The next morning I woke to the bright sun shining through the window. When I opened my eyes and looked around everyone else was already up.
"Hi snowball, you finally woke up, Twice and Dabi went down in the basement to find out how to turn on the electricity and all the other utilities." Spinner said. I did not like the nickname snowball.
" Oh ok is that why Dabi hasn't made pancakes, he promised me."
" Yea- and there on." He said looking at all the lights.
" Toga can you try the water out ?" I heard Twice ask Toga. She only let out a noise that vaguely resembles a year. In a couple moments I heard the faucet turn on with the sound of water following with some delay.
Dabi walked in with Twice and a smile on his face. The day was spent cleaning the house to make it feel more like a home, with the occasional break for twice's extra fudgy brownies that he swears he only baked after cleaning the entire kitchen.
Soon enough the house was looking as good as new and as if it wasn't abandoned to just sit and wait for new occupants to fill the house with laughter and chatter. Dabi wanted to celebrate by cooking spaghetti with the groceries Twice went to go get.
That night Dabi brought me out to the beach to practice my quirk.
" So don't be afraid of your own quirk or it will spiral out of control, trust me."
"Ok" I was terrified, I didn't want to be burnt, I didn't want to look like Dabi.
" I want you to make a flame and aim it towards the ground. " I did that or at least I tried to. It ended up being a large flame that went towards the sand but was almost bigger than me. Immediately I turned off my quirk and checked myself to make sure I didn't burn myself.
"Ok so i think you are scared, i can tell i can see right through you. Try it again but imagine it's you touching the sand, you're not all that big so the flame should be smaller."
I tried again this time imaging it was my hand touching the sand. It worked ! it was a small flame that kinda looked like a hand and was touching the sand. Then I got excited, maybe a little too excited because the flame got slightly bigger.
"Good job, I knew that would work. Your quirk is an extension of your body, of you it's all in your heart, so now for the next let's say half hour i want you to practice just that and if you burn yourself come get me or twice to help you get all bandage up."
" I can do it myself." I must have said the wrong thing because it looked as if he zoned out completely, that thought was reinforced by the sudden inhale.
"Ok but if it hurts too much let me know."
As dabi was going inside i heard him mumble about how he is not going to train me like his father did. I continued to practice the exercise Dabi told me to do. At one point I was able to burn the sand at the same spot 5 times in a row. But then I got too excited and the flames grew. This time I wasn't scared. I calmed down enough to bring the flames down. If I concentrated enough on how the flames danced in a passionate tango that I saw once with my parents . The flames slowly turned from that dance as I aimed it at the sand and it quickly became this roaring flame filled with rage and all the emotions one can feel that is masked with anger. I wasn't angry, it was as if the flames were mad. I was trying to control it. Then I felt it. I smelled it, the burning of flesh, the rapid blistering of skin. I didn't scream but I felt the tears running down my face as I ran inside.
My doctor told me when I received my quirk I would need to know how to treat burns. The first thing is to take off any clothing that is on the burn luckily I was wearing shortsleeves. Next I ran the burn under cold water under cold water until it didn't hurt as much. Then I looked for the ointment in the bathroom cabinet there wasn't any there.
I walked around the house in hopes to find Dabi, who ended up being in my room setting it up and he was there twice.
"That kid is phenomenal at his quirk, i'm so proud, is this what it feels like to be a dad twice?"
"I guess, wow your turning really sentimental over this kid."
"Huh, don't tell anyone ok, have you seen him? He's very cute but he's still i worry i might get mad at him one day."
" And burn him ? Oh yea you were abused by your father, but as much as you can be a complete asshole and cold hearted from what i've seen so far your being good with the kid and he seems like a good kid.`` That's when I barged in.
"Um dabi, can i call you dadbi ?"
"Oh hey kid, yea sure i like it, look at your room kiddo do you like it?" I looked around and it was black very black, with the same curtain, my blanket stood out against all the black. In the corner I saw my night light which is something I absolutely needed.
"I like it alot thank you dadbi !" Dabi let a small smile on his face; he didn't smile all that much.
"Good cause im not repainting this room, so what did you need, cause i'm sure you needed something,"
"...yea im sorry but i can't find the ointment and i burnt my arm cause i got too excited." I said with a soft voice hoping dadbi wasn't mad at me.
"Shit sorry kid if i sounded annoyed, i'm not mad at you okay? Don't be sorry i didn't tell you where it was before i left you, here let me show you ok and that's it's going to happen and that's okay as long as we treat it." I nodded while dabi walked towards me grabbing my hand. The ointment ended up being in one of the kitchen drawers.
" Can I put the ointment on for you because I want to show you a way that I used to do." I nodded my head and we went to the bathroom. He sat me on the edge of the bathtub facing me. He got the wrap ready and unrolled it a little and put it right above my burn. He put some ointment on my burn and let the sting go away then wrap that part he continued this down to my wrist.
" I do it this way or i did because it helps the burn have less nasty scars and prevents infection better, i'll do it again for you so you can learn ok?"
"Ok thank you for everything."
"No need to thank me, I'm just glad I found you before you burnt yourself to death.'
"Oh but still no one wants me for very long." it was the truth before this i was with a foster family who kicked me out for accidentally activating my quirk this continued until i finally just ran away. Yep at 6 i'm a pretty cool kid.
"You know the entire league is full of misfits who are seen in society as people who have
'Villain quirks'."
" My friend has a mind reader quirk and was called a monster but he wasn't a monster."
"Your right he wasn't" Dabis' eyes lit up when he came up with an idea. He picked me up and set me back on the ground and dragged me to the living space where toga was.
" Brat, I need you to explain to Toya your quirk ."
" I'm not a brat, Twice am I a brat ?" she asked looking at twice who was on his phone " but sure, if i drink blood i can turn into that person but not for long depending on how much i drink."
"Toga is sweet and not a brat dabi."
" That's really cool toga."
"You know kid not many people think that because all she could do in their eyes is cause destruction and chaos and crime, do you think she could do good ?" dabi said kneeling down to eye level.
"Ummm yea she could she could be a top secret spy like in that spy movie she would be all like high ya and enter secret vaults." I said as I was karate chopping with my sound effect of a karate man.
" hahaha yea kid your right thats what she does for us." dabi said, slightly chuckling.
" All I've ever wanted was to be accepted but kids can be mean huh Toya?"
"Yea," I said putting my hands behind my back.
"Snowball ! Did you burn yourself again?" Spinner asked, barging in through the front door. I didn't want to respond to such a mean name.
"Yea he got a little too excited and burnt himself again," Dabi said before going outside, "kid, I'm going to the store and I'm going to buy some things for baking, Toga watch after the kid. Toga made happy squeals in the good news.
"I know Dabi doesn't want you to touch a knife yet but since it's going to be a while can I show you something?"
"Yes please dadbi isn't letting me do anything fun."
"He can be a real sour puss sometimes huh?"
"Yea! Even after I healed he didn't let me near the knives !"
"That's very lame, come on before he gets back." Toga said as she stood up walking towards her bedroom. Her room had knives scattered about all different kinds. She taught me how to properly hold a knife and attempted to teach me how to throw a knife but it never stuck leading me to want to give up but Toga told me it's okay so that made me feel better about the whole situation. To help cool me down she went to get us a drink from inside, outside i tried to make flames go around the knife….it worked. But when Toga saw it she told me to immediately put it out.
"Toya you burned your hand a little come on let's go." again and again no matter what I will end up burning myself.
"Will this ever end?"
"Huh? The burning if dabi teaches you right then yes, it shouldn't happen as often i think you got too excited again but its okay your quirk and you are young, come on let's go get your wrapped up," after my hand was wrapped up we watched old cds twice found in a closet. My favorite one so far has been Spirited Away.
When Dabi came home all hell broke loose.
"B-kid did you burn yourself again we talked about this." he said as he knelt down taking my hand. I could tell he was trying to be calm but I could sense that he was upset.
"I wanted to try something, i'm-"
"Dabi, it's my fault I went to go get something to drink and when I came back his hand had blistered, he didn't feel it though dabi shouldn't he have felt it ?"
"Toya did you feel it?"
"Feel the burn no…" it hit me. I should have felt it just like Toga said.
" Fuck, not at all?"
"No, why did I not feel it?"
"Have you ever burned your hand before?"
"Yea 5 times already."
"But your hand isn't scarred up."
" A friend had a quirk that got rid of scars."
"Oh ... " dadbi pinched my other hand -nothing.
"Why didn't you tell me you can't feel pain in your hand, can you feel touch like if I grab your hand can you feel that."
"Yea, the doctor said that somehow pain can't be felt in my hands but temperature and touch can be felt."
"Twice what the fuck." dadbi said turning to twice who was looking at his phone.
"It's possible dabi weirdly i don't know how but with whatever quirk that kid had it had that side effect."
" Ok so kid we have to be careful, so lets hold off until our burns are healed until then do you want to learn how to fight?"
" Yes !" Ok so thats what we did over the next week. I learned how to fight. I couldn't actually fight dabi but he said i will someday. When my burns healed we put in quirk training, and i didn't burn myself as much as last time only once on a small part because i once again got too excited. I don't like getting excited anymore. By the end of the month i was where dabi said he was when he was my age, I don't believe it for a second. My 7th birthday came and we had cake but that was it. I also got 3 t-shirts and a new pair of shoes from Toga, Dabi twice and spinner. Although Spinner wasn't around much because he preferred to practice with his swords and be on guard duty.
When I wasn't training I watched tv and twice offered to teach me. At first I didn't like it but then twice started to promise me cookies if I paid attention. This became the new normal until of course something came along to ounce again wreck everything.
" We're rescuing Shigaraki from Tartarus." Dabi simply said.
"Tartarus ?"
"It's the biggest prison of all of Japan." twice said.
" And it has the highest security which is why Spinner and I are going to be checking it out and seeing if there even if we can retrieve shigaraki and kurogiri back. " dadbi said.
" Have twice go with you instead he can make a copy of you so you can have more eyes." toga said.
" The reason why it's us is because we are the most flexible, no offense besides i don't need more people that will just increase the chances of us two getting caught, besides i need twice here with the kid because out of him and spinner, twice is better with the kid. "
" that is true dabi, when are you two going to go?"
" We were thinking we would leave tomorrow morning and we will be there at night."
"How are you two getting there?" Toga asked.
" The black car so you two better go to town if you even think you need to...now."
"Ok Ok, i know we need some food so twice come on." Toga said grabbing the keys and within 5 minutes they were gone.
" Dadbi will you be okay ?"
"Of course we will, I'll be extra careful."
" Ok…. can i give you a hug?"
"Of course kid bring it in." his hugs were nice, they were warm.
" I'll be gone by the time you wake up okay?"
" Ok, can you go to sleep with me, and do i have to listen to Toga?'
"Yes, yes we can, um yes of course you know that why wouldn't you?"
"Because twice will be there….can i use my quirk if i'm careful?"
Dabi took a second to respond thinking while still hugging me, "Yes but you have to be careful we should be gone 4 days tops so only 4 times once per day and if you get burnt well you know the drill."
" Ok ! I'm tired, can i go to sleep."
" of course come on, to your room."
"Dabi, where is your family ?"
"My family...I ran away, much like you but i was 15, my father was very mean and only wanted me for my quirk."
"Oh …" Before I went to bed I changed my bandages. I laid down first then Dabi laid down next to me just like when I had my first nightmare. Also like that night I had a nightmare.
I was running and running hard down an alleyway, I was jumping over obstacles I don't know what I'm running from, then I see it- a monster who looks like all for one but was green and had tentacles. I kept running even though I could feel my heart beating faster than a car. After what seems like forever I see Dabi, I run faster trying to get to him so he could save me. Right before I got to him he starts to turn to dust- that's when I felt my eye burn.
"Ahh! " Toga came running in.
"I'm here, I'm here, where did you burn yourself ?"
"My eye" I said in-between sobs .
"Shit Twice ! Get the first aid kit...the big one." Twice yelled back something I couldn't pick up. Toga then picked me up and carried me to the bathroom where she got a cool rag to put over my eye.
"There you are, Twice what the hell do we do ? The kid burned his eye I assume during a nightmare and Dabi and Spinner just left." They just left ? What time was it?
" Let me look, is that okay kid ?" I nodded my head, anything to stop the pain because it hurt bad not like when I burn my skin at all.
" Ok so you burned your eye pretty good there kid, we need to call 911, I'll be fine if I don't put on my costume, Toga have the cops ever caught you before?"
"No they haven't besides if I go out in public to do crimes I always keep a mask on. "
"Good, call 911." Toga went into the other room because she was worried I would get worried. After a semi long conversation Toga said goodbye and reported back to Twice.
,'' It'll be 15 minutes, until then don't put anything on it...so take off the rag and go outside." We both nodded and went outside. While we were waiting Twice and Toga tried to make me laugh. It didn't work for me but it seemed like they were entertained. After twice and toga finished laughing about some joke about a mushroom I heard the sirens. I immediately stood up. The ambulance was huge even though I couldn't see half of it.
"Which one of you burned your eye?"
"The kid, his name is Touya." The nice man with brown hair in a ponytail crouched down in front of me.
"Hi Touya i'm Lux, you have some sick scars, I do too, you can look at them while.i check out my eye ok?"
"Ok." He was right, his scars were cool, they were purple and blue. They looked like lighting and spiderwebs.
"Where did you get those scars from?"
" My quirk is lighting and if I let it touch my skin then I get these scars."
" Hey my quirk is cremation that's how I got my eye burned."
" Well kid we gotta get you to the hospital asap so we can get you treated."
"Well let's get going then." Toga said. Lux picked me up and set me on the bed inside of the ambulance . In no time we were at the hospital. It was very loud. It felt like everyone was talking all at the same time until I heard.
"We may have to take out the kids eye."
"How come?" Twice asked.
"Well burn was hot enough to burn his eye all the way through, don't worry we can get a prosthetic made during his recovery. Are you two his guardians."
"Yes and here's the papers." Twice said handing over the papers.
"Alright let's get you into surgery, you're going to go to sleep okay and when you wake up you're going to feel better ok ?"
"Okay. " I didn't trust the doctor but if Twice trusted him, then it was okay. The man had me change to a thin gown. Once it was on I got onto a bed and was rolled into a very large room with lights that blinded my eyes.
"Ok Touya i'm going to put this mask on you that will make you go to sleep, so take deep breaths for me ok?" I didn't want to do it, I wanted to fight it, but if Toga and Twice were okay with it then it was safe. I did as I was told and that was all I could remember.
I woke up in a white room with a couple of odd paintings and a TV with a kid movie I didn't know the name of. Something was off though, I couldn't see the whole room without having to turn my entire head. I went to feel my face where my right eye is but it was just the same wrapping I use for my burns.
"What happened to my eye?"
" Oh kid you're awake ! Twice go get the doctor, snowball you burned your eye really bad so they had to remove it."
"Oh…. now i remember," it was while i was having a bad dream, " will it come back?"
" No, but now you're going to look even more cute, the doctor is going to give you a fake eye, you can choose all kinds of colors," well i guess that makes it better. What is Dadbi going to think?
" Hi Touya, glad to see you're awake, are you hungry?" the same doctor who made me go to sleep asked.
" No but do I get a glass eye now?"
" Ok, but when you are a nurse will get you whatever you want. So where your eye is supposed to be will have to heal first, it'll take 3 weeks then you can get a glass eye,".
"Why can't the kid get one now?"
" Well, Toga was it?" she nodded her head, " if we put one in now it could get infected."
" ah ok, how long does the kid need to stay in this hospital room?" Twice asked.
" 5 days from now, if you don't have any more questions, I have to go see other patients. Nurse umeboshi will be changing your bandages." He said bowing and walking out of the room.
As the bandages came off I could slowly feel the air feel cold on my burned skin. That doesn't compare to when the place where my eye once was it was cold. I wish I could have seen what my eye looked like but I didn't need to know. As my eye was being re-bandaged the nurse explained how to do it to Toga and Twice, he was on my left so I could see he had a notepad out taking diligent notes that I just knew he would lose. Just as the nurse was leaving Dadbi was coming in but he wore a baseball cap and turtle neck to me he looked funny.
" what the hell happened to the kid." He said as he came to my side to run his hand through my white hair.
"Toya was having a bad nightmare that made him activate his quirk which burned his face." Toga said looking at me with sad eyes.
" Damn it Toga, how come i never burned my face while i was having nightmares?"
" Did you activate your quirk during them though?"
" No…. shit the kid's quirk is unstable." although i don't think Dadbi didn't mean to sound mean , he meant to sound sad or something like that but he was still mad. I didn't know what to say or if i should say anything at all. Instead of talking I decided to watch whatever was on the Tv. It looked interesting. There was this guy called "Robin" who was really cool. He would punch all these bad guys, then there was this other guy who looked like a robot. He was funny. The adults continued to talk. I barely paid attention only hearing things about how long until I got a prosthesis and about my future training. Then the show ended and I was forced back into the conversation about boring things.
" Toya when we get your prosthesis we are resuming training, we have to get your quirk under control."
"Ok, did you get shigaraki and kurogiri."
"Yes they are both back at the house, somehow we managed to be undercover and get in and out with ease." but dabi wasn't done he whispered to Twice and toga who had reactions that told everything.
"Are you hungry?" dabi asked.
"Yea," dabi left the room.
" I was so scared he was going to burn the room thank god he loves you enough to not burn this place to the ground," Toga said letting out a long sigh and slouching in one of the chairs.
" He loves me?" I asked in hopes I heard right.
"Of course he's usually a big meanie to everyone but he's gone soft for you kid," twice answered.
"Oh," so I had heard right, there's a weird warm feeling inside of me. Dabi was taking a long time to get a nurse, I was scared he had left, but a nurse came in with a menu and talked me through my options. After she left dabi walked in with a brown teddy bear with a heart on its chest.
"Here kid, I got one like this during my first hospital visit,"
"Thank you!" I said as I grabbed the very soft teddy bear while giving him a hug. I wanted to bury my face in his soft sweater but it hurt my eye when I tried. I also heard several aws come from toga and twice who were sitting in the two chairs. When I let go dabi did as well, then he looked around for a place to sit and settled right by my side.
"What did you get to eat?" he asked.
" rice balls," dabi nodded slightly and turned his attention to twice who asked,
"Say how are we paying for all of this?"
" Since the kid is still in the system, the government will be paying for it, but the prosthesis will paritaly come from us, but the person who helped create me left about 500,000 dollars in the house, "
"Oh ok great!" twice said. My rice balls came which were very good. Dabi decided to stay and we watched tv with the nurse periodically coming in and replacing my bandages.
I ended up having to stay for a whole week where there was a schedule of eating, walking outside, playing, watching tv and the nurse who was really nice changing my bandages. Dabi, twice and Toga would come to replace another to take a shower. Speaking of showers, those were hard to take with my bandages. The hospital wasn't all that bad thought.
Hi guys message from the author, sorry this one is a little short, i've had a busy week, hope you enjoy next time we will see what happens, please feel free to leave a comment!
