It's been terribly long since I have written any fanfiction! Just hope I'm not out of touch. As always , this is AU, OOC and I'm not sure on the direction this will take yet but we shall see! Anyways! I hope you guys enjoy this. Btw I don't own my hero academia :))

The room was dark. Under the city where heroes could walk, talk, mingle with those who are quirkless and of course save lives - I was down here in the background with the rest. It's not bad don't get me wrong, I was just counting the days before I was allowed outside.

My job was interrogation. There's quite a lot of us down here who have quirks that leant more towards that area. What we did find we would liaise the police and so forth. But why under the city? I had been here since was I was 16 and it's been god knows since.

"how many days do you get this time?"

"Hmm...I think I've worked up to a week every two months now! Which is a lot better now than when I first started. Why do you ask?"

Jin is a burly man with soulless eyes - too soulless if you ask me but he was great at getting villains to leak information...amongst other things. Ugh. Quirk was nightmare - the ability to reveal any fears to a person and amplify it. The thing is, that it will only work if they have experienced fear per say. If they haven't or have nerves of steel (like our cafeteria cook) it isn't going to work.

"you're almost at the end of your conditions now"

"I know I know - I have to report back at the end of the and he doesn't want to meet then that's that yadaydayda..."

"you're not a criminal y-"

"It feels like it Jin! Please...he's the closest moment I have to my childhood an-"

"he's an idiot"

"w-well...his heart's in the right place"

"...still an oaf"

"Jin I swear right now if you don't leave him alone I'll -"

"Both of you! Knock it off!

This was going nowhere! Me and Jin have had this conversation time and time again and it's always the same outcome. Isla butts in and clocks us around the jaw with her oversized blooming boots!

Rubbing my newly flushed face I slowly got up to my feet and ambled out of the food court towards my room. The facility where I lived mirrored the world above - only slightly dimly lit. wires cascading like vines across the top. Sometimes I would wonder if this place could be mistaken for the black market...y'know - the really shady, shoddy and yet black-ops (if that makes sense).

All my clothes were folded crisply into my suitcase. the rest of my belongings were stuffed roughly on top. The last object was carefully and lovingly placed in the side pocket of the case.

Sighing nervously, I closed the lid. Then, I proceeded to ramble to myself.

"Now Kasumi it's easy, you just have to talk, smile and this time get your point across...this is your 500-and something try! You can do this!"

A gangly hand limped onto my shoulder, making me jump out of my skin. Maki never means any harm by it, but I can never sense him let alone see his face without his swamp-like green hair covering. His soft voice slithering out.

"uhhhhh...why are you waving your fist in the air futilely?

"Ah,um...there was a fly?"

"Bullshit - you know my quirk can tell if you're lying...also you do that a lot before you go off on leave."

"astute as always Maki. Thing is" I slumped into the chair "you'd think they'd let me out permanently. What if I meet someone and it goes very well and such? Surely as interrogators, we'd have the means to have the same leave as heroes and civilians?"

sitting opposite me we let the electric fire great a warm ambience.

"Kasumi, most of us can. There's a few us like yourself that have conditions - which I'm sure it's near the end and will be reviewed. Remember Eva?"

"yeah, she was on the same programme as me and that guy Akku because -"

"there were reasons...personal reasons. You see, they are down here because of either at the request of a hero - or they want to monitor their resolve and progress..."

I reminisced, I remembered standing before a bunch of people at a hero's council. I remember pleading to a then young All might, Nezu and many more to let me stay and finish my school term. I remember saying goodbye to Toshinori - but not saying enough.

"They thought it would be a good idea to have me as an interrogator because of my quirk. All might insist that I should because I would make a great interrogator as well as for my sake and Toshinori's. He doesn't have the right - he didn't know me at all. Maki... I was so close..."

I could hear Maki chuckling to himself.

"what's so funny grease ball?" forming a scowl

"well... let's just say that the principle Nezu has had an epiphany. Because of recent events upstairs - he would like you to participate in helping out."

Flatly, I rebutted

"hello Maki? we do it always, we're interrogators."

"Yes but they were thinking of having one nearby and so, I suggested to both he and our boss that maybe...you perhaps..."

"You are a GENIUS! I would say I love you but...yeah"

"of course"

I felt so ecstatic! I get to walk around in the sun for longer and see the sights and smell spring and...and...

Crap. I would be outside. Well, I'd be in UA mostly but I would have to find a place.

And then there's Toshinori - last I saw him he looked so skinny. I had offered to stay and make him food but it was always the same. He would get flustered, say he's fine and then run off spouting I.O.U's. I don't recall him doing that as much when we were younger.

Then there's All might...never met him in person unless it was an off chance but again, by the time I go and reach a chair to chuck at him he would again disappear. Is this a hero thing?

A flashback quietly entered my thoughts at lights out. I laid there in bed, trying to over analyse as usual.

"You should smile more Kasumi"

"huh?

"You should smile more...it...it makes the day more brighter!"

I laughed. For some reason, he became focused on smiles and would do his best to cheer people up or give encouragement. I guess that's what I liked about him. Always wanted to help others. Maybe that's why I always found him after hours doing his runs.

"Toshi-kun?"

"huh?"

"what are you doing...?"

"extra training!"

"But you like you got ran over by the truck!

"well Gran Torino's methods are unorthodox - but they're good!

"p-please be careful. I understand that your quirk is newly discovered but don't go tearing your body apart ok?"

All I got was a grin and thumbs up.

As he continued to run down the road I felt my cheeks burn. At the same time had to control myself so that my 'tic' didn't come out for all the world to see. My mum would laugh and laugh when it first happened with my dad apologising profusely because I got it from him.

Bringing myself back to the room I was excited at the thought of being outside. I get to see how U.A has changed. I wonder if I will be teaching? Hang on, I think I'm mainly with Recovery Girl helping but I'm sure Maki mentioned about there'll be a couple of times when I'm helping the teachers.

Before I knew it, I had fallen asleep. I still need to find a place to live though...

chapter 1 done! Hope you guys enjoyed it!