Allison Koneko

A Villain?

Once I got home from the park I went and got changed before walking up to my mom who was in the living room.

"Ma... I wanted to know if I could hang out with someone after school tomorrow." I asked, nervously.

"Well, your father won't be here so you guys can hang out here" Ma smiled, calmly.

"Even if it's a boy?"

"Yeah as long as he's ONLY a FRIEND"

"Ma we just met"

Around ten my mom went to bed but I stayed up. I kept cleaning the house for another hour then I went out for a walk. I know I shouldn't be out at night but I couldn't sleep and it was nice out. While I was out walking I bumped into a villain.

"I-I'm so sorry!" I panicked as the villain laughed, grabbing my arm. I started to cry which made the villain cover my mouth.

"I won't hurt you so shut up" The villain slowly took his hands away from my mouth.

"I-I'm sorry" I mumbled.

"It's fine but I do have a question for you"

"Hmm?"

"Why are you out so late?"

"I-I just wanted to go out for a walk"

"Oh one more question"

"What is it?"

"Do you know someone by the name of Jamison Teiko?"

"I-" I froze. "Yeah... why?"

"He's one of my 'friends'. Who is he to you?"

"He's my father..."

"You don't sound too happy about that"

"I-I am!"

"Let me guess he's abusive"

"How'd y- No! No, he's not!"

"Youre defending him?"

"..."

"Relax I'm here to teach him a lesson about hurting kids"

"Huh?"

"Hero or villain no one should let a child get hurt," he said and I smiled before hearing my father's voice.

"Get away from him Allison!" My father screamed, making me back away a bit.

"Just remember my name," the villain said, then he whispered. "I'm Kirā"

I backed away slightly but got thrown back by my father. He started fighting Kirā but he didn't look like he was going to win so I ran. I ran and got a pro to the scene. But I was too late... My father was on the ground beaten. Not dead but not completely alive. He was rushed to the hospital while I was taken home.

"Are you alright? I mean you must be scared" A pro hero said. I looked at him blankly then said.

"Hero or villain no one should let a child get hurt." I didn't mean to say it but it kept replaying in my head over and over again.

"Well, I get that but villains don't care," The pro said, sounding upset. Mom ran downstairs in a panic moments later hearing someone in the house. What made her panic more was the fact that I was talking to a pro.

"Ally?! Are you OK?!" She shouted in a panic. I just nodded.

"This young lady here experienced quite a bit, thankfully though she wasnt hurt,"

"What happened"

"Well I don't know the full story but from what I know your husband got beaten into a coma by a villain"

"Ally, come here," with that, I ran over and hugged her.

"The villain protected me... Then dad did..." I mumbled, half confused and half scared.

"It's ok I'm here now," Mom said, rubbing my back.

Why did Dad save me? Why did the villain say that? 'Hero or villain, no one should let a child get hurt' What does that mean? Why was I saved twice? Is it wrong to say that the villain saved me by hurting someone else? What am I thinking?! Of course, it is!

"How about you go to bed, you need sleep," Mom told me, snapping me out of my thoughts.

I just nodded and went to bed. Not to sleep but just to relax. I don't normally sleep if I can get away with it. But it was weird that Dad defended me from this guy. I still don't know why to this day. Soon it was morning and my alarm went off. I got dressed after my shower then all of a sudden my phone went off.

"Hey," Johnson texted.

"Hi," I replied.

"Are we still going to hang out today?"

"Yeah Mom said you could come over here if you wanted"

"She does know I'm a guy right?"

"Yep"

"Wow she's laid back"

"Yep"

I gave him my address and got ready for him to come over. Once he was here we sat in the living room.

"Wow, this place is huge!" He exclaimed.

"Yeah my mom and dad think it's better but I think it's too big," I said with a quiet laugh. When I laughed he stared at me which made me feel bad. "Sorry..."

"For what?" he asked, confused.

"Laughing..."

"You have a nice laugh," He said with a chuckle. I covered my face completely embarrassed. We chatted for a little while then he froze like he saw a ghost.

"What's wrong?" I asked in a panic.

"Who's that in the picture?" He asked, pointing at a picture of my mom, dad, and me.

"Me, mom and dad,"

"That's your dad?!"

"Y-Yeah,"

"Your dad is a villain!"

"A villain?"

"He's the Phantom Butcher!"

"N-no way... How didn't I notice?..." I mumbled as my mom walked downstairs.

"Hello there," Mom said, making us both jump. "What's wrong?"

"Did you know dad's a villain?..." I asked, making her look away.

"He wasn't when we married..." she said, making me laugh. I don't know why I laughed but I did. They both stared at me.

"S-sorry..." I put my head down.

"Maybe I should leave," Johnson said, which made me feel bad but I just nodded.

"See you later," I said, trying not to sound upset.

"Bye!" He said happily, before leaving.

After he left, I just started cleaning. My mom was trying to talk to me, but I ignored her. I cleaned the whole house spotless, around halfway through Mom stopped trying to talk to me. I wasn't ignoring her because I was upset but because I was confused.

Why didn't she tell me? What's going on? Why is everything happening at once? UGH! This is so confusing!!

Before I knew it, it was dinner so I went to go cook but I saw mom already one step ahead of me. We ate then I went to bed to relax. Not sleep but relax.