Phoenix Discovers Her Freedom

Chapter 11: Dreams of the Past

Tw: Nightmares, Torture, Death, Angst??
Word Count: 1,053
Authors Note:
    This is one of Akari's & Haru's past memories growing up in the facility. Good luck~

Haru's POV:
I tossed and turned in my bed trying to get comfortable. I'm just paranoid is all. That's gotta be it. I have no clue on what I'm doing and I don't know if I'm helping raise Akari right? She's acting like a doll. I need to help her find her true self but how? How did me, and Rumi do it. Keigo can't he can't do what we are doing. He's the number 3 pro hero. Me and Rumi have more freedoms than he does so how. How did Blue do it? How did he help his siblings.... Oh blue...

7 years ago....

I was running through the halls at this point. Me and the group surrounding the fired up area. I took control of the fire. I got most of the surrounding fire to extinguish but Touya. Fuck he's burning. I glanced at the other and they nodded starting to help Touya and try to calm him down. We don't know any better. We don't know how this happened. All we know is that we heard crying. Shit the kids got out of training due to the alarms going off. I turned to them loosing my focus on the fire. Double shit. I put my focus on the fire turning to them saying,

"Phoenix, Riptide what ever you guys do don't go near him he'll be fine alright? Just stay behind me. Can you do that please?" Riptide nodded watching things go down. They're both terrified. Triple shit. I used a wing to cover them out of sight. I shouldn't have done that. Akari sent out feathers out to Touya trying to heal him. She kept sending out more and more.  None of us know how to stop it. Our feathers are fire proof to a certain degree after all. I got the fire to die down but Touya was dying. Akari's feathers weren't able to help. Crap I turned to her saying,

"Phoenix you have to stop-"

"No! I'm going to help Inferno, and that's that!" She screamed sending out all her feathers. Crap shes going to- she passed out from doing that. Riptide caught her as the handlers and trainers came in and took her to healing with Riptide while scolding us 5 for what we did. Great punishment training here we come. Touya's handler the man to blame was cleaning up his body. I never felt more hateful to that man more than ever. This did the cake. My handler came back from taking care of Akari telling me,

"Phoenix is resting you may go visit her after training, acting, and those music lessons you both apparently like." I nodded following her to the rooms were going to do punishment training at least it wasn't that bad I was able to see her. Thing is she's already asleep for the night.

Meanwhile with Akari...

Akari's POV Dreamscape:
I felt a pinging sting as I slept. I don't know where I am. More of why I'm here. It was the HQ it can't be. Can it? No I can't be at the facility I was good I did good. I met their expectations why am I back?! I looked around to see my handler come to me saying,

"You can never escape." I gulped backing up. I tripped and landed in a dark iron Cage. My wings binded up, my eyes covered with cloth, arms and legs chained in iron. I screamed in pain as my handler laughed. She then started walking away with the key. No not this punishment again. I know how to activate my quirk. I screamed as the burns started to come though. I don't wanna be here. I didn't do anything wrong. Please get me out I'll be good I promise.

"AKARI!"

I promised him I would find him. I promised-

"AKARI! Wake up!"

Huh?

Akari's POV: (Shes awake)
   I shot up out my bed feather sword in hand. I pointed it to whoever the person was. Who let out a squeak. Wait a squeak? My vision adjusted to the semi-light room to see Haru there holding his hands up. I lowered the feather and started to apologize but Haru stopped me saying,

   "It's fine you were having a nightmare and is reacting on instinct. Now wanna tell me what's going on?" I shook my head I don't want to at least not now not going through that again. He frowned but then tried to fit him self on the bed. Saying,

   "Scoot Aki I need to talk to you." I did and he got comfortable. He looked at me in the eye and said,

   "Akari I'm sorry I'm not good at this and before you say anything hear me out. I have no idea on how to raise you nor do I think I'm qualified enough to do so. That's why we have to talk things out." I looked at him in shock as he explained,

   "The commission knows we're loyal. They don't suspect us trying the be free of them. Thing is for this to work you have to talk Akari and no not as Phoenix but as Akari." I sat there not really knowing what to do or say. I wasn't trained for this I don't know what I'm going to do. Haru hugged me saying,

   "It's ok to let out your feelings it's ok to cry it'll be fine and we'll be free soon enough I have a plan to get us out. Now let it out it's ok to cry I know your stressed." That was it tears running down my face. Haru was patting my back helping me. I clinged onto his shirt. I was so tired. Tired of the commission's expectations, tired of the public's view on me, and most of all just tired in general. I don't know what type of tired this is but I'm tired and so done.

Haru helped through this and yet he still smiles. He's tired too. We're both tired of hero society. We both need a break but how? How do we achieve a break without the commission. I'm having to go to UA in a week. I'm going on a year long mission. Why is there so much pressure on me? Why am I stuck in a cage with no way out...