Not everyone ends up a hero

It's not your choice

They say your true self shows in moments of distress.

That's not quite true.

What happens is more of well,

you lose yourself.

a moment traumatic enough might force you to show how much you're willing to do to survive yes,

but what happens next is you lose yourself, everything you've ever been

and ever may be

goes straight into the trash.

Something new gets born

and well that thing is a lot of fun.

I've never been an obedient kid, quite the contrary,

I was what people might call a free soul.

A kid is crying on the ground holding his hurt arm
a little girl ,glaring at him
a stone is tightly held in her small fist

"And make sure to not mess with my friends !" She yelled angry,
limping slightly because of her missing front tooth,

throwing the stone to the side caused the crying boy to get up and run away.

Behind her was another kid,

green eyes still watery as he hiccuped
trying to stop his crying,

but he could never get it under control.

Extending a hand the little girl gave him a warm smile

"he won't be bothering us again"

and with that, the boy took her hand accepting the help, and getting up as he gave her a teary smile.

a voice took their attention away

" There's the kid that hit me, mommy!"

without even looking in their direction, the brunette girl whispered

"run"

before both of them started sprinting for their life

small hands held on tight so they didn't lose each other.

Ah yes, childhood friendship.

It's always so sweet

so pure

shame it's not you that decides what happens with your life.

It's your parents.

small hands were holding onto her backpack, big brown eyes staring at the car door as she desperately tried blinking the fat tears away

I guess she was never much better at controlling her emotions than him.

As her father opened the door of their car a shaky voice spoke from behind them

" Kichan?"

Turning she saw her friend

once again tears were brimming in his eyes.

He was clenching a beaten-up box wrapped with crunchy Christmas decoration paper a sloppily tied bow keeping it all together.

" I...I wanted to tell you bye" He said desperately trying to keep his voice from shaking and just as desperately failing.

With her side view, the girl saw her dad clench his jaw.

He never liked Izuku very much,

he would constantly tell mom how he was a bad influence and stopping Kierus's growth maybe they hated that he was quirkless

but then again so was she.

She knew that already even if everyone was saying she'll just be a late bloomer.

She never quite grasped the whole quirk mania

Quickly she was sent back to reality as another sniffle escaped her friend

" I wanted to give you that"

he started, eyes concentrated on his feet too emotional to look her in the eye, but his hands still handed the box

" to make sure you don't forget me"

the small boy said, forcing himself to finally look up at them as her own lip started trembling

without another word she just hugged him

accidentally crushing further the box in between them.

Neither cared as he hugged her back letting out another cry as he shoved his face in her shoulder wetting it with tears.

The two kids spend maybe ten or twenty minutes like this,

they couldn't tell,

all that was sure was that it wasn't enough.

Soon sadly Kierus parents divided them and put her in the car

Looking at him through the glass window she waved

the other hand gripping tightly on the door

maybe she should've jumped out of the car at that moment

but she didn't

soon enough the car was too far away and she couldn't see the green blob of hair anymore.

Gulping her hiccups

worried if she makes any more sounds her parents may get angered, the little girl sat back in her seat looking down at the gift in her lap.

Carefully she played a bit with the ribbon before collecting her courage and removing it tearing away the wrapping paper she was left with a regular shoe box and inside was a plushie,

not any plushie it was a little all might one

one of the first plushies his mom gave him

she remembered that cause Kieru was the first person he told, he was so excited about it, rambling about the stitching and details for 30 minutes straight, she never tried stopping him even made sure to look as excited as possible

it was worth it, he looked so happy

Why would he give something he treasured so much to her

There was a real chance they might never see each other again, and yet he still gave it

just so she has something from him.

I have to come back.

I will come back