"My name is Romeo! Now hear me, Count Paris, Phantom of Azkaban! I shall be taking back my Juliet!" Monoma declared with a sword in his hand as he faced Count Paris, or rather, Tetsutetsu. "But Romeo...what Obi-Wan told you about your father...That he was king of Gondor...that was a lie. I am your father!" The lights flickered and a thunder roll sound effect went off. "NOOOOO!"
"Talk about the ultimate crossover event!!"
"That was nuts!"
"It was kinda funny how they were so into it."
"Wish we could've seen class B's play..." (Y/n) pouted. "That's just how it is, we gotta clean up the mess we made!" Sero pat her back consolingly. "Being late wasn't the issue, but at least pick up your phone," All Might was scolding his successor. "I ran out without it...in a hurry..." He looked down. "Check your missed calls, you'll be shocked." (Y/n) looked over to the two, "Somebody's in trouble...don't go too hard on him, All Might." She smiled with a sharp look in her eye, making the blonde nervously look away and place his hands on his hips. "I'm sorry for making everyone worry..."
"I got the gist from Ecto."
"Good job back there," the latter complimented.
"Don't go thinking what you did was right!!" Hound Dog appeared in front of Midoriya. "The show didn't get canceled because you weren't hurt to bad!" The blue haired girl furrowed her eyebrows in confusion. "But that doesn't make it okay! You're still a student here, with only a provisional license! When there's a fight, you rely on us! We're here to protect you kids...This goes for you too (L/n)! We've been letting you off the hook but the stadium incident was it!" She pouted again. "Right," the two teens replied. "Wipe those looks of your mugs and get going."
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"The festival's still on, so, have fun dammit!!"
(Y/n) caught the thrown—by Hound Dog— Midoriya by the collar. "Huh?!" But the force of the throw took her with him. "Look, Eri! (Y/n) and Midoriya came flying at us!" The landed on the ground, "Oh. You're here, senpai." Meanwhile, Hound Dog was catching his breath from the yelling. "Thank you, Hound Dog," All Might expressed his gratitude. "HOWLLLLLLLLLL MIGHT!" He was gripped by the sides of his arms while the two front strands of his hair stood up on their own. "ROWF! GRRRRR...." The blonde was thrashed around with comical smoke enveloping the two.
"You're right, I was careless," Ectoplasm admitted. 'You only forget how to talk when you're barking mad.'
"Heyyyy, nice show," Mirio raised his hand with a smile. "At first, the big noises were scary, but then...everyone was dancing and jumping around!" (Y/n) slapped her hand over mouth at Eri's adorable expressions. "Then there was a flashy light and you disappeared, Deku! And then it got all cold, like "whoosh"!" She threw her arms up and Mirio mimicked her action. "And the lights were spinning everywhere! That one girl's singing was really intense and (Y/n) was playing that cool stick really nice! It was amazing!" Her hands went back down with her fingers spread.
A cute pose, Mirio mimicked it again. (Y/n) and Midoriya were smiling. The two teared up a bit but they rubbed their eyes quickly. "We're so glad you liked it," the green haired boy spoke for the two of them. "Yeah? Well I won't be glad if we're late! Help out, slackers!" Mineta spoke from behind as he carried a bucket of ice. "Carry these as well! ☆" Aoyama was also pushing a cart of ice. The crowd walking past them yapped and gabbed about. "Yo, class A!" They waved at them as they walked past. "That was sick! And crazy fun!"
"Wow! Thanks a lot!!" Kirishima flashed his sharp teeth with a grin. (Y/n) poked Bakugo's bicep and pointed at the two general studies students. "Yeah, it's great that it was so fun." They spoke at the same time. They looked like they were holding themselves back, "You guys constipated or something-"
"Sorry, okay?!"
"We were just hoping you'd fail!"
"They really didn't have to tell us that..."
The two scampered away, leaving Bakugo and (Y/n) to give each other sly and abundantly amused smiles. 'Flawless victory!' They thought in sync. "They must've been stressed out, just like sensei mentioned. That means your plan worked like a charm, Iida!" Kirishima clenched his fist contently and the class rep smiled at him. "Indeed," was what he replied with. "However! We only got through to them because they came to watch! If only we could do something for those who couldn't be in our audience." (Y/n) looked away, 'Such people pleasers...'
"Don't sweat it." She let out a hum in confusion and looked back again. "We heard what you were trying to accomplish with all this." It was a boy with yellow and black slicked back hair, he gave them a smile and a thumbs up. "We got the message, loud and clear," another reassured. "We'll do our best to help the others have a good time, too. This'll be our way of paying your message forward." She looked away again. "Pretty great, huh?" Mina nudged her elbow towards Jiro. "Thank you for your support!" Iida bowed respectfully. "That ain't satisfying..."
"Let's find out whoever didn't watch and drag 'em out here!" The ash blonde declared. "Just cut it out! Seriously..." But Ojiro held him back. "Get back to work, let's finish cleaning up this dumb ice!!" Mineta yelled at them, once again. "Okay, okay, sorry! What's eating you, Mineta?" Kirishima questioned, wanting to unveil his reasoning for all the nagging. "If we don't hurry...we won't get seats at the beauty pageant!" 'Right! I have to go change!' (Y/n) set blaze to the ice, melting it instantly. "WHAT?! You could've done that this won't time ya' know!!!" She shrugged and jogged away.
"Huh? Where're you going??"
"I'll see you guys there! I have to do something."
Even if the shirts were ordered and made for them, (Y/n) didn't really favor orange with her skin tone. She liked how it looked on Shoto, he looked good in orange. She didn't, plus, even with the layering and the accessories, the outfit was still plain. So she prepared another getup before the performance, and it was time to put it on. It all began with a black long sleeve turtle neck, always the best way to go. It wasn't cropped or anything. She slid into a gray pencil skirt that stopped a bit farther past the middle of her thighs. Before she had done that, she put on black fishnet tights that had flowery designs all over.
Above the turtle neck was a small sheer lace vest—with one button, it was small, just an accessory, mind you. Then she nabbed her gray leather jacket and put it on, albeit hanging on her shoulders. Finally, white socks with white lace on top of them, and then bolitin platform mary janes. As usual, the bracelet from class B, her evil eye bracelets, her pearl necklace, the gold cross necklace and her silver earrings. And that was it. "Woah, this looks really nice (Y/n)." "Hijosuputamadre!!!" She jumped and accidentally let out a small burst of electricity, almost nailing Kitty Kitty in the paws.
"Jesus Barry! You can't pop out of no where after you and the others left to look around the festival," she sulked with a gloomy aura. Also while she consoled her shrunken lion since Lucerito was out and about, wandering. "Heh, sorry. It just happened, the pageant it about to start. Just wanted to let you know," he left, not before leaving a small pat on her head. And also leaving her to bolt out of the room and put her cat in it's favorite place (a giant pile of pillows may I add). Speeding past many attractions, she caught sight of a familiar blue and black color. She changed course and appeared in front of them.
"Ah-!" Aito was the only one that jumped, Aizawa had gotten used to the jump scares already. "Was it too plain?" The man questioned, she nodded. "I'm heading to the beauty pageant, you coming Aito?" It was his turn to nod. "I'm going to go take a nap." The back of Aizawa's shirt was nabbed before he could take another step. "Oh no you don't. You're coming with us, you gotta loosen up a little, for once, Aizawa." (Y/n) dragged Aizawa and Aito to the beauty pageant. "Hey, so, I'm ninety five percent finished with the Arc Reactor. I'm just reprogramming some modes."
"I'm sure it'll be completely done by the time you get into another fight." She pulled them upright and let them trail after her. "A what now?" Aizawa leaned forward a bit, he was curious about what the siblings meant. "Aito's into manufacturing and pre-engineering. I gave him a project to work on, I just provided him with the necessities. He already made me an AI for it too. It's cool as helllll." (Y/n) thrashed the man's arm around while Aito felt his face get hot in embarrassment, but also bashfulness. He never expected to be recognized like that, ever. "What school do you go to kid?"
"A Vo-Tech school. But it's nothing serious really!" A heavy hand smacked his back, "Nothing serious?! It's amazing! Stop selling yourself short, Aito's really cool, Aizawa!" It was heartwarming to the man to watch the back and fourth interaction. "I can tell," he buried the lower half of his face in his scarf once more. The yapping of students got louder as they drew closer to where the beauty pageant would take place. "You two should make haste if you want to make it. I have to work on some things." 'Nappp.' (Y/n) threw the man a bar of candy as he made a B-line back from where they came from.
"We'll stop by later to give you food, come on Aito. I want you to meet my class and Eri-chan!" The blue haired girl's excitement skyrocketed and so did his. Suddenly, they were faced by a seemingly never-ending crowd of students. "Damn, I guess we got here too late," Aito pouted his lips a bit, slightly disappointed. And the blue eyed girl was having none of it. She grasped his hand, "Don't let go. You'll end up getting lost if you do," the first thing he realized was how warm her hand was. The second thing that happened brought a sharp jabbing sensation to his subconscious.
"You can't make me choose! You can't do that!"
"You can't take away one of my babies!"
The twins heard loud wailing in surround sound, the words echoed through their mind and the cries of newborn children were fresh in their ears as if they were right in front of them. From an outside point of view, or rather, from Mirio and Amajiki's point of view, the twin's eyes glowed bright and there was a distant rumbling in the air. The latter's visions were clouded over by a void of darkness. Their grip on each other's hands only grew tighter, their quirks sent small white and blue flames to lick at their intertwined fingers. "(Y/n)! Hey!" Both of them snapped out of the trance with a gasp.
Both having a synchronized reaction, they placed their hands over their chest. "Ah, you guys okay? Need to see recovery girl?!" Mirio had a worried expression plastered on his face and Amajiki did as well. "No, no! It's okay!" The twin's movements were in sync again, as well as their dialogue. They looked at each other with the same look and decided it was best to leave it for another time. This time, (Y/n) linked their clothed elbows instead. "Alright? Let's go then!" The blonde smiled and the two third years lead them through the crowd.
"Oh my god! It's (Y/n)!"
"You did great (Y/n)!"
"You look so pretty today!!"
"Your hair looks so nice!"
"Wait, who's that next to her?!"
"They look so similar!"
"Woahh! They're both so-"
"Hot!!!"
"Seems like the students like you, Aito!" The blue haired boy was confused on how the blonde—cartoonish looking—boy knew his name. '(Y/n) must've told them...' "I guess so..." He sweat dropped, and the beauty pageant began as they reached the front. "Kendo!!"
"What a breath of fresh air!"
"Hahh!!"
Kendo chopped through a series of wooden boards with just one hand. "With her lovely dress, torn to shreds by a martial arts demo, her fantastic performance combines strength and beauty!!" Mic announced. 'How dull!! This girl understands nothing, and she'll never measure up to me!!' The first place winner of last year's beauty pageant, the girl with the extremely long eyelashes, thought to herself. Everyone in the crowd heard a small rumble coming from the stage. 'My splendiferous gorgeousness is the pinnacle of beauty!!"
(Y/n) could feel her blood pressure increase at the humongous artificial head of Bibimi Kenrazaki. It was almost terrifying, Aito could say the same. "From the third year support course, it's the pageant queen herself! She's combining her technical skills with her own beautiful face, making for a stunning performance!" The...artificial head wheeled itself down the walkway. "What's this show about again?" Midoriya questioned, making the blue haired siblings sweat drop. "I was following a second ago, but now I'm lost!" Mirio added.
"Ho, ho! Well done third-year..." Monoma had a twisted expression on his face, as usual. "Hey, I heard your play went over great!" Kirishima and Tetsutetsu's hardened forearms met with a harsh wham. "Congrats to you guys, too!" The steel boy shot back. And then it was Nejire's turn, (Y/n) noticed her lips shiny and tinted pink. 'She used it...aw she looks so pretty.' "Nejire..." Yuyu, the third year's friend, had her fist clenched in front of her in anticipation. "C'mon, Hado...Just remember the people in the audience are nothing but mammals. You'll be fine," Tamaki gave a wobbly thumbs up.
His body was hunched over and he had a dark aura. 'I think that's mostly for you, Tamaki,' (Y/n) sweat dropped. The girl was lifted up by flickers of her spiral like energy that worked below her feet. 'I lost last year because I tried to match Kenranzaki's flashiness. That's Kenranzaki's specialty. But I've...got other things going for me!' (Y/n)'s eyes shined over and her cheeks bloomed pink. 'Woww..!' Her lips parted in awe. 'Weird...Uraraka and Tsuyu...Togata...and (Y/n). Everyone looks so shocked!'
'She looks like a pure and innocent fairy!' Her quirk whirled around her as she flew up in the sky. The dress she was wearing added to the entire theme. "With that look... Now that's the Hado we know!" Amajiki smiled up at the girl, just like many others. The performance ended with, "A dreamy dance through the sky! She's won the crowd's heart! Next up is..." And after the next contestants, it was time to vote. "Submit your votes now! Results will be announced at five, at the final event!" The big screen showed various faces and an arrow pointing downward with the words, LETS VOTE!
"Kendo, from class B! Make sure she gets all the votes!!"
"Who should we vote for?!"
"I'm pumped for tonight!" Mineta shuffled around as everyone started to scatter away to other attractions. The excitement skyrocketed in every student. "Class C's haunted labyrinth sounds wild. Let's go!!" Kaminari suggested. 'Ah, it was a haunted labyrinth, not a house!!' (Y/n) beamed to herself an tugged her brother along. "I'm in!!" Mina cheered with a silly pose. "Count me out," Jiro, the complete opposite, deadpanned. "There're some athletic events. Who wants to compete?" Kirishima banged his fists together. "Crepes please!" Uraraka gushed. "Hey, hey! Guys. You guys remember who I was talking about?!"
The kids turned to (Y/n), immediately noticing the boy next to her. Whom had a small smile plastered on his face. "Hello, it's nice to meet-"
"Ahh! He looks just like you (Y/n)!!"
"Guess the fashion sense runs in the family, huh."
"Wait, you guys have the same necklace-"
"The what now?" Aito tilted his head at the second comment. "Family," Kaminari repeated himself. (Y/n) blinked owlishly, once, twice, and a third time. Jiro pinched the side of him stomach, making him yelp. "Ah. Don't pay attention to him, he gets delusional sometimes. Right. Kaminari." The purple haired girl made a deadly expression, the boy shut his mouth and nodded. "You guys have the same necklace though, look." Mina walked up to them and pointed at their pearl necklaces. "Ah, well. This is from my birth mother, that's what Mrs.Hanako said."
The blue haired girl froze and looked over at the necklace. 'Mom always used to wear the same one. But how would he have gotten it? Mom was still wearing it when I was older, so it doesn't make sense that he got it when he was dropped off. Could she have visited him or something?' "Wow really? Must be really important huh. I just bought this one on my own cause' I thought it was pretty." She stitched on a smile. "Well, anyways! It's nice to meet you, Aito-san! I hope you enjoy yourself at this festival," Iida bowed, making him quickly push him up.
"It's okay! You don't have to be so polite, we're the same age. But thank you!"
'They're the same even when it comes to formalities!'
(Y/n) sweat dropped. "Come on, let's go see Eri!" Their elbows linked once again and the class watched them depart and wave at Mirio who was only some feet away. "Guess they really are siblings," Sero crossed his arms with his usual grin. "They're so similar it's almost crazy, I don't get how Aito hasn't figured it out yet though," Uraraka swished around air in her mouth. "What do you mean, Ochaco?" Mina questioned, leaning closer to the brown haired girl. "(Y/n)'s super smart at figuring things out, even when there's barely any clues or hints. So it would make sense if her twin was the same," Kirishima pointed out.
"You're right..."
"Eri-chan!" (Y/n) broke away from the blue haired boy and scooped up the little girl into her embrace. "(Y/n)..!" The little girl smiled and leaned into the affection. "You having fun?" She nodded rapidly. "That's good! I want you to meet someone, 'kay? He's super special and sweet." Curiosity took over her features, she was let back on her feet and when she looked back up, there were two shadows looking over her instead of one. "Who's this, (Y/n)? Don't tell me you have a daughter!" Aito jokingly gasped and slapped his hands on his cheeks. "What!!" Her faced turned red, 'That would be amazing but I'm not!'
"Your daughter...? Does that mean I can call you my mom?" (Y/n)'s face caught a brighter red and Aito's teasing expression got more intense. He started giggling. "Um- Yes- No? I don't know, cariño." She squatted and held the little girls hands in hers. "Do you want to call me mom?" There was a chorus of emotions that plainly flashed in Eri's eyes. The most evident was conflict, "It's okay, you don't gotta decide now darling. Let's have some fun instead, okay?" She brightened up out of her indecisiveness and threw her arms up. "Let's go!!" Aito smiled behind his hand and nudged the girl with his shoulder.
"Guess we should get going now. Mom." Her eye twitched, she huffed and pulled him down with the inside of her elbow around the back of his neck. "You little shit..!" She rubbed his head with her knuckles rather roughly—it was actually extremely gentle in (Y/n)'s point of view—he let out strangled noises as he struggled against her iron grip. Once she poked his sides, he started giggling. And it began, "Let's go!" First, it started with (Y/n) taking pictures of Iida and Shoto in a face-in-hole board of Nezu and him standing next U.A. And next were the athletic games. "Come on (Y/nnn)!"
"You're not gonna beat me, chain bitch!"
"Whatever you say, Cuetito!"
"Anndddddd, GO!"
Racing through many obstacles, the ash blonde and the blue haired girl were neck and neck. They jumped and slid down ramps—which looked like they were for skateboards—then made it to the funnel at the bottom and went back up on the other side. Bakugo with his explosions and (Y/n) with her raw leg power. 'Woah. She doesn't even need to use her quirk to beat Bakugo!' Aito's eyes lit up in sparkles, he clasped his hands together in front of his face and watched closer. "Woah! Look, mom's gonna win!" He looked down at the little girl, Eri if he could remember, and that he could.
"So you do want to call her mom?" He smirked down at her teasingly. Making the pale blue haired girl's cheeks turn red in embarrassment. It was adorable. "Well...her and everyone else...I want to be friends with them. But with her-"
"Do feel like you're more comfortable around her than anyone else, Eri?" She looked down and a hand pat her head. "It's okay. From what I've seen, I think she loves you most out of everyone here." It wasn't such a vast bluff but she definitely did express her favoritism towards the little girl more. The little girl herself loved the Seven Deadly Sins as well, they gave her hope and comforted her every time in that hell hole she was in. But (Y/n) was the first to raise that hope into another level. She was grateful for Mirio and Midoriya, but the older girl felt like a more important figure to her.
A buzzer sounded, pulling the two out of their thoughts and then another buzzer made them look at the obstacle race again. "Ha!! That's what you get loser! I win, you lose!" (Y/n) stuck her tongue out at the blonde, making him fume. "I'll get you next time! Just watch, dammit!" He retorted. "Whatever, let's go get some crepes. I'm fasting bro." She jumped back to where Aito and Eri were, she squatted to the little girl's level. "Wanna sit on my shoulders, Eri? It'll be fun, I promise!" She stuck her pinky out with a smile. The other only tilted her head a bit. "It's a pinky promise."
"Basically you say something and you can't break what you said."
"A pinky promise. It's extra special, you can't break it no matter what!"
"A pin-ky promise?"
The red eyed girl stuck her pinky out while holding her other fingers down with her thumb. "Pinky promise!" They linked pinkies and let go, all of a sudden, Eri was already in the air. Sitting on fairly broad shoulders and legs crossed, her wrists were held in front of her by (Y/n). "Next stop, crepes!" And in no time, they were eating the savory snack. And this time with Mirio, Midoriya, and Aizawa. "So, I know he's your biological dad (Y/n)...But then, what is Mr.Aizawa to you? And what happened to Sir Nighteye?" The older kids froze at the unexpected mention of the foreseeing man.
(Y/n) knew her brother meant no harm with the genuinely curious question, but that doesn't mean it didn't sting her heart just a little. "Daichi is my biological father. Aizawa was just like a..." Her eyes travel to the man, silently eating his crepe. "Adoptive father figure. And Sir's my real dad, but he also has custody of me. Right now it's Aizawa cause of...stuff." The boy nodded in interest, and that was the end of that.
Next was class C's haunted labyrinth. (Y/n) felt the hair on her neck stand up as her, Kaminari, Mina, Mineta and Hagakure silently walked through the labyrinth. All of a sudden, a bloody Shinsou dangled from the ceiling, looking like he just got up from his grave. "AHHHHHH!" The teens screamed their hearts out. Once they were back out, the blue haired girl noticed Midoriya missing. She placed her hands on her hips until an arm wrapped around her shoulders. "Let's go!" Was said, once again for the millionth time that day. She didn't grow tired of it either, she was having the time of her life.
And so, the school festival ended with the final event and Nejire Hado had won the beauty pageant. A beautifully embellished crown was placed on her head and a stash was pulled down onto her. "Thanks for coming today! We had fun, right?!"
"Yeah..."
(Y/n) side-eyed the green haired boy, fidgeting nervously. "Eri, look," he leaned down a bit and closer to her. "Surprise!" A dark red polished apple with a stick etching out of it was showcased in front of the little girl. "Candy apple! Someone was selling them?! I looked everywhere!" Mirio looked at the candy apple as if was the last treasure on Earth. "I didn't see any either..." The blue haired girl pouted. Eri recalled Mirio talking about candy apples in the hospital, her mouth watered at the mouth watering looking treat. "It didn't look like there'd be any, based on the program, so I picked up the ingredients when I went shopping."
"It was easier to make than I thought! The convenience store didn't have red food dye, but Sato lent me some." Eri stared at the sweet fruit in front of her. "You'll be able to see them again soon, I expect." Aizawa chimed in whole the little girl took a nip out of the treat. "Heh... Extra sweet!" A beautiful smile graced her face. "Just like you Eri...I know you can't physically enjoy this. But I guess I'm better with materialistic kind of things." (Y/n) slid her hand in her pocket and slid it back out, "I already gave you a bracelet. But I think this is more meaningful than that..."
It was a small necklace. The cord of the necklace was made out of (Y/n)'s thinnest and smallest chain, something that wouldn't cause harm or was too heavy. Like a normal necklace cord but the chain links were just a little bit larger than normal. And there was a pendant, like a jade circle pendant but it was a stunning blue instead. Inside was (Y/n)'s quirks whirling about, doing their own thing. There wasn't a clamp in the back to hold it together. "It's so pretty..." Her eyes sparkled and she watched as the older leaned down and slid her hands under her hair. There was a tiny heat and a small crackle before she stood back up straight again.
The necklace didn't fall off her neck. "Make sure you take care of it, okay? And Midoriya can always make more, so look forward to it. Right, Midoriya?"
"Yeah!"
Mirio waved goodbye as the three (Aizawa, Mirio, and Eri) faded further and further into the distance. The two waved back buoyantly. The waving also ceased once they were out of sight. "So what's the deal with your hands man? It's been pricking at me all this time." The green haired boy simply looked down at his throbbing hand and she pulled him away from the gate and back into the campus with a tug at his sleeve. He flicked his fingers and looked back up at the sky. She stuffed her hands in her leather jackets pockets and yawned. 'Hope Aito had fun today, I think he did. And I hope he likes the Mexican candy I gave him...'
ring ring ring
"Hello?"
"You taught yourself to do all this?"
"Yes."
"Incredible!"
"What do you do for a living?"
"I'm La Brava."
"And you never wanted to use your talents to do good in the world?"
"Never."
"All I ever did was help Gentle."
"There's a simple test to tell if she's really brainwashed or not. So that dumbass lie wont fly here. She's actually just smitten with you, huh? Plenty of your crimes were only attempted crimes, but by the sheer number tells us she was in on it too." (Y/n) crossed her arms as she sat in an investigation room with Gentle Criminal in front of her. "Aiba never took part directly. My capital offenses are not hers," he cleared. "So you're down bad for her too then? Sheesh. High school drop out, yeah? Formerly in a hero course...but you went the other way and started committing crimes on video."
"I recalled the dream I once held. It frightened me, and I dashed forth, headlong. Down the wrong path perhaps..."
"Well, good thing you gave it all up today. The only people who say they can't turn their lives around are the ones with no real desire to change. They're too impatient and want results right away. But." Gentle looked up at the sixteen year old, "I know it's weird seeing me here and all, 'specially since I'm supposed to be in school. But they called me over here, wanna know why old man?" His long hair draped across his forehead leaned to the side along with his tilting head. "I'm establishing a Villain Rehabilitation Program. I have some people on my list already."
"The lovely Lady Nagant, Rappa, Hero Killer: Stain, the eight bullets of the Shie Hassakai. Excluding Kai Chisaki. And multiple other thugs, I have the League of Villains in mind as well, and now you and possibly your lover if she gets incarcerated or something. And I'm only telling you this now because I have high hopes for you. You'll be one of the first admitted when I start advancing. I've seen your work, J-store? Pretty damn clever if you ask me." Gentle's eyes were shining, it was mixed emotions at first, but now he held hope. "Anyway, want some tea? Englishman?"
"...Black tea, if you would..."
"They only got plain old tea here..."
"Ah..."
-kiyo (5071 words)