Yuki

9. Neglect

He had only been off school for about a week now but was stepping outside for the first time in days. The sunlight burnes his eyes and much to his suprise, most of the plants around his house had wilted. Once his eyes adjusted, he knelt down and held one of the dead buds in his hand. It looked... sad. He frowned at the result of his own neglect. He pinched it off and threw it. He pulled a weed out of the soil. 

A few hours later, the bushes looked more bare but the beds were free of weeds. He sighed and looked at his hands. They were covered in dirt. He washed them with the hose. When he stepped back in his house, he realized how dirty it became. He grabbed a broom and a trash bag.

Now that his house looked presentable, he moved on to himself. He observed his face from all angles and grabbed his razor. A small amount of facial hair had grown. He washed and combed his hair. He dug through his cabinets and pulled out a small box.

Undereye reduction patches

The box was dusty and faded blue. The patches inside were jelly-like and cold. They seemed to do their job well enough though. He tied the top half of his hair back to keep it out of his face.

(Leave on for one hour)

He sighed and sat on the couch. He turned on his TV. Talking and a thud was heard from outside. He furrowed his eyebrows and looked out the back window.

Shit.

It was Miiko. He fumbled for his phone and called Aizawa.

"Fucking answer!"

"Hello? Alastor?"

"Yeah. Get All Might or whatever. She's outside my house again. Creep."

"Okay. I'll get him. If no one else is out there with her, try and restrain her. If there's other villans, wait for us."

He shoved his phone between the cushions. He walked over to the back window and pressed his hands against the glass. Dabi. Shigaraki. Toga. Twice. Dabi looked towards the window. He ducked down under it a d covered his mouth. More talking. Someone tapped on the window. He looked up.Ir was Shigaraki. His thin, chapped lips curled up into a smile.

He pressed his fingertips to the window and it dissolved. Jackson backed away from the window, hand still clasped over his mouth. Shigarski stepped through the window, heavy boots thudding on the floor. He scratched his neck. "You... I don't know why we let you do the first time.  He leaned down and grabbed Jackson's chin eith 3 fingers. "You're powerful. You have ambition. You can use that."

Jackson shook his head. "No. It's not what h- why are you doing this?"

"I see something in you. We all see something in you. Join us, Alastor."

"No. Please don't hurt me. But no."

"Why? We are the most powerful villans in all of Japan. Everyone fears us. We could use you as a spy."

He shook his head again. "Get out of my house."

Shigaraki attempted to advance on him. Out of habit, he wrapped him in thorns. Toga came through the window. When she smiled, her unusually sharp fangs showed. He stood up. She lunged at him and stuck a needle in his arm. Much to Toga's dismay, he polled it out and stepped on it, shattering it. He heard something fall onto the floor bot paid no attention.

Dabi stepped through the window. He brushed decay from the window off his long jacket. Jacksons eyes darted between the 3 intruders. "Shigaraki, we need to leave Let him go Alastor... what are those." He said, gesturing to his eyes. Jackson crossed his arms, vine palm facing out. "It's been a rough week. And no."

He uncrossed his arms and tightened Shigarakis restraints. "Jackson," Toga whined. 

"Don't call me that." 

"You're smarter than this. Just let Shiggy go and we won't have to hurt you."

"Okay." He let Shigaraki slip out and raised his hands near his face. He did not retract his vine however. He instead wrapped it around Toga. "Hey, what are you doing! I thought we were friends." She pouted. 

"Alastor," Dabi stepped forward. "Let her go. Nobody bas to get hurt." 

He narrowed his eyes. "Since when did you care about people getting hurt?" He heard yelling and police sirens outside. All Might must be here. He thought. If I can just keep them for a little bit longer... 

"Come on!" Shigaraki yelled, with increasing desparation. "Just let her go already!" He was clawing at his neck with both hands now. Shigaraki lunged forward, fingers outstreched. Jackson moved aside and Shigaraki slammed into the door, decaying it. Jackson looked around to see Twice clones surrounding the house and pro heros just outside them. They seemed to be dealing Twice. 

His palms prickled, his vines were getting weak. He could hold out for longer, but would it really be worth it? Twice yelled something from outside. Dabi's eyes darted between the door and Toga. He grabbed Shigaraki and pulled him out the window. All Might came through the door and restrained Toga. Jackson tried to capture Dabi or Twice, but failed. He collapsed back against his kitchen counter.