Flaming ↬ [Todoroki Shoto x Reader]

Chapter 13

The rest of the internship week for me is spent at home. My dad doesn't like to see me, so I stay hidden in my room. When I do come down to make a meal, I'm always hit or hurt in some way. It's not ideal, but I can't blame him. I feel that this is the only way to repay my mom. I think that's why I don't feel so much pity for myself.

The rest of the week is filled with scars and cuts and I am unsure of how to explain this to everyone when I go to school the next week.

The Monday morning school starts again after our internship week is over, I decide to go ask him.

"Um, Dad," I ask super carefully, "How should I go to school?"

He hits me a couple more times. Kicks me a few too. "What are you talking about? Of course, you're not going. You're not leaving this house. How can you think of going to school normally when you murdered your own mother a week ago?"

I go along with it. I know he's just making a few things up because he doesn't want to be questioned if anyone sees me. I walk up to my room and decide to just hide there. But the words are still ringing. "You murdered your own mother" That's all I can hear. I put my hands over my ears, but it only gets louder. I want to go back. I wish I could do more for mom. I wish I'd talked to her way more. I wish dad would go back to the person he used to be. But that won't happen, it can't. And it's all on me.

My dad still goes to work normally, so I have the house to myself for most of the day. I'm actually really relieved he's still able to work. I was afraid his mental strength would plummet down and he wouldn't be able to work anymore.

Then I suddenly remember my training with Endeavour. 'I should go. I need to go.' I think. I'll be able to sneak out if it's just for a few hours. I'm usually able to get back from training before my dad comes home. I don't want to risk going to school just in case my dad finds out.

I wear knee-high socks and long leggings on top. I throw a hoodie on top and leave the house. I reach the Todoroki residence a little later than usual, just so I have an excuse to why I'm not wearing my uniform.

"Hello Fuyumi-san," I say.

"(Y/n)...chan," she says, her voice really faint, "I didn't think you would be coming today."

"Oh please don't worry," I say.

My training with Endeavour is the same as usual. Endeavour tries to talk to me about my mom and I can tell that he feels a lot of responsibility for not being able to save her. I guess he would, he's the second-best hero and he couldn't save the mother of a girl he's been working with. I tell him he doesn't need to feel anything. It was my fault for not letting him know. He simply denies the fact that he was feeling responsible and I go along with it.

As soon as my training is over, I run home as fast as possible. I need to get home before my dad does. I run home like I'm running away from fear. Like fear is chasing me.

Once I get home, I change into room wear, quickly make dinner, leave it on the table and hide in my room.

My dad comes home about half an hour after I went back into my room. 'Okay,' I think, 'I can do this. As long as I don't mess up really badly, I can go to training at least every day,'

I do the same thing tomorrow.

During the middle of training, Endeavour questioned me. "(Y/n), are you okay? You're losing concentration and you can only get half the power you usually do. It was the same yesterday,"

"I'm fine, sorry," I say, "School has been tiring these days," I do feel bad for telling a lie when he was simply worried for me, but I don't really have any other choice.