Chapter 20: Trauma

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Chapter 20: Freeze

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I wake up to the bright morning sun shining through my window. I guess I forgot to close my curtains last night..

I place my legs on the side of my bed and sit up, look around for a few seconds and grab my phone.

Huh.. A text?

I hesitate a few seconds before eventually opening it.


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Unknown:

Oi, weird eyes. It's me. You better save my number.

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"Bakugou-kun? Strange... huh, whatever."


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Weird eyes:

Oi, Blasty. Didn't see you for the type of boy to text me?

Hedgehog:

Shut the fuck up weird eyes.

Weird eyes:

You texted first.

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Ugh, this boy...

I get dressed, grab an apple in the kitchen and start walking towards school. I can't help but feel a bit uncomfortable. Last time I walked here, I got kidnapped.

I decide to skip my walk today and just teleport to school.

The day goes by slowly. Minutes feel like hours. Classes are boring.

Then there finally happens something interesting. Mr. Aizawa tells us about a camp after the provisional exams. A camp. I've never been on a camp.

Aizawa dismisses the class and Ashido excitedly jumps around telling everyone to go and buy stuff for the camp together at the mall.

"Sorry, Ashido, but"-

"Mina," she cut me off.

"Sorry?"

"Just call me Mina! What were you going to say?"

"O-Oh, right. So, ehm, Mina, I'm sorry, but I can't go tot he mall," I say.

"What?" she pouts. "Whyyyy... It's going to be so lame without you!"

I turn around and walk away, back to my dorm. I can't go tot he mall with them, I really need to study. I've been focusing on training so much lately, that I forgot to study for the written exam.

I enter the dorm building and see Bakugou sitting on the kitchen counter, focused on his phone.

I decide to ignore it and just walk past him, but when I try to step forward, my body doesn't react. It's like I'm frozen. I can't move, not even my eyes. What is happening?

I try to stay calm. Maybe it's one of the new Quirks. I wait, and after a few seconds, my body is released from the freeze and I'm able to move again. What the hell was that?

I brush it off and take a note to myself. I'll think about that later. First: the provisional exams.

I study all night until my phone suddenly lights up. A message. Again.


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Hedgehog:

Still studying?

Weird eyes:

How do you know? And why do you care?

Hedgehog:

I didn't know, I was just assuming. And did I ever say I care?

Weird eyes:

You kinda asked it, so yeah.

Hedgehog:

Whatever. You still didn't answer my question.

Weird eyes:

Yes, I'm studying. And you're distracting me. Good night, Bakugou-kun.

Hedgehog:

OI, DON'T JUST 'GOOD NIGHT' ME, WEIRD EYES!

Weird eyes:

Why? What do you want?

Hedgehog:

You owe me explanation.

Weird eyes:

On what?

Hedgehog:

What the hell happened last night? Why did you have a panic attack? Not to mention, you fell asleep in my arms.

Weird eyes:

I'm going to study, Bakugou-kun. Good night.

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I hear my phone buzz a few more times, but I don't even bother looking. I'm not telling that kid anything about my new Quirks, because then I'd have to tell him I'm a villain. Nu uh. Not gonna happen.

Eventually, I fall asleep on my book at 4 A.M .


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I wake up in a dark room. Wait. Is it even a room? There's nothing. Just darkness. No floor, no walls, just me, and nothing. I try to move, but I can't. Just like what happened when I came back from school.

I see you're awake.

A familiar, deep and monotone voice echoes through the emptiness. I want to respond, but I can't move.

Oh, don't worry, I know you can hear me. Listen, Tsuki. If you're seeing this, it means your second new Quirk finally manifested. It's called Trauma. You can bring up whatever memory you want, and relive it. Your body will freeze while reliving the memory. You can also do that to other people, and that way you can make them relive their worst memory or trauma. They will even feel the exact same pain as they felt in their trauma. Absolutely wonderful, isn't it? Soon, you'll be the strongest creature on earth, Tsuki. And the best part, is that you're MINE!

I snapped back to reality. I sat up straight, shaking and craving oxygen. What the hell? Was that real?

Is Father... turning me into a Nomu?


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