𝗆𝗈𝗈𝗇 • 𝗌𝗍𝗋𝗎𝖼𝗄 | Young Gran Torino

Chpt. 16 | Hostage

𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐒:
• Angst
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Bold ~ Toshinori/All Might
Italics ~ Nana Shimura
🧡 ~ Haru
💛 ~ Hinata
💚 ~ Healer/Akasuki
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Hīrō ~ Hero
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Luna left Torino's house the night they kissed after he'd fallen asleep. She couldn't contain her sadness and decided that it was best to run before she could change her mind. Though going home to an apartment that she had just been attacked in wasn't the best idea, she thought it was better than dwelling on her feelings and desires. But now, Luna is frantically running around her apartment to gather some essentials for the greatly anticipated fight. And when she's ready to meet with the group to fight, most likely to her death, she's hit in the head with a metal frying pan. The teen drops to the floor with a loud 'thud', before the perp picks her up and takes her who-knows-where.

"Do you think she's coming?" "I don't know. But we can't wait any longer... We have to go without her."

"Hello?! If you think you're winning, you're not! I'll beat your ass as soon as you show yourself, you coward!" Luna screams for the hundredth time, trying her best to intimidate her attacker, but to no avail. She sighs before a small sob slips past her lips. Her head is pounding and her body hurts from laying on the cold hard floor for hours, possibly even days. Who would do this? Maybe it's that shadow villain, or maybe All For One himself. But that wouldn't make any sense, beings that the villain is probably or has probably already fought her friends. "Please. Please let me out," The teen begs as salty tears roll down her pale cheeks. She's never felt so desperate and hopeless before. Luna wants, no she needs to save her friends, to fight for them and the lives of everyone around them. But she can't do that, not when her head is spinning and she feels like she could vomit at any second.

Luna waits. She waits for something, someone, anything to happen as the hours continue to pass. Slowly but surely, one day turns to the next. And that process continues for at least three days. Of course, the teen is given food and water, even new clothes and essentials. But she's still stuck in the dark room, quirk barely working because she most likely has a concussion. But an answer from Luna's lucky stars finally arrives. She stays completely still, pretending to be asleep while waiting for someone to drop off more food. And when the perfect moment arises, she immediately bolts for door. Cries for her to stop are heard, but she's deaf to those voices. Right now, she needs to see the others, she needs to be there and explain that she didn't just abandon them in their greatest time of need. So she runs. She runs, even when her head feels like slush, even when her legs burn and cramp, even when tears cloud her vision... She runs. Because that's what she knows how to do.

And she almost reaches her destination: Torino's house. But someone stops that from happening. They grab her wrist with their burning hands and yank her back. She kicks and screams, begging for them to let her go. But the betrayal is deadly as she looks into the eyes of a man she trusted the most. "How could you do this, Haru?! They needed me!!" 🧡 "No! We need you, Luna! And you're crazy if you thought we'd just let you run off to your death!" "But I promised them! Please, Haru! I promised!" 🧡 "I don't care!" Haru grips Luna's wrists tighter, making her cry out in pain. 🧡 "Hinata! Wrap her wrists!" 💛 "Haru, it's over already. Why can't we just-" 🧡 "Don't ask questions, damnit! Just do it!" Hinata sighs but does as his older brother told him, wrapping Luna's wrists with his fire so she can't escape. Haru lifts his sister up over his shoulder and begins the journey back to their apartment. The teen continues to cry and beg, her heart breaking as realization crushes her like an ant under a boot. The fight is over, and she wasn't there to help.