5 I Have Got Sticky Fingers

My life is tough. And that's coming from my mouth when I'm no more than 5 years old, talk about pathetic.

It has been 3 months since I became a student of Futaba Kindergarten, and saying that my life there was a mess would be a massive understatement.

All the friends I made, are a bunch of weirdos. Masao is always crying and has a crush on a super-rich girl. Nene is fine, but she always tries to act like my big sister, not to mention her anger issues. Kazama is a closet Moe-P lover, and Bo-chan is Bo-chan.

They all have some strange qualities, but they are not too extreme. What troubles me the most is someone else.

Shinsuke Nohara. Shin-chan; The epitome of a troll character.

That dude is just unbearable. He is the most annoying person I have ever met, and I don't think that position is going to change any time soon.

Many incidents happened which led me to believe so, but it's better not to think about them anymore, for my mental state at least.

I still can't believe I'm starting to care about those weirdos.

"Yoshihiro-kun, where are you going?"

A small voice, which I'm sure I'd heard before, made me turn my head in the direction of a little girl who was wearing a hat and was giving me a happy smile.

Isn't she that girl from the Rose class? The one who asked me to play with her last month? It was weird, Masao was glaring at me at that time. Not to mention, the weird smooching gestures Shin-chan was sending my way. But he always does that, so it didn't surprise me all that much.

"... I was just going to buy groceries for my mother. She asked me to do it for her, you see?" I smiled, despite not wanting to longer this conversation.

The girl, whose name I somehow forgot(Did I even ask for it?) widened her eyes, admiration visible in them.

"Wow. You're going out to buy groceries all alone? That's so amazing and mature!"

No, it's not. Stop making a big deal out of this. I didn't even want to do it, my mother forced me into this.

"Haha, I don't think so. The grocery store is very near to my house. So it's not something to be proud of."

The girl nodded, a little shade of red tinting her cheeks.

Yeah, no.

"Yoshihiro-kun, do you-"

"Woah, man! Look at the time! I think I'm going to be late if I don't hurry! I'll see you later then."

I smiled, which didn't match my eyes. I completely understand what she is feeling right now, and I feel uncomfortable because of that.

She is a kid. She should get over all these dramatic feelings she might be getting right now. I don't want to give her any mis-signals that might lead to the FBI knocking at my door in the future.

For God's sake, we are not even ten yet!

"Oh."

The little girl looked a little dejected at that, making me feel like a dick but it's for the greater good. Not wanting to escalate this situation any further, I decided to take my leave. Just as I was about to leave, the girl grabbed my shirt from behind.

Leave me alone, girl. I don't want to be labeled a lolicon.

"Wait!" The girl exclaimed, making me wince at her loud voice. "I, I want you to call me by my name! Just like I call you Yoshihiro-kun!"

That's... not going to happen. I don't even know your name.

Placing the bag over my shoulder, I got myself out of the girl's grasp. I stared at her blankly, trying to remember her name. Not getting any leads, I was planning to make a run for it, but she began to pout. How troublesome.

"Sugumi-san?"

The girl glared at me, getting teary-eyed. That's not it? Then...

"Shugumi-san?"

I guessed, my hand rubbing my chin.

"That's a weird name, and it's not mine." My guess was wrong...

"What about Megumi then? I think it suits you."

The little girl's cheeks turned red, and her eyes widened. Crap, I guessed it right!

"You... finally got it right." The girl said, pouting. "How could you forget my name? That was not very nice of you."

"Oh, Is that so? Sorry, I forgot. Tee-hee?"

I smiled while sticking out my tongue, trying to do a tee-hee pose. I have seen my Dad do this countless times, and my mother always gets irritated when he does that.

I'm hoping it has the same effect on her.

The girl didn't say anything for a while, her face giving me no clues about her thoughts. After a while of silently staring at my face, the girl muttered something under her breath.

".. ute."

"Huh? Did you say something?"

"Nothing! You Baka Yoshi!!"

The girl exclaimed, running away. Well now, that was rude. You have no right to call me Yoshi. That right belongs to my father and father alone.

Looking behind her back, I did a fist bump inside my head. Mission complete. She dislikes me now. Hopefully, she will get over this crush she had on me soon.

Turning around, I start walking toward the grocery store, only to suddenly stop in my tracks.

What's this... strange feeling I'm getting?

"!!"

Quickly moving away from where I was standing, a car went past me. The engine did not even make a sound. The vehicle was moving way too fast to not make a sound!

Glaring at the back of the car, I made sure to shoot it a middle finger. I was about to shout some good old cusses I have heard my Dad say on his phone, but before I could, something else caught my attention.

The little girl, Megumi, lost her footing on a stone and fell. If that wasn't enough, the car that went past me was moving straight toward her. Noticing the incoming vehicle ready to hit her at any given time, the little girl closed her eyes in fear.

It all happened in an instant.

Faster than I have ever in my life, I moved. The car was way ahead of me, there was no way for me to save her. Despite knowing that, I couldn't help but move.

Running towards the car, I failed to notice how light I was feeling on my feet. I was running so fast that I covered thirty meters of distance in an instant. Despite that, I was nowhere near the distance to save the girl.

The driver, as if finally getting back his sanity, pressed on the brakes with everything he could. The car took a quick turn, but the girl was still at a distance where she was going to get hit.

Raising my hand towards the car, I clenched my fist as if trying to grab it. I was about to close my eyes to stop myself from staring at the horrifying scene of a little girl dying, but before I could...

Something amazing happened.

Some weird, white, sticky fluid came out of my hand.

*Thwip*

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The car came to a sudden halt. The driver jolted in his seat, the safety bags saving him from flying out the window. Megumi, who has her eyes closed shut, wondered why the car hasn't hit her yet.

Feeling scared, but still curious, Megumi slowly opened her eyes, only to widen them the next instant.

The car, a four-seater, stopped just a few meters away from the little girl. The driver of the said car had his face covered with safety bags, yet, he was bleeding and looked to be in severe need of medical attention.

Megumi cried, her eyes full of tears. She almost died, she was alive, but she almost died!! She wanted to go home. Go back to her Mama and Papa! She didn't want to leave her house again, ever!

Quickly getting back on her feet, Megumi ran. Not knowing where she was going due to her panic, the little girl ended up running in the opposite direction of her home and fell.

"Oof-!"

Pushing herself off the ground, Megumi sat straight up. She was disliking this day more and more. There was no person on the road at the moment, but she knew they will start coming out soon. She slowly tried to stand back up, only to wobble at something sticking on her shoe.

"... Rope. No, a web. A spider web..." Megumi muttered, her sad face turning into an angry scowl. "I hate spiders... I hate them so much..."

Her eyes started tearing up again.

In her state of mind, Megumi failed to notice a silhouette of a young boy leaving the scene.

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What the heck is going on? There is no way I did what I just did!

Producing a strange fluid from my hand aside, how could I stop a car with my bare hands? I freaking won a tug-of-war against a four-seater car, not to mention, it was moving way too fast!

This just can't... be.... real?

"Oh, God. He didn't scam me."

I muttered, finally realizing what happened. Shit. So this is what he meant by doing whatever a spider can do?

Looking at my surroundings, I noticed a black cat staring at me. Giving it a friendly wave, the only thing I got in response was it leaving me to my lonesome.

A few minutes ago, I left the scene of that accident just as I stopped the car with the help of this... web, I produced. I pushed back with all my might, and the car came to a sudden halt. It even slid back a little.

When I did that, I realized that I didn't want anyone to know of my existence, so I quickly left the scene. I made sure that Megumin was not completely alone before leaving though. I saw a few people running toward her, and only then did I leave.

Right now, I'm standing inside an alleyway, trying to get my bearings back. I can't leave without getting my thoughts under control. Getting my powers at this point is the worst.

Just when I was beginning to love this world, I get these powers. It's like a fucking reminder, that the world I'm living in is so not normal. Hell, I'm not normal!

No matter. I don't plan on using these powers anyway. Not for doing evil, nor for the greater good of the world. I have a family, and I want to live my life peacefully with them.

With great power, comes greater problems. With greater problems, comes death. And guess what? I don't plan on dying.

"It's decided. I'm never using these powers again."

I declared, my eyes brimming with determination. I quickly adjusted the grocery bag on my shoulder and decided to do what I came out to do in the first place.

Well then, time to buy some groceries- What the heck?!

"Why isn't my hand moving?!"

I tried to remove my hand from the wall. For some reason, it had gotten stuck. I didn't even put it in a hole or anything. It was just stuck to the wall.

"Great. Time to break the rule, and use my superhuman strength."

I put both my feet on the wall and my other free hand as well. I was about to use them as a support to push harder but stopped when the realization hit me.

Surprise Surprise, I got completely stuck to the wall.

".... Alright, Yoshihiro. No need to panic. Relax, and take a deep breath."

Heeding my own advice, I did just that.

"Now, remember what God said? I can stick to the walls. I remember that, yes. I do remember that. Now, what did he say about unsticking to the wall? Oh, yeah, I remember that as well. ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!"

I was panicking. Of course, I was panicking. I was stuck, and God knows how I'm going to unstuck myself. Panicking wouldn't help, I knew that. That's why, I deliberately tried my hardest to think about some good memory to calm me down.

Closing my eyes, I tried to remember my mum's touch. The feeling I got when she embraced me for the first time. Surprisingly, that worked.

"... I'm free again,"

I said, looking at my now free hands. I wanted to run away from this place and go back home, but despite my head telling me no over and over again, I still decided to do something absolutely stupid.

I put my fingers on the wall.

"I'm stuck again."

I said a thoughtful expression on my face. Just like last time, I decided to think about something calming. It didn't work. Not getting discouraged, I tried again.

It worked.

"... I'm unstuck... again. It wasn't a fluke."

At that moment, I didn't know what came over me. If it was any other time, I would have thought I have gone mad. It hasn't even been 5 minutes since I declared never using my powers. But for some unknown reason, I wanted to test this out.

My heart was screaming at me to test it out!

I jumped, about 10 meters high in the air, before sticking my fingers to the wall. Taking a few calming breaths, I jumped again, climbing higher and higher. Looking down, I whistled.

"This ain't half bad," I said, a wide grin coming to my face. "Alright, cool. I have got sticky fingers. I wonder what else I can do?"

I was about to jump again, but before I could, a group of four came into my vision.

"Crap. Time to leave."

–With that, I left the scene without being noticed.

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Hello Dear Readers.

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