MHA: A Cat's Way

Ch 68 Mewsings of a Spy

I say nothing, just nod frantically. After all, the last guy who went on a 'vacation' was the one I killed.

Seeing that I've 'gotten the message', or whatever his piddly threats were supposed to be, he leaves. I cannot understate just how much I'm looking forward to my blood bath. If Overhaul doesn't die here, maybe I can get Kurogiri to portal him back to the LoV's base so I can drain him properly?

That's one of the better things about them than the Cult- they won't judge me for how I am. Sure, none of the Cult say anything or do anything, but the weirded out looks when I talk about blood, or the disgusted looks whenever I use it for anything other than drinking; those I still see. The few true friends I have there do their best to stop them, to get the others to understand me, but it's a futile effort. They don't want to understand.

The League is different. They actually do understand me. Not well, but they understand how I am. They just wave my blood stuff off as me being me, the same way we wave off Shiggy talking about life like it's a game. We understand that none of us are right in the head, and we accept that.

It's something that I think Catia is starting to forget, being in that hero school of hers.

I open the door and give an honest smile as I see Eri using crayons to write out some letters. It took a while, way too long for a kid her age, but I eventually managed to get her to start using some of the stuff that's filling her room.

She looks up with a scared expression, terrified that Overhaul has come for another session with her. But seeing that it's me she gives a small smile. Another thing that should come naturally to her, but I needed to teach.

How to enjoy herself.

How to write.

How to read (still in the starting phases).

How to have fun.

How to smile.

If Catia hadn't told me that she already has a handle on razing this place to the ground I would have already called Kurogiri for pickup.

And enough bombs to level the neighborhood.

One thing that Catia has managed to stick into my messed up head is the fact that there are people much worse than us, who by comparison to what we do, makes us heroes!

I always scoffed at the idea of being a hero. Where were they when I needed help? For someone to tell me to be myself? That I didn't have to hold back.

They didn't bother showing up until they could earn some fame from trying to catch me after my first attack.

They quickly learned that I wasn't just some defenseless middle schooler.

But that's all in the past! For now, I'll just spend the day with Eri, maybe show her that the tv is a lonely girl's best friend. There's also-

I'm jolted out of the day's planning by an earthquake, the building around us shaking. It's the first time since I've been here, and judging by how scared Eri is as she simultaneously tries to hold me and not to hold me, it's the first time she's felt it as well.

I smile. "It looks like the fun's finally beginning."

"I'll say," another voice echoes throughout the room as a person pulls themselves out from under the bed. "It was getting annoying having to spend so much time under the bed. You have no idea how uncomfortable it is!"

I laugh as the blonde teenage girl in front of me pouts. "It's not the first time I've had to hide under someone's bed. That's why you're the one doing it!"

She rolls her eyes. "I'm pretty sure this counts as cruel and unusual punishment," she crosses her arms.

"Well you aren't the original of us, so it doesn't really matter."

"Oh? And how sure are you that you're the original?" I shrug.

"Who knows~." I do a little spin that ends with me facing the clone Twice made for me before I infiltrated. One of me is good, but more is better! "But if I am a clone then I'm going to enjoy my short life to the fullest!"

I proudly fist pump the air, quickly followed by my clone who lets out her own exuberant yell. Little Eri does the same, even though it's clear that she has no idea what we're doing.

And that's how Shin Nemoto finds us as he throws the door open. "Kai said to grab the girl, heroes are-" He chokes on his words as he sees us, eyes flashing between each person. His sudden entrance takes us off guard too.

There's an awkward stand off for a few moments as none of us are sure what to do. It ends once he draws his gun. "TRAITOR!" He screams as he opens fire.

I wasn't expecting to do much while Catia takes them down with the heroes, but it looks like I'm going to be more involved than I thought with the Shie Hassaikai Raid.