A Certain Scientific Pair Of Railgun Aces

Date: July 17, 2009

Okay, I don't care what Saten or anyone says about urban legends, because to tell you the truth, this one seemed pretty real to me.

And this was not because me, Touma, and Misaka had just seen a woman, for no particular reason, and without warning I might add, started unbuttoning her shirt in public.

"I mean really? Sorry, Keiko here again viewers. Because the last that I checked, this wasn't Highschool DxD...And while we are on the subject of Highschool DxD...I am not a huge fan...of harem anime...they are all just way too generic to each other. Anyway, back to the story."

This, not surprisingly, caused all three of us to blush with embarrassment.

Wow, you really can say that a gang of unruly guys that harass young women like me and Misaka, really are the worst.

And this situation was really no exception to that.

And, as we both leaned up against the shuttered shop, as the unruly guys chattered away. A thought then went through my mind. "Man, those who treat young women like this, they really have no manners...do they even realize that me and Misaka are 14?...wait a sec...isn't the age of consensus in Japan 13?...Okay...well that is just plain bizarre...not to mention a tad bit creepy...Okay...let me just stop thinking about this...because all this is doing...is causing me to be very uncomfortable," I thought to myself, as I then sighed.

However, after I had had my thought, a familiar face, who I recognized as Touma, walked up, and greeted the two of us.

However, the unruly guys seemed to question what exactly he was doing.

And as he was explaining himself, a thought then went through my mind. "Okay Touma...this is really bad timing on your part...oh good...Misaka is less then happy that he's here...come to think of it...I remember that she made a similar expression...during the robbery incident...right before she used her electricity..." I thought to myself, as I then sighed.

And sure enough, as if on queue, Misaka conjured up a huge amount of electricity, so much in fact, that it disabled all of the unruly guys that were standing around us. To which they all hit the ground, with dull thuds.

But, not surprisingly, to me anyways, I was unaffected, and apparently, so was Touma.

"Okay Misaka....really!?...You couldn't have given me a sort of warning before you decided to discharge all of that electricity!?...Well...at least her electricity doesn't have any effect on me...one of the many benefits of me being an electromaster..." I thought to myself, as I then took a deep breath, and then spoke up.

"Misaka, could you perhaps be a little more controlled with your electricity next time!? I mean, you weren't the only one that was standing there you know!? If it weren't for the fact that your electricity doesn't affect me, then I would be on the ground too, just like the rest of these, *ahem*, ruffians" I said, just a little bit concerned, as well as agitated, from Misaka's sudden outburst.

And once the electricity had fully died down, and Misaka, had somehow managed to flip a portion of her short brown hair. We then both saw that Touma was holding up his right hand. This then lead to Misaka telling Touma, that they needed to finally settle the score once and for all. It was at this point though however, that she decided to turn her attention to me, and then wanted to drag me into her mess. "Okay...well I certainly wasn't expecting that from her...yea...let me just not get involved with something that is her issue and her issue alone," I thought to myself, as I then spoke up. "Thanks for the offer Misaka, but I am going to have to politely decline," I said, with a bead of sweat falling down the side of my face.

And it was then, that a thought went through my mind. "Hold on...I think that now would be a good a time as any, to ask Misaka, why she is so obsessed with fighting against Touma," I thought to myself, as I then took a deep breath, and then spoke up.

"Misaka, if I may interject, why do you want to fight him so badly? I mean, he has already demonstrated, at least to me, that whatever sort of ability he has, ensures that whatever you throw at him, has no affect. So if you ask me, I think you are just being a touch bit arrogant with your decision making, don't you think?" I asked her, with my arms folded, and a straight and calm expression on my face.

It was at this point that a blush found its way across Misaka's face. "Well, I see that her tsundere behavior, hasn't changed the slightest, from the way it was in the anime...great. And if I am being honest...this is...quite interesting...to see her act this way for real," I thought to myself, as Misaka then spoke up.

"Arrogant, you're one to talk Keiko! Didn't you already say that you weren't interested in fighting?!" Misaka said, with the blush still very present on her face.

"Great...just great...how much more awkward can this get?...Well...I guess I might as well...tell her," I thought to myself, as I once again took another deep breath, and then spoke up.

"Misaka, I'm not the one who's being arrogant here, I have already said my two cents on how I think of this! You still want to fight against him, then you are more then welcome too, just realize that I am 100% certain that this is a fight that you cannot win. And that Misaka, is why I backed out, because I saw no reason to fight against someone that I have no chance of winning against. But again, those are just my thoughts of this! Do with them what you will! But just remember this, if I didn't think I had any sort of chance, what makes you think that your odds are any better against him, hmm?" I said, as my look changed to one of severe agitation, then to one of calmness, then back to agitation, then to a look of intrigue, as I waited for Misaka's response to my long winded statement.

However, and not surprisingly, Misaka not only ignored what I had said, but her arrogance wound up winning the argument.

And after a bit more arguing between the two of us, it was ultimately decided that I would be sidelined from the fight, and Misaka would be the one to fight Touma.

Largely because Touma's Imagine Breaker, which was the ability that he had in his right hand, from the information I had from the first three episodes of watching A Certain Magical Index that I had been able to watch before winding up here in this world, was ultimately going to make whatever I threw at him, completely useless.

But it was mostly because Misaka had the issue with Touma and not me.

"Okay Misaka, even though you aren't at all happy that I have outright declined your request...There is still no way, that I am going to allow you, to drag me into your mess," I thought to myself, as I once again sighed.

"Keiko here again viewers. I mean, how would you feel if your own sister outright declined your offer to help you with something?...My point exactly...*blush* Anyway, back to the story."

A little while later, down by the riverbank, and as I had predicted, Misaka was having a very rough and tough time against Touma.

And to be honest, it made me quite a bit more confident for having sidelined myself before the fight.

But on another note, man can Misaka use her Esper powers well.

But, as I had predicted, as long as Touma had his Imagine Breaker, Misaka didn't stand a chance.

However, this didn't stop Touma from pretending to lose against her.

And an all too familiar blush, then found its way onto Misaka's face.

"Okay Touma...great job...you managed to piss Misaka off again...and again...it is quite interesting...seeing Misaka's tsundere behavior for real...If I'm being honest...it is a bit odd," I thought to myself, as a bead of sweat, then appeared, on one side of my face.

And yet, it was also very frightening to witness, since she was firing off quite a bit of electricity, after Touma had pretended to lose to her.

And this was then followed up by Touma running off into the night, Misaka following off after him, me running after the both of them, and within a few seconds catching up to Misaka.

And, as we chased Touma into the night, one thing became immediately clear.

"Man, being one of the third ranked level 5s in all of Academy City, as well as one of the two aces of Tokiwadai, may have a lot of benefits...But boy, does it has quite a lot of ups and downs as well," I thought to myself, as we both continued, to chase Touma, into the night.