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"Like I said she's a clumsy girl." Chisaki said, and I could pick up the slightest edge to his voice, and his eyes narrowed.
"It isn't normal for even a clumsy kid to get so many injuries." I said as I stood up with her in my arms, my eyes hardened.
"You can't assume what's normal for others kid." He was on the edge of doing something.
"She's afraid of something..." I said and I blinked once, my eyes changing color as I locked gaze with him. "Of someone."
"What are you doing to this girl?" Deku and I said at the same time.
Chapter 26: The Mistake
We all held our breaths, waiting for who would make the first move, Eri clung onto me, her small chest shaking. Her father Chisaki looked at us with a... strange look in his eyes. 'I think Deku and Lemillion can take him if they have to.' I thought.
Yang, you know this is going to cause problems for us. Cinder said to me. Set her down.
'Why should I trust you?' I thought back, 'Torchwick had contact with this guy.'
I didn't even know Torchwick was alive. But this man... he's even more dangerous then those in Salem's circle, if you want a chance to beat him, set the girl down. The murderer in my brain said to me. We have to get out of this alive.
Chisaki sighed, "You heroes pick up on the smallest things, come with me, I rather no discuss my family issues on the street." I looked to my fellow students and together we walked behind the Yakuza leader. "It's actually embarrassing, it seems nothing I do, she doesn't listen to me."
"Sheesh parenting sounds hard." Lemillion said.
'You don't know the half of it.' I thought, Eri buried her face in my hero costume, I could feel a small amount of tears soak the fabric.
You don't have a kid. What are you talking about? Cinder asked.
'When we lost mom, dad shut down, and I had to take care of Ruby.' I thought as a placed my hand on the back of her head, with every step I prepared to make as quick an escape as possible.
That's why your so protective of her. Cinder said with actual surprise creeping in her voice.
"Don't do this." Eri said so quietly as I held her, I had almost missed it.
"It'll be okay." I whispered to her.
"But why is she so scared?" Deku asked.
"Eri is easily frightened by a lot of things, she often runs from tricks that her own mind creates." He glanced back to us, and I noticed a slight detail I had missed before, his hands had small white gloves, and he began to pull one off.
He power is to breakdown...
'And rebuild anything he touches. WE'RE IDIOTS!' But before I could turn to escape Eri pushed herself out off my arms and ran to his side.
"Your little fit over? Good." And before we could say anything the disappeared in the darkness.
We made our way out to the street and Lemillion called Sir Nighteye as I called Qrow.
"Hey kiddo, I'm a bit busy right now." He said.
"Qrow we are on the same mission. Have you noticed anything strange at the head quarters of Chisaki?" I asked.
"Yeah I know I'll take you and your sister out for a treat after I'm done." He said as I heard muffled man complain over the phone. "Let me just head to the next room." I heard a door open and close. "The guy I captured was doing some larceny. But he has some tight lips. I think I'll just hand him over to the police for that charge, but the one I have been keeping an eye out on. But now that we know about Eri it complicates things a lot." He said in a very hushed tone. "There is one of the goons who seems to be buying her toys, but I haven't seen him leave the compound in a bit. I don't think I can get this one to say anything, so I'll hand him over to the cops."
"Okay. Stay safe old man." I told him.
"You as well." He hung up and I put the phone in my pocket.
"We're going to meet up with Sir back at the agency." Lemillion said as it started to rain.
We walked in silence, 'I shouldn't have let her go.' I thought.
Cinder remained silent, but I didn't feel anything from her.
We walked to the Hunter Hero Agency, our costumes and weapons held in cases. "We should have told them about Adam." Weiss said.
"Dupli was clear, not to talk about it with anyone." Blake said, "This is something we have to do."
"I know that you feel responsible for what your father has done." I said as I put my hand on her shoulder. A few weeks ago and I would have never thought I would be working along side a Schnee, but Weiss wasn't her father. She was smarter and stronger then that man could ever be. She had told us about her home life andit sickened me that he took everything from her. The one real chance at changing the Dust company for the better was now gone. "But those are his crimes, not yours."
"I know... lets focus on the mission." She said, "I wonder who the student from Tokyo is?"
"That's right, she said she had student from the Tokyo Hero Academy doing an interview." Blake said.
"That's the school Glyn goes to." Weiss said. "Maybe it's one of her friends."
We reached our destination and heard from the window Dupli yelling at her employees again. We stepped away from the door as it burst open and the side kicks ran out. We stepped inside and we saw a girl long black hair, a red school uniform and foldable chair strapped to her back. She was talking to Dupli and a well dressed man with a orange lizard skin and head, he had bright red hair done back in dreadlocks with gold decorations, the sides of his neck were hidden by a sort of frill. "Glad you could make it Seduction. Ah I see UA has arrived, your barely on time." Dupli called out.
"Ice Queen!" Seduction smiled at Weiss with a wink. "I still have to pay you back for the exam."
"Save me." Weiss whispered to us.
"It can't be that bad." Ilia said.
The Ice Queen glared at us with the eyes of a small child.
"Today you four are training." The lizard man said, he wore black dress pants and a black suit vest with no dress shirt under it, his scaled skin was heavily scared, a long spiked tail swished behind him. His amber eyes shifted from each of us. "Allow me to introduce my self, I am Dupli's second in command, Dragonheart." He had a distinctly British accent over, which sounded off with the Japanese language. He bowed slightly. "Today we will be doing patrols. Chameleon and Belladonna will be teamed with Dupli, Ice Queen and Seduction will accompany me."
"No need to be so formal Draco." Dupli smiled as she patted him on the back. "While he may be a rescue hero, he's on hell of a MMA fighter on his free time."
"Of course ma'am. Forgive me." He bowed to her before turning back to us. "I am Bowen Draco." he shook our hands.
"He's a gentle man." Weiss whispered. "You ever hear of him?"
"You kidding me, he holds seven MMA titles right now, he's a undefeated champion." Glyn looked at her, "He rarely fights villains because his quirk is too dangerous to use on people."
"Correct, but there is also another reason, I believe that a hero should put his concern towards his rescue skills. And indeed my quirk is dangerous, but so is many others." He said, his always stoic expression seemed to beam with pride.
"Don't encourage him." Dupli smacked the back of his head, "He can let that stupid sense of pride take control."
He rubbed the back of his head and gave her a smile. "Right, right. You four go get changed into your hero gear."
And this chapter is complete.
