I could feel my breathing getting slower as I felt flowers start to grow. I choked up and coughed out a black rose petal. "Nozomi! Are you ok?" Yumi asks concerned. I got control and stopped my quirk from killing me. "These pictures, they're me and Rinomi when we were younger. A-and seeing them made the memories flood back and I broke down. I just wish he hadn't gone missing that...th-that my parents actually cared about us." I say to my friend. "Heh, your hair was so short when you were younger." Yumi says looking at a photo trying to lighten the mood. "I got hold of some scissors one day and I cut my hair. So I had it short until I started junior high." I say with a small laugh as I wipe my face. My friends always knew how to cheer me up in their own ways.

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It was Saturday and I wasn't busy. Yumi had to go home so it was just me and Giyuu. I changed and put on some black knee-high socks, a black and white pleated skirt, and a black sweater. Giyuu walked into my room and rubbed against my leg. I picked him up and put him on my shoulder. He wasn't a big cat so I could walk around with him on my shoulder. I walked out of my room and to the living room sitting on the couch and taking Giyuu off of my shoulders. I turn on my TV to see what was on and the first channel that was on was the news. "Pro-Heroes Steelio and Iron Rose honor the death of their son" I read on the news slider at the bottom of the screen.

What the hell? He's not dead! What did they do? I ask myself as I try to process what I read. I turn off the TV and pull my knees to my face. "What was that?" I ask myself aloud. Why would my parents honor the death of Rino if he's not even dead? I stand up and walk to the front door quickly putting on my shoes and grabbing my phone. I almost slam the door shut but close it hard instead. I run down the stairs and walk in the direction of my parents' house. 

Once I arrive at the huge house I walk up to the front door. I knock once and five seconds later, Yukio, a maid that works for my parents answers the door. "Ah, Madam. I didn't expect to see you here. What is the occasion?" She asks. "I need to speak to my parents Yukio. I say. "Yes ma'am." She says opening the door wider. I walk through the door and into the house turning to the side to see my parents in the dining room.  "What the hell was that?!" I ask shouting at my parents. "What was what, Nozomi?" My mother asks. "Oh bullshit! Don't act like you don't know what I'm talking about. I saw it on the news, you "honoring Rinomi's death". He's not dead! He's missing!" I say.

"It's been five years and he's still gone there's no possible way your brother could be alive." Father says. "I can't believe you two...some "heroes" you are, didn't even bother to tell me." I say trying to hold back my tears as I storm out of my childhood home. I won't let them see it! I won't let them see me cry! That's what they want. They want to see my weakness...well...they're not going to. I say to myself. My phone buzzes and I get a text from Tokiko. She was reminding me that UA's Entrance Exams were tomorrow. I press call and put the phone to my ear. 

"Hey, what's up?" Tokiko says through the phone. "Did you watch the news lately?" I ask still walking along the sidewalk. "No, why?" She asks. "They say he's dead...they said my brother is dead." I say. "What?!" She says confused. "He's not...I know it...he can't be gone. I won't let him go." I say as tears start to flow out of my eyes. I made it to my apartment building still on the phone with my friend. "Omi are you ok?" She asks. I wipe my eyes and sniff away my tears. "I'm fine." I say removing my phone and hanging up. 

I unlock my door and walk in closing it behind me. I push my back against the wall and slide down to the ground. He's not gone. He's still here. He's still alive. I say to myself. More tears roll down my face like waterfalls. I feel my quirk taking over again and flowers growing. I cough up more flowers through my tears. I hear the keyhole turn on my door and it open. I feel arms wrap around me in a tight hug. I open my eyes and lift my head up to see my green-haired friend, Hikari, wrapping me in a hug. 

"It's okay..." She says. 

----Author----

ANGST!!!! Sorry for the tears but I just had to ya know. Anyway yeah sad chapter...is he really dead like everyone says or is Nozomi right and her brother is still out there???

-mysterious, Ricey-chan