Ultimate Hero (Chiaki Nanami) *COMPLETED*

Chapter 23

Taking a step forward, Ollie was on his way to grab Chiaki, "Hang on, I'm coming!" He yelled, stopping as ice formed underneath Chiaki's feet, sending her flying up into the air, spikes forming.

Chiaki felt tears run down her cheeks as she looked down, realizing how much this looked like when Junko had wanted to execute her before.

"Junko!!" Ollie yelled as he watched Junko create an ice pillar beneath her feet.

"I hate you, I hate you!! You stupid class rep ruined everything!" Junko screamed, "But it's so despair inducing, how could I be mad at that?!""

Chiaki saw something flutter by her side, it was a tattered blue t-shirt with a large image of a teardrop, reaching out to grab it, seeing a light appear in front of her before feeling a weight collide with her own. Her eyes widened once more, gripping the shirt as she landed in Ollie's arms, eyes closing once more as she felt secure.

"Gotchu. I won't let go." Ollie mumbled as he held the girl close, jolting as he realized what this meant. It didn't take long for Junko to grow bored of her admiration for the despair in front of her.

"Let her die!!" Junko yelled as she raised her hand up, firing ice towards the boy, the unhinged look in those ocean colored eyes visible once again.

'Shit. Dodging isn't easy.' Ollie's eyes narrowed as his grip tightened around Chiaki, ricocheting off the icicles Junko had created. 'I'll never let her die. I'll keep her safe, no one is going to hurt her!! I'm going to become stronger, stronger than I was before. So I can protect them, get them back, no matter what. I will be the hope that Chiaki needs!!' Ollie's eyes shot open, sparks emitting from not just his hands this time, but his entire body. Dodging the icicles once more, he screamed as an explosion went off, sending the two flying away from Junko. When he opened his eyes, the blue haired male was surprised to see that he was partially floating through the air, the enemy nowhere nearby.

Mukuro gasped quietly as she saw the dusty trail the two had left, "What happened..." She whispered quietly, hearing rocks fall and hit the ground, making her turn to see her sister standing up slowly, not making a single sound. She saw the back of her outfit had blood on it, as well as her right arm. Her ice armor had also disappeared and blood dripped down the side of her head, she was recovering from the explosion. The thing that scared Mukuro the most was how quiet her sister was, she no longer had that smile on her face. The smile that was plastered from witnessing despair unfold in front of her. She got the bad feeling that this time, these two had crossed the line.

Meanwhile, while in the air, Ollie was recovering from what just happened, his arms still secure around Chiaki's body. 'Holy shit, did that explosion sky rocket us...that's crazy. Did I just...lose control of my explosions for the first time? No way...I think my feelings had something to do with this. Every time I get angry, they're a lot more powerful. So, my hydrokinesis not only works best in the rain, but these explosions I've been using, they respond to my feelings. That- That makes more sense. My anger at Junko, the desire to protect Chiaki...all of that is adding up.'

Junko lifted her left hand, placing it on her right arm as she chuckled softly, stumbling forward for a second. As she slowly turned around to face her sister, the pink haired girl walked over to her calmly. "You know Mukuro, they say that blood is thicker than water..."

Mukuro gulped a bit as she felt genuine fear for the first time, her sister was beginning to involve her in this fight, something she didn't want. "Junko..."

Reaching out a bruised hand, the fashionista stopped in front of her, narrowing her eyes as a smirk came across her face. "Don't worry. I'm not going to hurt you."