My Hero Academia: Yashiro The First Quirk
Ch.43- Karaoke Time
"Everyone is coming home today, right?" I asked, Dad nodded and he sipped his coffee.
"They all be arriving home sometime in the afternoon if they head straight home for the work-studies," Dad stated, I wonder how everyone else work-studies went.
"You can ask them all about them on Monday," Papa said as worked at the stove.
"I wonder if Izuku learned more about his quirk, I mean he was finally able to use some of it. It was super cool!" I chimed, Papa smiled.
"That should be interesting," Dad stated, I can't wait for Monday.
(Later)
I heard loud bangs at the door, I looked to Dad who was next to me on the couch. He huffed and got up going to check the door yawning. Mochi followed him soon I heard the door open followed by a mix of voices that spoke all at once. I looked and I saw Dad peek around at me motioning to come. Getting up I stepped around the corner and I saw all the girls huddled together in the doorway.
"Yashiro!" Mina exclaimed and raced in to hug me. "What happened?!"
"Guys," I stated as Dad left us and the others stepped into the genkan.
"Deku told us when we all met up at the station that you were hurt," Ochaco stated, oh so class met up after work-studies, man I wish I could use my phone.
"Yeah, but I'll be better soon," I stated, they all came and hugged me.
"What happened kero?" Tsu-chan asked, I led them to the living room.
"I landed pretty hard," I answered, I felt a hand on my shoulder.
"Deku said he saw a thing like from USJ?" Ochaco stated, I let out a sigh.
"Yeah Hosu was being attacked by a group of them, one grabbed me I broke free but I ended up eating cement," I explained.
"But you had Nimbus, kero?" Tsu-chan stated, I turned to them.
"I sent Nimbus to catch a kid, the balcony he was on collapsed," I explained, I saw them all look horrified. "I'm okay, in a few weeks I'll be cast free. You guys don't need to worry about me."
"Deku, Iida and Shoto-kun looked pretty shaken up…" Ochaco stated.
"You're minimizing again, aren't you?" Momo stated, I sighed.
"A lot happened in Hosu…" I admitted and looked at them. "But it's over now, I know the teachers and police are looking into those things. At least these ones weren't as strong as the one from USJ…"
"Let's go out!" Mina proclaimed I looked at her as Tohru jumped up.
"Great idea Mina! Ooh! Let's do karaoke!" Tohru added, wait, karaoke, I could feel a huge smile form on my face.
"I've always wanted to go to a real karaoke place!" I cheered, I felt to arms go over my shoulder, one on either side.
"Yeah let's do it!" Ochaco cheered.
"It will be fun, kero," Tsu-chan added.
"Does everyone have time for that today?" Momo quizzed; the others nodded.
"My parents are home all day, kero," Tsu answered, the other added their own bits saying they were free.
"I gotta ask Dad," I said, I saw him standing in the kitchen doorway.
"Go have fun." He stated, I smiled at him.
"Thanks Dad!" I chimed.
(Later)
We all arrived at the karaoke place, Mina, Tohru and Momo were getting our room booked. Before we left, I had to change, Ochaco helped me get changed. I put on my Sanrio hoodie and a pair of pink tights and a pair of white denim shorts. The others all had their bags and costumes with them. I felt a hand on my shoulder, turning I saw Ochaco smiling at me.
"Tell us if you get tired okay?" she stated, I smiled at her.
"I will," I replied.
"We got our room, follow us, girls!" Mina called; we all began to head to our karaoke room.
"Did you ever do this back home?" Tohru asked, I shook my head.
"Not really, we did karaoke but nothing even close to this," I admitted.
"Don't be shy, it'll be just us girls." Mina chimed, I smiled at her.
"I've never been shy about singing," I replied, we entered the room and everyone began to set their stuff aside. "Wow, this is so cool, kinda like a recording room or something."
"You should start us off I mean it's your first time!" Mina cheered, I smiled as I approached the mic.
"Sure, but I need help with the controls," I replied raising my casted arms.
"Of course, any song you want to sing?" Mina asked as she held up this tablet.
"Does it have My Immortal by Evanescence?" I hummed, she searched up and I saw it appear. "Sweet, I love this song."
"Never heard it," Mina stated.
"It was my era and also in English," I admitted, she chuckled.
"Has Yamada-sensei not gotten you into modern songs?" she joked, I snickered.
"He did but I also got him into music I used to listen to," I replied, she snickered.
"He has been playing different music on his shows lately." Kyoka stated, "I wondered if he got the new tunes from your era."
"Yeah, Papa fell in love with the old school rock bands and pop music of my era," I replied, as Mina put the mic on a stand for me.
"All ready, time to shine Yashiro!" Mina cheered and I heard the music begin.
I stood at the mic and closed my eyes.
"I'm so tired of being here, suppressed by all my childish fears. And if you have to leave, I wish that you would just leave. Cause your presence still lingers here and it won't leave me alone. These wounds won't seem to heal, this pain is just too real. There's just too much that time cannot erase. When you cried, I'd wipe away all of your tears. When you'd scream, I'd fight away all of your fears. And I held your hand through all of these years. But you still have all of me… You used to captivate me by your resonating light. Now, I'm bound by the life you left behind. Your face it haunts my once pleasant dreams. Your voice it chased away all the sanity in me. These wounds won't seem to heal, this pain is just too real. There's just too much that time cannot erase. When you cried, I'd wipe away all of your tears. When you'd scream, I'd fight away all of your fears. And I held your hand through all of these years. But you still have all of me… I've tried so hard to tell myself that you're gone. But though you're still with me, I've been alone all along. When you cried, I'd wipe away all of your tears. When you'd scream, I'd fight away all of your fears. And I held your hand through all of these years. You still have all of me, me, me…" I sang, slowly I opened my eyes and looked to see the others frozen.
"You never told us you could sing!" Mina shouted and raced over to grab me by the shoulders.
"Never really came up," I replied.
"You have such a cool voice!" Tohru added racing over to hug me from behind.
"Thanks," I replied, it still felt weird to have people compliment my singing.
"I like that song; think you can share some of your music with me?" Kyoka asked, I smiled at her.
"Yeah, I've actually being meaning to share music with a few people in class like I know a few bands I thought you, Tokoyami and Shouji would like," I replied, she nodded.
"Give us a song to try!" Mina cheered her and Tohru with an arm over each other's shoulders.
"Hmm… Die Young by Keisha." I suggested they pulled out the tablet searching furiously.
I felt a hand on my cast and I saw Tsu-chan pulling me to sit on the booth at the other end of the room. Mina and Tohru stood up each holding a mic posing. I smiled this was gonna be a fun day.
(Later)
"That was so much fun!" Mina exclaimed as we were getting ready to leave.
"We should do this more often," Ochaco added, the others nodded eagerly.
"Yeah, I want to do this more," I added.
"Maybe we can do it weekly, kero." Tsu-chan mused, I nodded eagerly.
"Sounds pretty great," Kyoka stated.
"That sounds wonderful!" Momo chimed.
"Weekly girls night!" Tohru and Mina cheered as we began to exit the building.
As we left the building, we began to hear sounds, I looked to the sky to see smoke in the distance. Was it a fire? Or a villain? I felt a hand on my shoulder as I turned, I saw Tsu-chan looking toward the smoke worriedly. It's been weird to realize how common villain incidents were or quirk related accidents. I wanted to go check it out but I can't do much with my arms cast up.
"The train station is closed, apparently a villain with a fire quirk robbed a store," Kyoka stated.
"Think we could go wait at the station until it's over?" Tohru quizzed.
"How about we stop and get a snack for the way home, there's a conbini near the station," Mina suggested.
"Mid-as-well." Kyoka agreed, we all nodded.
We began our walk to toward the conbini, not really much I wanted, I mean not much I can even attempt to eat on my own right now. Just as we were turning the corner, we saw flames shoot out toward us, I felt someone pull me back. Looking I saw Tsu-chan pulling me back as we all backed into an alley. Seriously the villain was coming our way.
"Stay quiet," Momo ordered her voice barely above a harsh whisper.
We stood in silence as I heard the heavy footsteps walk down the street. Tsu-chan had her arms wrapped around me protectively, the others all stood ready for anything. I wanted to help, I wanted to protect them but what could I do.
Another burst of flames shot out and filled the entrance to the alley, the footsteps were getting closer. Then a figure stepped into view, he was a tall muscular figure, probably standing at least six feet if not more. He had an old school ventilator mask on and wore a singed leather jacket with beat-up jeans and combat boots. He turned to us and I saw his eyes were bright practically glowing.
"What do we have here?" he stated, the others backed up. "Hero course brats."
He raised his arm toward us and I broke out of Tsu-chan hold. Before I knew it, I grabbed his outstretched arm and threw him to the ground. As soon as he hit the ground felt something form in my hand and I pointed it at him, it was a naginata. He froze as I stood over him, I felt my heart pounding through my entire body.
"Yashiro-chan!"
(Tsuyu's POV)
She escaped my arms and I stared in shock as she raced toward the villain. Before I could even move from my state of shock, she wrapped her arms around his and threw the villain to the ground. Her wraps unravelled and then her right cast broke apart and a staff with a blade was in her hand. She pointed it at the villain, I saw Momo began to move.
"Yashiro-chan!" I yelled, I raced forward as Momo made a staff pointing it at him.
I jumped up and grabbed Yashiro pulling her back, I saw her other cast was cracked badly. The others sprung into action and pinned down the villain, I saw Tohru race off calling for a hero. I felt Yashiro slump and I looked to see her face was flushed and she looked weak. Ochaco raced over and helped me hold Yashiro as she was beginning to lose consciousness.
It was just like back at USJ…
(Hizashi's POV)
I raced toward the station, my heart was pounding in my chest, Shouta told me something happened to Yashiro. Arriving at the station I saw an officer come over. My brain was still in a fog of pure anxiety I held up my hand as I collected myself. Taking a few deep breathes I felt myself calm down a bit.
"What happened?" I asked, the officer saluted.
"A group of students from UA had been leaving a karaoke room, but a criminal who had just robbed a bank with a fire quirk. They saw the fire and hid in an alley but he confronted them. One of the girls raced and was able to subdue the villain. The others took over keeping him down, the girl who first took a stance was examined by a paramedic and is currently giving a statement." He explained, they had been confronted by a villain!
"Mic," Shouta stated, I looked to see him emerging from a hallway. "I'll explain more."
I jogged over to him and we began a walk down the silent empty hall, his shoulder were slumped as we walked. I could tell he had been having a time here, his face was full of lines. So, he had been scowling for a while and probably lecturing people. There was more to this, was it related to USJ or what happened in Hosu?
"So, what happened?" I asked, he sighed.
"Th girls came to visit, and they decided to go do karaoke. Apparently, they heard of a villain attack when they left and decided to go to a conbini to wait for the trains to run. On the way, they saw a burst of fire so they hide in an alley. The villain came to the alley entrance and went to use his quirk…" he explained, then he stopped and ran a hand over his face. "Yashiro someone was able to race forward and throw then man to the ground. Then somehow one of her casts shattered and she was able to point a weapon made by her quirk at him. The other's rushed forward and subdued the villain and called the police. When paramedics arrived, one used an x-ray vision quirk and found both her arms were completely healed."
"That makes no sense!" I hissed, he glared back at me.
"I know!" he growled, "Naomasa is talking to Yashiro has been since I got her. The other girls were able to tell me what happened..."
"None of this makes sense…" I muttered.
"Nezu is here too, he thinks her quirk has something to do with it…" Shouta stated, "I don't like this…"
"Neither do I…"