Silence Destroyed (MHA)

Chapter 15- Life Shots

For those of you who guessed at why Naoko took off her shoe during the battle with Todoroki, there were some really close answers that may not have been correct, but certainly were smart! The ones who got it right on Wattpad were thestewisStu and scottadam862. Over on Quotev, Panturderkaticron or Burritos are awesome, FaNgAsEm,nemurikayama or m i d n i g h t, and bengalcatz7 or Blep.

Eventually, I want her to be able to sense vibrations like Toph in Avatar the Last Airbender, but for now, she hasn't put any effort into developing that talent. The reason she threw her shoe at Todoroki is that she is an overdramatic bitch... And also because her quirk requires skin contact with the ground or else she'll melt whatever's between her and her target. Her hero costume has special features that allow her to work around that and she is better at controlling her quirk with her hand, but for that instance, she needed to take off her shoe to properly battle Todoroki.

If anyone wants a full writeup on her quirk and her costume, let me know, I've written (and drawn) one for reference and I can post it whenever!

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Hospital Visit

Todoroki Rei and Naoko sat across from each other in the hospital room, a sense of familiarity lingering between them as they chatted amicably. Hasame had been there until recently, talking about the sports festival and everything that had happened. 

Both women were horrified at what Naoko had said to Endeavor, though there was a small hint of a smile edging Hasame's lips. She would never admit it, but she hated Endeavor almost as much as Naoko did. Rei was family to the two of them, the only family the both of them had left; in some sense, Hasame was the older sister, while Rei was the mother, so it was understandable that both Fujimura's would be incredibly protective of Rei.

Once Hasame had left, the conversation changed, going instead to talking about Naoko's mental health and her son's progress in school. They were diverse topics, but somehow they made perfect sense the longer the two spoke. Naoko at one point even removed her sweatbands to give the still healing cuts some fresh air.

 As far as days went, this was pretty much near perfect, there was nothing for Naoko to feel guilty about for the first time in many years, and she was able to just spend time relaxing with Rei, who was smiling genuinely. The shadows that lingered in both of their eyes were able to be pushed to the background for a scant few hours, which was a major blessing in and of itself.

If there was anything that heaven was supposed to feel like, then perhaps this was it.

The hours passed quickly until noon, when Naoko prepared to go get lunch for the two of them, "Shut up Rei-sama," She muttered avoiding the all-knowing gaze of her mother figure, "You know that nothing was going on with Shinso, we worked together well, that's all."

The woman's rich laughter echoed through the room as Naoko stared down at her, only the smallest hint of a blush tinting her cheeks, "You say that, but I have never heard you speak this warmly towards anyone else."

Naoko fiddled nervously with her wallet as she finally looked away from Rei, "That's... That's because he treated me normally... He didn't ask questions about my obvious issues and he treated me like a normal member of the team... That's all, I promise."

It was quite apparent to Rei that Naoko had meant what she said, so she simply tilted the girl's head back to her as she leaned forward and touched forehead's with Naoko, "I know, I know. Don't put so much thought into it Naoko, I was proud of you."

At that moment the happy atmosphere of the room was broken by the door sliding open. Rei tilted her head slightly to look at who had come in with a soft smile on her face; it was about the time that the nurses usually came to check in on her, but who she saw there wasn't a nurse. Rei froze completely as her eyes met a pair of heterochromatic ones, who seemed to be equally shocked.