3 Chapter 2 - A Certain Heart Taking Touch

Within the underground of district 7 lies an underground shopping center. Tedashii stared at the electronic bulletin board from inside a clothing store which states "September's 14th news, weather which is sunny, and future information of Endymion opening ceremony for September 19th.

"Tch, I can't believe I'm actually doing this. Those scientific bastards are really making an elevator into space! They haven't even come up with a way to roam through space without a loss of fluid volume with twenty-two volumes of blood included!"

"... It has seemed that you are taking the scripted information to that informative electronic chopper board as a reference to a being larger, better or worse than the accurate description that the data refers to." Akahana comments behind the dressing curtains to the obnoxious aggravated Tedashii

"Wut, wait are you saying that I'm exaggerating?"

"...Yes." She said, throwing Tedashii's borrowed clothes above the curtains into his hands.

"Well! I'm still telling the truth you know! Whatever they're saying is absolute bullshit! They have not discovered a way for the human body to physically maintain blood flow within the fabric of space so that individuals could have blood traveling to the heart other than the lower half or upper half of the human body, if they wanted to they would have to make gravity somehow exist in space!"

"... That is inaccurate, it has been established since the early 1930's since the first space suit Soviet SK-1 suit worn by Yuri Gagarin in 1961."

"I wasn't referring to us having space suits, I was bringing up the fact that Academy City is making some tour city for actual space no matter how much equipment they have won't last long for some ridiculous fun terrain trip for space.

"... ... Processing ... .."

"Are you serious? What you forgot how to dress now."

Akahana came out the curtains in a white, and black striped dress.

Tedashii phone silently vibrated quoting in text signal hack drive ready. "Yes finally at last." Now that his signal hack drive is ready and if what she said is true that she's a droid, Tedashii could hack her information. Taking action would be best now, he doesn't need this girl having some crazy detection system or her shutting off in front of all these people so it would be best for him to finish up back at his apartment. "Alright now come on let's go."

"... ... ..." The girl stood there not moving a muscle.

"What?" Tedashii said, looking back towards the girl's condition.

"...You did not form judgement about the fabric selection, based on your accurate or notable knowledge."

"Umm, so?"

"... I am rather experiencing discontent about the fabric due to your lack of concern and interest... I will dismiss the fabric and select another set of materials used to meet expectation value."

"Wait what!? No, don't do that! That would just waste a bunch of time!" Tedashii pleaded but Akahana ignored him, taking a whole set of clothes and stormed into the curtains. Tedashii paused for a second in disbelief of what just happened, "Despite the dull face, did she just get mad? I can't believe this! How did I get myself into this?"

"Haaaayyyyaaaaa!!!" A incoming voice uproar across from the entrance of the clothing store. A girl charged towards Tedashii gliding straight into the air with a dragon kick Tedashii causally ducked over as the girl tumbled over crashing into the wall. "Owww! Darn you Tedashii!" The rose back up forming a karate stance.

Tedashii rose up then took a good look at the girl, "Shoulder length black hair, light sea green eyes, a height of 5'4" from China now, she's here in Japan of Academy city and quickly advanced to the level 4 Esper. Good seeing you China Beijing's golden choice, Li mei Xiaodan." Tedashii said sarcastically, "What brings you here Aura Storm?"

"Hynaa! Hamasaki! I feel great glory now that I am a level 4, my family does think so too! Papa and Mama, brought me to Academy City's shopping center to celebrate my level up! And having a party, yes!" Li mei said loudly wiggling around with excitement. Lei pauses and observes the wrapped up weapon strapped to Tedashii back. "Ooo hohoho! I see what this is!"

"Huh?"

"You were performing a secret art of training behind my back outside school to get a leap above me!"

"What?" Tedashii said, scratching his head.

"Oh don't act like you forgot our bet! Who would reach level 5 first between you and me!"

"Oh that...about that."

"Nice try!" Li Mei flexibly stretches one of her legs like a baseball player performing a pro pitch throw. As she positions herself sudden sparks of pure whitish purple radiation with rainbow texture rapidly emitted and cloak around her body. Her leg came down as she threw a radiant whitish shine ball the size of a baseball, at Tedashii who was then blown back from the intensive pressure.

Everyone turned their attention at the two Espers as if they were a young couple that was having a lovers quarrel.

Tedashii who caught the radiant ball that burned his hand until it dissolved into nothing got up and clenched his other fist. "Can you give it a rest already damn Esper!"

"Oh that's what you want don't you! But you can't fool me! You made the entire school believe you actually recently dropped out of school but you don't fool me!" Li Mei said with one leg stretch up and hands in the form of a kung fu stance.

"Please just relax, okay everyone's staring!"

"Then come back to school tomorrow and fight me then! Due to your charade making our school look bad, I must punish you and beat you in humiliation just as you did the school's reputation! Going out and missing when very important visitors came by is unacceptable!"

"I can't! Alright now leave!"

"Why not!?"

"Because they were right! I did abandon school..." Tedashii lowered his head and turned his back away from the girl.

"...No way, but that can't be real... But we were supposed to be friends that will become level 5's someday."

"Friends? Like I'll ever risk being friends with a level Esper like you."

"Eh..." Li Mei lowered her head covering her face up.

A student around their age with a green and white shield design armband on his right sleeve flashing it as if it was some weapon. "Judgement!!" The boy quickly entitles himself front and center of the two. "It is prohibited to use Esper abilities among this district and frightened and endangering others as well please exit."

"What are you serious! I didn't do anything here, she's the one..."

"He's innocent sir it was all me, he is a level 0 Esper. I'm sorry!" Li Mei with her head down bow her head then took off running out the store.

Tedashii sigh giving in, "Hey before I leave I need to go get my friend."

"It seems your friend left out the front door. You should really learn how to talk to ladies."

"Oh no not her..." Tedashii said looking over the dressing, the judgement guy bent down and picked up a paper slip from the ground.

"Here, I think she was about to give this to you, jerk." The judgement guy said handing Tedashii the slip paper. "You don't need to leave, just stay out of trouble." The judgement guy left holding hands with some girl with twin tails hair.

"Tedashii looked at the slip paper note identifying  it to be an invitation to the party Li Mei mentioned earlier. "Tch," Tedashii hurried and rushed his way to the dressing room. "Hey Akahana we need to leave now!"

"... I'm almost finished... I am processing the according calculations on the best combo."

"Calculations? What are you talking about? You are full of it, hurry up!" Tedashii said, stopping mid-sentence as she came out. She twirls around showing off her short yellow jacket, chop topping black shirt. With a red skirt, yellow and white striped stockings, and boots. With a red ribbon bow tidying up her hair together in a ponytail. Tedashii was left speechless and stun of her looks.''

"... Well my outfit is incomplete, so let me..."

"It's amazing!" Tedashii said blushing. "I mean, ...Chmm!" Tedashii came to his senses reverting back to his poker face. "You're good enough now please let's go."

"Well since it's amazing then I can accept this pronoun description." Akahana confirms nodding with her hands on her hips." Despite the dull face, Tedashii felt unsure or better yet teased as if she saw through him.

"I said you're good enough, alright don't go around mixing my words around..." Tedashii said, a little embarrassed.

" ... I am certain that you've rated my custom design of that greatly astonishing."

Tedashii gave in looking away from her while blushing, "Okay, fine ... you look good, I like it ... a lot. Now come on we've been here for sometime now."

"... Okay..."

The two headed out to the clothing store only for Akahana to get distracted and stunned by a stuffed animal toy behind a carnival game.

"What's the meaning of this?" Tedashii said, annoyed.

"Having you heard kid," the man behind the counter said, "This month marks the highest rate of countries and states sending rockets into space. It's a new dawn of science once we reach space."

"Oh that's right, the Venus contest, for the Endymion space elevator."

"Yup, sharp mind kid, I can tell you love Academy City."

"I wouldn't go that far..." Tedashii said scratching his head..."

"Oh well now nice young lady I see you got your eyes glued to that space alien."

"... I am astonished by your accomplishment of obtaining a Zeta Reticulan! From my database my data analyzed that the Zeta Reticulan was a species that existed in Zeta Reticuli, seen as a concept popularized in mass media, and are often considered the archetypal idea of an alien. ... In ufology, the Zeta Reticulans are a type of reptoid often involved in alien abduction cases. ... Eyewitness accounts simply describe them as being "grey" in color, which has given them their present day moniker. ... Such popularity has led to countless homages, parodies, and nods to the idea of grey-skinned alien visitors.... and yet you process one."

"Uhh, yeah it's a stuff..." the guy behind the counter said, puzzled by the girl.

"... You must have obtained this during rocket launch and must have took part in the event."

"... Well you must be a fan of aliens."

"... No... I am a scripted icon of knowledge, Delta... And that is why I need that creature so I can construct, analyze, and correct the data that's in my system..."

"Okay, okay, why not just get the stuffed alien toy. Geez, she's really full of energy." Tedashii said, placing his arm around the girl's shoulder.

"I dunno kid, this game here is a very challenging one you'll have to hit this moving target plate to get a prize."

"Okay sounds easy," Tedashii confirms, giving him some zenith."

"And depending on what the ball lands on confirms the points you get."

"Okay."

"And!! The toy that you want is the highest score meaning you will have to score with the yellow circle in the middle. Do you still wanna give it a go?"

"You don't know who I am dude."

"Hmph so be it." The man clicked the button turning the machine on. The target started dashing around up, down, left and right while rotating. "By the way kid if you hit the back of the target you lose points you only got three tries..." in mid sentence to the man's tips, Tedashii within seconds calculated and curl the ball, it bounce from the edge bouncing around the man's game pub, even almost hitting the man, bouncing up and smacking the middle target in the yellow zone. "What no way... on the first try."

The alien toy came down and rowed into Tedashii's hands. Tedashii handed Akahana the alien stuffed animal to her.

"... You were able to analyze the calculations and vectors needed for the ball then apply and hypothesize the force and momentum interaction of force. Was that an Esper ability?" Akahana is curious about Tedashii's performance.

"Huh, oh no... I'm just a mere level 0 and those skills are the intelligence of someone else's shadow." Tedashii uncomfortably said scratching his head.

"What, you're a level 0, that was an amazing kid."

"It's really not,'' Tedashii said looking away from the two."

"It really was astonishing, Tedashii."

"Hmm." Tedashii turned back and smiled at the girl.

"... what?"

"...You didn't pause when you said that."

"... oh... I guess not..."

"Okay let's go." Tedashii and Akahana left. Continuing down their path out district underground store center.

"Well those are some interesting kids."

"What the hell is that son of a bitch doing playing with that bot?" The scientific Scientist observers from the cameras of the underground district while on the phone with someone . "Hey Move-point, can you do me a favor. I need to rip apart this son of bitch rat. I know him personally, and Espers are something he can't mentally handle. Ohh, you got some competition with an Esper that's a teleporter, guess we can't let Windowless Building's entrance teleporter rep look bad..uh, wow that bitch hung up on me. Well oh well, I guess it's time to stop playing dead anyways. Isn't that right Code Vader or should I say Tedashii Hamasaki."