Luciana had stayed locked up in her room all day on her birthday and the day after. Matt had been taken care of by their across-the-hall neighbor, who also happened to be Luciana's best friend.

The woman had alternated between sleeping, and silently shivering on her bed. The nightmares were getting worse.

Shaking her head, as if to banish the thoughts of her nightmares, Luciana got dressed. She got dressed not in her casual clothes, but in her villain clothes. It was simply some cheap clothes that anybody could own and her mask.

Tonight's job was supposed to be simple. Another jewel robbery, this time from a millionaire. A drop-off, then she was done. This one would be more complex, but still simple. She knew Raven Wing was still watching her, so she'd have to be careful. Raven was becoming dangerously important to her, kind of brotherly...

Since her shadowy guardian was still around, she had to pretend she was going to work, then lose him after walking halfway there. Simple.

...Or not. She had walked over two miles out of her way, and someone was still following her. It wasn't Raven Wing, he had left a while ago. She wasn't certain of who, but they wouldn't like it if she caught them.

"Enough. Come out, whoever you are!" she snarled. She had intentionally backed herself into a dark, dead-end alley so that they would feel safe. A man came out of the shadows, a villain.

"Hello, girly." He chuckled darkly. She couldn't make out any details, but she could tell he was tall, broad, and dumb. "I've come to get my revenge."

"For what?" She leaned against the wall. "I'm just some young woman you've been following for quite some time."

"For rejecting me. You're the hot bartender at the Lucky Tabs. I saw you walking, and decided tonight was the night," he chuckled again. "I'm going to have so much fun with your body."

"No. You're just an idiot. If I work at Lucky Tabs, I'm not a weak little girl. You know, the bar has a reputation to uphold," she giggled mockingly.

"Hah! Like you would be able to take me on without help." He stepped closer and towered over her.

"Oh, you flatter me." She giggled, keeping her voice high and innocent. "You know, only the best of the best. And I'm one of them, whore."

"You little chit, you're dying tonight!" He roared and reared back to punch her. Her fist flew forward, striking him in the stomach. He groaned and grabbed his stomach.

Flipping his arm around, she forced him to the ground and pinned him using his arm. "Puke away from me." She ordered. He puked all over, painting the wall with bile.

"Fucking slut!" He snarled, fighting to get up. "Let me go!"

Snap! She broke his arm. "I guess I get to have fun~" she sang with a maniacal grin. This would take some time and blood.

The job was simple, but getting home was not.

It was almost three in the morning and Luciana was still out. Her clothes were covered in blood so she had to stay in the alleys.

Crash! One of the stores on the street collapsed. A massive gang, with over a hundred villains, was ambushing two heroes. It was Endeavor, the number two hero, and his sidekick, Unison. Unison's quirk was Unity, which allowed him to help anyone work together smoothly. He was wearing a white bodysuit decorated with swirls and dots and carried a couple of swords and a rope.

Endeavor had red hair, blue eyes, a ridiculous skin-tight blue bodysuit with red stripes, and a fire quirk. His hair and face were lit by a ring of fire blazing on the man's shoulders. He also had a mask of fire around his eyes.

Any people around began frantically fleeing the scene. Luciana just watched from the shadows.

It was a bad matchup for Endeavor and Unison. "Ah… Nothing is going well today," she groaned. Endeavor had been cornered into the alley directly in front of her. Meaning, she was cornered too and couldn't do anything.

One of the villains, sneaking around behind him. He grabbed her and held a knife to her throat. "Give up, or this lady gets it!" The man, more scared boy, yelled nervously. She sighed again. Her appearance alone would cause questions.

The hero looked back for a moment and scoffed, his scowl deepened when he took in her appearance. Bloody and worn, she was just ready to be home. "You know, kid, you really don't have the heart for killing," she calmly spoke, as if there was no knife pressed to her throat. "You should stay that way." Actually, the knife was barely even close to her throat.

"I mean it!" His hand shook violently. Luciana reached up and pushed his arm away from her, flipping him over her shoulder with his other arm. The boy hit the ground with an audible thud.

Another villain shot out of the shadows and body-slammed her into the wall. Her head smacked the wall with a crack as her ribs screamed in protest. The villain attacking her threw her. She flew into Endeavor's back, the big man barely flinching.

Hitting the ground on her knees, Luciana curled over her legs, gasping in pain. Her head was screaming. Endeavor turned around. He had been working his way towards her.

"Tch," he scoffed and scooped her up. His grip was surprisingly gentle, despite how large and strong he was. She hacked up more blood from her bitten cheek onto her shirt. He half-cradled her in one arm since he couldn't put her on his shoulder due to the large flames there.

Surrounded by villains and carrying an injured woman, the hero was obviously outnumbered. Luciana groaned. She needed to get to Matt!

She was only half-aware as Endeavor decimated the villains and buildings blocking them in. Before long, all the villains were defeated.

The man -still holding her- brought her out to the street and gently laid her on the ground. He pulled her backpack off of her and placed it beside her hand.

"Thanks," She winced.

"Shut up." The hero growled. He began pulling off her jacket in order to perform first aid.

"What-" she began. She spat out a little bit of blood from her cheek. She hissed in pain as he touched the lump on her head, checking for any other injuries. "What are you doing?"

"You need to go to the hospital," he told her firmly. He was scowling down at her. "You might have a concussion." Her head had hit the wall pretty hard.

"Ok," She croaked. He glared down at her. He stood and walked away.

The E.R. finally released her. She had no concussion, just a lump on her head and a bruised chest. Her best friend was picking her up. He'd watched over Matt for her this morning. It was well after ten in the morning. He was a gay man, the same height as her, with pink hair, pink eyes, and caramel skin.

"Last night was awful." The young woman began ranting at her friend once she was in the car.

"At least you were rescued by a hunk of a hero, right?" Her friend asked once she finished. They were sitting in the car, parked in the hospital parking lot.

"Of course you'd think of that first!" Luciana smiled and rolled her eyes as they pulled out of the spot.

Edit-11/19/19: I make so many mistakes. Like hundreds. All on this one story. How am I that freaking bad at this? Wait. I know. It's because I'm smart.