A/N: Guess what! I'm finally starting a multi-chap fic! And it's a kid! Summer camp au :'D I'm always a sucker for these. Anyway to clarify the ships in this will be hinted at, as like those cute little innocent crushes you have as kids. Nothing more than that since I mean look at their ages. The pairings for those will be Lawlicht Kuromahi and Tetsono~ Enjoy chapter #1!

Age chart is below ^^

Kuro - 12

Mahiru - 11

Tetsu - 8

Misono - 9

Hyde - 10

Licht - 10

Mahiru lifted his bags on his shoulders and got on the bus, it was that time of year again. He awkwardly stood at the front, looking around he saw all the kids he would be spending the whole week with. He saw everyone's seats had already been taken, there was only one seat on the bus left and it was next to a strange kid that everyone seemed to be avoiding. He had blue hair that strayed in his face, with a large black hoodie that almost seemed like it had cat ears. He did seem slightly scary, but Mahiru knew better than to judge someone by their looks. He walked over and shyly asked,

"Hello!, my names Mahiru and I'm 11. Um… could I sit here?"

The boy turned to face him and nodded, Mahiru noticed that his eyes were piercing red and he looked like he hadn't slept in years. He grinned at him before putting his baggage in the compartment above them and taking his seat next to him. The boy quietly mumbled

"Kuro. 12."

Mahiru just barley heard him and realized he must have been talking about his name and age. Before Mahiru could respond he had fallen asleep against the window sill, and even though he seemed scary Mahiru saw how his face softened as he fell asleep. It was an incredible feat to be able to fall asleep that fast, he had no idea how he did it. Summer camp was already looking bright, he put in some earphones and tried to rest himself since they had quite a long bus trip to go.

Once they arrived at the cabins Mahiru shook Kuro awake,

"C'mon Kuro! We're here! Wake up" he said like an excited child, which he was.

"five more minutes… you're such a pain I could just die" he sleepily mumbled into his jacket, unconsciously shuffling away from Mahiru and closer to the window.

Mahiru was slightly shocked by his attitude, but he wouldn't let that ruin his fun at summer camp. He dragged Kuro off the bus and once he was finally fully conscious they both checked the schedule to see what cabin they would be sleeping in, to find they were both sleeping in cabin one. They headed off in the direction of cabin one, Mahiru leading the way.

"Have you been here before? You seem to know your way around…" Kuro quietly said,

Mahiru grinned and nodded at him, happily skipping along in front of him.

"I come here every year, I'm guessing you're new? Well thinking simply, I'll have to show you around myself!" Mahiru said before leading them to the cabin entrance.

As soon as they walked in Kuro put his stuff down on the bottom bunk, with a scary glare seeming to frighten anyone off from trying to take the bed he now claimed. Next a loud pair of younger kids busted the door open and both Kuro and Mahiru knew, they were fucked.

"Angel-chan, I will get the top bunk this time!"

"ONLY ANGELS GET THE TOP BUNKS"

They screamed at each other, one had dark black hair with a white strip and a strange white backpack with angel wings, the other had the same glowing red eyes and Kuro with golden hair and black highlights with a black scarf. They were an odd pair for sure. Mahiru watched Kuro sigh and cover his ears with a pillow,

"Half siblings…. Can't deal…."

"big brother! I haven't seen you in ages! We're in the same cabin isn't that great?!"

He said excitedly jumping on top of Kuro, pushing him down onto the bed. Mahiru looked between the three very confused so Kuro explained with a defeated look as the Hyde practically jumped all over him.

"This is Hyde, my younger half sibling. We don't live together but we still know each other. That's his friend Licht over there, they're both 10"

Licht, on cue, made a strange pose and said,

"That's because… I am an angel"

Hyde immediately jumped behind him as if showing him off to the world,

"Of course! Angel-chan is the coolest angel! So cool!"

Mahiru looked at the pair weirdly, before taking the top bunk on top of Kuro and getting all his stuff sorted. After them the two usuals came in, together as always. Misono and Tetsu. Misono was nine and Tetsu was eight (even though they both acted more mature than Licht and Hyde combined), however Tetsu looked like an adult and Misono looked like he was seven. That was a touchy subject for Misono.

"I'm back bastards!", Misono announced proudly settling his stuff down on the bottom bunk while Tetsu modestly waved and put his stuff on the top.

"Misono we all know you're not seven, it's okay you don't have to swear to prove it" Mahiru said, disapproving of his language. Although he didn't say much else since he knew Misono did it to seem older.

They all started getting comfy, they had about an hour to 'socialize' before the camp counsellors came to get them for rules, safety briefings, introductions and other first day of camp experiences. Kuro was lying down wrapped in his blanket, Hyde and Licht were fighting over some small thing again while Misono was reading a book and Tetsu was simply sitting next to him.

Mahiru decided he wanted to get to know Kuro more, he seemed scary on the outside, but everyone has a good side. He just had to find it. He sat down on Kuro's bed next to him, Kuro rubbed his eyes and made a small yawn before sitting up next to Mahiru and leaning on his shoulder. Mahiru smiled and leaned back on him,

"So why did you decide to go to summer camp?" Mahiru asked him curiously, he didn't seem like the type of person to enjoy outdoor activities and things but you never know.

"Dad thinks I don't get enough exercise or outdoor time for my age… and then somehow Hyde tagged along.." he mumbled, clearly not very happy about the decision his dad made without asking him.

"Oh… well don't worry about it! The simplest option is to try and make the most of it, I'll make sure you have a great time" Mahiru responded grinning.

Kuro looked surprised, but his eyes softened.

"Do you have an obsession with simple or something, can't deal…"

Mahiru just laughed happily, before the camp counsellors entered and told them it was time to start the introduction. Kuro grabbed his Ds and stuffed it in the pocket of his large coat, putting up the hood he stood up and alongside the other members of the cabin they walked down to the main arena where they sat around in a circle. Mahiru saw Kuro fidgeting and looking nervous, and he realized why when the counsellors called out

"We have some new kids this summer! Please introduce yourself" they said looking at Kuro

"um… Kuro, 12…" he said quietly, "I like games and uh sleeping…"

They seemed satisfied with the answer and moved on, despite his looks it seemed Kuro was actually quite shy. That meant he had opened up to Mahiru at least a little, that alone was enough to keep him grinning through the same boring safety procedures that are repeated every year. After they were done Mahiru laughed and turned to Kuro,

"You can't say sleeping as a hobby you know!"

"Well I do it on a daily basis and I enjoy it, therefore it's a hobby" Kuro retorted.

Mahiru simply rolled his eyes with a grin, he had really found an interesting friend. Next the counsellors started rounding up the kids and putting them back into their cabin groups for high ropes, everyone from Cabin 1 got into pairs before going over to the activity base. Kuro was paired with Mahiru, Tetsu was paired with Misono and Licht was paired with Hyde. The first people to climb the rope were Mahiru, Misono and Licht, Misono fidgeted nervously and looked up at the rope.

"There's no way I'm going on that ridiculous thing! It's pointless anyway" He huffed before crossing his arms stubbornly, Tetsu walked up behind him putting his hand on his back reassuringly,

"It's alright. If you fall ill be here to catch you"

Misono went bright red,

"I-I don't need your reassurance you bastard!", he said that but gave up and went to go on the high ropes.

Next Mahiru energetically got up, equipping the safety things like he did every year. He just hoped Kuro didn't drop him… but as unreliable as he seemed he trusted Kuro, Mahiru grinned back at his partner before starting trying to walk on it unsteadily. Kuro kept him stable from the ground. After them Licht got up,

"I will beat you demon…. Because I am an angel" Licht said to Hyde, making the strange 'angel' pose again.

"Angel-chan focus on not falling! I can drop you any time you know!" Hyde threatened

"Angels can fly" Licht said with complete confidence.

Mahiru looked at him with some worry and back down at the counsellors who looked just as worried for his safety, he turned suddenly when he heard a high pitch yelp and squeal as he saw Misono lose his footing. There was soft padding below but he still knew it would hurt and Misono was fragile.

"Misono!" he called out with worry

Although he didn't hear anything hit the floor, he peeked his head over to see Misono in Tetsu's arms and smiled.

"I told you I would have your back"

"Shut up Bastard…. t-thanks Tetsu…"

Both Licht and Mahiru managed to make it to the end happily, before slowly getting off, exhausted. Luckily Hyde and Kuro didn't drop them, Mahiru saw Kuro mumbling something to himself and walked over.

"What's up Kuro?" he asked with a grin

"uh nothing…" he said burying his face in his jacket, Mahiru brushed it off before asking jokingly

"If I had fallen would you have caught me?" he said before laughing,

"Without a doubt." Kuro blurted out before realizing Mahiru meant it jokingly and blushing.

Both of them flushed red, but Mahiru smiling at him sincerely. Summer camp this year was going to be better than any of the other years, Mahiru would make sure of that.

~Astra~