But in the End

Memories

"Ha! Looks like daddy didn't show up again, maybe he forgot all about you!"

"You're wrong!" The five year old jumped up, glaring at the boy in front of her. "My daddy's just busy with work!"

"Yeah right, I bet he just says that to get away from you." The boy laughed as his friend tagged along. "He probably hates your guts."

"You're lying!" She exclaimed, staring down at her shoes. "He doesn't hate me... I know it."

"Awe are you gonna go cry to mommy? Oh wait- you don't have one!" The boy's friend spoke up, pushing her to the ground. "Big crybaby."

The girl glared up at the boy before lunging at him, as a pinkish red aura surrounded the little girl as she began feeling stronger. Not knowing her strength, she pushed the boy, causing him to fly back a couple feet and to the ground.

The boy had passed out as his friend turned to the girl, pointing a shaky finger at her. "M-Monster!"

The boy went to run as the girl grabbed hold of his arms. "Wait! I'm not a monst-" Her sentence was cut off as the boy suddenly collapsed to his knees, weakened.

"(Y/N), what did you do to these boys!"

The little girl turned her head as her teacher rushed over, shaking. "I- I don't..." She couldn't form a sentence as she let go of the boy's wrist, backing up.

The teacher kneeled in front of the boy, asking if he was okay before he fell unconscious. She then glanced at the other boy that lied on the ground before bringing her gaze to (Y/N).

(Y/N) brought her trembling hands up to her head, grasping her hair as she stared at the scene in front of her, not knowing what happened.

She came back to reality, feeling a hand on her shoulder, causing her to look up, seeing the principal. "Your father is here. However- it seems we have some things to discuss. Follow me."

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"Daddy, where are we going?" (Y/N) asked as her father led her to a building.

"Nothing to worry about, just to a special doctor." He replied, pushing his glasses up as they entered the building.

Walking in, they came up to a desk with a woman sitting behind it. "Hello, what can I do for you?"

"Yes, my name is Ango Sakaguchi, I spoke with someone on the phone about our arrival about a possible special ability." He replied, showing some sort of badge.

The woman nodded in understanding. "I see. You may proceed."

Without another word, (Y/N) was drug down a hall with multiple rooms. The two came to an unoccupied room, going in and seeing nothing inside, just an empty space.

Furrowing her brows together, (Y/N) glanced up at her father. "What's going on?"

She didn't receive a reply as a man walked in, sporting a lab coat and a clipboard. "Nice to see you Ango, what brings you in?"

Ango, gestured down to (Y/N). "I believe my daughter may possess a special ability."

"Oh?" The man seemed intrigued, glancing down at (Y/N). "And why's that?" After being told the events that took place at the school a few days ago, he nodded. "Very well, let's begin running some tests.

(Y/N) went through several tests and experiments throughout her time with the man. Blood tests, eye exams, hearing tests, physical endurance, mental and psychological tests, and many more.

After all the results were recorded, the man went to analyze the data before coming back in, glancing down at his clipboard. "Well, from what we can tell, (Y/N)'s ability is a physical one. She is able to take a person's energy from who she is touching, resorting it to her own."

"This in turn, increases her physical strength and endurance." The man glanced up from his clipboard. "She needs to learn to control this ability, because if uncontrolled, she could take all the strength a person has and could even end up killing someone as a result."

A look of realization crossed over Ango's face as he looked from his daughter and to the doctor. "Is it possible that she could use this ability from birth?"

The man had a confused, but contemplating, face as he processed the question. "I don't see why not, users are born with their abilities and can access them at any given time. Though most aren't aware until put in certain situations that trigger it to activate."

It wasn't until much later, about the time that (Y/N) was fourteen or so, to realize that her ability is what killed her mother during childbirth.

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"Hey, get back here!"

"No way in hell, you think yelling at me to come back is supposed to magically make me listen?" (Y/N) shouted as she took off, glancing over her shoulder. "That's like telling someone to stop and think they'll actually stop."

"Damn it, what are you guys doing, she's getting away?!" The girl yelled, pointing in my direction.

(Y/N) glanced behind her as she heard footsteps following after, causing her to let out an irritated sigh. "Great."

Running through the halls, she avoided people in the halls as she took any turn she came across until she reached a dead end.

"Looks like we got you cornered now." One girl spoke up. (Y/N) turned around to see three standing there, smirking at her. "Now give it back."

"Yeah, no thanks." (Y/N) replied. "Besides, you don't have a use for it."

The girl marched forward, the other two following closely behind. "We'll just have to take it by force then." She nodded to the two behind her, causing them to approach (Y/N).

Letting out a sigh, (Y/N) waited until they went out to grab her before whispering under her breath. "Beast from Within." Just as the girls touched her, they began growing weak as (Y/N) felt stronger.

She reached her hands up, pressing on each of the girls' pressure points on their neck, causing them to collapse to the ground. (Y/N) glanced back up to the other girl still standing. "It's your move."

The girl backed up, glancing down at her friends before back up to (Y/N). Contemplating for a moment, she let out a noise, flipping her hair. "Tch. Whatever. You can keep the damn thing."

(Y/N) watched as she walked off as she saw another girl, hiding around the corner, staring at her. "Hey, you're that girl..."

Said girl nodded as (Y/N) walked up to her, holding out her hand. "What're you...?"

"This belongs to you, right?" (Y/N) asked, tilting her head.

The girl looked down to the object, seeing a silver locket, letting out a gasp. "How'd you get this?"

(Y/N) shrugged her shoulders. "I saw them take it out of your gym locker and figured it must've been important to you."

She took the necklace. "It is..." The girl smiled gently, glancing at the locket in her hand. "It's a picture of my parents."

Not needing any more explanation, (Y/N) nodded her head. "I see. We should be getting to class."

The girl nodded her head, placing the locket back around her neck. "You're right. I'm Yumi by the way. Akito Yumi."

I gave her a small smile. "I'm (Y/N) Sakaguchi"

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04/04/2024