In their Shadows.

Chapter 1

⚠️Warning language, Abuse⚠️

"Are you okay,"? I asked while looking down on the green haired kid who was always at the park. He nodded with tears in his eyes. "Don't be so stupid next time dumbass you could've gotten really hurt. You need to stay out of his way. He looked up at me from his spot and looked scared. He fowned while saying,"Y-your bleeding."

"Cool, I don't care, nothing new." I looked over and saw Touya running to me. He looked me up and down and said,"You're bleeding!"  No, I thought I was leaking water. He crossed his arms while saying,"Not funny, Copper, but come on, we need to go before your parents get there." He grabbed my hand, and we started walking to his house.

T-Touya, I don't want my parents to come pick me up, t-they fight all the time, and dad keeps hitting harder each time. M-mom just watches or also does a little. He hugs me, and I start tearing up. D-d-do you promise we'll always stay best friends? He nodded, and  he looked down at me with a smile and said,"Why not we get some food we both like?" we stopped and ate at a ramen restaurant. Do you pinky promise?

He leaned over the table and stuck his pinky out while smiling. I smiled back and did the same. We finished and walked back over to their house. About an hour later, I heard 3 knocks on the door. No. I ran over to Touya and wrapped my little 9 year old body around his 13 year old figure. He wrapped his arms around me, and my dad came in. Endeavor grabbed onto Touya while my dad grabbed me. Shota tried to help, but Fiyumi was holding him and Natsuo back. I finally got torn away, and I started getting dragged away while trying to get back and could hear Touya yelling.

Dad threw me into the car, and I smacked my face on the window and got blood on it. He just yelled at me the whole way to the house, and he grabbed me and dragged me into the house. He chucked me, and I smacked the ground and looked up at him, terrified. He hit me a couple of times and then started fighting with mom like usual.

I just sat on the stairs sitting there with my head against the railing, trying to imagine myself somewhere else or even dead, hoping to get away. Where's a hero when I need one? Mom came storming out and grabbed my wrist, and started dragging me down the stairs. M-mom stop that hurts. Mom! Mom! Please stop, that hurts! She chucked me into the passenger seat and started driving off.

I just curled up in a ball and noticed she broke skin, and it was bleeding. We finally made it, too, mom's work, and she started dragging me in and put me in a backroom. I just curled into a ball and started crying until I could tell someone was walking this way. A lady in a revealing outfit like mom's walked into the room and looked shocked.

She came running up to me and asked,"What are you doing!" A man walked in with a pop and said,"Here you go, Copper, did she not put the tv on again?" I shook my head no, and he put on cartoons. T-thank you, Mr. Samurai. He ruffled my hair and said,"No problem, kiddo, and I'll be back with your normal favorite."

I sat there watching the tv until he came back, gave me my food, and ate with me. He looked at my face and asked," Getting bullied again, kiddo?" N-no, I stopped someone from getting bullied. He high-fived me and left the room with both our plates. After a while, I started getting tired and tried fighting it as much as I could.

I finally couldn't fight it anymore and ended up falling asleep. I don't know how long after I got woken up by getting picked up. I didn't think about it too much ; I  was just happy mom was actually being nice for once. I noticed after a while that the person carrying me had black hair, and my mom had white hair.

I started freaking out, trying to get away from the person. It was a male, and he said,"Hey kid, stop squirming. I'm trying to help you. You shouldn't be in there." My mommy works there. He stopped and put me down, and a police officer came over.

The man gave me his hoodie and sat me in his car with the heater on. I sat there for a while until he came in and buckled me in. W-w-wheres, my mommy? He rubbed the bridge of his nose while saying," We're gonna go meet her at the police station."

I just nodded and curled up. My wings were uncomfortable on the seats, but I had to sit through it. We ended up at a police station, and the man gave me his phone to play on. I just looked up at him, and he asked,"Oh, do you not know how to use a phone?" I shook my head no, and he started playing a game on his phone with me.

After a while, he smiled down at me and asked,"Aren't you tired it's 4 in the morning?" I just shook my head no, and he looked confused. We just got back to playing, and that's when I heard my mom's car pull up. I grabbed onto the man tighter, and the door came flying open.

She came running over and grabbed my arm while yelling at the man who was holding me. She started dragging me out of the police station, and it was starting to hurt. Momma stop it hurts. She chucked me into the car and drove off. I could only listen to her yell at me the whole way hone.

After we got home, she grabbed my arm and chucked me into the house and told me to go get changed. I did, grabbed my bookbag, and sprinted out of the house. I fixed my leggings and started walking until I made it to the school. Shoto came running up to me, and he looked sad.

W-where's Touya, is he sick? Shoto looked at me and said,"H-he-he died yesterday." W-w-what? He's dead? That can't be! I just walked into our room and to my seat. The whole day just went by in a blur. After school, I didn't wanna go home. I just changed at a park bathroom and sat on the swings.

Someone came up behind me, and I realized it's the kid who made fun of Izuku. What do you want? He made explosions in his hand and said,"Where's your stupid older friend?" I clenched my hands into fists, trying not to snap. H-he's not stupid. He looked mad and said,"What did you just say extra?"

I said he's not stupid! I lunged at him and made him go flying. My hand caught fire, and I couldn't help but cry. He looked scared and pointing, stuttering out,"Y-y-your eyes t-their black!" Him and his friends went running, and I just rubbed my eyes. I finally went home and just went straight to my room.

I just plopped down on my bed. I hate today. Why does this all keep happening. I could hear mom and dad fighting ever since I walked in the door. I just put the pillow over my head and fell asleep.