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Harry was escorted somewhere upstairs after Naomasa left. The rooms were divided based on age and sex (obviously). Harry's age and gender meant he was to be in a 4 kid room with other kids around his age. His room was at the end of a long hall on the 2nd floor, the third floor was for the girls.
When he opened the door, there was 2 bunk beds, 4 wardrobes, 2 desks, and some scattered nick knacks all over the place.
The younger caretaker spoke. "I think you're taking bottom bunk, your partner is the creepy purple haired kid, you can't miss him. You'll hear a bell for meals or snacks. Just follow the other kids if you're lost, the older ones will tell you about play times and areas. You have about an hour before dinner, I suggest you unpack."
They left Harry in the room. Harry himself was actually surprised at how spacious it was. The bunk bed looked comfier than his stack of old blankets at the Dursleys. He sat his luggage on the bottom bunk on the bed that appeared unused and started to unpack. He was really happy that Naomasa got him all this stuff. Harry offered to repay him in anyway necessary. Naomasa said that was not necessary and just told Harry to take care of them.
He heard the bell go off, and he was just about finished unpacking. He was just putting his final stuff away, when the bed above him shook and a person sat up and started to come down. Harry just stared wide eyed at the kid coming down from the top bunk.
The caretaker was right, you couldn't miss this kid's hair. It was a deep lavender shade Harry didn't think you could get without a good dye job, but the kids eyebrows suggested it was his natural colour.
Harry decided to speak up first, it didn't look like this guy was going to say anything. "Sorry, I didn't see you there, my name is Harry, I'm going to be in this room too, are the other guys nice?"
The kid just stared at Harry, and then left the room.
He must be shy, Harry thought.
He followed the purple haired kid down to a cafeteria center, about 50 kids were either eating or waiting to be served. He lined up behind the purple kid and waited for dinner.
"So, which kids also sleep with us? We can all eat together and get to know each other. I never got your name, what it is?"
The kid looked at Harry and got a weird look on his face.
"Can I ask you something?"
Harry smiled and answered. "Yes."
"Wait for food, sit, and eat without bothering me."
Next thing Harry knew he was sitting with 3 other boys eating. They were all looking at him, and the big one spoke up. "Are you deaf?"
Harry shook his head to clear the fuzz. "Sorry! I'm Harry, nice to meet you."
The main kid didn't look pleased. "You're the new kid right? Stuck with the villain, I would ask to switch rooms if you could."
Harry was confused, villain?
The kid laughed at the confused look that was probably on his face. "The purple haired freak, he's got this quirk that brainwashes you, he's an obvious villain, I think they should just get rid of him now."
Oh, that's what happened huh? The purple haired kid must of told him off and brainwashed him. Didn't Naomasa say he shouldn't use his quirk because of the strict laws. Should he warn the purple haired kid?
1 of the other kids, a smaller boy about Harry's age, spoke. "His name is Shinsou Hitoshi, I would stay away from him."
The older kid laughed. "No way, he doesn't scare me, and if he tries his crap with me, I'll make him wish he was never born."
After dinner, they are told to head up for the night. Most kids do homework, socialize, but Harry noticed it's only him and Hitoshi.
"They don't stay here, they usually walk in later, they stay with Gesu until he tells them to piss off."
Shinsou was on the bed when Harry walked in, it looked like he was working on maybe homework.
"You go to Shōgakkō, right? I'm gonna start soon too, after all my paperwork is finalized. Is it fun?"
Shinsou didn't look up from his work when he said, "Why are you talking to me?"
Harry replied. "I want to get to know you, you're my bed mate and one of the 3 other people that sleep here, I just want to make some friends, I never had any with Dudley around, or at least not until he chased them off."
Hitoshi finally looked up from his notebook and stared at the boy. Harry, he thinks was his name, didn't seem much different from any other kid walking here (he had a strange accent and was a foreigner, but spoke pretty fluently). Hitoshi gave up trying to make friends with new kids a long time ago and wasn't planning on saying much to the new kid sleeping under him. However, that little excerpt peaked his interest.
"...What do you mean chased off?"
Harry got uncomfortable and mumbled out, "I don't want to say, unless you promise not to tell other people." Harry decided to use this interaction as a test on how other people will treat him if Harry brings up his time with the Dursleys.
Recently, Harry had begun to think about previous encounters he had with people of authority. While here, people seemed to care and believe what happened, while living with the Dursely's, it seemed like people cared until they came to his house, talk to his Aunt, Uncle and Cousin then would leave and never come back. Harry remembers at school talking to NSPCC during an information day. His teacher believed something was going on and talked to a volunteer who listened to Harry's story. A bunch of people came into the house and found his stuff under the stairs. Harry remembered hearing they were going to come back, but he never heard from them again. Uncle Vernon didn't touch him for months, but when he came to school with a bruise on his cheek for burning the bacon, his teacher didn't even look at him.
All other teachers that tried to talk him were met with silence, and a talk with his aunt after a phone call home would result in a talk about how his apparent clumsiness or attention seeking ways were a bane to the family. Harry would get chewed out and ignored by any subsequent teacher the following years.
If Shinsou never spoke to Harry again after this, he would try to befriend the other boys.
"I had a few friends when I was younger, they were kind. Dudley, my cousin, would make them go away. He said it was fun to make them cry. He stopped when they stopped speaking to me. And if we ever get new kids, they are warned not to go near me."
...While not the same situation as Harry, Hitoshi felt something with Harry's story. His quirk was somewhat like a cousin Dudley.
He never met his real parents, his dad walked out on his 5 month pregnant mother and she died after childbirth. He was sure his father had the brainwashing quirk, the caretaker told him his mother had the ability to change her voice to any pitch, but her throat would burn after.
Coming to Minashigo's was honestly good for awhile. Then his quirk came in. He had been playing with a kid and Gesu had took their toy. On the kids behalf, Hitoshi had demanded he give the toy up. A quick trip to the specialist confirmed his quirk came in, and every friend Hitoshi could have made, step out.
"That sounds awful."
Harry looked thoughtful for a moment before shaking his head. "It was fun while it lasted. And if confirms what my family said, freaks don't deserve happiness."
It was almost disturbingly therapeutic to hear Harry say that. It almost perfectly mirrored the feelings and insults Hitoshi had in this hell hole.
"...school is fine, I'll tell you which kids to avoid."
Hitoshi looked at Harry. He was looking towards Harry before, but Harry saw Hitoshi's eyes focus and stare at him.
"This might be the start to a wonderful friendship... Harry."
Harry's face light up with pure, childish glee. "You mean it?!"
"Mean what?"
Gesu and the two other boys from dinner walked in.
"I hope you don't mind, villain. Gesu said he wanted to meet the new kid away from the caretakers, just shut up and don't talk."
Gesu shut the door and looked at the kid who spoke. "Don't speak for me runt. The villain knows not to touch me."
"...You do realize if I was a villain, taunting me and bullying me, would be incredibly stupid right?"
Gesu's face turned a disturbing purple colour, he glared daggers into Hitoshi. "Didn't runt tell you to shut up?"
Hitoshi smirked. "Didn't you tell runt not to speak for you?"
Gesu looked ready to jump on the top bunk when Harry spoke up. "What's up guys? I thought older kids couldn't be in here without permission?"
Gesu looked at Harry and gave him a cocky grin that Harry thought looked like Dudley's after he successful got Harry in trouble. "I was bored, I know the night staff enough to know they won't bother us unless it gets too loud. Besides, I wanted to hear about your quirk, what is it?"
Harry cringed when Gesu said that. Last thing he wanted to do was get himself alienated for saying his quirk was a secret. He was going to have to lie. "Telekinesis."
Gesu huffed in annoyance. "Man, that and fire related quirks are a dime a dozen."
Harry remembered hearing a hero with a fire quirk. "What about... his name is Endeavour, right?"
Gesu was a strange mix of angry and shock. "How could you even compare Endeavour to some low level fire quirk? He's a fire god. So much better than All Might."
Gesu huffed. "That being said, your the only person besides us with a useful, non evil quirk. Hang with us more kid and you'll see."
Harry looked between Hitoshi and Gesu, looking at Gesu he shook his head. "I mean no offence by saying this, but I would prefer to spend time with Shinsou, which I know I can't do if I spend time with you."
The 2 boys with Gesu looked at their leader with fear before scurrying into bed. They knew Gesu enough to know he was about to explode at Harry's words.
And they were right. Gesu starting shouting, enough to disturb other people as everyone but Gesu heard someone coming down the hall. "What?! Think you're too good for us...no, you've already been brainwashed, no one says no to me! I'll beat you, you little runt!"
Harry flinched and ran to his bed, before Gesu could follow, the boys heard the door open to the room. It was a night caretaker.
"Gesu, go to bed, and stop disturbing everyone. Any louder and I'll have to tell the head caretaker, understood? Follow me back to your room."
Gesu nodded and was almost out the door when he turned and pointed at Harry. "I'm going to hunt you down runt."
The caretaker grabbed Gesu's shoulder and guided him out of the room.
Everyone was silent as they all got into bed, but before Harry could sleep he heard, "I mean it." Come from Hitoshi.
Harry was confused for a moment, then grinned. A new friend, and new...whatever Gesu was, a new life. Things are looking up.
