2|Backstory

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I woke up to the sound of bottles shattering and screaming. They were fighting again so I just decided to leave the house for today. There was really no point to being here until my entrance exam results come.
I rolled out of bed and grabbed some shorts and a T-shirt as I began to slowly and wearily get ready.
I threw my hair up in a ponytail and jumped into the tree outside my window.
After getting out of the tree I dusted myself off and began to walk to an unsure destination.
As I thought up of places to go, the sound of the train.
I smiled a bit as I began to run towards the tracks where some of my old friends used to hang out.
As I came closer and closer to my destination, I continued to heard the whistle of the train which only made me run faster.
I ran alongside the train as it continued its pursuit.
I felt the wind in my hair as the train slowly passed me and I began to slow down. I was in front of a patch of woods and spotted a piece of red ribbon we used to mark the way to our hideout.
I followed the ribbons and soon I made it to Large wooden treehouse that strung itself between 3 large oak trees.
Before I could take another step closer, an arrow was shot at me barely missing my foot.

"I don't miss twice."
I heard a voice yell from the treetops.
I looked up and saw her drop her bow once she saw me.

"Tenshi!"
She threw down a rope and I climbed up.
Once I finally made it up, she gave me a great hug hug.

"Nice to see you too Asa-Chan."
I said patting her head.
She was only a few years younger than me but she was extremely skilled in archery.

"What's all this commotion about out here?"
Micheal said from the ground below.

"Tenshi's back!"
Asa yelled to him as she threw the rope back down.

"I got some food! We can celebrate!"
He said as he climbed up. He was a year older than me and went to high school nearby but he normally focused on his sports.

"Asa can you get the dining area cleaned up?"
He asked as he dusted himself off.

"It's already done!"
She said smiling.

"Seems like you guys were able to expand this place huh?"
I said looking up and seeing about 3 more separate buildings made of wood.

"Yup! Ever since Micheal got a job, we were able to get better materials like screws and nails."
She said walking me to what I assumed was the dining area.

"I'm gonna start cooking on the ground now, keep an eye out."
She nodded and Micheal leaped down.
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After she showed me around, Micheal called for us, telling us to come down so I stepped off and landed on my feet.
I looked up and saw Asa hesitate.

"I got you."
I said as I lifted my arms up. She smiled and jumped off and I caught her.
She laughed as she hopped out of my arms and dragged me to Micheal.

"You hungry?"
He asked handing me a hamburger on wheat bread.
I smiled and took it.
"Yeah thanks."
I looked at it for a second, not having been offered food in a while.

"You alright?"
I looked up and saw the two of them staring at me worried.

"Yeah! I'm fine."
I said taking a bite.
They gave me a half hearted smile and we continued to eat.
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After we finished our little camp session, we kicked out the fire and started to walk back to the train tracks.

"I don't wanna go home!"
Asa whined.
Micheal and I chuckled as a train appeared in the distance. I was standing in the middle of the tracks as I watched the blinding light come closer.

"Back up Tenshi."
Micheal said, taking a few steps backwards into the forest. He looked between the train and I until I took a step forward.

"Tenshi?"
He asked but everything was muffled.
My mind ran blank as I felt a soft breeze of the evening air.
I closed my eyes and lifted my arms a bit as the muffled yelling.
As the sound of the muffled train got louder and louder, I felt it nearly hit me when I was tackled to the ground.
Micheal had thrown his body onto my, pushing me out of the way. My eyes widened as I looked around, looking for him.
Relief set in when I saw him slowly getting up in a large patch of grass.
I threw myself back down onto the grass and smiled a bit as I heard his angry footsteps come closer.

"What the hell we're you thinking?!!"
He yelled as he picked me up by my shirt collar.

"We're you really about to do that?! After hanging out with us for the first time in over a year?!"
He said shaking me but the smile never left my face.
He stopped shaking me for a second.

"Are you burning yourself still?"
He said dropping me.
I stayed quiet.

"Answer me."

"Yeah.."

"Why? I thought things were getting better?"
He said sitting down next to me.

"It's just.... I feel so... unwanted for some reason. Like every time I walk past people they give me this look of pity.."
I said sitting up, watching as the train continued to pass.

"And sometimes I wonder if.... I'm actually alive.."
I lifted my hands and stared at them. After a minute a wet drop landed on them.
A few more fell.
He placed an arm around my shoulder.

"You can cry."
With that statement I let out a sob. I couldn't stop the tears from falling down as I continued to scream out as I cried.
I held my hair in my fists and pained sobs rang out through the air as the train muffled my screams.

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TW: Rape, Pedophilia, Child Abuse/Neglect, Self Harm
You can play by all the rules in life and still get fucked over.
That's the first thing I ever learn as a child
People will do anything to fuck you over for their personal gain.
I learned this when I was only 5 years old.

My very first foster family.
I absolutely adored them when I first saw them, they were kind, nice, loving.
The mother couldn't have a child so she said she would try and help raise other children.
That was some bullshit.
They used me as a maid and used the stimulus checks to support their luxurious lifestyle whist I was left with nothing.

There were a few other children there and that's where I met Micheal and Asa.
We got along quickly and helped each other with cleaning and covered each other when we got in trouble.
One night Micheal was taken out of the room by our foster father.
He came back with a dead look in his eyes.
Then another kid.
Then another.
Until it was my turn.
He touched me in ways that I couldn't even imagine at that age.
It made me feel filthy.
So I tried to scrub it off.
I scrubbed until my skin raw or until Micheal or Asa stopped me.
It was during one of these scrubbing sessions where my quirk developed.
It burnt the sponge to a crisp and I looked at the blue flame flicking from my fingers.
I slowly held it to the raw skin and hissed when it burnt.
That's when I started trying to burn off the filth.
It started small.
One finger.
Burn
2 fingers
Burn
My palm?
Burn
This continued until my arms were covered in burn marks.
I began to use my entire palm to burn myself which left very noticeable scars so I started wearing more long sleeved shirt and jackets.
One night after he touched us again, I locked myself in my room.
He had been more agitated than usual and took more time with me.
It hurt.
A lot.
So I ignited my hand in flames and was about to burn myself when a knock at the door made me jump and touch the wall.
It ignited into flames and I quickly ran out, grabbing whoever was knocking and running away with them.
Everyone was asleep so I woke them up and noticed the fire had spread to the first floor and blocked our exit.
The older kids jumped out the window and caught to younger ones but before I was about to jump, I realized that out foster parents were still asleep.
My eyes went dead as I whispered,

"I hope you two die."
Much to my disappointment, they both survived.
The woman's closet had burnt all her clothing and the man had mild burns on his back and shoulder.
Lets just say they absolutely needed us in order to pay for it.
Their hopes for retreating their once luxurious life was shot down once the fire men found child pornography in the man's office.
They said it was pictures of all of us.
I hope none were of me.
After that they separated us but we met up in the forest whenever we needed to talk.
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End of chapter 2

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