Hello, everyone. This girl's back to update another chapter for all of you, my precious readers. I've been very happy to know that you guys love my story. I don't own any of the canon characters since they belong to their real owners while I own my OC characters.
Warning: Child abuse will be in this chapter.
Izuku stares at her phone for ten minutes. She wasn't so sure if she should start calling her dad now since it was probably the middle of the night. The green-haired girl wanted to tell her father about her new relationship with her new boyfriend, but was nervous about how he'll react to the news of his only daughter is now dating while he's still in America, working abroad. But mostly, Izuku just wanted to hear his voice again after not hearing him in a long time now.
Going to her connects, Izuku press her father's name and wanted patiently for Hisashi to answer. However, he didn't pick up his phone as it went to voicemail. Hot tears were starting to form in her beautiful eyes. Izuku had hoped that Hisashi would pick up her call this time. But she reminded herself that her father is just probably busy to answer her on the phone right now. He's an adult after all.
"Hey, Dad, it's me again. It's Izuku. I know that you're probably busy and everything, but I was hoping to hear from you again since it's been a while. I was wondering that you might give me some advice," Izuku said on her phone while she's on voicemail.
"You see... I've met this boy at Aiyoku Park, and we've been seeing each other a lot. It's been getting serious for a couple of months now," She said as she lay down on her bed.
"The rest of the family won't approve of him and I know that you've never met him, but Tenko-kun's a nice person and he treats me so kind. I was just hoping that maybe you can tell me what do to if the family hates Tenko-kun. I know that you and Mom's siblings don't see eye to eye much... But can you help me with this? I don't want them to hate for keeping this a secret from them for almost a year already. But I was just so nervous about telling about Tenko-kun," Izuku said, tears running down on her cute face.
"Could you at least tell me how to tell the whole family about my relationship without causing some show for the neighbors to call the police," She said.
"Anyway, I should hang up now since this might cost too much for you, Dad. Call me when you get a chance, Daddy" Izuku said, wiping her tears away.
Hanging up on her phone, Izuku breathes deeply. She couldn't help wonder why her father isn't calling her back. She knows that he's a busy man who works hard to make money so he and his daughter could live together again like they used to.
Izuku understands why Hisashi didn't trust Grandpa Masanori, Auntie Hatsu, and Uncle Haruto very much since they strangers that he never met. If anything, her family are still strangers to each other despite being they're all connected by Chiemi Midoriya: the woman who had two husbands, three children, and six grandchildren.
However, Izuku couldn't help want all of them to be together as a family. But she knows that she's being selfish since all the pain that her grandmother had left in this house is still here. She just wanted everyone to be happy.
"Izuku-sama, are you alright? I've heard you crying, ma'am," Yuzu said on the other side of the door.
The little girl wiped her tears away since she didn't want her beloved maid to see her in such a state despite the blonde woman seeing her like this many times. Izuku's a big girl now, she needs to stop crying all the time. She's going to be at U.A. next year!
"Yuzu, please excuse me. I need to talk to my niece for a moment," Hatsu said to the blonde maid. Izuku wonders why her aunt wanted to talk to her. Did the black-haired woman had discovered about her relationship with Tenko?! Izuku deeply that her aunt is going to tell her that she's no longer allowed to see her lover anymore. She couldn't bear the thought of losing Tenko like her mother and grandparents.
"Of course, Hatsu-sama," Yuzu said before Izuku heard footsteps walking away from her door.
The door open with Hatsu entering the room of her half-niece.
"Izuku, we need to talk," Hatsu said.
"What do you want to talk about, Auntie?" Izuku asks nervously.
"This is about you going to high school next year. We all know that you want to go to U.A. High next spring, but please reconsidered that it might be dangerous for someone like to go there," Hatsu said seriously to Izuku.
She couldn't believe that her aunt didn't want her to go to her dream school next year. Izuku knows that she wasn't good this school year, but her family surely thought that U.A. might be able to help her with her analogizing skills. She knows that they weren't supportive of her dream of becoming a Pro Hero since they thought it was a dangerous job for her and an impossible one since she's Quirkless.
"But, Auntie Hatsu, U.A. is the most amazing school to go. And All Might is even teaching there next year!" Izuku said, hoping that her aunt will understand that the Symbol of Peace will there if anything happens.
"That's my point, Izuku. All Might teaching there will bring nothing but trouble. Honestly, you worship that man as if he's a god, Izuku," Hatsu said to her.
Izuku couldn't help thought back when she actually met her beloved hero. Sure, he did crush her dream and told her that the world of heroes and villains is no place for a Quirkless person like her to be in it, but she couldn't help but still want to help, even if she couldn't become an actual Pro Hero to do so.
"But All Might..." Izuku state but her aunt didn't allow her to finish.
"That's enough, Izuku!" Hatsu shouted at Izuku, who flinch at her aunt's shouting.
"I know what's best for you, young lady. You're too fragile and weak out there. The moment that you step outside, people will take advantage of you since you're Quirkless, honey. You're my special flower, Izuku. And so, the family needs to keep you safe. You're a very special person, dear. Do I need to you remind that if it wasn't for your grandfather, you would likely be at that orphanage, or be at a foster family who treats you horribly? Remember we have given you everything you could ever want. No one can love you as much as us, your family that hasn't abandoned you," Hatsu said to Izuku, placing her hands on her shoulder and kissing her forehead.
Izuku opens her mouth to say something, but no words came out of her mouth. Lowing her head in defeat. Hatsu always wins in these talks. She's an adult and Izuku's a child. There was no way for her to even win this talk.
An image appears in Izuku's head. One that shown her as a little flower in a garden while admiring the shiny sun in the blue sky while giggling as some butterflies flew towards her and kiss her. However, large hands appear in the sky and grabbed her, pulling from the ground and carrying her away to who knows where. She cried as the hands caress her petals gently. She was then placed inside of a glass dom. She saw ten eyes of the colors of green and blue, all looking at her. More eyes soon appeared in front of her, admiring her beauty and calling her a rare treasure to be kept.
"This hair of yours is very soft, Izuku. The color reminds me of a meadow in summer. I have such wonderful ideas for doing your hair, dear. And maybe Naoki would see how beautiful you are," Hatsu said, not noticing the sad look of her little niece.
The black-haired woman leads the young girl to the latter's mirror and place in her set. Izuku looks at herself and saw a weak, helpless little girl who needs her family to support her in her needs. Izuku couldn't help imagine a life of still not allowed to go out without an escort.
"Honey, I'm really proud to see how beautiful you've become. Any man would desire to have you as a wife. We Fukuis had always had beautiful girls to show off for others to get jealous of. Although you're not a Fukui by blood, you're still family," Hatsu said as she brushes Izuku's hair.
"I'm sure that you'll be happier with Naoki someday like I'm happy with your uncle Habiki," Hatsu said.
"But what if I don't want to marry Naoki-san, Auntie. I don't actually love him," Izuku said to her aunt.
Hatsu looks at her half-niece with a disapproving look on her face. Izuku had said that word that she and Haruto don't believe: love. There's no such thing as love.
"Izuku, love just an emotion. It comes and goes. You don't understand how love works, you're just a child. It only hurts the people you care about so much. There's no such thing as love. If you marry someone for love, it'll only end in disaster. Trust me, I've seen the failures of a love marriage. Arranged marriages are much better than love ones. If marry someone for love, you'll get bored and have a lover who works for the family and ends up getting pregnant with your lover's child. Next thing you know, you leave your real family behind and start a new one with your lover and a new daughter. Meanwhile, your first children now feel like that you didn't love them enough to stay and work things with them instead of eloping with your groundskeeper of a lover. Is that what you become, Izuku? Why? WHY?! Mother, didn't you love me enough to stay?!" Hatsu said as she brushes Izuku's hair too hard.
"Auntie! Auntie, you're hurting me!" Izuku said as she tries to run from her aunt, who had a strong grip on her.
Hatsu realizes that she was having one of her moments. She stopped and gently caress Izuku's cheeks.
"Sorry about that, dear. Auntie was just having one of her moments. You know how much I love you and your cousins," Hatsu said sweetly.
"It's okay, Auntie Hatsu. I know you didn't mean it," Izuku said in a scared tone, afraid that her aunt will go back to one of her moments again.
"I'm going to get something, sweetie. Be right back," Hatsu said, leaving her scared alone in the room.
Izuku felt tears dropping from her eyes as she merely sits there. When her aunt is like that, Izuku is scared to be in Hatsu's presence. She didn't to be scared of her family. What kind of family is that? She can't take it here any longer. She already went through a breakdown, she doesn't want to go through another one.
"Tenko-kun, I've made my choice... I'm leaving with you."
Looks like Izuku made her choice now. How will it go down? Well, you find out soon enough. But I'm afraid that the Fukui family still has a tight grip on her, even if she actually wants to run away from them. Izuku knows what she'll do is selfish since she's also leaving behind her cousin, Emiyo, behind but she does hope that Akira will try to be nicer to her. Also, tell me what you thought of Hatsu's moment, please.