Chapter 5: Of Dangers and Hobbies

After the torturous hell, the crowd dispersed as if nothing happened. The girl thank Kuroko for saving her, in which she just say that the one who truly save her is her Tetsu-nii. With a blushing face, the five year old scurried towards the dizzy boy in which Kamijou was holding to balance himself. The girl immediately goes with her parents after giving her thanks to the boy she thought was a ghost. Tetsuya in turn, completely used to the treatment, just give her his rare genuine smile.

Some Anti-Skill members came to take the criminal away after hearing Kuroko's report. With a sigh she faces a usually emotionless Tetsuya who was now being bombarded by a thunderous questions (or perhaps interrogations in Misaka's term).

"What were you thinking?! Vanishing like that then appearing in a perilous situation and all?!"

"I saw a huge crowd forming and I became curious."

"THAT'S NOT THE CASE!"

Exasperated, Misaka glares at Tetsuya. Tetsuya whom just experience a thunderous hell slightly twitch receiving that, which goes noticed by Kamijou and Misaka. The light-haired girl's eyes glint in satisfaction as she managed to make this plainspoken but bold boy to be scared of her. Kamijou, well let's just say that he can sympathize with his situation.

"So what exactly happened onee-sama?"

Kuroko asked, not before latching herself to Misaka like a mad man, earning a yelp from her and she too suffered the same fate Tetsuya has experienced earlier.

"Never do that again!" shouted Misaka as Tetsuya scoots closer to the smoking body of his little cousin muttering 'I don't know you grow up like that Shirai-san, I refuse to acknowledge you.' which brings the fallen girl to life and gives him a wail,

"Uwaa~ Tetsu-nii meanie!" and tried to latched onto Misaka again, but once she see the disapproving looks from her and Tetsuya she instantly stops and sulks at a corner.

Kamijou, noticing the odd behavior f the 'lesbian' in front of him just sweatdrop thinking: 'Woah, these two sure had a big impact on her'.

Going back to the topic, Misaka explained at how Tetsuya disappeared right after Kuroko go. Then the instant she and Kamijou noticed the forming commotion neraby, she had a bad feeling and went to confirm it. Amidst the crowd she squinted trying to find an extraordinary tuft of powder blue hair who in turns to be at the middle of the hostage situation Kuroko supposed to clear.

"That's just absurd! Not that I really care but you should think first of how your cousin will react to that!" Misaka continued, even though he glare softens a little, but just a little bit.

A small frown adorned Tetsuya's facial features as if his disapproval was getting the best of him. With the coldest of the coldest voice he could muster, he spoke:

"I must say I appreciate your worry,"

"Hey! I'm not worrying! It's Kamijou and Kuroko I'm referring to!" retorted the electro-master.

"But I cannot bring myself to ignore such situation, add to it that my own cousin was there. I can't let something happens to her if I just abide by that." continues him as he ignores Misaka's 'tsundereness'.

They were stunned, mostly Kuroko. She just hear from her Tetsu-nii that he'll do everything for her sake, (at least that's what she translates) which touched her heart. And for Misaka who thought of Tetsuya as a frail-looking individual to have such a high mental aptitude and determination to even dealt a situation like earlier. Both of them seem to be speechless, save for Kamijou who looks at Tetsuya with a new found respect.

Aside from that, from Tetsuya's perspective he really didn't think of the earlier situation as his 'observational' hobby' kicks in. For example, this moment he notices how these three persons in front of him have the same attitude with some of 'them'.

Shirai-san, as much as he likes to reject the idea, was similar to Kise-kun. The way she clungs to Misaka openly give it all. He can also compare her to Momoi-san if she's talking to him though.

Misaka-san, like Midorima-kun appears to be a tsundere. Perceptive and accurate. Can judge a situation calmly and can came up in accurate conclusions, aside from the 'obsession of Oha-Asa' of course.

Kamijou-kun, he can say that he found it comfortable being with this person. Is it perhaps he have the same attitude as Aomine-kun? Maybe. Also when luck is the topic, Aomine-kun may not be the unluckiest but Kamijou-kun may.

Kuroko, noticing that Tetsuya is dozing off (she can tell much, even as Tetsuya kept his emotionless facade) decided to bring him back from his trance as she clears her throat.

"Tetsu-nii, I..."

"Mou, let's just drop this topic for today ne?"

For once Kamijou do him a favorable deb.

And just like that, Tetsuya and Kamijou bid the girls goodbye and call it a day-off.

Misaka was wondering.

It's all about Kuroko's cousin, Kuroko Tetsuya.

He was an enigma, a mutant. She doesn't know why, but everything seems like a puzzle pertaining to him. To be exact she found him quite... eccentric.

Just like earlier, in her electromagnetic field of vision she seems to not sense him but then again he was with them the whole time. So the question is, what ability does Kuroko-kun have?

Pacing in the room she and Kuroko was occupying, she tried her hardest to think.

Earlier she tries to find out but was not lucky enough to hear it from him as that ruckus happened. However, in the midst of chaos she saw a glimpse of his endless (?) abilities.

Him disappearing to thin air as if...

... as if erasing his existence.

Misaka widens her eyes in realization.

At that instant Kuroko found the time to just barged in the room in her pajamas and her untied hair fluttering as she simply toss herself towards Misaka.

"Onee-sama I miss you very much!"

And the two of them topples over Misaka's bed.

"GEH! Kuroko get off of me!"

"But I really really miss you onee-sama!"

Sparks glow in Misaka's locks like an electrode, an enough warning for Kuroko to buckle up in fear.

"I-I was just kidding onee-sama." Kuroko stutters, seeing that she just disturbed her 'precious' roommate in a seemingly deep thinking.

But somehow Misaka stiffened, realizing something.

"Ne Kuroko, what is your cousin's ability?"

"Cousin? Tetsu-nii?"

Misaka nods.

"Actually... etto, I really don't know myself." Kuroko said sheepishly as she unconsciously fiddled with her auburn locks.

"Eh? What's the meaning of that?"

"Look onee-sama, all I know is that he inherited his 'ability' from aunt, and aunt's ability is invisibility. They're really similar so we, from our family believes that that must be Tetsu-nii's ability too. We never knew, we just assumed as it is."

"Okay I'm really confused now." Misaka said, brows furrowing.

"In other words, his ability was unknown." Eyes lowering, Kuroko just stop her sentence there, afraid that something bad may happen if the truth was to be unfold.

"He's a gemstone right? There's supposed to be tests involving with him right?" Okay, Misaka's really really confused now.

In fact it annoys her, gathering information was not easy, she knows that. But the easy way is to approach those involved and right now, right in front of her is a valuable piece but that wasn't enough. Just gathering facts for one unnoticeable boy was infuriating.

"That's it onee-sama, ALL of his data had just gone missing the day he steps in this city." Kuroko said melancholic.

"Missing?" Misaka looks over to her roommate and see her solemn look as if she herself was also confused.

"Ne onee-sama, do you think Tetsu-nii will join Judgment?"

"Eh?"

Simply smiling, Kuroko muses if Tetsuya will accept her proposition and hearing those words, Misaka can only sweat drops.

Feeling himself to be a little more sleepy as seeing he has forgotten to brush his hair, Tetsuya manages to walk straight to school. Yesterday's events sure was tiring and to the point that he overslept.

"Hey Kuroko!"

Turning to the direction where he was called, he saw Kamijou making his way towards him.

"Woah! What kind of bed hair is that?!"

He was overwhelmed by Kamijou's comment to notice that this obsidian-hair friend of him had noticed him first hand so he just scratch some of the cowlicks to vain.

"Ohayou, Kamijou-kun."

Instead of greeting him, Kamijou grabs him and turned serious.

"I gotta say something to you."

Kamijou didn't realize it but he 'touched' Tetsuya using his right hand.

"Eh? Who's that?"

"AWWW~ that bed head's soo cute~"

"Have we seen him before?"

"Ooh! Kamijou's talking to him!"

Several reactions sprouted from the surrounding students around them. Normally no one will notice Tetsuya or Kamijou unless someone's willing to, but somehow when Kamijou touched Tetsuya, like magic, attention were attracted towards him. Tetsuya cringed, not used to be the center of attention and Kamijou sweat drops realizing what he had done and instantly pulls him in a corner far from prying eyes.

"Sorry about that," said Kamijou as he releases his hold from Tetsuya's arm. But before he can continue, the stoic boy dissapeared.

"Whe...WHERE''D YOU GO?!" Kamijou squeaks in panic.

"I'm right here, Kamijou-kun."

Tetsuya gives him a deadpan look.

"A-ah, gomen...but back to the main topic!"

"May I ask first?"

"Sure." Kamijou huffs and face Tetsuya, making sure not to leave his attention towards the 'invisible boy'.

"Is tha your ability, Kamijou-kun?" blunt as always, Tetsuya gives him a blow.

"Y-yes." gulping down, Kamijou stares at the light-blue haired boy contemplating if he'll push the matter in which Tetsuya only gives him a thoughtful look and says:

"Okay, you may say what you what to say to me now."

Somewhat startled and relieved, Kamijou can only clears his throat and readied his words.

"ARE YOU IDIOT?! YOU SCARED THE HELL OF US YESTERDAY!"

Looking a bit amused at how this spiky-haired boy blurted those words, Tetsuya raise a brow.

"Mattaku, you really have a dangerous hobby. Do you not think of the consequences that might happen if Biri-biri doesn't arrive at the right time?"

"Of course, I'd get beaten, look at these guns," Tetsuya flexes his right arm to show Kamijou his point.

"YOU DON'T HAVE ANY!"

"Yes, but I do have an 'ability'. I'm quite surprised you're saying this to me now Kamijou-kun, as for I know you're the one that suggested stopping there yesterday."

"HAAH," Kamijou lets out a breath by the teal-head's response. "I just do that to stop those girls berrating you, you should thank me."

"Thank you then."

"~~~!" from that, Kamijou can only sputters in a strange language.

"Just listen okay? Just, just avoid that kind of mess and let the authorities handle it." Kamijou said, unused to this method but it is to prove his point that Tetsuya just needed to take utmost care of himself before others. He doesn't want anyone to seffer the same fate he's beem suppressing.

"And those authorities are my cousin and anybody else?" I appreciate your concern Kamijou-kun, but I may humbly decline you proposition."

"What's with that context?!"

"Kamijou-kun, do you know about the "Shadow"?"

Kamijou can only widens his eyes, as the information just came from the other's mouth, His amnesiac self can't recall what it is but he's sure that he can feel it.

And the chimes of the school bell signaled that they might be late for class.

"It's been a while."

Acertain red head made his way to the location, admiring the technological beauty at his front.

Academy City.

He has been here twice; one was when he was still young and now that he's supposed to attend a certain 'meeting'.

"Since I always win, I'm always right." he mutters in the air and move towards the direction of a certain building.

But aside from his sheer presence, another can be compared. At a certain dark lobby, someone's face is concealed and the pressure from the said room is humongous, concealing the malicious presence it can have.

In the middle of the room, a single light shone, a table facing the light and the being of authority. Suddenly a picture was tossed upon the table, revealing its frame.

"Good job, now keep an eye on the target."

"Yes, boss." with that, hurried steps can be heard.

The being then stared at the photo for a while like drinking its details: A boy, pale in color as his skin, with teal-hair and eyes, and a blank expression adourning his face.

"Nice to meet you, Kuroko Tetsuya."

End of Chapter 4

~Author's Notes~

Yukisu: Sorry for not updating fast! Whuhuhuhu~ (ToT)

Kagami: Teme! It's your fault anyway! *Yukisu sulks in a corner* READERS! SORRY FOR NOT UPDATING SINCE! THE AUTHOR'S LIFE WAS SO RUINED THAT HE CAN'T MANAGE TO UPDATE HIS STORIES! …desu. *forcefully bows*

Yukisu: *sudden mood flips* Well thanks for those who review in my absence, Thanks for the criticism and all I appreciated it very much~

Now to answer our dear reader GreyMan19-san for his questions like:

"Doesn't Misaka have a sensory ability with her electric ability? If so, then that would make Kuroko eluding her more impressive. Wonder how far you can push his invisibility."

- hai, hai, I hope you now know why, it's on the chapter why (^v^)

Forpltrgst-san and MistaSilentKiller-san thanks for the compliment! I'll try to make the chapters long (If I've got my life back (^v^)/) and don't worry I'll continue~

To Gou-san AHAHAHAHA~ I Know, Sumimasen~

Kagami: Oi! Are you done with your rantings?! *Yukisu nods* Then Readers! Comment/ Review… desu!