NOVEL NEXT Chapter 3: School
Throughout the lesson, I made sure to listen carefully, and take my notes like always. I ignored the glances cast my way. I ignored the soft whispers. I knew people always talked about me, and stared at me, and I knew the reason as well. I had always known. And honestly, it was annoying. These days, society judged people based on one thing. No, it's not looks, or first impressions, or anything like that. They judged people based on quirks now. For example, if you had a weak quirk, you were considered helpless, defenseless, all of that. But if you had a strong quirk, you were seen as a future hero. And if you had a quirk that was in the middle of strong and weak, you were seen as someone who could take care of themselves sometimes, but also someone who possibly couldn't as well. So what type of quirk did I have? Well, I had a strong one. Oh, so I'm seen as a future hero, right? Wrong! See, they also judge you by what your quirk can do. Like, if your quirk is something to do with strength, your a hero. If it had something to do with, like, brainwashing, you were a villain. So, what's my quirk again? Well, it's called Nerve Control. Which means I can control the nerves of someone else's body. I can make them freeze up, pass out, feel pain, move their body against their will. Basically, anyone I use my quirk on turns into my puppet. And that's why everyone talks about me behind my back and stares at me. They think I'm destined to be a villain. A monster. Anything but a hero. But there are drawbacks. So far, I can only control two peoples nerves at once, and if I go over that, I collapse. I can only use my quirk for about an hour, as of now. If I go over that, again, I pass out. Another one is if I try to inflict pain on someone, but I lose focus halfway through, or something startles me, that pain shoots through me, or a different target instead. And if my emotions manage to somehow slip past my control, my quirk will take over. So I have to be careful. Like, really careful. And the crazy thing is, I'm still aiming to be a hero. I want to prove everyone wrong. I want to show them that just because I have a villainous quirk, doesn't mean that makes me an automatic villain. I don't want citizens to live in fear of a villain, or some criminal making a move everyday. I want to help people. Everyone thinks I'm crazy for it. Well, everyone but Akari. Being my twin, he'd gotten the same exact quirk as me, so the two of us had always stuck together. We were the only ones who could really understand each other.
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Now, it was time for lunch. And, as usual, Akari and me sat at our table. It's always just the two of us over here. Since no one trusted us because of our quirks. Because they were scared we'd turn on them, use our quirks against them. Really, they were just scared of us in general. Anyway, I had grabbed my favorite for today. Onigiri. And Akari had his beloved Soba. We started eating, silently at first. But about a minute or so later, my twin spoke up. "How's your day been so far, Ki?" That was his nickname for me. Since Kiyoshi was a bit long, he'd always called sme Ki instead. I hadn't minded, and I was now stuck with it. "Nothing new. And you, Ri?" And that was my nickname for him. Don't get me wrong, I love the name Akari. It fits him, really. But I liked the nickname. It was easier to pronounce. "Not bad. We apparently have a test in Math." Oh. Well, it wasn't really a problem. The two of us had always been smart enough to grasp math. But before I could answer him, one of the rude kids came up to us. And sure enough, it was exactly who I thought it would be. I looked directly into those red eyes without hesitation or fear. He stared back. And it went on in silence for a few moments before I finally spoke.
(A/N, who do you think it is? 🤔)