The next day went by in a flash, all the way up until the very end of the school day, when Haruka was walking from her classroom, to Izuku and Katsuki's classroom. On her way inside, she slammed into the said ash blonde, having not been paying attention, and was surprised when one of his hands reached out to steady her.

"Watch where you're going, cannibal." Katsuki snarled, moving past her in a hurry. His lackies, after casting swift, fearful glances in her direction, followed him. She watched with pursed lips. She was fond of the boy, yes, but...those two realized that Katsuki didn't shit out the sun himself, right?
Rolling her eyes, she skipped into the classroom and, spotting her friend, went right over. Not noticing how distraught he was just yet, she flung her arms around the boy, humming a greeting. He gave her head a pat, almost absently, which is what finally got her to take a good look at his face. And what she saw made her gaze darken.

"Who did it? You want me to eat them?" As if to prove her point, the whites of her eyes bled into a black, the irises turning a dark red, with the usual shattered-glass look around them. Now, normally, most people would cringe away from this sight, or even scream and straight up run. But Izuku didn't- he never did, and that was probably what led Haruka to befriend him in the first place.

"Haru," he sighed, "Its fine. It was just...my notebook."

"I'm sorry, your what? You mean, that thing you write all your hero studies in? I'm gonna fucking eat whoever did it."

"Do you even know what happened?"

"...No. But that won't stop me."

Izuku finally cracked a smile, which had Haruka relaxing her expression. She grabbed his hand, and tried tugging him out the door, looking back up at him with her normal, crystal blue eyes. "Come on. Lets go get ice cream or something on the way home."

"But..." The greenhaired boy peered at her, "You can't eat ice cream. Ghouls can't eat normal food."

That simple fact made the ghoul's heart ache. It was true, but she was determined to make her friend feel better before they got home. "Myth! I can eat anything that you can eat. Now, come on!"

"Alright, alright!" He let himself get pulled out of the school, stopping only to get his notebook from the small fish pond out front.

The duo spoke little on their way to town; Haru hummed a soft tune, and Izuku listened, almost completely content. If it had been any other girl, he'd be a blushing, stuttering mess, surely. But the two had known each other for many years, and he had time to get used to her constant physical affections. Hell, he even came to enjoy it when he felt her cool hand wrap around his warm hand.

"Haruka," Izuku suddenly started, "would you ever-"

"A good body-"

"Huh?"

"To make the perfect host!"

Suddenly, as they were passing through a little tunnel under a walkway, a large slime thing came out of the sewers. Haruka stared at it with wide eyes- how had her nose not picked up on such a grotesque looking thing? And without thought, she shoved her Quirkless friend out of the way. Activating her kagune, she felt the appendages grow from her shoulders.

"Ukaku!" She heard Izuku whisper from behind her. She felt her eyes roll- he was such a little nerd.

"A ghoul, huh?! I'll dispose of you quickly...or maybe I'll just use you as a host instead!" The slime creature yelled, lunging at her. Both wing-like appendages bent from her shoulders, hardening in order to act like shields to block the light attack that had come her way. And in immediate retaliation, she let a few shards fly from her wings; knowing she had no real way to damage his body, she aimed for his eyes, getting lucky enough to land two shards of her RC cells into one of his eyes.

Pissed, the slime screeched wordlessly, and rushed the girl. While the ukaku kagune was good for long ranged type things, or being able to keep fights short, they were rather...weak. Which was why Haruka was unable to stop a full-forced attack, shoving her further down the tunnel, slamming her head into one of the walls. And the last thing she really saw then, was the villain grabbing a fearful Izuku, and forcing itself into his body.

"Have no fear, for I am here!"

"Hey! Come on, kid, wake up!"

"Izuku!" Haruka shot up, eyes wide as she scanned the area, totally and completely ignoring the fact that the Number One Hero was standing right in front of her. When her blue orbs landed on the still unconscious form of her friend, she scurried right over, hands flying over his body. "Fucking fuck shit, fuck. Damnit! I'm sorry, Izu-chan..." Her lower lip trembled as she remembered seeing the slime thing trying to take over his body. "I'm so weak...fuck!"

"Now, now, civilian!" A large hand clapped her shoulder, "You're not weak, I'm sure! You managed to blind him in one eye, which is saying something! Ha ha!"

Finally realizing that it was All Might who was with them, the ghoul fought the urge to fangirl her friend awake. Instead, she forced herself into a calm demeanor. "You caught him, right?"

"Why, of course I-"

"Haruka?"

The sound of her friend's voice flooded Haruka with relief, and she scooped the stirring boy up into a tight hug. "Izu-chan! I'm so sorry!" She wailed out, "Are you feeling okay? Do we need to go to the hospital?!"

"N-no, Haru...I'm fine. Was that-?"

"Well, it looks like you're in good hands, boy!" All Might, gave the two a thumbs up, "Now, I must be off! A hero must fight not only against villainy, but against the clock, as well!"

"W-wait!"

"Now, stand back! I'm taking off!" And with that, the mighty man leapt into the sky. The silverette shrugged, and turned back to Izuku- only to find that he wasn't there?! Peering into the sky, she shook her head.

"My best friend is a fucking lunatic." She muttered, getting to her feet. "Did he even see that All Might signed his notebook? Oof. Well, I suppose I should go after him, like a good friend..."
She had never actually tried to fly with her ukaku, but it could be possible, right? At least, not completely impossible.
Allowing her kagune to emerge once more, she spread them like wings. Crouching down, the ghoul took a deep breath, and then launched herself into the air...and then fell on her ass.

"Well, fuck you, too." She huffed, pouting. If someone threw her, it'd probably work. Gliding seems more plausible than actual flight.
Shrugging, Haruka turned away, ready to simply go home. As she wandered along, she pulled out her phone, texting her green haired friend, letting him know that she had gone home. Didn't want the worry-wart to worry too much.

Unfortunately, on her way home, the ghoul happened across a rather...odd scene. It was a man and a woman, screeching at one another, with a child stuck in between. When she saw the familiar bow in the hair of the child, Haruka immedietly knew the family; they were regulars at her place of work, a cafe called Anteiku.
The child, a little girl named Kaori, noticed the prying eyes of the teen, and snuck away from her parents, rushing to hug Haru's legs.

"Big sister!" The girl whisper-shouted, "Please let me come with you!"

Kneeling down, the silverette gently rubbed her head. "I don't think your mama would appreciate that very much, sweetheart."

"Please!"

"Ryu!" Suddenly, Kaori's mother, Ai, appeared before the two, looking...ruffled. "I'm so sorry about this; little Kaori doesn't like her dad much, but he doesn't seem to get the picture." She smiled, sheepish, "Actually, do you mind if we talk to you, hun?"

"O-oh! I don't mind at all, ma'am And I thought I told you to call me Haruka." The teen rose and, after letting Kaori grab her hand, followed the woman, to a nearby cafe that wasn't Anteiku. Seating themselves at an outside table, safely under the shade of an umbrella, Ai looked at the teen seriously.

"Listen, R- I mean, Haruka. I'm a little worried about Kaori's dad...he's unstable. And being as we don't have any family in the area, I was wondering..." Ai took a deep breath, grabbing Haru's hand and holding it tightly. "If something happens to me, please take Kaori in; take care of her!"

Haruka's eyes widened, "M-Miss Ai!"

"I know, its a lot to ask of a girl your age, but- please! You're one of the most well behaved girls your age, and you're so good to Kaori! And she just loves you to bits!" The woman went as far as to fall to her knees on the ground, making Haru feel more than a little embarrassed and uncomfortable. "Take her home for tonight, please, and just think about it. Please?"

The little girl in question jumped on the teen, hugging her tightly. "It'd be so much fun to stay with you, onee-chan!" She sang, which ripped at Haru's heartstrings.

"Fuck- fuck! Okay, Miss Ai...but only for one night!" She stared hard at the woman, placing Kaori on the ground. "But before we make anything official- do you even know what I am?"

"Of course I do, which makes you an even better choice; a ghoul for a guardian and big sister? Perfection!"

"Jeez...alright. Take her home, and get an overnight bag ready for her. And give me your phone number and address! I need to know where to drop her off tomorrow."

The two females went over details and specifics, the younger of them nervous as all hell. She had babysat for a few other ghouls before, but to actually parent a kid? Just thinking about it gave her stress hairs!
But...for a mother like Miss Ai, who was a simple human that almost adopted Haruka when she found out about the silverette's parents, to want Haruka in particular to take Kaori under her kagune- it was nothing short of a small honor, and the ghoul had no doubt that she'd take the child in without a second thought, if the time came.

Haruka wandered a bit, glancing at her phone every few minutes, waiting for the text that would tell her to go pick up the little girl. She was debating on stopping by Anteiku for a quick bite to eat, until she heard a sudden scream.

Instincts kicked in, then, and she rushed towards the sound- only to see a familiar blob of slime. 'The same one that All Might caught?' The thought made her frown slightly, but upon looking closer at the fiery scene before her, her eyes widened in complete horror. It was the reason the area was in such disarray, and had so much fire.

"K-Kacchan!"

Beside her, Izuku appeared, having forced his way to the front of the crowd just as she had. Taking one look at his expression, and she knew exactly what he was planning.

"Izuku," she started, pulling him close so that he would hear her over all the yelling and explosions, "I'm gonna throw you right to that fucker. Do whatever you can do to keep him distracted."

He looked at her, eyes wide and terrified, but nodded anyways. Her RC cells kicked in, and at the same time, she did something that she hadn't done in years- activated her Quirk, Enhancer. Grabbing Izuku's hands, she took a deep breath and, with a grunt of effort, spun in a circle once, twice, letting her friend's body gain momentum as his feet left the ground. At the third turn, she released him, launching him right for the slime-thing.
Making sure to keep her Quirk going, she felt her kagune burst from her skin, and she jumped into the fray as well. Izuku was keeping the slime well distracted as he tried in vain to claw Katsuki out, which allowed Haruka to run up a wall, and jump over the creature. Once she was above his head, she roughly pulled down the right wing of her ukaku, launching multiple shards at the monster, narrowly missing the face of her ash blonde kind-of friend. Immediately straightening out her kagune, the ghoul managed to glide over to the opposite wall, twist to land on her feet, and do it again.

Her actions persisted until, finally, a shard struck gold, and landed in the creature's eye. It screamed with a watery voice, finally extending a slimy hand up to grab the ghoul's ankle, and sharply toss her to the ground, towards the crowd- and a giant figure.

"Have no fear," the familiar, heroic voice cried out, "for I am here!"

Haruka was slowly getting tired of hearing that.

Izuku was eventually tossed away, as well, which gave All Might the only opening he needed. With a simple Detroit Smash, he not only scattered the villain, but changed the weather- a brief spout of rain graced the sky, before sunshine took over.
A low whistle left Haruka's lips, before she realized that her phone was vibrating. Clicking her tongue, she answered without checking the caller I.D., jumping to her feet when a scream filtered through the speaker.

"HARUKA-!" Miss Ai screeched. Then there was a gunshot. Then...silence.

The ghoul was on her feet and sprinting towards the woman's house in record speed. With her Quirk still activated, the ghoul got a major boost in speed, though she was sweating bullets, thanks to her being out of practice with her Quirk. Despite that, she was at the house in a matter of minutes, and when she got there, she didn't hesitate to quite literally burst through the door. As she skid to a stop, she met the hard, angry eyes of a familiar man- Kaori's father. In front of him was Ai, lying lifelessly on the floor in a puddle of her own blood. Kaori was huddled over her mother, terror coating her face.

"I'll kill you for this." Haruka's lips moved without her realizing it, the man give her a twisted grin.

"Not before I kill you, girlie!" He laughed, before whipping the gun up towards her head, and firing. Any normal human would have died, but she wasn't normal, nor a human.
Two tails had burst from her back, around where her spine ended, RC cells hardening as they shielded her body from the bullet. not wasting a moment, two more tails shot out, and rushed to grab the confused man, wrapping him tightly. Bringing him close to her form, the ghoul leaned around him to look at the child, forcing a bright smile onto her face.

"Kaori, sweetheart, go get your bag, okay?"

The child, terror still washing her face, looked at Haruka and nodded, leaving her mother to go do as she was told. When she came back, the silverette had her wait outside the house, so that she wouldn't see what was about to happen to the man she had called father.

The moment the door was shut, there was a loud crunching of bone, a scream of horror, and the sound of someone tearing into flesh.