Nine
~Shina's POV~
"I have to say," Shina murmured to Shigaraki as she glanced around at the assembled low-level villains. "I wasn't expecting all of these guys to come. How did you manage to recruit them all in such a short amount of time?"
"You're assuming I haven't been planning this for a long time." Shigaraki spoke as he got off the barstool, commanding the villains attention immediately. "Kurogiri, open the portal. I'll go through first. The rest of you can come through afterwards." The air changed as those gathered grinned and readied themselves for a fight. Shina wondered if they really expected to be able to take down All Might in a single day. The research she'd done on All Might suggested otherwise and she really hoped that this didn't go badly.
"Sunfire." Shina snapped to attention, looking at Shigaraki. "Make sure everyone comes through before you join us. I don't want to have anyone left behind." Shina nodded.
"Yes sir." Kurogiri opened a portal allowing Shigaraki to pitch forward, allowing his body to become entangled in the purple-black mist of Kurogiri's portal.
"I can't wait to bring down All Might." One villain spoke up, sounding full of confidence that Shina was sure was misplaced.
"God I've been waiting for this." Another spoke up.
"It'll be so fun to watch him be taken down a peg." A female villain said.
"Once the Symbol of Peace is down for the count, the other Heroes will learn to fear us."
"Can't wait to kill All Might."
"This is only the beginning."
"This is our time. No more Heroes." Shina listened as it continued with each of the villains who were all getting antsy. Her thoughts from before about this being a mistake warred with her cold logic that even if they had a hundred more villains, she doubted they would be enough. All Might may have been older, but he was experienced. These villains were all in the same age range as herself, but they were too cocky. Too inexperienced in their excitement that they were overlooking one simple fact, that he had back up with him. She expected Aizawa and possibly another faculty member, maybe Present Mic or one of the others, she wasn't sure who, but they were all Pro Heroes. Not to mention, this was technically a training ground for the UA students, if push came to shove, which it would, Shina didn't doubt that the teachers wouldn't have the students pitch in, if only to protect themselves from the assembled villains.
"Shina," Kurogiri's eyes came through the portal. "It's time." Shina nodded as she uncurled her folded arms and stood straight.
"Time to go." She called out, getting everyone's attention. "Kurogiri, let them in." Kurogiri's mass tripled as he enveloped the villains who all moved forward to meet him eagerly. They were transported away while Shina made sure each other them went through. When the last villain had gone through the portal Shina joined them.
~James' POV~
James landed feet first in a crumbled and destroyed building that looked like it had been bombed. It was also slightly leaning to one side as he could feel his feet imbalanced. He was crouched down with his ears perked as he heard many feet landing all around them that were heavier than Bakugou and Kirishima's set. His eyes flashed as he took in all the villains that were in the room.
"Ah, now this is unfair." He spoke as he stood up, a slightly bloodthirsty smile was on his face. Kirishima and Bakugou also readied themselves to fight. Some of the villains were giving them overly excited looks and looking like they thought they had a chance against them. James didn't think he'd need to use his Chaos Sphere against these goons, not with Kirishima and Bakugou with him. "All these guys for me and no one for you boom boom boy?"
"Shut up furface." Bakugou growled as he readied his gauntlet. "Rest your little paws, I can take these guys out myself. Don't want your fur to get singed."
"I'll use Kirishima as a shield then blond terrorist." James grinned, his claws itching to be used. Kirishima let out a squawk of indignation.
"I'm not a shield and do you two have to get so competitive?" Kirishima complained. James scoffed.
"If you want to stay back like a princess then be my guest."
"Just stay outta my way." Bakugou ordered. James heard Kirishima sigh as his arms hardened.
"Save some for me you two."
"Thought you were gonna stay back?" James taunted.
"If I left my teammates to fight what kind of man would I be?" Kirishima asked. "Especially since we've got this many villains to fight?"
"We can take on a bunch of old men." James said, seeing that effect it had on the villains.
"You brats sure are confident that you're going to beat us aren't you?" A villain growled.
"It's not like you're going to be much of a fight looking like you do." Bakugou retorted.
"You little-" James had had enough talking and launched himself forward with his hind legs. He used his hands as a stand while kicking his left foot out and kicking the villain in the temple, knocking him out with a swift kick. James then returned to a crouch as he glared at the other villains.
"If you're going to do something, do it, don't stand around talking about it." From there the fighting escalated as Bakugou and Kirishima joined him in beating the villains. James punched one in the face before he ducked another's fists only to sweep that villains legs out from under him allowing Bakugou to slam his head into the floor with a bomb. James hopped on another villains back, using his claws to hang on as he pulled the guy around.
"Kirishima punch!" James felt the guys body jolt as Kirishima hit him in the face, knocking him out. James dropped him as another villain tried to attack him. He merely brought his leg out, tripping him before he kicked the back of the guys head, making the villain hit his head into the wall, his body slumping down to the ground. The next villain tried to use his Quirk but James grabbed one of his horns and yanked him to the side before he tossed him at Bakugou and Kirishima who tag teamed him. The next was a woman who James felt bad about hitting but he merely tossed her to Bakugou as he didn't seem to care if he took out male or female.
James felt his spine shudder in fear of Shina if she found out he had hit a woman, even a villainous one, he didn't want to chance the Hashi just for that. James felt his tail being yanked and a yowl came out as he turned on the one who'd grabbed his tail. His claws ran down the villains face making him shout in pain. James head butted the next villain before he threw him out the window.
As the fighting went on, every punch and kick relieved James of his stress about having to go to this school fade away as he finally got to return to doing something he was good at. The sounds of yelling and shouting soon died down once the three boys beat the last of the villains unconscious.
"That's all of 'em." Kirishima panted.
"Buncha mooks." Bakugou huffed.
"I thought they'd be tougher." James panted as he flicked his tail that still throbbed from being grabbed that harshly. Anger and indignation pooled in his chest at the thought of his tail being used as a handle. "Didn't take us long to finish them off. Though I really want to make this one suffer a bit more for grabbing my tail." James kicked the villain that had caused his tail and spine to feel like it had been shocked.
"We should hurry and go help the others." Kirishima stated. "If we're here I'm going to bet everyone else is still inside the USJ as well. I'm worried about the ones who don't have good attack powers." James hated how he could understand that motive. Shina would want him to help as many of his classmates as he could. "Thirteen must have his hands full trying to keep everyone else protected. It probably didn't help that we rushed a head like that…" James felt a touch of concern as he thought of Yuto and Kana. He hoped they were still okay, either with Thirteen or with whoever they'd wound up with if Kurogiri had separated them also.
"If that's what you want, then go ahead on your own." Bakugou said. "I'm gonna beat that warp gate guy to a pulp." James snorted making Bakugou glare at him.
"You got something to say."
"Oh plenty." James muttered.
Kirishima cried out before James could continue. "Are you serious? That's stupid man."
"Shut up." Bakugou growled. "I wasn't asking for permission."
"While it does make sense to find the scary purple mass." He thought aloud. "If only because he is the 'transportation' for these guys, did you see his body? He's all mist."
"I know that." Bakugou stated. James felt a small frown on his face. "It's not like I don't have a way of beating him." James wondered at that. Was there a way to beat Kurogiri? Shina hadn't mentioned this before. Maybe she didn't know whatever Bakugou did? James saw the faint shimmer behind Bakugou and narrowed his eyes as he realized it was a villain going for Bakugou. He didn't have a chance to say anything as Bakugou suddenly turned and released a bomb right in the guys face, pressing him to the floor. "If all they're sending against us is these guys, we'll be fine."
"Nice catch." James complimented.
"You're suddenly calm. It's kind of scary." Kirishima piped up.
"I'm always calm." Bakugou yelled.
"Well, whatever this bipolar sorcery is, go back to your usual growling rage." James said. Kirshima snorted a laugh as Bakugou glared at both before he turned and started walking.
"Let's go."
~Kana's POV~
Kana panted as she sent another portal towards the line of villains around her. They were all that was left of the original number against her, Yuto, Shogi, and Tokoyami. Rain and wind poured down, soaking them while also chilling them to the bones. Kana usually liked the rain, but this was ridiculous.
"I'm at my limit for portals." Kana panted as she leaned against the wall. Yuto leaned against her to offer some warmth from the storm simulation. "I think I can squeeze out a few more if I don't throw them and just use them for transport."
"Good job Kana." Yuto half-yelled as a particularly shrill wind cut above them.
"We should get moving." Tokoyami stated once the wound of the wind's cries lowered. "We don't know if any more villains are in this simulation."
"We should be able to take them." Shogi stated. He leaned down. "Do you want me to carry you Kana?"
"Uh no I can walk." She answered as she hid her wince. He sides were on fire, like she'd just finished running a marathon and her hands felt ice cold.
"Kana." Yuto argued as she was pushed back against the wall from a hard gale. "Let him carry you. I know you're not doing good." Kana glared at him in warning. She didn't want to be carried like a princess. She was strong enough to walk. Yuto didn't budge though, he knew how stubborn his sister could be and this wasn't the time for her to be 'heroic'. "The faster we can get out of here the faster we can get to James and the others. We can't linger too long." Kana growled as she thought about it. The wind and rain continued to batter against them before she finally gave in.
"Fine." She spat. "Long as you don't carry me like a princess." Shogi nodded to her one demand and knelt to one knee, allowing Kana to climb up his back. He hooked one set of arms under her knees and locked another set around her to help shield her as much as he could from the rain and wind while his other set of arms was free for him to use. Kana cradled her hands together against her chest to warm them up. They were numb and starting to look too white. She could feel Shogi running and hoped they got out of this simulation without any trouble.
When they'd landed here in this simulation with a large group of villains to fight against, Kana hadn't been sure about using her power to fight as the boys seemed to have everything handled. Yuto was able to fight with his shadow weapons while Shogi was pretty good at using his multiple arms. Tokoyami had darted around and kicked out, not allowing Dark Shadow to fight. When he'd explained why after she'd asked, she understood. Dark Shadow was more powerful than she'd initially thought. She'd fought with her hands and legs easily thanks to Shina's training, but after a while Kana had had to turn to using her portals to transport the villains elsewhere. She'd chosen a police station in Tokyo that she'd been in once before just out of curiosity to send them.
The effect of using her Quirk resulted in cold hands but when she threw them like she'd been doing it resulted in her overexerting herself. She was exhausted and if she wasn't already soaked in water from the rain, she was certain she'd be soaked in sweat. She needed to rest right now and let her body recover from overusing her Quirk.
"There are some villains around the corner." She heard Shogi distantly say.
"Kana is out of commission." Yuto said. "She's overworked her Quirk. Tokoyami if you don't want to use Dark Shadow it's okay. Shogi can you keep Kana and Tokoyami protected? I can blend into the shadows and grab the villains from behind."
"I will watch over them." Shogi promised as he and Tokoyami ran to hide. Kana wished she could tell Yuto to be careful, she didn't want him to fall into the shadow realm and get lost but her vision was starting to get blurry. She coughed into her hands before she was claimed by darkness.
~Yuto's POV~
Yuto watched as his prey moved as one. They didn't look like they'd been together long enough to work cohesively but that worked in his favor. After all, he just needed to pick them off one by one. He stuck to the edges of the shadows, melting in when one of the villains turned to look. By this time, he knew they were getting paranoid as he'd allowed himself to be seen a few times.
In shadows he couldn't hear but he could see them as they tried to get closer together only for a few others to reject this idea and split off themselves. He gave a nasty smile as he chased after those who chose to go off on their own. The first villain he grabbed screamed as he pulled her into shadows, leaving her in the dark. The second tried to fight but Yuto just grabbed the guys ankle and he fell right into the shadow under him. After the tenth Yuto could feel a coldness in his chest begin and the whispers started to get louder resulting in him to pop out in front of the last female villain. She held vines in her hair that she whipped at him with a sharp snap.
"So, you're the shadow boy." The female hesitated. Yuto narrowed his eyes at her. She better not say anything about his involvement. "Wasn't expecting you to be good enough to take the others down. Guess I should have figured though." Yuto didn't bother to reply as he fell into shadows once more only to pop back up behind the woman and kick at her head. Her hair grabbed his ankle and with a twist of her head, Yuto was slammed into the concrete. He groaned in pain, feeling his lip burn as it split. His leg felt like it had been yanked out of its socket while his shoulder ached. "Gonna need to be faster than that if you want to get the drop on me boy."
"Guess I shouldn't have wasted my time on the others then huh?" Yuto groaned as he rolled to his feet. At least he would have if the woman's whips had left him. Yuto felt his leg go out from under him but before he hit the ground he was being thrown through the air and slammed into a dumpster. Yuto grit his teeth as he reached into shadow and grabbed small knives. He threw them quickly before using another knife to cut the whip on his ankle. Yuto fell into shadow again. This time, he grabbed the woman's ankles and yanked her down. Her shrill screech cut off as he popped up in her place. Yuto huffed as he held his side in pain. "Should have done that in the beginning." He muttered.
Yuto started to make his way to where Shogi and Tokoyami were. When he slid into the building though a sharp kick to his chest made him cry out.
"Yuto?" The familiar voice of Tokoyami came as he coughed.
"Yep?"
"I'm sorry I did not expect to see you. Are you okay?" Tokoyami knelt to get a closer look at him. Yuto groaned.
"Great. That last lady slammed me into a dumpster. No broken bones thankfully."
"We should head for the entrance of the USJ building." Shogi said. "I'm not sure if these villains were all that was left or if there are any more coming. We'd stand a better chance with the rest of our classmates to stand with us."
"Hm, we would." Tokoyami nodded in agreement. "Yuto can you move?" Yuto nodded, he got up and shook himself off.
"We should get moving."
~Shina's POV~
All Might's entrance to the show of violence was a blessing to Shina. She didn't falter or change her body language as she'd watched Aizawa take a beating for his kids. It made her eternally thankful that someone like him was working at UA, trying to help the students become heroes maybe not like him, but of his caliber. When Shigaraki had been about to harm Midoriya and the frog girl, she had called out to him to not play with his food but other than that, she didn't interfere. Not that she didn't want to jump in to protect those students, but she had a job here, one that didn't allow for her to go playing 'hero'. She wasn't a hero after all, and if she'd done anything to get in the way of this, she doubted Shigaraki would take that that same way he'd taken her sarcasm.
"Not to worry students. I am here!"
"After all this waiting, the heroic piece of trash shows up." Shina glanced at Shigaraki before going back to watching All Might. As much as Shigaraki liked to rag on All Might, Shina was impressed with the man.
All Might was fast as he got Aizawa up and away from the other villains before he then darted to grab the kids away from Shigaraki. Shina stayed behind the Nomu, not wanting to lend her aid to this show just yet. She wouldn't unless directly ordered. She didn't like Shigaraki that much after all. While All Might got the students to retreat Shina watched as Shigaraki seemed to lose his confidence.
"I wasn't prepared. I couldn't even see him when he moved. He's fast but not as fast as he used to be. I guess it's true. All Might really is getting weaker." Shina wondered about that but only briefly as All Might prepared to fight. The Nomu got in front of Shigaraki when All Might tried to use a Carolina Smash on him. Shina watched as the Nomu and All Might fought. From what Shigaraki had told her, it was made to fight against All Might and now, Shina could see how true that statement had been. All Might of course mentioned how simple his plan was to outlast the Nomu but, while All Might thought it would be that easy, Shina knew Shigaraki wouldn't miscalculate on this. Not if he'd been planning this for so long.
When the dust from All Mights duplex cleared, Shina saw Kurogiri had interfered to help the Nomu grab All Might's sides. A delicate position for anyone but Shina could also see that All Might was already bleeding. She didn't think the Nomu had claws to draw blood that easily, but the pressure could have also been a factor. Kurogiri and the Nomu worked together to try and cut All Might in half. Shina glanced away and saw one of the students coming towards them to possibly try and stop this. Kurogiri's portal interfered again but Shina had seen the other child incoming. Shina watched as he used his blasting power to knock Kurogiri to the ground. Another child, one she assumed to be Todoroki, Shoto used his ice to freeze Kurogiri further.
Shina sighed as she darted forward to block a kick from the red-haired child that James didn't seem to like. Her light weapons blocked his kick before she shoved him backward. James came up behind her with his claws, but she ducked it and jumped backward to stand beside Shigaraki.
"Kurogiri how dare you allow this child to bring you down."
"Give him a break Shigaraki," Shina commented. "I thought you said you'd brought enough villains to keep these flies busy?"
"Kids these days are amazing." Shigaraki said. "They made us look like amateurs. Can't have that can we Sunfire?"
"No."
"Nomu." Shigaraki called. The Nomu freed All Might and pulled itself from Kurogiri's portals before it broke the ice, regenerating half its body while Shigaraki explained the Nomu's abilities.
"What is this? I thought you said it's power was shock absorption?"
"I didn't say that was all it could do. He also has high levels of regeneration. He's basically a self-regenerating punching bag."
"First we need to free our method of escape. Get him Nomu." The Nomu went after the blond holding Kurogiri down. Shina saw James tense as if he was going to attack. Shina threw a lance of light at him to split the attention between the students. In a loud crash and another puff of dirt, James was gone, standing beside his classmates while All Might acted as a shield.
"Weak or not Shigaraki, All Might is fast." Kurogiri came back to stand by them while Shigaraki attempted to lecture All Might about the students as well as Hero Society. Shina gave it to him on the discussion, but she saw the moment All Might resolved his mind.
"Let's clear this level and go home. Sunfire, do your duty." Shina nodded as she prepared to run and take on the students. She was faster than Shigaraki but when All Might met the Nomu the shock of their punches made them all move back. Shina covered her face as she watched All Might take on the Nomu, managing to push it back. Shina jumped back to stand beside Shigaraki. "Sunfire, attack."
"You try and get past this force." She snapped. They watched as All Might and the Nomu rearranged the landscape with their fighting. She had to admit, seeing All Might fight was inspiring. There were some cheesy aspects but when he launched the Nomu out of the USJ, she was in awe. She looked out the hole where the Nomu had flown before she turned back to see All Might. Through the dust though, she could see just how ragged and bloody All Might was.
"Back in my heyday I couldn't have beat him easily, this time took me 300 blows."
"He cheated." Shigaraki growled as he clenched his fist. Shina prepared herself for whatever Shigaraki was going to do next. "Oh, come on, what's going on here. He's just as strong as he's always been."
"What's wrong, not attacking me? Didn't you say you were going to clear this level? Come at me." Shigaraki reeled backward as All Might glared at them. Shina admitted to herself All Might was intimidating but the way he looked right now, she was betting it wouldn't take that much to fight against him. After all, if you thought like Shigaraki, the boss battles left quite a lasting damage and could easily be taken out by the next person if they attacked just right. 'Man, I have got to stop playing games with James and Yuto if I'm starting to think like Shigaraki.'
"Grr, I wish Nomu was here. He'd rush you right now. Pound you into the ground easily."
"Look at him Shigaraki, he has definitely weakened. He's on his own. The children are frozen and look, our forces are coming back. If the three of us work together we have a chance to end him." Shina caught Kurogiri's eyes and nodded. She formed a staff of light, whirling it to prepare to engage in an attack at a moment's notice. Shigaraki ran forward without notice. Shina saw the kid run forward and saw his body flying forward but his legs waved in the breeze. She let her staff fall as she formed a light whip to snap forward and grab the kid by his wrist. She yanked him to the side just as a shot rang out and Shigaraki's hands spurted blood.
Shina looked to the side to see the rest of the UA High's teachers. Shina knew a lost cause when she saw one and knew they'd have to leave soon.
"Shigaraki, this is too many. We need to leave." She said.
"Ah man, the pro Heroes suck. It's game over for real. Let's go home and retry-" He was shot through the legs and arms making Shina form a shield as she covered Shigaraki's body with her own in protection. Kurogiri's body was pulled by the other teacher, Thirteen. Shina growled and threw a light grenade that blew up, blinding everyone.
"Kurogiri, lets go." Shina ordered. He wrapped around them, pulling them away to the bar.
"Ow, shot in both arms and legs. Not even Nomu was able to help against All Might or those kids. You were wrong Master, All Might wasn't weak." Shina sighed and started to grab the necessary things to clean Shigaraki's wounds while Kurogiri and Shigaraki updated All For One.
"No I wasn't. We just weren't prepared very well."
"I agree," The new voice startled Shina as she hadn't been expecting anyone else. Still she listened intently to their voice. "We underestimated them. Thankfully we failed under the cheap League of Villains name and not our own. And what about the creature the master and I created? Where is Nomu?"
"All Might blew him away." Shina stated, putting the alcohol and bandages down by Shigaraki.
"What?"
"He was still pretty powerful. Guess the intel you gathered wasn't entirely accurate." She stated lightly. "Don't move Shigaraki, I need to clean your wounds."
"Power, that reminds me, there was a kid there who had the same power as All Might. If he hadn't been there, we could have won." Shigaraki clenched his fist but hissed when she tore his sleeve off to get at his arms better.
"This will sting." She warned before she poured alcohol on it. He growled at her but allowed her to continue to clean his wounds. There were no bullets thankfully so all she had to do was stitch him closed with the pair of needle and thread she kept on her person for just these kinds of occasions.
"Naturally your upset. But this was not a futile mission. Gather the villains that you need. Take all the time you need. I must stay in the shadows which is why I need you to be the face of our cause. Shina, I expect you to help him with this mission as well as bring him back to full health. Next time, we will win."
"Sure thing." Shina said. "Now Shigaraki, do you want me to rip off your pants or just destroy them?"
"Do what you have to." He scoffed. For his sass, she poured more alcohol on his other arm than necessary making him yelp.
~Yuto's POV~
"Are you four okay?" Yuto's head snapped up as he saw Present Mic standing at the entrance. Yuto had started to lean against Tokoyami and felt a wave of relief hit him. He'd be able to get to Recovery Girl and deal with his aching ribs soon enough.
"Kana is asleep. Yuto is injured." Tokoyami reported.
"I have her on my back." Shogi commented letting his arms fall away to show Kana's unconscious form. "She fell asleep about ten minutes ago. Her hands are still cold but they aren't as bad as they were originally."
"She has a healing factor." Yuto stated. "Not as good as James but well enough that she should be awake soon."
"Do you have a healing factor?" Tokoyami asked.
"Not that good. I'd be better in Recovery Girl's hands." Yuto gave a sheepish smile.
"Let's get you kids to the front entrance and to the nurses office then." Present Mic led them away.
~James' POV~
"Man that was a pretty good fight. I had no idea it would be that intense." James heard Kirishima comment as he stared at the spot Shina and Shigaraki left with Kurogiri. Shina hadn't been hurt thanks to her shield, but he'd seen Shigaraki get hit. While a part of him hoped Shigaraki died, he knew Shina wouldn't let that happen. Despite how bad Shigaraki was, her heart was too good to allow anyone suffer in pain or silence.
"You okay James?" James blinked, looking over to see Shoto standing by his side. "I saw you tried to claw that female villain in the head."
"I missed." James said. "She ducked. Were you really ready to fight against Shigaraki or the purple mass?"
"It would have been necessary." Shoto stated. James hummed. "We should head back to the front." James nodded and followed behind him as they left Midoriya and All Might in Cementoss' capable hands per Kirishima's words. When James saw Yuto outside he frowned as his brother was holding his side.
"You okay Yuto?" James asked. Yuto winced.
"Got thrown into a metal dumpster by a sadistic woman with vines for hair. What kind of villain throws a kid into a dumpster?"
"Villains." James deadpanned. Yuto snorted a laugh before he winced. "Broken?"
"No, just feels sore. Gonna need to see Recovery Girl." James nodded before he looked around.
"Where's Kana?" Yuto sighed.
"She's unconscious still." At James alarmed look Yuto waved his hand. "Mah, she overused her portals. You know how she is when a fight lasts too long, she has to take her enemy out of the fight permanently. The villains we were up against seemed never ending. Guess it didn't help that one of them had a multiplication Quirk and could keep multiplying. Finally knocked that sucker out with Shoji's help but Kana had thrown her portals too many times. She was about to have an asthma attack."
"Did she have her inhaler?" James asked.
"No. It fell out and one of those villains destroyed it." Yuto sighed. "I had her stay on Shoji's back after that last fight was over. He and Tokoyami stayed with her while I took care of the last remaining group. It's how I got slammed into the dumpster. What about you?"
"I'm fine. I saw the main villain, calls himself Shigaraki. Though I heard the purple mass call him Tomura Shigaraki." Yuto nodded once to show he understood. "Didn't get to fight him though. He had the purple mass who separated us with him as well as a female villain who used weapons of light."
"Guess it's good you didn't need to use your main power then huh?" Yuto said. A loud whistle called their attention to Present Mic who was getting everyone back on board the bus. "We should go, we need to get Kana and me to the nurses office when we get back." James nodded and followed his brother to where Kana was lying, cradled in their six-armed classmates arms.
"I know this is serious and all," James states seriously to Shoji. "But can you please stay just like that?" He pulled out his phone and snapped a couple pics. A large grin was on his face. "Sorry, she's so much cuter when she's asleep and not really to kill me." Shoji rolled his eyes, well used to the siblings and their violent talks with each other. James knew their classmates all knew they tolerated each other and maybe loved each other like siblings, but they'd all seen Kana's temper against her brothers, especially after the Denki pranking fiasco from their first week.
"You better send me a copy. Shina too." Yuto demanded as he sat down in his seat.
"I will." James promised. "After I edit it a bit."
"Here lies James Nara, the boy who did too much and paid the price." Yuto began his headstone. James didn't bother to stop him.