Chapter 15: Persona Pranking
(One left.)
I yawned slightly, walking around town. It was the weekend thankfully and I had just finished a hellish training session with my father. So now I was just walking around town with a blank expression, bored out of my d*mn mind. I sighed slightly. '(Y/N) we're being followed.' My eyes widened slightly as I shot a look around. By whom, and where? 'A few members of our class, one of which is Shoto, though I doubt he came willingly.' 'It seems that they're over by the alley watching us from around the corner.' I nodded slightly. Who all is there? Sho-Kun, Izu-Kun, Hedgehog, Ashido, Uraraka, Tsu, Hagakure, Kirishima, Kaminari, Mineta, and Sero. 'Large group.' You said it. What're we gonna do about them eh? A small smirk came to my face. I've got an idea. I thought silencing the personas. I cracked my knuckles after sharing my thoughts with the others. I could already see Velvet and the others smirking. Well Velvet, time to pull some extreme levels of tom foolery, you ready? 'As always. Let us begin.'
~Shoto's POV~
(Y/N) went around the corner disappearing from view. After a few seconds the other gave chase. I trailed behind with Bakugo sighing slightly. Surely she's noticed us by this point. I thought. "Where'd she go?" Uraraka questioned. "The hell!? Did you guys really already f*cking lose her!?" Bakugo whisper-shouted. I looked and didn't see (Y/N) anywhere until I sensed a familiar fiery presence. I turned behind me to see her standing a on the opposite side of the street with a smirk. Her hands stuffed into her pockets. She turned around and walked off when Hagakure noticed her. We gave chase. "How'd she get over there so fast without any of us noticing?" Tsu questioned. Then she rounded another corner and disappeared again. "What the hell is going on here?" Mineta questioned. A girl in a dark red hoodie with the hood up hiding her face and hair walked past us but I made eye contact with a dark (E/C) eye. Dragonheart. I thought. She bumped into Bakugo on 'accident'. "Oi! Watch it b*tch!" Bakugo snarled. "Excuse me but I couldn't understand a world you said, so either get that dick outta your mouth or that stick out of your a*s and keep walking f*ck mouth." She growled. We all moved away from Bakugo. He had a calm face but his eyes only shone with fury. "What was that you little s*it? Speak up so your b*tchy voice can be heard!" Bakugo barked. "Oh you wanna here my voice f*cking retard? Sorry you ain't my type, I don't go for a*sholes like you. I betcha anything you're a bottom b*tch aren't you? Oh wait, it's none of my business now is it? Ah f*ck it. Have fun with your boyfriend f*cking." She said. She walked away leaving behind a very p*ssed off Bakugo. "Geez, (Y/N) was right you act like a little b*tch with a stick up his a*s and a f*cking diva complex. Looks like I owe her some money. Later f*ck tard." She said, giving us the finger before walking off. "COME BACK HERE YOU F*CK!" "WAIT WHERE'S (Y/N)!?" Everyone shouted giving chase. She rounded the corner and vanished again. "What the hell!" Everyone shouted. I snickered a little, realizing what (Y/N) was doing.
That's when we all heard a noise. A girl dressed in all black walked past, like last time a hoodie with the hood up covering her face but it was obvious she was wearing headphones. She was humming something to herself before singing slightly. "Looking for a girl in red right? Well she's long out of sight. Poof she went gone in a flash. But she did mention a mysterious soul that may be a bit rash, not far from here, she said 'well then old friend let the games continue then'. Down the road to the right she disappeared from the light." She sung. She moved her head phones and shot us a look. "Sorry if I wasn't much help. But surely you can get something from that." She said before rounding the corner and vanishing. "THAT MEANS (Y/N) IS THAT WAY!" Midoriya shouted while pointing. "You understood that?" Everyone deadpanned. But before we could get a move on Ashido, Uraraka, Mineta, Kaminari, and Sero all froze and paled. "KILLER GUMMY BEARS!" They all shrieked. We all sweat-dropped. "What?" Me and the others questioned. They all just screamed and panicked more darting past all of us. "IT'S MY WORST NIGHTMARE!" "I KNEW THEY WOULD COME FOR REVENGE!" "I'M SORRY I'LL NEVER EAT ANOTHER GUMMY BEAR AGAIN PLEASE FORGIVE ME!" Mind Play. I thought, recognizing (Y/N)'s Quirk almost immediately. I looked around and noticed said girl on the roof of a close by building. I snickered slightly. Where the heck did she get the idea for Killing Gummy Bears?
~Your POV~
I snickered watching the two shippers and three perverts running around screaming their heads off looking like idiots. 'Killer Gummy Bears, splendid idea.' 'Heh, that'll teach em'.' I heard a noise and saw Shoto poke his head up over the side of the building. "Glad that there was a latter to get up here." He said hoisting himself up. I smirked while sitting down. "Dang. Chibi over here thought that you'd get swept up in all this nonsense." I said, hearing Chibi snapping her fingers. We'll get him next time... She grumbled. Shoto walked over and sat down next to me. "So who's idea was Killer Gummy Bears?" He questioned. "Who else but the slightly sadistic sweetheart." I said. "Chibi?" Sho questioned. "Yeah it was Chibi." I said. He burst out laughing, causing me to blush. "Killer Gummy Bears? Genius." He said. "It was a weird idea but in practice it was d*mn well hilarious." I said, waving a hand dismissively. I got a massive migraine and released my Mind Play hold on the five down below before reaching inside my bag and getting out the pills to counter it. I swallowed a few before breathing heavily. "What was that about?" Shoto asked. "Mind Play's restriction. I use it for too long on too many people and I get really bad migraines. It hurts to high hell so I tend to have meds on me that work right away. The smaller number of people the longer I can hold it. Five people is my maximum and I can't hold it for that long." I explained. "Right I think you mentioned it once." He said looking deep in thought. I yawned slightly before resting my head on his shoulder. "Let me borrow your shoulder for a second okay? Okay. Okay? Okay." I said. "Is something wrong?" Sho questioned. "Oh nothing just hellish training from my father and using some Velvet and Sky levels of tom foolery plus Darkheart and Dragonheart levels of mind f*ckery. It makes me tired as all s*it." I said. Shoto hummed a little to himself before pulling me closer to him and into a more comfortable position. "Is that better?" He questioned in his typically monotone voice as I blushed slightly. "Yep. Totally." I said quickly. (Y/N)'s got a crush! (Y/N)'s got a crush! SHUT THE F*CK UP NO I DO NOT! 'Are you sure about that?' Sky if that was another f*cking meme so help me- 'Now, now (Y/N) no point in denying it.' I'VE ONLY KNOWN HIM FOR LIKE TWO WEEKS! THAT IS NOT ENOUGH TIME TO FALL IN LOVE D*MNIT! D*mn she's got us there guys. True. Give it another week. NO! THAT IS NOT ENOUGH TIME! F*CK YOU! 'Are you implying that love at first sight is bull?' YES!!! FOR THE LOVE OF GOD YOU CAN'T LOVE SOMEONE YOU JUST MET! "(Y/N)?" 'I beg to differ. I mean look at Chibi. She was crushing on Izuku after we met him.' THAT WAS A MONTH AFTER MEETING HIM! IT ONLY FEELS LIKE IT WAS SOONER BECAUSE TIME MEANS NOTHING TO PERSONAS LIKE SKY AND YOU! 'Wait Chibi was crushing on Izuku?' 'You didn't know?' I didn't f*cking know either. It was a one time thing guys, I thought he was adorable. "(Y/N)?" 'But still we are not here to discus Chibi we are here to discus (Y/N) and Shoto.' But we're all technically (Y/N), does that mean we all have a crush on him? I DO NOT HAVE A CRUSH ON HIM! 'Well I mean he is a nice person to be around.' And he's bada*s too! But to go as far as to saying we have a crush on him? No, no. You all have a crush on him, I don't. 'Heh, the kiddo is right. You all might like him but me and her don't.' Sky you totally like him too. 'Kid, sometimes you've gotta learn when to quit.' Nu-uh Sky. If apparently we all like him romantically than so do you. 'I can't have crushes. I thought we established this.' CAN YOU ALL SHUT UP! I DON'T HAVE A CRUSH ON SHOTO! "(Y/N)?" Shoto questioned tapping my shoulder. I jumped slightly. "I'm-what-sorry. Wait. W-what were we talking about?" I questioned, snapping out of it. He sighed slightly. "Nothing I was trying to get your attention for the past five minutes." He said. "Oh sorry!" I said breaking out into a nervous sweat. We made eye contact for a while before he brushed the hair covering my left eye away. "It still shocks me how similar we are." Shoto mumbled. "Yeah. It really is." I agreed, blocking out the other personas. I broke eye contact, looking at all the people scurrying around the streets. "It still shocks me, how calm they all look." I said quietly. "How they can all go about their day to day lives even with the threat of villains looming over their heads." I continued. "It's all thanks to the heroes. The heroes provide safety and comfort, so you'd expect being the offspring of a really powerful hero would make you feel safe and wanted at all times right?" I scoffed slightly. "But in fact its the complete opposite. I'm hated at home, and feeling safe? Please. I look over my shoulder constantly. Hell my own mother, the only one I give a d*mn about in that family, ambushes me by the stairs every time I come home." I growled. I leaned back sighing with my eyes closed. "She used to be so kind, y'know? Always there. She'd comfort me, stand up to father for me, she was always there to protect me, and the fact that her Quirk could over power father's made me feel better too." I said. I sighed, reopening my eyes with a more saddened expression. I didn't say anything, just stared into the distance. I subconsciously reached up and brushed my burn mark. "I don't know how I do it honestly. How I smile. How I laugh. I don't understand how it's possible. I really don't." I said. "I'm more broken than any of the other personas. I never let them take the brunt of the abuse. I came first. I'm the oldest even if Velvet is the most mature. It's my burden. The only thing holding me together right now is the hope that one day it'll get better. But that hope is slowly dying. And I'm not sure I can take much more before I crack. Before I f*cking shatter." I said bringing my knees to my chest. I just sighed. "I'm ranting aren't I? Sorry. I don't really talk about this with anyone." I said. Shoto pulled me into a hug. I didn't say anything. I just rested my head on his shoulder. "Thanks Sho." I said hugging him back.
~Time Skip~
Me and Shoto were walking around the city. "Hey (Y/N), why do you think villains do what they do?" Shoto questioned suddenly. I hummed a little. "Honestly I've wondered about that a lot myself. But I've gathered that they always have their reasons. Being rejected by society because of their Quirks, coming from broken homes, being abandoned, or by the prospect of someone they care about being a villain. There are lots of reasons. No villain is without motive. Heck even if they just enjoy being a villain that's still technically a motive. Being a villain because you just want too. You like the rush, the excitement of being on the opposite side of the war. Or just wanting to see what its like. Wanting a different perspective. Or you just want to use your Quirk, with no rules to bind you. There are lots of reasons, and a good majority are understandable. And on occasion I can sympathize with some villains and their motives." I said, shocking Shoto. "As an Info Broker I don't really belong to either side. I see the light and the dark and I help both sides. I'm neutral in this war, even if I aim to be a hero." I explained. "Neutral?" Shoto questioned, mostly to himself. "Ever action I take is based on motives, logically thinking, and instinct. I do what I see is right. Being neutral in the war means looking at both sides from an even perspective." I explained. "I don't see villains as the naturally wrong side, nor do I see heroes as always correct, just, and right. Heck look at Shadow and Endeavor. Those two might be very skilled at hero work but they aren't good people morally." I said. There was a sudden alarm and a villain came crashing out of a bank carrying a sack of money. "And take that villain. Just because he's stealing doesn't mean he's a bad guy. He could be doing that to provide for his family. Or maybe he does this because everyone hates him." I said, pointing at the villain. Shoto looked ready to leap into action until I held my arm out in front of him and pointed up just as All Might came crashing down. Capturing the villain before jumping off again. "I watch these fights go down so often that I've learned to see things equally. To look at them from different perspectives. So yes. I am indeed neutral. I don't favor one side even if I aim to be a hero. I aim to be a hero to protect people. And I aim to be number one so that I can protect everyone. Because if I'm the strongest, that means no one has to pull my a*s out of the fire. Being strong means protecting those under you. Being a leader means treating those you lead with respect and care. Sure you make the final call but others have good ideas too. You have to be open minded. That's what I've learned." I said. "You're...shockingly mature for a 15 year old." Shoto said. I scratched the back of my neck with a small smile as we kept walking. "Yeah. I guess you can thank a majority of the other personas for that one. Velvet, Sky, and Dark are all very mature. Sky only sometimes though. She can be really childish too. And Dragon just wants everyone to fight her so she can prove she's strongest. Chibi is just Chibi, no more needs to be said. But It's also thanks to the way I grew up. As much as I hate it I didn't have a childhood and was forced to act grownup for a long time." I said. "But hey, same can be said for you. After all you grew up the same." I added, shooting Sho a smirk. "C'mon, you can't say you're not mature yourself." I continued with a small snicker. He blushed slightly causing me to laugh even more. We continued walking in silence. "Do you want me to walk you home?" Shoto questioned. I hummed a little. "I guess it'd be nice to have some company instead of just teleporting there. Yes. I would enjoy your company Shoto." I said with a smile.
~Time Skip~
Once we had gotten to my street I said bye to Shoto and told him I could continue from here by myself after giving him my contact info. I began walking letting the other personas back into my mind. 'Wow, you kept us out for a while.' 'By chance did anything happen?' Nothing happened. We just talked and then he walked me home. HA! YOU TOTALLY LIKE HIM! Chibi shut up... I shook my head slightly. So what're we gonna do when we get home? I dunno. I'm tired. 'Can we nap?' Sky you always want to nap. 'That's my shtick and you know it. Besides I've got a small headache from Bakugo starting off our conversation with a bang earlier.' Oh my God your insufferable. 'Really? Are my jokes that bad?' YES FOR F*CKS SAKE SHUT UP! I just laughed a little at my personas before turning the corner. My eyes widened and I dropped my bag. There was an ambulance in front of the house, Akane, (B/N), and (S/N) all waiting by the gates. I ran over. "The f*ck happened!?" I shouted. They all turned to look at me, for once their eyes full of fear and pity. "WELL!?" I shouted, grabbing Akane by the collar of his shirt. "Chill (Y/N)!" He shouted, grabbing my wrists and trying to pry my hands off of him. "NO! THE F*CK IS GOING ON HERE!?" I shouted. "(Y/N)!" A loud, booming voice shouted. I froze with a shadow covering my eyes. I released Akane before glaring at my father as he walked over. "What. The. F*ck. Happened. Here?" I questioned in a dark tone. He avoided eye contact, his red eyes holding a rare softness. "(Y/N)...it's your mother. Nakamura, she...well..." He trailed off. "What about mom?" I questioned clenching my hands into a fists. "She passed." He said bluntly. My eyes widened in shock and my breath hitched. It was like you could hear glass shattering in the background. I could hear my heart beat in my ears. No... 'This cannot be happening.' 'How did this happen?' Mommy? F*cking hell, there's no way right? That's impossible. I shook my head, slowly reaching up and covering my left eye, the one she burned. "N-no way....There's no way." I said quietly. "The cause of death is unknown." Father continued, ignoring my obvious distress. "(S/N) smelt something odd and located it coming from Nakamura's room. She got me and we...discovered the body." "No, no, no, no." I said quietly. "The estimated time of death is sometime around 4:30. (S/N) noticed the smell at 5:05." "Why, no, stop it." I mumbled. "Her funeral will be in three days time. You'll be missing the next week of school but you will be at the sports festival the week after." He continued. "Shut up, shut up, shut up." I said, my hand dropping to my side. "For the next week you'll have a new training regimen instead of training with whatever friends you've made in your class." "Why won't you shut up?" "(Y/N) are you even listening?" I was silent. Before nodding. "Yes Father." I said slowly. I walked past him. "I...need a minute. Thank you for informing me. See you for dinner." I said walking inside the gates before cutting the corner and teleporting inside my room. I just flopped onto my bed, burring my face into the pillow.
That day something inside me broke. Something inside me shattered. Mother was gone. One of the only things that I loved, gone. No matter how cruel she had gotten I still loved her. After all it was father's fault that she became that way. It was beyond upsetting. And yet, I didn't cry. Not a single tear fell. That day, that evening, I stopped caring. I didn't even bother to hide my burn mark after that. And my red eye, still full of hatred. I couldn't care less if someone asked, or was disturbed by it. I just didn't care. That day, something broke. Something shattered. The others think it was my emotions. Our emotions had finally broken and would be chaotic until we found someway to fix it. But I didn't think it was my emotions that broke that day. No.
"I think that was the day my sanity finally shattered."
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