Everyone was getting ready to leave their dorms, but they all saw the third rehab walking away from the development studio. It was quite strange how he was leaving the studio this early, but everyone knows that he studies alone.
Ochako: "Oh hey. Isn't that your friend, Aisha?"
Aisha was with Ochako and Momo and the three girls were looking at the third rehab walking away extremely fast.
Aisha: "Oh yeah that's him. Guess he forgot what time he needed it to leave. Typical of him hehehe..." The three girls began to walk together and Ochako spoke.
Ochako: "Hey, Aisha how are you feeling after that match against Kirishima?"
Aisha looks at her.
Aisha: "I'm doing fine! Just a little scratch that's all!" Momo was looking at her up and down to see those 'scratches' she said. She had any.
Momo: "Your adaptive quirk is by far the most impressive thing I have seen. Your wounds are fine. I'm pretty sure if you face, Kirishima you'll be victorious."
Aisha smirks
Aisha: "Yeah... Maybe next time. *She pulls out a piece of chocolate she had in her pocket and eats it* I'm enjoying this school a lot. I wish Ezekiel could join me and Alfred."
Momo looks at her.
Momo: "Speaking of him. Where's, Alfred?"
Aisha finished eating her chocolate and said:
Aisha: "After that lost. He's taking it slow. Ezekiel gave him a regular heart. Not a heart that can keep up with his speed. He didn't have the resources to do it. "
Momo: "But where is he?"
Aisha stretched her arms and her muscles were showing from the school shirt.
Aisha: "Library or in class. But library. He reads a lot when he's not an annoying little brat."
Ochako raised an eyebrow
Ochako: "Have you ever wondered why he's annoying? Like genuinely. Wouldn't it be his quirk gives him more adrenaline?"
Aisha scratched her head and spoke:
Aisha: "Mhm... Probably that! But hey! If he doesn't bother me! It's fine!" She walks away leaving Ochako and Momo alone.
Momo waited until she entered her class and looked at Ochako.
Momo: "What a hypocrite. Like seriously. There are days she talks so nice towards them and then there are days she just blatantly bashs them. Can't that woman make up her mind?"
Ochako was quite shocked by what Momo said, but she slightly agreed with what she said.
Ochako: "Yeah... But when we are alone. She's nice... She talks a lot about the third rehab."
Momo raised an eyebrow.
Momo: "Oh? Now? *She turns around to walk the other way.* Guess she's getting competition. I saw earlier, that Mei leaving the development studio... Then Ezekiel... But hey... Who knows if I'm just seeing things?"
Ochako: "Yaoyorozu! Where are you going? Our class is this way!"
Momo didn't say a word and went straight to the library.
Meanwhile in the library. Momo was looking for, Alfred and she saw in the distance a person reading a book. She walked closer to the person and it was him.
Momo: "Alfred." Alfred turned around and saw her.
Alfred: "Oh hey, Yaoyorozu. Not going to class today?" She sat next to him and pulled out the artificial heart.
Momo: "Just going late. How about you? You're not in class." He looks at the artificial heart and he slowly closed the book.
Alfred: "It was activity training. The nurse told me to take it slow, so I'll be in the library for a while. What's that?"
Momo gently puts the heart right in front of him.
Momo: "It's an artificial heart. I'm pretty sure, Ezekiel made it. But... Someone else gave it to me. Here. I hope this one works -" Before she could finish her sentence, Alfred changed the artificial heart in an instant. He felt brand new.
Alfred: "Much better... Man... This feels even better than the one, Ezekiel made... Who made it?"
Momo: "A pink-haired girl."
Alfred's mood changed when Momo said that.
Alfred: "Oh... Uhm... Tell her I said thanks..."
Momo began to question why his mood changed because she said that a pink-haired girl did it.
Momo: "Uhm... Are you okay? She made that heart all night and-"
Alfred: "No I'm very grateful. It's just that... I have a bad history with pink-haired girls... Yeah"
Momo thought it was a joke and she played along.
Momo: "Really now? Relationship problems? Heh"
Alfred chuckled and said:
Alfred: "It was in a circus. I was trapped by some lunatic clown. She was evil. Very evil. I saw some things... That opened my eyes... I was tortured. She opened my chest when I was still awake."
Momo gasp.
Momo: "Oh my gosh I am so sorry I was just-"
Alfred: "It's fine. *He grabs a book* The past is in the past. That opened my eyes completely. If it wasn't for, Ezekiel. I would've died."
Momo was scratching her chin and spoke.
Momo: "I heard he was the most dangerous one. But he saved you? Why?"
Alfred takes a deep breath and looks at her.
Alfred: "I'm his little brother. We are all a family. Aisha. Ezekiel. We argue a lot. But if something bad happens to one of us. We are protecting each other."
Momo thought to herself: (How in the hell are these guys villains? They don't have evil in their eyes... Nor bad intentions... It's like... If they were trying their best to change... Mhmm I wonder)
Momo grabbed a book that was on the table and she got up and sat the other way to look at, Alfred.
Momo: "What's your biggest regret?"
Alfred flips a page of a book and says:
Alfred: "Stealing. I got caught." He flips a page of a book and continues reading.
Momo opened her book and said:
Momo: "Stealing? Stealing what? Money? An illegal weapon? Tell me. I'm intrigued by this." She licks her finger and flips a page of the book.
Alfred looks at her but continues reading.
Alfred: "I stole a bunch of vaults. Bank vaults. I used to get a lot of money because of it. Although. I stumbled upon a hero who wasn't very heroic."
Momo looked up, closed her book, and crossed her arms.
Momo: "A hero not being a hero? Tch. Like that ever happens-"
Alfred: "You think every hero is doing it because it's fun? They either do it because of the salary, fame, and all the praise they can get. You have a good heart. But not everyone will react the same when they see their bank account like a phone number."
Momo didn't say a word.
Alfred: "I stumbled upon this hero. He was spying on me for a while when I was stealing bank vaults. He got me corneded and he told me let's make a deal. Wanna know what was the deal?"
Momo nods.
Alfred: "I can keep stealing as much as I want. If I give him the other half of the cut."
Momo spoke:
Momo: "That's impossible. No hero would-"
Alfred: "It's a fancy way to say it huh? It's impossible, right? *He leans closer to her* Not everyone that wears a cape and puts a smile on people's faces is good." He put his book down and was looking at Momo.
Both students didn't say a word to each other. They were just looking at each other and questioning both of their morals. Suddenly momo spoke.
Momo: "Not everyone Is evil. Not everyone who recalls themselves villains aren't villains. Not every hero who recalls themselves as a hero aren't heroes. But what happens next? You didn't agree did you?"
Alfred chuckled
Alfred: "Yeah. I didn't... He got furious at me that day. That he started to attack me and began to threaten me. Saying that if you don't follow my rules I'll kill you and your family. They'll praise me. Does that sound like a hero to you?"
Momo: "No. It sounded like a completely corrupted hero. *She looks him up and down* Maybe that hero was bad... *She leans forward making eye contact with him* But you're also not a good person. Did you kill him?"
Alfred: "No. I just made him go to a forced retirement. Do you want to read me like a book? Go ahead. Make my day."
The tension between the students in the library was silent but deadly.
Momo: "You're a stubborn and reckless boy. You let your anger get the best of you when you're having the advantage. Maybe he was corrupted and he needed to be taken to custody for Justice. But who are you to tell me that you are a nice person? Mhm? You stole some money. Besides you haven't told me what did you do with it?"
Alfred: "Up your - *His collar was beeping* mhm... I put it back. After the circus incident. It opens my eyes. I wanted to change. Maybe you don't see it. Because you got money everywhere. So much wealth. So much pride. So much ego. The way you talk. The way you walk. *He got up from the chair* being the top in everything you do. Heh. You're so perfect right?"
Momo didn't say a word.
Alfred: "For a girl who questions herself every day. From her friends. From her family. You question a lot about yourself huh? *She slowly leans back from her chair listening to him* You don't even believe if most of your friends are just being friendly to you because of your wealth. Or when a guy gets closer to you... *She slowly got up* Oh? That hurt huh? You don't even know if he likes you for your heart... Or... Your body-"
Smack! Momo slapped Alfred in the face and it was heard in the entire library.
Momo: "Say what you want to say. You don't know me."
Alfred held his left cheek because of the slap and he said:
Alfred: "But you do? You haven't even seen what I have seen. But you judge me because I was a villain? Pff. What a hero." He walks away.
Momo walked away to go to her class.
Alfred saw that Momo left the library and returned to read his book. Alfred sat down once more and before he could read. Someone sat down in front of him.
Alfred: "Now what-"
It was all might.
Alfred: "Sir..." All might grab the book that Momo was reading and spoke.
All might: "Who started the fight? You or her?"
Alfred raised an eyebrow and spoke.
Alfred: "I guess her."
All might put the book down and say:
All might: "By the laws of the rehabilitation program. She could get expelled for her actions towards you. Although you continue to argue with her and provoke her to hit you. This could go both ways. One. She gets expelled and goes back to her home. Two. You get expelled and go back to prison."
Alfred then spoke:
Alfred: "It was my fault. She was trying to help and I got bitter. If you want to expel someone. Expelled me. I was at fault."
All might smile.
All might: "I won't. Nobody is getting expelled. You see. Being a hero is a tricky job. You must take the blame to protect others. But also... You must say sorry to her. You have a heart of a hero. But you must also remember... Your feelings in combat or with your team must go. It's a life-and-death situation... We risk our lives to protect others. Let go of your past. *He got up and looked at Alfred.* Young, Gazelle. There's going to be a new activity that I want you and your friends to be in. It's a mental training room. Would you like to join us? *He extended his arm.*
Alfred was calmer, but he also felt bad for what he said to Yaoyorozu. He was looking at all might and he extended his arm towards him and he got up and they both walked away.
Momo was looking forward to this new activity training ground. But she also heard that the three rehabs will be in this as well. She was thinking to herself what type of training ground needs the three rehabs? Didn't they clearly say that the helmet one needs to study alone? She finally entered her classroom apologized for being late and sat next to Jiro.
Momo opened her notes to write the subjects from what the teacher was saying. Meanwhile, Izuku Midoriya was writing something else. He was still confused about how Ezekiel's quirks work. He continued to write everything he saw and was looking to see if he had a weakness. He looked behind him and saw Aisha.
Aisha spotted Izuku looking at her and she blew a kiss at him.
Izuku: "OH-" He turns around to write again. Completely blushed and embarrassed he was writing down notes of her.
(An adaptive quirk that can tank any physical attack. But can the quirk adapt to elemental attacks? She's probably so used to fighting head-on... I'm pretty sure her quirk can't do much there until she overloads...) He was writing more notes about her.
(She probably has the most muscular physique I have ever seen in school. She has a mass over mass. Her strength is quite terrifying, but her speed is something as well. But her quirk gives her so much power. Not only that she can create weapons with her hand. She can create multiple items at the same time... )
Izuku continues to write and suddenly he flips his page and is writing for Alfred.
(Alfred is a speedster. Moving faster than the speed of lightning... Maybe Denki can keep up with him. But I highly doubt it. Not only that. If he keeps stressing out he might have a heart attack... Poor kid... But I can take this as an advantage if he somehow doesn't go rogue... Stressing him out... Like tenya did... Even though, Tenya was only keeping up with him because of the collars.) Izuku was still thinking about Ezekiel's quirk.
(Cartoon logic? Does he need to follow the rules as well? Each cartoon character has different levels of this logic... What cartoon did he watch? The way he moved. He probably watched that cat and mouse show. Or maybe the bunny... Think... Think... ) Before he could write more the school bell rang.
Everyone was leaving the classroom except, of course, Aisha. Aisha was looking at, Izuku wondering why was he looking at her. Izuku got up and left, but Aisha was looking at the classroom.
Aizawa who was the teacher looked at Aisha and spoke:
Aizawa: "Aisha? You can leave now."
Aisha got up and left. She looked around to see if she could find her roommate and she saw her talking to that frog girl. She didn't want to bother her so she went straight to find Ezekiel.
She looked at the development studio and began to sniff the scent of where Ezekiel was going. She got a clue and began to follow the scent. She quickly walked for two or three hours and stumbled across a normal wall. She was gently touching the wall and realized it was hollow. She quickly knocked at the door and someone was going to open it.
Aisha: "Alright... What can I say to him... Should I be as real as you usual? No... Nah he hates that... Mhm... What to do... What to do-"
Someone opened the door and it wasn't Ezekiel.
Midnight: "Aisha?"
Aisha: "Miss midnight?"
Midnight: "Can I help you, young woman?"
Aisha was too stunned to speak and then she said:
Aisha: "I... Nevermind..." She left.
Midnight closed the door and was looking at Ezekiel.
Midnight: "Did you seriously make a buster?! An armor buster for yourself?!"
Ezekiel didn't say a word.
Midnight: "Listen here, young man. What happened in America is in the past. I need you to understand that you can't hurt yourself like that... There are people here who want to help you... Not only that... Did you steal some parts from other student's inventions? *She sighed heavily* Now I need to talk to power loader to see if he can let you in again... Ezekiel... *She sees that he began to open a cartoon drawing book* EZ- Give me that! *She quickly took the drawing book away from him* ARE YOU EVEN LISTENING TO M-"
She looks closely at Ezekiel was shaking.
Midnight extended her arm to caress his cheek: "Ezekiel i-" Ezekiel flinched and had his eyes closed completely trying not to see the outcome of this.
Midnight stopped and sat down.
Midnight: "I didn't mean it like that... Ezekiel, I'm so sorry sweaty... I... *Face Palm* My son I'm sorry. I was just... *She sees that Ezekiel is still reaching the coloring book* You can have it, darling..."
He quickly took it and started to draw. Midnight was silent about this.
Midnight: "Cartoon is his coping mechanism... *She sees tears falling in Ezekiel's eyes.* Ezekiel... *She quickly gave him a hug and a kiss on the forehead* My son... I would never lay a finger on you... Your father is not here... He's not here... I'm here... I'm here for you my son... Your mom is here..."
Midnight (I can't just yell at him like this... I need to think before I act... Oh, dear... He's so terrified... But the fact he's even respecting me and not talking back... Edward... What the hell did you do to our son?)
Midnight didn't let Ezekiel go. She was just hugging her son until he calmed himself.
