Chapter 2: Ch 2. New World
With the snap of a finger, everything went dark. The darkness was all around me and all constricting. I couldn't move, and it felt like I was being squeezed on all sides by something. The next second, I was out in the open air with bright lights and loud sounds that were too fuzzy to make out.
I tried to say something to ask what was going on, but the only thing that came out was a quiet "Waahhh"
'Oh, I'm a baby again.' After I cried out, I assume the doctors handed me over to my mother because I can't see or hear beyond blurry sights and sounds. I could feel the difference between the cold hands I was in and the warm embrace I'm in now, that sends a soothing warmth through my whole body. The warm arms of my mother and the whispered words that she says to me start lulling me into sleep. As I'm fading into unconsciousness, I hear my first words in this new world.
"My little Akiko" - Mom
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The Next Day
When I woke up, I could see and hear again, and what I saw was an angel. I was in my mother's arms in a maternity room, and I did the baby equivalent of gasping when I saw her. She has pale skin, golden eyes, and wavy golden hair that went down past her shoulder. When she saw me wake up, she smiled the most motherly smile and spoke in a gentle tone, saying, "Good morning Akiko."
Since I obviously can't speak, I just smile up at her and reach out my little hand up to her face. Seeing me reach out to her, she puts her finger out for me to grab onto which I do. With her finger tightly in my grasp, she speaks again, saying, "You're going to be the most brilliant star in the sky one day. I just know that whatever you do, you will be amazing, just like your father."
A little bit after that, while my new mother was singing to me, some doctors came in to do some checkups and to see how I was doing. When they finished with all their checkups, the doctors told my mother that we would be free to leave in a couple of hours after one last look at me to see if there were any problems that came up. With that said, they left us for a few hours, and during that time, my mother called someone into the room who looked like a butler.
"Yes, Ms. Imai?" - Butler
"We'll be leaving in a few hours, Marc. Could you please have the car ready by then." - Mom
"It will be done immediately, Madam." - Marc
"Thank you, Marc." - Mom
With that said, Marc bowed slightly to my mother and walked out of the room to get the car ready. 'Does this mean that we're rich?'. With that thought pondering through my head, I spent the last hour listening to my mother sing before the doctors returned, did their final checkup, and said I was all good to leave the hospital. With me in her arms, my mother was escorted out of the building by Marc to the waiting car.
Now that I got a closer look at him, I could tell Marc had definitely been a hero or some kind of law enforcement. He looked to be around 50 years old with grey hair, a clean-shaven face, and dark brown eyes that had smile crinkles around them. That told me this serious expression was a facade for the outside world to see. He was tall, probably around 190cm, with wide shoulders and arms that puffed out his suit a little bit. He was dressed in formal butler clothes, with dark framed glasses on his face.
My mother got in the back seat of a sleek black short limo and strapped me into a baby seat, then sat next to me while Marc got into the driver's seat. She smiled at me before looking to Marc and speaking, "Take us home, Marc. I'm sure Akiko is ready to see her new home."
Dropping his serious expression and smiling back at my mother, he says, "I have no doubt she is Hanako."
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Three Years Later
It has been a little over three years since I was reborn, and it's been the hardest three years of my new life. At first, I was fully prepared to be a baby, I mean, how hard could it be? It was very hard. I couldn't do anything myself. If I was hungry, I'd have to cry out for my mother to feed me. When I pooped or peed, I'd have to be cleaned and washed down. I couldn't even move anywhere on my own at first. It took me half a year just to be able to crawl and another six months to walk. When I did learn how to walk, my daily life got more exciting, I was finally able to see my home in all its rich glory (and potty train myself).
When I started walking, the first thing I did was explore, and boy was there a lot to see. I was right about my mom being rich. We lived in a large two story house in Nakameguro, Tokyo. There are four bedrooms, a library, a large open space that has the kitchen and dining room, and there is also a large living room where me, mom, and Marc spend a good chunk of time together in. The yard of the house is around 10 meters on all sides with a 3 meter tall wall that goes all the way around to the front of the house where there is a gate that goes outside. In the back yard, there's a sakura tree with a bench right by its trunk. I find that place really peaceful, so whenever I can, I ask my mom if we can go out there to play.
Today is one of those days I asked her to go play under the sakura tree. Today is also the day my quirk will awaken.
Weekly Power Status
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