Opening Song – Black Gold, by Flying Lotus & Thundercat
Summary: one corrupted politician.
3 years later…
Now a fifteen-year-old and currently in Aldera Junior High, Ren was wearing a black gakuran uniform with grey buttons. The jacket was unbuttoned, revealing a simple plain white shirt underneath, accompanied by brown and black shoes. He Still had his oversized black rim glasses on him that he bought years earlier. He lost all the young features he once had, his small freckles were gone, and now he looked like a real charmer, is what Sojiro would say anyways.
Well to be Exact, Sojiro called him Real Dicaprio, whatever that meant anyways…
He had stayed after school to get some more studying done.
He was currently Looking out the window, he sighed inside his head
Give me anything, an excuse to get out of this studying session. God if you're there…please help me…!
"Amamiya-Kun?…. Amamiya-Kun, are you even listening to what I'm saying?"...nothing, then
He gets flicked in the forehead, he flinches then turns revealing the perpetrator to be his 3rd-year senpai and student council president Makoto Nijjima.
She was slender and beautiful. Short, dark hair, pale skin, Crimson red eyes, and wearing the school's Girl uniform.
An angry pout accompanied her face as she said "You know if my study sessions are that boring to you, why do you insist on asking me to tutor you if you're not gonna listen?" he sighed while rubbing his forehead.
" I-I'm sorry Nijjima-Senpai, but today jus– feels weird like I have already experienced something like this before, kinda like Deja Vu" She looks at him for any signs of deceit, then she huffs, "How about we reschedule this for another time, even if we can't this week for exams, I'm sure you can pass oh Prince Charming of Aldera Junior High'' she ends it with a smirk.
"Ughhh, Don't call me that, please. It's enough that every guy here wants to rearrange my face because these girls can't control themselves." He starts packing his stuff and walks to the door of the classroom, then turns to her and says
" I'm sorry I couldn't concentrate on today's lesson Makoto, I'm sure you'll do great in all of the exams this week " she smirks, and puffs her chest in mock arrogance "How can I be your Senpai, if I got mad at you for being such an airhead in class, and was that a compliment? also get home safe it's getting late pretty quick"
"Thanks, and you too Senpai!" he sighed. "I'm not an airhead,'' he mumbled to himself. Then the Worst headache ever started when he was walking home, he had unconsciously started taking a 'shortcut' to get home faster. He clutches his head as the headache starts eroding away, then he notices that it was Night already, with wide eyes he starts examining the neighborhood around him, then he checks his phone, and there are 2 missed calls from Sojiro and a couple of texts from him.
What the hell happened, I just walked out the School entrance then all of sudden it was Nighttime…
He immediately starts replying to the messages.
SS: Come by my house, so I can give you the keys to the Cafe. I think you're responsible and old enough to be locking up at night, anyways see you after school. (9:30 am)
RA: Gotcha (9:45 am)
SS: Oh I forgot, your mother dropped by the cafe during lunch hour to give you some funds for allowance, and I'm jealous about the amount she left, it's on your table upstairs as usual. (2:20pm)
SS: Hey it's 7:00 pm already, where are you? You better not be giving any girls any visit this late at night. (7:01 pm)
RA: S-sorry Sakura-san, I was walking home, and I guess I got lost, I'll be there in 10 minutes.
(Immediate Reply) (8:20pm)
SS: Good, your mother would kill me if anything happened to you. (8:20pm)
How do I even stutter in a text message?
Anyhow, He looks up from his phone and starts walking until he rounds a corner, frowning as he sees an unusual familiar car on the street, then he suddenly realizes it from his strange dreams.
He has been plagued with strange visions or dreams ever since he was little, leading up to this place, but In this part of town? How come he never realized it all these years before? He raises his glasses before rubbing his eyes, the strange blur in his eyes starts to fade. It's no mistake as what he's seeing because while the people here weren't poor, no one could afford a Bentley. It bore a sharp contrast to the well-cared-for but humble street, Ren would always recall, first of all, the car. The sharp lines, the shining metal of the dream. As if it was the only real object in those dreams all these years before, it still felt like the start of some bizarre fantasy. He makes his way towards it then he hears
"Just get in the fucking car, whore!"
"No! Stop it, let go!"
The unmistakable sound of a slap and frightened whimper followed by the slurred speech of the first voice.
"Ah!" A woman shrieks into the night. "Let go of me!" As Ren continues walking towards the dispute, he sees the source of the noise: a well-dressed man with orange sunglasses on with his hand on a woman's wrist.
"Listen here bitch," the man said with slurred speech, currently showing that he is drunk, his grip tightening evermore. "You get the hell in this car right now. People like you need to know your place and let me steer the direction of this country."
"Get. In." He gritted out.
"Stop!" The woman shouts. "I'll-I'll call the police."
"Please," the man said in a mocking tone. "The police are my bitches." Just then police sirens begin blaring out in the night sky. "Great, someone called the cops. Get in the car. Now!"
Without hesitation, Ren moved forward. "Hey!"
The man looked up, red-faced. "Mind your own goddamn business brat!."
The woman, pretty, face tear-stained, blouse ripped, looked at Ren. Desperate. "Please! Help me!"
The man just laughed, as if she had told the world's best joke. He shoved her, her slender body slamming into the car with another yelp.
The drunken man lurched toward Ren, stabbing a finger at him.
"Do you know who I am? If you know what's good for you, you'll forget this!"
"I know you're a drunkard trying to force himself on a woman," Ren replied. He immediately sized the man up; he can take him in case anything happened. Slow, though, and drunk.
The man cocked his fist back. Ren slipped the sloppy right straight from the older man, simply stepping around him to get between him and the woman.
The man caught his toe on the sidewalk, sending him tumbling into the pavement, inadvertently landing face-first on the concrete, splitting his forehead open.
"Augh! Fuck! You little shit!"
"You'll pay for that Brat!" The man said angrily as he looks Ren up & down on the floor
"Damn brat! I'll sue!"
Ren ignored him, helping the woman out. He saw two police officers round the corner. Her eyes grew wild with fear as she caught sight of them.
"You… you need to leave!" She pleaded, looking at Ren. "Right now!"
" Wh-what Why? they're gonna help us, and we'll just report this guy for drunken disorderly conduct, right?"
"Hey! Kid! What happened- oh. Sir! You're bleeding…"
...Sir? Oh, fuck...!
Ren really had no idea who the man was, but as he watched the officers deferentially help him up, a cold feeling washed over his spine - the same feeling he got when he was about to eat an explosive punch from Bakugo. He remembers what the drunkard had said minutes ago 'The police are my bitches.'
"This Thug Attacked me!"
The police officers looked up at Ren, recognizing him - with suspicious eyes on him. He instinctively gulps while backing away with his hands up.
"I-I didn't touch him!" Ren said aloud waving his hand in front of him
"...Him? Sir, are you-"
"Yes, him! You!" He points a finger at the woman. "Tell them."
She was silent for a while. She drew herself up, at first, until the man smirked at her. She deflated, looking defeated. The cold feeling Ren had turned into ice in his veins as she spoke.
"...This boy attacked him, for no reason. I begged for him to stop, but…"
" Te-Tell them the Truth!" He shouted back, at the Lady.
" He attacked him! " She stabbed a finger in Ren's direction
BITCH…!
Then It felt like the floor had fallen out from under him, as the police tackled him & cuffed him. It turned out, that life was shitty enough to make Ren feel the fall that much harder.
The next moments are a blur to Ren as the next thing he knows, he is being dragged into the back of a police car, too stunned to say anything after having his world flipped upside down.
Unbeknownst to him though a thin blonde man with long hair had been recording the whole thing from afar…
Ren, being driven to the Police station has time to reflect on himself.
Did I do the right thing? Why did this-?! What's Wrong with this World..?!
A Conflict of Justice & Self-doubt was warring in his confused mind.
It-it doesn't matter, I can never forgive myself if I had just kept walking…!
xxx(Take Your Time)xxx
He had already counted the ceiling tiles 12 times before exasperation made his back plummet back against the cotton bed of his cell. It had been at least three hours since they hauled him from the street and threw him inside a cold jail room.
Crap Sojiro is gonna be soo...
Then a sudden banging on his cell interrupts his thoughts, he looks to glare at the rude person, then he sees the infamous white suit jacket, with a Pink Dress shirt underneath it, and finishing with a white fedora.
"Sojiro!" he quickly rises up to his feet, meeting his Guardian. The Cell doors separate them.
"Geez Kid, are you trying to give me a heart attack? I leave you for 8 hours alone only to get a phone call from the police saying you assaulted a man!?"
"I-It's not like that-!.."
"Did you do it?" He looked Ren in the eyes.
He also looked him in the eyes with resolve. "Of course not!"
They continue to stare at each other through the bars that divide them, then Sojiro smirks then said "I believe you, so what really happened?"
He went through telling him what happened in the order. Sojiro had listened without interruptions, no doubt waiting for him to finish, his face rushing with emotions such as confusion, pride, anger, and scared? A long sigh escapes his lips.
"Now then…I got the gist of your situation. Let me recap you protected some lady from a man forcing himself on her, he trips and injures himself, then he says he'll sue you. Right?"
Ren Nods his head Vigorously, almost like a blur...
"Hoo boy, you definitely got yourself in a pickle this time but I'm Proud of you, nonetheless. I might have to actually call your Moth-'' he's interrupted when the officer comes in and tells him that they're here to take him into the interrogation room.
They had started to interrogate Ren when they received an anonymous tip about what really happened. Apparently someone with higher standing than that man had recorded everything. The evidence was irrefutable at that point. He was released with no charges but word had still spread around town. As if being the quirkless one was bad enough, He was now getting labeled as a vigilante. If there was single thought he had it was.
I wish I could have thanked the witness…
xxx(Take Your Time)xxx
Four Months have Passed since the incident…
Summer vacation is Over! He was heading to his third year at Alder Junior High. He was gonna pass, all thanks to his helpful Senpai!
Damn, I'm going to miss Nijjima-senpai, she's no doubt gonna make it into the business course. I'm happy for her, how couldn't I be after she told me what she thought about the assault incident and...me.
A sudden rustling in his school bag knocks him out of his musing.
"What are you thinking about Joker?" All of a Sudden a Black talking feline reveals itself from his book bag.
"Oh Nothing, just thinking about all that's happened for me to get here."
"Well Don't think too much about it, because Life Will Change. Anyways I'm Huungry! Let's get some Sushi on the way!"
"Heh, Alright then Morgana."
~That day changed everything~
~ Xx Long Flashback Warning xX ~
[Last Day of school]
"Amamiya-san hold up!" Ren hears someone familiar and turns to see his freckled green hair classmate Midoryia running up to him.
"Hey, Izuku I thought I told you to call me by my first name? We've known each other since we were twelve right?" Izuku Catches up and starts panting, then continues.
"I...Heard…..What...Happe-" Ren pats him on the back, so he can breathe better before saying
"Calm down, and catch your breath Midoryia." he complies and starts to regulate his breathing, then he continues to finish what he was previously saying "I heard about what happened, and I just want to say you did the right thing Ren, soooo don't regret it!" Ren stares at him for a while and Midoryia starts to get nervous and fidget, then he laughs "Uwah, of course, I don't regret it pal" he says while patting him on the back then they start walking with his hand up to his chin "I did get lucky though, that witness really did save my ass."
"I was really worried that you doubted yourself for interfering with that business but that's what a true hero does. He meddles in business, that isn't his problem." Midoryia continues " Just like me, I want to save everybody with a-" Ren finished it for him "Smile on my face." Izuku sheepishly rubs his hand on the back of his while smiling "Yea that."
"Anyways do you wanna walk home together? I'm actually heading towards that Retro-looking Cafe, Leblanc, my moms want me to pick up some coffee beans." Midoryia seems to have finished but then with a snap of his fingers "Hey by the way, where do you stay? I actually never seen you go to Sakura-san's house before"
Ren Coughs "I actually live in that Cafe Midoriya, also from what Sojiro tells me, your mother is like his #1 Returning Customer. Deal with that information, how you see fit" he smirked.
Midoryia widens his eyes "wha-what?" he continues "that's kinda cool be-beside my mother being his #1 customer, oh is that why you always smell like Curry and Coffee beans?" The silence is the answer.
Ren coughs again and decides to change the conversation and says " I can't actually because I'm going to go see Nijjima-Senpai at the mall right now." Izuku stops dead in his tracks and looks at Ren with a Look of Admiration.
" Ren ar-are you dating Makoto Nijjima?" he starts muttering to himself "if she invited him to the mall just them together then that means it's a date but Ren has been seeing Nijjima-senpai a lot lately, but he's never dated any girl before, even though they throw themself at him so the only reason and conclusion is tha-ack"
"Are you muttering to yourself? If so, stop it." Ren asks, hitting him with a chop on top of his head.
"To answer your question, I am not, and I don't think Makoto sees me like that, she's more kin like an older sister to me anyways. A hot one at that" silence…
Continuing " It'll also be the last time I see her for a long time, so it's probably a goodbye celebration" They stop at a crossing, they're about to walk in different directions until Midoryia remembers to ask him " Hey Ren, are we still good for this weekend to go watch the All-Might Movie?" Ren Replies " Of course, I'm game for Friday if that's ok with you, oh are you gonna bring Bakugou with us this time?"
"Kacchan said and I quote, "Why would I ever go watch a movie about All-Might with you losers!" Then he pulled me closer and asks 'when and what time' I almost fainted with how he was close to blowing me up."
Ren chuckles "Of course, the Tsundere Katsuki wouldn't want to miss the All-Might movie, well then I'll see you two on Friday then." Ren walks off with a double-finger salute.
xxx(Take Your Time)xxx
Ren then looks down, pulling his right hand out of his pocket with his phone to look at it while waiting for Makoto to show up." I'm on time, but where is sh-" He hears his name.
"Amamiya-Kun!... Never Fear...Because… I am… Here." she says while panting from exhaustion. Ren Looks over and she's wearing some Sweat that Hugs her waist and everything below tight, he blushes while focusing back on her top figure. She is wearing a blue shirt with the 'Number #2 Pro Hero: Endeavor The Flame Hero' on her chest.
He speaks up while staring at her. "Gotta ask, why were you running anyways?"
She Blushes "Well duh I didn't want to be late for our date." Ren widens his eyes "Da-date!?" she starts laughing at him, making him Blush, embarrassed, he looks away. She stops laughing then says "what-What is the Master Pokerface Ren Amamiya Blushing from simple teasing hahaha." he sighs.
He truly has Mastered the Perfect Poker Face…
"Le-let just goes already jeez, you know you're not funny-huh" she grabs onto his arm and pulls him closer until he feels something soft rubbing against his arm, he looks and sees her chest engulfing his arm.
Bo-boobs…!
Then he goes bright red like a tomato. "Amamiya-Kun are you ok? you were talking then you just went quiet" She looks at him and he's really red. "Hey are you sick?" he shakes his head pointing towards his arms and she follows the point until she sees her chest rubbing on his arm. She goes bright red and pushes him off her, then "Ren you Pervert!" she smacks him in the head.
"Owww" He looks at her while rubbing his head." Yo-you pulled me into it!" he tells her.
She looks at him and crosses her arms, "Well you're forgiven." it takes a minute to get what she meant."What!" he shouts.
Her Current thoughts: He is an AirHead!
xxx(Take Your Time)xxx
Sometime later…
They've been waiting outside the mall entrance since it closed. It's silent and awkward. She's the first to break the silence."Hey, Ren" He looks up from his phone and responds " Yea Makoto?"
She continues "Out of everyone in school I think I'm going to miss you the most''
He looks at her inquisitively and questions her, "Why's that? I just talked to 3 people in school. You, Midoriya, and sometimes Bakugo" he pockets his phone as she continues
" When I heard about the incident, a week ago when you were charged with assault and that politician tried to sue you. Everybody in school instantly believed it, but I didn't because that is not how you are, and I would know because I tutor you after school half the year. Do you also remember our last session was on the night the incident happened?" He Nods, she lets that settle then continues again.
" On that day you were saying 'today just feels weird like I have already experienced something similar to this" His eyes widen a little at that sudden realization, and he nods again.
" I think it was your destiny for that incident to occur, that's why you somehow ended up on that street, that night, that time and place." She says as she sees her sister's car coming through the parking lot.
This is your chance... she thinks, she moves closer to him, they're now looking into each other's eyes, Steel Grey - Ruby matching each other and she blushes
"I think you're destined for greatness, however small or big, quirkless or not, I know you'll be the Hero you want to be." She leans in and she kisses his cheek, she back off with a blush and she starts walking towards her sister's car, then turns and says ''Amamiya-Kun" he looks at her
" I'll see you at the top, Mr. Future Pro Hero, so don't take too long, I'll be waiting for you to say I am Here just like All-Might.'' She enters the car and they both wave goodbye to each other.
I couldn't tell him how I felt but at least I got to give him a kiss on the cheek. Take that every other Senior Girl! she mentally fist bump herself.
"Who was that?" She jumps as her sister Sae breaks her self victory.
"Oh, Just a Great Guy, "
"Uh-huh. Makoto, I'm going to go on a limb here and do you and that 'Great Guy' a favor."
"And What's that sis?"
" I'm not gonna tell dad that you kissed a boy" with that Makoto goes Ghostly white.
xxx(Pov Return)xxx
Ren kept watching until the Car left his sight. "Destined for greatness" he repeats and smiles at that then he puts his hand to the sky covering the moon, he closes his hand into a fist as if he was capturing the Moon! and says "You won't be waiting forever Makoto." He put his hand to his heart "I swear to you". (A/N: Cringe! I know, Sue me! Don't actually.)
He gets a Notification, immediately interrupting him from his thoughts, it's from Sojiro. He frowns.
SS: After you get Done with your 'Date' Head to the Quickmart, grab the ingredients for Curry, and don't worry the manager Akira has already bagged everything for you, since the last time you were lost in there looking for ingredients for 2 hours. I'll pay you back when you arrive back at the cafe. If you're wondering how I knew about your 'Date', your friend Izuku told me. Kid, you need better friends, if your quirkless friend snitches on you, and he said it was payback for last time? And I thought the quirkless stuck together but never mind that I just come home safe.
(6:30 pm)
"DEKUUUU!"
RA: Very well.
(6:30 pm)
Elsewhere...
"Achoo",
" Are you okay Izuku sweetie? Are you getting sick?"
"Nnn-No mom I'm okay, it's probably Kacchan cursing my name."
"Or maybe it's a girl talking about you"
"Mm-Mom!"
" Haha..but seriously take some medicine when you go to bed."
"Okay."
Ending Song – A Sky Full of Stars, a Persona 4 Golden soundtrack.