saw them. And Misaka 9982 said that the Gekota pin I gave her was lame, but she did appreciate it as a gift from me."

The boy deduced, "Well, it sounds like they started liking it more once they saw how important it was to you."

Mikoto smiled, "Yeah, maybe." She was happy at the thought of her sisters appreciating Gekota more because of her.

Not long after, Accelerator, who had been looking for Last Order for a while, finally approached their location. He glanced around until his gaze fell upon the bench, and his eyes widened as he saw Last Order with Mikoto and Touma. This was the first time he'd seen them since that night he got punched unconscious by Touma, and Accelerator internally cursed the awkward encounter that was about to happen. Nevertheless, he scowled and shouted, "Hey, you brat, where the hell have you been?"

Last Order jumped out of Mikoto's lap and headed towards him. "Misaka was with Big Sister and that boy, and they won this Gekota for me, exclaims Misaka as Misaka points out how they were much better company than you!"

Accelerator delivered a sharp chop to Last Order's head and said, "I don't give a crap about any of that! I brought you to this stupid amusement park because you kept begging me to, and then you ran away immediately. Do you know how much time I had to waste searching for you?"

"Oww, cries Misaka as Misaka tries to make you feel sorry for her."

Accelerator sharply replied, "Whatever, we're going home now!" He grabbed Last Order's hand and was about to leave, when he was suddenly interrupted.

Mikoto knew that she would have to confront him sooner or later, especially now that he was taking care of Last Order. So she gathered her courage and stood up from the bench, shouting, "Wait!"

Accelerator grimaced in annoyance. He turned to look back at her and sneered, "What do you want, third string? I'm not going to apologize to you. You were also one of the ones responsible for the experiment."

The girl glared at him, with sparks starting to appear around her head. She scoffed, "I'm not the one you should be apologizing to, though it's not like any apology from you would mean anything anyway. But it seems you've decided to try to redeem yourself, which is probably the best I could hope for, since there's no way you'd ever face justice for your crimes. As for me, I do plan on making it up to my sisters, but there is absolutely no equivalence between our roles. I was tricked as a child into giving up my DNA map, but you knew exactly what you were doing."

Accelerator tensed as he silently listened to her speech. He hated hearing her words, but he knew that every single one of them was correct. Even if Last Order thought that he didn't really want to murder the clones, he did it anyway, and it was something he'd have to live with for the rest of his life. He faced away from her and said, "You're right, just because I've changed doesn't mean I'm a hero like that guy. But I will repay my debt as much as I can as a villain with just one life." He then continued walking away, taking a silent Last Order with him.

Once Accelerator was gone, Mikoto let out a sigh of relief. That encounter had gone pretty well, all things considered.

Touma had silently watched their exchange, knowing that those two needed to have this conversation. Now that it was over, he got up as well and asked, "So, how do you feel?"

The girl smiled at him and answered, "Not too bad. I said everything I wanted to say to him. I'll probably never forgive him for what he did, but if he takes care of Last Order, then I can probably learn to be civil with him."

The boy smiled back, "Well, that's good. Anyway, now that we're alone again, how about we finish our date?"

Mikoto grinned, "Sounds good to me. It's getting a little late though, so maybe we can fit in one more thing?"

Touma suggested, "How about the Ferris Wheel?" He figured it would be a pretty romantic way to end their date, especially since it was almost sunset.

The girl answered, "Sure, that sounds fun!" She grabbed his hand, and they started walking towards the ride.

After waiting in line for a bit, they got into one of the cars and sat down next to each other. As the Ferris Wheel started rotating, they settled in and leaned against each other, and Mikoto placed her Gekota plushie on the seat next to her.

Mikoto let out a contented sigh and commented, "Man, that was a pretty stressful conversation! But I'm glad we finally get to relax a little." Having to be near Accelerator had been difficult for her, but hopefully it would be smooth sailing for the rest of their date.

Touma smiled at her and said, "You know, I'm really proud of you, Biri-Biri! It took a lot of courage to stand up and say what you needed to say to Accelerator."

The girl smiled as well, feeling some pride in herself, and she replied, "Yeah, honestly I was a little scared, but it turned out okay in the end. I still hate that he's not really going to face any consequences for his crimes, and that he implied that I was equally to blame for the experiment, but maybe at least we can start to move on."

The boy nodded, "Yeah, it seems he takes care of Last Order well enough. I mean, he was mad at her, but he brought her here in the first place and seemed pretty worried about her running away." Touma could tell that Accelerator was not the type of person to act nice even to people he liked, but it was clear that he treated Last Order relatively well.

Mikoto replied, "Yeah, that's true. I'm also glad I got to properly meet Last Order, since we didn't say anything to each other when we first met in the underground mall. You were right about her being childish, but I had a lot of fun with her around!"

Touma chuckled, "Yeah, she's a handful, isn't she? I had fun having her around too, but I'm also glad we have some alone time now!"

The girl replied, "Yeah, I didn't expect to take care of a kid during our date, but it was actually pretty nice! And it's good practice for the future!"

Touma raised an eyebrow and asked, "Practice for what exactly?" After a second, he realized what she might have been referring to. He smirked at her and teased, "Oh, I see, you're thinking about having kids already, huh?"

Mikoto blushed furiously and waved her hands in denial, "W-what? No, no, th-that's not what I meant! I meant if we ever babysit Last Order again!"

The boy continued teasing her, "Oh, that's what you meant! I was going to say, it seems a little too soon to think about having kids together."

The girl placed her hands on her cheeks and stammered, "I-I don't think about having k-kids with y-you. Even if today was like being p-parents to Last Order, I really wasn't referring to that!"

Touma gently grabbed onto her nearest hand and brought it down from her face, gently caressing it. He gave her a smile and said, "It's okay, Biri-Biri, I'm just teasing you. I sort of had similar thoughts about taking care of Last Order."

Mikoto frowned, bringing down her other hand. "You really like messing with me, don't you?"

The boy chuckled, "Yeah, it's really fun when you make those cute embarrassed faces!" Now that he knew why she got so flustered sometimes, he could use that to his advantage.

The girl sighed, "Well, at least you're enjoying it." Mikoto wished she could keep her composure around him a little better, but a part of her liked the fact that he found it cute when she didn't.

After a moment, Touma asked her, "Anyway, I'm curious, did you use to look like Last Order when you were younger?"

Mikoto thought back to when she was around Last Order's biological age. She had already come to Academy City, but wasn't yet a Level 5. It was around the time she was tricked into giving up her DNA map. She replied, "Yeah, I pretty much looked exactly like her, including the ahoge."

The boy grinned at her, "Oh, you even had the ahoge, huh? You must have been really adorable back then!" As he said this, he ruffled her hair with his other hand. He then continued, "Were you as energetic as Last Order too?"

The girl replied, "Not quite as much as her, but I was pretty excited about being in Academy City and developing my power. You know, the night I first made sparks between my fingers, I thought they were like the twinkling stars in the sky. And I dreamt that as I grew stronger, I would someday be able to create a whole sky full of stars! I was so optimistic, but I was too naive back then to see the dark side of Academy City."

Touma listened silently as she talked about her past in Academy City. He found her past dream really endearing, and he thought about how much it must have shattered her when she found out that the city was the one behind the experiment involving her sisters. He eventually said, "Well, like you said, no matter how bad Academy City is under the surface, it's still the reason we were able to meet each other. And even if you can't create a sky full of stars, you can create a pretty powerful lightning strike!"

Mikoto laughed, "Yeah, you have a point there." It didn't quite end up how she had hoped it would, but now that Mikoto had become a Level 5, she resolved to use her power to help make the city a little bit better at a time.

By this time, their car had nearly reached the top of the Ferris Wheel. The sun was starting to set, creating a pretty nice atmosphere. Touma gazed at Mikoto's face, thinking that she looked especially pretty in the fading sunlight. He raised his free hand to her cheek and began gently stroking it with his thumb, softly saying, "You look really beautiful, Mikoto."

The girl's cheeks reddened at his sudden compliment and closeness. She then saw him slowly lean in towards her. Hoping for a kiss, she closed her eyes and waited for him to follow through.

Touma watched her close her eyes, and he blushed a little as she saw her sitting still and looking so eager. He finally closed the gap and pressed his lips against hers. She soon grabbed onto his shoulder and began kissing back. Their kiss lasted for a few seconds before they separated.

Mikoto was still a little flustered, but had a content smile on her face. She silently leaned against her boyfriend's shoulder and watched the view as the car began descending down.

Touma was a bit startled at the sudden wait on his shoulder, but he smiled once he saw Mikoto resting against him, and leaned his head against hers as well. He released her hand and instead wrapped his arm around her waist, pulling her a little closer.

The two of them stayed like that for the rest of the ride. Once they had reached the ground again, Touma and Mikoto exited the car, the girl making sure to retrieve her Gekota plushie, and started walking out of the amusement park.

Touma had had a lot of fun during their first date, but he was a little reluctant to end it already. So he turned to his girlfriend and said, "Hey, so it's getting pretty late. Do you want to come over to my place for dinner? Index is visiting my teacher tonight, so it'll just be the two of us."

Mikoto became pretty flustered and stammered, "Y-you want us to be a-alone at your place t-tonight? W-what kinds of th-things do you want us to do?" She hadn't been to his dorm room yet, and she wondered if he was looking to do some more intimate things together and maybe even have her stay overnight.

The boy's eyes widened, and he blushed as he realized what she was thinking about. He quickly clarified, "Oh, I didn't mean spending the night or anything. I was thinking we could have dinner together and maybe spend a little time together afterwards."

Mikoto let out a sigh of relief, "Oh, that's what you meant! Sure, I'd love to!" She didn't think she was ready to spend the night with him, so she was glad that it was just dinner for now.

Touma grabbed her hand and replied, "All right, let's go!" They then continued walking, this time towards his dorm, with Mikoto both nervous and excited to see his dorm room for the first time and to spend a little more time with him that night.