A/N: A new question gets asked here. Enjoy

12: December 24th 7:55 P.M. Garden of Learning.

"Well, that was festive."

My surprising words about a Christmas Eve mass that celebrated the birth of the lord and savior. I agreed to go for the sake of my compatriot Index, and boy was she happy for it. As we stepped out into the Christmas Eve air I could tell Index was more than cozy in her winter garb.

"What did I tell you Toma?"

"Well I got to admit, the Nativity is an interesting tale."

"Well, now what to do? Your parents won't be in town until the day after tomorrow, and.. "

"Index, we have to go to Yomikawa's for that party remember? That was my condition on coming with you to the mass."

The look of remembrance on her face was quickly brought up with a mix of confusion as well.

"Were we supposed to bring some food or treats to the party?"

"Already planned on it and picked this up yesterday after grabbing zappers gift so I'm hopeful they'll be liking ribbon candy."

"Ohh…Candy!"

"Index, hold on."

My quick instinct on Index and candy did let me grab an extra for her, I handed it off with ease which she quickly chowed down on. As I checked the directions on my phone from what Ms. Komoe told me the other day I did note that stillness of the air.

"That's why this is called a silent night."

Then it started to click as I led the way into the city, from what I could tell there was little to no pedestrians of any type. We were for all intense and purpose sailing. The walk took a mere 40 minutes and during that time my mind wondered to many other things beyond, this night. Mom and Dad were coming to town the day after tomorrow and Dad did mention a huge surprise.

"Wonder what he's got in mind."

That one thought drove the rest of the walk until, Index stopped me dead in my tracks.

"Toma, I think we're here."

"Let me check the address just to make sure."

Sure enough she was right. Yomikawa did have a nicer setup that Ms. Komoe did and the brown motif, coupled in with the cold outside did make it feel a lot warmer. We walked up the stairs to her floor and gingerly knocked on the door while Index rang the bell. Within 45 seconds the door was opened and it was encompassed by one very familiar little girl.

"Kamijo and Index…Greetings and Happy Christmas, Misaka Misaka said with warmth and happiness."

That girl, I knew Misaka had sisters and the one time I teamed with Accelerator was to protect that very same girl from harm.

"Ms. Order."

"Oh Index, you guys can call me Lo. Misaka Misaka mentions for clarification."

Index smiled as Last Order showed us in. All seemed quiet enough…..until.

"Hey!"

Yep, there they were….Komoe, and Yomikawa, drunk out of their minds.

"Mr. Kamijo Merry Christmas."

Ms. Tessou on the other hand wasn't as inebriated as the other two were. Tessou grabbed the box of candy from my arm and set it next to the open food tray.

"I see you guys started without us." My sarcasm was obvious and yet the others took in in stride with Komoe going behind me.

"Well, I told you guys to be here by 6 and that wed keep it under control since you two were minors…"

"But it got to 7:30 and you guys didn't show up so we decided to let it loose." Yomikawa barley got out while Tessou managed to keep her composure.

"Did you guys have a prior commitment?"

"Yeah, Index here wanted to go to the local mass nearby the garden of learning and only agreed to come with me if I went with her."

Tessou smiled and rubbed Index's back. She may not be drunk as the other two but she wouldn't normally rub backs that comfortably.

"Ok guys, drinks are in the fridge, and its only the stuff on the bottom," Yomikawa mentioned.

The second I got to the fridge I did notice, I grabbed juice for Index, while also getting a soda. We now joined the festive vibe I could tell Last Order seemed like all smiles as she watched a peanuts special on the new tablet she got from Tessou. Index joined her on the floor while I ended up recounting my exploits from the night at the tree lighting.

"Like I said, it was just luck."

"You seriously call what you did luck?" Yomikawa blabbed out. "How can someone who is so deadly accurate with any weapon be stopped be that mere hand of yours."

"It's the same way, I can stop any esper."

Komoe downed another glass while pouring again. "Hence why, you're a technical Level 0 and yet have one of the strongest powers in the city."

"Oh I'm sure I'm not that strong."

"Well we disagree and as a gift for you we got you this…"

The box was ornate not wrapped but it did look handmade and intricate. I opened it carefully and was a bit surprised by what was inside.

"Gloves?"

"Tessou made them, designed to augment the hand of yours to focus in one spot instead of an explosion all over. Really works out for the best."

"I only wish I could give that a test." Komoe then got up and grabbed a vase out of the closet.

"Actually you can…the students who I ended up lecturing during the special workshop needed to learn about defined reality. I think you can as well." Komoe set the vase on the kitchen table. "Now focus on shattering the glass with just your hand."

Tessou joined Index and Last Order while Yomikawa stood behind Komoe, as I managed to fit the glove onto my hand every possible scenario went through my mind about how this could go wrong. After silently wishing to myself not to hurt anyone, it was time for the show.

"Ok, lets do this."

My hand extended out to the vase. First nothing, but within a minute cracks formed in the middle.

"Upping the power…" The cracks circumvented in all directions and yet not a single piece broke away yet. It was another 25 seconds until finally the vase gave way and shattered. The power knocked me down to my feet.

"Kamijo!" Tessou helped me up while the other two checked the remains of the vase. They couldn't even believe it.

"He cut the glass down to dust, I'm not getting scratched at all." Komoe confirmed what Yomikawa noted. I was just plain out surprised nothing else was affected.

"My hand could never be that focused before."

The next hour involved gift opening among the others. My own gift for Index I was saving for when Mom and Dad came into town but I did give her rare chocolate truffles that I found the day I ran into Uiharu. Just after her however, Tessou handed two boxes off to Yomikawa and Komoe.

"Hey Tessou what are these for…"

"You know you didn't have to get us anything."

"Aiho, Komoe, I only got these because I'm just concerned every time you guys go outside for your breaks. I know you've probably have had more flack from your doctors than me. So I got you a solution."

The boxes were opened up and they took them out.

"Pipes?" My word was just like bricks, but they were two identical pipe kits with Tobacco matches and an instruction sheet.

"Yeah, A lot better than the other stuff you guys smoke, and this way you can stay around longer and won't have to keep going outside especially in the freezing cold."

Komoe stared down the pipe and instructions confused. Aiho just looked at Tessou and smiled.

"You've never had a problem with my smoking before Tessou, why say something now."

"All the incidents this year…Made me think…we should take better care of ourselves…"

"Yeah, and luckily someone tipped us off about what you got us."

"And who was that?"

Last Order popped in beside her. "Why that would be me…Misaka Misaka exclaims after being instructed on when to do so."

Tessou nearly fell on the floor as Komoe handed off a box to her hands. "Which is why we returned the favor."

As she opened up the box she was floored by what she had. The very same gift she'd just given them.

"Tsuzuri Tessou, you need to take some more risks in your life." Aiho smiled. "You should come join us outside when we go smoke, especially if you want us to use these things."

Tessou nearly chocked in embarrassment while Komoe opened up the sliding door onto the balcony.

"What are you doing?"

"Aiho she got these for us, the least we could do is try this out first. Besides she doesn't have to get involved if she refuses."

Tessou fell over in sheer shock while Index walked over and joined me.

"Toma are we done with the party…She's getting clingy."

Lo grabbing Index by the back of her leg, allowed me to see it was time for us to wrap things up here.

"We've got to get going. Thank you guys for the party I'll see you back in school in a few weeks."

Tessou held off Lo while waving us off as Index and I exited the apartment. As we got to street level I could see Yomikawa and Komoe on the balcony, at least I won't have to smell that constant nicotine scent on her. Index hopped along in the cold while I just looked at the glove covering my hand.

"How did I not cause any damage?"

Latley I've been having a lot of breaks when it came to my hand. Now using Imagine Breaker on that vase and not causing and residual damage was a bit of a major shock.

I let that slide as we continued the walk home, only stopping slightly to notice a guy in white hair pass by the other direction.

"Wait is that…"

I ended up paying no mind and continued onward.