13 Chapter 13

As she was about to leave for her appartment, Sunao turned around and asked, "Will you be alright? Just, knock on my door if you need anything."

I smiled gently and said, "Thanks. I'm very tired, so, sleep will be good. And, I'm on painkillers. I'll be a lot better by tomorrow."

There was still a hint of worry in her eyes, so, I said, "Hey, I don't have to go to U.A. tomorrow. How about this? I'll come to pick you up at M.U. and we'll go for a movie and have dinner outside. It'll be fun! And, it'll help us take our minds off things."

A faint hint of blush crept to her face as she smiled brilliantly and said, "That will be great! It's a date! See you tomorrow, Asui-kun!"

She quickly slammed the door behind her and ran to her appartment.

I stood rooted at my place and felt heat rise in my face and my ears. I could feel her heartbeat. It was rapid, like mine.

'I asked her out... merely after a week of knowing her. Good. If I waited any longer, she'd have thrown me in the friend-zone. I can barely wait for tomorrow!'

(APIBNHA)

The pain from the burns was still there, but, it was way lesser than the day before. I removed the bandages and the skin underneath was almost spotless. There was minor inflammation, tenderness and reddness, but, overall, I was healed.

'Ah well, I'll do some light training.'

I spent the two hours of that morning doing exercises that involved my back and my core. After that, I did my routinely training for my flexibility. I wasn't as strong as All Might, so, I needed my joints and my muscles to be flexible enough for me to do difficult maneuvers.

I'd been too busy to look for an area where I could practice free running.

I took a bath and had my breakfast before walking out my appartment to scan the surrounding area. There were some interesting shops around.

Cosplay shops had become extremely popular given the number of past and active heroes. I checked on the map and Musutafu itself had 40 cosplay shops! It was even higher than the number of medical stores!

I went inside the first cosplay shop I could find. There was a ton of All Might masks, Endeavor gauntlets, Lady Nagant toy guns, Ryukyu hairpins and Mirko bunny ears.

"Pussycat!!" A kid yelled while wearing the costume of the 'Wild Wild Pussycats'.

It was a little overwhelming.

At the back of the store, there was a mask of 'The shape' i.e. Michael Myers... The recurring antagonist of the movie franchise, 'Halloween'.

Yeah, it was still being created. There had been numerous remakes of 'Halloween', 'A Nightmare On Elm Street', 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre', 'Scream', 'IT', 'Friday the 13th' and of course... 'Saw'.

I smiled from the nostalgia, remembering the first time I had watched 'Halloween' in the childhood of my past life. Of course, I was going to buy it.

The cashier was extremely busy and annoyed from the clamoring of the kids that seemed to have flooded the shop. I looked at the signs and understood why... '40% sale on all items.'

I just shrugged and went ahead to buy the mask. The cashier didn't even look at me and I simply payed for it before making my way out of the shop.

I began scanning the area that could prove to be ideal for free running. I began laughing upon the thought of myself running and jumping on rooftops while wearing the 'Michael Myers' mask. It was definitely going to give one hell of a scare to a lot of people.

I waked around for hours, but, I couldn't find an area to my liking.

I gave up and decided to look at the various eateries in the area. I even checked out the local café that served amazing coffee and toasties.

On the way back to my appartment, the buds on my shoulders felt the sounds of whimpering and crying.

'Way to ruin the mood.'

Obviously, I decided to look into it.

Among the many dead end streets of the tight packed locality of extremely low income housing buileings that were built by the givernmwnt for the poor, I found a thug who had cornered a little child with a knife pointed at the tadpole.

'If I interfere, it will be seen as vigilantism. Hmm, seems like I was meant to buy this mask.' I thought as I looked at the mask in my hand.

'Let's go, Michael Myers. Time to do something good.'

I walked towards the two and the trembling child's eyes moved towards me. The thug saw it and immediately turned around.

"Get the fuck out of here! This is gang business!"

I frowned under the mask and asked in a slow, breathy voice, "What gang?"

The thug's face contorted into that of anger and annoyance as he replied, "Are you bind?! Can't see the tattoo on my arm?! I'm from the 'Musutafu Savages'! Now, walk away, you hear me?! Or I'll cut you open like a fucking pig!"

Musutafu Savages. The name was very popular in the city and it told everyone what the members of the gang were about. Absolute savagery.

The gang believed in the laws of the jungle. The strong prey on the weak. And, for them, all the civilians were their prey.

From illegal prostitution to human trafficking, extortion, gang wars, murder, rape and assassinations they were among the top, only beaten by the Yakuza and the Italian mafia. Still, they had great influence in the city.

I did not move and asked, "What are you going to do with the child?"

The thug lost his patience and grabbed me by my collar. He then shouted into my face saying, "You son of a bitch! I told you to fuck off back to whatever hole you dug out from! I'll fucking cut your dick off and shove it down your throat, you hear me?! Get lost before I paint the street with your blood!"

I wasn't intimidated in the slightest. He didn't even notice when I grabbed the knife from his hand.

"Cut my dick off... with what? Your mouth?"

"With this you motha... Huh?!"

I banged my head into his, causing it to be thrown back like a whiplash. Just one hit was enough to bash his nose and break it like a twig.

"You motherfucker!! I'll find your sister and sell her to...!"

I punched him in the gut and said, "All you can do is talk."

*PUFF*

I blew 'Stun spore' into his face and his body went rigid like a plank.

I looked that the kid who was stuck to the wall, shaking from fear. The poor boy had wet himself.

"Do you know where you live?"

*Rapid nods*

"Go, and don't mention this to anyone. If they find out, they will come after you. Act like nothing happened. Throw some water over you and tell your parents that you fell in a puddle, yeah?"

He again nodded rapidly and ran away.

I followed him with my eyes until he was out of my range and looked up.

'Guess I 'am' going to scare some people.'

(APIBNHA)

M.U. had a huge campus.

It took me a while to find the 'Acting Wing' and another ten minutes for Sunao to come running towards me with a dazzling smile on her face.

*Huff* "Did you have to wait for long?"

I shrugged and replied, "Not really. Let's go. First we'll have lunch and then we'll watch a movie!"

"Let's go! I'm sooo famished! Today my teacher taught us..."

She talked about her day all through the time were in the taxi and while we were having lunch. The strength of her lungs astounded me. For a moment, a few lewd thoughts crept their way to my conscious from the depths of my depraved self.

I shook them away harder than a 10 pointer earthquake.

Slowly, a smile appeared on my face as I observed her chattering away. She had done a little make up. Nothing much.. Just, a light lipstick, a faint eyeshadow and some foundation that highlighted her cheekbones.

She saw me smiling and pouted before saying, "Are you smiling at my misery? It's not my fault I'm bad at stage combat! You're mean!"

I chuckled lighly and said, "No.. Not that. I was just smiling because... You look very pretty today, Sunao."

"Oh! T-Thanks.. Asui-kun." She said while looking down towards her lap as her face reddened from shyness.

I spared her the awkwardness by asking, "So! Wanna order a dessert?"

"Hm? Yes! I wanna eat pudding!"

I ordered a parfait for myself and we enjoyed the dessert while talking some more.

After that, we watched a movie of comedy/drama genre as she liked them a lot.

We ended the date with a dinner.

When we reached the door of my appartment, she gently kissed my cheek and ran away to her apparment. I stood there for a while as I savored the lingering feeling of her lips on my cheek.

I went in my apparment and made a beeline to the washroom to wash my hands and face. Taking some deep breaths, I calmed down my heart. Looking at my hands as steady as a rock, I opened the door of my closet.

There he was... Bound, gagged and bandaged.

The thug from the street.

The man who belonged to Musutafu Savages.

He was alive and awake. His eyes shook when he saw me. I grabbed him by the shirt, placed the knife against his face and whispered, "You have nothing to fear. Killing someone is against my morals. And I hold my morals in high regard. But, when it comes to torture... They get a little twisted. Hope you are comfortable... There are some looong days ahead of you."

*Mnnn* *Mnnnn!*

"Sweet dreams... Because your life is going to become a nightmare."