Weak [BNHA Fanfiction]

Chapter 4

"What the hell is her quirk?" Kaminari couldn't help but voice his thoughts as the scene unfolded on the screen in front of them.

Momo shivered, not answering.

Mina and Aoyama had been struck with panic quickly but definitely weren't as quick to recover. Aoyama didn't speak while being helped to his feet, simply staring at the ground blankly. Mina was still hyperventilating, even if Charlie had evidently stopped using her quirk. Koda seemed confused and panicked about what to do. Only Charlie seemed calm in the situation, rubbing Mina's back silently as she allowed the girl to calm down.

"I'm not sure what it does exactly but I know it causes the victim to experience extreme fear." Momo answered lowly as All Might could be seen on screen entering the room.

Kaminari glanced at the most grave looking face in the room. "Did she do that do you in the recommendation exam?"

Momo nodded grimly.

Charlie was panicking.

She felt her hand start to shake and retracted it from the slow circles she was rubbing into her friend's back just as All Might entered the scene. She glanced over at him and stood up, taking a couple steps back and allowing him to take over. By then Mina seemed to have regained her bearings and was helped to her feet. Without saying anything, All Might guided the pair out, motioning for Koda and Charlie to follow.

Charlie's fingers felt like blocks of ice and she could feel flashes and hot and cold all over her body. She felt like she couldn't breathe, beginning to feel dizzy. She pulled her hood further over the face and inhaled the lavender scent, hoping it would work magic and make her anxiety disappear.

All Might gave Mina and Aoyama a gentle push into the observation room, both of whom had regained most of their colour and seemed shaken but fine. One look from All Might and Koda hurried to follow behind them, leaving Charlie alone with the number one hero.

"Charlotte—" All Might placed his hand on her shoulder. He frowned, forgetting what he was about to say as he stared at the girl. She had her eyes glued to the ground, her expression blank. "Charlotte you're shaking."

"O-oh?" Charlie just barely kept the tremor out of her voice. "A-ah right, I am. Don't worry Mr. All Might. It's the backlash from my quirk—I, uh, my body shakes a bit after using it. I'll be fine in a couple minutes."

All Might's frown deepened but he didn't press any further. "Young Charlotte, I realize that you may feel bad about using your quirk on your classmates. Or maybe you don't. But if you do, please realize that there's nothing to feel guilty about. They will use their quirks on you and you will use yours on them. It's all for the sake of helping each other grow and move forward as a class, ok?"

Charlie nodded numbly.

All Might stepped back into the classroom to recap on what the lesson was for today—Charlie's match being the last—allowing Charlie to stay in the hallway to recollect herself.

She slid down the wall onto the ground and pulled her knees into her chest. Taking her mask off and shoving it into her pocket, Charlie rested her forehead on her knees. She had just closed her eyes and started focusing on her breath when she heard footsteps approaching.

"Charlotte?" Todoroki frowned at his classmate's balled up form.

"There's a lesson going on inside. You should probably go and listen," Charlie said without looking up.