Title: ウィルトライラック - Wilted Lilac
Rating: T
Summary: "Pl-please don't run away! Don't b-be afraid of me!" In the winter, flowers must wilt in order to survive and blossom once more when the next spring comes. Tetsuya wanted to be a Hero deemed worthy. It was his dream. But how could he be one when all he could do was suck out the warmth and life out of the people he wanted to protect?
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Disclaimer: I do not own Boku no Hero Academia, or any other material used within this story. Boku no Hero Academia is written and illustrated by Kōhei Horikoshi-sensei. Any other materials used are owned by their respective owners/creators. There was no profit was made in the writing of this fanfic.
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Chapter 1
Scarlet Pimpernel
Scarlet Pimpernel (Anagallis Arvensis): A weedy primulaceous plant (or a tiny wildflower of the lily family) that many misidentify as chickweed. It grows mostly in Europe, Asia, and North America. Common names of this flower are such as 'poor man's weatherglass', 'shepherd's weatherglass'. and 'shepherd's clock' due to its closing quickly when the sky clouds over or if rain approaches. It can also be used for medical purposes. The flower is most noted for being the emblem of the fictional hero the Scarlet Pimpernel. It symbolizes change, particularly a major life change.
Location: Living Room, Kurosawa Household, Northeastern Uenohara, Eastern Yamanashi Prefecture, Chūbu Region, Honshu, Japan
Date: July 2, 20XX - Friday
The full moon slowly rose up into the darkened sky, gracing the land below with its pale light; small twinkling stars glittered amongst the black painted canvas. A soft, cool breeze ruffled the leaves of the trees in the still night air. Colorful flowers of all kinds encompassed the garden surrounding a single-story home's exterior as a peal of childish laughter was heard from within. Inside the living room, a tanned four-year-old Tetsuya Kurosawa was running and bouncing around a taller, older, but paler version of himself. Both had messy black hair, akin to a bird's nest, one style reached his shoulders while the other's went down her back.
A blue-eyed Himiko Kurosawa let out a giggle as she swooned from the corner of the room, a baby blue blanket covering herself. "Save me, Hero!"
The short boy jumped onto the couch, raising both arms. "Never fear! I'm here!" An overly large green blanket pooled itself on the cushion he stood on, looking like it was swallowing him, as it was tied around Tetsuya's neck.
"You'll have to get past me first, Hero!" A dark-skinned Sora Tetsuya let out an evil cackle as he jumped out of nowhere, green eyes wide with 'evil' intent. "You'll never get her!" He raised his arms, cackling again.
Sora chased after his son, running around the room as he tried to grab the boy who crawled under the coffee table before going to retrieve the damsel-in-distress. Holding out a hand, he told her, "I'm here to save you!"
"Oh, my Hero!" Himiko grabbed his hand, fluttering her eyes at him, and they both took off to behind the couch. Sora searched for them, calling out to try and get them. The two glanced over the edge of the couch, watching the man look around and scratch his head in confusion.
"Oh no! Where ever could that Hero be?! Once I get him, I'm going to get back that damsel I worked so hard to kidnap!" He declared, raising a fist in the air.
Tetsuya looked at his mama trying to hold in her laughter, before nodding to himself and jumped up. "Never!"
Sora turned just in time to catch Tetsuya as he launched himself off the short arm of the sofa before he hugged him tightly. "Hahah! I was actually after you, Hero!" Tetsuya struggled to get out of his papa's grip, giggling as he began to tickle Tetsuya's stomach as he was set on the floor.
The child managed to get out between laughs, "St-stop it, papa!"
"Nope," Sora snorted, wiggling his fingers on Tetsuya's sides and feet. "I'm a Villain so I can't let the Hero go!"
"Pa-papa!" Tetsuya wiggled on the carpet, trying to break free. "Ma-mama! Help!"
The mother sighed, shaking her head as she smiled at her boys. She stood, grabbing the blanket that had fallen to the ground, and made her way out from behind the couch over to her boy after taking a look at the time. "Now. Now, honey, stop that unless you want to sleep on the couch tonight," she mentioned casually, folding her blanket.
Sora froze, eyes widening as Tetsuya caught his breath between giggles. Green eyes glanced up with a pout. "But Hime-chan..."
Himiko raised an unimpressed eyebrow. "Sora..."
"Fine..." Sora huffed, cheeks puffing out as he stood, grabbing his boy up from the floor and untying the blanket around his neck when Tetsuya yawned, rubbing his tired eyes.
"It's also bedtime for our little Hero."
Tetsuya shook his head. "Nooo… I'm not tired." He let out another yawn as the parents shared amused looks.
"Sure, you aren't," Sora chuckled, tucking the other into his arms as he let him rest his head on the man's shoulder before making their way to Tetsuya's room. "Bedtime, little man."
Location: Tetsuya's Room, Kurosawa Household, Northeastern Uenohara, Eastern Yamanashi Prefecture, Chūbu Region, Honshu, Japan
Date: July 2, 20XX - Friday
Himiko pulled away the sky patterned blanket on Tetsuya's bed that sat in the far-left corner of the bedroom as Sora set the almost asleep boy on the bed, resting his head on his bright blue pillow. Black hair spread out on the pillow as Tetsuya let out another yawn, rubbing his eyes. "Mama... Papa... Do you think I can be a Hero?"
Sora sighed warmly as he gave his son a fond smile, brushing some of his hair away from his half-lidded eyes. "Of course, you can! You'll be the most amazing Hero that ever lived!"
Himiko nodded in agreement. Their son was approaching four years old in a mere two weeks and they would need to take him to the doctor to be examined soon. Moving the blanket over his body, she tucked it around the boy to keep him nice and warm. "I'm sure you'll be a great hero someday." She pressed a kiss to his forehead. "After all, you're my sweet, precious little boy!"
"Yeah... Mama..." He mumbled as he flushed red, grabbing onto a black cat stuffed animal that sat next to his pillow and snuggled it up against his cheek with a smile. It was his favorite toy in the whole wide world!
"Would you like a song to help you sleep, Tet-chan?"
Tetsuya nodded. "Yes, mama..."
Sora crossed his arms over his chest, leaning back against the wall next to the open door as his wife sat on the edge of the bed, clearing her throat. Upon opening her mouth, out came a sweet, light tune as she began to sing a lullaby. "*Then the boy fell asleep and one or two embers in the fading ashes of the fire flared up in the shape of a beloved face. Dreaming many thousands of dreams spreading across the land."
"Mmmmm..." Tetsuya hummed in content, body relaxing.
The lullaby was a slow one, the melody of his Mama's voice slowly rocking Tetsuya to sleep. "Your silver-gray eyes shine their light like stars falling down from the night sky. Even though countless of years turn so many prayers back to earth." Himiko petted her son's hair softly, fingertips brushing the remaining out of his drooping eyes before slowly standing up as to not wake the child. "I will keep praying somehow, love for this child, please kissing the joined hands."
Leaning over, Himiko gave Tetsuya a peck on the forehead before Sora had followed her move, smiling at his child when Tetsuya snuggled deeper into his bed. They headed back towards the door. "Good night, Tetsuya," Sora said as his finger moved to the light switch. "We love you."
The black-haired child was already asleep as the two parents shared another smile, turning the light switch off making the light go out within the room, and closed the door softly behind them. Clasping hands, the tired couple moved toward their room, ready to go to sleep themselves.
Location: Tetsuya's Room, Kurosawa Household, Northeastern Uenohara, Eastern Yamanashi Prefecture, Chūbu Region, Honshu, Japan
Date: July 3, 20XX - Saturday
Just as the numbers on the digital clock blinked past midnight, a grumbling feeling within Tetsuya's gut had woken him up from a dream of him flying through the air. He frowned and rubbed his belly, letting out a moan as the feeling steadily grew worse. It was a dull ache. As it subsided for just a moment, he heard a whimper escape his lips when it came back tenfold. A sudden searing pain coursed through his body, back arching against his bed as the pain rushed like an igniting fire. His eyes squeezed closed as his face contorted, his head pounding when eyes, the pale moonlight seeping through the window showing his green irises changing to a bright, glowing molten gold as the whites of his eyes changed to black, shoot open as he opened his mouth in a scream of ominous, brittle silence.
He grabbed his hair, the blankness slowly shifting to a grey before it shifted to a white, as his bones scraped against one another and cracked as his body transformed. The silent screams told of the pain within, confusion, unable to bring a thought to completion. Shaky breaths escaped passed his lips, the temperature bearing down on him.
Not right... Not right!
A mess.
Something was hurting. Something ached inside. Something felt so wrong, so invalid...
So empty... Cold... It was like a gap inside him.
His fingers felt like something was pulling at them, clawing at his arms as he tried to escape the cold feeling, a sharp pain cutting into them as drops of blood began to trickle down his slowly graying skin. He tried to call out for his Mama... his Papa... nothing but a gurgle came out as he struggled to breathe, shivering from the cold and the burning pain. His skin was pale and clammy, face closed in a grimace as tears pricked the corner of his eyes.
It was merciless without escape.
His body hurt. His arms ached and burned. He felt numb - a cold feeling was slowly taking over - a freezing feeling, unable to get away. He was exhausted. It was savage, bitter blasts that gripped him in its freezing claws. His heart constricted in its wake, beating right against his chest, as if not sure what to do.
"H-help... me... Mama! Pa... pa..." He cried out, voice tiny and barely even a whimper as a hot, painful sensation began to tingle in his throat.
It burned...
He struggled on his bed, his blanket on the floor as it had been kicked off not long ago, before he fell from his bed, letting out another whimper. He crawled slowly, limbs heavy and uncooperative, the biting cold chilling his fingers into clumsy numbness, cold seeping into his toes and spread painfully throughout his body, to the corner of the room before his body froze. Shadows clung to him. Darkness was enclosing everything around him. It was dancing in the moon's light. Something was choking him. Something was wrong.
Wrong. Wrong. Wrong. Wrongwrongwrongwrongwrongwrongwrongwrong-
The coldness crept up through his body before stopping at his throat. Opening his mouth, an inky black, oily substance expelled from within him, bringing the burning, frozen feeling along with it. It only opened the growing void inside him wider. A dark void.
A never-ending dark void that consumed everything warm.
The temperature dropped to freezing, his breath ghosting in front of him, as he curled up against the corner. Tears escaped once more as black dots blotted his vision. His mind pounded. He gripped his head, hair sticking out between his fingers, as he felt something sharp scrape against his scalp. It only added fuel to the fire.
He felt entirely empty then. Hollow. Then a consuming need.
He couldn't - wouldn't - move.
His cry for help was drowned out as he was shrouded in darkness.
*Song: 14th's Lullaby from D Gray-Man. (It's a wonderful song and a wonderful show/manga. I highly recommend checking out the anime/manga and going to YouTube to listen to the song as well as all other material out if you had not already.)
Author's Note: College has also started up again this week. So that's nice. Let's see if I'll crash and burn or rise above this time around. It's the last term for my A.S. before I go and start on my A.A. ^^ And here it finally is after so long of planning and working things out... Wilted Lilac as finally begun, and it is here to stay. Hopefully. This is actually my first time doing something like this - two OCs and fanfics for each of them in one fandom. It's usually one OC per fandom and all that. No real reason behind it. It's just how I'd usually do things. I've grown to like Boku no Hero Academia unlike I thought I would. Soooo... Yay!
What do you think?
Here's Tetsuya's Profile, picture, and the folder of everything I've got on him. (Just take out the spaces and the links should work.)
Bio: www._deviantart._com/_nightmarezanez/_art/_Kurosawa-Tetsuya-BNHA-OC-763678747
Picture: www._deviantart._com/_nightmarezanez/_art/_Tetsuya-Kurosawa-Profile-767362496
Folder: www._deviantart._com/_nightmarezanez/_gallery/_67298208/_Tetsuya
I like creating pictures for Tetsuya just as I've done with Hisoka. I'll post links whenever I make one. Got any ideas for me to draw because I am always open to new ideas. It's on DeviantArt so hit me up there with a message if you have an account as well. Tetsuya's and Hisoka's bios are also constantly updating as the story goes on with new information on them. So, it's best to keep an eye on both of them. Hopefully, the next chapter will be longer and be out in two weeks. This will be updated bi-weekly just like The Hand That Bleeds (if you haven't read that story yet... Go!) will be as well.