The flame of an Oni

Chapter 6- Pros of Friends

Izuku stood in front of the mall waiting for Nejire, Okay calm down Izuku, maybe it won't be like last time. You got 5 minutes ago so maybe they're just running a bit late. Hell, maybe I'm early. God maybe I'm just an idiot and I got tricked aga-

"Woah buddy you good?" Izuku turned around to see a blonde guy a little taller than him, he wore a smile on his face that reminded him of All Might a bit. His blonde hair was a bit like his own, just less fluffy, he had tied back in a small ponytail. He wore a plain white t-shirt, blue jeans, and a black jacket tied around his waist. "Sorry, but you were mumbling pretty bad."

Izuku turned red from embarrassment, "Oh, sorry. It's a bit of a bad habit for me."

"It's no problem, man, I'm Mi-" The guy was about to say his name, but the voice of a bubbly blue haired girl stopped him.

"Midoriya!" Nejire flew and hugged Izuku from seemingly nowhere, "There you are! Whew, you have no idea how long we've been looking for you. We checked the otherside of the mall and then a few of the shops but I couldn't find you. Oh, hey you've already met Mirio. Mirio meet Izuku Midoriya. Izuku meet Mirio Togata. I met him on the bus singing that one song, uhhh, oh it's "Night Dancer"! Isn't that Mirio did you know Midoriya might be in U.A with us? He's going to be a first year. Oh, yeah Midoriya, how did the entrance exam go? Did you get in? Oh, I'm starving, are you? You probably are since you just went through the entrance exam. Should we get Pizza, I like pizza, do you like pizza, Midoriya?"

Izuku focused on what Nejire was saying and played it back in his head. "Sorry, the bus was taking a while because of traffic, nice to meet you, Togata. Yea it was crazy I was just singing to myself, and Hado joined me. Yeah, hopefully I will be able to join you guys, I feel okay about it. The written exam was okay, but I feel confident about the physical part of it, and I'll have no idea until a few weeks from now. I am hungry and I don't like pizza. I love it."

Mirio stared at Izuku dumbfounded, "How did you understand her that fast? It took me and Amjiki a whole year to understand her and even then, we still need her to slow down a bit."

Izuku rubbed the back of his head and chuckled, "I have the same problem with my muttering, so I have some practice." All of a sudden Izuku felt Nejire hug him. He blushed a bit.

"He's mine! No one else can have him." Nejire joked. Mirio laughed and looked at Izuku with a look that said, "Well what you going to do about that, huh"

Izuku rolled his eyes, he looked by Mirio and saw a guy with dark hair facing the wall of the mall. "Uh, is his Quirk going into walls cause it looks like he's trying to become one with it."

Mirio looked at where Izuku was and chuckled, "No, that's just Tamaki. Hey Tamaki, come introduce yourself to Nejire's new friend."
Tamaki removed himself from the wall and groaned. He walked up nervously looking away the whole time. "H-Hi, I-I'm T-Tamkai Amajiki. Ni- Nice to m-meet y-you…I wanna go home."

Izuku looked at Tamaki with a starstruck expression, "That man is my spirit animal. Nice to meet you, I'm Izuku Midoriya." Tamaki just nodded.

Mirio grabbed Tamaki by the shoulders, "So where should we stop first."

Nejire pouted, "I already said I wanted Pizza."

Izuku chuckled and Mirio patted her head, "Come on Nejire let's go get some pizza."

Nejire beamed almost immediately. As the group walked to the food court Nejire would just bounce on one foot or the other, "Hey Midoriya, I like your outfit. It's so stylish!"
The compliment came so out of nowhere that Izuku stammered. He blushed heavily and looked away, "T-Thanks, H-Hado. You look g-good too." Nejire beamed and said thanks. Izuku wore a black t-shirt, a white with blue sleeves, and red. It had an orange and white arrowhead on the side. He wore red and white shoes with black pants. Nejire wore a blue dress, with white sleeves around her arms.

The group made it to the food court and ordered a big pizza to share. They wanted to save their money for any stuff they wanted to buy and the movies. As they ate they talked a bit about themselves and what was going on with their lives.

"Really, Midoriya! I didn't know you knew that many martial arts! I want to learn some kind of fighting style since my wave motion Quirk can power up my punches and kicks a lot. Do you think you could teach me? It'd be soooo fun!"

Izuku chuckled, "Sure, I can teach you. I'll text you the address for my gym so I can teach you." Izuku could see Nejire's somehow light up even more, she took another bite of pizza which stopped her questions for now.

Mirio smiled at the two, "I feel okay with my fighting style for now, but I could use a new gym, the one I'm at kinda sucks."
"I could text it to you too, Hey Amajiki want to come with us?"

Amajiki was silently slumped in his chair as he ate, he only contributed to the conversation rarely or if you directly asked him. "Uh s-sure, I-I could work on my stamina a bit more." Izuku sent the address, and the group was off to buy a few things before the movie.

Mirio bought an anime figure for One piece, Amajiki bought a few candies like mochi and lychee. Nejire bought new shoes that were white and pink. Izuku on the other hand bought a whole infinity gauntlet that had articulating fingers.

Mirio looked at him with a strange look, "No offense Midoriya but…. Why?"

Izuku looked at his left hand which had the infinity gauntlet on it, "Why not."

Nejire looked between the two, "I like it. It can be a gag to go into the movies and when they ask if we're going to watch infinity war we say no and ask for a ticket for Jujutsu Kaisen 0"
Mirio and Izuku looked at each other and without a word nodded and fist bumped each other. So they did just that. The person at the counter was completely over it but the others laughed. The seats were okay, they were in the middle so they could see the movie well. Izuku was on one end and Amajiki was on the other with Mirio next to him and Nejire next to Izuku. Izuku watched the movie passively, he just chatted with Nejire whispering so as not to disturb anyone else.

"So, is your mom like you? All bubbly and speak fast?"

Nejire tilted her head, "What's that supposed to mean? Do you not like my personality?" Izuku rolled his eyes as Nejire faked pouted. Nejire laughed at Izuku's expression, "I'm just kidding, uh no my mom isn't but when my dad was alive, he was the same. I guess it was from him that I picked it up." Nejire's face darkened a bit into a sad expression.

Izuku frowned, "Sorry, I didn't mean to make you remember something like that. Sorry for your loss."
Nejire looked at him and smiled softly, "It's okay Midoriya, I like to remember my dad, when someone makes me remember I feel sad, but I also feel relieved. Cause I lost him when I was young, I get scared of forgetting him so when someone makes me remember him it makes me happy that I remember him."

Izuku smiles back and looks at the floor, "I understand that my mom… she died when I was 4, so I just want to make her proud. I sometimes forget what she looks like." More like I have trouble remembering her face not covered in flames. Izuku blushed when Nejire rested her head on Izuku's, "Hado?"

Nejire shook her head, "Call me Nejire. I-It's nice having someone understand me." Izuku smiled and rested his head on hers.

As the group left the movie theater Mirio wanted to gauge how everyone liked it, Amajiki looked down most of the time, pulling his hoodie over his head. He sighed when Mirio pulled it off, "I-It was o-okay. I-I liked Y-Yuta. He's r-relatable.

Izuku chuckled, "I thought it was good, the fight between Gojo and Miguel was 's the first thing I'm gonna do in my next tournament fight. It's way too funny and disrespectful to just go from straight fists to slapping a man."

Nejire was bouncing up and down after seeing it, "I really liked it, I was sad that Yuta and Maki didn't get together at the end." Nejire then looked at Izuku, "Izuku did you say tournament? Do you go to fighting tournaments?"

Izuku nodded, "Yea, don't worry they're legal. It's just the amateur leagues but they're fun to be in. My next one is 2 weeks from now. If you want you can come watch Nejire, they're full of action."

Mirio watched the two talk and smiled, First name basis already, huh? Good for you Nejire. "Well come on, we should probably head ho-"

Mirio wasn't able to finish what he was saying. All of a sudden Vines started sprouting from everywhere, they could hear screams as people ran away.

"What the fuck? What's happening?" Izuku looked around as people were being snatched by the vines and different stores were being raided and destroyed.

Mirio suddenly got serious, "It has to be the work of a villain." He looked to Nejire and Amajiki, "Come on we have to help the people." He looked at Izuku, "Midoriya you have to get out of here. You don't have a provisional License so if you use your Quirk you can get in trouble."

Izuku looked at Mirio with a determined look, "Hell no, I'm not going to just let you handle this by yourselves. I could care less about the consequences if it means I can help. This villain can go on a killing spree if you guys jump in and have no back up. Plus my Quirk uses fire. I'm perfect for the job."

Izuku and Mirio stared at each other until Mirio sighed. "Fine, then let's hurry, the more we just stand here talking the more people are taken or hurt." Izuku nodded and the four of them rushed into the fray.

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