As a psychic, nothing should come as a surprise to me. I am able to hear and sometimes see almost everything. Well... everything but Nendo, but he's a special case. In more ways than one. Either way, I'm usually the first to know about secrets- good and bad. I've seen/heard some weird people.

But this kid; minty green hair, light brown eyes, a little short for 13, and trying his best to blend into the crowd, held an empathic ability.

What's surprising is that their family lived here for 20+ years. How have I been unaware of them since this anime started?

I mistakenly sighed aloud, and Kaido appeared before me. Not long after, Nendo and Aren showed up; and soon we had the usual crowd.

I sighed again- internally this time. Maki Aoi was like me.

Poor kid.

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'I knew they were losing business, but I didn't know it was this bad...'

The plan to ditch Saiki in the cafe was thrown out the window. It was practically empty besides Aoi, Saiki, and a waitress that was Saiki's friend. Saiki sat across from him in the small booth. His blank face melted into content as he ate the coffee jelly. The disgusting treat.

'Saiki-senpai is just as weird as Saburo.' Aoi thought as he stared at him eat another one. If he was Saburo, he would have thrown the treat away. 'Speaking of, I should be there before him. I need to head home.'

Aoi stood from his seat and started to shuffle out. "Saiki-senpai, my brother is somewhat unreliable, so I should make my way home before my mom throws a fit."

He gave him a short laugh before bowing. "Thank you for taking the time to walk me here. I'm sorry you had to sit with me for this long."

The pink haired teen nodded with a sharp hum. "You're welcome. Stay safe on your way."

Aoi laughed again and made his way towards the door. "Of course! Have a good rest of your day senpai!"

He slipped outside and made his way across the street. He slowly walked around the corner, out of sight of the cafe's window, then ran into the crowd gathered at the crosswalk. As the light turned green and the crowd walked off, Aoi paused.

'Alrighty, where to now?' Aoi sped up to follow the crowd, and made a left as he hit the sidewalk.

And another left.

Then a right.

Took an alley.

Another right.

And a left.

Then he stopped

'Ah…, ahaha'

Aoi fell to his knees in front of the closed gates of the middle school. There was no one around; no delinquents that guarded their turf, no parents that picked up their kids from after school, and the security guard was missing from his post in the gate control box. The street was barren of activity.

'I went full circle.'

"What time is it? Is it that late?"

Aoi didn't know what to do. He didn't have a phone, and Saburo was probably with his friends or heading home. Not to mention his sense of direction was absolutely horrible. What if he got even more lost?

'Alright,' He stood determined. 'Just retrace your steps from earlier. Back to Mami. What could go wrong?'

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'A lot. A lot can go wrong.'

He made his way back to Cafe Mami to the best of his ability; which translates into absolutely nothing. He was following Saiki and was on the phone, so he didn't take in his surroundings. His attention span doesn't work any higher than that.

In his panic of figuring out how to get home, he failed to realize the collective emotions creeping up on him.

"Hey kid." Smugness "Shouldn't you be at home?" There were four different voices cackling after his question.

Aoi cursed silently before forming tears in his eyes. He then turned. High school delinquents; all wearing leather jackets, and all with weird hairstyles.

'So much for staying safe.'

Aoi forced himself to sob, staring the leader in the eyes. "I'm lost... I-I'm trying to find Cafe Mami to meet with my brother. Would you lead me there?"

Soon, all of their eyes were watering, and the leader's lip shook.

"I- sure little man! We'll help you out!" The rest responded in kind. They all made their way towards the end of the alley, when suddenly...

"Oi!"

The gang and preteen turned, but the leader was already sent flying. Behind them was another high schooler. He had violet hair, glasses, and the same uniform as Saburo and Saiki. The remaining delinquents hid behind Aoi. The new guy wasn't pleased. Aoi sighed.

'That was my ticket halfway home.'

"You've got some nerve, going after a kid," He snarled, "How about going after someone your own size?"

You don't need powers to know that they were going to piss themselves. They quickly made excuses and grabbed the leader. As they were running, the leader's pants seemed dampen.

"You OK kid? You don't have to cry anymore!" Aoi sighed and wiped his eyes, but kept his voice wavering.

"Nii-san, I'm lost! Do you know where ******** is?"

'At this point, I'll take whatever I can get.'

He smiled and picked up a bag. "Of course! I live down that way too. Let's go."

'Please don't be a psychopath; those guys are amazing liars.'

Aoi followed after Purple hair slowly, trying to keep any landmarks they passed in mind. Not that it would matter, as he already forgot them. No point in trying to forget Purple hair either- he seemed like the forceful type.

"My name is Aoi, nii-san!"

He nodded. "I'm Aren, kid. You look like you go..."

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"Thank goodness Aren was nearby. And before you ask- yes, I was watching since he left Mami. As an extra precaution."

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If you have seen the first chapter, i'm going back to change the current chapters to 3rd person as it comes easier to me. I haven't changed these chapters up much, except for a few things. I'll try and get another out by the end of the day or tomorrow. Happy quarantine!