Timekeepers Guide To Heroing

by bajy

Something that's been buzzing in my brain for ages, here's a brief summary: Hey! Connie here, I got a quick question: If you somehow ended up in your favorite anime and you had knowledge of the future from there, how would you go about navigating said world and all who lived in it?... And is it too late to get therapy? (Izuku x OC) (Shoto x OC) (Katsuki x OC)

7. Concordia Jayden (origin) pt: 3

Final part! are you guys ready?

Warning: The following 3 flashback chapters will involve numerous crimes, Attempts of them, suicide, death, murder, gore, blood, abuse, enslavement, some filthy language somewhere (but not actual cursing), and numerous degrees of child abuse. (Not so much of most of these things this time, but there'll definitely be abuse involved once again, And this time bullying)

Side note: A number of events that happened within these backstory chapters is purely fictional, they've never happened in real life, so if you are confused about a few things look it up to make sure you do not confuse fiction with reality. If you have further questions, PM me anytime except Saturdays.

Update:

Brace yourselves because there's one more person to add here that will be on your hate list just as much as Martin.

Please enjoy!!

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A lot of things changed within that very day, and in much more ways than one.

Despite the risks, the action which all the servants took for my sake was well planned and well executed.

As soon as we returned to the mansion we were immediately confronted by my uncle but before he can even get a word edgewise all the servants turned on him as for the first time he was completely and utterly outnumbered by the number of servants he had within his employment, while some of the servants took me away to get me examined as those particular ones do know how to do first aid and had skills of a doctor that saved some bit of trouble later, the others in the meantime, led by Lydia, confronted him to make a few things very clear.

To my complete another shock, it turns out that the servants had actually been wise to what my uncle had been doing, they've all been heartbroken a billion times seeing me miserable especially with what I had to go through, were heartbroken upon realizing what actually happened to all of my past tutors, and were absolutely disgusted with The man for acting the way he has all because I wasn't blood related to him, because I wasn't "perfect" in his eyes.

In fact they had been secretly gathering evidence for years against him, more than enough that it would place him under arrest and put him in prison for life, If not outright give him the death penalty due to adding the fact of hiring an assassin to kill a minor For a Trivially stupid reason, They had apologized to me for not acting sooner but they had to make sure he wouldn't suspect anything and make sure they could get other bits of incriminating evidence they couldn't risk losing and I forgave they as I understood why and I was very moved by the determination to help me even when there were many risks at play. The only reason they never went public with any of it was because they wanted to make sure that they had more than enough that he would have absolutely no room to argue whatsoever, so much that not even any of his lawyers would be able to save him, as everyone gave him an ultimatum.

Either he leaves me alone, leaves Ginger alone, stops his abuse and actually allows me to go back to school for the first time in years and allow me to have a normal school life, albeit said school would be a prestigious one given circumstances but still would be a better environment for learning and growth, allow me a full year give or take until I've recovered, This time allowing my injuries to heal properly and with more time so the aftermath wouldn't be hurtful, and until my body is back in healthy shape, allow me to have a pet for therapy and guard dog reasons (via James), and accept that I am going to be moving out as soon as I turn 18 so he wouldn't have to deal with me anymore if he still had issues, And for once in his life actually treat me like a person and not a piece of trash. Or all the servants will quit on the spot, reenacting the Exodus with all of them leaving the house as a group, they'll go to the police and have him arrested for everything he's ever done and his reputation would be thoroughly ruined. And also pointed out to not even try to kill them off in secret as they had their own set of secret uncover investigators hunting down and keeping an eye on his own shady groups so they will know something is up if he gave them any orders at all. In fact, at least 10 of the servants had a friend or two within the international police or undercover agents, or renowned news people within those two categories, from outside the state that were more than willing to help if absolutely needed, and were readily available on speed dial.

Not only that but it seemed that he wasn't even aware that him killing off previous instructors, making them go "missing", and hiring new ones straight off the bat was already becoming suspicious to the public, which he had actually been unaware of through all this time due to him being primarily focused on work and hurting me in general, and should know that if he continues then the police really will get involved and start asking him questions, whether any of them got involved or not.

Also pointed out that it was extremely stupid of him to bury the bodies in his own backyard, even if very deep underground they will still be unearthed , And they too had evidence from there too.

If he doesn't want any business with me then why go abusing me in the first place? Wouldn't it make more sense to just send me to a school with a dormitory so we both wouldn't have to deal with the other anymore?

"Honestly you have to be there to see it, but the look on my uncle's face was not only priceless but one of a man knowing that he was absolutely outnumbered and was back so deep in the corner that even the slightest nudge would lead to his downfall, Even though on the inside he absolutely wanted to explode with rage and defiance." I told them, smiling remembering having felt so protected by far more people than I could ever even imagine, knowing that the servants did care for me, more than just being a ward, more then I knew, And were willing to go all out if it meant protecting me even if it meant going against their boss, not a single one of them caring if they lost their jobs as they would absolutely make sure that he was arrested for good or at the very least make sure he stayed in line knowing that there were consequences that would come if he didn't.

Looking back at everyone I could definitely see that they all had looks of surprise, eyes twinkled in satisfaction and relief knowing that I actually had more help going on within the background then realized as some of them sighed in relief, especially the human lie detector, which is to be expected.

(And on a side note, I don't know what's going on entirely but besides going by previous knowledge that I've acquired over the years, but I think in this world the feelings of others can be easily more felt (and feelings behind them in some cases are more easily deciphered) then one ever could back home, at least I think so. It can't be because I have a quirk because I am quirkless, it's not possible.)

"I was still quite surprised to learn all this, but it definitely really helped in not only giving me a sense of relief knowing I had more people to back me up than just Ginger, Lydia and James alone." I said with a nod.

"Quite a surprise." Nezu stated before he sipped from a cup of tea ... that he pulled out from somewhere?

Okay listen here folks I've been paying attention to Nezu even while narrating and I am still baffled that he did something like that, out of nowhere, I know some part of me just wants to not question as it's better off that way but I can't help it.

It's like Izuku and his Notebooks, I'll never know.

Tsukauchi nodded as he replied, "You said it, still knowing that they'd actually had this planned all this time, I would only have to assume years, it's still quite a shocker after believing otherwise for so long."

"Yeah," I Agreed.

"Any man out of their right mind would be foolish to say no against such an ultimatum like that. Especially if he does uphold his reputation as highly as you said he does." Mr. Yagi chimed in.

"Truer words were never said, He knew he had no choice especially knowing that none of them were going to take his tyranny any longer and knowing how grave the stakes were against him, And knowing that none of them were going to back down, not even when he gave his own death glares none of them were going to be moved whatsoever." I replied in return, "Also there were only a few conditions, given outside circumstances mainly that were in place. But thankfully they were rather reasonable despite some of them still being rather annoying."

"And what were those conditions?" Inko asked, though a bit hesitant yet parentally concerned.

"First of all I wasn't allowed to break anything, period, not like I had any intentions to. Second, if I really was serious about going to school again then I had better make sure I apply the lessons I've been taught while attending and make sure that academically I was ready for it. Third, at least once a month on the third Wednesday of each one he and I would meet for updates on how school was going, with the promise that he will not send spies or something to keep an eye on me, and be willing to accept the teachers word alone in return. Four, in school I had to be on my best behavior as possible, and I had to make sure I followed the school regulations to the letter, if he got one word that I myself was causing mischief in any sort of manner then he would pull me out and have me homeschooled until I turn 18, with a tutor he himself would hire as he didn't want to bother doing it himself. Five, I still had to continue with my lessons but this time he will not be present for any one of them and instead will get an update at the end of each week to make sure that I was doing perfectly in them, Only when I start school would those lessons stop and I would put them to test going forward. And last, but not least, Which was the most annoying, He wanted to be informed of which classes I would take and what potential field trips I would be allowed to participate in so he could see whether or not he deemed me "worthy" of participating in such things." I said within that order as I counted them up.

"He wasn't going to go down without some sort of fight." Nemuri stated as I nodded in return, "Unquestionably this must have been a hard pill for him to swallow."

"About the size of New York itself times 10 really." I chimed, "Nonetheless it was all reasonable so we accepted, with the condition in return we would be allowed to look through all the classes to see which ones would be "worthy" in his eyes so long as we get to choose a few that I wanted to participate in genuinely, Which he accepted, though quite begrudgingly under his breath Especially if they were classes that he himself would not agree to."

It was one of the most satisfying moments in my life, definitely more than that one time where Martha had managed to sneak a big tarantula (and her egg sack) into his bedroom when I was eight That scared the daylights out of him so badly that he screamed like a little girl and was running around the house like the spider was on him or chasing him when really it was still in his bedroom, it took everything in me to not burst into laughter within that house and had to wait until many agonizing hours later to let it all out in the park with my friends.

The rather unnecessary fumigation team was so worth it just to see that.

Note to self, tell that to the others another time. Because right now I'm still busy telling my story which I am going to continue now.

Once the deal was made after a long period of silence, we all got to work.

Coincidentally around that time, my uncle had suddenly gotten a call from the higher-ups that he was needed for a long conference and a few other important business deals that need to be done in South America which means he wouldn't be in the mansion for the better part of that year, which everybody was fine with and surprisingly my uncle himself if it meant that he wouldn't have to "deal with me" himself and he could solely focus on work while the rest of us focus on my health and education.

The time it took for me to actually be able to heal fully and get my body back in the shape didn't take as long as they thought it would As it seemed that I was healing faster than most of them anticipated, myself included, but nonetheless we were grateful for that as we believed that it was a special blessing.

Although it doesn't change the fact that I'll always be uncomfortable showing anybody and I mean anybody My body (specifically my back, the back of my arms and neck) naked unless it's the doctor's or somebody I trust due to the numerous scars I have.

Although my uncle was still adamant about me not seeing a therapist (as in his own eyes therapy was a weakness even though it wasn't), outright forbade it, thankfully the servants also helped in the same manner that Ginger has been but with a little more experience under their belt as they've been studying a bit of therapy in their own time in secret to help me through at least a good portion of my trauma so there wouldn't be too many disconcerting issues once I finally started school. Still not real therapists with licenses but it was enough.

Although it was obvious to all of us that because of all the abuse and horror I was put through for years, especially in recent time back then, I had post-traumatic stress disorder and suffered from night terrors which warranted in them giving me some pills to help deal with it, which helped but none of us wanted to take any chances that I would inadvertently cling on to those pills like it were a crutch, or worse become an addict because of them, and slowly but surely helped me to wean off of them to The point that I would only need them on the occasion.

No one goes through all of that without gaining any form of injuries, scars, trauma, phantom pains, night and mental terrors, and mental and emotional baggage of any sort after all.

It also helped to have Ginger and James right by my side, without my uncle there, to know that she was actually coming to the mansion to help me really did make things a lot easier so long as we kept that little fact to ourselves.

We also focused on not only training James so that he would be ready for anything, but also got me a notebook so I could write down everything that goes on in my nightmares, make a coping mechanism of sorts so that even if I didn't have anyone there to help I would have a way to let it without feeling trapped, which really helped.

The others also suggested that I take up sketching to express myself, which turned out to be a good idea as it was from there that I found my love for art and I quickly got really good at it.

And it was a no-brainer what school we picked as it was a newly built school that had only just opened up within that time as a way that I don't fully understand besides as a way to encourage young people that there was still hope for the future after what happened in our state.

"Which was none other than Lotus Wood Academy." Nezu answered as I replied, "Correct, The school itself quickly became quite prestigious despite only opening up not too long before the due date, yet good word quickly spread about it as It was borderline close to becoming one of the most elite to only just come into existence within that time as Not only did it provide one of the best educational environments money could buy but also had great architecture, freshly made food made each day, a proactively productive and friendly work environment, encourages support, earnest hard work and teamwork, and dormitories that were so accommodating that one would forget that they were actually dorm rooms rather than small apartments. They offer free tutoring for anyone needing some help no matter what subject it may be. They don't tolerate bullying and will always inform the parents and guardians of what's going on from progress reports to disconcerting issues that pop up. Plus, they have upper classes as they have a middle school and a high school."

"Sounds like the perfect private dream school." Mr. Yagi noted, "Though I'd imagine that they'd have certain conditions and a tough entrance exam to face."

"Understatement." I said with an exhausted and exasperated sigh, "The condition is in order to be able to attend you must have a good academic record due to their ill tolerance to bullying, ill behaved slackers and both combined. But that's not really all, in order to truly attend you must either have had good grades from your previous schools as well as behavior (usually if you're from a modern or kind of poor family) or you must be recommended (usually if you're from a rich family) as money doesn't always get you anywhere. And the entrance exam is so hard that it takes literally half a day to complete from 6:00am to 12:00pm, with only two 45 minute breaks within that day, and none of the teachers will accept cheaters, if you even attempt to cheat then you're out, any ill-mannered behavior and you're out, any bullying and you're out, Try to bribe anybody or force someone else to do the test for you and you're out, no matter what your background and no matter who your parents are or who you are they will not accept any of that kind of behavior, no ifs, ands, or buts, period. They will only accept the best of the best and the most behaved as they will not stand to have anybody of ill will attending their school only for them to grow up and become awful people later."

"Talk about a strict yet iron clad stern curriculum and set of rules." Nemuri said as she winced slightly at it.

Though in my mind I can only imagine a similar case to UA, but I'm going to have to do more research to confirm it later.

"You said it, but if you've passed things should be ok so long as you follow the rules, if you are lagging in something you have full permission to ask for more time for homework or request extra sessions to ensure you don't lag behind. But If you cause trouble then you'll be punished, and unless one of your parents or guardians happens to be a beneficiary or benefactor of the school in some way or one of them is a member on staff of a high regard, Chances of getting expelled is higher then any normal private school, 3 strikes worse then name calling, kick-me's signs, spreading ill begotten rumors about others, ill-minded pranks, or tripping others and throwing paper balls at someone anywhere and you're out. They take their rules very seriously and they only want what's best for their students and for their futures, especially as well... long story short times are getting grimmer in my world in many ways, I'll tell you another time maybe but for now I won't say as well... there's too much to say (Not to mention any of it alone would give you nightmare fuel) and there's already so much I'm revealing as it is regarding my past."

Everyone only nodded, with some looking shocked by the strict regulations from my school, they understood that the other stuff regarding my world's events could wait another day.

"Thankfully due to our agreement my uncle wasn't allowed to try to sway the principal in any way or try to make me look bad just because... well you've heard it over and over again so no need to say anymore, as he was forced to admit that my grades in my lessons were of the highest regard, I kid you not when I say that I thought I saw real steam coming out of his ears and nose when he had to comply to that, It almost looked like he was literally strangling himself to force those words out of his mouth, that selfish, prideful and stubborn natural of his especially was livid when it came to admitting he was wrong even when it was clearly presented to him as clear as ones mirror reflection." I explained.

School would be harder otherwise if it weren't for that.

"To say he is intolerable, insufferable and heartless would not be a strong enough way to describe him, more so The more you talk about him." Recovery Girl chimed in, "And that's Just putting it mildly as there would be a few other choice words I would say but they would be too vulgar for your ears dear."

"Thank you for taking my feelings into consideration." I said with a thankful nod.

Yeah there were other worst words to call him but I'd rather leave that to your imagination.

Thankfully Ginger was able to convince her mom to allow her to go to school with me instead of continuing to be homeschooled like she had been for years. She was even able to meet with the principal herself in order to talk to him regarding both her and my enrollment there which made things easier especially when my uncle was there with her in order for things to go smoothly.

Yes she too was very well aware of what was going on as she had been informed earlier not long after the deal was made (It was kept secret for so long for the sake of protecting her), and while there was really nothing she could do from her usual workplace overseas and with being overwhelmed with projects going on over there she nonetheless would do however she could to help the servants in making sure that my uncle stayed in line and wouldn't try anything.

In fact she even gave my uncle a few choice words that made it clear that her new boyfriend, which she had announced back then, was a very highly skilled international federal agent, And a combined team of lawyers from both sides would make sure that he understood the true meaning of ruin.

The aftermath was pretty evident by him refortifying his mansion to make sure that nobody broke in, but it was clear that it was his own way of dealing with a very real threat to him such as that, the servants even told me that he still remained as white as a sheet for days.

By the time the exams came I was already In good shape, Despite some things that were still concerning I was stable (Not like I wanted to lose my sanity in any way) enough to get the green light, I had done all the tests and everything that was required so I was ready for the exams.

Believe me when I say that my hands and my butt were both about ready to ditch me with how long I was sitting doing the tests let alone taking the tests, It was so hard that even some of the candidates look like that they were really struggling with it to the point that some were trying not to cry at just how difficult it was, some really trying their hardest to stick to it and not try and ditch early just to stretch their legs and alleviate their soreness.

I've already lost track of how many students were kicked out for their ill behavior (of the things that I listed earlier) during the duration of the entrance exam throughout the day past 100, because if it wasn't the teachers alone that were keeping an eye on everyone then it was the principal himself through his highly sophisticated and expensively renowned security system to make sure nothing went wrong.

He also made it clear at the very beginning before the test began that he used to be a military sergeant and he took the safety and welfare of the people he was looking after quite seriously and did not tolerate insubordination, adding him now being our principal only made his general personality more serious.

I even heard rumors that the system itself was so highly regarded and expensive that selling the system alone would set you for life on a private island in a luxurious mansion in the most exotic tropical islands in the world, Whether that was true or not I'll never know.

3 days before the new school year started everyone got the results back and Ginger and I both passed with flying colors!

Everybody clapped which I playfully bowed though slightly due to my back as I smiled back at them as they all had beaming smiles.

"Congratulations!" Izuku was the first to say, kind of looking like he wanted to bounce in place Which I understood as I especially smiled brightly at him.

Regarding dream or outright renowned prestigious schools we were both kind of in the same boat so he understood this more than ever, And I could see the spark in his eyes encouraging him to continue studying and working hard in pursuing his dream of attending UA and becoming a hero.

If I could get into an extremely difficult school like the one back home, then so could he in this world. If I could get in with my hard-earned merits then so could he.

"Thank you," I told him sincerely, To which this caused him to start blushing and start stammering which I couldn't help but snicker at.

'Oh yeah I forgot he isn't a big social butterfly given his childhood, he is especially not good at interacting with females his age. But I absolutely will remedy that well before the exam for UA.' I thought to myself with a promise to help him be less socially awkward as he is now.

... Also the other reason why I was snickering is because his reaction is just too adorable, seriously seeing it in person only makes me want to squeal so badly that it would shatter the glass windows and then faint but thankfully I kept it in...

(Super cute cinnamon roll! I wanna hug him!!)

The others were snickering too or chuckling which only made his blush get even worse.

"I'm glad that we both passed, although needless to say we were just grateful that we didn't need to wear casts on our hands given how hard we were writing and how much concentration we were putting into making sure we wrote the right thing on every paper and every question that we were given throughout that day." I stated, half joking but otherwise serious as it really did feel that way for us.

Who cares if it still sounds like I'm exaggerating?

"I can only imagine so especially given the age that you both were around then." Tsukauchi commented as I nodded in agreement.

"The school itself was everything we could ever hope for as not only were we getting a really good education, but everything about the school was wonderful, welcoming and we started making actual real school memories together after years of being homeschooled. And despite applying the lessons that I've been taught for years, eventually I was actually able to relax in the presence of other people around my age and around my teachers enough that I didn't feel as stiff as a board, actually being allowed to interact with people in this kind of environment was very refreshing and a real breath of fresh air for me. Liberating really. Aside from my uncle breathing down my neck, life in school was nearly perfect... key word "nearly" because..." I trailed off as my tone went from cheerful to Stern and annoyed, Which was noticed by everyone as they all frowned at the sudden change, "Like with every school there was always going to be some kind of bully one way or another that found it funny to try and make me or others miserable in some way or another to make themselves bigger or feel better about themselves, etc, While there were a few but those few eventually getting themselves expelled, There was one bully that stuck that was determined to stick to me and caused me misery like a tick sucking out the blood of his victims, in incurable rash. Growing worse like the plague as years progressed, he was none other than Inteus R.T. Dale. His name matches him as the meaning of his name means "Has no shame" in native American, because he wasn't ashamed of all the nasty things he put me through."

"Let me guess, he was the worst among any you've ever faced." Nezu stated, not questioned.

"Next to my uncle, If there were a better word to say that's even greater than worse, then yes that would be accurate." I replied As I gave him the most deadpan yet annoyed and angry look on my face that I could possibly muster, And judging by the looks on everyone's faces they could tell that this guy was trouble, Which is too sissy an expression for this guy.

Taking a deep breath before exhaling, I knew that I couldn't let my own emotions get in the way of explaining more detail about this guy, who grew to be just as bad as my uncle, I may be in the home stretch but that doesn't mean that I'm going to shirk off how serious it was.

From the first moment I entered into the school on the first day, from the first moment he spotted me, Inteus had it in for me.

Although he disguised it by flirting with me I could tell that he was not genuine and some of the things he said were... quite vulgar For somebody who is no older than me and Ginger.

Even when I tried to make at least a decent conversation, It was clear that he was not interest in anything I was into, he was only looking at me like I were the most prized treasure you can lay your eyes on, making it clear that he only saw my looks as my most important trait even when I could definitely tell that he did not like my personality in any manner. He even stated that as he wasn't going to let me get another word edgewise after a few questions on my end.

In fact a passing teacher who heard it practically dragged him away and made him wash his mouth out with soap and wouldn't let him go to class until he did it, needless to say he was quite upset, he even shot me a dirty glare as if I got him in trouble when he himself was at fault. Honestly he should have been grateful that he didn't get detention on the first day, that was a worse first impression to make.

However according to the other students who actually knew him growing up and had managed to get into the same school as him by chance, he's always been a bad seed, he was the perfect son in the eyes of his parents when he was in their presence only, but around others particularly more towards the people around his age he was anything but a good boy.

Even around other adults outside of his parents he was only mildly "nice", He was always causing mischief and getting other kids into trouble Just to make himself feel great or even look better then others, sometimes succeeding in getting away without getting caught although sometimes still in that same case the truth eventually comes out and he gets in trouble, while for others he does get caught and punished but primarily by his parents and not by the school's he goes to as his parents were also benefactors at his previous schools and wanted him to get the best education although that doesn't mean that they were pushovers as they were more than willing to punish their son to make sure he was taught a lesson and taught how to have discipline, turning a blind eye to your own child's glaring and grievous acts was a very bad thing they wanted to avoid, but it seemed like no matter what they did he wouldn't listen, he just didn't learn, period. The only thing his previous schools could do was make him sit in the time out corner and write a thousand times on the board on what he shouldn't do. But at the school we were attending it went from time out corner to actual detentions and even janitorial duty in the cafeteria every day after school, which he absolutely hated as he hated picking up trash that wasn't his as the only things he would throw away would be his own garbage that he himself made, picking up somebody else's trash made him feel physically disgusted and only made his attitude worse.

Quite often stating that every litter bug was both filthy and lazy.

He was a germophobe in that particular regard, but he wasn't as obsessed as my uncle is, In fact he absolutely refused to eat pork because in his eyes They were absolutely filthy through and through and he wouldn't even want to ever be in the same room as a pig as that in itself made him feel very dirty and would demand to take a bath ASAP.

I guess It was one thing we had in common although for me I'm more allergic to pork as ingesting it would make me terribly sick to my stomach, same goes for ingesting shellfish, catfish, pufferfish, ducks, reptiles and octopi, And unlike him I know that pigs serve as an important duty as farm animals, I also love baby pigs as they were so cute, sometimes pigs also made good pets as well depending on which state you're from, at least as far as I can tell.

On a side note, I love baby animals in general.

As for his reaction towards James and Ginger?

For the former he always tried to lure James away from me just so he can have James for himself and deprive me of my animal friend but James stuck to me like glue as he always never liked Inteus, He could tell right away that he wasn't a nice person especially after having seen what he puts me through each day whenever we see each other (intentionally or not).

For the latter Inteus Just outright ignored her, pretending she doesn't exist Even to the point of not acknowledging when she speaks, and whenever he does it only depends on the rare topic in general, Even when forced to be paired up in group projects with him he would just outright pretend that she doesn't exist, Not even listening to the teacher asking him to work with her which often resulted in him getting a separate grade from Ginger and the others as despite her own reluctance Ginger did try to work with him just to get the project done even though he didn't want to, that boy was held back after class so the teachers could give him a lesson about acknowledging classmates which he was adamantly ignoring all together which led to him getting extra homework and janitorial duties as punishment for his ill regard towards her.

The punishments would get worse when he outright stated that she wasn't there, or existed, Even though she clearly was real.

He even had the nerve to call her my imaginary friend as to him I was a nobody who had no friends except for a "stupid mutt" who's following me like a lost puppy and an imaginary friend because compensate for my "needy ego".

Of course that got him in trouble with the teachers especially when he refused to apologize for saying such a horrid comment, resulting in him getting detention (And mind you this happened quite frequently to the point that the thought of detention had numbed him to the core).

I'm only Glad that The only times I would ever see him were around two classes that the both of us would have at the same time, even throughout the rest of my school years there I had no less than two classes with him although I was only more grateful that I had Ginger by my side through those same classes as well as one or two additional classes we would have together.

In fact he was the reason why I couldn't have a locker anymore after that first year as he often put fake love letters in my locker If it wasn't a nasty joke that would spring at me as soon as I opened the locker with me just nearly avoiding meeting a nasty impact in the face every time with Ginger sometimes pushing me out of the way just so I wouldn't get caught in it with her sometimes getting caught in it herself but she often told me that she didn't mind as long as she was able to protect me (in a way it would teach her how to deal with a numerous amount of stains that gets on clothes and how to remove them, being the daughter of a woman of fashion comes with a territory, at least according to her), and thanks to security cameras they were able to catch him in the act, but he never stopped no matter how many times he got punished either by the school or his parents (which was worse).

I almost fell for those fake love letters if Ginger hadn't been by my side to help me recognize who was sending them every single time, Even some of the ones that looked quite convincing were able to be disproven after asking the select boys whose names were signed on there to confirm whether or not they had written them, Even those that looked like could be their own handwriting those students nonetheless were able to confirm that it wasn't them.

He was perfect in English but he was quite horrible at other languages such as Japanese, sign language, French and Spanish, which were three subjects that I was attending and excelled in, he couldn't write foreign languages by hand even to copy somebody's handwriting even if he tried as he was always slow and his fingers tended to twitch in the wrong way when he was trying to write a single sentence alone in a language he didn't understand, And forget about speaking, he always had such trouble trying to comprehend the words he was actually saying even sometimes the point of accidentally mixing it with either another language or saying the wrong thing in a way that sounded either incorrect in general or was out right insulting, In those classes regarding those subjects he was only barely passing by a few points, not even tutors could help him as languages were simply not his major as he excelled more in sports and theater than he did in foreign languages.

Even if he could imitate accents to a certain degree, he cannot speak another language at all no matter which one to save his own life.

He was also the reason why I could never attend school performances whenever he was on stage for theater class as he always managed to get either the lead or lead support roles 55% of the time as I often made a plausible and reasonable excuse to not attend, mostly regarding homework and extra credit homework, sometimes sick with a stomach bug if it happened by chance. Often spending them with Ginger who did study sessions with me, and her asking permission from the teachers to help keep an eye on me whenever I was sick which they were compliant about and even encouraged her to do her best to nurse me back to health Especially when they learned that she had first hand experience in medical practice (absolutely never mentioning that it was because of me getting abused by my uncle).

(On a side note, weird as it is, I only rarely ever get sick days back at the mansion, you would think that I would have gotten sick much sooner with how he treated me back then.)

And before you ask, on those days when I got sick it was one of the other few times that I would avoid ever seeing my uncle as he didn't want to get sick himself both for reasonable and unreasonable reasons, and the servants would be the only ones who would tend to me to make sure that I got better along side my BFF.

I have noted my sick days were rare, Even when my uncle was starving me I never got any worse then just minor flu bugs. Which to this day is still rather weird as I can never figure out why that is.

Anyways, from sending dead roses to almost tripping me up in the hall in passing, to gross-minded flirting, to Even smearing my desk with a nasty substance that everybody would immediately catch by the stench alone and even leaving a big old tarantula inside of my desk, he just didn't know when to stop, even his parents were getting really fed up with him as compared to the previous years his current years within middle school only got worse regarding his behavior.

It's only thanks to me practicing with Ginger and the servants at home how to not show any facial reaction towards him in a particular way that would only fuel the flames in a way that would not be good for anybody, Which often made him angry to the point that he was really pushing to try and get me to react, Even when he did cause me physical pain I still refuse to play into his deadly trap.

I've already been tortured by my uncle, I wasn't going to let some punk face kid no older than me get the better of me.

Before you ask again, well yes all that should have warrant him in getting expelled, the only true reason he wasn't was not only because of his parents being benefactors for the school itself but also he was one of their ace athletes, Despite his bad behavior in some of his academics, despite having trouble in languages, he was quite stellar in spots, especially when it lead to Their school earning huge rewards for his athletic prowess and his mastery work in the theater.

Although there was something that really did stand out throughout my years in middle school, for reasons I wouldn't know until later Uncle Martin had taken an interest in him, and in fact had paid more attention to him than he did me (Even if it was for less good intentions), While a part of me should have felt relieved that his eyes weren't on me as much I couldn't help but get a bad feeling that something was up, even if I couldn't explain it at the time, that feeling would stay sitting in my stomach whenever I notice this of him..

It would only be later at a parent-teacher conference that I would learn that as it turned out my uncle and his parents actually worked at the same company, sure not in the same branch but they have spoken to each other about important business deals and those were the only rare times, I mean like extremely rare like 0.3% of the time, he wouldn't show ill regard towards someone else that wasn't his trusted business partners. It was quite weird to know that somehow he was on good terms with them.

Even to the point of having a friendly dinner alone once in a blue moon.

And yet.. I couldn't help but be suspicious about that, when I told Ginger this she herself agreed that it didn't feel right.

This just screamed all sorts of wrong for me in such a way that it would leave me wide awake at night whenever I thought about it.

And in the meantime the bullying only got worse, when he and I are forced to be in the same field trip in our class overseas he would try and get me in trouble in a foreign country Which often almost got me put in serious trouble if my teachers, my friend and even some of my classmates hadn't defended me and proven my innocence (often getting himself in trouble when the truth comes to light), And if he didn't do that then he would try and make the trip less than pleasant for me.

And to make it clear on this particular part, I was able to make good friends with my other classmates that weren't bullies toward me, I even became quite close with some of my teachers, although I know none of them would ever come close to Ginger and Martha, I'm not saying they were bad by any means, And I'm well aware that I can make more room in my heart for more people, it's just that both Ginger and our dearly departed Martha were closer to me due to all the years we spent together.

We were as close as sisters in everything but blood, nothing could ever change that and nothing will.

From harassing me about not having a locker and suggestively trying to convince me to get a locker which I know would only lead to him doing the same thing he did during my first year at school, to leaving very graphic and not so pleasant hand-drawn pictures of me in all of my classmates desks in our shared classes with me having an additional three that only became more and more unpleasant, to leaving a deeply contaminated cupcake on my desk chair that made all of us lose our appetites (Ginger always sits next to me so she would often point it out before I had a chance to sit to avoid having a very nasty mess on my school uniform), To even having the nerve to write a short story indicating me as the main character who faces disaster at every corner and never becomes happy in one way or another, Even when he gave his character a different name than mine it didn't change the fact that he would always add some of my real personality in it to make it clear that he was being antagonistic towards me, story-wise. Even the school was starting to get fed up with him as compared to all the other misbehaving children they've dealt with He was definitely the worst on the list as he made all the others look like mere childish troublemakers that just needed a time out in the corner, some even muttering at being tempted just outright expel him so to stop the continual madness that have been going on for years, Not caring how this would affect their relationship with his parents.

Calling him a problem child would be too generous, The more adequent name suited for him would be delinquent as punk was not a strong enough word for him, nor was urchin.

Despite their own rules everybody had limits and they knew that eventually someone was going to snap and it would mean his end, school-wise.

Whenever I show great talent or great feats at school (though never flaunting them), he would either say lies or would show admiration in an inappropriate way that would make anybody keep their distance.

If it weren't for the fact that strict gender dormitories were mandatory he would have easily snuck into the shared dorm room that I had with Ginger and really caused serious trouble, but thanks to tight security no boys were allowed to be in the girl dorms and at the same no girls were allowed to be in the boys dorms, No matter what the reason, to avoid any serious incidences if not assault and theft to sabotage to possible murders and even 18 rated content (thankfully those possibilities (Especially the last two) never saw the light of day but the school did not want to take any chances whatsoever, and they were quite serious about not allowing their children to get involved with that particular type of content especially as none of us were old enough to even get involved in that kind of subject, They even made thorough check of everyone's belongings Make sure they weren't bringing any extremely questionable items relating to it or otherwise).

I can't tell you how many times I've met with his parents during the times we had parent-teacher conferences as they often apologize to me for their son's behavior, to which I told them that it wasn't their fault as they were doing everything right and they were being good parents, It was only Inteus who was to blame for not listening. Even when they never spoiled him, the fact that they were a wealthy rich family didn't stop him from becoming spoiled rotten, Even when his classes in mannerisms didn't curve his attitude for long. Although his parents never gave up in trying to get their son to realize that what he was doing was wrong as they kept trying over and over again and especially working to have patience regarding the subject with their son, hoping that someday he will understand the ramifications of his acts and actually turn over a new leaf, of his own accord.

I could definitely tell his parents were very dedicated and didn't want to give up on their son even when it was clear that he wasn't getting better, you got to give them credit for their efforts.

Due to me being his primary target he left most students alone with only giving some ill-minded comments towards them, Even though the other students didn't have to fear him being an absolute nightmare to them it doesn't change the fact that he was a nightmare to me.

And then one day, he went way too far, sometime before I turned 14 he did 3 inexcusable hateful things within the same day.

1st was potential poisoning as somehow he was able to get in touch with the particular food brand that James loves and laced it with 8 week old expired turkey and rotten milk while he managed to lace my usual water bottle with a not so pleasant drug as well as lots of laxatives, If it weren't for James's sense of smell we both would have been very ill or worse.

2nd was leaving a bouquet of red spider lilies on my first period class desk with a note that was written in a Japanese theme poem regarding the Departed in a not so kind light Which absolutely horrified my teacher to The point that she nearly had a heart attack, and gasp so sharply that it rang in our ears and she actually choked on her words as it took her the better part of 2 minutes to stop coughing from that.

And last but most certainly not least, with this being the final nail in the coffin, the police actually came and arrested me for a very heinously discriminating crime that I did not commit, if it weren't for the five long hours of investigating that they did to prove my innocence and the fact that everybody confirmed that I wasn't the culprit (as I was elsewhere when it happened, with witnesses to prove it) I would have ended up getting expelled and being put in juvenile prison.

And those were the last straws for his parents and for the staff in general as they outright announced to everyone in the whole school that Inteus was expelled enlisting every single reason why which they had compiled into a list that they kept for years, and his parents completely accepted that as what he had done was absolutely more horrible and dishonorable towards their family name.

There was no one to blame but that boy, his parents and everybody kept telling him to stop it, to leave me alone, to behave, to be good, but every single reprimand, order, demand, warning and the like were all completely and utterly ignored, fell on deaf ears, and just basically went through one ear and out the other.

The last I heard before he left the school for good was his parents planning to change their will so that he wouldn't get a single cent from them if anything happened to them and instead donate everything they owned to charities to help children in orphanages and hospitals respectfully, telling him that if he wanted any more money he would have to work to earn it himself.

He was especially not happy when he was told by his parents what They were going to do about their family wealth and just threw a giant tantrum, he wouldn't stop screaming and thrashing around, it got so bad to the point that the other teachers had to jump in to hold him down while the police slapped the handcuffs on him, both hands and his feet. His demands for them to not do what they were going to do likewise fell on deaf ears just as all of their warnings had fallen in the same fashion, they told him that he brought this upon himself, if he had only listened then things would be different, to which he just screamed that he wasn't at fault and that I'm the one who deserves to be taken away, to which everybody gave them a hard glare telling him that No it was his fault, not mine, and that he was going to be going away for a very long time.

And there were no ifs, ands, or buts about the matter, end a story.

It was also on that final day that he said the very words that I haven't forgotten to this day, words so awful that it practically rang throughout the school and broke his parents' hearts completely, even more than they already were, Which ultimately led them to sending him to military school, on top of him also serving time in juvenile hall on the side there, and disowning him for good:

"You don't deserve to live you miserable hag, you're better off killing yourself than wasting anybody else's time. You could have been my girlfriend but instead you chose to be an ugly, weak and worthless little girl Who can't even tell that no matter what you will always be a useless coward with an imaginary friend. I hope you die Concordia Jayden."

"THAT HEARTLESS VILLAIN!!!!" Inko explained both in shock and absolute anger, No, livid rage.

Normally she wouldn't say such a thing about any child, but considering what he had done and all he did, all that and no regrets over anything... yeah, It needn't be said out loud as you get the picture.

In the back of my mind I know for a fact that it'll be worse once she learns about what Bakugo has done to her son for all these years.

If my suspicions about their families really being that close in a familial sense is true (Just like in many a story I've read), then it really will be heartbreaking for the poor woman... and will most certainly incite her motherly rage.

'Remember old girl, even bones and organs count as small objects according to MHA fanfictions and AO3's.' I mentally reminded myself, trying to stop a shutter of dread from crawling through my spine and risk making any of my injuries hurt again from that.

And looking at everybody else in the room, I knew that they were just as livid, especially the number one hero as he was trying hard not to scream, although I could tell that he was really struggling worse than I could imagine.

And in my mind it must have been really hard for him to accept that even someone as young as that age could have such deep villainess intent that rivaled even that of real villains he's fought against for years.

"Yes, and absolutely everybody who heard it was just outright mortified that he said such a thing, especially when he should know for a fact that I was anything but worthless, that I haven't done anything wrong and that everything he said was nothing but lies he clearly believed. It was also on that day that all the staff worked even more adamantly to make sure to uphold the rules so something like that would never occur again, changing the rules that even those who were the sons or daughters or wards of their staff or benefactors would still be greatly punished Just like any other student which all the parents completely understood (After catching word, very quickly, about what had happened) as they wondered why they hadn't made that rule ages ago to which none of them made any comment on that as they didn't know themselves either. Anybody who was attending the school whose parents actually worked with Inteus' parents got word of everything and decided to look for work elsewhere, his parents couldn't blame any of them considering what their son had done, it hurt them but they knew that there was nothing they could do except to try and move forward, insured that their son wouldn't ever cause harm to any other innocent person again." I spoke my reply, "Later that same week I had received a letter from his parents explaining that they actually found out, After some careful investigating, why he became the way he was as it turns out that he has an uncle who he really looks up to and he was the one who instilled in him (often so without meaning to out of complete self ignorance) many nasty ideals and had influenced him in a way that led him to all of that, due to the fact that he always spend the weekends and any vacation time with him in Florida without his parents to supervise since he was 5 it was no wonder he had became what he was to this present time, They acknowledged that it was their for not watching over their son more even if he was with a family member, They had been foolish to believe that their son would be able to pick up some good influence from his uncle without actually checking to make sure that it really was while they were busy with business matters. Had they only watched him more closely, or better yet found out about the true extent of their brothers ill-willed mind sooner, all of this could have been avoided, needless to say his uncle was cut off from the family and the police were assigned to watch him in case he did anything as They didn't want to take any chances that there was actually more to why he had influenced his nephew (unintentionally or not) then what was on the surface, Just because he hadn't done anything illegal it didn't change the fact that he was already a suspicious person as it was From how he interacted with his nephew alone."

"So they cut all the toxicity out of their lives." Nezu stated, having already set down his cup of tea as he continued, "Undoubtedly it must have been hard for the Dale parents but they knew that they couldn't let themselves be stuck with any more of that toxic influence. Family or not What both the uncle and son had done was barbaric in a number of ways. The damage has been done and there's nothing they can do to change it."

"Yeah," I noted in reply, but then I gave a smile as I then said with assuredness, "But it wasn't all sad for long thankfully, sure they were still hurting but things turned out better in the end as neither of them wanted to give up being parents yet, and so they went to adopt several children, no older than toddlers so that they could start again. From the last time I heard from them they were happy, slowly but surely recovering from everything, already seeing a family therapist, and they promised me that they wouldn't ever allow their new children to become what their son had, And already planned to set up accounts for their children so that once they were gone they would have more than enough money to be able to provide for themselves and live comfortably without having to worry after all of their possessions get donated to charity like they promised. Even making it emphasize that they would raise their children to be humble and kind so that they would never be greedy and spoiled, And that they would love their children with all the sincerity they had in their hearts. Vowing to never let the mistakes of the past be repeated once more, that even if they were busy they would make time to spend with their children so that they will always know that they are loved and they could go to them for help no matter what may come."

"That's good to hear." Mr. Yagi said with a nod, calm smile and a sigh of relief, same went for the others, much like I did when I had received that letter which I still have in my backpack.

"And How did your uncle react to all that had happened?" Tsukauchi then asked, obviously remembering how my uncle had taken an interest in that boy and even knew his parents.

"That's the million dollar question there, the answer had left me perplexed for a while until I realized the true meaning behind it all later on which I'll explain soon enough. After that whole debacle he didn't react badly, in fact he seemed abnormally calm, even at the mention of the Dale parents going on to adopt children from the newly restored orphanage so they could start a new family he still remained about as calm as a clam. Not even still at having been informed that the parents were going to be working for a different branch company and would be moving out of New York soon enough. Nothing. It left me on edge although I tried to focus more on school, thinking I was just paranoid, but I was oh so very wrong to ignore the pit of dread that was forming in my stomach." I said as the same dread I felt back then started to rise, but worse, Still shuddering slightly (trying to keep myself from going all out) at what had only just occurred not too long ago.

Silence came soon after that. Everybody giving me their undivided attention, As if silently asking if this was the final straw that led me to run away from home, To which I gave them a look that told them "Yes it was" as I then took a deep breath before I exhaled, As I went to explaining the final worst thing that ever happened in my life.

Sure it may start off light-heartedly but soon enough it won't be.

After that day things were a lot more peaceful and calmer for everyone, teachers and students alike, in fact what happened that day also made any of the students who were bullies or were very troubled children start to really think twice about their past actions, behaviors, etc, and actually strive to be better, to not let themselves end up like Inteus, only for some while others still had no clue about it and only heard from it being told around the school but those others only attribute it to rumors due to having not witnessed it in person, Until some of them were proven otherwise by others who actually manage to get a recording of it.

I was just surprised that video didn't get uploaded to YouTube, but I only have to guess that the police had asked the students not to do that or they would face serious problems with the authorities, although that didn't stop anybody from making numerous memes out of the guy for his bad actions and they became a hot topic on everybody's minds.

It was also on that day that the teachers would remind us more that bullying of any form was absolutely prohibited (using you know who as an example) and emphasizing that not even their statuses or through fame from their parents for that matter would be able to save them from trouble if they were caught committing such follies.

The school days for Ginger and I were a lot more peaceful, it honestly felt like a breath of fresh air knowing that the suffocating nuisance which was Inteus was gone.

We honestly thought that would be the last we'd ever heard from him... That we could go about the rest of our school years without anymore hindrances...

... But wow we were ever so very wrong about that...

"Quick question before I continue, how long was I out before I woke up?" I stopped as I realized that I didn't know how long I had been unconscious for.

And having a bit of context regarding timetable would be helpful here.

"You have been out since last night, you only just woke up this morning about 8:30 am." Recovery girl answered as I nodded, silently thanking her for answering to which she nodded in return.

It all happened yesterday, although it was around noon the weather outside made it feel like it was already night as there was a severe storm warning going on, clouds were practically as black as the night, winds were raging and the rain was coming down hard, A storm that practically felt like a hurricane was happening even though thankfully that wasn't the case as It was still safe enough to drive.

Right as I was about to head to my next class after finishing lunch with Ginger, I was called to the principal's office out of the blue.

That just left me confused on what I could have done to have the principal called me, unless it was something he wanted to clarify or something of a more minority scale, nonetheless I told Ginger I would see her later and to keep an eye on James for me while I was away If I was gone longer as I made my way to the principal's office, but upon arriving there I saw my uncle, who again had that eerie calmness around him as if nothing was completely wrong In any way, shape and form, even the look in his eyes felt very unnerving as if they were the calm before the storm, no pun intended.

I could even tell that the principal seemed a little suspicious as the look on his face told me that he understood that something seemed off.

My uncle told the principal that he needed to take me out of school for an emergency back at his home, to which the principal complied (though somewhat hesitantly) and allowed me to be excused for the rest of the day but expected me back at the dorms by tomorrow unless anything else occurred.

However this only made me feel more and more uneasy, I knew something wasn't right, I could literally feel it tingling in every part of my body, much like a rabbit sensing danger from a distance before taking off like it's life literally depends on it, I felt the urge to run away but I knew that it would be suspicious and it would go against our deal in a way so I had to comply.

The ride back to his mansion was silent as he didn't say a thing to me and I had no idea what to even say to him, not that I wanted to say anything to him, mostly given the fact that I had no idea why he had pulled me out of school quite abruptly as in all the time I've been at school this kind of thing has never occurred unless it was time for the mandatory once a month meeting but that left me very confused as the last one we had only happen a little over a week ago.

Upon arriving He immediately led me to his office/private study, still silent, having not said a single word.

However along the way I noticed something very disconcerting, the mansion itself felt way too quiet, despite the size of it I knew for a fact that there were dozens and dozens of servants he had in his employment, even in another part of the mansion I could still feel a kind of presence, so to speak, of the place being thoroughly lived in, of people being here, but for the first time since I started living at the mansion I could feel the halls being far more empty than ever before.

About as silent as the grave, As barren as a ghost town, as I didn't see a single servant along our route, not one, and not a peep was heard, just plain nothing but cold maddening silence.

With the only thing that could be heard were our footsteps as they echoed all throughout the walls as if we were walking inside a hollow cave that stretched for miles and miles.

I knew something was very wrong, even though I didn't know the reason why I just knew that something was very very wrong.

And then I was brought back to something that occurred about two days ago, when I tried to call the servants to check on them and give them an update I only got their voice messages but then immediately after I realized I couldn't get in contact with anybody, I was told by one of the teachers that something had gone wrong with the power lines at the power plant to the point that phone calls were completely out of the question and would be until a little over a day or so later, give or take.

I won't go into further details on that part but let's just say that the mess up was so big that the poor employee that was responsible for causing it, Even though it was absolutely accidental, was immediately fired without a second thought.

And it was only until last night that the phone service was back to normal as well as that of electronics regarding anything that was connected to the internet.

Again I tried to call the servants to ask them how everything was going, but again I got no response, I only got their voice messages, it was weird but then I attributed it to being really late that night so I assume that the other servants were having a very late dinner as it was just around that time where they would be preoccupied then, so I decided that I would call them after school the next day as I had some major tests that I needed to do first thing that morning.

But looking back on that I couldn't help but Wonder and maybe even deduce that that should have been a red flag straight from the start, as much as I didn't want to get paranoid I was starting to become far more suspicious on something being really really wrong there (If there was a bigger word to use besides wrong I would most certainly use it, so long as it's not anything inappropriate nor extremely vulgar).

When I asked where the servants were he did not answer me. He just continued with his stride, not stopping for anything.

That only left me feeling even worse than ever.

And due to the fact that James wasn't with me as He was still back at school, my anxiety only got higher. Internally regretting not having taken a pill while I had the chance to try and ease my nerves a bit.

Upon arriving at his office/private study he closed the door behind and had me sit down in the lone chair at the center of the room as he went to his desk and sat in his chair that accompanied it.

There was a deadly silence that fell for a long agonizing 2 minutes before he finally spoke starting the conversation.

"Concordia, Do you know why I've brought you here?" He asked me, so calm It was almost an alluring trap which only made me wary.

"No sir." I replied. As polite as ever although I couldn't stop myself from gripping my knees a little too tightly as I softly breathed in and out of my nose to try to remain calm. To retain the mask that I always had when it came to bullies but this time aiming it at my uncle so he couldn't tell what I was thinking, with more effort then any other time before.

"Well there's a good reason why, because I have something important to discuss with you. Which mainly centers around your future." He told me, his eyes practically piercing right through me as I remain still as a statue, remembering my lessons, making sure to keep my eyes locked on his.

Although what he said really did confuse me, since when has he ever been interested in my future?

That left me very baffled as he never even once asked me about my aspirations or even thought about what my future would be like in any way.

The more I thought about it the more Dread I started to feel that started to mix unpleasantly with my confusion.

"To put it simply," He continued, Despite my neutral mask I think he could tell that I was quite confused (I mean in my situation who wouldn't be confused?), "I've set up for you to be engaged in an arranged marriage."

'Wait what!?' I practically exclaimed in my head, just stopping short of actually shouting that out loud, although this did make me sit up even straighter than I already was.

An arranged marriage? Since when?? And why??!

I remember thinking that this did not make sense, he wasn't the type of person to arrange such a thing, let alone of his free will, still if my uncle had really planned such a thing then I would have been informed by the servants right away, but again looking back at the fact that I still wasn't able to get in contact with anybody last night and the fact that I hadn't seen anybody since arriving at the mansion only made me start to think that something must have happened to the others.

Something very bad... or worse.

"Before you ask, I will tell you." He chimed in having already guessed what I was going to ask, "Although it took me quite a bit of doing, but eventually I managed to tie up some last few ends to make this possible. And in fact this young man was already interested in becoming your husband so there was no need for me to make any sort of persuasion for this arrangement."

The more he spoke the more his neutral frown slowly but surely started to stretch into a smile, but not a happy one as in that of genuine joy, but one that gave off a feeling of intimidation.

I had a strong feeling that I wasn't going to like the answer he was going to give me, and I would immediately be proven right.

"If this is true then why wasn't I told of this sooner, as the servants are in charge of informing me of any sort of changes that have happened within this mansion, why wasn't I told of such a thing before today, if you do not mind my asking?" I asked, voice giving no indication of any emotion, internally grateful for all the lessons the others gave me in order to try and keep from giving anything away to anyone opposing me or Just outright disliked me.

"Not at all my dearest niece." He replied in satisfaction.

Now that made me freeze up in shock, physically and otherwise.

My uncle would never call me that, He hates everything about me, he's never once called me such an endearing thing, ever, even when he's forced to be nice to me by the warning of the servants he has never once ever called me something that only a genuine loving Uncle would say to their own niece, biological or not.

And what he said next became the straw that broke the camel's back, in terms of my composure.

"There's a good reason why none of the servants have told you, it's because last night they all unexpectedly died of severe food poisoning." He said point blank.

'WHAT?!?!?' I screamed in my head, barely stopping myself from actually screaming that out loud in pure shock and growing horror, Although I couldn't stop my eyes from widening at such news, nor stop my complexion from getting as pale as snow as my blood ran icy cold.

"It's True," He continued, very much uncaring as if he were just speaking pleasantly about the weather, "The last I saw them alive it was before I retired to my office where I would be alone doing my work, letting the servants have the rest of the night off as it was getting close to their usual bedtime. But upon coming to check on the servants when I saw that none of them were at their usual stations the next morning, I found them all one by one dead in their beds, having already long perished, upon evaluation it was revealed that a little "mouse" had "accidentally" knocked one of the servants medicine pill bottles into their soup, dropping dozens of pills in it, and since none of them have flavor to them, no one would realize that something was off until it was already too late. There's even evidence of such a thing as The camera in the kitchen had been disabled due to some wires having been "sniped" through and some leftover cheese right by a rather odd looking mousehole."

But in my mind I was only half listening as the grip on my knees only grew tighter and tighter as my shaking was slowly almost unnoticeably becoming noticeable, My horror building up like lava raging in a volcano ready to burst.

I know he was lying, this house has never had a mouse problem, in fact he always made absolute certain that not even a single rodent could ever roam in his house long without meeting their demise soon after, He adamantly ordered the servants to make sure to take care of any mouse problems that would arise and I really doubt that anyone would just leave the kitchen unattended for too long while preparing food for themselves, let alone doing so leaving behind some important medical pills they had left behind when they all know to keep them on their person so nothing went wrong, and he always made sure that there were no pests in the house, let alone on the premises that would cause serious problems.

I wasn't just sharp for nothing, I know what actually happened, He killed them, undeniably he must have called the servants away for something rather brief, without leaving any evidence that he was the one to do so, so that one of his agents could secretly slip multiple pills into their soup, pills of which were undoubtedly stolen from one of the servants who carried them that was required for ensuring that I had my medication if I ever ran out as none of the servants needed any pills for anything, that would make it so that the effects wouldn't kick in until after all the servants had gone to sleep, so that they would all die without ever even knowing what had happened.

Dying blissfully in their sleep unaware of what my uncle had done.

The power lines had been chaotic for days so I know there wasn't any camera having been snipped or frayed at the wires because they had been shut off from the lines, And I know he no longer has a backup generator as the one he had previously that I had been informed of a week ago had suddenly shut down to the point that he would have to buy a new generator which would be extremely expensive even for him as the last one practically took him an arm and a leg to get, no he took advantage of this so that no evidence would trace back to him or anybody he was associated with.

Lydia and all the others, they were gone, they'd all been dead without me knowing it while I was unaware, working hard and enjoying my life at school without another thought.

'No...' I whispered in my mind, mourning for them and dread becoming dangerously high as I had to blink hard but still calmly, though barely, trying to keep myself from bursting into tears..

I knew what this meant, without the servants there to stop him, and without question all the evidence behind what he has done having already been disposed of, there was nothing stopping him from trying to get rid of me.

But... Still I could not help but wonder why he was having me set up in an arranged marriage, Rather than have some kind of assassin try to annihilate me. Or kill me in secret as I wasn't stupid, he has hired an assassin to kill me years ago so I knew he wouldn't hesitate to do so again. Or had me kidnapped by an ominous unknown group and have me shipped away out of New York never to be heard from again or something along those lines. So why this?

The more he spoke the more he's sick twisted sense of satisfaction and glee started to make its ugly presence known, any remorse about as far as East is to west away from him, "I am truly sorry that you had to be informed so abruptly, Although you do understand that with the power being out it led to some rather... complicated issues that made it impossible to inform you until today..."

'Liar!!' In my mind I growled, barely stopping myself from making it very known as my horror started to mix with rage.

"... And the fact that this sort of shocker would have been on the news if not for the fact that the power was out in the city including the TV stations, nobody has been informed of this, in fact they still don't know as I'm pretty sure everybody's still trying to get everything back in working order after having just gotten everything fixed up at the plant last night..." He said tauntingly, ".. Even you and your classmates or even your teachers wouldn't be informed of such a thing as your school was also affected by this though I plan to remedy it soon enough... Although curiously, all the servants bodies seemed to have vanished the very same day they died, so any chance of having them buried in a cemetery, let alone try to get a further analysis through an autopsy, is out of the question as there is no trace of evidence of where their bodies could be... curious still that during my stroll in the park today, Just before it started to get extremely cloudy to the point of potential rain as I decided to take my walk earlier than usual this morning because I had too much on my mind, I came across some large stones that seem to have a bunch of names on them that seemed to have been smashed to pieces as There was a leftover sledgehammer laying on the ground as it seemed like some hooligan was having some kind of party or what have you... "

The more he spoke, uncaring, unremorseful and off-handedly as if it wasn't a huge deal, the more it made it really really difficult for me to try and keep my composure, the more he spoke the more my horror, my shock, heartbreak, and my anger started to become.

No one outside of this mansion knows what happened to the servants, He had disposed of their bodies so there would be no way that anybody would be able to find any evidence of foul play, he even found out about the makeshift gravestones that me and the others made for everybody who had died and had them all smash the pieces in order to make me feel even worse, How he somehow had known about this particular fact I probably may not know, I wouldn't be surprised if he had already long since made sure that any body's that had been buried near his residence were already gone and making sure no trace could ever be found, taking all this in with sickening glee just drinking in the fact that he was far more satisfied with his work to get to me.

And it was working as I felt like I was going to break down, or snap, or scream, or faint, or run away, I don't know what would happen first but I knew that it was going to be huge.

"... But let's not dwell on the past as we should focus on the present." He said as he got up from his chair and went towards the door that led to his closet before he opened it up as he said, "It's time for you to meet your new fiance."

And out the door came none other than the bully who I thought I was finally rid of for good, Inteus Dale.

But immediately I saw that something was quite different about him.

With his dark orange hair which normally was well brushed but shaggy had been trimmed in a way that made him look more adult-like as It was cut near close to a military buzz cut, which made his tan skin and brownish purple eyes stand out more, He also seemed to have some distinguishing handsome chisel features on his face when before he never had them, Now taller than the last I saw him as I can only guess that he went through a big growth spurt after he left school as he was standing at almost 6 ft, wearing a snappy, pressed and finely dressed tuxedo which was all a garish brown with a white undershirt and a black bow tie (a clip-on as that boy can never tie a tie let alone a bow tie to save his own life), giving me a sick grin that he was the undisputed winner as his brand new appearance made him look more like an young adult than an expelled teenage middle schooler.

To anyone else he would look very unrecognizable from how he looked previously, but not me as I knew him long enough to not be fooled by these changes.

And for the first time ever in front of those against me, In a very very very long time, I reacted as I abruptly stood up from my seat as I shouted, "ARE YOU COMPLETELY OUT OF YOUR MIND! HE TRIED TO GET ME INTO SERIOUS TROUBLE AT SCHOOL! HE HATES ME! BESIDES HE'S SUPPOSED TO BE IN MILITARY SCHOOL AS WELL AS SERVING JUVENILE HALL! WHY ARE YOU HAVING HIM AND ME GET MARRIED!? EVEN YOU WOULDN'T WANT YOUR NAME BEING SMEARED BY A JUVENILE LIKE HIM AFTER ALL HE'S DONE AND HOW MUCH HARM HE BROUGHT UPON HIS FAMILY NANE!"

Their smiles only got wider at finally having seen me react in a way they wanted me to, that I could no longer hold back anymore, as Inteus answered for my villainous uncle, "Yes it would smear anyone's good name If they were to associate with a known juvenile such as myself... If my last name was still Dale, But thanks to my soon-to-be uncle my last name has now changed to Elad, all without anybody knowing, and even paid off the people that were supposed to take me in so I wouldn't have to sit behind bars or work myself to the bitter bones pushing dirt and taking orders from some hotshot Sergeant, making certain that my dear disowned mother and father wouldn't know any of this, as far as they know I am still sitting in what would have been my new home until I turned 18 or so. And sure even if my first name is still a bit of an odd one, I know I'm not the only one who has that same first name as I've checked, not to mention a new change in hairstyle and wardrobe, And let's not forget the unexpected but pleasantly surprising growth spurt I acquired long before today, makes me a little more unrecognizable than how I normally looked. And a splash of plastic surgery never hurt anybody. Even generously creating a fake profile for me so there wouldn't be any questions asked if anybody was wondering where I came from and of my origins, as far as anyone knows I'm from an indisputable family from another country. A new man with a clean slate in his life."

"In other words," Uncle Martin said with such finality that it would make any war tyrant jealous, "No one will believe you if you say otherwise, as far as any narrow minded fool out there knows You're just an overimaginative little girl. Do you get it now? Not even your last remaining friend, her absentee mother and that stupid mutt of yours can protect you now, as for your school I'm going to have you pulled out after today, Tell your principal it's a matter of you being transferred to another school in another country to study abroad, so we can get the wedding preparations out of the way."

"WHAT THE WHAT?! BUT I'M NOT OLD ENOUGH TO GET MARRIED!! ITS ILLEGAL!!" I screamed as I tried to argue, but he had an answer to this as he countered with, "In most cases and places, yes, in fact it would lead to severe legal problems and issues with American laws... but not in Ethiopia, where it's legal there and where your "Amazing" wedding will take place, and where you'll affectivity spend the rest of your life there."

"I WON'T GO THROUGH WITH THIS! YOU CAN'T MAKE ME!!" I fought back, ready to fight tooth and nail to not be involved in this.

"You have no say in the matter I'm afraid," He retorted, "The arrangements have already been made and there's nothing you can do about it."

"WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS?! WHY NOT JUST KILL ME OR SEND ME TO AN ORPHANAGE INSTEAD AND BE DONE WITH IT?!?!?!" I demanded, not caring How slowly but surely my voice was becoming broken, not caring if I actually meant what I said or not in a way.

He chuckled as if I told a joke as he told me straight, "Honestly after thinking about it for the past few years, simply killing you wouldn't be as satisfying, it would just end things too quickly to my new liking, and merely sending you to an orphanage is still out of the question, even if no one can stop me from potentially doing that now, as you should remember that doing so would only draw in any unnecessary attention from the media upon myself, no, I wanted you to suffer for not only causing me unnecessary stress but also for the death of my brother that you caused."

"I DIDN'T KILL PAPA AND MAMA!! I TRIED TO STOP THEM FROM GOING WHEN I FELT THAT SOMETHING BAD WOULD HAPPEN BUT IT WASN'T ENOUGH! THEIR DEMISE WAS AN ACCIDENT AND YOU KNOW IT!!" I interjected, arguing with my life on the line.

"No it wasn't, if you had simply just let them leave like they would have as soon as they dropped you off with the neighbors, they would still be very much alive. Their demise was because of you." He points out with such spite that could make anyone wince in fear, Still hadn't started raising his voice through all of this, which was an honestly impressive feat in itself for him, as he continued, "Just as Inteus wants to do the same to you for getting him in serious trouble, expelled from a prestigious school and him getting disowned by his own parents. The crimes you've committed will finally have a punishment suitable for a worthless pig like you. Oh, And before I forget, this little marriage will not be the typical happy lovey dovey married couple scenario, oh no it'll be something a little more of a... rigorous and admitting straining workload on your end and leaving towards the more... grown up content in the adult category, And hopefully with enough training you'll be ready for a suitable job at a bar I know there."

The way he implied that made me want to throw up. In fact, I felt quite close to doing so.

Absolutely terrified at what they were going to do to me.

He and Inteus were going to turn me into not only a slave for labor, but a stupid, addicted whore too. Accusing me of being a criminal when they themselves were the actual criminals and were going to make my life a living misery without any remorse or regret.

Just when I thought that They couldn't sink any lower, they prove me wrong as I realized that they really went off the deep end, especially for Inteus as It's evident that the influence that his own relative had imbued in him was even worse than we initially thought.

For Inteus had said there, "And as for the others, I wouldn't worry about them. By the time you're on the plane with me, Dear Uncle Martin's friend will make sure your last remaining rebellious group will be ... well taken care of, cause nothing says a proper going away present then an unregistered and stealthy man who has a thing for targeting minor females and young and ignorant mutts that need to be silenced. Oh, And before I even forget..."

From the closet he pulled out what looks like a branding stick, you know the kind that you put under a fire and then you use it for branding animals and objects? That only made my heart skyrocketed so high that I literally thought I was going to die of a heart attack as I realized what he was going to do.

The last thing he said then was by far the most deafening, "I'm a bit of a jealous person you could probably say, and I want others to know that you and I are a thing, for wedding bands alone aren't going to cut it so this will be the most effective. Oh and if you are worried about physical appearance, there's no need to, cuz we're actually planning to postpone the wedding just for a little while so that a trusted friend of your uncles can give you a... How do I put it? ... bit of a physical rearrangement You could probably put it, and he does such an effective job that no one would even think that the new parts you have aren't actually what you had straight from the start. Indeed we'll look so physically perfect No one would even realize that we aren't actually of legal age yet."

"WHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAATTTTTTTT?!?!?!?!?!?!" Pretty much everyone, except Nezu and James, screamed as I literally felt the room shaking from the sheer velocity from them screaming their heads off as I had to slam my hands over my ears just to avoid going deaf from it.

Honestly I was wondering, just like in the cartoons and anime, if their screams here are so loud that it could be heard from hundreds of miles, probably even scaring the daylights out of any nearby teacher that heard the sheer volume of their screech if there's any here today.

Can anyone blame their outrage?

The abject horror, hatred and disgust was so potent that it almost felt like it was permeating the room, felt near suffocating practically.

And I don't even have an empathy quirk, I guess in an Anime world emotions are a little more easily felt for interlopers, at least I think so? I'll have to look into it later.

I nodded gravely, As I let out a very tired sigh, while I wasn't exhausted, just thinking about what took place not long ago, and explaining it, makes me feel both mentally and emotionally exhausted.

"If only I were kidding, but no sadly that really did all happen, they were so loathful and despicable that no words could even describe how monstrous they are." I told them as I pulled James closer to me, trying to push back the fear of what could have happened if I hadn't lashed out and ran, my ever faithful German Shepherd complied as he snuggled close to me trying to give me the comfort I was near desperate for.

It was then however I felt a wave of pure absolute murder as it almost felt like the room temperature just increased in terms of heat as I look towards the source of it which came from two people, Inko Midoriya and Toshinori Yagi who has already buffed up into his hero form, both of their faces showing very clearly that if there was a bigger word that was worse than anger and disgust, besides hatred, I would definitely use it so long as it's appropriate.

"Would you please excuse me for a minute? I'll be right back," Both of them said at the same time, whether they were aware of it or not, as they both got up from their respective seats and left the infirmary.

As soon as The door closed I said with a soft sigh, not sounding surprised, "They're going to start destroying stuff in a fit of rage so nobody gets hurt, aren't they?"

"I was expecting any one of us to react like that at some point, I'm just surprised that those two hadn't done that yet until now." Recovery girl said under her breath, barely surpassing a growl, practically drilling the tip of her syringe shape cane into the floor as her grip on her cane intensified.

Immediately after she said that, violent, loud crashing and smashing and crackling noises erupted as it almost sounded like the trees outside were getting murdered as a lot of very loud and enraged screaming and yelling could be heard like it came from a couple of deranged bloodthirsty lunatics from a horror movie.

It was all (audibly and sound wise) so violent that I couldn't stop myself from flinching every now and then, hugging James closer to me as he started to whimper trying to bury his face into my chest away from all the scary noise, in The corner of my eye I could see the male greenette flinching even worse than me as I had to (still and painfully so) keep control of my body enough to not let my flinches be enough to cause me more (physical) pain than just some slight stinging for my stitches on my back. For Izuku however, he didn't need such restraint and was free to flinch without actual pain that awaited him.

And that, mind you, is no small feet nor was it easy by any means, do you know how much physical self control it takes to prevent something like that? It's like trying to get a fish to do a juggling act... or perhaps more like trying to train a bear to do a juggling act but you're no expert in teaching anybody anything about juggling let alone a bear, period.

The point is it is not easy and it takes years of control to master that, and even then I was barely able to stop myself from flinching even worse than I already was.

The veteran hero, from the corner of my eye, was trying to keep herself still, trying not to flinch by any means due to all the racket going on, But nonetheless was vibrating with so much malice that I was afraid she might hurt herself if she did anything hasty.

For the police detective I could see he was equal parts startled by the commotion and at the same time both understanding and worried, given that this was one of his dearest friends and that he probably has never seen him act in this sort of manner (aside from perhaps when it comes to All for One) makes sense, at least to me. But none of that stopped him from gripping his hands so much that his knuckles turn completely white as I was worried that he was going to start bleeding from how hard and tight he was gripping his own hands into fists at his sides or if there was a chance that the skin around his hands was going to split and start bleeding then.

As for Nezu, No matter how neutral he tried to make himself to be, even I could easily tell that this also bothered him (which was putting it mildly), and not just by what's happening now and what came back then, him standing unnervingly still in a stiffening, calm yet quietly, slowly building rage within him as if looks could kill the glint in his eyes would most certainly kill any lesser man or women, for that matter, without even trying.

I honestly don't want to know what he's thinking right now in terms of a few subjects, though I had a bit of an idea of what was going through his mind I'd rather not think about it right now, cuz not only were there chances of me being wrong (which I would accept as I'm not a know-it-all) but also I was too busy trying to keep myself from hurting myself and seeking comfort from James and comforting him in return.

I felt sorry for any unfortunate fool that would be the ones where his malice and ire would be directed at to channel his hatred, I know that he was tortured and experimented on in the past before he became a principal and a hero so I'm aware that knowing of my past only brought back those unpleasant memories and reminded him of why some people were heartless.

As for Ms. Kayama, It seemed that only she was completely unaware of all the commotion and violence going on outside as she seemed to have closed herself off in the shell that was boiling with disgust and horror. Hugging herself tight on what had happened and what could have happened, shaking as despite her being a flirtatious and showy hero she would Never do something so... disgusting and wrong.

Despite what some people would think, She had morals and she understood where lines need to be drawn and let's not forget the fact that her acta were merely for show as a way to keep people on their toes or distract villains, none of it was ever for something grim, dark and grossly nightmarish.

One can only wonder what's going on in her mind right now, but I'm not going to pry, sure I might guess but again I'm not going to pry when I know where my business is not wanted in a certain sensitive manner.

Eventually all the noise finally ceased, after maybe, I don't know, a solid minute give or take?

The silence that followed was kind of eerie in a sense, but nonetheless we took this moment to wait a few more extra seconds before giving out a sigh of relief, glad that it had finally stopped and hopefully that meant the duo has calmed down, or at least enough so that they aren't going to lash out.

It was then that a thought occurred to me as I turned to the principal, but before I could say even one word he said, "We had a sudden gas leak on one of the upper levels in one of the buildings on our campus and we didn't want to take chances that someone would get hurt so there won't be any school for a few days give or take, although thankfully it happened far away from the nurses station, and far enough that we were able to isolate it before it could spread any further then 2 floors. These matters are being tended to as we speak, so there's no trouble."

Okay I really do not think something like that could happen in a prestigious school like this under the principles carefully watch, but if it had then good work sir, and if it isn't it's likely that he lied in order to make sure that there would be no prying ears from any students that had an especially big nosy personality or had enhanced hearing or were super stealthy and therefore could eavesdrop on conversations or something like that. Either way, It's understandable and it's best to be safe and sorry in that regard, and if someone did hear then it would be the teachers and I only had to guess that the principle himself will make sure that the staff will know what's going on so they could be in the loop to help out.

Upon thinking about the staff only three members in particular make me feel like my heart is hurting about as bad as squeezing a giant fat grape until it pops.

'What actually happened to Shirakumo, Ms Kayama's death and the awful state that Mr. Aizawa will eventually find himself in... I won't let any of that happen again... And I'll make sure that they get their friend back... That everything will be okay in the end... even if it almost kills me!' I thought to myself with a solemn resolution of a promise within.

I know enough on what happened in the vigilante mangas, I know what occurred in season 5 and 6 respectfully especially in the flashbacks, I won't let another soul be lost or be decimated, not while I have the opportunity and chance to really change things for the better.

To help make things right for everyone.

All for the sake of a better future in society, I hope.

... Wow, I think I sounded like Stain there, yikes, better be mindful of that... at least unlike him I actually know what can be done to make things better that won't involve too much blood shed (I'm not naive at the fact that there will still be some bloodshed later on, but hopefully with the information I have we can at least keep it at a minimal as I know that while bloodshed is going to be unavoidable at some points we can at the very least mitigate things so they're more manageable without relying on murder for the answer)...

... Besides in my opinion from a hypothetical standpoint and from a few stories I've read, there are better ways in exposing fake heroes then just outright murdering or crippling them because that's too merciful in that regard, Not to mention a handful of other facts that I'm not going to say because I don't want to take up too much time not to mention that it would take too long to list (Besides if you guys know which stories I'm talking about, then you understand what I'm implying), it would be better to just look up information, investigate, dig into it all to find evidence of whether or not said "fake hero" really is nothing but a fake and expose them for the phonies they are, that will leave a bigger mark and impact on things...

Eventually the door to the nurse's office opened, revealing Inko and Mr. Yagi, Now back in his true form, both having calmed down, thankfully, however their faces still showed evidence that they were still pretty upset, but not enough to start rampaging again.

Speaking of which there was evidence from the remains of their onslaught from both of their hairs being kind of ragged (Yes I could tell even though Mr. Yagi's hair is already unruly) to their clothes having a few splinters here and there, while Mr. Yagi evidently has lots of bruises all over his knuckles, Inko, on the other hand, looked like she was dealing with a big headache, especially evident by the fact that she pulled out a small bottle of what looked like headache pills and a small water bottle, one that can easily be stuffed into her skirt pockets.

The both of them simultaneously let out a big sigh through their collectively small pants, whether out of physical or emotional exhaustion that was hard to tell, before coming in, Mr. Yagi having closed the door as Inko simply told the principal, "You might want to think about planting some brand new trees on campus before anybody sees the aftermath and freaks out, we apologize for murdering them."

Even in exhaustion and still rather frustrated, she nonetheless had the decency to give a sincere apology to the hybrid.

Yeah no duh It sounded like those trees were being murdered out there, sure I and I'm pretty sure that the others hadn't seen the onslaught but it definitely sounded like those trees were being massacred in a horror movie.

Never thought I'd say this, but I dread to see what remains of the aftermath from what they did out there because What did those trees ever do to you crazy guys!?

"If it's any consolation we at least tried to minimize it to whatever trees looked older or close to being dead." Mr. Yagi added as he and Inko both went back to their seats as The currently deflated hero was rubbing his throbbing knuckles as the veteran hero walked over to him, After giving Inko a quick brief check to make sure she was okay, to give him a good thorough examination to make sure that he was alright.

I know that the older Midoriya is fine Besides dealing with a headache which was to be expected given that that was the drawback of her quirk if she overused it (More especially if she was fueled by emotions) as I only have to guess that due to all her anger her quirk suddenly got a boost of power and thus allowed her to rip the trees (or even just the roots) out from the ground and destroy them using her mind alone without any issues, hence why she doesn't have any physical injuries on her outside of dealing with internal pain via her drawback.

'Remember the bones and organs old girl... remember the bones and organs...' I thought with dread as I exhaled deeply to stop myself from shuddering again.

The principal simply nodded to them both before turning back to me as if nothing happened earlier, stating, "I assume this is where you snapped."

"If there were a stronger word to say than that, then yes." I replied as my grip on James loosen but not enough to let him go as I still held him close knowing that this next part still leaves me a bit shaken, especially with how badly I reacted, though very justified and understandable (I mean who wouldn't react like I did?), it's still frightening to think about.

"Still... Who with enough sanity wouldn't snap in my situation?" I said, trying and failing to hide the shred of fear I felt from the situation back there.

I guess it's really true, you never know how scary your own reaction can be, even to yourself, until it happens and you think about it later, especially depending on the particular case in mind, most especially so regarding my own.

It practically happened in bullet time yet I was perfectly aware of what I was doing as I lunged that Inteus, sucker punching him in the face, knocking him down before snatching that stupid stick and throwing it straight at the window that was right in front of my uncle's desk as it shattered the glass as the pieces went flying before I grabbed the chair in the center and threw it at my uncle, Who now freaked out narrowly escaped getting hit, as I soon starting to grab and throw whatever wasn't overly heavier or bolted down, Rip apart anything that I could get my hands on, as I started screaming and yelling at the top of my lungs:

"I'LL NEVER GO THROUGH WITH ANY OF THAT YOU HORRIBLE MONSTERS! THERE IS NO WAY IN THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD OR UNIVERSE I OR ANY SANE PERSON WOULD EVER GO THROUGH WITH SOMETHING SO HORRIFICALLY INEXCUSABLE! IF YOU THINK I'M GOING TO PLAY ALONG JUST BECAUSE YOU GUYS HATE MY VERY EXISTENCE YOU GOT ANOTHER THING COMING!"

Grabbing the big frame painted picture of my uncle and threw it to the ground from the wall it hung from before stomping on it like a scared woman would trying to desperately crush a mouse or spider under her feet, except with rage rather than fear. Soon dodging the onslaught of whiplashing from my uncle as he swung so hard that he managed to nick me in the back several times as I could feel the pain but it didn't fully register nor hurt as bad as I didn't stop and kept dodging, running and causing destruction in as many ways as possible.

"ALL MY LIFE ALL THE TWO OF YOU HAVE EVER DONE IS MADE MY LIFE A COMPLETE MISERY ALL BECAUSE I'M AN ORPHAN, ALL BECAUSE I WAS DIFFERENT FROM YOU GUYS, ALL BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH I AM HUMAN TOO, YOU GUYS ONLY SEE ME AS NOTHING BUT A MISTAKE THAT SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN BORN! EVEN THOUGH I LITERALLY DID NOTHING TO HURT YOU GUYS OR HARM YOU IN ANY MANNER AS ANY PUNISHMENT YOU GUYS HAD RECEIVED WITHIN THESE YEARS HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT THAT WHICH YOU TWO HAVE EARNED YOURSELVES BECAUSE OF YOUR HORRIBLE DEEDS, YOU PUNISH AND HURT ME AS IF I DID THOSE AWFUL THINGS EVEN THOUGH THAT WAS NEVER TRUE FROM THE BEGINNING!"

Proceeding to grab a bust shaped like my uncles head (of course he got something like that to boost his own ego) and tossed it like a shock putt into a diploma of some sort that was hanging proudly on the wall as it promptly got smashed by the impact of the bust as The glass got smashed and the paper that used to be protected by the glass got pierced by said glass and crumbled in by the bust before the both of them fell to the floor with a loud thud. I soon also was forced to dodge getting slashed at by a knife by Inteus, registering that I have been hit a few times but the pain still not completely registering, nor was it as bad, completely as I was so pumped with adrenaline that any form of severe pain that I felt went unnoticed by me besides some bad stinging pain equivalent to accidentally poking yourself with a sewing needle.

"YOU GUYS HAVE HATED ME SO MUCH, AND TOLD AND THOUGHT OF SO MANY LIES THAT YOU'VE COME TO BELIEVE A DREAM THAT ISN'T REAL! YOU'VE DENIED THE TRUE REALITY OF WHO I REALLY AM AS A PERSON TO THE POINT THAT YOU'RE WILLING TO BELIEVE ANYTHING JUST SO YOU WOULD NEVER BE PROVEN WRONG EVEN THOUGH YOU TWO HAVE BEEN WRONG STRAIGHT FROM THE START! INSTEAD OF DOING SOMETHING SANE LIKE SEEING A THERAPIST FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE, OR WILLINGLY TURNED YOURSELF TO THE POLICE TO PAY FOR YOUR CRIMES, OR EVEN ACKNOWLEDGING EVERY WRONG THING YOU'VE EVER DONE, YOU PROCEEDED TO ONLY MAKE MY LIFE AND THE LIFE OF ANYBODY ELSE WORSE TO THE POINT THAT YOU'RE WILLING TO KILL OTHERS WHO EVEN TRY TO HELP ME! DO YOU HONESTLY HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT IT'S LIKE TO WATCH INNOCENT PEOPLE BEING KILLED BY THE PERSON WHO HATES YOU THE MOST!? DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE OPPRESSED AND TORMENTED JUST FOR BEING ALIVE!?!? DO YOU TWO HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT LIKE TO SUFFER SUCH TRAUMATIZING FEAR IN KNOWING THAT THE PERSON WHO WAS SUPPOSED TO LOVE YOU HAD ACTUALLY HIRED AN ASSASSIN TO KILL YOU AND THE PEOPLE YOU CHERISH DEAR?!?!?"

Snatched a standing lamp from the corner before starting to swing it around like a bat and started smashing everything within sight that wasn't alive, ripping the cord from the outlet with enough force that actually broke around the area of said outlet as the pieces started to fall to the floor while some went flying from my swings, continuously dodging and blocking any attacks they dish out as I was more faster and agile in self-defense then they were thanks to Ginger teaching me and for my years of training in gym.

"DO YOU TWO KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE ACCUSED OF CRIMES THAT WERE NEVER YOUR OWN FAULT WHEN YOU ACTUALLY KNOW THAT YOU NEVER DID SUCH THING FOR YEARS?!?! DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT'S LIKE TO SUFFER DEPRESSION SO BAD THAT YOU'RE WILLING TO KILL YOURSELF EVEN IF YOU DON'T REALIZE THAT YOU WERE ACTUALLY DOING IT UNTIL IT'S ALMOST TOO LATE!?!? DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT IT'S LIKE TO LIVE A LIFE WHERE YOU'RE NEVER ALLOWED TO BE HAPPY OR HAVE EVEN A NORMAL CHILDHOOD AGAIN IN THE PLACE THAT'S SUPPOSED TO BE A HOME TO YOU AND THE PERSON WHO TOOK YOU IN!? DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE BLAMED FOR LIES THAT NEVER HAPPENED?!? TO BE ACCUSED OF KILLING THEIR OWN PARENTS!?!? TO CONSTANTLY LIVE IN FEAR AND OPPRESSION TO THE POINT THAT YOU'RE WILLING TO TAKE ANYTHING THAT'S A SORT OF BREAK FROM THE PERSON WHO IS HURTING YOU EVERY SINGLE DAY!?!?"

Then I managed to get the upper hand and knock them down briefly before proceeding to smash the desk with said standing lamp like it where a sledgehammer, ignoring the throbbing That was starting to form in my arms from swinging the lamp and smashing stuff, watching the desk get crushed while the lamp itself started to bend to the point of it becoming crooked, bent and near to the point of beyond repair before bringing the lamp down on the chair next.

"DO YOU TWO HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT IT'S LIKE TO WATCH YOUR FRIENDS CRY KNOWING THAT YOU'RE SUFFERING AND THAT EVEN THOUGH YOU KNOW THEY WANT TO HELP YOUR SCARED THAT THEY THEMSELVES COULD GET IN SERIOUS TROUBLE OR WORSE GET KILLED BECAUSE OF THE PERSON WHO IS HURTING YOU THE MOST!? DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE PUT THROUGH SUCH PAIN PHYSICALLY AND OTHERWISE AND HAVE TO WATCH AS YOUR FRIENDS HAVE TO PATCH YOU UP WHEN YOU YOURSELF ARE TOO HURT TO DO IT YOURSELF ESPECIALLY IF THERE ARE CERTAIN INJURIES THAT YOU CANNOT REACH ON YOUR OWN!? DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT IT'S LIKE TO WATCH YOUR FRIENDS TREMBLE AND CRY TRYING TO MAKE SURE THEY PATCH UP YOUR INJURIES AS CORRECTLY AS POSSIBLE EVEN THOUGH THEMSELVES NEVER HAD ANY MEDICAL TRAINING AND HAD TO LOOK UP REFERENCES AND TIPS FROM MEDICAL BOOKS JUST SO THEY KNOW WHERE THEY'RE GOING MEDICAL WISE!?!? DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT IT'S LIKE TO CONSTANTLY NEED TO BE STAPLED SHUT, QUITE LITERALLY STAPLED SHUT, BECAUSE THE INJURIES WERE SO BAD THAT THEY NEEDED TO BE STITCHED UP BUT COULDN'T BE DONE SO BY A SEWING NEEDLE AND THREAD DUE TO A SEVERE LACK OF EXPERIENCE THERE, AS TRYING TO DO SO WITH TREMBLING HANDS IS OUT OF THE QUESTION AND KNOWING THAT IT WOULD ONLY CAUSE FAR MORE PAIN FOR IN UNTRAINED HANDS IT WOULD ONLY MAKE THINGS WORSE!?!?"

Once the chair was thoroughly smashed I threw the ruined lamp at the two who yelped and hastily ducked to avoid getting clobbered by the throwing lethal projectile while simultaneously throwing several darts at me that had a substance I didn't know of, only being able to dodge the first 2 while the other 3 had managed to hit me, though I immediately yanked them out, pocketing them so I'd have proof later, not deterred in any manner as I still didn't stop.

"DO EITHER OF YOU IN ANY WAY, SHAPE OR FORM KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE BULLIED EVERY SINGLE DAY, TO BE NAGGED CONSTANTLY THAT THE BEST FRIEND YOU HAD WAS NOTHING BUT AN IMAGINARY ONE AND EVEN BE TREATED LIKE THEY DON'T EVEN EXIST, TO FIND NASTY SURPRISES IN YOUR LOCKER, TO BE CONSTANTLY BELITTLED, TO WATCH AS SAID BULLY NEVER LEARNS THEIR LESSONS NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES THEY GET PUNISHED BY THEIR PARENTS TO THE POINT THAT THEY'RE WILLING TO DO THE UNTHINKABLE AND GET THEMSELVES DISOWNED BY THEIR OWN MOTHER AND FATHER, AND YOU KNOW THAT NO MATTER WHAT THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN DO TO TELL THE PERSON WHO'S SUPPOSED TO BE YOUR LOVING RELATIVE ANYTHING KNOWING THAT SAID PERSON WOULD NOT CARE AND JUST TELL THEM TO DEAL WITH IT THEMSELVES OR ACCUSE THEM OF HAVING DONE SOMETHING WRONG THEMSELVES!?!?"

I then proceeded to stomp over to the two with enough force that one would think that I might actually start leaving cracks in the floor from merely stomping on it alone.

"DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT IT'S LIKE TO ALWAYS BE TOLD YOU'RE NEVER PERFECT EVEN THOUGH YOU DID AND DO EVERYTHING CORRECTLY AS INSTRUCTED YET TO OTHERS THEY WOULD NEVER BE PERFECT IN THEIR EYES JUST FOR BEING ALIVE ALONE!?!? DO YOU KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO ALWAYS FEEL TERRIFIED KNOWING THAT THE LIVES OF YOUR FRIENDS ARE BEING THREATENED ALL THE TIME!?!?! DO YOU KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE TORTURED EVERY SINGLE DAY OF YOUR LIFE!?!? DO YOU KNOW WHAT ITS LIKE TO BE HURT IN THIS MANNER IN ANY WAY?!?!?!?!?!?!"

Having gotten up on their feet the men tried to attack me but I dodged their attacks and nailed them hard and fast both right in their nether regions as the two of them collapsed holding their areas wincing in pain, and for added measure to keep them down I kicked them both in the ribs several times before stopping as I stood over them in rage.

Even as the rain got heavier outside and the thunder sounded louder, Even as the wind started to pick up and blow said wind and rain inside I did not stop until I said my last 2 cents to them.

"NO! NEITHER OF YOU DON'T KNOW THIS! BOTH OF YOU WERE RAISED BY LOVING FAMILIES AND YET NEITHER OF YOU WERE GRATEFUL FOR THE GIFTS YOU GOT! NEITHER OF YOU APPRECIATED THE PEOPLE WHO WERE IN YOUR LIFE AND INSTEAD CHOSE TO MAKE THE LIVES OF OTHERS MISERABLE JUST TO MAKE YOURSELVES FEEL BIG AND POWERFUL AND SELFISHLY BECOME THAT! INSTEAD OF ACKNOWLEDGING YOUR OWN MISTAKES AND WRONGS YOU CHOOSE TO INFLICT PAIN AND PUNISHMENT ON ANYBODY UNFORTUNATE ENOUGH TO GET CAUGHT IN BOTH OF YOUR MAELSTROMS OF HATE! EVEN TO THOSE WHO ARE SUPPOSED TO BE THE MOST IMPORTANT PEOPLE IN YOUR LIFE, YOU NEVER TREATED THEM WITH ANY REAL LOVE OR RESPECT, BUT INSTEAD DECIDED TO SPIT IN THEIR FACES JUST BECAUSE OF ONE TINY THING OR ANOTHER THAT YOU WERE UNHAPPY WITH AND JUST THRASHING AROUND LIKE NAUGHTY 5 YEAR OLD BEING TOLD NO FOR THE FIRST TIME WHEN THEY ARE DENIED OF SOMETHING THEY WANT! BOTH OF YOU ARE NOTHING BUT TYRANNICAL MONSTERS WHO HAVE NO LOVE IN THEIR LIFE AND ONLY SEEK TO INFLICT DEVASTATION AND HARM ON OTHERS, EVEN THOSE WHO WERE NEVER INVOLVED IN ANYTHING RELATING TO YOU IN THE FIRST PLACE! YOU BOTH TAKE AND TAKE AND TAKE AND TAKE AND TAKE UNTIL THERE'S LITERALLY NOTHING LEFT AND EVEN THEN YOU STILL TAKE, NOT CARING HOW MUCH REAL IMMEASURABLE HARM YOU ARE CAUSING TO THE PEOPLE YOU ARE TAKING FROM!! YOU TWO ARE GREEDY, SELF-CENTERED AND HEARTLESS AND THAT'S WHAT YOU WILL ALWAYS BE!! MY LIFE IS NOT SOMETHING YOU CAN JUST MANIPULATE JUST BECAUSE YOU DON'T LIKE ANYTHING ABOUT IT! MY LIFE IS NOT SOMETHING YOU CAN JUST MOLD INTO THAT WHICH IS RIGHT IN YOUR OWN EYES! MY LIFE IS NOT SOMETHING THAT CAN BE WON OR BOUGHT BY MONEY OR POWER! THE SAME GOES FOR EVERYBODY ELSE'S LIVES YOU'VE EVER MADE CONTACT WITH! MY LIFE IS MY OWN AND ONLY I CAN DECIDE WHAT I WANT TO DO WITH IT, THE SAME GOES FOR EVERYBODY ELSE WHO IS FAR MORE INNOCENT AND SANE THAN YOU TWO EVER WILL BE! YOU TWO ARE NOTHING BUT HEARTLESS HUMANS WHO WANT NOTHING MORE THAN TO EITHER KILL ME OR MAKE MY LIFE A LIVING MISERY JUST FOR EXISTING, JUST FOR YOUR SICK AND TWISTED ENTERTAINMENT AND PRIDE! I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU TWO DO WITH YOUR LIVES FROM THIS POINT ON, BE IT OPEN A FANCY SCHMANCY HOT SPRING IN HONOLULU OR THROW A GIANT PARADE OVER THE OCEAN OR WHATEVER, I-DON'T-CARE!!! YOU BOTH CAN GO SWIMMING IN THE HEAVY UNFORGIVING RAIN OUTSIDE FOR ALL I CARE, JUST STAY OUT OF MY LIFE FOR GOOD!!!! JUST STAY OUT OF IT, I MEAN IT! STAY OUT AND DON'T EVER INTRUDE ON MY LIFE OR MY FRIENDS LIVES EVER AGAIN!!! AS FAR AS YOU TWO KNOW I WAS NEVER PART OF YOUR LIVES IN THE FIRST PLACE AND NEVER WILL BE!!!!!!!!!!"

With that last part being said I panted roughly before running out of the office before either of them could respond, too blinded by everything to really pay attention to the looks on their faces, the tears that already started falling from when I started rampaging now fell even more like a waterfall as I ran as fast as I could, running out of the mansion never to turn back again.

Running all the way back to the school dormitory, knowing what I needed to do, knowing who needed to be informed, knowing what needed to be done.

Thankfully I would have time to be able to tell the principal what was going on thanks to the fact that even amidst that rampage I was able to smash up the two telephones that were in my uncle's office and Hit them both hard enough that the phones they had in their respective pockets got crushed in the onslaught.

I hoped beyond hope that I will make it to school in time to tell him, My uncle did the unthinkable and now the deal was broken, so there's nothing stopping me from telling the former military man.

The running to deliver the message soon however became that of running for my life as I heard the sound of gunshots near me, I ran even harder and faster than I ever had before, narrowly dodging bullets that came my way, it was only just by pure chance left and right that I was able to avoid getting hurt in the most vital areas or hurt in such a way that it would leave me crippled and thus vulnerable for capture or for finishing the job.

I knew this could not be Inteus or my uncle As they cared about their figures and appearances too much to let themselves be completely drenched by the pouring rain just to kill me, no I knew this had to be some of my uncles shady agents who probably were stationed to keep an eye on things should anything go right, and now they were trying to gun me down.

Even though I never saw them as I kept running, looking ahead and never looking back not even for a second, I knew that turning around anyways would be fatal, I knew they had to be dangerous, I had to keep running until I was safely away at school or better yet able to lose them before I reach the school and hopefully avoid anybody else getting caught in the crossfire, if only temporarily. My uncle probably, no, Made sure he had a way of getting rid of me if I chose to run, and so he stationed Hitman to kill me or hurt me enough that I would collapse and give them enough time to capture me in order to finish what they started.

I wasn't going to let that happen, as fast and as quickly as I could I started ducking into alleys left and right, somehow but otherwise grateful to not have run into dead ends while running, trying to lose them in That maze, give them too many blind spots so they would be unable to shoot let alone catch up to me, eventually I couldn't hear the gunshots anymore or a footsteps following me which meant that I had lost them which I was glad for but I didn't stop as I kept running, and kept doing so until I eventually reached the school.

It was there that I saw Ginger as she was passing by the courtyard, upon seeing me and seeing the state I was in her face quickly turned white with fear and horror as she quickly gathered me up into her arms and brought me over to our shared dorm room, using the umbrella she was using to shield herself from the rain as a way of shielding us both from being seen by the other female students knowing that they would ask questions if they saw my injuries And I was in no way, shape or form able to answer any questions from any one of them.

Once we were safely in our room, as soon as the door closed I collapsed on my knees and hands as I started panting fast and heavy as my tears didn't stop, my sweat mix with the water on me and my thoroughly drenched clothes, James coming to greet me only to see my state and start whimpering and sniffing me trying to figure out what had happened, and soon started to comfort me as Ginger helped me out of my drenched and ruined (from the back being slashed and bloodied) clothes before she proceeded to help me get quickly dried up (As much as possible) before getting started on patching me up.

When we started school again she wanted to take up classes that taught first aid and proper medical care, wanting to become a doctor, if not full time then part-time, so she would be properly and more educationally prepared to help me when I got hurt, and it certainly paid off Especially as she pulled out a first aid kit that was far larger than the one she had before (Which was also pretty old and beaten up from thorough use while growing up) as it had far more bells and whistles to it then the last one did or ever could.

Her purpose for wanting to be a doctor was not just because she wanted to help me but she also wants to help treat others of their injuries and pains, She knows she can't be a cure all but she wants to be there for others who are in pain and let them know that everything will be all right.

My uncle would never allow me to take up those classes with her, even with our agreement it was that and anything relating to therapy that he wouldn't allow me to partake in, or he would Make me have a fractions tutor that would only teach me fractions which was a subject I hated (quite mainly because it's really difficult, especially when it comes to the more hyper complex ones in super big mega equations and I've always been bad with fractions no matter how one tried to teach me), so Ginger had to be the one to teach me and the servants had to be the one to help me on the side there in secret, respectfully.

As she was tending to me, eventually managing to get my breathing back down to being as normal as possible even though I was still a little winded and was still crying my eyes out, my body dry enough that Ginger could quickly bring out a heater to help ensure that I wouldn't catch a cold and to help me dry up more while she was working, I told her everything that happened, as we usually did whenever I got badly hurt and needed to be treated, I would tell her what happened while she tended to my injuries.

When Martha was around she would be the one to take my hands into hers to keep me grounded and still, but ever since she died years ago I was forced to rely on gripping my own knees as a way of trying to ground myself and keep me from fidgeting, it was adequate enough yet it didn't change the fact that on some days I can only barely keep myself still. Even with James, once he was a little more trained, by my side to remedy that the bad memories still come back to scare me.

This was the first time we've done this session of sorts in several years and yet we still haven't lost a beat there after so long.

In our case it was like riding a bike, we never forget, I still hadn't forgotten even after having lost my tricycle when my real home got destroyed by my uncle years ago.

As for James he gave me assurance in place of Martha (nobody could replace Martha but that doesn't change the fact that James was pretty good at giving comfort and love to others when needed), growling every now and then whenever I mentioned my uncle and Inteus.

I can neither confirm nor deny that we had trained him to be extremely protective of me when it came to those two, and to be especially vicious to them.

Once my injuries were tended to and after I got on a new school uniform (with Ginger's help), as we had spares for emergencies, she (as expected every time she finishes patching me up so there wouldn't be mishaps) screeched:

"WHEN I GET MY HANDS ON THOSE LOUSY PIECES OF GARBAGE I AM GOING TO MAKE THEM RUE DAY THEY EVER EVEN THOUGHT OF SOMETHING SO HORRENDOUSLY MONSTROUS TOWARDS AN INNOCENT PERSON, AND IF THAT DOESN'T WORK I'LL OUTRIGHT YEET THEM OVER THE TALLEST SKYSCRAPER I CAN FIND!!!"

Sometimes I wondered if either of us ever got quirks if we somehow ended up in the world of our favorite anime, one of many but still, then I wondered if it wasn't healing then she would probably get a hyper voice type quirk, because sometimes when she does screech (with a legitimately good reason behind it) like that it feels like the room was shaking like we were facing a earthquake.

"That's a fight that can no longer be won now." I said sadly as I pulled out The darts from the discarded uniform and handed them to her, to which she accepted and brought them over to her mini lab she had on her side of the room and started analyzing the contents of what had been thrown and initially injected, though only briefly, into me.

Not only did she major in medical science, but she's also a minor at chemistry, and sometimes both go hand in hand depending on the particular case in mind, depending on how you look at it, so this was going to be a breeze for her.

For the reason of wanting to avoid any chemical accidents and the like in that subject considering that I've never taken chemistry a day in my life (for even before school he would never let me participate in it), my uncle would never allow me to participate in that course even though they offer tutoring for the subject, Although a part of me believes that he didn't want me to get smart in the subject so I couldn't figure out some of his plannings involving it, if it ever came up.

Although that did not stop me from looking up the information in a chemistry book in the library, I only knew some of the basics as I didn't know a thing about how to perform chemistry experiments in real life, Not to mention that some of the formula names in the book was confusing and not even Ginger was allowed to teach me so I could understand more, particularly because of her chemistry teacher who seems to be a real stickler about things including not allowing non-chemistry students to learn about things that were taught in that class from its students, so presently I'd have to rely on Ginger just knowing how everything works and leave it at that for now.

Only James was by my side while she worked, his head on my lap as I started to evaluate myself, I still felt fine although strangely I felt hungry again even though I already had lunch before I was brought to the mansion, I even felt kind of tired even though I had already gotten a full night's rest, although I kind of blamed it on the emotional impact of everything that happened that day having drained my reserves and left me more exhausted than I deduced, aside from feeling pretty sore as the adrenaline was starting to wear off although thankfully with the painkillers that Ginger already gave me it should stave off some of that pain at least enough that it's manageable, I felt pretty okay... You know besides the obvious concerning physical condition I was in.

But even still, I knew that sitting still like this for too long wasn't going to do me any good, knowing that... I had to get out of New York as fast as possible...

It was the only way to stay safe, but what'll become a Ginger? I can only hope that Ginger will do the smart thing and decide to move in with her mom overseas so she would be under protection and be too far away for them to try and hurt her or worse.

Because staying with me was no longer safe to do.

After having witnessed everything I had that day, I wasn't going to risk another innocent person's life.

James could tell how I was feeling as he whimpered in my lap, looking down at him I felt myself becoming even sadder knowing what I needed to do.

And I knew that parting with James was a no-go as he was extremely stubborn and was determined to stay by me like glue, the only times he would not be by my side was either when I had classes or if he was with somebody I actually trusted, don't get me wrong he is friendly and he could tell if the person in front of him was friendly or not but nonetheless James had every right to keep on guard... And in all honesty I don't feel like leaving the city alone, not after everything I went through as I would much rather prefer having James with me.

I know it sounds rather counterproductive or perhaps even selfish, and perhaps maybe I was, it's just... I don't want to be alone... And I couldn't forget that James was not only my therapy pet but also my guard dog as he was trained to protect me from anyone who may try to do me harm...

A gasp of shock pierced the air of silence suddenly as we both turned to Ginger, who had a look of deep worry and horror as tears were now running down from her eyes. Her face far more paler than any other time I can recall.

"If not for your quick reaction in taking the darts out of you as you had back there, I don't know if you would still be alive or not!" She exclaimed as she ran back to me, hugging me close, but being mindful of the stitches as I could feel her entire frame shaking.

"I don't know how they did it, and I honestly Don't want to know how they did it, but somehow they made the components of those darts as a way to incapacitate their opponents but in three different ways for each one." She explained, "To make the long story short, the first dart contained a substance that would make you very hungry, even to the point of starvation, thankfully only a little bit was injected into you so you're only just really hungry even after you just had lunch not too long ago, the second contained a substance that would make you tired, like as if you hadn't gotten much sleep in weeks, though again thankfully it was only a little so I'm sure you're only feeling a little tired (and not just emotionally mind you), and the last one is supposed to drastically decrease your weight in a way that would eventually become dangerously low if the whole thing were injected into you."

Okay I know that science and chemistry have really come a long way since they came into existence years ago but yikes! This kind of thing can only be achieved by TV shows and stuff, I didn't think that it would eventually happen IRL, at least in this manner anyways. The fact that it had actually been achieved for those three darts was spooky.

She's right, I would have died if not been in a severely critical condition near close to death had I not pulled them out as quickly as I had.

Because there's no other way around the clear fact, well facts, plural, as one can die from severe starvation, from never sleeping ever again, and from Severe loss of weight.

Letting go of me, but keeping her hands on my shoulders as she told me, "You said they threw five darts at you, unquestionably the other two that didn't hit you must've contained something just as bad. I know that it would have ended badly had you not pulled them out in time."

I nodded grimly. This may me shudder only for me to stop short as I flinched in pain, keeping note to be mindful of that until I was fully healed as I hissed in pain.

But nonetheless I know things would have ended very badly had things gone differently.

"Oh Connie... I knew that your uncle had shady men that were devoted to him and he was working with, I know he's done some horrible things (As I've seen this more times than I'd like to recall) but actually having to run for your life and dodge getting gunned down by those people that were waiting for anything to go wrong because your uncle's forcing you to marry your bully and be forced to be a slave!? I just don't know what to think anymore, Even more than I already do! You can't stay here, You need to get out of New York as fast as possible!" She told me as she lightly shook my shoulders, only enough to lightly sway but not enough to actually accidentally hurt me.

"I know." I nodded, solemnly.

"I'll be more than happy to help you two." Came a deep masculine voice that startled us all as we turned to the door, where the voice came from, only to see that it was none other than our principle, who had opened the door completely as he let himself in, closing it behind as he gave a very grim look.

Neither of us knew what to think about this, what to do, too shocked to think, but before we could even say anything however, he told us point blank, "You don't need to explain anything girls, I saw the injuries and heard everything. I knew for years that there had to be something going on between you and your uncle, especially when it seemed like there was some kind of strain between you two that I couldn't explain. I knew that there wasn't anything right about all of this, but I didn't have all the evidence to prove it as it seemed that you kept everything in the dark for an unknown reason. But now I know. Miss Jayden I had no idea things were this bad for you, I mean I know you kept it all a secret for a very good reason, most likely to protect us and anybody around you, but to see that things are so bad that even going to the police alone isn't an option anymore especially with a lack of proof... or so most will believe."

He then pulled out a thick looking envelope, the package kind that you send through the mail if you want to send items wrapped in bubble wrap inside, as he explained, "I was actually coming to see you both, or at least see Ginger given that It seemed that you weren't going to be in school for the rest of the day until now, I got this package just today, Just a few minutes after the two of you left the school grounds, and there was a letter in it that was from Lydia."

"Lydia??" I asked mostly shocked yet somewhat hopeful, but mostly stunned.

He nodded, "Yes, In the letter it explains that your uncle had been acting rather suspiciously for the past few weeks give or take, especially when it came to his routes that became more frequent around the kitchen area, and him spending much more time within his office than usual on some days as of late. She felt like something really bad was going to happen, and she did not want to take that chance. So in this package she and the servants sent in every bit of evidence they could gather from your uncle, everything that has taken place for years involving his interaction with you, and anything they had they kept hidden in the shadows, She sent it all through the mail to me just in case. It seemed like she made the wise choice, were that woman still alive now I would give her a medal for her wise efforts. The only reason you haven't gotten this package yet is, as I've stated already, this package only just came in today just after you two left, I felt like something was suspicious about it when I came by the mail office this morning for inspection and to collect my mail, so I decided to take a look and see what was going on against my better judgment as the time I usually check the mail would have been tomorrow, only to realize that it was the right move to make."

He then approached us as he knelt down to meet us at eye level, "I had no idea your uncle was so despicable, someone as monstrous as him shouldn't be allowed to roam free in the streets. And I knew that Inteus was a horrible student, but to think that they would do something even worse than what they already had done of this degree, to think that boy would side with your uncle to do to you something so unspeakably monstrous that it wouldn't be a surprise to anybody if the courts sentenced them both to death... trust me when I say young lady, that if I had known what was going on straight from the start I would have made sure that he would be put out of business and locked away years ago, And I most certainly would have personally put that rotten boy away behind bars for the rest of his life. Had I've known what sort of horror you were facing every single day I would have personally adopted you or put you into protective custody at least to make sure neither of them could ever do harm to you ever again. I'm so sorry you've suffered for so long. I've seen a lot of very ugly and abominable things in my time, even in my time in the military, but this above everything else, and this is really saying something considering everything I've experienced over the years, really takes the cake. I wouldn't even inflict this kind of fate on anybody, not even to anyone who had done some pretty bad stuff. From the bottom of my heart, I'm so sorry, for failing you not only as a former military official but also as your school principal."

I was shocked by all of this. Lydia had managed to send every bit of proof that they had on my uncle to us just before she and the others were killed, knowing that the principal was on our side, it was all just too much.

I was heartbroken by Lydia and the servants once more but I was still grateful that they managed to do this last thing before their impending demise. Even when they didn't know it, their sacrifice hadn't been in vain.

And while I felt slightly violated knowing that the principal was snooping on stuff like this, this time I was willing to let it slide knowing that he was on our side and he was just as horrified by all this as we were, if not more so.

"You don't have to apologize sir. I'm just sorry I never told you anything straight from the start. Things were just really difficult for everyone And the only reason why things hadn't gotten worse until recently is because all the servants had my uncle cornered with an ultimatum that he couldn't refuse even if he wanted to... until now that is as he broke the deal that we made... I just don't know any other way to describe it really except for it all being extremely difficult." I told him, wiping my tears away.

"You have no reason to apologize either, given everything you went through you had every right to. And I must say I'm really proud of you for having to brave through all this, for doing everything you could to try and protect those closest to you even if it wasn't always successful, and most importantly for fighting back against your uncle with all you could, especially today. And I'm definitely proud of your friend too for sticking by you through it all, any lesser men would have completely broken down or abandoned their comrade at this point but the fact that she hadn't is commendable and admirable, it really shows the true dedication of friendship and even family. Were I still a general, I would give you both a medal of valor." He spoke reassuringly, pride beaming in his eyes, "I'll do everything I can to help you and Ms. Johnathan through this. You have my word as your principal and as a former member of the military."

I felt new hope rise in me as he gave us those firm and sure words, we all nodded to him as he proceeded to help us with packing knowing that staying in New York was not an option anymore.

Every minute of delay means another minute of the enemy drawing closer to ampush you with your back turned, as he had told us there.

To make the long story short there, he got all the paperwork done so that I could be transferred to a school in Japan, which was run by an equally like-minded and kind-hearted colleague of his who's willing to take me in and keep me safe until either I graduate or until everything blows over, assuring me that I would have both safety and be able to continue my education. As for Ginger despite wanting to come with me I wanted her to be safe too in case something went wrong and I insisted that she moved in with her mother overseas, after some bit of talking she reluctantly accepted as the principal did the paperwork on that too so that we could both leave New York as quick as possible that day.

Through an underground tunnel he had long built into the school during construction in case of emergencies, he was able to safely get us to the airport without getting spotted or detected, after having talked with her mother, She agreed to the arrangement in order to keep her daughter safe, sending her regards to me telling me to stay safe, the principal even had brand new passports established for us so that there would be no mishaps during immigration.

And even gave us both a letter of recommendation in case something were to come up to make the transition a little more smoother.

Once everything was said and done, and after one final goodbye until we met again, we departed for our respective planes, leaving New York, Never to set foot there again, either never or until my uncle and my old bully were put away for good.

"And in the meantime the principal himself would do what he can to keep your uncle and that boy from following you, either of you, while he got in contact with some of his contacts in order to help in the situation." Nezu deduced as I nodded as I replied with, "Right on the nose."

"It's a good thing that man's on your side, otherwise escaping as quickly and stealthily as you had then would have been impossible given what you said about your uncle's hit men." Tsukauchi commented as he sighed in relief for the thousandth time.

"Yeah," I agreed, "He made sure to get a copy of all the evidence that was sent so that even if I still have the original still stuffed in my backpack, he would have all the evidence with him on his person to turn over to the police in New York, even if those two were to somehow escape the police others would be very well notified so there would be no way for them to try and weasel their way out of this this time."

"And how was the plane ride?" Inko asked me next, concerns still on her face even after having let out her aggression earlier.

"First time on a plane? It was a little daunting but it was nice, although the takeoff was a little unsettling, although thankfully I had some cashews to munch on in order to prevent me from having my ears stuffed up from the takeoff." I told her reassuringly, "Even though I felt a little lonely as James had to be kept in a dog kennel in the luggage compartment in the back, and that it was my first real-time riding a plane and it was the first time ever leaving my home state so yeah it was all very new and daunting, yet I knew that we would both be fine. I was very tired from everything so I decided to sleep the rest of the flight there, Not just because of One of the drugs that was injected into me, but also from pure physical, mental and emotional exhaustion from it all."

"Who wouldn't be tired after going through all of that?" Izuku, Who spoke up after so much silence, stated as I turned to him.

I felt pain in my heart once more seeing his expression, knowing of his childhood as well knowing he's making some comparisons between us both, despite some similarities and many differences, we both suffered gravely for circumstances that were not our fault, we both felt serious pain, even though he had his mother he was still very lonely, and even though I had my best friend, two in fact before one of them had been killed, and while I had James nonetheless I was still alone and I was orphaned, again. Even when I had help from the servants and from the principal, it doesn't change the fact that I felt loneliness in my own way too. The same applies for the greenette even though he now had All Might in his corner backing him up and training him.

But soon the pain dissipated as I saw a small smile appear on his face as he then said to me, "I'm glad that you had someone the two of you, including James, could count on yesterday. And most importantly grateful that you're both alive after having gone through everything."

The sincerity in his voice and eyes hit me hard as I couldn't help but smile back, feeling a sense of relief I haven't found in a long time, probably to the point that I can't remember when, as I nodded before saying, "Thank you."

All around me I could see everybody else smiling in return, as they all agreed on the same thing.

Mr. Yagi was the next to speak as he asked me, "Did everything go well for you once you landed in Japan?"

I frowned as I told him, "No it didn't actually, in fact I never actually made it to Japan in my world. And what happened during my plane ride was what led me to being sent to this world in the first place."

This caught everybody's attention immediately as the number one hero asked what happened.

To which I told him and everybody.

I'm not sure how long I have been unconscious for, probably hours, but suddenly without warning I was literally shaken violently from my sleep as the plane started to tilt and shake with more intensity than a maraca as I and everybody else looked around, most panicking, some screaming, and some like myself in confused startlement as all get out, worried about what was happening.

The alarm went off in the plane as the intercom lit up as the captain was telling us that The plane had suddenly malfunctioned and got caught in some very bad turbines and needed to make an emergency landing, telling us all to brace ourselves and hang on.

But I knew I couldn't stay in my seat, even if it was extremely dangerous, I knew James was just as in trouble as we were. Most likely scared out of his wit's as there wasn't anything he could do due to being trapped in his kennel in the luggage compartment.

But before I could get out of my seat, I heard the familiar barking of James as I turned to the door in the back near the bathroom which opened up revealing one of the planes stewards and James as he immediately ran to my side, practically barrelling into me as I held onto him like he were a life line as James burrowed his face into my chest as we both braced for everything that would come.

I didn't know what had happened back there but I was nonetheless relieved to have James by my side, he could have been panicking like the other animals in the back were, but he was thinking of me and came to my side as fast as possible, which both touched my heart and made me very glad as I was already terrified and needed him by my side so I wouldn't either faint or have a heart attack from pure fear.

Everything was chaos from there, for what felt like an eternity all the planes stewards did everything they could to try and keep the rest in the passengers calm and made sure everybody was secured, double checking the luggages in the compartments on top of our seats which were still locked so there wouldn't be anything falling and any serious harm coming from it as the pilots worked diligently to find anywhere they could make an emergency landing, even if I didn't know where we were then I knew that anywhere we could land was better than nothing, or worse in the middle of the ocean where we will be in even more danger.

"EVERYONE BRACE YOURSELVES!!!" Called the voice of the pilot through the intercom, giving us that one and only warning as we were about to make the plunge.

Only a moment or two after that did we feel the plane get bumped around and started rattling with such force even worse than a hard plastic snow globe tumbling down the stairs, hearing a lot of metal bangs, screeching, clanks and a lot of crashing noises as I heard everybody around me screaming, I being one of the few that didn't scream but just held on for life as we were just waiting for it all to be over, James whimpering as he agreed with me there..

Again after what felt like an eternity everything started to slow down until, slowly but surely it all came to a stop, there was silence for a while before the intercom lit up as the pilot told us that we had landed and told us to calmly evacuate from the plane.

I and everybody else sighed in relief, some also clapping knowing that we were all alive and well, before we all got up, some of us including myself grabbing our luggages from the compartments above us, I myself having kept all of my luggage in that compartment in one single backpack so I could keep it close to me and not have to worry about needing to grab it from it being sorted out through the rest of the luggage that was in the compartment in the back, before we all, one by one, made our way out the door. Sliding down the inflatable evacuation slide without issue as the stewards made sure to do an attendance, making absolute certain that everybody was present and accounted for, some of them included the other passagers also helping those who were elderly and needed an extra hand or had suffered some bit of injury that required a bit of assistance.

Despite everybody having been shook up, and some still rather frightened, everybody was okay, even the other animals that were still in storage in the very back were all surprisingly in good shape too, despite being shaken up themselves, most were mostly unharmed while some had some bruising here and there and some having jostled some of their already present injuries enough to need an extra hand but were otherwise not in conditions so bad that they need to be rushed to the hospital ASAP, the stewards even helped get all the animals back to their respective owners, which was a plus, even the other luggage still in the plane was all in one piece too and were able to be returned to their owners without issue, with some exceptions such as any fragile's that were being kept in boxes and such which was going to be a bummer later for others.

The fact that everybody, human and otherwise, managed to get out of there was a one in a million chance but we were all nonetheless forever grateful that not a single person or animal had either been critically hurt or met their end.

Due to the circumstances we all had to make a small encampment for ourselves, told by the plane attendants to stay close but otherwise keep our distance from the plane in case anything went awry while they went to contact for help.

To the surprise of many including us, apparently some of the passengers had already come prepared for a camping situation, not like this but definitely close, and were even willing to share their camps with the others which was really great.

All of us got to know one another, to try and de-stress and de-escalate from it all, sharing our fair share of stories, some of our hardships and good times, even sharing some of our respective snacks and some campfire songs to pass the time. It was a big bonding experience that nobody expected to happen but nonetheless it was a very good thing, especially given everything that had transpired as each and every one of us needed each other to lean on after all that we have went through.

We were all getting to know each other, and it really helped us all there, from the smallest to the biggest, from men to women, from children to elderly, from human to animal, it was definitely an experience none of us were going to forget.

Some of the people even brought out some games that they and others could play and even thought of some fun games for them to indulge in while waiting for a confirmation from the pilot and the others.

All around me everyone looked frightened but then they all were relieved once more.

"That was definitely a very stressful situation, but as you've said, everything turned out well despite it all." Inko was the first to say, "I can't imagine going through that myself, but I am glad that you all got out of there in one piece, and all of your pets too."

"Me too." I agreed, "According to the pilot it was one a million chance that something like that was going to happen, even though he doesn't know why the plane suddenly malfunctioned, he was nonetheless glad that he managed to get everybody to safety despite some bumps here and there, and was proud of his employees having handled the situation well and did a good job making sure everybody was okay too, both in the emergency landing, in evacuation and tending to anybody who had some bumps here and such to make sure that nothing went wrong."

"Was your uncle involved in that too?" Tsukauchi asked to which I immediately shook my head and told him, "No, not this time, in fact just before I fell asleep I got a call from the principal telling me that we had not been followed and that everything was good to go. And I even checked myself, there was no foul play involved in what happened to the plane."

"At least that's good to hear." Mr. Yagi said with a nod.

"Were any of you able to be informed of when you would all be rescued?" Izuku asked, concern still on his face, to which I gave him a reassuring smile and nod as I told him, "Yes, After about a few hours we got the confirmation that there would be a rescue team sent to come pick us up, however it wouldn't be until the very next morning due the various reasons, so we had to sit tight and camp out for the night which was fine by everybody knowing that eventually we were going to be rescued and either get back to our homes safely or get to our destinations without any more issues. And according to the pilot, if all goes well then the team would be at our destination first thing just as the sun will rise."

The boy nodded, smiling at that knowledge. The same went for the others except one.

The good mood was interrupted as the principal then asked the next million-dollar question that needed to be addressed , "Did anything happen while you were all encamped there that eventually led you to ending up in that black space where you were rescued?"

Everyone else was immediately drawn in by the question as they all gave me their full attention.

Not surprised, I frowned but this time I was serious once more as I nodded and answered, "Yes, that night before we would all go to bed, each of us who had animal companions went to take them on one last walk to do their business or those who didn't have pets but still needed to do their business too before heading to sleep, I and James being among them, Not wanting to get lost we all took a partner or two with us so we weren't alone as for this case the buddy system was going to be a lifesaver. Me and James were with a young man in his twenties named Aaron and his Maine Coon Leona. But Just after the respective buddies had finished doing their business, the same went for us, and as we were about to head back to camp, Leona suddenly ran off after having spotted a mouse and started chasing it to which Aaron had to chase after her telling us that he would be right back as me and James stayed where we were so we could wait for them and make sure we wouldn't get lost ourselves."

"A wise move there, in an unknown environment it's better to stay in place until someone can find you, be it your traveling companion or someone walking close by to help you get back to where you were." Recovery girl chirped in acknowledgement, to which I nodded in agreement.

Although, no matter how wise it was it didn't change the fact that what happened next soon led to us having no choice but to run.

Letting out another breath of exhaustion and dread, knowing that the end was near, as I then explain the final part of my story.

After a while I started kicking myself in the rear end (Not literally though) in realizing that I had no idea where we had crash landed, and felt even stupider for not having asked any of the passengers where we were, or if any of them had any idea where we were, since my phone had already died due to a low battery a while ago from me having not thought of charging my phone at any point of the day after waking up that morning.

And thus it only made the darkness of the night and eerieness of the atmosphere around us with the heavy silence of our new surroundings even more unnerving, almost to the point that one would think that it would make anybody suddenly become afraid of the dark let alone being in a dark forest in the middle of the night.

Which is an absolute bummer since I finally overcame that fear a whole year after entering Lotus Wood Academy.

Still, panicking and stressing out wouldn't help so I told myself to relax as I exhaled and remained on a rock I was sitting on, waiting for Aaron and his cat to come back, with James, the ever vigilant German Shepherd, right by my side who kept watch in case something happened.

And something indeed did happen.

10 minutes later and Aaron and Leona were not back yet, which only made me worried as I can only hope that they were all right, again telling myself not to panic as I speculated that the reason why they weren't back yet was because either the cat was really racing to chase that mouse and did not stop running even while being chased after by her owner for so long or His cat had already either caught its prey or had lost it and is now just being really stubborn and just climbed a high tree thus causing more troubles for her owner, That or all that chasing eventually made those two become lost themselves, I really hoped it wasn't cuz that would totally stink.

Even though I didn't know where we were, I could at least tell we weren't in Asia yet given the fact that none of the trees around me resembled anything relating to Asia. The trees around me were just a lot of oak trees, from small to big to some standing proudly to some having very curved and twisted roots sticking out of the ground, Although that did not help things.

The worst case scenario would be that, as I said before, the two of them got lost themselves, and I can only hope that that wasn't the case as I know that Aaron still had his phone and it was fully charged, so unless he somehow accidentally broke it he should be able to use the flashlight on his phone to find his way back to us so we could all get back to the camp.

Another good scenario would be that even if his phone breaks he had an actual flashlight on his person, at least I hoped so.

Suddenly the sound of a twig being snapped sharply broke the silence around us as this startled us both, Snapping me out of my thoughts and causing James to perk up and start growling and surveying the area, as did I (on the latter) as we tried to look for whatever caused the noise.

For a few minutes there was nothing, but then without warning I suddenly felt an overwhelming wave of fear.

I kid you not that I'm being literal here.

Not the normal kind, no, but like a torrent of fear was being projected onto me, the likes of which I've never felt in my whole life.

James felt the same as he went from growling to whimpering fearfully as that terrifying grip on us felt almost constricting to the point that we almost forgot how to breathe.

Feeling a sense that if we moved then we were dead, Even though that should not be possible, yet there we were.

Whoever or whatever was causing this didn't want us to go running off. Yet That did not stop me from mustering every ounce of strength I could to try and survey the area one more time, to see if there was anything that we might have missed, anything at all that would show us who was causing this.

Despite the pounding of my heart raging within me, the loud ringing my ears, trembling in a way only a character from a horror movie would out of sheer fear, having already collapsed to my hands and knees due to the impact of the wave, with the ever present pressure that was before us, as James himself had collapsed as he was now on all fours on the grassy floor, feeling close to hurling again for the second time in 24 hours, I just couldn't give up even though I was terrified.

I just couldn't, if it meant now our lives were at stake in a way that not even my uncle could ever achieve, or my "fiance".

Eventually I was finally able to spot something, or rather someone, but when I saw him I felt even more fear course through me as my blood truly ran icy cold.

A dark figure, whose appearance I could not, nor cannot even now still, describe though it had an indescribable appearance yet I could see his outline very clearly from sinister looking red waves practically vibrating around his body, taller than any man I've ever known, heard of or had ever read of, even though I wasn't able to see his eyes I could somehow tell that he was smiling at me, but I was too scared to tell how he was or anything else really.

Studying him while simultaneously trying to think of something, anything at all I could think of to distract him enough so that we could run, and get him away from the camp for if he posed this much of a threat with literally this alone then Who knows what might happen if this guy were to confront a giant group of people, there would be chaos.

My desperation grew as I felt close to crying, racking at my brain like there's no tomorrow trying to think of anything at all that might work.

As much as I wanted to believe that this couldn't be possible at all, knowing that something like this can only be achieved in an anime or cartoon, The more I tried to deny it the more grimmer I can literally feel it all become, so much so that I really did thought that it was going to crush me like I were a tiny box of toothpicks, And I could only imagine that James was feeling the same way too.

However right at that moment I felt something, I couldn't tell you what it was, but almost like something "clicked" inside, for a lack of better description, I didn't know what was going on or why it happened, but it was that very moment, that one single moment right there that I needed as I was able to snap out of it enough to grab a big sharp looking rock and throw it as hard and fast as I could straight at his face.

Internally (though briefly) cheering as the rock hit the mark, thankful for Ginger encouraging me to take up baseball as a gym hobby on the side at school besides track and gymnastics, before immediately feeling that horrifying wave recede as we took that cue to start running as James immediately started following after, knowing that attacking now was not a viable option.

We both ran with all we had, trying to put as much distance as we could from whoever it was that was after us, whoever they were was somebody we knew would be suicidal to try and face, especially without any kind of weapons that we could use at our disposal besides pepper spray.

Dodging trees and rocks, getting bruised and scratched up, caught in some branches here and there, avoiding potential bear traps, just doing everything we could to not only get away from the person chasing us but also avoid getting ensnared by whatever was in the forest around us.

As much as we wanted to cry for help, we were too scared to, it felt like if we ran into anyone then that creep would kill them without remorse.

Yet still I couldn't help but be baffled as I had a very strong feeling like I knew who he was, I couldn't exactly think straight due to all the fear but I could tell and yet I was wondering how this was possible, he was supposed to be made up, a fictional character from a popular anime, this had to be a dream yet my screaming legs, these chains of fear and the pain I was receiving from nearly falling or crashing into anything in the environment said otherwise. Ignoring the way my head hurt from my hair getting caught in the twigs from the branches I was ducking under, how the cuts burned from getting either dirt or splinters in them, how my eyes started to sting from the tears that were building up.

If we stopped then it was game over for us both.

And if that man really was who I believed it was (Even if the name and such didn't come to mind right there because of, again, everything) as there was only one person I could possibly think of that could cause such a thing to happen by his mere presence alone in real life, then I and possibly maybe even my world was absolutely done for.

In vain I hoped that we could somehow diverge his attention away from anybody else that might be around so he wouldn't think of harming others.

Sadly, due to my thinking then I wasn't paying attention to my surroundings as my next step was my last as James and I fell into a large gapping hole that seemed to be bottomless. Below us was a mass of darkness as we could do nothing to escape from it.

We were doomed!

I could do nothing but scream while James could only howl as the very last thing I saw before everything went black as I looked up was that same figure, glowing in red, staring down at us.

"Did he hurt you two?!?" Inko immediately asked on fear as she was immediately right in front of me, near forcefully grabbing hold of my right hand in deep concern while my other hand was still around James who turned to Inko and gently licked her hands in assurance.

"No." I replied as I exhaled again before I explained, "As I said everything went black after we fell through that hole, or rather that portal that had opened up under us."

"What happened after that?" Mr. Yagi, back to being All Might once more, pressed on, urging me to answer, and I understood why, thinking about it now I understood who it was that had chased me back there.

He already knew the answer, His face was radiant with denial but he knew he needed the confirmation before jumping to conclusions, either way, nobody was going to like it at all.

And from the corner of my eye I could see the shared looks of shock and horror present on the veteran hero and living lie detector, Even with the principles neutral expression his eyes however told a different story, they all knew, they felt the same way, they understood too.

When I came to, James was already up and licking my face as I slowly pushed myself up, fighting through the pain that I was feeling from everything, from everything that hit me in the forest to my back once again flaring in pain yet somehow I still felt the adrenaline pumping through me enough to numb some of it as I can only guess that I was unconscious for a short while.

Otherwise the pain would be even worse.

Yet somehow James was still okay, which was kind of confusing but was otherwise relieving.

Looking around me I was surrounded in a void of black and purple, ominous and frightening, a void that seemed to go on forever.

None of this was making my fear die as this only made me even more terrified, James could only growl as he surveyed our surroundings.

Once I was up on my feet, still somehow still having my backpack on me through everything that was happening (Long story short I was a bit too paranoid to leave my backpack behind at camp), a voice called out from the darkness.

"Come to me."

Not caring how much pain I was already in I felt a very violent shiver run through my whole body, despite how many more tears were being produced from the pain of doing so instinctually and from fear itself, I knew that voice all too well, that voice that only confirms my absolute worst fears.

I understood who he was, and this only made the situation a million times worse.

Going with him would mean the end of our lives.

WE. HAD. TO. RUN!

Despite it seemingly fruitless of us to do so, We ran, running even more than we already had, No matter how exhausted we both were we had to keep running.

"COME BACK!"

I ignored the voice, doing everything I could to ignore it, also aided with the adrenaline and fear already flowing in me making it difficult for me to discern anything else more he was trying to say to try and call us back, but again I ignored it.

Out of breath, crying my eyes out, scared out of my wits, scared to be harmed or be killed or even worse be captured and then tortured and then killed and so on, the same for James, nothing could stop me from screaming my heart out.

"And That was when we heard you screaming last night." Izuku jumped in, already putting the pieces together as I nodded and said, "That's right, I don't know how you guys did it but somehow you managed to tear open His minions warp dimension thus leading to you two finding us both. Had you guys not been close by at the time then That would have been the end of us for sure."

"And we know the rest from here." Tsukauchi said grimly as He turned to his friend, as did Recovery girl, as All Might was gripping his hands so tightly that they turned white, shaking not from fear but from sheer horrified anger.

A livid face as clear as day as I and everybody else saw this, the only ones not surprised were the living lie detector, the veteran hero and the hybrid while the two greenettes were both brought to confusion, concern and even fear as they took the hint that something bad just happened somehow.

"All Might..?" Izuku asked in concern.

Inko then bravely asked him, "You know who he is, don't you?"

"More than you could ever know Miss Midoriya." He told her grimly and direly as he looked back up to me, to which I gave him a grim nod and I answered for him:

"All for One"

And finally done!!!

FI.NAL.LY!!!

These chapters took way longer making than anticipated, let alone spell checking, although a part of it can be blamed for things that were already happening IRL that really needed to be taken care of, because otherwise there would be trouble for us later.

This took a long time, both in terms of preparation, planning story-wise and how long it actually took me from hours to days and weeks and months, to doing this while also doing other updates for my other stories too and planning new ones, I'm glad that I finally got it all done.

These chapters are my early winter gift to you guys, I hope you enjoyed them.

Feel free to leave your reviews here and tell me what you think, until next time everybody, TTFN!!