Wrong place, right time?

Chapter 12

TW-mentions of previous abuse

(A couple days since we last checked in with the league)

Cho's POV:

Running. Trying to run. Faster! Faster! Or he'll catch up. I'll be caught and punished...

It seemed no mater how far I ran the hallway never ended and he continued to gain ground. He was so close I could practically feel his breathes. I wanted to cry out for help, for misty, for anyone! But my voice didn't come out.

Suddenly I was on the ground and I was in pain, lots of pain. It burnt so bad! But I couldn't stop it because my hands were tied and he was sat on my back so I couldn't move. I can't escape...

I can never escape..

No one's POV:

It was a relatively calm morning, no one had gotten drunk the night before so no one was nursing a hangover, there had been no missions the day before so everyone was relaxing in the bar together. Compress and Magne were talking like normal, reminiscing over their two lovable 'babies'. They miss Twice and Toga and all the mischief that follows along with having them. Jacob was talking with spinner about which swords and knives they prefer and their pros and cons. Dabi was sat at the bar next to Shigaraki, trying everything  in his power to piss him off whilst he played a game on his Nintendo. Kurogiri simply stood behind the bar like usual and swapped between cleaning glasses and the counter top. He was waiting for the hour to finish so he could check on Cho and maybe get her to eat something, she had been rather quiet these last two days and Kurogiri was slightly concerned.

He didn't notice but the protege he was caring for stopped his bickering with Dabi and looked at his worried misty figure for a minute, if he had noticed Kurogiri might have noticed the lsightly worried look on his face. Then he went right back to bickering with Dabi, he managed to hit the fire user in the stomach with his elbow. He huffed triumphantly and celebrated for all of two seconds.

That's when everything suddenly went silent and everyone stopped moving. They've only ever heard this once before and they had really hoped not to hear it again any time soon, though not all for the some just didn't want to hear it because it was loud and annoying. The screams of pain sounded like someone was being killed, it was so guttural, loud and full of fear and pain that people were more shocked that came out of such a small creatures mouth.

Kurogiri rushed down the hallway as quickly as he could and opened the door to find Cho on her stomach with her hands above her head, writhing as if I'm pain and repeatedly screamed "IT BURNS!" When the worried nomu tried to get closer she only became more panicked. By this point a couple others had also arrived, partially due to their curiosity but also because kurogiri has always been able to calm her down. Though for some reason it isn't working this time...

He tried for what felt like hours trying to calm her down, in reality it probably lasted around 15-20 at most. Obviously the second Cho calmed down someone (cough Dabi cough) had to say something. "Kids get a set of lungs....and a bladder." He grimaces at the last part and scrunches up his nose as he walks away. "Kuro, why don't you go put her in a nice warm bath and gently coax her awake whilst Compress and I clean up the sheets?" The nomu felt so grateful in that moment to have Magne there, with a simple bow he leaves for the bathroom.

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Cho was a little dazed during her bath but was otherwise pretty calm. Just as Kurogiri picked her up and out of the bathe and into her warm fluffy towel, she starts to 'wake up' slightly. He waits for her to reach out to him, so instead he continues to gently dry her off. "Mad?" Her voice was quiet and shaky, it was obvious how scared she was. Kurogiri moved slowly and carefully, "No, I'm not mad. Not at you, not at wetting the bed, you are perfect. The one I'm mad at I don't even know how he looks." Cho nods slowly and looks at her surroundings. She was a little more quiet than usual, her hums even seemed slightly softer.

"How about a yogurt pouch, then we go watch some cartoons?" Kurogiri offers, he knew she needs to eat but isn't likely to have much due to her nightmare and panicked attack, so he wants to make sure she's had at least something. Cho nods, slowly and almost hesitantly, she wraps her arms around the misty nomu's neck and let's herself be carried into the kitchen to eat.

Afterwards kurogiri wrapped her up in some fluffy socks, a blanket and gave her the green Dino plus that she loves then places the laptop in a shelf unit under the bar's counter. She has a comfy little chair down beside him and it's out of the way so he won't have to worry about dropping anything or bumping into her. "What do you feel like watching?" Kurogiri asked as he went online and into a Netflix account (why pay for one when you can hack into someone else's? Don't do this! It's just cuz yk villains). "Spy pease..." she said very softly, kurogiri instantly went to the kids account that every Netflix account has automatically and put on the first spy kids movie for her to watch. It was loud enough for her to hear and enjoy but not loud enough to get the attention of anyone else in the bar, including any unwanted patrons.

After that the day went quite peacefully.

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'Jacob's POV:

The first thing I wake up to at some ungodly hour was screaming, very intense screaming. I instantly shot out of bed and out into the hallway, thinking something had happened to one of the young members. There I found half of the league crowding around Kurogiri's door, some sounded and looked pissed whilst others looked worried. The last thing I heard from inside the room was crying and Magne suggesting bathing Cho. I can assume from Dabi's snide comment, that it is more than likely she wet the bed.

Mute
Anxious
Flinches
Panic attacks
Night terrors

So many signs of trauma, just from who? Nothing I've seen so far would suggest the league but then again they're villains, I wouldn't put anything past them. Kami, I am worrying about this kid too much. Kami, I am worrying aboI sigh and walk back into my room, note down the events then go back to bed for a one hour power nap before properly getting ready for the day and any work I might need to do.

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