Mid-January, the night before the entrance exam.
Months have flown by since the suicide attempt of Yumi at Moira Queen Polytechnic Junior High, and a lot has happened since then.
The next day, after the suicide attempt, Yumi Ono was taken to the children's hospital located in Musutafu, where the young Ono was put as an In-Patient, and treated for her mental health.
In the following week, her classmates and homeroom teacher went to visit the young Ono, during visitation hour. They even brought balloons, gifts, and sweet treats, and got apologized to the boys from the video and the students who went to watch her videos.
It was nice of everyone to be nice to Yumi Ono, especially her friends.
As for the bully, Kaito Ito, the fact that she was the one who posted the video, almost caused the death of Yumi Ono. She was expelled from Moira Queen Polytechnic Junior High, However, in court, the victim forgave Ito, and was given a lesser sentence. Instead of Juvie, Ito was charged to provide an apology letter to the victim, and had to go to Mandatory community service for months, including mandatory therapy.
Yumi Ono went to mandatory group therapy for her mental health. However, due to her long absence from her studies, Yumi Ono had no choice but to repeat 9th Grade, from the beginning.
After her time at Group Therapy, Yumi ended up working as a volunteer at the same hospital, helping others like her and young, who were struggling with bullying and their mental health.
As for Rachel Ida, she has been explaining everything that happened to her psychotherapist, Doctor Leslie Thompkins, from everything that happened at school to the current anxiety troubles that she was having.
"Yumi is doing fine, she has grown as a person. I know this is because my brother Tenya and I visit Yumi, from time to time on Sundays." Rachel said to her doctor on video chat.
In front of Rachel, was her psychotherapist, and quirk psychologist, Doctor Leslie Thompkins. On Rachel's tablet as they have their video chat therapy session.
"I'm glad that your friend, Ono is recovering, but what about you Rachel? How do you feel?" Dr. Thompkins asks.
"Well, I'm happy, that my friend is getting the help that she needs, as for myself I'm nervous," Rachel replies.
"Well, that is perfectly normal for everyone, an entrance exam in Japan is like applying for University, without the worry of paying money for the tuition fee, or owing the government money, due to a student loan." Dr. Thompkins continues to explain, "it is perfectly normal to feel stress out, anxious or even both. However, due to your quirk that is a different case, I am sorry that it is hard to suppress your own emotions just for your quirk, won't go wild and bananas. Though, remember my teachings Rachel about Mindfulness, is when our rational mind and emotional mind meet in one place that is the wise mind."
The girl just nodded remembering their lessons together, "I understand and remember your teaching doc, I've been meditating every day, mornings and nights, to have my emotions in check, I don't want an incident to happen again like when I was little."
"Well, since then are there any incidents like it before, like flickering lights or windows breaking?"
"No, nothing like that happened doc. I have my quirk under control." Rachel said. Demonstrating using her telekinesis by having the books float and dance around in circles. "I believe it's been years since a small incident like it, as you can see I have full control of my telekinesis."
Doctor Thompkins wrote everything that was said and that was shown on the video chat. "I see that your telekinesis is under control, what about your empathic abilities?"
Rachel slowly put the books back on the shelves. She doesn't know what to say about her empathic abilities.
At first, she thought there was nothing to report, it was quite the standard stuff that she already knows, such as seeing the emotional auras of people when they were feeling a strong emotion. The incident when she first moved to Japan, When she accidentally took Shota Aizawa's emotions and made his emotions into her own, was something that she haven't done in years.
As for the recent incident, she healed Ono's bruise.
That was something, she had never done before, and something she haven't been practicing in months, since the incident. She hasn't mentioned it to her family either. In truth, she doesn't know what truly happened, maybe her mind was playing tricks on her.
There is nothing to report unless she could truly heal someone, then maybe she must tell her family, and Doctor Thompkins.
"No, there is nothing to report Doctor Thompkins." Rachel lied.
"Well, it seems that is all for today's section." The Doctor said. "It seems you are doing well Rachel, with your mental health and your quirk control in check. For now, we don't have any future sections unless you decided to book one. For now, I wish you good luck with the UA Entrance Exam."
The girl was thankful for this time with her doctor. "Thank you, Doctor Thompkins." as she ended their video chat. Rachel places her smartphone on the charging dock, and she uses her powers to turn off the lights, and only turn on the table lamp near her bed, as she lies down looking at the glow-in-the-dark star shape stickers on her ceiling, she let her thoughts start to drift.
'Geez, I can't believe how the months have just flown by, and now, tomorrow is the entrance exam.' Rachel thought as she turns to face her room. 'There are only a few weeks left before graduation from Junior high and starting high school. That's why passing the entrance exam to UA is very important for my future.'
'Though, as much my future is important. Right now, I just want to focus on the present.' she sighs letting go of all of her frustrations. 'It's been hella of a fucking year. The first month truly felt like I was in a CW teen drama with the whole Kaito Ito drama. Even though that chapter of my life ended. I've had trouble moving on… according to Doctor Thompkins "moving on doesn't mean forgetting, it means healing." Am I choosing to suffer? Such pain has ended, and suffering is a choice. Am I choosing to suffer, because I can't let go of the past?'
'No! Fuck! That's not it! I can be honest with myself, this isn't about what happened back on the roof, this is about me, still doubting that I can't be a hero. Even with how much people have supported me on this journey, and all the training that I have done, I still somehow have doubts.' She turns to have her back facing the mattress and has her arm over her view of sight. 'What the fuck me! Why can't I be 100% on sail in becoming a hero, this is something always wanted to become. I always want to help people, and do good in life, and I proved it by saving Yumi Ono months ago.'
Rachel started to blush remembering the praises she got from her teachers and classmates, calling her the Moira Queen Polytechnic's very own Hero. "The Praising was quite nice, but I can't help but feel embarrassed from all the attention."
She looked at the time and she notice it was last. 'Shit, I should go to bed.'
'And pray to any deity out there who is listening, Egyptian, Greek, or even Fictional like Spongebob. Please have my Brother and I pass the Hero Course Entrance exam.' She thought as she turn off the lamp and drifts off to sleep.
3 am. Also known as Devil's hour, or the Witching hour.
Many people call it believing that when unexplained events happen in one's home. Some belief it to be the spookiest hour, many don't dare to wake up in the middle of the night to use the washroom, nor dare themselves to stare in a mirror, afraid to see an urban legend like Bloody Mary, seeing a ghost, or a simple unhealthy case of Eisoptrophobia the fear of mirrors.
However, those are nothing more than myths, or is it all true, and calling them myths is shielding them from the truth.
In the Ida estate.
The residents of the Ida family were all sleeping quietly.
The parents, Tai was sleeping next to his lovely wife Tamara, as she took the role of a big spoon, while Tamara was a little spoon.
The eldest son, Tensei was finally heading to bed, after his long shift as the Pro Hero Ingenium.
The second son and second child of Tai and Tamara were Tenya sleeping in his men's nightgown with his matching sleeping bonnet.
As for the daughter, the adopted child. Rachel was sleeping. However, the girl's body was floating above her bed, and she wasn't sleeping peacefully, she was tossing and turning, and her face was sweating like she was having a dream.
Or was it a nightmare?
That isn't the only strange because she wasn't the only thing floating, many small objects were floating too. Her slippers, her smartphone, and even her own queen size bed were floating too.
If there was any soul in the room, dear or alive. They could mistake her own bedroom to be part of a movie scene from, Paranormal Activities because they could call what's happening to be paranormal.
Among everything in the room, it was her Standing mirror stayed on the floor, and it was facing the girl. As the mirror showed what it appears to be, four sets of red glowing eyes. The shape was hard to describe for understanding the human brain, not knowing that it could be human eyes, or maybe an animal.
It didn't matter, as the figure inside the mirror spoke. In a deep male malevolent voice.
Raven, my daughter. At last, the time is close, daughter. The Prophecy will be profiled since it was prophesied from the day of your birth.
Don't let me down child, or I will kill everyone that you love, The Ida family, Tai, Tamara, Tensei, and Tenya. Your Friends, Hitoshi, Kori, and Yumi. I can kill them and their souls will suffer at Nevermore.
No matter how many good deeds, you do, as a Pro Hero. It doesn't erase that your blood, your power, came from me. When I impregnated your whore of a mother to give birth to you.
You have nowhere to run, No quirk, Witch, Voodoo, or Homo Magi that could ever protect you from the likes of me.
You are no threat to me, little girl. I am your creator, your master, you only exist to serve me, you live because I allow it.
What hope a mere child has of defeating me!
The girl continues to toss and turn, as she continues to sweat and starts to breathe rapidly.
For now, sweet dream my child. Soon we will meet.
As the figure in the mirror disappeared, everything that was floating was gently put, like nothing was touched.
And Rachel's Nightmare is only beginning.
Guys this is just a short chapter before, the entrance exam. I decided to end the chapter here, even though originally this was supposed to be the entrance exam chapter. However from reading it.
It was a good place to end the chapter before the action starts.
I decided to show more of Rachel's anxiety.
Do you guys have any guesses about who is the figure in the mirror? Let me know in the comments below.
Til next time.