LACUNA ✰ BNHA

10: HANDYMAN

In which [Name] sacrifices herself to protect a friend.

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WHEN [NAME] FINALLY REGAINED HER SENSES, SHE FOUND HERSELF FACE-TO-FACE with a buff, tall man. She gulped as the man picked her up by the neck, wasting no time. As the girl struggled to breathe, she suddenly panicked she realized that she couldn't gather energy in her palms.

Although it rarely happened, sometimes when [Name] was in a state of extreme panic and disorientation, her quirk either wasn't able to activate or activate when she didn't want it to.

Did she really even want to resist death? After her parents were gone, what did she have to live for?

The girl made no attempt to escape the villain as he squeezed her vulnerable neck tighter with his meaty hands. Right when she started seeing black and purple spots, she was suddenly knocked to the ground by something.. Or rather someone. The villain that was previously choking her fell to the ground, passed out.

"GET UP YOU STUPID BITCH!" A loud yell bounced off the walls. The (h/c) haired female's ears perked up at the familiar voice, and his fiery personality warmed her slightly.

"R-Right, sorry!" [Name] widened her eyes and immediately jumped up. She didn't have time to wallow in her own pit of crippling anxiety and komaeda despair, she had to help her friends. Help her father.

"[Name], are you okay?" The female heard another frantic call to her left. Kirishima.

"I-I'm gucci!" [Name] said with a determined tone. She took a deep breath and immediately felt her lungs expand with more oxygen as the plasma in her blood started to make its way to her palms.

"DIEEE!" Bakugo screamed as he lit an explosion that blasted two villains into the wall.

"Still the drama queen I see," [Name] lightly joked as she punched a dark blue haired villain straight in the gut. He groaned and crumpled to the floor, probably internally bleeding.

As Kirishima finished pummeling a villain into the ground, the three stood up. [Name] was finally able to analyze her location. They seemed to be in an empty building. As she looked at the gray and gloomy decaying walls, she found herself wanting to leave the building as soon as possible.

"That's it? They're so weak!" Bakugo said, breathing a little heavily.

"We should help the others! I'm worried about those with defensive quirks..." Kirishima said.

Bakugo then turned to [Name] and stared at her for a second. He hadn't seen [Name] ever give up on life-but he did now, and it was one of the most disturbing moments he witnessed. The way she just... Let herself almost die like that. It bothered him.

What the hell was that about? Was she just going to let herself... Die like that? Dammit! I wish I knew what the hell was going on in your mind [Name]! Don't tell me you're fucking suicidal or some shit like that! I'll kill you myself, bitch! B-But it's not like I care about you or anything! Baka!

As Kirishima continued to talk about their plans, [Name] zoned out. She mentally chided herself for not doing anything in the hands of the villain that was attacking her. If she wanted to help her father, she had to step it up. It was quite a disappointment, really.

But now she was motivated.

"I'll go with you, Kirishima." The female stated. "I want to help you, and I want to help Aizawa-sensei."

Bakugo shot her a suspicious look but grunted, "You two can do what you want to do, but I'm going to kill that warp gate thing. And do you have some teacher student relationship with him or something? You know, like that Wattpad fanfiction shit?"