You know that feeling you have when you feel a presence near you or that you're being watched, even when you're asleep. Katsuki Bakugou was feeling that right now. He could sense someone one in his room watching. He groggily opened his eyes and two green orbs were looking back at him, very close to his face on the side of the bed.
No one could ever say that being woken up like that wouldn't startle them, Katsuki was no exception. In an almost unmanly scream he jumped away from the large green orbs and fell off on the other side of his bed.
He laid on his back panting and registering where he was at. The sound of giggles on the bed he was previously on made him frown quickly. He looked up and Kaida was sitting innocently on the bed looking over him and giggling at his expense.
"You think that's funny you little gremlin?! You could have given me a heart-attack!" He tried to make her feel sorry for her action, but Kaida definitely had a mix of her parent's personality. Deku's smarts and round-faces quick wit at remarks. Blend that and you get a mischievous clever tiny demon, who enjoys scaring him close to death and not giving a damn about it.
He can't count how many times she decided to jump off his bookshelf to see if she can float like her mother, and for him to catch her every time, usually painfully.
He groaned as he decided that he still wasn't ready for the day, so he just pulled the blankets that were on the floor around him and cocooned himself.
"Uncle Kachan! It's time to get up! Remember what uncle shark said. 'Suns out! Guns out!'" She mimicked how Kirishima would flex his muscles stupidly.
"Kaida. Why are you up so early?" he looked at his alarm clock and groaned as it was only 7:15.
"I'm too happy for class today. Ms. Mio is going to bring a new book from her own library, and read it to us!" the child jumped on his bed like a hyper bunny.
"Tch! Fine! Go brush your teeth, and I'll be checking if you really did it so don't try to be sneaky." he mock glared at the child but she only smiled happily at his glare.
Once she walked out of his room he sagged back into his bed. Here he was. The number 2 hero at the young age of 28 and in the midst of creating his own agency. Being easily pushed around by a four year old girl.
It seemed karma had a funny way of punishing him.
He huffed haggardly as he picked himself off the bed and got himself ready for the day.
He was finishing up and brushing his teeth when the little gremlin showed her presence once more. "Uncle Kachan! I made you breakfast today!" She gripped his pant leg and shook it in excitement.
Katsuki was far from excited though as he paled at the thought at what his kitchen looked like. The last time she tried to make him breakfast which was burnt toast and a carrot, she single handedly destroyed his kitchen for her endeavor to even reach the bread.
"Really? What did you make today squirt." he just sighed as it was a lost cause to even bother with the impending doom ahead.
"Hurry up! Hurry up! Vamos! Vamos!" she started pulling his hand and making him follow.
He was following obediently but he was confused on the last phrase that kaida yelled. "Kaida? Was that a different language?" and she let his hand go as she dramatically presented the table with two bowls of cereal and a milk carton on the table. He made a glance at his kitchen and it surprisingly didn't look that bad.
She caught the look of surprise and she giggled again as she loved the many faces her uncle would only show her.
"Yup yup!" Kaida answered his first question. "When Ms. Mio was outside, she was yelling at her phone saying Vamos! Vamos! She was watching something and she jumped up and down smiling."
Katsuki nodded his head in understanding as he could only guess it was a chant or something for a sports team.
"I asked her what it meant and she told me it means 'go'. She's super nice and she told me that if I pick something up that's not mine, that I should put it back in its proper place. She's also teaching me numbers and letters!" Kaida's eyes seemed to sparkle when she talked about this Mio woman and Katsuki was mildly interested. Kaida rarely likes anybody and adults and kids tend to feel intimidated by her, as she was extremely blunt for a child. Though he was probably to blame for that.
"I see, well i guess I'll be meeting her today then. What time is your reading class then?" Katsuki took a sip of his coffee.
"Nine" was a simple answer but Katsuki almost choked on his coffee as he noticed the time and it was 8:20. It took 35 minutes to get to the Musutafu library, but that was on weekdays. It was Saturday, and transportation was definitely going to be packed in the morning commute.
"Fu-! Get your shoes on squirt or we'll be late!" he ran towards the front door and grabbed his wallet, phone and keys. The greente wasn't too far behind and had her shoes ready and on quick.
"Ok kiddo. We're already late but were going to take the alternate route instead." he huffed as he picked her up and made her wrap her arms around his neck. He booked it to the elevator but instead of pushing the down button they were in route to the roof.
Once there he looked the child in the eye and spoke very slowly and clearly. "Kaida, we are going to be jumping a lot. Hang on to my neck and don't let go. Tell me if your arms get tired and I'll stop. Do you understand?"
He hadn't took Kaida roof jumping before as she was too small and now he was just concerned that she fell while they were in the air. He expected maybe some apprehension, but instead the four year old looked like Katsuki gave her, her Christmas gift early.
"Yes uncle Kachan! Here I'll get on your back instead" she oddly maneuvered to his back and latched on like a koala. "Onwards!" she commanded like he was a sled dog.
"Cheeky brat." he chuckled, as he sped ahead towards their destination.
Mio wasn't a big fan of waking up early especially on a Saturday, but she made a promise and she always keeps them.
She was in auto mode after her morning shower. Hair tightly pulled into a bun and glasses placed squarely on her face. She looked herself over the mirror and nodded her head in satisfaction. Personally she never really liked the straight lace look but she highly doubted anyone would take her seriously with her baby face unless she looked appealing and older.
She bound her breast as she found out very quickly that just because female heroes are well endowed, doesn't mean that they make civilian clothes the same way. Being her size she could never find clothes appropriate for work unless she shaped her body to be small unappealing and as flat as possible. She brushed any wrinkles that were on her skirt and adjusted the last button on her gray vest waistcoat. It was slightly form fitting but it still screamed 'I'm too busy and professional for tomfoolery.' she still had a knife strapped to her thigh just in case for emergencies as she didn't want another incident like last night.
"Perfect. Anything else I'm missing Kohi?" She looked up at the 9 foot tree den she had in the corner for Kohi.
The gray fox looked at her and yipped in reply and went back to his den to nap.
"Alright then." She grabbed her purse and keys from her kitchen counter as she looked around to double check if she had everything.
"Yip!" she looked down and chuckled as Kohi was holding a children book gently in his jaw.
"Thank you Kohi. Here's a treat.' She smiled as she threw a blueberry in the air for him to catch.
"I'll be back soon my kit, it's only a half day." She rubbed his head affectionately and he returned the affection by rubbing his fur on her legs as much as possible. Marking her with his scent so predators wouldn't dare hurt her.
Once she made it to the first floor she smiled a bit at the beautiful summer morning. It was only a three block walk to her work and she was patting herself on the back for the wise choice in living arrangements. No need for public transport or unnecessary chatter from annoying people.
She looked at her watch and noted that she was 15 minutes early. 'Oh well. Early is on time and on time is late.' she mused to herself.
The biggest perk of being the head Librarian is that she was allowed to appoint someone else to get the library up and running before she even got there. It was also a hassle checking the computers are operational and the bookshelves organized and not a hazard to little evil crouch goblins.
She loved kids a lot, she just didn't like how some parents thought the library was a daycare. Little demons would think it's a jungle gym and try to climb the shelves. She knew that the evil demons were scared of her and would behave the first half of the day, but since it's only her half day. She did feel pity for her staff, as they still had issues with a few kids.
Once she entered the doors the scent of coffee and books soothed her to the soul.
"Mio-san! I'm almost done! I just got three computers left, oh and the coffee should be done. Get your caffeine game on girl!" the voice of a very bubbly teen penetrated the entire building as it wasn't very big in the first place.
Mio chuckled as she walked towards her office and placed her purse down and made her way back towards the front desk where a small pot of coffee finished brewing.
"Any glitches I need to know about?" Mio called back to the previous voice as she poured herself a cup and added her creamer.
"Nope. System is running smoothly and I did a virus sweep. They are all ready to go. So anything crazy in your boring life?" A blonde haired teen whose curls seemed untamable came around the corner with a small work apron on her waist. She walked behind the desk and excitedly hugged the Librarian. Mio was prepared for the hug as she already set her cup down to save her precious coffee.
"Not really Amber-chan. A guy tried to use me as a hostage last night against a hero, but the hero took forever to actually do anything. Ugh! I don't understand how people like heroes so damn much. Their nothing but spoiled barking bitches. I admit that a few are ok, but that's only a small handful."
"Oh my god! Are you okay. The guy didn't hurt you did he?!" Amber started inspecting Mio up and down and made her spin to show the rest of herself off.
"Amber-Chan, I'm fine. The guy was a total joke. So was the dumb hero who tried to save me. The guy may look good, but he kept barking like a Pomeranian who doesn't get enough attention." Mio waved off her inspection and went back to her coffee.
Amber seemed to sigh but then her mood quickly changed to glee instantly.
"Wait were you checking a hero out? As in inspecting the goods?" Amber looked too happy at the thought so Mio had to nip it in the bud quickly. "Amber-Chan, I'm eternally single and choosing it that way, but I'm not blind. Now don't you have 'return books' to shelve? I have to get ready for the tykes later." she shooed with her hand.
"Alright boss-lady, but we're not done with this conversation. I know a really handsome homeroom teacher of mine who also likes quiet, solitude time with books, ripped, and he's single ready to mingle.`` Amber walked backwards to her station in an attempt to change Mio's mind.
Mio at this started shredding recyclable paper. "Wha? I'm sorry Amber-chan! I-I can't hear you!" she cupped her ear dramatically.
Amber just laughed as she gave up for now and walked away.
Mio smiled and looked at the time. '8:12? Got 18 minutes till the doors open and about 45 minutes till its reading time. She thought as she started getting everything set up for her patrons.
~40 minutes later~
"Okay, Okay everyone settle down. Sit in your spots while I do roll call." she got the attention of the children quickly as her voice carried a no-nonsense tone.
They all sat down in their spots and waited quietly.
"Okay." she smiled as she sat down in her chair and called the names of the children on her list.
"Akira?" "Here."
"Arata?" "Here."
"Cho?" "Here."
"Ema?" "Here."
"Hanako?" "Here."
"Hoshi?" "Here."
"Kaida?" silence.
Mio looked up and Kaida who was her brightest wasn't there. It concerned her a bit since she personally knew her father and he would have told her ahead of time if she couldn't make it. 'I'll just call after roll call just in case.' she thought as she was about to continue but she soon heard a snooty remark. "Oh no Burokkori is not here? I bet she's too scared to come back because she doesn't have a quirk yet."
It was a mumble but it was heard by Mio clearly.
"Ema. I will not tolerate name calling in this reading class. If i ever find out that you are name calling or bullying Kaida. I will personally talk to your parents and drop you from the class. Do I make myself clear young lady?"
Ema actually paled as she thought Mio didn't hear her, but she nodded her head in understanding.
Mio nodded her head in satisfaction as she continued on with the roll call.
She still had a few minutes till they were about to start so she excused herself and asked another staff member to watch the kids while she made a phone call outside on her cell.
She went through her contacts and found 'Midoriya-san' and pressed 'call'.
It rang and she didn't have to wait very long thankfully as the line was answered.
"Mio-san? What can I do for you? Did something happen to Kaida at the reading session? Did someone pick on her? Is she-"
"Midoriya-san! Please take a breath." she stopped him in his tirade.
"I'm sorry about that." he apologized.
"It's alright, but I was actually calling in concern of Kaida. Is Ochako-san dropping her off? I can hold off the reading a bit if they are stuck in traffic." Mio paced outside the front entrance. She heard something that sounded like a jet engine or plane starting up. She couldn't describe it, but it was closer than she expected if it was a plane.
"Ochacko is with me, her father is ill and we are visiting her parents. Wait. She's not there?" his question raised alarms bells in her head.
"No. Is someone else with her? No one has called saying that she wasn't coming. `` The noise that distracted her earlier was getting louder.
"What's that noise?"
"I think it's a low flying plane Midoriya-san. Is there a number I can call to se-" the noise was getting very close and so was the yell from a child following it. She looked up in time to see a man jump off a building across the street from the library and use whatever quirk that came from his hands, to propel him across the street and towards the Library.
Mio jumped a step back as his landing zone was exactly where she was standing two seconds prior.
There in front of her stood a spiky blonde haired man, panting and sweating from what looked like a strenuous leap. He looked moderately comfortable in his attire as he was wearing black loose sweatpants and a black tank shirt that showed off his impressive muscles in her eyes. His red eyes were piercing her in place, but she felt that she's seen them before, and the look of his surprise solidified her thought.
" Ms. Mio! We made it! Uncle Kachan flew here from home! It was so much fun!"
Katsuki and Mio turned to the voice that was connected to the blondes back.
The four year old jumped off and her hair was extremely messy and wind swept, but other than that she looked fine.
Katsuki looked back at Mio then back at Kaida and pointed at the Librarian in surprise. "This is Ms. Mio the you were talking about?! The crazy secretary?!"
'That voice!' Mio recognized immediately. "Pomeranian-san?!" She pointed back in surprise.
The voice of deku yelling through Mio's phone made them halt before they could start their verbal lash at each other.
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN KACHAN FLEW WITH KAIDA FROM HIS APARTMENT?! MIO-SAN, DID YOU JUST CALL KACHAN A POMERANIAN?! DO YOU TWO KNOW EACH OTHER?! WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON OVER THERE?!"
The only one to respond quickly was Kaida as she cheekily grinned. "Daddy, you have to put a dollar in the swear jar!"
Burokkori- means broccoli in Japanese
Alright hopefully you guys like this chapter. please leave a review it brightens my day.
-M
