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~Shino POV~

Me and Artemis were scheduled to train together under Avian's supervision. They watched us from a tree while we sparred. Our fight soon got the attention of almost everyone else in our class.

It was going pretty well until we brought our quirks into the equation. I summoned my light sword and pointed it threateningly at Artemis. He looked quite bored with the situation. As I learned, his hero form is an asshat. 

Then he disappeared.

"Oh come on Artemis, you can't just run from the fight!" I dropped my arms in frustration but then everything went black. 

My sword had disappeared. I instinctively turned on my glow to see better, but still, it was dark. I continued trying to use my quirk. Making myself glow is normally as easy as breathing, what's happening!? I started to panic slightly. Then mildly. Then immensely. My heart was beating faster now. I tried to do anything with my quirk to create, to create any light at all. Nothing worked. I started to shake now, seeming to shrink into the pitch-black darkness. 

I started to hyperventilate. Time to end this. I fell to my knees and called out,

"Ok, ok, enough Artemis! I surrender..." I looked at the black floor as the concrete appeared again. My eyes adjusted to the suns light again and I let out a breath of relief, taking off my mask.

"Your afraid of the dark?" 

Someone had called out from the crowd. That made everyone start laughing. I looked at the crowd, Artemis nowhere to be found. 

I go up from my knees and slowly retreated to the locker rooms. 

That was embarrassing...

"Good job." 

I heard Artemis say, clearly still in his hero form. His tone was mockish. I spun around to see him leaning over a locker. Resting bitch everything...

"Your scared of the dark?" Artemis raised an eyebrow and glared slightly. 

"I..look I never had a reason to be in the dark, I could always just turn on my own light. So I never had to fear it..." I started strong, but ended quiet and looking down. 

"What if you get thrown in a dark room, with your quirk somehow disabled? What would you do then? What if you got tied up and blind folded? What now?" Artemis walked closer to me until he was practically standing over me. 

I tried to keep my ground, but I ended up looking away again, feeling like crying. Artemis sighed and seemed to soften. 

"Look, I just don't want anything bad to happen to you...I wouldn't be able to live with myself." Artemis cupped my cheek and kissed my forehead softly. 

"I know..I should work on that..." I looked at him again, he gave me a soft smile.

I changed out of my hero costume, I don't feel like sparring anymore. I headed back out to the training area with Artemis where the class was still gathered. People were still fighting. Someone turned and gave a questioning look.

"How is someone with a light quirk afraid of the dark?" The kid snickered before walking over to us. "Aren't you the tough kid? How do you have such a childish fear?" 

I couldn't find words. I'd normally be unbothered with stupid comments, but I was still wallowed in the embarrassment of earlier. Artemis stepped forward and put a box of shadows around him and the student. 

Seconds later, the box disappeared and the kid was on the floor. I was shocked.

"Don't. Ever. Insult him again. Ever."

Artemis glared down at the kid, who had a sour expression. They got up and left angrily. I smiled at Artemis before hugging him.

"Just...Let me know if anyone bothers you again,"  Artemis seemed embarrassed now. He changed back to normal. "And I'll take care of them personally." He hugged me back gently.