Chapitre 20: 17: The rift
In the hospital at Kawasaki. Officer Yamaha and his partner Luann went to check up on the suspect. They were a bit scared when she suddenly have her seizure out of nowhere. And what's worse, she was choking on her own blood. Yamaha can hear screaming and stuff being thrown. The nurses were all running out of the room. They look scared and concern. Hime have a doctor pin down on the floor. She hold a scalpel close to his neck. She glare at him with rage. But her body shook in fear. Yamaha was startled at this as he realized it was the suspect they had apprehended at the warehouse holding down a doctor with a scalpel, 'Good heavens! How strong is this little one?!' He had to figure out how to approach without her hurting anyone else. He took noticed in the way her body trembled.
Luann came in. She look at the girl in surprised. She pull out her gun and point at her.
"Drop the weapon now!"
Hime look at them and hiss.
"Whoa wait! Let's just all calm down for a second okay!" Yamaha quickly gets in between them as he shook his head at his partner.Luann lower her weapon down. Knowing they have a hostage situation right now but she choose to trust her partner.
Hime bring the scalpel close to the Doctor's neck. She look back at the window, hoping she could used it as an escape route.
"I'm not going back!" Hime told them in rage. "You can't make me go back!"
"Okay, okay. Please, just calm down a bit miss-we won't hurt you. See?" He takes out his gun and places it down to the floor and move it to the side with his hands in the air. "See. Please, let the doctor go...we won't hurt you. Let's talk this out." He says quietly with reassuring eyes as he knew this has to work at least.
"No!" Hime press down her scalpel. "You work for them! I'm not going back! I'm not going to do any more test! I'm not giving you my quirk anymore!" Hime yell. She gets up and run towards the window. She try to jump out but the glass block her crazy jump.
"Wait stop!" He called after her as he ran after her.
Hime try to open the window but there was no way of opening it. She look around for an escape. Luann block her possible escape route from the door. Hime hold the scalpel in her hand. She was ready to fight them.
"Please you don't have to do this! We can talk!" Yamaha says as he stood a few feet from her.
"No..." Hime start to hyperventilating in her breathing. Fear began to crawl. She can hear all the screams. The scent of drugs. All the deaths around her. She didn't want to go back. And she won't go back. She refused to. She look at the scalpel in her hand. She hold on to it tighter, "I'm nobody's property! Not now! Not ever, again!" Hime was ready to stab herself.
"NO!" Yamaha yells as he quickly tackles her before trying to take the scalpel away from her.
Hime yelled and kick. She try to get away from him.
"Nooooooo! No! No!" Hime began to cry. She wanted to escape. Luann help the doctor up. He took out a needle out and poke Hime on her side.
"I won't go back! I'm not going...I won't....I.." Hime soon fall asleep. Yamaha sighs heavily as he looks down at her, he couldn't help but felt bad for her and he didn't think this was going to turn out this bad when they brought her here.
"Christ!" Luann help her partner place her bed. "What the hell was she on! That made her freak out!"
"Glad you two came in just in time!" The doctor rub his neck.
"I-I don't know. She looked...scared? She kept saying don't take her back? To who?" Yamaha looked at Luann with concern.
"that's what I wanted to talk you people about." The doctor sigh. He strap her on the bed.
"Yes? Please tell us?" Yamaha turns to the doctor. Curious of what he has to say.
"I've already call in a child psychiatrist." He explain to them. "One of our nurse notice some unusual scars around her body." He move her short fur out of the way, "These are needle holes. Whoever she was with have been sticking needles in her throughout her life. and check this out!" He move the hospital gown down to show off her neck. "Those are electricity marks."
"Are you telling me someone's been abusing her!" Yamaha was shock at how many scars Hime has on her as the doctor tells him more.The doctor move her to her side to show them her back. They can the awful slashes on her back. The scares look to be made by some kind of sharp whip. The fur couldn't seem to grow over her scars. But what's more shocking was down in her tail bone. There was a mark that's been done with a hot iron metal to burn her with a mark of a lion standing on it's hind legs and a crown on top.
"In all my years of being a doctor. I this girl is part of a quirk trafficking."
"What?!" Yamaha yelled as he looked the symbol on her back as he heard about the quirk trafficking.
Luann look at the symbol closely. "Fuck." She look concern, "Yamaha, want me to call the chief on this?" She look at him. But he stood over her bed. "Yamaha?"
Yamaha looked down at the poor girl that was asleep. Quirk trafficking. Who could do this to a child? It's no wonder she was screaming not to go back, and was afraid for dear life. Luann look at her partner with a serious look. She thank the doctor before he left them alone.
"I'll get the chief on the line. The doc is going to run up some blood test on her. And I'll see if we can I.D. her."
He nods before looking back at Hime, his mind wondering who would do this to a child? He sucks in some air and breathes as he tries to think of possible solutions to come up with to figure out how to help her. He was about to leave the girls door till his phone rang.
"Hey honey!"
"Hey! I got a call from the fertility doctor." His wife sound happy. "She want to talk to the both of us today. What time do you think you'll be able to meet me?"
"Oh,.. um.." Yamaha can see his partner talking to thier chief. "I'm working on a case right now hun!"
"Oh! Okay. You can tell me all about it over dinner. Sound good?"
"Heh, sounds like a date." He giggle. Luann walk over to him ash she got out of the phone.
"What did the chief say?"
"He's going to send someone to watch over her. I'm going to see if I can I.D. her with any missing person file."
"Okay." Yamaha sigh.
"Hey, it'll be okay. Go home, and get some rest. I'll call yah if I have anything on them."
"Right." Yamaha told her. He left Luann alone in the hospital with the young girl. He still feel uneasy of leaving her alone. Especially after knowing that the young girl is a victim of a quirk trafficking.
Terry Yamaha, sat in the waiting room along with her husband. She noticed how he look bother by something. He hold his chin for more than ten minutes.
"Nelo?" She call out to him. He look at his wife to give her full attention.
"Yes?"
"What's wrong?" She sound worried.
"Sorry. Heh, I was thinking about this case I'm in."
"Do you want to talk about it?"
Yamaha look at her and smile. He try not to make her worried. But he knew she would be on to it. He let out a sigh.
"There's this suspect who's now a victim of.."
"Mr. and Mrs. Yamaha?"
They both stood up once the nurse call them. She gently smile at them. She was short and look a bit too young to be a nurse. She open the door wide enough for them to come in.
"The doctor would like to see you now. " She told them. The both of them went in to the office to meet the doctor. The doctor was in her late thirties. She have her hair in a bun. She have wrinkles at the corner of her eyes. She look at them with a small smile.
"Hello, Mr. and Mrs. Yamaha."
"Hello!" Terry smile at her. She sat down next to her husband. The doctor pull out her chart to look at their medical records.
"I understand that you two have been trying for quite some time now."
"Five years... Actually." Terry told her.
" Mrs. Yamaha..." The doctor look at them with a small sigh. She sat with them and explain to them. The look on thier eyes were heartbreaking. They have tried for so long to have child. They came close once but she lost it due to an accident. Since then, she couldn't get pregnant after that.
Nelo look at his wife as they drove back home.
"I'm sorry!" She began to cry.
"Honey! No! No! This isn't your fault!
"Yes it is!" She begins to wail as tears pour down her eyes.
Yamaha hold her hand while the other is on the wheel. "Hey! Hey! That accident could have happened to anyone!"
She hic up a bit as she felt her heart shattered at the thought of not bearing any children, it wasn't fair! But she knew Yamaha was right-it could've happened to anyone but why?..why them?
Yamaha sigh. He hated to see his wife like this. He knew words we're not good enough for her to hear right now. He just wish he could do more for her. He pull her close to him. Trying to comfort her. He just didn't know what to tell her. He can hear his phone rang. He ignore to attend to his wife but it kept ringing. She sniffles a little as she heard the phone ring, "A-are you going to..to answer it?" She asks quietly.
"... It's probably Luann!" I really don't want to." He sigh.
"It's...it's alright." She says as she sniffles a little, "Please answer it, it might be important." She says with a soft smile as she tries to stop herself from crying.
Yamaha sigh. Still not wanting to, but he pick up.
"Yamaha here. What's going on!"
"Yamaha!" Luann scream in his ear. He pull the phone away from his ear.
"What's going on!"
"The girl is gone!"
"What!" He yelled.
Luann groan from the pain in her side. She try to stop the bleeding from her arm.
"The little shit bit me! And got the upper hand on me!"
He look over his wife who gave him that look about the words that Luann used.
"What do you mean she escape? How did she upper hand you? She's a kid!"
"Just get your ass here!"
He can hear his wife grumble about the words.
"Oh dear, what happened? And she should watch her language!" She mumbles again.
"Hun, I'm sorry. But do you mind we stop by the hospital? It's near here. I have to check on a suspect I was telling you about earlier!"
"Of course." She softly smiles again.
Yamaha turn his truck around to head towards the hospital that Hime was in. He rush there quickly as he can get there. He ask his wife to stay at the Lobby for a second he ran towards the elevator to get to the third floor.
Yamaha reach to the room to see it was trash. He saw Luann who was getting check out by the nurse.
"Luann! What the heck happened?"
"What happened! I'll tell you what happened!" She got up angry. "That little monster strat to throw another of her tantrum!"
"But the doctor strap her!"
"Yeah! Well she got herself out of there somehow." She groan from the pain of the bite mark. The nurse is trying to clean up the wound. "The little brat bit me! And punch the hell out of my side!"
"But your bigger than her!"
She can him that look that said choose your words wisely.
"I don't mean your fat! I meant that your beefy;"
"Excuse me!" She was already mad.
"Let me rephrase that!"
The elevator door open. Hime, who disguise as Yamaha was slowly walking out of the lobby till a young woman call out to her.
"Oh! Dear there you are!"
The imposter Yamaha look at the woman in confusion. She didn't know who she was. She try to stay calm. The door was so close for her to reach. She smile at the woman and touch her cheeks gently. She knew she have to be careful on how to used her quirk. One mistake could harm her. She try to smile at her, "Um.. hey... You!"
"Is everything alright dear? How's your partner?" She asks softly as she looked at the imposter, unknowingly.
Imposter Yamaha that of that woman who try to talk to her before. She can already feel the hate crawling towards her.
"She's um... Fine. She just needs to chill the hell down."
She looked at him for a moment, surprise by the change of tone, "Language! Now that's no way to say about your partner."
The elevator door open from the Lobby. Both Yamaha and Luann ran down to look for Hime. They ask the front desk clerk to see if they saw a little white bat girl. Yamaha turn to his wife to see her talking to .. Him?!
"Terry! Get away from him!"
"Dear!" She took a step back as she looked between the two back and forth, shock as surprised by this.
"tch!" The imposter Yamaha turn Terry around to face her Husband. She hold on to her and hold a scalpel to her neck.
"Come any closer and I'll cut her open!" She gasps as she looked was taken hostage.
"Baster!" Yamaha groan. Luann wanted to take her gun out but she couldn't risk Terry getting hurt. The imposter Yamaha whispered something to her ear.
"Sorry! But I need you inorder to get out!"
"W-wha?" She whispered as slightly looked up at the imposter of her husband and was surprised at what they meant.
"just slowly back away with me. Just enough for me to get to the door. Then I'll let you go!" He whispered to her.
She was scared no doubt but she could hear the reassurance in his voice, "You promise?" She whispers back.
The impostor Yamaha slowly walks back lowering the scalpel down from her neck. She did as she was told and slowly moves back with him.Yamaha and Luann try to get closer to them. The impostor Yamaha look back at the slide door as it open wide enough for him to escape. She drop the scalpel and push the woman towards her husband. She made a run for it as Luann chase after her. Yamaha hug her tightly.
"Oh gosh, honey are you okay?!"
"I-I'm alright dear." She whispers softly as she held her husband in an embrace but couldn't shake the feeling about the imposter, something felt off about them.Luann chase after the imposter with all her might. She can see the fake Yamaha making a run for it.
"Bullocks!" Hime groan. "I need to loose her!"
Luann ran after the imposter, trying to pick up enough speed to catch them.The fake Yamaha ran towards the alley way that leads to the other street. She can feel the skin melting off of her. She knew she couldn't get away if she look like herself but using the woman's face might help her get away soon. She ran towards the corner where Luann was still far behind.
'Shit! Where did he go?!' Luann thought as she turn around the corner as well.Out in the crowd. The imposter Terry stay hidden among the crowd. Making her way to the bus. "Hahaha! Sucker!" She grin to herself.
Back at the hospital, Yamaha have the doctors check on his wife. She was already getting sick of them hovering over her.
"Is this really necessary? I'm fine!" She says with a pout.
"Yes it is!" Yamaha sound angry.
"It doesn't look like she have any scratch on her. She's good to go." The doctor told him.
"Okay, thank you!" He look at his wife with a small smile and sigh heavily. "Dam it!"
"Dear, please stay calm, I'm alright see?" She says softly to reassure him.
"I know!" He hugs her tightly. Luann cam in to check on the two.
"Luann!" He look at her. "Did you get him."
"No! That bastard ran off and disappeared before I could reach him! Damnit!" She growls as Terry shush her, "language!"
"Hmmmm," Yamaha hold his chin to think. "this couldn't be a coincidence."
"What you mean?" Luann asks.
"The kid is gone. We can't find her anywhere. And next thing you know someone like me show up out of nowhere!"
Luann looked at him shock, "Are you serious?!"
"we need to check on those surveillance tapes now!"
"Right!" Luann leaves to head towards the security room as Terry looked at her husband once more, "Was this..about the suspect you told me about?"
"yeah!" He sigh. "She's a kid we pick up from stealing electric appliances at a warehouse. She can move things with her mind. I guess. But she got sick and we took her here but... " Yamaha didn't finish. He didn't want to upset his wife even more. He cup her cheeks and place his forehead on her's.
"Hun, I'm sorry. But can you please go home alone for the day. You can take my truck."
Terry sigh and nod. "Okay. Just please stay safe."
"Always am." He kiss her forehead.
Leader and his crew were all laughing together once they were in thier hideout. They still couldn't believe they managed to get all this money. It was enough to last them a while. They could rent a motel at least and take many showers they want. They can finally sleep in a warm bed for once. They heard a strange noise coming from the slide. They saw a woman who look to be in her mid 30's. She was pretty, long brown hair, and honey brown eyes. She even have freckles. She wore a white and yellow summer dress that have flower patterns on them. Everyone was on high alert already.
"Are you lost ma'am?" Leader have his crew block the sight of money. The woman stare at them and smile wickedly.
"It that anyway to treat your lady?" Her british accent surprised Leader right away. He can see her honey brown eyes turn into golden eyes.
"Batty?" He call out to her. The skin from the woman burst off of Hime's body. Almost like a bubble gum pop. It'll freak anyone out. Some of the skin landed on the crew and the walls.
"In the "flesh"!" Hime used her horrible puns. Everyone close thier eyes as they see Hime walking around naked.
"Not again!" Goggles complain. "Can't you used a quirk that can change along with your clothes!"
"I was wearing a hospital gown." Home told them. Leader grin at her. He hug her to cover up her naked body.
"I kinda like that quirk!"
"Heh, miss me!"
"You know it!"
"Gross! Get a room you two!" Jaws complain as she makes a face with her tounge sticking out.
As the crew stick thier tongues out at them. Hime continue to annoy them by walking around naked. Leader grin and laugh at her as she try to hug Jaws bare. He heard his phone rang once he pick up. He walk away from his friends to answer the call.
"It's me." Leader's voice soon change.
"Well, well. Look who finally decided to answer my call." The voice said on the other end.
Leader can feel rage growing inside him. He knew that voice all too well. He look at his friends who were laughing. He walk far away from them so they won't listen to the conversation.
"If it's about the money, I'll have it ready tomorrow."
"Heh. Oh you better boy, or believe me-there will be consequences along the way. Understand?" The voice said in a dangerous tone.
Leader bit his bottom lip. He knew how they are. He have the scars to prove it. He rather be hurt then let his friends get hurt and now they have another mouth to feed, he doesn't want any of them get mix up with them. "I understand. But I have a feeling this call isn't about the money."
"Oh, your right-there are others things to matter." The voice says.
"What do you want?" Leader sound irritated.
"Heh. There's a new "drug" that we're ready to sell around the block, known as EnchantedX." He chuckled deeply on the other line. "And your going to help us sell the goods."
Leader groan a little. He didn't do it over the phone. He hated this job. But it was only thing that can place food for them. But they have enough now. Enough to get out of here. They can go anywhere now. But if the money runs out and they need a way to survive. Shit! He told himself.
"Where do you want me to do it."
"Baxter Streets." The voice says. Leader hangs up the phone. He sigh heavily as he look at his phone. He look over at his friends who were still laughing and smiling. His only mission is to protect thier smile. He can hear Hime walking over to to him. She finally have some clothes on but they were a bit too big. A triple x shirt that she used as a dress and over size flannel button shirt she used as a jacket.
Hime's breathing became heavy. She twist and turn in her sleep. She can still feel them all over her. She can feel thier hands pushing her down to the hospital bed. She can feel them strapping her down. She scream and kick. She can smell the chemicals fill up her nose. She can hear the other childrens screaming. She woke up, gasping. She try to calm down, her body cover in her own sweats. Her heart beating uncontrollably. But she look around to see that she wasn't there anymore. That she was safe. Safe in her new home. Hime took a breath to relax. She felt cold. She look beside her to only noticed that Leader wasn't there. She look around in thier room but he wasn't there.
"Love?" She call out to him. Leader was outside, leaning against the wall with his phone to his ear; a slight twist of concern on his face as he hears the mans voice ringing through his ear.Hime grab one of Leader's shirt that he have laying around the room. It was a bit too big on her but she didn't mind. She mover the hanging sheet out the doorway till she saw Leader alone in the hallway. She can hear him talking. She slice the sheet quietly to hear.
"Sigh....what do you want me to do about it?" He says solemnly as he rubs his temples. "You know exactly what to do boy, we expect a lot from you." The voice on the other line says coldly.Hime can hear a male's voice on the phone. It sound ed pretty loud, as if he was angry.
'who is Leader talking to?"
"Why are you asking me of all people! I can't just-" leader started but stop as the voice cuts him off, "Oh, but why not you? Do you remember what we're doing for you? Right now boy? Did you just forget our little 'deal'..." the voice says deeply and darkly that made leader swallow hard.
Hime tilt her head, 'Deal? What deal? What is he talking about?'
"You said you weren't going to bring that up!" Leader growled as the voice cackled on the other end, "Oh, but I just did boy. If not for us, you wouldn't be getting the 'protection' you needed-now do you?" The voice chuckles darkly as leader balled up his fist, damn them!
Hime can tell the frustration of his tone. 'protection? What are they talking about?' She wanted to go out there and stop this.
"Now. Like I said, you will do it boy-and that's not a question or a quest; it's an order. Understand?" The voice says with a dark tone, Leader was quiet for a minute before sucking in a breath and breathing once again, "Yes. I understand..." it was quiet for a minute before the voice speaks again, "And you won't back out of our deal...or you and your friends are on the 'chopping block'. Understand." Leader sighs heavily again before speaking quietly, "Yes sir. I understand." He leans against the wall as the voice broke the silence, "Good Boy."Hime came out of the room, pretending to get up. She look at Leader with a smile on her face and wave.
"Morning Love!" She call out to him.
"What are you doing over there?" She chuckle at him, pretending not knowing anything. She was a lot smaller then him. She have her head up to look at him with a small smile.
"Oh nothing, just doing a little sight seeing and some thinking but it's all good, Batty." He chuckled as he looks down at her.
She tug on his shirt. Waiting for her morning kiss from him. "Well, once your done sightseeing on the wall and stuff. I was thinking. You would like to help me get breakfast ready for everyone? Today's Friday! The dinner should be throwing away the good stuff."
He chuckled and leaned down to give her a kiss, "Of course!"
She kiss back with a smile. "Great! And while we're at it we should go our usual turf to get some cash." She went to thier room to grab a flannel shirt to wear as a jacket. It was too over sized on her. Big enough to be a dress, both of the shirts. Hime look at herself in the mirror to only see that she still look younger out of everyone in the group. It trouble her since Leader was two years older then get but she look to be ten. She hated this. She's 13 and yet still look young. She can see Leader behind her. She smile at him through the dirty, cracked mirror. "Wish I look bit older? Huh?!" She ask him.
"Heh. Well, you do look adorable though." He cracks a smile and chuckle.
"Eh! Please I saw how you look at Kristina the other day at the market.!" Hime place her hands on her hips . She puff her cheeks out. "You were looking at her puppies!" She sounded angry.
"Puppies?" He chuckled.
"You know exactly what I mean!" Hime grumble. "We Brits have a funny way of calling them. And you know that!"
Leader burst out laughing at this as he ruffled her hair a bit.Hime puff her cheeks out. She can feel them turning red. "Hahaha! Keep on laughing! See if I ever save the piece of food for you."
"Okay, okay. Sorry, sorry." He chuckled as he kisses her cheek.
"hmp!" Hime pouts. She grab his hand and pull him. "Come on! Let's go before the garbage truck takes the best food!" He chuckled once more as he follows her.
Hime dodge Shinso's fist. She side jab right to his side. Shinso groan from the pain of the hard hit. He try to throw another punch at her. Hime drop kick him, tripping him over. Shinso try to get up but Hime already have him pin down. She hold out her hand to help him get up.
"You almost had me this time." She told him.
"Tch, yeah right." He grab her hand. Hime pull him to get up. The both of them rest on the matts, drinking water. There were other students there training. Since it was a off day for them they took the time to train together. However, thier schedule is still full since they have to be in the club room in the next few hours. Hime sigh as she try to meditate to clear her mind.
"So, what happened yesterday? With that guy?" Shinso ask her.
"Nun..." Hime gets up. "Want to start heading to the club? Or want to train more?"
"And keep getting beaten by you, no thanks. I'll pass!" Shinso told her.
"Heheh, don't like the idea of a girl beating you."
"Oh is that what you are? Sorry can't tell from those mainly punches."
"Hey." Hime punch his shoulder. 5e both of them look at each other and chuckle.
"Heh, so. Have you pick a hero name out yet?"
"No. Still thinking. You?"
"None. Still thinking about my hero outfit."
"Hmm, may I suggest?"
"Sure why not."
"Bullet proof vest."
"What?"
"Bullet proof vest. Comes in handy. Even against quirks. Never know when someone's going to shoot you."
"I'll keep that in mind. Thanks."
"No problem." Hime look at the other students that were in practice. Their classmates were out doing hero work along with pro hero's. They felt a bit jealous but this was a good opportunity for them to spar one on one. She felt her phone buzz. She took a peak to see a Unknown number.
Hey, this is Leader. I got your number from that woman yesterday, Sora, was it? Anyway, I figure you want to hang when you got free time. Let me know?✌️😉
Hime felt a bit uncomfortable from getting his number. She wanted to delete it, pretending that she didn't get the text but she remembered what Izuku told her. He could help her fill out the blanks. And the whole foster care incident as well.
"Seifuku, ready?" Shinso ask her.
"Yeah." She told him.
Out in the city, Bakugo groan angrily. He's annoyed of how he's with Izuku and Shoto out on duty.
"Why the fucken hell am I with you two dam extras!" He growl.
"Um well!" Izuku look just as confused as he looks at Shoto.
"We got selected by the same agency. But the hero we're supposed to meet isn't here yet." Shoto told them.
"Oh right!" Izuku agree. The three of them walk in to a rather tall building that seem like from a C.E.O company. A woman who was typing in her desk look up the three. She got up to great them.
"Are you three from U.A. High?" She look rather thin and fragile. She's beautiful but the ugly scar across her face seem out of place.
"Yes ma'ma!" Izuku told her.
"Father St. Joseph well see you. Top 30'th floor." She hands them badges.
"Oh! Thank you." Izuku grab his badge. Shoto thank her kindly. Bakugo just grunt and takes it.
The three of them head to the elevator. Izuku muble to himself, repeating the name over in his head.
"Father Saint Jospeh! Father Saint Jospeh! Father Saint Jospeh! Father Saint Jospeh! Where have I heard that name before."
"Maybe if you shut your mouth you might know, you dam nerd." Bakugo grumble.
"I've never heard of him." Shoto told them.
"Tch, sounds like a fucken shrink!" Bakugo growl.
"No, I know I've heard that name somewhere before!" Izuku told them. He tried to think but he really couldn't think of where. The elevator open. It lead to a rather large room. It was a glass room but all the windows are tented. There stand an old man who look to be in his 50's but rather beefy and tall. He look more like a butler. He bow to them politely.
"Greetings gentlemen. My name is Sebastian."
"Um, are you the pro hero we'll be working under." Izuku ask him.
"I am not!" He told him.
"Huh where the hell is he?" Bakugo ask him rudely.
"Young man! It is rude of you to speak in that tone among your superiors that way. Shows some respect." Sebastian told him. He clear his throat, "I am afraid the young master will not be attending to aid your education this evening but he is hear to speak among you, young gentleman." He pick up the remote. A large t.v. screen slide down from the ceiling.
"Greetings gentleman!"
The voice is cover up by a voice tone to hide it's original voice. "I am, Father St. Joseph. Forgive me for not being with you at the moment. It would have seem I am busy with a case that I am working on."
"Tch, can't even make time to see us. What a dam waste of time." Bakugo grumble.
"Katsuki Bakugo!... Says here you fail your first try of your provisional license last year. Is that correct?"
Bakugo stiffen up out of anger. He didn't say anything after that.
"Is there any way we can help with this case of yours?" Shoto ask him.
"Yes there is. Sebastian."
Sebastian hands them a folder of a murder case. They open up the folder to see a man with black hair tied to a ponytail. He have a red button shirt tuck in to his plack slack pants. He have sunglasses on. He have scar on his right cheek.
"The man before you is known as "The Yin Dragon", real name Ryunosuke Hisame. He's been quite a thorn lately as he and his twin, Toranosuke Hisame, "The Yang Tiger" has been causing quite a stir as of late. They were once in the Warui-Hebi gang, also known as the "Wicked Serpents", that used to terrorize years ago but disband about a year and a half ago, in which we'll be focusing on their used-to-be leader, Ryunosuke." He pauses for a moment to make sure they were following along, "Single, standing 6'2 and weight 135lbs, this man is quite dangerous." He tells them.
"Used to be leader?" Shoto ask him. "Were they keeping a low profile?"
"From our resources, yes. Apparently something had happened between them and their gang, a falling out maybe but I think it was something more that caused a ruckus for them to depart and go into hiding." Farther St. Joseph says.
"Tch, so they're just a bunch of cowards. What made them come out of hiding now?" Bakugo threw his folder at the table. Not interested in them.
"Well from what I've noticed as of late, there's been a strange case of disappearance of homeless people."
"huh? Are they related this case that your working on?" Izuku ask him. "Why would they want homeless people for?"
"They're easy to capture." Bakugo grumble. "Since they're a bunch of extras, they know that nobody could possibly miss them since most of them don't have any families."
"I don't understand!" Shoto look at the folder, "This case is more for a police job. Why aren't they handling it?"
"I hate to admit it but in some way, Bakugo has a point: homeless people are easier to find because for one it's not sure if they have any family members out there looking for them or any friends. Also, for why the police isn't going in deep thought about it is because if you think about it, most homeless people either be moving around a lot or going in and out of facilities so it's sometimes hard to keep track of them at the point, but I managed to catch on." Father St. Joseph says as he clears his throat.
"what is the reason they're taking in innocent people?" Izuku ask him.
"I'm not so sure yet but....it's just an unnerving feeling I get when I think about it..." Father St. Joseph says as he thought for a minute about the time he found something...off.
"so what would you like for us do?" Shoto ask him. "No offense, but shouldn't you have pro's doing undercover? Why us?"
"Yes. That would be true but if I have Pro-Hero's to do it, they might be recognized the instant they are spotted or so. So we need to do something unexpected."
"In other words, you want us to be eyes and ears around the dam neighborhood." Bakugo grumble.
"Pretty much." Father St. Joseph smiles a bit before nodding.
"Um, if I may. But wouldn't they also noticed us as well from the sports festival last year?" Izuku ask him. " And let's not forget to mention, where could we possibly start off?"
"And that mi amigos, is where the disguises come in-you all we be disguises as the homeless." St. Joseph grin under his mic. "Sebastian, if you may."
"Yes sir." He nod at him.
In the sub stops, there were more and more people sleeping around. People walk by them, ignoring them. Izuku walk around to how there are so many people sleeping in subway tunnels. He never knew there could be so many. He didn't know where to start. Shoto and Bakugo were ahead of him, trying to talk to them but everyone ignore them. Bakugo was ready to give them a piece of his mind but Shoto stop him.
"Dam kids! Get your self out of here!" An old man told him. He wave his cane at them as a warning.
"You want a piece of me old fart!" Bakugo growl.
"Bakugo. Your making a rukus!" Shoto told him.
Shoto back away with Bakugo slowly away from them.
"To think all these people are here." Izuku look at them.
"Grr, this coat is too dam itchy!" Bakugo complain. He wore a wool coat along with a ugly gray pants with patches on. The make-up crew used paint spray to dirty up his pale blond hair with a hint of light brown. He wore a dirty white shirt. Izuku have his hair comb back for once but they seem to trim his hair a bit. They even used a foundation to hide his freckles. He wore a black overalls and a oversized gray shirt that have a few holes. Shoto wore rip jeans and over size shirt with a hat. The makeup crew even painted over his scar. And hair paint his white hair to red.
"These people won't talk to us." Shoto said.
"Then we make them talk!"
"I don't think force well help us out with the investigation." Izuku smile nervously.
"Sorry I'm late Mr. Jinkens!" A woman in a white coat smile at the man with a cane.
"Ah! Doctor!" The man smile at the woman. She have oddly bright blue eyes. Her skin look rubbery. Her hairs curl up with cables. She wore a large red round glasses. The other people all huddle around her. Happy to see her. She place a folding table and 2 chair for her and them.
"Okay everyone, please line up! You know the drill! I'll be examining you!" The three boys look at the strange woman. She was writing down names one by one.
"Huh? Who's that?" Izuku look at the woman.
"Oh that's Dr. Williams!" A man who look to be in his thirty's. He have a rugged beard and wore dirty ragged clothes. "She's come here every once and a while to do regular check ups. She's one of the best." He told them. He lines up among the people.
"A doctor!? Think she might know something?" Shoto look at them.
"Let's fucken ask!" Bakugo storm towards her. Everyone in line were already angry and telling them to go to the back.
"Hey, old hag!" Bakugo call out to her.
"K-kaachan!"
"What do you think your doing! Get back in line!" The old man told him.
"We want to talk to you!" Bakugo demand.
"You greedy basters! Don't you see that everyone have been waiting to get thier check-ups!"
"Mr. Jinkens! Please call down. You'll raise up your blood pressure." The doctor told him. She glare at the three boys in disgrace. "Listen! If you want to talk to me, then wait in line like everyone else. They've been waiting around to seek medical attention. Got it!"
"We're not here for a fucken check-up!"
"Oi!" Andrea yelled at him. "Don't talk that way to your bloody elders! And Don't talk that way to any of them! You shitty brat! If you want my attention then wait in the back of the line like everyone else!" Everyone start to throw a riot about it. "Now, excuse me! I have patients that need to be examen!"
Bakugo was ready to blow a fume with her. Izuku try to calm him down but Shoto step um.
"Please excuse him, madam." Shoto talk to her politely. "But we have questions..."
"Look! As I said to your rude friend! Your just gonna have to wait like everyone else." Andrea walk away from them.
"Wait!" Izuku grab her risk. He was shock on how cold she felt. Her risk felt hard. Andrea twists her arm to his. Izuku was shock on how he was already on the ground with his face down, arms in the back.
"Agh!" He groan.
"Midoryia!" Shoto call out to him.
"Now, we can do this the hard way or the easy way!" Andrea sound annoyed
Andrea twisted Midorya's arms a little more but not to hard. She still didn't like the idea of hurting a little kid. But still, he had no right to touch her and no right to act like they're better than ang of these poor souls that's she's trying to help out.
"Oi! Let him go!"
"Wait Bakugo! Miss please, we really need to speak with you-it's important." Shoto says quickly as he held back Bakugo and looks at Midoryia and her.
"Andrea gets up up she picks up Midorya with his hands still in his back. She push him towards his friends.
"As I said!" Andrea glare at them. "Wait in the line to be check up. If you brats ain't here for a check up then scat!"
"Why you-" Shoto puts his arm out in front of bakugo to keep him in place as he turns to face her, "I apologize for our rudeness but we must know: do you know anything about missing homeless people?"
Andrea look at them with a glare. She storm towards them, "What about them? Why would a bunch of kids want to know?" She grab Shoto's collar angerily, "Are you shitty brats working for the Dragon Dens?" Andrea have already lost it. If they were asking about homeless people then they have to be from Dragons Dens. Dragon's Den is a new club that open over the summer. It's mostly a underground casino. Andrea have heard of it from one of those poor souls that she does check up for. Half of them that she's knows started to go there for work but never came back. She haven't heard from them nor knows where they're at. "You tell your boss that these people don't need his devil money. Got that!" Andrea growl.
Shoto, Midorya and Bakugo looked at her when she mentioned the Dragon Den. Who? "Dragon's Den you say Miss?" Shoto ask to make sure he pretended he didn't know. "I don't think I heard of them?...a-are they bad?" Shoto pretends to not know as he looked at Midoryia and Bakugo who nodded back to follow his lead.
Andrea look at him. She have him close to her face. She look at his blue eye. "Do I know you from somewhere?" She narrowed her eyes at him.
"No miss...we've never meet before I assure you." Shoto says as he raises his hands in defense as Midorya speaks, "Um...Miss can you please tell us about some of the homeless that went missing?....we have a friend that we've been looking for and...we can't find them.Andrea glare at him. Her oddly blue eyes sigh. She lets go of Shoto and fix his clothes. She smile at them.
"Hell, why didn't you say so!" She slaps at Shoto's shoulder with a laugh. "Here I thought, you brats were one of them." She laughs. They raised an eyebrow at each other before asking, "So...you'll help us?"
"Hahahaha!" She stop laughing. She look at them with a angry serious look. "You see these people. They've been waiting for me all day just to get check-up. Give me three hours or so and I'll help."
They all sigh with exhaustion as Midorya hung his head while Bakugo face palms himself, Shoto shrugs, "Sure. We can wait."
It took more then three hours, they've waited patiently for the doctor to be done. It was already 5:30 p.m. once she was done. They've started this investigation around 10, and already thier day have been gone. Andrea pack her things up and walk towards the three boys who actually did waited for her.
"Huh! I honestly thought you three would have left by now. This friend of yours must be that important.
"Yes, they are. Can we talk now that your finished?" Bakugo says firmly but yawns a bit. "Yes, we're actually curious about what you said miss...?" Midorya started.
"Not here!" Andrea told them. "Too many eyes and ears. We go up!" She start to walk up the stairs. "Well? Are you coming? The least I can do is give you kids something to eat!"
They looked at each other before following her quickly, even though they were investigating they were at least a bit hungry to say the least.
Andrea stop by a small shop that sell ramen and booze. She have already order a huge pint for herself. She jug it down instantly in a matter of seconds.
"Aaaah! That hit the spot!" She order another beer. "So, how long have your friend been missing?"
"For about a month. We haven't seen him at our usual spot like we used to....we found it...strange that he hasn't showed up..." Shoto says innocently as Midorya continues for him, "he hasn't been gone for this long, and he usual find us whenever something is bothering him....and now he's gone?" Bakugo cleared his throat as he speaks, "Which is why...we wanted to find him...we thought he might've took shelter at the clinic..."
Andrea look at them as she finished her beer. She sigh a little, "Look, so far the people that comes around my clinic are mostly the broken ones. I leave my back door open for them to get food or warm bed to sleep in. They get up in the morning and leave. As far as kids goes, they would mostly start trouble and go down the Rift."
"The Rift?" Izuku ask curious.
"Ai, it's a small hangout for kids to go where they have nowhere to go. It's an abandon skate park, they mostly stay there."
"And this Dragons Dens you talk about?" Shoto ask her. Andrea look at him with her eyes narrow at him.
"I'm sorry, are you sure we haven't met before?"
"Yes! I'm sure."
"Huh? You remind me of someone I know." She drinks her fourth glass of beer already.
"The Dragon's den!" Bakugo growl.
"Right, the dragons den is an underground casino. They open it during the summer."
"Do you know where it's at." Izuku ask her.
"Forget it kid!" Andrea sound serious now.
"Huh? W-why?"
"Look, I know we step on the wrong foot earlier but I'm not letting a bunch of kids do something dangerous and stupid."
"But!..."
"I said forget it!" Andrea told him. She have her arm's cross. "The Dragon's den is no place for kids. There gambles, drugs, and underground fights there. If they catch you, I can guarantee they won't let you kids out of there alive."
"If there's a place like that then why the hell are cops or the hero's doing anything?!" Bakugo ask her angrily as he slurps on his spicy ramen.
"Are you stupid or naive, lad?" Andrea said angerily. "People like them don't care about people like us." She drink her beer. "That's why they keep a blind eye on the place."
"Huh?" They look at her confused.
Andrea drinks her beer. She was ready to talk till a green scale man with light purple hair call out to her. He wore a gray hoodie with a black leather jacket and black pants. She wore black biker boots and a chain hanging down on his side of the pants.
"Doc!" He walk up to her. He told his arms at her. "What the hell!?"
The doctor right away smile and blush at him. " Ah darling! How are you?!"
"Oh gosh! Are you drunk again?!"
"No! I'm barely on my fourth one."
"You said you were coming straight home this time!"
"Eh! Did you came out here to look for me?"
The lizard man blush a little, "I only came because Sora ask me to."
"That's what she say!" She laughs. The lizard man blush bright red.
"DOC! SERIOUSLY! IN FRONT OF KIDS TOO!"
Andrea laughs at him, "Aw! Did I made you fluster that much!"
"I swear with you!" He sigh. "Come on"
"Eeeh!" Andrea complain, "I don't want to!"
"Doc!"
"If you want me, carry me!" Andrea told him with a grin. Heheh, I know he won't carry me. That's why he's going leave and wait for...what?
Andrea blush as she see Spinner trying to carry her over his shoulder.
"D-dam doc!" He groan. "You weigh a ton!"
Andrea felt a vien pop out, she slap him angerily. "Baster! How dare you call me fat!" Spinner was already on the ground, beaten up.
"Scary!"
"Beast woman!"
"Hah!"
Andrea finish her last drink with just one jug. She place some money down on the table for them.
"Here that should cover up the bill."
"Wait, your leaving!" Izuku ask her. "But we have so much to ask you!"
"I gave you what you kids needed. Just ask around!" She grin at them. She pull out a card. "Look, if you kids need food or a place to sleep for a day. My doors are always open. Don't hesitate to come."
"But we want to ask you about the Dragons Den!" Izuku told her.
"Forget it kid. That place is far too dangerous. If your smart, you stay away from there."
"Okay, but what about our friend! What if he might be there?" Shoto stood up.
"Then forget about him." She told them in a cold harsh but serious tone, "If he's in there, then pray that he's still alive and he's okay. Other wise, he might be dead." Andrea left them alone as she drag Spinner to her side.
"Know them, doc?"
"No, just some kids who's looking for thier friend. Poor lads. I just hope they find him soon."
"Hmm, they look oddly familiar! I think I've seen them somewhere before!"
"You probably see them around the streets somewhere."
"Yeah, probably." He walk out with her.
"So, what do we do now! We have no place to go on!" Izuku sulk.
"Yes we do." Shoto told him. "She gave us as much we needed." He slurps up his soba. "If we're going to get more information about this Dragon's Den. We're gonna have to go to the Rift."
Hime and Adam have managed to sneak off the campus. She wish she could fly up but they have patrols both security bots and teachers walking around. As soon they sneak out of the back way through the forest that lead to a park. Home grab Adam and fly up to meet up with Leader. Flying was faster for her then vehicles. She reach to the area where she was supposed to meet up with him. Adam buck his head at her shoulder.
Adam: ☹️😞
"Don't worry Adam. It's going to be fine, I promise." She smiles at him as she held him to her.
Adam: "Don't. Like. Him!" 😡😤😑
Hime sighs a little, "I know you don't trust him Adam but...it's just something about him that..I don't know that makes me trust him." Hime says as she holds Adam to her.
Adam: 🤔.... 😑
"Hey don't make that face, I'm sure he might be able to help me with a bit of my memory?" She says as she looks around.
Adam: 😏.... ✌️🤗❤️👫💏💓💋
Hime blush angerily, "Wh-what! It's not like that!"
"Batty!" Leader call out to her. He wave at her. He wore rip dark jeans, black bicker boots and black shirt with a worn out black jean vest that have old patches with rock bands. "Sorry for making you wait." He smile blushing.
"Hi!" Hime and waved back at him friendly as she still held Adam.
Adam: "That's far enough buster!" 🤨 Adam used a deep male's voice record.
"Adam! I'm sorry, he's just been protective of me-I wanted to bring him with me is that okay?"
"Heh, it's not a problem. It's a um, really cute toy!"
Adam: 🚫💢😡😠 "My. Name. Is. Adam!" Adam was hovering angerily at Leader.
Hime quickly grabs Adam and holds him close, "He is not a toy! He's my friend!" She angrily pouts at him.
"O-oh! Heh, sorry." Leader's laugh. He blush nervously now. "So um... Heh.. you look beautiful in that dress."
"Huh? Oh, thank you!" She blushes a little. It's a black see through dress with a black slip. It have gold moon and star around it. She have her hair in a messy bun. She wore gold moon earrings.
Adam: 🤨💢 "🎶 F.R.I.E.N.D.S! We're just friends!" Adam seem to glare at him as a small warning.
"It's okay Adam. You don't look so bad yourself?" She hides her smiles as she held Adam and stay a small space between her and Leader.
"Um.. heh, so you um ready? Everyone is actually excited to see you again."
"Everyone?" She tilts her head a bit to the side as she looks at him a bit confused.
"Shit! Right, I keep forgetting. The whole team. Jaws, Goggles, and Box. We added a few new members since you left."
"Oh! Okay! I can't wait to meet them." She hide her smiles again as she held Adam to her.
Adam keeps glaring at Leader. He knew he shouldn't be doing this but he face scan Leader just in case. He can tell Hime was yet nervous but excited. This was not good. Adam pull Hime to be at least 6 ft away from him.
"Adam what's wrong?"
Adam: 😞 "We. Should. 🚶🏫🏢."
"Huh? Why? We we're just about to meet my old comrades?" Hime looked at poor Adam.
Adam: 😟.... 😔... Adam hovers out of Hime's arm's and stood ahead of her. Leader walk up behind her.
"Is everything okay?"
"J-just give me a moment. Adam, what's wrong? You can tell me? Is everything alright?" Hime asks softly and quietly.
Adam: 😟....😞 👉🦇👉🤖🤝 "Always?"
Smiles softly at this before piling Adam into a hug, "We'll always be best friends, always Adam-no matter what."
Adam: 😤👍
Hime giggles at Adam before hugging him again.
Leader have no idea what what was going on. He try to get close to Home but Adam seems to be glaring at him even more intensity. Leader didn't bother with it. He show Hime to where they were going. Hime around the neighborhood, feeling her head throbbing. Almost as if she knew this place.
"It's like...I've been here before? Have I?"
Leader look at her with a soft smile, "We used to come here all the time for work."
"Work?" She questions.
Leader look at her and look a little embarrassed. He place his hand over his neck, "Um yeah. Work. I mean, how else are we supposed to feed ourselves."
"Oh! Okay, what kind of work?" She tilts her head a bit as she looks around them.
Leader lost of word. He have a hard time speaking. "Oh um... This that! You know, street vending. We um used to do um... Tricks!"
Adam: 🤨😑
"Tricks? Like street performers?"
"uh... Yeah!" Leader laughs nervously. Does she seriously not remember? He looks at her not believeing that this was her. The last time he saw her, she was so small. She have shorter hair.looking at her now, he couldn't believe this was her now. She look more like a teenager then a little kid. He also notice that she grew a mane to cover her ugly scar around her neck. Hime look at him to her surprise, "Is something wrong?"
"Wa.. N-No. heheh." Leader laughs nervously as they enter a small entry with a broken gate.
Bakugo start to groan angrily as he waited for Izuku to come down of the gate. They had intel from father Jospeh to where this place is called the Rift. It's an abandoned skate park that's been close down for five years now. But it's still being used as a hangout for teens. It was more of a outside club. There are a lot teens dancing around or standing, talking. There was even a bar that handout drinks. There were even some kids riding their skateboards or bikes. They play the music out loud.
"We should try to stick together. Ask around if anyone knows about a the dragon's den." Izuku told them.
"That seems like a good idea." Shoto agree. However, Bakugo have already walk off looking for answers on his own.
"Kaachan! We're suppose to.. "Izuku sigh. Bakugo have already left them. They ask around about the dragon's den but nobody seem to know anything about it. Some have ignore them completely. Other's have ask Shoto or Bakugo to dance with them. It's only been thirty minutes and nobody knows anything about missing people nor the Dragon's den.
"This is hopeless!" Bakugo grumble. "We're just wasting our dam times with these dam extras!"
"It dosen't seem nobody knows anything about this Dragon's Den place." Shoto told them.
"Tch, they know. They just don't want to say anything. Dam cowards!" Bakugo growl.
"We should head back guys. Nobody is going to tell us anything. We call tell father Jospeh of what we know already. Maybe he already have something that we don't." Midoryia look around the crowd.
"Yeah, we should leave." Shoto agree. They were fixing to leave but a girl bump into Bakugo with drinks in her hand. Bakugo have some spill on his shirt. He was already in a sour mood.
"Grrr, You dam extra! Watch the hell were you're going!" He look down to his see in his surprise was Hime. The drinks spill in dress, luckily for her its black. She grumble to herself as she gets up. Bakugo stare at her with her black glittery gold moon and star dress. Her hair is fix up in a messy bun. She look different then she normally wear back in the dorms. He can see her wearing a bit of make-up around her eyes.
"Uggh, why don't you watch were you going?" She look up to see Bakugo in surprise. "Bakugo! Midoryia! Todoroki, what are you three doing here."
"We can ask the same thing about you!" Shoto told her.
"Me-me! What are you doing here?" Midoryia look at her shock.
"I um.. well.. Wait I ask you first!" She cross her arms at them. "This really isn't a place for you guys to be here you know." Bakugo snap back out of it from looking at her.
"Idiot! We should say the same thing about you! Why are you here? Why are you dress up like that?"
"What's wrong with the way I dress?" Hime look at her dress.
"It's...It's...." He look at her throughly. He can see her golden eye's grew bigger. Even her long eyelashes were cover with glitter. He turn around to avoid eye contact. "Your dress like your on some stupid date or something!"
Hime blush bright red, "D-date! I-I_I am not! I-I...I don't need to explain this to you!" Hime blush bright red.
"So what, your just out here alone!" Bakugo yelled at her.
"I'm not alone! I brought Adam with me!"
"You couldn't bring in a real person with you!"
"Adam Is a real person. " Hime yelled at him back.
"You got a lot of fucking nerve to yelled at me!"
"Language!And Why are you yelling at me!"
The both of them glare at each other. Izuku buts in between them.
"Ahahah, Um Me-me! Why are you here? You really shouldn't be out here, it's too dangerous for a girl to be out here on her own."
"It's not like the first time I sneak out of my room before. I used to do this all time with Andrea. I don't see a big deal anyways." Hime cross her arms. She puff her cheeks a little but she sigh, "If you must know, I'm meeting some old acquaintances mine. I thought, if I come to meet them then I might remember something."
"Oh! So your meeting up with that guy again. Right?"
Bakugo felt stiff when he remember Leader kissing Hime. "Why the fuck are you seeing that guy again!"
"Language!" Hime told him. "And, So what if I am. He... He knew some things that no one knew."
"Siefuku, You know your breaking school rules by sneaking out, right." Shoto told her.
"Hmp, Like you never sneak out of the house before?" Hime look at him.
"Actually, I have before. And so have Midoryia. But that situation and this situation is really different."
"Um, Todoroki-kun, I think it was a retopracol question." Midoryia reminded him.
"You wouldn't understand." Hime told him.
"If you don't tell us then no, we won't understand."
Hime look at him and grumble at him. She look at his gray and blue eyes. She lift her head up to see them up close. His eyes were closely resembles to someone that she know.
"What?" He back away a little from this uncomfortable position of her leaning in close.
"Nothing, You look like someone I know but your far too uptight to be him."
"Uptight?" He look stun.
"Batty!" Leader call out to her. She look up to see Leader grabbing her hand. "Hey! What's taking so long? Everyone is here to see you again."
"Oh- Right!" Hime nod. Leader blush a little from holding her hand. He look up to see Bakugo pull Hime away.
"What the!" She sound agitated.
"Sorry but she have to go back home and have school tomorrow! "
"Oh, well if it isn't the short Pineapple!"
"Short!" Bakugo sound angry.
"I didn't think you come to the Rift since your alter ego is so up in your ass all the time."
"Huh! Are just born annoyed or do you have a death wish?"
"Huh! The only annoying one around here is you Pomerania."
"That's it! I'm killing him."
"You want to go brat! Come on!"
Both of their ears have been pull hard by Hime. She look annoyed. She pull their ear to stop them.
"Ow! Ow! Ow! Bats!"
"Gaaah! You dam over large rodent! I'll kill you!"
"Honestly, you two act like spoil children."
"He stared it!" They yelled at each other while pointing. They both glare at each other but Hime's dark golden eye's look to be more menacing then ever.
"You two are being annoying and it's pathetic."
The boys shiver in fear a bit. They shut up and stood quiet. Bakugo wanted to say something but Leader clear his throat once he saw Hime's scary side again. He look at her friends.
"Hey, I know! Why don't you guys join us for a few drinks!?"
"Um I don't think..." Midorya try to denied it. But Leader pull him in.
"Aw come on! A friend of Battys is a friend of mine! Besides, it's only a few drinks. Unless you guys have to go back to the Slum house?"
"Last time I check I wasn't your friend!" Bakugo growled as Hime hits him in the back of the head as he growls again.
"aw, come on. Pineapple! It's free drinks. You won't have to pay!" Leader try to smile at him but it was forcefully. Shoto drag Izuku and Midorya a bit further from Hime and Leader.
"Excuse us for a minute."
"Bastard." Bakugo growled under his breath as he eyed him and Hime.
"Bakugo! You should act a little nice to him. Even if it's pretend." Shoto told him.
"Bullshit! I don't trust him!" Bakugo growled lowly.
"Think about it. If he's from around here then we might get some answers to where this Dragon's den is at. Then we can report this back to Father Joseph.
"And what about bat ears? I don't trust leaving him alone with her!" Bakugo says through gritted teeth.
"huh? Why should it matter to you?" Shoto look confused.
"I'm sure Me-me can handle herself compare how she handled you two." Midorya nervously smile but try to look away from eye contact.
Bakugo was about to say something until he was cut off but Hime approaching them, "Is something wrong guys?"
"Nothing." Bakugo grumbled.
Leader walks up to them. He place his arm around Hime's shoulder.
"So! About those drinks! I bet you guys have a lot of embarrassing moments with Bats!" He poke her cheeks playfully.
Hime giggles a bit as Bakugo rolls his eyes and grumbled once more.
"This is going to be a long night!" Midorya complain.
"Indeed."
Bakugo had to agree with them on that as he made sure he kept a small distance from Hime and leader as he wanted to keep an eye on him, even if this gun knew where to go and knowing bat ears, he still doesn't trust him as he puts on a fake smile as much as he could.
Leader glace a bit at Bakugo. He can sense him looking at him and Hime. He pull her a little closer to him. He was talking to her but Bakugo could hear what they were saying.
Hime looked up at Leader and noticed he was looking back at Bakugo, "Is something wrong?"
"Huh?" Leader look at her. "Oh! Hah, your boyfriend back there is glaring at us. Or is it my imagination."
"Boyfriend?!" Hime looked at him surprised as Bakugo looked like he wanted to kill him just for that as a thought came in his mind as he was red a bit, 'Boyfriend?!'
"But hey! I get it!" Leader sigh. "It's been a two or three years now since we broke up!"
"We..were together?" Hime asks in surprise, almost forgetting that he did mention he was her boyfriend. As Bakugo was surprised himself and slightly steaming.
Leader blush a bit, "Hehehehe, yeah." He smile at her. He look at the table where Adam entertained Leader's friends.
"Yo, guys! Look who I found!" Leader point at Hime. Jaws gets up in surprised. She wore a eyepatch on her right eye. She scream in excimented.
"BATTY!" She runs up and hugs Hime tightly. Even Goggles and Box ran up to Hug her as well. But the small group hug stumbled on the ground. Hime was shock and surprised to see complete strangers hugging her.
"Guys! Guys! Your going to squish her!" Leader warn them.
"Where have you been!" Goggles scream at her with tears.
"Look at you! You've bloosm!" Jaws look shock. Box didn't say anything but nod his head to agree with them.
"Heh. Thanks you guys, heh I'm good." She hide her smiles and giggles at this.
"okay, okay!" Leader pull Goggles and Jaws up to get off of Hime. " Let the girl breath. I told you guys she have amnesia. We got to take it slow!" Leader scold them.
"Yes boss!" Jaws and Goggles frown. But Box stare at Hime. He was tall, very tall. Probably tall enough to touch a celling. Even his body muscles were built big. Hime looked up at Box and waved up at him with a soft smile.He pet Hime on her head with his big hands.
"B...Bat!"
The crew wide thier eyes.
"Holy shit!" Jaws look surprised.
"Box! You spoke! Can you say Goggles!" He smile with a tease. Box look at him but ignore him. "Aw come on man! Why does Batty get to be the first word!"
"Hahah, face it man! Box never spoke to us!" Leader grin.
Shoto, Izuku and Bakugo look at the young group of Teens. They were all around thier age. But they were so sure about Box since he look so much older then them.
"Jeeze, that's a tall man!" Izuku thought to himself, bug eyeing at him. He felt a small kick behind his leg.
"Aaah!" He turn around to see the small girl again.
"Ah! It's you!" He look at her.
"Hmp, I see you still have that stupid face again." She tease him.
"Eh!"
"Stacey! Come on, be nice. They're Battys friends." Leader told her. " Um Bats, let's reintroduce everyone. The girl with the eye patch is Jaws."
"Good to meet you again Bats."
"Hi!" Hime smiles as she waves again.
"Then we have Goggles." He point the boy next to him. He have sunglasses on his head, pushing his brown wavy hair back. He seem rugged with his jumpsuit car shop clothes.
"Dam Batty! Not only did you get tall but you finally grow a fine ass of pair!"
"Dude!" Leader glare at him.
"What man! I'm just saying, your girl finally got breast. I mean before she was short and flat!"
Hime face palms as she flicks goggles nose, from a distance Bakugo was steaming a bit at what they were saying.
"ow! What!" Goggles look at her.
"I'm only saying it's true. You were so short you look like a ten year old. And flat. Like a freaking billboard!"
"Dude!" Jaws and and Leader yelled at him.
"What!"
Hime gave him a death glare as she tried not to do any physical body harm to him as she restrained herself."Short! Huh?" Shoto and Izuku try to imagine Home being small. "I-I was not that short!" She pouts as she folds her arms. She can feel her cheeks blush.
"hahahaha! The hell you were. You were so small that everyone mistaken you child and thought Box here was the adult!" He point at the very tall man.
"Huh? How old is he?" Izuku look at box.
"Huh? Oh he's 13."
Everyone widen thier eyes in shock.
"13!" They yelled.
"B-but he looks like he's in his 20's"
Box blush a bit and smile. Hime wow with awe as she looked at box.
"then we have our newest members." Leader point at two boys and another girl who were ready to say hello.
"Are just extra people." Leader burst out laughing.
"You baster!" The boy with a half mohawk yelled at him. He wore dark green punk outfit tank shirt with a bear on it. And black and white checkered pants.
"The hell boss!" The other boy yell, he have his hair cover his eyes. He wore nothing but black.
"Bae! Your going to sleep on the couch tonight." The girl told him. She's very slim and tall. She have long blond straight hair. She have pointy eld like ears. She wore a white spaghetti strap white shirt with a black leather vest and a red flannel skirt and combat boots. Her eyes are a light shade of purple with a mix of oddly blue color.
"Aaah, um.. right Batts. This is Minko. My um,... Girlfriend. And that's Rex and Ami" Leader seem a little uncomfortable from that first comment. Minko gets up and walks her way towards Hime with a sassy attitude.
"Huh, so your the famous Brat Girl that Bae won't shut up about." She look at Hime with annoyance. "Got to say, I never thought he was into furrys."
"Aaah, um you met Stacey before, right?"
The girl look at Hime with a frown.
"I'm still upset about you slapping me before! But I can forgive you if you if you give me your wallet!" She holds Hime's pocket purse that was shape like skull. Hime glared at her for a moment, "Not a chance."
Leader snatches the skull purse wallet. "Come on Stac! We don't steal from friends. Especially from one of our own."
"One of our own!" Minko sound annoyed.
"Please. These four don't even look like one of us. And you can't count the floating junk that's been hovering next to your glow up ex."
Adam: 😡
Adam was ready to taser Minko but he can feel Hime pulling him back. Hime held back Adam and shook her head at him, telling him no.
"Adam, behave!"
Adam: 😤 😑"I'll let you live, Girly!"
"Heeeeey!" Leader cuts in. "Come on guys, this is supposed to be a small party to be reunited with our old pal Bats!" He wrap his arm around her shoulder. "We're supposed to celebrating! Be reunited with old friends, make new friends! What do you say, Minko. Baby!"
"Hmp!" She cross her arms.
"I can act like an adult if she doesn't know how."
"Ugh, excuse me!" Minko glare at her.
"Your excuse!" Hime glare back at her.
"Um boss, I don't think it was a good idea to invite your girlfriend and your ex in the same room." Rex can feel the room grow intense.
"Hahahah, aw come on. Look they're getting along already!"
"I think you should read the room more." Shoto told him.
After things calm down a bit. Everyone took a seat. Minko sat next with Leader. She wrap her arms around his. Showing off that they are a couple. Hime didn't feel comfortable with this. It wasn't that that she like him, she just didn't feel right being with them. Adam on the other hand seem to warm up with Box and Ami right away. She look over at Izuku who was trying to be friendly with everyone. Same with Shoto but it seems Jaws is interested in him. As for Bakugo, he look a bit irritated.
"So Bratty!" Minko call out to her but Hime ignore her. She was going to answer to Minko if she was going to be rude.
"I'm talking to you!" Minko sound annoyed.
Leader was starting to get nervous by them. He laughs nervously, "Hahaha, drinks. Goggles, help me out buddy!"
"Yeah!" He was annoyed as well. Seeing his friend Jaws talking to Shoto. As soon they left, Bakugo gets up to follow them. Everyone else seem to be getting along well. Minko however glare at her.
"Tch, why show up after all this time? Want to get back with your ex-man?"
"What?" Hime sound frustrated.
"Don't play dumb with me!" Minko glare at her, "You two have such good history together. It makes me want to vomit!"
Hime sigh at her till she looks at her, "I have no interest in going back together with Leader. I have no reason to."
"Tch yeah right. I bet you only came back because you know he'll do anything for you!"
"As I said, I have no interest in going back to him. My only goal is to get answers of who I am."
"Oh please, that's bull shit and you know it."
"What is your issue with me? I barley met you and your acting quite rude!"
"Your all he ever talk about!" Minko gets up and yelled. Everyone look at them in surprised. Minko look at her with red cheeks blush, she glare at her holding her tears.
"Hey, we bought drinks!" Leader told them.
Hime look at her, she can tell that Minko is threatened by her. She look over at Leader who look confused by what was going on.
"Minko, I think you should sit down and calm down."
"Fuck that! Why should I even calm down for anyway!" Minko growls.
"Because, we are among friends! And you should watch your language!"
"Screw you! You don't tell me what I can and can't say damnit!" She glared at Hime with daggers in her eyes.
"Minko!" Leader yelled. He place the drinks down. "Would you calm the hell down!" Minko was steaming now. Why did she had to appear of all people?! "Fuck you Leader! How can you be so comfortable with her around when she left you broken hearted!" She yells her fist hitting the table.
"Dam it Minko! Don't start your shit now!" Leader yelled at her.
"Or what?! Ever since she showed up you been talking about her non-stop! Y'all aren't even together!" She growls at him, she wanted to tear her hair out because of this bull shit.Leader blush at her. He felt uncomfortable by this now. He even glance at Hime who look confused as well.
"Minks, shut up!" He glare at her. "You know we all thought she was dead after what happened year ago in Kamino Ward's.
Hime lift up her head in confused. "A year? No, The.. Kamino Ward's incident happened in the summer."
"No it didn't Siefuku." Shoto told her.
"Yes it did!" Hime look at him confused. "It did! Didn't it?" She try to remember something but her head gave her a big headache.
"Aaah!"
"Bats!" Leader look concern but Bakugo brush him off.
"Long ears! Are you getting your episode?"
"No!... Just a headache." She told him. Minko rolled her eyes at this.
"I don't think I should be here." Hime told them. "I'm going back home." She gets up ready to leave but Leader stop her.
"Wait, come on Bats."
"Yeah Batty!" Jaws stop her. "We're finally reunited after all this time! Don't leave now!"
Minko scuffed, "Oh please, let her leave-it's not like she belongs her anyway." She says with a venomous tone.Hime was about had it with her but she hold her anger back.
"Minks your being a total bitch!" Jaws scold her. Minks rolled her eyes, "How can I be a bitch when we're talking about the 'walking dead' here herself!"Adam was ready to taser her but Hime pull him back. He look at her to only see that she shook her head.
"As I said before, Ms. Minko. I have no intentions of going back with Leader nor do I plan to. All I want is answers of what happened to me. Figuring out of who I am. Whatever it was that we have before, it's gone
along with the memories that I no longer have. You shouldn't feel threaten."
"Like I believe that shit! I'm not even threatened! You have nothing on me."
"For God's sake! Can we just all have a drink and chill out!" Leader hands the girls with a big hug of beer. Hime look at the drink to only noticed it was alcohol. It wasn't that she hate it. She just didn't want to drink it and get addicted like Andrea. She see Izuku and Shoto were hesitate to drink as well. But Bakugo jug it down without a problem. She watch Minko drink it slowly.
"What's wrong? Can't handle a little drink?" She smirks as she sips on her drink.
Hime was just about had it with her. She jug her beer down in seconds. She even drink Midorya's and Todoroki's drink as well. She wipe her lips and smirk at Minko. "You were saying?"
"Why do have I a bad feeling about this?" Leader was already regretting.
Minko eyes narrowed as she drinks hers up in a minute before taking Leaders and drinking it as well.
"Dude, I think inviting your girlfriend and your ex is the second biggest mistake." Goggles told him.
"You think!" Leader look at the two girls who were death glaring at each other.
"Jaws, help me out!" Leader whispered.
"Oh No! You got yourself into this, you can get yourself out. This one is on you, boss."
"Rex, buddy!"
He turn around and slurps on his drink.
"Ami, you rascul." Leader smile at him.
"Nuh-huh! I'm still recovering from her punches." He look away.
"Heheheh, why not a game!" Bakugo laughs evilly. His face his red already. He wasn't even done half way.
"K-kaachan!" Midorya look at him surprised.
"Hic! A match to a death!" He yelled happily.
"A fight sounds good with me." Minko smirks as she finished the rest of Leader's drink as she glared at Hime.
"Bakugo, your drunk!" Hime sigh.
"Hic! I'm not drunk!"
"Only a drunk person would say that!" Shoto told him.
"Hic, hey!" He gets up on the chair.
"Bakugo get down!" Hime told him. "Your going to hurt yourself!"
"These hic, bitch and the..." He looks at Hime with narrowed eyes. "Big boob girl is going to fight."
"Big..bo.." Hime blush angerily and wrap her wings around her. "Honestly, get down!"
"Did someone say fight?" Someone ask.
"A fight!" One of the girls sound excited.
"PIT FIGHT!" another person yelled. It now became a riot. Everyone was screaming pit fight. Minko smile wickedly.
"What's wrong, scared to fight?"
Hime sigh, "I'm a pacifist. I don't fight unless I need to. And right now I don't see a point of fighting you."
"Aw! Are you scared?"
"Hic, big boob isn't scared!"
"Stop calling me that!" Hime blush. "You cause enough problems!"
"She so strong that she beat up a rhino, hic!" Bakugo blurt it. "She so strong that she can beat you up!"
"Bakugo! You are not helping!" Hime scold him.
Minko glare at her, she grab Hime by the collar, "Me, you, pit fight! We go all out!" She push Hime and walk away.
"Minko!" Leader call out to her. "I'll go talk to her Bats. Minks!"
"20 bucks say that the new girl beats up Minks!" Stacy set her bets in her hat.
"20 bucks say that Minks beat up glamour there!" Rex laughs.
"Hic! 50 bucks on big boobs!"
"You are not placing a bet on me!" Hime pull Bakugo's ear. "And stop calling me that already."
"Then I'll place a 50 on Siefuku!" Shoto place his money in.
"Not you too! That's a lot of pressure on me!" Hime complain.
"Me-me! You don't have to do this!" Izuku told her. "We can try to leave now!"
Hime sigh, "I want to, really. But since these two place thier bets." Hime wants to curl up to a ball and hide. Adam cuddle up with her, trying to make her feel better."
"Thank you old friend. But," She gets up stretch her body, "There is no point of running away now."
"Your really gonna go through this?" Izuku ask her.
"Yeah. But I'm not going to fight her."
"Huh? Then how..!"
Hime look at him with a small chuckle, "There are plenty of ways to win then just fight."
"Minks! Minks!" Leader call out to her. "Would you stop ignoring me and talk to me!" He grab her by the shoulder. She slap it off of her.
"You want to talk! Fine!" She yelled. "Why the hell did you bring her here!"
"What!"
"You heard me! Why would you bring fancy pants here! Huh? After everything that she did! After all the heartache she put you through! Why are you still thinking about her!"
"Minks breathe!" Leader told her.
"Don't tell me to breathe!" She yelled. "All you ever done was talk about her! When you thought she was dead, I thought finally! She's just going to be a forgotten memory! But no! You still thought about her all this time!"
"No I have not!" He yelled at her. She grab his phone and show him his home screen. It was a picture of a younger Hime and Leader, the both of them were hugging each other and smiling at the camera.
"Then what's this!" She yelled at him.
"Minks..."
"Are you still in love with her?" She glare at him. He look away from her and sigh.
"Minks, can you stop!" He sound annoyed, "You know I hated it when you get this way."
"You started this." She told him coldly.
Adam: 💪🦇 "Give it your all! Killed the bitch!"
"Adam, Language!" Hime scold him. "Thank you Jaws for letting me borrow these clothes." Hime wore tight leggings and tank top that have Manifest on it.
"No prob Bats! Try not to kill anyone again."
"Huh?" Hime tilt her head confused, "What do you mean?"
"Heheh," Jaws laughs nervously. "let's just say you do things a bit overboard."
"Whose ready to rumble!" The young speaker who's a young girl with black hair yell in her microphone. She wore nothing but pastel colors. Everyone at the rift yelled excitedly.
"Great!" She sound chirpy. "On our right we have our boxing queen Minkooooo!"
"Minko! Minko! Minko!" Everyone was cheering out for her. She raise her hand up that were wrap with thick bandage as protection. She wore black tights as well and a black sports bra. She have her hair in a ponytail. The girl shouted out again. "Iiiiin our left, we have a very special guest. The ruthless, the legend, the all time champion, White deviiiiiiiiiiil!"
"White devil!?" Hime sound surprised.
"Wow! I didn't know you were popular Me-me!" Izuku look at her surprised.
"What part of amnesia do you not get!" Hime scold him.
"Don't loose white devil!" Shoto remind her, "I bet on you."
"No one told you to!" Hime scold him.
"Hic! Go White devil!"
"Stop drinking!" Hime scold Bakugo.
She can hear the crowd yelling out her name. She noticed they place a cage around the pit.
"What are they doing? Hey, what are you doing?" Hime yelled at them.
"Heheh," Minko punch her hands together, "Your lock up with me, tramp!"
"Ah bullocks!" Hime groan.
État de l’alimentation hebdomadaire
-- Classement
Power Stone 
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