Because I made you.
Arisa's eyes were wide as she stared at this villain holding her. She was questioning his sanity. He didn't seem visibly unhinged nor crippled in any way — not mentally at least. Arisa, a former assassin, was adept at telling lies and when the villain spoke, he wasn't lying. He held her gently, as if not wanting her to break. Arisa was confused, afraid. She wanted to leave his arms. She wanted to see Aizawa.
"Make a decision quickly, Arisa. Seems like we're about to have a guest soon," the villain leaned away as he continued to observe the girl in his arms. Arisa didn't know how to react nor did she have any idea what to say to this man. A man that was clearly dangerous and yet, the longer she remained, the more he felt familiar. Her eyebrows shook and furrowed as she asked, "What do you mean by that? Made me?"
"I suggest you go ask your mother. There are many things that you do not know," he then looked up, "Time's up. Go with Tomura. He'll help you find answers that you need," with that, he tossed her towards the villains and ended up in the masked male's arms, Mr. Compress. At that same moment, she sensed a presence fast approaching and heard a violent bellowing, "All For One!"
Her eyes widened.
All For One? The villain that her family answered to?
Arisa was aware that her family had ties with All for One, the one that gave out orders and the one they all answered to but that was all she knew. She had never seen him in the flesh nor did she ever question any of the orders given. She listened, killed and repeated the same cycle everyday for the rest of her time with her family. Seeing All For One now, his words kind of made sense but she could sense that there was much more going on below the surface. After finding out about her siblings, she knew that there was bound to be more things she needed to find out.
"Will you be a good girl and keep quiet or will I need to put you to sleep?"
She turned her gaze to the man holding her, his features obscured by his mask. She stared at him, "That's just mean. All of you know that I can't move."
He could hear him grin, "Well, darling, I'm a villain after all. It's my job to be mean."
"The fuck, let her go!"
All gazes fell to Bakugou who stood in a defensive stance, small explosion popping around his palms.
CRASH!
"Tomura," the villain cut in after tossing All Might aside like how one would a fly, "Take the boy and girl with you and go."
Arisa gritted her teeth at the sight of All Might's struggle and tried to think of something that would aid them all. She needed to think of something. She needed to. Everything was too much for her. She haven't even had time to let the new information regarding her siblings sink in. Couldn't the world just let her rest for a moment?
She put her emotions aside and began thinking. She had to do something — her quirk was always evolving and even All For One had stated that it was so. Surely, her quirk wasn't unusable just because she couldn't move her limbs. Surely, there was something that she was missing.
As she brainstormed, chaos ensued around her as All Might and All For One continued to fight. Bakugou was going against the other villains while Mr. Compress kept a distance, clearly aware that Bakugou's goal was her. Arisa gritted her teeth and clenched her eyes shut, racking her brain for anything that could help.
Come on. Think. Think!
"How's it going, Sukehiro?"
Mr. Compress suddenly spoke and she glared up at him through half-lidded eyes, "It's Hayashi."
"Fine. Miss Hayashi. The drug still in action? You look like you're on your last leg. If you feel like dying, do tell me 'cause if you die, we're all dead."
"Glad to hear I'm of importance."
Arisa then remembered what the girl in her supposed hallucination in her mind had said.
"Our quirk is capable of so much more."
Arisa also realized something. Something that was so obvious but Arisa had brushed off.
The Sukehiro family all had ocular quirks.
And so did she.
BANG!
A violent explosion began in the carnage of what was once a part of the Kamino ward and it wasn't the violent clash of the villain and All Might. It was from Arisa, the girl who has discovered another part of her quirk.
Blue ran across the area, like a shockwave, sending the nearby villains flying but Arisa had precise control, pulling Bakugou towards her while throwing the others away. She was keeping herself up using her own quirk and it was taking a lot from her. She never thought of using her eyes instead of her hands when it came to her quirk but at that moment, she realized that it was a good thing. Arisa felt pain like never before. Her eyes were throbbing and mildly burning as mist of blue surrounded her opalescent orbs.
"Your eyes —"
Bakugou now stood before her, mildly disoriented as his gaze zeroed on her. Arisa was breathing heavily, sweat rolling down her neck as she huffed, "Bleeding? Yeah, I can feel it. I don't have long. Let's get the hell out of here.".
Meanwhile, All For One who clearly noticed the development pointed out to All Might, "Do you see that, All Might? That girl needs me or she'll die."
He threw a punch of which the villain caught, "What do you want with her? Why is she so important?!"
All Might could see a sick grin form, "Who do you think founded the Sukehiro family? Why do you think they've lasted so long? It was all me and that child is the one I've been waiting for for hundreds of years!"
The hero's eyes widened and his irises shook before he steeled himself, knowing that this wasn't the time to be distracted.
Arisa had managed to toss the villains far enough, buying the both of them time to escape. Arisa was also vigilant enough to keep an eye on All For One as she climbed on Bakugou's back. The girl was barely keeping it together and was only running on determination to escape with both of them intact. If it weren't for that, she would have long passed out.
"Stop them!"
"You're not going anywhere Arisa," the villain suddenly intervened and she glared at him from over Bakugou's shoulder, a blinding bright light suddenly slamming into the villain but he presevered, his limbs enlarging, keeping him in place whil digging up the earth and she gritted her teeth while Bakugou was ducking away, now crouching, holding on for dear life. The force of her quirk kicked up a thousand violent winds but Arisa wasn't done. She increased the output, feeling warm liquid ooze down her cheeks as she screamed, desperate to knock the villain down.
I need to go home. I have to go home.
BANG!
CRASH!
The force of her quirk caused her head to slam back in a recoil and Bakugou reached back, quickly catching her.
She succeeded with the whole world watching. The nearby press in the helicopter above were gaping after shielding their eyes from the violent wind. The aircraft tumbled midair, spun a few times before steadying.
The villain flew and All Might chased after him to finish the job. Arisa yelled, "Go, Bakugou!"
As Bakugou scrambled to his feet, they could hear a voice, "Kacchan, Arisa!"
Through blurry eyes, she looked up. She could see it. A large glacier wall and launching off was Izuku, Iida and Kirishima. She chuckled weakly and let her head drop on the boy's shoulder, using the very last of her energy to lift them both into the sky while Bakugou boosted them up even further using his explosions. When Bakugou clasped Kirishima's hand, her head lulled lifelessly as her eyes finally closed.
Ah, that was the most intense boot camp I've ever been on.
°°°°
"Hawks."
"Eraserhead."
"What are you doing here?"
"To visit Hayashi."
Eraserhead, upon hearing his ward being transferred to the hospital in Kamino ward, he rushed on over without a thought. He was relieved and worried for her condition. He saw her on television when the fight between All Might and the villain's boss aired and she didn't look all too well. He saw blood running down her cheeks like tears and he swore he could feel his heart drop to his ass. This girl will be the death of me he thought.
He was worried to no end. The girl's quirk seemed to have developed. Again. He was concerned as to what all this could mean.
Aizawa reached the girl's room as pointed out by the nurse up front and saw Hawks standing before the entrance. Aizawa always had a bad feeling when around him and seeing him before himself, caused his eyes to narrow in the slightest. The winged hero was suspicious but Aizawa couldn't seem to put a finger as to why that was.
"I didn't take you to be concerned for her."
The winged hero gave a lazy smile, "Well, I am. I still feel bad after all for what happened a few months ago. Being around her, I feel like it'll make up for what I couldn't do for her back then."
"Don't you need to be at Kamino?"
All Might has officially retired and had exposed his weakened form to the world. It was a massive ordeal and Aizawa knew that it would bring a significant impact for their current society. Aizawa was of course, concerned but not as concerned as he was for Arisa.
"Do you not want me here?"
Aizawa stared at the other male for a moment before turning towards the door, uttering, "Do whatever you want."
He slid the door open to see Arisa sitting upright in her bed, head turned towards the window but there was something different about her. Specifically her appearance. Parts of her hair had turned white and her demeanour was far different than before.
"Arisa?"
"I need to see my mother."
The very request surprised him. Hawks, whom chosen to stay outside to respect their privacy also heard what she said and his features shifted and darkened in the slightest.
"What?"
"I learned alot these past few days," she uttered, her voice quiet and still not facing the male, "About my family. It made me confused so I need to see her again and ask her."
Aizawa moved closer and sat himself down on the edge of the bed, letting out a quiet sigh for a moment and looked at the bandages that covered her eyes. He knew that she had been through alot but he didn't know what it could possibly be. He reached out and placed a warm hand over hers, "Is that what you want?"
"Yes."
"Then I'll arrange it. It'll take a while seeing how she's in Tartarus."
Her lips twitched slightly, "Thank you, Aizawa-san."
He smiled slightly, "Welcome home."
"Can I get a hug?"
He sighed and held out his arms. She leaned forward and wrapped her arms around his neck, a small smile playing on her lips, "Sorry for worrying you."
"You don't have to apologize. It wasn't your fault."
Her embrace tightened, "I was really scared."
"I know."
They were silent for a moment, maintaining the embrace and enjoying each other's presences. Arisa let out a quiet sigh, "My hair's white."
He pulled away, "I was about to point that out."
"I don't know what happened. Maybe it's quirk related 'cause I did send that villain flying with my eyes."
"Are you worried?"
"Yes."
"I am too but it's okay. We'll figure it out," he sighed, "But it suits you. The white hair."
"You think so?"
"I do."
"Hehe."
She turned her head towards the door, "Hawks, aren't you going to come in?"
Aizawa turned his head, not even surprised that she was able to tell. The door suddenly slid open to reveal a smiling Hawks who held up a hand in greeting, "Yo, Hayashi. You look great."
"Hawks. Didn't expect to see you here."
He strolled in, a lazy smile on his lips, "Well, I wanted to see how you were doing."
The girl grinned and held up a thumb, "As you can see I'm doing okay."
He pointed towards her partially white hair, "And rocking a new do it seems."
"Like it?"
He grinned as he shuffled closer, vaguely noticing her guardian leaving her bedside, "Love it. Suits you," he stood closer and crossed his arms over his chest, "You made quite a name for yourself. Although against the law, it was praise-worthy. You, after all, sent a villain that was on par with All Might flying."
She frowned and looked away, "I only did what I had to."
"Did I upset you?"
She shook her head, "No. Not at all. I just... Remembered everything that's happened."
"Do you want to talk about it?"
"No."
"Okay."
Arisa's eyes, hidden by the bandages had darkened because when she shot All For One, she could see his thoughts.
And she found out why he wanted her.
She didn't want to speak it into existence until she met her mother because she wanted to confirm and hear it with her own ears. A secret that was so dirty it made her want to recoil from Aizawa's touch to keep him from being tainted by her.
All For One and Arisa are of blood.
[A/N: I don't usually do this but uh, well, just this once. I'll be updating weekly now 'cause I finally got a job so hang in there, my readers!]