𝚄𝚗𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚙𝚙𝚊𝚋𝚕𝚎 𝙵𝚒𝚛𝚎 [MHA Fanfiction] I

CHAPTER 001

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✎ℂℍ𝔸ℙ 𝟘𝟘𝟙: 𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐄𝐁𝐋𝐀𝐒𝐓

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𝐈𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭, the traditional Japanese house was bathed in the soft glow of the moonlight. Shadows danced along the walls as the wind gently rustled the leaves outside. In one of the dimly lit hallways, a small figure could be seen tiptoeing, her tiny footsteps barely making a sound against the wooden floorboards.

Kimiko, a determined little girl of four, held a small box in her hands as she carefully maneuvered her way to her destination. The flickering light cast a warm glow on her delicate face, her wide eyes filled with a mix of determination and nervousness. Clad in a simple light blue-colored nightgown, she moved with the stealth of a seasoned explorer, carefully avoiding the spots she knew would betray her presence with their telltale creaks.

Her destination was the room in the farthest hallway of the house. A room Kimiko and the rest of her siblings were forbidden to go to by their parents. It was with resolve and apprehension that she went out of her shared bedroom with Fuyumi to venture on her own.

That's not the first time the young girl defied the rules. She started doing so after her fourth birthday, on January the eleventh, nearly two months ago. That was the second time since the beginning of the new year that Kimiko saw her twin brother, with January 1st being the first time. From then on, she made it her goal to see him at least every night, when their father wasn't home.

Because, indeed, her father is the famous Japanese number two pro-hero Endeavor. She learned particularly fast that being a hero comes with being able to do amazing things. Therefore, he would surely be able to hear her tiptoeing. 

Reaching the end of the hallway, Kimiko stopped before the door to Shoto's room. For the same reason the young girl couldn't spend the day with her brother, Shoto isn't sleeping in the same room as Toya and Natsuo, their older brothers who share a room. 

With a big smile, the red-haired girl took a deep breath before slowly pushing the door open to the left, letting her see the interior of the bedroom.

The sliding shoji doors made of delicate rice paper and wooden frames, filtered the soft moon's light into the room, casting a gentle glow on the tatami mat floor. The scent of fresh tatami and cedar wood filled the air, making the girl quietly inhale the familiar scent lingering inside the room.

On the tatami mat floor lies a futon whose cover was adorned with playful patterns of animals and colorful koinobori. Lying delicately between the futon and the cover was the boy she was looking for. With a big, happy smile, Kimiko slowly slides the shoji doors, taking off her grey slippers before walking toward the sleeping boy.

However, her movements weren't as delicate and quiet as she thought, because the second she sat down on the futon, the boy stirred from his sleep, disturbed by the sudden mass beside him.

"Hi, Sho-kun," She quietly whispered upon seeing his brother's eyes open. 

Slowly, Shoto straightens from his lying position, rubbing his sleepy eyes as he lets a quiet yawn escape his mouth. "Kimi-chan, hi."

However, the moment he laid his hand on the tatami futon to support himself, he let out a wince. A brief shot of pain coursed in his hand as he was quick to retract it. That movement made Kimiko's eyes slightly widen in panic.