French Lady

I finally arrived at my apartment, the scent of lead and decay filled the air, as I went upstairs over a rusted metallic stairs.

When I finally reached my apartment, I thought of everything that had happened today, just thinking about all my wounds yet to heal, and the "Job" I had to do to the shopkeeper moved me almost to tears.

"Hey, Aron-chan"

I heard a feminine voice from upstairs, as I looked up, I saw Charlotte having a cigarette.

"I don´t know what problems a high-school freshman has, but they cannot be that bad"

Yeah, having to do jobs for the organized crime isn't that bad, *chuckles*, or having every single one of your bones either broken or on the verge of doing so isn't that bad.

"Yeah, it isn't that bad, I, I just need something to eat…"

"Then come in, I prepared some Socca, and, cousine is better with company, change your uniform and come in"

I didn't even notice I was in uniform, god, my mind really is a mess.

I went inside my apartment and healed all the superficial wounds, I didn't want her to think someone beat me up, well, someone did in fact beat me up, but he probably has psychological damage so it's a fair exchange.

After changing into some more casual clothes I went upstairs.

*Knocks*

After some time, Charlotte opened the door, he was wearing a light T-Shirt with a dinosaur and some French words I didn't understand , it looked goofy, yet, no-one would notice when they looked at some other "attributes" the shirt was hiding.

"Hey, kid come in, the food is going to get cold"

I stepped in, her apartment was a mess as always.

I sit down and waited for my dish. She had a wooden table which was quite rare in Japan, but it didn't bother me, I thought she didn't adapt 100% to the new culture.

She came back with 2 dishes, the Socca looked like a retail shop pizza, but I was completely sure if I mentioned that I would neve get any free food in the future.

The dish in question looked good, it had a crunchy consistency and was rather tasteful even if its appearance makes it look plain.

"so, how's the Socca of this old lady?"

"It's good, and please stop saying old lady, I don't want to think that you and mother Hawaka have the same age"

"Hmm, I thought you were orphan"

"I am, she's the principal/owner of the orphanage we grew up in, me and my brothers call her Mother Hawaka out of custom"

"Really? Its funny to thing that someone like her educate such a reckless kid, she sounds like a good and proper lady, yet all I can see is some ruthless gyaru-oh"

"I'm the exception that proves the rule, the rest of my brothers are rather normal, average quirks, futures and hobbies, I was the only weirdo in the orphanage who learned how to fight and wanted to be a pro hero"

*cuckles*

"Yeah, I was somehow similar"

"Really? Aren't you joking as always I ask something about you"

"Not this time, I really was the class weirdo, I was all in with swords, guns, martial arts, but I never got beat up tho…"

I almost choked on my food as she said that, I thought I didn't have any superficial wounds.

"Even if you heal your outside, you are still hurt inside, you may not know, but once you beat someone up you learn the pattern"

*Hiccups*

"you know when someone else went through the same, now, spill his name"

*Sighs*

"It was a combat exercise in the U.A, you should look how he ended up" I transformed my left hand into a sword

"Not like I left him crippled, but we had our fair exchange."

She looked dead into my eyes.

"Hmm, I´ll believe you, but I cannot leave my spice and tea supplier sent to the hospital."

*Hiccups*

"if you need some help and don't have anyone to talk too, you always have your fossil neighbor"

"What's that age focus, it's getting weird"

"Oww, how cute of you" Charlotte said, teasing me, then she tried hugging me but I moved aside before she reached me.

"Charlotte, are you drunk? God, how on earth did you drink in the first place"

*Hiccups*

"I'm not drunk, I'm just happy, you know, it's good to see someone like me again."

Charlotte took out a bottle of sake out of nowhere and started drinking directly from the bottle, i finally realized she drank whenever i wasn´t paying attention to her

"Aron, when i was your age, i beat many people up, just follow my example"

*Hiccups*

"See? I'm at the peak of the world!"

I cringed so hard, it was like seeing a spoiled college girl for the first time, but knowing she was in reality a full grown woman.

"I´ll take my leave Charlotte, i liked the dinner but you just act weird when you get drunk."

I moved the drunk Charlotte to her bed carefully, washed the dishes and cleaned some of the mess in her apartment before leaving. Although it was a free dinner, seeing her drunk was always sad, it was like seeing someone waste their life.