I'm working on this again. That's good…
Okay so its been like probably two to three years by the time I publish this chapter. In that time I got a significant other, went to cosmetology school, graduated, broke up with that significant other. Began cosplaying again, started writing again, got a professional job and all the other things that happen when you go from a highschooler to an adult. Fun right? But I wanted to work on this again, ya know, so enjoy it!
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Kirishima's PoV
Today we had the day off, and I was alone in a room I had hoped to leave behind.
We weren't allowed off-campus, and if I disappeared now it would cause too much of a commotion.
"Fucking hell Zuku, why do I have to stay here, why couldn't you just "live" and join me here?" I tore at the hair that wasn't mine
This version of me wasn't right.
The smile, the hair, the attitude. I wasn't me, and it made my skin crawl.
I could hear faint crying from the common area, Tsuyu was dead, and my classmates mourned.
I felt nothing.
Absolutely nothing.
"Oi, Kirishima… are you ok?" I lifted my head to see Bakugou walk into my room
He's the one who hurt my best friend, so I would hurt him ten times over.
I would find a way to break him.
"I mean, as ok as I can be, I was with her, right before she died. I failed her, and I'll never live that down."
"It's not your fault dumbass, y-you couldn't have done anything."
"BUT I COULD HAVE! I WAS RIGHT THERE I SAW IT HAPPEN, AND I COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT!" I yelled, if I couldn't conjure tears I would direct my anger at my being here into a believable act.
"NO! You couldn't have! We are dealing with someone whose anger runs so deep he faked his death to take revenge. I wish I could have been there to help, I wish I could have saved her too, everyone does. I want to bring her back… but we can't, it's impossible."
"But why did I live?" I echoed his own words from the other day
"I don't know. I thought it was karma for me when I lost the only person I ever considered a friend, but now… now I know that it's not just him 'dying' that's my karma, but the way he is now."
I could use this
"What do you mean?"
"The green-haired kid, De- Izuku. He was my friend when I was younger, but once we found out that he was quirkless, he stayed strong. My whole life I was told that I was strong because of my quirk, so how could he be strong without one? It didn't make sense, and that made me mad."
"You were mad because he was strong?"
"Stronger than me, and because of my jealousy, I treated him like shit. I'm the reason he is the way he is today. If I had just gotten over myself, if I had just listened to him, I'm the reason Tsu is dead."
"You aren't, you couldn't have known what he would turn into. You were a child, you still are, and we all are still kids. It's not your fault."
"But it is"
I went silent. This was all too good. If Izu wanted ammunition against Katsuki I would give him the motherlode.
"I don't know what to tell you, I don't know what I can say to that, but I'm here for you, and I want to help you in any way I can." I smiled at him
"Thanks, Shi— Kirishima. I appreciate it,"
He was too easy
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Dabi's PoV
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I stood behind the bar cleaning glasses, for a cover we had far more customers than I thought we would, a lot of them minor criminals. The hologram that hid my scars was pretty low tech, created years ago so my dad could hide the bruises.
"Hey hot stuff, what are you doing later tonight?" I looked up to see my fiancé, sans wings, of course, the oversized jacket probably hid what feathers he hadn't discarded.
"Going home to my boyfriend, I'm a dedicated man." I grinned, I felt my staples stretch but to everyone else's they looked like piercings
It was difficult sometimes, not being able to explain to hawks the texture of my skin, why I never cried, why I was always too warm.
To him I was just a normal guy who could use his quirk to regulate body temperature, sometimes I wish I had been born without my quirk.
It would have been an easier childhood but I would be lost without it
"Darn, how could I have missed this opportunity? You sure I ain't got a chance?" Keigo joked
"Positive bird brain. Now, are you gonna order a drink?"
"I'll take a Manhattan."
I got to work making his drink and he continued flirting with me the whole time
"Hey, he said he's not interested." Someone snapped at hawks
"Thank you for coming to my defense, but this is my fiancé," I explain
"Ah okay, sorry about that."
"No, I appreciate you defending his honor." Keigo smiled
As I finished my shift Keigo went to use the bathroom and the patron who "defended my honor" shifted into Toga
"You didn't tell me your boyfriend was so hot! Honestly, Dabi if you're not careful I may try to snatch him up." She giggled
"Touch him and you won't live to see the sunrise." I smiled
"Hey Asahi, I just got a call from the office, I'll meet up with you at home okay?" Hawks started to walk toward the door
"Not until you pay your tab asshat."
"... I forgot my wallet?"
"Then you aren't leaving," I calmly got out from behind the bar
"Fine, I thought you would give me a discount for being such a good boyfriend." He whined
"No, I gave you a ring for being such an amazing partner. Now I get to deal with you for a long, long time." I snickered
"Fair enough, I guess you have some logic in your brain." He handed me a credit card and glancing down at the name on the card made me want to incinerate the building
"Keigo, whose card is this?"
"Oh, the boss left his card at work! Thought I would use it for my bill if he's gonna be dumb enough to just leave it around." He rubbed the back of his neck
I rang him up silently and brought it back to him, after giving myself a ridiculous tip
"Hey, babe I promise it's just my boss's card. Nothing more than that." his eyes softened
I had no issue with using his "boss's" money, but who his boss is.
Endeavor, the whole reason I continued to date Hawks after finding out he was a hero was a)I love him, and b) he can get me close enough to the bastard to kill him.
"I know love, just go to the office, I'll be home in a bit." I sighed
With that, he left, and Toga gifted back to her normal appearance
"Ooo, trouble in paradise?"
"No, just a loose end that needs to be tied up asap."
My father would pay for everything he had done to us. I would watch him burn slowly as his dreams collapsed around him.
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Shouto's POV
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Touya walked into my room, he had whatever device allowed him to hide his scars and he looked like a goth version of the brother I grew up with.
"Shouto, come on we're going out." he tossed me a jacket
This surprised me, I had only ever gone out with Midoriya and Mayhem, I quickly put the jacket over my shoulders and took in my reflection in the mirror.
The dark blue hair was still a shock whenever it came into view. But not a bad one, I looked closer to Dabi.
I looked less like him.
"I thought I wasn't allowed out?" I was so confused
"You aren't, but I don't give a fuck. I'm going crazy and we haven't really had a proper chance to talk yet." He explained
We left through the fire escape and landed in the alley with a thud.
Touya led me through back alleys until we landed at a hospital. Her hospital.
"Why are we here?" I asked
"You've never visited her. I won't make you but I figured this would be the last place he comes. Besides, I heard she's living with Fuyumi now."
I nodded, that tracked, we walked to the park across the street and sat down, Touya lit a cigarette and sighed.
"So what happened after I left?"
"It got worse. Fuyumi and Natsu couldn't stand up to him like you did. I rarely saw them. Mom was gone, and you were gone. I just tried to appease him, and then I stopped using my fire. I'm not going to lie, it made him mad, but it was worth seeing him angry."
"I'm sorry for leaving, but I figured, if he thought I was dead I could get away from him. Not live in that hellhole anymore."
"Trust me, I ended up doing the exact same thing." I sighed
"Do you think we'll ever see Fuyumi or Natsuo again?" He asked
"One day, when the bastard is dead, and mom is free"
"Then let's make that a reality." Touya smiled and passed me the cigarette
I tried taking a drag and immediately started coughing. Touya just started laughing at me.
Suddenly his phone began to buzz.
"Who is it?"
"My fiance, he's getting off of work soon."
"You're engaged? When the fuck did that happen?" I stared at him
"Like in the last few days. It's Hawks by the way?"
"The chicken-obsessed man-whore who works with dad?"
"Don't insult him in front of me. That's your future brother-in-law. We've been together for two years, he's my man-whore." he glared
"Fair. We should probably start heading back." I stood up, I needed sleep after today.
"Fine, it was nice to actually catch up."
"I'll make sure you get home and then I'll have Kurogiri teleport me back to my place. And yea, it was nice."
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Mayhem's PoV
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They were interviewing all of us, it wasn't a good sign, but I had my story straight. I landed on the cliffside with Tsu, Deku attacked us, launched me off the cliff into the water, and killed Tsu.
Simple as that. I walked into the interrogation room to see a man in a trenchcoat.
"Hello Kirishima. My name is Naomasa Tsukauchi, I'm going to be conducting today's interview."
"Just say interrogation, lets not lie. This is because of the USJ incident." I murmured
"Alrighty, lets begin with a few baseline questions. Are you Kirishima Ejiro?"
"Yes" a light indicated that it was the truth
"You are part of class 1-A?"
"Yes" again true
"Alright, now we are going to begin with the real questions. Where did you exit the portal during the USJ incident."
"On the cliffside, with Tsuyu Asui." the light indicated a truth
"Who attacked you?"
"The villain known as Deku, he attacked us and threw me over the cliffside."
Truth
"Did you see Tsuyu Asui die?"
"No, I was thrown off the cliff while she was still alive."
Truth
His face darkened
"Do you know who was behind this attack?"
"I do not."
Truth. He sighed in relief.
I didn't know if it was Deku or Shigaraki. So I didn't. I did my best to keep my face neutral
"That will be all for now Kirishima, thank you fo ryour time."
I stood and left the room. That was a little too close, but everythin gowuld be fine.
I entered the dormitories to hear yelling,
"I think it would be smart they canceled the sports festival!" yelled Bakugou
"I agree but the public is aread scared! We need to show that we will be good heroes!"
"We already are losing students at this rate, the sports festival is an open event that anyone could sneak into!"
I walked in to see Bakugou and Iida arguing.
"Thats enough boys." Aizawa appeared
"Mr.Aizawa, you can't except the sports festival to go smoothly with all the people in attendance!" Bakugou protested
"Thats why it won't be open to the public. It's open to pro-heroes, families of students, and preapproved companies. It will be televised. That way it will allow the public to watch, but in the mean time we are gong to beef up security."
Bakugou turned his head, "I still think its a bad idea."
With that statement he left.
I didn't try to follow him, instead I headed to my room.
I searched for my secondary phone and scrolled down to a number I hadn't yet contacted.
"Hey bro, how have you been?"
"What do you want Mayhem? It's my day off." dabi's voice came through grufly
"I need your help, with gathering information."
"How am I supposed to do that?" I could hear him raise an eyebrow through the phone
"The UA sports festival is only inviting proheroes, families and preapproved companies this year, you're dating Hawks aren't you? Come with him, I can only gather so much information."
"Heh, sure. Don't get too excited though. No guarantee he can get me in, besides I'll need to avoid Endeavor if I show up. I still use a disguise he gave me."
"Talk to Kurogiri about it, he might know someone who can help with altering it a bit."
'Very well. See you at the festival."
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Mirdoria's PoV
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I sat alone working through my notebooks. I was missing my last one from before I "died", my mom said she gave it to Katsuki. Frustrating as it was, it was better than it being destroyed. I would need Mayhem to get it back.
"Midoriya" his voice came from my doorway
"Shouto, is there something you need?"
"We haven't gotten a chance to talk about the raid yet."
I pinched the bridge of my nose.
"I don't want to talk about it."
"Okay, but would you mind if I keep you company?"
I sighed, "that would be nice, thank you." I turned around and the sight of him was a welcome relief from the pages of my journal
He moved to sit on my bed. I was half tempted to join him, but I needed to finish this entry.
"Who are you writing about?"
"Eraserhead, Mayhem gave me some interesting information. He's not as detached from emotions as we thought. I'm going to break him, without him their class will fall apart."
"Oh? That's good to know. How are you going to do that?" He smirked
My face stretched into a grin, "by killing his partner."
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Well fuck I'm back
Hope you enjoyed the chapter,
See you soon!
Jade