Title: 逃げる手 - The Hand That Bleeds
Rating: T
Summary: "I don't want to be a Hero. I want to be a Healer. My Quirk is made for healing, like my mom's, not fighting so I train to fight like a Hero to be a Healer. I want to help others to the best of my abilities." Hisoka Matsushita, raised by her mother and who never knew her father, never could quite understand where the path she would eventually take would lead her to.
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Now To Answer Some Reviews:
Prince- Shouto's interest in Hisoka is more of a friend, almost in a family time, not a romantic interest. That's going to be someone else (if you can guess correctly I'll draw Tsuyu and Hisoka doing whatever you want~). Yeah, the areas are fixed. When I write, sometimes my hands move before my brain and act out and I won't notice it until later. -_- It can get rather annoying at times. You think that's sad. Just wait until later! -insert super awesome evil laugh here with thunder and lightning effects behind me- Heh. Thank you for the review. I hope you like the chapter.
DschingisKhan- CH 5: I'm glad you gave my story a go. (Yes, Strider Ninja Turtle is her father as I am sure you already know~.) Of course, to Shinsou. They'd be those two people who would be willing to help each other out without evening to ask. Just eye contact would do them good. ^^ Never thought of transfusions. I need to think about it. CH 8: Well, I hope there is enough change later for you. CH 15: The name can always changer later on. I know where you are coming from and I had thought of not adding it, but the 'Hero' part added in the name is a trend from what I've seen, and everyone had done it so Hisoka would not have noticed it and so did not put any thought to it about not adding it. Thank you for the mechanical issue. I never took notice of that or thought of it. I'll see about it. Thank you for the review. I hope you like the chapter.
Chapter 31
To The Question
Location: Class 1-A, U.A. High School, Northern Musutafu, South of Tokyo, Honshu, Japan
Date: July 21, 20XX
Hisoka took a sharp breath as her drink had run through her faster than she was expecting. After setting her chopsticks down and standing abruptly before moving away from the desk, she told the other two that were with her, "Restroom," before racing herself out of the classroom. She hoped she made it in time!
Tsuyu and Fumi watched with amused expressions as the door slid shut with a clang and went back to eating.
"Run, run as fast as you can," Tsuyu uttered with mirth, "For you can't catch me, I'm the gingerbread man."
Fumi raised an eyebrow at her, his expression as bland as his tone. "Really?"
Tsuyu only laughed before snatching a piece of cooked beef from the bento to her right. Hisoka really did know how to cook. Tsuyu was almost jealous of her skill but if she was able to get snacks from her - she had still yet to receive her jello... One day. One day... - then she was fine with that. Hisoka was too kind for her own good.
"Why not just ask her to make you a bento?" Fumikage asked.
Tsuyu shrugged as she went back to eating her own food. "Never came up."
"She won't mind."
"Really?"
He nodded, taking a steamed vegetable - which he was out of and craved for more - from his childhood friend's bento without any sense of guilt. "Just ask; we both know she'll happily agree to it. Hisoka likes cooking, especially for her friends. Besides, the worse she could say is no."
That was true. Tsuyu did not want to add extra work for Hisoka, however, but it never hurt to ask. Still, she can cook her own food - she had been since she was young, learning from her mom, and had added to that when her siblings were born.
They went back to eating in silence.
Red eyes glanced up from the phone in one hand, using his thumb to swipe through a few social media accounts to see what was new, as his thoughts began to wander to the frog-like girl. He had watched from the very beginning as the small bud of friendship bloomed between the two girls quickly. Tsuyu was very straightforward with her intentions and had always spoken her mind with Hisoka, becoming close with one another more than he thought. Too fast. For a time, Fumi had felt threatened - that he would be replaced, not needed anymore, just a phase that Hisoka was finished with - but he had pushed those silly thoughts away as he knew Hisoka would never do that.
He felt stupid to have thought that.
It was not in her nature.
So, he watched the two and saw something he never thought would have happened. Hisoka was interested in someone. She may not have known it at first, but he knew with the glances, the touches, the smiles, the body language - he liked to think that he was good at reading people. People rarely ever said what they wanted, after all. Like when his mom would say she was okay with whatever had happened when she was really not - when she was really angry and bothered by what was happening. It was all in the eyebrows and the thinness of her lips (or well, that was what he had learned from his dad). His dad knew what to do to calm her, that knowing smile he'd see when his dad did what he did.
Aunt Haru was another example of the importance of body language. He rarely knew what she was really thinking - Hisoka took after her in that regard when she closed herself off. But he found certain things to look for over the years such as if she took sharper steps than usual and had that hard look in her eyes, then you knew that it was best if she was left alone. Or after a training session she did with her daughter - the look in her eyes at times was like she saw something(one) else.
Just like that, Hisoka took after her mother in more ways than one. If she knew then she never said anything but Fumi saw and understood. Fumi knew more about Hisoka than she thought he knew. That natural blank expression hid much - just as that smile her parent had - but not from him. If she was baking in the early hours then he knew she was stressed, that something had happened. If her eyes were glossy, were wet with unshed tears, then Fumi knew to comfort her and in time would know what was wrong, but if he saw that Red then he did what he to make it stop.
What Tsuyu did around Hisoka differed ever so much then with her other friends. She would stand closer, touching shoulder to shoulder at times, laugh and smile more when around the brown-eyed girl, and even sounded happier than when she was with others. Hisoka was not bothered by all the touching like she would have been beforehand - it showed with how she let Tsuyu hold her hand more often than not when they were walking home together or when they spend time together. It brought a few things into perspective for Fumikage.
He wanted to make sure.
"Tsuyu, how do you feel about Hisoka?"
The female across from him froze in mid-bite and stared silently at him, thoughts pondering inside her mind. After she swallowed, she answered, "I admire her. I think she's cute and I like the way she smiles." A splash of pink dusted her cheeks. "She makes me happy and I want to get to know her better. I really like her... a lot."
Fumikage's gaze held study. "Tomorrow. Are you busy?"
Tsuyu shook her head. "No." All she had to do was some grocery shopping, as a few things they were low on were in need of restocking, but that could be done in the evening. Fumikage typed on his phone, sending her a link moments later. Her phone dinged in her bag, making her stand up and go to her desk. When she opened it, she tilted her head and gave him a questioning look as she came back to her seat. "Cats?
Fumikage nodded. "Cats.
"Why cats?"
"Hisoka likes them. Anyway, I'm using my win in the bet we made during the Sports Festival. I want you to go there with Hisoka."
She gave him a vacant stare as Hisoka came back.
Location: Front Gate, Outside U.A. High School, Northern Musutafu, South of Tokyo, Honshu, Japan
Date: July 21, 20XX
Hisoka stopped short, staring at the frog girl. "This weekend?"
She received a nod. "Yes," Tsuyu said. "I want to take you out somewhere, if you don't mind that is..."
"I don't see why not. I have nothing going on tomorrow. Will that be fine?" Brown eyes gazed at her curiously,
"It is!" Tsuyu beamed at her, grabbing onto her again as she pulled her along with Fumi walking behind the two, clicking away at his phone. She had been doing that a lot lately - not that Hisoka minded! She actually liked it... a lot...
"Do you have any place in mind?"
"It's a surprise. You'll find out tomorrow."
Hisoka decided to go along with it. "Un."
She never saw when Fumi leaned over, bluntly muttering low enough for only Tsuyu to hear, "You realize if you hurt her and make her cry then I won't be the only one you'd have to deal with."
Tsuyu nodded. "I do."
As long as she knew then everything was good.
Location: Tokyo Train Station, 1 Chome Marunouchi, Southern Chiyoda City, Tokyo, Honshu, Japan
Date: July 22, 20XX
Hisoka stared at her phone, leaning against the wall, looking at the latest text message from Tsuyu telling her she was on her way. She felt a bit dazed, absently remembering this was the same station used during the week-long internship, when she had gotten ready, unsure what to wear. So, she went with a dark green short-sleeve shirt with a zipped up grey hooded vest, a black skirt over a pair of knee-length leggings, and a pair of dull green slip-ons. She also had taken her tan shoulder purse that rested against her right hip.
"Hisoka!" The said girl looked up to catch the sight of green hair tied up in a high ponytail as Tsuyu raced towards her in a bright blue off-the-shoulders sweater on top of a light grey skirt. "Sorry for keeping you waiting. Did you have to wait long?"
"No, it's fine," Hisoka said, watching Tsuyu stop in front of her. "How are you?"
"I'm good and you?"
"'m fine."
"Are you ready?" At her nod, Tsuyu slipped her hand into Hisoka's soft one before pulling her into the recently arrived train that would take them to their destination. "Then let's go. We don't want to be late after all!"
Location: Cat Café Calico, Sixth Floor of the Fuji Building, Northern Kabukicho, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Honshu, Japan
Date: July 22, 20XX
Hisoka stared at the short fawn tabby cat with a white chest to her left and then at the really fluffy, white cat to her right. Tsuyu could literally see the sparkles in those brown eyes as they passed over every single cat they could find. If she had a tail, it would be wagging a mile a second.
"I know how much you like cats..."
Hisoka nodded quickly, smiling at the girl as they were shown to a small table positioned next to a sunny window and a large cat tree, filled with cats tanning in the warmth the sunlight brought, behind one of the chairs. "Un! Un!"
Tsuyu smiled back as she took her seat; it was growing slowly when an image of Hisoka with cat ears and a tail appeared in her mind. That would be so adorable. The image made her blush. (It was then that she vowed she would make it happen. And take pictures. Lots of them. Just for her.)
Hisoka could not believe it.
So. Many. Cats!
One of the waiters came over, the uniform cat-themed complete with a green apron, and asked for their orders with a cat pun that made Tsuyu snort. The menu was even cat-themed, and they could even order cat treats to feed the felines. Hisoka ordered a fizzy strawberry drink, watermelon for Tsuyu, and some cat macaroons and cookies that would be shared between the two girls. Almost as if on cue a black cat had come and rubbed his face on Hisoka's leg as the waiter left. She crouched down and picked him up gently, spotting the tag with the name Suki engraved on it.
"Suki... " Hisoka cooed, scratching his short grey ears. "Tsuyu... look he's purring!" Suki settled down on her lap.
She never saw the picture Tsuyu took before she said, "Look over here." Hisoka was wide eyed when a clicking noise resounded from Tsuyu's frog-themed phone.
"Why'd you take my picture?"
Tsuyu stared at the identical wide-eyed expressions both cat and human had in the picture, and she couldn't help but giggle at it. "Look," she said as she flipped the phone over. "You have a twin."
With a snort, Hisoka agreed. "I guess so." Suki meowed, headbutting Hisoka's hand to continue scratching as he wanted her attention back on him.
An older female cat jumped onto the table, with a short cinnamon point coat with white legs and chin, claiming it as her own just as the snacks and drinks came.
"That's Hana. She's one of the oldest here," the green-skinned pink-haired waiter, Atsushi as the nametag read, explained. "She's a sweetheart but is a big lazy bum when suntanning so don't mind her. She won't take any food."
"She's very soft," Tsuyu commented, running her fingers through the cat's coat.
"Yup! We've had her here since she was a kitten too." He took back the tray, folding it under his arm and smiled at them. "Well enjoy the food. When you're done and would like to, you have the possibility to feed some of the cats."
Tsuyu was faced with sparkling eyes that she couldn't say no to. So, they snacked on the goodies and drinks cheerfully, talking about their lives and their friends and their classes at U.A., pleased with them and the company of the cats that surrounded them.
Hisoka could not be happier with this that it was like a weird dream. But it definitely happened, and she was delighted that it went rather well, not that Hisoka had many experiences to compare it to. She didn't have any, to be honest. She looked around at the other occupants, not many, but it looked to be just a few couples here on a date other than them. This was her first date and with another girl as well.
A sudden dawn of realization grasped Hisoka's mind. "Tsuyu... is this a date?"
Black eyes glanced up from the kitten she was using a feather toy to play with. "Yeah... You don't mind if it is one?"
Did she?
Did they count this as a date? What about the other outings they did like the ice cream and that one shopping trip? Had those been dates as well?
Did that mean... Tsuyu liked her? Liked liked her?
If so, then what did that say about herself?
Hisoka looked up as memories and feelings burst forth.
Huh...
Hisoka shook her head, a bright blush on her cheeks, red enough to make her look like a tomato. If possible, steam would be raising from her head as well.
Tsuyu tapped her fingers against the table, gaining her attention. "Would you like to do this again?" Tsuyu asked, blushing. "I mean, would… would you like to go on another date? I would be honored to be your girlfriend."
Hisoka started at Tsuyu, her cheeks heating up once more as her fingers played with one another on top of the table. This was such a big thing... And new. She had never been proposed with this before.
It was... exciting.
Her voice was quiet when she asked, "Could we... really do it again?"
"As long as you want to." Tsuyu smiled, reaching across the table, and covered Hisoka's hand with her own.
"I... would like that." She really, really did.
"Me too."
When they made their way back home, Tsuyu held her hand and Hisoka didn't let go, both comfortable and happy in each other's presence.
Author's Note: And the long-awaited first date/question has happened! So many kitties! And kitty ear - in Tsuyu's mind, anyway - Hisoka! Ehehehehe! So much fluff has been happening it's making my teeth rot. Lol. Besides that, I did some research on distance travel between where Tsuyu was born from and where I thought she still lived in - Aichi Prefecture - and where U.A. is - somewhere near Tokyo. It's like almost 3 hours to get from the Aichi Prefecture to Tokyo. So, for convenience and since this is fanfiction, I'm just having the Aichi Prefecture like less than half an hour away from UA. Just thought I mentioned it. ^^
On another note, that the last chapter of this Arc and up next will be the Forest Lodge Arc! Yaaaaaa! So that means nothing for two weeks as there is a lot of ideas I want to get down and see what I can do with this. Yippie! But that means more time for pictures too. There'll be a few new things coming up on my DA page so keep an eye out for that.
Look at what I got~! A new picture! It's been a bit since I drew anything because I've been in a funk to not draw anything but I to drawing here is something new! I have more on the way too! (Just remove the spaces and it should work.)
Link: nightmarezanez._deviantart._com/_art/_Hisoka-Matsushita-Ninja-751518843
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