Chapter 4: People and more People

"Man, this sucks..."

Currently, Karmijou has been swamped in his work as he is currently juggling his paper coding for Komoe while having to finish his take-home works as well. It has been a week since that incident with Misaka in the park but they had long got over with it and so far, Fukiyose has been fine on her own. The boy then checks his calendar and saw that it is already 5 in the afternoon, Thursday, May 2.

"Mah, I need to take a break..." The spiky haired boy said to himself as he then stands up from the computer desk and quickly goes to the kitchen, where she spots Fukiyose cleaning the dishes all by herself.

"Fukiyose, you don't need to do that." Kamijou called out to her. "And I'll be making something for snacks."

"The last time you said Index can do it, we ended up breaking Komoe-sensei's ten of her plates." The Iron Wall Girl retorted. "Besides, I didn't want to laze off unlike you."

"I don't think working my ass here is lazing off..." Kamijou was compelled to remind her.

"Whatever. Just make our snacks. I'll be hungry after this." Fukiyose demanded like a hungry beast as Kamijou merely sighed and went over to the refrigerator to get some ingredients. Taking some flour, eggs, cocoa powder, and carrot pulp, he had thought of making muffins as he saw a tray used for shaping cupcakes. He immediately began to beat the eggs in a bowl then put some water on the flour to mix the cocoa powder and carrot pulp before molding them into his desired shape. After that, he had prepared to make grape juice out of the fresh grapes in the table and he pressed them into a blender while mixing sugar and orange. I hope they like the snacks that I made.

After laying out the cupcakes and grape juice in the table at the living room, he then calls out to his pregnant classmate, who just finished cleaning the plates, the sleeping Index, and Komoe, who just came in check on his progress.

"Fukiyose! Index! Komoe-sensei! Let's have some light snacks first!" Kamijou's voice was loud and clear in the whole room and at once, the English nun, who was sleeping rather heavily, woke up as fast as the storm blowing in and she was at the living room at no time. Kamijou merely shook his head. That's supposed to be for Fukiyose's health but whatever.

Fukiyose was the next woman to come to the living room and she was rather relieved that she can eat some light food after doing the chores (which was supposed to be Index's job but the latter was too useless to do it by herself) in their home. Holding her big tummy, she went straight to sit on the sofa and immediately poured grape juice in her glass, which was prepared already. Index followed suit and began to stuff two pieces of cupcakes in her mouth.

"Sister-chan, be careful and slowdown in stuffing the cupcakes. Fukiyose-chan needs those nutrients as well." Komoe was alarmed that Index was beginning to deplete the plate of cupcakes in an absurd rate.

"I'm hungry! Touma is too slow to cook so I can't help it!" Index had the audacity to insult her partner as she continued to chomp down the muffins. Forutnately, Fukiyose and Kamijou were able to get their own share and I contrast to the nun, they were eating eat slowly as they began to talk things.

"So how's the life here, Kamijou-chan and Fukiyose-chan?" Komoe asked.

"Not bad, I think." The boy with spiky hair replied as he pours grape juice in his glass. "Though I was fretting at the possibility of this event spreading as more than enough people has learned about this. Tsuchimikado... Misaka... you..."

"Of course, I need to know!" The pinkette scolded the boy. "Without me, you won't be able to sustain your child, you know."

"O-Of course...sorry, Komoe-sensei." Kamijou apologized sheepishly.

Fukiyose sighed at this. "Think before you open your mouth, stupid."

As they were continuing to eat, they were all sharing wonderful stories on and off the classroom. Of course, Fukiyose is very sad that she never got to participate in any activity or events that Kamijou and her other classmates are doing right now. Now that I think of it, I wonder how Aogami is doing as the class president. She can't help thinking about that as she knew how useless the bluenette is when it comes to seriously doing his duties. There's a reason he, Tsuchimikado, and his hubby is called the Idiot Trio, after all.

*Knock Knock*

Suddenly, they heard what appears to be a knocking in the door at the apartment unit of the two teenage parents. "I'll go get it!" Komoe saw the hardwork Kamijou and Fukiyose were going through and decided not to hassle then with something as easy as this. Standing up to go to the door, she opens it but when she did, she was very much surprised to see who it was.

"Mi-Misaka-chan, isn't it? The Level 5 Esper of Tokiwadai?"

At hearing the name of the supposed visitor, Kamijou raised his eyebrows as he turned his head towards the door. What's Misaka doing here? He wasn't even upset or angry anymore over the incident last week but more like, he was confused. How did she even found our apartment? Wait...scratch that. It's impossible for her not to know. It's her, after all.

After a few seconds, Komoe let the visitor in and the familiar chestnut hair and is often seen wearing a small hair clip was seen though her eyes wasn't seen because she entered the room with her tilted downwards. He appeared to be holding something in her hands and when the boy took a look at it, he was baffled.

Eh? Are those plushies of Gekota, that toy frog? What's the purpose of those?

"Hey..." Misaka seemed that she would not wait for the boy to talk and didn't waste the time to take the initiative. "I'm sorry for what I did..."

Hah?!

"I said I'm sorry, you blockhead. Can't you get it on your head?!" It sounds like the Railgun was forced to apologize to the boy.

'Well, it sounds like you're being forced into. You don't need to come here, then." Kamijou took note of her srange behaviour and concluded that she was forced to come here.

"No...I..I didn't..." Now, Misaka was uttering incoherent things as she then held out the large, paper bag containing the toy frogs. "You know...they say that when babies learn much faster than adults. So I think of giving these multi-colored Gekota plushies that I got from the carnival as a gift to your..."

"What? Lame." Kamijou can't help but make fun of the peace offering of the Railgun. "I don't want my future children to become wimps because of such toys..."

"What did you say?!" Hearing the insult, Misaka can't help but get furious as she drops the paper bag and snarls. "You!" Her sparks are enough for the boy to quickly shut up and say. "Okay, Misaka-san! I'll accept this gifts of yours!" He takes the bag hesitantly and Misaka sighed as he calms down.

"Just...just tell me what really happened and how it all lead...to that?" She points at Fukiyose, who was watching the Railgun with slight curiosity.

After that fiasco, Kamijou and Misaka sat down and the boy hesitantly began to recount what happened. Misaka listened too intently and with every word that the boy dropped, the Railgun can't help but feel angry towards Fukiyose. Kamijou then told her that it was alright and that it was also his fault that he didn't check what he was drinking.

"As usual, always being the ladies' man..." Misaka puts her handin her forehead in irritation. "You know what? Today's my birthday."

"What?"

"I said today's my birthday." Misaka repeated, hoping to get some sort of a reaction from the spiky haired boy.

"Oh, is that so?" Kamijou, as usual, sounded a bit oblivious. "Happy Birthday, then."

"What's with the bland reaction?" Misaka can't help but feel that the boy seemed to be displaying a bored expression.

"Well..."

Before Kamijou can continue, another knock is heard in the door. Komoe opens it and once the second visitor began to talk, the boy can't help but feel a bit shocked. "Eh?! Himegami is here as well?!"

In the living room, Fukiyose felt happy as she finaly gets to see her friends that she hadn't saw for a long time. "Aisa! You're finally here!"

"Of course, Seiri. By the way, is the news that you're pregnant with Kamijou-kun's child true?" Surprisingly, the Deep Blood gemstone sounded depressed as she went here to get some confirmation for the news that she heard. Seeing that they were trapped, Fukiyose can't help but answer honestly. "Yes. It's true that I'm pregnant with Kamijou's child."

There was some momentary silence before Himegami replied and nodded, albeit sadly.

"I see...then perhaps, I can be the godmother..."

"Hey! I'm the first one to be the godmother here!" Index protested as she lets out bits of her cupcakes fly out of her mouth. Hearing the two argue about who gets to be the godmother, Misaka sighs and said. "You're a would-be parent, right? You should get at least a decent godmother, you know. Not that Silver Sister. Perhaps...it won't hurt if you...choose...someone...I mean...I'm not as bad as her.."

Someone? You mean you, don't you? Kamijou can't help but feel that way.

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Eventually, for the rest of May up to the third week of July, Kamijou and Fukiyose's lives has been going on quite normally and smoothly. While Aogami and Tsuchimikado did bother him in school about their child, they surprisingly didn't elect to at least go to their apartment to at least see how's Fukiyose doing, which is a good thing for the spiky haired boy since he can't just imagine what the Iron Wall Girl could do if ever the two idiot pair of blonde and blue would do to annoy both of them.

He didn't want to admit it but sometimes, it was helpful that Misaka is visiting them when she had the time and she would help out in her little own ways, like sweeping the floor of their apartment, wiping the newly-washed dishes, and even helping Fukiyose stand up in her bed. But in exchange for that, she kept nagging about when they will learn about the sex of their child.

Which lead them to this current situation.

Right now, they were in the hospital of Doctor Heaven Canceller. All five of them-Kamijou, Fukiyose, Index, Misaka and secretly, Othinus-were waiting anxiously after having the pregnant teen underwent ultrasound testing this second week of August-which is still summer vacation and this means everyone is free. Index opted to come along (and it's not like Kamijou can leave her behind in the apartment) and as for Misaka, the boy just happened to pass by her in the streets and once she heard about their intentions on going for a sex determination, she decided to tag along as well.

Finally, after a few minutes, Heaven Canceller finally went out of the room after analysing the ultrasound machine and the monitor which revealed the picture of their baby. "Mrs. Fukiyose, we have good news for you. According to the scan that was shown, you will be a mother of a boy."

"What? So my son's a boy?" Karmijou asked, not believing what he heard at first.

"Yes. A healthy baby boy, at that. Based from the images that I analysed, it seems that you have done quite well in raising your pregnant partner. Congratulations to both of you." The doctor smiled at the two of them as Fukiyose felt relieved as she finally learned the gender of her child.

While they were shows the scanned images, Misaka suddenly smirked and said. "Hey, I have an idea. Let's name him Gekota-chan!" Kamijou cringed at her suggestion as Index glared at her weirdly.

"Hell, no way! He won't have that stupid name of a stupid frog!" She protested and Misaka got mad at her insult. As the two began to argue-again-Fukiyose and Kamijou were surprisingly quiet. It seems that the boy had other plans for their baby boy as Fukiyose was thinking the same thing.

"How about this-let's name him Tetsuya, Fukiyose?" Kamijou suggested, earning the looks from the other present girls. "I mean, Fukiyose, I would want him to grow tough like iron, hence the name. (A/N: Tetsu means Iron in Japanese) Besides, you do have that label called "Iron Wall Girl" I would like our child to be like you-intelligent, confident, and tough."

Fukiyose's face flustered at hearing what the boy said. "B-Baka! You don't have to say that. B-But well, it actually sounds nice to our baby."

"Argh. I had to admit. Tetsuya sounds nice to him." Misaka conceded. "But hey, so you named him after that famous basketball player?"

"What? What does basketball have to do with it?" Kamijou looked at her with raised eyebrows.

"Oh.... forget it..." Misaka didn't want to reveal the embarrassing fact to others about how she watched a certain anime show one time in her freshmen year in middle school.

"Uhm...excuse me Mister Kamijou but there is something that is for you...

The boy with spiky hair turned to see a nurse suddenly enter the room where they are all staying. In the hands of the nurse are a couple of envelopes as well as a piece of paper which looked like a cheque. "Uhm...what's this?" Kamijou asked as he was handed the letters and the cheque.

"Just open it sir. It looks like it was both addressed to you." The nurse said before she bows and went outside of the room silently.

Curious, Kamijou then checked the sender of the letter and to his surprise, it was coming from none other than a certain Beauty Senpal.

"Ku-Kumokawa-senpal?!" He blurted out in such a loud voice that Fukiyose and Misaka heard him.

"What? Kumokawa?! What the hell did she do this time?!" The Iron Wall Girl yelled angrily as she was close to nearly throwing a nearby pills bottle to no one in particular.

Kamijou ignored her as he then read the letter which was a bit short.

To My Cute Little Kouhai,

When will my cute godson come out? Will it be in December or in January? Well, whatever. By the way, I have paid for your future "wife's hospitalization bills and before you can even think of denying it, it's too late. Take it as a gift. See, I'm so nice even if your pregnant partner is so ingrate. Take care

Your beauty Senpai,

Kumokawa Seria

Kamijou then looked up to Dr. Heaven Canceller for some confirmation about the paid bills and as if he understood it, the doctor nodded and said. "She paid her bills for the check-up so there is no need for the two of you to shoulder Mrs. Fukiyose's medicines."

Fukiyose, hearing it, can imagine Kumokawa giving her a wide grin which only irritated her even more.

"It's not much of a large amount so you should thank her, after all." The frog-faced doctor shrugged.

Then you'll be Tetsuya's godmother in exchange? Kamijou knew he was trapped at this but on the other hand, it was essentially a much better deal, considering Misaka and Index also wanted to have a role in their child's upbringing. Misaka, while proving helpful sometimes, would suddenly shock him for no reason and being a cautious guy, he decided preventive measure would be better to ensure his son some security. As for Index, not only she was proving really useless in their apartment, she was even becoming more harmful especially when it comes to lunch and dinner time since she would eat off anything she had originally reserved for Fukiyose and sometimes, she would end up attacking him by biting his head when she wasn't satisfied with what the boy had cooked for her. Can the English Church just take her back?! Kamijou had wailed one time in the wash room. I don't want a crazy nun with her crazy Walking Church as our child's god mother!

The latter, it was very understandable. The former, not so much that he can so something because he's not the type of guy who can kick out a girl in his own house so unmanly.

"Neh, Touma..." Index voice was heard as she walks near her brother-figure. "What's the other letter containing?"

Quickly, Kamijou ripped the second letter open and when he scanned it, he was at first confused. Huh, there's no signature? Is this some shady dealer or a scammer? He then looked at the cheque and was surprised to see that it was realty a real check document. He then read the letter to finally know who is behind this.

To My Prince,

I heard that you had a sexual relation with a woman of your age and as much as it pained me greatly, I had no choice but to accept it. Even so, I still love you and I look forward when that baby will come out. Please accept the money. You don't need to seek who this is. It would only be pointless, no matter how it greatly hurts me. Take care and I would always be loving you in my dreams!

Your Queen,

Shokuhou Misaki

The boy only stared at the letter, looking a bit confused. Uhm...who's this again?

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In a certain park, a blonde woman is crying softly as she is comforted by her clique.

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After the check-up in the clinic, Kamijou and Fukiyose decided to do some shopping in the mall. Index, of course, accompanied them as well as Othinus, who was hidden in her pocket. Misaka originally wanted to come as well but since his kouhai, Shirai Kuroko, was calling back to her, she had no choice but to return to their dormitory immediately. While they were both sitting in a bench at an eatery, they suddenly spotted a couple having fun with what looked like their three young sons.

After the check-up in the clinic, Kamijou and Fukiyose decided to do some shopping in the mall. Index, of course, accompanied them as well as Othinus, who was hidden in her pocket. Misaka originally wanted to come as well but since his kouhai, Shirai Kuroko, was calling back to her, she had no choice but to return to their dormitory Immediately. While they were both sitting in a bench at an eatery, they suddenly spotted a couple having fun with what looked like their three young sons.

It might look generic for some but the two teens felt touched by what they saw is a simple but genuine happiness.

"Man...I wanted that kind of family..." Kamijou can't help but share his thoughts aloud as he bites his food.

"You can say we had the same thought." Fukiyose nodded. "I wanted a simply but happy family as well."

"But considering that we're in a peculiar situation, I don't think we would even live a normal life perhaps until we get jobs. Kamijou sighed. "But like I promised, I would do anything to give our child the best life.

Fukiyose saw the determination in the boy's blue eyes and can't control herself from smiling. "I wish you were like that more often." The girl began to talk. "It took you this situation to make you a responsible person."

"Well...but weren't you the one who brought us to this situation?" Kamijou said carelessly.

Instead of getting mad, she felt distressed. "I wasn't thinking straight at that time and I made you drink that tea."

"Well, there's no use to thinking about it now." The boy patted her shoulder. "It happened. The only thing we can do now is move forward and...well...look forward to a normal life."

"Right, Kamijou."

At this point, she didn't anymore mind about the thought of marrying off the boy beside her.

Suddenly, they heard a phone ringing and it was specifically coming from the boy's phone. Curious, Kamijou immediately fished out his phone and he saw that it was a new message that he received in his inbox. Opening It, he was stunned the moment he actually saw the text.

"Touma-san. Can you come home for a while in two days? I have applied for you to leave Academy City. We needed to talk. Take care, my son!"

Crap! Kamijou suddenly felt his hairs stand up as he was shaking from shock.

"Fukiyose, I needed to get out of Academy City for the moment." Kamijou suddenly said.

"Huh? Why?" Fukiyose was taken aback by the sudden decision of her partner.

"Mom and dad..." The boy muttered as he didn't know until now how he would face his parents. "They asked me to come home for the moment. I don't know why but I had a bad feeling over this. Besides, I can't keep them in the dark any longer. At the longer run, they might end up getting stressed if they learn it too late. At least, when I would speak to them, we might be able to think of something while it was still early."

"Then...you should bring me as well, you idiot. The girl with large forehead said.

"Hey?"

"What's with the face? You said things like "At the longer run, they might end up getting stressed if they learn it too late. You might even mess up things so I think I should go to."

When they reached the apartment, Kamijou then left her for a minute at their home and went straight to Komoe's nearby apartment. Knocking twice in her door, he was immediately greeted by the sight of a cigarette in Komoe's mouth.

"Sensel, can you accompany me in two days for a meeting?"

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In a certain home outside of Aacdemy City.....

"Why did you ask Touma to come here?"

"Touya-san, I just felt like something happened."

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Sneak Peak for the Next Chapter

"The reason why that idiot accidentally did that is because you might have been too tight to him." Misaka shrugged. "So when he was out of your sight, then this happened..."

"As for you, mind your own business, young lady..." Shiina was more than irritated as she threw a plate towards the direction of Misaka and Index, who didn't even said a word.

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