Hills

Outings

"I'm happy to see you progressing but maybe you should try telling someone else."

"W-why?"

"Well Eri, you've been showing up for the past month and school is starting up in a few weeks. We've been knocking your goals down so quicker, I'm scared I may have been you too easy of goals. So maybe it's time for a harder one, I just think it may be ready to tell someone else besides your friends-"

"Brothers."

"Sorry, Brothers. You should try telling someone else besides your brothers or me, you have two people caring for you. They are suppose to help handle these things and care for you. You should try telling Yamada, you trust him and he cares for you."

The child sat in a quiet tension while scratching at her arms. "Am I suppose to tell everyone?"

"Not at all, just those you care for- like your family."

"Why?"

"So they know what makes you uncomfortable, they know what to avoid doing- they know what happened and therefore attempt to truly sympathize or even empathize."

"Oh."

They sat in another silence. It was unfamiliar considering that after about a week of this, these silences faded as they got to know each other better. She knew how to avoid these silences but this time she had anticipated it. Anytime she brought up possibly telling another person, the silence would come pouring in.

Eri fiddled with her thumbs as she swung her feet in the chair, trying to put her attention elsewhere. Flinching, she stared at the timer loudly ring in the room as the woman stood up.

Patting the little girls head she escorted her out of the room. "See you Ms. Nami."

"See you, Eri. It was nice seein nya~!" The girl giggled as Aizawa started to lead her to where her brothers were. "Oh and Eri . . ? Think it over, ok?"

Eri simply nodded her head and continued to walk away, excited to go find her brothers. As they walked away, Yamada met them turning as he currently had Shinso. "Did you get Izuku?"

"No. I thought you were going to get him."

"Oh! I was suppose to get him!"

Aizawa just groaned before turning around to go to Izukus room.

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Izuku sat on the bench from earlier that month waiting for Aizawa and Yamada to get them. Turning in his seat to look at who say down, he saw the boy with spilt hair back on the bench. He held two coffees and stared directly as Izuku. Was his eyes always different colors?

He handed Izuku a coffee which surprised him and sniffed at the coffee he handed him. The other boy snorted.

"I didn't poison it."

"To be fair I've never even held a conversation with you."

". . . Wanna have one?"

Izuku sat in silence before sipping his coffee and immediately relaxing (at least a little) upon feeling the taste run down his throat. Staring into the black liquid he looked back up at the boy.

"Tastes like motor oil."

"I tried to put sugar and chocolate in it."

"I can't eat sugar but thank you for the gesture."

The boy reached towards his cup and switched it with his own to Izukus suprise. It did smell a lot better, the candy cane looking kid sipped at the coffee rather satisfied. Looking happier with it then the coffee he had.