I could barely process the pain as my head collided with the wooden floor of the backroom. I scrambled to flip over on my back and prepare for his next strike. Shigaraki's foot came down on my stomach before I had time to block, causing me to curl on my side.

"Your weak," He sent another kick into my side, "just like always."

Shigaraki laughed maniacally as he sent more repeated kicks into my stomach as I tried to cover it with my arms, still curled in a ball.

"After all this time Kyana, after all we have done for you," He grasped the back of my head again, dragging me by my hair towards the far wall, "And you still doubt us? The success of the League all rides on you, you know. Are you saying you're going to fail?"

"N-no-o, that's no…" I couldn't get the words out before my head collided with the wall.

I let a cry slip out as he sent a fist into the left side of my face, the impact making me suddenly more aware of how much pain I was actually feeling. Shigaraki reached down and wrapped four fingers around my throat, tightening them as he forced me into a standing position against the wall. My vision was getting splotchy around the edges as he refused to lessen his hold.

"Little Kyana, who had no one in this world." He laughed again, looking at me with his half crazed, manic filled eyes, "Your own mother didn't want you, but who was there to take you in? Save you from the corrupt world the hero society has created? Who brought you to our master and helped give you a purpose? Who gave you a place to belong?"

"Y-you." I was barely able to rasp out as I struggled to breath. I could no longer tell if I was unable to see due to the tears or the lack of oxygen.

"That's what I thought." His voice almost sounded satisfied as he let go of my throat, allowing me to collapse on the floor.

He let out a low chuckle as I lightly clutched my throat, gasping as the new flow of air into my lungs felt like fire.

"You know I hate doing this to you kid," He squatted down to get close to me. I flinched as he reached out to brush the hair out of my face to get a better look at my face, "Consider this… encouragement of sorts. You wouldn't want to disappoint me would you?

I shook my head in response, my throat hurt too bad to try and speak.

"This mission, your role to be exact, is very very important squirt. We wouldn't want to fail now would we? I trust you with this role Kyana, I know you can do this. I let you skate by with the minimum work. Your still young, I get it. But this is the time you step it up."

I lightly nodded my head in response.

Please just leave, please leave. I didn't fight back, I didn't fight back. You always go easy when I don't fight back…

"It's a shame that you pushed me to this kid. Such a pretty face and you made me mess it all up. You know your not supposed to get me all riled up like this."

He stood up and walked thru the door frame, not even bothering to look back at me. I breathed a sigh of relief as I slumped completely to the cold floor. My head was throbbing with intense pressure.

"Kurogiri," I could hear him say in almost a complete disinterest like he hadn't just beat the shit out of me, "Get her cleaned up and both of you get out of my sight before I decide to turn one of you to ash."

I didn't even bother to look up for Kurogiri, instead I just waited to feel the strange tingling pressure of his warp gate.

I felt the heavy pressure on my chest, only feeling the tingling at my fingertips.

Probably because I hurt to bad everywhere else…

I felt a pair of arms move me into the upright position on something hard. More than likely the edge of the tub. I opened my eyes to confirm that I was in fact, sitting on the edge of the tub in Shigaraki's bathroom. Kurogiri went about running water into the tub and finding some old towels as if it was business as usual.

Well I guess this technically is the usual.

The aching pain spread through my body like wildfire, even places that hadn't been touched. My head throb and my vision was slightly blurry, nausea was only partially noticeable. There was a ninety percent chance I had a concussion. Again. I felt a tiny drop of wetness hit the top of my hand that held my stomach. Of course, it was blood. I lightly touched around my face, cringing at the sharp pain from touching my lip.

When did he spilt my lip?

Kurogiri moved to remove the top part of my uniform. I stayed limp, letting him. This wouldn't be the first time Kurogiri has seen me naked. He's always been the one responsible for cleaning me up and tending to my injuries after Shigaraki's outburst. A lot of them would result in me being bloody beyond recognition or unconscious for a couple days. This had become the normal pattern. Besides, Kurogiri had never tried to do anything to me before, it was very unlikely he would do so now. He was like a weird mist-like butler looking mother.

"My apologies, miss Kyana," I grunted as he helped stand me up to remove my pants, "I expected him to be in a bad mood, I should have sent you a message to warn you in advance."

"S'okay," I rasped out, my throat felt raw, "What shoved a stick up his ass?"

I sighed in relief as he helped me into the tub, I immediately sunk down to where only my head was above the water. Very rarely was I allowed a bath with hot, let alone warm, water. Kurogiri always gave me a hot bath after I got the crap beat out of me though and despite the pain, it felt amazing.

"Language miss Kyana," I rolled my eyes at him, "Shigaraki had an important gathering today. You know how he can get after having to interact with too many people. Especially over enthusiastic ones."

I raised my eyebrow in question at his direction, hoping he would understand my confusion without me having to speak. My throat really hurt to bad to want to talk. Thankfully he knew me well enough to understand.

"Shigaraki is wanting to stage an attack on All Might. He met with many criminals and low-level villains to plan a group attack. He received some more information this morning that gave him a time frame for the attack in a place All Might is guaranteed to be present at. Master and Shigaraki have concluded that if we use a large group of criminals to distract and overwhelm other heroes, we can focus soley on All Might. Master and Shigaraki have completed their experiment which will help in the defeat of the number one hero."

"Wait…," I sat up straighter in the tub, resting my throat would have to wait, "What experiment? What attack? When? What information? When did all this stuff happen because I feel completely lost!"

"All in due time miss Kyana." Kurogiri stood up straight, well… mist up straight? "Master and Shigaraki have demanded you do not know of the experiment until it is time. The same for the attack. All has been handled, and you will be in classes during all of this."

"Until it's time?!" My throat screamed at me and sounded worse as I raised my voice a few octaves, "I think I have the right to know when Shigaraki attempts a mission in which he could die! Do I suddenly just one day show up here and he never comes back?"

"That is always a possibility Kyana. You are aware of this. I am not to discuss any of this with you further, so I suggest you focus on recovering for school tomorrow. I will go see if I have a drink that will help your throat."

I stared at Kurogiri's form as it faded away, still processing the small bit of information he gave me. I couldn't help but feel left in the dark, and not in a good way.