Prologue The warm sunlight flooded into the cold apartment. It touched the young mans skin, waking him. With great effort, he opened his icy blue eyes and got up. Kinji Hayabusa had been in Academy City ever since grade school. Besides not having any friends, Kinji had a good life here. Maybe it was his aura, which was cold, or simply, people didn't like him. Nobody ever gave him the chance, but perhaps one day.

All in all, summer vacation sucks, and there was still three more weeks of it. Not that school would be better, but it's more diverse than his last few weeks. Kinji stood up from the table and took a bath. When he came out, he threw on a simple white shirt and blue jeans on his thin 15 year old body, and looked in the mirror. His medium long hair was as black as always, which further pronounced his eyes. Upon further inspection, one could see that the center most of his eyes was white and slowly transitions to blue. The flashback came in an instant.

"Kin! Aren't you cold? Heres a blanket...Ah!"

"What is it?" the young boy asked.

"Your skin is so cold!"

That is when they decided to send him to Academy City. He was only six years old when he discovered that he could control ice and water at will. He also had an immunity to frigid temperatures and ice burns. The tests declared him a level 3 esper. But ever since then, his brother never liked him much.

Kinji was knocked out of his thoughts when his telephone began to ring. He stumbled towards it and picked it up.

" Damnit, Kin! You're late again! You said you would be here at 10:00 A.M.!"

" I'm sorry, Canna, but..."

" No buts! Get your as..."

" Canna! Give me the phone!" A second voice could be heard in the background. Kinji's face distorted in confusion.

" Awe fine!"

The line crackled. " I'm sorry Kinji. Your sister is just excited."

" I'm not excited to see that bast..."

" Enough!"

" Fine!"

Thinking the assault was over, Kinji spoke up. " Anyways, how was your night."

" It was good, son. Academy City sure knows to treat its people.

" They sure do. But honestly, I'm sorry I'm running late."

" It's okay. Take your time."

" Thanks, Dad. Oh, and tell Mom I said hi."

" Will do. See ya."

The line went dead. KInji's family came yesterday to visit him, but for some reason, his older brother had not come with them. Not that he expected him to, but family is family. With that, he put on his black sneakers and left.

It's truly a marvelous day, he thought as he ran. His feet hit the concrete in rapid succession, his lungs struggling for the air his body needed. He closed his eyes for no more than a second when he ran into someone. He heard a dozen objects drop when he came to. Realizing he caused his poor victim to drop their things, he began to pick them up. They were assorted cans of soda and juices of all kinds. He was about to grab the last can when a soft, smooth hand made contact with his. He heard a little sigh of surprise and looked up into the brown eyes of the most beautiful girl he had ever seen. Her dark hair even sported a beautiful reef of flowers.

" I'm sorry! I didn't mean to run into you."

The girl looked up, her eyes wide. "It's... It's okay. I should have seen where I was going."

"No. I'm the one who closed his eyes and ran into you. Here, let me carry those for you." Kinji picked up the box despite the girl's protest. He stood up to his full height, a good four inches taller than her when she stopped.

"Thanks."

"Kinji Hayabusa, at your service."

The girl blushed as kinji presented his hand. She took it, and he pulled her up. After brushing off her skirt, she looked back at Kinji, her blush still present.

"My... My name is Uiharu Kazari." She stammered.

"It's nice to meet you miss Kazari."

"Please, just call me Uiharu."

"Only if you call me Kinji."

"Okay!" Uiharu smiled a friendly smile.

"Well Uiharu, lead the way."

The two began to walk side by side as Kinji slowly realized they were in a park. They passed a fountain which was under repair when he managed to gather the courage to talk to the cute girl.

"So what is it that you do?"

"Huh?" Uiharu looked up in surprise. She hadn't expected him to accompany her, much less talk.

"You know. What do you do around town?"

"Oh! I work for Judgement."

"Is it difficult?"

She sighed and paused for a bit. "Not for me really. I do computer work, mostly. Sometimes it can be a real pain, but it usually isn't hard for me. What about you?"

"Oh, I don't really do anything. I just come and go with the wind. Though lately, I have been training to join Judgement."

"That's great! Hopefully we get to work together or even better be in the same branch. Say, don't you hang out with your friends over summer? She looked into his blue eyes, curiosity dwelling in their shiny reflection.

He let in a breath and replied, " I don't have any friends."

"Oh..." She kept looking at him for a few seconds. " You know, I think you are wrong."

"How so?"

"I'm here!"

"Thank you, so much!" Kinji couldn't help but smile at the young girl. She looked up before wiping her brow.

"Sure is warm today." She commented.

"It is."

"Those drinks must be warm, huh?"

"What? Oh, don't worry about that. Say, why do you have so many drinks."

"Oh, they're for my friends."

"That explains it."

"Here we are, Kinji. I'd like to introduce you to my friends."

Three other girls were sitting on the edge of a functioning fountain, talking and laughing. They directed their attention to the two new arrivals.

Uiharu pointed at a girl with blue eyes and long, black hair with a white flower on the left side.

"This is Ruiko Saten."

She then pointed at a girl with auburn hair tied in two pigtails.

"This is Shirai Kuroko."

Finally, she pointed at the last girl, who had chestnut colored hair and eyes.

"And last but not least, the Railgun herself, Mikoto Misaka."

Kinji bowed and introduced himself, "Nice to meet you all. KInji Hayabusa, at your service."

"He's so polite. Where did you find this guy, Uiharu?" Saten asked her.

"Well, we just kinda ran into each other..." She replied as she sat down. Kinji put the case of drinks down right next to her, and the girls all grabbed one.

"How did you manage to keep them cool?" Kuroko asked Uiharu.

"I didn't..."

"That would be my doing," Kinji raised his hand.

"Well that"s..." Mikoto was cut off by the sound of a phone ringing. Kinji reached into his pocket and pulled out a black phone.

"Hello?"

"So this is why you're late!" It was Canna's voice.

"What are you talking about?"

"Running off with girls! I'll get you!"

The phone cut off when Kinji's battle instinct kicked in. He turned around as Canna leaped out of a tree, ready to kick Kinji in the face. With a rapid movement, he grabbed her leg and used her momentum to throw her to the ground. She rolled and charged at him, her feet flying at high speeds. Kinji blocked with his bare hands before grabbing her leg. She tripped and fell. She squirmed and rolled on the floor when he looked up to see the four girls standing.

"Oh, pardon her. She's my little sister Canna. Canna, meet Uiharu, Saten, Kuroko, and Mikoto." He pointed at each girl with his free hand. Canna's gaze softened.

"Hello," She grew violent again and began thrashing around. "Let me go, you bastard."

"Only if you leave me alone."

"NO!"

"That's not an option." Kinji slightly twisted his hand, causing the 8 year old to whimper.

"Fine! Truce."

With that, he let go of her.

"It's a good thing you let go of her, or I would have cut you down." A tall man of 17 came walking. He resembled Kinji, but his eyes were red.

"Hiroshi, is that how you say hi?" Kinji looked at him.

"To my little brother, yes." He opened his palm where a red flame sparked to life. "Got a problem with that?"

"Hey now, we're in the middle of a park. And since when have you been an esper?"

"Since None Of Your Business!"

Kinji turned once more to address the girls. "And this is my dear brother, Hiroshi Hayabusa."

"You know, you're a pain, Kinji." The flame died as he walked away.

"Canna, where are our parents?"

"Over there." She pointed at a coffee shop.

"Fine, Can you tell them I'll be over in a bit."

"Sure."

With that, the little girl with green eyes and brown hair walked away.

"You've got a messed up family, you know that?" Mikoto eyed the two walking away and joking.

"I've only known you for about 5 minutes, but you've already seen them, so screw it. When I was six, we discovered that I was an esper. They immediately sent me here to Academy City, so Canna barely knows me, and Hiroshi... Well, he's always hated me with all his guts. Ever since I was eight. This is actually the first time I've seen him in years. I've only ever talked to my dad. My mother has always taken me for a freak."

"What exactly are you? You know, power and level wise." Saten looked at him.

"I'm a level 3 Cryomancer. And I'm also a swordsman."

"Well that explains why the drinks are cold." Kuroko shook her drink can.

Kinji shook his head before looking back. "Hey, Uiharu, you wanna meet up here later at 6 or something."

"Huh?! Oh, sure!"

"GREAT! I mean, great. Take care."

"Bye!"

With that, Kinji left for the coffee shop.

A few hours later...

They only spent one day in Academy City, for that very day, the Hayabusa family left. His dad, as always, was the only one who talked to him. Kinji checked the clock on his phone as he arrived back at the fountain in the park.

"Kin! Kin! Over here!" Uiharu sat at a bench, shouting at him happily.

"I'm here Uiharu."

She got up and ran at him. " So what do you want to do now?"

"It's what you want."

"Well, I've always wanted to go to that coffee shop."

"Then let's go there!"

She grabbed his hand and ran across the street. When the two reached the shop, Uiharu phased out upon seeing the endless list of sweets.

"Wow! Look at all the chocolate!"

She looked back and forth, earning a laugh from Kinji. Suddenly she let in a sharp breath as she laid her eyes upon a triple chocolate cake.

"I must be dead and in heaven..."

Kinji laughed once more before the cashier asked for their orders. Kinji ordered two slices of the cake and took them to the table where Uiharu waited impatiently. He placed it in front of her, and she immediately began to eat it. He shared her sweet tooth and followed her example. It was a very good cake, but it still surprised him how much Uiharu enjoyed it. After that the two walked around the park, exchanging stories about their lives. It grew late, and eventually the two parted paths.

"See you tomorrow, Kin!"

" See you, Uiharu!"

She ran off. Truly Kinji had never felt so good in his life. And with these new friends, he doubted it would be the last time he would feel this feeling of happiness. He felt his heart warm up as he walked away into the city lights.