Febri
Inside Academy City, there was a small store that was open.
Inside it were many little things, things that brought attention to a certain age group of people. In this case, kids.
"Oh, I want that."
"This one looks awesome."
"How cute."
Inside the store, were many items that attracted the young students of Academy City. Little cars, dolls, hover balls, drawing books, stories, and so on. Each child wandering inside to see if they could find anything they liked. Touching, grabbing, and doing whatever, though made certain they didn't break anything in fear they would accidentally break something.
And inside this place, happened to be an interesting young girl, who was looking at a picture of a certain frog.
"Gekota." Her name is Febri, a Chemecholoid created by the group called STUDY, and is now currently back in Academy City for the first time in a long while. Being a young and small a petite girl with long blond hair, with two ahoges (literally, idiot hair) sticking out of at the top of her head.. With purple eyes, she dresses in a white Gothica Lolita dress that has white and black ribbons and carries with her a heart-shaped satchel.
She also has a lollipop in her mouth, but unlike before this time this is a normal lollipop with no compounds that neutralize the former toxins that once resided in her body. But now, she was a regular person.
Okay, a person made from chemicals and stuff like that, but she still believed herself to be a human. A human that was now looking at some of the Gekota based products with joy in her eyes. Finding the cute frog mascot to be adorable, and loved it very much.
Oh, and today she might be lucky.
See, just a few days ago she had finally returned to Academy City alongside her sister Janie, and caretaker Shinobu. Their bodies having finally been adjusted, and were capable of living like regular people with Shinobu like her mother.
A mother that she might have left to see the store, having seen it nearby and noticed a Gekota picture on it. Realizing her situation, Febri then sported a somewhat guilty and fearful face realizing what she had just done, leaving her caretaker. Oh, she was going to get in trouble.
As she tried to think of a situation to get out of this mess, Febri then noticed a shadow come over her. She turned around and saw a big man wearing a suit, groomed hair, and ordinary features. The man not even noticing her as he was too busy looking at something.
"Now let's see here. Maybe Otihime will like this." The man said staring at some of the Gekota stuff. Febri then saw him grab a pink doll, a rare type if she recalled the electric girl, Misaka's words. He looked at it, then nodded. Saying something about how the price was much better.
Then he left.
"?" Febri then turned back, deciding that she'll buy her own Gekota doll when she noticed something horrible. The man...took the last one!?
"Thank you for shopping here sir. Have a good day." Like that, the man then bought the Gekota doll. Her mouth dropping at the sight, and realized she missed her chance. Nervously, she then decided to follow the man.
"Oh man, to think these things are so popular." Touya had been wondering on what to get Touma's little cousin for her upcoming birthday. As he knew the girl to be a bright and cheerful little thing, loving to have fun. So, he decided a Gekota doll might do.
To bad it seemed lots of stores were out. Kids loved them a lot, being a popular franchise character. Having his own movie, books, games, toy line, and even clothes. Who knew a silly frog would reach into the height of billions.
He then looked at the pink doll, and then noticed something strange about it. Looking closer, he saw the features were a bit more...feminine. Plus a bow?
"Hold on a second." He then grabbed the tag, and looked at it. "Let's see, price, where it was made, and...Pyonko." He then stayed silent, as he realized his folly. Mentally slapping himself as he realized his mistake. Sighing, he then got ready to turn around and maybe return the thing.
"Oof." Only to accidentally bump into someone. Looking down, he saw a cute girl who rubbed her nose, and then stared at him with such innocent eyes. Innocent eyes that then looked at what he was holding. Pyonko.
"Oh-um...uh?" She then nervously said, unsure what to say at all. While she did that, Touya looked around to see if he could find anybody around. Someone that might be this girls guardian, a teacher maybe. Nobody going around looking worried about a lost student.
Rubbing his chin with a free hand, he wondered what he should do, when he then heard a growling noise. The child then holding her stomach looking red. Seems she was hungry.
"Here kid," Touya then said handing the stuffed toy to her, who glowed at receiving such a gift. He then jabbed a thumb to a nearby ice cream truck. "Want to have something to eat?"
"Mm-hm!" The girl then nodded. Together, the two then made their way to the truck, Touya ordering two ice creams for the both of them. Once he did that, they then sat down on a bench where they dug into their frozen treats. The girl licking it with pleasure, having removed her candy from before, but kept a good grip on the stuffed frog holding it tight.
As they ate, Touya then decided to aska question. "So kid, what's your name?"
The girl stopped licking, and pondered if she should answer. Considering the man gave her the frog and some ice cream, why not. "Febri." She shyly answered.
"Febri huh." Interesting name. He then looked around a bit. "So...where are you parents?"
"I don't have any." She replied, not looking remotely upset. Not that Touya would no it, but as an artificially made human, she had no actual parents. She wasn't to displeased by this fact though. I mean, she had her sister, Shinobu, and the friends she made here in this city. Touya of course didn't know that, and just assumed she meant her parents were home instead like every other kid here in the city.
"Alright." He took a lick of his cone and looked at her. "So, you have someone watching after you then?" Febri paused on that part, her face now full of worry. Here she was eating ice cream and having fun, while her sister and caretaker were worried about her. If she met up with them again, she's certain she would get in trouble. Her two little strands of hair twisting and turning in response to her emotions.
"..." As for Touya, he just watched the strands of hair curiously. I mean, how does that even work? He's pretty sure people can't control their hair like that. It made no sense at all. He then just stopped thinking on the ridiculousness and just sat back. "Need help getting home?" Clearly this girl was lost, and if not, worried about getting in trouble. Touya having seen that exact look when Touma did something bad.
Sure his son is a gentlemen now, but of course even as a child he caused some mischief here and there. That's just how kids were always getting in trouble.
"Febri!" Just not this time, as coming from the sidewalk were two girls Touya recognized good and well. Uiharu and Saten he believed.
"Uiharu! Saten!" Febri went excitedly as she then got up, placing the frog down and went to them. The girl hugging them both, not noticing that some of her ice cream was dripping on Uiharu's skirt. Not that she minded, as she held Febri back alongside her friend. The two excited to see their friend once again.
"Oh my gosh, it's so nice to see you!" Uiharu said smiling.
"Man. It's been so long." Saten agreed. "Oh, how we have so much to tell you. Our adventures, the prison break-out, some battle with a weird group, oh, and not to mention Uiharu has a boyfriend."
"Saten!" The girl cried. She then pouted, but then made a smirk. "But if I recall, you and Misaka and Shoukohou are sharing Touma, right?"
"Guh!" Now it was Saten to blush.
"?" And Touya, who had been watching, to just turn his expression to one of emotionless state.
Three girls…
You know what, he's just going to pretend he didn't hear that.
"Hm? While Touya was efficiently removing those memories from him-else he get bad thoughts on his son being a womanizer-Saten then noticed him sitting down. Where she recognized him when she and Uiharu met him and the Number 7. "Hey, your that guy from before."
"Yep. Nice to see you." He then grabbed the doll, intending on getting something else for his niece, and throwing it to Febri who caught it. "Been a while. How you guys doing?"
"Great!" Saten said. "We've been having some...interesting adventures lately. Isn't that right Uiharu."
"More or less." The flower girl said. "All of us have been having interesting adventures with are friends. Some good, some bad, some strange overall."
"Oh yeah. Like my trip to Australia!" Saten gave a thumbs up. She then looked at Uiharu with a smirk. "Plus Rome, where a certain Number 7 saved her life." Uiharu puffed her cheeks at that.
"Don't remind me." She said cross.
"What did he do?" Touya asked slightly amused.
"Nothing much aside from save her life." Saten giggled. "But after the event, he then looked at Uiharu and said one thing."
"It's nice to see you all gutsy. But…" He then looked down on her, literally. "Why haven't you grown yet kid. Come on, use those guts to be a fine developed woman. Otherwise, you won't be like her." He then pointed to a woman with a black ponytail, a sword, and wearing a shirt that revealed her midriff and jeans with one side torn off. The girl also having a rather voluptuous chest.
"It was hilarious!" Saten laughed. Of course he knew what the Number 7 actually meant. A fighter that could defend themselves. Uiharu though thought the Number 7 meant he was pointing out how little she has developed. Lacking the curves and appeal a real woman had, and naturally turned red with anger and tried arresting him.
Needless to say he escaped, and once more Uiharu found herself screaming for revenge against him. The girl just looking deadpan whie Febri looked confused, and Touya just trying not to laugh.
"I'll get him next time." Uiharu muttered silently.
"Right?" Saten giggled. You know, if she wasn't with shadow boy, she'd think Uiharu was pinning for that guy. They do say some people bully their crushes for attention. Hehehe.
"In any case, where's your sister?" Saten then asked Febri who shrugged.
"Oh, I know where she is." Uiharu then said holding a tablet.
"...Did you hack into the security cameras again." Okay, Touya should probably stop listening at this point. He didn't want to get arrested for knowing a possible criminal.
"...I found her." Uiharu said avoiding the subject, turning to face Febri. "Though she looked really upset." The young girl shivered. Shinobu was nice, but she was also scary when mad. This was going to suck.
"Come on, let's get going." Saten pushed Febri forward, so they could meet Shinobu again. She then turned to Touya and smiled. "Thanks for watching Febri, and for her gift."
"No problem. I was thinking of getting something else for my niece anyway." With small waves, Touya saw them walking off. With a small smile, he got up and then began leaving himself. While he did so though, he didn't hear a conversation between those two girls.
"Hey Saten. Isn't that man Kamijou's dad?"
"Er-yeah." The girl scratched the back of her head. "I didn't recognize him at first, but now meeting him again, I do now. Oh man, that felt awkward."
"Well, he seems nice at the least. I can see where Kamijou gets his gentleness from." Uiharu acknowledged.
"Yep. Though I might need to not say anything about how, well, three of us are...dating him." It would be an awkward talk.
"Right. Don't want Kamijou's dad thinking he's a womanizer. Which reminds me, I need to fill out some paperwork back at the office." Uiharu began tapping on her a screen.
"Oh, what's happening?"
"We're getting potential recruits. Though Shirai-San seems to be interested in one of them. That should be interesting."
Interestingly painful. Now Touya has met another character, who is all healed up now. Isn't that great! Also, maybe it will be a good thing if Saten doesn't say she and two other girls are dating a single boy. That won't be a fun conversation, especially if it comes out all wrong. Until Next Time.