(authors note, this is my first fanfic, so I would really appreciate constructive criticism, but if you don't like the idea of this fanfic… then what the fudge are you doing here dude? Lol. Btw, I realized that the first rendition of this chapter was total garbage. So I remade it and fixed some plot holes for your reading pleasure. Anyway, I hope you enjoy.)
Prolouge: How it all began
"KAZE!" Sachihiro yelled at the top of his lungs as he ran into his older brothers' room. "DON'T YOU REALIZE WHAT TODAY IS?!" Kaze lazily looked up at his energetic brother, and simply tossed over in his bed to keep the light from the hallway outside his room from reaching his face. "The day my little brother finally lets me wake up at ten like a normal person?" "NO, YOU FOOL!" Sachihiro replied. "THIS IS OUR FIRST DAY AT U.A, AND I WILL NOT ALLOW MY BROTHER TO MISS IT BECAUSE HE OVERSLEPT!" Kaze and Sachihiro Takahashi had both joined the U.A. hero course, however, theirs was a special case, since they both missed the U.A. entrance exam.
Kaze's father left his mother after his discovery of her pregnancy when they were both in high school. Leaving his mother to blame Kaze for her lover's abandonment. So as long as Kaze could remember, he had been physically and emotionally abused by his mother. About a year after he was born, Mayumi, Kaze's mother, heard a rumor that Kaze's father had been spotted in America. So, Mayumi made Kaze move with her to the United States, in an attempt to search for her true love without being pursued by the authorities for child negligence.
One night, a year after they had moved to Detroit Michigan, his mother returned home with a baby. "Kaze, this is your baby brother, Sachihiro." Mayumi said in a harsh tone. "So you better not ruin his life like you did mine. Got it!?"
Kaze was completely in disbelief about his relationship with the infant, however, Kaze soon discovered that both he and his brother had similar quirks. Kaze's Quirk was called Liquid Manipulation, it was an emitter type that allowed the teen to control any liquid within ten meters of his eyesight. He could also absorb moisture in the air and send it out of his body as highly pressurized jets of water. However, the longer Kaze used his Quirk, the more fatigued he would become until he passed out from exhaustion.
His brother, Sachihiro, had the Quirk Water Boost. When water made contact with his body, his speed, strength and agility drastically rose. However, if sweat started to form on his body instead, He would become much slower and weaker. And since Mayumi accidentally revealed that the Takahashi brothers Quirks were similar to their fathers, Kaze soon accepted the fact that they were brothers.
For years, Kaze continued to be abused by his mother. Eventually he decided enough was enough and left Mayumi's home at the age of eight. He still stayed relatively close to home at an abandoned warehouse to stay in touch with his brother though. And he was glad he left when he did. If he had stayed with her any longer, Kaze knew he would've gone insane. The only reason she even kept him alive was so she could have this persona of a single, working mother, keeping the authorities from discovering the ugly truth about her. As long as Sachihiro was around to keep up her little act, she couldn't care less about what happened to her first born son.
He eventually ended up joining a gang and doing odd jobs around the city just to make ends meet and to put himself through school. Thankfully, by staying away from Mayumi, whilst keeping in touch with Sachihiro, Kaze was able to escape from a good part of his abuse with only some trauma.
However, for some reason, Mayumi never even laid a hand on Sachihiro. She let him stay at her home, but he mainly had to pay for his food and schooling on his own. Because of this, Sachihiro ended up joining Kaze's gang to earn some extra cash. This gang mainly just did the occasional pick pocket and mugging. But other than that, they were barely a gang at all.
Also, Mayumi never once told the little brother about Kaze's abuse. She had mentioned how he ruined her life and what not, but never once brought up the physical abuse she inflicted upon him. Which was fine with Kaze, since he feared that if he found out, Sachihiro's altruistic nature would cause him to inform the police. Which could possibly lead to child services splitting the two brothers up. So, until he was fifteen, Kaze endured, he endured the pain, the suffering, all to make sure he was there to keep his brother safe.
But that all changed when he didn't have enough money for the bus one day. However, growing up in Detroit, Kaze learned how to pick a person's pockets with little to no effort when they were in a large crowd. He carefully selected his target out of the crowd and used his Quirk to create a small stream of water to go into his targets pocket and steal their wallet. Afterwards, he used some of the money in the wallet to pay for the remainder of his bus ticket and went on his way.
That day was actually Sachihiro's birthday, And Kaze had hid his present for him that year in a place his younger brother would never expect to look: his own room. So, Kaze took the bus to his mother's house and went straight for the backyard. Ignoring the painful memories he had at this place, He used his Quirk to create a miniature whirlpool around his legs, giving Kaze the ability to hover above the ground. He then flew into his brothers' room through an open window and retrieved the present. It was a Junk Synchron Yu-gi-oh card that Sachihiro had mentioned he wanted.
With the card in a little envelope, Kaze began stuffing it in his backpack when the bedroom door slammed open. Revealing none other than Kazes mother, Mayumi.
"What the hell are you doing here, devil?!" Mayumi said to her most hated son in the nickname she had grown to address him by. "Relax, I was about to leave, I just came to pick up Sachihiro's birthday prese-." Mayumi then used her quirk to cut the present in half. As the now shredded remains of the card fell to the ground, Mayumi said, "Really Kaze? Do you honestly think a devil such as yourself could even attempt at getting that kid a decent present?"
Mayumi's Quirk was called Invisibox. With it, She could make soundproof, see through, indestructible boxes of any size and shape in her field of vision by moving her hands in certain motions. And if she makes a box in the same place as another object, that object is instantly destroyed. But she can only make up to two boxes at a time or can instead make one very large box.
Kaze was honestly more annoyed than angry, but he had dealt with Mayumi his entire life, he knew all her tricks and preferred methods of torment. Because of her "parenting", he had grown to accept that life was generally going to be brutal and full of hardship. Which is why he decided to try and have a much more positive outlook on life, despite his circumstances. And usually tried to prepare for the worst-case scenario.
Because of this attitude of Kaze's, he had a back-up Junk Synchron card hidden under the kitchen cupboard downstairs. All he had to do was find a way to get away from his mother, get to the kitchen, and get out of the house. Then he could go to his brother's party downtown.
"Well then, thank you so much for totally trashing my gift giving skills mom. I'm just going to head out now. Have a goo-" Kazes sentence was suddenly interrupted as he ran into a wall right next to the doorway, more specifically, an invisible wall. Which meant that Mayumi had used her quirk to block the only exit in the room. He could have tried fleeing through the window, But after taking a closer look, Kaze noticed that it wasn't just the door that was blocked with an Invisbox, it was the entire room.
She had created a massive Invisbox around the room, sealing off any means of escape. Fighting her with his Quirk was another option, he already had some moisture absorbed in his body for fighting, but Mayumi was a surprisingly good fighter. Far better than him. Plus, she already knew the ins and outs of her sons Quirk. Which meant that Kaze was in store for another of his mother's beatings for the foreseeable future.
He heavily sighed as he said, "So, what did I do to deserve it this time mom?" "Did I leave the room too slowly? Was I being to much of a comedian?" Or, maybe it's because you hate my freaking guts? you haven't beat the crap out of me for that in a while." "It's pretty simple actually," Mayumi replied, "I know you have a second present for Sachihiro. And your going to tell me exactly where it is so I can destroy that one as well."
"Wow, you really hate birthdays, don't you?" Kaze said sarcastically. "No," Mayumi replied, "It's because Sachihiro is the only good thing I have left to remind me of your father. And I'll not have his day ruined by a curse like yourself. Now, tell me where the present is, and I'll only beat you for one hour instead of the usual five." Kaze knew he'd be in for one off the worst beatings of his life, but he also knew how much Sachihiro wanted that card. Kaze loved his little brother to death, he would do anything if it just meant that he could be happy.
So, he took a deep breath and sent a text to one of his friends at the party to let him know he would be late. and then replied, "Alright, you got me, the present is in a dark, evil place called your nasty bedroom. Seriously, I could smell it all the way from your yard. You really gotta clean it up.
Mayumi sighed, then grabbed a baseball bat near the bed. She could have easily killed him right there, let her anger destroy Kaze once and for all. But killing her son here would most definitely attract the police. Which was something Mayumi could not afford to happen. Not when she was so close to finder her one true love.
"I'm disappointed Kaze, I thought you would've learned after all these years. But I suppose a devil really never learns his les-"and all of a sudden, a man appeared out of thin air next to Mayumi, and spin kicked the woman across the bedroom, dropping the baseball bat she once wielded right next to her now slumped over form on the floor by Sachihiro's bed.
Kaze was shocked to say the least, no one had ever been able to get through his mom's invisibox before, yet this man was able to in some spectacular fashion. He had grey hair shaped into three sharp points that covered the left side of his face. He was also wearing a mask that covered his mouth. And he was dressed in some sort of ninja outfit straight out of Fire Emblem Fates. That's when he realized who this was. He was the number five hero from Japan, the Ninja hero, Edgeshot. 'What the hell is this guy doing here?!' Kaze thought. 'And how'd he get past the box?!'
"Silent Blood!" Edgeshot shouted to Mayumi, "you are under arrest for twelve counts of murder in both Japan and America! And from the looks of it, one count of child abuse as well. I heard everything. The police have already surrounded this house while you were rambling, It's over. Surrender now and-"
"NO!" Mayumi screamed in an obvious expression of defeat. "IF YOU SHOULD ARREST ANYONE, IT SHOULD BE THAT DEVIL OVER THERE!" As she pointed at Kaze in the most fearful way imaginable. "HE'S THE ONE WHO RUINED MY LIFE AND MADE KILL THOSE PEOPLE! HE DESERVES TO DIE!" not using her quirk due to the fact that she was still using it to make the invisibox across the room, she grabbed the bat and lunged at Kaze, clearly in a last-ditch effort to kill child once and for all.
Kaze just stood there, petrified with fear. And helpless to fight back against all the painful memories and experiences the woman before her had bestowed upon him. But the Ninja Hero wasn't. Before she could land the killing blow, Edgeshot shouted, "Ninpou: Thousand Sheet Pierce!" as a red-like string shot towards Mayumi, going through her, and causing her to drop to the floor.
"Holy crap," Kaze said in utter disbelief "Is she, dead" "No, she's not." Edgeshot said as the invisibox disappeared around them. "I simply used my quirk to knock her unconscious, by the time she wakes up, it'll be in a prison cell." He then went over to Kaze and placed a hand on his shoulder and said, "She won't hurt you again young man, your safe now." And went out the door as he carried Mayumi over his shoulder out the bedroom door with handcuffs around her wrists.
Kaze just couldn't believe it. 'that's it,' he thought 'after all this time, mom gets taken down in a matter of seconds by some Naruto reject?' 'What's going to happen to me and Sachi? Are we going to get split up?' Kaze couldn't worry about that for now, he just had to make sure Sachihiro knew what was going on, but first, he went down to the kitchen, now swarming with swat team members and detectives. Kaze then opened the cupboard to get Sachihiros present, only to find it gone, assuming it was taking by the police as evidence. But Kaze was determined to get his brother a present for his birthday. So, he came up with a new plan with Edgeshot, and then got his phone and called up Sachihiro.
"Hey bro, it's me." Kaze said.
"…Yeah, sorry, but I don't think I'll be able to make it. I was busy getting your present."
"…Thanks for understanding dude, how's the party?"
"…Hey, that's great, listen, if you come by mom's house, I'll have your present ready for ya."
"…oh, your gonna love it bro. I may have got you a meeting with your favorite hero, he's her-"
Kaze stopped speaking as he heard the sound his phone made when someone hung up on him. Instantly knowing that his little brother was on his way, he put his phone in his pocket and then spoke to Edgeshot. "He's coming over right now. Thanks for doing this by the way, my little brothers your biggest fan." "Of course, it's no trouble at all. So, when do you believe your broth-"
Edgeshot was interrupted as Sachihiro burst through the door and screamed, "KAZE! IS EDGESHOT REAL-" He then heavily gasped, seeing his idol right in front of him. He froze for what seemed like an eternity, calmed himself down, and then said in a shaky, nervous voice, "B-Brother, w-w-would it be alright if I got Mr. Edgeshot's autograph?" "Oh, I'm SHUR-HE-KEN do that." Kaze replied with one of his classic puns. Sachihiro then got incredibly irritated and shouted, "Kaze! I will not have you ruin this magnificent moment with your horrible jokes."
Edgeshot then walked over to Sachihiro and said, "So, Sachihiro, what would you like for me to sign?" "Oh, I several things Mr. Edgeshot! Wait right here and I shall retrieve them in a moment. TO MY ROOM! BEH HE HE HE HE!" Sachihiro then ran upstairs towards his room to retrieve all his Edgeshot collectibles. "Takahashi, your brother is… quite energetic." "You have no idea." Edgeshot was then called over by a local police officer, so he turned to Kaze and said, "My apologies, but the police need me outside, could you tell your brother that he can get his things signed outside if he still wants to." He then proceeded to walk to the door before stopping to say, "Oh, and before I forget, there is someone who wants to meet with you."
"Wait, who-"
"Excuse me young man. I'm right behind you."
Kaze turned around to see the most peculiar sight. The thing in front of him appeared to be a possible combination of several different animals. Including a dog, mouse, and possibly a bear. He had black eyes, a long tail, and was sporting an elegant sit with large (for his size anyway) orange sneakers. But the thing that caught Kaze's attention the most was the large scar that went across his right eye. That's when he realized who this person was, this person was the one who Kaze Pickpocketed at the bus station.
He put out his dog like paw, as if waiting for something to be handed to him, and said, "Allow me to introduce myself, my name is Nezu, and I believe you still have my wallet.
After Mayumi was arrested, (and Nezu's wallet was returned and Sachihiro got his Edgeshot collectibles signed,) Nezu and Edgeshot explained why they were in Detroit. Apparently, their mother had killed at least ten people in Japan about fifteen years ago, around the time Kaze was born, and at least two people in the United States. Nezu had originally tried to capture her in Japan, and enlisted Edgeshot's help when they heard rumors that she had reappeared in America.
After Kaze took Nezu's wallet, the mouse contacted Edgeshot, and the pair followed him to his home. Where they discovered that the house belonged to Mayumi. After he saw her and Kaze in Sachihiro's, Edgeshot sneaked into the Kaze's room just before Mayumi used her quirk to create an invisibox around the room while Nezu called the police.
They were able her track her down because she always killed her victims in the same fashion, she would use her quirk to create an invisibox around the victim's head, and then shrunk the box so the head of victim would be cut off. Creating a massively bloody mess without a sound, thus, giving her the villain name, silent blood. This same method of murder had been used countless times in Japan and was used recently in the Detroit, Michigan area around a month ago. Thanks to this evidence, and a stunning testimony given be Kaze describing Mayumi's abuse to the fifteen-year-old, Mayumi Takahashi was sentenced to fourteen life sentences at Tartarus, made specifically to hold incredibly dangerous villains. With a security system tighter than fort knox.
Kaze thought this was it, he thought that he and his brother were to be placed in the hell that was the American foster care system. And possibly never see each other again. But that future was blown to bits when Nezu gave the two brothers two sets ofpapers before they left the courthouse. These paper stated that Nezu would take Kaze and Sachihiro in as they're legal guardian until they graduated from high school, and since Nezu lived in Japan, the two would be moved to there to attend U.A. high's hero course, as long as it was alright with the two of them. All they had to do was sign their signature on the bottom of the last page of the documents, and the two Brothers would become hero's in training at U.A. High.
Sachihiro was instantly excited, becoming a hero was a personal dream of his for as long as he could remember. A dream which he didn't think he would achieve because the city of Detroit didn't have any hero courses, so he gladly accepted the principals offer. As for Kaze, he began to cry. Knowing that the nightmare he had lived his entire life was over, knowing that he no longer had to protect his little brother from the truth of his mother, knowing that he was finally free.
But that was six months ago, and today was the first day of the Takahashi brothers high school career at U.A. "Kaze! We have not gone through the most intensive training of our lives for the last six months with Nezu to prepare for our hero training to have you sleep in and miss the first day of school! WAKE UP!" Said Sachihiro as he lifted his brother up in the air and yanked him back and forth an in attempt to awaken his sleeping form. "Okay, okay dude I'm up, I'm up." Kaze said as his brothers shouting completely awakened him.
"Excellent! Now, get ready brother, it's time for a healthy breakfast, and then, we shall begin our hero careers!" Before Sachihiro could run out of the room, Kaze shouted to his brother, "Um, bro, I would love to get out of bed, but you knocked over my wheelchair when you came in, could you get it?" "Oh, my apologies brother! I'll get it in no time at all" Sachihiro said as he ran over to the knocked over wheelchair and helped his brother in while grabbing Kaze's school uniform.
The older Takahashi brother had been paralyzed from the waist down ever since he was eight, courtesy of his mother of course. After he recovered in the hospital, he made one last trip to his mother's house before packing his belongings and left. It was the price he paid to keep his brother and him together. But now, the threat of his mother's abuse was over, and Kaze and Sachihiro could take this chance to move on with their life's thanks to Nezu.
So, after Sachihiro left his room, Kaze changed into his school uniform, and wheeled himself out his bedroom door, to become the hero that wasn't there for him as a child. To show the world that he wasn't defined by his mother, or his handicap. Kaze wheeled towards the future.
(I hope you enjoyed the first chapter of Takahashi: New Future. I'll try to get the next chapter out ASAP, so stay tuned. Please leave a review if you have any criticisms. Have a good one.)
