*Disclaimer - I do not own the copyright for Kingdom Hearts or Toaru Majutsu no Index series.
*A/N - Looking to the future of this story, I have a plan for making use of the time in between actual events in the Toaru timeline. This story will be starting on September 2 since we know that the Kazakiri Arc took place on September 1. The same day that Accelerator is going through the Necromancer Arc. Although this will be an Alternate Universe, I still want to respect the original timeline while also having a bit of fun with Sora getting to experience his own adventures in Academy City. Plus, I'm going to delve further into the Alternate Universe route especially with Sora being in Academy City, so expect characters that are not as featured in Toaru to show up here. Hence, with Sora's involvement in Academy City, there will be familiar characters that will show up. With that out of the way, enjoy this chapter and have a wonderful day.
Continuing to make their way to Kamijou's dorm, Sora asked Touma many questions about Academy City wanting to get an idea of what type of world he was in now and what rules he would need to be mindful of. Given that Sora was on his own without the help of Donald and Goofy, he would need to be extra careful of his surroundings and be aware of everything.
"So, Academy City is way more technologically advanced compared to the rest of the world to the point that it's basically thirty years ahead of the rest of the world?" Sora said while walking with both of his hands resting on the back of his head.
"Yeah, the city has its' own rules and goals that are vastly different than everywhere else. Everyone here doesn't seem to mind it that much. Plus, while the scientists and government leaders have their own schemes, they don't really affect the everyday person living their normal life here" Touma said while still carrying his tattered-up grocery bag with a tired expression plastered on his face.
"What do you mean by that?" Sora asked not entirely sure how most of the people would be fine with shady people in power over the city they are residing in.
"Huh, what do I mean by that? Uhm... Sora, how much do you not know about Academy City? You make it sound like you're from a whole different planet" Touma said while looking over at Sora like he was either crazy or had amnesia. Something he could actually relate to...
Feeling sweat start to slide down the back of his neck, Sora realized that he had to be careful with how he explained his situation to Touma while avoiding any talk about being from another world. Sora immediately realized that he could actually use a memory excuse for why he doesn't remember how he got to Academy City. Letting out an anxious sigh, Sora replied.
"W-well, I... to be honest, I'm currently going through some sort of amnesia situation," Sora said while closing his eyes and mentally facepalming himself for coming up with an idiotic answer like that. Not sure how Touma was going to react to his response, Sora opened his eyes and looked back at Touma and was surprised at his reaction.
Looking forward at the road, Touma had a small almost nonexistent smile on his face before turning to Sora.
"Amnesia... that's one bit of misfortune to be going through. I... I know someone who had amnesia once. A real pain to deal with. I'm sorry that you're going through it" Touma said while sympathizing with Sora's problem.
Thankful that Touma bought his sorry excuse of a lie, Sora began to elaborate on his amnesia dilemma.
"R-right, thanks, but my amnesia isn't that bad. I still remember my name and everything like that, but I just don't know how I exactly ended up here in Academy City. Or better yet how I ended up sprawled out on the street" Sora said while recounting everything that happened to him and still not entirely sure how he came to be in this city.
"Really? Where were you before you lost your memory?" Touma asked wanting to help Sora since he did help stop the mob that was chasing him.
"I was... I was on top of a circular building, and it was the middle of the night with no one out, and then... I remember blacking out and after that, I woke up laying in the street" Sora said recalling his time in the Final World and then the encounter with Yozora and waking up in the middle of the street.
"On top of a circular building... so, you were in a city but don't remember where and then you blacked out and woke up on the street. Am I understanding that correctly?" Touma replied while not understanding everything that was going on with Sora.
"Yea, you got it all right. Crazy right? I sound like I've got a screw loose, don't I?" Sora said while looking a bit sheepish.
"I mean... to be honest, I've experienced some crazy stuff before and everything you've said just now doesn't really come within the realm of crazy" Touma said while recalling the fights he found himself in and all the craziness that was happening between the magic and science side of Academy City.
"Heh, that makes me feel a bit better about my situation" Sora replied while chuckling at how his story sounded out loud.
"Well, once we get back to my dorm and you deal with my monster of a roommate, I'll see what I can do to help you. I can't exactly leave you to wander around the city. You're bound to get lost" Touma said while chuckling at how chaotic his day was starting.
"Thanks, Touma. I really appreciate you helping me out. But wait, you said that those guys were chasing you after you went grocery shopping. Have you been up all night?" Sora asked realizing that Touma must be tired from being up.
"It's fine. Not the first time I've been up all night. Plus, I couldn't sleep and was just scrambling around in my bed" Touma replied while his free hand ruffled the back of his spiky hair.
Feeling a bit worried for Touma, Sora figured that it wouldn't hurt to cast a Curaga spell on him to help give him a boost of energy for the coming day. When Touma wouldn't be suspecting anything, that's when Sora will cast the healing spell on his new friend.
Having walked for some time past many different-looking buildings, the duo spotted what appeared to be a large rectangular building that had multiple floors with doors all spread out. A railing was also in place to prevent anyone from falling off the building. Sora figured that must've been where Touma's dorm was located. Touma sensed Sora's curiosity and spoke up.
"Yep, that's where my dorm is at. It's not much, but it's practically home" Touma said while feeling embarrassed.
Shaking his head, Sora replied to Touma, "Don't be, home is where your heart is. Plus, in a city as big as Academy City, it must be nice to have a place all to yourself away from the ruckus that goes on outside".
Taken back by what Sora said, Touma turned to look at his dorm and had a small smile start to appear on his face. Touma realized that even with all the craziness that he dealt with his dorm was somewhere he cherished greatly. Even if his roommate was a freeloading monster that could empty a whole supermarket if she were given the opportunity. His dorm was his own personal bubble where he could take a breather in. Something he very dearly needed in his hectic life.
Another thing Touma realized was that Sora was about to enter the territory of a ferocious monster, Index. He should at least warn him about the impending doom that would befall him since he was going to be up against Index and taking the blame. While he should feel guilty for Sora offering to tame Index's rampage, Touma brushed it to the side since he would probably get hit with a bundle of misfortune in return.
"Sora, my roommate is... well, she can be a lot to handle. Even with her being a nun, you would think that she would be compassionate and friendly but that's the complete opposite for her" Touma said while sheepishly rubbing the back of his neck.
"Your roommate is a nun? That's odd. Does Academy City have a church of sorts even though it's a city completely reliant on technology?" Sora asked confused by Touma's roommate being a nun. You would think in a city focused primarily on technology that people wouldn't turn to religion.
"Ye-yeah, she's an odd case. But she came to Academy City not that long ago and well... long story short I was appointed as her guardian which is why she's my roommate" Touma said while wanting to simplify the complicated story of how Index became his freeloading roommate.
"I see... well, I'll be sure to explain to her that I'm the reason for you showing up late and with a destroyed grocery bag," Sora said while having a relaxed posture.
Touma could only sympathize with what the poor boy was going to have to deal with. That girl was a beast. A beast that could only be stopped momentarily with the power of food.
Making their way up the stairs, Sora and Touma continued to talk about other aspects of Academy City. One topic of interest was the procedure on how students were watched closely based on their Esper ability level.
"Wait, you're telling me that a majority of the students here in Academy City have superpowers?!" Sora exclaimed while becoming excited at what amazing powers he would get to see.
"Sort of, while there are students that have powers, there are those that don't really have a strong enough power. Those students are known as Level 0's" Touma explained while walking towards his dorm door.
"Level 0... Is there a level of power that's the strongest?" Sora asked while processing the power system that's implanted in this city.
"Yes, the highest level in Academy City is known as a Level 5. There are only seven Level 5's in the entire city. They are classified as the strongest Espers" Touma said while fishing for his keys in his pocket.
"There's only seven Level 5's?! Whoa, they must be really strong" Sora said while brainstorming just what powers the seven Level 5's had.
"Yea, they're strong all right. I've had the misfortune of running into two of them" Touma said while realizing that he shouldn't bring up the fact that he met Accelerator. Although, Sora has no idea who Accelerator is or quite frankly anyone for that matter. Plus, it's not like he was going around telling people left and right that he beat the number one Esper in all of Academy City.
"You've met two of them? What were their powers like?" Sora asked while wanting to learn just what type of powers he would have to deal with in this city.
"One of the Level 5's I met was a girl known as Mikoto Misaka, also known as the Railgun. Her power revolves around electricity, and she can do crazy things with that power of hers. She shoots freaking coins that act like railgun projectiles. Plus, she's a stuck-up and annoying Tokiwadai prep girl living the life of luxury while also terrorizing this poor Kamijou for a fight" Touma said while recalling the times Biri Biri would chase him looking for a fight.
Sora listened to everything Touma said and realized that elemental power was something relevant in this world. Something he could get behind and use as a reason for him using his power. Touma then began to speak again.
"The other Level 5 I ran into was a guy named Accelerator. The guy is not what I would call very social or friendly for that matter. Misaka explained to me that Accelerator uses Vector Manipulation which allows him to manipulate the vector values of anything he touches. If you throw a car at the guy, chances are he'll just throw the car back at you" Touma explained while also feeling a chill run down his spine remembering the time he fought Accelerator to stop the Sister's Project.
Processing everything Touma had said, Sora was amazed by this Accelerator guy's ability and how he was known to be the number one Level 5 in all of Academy City. Just what other abilities did the many students in the city have. Sora could not wait to meet everyone.
Having practically searched every pocket on him, Touma could not find his dorm keys and slowly realized that he might have dropped them while he was running away from the angry mob. Fear ran through his body as he realized that he would have to knock on the door to wake up Index and open the door. Turning his head to look at Sora, Touma realized that he could let Sora deal the brunt of Index's fury or he could try to pick the lock. However, before he could act, Sora began to make his way toward the door.
"Did you lose your keys?" Sora asked while tilting his head and looking at Touma.
"Yea... that's the second time this week," Touma said while letting out a tired sigh.
"I can unlock the door for you if you want?" Sora said while realizing that his actions could become troublesome, but it would be worth it if it allowed his new friend to catch a break.
Looking at Sora as if he grew a second head, Touma was unsure of what he meant by unlocking his dorm door. Deciding to see what Sora would do, Touma obliged.
"Can you? If that's the case be my guest" Touma said while stepping aside and letting Sora get to work.
Having made up his mind and taking responsibility for his action, Sora let out a sigh before shaking his head and preparing himself for what his explanation would be to Touma. Raising his right hand in front of him, Sora summoned his Keyblade in a flash of blue light letting Kingdom Key rest in his hand.
Bewildered by what Sora had just done, Touma was wide-eyed and dropped his grocery bag while raising his right hand in front of him. However, before Touma could act, Sora pointed his Keyblade at the dorm door's lock and gently touched his weird-looking key sword which made a clicking sound.
Unsure of what to do, Touma slowly crept towards his dorm door and turned the knob only to be surprised that the door was unlocked. Swerving his head back to Sora and then to the doorknob. Touma was confused about what happened. Seeing the look on Touma's face caused Sora to let out a nervous sigh as this would be his first attempt at making a proper explanation for his Keyblade being out.
"Ah... you're probably worried about the giant key in my hand. Hahaha, don't worry it's my power. Or well I guess you could say it's my Esper ability. I'm able to control light and manipulate it to some degree. Which is how I was able to unlock your door" Sora said while feeling extremely nervous about the lie he gave.
"Now that I think about it, I guess I really do have an Esper ability. I just wasn't sure what it could be classified as, you know?" Sora explained while realizing that he messed up big time in his excuse for explaining his Keyblade showing up and unlocking Touma's door.
Having the idea of light manipulation be his Esper ability would allow for him to summon his Keyblade in a reasonable yet outlandish explanation. From what Sora caught onto Touma's description of Esper-related powers, he was willing to bet that someone in Academy City could use light in a similar regard to the explanation he just gave Touma.
Of course, he would need to give a solid explanation of himself on why he continued to summon his Kingdom Key Keyblade. The criticism he'll receive for carrying around a giant key is bound to be endless. And in all honesty, Sora was kind of looking forward to everyone's surprised reactions when they see him carrying around a large key to fight with. Putting these thoughts to the side, Sora let go of his Keyblade letting it flash a blue light before disappearing and looking at Touma who was starting to stare at him very intensely.
"...a light ability? I don't think I've ever run into anyone with an ability like that. And you said that your amnesia didn't affect your memories at all. But you still had an Esper ability? That's... really strange. However, your light ability is not out of the realm of possibility for Academy City. Either way, we can talk about it more later but now you get to deal with the sleeping beast inside" Touma said while silently processing what Sora had said about his Esper ability. However, Touma was now pitying Sora for having to deal with the beast inside his dorm.
Opening his dorm door slowly, Touma was the first to walk in and check to see if anything was out of place. Sora followed right behind him not sure what was making him so afraid of going inside his dorm and started to become nervous himself. Right before Sora could take another set into the dorm, he heard something rumbling around and start growling. At this point, Touma turned to look at Sora and had a frightened look on his face before bolting to the closest door next to him and closing it immediately.
With no time to think, Sora raised both of his hands in front of him and was prepared to block whatever was coming at him. However, to Sora's surprise, he saw a white cloak making its way straight at him and leaped in the air while having a red pair of glowing eyes looking right at him. In an instant, the white cloak leaped onto Sora and blocked his view and making him stumble while trying to stay upright. Yelling out was all he could do to prevent the cloak from devouring him.
"Ahhhhh!"
"Wait!"
"Stop!"
"Hold on a second!"
"Timeout!"
Hearing Sora's yells, the cloak stopped its rampage and began to crawl off of him before taking a couple of steps back. Rummaging around in the cloak, a pair of hands appeared on the sides of the cloak and began to move the rest of the cloak around. Before long a head appeared out of the cloak and what appeared to be a young girl was now visible. The girl looked to be younger than Touma and most likely younger than himself.
Pulling the rest of the cloak off of her, Sora was now able to get a better look at the girl that was under the cloak. She had a small stature with a petite build. She also had thigh length, silver hair, and large green eyes. Her clothing consisted of a white robe and a modified nun's habit with gold highlights. however, there were safety pins all around her clothes that looked to be holding it together. If Sora had to guess, then he would say that she was a nun of sorts.
Seeing that the person who she was throttling wasn't who she thought it was caused her to become all flustered and her face to turn bright red. She started to fidget around and face the ground in front of her. Having made a mistake and wanting to take responsibility, the girl looked at Sora before bowing and apologizing.
"Uhm... I'm sorry! You're not the person I thought you were. If I had known that I wouldn't have leaped at you. I'm sorry!" the nun said while bowing nonstop and looking as red as a fire hydrant.
Upset that the girl's first action was to lunge at him, Sora figured that was the reason Touma ran into the door and closed it. This little girl must've been his roommate that he feared. Seeing no real reason to deny her apology, Sora let out a sigh and shook his head before turning to the girl.
"Don't worry about it. While I'm not a fan of being jumped at unsuspectedly. I'm not entirely mad at you. Plus, it was Touma's idea for me to encounter his roommate which must be you" Sora said while crossing his arms and looking at the nun in question.
Shaking her head, the nun had a sad regretful look, "No, I should've known better. This isn't the first time Touma has brought a friend over. Luckily, he was the first one to enter before his other friend so he ended up being attacked. Speaking of, where is Touma?" the girl said while looking around the dorm.
Turning to the door that Touma went into, Sora nonchalantly waved at the nun and pointed at the door. The girl picked up on what Sora was getting at and began marching towards the door and calmly knocked on the door several times. No sound was heard from the other side. Realizing that Touma was not going to come out, the girl began to turn the knob and try to open the door. However, it was locked which led to her banging on the door and yelling out at Touma.
"Touma! Open this door now! I almost bit your friend's head!" the girl said while Sora had a shocked expression on his face.
After waiting for a few seconds, the doorknob began to turn and slowly Touma poked his head out and looked at Sora and the girl. He had a blank facial expression and did not look amused at the girl.
"Well, that will teach you to not lash out at me every time I enter the dorm," Touma said while slowly pulling his head back into the room.
However, the girl quickly reached for the door and pulled it so Touma could not go back into hiding.
"Wh-where do you think you're going, Touma!" the nun yelled while prying the door open.
"I'm staying in here and avoiding my head getting bitten. Why else do you think I'm hiding in the bathroom!" Touma said while pulling on the door for dear life.
"Bathroom?" Sora said while looking at the two pulling on the door.
In a last-ditch effort, Touma shifted his body weight into pushing the door shut but his foot gave out on him and caused him to slip and slam his face into the bathroom door causing him to crash to the ground. The nun saw this as her opportunity to slam the door open and jumped right on top of Touma most likely to bite him.
"Aaaahhhhhhhhhh! Why me! Such Misfortune!" Touma screamed while thrashing all over the ground and clutching his head which was being bitten by the girl.
Sora could only watch and shake his head while letting out a sigh and realizing that he was super close to being bitten.
After Touma and the girl spent several minutes of nonstop bickering with each other. Touma finally made his way into the kitchen of his dorm and spread-out what groceries he was able to save in his torn-up bag. Touma then called out to Sora.
"Sora, I didn't introduce you to my roommate. I'd like to introduce you to Index. She's whom I'm acting as a guardian of sorts for" Touma said while searching for his phone.
Sora now learning the girl's name began to introduce himself.
"Hello, nice to meet you, Index. My name is Sora" Sora said with a smile on his face hopefully coming off as friendly.
"It's a pleasure to meet you, Sora. I'm sorry for my actions when you came in. That was meant for Touma since he's always leaving without telling me" Index said while giving Sora a little bow.
Surprised at how Index made a 180 in her behavior, Sora couldn't help but laugh and nod at her. At the same time, Touma was still searching for his phone and began to turn on the stove to cook breakfast finding at least a couple of eggs in his fridge. Touma then poked his head out of the kitchen window that led to the living room and called out to Sora.
"Hey, Sora, you mentioned that your Esper ability is heavily based around light manipulation. Is it something you have a grasp of? Or what other things are you able to do with that power of yours?" Touma asked wanting to learn a bit more about his power.
Making sure to get his story straight, Sora summoned his Keyblade in front of him and examined his weapon.
"I'm able to use elemental powers to an extent. Some of those powers are fire, ice, water, wind, and thunder. There are other powers I can work with, but they tend to take a toll on my body if I overuse those powers" Sora said while remembering his magic power capabilities.
"I see, that's some power all right. Better than my power" Touma said while finding his phone in his back pocket and bringing it in front of him while also looking at his right hand.
"Wait? You have an Esper ability as well?" Sora asked intrigued about what Touma's power could be.
"Yea, I do but it's not anything crazy. I... well, I can cancel almost any Esper ability if my right hand makes contact with that power" Touma said while recalling all the Esper and magic powers he canceled.
"Really!? That sounds like an amazing power!" Sora said getting excited at the idea of having a power like that.
Index, however, had been quiet. Ever since Sora summoned his Keyblade, Index had been intently staring at the weapon. Something Touma could almost sense even in the next room over. So, when he hadn't heard her for a minute, he called out to her.
"Hey, Index, are you ok? You've been quiet for some time now. Is everything all right?" Touma asked growing worried.
Index slowly walked next to Sora and looked at his Keyblade very intently before turning to look at him with a friendly smile.
"You're a magic sorcerer aren't you, Sora?" Index said dropping a bomb on both Touma and Sora.
Unsure of what to do and having red flags pop into Sora's mind, he was fumbling around for an answer to the girl's question.
"I-I don't know what you're talking about. I'm a resident of Academy City. There's no way I could be a magician or sorcerer" Sora said put as soon as he finished his response, he slapped a hand over his mouth. Realization hit as he made a crucial mistake about him being from Academy City.
Touma instantly picked up on Sora's response and made his way into the living room to correct Sora.
"Index? What are you talking about? What do you mean Sora is a magic sorcerer?" Touma said while looking puzzled at the girl.
"And wait, Sora, you told me that you don't remember how you came to be in Academy City. Why did you say that you were from Academy City?" Touma said while now narrowing his gaze at Sora who was sweating from nervousness.
Letting out an exhausted sigh, Sora knew he was in trouble for the answer he was going to give. However, Sora knew for sure that he would need to keep the whole concept of him being from another world a secret that he couldn't tell. But that didn't mean he couldn't tell Touma and Index about him using magic along with the fact that he truly didn't know how he came to be in Academy City. Knowing what to say now, Sora turned to Touma and gave him a response.
"Well, you got me. I... I can use magic. That's how I was able to summon my weapon out of thin air with the flash of blue light. I wasn't sure if I should say anything about using my power to you since you explained to me about Academy City being heavily technological based" Sora explained while laying down the reason why he hid his powers.
"Moreover, what I told you about me being in Academy City with no idea how I got here is the truth. I don't know how I got here and before we met, I checked to see what powers I still have and found out that most of my physical powers are still with me, but my elemental powers are all but weakened" Sora said while bringing a hand to ruffle his hair.
Processing everything Sora said, Touma was silent for a moment before shaking his head and offering Sora a small smile on his face.
"Don't worry, I'm not mad that you lied about your power. It's a good thing you didn't outright say you used magic. Most people would've written you off as crazy and delusional. Plus, you're not the first person I've run into that happens to use magic" Touma said while making his way back into the kitchen.
"Whew, that's a relief. I'm glad a ran into you. Otherwise, I might've run into a bigger problem on my hands" Sora muttered while feeling a weight lift off his shoulders.
"However, Index, how did you know that I used magic?" Sora asked Index still not sure how he was ratted out.
"I... I'm not entirely sure. When you summoned your weapon, I sensed an immense amount of magic coming from it. Plus, when I scanned the area around you, I felt a great deal of light coming from your heart. The magic energy surrounding you is unlike anything I've ever felt before" Index said while closing her eyes and sensing the magical energy around Sora. It felt warm. And peaceful to be around.
Letting a smile cross his lips, Sora was happy to hear that his heart even after dealing with so many tragedies was still a beacon of light not only for those seeking help but for himself. Of course, being a part of many people's hearts is what made Sora who he is today. Those connections will always be with him even with no way home.
"Wow, that's amazing you're able to sense magic like that, Index," Sora said intrigued by the girl's power.
"It's nothing out of the ordinary. Any other magician with enough magical aptitude would be able to notice something different about you, Sora. However, what do you mean you don't remember entering Academy City?" Index asked confused by what he meant when he was spilling the beans.
"Well, as I told, Touma, I don't remember how I entered Academy City. I only remember standing on the top of a circular building and then blacking out. Once I woke up again, I was sprawled on the ground in the middle of the street. Sometime later, I met up with Touma and that's when he told me I was in Academy City. That's also why he's late to make you breakfast" Sora explained while giving a summary of his tale.
"You don't remember how you got here? Are you sure that you're, ok?" Index said becoming concerned for Sora's wellbeing after hearing his tale.
"Yeah, I'm good. Just wanted to learn more about where I ended up. Thankfully, Touma has been filling me in on the ins and outs of Academy City" Sora replied while feeling glad he met Touma.
Hearing Sora talking about the ins and outs of Academy City, Touma perked up and turned the stove off while getting several plates ready for food. Entering the living room with plates ready for Sora and Index, Touma spoke up.
"Here you guys go. It's not much but I was able to scramble up some breakfast" Touma said while handing the two their plates.
"Thanks, Touma. And don't worry about it not being much. Once I'm familiar with Academy City and its facilities I'll be sure to pay you back" Sora said while digging into his breakfast.
"Thank you, Touma!" Index said while swallowing all of her food down in one gulp.
Index then turned to Touma and raised her plate for seconds.
"More please!" Index said while looking giddy about getting more food.
Letting out a sigh, Touma picked up Index's plate and made his way into the kitchen only to return shortly with more food on her plate. Index smiled with glee seeing more food coming her way and picked up the plate out of Touma's hand before thanking him.
"Thanks, Touma! You're the best!" Index said while digging into her second plate of food.
"Yeah, right. You're only acting prim and proper cause we have Sora here. If he wasn't here, you would be threatening me with biting my head for more food" Touma said while making his way back to the kitchen to eat his food.
Index made a strange sound and lowered her eyes giving off an evil aura around her. Sora decided to stay out of Index's way and just stared at Touma. However, before Index could strike, Touma let out a squeal-like sound and began to scarf down his food. He then ran into the living room and began to search for something. Confused about what Touma was doing, Sora called out to him.
"Hey, Touma? What are you doing?"
"I'm looking for my homework. I've got class at 8 and if I'm late then Komoe sensei will surely let me have an earful. Wait a second..." Touma said while thinking of something leaving Sora and Index to just stare at each other and then back at Touma.
Snapping out of his daze, Touma turned to look at Sora," Sora! You're coming with me. Miss Komoe sensei can surely help us out with your dilemma" Touma said while throwing things around while looking for his homework.
"Uh... ok. But why?" Sora asked not getting what Touma was saying.
"If we meet with Komoe sensei, then she can help us get you situated into Academy City. There's a bunch of walls we're gonna run into if we go about this by ourselves. Plus, she knows a bunch of people who can help us" Touma said having finally found his torn-up homework and holding it in the air like a reward.
Becoming curious about this Komoe sensei, Sora figured that he had nothing else to do. In addition, if Sora were able to get some actual identification to his name, then he could learn more about Academy City and everything else about this new world he's found himself in. Deciding Miss Komoe sensei would be his best bet, Sora agreed with Touma.
"Alright, well, what are we waiting for? Let's get going" Sora said feeling pumped up about meeting someone who could help him.
Touma nodded in agreement and pulled out his phone checking the time. Upon seeing the time on his phone Touma began to sweat furiously.
"6:51 A.M."
"Oh crap! Cmon Sora we gotta get going if we're going to catch Komoe sensei before classes start" Touma blurted out while scrambling around and getting back to his feet. Touma then called out to Touma while he was beginning to run around.
"Sora! Let's put a pin in that revelation and talk about you being a magic-user. Let's just stick with your light manipulation Esper ability!" Touma said while running to the bathroom to make himself look presentable.
Index seeing Touma freak out began to move and turn the tv on and check what time it was. With the tv on, she was able to see that the time was 6:52 A.M.
"Oh! My show is starting soon. Sphynx, we need to get ready the new episode is coming out!" Index yelled while cleaning the living room up and getting ready for her show.
"Sphynx? Who is that?" Sora asked not seeing anyone else in the dorm.
To answer Sora's answer, a white furball appeared out of Index's robe and poked its head out of her neck collar.
"Oh? I guess you're Sphynx. Well, it's a pleasure to meet you, I'm Sora" Sora said while greeting the pelico cat.
The cat tilted its head while looking at Sora and let out a meow.
"Meow...?"
Smiling back at the cat, Sora turned his attention back to Touma who looked ready to go.
"You ready?" Touma asked now having collected his bag and looking ready to go.
"Yep, let's go! See you, Index" Sora said while making his way out of the dorm before waving back at Index.
Waving back at Sora, Index said goodbye.
"Bye, Sora. See you later. And can you bring back some food?" Index said leaving Sora to be amazed at how much the young girl could eat.
Making their way out of the dorm, Touma and Sora began to walk down the stairs of the dorm building and jogged to the nearest bus stop. Touma made it very clear that if they wanted to meet Komoe sensei before classes started then they would need to hurry.
"We've only got about an hour to meet with Komoe sensei before she makes her way to homeroom. Then the only other time we could get to talk with her is during lunch and that's not for a while" Touma said while clutching onto his bag and double-checking that he didn't forget anything.
Sora could only watch as Touma fumbled around his clothes and opened his bag multiple times just to confirm that he had his homework with him. Turning to look outside the bus window, Sora was amazed at all the buildings along the way. Seeing many different types of robots cleaning the streets and monitoring crosswalks for people to use. Sora was beyond amazed. Thinking back to his time back in San Fransokyo, Sora could only imagine how his Big Hero 6 friends would think about this place.
After spending some time on the bus and seeing all the various students making their way around the city and filling up everywhere the eye could see, several students made their way onto the bus. Girls wearing different uniforms consisting of dresses or skirts with a button-up shirt or the guys wearing dark pants and button-up sleeved shirts.
Sora was feeling a bit nervous having so many people take notice of his strange-looking clothes that had a mix of cosplay likeness and a hint of style to them. Some girls were even whispering to their friends about his looks. Sora caught onto a few of the conversations between the girls on the bus and felt embarrassed about what was being said about him.
One conversation Sora overheard was regarding a girl talking with her friends about how cute he looked with his red and black jacket and how his pants looked comfy while saying that the crown necklace around his neck made him look really cool. Another girl chimed in and said that his crown charm made him look really hot and that the girl was debating on asking him for his number.
Moreover, another conversation Sora heard was from a group of guys who were bashing on Sora's large shoes and how they looked like clown shoes. One guy even added that his uncle really did work at a circus and was friends with the circus's clowns and they didn't even have that big of shoes.
Deciding to go back and admire the city, Sora noticed that Touma was also staring out at the city and not saying anything. Wanting to make some small talk, Sora got his attention.
"Hey, Touma, how long have you been living in Academy City?"
"I... I've been living here as long as I can remember. I guess I came here at an early age" Touma said while remembering how he didn't know how long he had been living in Academy City. Well, how long the original Touma Kamijou lived in Academy City.
"Man, that must've been something. Living on your own for quite some time. Do you have any friends here?" Sora asked curious about Touma's life.
"Yeah, I have a couple of close friends of mine. With my luck, you'll sadly run into them here soon" Touma said feeling a headache coming.
"Is that a bad thing?"
"No, well, yes, but no. Either way, they are a bunch of idiots that tend to get me involved in some stupid stuff. But I wouldn't trade them for the world... you know what I would trade them" Touma said recalling all the bad situations he got himself involved in thanks to Aogami and Tsuchimikado.
Feeling a wave of sadness hit him, Sora recalled all the happy moments he had with all of his friends. What he wouldn't give to see them just one more time and tell them all how much they mean to him. Along with giving them his final goodbye.
Shaking his head to refocus himself, Sora noticed that Touma looked like he was about to get up. On the bus, there was a light bar that signaled where the bus was at currently. On the bar, it was presenting a text for the location. 'A Certain High School'
Touma turned to look at Sora and motioned for him to get up.
"This is the place. Let's go catch up with Komoe sensei" Touma said while grasping his bag with both of his hands so that he wouldn't forget it on the bus.
Standing up, Sora made his way to follow Touma off of the bus and meet up with this Komoe sensei. Along the way out of the bus, Sora overheard the girl that mentioned wanting to get his number get cheered on by her friends to stand up and ask him for his number. However, before the girl could ask Sora, he stepped off the bus and watched it take off. He even caught sight of the girl wanting his number looking back at him.
Something like this had never happened to him before so it was a very odd feeling. In any case, Sora caught up to Touma and the duo began making their way toward the high school. Taking in the tranquil atmosphere, Sora liked this feeling of people just living their lives the best way they could without a single worry. No Heartless or impending doom to bring about chaos to the people of Academy City. Plus, seeing all the students walking toward the school and chatting away with their friends brought a smile to Sora's face.
Sure, school wasn't something that Sora excelled at especially since he was so busy saving the worlds from the Heartless and then the Nobodies. And then taking the Mark of Mastery followed by preparing for the Keyblade War. With all these things happening in Sora's life there wasn't any time for him to go to a regular school.
That didn't mean that he stayed away from any schoolwork. Thanks to the help of Donald and Goofy they made sure that whenever there was a moment to spare in their adventures Sora was busy studying up on his education. Of course, it was tricky at first seeing that Sora would miss out on vital information and an important portion of his life in school. But thanks to Donald's strict nature and Goofy's more relaxed and reasonable approach, Sora was able to stay around a B average on his tests for different subjects. Plus, it helped that Goofy had the tendency to push Sora onto the right path given that he was actually a dad and knew how to deal with a teenage boy.
Plus, a benefit of technically being home schooled by Donald and Goofy was that they were able to take Sora's experiences in different worlds and use that in their way of teaching. Complex topics dealing with math or reading were further illustrated thanks to Sora having to stay within the realm of understanding each world's rules and whatnot. Or even Sora's reading and writing skills were improved as he would write down notes about the various enemies and friends he met along the way. Wanting to remember everything that happened during his adventures.
Putting aside those happy thoughts of learning from his friends, Sora was excited at the idea of meeting this Komoe sensei and why she meant a lot to Touma. Hence, after walking along a path leading to the school for several minutes, Touma and Sora were standing in front of what appeared to be the main entrance to the school.
Feeling anxious about what was going to happen, Touma let out a sigh and turned to Sora to welcome him to his school.
"Well, Sora, we're here. Welcome to A Certain High School. Home to a majority of Level 0's. We don't exactly get as luxurious buildings or equipment but what can I say, this place is practically my second home" Touma said while letting a calm and peaceful smile be plastered all over his face.
"If this school is like your home, then who cares what other people say. This place means something to you and that's all that matters!" Sora cheerily said while resting his head with both of his hands.
Turning to look at Sora, Touma gave him a smile as well as a fist bump to solidify their newly founded friendship. Seeing Touma's fist bump, Sora knew exactly what to do. Lightly tapping Touma's fist, Sora then brought his hand back and twirled all his fingers up and down rapidly. He then said in a cheerful tone," Bah-la-la-la-la-la-la".
Touma did not know what to even think after seeing Sora do something like that. It didn't help that he said something along the lines of la la la. Unsure of what to do, Touma muttered whatever it was that Sora said after giving him a fist bump.
"Baaa-la-la-la?"
Chuckling to himself, Sora shook his head and smiled back at Touma.
"Ah, don't worry you're pretty close to what I said. We'll have to work on that fist bump later. But for now, let's go meet Miss Komoe sensei" Sora said while appreciating Touma for trying to mimic his Baymax fist bump.
Nodding his head and putting the weird fist bump to the side, Touma started making his way toward the main doors ready to get the day started. However, before Touma could even open the school doors. A bird flew right over him and managed to hit him on the head with its droppings. Sora didn't know what to do and just looked at Touma who had a deadpan stare just looking at the school doors.
Slowly yet surely, Touma turned to look at Sora with a hopelessness and despair-filled expression before asking him for his help.
"Hey... Sora"
"Err... yeah?"
"You mentioned that you have a water elemental spell on you right?"
"Uh, yeah, I do have a water spell on me"
"Could you please drench me?"
"Huh? What do you mean?"
"I mean drown me with your water spell. To get the... bird's droppings out of my hair"
"But... won't your hand cancel out my spell from hitting you?" Sora asked not sure if his spell would work thanks to Touma's strange canceling ability.
"If my hand doesn't touch the spell then it'll still hit me. Just to be sure cast the spell over the top of my head" Touma said while looking down and putting his right hand into his pocket while his left hand was next to his head.
Looking at where Touma was pointing at his head, Sora checked his surroundings to make sure no one was around. Having confirmed it was only him and Touma for the moment, Sora summoned his Keyblade and cast a Water spell to clean his friend's messy hair.
The spell worked like magic in clearing Touma's hair of any bird droppings but left him all drenched in water. With Touma fixing his hair so it went back to its normal spiky style he thanked Sora for cleaning him off.
With that little misfortunate incident over, the duo continued to make their way into the school to find Komoe sensei who would hopefully lend Sora a hand in his peculiar predicament. What Sora and Touma didn't realize was that this would be the last moment of peace they would have for the entire day. As misfortune once again claimed not only the wielder of Imagine Breaker but now the wielder of the Keyblade.
May their hearts be their guiding keys for the troubles they will face.