Aftermath

Adria walked down the busy sidewalk of the city, two shopping bags swinging in her hands to the rhythm of her heels clicking. Words from the people and from large TV screens mounted on builds above her all spouted the same thing. "The top hero school UA had been hit by villains."

"How did villains manage to do that?"

"How could they let villains in like that? What are they going to do about it?"

"What should they do? It was just a random attack. Those villains were stupid."

"Yeah. All Might was there. He took care of it without any problems. They caught most of the villains anyway. It won't happen again."

Adria scoffed at those who said anything positive about the attack. Idiots, she thought to herself. They knew nothing. Those villains had guts. Far more guts than anyone else had, other villains included. The League of Villains, as they called themselves, sparked an interest in her. She wanted to know more. She wanted to seek them out. Perhaps she should.

Turning a corner she walked a few more blocks. The nice, smooth walls of the city gave way to broken wood and glass, trash scattered on the ground, a cat hissed then ran away from her. She snarled at a dead rat that the cat must have been eating on. This place didn't suit her at all. She was better than all this. She deserved better. And she was going to get what she wanted. All that was needed was a little more time. And perhaps a few others to help do what she wanted.

Adria pushed open the door to her apartment building. Her hips swung side to side as she walked up the stairs.

"Yo, Babe."

Adria rolled her eyes. This guy, whose name she refused to memorize, was always sitting on the stairs, waiting for her to come and go from her apartment. She knew what came next. It was always the same thing.

"I would ask what's shaking." He eyed her hips. "But I can see for myself."

"Die." Adria shuffled passed him and braced herself. One step above the one he was sitting on, he slapped his hand on her butt. Spinning on her heel, she kicked him right in the face. He went sailing down the stairs. Three steps and foam spouted from his body, protecting him from the fall.

"Oh, Babe. You are such a turn on. Kick me again." Lust filled his eyes.

Adria rolled hers again and continued on up the stairs, wondering why she didn't kill him and get it over with. Then again, she knew why she didn't kill him. They couldn't have another death on their hands. They had only arrived back in this city last week. And they needed to stay until they had reclaimed what was rightfully theirs.

Reaching the door with a half missing forty on the door, she pulled out her keys and stepped into the apartment. Thick cigarette smoke wafted into her nose. Her eyes went right to the window where her husband was sitting, one leg hanging out the window. She closed the door with her foot. "You're going to fall out of that window one day."

"Hasn't happened yet," he grumbled, a frown pulling down his cracked lips.

Adria placed the bags on the table, it shifted from the weight, then walked over to him. She pulled the cigarette from his lips and took a slow suck. "What's wrong, Thorn?"

"This place sucks," Thorn said. "It's boring. I need some action."

"You might be getting that action quicker than you think."

Thorn pulled his eyes to her.

"You really should be paying attention to the news." Adria pulled out her cellphone.

Thorn scoffed. "Why? All they do is blab on and on about those pathetic heroes." A string of curses left his mouth. "If it wasn't for All Might we would be running this country."

"Country is a little extreme." Adria held her cellphone in front of his face. The same news story played. "Seems like there're some new players in the game."

Thorn scoffed and looked away. "I don't need idiots like them to get my treasure back."

"True. But they could be very beneficial," Adria said. "A distraction. You have to admit they have some guts breaking into UA like that. And that strange creature they had with them… Surely it deserves at least some consideration."

Thorn's face darkened.

"It's not like I'm suggesting a permanent relationship with these people." Adria unbutton two buttons on his shirt and slipped her hand inside. "All I'm saying is they may be of some use to us. And they sound really fun. Come on, love. Let's do this. I know you're tried of sitting around waiting for an opportunity to reclaim your treasure."

Thorn's eyelids fell closed.

Adria leaned in and pressed a kiss to his temple. "Think of all the fun." She kissed his cheek. "So much fun." Her hand continued to unbutton his shirt then his jeans. "Oh so much fun."

"Fine," Thorn said with a husky growl. Turning from the window he lifted her up by her hips and took her to the couch. "You play very unfairly."

"I know. But now I got you right where I want you." Adria pulled him into a deep kiss, running her knee up the inner side of his thigh.

…

Terra covered her yawn with her fingers. Eyes drooping, she continued to watch the TV. For hours she watched news reports about the attack on the USJ. They showed her class outside of the USJ, getting on the bus to head back to school, and the school itself when they arrived. When they did arrive the press continued to hound them for answers. The police had to form a barrier around the gates to keep them at bay until the class could be sent home.

It seemed to be on all channels and the internet, even channels that didn't play news.

Terra wasn't surprised everyone was making such a big deal about it. It was for multiple reasons. Because the villains were after All Might and because it was the first time any villain broke into the best hero school. People were going to be talking about this for weeks.

"Terra," Tomoko sang as she poked her head into the living room. "You have a few visitors."

"Hm? Visitors?" Terra stood from the couch. "Sho-chan?"
"Nope." Tomoko smiled. "Another cute young man and young lady."

"Cute young man and young lady?" Terra blinked.

"Come on. They're waiting in the living room upstairs. Hurry up." Tomoko disappeared from the door.

With a huff Terra shut the TV off, left the living room and stepped into the kitchen. She joined Tomoko in the elevator and headed up to street level. Walking through the ground level kitchen she peeked into the living room to find Ojiro and Asui sitting on the couch. "Ojiro? Tsu?"
"Hey, Terra." Ojiro and Asui smiled.

"What are you two doing here?" She walked over to the couch.

"We wanted to come see you." Ojiro ducked his head a little, looking a bit sheepish. "Sorry to come unannounced. We would have called you, but didn't know your number."

"How did you even know where to find me?"

"All Might gave us your home address," Asui said.

"All Might did?" Terra looked back at her mom. The older woman was watching with a smile from the kitchen door.

"I hope that's okay. We saw him before going home yesterday," Ojiro said, his tail twitching beside him. "I was worried about you. You were really out of it yesterday."

"We stopped by to see you but Recovery Girl said you needed to rest," Asui said.

"Oh, um, sorry about that." Terra scratched her cheek.

"Should we not have come?" Ojiro asked.
"No. It's okay that you did." Terra licked her lips and looked around before letting her eyes settle on him. "I'm just surprised. That's all. I mean Sho-chan is really the only friend I've ever had. So this is a bit… new."

"Well, we wer hoping we might go for some ice cream. If you were feeling up to it." Ojiro glanced passed her. "And if it's okay with your mom that is."

Terra parted her lips.

"That's wonderful idea." Tomoko stepped into the room, clasping her hands together in delight. "You three go on ahead."

"Mom?"

"It's fine." Tomoko placed her hands on Terra's shoulders and guided her towards the front door.

"But Birdie's not fixed," Terra said.

"Of course it is." Tomoko whistled. Birdie flew into the room and landed on Terra's shoulder. "You shouldn't have any more interference problems now."

Ojiro and Asui joined her.

"Have fun now. Don't stay out too late." Tomoko waved.

Terra quirked an eyebrow at her mom before slipping on her shoes and headed out of the house. She listened to the tapping of their shoes on the sidewalk and words from other people before sneaking a glance at his profile. "So, uh, how are you two doing?"

"I'm fine. Not a single scratch." He smiled at her. "The rest of our class also got out unharmed for the most part. Midoriya got the most bruises but Recovery Girl took care of him. Unfortunately, Mr. Aizawa and Thirteen weren't so lucky. They'll be okay though. Mr. Aizawa has fractures in his arms and face. No serious brain damage but his eyes took heavy damage. He may suffer heavy after effects. Thirteen has lacerations from back to upper arms but she'll survive. Both are in stable condition and will be fine."

"Yeah." Asui nodded. "We saw Mr. Aizawa fight that weird nomu creature. It was scary."

"That's harsh," Terra said. "But I'm glad they'll be okay. Do you think Aizawa will be back to classes or will we have a substitute?"

"Don't have a clue. We'll know tomorrow. Oh, here we are." Ojiro shrugged

Terra glanced up to find they had already made it to their destination. A small vendor stood at the edge of the park. "I didn't know there was an ice cream vendor here."

"He has really good ice cream." Ojiro walked over to the vendor. "Order anything you like."

"Yeah. This one's on us," Asui said.

"Um, okay." Terra eyed the menu posted on the front of the cart. "I'll take a cone with cookies and crème."

"I'll take a cup of vanilla sprinkles," Ojiro said as he pulled out his wallet.

"I'll have chocolate," Asui said.

"Thank you. Enjoy your ice cream." The man took their money and handed them their ice cream.

The three students took their ice cream and walked over to a bench covered in shade. Terra took a lick of her creamy treat and waited for Ojiro to say something. That something being what happened to her in the fire zone. Though she wasn't sure if he would with Asui around.

"Oops."

Terra turned to find Asui dropped some ice cream on her shirt.

"I'll be right back." Asui stood and walked towards the bathroom. "Better wash this off before it stains."

A moment of silence passed between the two remaining teens. "Uh, Terra?"

"Hm?" Terra stiffened.

"There is something else I'd like to talk to you about now that we have a moment alone."

"It's about me and the fire zone, isn't it?" Terra lowered her ice cream.
"Yeah." Ojiro nodded.

"You didn't tell anyone I attacked the villains?"

"Well, I did mention it to All Might."

Terra looked at him. "What did he say?"
"He said to talk to you."

"I see." Terra dropped her eyes to the ground and licked her ice cream again. I see all right. Uncle Toshi and Mom are trying to get me to make new friends. This outing must have been their idea from the start. I wonder what else they have up their sleeves.

"If you don't want to talk about it I'll understand. And I won't tell anyone."

Terra thought about his words for a few minutes, trying to figure out what she wanted to do. Should she tell him? Or keep quiet? Was there a down side to telling him? Then she noticed a part of her wanted to keep quiet, but a larger part wanted to tell him. "I guess I can tell you a bit. It's tied into what happened to me as a kid. I don't make friends easy. And I don't have many people who are important to me." She lowered her ice cream. A bird landed in front of them, pecked the ground a couple times, and then flew off. "The few people who I do have… I can become very protective of them when someone threatens them. It causes me to change." She looked up at the sky. "It's been suggested that I have multiple personalities. I'm not so sure about that. Most of the time I'm like I have been at school. But if someone I care about is threatened I become…" She twirled her hand in an attempt to find the right word.

"Vicious?"

Terra nodded. "Among other things. Since those villains didn't outright attack All Might, at least that I didn't see, I didn't do much damage. Though I might have if you didn't stop me."

"You must have gone through something really terrible then."

"I've read that trauma can cause people to develop multiple personalities." Terra nodded. "And yeah. I wish I could forget about it all."

"You know, if you ever want to talk I'm here for you."

Terra glanced up at him.

"We friends now." Ojiro smiled. "I'll support you however I can. And we don't have to take anything fast. We can build up trust as we learn about each other."

Terra eyebrows rose in surprise to find he was right. A bond had formed between them from what they had gone through in the USJ attack. Though it was small, it was there. It was also a scary thought to accept someone new. Yet it felt nice. "Yeah. I'd like that. Thanks, Ojiro."

"Would you like to exchange numbers? That way we can call and text each other."

"Sure."

"By the way, how does this phone of yours work?" Ojiro looked at Birdie.

"I'm back. Sorry it took so long." Asui sat down. "What did I miss?"
"Nothing much. Terra decided we should exchange cellphone numbers," Ojiro said.

"Really?"

Terra nodded. "We can exchange too. I was about to tell Ojiro how Birdie works."

"Ribbit. So glad I got back for that."

"So cute!" Terra squealed them shook herself. "Okay. Well, it's like any other cellphone only shaped like a bird." She held up her hand and Birdie jumped into it. "A screen is built into Birdie's chest. Mom modified her, Sho-chan, and my Uncle Toshi's cellphones so we can video chat on a private line. Its left wing holds the keyboard for texting. One of its feathers on its right wing pulls out when I want to talk to someone privately. And one of its claws extracts as the ear bud. There's also a speak inside its beak."

"That's amazing. Your mom did this?" Asui asked.

Terra nodded. "With the help of her quirk. She also helps with the security at UA."

"What?!" Ojiro's eyes widened. "Really?!"

"That's right." Terra nodded again. "She's been rather furious that her security measures were disabled."

"So why a bird? Why not a normal cellphone?" Ojiro asked.
"Because Birdie is harder to lose and harder to steal." Birdie perched back on Terra's shoulder. "I'm not sure if I should reveal anymore right now. Mom can be rather protective of me at times. I'm actually surprised that she let me come out with you today. Though it might have been her idea or All Might might have talked her into it."

"Really? I didn't get that impression." Ojiro spooned ice cream into his mouth.

"Believe me she is." Terra turned her focus back to her ice cream. "She probably only let me come because you're training to become a hero. That and you helped me out in the fire zone."

"I see. So I've made points with her."

Terra shrugged. "I guess so."

"I'm glad. I hope it means we can see more of each other outside of class," Ojiro said.

Asui nodded. "Same."

Terra hummed. "Maybe we can. Oh, hey, what do you think of Midoriya?"

"He reminds me of All Might," Asui said. "I can't wait to see how he matures as a hero."

"He's okay. A bit crazy with how he's always breaking his limbs." Ojiro paused. "Why?"

"No special reason."

"I think all of our classmates are great," Ojiro said. "And I think they'll make great heroes one day. Despite never been in battle with villains before we all managed really well at the USJ."

"You're right. I wonder how much attention we'll get from all of this." Terra slumped on the bench. "First with All Might being a teacher and now this attack."

"UA is really an intense school," Asui said.

"Yup." Terra nodded.

After they finished their ice cream the three teens walked around the park for a while, pausing occasionally to look at the sights. One was of two mimes entertaining the crowd with their silent skills accompanied with their quirks. The man formed rubber balls from his palms while the woman shrunk herself down. As the man juggled, the woman struck several poses as she hurled through the air. Next they skipped a few rock at a pond and played with a dog before finally heading home.

"Thanks for the day out, guys," Terra said. "It was really enjoyable. Is there anything else you'd like to do?"

"Yeah, a lot of stuff. But that'll have to wait. I promised my mom that I would be home before it got dark," Ojiro said.

Terra lifted her eyes to the sky. It was streaked with oranges and reds. They had stayed out later than she had realized.

"Same," Asui said. "That attack on the USJ had my parents worried a little bit. Though I doubt that those villains will attack again so soon. I'm sure All Might scared them back into the holes they crawled out of."

"I hope you're right," Terra said. "Thanks again for the day."

The two waved and headed off.

Terra watched them for a moment before heading inside.

"So? How did it go?" Tomoko turned on the couch, eyes widened like a puppy expecting a treat.

"Really good," Terra said. "Tsu and Ojiro are really nice."

"I'm glad to hear it."

"So you and All Might planned this outing?"

"Now why would we do that?" Tomoko chuckled.

Terra rolled her eyes with a shake of her head.

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Author's Notes: Well, my computer has been behaving for a few days. So I got some chapters done and ready to post. Enjoy them! I'm off to work on more while hoping my computer continues to be nice.