Traitorous Love

Chapter 71- Family..Not First

I don't know how long I listened to drops of water. I counted to 15,349 drops, give or take. I assuming that each drop was a second then I've been here for about four hours. God I'm bored. My head doesn't pound as much anymore- it's more of a dull ache. But what I am mainly worried about: I'm dehydrated. No one has come in here for hours and fi they were serious about my mini-coma - I haven't eaten  anything for days. 

I look at my arms searching for some kind of IV needle hole- nothing. 

"Hello?" I call out, staring down the camera, "I'm starving, thirsty and bored," I take a breath, "if you're going to keep me here for days, the least you could do is bring some damn entertainment," I complain. 

I wait a couple of seconds, "Hellooooo?" I stretch the word. My voice isn't as hoarse anymore. 

Another couple of seconds, "You are a really bad hostage," I hear around me. I can't recognize the voice. 

"Wow, I'm really bad at something for the first time," I chuckle lightly. The door swings open and there stands Dabi. 

"You need to be patient," he says as he walks in, "if you keep interrupting my work then we're going to have problems," 

I roll my eyes, unsure of where this new found confidence is coming from, "Well, I'm bored and my arms are burning so how about if you tell me what you're doing and get a healer then I will be more than happy to 'be patient'" 

He smirks, "We're negotiating now?" I raise an eyebrow, "Fine. Just a healer,"

"Now, how is that fair?" I ask. 

He leans closer and grabs my chin, "you are my prisoner. You should be grateful for the kindness I am showing you. You would be smart to take this deal of a healer and then shut the hell up for the next couple of hours,"

I feel my face burn from his touch, "Fine," 

He grins, almost excited that I took his 'deal', "Great. I will send in my healer,"

As if on cue, I heard steps down the hall. One, after the other. Whoever it was walked ever so slowly, as if to make me wait. To make the anticipation of healing my wounds hurt more than the wounds themselves. I look to Dabi, now standing next to me. To my surprise, he had a satisfied look on his face. 

Because he wanted me to have the healer. Why else would he allow me to be healed?

I watched the figure- a woman- walk down the hall. Her hair was long, and from the look of it was similar to my hair color. Her walk was slow, with meaning. I don't think I would have EVER believed I would see the person I saw walk in. 

"Hello slutty little sister,"  Cece's voice echoed. She walks into the cell, a villainous grin on her face that looks almost unnatural, "I should say I'm happy to see you, but honestly, I'm really not,"

I stare at the woman in front of me. This has to be fake. A projection, an illusion. Something. There is no way that this woman is my sister. I stare at her, trying to say something. But no words come out. I feel my hands go into tight fists, my heart pounds as Dabi walks to her..and oh god...he kissed her. 

"Are you surprised?" Cece asks. Waiting for me to say something. 

I just sat there. Silenced by my sister. The one who watched TV with me, baked with me, protected me from the bullies, cheered me on when I gained my powers. Of course, as time went on, we grew apart. 

But she is my sister. 

I feel my heart pounding hard and my mouth go dry as I watch Dabi put his arm around her waist . As she lets him put his arm around her waist. 

"How could you?" It's barely a whisper, but it still echoed in the cell. 

She chuckles, "Because, I hate you," I flinch at the word, "I hate that you are the reason I never got to be Mom and Dad's favorite. I hate that you and your stupid powers are the reason I never got a chance to shine,"

I struggle against the bonds. My anger overtakes the betrayal, "You're fucking with me right? Jealously? You're screwing me over fucking jealousy?" Tears prick my eyes. I struggle to keep them in. They completely blur my vision before streaming down my face. My face burns with embarrassment more than the actual tears on my skin. I try to hide them as they fall, but there is no denying them. There is no denying that she broke me. 

I hear a satisfied laugh, "Well, you asked for a healer, didn't you?" Dabi asked, not trying to hide a smile, "I'll leave you both to it then. The family reunion," He turns and gives Cece another kiss before leaving the cell. 

Cece works in silence. She places her hands on the burns on my upper arm and closes her eyes. She finds the parts of the body that is damaged and begins speeding up my bodies ability to heal. That's how her quirk works. It's very effective and fast. I feel the skin on my arm regenerate in a matter of minutes, for what should take months. 

"Why?" I ask again as she moves to my left arm, "Are you really doing this out of jealousy?"

She shakes her head, "No. I'm doing this because for the first time I get to have real power. The power to do things that no body has ever done before,"

"What are you talking about?"

"You don't..?"She gives me a confused look for a second, and then it's gone instantly, "Oh, that's right, you don't know,"

I roll my eyes, "You mind filling me in, sister?" hate fills my voice. 

"Well," she's careful with her words, "basically, Dabi is going to take your powers and give them to me. It's called power transfer,"

I stare at her in shock, "What?"

She nods, excitement all over her face, "Mmhm, Dabi has been giving me quirks for months. I can't even count how many I have right now,"

"What do you mean giving you powers?" I ask. 

She shrugs, "I sit in a chair, they give me an IV, and then transfer something into my bloodstream. Couple hours later I have a brand new quirk,"

I search for words, "Why is he giving you these powers? What is his gain?"

She scoffs, placing her hands on her hips, "Don't you want to know my gains?"

"I already know them. Power and Validation. What I want to know are his gains,"

Cece shrugs again, "Honestly, I don't know,"

"Why isn't he just giving the powers to himself? Why give them to you?" I ask aloud, mostly to myself, and too Dabi, who is definitely listening.

"Don't worry little sister, I asked him the same thing. When he first approached me with this about a year ago, I was completely taken aback. I mean who would even think about something as crazy as a 'power transfer' power?"

"But.." I try to coax her.

"I was mesmerized by the idea. I mean, being able to show you up, and be powerful seemed worth it to me. So, I started going through a bunch of tests, and eventually 6 months, I got a fire quirk. Then an ice quirk, then some weird animal quirk," She explained counting on fingers of how many quirks they've stolen from people.

"So..." I said, slowly, "All those trips to America, and god knows where else,"

She nods, "They were to here," 

I just stare at her in shock, almost speechless,"What happened...to the people?" I asked quietly. What will happen to me?

"They turn into Nomo," she explained easily. Too easily. 

My stomach dropped, "What?" 

She nods, "I don't know where the other Nomo are from, but the most recent creations are the people that lose their quirks. It's what you will be in a matter of hours,". She opens the cell to leave and turns before she closes the door behind her, "Enjoy the last hours of being human, Sister. They're going to be your last,"

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