2 days later, Friday.

Rachel has pushed off the ground landing on her side. Rachel could feel the heat and the sweat on her body when she made skin-to-skin contact between her face and arm.

Rachel was soaked with sweat, her white school PE uniform was clear evidence that she had been training physically for a while now in a sparring match inside the school gym after hours.

Her opponent was her friend Shinso, he was there with his shirt off revealing his flat chest and smooth stomach. Rachel and Anders have been training Shinso since school started a week ago for the UA Entrance exam. He barely built muscles yet, but he did improve his fighting skill, hence why he defeated Rachel.

"Rachel 0, Hitoshi, 2. Woo!" Shinso cheered for his victory.

Shinso gave a hand to Rachel to help her get off the ground, it was at least he could do after winning their match. Rachel accepted the offer and thanked her friend for helping her.

They turned to see their friend Anders wearing the same PE uniform, She was clapping in their direction to congratulate her friends. "Excellent forms my friends the both of you are improving your physical combat." She turned to Shinso first. "Shinso, When we first started you were, in my language, a Rutha Bumgorf, and now from training for the last 2 weeks, I realize that you are a gifted natural fighter, You have a talent, Shinso, but not enough to beat me, or any of the WarLords of Okaara."

"T-Thanks Anders, I think? May I ask you, Anders, what does Rutha Bumgorf mean?" Shinso asks.

Rachel too wants to know the meaning of Rutha Bumgorf.

"Oh in my Tamaranian language, it means Weak Pupil," Anders said with a smile. The two friends' sweat drops from the meaning of the sentence.

"Note. I too was a Rutha Bumgorf. As your friend. Let me assure you, friends, that the both of you have improved in physical combat, Hitoshi like I said you're a gifted talented natural fighter." She then turns to Rachel. "Rachel, you are improving your physical combat. However I think you may need a more personal lesson, the way we both fight in combat is quite different."

Rachel frowned at her friend's points.

Admittedly, Rachel can agree with Anders, during her time she would do her average physical workouts such as push-ups and sit-ups, but she doesn't do weights or sparring with Tensie. Tenya on the other hand was more physically in shape with his training, he attended to work out a lot and he has a proper diet too.

Rachel would meditate to help her control her quirk, but because she and Tenya are both aiming for the Hero Course entrance exam. She may want to rethink her training. She may have good control over the telekinesis part of her quirk, but her physical training needs more improvements especially if she wants to be a Hero.

"You have a point, Anders. I thought simply using my quirk control would be enough for the upcoming Hero Course Entrance exam, but if I cannot keep up with the whole physical training I may just kiss the Hero Course goodbye." Rachel said. "I may need to ask my brothers what could be a great workout and diet idea for my body. There are only 10 months left before the entrance exam."

"I agree with Rachel, there is no way that I could pass the entrance exam with my quirk alone. If My mom's new boyfriend is right, we'll be fighting robots and my quirk won't on them," Shinso said.

The girls looked at Shinso, and what their friend said got their attention. "Shinso, umm what did you say about your mom?" Rachel asks.

Shinso's checks heated up as he cross his arms and looked away from his friends. "Nothing, forget I said anything."

Rachel sees Shinso's emotional aura. It glows salmon pink, 'Geez, Shinso is embarrassed that he accidentally spilled the truth about his mom, maybe he's not ready to talk about it.' Rachel thought.

"Shin—"

"Anyways girls, I should hit the showers. My mom would be expecting me to pick her up at her job." Shinso said as he picked up his stuff and went to the boy's shower room.

Rachel sees Anders sighing. "Rachel, did we do something wrong?" Anders asks

Rachel shook her head no, "Don't worry about it Anders, I think Shinso isn't ready to mention something, and we shouldn't bug him for it. If Hitoshi is ready to spill what he has in mind, he will." Rachel explained the best ways she can to her friend.

"Wait, brains shoot out saliva?"

Or she thought.

"No Anders, brains don't shoot saliva–ew." Rachel can smell a strong gross scent that smelled like her brothers' dirty socks.

'Ew.' Rachel realized that the scent of her brothers' dirty socks was coming from her. She's been training the whole week, wearing the same white shirt too. She lived in a house with the majority of smelly sweaty boys. She hopes this isn't the Ida family curse.

Curse or not, Rachel was just glad that the counter spell for dirty white clothes is bleach. She can easily turn her sweat-stained gym shirt back into its eggshell white glory. Now that real magic.

"Anders, I think it's time for us girls to hit the shower room. I'm starting to smell like my brothers' stinky gym socks." Rachel said, making fun of her brothers.

"That would be lovely, Oh Friend Rachel I was wondering after our shower? I was wondering if you want to go to the Mall of Shopping? Perhaps do each other's hair, try on clothes, do each other's nails, Or perhaps–"

"Talk about boys?" Rachel interrupted her friend and used the same tone as her friend, as she returned to her usual emotionless tone."Perhaps another time, Anders."

Anders just sighs. "Oh well, I guess I'll be going home by myself today. Though Rachel we never talked about boys before, or do you prepare girls?"

That was a question that Rachel wants to avoid. Ever since she had her first womanhood, Her parents, especially her mother, told her that this time in her life could be the most confusing in her life. Puberty she called it, and Rachel would be turning fourteen in October, next month.

Her mother said that she would be experiencing mood swings during a normal puberty stage, and she thought wearing a bra was her only problem, and she thinks her boobs are getting bigger.

Then her mother mentioned that she may see boys a lot different than the time when she was younger. She helped her understand those feelings of romantic love towards her love of books and sitcoms. Then Mother explains that she could start to see boys like how Megan started to see Conner differently back in Hello Megan.

Conner was a weird nerd, who gets bullied by a blond jerk with two of his goons, back in the pilot episode. It was Megan who stood up for Conner, that's how they became friends. Later in the series the more they hang out together they start to fall for each other and they didn't realize it, til the last season.

Rachel never thought of the idea of having her version of Conner, as her love life.

When Rachel was younger, she always thought boys outside her family were gross, weird, and loud. Nothing like the romantic men in her books or the men in sitcoms. She doubts she sees boys in her teenage years the same way as the boys when she was younger.

"I'm flattered, but I have to apologize that I am not gay. Though I'm not sure if I would ever see boys like how Megan fell in love with Conner back in `Hello Megan'." Rachel said. "Though, perhaps Shinso would be interested to talk about boys with you, Anders."

"Perhaps, though some other time. I have to tell you something Friend Rachel."

That got Rachel's attention. "What is it, Anders?"

"First, I was hoping you could just call me Kori, it feels weird to be called by my family name?"

Oh, that seems simple Rachel thought. "Sure Kori, and yeah I know what you mean, I might be a Japanese citizen, but that doesn't erase my American nationality. I know I've been living in Japan for the last 8 years, but being addressed by my family name is still weird to me. What makes you comfortable is okay with me. Kori, what other thing do you want to tell me?"Rachel asks.

"Thanks, Rachel. The second thing is I gotta ask, Why is UA so important for you and Shinso?" Kori asks.

'Wait, is Kori serious? Well in her defense, I didn't know what UA High was back in Gotham. I only knew Gotham Academy back then, which isn't a Hero School, but a boarding school. Perhaps I can explain UA to Kori.'

"Kori, remember the Pro hero we saw, the woman with the sword?" Rachel asks. Kori just nodded. "Well, that Pro Hero was Katana. To be a Hero like her, we would need a Hero license, but it requires training which we can get training from Hero Schools like UA, Shiketsu, and Ketsubutsu Academy."

Sadly, Kori still doesn't understand even after her explanation "I see that though, I was trained by The Warlords by Okaara. My combat skills are as a warrior. I'm sure my skills of a warrior trained by warlords would be enough?"

Rachel sighs she always gets lost when Kori talks about Tamaran, what she understood so far from her friend is that Kori is having trouble with grammar, guess the grammar in Tamaranean is quite different from Japanese and English.

She just needs to help her understand how the Pro hero system works when it comes to Japanese law. "Look, Kori, I think you're familiar with the law, right? Like it is against the law if someone steals something that didn't belong to them right?" Kori just nodded and Rachel is glad that her example is working. "You do know, great. Just like how stealing is against the law. The same can be said towards Vigilantism, meaning even with your skills as a warrior, you cannot just put on a costume and decide to fight crime, especially with a powerful and flashy quirk that you have."

Rachel continues, "Your quirk is very flashy and noticeable. There are not a lot of girls who have the tips of their hair on fire every time they fly, or can lift a car single-handedly like you're freaking All Might." she explained as she shifts her tone to more of a caring one. "Look Kori, you're my friend and I just want the best for you. I don't want to see your face in the news being arrested by the police for the crime of vigilantism."

What Rachel can do now, is hope that Kori understands that– Then a thought came to Rachel. She knows that Shinso and her want to be Pro Heroes that is why they're heading to UA in the first place. She asks Rachel the question.

"I'm sorry, Kori we never talked about it before, but do you want to be a Pro hero?"

After asking the question Rachel notices that Kori's emotional aura is visible. The color that she saw was…gray?

Remembering that book that Doctor Thompkins gave her, the color gray emotion has many meanings, like boredom, depression, loneliness, and confusion. Which makes it the most confusing color when she sees the emotional aura turn gray. The color could be anything from the category. She just hoped maybe Kori could just open up.

"Well, if being a Pro Hero is the only option for myself, as a warrior. I have chosen to be a Pro Hero too." Kori said after muttering something in her native tongue.

"Kori, that doesn't my question, like why do you want to be a Pro He–"

"I'm looking for my sister… named" she paused like she was trying to figure something out. "Kom, Her name is Kom Anders."

This was the first time she ever heard that Kori has a sister. "Oh, you have a sister? That's awesome, what is she like?" Rachel is going to hear for the first time what Kori's sister is like, If she liked anything like Kori, I bet she was sweet, fun-loving, caring–

"She's a bitch."
Not the words Rachel was expecting, but sure let's go with that.

"X-Hal! I'm sorry, probably not the words that you would expect from me, I love my sister, though she can be competitive and I don't know why?" Kori looked at Rachel with serious eyes as Rachel listened. "The reason why I'm in Japan in the first place rather than at home back in Tamaran, My sister is what you call, umm a Pro Hero criminal?"

'A Pro Hero Criminal? Wait, does that mean? no.'

"Kori don't tell me your sister is a villain?!" Rachel didn't need her friend to give her a vocal answer. Kori just nodded.

"Yes, my sister, Kom, what you call a villain, and as her sister and from her crimes at Tamaran, It has to be me to capture Kom," Kori explained.

"Kori, we're not even in UA yet and you planned to be the one to capture your sister, who is a villain? Why not let the Pro Heroes handle this?" Rachel asks as she sees Kori's aura turn red as her hair goes into flames and her eyes glowed green.

"I can't do that, Friend Rachel! My sister has the same quirks as I do, she used it to kill people before, including Heroes already tried and they died from her hands." Kori explains. " We were both trained by the Warlords of Okaara and she has always been the better fighter in the art of Mortal Kombat. My sister is also stronger with her quirk. As Tamarean and second daughter of Myand'r and Luand'r it has to be me!" Kori's hair burst in flames, and Rachel could feel the heat. Slowly Kori calms down after letting out her outburst.

"Sorry for venting out my frustration. Please understand that I have a duty, and I plan to do that as a Pro Hero. I'll just be a Pro Hero to capture my sister for her crimes at Tamaran, after that I don't know?" She look away from Rachel as her aura turned blue. "To me, being a Pro Hero isn't a long-term plan, unlike you and Friend Shinso, on the other hand, once I return to Tamaran, I wouldn't need the Hero License anymore, I hope you understand, Friend Rachel?"

Rachel does understand, that Kori's Tamaranean heritage is very important to her. "I do understand, we'll be heroes together, In UA."

Rachel frowned seeing Kori's emotional aura turn blue. "Yes, we will be Heroes, just not together," Kori said, as she continued to explain. "I'm not going to UA with you and Friend Shinso, I'm going to Ketsubutsu Academy. The location has the most criminal attacks, cost by my sister. I figure Ketsunbutsu is the right choice for me rather than UA… Look, this isn't easy for me either, I care for you and Friend Shinso, but I have a Tamaranean duty to do, please don't hate me."

Rachel just smiled at her. "Kori, I don't hate you, and yeah the news sucks, but sometimes life can be a bitch, and your Tamaranean duty and culture are very important to you. Please at least, keep in touch with each other. You helped Shinso and me so much and I'm not ready to say goodbye to my friend." Rachel said.

Kori stood up and she hugs her friend. "Yes, we will continue the Touching of friends."

Rachel blushed from Kori's sexual wording. "That is not what I meant!"

After her long talk with Kori. Rachel decided to take a shower before heading out, she has another stop to go before going home. She has to deliver Ono's homework.

Ono didn't go to school today, she wasn't sure why either. What Rachel knows is that Ono is feeling blue, she just hopes she doesn't spiral and ends up harming herself. Whatever trending video that Ito has would lose its popularity soon enough.

Though if she's going to head to Ono's house to deliver her homework. She doesn't want to visit while smelling like she does now.

Rachel took her shower supplies from her gym locker. Unlike her classmates, she showers in the gym after class. Her shower supplies aren't like the dollar store products of simple shampoo and soap. Rachel cares about nature and the animals that's why they're organic, handmade, and not animal test products.

Double checking that she got all she needed, she entered the girl's shower room. She's just glad the shower rooms at her school are divided Rachel believes she's not ready to show her naked body to a bunch of naked girls… or boys.

She entered one of the showers and close the shower curtains, she was glad that she was alone with her thoughts as she wash her hair.

She can smell the strong Jasmine-scented liquid that is her shampoo. The Scent made her remember the good simple times when she was a kid, A time she wish she could just play outside with Tenya and not worry about school. Sure, she didn't enjoy the pop quiz about the book that they were signed to. It was their fault that the Teacher rather talks about himself more instead of doing what we were planning to do in class.

'Fuck!' Okay, that is what Rachel wasn't trying to avoid, such as she didn't a good grade during the pop quiz that was expected. She was trying to avoid thinking about what happened with Ono two days ago. She didn't go to school today or the day before that. I know they're not close, but she feels like chicken shit that she didn't stand up to Ono from Ito.

Rachel believes if she played the scenario again, and replaced her with her brothers she believes the outcome would have been different. Better maybe not?

If Tenya went to stand up for Ono, I believe it would lead to talking and lecturing, with the hint of his robot arms. Then Ito would either apologize and leave or thinks that my brother is a dork and leave.

'Now that, an outcome that didn't come true Rachel thought in relief as she starts to soap her body.

If Tensei decided to stand up for Ono, she believe that outcome to be ridiculous, knowing her eldest brother, Tensei would probably play Hero card, like this was freaking Yu-Gi-Oh the anime.

Rachel starts to imagine the scenario if Tensei decided to stand up for Ono.

She would imagine Tensei and Ito dueling with Yu-Gi-Oh cards. Ito already summoned her monster, a Bitch monster called, Pink Meanie standing in attack position with 1800 attack points. Then Tensei would be like. "I, Tensei Ida will defeat you, Kaito Ito and you must apologize to sweet innocent Yumi Ono! Then you Kaito Ito shall surrender your Pink Meanie monster card because that card turned you into a Mega-Bitch! Now I, Tensei Ida will draw a card! now I summoned my ace monster, Big Brother in attack position standing 3000 attack points, and once my monster attacks your life points would reduce to Zero!"

"Now my Big Brother attack Pink Meanie, and end this duel! Attack her with Brotherly Love!" as Tensei's monster attack Ito's monster she has lost the duel and apologizes to Ono.

Rachel sighs, 'Too bad, life isn't like an anime or a sitcom. If it was all of Her and Ono's problems could have been solved every 22 minutes.' She thought as Rachel went to rinse off the soap and shampoo from her body.

Rachel heard footsteps that have entered the shower room.

She decided to take a peek to see who it was, she knows It wasn't Kori, but she left before taking a shower it can't be her.

Then she saw who it was from the small opening of her shower curtain. It was Kaito Ito and a friend of her's from the cheer squad. 'Of course, cheerleading practice has ended, now the cheerleader is using the shower room like it was a party club.' Rachel thought.

Rachel feels like she's a total ninja, she is completely invisible and she can hear everything they were saying.

"Yuck, I found gunk on my uniform," Ito said paling the gunk from her top.

"Well, what do you think would happen if we did today's practice outside." said her teammate.

"Yuck, I can't believe we have another hour of cheerleading practice. I'm so done for today, I can't believe that crap that my literature teacher's pop quiz, Like serious, why not just have us watch the movie instead read the book? I wouldn't mind doing a book report for 50 Shades of Grey." Ito said. "You know who is annoying?"

"Who?"

"That Rachel Ida, I'm so done with her emo goth B.S. She's so fake and she's such a freak with her quirk. Like the whole emotion thing, so weird." Ito said. Making Rachel twitch her eyebrow from annoyance.

"Cha annoying."

Ito went to check her smartphone just to notice she got a notification about her viral video getting more popular. "Oh hey, my video of Ono is getting viral, though it still doesn't have millions of views, just a few thousands!" Then she got an idea to make her video more popular.

She wrote the link to her video on the shower room mirror with her lipstick. "There, maybe now I can get more views."

"You're such an evil Bi-Yotch, I like it." her friend encourages her as they leave the shower room to resume the cheerleading practice.

As Ito and her friend left the shower room, Rachel took her towel to dry off.

She saw on the mirror wall Ito's handwriting written in lipstick. 'Fuck, is that what I think it is? Is the link to Ono's video the one that is being viral? That's such a bitchy thing to do.'

Rachel took a picture of the link with her phone for evidence. Rachel used her bare hand to wipe off the lipstick on the mirror. 'If I can at least have one person not watch the video for Ono's sake, it's the least I can do.'

Ito is getting at Rachel's nerves, after the crap she said and what she's doing with Ono, is just bitchy.

'I should get dressed, maybe the bus ride to Ono's place would ease my mind, after the crap that happened today.' Rachel thought.

Moments later.

(Cue song: Torn by Natalie Imbruglia)

Rachel was sitting on the bus, listening to her mellow playlist on her music app to drown her sorrows with music. Trying to keep her quirk in check.

Rachel can't always meditate 24/7. Sometimes music helps when she cannot meditate, and she needs it now to relax her emotions. There is a lot in her mind.

She thought at first it was just the stress about the upcoming UA entrance exam, at this moment her mind is somewhere else.

Her thoughts were all about Ono since her shower earlier after training. Rachel overheard Ito's meanest towards Ono. All this for popularity?

Rachel understands the idea of teenage popularity, you're the cool kid around your peers. Though there is a difference between real-life teenage popularity, versus TV sitcom teenage popularity.

In sitcoms, it's almost a standard that the main character isn't the popular kid in school, but somehow is always the target of the popular kid. How Miley Stewart is the main character, while the popular kids are Amber and Ashley who are the TV villains.

In real life, there is no such thing as the main character. There is also a borderline between popularity and bullying. Ito doesn't see it, but if there was a tv audience judging her actions, they would be people booing at her.

'I just hope Ito see what she's doing isn't cute, but mean.' Rachel thought hoping for the best outcome.

Arriving ar Pérez Street.

(End Music)

Rachel stood up and get off the bus, she arrive at her destination. Seeing the bus left she saw that area is quiet and mostly populated with townhouses, there was barely any litter too.

'Alright. according to the map app, Ono's home address is close by, however, the townhouses look so identical to each other. I hope the numbers on the houses can help, I just need to find 26 Pérez street.' Rachel thought.

Rachel switches the app to the camera phone app wanting to see her reflection.

'I hope my outfit is okay, I'm already nervous enough to be meeting Ono's parents. I hope black jeans and a blue hoodie can be considered to be appropriate to meet a classmate's parents. I think this is fine, I met Hitoshi's mom, Joyce in casual, not with a kimono.' Rachel sighs hoping that her clothing choice is fine.

Walking on the sidewalks, she notices that getting closer to the Ono residents. " 23, 24, 25, Oh here it is 26 Prèze street."

Rachel rang the doorbell, and a little girl no older than six with a golden retriever mutation opened the door for her. "Daddy there is some girl here!"

"It's okay Tori, Daddy has this covered." The adult man Mr. Ono, has a golden retriever mutation similar to her younger daughter. This caught Rachel's surprise, Ono was human looking, and her quirk was her human feet were just replaced with human hands. "Hi, a little lady can I help you?"

"O-oh, I am a classmate of Yumi Ono, I was here to deliver Ono's homework." Rachel said.

"Woof, You're one of my daughter's classmates, please come in, woof! I'm Yumi's father if you cannot tell. You can just call me TJ." he explained. "I know that I may not look like my daughter because of my quirk, but my daughter's looks come from my mother, I apologize that my wife is out of the country for business."

"That's okay… TJ sir." Rachel's sweats drop. She wasn't expecting Ono's father is a very excited person, perhaps it might have to do with his quirk. Dogs are very excited when it comes to meeting new people after all.

"You saw, my youngest daughter Tori earlier, she is just like her dad excited to meet new people. Woof, my son is at soccer practice, if you go upstairs, you can find Yumi's bedroom, the last one on the right side." TJ. explained.

"Thanks, sir, I'll meet her there," she said.

"Wait, Yumi is probably hungry. Can you deliver her Dunch, I made her favorite, I hope she feels better?" TJ said as Rachel nodded and carried the tray of food from Yumi's dunch.

'Oh TJ may have a clue what's bugging Ono, I might get more answers. I guess Yumi's father's quirk is similar to that of a regular golden retriever, almost like that emotional support dog.' she thought.

As she walked up the stairs she couldn't help but look at their family photos. 'It looks like Yumi is close to her parents, and siblings… Umm who's that?' right at the end of the photos there was another photo of Yumi and a boy around her age, he is blond with short straight hair. 'I wonder who he is. They seem very close, probably her cousin?' Rachel thought.

On the next photo was a photo of Yumi's mother, shaking the hand of a well-dressed man. Rachel recognized that man, from his many visits to the orphanage back in Gotham City.

'That's Patrick Wayne, the current CEO of Wayne Enterprises, If I'm correct his son Thomas Wayne just graduated from medical school. I guess Mrs. Ono is the family's breadwinner, I bet Yumi missed her mom a lot.' Rachel thought.

As Rachel finally arrived on the second floor, a part of her forgot that Ono is very religious about her faith in Christianity, she's starting to see if the whole family is religious seeing a statue of baby Jesus.

The Ida family may not be religious to any faith, but her parents taught her good morals of what is wrong and right. She smiled at the statue. "Please, help Yumi Ono, I don't know if my actions are helping her, or perhaps give me a sign to help her." she prayed.

Rachel found Yumi's bedroom, she knocked at her door to let her know who it was. "Ono, It's me, Ida, our literature teacher sent me to deliver your homework. May I come in?"

"Ida?!, sure come in…" just from her tone alone, Rachel can tell what she was feeling.

Entering Ono's bedroom she was expecting her room to be clean and bright, but that isn't the case. Ono's bedroom was a mess and her window blinds were shut, not letting in natural light. Rachel spotted ono by her desk near the window. She looks so miserable and her emotional aura remains blue.

Her bedroom reflects her emotions. "Your dad made you dunch, he said it's your favorite meal."

"I'm not hungry."

"Are you sure, it's nice and hot? It's pork belly stew and a slice of black forest cake." Rachel tries to tempt Ono with food.

"It's fine you can put it on the small table over there." Ono gestures at the smaller table.

Rachel placed her food near a small table, after placing the tray down she realized this could be a good time to talk to Ono before leaving.

Now finally getting the chance to look around her room. She noticed it was kind of a mess. There was a lot of clutter, dirty clothes on the floor, crumpled paper balls, and used tissue.

'Wait was she crying? Can the messy room be signed?' she thought. 'Maybe asking her won't be the best option? Unless I keep her distracted with a conversation. I can use this to get to know Ono more.'

"Hey Yumi, have you seen the news? I hear the Pro Hero Endeavor just defeated this villain who uses a quirk that can manipulate white lane marking on the road." Rachel said trying to distract her, while she looked around.

"Really? That's… awesome… cool… whatever? Ono said. Rachel realizes that maybe Ono isn't a fan of Pro Heroes.

Rachel continues to look around, she notices that Ono likes to collect anime posters and figurines of a girl with very long blond hair in pigtails wearing a blue and white sailor school uniform.

"Hey Yumi, who is this girl character?" she asks.

"That's Sailor Moon, I'm a fan of the anime when I was a kid… Now I…" Ono just stopped her sentence.

Rachel thought talking about shows would be a good subject. "Sailor Moon, she looks cool and I like her outfit… What are powers?" she asks.

"I know them, but feel embarrassed talking about anime," Ono said.

Perhaps talking about Anime isn't the best idea, Rachel was hoping for a longer conversation. Maybe if she tries to talk about her favorite show it can be a longer conversation than the anime one? "I've been watching this new sitcom, Well, it's more of a spin-off in a way.

"My family doesn't have cable because most of the shows and movies are now streaming. So I wouldn't know any new shows." Ono said.

'Shit, I'm running out of any conversation to talk about.' Rachel spotted a photo of Christ. 'Sorry, I'm trying my best to be a friend to Ono.' then she noticed that there was a picture frame next to it, what was framed was Ono and she looks younger probably eight years old in the photo. She looks so happy. Next to her was the same blond boy with straight hair and he looked the same age as them too.

"Hey, Yumi, who is this guy in the photo next to you?"

Ono turned her head to check. "That's my cousin, we're close," she said as she turns back to her desk.

See that she doesn't have a lot to talk about, maybe she could just give her homeroom. "Our literature teacher wanted me to give you our homeroom, he wants us to do a book report for chapters five to seven, and no he won't accept the movie adaptation as homework. The book and movie for How to Kill a Mockingbird are very different." Rachel said.

"Thanks, Ida, you can put the top of my bed please," Ono asks.

"Sure." As Rachel walked to her bed, she noticed that around her pillows there were rolled-up tissues.

'Was Ono? Crying herself to sleep. Whatever was in that video is hurting Ono, I don't think her father knows?" Rachel thought. She looked around and she saw next to her tissues was a note written on it. She picked it up, and read what read written on it.

Dear Yumi.

Sup cuz, miss you. If you're wondering why I sent you a written letter instead of a digital one, well because well Dad lost his job recently we have been living with no WiFi for the past number of weeks. I felt like Fred Flinstone for those couple of weeks without having animals us electronics from today, L.O.L.

Though I'm not here to deliver bad news, I'm here to deliver good news. Mom got a new job at L-Corp Japan with a huge pay cheque to boot, and they want Mom and the rest of the family to move to Musutafu.

So we can hang out like when we were little, and because of my mom's job I have a chance to enroll in UA! I'm so excited!

Though, I'm also here to talk to you… Something serious that a classmate showed me on their smartphone.

Here in Tokyo High. One of my classmates has been emailing every student about a certain video.

I SWEAR TO ANY DIETY OUT THERE I DIDN'T WATCH IT, MY CLASSMATE SHOWED ME THE VIDEO DURING LUNCH PERIOD!

Cuz, Look, I know you're not that type of girl… who would make out with random guys, and from the video, I can see you're not yourself.

I don't know the story behind the video, and I don't know if you know about this video. If you do know about the existence of this video and you have every right to be angry toward the one who posts this.

Whoever posts the video should be in a lot of trouble!

Just let you know, that I'm by your side. I may not be there physically, but I'm with you at all times. I love you Yumi, you're my cousin and I worry for you, and right now I wish I can hug you.

Love N.

P.S. My parents don't know about the video, and as you know I'm not religious as you're family, but dad is and he helped me make this gift card. He told me this passage from the Bible may comfort you. I don't know what the bible passage is, but if it helps you? I'll be so happy!

'Geez, If I'm not suppressing my emotions, I would have cried from that warm letter from Ono's letter.' Rachel sighs as she picks up the gift card that came with the letter. 'Matthew 11:28, I don't know what it means, but if this cheers up Ono, I will be glad… Perhaps I should look it up when I have time.'

"Hey, Ida can I ask you something?"

Rachel quietly walks to Ono. She noticed that she was just drawing with a paintbrush and Indian ink.

"Yes, Yu–"

"Can you quit using my first name… it's not like we're close!" Ono said with fury in her voice.

Rachel was shocked, she didn't expect that from Ono. She thought using her first name to show that she was friendly. "I'm sorry, is that all you want to say?"

Ono shook her head. "Sorry for snapping, I see that you're just trying to be friendly… It's just… Why didn't you help me when I was begging for Ito to delete the video?!"

Rachel felt guilty for the past couple of days. She felt that she disgrace to the Ida name. Even how much Tenya tells her that she did the right thing. Rachel could help but feel shitty for not helping Ono.

"I'm sorry, I truly am, I chicken out. I wish I could have done it differently." Rachel said. Her tone had shame, different from her emotionless tone.

"I'm sorry. I thought you, Shinso, or even Anders would have backed me up, after hearing that the three of you wanted to be Pro Heroes. I guess what I heard was nothing more but talk."

'Ouch, that hurt. But she isn't wrong. If I truly wanted to be a Hero, I should have stood up for bullies like Ito.' Rachel thought.

"I'm sorry that I sound like a jerk, you know I don't truly mean what I said right?" Rachel just nodded. "Okay, May I ask you something Ida?" Ono asks.

"Sure, what is Ono?"

"I was wondering if you know about that Video that Ito posted?" Ono asks with a sad tone in her voice.

"I honestly have no clue. I only know about it from your conversation with Ito. What is the video about? I just heard party, vodka, and boys, I don't know anything about the video?" Rachel asks, wanting to know more.

"I'll tell you, please promise me you won't don't watch it or tell anyone about it," Ono asks her eyes looking directly at Rachel.

"I swear I won't, I promise."

"Well, it happened a week before school started. One of my friends Erina has moved to a different part of Japan, farther from Musutafu." Ono explained

Rachel knew their old classmate, from 7th and 8th grade. Rachel had no clue she moved, it start to make sense why she no longers goes to their school. She continues to listen as Ono continues.

"My other friend and I were invited to a house party, We both thought it would be a good idea to distract ourselves from Erina moving away and to have fun too, but I had no clue it would end up being a big mistake," Ono explained.

"Was the house belongs to Kaito Ito's family?" Rachel asks.

"Yup, Ito threw a party when her parents were away. She wasn't being her mean self, and everyone from our grade was there from both classes… when except for you and Shinso." She explained. "My friend and I thought it would be a good idea to stay and have fun… but."

"But?"

"I was wrong, when I got thirsty there was orange juice in a punch bowl, but I had no clue that it was lace with Vodka… and I drank too much and I got drunk."

"What happened then?" Rachel asked.

"I don't remember anything, my friend and I blacked out. We about woke up the next day feeling gross, the next couple of days we received a link to a viral video. It showed me kissing a bunch of boys, and I didn't remember anything, I just felt gross."

"Oh, Shit!"

"I still had my clothes on, but I can't believe I made out with a bunch of boys! I'm not like that I swear!" Ono's tears starts to flow down as she cried them out. "I felt so disgusted, and now it's been weeks and my video is still the number one most watched porn site! I don't know how to get the video down! What if my family saw that or my church— oh my lord, what's worse, outside of Musutafu saw it! What's next the whole world— I can't! I-I just want that video taken." Ono let tears out.

"Ono I'm so sorry, this is such serious shit, Look, I want you to know I believe you and I want to help you in a way. Kairi Ito isn't getting away from this mess she made." Rachel said, comforting Ono by lightly touching her shoulder.

"Thanks, Ida you can give me my homework if you want." Ono was offering her a hand.

Rachel took out the book from her bag and she give her a copy of the book.

"Hey Ono, can I asks you a question?"

Sure, Ono what's up?" Rachel said.

"I was wondering, if should I report this to a Pro Hero, like Ingenium. Should I report the video to a Pro Hero?" Ono asks. With pleading eyes.

'Woah, hold up, and freeze. I need to think this through. I have no clue how serious Ono's situation has become?'

'I want to help Ono, but hearing more of her story, it feels like my hands are tied. Like, I don't know how to help her? I wonder what is the best solution to help her, is going to the police the right thing to do, or is this a little bit extreme.' She thought. 'I know, Kaito Ito may be queen bitch, but she's not a villain. I know I sided with Ono, but I don't think going to the Pro Heroes is the best solution to solve this, maybe going to the school principal is the better option?'

'I know Ono isn't going to like what I'm going to say, but at least another option besides going to the Pro Heroes, it's worth a shot.'

"Umm, Ono I don't know, maybe going to the Pro Heroes is too extreme? B-But I believe every word you say and I think Ito should pay for posting the viral video… I think the best option is to report this to the Principal, maybe he could suspend Ito for posting the video?" Rachel said with sincerity in her tone.

Rachel saw Ono's eyes seeing tears start to flow down as Ono's blue aura glowed even brighter.

"Are you kidding me right now, after everything I said?!" Ono cried. "My life is ruined because of her every day. Do you have any idea how humiliating is to go to school while getting stared at and hear every perverted comment while walking in the hallways? It's hard, and every moment I wish I could just stay home and cry, which that's what I'm doing for the last two days."

Ono continues. "I went to you because I thought you truly care and I thought Heroes like you would help someone like me! I was wrong, you didn't come here to help me." Ono said crying even more. "Don't you think I won't notice what you were doing in my room when my back was turned? You're been nosing around, You're friends with Ito, aren't you?!"

Rachel wanted to respond and say that she was wrong, but Ono didn't let her as she continues to shout at her.

"Did Ito promise you, Make-up tips, fashion advice, helping you to get a boyfriend?! While in return you search for Yumi Ono's stuff that makes her, A LOSER!"

"Ono that not–"

"STOP! I DON'T WANT TO LISTEN TO MORE OF YOUR CRAP! GET OUT OF MY ROOM! GET OUT!"

Rachel wanted to make things clear to Ono, that she is at her side, but Ono doesn't want to listen to her.

Before things gets worst she got out of Ono's room.

'Way ago Rachel, you did it again, instead of helping Ono you made her cry. Tomorrow is Saturday it's a half day, perhaps c can apologize to Ono tomorrow.' she thought.

Rachel can only hope for a better outcome.