Golden Eyes, Silver Control

Sure

*The Trevor Project

'Hey, Saki-San.'

'Yes?'

'If you didn't have to be here, what would you wanna be?' Poltergeist asked.

Kai looked down at his hands. He never thought about it, he always just assumed this was his life. He assumed help would never come, and that he always would have to suffer, for the rest of his life. But if he was saved, what would he be?

'A hero.'

Poltergeist gasped, of all the answers he was expecting, Teacher, Doctor, maybe even a Police Officer, he was not expecting Hero. 'A... A Hero?'

'Yes,' He said, 'I want to be someone who can make people smile since I can't smile myself. I want to make people feel safe like how you, Manticore, and Hippogirff make me feel safe.' Kai looked at him. 'I want to help people.'

~

Kai had gone home after some fairly personal questions. 'Hey, Kai!'

'What's up Fat?'

'UA called, Nezu wants to talk to you.' He handed him the phone.

'Huh? Okay, hey what's up?'

'Chisaki-San, I have an offer for you. You won't have to do very much and it'll pay more than your bartending job.'

'Oh?' How did he know Kai worked as a bartender? 'Fat probably told him.'

'You'll need to keep your main job still, but I'd like to rent you.'

Kai flinched, 'Eh- Okay we're done here...'

'Wait wait! Let me rephrase that.'

Kai sighed, 'Hurry.'

'I'd like to hire you from time to time to repair areas with your quirk, and I'm sure you can get publicity from this, I could always recommend you to other schools. Other schools may want to hire you for the same thing! And it'd help schools like ours without having to continuously pay for repairs.'

While Kai didn't like the idea of publicity, money did sound good. *Kai has been trying to help a charity he supports. 'I'll think about it and call you back okay?'

'Sounds good to me!'

Kai closed his eyes, 'Alright then.'

'What did he want?' Fatgum asked as Kai handed him his phone back.

'He offered to pay me to repair school training zones. Said that he'd recommend me to other schools too, should I do it?'

'Kai, that's not up to me. That's your choice to make.' Fatgum said, for around 15 years, Kai didn't know what it felt like to be free. To feel in control. So Hari, Amira, and Fatgum were working with him on it. Sometimes Mirio and Deku pitched in.

Kai felt weird about that. Why did he have to make this decision? Why couldn't people just do it for him? It was so much easier.

Fatgum put a hand on his shoulder, 'Kai remember, way the pros and cons.'

Kai looked down, Pros: He'd make more money, he could buy a nice present for Eri's birthday coming up, he could buy some new winter clothes, and he could donate to his Charity. Cons: People would know him, he'd have to use his quirk for someone else's will again, he doesn't like germs.

Kai reached his hand out, 'Fat.' Toyomitsu handed him his now unlocked phone, and Kai called Nezu back.

'I trust you've come to a conclusion?'

Kai nodded, not that Nezu could see that, but it's the thought that counts. 'I'll do it.'