Torn

Tokoyami's Black Hoodie

Y/N POV

Pain...I feel pain...lots and lots of pain...

I want it to stop.

How do I make it stop...

I want this pain to stop...

I need this pain to stop...

Could I drown out the pain...?

I could...

I just need...

I slightly turn my head away from the Doki's heads and see a broken window.

It all happens in a flash...

Then, everything goes black.

I open my eyes. I look around the room I'm in.

I'm in a hospital room? Again? Hmm...I think this place Recovery Girl's office actually...Huh...

I notice my right hand is bandaged up. I notice my forehead and neck are also bandaged up.

Oh...I see...that means I-

I then hear the door open. Merlin and Recovery Girl enter.

"Y/N...how are you doing?" Merlin asks, concern evident in her voice.

"...okay..." I reply, voice barely above a whisper.

"You almost damaged your vocal cords completely. Luckily, you barely grazed them and I was able to heal them with my quirk. You should be able to talk fine in a few hours. You will need to stitch your throat up, though. You're forehead also needs stitches, but is overall fine," Recovery Girl explains.

I slightly nod.

Recovery pushes a cart that holds everything I need to stitch myself up.

"...thank you..." I say, voice still barely above a whisper.

Recovery nods and leaves the room.

"I'm sorry..." Merlin sighs.

I turn my head towards her.

"This All for One...thing? Is...*sigh*" Merlin continues.

Merlin looks at me concern in her eyes,
"Will you be alright? They only people who saw you arrive at the fight with All for One were the heroes there fighting and Hughes. The other police ran. They had a feeling things might get bad, so they left for safety and to protect the civilians hiding relatively far away. Rei, Fuyumi, Natsuo, and Shouto know what happened also. They're waiting outside with your cat, Chi. *sigh* I'm sorry..." Merlin explains, pulling me into a short hug.

Merlin takes a deep breath.

"Remember, if you don't want to help, I understand. It would be better for you to just hand Huges and me the information and let us go through it. I know you, though. You'll want to help us. So...There's an empty office at the police station. It's going to temporarily be yours. You'll be in charge of everything dealing with the philosopher's stone. It will be your own mini unit. The police trust you. Huges probably trusts you the most. He seems like an honorable and trustworthy person. I know you know that...so it obvious you'd want him to help you out. Okay...?," Merlin explains.