Collateral Damage| bnha

chapter five| lunchbox friends

"But she went back to save him"

"She was also the one who put them in that

situation in that first place"

"I think it takes courage to move past your instincts

and do what's right"

"And how do we know that she would do that

everytime? that she will choose what is right"

"We don't"

[!]

After the entrance exam there wasn't much left to do. Part of me sort of wished to get the rejection letter now, so I could decide whether or not I had to prepare to run away or not. The quicker I knew, the quicker I could pack. Also I needed Tamotsu to relax.

In Tamotsu's head there were nothing but options, I was accepted into UA and my new path to become a hero and a pillar to society will begin or I would end up killing myself—-He tends to be a little dramatic.

"It's not here yet" Tamotsu informed me as I walked from my room to the fridge to grab something to drink

"I am sure you will let me know once is here" I jeered back

"I would be waiting by the door if I were you" He blew air through his nose annoyed

"Why would I? When I have you" I gave him a sly smile and turned back to my bedroom with a drink in hand. Tamotsu grunted under his breath and went back to watching his show.

Tamotsu has been around since before I was born. He met my grandmother when he was working as a nightguard for her lab. Around that time my family was looking for more security guards since my mother was pregnant and my father insisted on protecting his "legacy". My grandma insisted on Tamotsu and he ended up working for my family as a bodyguard from that point on. My mother enjoyed Tamotsu's company more than any other, so much so that he was there to witness my first steps. More than an employee, he had become that father figure that my mother wished for, and that friend she could turn to. As for me, I used to call him "pops" when I was younger if that gives you any sign of how close we were. After my grandma died, my father who had grown quite angry and resentful at him over the years had no reason to keep him around any longer and he fired him. I wasn't able to say goodbye to him and even when I started living with the Sone family I was prohibited from reaching out to him in any way. The years passed, and all I heard was that he was traveling the world with some type of new invention he had helped create. The memories of him were blurred with all the bad things I had to go through living with the Sone. It wasn't until my third month in the psych ward that I heard from him again.

The nurse had informed that someone came to visit me that afternoon, and as I had already stated multiple times before, "If it's my father, I don't wanna see him" I declared, in a way kind of surprised my father wanted to see me after he sworn off my existence

The nurse just shook his head slightly and directed me towards the hallway.

Who else could be visiting me? During my nightmares my uncle showed up to avenge his death, sometimes even Miki appeared and turned me into an ice popsicle she could carry around. But after seeing Tamotsu sitting there waiting, in his dusty suit and nervous smile, it all rather seemed like a very nice dream.

"I want you to live with me" He told me after the long overdue reunion, "Is what your mother would've wanted, is what I want"

I think that day was probably the happiest day in my life. For a moment there I felt like it was okay, like I would be okay. I didn't have to think twice before telling him to go through with the adoption process. To my surprise, he had already done so. Ever since he found out about the incident the first thing he did was take the next flight to Japan and do everything in his power to give me a new start, even if that meant using all the money he had left, even if that meant making my father his enemy. Things were looking up for me, and Tamotsu made sure to visit me almost every week until I was discharged. A year in, when any trace of dangerous behavior was "erased" out of my character, when I was about to be discharged for making good progress, my father showed up.