My Hero Academia: Blood and Fire
Precepts: Altered School Day
Previous ChapterNext ChapterAfter tending to Eri, and letting her get used to her new clothing, Celestia found that the evening was spent making sure the girl was all right, that she was okay with the area she was in, and just tend to her emotional state, especially since she was no longer under Chisaki's thumb. Eventually everyone else from Class 1-A returned from their classes and find the siblings sitting at one of the tables, where it was clear that most of them were surprised by Eri's presence, especially since no one had said a word to them before this point. Tenya shared the information that the siblings had missed while they were in the dorms, tending to Eri, since Aizawa felt it was fair since none of them had wronged him in any way recently, meaning if one or more of them got into a fight he'd deny information being given to those that got in the fight. In addition to that the siblings got an update from their bosses, indicating the hours they were going to be working for the next week, since they were going to be taking this one week at a time, which Selene, Celestia, and Izuku noted down.
The only downside was that they weren't allowed to share information from this internship, with those who weren't doing any this time around, though Celestia did learn that Ochaco and Tsuyu were with Selene and Nejire in Ryukyu's agency, so they would learn a lot while they were working with her.
"Hey tank flank, what's with the brat?" Katsuki asked, staring at Eri for a moment, where the rest of the class found that Eri quickly hid behind Celestia, which wasn't too surprising since he could be scary at times and there were even kids out there that really didn't like his constant bad attitude, swearing, and what they perceived as disrespect for others.
"Her name is 'Eri', Katsuki... how about you be respectful, for a chance, and use our names, all right?" Celestia remarked, but at the same time Selene noticed the faint change in the air around her sister, the change in her eyes as they became silts for a few moments, her expression being calm and collected while her eyes told everyone that she wasn't going to allow Katsuki to curse in front of Eri.
This confirmed something for Selene, whatever Eri had done earlier had cracked the magic that was on Celestia, revealing a side of her sister that she had never seen before, a motherly side that seemed to have come from training and raising the various unicorns who attended her personal school, her personal students. This side, combined with her eyes, was more than enough to intimidate Katsuki as he broke eye contact with Celestia, showing them that he knew he wasn't a match for her and that whatever she said was how things were going to go. In the next moment Selene found that Celestia smiled as she instantly reverted to normal, the 'momma bear', so to speak, being replaced by the star student she was known as, like nothing important had happened in the last few moments. It was a surprising turn of events, something that made Selene take a moment to seriously wonder how much of the old Celestia was breaking through the magic that had been placed on her by the portal that brought them to this world, before deciding that there wasn't a lot she could do right now.
Other than that she found that Celestia really did her best to make sure that Eri was well cared for, making sure the girl had water to drink, food to eat, and, in the end, a place to sleep, which ended up being in her own room and not the room that had been made ready for her, on the same level that Celestia and Selene slept on. With that discovery made Celestia found that Aizawa was fine with this piece of information, he kept the room open for Eri in case she wanted to sleep alone, so for tonight, and however long it took to help Eri get used to freedom, she was allowed to sleep in Celestia's room. As such she did the next best thing, she morphed into her feral form, sized down to fit the size of her room, and climbed onto the bed in a way that made it look like she was getting ready to go to sleep, before creating a circular area, with a pillow, for Eri to sleep in. Celestia also draped a wing over the girl, after making sure she had a blanket as well, and simply waited for Eri to fall asleep on her own, and once she did so Celestia allowed herself to fall asleep, knowing that no one would be foolish enough to attack UA to get her back.
Sure enough she and Eri slept well, in fact it looked like this might have been the first peaceful night's sleep in who knew how long, and when they got up she got up with a bounce in her step and a smile on her face, something that also made Celestia happy since it meant they were saving her from Chisaki's foul grasp.
When she, Selene, and Izuku attended their classes, however, Eri came with them and was handed over to Aizawa, who she was fine with since his Quirk allowed him to cancel out her Quirk if it went wild, but since Eri was in an emotionally stable state there was no way for her to break down and go wild. They found that she just wanted to follow the class around, this was likely the first time she had attended anything school-like, so Eri was approaching this with a look of wonder on her face, and yet, despite being distracted from her studies, Celestia devoted a portion of her time to answering Eri's questions. This was something Selene wasn't remotely surprised by, as her sister had always been focused on school and helping Izuku learn how to wield his Quirk, even if it meant training him in how to access certain things that only someone who had been using a Quirk for a long time might know. Since it was a safe environment Aizawa told the rest of their teachers about Eri and how she was following Celestia, so they could understand what was going on and know to contact him if something were to happen, not that he was expecting such a thing given the safety that the students were used to.
Lunch, on the other hand, was another matter entirely and the staff agreed to have Eri eat in the dorms, since seeing all of the students in the main eating area might be too much for her, though for the time being she enjoyed her time with Class 1-A, something that made the siblings happy as they helped her out.
"So, you train to be heroes here?" Eri asked, because a lot of the information had gone over her head, she had no frame of reference for any of the things that had been said while she followed Celestia through her classes, but there was one thing she had latched onto and that was the fact that these were heroes in training and that the adults were pro heroes.
"That's right, some of us will become sidekicks, some heads of agencies, and others will go down their own paths... there's even a few heroes who specialize in healing." Celestia replied, making sure that Eri had enough on her plate, since it was hard to tell if she had enough food or not, but at the very least she was improving from when she found her running through the alley, before she patted the girl on the head for a moment, "Don't worry, if your Quirk manifests you'll be in good hands, as we have people who can help you contain and control whatever your power is, and we have people who can help teach you how to tap into it safely."
"From what I've seen so far you can gather energy and store it inside your horn, but what you do with that energy is beyond my understanding." Selene said, because they hadn't actually seen what Eri could do with her power, even though she knew it had some effect on the magical seal that was resting on Celestia's body, so currently they had no idea what the girl's Quirk actually was, something they would no doubt learn in due time, "But it's as my sister says, we can help you tap into your Quirk and unleash it in a safe environment, so you won't have to worry about running amok or causing chaos."
Celestia nodded, even though she knew the only one who actually knew about Eri's power was Chisaki, though given the fact that Sir Nighteye could see into the future she had to wonder if they should bring her to him for a bit and see if he could use his Quirk on her to give them an idea of what Eri could do. It was definitely a better idea than waiting for her power to build and then explode outward, since that could damage the surrounding area or even the people that were attending UA, but at least Aizawa could handle her Quirk, or at least they assumed his Quirk could erase Eri's if he stared at her. The downside to asking Sir Nighteye to come here was that it would take him away from his investigation into the Precepts, and they couldn't just take Eri back into the area that Chisaki operated in, because it would only entice him to come and steal her back for his operations, and she wasn't about to let that happen. Celestia wasn't about to risk Eri's health and safety by bringing her back to where her abuser was located, especially since they had no idea what he had done to her since her Quirk first appeared, so for the time being Eri was going to remain here, where she was safe, meaning if they asked Sir Nighteye for help he'd have to come to them.
Selene, on the other hand, was still partly focused on what she had learned during her time with Ryukyu, the fact that there was a potential alliance between the Precepts and the League of Villains, because if that was true it might open the way for their father to swoop in and swipe Tomura's Quirk, rendering him powerless. The downside to this was that neither she nor her sister could tell their father about these plans, both Sir Nighteye and Ryukyu, plus the staff of UA who were aware of the plans, had insisted on them telling no one about it so their plans didn't slip. She was debating what to tell Hisashi, because this could be the only chance for him to obtain Decay and get it out of Tomura's hands, as well as capture Tomura so his foolish former student was no longer a problem for Japan, before letting out a faint sigh. In the end she figured it would be a waste of time for her to say anything, because knowing her father he was already aware of Tomura's movements, he was spending his time hunting him down with Kurogiri, and was searching for the best chance to capture him before he had a chance to deal more damage to the rest of society.
Despite what was going on with their father, and his attempts to stop things in his own way, Selene focused on Eri as the girl smiled as she and Celestia kept talking, showing that her sister was definitely good with kids and would make a good hero for them, even though she continued to be interested in what the future held in store for them, for Eri, and for the pair of villainous groups that were operating in the vast shadows of Japan.
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