It is the start of a brand new arc. I don't have a lot to say right now except thanks for reading this far. I see a lot of people review who have been with me from the beginning. It is good to see the story still interests you. Several new characters are going to be introduced this arc.

Over 250 reviews wow.

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The ride back to Academy City was anything but comfortable. Touma and Misaki were going to travel together since everyone knew they were friends. However, Mikoto refused to leave him alone with Misaki now that she knew who he was. This led everyone to board the same bus. Kuroko was fine with it as she got to hang out with her new friend and Mikoto. Kazari and Ruiko knew something was up, but didn't know exactly what and followed. Touma was stuck in the middle of the back seat with Misaki on one side and Mikoto on the other with Kuroko next to Mikoto. Kazari and Ruiko decided to take the seat in front of them to avoid the weird feeling in the air. Touma was at least relieved Mikoto and Misaki were not clinging to him, but they were glaring at each other occasionally. There was still a lot of tension between them, but they seemed to be deliberately avoiding each other's eyes as much as possible.

"Hey Kamiko-san," Ruiko said. "Want to do something with us when we get back to the city? It should be awhile before curfew."

"Ah," Touma said thinking fast. "I can't. I promised to meet some of my friends when we get back."

"That's a shame," Ruiko said leaning back in her seat. "Kuroko sure has taken in interest in you." She grinned back at him.

"That's because we are like sisters," Kuroko said proudly. "We have a lot of similar interests."

"Like being into girls," Mikoto sighed but she smiled all the same. Kuroko still has no idea. This is so funny.

"Don't be that way," said Kuroko snuggling next to Mikoto. "You will always be the only one for me, be it boy or girl." Mikoto sighed again but avoided the urge to shock her on the bus full of people.

"So Kamiko-san," Kazari asked. "What school do you go to?"

"A Certain High School," Touma said without thinking and immediately realized his mistake. Misaki and Mikoto both glanced at him in warning. It would be a lot harder to hide the fact that Touya Kamiko doesn't actually exist.

"Hmm," Kuroko said thinking. "Isn't that were the ape goes to school?"

"Ape?" Touma asked pretending ignorance.

"Ah ignore her," Ruiko said cutting off Kuroko before she could start ranting. "She's referring to Touma Kamijou, you heard us talking about him last night." She turned slightly red while Kazari looked at them all interestedly. She had missed out the shenanigans last night.

"Oh yea," Touma said his ears turning red.

"You should meet him sometimes," said Misaki grinning. "He is a really great guy." Touma and Mikoto both looked at her and raised an eyebrow. She smiled back innocently.

"Don't go near him," Kuroko said loudly. "He will just corrupt you."

"I haven't heard of him," lied Touma. "I'm only started this year and don't know everyone in the school."

"That's good," Kuroko breathed a sigh of relief. Misaki and Mikoto were trying not to laugh at her. Kazari and Ruiko started talking while everyone in the back seat except for Kuroko fell asleep. Yesterday was a long day for most of them. Kuroko was just happy she could snuggle up to Mikoto without being shocked.

When they got back to Tokiwadai, everyone started to retrieve their bags, and scatter. Some of them went back to their dorms while other groups went out to enjoy the afternoon. Touma thought about where to go. He needed to contact Jason on how to change back but he couldn't go to his dorm to get clothes once he changed back. Because if people saw him, well they would see a girl entering Touma's apartment, it would lead to a lot of awkward questions. He did leave a pair of clothes at Jason's apartment so if he headed there, he might get lucky and find Jason there to punch him in the face.

"It was nice meeting you all," Touma said. "I have to get going." Kazari and Ruiko waved goodbye to him but Kuroko ran up and hugged him.

"I am going to miss you," Kuroko said. "Make sure you come visit us in the dorms."

"I'll try," Touma said sheepishly. Mikoto and Misaki were watching them while grinning.

"I'll accompany you," Misaki volunteered. He looked at her and she winked.

She knows where I am going, Touma thought. He and Misaki walked off toward Jason's apartment. He was glad Misaki wasn't clinging to him but she seemed to be happy walking with him. What do I do, both Misaki and Mikoto like me and they are both my friends. I think I may have feelings for both of them, this is really awkward.

"Onee-sama!" Kuroko yelled back in the school lunging toward Mikoto. "Let's go back to the dorm and have some private time." Mikoto responded to Kuroko's love with a swift kick sending her flying.

"You can't Shirai-san," Kazari said. "We have to go back and report to Judgment now that we are back in the city and fill out the paperwork."

Kuroko groaned. "Judgment keeps interfering with my alone time with onee-sama. I think maybe HE might actually have a point about to much paperwork." She was referring to Jason but refused to say his name. Kazari sighed and started to drag Kuroko back to their Judgment office.

"Guess I'll be going too," Ruiko said beaming to Mikoto. "Thanks again for the invitation. It was a lot of fun."

"I had fun too," Mikoto said and waved good bye to her friend. When Ruiko was out of sight she ran off after Touma and Misaki. She knew the Dorm Supervisor would not be pleased with her for leaving her items on the bus, but they would get delivered to her room since her stuff was labeled. Mikoto shivered slightly at the thought of the Dorm Supervisor's displeasure, but she had to go after Touma before Misaki got him alone. They weren't heading toward Touma's dorm so they must be heading toward Jason's apartment. It made since because Jason was the one most likely to have cast the magic. She saw a flash of familiar blonde hair and headed in that direction.

Misaki and Touma were waiting at a crosswalk when they heard a girl call out to them. They turned and saw Mikoto walking towards them. Touma was surprised but Misaki narrowed her eyes. "Hello, Misaka-san," she said stiffly. "Why are you here?"

"I came to accompany Touma to make sure you don't try anything funny," Mikoto said smiling insincerely at her.

"Like I would try something with him," Misaki said pouting. "Anything that happens will be entirely consensual, if you know what I mean."

Mikoto's face grew red and Misaki laughed. "That is exactly why I can't leave him with you," Mikoto growled.

"Awe," Misaki said putting her hand to her cheek. "You are cute when you blush. I see that's how you trick him. You pretend to be tough on the outside and all shy and embarrassed on the inside."

"Shut up," Mikoto said. "You don't know what you are talking about."

"Isn't that right Kamijou…?" Misaki started to say and trailed off. Touma had disappeared and both of them turned to look for him. When they finally spotted him they rushed after him. "Kamijou-san," Misaki called out. "Why did you leave us?"

"It's been a long day," Touma sighed. "If you two want to argue, I am going to find Jason and get changed back."

"We won't argue anymore," Mikoto said and turned to Misaki while faking a smile. "Right Shokuhou-san?"

"Of course Misaka-san," Misaki said faking a smile just like Mikoto.

Touma sighed again and continued walking. He was getting use to them arguing, but it was still tiring. Are all level 5s this way? Mikoto and Accelerator tend to argue a lot too. Eventually they got to Jason's apartment and they went in, but found no one here. Touma pulled out his phone and realized he should have called Jason first to make sure he was here. After a couple rings, Jason picked up.

"Hey Touma," Jason said cheerfully. "You finally back in the city?"

"Yes," Touma said. "I am at your apartment. When are you going to change me back?" Misaki and Mikoto leaned forward to listen to the conversation.

There was a pause. "About that," Jason said hesitantly. 'There may be a slight problem?"

"What kind of problem?" Touma said trying to stay calm while looking at the panicked faces of Mikoto and Misaki.

"Well," Jason said. "Try not to get mad, but I had to do some modifications to the spell to bypass your hand and it make have some unintended side effects."

"Like?" Touma was getting irritated at Jason's lack of explanation.

"Umm, it might be permanent?"

That is when shit hit the fan. All three of their mouths dropped open and they simultaneously yelled out, "WHAT!" There was silence then they heard a soft laughing.

"You!" Touma growled. "If that was a joke I am going to murder you."

"I figured you were going to anyways," Jason said cheerfully. "I wanted to give you a good reason to and it sounds like there are other people with you. I figured Shokuhou-san is there, but I thought I heard Misaka-san too. Anyway, you can remove it since you are in my apartment. In my bedroom there is a box on the ground near the lamp. It contains an urn. DO NOT TOUCH IT WITH YOUR RIGHT HAND! I can't emphasize this enough. If you touch any part of the urn, it will shatter. It is on loan and worth around 10 million yen. All you need to do is remove the lid and take out the shirt in there."

Mikoto ran into the room and pulled out the urn and brought it back into the main room. She removed the lid and reached in it to remove a white shirt that belonged to Touma. Immediately Touma's body started glowing in a soft yellow light, except for his hand. After a couple seconds he felt himself growing taller. Suddenly there was the sound of clothes ripping and Touma remembered something. I am still wearing girl clothes. "Crap," he said as his shirt and pants split. Both Misaki and Mikoto were watching him because of him glowing and both turned bright red when his clothes were torn. Mikoto immediately covered her eyes but still peaked through her fingers, Misaki just stared wide-eyed at him. Touma was mortified, but quickly ran into the bedroom and slammed the door behind him.

"That was great," Misaki said grinning her face still bright red. She turned to Mikoto who was also red and had a glazed look over her eyes. Misaki wouldn't have been surprised if smoke came out of Mikoto's ears. "Wow Misaka-san," she said. "It's almost like you have never seen a male before."

"S-shut up," Mikoto stuttered and grew irritated at the sight of Misaki's grinning. She had gotten a very good look at Touma's chest and, when he ran into the room, his ripped pants gave her a very nice sight. What made it more interesting was it was all girl clothes. Did he go through this over the weekend? After a few minutes Touma came back into the room still talking on the phone to Jason.

"I still have to check up on Index," he said then silence. "What do you mean Index is with you? Put her on." Misaki and Mikoto stood up, still slightly red, and moved near Touma to listen.

"Yay Touma," Index's voice rang out. "You are finally back. You should join us for dinner at this new restaurant. I was angry at you for leaving me alone but Jason explained everything to me. He kept me from starving to death while you were hiding."

Hiding? What all did he tell her? "Sure Index," he said. "Can you put Jason back on?"

After a brief pause, "Yea?"

"Thanks for taking care of her."

"Wasn't a problem," Jason said dismissively. "She teaches me a lot about magic. I wish I had a chance to learn more but my knowledge and time is limited. Oh and Index found a friend so expect more company."

"Who?" Touma asked but Jason didn't elaborate and only gave him the address of the family restaurant. He turned to Misaki and Mikoto who both looked at him then glared at each other.

"I am coming too," they said simultaneously. Touma sighed knowing there was only going to be problems.

In another location in Academy City, four girls were sitting in a corner table sipping drinks. All four of these girls were very attractive and looked to be in middle school and high school. The strange thing is these girls emitted an aura around them that warned passerby's they were not to be messed with. Even the delinquents in the nearby areas left them alone where ever they went. This is why they could sit in the corner of a restaurant for hours and talk without being interrupted.

The first girl was a young blonde girl with blue eyes named Frenda Seivelun. She was wearing a black sailor top and a dark red pleated skirt. She has a dark-colored beret on top of her head. She also wore a pair of pumps and dark-colored pantyhose. She was busy trying to open a can of some kind of food and was ignoring everyone else around her.

The next girl was named Saiai Kinuhata. She was a young girl with short brown hair. She was wearing a fluffy knit dress, a sweater dress to be precise. What was unusual was it was long enough she didn't have to wear pants, the only thing she wore on her legs was long striped socks that reached almost to her knees. That meant her thighs were clearly exposed.

The next girl looked to be in high school and her name was Rikou Takitsubo. She had shoulder length evenly cut black hair. She was wearing her usual choice of a pink track suit. She wore it because she chooses her clothes based on functionality instead of appearance. She appeared to have a permanent look of being tired.

The last girl was also a high school girl and appeared to be the one in charge. Her name was Shizuri Mugino. She is tall and has a slender figure with soft tea color hair. She was easily the most attractive and well endowed of the group. Many people would consider her a model. She was currently wearing a bright yellow long sleeve dress. Those that knew her have learned quickly not to judge her by her appearance. She was someone who had a drive for victory that bordered on pure obsession. She has killed a number of people in order to achieve her objective for her group, only known as ITEM. Few could match her power as she was the 4th rank level 5, also known as Meltdowner.

As electrons have the properties of both particles and waves, Shizuri's ability allows her to forcibly control electrons in the "ambiguous" state of an electron where it is both particle and wave, and when they strike other objects the electrons are unable to react either as particle or a wave because of their state. Normally, electrons had a mass that was close to zero, but because they are stuck or "stopped" at this state they take the form of a seemingly solid object, which has become a pseudo-"wall" due to the "stopped" state, and then creating a highly destructive beam of high-speed electrons that pierces through a target at the same velocity that it was fired. Her ability could piece through metal and other obstacles like it wasn't even there.

All four of these girls were part of the organization called ITEM. Their primary purpose was to monitor the upper echelons of the Academy City, including the Board of Directors and prevent them from gaining too much power and abusing their positions. ITEM was not above eliminating groups who threaten Academy City and they do the jobs that have to be done, no matter how unpleasant it may be. Officially ITEM does not exist, just like the other Dark Side of Academy City factions. They had just recently finished a mission but it left an unpleasant taste in their mouths because they were interrupted by a Judgment member who almost foiled their mission. They had to retrieve sensitive information about a director left on a computer in District 17.

"Basically," Frenda said to the table as she finally managed to open her can of food. "We should have chased him down and killed him. He knows too much and almost took the information before we got there."

"I agree," Saiai replied looking at her. "But could it you just be super mad he took you down first before you could do anything?" She smirked at Frenda.

"That's not what happened," Frenda said slamming her hands on the table to indicate her frustration. "Basically, he was an unknown individual we had no data on…."

"Enough you two," Shizuri said leaning back in her seat sipping her drink. "Your arguing is annoying." Both of them immediately closed their mouths and left her to her thoughts. She may have silently agreed with both of them to a point, but there was no point in dwelling on it now. When they arrived at the location to destroy the computer they had found a male Judgment member downloading the information. Shizuri had shot her Meltdowner ability at him but he must have known they were coming. Shortly before the blast hit him and the computer, dark vines had emerged from him and lifted him up to the railing above. In his hand was a small flash drive that probably contained the information. A fight ensued and Shizuri was still pissed she underestimated her opponent. He used some kind of darkness ability. It could not stop her ability, though but it made targeting him a pain in the ass. The male was obviously combat trained. During the fight, his darkness, or as he called it, his shadow, slipped behind Shizuri and tied up the other three girls before they could spread out to surround him.

What really pissed her off, more than having her teammates captured, was during the fight, the male pulled out a cell phone and started chatting with someone who might have been his girlfriend based on a few words she manage to hear. She thought he wasn't taking this seriously. She had fire off several powerful beams at once and managed to destroy the flash drive but the male escaped as soon as his objective was gone. He didn't seem to care too much about it though. Before he disappeared, she remembered his final words.

"Wow, you are just like the rumors said. Hope you have some fun once in awhile." This just served to increase her irritation even further.

"The reason it didn't matter was that it would be a waste of time chasing him," Shizuri said to the group. "Takitsubo has memorized his signature and we will find him when we need to. Right now, he is not part of the mission and there is no point in causing unnecessary trouble right now. As much as I would enjoy killing him too, the heighten security from those recent intruders makes it a pain to operate. I was told our missions will be on hold till the heat dies down. For now, we just stick to being normal." Well she didn't mind killing and sometimes, reveled in the thrill, but she was also a very good strategist. However, she was relentless when it came to victory and hated to be made fun of or defeated. The male escaped her clutches and she would definitely find and kill him, but right now, there would be a time and place to do it. She tended to calm down and think rationally after fights but during fights, she will stop at nothing to complete her objective. She turned to Rikou. "Since he was brought up, where is that guy located now?"

Rikou nodded and stared off into space. Her ability was called AIM stalker. This ability allows her to record any AIM field she has seen and be able to track it no matter where it is. She could accurately gauge the distance and direction of the target if she focused. After a minute her eyes widened slightly and she turned to look at the group. "He is right outside this building…" she said in a very lethargic voice.

"Huh," Frenda and Saiai said and turned to look out the window. Shizuri narrowed her eyes and followed their stare. The restaurant was not very crowded so they had an uninterrupted view to the window. Outside there was two guys who appeared to be talking along with two young girls near them. One of them had blonde hair and the other one had spiky black hair. The two girls were the ones who were unusual. One was some kind of church nun dressed in white with silver hair. The other girl had short brown hair that reminded Shizuri of another level 5 she detested. The guy they fought had black hair but it was not spiky.

"Which one is he?" Shizuri asked.

"The blonde one…"

"Basically, now's our chance," Frenda said. "We could launch a surprise attack like he did and take him out."

"I super like that idea," Saiai said. "Frenda go ahead and go first. I'll watch and help you if you need it." Frenda glared at her and opened her mouth but Shizuri spoke up before she could.

"What the f%#$?" she said surprised but focused on the new event. She expected the male was in disguise and she did not doubt for a second about the accuracy of Rikou's ability. What surprised her was the next person who just joined them. A white haired albino, who was leaning on a cane, walked up to the other two guys and the brown haired girl immediately ran up to him. Accelerator, the first rank level 5, had joined those two and was talking to them like they were friends. "That's Accelerator. Why is he with them?"

All three girls were watching this scene with shock or interest. This changed a lot of things for them. Attacking a friend of Accelerator was not the smartest move. They heard he was weakened awhile back, but he still held his rank of number one to show how strong he really was. Frenda had been interested in a tournament that was held last week and Accelerator had been a part of it. Shizuri had not seen the entire tournament, she had more important stuff to do, but she did catch a couple fights. Accelerator had shown that even when he held back, no one could stand before him. The onetime Shizuri had tried to fight him, she couldn't even touch him. The defeat still burned her pride, but even she could tell the difference in power.

"Why would the number one hang out with some commoners?" Saiai muttered. "Both of those guys look super plain."

"I don't know," Shizuri said thoughtfully stirring her drink. "The blonde haired guy is part of Judgment but who is the black haired guy. He looks familiar."

"Ah," Frenda said. "Basically, he looks like the Kami guy from the tournament." Everyone turned to look at her in surprise. "You know, the guy who they said was the next level 5."

"There is no way…" Saiai started to say then stopped. A blonde long haired girl had snuck up behind the group and grabbed onto the spiky hair kid's arm. She seemed really please with herself while the guy looked surprised. Another girl quickly showed up and tried to separate the blonde girl and the spiky hair guy. This new girl had brown short hair and seemed to crackle with electricity. When Shizuri saw this new girl she crushed her glass in her hand. Luckily it was empty but the glass pieces still fell on the table. "Wow, that is super definitely the Railgun and, Mental Out? Both the third and fifth know them?"

"Well this changes things," Shizuri said crossing her fingers and a slight trickle of blood went down her hand but she didn't notice it or just didn't care. "We are going to put the Judgment member on hold for now. Instead, we are going to investigate the spiky haired kid to see if he is really that Kami guy."

"But Mugino," Frenda whined. "Let's kill the other guy first…"

"Shut up Frenda," Shizuri growled. "We can track him down anytime. Rikou, memorize his AIM field, we will pay him a visit when the others leave." Rikou looked at her and nodded. She had watched with a little interest in the sight before her, but the others were far more interested in the guys then she was. Once Shizuri gave her an order though, she immediately complied.

"That's weird…" Rikou said her eyes widening slightly.

"What," Shizuri growled as she thought Rikou was going to try defy her orders.

"He does not have an AIM field…"

"What the f%^$," Shizuri said and this time she was actually shocked.

Touma had rushed to the address Jason had given him. Along the way he lost Mikoto and Misaki but they were surely right behind him. They started arguing again and Touma decided it was best not to step in between them. He also wanted to find Jason and give him a good punch in the face for what he did, but a part of him also wanted to thank Jason. He figured he would sort everything out when he got there. When he got to the restaurant, Jason was outside leaning again a lamppost with Index talking, to his surprise, to Last Order. Now he knew who the company was probably going to be.

"You couldn't have chosen a place closer," Touma said gasping as he neared them.

"Index wanted to try this place," Jason said shrugging. "And as you were indisposed for awhile, I promised to take her. We ran into Last Order here and Index invited her."

"Touma," Index said running up to him. "I am glad to see you are ok." However, the smile and dark aura she let off said otherwise.

"Ah Index," Touma said backing away but it was too late. Index jumped up and bit him on the head while Jason and Last Order laughed. She only bit him once which actually surprised him.

"Jason told me everything," Index said. "But you should have told me when you were going to be gone." Touma wasn't sure exactly what Jason told Index but he nodded in agreement which seemed to please her.

"MISAKA was happy when Index invited MISAKA, MISAKA says as MISAKA expresses her joy in hanging out with friends." Touma turned to Last Order and saw she was beaming up at him. He couldn't say no to her and figured it was just easier to let them be friends. He and Jason started talking while Last Order and Index were chatting away about some TV show.

"So what have you been doing this weekend?" Touma asked leaning against a wall opposite Jason. They were waiting for everyone else to arrive. He knew two people were coming for sure, but he expected three.

"Ah, doing research, some Judgment work," Jason said dismissively. "Oh," he whispered so Index wouldn't here. "We can continue the experiment on your hand Tuesday. I got something planned tomorrow."

Touma nodded. "Thanks, I will definitely be there."

"That reminds me," Jason said looking at him. "I've been trying to figure out exactly how much food Index can eat. It has been pretty entertaining." Touma looked at him for a moment then both started laughing at the thought of how much she could eat. Their laughter was cut short from the arrival of the first person meeting them and he was not happy.

"Dang it brat," Accelerator said walking up to them. "You run away while I was sleeping then text me to meet you across the city. And why are you two here?" He turned to Touma and Jason.

Before either of them could answer, Last Order ran up to him. "MISAKA believes Accelerator needs to get out more and hang with friends MISAKA says as MISAKA nods sagely to indicate her understanding. Yomikawa believes Accelerator is becoming a neet MISAKA says as MISAKA relays the information."

"We aren't friends," Accelerator told her while indicating to Touma but she just smirks at him and Touma immediately saw the resemblance to Worst.

"Oh cool," Jason remarked. "That means we are friends then?" Accelerator glares at him for a moment.

"MISAKA thinks Accelerator is not being honest MISAKA says shrewdly while MISAKA smirks."

Accelerator opened his mouth to refute her but then saw Touma and Jason were laughing. "Shut up you two!"

"Come on," Touma said. "It won't kill you to hang out with us. We are just waiting for a couple more people who wanted to come." Accelerator glared at him too for a moment while Jason looks amused. Shortly after that, their other friends arrived.

"Kamijou-san," Misaki called out as she grabbed his arm from behind him. "You really shouldn't run off on your own." She looked up and received quite a surprise. "Wow, I did not know Accelerator was going to be here."

"Let go of him," Mikoto said arriving right behind her and pushing Misaki off Touma. "It's her fault we were late."

"So we were just waiting for the hero's girlfriends?" Accelerator asked irritated. "Everyone in class should see this crap."

"She's not his girlfriend," Misaki and Mikoto shouted pointing at each other.

"Nice Touma," Jason said smirking. "Your relationships have really improved." Touma glared at him.

"Touma…." Index said her eyes glowing red and the dark aura appeared again. She revealed her very sharp teeth.

"Such misfortune," Touma muttered before Index bit him again. Mikoto, Jason, Last Order, and Accelerator had seen this before but Misaki had not. She was shocked but when everyone else laughed she shrugged and laughed with them.

After the entertainment, they all entered the restaurant and sat at a round table. It started at Touma and went to the left, Mikoto, Index, Last Order, Accelerator, Jason, and Misaki. Index was not happy about not sitting next to Touma but she was able to sit next to her new friend so it worked out. Mikoto and Misaki kept shooting glares at each other. Touma knew he wasn't in the best predicament and when he saw Jason smirking at him, he double his resolve to knock some sense into him. Accelerator had been annoyed at first but seeing how uncomfortable Touma was it gave him some amusement.

"Hey Accelerator," Touma asked. "What ever happened to those guys on Friday?"

"Those b#$^%$# got away," Accelerator spat out. "I searched all night and nothing."

"I even helped Saturday," Jason said frowning. "They are really good at sneaking in and out of the city. They must have help on the inside feeding them information. That's how they know so much about us."

"Is that why you sent Touma out of the city?" Index asked and Jason nodded.

"How much do you think they know?" Misaki asked. She had already resolved in finding out more about this organization hunting Touma but it would take time for her people to get results. It would be best to find out how much Jason knew and work from there.

"They know about his… ability," Jason said cautiously keeping his voice down. "They also seem to know about everyone close to him. They knew Accelerator's powers which is unusual for a magic organization. This leads me to believe they have someone on the inside of Academy City. If that is true, that could lead to a bigger problem."

"Why," Mikoto asked.

"There is suppose to be a balance Short-Hair," Index said. "If both sides start working together the balance will be broken. It is one thing for Jason here to do that himself, but if an entire organization does that, it could be a threat to the magic side and the science side."

"At worst case," Jason said solemnly. "It could lead to war. I wish we had more information what they wanted Touma's hand for."

Their food arrived as they discussed this problem and then ate in silence. Everyone was busy thinking about what the organization is doing, except for Last Order. She seemed to be enjoying her food and talking to Index. Index stopped focusing on the serious conversation and started talking to Last Order again. Touma was glad both of them could still enjoy the normal things in life. Touma glanced at Accelerator and he was just picking at his food but didn't seem to be really eating. He caught Touma's eye and shook his head slightly to indicate he didn't want to talk right now.

Touma looked around after the conversation died down. He had felt like someone was watching him since he entered the restaurant. The only people he could see were a group of four girls in the corner of the room. He had to admit, they were attractive. Two looked to be pretty young, a blonde girl in a beret and sailor shirt and a girl with short brown hair in a long sweater. The other two girls looked to be a little older. One girl had short black hair and a track suit but she might not have been looking at him specifically since her eyes seem to be staring off into space. The last girl had to be a model or at least a noble lady. She had tea colored hair and a very impressive figure. She was obviously staring at him and he didn't know why. He quickly looked away because he had a very bad feeling about her and he didn't know why. He had never met her before.

After they finished eating Accelerator dragged Last Order with him. She obviously didn't want to go, but Accelerator said she had to. "Bye everyone MISAKA says as MISAKA waves goodbye to all her new friends."

"Oh Touma," Jason said. "I never got a chance to ask. Did you enjoy your break? Ouch." Touma had kicked him hard in the shins under the table.

"I think he enjoyed it," Misaki said winking. "Even with," she turned to Mikoto. "Some people over reacting."

"I hate to see what you would have done," Mikoto said glaring at her.

"Touma what happened," Index asked confused at the conversation.

"Nothing," Touma said. He would prefer to live another day without Index trying to punish him for what happened. She would not have been so understanding if she found out he had been sent to a girl's only vacation. "Jason just likes to joke around." Misaki and Mikoto were both grinning at Touma's explanation.

"I'm sure he didn't do anything," Misaki said reassuringly.

"Touma wouldn't do anything," Mikoto said shaking her head. "He would leave everyone behind and do everything on her own."

"Touma will be Touma," Index said and all three girls shook their heads. Touma did not know why but he felt really irritated when all three girls were talking about him in this way. He wasn't sure what they meant but Mikoto's comment stung. He even promised he wouldn't just leave her behind anymore.

"Don't you two have a curfew," Touma asked trying to move the topic away from himself. "That Dorm Supervisor of yours is pretty scary."

"It is kind of you to worry," Misaki said smiling. "But it is not that late."

"Besides, she isn't that scary…" Mikoto started to say when she glanced at a wall clock and her mouth dropped. She point to it and Misaki had the same expression when she saw it. Misaki and Mikoto bolted out of the restaurant and just had time to say goodbye. It turns out they had been at the restaurant much longer then they though, being caught up in the conversations. Touma thought it explained why Accelerator had dragged Last Order out. It was probably getting close to her bed time. He realized he should probably take Index home too. He watched the retreating forms of Mikoto and Misaki thinking the Dorm Supervisor had to be a hidden level 5 to introduce so much terror into Tokiwadai students. He, Jason, and Index left the restaurant. Touma did not notice the four girls get up shortly after them.

"So what do you have going on tomorrow?" Touma asked.

"Date with Kazari," Jason said smiling. "She was gone all weekend so haven't got to see her in awhile."

"So you are finally getting serious?" Touma asked smirking.

"It almost seems like you are trying to make fun of me," Jason remarked glancing at Touma out of the corner of his eye.

"Well," Touma said laughing slightly. "Anytime I ever am near a girl, you seem to make fun of me ever getting a girlfriend."

"Everyone expects me to have one," Jason said mockingly. "I mean, look at me, good looks, brains, money, and a great sense of humor. You are… you."

"What's that suppose to mean?" Touma said irritated.

"Ask Tsuchimikado," Jason said laughing. "Nah. I'm kidding. You just need to be more observant about your surroundings and the people who like you."

Touma looked at him for a moment watching Jason smirk at him then looked in front of him. He thought about what Jason said. He remembered Motoharu and Pierce saying things similar to him about how he doesn't know all the obvious girls around him. He kept telling them they were stupid but, after Mikoto, Misaki, and Ruiko confessed they like him, could there be truth in what they said? It's not like he was trying to go out of his way to get girls to like him. All he was trying to do was help others who needed it. He never expected others to like him in return or reward him. He was so lost in his thoughts he wasn't paying attention where he was going and he found himself lost on a deserted street.

"Do you know where we…" Touma started to ask Jason but he stopped when he realized Jason and Index were both gone. What happened to them?

"You know, walking out alone late at night isn't the smartest thing to do," a female voice said from behind him.

Touma turned around and noticed the girl with soft tea colored hair he saw at the restaurant. He got a full view of her figure and she had an extremely attractive body. However, there was something about her eyes that took away from her beauty. Her eyes seemed cold, calculating, and had darkness hidden in them. It reminded him of Accelerator's eyes when Touma first met him. She was smiling at him but he felt it was more of a business smile with no real intent behind it. "Umm hi," he said nervously. "I was just taking a short cut. Can I help you?"

"I figured as a fellow level 5 I should introduce myself. I am Shizuri Mugino, rank 4 level 5. You must be the one nicknamed Kami." Her eyes never left him and she seemed to be seizing him up.

Touma gulped. He just met another level 5 and this one did not seem to be on friendly terms with him. He didn't know why, but he felt the girl in front of him was dangerous and his instinct was to flee as fast as possible. He didn't know why she thought he was Kami but maybe if he feigned ignorance he could get out of this. "Uh," he said nervously. "I really don't know what you mean. I'm just a level 0."

Her eyes narrowed in anger and he realized he said the wrong thing. "Do you think I am f$%#&%^ stupid?" she growled at him. "I know Kami hangs out with Accelerator and I just saw you with him and you fit the description. Not only that, you were also in the company of the third rank and fifth rank. If you try to play dumb with me you little shit, I will make sure it is the last thing you do."

Touma realized this girl might be a little insane, and he had no idea how right he was. He hoped he could get out of this without violence but his extensive experience with level 5s, it was highly unlikely. If she was indeed the forth rank level 5, she might have looked him up for the purpose of fighting. The level 5s seemed to have a rivalry going between them. Touma was going to hope he could use the, I am a level 0, reasoning to get out of this. "I really don't have any idea what you are talking about. I really am just a level 0."

"I see," she said her eyes narrowed. Then she did something to surprise him, she smiled. The smile sent shivers down his spine. The girl's beauty seemed to change into the perfect picture of a psychopath. The smile was of someone who was about to do something bad. "Well," she said her voice still calm. "If you are really just a shitty level 0 no one will look into this." A green orb appeared over her shoulder.

"What are you doing?" Touma asked but it was too late.

"Die you F%^$#&* piece of shit!" Shizuri roared at him. The orb shot a green beam right at Touma and the ground below it seemed to melt.

I know I am using the old ITEM group, but I happen to like Frenda. I also used the book version of Saiai's clothes instead of the pullover the Railgun show used. At least Touma's life is back to normal. Being hunted down and attacked is something he is used to. There is nothing like a good Psychopath to liven things up. Touma had it too easy for too many chapters and people would have killed to be in his spot

Need more Ruiko I think, she hasn't had any big adventures.