Hi, so I haven't written for a long time, but I've recently fallen in love with My Hero Academia and was inspired to write this. Please let me know what you think, thank you!
Beams of sun gleamed through slightly parted blinds, shining directly into a dim bedroom and announcing the arrival of morning. Depending on who you asked, it was either the most beautiful or the most obnoxious way possible to wake a person up. The affected being whined slightly as she shifted in her bed. Turning her face away from the bright light, she blinked a few times and glanced at her phone to check the time.
'Time to face the music' she thought as she pushed herself up and stumbled out of bed as gracefully as 3 hours of sleep would allow.
"Kisa! Get your ass going, girl" a voice bellowed from across the house, causing the female to flinch at the sudden noise.
"Yes sir" she called back, loud enough to be heard, but not to cause her father to become any more irritated than he already was.
Ridley Akita, he was a 'hero' once, but retired from it a while back. From what his daughter could gather, he didn't have what it took to be successful enough. She assumed it had to do with his aggressive attitude and temper. He now worked as a police officer as a means of income.
Grabbing a towel, Kisa hurried into the shower and took a moment to enjoy the feeling of chilly water on her skin, before finishing up and getting dressed as quickly as possible.
Today was going to be her first day at UA High School and she wasn't particularly thrilled with it. Other than being more of a loner, she hated the idea of being the 'new kid'. Attention wasn't something she wanted and there really wasn't a way to avoid that when you were an outsider entering a new school.
Kisa secured the tie around her neck while proceeding to brush her hair and stare into her mirror. She huffed as she tugged at the uniform skirt, wishing it was at least a bit longer. The crimson tattoo on her thigh peeked out and she hoped it wouldn't be an issue. She had another on her shoulder, but it was hidden by the short sleeved, white top she'd been issued.
She'd heard UA was rather prestigious and didn't know how strict they'd be. Her old school was a rather lenient one, that didn't give much of a damn about anything other than the students grades, but she didn't care. It made it easier for her to keep to herself and do as she pleased. If it had been up to her, she wouldn't be in school to begin with. She was intelligent enough, scoring in one of the top spots for her school and never having much of a problem in any classes …. 'other than math' she thought, rolling her eyes.
It was her father who was forcing her into this new school to focus on her quirk and how to use it. He had plans for her and unfortunately, she didn't get any say in it.
"It is, what it is" Kisa mumbled as she grabbed her messenger bag and hustled down the hallway quietly. She could hear her father in the kitchen as she approached and automatically tensed up. Keeping her head low, she entered the room and waited for him to address her.
"Took you long enough" he snipped, glancing at his daughter and making an unimpressed scoff. "I know it's hard, but do your best not to fuck your first day up. Now, get your ass out of here and go become useful."
Kisa nodded and rushed out the door, thankful to be out of her father's presence. She stopped at the sidewalk and took a glance at her phone to make sure she knew which way to go in order to get to the school. It was about 20 minutes away by walking, but Kisa decided to run.
'I hate him' she thought to herself, thinking of her father and trying to bottle up the anger that bubbled up in her chest.
She took a deep breath before taking off towards school, occasionally allowing her quirk to give her an extra boost and make it easier for her to hop over small obstacles. Kisa shook her head quickly and decided to settle her mind on simply making it through the day to come and hope for the best.
Todoroki eyed the skyline ahead of him as he quietly walked to school. He was thinking of his most recent training sessions and how he was doing with controlling both his fire and ice at the same time. It wasn't an easy task, but that was to be expected. He strived to become stronger and all good things came with time and effort. 'I just have to keep at it' he thought looking down at his hands.
His thoughts were interrupted when the sound of light, but fast footfalls reached his ears. He looked over his shoulder just in time to step out of the way of someone running straight towards him.
"Hey" called Todoroki, trying to snap the girl out of her own head. It seemed to work since she slowed down suddenly, locking eyes with him, a look of surprise written on her face.
"O-Oh damn, I'm sorry!" She stuttered quietly while taking a deep bow. "I guess I… I wasn't paying attention."
Todoroki immediately noticed that she was wearing his school's uniform, but she didn't look familiar. "Are you headed to UA?" he asked, ignoring her apologies and eyeing her questioningly. She was a carrot top with choppy, shoulder length hair, angled bangs and relatively pale skin. She stood a few inches shorter then him, forcing her to angle her head to meet his gaze. Todoroki hadn't ever met someone with the same eye condition as him, so when her bi-colored, blue and green met his blue and grey, he was a bit surprised, 'She's definitely new.'
She cocked her head to the side, confused at first as to how he'd known that, but then noticed he was wearing the male version of the uniform she was wearing, "Yeah, it's my first day" she sighed with a shrug before bowing once again. "I-I guess I should introduce myself. My name is Kisa Akita."
"Todoroki Todoroki" he replied, wondering what her quirk was, but seeing no visible hints.
"Nice to meet you then" Kisa nodded, straightening up and beginning to fidget nervously. She caught herself and decided she'd socialized enough with the guy. "I guess I'll head to class then. Sorry again, I'll try to pay better attention."
With that she started running again, not waiting for a reply from Todoroki who simply watched her go. 'She's different' he concluded, continuing on his way to class. It'd been an interesting morning, but it wasn't long before he was at his desk, waiting for Aizawa to begin class.
"Settle down and get in your seats" the teacher announced passively as he strolled into the room. The students who'd been spread out, quickly sat down and focused on the instructor.
Some of the students noticed a shadow on the other side of the classroom door, but said nothing, figuring the teacher would address it if need be.
Unbeknownst to them, Kisa stood on the other side of that door, trying to quell the nausea that suddenly plagued her. This school was much more intense than she'd expected and to find out she was in the top tier class didn't help anything. She shook her head and forced herself to stop bouncing on her feet and simply wait for the teacher to pull her into the room.
"This is going to seem a bit strange, but it seems we're going to have a new student joining our class today. She's recently been transferred and placed with us in order to help her develop and control her quirk" Aizawa explained blandly.
Mutters, questions and more lulled across the room as the class chattered about the news.
"Is she going to be joining us in the dorms?" Iida asked. As class rep, he may have to be the one to show her around and explain dorm rules.
'This place has dorms?' Kisa asked herself from outside the room. She'd overheard the question and for just a moment her nausea had halted. The idea of being free of her 'home' intrigued the redhead, though deep down she knew her father would never let it happen.
"We'll address that when the time comes" Aizawa assured them, opening the door to coax his newest student in and leading her to the front of the classroom. "Kisa, introduce yourself to the class."
Kisa shifted her weight nervously and crossed one arm across her torso to grip the other at the elbow. She really didn't know what to say other than her name. "Ah, good morning. I'm Kisa Akita and it's nice to meet you all." She immediately looked up at Aizawa to see if there was anything else he wanted from her.
He addressed the class and had them going around to give their names. Kisa hadn't even looked at any of them until they'd started. She was surprised at the variety of students in the class. Most of them looked like they had interesting quirks, but there were a few that seemed more 'normal' looking. She was even more curious about those ones.
"You and I already met this morning, but I'm Todoroki Todoroki" the boy with eyes similar to hers spoke.
"O-Oh yeah, hello again" Kisa forced a soft smile and waved, embarrassed.
The students continued around the room until reaching a blonde boy with red eyes and a scowl "Katsuki Bakugo" he spat, not bothering to stand as the others had.
'Guess he had a bad morning too' Kisa thought, cocking an eyebrow up at the moody blonde.
"Kisa why don't you tell us a bit about yourself? Your family, quirk, things like that" Aizawa sighed, obviously bored.
'Fuck' she thought, looking towards her peers. Some of them gave her their full attention, seemingly interested in hearing what she had to say. A few others, not so much… Kisa glanced at Bakugo. 'Bingo.'
"Nothing too interesting" she shifted her hips "I'm 16 and I live with my father. I have two older brothers, but they moved out a while ago" Kisa spoke, trying to keep her voice steady. "My quirk is a mix of my parent's quirks, it's called Resto Monk."
"How does it work?" One of them blurted, Midoriya, a boy with messy greenish hair who was jotting notes down feverishly.
Kisa thought for a moment before answering. Although it seemed like all she did was practice with her quirk, she'd never really had to explain it to anyone before. "Well, my body stores adrenaline that I can utilize in a variety of ways during battle. It can assist with speed, strength or reaction time, but if I choose to I can re-direct it to use for healing instead, resto meaning restoration. It has some downsides, like I cannot use it on myself and I'm limited on how much I can heal and it takes a decent toll on my body too. There's more to it, but that's the simple answer."
Aizawa was already aware of everything she was explaining and more. The faculty members had already discussed the new girl at length. Her quirk wasn't one of the flashiest or strongest abilities, but it could be very useful if she learned to use it correctly, which is exactly why she was in his class to begin with.
"What's the point of it if you can't even heal yourself? Sounds pretty damned lame to me" Bakugo announced, a taunting grin on his face.
Kisa shrugged, deciding not to take his bait "I'd prefer to heal others anyway, so it doesn't bother me much."
The blonde's grin fell, but just for a moment. He was going to snap back, but got interrupted.
"That's enough questions for now. Kisa take a seat in the back and we'll continue on with class" Aizawa spoke.
'Thank god' Kisa thought, heading towards a desk in the back corner of the room and taking her seat. She was glad the introduction was over, hoping now she could just do her best and get through the rest of the day without much trouble.
It wasn't long before the bell rang, signaling the end of the day. Much to Kisa's pleasure, it was mostly a standard school day and she didn't have to do much after the morning display.
"Kisa, your costume should be ready in a couple of days. Just in time for some sparring with your classmates" Aizawa called to her before she could even stand up to leave.
"Lucky me" the redhead mumbled under her breath, but nodded to her teacher with a forced smile. She was putting her things into her bag and had just swung it over her shoulder when she turned to see her female classmates standing behind her, waiting.
"Kisa! Why don't you come have supper with us at the dorms?" Ashido asked, her grin stretching wide.
"Yeah, it'll give us a chance to get to know each other too" Uraraka added, looking to the other girls who were nodding along.
Kisa glanced at the clock and shook her head "I appreciate the offer, but I can't, I have things to do at home. Maybe some other time" she said quietly and excused herself, wanting to get home before her father.
"Oh well, maybe tomorrow" Jiro shrugged and headed back to her own desk.
"Something seems off about her" Yaoyorozu hummed, placing a finger to her lips.
"What do you mean?" Uraraka asked.
Yaoyorozu saw the concern on the brunettes face and laughed "Oh I don't mean anything bad by it, she just seems like she doesn't know how to interact is all. It's a little odd."
"I for one think she seems perfectly fine" Kaminari jumped into the conversation, thumbs up and a blush across his cheeks. "I've always had a thing for redheads!"
Mineta was over his shoulder, nodding in agreement "I volunteer as tribute to help the new girl learn anything she needs to know! ANYTHING! Hehehe."
"I'm pretty sure she won't be wanting help from either of you two" Asui croaked, an unimpressed expression on her face.
"Why do you always have to shoot us down, Su?" the electric boy whined.
"I'm just being realistic" She smiled.
Kisa rounded the corner to her house and was relieved to see that she'd made it home before her father. She burst through the door and immediately got herself busy with cooking dinner. She wasn't a fantastic cook, but she knew how to manage. It was about 45 minutes before he strolled in, quiet in his movements, but the man's presence was one you could feel whenever he entered a room.
"W-welcome home" Kisa called, trying to sound cheerful "Dinner's gonna be ready in 5 minutes."
"Just stick it in the fridge, I'll eat when I'm ready" he grumbled, walking into the kitchen.
"Oh, okay. I will" she replied, irritated, but knowing better than to argue.
"Make sure you get to the basement when you're done. You have a lot of work to do. I don't need you making an embarrassment out of me at UA."
"Yes sir…" she peeped, wrapping a plate of spaghetti for him and putting it in the fridge.
Kisa hustled to put everything away, get changed out of her uniform and into workout clothes and head to the basement where she'd spend the next few hours with a training dummy. It was almost 10pm by the time her father came down to check on her and hopefully give her permission to go to bed. The female dripped in sweat and beads of blood formed on her bare knuckles from the repeated abuse.
"Let me see you throw a few punches" Ridley barked, his eyes rough, judging everything about his daughter's performance. He shook his head in anger when she didn't perform to his expectations. "Do it again!"
He had her repeat it over and over for the next hour, never meeting his expectations and yelling at her whenever she'd ask what she was doing wrong.
The whole situation did nothing but make the man angrier and Kisa grow increasingly tired and fearful until she finally snapped "H-how the fuck can you expect me to fix what I'm doing wrong if you don't tell me what it is?!" Her eyes widened as soon as the words left her mouth. She'd made a huge mistake and she knew it. It only took second for Ridley's fist to connect with her jaw, sending her to land roughly on the cement floor.
"Don't you ever question me. You got it!?" he screamed, watching Kisa touch her jaw tenderly.
"Y-yes s-sir" it hurt to speak, but not answering wasn't an option.
"Now get your ass up and start again."
Kisa woke with a start the next morning, she'd slept through her alarm and quickly realized she was going to be late if she didn't hurry.
She barely had time to notice the streaks of rust colored water going down the drain as dried blood washed away from her aching skin. Her jaw throbbed and head was fuzzy, having barely slept. It was a long night and she wished more than ever that she could just crawl into a hole and sleep.
'Not an option, its only your second day' she reminded herself as she headed downstairs. Ridley wasn't anywhere to be found, making Kisa sigh with relief. 'At least he won't have another reason to be pissed off at me.'
She raced her way to school, making it into the classroom with a few minutes to spare. The redhead composed herself outside the door before going in to head to her seat.
"Heh, rough night copper-top? Who'd you piss off to get a beating like that?" Bakugo snickered as she crossed his line of sight. His comment caught Kisa off guard, making her stop and give him a confused look. He returned it, motioning to her jaw. "You're fucking jaw and temple are a mess."
Kisa's blood ran cold as realization hit her. She was in such a rush that morning that she'd never even looked in the mirror. She had no idea how bad the damages from the night before were, other than the aches she felt. To top it off, she didn't have any makeup with her to try and hide it. 'What am I supposed to say?'
Bakugo stared at her, a bit irritated, but more perplexed at the fearful expression that spread across her face. 'Why the fuck does she look so scared? I didn't even yell.'
"I fell down the stairs" Kisa mumbled quietly and starting towards her desk again.
"Liar" he huffed, but didn't say anything else. It wasn't his business who she picked fights with.
She ignored him and folded her arms before laying her head on them on her desk. She was thankful that the rest of the class didn't seem to notice their exchange and that Aizawa seemed to be behind schedule.
"Here" an icepack was shoved into her view. The hand that held it led to Todoroki standing by the side of her desk. "It looks like it hurts and this should help with the pain."
"Thank you, I really appreciate it" Kisa took it and gingerly pressed it to her jaw, trying not to wince "I should've iced it this morning. I guess I completely forgot it was there haha." She tried to joke.
Todoroki wanted to ask the same question as Bakugo, not hearing the entirety of their conversation, but knew better of it. Her injuries didn't look like ones you'd simply forget about, but he had a feeling she wouldn't be answering truthfully anyways. "Just be careful you don't accidentally burn your skin with the ice. If it doesn't help, you should go to recovery girl."
"Okay, thank you" Kisa smiled, watching him sit back down a couple desks away. 'I should've just stayed home.'
Hope you enjoyed it! Just a note that I haven't started the Manga yet, so I apologize if anything is off. Thanks again!