ANNND WE ARE BACK!
Honestly, i was thinking of
just cutting Midoriya and
Bakiugou's fight and just have
him open up emotionally
to Tomomi but I don't know..

I mainly want to focus
more on Tomomi's struggles
of dealing with everything

couldn't you tell how the
kidnapping and torturing
effected her in little ways?

Hands shaking on and off?
Way more jumpier?
Trying to ignore it?

She recognizes that she's
not going to be okay yet
but she chooses to ignore
it until it goes away

but that would back fire
and you will see that in many
ways.

I want my characters to
still be human and humans
tend to deal with trauma
in different ways.

don't be a ghost reader
because I love you all and
I love seeing you all.

If no one has told you
this, I love you so much
and you are worth way
more than gold!
Don't listent to anyone
who tells you otherwise.

happy reading!

          Tomomi rummaged through her locker right after school when she heard whispers in her left ear. In the girl's defence, she had no idea she could hear her or that she was there, so it wasn't like she was purposely doing this to make her mad.

   "I heard that Tomomi Todoroki of the Hero Course was tortured." One girl said to her three other friends.

   Tomomi paused, pretending she wasn't listening as she wanted to know what she had to say.

   "Some of the students from Class B said that during the raid in the training camps, she ran into the woods." She continued on. "They were the only two, other than her brother, who saw her run into the woods by herself."

   "What a dumb way to try and runaway." One of her friends said harshly. "Didn't she go missing?"

   "Two days straight." The main girl confirmed. "She was actually kidnapped, remember? Same with Bakugou-san."

   "Wow.....and All Might had to retire because of her and Bakugou? I wonder how they feel knowing it was their faults? I wouldn't even live with myself."

  "I know."

  "I heard something that she killed someone." One of her other friends said, making them gasp and huddle around them. "They found a villain with a huge ice spike going through his heart."

  "Wow....Not only did All Might almost die and had to retire but now she killed someone? How can someone face everyone after killing someone?"

   Tomomi's hands shook as her left hand gripped her locker handle. She didn't know other people knew about her accidentally killing someone. And she didn't know that All Might retired because of trying to rescue them. She began to feel sick again as anxiety shot through her.

   "Come on, you guys!" One girl with curly purple hair said, disapprovingly. "They were kidnapped by villains and she was tortured for 2 days, it isn't her fault that All Might had to retire. He was getting old, anyways. And who knows if Monoma was telling the truth about her killing someone? We shouldn't judge before knowing the full story."

   "Monoma's uncle is in the police department," The main girl, who was platnium blonde with pink ombre tips, said, closing her locker. "He tells his mom things and thats how he's getting his information."

   "So much for being the best class." The harsh one with short black hair, scoffed. "If they couldn't even defend themselves to villains or even save their classmates properly, we are all doomed if they become heroes."

   "And no one is going to want to be saved by someone who can kill so easily."

   The girl's stopped talking when they noticed Tomomi slam her locker door, making them jump.

   Tomomi looked at them with a glare, which made them nervous because of all of the things they were saying. The air around them grew colder the longer she stared at them.

   But Tomomi said nothing. She did nothing. She just gave them one last look before walking through them, bumping her shoulder harshly against the short hair's shoulder, making her nearly fall back.

   They watched as she walked down the semi empty hallway.

  "Now, you've done it, you guys." The purple haired one scolded. "That was wrong of you all to say such things. You don't know how she feels or what she or Bakugou-san were feeling."

    It seemed like no matter how much she tried to get back to the way she was before this all happened, she gets slapped in the face with the reality of it all. This wasn't the first time she's heard people whisper about her.

   Ever since school started up again, she noticed the looks from other students. She's heard the whispers, the rumors, the stories. And as much as she wanted to say it didn't bother her, it did. It really did and it hurt like hell still.

   The nightmares, the poison, the pain, the fact that she killed someone, villain or not, it still filled her up with guilt. She knew something like this would happen but she never imagined it would hurt like this.

   All Might really retired because of her. No one told her that. Not even Aizawa. Not even Shoto. It was like they were trying to spare her. Of what? She was nearly killed and almost had her organs sold in the black market, so why in the hell did they not tell her about All Might?

    With anger coursing through her veins, she walked over to Aizawa's class room. Without knocking like she usually did, she swung the door open to see said teacher at his desk, grading.

   He looked up once he heard his door slam shut and saw Tomomi standing there with a glower in her eyes as she clutched her school blazer and bag in both hands.

   "May I help you, Tomomi?"

   "Did All Might's career end because he tried to save Bakugou and I?" She asked, her voice, though sounding angry, wavered.

   Aizawa sighed, placing his pen down. He somehow knew this would happen. Which is why he didn't think it was a good idea to keep this from her. Because when she found out, she would be angry.

   "Why don't you sit down and we can talk about this?"

   "I don't want to sit down, I want answers." She demanded, standing her ground as she got increasingly mad.

   So mad that she made the classroom turn colder than a regular winter. Good thing Aizawa was wearing his coat today.

  "It's not going to do you any good if you're angry," He tried again, remainig calm. Despite the snowfall that was currently happening in the room.

   But Tomomi didn't sit down. Instead, she paced back and forth as the snow fall picked up. She dropped her blazer and bag on a desk before doing so.

   "It just seems like no matter how hard I try to forget everything, how much I convince myself that even though I'm not okay, I will be and I can face the world and go back to my life, I am reminded of everthing!" She ranted.

   Aizawa said nothing as he listened to her release everything that was inside of her.

   "Every single time I close my eyes, I think I'm going to wake up and this would all be a dream and I did die in that room! If it's not that, I still feel the pain of everything but I pretend that I'm okay! And now, All Might, one of the greatest heroes ever, had to retire because he nearly died and it's all my fault!

   "And then, our entire class almost got expelled because they wanted to help us out, I killed a villain because he was going to kill Shoto and I couldn't let him do it! I-"

   By now, Tomomi felt tears fall out of her eyes as sobs escaped her lips. She paused and so did the snow. Aizawa remained quiet, letting her finish.

   "I didn't mean to kill him..." She sobbed out, ducking her head down. Her shoulders shook as her tears hit the floor. "I didn't mean to kill......Oh my god, I killed someone."

   It finally fully registered what she did when she faced Shimesu. The entire time after being rescued, she spent trying to go back to normal that she never let the situation fully sink in. She wanted to forget it and never mention it again but.....

   "And now all of this is b-because of me.....Its all because of me." she cried. It was no use now. The flood gates were open. "My own father used to think I wasn't strong enough to be a hero.....What if he's right?.....Who would look up to someone with blood on their hands?"

    Aizawa stood up and pulled Tomomi in for a hug, allowing her to cry into his jacket as he held the back of her head gently. It honestly hurt him to see that she was holding all of this in her.

  He was brought back to the Sports Festival. How he knew she tried to hide her vunerable side. This girl has been through a lifetime of pain. From what she told him about Enji to when she was kidnapped. She needed someone to help her a long time ago and yet.....No one knew because she always kept to herself.

   It made him wonder about Bakugou and how he must be feeling after everything. How traumatized he must be after all was said and done because it was a traumatizing event for them. They were only kids. They shouldn't have to deal with any of this. It was too much for someone their age could handle.

   No one was there when Aizawa had to deal with the harsh reality of his childhood. He didn't want Tomomi or anyone of his students to ever feel like they couldn't come to him for anything.

   He may not have showed it but he was scared to death that they wouldn't find them in time. And to add insult to injury, she was dehumanized by Shigaraki when he carved into her skin and sent pictures to the police, showing off his sick actions.

   And though she was able to get that fully healed and scar-free, it still left a mark on her internally.

   Tomomi sobbed loudly into his jacket as she circled her arms around his waist.

   "I can't go to anyone....Because I..." She couldn't finished as she cried even more.

   "You can always come to me." Aizawa said, calmly as he continued to hug her. "You can always come to me for anything, Tomomi......If your own father won't be there for you, I will.....Always."

           Tomomi felt drained after her talk with Aizawa. But she did feel like a weight was lifted from her shoulders. Did it help with the nightmares and PTSD, not that much but she could try to put on a brave face for everyone. Which she did.

    The Provisional Hero License exams came around and everyone gathered outside of National Dagoba Arena dressed in their school uniform. But all Tomomi could think about was what those girls said the other day. And as much as she wants to believe it wasn't her fault that All Might retired, she couldn't help but feel like it really was her fault.

   If she hadn't blindly ran into that forest to save Kota, she wouldn't have gotten kidnapped and tortured for 2 days straight. If she was smarter, All Might wouldn't have nearly died saving them. It was all weighing heavy on her shoulders. She wasn't sure if she could pretend it didn't bother her anymore.

   And the fact that it was still a recent event only added to the stress.

   "Tomo." Shoto called out, noticing how she was spacing out during Aizawa's speech to his students. "Tomo, you there?"

   "Huh?" She snapped out of her daydream, looking at him with mild shock in her eyes. "My apologies, I-"

   "Are you okay?" He asked, more concerned this time. She had been acting rather weirdly since yesterday.

   Tomomi sighed, not finding the use to hide what she has heard the other students whisper about her. "I'll tell you later."

   Shoto frowned a little but let the answer sly. She had a tendency to brush off things that bothered her or even dismiss herself a lot. He wishes she didn't do that. He wanted to help in anyway he could but he couldn't do that if she kept brushing whatever it is to the side.

   But still, he knew that by pushing her into telling him, she would only push him away and that was the last thing he wanted.

   Tomomi was about to say something when someone rudely shoved her shoulder, breaking into their classes little huddle.

   "You want to learn how to say excuse me?" Tomomi said sarcastically as she started rubbing her shoulder, glaring at whoever it was that bumped into her.

   It was some tall guy with a red hat on and a school uniform. The uniform looked very different from theirs, actually. Obviously, meaning he was from another school.

   He turned to her and was about to apologize profusely but froze when he got a good look at her. His eyes widened and his face became rapidly red while Tomomi and Shoto looked at him weirdly.

   "I-I'm so sorry that I bumped into a beauty such as yourself." He apologized, grabbing both of her hands and bowing his head to her. "I would like to make it up to you by taking you out on a date."

   Tomomi stared at him blankly while Shoto counted from 3 backwards in his head. Waiting for a certain blonde student to barge in with rage matching an angry bull seeing red.

   The rest of the class either admired his bravery or were weirded out by his enthusiasm.

   "HEY!" Bakugou barrelled in, pushing his hands away from his girlfriend. "THAT'S MY GIRL YOU'RE HITTING ON, STUPID!"

   "Oh, I see!" The tall student said with a grin. "So it seems that I have competition! Best of luck, angry bull!"

   "I WILL FU-"

   "Bakugou," Aizawa said, quickly wrapping up his mouth with his scarf, muffling the long string of curse words and death threats he was currently spouting out. "Try to mind your language, it upsets the peaceful atmosphere."

    Later on, Tomomi found out that he was named Inasa Yoarashi from Shiketsu High School, over on the far east of their city. The hero academy in the east, whereas U.A. is the hero academy of the west.

   And as shocking as it was to find out he was actually their age, what creeped her out more was his over-enthusiasm for everything.

   Poor Asui was so scared, she ran and hugged Tomomi by her waist. Hiding behind her and Shoto, completely.

   Tomomi could only try and comfort her by patting her head. Poor little lilypad... She thought, gently rubbing her green hair. I have to admit, even I find him creepy.....Still, he turned down U.A. but speaks about us like he loves the school....I wonder what his quirk must be.

    "Eraser?!" a feminine voice brought her out of her head. "I know that scowl anywhere!"

   Aizawa nearly made a break for the exit as soon as he recognized that pestering voice. Turning around, his suspicions were right. It was Joke, the smile hero. She could force people around her to laugh, effecting the way they think. Basically trapping them in paralysis. And she was an excellent fighter.

    She was short, had greenish hair and a bright smile that screamed laughter.

   "Imagine it, if I was your wife, you would have a future full of laughter." She said, grinning at their grumpy teacher.

   She spoke so fast, Tomomi couldn't really keep up with what she was saying.

   "That sounds like an actual nightmare." Aizawa shot down bluntly. Which didn't effect Miss Joke at all.

    "It seems that you two know each other." Tomomi said.

   "Our agencies were near each other, little miss into the unknooooowwwwnnn~." Miss Joke sung jokingly, poking her cheek. "As young heroes striving to make a difference, a mututal love bloomed."

   "Please don't call me that." Tomomi deadpanned, irritated that she poked her face.

   "No, it didn't." Aizawa, again, shot down rather quickly.

    "I do miss your quick retorts!" Joke chuckled out. "You're my favorite person to tease, future husband."

   Aizawa just ignored her last statement and went on to the topic at hand. "So Joke, If you're here, then that must mean-"

   "That's right! Over here, everyone!" She called out, waving behind herself.

   Soon, a class of students approached them, all wearing similar uniforms. Leading them was a pretty blonde girl with soft features and a taller boy with black curly hair and a friendly smile.

   "Oh, woah!" The black haired boy said, smiling excitedly. "It's really Class A!"

   "That's so amazing!" his female, blonde counterpart added, just as excited.

    "Second years from Ketsubutsu Academy." Miss Joke introduced. "This Class Two! Their my students."

    "Hey, I'm Shindo!" The black haired boy, named Shindo, introduced himself by shaking Midoriya's hand. "Seems like U.A. had a lot of trouble this year. Must have been tough for you."

   Midoriya, though a little overwhelmed by his excitable personality, smiled anyways. "Uh, yeah~"

    "You must be the Ice Emperess!" Shindo switched his attention to Tomomi, also shaking her hand. An act that shocked her, seeing as she didn't see him coming. "Tomomi Todoroki, right? One half of the Todoroki Twins? So nice to meet you!"

   Tomomi offered him a smile, which practically pulling her hand out of his strong grip. "It is nice to meet you." She said, rubbing her sore hand. He sure is a strong one, I see.....But something seems kind of off about him...

   "It must have been so hard for you and Bakugou to deal with the kidnapping thing," He continued, making her jump a little. "We also heard you were tortured, too. I'm so sorry that you had to go through tha-"

   Bakugou intercepted him by slapping his hand away from hers. Tomomi was just stuck at the moment. She suddenly felt like someone punched her in the stomach super hard.

   What pissed Bakugou off the most was how his words may have seemed sincere, but the look in his eyes were anything but that. It isn't something the couple wanted to remember so easily. It still haunted him to see Tomomi in that state. To a point where he still has nightmares about it.

   So this Shindo guy was on the brink of getting punched in the face.

    "Stop pretending." He grunted. "What you say doesn't match the look in your eyes."

   "Hey, man! Don't be rude!" Kirishima scolded his blonde friend. "Sorry, he's just like that and he's kind of protective of his girlfriend."

   Shindo just waved it off, keeping his smile on his face. "It's fine. It proves how tough his heart is and he's a good boyfriend."

   Bakugou just rolled his eyes and grunted angrily.

   Tomomi blinked, getting over her momentary shock. But still feeling sick. Like she actually felt sick and dizzy. So muc so, she needed a moment to herself.

   And it showed with the way her wrists and hands began growing spiral frost bites.

   "Excuse me." She mumbled, not waiting for anyone reply to her.

   "Tomo-" Shoto tried to stop her but she walked past him, narrowly missing his hand that was going for her arm.

    Everyone watched with concern as Tomomi walked out the door of the arena.

   "Should someone go check on her?" Jirou asked, cutting the short silence off.

   "Give her some time," Aizawa said, mainly to Miss Joke's class. "Tomomi and Bakugou went through something traumatic not too long ago. The last thing they need is to be reminded of what happened to them.

    "Be mindful of what you say....You never know who it will hurt."

look, if you are someone
who doesn't like slow burns or
just find my book frustrating to a
point where you feel it's necessary to
tell me in my inbox or anywhere that
you will no longer read my book,
reevaluate your life and don't waste
your time.

I'm not a person who makes
romance a fast paced thing because
it wouldn't make sense and that
also goes for any action scenes I
write.

I believe in telling a story, not
have two characters meet one
chapter and fall in love the next

if you don't like that, then leave.

Thats all. I was having a pretty
shitty day at work and that got
me pissed. I'll be okay now.

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