My Hero Academia: Aspirations

Chapter 30

Aspirations
Chapter 30

"No time to talk! You're coming with me!"

That was all the warning you were given before your feet left the ground. The wind stung your eyes, forcing you to close them, from the speed at which you were being flown through the air. You could even feel the pressure of the wind against your ear drums. It was such an intense, sudden rush that it was actually painful. You couldn't breathe - the air rushing past you at such speeds made it hard to breathe. Not to mention your stomach lurched from the motion of abruptly being picked up and carried off. All the sensations caused you to panic even as the person holding you did their best to turn you around in mid air so that if you had wanted, you could have buried your head against them to help you see and breathe better.

Tendrils lashed out towards the person as you got your arms between you and your would-be kidnapper. They moved towards the person's exposed throat and started to cut off their windpipe as you tried desperately to catch your own breath.

"It's me! It's Hawks!" The person called out though it was hard to hear over the whistling wind...and the fact that you were choking him.

You froze in your impromptu, panic induced attack. Quickly as you could without causing any damage to their throat, you removed your tendrils. With eyes burning from the first assault of wind, you opened your eyes to see the tell tell elements of his uniform. Then you moved your head slightly so you could try to see his face; he looked concerned but too determined to slow down.

"What?"

The fact that you could even get a question out to be heard after just catching your breath was probably a great achievement. The fact that it sounded weak to your own ears made you internally cringe. Or it would have if your heart hadn't been beating a mile a minute.

"There's been a major attack on Nabu Island," Hawks explained as he tilted his head towards you, practically resting his lips on your forehead.

You might not have been able to see more than his neck that way but at least you'd been able to hear him.

"I've been called in to support the kids and I'm bringing you with me."

The question of why he decided to bring you instead of another Pro-hero danced on the tip of your tongue even as you did your best to wrap your arms up and around Hawks without impeding the motion of his wings. It went unasked as it seemed so silly to ask in mid flight. You didn't want to seem too foolish for asking right off the bat nor did you want to imprint any sort of doubt. If he was to be believed the students were in danger and you could definitely help those that were injured. Though why he didn't bring your aunt, who was far better at surgery, medical procedures, and near-instant healing was a mystery. One that you contemplated during the flight without asking it aloud. 

As you accepted the fact that you were the carry on for this flight, you tried to relax into it. You carefully wrapped your legs around one of his, lengthening your body along his as best you could while still tucking your head against his upper chest, protecting your face from the cold by nestling into his jacket too. At which point you focused on regulating your breathing and trying to get back into the swing of things. It had been such a long time since you'd been airborne; a little over a decade by this point. Once upon a time, you'd been used to being in the air...but you'd never actually flown the way a bird did - the way Hawks did in part. You did your best to get back into the motion of it all but it wasn't what you remembered. Everytime his wings would move a different way, you'd feel your heart speed up and your breath hitch. And it had never, ever been at the speed at which he was currently flying at.