The First Generation

Mina's Scars - Holding Us Back

In her room, Mina simply laid on her bed, and looked up at the ceiling. Her hands were behind her head, and were starting to go numb, not that she made any effort whatsoever to stop this from happening. She didn't know how long she'd been like this. An hour? Two? Maybe five, for all she knew, not that It mattered in the long run. Her mind was filled with thoughts and things that she felt that were important regarding this whole Hero idea of Izuku's, as well as a few other things.

She didn't know what to think about the current situation, if she was honest. The number of people that they had in the group had grown by two, as Todoroki had now agreed to become a Hero with them now that he was sure that they'd thought this out carefully, and that Izuku was going to be able to handle himself with One For All. That increase in power was a plus for them, no matter what way anyone managed to slice it. And now that Katsuki was on board as well as Uraraka.... Their forces weren't exactly weak anymore.

The main issue now though... Was her.

Izuku had been right when he'd mentioned the difficulty that they would have when it came to concealing specifically her identity. Her Quirk wasn't one that could just be hidden easily. Acid was a very unique Quirk. Even Explosion could be concealed as some sort of Combustion Type Quirk, but Acid had no easily concealed category. No convenient lie to hide behind. No half-truth that could trick anyone, unless they got either incredibly creative, or incredibly lucky.

And assuming they could even lie about her Quirk, the fact remained was... Well, her appearance. Izuku was right. She stood out way too much. Her pink skin, her horns, her black eyes, and pink hair... There wasn't a single other person on the planet who even came close to looking even a small bit like her. And the issue wasn't that it was just dangerous for her. It was dangerous for everyone else too. If the Quirkless or the police found out exactly who she was, then it wouldn't take them long to hone in on students in Yuuei who had Quirks like the ones the Heroes were using.

To put it simply, she was a danger to her friends if she went along with the whole Hero idea.

A fact that... Deeply disturbed her.

Living on the streets for as long as she had, having to treat everyone like they were an enemy waiting to happen, watching her back every second of the day.... To actually make some friends had been one of the most incredible things that had happened to her since she was thrown out of her home. People who could look past her appearance. Some people who were just like her...

And others who weren't. But still treated her like a friend...

The idea of putting them in danger now... That wasn't an idea that Mina even wanted to particularly entertain. She didn't want to bring any sort of trouble to the people who she cared about. But going along with this Hero idea.... That would cause a whole number of issues if she was caught, or they traced her back to Yuuei.

But if she didn't help... Then she felt like she was running away. Away from the fight to change the world, and to make a place of equality or, at the very least, understanding and acceptance. A fight she wanted to take part in every single step of the way, because of the people who were now a part of her life.

Katsuki, Todoroki, Uraraka.... Izuku.

Her friends...

Without really noticing when she did so, her mind wondered back to the first day that she met Izuku and Katsuki, and the emotions and feelings she had when they interacted. She remembered being scared of Izuku due to his Quirklessness... Looking back on it now, it was actually funny to think about. Izuku wouldn't hurt a fly intentionally. She didn't know what she was worried about.

That shy, but heroic black curly haired boy was the only Quirkless person that Mina had met that hadn't immediately tried to gun her down, or do something to make her normal. And that included her own family.