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Rated: T
She was in the corner.
All Might eyed Kagome, who had huddled in the corner of the room like a beaten little dog – looking angry, frustrated, distressed, and ultimately like she had given up on something altogether.
Well...
Maybe he could help since he had been called in and that was a rare thing in it self.
"What, may, I ask is this about?" All Might crossed his arms, "Miko performed her job wonderfully and even put herself in harm's way to save those trafficking victims a lifetime of prostitution and possibly death. Madame President, I even implore you hire someone who specializes in trauma for Miko," He frowned deeply, "As I'm sure you are aware, Miko was drugged and sexually assaulted during this mission."
"And I'm sure you are aware that Miko refuses to talk," The President retorted, raising a brow, "Or to us at least. We have quite a bit of time missing because Miko broke communication with us. What exactly did Miko say to you, All Might?"
The No. 1 Hero looked taken back by the question, "I have no idea what you are talking about, Ma'am," He pulled himself together quickly, "I doubt Miko would be interested in talking with someone like me!" He laughed boisterously, "But even so, I would like to take Miko out just for a few hours, to thank her for her service!"
"Are you sure, All Might?" The President sighed, rubbing her temple, knowing she would not get any information out of the large stubborn male, "Your comms went out at the same time. Is that not a little suspicious?"
"I break my comms all the time," All Might shrugged, "It happens during a mission. I forgot to pack backups," He grinned when the President closed her eyes and the Deputy rolled his eyes, "Miko was handled roughly. You must forgive her for such a minor thing."
"I did not expect an answer anyway," The President murmured, waving a hand at the Deputy, who nodded and stepped forward with a small wooden box in hand, "But since this assignment did eliminate Kobayashi and gave us a number of lower ranked politicians and other such people..."
Kagome perked up as the Deputy opened the lid of the box and All Might was a bit disappointed to see it was just a set of light blue prayer beads inside.
"Of course you would receive something at the end of such a... disturbing assignment," The President looked a bit regretful, "Miko, thank you for bearing such a burden."
"You are killing off the cancer of our nation," The Deputy said lowly as Kagome slowly made her way to him, not looking at him at all but the box in his hands, "Thank you, Miko."
Her mouth opened yet no sound came out as her shaky hands took the rosary from the wooden box as lightly as she could. She let out the breath she was holding as she held the holy item to her chest and felt the power within it respond.
Buddha
Monk
Houshi
Mirok–
"You don't mind then?" All Might's hand landed on her shoulder and she almost jumped a foot in the air, "If I take her out for an hour or two?"
"If you wish," The President said slowly, "Try not to make a show of yourself. We need to keep Miko hidden as much as possible." She stated as her serious expression returned.
"Easy enough," All Might smirked, "I know enough people who won't give us a hard time! Just a nice lunch to thank Miko for what she has done~" He ruffled her hair, noting she did not seem to care this time around as she simply stared at the rosary.
Was this really her reward? Why was she fighting for something so simple? Was she not even getting paid for her work or even getting access to medical and psychological care?
Time to investigate.