Disclaimer : This whole chapter is basically based on PTSD, being attacked and anxiety and relapsing. If this is a trigger, skip this chapter and head straight to Chapter 16. Thank you ^-^

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Raggedly breathing, I dart down a winding path. My heart hammering in my chest and my stomach twisting and knotting up in pain. My arms and legs feel numb as I run as fast as I can down this never lasting path, a shriek leaving my lips as I turn to look behind me. My breath catching in my throat.

Hazel eyes stare at me. Loud footsteps chasing after me. A sinister chuckle leaving his lips. The male behind me wasn't running... he was walking, taking his time. A smirk playing across his thin lips, his teeth appearing through them as he slides his hand into his pocket.

Not again! Not again! Not again!

I can't!

Biting back a sob, I trip over my own feet and crash into darkness. My heart in my throat as I turn back toward my attacker, his hands now brandishing a knife. A grin on his lips as he towers over me and grabs me by my chin, his big callous hand tightening around my cheeks as I stare at him with tears in my eyes.

My heart stops as he raises his hand, the knife glinting in the darkness before he goes to slash down at my -

"No!"

Shrieking myself awake, I hold my hand over my heart as I take a deep breath, sitting bolt upright wheezing. Whole body tensing up as I look around, trying to bear my surroundings. My heart hammering in my chest as my hands shaking curl into fists. I go to clench my eyes shut, but a picture threatens to flash and I keep them as open for as long as possibly can. Choking back a sob, I curl up in my bed and whimper to myself.

It's okay... It's okay... You're safe... You're safe... You're at home... You're not in an alleyway... You're safe...

Releasing a sob, the scar on my stomach throbs making my insides uncomfortably tighten and my throat close up. Bile beginning to form at the back of my throat as I close my eyes and take a shaky deep breath. Pictures of my nightmare flash in my brain forcing me to open my eyes and stare at my bare knees. Tears stream down my cheeks, choking sobs leaving my lips, my hands shakily trying to rid the tears. I couldn't move... I can't leave...

Seconds later, Sakino rushes in and gently takes my hands in hers. The blue skinned girl sending me a reassuring smile as I break down into her arms and cling to her for safety. Her arms securely wrap around me as she rocks me to and from. The girl letting me sob into his neck and cling to her for dear life.

"I got you, you're not going anywhere, I promise," she soothes, rubbing small comforting circles on my back as I grab fistfuls of her night shirt to make sure she doesn't let me go, "Oh honey, you're shaking like a leaf... I don't think you should go in class today... or babysit the twins for that matter... you're staying home,"

"I - I can't..." I mumble, shaking in her grasp as she holds me close, "I - I can't... h - he'll hurt me again! I can't!"

"(Y/n), I'm here, no one will hurt you, I promise you," Sakino reassures, the girl rubbing my back as she pushes herself to her feet and slowly walks through my bedroom and toward the living room, soothing me as I bury my head in the junction of her neck and shoulder, "We're in the living room, can I set you down on the couch? Need your weighted blanket?"

"I - I... I - I..." I whimper, nuzzling into her as the words fizzle out and my hearts beating so fast that I can't even calibrate. My head feeling light.

"It's okay, don't force yourself to talk, I won't let you go until you tell me to," Sakino hums, rubbing my back as she sits down on the couch with me still in her arms and grabs my weighted blanket from underneath the coffee table, "Just a simple nod will be okay, do you want your weighted blanket?"

Slowly, I shakily nod and look toward her, tears filling my vision as she slowly and carefully (without any sudden movements to make me worse) sets me on the couch. She keeps her hand laced with mine as she unfolds the weighted blanket and drapes it over me, making sure that I'm tucked under it before slowly relinquishing her touch from me as I burrow into it and feel a tad safer.

"I'm going to get my phone from the bedroom and call the Todoroki's and your professor," Sakino says, telling me where she's going, "And I'm getting you a glass of water... do you feel up to eating? It can just be a breakfast bar, it doesn't have to be anything too filling,"

Shaking my head, I look down and take a nervous breath as she nods and leaves me for a second. Clutching tightly onto my blanket, I look toward the blank screen of the tv. Sharp, intimidating hazel eyes flash onto the screen making my breath catch in my throat and my nails dig into the blanket as I hide my head under it. Trembling underneath the plush weight of the blanket, I cry silently.

Seconds later, I hear feet pattering against the linoleum. Slowly, I peek out of the blanket and sigh in relief as I see Sakino pacing in the kitchen with her phone attached to her ear. The girl grabbing a glass as she calls someone to fill it up with water.

"Hello? Hi, Mr. Fujoika, I'm calling on behalf of (Y/n) (L/n)," she begins, handing me the glass of water and runs her fingers through my hair as I shakily sip at the water and look toward her, refusing to look back at the tv should those eyes flash again, "That's right, she will be unable to come into class today, she's fallen ill. Yes, you can email her the work... thank you sir... and you, goodbye,"

Hanging up the phone, she fluffs up the pillows nearby and then grabs a couple of magazines from the rack, setting them by me should I want to look through them before she grabs some candles and lights them up. My roommate trying to make this as calming for me as she possibly can as I shake on the couch.

"If you feel sick at any time, you have the bowl," Sakino says, sliding a big bowl toward me just in case my anxiety and my fear gets the best of me and decides to empty the contents of my stomach, "Do you want me to call your brothers and see if they can come over? Or maybe your ma?"

"B - brothers..." I stammer out nervously, fiddling with the hem of my blanket as I look down at the covers of the magazines.

Nodding, Sakino sends a quick text to my brothers from my phone explaining the situation before setting it down and laying her eyes on me. She sends me a reassuring smile as I take a deep breath, trying to calm the bile piling up in the back of my throat. As I begin to retch, my throat seizing, I grab the bowl and spit into it. Mucus piling at the bottom.

"If you need to throw up, throw up, I'll clean it," Sakino reassures me as she puts our phones
on silent and slowly sits next to me, "Can I rub your back?"

"Y - yeah..." I squeak out, looking down at the coffee table with the sick bowl in my lap, my stomach warbling and rumbling as pictures flash in my mind making me visibly wince, "I - ah... I can't..."

"Deep breaths, sweetie," she instructs, rubbing my back as I clench my eyes shut and sob, my shoulders heaving as I stare at the coffee table, "Your brothers should be here soon, I need to call Mr and Mrs Todoroki too,"

Nodding nervously, I clear my throat and spit the bile into the bowl with a groan. My head throbbing as I rest it against the back pillow and take a nervous breath as she lets me unlock my phone and calls Shoto or Momo. The girl rubbing my arm gently as she waits for one of them to answer.

"Hello, Mr Todoroki? Hi, I'm Sakino, I'm (Y/n)'s roommate. I'm calling to tell you that (Y/n) won't be able to babysit the twins today," Sakino explains, rubbing my arm as I scrunch my eyes tightly shut and take another deep breath before opening them as she pokes my arm gently, "He wants to speak to you, is that okay?"

"Y - yeah," I hum, shakily taking the phone and holding it to my ear as I draw circles on my blanket, "Hi Shoto..."

"Are you okay? Is it because of yesterday?" I hear his voice asks through the receiver making me bite my lip and clear my throat, "Do you need anything?"

"K - kinda... yesterday brought up some... memories..." I softly explain, gulping down the bile in my throat as I hear Momo in the background, "I - I'm sorry..."

"Hey, it's not your fault," Momo hums through the receiver, the woman's voice making me smile weakly, "All the girls and I send our love, okay? You focus on getting better and building yourself back up, take all the time you need,"

"Yeah, Toya will pick up the twins for us," Shoto explains through the phone, the male chuckling gently to himself as Momo mumbles something to him, "We'll see you soon, okay?"

"Okay... thank you," I mumble, smiling gently before hanging up the phone after bidding them goodbye and looking toward Sakino who's heading toward the door, "Are they here already?"

Nodding, Sakino pulls the front door open and allows my brothers to file into the apartment. A small weak smile plays on my lips as I look behind me to wave at them shyly. Ichiro is instantly on me, the male sitting beside me and pulling me in for a hug while Takashi heads to the kitchen to pull out plates from the cupboard.

"Has she hurt herself in any way?" Ichiro asks, gently lifting the blanket to check at my scar, the male gently checking the skin around it to to make sure I haven't irritated it, "Has she eaten?"

"No, she hasn't," Sakino replies, sitting down on the armchair as Ichiro squeeze my arms gently and makes sure I'm comfortable as Takashi places a stack of pancakes on it and sets it on the table, "She's not hungry,"

"Has she thrown up?" Takashi asks, grabbing a hair tie from the coffee table and gently brushing my hair back into a low ponytail to keep my hair out of my face, "We saw the news..."

"And ma shouted at us down the phone," Ichiro says with a chuckle, rubbing my arms as I snuggle into his warmth and take a shaky breath, "Can you eat for us, (Y/n)? Are you up for it?"

"I - I don't think so... I'll throw it back up if I do..." I reply, rubbing my neck slowly as my throat feels tight, a groan leaving my lips as I gag gently, "I hate this so much..."

"Hey... I know it's bad but these things happen, you are doing so well," Ichiro says gently, slowly rubbing my arms as I slump into my blanket and snuggling into it, "Wanna watch tv? We can put on whatever you want,"

Nodding nervously, I grab the remote and turn the tv on as Takashi digs into his pancakes. A grin playing on Ichiro's lips as he looks at him phone making Takashi arch a brow as I turn on Friends, something simple, doesn't have anything too scary or scarring and something that's quite funny to ease me (also something that I know inside and out and know exactly what's going in when and knowing the lines off by heart).

"What?" Takashi asks intrigued, sliding behind the couch to peek over Ichiro's shoulder before grinning at biting back laugh as I look toward them tilting my head, "Jeez,"

"What?" Sakino asks, leaning over Takashi, the girl also trying to sneakily feel my brothers abs (which I could see as plain as day) before giggling, "Oh that's a corny title, how many damn tabloids do they want?"

"What is it?" I ask softly, watching as Ichiro slides his phone to me showing me a new story making me groan at the title, "Are they serious?... This happened yesterday and they're already making up more theories?..."

"More?" Ichiro asks tilting his head as he looks toward Sakino and I as I huff, "What's going on?"

"There's loads of news stories and theories and posts based on the relationship between (Y/n) and Dynamight," Sakino explains with a small grin as I roll my eyes and turn my attention toward the article, "Any interaction they can get between them, they'll take it and they'll blow it up as big as they can,"

"Seriously? Is that why you were targeted?" Ichiro asks worried before deflating as I shake my head, "Are you and Dynamight together?"

"N - no... at least, I don't think so," I reply nervously, blushing gently with a small smile as I remember his nickname for me, "I don't know... something may happen... something may not,"

Sakino grins my way as I bashfully look toward my brothers phone. My stomach swirling with butterflies as I stare at the picture of Dynamight holding me bridal style in his arms, my head resting on his chest. Slowly, I narrow my eyes at the picture as I zoom in on the blondes face and my eyes widen slightly. He was smiling!

He was actually smiling... he was happy...

Blushing gently, I zoom out of the picture and lean against the back of the couch as I begin to look over the new story. Seeing more pictures of Dynamight and I. Even one of me in the villains grasp with Dynamight ready to attack. My stomach lurching at picture. My brow arching gently as I read it, cringing at the title of the article.

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Dynamight's Dynamite Girl!

Just hours ago, Dynamight's mysterious girl was attacked by a local villain trying to escape the clutches of wonder trio Number One Hero : Deku, Number Two Hero : Dynamight and Number Three Hero : Shoto after stealing five duffel bags full to the brim of cash after robbing a local bank!

Cameras and journalists found the girl quaking in the villain's grasp, looking for her knight in shining armour to save her!

After seconds of trying to shake the villain off, the girl had a sudden rush of adrenaline and beat the villain to the ground without hesitation! Biting the male before kicking him to the floor and rushing to her saviour as Pro Hero Shoto apprehends the villain.

Rare photos of Dynamight and his girl were taken after the attack. Pictures of him smiling and looking toward this girl with nothing but love in his eyes! Is this love?!

Is Dynamight no longer Japan's most wanted bachelor?!

After interviewing both Shoto and Deku about the mysterious relationship between Dynamight and this girl, they left little to the imagination. Deku giving us little to no information while Shoto, with a big smirk on his face, told us everything he could! Could he be telling the truth or is this a way to get back at Dynamight?!

"I don't know anything about Dynamight and her, all I know is that this is the first time he's ever actually been sweet to someone... although I know he doesn't show it often," - Deku

"Dynamight? Oh yeah, there's definitely something going on. They may not know it yet but I believe there could be something happening between them. I've never seen Dynamight so soft around someone or even him help someone out. This is totally something to look out for,"
- Shoto

We did try, yet again, to ask Dynamight about his amazing and strong mysterious girl that seems kick ass just as good as he can but he managed to avoid us. We've already tried going to his agency but we were instantly shunned by security and his PR team! So what is the truth?!

Is Dynamight really in love?! Is this girl his soulmate?! Is she a hero too?! How does she know Shoto and his twins?! Will we see more of her and Dynamight?!

Stay tuned to find out more!

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Rolling my eyes playfully, I throw my phone back toward my brother who chuckles and reads it himself. The male cringing at the wacky vocabulary used while I turn my attention toward the tv and snuggle into my blanket, my nerves slowly calming down as I take a deep breath. A giggle leaving my lips as I watch the screen and occupy myself with something instead of dwelling on my nightmare.

"Woah, Shoto's really asking for a death wish huh?" Ichiro asks arching a brow as I shake my head with a small hum, "So what does he mean by it?"

"Ugh.... really? Are you serious?" I ask with a groan, looking toward my brothers who grin playfully yet there's a small hint of an overprotective aura behind it as I shift, "It's nothing, okay?"

"Shoto literally said there's something going on," Takashi says pointing toward the quote and laughing as I hit his phone out of his hand and making it clatter against the floor, "Is he telling the truth?~ Is there something you're not tell me my dear older sister?~"

Well, I can't exactly lie to them now can I?

Cursing under my breath and making a mental note to strangle Shoto when I next see him for the lovely quote he's given the tabloids, I take a deep breath. I guess it won't hurt to tell them. I mean, we don't know if anything is happening but it's not everyday you get rumours spreading about you possibly dating a big time hero. Plus, it'll be fun to mess with people!

"Well he hasn't asked me out yet if that's what you're on about," I hum, blushing gently as Ichiro playfully nudges my arm, the two of them not treating me like I'm made of glass making me feel a hundred times better, "But... he's got a nickname for me,"

"Which is?" Sakino presses, leaning across the arm of the armchair with a playful grin making me bite back a giggle and hide myself under my blanket, "Come on~ Is it baby girl? Is it sweetie? Ooh! What about baby cakes?"

"That is cringe!" I whine, pouting toward Sakino who giggles with laughter as I glare at her and take a deep breath, "It's Baby Face,"

"Baby Face?" Takashi asks arching a brow, "Is it because you have a twelve year old girls job?"

"I'm going to shove my sick bowl up your ass," I threaten, laughing as Takashi gags at the sight of the mucus at the bottom and rushes to the other end of the room, "Yeah, take that you dickweed,"

"I think it's cute," Sakino coos, giggling as I throw a pillow toward her and shake my head with a small pout, "You'd both make a cute couple though, I'm not going to lie,"

Blushing gently, I look down at my lap and snuggle into my weighted blanket. Surely she's lying? Right? Would we make a cute couple? Is that why people are so into us?... Clearing my throat, I grab my phone to get up one of the tabloid stories to check the photos and a blush makes it way across my cheeks and the bridge of my nose at how well we fit together... Maybe Sakino's right...

But it's never going to happen...

Right?...