Mockingbirds Don't Sing Lullabies

Chapter Nine:It's Begun

A/N:I'm so sorry for the delay. I've been going through a lot recently that I don't really feel like talking about right now. Anyways! I will have Chapter Ten out as soon as it is finished. Bye!

Ash let out a long breath. It had been three days since she had talked to Bakugo with Shigaraki, but that wasn't what was on her mind. No the only thing on her mind was the reason the games had been delayed. Idia had gone missing. His dorm mates remember him leaving on his run and never returning. Ash knew this had something to do with King, but what exactly, she had no idea.

She pulled herself from her thoughts as she rose from bed. She dressed quickly and quietly, trying not to disturb those still sleeping. She had just begun to make her way down the hall towards the baths when a loud scream echoed from ahead. She took off into a run. That scream was loud enough to wake the entire dorm. She passed curious and frightened heads poking out of rooms as she ran. Only a few made to follow. She burst through the doors and looked around for the source of the scream. There a few feet ahead was Uraraka. Ash carefully made her way to the frightened girl. Uraraka was standing just outside the awning and had her eyes pinned on the roof above Ash, her hand over her mouth, and the other pointing up. Ash looked to see what the girl was pointing at.

She quickly wrapped the girl tightly in a towel and pushed her towards another girl who had followed her. She looked at another standing by the door. "Go get a teacher." the girl didn't hesitate and was gone in a second. "Take Uraraka to her room. Stay with her. Do not leave her at any cost." the girl cradling Uraraka nodded and left.

Ash ran her hands down her face and sighed. Another girl started to come through the doors a few seconds later. Ash held out a hand to stop her,"Trust me hun you don't want to see this." The girl nodded and then joined the crowd of onlookers behind the door. She began to pace, wondering if she should take it down herself, when pro-hero/teacher Midnight burst through the doors, commanding the girls to return to their rooms. She walked up to ash and was about to ask what the problem was when she looked up and fell at a loose for words.

"Do you want me to get it down? I can do it discreetly so no one else lays their eyes on it." Ash watched as Midnight contemplated her question for a few seconds. "Go ahead. Take him straight to the infirmary. Wrap him up before you leave. Then I want you to come down to the teachers lounge. Try not to raise suspicion anymore than already exist. Tell no one. I will send someone to take care of Uraraka." With that she walked away.

Ash took a deep breath before crouching on the ground. She kept her eyes on the body that had been impaled atop the roof as she gave a great push off the ground. For a second she felt like she was flying before gravity pulled her back towards the earth. The wind rushed passed her ears for a few seconds. Her feet hit the roof with near silent thud and she crouched to cushion the blow. She looked down at her hand, which she had placed on the roof to keep her balance, to see it had landed in a small puddle of blood. She stood slowly, testing her balance, and then returned her eyes to the source of the blood. She grabbed a flag fluttering near by and made her way forward, making sure to watch her step so as not to slip on the still cooling blood. She looked to see a small group of girls had gathered on the other side of the building in hopes of seeing what it was that had caused Uraraka to scream.

Ash was lucky the body wasn't visible on that side of the building. She carefully pulled the fence post out of the body, holding her hand to it so the body wouldn't fall to the ground, and threw the post as far as she could. She looked up once more at the girls as they screamed at the sight of the post. She returned to the small body. The flag was just barely large enough to cover his abnormally small body. She tucked the bundle tightly under her arm, making sure nothing could be seen, and leaped off the roof.

She took as many back ways as she possibly could, avoiding the majority of prying eyes, on her way to the infirmary. The door opened on the second knock. Ash said nothing as she carefully laid the body on a bed and walked out. Her side was slightly warmer from the blood that had seeped through and on to her shirt. Recovery Girl silently closed the door behind her. The world seemed to hold its breath as Ash made her way to the teachers lounge. When she opened the door all the teachers fell silent. All eyes landed on her. She let out a breath she didn't know she'd been holding and stepped into the room. The click of the door seemed to echo in the quiet room. She heard a gasp as someone finally noticed the blood on her side.

Nezu, the principal, placed a hand on her leg and the led everyone to the conference room just off the lounge. Everyone but Ash took their seats. She looked at the single empty chair before deciding to stand at the back. Midnight is the last one to take her seat.

Nezu took a deep breath before saying,"Welcome everyone. Let's get started."