"___." Sakusa tosses a pillow on you from where he lay on his futon. "Time to get up." He yawns.

         "No…" You object, hugging the pillow. He hums, blinking at you as he sits up. 

         "Osamu's making breakfast." He informs. 

         "Samu." You sit up looking about half sleep. "Samu food." You nod, getting up suddenly and staggering into Sakusa. 

          "Careful." Sakusa breathes, keeping you from falling over again. "Wake up."

          "Right… Wake up." You nod looking down at him. "Your eyes are so deep." 

          "... Next time I'll wait until you're awake before mentioning food." He decides. 

           "Not food." You point at him sleepily. "Samu food."

           "Alright. Get away from me already…" He says, a hint of amusement in his voice. 

           "... No. Don't want to." You shake your head.

           "Gooo." He pushes your face away.

           "Fine." You shuffle to the door. "Lets hang out today." You add before going out and to your room, going in as Iwaizumi finishes getting dressed.

           "There you are, where did you go last night?" He asks.

            "I had a nightmare so I just… Went to Sakusa's room." 

            "Oh. You could've woken me. I was right there." He says lightly.

            "I didn't feel right about that. And Sakusa was up anyway." You tell him grabbing some clothes for the day.

            "Oh right. There won't be classes today, they're adjusting the defenses in the school building and the courses." He informs.

            "Oh nice…. No. That's great news!" You gasp waking up all the way and hurrying to change, leaving Iwaizumi lost. You come back out, drumming on his back as you go out the door. "Sakusa! We have the day off." You declare as he leaves his room.

            "... Oh no." He comments. "What do you have planned?"

            "I-" 

            "___!" Tendo's voice calls from downstairs.

            "Huh?" You look toward the stairs 

            "That cancels your plans." Sakusa says, joining your side. 

            "This time." You grumble as you head downstairs with him. 

            "Tendo-kun. I believe I requested one thing of you…" Oikawa was saying, a tick mark on his cheek.

             "Oh? Oops. I forgot." Tendo chimes innocently.

             "Good morning Oikawa…" Ushijima greets. 

             "Tendo." You greet with a smile and wave.

             "___!" Tendo gives you a tackle hug. "Good morning! Hi Sakusa!" Tendo greets cheerfully. 

             "Good morning Tendo. Come to steal ___ today?" Sakusa guesses.

             "Haven't decided yet." Tendo straightens. "Hm? Something seems different…" Tendo tilts his head peering between you two.

             "Breakfast." Osamu calls.

             "Samu food!" You cheer, going into the kitchen. 

             "Oh. Good morning ___." Osamu greets with a smile. 

             "Good morning Osamu. Smells good!" You hug him. 

             "Hope it tastes good too." He breathes. 

             "Osamu! You got enough for two more?" Tendo asks.  

             "I believe so." Osamu nods. 

             "Hello again ___." Ushijima speaks up, making you look at him, meeting his gaze. He offers his hand but Sakusa pulls you closer to himself, fixing Ushijima with a light glare. "... Hello." Ushijima meets his gaze, seeming to glare back. 

            "Wakatoshi Ushijima. You're quite the rising hero of Kuri Academy." Sakusa identifies. "I'm Kiyoomi Sakusa. I plan to beat you in the Rescue Tournament this year." You blink and glance at Sakusa in awe. 

           "I see. Good luck." Ushijima nods. "___, I would like to apologize for the impression I gave you during our last encounter." He adds.

           "Eh. No worries. I'm used to it." You assure.

           "Hm? Did he say something rude to you?" Atsumu yawns. 

           "No. Just about ___." Oikawa answers.

           "Alright. Your friend can't eat here, Tendo." Osamu states bluntly.

           "Now now, Wakatoshi apologized. He's been feeling bad about it since then." Tendo assures. Ushijima opens his mouth to speak but Tendo swiftly covers his mouth. 

            "It's fine guys. Let him eat." You assure.

            "Sure…" Osamu sighs, handing you a plate and shooing you out. You go to the dining hall and sit down, soon being flanked by Sakusa and Tendo.

            "So. Any plans today?" Tendo inquires. 

            "I was going to take Sakusa somewhere." You tell him. 

            "Ah. So a date huh?" Tendo hums munching on his food.

            "Uh." Your mind goes blank and you just shake your head.

            "Pfft." He turns his head away, fist over his mouth. "Cute."

            "I-I didn't do anything!" You stammer.

            "You didn't need to." He chuckles, pinching your cheek in amusement.

            "So. Where are you going then?" Atsumu asks from across from you. 

            'Ahh… The atmosphere here suddenly got weird.' You think. "Mmm I have the address on my phone… Which is still on the charger in my room…" You sigh. 

            "I'll get it for you!" Tendo chimes getting up and going up stairs.

            "So Ushijima, why are you two here so early in the morning?" You ask.

            "Tendo informed me that Raizu was recently attacked. I've come to see how everyone is doing." He responds. 

             "Oh. How thoughtful of you." You smile.

             "For Raizu being a small insignificant hero school. You must have some amazing quirks here to survive when Okari could not." He states. A number of glares shift toward him at that. 

            "... Heh we are pretty small." You try to lighten the mood. 

            "Yep. Those guys were idiots to take us lightly because of it!" Nishinoya beams.

            "Those guys were done for once we got going." Ryuu grins.

            "The strongest thing about them was their entrance." Atsumu jokes.

            "Ahem." Futakuchi clears his throat, killing the boasting in an instant.

            "We are sorry."

            "... Why isn't Tendo back?" You look toward the hall as the redhead pops back in.

            "I'm here! Sorry, got sidetracked by your new pics. Your wallpaper is really cute." He comments, handing you your phone.

             "You didn't." Sakusa gives you a look.

              "What? No way… That'd be… Really gross…" You lie leaning away from him to pull up the place you planned to go.

              "... You liar." Sakusa shakes his head.

             "Shush. I'm not changing it." You respond before showing Atsumu. 

             "... Nope. Not cute at all. You definitely should not go there with Sakusa." Atsumu shakes his head, trailing off to mutter unhappily.

             "Wait. Where?" Sakusa looks at you as Tendo takes your phone again to look too.

              "Secret." You tell him.

              "I'm going with you." He reminds you. 

              "Then.. Surprise." You give a thumbs up. 

              "...."

              "I think you'll actually like it Omi." Tendo hands you your phone again. "You two have fun, 'kay?" He smiles. You blink at him, tilting your head.

               "Tendo. You okay?" You ask him, making him pause.

            "Mmm I think I'm jealous." He points to himself. "But don't mind this. I'll just take you somewhere next time."

             "It's time to go Tendo." Ushijima states getting up. 

           "Right. Bye guys, have a great day!" Tendo chimes standing up and following his classmate out. They leave the dorms, Tendo peering back at the building before sighing quietly.

            "Did you get what we came for?" Ushijima asks.

             "Mhm. Easy peasy. Just like I told you. Did you see what you wanted?" Tendo inquires.

             "Yes.. Raizu has changed. The Rescue Tournament will be interesting this year." Ushijima gives an alarming smile. 

             "I told you." Tendo smiles. 

            "Ready?" You ask Sakusa after you clean your plate. 

            "I suppose… Sort of dreading this." 

            "You're hurting my feelings Sakusa." 

            "I'm only dreading it because I feel like you're leading me into a trap." 

            "No. That would be hard." You say going into the lobby. 

            "Hmm. Let me grab some more gloves first." He says going upstairs quickly. 

             "Are you two heading out now? Have fun." Atsumu hums, standing with his twin.

             "That's the plan." You give a thumbs up. Atsumu huffs, smiling briefly.

             "Good. But just so you know. Next time it's my day." Osamu informs. Atsumu gaps at him in shock before glaring.

             "I was about to say that!" He snaps.

             "Too slow." Osamu responds.

             "Heh okay Osamu. I'll look forward to it." You smile as Sakusa comes down.

             "Ready now. Lets go." Sakusa says and you both go toward the door.

             "Come back safe!" Nishinoya calls. 

             You take Sakusa to the train station, smiling to yourself. "Alright. Shouldn't take long." You say excitedly. "Been a while since I was last there."

             "You've been to this place before?" Sakusa comments.

             "Yeah. It was that day I uh… Kinda burst my shirt at school. I left school after I got a replacement and just wandered… Ended up an hour away from home, but I found a nice place." You recall lightly.

            "I remember that day. Tendo dragged me with him to look for you." He says. 

            "Eh? He never said anything about that." You blink in surprise. "Sorry then. He always thought you should be friends with us." 

            "You didn't?" He inquires.

            "Ah. Well I did too. But it seemed like it would be a hassle for you." You admit looking down.

             "It kind of is… but. I think it's something that was going to happen eventually."

            "... So you admit we're friends? Maybe even besties?"

             "Oh god no…. Just friends." 

            "Mmm… no. I think we're going to be besties too." 

           "Nope. That has bad idea written all over it." 

           "I think you're putting up an unnecessary and pointless fight here Sakusa." 

            "So stubborn." He sighs reaching over and putting a gloved hand over your face.

             "Yeee." You put your hands on your hips unaffected. 

              The train comes to a stop finally and you step out, leading Sakusa down the road to an old shrine path. 

             "We're going to a shrine…" He guesses.

           "Not to it. Close to it." You correct going up the woodsy path. This wasn't a popular tourist spot so there weren't many people about. Not that you minded the people at all. Halfway up the mountain you suddenly walk into the woods, tugging Sakusa along with you. He peers around suspiciously, keeping close to you. "You're far too suspicious Sakusa." You chuckle.

          "We're in a remote area off a path in a zone with no hero agencies." He says pointedly. 

           "You would be so much fun to take camping." You chuckle. 

           "Don't you think about dragging me along for that… Ever." He grumbles. You just chuckle as the sound of rushing water catches your ear. A smile comes over your lips as the nice sized waterfall comes into view. 

           "Here we are." You chime hopping to a stone and sitting down to look at the waterfall. Sakusa blinks at it, soon joining you on your stone, taking off his mask.

           "You found this the day you were alone?"

           "Mhm… It was a lucky find for me. My mind was a mess then, but it calmed when I got here." You breathe. "The air feels nice here too." 

          "It does." He agrees. You peer at him, pulling on a pair of medical gloves before poking his cheek.

          "You're relaxed now." You hum when he glances at you.

          "Not entirely… I was just remembering something… You used to draw these a lot." He murmurs.

          "Hm? Yeah I guess I did. Its weird to think about. I feel like I should hate them or they should make me sad because my mom liked them so much. But every time I look at one, it brings me peace." You admit watching the water cascade down into the river. He falls silent, watching you for a moment before looking away and leaning on you slightly. "Did you know, I can't really destroy a river. It doesn't burst. If I were to try I could make a mist. But the water would still run." 

        "Wouldn't that make it a weakness for you?" He comments.

        "Sort of. But, humans are mostly water, and I can still destroy them." You look at your hand. Sakusa looks at your hand before adjusting his glove and placing his hand over yours. It makes you tense, feeling your heart swell and drop at the same time.

        "You're getting better." He says lightly. "You'll be a good hero." 

         Your eyes warm tears rising up, but you squeeze your eyes shut, leaning your head on his shoulder. Sakusa watches the water, a calm silence falling over the area.

         After some time you decide it's time to leave and get up. "I'm hungry… Should have asked Samu to make us some lunch." You comment.

          "Alright. Its my turn. I'm going to shut you up about his food." He decides, pointing at you.

           "Oh? Think you know of better food?" You smirk as you both walk back to the path. 

           "Don't make it sound impossible." He sighs.

           "Prove me wrong then." You nudge him as you both step onto the path. 

           "Oh I-" Something grabs your neck, a point breaking through the skin as you're suddenly yanked into the woods. A veil of black falling over your consciousness. 

            "___!" Sakusa shouts after you in surprise, making a move to run after you but stops himself, pulling off his gloves as shapes move amongst the dark tree line, some suddenly rushing him. 'Dammit.' He thinks, grabbing a vial from his pocket and throwing it to the ground, making it smash. Paralyzing fumes bursting up. Most of the attackers back off before retreating, one getting paralyzed in just a few seconds. Sakusa grabs the man by his shirt collar, taking off his mask and letting his fangs protrude out, venom dripping off. "You better think carefully over the questions I'm about to ask or I'm going to burn holes all over your body."

           "Tendo…." Semi frowns at him as he distractedly spins a pencil about, tapping on the desk.

           "I wonder if ___ is having fun… I should've took them with me. We could be having so much fun right now." Tendo murmurs.

           "Oh…" Semi and Reon exchange a glance at that. "Um…" 

           Tendo's phone goes off, making him look at it. "Sakusa is calling me…" He blinks in surprise before swiftly answering the phone. "What happened?" He asks. He listens for a bit, eyes narrowing slightly. "Claw took ___." He echoes looking to Semi. Semi nods and he and Reon hurry off. "Okay, I'll call 'Tsumu, your dormmates will be on their way soon, stay put." He tells Sakusa. "I know you're worried, just stay calm… I'm on my way."

*×*×*×

          Your feeling was coming back, heavy eyelids opening to a dim, rocking room. There were half naked people sitting against the walls huddled together, some crying quietly. 

           "Are you awake?" A small voice asks, making your eyes wonder to the face of a little boy, maybe around seven or nine years old. You try to move, only to sigh quietly in response. "That's okay. You'll be able to move soon." He assures. You could now feel the cold grimy metal that you lay on. Fingers twitching, you will yourself to sit up, feeling groggy. "Wow. You got right up."

          "Where are we?" You whisper, rubbing your neck, you couldn't feel the puncture of whatever had got you. 

          "On a truck… I don't know where we're going… Everyone is scared though." He says looking around as the trailer bounces a bit.

           "You're not?" You ask.

           "My dads a hero. He'll save us." The boy smiles at you. 

           "You're brave, kid." You hum.

           "My name's Takeru… My uncle is going to school to be a hero too. He's really strong." He grins. 

           "Oh yeah? What's his name?" You ask peering about.

           "Tooru." He answers, making the blood leave your face as you stare at the little boy.

           "Oikawa…" You whisper.

           "Yeah! You know him? He's kinda weird but he's nice." He chimes. You swallow and get up, pausing as you look down, finding yourself in your undergarments. 

            'I need to get everyone out of here.' You think frowning. 'But what is there's more victims at the place we're heading?' You look at your hand and pause again. Your glove is gone, you'll have to be very careful.

             "Hey. Are you okay?" Takeru blinks up at you. 

             'I'm sorry Takeru, bare with me.' You think with a sympathetic frown before kneeling before him. "My name is ___. And I'm going to protect you."

              "Sakusa!" Iwaizumi calls as everyone hurries off the train. "Are you hurt?" He asks. Sakusa glares down at the cloth he held to his arm.

           "Only from my own venom." He responds. 

           "You're sweating a lot…" Nishinoya frowns.

            "Im angry. It happens." Sakusa answers, the fox brothers go past, sniffing the air deeply.

             "If this really is Claw we're dealing with, they probably already left this area." Oikawa frowns.

             "How are we going to find ___ then!?" Ryuu asks worriedly.

             "I… Found ___." Akaashi states, looking at a screen.

             "Huh?" They look at him.

             "After we were attacked I mentioned putting trackers in everyone and ___ volunteered." He explains. Sakusa blinks before chuckling in relief covering his eyes.

              "Of course…" 

              "Then lets go get ___ back!" Tendo chimes.

              "Sorry Tendo. You should leave this for heroes in training at least." Oikawa tells him before pausing and looking at his phone as it goes off. "Excuse me, my mom's calling." He adds moving away. 

             "Oh that's right. I cant go… But let me know when you have ___. Im worried. So don't let ___ die." He says lightly, giving them all a rather chilling look. "See you later." He adds before leaving.

             "Best friend is scary." Atsumu and Osamu say together.