Drawback Of Fame

At has been a while, since Akane gained a lot of fame. It was incredible, it all started with her first concert, were all of the tickets were sold out, then shortly followed by the release of the album of the idol group.

The producers knew that the album is going to be sold like cold ice cream on a hot summer day, so they prepared a lot of copies to sell. It wasn't enough. They prepared 6 million copies, just to be sure that a decent amount would be left unsold, to gauge the popularity of the newfound group.

Sadly, they underestimated it greatly and all copies were sold within two weeks, with the second week only being one day until it completely sold out. The girls got famous really fast and most of their tracks got into the worldwide charts, making them gain even more attention.

This just inflated drastically with the reveal that she is blind and that she is supporting Königskrones products for blind people. Especially with the multiple image adds she allowed Majeta to film with her, at this point it was obvious who of the siblings would win.

Majeta had the public support, many supporters for her startup company, and earned a huge heap of many. Many things here siblings just couldn't compare to, sure one or two geniuses of them surpassed her in one or two areas, but that didn't change the fact that she was at the top of the competition.

Majeta was currently looking at Akanes blueprints, for some of her future her equipment.

"Oh boy, who would have thought that my niece is such a creative genius. I barely can even think of where to start with preparing the mats for this."

"Ms. Seigi, could you please be silent for a moment? Just looking at these demands is causing me headaches."

"You mean the part where she is trying to control puppets with the tones of a violin?"

The girl nodded.

"Small enough so she can use her little 'hidey trick'?"

Just another nod.

"Or the part where she asks for an entire grand piano hidden in her outfit, of course with the same functions as the violin."

"This is almost ridiculous, ok! We won't be able to finish production for this for four years!"

"Akane wants to enter UA at the same time everyone in her age group does, right?"

"Yes, I think this was her plan for what I know of."

"Well, that means we still have about three years left, right? If we crank up the speed we should manage, right? Now excuse me, I need to think for the materials required for such an endeavor!"

Majeta just sighed, Seigi Akasuki, she really was a capable engineer, she just was unfortunate with the job offers and life choices she made, but even then, she managed to live life comfortably, she really was someone special.

"AKASUKI! Did you destroy Etsuko's quirk concealer, again!"

Suddenly a loud scream could be heard through a phone call, it wasn't even on loudspeaker.

"I am sorry, please forgive me, Fumio!"

"I would, but you already know how moody she gets if her inner cat gets out!"

In the background crashes in various furniture could be heard, followed by the occasional, 'What the hell is wrong with my sister-in-law! Oh no! NOT THE COACH, AGAIN!'.

"Ms. Seigi, did I just hear right?"

The adult woman slowly turned around, sweat dropping from her face.

"Go to the Seigi Residence and fix this mess, we both don't want that Akane has a mental breakdown upon entering her own home, right? You know how she acts when the place she lives in is a mess."

The woman just nodded and ran off to fix the mess she created. Majeta just laughed at this sight, she felt happy that she made such a good friend.

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Akane was currently in the restrooms of her school, vomiting her guts out, just like a girl in a certain school rumor. She even was on the same stall and the upperclassmen was patting her back, trying to relieve some of the stress that was on the girls' stomach.

She was a bit embarrassed and didn't really know what to do, but she just had the feeling that she should help the girl out a bit, at least with some talking that is.

"Ehm, you are my Kohai from class 1A, right? We already met once, well at that time you and your club members knew me as the 'wailing toilet girl'..."

She scratched her cheek in embarrassment with this particular line, but upon hearing Akane push another load of stomach content out of her stomach she hurried.

"Anyways, if you want to talk about something, I can lend you an ear, I promise I will listen!"

After a couple of more pushes Akanes stomach finally chose to calm down again, she was sad, all the food she ate today wasn't inside her anymore.

"Ehm, do you still want to talk?"

Akane chuckled, before looking at the girl again. Genuine concern, it wasn't really pure, because it was rather a duty-bound concern, trying to repay someone a favor, but she preferred this any day of the week than the emotions she was currently surrounded with.

Akane smiled upon feeling this kind of emotion, she felt like drowning most of the day with how busy she was and how many disgusting human beings tried to approach her. Akane hated it.

"I'll take you up on that offer, Kuromi-senpai."

Surprised that her kohai remembered her name, even though she was so famous surprised her. She wouldn't have thought that Seigi Akane would still remember her.

"Well, I have to tell you a bit about myself if you want to really help me, are you willing?"

Nageki nodded, she needed to help her kohai, even though she was famous, she trusted her with listening to her!

"I don't really know when, but the moment I had memories I already had that ability. Don't misunderstand! It isn't a quirk or anything, we already tested it multiple times with a DNA-tester, but the results stayed the same. Quirkless."

"Well, what is that ability you talk about?"

Akane chuckled, giving the feeling off that she is about to talk about some rather painful memories.

"I can feel the emotions of other people, just as if they were mine. We made some tests, it turns out that this ability stemmed from strong experiences with emotional trauma, a high attention span for observing other emotional beings, high intuition and a ridiculous synchronization rate when I emphasize with someone. I can feel emotions that are directed to me, and it's highly repulsing."

Nageki gulped, this was a heavy topic Akane talked about and she felt uncomfortable, sadly Akane felt that.

"I am sorry, Kuromi-senpai. It seems like I am making you uncomfortable, I'll try to find someone else to consult with."

Akane stood up to leave the stall, she didn't like to inconvenience other people, but she was grabbed.

"I want to hear the rest about it, if this ability of yours really is so great, you should know how I feel."

Akane smiled.

"You know that curiosity killed the cat, right Kuromi-senpai."

She gulped, again.

"I want to know anyways."

And so Akane sat down again to talk about her problems.

"So, why are these feelings so repulsing for you?"

"You don't understand, right?"

The girl shook her head.

"Let me put it as such, did any of these people that actively try to approach me today, try it in the past."

Nageki understood where the girl wanted to go with this sentence.

"To put it simply. These disgusting sacks of flesh don't care about me as a person, the care about me as an image. It was like that the first time I came here and introduced myself as the music instrument prodigy, it was like that the time I stopped that madman to nuke half of the city and it's like that again, now that I am an idol. They want to get to know me to boast, maybe even getting famous themselves, hoping that they get an obvious advantage over everyone else. Even the number of jerks that confessed to me increased exponentially, thinking that they can seduce a young girl as me with their 'charms'."

At this point the girl's words were full of venom and a shiver went down the girl's spine, but she wanted to listen to Akane, to the girl that despite being so handicapped with the start of her life kept moving on.

"What did they say about your eyes?"

"About me being blind? Don't get me even started there! They asked me generic question how it is to be 'blind', acted as if they cared, some retarded degenerates were even so stupid as to say that this was curable with enough effort and sight-training. Hello? Do you even understand the concept of being blind? Is hearing about this condition in this day and age really so rare that you can't put your head around what I am telling you? Did someone SHIT IN YOUR...!"

Akane huffed in anger, clearly agitated, but she suddenly stopped as if that outburst of rage didn't happen.

"Anyways, most of the people that try to approach me are incredibly shallow and not the kind of person that has a tragic past, but acts like a fool, I mean shallow. Nothing special, the picture of a delusional spoiled child, not knowing about the dangers of this world with quirks. The same carbon copies that society forms them to be. I know that some of these people that approach me have their individuality, but if you aren't able to look past the idol me, past the badass tomboy me, with an attitude, past the me that is the daughter of a famous lawyer, should I really spend the energy to interact with you?"

"I am at the core, Seigi, no Ai Akane. Look at the me without any attachment, look in the face of the blind girl right in front of you! It can't be that difficult, right? After all, Akita approached me that way and even you now are looking at me as Ai Akane, the girl that is troubled with 'her' feelings."

Nageki looked at her in silence, she didn't know what to say, this problem already seemed to be resolved.

"You don't have to try so hard, senpai. You already feel much better having someone listening to my rant, so I am really grateful for you. Now if you excuse me, I am tired and want to go home and sleep a bit. Feels like I am lacking that a bit."

She nodded, waving at the girl. She waved back, this might just be a passing moment in both of their lives, but both knew that this dialog changed something in both of them.

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Late at school, after the QMC left their room to go to their respective homes:

Akane got a phone call from a good friend, it has been a while since they last talked at Akane got worried that something happened to her, but at least she knew now that she was doing well enough to call her.

"Emilia! I didn't hear about you for a month! You really made me worried!"

"Yeah, I am sorry for that Akane, but I have a big surprise for you!"

"What is it?"

"I got an offer from Hollywood as a role for a side character! I am going to be an actor!"

"Really? Congrats, but will we still be able to talk? I heard being an actor is being super busy, you know, long sessions on set, short breaks, falling into bed, mentally exhausted. Will we be able to call each other?"

"Well, that's what I called you for, I probably won't be able to call you that often anymore. I'll try...!"

"Don't, don't put initial strain on you with a promise you won't be able to hold. You know that I am an idol and I know how exhausting it is for my crew. Mainly because I am pushing them hard, but you never know, maybe you'll get a director that is just a nutjob as me. So, don't even try contacting me until you are on vacation!"

Emilia didn't know what to say, Akane was the first one that was so supportive of her newfound dream, she was very happy.

"We'll see! Don't come around begging if I get more famous than you."

"Dream on. I am going to hang up."

Akane looked back, seeing a person trying to sneak after her. It seemed like they were just polite and didn't want to interrupt her call. False care and Akane hated it form her gut, she already knew that this phone call will be used as an ice breaker for the asshole.

"Someone is following me and I want to resolve this fast, sorry Emilia."

Akane heard a gasp on the other side.

"I know that you are strong, but take care. I don't want something happening to you."

Akane nodded and hung up. Immediately the creep creeped out of the shadows, trying to get a grip on her shoulders. She dodged by stepping on step to the side. He almost fell from grabbing air.

"State your business with me Oku Hakuchi, from 3A."

"Relax, can't a senpai accompany their kohai to their home?"

"You are not my senpai, I barely even know you and I don't want you to know my address where I live, it creeps me out having a stranger know where I live."

"Well, I am, as you know already, Oku Hakuchi from class 3A, I am a member of the of the soccer club, am quite the lady-killer if I can say so myself and took interest in you. There now we aren't strangers anymore, care to accompany me to a walk?"

Akane stood still there, she didn't even want to give that creep one step of information where her house could possibly locate, she felt extremely disgusted by this jerks' vile emotions.

"Piss off, or I call the cops for stalking me. I am not interested in you in any way, shape or form and I want it to stay this way and don't you dare pull that men are emotionally distressed' card. I know how society treats man and I am not a fan either. But that won't change the fact that you are currently making me highly uncomfortable. DON'T DARE TO STEP ANOTHER STEP TOWARDS ME OR I AM CALLING THE COPS ON YOU! Anyways, stay away from me. If I see my soulmate, I'll gladly be the one that puts herself in the vulnerable spot to confess to them, but be assured you are most definitely not them. Infinite % sure about that."

She didn't even say goodbye to him as she turned around and left him there standing. Of course, he was angry, he felt like his pride was hurt deeply and what was that about putting themself in a vulnerable spot?

'Bitch, I have dozens of bitches waiting for me, begging and crawling on all fours for me to be their boyfriend. You think you are someone special, just because you are an idol? Let's see how your fans and followers are going to react after I screwed with you and ruin your image and popularity with some rumors, by taking some disgraceful photos. Let's see how long you can stay as a proud bitch.'

At the snap of his finger some of his bros appeared, restraining her and trying to knock her out with some chloroform. After a few seconds of restraining her she went limp. Ready to be used for his will, he was already excited to ruin this girl.

Until she woke up and punched him in the face. Akane was furious, she only knew one thing.

That guy was on her shit list for life and she is going to beat him into hospital, for daring to use such underhanded tactics.