In my black dress and my hair done perfectly nice, I watched grandma's casket get lowered down into the deep, cold ground where she'll rest in peace under the gloomy sky. I didn't even bother to invite her own daughter, my own mother to her funeral. Why should a murder attend when she caused this whole mess? A soft thud alerted me that her casket touched the ground and it was time to cover her casket up in dirt.

"You didn't have to do that, All Might." I whispered to him, keeping my eyes on the moving soil traveling back into the hole. "I feel like a burden now...and you don't have any reason to even take me in. You being my guardian till I'm at legal age seems too much for you. I—"

All Might's hand rested on my shoulder and I casted my eyes upon his thin face. "Recovery Girl was going to do it, but I stepped in because I was there with you that day. I saw the anguish in your eyes. You were at loss and defeated. You lost your family, Young Abe. You were crumbling apart and it hurts me to see you like that. No one should ever go through that pain…"

A month ago….

Sirens filled the room as heavy footsteps came rushing in. I was too busy crying that I didn't care if anyone saw me. My whole body was curled up, feeling hopeless and empty from everything that happened.

"Where is she?! Where is she?!" That voice sounded oddly familiar but I might be dreaming about it because my head wasn't in the right place. Slowly, I lifted my heavy head filled with unbearable pain to see Todoroki staring at me. "Shimizu!" He ran past the police officers who tried to stop him, but Todoroki bulldozed them away as he only thought about me once we locked eyes. They were filled with concern and I really needed a hug from someone. Todoroki embraced me in his warm arms, squeezing me firmly. "Shimizu…" his voice cooed in my ear like a melody that'd keep me calm.

I broke into tears in his chest while many things were happening behind us. "Shoto…" Then a big fear popped in my head, freezing me in his arms. What if I were to succumb to such insanity that mother displayed? I know it already happened here and there before but still. Todoroki shouldn't be with a crazy girl who'll only bring his reputation down. "You… You can opt out now." My voice was empty, devoid of any emotions but only numbness.

"What are you talking about?" Todoroki slightly pulled back to stare at me in confusion. "Opt out of where?" He doesn't know how crazy I could get if mother hid her psychoticness from me.

"My own mother let her fiancé kill my grandma—her own mother!" Deep emotions rolled off my tongue as I quivered in his arms. "She's not the mother I knew before she left Japan, Shoto… She changed so quickly in a few months. W-what if…" My red eyes swelled, blurring my vision of him. "I turn out like her?" My dry voice trembled in fear. I lost my family. Who else can I turn to? No one. I'm all alone. "You saw my ugly side, Shoto… I'm dangerous." Hot tears streamed down my eyes. If he chose to leave now, then it won't hurt. It won't hurt at all because I can't feel anything. Pain couldn't describe the betrayal of my mother. I was completely broken from the inside out. "I can be a danger to society. I—" Suddenly my head was buried in his chest, cutting me off from speaking any further.

"Shh! You're not in the right mind right now. I don't know what happened but I'm here for you. I know your quirk can be scary, however I know you'll never use it to hurt anyone...not the people you love." His big hands were stroking my hair, calming down my adrenaline and tears. "If I didn't want to be near you, I would've left after the summer training camp." I recalled him stopping me from slaying my father. He was right because who would want to be around a murderous girl?

"I'm sorry to ruin the moment, but we need to head back right now Todoroki. The police are going to take in All Might and Abe for questioning." The voice was Aizawa and Todoroki reluctantly broke away from me, arms twitching from his heart wanting to stay with me until I was better.

Forcing myself to look up at him, my lips parted into a small smile as my eyes cried out a few more tears. "It's okay. I'll be okay." I needed to get a grip of myself. I have to be strong in order to continue on. Mother turning her back on me and grandma was her fault, not mine. It's not my responsibility to watch over her. She's an adult. "Now go on, Shoto… I'll call you when I'm back." I waved, watching him leave from my sight.

At the police station, the chief, All Might, and I were in a small room. They wanted to hear my side of the story after interrogating my mother and her fiancé. "So what happened?" the chief stared at me, leaning forward on the table in between us. His brown eyes searched for answers to this mysterious murder.

All Might beside me shook my shoulder in reassurance that everything will be alright. My shallow breathing was music to my dead ears in this silent room. Opening my twitching lips, I began to speak my truth. "I don't know where to start. I truly don't know how this happened. Today was supposed to be a happy day…" Words describing what I saw painted the picture. I didn't leave out any details, not even about me hurting her fiancé. "It won't be long until I end up like them because I am a monster—born and raised to be one. My bad nature stemmed from him and so I honed my quirk so I could learn how to protect myself and my mother from him." A small scoff left my lips because none of this made sense to me. "Funny how I wanted to protect my mother, but at the end I used it against her. She tried to say I'm like my father," A broken smile cracked on my face. My head couldn't understand how this even began. "Then I suppose we're all like my father…!"

"Young Abe, please don't say that! This is not your fault. You have a good nature. Defending yourself doesn't mean you're bad. You were just confused…"

After questioning, I was granted permission to see my mother and her fiancé behind bars before they were sent to prison. Just looking at how mother looked like a drunken mess disgusted my soul. Her hair was all over the place as her eyes were frantic. They covered her hands from hurting anyone. "How pathetic you look right now, Michi." That was mother's first name. She doesn't deserve to be called 'mother'. "Are you happy? Now you're in the slammer," I inched closer to the bars that separated us so I could taunt her and make her feel so miserable about her life. "You won't ever get to be with your beloved fiancé."

"Argahhh!" She came hurling at me in blind rage. Her quick action didn't make me flinch. I prepared myself before I even came inside the female jail room.

"Cry all you want, Little Michi. You got the ending you earned from being tricked into loving a cold man who resembled your ex-husband. I guess you have a type—a psychotic type." Her animalistic growls filled the icy air as I glared down at her. "From this day forward, I have no relation to you. I will prosper in life while you rot in regret...if you even feel any that is." I cannot imagine the fear grandma faced when the two ganged up and attacked her. Poor grandma couldn't gain the upperhand if mother used the blood technique to stop her tracks. How evil does someone have to be to kill their own parents?

"I don't regret any of this! I'll kill for him any day!" My face contorted in disgust. She reduced herself to trash. I couldn't believe I protected her because I loved and cared for her. I was only being a good daughter back then.

"Then I won't hesitate to cut you down if we were to cross paths again." My words ended our conversation and I turned my back to her. "I'm going to see your dear lover and laugh at him too. I'll inform him that you're doing well living in hell." Then I marched off to his jail room.

Entering inside his room, I cut to the chase. "Are you his ears and eyes?" My sharpened orbs stared into his soul. If we weren't in the police station, I would tear him apart like a wild animal attacking its prey. "You don't have to play dumb. I'm pretty sure you wrapped her around your finger so you can corrupt her, and it worked out as you planned! Congrats on that! I'm so proud for you." Placing my hands on the bars, I leaned in closer as we stared at one another. His dull eyes weren't saying a thing. "Well it doesn't matter how you casted a spell on her. After all, you murdered my grandma in retaliation when she didn't approve of your marriage." He still didn't say a word. "I should get going since I don't have any business with you. I just wanted to see how miserable you look, but it seems like you aren't at all which is a shame for my end. Farewell,"

In the hallway, All Might and the Chief immediately ran towards me. "We've got the autopsy report!" For some reason their faces looked pale and maybe it was because of the report. How bad could it get?

I stiffened up. "W-what does it say?"

The chief's face grew dark. "Well…" his words made my jaw drop. My ears couldn't believe what it was hearing. Grandma was stabbed about twenty times. The marks were deep and large which resulted in a lot of bleeding. There was also a blunt blow to her head as well and bone cracking. I wanted to throw up from what grandma had been through. It was definitely getting harder to breathe as I kept urging the chief to finish reading off the report. I prayed that they both get sentenced to death or life in prison with no parole.

"Young Abe!" All Might ran over to my side, supporting my heavy body from falling to the ground. Their murderous intent killed me even more than when I saw her dead body.

"Take me to where he is… This must've been his plan." I wanted to see the look of his face when he hears about his ex-wife committing a murder. I wouldn't be surprised if he already knew or faked some type of shock. Of course I don't expect him to be straightforward with me either.

"I don't think it's a good idea, Abe." The Chief interjected, stepping in front of me so I couldn't leave the building.

"Why not?"

"Because too much has happened today. You lost your grandma, your mom and her fiancé are murderers, and you're not in the right place. You visiting your dad will trigger you even more. He will get under your skin to play with you." I understood that the chief cared for me but I didn't need that right now. All I needed was to see him and possibly get some answers.

Gripping the hem of my shirt, I pleaded to him. "Please, Chief. I need to see him. This is the only time that I'll ever want to talk to him." I don't know how desperate I'll have to be. Should I get down on my knees and beg?

"Chief, I'll be there with her if anything were to happen." All Might stepped in and the Chief later gave in, letting us see my father locked up in a highly secured prison.

There was a glass barrier between my father and I. His arms were wrapped around his body like those people in psychotic facilities. "What a pleasure to see my little girl here." A big grin drew his lips apart, then his eyes shifted to All Might right next to me causing his lips to frown in disappointment. "I didn't think you'd bring him along with you." His eyes went back to me, solely focusing on me.

"Well if I didn't have All Might come with me then I wouldn't have been able to see you." I calmly breathed out, relaxing and processing my forming thoughts. "Your ex-wife and her fiancé killed my grandma." His eyes widened as if it was the first time hearing it then closed shut as he sighed.

"What a surprise." He sarcastically said while All Might placed a hand on my shoulder to ease any tension inside of me. "I knew one day your mom was going to snap soon. If you already do it, she will too." It was like the thought of mother acting like father was something enjoyable to hear and imagine.

Feeling my heartbeat steadily, I asked a dire question. It was going to be worth a try even though I doubt he'll want to answer it full heartedly or truthfully. "You said you had eyes and ears, was the fiancé your eyes and ears?" Analyzing his facial expression, it showed no subtle movement at all. It was a great poker face demonstrated in front of me.

"How would you know if I'm telling you the truth?" He leaned back in his seat as if he was able to taunt me.

Now that I thought about it harder, I didn't want to do it anymore. It's gonna be useless anyways even if I decided to press any further questions because villains like him will deceive people who want the truth. I should've stopped myself from seeing him. His face only made me mad. This was dumb to begin with after all, I cooled down from my overwhelming emotions. Ignoring him, I turned to All Might. "Let's go home. I'm mentally and emotionally drained from today's event. I should've listened to the Chief."

"Are you sure? We just got here. You were persistent." All Might was taken back from my odd behavior as he should. He saw too much coming out from me today.

Getting up my seat, I nodded. "Yeah. I have Shoto and Recovery Girl waiting for me on campus. I just want their warmth and comfort right now." Their warm arms were gonna put me at ease for a while as I'll try to cope with what happened and accept everything.

Father drew up from his seat really quick. "Wait! You can't leave! Don't you know how long it's been since I last saw you?! I've been waiting for years and months for your visit!" Why was he in despair? He never cared about me anyways. Me leaving or never visiting him shouldn't even bother him and yet it did. "I'll tell you right now, so you can stay just for a few minutes!" I glanced at his crazed movement and behavior then to All Might who stood in between it. Did I really want to hear what he has to say?

"But you saw me a few months ago when you escaped prison. Letting my emotions get the better of me was an awful decision because I can't stand you. You ruined my life and you don't deny it. You will never see me again. This very room is your eternal punishment. Let's go," As we began leaving the room, father was screaming that the fiancé was his eyes and ears when mother left Japan. His vice gripping voice tried to persuade me to turn back around, but today was going to be the day where I forget about my family. I was a lone wolf now. "All Might," My voice was firm and strained, burning all my memories of both parents. "I don't have parents. I grew up on my own." Saying that will only help me forget about the life I had.

When I was back on campus, I informed Recovery Girl as she sobbed on me, holding me close in her arms. My grandma was like a sister to Recovery Girl. She never thought that my grandma would die so horribly. All I could do for her was cry and pray that she's in a better place. For Todoroki, I told him everything that happened while he held me securely in his arms. He whispered words of comfort, reminding me that I wasn't alone anymore and that he'll support me as I did for him.

Since both of my procreators were in prisons and my grandma was dead, All Might took me under his wing so I wouldn't be in the orphanage system. No matter how surprising his touching decision was, I believed he did that because he witnessed my downfall and pitied me. Nonetheless, I'm grateful for his swift action. I'm in his debt.

Present Day - Grandma's Funeral

"Don't hesitate to ever ask anything from me, Young Abe. I will be your guardian even after you've come of age. I'll help you succeed in life in any shape or form. I'm here for you." His caring words made my lips quiver from his unconditional support.

"I don't know how I'll ever be able to repay you, All Might. As I stated before, you went out of your way just for me. I would've been perfectly fine if Recovery Girl was my guardian too… Thank you," My voice hoarse as I swooped in for a side hug and let a few tears drip down my eyes.