22 22-Basics (2)

Today is the first day of school after the summer break, School was relatively easy, I had to refresh my memories about a couple of subjects every now and then, but it wasn't that hard to keep my perfect scores.

When mom and I were shopping one day after school, we ran into Toga and her mother. We decided to go to a near by park.

Toga and I played with each other around the park. After about an hour or so, we said goodbye to each other.

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Few months have passed. I've been going through my routine for all of those months.

My training ragmen changed quite a bit though. I started to do HIIT at a much higher intensity. I also reached a new level in muscle stimulating technique. I do my entire upper body all at once, then the next day I would do my lower body all at once. I keep alternating between both.

The results were great even my parents noticed my body's improvement. They chalked it up to a growth spurt.

I kept the training, even though everyday I fall sleep extremely tired, and the muscle stimulating technique hurts a lot. The body flexibility stretches are getting harder and harder, for some reason, those stretches suck up my stamina really quick.

But I have achieved great results. Besides my body which is getting better by the day, my observation haki has increased in size, I can cover 350 feet now.

Today was Toga's eleventh birthday. Mom and I went to her house.

This time she seemed to be much happier, she made a few friends from her school, they even played with her the whole time.

I'm glad I was able to help her, she might have some thoughts about being other people, but I guess she sees how great it is to be herself now.

After we spent some time, we left and went back home.

I kept doing my training like usual, today I'll try something I avoided for a while.

Currently Aska is sitting inside his bathtub, today his parent's are out on a dinner date, he took this opportunity to push his muscle stimulation to another level.

'I'll train my entire body, I hope I don't go mad from the pain' Aska took a few deep breathes, braced himself for the pain, and started to channel electric currents under his skin, directed straight at his muscles.

Aska's entire body started to shake violently, he started to foam in the mouth and passed out. If it wasn't for his pain tolerance he built over the months, he would have lost his mind.

'What the fuck happened?!' After Aska woke up from the shock, he started to look around frantically, 'Crap!, I thought I died again!' Aska took a few deep breaths, calmed himself.

'I'm such an idiot, I used the technique on my body all at once, I should've taken it bit by bit.' Aska was scared from trying it again, but he had to.

Aska started with his upper body like usual. He then started to send more shock waves towards his lower body and it by bit he was able to cover his entire body with electric shocks, there was so much pain. Aska could only handle it for 10 minutes before he had to give up.

After he rested for some time, and the spasm period passed, he decided to do it again.

That night Aska could only hold for 15 minutes before giving up. After that he tried to do his usual stretches, but his entire body was sore, he could barley stand on his own feet. He walked back to his bed and went to sleep right away.

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Next morning.

'I'm so hungry, but I can't get out of bed' Aska woke up, but didn't get off his bed, or rather, he couldn't move

'Thank God, today is a weekend, I wouldn't be able to go anywhere today.' For the first time in months, Aska won't do his morning routine.

"Aska, are you awake?" mom knocked on the door, and walked in.

"Good morning mom" - Aska said with a tired voice.

"Are you ok?" mom sounded a little worried.

"I want to sleep in bed all day today. I want to laze around for once, you know" - Aska said with a smile on his face.

"If that's all, then sure. Laze around all day if you want. Breakfast is ready, come downstairs to eat." - mom

"Can you get me food in bed?" -Aska with puppy eyes. knowing how much his mom hates food in bedrooms he had to do something.

"Why?" - mom sounded a little scary.

"*gulp* You know, being lazy for today and all, I thought I might get to try and eat in bed" - Aska swallowed his saliva, and answered nervously.

'Man up Aska! You faced ferocious bastes before, don't be scared' Aska tried to hype himself up, and stand his ground against his mom.

"You have five minutes to get to the kitchen table, you'd better have your teeth brushed, or no breakfast for you" mom said slowly and quietly, by the time she was done, Aska was in his bathroom brushing his teeth.

'What the hell was that?! I never knew I could get this scared. This reminds me when the lightning wolf looked at me while I was hiding' In the face of fear, pain becomes irrelevant. Aska brushed his teeth and walked downstairs, his mom was in the kitchen.

He sat on the table and waited for her to put his plate on the table.

"Aska, why do you look so worried?" - mom

"Mom, just a minute ago, upstairs yo-"

"I what? hum?" - mom cut me off, with a smile on her face

"Nothing mom, I'm just glad I get to laze around today" Aska, changed his answer.

"That's good to hear. Here is your breakfast" - mom put my plate on the table and gave me a glass of milk.

"Can I get some apple juice?" - Aska

"Sure, but you have to drink your milk still" - mom

Aska's attempt to eat in bed, was a complete failure, but he was able to stay in his room all day laying down.

'I need to do something while I'm laying down like this. The only thing I can do is control training' Aska decided to practice control over his quirk.

Aska started to attract some objects in his room. He then had them float around the room.

He did nothing else all day. When it was time for lunch, he dragged his own body to the table. After lunch he just went back to bed, and kept doing his control training. The same happened for dinner.

After that day Aska went back to alternating between upper and lower body, he only did full body during the weekends.

Months passed like that, and Ask's body had improved a lot. He lost all of his baby fat, and he became taller than usual kids his age.

It was finally my eleventh birthday. My grandparents, like usual only show up on my birthday. Toga also came with her parents, she gave me a bottle of perfume, and honestly speaking, it smelled great, I actually never smelled a better perfume in both lives.

After the party was over everyone left. My grandparents and I were left in the kitchen, they started to tease me about having a girlfriend, but I shut it down quick.

Next morning they left, and now I have the summer vacation, and I plan to go to Nabu island for at least a month. 'The only issue, my parents. They won't let me anywhere near Nabu island'

Aska started his planning to convince them.

After Aska came up with a plan, he started to put it in motion.

He walked into the Livingroom with his hands in his pocket, and just looked around, made a brief eye contact with his mom, looked around again, and then turned around and just as he was about to leave,

"What do you want?" mom sounded a little irritated

"Why do you assume I want something" - Aska nonchalantly.

"This thing you just did, is the same exact thing your dad does when he wants something, and he knows it's a hard no" - mom

'I know that. That's why I did. But dear mother, you usually say yes after some back and forth' Aska though to himself, happy that his mom started the conversation.

"OK. Maybe I want something" - Aska

"Why are you acting like your dad?" - mom squinted her eyes as she looked at me and asked.

"What do you mean?" - Aska said nonchalantly again.

"You're not answering my question. What do you want?" mom with her eyes still squinted

"I want to go back to n̷̠̳̏͂a̴̬̺̒b̴͚͝u̶̝̲̅͠i̶̱̔̒s̷̮͛l̶̲̘̿͋ȁ̴̝̺n̸̺̔d̵̡͑́.." - Aska said the last part as mumbling.

"What?" mom was actually confused.

"I want to go to n̷̠̳̏͂a̴̬̺̒b̴͚͝u̶̝̲̅͠i̶̱̔̒s̷̮͛l̶̲̘̿͋ȁ̴̝̺n̸̺̔d̵̡͑́ . if it's not too much to ask" - Aska mumbling again.

"I have no idea what you just said Aska. Speak clearer please" - mom

"I said I want to go back to n̷̠̳̏͂a̴̬̺̒b̴͚͝u̶̝̲̅͠ island" - Aska

"I heard island, but I can't hear the first part" - mom

"I want to go back to the island" - Aska finally spoke without mumbling.

"You better be talking about I-ISLAND, because you are not going anywhere near Nabu island, or those crazy people. I don't care how much you try to copy your dad, it's not working" - mom said seriously

"But mom, I think they can help me grow stronger, if we can just give them another chance" - Aska

"Aska, they kidnaped you. Let's not forget they had you live in the wild for a month on your own" - mom

"But I grew because of it. You saw how stronger I got afterwards. You saw my performance on I-ISLAND" - Aska

"Do you think I'm stupid Aska? I know that the harder the training is, the more you'll improve. But I still worry, and as a mother I don't want you to get hurt" - mom

"So you do see my improvement" - Aska

"I do, but still" - mom

"See! So can we at least give them a chance" - Aska

"*sigh* I can't make that decision on my own, your dad has to know about this" mom said as she rubbed the back of her head in annoyance.

"Does that mean you agree?" - Aska

"No!" - mom

"But you said-"

"I said your dad has to know, not that I agree, besides summer break just started, why are you in a rush?" - mom said as she walked away.

"*sight, ok mom, but does that mean if dad says yes, you'll let me go?" Aska's question caused his mother to stop and look back at him

"Sure, that's if he agrees" - mom

"Hey! Don't threaten him and force him to change his mind" - Aska said as he dramatically pointed his finger at his mom

"*chuckle* I'll convince him not to send you, you convince him to send you. let's see who wins" - mom walked away while laughing.

'I'll prepare for when dad comes back' Aska walked upstairs to his room.

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