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13. I'm her father / ... Huh ?!

Aizawa Shota's POV

          As I was staring at the open window, I felt my heart dropping in my chest. She didn't just... we were at the freaking seventh floor !

RG : I had locked the door to stop people from bothering the kids, and it was still locked when we arrived...

Me : Kita !

          I ran to the window, but didn't saw her anywhere. That was a tiny relief. I heard the door of the toilets open behind me and turned around, full of hope, to see Hizashi getting out, shaking his head.

Hizashi : SHE ISN'T IN THE INFIRMARY ANYMORE !

RG ( looking into the closets ) : Her sheet is missing, along with a few rolls of bandages and two scalpels. I had put her clothes to the garbage, they were torn and soaked in blood, she might have wanted to get dressed with what she found.

Me ( internally panicking but trying to keep a level head ) : I'm going to Nezu, with the security footage we'll be able to know when she left and maybe find clues as to her reasons, that would help us to know where she went.

RG : I have to stay to look after the kid, but come back here if you find something, this girl is still my patient and I'm worried about her.

Nemuri : We will.

Hizashi : OF COURSE !!!

          I simply nodded before speeding to Nezu's office, entering without waiting to be invited, making Tsukauchi jump. Nezu simply took a sip of his tea, before asking with a falsely jolly voice :

Nezu : Aizawa ! What a wonderful surprise, are you here to ask about Kita ?

          Not even wondering how he knew anymore I simply nodded while walking to him, Nemuri and Hizashi entering, panting, behind me.

Hizashi : How - pant pant - how did you - pant pant - know ?

Nezu : The detective and I wanted to rewatch the video of Kita's « infiltration » into UA, but while going backward we saw her leaving the school dressed as a ghost. We were waiting for you, to watch the infirmary's footage together.

          We went behind him, looking above his shoulder. We could see her waking up, at first pretty confused, then she blinked and suddenly got up, looking panicked. A myriad of emotions showed on her face, anger, fear, shame, sadness, wrath, panic, then resignation.

          She went up, visibly surprised, and spotted the kid. She went to him and told him something.

Me : Nezu...

Nezu : No, we cannot have the sound. But from her face and body language I'd say that she is apologizing for something. Or at least is blaming herself.

          No-one would contradict the smartest being in the world. On the video she looked away, eyes shinning, then looked for something, probably her clothes, before making makeshifts clothes with bandages and the sheet.

Nezu : Has she always had so many scars ?

Me : Many come from her past. But some are definitely fresher.

Nezu : According to Chiyo, minus those from today her wounds are at least two weeks old. Same for Hitoshi. It's only a supposition, but I think that Kita and Hitoshi were martyred at school, but that Kita went to save him. They would have then stuck together out of survival instinct and because deep down you humans are unable to live alone, but the humiliation felt by these children's gangs draw them into scheming a way to « put them back to their places »