"You got her here just in time, any longer and I would have been unable to do a thing for her, you know!"

"Will she make it?"

"Think about who you're talking to right now, don't you know the name they call me here?"

"Right, Heaven Canceller…"

"Now Accelerator, she's in good hands right now, you should rest. That girl should wake up until tomorrow afternoon! Since it was just a deep wound, she can go home in the evening, technology sure is amazing."

"Right, thank you Doctor!"

"Now, now, it's my job! But I feel you really changed a lot, Accelerator!"

"What the hell are you talking!"

"I see, you haven't realized yourself, yet… Maybe you should stay at her side for the time being."

With that, the frog-faced doctor left the room.


It was 10 o'clock in the morning.

A certain albino boy had finally fallen asleep. He watched his precious Ruiko the whole night, after arriving here at 2 am in a rush.

Countless cans of coffee were littering the hospital-room's floor, Accelerator had collapsed onto the small couch, where visitors could sit. The black-haired girl had not regained consciousness, yet.

At 12 o'clock, a small girl of about 10 entered the room, she was Last Order.

The girl saw in what uncomfortable spot Accelerator slept. "Misaka can't do much, but Misaka can ensure, that her Tousan doesn't catch a cold, mutters Misaka, as Misaka covers Accelerator with a blanket."

It was 5 in the afternoon already, when the white-haired boy finally woke up, last night's commotion had exhausted him to the brink of collapse. He looked around, in front of him was the hospital bed, where Saten lay, her regular breathing lessened his worries.

"Where does this blanket come from?" He tossed it aside, then he heard a voice complain in a high tone.

"Hey! Don't throw blankets on Misaka, cries Misaka, as Misaka can't see anymore."

The boy had a sense of Deja-vu, but didn't press on further.

"Where did you come from, you brat?"

"Yomikawa dropped Misaka of, before work. Misaka wanted to come here."

Accelerator picked up all the empty cans of coffee, he dragged Last Order along to get a new bunch.

"Misaka thinks you have changed, proudly blurts Misaka out her observation!"

"What you say? All I can hear is annoying squabbling."

"That's more like it confirms Misaka."

"What do you even want here?"

"Misaka came here to be at your side, Misaka didn't understand at first, but Misaka just feels she should be here right now!" the petite girl tilted her head.

"You make no sense!"

"So what do you do here, asks Misaka the same question in a politer manner."

"Tsk"

"Misaka wants to guess, let Misaka guess. You had some feeling you should be here, surmises Misaka!"

"Agh, Damn it all. How am I that easy to read in the last time?"

"Misaka is confused."

The conversation went on like that, until the two were back at Satens hospital room.


"Misaka needs to use the restroom really quick!"

Accelerator sat down on the bed at Ruiko's side, he caressed her cheek and thought what to say, were she to wake up right now.

Now I know what I have been feeling the entire time, I didn't even experience that nightmare, while sleeping here.

Accelerator, there's no way back if you continue!

I don't care! I want her to be the one, I can turn to for support. I want to see her smile every day! I want her to be my world! My heart aches, because we can't be together. I feel like being my girlfriend would be bad for your health. I don't want to put you into any more danger…

He felt her twitch. The girl was waking up!

"Good morning Ruiko, you had me worried!"

"Accelerator, how nice to wake up at your side."

She was still weak and her voice sounded hoarse.

The boy fetched a glass of water and helped her into an upright position.

"Ah, that's way better!" the girl sounded a lot more energetic now.

Accelerator gathered every piece of mental strength he had.

"Ruiko, I need to tell you something!" he sat at her side, her deep blue eyes were locked onto his sad red look.

"What is it with that sad look of yours, Accelerator?"

"I would like to be with you, but we can't be together. I feel, being my girlfriend would be bad for your health. I don't want to put you into danger! My heart would shatter, if anything were to happen to you! I couldn't protect you, after all!" he looked at her with a teary face, unlike anything he had ever shown to anyone, except in the morning.

"You big dummy!" she gently touched his cheek. "If anything, you need me to keep you from going overboard! I couldn't bear seeing you sink to the darkness again. Please, Accelerator, let me stay at your side forever! You really did save me, haven't you? I'm here now, after all."

He shattered, that was all he ever wanted, the kind and loving girl in front of him offered to be his pillar of support.

Four words from her mouth put him back into one piece, his decision was made, when he heard her soft and lovely voice.

"I love you, Accelerator!" the black and blue girl spoke

"I love you, Ruiko!" the white and red boy answered

A small girl watched from the rooms entrance, she didn't want to say anything.

The girl silently left the room, to come back later.

Just, as she closed the door, three middle-school girls walked up to the room. One of them was her big sister Mikoto, Last Order didn't know the black-haired short one and the girl with the pigtails.

"Hello there sweety, where do you come from?" the black-haired girl with flower decoration on her head asked.

"Misaka came from that room, answers Misaka to the walking bouquet of flowers, as Misaka tilts her head in confusion."

"Wait, Misaka?!" The two unknown girls asked in shock.

"No chance to keep it in now, this is one of my little sisters, Last Order, these are my friends Uiharu Kazari and Shirai Kuroko." Mikoto explained.

"Wait, Sisters, you mean plural!" The pigtailed girl couldn't continue, because she was smacked on the head.

"Don't. Even. Think. Of. Anything. Perverted!"

"Last Order, Is Saten awake already?"

"She woke up a few minutes ago, confirms Misaka, however Misaka thinks it's not the best moment to…"

The tree had already timidly opened the door.

They saw their friend engaged in a passionate kiss with a white-haired high-school boy, while hugging tightly. one of them slightly blushed, the second blushed madly and had an envious look on her face, the third teleported a step back.

"You're right, Last Order, we should let them in peace for now!"


When the four came back a little while later, they knocked the door.

"Come in!" a familiar voice said.

"Hi Saten! Oh, hello there." Shirai and Uiharu greeted their friend and the slender white boy sitting at her side.

Last Order immediately rushed up to Accelerator. Mikoto spoke up.

"Hello Saten! I'm glad you are okay, after that accident yesterday." She discreetly winked at Accelerator.

"All I remember was watching you two fight that magician and then something struck me…"

The Level 5s facepalmed. They wanted to keep Shirai and Uiharu out of the Magic Side, but Saten blew it right away.

Mikoto rapidly changed the topic, hoping Shirai and Uiharu would just write off the story of magic as too absurd and not ask any questions.

"Ahm, don't you want to introduce our friends to your… b-o-y-f-r-i-e-n-d?"

The pair had held hands for the whole time, so there was no denying it.

"Okay, these are Uiharu Kazari and Shirai Kuroko."

"Hello, there" that was all he could press out, Accelerator was still no friend of all the commotion after all.

"And this is Accelerator, the #1 Level 5, a really nice guy and MY boyfriend!"