Chapter 6:
Friday, August 29
Mikoto walked ahead, ignoring the deviant little teleporter behind.
"Misaka." murmured a certain spiky haired boy.
He leaned in closer to the said girl.
Soon they felt the touch of each other's lips.
A blissful state of shock came over the girl as their lips locked.
The taste, the feel of it… it was overwhelming! It was so warm, so light yet so awkwardly scary.
The image that Mikoto had thought of earlier still wouldn't go away. Just thinking about it made her feel weird and tingly inside. Her stomach felt light and her heart was still throbbing. This is so frustrating! She bit her lip. Ah Mou!
As she was nearing the dormitory's doors she spotted a certain blonde haired boy along with the dorm mistress and a rather plump man who wore a brown suit.
Oh shoot… she thought.
"Misaka." Said a deep voice, it was the dorm mistress, "Just the person I wanted to see."
Aoki's face lit up as his attention was brought to Mikoto and a bright smile played on his lips.
"Yes?" Mikoto walked over to them.
It came to mind the events that took place just yesterday. This is just great…
"I'd like you to meet, Misaka Mikoto." The woman began as she placed a hand on Mikoto's shoulder, "Misaka, this is Professor Aida. He is the conductor of the Tokugawa Academy's chamber orchestra and is also responsible for their choir. I have known him for many years."
"It's nice to meet you." Mikoto bowed politely.
The short man greeted her with a friendly smile. "I'm happy to be able to meet one of the seven Level 5s. How are you?"
"And this is Shirakawa Aoki, you've met him before."
"It's nice to see you again." Mikoto said, smiling awkwardly. She not was very pleased to see him. She did not know why exactly but she knew for sure that she was not very fond of him. Ever since yesterday, she wished she would never meet him again.
"Misaka, I'd like you to inform you that Tokugawa Academy will be hosting a music festival this October along with Tokiwadai Middle School. And you're going to participate."
An unpleasant feeling had settled inside Mikoto's stomach. She stared at her dorm mistress. She felt like screaming at her face. WHAT!
"Having one of Tokiwadai's top students as well as the third strongest Level 5 preform with us would be a tremendous privilege!" professor Aida cried as he flung his hands in the air to express his words. He looked over at Misaka. "Shirakawa-kun has been playing the piano since he was four. He is our current piano soloist. With your spectacular violin playing and Shirakawa-kun's skills, we will have the crowds blown away!" He added, "Moreover, it would improve Misaka-san's status. Not to mention that it will give a great image to both schools."
Mikoto disliked the idea but she had no other choice but to oblige. "I'm looking forward to it." She lied.
He was gleaming from ear to ear, "I'm delighted to hear it!" he said taking Mikoto's hand and shaking it with great enthusiasm. "Oh! Thank you so much!"
The young girl smiled back half-heartedly.
Meanwhile a sleek black car had parked along the road close to where they were standing.
"We'll see you on next week for practice then."
"Of course."
"See you then!" he waved as he and Aoki entered the car. A chauffeur dress in a formal black suit closed the door and they drove off.
Soon after that, Mikoto got back to her room. She flung herself down on her bed and relaxed. Kuroko was still not back. The room was as silent as a graveyard yet it was very peaceful. The Level 5 closed her eyes as she placed an arm over them.
"I'd like to let you know this festival is not an event held by the school, it is for charity. Tokiwadai and Tokugawa Academy will only be taking part to help raise money to build new facilities for Child Error." the dorm supervisor said, "There is a need for more services as there is more and more children coming in from the outside to Academy City."
The two strolled side by side, back to the dormitory.
"There are more than ten orphanages that provide care for abandoned children in Academy City, each sheltering at least thirty even forty children, but that's hardly enough." The older woman started. "The number of kids being taking into the city is vastly increasing and so, Professor Aida and myself, as well as various other teachers, have set up a fundraiser to build new facilities and also to upgrade some of the older ones." She explained.
There was a brief pause before she continued, "We're looking forward to the whole event."
Mikoto gulped nervously.
Mikoto sighed deeply. As much as she hated the fact of having to play with him she couldn't help but wonder why. Why him, of all people!
XXX
Saturday, August 30
"Thank you very much." Said a young employee as a loud ping sound rang from the cash register. The young woman at the counter handed over a cream paper bag.
The bag matched the entire design of the shop, cute and girly. The walls were washed with pink paint with a dainty floral pattern and cream stripes; western dolls had been laid down on cream tables, shelves were piled with adorable stuffed animals and the shop's windows displayed an array of both small and large toys.
Mikoto received the bag. "Thank you." She replied gleefully, stars twinkling in her eyes.
Inside the package was none other than her beloved Gekota. Yes, she had finally bought it.
The infamous Railgun was over the moon. Her face beamed and there was a hint of red in her cheeks. Her smile was like the sun seeping through the clouds after a wet rainy day. Gyahhh! I'm so happy! I finally got them! I finally got them!
"Gekota!" she gleamed as she hugged the paper bag tightly to her chest. "Now then, what else should I do today?" she sang as she stepped out of the Garden.
The sun shone on a certain Level 5's face, her gaze was locked onto the vast sky. There wasn't a cloud in sight. It was a gorgeous day and the sound multiple cicadas filled the air.
Oh yeah! Almost forgot, the new volume is out today! I'll stop by Green-Mart to read it.
"Yosh!" Mikoto said as she arrived at the bus stop. "Hmm…" she thought, "Maybe I should drop this off at the dorm first, just in case."
Not long after a specific bus had arrived that would take her to one of the Tokiwadai dorms, she got in the bus and made her way back to her dorm in fear that someone would see her carrying a bag from a toy shop, filled with two plushies and other Gekota goodies.
XXX
Misaka Mikoto let out a small sigh as she put back the newest volume of the manga she was currently following. What a cliff-hanger! Now I've to wait for the next one to come out!
The middle-schooled girl looked around the convenient store. The shop was practically deserted. She placed her hands on her hips and stared at the comic opposite her. I read through that quite quickly, what should I do now?
With a bored expression, the Level 5 then scanned her eyes at the various magazines in front of her. There's nothing much to read is there…
She sighed again. Guess I'll just go and-
Just as she was about to leave, a certain magazine caught her eye. It was a teen magazine. What caught her attention was not the close up picture of the beautiful model smiling back at her nor was it the cute outfits that were going to be featured in the magazine; rather, it was the words that were printed in bold white letters saying, How to Make Your Move! Top tips to get that special someone to notice you!
Mikoto glared intently at the magazine, sweat dripping past her brow. She stood there motionless.
Seconds had passed…
She curled her now sweaty hands into fists. It was back. The strange tingling sensation in her tummy slowly crawled its way in. It felt like a gazillion butterflies buzzed uncontrollably inside her stomach. It was disturbing. Her chest was pounding and she was nervous for some reason. It was getting harder and harder to breathe by the minute.
She reached out a hand.
She wanted to read it, but should she?
It's just a magazine! There's nothing wrong with having a look through it, right?
Her fingers twitched.
Suddenly, she pulled it back. Special… someone… hah! It's not like I have someone who's s-special to me! Hah… hahahaha… she said in her head while trying to laugh it off. That guy isn't special to me! I don't even-!
Her face flushed bright red. She quickly shook her head away in embarrassment. What am I even saying! What guy! Mikoto questioned. There's no guy! There's no-!
A certain image appeared in her mind, the one that she had thought of yesterday.
Aw no, not this again! I swear! I wish that'd just go away! It's not like it's gonna happen anyway! And it's like I want it to happen… ugh, here I go again! Mikoto screamed.
Why does heart beat so fast at times like that? What's making her feel this way? And more importantly, why is it happening?
As she reopened her hands she noticed the small nail marks on her palm. AH MOU!
Yo! Yo! Sorry this took so long, I had a bit of a laptop issue -.-
Hope you enjoyed! :3
Have any of you noticed how in Majutsu, at first Mikoto has a white hairclip to the front of her hair, and then at some point it changes into two white flowers?
Stay tuned for the next one, it's gonna be sweet!
Special shout out to PokeRescue18, my new beta reader :D YAY!
Hehehehe.. anyways, I'll try make the next chapter a long one :P REVIEWS! I NEED THEM! (I really enjoy reading them :)