A/N: I would like to say that not only do I not own my hero academia – but I'm grateful for the faves and follows! You guys are awesome! Hope You Enjoy this chapter!
I woke up to the booming sounds of fanfare and loud music. What the heck is going on? Rushing to the balcony, I was Looking outside there were dozens of citizens migrating towards U.A. It can't be…..
'The sports festival…..and I need to get my ass in gear because I'm setting up the nurse's office!'
Because of the festival – none of the students would be in class today – they'd be out there flexing their quirk muscles. At the same time, I'm going to need to find a secluded room to I can continue with my own work. I may even have to travel to Hosu city to investigate within the next day or so…after my 'dates'(wish me lots of luck 'cause I need it). I'll take it as a week's leave. I'm sure the principal will endorse it.
Running down the various paths towards U.A with the crowds bustling towards their destination, I had to get there soon so I could be ready for the off chance one other students had already begun to injure themselves (anything is possible let me tell you!), my breathing became laboured with the need to run so fast, I thought that any moment i was about to fly. Various pictures of last night flashed through my mind like a bullet shooting through my head. Did I?
Did I?
The sudden spark of blue eyes burned in my brain. The abrupt realisation of what might have been, caused me to go hurtling into a pile of recycling paper, causing me to not only badly bruise my arm but also dislocated it. Going damn dam fast in a daze is a dangerous thing!
Itsuka Kendo from class B who noticed the accident helped me up.
"You ok? You're bleeding, and your left arm is practically like jelly."
Wincing I steadied myself. "I thought you'd be there by now Itsuka."
"Oh, us students have a while to go yet – it's only 8am – it doesn't start for an hour."
"What? I've never had a problem with time!"
The thing is, I wasn't thrust into a double life so to speak. It was always the interrogator's life – to us, time was never the issue. Integrating with people and catching up on lost time; that was a different story altogether.
I was about to start running again, but I couldn't. My legs went a bit strange, and all I could do was wobble as I stubbornly plodded on.
"I could carry you there miss Yakota?"
"Please do, I feel as if I'm about to lose an internal battle here" Putting on a brave face.
Thankfully she did, and I got dropped off to the Nurse's office where Recovery girl was waiting.
"What on earth happened to you dear?" As she put my arm back in its socket
"Sorry Recovery girl…..I was running so fast I forgot the rest of me!"
"Well," she handed me a spare uniform I had kept in the closet. "we need all of you intact because we're going to have a lot of students possibly injuring themselves. This is the year for all the students here who wish to gain an internship."
"Of course! You can count on me!" Banging my chest triumphantly. She smiled and nodded.
"I will need to get some bedding and equipment at the ready Kasumi so if you don't mind, they're located at the end of this hall and to the right – where it says laundry."
Again, I acknowledged the task and totted down the corridor. My mind was still swimming about last night. The other was when I was here as a student. Although I hung out with midnight and I knew Hizashi (let's face it – he knew everyone!), when Toshinori and I was here, he was in his own group of friends – admittedly he would walk home with me (and drag me to various events).
"Who's this?"
"This! This is Kasumi Yakota! I've known her since middle school!"
"oh! That Kasumi…."
"Please don't call her by her first name. I only get to do that because we've known each other for much longer."
That's how most of the conversations would go when he would introduce me to a new friend he made. Then I would smile, greet and then go to the school garden. Cementoss and I would maintain the garden that was there. He was younger than I but he enjoyed being there. I wonder if it's still there…
I was just turning right I noticed another face I hadn't seen for some time –so to speak.
"Endeavour – or should I say Enji. How is the hero business?" Almost trying to get past him. I was never sure of him and because of his quirk – I wasn't exactly at an advantage so to speak.
The smallest curl formed in the corner of his mouth with self-importance.
"Good – no ... even better than what your bureau is capable of handling. The amount I send to you guys has your team running around so disorganised it's beyond amusing."
Retorting, I didn't bother to look at him as walked off towards the laundry room.
"Oh I don't know, All might sends us twice as more than you and we manage very well – and we've had to deal with the most complexed villains around than what you've thrown at us"
I could feel the heat of his glare almost causing my back to sweat. But again, he couldn't help but have the last word.
"All Might sent you down there because you had the potential to become a villain…. Grim"
I only I turned my head slightly towards him, ensuring that he didn't see my face.
"Don't you dare use my interrogator name so casually Enji. For your information, that wasn't the reason. Would love to stay and debate but I have better things to do than chat to you all day"
I could still hear him laugh as I carried on. I got into the laundry room, shut the door quietly and burst into tears. I whispered into one of the towels to dry my eyes.
"I loathe that name"
It was codename the chief had given me when I had done my first task as an interrogator. Chief assigned our names when he saw our quirks for this first time. The name Grim was because the state of the villains' limbs would be in after my 'necrotic touch'. We can't change it any more than trying to paint the moon a different colour with a toothbrush.
After a while, I checked to make sure no one was about once I got all that was needed. Thankfully no one was about as I got almost around the corner. Well, almost.
All Might be leaning against the wall next to the window with the sunshine peering through. You could see the shadow defining the bulging muscles around the shoulders and biceps. You could hear the crowd calling out his name and chanting 'plus ultra!'. The man was grinning widely, enjoying hearing his name being chanted. What's with the bouquet of flowers?
"Good Morning All Might – I hope those white and red carnations weren't from the garden…who are you waiting for?" I kept looking round for some random person to show up.
He thrust the bouquet towards me with one hand – and his other hand on his forehead as if to dramatically sweepback his 'antennas'. He wasn't exactly looking where he was going because he made me drop the bedding and I haven't even got the equipment yet!
"No need to thank me Miss Yakota! I have even personalised them for you!"
"You've autographed each petal All might…." I stared at each induvial flower perplexed and yet amazed at the time he must've taken to do this – there were 24 of the blighters!
When he did notice finally, he didn't hesitate to pick up the items. I was hiding my face behind the flowers.
"A-Are you laughing at me?" putting both of his hands on his hips in defiance.
"You….are an idiot. Did you take those smooth moves from a western movie? That was smoother than smooth – it was pretty dam slick if you ask me! Well, it would have been if it wasn't for the fact I was holding the linen….."
For a moment, I thought I could see his face tinge a light pink.
"As I matter of fact I saw it in You've Got Mail. "
"You…watched that? Huh…."
After a good few minutes of being convinced that he was doing 'research', I managed to bring everything back to the nurse's office and set up finally and he left after reminding me of what we were going to do this evening. All might? Him? The man who was not too long ago was swimming in adoring attention from various admirers, have a slight hiccup in how to give a bunch of flowers to a woman. That I hardly find convincing.
Sitting at the desk, I turned towards recovery girl who was on her computer.
"Did you ever go on these 'dates'?" For a moment, I thought she was going to fall off her chair!
"Well, yes I did in my youth – I was quite the looker back then!"
"Really? That's great because you see…. This is my first – although I admit, this is a publicity stunt because it's going to a good cause. Not sure what to expect. And then I'm meeting up with Toshinori tomorrow for a movie – why are looking at me so oddly?"
"I see…so it's like that…."
"wait, what?" trying to stop her from heading towards the door was near enough impossible once her mind was made up.
"I'll be back – just need to check up on a certain someone. You can watch later events when you've contended with the workload."
I saluted to her as she ambled off with her stick in tow. Usually, I would follow, but I have more pressing matters.
Grabbing my laptop from my desk significant, I pulled up some files on the hero killer.
'hmmmm….it reports here that although he doesn't hesitate to save people he deems worthy of being called Heroes – he also doesn't like killing senselessly and will even give advice to his enemies….. has been sighted in the Hosu city recently.'
I phoned chief Hirai.
"Hello Chief Hirai speaking" He sounded busy
"Chief? I'm going through the files and the latest photographs show two figures behind him – know anything about them?"
"No, but the principle has seen them in the CCTV footage. We've been discussing them in the meetings. What about you? Any leads?"
"The hero killer is appearing to target heroes for own ideological reasons chief. I'm concerned that if we have new blood there, he might go after them if provoked. Also, there's been a large number of villains gathering the city. Permission to travel over there sir?"
"Granted, Wednesday you'll go there. I'll speak to the Nezu to inform him."
"Thanks, chief."
I closed the laptop down and secured it in my draw. Staring at the flowers given to me I was amused. Never been given flowers directly – apart from the daisies wrapped in pink wrapping tissue for the second week in a row now – but that was indirect. I'm still working on that mystery also.
By the afternoon, I had contended with 12 injuries included frostbites, shrapnel to the knee, broken bones and another slapped cheek with Mineta because he convinced the girls to wear cheerleader outfits.
"Seriously Mineta, have you considered counselling with Hound dog?"
"Nope! It's just a minor setback! Just you wait! I'll be the coolest hero one day and then I'll be surrounded by lovely ladies!"
I paused for a moment.
"Heroes are cool anyways, they're not made to cool…they just….are. It's what comes from not only what's here" Pointing to his head "but what's also in here, your heart."
"Is there a hero that you find cool Mis Yakota?"
Blushing furiously but at the same time I was doing my best to remain stubbornly calm, I began to fidget.
"geee look at the time! You better be off! See you later ok? Good luck!"
The little scamp rushed off. Waving goodbye in the distance – that little tyke is growing on me.
Recovery girl arrived soon afterwards, allowing me to watch the last part of festival where the students were fighting. Only thing was I couldn't go up to where the teachers were sitting. That was because I could hear Toshinori's voice cheering the students on.
So instead I was in the tunnel watching the action, leaning against the wall with my arms crossed and my head against the wall so I could listen even better. I mouthed I love you but ensured that no sound could come out. I didn't want anyone to hear and think I was saying it to them.
'Tomorrow, I'll tell him tomorrow' I'll be honest, I wasn't sure how long I could continue to keep it all in. I had sudden urge to look up – only to see his face smiling back at me! Calling out to me.
"Kasumi-Chan! I have saved a seat for you!"
'You're being unfair to me now'.
When I did wobble myself over to where he was, he patted the seat to gesture me to sit there. He was so excited over the matches he grabbed my arm and was commentating enthusiastically to me.
I wish I would say that I was watching the matches – but I didn't. I was looking at him the whole time. Did I really kiss that close to his lips? I must've been so tired it just 'happened.'
"Toshi-Kun?" My voice trembled a little.
"Yes?"
"….Thanks for saving the seat for me"
"No problem, it was difficult to keep the seat spare – but I was optimistic that you would come out and watch. You never got to participate until now so I know how much it would mean to you."
I placed my head on his shoulder in gratitude. Although I did notice he had stiffened up and for a moment I thought his heartbeat was fast – must have been the excitement of the fight matches.
Sitting back up I was smiling and cheering on with delight, enjoying not only the festival but sitting next to Toshinori. What I hadn't realised that I wasn't the only the only one who wasn't completely fixed on the matches….or red-faced for that matter.
I didn't even realise that he was glancing over towards me and then, placed a single daisy he was holding onto behind my ear without me noticing. Then he disappeared – had to use the little heroes room apparently.
A/N Now onto the 'date' with All Might!
