Listening through the screen [Hiatus] T.Shigaraki

9. Sage and Tiger Lily

My family isn't like your typical rich family. They are obsessed with their titles inside of the family. Sadly, my grandparents already passed away a few years ago so now my father is the head of the family.

Our family is known in the outside world as the l/n Family or the Sage family. Sage symbolizes Health, wisdom, and respect in Various folk cultures and traditions!

But inside of our Family, we call ourselves the Tiger Lily family. Tiger Lily symbolizes Wealth and Pride and I think that is a much better title for my Family as it is full of greedy and money-hungry people.

Everyone in our family has a flower that they chose for themselves and I am the Purple Iris and which symbolizes Wisdom and compliments. My mother doesn't have one since she isn't from my dad's side of the family but she says she shares a flower with my dad. My dad's flower is Snapdragon which symbolizes Graciousness, strength, and deception. Good for him I guess.

Now that everyone is here my dad will start his long-ass speech about how great our family is.

I was sitting on a chair listening to my dad's speech when some of my cousins approached me. Stock, Mignonette, and Sunflower to be more precise.

"Well hello, y/n, or should I call you purple Iris now? you've grown so much!"

I faked a smile and said:

"Hello Mignonette, your as lively as ever."

"Of course! I need everyone to see my worth!"

Talking to my cousins was the only thing that could be considered fun in this situation.

After my dad's long speech we sat down to eat.

The rest of the night was boring and uneventful. Until...

One of my dad's business partners' sons walked up to me.

"Hey, what's your name?"

It was very obvious that he had had a few drinks.

"I'm purple Iris," I said with a fake smile.

He moved closer to me and said "Yeah? Well, you're cute."

His intoxicating breath was killing me I didn't even want to open my mouth to talk to him.

"Wanna go somewhere else?"

I knew where this was going. This rich boy thinks that just because one of his parents is a hero he can do whatever he wants. Well, I certainly did not want to 'go somewhere else.

"I can't leave I need to take care of my guests."

I slid away from him trying to find someone that could help me in the crowd of heroes, family, and businessmen but he caught up to me and held me by my wrist.

"C'mon girl don't be shy."

Disgusting. I really did not want to stay with this guy.

"I'm not shy I'm just not INTERESTED. Plus, I'm only 15 years old but you look like you're double my age!"

I realized right after what I said but just ran away. That was a big mistake! He started chasing me and he caught me again. But this time people started to notice what he was doing.

"YOU BITCH YOU THINK YOU CAN ACT LIKE THAT JUST BECAUSE YOUR PRETTY! IL SHOW YOU!"

He raised his hand to hit me but before he could touch my skin his hand got pierced... with a blade that grew out of my skin.

That was my quirk, Blade Master. I can make sharp metal grow out of my skin in whatever shape I want. But now it backfired on me.

The guy started to scream and cry saying that I hurt him and people started to circle around us.

I started to panic and ran away to my room.

I promised I wouldn't do this anymore!

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Shigaraki's POV

"what the hell why'd she leave already..."

I felt so dizzy. I've been awake for several hours just drinking the beer I stole but Kurogiri's still hasn't come to bother me.

But y/n... she was so gorgeous... that's a face ill never forget...

those were the last words I said before passing out...

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I was sitting on my bed the next morning when I heard a knock on my door. It was my mother trying to get me out of my room. After she started annoying me I told her I would shower and change first.

I didn't want to be seen right now but I didn't have a choice.

I took a shower, changed my clothes, and went downstairs to see my mother.

When I walked into the hall I saw my mother there with the man from yesterday and a woman next to him who I guessed was his mother. he had a bandage wrapped around his hand. He had this really awkward facial expression.

When I got to them I apologized to the man (even though I really didn't want to) for hurting his hand.

He mumbled an apology for trying to hurt me but it didn't look sincere at all. He didn't even try to hide it!

His mother said she was really sorry for his behavior and promised that he wouldn't go unpunished and they left.

I felt so uneasy but my mother reassured me to not feel guilty and that it was purely out of fear that I hurt him but I still felt sad. I then decided to eat in my room and not with my family in the dining room.

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I stayed in my room all day trying to avoid contact with my family. My day is already ruined. I know the moment I walk out of my room I'm going to hear all of my family gossip about me and I don't need that right now.

I spent my day playing video games on my computer even though it wasn't with Tomura. I guessed Tomura wouldn't be online since he was drunk last night so he would probably be hungover today.

But in the evening my dad came to my room.

"Y/n, do you plan on staying in your room all day? At least say goodbye to your family there going to be leaving soon."

"Dad, I don't really feel like-"

"YOU HAVE TO BE KIDDING ME Y/N!"

I was surprised. My dad never yells at me.

He adjusted his glasses while trying to calm down.

"The only thing I told you was to build up a good reputation for yourself, to NOT make a bad impression, and to dress nicely but you couldn't even do 2 of the three things I asked you!"

"I'm sorry I'll-"

"NO y/n you don't understand, I know that guy was harassing you and he deserved getting his hand pierced but you, you just ran away. It made it look intentional, do you know that I had to tell everyone that it was merely an accident. The guy didn't have to go to the hospital because there was a person here with a healing quirk."

So that means that the guy was faking an injury to make me feel bad?!

"Why can't you just do what you're told to do. One day you will take over the work me and your mother are doing and you will be the leader of our family. You don't even understand your responsibility, you're frustrating me it's like- IT'S LIKE YOUR BECOMING YOUR BROTHER!"

I was so surprised I couldn't even speak. why does he always compare me to my brother to make me feel bad?

especially since my brother is dead.