Bonus Chapter
In Summer
Jonks changed MIA for 43 days name to MIA for 44 days
Jonks: we shuld start a search party 4 Akusa [Sent 9 27 AM]
Jonks: dis #s getting ridikulus [Sent 9 27 AM]
Jonks changed MC Shadey name to Headlights
Headlights: ? [Sent 9 30 AM]
Jonks: Okami wuld b proud of me [Sent 9 30 AM]
Pucca: morning everyone [Sent 9 30 AM]
Jonks: morn! wat u up 2 dis fine summer day? [Sent 9 31 AM]
Pucca: I am fine, thank you Nusumi [Sent 9 31 AM]
Pucca: shouldn't you be in class? [Sent 9 31 AM]
Jonks: SSHHHHHHHHH [Sent 9 31 AM]
Headlights: Nusumi, please return to your studies. [Sent 9 31 AM]
Jonks: U CANT MAKE ME [Sent 9 31 AM]
Moon Moon kicked Jonks out of the chat
Moon Moon: ur welcom, goin bak to sleep. nyt. [Sent 9 32 AM]
D-SLR: hello everyone! It's a very nice day out [Sent 9 32 AM]
D-SLR: perfect for fashion week [Sent 9 32 AM]
Pucca: fashion week? [Sent 9 33 AM]
Headlights: fashion week? [Sent 9 33 AM]
D-SLR: mmmmhm [Sent 9 33 AM]
D-SLR: it's a city wide event where you basically wear your best attires and walk around! it's the best time to take pictures [Sent 9 33 AM]
Pucca: I just googled it [Sent 9 35 AM]
Pucca: looks and sounds fun. can I join? I haven't planned anything yet today [Sent 9 35 AM]
D-SLR: sure thing! Wear something nice. We're meeting in Shibuya station at 10 [Sent 9 35 AM]
Pucca: I better hurry [Sent 9 35 AM]
Matchstick: SHIT. I WOK UP LATE. KIUOK IM SORRY. [Sent 9 37 AM]
D-SLR: :\ [Sent 9 37 AM]
Matchstick: whers Nagai? [Sent 9 37 AM]
Devil Man: alive and breathing since 7 [Sent 9 38 AM]
Devil Man: Poppys with me [Sent 9 38 AM]
Frankenstein: I brought my luggage [Sent 9 38 AM]
Devil Man: shes not lying [Sent 9 39 AM]
Devil Man: she has 3 strollers, and 2 carry ons [Sent 9 39 AM]
Devil Man: im carrying all of them [Sent 9 39 AM]
Devil Man: save me [Sent 9 39 AM]
Frankenstein: theyre not that heavy [Sent 9 40 AM]
Matchstick: IM OMW [Sent 9 40 AM]
D-SLR: can't wait to see what clothes you're wearing kuchisake! [Sent 9 40 AM]
Frankenstein: Its killer 3 [Sent 9 40 AM]
Frankenstein: you can borrow some Kioku [Sent 9 40 AM]
Frankenstein: and you too Shirogane, if they can fit [Sent 9 40 AM]
Pucca: sounds wonderful [Sent 9 41 AM]
Pucca sent a picture to the chat
Pucca: is this good enough to wear? [Sent 9 45 AM]
Silence in the Library added Jonks in the chat
Jonks: THOT U GOT RID OF ME?! [Sent 9 45 AM]
Jonks: THINK AGAIN LOSERS [Sent 9 45 AM]
Jonks: tnx shiosai [Sent 9 45 AM]
Jonks: dat looks cute Shiro slay that Tokyo street! [Sent 9 45 AM]
"IINCHOU!" Fukuro screamed as she leaned over the driver's seat and pointed towards an aircraft in the horizon. "THERE IT IS!"
Katagiri tore her attention away from her phone and turned to the over eager Owl mutant. "Yes, yes, I see it. We'll be riding that in a while so please calm down and return to your seat. We could get in an accident."
Fukuro grumbled and silently squeezed herself back between Shanti and Kamimura. "Sorry," she said. "I'm just so excited! I've talked a lot about piloting a plane before but I've never actually rode one!"
"As they say, there's a first time for everything," Kamimura said as she brushed her golden locks. "And you're not even just riding it, you're going to –"
"JUMP OF IT!" Fukuro interrupted her and jumped off her seat again. She pressed her cheeks unto the window and breathed, "I can almost taste the wind."
Shanti shuffled in her seat as Fukuro took up more of her window seat. "Fukuro, if you wanted the window seat, you should have told me. We can switch if you want."
Fukuro apologized again, and the two of them switched in favor of the former. The owl mutant gaped at the airplane that grows ever bigger in front of them while Shanti fixed her clothes before settling back down with her book.
Katagiri smiled at the other mutant, and briefly turned to Kamimura, who just started braiding her hair and looped it into a hair bun. "Are you two sure you don't want to come with?"
"You know I want too," Kamimura said, "but I can't leave Shanti alone."
"I'll be fine," Shanti said as she closed her book. "You should go with them Kamimura. We all came here to have fun, and I won't forgive myself if I ruined it for everyone."
Kamimura shook her head. "You're not ruining it! And it's really no trouble, I can go again next time."
"But –"
"Really Shanti, it's okay," Kamimura assured her. "Besides, this beauty isn't going to make itself," she added while gesturing to her hair. "I wen sky diving it'd just be ruined."
Shanti laughed. "Very well. I'll be sure to find lots of flowers for it then."
Katagiri studied their faces and sighed. As proud as she was for planning their three day summer escapade in this resort on her own, she also felt ashamed. She got too caught in the process of planning everything that she forgot to include what the majority actually wanted, and are able to do together.
She wanted to surprise them, Fukuro most of all, with the sky diving, but she failed to inquire about Shanti's fear of heights. They had tried to convince her to do it, but she was set on keeping her hooves planted on the ground. Thus, they were forced to divide their activities into two today. One group would sky dive, while the other would walk through a forest trail back to the resort.
"I truly am sorry, Shanti," Katagiri said. "I should have known as your president."
"No, it's alright," Shanti shook her head. "I haven't exactly told anyone."
"I would still like to apologize either way," she insisted. "I'll make it up to you next time, I promise."
"Sounds wonderful. We should invite everyone next too."
Kamimura clapped with a firm nod. "I like that idea!"
All of a sudden, their jeep swerved off course when a gigantic grey blur ran across their path. The girls shrieked as the driver stepped on the brakes and regained control of their momentum. Fukuro screamed when they skidded to a stop and hit her head at the back rest of the driver seat.
Katagiri picked herself up from the passenger side and looked around for the familiar grey blur that blocked their path. She couldn't find it, but something heavy fell above them and Katagiri sighed. "Everyone okay?"
Fukuro giggled as she fixed her skewed spectacles and threw excited fists into the air. "Let's do that again!"
"I'm –" Shanti lurched, "fine."
Katagiri exited the jeep, and frowns at the large grey wolf resting on the roof. With hands on her hips, she scolded the large canine who appeared to recognize her stance. "What did I say about running in front of a moving vehicle?"
Okami whimpered and tucked her large triangular shaped ears in shame. She stood up and shook her body; the fur slowly morphing into skin and long silver colored hair. She hopped down and bashfully rubbed her neck. "Sorry, heat of the moment."
"I understand," Katagiri said. "I know how you get while transformed into a wolf, especially when you're running, but do look after yourself. What would happen if we ran you over?"
"I'd be road kill," she joked, but Katagiri wasn't having it. Okami coughed in apology and said. "I'll be careful next time."
They separated into two groups after that. Fukuro bounded for the plane while Katagiri saw the others off the nearby trail. An instructor met them in the loading bay and listed to them the procedures and regulations of diving. Katagiri took note of every single rule even though she's already done this before.
Fukuro tried to listen, but she was more interested in watching the plane ascend from the ground. Once they were given the signal to jump, Fukuro refused to be strapped on with a veteran diver. "No! I want to fly by myself!"
"Please, ma'am. This is part of the agreement you signed –"
"Iinchou," she begged, "Tell him I can do it on my own."
Katagiri looked at her wistfully. "I'm sorry Fukuro. It's your first dive, we have to make sure you're safe while you're having fun. If you like it that much after, then I can take classes with you next summer. Then we can jump on our own, without chaperone next time. How's that sound?"
Fukuro pouted but nonetheless nodded. "Alright. You promise?"
Katagiri nodded. "I promise." She ushered Fukuro back to her instructor and sends the latter a thumbs up.
Fukuro grinned and jumped off with her arms spread out on either sides of her without a care in the world. She screamed in pure bliss as she dropped hundred of meters high into the air, and all that she could feel was the icy breeze blowing up on her face.
Shiosai closed his eyes as the sea breeze brushed past his face. Its gentle touch whispered into his ears, calm and silent. It gave him time to appreciate the small, but meaningful sounds he'd grown to hate over the years. Black-tailed seagulls squawked overhead, hovering around the lure Shiosai threw in earlier.
They were waiting for the same thing.
Shiosai glanced at the empty bucket beside him, then back at his still weightless fishing rod. He narrowed his silver colored eyes in thought. Either he's lost his touch, or the fishes were just not up to it today.
The seagulls squawked again as though to mock him, and dove under water. It breaks through the water's surface with a large fish stuck in its beak; and its friends immediately flock around it to steal it. Shiosai looked over them enviously.
He looked over the pier and noticed some of the fisher men were already docking back from their trips. He already lost his golden window of opportunity.
Shiosai closed his eyes again, and accepted his rookie mistake. He should've woken up earlier. Instead, he focused his thoughts on what was happening around him and listened. He welcomed the sounds as opposed to ignoring it.
He heard the cicada's singing their song, the chatter of people in the dock, and the water splashing unto rocks. It was noisy, but it was peaceful; nothing like the hustle and bustle of the city. Then he heard someone's wet rubber boots approach from behind.
Shiosai frowned and slowly turned to greet a well-built woman with similarly colored orange hair tied up in a messy bun, and eyes like his.
"Still no catch?" Oiruka Shiosai, eldest of the Shiosai siblings, kicked her brother's empty bucket and sat next to him. She dangled her legs over the water, careful not to break the surface and scare any fish that dared touch the lure.
"They're probably not hungry."
Oiruka scoffed. "Nonsense, the fish don't sleep this early." She clapped her hands towards the sea water and listened closely. Shiosai winced at the ringing her actions left in his own senses.
"They're down there," the older said. "Probably not interested enough with what you've got. Pull it up, let's change the hook."
Shiosai followed his sister's lead and changed his plain silver hook with a very colorful imitation of a small fish. They added a horned worm around it then threw it back into the water, and waited. The sea water settled around the lure as the minutes dragged on; and Shiosai felt a bite.
He reeled the rod in, but the fish fought back. Oiruka cheered and helped him yank the fish with one powerful tug. The Sillago flew into the air and flops down on Shiosai's lap.
It was only about an inch long, and only about half its width. Shiosai picked up the wriggling fish and chucked it back into the sea whilst Oiruka laughed. He set in another reel and waited.
"You feeling okay?" Oiruka asked amidst his silence. "You're not wearing your cancelers."
He shrugged. "It's quieter here. I can take it."
"It's not getting worse is it?"
"Can't tell," he said softly. "The city is noisier than here. It hurts just being in class, but everyone tries to be quiet for me. They're really no good with it to be honest."
"Oh? Making friends already?"
"I guess."
"Come on Den," she said while poking the other. "You've hardly talked about Tokyo since you got back!"
"Because there's nothing to talk about."
"Sure," she cooed, unconvinced. "I'll get your phone before summer ends, Den, you'll see. I'll make you tell me something before Sonia does."
"If you can find it, then be my guest," he added confidently, making Oiruka chuckle lowly at the challenge.
Unbeknownst to his siblings, Shiosai did make friends in Yuuei. He just didn't tell them because they would never stop pestering him about it once he did. Ever since he developed his quirk and it grew stronger, the more Shiosai chose to avoid people. He couldn't handle listening to them and everything around him all at once. It was too much for him to process, and even with their patience, his friends stopped trying.
He lost friends, and he didn't expect Yuuei to be any different. Fortunately or not, his classmates were much more patient with him. Two of them even knew sign language and was able to include him in class discussions. Kureito only did it when he felt like it, but Akusa talked to him in sign through and through.
Everyone was scared Akusa, and Shiosai sort of understood why, but not completely. Akusa was always kind to him as opposed to being naturally antagonistic to others. He'd always humor questions he had for him and answer him to the best of his ability without ever making him feel as someone lesser.
Shiosai thought Akusa was giving him some kind of special treatment or regarding him with favoritism, but he couldn't figure out why. Aside from only talking to him in sign, Akusa also taught him things he's certain people their age shouldn't even know.
One of them was how to hide secrets.
Shiosai didn't know why Akusa taught him that, but it's certainly useful in keeping things he wanted away from the prying hands and eyes of his four older siblings. He wondered if Akusa had siblings he wanted to keep secrets from too.
He would've asked, but Shiosai learned that regardless of Akusa's favor of him, the latter never revealed his personal history to anyone; liked or not.
They silently waited for another fish to take the bait until his phone rang. Oiruka immediately zeroed in on the fanny pack around his waist, and tried to swipe it. Shiosai slapped her hand away and pushed the rod into it. He walked away from the edge and read along Akusa's messages for him.
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Akusa: I got you something [Sent 7 17 AM]
Akusa: you dont have to take it if you don't want to [Sent 7 17 AM]
Shiosai: a Nindento Switch? [Sent 7 18 AM]
Akusa: no [Sent 7 18 AM]
Akusa: did you [Sent 7 18 AM]
Akusa: want a Nindento Switch [7 19 AM]
Shiosai: relax I was joking [7 19 AM]
Shiosai: don't get me one [7 19 AM]
Shiosai: Id feel bad asking for one [7 19 AM]
Akusa: oh [7 19 AM]
Akusa: okay [7 19 AM]
Akusa: something better then [Sent 7 19 AM]
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Shiosai couldn't think of anything better than a Nindento Switch and typed in a reply. He stopped mid-way when he sensed a loud, prolonged ringing sound come from the pier. He glanced over his shoulder and a deafening blow blasts through the air.
Shiosai fell to his knees as the explosion tore through his ear drums and all he could hear was high pitched ringing and the crackle of fire.
Oiruka immediately picked him up and guided him to look at her mouth. Shiosai struggled to keep his eyes open to read her lips, but failed. Tears swelled around his eyes as he resumed a snail position. Everything was too loud. He hated it.
He wanted to tear his ears out.
Oiruka noticed him clawing at his lobes and pulled his hands away. She wrapped her arms around his head and hugged him tightly. She hummed a low and calming tune to him, and Shiosai stilled. He ignored the persisting hiss the explosion left in his senses and focused on the song.
Black smoke billowed high up into the sky as he trembled and hummed along with Oiruka.
"I TOLD –" Yachi coughed as she fanned out the dirty black smoke surrounding her, "–YOU, THAT CHEAP GRILL IS A SLIMY FUCKING A SCAM!"
Ducky froze. "I – It's – I didn't –" he stuttered. "It was in good condition when I tried it at home!"
Yachi saw red. "IN AN OUTLET WITH 250 VA!" she yelled, "NOT WITH YASOGAMI'S HEATER HANDS."
She continued to scold Ducky for irresponsibly bringing an electric grill instead of a coal grill like he was asked. Annoyed whispers reached her ears as the smoke they caused started to fog up the night sky and cause discomfort towards their neighboring picnics.
Yasogami muttered quick apologies to everyone and did his best to diffuse the smoke faster.
Devonney walked back to their group with a bag of sparkling sticks, and a pair of shot bangers. They dropped it on the floor in shock. "I missed something?"
"A lot," Yachi growled.
"Sorry," Yasogami said. "I shouldn't have helped."
Devonney stared at the broken griller, then back at the raven. "You broke it?"
"Ye –"
"Ducky broke it," Yachi interrupted him. "Because he brought an electric grill, and forgot that we don't have electricity in a park!"
"I'M SORRY!" he cried. "I HAVE A LOT ON MY PLATE RIGHT NOW."
Yachi pulled her sleeves up and prepares to punch Ducky, "Oh, you soon will."
Devonney placed a hand on Yachi and said, "We're mechanics. Let's just fix it and get on with cooking. I'm hungry."
"Even if we want to fix it, none of us brought equipment," Yachi argued.
Yasogami then pulled out a small tool box in his pack. "I have this?"
"Did you just –?"
"Yes?"
Yachi swiped the kit and kept her thoughts to herself. "Alright team, we need a plan," she took the wrench, her primary choice of weapon and said, "Empty out your pockets, we need options."
Ducky took out some half empty superglue stick and a bunch of newspapers. Devonney pulled out six pieces of gum, a Mentos stick, and pushed the bag of fireworks into the center. Yasogami placed a sand bag in the middle, and more used papers.
Yachi immediately returned the sand because it was non-flammable, therefore useless. They can use the superglue to fix the grill, but the amount Ducky had left wasn't a lot. The firework powder can help start a fire, and the used paper could become a fuel source. It won't burn as long as or as powerful as coal, but it'll do.
"I can re-assemble the grill," Yachi said. "We can make fire off what we have, but it won't be enough to cook the food."
"I can heat the grill with my hands?" the raven offered.
"Yes, but only as an extra source of even heat. Got enough mojo for two dozen sticks?"
Yasogami shook his head.
"Thought so. You're Plan B."
Devonney raised their hand and Yachi snapped her fingers at them. "Idea?"
"I can rig an explosive out of the firework," they cackled, "make the device blow up in high flame that instantly cooks one side. We turn the yakitori around, and I fire it up again, and voila! Evenly cooked veggie and meat for all!"
"Sounds swell, Dev," Yachi's lip twitched. "But we don't have enough explosions for that, and we really can't cause another explosion today."
"We got the powder and paper. If I can just find some batteries–"
"We're not making a bomb, Dev."
"Ask someone to share?" Ducky pouted.
Yachi shook her head. "A big fat, No."
"Then a bomb it is!"
"No! We can't blow up the park. Insurance won't cover it."
Yasogami opened his mouth but immediately closed it. Yachi turned to him and narrowed her eyes. "Idea, now, or Devonney might convince me to make a bomb."
"Oh, well," he said. "I was actually thinking about using Devonney's plan, only less… explosive I guess?"
"As long it doesn't get us banned in the park, hit me."
Yasogami suggested that instead of using the fireworks as an explosive starter, they'd use hand sanitizers or rubbing alcohol as the fuel, then fireworks as a match to start a fire.
They separated ways to collect the materials they needed and promised a stick or two of yakitori in return for their good will. Ducky picked up some sticks along his run to add as fodder to the fire while Yachi patched up the grill as best she could with the limited amount of superglue they had left.
The others returned with enough rubbing alcohol and sanitizers to keep the grill running for half an hour. They doused it on the ripped up pieces of paper under the grill and Yasogami held unto a roll of paper. He held it long enough to start a fire then chucked it into the pile.
The alcohol immediately burned up. They exchanged claps in quiet victory and immediately went to work. Yasogami kept watching the fire, and made sure it didn't burn through their alcohol supply too much. Ducky and Yachi work side by side to cook the meat sticks, while Yachi ran around handing out the rations they promised to their benefactors.
After grilling through most of their packed snacks, the fireworks finally blew up in the sky. It painted the sky in various magical colors with some of them taking the shape of flowers, others flashed popular outlines of characters, or hero symbols.
Yachi finished her stick and grabbed another one, which Ducky claimed to be his share. She ignored him and shoved it into her mouth and watched as more colors popped in the sky.
"This summer's going to be great."
A/N: Wow, I've been gone a long time huh. I wanted to post this on Christmas but I got too swept up in the Holidays. Anyway this was just a fun bit of lesser used character's enjoying their summer vacation. On to the next chapter!
Special OCs list:
Jonks: Nusumi's chat name that is actually a typo of Jinks. She didn't bother changing it.
MIA for 44 days: Missing In Action for # days is Akusa who keeps the chat on mute.
Oiruka Shiosai: The first of five Shiosai siblings. Her quirk is called Echo Clap which allows her to map out location of things based on the area of sound her clap can reach. She's a fisherman.