Set during Hachiman's middle school years, what if, before he confessed to Kaori, he was bullied and beaten up harshly? What if someone was there to save him and protect him? What if he has this one and only person whom he trusts other than his family? What if Hachiman has a close companion, a "friend"?

What if…he already had found that something genuine in his middle school?

Without further ado, let's begin the prologue!

(Fair warning, I'll try my very best to make this OC of mine very likable and diverse enough for you guys to enjoy. Oh, and the OC was supposed to be a protagonist in my novel which I didn't finish yet. So, whatever. Hachiman may also seemed OoC here, like really. This is before he became the Monster of Logic, before high school and before the confession.)

Prologue:

"Red-Head"

It was just like another day at school, students all went back home, some stayed for club activities, some went out while holding hands, some hangs out with their friends and some does thing only a delinquent does.

Hachiman was brought back to the back of the school by a group of nasty and defective-looking guys. They had irritation looks on their faces for some reason. Hachiman looked around for any opening, but the guys were cornering him, blocking all possible escape routes. He could only stare at them with confused and frightened expression on his face.

"Na, Hikigaya." The leader said, stepping up with eyes looking down at Hachiman as if he was just a trash meant to be thrown away and not recycle. "Do you know why you're here?"

Hachiman gulped, a visible lump went down into his throat. "I-I...don't?"

The leader let out a small chuckle, looking at his buddies as they smiled back in response. "Well, you know Orimoto Kaori right?" Hachiman blinked and then nodded, the leader started to smirk and crack his knuckles. "You see, Orimoto-chan had been talking to a particular someone whom...she wasn't supposed to be with. I guess you know who that is now, don't you?"

Of course, it had to be him. If it wasn't, then why did they brought him back at the back of the school where no one can visibly see around? Hachiman had been through so much bullying enough to know where this'll be going. They'll warn him, threatening him to stay away from a certain person before dropping him down. Really, what a curse to bear with and all of that was because of his eyes. Something he couldn't control and yet, these guys, these riajuus would still judge him for it.

What judgmental people.

"So, what I want here is for you to not get close to Orimoto-chan, ever." He said, smiling. "That's all I ask. Can you do that?"

Hachiman didn't know why, but he said something he shouldn't have or something his instinct won't let; "I d-don't know about that..."

Once the sharp pain went through his abdomen, it was when he knew his fate was sealed.

Maybe he was meant to be alone, forever...

Hachiman bent his body downwards as the leader pulled his fist back. Hachiman landed on his knees, coughing and gasping for air. He wasn't an athlete, he was just a simple kid whose hobby is to read light novels and play some visual ones. In fact, in terms of physical capabilities, he was average at best. The one he went up against is someone who is in the basketball team, someone who is far above average. Hachiman knew he couldn't escape this, not when the leader is "kind" enough to give him one last chance before they beat him up.

"I asked you, Hikigaya. You're supposed to answer me back properly." The leader said, a visible anger plastered on his face. "I kindly ask you. And yet, you seemed to not want to do what I asked." Hachiman looked up and the leader crossed his arms. "Why is that?"

Orimoto Kaori was a really nice girl. She was a bright, cheerful and incredibly beautiful girl whom even took her time to talk to him. She even gave him her number! She definitely likes Hachiman, and he won't let some douche intercept that. But what can he do? He couldn't possibly fight these guys back, they're too many and too strong! But he wouldn't give in! Not until he confess his feelings. A blush crept onto Hachiman's cheeks at the thought of Kaori smiling at him, telling him to do his very best. That thought, that picture in his mind gave him a bit of energy as he tried to slowly stand up. He plan to tackle the leader, at least do something to resist for once. However, before he could do that, fate has another plan…

The leader immediately saw this and widened his eyes in shock. "You...don't tell me you like Orimoto-chan?" Hachiman blushed even more and the leader laughed out loud, followed by his lackeys. "Hahahaha! You really like her!? For real!? Hahahahahaha! That's just hilarious!" The leader continued to laugh even louder, embarrassing Hachiman more before he kicked Hachiman on the sides. "You seriously think you have a chance with her? A goddess like her?" The laughter stopped and the leader glared at Hachiman, he pushes his back on the wall. "Don't joke with me. You're really delusional, Hikigaya. Why do you even continue to exist?"

That last line really hurt him. What do he even continue to exist? That was one way to really strike his fragile heart.

The leader and his lackeys walked forward, now deciding what they should do. "I've decided. Maybe pain will make you understand." He lifted Hachiman up by his collar, pushing him against the wall with a fist cocked back, readying to drive in. "What a delusional frog."

The leader sent in his first assault to the face, Hachiman closed his eyes as the pain erupted from the bridge of his nose. He can feel blood flow in the nostrils when the fist landed. The leader throw Hachiman to the ground as he signaled his lackeys to just kick him down. Hachiman just hugged his knees to shield himself up as the started to stomp, kick and beat him up. The pain came from all of the direction and it was really painful. Hachiman tried to tank all the assaults sent by these guys but with his average body, it was unbearable.

He was beginning to feel his spirit left his body. His eyes began to water as he started to pray in his mind.

'Someone...please. Someone, Orimoto-chan…please, save me…' He thought and prayed really hard with full hope. 'Anyone...I don't care who it is! Please, save me...'

However, there will be no one that can help him, no one. Even if he did yell for help, who would even help out a loser of a loner like him? They would instead ignore him, he knew that very well. But he just really hoped for someone. Anyone will do, just one person to help him out. The leader took out a cigarette and smoke, looking like a full-fledged delinquent. He just laughs while seeing a pathetic loser getting beat up. He was enjoying this sight until a voice resonated through the unpopulated place they were in.

"Oi." Someone called.

"Hah!?" The leader said, irritated that someone would stood up for this loser. "Who the hell are you supposed-" The leader widened his eyes and a bead of sweat rolled onto his cheeks. "To be...?" When he turned around and saw a lone guy, standing there with intimidating aura around him, he instantly became nervous.

The guy who called had red hair, a blood-stained hair with black eyes full of starless night. He seemed really serious and had a death glare that shook the leader's spines once he stared upon them. He was just there, standing with a shoulder sling bag on his right. Although his posture seemed calm, his face was not.

The red-head clearly seemed pissed.

"Nakamura Sado, a basketball team player right?" The red-head said, tilting his head to the side. "It seems your reputation as the "Demon of Kaihin Sougou", as what the chuuni calls you, exceeds what those people say." The lackeys behind the leader stopped beating Hachiman and walked at him, readying to do any bids the leader gave. "But beating one guy with a few numbers make you look like a...pussy." He said and smirked. "And cigarettes don't make you look cool or look like a bad boy. It just makes you look like a person who wants to die slowly."

Hachiman opened his eyes to see someone, finally, someone stood up for him. He saw the guy who stood up for him, a red-haired boy who seemed a bit older than him. For some reason, Hachiman felt this red-head has something much, much, much more to him than he seemed to.

"S-Shut up! Who the hell even are you!?" The leader yelled, gritting his teeth as the pressure this red-head gave.

"I have no reason to tell you my name." The red-head replied, the leader had popped up veins on his forehead. "Now, you guys have two options;" He started. "One, walk away and I'm willing to forget this happened. Two...you'll get your ass handed to me and trust me, you won't like that."

"Screw you, hero-wannabe! Let's kick this bastard's ass!" The leader yelled and immediately, he signaled all of his lackeys to go in for another assault.

However, the red-head was by no means, a normal person. A smile appeared on his face, but it was no normal smile.

It was a smile of rage.

Hachiman concluded that perhaps, this person might have an anger management problem...

A few moments later,

Hachiman watched with eyes widened in shock and horror as the red-head whom seemingly stood up for him retaliate against the guys who beat him up. The red-head was brutal, he didn't hold back and started beat them up one by one into a bloody pulp. The red-head kept punching this one guy's face over and over again until the guy flow blood out of his mouth and nose like a fountain. It was something inhumane of him to do, no mercy or no guilt at all. After he had beaten all the guys up, the leader was the last.

The leader only had bruises and bumps on his face, nothing too major. But that was because the red-head save the best for the last. He walked up the leader as the leader slowly stepped back, his face had horror and frightened written all over his face. Suddenly, the red-head swept his legs, the leader fell down to the ground before the red-head immediately stomp on his face, specifically on the bridge of the nose. Blood dripped from his nose but that wasn't enough. He lifted the guy up by his collar and throw him against the wall. Once he did that, the leader slid his back on the wall slowly as the red-head waited for a perfect moment to strike. Once the target was in the eyesight, the red-head kneed the leader on the bridge of the nose, his head bump onto the wall really hard and effectively causing the leader to let out more blood out of his nose and passed out.

The red-head was finished. He stood there, unscathed and seemed no fatigue at all. He then turned around and faced Hachiman, causing the poor guy to flinch. He stared at him, but unlike earlier, this stare was harmless. He didn't seemed like he wanted to hurt Hachiman or do anything to him at all.

He turned his back on Hachiman, letting out a tired sigh. "Don't misunderstand. I'm not doing this to save you or anything. I'm just letting out my frustration out on these guys." He slightly turn his face on his right side, rolling his eyes at Hachiman. "Remember that."

He then started to walk away as if nothing major had happened before.

"W-Wait!" Hachiman called out, holding out his hand to reach this red-head as he stopped his tracks without turning around. "What's your name?"

"...Saitou Shinku." He replied and then started walk away slowly. "If you do feel indebted to me, feel free to tell me who does the same thing as these guys to you. I'll make sure they receive quite the punishment..." His figure disappeared as he turned left to the corner.

Hachiman started to sweat, shocked to find that what this person said was really serious.

'This person, this red-haired guy...' He gulped. '...is definitely a monster.'

Little did Hachiman know, one day, he'll became a monster himself.

Name: Saitou Shinku

Age: 16

Date of Birth: 10th October 1999

Occupation: Middle School Student

Family Members: Hasegawa Shizuku (mother), Saitou Akai (deceased father), Saitou Kimito (brother),
Hasegawa Kazuma (step father, divorced), Hasegawa Mirai (step sister, used to)

Address: - (not given for personal reasons)

Contacts Number: - (not given for personal reasons)

Email: SaitouAffairs(alias)

Problems:

Saitou Shinku has short temper. He had brutally beaten up defective students of Kaihin Sougou Middle School. Including today's students, about 23 were sent to hospital and 1 is in a coma state. He repeated class two times, first in his first year and second in his second year due to problem on hand. Although, today's incident, a student goes to the name of Hikigaya Hachiman had confess Shinku was actually defending him when the students beat said student.

Punishment:

A month of suspension.

Saitou Akai died of cancer in 2001, fifth of May. The mother, Hasegawa Shizuku married to Hasegawa Kazuma in 2007 and divorced in 2010, caught cheating and having an affair with multiple women. Shortly, a few days later, Shizuku was hospitalized and is in coma due to an incident involving car accident. During said year is when Shinku became extremely violent and cold to his schoolmates and teachers. In his middle school year, during his freshmen year, he had sent 14 students to hospital with one in coma state. He had repeated in his freshmen year as a punishment instead of expulsion. In his second year, about four students sent to hospital which in turn, have him repeated once again. Today, five students were sent to hospital but he was suspended for a month because he was helping out a student who got bullied.

Saitou Kimito, a brother to Shinku, is currently overseas working. Hasegawa Kazu and Hasegawa Mirai whereabouts is unknown.

Saitou Shinku's capability with Adopt System is 98%

"I see..." A man smiled to his assistant. "So, he's really capable of taking care of a child?"

"Yes, sir." The assistant said. "It seems there are still a small bits of information had been removed."

"Oh? And what would that be?"

"After school hours, he visited St. Azuki Orphanage, specifically to visit a child whom he called "Kibou"." The assistant replied, checking more through the information. "And the child appears to have a same DNA as Hasegawa Mirai and we found that Kibou is actually Mirai's child. She gave birth outside of marriage with Tamamura Janken."

"Well, that's quite the information. And? What do you think he'll do?"

"Sir, I think he would adopt said child to be his own."

"Perfect then!"

A few days later,

Hachiman looked around, seeing no people around his usual spot. He shrugged and took out his lunch box until an aroma of food went into his nostrils. It surely wasn't his, since his lunch was far different than this smell. He looked around once more, standing up, he was surprised to find that on the other side of the bench, there was a person who was also eating and enjoying his lunch. Hachiman's eyes widened once he saw the same red hair he had seen the day after the incident where his parent were called because of the bully.

The red-head then notices him, gulped all the found down to his throat and gave a two-fingered salute, "Yo."

End of the Prologue:

"Red-Head"

So…yeah. I know, it's not that good.

My OC is nothing special.

Just a red-head who has temper problems and family problems that made him go full on Yakuza. But, well. I will and I will try to make him likable at the very least. He's someone whom I passionately wrote about. And no, he's no gary stu character. He's not smart and not even that kind to begin with. The only thing he can take pride of is his physical capabilities...and his perfect Engrish.

Also, no.

Not a self-insert.

I was thinking of a novel to write and the idea of a short-tempered delinquent taking care of a child came into my head. I thought it would be great. I also wanted to make it more dramatic so I add some family problem stuff that does actually (kinda) happens in real life. You know, with the abandoning child of a sister/brother and the younger brother/sister adopted said child and all.

You guys know about the declining birth rate in Japan, now don't you? I thought I would make the exact same opposite of that and just add some realistic things into it, like abandoning child, child outside of marriage and more. You know...stuff I probably shouldn't know when I was just 12. I don't really know how delinquent works in Japan so I just cramp some shit I know in my country into it. Apologies if it does not make sense.

This is an experimental story so don't expect too much from it.

I'll probably rewrite it back.

When I was writing this Hachiman, I was like, "Who the fudge is this guy!?" I mean, Hachiman doesn't seemed like himself here. That's because this is his naive and his middle school self. I feel like I was writing some normie wearing Hachiman's skin so I kinda hate it. Maybe, I just have to skip all their bonding times and just get on with his confession towards Orimoto Kaori. That way, we can get out Hachiman back!

Well, that is if my WiFI works again.

But damn, did it went down!

Anyways, I'm a newbie at writing OreGairu fanfictions, I was kinda scared to make one because of the mass and how beautifully written most of the fanfics here. But, I mustered all of my courage and here we are! I...really hope you guys like it. I really do.

As always, any form of criticisms is acceptable.

For now, I make it "complete" as to not get your hopes up. Well, with that being said, see ya guys around when my WiFi's up once again.