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GG: Im happy you liked it! I will need to think about how Yuyake can piss Momo off again in order for that to happen.
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Romance was never a strong point in my stories. I have gotten a little better with it. So please let me know how I did with this chapter and what I can improve on! I hope you all like this one.
Chapter 12: Trauma
Today was the day Hinikuna had been dreading and another part of him was looking forward to it.
Yaoyorozu had told him they would meet up at 12:00 PM. As it was a good enough time for the both of them. Not too early and not too late. It was just right.
He got up and went to the shower after getting his clothes ready. He slipped into a white shirt with bold black letters on the front. 'BMTH' on his chest. A pair of dark blue jeans and a pair of blue sneakers.
He went back into the bathroom to brush his teeth. After a couple minutes he was done. He made sure he had everything he needed before leaving.
Phone? Check.
Headphones? Check.
Wallet? Check.
He made his way to the train station. People trying to stop him to talk to him along the way about his performance in the festival. It was very annoying. Doing his best to ignore them as he picked up the pace slightly. He boarded the train and waited for the train to stop by Yaoyorozu's neighborhood.
As the train stopped at his destination, Hinikuna pushed passed the crowd of people trying to talk to him.
Trying to not get into a foul mood was incredibly difficult. He didn't want to be in a bad mood once he met up with Yaoyorozu.
Yuyake had finally made it to the Yaoyorozu estate.
'I swear this mansion got bigger compared to the last time I was here...' The size of the mansion would always amaze him.
He rang the buzzer.
Buzz
Buzz
"Ah! Hinikuna! I'll be outside in just a minute! Please hold on!" Her voice was heard. Sounding excited as ever.
As he waited he checked the Bakusquad group chat.
Bakusquad
LordExplosionMurder: This should play whenever Sunshine shows up to fight off villains (Laughing emojis)
LordExplosionMurder sent a link
He tapped the link and a song was heard through his headphones.
"It's gettin' hot in here! So take off all your clothes!"
Bakusquad Groupchat
Cellophane: LMFAO BRO! ITS FUNNY CUZ HIS QUIRK DESTROYS HIS CLOTHES TO!
Chargebolt: LMFAO
Red Riot: Oh shit! (Laughing emojis)
Alien Queen: Lmao Im saving this!
WildFire: Sweaty Im gonna get you back for this -_-
LordExplosionMurder: (Laughing emojis) Good fucking luck with that
'This fucking guy...' Hinikuna scowled as he hung his headphones around his neck.
He would get his revenge soon.
"Hinikuna! Im glad you could make it today!" He looked up to see Yaoyorozu walking up to the gates and opening it up after swiping a card.
She was dressed casually just like him so thankfully, he didn't under dress for the occasion.
She had on a pink shirt with a regular pair of jeans on. Along with some pink shoes. Her hair was still in the familar spiky ponytail he was growing fond of.
"Good afternoon Yaoyorozu."
"Good afternoon to you Hinikuna. Are your wounds healed up?" She spoke as she bowed.
"Yea. Im all good to go now." He replied.
"That's good to hear. Now, let us be on our way shall we?" She gestured him to follow her.
As the two walked back to the train station, Hinikuna spotted a small shop that sold hero merchandise.
He paused when he saw a figure of his mother. Along with a shirt with her on it.
He clenched his fists as he glared at the shop. He felt his quirk start to activate. His right palm glowing without him wanting it to. Black smoke coming from his mouth. If one looked closely, they could see him shaking. He then felt Yaoyorozu's hand gently wrap around his left wrist and pulled him away.
"Yaoyorozu...Uh sorry about that...I..." He trailed off as he looked down at the ground.
"You don't need to apologize. I would assume that someone selling merchandise of your mother would make you feel..angry to say the least. Personally, I don't agree with it either. To continue to make money off of a deceased hero without the consent of their loved ones isn't exactly the right thing to do." She said to him.
'Well if anything that money is probably going to my aunt.'
"You're right. Thanks for that. Now let's just focus on having a good time shall we?" Hinikuna smiled a bit.
She looked at him and nodded and kept walking to the train station.
People recognized them.
"Hey you're both from U.A right? I saw the sports festival! It was amazing! Espeically you Mr. Hinikuna! Your fight with that Bakugo kid was so damn cool! My son loves you!" A man said to the teens. The man remembered how his son found Hinikuna to be so cool.
Hinikuna could see Yaoyorozu shuffle awkwardly at the mention of the sports festival.
"Thanks mister but me and my friend here have some place to go we're in a hurry." Hinikuna stated quickly as he hesitantly grabbed Yaoyorozu gently by her hand and walked away.
"Take care you two! Good luck with everything at U.A!" The man shouted back.
"...You didn't need to do that for me." Yaoyorozu said to him.
"I think it would have been wrong of me not to do anything. You've done plenty for me. It just seemed like I should pay you back." Hinikuna responded back as he let go of her.
"Thank you." She felt her cheeks warm up.
"Don't mention it."
The two continued making their way towards the train station. Hinikuna looked up to the sky. It was cloudy. Very cloudy. It looked like it could rain at any moment. Hopefully they could manage to have some fun before it began raining.
However, it seemed fate had other plans for the two. It started off as a light drizzle and then it started raining hard. It became very windy. Yaoyorozu created an umbrella for herself and Hinikuna quickly.
They were pretty close to eachother due to sharing an umbrella. Hinikuna decided to say something to distract himself from the fact that he was pretty close to the hottest girl at U.A.
"What are the chances of this happening?!" Hinikuna laughed.
"We're not very lucky are we?" Yaoyorozu chuckled.
"Definitely not."
Hinikuna and Yaoyorozu's phones recieved a notification. The umbrella covering both of them as they checked their phones.
Imminent Severe Alert!
FLASH FLOOD WARNING! Avoid this area til 10:30 PM. Avoid all flooded areas.
'Oh god that means Ima have to stay over at her place!' He now became fearful of what could happen.
They both looked at eachother.
Before they could say or do anything, they heard thunder.
"We should head back to your mansion." Hinikuna suggested. Feeling a bit nervous now.
"You're right. Let's not stay out here any longer." They began walking and soon enough, their umbrella was blown away by the harsh winds. They both laughed at the incredible luck they seemed to be having today.
'Fuck! What am I doing?!' Hinikuna mentally kicked himself for what was now going to happen.
Yaoyorozu quickly made a rain coat for herself. Before she could make one for Hinikuna he stopped her.
"You don't need to make one for me. Let's hurry up before you end up getting sick."
Yaoyorozu was a bit confused by that but went along with it. The two of them sprinted back to the mansion.
They finally made it back to Yaoyorozu's mansion. Quickly running inside. As she got inside she grabbed a towel to dry herself off. She looked at Hinikuna to see he was fine. At least that's how it looked to her.
"You're not cold at all?" She asked as she dried herself off. Wiping her face.
He shook his head.
"Nope. I had my quirk activated once it started drizzling. It doesn't require an extreme temperature to keep myself warm." Hinikuna stated blankly.
Yaoyorozu looked at him with her eyes widened a bit. His quirk certainly was convenient.
She turned around and lifted up her shirt.
Hinikuna jumped back and hit the back of his head against the door. That threw him for a loop.
"Ouch! Ah! Uh Y-Yaoyorozu what are you doing?!" He looked away. Pink on his cheeks.
"Here."
He looked towards her to see she was standing infront of him with a pile of clothes in her hands. And a bag.
"Oh. Thank you." He took the clothes and bowed in respect.
"I'll show you where the closest bathroom is. Follow me."
He nodded and walked with her.
As they walked through the hallways, Hinikuna took in the surroundings.
'Everything looks the same! Im gonna get lost if I wander around here at night!...How does she deal with this shit if she has to use the bathroom because of an emergency?' They had been walking for five minutes before they found the bathroom.
"Here it is. You can change in here. Just keep walking straight to get back to the living room. I'll change in the bathroom next to this one."
"Thanks."
He walked in the bathroom.
'Her bathroom is bigger than my old room back home. Great.' He began changing.
Slipping into the red shirt with the dark blue pants she created for him. Putting his other clothes in the bag she gave him. He washed his face and his hands then walked out, going back to the living room.
When he got there she was in the couch, which was very big by the way. The large couch wasn't what caught his attention.
Her appearance caught Hinikuna way off guard because her hair was down. It was the first time he had seen her like that. She kept the front bang that was usually on the right side of her face in place. Hinikuna couldn't help but widen his eyes at the sight. He shook his head in an attempt to clear his mind.
She also had her hands on her arms. Rubbing her arms to warm up. Obviously feeling cold from the rain from earlier. She looked to him and smiled. He looked down with a small (hopefully unnoticeable) frown on his face.
He looked at his hand and sighed.
Sure she could create a blanket for herself to keep herself warm but something about that...just felt wrong. He forced himself to walk towards the couch and sat down next to her. It took a couple seconds for his left arm to actually move. But when it did, he wrapped his arm around her waist and pulled her closer. Closing his eyes as he did so. And activated his quirk. Keeping it at a safe temperature for her.
As he did this, there was a battle going on inside his head.
Half of him screaming to retreat, telling him that getting closer to her (or anyone else in class 1-A) was a very big mistake, while the other half told him not to.
She felt the warmth and looked at him. It felt nice. Very comforting. Part of her didn't want it to stop. He had a blush on the bridge of his nose. She could feel heat go towards her cheeks as pink decorated her face.
"Don't tell anybody about this please." He requested.
"...I won't."
"Just let me know when you don't feel cold anymore." He opened up his eyes. He didn't want to look at her right now. It was way too embarassing.
Hinikuna decided to pick up the remote and turn on the huge TV that was on the wall.
He turned on the TV to help keep the awkwardness away. He found one of his favorite movies to watch.
Enter The Dragon
This would help disract him from the fact that he was basically hugging her.
"Really?" Yaoyorozu couldn't help but laugh at some of the fight scenes. The movie was incredibly old and it showed.
Hinikuna now turned to look at her. She had a smile on her face.
"Hey, Bruce Lee's movies are classics y'know? It's disrespectful to laugh. I was expecting you of all people to be more cultured than that." He joked.
"Well Im sorry to disappoint you." She chuckled.
During the movie, Hinikuna ended up turning off his quirk. He and Yaoyorozu continued their playful back and forth. Yaoyorozu pointing out how dated it was and Hinikuna instantly jumping to it's defense. Yaoyorozu made sure not to do it all the time. Not trying to annoy him.
They honestly stopped paying attention to the plot due to the playful banter. Hinikuna was just thinking of things to counter her statements whenever they stopped talking. Because of this, they forgot something else. Hinikuna still had his arm wrapped around her. The plot wasn't the only thing they had forgotten about it seemed...
Once the credits started rolling, Yaoyorozu's stomach growled.
Yaoyorozu blushed in embarassment.
"Heh. You're hungry?" Hinikuna asked. He was half joking.
She was about to say no but her stomach growled again.
"*Sigh* Yes I am..."
Hinikuna got up only just now realizing that he still had his arm wrapped around her for the entire movie. Yaoyorozu also had noticed this.
"I'll make you something to eat then. I was getting rusty on my cooking skills anyways." Hinikuna now trying to look for a way out without making it awkward.
"The kitchen is just through that door." She pointed.
Hinikuna nodded and began walk away.
"Hinikuna. Thank you for that. It was really sweet."
He felt his heart rate spike.
"O-Oh! Sure! N-No problem!" He scurried to the kitchen as fast as possible.
As Yaoyorozu watched him go into the kitchen, she felt a little disappointed that his arm wasn't wrapped around her anymore. It felt just right...
'She said it was sweet! Is this woman trying to give a fucking heart attack or what?!' He sighed.
As Hinikuna made it to the kicthen he was surprised at how luxurious the place was. Although, he didn't even know why he was surprised at this point. He cleared his mind from those thoughts and began cooking something. They had ingredients for damn near everything. He opted to make Black rice paella. A Spanish dish.
Which only took about thirty seconds to cook once he got everything ready.
He filled two bowls up. One for her and one for him. When he walked out, she couldn't help but stare at him in shock.
"That was...fast." She blinked.
"My quirk helps with cooking. The only thing that really takes time is getting all the ingredients together." He explained to her.
The aroma reached her nose as he set her bowl down infront of her. It smelled incredible to her.
She took a bite and was instantly in love with how delicious it tasted.
"Wow! Hinikuna! This is fantastic! What is it?! How did you learn how to cook so well?" She asked as she continued to wolf down the food.
How this girl was able to keep her elegance while eating like a starved animal, was way beyond him.
"It's called Paella. There are different ways to make it. You're eating black rice paella made with squid ink. It's a Spanish dish. I learned how to make all kinds of food when trying to control my quirk as a kid. Japanese stuff, Spanish, Chinese, and a little bit of Jamacian food. Like Jamacian beef paties." He explained it to her.
Yaoyorozu was amazed by all of this. She knew how to cook. Since her quirk relied on food, it forced her to learn how. However, she didn't know how to make foreign food.
"You're quirk is amazing Hinikuna! You're so good with it!"
'Well I have to be...'
"Thank you Yaoyorozu. Glad you enjoy it." He said as he started eating his food as well.
Yaoyorozu finished her bowl and kindly asked for more. He nodded and got her more.
He returned with her second helping of food and was able to finish his own. Sitting back down next to her on her couch. He finished his and she finished her second helping quickly.
"Thank you for the delicious food Hinikuna!" She bowed her head in respect.
"You're welcome Yaoyorozu." He nodded.
She picked up a napkin and wiped her lips.
Hinikuna felt a bit playful for some reason. He inwardly laughed at himself for what he was about to do. Might as well enjoy himself while he was here.
"Hey Yaoyorozu, you have a stain here." He pointed to her chest as she looked down, he brought his finger up. Lightly flicking her nose.
It was incredibly immature. Elementary school level stuff.
She laughed through her nose and playfully smacked his arm.
He giggled in response.
"Hinikuna, I have something I would like to show you." She stood up and held out her hand for him to take it.
It took a second for him to respond.
"What is it?" He finally reached out and grabbed her hand. Now standing up.
"I think it would be better if I showed you. You said that we should focus on having fun today am I correct?" She guided him through the hallways and down a flight of stairs.
"Yeah you're right. So it's a surprise huh? Exciting." He responded. Adding a hint of playfulness to his voice at the end.
The two walked down the stairs and she opened a door. Revealing a room that took Hinikuna's breath away. It was a full fledged arcade room.
"Woah." Hinikuna took in the sight before him.
Hinikuna already looked at Yaoyorozu in a positive light. This only reinforced that. She didn't have the same taste as him when it came to movies it seems. Even with that, he still enjoyed watching the movie with her. He wanted to give that one more shot anyways.
But this was some next level stuff.
The fact that she seemed to be into video games made him like her that much more.
"Would you like to play against me in one of these?" She asked.
"Are you challenging me? Sounds fun. Lets do it." He smirked.
She nodded.
She lead him to play a Street Fighter game.
'Street Fighter? Not bad Yaoyorozu, not bad at all.'
They both stood infront of a set of buttons meant for her to control her character.
"I hope you haven't gotten rusty or else Im gonna bea you." He declared as the character select screen popped up
"Im sure I can win this." She giggled in response as she selected her character. Ryu.
Hinikuna selected his character soon after. Opting to choose Akuma.
They selected the stage and began fighting against one another.
It was a pretty close round. Both of their character's health bars were low on round one.
Hinikuna took the victory for the first round.
"You're better than I thought. I didn't take you for the type of girl to be into video games at all." He said as she got the first hit of round two.
"There are alot of things about me you wouldn't expect." She smiled as she was able to hit him with her special move. She had been saving it since round one.
"Is that so huh? Care to elaborate on that?" He asked as he hit her with a nine hit combo.
"Im into anime. My favorites are One Piece, Hunter x Hunter, and Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood." She explained.
'A woman with good taste...' He mused to himself.
Yaoyorozu noticed that Hinikuna was distracted and took the oportunity to get some payback. She swayed her hip to the right and bumped him away. Allowing her to take the win for round two.
"Cheater..." He complained. Crossing his arms.
"That's payback for flicking my nose earlier. We're even now." She giggled.
"That last round doesn't count y'know."
"Oh Im aware. Next round will decide the victor."
He wanted to agrue against that but decided to go along with it anyways.
Round three began. Yaoyorozu ended up proving herself to be the superior player.
"So you beat me in Street Fighter. But what about that Terminator game over there?"
"A shooting game hm? Let's go then."
Hinikuna and Yaoyorozu picked up the fake guns and began shooting away.
Hinikuna beat Yaoyorozu this time.
This back and forth continued for quite a while. Yaoyorozu beat him in a racing game. Hinikuna beat her score in a game of Contra.
However now it was getting late. The storm showed no signs of stopping yet. A loud thunder clap was heard.
Hinikuna took out his phone and checked the time.
9:22 PM
'Guess Im staying over then...' He raised an eyebrow. Feeling a bit nervous.
Yaoyorozu showed him the way to the guest room he would be sleeping at for the night.
"Here it is. Also the bathroom is just across from this room incase you need it." She opened the door for him so he could look inside.
The guest room looked nice. At this point, after being in the arcade room, nothing would phase him.
"Thank you Yaoyorozu. I'll go take a shower now."
She nodded and made some more clothes for him.
After he made it out the shower and changed into his new clothes, he fell onto the bed in the guest room. Staring at the ceiling. He looked at the clock on the wall.
10:30 PM
Within due time, sleep overtook him. He closed his eyes and fell asleep.
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The smell of burnt flesh and burnt insides polluted the air. There was fire all around him. Almost everything was on fire. He was on his knees, tears trickling down his face.
He felt extremely hot. He was burned in multiple areas, but he didn't care.
His arms hung limply by his sides. His palms glowing orange. His quirk was turning off and on without his control.
He could feel the solar energy stored up deplete.
Multiple piles of ash were on the floor behind him.
Resting on his knees were the heads of his dead parents.
His mother had a hole almost as big as a basketball burned through her stomach. Her black eyes were open and lifeless. The baby inside turned to ash along with the rest of her insides...
She didn't get to utter any last words to him or anybody else. Not even given the chance to have final thoughts. Her death was quick and painless.
His father's corpse was in the same state. His red orbs staring right at Hinikuna's dark ones. Lifeless. A hole burned through his stomach.
"M-Mom...D-Dad...wake up..." He sobbed. Still trying to process the image he was seeing.
His eyes veered down towards their wounds.
This image would never leave his mind. It was etched into his memory. Every detail of the charred flesh and organs locked themselves inside his head.
His dark eyes which had held so much excitement before all of this happened, where now empty.
He could hear the sirens in the distance getting louder and louder...
His eyes shot open. A gasp escaped his lips as he sat up quickly. Sweat trickling down his forehead. His heart throbbed inside his chest. Pounding inside him.
He could still smell the burnt flesh and insides. He felt bile at the back of his throat threaten to spill out. His hand covered his mouth.
It must've been pretty early because the sun was just barely up. Providing him with just enough lighting in the room for him to just barely see where he was going.
He quickly made his way to the bathroom and puked in the toilet.
He was panting. Placing a hand on his head.
These nightmares happened randomly. It was the reason why sleeping over here was something he didn't want.
Hinikuna considered himself very lucky that Yaoyorozu didn't know about this. This was not something he wanted anyone to know about.
This problem was his and his alone.
He went over to the sink to wash his face and hands.
Opening his eyes to see his reflection staring back. Immediately he averted his gaze away from the mirror. He wiped his face and his hands then headed to the living room.
Whether the girl was awake or still sleeping he didn't know yet.
He took slow steps through the hallway.
His thoughts still fixed in the nightmare he woke up from.
Hinukna stopped walking and sighed.
He missed his mother and father.
His chance at being a big brother was taken away. Nothing but bitterness swelled inside his chest.
He shook his head and resumed walking towards the living room.
The smell of food soon filled the air. Eggs and bacon.
A pleasant surprise after that mess he woke up from.
He spotted Yaoyorozu sitting at the table.
"Good morning Hinikuna. Are you hungry? I could serve you something if you'd like." She offered.
He was about to decline the offer but the smell got to him and his stomach growled.
"Yes please." He nodded and she got up and went to the kitchen.
He took a seat and waited for his food.
She came back with his breakfast.
"Thank you for the meal." He bowed and started eating.
During the time he was eating he wanted to ask her about internships. To see if she was excited about it and whatnot. However, he knew the way she felt about her performance during sports festival. So he decided to keep quiet about that. He guessed that it was still a bit too fresh in her mind.
However it seemed Yaoyorozu had the same idea in her mind.
"Are you excited for internships?" The girl asked.
He swallowed some of his food and looked at her to speak.
"Yeah. Working with pros on the field should be interesting to say the least." He answered back.
He could sense th her slight nervousness at the subject.
"Well hopefully we all can learn something from it. The storm from yesterday has stopped by the way. Outside looks way different today compared to yesterday. It's a total 180." She said to him.
"Really? Hm. Well I'll get going in a bit." He checked the time on his phone.
7:00 AM
"It's still very early. It's only 7 am." He added.
As the day went on, they continued enjoying one another's company.
Once it was 12 in the afternoon, Hinikuna decided that it was time to go.
"Have a great day Hinikuna. I'll see you monday." Yaoyorozu opened the gates for him.
"You to Yaoyorozu. Thanks for everything."
"Hopefully we could do this again sometime." The wealthy girl offered.
His heart skipped a beat at that.
'She wants to do this again? Damn it! What do I say?!'
"Oh uh...we will. See you monday Yaoyorozu..." He quickly made his way past the gates. Waving back at her. Hoping she didn't see his flushed face.
As Yaoyorozu watched him walk off she felt saddened that it was over. She had wanted to go outside to hang out with him originally. Although today showed her that wasn't needed in order to have fun.
Hinikuna made his way to the train station. Not even noticing people trying to get his attention.
He finally made it back to his dorm room and fell on the bed. Facing the ceiling.
Thinking over his relationship wih her.
If anything was clear now, it was that he did have a crush on her. He felt disappointed that it was over. He really enjoyed staying over at her place. He also wanted to do it again.
Because of the events that have occured over the past twenty four hours, they were now closer to eachother than before.
With every interaction they have they get a little closer to eachother.
If Kirishima and Bakugo (who had just started) were steadily climbing up the ladder, then Yaoyorozu was about halfway to the top already.
Hinikuna didn't know how the hell she did it. The rich girl had him under whatever damn spell she casted.
'Maybe she can give me the answer I've been looking for...' His eyes widened at that thought.
'No! I shouldn't allow someone...anyone for that matter to have that much power over me.' He shook his head. Dismissing that thought immedaitely.
In his mind, he had done a pretty decent job of keeping everyone at arms distance.
Sure he may have gave a little too much away with Todoroki after the festival, but it was justified in his mind. He had overheard something he wasn't meant to hear. So he thought sharing a bit of himself would make it even. Being able to relate to Todoroki's story in some way, was what sealed the deal.
Kirishima and the rest of the "Bakusquad" were kept in the dark about alot of things.
Yaoyorozu was the only one who was getting closer and closer. What was so scary was that she was getting so close in such a short amout of time.
And that was frightening.
There was no way he could keep dodging it forever.
'I need to push her away. But how the hell do I do that?' He questioned.
It was something he would need to think about and he would need to act fast. Before she got too close. And if she does get too close and he hasn't made his move yet, then he knows there would be no way he would distance himself from her. He would give in to whatever feelings he has for her. He just had to hope she didn't feel the same.
If Yaoyorozu does feel the same then there would be no way he could turn her down...
I hope you guys enjoyed the chapter! Before I reveal Yuyake's hero name, I would also like to see anyone of you guys give me suggestions on that before I put out the next chapter. I just want to see if anyone can come up with a better name than what I had in mind. Coming up with a hero name for him was a huge pain in the ass! Anyways see y'all next chapter!