Chapter 13: The Two Tokiwadai Aces, The Tokiwadai School Festival, And The Violin Duet

"Hello there viewers...Yes, this is Keiko here...*I proceed to say this, while traditionally bowing to the viewers. Before once again bringing both my eyesight, as well as my full attention back up again, in order to continue to address the viewers*...Now then viewers...what do you say we get on with the chapter now...hmm?...*I proceed to say this, while smiling with both of my eyes closed, and my head, tilted to one side, in a very cute looking manner*"

Date: August 2, 2009

Okay, I will just have to admit, that being a student to a top level school like Tokiwadai does have its benefits. But boy, did me and Misaka have a bit of a reputation to uphold, when it came to being Tokiwadai's aces. In fact, this was something, that was going to become very important in the not too distant future. But more on that at a later time.

But as regard to our current reputations. This was largely due to the fact, that we were due to perform a violin duet on stage during the upcoming school festival.

More specifically, this festival at Tokiwadai Middle School, was an invitation-only event. Man, talk about being exclusive...

Anyway, this was where most of the school's students, were dressed up as maids. "And yes viewers...that included me and Misaka as well...Oh boy, so along with being a female in this world. Along with having to now bathe like a female...I now have to wear a maids outfit during Tokiwadai's midsummer festival as well!?....Man, this just gets better and better, doesn't it viewers?!...*I proceed to say this, while a tickmark is currently very visible, on one side, of my face*...*I now proceed to compose myself, which now causes the tickmark to disappear*...Anyway viewers...lets just get back to the chapter now...shall we?...*I proceed to say this, while smiling with both of my eyes closed, and my head, tilted to one side, in a very cute looking manner*"

Okay, so to quote one crooked Administrative Vice Cop Roy Earle from L.A. Noire. "Well, isn't this just nice and awkward?"

And the reason? Well not only did the maid outfit currently look really embarrassing on me, considering that I was a guy back in my world. But to top all of this off, Misaka was currently very nervous, about our upcoming violin duet. And this was while we were both currently backstage. As we were currently both waiting for us both to be given the cue, to then step out onto the stage with our respective violins, and then begin playing for the audience.

And despite having shown Saten and Uiharu around the festival grounds earlier in the day, Misaka was still feeling quite a bit nervous about our violin duet. So in order to try and relieve some of her nervousness, I decided to attempt speak up on it.

However, before I could do so, a familiar face decided to interject. Touma had decided to show up backstage, and not surprisingly, Misaka wasn't happy about it. And though I wasn't happy about it either, I had decided not to voice my opinion out loud. And instead, a thought then proceeded to make its way into my mind. "Yea...nice Touma, really great timing with this on your part!...Still, after what happened between him and Misaka down by the riverbank...I still want to remain as neutral in this spat of theirs as I possible can...Which for the record here viewers...Is something that you too would probably wind up doing, if you were in this exact situation," I thought to myself. Which during me having this exact thought. I had briefly turned my attention, as well as my eyesight, slightly to the right of me, in order to briefly address the viewers.

And thankfully, other then my most recent thought and thought based fourth wall break to the viewers. I really didn't have to say anything out loud.

And this was since Misaka had wound up chasing Touma away. Since she somehow believed, that he had come backstage, to make fun of her. And once she had this, and had returned backstage, I then decided to finally speak up.

"So Misaka, are you sure you are okay with going through with this?" I asked concerned, as we both then received the cue to come out onto the stage. To which we both then proceeded, to step through the curtains with our respective violins, and out onto the stage.

"Keiko, you don't need to worry about me, but you and I need to focus, we have a show to put on here," Misaka said back to me in response. And thankfully, she sounded confident when she had said this.

And, with a relieved looking small smile briefly making its way onto my face. And once it had subsided about a second later, we both then readied our respective violins. Which was then followed by us both playing our beautiful violin duet for the crowd. Which as I proceeded to briefly listen to the notes, was actually the anime opening song, "Only My Railgun," by fripSide.

And if I do say so myself, it was one performance that was surely going be remembered, for a long time to come. But, though neither of us knew it yet, a much more spectacular performance, was to await us in just about a weeks time. And, it would not only test our skills as level 5's. But it would also prove, that there were more things at work, then even the two of us would ever be able to comprehend.

"And don't we know it viewers...Oh right, Keiko here again viewers...*I proceed to say this, while traditionally bowing to the viewers. Before once again bringing both my eyesight, as well as my full attention back up again, in order to continue to address the viewers*...Now then viewers...this now marks the end of this particular chapter...But more importantly viewers...it now brings us one more chapter closer, to the impending crossover portion of this fanfic...And as for what this crossover portion entails?...Well viewers...if I were to tell you any of what is still too come, then it would defeat the purpose of it enticing you all enough to want to read on in this fanfic...So then viewers...I shall see you lot in the next chapter...okay?...*I proceed to say this, while smiling with both of my eyes closed, and my head, tilted to one side, in a very cute looking manner*"