He wouldn't like me, would he?
Chapter 15: "You shouldn't have been out alone"
Author's Note:It's been a while since I've uploaded a chapter. It was Christmas Time and I actually wanted to give you a cute Christmas story but I gave up on it. So here you go, chapter 15. I hope you still enjoy.
After being released from the hospital when her fever died down, she was advised to stay home for at least another week. Sakura was bored, but she couldn't and shouldn't leave the house at night, even though she really wanted to, so she did the next best thing: Watching old home videos of her and Shota in her All Might jumpsuit (Yes, she has one of those).
"Look, Shota. This is your little sister.", her mom said in the video, holding a bundle in her arms laying in a hospital bed.
"She looks like you, Mommy. She is really pretty.", Shota replied to their mother, looking at the little face of the baby.
"You wanna give her a name?", their dad asked the young boy in the video. The boy looked at the baby's face smiled and said: "Sakura. Her name will be Sakura."
"And why that name?", the mother asked. The boy simply responded with: "She'll be as beautiful as a cherry blossom in spring."
The parents agreed on how to call the little girl, which giggled by just hearing it's name. Their mother laid the bundle into the boy's arms who was beaming with glee, seeing his little sister.
"Welcome to the Family, Sakura.", Shota said, hugging the little bundle. And just like that the video was over.
Sakura didn't know why she watched those old videos, maybe it was the fact that in them they were still happy they were a whole family, or maybe the fact that it gave her some kind of closure that her parents will always be there for them.
"Watching those old videos?", Shota asked, walking into the living room with two paper bags in his arms. Sakura just nodded. Yes she was watching those old videos, though she really had no idea why she watches them.
"Why?", Shota asked.
"I don't know. I just wanted to see mom and dad again I guess...because right now, I could really use some motherly advice...", Sakura stated, burying her face in her knees. Shota looked at his sister with a bit of concern. He couldn't replace their parents, he couldn't give her the advice she needed.
"If mom would be here now, she would tell you that everything will turn out alright.", Shota said, smiling ever so slightly at his sister. Sakura smiled a bit but then her face saddened again.
"It's not that easy, Shota. It's just not that easy...", Sakura mumbled. Shota sighed and brought the bags in the kitchen, putting everything away. He only saw his sister watching those old home videos when she really needed something to do or needed to look at their mom again. Sakura has put on the next home video, it was the one where she showed her Quirk for the first time. Shota laughed when he saw it, Sakura felt a bit embarrassed that she broke so many things in the house. Luckily the things were replaced and not really expensive. This wasn't the problem though, something was bothering Sakura immensely and Shota wanted to know what it is.
"Okay, what's on your mind?", Shota asked his sister and turned off the TV. Sakura just made a pout but answered reluctantly: "There is something, but I can't tell anyone. Because I can't tell anyone, it makes me feel like I'm betraying All Might. But I'm scared of what'll happen if I tell anyone."
Shota listened and for once, he didn't have an answer to her problem. He usually had a logical solution for so many problems, that wasn't one of them.
"I can't help you with that, sorry.", Shota apologized to her. Sakura just looked at him and smiled, as if to say it wasn't his fault. It wasn't and still, Shota felt so weird not being able to help his sister, he was always able to help her, but not this time…
"Alright. And remember, the police said you shouldn't be patrolling for a while.", Shota said and walked back in the kitchen to prepare dinner. Sakura hated that order, she wanted to help those who couldn't help themselves, now she was one of them and it frustrated her a great deal.
"Yeah, I know. The stalker is still out to get me. Yadda Yadda Yadda.", Sakura sounded annoyed. Shota was kinda amused about it and relieved as well. Sakura was way too reckless for her own good, but she just wanted to help others, like a hero does, but with whatever happens to her lately it's too dangerous for her to go outside at night, at least alone. Sakura pulled the hood of the jumpsuit in her face, it was embarrassing knowing that the stalker was a former friend of her mother and was obsessed with her because of her looks.
"So you would accept going out with All Might for a walk?", Sakura asked sheepishly as she walked into the kitchen and sat herself at the table.
"Heck no. That man will rush to the side of someone else when he just hears the word 'help'. He would leave you alone, even if it were for just a minute. A minute can be very dangerous for you right now.", Shota said as he placed the dinner on the table. Sakura took her bowl filled with white rice and they started eating. It's been a while since just the two ate together. Usually Sakura was already out patrolling, but she can't go out. She was ordered by the police to stay inside at night as long as she is chased down by the stalker.
"Anything planned tonight, Shota?", Sakura asked her brother while eating rice and some Tamagoyaki.
"Nothing unusual as always. I'm just making a schedule for my students.", Shota replied, eating something as well. Sakura just nodded but then Shota asked: "Have you anything planned? Other than sneaking out to go patrolling?"
"I didn't plan on sneaking out….okay, maybe I did, but only because I'm the best for this job.", Sakura said and stuffed a piece of Teriyaki in her mouth. Shota just rolled his eyes at her and the two ate in silence. He knew his sister far too well to know when she has something planned that she shouldn't do.
After dinner and the dishes were done, Sakura face-timed All Might. They haven't seen each other for a while, because she wasn't at school and he couldn't visit her due to some things he had to take care of.
"Finally, I get to see your beautiful face again, Sakura. How are you feeling?", All Might wanted to know. Sakura giggled a bit. She liked it when All Might gave her compliments, it built up her self esteem.
"I'm good. Thanks for asking. I missed your face as well. Do you know what else I miss?", Sakura had a playful twinkle in her eyes what made All Might laugh a bit.
"What would that be?", he was curious. Sakura said: "Waking up in your arms."
"Yes, I know what you mean. I miss seeing your beauty first thing in the morning. Sadly, your brother wouldn't like us two sharing a bed before we are married.", All Might replied. Sakura sighed, but shot up into a sitting position a second after.
"Did you hear that, Toshi?", she asked, a bit scared. All Might shook his head and asked: "What did you hear?"
"It sounded like someone threw something against my window.", Sakura stated and stood up from her bed. She walked over to her window, but there was nothing. She looked at the face-time call again and All Might shook his head and said: "You're not going outside to investigate! This is way too dangerous, you know that!"
"Sorry, my love. Something is up and I wanna know what. I'll call later.", Sakura said and ended the call. She changed from her PJ's in her hero costume and walked out of the house without being noticed by her brother.
When she came to her window, all there was, was a letter. It was suspicious, because it was addressed to her. When she opened it it read: "My love, nice to see that you still disobey me, but that doesn't matter right now. I wanna talk to you. I see that threatening you and sending you creepy texts isn't the way I want our relationship to go. So please, be so kind and meet me at the old chapel in the outskirts of the city. Here is the address."
There was an address written in the letter. Sakura texted All Might the address with the instructions to come there in one and a half hour. It would take her with her Quirk about half an hour to get there, talking to him would take another 45 minutes and being knocked out lasted about 3 hours so, she calculated that All Might would find her about 15 minutes after her being knocked out. So she would be safe with All Might. She turned off her phone and launched herself with eagle wings into the air and made her way to the old chapel. She was just worried why Drac would choose an old chapel. Was it because she felt bad for breaking the rules? Or was she so worried about it because she didn't know what to expect? Either way, she would be found by All Might if he got the message in time.
Half an hour later, Sakura arrived at the location the letter mentioned. She was really nervous as she looked at the old building. Sakura felt so small and had a bad feeling for disobeying the orders the police gave her, but she couldn't back out now so she knocked on the large wooden door and called out: "I'm here. What do you want you bastard?"
Suddenly the door opened and Sakura fell face first on the floor. And just like that the door closed again, locking her inside the old chapel. A voice came out of nowhere, saying: "It's wonderful that you could make it. I have plans that I wanna discuss with my future wife."
"I already told you. I am NOT going to marry you!", Sakura said as she stood up on her feet again. A man jumped down from he ceiling and landed in front of her. Of course it was Drac. He circled her and spun her around as if the two were dancing.
"Don't break my heart, my darling. I already told you that your tone isn't fit for talking to your future husband. You should really work on your attitude, my beauty.", he said. Drac had turned her to face him and almost kissed her, but didn't.
"What is it that you need to talk to me about, Drac? Hopefully it has nothing to do with your stupid plans of marrying me….", Sakura scoffed, trying her hardest to get away from him, but she already used a lot of energy trying to escape him.
"Do you like poetry?", he asked out of nowhere. Sakura was confused but answered honestly with: "Yes, I do. Which woman doesn't?"
With that said, Drac started dancing with her again and whispered in her ear: "Love can transpose to form and dignity. Love looks not with the eyes but with the mind. And therefore is winged cupid painted blind."
Sakura was in a trance like state. About 30 minutes have gone by by now and if she calculated correctly, Drac would do something utterly stupid or weird for her and he would either have to knock her out or her heart does it for him in the next 15 minutes.
"I have a gift for you, my darling. Do you wanna see it?", Drac asked as they stopped dancing through the old and empty chapel.
"You'll show it to me, even if I refuse. So yeah, let me see it.", Sakura sounded a bit annoyed, but Drac ignored it. He walked up to the altar and pulled back the curtains behind it. Sakura was shocked seeing what was behind the curtain, it was a wedding dress.
"What the Hell?", she exclaimed as she approached the dress to examine it.
"Do you like it, my love? I got it, just for you. So now you can marry me, and we'll be together forever, without All Might interfering!", Drac sounded as if he went crazy, though it isn't something new to Sakura that this man was obsessed with her.
"Are you insane? I'm never, ever gonna marry you! Not even in this dress, though it is beautiful.", Sakura turned to him again with anger in her eyes and voice. Drac was angry too now and he let her know: "How can you reject me? I will give you everything! You will be a QUEEN! And yet, you refuse me, because of that big idiot All Might! I will have you, even if I have to KILL All Might!"
Drac grabbed Sakura by the neck and choked her. After about a minute she lost consciousness and Drac let go of her, making her fall to the floor. He was done with playing nice, if he couldn't have her neither would All Might, but Drac wasn't stupid. He would let them think they're safe and then he would take her from All Might. But for now he had to leave, because a car stopped in front of the door. Drac couldn't really leave, he just hid in the shadows where no one could see him. As the door opened, the anger boiled up inside of Drac. It was All Might looking for his girlfriend. Sakura had calculated correctly, though she didn't think it would come this far, that the man who claims to love her had choked her, just because she refused him. Anyway, now that All Might was there, everything was fine. He found Sakura and carried her out to the car, putting her in a car seat and driving of. Drac would have Sakura as his wife and queen, even if it was the last thing he would do.
About 3 hours later Sakura woke up in an unfamiliar bed. She panicked a bit but than she saw that All Might was sleeping next to her and she calmed down. Sakura understood now why she shouldn't have gone outside all by herself, but she didn't like being cooped up inside. Somehow All Might figured out that she was awake and woke up as well, looking her in the eyes. There was disappointment in his blue eyes and it hurt Sakura to see that.
"I'm sorry, Toshi.", she mumbled and turned her back to him. All Might just wrapped his arms around her waist, pulled her closer and laid his head on her shoulder, saying: "You shouldn't have been out alone. I can't always save you, cherry blossom. Now that I'm a teacher, I can't just show up late to work, the same goes for you."
Sakura felt really bad, so she started crying, which upset All Might. The two sat up in bed and a quick glance at the clock let All Might know that he would be late for school again, but it was not important right now. He hugged Sakura who sobbed even more now.
"There, there. What has gotten you so upset, my darling?", All Might asked, patting her back. Sakura sobbed and sniffed but finally said under tears: "I'm so sorry! I never should've ignored the orders Tsukauchi gave me! I should've listened to you and to Shota and to Endeavor and everyone else! I just don't know what to do!"
The last part was hard for her to admit. All Might just pulled her closer and stroked her hair to calm her down.
"You don't have to always know what to do. Not even I know what to do sometimes. It's normal, that makes us human, Sakura. We're humans, not machines, my love. We have to accept that we don't know what we have to do sometimes.", All Might tried calming her down, and it worked, albeit not in a way he expected. Sakura started crying a bit less and cuddled up to All Might. The two laid down again, All Might throwing the blanket over them and the two falling asleep in each others arms, like it's meant to be.
Author's Note: Longest chapter so far. It was actually planned a bit differently, but it turned out the way it did. I actually wanted to make more Phantom of the Opera references, but I guess I have to make them in the next chapter. I hope you still enjoy it, because I like to write it still. Please leave reviews for suggestions what I can improve