MHA: Error

Chapter 3 - Family + 1

Indra very quickly got accustomed to school life. Despite his mom's worries about his impulsive and unpredictable demeanours, he maintained a spotless and flawless record. He never had any disciplinary cases, is never late as he always arrives one minute before class starts and is seen to be well-liked and respected by his peers, and even seniors.

Though, as much as the 'on-paper' statistics show him to be a model student, his mother knew him better than any record could ever show. She's always believed that he's done things behind her and the school's back. But, much to her pleasure, he's managed to erase all traces of them.

Nejire and Indra's relationships have also evolved to one where they are seen as best friends by many of the other students. With how close they have become, people would think that they are inseparable. Well, Nejire would say they're inseparable, but Indra would beg to differ. They would often play together, eat together, study together, and train their quirks together.

With both of them going to the same school, Nejire would often go to school and back with him. She would always be waiting for him outside of his class like a big sister.

Actually, Indra's classmates used to think that Nejire was his older sister, but after clarifying the situation, she had quickly earned the envy and resentment of all the girls in his class, though neither of them seem to have realised it.

Today, I had told Nejire to go home without me. She was unwilling to do so, but after a bit of forcing from my part, she reluctantly agreed.

"You better let me have that sleepover this weekend!" She yelled out before running home... she probably went to my house.

At least with her gone, I can finally check out what I've been wanting. For the most part, I took the normal path home, but once my house came into view from afar, I took a right to avoid being seen by walking directly parallel from my home, using the other houses in the neighbourhood as cover.

My goal is somewhere north-east from my house. After I was sure that I had passed by my home from where I was, I took a left and continued a couple metres ahead before taking another right, where a small ramen store was located. This is currently my favourite ramen store because of how conveniently close it is to my home and how delicious it is. It is where Nejire and I would always go whenever we felt like it.

I walked over to the counter and ordered two take-away of Miso Ramen with extra chicken chasu and two bottles of cola. The cook knew me fairly well and we engaged in some idle chat with her asking me how school is and stuff like that. Once I received my order, I left and went behind the store, where an alley was.

As I scanned the alley, my eyes landed on someone at the culdesac. A girl, most definitely older than me, was laying on a cardboard box, using a duffel bag as a pillow and some ripped spare clothes as a blanket. Her clothing, which were just sweatpants and hoodie, were dirty and torn in several places. She had blue hair, similar to Nejire, albeit a lighter and slightly brighter shade, with eyes matching her hair colour.

What is it with me finding blue haired girls? Is this a curse? Blue isn't even my favourite colour. Wait, maybe it's a much more narrow shade of blue, periwinkle...

(If you know my style by now, she's the girl above. I can't find younger pics, but that's what she will look like as a teen/adult, etc. I don't own any of the art I use. All credit goes the artist. The artist for the above is Chaesu. Twitter: @chaesuart. Check out their art. It's amazing and I really like it.)

How did I know she was going to be here? Well, I was eating ramen with Nejire a few days ago during the evening and went to the toilet, which was just beside the back exit. The back door was unlocked and I sensed a presence nearby, so I went to take a peek and saw her sleeping there.