Ryuga was jogging; it was night. He panted as he reached a park, while his thoughts were adrift…
"I don't know why I remember some guy saying, 'Don't think about the past; you will only feel regret... Don't think about the future. You will only feel unease... Live in the present, and you will be alive.' It's a simple quote, pretty much saying, 'Enjoy life's every movement; don't worry; don't be scared.' Simple stuff, honestly... and that's what I have been trying to do right now…"
Ryuga sat down on a bench and leaned back. It was dark, but the moonlight shone… looking almost magical.
Ryuga muttered, "Ah, Japan is beautiful… But… fuck, how can I focus and live in the present if I don't even remember my past? Or present… I am scared…"
Ryuga closed his eyes… But the sounds around him went on; the world did not stop. A car drove by slowly; the wind fluttered, the trees swished… and the bugs buzzed…
And Ryuga opened his eyes… and thought, "I don't even know my own future… I don't remember any Ryuga in MHA… But… why don't I feel frozen with fear? I know how it feels… Or I think Ryuga knows how it feels; he was bullied after all, but I don't feel that feeling at all. I feel… free?"
Ryuga stood up and took a deep breath… and he muttered, "I feel free… Scared, yes, but not out of fear, out of uncertainty, out of unfamiliarity… ha? Was I some sort of fearless guy in my past life? Well, this is fun, isn't it? Yes, I don't remember my past life, but I do remember things… I am sure I could piece together who I was in my last life, but that's for later. For now, I guess step one is to fix my life right now. Yes, put your mind on the present!"
Ryuga started to jog again, faster this time…
He stopped near a building. It looked old, and Ryuga thought, "This is where I live, in the 3rd-floor apartment. Ah, Emiko, or I guess Mom, told me about dinner, and well, when I stepped out of the room, she was gone, probably at work… So I ate dinner and got out for a jog. This body is seriously fucked up; I can't even run for a few minutes before gassing out!"
Ryuga started to walk calmly inside the building, but just then, he stopped because he saw someone—a girl with a ponytail, her hair as red as roses. She looked straight out of some cosplay, or at least her hair looked like it was out of a cosplay—bright red—and her eyes were black. She was tall, practically as tall as Ryuga, and she had a bag slung over one shoulder.
Casually, she wore a skirt, shoes, and a jacket with a black shirt underneath. She looked at Ryuga with… annoyance and a little shock… and Ryuga felt his heart beat faster.
Ryuga thought, "That's her… Hana Sakamoto is Ryuga's sister, or I guess my big sister now… who hates me!"
Ryuga looked away quickly and stepped closer to the door. Hana spoke, "Where the hell were you? Why did you lock the door? Don't you know I don't have any keys?"
Ryuga quickly pulled the keys out of his jacket and scrambled to put them in the door. He twisted the key and opened it, but Hana put her hand on his shoulder and stopped him.
Her grip was firm, and Ryuga thought, "What the FUCK? Normally this is what Ryuga does! He just hides away! I thought I could just use that same shit. Fuck, did I somehow act different? No, no, that would be impossible… But again, she is my sister! She has known me ever since I was born, or she knew Ryuga, so maybe I did somehow fuck up. She is one of the people who would catch me! Plus, doesn't she have some sort of quirk too? I don't remember what her quirk is, but it could be anything! Shit, shit!"
Hana spoke again, in an annoyed tone, "Why the hell are you wearing my jacket?"
Ryuga's mind went blank. His panic turned into a weak smile as he turned his face and spoke in a weak tone: "Uh, I didn't have anything to go out with, so I thought I would borrow this. I didn't know it was yours. Sorry!"
Ryuga thought, "Fuck! This jacket is the only thing that looked okay; all of Ryuga's clothes were… too childish for me! Like, who would wear a fucking hoodie with All Might on it… I didn't want to look like a clown! I didn't expect this would get me in trouble! Shit! The way she is looking at me… like she is going to beat my ass. Shit, I should have just worn the All Might hoodie!"
To Ryuga's shock, Hana walked past him and spoke while heading to her room, "Next time, ask before using my stuff, dipshit."
Ryuga nodded quickly; it was like his body moved on its own…
He closed the apartment door and squatted down, hiding his face in his hands.
Ryuga thought, "Fuck me, that was so bad! So awkward! I was standing there not talking for thirty seconds! Shit… Why is my body like this? So frozen? So not used to talking… Ugh, anyway, that was unexpected. I thought she would beat me up. Uh, I don't remember her beating Ryuga up, but she did slap the shit out of him once, and she did beat up thugs once, if Ryuga's memories are not wrong… Still… It looks like it's going to be harder to fix family problems. I should fix myself before trying to fix family problems."
Ryuga stood up… looked up… and clenched his fist.