Roman Holiday - Halsey
"Day two, are you ready Wren?" Ochaco looped her arm in Wren's. Nodding Wren looped her arm through Tsu's arm on her other side. "I guess so." The three of them walked together to the arena for class. Wren looked around eagerly for Bakugo. As soon as they had made it to the class room he dipped from her chasing after Kirishima and Kaminari. The class seemed to quiet down when she entered but she decided that it was due to Bakugo's outburst and threats of death.
"Young Wren! How are you doing today?" All Might burst out to greet her. Wren stopped short. The two girls linked in her arms greeted him enthusiastically. She stared blankly, suspicious of him. "Yesterday I noticed you became a bit more careless of your defense. I don't mean to offend, but-"
"It's fine, All Might." Wren smiled. "I did that on purpose. Part of a strategy. With so many battles I didn't want to become predictable." All Might nodded thinking hard about what she said. "While that is clever. Protect yourself, because if you can't continue then you can't save others." Wren thanked All Might for his suggestions. He was trying hard and feeling useless since he was forced to retire from being a Pro Hero. Still he meant well. She should appreciate it more.
"Wren take your damn phone!" Bakugo appeared tossing her phone at her. Barely catching it she glared. "You could have woken me up a little earlier. Or not kept my phone all night. What did you do to it?" Bakugo ignored her. Wren suddenly felt watched. The girls were giggling, and the guys were huddled around Kaminari's phone. Wren made a face.
Not thinking twice, she headed down to the arena to wait on Aizawa to send Todoroki and Momo down. Wren was curious to see what she could glean from these next few matches. As Todoroki and Momo took their place in front of her she felt a lightness in her chest. It was random, felt out of the blue. She felt at peace suddenly.
The matches flew by. Wren only asked for a break when there was one match left. So far Wren reaped the rewards of Todoroki's ice and fire, it was weak but if she could practice it she could do a lot of damage. Momo's quirk was far too scientific and mathematical for Wren. She tried many times during their battle to make something, anything. Wren found a lot more respect for Momo.
Sato/Jiro weren't the best combo and it was here Wren began to understand the underlying reason for fighting everyone. No matter who was matched up they were still a solid team. These guys had grown together and were stronger for it. There were so many things Wren never thought of or even came close to seeing in her fifteen years. The elation was overwhelming.
Then Tsu/Ochaco. They were a lot of fun to fight. Between Tsu's hopping and dexterity and Ochaco's zero gravity it was a tough match. Wren found she could make her self float a small distance and if Ochaco used her quirk on her she could cancel it. Iida/Koda were a funny match, but effective. While Iida sped around and kept her focus Koda had animals coming from everywhere. Wren began to think her abilities were being over estimated. If these were serious one on one or two on one matches she probably wouldn't stand a chance. Then Kaminari and Kirishima were honestly the hardest of all the battles. Her stamina began to wane and dodging electricity and avoiding getting hit by Kirishima took its toll.
"Just one left. You good?" Bakugo had been stand offish. He brought her some water but seemed to clam up after that. He sat silently. "Dude I'm doing great. You're acting kind of weird though. Is everything okay?" Bakugo wouldn't look at her. Wren felt a gnawing feeling in her chest. Tentatively she reached out and placed a hand on his arm. "What going on Bakugo? It's weird for you to be quiet." He looked like he wanted to say something. Like he was going to say something, but Aizawa approached them with an official looking man in tow. "Wren. After this next match…" Aizawa paused. Wren waiting. "Spit it out. What?"
The guy in the suit stepped forward. "Wren Aizawa you will need to come with me."
"Why?!" Wren stood abruptly her eyes wide. The man in the suit was already on his phone and walking away. Wren stared dumbfounded at Aizawa. He shook his head. "Breaks up. Last match."
Her fists shook. She felt white hot and angry. Seething all the way down to the arena she hardly noticed when the two in front of her were waving for her attention. Her brother was doing it again. He wasn't listening. Just assuming what she needed.
Tokoyami and Hagakure. Darkness and invisibility. Weird.
Wren was tired. The overwhelming urge to sleep was taking over her senses. First, she tried to see if Hagakure's quirk had any kind of transference. Seemingly no luck but with Tokoyami was a different story. He gripped her wrist before she had made even the slightest move towards him. "Negative emotions fuel this. I have no idea how your quirk works but if the transfer is anything like my quirk…" He trailed off. His eyes were fearful. Wren fought back a giggle.
Almost immediately it felt like all warmth was sucked from her body. Like she was dropped into a walk-in freezer suddenly. Her vision was completely gone at this point. Through the haze she thought she heard a scream.
"Wren."
Recovery Girl was lightly hitting the side of her face. Wren bolted upright. Her skin felt clammy and lose on her body. Her eyes darted around the room warily. Aizawa, Recovery Girl, and Tokoyami all stood around her. "Wren I'm so sorry!" Tokoyami looked pained which made her heart hurt. "It's not your fault." She croaked, startled by her own voice. "I let it happen." Wren sighed checking to see if any others were in the first aid room. "I'm just glad I didn't hurt anybody. Tokoyami I'm so sorry." He shook his head standing stiffly. What she did was selfish. She should have at least tried to hold on to control. Recovery Girl showed Tokoyami out. Aizawa stayed in place. He didn't say anything.
After looking at her for what felt to Wren like an eternity he shook his head. "You got your wish Wren. The government wants to lock you up as a safety precaution." Wren bolted upright. Regretting it as blackness covered her vision. "We'll talk about this when Recovery Girl is through with you."
Aizawa left leaving Wren to her thoughts.
That is until Bakugo stormed in. "What the hell Wren?"
She was startled by the sudden burst. Not in the mood for a fight.
"What do you want Bakugo?" Wren closed her eyes, sinking into the bed. Bakugo snatched her up by the collar of her shirt. Holding her inches off the bed. Wren's eyes snapped open full of fire and anger. "Act like you want to use your quirk! Why be a hero if you're going to just roll over and let yourself die!"
Wren pushed Bakugo back. She fell to the bed with a thud. "You don't get it Bakugo! I don't know what I want!" Wren was wracked with couging after straining her voice.
"That's bullshit." Bakugo jabbed his finger into her shoulder. His face inches from hers. "You're just too chicken shit to demand anything. To want anything."
"Fuck off Katsuki." Wren paused to breath. Her vision was becoming blurry again. "Wren. Fuck your past. Fuck what happened. And fucking who cares what those damn side characters think." Wren clutched the sheets of the bed. "Get angry. Get pissed off. Let people who hurt you know it." Bakugo paused. "Because you deserve to exist."
Wren angrily rubbed at the tears in her eyes. Did she deserve to be here?
