𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗠𝗜𝗘𝗦

10 | SHO & ZAE AGAINST ALL ODDS

chapter ten
sho & zae against all odds

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always forever by cults

"GET DRESSED, WE'RE GOING TO THE TRAMPOLINE PARK." Juno said as she burst into Zadie's room, turning on the big light that she knew Zadie despised.

Zadie covered her eyes at the sight of the bright light, "Can I invite Shoto? I think he said something about wanting to go to one before."

"Sure, I guess. I'm turning off the light now, you can open your eyes."

Zadie Matsui has been classified as weird and unusual by everyone she's ever known. Her parents, her aunts and uncles, her cousins (especially her cousins), her classmates, they've all called her a weirdo atleast once. The only exceptions were Amaya, Juno, Nana, Caroline, Enzo, and Shoto.

But Shoto doesn't count because he's just as weird as her.

She never took offense to anything, no matter how rude. No matter how many times her classmates said she was weird or when they ran away from her at recess, she always tried her best to be their friend despite their name calling.

By the end of primary school she had completely given up on trying to make friends, she decided it'd be best if she were lonely so no one else would be bothered by her weirdness.

Then she met Shoto.

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A ten year old Zadie played dollies with her little sister and only friend, Juno. Then a woman with ginger hair came into the princess themed playroom. She had freckles and tan skin, she was short and had emerald almond shaped eyes. Zadie did not recognize this lady at first, it took her a while after a few seconds of studying her.

"Zadie, come along." She said, gesturing for the one of the girls to come with her.

"But I'm playing with Junie." She pouted, giving the dolls to the younger girl who stood up to hug her.

"You are the oldest right?" The woman asked for confirmation after seeing the height difference between the siblings.

"Yup, I'm Junie's big sis but Junie's my big sissy too!" She smiled returning the hug to the girl, the woman chuckled and muttered something about kids and their confusing statements.

"Bye-bye, Deedee." Juno mumbled as she waved, watching her sister walk to the woman's side.

"Don't say bye-bye, Junie. I'm coming back so say see you later!" She held up her thumb and closed her eyes as she smiled widely.

"Oh... See you later, Dee."

Zadie got into the backseat of a limo with her parents, she wore a yellow shirt underneath a pair of denim overalls and yellow and white shoes that lit up when she ran. Her curly strawberry blonde hair was frizzed and shrunken, making it look more like a fro so big that it covered the entirety of her forehead and almost her eyes.

"Where are we going?" She asked, looking up at her side to see a man who she recognized as her father after some thought.

"Your father and I are having dinner with Endeavor. You will play with his son, Shoto, and you will behave yourself." The woman said as she applied red lipstick while looking at her reflection in a pocket mirror.

"Flame hero Endeavor? I get to play with his son?" Her face lit up and she squirmed excitedly in her seat before frowning again, "We have to get Junie, she has to meet him too." She said to the man next to her,