AN: wops ive been ded sorry- my laptop and pc broke so i had to update using the ipad (which is laggy as hell) and as an apology and gift i have something down below woop woop

Also is it just me, or do i really like using the unreliable narrator technique to confuse readers lol

After all that 'my big brother has gone missing' fiasco, Tenya thinks it's safe to say that his relationship with Sai has gone from friends to best friends. So they've been hanging out more than usual, now that they're in 3rd grade. It was nice, having a friend you can count on. Even if said friend is unreliable sometimes.

You know, just like now, where Sai was looking at him sheepishly, holding out a piece of homework. A piece of homework that's empty. "Uh... my dog ate it." She meekly said, in an attempt to excuse herself.

"...You don't have a dog. And your paper doesn't look like it's eaten at all." Tenya deadpanned, holding out his hand for her to give her unfinished (but it was more like she only wrote her name) homework to him. She refused to give it to him. Needless to say, Tenya is unamused.

She gripped the paper harder, holding it protectively to her chest. "C'mon, man. Just pass the damn papers without mine already." She whined- although she refused to call it a whine, Iida thinks otherwise -as Tenya remained firm, still holding out his hand. "It's not like it'll change anything if I did pass my paper." She said, raising an eyebrow.

Iida sighed, already done with all her nonsense. "Just give me the paper already." He said, as she protested before he cut her off with a glare. "Your empty paper should be passed to show the teacher how irresponsible you are, Sai." He added, further shutting her up as she begrudgingly gave her paper to him, mumbling something about hating teacher's pets and overachievers.

Tenya rolled his eyes, already used to this.

So yeah, it was nice having a friend. Tenya thought their relationship with her was going to last like that forever; just two best friends who have each other's backs. And to be honest? He was right. Err, kind of.

It was just best to show it to the readers, as to not confuse them, to be honest.

It started out much like a normal day. Tenya and Sai were just hanging out in the merry go round (as if they own it) as usual. They were dubbed as one of the 'cool kids,' which Iida never really understood why they gave him a title like that. Honestly, he thinks that he was only referred as a 'cool kid' just because he's hanging out with Sai, who's a definitive 'cool kid.'

"Gah, enough with the 'cool kids' crap already!" Sai shouted at him, startling Tenya as he didn't realize he was muttering things out loud until Sai screamed at him to stop. "Honestly, you're worried about that?" She gave him a disappointed look, as he sighed and pouted.

Tenya stared at her, as she stared back at him. "Am I... boring?" He asked her with an insecure tone, as she relaxed for a moment, her face softening slightly, before resuming back to her resting bitch face (her words, not his) as she hummed thoughtfully.

"Well..." She held her chin as if she's thinking something complicated, "...You're certainly an earnest guy, if that's what you mean." She finally said, as he sighed, smiling sadly. "Uh, you're not boring though." She suddenly added, as he looked at her in slight confusion.

Tenya narrowed his eyes at her. "But you said that-"

"-'Iida is such a serious guy,' I know." Sai finished Tenya's statement for him dryly, rolling her eyes. "But I didn't say you we're boring." She said, as he gave her an indescribable look.

"You implied it, you idiot." He actually wanted to bash his head in a wall because of Sai's utter lack of empathy whatsoever. Honestly, it feels like he's just talking to a brick wall sometimes. He was even surprised at the fact that Sai had a crush at his brother.

She blinked in shock. "I did?" She asked, sounding genuinely horrified as Iida gazed at her with the most unimpressed look he could ever pull off. "Oh, I did."

God help him, he's stuck with an impossibly clueless idiot.

"Hey! Do you guys wanna play hide and seek? We're short on players!" Someone shouted, probably one of their classmates. Tenya and Sai stared at each other, before she shrugged as Tenya gave their classmate a thumbs up.

"Sure, whatever. We're playing." Sai mumbled, approaching the other kids with Iida trailing behind her. "So who's the seeker?" She asked, folding her arms as their classmate, whose name is Takeshi, grinned and pointed at another one of their classmates. "Oh."

"You're it!" He exclaimed, as the 'it,' Yuri, pouted and stomped her feet quite childishly. Sai internally rolled her eyes at their immaturity, before suddenly remembering that she's still in third grade, and that there's no such thing as maturity here. Still, that's kind of unfair, just randomly picking another student as 'it' without any reason.

Yuri harrumphed. "Why me?" She whined, groaning at the unfairness. "Why not someone like- I don't know, Hinata?" She suggested as Sai's eye twitched at her classmate's attempt to make her seeker. Oh god, she regrets joining this game now.

"No." Sai flatly declined when they all looked at her, as they flinched at her monotone voice. She smirked internally, glad that they got her intention. The spiky haired girl then raised her finger, suggesting that they just draw lots using leaves. Whoever got the brown one is it.

Yuri got it. Hah, serves her right for denying being seeker in the first place.

As Yuri counted, children scrambled to find a place to hide. Sai immediately went to the biggest tree with the most leaves, then climbed on it. Poor Iida couldn't climb the tree with her, so the blue haired kid just resorted to hiding behind said tree in hopes of not being found out too fast. Others, meanwhile, found some good spots in the playground and of course, there were the unlucky ones whose ran out of good spots to hide.

Sai felt comfortable in the branch she's perched on. Ah, well. She'll just hide here until break time's over.

Not a moment later Iida was caught. She showed him her fist as a sign of threat as he looked conflicted as to whether or not sell her out. He didn't, and Sai heaved out a sigh of relief, before crouching lower behind a bush of leaves. Who knew that playing hide and seek is actually tiring?

"Aw, man..." Iida muttered, sulking slightly as he followed Yuri back to the wall where she counted as they were hiding. "Wait, was I the first one who got found?" He asked her, as she nodded, smirking proudly to herself. Tenya groaned; well that hiding spot he found was just plain horrible. He wished he had the skill to climb trees so he can join Sai.

Yuri suddenly tapped his shoulder, snapping him out of his thoughts. "C'mon, help me find the others so we can get this over with already." She demanded, her voice slightly bossy. "Ugh, I can't believe Takeshi-kun said that we couldn't use our quirks." Yuri said, groaning as Iida looked at her in slight surprise. They actually aren't allowed to use their quirks while playing? "If we can, then this game would be more fun and easy."

Speaking of quirks...

"Oh yeah." Tenya attempted to initiate a conversation with her. "What's your quirk, by the way?" He asked Yuri, genuinely curious. Come to think of it, he never saw her use her quirk. Kind of like Sai, in a way.

She hummed in acknowledgement, indicating that she heard his question. "Well..." She titled her head, pursing her lips in thought. "...It's definitely not fancy, if you're wondering about that." She said, as they climbed the slide in order to get a wider view of the playground. "I can read an animal's thoughts."

Woah, that's a pretty impressive quirk. He'd always wonder how animals think, and if they are capable of having the same mentality as humans. Tenya voiced out his compliments, to which Yuri blushed and told him to shut up. Well, that was a strange reaction. Sai always accepts his compliments, no matter how small they are.

...He really needs to have more friends, since he always compares people to Sai.

"-So what is Hinata-chan's quirk?" Yuri asked Tenya, as he paused, not knowing how to answer the question. After all, never have the two of them ever discuss the concept of quirks, as the spiky haired girl never seemed to be interested in them. Plus, he feels bad whenever he shows off his quirk in front of her, although he never knew why.

And so he remained silent, not answering her question as Yuri raised an eyebrow at his silence. "Wait..." She suddenly muttered, a wicked grin plastered on her face. "Don't tell me that she's quirkless?" She asked him, as he slightly flinched. He was pretty sure with himself that Sai has a quirk, and that she's just a late bloomer. It's not really uncommon for someone's quirk to show up late.

Tenya is not in denial. He is definitely not.

He remained silent, as Yuri pumped her fist. "Aha!" She yelled, pointing a finger at him as he raised an eyebrow. "I knew that was something weird about her!" She exclaimed triumphantly, resting her hands on her hips. "Anyway, let's go there! I saw Shou-kun hiding in one of the bushes!" She tugged at his shirt, pulling him with her as they chased after Shou, who noticed that they had found out his hiding spot and is now running away from them.

"Get back here, you cheater!" Yuri screamed as they both ran after him, as the brunet screamed back, "Shut up, I'm not cheating!"

Tenya pulled her hand away from him, stopping both of them. "Wha-" Yuri mumbled, before getting cut off as Tenya ran past her. "Yeah, go get him, Iida-kun!" She cheered for him, as he ran faster, determined to catch Shou. He had to hold himself back at using his quirk, though, since he didn't want to cheat while playing.

On the other hand, the brunet, noticing that Iida is quickly gaining distance on him, yelped and ran faster in hopes of not getting caught.

But alas, Shou failed as Iida finally tagged him with a proud grin on his face.

"That was so unfair!" Shou complained, scratching the back of his head as Yuri stuck her tongue out at him.

"Well, sucks to be you, I guess." She said cheekily, sporting a sweet smile. She then jabbed a thumb at another one of their classmates, whom Iida hasn't noticed before. "By the way, I also found Tsuki-chan while you guys were busy playing tag." She boasted, as Tsuki waved at them sheepishly. "Now there's only two people left; Hinata-chan and that idiot Takeshi." She said, as Iida sweat-dropped at the unnecessary insult.

Shou suddenly stomped his foot, catching all of their attention. "Well, what are we waiting for, then?" He asked them, as the rest of them looked at each other confusingly. "Let's find them now!" Shou yelled excitedly, as Yuri exclaimed in agreement.

Uhh, yay...? Tenya wasn't too enthused in finding others, as he was feeling tired (and bored, but he doesn't want to admit that in fear of being called out on) so he just nodded silently as with Tsuki, who doesn't seem too excited either. "...Whatever." She quietly muttered, avoiding eye contact with everybody.

'Ha! They'll never find me here!' Takeshi thought with a smug grin, cackling silently as he watched his classmates scourge the area frantically for him. 'Idiots! They didn't even notice I was hiding in plain sight!' He thought, stifling a laugh as he saw Yuri unintentionally trip Shou, making them topple in an equivalent of human dominoes.

Currently, Takeshi is hiding in one of the many bushes around the playground. The biggest bush in school, to be specific. No wonder that the others couldn't find him, since he is literally inside said bush.

He also noticed that one of his classmates are missing, but then dismissed the thought as he thinks that Hinata was probably just on the other side of the playground in an attempt to find him. Hmph, he knew he's the best when one of the so-called 'cool' kids couldn't even find him!

"Boo."

Takeshi screamed, flailing his arms as he got out of the bush in fright. In front of him was his classmates, who currently were looking at him with varying degrees of amusement. Yuri was laughing at him obnoxiously, joined by Shou who was also crying tears of amusement. Iida was trying to suppress his laugh, but still managed to let out a chuckle or two. And finally, the culprit for his embarrassment, Tsuki. She just kept silent while others laughed at him, but Takeshi noticed a glint of amusement in her eyes. He stood up, face burning from both anger and humiliation. "What the heck, Tsuki!?" He screamed at her, as the person in question just smirked at him while giving a peace sign.

He also observed that they had managed to gain quite a crowd of other students, staring at him with curiosity. "What are you all looking at, huh?!" He yelled at them, as they flinched, backing away slowly from the scene.

Yuri, who was still laughing loudly, took deep breaths to calm herself. "Oh," She gasped out in between laughs, "T-that was the funniest thing I have ever seen in my entire life." She remarked with a giggle, as Takeshi just stared at his classmates with a betrayed look on his face. "And don't look at us like that, it's just a game!" She scoffed, noticing his stare as the others nodded with her in agreement.

"...I hate you guys." Takeshi muttered, averting his gaze from everyone. "But whatever. Who's the one who got found first?" He asked, raising an eyebrow.

Yuri pointed a thumb at Iida. "He did." She said, as the blue haired boy sighed and nodded sadly. "But it's not over yet, though." Yuri added quickly, waving her hands in a disclaiming motion. "Someone's not found yet; Sai."

Wait, what-?

"You mean you didn't find her yet?" Takeshi asked them in disbelief, as Shou laughed sheepishly. "Seriously?" He asked them, incredulously, still not believing it.

Iida opened his mouth as if to say something but quickly shut it, looking to the ground as if it's the most interesting thing in the world. Takeshi raised an eyebrow. That was a strange reaction. "Well then. Let's all look for her together, I guess." He suggested, as everyone replied with nods.

"Yeah."

"Sure."

Hm, he supposed it's not too hard to find Sai. Takeshi himself knows every nook and cranny around the playground. After all, his classmates wouldn't hail him as the best hider for nothing.

Takeshi finds out that he's gonna swallow his own words sooner or later.

The bell rang already, and they still haven't found her yet.

'What the hell?' Sai thought with a deep frown, quickly climbing down the tree. 'Why haven't they found me yet?' She raised an eyebrow, as she blended in with the other kids, luckily avoiding her other playmates as they looked rather peeved that they hadn't found her. 'Maybe I should stop overestimating kids so much.' Sai mused wryly, rolling her eyes.

But then again, Iida could easily tell them her location, seeing as he did found her hiding spot from the very start. Sai then suddenly remembered that she threatened him into not selling her out, so she decided that she should apologize to him later for being such a horrible friend.

Maybe she'll treat him with pizza as an apology, who knows.

Sai finally arrived at their classroom with a tired sigh, where she plopped down to her designated seat; directly in front of the teachers table.

Curse Tenya and his teacher's pet authority.

Soon after, more kids trickled in the room, chatting loudly to each other about trivial things. Sai rolled her eyes, slightly irritated to the noise. 'Gah, what the hell. Can't they all just talk with quiet voices?'

Sai tried to avoid her playmates' piercing stares and instead listened to the teacher as he finally came in and started his lecture, which was something about decimals or whatever. She was mildly successful.

Hours passed by and it was finally dismissal time.

"Yo, Ten-chin!" Sai called the bespectacled boy, waving her arms up to him as he waited for her and they both walked together through the hallway. Tenya took one look at her, his eyes slightly glistening with tears, before giving as strained smile as he tried to discreetly wipe his tears.

It didn't go unnoticed to Sai.

She grinned, attempting to sling an arm around him to which she failed, seeing as the boy is literally almost a foot taller than her, so she just settled on laying a hand on his shoulder. "You okay?" Sai asked him, as Tenya slightly flinched at her flat tone. "Do you want me to beat someone up for you?" She joked, trying to lighten up his mood.

Sai grinned as her plan worked, as Tenya quietly chuckled at her remark. "No thanks, Sai." He replied back playfully, and they both laughed as the tense atmosphere dissipated.

"So..." Sai stared at him expectantly, as he shrugged. "Is something bothering you?" She asked him.

Tenya sighed, cheeks turning slightly pink. "It's a stupid thought, really." He muttered, looking to the side. "Plus, you'll probably just laugh it off and move on to a next topic." He added, huffing slightly. "But yeah. Something is bothering me."

Sai blinked. "Ah." She stared at him knowingly. "Is this about them gossiping about me earlier?" She deadpanned, as he grimaced, nodding before realizing something as he whipped his head to look at her in surprise.

"Wait, how-?!"

"I'm not exactly deaf, you know." Sai dryly remarked, smirking as he blinked in realization. "I heard them saying my name a lot from my hiding spot so I came to the conclusion that they're talking crap about me." She deadpanned, before staring at him dead in the eye. "So am I right or am I right?"

Tenya remained silent, as Sai hummed in victory. "Yeah, thought so." She said, sighing. "Don't mind them, Tenya. It's not like you're the one they were talking about."

And it's not like their words affect her at all. But Sai didn't say that out loud, as she figured that Tenya wouldn't want to hear that from her.

"But-" Tenya said, but she cut him off with a laugh. God, he just takes everything too seriously, it's not even funny anymore.

"Lighten up, dude! Stop moping about it already!" Sai elbowed him teasingly, chuckling at his too serious face.

"BUT YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND, SAI!" Tenya screamed in frustration, shocking Sai as he pushed her back away from him, making her stagger at his surprising strength. "You don't understand that- that their words affect me too!" He cried out, as they both stopped just right outside the school building,

Sai lowered her head, her expression unreadable. "I... I see." She mumbled, her eyes slightly glossy as she finally looked up at him. "I didn't realize that. I'm sorry, that was stupid of me to assume that you're fine." The spiky haired girl said in a monotone voice, slowly walking ahead of him. "I'll... go now, if you don't mind. I'm pretty sure they already convinced you to stay away from a freak like me."

So that was it, huh? Some friendship, thrown away just by one shitty gossip. To be honest though, she should have expected that it will eventually happen to her in the first place.

Tenya's eyes widened in shock. No, that was not what he meant at all. That was definitely not what he meant at all. How the heck did that idiot come to that conclusion?

(A part of his mind commented that it was nice to finally see Sai showing an ounce of empathy to him, even though it had hurt her. He then immediately slapped himself internally for thinking such a thought.)

"No, Sai! Wait!" He caught up to her, panting slightly as she gave him with a blank stare. "I- no. That's not what I was thinking at all." He said, as Sai raised an eyebrow, prompting him to continue. He took a deep breath as they both walked together, the spiky haired girl still staring at him expectantly. Tenya gulped; well, this is nerve wracking.

"I..." He started, "I was thinking about your quirk, or lack thereof." He quickly said, avoiding her piercing gaze as Sai blinked in confusion. "I didn't tell them that you're quirkless, I swear!" He hastily added, further confusing her.

She narrowed her eyes at him, tilting her head in confusion. "...What."

"Yeah, I know it's stupid for thinking about someone else's quirk." Tenya sheepishly said, as she stared at him for a while, as if assessing his worth. "What?" He asked her nervously, as she kept staring at him.

"What."

"What?"

"What."

What? What's happening?

He raised an eyebrow, gently tapping her in the shoulder. "Uh, Sai? You still there?" He asked her, grinning uneasily at her unresponsiveness. "Sai-"

She suddenly spoke, startling him. "But I'm not quirkless, Ten-chin." She stated slowly, looking st him incredulously as he blinked at her in shock.

Um, what? Did he hear that right?

'But I'm not quirkless, Ten-chin.'

'- not quirkless -'

'You have a quirk?!" He blurted out in shock, as she nodded jerkily, unsure of what is happening right now. Although to be fair, he too has no idea as to what is going on right now why is Sai saying that she has a quirk-

She huffed, pouting at him. "You don't remember? I just told you a few weeks ago." She muttered, frowning.

Iida blinked, trying to rack his brain in search fot that certain memory until he finally remembered a specific event, to which Sai off handedly mentioned her quirk's ability to him.

It was during math class, where their teacher assigned them to do finish a worksheet about division.

"Hey Ten-chin," Sai pulled a chair beside his desk and sat on it, propping her arm onto the table. "You would not believe what happened to me yesterday." He heard her talking, but he was too absorbed in finishing his seat work so he just settled for nodding along.

She grinned, before pulling up her sleeves to show him a... fresh scar?

Tenya frowned at her, slightly concerned. "Sai, did you fall off a tree while climbing on it again?" Honestly, knowing Sai, he wouldn't be surprised if that actually happened.

"Wha-" Sai frowned, shaking her head. "No! I'm not that stupid!" She sputtered, as he heaved out a sigh of relief, before returning his attention back to his worksheet.

Sai groaned beside him, before making an attempt to grab his paper. "Gah, give me that!" She demanded, forcefully grabbing his work. "Tsk, you're so slow when answering, Ten-chin." Sai snorted, looking over his paper as he tried to take it back.

Iida rolled his eyes. "Just get back to your seat already, Sai." God, she could be so annoying sometimes. "And give me the paper and let me finish already, ugh!" He grumbled, as his short friend pouted, but gave the paper to him.

She leaned back onto her chair, holding her hands up dramatically. "But I have so much more to share to you, Ten-chin!" Sai declared, which ended up sounding odd because of her flat tone. "And I'm pretty sure you'll be interested about it."

"Uh-huh, sure I am." Tenya agreed, his uninterested tone contradicting his statement. "Say, how do you turn a mixed fraction into an improper fraction?" He asked her, as she shrugged.

"I don't know what our math teacher taught you guys, but I just multiplied the whole number with the denominator, then added the product to the numerator." She said, waving her hand dismissively. "But that's not important! What's important is how I got my scar!" She said, showing said scar to him again.

"...How about the denominator?" He asked her, as she rolled her eyes and told him to just copy it. "Oh, thanks."

She sighed, pursing her lips. "You done now?" Sai asked him, slightly annoyed when he answered with an 'almost.' "Fine! I'll just tell it to you right now, straight to the point!" She huffed, standing up from her seat.

"I got it..." She started, before slamming her hands on his desk. "...Because my drawing of a tiger came to life and scratched me!" She stated, to which he just nodded mindlessly, and returned to his work.

...Wait, what did she just say?

"Uhm, you can turn your drawings to life, right...?" He concluded, slightly unsure of himself. Well, he did remember Sai saying those things.

Wow, he's such a terrible friend, gosh.

Sai nodded, grinning at him. "Yep!" She said proudly, before suddenly looking sullen. "I can't control them though. It's as if they have a mind of their own..." She muttered glumly, a cloud of depression forming over her head.

Iida sweatdropped. Suddenly, her mood just went 180. He doesn't know whether to laugh or pity at her expense. After all, Sai always makes fun of him whenever he trips because of his quirk. It's only fair that he does the same, right?

... He really is a terrible friend, gosh.

Clicking his tongue, Tenya patted his short friend's head sympathetically. "Don't worry, Sai." He reassured her, as she looked up at him with questioning eyes. "I know how you feel." He remarked dryly, as she snorted, chuckling quietly.

"Okay, okay. Now we're even." Sai smirked, understanding his implication. "Anyway, let's hang out at your place. Movie marathon with pizza?" She suggested, wiggling her eyebrows as he shrugged.

He bets she's only gonna ogle at his brother.

"No, I'm not! Shut up!"

"Sure, Sai. Sure."

It was nice, having a friend you can rely on. Having a friend that you can connect and relate with. Tenya wishes... that as cheesy as it may sound, their bond may never be broken.

Omake 1: Crushes

"So," Yuri nudged Iida's shoulder, grinning slyly. "I noticed that you and Sai... seem pretty close." She remarked, as he nodded while raising an eyebrow, slightly wondering as to what the girl is going on about.

She suddenly grabbed both of his shoulders firmly, stopping him from his tracks. "Tell, me Iida-kun." Yuri said, her face serious. "Are you and Sai boyfriend and girlfriend?" She asked him, as he blinked at the questions.

He and Sai... dating.

Yeah, no. That's just disgusting. "I'd rather date a live shark than her." He answered truthfully, shrugging. "I honestly think it's more likely that she's going to be my future sister-in-law." He then muttered, suddenly thinking about Sai's crush (in which he isn't actually sure if it's real or not) on his brother.

"Yo, Tenya! You talkin' crap about me now, huh?!" Sai, who seemed to have overheard their conversation, hollered at him. "I heard it! You should get your glasses checked, idiot! I'm much moregirlfriend material than what you expect!" Sai exclaimed angrily, waving her arms around as she approached them in a huff.

Yuri, noticing her, immediately paled. "Oh, crap."

Iida rolled his eyes, staring at her intently. "I'm pretty sure you're supposed to say that to my brother, not me." He deadpanned, as Sai blinked in realization.

"Oh, right. Remind me to tell that to Sei-chin, then." And with that, the spiky haired girl left.

Yuri blinked. "...What the heck did I just witness?" She asked the thin air, as Iida answered for her.

"Stupidity, apparently."

Omake 2: Drawing

"To-chin, To-chin, look what I did!" Sai held out her masterpiece to the skinny man, puffing her chest proudly. "I made it myself! Are you proud of me now, huh? To-chin?" She asked him, as he looked at her drawing in amazement.

Yagi whistled, impressed. "Wow, that's impressive, young one." He compliment her, ruffling her already messy hair, to which she beamed at. "Do you want me to put it in the refrigerator door?" He asked her, as she nodded.

He took her drawing and placed it on the refrigerator door, examining it in slight interest. As he did it and turned back to Sai, the girl immediately gasped, staring at something behind him. "Oh no."

The number one hero blinked. "What's wrong- gah!" He yelped, as he felt something sting on his arm. Toshinori raised his stinging arm, raising a non-existent eyebrow as he saw Sai's cat drawing clinging onto him.

"Ah! I swear I didn't mean it! It just jumped outta the paper on it's own!" Sai defensively said, pouting at him as he patted her head.

"Don't worry, Sai." He smiled at her gently. "I'm not mad at you. I'm just confused as to why your drawing would do this." He turned his attention back to said drawing, who was clawing violently on his arm.

Hm, he wonders why. Maybe it had something to do with the child's emotions?

Well, if it did, then Toshinori is seriously in to a lot of trouble.

AN: so i made twO omakes since it's Christmas lol

Happy Holidays y'all!