︎ Bungee Gum ︎
"Alright everyone it's time!" called out Mina sounding way too cheerful considering her charred hair, charred shirt, and well slightly smoking everything.
"Time?" Deku questioned standing on one leg while everyone ignored his broken and twisted one.
"Time...to announce the winner of the bet!"
"Damn. I lost." Jiro frowned while whipping some blood off her face. She resolved to blame Midoriya.
"I am not sure if this is really the time." Iida removed his 3rd pair of glasses and retrieved his 4th.
"It's exactly the time Iida! Do you know how big that pot was? It's almost enough to rebuild Kacchan's apartment!"
Everyone looked at Bakugou who had been oddly silent standing next to his lack of living room wall.
"Anyway we have a tied winner! Sero for voting 'Something tape like as that's the best quirk!' and Bakugou for putting down half a paycheck on 'Bet the little fucker breaks something.' Good job guys!"
Sero hummed thoughtfully from his place half buried under wall chunks.
"Ah you know I think I'll concede my winnings to Bakugou. On a scale of tape-like to breaking something I think he deserves it more."
"When you right, you right babe." Mina nodded decidedly.
It seemed this would be how both the great bet and movie night concluded at roughly 11pm on a Tuesday.
"Guys! Guys I'm stuck!"
Everyone joined Bakugou at the lack of wall and looked down.
Kirishima who had found himself mysteriously attached to the wall earlier had done the manliest if not the smartest thing, when he realized the pink something stretched instead of breaking when pulled. Not yet knowing that Bungee Gum had both the properties of rubber and gum he had run from the wall at great speed and made it all the way to the other side of the room before the pink snapped back, hard, taking him with it.
Fortunately for Kirishima he had hardened on instinct. Unfortunately for the wall he had hardened on instinct.
Down below Kirishima appeared to be half inside someone's balcony. His feet flailed about.
"You know Blasty I'm surprised you're not yelling at him to unharden." Mina bravely rested her lightly exploded arm on Bakugou's shoulder. This broke Bakugou out of his daze enough to turn to her and began telling her why she was a moron, but before he could get very far...
"Are your brains made of stupid? He-"
"Oh yeah, thanks Mina!" Kiri unhardened and fell the rest of the way through the balcony landing on the sidewalk head first.
Thud!
"You-" The beginning of sparks lit up his palms, but Mina quickly back tracked.
"I've already been exploded! It wasn't even my fault we got stuck together! I get one free dumb thing to not be explodo killed over!"
He considered her state and contemplated explodo killing her anyway, but Kirishima made a rather sad noise below, so he decided to go see if his boyfriend needed a hospital instead.
He did shove Deku into a wall on his way out which made him feel a bit better. Deku fell over pathetically as he only had one leg to stand on.
"Kacchan! That was so mean!"
"I don't think he really cares. I do think I have a concussion." Jiro sat down next to Midoriya on the floor.
"Oh that was kind of my fault. Sorry Jiro." Midoriya winced sympathetically. He tried to gently lay out his leg to evaluate the damage.
"No! I most- certainly think it- was my own- fault!" Iida lightly hand chopped in their direction, his hands finally free of switching out glasses.
"If I had- not been so- startled by- Hisoka's quirk I'm- sure I could- have reacted faster- or at least adjusted- my landing!" Jiro's eyes started following the hand chops. It made her head hurt.
"It was- my own- carelessness- that- had-me-knocking-into-you-and- pushing-you- into-Jiro! For-that-my-apologies!"
As Iida's enthusiasm increased so too did his volume and his hand speed. Jiro shut her eyes and tried to focus on something else to fight the nauseous.
"It's not your fault! Anyway I'm fine and I'm sure Jiro will be fine after some rest! Right Jiro?" She opened her eyes to squint at him. One day he would realized that broken bones aren't fine, but she guessed it would not be today.
Hisoka toddled over and sat on Midoriya's busted leg. Midoriya's smiled became slightly fixed and lifeless as the child giggled sweetly.
Something in his leg popped under Hisoka's weight and blood began to seep through the fabric.
Deku never stopped smiling like a crazy person, but Jiro did throw up.
There were times when she felt like she was the only normal person in the world.
That morning.
"Um. Guys? What happened?" Kaminari should know better than to take a night shift. He always missed out on the fun stuff!
/
It was gently suggested that perhaps Kaminari and Hisoka should stay somewhere else while Bakugou and Kirishima's apartment was being fixed. It was gentle because Bakugou told him over text to get the fuck out as he couldn't scream at him properly if he wanted to stay with Kirishima in the hospital.
"He'll get over it. Lots of people have dramatic quirk awakenings!" Mina assured him.
"He will, but that might not be until that wall gets fixed." Sero pointed out.
The missing wall now had a tarp over it that was held up by Sero's tape. It ah...really stood out in the living room.
"Good point, but like...where can we go?"
"Your welcome at my place, but it's kind far from your work and I only have a couch." Mina was referring to her fuchsia couch with lime green stripes of course. Kami had helped her pick it out. Bakugou had tried to burn it thrice.
"I er haven't Hisoka proofed my place? Like I love you man, but I've been collecting these glass figures."
"Bongs are not considered glass figures babe."
"Shut up Mina, my glass figures won't survive that." Sero points at Hisoka who is going into the kitchen.
"What do you mean that? He's not even doing anything right now."
Crash!
Running into the kitchen they see that Hisoka has managed to use his quirk to host himself up in reach of the high cabinets. The high cabinets where the good knives are kept. Were kept. They are now on the floor.
"Oops!" Says the child cheerfully from the ceiling as the sticky pink gunk promptly disappeared leaving him to fall towards the floor of knifes. Luckily he was swiftly caught in a tape lasso.
Sero raised both an eyebrow and the tape covered child he had caught.
"Right, that." Kaminari said adoringly. 'Was this a form of Stockholm's syndrome or just a normal parent thing?' Wondered Sero.
/
"Shinsou my favorite friend!"
"Why? What? No." Said the sleep deprived hero.
"You live closest and Jiro already said no." He gave his best winning smile.
"And I'm saying no! Listen I'm tormented by former school mates. They won't leave me alone. Monoma is here all the time."
"That's perfect! Momoma can help Hisoka control his quirk. I'm sure they will get along great!"
"Don't you want your own place where you to don't have to share a room?" He asked in desperation.
"Not really."
Shinsou rubbed his forehead trying to fight off the impending migraine. He tried one last time.
"Kami no." Was said firmly.
"Kami yes!" Was said with the confidence of someone that has never been punished for the sins he committed on society.
"Yes! ︎ " Chirped the sin that had been committed on society.
Fuck.
/
"How did Monoma stick himself to the wall?" Kaminari observed the lovely site of Momona somehow having all four limbs attached to the wall with Hisoka's quirk.
"I think he has less control over Bungee Gum than Hisoka does." Shinsou noticed. He was drinking coffee from the mug he had hidden in his room along with the coffee pot and the coffee as that was the only thing of real value in the house.
"Oh. Well no one else has to know that."
Crash!
Giggling
"I think they are going to figure it out."
"Hmm. Could have been the cat?"
Bang!
"The cats are too busy cowering in fear. They can sense his chaos."
Thud!
"Ah well. I'm sure that sounds worse than it is."
"MROW!"
"Fuck."
The bathroom was where they found Hisoka and one of Shinsou's cats. The largest meanest cat had clearly fought bravely knocking down everything possible to knock down and shredding Hisoka's arms up dramatically. It still likely didn't deserve to be stick to the bathtub with the water on.
"He tried to drown my cat."
"But he didn't drown your cat?"
"Kaminari Denki."
"I'm... sure he just wanted to give it a bath?"
"Sorry! ︎ " The child attempted to smile sweetly, but really just looked demented.
"Your leaving."
"But-"
"I will call Aizawa and I will tell him you are teaching him to drown cats."
Pulling the sensei card was dirty.
"Hahaha no need for that. Um can we have some Band-Aids first." Hisoka's wounds were deep enough to drip onto the floor. This did not seem to bother him in the slightest.
"Sure. He doesn't get the cat ones."
"Kitty! "
"Yeah your not allowed kitties. No kitty for you."
"Ok. ️ " The child tried to look sad and childlike, but Shinsou wasn't falling for it.
"I understand Bakugou so much more now."
"Shinsou! He's little!" Kaminari pouted and managed to look more innocent than the actual child.
"He's yours that should have warned me."
"Shinsou!"
/
In Hisoka's defense he didn't anticipate that big of a reaction. He was delighted with the reaction of course, but he hadn't planned it. When he woke up in the middle of the night feeling power surge within he had of course activated his Nen or rather his quirk and once again he could use his beloved Bungee Gum.
Giddy on the feeling of power once more he had slipped from the room he shared with his father and snuck into the adults little party.
A few small pranks was all he planned. It was harder than expected to make his Bungee Gum invisible and the invisibility failed before he was completely finished. That was alright. The reactions had been...tantalizing.
First had been Midoriya realizing his foot was stuck to the floor. His reaction was calm. Just slightly befuddled. He had looked around and spotted Hisoka which was all he needed to put two and two together. Right as he had been about to open his mouth the rest of the Bungee Gum became visible.
Kirishima had poked the Bungee Gum. Bakugou had said something foul and tried to remove himself from his sudden attachment to Mina only to send both of them off the couch and unto the floor. She had been laughing. He hadn't had time to get Jiro or Sero. Iida though, Iida had the best reaction of all. Of course when one is suddenly unable to see panic is a fair response.
The Bungee Gum that suddenly covered his glasses was starling enough to have his quirk activate and send him plowing into Midoriya whose body slammed into Jiro, with the exception being his leg that stayed firmly in place. The snap of bone from Midoriya and yelp of pain from Jiro was concerning enough that Uncle Kiri decided he needed to be unstuck at all cost. He was strong enough to run away from the wall. He was not strong enough to remove the Bungee Gum.
Iida removed his Bungee Gum covered glasses. Hisoka helpfully covered his new pair of glasses with more Bungee Gum.
Kirishima reached the other side of the room stopped, observed the Bungee Gum and said 'Huh.'. Than he was flying through the air and crashing through the wall clipping Sero on his way out.
This bothered Bakugou enough that he also thought he needed to be free at all cost so exploded the Bungee Gum and Mina with it. Hisoka was surprised that actually worked on his ability. It's possible his Bungee Gum wasn't as strong as it used to be. Quirks could be trained though. He would simply have to use it as much as possible.
This time he sent Iida's 3rd pair of glasses flying out of his hand for variety. Iida squinted at his empty hand and reached into his jacket for another pair of glasses.
He lost interest in Iida when he saw the state of Midoriya's leg. It was beautiful.
Looking around the destroyed living room on his mutilated leg perch he felt very accomplished. He had in fact considered the night to be one of the best ones he had in this world until his father had come home in the morning and told him they were going to have to stay with someone else.
"Ah Kacchans not happy right now and it might be for the best for us to just not be here for a bit. Kiri's gonna be fine by the way, but he is in the hospital which doesn't really happen much so you know Kacchan is a little high string right now. It's okay! Jiro and Shinsou don't live that far. I'm sure we can crash with one of them!"
He had made Kacchan unhappy plenty of times, but never enough to send them from the apartment. He rather liked his home of the past two years.
He had especially liked Kacchan. He was a toy he wasn't ready to give up yet, but he may have gone too far this time. He had known better than to go after Uncle Kirishima with anything that could actually hurt him. He was aware of the man's personality and his quirk. There was little excuse for not anticipating his reaction. Hisoka had known the limits of his toys and he had carelessly pushed them anyway.
Hisoka couldn't really regret his actions. It was just his nature to cause trouble and make enemies. That being said he did wish that he had lasted longer before burning this bridge. He resolved that next time he would be less hasty and consider the consequences of his actions before embarking upon chaos.
Hisoka didn't last 24 hours.
After his resolve he had gone back to his cheerful ways and decided to make the best of his new residence. Shinsou had cats and cats were worthy opponents for a 2 year old even one like Hisoka. They were fierce killing machines that only didn't hunt humans for sport because of their inconvenient size. Of course Hisoka loved them and of course he showed that love by fighting them.
There were two cats. A large ball of angry white fluffy thing that was called 'The Great Puff' and a smaller orange cat called 'Coward Soup'. People call cats the strangest names. Both cats hid from him, but Soup was better at it. So it was Great Puff that was chosen has his first foe.
He had only wanted to piss the cat off and had decided that water was the best way to do so. He hadn't considered that it would look like a murder attempt because for once that wasn't his aim. He had gotten remarkably injured from the animal and was pleased with himself before he saw Shinsou's face.
He had once again lost them their place of residence. Hisoka may have felt a little bad about it to his own surprise.
He had never had a father before so the past two years with one had been... novel. If anyone had shown him that level of attention and affection before he had been too young to remember it. Illumi's family loyalty had always been baffling, but now he understood a bit more why someone would become attached to their parents.
Kaminari Denki had been a good father to him. Good enough that he had already decided to spare the man's life if possible.
Despite being unrooted once again Father was as charming and optimistic as ever. He persuaded Shinsou to allow them to stay the night and told Hisoka that he would have a new place for them to stay by the time he got out of preschool the next day.
"And Hisoka, baby, sweetheart, darling I know your excited about your new quirk and it's a really cool quirk and I'm sure everyone will want to see it, but...could you just...be really careful with it at preschool? Ah maybe even wait a little while to use it there? Please?"
Father had never once been strict and mostly failed at being firm. Nothing he had done so far had ever lead the man to raise his voice at him much less punish him as he deserved. Pushing him had no effect ever directed at Hisoka anyway. Only an unsatisfying reaction of disappointment and sadness at the situation in general.
He found these emotions in his father quite displessing. He was much more amusing when he was happy and he was usually happy. The worry behind his father's eyes was just unnatural.
"Ok. "
He spent the next day at preschool thinking of all the ways he could use his Bungee Gum to make life more entertaining and holding back. He would break a few necks and cause a few tears soon enough, but he could wait. He could give his father a day or two. At least until things were no longer unsettled with their living arrangements. He would need to be more careful in judging the limits of their next hosts.
"Where's the brat?"
"Sir? Sir we need you to sign in order to check out-"
"Menace! Get over here I'm taking your ass home!"
"Sir you can't talk like that in front of children!"
"Tch didn't hurt me none."
Hisoka really didn't expect to see Bakugou again at least not in a friendly fashion.
"Kacchan! ︎ "
The caretaker screeched some more, but they both ignored her. Bakugou kneeled down to better speak to him.
"Heard you tried to kill a cat this time brat. You a little villain in the making huh?" He didn't sound mad. Hisoka didn't know what was going on, but he was pleased to see dear Kacchan anyway.
"Well come on! Shitty hair is back home on bedrest and if we don't watch him he'll push himself like a dumbass." He held his arms out.
"Your not fucking walking you got two scrawny ass legs and we don't got all day." He let himself be picked up and studied the man's face finding only the same mildly irritated look as always.
"I will call security! You can not come in here and just take a child!"
"Calm the fuck down! He's my fucking godson! I'm on your damn list woman! Are you too dumb not to recognize a hero on the top ten list? Jesus it's like you don't work at a fucking hero agency!"
Ah. He had perhaps underestimated the limits one could push someone if they were considered family. These people worked rather differently than the associates he used to have. It seemed he hadn't started ruining his playthings yet. He laid his head on Kacchan's shoulder and let the sounds of his shouting sooth him to sleep as it often does.
/
I really don't like that ffn doesn't let me put︎ any of Hisoka's suit symbols in the fic. Every title that isn't named is supposed to be or have symbols in it and almost all his dialog has a symbol in it, but you can't see it. Does anyone know how to make them work?