*looks at computer*
*tumblers flies past*
Ehh, I'll get to it later
-half a year later-
Soooooooooooo, I literally have nothing. I got distracted and kinda forgot about this.
The jade eyes watches and kicks the ground in embarrassment.
_Story start_
-5th July- 4 weeks after hero discussion-
"Up," a voice asked and the mass of hair that is on my arm twitches in that direction before slowly rising.
"Left" slowly going left.
"Down" the hardest as I don't want to just go dead weight but control it's decent
"Inwards" the arm crosses over my torso.
"Outwards" the arm sticks out
"Again" my focus is hard and my arm is just as hard as I try to follow the instructions that are coming from my Mum.
This was the exercise I was following for my new arm and it is just as tedious as it sounds. The amount of strands of hair that need to contract/harden and relax is astounding for even small and large movements .
Your arm to the side uses muscles coming from your back so I had to stretch the braid so it goes across my back, I have to tie it around my chest so it doesn't fall off, I have to make segments in specific areas in order to make fingers. And I had to relearn how to use a fucking limb.
"Relax Eiji, deep breaths and continue" I take a deep breath and continue with my full focus on the new limb attached to me.
This is the routine my Mum created for me to help me get better at using my arm and while it is annoying as hell. It helps a lot in my day to day life. I glare at the braid that was sticking out and manipulate it back into the spiralling mess of that I call an arm.
My braided arm is made of braids that are three centimetres thick and can be extended ten meters long. Needless to say, I am on a first-name basis with the local hairdresser (he has a quirk that extends and grows your hair to as far as he reaches as long as he can touch you, so one hand touches your head and the other reaches over his shoulder and the hair just follows him, its kinda cool. (I bribe him with free labour in order to pay for it)).
I berate myself as I lose focus and my arm falls when it was ment to go up but I growl and force the arm to go up in a fist. Much to the joy of Mumma who smiles brightly at me.
"Good, again" and so it went. The two mothers encouraging their son to get better.
_scene change_
I sit on my bed with the full-face mask I usually wear in my hands, a cold chill glances off my face and I shiver, not used to anything touching it besides cotton.
"I can't keep doing this" I mutter as I rub the fabric in my hands. "I want my family to see me but I don't want to take my mask off" I sigh as I throw the mask across my bed and onto the workbench.
I look at myself in the mirror and flinch at the red eyes digging holes into my skin, the pale white background that is my face itches and I start to regret taking it off as I see the three faint long lines going across my eye, as if it was angry that it wasn't covered up.
I notice I stopped breathing and close my eyes, forcing the breath to come through my nose, and out my mouth. "Calm down Eijiro, you are making a mountain out of a hill" I opened my eyes and there was much better as I could look at my self.
"Something needs to change, I made a promise to get rid of the mask by the end of the year but I'm still dependent on it half way through it" I growl in self loathing
"Maybe... maybe I can do both" I say as I look towards the scissor on my table.
"Think of it as training wheels" I reasoned with myself
_Next Day_
"M-morning Mum" I say with some hesitation as I'm fully hardened below my head as I go for breakfast.
"Good morning, Eiji-" she cuts off as she can see my face, well half my face.
I cut the mask so that my mouth and nose was still covered but now my red eyes peer into the ones that gave them to me, my black hair free as it swoops down onto my pale face as the jagged lines stick out across my left eye.
She calmly sets down her spatula and walks over to me and suddenly I want to run, I can feel the floor creek under me as I suddenly get heavier.
She reaches behind my head and pulls me into a tight hug, "you are so handsome, you are so amazing, you are so brave" her soothing words give me a sharp intake of breath "you are my son and I love you no matter what," she says as she lets go of me and gives me a side hug.
I start to tear up but I wipe them away real men don't cry in front of anyone and smirk as I go into the kitchen and pick up where she left off. "now that I have control of the kitchen, it's your turn to wake up the children that pretend to be adults. She huffs at me and smiles good naturally as she goes down to wake up the siblings.
Around a minute later hear a crash, a "he's what!?!" followed by rushed footsteps and thumps as my Mumma rushing into the dining area, where she can clearly see me behind the kitchen counter. "MY BABY" Mumma screams as she jumps through the window that connected the dining area and kitchen as she tries to get to me as fast as she can. I quickly save her from not being set on fire and lift her with some Hardened Movement with my one flesh arm, and put her on the ground, and hug her with one arm. "I CAN SEE MY BABY" My Mumma cries as she wraps herself around my torso as that as far she can reach with the deference of height.
"You could always see your baby" came from uncle's voice as he comes around the divider from the kitchen and dining room as he quickly approaches the two of us and gives me a big hug, "I'm proud of you, young man" came from the top of my head, Mumma makes noises from my torso as she further wets my shirt with tears "so is Muzushu" came the sarcastic retort from him.
"out of the kitchen, I don't want to feed you burned food" came from Mum and I obliged as I shuffle out of the kitchen with my Mumma hanging on me like a limpet.
"And for goodness grace Muzushu, let the boy go" and a noise that sounds suspiciously like "Don wanna" was the reply.
I smile as I sit down and accept my fate as I giant teddy bear.
Mission Unmask part 1 is a full victory
_Scene Change_
As I walked in the Forrest that separated my home to the school, I hear the familiar "Eijiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii" and I hardened my hips and legs as usual. A familiar weight tackles into me and I sighs as I look into shocked black and gold eyes.
"How many times have I told you not to tackle me?" I ask rhetorically as I try to make the situation back into our normal banner. She was not having it.
"E-Eiji?" she asks hesitantly and I put her hand on my cheek, trying to find the right words to explain myself. "I thought I should go for a new look?" I say and she nods as she tilts my head to one side, then the next, and then small blenches of violet appear on her cheeks but she keeps doing it.
Left
Right
Left
Right
Le-
"Are you alright?" I ask as she tilts my head again. "Huh" she then realizes what she was doing and lets go of my head like it was on fire. "uh" she stuttered, why is she stuttering, she doesn't think I look bad does sh- "YOU ARE HOT" she blurts out.
Huh
What?
"Uh, I mean umm" her whole face goes violet then she runs off, " IM SORRRYYYYyyyyyyyyyyyyy" I distantly hear as she runs to school for the first time, not counting the times when she was late.
Huh
Apparently, I'm hot
_Scene Change_
I wonder where Mina is
"Hey, are you a new kid?" asked a girl with obviously dyed blond hair and pouty lips, "I wouldn't mind showing you around~~~~". I gave her a dead stare.
"Its Kirishima" I deadpan at her. Her face goes into a pink shade and slowly moves away.
That seems to be the question of the day as I'm constantly being badgered by people asking if I'm a new student, asking if they want to be friends or in the rare case being hit on.
Am I really hot? I wondered as I watch the girl slowly go to her flock of girlfriends. Whatever, doesn't matter I think as I put my head in my palm as I waited for homeroom to start. Not seeing the cloud of pink and yellow horns watching me.
_Pov change_ Mina Ashido_
As I watch the object of my affection relentlessly shut down Shōfu-chan. I bite my lip in frustration and think of my next move.
How the hell do I ask him out if even looking at him makes me like this I groan and palm my face with both cheeks
"Ashido-San? Please get off the floor" Sensei says as he approaches me.
"Ah right, sorry" I laugh nervously as I get up and go to class
Go by Eiji rules, KISS she feels a smile on her face bloom that works two ways