Chapter 2

Hawks POV

I frowned I had noticed the vibrations and movement of two people a man and a woman in an alley, her closed off screams made a high tune in the air which I picked up on my feathers, I had noted as the male obviously with perverse and ill intentions 'disappeared'. I moved as fast as my wings could carry me. The reports of a mutant type of octopus man sexually assaulting women cropped up in the area, he had taken on the case as soon as he heard, he knew he would be the best at detecting and capturing him, but coming upon him turning to dust was not what I had expected.

I studied the young woman, she looked shocked as her lips shone up black, they too looked as if they were cracked like hot sand, shock, fear and her trembling body was all I could feel, millions of thoughts going through her head, I could see it all from up here on my perch as she lowered to the ground. I had no sympathy for the dead rapist…he had it coming, I like to think such a thing called karma existed but still the irony was not lost…just sad this young woman was going to have to deal with that repercussion. There were rules and procedures all heroes were to follow, most of them just and for a reason, but in this case he knew she would need to go to the hospital and would also be reported getting a 'mark' put next to her name, it could cause all sorts of issues for her life, such as social, political and personally, I frowned no she doesn't deserve that.

"Are you alright?" I asked looking down at her, she jumped and her cries became far louder and noticeable, she looked scared and doomed, because of my presence, the look in her eyes shocked me greatly, I never thought someone would look at me in fear. I suppose I held her fate in my hands right now, perhaps I should reassure her, I glided down to the alley floor landing some space between us and getting down to a squat removing my glasses. "Hey there I'm Hawks, I'm just here to see if you're okay…did something happen to you?" she looked confused and I could see her thoughts run through her head deciding what to do, lie and pretend nothing happened and go on with her life, or tell the truth, not that he would send her into the authorities, so long as she never uses that quirk again. Now thinking about it she seemed just as shocked seeing it, as if she had not been aware of her quirk either, "mame?" I tilted my head putting my care free smile on my face, "tell me what your name is?"

She cleared her throat and moved as if to get more presentable as she tidied her clothes and wiped her tears with the back of her hand, "um sorry, I'm Lisa Toshiro…um I'm fine, thanks for asking." She was so subdued I frowned lightly annoyed with that but instantly corrected my face not wanting her to see that, "you don't look fine, did you trip over or something?" she nodded rapidly to my question, "ah yes, just a long day I guess." I nodded seeing her get up, her entire body shaking, I sighed wondering what was the best thing to do in this situation, in all the years I have been a hero I had never had to deal with a rapped victim or attempted rape case. I ran my hand through my hair and placed on my glasses as I put my hand on my hip "say, if your hurt…from him I can take you to a hospital." My words made her still instantly and her eyes widen the tears coming back to her blue eyes so easily and horror showed through quickly. I put my hands up to calm her and smiled "it's alright, I saw what he tried and I know you didn't mean to do that…you didn't know you could?"

I questioned softly as she nodded still shaking and look as if she was giving up, ready to go to jail or worse, "hey now…don't get scared or upset, I'm here to keep you safe not send you to some god awful place…how about you tell me about that quirk first, just so we make sure something like this doesn't happen again?" She looked to me with hope and shock still, she was young maybe 20 at most, she had long brown hair in a bun on her head, her eyes blue and skin clear, not tall or short, thin or fat she however had a striking beauty with her facial structure and kissable lips. She sniffled and used her sleeve to wipe her nose, "my quirk is healing kiss, is an accumulative emitter quirk…I've never seen it do that though." Her voice broke off at the end in shock and worry, I sighed rolling my hands through my hair again, "tell me more." She was happy to tell me about her life, it seemed to spew from her lips as she wanted to be clear, possibly thinking the more information she gave me meant the better her chance of no repercussions even though she was not going anywhere bad.

She spoke off her first use of her quirk and that she accumulated life energy like from food and so on, she then transferred it though a healing kiss to heal and repair a person, even an entire missing part could be regrown so long as she had the energy. She continued even telling me she was attending uni to become a doctor and that she lived here with her mother who she had healed and that it was the first time someone had died from her kiss. She explained what he had done to her; which I made a hand gesture and noise stating she didn't need to explain that part if she didn't want to, she paused and nodded. "I remember thinking I just wanted him off of me, and the feeling I get when I heal well that happened but instead I felt me taking life energy from him, he seemed confused and then faded away into nothing but ash…I didn't meant to I swear." I nodded putting my hand up to calm her and quite her at the same time, "your body reacted in self-defence it is alright, you're not going to be reported."

"Really…are you serious, because I'm technically meant to be taken in for miss use of my quirk…" I nodded a little solemn, "I know…Miss Toshiro, but I see no perp here, I see only a young girl who had no clue what happened, so long as you don't tell anyone what happened here and don't use that power again then I think all will be fine…" I smiled "it will be our little secrete okay?" I paused surprised when her body impacted me as she hugged me tightly "thank you," she whispered as I patted her head "yeah no prob, besides your gonna make a great doctor one day, I don't think this miss-step is worth a report…the guy I was after could have just…left town." She looked up to me with surprise and a smile before stepping back "seriously thank you Hawks," I smiled she actually knew my name, I bowed to her, spreading my wings "it is my job to serve and protect all…now do you want me to walk you the rest of the way home?" She smiled and shook her head no, "I think I am fine now, plus I don't want to gain attention so…" I smiled knowing what she meant, "well it was nice to meet you Lisa, and maybe I'll see you around?" I flapped my wings taking me far up into the sky…I did follow her to her apartment to make sure she was okay…she seemed jumpy after the attack and for good reason.

Sometimes the laws that a hero and that of the people and society were not right, having to report a woman who accidentally took the life of her attacker was not right, she could be denied that scholarship she worked so hard for, her quirk would need updating. Hate crime can be place upon her too, it was common, someone with a quirk not liked or miss understood especially if it was dangerous, those people were hurt and attacked the most, pushing them to their limits until they were put in 'their' place. As much as I knew we needed our laws and yes some heroes did well; there were still issues in the way things ran…improvement was needed, I just hope things get better from here.

Thanks to those who have read this far