BNHA Next Gen: Kota's Tidal Wave

Him and Her

"Sighhhhh, yes, Cousin, the flight was smooth and there was no trouble."

"Are you sure, Kota!? About 13,000 birds collide with planes every year, and they can get sucked into the engine, and-"

"Ha! There was nothing like that, Cousin, I promise."

"O-Okay... Did you pack enough clean clothes? Do I need to drive down there to-"

"I packed enough to clothe a village for a month."

"Alright... The Pussycats will be cheering you on from the TV in the agency! Love you, Kota!"

"Yeah, love you too, Mom, goodby-" *click*

...Wait, what did I call her? Oh god, that's awkward as hell... I hope she didn't hear that.

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Shino:

"WAHHHHHH KOTA CALLED ME 'MOM'!! THAT'S SO- SO... WHOLESOME!!"

Ragdoll:

"Mandalay, stop crying! You'll flood the agency!"

Shino:

"I WILL PROTECT HIM WITH MY LIFE."

Pixie Bob:

"Tiger! Grab a bucket! These files will be ruined!"

Tiger:

"Save me, young Kota..."

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Hanging up from my call with Cousin Shino, I look through the window of Class 1's private bus. A quick flight had taken us to Hamamatsu, the "City of Music" and a booming gem of Japan that's relatively close to U.A. High. The pristine Pacific Ocean borders the city with its Neptunian blue shimmer,  and the harmonica-like Act Tower peaks above all of Hamamatsu like an incredible torch with the sun as its burning flame. Our bus passes through crayon boxes of marvelous flowers that decorate the parks full of families and students, and high-class vehicles like cherry red Suzuki cars and jet black Yamaha motorbikes zoom down the streets along with us. To remind us we were still in Japan, Hamamatsu Castle and a few vintage shrines bask in the warm May sunshine.

Tamashiro's seated next to me, his big, dark eyes glued to the scenery as he expresses his excitement with a razor-toothed smile. He insisted on helping me pack during the entire Saturday afternoon, picking out clothes that would "catch the attention of those U.A. girls." He was pretty fun during the plane ride, always cracking jokes, chowing down on the free plane food, catching an occasional glimpse at the flight attendants. Typical Tamashiro.

Reluctantly, I face my head towards the end of the bus, where Kanashimu is sitting with his back facing me. I feel so awful... For the past month, I've done nothing but avoid him whenever he comes close. Now, after my heated admission of my blind hatred towards him, Kanashimu has been actively avoiding me. Throughout Saturday, I spotted him several times at the dorm or at the courtyard where we all train. I tried approaching him every time, but I would get... paralyzed trying to know what to say, and Kanashimu would glance at me looking surprised and hurry to get away from me.

Though, Kanashimu doesn't seem avoid me out of hate, like I had done to him, but it seems he's avoiding me for my sake. "I won't get in your way anymore," he told me that night of the party... It's unbearable that I can't see his face, unable to discern how he might be feeling at the moment, and we're supposed to be teammates during the combat event of the Festival...