AN: ngl but iida is prolly the character i mostly relate to lmao- also holy shiteu 3k reads alreadY?! thank you strong power-
Sai isn't showing signs of having any quirk, and Iida wonders why.
"Don't worry about it," She said. "I don't really care if it shows up or not to be honest." She added.
Iida doesn't really know how to respond to her statement. After all, what kind of person just brushes off their quirkless-ness? But well, it's not like Sai can get her quirk just at the age of four; maybe she's just a late bloomer?
"Why aren't you worried about being quirkless?" He asked her one day, while they were doing a small seat work their teachers assigned them to do by pair.
She just stared at him, raising an eyebrow. "Why would I?" She replied coolly, and then she quickly changed the subject, pointing at his handiwork. "You're coloring it the wrong way." She stated, before holding out her hand, "Give me that." She commanded, as he did so.
Iida watched her do wonders on his previously messy drawing, as she carefully added layers and layers of watercolor onto his paper. He observed her with intent curiosity as Sai finally finished his artwork, before letting out a breath of admiration. "Wow, that's so cool!" He gushed, as Sai smirked, beaming with pride.
"Thanks. 'Snot that hard, to be honest," She said, before turning back to her (still) uncolored work, "Now, time to choose a palette..." She muttered, as Iida slightly felt bad for letting her do all the work for both of them.
"Uhm... maybe you could use that color?" He said, pointing to a particular shade of blue, before pointing at another color. "...And maybe you could mix it with this one..." He added shyly, as Sai stared at him for a while, before hitting herself in the face.
Iida flinched, slightly surprised at her action. 'W-why did she do that?!' He thought frantically, as Sai mumbled something incoherent under her breath, before shaking her head. She grinned, patting his shoulder (she had to slightly raise her arm higher as he was a bit taller than average) and saying, "Wow, great pick! Thanks, man!"
Iida thinks he just discovered Sai's passion. And, he also thinks she's doing a great job at expressing it.
Sai felt pretty stupid, as she accidentally exposed her (hidden) talent to Iida. Although she probably couldn't blame herself for not holding back, as seeing the horribly painted artwork Iida somehow made can make any artist cringe at the sheer...
She sighed, as she walked home alone, thinking that Iida probably already told their teacher about how she painted over his paper. Worse, he'd go whining over his parents about how she ruined his hard work. Both things are already bad enough for her, what's the worse that could happen?
"I'm home," She called out, entering the apartment, as she caught a glimpse of Yagi doing... things in the kitchen.
He popped out his head from the kitchen door, as she raised an eyebrow at his ridiculously messy face. "Why are you covered in paint?" She asked him, as he disappeared back to the kitchen before returning, but this time without the paint on his face. "Why do you look like that?" She asked again, as he merely grinned in his beefed up form, which, in her opinion, is unnecessary, as seeing that nobody is in need of any help right now.
"I have decided that we should spend more quality time with each other!" He exclaimed, all the while doing ludicrously dramatic poses. "We're going to the mall!" He said, as Sai tilted her head.
What brought this on about?
"Um, okay...?" She muttered, shrugging as she went to her room to change her clothes. "...What a weirdo."
Toshinori's not gonna lie to himself, he is pretty excited for the two of them to bond with each other with no interruptions whatsoever.
So here they are at the mall, as Sai pressed her face against the glass wall, admiring various things related to art. He stood next to her, asking, "You like those?"
Sai snapped her head to his direction, nodding furiously. "Yes." She firmly said, before pressing her face back to the glass wall. "I need those in my life." She whispered, as Yagi shook his head fondly at her adorable action.
"Alright, alright." He gently pulled her away from the wall, as she pouted. "I'll buy it for you." He said, as her pout quickly changed into a grin. "Consider it a gift for doing well in school, okay?"
She nodded silently, grabbing his hand as he chuckled at her futile attempt at dragging him inside the art supplies store. "Okay, okay. Calm down, child."
As Yagi smiled softly at the sight of the child's ecstatic grin when she finally got a hold of her art supplies, he couldn't help but be painfully reminded of how eerily similar she is to her mother, not only in their mutual interests, but also the fact that Sai's appearance is becoming more and more similar to her mother's as she grows up.
Ah, well. He'll treasure that smile. He would protect that smile. He'd do anything, just to see that smile.
Sai just got her first art materials- her own art materials, she emphasized -in her second life, and she is elated! She could probably say her day is going great. She could even consider it her best day ever (since she died).
Of course, being with Yagi just made it a whole lot better.
It's been a long time since she felt this upbeat. Her last memory of being genuinely happy was in her past life, when she saw her brother get accepted by the company he dreamed to work on. Aah, memories. She hopes the overgrown child is faring well without her. She never really saw him as a melancholic kind of guy. In fact, he's always the one who's trying to find the good things during bad times, so Sai is pretty sure that he'll be fine.
After all, that idiot already has a girlfriend to take care of him. And she was not jealous. Totally not.
"To-chin, where are we going next?" Sai asked, swinging her arms happily as she skipped beside him. "Do you wanna eat?" She inquired, as Yagi hummed in confirmation.
He glanced at the giant clock on the center of the mall, before looking at her. "How about you?" He asked her, as she tilted her head questioningly. "Are you hungry?"
"Well, I-" She got gut off by her stomach grumbling in need of edible substances, "Yeah, I guess I am." She answered sheepishly, patting her stomach.
"Alright then, let's go find a restaurant."
"Mkay." Sai made a move to follow Yagi, but stopped as she saw a particular mop of dark blue hair.
Was that... Iida?
Sai looked at Yagi, then at Iida, contemplating on whether she should leave Yagi and approach Iida- who looked lost (literally and figuratively) -to ask him what was wrong. She winced as the kid looked like he was about to cry; she had never liked crying children, and she didn't mean it in a bad way. She just... she thinks that it's better suited for children to smile. So she took a deep breath, and made up her mind.
She tugged at Yagi's shirt, pouting. "Can I go somewhere first, alone?" She asked, asking for permission. "I promise it'll be really quick." She added quickly at his inquisitive look.
Please say yes, please say yes...
"...Okay," The blue eyed man slowly said, as she grinned. "Where are you going, though? And why alone?" He asked, as she immediately thought up of an excuse.
Sai pointed to Iida. "I just wanna say 'hi' to him." She said, "And aren't you supposed to go undercover?" She asked him, as he raised an eyebrow. "Well, I figured that the less strangers you meet, the less chance they'll recognize you?" Sai stated, ending her sentence with a slightly unsure tone.
Yagi went silent, but then sighed. "Fine. I guess you're responsible enough to be left alone for a while." He said, ruffling Sai's hair slightly. "I'll wait for you at that-" He pointed at a rather exquisite restaurant in the corner, "-restaurant, and if you encounter any trouble," Yagi's face suddenly became serious, causing Sai to unconsciously mimic it too, "Shout for help immediately."
Sai saluted him, as he grinned and patted her shoulder. "Okay. I'll try to not get in trouble." Keyword, 'tried'. But it's not like he'll notice a difference.
As she watched him disappeared off into the distance, she ran towards Iida whilst trying to get his attention. "Iida-kun! Oi!"
AN: ahahahah im gonna have to make this into a two parter cuz im evil lol-