"It's chilly…" Complained a young woman as she walked in the fall weather of the night. She wrapped her jacket around herself a little tighter in the hopes that she would remain warm. It was hard to believe that it was night out now. Though, then again with the time change, it made it a little easier to believe with how short the days are now.
Shuddering a little from the chilly wind that blew past her, the young woman looked up at the full moon. Her eyes sparkling in the reflection from the moons bright light. "I wonder if Mitsuki is busy tomorrow." She asked herself with a thoughtful frown on her face.
Shrugging her shoulders, the young woman ran her fingers through the loose strands of her long green hair. A few strands having escaped her white knit cap. "Wonder what I should make tonight…" She thought to herself with a frown. Letting out a soft sigh, the young woman couldn't help but pull on her jacket a little more, her eyes shining with sadness. She had just recently moved out from her parents' home in the hopes of getting a head start on her life, and yet look at where that lead her?
Crummy apartment, bad job even though it paid well enough for her to live off of but bad customers who were nothing but rude to her. Yet, she needed the job still, at least until she finishes her course and get the money to open up her own café. That was the only thing that she could do.
Sighing softly, the young woman lowered her eyes to the ground as she tried to think on what she could do with her life. Everything would turn against her in some way, and not to mention even if her quirk was useful she couldn't do much with it anyway.
Looking back up at the sky, she saw that the moon was trying to hide itself. Most likely trying to hide itself from her mood.
"Sorry." She whispered up to the moon.
Shuddering from the cold air as it blew past her, the green haired woman looked up at the moon once again only to blink as she saw someone standing atop of the building. "Huh?" She whispered softly, only to rub her eyes and blinked as she saw that they had disappeared. "Don't worry Inko, maybe it was just a hero who is on duty tonight." She said to herself with a nod before walking on down the darkened street. The only source of light now from the street lights giving the area kind of an eerie glow to it.
Inhaling deeply, Inko started to quicken her pace, she still had a little whiles away to get home, though knew that she had to hurry up. She wasn't sure why but she had this odd chill going down her spine right now. Turning around, she thought that she had heard something and looked around. "Why didn't I call Mitsuki." Whispered Inko with a shudder running itself through her body.
'God why did it have to be so cold?' thought the young woman as she looked up at the sky. God, what was she thinking? Maybe she should have gotten Hisashi to give her a ride in the first place. That man would have picked her up without any issues, though then again he would have forgotten because he may have gotten distracted with his job or hobbies.
Sighing, Inko was just a few blocks away from her apartment, but it still felt like it was taken forever. Why did she feel like she was being watched right now? Shaking her head, the young woman felt like she was also being rather paranoid around here.
Taking a deep shuddering breath, the young woman took one last look around in the hopes that no one was really following her. That no one was watching her, though she had found no one. It made her a little relieved that was the case but the sinking feeling in the pit of her stomach told her otherwise. "Maybe… maybe I'm just over thinking things." She whispered softly.
"Oh, I wouldn't say that sweetheart." Whispered a voice against her ear.
Inko felt her blood freeze in her veins as she slowly turned her head and stared at the man that was standing behind her. His head so close to her head that he still breathed against her ear. His long raven locks hung in his face so she couldn't see him. But his long tongue all but licked at her ear as he chuckled huskily against her ear. "I think I found myself a lovely woman to entertain myself with."
It was in that moment that she yelped out for help, slamming her purse against the man's face as she made a mad dash to get away.
Inko ran, running as fast as her little legs would carry her. Of all the things that she wished that she was blessed with, why couldn't it be longer legs for this?!
Breathing deeply, Inko looked around at her surrounding area, hoping that she could find some way to get out of this. That she would be able to escape, that she would find some way to make it home to her apartment before this man did whatever it was that he wanted. Dear god, she hoped that it wasn't what she thought it was! Gulping a little, the young woman looked around once again, her mind thinking of many scenarios on what it was that the man would do to her. Rape? Mug? Murder? So many things went through her mind but she couldn't think of what it was that she could do!
Soon, she took a sharp turn, causing her to curse as she found herself at a dead end. Gulping, she slowly turned around and saw the man slowly making his way towards her. His eyes seemed to glow in the light, causing her to shiver. Did he have a quirk? What was it? Would he use it to hurt her?
"Why did you run sweetheart? All I wanted was to have some fun is all." He chuckled a little, his fingers turning into sharp blades. Oh god he was going to kill her!
"Leave me alone… please." She whimpered out, body trembling as she tried to keep herself together. God, she had to do something! Anything! What could she do to stop this?! Her eyes widened in shock, in fear and she couldn't help but feel tears starting to stream down her face. All she could do, was yell out "Please someone help me!"
"Leave her alone."
Inko blinked her teary eyes as she looked over at the entryway of the alley and blinked in confusion. Standing there was a tall man, she could make out messy blonde locks with two long bangs framing the sides of his face. How was it that he could have such long bangs yet the rest of his hair barely brushed his shoulders?
He wore a long sleeved hoodie, a pair of black jeans and what appeared to be black boots. His hands from what she could see was hidden in his hoodie pockets. She couldn't tell much from his appearance though thanks to the darkened alleyway, but she could swear that she saw a pair of glowing red eyes. When she blinked, she couldn't see anything of the sort.
"What is it to you?" said the man who wanted to hurt her.
"I think it is my right, as a concerned citizen to help a woman in need." Answered the blonde man as he lifted his head, giving the man a clear view of his face. Inko blinked in shock as she stared at him. He had a handsome face that was for sure. Though his eyes were narrowed into slits as he glared at the villain who had wanted to do who knows what to her.
"Get lost blondie, I'm just here to have my fun. What can you do about it anyway?" mocked the man with a smirk on his face.
The blonde seemed to snarl in an unhuman like fashion before he rushed at the man. Inko called out for him to stay away, to keep himself safe. Yet he didn't seem to either hear her, or listen for that matter. Inko couldn't watch as she covered her eyes. Her body trembling as she heard the sound of blades hitting the walls, the ground, and for a second, she thought that she heard flesh tearing.
Screams were heard, causing her to want to look but again she was far too afraid to do so. What if the blonde man was hurt? What if he was wounded and the other was getting ready to take her out because she had called out for help in the first place? Oh god, so many things in her head yet she had no true answer for anything! Gulping, she risked opening her eyes as she looked up and saw that the men were still fighting. It seemed that the man only had a simple tear in his hoodie on his sleeve from what she could see. Though it didn't seem that it bothered him at all in the least.
The blonde threw a punch, causing the other man to gasp out in shock and pain as it rammed into his stomach. How was it that this blonde man was able to withstand a fight like this? He didn't even seem winded! Inko couldn't believe this, how could she believe this?
"Why do you care so much about this woman in the first place?!" shouted the raven haired man.
"That is none of your concern!" Shouted the blonde, which only made Inko frown a little in confusion.
She was sure that she didn't know this man. How could she? If she did, there would have been a reason for Inko not to forget a man like this. He was someone who you couldn't ever forget but here she was. Seeing a man that made it seem as if he knew her. He didn't… did he?
"You're a man aren't you, you should be wanting to have some fun with this woman wouldn't you?" He smirked a little, it was cruel and twisted. He whipped his hand out toward Inko and in a blink she felt a sting against her cheek.
Eyes widening, Inko reached up and touched her stinging cheek and it was then that she felt something hot and sticky clinging to her finger tips. The man had shot out one of his nail/claws at her and cut her cheek.
Turning her gaze back to the blonde, she saw his body tremble, gritting his teeth as if he was trying to fight something. Was it anger? Anger because the villain so to speak, had hurt her? "How dare you." He snarled before he went back to fighting with the man. The blonde threw another punch, wanting to hit the mugger, villain, whatever in the head but seemed to miss. The man whipped his hand outward and tried to scratch at the blonde once again.
Seeing this attack, the blonde pulled himself back and the claws only seemed to cut through his hoodie. "That won't work on me!" The blonde calmly said before spinning around on his heel and kicked the man in the stomach. Sending him into the wall. His head having slammed into the wall and Inko couldn't help but wonder if the man was knocked out or worse. Dead.
Gulping, she looked up and saw the man breathing deeply, as if he had finally realised that he needed to breathe. As if breathing itself never ever came to his mind. She noticed that his eyes sharply turned to her, causing her to wince a little thinking that maybe he really was going to attack her, her body started to shake a little as she heard his boots hitting the ground underneath.
'I'm going to die, I'm going to die, I'm going to die!' she thought to herself as she tried to calm down her quickly beating heart. God, why did this have to happen to her? Not like it was good to happen to anyone but still, why did this have to happen in the first place?!
"Please, don't hurt me." Inko whimpered out, her arms hugging herself tightly as if trying to shield herself from any and all harm that was going to come upon her. Yet, instead all she could hear was…
"Are you alright miss? He didn't hurt you did he?"
His voice, it sounded so… sincere to her. Opening her eyes a bit, she looked up as she stared at the man in question. Eyes so blue that she thought that she saw them sparking with electricity yet she thought that was rather silly of itself. He tilted his head, blonde locks falling over his shoulders as he stared at her. "Oh, he cut your face after all." He winced a little seeing her cut, at least she was sure that was the case. "Sorry I didn't prevent him from hurting you." He whispered gently.
"It… it isn't your fault." Inko whispered.
"I still feel like it is." He whispered softly before holding out his hand to her. Giving her a gentle smile as he said "Here, let me help you up." Inko frowned a little, wondering if this was some kind of trick. Though, if that was the case he would have just tried to take her hostage or worse, killed her among other things much like the other man. Yet, he was willing to help her up to her feet even after saving her.
Shakily, the young woman gave the blonde her hand and he gave her a kind smile in return. He pulled her up as he said "Sorry that you had to go through such a scary experience. Is there anything I can do to help you?" He tilted his head a little once again at her. Why did he remind her so much like a lost puppy?
"I… I'm fine." Inko whispered softly before looking away with a blush on her face. God why did she feel like a school girl in the first place?
"Good, though you should get home. Do you live far?" asked the man, concern in his voice as he looked around. As if he was listening out for any kind of danger that would come out to hurt her.
"I live a few blocks away. I… I was on my way home when he just seemed to jump out at me." Inko whispered softly.
He frowned a little as he asked "Do you want me to walk you home? If you don't live far I have no problem walking you." He gave her another kind smile, Inko was about to speak up until she heard him scratch the back of his head. "Sorry, I bet you're still nervous around a stranger. Here, I'll make it a little easier for you, I'm Toshinori." Huh? He wasn't going to give her his last name?
"I… I'm Midoriya Inko."
"Alright Midoriya-san." Said Toshinori.
"No, please call me Inko. I mean, you only told me your first name if I am correct?"
"I… yes. Toshinori is my first name. I never use my surname." He calmly said before he gave her a soft smile once again. God, it was as if this man only gave those kinds of smiles when he saved people. "Now, would you like a walk home Inko?"
"I… please." Inko whispered softly, afraid to walk home this late. At this rate she'll have to get a ride or a cab in order to get home without this happening again. Maybe she should see if Hiashi will finally give her a ride again or if Mitsuki will.
"Alright." He smiled more before walking with the green haired woman out of the alley, leaving the mugger behind. Inko noticed the man pulling out a cellphone and sending a text. It made her nervous until he calmly said "Do not worry, I am merely sending a message to a friend of mine telling him I'm gonna be late." He even showed her a text to a man named… Shouta? Huh.
"I'm sorry for making you late for your friend." Whispered Inko.
"It's no problem. I'm normally out recusing people regardless if it derails me from my plans or not." He chuckled gently at her before looking away. Inko couldn't help but gaze up at him from the corner of her eyes, his skin looked so pale. Yet, it held on what she could best describe as a sickly tan maybe? As if he had tanned before but it had faded due to ill health.
Then his eyes, she knew for a moment that she had seen red before, but… had that really been something she saw or something that she just thought she saw? God, why did this have to be so confusing? "If I may ask, why are you out this late anyway?" asked Toshinori.
"Oh, I was out at my night classes. I'm trying to get my business license so I can open up a café." She gave him a small smile of her own before letting out a soft sigh. "It's just taking me a lot longer to get it but someday I'll have it then I can have my own business to make people happy!" Inko said with a smile, only to blush as she added "Sorry, I… I didn't mean to share so much."
"No, no it's alright. It warms my heart hearing such passion about something you are trying to achieve. It's hard to find someone so passionate anymore." Toshinori said with a big grin on his face as he chuckled a little at her. "Honestly, my dream was to be a big time hero but sadly time is restricted for me." He said with a sigh before looking up at the sky with a frown on his face. "I can only do so much, and even then I feel like it just isn't enough." He whispered gently.
Inko couldn't help but frown a little, she wanted to say more to him. Wanted to ask him what he had meant yet, she noticed his face twisting as if he was in pain. From her angle, it almost looked as if he had… longer teeth there? No, she could only make out one until he sealed his lips shut. "Are you okay? Did he hurt you?" asked Inko with a frown.
"I'm fine, he uh… must have cut me deeper than I thought." He gave her a weak smile before looking around. Inko couldn't help but wonder what was wrong. Did he have something in store for her? Was he trying to hurt her? "Which one is yours?" he asked with a frown on his face. Oh, he was trying to figure out which one was her building.
"It's okay to drop me here Toshinori, I should be fine."
"You sure?" he asked with a concerned frown.
"Yes." Inko said with a smile, he smiled in return before he bowed to her a little. "Um… If I may ask, will I ever see you again?" asked Inko.
"Maybe, maybe not. Though, I think it is best if… you never see me again. I'm sorry but only for tonight were you safe with me. Otherwise, you aren't safe around me. I'm sorry." He bowed to her before he ran off so fast that Inko didn't even have time to blink.
If there was one thing that she knew for sure, it was that Toshinori was a strange man, though it had her curious as to why he had saved her. Was he really just around the area or was he watching her from a distance? "I'm too tired for this." Inko whispered before walking into her building and tried to sleep. Yet, it seemed that sleep wanted to elude her tonight.