Adapting is hard

Confrontation

I stood pretending not to notice him closing in. But I can't let him think I'm clueless.

"Hello Eraser."

I could hear as his foot steps came to a halt as he stepped out of the shadows forgetting all about the sneak attack he had planned.

Turning around I almost laughed.

Instead.

I smiled under my mask as I watched his confused yet waiting expression.

"Now just who are you supposed to be?" I said as I watched his eyes glow red.

"Pro Hero Eraser head and you are?" He said raising an eyebrow.

"Hmm who am I? Well I guess you will just have to wait and find out!" I said jumping off the side of the building.

Landing on the small platform below I make my way across roof tops. Vigorously trying to lose the hero that was hot on my trail.

"Hey it's impolite to leave without introducing yourself!"

I turned to look at him over my shoulder.

"What are you my mom?" I said adding extra sarcasm at the end.

All I got in return was a groan but other then that he stayed persistent.

Jumping down into a alley I rolled and ran to the opening meeting the street I turned to see the hero standing there looking at me panting.

"Looks like old age is really getting to you there haha." I said laughing at the end.

After a while of ackward standing and staring I reached behind me grabbing a hand full of my own special gun powder.

Throwing it to the ground the air filled with smoke and visibility was reduced to zero.

Stepping out of the smoke I watched as the hero fought his way out covering his eyes.

Now standing a safe distance away I decided I had enough messing around for one night.

This was starting to get old anyway.

Slipping into the night I did what I do best. Be a huge pain in the ass for all hero's out there!

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Time skip

Beebbeep beebbeep

Slamming my hand down on my alarm clock. I grab my phone I slid it open seeing that this years up and coming hero's are on the news again.

They seem to alway be trending in some shape of form. Wonder what it's like to have so many eyes on you at once.

Sounds scary.

After a night of ass kicking I decide to call it a day. Ironic since the sun was about to come up.

But hero's come with the day light and I come with the moon light. Like yin and yang only we don't coexist in peace.

Gliding in through the window I stripped off my gear. Face planting into my bed.

Four hours that's all I get before I've got to be at work.

It's summer time so it's supper busy. During the day I make coffee and in the evening I wait on tables.

But I've got to keep a low profile so I can't risk running into Bakugo again.

I turn 17 in two weeks and everyone who ever cared to talk to me has forgotten I ever existed.

Or the ones who would have looked are dead.

I've got nothing left to lose so what's the point of birthdays.

But knowing my co workers they will throw some small thing and get me a gift. I couldn't bring myself to change my birthday so I changed my name.

A kid torn between divorced parents. Dad pays for the apartment and mom sends money for food. And no one questions it.

It's the perfect cover. The only crack is my face. It's plastered everywhere. I wanna find who ever reopened my case and kick him where the sun don't shine.

So I set my alarm and I let my eyes finally close.

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Time skip

Working at the cafe is fun but people who come aren't social they just want to be left alone.

They work on school work or paper work. Some just play video games. Which is exactly what I'm doing right now.

"Hey are you supposed to be on your phone while working?"

I shot up just to be met with a scary looking face. Purple hair and dark circles like he hasn't slept in weeks.

Kinda feel bad.

"Um no I guess not well you caught me but what can I get ya?" I say setting my phone down and rubbing the back of my neck.

After he tells me his order I turn to make it but what comes out of his mouth surprised even me.

"Your that kid aren't you?"

Turning to him with a confused look.
"I don't think I know who your talking about?"

"The kid with green hair that's you right or do you have a younger brother?"

Shit what the hell? I look different maybe Bakugo is just dumb and can't tell who he is talking to? But this kid it took him a minute to figure me out.

But the little brother thing that could work. No ,to close ,cousin now that could work.

"Um I'm not him that's my younger cousin. Shame what happened he just kind of took off with out a word but good guess." I say with a fake smile.

"Cousin huh well that would explain why you too look so much alike." He said while pulling out his wallet.

I watched as he made his way out into the street disappearing into the crowd.

Glaring down at the counter I let my mind run in things I could do to change my appearance.

"Huh guess I'll just have to start wearing contacts." I say turning to meet my very late friend who was supposed to be here twenty minutes ago.

"Your lucky I have an hour and a half between work places or else you would have been dead." I said glaring at him.

"Okay I get it jeez you sound like my mom lay off and get the hell out of my way." He said pushing past me.

As much as I would have liked to deal with him I've still got another job waiting on me.

I punch my card and walk out the door disappearing into the bustle of people trying to get to where their going.

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