"Abobiba—", a feminine voice said.
"AbomiNA—", another voice exasperatedly says his patience wearing thin it was funny earlier but now.. he might commit murder, he adjusted his glasses as it catches the light.
"AboBIBABLE—" the feminine voice repeated— along with another one but it was deeper than hers.
"ABOMINABLE!" All Might's booming voice echoed.
Ignoring their usual antics Sakura lazily lounge around the office room.
They were on patrol in the mountains for two weeks to a month (depends really), miles of snow covered the vast lands.
Her only job was to visit the inns, hotels or any other establishment that needs small assistance over something trivial.
"Ahh look at little Sakura—", says the feminine voice as the pink haired stood up to get the finished pot of the water heater. Its' voice name is Yuri, she wiped her fake lone tear away. Hair cropped short, curves inwards, flares out at the end and rests on her shoulders, it bounced due to her dramatics as her brother nods trying to look heartbroken.
The hot steam of water floats up in the air, as the little girl tilts the pot. Brown powder of cocoa was at the bottom of the mug, and swirls with the water as it met. Her little hands gathered the cup and it's heat for comfort from the cold.
"Back when she just started she was scared shitless— frightened like a baby", he says when Sakura was busy over the cocoa. Setsuna— as feminine as the name, the owner is a guy, the twin of Yuri. He had a feminine face his hair was lime green same like his sisters' but was a little bit curly on top disarray, and he had two vertical visible lines of thick lashes.
Sakura passed by and said, "Now I emerged as a man . " The man was stated in a deeper, rougher voice.
Nighteye spluttered, he never expected this gentle looking pink haired girl to have this level of sense of humor when he first met her.
'Ah that's familiar.' The little girl carries her steaming mug to her spot on the couch.
Yuri leaned forward at the back of the couch, to tease their little Sakura. "Who would've thought the harmless pink haired girl was sarcastic,"
"funny," her brother leaned on the other side.
"evil,"
"And diabolical." That was a whisper
"Wait a minute—", Sakura even if it's been a year sometimes can't help it but get annoyed, "do you guys even remember that All Might asked for me right?"
"and youuu-" he ignored her statement and pointed to the pouting little girl— his finger stopped right on the tip of her nose, "punched a golden gundam."
"Can we just move on from that I just want to sip my hot—"
"Sakura!" Velma's voice broke their laughter, "They need you in the hotel something about a giant ice cube—", Velma is the agency's on house receiver of calls.
It was Yuri who spoke out of turn, "I told you it was the Abobibable Snowman!", she screams at Nighteye and her brother, All might went back to his single office.
"ABOMINABLE!" , Sakura's patience broke and stomped her way out to get the snowboard.
The twins looked at each other, "that kid got temper I tell you", Setsuna stated. They then both shrugged, split her hot cocoa between them and drank it all.
"Couldn't even drink my HOT COCOA", she screams at no one as she began preparing her gear going down, making sure that the strap on the snow board was tight and secure.
Sakura was ready for take off.
She pushed herself and began her descent from their area heading down the slope.
It's been a year since she started training under All Might.
She found it weird that Inner became prominent and her voice was louder ever since. (they both decided it was easier to call 'it' that instead of Sakura # 2, Inner tried thinking of another name tho but soon waved the white flag)
At first Inner tried to talk to Sakura the first month she was in U.S.A., Outer ignored her still hurt about what 'it' did. The situation changed when Yuri's bone on her right leg snapped— she couldn't find anyone else to save her that moment, they were alone in patrol after holding down a villain that night.
Then Inner spoke, telling her what to do, guiding her step by step to ensure maximum sufficiency and results.
Since then Inner gained the trust of Sakura slowly but surely, amending their bridges.
But whenever Sakura asks about why she only started talking now.
Inner turns quiet, as if she was never here in the first place.
Sakura learned to not ask.
She leaned to her right to avoid a pine tree going down the familiar path, and sees the glimpse of the Hotel from her angle.
Sakura was going down hill— gaining speed she was used to the rush if she had a choice she would like to snowboard all day.
'Eh the people need my help in the hotel,' she easily reassessed her priorities— crouched lower to get less wind resistance and carried on.
"Sakura-chan!" The nice old lady, who was the owner of the Lavish hotel greeted her as the little girl stabs her board on the snow.
"Grandma!" She waved her hands to say hello, Sakura liked the old lady. Every time she welcomes her she gives her some Turkish delight and hot tea (before or after work).
It was the little girl who approached, "How's your day?", and smiled up to her when grandma holds out her hand for her to clasp.
Her tiny fist that was encased by a cotton mitten, held on her wrinkly ones used to the cold.
"The usual," she led Sakura to the entrance, where the other workers bowed and waved afterwards to the little girl, "Guests coming in and out—", she sighs, "I wonder if I should retire." The old lady jests.
Chatter broke through the crowd when Sakura came in.
"Is that her?"
"She's so small"
"And cute!"
Immune to this she gave a tight smile, and the crowd cooed.
"You know you won't do that," Sakura replies finally as she was lead further in, "You're too addicted to working."
She receives a karate chop on the head, "I'm not addicted you cheeky girl.", but placed an arm around her shoulder after.
Sakura's eyes rolled but nonetheless smiled as she sat down their usual spot, near the fireplace and the table right beside the window area the view is great anywhere you sit down.
"No but you love what you're doing too much to stop.", she finally settled down, the seats were higher than in Japan, build for taller— 'foreign' bodies.
The old lady made a noise of approval, "sometimes I wonder if you're an old soul trapped inside a 8 year old body.", she signaled the waiter— but he already knew what to get.
"I am getting old every year though", Sakura's companion made a face reacting to what she said, "mean while you're a young soul trapped in an old body.", the little girl retorted.
The old lady laughed.
Green eyes observed the older woman in front of her, she was Japanese her outfit is very modern and in style. The hair was tied up on a strict bun, gray— yet a streak of purple was loose, serves as her bangs.
"I never asked for your family name oba-san..", Sakura says her eyes shone with curiosity.
"My nam—", before she could continue, another person's voice broke through.
"Madame! The giant ice cube!"
"Oh?", the waited stared, "OH! The ice cube!", Sakura chuckles and her feet landed on the dark wooden floors.
"Before you come back," the old lady says, "I shall guard your Turkish delight with my life."
The little girl huffed out air, "As if— I know you enough to eat some.", she walked away with the grounds keeper hearing a trail of hearty laugh behind her.
The Midoriyas' were out on a grocery run, when the Bakugos' (except the dad) also planned on doing so but finished early.
"Hi!" Chirped Mizuki, "It's been awhile.", she grinned to Inko which the older Midoriya smiled, "It has been isn't it?"
"Kacchan.", Midoriya stated unsurely.
"Izuku." Greeted the youngest Bakugo.
The adults sweat dropped over the two's interaction, but the two adults were good friends so they chatted as the kids stood by idly.
"So uh— how's life." Izuku started uncertainly.
Bakugo gave him the 'are you dumb look?', "We're classmates you airhead."
The other couldn't help but to internally eye roll, "Yeah but we barely even talk."
Blondie grunted, he chose not to reply as he was intently observing the bandages peaking through the ends of the clothes on Izuku's body.
He huffed and walked away.
Mizuki was loud and obnoxious sometimes, but what people never pegged her was that she's observant.
Especially when it comes to her troublesome child.
Waving goodbye to the Midoriyas', she caught up to her child.
"You brat", her fist landed on his head, he yelped and glared up his mom.
She gave him one of the two plastic bags from the grocery, "Who you planning to beat up huh?", he paused she struck a chord, but the brat continued to walk as if nothing happened.
Her question remained unanswered.
It was better than an adult colluding with their own child.
'Inner… what am I supposed to do with this?', her eyes started from the bottom of the ice cube and went up to the top slowly.
"Why did you guys even ask for me?", still was looking up her eyes shifted from the ice to the grounds keeper.
He sweat dropped, "You're madame's favorite?", he supplied shooting her an awkward smile hoping that it would clear up her question.
The little girl chuckled at the stupidity, but accepted the answer anyway.
Another person ran to them, "You're needed and Area 3!", Mr. Grounds Keeper looked down to the child as if asking for permission.
She made a face and waved him off, soon Sakura was left alone.
'Weeeeelll you could melt it— , Inner was cut off.
'Melt it?! I don't—'
'If you could just let me finish—'
'Do I have another set of powe—' , Inner didn't want to be asked that! The training for Ninjutsu's were too harsh for her this time…. Another thought erupted, maybe she could start to train little Sakura for the fire ball jutsu!
'OOOOOR—' , Inner says, —you could just move it to the side and I could— , before the thought could finish Sakura already came into conclusion.
"I'LL JUST PUNCH THE ICE AND LET IT BURST INTO DUST!"
'NO— NO YOU ARE NOT READY YET YOUR CONTROL ISN'T PERFE—
"TOO LATE!" The little fist was up in the air, she took a deep breath letting the air expand her lungs, stopping it at the right moment— nothing could stop her from her fist and the target.
When the hitter and the target met (like a bat hitting the baseball), the ice cracked,— and cracked and cracked into little tiny pieces, the sound echoed the vicinity.
Then it bursts from the inside as if someone broke through within.
Instead of little tiny shards almost like dust falling around her, it was little specks of it that almost looked like snow flakes but it catches the light.
She expelled the breath she was holding, still in the punching position, the air coursed from the ice and danced near her body. When applause broke around her, she noticed that people gathered far behind— they were cautious enough to know when a hero is at work.
"Way to go Gundam Girl!"
"Wooh!"
"That was amazing!"
She awkwardly waved, inwardly mad over that person who called Gundam Girl and tried to find him or her.
Inner would be surprised, but not really at the fast improvement of Sakura.
'but my plan is ruined', she wanted to teach her the fireball— and see if her little body could do it here in this world.
'Eh— there's always a next time'. She smiled as outer Sakura walked back to the hotel skipping obviously happy.
"Now where were we—", green eyes zeroed on the missing number of Turkish delight and gave grandma stink eyes, "I told you!" She shouts
"You should've been wiser to not leave me—"
"I was working—
"Oh hush what could an 8 year old like you should work on"
She squints her eyes, "I'm giving you this round oba-san..", and took a bite of the Turkish delight, "since I don't like my tea cold."
Old lady just grinned teasingly.
Sakura made sure of the clasps, 'secure', she thought and now was ready to head back up.
"See you soon grandma!"
The old lady waved back to her.
All Might provided her a jet snowboard, but instead of it being fired up.
It hovers.
As it hovers from the ground, air pushes out the back— made especially for them and of course going up hill. (Soon available in the market and they got it for free)
Then the little girl left, her figure getting smaller and smaller.
"My grandson would like her don't you think?", her eyes glanced at the grounds keeper.
"Yes, madame.", that he answered surely.
Izuku's eyes finally found what it was looking for. He ran down the hill where Kacchan practices his quirk near the stream to not make accidental forest fire.
"KAAAACHAAAAAAN", he screams.
Bakugo turned around and made a face, "what?", he asks, "I'm training over here!" Scoffs and turned back to what he was doing.
"Thanks—"
"Thanks for what?", he acted nonchalantly but Midoriya couldn't help but smile, "stop smiling— you really are 'Deku'.", he glanced sideways and saw Izuku's smile fall.
The green haired boy swallowed a lump on his throat, "Someday Deku would mean differently.", he now in turn stared hard at the side of Katsuki's face, his jaw a little bit jut out and his chest ached.
Katsuki blew another set of explosions on his palm, he then expelled air from his nose as if he found something funny, and looked sideways once more.
"It better be the case."
The hurt ebbed away from Izuku's chest and his little legs ran back home.
Within the Todoroki household, Shoto has finally made a better base for his ice after several years of training.
"AGAIN", Endeavour commanded.
"I can't— my right side is still frozen—"
"That's why use your FLAME."
But Shoto looked into his eyes defiantly, which in turn his cheek received a slap.
Used to this he looked back to his father and willingly stared back with hate in his eyes, his teeth were clenched— but no he won't nurse his wounds in front of a predator.
His father walked away but not without saying, "Do whatever you want."
—
When he walked back the living room that was open and warm, his sister and brother provided him ice cubes using their quirks.
Then Natsuo said something that he deemed worthy of his attention, "Look, look!", he replayed a video he was checking out on his phone and placed it on the table for them three to see.
A video of the pink haired girl punching a huge ice cube 5 times her size, and the air from her punch blew the phone back a little made it unfocused. Now back finding her looking around and awkwardly smiling.
His older brother whistled, "I bet she could beat you up—"
"Hey!" Their sister scolded as she grabbed a fistful of hair from Natsuo, "don't worry Shoto— Natsuo was just teasing."
"Yeah! Besides little Shoto has—", he made a gesture his hand was at his mouth palms away and acted out, "fire—"
"Why does it look like you're barfing?" Shoto asked as he sipped his cooled down tea.
"No it's not! IT'S FIRE GOING OUT—"
"I'm not a dragon onii-san", he sips once more.
"IT'S DRAMATICS", he wailed, "CREATIVITY! NO ONE IN THIS HOUSE UNDERSTANDS ME." His face flopped down on the wood.
"That's because you have your own language nii-san." Little Todoroki says this the same time as Fuyumi said.
"Pfft creativity suure", she bit one dango out of the stick and waved the stick around, "I find the barfing thing even more.. understandable."
"Toushh" Shoto quipped agreeing with his sister.
"IT'S TOUCHE" Natsuo was exasperated.
"It's dry humor," Fuyumi was ready to defend her head turned to look at her younger brother, "Right Shoto?"
He nodded but inwardly sweatdropped.
Shoto really thought it was pronounced, 'toussh'.
"I'll send you the link of the video later", Natsuo says after their comfortable shared silence.
"No need," both older siblings head snapped to where the youngest was sitting, "I'll find a better copy."
Their faces turned red looking constipated once again, Shoto really doesn't know why they make that face, and they seem to be holding their breaths and stared at their respective empty space.
Noses were flaring and their lips quivering.
'My siblings are indeed weird.', he finally admits after living under this roof for 8 years.
Sakura woke up from her sleep.
'Isn't the quirk of Mr. Ground Keeper water something? So like was he the one who made the ice cube—'
'About time you got it'
"That oba-san.." , she should be annoyed.
But the little girl felt happy as she tried to sleep that night once more,
Especially that someone willingly does something for her presence around.
Author's notes:
Hi sorry it's been days, I update regularly on ao3. like it has 29 chapters lol.
The website on my laptop has this weird thing? it won't let me edit properly and stuff
Anyway I hope you're well!