The 9 Millimeter Kiss

Chapter 53

"Yuki-chan, hurry."

"Uncle Shin...."

"Get out of the car. Look for help. It's okay. You'll be okay."

"Papa..."

"We'll be okay. Hurry... be careful."

"Shin!"

"It's okay. It'll be okay. Look at me."

"I'm scared..."

"I know. I know but you'll be okay. We'll be okay."

"What about Papa?"

"He-- He's okay. You're a good boy, right?"

"Y-yeah..."

"Then you're going to get out of the car. Stay on the side and ask for help. Okay?"

"But--"

"Can you be our little hero, Yuki-chan?"

"...okay."

"Good. Good. Now hurry."

The slash of cold water forced him awake with a gasp.

"Wake up you stupid boy!"

The sound of a bucket being tossed aside made him involuntarily flinch. Lightly coughing out water from his mouth.

"Sorry--"

"Save it! Your chores are doubled for a week, no dinner. Hurry up already boy!"

Yuki quickly scampered up, "Yes, ma'am."

It had been more than a month.

"We tried waking you." a whisper from another kid, the oldest of them there.

Yuki only nodded in thanks.

His Papa hadn't had any relatives or even distant relatives, not any they could trace back to anyway. Yuki knew he was dead. He wasn't sure about Uncle Shin but with the way his family threw him dirty glances at him upon meeting, it was certain Yuki wouldn't be taken in by them.

Not even the family from his maternal side would take him in. Mori-san had let it slip out families of such status wouldn't dare take in anyone who didn't have a quirk.

Yuki didn't know much about his mother, having passed away when he was only a couple months old. Doctors listing out his potential medical illness he could develop later in life.

He didn't know anyone. He didn't have any friends or relatives.

He was alone.

-.-.-

"I know you're only staying for a couple days but how old are you?" a girl asked.

Yuki was currently staying at a temporary home before he would be officially assigned a foster place somewhere else.