"I DON'T NEED THERAPY DAMN IT!"

Hibana screamed this, and almost immediately, he was silenced by a motherly glare.

"Hibana Chikahisa-Kayama, use that tone with me again, and see what happens." Nemuri threatened.

In the room, Aizawa stood with Bouran and Hoka at his sides. The three prayed for the boy.

"I um.... I only mean to say that perhaps you could reconsider sending me to get help that I don't need?" Hibana said.

"NO!" Nemuri all but yelled. "Hibana, you weren't me that night, I was terrified! You keep saying you don't need therapy, and then you have a panic attack! What if we couldn't snap you out of it?!"

Hibana winced. Damn it. She was right.

".... One session." He said reluctantly. "One session, and if I don't feel any better, I'm not going."

.

And that's how the three traumatized students ended up sitting side by side, waiting for a therapist. Nemuri sat next to Hibana, Aizawa stood whilst reading a book, and the three students were talking.

"This is so stupid." Hibana scoffed. "I don't need therapy. I'm doing just fine without it!"

The look Hoka and Bouran gave him made him recoil.

"Hibana.... Your mom is just worried about you. She only wants you to be okay, in every aspect." Hoka told him.

"Hoka's right. Hell, Ms. Kayama is a mom a lot of people would kill to have!" Bouran added.

Hibana sighed. He just....

"You're pathetic."

He can't help it.

The receptionist then called out "Hibana Chikahisa?"

Hibana sighed, standing up. Better to get this over with now. Entering the office, Hibana didn't expect to see the one and only-

"Well fuck me." Shinobu grimaced.

Why the hell is Glare in a therapist office?!

"You're.... My therapist." Hibana stated, the expression on his face like he was trying to figure out the meaning to life.

"Please, just call me Dr. Shinso." She responded.

She gestured for him to sit down, Hibana asking "How are you a therapist?"

Shinobu huffed in response, saying "It was.... I took a few courses. I met the job requirements, and I'm damn good at my job."

Hibana simply nodded, taking a seat.

"So...." Hibana trailed off.

"Right. I didn't look at your file because I simply think that they're pathetic and they're never updated. So, I'll ask you this.... Why do you think you're here with me today?"

Hibana sighed.

"My mom's just worried because I had a panic attack...." Hibana grumbled.

"Oh? What caused it?"

He sighed, saying "There was a villain we fought back in Hosu.... He covered my mouth when I was trying to use my quirk and.... It.... It brought up some bad memories."

"I see.... Would you be comfortable talking about these memories?" Shinobu.

He looked down, wincing visibly as suppressed memories resurfaced.

".... There was a worker at the orphanage. His name was Takeshi.... I remember when I first used my quirk. He instantly had the idea to muzzle me, keep me both quiet, and from using my quirk. What um.... What the other teachers didn't know is that he also assumed that the best way to keep child under control.... Was to have them "educated" constantly...."

Hibana glared at the ground, emotions he'd worked hard to keep under control surfacing and bubbling over.

"I.... Ugh, the fucker had this wooden cane with him wherever he went. And um.... I'm sure you can think of the rest."

Shinobu took a deep breath, willing her quirk back into the depths of her mind.

"And you still never recovered from it?" She hesitantly asked.

"Nope. The only reason I wear a mask in my hero outfit is to help focus and control my quirk.... I hate things around my mouth or neck. Hell, Recovery Girl doesn't even use her cane around me."

Shinobu thought for a moment.

"So.... What is it that you hope to gain from this?"

Hibana gave a confused look.

"What I've deduced from this is that you have a lot of trauma from your past. You were expected to be an obedient and willing child, and not make any mistakes, to not show any weakness. You have a fear of abandonment due to how you were treated in the past, and thus, think you should be able to handle everything. It's why you don't ask for help. So again: what do you hope to gain from these sessions, should you continue doing them?"

Hibana was about to respond, before a timer went off.

"Oh dear. Unfortunately, that is all out time for today." She said. "I look forward to our next session, should you wish to come back...."

With that, Hibana left the office. God damn did he feel.... Light? Upon seeing Nemuri waiting for him, he sighed.

".... We're going again next week." He grumbled in displeasure.

Nemuri smiled warmly at him, saying "Good.... I am.... I'm proud that you're finally getting some much needed help."

He muttered something under his breath, sitting down next to Bouran.

"Bouran Shinano, you're next."

Bouran smirked, saying "See you on the other side~"

*One hour later....*

Bouran sat next to Hibana and Hoka, saying "What the fuck. My therapist just told me I have a savior complex and need to channel my hate through more healthy methods! I call bullshit!"

Hibana simply nodded in understanding.

"It can't possibly be that bad...." Hoka mumbled.

Hoka was then called into the office, the girl walking in with hesitation. She sat down, Shinobu grinning.

"For you in particular, I want you to simply.... Start where you're comfortable."

Hoka sighed, thinking for a moment.

".... My parents decided to start beating me when I was six." She said bluntly. "I took it for.... Eleven years, until around a month ago, when Aizawa and Mirko arrested them. I was then placed underneath Aizawa's care until further notice."

Shinobu frowned.

"Do you think your parents ever regretted what they did to you?"

".... My mom. I have reason to suspect that she wss forced to hurt me otherwise my father would do worse. She.... She always came to check on me. Every single time...." Hoka said, her voice cracking slightly. "I just.... I always thought of the two of them as absolutely hating me.... So why the hell do I miss them?"

Shinobu sighed saying "Back when I was younger, I had a.... Very wise teacher. I looked up to him greatly, and I always sought out his approval.... One day, we fought about how we had a difference on how certain villains should be dealt with. Even now, I still crave his approval.... Even if it's just for one last time...."

Shinobu tool a moment before she continues.

"I like to think that when we miss people who hurt us, we think of the person who they were before they did so, and then try to compare it with the person who we look at now, trying to fond the difference.... If you truly wish to know why your mother and father did what they did, you should talk to them. Even if it only confirms what you originally thought, it's.... It's better to have the closure you might've never gotten."

Hoka nodded.

"Is there anything else that you wish to discuss?" Shinobu asked.

Hoka then nodded, and began talking again....

Fuck. She's gotta admit that Dadzawa was right.