I'm No Hero (My Hero Academia Fanfic)

Chapter 33

Everyone stared at me for a moment. Within a few hours, they had heard two things they probably thought they'd never hear. It felt like a nightmare, but this was far worse than what Nightshade had put me through. Unlike then, I knew this was real. Whatever happened now, I knew there was no running away from it.

I couldn't stand to look at them anymore. My arms wrapped around my stomach. Raiden's jacket was still clinging onto my arms, giving some sort of warmth, but it wasn't enough to fight the chill tingling down my back.

"That's impossible," Mr. Elastic's voice claimed. "I told you I was—"

"A side-kick in America," I finished. "But his Quirk, it—it manipulates what people think they remember. I think he used it on me when I was younger, but not to the extent that he made me forget my Quirk. I think...I think he knew he could use my Quirk to his advantage someday, or maybe he used it to track me down. Whatever it was, it wasn't to the extent of what other people could forget. At least, I don't think it was."

"How does that explain Mr. Elastic's case then? If he worked alongside Justice-Core—wait, you did work alongside him, right?" Kaito asked.

There was a moment of silence. I should have looked up at someone, but I just wrapped my arms around myself even more as I tried to concentrate on my breathing. A simple inhale and exhale. Nothing more. I needed to relax, but all I could feel was them doubting my own words.

Was this how Kannon was able to do what he did for so long? Because people trusted what they had "witnessed" and didn't want to believe in the truth?

And Kaito...it hurt hearing how much he kept denying it. He wasn't even alive during the time Kannon was around to be a hero. It should have been easier for him to believe me, but he didn't. I could tell by the way he questioned me.

Then again, Kaito trusted heroes; he always had. Hearing that one took a villainous path was probably the last thing he wanted to hear, especially since we had to do a project together about him. It probably didn't help that he was hearing me of all people claiming to be his daughter.

Mr. Elastic sighed. "You know, it's weird. I remember working with him, but I don't have any memories of working alongside him that I can pinpoint. How did you get your information?"

I drew in a deep breath. "From him. He was the one who wanted Nightshade, the pink-haired villain from the library, and Goro to find me. They tricked me at the Musutafu Hero Festival, and from there, I-I was taken to him, where he explained everything."

"Oh Tami-tan," Sakura's voice broke.

I looked up just in time to see my best friend walking towards me with her arms outstretched. Tears were forming in the corners of her eyes, but she didn't let them go. She fought to keep them in, even when she pulled me into a hug.

"I can't believe you went through all that," Sakura softly said so that only I could hear. "That must have been terrifying."

My lips pressed together as I felt my body shaking. It wasn't because of her touch. I was shaking because she was right. Every second I had spent there, I had no idea what was going to happen. The longer I was there, the worse that fear got as I started to worry what my friends would think.

As much as I wanted to cry, I couldn't. I was too exhausted. A part of me wanted to fall asleep, but I knew if I tried, I wouldn't be able too. Not when there were other things to worry about.

"They have Ollie," I whispered to Sakura. "I can't imagine what they're going to do to him right now."

Sakura rubbed my back. "Don't think about that. We'll get him out of there. Then, that son of a bitch has hell to pay for all the shit he put you two through."