Toyomitsu Taishiro (Fatgum) X OC

chapter 6 - children are weird

Sanshi's POV -------------------------------

Opening the door and walking inside, i sit on the sofa i was when i had arrived

"She kick ya back inside,kid?" Mr.Daiji asks calmly "yeah." I reply, not wanting to further this conversation, so i keep my eyes on the tv. The show was quite childish, but i still decided to watch it so i could calm down.

About an hour or so later, there are a lot more people and things are getting crouded inside, they had started arriving shortly after i had come inside, i had zoned out and was not really paying attention, tho if someone said hi i'd respond with a short 'hey' 'hello' or 'sup', no one really got any more out of me. I stood and walked outside to get some air, stopping when i noticed there were even more people outside than inside, not that they had a big backyard, but it wasn't small either, i wasn't sure what to do so i just stood off to the side of the door, i caught some people staring, but i didn't mind, you get a lot of stares as a 7 almost 8 foot girl covered head to toe in black, chains, minimal bright colors, eccentric makeup, ect. So i just kinda ignored them.

"Hello! Was your name? I'm Toyomitsu Janki!" A little voice responds from beside me, it caught me off gaurd, looking down i see a little boy with bright blue eyes and light brown hair, "i'm Ikaru Sanshi..." i respond quietly, "I think you look really cool!" He said, grabbing my side chain and pulling on it a little, like when a kid tries to grab your attention by pulling on your clothes, "ah, thanks you, you look nice aswell, that shirt's cool." I reply, crouching so i'm more his level, "Yeah! Nee-san is my favorite hero!" His shirt had blackstar on it, "Blackstar is my favorite hero too." I respond cheerfully with a smile in my eyes, since he couldn't see my actual smile, "Really!" He gasps, "uh-huh! My tee-shirt is actually one of her oldest merch designs." I state with a smile, "whoa~" he shines, almost literally, i assume that's his quirk, "why do you have a mask on? Are you sick?" He asks suddenly, "uuuhhh... yea, you could say that..." i respond slowly, "oh... will a hug make it better?" He asks, before i even have a chance to respond he hugs me from my crouched position, this, as it would happen, takes me off gaurd, i'm not quite equipped to handle physical affections such as this. I hesitantly pat him on the back, he lets go and looks back up at me "did that help!" He boasts, shining again, "...yeah..." i respond. "Jan-chan! Come play with me!" Haru screams from the sandbox on the other side of the yard, followed by some laughter from the adults "Bye bye Ikaru-san!" He says as he runs off the porch to go join haru. I'm still crouched, sitting there dumbfounded, when someone clears their throat from above me, i turn my head to look and have to kinda crane to see Tai's face looking down at me, "you seemed a little like you didn't know what to do, so i told haru to ask Janki to play with him..." he say also crouching so he can sit to my right, i also kinda sit down with a plop next to him, "...yeah... i'm decent at handling kids... as long as they aren't that clingy... or curious..." i reply. "Well, that's one thing about all these kids here, they're too curious for their own safety." He replys with a chuckle. 'I haven't heard that in a while, why is that upsetting?' "Mmh. I don't think i've ever had a kid hug me before, they're usually scared of me." I state, he slighty laughs this time, 'goddamnit. Why is he so cute.' "Well, i honestly don't think there is a lot that scares Janki, the other kids seems sceptical, but janki? He just waltzed right on up to ya." He says with a grin, "yea, i do look pretty scary right now. And on another note, did you just come here to help my awkward situation or for something else?" I ask, noticing he's obviously thinking of something, "oh- well, when i came outside to help hokai with something... she said i should check on ya, cause y'all had a scruffle earlier and she said ya weren't doin to good." He states quietly, "oh..." i say, looking at the ground between my legs, "i wouldn't say we had a scruffle, just her tryna stick her nose where it don't belong, hero or not, you gotta respect people who say they don't wanna share shit with a person they don't trust." I respond just above a whisper so the kids don't hear my curses. "Mhm. Hokai's pretty bad at the whole 'gettin in people's business' thing" he states quietly, "if ya ever need to talk tho, if i gain enough of your trust, you can come to me, ok?" He states, looking down at me with concern in his eyes, "sure, big guy." I reply, giving a small smile, tho i doubt he could notice it. "Also, i wanted to ask if you've eaten, i don't think i've seen ya go anywhere near the food." He says, "oh, yeah, i've just kinda been spaced today, happens sometimes, as the internet may say 'all thoughts brain full' and 'no thoughts head empty' are competing for my brain space." He cracks up laughing at this, it takes him a minute to settle "well, you gunna eat or not? Cause ma made shrimp fried rice, specifically cause she was over my shoulder when you messaged that it was your favorite." He states, "really? Why though?" I ask, "she wants to make sure you feel comfortable, it's a thing she does." He says, scratching the back of his neck, "oh... well that's nice and all, but i'm not really hungry." I lied, "you never mentioned eating breakfast, and you haven't eaten yet, so why wouldn't you be hungry?" He asks, trying to figure out that fact, "if i wait too long to eat i don't feel hungry enough to eat." I reply, "oh, that makes sense, but wouldn't your body still need nutrients?" He asks again, "i mean, i guess so." I reply, "then you should go eat." He states, "i..." i pause, not really knowing what to say, "you, what?" He asks quietly, leaning down into his knees more so he's closer to my face, "i don't feel comfortable eating in front of people..." i whisper, "hmm" he turns his face away and puts his finger to his chin, obviously thinking, it takes him a minute to respond, "well, if you wanted to, we could go hangout in my room, i'm sure my mom wouldn't mind." He says finally, "really?" I ask skeptically, "mhm!" He responds, standing up and offering a hand to me, i take his hand and stand up, though, not with out getting my chain caught in my boot and tripping face first into the porch, well, almost, Taishiro caught me and pulled me closer to get me back upright, though, my chain was still caught in my boot, so i had to move to undo that damn inconvenience. "Are you alright!?" He asks, concerned, "yea. I'm fine. Stupid fuckin chain." I say, whispering the last part, putting my foot down i look up at him, his eye showing every sign of his concern, "you can let go now big guy." I simply state, patting his chest with my hand, "OH- sorry!" He says, letting me out of his catch hug, he was blushing, something i found absolutely adorable... 'do i have actual feelings for him?' I ask myself as i head inside, Tai following close behind, "wow." I can't help but gawk at the large amount of food in the kitchen, "heh, yeah, ma wanted to make sure everyone had some, and a lot of the fam eats a LOT, myself included, though, me and my dad are the only ones who need it for our quirks." He states with a hearty laugh, grabbing a plate and handing it to me, "grab your fill darlin'!" He says with a wide, closed eye smile, "that's not a lot, Tai." I reply, grabbing a spoon and putting some shrip and rice on my plate, "mmh, yea, no judgment tho darlin', everyone's different." He beams as he hands me a pair of chopsticks and gets himself some food, "also, rumi should be here, she said she'd be a little late though." He says, filling his plate to quite an extreme, "hm." I respond as i wait for him to grab his chopsticks so we can go eat privately, he walks over with eveything in hand and tells me to follow him, and so i do.