WARNING: MILD ABUSE! IF YOU HAVE THAT EXPERIENCE, THEN DON'T READ IT!
WARNING: CURSING!
WARNING: SPOILERS!

Prologue: A new beginning

(e/c) = Eyecolor
(h/l) = Hair length
(h/c) = Hair color
(F/n) = First name
(L/n) = Last name

Reader's P.O.V

"GET OUT OF THERE, YOU USELESS PIECE OF SHIT!"

That terrible woman keeps banging and kicking my door as I sat down against it. I hugged my knees as I tried to hold in my sobs while tears were streaming out of my (e/c) eyes. I was very afraid, because she might punch me and kick me if she comes in. And if she comes in, she will make the pain of those bruises on my body worse or I might even die.

That woman who is also known as my 'mother' keeps beating me up for no good reason and says very awful things about me. No matter what I do, she is always beating me up every single day. Today was already bad, but I had worse experiences than this. I even had to run away and go to the hospital. I thought that I would be free from her for good after I went there, but I was terribly wrong. Now she wouldn't never let me go out of the house. I can't go to school anymore, and also to various different places in Towa City. My mother is like an evil demon.

I only wished that my father was still here. Then this would have never happened. But he eventually left us when I was five and thanks to him, I have to hear from my mother everytime that I'm useless and that this was all my fault for his departure. But I never did anything wrong! It wasn't even my fault!

Now I am a 10 year old (boy/girl) who is going through abuse for 5 horrible years now. And I'm also a prisoner in my own house.

My mother kicked the door really hard and I covered my ears in fear. "FINE! IF YOU DON'T COME OUT OF YOUR ROOM, THEN STAY THERE AND DIE!" My mother yelled at me in anger. I heard her loud footsteps leaving the door, but they soon returned and I then heard some jingling sounds. My (e/c) eyes widened as I realized what it was.

Keys.

I tried to stand up, but I couldn't because of the terrible pain of the bruises on my leg. I heard a key twisting behind the door and then a click. It was too late. She locked me in my own room.

The loud footsteps left the door once again and I didn't hear it return minutes later. I now was alone and stuck in my own room. I sat against my door again and started to cover my teary (e/c) eyes as I wailed loudly. Sometimes I wonder why I am still alive. Why I'm still going through all of this pain and suffering. I just wished that this pain and suffering would eventually end and that I can finally live in peace.

But I never thought that my wish would come true tonight.

I heard glass breaking and I woke up in a jolt. I looked around and sighed in relief that it wasn't in my room. But then my eyes widened as I heard a scream of fear from my mother. After a few minutes, I heard soft sounds of footsteps slowly coming to my door and the same jingling sounds of those keys some hours ago. Someone is in my house and now it was going to get me.

I panicked as I was trying to crawl under my bed close to my blockaded window, but the door already opened before I could reach it. Tears streamed down my face and I shook in fear as I covered my face with my small hands.

"Please don't hurt me! Please don't beat me up! I didn't do anything wrong!" I shouted as my voice was cracking from the tears and fear. I didnt hear anything from them and the only sound that was heard were my own sobs. It was only a minute later when somebody in the room spoke up.

"Shingetsu-kun, can you please put me down in front of the (boy/girl)?" A voice of a young girl spoke to the person. But her voice...it souded concerned. Was the girl concerned about me? And who was Shingetsu?

A pair of footsteps started to walk towards me. I felt my fear and the shaking of my body increase as they came closer and closer until it eventually stopped. I could hear that the other person named Shingetsu put the girl down on the floor and my sobs increased more.

Suddenly I felt a small hand pulling my arm and I fell against something soft. Then the arms were suddenly wrapped around me and I could feel the hands rubbing my back. I uncovered my face a bit to see that my face was pressed against her chest by seeing the black color of her clothing. But what was that gesture? What is this feeling? Why does it make me feel so warm?

"You don't have to be afraid anymore. The demon is gone now. Me and my friends are here for you. We are there to protect you. Monaka-chan promised you that." The girl spoke to me in a caring tone as she started to stroke my (h/l) (h/c) hair.

The stroking on my back and hair started to slowly calm me down. My sobs slowly turned into sniff as I wrapped my arms carefully around the girl. I still couldn't figure out what this gesture means, but I do know that this feels so warm. I felt no more fear, but only warmt and comfort. I felt that I could trust her and that she and her friends, whoever they are, saved my life from hell.

The girl stopped rubbing as I stopped crying and wiped my tears with my hands. The girl then unwrapped me and put her hands on my shoulders. I looked up and I realize that the persons in my room were five children that were close to my age.

The girl in front of me has short green hair tied with a red ribbon and matching eyes. She is wearing a knee-length black dress, black knee highs and white shoes. And she also wears a badge on the collar of the dress. And the other four are wearing that same badge as well. They all were standing behind the girl and looking at us. Two of the kids behind her were smiling.

The first person who was smiling was a 11 or 12 year old girl who has very long pink hair tied into twintails with a pink hairband with horns and she has matching pink eyes. She is wearing a frilled white shirt with a matching black jacket and skirt which both have pink accents. She also wears mismatched pink thigh-high socks, and boots. The badge was on her jacket.

The second person who was smiling, or should I say smirking, and also standing next to the pink haired girl was a tan skinned boy and covered in small bruises and cuts. He has red hair with white headphones on his head and on his ears, bushy eyebrows, and blue eyes. He is wearing a white tank top with a beautiful emblem and the silver badge. Underneath, he is wearing a red and black striped shirt that matches both his armband and socks, blue shorts, and sneakers.

Next to him was another boy. He has short blue hair with cow licks that are in the shape of cat ears which looks kinda funny and he has lighter blue eyes. He is wearing a light grey plaid jacket over a blue shirt, blue socks and shorts that match the jacket. He also is wearing a brown-orange scarf and his badge was pinned against it.

Finally there was a boy who is wearing a stitched together leather mask that may double as a gas mask, evidence being the breathing tube hanging below his chin, who was standing next to the blue haired boy. The only thing taht I could see from his face were his gray eyes. He is wearing a baggy brown dress shirt with a red tie, orange-brown shorts and a brown apron which has his badge pinned on his chest. He is also carrying a tool set around his waist and a white bag on his bag.

I then notice that they had odd patterns on their eyes and unique emblems on their clothing. They looked really amazing, especially the emblems.

"Are you okay now?" The green haired girl asked as she looked at me with a sad smile. "No more tears?"

I looked down and nodded. "Y-Yes. I think I-I'm okay now." I said in a soft voice. I then looked up at them confused. "B-But...um..How do you guys know that I was..um..?"

"How we know that you are in danger? Simple! This hero has good hearing, that's why! And heroes always saves the damsel in disstress!" The red haired boy shouted as he pumped his hand in the air, which made me cover my ears in fear. The shouting reminded me of my mother. I hated to hear people shouting.

The red haired looked at me confused. "Huh? What's wrong? There is no need to cover your ears!" He asked confused.

"Umm...Daimon-kun..I think that it was because of your shouting. Also does too much shouting cause you to lose your voice for good or temporary? And does that count the same when you sing too much?" The masked boy keeps asking questions until the pink haired girl covered his mouth.

"No Jataro. You will not lose your voice when you sing to much. I know that." The pink haired girl said as she looked at him. She then glared at the boy next to him. "And how dare you to shout to a fragile (boy/girl) like that?! You heard the demon shouting and even after that, you still didn't think that they are afraid of shouting!"

"Hey I didn't know, okay?!" The red haired boy said as he glared back at her.

"Both of you stop that. You both are making them feel worse." The blue haired boy scolded them as he looked at them. It seemed to work a bit since they both looked away. The blue haired boy then looked at me and sighed. "My apologies for these two. They can be loud sometimes, but they do not mean anything bad."

I uncovered my ears and I shook my head. "No, it's okay. I understand that because us children can be loud sometimes." I said as I looked at them. "And I do thank you for saving me from...you know.."

"Monaka is glad that we have helped you out. And Monaka hopes that we will be close friends." The green haired girl said as she smiled cheerfully. "But Monaka doesn't know your name yet, correct? Can Monaka know your name?" She asked.

"Oh! Umm...My name is (f/n). (F/n) (L/n)." I said softly. "And what are you names? Umm...If I'm allowed to ask of course."

"Of course I would allow it. And it is a pleasure to meet you, (F/n)." She said with a smile. "Monaka is called Monaka and me and our friends will be known as the Warriors of Hope through the whole world. We will be saving this world from 'demons' like your mother. In Warriors of Hope, Monaka is in charge of the 'Magicians' and a Mage as well. In school, I am known as 'Super Elemantary School Level Homeroom Period'."

"Super Elemantary what?" I asked confused, not getting much of the words she said.

"Oh dear, silly me. I forgot that you are not a student in our school Hope's Peak. Allow me to explain." Monaka said as she giggled. "Hope's Peak is known as a school with very talented people. From young children like us to old disgusting adults. Me and my friends are one of the students in Hope's Peak Elementary School. Monaka is the best at uniting people in a class. People always gather around Monaka. That is my talent. Monaka also loves to exchange opinions during homeroom and Monaka is known as the moodmaker as well. Did you understand most of it?"

"Y-Yes. Yes I do." I said as I nodded. "And it is a good talent that you have."

"Hehehehe. Thank you." Monaka said with a smile, which made me smile a little bit.

"Kyaaah how adorbs! Your smile is so adorbs, (f/n)! It is almost as cute as Monaka!" The pink haired girl said as she smiled brightly and her pink twintails swinging in the air.

"Alright! Leader next!" The red haired boy shouted, but it wasn't as loud as before. So I didn't cover my ears for that, but it did made me flinch a bit. "I'm Masaru Daimon, the leader of the Warriors of Hope and in charge of the "Heroes"! Dangdadada! I'm known as the king of atlethics and the best in P.E, so I'm known as the "Super Elemetary School Level P.E Period"!

"So you are the best at P.E, which makes you the strongest of the group. Did I get that right?" I asked as I looked at Daimon.

"Exactly! See you guys? They get it! Ha!" He said with a smirk as he crossed his arms.

"Umm...Actually.." The masked boy was about to speak, until Daimon shuts him up by putting his hand over his mouth. But even is his mouth was muffled, he kept speaking. But I wasn't able to hear what he said.

"Just ignore him! He speaks too much everytime he talks!" Daimon said with a smirk.

"To make this short, he only is the leader because he won at rock-paper-scissors." The pink haired girl said and then received a glare from Daimon as she smiled at him. "Okay me next! Me next! I'm Kotoko Utsugi and I'm in charge of the "Warriors" in the Warriors of Hope. It sounds manly, but I'm completely female. In school I've been named as "Super Elementary School Level Talent Show Period". Everyone made a fuss about me and my talent, but I don't care about that anymore."

"So you are known in performing, singing, acting and other stuff? It does fit you though." I said.

"Really? Kyaah! Thank you! Thank you so much!" Kotoko said with a bright smile on her face and her eyes sparkling.

"Shingetsu, you go first. I have to practice my introduction first." The masked boy said as he looked at the blue haired boy.

"Very well." The blue haired boy said and then looked at me. "My name is Nagisa Shingetsu and I'm the vice-leader and in charge of the "Sages" in the Warriors of Hope. During my time at Hope's Peak Elementary School, I was known as "Super Elementary School Level Social Studies Period". But Social Studies is not my only speciality. My speciality is everything except P.E. What "Super Elementary School Level Social Studies Period" means is that in the future I am expected to become one of society's elite."

"Really? So in the future you could be a president?" I asked as I smiled brightly in awe.

"Well..not like that, but pretty close to that." Shingetsu said as his cheeks changed into a pink color. I wonder what that is. "So, are you ready now?" He asked to the masked boy who has his back turned to us.

The masked boy looked as us and nodded. "Yes, I'm ready. But besides that, what cause would make our cheeks go pink or even red? Is it the heat or is it something that people said? I don't know. Oh right! Introduction!"

"My name is Jataro Kemuri. Do you know that you can see who is male and who is female by seeing those under their underwear? And how does it actually look like? Umm what was next? Oh yes. I'm in charge of the "Priests" in the Warriors of Hope. But why do I look so dirty and ugly? Most of the priests look clean, but I'm not. Also did you know that girls will have boobies when they grow up? And I wonder how these and those wie.."

"Stop! Just stop, Jataro!" Kotoko said in panic as she put her tongue out. "That's just private and disgusting!"

"Seriously Jataro! Do I have to put you back in the closet again?!" Masaru shouted in anger as his face started to red.

I felt my face heating up as I looked away from Jataro and the other two. What Jataro said was really disgusting. I heard Shingetsu sigh again and looked at me calmly.

"To finish his introduction, Jataro is known as "Super Elementary Level Art Period". His speciality is Art, like drawing and sculpting." He said calmly as he looked at Jataro.

"Ah! You said it before I could finish! Seriously, why is my chest so itchy and crawling for some reason? I want to scratch and tear at it… " Jataro said as he looked away from us.

"Our apologies for Jataro-kun. He can say those things sometimes. And even more perverted things." Monaka said as she shook her head.

"Umm...It is okay, I guess.." I said softly as I started to yawn. I never have been up so late before and I don't even know what time it is.

"Are you tired? We better should leave and take you to our home before any other demon comes inside." Kotoko said as she tilted her head. She then smiled brightly and shut her eyes tightly. "But your yawn is so adorbs! I'm so jealous for that!"

"That's what I, the leader, wanted to say! But anyway, I do agree with that! Let's leave this disgusting dungeon!" Daimon said as he slightly glared at Kotoko.

"But..um..(f/n), do you think that you can walk?" Monaka asked as Shingetsu walked towards her picked her up in his arms. When he picked her up, his cheeks started to turn red.

I looked at my legs and frowned. "No. The demon kicked and punched them before you guys came here. The pain makes it hard for me to stand." I said sadly as I looked down.

"Then I, the leader, will carry you then." Daimon said as he walked towards and lifted me up in his arms. But somehow I saw that he looked...sad. Was it because of what happened to me? "Alright! Let's get out here!"

We all let the room and went downstairs. Daimon made me look away by pushing my head against his chest. I wondered why, but I did look away. We went outside my old house and I could see a red electric wheelchair in front of my door. Shingetsu put Monaka on the chair and then I realized why he was carrying her. Her legs are incapacitated. No wonder she couldn't make it upstairs on her own. I felt so bad for her.

As we walked further away from my old house, I started to feel more sleepy. My eyelids became heavier and heavier until I closed them completely. Within seconds, I fell asleep against Daimon's chest. But this time, I slept with a smile on my face. Happy that my life will eventually get better thanks to my friends.

To be continued!