Binding Feathers

by ButterflyMiko

When Hawks is banished by his family, his younger sister runs away from her duty right into a young Deku's arms. Deku and Bakugo embrace their first chance to be heroes and protect Kuri and Reiko from the horrors of family honor. But when they realize that the duty the girl is trying desperately to avoid is the very thing holding villains in check, will they be able to stop them?

31. Vigilante

Kuri headed back to U.A. She was tired and beaten down. No matter how hard she tried she had been unable to save a single Nomu. What good were her powers anyway?

Instead she'd had to bind and strip quirk after quirk until she was beaten down and pained from the emotional toll.

Kuri had been in such pain that she was seeing phantom images of a beaten Deku. She rubbed her eyes. She had been so sure she saw him in the city, but then he was gone.

But surely he was here, in the sanctuary, safe.

She flew and landed in the dorm. Suddenly all eyes were on her. Everyone looked shocked.

Reiko ran over. "Sister…you're ALIVE?!"

Kuri blinked. "Of course I am!"

"But…Midoriya said…"

"Izuku! Where is he?" Kuri asked. "Isn't he gonna welcome me back?" She was a little hurt.

"No sis." Reiko said gently. "Midoriya left. He thought you were dead. All that's left to him is his fight with All for One."

"No…" Tears ran down Kuri's face, remembering the beaten phantom in the streets. Had that really been her Deku? She fell heavily into the chair. "I…I need to see All Might. Where…"

"Gone. Probably with Midoriya."

Kuri stood, wobbly, and released her feathers. "Seeking Feathers! Find Izuku Midoriya, and leave a feather on him for me! Be discreet!"

"Kuri…He said One for All lost it's link with you. That's how he knew you were dead."

Kuri sighed. "Part of me DID die. The connection is still there, silent and undetectable. I need him to acknowledge me once more to fix it."

Reiko stared at her. "You're going after him."

Suddenly all of class 1A was upon her. "We're coming too."