the devil in his eyes

Burning skin

        "beep, beep, beep, be-" My heavy hand reaches over struggling to press a simple button on my phone. I groan as I roll my heavy body over, pulling the covers back over me. Silence fills the room, I feel as my body drifts back to sleep....

     "Mommy?! Daddy?!" I scream out! Seeing my parents both laying in flames as nothing but smoke, dust, and blood surrounds me. My body is shaking harshly as I struggle to pull my body up onto rubble. "Mommy!? Daddy?! where are you?!" I shout out looking but only to be blocked by dust clouds everywhere. "BEEP, BEEP, BEEP"

 My body shoots up as I awake in a cold sweat. I place my palm onto my forehead as my silk blanket falls down meeting my hips. I grab my phone off of the nightstand almost in a jerking matter as I hit the dismiss button. I stare at my phone seeing my lock screen of my grandpa and me, This is my first week without him in my life. I had to take off work just to take it all in. He has been their since my parents death and has raised me since I was four, he was my greatest supporter in life. My eyes finally adjust to my dark room that only has a peak of sun shining through. My dresser Sat on my north wall next to the door, It held my tv and photos, To my east wall sat nothing but three windows that were covered in curtains, My south wall had my king bed that's bed end faced the north and two side tables that had lamps and the left that held my phone at night and the right that held....other things in its draws, And lastly nothing But a door to my bathroom and a mirror wall on my west wall. The floor of my room was a mess as I had not clean in three weeks and nothing but clothes and trash covered my floors. I threw my covers off me not bothering to fix my bed up before leaving. I stand for a moment as the light headness made me almost want to cry, I walked over the clothes and trash in my floor to pick up my work uniform that laid on my white dresser. I worked at a convenient store off of a busy street, it was a minimum wage job that paid about $13.35 pre-hour. This was the only job you could get in japan that doesn't need a quirk. I sigh as I take off my shorts, throwing them into the floor and Slipping into my uniform. I walk out of my bedroom door to the clean apartment, I lived in a two bed, two bath apartment and had friends come over and help clean. Although I never let them touch my room as I don't feel all to comfortable with the idea of them in my room. 

     I step out of my apartment that was on the top floor of four levels, I fumble my keys out of my pant pocket before locking my door and placing them back into my pocket. I didn't own a car as I wasn't one to give go places but home, work, and maybe the bar if I needed to. 

"Good Morning y/n dear" My elderly landlord speaks

"Lovely Morning Miss Chen!"

"Off to work I see?" Her voice was light hearted as every,  She was a kind soul truly.

"Yes miss Chen, Thank you for not making me pay rent this month." I say as I walk over to her, She was watering our plants that sit in front of the apartment complex. For someone who is in her 90's she is really active, I think that's a quirk thing though. 

"Of course darling, Do you mind after work getting me a bag of soil? I need to replant honey." 

"Of course miss Chen, Ill see you in a few hours" I saw giving miss Chen a hug. She was a very kind souled women, She let me rent here since I was 16. That was about 5 years ago, She has seen me grow into a women. 

     I wave Miss Chen off as I walk down the street and opening the gate to our complex and shutting it. I really didn't work fair which was a plus, I also worked for Mister Chen so he would understand if I was late because I was talking to his wife. I was one to keep to myself, I stayed in the little group of people I knew, Although a few of the people I knew we're very well known in japan. I was cousins with hawks, He loved me like I was his own sister. I smile at the thought of my cousin, He was always looking after me since I was little, Although he still believes I have a quirk. I have the bone for it but its just never shown up no matter how hard we've tired. The thought bums me out as I hear the 'dig' of the shops door as I walk through. Mister Chen sits at his normal spot reading the newspaper, The same view I have of mister Chen every day. I walk to the back opening the heavy-ish door to the employees room, I grab my slip and clock myself in before walking back out to the cash register and opening it for the day. 

(time skip) 6:54pm

     The day feels like its been going on forever, Even mister Chen left me to the store. My eyes dart to the store windows as a bright light shoots everywhere. "what is-" I was cut off but a shock wave breaking the windows and knocking me off my feet. My eyes widen as my heart feeling like its gonna pound out of my chest, I stare at the fire that filled the street...it was blue?...My whole body shakes as flash backs run threw my head, My eyes get teary as I grab onto my chest. "mom...dad...MOM?!DAD?!" My mutter turns into a scream as I feel as I once before when I was Four, My closes and I feel as if I'm going to puke up my guts. I crawl out of the store causing glass to break threw my skin and clothes. "MOM!? DAD?!" I scream as pull myself out of a crawl and into running. I lost track of where I am, I have to find my mom and dad! they'll safe me! ill be safe in dads wings! Mom will protect me! I panic as my thoughts become irrational, I've lost sense of where I am. I Run grabbing onto a corner of a wall jerking myself into an ally way. "I gotta-" I was cut off by a thumping into a persons back. I fall back onto my elbows and butt, My vision is now shaky and blurry. My breath is shaky and fast as I can hear my own heart beat through my ears. 

      I watch as a man in black pants, black jacket, white shirt, Black hair, and purple scars turns to face me. My body fills weak from my panic, The man looks at me with interest. I drag myself backwards before feeling a shake in the group and leaping forward at the man. "Please! I can't do this Again!" I pled with the man as I grab onto his pant. I hear faint screaming in the background and I began to feel light headed, My racing thoughts are now nothingness and now just the faint background sounds until...nothingness no vision or thoughts