Ailurophile -' Tamaki Amajiki X Reader

Chapter 12 | Memories

The sky was a beautiful blue color, and small clouds covered it. The sun shone brightly.

"Show us your quirk!"

"Wow, your quirk is super cool!"

"I wish I had a quirk like yours.."

Every child in class began manifesting their super cool personal quirks. There was such a low chance of a child being quirkless these days, but It did happen.

Some children would become jealous of the other. Seeing some cool fighting quirk, and they have a quirk that just let's them see or hear better. Every child wanted to be like All Might, a hero.

My interests would lay in the animals I would see soaring through the skies or running wild and free through the  forests. I'd bring up all kinds of animals and insects I found, only to be called weird or creepy.

My parents loved my adventures and what big imagination I had. But, I lost it.

It wasn't a beautiful day. It was scary, especially for a child. The sounds of my own screams engulfed me. Everything became louder, and every small sound was picked up. I could feel a change, and not just a small one.

My old 'friend' was a bully. He was never considered my friend. He hurt my classmates countless times, and he'd joke about everything.

They thought we were just children, some of us, especially the boys, like to play a little rough. It was normal for us to play on the fields and sometimes push each other.

But what Suto Tageru did wasn't just simply pushing. I remember he'd pull on the girl's hair or bully them about their appearance. He was so young, but such a jerk, even at that age.

I protected the ones I called my friends without hesitation. His quirk came to him. It happened on the playgrounds, and he didn't waste time using it.

He could burn people. It was a devil's quirk. How could he ever think it would make him a hero. How would people ever let him become a hero.

His quirk uncontrollable at the time has burned not only physically but mentally as well. The burning heat pressed against my side, and the skin and nerves burned away like it was nothing.

His sickening, high-pitched laugh drilled in my ears while I screamed it all out on the floor. The friends I was protecting didn't help me like I did to them. If I wasn't there, it would be one of them to get burned. They stood there and took steps back, away from us.

All the sounds become louder, more painful. I couldn't take it anymore and let all of it out. My quirk, it manifested when I needed it. It protected me.

The memory was fogged, forgotten. I wasn't in control, I wasn't moving or doing anything. I was staring at the blank white space within and let myself drift away. By awakening, my quirk had activated, and I got back in control.

The kids around me looked frightened and fear overtaking their faces. I was on all fours, hunched over a scared Tageru with a claw mark over his left arm and blood seeping out of it. My paws were dirty, covered with the crimson color.

In fear, I fell back and hunced over shivering. Blocking everything out and screaming loudly. My mind was blank.

I pushed back my anger as much as I could, I reached for the thin broken line. Grabbed it with so much force and pulled it towards me. I wasn't going to let this happen again. I can't lose everything I worked for.

Tageru burned me, and he'd hurt me so much. But this could never help. Hurting him would result in trouble and fear. Like those little children I tried to save, they were terrified of their own classmate.

I pulled myself back and stopped in my tracks of running towards him. My breathing had to go back to normal, so I tried to focus everything I had to calming down. It didn't take much longer for our teacher to come. It took just a few seconds.

Miss Kayama stood in front of me and Tageru, her back facing me. I looked up while I could feel my whole body shivering, I was scared. I lost control, and I almost hurt someone again.

Slowly, I could deactivate my quirk. I was on my knees on the floor, my head hanging low and trying to cover my face, which had tears on them now. Miss Kayama was angry, scolding Tageru, but I couldn't hear any of it.

So, lost in thoughts, I brought my hands up to my face and let the tears fall. I was trying so hard not to let anyone see or hear me cry. Lost in my own world, my mind and the scared, overwhelming trance.

Someone pulled me out of it, a hand which was gently placed on my shoulder pulled me away. I widened my eyes and stopped crying, the hand pulling ever so slightly.

"Alright, everyone, class is over. Go home." Kayama's voice was gentle and soft, Tageru was already gone. The other kids left slowly, I didn't see anything but could hear every footstep they took.

The sound of Miss Kayama coming towards me was so close. I looked up slightly, hoping she wouldn't see my red eyes. But the face that I met could almost make me cry again.

A soft, gentle smile greeted me. It reminded me of my mother when I lay in the hospital. She'd tell me I would be scarred for life. She'd tell me, it was going to be fine.

Miss Kayama crouched down, placed a soft hand on my head, and kept her soft smile. "It's going to be alright." She said, her smile not faltering once.

This time, I sniffed. I didn't care if anyone knew I cried. I nodded, determined at her, and managed to pull up the smallest smile, but it was there.

Hado quickly cheered me up, Togata tried to make me laugh with jokes. We all went back to the changing rooms together, and i could feel my hopes and feelings clearing up a bit again.

Amajiki had pulled me out of my trance before, his gentle hand pulling me back up. He also apologized, wanting to help more. Even if he didn't do anything wrong, he apologized.

How could I ever deserve such friends..