Untitled Love (Monoshin)

Chapter 2

===NO POV===

Team 7 took the bus all the way to the south side and got off. They were all in hero costume, and were all going by their aliases. Except for Shinso, he didn't have one. So they just decided to call him Shi so his identity wouldn't be compromised. They strolled around the streets for a little bit before making a turn into an alley. The small talk was at a minimum, as they didn't want to miss a thing. Suddenly, they heard a rustling sound and jumped into a fighting stance. They had been shown mugshots of criminals in the area, so they were prepared. A short, blonde girl with pigtails and piercing red eyes appeared from behind a dumpster. She wore a black, long-sleeved spandex shirt crimson red latex tights, and black high heeled boots with silver spikes on the bottom. She wore a silver utility belt filled with assorted knives and a message in it that said 'To: Little Sis, From: Himiko Toga'. She had a leather satchel around her shoulder that looked old and worn out. She sneered, revealing sharp canine teeth that were pristine white.

"Hello, what are you, cosplayers? Big sis said there wouldn't be any heroes around while I did my killing... She's never wrong. So you can't be heroes!" The girl smiled wildly.

"I'm Himari Toga! Some know me as Bloodlust!" She smiled and gushed. Rin nodded to Shinsou to try and control her.

"Hold on Ri- Dragon Shroud. I want to see what we can get out of her..." Shinso commented. The girl smirked.

"I've committed 87 murders, all innocent civilians!" She enthused.

"Phantom Thief, can you see what she can do?" Rin asked. Before Monoma could do anything, Himari appeared behind him. Monoma used Rin's scale quirk to slash Himari in the side, making her fall.

"IF I'M GOING DOWN, I'LL HIT YOU WHERE IT HURTS!" She yelled and touched Monoma. Monoma lit up in a flash of white as Shinso secured Himari with his ropes. The flash died down, but now... Monoma was a toddler.

"WHAT DID YOU DO TO HIM?!" Rin yelled. Himari shrugged.

"Why would I tell you~?" She taunted with a smirk. Shinso tightened the things wrapped around Himari.

"If you don't answer him, I will suffocate you. And if you don't care, once we find your sister, I'll kill her." Shinso said coolly, looking her in the eyes. She gulped.

"Fine. I have a reverse aging quirk. It turns him into a toddler, he'll slowly grow up through the course of a week. The thing is, his consciousness from that age is brought into that body, so he'll remember what's going on in his life as a kid. Don't worry though, it won't alter his future self. He won't remember what happened and his conscience will go back to that age." Himari sighed. The small Monoma looked up at Shinso and Rin with wonder and fear in his eyes. He bit his lip.

"Mister... W-Where am I? Who are you?" He asked and looked around. Rin walked over and got down on one knee.

"Hello, Monoma. I'm Rin, and that's Shinso." Rin smiled and pointed to Shinso. Monoma scratched his head.

"W-Why am I here? Are y-you guys heroes?" He pondered the question. Shinso looked at him and nodded. Monoma's eyes lit up.

"R-Really? That's so cool! I've always wanted to be a hero!" He smiled.

"We have our licenses, but we still go to U.A." Rin commented. Monoma's smile grew even wider.

"W-Wow... U.A. That's even cooler!" He jumped. "W-What am I doing here, though?" He asked. Shinso looked like he was trying to think of something.

"Um... We're friends of your parents, you're going to be staying with us for a little bit!" Rin smiled. Monoma's eyes widened with fear.

"Y-You're friends with th-them? D-Don't hurt me p-please..." He cowered. He looked like he was going to cry. Rin and Shinso's eyes filled with worry. Shinso thought of something.