MHA: The Lawbreaker

"Now, go home and take some rest, we have some work tomorrow. I want all of you in your best shape." CLAP. He dismissed us. Slowly, all of us exited the grounds as the girl, Toru came up to me. 

"Kaito," she called me. I contemplated whether I should answer her or pretend I didn't hear... nah, that would be rude.

"What?" I asked her. 

"I— I just wanted to thank you for back then, in the class. It's just—I never saw myself since I was like four, and today, thanks to you, I could see myself for the first time. So... thank you."

...

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"Oh no, really, it's fine. I'm just happy to help."

"Can I come with you?" She asked as I stopped dead in my tracks. 

...

"Yeah! Of course. Totally." I told her. 

"Thanks."

As we walked side by side, the evening breeze blew through the school grounds. I glanced at Toru—or, at least, where I assumed her face was. It was still a little weird knowing what she actually looked like while everyone else saw nothing.

"So, uh..." I cleared my throat, stuffing my hands into my pockets. "What now? You planning to follow me all the way home, or...?"

She giggled. "No, dummy. I just wanted to talk to you since you're the only one who actually saw me. I guess that makes you... different. In a good way." 

I nodded slowly as we walked together, our steps syncing. I don't know if it was an itch or something, but at the moment, I guess I really tried to see her. I didn't actively try to do it but... it just happened.

I could see her, clear as day.

I blinked.

Once. Twice.

She was still there.

The way her golden-green hair caught the dim evening light, shifting between shades of deep emerald and sunlit gold—it was mesmerizing. Her chest rose and fell with uneven breaths, her fingers trembling slightly at her sides.

"Toru."

She flinched at the sound of her own name, like I had just shattered some unspoken rule of the universe. Her wide, glassy eyes locked onto mine, pupils shrinking in pure, unfiltered shock.

"K-Kaito…" Her voice was barely a whisper. "You still—?"

I gave a slow nod. "Yeah. I still see you." 

For the next two minutes, there were no words between us, just the sound of our footsteps. 

I didn't know what to tell, I was nervous... I guess. 

Toru, on the other hand, looked like she was going through about fifty different emotions at once. She kept opening her mouth like she wanted to say something, only to stop herself, her fingers clenching and unclenching at her sides. 

"I don't get it. Out of every person in the world with a quirk, only you can see me or cancel my quirk."

I shrugged, my hands still stuffed in my pockets. "Guess that makes me special."

She huffed, crossing her arms. "Yeah, no kidding." 

"Sooo, where do you live? Here in Musutafu?"

Toru tilted her head slightly, her invisible form making it hard to tell if she was surprised or just thinking. "Yeah, not too far from here, actually. Why?"

I gave a lazy shrug. "Just making conversation. If you're walking with me, might as well know if we're headed in the same direction."

She hummed, falling into step beside me. "Well, I live closer to downtown, so we're probably not neighbors or anything."

"A shame," I muttered. 

"So, I see that you made a lot of friends already. how do you do that? I mean I got a couple but you've got basically all the girls." 

"Me?" I asked her. 

"Yeah, you, idiot."

I smirked. "What, jealous?"

Toru scoffed, nudging me with her elbow. "Pfft, as if."

I chuckled. "Nah, seriously, I wouldn't say I've got all the girls. I didn't even talk to most of them."

Toru gave a skeptical hum. "Yeah, sure. And yet, somehow, they all seem interested in you."

"Interested... are you?"

Toru froze for a fraction of a second. I caught the way her head twitched ever so slightly, like she hadn't expected me to turn the question back on her. Then, she huffed, crossing her arms.

"Hah! As if!" she shot back, a little too quickly. "I just think it's funny how you're acting all clueless when the girls in class are obviously paying attention to you."

I smirked. "Deflecting, huh? That's cute."

She groaned. "Ugh, you are so annoying."

"And yet, you're still walking with me," I pointed out.

Toru didn't have a response to that one. She just clicked her tongue and kept walking, her steps just a little faster. I easily matched her pace, keeping my hands in my pockets as the evening air grew cooler. 

"Why're you going so fast? Slow down."

She turned her head slightly, though I could still see the hint of a pout. "Maybe I just don't want you to keep messing with me."

I chuckled, letting the silence settle for a moment. "So… does this mean we're friends now?"

Toru scoffed. "I dunno. Do you want to be friends?" Wha— what is this power? 

I gave her a sideways glance. "I don't see why not. You seem fun. A little chaotic, but fun."

She hummed, tilting her head like she was considering it. "Hmm… yeah. Alright. But fair warning, I'm a terrible influence."

I grinned. "Good. I wouldn't have it any other way."

...

"Hey, Kaito?" Toru's voice was softer now.

"Yeah?"

"Thanks again… for earlier. I really mean it."

I didn't look at her right away. I just nodded, exhaling as I stared up at the sky. "Yeah. Anytime."

She didn't respond, but somehow, the silence between us felt… lighter.

Maybe tonight was the start of something interesting. 

"So, Kaito," she suddenly spoke up, her voice carrying a curious lilt. "You never really explained how your Quirk works."

I raised a brow. "Didn't I?"

"Nope. You just brushed it off like it was nothing." She nudged me with her elbow again, though there was a little more intent behind it this time. "C'mon, spill. What's the deal with it?"

I exhaled through my nose, pretending to think about it. "It's called Lawbreaker."

Toru blinked. "Okay, cool name. And?"

I smirked. "And... it lets me break certain fundamental laws of reality within a certain range. Physics, perception, stuff like that."

Her footsteps slowed. "...Wait. Hold on. You're telling me you can just ignore the rules of the universe? Just like that?"

"More or less."

Toru whistled. "Wow. No wonder you can see me. That's insane."

"I know, right?" I said with a smirk. "Pretty awesome, huh?"

She huffed. "You don't need to sound so smug about it."

I chuckled but didn't say anything. Instead, I watched as she glanced down at her hands, flexing her fingers like she was testing if she was still invisible.

"So when you saw me earlier in class," she said slowly, "was that the first time you, like… really saw me?"

I considered lying, just to mess with her. But something about the way she was looking at me—earnest, almost fragile—made me pause.

"Yeah," I admitted. "At first, it was just for a second. But now… I think I can see you whenever I want."

Toru hugged herself, shivering slightly. "That's so weird. Like, in a cool way, but also kinda terrifying." She's cold?

"You scared of me?" I teased.

She gave me an unimpressed look. "No, dumbass. Just… this has never happened before. Ever. Not with my parents, my classmates, anyone. And then you just waltz in and—" She made a vague, frustrated gesture. "I dunno. It's messing with my head a little."

I nodded slowly. "Yeah. I get that."

And weirdly enough, I did get it. I wasn't exactly a stranger to having something that set me apart from everyone else, something that made me different in ways people couldn't fully understand.

Toru sighed, rubbing the back of her neck. "Sorry. I don't mean to dump all this on you. It's just a lot."

I glanced at her and, without really thinking, reached out and flicked her forehead.

"Ow—!" She recoiled, clutching the spot I hit. "What was that for?!"

"Just making sure you're real," I said with a smirk. "I dunno, you could be some kind of elaborate hallucination."

Toru groaned. "You're the worst."

I chuckled. "And yet, here you are, still talking to me."

She huffed but didn't deny it.

A comfortable silence settled between us again as we walked through the city streets. The noises of Musutafu filled the background—distant traffic, the chatter of people, the occasional siren.

"Hey," Toru said suddenly, turning to face me. "Since you can see me, what do I look like? And don't just say 'cute' or something stupid."

I smirked. "I mean, I was gonna say that, but if you insist…" 

"You look really cute, in my opinion. Top 5."

Toru sputtered. "Top five?! Excuse me?!"

I shrugged. "What? Do you want the top three? Work for it. Bring the big guns, like big ti-"

She groaned, shoving my shoulder, but there was no real force behind it. "You're unbelievable."

"And yet, you keep talking to me," I pointed out, grinning.

She crossed her arms, huffing. "Ugh. Fine. But seriously, I wanna test something."

I raised a brow. "Test what?"

Toru stepped ahead of me and spun around, walking backward. "Okay, if you can really see me, then—" She waved her arms wildly, making exaggerated motions. "What am I doing right now?"

I deadpanned. "Making yourself look ridiculous."

She gasped. "Rude!"

I chuckled. "You're flailing like a wacky inflatable tube man."

Toru groaned, slapping her hands over her invisible face. "Okay, that was a dumb test. New plan." She pointed at me. "Close your eyes."

I tilted my head. "Why?"

"Just do it!"

I sighed but obliged, shutting my eyes. A few seconds passed, and I heard her footsteps shifting around me.

"Okay," Toru said, her voice coming from a different spot. "Where am I?"

I cracked a smirk. "To my right, a little behind me. What, did you think moving two steps was gonna fool me?"

There was a pause. Then a quiet, "What the hell?"

I opened my eyes, and sure enough, she was exactly where I said she was. Toru stared at me, arms slack at her sides.

"Okay, that's actually freaky," she muttered. "Are you, like, tracking me somehow?"

I tapped my temple. "Nah, I just know things."

She narrowed her eyes. "You're messing with me."

"Am I?" I said innocently.

She exhaled sharply, crossing her arms. "I swear, you're impossible."

"And yet," I started, grinning, "you're still talking to me."

Toru groaned. "Okay, now you're just looping the same joke."

Toru rolled her eyes but didn't deny it. Instead, she slowed her steps, her voice turning a little more serious. "Hey, Kaito… can I ask you something, for real this time?"

I raised a brow at her sudden shift in tone. "Sure. What's up?"

She hesitated, then exhaled. "If you can see me whenever you want… does that mean you can turn it off too?"

I blinked at her, then tilted my head. "You mean, like, stop seeing you? Go back to how it was before?"

She nodded. "Yeah. Just… if you wanted to, could you?"

I frowned, thinking about it. Truthfully, I hadn't even considered it. My Quirk let me break laws, sure, but did that mean I could re-establish them too? And even if I could… did I want to?

I sighed. "I dunno. I guess I could try. But why would you want that?"

Toru looked away, her shoulders tensing. "I dunno," she mumbled. "It's just… weird, I guess. Being seen when you're not supposed to be. When you've spent your whole life being invisible, and suddenly, someone just... breaks that like it's nothing."

I stared at her for a moment, then rubbed the back of my neck. "I get it," I said finally. "Kinda. You're used to people not seeing you, and now that someone can, it feels… different."

She nodded slowly. "Yeah."

I exhaled, shoving my hands back into my pockets. "Well… I'm not gonna pretend I get exactly how you feel, but if you ever want me to, I can try turning it off. No big deal."

Toru glanced at me, her expression unreadable. Then, after a moment, she smiled. "Thanks, Kaito. That… actually means a lot."

"Anytime," I said easily. "Though, for the record, I think it's kinda cool that I get to see you. Makes me feel like I'm in on some big secret."

She laughed, the tension between us easing. "Yeah, well, don't go thinking you're special or anything."

I smirked at her.

She groaned. "Ugh, why did I even bother?"

Yeah. Maybe this really was the start of something interesting.