She literally dragged hawks by hand and pushed him onto the dining table chair.
Needless to say, she was excited. Her parents always taste tested everything she made and praised it like it's god food.
She once made a burnt toast when she was 5. That was her first time in the kitchen. But her mom applied jam on it and both of her parents ate it like a 5 star buffet.
She ran to the fridge and pulled out the grape juice bottles and came back to the table.
" Wanna know what I made?" She gave her trademark cheeky smile.
" Hmmm? Maybe a banana salad?" Hawks played completely clueless lowkey refering to their first meeting.
She looks much more lively than before.....
He just stared at her as she moved around his kitchen and brought whatever amazing smelling thing she made.
He's getting attached to her.
The President's voice echoed in his head.
" Hawks. You found a great talent. We want you to mold her into the perfect weapon. We're letting you go this time. Train her. Drill our ways into her. We want her to be the next hero who can take the darkness of the world. She has the capacity. "
" Yes. "
He expected it more or less. But something is not sitting right with him.
The president he knows would have already made a move if she is that intrested in the kid.
What is stopping her?
Whatever it is, he is glad she is not yet inside the commission.
He would like it if she is never in the commission.
He will make sure of that. He can dirty his hands more if that means the kids can stay clean.
Little did he know, the president already made her move while he was in his punishment only to get scandalised with an affair by that kid.
" How is it?" She asked with curious eyes eagerly as she sat on the table and started eating her own portion.
" Not bad, not bad at all! It's missing one thing, though... a second serving for me."
She giggled. " Don't worry! I made plenty! "
Hawks never dreamt of a day like this. Infact, he never even dared to think of it. Someone thinking of him while cooking food and making some for him. Even if that person is half his size and age.
He was worried. His flat was bugged to keep a constant eye on him. They're being watched. He can't afford to be soft. Hence, he will play a double role. He will show them what they want. But he will never give them what they want.
" So Akira chan, did you change your thoughts on being a hero? You can be my little awesome sidekick you know?"
" Hmm..... Actually, I think I want the liscence. "
Wait, that fast? And liscence?
" Liscence?"
" You remember how we too that amazing flight yesterday? So basically that was awesome! And I figured out that I can make wings like yours with my blood and fly like you. But to use the quirk freely without legal headaches, I should have a liscence. So yeah. I'll get the liscence and maybe play Hero? Or switch careers into something interesting if I find it too boring or not worth it. "
Needless to say, that was only half truth. Akira is scared of the power scaling of this world and mildly excited.
She wants to enjoy her life to the fullest. And that means she shouldn't be dying as a casuality for a petty theft or a stray attack before she even enters her teens. She wants freedom and joy. And only power can bring that to her.
Her father would agree to this decision. There's no doubt in her mind about that. But he expects her to be ready to take the responsibility that she earns with bearing a hero liscence.
She is ready to become more. She wants more. She wants to explore this world of magic. She wants to see her own limits. And grow beyond them.
" That's a very new take on being a Hero. But if you do manage to create your own wings, I'll teach you how to fly with them. "
" Oh trust me, it's not a question of
'If' It's only a matter of 'when'. "
" Sure sure. Keep up that spirit! "
" Actually, do you have any training plan? I could use it!"
" I'll make one for you Akira chan " He chirped back in an equally excited tone.
Hawks for the first time in his entire life had a meal specifically cooked for him. Not to mention the extra juice as a complementary side dish.
He would cherish this moment forever in his heart.
After Akira went to sleep in his couch which she treated like her personal bed, he left the house and went to sit on the roof.
He wanted a moment for himself. Now that he's looking back at everything that happened since yesterday, he found it almost funny on how much a girl he met just a day ago managed to smash her way into his life.
He was rendered completely speechless when she first slapped her Aunt and pulled herself out of a potential abuse before it ever reached that stage.
He didn't know why he acted. But when he looked at her alone, she reminded him a younger version of himself.
But she showed no fear or respect to authority even when she was standing alone in a bone in that courtroom.
She is not like him. He is constantly afraid of authority. He knows the stakes and decides to watch. She can see the stakes and still does what she wants.
Whether it's recklessness or calculated risk, he doesn't understand. He's betting on the later. She's not someone that lets others use her as a tool.
He clocked that yesterday itself. Her every move at the police station is calculated.
She is someone who pokes the bear in the worst spots in the best settings until the bear bleeds.
But some bears don't bleed. They eat you. He will be the wall when thst situation comes.
The children are the stars he wants to protect. She has the intelligence of an adult and the audacity of a child.
He won't let her fall into his world.
This hero world doesn't need another tool. He will do everything to make that come to a reality.
He wonders how her new school is. She changed two schools in two days. That thought made him laugh.
The kid packed a year's worth of surprises into two days.
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