◆Diamond Flower◆Dabi◆Boku no Hero Academia◆

◆14◆ I am petrified by this radiance

"You must be my class's age, are you working to be a hero too?" Vlad asked her, "I don't know which school you go to, but good luck on training and learning to be a good hero!" 

"I can't imagine myself being a good hero. I'm quite clumsy about the rules and regulations! And besides..." The coldness behind her blue eyes were no longer warm, but they didn't need to know that, right? "...if I am a hero, I'd do anything to protect my most important person." She then lifted the tray back to her chest once their orders were on the table. "I am more suited to being a support than a hero." She was about to walk away, but the teachers spoke up.

"I see! Well, I hope you do well either way!" Vlad was laughing rather loudly. 

"Not many people can accept what they're weak at. You knowing your own weakness is a sign there is hope for you to be a hero." 

Hope? Hope to become a hero? Someone like her still have hope to become a hero? She thought only those born with good fortune could become heroes...what were they saying to her? She sped up in her walking and she hid behind the kitchen's equipment closet. 

She had to press a hand to her lips in order to cry in silence. Why were they telling her she could become a hero when she had already killed people? She could no longer become a hero...

"Mama, Papa! When I grow up, I'm gonna be a hero! I'm gonna become a hero and then I will save everyone~!" 

The word hero seemed so cool when she was younger. Yet, reality was a lot different from the the fantasy of when she was much younger. 

Later in the day, Michiyo searched her bag to see if she had any pads left. She sighed heavily when the one she's using was the last one. She's going to have to tell Keita that she needed to drop by at the shop...

Just as she was about to go to Keita with the request, she saw Todoroki was already at the booth like usual. "Michiyo." He called her, it seemed like he wanted to speak to her. 

She forced a smile and she walked over to him. "Y-yes?" 

"For you." The plastic bag was not see through. Michiyo looked inside to see three different brands of menstrual pads, stomach medicines, and some chocolates. She didn't know what to say, she just looked at him with a face that literally asked 'why?' and 'How?' "I saw you from outside the shop. You pressed a hand to your stomach and I wondered if you were having a stomachache or your period." He could say that word naturally to her because it's basic biology and it's nothing to be ashamed of or embarrassed about. 

"Todoroki..." 

"I hope it can help you. And sorry if I dug into your personal space too much, but...you know?" 

"You've helped more than enough. Thank you." She didn't know what to do now. She felt warm on the inside. 'He's so kind to me...he's just like how Dabi is with me.' She looked at his face and she looked at his left side. She had to look away because his left eye reminded her of Dabi. She excused herself and she took the bag with her. 

After she was done sorting herself out and making Todoroki a free coffee, Keita said she could have a break from work and she could have anything on the menu. Michiyo was invited to Todoroki's table because he saw the others tables were full of customers already. 

"It tastes good." 

She wondered when it felt so great to have someone other than Dabi taste something she had made. 

"You're too kind, Todoroki, it's just normal coffee." 

"Do you feel better?" He asked just to make sure.