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"Mama..." Fuyumi sniffled "does dad think me and Natsuo.. are failures?" she cried her heart out, laying on my lap at such young age. "Does he really?" Natsuo asked, hugging me, "My dear children, he might think that in his eyes. But not in mine, you are my greatest possession ever. i wouldn't throw you away like that" i confessed in a soothing manner. what i said gives me reminders of when my poor parents gave me to Enji. My youngest son quickly ran into the room about to warn me of something.

The floorboards creaked from outside, the person walking so loud was steaming with anger--- wait.. it can't be, is it.. him? "Natsuo, Fuyumi and Shoto, hide next to that bookshelf. I hear your father storming down the hallway.. he's angry. stay quiet" I whispered. "w-what!" my lovely daughter Fuyumi whispered-yelled, luckily Natsuo understood and dragged his siblings away to the hiding spot, i stood from the futon and walked to the door. Before I could open the door my abusive husband already did, "Enji.." I gasped. His hand slamming across my shoulder, he was using his flames. It burned me, his flinging left a few spots of burn marks on me. "AAACK!" i screamed in a flash as i fell on the ground.

Shoto emerged from the hiding space. Putting his fist up and trying to fight off Enji, i could barely hear him since falling on the floor so hardly left my ears ringing for a few seconds for at least a few seconds because i heard Shoto's crying and Fuyumi words peeping out. "REI! WHY DIDN'T YOU STOP TOUYA! I TOLD YOU TO KEEP A EYE ON HIM!" Enji screeched. I weakly grasp onto the floor with my elbows to get back up, luckily i was able to get on my knee's. I look up at my short-tempered husband, my eyes filled with tears "i-i can't stop him on my own" i quietly answered "Talk some sense into him. I'm done with him." Enji shrieked, at least his voice was a bit more quieter. Enji left the room by sliding the door shut harshly. "Natsuo... can you grab the ointment in the cupboard.. again?" i requested. without a word he grabbed it after rummaging through the cupboards. i quietly applied to through the hole's of my shirt. i sniffled "kids can you go out and play?" i asked them.

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"Touya please don't go!" I beg him, "Mum, if this is from one of your self-parenting books it won't work!, i know grandma and grandpa were poor that's why they sold you to dad!" Touya lashed out

I rush to the training room I can hear my Shoto gagging, his vomit on the ground. I kneel down on the floor to help Shoto, "My dear Shoto!" I stand up from the ground placing my hand on the monster in front of me "S-STOP THIS! he's just a child! please!" I cry out to him. "I don't care he must surpass Allmight's strength." The dark figure towered over me, "go clean him and his mess up, after that go make me some tea." Enji requested in his usual harsh voice. Storming out the room looking back at me with those eyes.. I flinched at the sight of those nasty eyes.

"Come one Shoto let's go wash you up. go tell Fuyumi to help set the table for dinner and tell Natsuo to stop playing around, it's getting late and I need to set your bath up and I must clean your vomit up." I requested him. "okay mama." Shoto softly answered.

it took a few minutes for me to get the bath tub filled and to clean the mess up. I set the kettle on the stove to heat it up. "mum. I can't do it anymore day by day I see him in Shoto's eye. my child is unbearable to look at. Enji is pushing me to my point." The kettle burns louder. "Mum, you said you'd get me back home when everything was better... is it better at home now? I wanna go home" I whine to my mum in a soft tone. The Fuyumi and Natsuo are walking in the hallway, entering the kitchen after I finished saying those aching words.

Enji stands behind a side door to the kitchen, he listens on Rei's conversation, 'what the hell.' Enji thinks to himself.

"Mom, what are you talking about?" Shoto asks me, the kettle boils even louder. it screeches at a high tone. I look back at my child with suffer and tears in my eyes, I hastely pick the burning kettle off the stove. Pouring the boiling hot water on Shoto's left side of his face, no words were exchanged it's just.... Shoto was to shocked.. to say anything..?what?!. "AAAAAA!!!!!" A bloodcurdling scream, came from me.

Enji barges into the room so suddenly full of anger because I ruined his masterpiece, my other children in shock. it finally came to me.. I'm hurting my child! "MY BABY! IM SORRY! MY BABY!" I wail in distress and shock, I used my quirk, frost to heal his eye area...

"REI!" Enji shrieks, voice full of rage. Fuyumi gasped in shock "mama!" Enji pushed me to the ground, instead of a bit of flame he used more than last time, this is going to need a bandage...

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"Mama! Mama!" Fuyumi yelled while running down the hallways and sliding in my room, "Yes 'yumi?" I ask while sitting next to my husband, Enji. "I can't find my glasses" Young Fuyumi panted,"HAHA!" Enji chuckles loudly. "DAD! Don't laugh! It's all so fuzzy I can't see anything nicely!" Fuyumi complained, "oh.. Fuyumi-nee.." Natsuo walked in the room, leaning on the open sliding doors. "It's on your head... HAHAH!!!" Natsuo laughed

As the sun set and the moon came up, me and Enji gathered all the kids, "TOUYA! Make sure not to drop that dish!" I squabbled "I won't!" Touya replied with. Concentration, "NATSUO! STOP CHASING SHOTO AND FUYUMI IT'S TIME TO EAT!" Enji notified the kids.

The dinner table was set up, it was nice. We all laughed! But then I woke up, feeling groggy. I wipe my tears.. I look up at the gaps of sunlight..(mitski ref)

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As i get pushed to the ground, Fuyumi tries to run towards me but she's stops because of her father's angry face. i try to help myself up with my arms but that monster burns me a bit. "REI! WHAT THE HELL DID YOU JUST DO TO MY MASTERPIECE?!" The dark figure who looms over me questions with fury in his eyes and voice. The room fell silent, "Mum.. why?" Shoto hesitantly asks me.

"No.... no.. no.. NO!!" I hastely crawl to him "Shoto! I'm sorry! I'm sorry!... what have i done?" i cry out with his face in my hand. i think for a moment.. although I'm inexperienced i should at least try? right? The ice emerges from my hands, it crawls to Shoto's left side. Through the clear ice, a red scar slowly appears on his left side, "Mu-Mum." Shoto quietly mumbles, I finally realise what I just did. "GET OFF HIM!" The man yells across the kitchen room,"mama..." Fuyumi silently cries for me. I back off, the raged figure check all drawers for a bandage or a first aid kid. "NEVER TOUCH HIM AGAIN!" He warns me.

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I sit in my room, against the old walls to think, 'I'm sorry shoto, why did I do that.' I stand up "I need sleep.." I sigh. I make my way to my bed, preparing it. Natsuo gently slides the door to not alarm his father. "Mama." He yawns, "Touya-nee isn't home yet..." My little boy whispers. I embrace him, not wanting to let go, "I'm sure your brother will be home soon. Get some sleep please" I mutter in my tired voice. He leaves my calloused hands and leaves the room to tiptoe back to his room.

I close my eyes and fall asleep for the day in me and Enji's room, he usually sleeps late so none of us are awake at the time to talk, but I sometimes sleep late too.

It's the morning, a cold one infact. I hear noises of moving objects and grunting, I ignore it and try to fall back asleep but, I close my eye and a second later I'm awake again. Enji walks into the room, "You're going to the hospital soon. Get in the car, your things are already packed" He tells me. Of course he'll do this to me and say it's for the children.

I get off the bed, making my way to a suitcase, I grab a dark-ish blue scarf and a beige coat. I walk past shoto's crib then the children's room. For some particular reasons that I don't know, Touya's room is empty, by this time he'd be jumping around the house, waiting for his siblings to wake up so he could play with them, he must've had a exhausting time of his life ar sekoto peak, but earlier before he went for the park we had a small argument. Mum and Dad really were poor.

I step into the front seat of the car after I helped placed my things into the trunk. This 15 minute car trip will be silent if he's in it. To my surprise, someone else will be taking me there today, I guess he's a coward.

He looks at my outfit with a neutral look on his face, oh. I haven't worn this outfit combo in a while...

I make it into the hospital, Enji has called ahead, they tell me that they were expecting me, is that a insult?

I get help from the staff, my clothes are unpacked and it's just my other things I have to do my self. I stand my framed photo of the kids upright.