Kobayashi Trauma

Chapter 16

(Aiko's pov. In the morning)
Yaoyorozu comes into my room as I'm waking up.
"Can I help you?" I ask.
"I'm worried about you." She says.
"Is it me? Or the people around me?"
"The people around you... I heard what you did to Todoroki."
"Did you hear what he said to me?"
"Does it matter what he said?"
"It always matters. He was asking for it."
"Was Iida also asking for it when you stabbed him?"
"That's blowing it out of proportion! I stabbed a target. I didn't hurt him."
"It doesn't matter that you didn't hurt him!"
"Yes MOM. Why do you have to nag me?"
"I mean I am class rep. It's my job to keep everyone in line."
"I thought it was your job to tutor and make sure everyone passes their classes. I thought it was Iida's job to keep everyone in line."
"That is incredibly insulting!"
"You know, you might just be right about that. Doesn't make me wrong." As I say it tears well up in her eyes. She quickly walks out of my room.

A little later I'm eating breakfast alone. Then Kirishima sits across from me.
"Hey, making Yaoyorozu cry wasn't manly." He says.
"I'm a woman..."
"It's not womanly either."
"Talk to Shoto. He started it."
"What he did wasn't manly either."
"Are you talking about dating me to get to my brother or putting my dad in jail?"
"Todobro didn't put anyone in jail."
"Yeah... He did."
"The only... But... That was his... Guess not... Stain. So that kid from gen ed wasn't wrong?"
"Bingo."
"No wonder you look up to Stain."
"Yeah because he took me in. Gave me a home, a family."
"Wait so all those parties you threw... Your dad was actually in jail and your brother was away... So you were just home alone that whole time?"
"Dude I was throwing a party every day, and you're only just realising that? Like I was throwing all those parties cuz I was lonely."
"Shit. I can't believe I missed that."
"Like dude. Why do you think I dated Shoto so long? I found him going though my brother's underwear drawer just before finals. I needed someone to lean on and didn't know that anybody else would be there for me."
"Shit. I'm sorry. I wish I was there for you more."
"I know I act out a lot. But why do you think I do that?..." He seems to think about my question.
"I don't know."
"Because besides Tsuki-chan, the 2 people I trust aren't around right now. I know Deku will keep his mouth shut, but I have no proof that he will be there for me without a benefit for himself."
"Well you have me now."
"Ok. Fine. Junichiro has a secret identity in the LOV."
"I knew I never heard of that country."
"And now you know the family Madrigal." I blurt out a little tune.
"Why the Encanto reference?"
"I mean it fit." I go back to singing "sister Aiko hero in training, brother Junichiro famous idol but he's also" Katsuki and Deku seem to hear me and they pop in to quickly whisper
"We don't... Talk about his identity"
"Father Chizome" I kinda whisper "secretly Stain" I go back to normal singing" is really in jail, " I sing finishing the bit.
"Now I know the family Madrigal" Kirishima sings jumping in. Iida walks in from the other room.
"Did I just hear Bakugou singing Encanto?" Iida asks. Kiri and I look at each other, then look at Iida.
"Nope."
"What did I come in here for?.... I don't know but I'll be back. Iida leaves. I do a fist pump and say quietly
"Yes, 2nd person gass lit."
"Who was the other?" Kiri asks.
"Midnight. It was real easy too."
"How'd you do it?"
"I got kidnapped"
"Wait that actually? By who?"
"My brother."
"Why?"
"Because Midnight left him in a dumpster as a baby for his dad to hopefully find."
"That's just unheroic!"
"Yeah. That's why I gass lit her..."
"So how did you get a real gun and silencer?"
"Think that question though slowly.... Think who my family is..."
"Oh, right. Where did you get your pain tolerance?"
"What do you mean?"
"Your tolerance is kinda ridiculously high."
"Oh, I don't know actually..." I say. Iida walks back in the room.
"Kirishima! You are supposed to be scolding her!" He demands.
"Bad Aiko Bad!" Kiri says wagging a finger at me. We both burst into uncontrollable laughter.
"Kirishima! Pull yourself together." Iida scolds.
"Why is it so important that Aiko is scolded?" Kiri asks.
"Because she made Momo cry!" Iida states.
"If it's so important that I get scolded, why don't you do it yourself?" I ask.
"Fine! A student in the hero course shouldn't know how to pick locks... It's unbecoming for a hero. A student of the hero course should not act like, imply or otherwise threaten another student! You should not start fights with other students. And you should not intentionally make another student cry!" Iida finishes his 'scolding'.
"Hey, I only did half those things. I didn't start fights. I finished them. And I didn't mean to make your precious Momo cry."
"Well. Last night you-" I don't let him finish.
"Last night I was ambushed. I was cornered, ganged up on and taken by surprise. You can't expect anyone to react well to that kind of treatment!"

Over the next few days lots of rumors are circulating about me. People regard me with fear.
"She's uncontrollable."
"Be careful she might attack you."
"She's a villain in the making"
"She wants to be the next Stain."
"She always carries a real gun."
"She lashes out violently at random." Whispers in the halls. The only ones who don't fear me it seems are Tsuki-chan, Kiri, Shinsou, Deku and Jirou. The 5 of us tend to sit together for lunch as Jirou sits with other friends.  Deku and Shinsou float between us and other friends. I have become the Boogeyman, I'm the one they warn other students about. Even some teachers buy into the rumors. But the news never catches wind. I just go about my life.