Rin sat at her desk, flipping through the homework she had to do. She looked at the clock. 2AM. "Why does becoming a hero have to be so hard?" She sighed and pushed back onto her chair. Rin turned her head and stared at a family photo next to her. It was Gunslinger, Alira and her. "I wonder if dad had to do all this paperwork back in his day…" she sighed. Her father was Gunslinger, a pro hero who kept telling her that he would be the best hero out there. He had always been supportive of any dream she had. His Quirk was the ability to wield two pistols with highly accurate precision. He could shoot down anyone almost immediately. Her mother, Alira, was previously a villain but had spent her time in prison and met her father. She would always talk about how Gunslinger saved her. Unfortunately, she was very overprotective. Her mother always told Rin that her quirk was being able to teleport, but Rin always believed there was something more to the tale. She placed a pencil on her nose to balance it. "Fuck I'm bored. I wonder what Aizawa and Hizashi are doing". She brought up a text message with the two in it. The last messages were from Aizawa, telling Hizashi to 'shut up' at 10pm. She chuckled. "Better to not annoy them this early"
Rin's quirk didn't seem like much. She wasn't allowed a gun to test out her father's quirk and teleporting was just boring. "I'm amazed they didn't put me in the business class to be honest… Maybe they liked Dad's recommendation. I wonder when we're choosing our hero names." Suddenly the door slammed open with brute force. Rin squealed and spun on the chair to see her mother angrily standing in the doorway. "WHY THE HELL ARE YOU STILL AWAKE?!" Alira screamed, pulling up her sleeves as if she was about to beat Rin. 'Right, she doesn't sleep' Rin thought. It was her fault for chuckling and talking. "J-just doing homework mum! I swear!" Rin whimpered and hid her phone behind her. Alira said nothing and pointed to her bed. "Sleep. You don't want to waste these years if you have my quirk" Alira said as she walked over and put her hand on Rin's head.
"Goodnight sweetie"
"Night mum… Sorry"
Alira walked off and gently closed the door behind her. Rin closed her book and fell on top of her bed. Hopefully the others had done their homework so she could copy it. She closed her eyes. Something felt wrong. An anxiety was forming inside her, but she couldn't find the reason why. Rin ignored it and slept. Whatever it was could wait until tomorrow.
The sun pierced through her window blinds. How irritating. Just 5 more minutes to sleep… Her phone started ringing. 'Who the hell is ringing me this early?' Rin let out a grunt and picked up her phone. "Hello?" she sleepily said.
"Hey Rin, are you going to be late again?" It was Aizawa or as she called him 'Sho'. "I really am not going to cover for you again. That was enough of a pain the first time." Rin was confused. Late? She had just woken up. She looked at the time. 7:50AM. "FUCK" Rin yelled as she jumped out of bed. She had 10 minutes to get to U.A. and she lived 20 minutes away. "You know our homework is due in second period, right? Did you do it this time?" Aizawa chuckled. "Oh, shut up all you ever do is sleep in classes" Rin angrily said, rummaging through her clothes. "At least I turn in my homework on time. See you in 30″ She could tell he was smiling. How irritating. Rin threw on her U.A uniform and ran into the bathroom to do her makeup. Rin had long black hair, brown eyes and loved to dress like a tomboy. She quickly put on her eyeliner and concealer and ran out of the door. Luckily for her Alira and Gunslinger went to work early. Alira probably tried to wake her up at least 30 times before she left. She ran as fast as she could with her eye on the time. She slid in front of the gate and bolted to her class. She quietly stopped in front of the door. Her home room teacher was calling roll call. "He must've been late thank god. Here's my chance." Rin pulled out her phone and texted Hizashi. 'YO, I'm outside, make some noise for me bro' she texted. She was begging in her head that he would look at his phone. He replied and said, 'you owe me '. Hizashi and Aizawa's seats were in the middle of the back row while Rin's was near the door. Hizashi yawned, loudly. The teacher stopped and stared at Hizashi. "For the last time, can we please have some silence while I call the roll?" The teacher said frustratingly. Rin slid open the door and stealthily crawled to her desk. She had made it to her desk, even though she was sweating from running. "Sorry sir" Hizashi said, signalling a thumbs up under the table. "Rin, I appreciate the effort, but I can kind of guess when you're late." Their home room teacher slapped his board of names on his leg. "Sorry sir won't happen again sir" Rin said as the class chuckled. "That's what you said last time." Their day went as normal. Today were more theory classes than just straight hero lessons.
The bell rang, and Rin let out a sigh of relief. "Finally, it's time for lunch" she yawned. "Did you remember your lunch this time?" Aizawa turned to her and passed her his bento. "I didn't, thanks Sho" she laughed. Hizashi stared at them with a jealous glare. "Well aren't you two a cute couple" he said, moving his gaze to the ceiling. "Piss off Loud Mouth we've only been dating a few months" Rin said, throwing some rice at him. Aizawa sighed and Rin put some food on a fork near his face. "It's technically your food" She said as Aizawa took a bite. "It is my food" he whispered. Rin stared at him. He was lazy and tired the entire time, but he was adorable. She really loved him with everything she had. She suddenly felt that feeling again. The feeling of anxiety developing in her chest. What the hell is this? What is going to happen today that is hurting me so bad?
"You alright?" Aizawa said poking her cheek. "You kind of just zoned out."
"Yeah, I'm fine. Just have a weird feeling today." Rin said grabbing Aizawa's hand. The bell rang again. She suddenly remembered. HER HOMEWORK WAS AT HOME. "Oh fuck I just remember our homework. I left it at home when I was running out" Rin turned to Aizawa and Hizashi and gave them a puppy dog stare. "Please let me copy it off you Hizashi". Aizawa gave her a sour look "Why Hizashi?"
"He's smarter than both of us, we just take naps" Rin laughed. Aizawa sighed and smiled. "I suppose that's right, don't stroke his ego too much". Hizashi threw his book to Rin. "You're so harsh to me dude" he said punching Aizawa's arm. "Don't touch me Loud Mouth" Aizawa grunted punching him back. Their relationship was always a bromance. Ever since Aizawa had got with Rin however, it was a little awkward. Rin didn't know why. They were still good friends with each other, but something seemed a little off.
The day went as normal. They had a few theory classes and one hero training class. The three had always incorporated their quirks with each other. However, Rin's quirk was quite dull. She felt like she couldn't do much in a hero situation. Aizawa, Hizashi and her left school walking together. Rin wrapped her arms around the two of them. "So, whose homework am I copying tomorrow?" She giggled. Hizashi looked at her and smiled "If you even make it to class on time". Hizashi pointed to his house and gave out a little wave. "Peace" he said as he walked across the road. It was just Aizawa and Rin now. It was silent, peaceful even. They walked for a bit. Rin was happy just being in his presence. They were still a little awkward with each other as they were just teens. Aizawa slowly grabbed her hand and interlocked his fingers with hers. She blushed. Even if it was only for a minute more, it was adorable. She looked at Aizawa and he had a small smile on his face. It didn't take much to make him smile. They reached Rin's house and Aizawa turned to her. "See you tomorrow then beautiful" she laughed as he never gave her pet names if they were near Hizashi. "Bye, I love you" she said as she kissed him. He stared at her as she turned around to open the gate. She reached her front door and grabbed her keys from her pocket. She unlocked her door and gave him a wave. He waved back smiling and walked off.
She locked the door behind her and saw her mother smiling menacingly at her. Alira was leaned up against the wall. "Was that Aizawa? Your booooyfriend?" she jabbed at Rin. "No way mum, pfft c'mon he's my best friend" Rin shot down the question and blushed. She averted her mother's gaze just in case. That woman could tell. "You better do your homework now so you're not up so late and so you make it to school on time. I got a phone call today. You're going to a good ass school, work hard for it kiddo. I'll take away boyfriend privileges if this keeps happening." She changed her look from a smile to concerned. "I know mum, I'll do it now" Rin smiled and ran up to her room. Her room was on the second floor while the kitchen and living room were on the bottom floor. Thank god another day was over. Rin put her homework on her desk and got to work. An hour had passed, and she looked at her phone. 'Done the hmwrk yet?' Hizashi said. 'Tf is hmwrk' Aizawa replied. 'Homework lol dumbass' 'Yeah I've already done it, has Rin done it is the real question here'. Rin felt annoyed. Homework was boring, why would anyone want to do it. She texted back 'I'm doing it now fight me'. I doubt I'll get it done Rin thought. She heard the front door open and a bang. What the hell was that? There was talking and yelling. Alira was screaming and Gunslinger had shot something. Rin was worried and ran downstairs to see two men in front of her parents. When she looked at her father, her heart stopped. The man was holding a sword and pierced it through Gunslinger's chest. Blood went everywhere, and Gunslinger shot one last shot which had got his attacker in the eye. "You fucking Hero bitch!" the man said punching Gunslinger. "DAD" Rin yelped. She had to help. Fuck she had to help somehow. Any way she could. Alira teleported and grabbed her. "Rin run!" Alira yelled throwing her towards the door. The man swung his sword sideways. Alira had no time to react. Her neck was cut open. Rin stood there. She couldn't run. What the fuck happened. Why did this happen? Rin was shaking and stared at the attacker. She realised suddenly she wasn't just frozen, one of the men had a quirk to hold her still. The man with the sword moved forward towards her. He was muscly, but Rin couldn't focus on anything. Her mind was going too fast. "I'm sick of you fucking heroes" he said as he smiled. "How dare they fucking breed and plague this world." Rin struggled. She started to cry. Her dad and mum were motionless on the floor. Their eyes were open wide with no life inside of them. The man lifted his sword up. Her heart was beating so fast. "You all deserve to die hero" She looked him in the eyes. He had scars over both. He swung down and sliced her face. A diagonal line spat out blood immediately. Rin fell to the floor, she could feel only pain and her heart beating. She took one last look at her mother before blacking out. It was silent. Was this death? Alira stood before her. 'Be good. I love you' Alira spoke softly and held out something in her hand. It was a little ball of black fluff. 'Take good care of Atlas. I'm sorry to leave you. I only had enough power to teleport and place Atlas inside of you'. Her words faded to nothing. Everything was black again. Who was Atlas? Place inside of me? Rin thought. She felt nothing. Just emotionless and empty.
[2]
Rin opened her eye's slowly. Her head was ringing. She looked over to her left. Rin was in a hospital bed, her arm had wires and patches all through it. "Thank god you're awake!" someone said. Rin tiredly turned to the right. Her dad's friend Kenji Tsuragamae stood in front of her. He was in the police force and had always acted as a father to her. "Rin don't move too much, okay? I'll get the nurse stay there!" Kenji stuttered, jumping out of his seat. "Where's... dad and mum?" Rin forced herself to talk. Her voice barely made a sound. "Rin... I..." Kenji sat back down. He looked stressed and upset. Rin realised he had been crying. It clicked in her mind. They were dead. They were fucking dead. Rin started to cry realising what had happened. "Two villains named Buster and Terra forced their way into your house. Buster escaped but Terra got caught. Gunslinger and Alira did all they could. When I got there, they were dead. You were still breathing. It was faint, but I could hear it. I should've been there. I should've." Kenji put his paw on his mouth. It wasn't his fault. She looked at the ceiling. If she hadn't had come downstairs... would they have still been alive? She started to blame herself. Alira could have protected them both but she distracted them. It was her fault. Rin's heart felt heavy as she started to cry loudly. She started screaming. This wasn't real. This couldn't have been real. Kenji got up and hugged her. There was nothing to say in this situation. He could only hold her. A nurse ran into the room. "Please Hun no sudden movements! You've got stitches on your face and your body is weak!". Kenji was lost. What could he do at this moment to make it better? "I'm sorry Rin," Kenji said, hugging her tighter. "For now, I'm adopting you woof. I'm going to protect you. I'll make sure those bastards get what's coming to them!" He put his paw on her cheek and looked her in the eyes. "D-do you promise" Rin said, crying. "I promise" Kenji hugged her once more. He was all she had left.
A week passed, and the stiches were removed. She was going to have a scar on her face for the rest of her life. She was in Kenji's car, staring at herself in the mirror. "I'm glad they didn't hit your eyes at least" Kenji sighed. Rin had been quiet. There was nothing she could say. She couldn't sleep. She was weak. It's my fault Rin thought. If I had been stronger then just maybe... "What do you want for dinner woof?" Kenji cut through her thoughts. He wasn't good with these kinds of things. "I don't care" Rin said. She looked out the window. She missed her parents so much. "I went to your house today by the way," Kenji said, "I got your phone and everything of yours." He pulled her phone out of his pocket and passed it to her. "Your friends are worried, but we weren't allowed to disclose any information about the situation. The police want to somewhat overlook it as just Gunslinger dying as Alira was a villain. It's-" Rin cut him off "So my mother doesn't even fucking count to those people because she was a villain?! She paid taxes and everything. She didn't deserve to fucking die. She was a hero" Rin yelled and almost crushed her phone. "I know Rin. I've been saying the same thing. They just see it as Villain vs Villain relations. It's disgusting" Kenji sighed. He was a low-level police officer. "If I can move up in the ranks maybe I can do something about it. I'll make sure they get redemption. It's my promise to them and you."
"I hate the police and I hate villains" Rin murmured. She was angry. It was silent in the car. Kenji said nothing. He had made it awkward. He was angry and frustrated the same as Rin but, he was defenceless. He had to act like a professional police officer. If he kept speaking up, he could be fired. Kenji parked outside of U.A. Rin looked at him almost shocked. "Why... are we here?" Rin said confused. "You won't be in school for a bit so... I just want you to see your friends. They still think you're in the hospital." Kenji smiled at her. "I want you to know that your friends are still here for you." The two got out of the car. Rin leaned on Kenji for comfort. To her he was like a big brother. She was nervous and scared but, in her heart, she knew he wanted what was best for her. Maybe seeing Aizawa and Hizashi could cheer her up. They walked up to the front gate where a strange creature was standing there. "Is that a rat?" Rin said looking at Kenji. "I think it's pretty much everything besides a rat" he laughed. "Wait you've never seen your principle?" Rin gave him a half smile and looked away "I... never paid attention" she whispered. Kenji sighed "no wonder Alira was so angry with you never getting your homework done". Rin realised he acted like they weren't gone. He was holding onto them as much as she was. "Welcome back Rin, I'm very sorry about your loss" Nezu said, bowing to her. Rin said nothing but stared at him. "I'll go get Aizawa and Yamada". Kenji and her followed Nezu and sat down at some chairs just outside of the door. She saw something in the corner of her eye. It was yellow and moving fast. She looked up and Hizashi tackled her. "RIN I'M SO SORRY ARE YOU OKAY I MISSED YOU SO MUCH-" Hizashi yelled, crying. "Get off me dude" Rin laughed "I missed you too". Aizawa stood behind him he said nothing. Rin stood up and looked at him. "I-" Rin went to speak and Aizawa grabbed her and hugged her. "You don't have to say anything" She hugged him back tightly. She started to cry. He was never good with these situations, but he comforted her all he could. Hizashi had stood up and hugged the both of them. "You're ruining the moment" Aizawa said. "Shh let it happen" Hizashi whispered. "How's school been?" Rin said, embracing the both of them. "Boring but we've been hearing about Gunslinger on the new-" Aizawa punched Hizashi before he could keep talking. "So, it's public then..." Rin said. She moved backwards from the both of them and looked down. "We thought you were dead too" Hizashi looked at her with such concern in his eyes. "I'm sorry, I'm not dead" Rin sighed. "DON'T APOLOGIZE FOR THAT!" Hizashi yelled and flicked her forehead. "Ow you bastard, I have a giant ass cut on my face if you haven't noticed" Hizashi moved back and put his arm behind his head "Y-yeah sorry... I just missed you and shit... I don't know what to do or say". Aizawa grabbed Rin's hand and looked her in the eyes. She darted her eyes away from his. For some reason she felt guilty. She had brought them such worry and pain.
"I don't want to ruin the moment, but we only have about five more minutes with them Rin" Kenji said. He wasn't looking at any of them but was smiling. "I don't want to leave you alone" Aizawa said. "You can come over any time you like, our house is close to Rin's woof" Kenji responded. Rin glared at him. "Right I'm not here right now woof" Kenji awkwardly muttered, looking away. "I'll make time to see you outside of school then" Aizawa smiled at Rin. She felt a small amount of happiness. It was faint, but she felt something. "I don't want to go either" Hizashi said, butting into their moment once again. "You two should, you guys want to be heroes, right?" She smiled. "Oh, we chose our hero names by the way!" Hizashi scratched his head. "What did you pick?" Rin smiled. Aizawa's name was probably something stupid. "Mine is PRESENT MIC" Hizashi yelled, putting his foot on the chair like he had just proudly killed it. "Mine's Eraserhead" Aizawa said pulling Rin closer. "Pfft. Eraserhead? I was gone for a little while and you become a piece of stationary" She laughed. "I really don't want to say anything corny right now" Aizawa smiled at her. They both said their goodbyes and hugged Rin.
"I'm glad you have such good friends" Kenji said. Rin had completely forgot he was there. "There's one more place I need to bring you" Rin was exhausted already. "Where is it?" She rolled her eyes. "The police station. The police chief wants to talk to you privately". She stood up straight and looked at Kenji as he walked to his car. What the hell did the police chief want with her? "Why does he want to talk to me sir?" Kenji avoided looking at her "I honestly don't know but I don't feel right about it." They got back into Kenji's car and drove to the police station. "I need to tell you something first and you have to just believe me" he said. She looked at him. He seemed stressed. "What is it sir?" Rin waited for his response. He paused. It was silent. "Your mother's real quirk. It isn't teleportation. That's just an ability with it." Rin's eyes widened. "What? That's all my quirk is. What the hell is it?!" She was excited and also angry with her mother for hiding it from here. She forgave her at the same time. "She controls spirits. She isn't human. Her species is very similar to humans but with one difference. They get corrupted woof. She was a powerful villain who killed many people. It was a miracle she didn't get a life sentence. She 'killed' herself and became a new person woof. She married your father. He was in on it. She had many spirits with her and most of them gave her healing abilities or fast-moving attacks. There was a little one she was keeping and said it would be a gift to you on your birthday woof." Rin suddenly remembered when she had blacked out. She saw Alira and she had given her something. "Atlas?" Rin said. Kenji stared at her and his jaw dropped "H-how do you know?!" Rin looked away "When I blacked out, she handed me something called Atlas"
Kenji pulled into a park and sat there. "Atlas is known as a spirit of war. He was incredibly powerful in his prime and destroyed everything in his path. He however became a spirit because of his weakness to others woof. At least that's what your mother said. I have no idea how it works or how to summon him... I don't know why she chose to give you Atlas of all things. She had so many friendly spirits and gave you the one who wasn't raised with her" Kenji sighed. Rin was processing all of this information. "What the fuck..." Rin said, holding her hand to her heart. Not only was a 'spirit' inside of her, it was a possibly evil spirit. Why the hell would her mother place that into her? "We're here. I'll tell you more about it in a bit" Kenji looked at her worryingly.
