Deku the Demigod

A New Friend

Izuku had never had a best friend before. He knew, even before Kacchan began bulling him, that Kacchan wasn't what best friends should be. 

Within a week Izuku felt like he could tell Alex and Issac anything, for the first time ever he felt like he had best friends.

Currently Izuku and Alex were sitting at one of the many picnic tables as Izuku showed Alex how to make friendship bracelets. Issac had given up long ago and left to practice, his friendship bracelet to Izuku had just simply been three green, yellow, and light blue strings braided together. 

Teaching him how to braid had already taken thirty minutes so Izuku had let him leave.

 Alex still didn't talk much but Izuku would now say he was just more shy and didn't often start conversations. It wasn't anything like he was just a week ago when he would barely even whisper to Izuku.

Izuku was just finishing up on his bracelet to Alex when he heard a squeal that he knew, even then, would haunt him for the rest of his life. Both him and Alex had turned to see what the commotion was. 

Percy and Leo were talking to some new camper, she seemed to be around his age with long blonde hair. He watched as she squealed again this time looking in his direction. His eyes widened as the new camper sprinted towards him with speed that he would be impressed by if he wasn't about to be trampled by some random girl. 

"Wow! Aren't you just so cute!", Izuku could feel his face turn as red as the shoes he wore, "My names Ema Tanaka!"

Her face inched closer to his as she held out her hand. He could see Alex beside him stifling a laugh. Izuku flailed his arms around his face and tried to back away from the bubbly girl. 

"I-I'm Midoriya Izuku," quickly rushed out, "Uh I-I mean Izuku Midoriya!"

Thankfully that got Ema to step away for a second giving him a second of breath.

She paused with her finger resting on her chin, "Hmm, that's a Japanese name isn't it?", she asked blunty.

He rubbed the back of his neck nervously, "Uh, yeah I'm from Japan. I just visit during the summer for camp."

"Wow! My dad's from Japan! I can speak it pretty well too!", she said in Japanese as Percy and Leo watched Izuku turn red in embarrassment again.

"C-cool", he looked back at Alex pleading with his eyes, "Well, I better go I have- uh something to do."

He grabbed his bracelet and Alex's wrist as he tried to quickly retreat to somewhere.

"WAIT! Come back cute boy!", Ema yelled as Leo began to lead her away for the rest of the tour of camp.

Izuku felt his shoulders sag in relief as he continued to lead them towards his cabin to continue their crafts.

"Why'd you do that Izuku? I thought you liked making friends?", Alex questioned.

"I do, or- I usually do but I don't know she just seems scary", he stopped to think for a second, "and too annoying."

"Izuku!", Alex said while lightly slapping his arm. 

Izuku giggled, "What it's true!"

"That's mean", Alex bantered in the classic way only ten year olds can.

Izuku shrugged and they continued on.

It took the rest of the day but they eventually finished their bracelets. Izuku now wore two friendship braclets, Issac's yellow green and pale blue one and Alex's red black and orange one. Izuku had made two yellow red and blue ones, All Might themed obvi, for the boys.