Weekend, Sunday.
Those three words are probably what most people are looking forward to the most. A day where a lot of free time can be used to rest and relax.
That was the case with Nagato as well. He was currently rolling around in his bed. Very lazy just to get up and take a shower.
Nagato peeked at the window curtain which seemed to glow as it blocked the light from outside. It was almost noon but the room still looked dark because Nagato was also lazy to open the curtains.
Because Nagato always felt dislike. He always felt uncomfortable seeing people from behind the glass.
"Nagato-kun, can you open the door? My hands are a bit busy right now."
Nagato covered his head with the blanket after hearing the submerged voice from behind the door.
"Nagato-kun, are you still sleeping?"
Nagato sighed before rubbing his face and getting out of bed. If what the old man said he didn't do then all that awaited Nagato was a long scolding.
Well, old man. Sensei of All Might, Grand Torino.
Although it was a weekend, All Might usually rarely stayed at home. That man did his main job, which was a hero. So every weekend All Might would leave and Nagato's responsibility would be left to Grand Torino.
*Ting tong Ting tong
Nagato headed towards the living room and the bell. The doorbell kept ringing. It seemed like the person who rang the bell had no patience.
Nagato opened the door half lazily and saw who was visiting. Upon seeing that person Nagato reflexively closed the door loudly with a complicated expression.
*Braak!
"What's wrong Nagato-kun, you still haven't opened the door yet?" Grand Torino came while wiping his ungloved hands.
*Tok tok tok
Now the person behind the door was no longer pressing the bell but knocking on the door.
Nagato sighed once more and opened the door.
"Good afternoon, sorry I came to disturb you. I'm looking for Nagato-kun." Irregular green hair, wide eyes with freckles on his cheeks. Who else if not the protagonist of this world, Midoriya Izuku.
Nagato stared at the protagonist with a face of, 'why do I have to meet this person again'.
"Hello Nagato-kun!" Midoriya cheerfully greeted Nagato without caring about Nagato's expression.
"Oh it's you, Midoriya." Grand Torino came from behind Nagato.
"Grand Torino?!." Midoriya was surprised to see Grand Torino with Nagato.
Grand Torino nodded. "No need to be surprised. I'm usually here on weekends."
"Is that so?" Midoriya just realized it.
Grand Torino nodded again. "Yes, you need something with Nagato-kun."
"Right, I asked All Might's opinion about being friends with Nagato-kun. But All Might only gave me this address. I don't know if Nagato-kun lives here." Midoriya explained his reason for coming here.
"Then come in. I'll make you a drink." Grand Torino went to the back.
"Thank you, excuse me for disturbing!." Midoriya changed his shoes and sat on the sofa.
Meanwhile Nagato? He had slipped away since Grand Torino and Midoriya started talking. Once again he had curled up in the thin blanket and ignored the guest who had obviously come looking for him. Who knows what those two would do now, Nagato didn't really care.
"Is this your house Grand Torino?. I didn't know you lived here." Midoriya asked as Grand Torino came in carrying three glasses of cold red juice. Summer was coming soon, so it was no wonder that people started craving something cold and fresh.
"No, no. This is my student's house. But I also sometimes stay here on weekends. To keep an eye on Nagato-kun." Grand Torino sat across the table.
"Your student, who?"
"Which one again, All Might of course." Grand Torino casually picked up a glass.
"...All Might? I-this is All Might's house?!" Midoriya's eyes lit up with shock. As a top-class fanboy of All Might, Midoriya did not expect to be able to visit the residence of the number one hero.
"Oh my gosh oh my gosh. I didn't expect that All Might would give me his address. Even though my intention was only to find a way to make friends with Nagato-kun, this is really lucky!..." Midoriya started muttering incoherently as his eyes glanced at everything around him. Thinking that the house was All Might's residence, Midoriya glanced at the objects around him and thought that all of these belonged to All Might and must have All Might's imprint on them.
Grand Torino also saw Midoriya's behavior. This kid clearly hadn't changed. "Where's Nagato-kun?"
"Ah, right, I haven't seen him since I greeted him earlier." The mumbling was cut off when remembering Nagato.
That boy. As usual, Nagato often avoided interacting with others.
If you don't really pay attention to Nagato, you might just realize that the boy has disappeared from beside you. Even Grand Torino himself also often experienced that despite days of getting used to watching Nagato.
"He's probably in his room. Oh yeah, bring that drink too. Why didn't you drink earlier, have a drink first, I worked hard to make this with my old bones." Grand Torino tapped his shoulder.
"Ah, well. Of course I'll just drink this." Midoriya with an awkward smile took a glass of juice and drank it.
*Glup
Midoriya swallowed a mouthful of the drink. Then his face contorted strangely.
Grand Torino noticed the expression Midoriya displayed. "What's wrong?"
Midoriya swallowed the remaining liquid in his mouth heavily before speaking. "What is this drink?" His face was still contorted.
"It's tomato juice." Grand Torino also drank from his own glass.
"...Why is it so sour?"
"Sour?, oh! You probably took the wrong glass. Maybe that glass should be Nagato-kun's. Of course it's sour, I added two lemons to that one glass." With a casual smile Grand Torino replied.
"...Two lemons?, Won't Nagato-kun get a stomachache if he drinks this?" Midoriya asked doubtfully. The strong sour taste still couldn't disappear from his mouth.
"Haha, Nagato is a bit unique, unlike other children who like sweet. Nagato-kun really likes sour." Grand Torino laughed.
"Though Nagato has digestive problems. But I've never seen him having problems after consuming these sour things."
"Indeed, what's going on with Nagato-kun? Is his diet bad?" Midoriya immediately forgot the feeling in his mouth after hearing Grand Torino's words.
"Not just bad. But very very bad. Recovery Girl said it's possible Nagato-kun never swallowed anything other than milk."
"How is that possible? Is Nagato-kun so fond of milk that it's like that?" Grand Torino's statement was unbelievable to Midoriya. All this time, all these years, only drinking milk?. How can that be believed?.
"I don't think it was Nagato-kun's own will either. There are most likely external factors that influenced him."
External factors. Those two words reminded Midoriya of Nagato's past which was most likely related to Shigaraki Tomura and All for one.
It is likely that Nagato's life suffered greatly while in the hands of these villains. It is also possible that Nagato is apathetic because he is tired of his life that is never comfortable. Without a place to hold on or lean on. Midoriya couldn't imagine how a little boy like Nagato could survive until now.
"Then I'll have to make this again." Grand Torino got up and walked back to the kitchen.
"I see. Sorry for the trouble, Grand Torino." Midoriya bowed apologetically even though his mind was thinking of something else.
"You can find Nagato-kun in his room over there." Grand Torino walked away while pointing in the direction of Nagato's room.
....
Nagato curled up in the blanket quietly. But his mind was running wild.
What does Midoriya want from me?. Friends?, Heh. Being friends with that person will only invite trouble to come.
As the main character, the entire center of the world and problems would revolve around that person. Because that's how it's set up for the main character.
What exactly does Midoriya want?
*Tok tok tok
"Nagato-kun, I'm coming in."
Nagato memorized the person's voice. It was definitely Midoriya. Nagato then heard the sound of the door opening.
"Hey, Nagato-kun, it's sunny outside. How about you come with me, we'll play." Midoriya's voice sounded a little awkward at first. Probably because of seeing the dark state of Nagato's room.
"No, thank you." Nagato replied unenthusiastically because he really wanted to be lazy all day.
But in Midoriya's ears Nagato's voice sounded like loneliness. "Come on, Nagato-kun!. This period of your age must be spent happily and happily!. So that you can remember these fun times when you grow up!." Midoriya cheerfully said that and walked towards the curtain and opened it.
*Sraak!
Sunlight fell directly on Nagato's face as soon as the curtain opened. Nagato frowned for a moment then covered his head with the blanket. "No, thank you."
"Come on Nagato-kun!" Without any manners Midoriya pulled Nagato from under the blanket then pushed him into the bathroom.
"Get ready, I'll be waiting in the living room!" Midoriya smiled brightly then closed the door.
*Braak
As soon as the door closed Midoriya immediately felt weak. All the bright and vibrant atmosphere he had exuded earlier seemed to evaporate. "Is it okay if I behave like this?"
"It's okay. Although Nagato-kun looks cold and unapproachable, but he's actually an uncaring kid. No matter how you treat him he will usually ignore it. There's no need to worry about making him uncomfortable. But the problem is that his apathy also makes us not know whether Nagato-kun has accepted us or not." Grand Torino stood in front of the room door with a glass of freshly made juice.
"I'm relieved then." Midoriya sighed then muttered. "But I feel like I'm becoming a kacchan if I act like this."
....
"Let's go play. There are many children there. I'll watch you from here." Midoriya smiled as he pushed Nagato towards the children playing in the park.
The two of them were now at a playground not far from the All Might housing complex. There was an orphanage near this park, so it was usually never empty of children.
"Let's go, there's no need to be nervous. You should be able to make your own friends." Midoriya pushed Nagato once again then walked backwards.
Nagato looked at Midoriya who walked away and then the park full of children.
Huh. After taking a breath Nagato headed towards the park with heavy steps. He was in a child's body now, so it was only natural that he should behave like a child too. But the thought of him having to interact and play with children made Nagato feel awkward.
"...Hey, what are you guys doing?" Nagato asked hesitantly at the children playing in the sand.
Several children looked up curiously after hearing Nagato's voice. "We're making sand castles!" One of the children answered excitedly.
"Oh..., can..., I join?" Nagato squatted next to one of the children.
"Sure, come along! What's your name? I've never seen you before." There was a girl who asked Nagato.
"I know this kid!. If I'm not mistaken he lives there!. But I've never seen him come here." Before Nagato could answer there was already another boy who interrupted him.
"Really?!, wow..., then you have parents?. Which one is your house?." The girl beside Nagato asked again. From the girl's words Nagato knew that this group of children were probably from the orphanage.
"I...,"
"All your clothes are red, do you like that color?. I like it too!. We can be friends!."
"No way!, she's talking to me for the first time. I'm her first friend!."
"How can she be friends with you!, you can't make a good sand castle!."
"No way! Your sandcastle is worse than mine!."
In the end the two boys fighting over Nagato ended up in a sand war.
Hah....
Nagato internally sighed. He had expected it to end like this.
"Hey, just ignore them. The two of them are always fighting over everything. You haven't answered my question yet. What's your name?" The girl squatted next to Nagato.
"Nagato,"
"Nagato-kun!, can I call you that?. You can call me Rin-chan instead." The girl smiled cheerfully.
"Rin-chan?" Nagato looked at the girl carefully. Her eyes were bright yellow and sharp but looked very soft. And there were cat ears on her head.
Rin nodded cheerfully. "Yes, my name is Rin! And the two kids fighting over it are called,..."
"Watch out, I'll grind your palace to dust!"
"Try it, you can't even win against me." The fight between the two children continued until it destroyed another child's sand castle.
"Tobi!, Saku!, Stop it!. You're ruining someone else's castle!." Rin stood up from beside Nagato towards the two fighting boys.
Nagato stared blankly for a moment. Those three kids reminded him of some people.
Team seven. Why are there so many females in this world?.
Nagato smiled a little then got up and joined the two boys. "There's no need to fight. I can be friends with both of you."
"But I don't want to share with this guy!"
"Who wants to share with you anyway?"
The two children averted their eyes simultaneously as their eyes met.
Gosh, even their personalities were somehow similar. Nagato sighed before hitting each of the two boys on the head. Since Nagato was taller than most kids, he easily did that.
*Buk!
"Ouch!,"
"It hurts."
"Why did you hit me!."
"What are you hitting me for!." The two boys said simultaneously.
Nagato looked at the boys in front of him. Saku had white hair with red eyes. While Tobi has raven hair with orange eyes. Although physically it was still somewhat different from the Team seven he remembered. But somehow these three kids had the same atmosphere as that team.
"Listen ya brats, I'm only one and can't be two. So you better be willing to share or I won't be friends with you two at all."
"Brats?" Tobi stammered as he repeated Nagato's words.
"Listen!, you're the bad one!, you're a red-loving freak just like this annoying guy. I'm a good boy!, Rin-chan even wants to be friends with me!." Tobi's eyes watered as he said that while pointing at Saku beside him.
"What's wrong with red!, you're just a crybaby!, no one will pick you up if you're always crying!."
"I-I'm not crying!. I'm not a crybaby!." Tobi rubbed his eyes roughly.
"You're not a crybaby Tobi. You're brave and great!. Your quirk is very strong!, there will definitely be adults who want to pick you up!. You just have to wait!." Rin encouraged Tobi.
Nagato just watched the interaction of these three children from the side. Well, mentally and physically they were still small children. So maybe Nagato's words were a bit too harsh to hear.
"Rin-chan watch out!" Saku shouted and Tobi quickly moved in front of Rin.
The two boys' response surprised Nagato as well.
A basketball flew towards the three boys. Tobi hit the ball hard so it didn't hit Rin behind her. While Saku stared at the suspect from the ball attack.
Several boys came over. "Heh, Saku, Tobi. You guys are still playing in the sand until now. Even with girls." The boy at the front spoke.
"Ichi!" Tobi shouted angrily.
"It has nothing to do with you who we want to play with." Saku also commented.
"You guys get over it. Let's play again, don't argue." Rin intervened.
"Shut up. Girls don't need to meddle in boys' business." Ichi said rudely.
"You!," Tobi was about to step forward but was prevented by Rin. While Saku stared intently at the horde of boys with his red eyes.
Ichi looked at the three children then saw Nagato behind them. "New kid, are you a sissy boy who likes to play in the sand too?"
Ichi glanced at Nagato's appearance from top to bottom then smiled annoyingly. "Heh, long hair. Are you a boy or a girl? And you seem to have the same taste as Saku the Demon Eye."
"Hahahaha!" The other children behind him laughed at that.
Nagato smiled a little after hearing that comment. But the corner of his eye twitched faintly. For some reason Nagato felt his hands were itching to beat up these naughty boys.
"No, I just happened to be talking to them." Nagato walked over to pick up the basketball that Tobi had hit earlier.
"Liar, you just don't want to admit to being friends with those sand eaters." Ichi denied Nagato.
"Whatever if you don't believe me. You guys are playing basketball? Can I join, I'm pretty good at it too?" Nagato was still smiling a little. But his one visible eye had a cold stare.
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