Chapter 19 : Break

Initially, the idea of talking to the teachers about what happened seemed like a relief, but the more time passed, the tighter Kukeiko's chest became. Talk about how she went from relaxed to disturbed and scared in a blink of an eye. The fact that the person who lured her behind the stadium was posing as Midnight, a person she trusted with all her being. How could she make out the difference between a real and fake teacher? How many of them were out there? What happened to the real Midnight? And who in the world was that blue haired dude?

But the question she hated the answer to was : Why her? But it was obvious. She was the sister to the known hero, Deku. Hero that was saved by Stain and named a true hero. A frail and fragile sister. She hated that self-description of herself, but it was true.

Kukeiko told the rest that she was ready to open up to the teachers, but that was false confidence. Her illness was a lot to handle with already, but now villains were after her? Kukeiko wasn't liking the 'damsel in distress' role she was now playing.

And oh no did the sweat start dripping. What if one of the heroes was a fake? They could come get her any moment now. She could be dead on the spot.

Mei knocked on the door and then opened it. There were Nezu, the principal,All Might, and Midnight.

'Midnight. Midnight was there. She's the real thing, right? I mean, it must be. She has her right arm bandaged. It isn't a fake. I can trust her, right?... right...?...'

Heart pounding like a drum.

Chest tightening.

Sweat.

Cold.

Kukeiko took out ther marbles from her pocket and kept the marbles levitated, fidgeting with them.

"Greetings sensei!", said Mei, looking at the teachers, than at Kukeiko, who was still levitating her marbles.

"Hello, young Hatsume. What happened?", said All Might, as he saw Izuku, Ochako, Mei, and Tsuyu looking at the shaking Kukeiko, as if they were trying to tell something.

'Why the hell are you looking at me?! You guys are supposed to back me up not make me say it. I don't even know where to start!'

However, Mei held Kukeiko by the shoulders.

"Kukeiko was attacked by a villain."

The green haired girl started crying.

'She was so straight-forward!'

"I-..I'm so sorry! I-I'm so sorry I didn't fight back! I'M SORRY!"

All Might immediately went to the young support hero to calm her down, but then Midnight came and crouched to her level.

With a calm voice, the R rated pro hero said:

"It is alright to feel scared. But admitting that you were and seaking out for help is something only the brave would do."

"I am not brave. They were the one who told me to tell you.", said Kukeiko, pointing at the group of students from behind her.

Midnight stood up.

"We thank you for all your help. You may leave."

Once everyone was out, Midnight sat on the couch with Kukeiko as Nezu sat in front of her and All Might was in a far corner preparing tea.

"Start from the very beginning.", said Midnight, offering her a cup of tea.

"Well..."

"Do you think she'll be alright?", asked a worried Ochako.

"I know it won't be easy for her, but she'll be alright. Besides, making her tell the teachers is a great way to help her confront the problem head on.",said Izuku.

"Well, I expect Kukeiko'll stay there for a while, so I'll head for the workshop.",said Mei.

"But what if she gets out earlier?",said Tsuyu.

"Don't worry. I'll wait", Monoma chimed in.

"M-M-Monoma! When did you arrive?!", said Ochako.

"Not long ago."

"How did you know she was here?"

"I had a hunch."

"A hunch?", chuckled Izuku.

Monoma rolled his eyes and took out his phone. With the silence increasing,each went on their own way : Mei went to the workshop and Tsuyu and Ochako went to their dorms, leaving Monoma and Izuku alone in front of the teacher's lounge door.

"So...", started Izuku. "Made any moves with her?"

Monoma flinched as he became as red as a tomato to which Izuku laughed at.

"So?", giggled the boy.

"I'm working on it."

Izuku chuckled again.

"Are you afraid she might bite?"

"Ha ha. Very funny.

Shouldn't you be worried for her well-being?"

"I am."

"You don't look like so."

"If I show I'm worried, she'll get even more scared."

"...

You're right.",said Monoma slapping his forehead. "Say... which movie genre does she enjoy most?"

"Oooo date tip?"

"Shut up and answer the question!"

"Hahahahaha. She likes horror."

"Horror?"

"Yup. Though I don't know how that makes her laugh. That's something I never really understood. Welp that should be your smoking bomb as I'll leave as well."

"Alright... See you later."

"It's oke now.", said Midnight soothing the crying girl.

"And after these happened, I can't but wonder whether you are real or not.", finished Kukeiko.

"Mind if I see the wound?"

Kukeiko lifted her sweatshirt and took the bandages off. The wound was pretty deep, but it looked like it was well disinfected.

"Did Recovery Girl heal you?"

"No... I just used whatever I could find from my aid kit."

"Why didn't you go?"

"...

I was scared..."

"Why would you be?"

"I thought you'd get mad for not fighting back."

"Could you describe the people who attacked you?", chimed All Might.

"Mhm

There was this blue haired guy with hands all over his upper part of the body-"

"Did he have any on his face?"

"No.

And the other one that I remember was this black haired one with scars under his blue eyes.

I don't remember more than that."

"I see. Thank you for telling us. We'll make sure to watch out for them.", said Nezu with a smile.

Kukeiko poked Midnight.

"There's something else I feel like taking off my chest... but...", said Kukeiko as she started frantically levitating the marbles, making them fly around her, and looking at the other two teachers.

"Of course we will,", said Nezu as he took All Might with him.

"Tell me.", said Midnight as the room became once empty and silent.

"On my way here, I was thinking to myself about the reason why these villains might be after me and ,obviously, if someone you care and love dies, one's morality would be all over the place! Which means that if these guys end up killing me, I'll be the reason why Izuku's mind would be all over the place! I would be responsible for his doom!"

Midnight grabbed Kukeiko's arms as she was aggressively scratching her arms.

"That won't happen."

"But-"

"Both you and the rest will make sure this won't happen."

"And how are you so sure?"

"You'll see."

'I'll see?! Well that sure is reassuring!'

"If you're scared, I'll allow you to stay with anyone from the Hero Course."

Kukeiko moaned while covering her face.

"You'll have a free day today. And if you need anything or need to speak, you can call me anytime, alright?"

"Alright."

"Hey", Kukeiko heard someone say as she got out of the teacher's lounge.

"Hey!", said the girl as her face lit up.