The Other Side

A Sign

    " WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS DEKU?" He stoppeds in his tracks and turned his head a little to show that he was listening. " Look around at the mess you have made." I motioned to the wreckage that was around us. "All of these people are dead because of you."

    " You want to know why I am doing this? Why don't you think back. Reach down a grasp on to the memories of when you and the rest of the world has treated me like I was one of you." He was now circling me as if I was his prey. I was terrified and rightfully so. " Tell me Kaachan, how far back did you have to go? How long ago was it? Was it last year? How about a few years back? Or was it perhaps so far back that it is almost completely faded?"

    " So you're doing this because you were treated a bit differently?" He let out a cold laugh that sent shivers down my spine.

    " A bit differently he says. I'm guessing a bit differently was turning your back on your friend. A bit differently is constantly calling them useless. A bit differently is the pity in the eyes of the grocer who gave us a discount for the quirkless boy.

    You know what. For years I turned a blind eye to it. I kept telling myself that I could be a hero. I said to myself that soon I'd be as great as Kaachan, as great as All Might, and for what? For everyone to tell me to give up? For everyone to tell me that I'll never be a hero? Well guess what Kaachan! Every single last one of you were right. I never became a hero. I joined those who accepted me for who I was, and they made me better."

    " This isn't better. This is worse. Don't you know that there were people who loved you? Don't you know how many people showed up after you were announced dead? All those people loved the cheerful green haired boy." I could feel tears falling from my eyes.

    " If they lived me then why did they not do anything to stop this from happening? Tell me that. Why didn't they do anything to try and save me when I was trapped?"

    " How was we supposed to know when all you do is smile?"

    " Well I'm not smiling now. So what are you going to do hero? Are you going to save me or are you going to fight me?" I get into a fighting stance.

    " I'm going to fight to save you." I declare. He smiles an evil smile and holds up his left hand.

    " Sorry Kaachan but this fight was over before it even began." He closed his hand and the shadows started to strangle me. I couldn't breathe. The last thing I heard before I died was, " I will always love you Kaachan."

    I set up straight and gasp for air while grabbing the shadows that had ahold of me, but nothing was there. It was just a dream. Everything was just a dream. The explosion, the dead bodies, and Deku. It was all a stupid dream.

    I couldn't stop the tears from rolling down my face. I'd almost prefer that dream to be a reality if only to know that deku is still here and alive. About a week ago I had started to get the feeling that all of this investigating is useless. The thought that Takahashi was just toying with me was engraved in the back of my mind.

    " Just give me a sign."