That night
Gone was the happy, perfect support student. She wouldn't be slitting her wrists in the bathrooms just because a few things went wrong...but I would be
The world was falling to pieces and I couldn't handle the stress of the job I was training for. Hatsume had told me to go 'cool off' but the heroes were out there risking their lives! Not only our city but Hosu were in complete lockdown!! We'd been working in these conditions for a few hours now and I was crucial that I finish...but I couldn't!
I knew my work should've been more important however the urge to hide the blood streaming down my arms from Hatsume was overpowering enough to keep me just that bathroom stall when I needed to be helping the heroes who were putting their lives on the line
"Akina? Are you in here?" My heart stopped at the sound of Hatsume's voice outside my stall knocking on the door, I wiped my tears and tugged my sleeves down over the wounds strolling out like nothing happened "yea, sorry. Must've been something I ate?" I walked as calmly as I could to the sinks washing my mouth and hands shaking them ignoring the sensation of what i guessed was blood trickling down my arm, but it didn't quite reach the brim of my sleeve
I think she believed me until she went to close the stall door seeing the blood splattered everywhere. In the mirror reflection, I watched her stare in horror unable to move "Akina?" I ignored her questioning and walked out "We need to go" I felt her hand clamp down on my shoulder "If you need to talk, I'm here" I smiled brightly at her "I don't know what you're talking about" I made my way back to my workshop
She didn't push the subject any further but it was clear she knew exactly what I was hiding, I needed to fill the empty spaces somehow. Hatsume was in charge of keeping in contact with the heroes and asking what they needed and what was going on. It was my job to get it onto the battle field and back...long story short, I was the errand girl
My quirk was based off the amount of adrenaline running through my body, if I had the right amount then I could see things like thermal temperatures, hear things that most people couldn't, and focus more easily but if I had too much then my body adapted - i gained wolf ears and other features that made me resemble the neko type.
It was super embarrassing so I didn't usually let it get that far but it was times like this that I couldn't afford to care about how I looked when so much was at stake. I was handed some sort of disc to take out to the heroes but before I could take one step towards the door, my legs collapsed underneath me
We both knew what was happening even if we said nothing. I could tell Hatsume wanted to but I think she knew I didn't or at least I preferred not to, I liked to have people believe that everything was perfect...however things couldn't be further from the truth
Hatsume dashed out of the room yelling something into her headset before reappearing with medical supplies "Hatsume...it's too late for me" she shook her head with tears sliding down her face "no, No! I'm not losing my best friend! I'm not losing you! Not now! Not ever!" Her hands began to wrap my open wrists but it was too late, I'd already lost enough blood to send me to the morgue
I wrapped my arms around her bringing her into a hug "it's okay, this was my decision," she leant me against the side of the desk as her gaze drifted to our blood covered hands which were intertwined "I'll be free" I gave her a weak smile as I felt myself beginning to slip away
As I started to lose consciousness, some sort of purple mist rolled through the room knocking out Hatusme who was kneeling over me, the place looked like a murder scene - Hatsume's hands drenched in blood from trying to stop the bleeding...but the timing was off
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The Little Moon Witch
Fanfiction(This is a Halloween version of In Hindsight) I remember the day perfectly, it was Halloween but we weren't celebrating. We were fighting, or at least the heroes were, we won't talk about what I was doing - but there's nothing quite like hiding who...
