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Mirio made sure his hero costume sat perfectly. He was ready for the raid. 

Izuku had to change his hair back to black and his eyes red. His costume stayed the same. No one has seen it yet so it was fine. 

Hitoshi looked at Izuku and smiled. They'd save Eri. 

Izuku smiles back with a nod. 

They gathered in front of Nighteye's agency where he gave everyone a repeat of the plan and a piece of paper detailing the quirks of the Yazuka. 

And then they were on the move. 

Their plan had to succeed. 

"Remember," Eraserhead says to Ace as the police went to the gate of the building. "Don't take their quirks unless truly unnecessary."

Ace nods, determined. 

"We have a search warrant! Let us in now!" A policeman shouted through a megaphone. 

The police were shocked at the sudden appearance of the villain. Eraserhead and Ace reacted, grabbing the policeman that were in the villain's way. 

They quickly got them out of the way. 

The villain roared and went to attack more policemen before Ryuku transforms into a dragon and caught his fist. She pressed him down onto the ground.

"Go!" She tells the other heroes. 

Aizawa was the first to run towards the door. He motioned for the others to follow. 

All the heroes, a group of policemen and the interns charge towards the building. Nighteye led the charge. 

The house they found themselves in was gigantic. More a mansion than anything. 

They burst inside the house. 

"Sorry for not taking our shoes!" Fatgum says as he ran. "But we're kind of in a hurry!"

Eraserhead frowned. 

No enemies in sight. 

They had to find the girl. As soon as possible. 

Nighteye stopped in the middle of the hallway. There's a counter on the wall with a decorative vase. He removes the vase and pressed the floorboards in a specific pattern and a door opens up

"Did your quirk show you that?" Hitoshi asked curiously. 

"Yes." Nighteye answers and steps back as the secret door opens. 

Then three villains came out. Bubble Girl and Cetepeder reacted to restrain the villains. 

"Go!" Bubble Girl says as she pins down the villains after blinding him with her bubbles. "We'll handle them!"

The others quickly hurried onwards. 

They went down a flight of stairs and found themselves in a long corridor. Nighteye lead them down. 

Hitoshi looked around worriedly. This just screamed traps. 

"Be careful. We don't know who will be here." Fatgum warns. 

'Unfortunately.' Izuku thought grimly. He knows some outcomes due to Tomura's future but it wasn't this. He wasn't here when this happened. Even then, things must have changed. 

They went down the corridor and stopped at a wall. 

"It's a dead end! You sure your quirk is right?" Rock Lock asks Nighteye. 

"I'm positive. There's suppose to be a corridor here." Nighteye replied. 

Izuku blinks and his eyes changed from red to blue with a quirk- X-ray. "There is a corridor."

Mirio frowned. 

"I'll go through." He said. 

"But senpai your clothes-" Kirishima started but Tamaki interjected as Mirio handed his visor to Fatgum. 

"It's okay. His suit is made from his DNA. It'll permeate with him."

Mirio nodded. 

"Stick to the plan." Mirio calls before running ahead. 

Izuku nods. "I can get us past as well. Just give me a moment."

"Well hurry up- " Rock Lock was interrupted when the floor suddenly disappears into a hole and they all fell through without warning. 

Hitoshi grunted in pain when he landed. Fuck. 

"Is everyone alright?" Aizawa asked. 

A chorus of yes from everyone. 

"Well well well, look what the cat dragged in."

Izuku looks up and sees three people. Oh great. Members of the Eight Bullets. 

Everyone stands up and stares at the Yakuza members warily. Izuku knows the blond one can take any weapons. The big guy can make crystals from his body. And the one with the bag on his head can eat anything. 

"Hello!" Hitoshi chirped happily to throw them off, his quirk activated. "We kind of got lost." 

"Well too bad for you-" the blond stopped in his tracks, eyes blank. 

Izuku copied Hitoshi. "Can't be helped huh? Who are you?"

"We're the ones who's going to beat you-!" The large man stops in his tracks. 

Both Hitoshi and Izuku gave a single order. "Pass out."

Hitoshi grinned. Two down. That only left one. 

Aizawa sent out his capture weapon to wrap up the remaining villain. 

The villain bit through the capture tape and runs for him. 

"Mutant type!" Izuku calls and dodged out of the way. Erasure won't work on him then. He isn't verbal either so neither would brainwash. 

"I'll handle him." Suneater steps forward with determination. 

The others kept out of his way. 

Fatgum nodded and they left the room through a door. They found another corridor and Nighteye lead the way. 

"Should we really let him handle that guy alone?" Kirishima asks. "He ate through Eraserhead's scarf!"

Izuku was handing over his scarf to Eraserhead as a replacement. "Don't underestimate him. He's very strong."

"I agree. He's stronger than he gives himself credit for." Fatgum said. 

"That's his only issue." Izuku mumbled under his breath. He added a bit louder. "We took out the other two. He'll be fine and he'll join us later!"

They all trudged on in silence.  

The walls moved and a pillar shot towards Eraserhead. 

Izuku stops and went to move but Fatgum beat him to it, pushing Eraserhead out of the way and colliding into the pillar which sends him through a hole in the wall. 

"Fatgum!" Izuku exclaimed before looking around. "Where's Red Riot?"

Hitoshi frowned. 

"They're both gone." He called out worriedly. 

Izuku gritted his teeth. 

"We have to keep moving." Nighteye says and stands up. "They're trying to slow us down. The more we delay the longer Lemillion has to stall them."

"Which is very bad." Izuku says with a frown. "He would have to hold against Overhaul. That isn't an easy fight. We have to hurry!"

They all agreed and ran down the corridor. 

They found a bunch of stairs leading up and they ran. They had to be close. 

Hitoshi frowned. The walls looked kind of weird. Almost as of they were moving.... 

They. Were moving. 

"Careful, the walls." He warned.

It increased until they were like rough waves. Everyone had to catch themselves and keep balanced. 

"What could cause this?!" A policeman exclaimed. 

"There's only one person who could do this! Mimic!" Fatgum says. "But his limit is the size of a fridge!"

"Could he have an enhancer?" Izuku asks as he held his ground. 

Hitoshi frowned. He fought to keep upright. 

"Normal enhancers aren't that strong." Eraserhead pointed out. 

"Didn't Fatgum say something about a new drug?" Izuku asks.

"Trigger." Nighteye answers. "He could be using Trigger."

"Then the effects can either last a few hours or days if he's using the drug recently brought up." Rock Lock says and held onto the wall. "We don't have time for this. Deadbolt!"

Part of the wall stops moving. 

Izuku copied his quirk and made his part of the wall stop moving. 

"I can try using my quirk." Hitoshi suggested. 

"I don't think it'll work if he can't answer." Eraserhead tells Hitoshi quietly so only he could hear. 

"Lets just continue with this." Izuku says, working together with Rock Lock to hold the walls still as the group moves. 

The load was easier to manage with Izuku's help but there are still parts of the wall that aren't locked down. 

Hitoshi gave Eraserhead a nod and started walking. 

They had to dodge random bits of wall every now and then. 

"Watch out!" Rock Lock calls as they see a massive pillar rushing towards them from the corridor. 

"Hold the walls!" Izuku calls and loses the quirk. He reaches his hands out as he runs towards the pillar. 

An orange barrier appears between them and the pillar shatters on impact. 

Hitoshi frowned worriedly. 

"You okay?" He asked. 

"I'm fine." Izuku says but he's not. 

The cracks on the barrier showed it.

His mental state was just enough to block the attack but he can't keep it up forever. 

He drops the barrier. "Lets keep going."

They all agreed and complied. 

Izuku frowns as he walked, blocking attacks along the way using barrier. But the cracks persisted. He has to find an alternative for blocking these attacks if he wants to protect everyone. 

Could....

"If I use Decay on these walls and the attacks, what's above us?" He asks Nighteye. 

"A street." Nighteye said. 

Izuku sighs. "Gotta be careful then."

The next pillar comes and he sighs. "This would suck."

He stands his ground and places his hand out. He skidded backwards when the pillar collided with him but it soon crumbled into dust. 

Eraserhead frowned worriedly. Izuku wasn't doing well. 

Izuku breathes heavily for a moment, feeling a little weak in the knees. He does not know how Tomura managed that move in the future. Hopefully he would never know. "Go. I gave us a little window room. Crumbled the pillar to the source."

"Let's go!" Nighteye agreed. 

They all moved as fast as they could. Rock Lock making sure the walls stayed still. 

Another pillar came and Izuku runs, getting hit again and making the pillar crumble into dust. 

Izuku winced and rubs his hands. The gloves are gone and it hurts. He switches to Restless to recharge. 

Hitoshi frowned worriedly and ran faster. 

Izuku can't take much more. That quirk was powerful but he didn't use it much. Quirks are still physical abilities. He's pushing himself. 

"Toshi!" Izuku warns and steps between him and another pillar. He crumbles that into dust as well. 

Hitoshi stared at the crumbling pillar. 

"Thanks, Izu." He mumbled. 

Izuku nods, switching back to Restless and rubbing his hands. They're going numb. 

"Your hair..." One of the policeman said and Izuku checks it. It's growing paler. 

...Tomura had black hair and it's now blue. 

"Side effect." He answered and they kept moving. 

"Are you alright, Izuku?" Hitoshi asked worriedly. He was so worried. 

"Just go." Izuku says, rubbing his numb hands. "I'll be fine. Keep going."

"Alright." Hitoshi mumbled. 

Everyone kept moving forward. Izuku destroying pillars as it came. With Rock Lock holding the walls still, the only way Mimic could attack was from the front and behind, which Izuku would be quick to stop. 

"Are we getting closer?" Rock Lock asks. 

"Yes. We're almost there." Nighteye replied. 

"No sign of the guy?" Rock Lock asks as he locks down another part of the wall. 

"No. I need a clear view of him to erase his quirk." Eraserhead says. 

Hitoshi frowned. 

"He's probably hiding somewhere in the walls..." He mumbled. 

"Can't help with that." Izuku says. X-ray could only do so much. 

"So we have to wait it out then." Rock Lock scowls. 

"Unfortunately." Eraserhead replied. 

"Can't you do anything kid?" Rock Lock asks. 

"Specifics on what you want?" Izuku asks, destroying another pillar. 

"Doesn't he have to come up for air every now and then?" Hitoshi asked in frustration. That guy was hurting his Izuku. 

"Depends on what his quirk is." Izuku replies, destroying another pillar. His arms are growing numb. "It is possible but by now, most likely he's part of the wall or poking out every few minutes to breathe. I don't know the specifics of the quirk."

"That sucks." Hitoshi mumbled. How could they fight against that?!

"We just have to push through!" Nighteye encouraged. "We need to catch up to Lemillion!"

There were shouts of agreement and they trudged on. 

Izuku was growing a little numb, despite recharging using Restless. It wasn't easy but he had to pull through. For the girl. For Mirio. 

Had his dad felt similar when saving him all those years ago? Tired but full of determinant to save him?

He has a hero. When he thought no one would come, his dad did. His dad was his hero. 

He will be this girl's hero. Because she never had one. He can't let her suffer like he did. He can't. 

His eyes narrowed and he gritted his teeth. He won't let a little exhaustion stop him. 

"Watch out!" Hitoshi called out as another pillar shot at his boyfriend. 

Izuku didn't use Decay this time. 

He combined Barrier and Explosions. Sending out five bright orange marbles at the pillar, destroying it on impact. 

Nighteye led them further along.

The marbles were more efficient than Decay since he could make multiple and destroy it from a distance as it came. 

Eraserhead watched his son.

"You're doing well, Ace." He said.

"Thanks. How much farther?" Izuku asks. 

"Not far." Nighteye says. 

They rounded a corner and the walls stopped moving. Instead, a wall shot up right in front of them, blocking their way.

Izuku forms four marbles between his fingers and threw them at the wall, destroying it with explosions. 

The wall crumbled away. The corridor ended a few steps ahead. There was a big room.

They all burst into the room.

Mirio was fighting against Overhaul as well as he could. He looked exhausted though. And he wasn't using his quirk as he held the little girl close.

"Eraser! Ace!" Nighteye calls and both of them shot forward. 

Eraserhead activates his quirk to stop Overhaul. 

Overhaul looked confused before his eyes narrowed on Eraserhead.

Eraserhead and Ace jumps forward to attack Overhaul. 

"Nemoto!" Overhaul calls and Eraserhead's eyes widened and he pushes Ace away from a flying white arrow that grazed his arm. 

Fuck.

He winced in pain, his eyes closing for a moment. He immediately looked back at Overhaul.

He winced in pain, his eyes closing for a bit. Fuck, he was too slow. He tried to look back at Overhaul but he was too fast.

His eyes closed involuntarily but Overhaul still wasn't able to use his Quirk. 

Ace brought up a red barrier to cover the entire room, rendering everyone quirkless. 

"Everyone! Go!" He calls. 

Hitoshi frowned. He grabbed his capture weapon and quickly wrapped it around Overhaul.

The police took care of Nemoto while Nighteye went to Mirio and Eri.

Mirio was panting heavily, multiple wounds littering his body.

Nighteye embraced him gently, holding him close. "You did good."

Mirio slumped a bit, holding Eri closer. He was exhausted but he needed to stay awake for Eri. She'd blame herself again.

The police apprehended Overhaul and his followers easily, Ace's barrier keeping the Yakuza at a disadvantage. Overhaul couldn't do anything without his quirk. 

He snarls at Ace angrily. "You. How are you doing this? The only one who could erase quirks were Eri and Eraserhead."

Hitoshi looked over at them. Was Overhaul annoying Izuku?

Ace frowns, not saying anything as the man was held down and given quirk suppressing cuffs. He closed his eyes for a moment, the face of Overhaul overlapping with the utterly broken one in Tomura's future. 

"You should be lucky." He says quietly. 

Overhaul growled.

"Shut the fuck up. You foiled my plans, you're gonna pay for this."

"You could have lost your arms." Ace continued emotionlessly, eyes haunted and pained. "In a different future, you could have been broken, tied down and sent to the hospital after receiving major injuries. Only to be stopped by an ambush by villains who took your arms and left you there. Took your hard work right in front of you. Spent the rest of your days quirkless, armless and hopeless."

Overhaul scowled at him.

"You're just making that up." He growled.

"Look me in the eye and tell me I'm making this up Chisaki." Ace says seriously, locking eyes with Overhaul. "Look at me and tell me that I haven't seen that future were you would scream after they took everything from you. Where they would leave you broken."

Overhaul looked away. It simply couldn't be true.

"Like I said, you should be lucky." Ace says quietly. "That future won't happen. And your bullets won't hurt anymore people."

Overhaul didn't respond as he was dragged away.

Ace sighs, looking down at the ground. That was over quickly. His arms still feels numb and he has a headache. But that doesn't matter. It's over. There won't be erasing bullets anymore. They've stopped it.

He looks at Nighteye who is helping Mirio up. He walks over to them. "Do you need to be healed?"

Mirio shook his head as he held Eri close.

"Please heal her." He mumbled. Eri had a few scratches.

Ace looks down at her and felt his heart break a little. Is this what his dad felt when he saw him for the first time? Small? Hurt?

He kneels down and gives her a smile. "Hey little one."

Eri looked up warily.

"You can heal..?" She mumbled quietly.

Ace smiles and nods. "I can heal. I can do a lot of things than that as well."

"Please heal Lemillion." Eri mumbled.

Ace hums softly with a smile. "That's a conundrum huh? He wants me to heal you, but you want me to heal him."

Eri stared up at him, tears collecting in her eyes.

"Please heal him. This is all my fault." She whimpered quietly.

"Shh..." Ace hushed her softly. "Why would this be your fault? These injuries can't be caused by you."

"He doesn't deserve getting hurt because of my curse." Eri sobbed quietly.

"Curse? Is that what Chisaki told you?" Ace asks gently. He gently brushed a hair off her face. 

Eri winced back a bit at the touch but nodded.

Hitoshi walked up to them and kneeled down in front of Eri.

"Hey." He greeted.

Eri looks up at him tearfully before looking at Ace. "Please heal him. Please. I'll do anything."

"Okay." Ace agrees and places a hand on both of them. There's a brief flash of light before all of their injuries are healed. 

Eri blinked and looked at her arm in confusion, wiping the tears away.

"It doesn't hurt." She mumbled.

Ace nods. "You don't have to sacrifice yourself. You've been hurt enough. Let us handle things okay? He won't hurt you anymore."

Eri stared up at him.

"Okay..." She mumbled.

"Let's get back okay?" Ace encouraged with a smile, standing up and looking at Lemillion. 

"Okay..." Eri mumbled.

Hitoshi smiled at Eri.

"We'll keep you safe." He promised.

Lemillion held her close and nods with a smile. 

Izuku walks over to his dad and healed his cut with a touch of his hand and a flash of light. 

"How are you?" Shouta asked gently. 

'I want to go home.' Izuku thought but smiles at his dad. "I'm fine. Let's just get to the station."

"We'll have to figure out what to do with Eri before that. If you want to, you can go on ahead with Shinsou." Shouta replied. 

Shouta nodded. 

"Let's go." He agreed. 

Izuku nods and they head topside. On the way they met up with Tamaki who looked a little beat up but was fine overall. Izuku healed him anyway. 

Tamaki immediately went over to Mirio and checked him over worriedly. 

Mirio assures him that he's alright, still holding into Eri as he was fretted on.

Eri clung to Lemillion a bit more. 

They walked back upstairs, seeing Bubble Girl and Centipeder guarding the restrained criminals. 

The battle was still raging on, Ryukyu, Asui and Uraraka fighting against a villain. 

Izuku stares for a moment before he tilts his head to his dad who activates Erasure. 

The villain's quirk stopped working immediately. He looked incredibly confused. 

Izuku shot forward and gave a hard blow to the back of the villain's head. 

The villain collapsed immediately. 

Izuku lands and looks at the others. "Are you hurt?"

"We're okay." Nejire replied. "Well, more or less." 

"Are you guys okay?" Uravity asks worriedly. 

"We're fine." Eraserhead says. "Where's Fatgum and Red Riot?"

"They're on their way to the hospital. They were both really banged up." Froppy replied. 

Izuku nods. He looks around the area. Thankfully there's not much destruction other than the inside of the mansion and the basement. 

Which reminded him of Mimic. Where was he?

He looks around to try and find him. "Hey, where Mimic?"

"We just apprehended him." A policeman said. "He was unconscious in a warped hallway." 

"So whatever drug he was using wore off." Izuku says and looks around. " Is there anyone left?"

"We're still checking." They replied. 

Izuku nods. He rubs his hands and arms. 

"Are you okay, Izu?" Hitoshi asked gently. 

"I'm fine." Izuku replies. "Just a little numb."

"Emotionally or physically?" Hitoshi asked gently. 

"Physically." Izuku says with a frown. He checks his hair which was still black and there are white streaks. 

"Thanks for all your help!" A policeman said to the heroes with a smile. Izuku was still focused on his numb arms but he was within earshot. "If you hadn't come it would have been an all out war."

Izuku froze and his eyes became distant. 

Hitoshi looked over at him. 

"Izu?" He asked gently when he saw his expression. 

But Izuku didn't respond. He just stood there, frozen. 

Then he started trembling and shaking, hugging himself as he mumbled under his breath. 

Hitoshi frowned worriedly. 

"Aizawa sensei!" He called out. 

Aizawa immediately went to his side and sees his son in the middle of a flashback. From the faraway look in his eyes, his increased shaking and his mumbling, this was a bad one. 

Hitoshi didn't know what to do. He frowned worriedly as he watched his boyfriend. 

Aizawa cancelled out his son's quirk and kneeled down in front of him to look straight into his clouded eyes. 

"Izuku. You're not where you think you are. You're safe." He said gently. 

Izuku didn't respond, only mumbling and holding himself. 

Then he started scratching his arms. He was shaking like a hurricane. Tears falling down his pale cheeks.

"What's going on with him?" Rock Lock asks. 

Hitoshi frowned. 

"Panic attack, give him space." He replied. 

"Hey, shh.." Shouta murmured gently. 

"This looks like a PTSD episode." Rock Lock says grimly, not liking any of this one bit. A kid shouldn't have this. A kid shouldn't have these episodes. This is giving him a bad feeling. "Eraser, why is he having this?"

"Stop!" Izuku suddenly yells and falls to his knees, gasping for breath as he screams. "Stop stop stop stop don't go stop please stop don't go stop stop stop stop!"

Shouta's eyes widened. He gently caught Izuku. 

"It's okay, you're okay." He murmured gently. 

Hitoshi looked up at Rock Lock. "Sometimes knowing the future is a curse." He replied. 

"The future?" Rock Lock's eyes widened in shock before he looks at the kid. 

Izuku kept crying and shouting. "Stop stop stop please don't go stop please stop please I can't don't go please stop don't go don't go don't go stop please-"

Sir Nighteye grimaced and sent Mirio away with Eri. He knew future sight can be a curse. He didn't know the boy has seen it. What kind of future did he see?

Hitoshi nodded a bit. 

Shouta hugged Izuku gently and started singing quietly, trying to calm him down. He didn't care what the others thought. He needed to calm his kid down. 

Izuku kept sobbing and mumbling the same words over and over again, scratching himself and trembling. 

Everyone else could do nothing but watch helplessly as a fifteen year old boy suffered through a horrific flashback. 

After a few minutes of constant mumbling, it trailed off into sobs and later quieted down. 

Izuku blinks in confusion, suddenly in his dad's arm and extremely exhausted. He looks up weakly in confusion. 

Shouta looked at him worriedly. 

"Hey, Izu. You back?" He asked softly, rubbing gentle circles onto his back. 

Izuku blinks and closed his eyes painfully, leaning his head against Shouta's chest with a tired nod. His body felt terrible. He's exhausted. His throat won't cooperate and let him talk. Everything either hurts or is numb. 

"Alright. Let's get you home." Shouta murmured gently. 

Izuku nods weakly. 

Rock Lock frowns worriedly. He can't help but think of his own kid. If his own kid went through something like his. His heart breaks at the thought. "I think he needs to take a break from heroics Eraser. This is too much for a kid to handle."

"Trust me, I've tried." Shouta replied. He gently picked Izuku up and held him close. 

Izuku curls into him and closed his eyes. 

Nighteye walks over to them. "If you need any help with this, you can contact me. But seek a therapist. I don't know what future he had seen but it needs to be addressed. It looks like a bad one."

Shouta nodded. 

"Alright. Thanks." He replied. 

Nighteye nods. "You can leave early. We can handle the rest ourselves."

"Thank you." Shouta said and walked off. 

~~~

Izuku stares at the table, laying on his side on the couch with a cat next to him, purring happily as he pets it.

The cat cuddled into him. 

Shouta frowned as he watched his kid worriedly. 

He hasn't said a word since they got back. Shouta thinks he's gone mute temporarily. He wasn't sure what kind of flashback Izuku had went through but he's worried. 

Shouta went to the kitchen to make some tea for Izuku. Maybe that would calm him down a bit. 

He's worried. He wants to help his son. Maybe get him to talk. But he doesn't want to push. Whatever it was, today's raid must be related to it.

Shouta sighed. He was so worried. 

But there's not much he could do until Izuku opens up about what he saw. He hasn't given any details. Only that the future was terrible. Very terrible. 

What did he say when he was panicking? Don't go? Go where?

Shouta frowned in thought. 

Don't go. And stop. 

Someone must have gone away. Maybe towards something bad. It would explain why Izuku would beg whoever it was to stop. But who? And why? What was the place he's trying to stop someone from going?

Shouta frowned. He had absolutely no idea. 

The only thing he can do is help Izuku as much as he could. 

He was ripped out of his musings when the tea kettle whistled.

He turns off the heat and made some tea. He was glad Izuku wasn't a coffee addict like him and Hizashi. It would have made him more angsty. 

Shouta sighed softly. That would have been pretty bad.

He finished the tea and carried it to the living room.

Izuku is still on the couch, not moving. A few cats joined in to lay on top of him contently. 

Shouta sighed softly as he walked over.

"Izu? Do you want some tea?" He asked gently.

Izuku lifts his head up weakly to stare at him for a minute. He looks down at the tea and nods slowly. 

Shouta gently handed over the tea.

Izuku shifted to sit up, making the cats move away from him as he takes the cup. He stares down at it silently. 

Shouta sat down next to him.

"How are you feeling?" He asked gently.

Izuku blinks and signs with one hand. "Bad."

"Do you want a hug?" Shouta offered gently. He didn't want to set his son off by hugging him unexpectedly.

Izuku shakes his head as he held the cup close to his body. He can't handle physical contact right now.

"That's alright." Shouta assured gently.

He understands that sometimes Izuku doesn't want to be touched. He won't force him or be upset. 

He knew what that felt like, having experienced it himself quite a lot of times.

He just needs to give Izuku some space. He'll come around. 

Izuku stares at his drink before blowing on it and drinking a little. 

Shouta smiled a little. At last Izu was drinking a bit. 

He was afraid Izuku wouldn't eat or drink. At least he is. That's a start. 

He walked over to a beanbag and sat down. Not too close but he could still see his son. 

A cat walks over and jumps on his lap, meowing at him. 

Shouta smiled. He gently rubbed the cat's head. 

The cat purrs happily and leans into the touch. 

~~~

Hizashi unlocked the door and stepped inside.

"I brought cake!" He called out.

Izuku looks up from the couch, eyes still dull as he petted a cat. 

Hizashi smiled softly despite the overwhelming worry clawing at his gut. He went over to his son and sat down near him.

Izuku looks so lifeless and dull. Like he has a weight on his shoulders that's pushing him down. He missed his bubbly kid. 

He got the cake box from his bag and carefully held it towards Izuku.

Izuku tilts his head down and blinks at the small cake being handed to him. He slowly takes the cake and stares at it.

There was a small fork in the box.

He was reminded of his first meeting with Hizashi. When he was young. Scared and alone and hurt. He wasn't sure what to do or if anything or anyone was safe.

Then Hizashi came and everything was better. 

He brought cake and games and.. happiness.

Izuku started tearing up and cried, remembering how kind Hizashi had been. He was literally a ray of sunshine when he was so scared of the dark. Hizashi was there and he brought cake and he can't help but cry.  

Hizashi frowned worriedly.

"I'm sorry, did I do something wrong?" He asked softly.

Izuku shakes his head and wipes away his tears fruitlessly. He lifts his hands to sign shakily. "It's nothing. I'm just. I remember you brought cake for me when we first met."

"Oh." Hizashi mumbled.

"Do you need anything?" He asked gently.

Shouta got up to get some tissues for Izuku.

Izuku shakes his head tearfully. He closes his eyes and signed. "I love you."

Hizashi smiled sadly.

"We love you too, Izu." He murmured.

Izuku sniffed quietly and opens his eyes to look at Hizashi. 

Hizashi smiled at him.

Izuku's lip trembled and he places the cake on the table before he wraps his arms around Hizashi in a hug. He sobs into Hizashi's chest, clinging hard. 

Hizashi gently hugged Izuku, holding him close.

"Shh... It's alright, Izu..." He murmured.

Izuku's fists held Hizashi's shirt tightly as he sobs. He didn't want to let go. He didn't want them to go. Please don't go there. 

"Don't go..." He whimpered. 

"I won't." Hizashi promised gently.

"Papa..." Izuku says quietly, knuckles turning white as he clenched his hands into fists. "Promise me you won't go anywhere when I tell you not to? Please? Promise me?"

"I promise, Izu." Hizashi replied softly.

Izuku relaxed a little, leaning into Hizashi. "Good. I don't want to lose you."

Hizashi gently pulled Izuku close.

"I don't want to lose you either, Izu." He murmured.

"You just kept walking." Izuku says quietly, tears falling. "Everyone. They just kept walking. They think it was- they think it was a raid. It's not. Everyone died. Everyone got hurt. I can't."

He sobs and closed his eyes. "I can't let it happen."

Hizashi gently held his son close.

"Shh.." He hushed gently. "It will be okay..." He murmured.

"I don't want to see you die." Izuku sobs out. 

"I know. You won't." Hizashi murmured.

Izuku gasps softly as he cried. "I stopped Chisaki. He won't lose his arms. The bullets won't be used against you. People won't lose their quirks and die."

Hizashi gently rubbed Izuku's back.

"You did well, Izu." He murmured softly.

"Not well enough." Izuku says quietly. "I'm not done. Everyone will still die if I don't do something."

"Can you please let us help, Izu?" Hizashi murmured softly.

Izuku went quiet, unsure what to say. 

"...Last time the heroes helped, they died." He says quietly. "The world wasn't ready for that. The kids- we weren't ready for that."

Hizashi frowned. Had the.. had the students had to step up and take the place of the heroes?

"Alright. I trust you, Izu." He murmured.

Izuku nods. "Thank you."

He shifted a little, leaning into Hizashi. "They were right. In the future, all of that happened because our hero system was too fragile. They only needed to take out a few pieces before everything collapsed."

Hizashi gently hugged Izuku close.

"So we should work on strengthening that." He concluded.

Izuku nods. "All Might is retired. I stopped the League and AFO. But people will take advantage that All Might can't be a hero anymore."

"Alright. You're saying that we need reliable pillars of society?" Hizashi asked.

Izuku nods in affirmation. 

"That will be complicated. We should start as soon as possible." Hizashi hummed.

Izuku nods before he pauses. He clenched his hands tightly. "Papa...? UA is independent right? From the Hero Commission? That includes the teachers involved?"

Hizashi gently rubbed his son's back.

"As far as I know, they are." He agreed.

Izuku hesitates for a moment before he says grimly. "Don't trust HC. They're corrupt. Be careful."

"I know that already." Hizashi said gently. "They raised Hawks and he really doesn't seem to be doing okay at all."

Izuku nods. "Not just that...Tomura...Tenko, he found out dirty secrets HC has been keeping hidden. The bribes. The threats. The favouritism. He found it all and tore it apart."

Hizashi gently held Izuku close.

"Do you think Hawks would make a good pillar?" He asked quietly.

Izuku shakes his head. "He would. HC trained him to replace All Might. But it should be his choice."

"You're right." Hizashi agreed.

"I don't want the world to become what I saw." Izuku admitted quietly. 

"I know, Izu." Hizashi murmured gently.

Izuku closes his eyes tiredly. 

Hizashi went silent, gently rubbing his son's back.

After a moment Izuku pulls away to grab the cake. He looks up at Hizashi. "Can we share?"

Hizashi smiled a bit.

"Of course." He agreed.

Izuku smiles a little and cuts a piece, eating it. It's really good. 

Hizashi gently rubbed Izuku's head.

It's good to know his son is feeling better. 

"You did well today, Izu." Hizashi murmured quietly.

"Is everyone okay?" Izuku asks quietly at Hizashi. 

"Yeah." Hizashi murmured. "Everyone is okay." 

Izuku nods quietly. "Can I see them? Tomorrow? To make sure?"

"Sure, Izu." Hizashi murmured. 

"Thank you." Izuku says and gave the cake to Hizashi. 

Hizashi smiled and ate the rest of the cake. Delicious. 

A meow was hard before a cat jumps up to purr against Izuku's side. The boy gently pets the cat. 

The cat purred louder, climbing onto Izuku's lap. 

Izuku gently pets the cat as he leans against Hizashi. 

Hizashi wrapped an arm around him. 

Izuku yawns softly as his eyes felt heavy. 

"Rest, Izu." Hizashi murmured gently. 

Izuku nods and closes his eyes, leaning against Hizashi. 

Hizashi smiled softly. His son deserved some rest. 

Today was a very hectic day for him.

~~~

Izuku walks to the dorms of the third years and knocked on the door. He knows they'll be here. Maybe not Tamaki but he'll visit the hospital later. 

Nejire opened the door. She.. didn't look as happy as she normally did.

Izuku waves at her with a smile. "Hey Nejire. How are you?"

"Hey." Nejire replied. "Not all that good. Mirio's quirk won't come back."

Izuku felt his body turn cold. He was sure he'd gone pale. "His...quirk?"

Nejire nodded. "He can't permeate anymore."

"No..." Izuku says quietly. "Where is he? I need to see him. Please!"

Nejire stepped aside.

"He's in his room." She replied.

Izuku nods and runs inside. It can't be. He can't. There's no way. 

He knocks on the door in a panic. "Mirio? Mirio?!"

Mirio opened the door with a weak smile. 

"Hey, little guy." He mumbled. 

"Please tell me you didn't get hit with those bullets." Izuku begged tearfully. "Please!"

Mirio winced. 

"I.. I had to protect Eri." He replied quietly. 

Izuku teared up before he gasps as a memory flashed. When Tomura took the case from Chisaki. The quirk erasing bullets. Red red bullets. 

The case. Four out of five bullets. Four out of five. One was missing. 

"No." He says quietly and fell to his knees in tears, covering his mouth. "No no no."

"It's my fault." He cried, covering his eyes with the palm of his hands. 

"It's nobody's fault." Mirio said quietly. 

"I knew." Izuku sobbed out. "I knew one bullet was gone from the case. I knew. I should have- I should have been with you. Or stopped you. Or anything. I knew and I didn't- I didn't-"

Mirio kneeled down in front of him. 

"Look at me, Izuku. It's not your fault. You're only human." 

Izuku opens his eyes to look up at him. "But I knew. I have this quirk. I could have gone after Chisaki. I could have-"

"Izuku." Mirio cut him off. "It was my choice to save Eri." 

Izuku stares tearfully before he wipes it away. Right. He had to accept that. Mirio has always been kind of stubborn when it comes to heroing. If this is really set in stone, he has to accept it. "Okay."

He smiles at him a little. "You were a great hero Mirio. You still protected her, even after losing your quirk. You're a true hero."

Mirio smiled a little.

"Thanks." He replied.

"I can give you your quirk back." Izuku says. "I have permeation. And I found out how to make people accept the quirks I give them."

Mirio looked at him in surprise.

"You can?" He asked quietly, sounding hopeful.

Izuku nods. "First I have to make a quirk that can make your body accept other Quirks. Then I can give you Permeation."

"If it's not too much effort..." Mirio replied. "Eri feels really guilty that my quirk is gone. And I'd really like to have it back too." 

Izuku smiles at him. "It won't be any effort at all."

He opens his palm and a small white ball of light came from it. The quirk isn't flashy at all, only purpose was to gain other Quirks. On its own, it's useless. 

He gently pressed his hand with the quirk to Mirio's chest. 

Mirio closed his eyes.

He can feel a change. Like his inside changing at a molecular level. It burned. As bad as it did when he got shot with the erasing bullet. 

But it makes sense. The bullet took away his quirk. Destroyed the quirk factor. But Izuku gave him a quirk that basically fixes it and improves it to take more quirks. Of course it would hurt. 

Mirio gritted his teeth a bit but didn't make a sound of complaint.

Izuku pulls away and opens his hand again. This time, a large yellow light appears. 

"It should work the same way yours do." Izuku says. "But tell me if it's different."

He pressed his hand to Mirio's chest, transferring the quirk. 

Mirio nodded a bit.

It feels weird. He doesn't feel a lot different except the void he had felt before- the empty feeling when he lost his quirk- is gone.

"You can try it out." Izuku says. 

Mirio hummed and tried it out.

Izuku watched as Mirio fell through the floor leaving his clothes. 

It didn't take long to hear the shocked and embarrassed screams from downstairs. He chuckles and grabs the clothes to go meet up with Mirio. Guess it worked. 

~~~

"Thanks for taking me with you." Mirio hummed as he walked after Izuku. They were visiting Tamaki.

"Like I'd leave you when visiting your boyfriend." Izuku teased. 

Mirio flushed a small bit.

Izuku chuckles. "Happy with your quirk back?"

"Yeah." Mirio replied. "Thank you so much."

"I think I retraumatized your class." Izuku teased while laughing. "I think they're not sure whether to be embarrassed when you tell through the ceiling or happy."

Mirio flushed.

"I know that I was embarrassed." He replied.

Izuku chuckles. "Sorry for your class."

"They're kind of used to it." Mirio replied. 

Izuku laughs a little. "At least if there's a naked villain, they won't hesitate."

Mirio grinned. 

"That is true." He agreed. 

Izuku smiles before playfully elbowing Mirio's ribs. "Hey, at least they got a show. They look so happy when you got your quirk back."

"They did. Thank you, Izuku." Mirio replied. 

"You're welcome Mirio." Izuku smiles at him and winks. "Think of it as payback for the good three years I've had with you. You were really a good big brother even when you thought I was quirkless."

Mirio smiled softly. 

"I'll always be your big brother." He promised. 

"Thank you." Izuku smiles at Mirio. 

Mirio smiled back happily. 

"Oh, we're here." He realised. 

Izuku looks at the doors and checked his hair. Thankfully the white steak didn't stay when he changed his hair back to black. "Can you talk to the receptionist. They don't recognize me and I don't think they'll appreciate Izuku coming in."

Mirio nodded with a smile. "I'll open a window for you." 

Izuku laughs. "Thanks."

Mirio walked inside with a smile and went to the counter. 

~~~

Mirio opened a window with a grin and waved at Izuku. 

Izuku waves back and picks a teleportation quirk to teleport inside the room. "Hey."

Mirio grinned and closed the door. 

"Let's go to Tamaki." He hummed. 

Izuku nods. "Do you have any idea where Eri is?"

"Since you healed her, she didn't have to go to the hospital. I think she's with Tsukauchi for now while everyone discusses where she'll stay." Mirio explained. 

Izuku nods. "Okay. I'm worried though. I don't know what will happen to her."

Just then, Izuku's phone rang. 

Izuku pulls out his phone and sees his dad's name. He picks it up. "Hello?"

"We're adopting Eri. You okay with that?" Shouta asked. 

Izuku blinks for a moment in surprise before he smiles. "Yeah! Yes of course! Where are you? Where is she?"

"On my way to the police station to pick her up." Shouta replied.

Izuku nods. "I'm with Mirio at the hospital visiting Tamaki. I'll probably check on Fatgum and Kirishima too."

"We'll meet at home then." Shouta said. "Zashi is driving so he's there too." 

"Alright. I'll see you there dad." Izuku smiles. "Oh, what's gonna be her last name? Speaking of which, should I finally change my last name now that people know?"

"We're not sure yet. And it's your choice." Shouta replied. 

"I'm nervous as hell by the way." He added. 

"You'll do fine dad!" Izuku laughs. "You've been awesome so far. If not, you've got papa."

Shouta chuckled. 

"Thanks, kid. See you at home." 

"Bye dad. Say hi to Papa and Eri for me." Izuku says with a smile and hangs up.

Mirio watched him curiously. 

"What will happen with Eri?" He asked curiously. 

"If things goes well? I'm getting a sister." Izuku grins at Mirio. 

"Awesome!" Mirio cheered with a bright smile. 

Izuku laughs. "Yup! I hope we'll get along."

"I'm sure you will." Mirio replied with a smile. 

"Thanks for the confidence." Izuku smiles at him. 

Mirio nodded and started walking to Tamaki's room. 

They reach his room and Mirio knocks on the door. 

The door opened and Tamaki's mother looked up at Mirio.

"Hello, Mirio. Tamaki is alright." She said.

Mirio smiles at her. "Can we still see him? Please?"

"Sure." She agreed and stepped to the side to let them in.

Tamaki looks up, his body a little bandaged and bruised. He smiles. "Hello Mirio. Hello Izuku."

"Hi. How are you feeling?" Mirio asked softly.

"Better." Tamaki says, rubbing his arm. "He was hard to fight because he eats through everything I manifest but I beat him eventually."

"You're amazing." Mirio sighed dreamily.

Tamaki blushed and looks away shyly. "It's not that amazing."

"You fought the perfect counter for your quirk yet you still won." Izuku points out with a grin. "Yeah. You won."

"You're the very definition of amazing, Tamaki." Mirio murmured.

"Yup!" Izuku says and opens his palm and made the illusion of a sign above his head. 

Tamaki = Amazing

Mirio smiled brightly. That was so true.

Tamaki blushed deeper and hid under the covers. 

His mother laughs a little. 

Mirio placed down his bag and got out a flower bouquet.

Tamaki peaks out of his blanket cocoon shyly and sees the bag and flowers. 

"Here." Mirio said with a soft smile, handing Tamaki the bouquet. 

Tamaki takes the bouquet shyly and held it close. "Thank you Mirio."

Mirio smiled brightly. 

"If you get better soon, we can go on a date." He promised. 

Tamaki blushed harder and hid behind the flowers. "O-okay."

"I'll make sure that it will be as amazing as you." Mirio promised. 

Tamaki hid under the covers again. 

Izuku laughs. "You'd think he'd get used to your teasing. Or you'll go easy on him."

"That wouldn't be as fun though." Mirio pointed out with a grin. 

Tamaki whined from under the covers. "You're so mean to me."

"Aw, I'm sorry. I love you." Mirio apologised. 

"I know. I love you too." Tamaki peeks out from under the blankets. 

He was met with Mirio's blinding smile. The one that always lit up the whole room. 

Tamaki hid back under the covers. "Too bright."

Mirio laughed softly. 

"Thanks." He hummed. 

Izuku laughs alongside him. 

"Oh, do you want to tell Tamaki about Eri?" Mirio asked. 

"Tell me about what?" Tamaki asks. 

"Oh!" Izuku perked up. "Um, it's not official yet but my dad's are looking to see if they could adopt her. So if things go well, I might have a little sister."

Mirio smiled happily. It would be awesome for Eri. 

Tamaki smiles. "That's amazing news."

"I know right? I hope she likes me." Izuku says worriedly. 

"She'll definitely like you." Mirio said with a smile. 

"I still hope so." Izuku says. 

Mirio smiled. 

"You'll be an amazing older brother." 

Tamaki nods. 

Izuku blushes and looks away. "Thanks."

"Just saying the truth." Mirio hummed. 

Izuku looks away while blushing. 

Mirio smiled brightly. 

The three of them began talking and chatting, catching up on what happened to them. 

~~~

Izuku knocks on the door to Fatgum's room. He had the sense to bring some snacks for him. 

"Come in." Came a slightly weak voice. 

Izuku opens the door and looks inside, seeing Fatgum on the bed. Well...Fat isn't the right word. 

He smiles and walks inside, feeling bad for the bandaged man. "Hey sir. Want some food?"

"Sure." The weakened hero mumbled.

Izuku gave the food to Fatgum and sits down on the hair next to the bed. "Sorry."

"Why are you apologising?" Fatgum asked as he dug in.

"I wasn't able to help you." Izuku says regretfully. "You got injured when I could have done something to help."

"It's alright. You can't save everyone." Fatgum replied.

"But I want to." Izuku says quietly. 

"We all want that." Fatgum sighed softly.

Izuku looks down sadly. 

"How's the food?" He asks with a small hopeful smile. 

"It's good. Thank you." Fatgum replied.

"You're welcome." Izuku smiles. "Do you want more? I can pick up some more."

Fatgum smiled weakly.

"It's alright." He replied.

"I'm gonna pick up some more later." Izuku decided with a smile. "How are you feeling by the way?"

"I'm alright. A bit worried about Kirishima and Amajiki though." Fatgum replied.

"Tamaki is fine. I just checked up on him." Izuku explains. "And I'll check up on Kirishima later. I heard he's got the worst."

Fatgum sighed in relief. He was glad Amajiki was alright.

"Yeah. He fought real hard." He says. 

Izuku nods. "Yeah. You both fought hard."

Fatgum smiled.

"Did our opponent get away?" He asked.

Izuku shakes his head, smiling softly. "No. Everyone has been captured. Eri is saved. And..."

He smiles. "Everyone will be fine."

He chose not to tell Fatgum about Mirio. His quirk it back. That's all that matters. 

Fatgum sighed.

"Thank goodness." He said.

Izuku smiles. "And...if all goes well...Eri could be my little sister."

Fatgum smiled brightly.

"That's awesome news."

Izuku chuckles. "Yeah. But I'm kinda worried she won't like me."

"Kid, I don't know you all that well yet but I haven't seen a single person who doesn't like you after getting to know you." Fatgum replied.

Izuku looks away while blushing. "Thanks. I guess...I'm still hesitant. People are still scared of me after what I did."

"Eri will like you. Definitely." Fatgum assured.

"Thanks Fatgum." Izuku smiles softly. He chuckles. "I just realized. You look so different without all of your fat reserves."

Fatgum grinned.

"The hospital staff didn't want to let me into the hero hospital because they didn't recognise me. Amajiki helped me though."

Izuku snickered. "I can see that. Nice abbs."

"Thanks." Fatgum replied with a grin.

"If people saw I can see the memes coming already." Izuku snickered. "Fatgum's secret to weight loss!"

Fatgum laughed.

"Most likely." He agreed.

Izuku snickered. "Seriously I think a lot of people will be jealous of you."

"What can I say. My quirk is amazing." Fatgum said with a grin.

Izuku laughs. "Sure is. I can't really copy it very well. But it's perfect for you!"

"Thanks." Fatgum chuckled.

Izuku smiles. 

They both continue talking for a while. Izuku occasionally pulling out some snacks for him. 

Fatgum munched on them happily.

"When do you think you'll be able to leave the hospital?" Izuku asks  

"At this rate? Tomorrow." Fatgum replied.

"Nice!" Izuku smiles happily. "But please take it easy."

"I'll take a bit of vacation before going back to heroing." Fatgum agreed.

Izuku smiles. "Well, if you ever need help on the field, I'd be happy to. I've got any quirk you'll ever need!"

"Thank you." Fatgum replied with a smile.

~~~

After visiting Fatgum, Izuku went to Kirishima.

He knows Kirishima needed extensive care. He has multiple broken bones and lacerations on his body as well as quirk exhaustion. 

He just hoped there wouldn't be any lasting damage.

He gently knocks on Kirishima's door.

No answer. He was probably still asleep.

He shouldn't bother him. 

Time to go home to Eri and his dads then.

He heads back down the hallway to go back home. 

~~~

Shouta and Hizashi went to the police station together to pick up Eri. It had been agreed that they could take care of Eri while the adoption process ran.

"I hope she's okay." Hizashi says worriedly. "What's she like Shou?"

"Well, probably similar to how Izuku was at first." Shouta hummed.

Hizashi nods. "I brought candy just in case."

"That's good." Shouta replied quietly.

"I'm nervous."

Hizashi nods. "It's okay Shou. You can do it. You're awesome with kids."

Shouta sighed softly.

"You think so?" He asked.

"Of course i do Shouta." Hizashi says with a smile.

Shouta smiled softly.

"Thanks, Zashi." He replied.

They went inside of the police station and gave their details to the cop behind the counter.

The cop told them to go to Tsukauchi's office as quickly as possible.

They did, concerned. They hope it's nothing bad. 

When they arrived, they saw Eri pressed into a corner, glaring at Tsukauchi who seemed at a loss.

Hizashi looks at him confused. "Um, care to explain detective?"

Shouta steps forward slowly. "Eri?"

"I don't know what I did wrong." Tsukauchi replied.

Eri looked up. Recognition flashed in her eyes. But she didn't respond. She wasn't allowed to.

Shouta kneels down at her level. "Hey Eri. Are you okay?"

Eri shook her head a bit. This whole place was scary.

"Can you tell me what's wrong?" Shouta asks.

Eri shook her head again.

She wasn't allowed to talk. How could she tell what was wrong then?

"You can talk." Shouta encouraged. "It's okay. No one will hurt you."

Eri blinked.

"I can...?" She asked hesitantly.

Shouta nods. "You can." he says softly.

"Oh.." Eri mumbled quietly.

"So," Shouta encouraged softly. "Can you tell me what's wrong?"

Eri pointed at Tsukauchi.

"He's scary."

Hizashi turns to Tsukauchi.

Shouta did too. "Sorry detective."

"It's not a problem." Tsukauchi replied and left.

Shouta looks back at Eri. "He's gone now."

Eri visibly relaxed.

"I'm tired." She said.

"Have you gotten any rest since yesterday?" Shouta asks gently.

Shouta hums.

Hizashi steps forward and pulls out a blanket with a smile. "Hey little one. Do you want this? It must be cold here."

Eri stared up at him and shrunk back into her corner a bit.

It was cold. That was true. But she didn't know that person.

"It's okay. That's Yamada Hizashi." Shouta explains. "He's my husband. He's nice. I promise."

Eri stared at the one speaking.

"What's your name?" She asked.

"Aizawa Shouta." Shouta explains.

Eri stared up at him.

"Why do I only have one name?" She asked.

"Well, we have first names and last names." Shouta explains. "Last names mean you're part of a family. My family name is Aizawa. Hizashi's family name is Yamada."

"But you're married." Eri pointed out. "Why don't you have the same last name?"

"We like our last names." Shouta explains. "I don't have any other family. My name is the only thing left. It reminds me of my family. You don't have to have the same last name to be family."

Eri listened with interest.

"Anyone can be family?" She asked.

Shouta nods. "Yes. Family isn't bound by blood but by bonds."

Eri nodded, looking thoughtful.

"Okay. I'm still tired." She decided.

Hizashi hands Shouta the blanket who hands it to Eri. "You can sleep. We'll make sure no one will hurt you."

Eri's small hands clenched the blanket a bit.

"You're not lying?" She asked.

Shouta shakes his head. "No. I'm not. I'm a hero afterall. My job is to protect people. Like you."

"Okay." Eri mumbled. She pulled the blanket around herself tightly. 

She shifted a little and laid down on the floor. Shouta removes his jacket, bundling it before putting it under Eri as a pillow.

Eri blinked sleepily as she relaxed a bit. She closed her eyes and drifted off slowly. 

Shouta watches her fall asleep before signing to his husband. "Just like Izuku."

"Unfortunately." Hizashi signed back. 

"Which precautions do we need for nightmares?" 

"I'm not sure yet. Probably something warm and safe." Shouta signed back. "No loud noises. Or anything medical- if what they said is true. Let's treat this sort of like Izuku."

Hizashi nodded. 

"I'm sure Izuku will have some ideas too." He signed. 

Shouta nods. "How are we going to get her back home now that she's asleep? We wait?"

"You could pick her up?"

"Can't. She'll panic if she wakes up not where she was."

"Right. Let's wait then." 

Shouta nods and looks back at the sleeping child. 

~~~

After about an hour, Eri started stirring a bit. 

Shouta looks down and sees the little girl starting to wake up. "Hey."

Eri cuddled into the blanket some more and blinked up at.... Aizawa? Shouta? Which name was she supposed to use again? 

"Did you sleep well?" Shouta asks. 

Eri nodded a small bit. Better than in the last few days. 

"Hey Eri." Shouta starts softly. "I want to tell you why we're here."

Eri nodded again. 

"So, you can't go back to that place." Shouta says. "But you can't stay by yourself either. You need a guardian. Someone that can help you and take care of you. And we, me and my husband, we offered to take you in."

Eri blinked. 

"Are you going to stay nice?" She asked. 

Shouta nods. "We'll stay nice. We won't hurt you Eri."

"Alright." Eri mumbled. 

"Really?" Shouta asks. "You're really okay with us adopting you?"

Eri shrugged. 

"Sure." 

Shouta smiles a little. "You won't regret it Eri."

"I hope so." Eri replied. 

Shouta nods to Hizashi who left to inform Tsukauchi. 

Eri stared up at Aizawa Shouta. 

"What's going to happen now?" She asked. 

"Well, we take you home with us." Shouta explains. "It's not official yet but we're allowed to take you home with us. We also have a son. His name is Izuku."

"Do I have to call you dad?" Eri asked. 

Shouta felt his heart warm. "If you want to."

Eri blinked. She hummed a small bit. It would solve the problem of the Aizawa/Shouta dilemma. 

"Alright, dad." 

Shouta smiles happily.

"I'm hungry." Eri mumbled softly. 

"We'll go grab lunch when Hizashi gets back." Shouta says. 

"Okay..." Eri mumbled. She pulled the blanket around her shoulders. 

They both waited for a minute before Hizashi returns to tell them that they can bring Eri home.

"Can I keep the blanket?" Eri asked. 

"Of course. It's yours." Hizashi smiles. 

Eri blinked. 

"Thank you." She said. 

Hizashi nods. 

Shouta stands up. "Let's go grab some lunch. Do you have any preferences?"

Eri shook her head. 

"How about some Katsudon?" Shouta suggested. 

Eri shrugged. She had no idea how that tasted. 

"I.. I like apples." She remembered. 

"Oh! We could get some apple pie for dessert!" Hizashi suggested. 

"What's pie?" Eri asked. 

"A pie is food." Hizashi says. "It's brown and warm. The outside is like toast and the inside has warm apples inside."

"What's toast?" Eri asked confusedly. 

'Oh this is worse than I thought.' Both of the adults thought but Hizashi didn't falter and begins explaining joyfully. 

Eri didn't seem to know many food items other than apples. 

But she listened attentively. 

They reach a bakery and Hizashi points out the foods as Shouta asked for an apple pie. 

Eri listened silently. So much food... 

Hizashi pointed out the different foods around. 

Eri stared at all the tasty looking foods curiously. 

"I got the pie." Shouta says as he walks over to them. "Let's go get some lunch and go home."

Hizashi smiles. "Rodger!"

Eri nodded a bit and followed silently. 

They went to a shop and ordered some Katsudon for takeout. Hizashi sat Eri down at a table to wait and Shouta hands her a cinnamon bun as a treat. 

Eri blinked in confusion as she stared at the food. 

"Cinnamon roll?" She asked, looking up to see if she'd gotten it right. 

Hizashi smiles. "That's right! It's a cinnamon roll!"

Eri hummed and took a bite. 

It was warm and sweet. And a little flaky on the outside but it's good.

She hummed a small bit when she got to the middle. So sweet and fluffy. 

Shouta and Hizashi shared a look as Eri ate. That's progress at least 

Eri stared at her hands when she was done eating. 

"Thank you." She mumbled. 

Hizashi smiles. "You're welcome Eri!"

Eri wiped her hands on her dress. She wondered if she really wouldn't get in trouble. 

They didn't seem mad but she wasn't sure. 

Shouta did hand her some tissues. 

Eri took them silently.  

They waited for a few minutes before a waiter came and hands them the takeout. Shouta paid for the food before they start to head home. 

Eri followed them silently. 

"So we have a son." Hizashi says. "I think you've met him. Izuku. The one who helped save you."

Eri nodded a bit. 

"Hes really excited to meet you!" Hizashi smiles. 

"Okay." Eri replied. 

Shouta watches as his husband happily chatted to Eri. She's at least more talkative than Izuku had been before. 

She only seemed to talk when spoken to though. 

Still, it was still something. They can work with this. 

She seemed to be in a much better mental condition as Izuku had been. 

But they could be wrong. He hoped not. 

"Home sweet home!" Hizashi opens the door with a smile.

"Go sit on the couch Eri. I'll set up the table." Hizashi says and went to the kitchen. 

"Okay..." Eri mumbled and went over to the couch. 

A cat walks over to her curiously. 

Eri stared at the cat silently. 

The cat walks over to her and meows. 

Cute. 

Eri blinked at the cat. 

The cat meowed up at her.

"Mew." Eri said back. 

The cat meows back. 

Eri mewed again. 

The cat meowed. 

Shouta smiles from the sidelines. Leave it to the cats to greet the kid.

Eri smiled a small bit as she mewed again. 

Aizawa watched Eri. He'd protect this tiny child and make her smile as much as possible. 

~~~

Izuku sighs shakily as he neared his house. Okay. Eri should be there. He's nervous. 

Everyone he'd expressed his concern to so for had told him not to worry though. 

He should probably change his hair and eyes back. 

...Okay. Hopefully she won't be upset. 

He slowly opens the door. "Dads? I'm home."

Eri looked up from where she was petting a cat. 

"Welcome home, Izu." Hizashi greeted. 

"Hey Izu." Shouta waves. 

"Hey Papa. Hi Dad." Izuku greeted. He pauses when he sees Eri and smiles. "Hello Eri."

Eri blinked. 

"Why do you have green hair?" She asked confusedly. 

"Ah, it's my natural hair colour." Izuku says with a small laugh. "I changed my hair before because people would be afraid of me if they knew who I was."

"Why? You're nice." Eri said. 

Izuku hums sadly. "I did something very scary before. People are still scared."

Eri stared at him. 

"You're still nice." She decided and went back to petting the kitten. 

Izuku smiles. "Thanks Eri. I see Moss has taken a liking to you. Usually she's a menace. Especially to Papa."

"But she's nice?" Eri asked, her big red eyes staring up at Izuku. 

Izuku chuckles. "She is. I think she just likes to play with my dad."

"Okay." Eri mumbled and pet the cat. 

Izuku turns to his dad and gave him a look that says 'help?'

His dad only gave him a thumbs up and a grin as he watched him squirm. 

Izuku glares at him. 'Traitor.'

Eri hummed a small bit. 

"Good kitty." 

The cat meows at her and purrs. 

Eri mewed back. 

Izuku smiles softly. Cute. 

"How are you Eri?" He asks. 

Eri looked up. 

"I'm tired." She replied. 

Izuku smiles softly. "You can sleep on the couch. Or do we eat first?" He looks at Shouta. 

Eri watched him curiously. 

"It's your choice Eri." Shouta says. "You can eat first or sleep first."

Eri blinked. She looked confused. She didn't know. 

They both waited for her answer.

"I.." Eri mumbled quietly. 

"Why are you asking me?" 

"Because it's your choice." Shouta says. "We won't force you to do anything."

Eri stared at Shouta. 

"But I don't know the answer?" 

"You can pick." Izuku says. " There's no right or wrong answer."

Eri frowned. 

"I don't know what I want..." She mumbled. 

Shouta hums softly. "Then is it okay if I choose for you?"

"Okay. Let's go eat first?" Shouta suggested. 

"Okay..." Eri mumbled. 

"Well you're in luck! It's ready!" Hizashi says from the kitchen. 

Shouta stands and offers a hand to Eri. Moss and the other cats went to the kitchen to demand food. 

Izuku giggles when he hears Hizashi yelp. The kittens have struck. 

Eri took the hand and slid off the couch. 

Shouta lead him to the kitchen and helped her on the chair while Hizashi tries to feet the cats who are winding between his legs. 

Eri watched curiously. 

"This is why he keeps tripping." Izuku informs with a grin. "They love teasing him."

She looks in front of him at the bowl of food. 

Could she eat already? 

"Yes, you can eat." Shouta says, sitting down. He already knows this behavior from Izuku.

"Okay." Eri mumbled. She started eating silently. 

Izuku and Shouta shared a look and ate. Izuku uses two way telekenisis to speak to his dad. 

"Was I like this when you saved me?" He asks. 

"Yes. Quite similar." Shouta replied. "You were way more wary though." 

Izuku frowns at his plate. "Sorry. She probably had it worse than me though. I only suffered a year. I don't know how long she suffered."

"I have a feeling we might find out soon." Shouta replied with a frown. There was no way Eri wouldn't get nightmares. 

"Yeah." Izuku agreed with him. 

~~~

Izuku blinks awake when he felt like something was wrong. A different kind of wrong. 

There were some barely notable sobs. 

He sits up and leaves his bed to investigate. 

There were some small whimpers. 

Izuku locates the source and finds himself in the room where Eri is. He gently knocks on the door and opens it. "Eri?"

Eri was twisting and turning in her bed, whimpering quietly. 

Izuku walks over to her and gently wakes her up. "Eri. It's just a nightmare."

Eri stared up at him and started sobbing quietly. 

"Shh...shh..." Izuku says softly and sits down. "It's okay. It's just a nightmare. It's not real."

"He killed me again." Eri sobbed. 

"Shh.... he's not here." Izuku assures softly. "He's not here. He won't hurt you."

Eri sniffed quietly. 

"I'm scared." She sobbed. 

Izuku hums softly. "Eri, he won't hurt you. I won't let him."

"Bu.. but he's so strong..." Eri cried. 

"He is. But who was the one that stopped him?" Izuku smiles and points to himself. "I did didn't I? He may be strong, his quirk is strong, but I'm stronger. You know why?"

Eri sniffed quietly. "Why...?" She asked hesitantly. 

"Because my quirk is better." Izuku says confidently. "I can make quirks. That means, I can counter anything he throws at me. So he can't get to you unless he gets through me."

"Alright..." Eri mumbled quietly. 

Izuku hums. "Hey. What if I sing a song? There's a song my parents sung whenever I feel bad. Especially after a nightmare."

"Alright." Eri mumbled quietly. 

Izuku smiles softly and begins to sing softly. The song his parents always sang to him when he's upset. 

Eri stared at him curiously. 

"You're not alone
There's no doubt
Your gift

Isn't futile to be

If we'll be united
We're stronger together
We always have the high hope
Not all for one but one for all."

Izuku smiles down at Eri as he sings. 

"Don't worry 'bout a thing
We'll reach out to you
Even if it's a harder way
It's plain to see the reason why
Oh, that's all because of the mighty heart

Remember it's just natural that we'll be there if you need help
Far across the distance, rest assured that our faith just won't die."

Eri listened, slowly calming down a bit. 

Izuku smiles wider as he sings with his heart. He always loved this song. It gave him hope. 

"You know we apt to sacrifice ourselves
Whatever they may say
It's plain to see the reason why
Oh, that's all because of the mighty heart
Remember it's just natural that
We'll be there if you need help
Far across the distance

Rest assured that our faith just won't die."

Eri relaxed a bit. 

Izuku smiles down at Eri when the song ends. "Feel better?"

Eri nodded a bit. 

"Thanks, brother." She mumbled. 

Izuku felt his heart clench and he smiles wider. "You're welcome little sis."

Eri cuddled into her blanket a bit. 

"Can I show you a trick?" Izuku asks with a smile. 

Eri nodded a bit. 

Izuku opens his palm and blobs of light rises from his hand. It floats in the air in little bubbles before changing shape into a cat. 

Eri gasped softly. 

The kitten bounced around in the air in circles before turning to Eri and paws at her. 

Eri smiled a small bit and reached out to pet the kitten. 

The light feels...light. It wasn't soft. It feels like touching a bubble. 

The cat nuzzles into her hand. 

Eri giggled and pet the cat gently. 

Izuku smiles happily and forms more cats to float over to Eri.

Eri watched them in amazement. 

The cats cuddled up to her and curls around her.

Eri relaxed on the bed and cuddled the cat's close. 

It didn't purr like the others but it lit up and it's still soft. 

"Thank you..." Eri mumbled sleepily. 

"You're welcome Eri." Izuku smiles at her.

"You're super nice." Eri mumbled quietly, her eyes falling shut. 

Izuku smiles happily. Okay. Maybe his worries were unfounded. Eri was so pure. 

Eri slept soundly, a tiny smile on her face. 

Izuku stayed with her to keep the lights. He yawns tiredly. 

Eri didn't even stir anymore, sleeping peacefully. 

Izuku laid down on the bed and closes his eyes, falling asleep in minutes. 

~~~

Shouta yawned softly as he went to check up on Eri. 

He opened the door silently, peeking inside a bit. 

Eri was fast asleep, curled up in Izuku's arms. 

He smiles a little at the sight. Those two are getting along better than he thought. Or expected. Izuku was so worried she'd be scared of him or hated him. 

That worry seemed to be entirely unfounded. 

Shouta smiles and closes the door to let them rest. He'll wake them up later when breakfast is ready.

~~~

Shouta smiled softly as he walked into the kitchen to help his husband prepare breakfast. 

Hizashi smiles and waves at Shouta. "Hey. How are the kids?"

"They're cuddling." Shouta replied with a smile. "I'm guessing Eri had a nightmare and Izu went to comfort her." 

Hizashi smiles softly. "That's good to hear. Izuku bonding. Not the nightmare."

Shouta nodded. 

"They both need therapy." He sighed. 

Hizashi nods in agreement. "Izuku still hasn't opened up to what he saw. And Eri is still in a fragile state of mind so she can't get therapy yet."

Shouta sighed. 

"I know. I hope our support will be enough for now." 

Hizashi nods. "We'll be here for them."

Shouta hugged him gently. 

"Yeah." He mumbled. 

Hizashi smiles as he leans into the touch. "They'll open up when they're ready."

"I know. I just want them to be okay." Shouta sighed softly. 

"We just have to hope that they'll be okay." Hizashi assures. "Besides, we should keep the mood up. Our son needs it. And our soon to be daughter."

Shouta nodded a small bit, cuddling into Hizashi. 

"You're right. As always." He murmured. 

Hizashi grins and nuzzles him. "Who else is gonna be the smart one? For all your talk about being 'rational', you're not most of the time."

"Shut it." Shouta grumbled and kissed Hizashi. 

Hizashi hums softly into the kiss. 

Shouta gently pulled him a bit closer. 

Which was when the smell of something burning reached them. 

The pancakes!

Hizashi pulls away and flips the pancake. It's a little crispy but thankfully not black. 

"Okay, go make some tea or something before you make me burn breakfast again." Hizashi teased. 

Shouta flushed. 

"Alright. Want some coffee?" He suggested. 

"Yes." Hizashi smiles at him, focussing on the pancakes. 

Shouta smiled softly and went to work. 

~~~

Tenko sat in his cell, writing some drafts for the diary entry he was supposed to make. He didn't really see the point in it. But his therapist had told him it might help so he was doing it. 

The door opens and Izuku walks inside with a smile. "Hey Tenko. How are you?"

Tenko looked up. 

"Slightly frustrated. I thought writing a diary would be easier." He replied. "You?"

Izuku shrugs and sits down. "It's been a long week. And how is your diary coming along?"

"I just started today. I'm kind of writing a quick summary to explain why I'm writing it?" Tenko mumbled. That sounded kind of stupid. 

Izuku chuckles. "Did your therapist say how to do it or just told you to do it?"

"I'm just supposed to do what feels natural." Tenko quoted with a scoff. "I've never done this." 

Izuku chuckles. "My tip? Just write whatever you're thinking. A diary doesn't have a rule. It's just a way to out down your thoughts. Helps when your mind is a mess."

Tenko looked thoughtful for a moment. 

"That's probably why she asked me to do it." He decided. 

His hair was growing darker by the day. He didn't look all that pale how either. The sun seemed to be good for him. 

"Tell ya what," Izuku says and creates a small notebook. "Let's do a diary entry together?"

Tenko smiled. 

"Sure. Thanks." He agreed. 

"Anytime." Izuku made a pencil and they started writing. Izuku wrote down his thoughts. Mostly for the raid and his new sister. He didn't give details.

Tenko started writing about what had happened that day. 

The first thing that came to mind was how he met Dabi again. 

He knows he's met Dabi before. The young man was annoying to him at first. He blamed his constant irritation for that. But now he's different. Tenko is different so he sees Dabi differently now.

And Dabi was pretty cool now. 

No scars. Apparently his irritating attitude was because his scars caused him a lot of pain. He looks...softer now. Maybe handsome. 

Tenko read over what he'd written and flushed. He sounded like a high school girl writing about her crush. 

Should he rewrite it? But diaries are suppose to be for writing down thoughts. Why are his thoughts like a high school girl getting a crush then?!

He sighed. Maybe he should ask someone about it... 

...Midoriya is here. 

Tenko frowned slightly. 

"Izuku?" He asked. 

"Yeah?" Izuku blinks out of his daze. 

"What do you think of this?" Tenko asked, sliding his paper over to him. 

Izuku takes it and reads. 

He smiles teasingly at Tenko. "Dabi huh?"

Tenko watched him confusedly. 

"What about him?" He asked. 

"You like him?" Izuku asks as he hands the diary back. "This looks like you're falling in love with him. Or at least had a crush."

Tenko flushed brightly. 

"I.. I.. what...?" He mumbled. 

Izuku laughs softly. "I think I would recognize love language. Been at UA a long time. You're definitely crushing."

"On Dabi?" Tenko groaned. Why not literally anybody else???!

"Seems like it." Izuku says while holding the diary. 

Tenko groaned quietly. 

Izuku laughs a little. "Its okay. Maybe you'll be able to win his heart."

"Can I blame you? You made him so hot..." Tenko whined. 

Izuku laughs. "I just healed his scars. He's naturally hot!"

"That's even worse." Tenko sighed. 

Izuku laughs. "This is gold. But hey, you're not too bad yourself."

"Thank you." Tenko replied. 

"Seriously." Izuku says, looking at Tenko. "You look healthier now. And your hair has gotten longer and a bit darker at the roots. It looks awesome!"

Tenko smiled softly. 

"Thanks. You think I might have a chance?" He asked curiously. 

Izuku smiles. "Can't tell the future now but maybe. Love doesn't just happen. If you want a chance, spend some time with him. Bond with him."

"Alright. Thanks." Tenko replied softly. He looked down at the page he'd written. He needed some time to think this through. 

Izuku smiles. "You're welcome."

Tenko sighed. 

"I wish I knew what to do." He hummed. 

"Regarding the diary or your love life?" Izuku asks.

"Love life." Tenko replied. 

"Try and talk to Dabi." Izuku says. "Just bond with him. Maybe add a little casual flirting to show you're interested."

Tenko flushed softly. 

"I don't know how to flirt though. And he's so handsome, I won't get a word out..." He sighed. 

"Just compliment him." Izuku assures. 

"Alright." Tenko replied. 

"I can already imagine. I'm gonna walk up to him with a super smooth compliment in my mind and then I'll blurt out that I think he's pretty." He sighed. He wasn't the best at social interactions. 

Izuku laughs. "Accurate. But you can do it. I'm rooting for you!"

"Thank you, Izuku." Tenko replied. He'd try his best. 

"Anytime." Izuku smiles. 

~~~

Dabi looks down at his food with his usual blank face. But there's so much chaos inside his head right now.

That letter he received from Izuku. He honestly expected Izuku to just abandon him. Not explain that it was all a fucking misunderstanding.

Tenko glanced up from his tray filled with food as he made his way to Dabi's table. He'd talk to him. Today. He'd do it. 

He placed down his tray and sat down next to Dabi. 

Dabi blinks and turns to an unfamialir person with shoulder length blue hair, a gradient from dark to light from the roots to the tips, bright red eyes and a cut over his eye and lip. 

"Can I help you?" He asks impatiently. He doesn't have time to chit chat with strangers when he's having a mental breakdown. 

Tenko flushed. 

"Uh.. sorry, I just sat down here because I think you're hot." He blurted out. 

Dabi felt his face heat up in shock at the sudden words. He was sure if he still had his quirk, it would be flaming up right now.

Tenko buried his face in his hands as it turned red in embarrassment. 

"It wasn't supposed to come out like that. I wanted to be really smooth." He mumbled. 

Dabi was still silent and speechless. Staring at the person. Who even is this?

"Who are you?" He asks. 

"Shimura Tenko." Tenko replied, still embarrassed. 

"And why are you in prison?" Dabi asks.

Tenko hummed. Dabi didn't seem to recognise him. 

"I got locked up for general villainy and for commanding the League of Villains." 

"But I..." Dabi trails off and his eyes widened. "Shigaraki?!"

Tenko's eyes widened. 

"Don't shout it." He hissed. 

"S-sorry." Dabi stuttered in shock. "Just...wow. You look different. Less crusty."

"Thanks." Tenko said flatly. 

"Is that the side effect of your quirk?" Dabi asks while pointing to his hair.  "I know you don't dye it."

"It is. It was originally black." Tenko replied. 

"Huh." Dabi says as he stares at the hair. A much better gradient than his bright red and black hair. "It looks cool."

Tenko flushed. 

"Uh.. thanks." He mumbled. 

Dabi blinks a little when he remembered what Shigaraki- Shimura?- just said. "Um...so you think I'm hot?"

Tenko nodded, his cheeks heated with embarrassment. 

"Yeah." He agreed quietly. 

"Well- um- thanks?" Dabi says, unsure what to say.

"Like I said, it was supposed to be a lot smoother." Tenko mumbled. 

Dabi chuckles softly. "I don't think it matters much. I'm bad at emotions anyway."

"Alright." Tenko mumbled. 

"So..." Dabi started awkwardly. "You like me?"

Tenko flushed. 

"Kind of? It's too early to really tell." He mumbled quietly. "But you are hot." 

"Thanks. So you keep saying." Dabi says. "You...want to? I mean...I'm not opposed but I haven't done this before."

"Me neither." Tenko admitted quietly. 

"...So what do we do now?" Dabi asks.

"I.. I'm not sure." Tenko admitted. 

"Let's both focus on getting better and try then?" He suggested. "I still have some anger issues. I don't want to take that out on you." 

Dabi nods. "I'm still trying to get used to the therapist thing. I...haven't been talking at all. Admittedly I've been pissing them off. Somehow the guy hasn't left yet."

"It.. really helps if you talk to them. Their suggestions are mostly ridiculous but I wouldn't have noticed my crush on you if I wouldn't have written a diary." Tenko explained. 

Dabi blushed. "Er thanks. And diaries? I haven't...I'm not the best at expressing emotions."

He's been told crying was weak. It took years to stop crying. Now he's being told he can cry? It was giving him serious whiplash. 

"Me neither. I've got this wonderful cocktail of anxiety inside of me." Tenko explained. 

Dabi chuckles. "Same. Things are so weird now."

He looks at his unblemished arms. "But at least I'm not in pain anymore."

Tenko nodded with a small sigh. 

"That's good at least." 

Dabi stares at Tomura. "You're a lot different now."

"A good different?" Tenko asked hopefully. 

Dabi nods. "A very good different."

Tenko flushed. 

"That's good to hear." He replied. 

Dabi looks around at the cafeteria. "I didn't expect prison to be so....mundane. Boring."

"Me neither. I thought it would be hell." Tenko said. 

Dabi hums in agreement, spotting the other members of the league at a table and chatting with each other. Spinner was talking to Magne about something while Twice was joining in the conversation. Compress is busy entertaining a different table with his cards and magic tricks while Toga watched with glee. 

"They look happy. I wonder why I can't be." Tenko mumbled quietly. 

Dabi shrugs. "I'm...not happy either. I'm not unhappy. Just indifferent."

Tenko nodded a small bit in agreement. 

Dabi stares at the group. "Do you want to talk to them?"

"No. I'd just drag them down." Tenko replied. 

Dabi hums. "Why do you think that?"

Tenko shot him a flat look. 

"Okay nevermind." Dabi retracted. 

Tenko sighed and looked at his food. 

"Do you miss what we had?" Dabi asks suddenly. "If Midoriya hadn't stopped us. What would you think would happen?"

Tenko frowned, remembering the panic attack Izuku had gotten when he'd first looked through his memories. 

And that diary entry. Izuku had written about how he'd destroyed Overhaul. 

"Nothing good would have happened." He said quietly. 

Dabi hums. "I heard he looked into your future. I'm curious what would have happened. Would things still be like this? Locked away?"

Tenko shook his head. 

"No. Things turned out way worse." He replied. Dabi was killed off gruesomely while he got hanged. 

Dabi hums and leans his head against his hand. "When I became a villain, I fully expected to kill Endeavor and then die. Or die trying to kill Endeavor."

Tenko frowned. 

"I understand your hatred. But maybe it's time for new life goals?" He suggested. 

"I didn't have any." Dabi says. "My scars were going to kill me. I didn't know anything else. Didn't expect to live long. I have no goals. And I'm never leaving this place."

Tenko sighed. 

"I don't know what I'm going to do when I get out." He mumbled. 

Dabi hums. "Guess we're both lost."

Tenko nodded silently.  

After a moment Dabi sighs. "Might as well talk to that therapist on what to do next."

"It will likely help." Tenko spoke up. 

"I don't like talking about emotions." Dabi groans. 

"Me neither but it's something we have to do." Tenko replied. 

"Are you sure this is better than if Midoriya hadn't locked us up?" Dabi asks. 

Tenko nodded. 

"I'd rather not be hanged." He replied. 

Dabi sputtered. "You were hanged?"

"Yes. This is a lot better." Tenko replied. 

Dabi shudders. "Okay. Avoiding death."

He pauses at a thought. "I'm going to have to apologize to Midoriya soon."

Tenko looked up at him. 

"He really just wants to help." 

"I didn't believe him." Dabi says. 

"I didn't either at first." Tenko admitted. "But he brought some videogames and we played together. It really helped." 

"I heard he brought Compress some books and puzzles." Dabi says. "Gave Magne some girl magazines and even makeup. He gave Toga some blood. He gave some masks for Twice. He even made a Stain action figure for Spinner."

Tenko sighed quietly. 

"Do we even deserve his help?" He mumbled. 

"I think if we asked he would say something sappy like 'of course we do!'." Dabi sighs. "Kid is too nice. I think he forgot we're villains or what we even did to him."

"He didn't forget it." Tenko said. "But in his opinion, it was only All for One." 

"Kind of naive." Dabi says. "I know I've killed before. You've killed before. We all have."

Tenko nodded. He couldn't see what Izuku saw when he looked at them. 

Everyone was so quick to abandon him. His family. Society. The heroes. 

Because he was different. Because he was dangerous. Because he was a villain. 

Why didn't Midoriya see that?

He couldn't understand it. 

Maybe he could ask him next time they meet? Or write it in his diary to remind himself?

He should definitely write it down. 

~~~

Monoma crossed his arms as he waited for Izuku and Hitoshi at 1-A's door with Shoto. They'd both been so worried for Izuku and Hitoshi. Especially after hearing the news. 

"Do you think they're okay?" Shoto asks worriedly. 

Neito frowned slightly. 

"I hope so. They're tough." 

Shoto nods. "I guess we know why Hitoshi can't tell us. It was a big mission."

Neito nodded. 

"Still. I was worried sick. They were both just behaving so weirdly." 

Shoto hums in agreement and perks up when he sees Izuku and Hitoshi. 

Neito looked up and frowned at them. 

Izuku pause and waves at them. "Hey Neito. Hey Shoto."

"We were worried sick about you." Neito said with a frown. 

Hitoshi winced a bit. "Sorry.." He mumbled. 

"Don't do that again." Shoto says and hugs Izuku. "We were worried."

"Sorry Sho." Izuku hugs him back. "We're fine."

Hitoshi nodded. 

"Everything went well." He said, hugging Shoto and Izuku. 

Neito hums and hugs them. "You still worried us."

"Sorry." Hitoshi apologised again. 

"Sorry Neito. But hey, I have a sister now." Izuku smiles. 

Neito looked at him. 

"Eh?" 

"What do you mean?" Shoto asks. 

Izuku chuckles and starts explaining about the raid and the little girl they had saved. By the time he was finished they're in class. 

"So your dads pretty much adopted her." Neito asked. 

Izuku nods. "Yup."

"That's neat." Hitoshi hummed. 

Izuku nods. "I was so sure she would be afraid of me. She isn't. Eri's the sweetest!"

Just then, Aizawa walked inside, a tiny girl following him. 

"She didn't want to stay with Vlad." He explained. 

Everyone was immediately interested in the little girl as Izuku smiles. 

"Eri!" He greeted with a wave. 

Eri smiled and ran over to him. 

"Hi!" She greeted. 

Izuku chuckles and gently picks her up. "Hey. Didn't want to go with Vlad huh?"

"No. I wanted to stay with dad." Eri explained, cuddling into Izuku. 

Izuku chuckles and hugs her back. "Okay. But don't do this all the time. Dad has to work and we don't want you to get hurt."

Eri nodded. 

"Okay, brother." She hummed. 

Izuku hums. "You can sit with me while dad teaches. That's okay with you?"

"Yes!" Eri agreed happily. 

The class watched the interaction with confusion, curiosity and excitement. The girl was so cute!

They all agreed on that. 

Neito smiled and waved at his boyfriends before leaving for his class. 

~~~

"We'll be having the culture festival soon." Aizawa announced. 

The class lit up and cheered in excitement. 

Izuku held Eri close as he smiles at his class. Certainly a lively bunch. 

"They're so loud." Eri mumbled. 

Izuku nods. "Sorry Eri. They're just excited."

"It's okay." Eri mumbled quietly. 

Izuku hugs her gently as his dad makes the class settle down and began explaining. 

"It sounds interesting." Eri whispered.  

Izuku nods. "It is. There's food and games. And the students get to do it all."

"Wow. Apples too?" Eri asked quietly. 

Izuku smiles. "If they decide to do It, yes."

"I hope so." Eri hummed. 

"If not I could always go and get some for you." Izuku says as he hugs her.

Eri smiled. 

"Thanks." She hummed. 

Aizawa let them plan their ideas for the culture festival for the rest of homeroom. 

Everyone talked over another as they all tried to get their ideas in. 

Izuku chuckles as Iida quickly got them under control and suggested to write down their ideas on by one in the whiteboard. 

It worked much better that way. 

Leave it to Iida to get everything under control. 

After getting everything written down, they decided to vote. 

Izuku read over the ideas written on the board. 

A musical?

Now he was curious. 

"I'm interested about the musical idea." He voiced his thoughts. 

"What's a musical..?" Eri asked quietly. 

"A musical is like a show or story but with a lot of music in it." Izuku explains. 

"Singing too? Because your singing is really pretty." Eri said. 

Izuku smiles. "Thank you. And yes. Lots of singing."

"So if we do a musical, you'll sing?" Kirishima asks. 

"If you guys want me to." Izuku replied. 

Hitoshi grinned. "That would be amazing." He hummed. 

"Yes, please sing." Eri said softly. 

"Well, you heard her." Sero grins. "I vote for the musical."

"I can make the songs." Jirou offers.

"I can make the story!" Uraraka says excitedly. 

"I'll help!" Ashido says.  

"I'll make the costumes." Yaoyurozu says. 

"I'll design them." Aoyama offers. 

"Yay." Eri said happily. 

"Well, that was a quick decision." Shouta said. 

Izuku snickered. "Are you all ready okay with this?"

"The princess has spoken!" Kirishima smiles brightly. "Eri wants you to sing. So musical it Is!"

Hitoshi chuckled. Cute. 

"Can't wait to hear you sing." Shoto hummed. 

"Gotta plan the story first." Izuku replies as he hugs her. "Can I use my quirk for special effects?"

"That sounds like an awesome idea." Ashido agreed enthusiastically. 

"Alright! Let's get to planning the musical!" Sero grins brightly. 

~~~

For the next few days the students planned for the musical. 

Ashido, Kaminari, Uraraka and a few others were in charge of the story. They huddled together at a table and threw ideas after ideas at each other. 

Jirou had to wait until they finished planning to create the songs that fit with the story. 

She already had a few ideas though from glancing over their shoulders as they were planning. 

Tokoyami and Kouda were in charge of planning. Where the stage will be set and how it will be set up. 

Aoyama was already planning all the outfits despite only a few roles being certain yet. 

They're going for a fantasy theme and Aoyama is going all out. 

Shoji and Ojiro are in charge of building the stage since they're the most equipped. 

Yaoyorozu barely managed to keep up with all the clothing requests Aoyama had. 

The others are tasks with helping around. Uraraka and Sero were the most helpful with the stage preparations and decor. Todoroki helped make ice sculptures to bring items or people up. Shinsou helped plan and organize everything with Iida. 

Izuku being the most productive helper with his multiple quirks. He just cloned himself and sent them around. 

They got everything done rather quickly. 

The class ended up offering their help to the other classes. 

Some were glad for the help, others weren't. 

They often see Midoriya around though. Or one of his clones. The real Midoriya would always have Eri behind him and sometimes accompanied by one of the third years like Togata Mirio. 

It was interesting to see them interact. They seemed to get along perfectly. 

They also saw Midoriya with the others often. Mainly with Todoroki, Monoma and Shinsou. They all had fun the past few days as they set everything up. 

Until the brainstorming group went to Midoriya, Todoroki and Shinsou with a request. 

"You three will be the main cast!" Ashido says brightly. "And Bakugo too!"

~~~

Izuku waited in the chair for Dabi to come. He didn't expect him to come. He hasn't come in weeks. He doubted he will now.

Slowly, the door opened and Dabi walked inside. 

Izuku lit up when he sees him. He really came this time.

Dabi looked like he regretted his decision. 

Izuku has to be careful with him. He doesn't want to scare Dabi off again. 

Dabi sat down hesitantly. 

Izuku picks up the phone and waits. 

Dabi took the phone with a frown. He already had enough. 

"Hey Dabi." Izuku greeted with a smile. 

"Hello." 

"How are you?" Izuku asks. "Are they treating you Okay?"

"Feeling horrible. More or less." 

"Sorry." Izuku says. "Is there anything I can do to help?"

"No." Dabi replied. 

He ran a hand through his hair with a small frown. It was getting harder and harder to look into the mirror. 

Izuku noticed. "Do you want some black dye for your hair?"

Dabi looked up silently and nodded. 

Izuku smiles. "I can send it to you tomorrow. Your hair will be back to black in no time!"

Dabi nodded again. He looked glad. Maybe. 

"So, how are things Dabi?" Izuku asks, trying to make small talk.

"Okay." Dabi replied. 

"That's good." Izuku smiles. Maybe he should try a different direction. "Things are really hectic on my end."

Izuku stares at him for a moment. "Dabi...is there something on your mind?" He asks carefully. 

"There is but it's none of your business." Dabi replied with a frown. This had been a mistake. 

"Okay." Izuku relented. Another topic then. But what could he say. "I won't pry."

Dabi frowned and looked away. 

"You got any request?" Izuku asks with a smile. "Anything I can bring in next time I come?"

Dabi shook his head. 

Izuku blinks a little. "Are you worried about him? Did you read the letter I sent you?"

"I did read it." Dabi agreed. He didn't make a move to answer the other question. 

Izuku smiles a little. "Sorry. For what I did."

"I don't need Shoto knowing what I am now." Dabi said. 

"I don't think he'd care that much." Izuku says truthfully. "I think he cared if his brother came back."

Dabi looked away. 

"His brother died." 

Izuku hums softly. Understanding and sad. "If that's the case, then he did."

Dabi sighed. 

"What do you want?" He asked. 

"Kind of hard to answer." Izuku admitted with a soft smile. "I want to know how you're doing. I want to know how much progress you've done. I want to see you be happy and free."

"I have lost the ability to be happy." Dabi replied. 

"No you haven't." Izuku says softly. "You just lost your reason for happiness."

Dabi frowned. 

"I never had one." He replied. 

"There's time to find one." Izuku smiles at him. 

"You're as stubborn as Shoto, it makes me sick." Dabi said. He saw so much of his brother in Izuku. It hurt. 

"Because you miss him?" Izuku asks.

Dabi's eyes widened. 

And Izuku could see how he immediately closed off. 

"I don't." 

Izuku hums softly. "Okay."

"If you're only going to upset me then leave." Dabi said with a frown. 

"Sorry." Izuku apologized. "Its just...there's not much I can talk about with you. You also...don't seem like you want me here. I'm at a loss."

"You're right. This was a stupid idea." Dabi said with a frown. 

"Its not stupid." Izuku says. "You just...aren't opening up. You still don't trust me."

"Of course I don't trust you." Dabi said with a frown. 

Izuku nods. "I still won't give up though."

"I don't understand it." Dabi said. 

"Understand what?" Izuku asks.

"Why you're doing this." Dabi replied. 

"I already told you why." Izuku tilts his head in confusion. 

"I know. But I just don't understand." Dabi sighed. "We're not worth it, kid. Go home and do something worthwhile." 

"I like doing this." Izuku says. "I want to do this. This is worthwhile to me."

"You are weird." Dabi deadpanned. 

Izuku chuckles. "Normal is boring."

Dabi rolled his eyes. 

Izuku snickered. "Honestly Dabi, did you really think I'd be normal with my past?"

"No." Dabi replied. 

"Exactly." Izuku winks cheekily. 

"Why are you doing this. We've done horrible things to you." Dabi reminded. 

"A lot of people have done things to me." Izuku pointed out. "And what did you want me to do?"

"Hate me. Like everyone else." Dabi replied. "It's easier that way." 

"Sometimes the right way is the hardest way." Izuku says firmly. "Besides, the only reason it's easier is because they only see you as one thing. A villain."

"Why don't you?" Dabi asked. 

"Because you're not just a villain." Izuku frowns. "You're a person. You have feelings. Motivations. Reasons. You're not some mindless thing that only wants harm. I know that for a fact. It's wrong to just label you as a villain without trying to help or understand."

"I don't need help." Dabi scoffed. 

Izuku raised a brow at him. " If you say so. But I still want to help."

Dabi looked away with a frown. 

"I know you don't want my help." Izuku says carefully. "But I promised didn't I? I won't abandon you. Ever."

Dabi took in a shuddering breath. 

Izuku locked eyes with him to show that he's telling to truth. "Never."

Dabi looked away. He couldn't take that sincerity in Izuku's eyes. 

He never knew what to do in situations like this.

"Leave me alone..." Dabi grumbled, crossing his arms protectively. 

Izuku didn't say anything. He didn't want to. But he doesn't want to make Dabi uncomfortable either. 

They sat in silence for a bit. 

Neither was sure what to do or how to continue. 

In the end, the wardens told them their time was up. 

Izuku waves at him. "Bye Dabi. I'll see you next week."

Dabi didn't say anything as he left. 

Izuku sighs and stands up to leave. That could have gone better. He needs to try something else. Or keep going? He isn't sure what to do with Dabi.

~~~

Dust and destruction all around him. It's all he could see. 

There s also a lot of fighting. Lots of blood. 

The screech of a Nomu. 

Izuku winced. Nomu were a horrible sign. 

The scene shifted and he's left staring wide eyed at three gigantic Nomu. His mind informing him of what he's seeing. 

High End Nomu. The same ones that could easily take down any top pro. One could kill All Might. 

There's three. 

And in the middle fighting is-

Present Mic.

No. 

No... 

Papa!! 

Present Mic grunted in pain as he was thrown to the side by a strong punch from a Nomu. His directional speakers are completely broken. Cuts along his neck and face showed that he had taken a lot of damage. 

He throws the speakers aside and dodged another hit only to be kicked by a different Nomu. 

They were pouncing on him one after another, playing with him like kittens with a mouse. 

Izuku could do nothing but stare. As they slowly break Present Mic. Until they got board and began ripping him apart. 

Izuku screamed. But no sound came out. He couldn't do anything but watch. 

He could only watch as they broke his limbs. He could only watch as they made him bleed. Broke his spirit. He could only watch. 

He could only watch and cry for his papa as they tore him apart. 

Then he freezes when a familiar looking villain came. 

Dr Ujiko. 

He tells the Nomu's to stop. 

No. No no no no. Don't! 

He knows what will happen. 

"He'll be a great addition." The doctor says as he stares down at Present Mic. Already dead. But he knows. The doctor can easily turn him into a Nomu regardless. 

No.. dead or not, he couldn't fight his papa!!

He can't! 

He can't do anything as the Nomu dragged the body of his parent away. Ready to be turned into a mindless killing machine. 

NO!!!!

"Izuku." 

Izuku gasped awake and looks around frantically. 

His room. He's in his room.

"Izuku." Hizashi said gently. 

"It's alright. You're safe. We're all safe." He murmured. 

Izuku breathes heavily as he stares at Hizashi for a minute before tears fell and he wraps his arms around his dad. He sobs into his chest, convincing himself that his papa is safe. He's fine. He's not hurt. He's not dead. He's not a Nomu.

Hizashi gently pulled him into his lap and hugged him close. The small sobs were breaking his heart. The nightmare must have been bad... 

Izuku leans into Hizashi, hiccuping from the force of his own sobs. His knuckles are white as he held Hizashi's shirt tightly. He needed to ground himself that it's not real. Hizashi is still here.

Hizashi gently rubbed Izuku's back. 

"Shh..." He hushed gently. "You're alright, Izu. Shouta is alright. Eri is alright. And I'm alright too." 

"I'm tired." Izuku sobbed out, his words chopped by hiccups. "I'm scared. I can't tell which is- which is the future and which isn't. I can't- I don't know- I'm so scared."

"Shh... It's okay, Izu." Hizashi murmured, holding him close. 

"I'm so scared." Izuku sobs in despair and fear. "I don't know which is real anymore. I don't know what to stop. Everything blends together and I'm so confused and scared."

"Izu.." Hizashi sighed softly and cuddled him close. 

"I don't want to see you die again." Izuku sobs into his shirt. "Please don't make me see you die."

"I won't. I'll be careful, Izu." Hizashi murmured. 

Izuku sniffed and hugs him tightly. "Please don't die. I can't lose you."

Hizashi hugged him close, rubbing his head gently. 

Izuku whined a little at the touch and relaxed. The hand through his hair felt grounding. Comforting. He didn't even know he was shaking until it lessened. 

"We'll be okay, Izu.." Hizashi murmured. 

Izuku nuzzles him silently. He doesn't know what to believe. 

"We're alright." Hizashi murmured quietly. 

Izuku takes a shuddering breath. "I know."

Hizashi gently cuddled him. 

After half an hour, Izuku wipes away his tears once he felt a little better. "I don't want to go back to sleep."

"I know, Izu." Hizashi murmured. "Let's drink some tea." 

"Okay." Izuku agreed easily. 

Hizashi gently picked his son up, holding him close, and went to the kitchen. 

Izuku clung onto him silently, afraid to let go.

"We're alright, Izu..." Hizashi murmured gently as he started readying some tea. 

Izuku buried his face into Hizashi's shoulder. 

Hizashi hummed a soft song for him as he let the water boil. 

Izuku relaxed a little as he listens to his dad hum a song. 

Hizashi moved around the kitchen a bit, gently swaying Izuku like he always did when he had a nightmare. 

It had calmed him as a five year old so it should work now too. 

It seems to be working as Izuku slowly relaxed his tense body and his grip is no longer tight on his shirt. 

Hizashi murmured a few words of encouragement before he started to song another song. 

He hated knowing his kid had terrible nightmares. He hates watching Izuku cry and scream at the horrors he's seeing. 

He was so worried about his kid. 

He looks down when he hears a meow and sees one of their cats. 

"Izu, want to cuddle with Moss?" Hizashi asked gently. 

Izuku opens his eyes slowly and looks down at the cat. He nods. 

Hizashi gently placed him down and finished up the tea. 

Izuku reached out to pull Moss closer and hugs her. The cat meows and nuzzles him, purring loudly for comfort. 

Moss already knew the drill. When someone woke up at 3 am, they needed cuddles. 

Izuku hugs the cat gently, focusing on the fluffy fur and the purring. 

Moss nuzzled into him, mewing softly. 

Izuku hums softly in reply, petting the cat gently. 

The cat cuddled into him gently. 

"Nice cat." Izuku mumbles quietly. 

Moss mewed and licked Izuku's hand. 

"Very nice cat." Izuku says and pulls a small bag of treats from the cupboard using telekenisis and feeds Moss as a reward. 

Moss ate the treats with a meow. 

"Good kitty." Izuku pets Moss gently. 

Moss leaned into the touch. 

Hizashi hands the tea over to Izuku who takes it with a small thanks. 

They sat together on the floor of the kitchen, silently watching the cat and drinking their tea. 

"You don't have to stay up with me." Izuku says quietly after a moment. "You need sleep."

Hizashi smiled at him. 

"I love you and will always make sure you're alright." He murmured. 

"But you have work." Izuku says. 

"You're more important than my work will ever be." Hizashi replied. 

Izuku stares at his dad silnetly fot a moment before he looks down and nods, tears in his eyes. "Okay."

Hizashi gently hugged is son. 

Izuku leans into the touch. 

"I love you, Izu." Hizashi murmured. 

"I love you too." Izuku says quietly. 

Hizashi hugged him gently. 

Moss meows and went to squeeze between them. 

Hizashi chuckled softly. 

"Moss loves you almost as much as I do." He hummed. 

Izuku smiles softly as he reached a hand down to pet the cat. 

Moss purred loudly. 

Izuku smiles softly. "Thanks papa."

"No problem." Hizashi replied. 

Shouta woke up slowly. He blinked in confusion when he noticed he wasn't being hugged. 

He reached out to Hizashi's side of the bed. 

Empty. Cold. 

He frowned slightly and sat up. 

Hizashi isn't in bed. But he can smell breakfast and hear some noises coming from the kitchen. 

So either Hizashi decided to wake up early or Izuku/Eri had a nightmare and hasn't slept since. 

Shouta hoped it was the former. 

He said out of bed and into his slippers, walking to the kitchen sleepily. 

He was greeted by his three troublemaking cats who meowed up at him. 

"Yes, food." Shouta mumbled, stepping over them. 

Izuku looks up from the couch with a cup of tea in hand and waves. "Morning dad."

"Morning. Nightmare?" Shouta asked. 

Izuku nods sadly as he looks down. "I...I dreamt of Papa. He..."

Shouta sat down next to him and cuddled Izuku. 

"You don't have to tell me, Izu." He murmured. 

Izuku leans into the touch with a shuddering breath. "I want to. But it's hard. It's so hard."

"Shh..." Shouta mumbled quietly. 

"I don't like this." Izuku admitted quietly. 

"I know." Shouta murmured. 

"Im scared." Izuku admityed quietly. "I can't tell which is the future and which is just a nightmare. I keep seeing you all die."

"You could look into my future?" Shouta suggested. 

Izuku blinks and looks up at him. "W- why?"

His eyes widened in understanding. "Oh..."

Shouta nodded. 

Izuku gulped nervously. This could go a lot of ways. 

The future isn't set in stone. It changed all the time. The one he saw can't happen because he changed it. Even though it was the most likely future. 

Now, based on some facts, he knows Overhaul and the League of Villains isn't around. Meaning anything related to them is also not possible. That is a lot but at the same time, the League isn't the only threat out there. 

Dr Ujiko is still out there. The Nomus are still out there. They dont have a lot of information and Izuku's vision isn't as clear as it should be. He only vaguely recalls what would happen but he doesn't know all the details. 

It's a risk. A very high risk if he looks into the future. 

"It's a tough decision. Take some time to think it all over." Shouta said gently. 

"Or look at Eri's future. You'd notice if anything happened to us and you wouldn't have to see it." He said quietly. 

Izuku gulped. " If i do that I won't know what happened to you. I...I need to think."

Shouta nodded in agreement. 

Eri slowly walks down the halls, rubbing her eyes tiredly. 

"Good morning, Eri." Shouta said quietly. 

"Morning." She greeted and walks over to the cats who immediately purred against her.

"Did you sleep well?" Hizashi asked. 

Eri nods. "No bad dreams."

"Good." Shouta said and cuddled Izuku close. 

Eri looks up and sees his tired her brother looked. "Is he okay?"

Izuku smiles at her. "I'm fine Eri."

"He just needs some cuddles." Shouta mumbled. 

Eri's eyes lit up and she walks over to hug him. "Like this?"

Izuku smilessoftly and hugs her back. "Yeah. Like this."

"Can I please take a picture?" Hizashi asked as he fought now to coo. 

Izuku chuckles. "Sure papa."

Hizashi grinned and got out his phone. 

"Say cheesecake." He hummed. 

"Cheesecake." Izuku smiles. 

"Cheesecake?" Eri said in confusion but looks at the camera.

Hizashi chuckled and took a picture. 

"Thanks." He hummed. 

"Cat." Eri calls as Moss jumps up to cuddle between them. 

Shouta chuckled softly. Cute

Izuku grabs a cat toy and gave it to Eri so she could play with the cats. 

Eri mumbled a small thanks and played with the cat happily. 

"Breakfast will be ready in a bit." Hizashi informs. "Go shower you two. We still have school."

Shouta sighed. 

"I showered yesterday evening." He mumbled. 

"That's not acceptable Shouta." Hizashi scolded gently. 

Shouta pouted. 

"I did it after patrol though." He pointed out. 

"Go shower Shouta." Hizashi says, gently pushing his husband off the couch. 

"Noo..." Shouta mumbled. 

"Yes Shou." Hizashi chuckles fondly. "Come on."

"Why..." Shouta mumbled as he went to the bathroom. 

Izuku chuckles in amusement as he turns to Eri. "Dad is like a cat. He's scruffy and grumpy but he's a sweetheart inside. And he hates baths."

"Isn't that right Moss?" He gently boops the cat's nose. 

Moss mewed. 

"He's nice." Eri agreed. 

"He's really nice." Izuku agreed. "Unless you're a villain then he will not be nice. He's super strong."

"I'm not a villain." Eri mumbled. 

"No you're not." Izuku agreed with a nod. "That means dad will be very nice to you."

"Okay." Eri replied, cuddling the cat close. 

Izuku smiles softly at her.

Eri gently pet Moss. 

Izuku noted the horn on her head. Did it look a bit bigger than before?

If it did, Eri didn't notice. 

Izuku decided to use a quirk to check. He blinks and his eyes turned blue as he reads her information. 

He blinks again to deactivate the quirk, staring in surprise. Oh dear. 

Eri hummed happily as she pet Moss, not noticing Izuku's surprise. 

Izuku decided to file that information for later. When it's not 6am and they just woke up.

Eri looked up at him with a small smile. 

"The cats are cute." She mumbled. 

Izuku chuckles. "They are. And you know who else is cute?"

Eri shook her head, looking up at him curiously. 

Izuku smiles and gently boops her nose. "You. You're cute too."

Eri giggled softly.  

"Oh no! You're getting cuter!" Izuku says dramatically. 

Eri laughed quietly. 

Izuku falls back dramatically. "Noo... I can't handle such cuteness."

Moss paws at his head with a curious meow.

"And her faithful knight is here to finish the job!"

Eri flopped on top of him with a giggle. 

"Nooo..." Izuku groans and went limp, pretending to be dead. "I am dead now. Killed by cuteness. Put that on my grave."

"You're still talking though?" Eri pointed out. 

"You're right." Izuku says and sits up, picking Eri up as well and laughing. "Muahaha! I can't be killed! I am immortal!"

Moss meows at paws at Izuku. 

"Your faithful knight can't save you now princess!" Izuku says while looking down at the cat.

"Moss is super strong. Get him, Moss." Eri said. 

Moss meows and jumps into his lap, pawing at his chest. 

Izuku laughs and slowly falls back. "Oh no...I can't! Moss is...too strong!"

Eri giggled. 

"Alright, valiant Moss." Izuku grins and places Eri down. "You have saved your princess."

Eri cuddled Moss close. 

"Thank you, knight Moss." She giggled. 

Moss meows and purrs against her.

Izuku chuckles softly. "You have a noble knight princess Eri."

"And a cute one too." Eri said. 

The other two cats meowed up at them. 

Eri looked down at them. 

"Hi!" She greeted. 

Izuku chuckles. "The other cats are jealous Eri. They want to be loved by their princess too."

"Okay." Eri hummed. She reached over and pet one of the cats. 

Izuku smiles as they crowded her for pets. 

Eri giggled a small bit and tried to pet them all equally. 

Hizashi returns and sees Eri petting their cats. He smiles happily. 

"So fluffy..." Eri mumbled. 

"Our cats are fluffy." Hizashi agreed with a nod.

"Super fluffy." Eri hummed. 

The cats meowed at her.

"They have decided to make Eri their princess." Izuku snickered. 

Hizashi chuckled. 

"A wise decision." 

The cats meowed in agreement. 

~~~

They all ate breakfast together before getting ready for school. 

"So is Eri going to join us again or...?" Izuku asks as they walked to the school building. 

"Please can I?" Eri asked softly. 

Hizashi shrugs. "Might as well Shouta. She's comfortable around your class.'

"Alright." Shouta relented.

Eri smiled and cheered a little bit.

Izuku chuckles. "I'm just happy the classes haven't bore her."

"It's really interesting even if I don't understand a lot." Eri said.

"We need to teach her soon." Hizashi says. 

"I don't trust preschools with her." Shouta says bluntly. 

"I think Shoto's sister is a teacher." Izuku spoke up.

"You should ask him." Hizashi said.

Izuku nods. "I will."

"Can I help?" Eri asked.

Izuku smiles. "We'll see Eri."

"Okay." Eri hummed.

They reach the main building and Izuku lead Eri to his class. 

Eri followed him happily.

~~~

Shoto frowned slightly as he did his homework during lunch break.

"Hey Shoto." Izuku smiles as he walks over to his boyfriend after sending Eri to go play with Uraraka and Asui. 

Shoto looked up and smiled at Izuku.

"Hey there." He greeted.

Izuku smiles and kisses his cheek. "Can I ask you something? For help?"

Shoto flushed softly.

"Of course you can." He murmured.

"Your sister is a school teacher right?" Izuku asks. "Could she teach Eri?"

Shoto looked a bit thoughtful.

"I'll have to ask her." He replied.

Izuku nods. "If you could. And ask if she could come here because it's not safe for Eri to be enrolled at a normal school."

"I'll try my best." Shoto promised with a small smile.

"Thanks Sho." Izuku gave him a kiss as thanks. 

Shoto flushed softly and kissed back a bit.

"Hey, you're being affectionate without us." Hitoshi pouted playfully along with Neito as they walk over to Shoto's desk.

Shoto flushed brightly.

"Nobody said you can't join." He pointed out with a small smile.

"Awesome." Hitoshi says and kisses his cheek. "I was getting jealous."

Neito leaned against Shoto's desk.

"It was fun watching you get flustered though." He hummed, winking at Shoto cheekily.

Shoto flushed deeper. 

Izuku laughs. "It's not fair he's so cute and handsome at the same time."

"A typical shojo manga protagonist." Hitoshi snickered. 

Shoto flushed deeply.

"Mean." He mumbled.

Neito chuckled. "You're just proving their point."

"Exactly!" Izuku grins at him. 

Shoto pouted a bit. 

"He's getting even cuter." Neito teased with a grin. 

Izuku laughs. "He's so cute!"

Hitoshi chuckled softly. 

"Boyfiends." Shoto said with a pout. 

Neito giggled. 

Izuku laughs. "Boyfiends! I love it!"

"We love you so much, Shoto." Hitoshi hummed, hugging him with a smile. "We, your boyfiends." He giggled. 

Izuku laughs loudly at the nickname. 

Shoto pouted but he couldn't keep it up and ended up smiling. 

Neito laughed. 

"You guys love to tease me don't you?" Shoto pouted. 

"We're sorry, Shoto. It's just nice to see you display emotions." Hitoshi hummed. 

"It's good to display emotions." Shoto says in agreement. 

Hitoshi smiled at him and pressed a kiss to his cheek. 

Neito snickered. "You just apologised." 

Izuku laughs. "There was no remorse in that apology."

"That is indeed true." Neito chuckled. 

Shoto hugs Hitoshi.

Hitoshi smiled and hugged Shoto back. 

~~~

Eri walked over to her brother. Why was he cuddling with three boys? 

Izuku looks down and smiles. "Hey Eri."

"Hi." Eri greeted. 

"Why are you cuddling them?" She asked curiously. 

Izuku smiles. "They're my boyfriends."

Neito smiled down at Eri. "Monoma Neito. It's nice to meet you, Eri." He introduced himself. 

"Todoroki Shoto." Shoto greeted. 

"Shinsou Hitoshi." Hitoshi smiles at her. 

Eri stared up at them. "That's a lot of names..." She mumbled. "I'd write them down but I can't write yet." 

Izuku chuckles. "You don't have to remember all of them right away. It's okay."

"Okay." Eri said quietly. She wasn't good with so many names at once. 

Neito smiled. "It's completely alright." 

"Did you have fun Eri?" Izuku asks with a smile. 

Eri nodded. 

"They were nice." 

Izuku smiles happily. "That's good."

"Did you have fun too?" Eri asked curiously. 

Izuku smiles wider. "I did. They're really nice."

Hitoshi smiled softly. That was good to hear. 

Izuku walks over to Eri. "Do you want anything Eri? Hungry?"

"I'm a bit hungry." Eri said quietly. 

"Let's see if Lunch Rush has anything for you then." Izuku smiles and gently picks her up.

Eri cuddled into her brother. 

"Okay." She mumbled. 

Izuku walks away, waving goodbye at his boyfriends as he did so.

"Bye, Izu. Bye, Eri." Neito said with a small smile. Hitoshi waved a bit. 

"Goodbye." Shoto waves. 

"He's good looking when he's being brotherly." Neito says. 

Hitoshi chuckled. 

"You're into responsibility?" He asked. It was an amazing trait to have. 

Neito looks away with a flush. "He looks so caring." He defended. 

"True. It's adorable." Hitoshi hummed. 

~~~

Eri hummed contently as she ate her lunch. 

Izuku sits next to her enjoying his own food. 

"Hey!" Mirio waves as he walks over to them with Nejire and Tamaki behind him. 

"Hi..." Eri mumbled quietly. 

"Hey." Izuku greeted as the big three sits down at their table. 

"How are you Eri?" Mirio asks curiously 

"I'm okay." Eri replied. 

"How are you doing Togata?" Izuku asks. 

"I'm doing great!" Mirio smiles brightly. 

"How are you, Izuku?" Tamaki asked. 

"I'm fine." Izuku answers. 

"That's good." Tamaki mumbled. 

"And you?" Izuku asks. " How are you?"

"Good." Tamaki replied with a small smile. 

Nejire nodded enthusiastically. 

"You did awesome fighting that villain." Izuku praised. 

Tamaki smiled shyly. "Thanks." 

"You were awesome Tamaki!" Mirio agrees with a smile. 

Tamaki flushed softly. "Thanks." He mumbled shyly. 

Izuku smiles. "You're awesome."

"That's right!" Nejire said happily.

"Please stop." Tamaki mumbled embarrassedly.

Izuku snickered. "Never~ You deserve all the praise."

"You do." Mirio said with a smile.

Eri nodded determinedly.

Tamaki hid his face in his hands in embarrassment. 

Mirio chuckled and gave his cheek a kiss.

Tamaki blushed deeper but he was smiling. 

Eri cuddled into her brother a bit. She was happy that they'd helped save her.

"Oh yeah," Izuku perked up, one arm holding Eri close. "What are your class planning for the Culture Festival?"

Mirio smiled brightly. "We want to manage a small café." He explained. 

Izuku smiles. "Nice! What's the theme?"

"Heroes." Mirio said with a grin. 

"I like heroes." Eri mumbled. 

Izuku smiles at her. "Yeah. Heroes are awesome. I can't wait to see you guys run a cafe. What will you be doing?"

"Well, we'll make little pastries and serve them. Plus coffee." Mirio hummed. 

"And tea and milkshakes!" Nejire added brightly. 

"You should focus on the beauty contest." Tamaki reminded. 

"Oh that's right!" Nejire says in realization. 

"Beauty contest eh?" Izuku grins. "Good luck. You almost won last year."

"I know!" She whined. "But I'll win this year for sure!"

Eri smiled. 

"I hope you do. You're really pretty." She said. 

"Aw! Thank you Eri!" Nejire says brightly. 

Eri smiled. She liked making people happy. 

Izuku raises his hand and signed to Mirio as Nejire distracted Eri. "Do you think you can make some candy apples?"

Mirio smiled brightly and nodded. 

"Thank you." Izuku signed gratefully. 

Mirio smiled at him.

"No problem." He signed back.

They'll do anything for Eri. 

~~~

Class 1-A practiced diligently for the musical. Bakugo was hesitant- unwilling- to wear the costume he was given. Kirishima convinced him to wear it.

It was interesting to see how easily Kirishima managed to convince Bakugo. Nobody was complaining though.

They had fun practicing the songs Jirou had wrote, the story that was written and the dance choreography Ashido made. 

The other classes had fun watching their practises.

Izuku pouted when Neito refused to tell them what their performance will be but they said they wanted to do it before class 1-A started theirs.

"Maybe you can come watch our performance?" Neito suggested with a smile.

Izuku chuckles. "Sure. It better be good Neito. You are making us hyped up."

Neito grinned and winked at Izuku.

"You bet it will be good." He hummed.

Hitoshi smiled. He couldn't wait.

"You better pay attention to ours then." Izuku smiles. "Shoto looks good."

"Shoto always looks good." Neito threw in, making Shoto flush a bit.

"That's true." Hitoshi hummed.

Izuku chuckles. "Yeah. He does. Too bad I can't be with him for the play."

Hitoshi smiles. "Jealous?"

Neito chuckled.

"He definitely should be. I am too." He hummed.

Shoto blushed brightly. "Stop it..." He mumbled.

Hitoshi chuckles and kissed his cheek. "Sorry. You're just so handsome. We can't help it."

Shoto pouted a bit.

Izuku snickered and hugs him. "Cute Shoto."

"I'm not cute." Shoto mumbled.

"Oh yes, you're super cute." Neito hummed.

"Super duper cute." Hitoshi says in agreement. 

Neito chuckled as he nodded.

Shoto groaned in despair.

~~~

The day of the festival came and everyone was nervous and excited. 

Hitoshi leaned against a wall as he waited for Izuku and Shoto. Neito was already backstage.

"Hey." Izuku waves as he walks towards Hitoshi. Shoto follows behind him. 

Hitoshi waved back with a small smile.

"Hey."

"I wonder what Neito has planned." Izuku says as he stands next to his boyfriend. 

"I'm excited." Shoto deadpanned.

Izuku laughs. "How can you make it sound so funny?"

Shoto shrugged with a small grin.

"I can't wait to see what 1-B has planned." Hitoshi says as they waited with the crowd. 

Shoto nodded.

"Neito was so secretive about it."

"It's probably something big." Hitoshi hums thoughtfully. 

Shoto nodded in agreement.

The lights dimmed on stage and everyone went quiet in anticipation. 

It wasn't easy to see due to the curtains still not drawn but then the crowd heard rhythmic thumping. 

"Whoa~"

Hitoshi stared at the curtain curiously.

The thumping continued along with the chant, building up suspense in the crowd. 

Then, a familiar shadow came from behind the curtains. Neito stood with his back to the crowd, legs spread and arms forward. His smooth voice clear and crisps from the speakers. 

"Ladies and gents this is the moment you've waited for.
(Whoa~)"

"It certainly is." Hitoshi whispered.

Izuku stares, entranced as he listens to Neito sing. 

"Been searching in the dark, your sweat soaking through the floor.
(Whoa~)
And buried in your bones there's an ache that you can't ignore. 
Taking your breath,
Stealing your mind,
And all that's real is left behind~"

Neito turns and walks out from behind the curtains with his signature charming smile. He's wearing a tuxedo with two long coattails, a light blue shirt underneath, white gloves and a cane in hand. 

He walks around on stage, spinning the cane skillfully as he sings. 

"Don't fight it, it's coming for you running at you.
It's only this moment don't care what you're after.
Your fever dream, can't you see it getting closer?
Just surrender cause you feel that feeling taking over!"

"Fuck, he's hot." Hitoshi whispered. 

Shoto nodded. He stared at Neito. Damnnn. 

Izuku could only nod in agreement as he watches Neito turn around, facing the crowd with his arms held out and his smile wide. 

"Its fire it's freedom it's flooding open!
It's a preacher in the pulpit and you'll find devotion!
There's something breaking at the brick of every wall, it's holding! 
All that you know~!
So tell me do you wanna go?!"

The curtains are drawn and the rest of class 1-B came from the sides, dancing and doing tricks with their own unique costumes. 

Rin Hiryu sends out multiple scales into the air and hit the small balloons they had placed, exploding it and releasing confetti raining over them. 

Kendo smiles as she enlarged her hands and used it to do push herself off the ground and flip in the air. She grabs onto one of the floating horns from Tsunotori, flying through the air. 

"Awesome..." Shoto mumbled, staring in awe. 

Hitoshi smiled. 

Neito grins as his class joins in on his singing, his right hand starting to glow with a quirk. Copying Izuku's trick, he sends out a mist of pure colour into the air. Illusion. 

"Where it's covered in all the coloured lights!
Where the runaways are running the night!
Impossible come true!"

Neito winks at the crowd as he bows slightly forward. 

"Intoxicating you!
(Oh! This is the greatest show!)"

Neito steps back a little, tilting backwards dramatically. Green vines form under him, carrying him up into the air as he stands over the crowd. His classmates dancing around the pillar as he waves his hand to send more mist of colour around them. The stage shining similarly to the northern lights.

"We light it up we won't come down!
(And the sun can't stop us now!)
Watching it come true!
It's taking over you!
(Oh! This is the greatest show!)"

Shoto smiled. Neito and his class were going all out. Amazing.

"Wow..." Hitoshi mumbled.

The music shifts as the class sings. Neito sliding down the pillar gracefully with a grin, landing skillfully. 

"(Whoa!)
Colossal we come these renegade in the ring!
(Whoa!)
Where the lost gets found in the crown of the circus king!"

Neito spins around as his class danced and jumped around and above him, weaving through multiple quirks and movements gracefully. 

"Don't fight it, Its coming for you, running at you!
It's only this moment don't care what comes after!
It's blinding, outshining everything that you know!
Just surrender cause you're calling and you want to go!"

Neito opens his hands and danced around, colourful bubbles of different shapes forming out of his hands and flying into the air. His classmates taking a few and forming them, throwing them around in the air.

"(Where it's covered in all the coloured lights!
Where the runaway are running the night!
Watching it come true!)
It's taking over you!
(Oh! This is the greatest show!)
We light it up we won't come down!
(And the sun can't stop us now!)
Watching it come true!
It's taking over you!
(Oh! This is the greatest show!)"

The audience cheered as they watched in awe.

Neito smiles as he spins, the bubbles transforming into various shapes. Some transformed into stars, others into schools of fish. Each one dancing alongside his classmates. 

There's even a whale swimming around in the air over the crowd as Neito controlled the illusion to move. 

"Its everything you ever want.
It's everything you ever need.
And it's here right in front of you.
This is where you want to be."

Neito smiles at the crowd as the animals floated over them. Cats running around. Birds flying overhead in patterns. Dolphins jumping around and swimming speedily. 

"Its everything you ever want!
It's everything you ever need!
And it's here right in front of you!
This is where you want to be~!"

Kendo slides in next to him with a bright smile to sing. 

"This is where you want to be!"

"That's really impressive.." Hitoshi mumbled as he stared up at the animals. Controlling so many at once... Wow.

"It's actually not that hard." Izuku replies as he smiles at the colourful animals. "But it's impressive nonetheless. Neito..."

The class continues to sing as Neito entertained everyone. He walks over back to the pillar and let himself be pulled inside, rising upwards thanks to Shiozaki. 

"(We light it up we won't come down!
And the sun can't stop us now!
Watching it come true,
It's taking over you!)"

Neito stands on top of the pillar and sings loudly, forming an illusion of butterflies flying from behind him. 

"This is the greatest show!"

"He's amazing." Shoto sighed. If it was possible, his eyes would have likely turned into hearts.

"He sure is." Hitoshi hummed.

"(Where it's covered in all the coloured lights!
Where the runaway are running the night!
Impossible come true!)
Intoxicating you!
(Oh! This is the greatest show!)"

Neito slides down and the vines catches him, rising him back up as his spreads his arms. 

"We light it up we won't come down!"

The class sang together. 

"(And the walls can't stop us now!)
Watching it come true!
 It's taking over you!"

Kendo smiles as she rose up next to him. 

"Oh! This is the greatest show!"

Neito smiles at her as they sang together. 

"Cause everything you want is right in front of you!
And you see the impossible right in front for you!
And the walls can't stop us-!"

"(Now~) Now!
Yeah!

(Oh! This is the greatest show!)"

The class began to move all at once, moving around the pillar as all of the animals circled around with them. Singing, dancing, moving with the beat as the song reaches crescendo. 

Finally everything stills for a moment to show the class standing on their own pillars around the main one with Neito on top. Arms out and chest forward as they sang. The illusions spread out around them as they sang the final lyrics, the UA logo above all of them shining brightly.

"This is the greatest show!"

The crowd went wild, cheering loudly.

Izuku smiles brightly as he stares at Neito who is breathing heavily with exertion but has a smile on his face. 

"Fuck. I am congratulating him later." He promised. 

"Same. He was absolutely amazing." Hitoshi agreed.

Shoto gave Neito a thumbs up.

Class 1-B gave a bow to everyone before the curtains closed. 

Izuku tugged Hitoshi's and Shoto's hands. "Come on. Let's go prepare for our own performance."

"Yup. Let's go." Hitoshi agreed. 

All three of them went backstage and met up with their classmates. Ashido ushered them into costumes to get ready. 

Hitoshi chuckled.

"We have enough time."

"It's better to be prepared beforehand!" Iida says while putting in his costume. 

"True. I will die of fluster." Shoto said.

Izuku laughs as he picks up his costume. "You'll do fine. I've seen your poker face."

"Which always disappears when we fluster him." Hitoshi reminded.

Izuku laughs. "Maybe they shouldn't have picked us as the main characters."

"Well it's too late now!" Ashido says and pushes Izuku. "Now go change!"

"I'm going! Im going!"

Hitoshi giggled softly.

~~~

The curtain opens and it shows a scene of a castle with trees and a rocks. 

The castle looked quite destroyed though.

"The year is xxxx. The world we find ourselves in is one filled with magic and mystical creatures. Our main character, prince Shinsou lost his kingdom long ago and is visiting the ruins of his home with his fiancé."

Izuku grins from backstage and breathes out a mist that changes shape and colour. Suddenly the stage looked less fake and much more realistic. The clouds floating by. The dirt road stretching far and wide, reaching the mountains and the castle stretched high. 

The crowd gasped in awe.

Hitoshi stepped onto the stage and started to sing. 

"I used to rule the world
Seas would rise when I gave the word
Now in the morning I sleep alone
Sweep the streets I used to own"

As he walked, the scene changed with him. Like a camera, the path moved with him, showing the ruins around the castle. The empty streets, old houses, rubble and scattered armour left abandoned. The Prince, and the audience, looked around at the once beautiful place. Now left as rubble. 

"I used to roll the dice
Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes
Listen as the crowd would sing
Now the old king is dead, long live the king

One minute I held the key
Next the walls were closed on me
And I discovered that my castles stand
Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand"

Hitoshi sang, conveying the deep sadness inside of him.

Izuku breathed out more mist, transforming it into translucent vague shapes of people. Like ghosts running through the streets. Children playing. Adults laughing and talking. Animals roaming. 

Now ghosts of the past. A whisper. 

Hitoshi reached out as if to touch one of the ghost-like creatures but it disappeared as soon as he came close.

"I hear Jerusalem bells a-ringing
Roman cavalry choirs are singing
Be my mirror, my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field
For some reason I can't explain
Once you'd gone there was never
Never an honest word
And that was when I ruled the world"

He turns and was faced with an army of soldiers. Their faces blurry and their bodies vague. Awaiting command to fight from their ruler. 

They disappeared into the air like mist. 

"It was a wicked and wild wind
Blew down the doors to let me in
Shattered windows and the sound of drums
People couldn't believe what I'd become"

As Hitoshi sang, some of the ghosts stared at him in shock or disappointment.

There was a ghost of a building, crumbling away as people ran in fear. A dark shadow casted over them, chasing the people and destroying everything. It's shape monstrous and vague. 

Shinsou did nothing but stare as the ghosts are attacked. Turning into mist as the shadows touched it. The scene similar to a war zone. 

"Revolutionaries wait
For my head on a silver plate
Just a puppet on a lonely string
Oh, who would ever want to be king?"

He looks up as a dark shadow stops in front of him. Misty and clouded with dark green eyes. It towered over him threateningly, staring down with acid green eyes. 

Hitoshi didn't look scared though. Not anymore. He seemed indifferent. This had been a long time ago.

"I hear Jerusalem bells a-ringing
Roman cavalry choirs are singing
Be my mirror, my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field
For some reason I can't explain
I know St. Peter won't call my name
Never an honest word
But that was when I ruled the world"

The shadow disappeared into the mist as did all the other ghosts. Now left are the rubble and ruins of a kingdom. 

He looks down at a dented dusty helmet on the ground, discarded next to a broken sword. 

"Ohh..."

Hitoshi sang softly as he nudged the helmet with his shoe.

"Hear Jerusalem bells a-ringing
Roman cavalry choirs are singing
Be my mirror, my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field
For some reason I can't explain
I know St. Peter won't call my name
Never an honest word
But that was when I ruled the world"

He trailed off as the song ended.

Wind blew gently, brushing over his wild purple hair. 

A hand landed on his shoulder and he turns around, seeing his fiance- Shoto- look at him knowingly, offering support. 

Hitoshi smiled sadly.

"Let's go." He mumbled.

Shoto smiles softly and they both turn around to start walking back. They met up with two knights- Kaminari and Sero- who bowed at them to escort them back to their kingdom. 

Hitoshi smiled a bit as he walked through the castle.

A servant waved at him. "The wedding tomorrow will be beautiful!" They said.

Hitoshi blushes and waves back. "Thanks. I hope so."

"We can't wait for that day to come!" Another servant says excitedly 

"Me too." Hitoshi agreed. 

"To finally marry prince Todoroki after such a long time together." One of the servants sighed happily.

Hitoshi chuckles and nods as he walks down the halls. He had to agree. Shoto had been very cold at first but he's a sweetheart deep down.

"Please tell us the story of how you met again?" One of the servants asked.

Hitoshi chuckles and nods. "Sure. It started when I left my kingdom."

Izuku blew more mist. Hitoshi waves his hand with it and a ghost like shadow of himself appeared in the halls. He looked different. More roughed up. Tired. 

"I met Shoto while on my journey to find a way to bring back my kingdom."

A white horse appeared with the Prince on top. Both of them stared at each other. 

"He was ordered to find himself by going on a journey. As it was his legacy."

Ghost Shoto stares down at Hitoshi from his horse. Ghost Hitoshi moved as if he was talking to the Prince. 

"I told him about my goal. My search and my quest. I asked if he wanted to join me. He agreed."

Both of them start walking away together. 

"That's the start of our adventure."

"And then you fell in love, right?" Ashido who was dressed up as a maid asked excitedly.

Hitoshi rubs the back of his neck while looking away, staring at the ghosts. "Not exactly."

The image shifted to Hitoshi and Shoto arguing with each other, waving their arms and yelling. 

"We didn't get along that well. I was too sassy for him and he was too cold for me. We argued a lot back then."

It changed to both of them pointing at the opposite direction and glaring at each other, a map between them. 

"Where to go."

It changed to Hitoshi pointing at a mountain and Shoto pointing at a valley. 

"What to do."

It changed again to Shoto and Hitoshi arguing over a campfire in a cave.

"How to do it. We weren't compatible."

It changed again to Hitoshi laying on the ground leaning against a rock, his side red and bleeding with Shoto over him, bandaging his would. 

"But we had each other's backs."

The image changed to a battle where Shoto is holding off a group of shadowy figures. One came up behind him and Hitoshi knocked them away. 

"That's so adorable." Ashido sighed. "So you slowly learned to see past your differences and fell in love?"

Hitoshi smiles softly as he stares at the image of both of them standing in front of one another. "Yeah."

It changed and they're lying on their backs looking up at the stars. "We shared stories. Secrets. We trusted one another. We bonded in those years together. Met some...interesting allies along the way."

It changed again. This time Shoto and Hitoshi stared up at a big red Dragon with someone standing on top of it. 

The figure looked like Bakugo.

"And now you're getting married. So romantic." Hagakure sighed.

Hitoshi smiles. "Yeah. I really am lucky he thinks I'm worth it."

Uraraka smiled.

"Funny. I heard prince Todoroki exactly the same." She said.

Hitoshi looks away and covers half his face with his hand. "Shut up."

"You two are perfect for each other." Ashido said happily.

"Thanks." Hitoshi smiles and looks out the window, seeing the blue sky and birds flying past. 

He turns back to the maids. "I have to go. I have to meet with our wedding planner. The wedding is in three days after all."

The maids smiled.

"Good luck." They wished him.

"Thanks." Hitoshi waves at them goodbye before he walks away. 

He has a happy smile on his face as he walks. He's getting married in three days. 

"And so our hero walks to the wedding planner."

Hitoshi smiles as he opens the door and walks through. He suddenly gasps as shadows crawled over to him. 

"Wait- no- how-?!" He exclaimed and shuts his eyes as the shadow engulfed him.

The shadow dismissed into smoke and the hero is gone. 

"Unfortunately, his plan was cut short as something evil infiltrated the peaceful kingdom."

~~~

The curtains are drawn and it shows two large doors. 

Izuku exhaled more mist and the scene changed into the front of a castle. Bakugo scowled as he walks towards the door. 

"Why am I going to this stupid wedding?!" He asks his companion, a red hair with sharp teeth. 

Kirishima grinned. 

"Because we were invited. And there will be tons of great food. Not to mention that our friends are getting married." He reminded. 

"They're not my friends!" Bakugo exploded angrily with a scowl. "And it's not going to be fun! Everyone here is stuffy and acting high and mighty!"

"We can congratulate them, raid the buffet and go." Kirishima suggested. 

Bakugo went silent for a moment before he scoffed. "Fine."

He knocks on the door hard, shaking the wooden door. 

It opened after a moment. 

The door opens and a knight looks over them. 

"State your business!" Iida says. 

"We're invited to the wedding." Kirishima said. 

"And who are you?" Iida asks with a frown. 

Bakugo scoffed. "Barbarian King Bakugo Katsuki! This idiot is my dragon, Kirishima Eijirou."

"Hey! That's not nice." Kirishima reprimanded. 

"Ah! Bakugo and Kirishima!" Iida says with a nod. "You two are the VIPs. Come inside. I'll take you to your rooms."

"Good." Bakugo says and follows the knight. "He's shiny. Everything here hurts my eyes."

"I like shiny things." Kirishima threw in. 

"Don't take anything." Bakugo scolded. 

Kirishima pouted. 

"But it looks so pretty." He mumbled. 

"If you want anything shiny ask the king later." Bakugo rolled his eyes. 

"Alright." Kirishima said. 

Iida lead them to their rooms. "Here you are. The Prince would like you meet with you during dinner. A servant will come and get you at seven."

"Alright." Kirishima agreed. 

Bakugo scoffed and rolled his eyes. 

"I'll leave you two to settle down." Iida says and leaves. 

"Stick in the mud." Bakugo muttered. 

"Don't be mean." Kirishima mumbled.

"I could be pillaging thieves and bandits instead of being stuck here." Bakugo complained and pushed the doors opened. His face twisted at the smell. "Ugh. It smells like flowers in here."

"I do have to admit that that would be more fun." Kirishima agreed.

"Glad you agree." Bakugo threw himself on the bed. "At least this is nice."

Kirishima nodded.

"It looks way too fancy though." He said.

"Just pile the pillows and blankets on the floor." Bakugo grumbled into the matress. 

"Good idea." Kirishima replied.

Bakugo grumbled and threw pillows at Kirishima. 

Kirishima caught the pillow with a grin.

The curtains closed and the scene changed. 

~~~

Izuku exhaled mist onto the stage and it changed into a dining room with a long grand table, a chandelier, a carpet and a large banquet. Shoto, Bakugo and Kirishima are already at the table. 

The only one who was missing was the main character. Prince Shinsou. 

Bakugo scowled impatiently as his companion praised the chef- Satou- for his cooking. "Where is he?!"

"He's a bit busy." Shoto says calmly. "Wedding preparation takes time and it's stressful."

"Do you always have food this amazing?" Kirishima asked. 

Shoto nods. "Our chef is very respected and our produce is grown here."

Satou nods with a smile. 

"That's amazing." Kirishima hummed. 

Bakugo looked unimpressed as he looks out the window. Even the sky is too bright. 

"When is he coming?!" He asks while Satou gave Kirishima a large pallet of chicken and beef. 

"I am not sure." Shoto replied. "He should be here soon." 

"But even prince Todoroki slowly started to worry. Where was his fiancé?" 

The doors slammed opened and Hitoshi walks in with a frown. He doesn't look happy. 

"Shoto honey," he calls and stands next to the Prince, looking into his eyes. "I changed the suit I'm wearing. It doesn't really fit me. I hope you don't mind."

Shoto looked at him in confusion. 

"But you loved it so much?" He pointed out. 

Hitoshi smiles at him, looking into his eyes. "Yeah but I've decided to change it a little. I wanted things to be perfect for you."

His eyes shone and Shoto stares for a moment before smiling and nodding. 

"Shoto decided not to question it further and they commenced with their meal." 

Hitoshi sits down and stares at Bakugo and Kirishima. "And who might you be?"

"Hah?!" Bakugo scowled. "You invited us braindead."

Kirishima frowned.

"Bakugo and Kirishima immediately noted that something was wrong."

"Don't you remember them?" Shoto asks. "Barbarian King Bakugo Katsuki and his dragon, Kirishima Eijirou."

Hitoshi stares at them for a moment before he chuckles. "Right. Sorry. I keep forgetting things lately."

Bakugo's eyes narrowed. "Right..."

"Anyways," Hitoshi waves him off and smiles at Shoto. "What are we having honey?"

Kirishima frowned worriedly.

"We discussed that yesterday." Shoto reminded.

Hitoshi blinks before he smiles at him, eyes shining. "Sorry, I forgot. Can you remind me?"

"Sure." Shoto agreed easily. "We agreed on a small buffet."

"Right." Hitoshi nods in understanding. "Thank you Shoto."

Bakugo stares at him. "What is up with you braindead?"

Hitoshi frowns at him. "Please call me Prince Shinsou instead of using insults."

"Up until now you didn't have a problem." Bakugo scoffed.

"Is it wrong to get used to the title now that I'm marrying my soon to be husband?" Hitoshi asks casually. 

Bakugo scoffed.

"You should go on another adventure. You've gotten pretentious."

Hitoshi frowns a little. He wanted to say something but held his tongue. "So, Barbarian King. What have you done lately?"

"Robbed robbers, what else?" Bakugo grumbled.

"Is that all?" Hitoshi asks. 

"He's done a lot of good lately." Shoto says. "The surrounding villages are safer now with his help."

"I suppose." Hitoshi nodded. "His dragon, Kirishama? He is a useful creature."

Kirishima glared at Hitoshi. What the hell?!

"Don't refer to my companion as a creature." Bakugo growled.

"And that was when they were certain something was wrong. Prince Shinsou knew exactly how much Kirishima despised being called a creature."

Hitoshi tilts his head a little, unconcerned. 

"My apologies then." He says half heartedly. 

"They knew something is wrong. Very very wrong."

~~~

The scene changed back to the bedroom where Bakugo laid on the bed staring at the ceiling and Kirishima sitting in his makeshift nest. 

"I don't get it." Kirishima mumbled. "It's as if he's lost all his memories."

"If it was just his memories I wouldn't be concerned." Bakugo frowns. "His personality is out of whack. He hates titles. Ever since he lost his kingdom."

Kirishima sighed.

"Something's wrong. And Shoto didn't even seem to notice."

Bakugo frowns in thought. "Did you notice braindead looking into halfy's eyes?"

Kirishima frowned slightly.

"I did." He agreed. "There was that weird shine."

"That has to be magic." Bakugo frowns. "And braindead can't do that type of magic. Kiri."

He sits up to stare at his companion. "I want you to do something for me."

Kirishima looked up at him.

"Yes?" He asked.

"I want you to tail braindead." Bakugo says seriously. "Transform into your smaller dragon form, and trail him. Find out what is going on here. I'll ask around the castle."

Kirishima nodded.

"I'll do my best." He promised.

"I know you will." Bakugo says dismissively and laid back down. 

Kirishima curled up in his nest a bit.

"Night came uneasy for them as they contemplate what to do with Prince Shinsou's odd behavior."

~~~

Izuku exhaled mist as the curtain is drawn, showing Bakugo in the hallway with Kirishima by his side.

"You know what to do." He says quietly. 

Kirishima nodded. It looked like he turned into a tiny dragon.

Bakugo checked the halls before nodding to Kirishima. 

Kirishima nodded back and flew away.

Bakugo watched him leave before he starts walking. 

"Both of them part ways to begin searching for answers in the castle."

"Kirishima was the first one to get some answers. Though they only made more questions pop up.

The scene changed into a different hallway that has a door. The small dragon landed and peeked inside the door, seeing the kitchen where he could see Satou and Prince Shinsou talking. 

Satou was giving Prince Shinsou little pieces of cake to let him test the flavours.

Shinsou tasted the flavours and gave a forced grin. "I love it. The red one is....delicious."

Satou nodded.

"I have some others as well." He said.

"Cook Satou wrote off the absence of Prince Shinsou's normally cheerful attitude due to the stress he was most likely under."

"Its...fine." Shinsou smiles forcefully. "I think the red one is the best."

Satou nodded.

"I have various treats for you to try to see whether they're good enough for the guests."

"Um sure." Shinsou says. "But please make it quick. I have places to be."

Satou nodded.

"As Kirishima watched, Prince Shinsou's normally mild temper flared quite often."

Shinsou scowled when Satou would turn around and force a grin back when he turns. 

He picks up one of the tarts and takes a bit, grimacing a little. "Its too sweet."

Satou frowned.

"But you requested for them to be extra sweet." He reminded.

Shinsou frowns. "I change my mind. Make it less sweet."

Satou looked at the dozens of tarts he'd already made.

Shinsou frowns and moves forward, staring into Satou's eyes as his own shone. 

"I'm sure you can make more, can't you?"

"Y-yes. Of course."

Shinsou smiles sinisterly and steps away. "Good. Throw out the rest of those tarts. I'll leave the rest to you. And make sure that cake is at least five stories tall."

Kirishima frowned.

"Kirishima noticed that something had to be very wrong. Through their adventures together, he'd learned that Prince Shinsou despised throwing food away or having too much made.

It was a drastic change to the Prince he knew from their adventures."

Shinsou turns around to leave and Kirishima flew away, hiding behind a curtain as Shinsou walks out the door.

The Prince walks away down the halls and the small dragon follows him silently. 

"Kirishima had no idea what to think. Had all the time in the castle changed Prince Shinsou? Or was this an imposter?"

He follows Shinsou to a room as the Prince walks inside. He slipped between the doors and found himself in the dressing room where three tailors are working on his suit.

"How is it coming along?" Shinsou asks 
Yaoyurozu, Aoyama, and Asui.

"We're nearly done."

Shinsou looks at his suit. It's black with brilliant gold engravings on the sleeves and back with small gemstones on it.

He nods. "Its acceptable."

"The finest silk and gemstones, as your request." Aoyama bows. 

"It took a while to make but I hope it suits your needs Shinsou." Yaoyurozu says.

"Prince Shinsou." Shinsou reminded. 

Kirishima frowned.

"My apologies, Prince Shinsou." Yaoyorozu corrected herself.

Shinsou nods and looks at the crown on the pedestal. It's gold with purple amethyst, red rubies and white diamonds. 

"Despite having stated not to want to wear a crown, the Prince had requested it at the last second."

Shinsou nods. "You did adequate."

"And his way of talking had changed too. Normally he'd praise them and thank them."

"I'll leave you to it." Shinsou says and leaves. Kirishima follows him, barely going through the door without pinning his tail.

He managed to swallow any exclamation of shock that would have given him away.

He looks at Shinsou and follows him. 

Unfortunately after the Prince passed the third door he wasn't able to get past without turning back into his human form. He lost the Prince. 

"Great." Kirishima sighed. "At least I found out something."

He turns around and walks away. 

~~~

The scene changed again and this time it's Bakugo talking to the maids, Uraraka and Ashido.

"What's up with Prince braindead?" He asks bluntly. 

Uraraka frowned.

"We have no idea." She replied.

"He just started to change." Ashido says. "A few days ago he was super excited for his wedding! He's probably nervous. It is coming up soon."

"How much change?" Bakugo asks. 

"Uh.. He went from happy engaged person who is nice to everyone to heartless ruler in two days." Uraraka said.

"He said he's practicing and getting used to his new position." Ashido explained. "I get it. Being king of an entire kingdom is hard. Maybe he wants to make sure our kingdom won't become like his."

Uraraka frowned. 

"I'm not buying it." She said. 

Ashido turns to her. "But what else could explain it? People act differently when stressed."

"Maybe he's an... Imposter." Uraraka whispered. 

Ashido frowns. "How could Shinsou be an imposter? There's no way anyone could get into the castle. Its protected by magic."

Uraraka shrugged. 

"I'm not a spy. How would I know." She replied. 

Bakugo frowns. "And what about halfy?"

"He's weirdly compliant. And frequently gets headaches." Uraraka replied. 

"Maybe it's the stress?" Ashido suggested. 

"I'm not sure. Normally he enjoys confrontations when he's stressed." Uraraka pointed out. 

Bakugo grunted. "Whatever. When did it start? Two days ago?"

"Yeah." Uraraka agreed. 

"Why?" Ashido asked curiously. 

Bakugo scoffed. "Braindead is more annoying than usual. I'm just getting to bottom of why. He owes me and Kiri gold for this."

"When you find anything out, please tell us." Ashido said. 

"We'll see." Bakugo said as the doors opened and he raised his arm out, a small red dragon landing on it. "I'm going to my room. Don't bother me unless it's time for food."

"Alright." Uraraka agreed. 

Bakugo opens the door and walks away. 

~~~

The scene changed to the bedroom where the barbarian walks inside and closed the door. His dragon dropping down onto the floor and changing back to Kirishima. 

"So?" Bakugo asks. 

"Shinsou has been behaving weird for around two days. His cheery and nice attitude is completely gone and he's a stern jerk now." Kirishima explained. 

Bakugo frowns and crossed his arms. "What did you see?"

"He was mean to the cook and made him do everything all over again." Kirishima explained. 

"The food?" Bakugo asks gaining a nod.

"Also, he insists on being called Prince. And he wants to wear a crown." Kirishima explained.

Bakugo frowns deeper. "Something is up. Keep tailing him Kiri. I have a bad feeling about all of this. Tomorrow I'm finding halfy."

Kirishima nodded in agreement.

~~~

Kirishima frowned as he snuck around the castle.

He is in his small dragon form as he tries to find Shinsou. He stuck to the walls and shadows. His red scales blending into the dark. 

He started singing in a hushed tone.

"I curse the day that I moved across the way from you
Goodbye normal hello neighbor
I barely unpacked and there goes the neighborhood
I'm obsessed with your behavior

What am I doing inside your house?
I should be sleeping not creeping around"

He perks up when he sees Shinsou walking down the halls at night. He keeps looking over his shoulder searching for someone. 

Gotcha.

"What did you bury?
Why're you so scary?
None of this feel alright
I gotta know"

He flies silently after Shinsou as the Prince walks. Shinsou opens a door and Kirishima slipped through. 

"So tell me please what are you hiding?
What do you have under a lock and key?
Can't help myself 'cause I keep trying
To figure out the secrets that you keep
I am addicted, what have I become?
This isn't me but I just gotta know
What are you hiding?
So tell me please"

Kirishima sang lowly as he followed Prince Shinsou.

Shinsou turns a couple of hallways, walking down a flight of stairs. 

Kirishima snuck after him.

"Your house is so bizzare
Why do you have prison bars?
Is there someone trapped in your room?
Yeah you send my mind
On a roller coaster ride
Now I'm stuck on you like glue"

He follows Shinsou as the Prince passed a few maids and gave a wave with a smile on his face. 

Kirishima frowned.

"Can I be jumping to conclusions?
Could all this really be inside my head?"

Shinsou then opens a door that looked a bit old. Like an older part of the castle. Kirishima slipped through and noted how dark it was.

Shinsou opens his hand and a small green flame lit up. He kept walking down the stairs. 

"Heartbeat is racing
What's in the basement?
I'm breaking through the door
I gotta know"

Kirishima sang as he followed.

Shinsou turns a few times as he walks down the maze of stone hallways. 

After ten turns, Kirishima was aware that he'd be hopelessly lost without Shinsou.

"So tell me please what are you hiding?
What do you have under a lock and key?
Can't help myself 'cause I keep trying
To figure out the secrets that you keep
I am addicted, what have I become?
This isn't me but I just gotta know
What are you hiding?
So tell me, so tell me please, please"

Shinsou stops in front of a door and presses his free hand towards it, green veins spreading across the doors. 

There is a click and Shinsou pushed the doors open. He walks inside and Kirishima slipped through the slit. 

He peered into the darkness.

"So tell me please what are you hiding?
What do you have under a lock and key?
Can't help myself 'cause I keep trying
To figure out the secrets that you keep
I am addicted, what have I become?
This isn't me but I just gotta know
What are you hiding?"

Shinsou walks towards another door, a dim light shining from underneath the door. The pushed a key inside and unlocked it.

"So tell me please
What are you hiding?
I gotta know
What are you hiding?
So tell me please, please, please
What are you hiding?
What are you hiding?
I gotta know
What are you hiding?"

Kirishima stopped singing when the door was opened.

Shinsou walks inside and the Dragon slipped inside. There's a small room made completely out of stone and there's metal bars. 

A dungeon?

Shinsou grins as he stops in front of a cell. "How do you like this cell?"

Hitoshi glared up at the imposter, roughed up and bruised. His mouth muzzled and his arms chained. 

Kirishima blinked. Two Shinsous?!

"So he really is an imposter, Kirishima thought."

Shinsou chuckles at the glare Hitoshi gave him. 

"What's with that look?" Shinsou asks in amusement. "Aren't you happy."

Hitoshi balled his fists.

Shinsou smirks. "Your new castle is really nice. Fancy. And your servants are a little too friendly but skilled. That's the only redeeming quality anyway."

Hitoshi growled lowly.

Shinsou grins widely. "Well, your guest seems to be very suspicious of me."

He spun around and shot a fireball at Kirishima, hitting him dead on and everything went black. 

~~~

Kirishima winced in pain as he slowly woke up. He tried to rub his head but there was just a rattling noise and he couldn't move.

His eyes widened and he looks down, finding chains covering his body and holding him to the wall. 

"Wakey wakey little creature." Shinsou grins from his spot leaning against the wall. 

Kirishima growled. That asshole.

First he chained him up and now he antagonised him.

Shinsou laughs and pushed himself off the wall, walking around the room slowly. "I honestly shouldn't be surprised. I'm not exactly miss prissy like purple here."

Hitoshi glares. 

Kirishima snapped his jaws at the fake Shinsou.

Shinsou smirks. "Oh how easy you fell into my trap. Both of you. Why'd you think I came here little dragon? I can't let you tell my plans to your trainer."

Kirishima growled lowly.

Shinsou smirks. "Its so easy to trick everyone too. Just because I look the same."

The music starts as he walks around the room. 

"I'm not the damsel in distress." 

He grins at them with a wink. 

"I'm not your girlfriend or the frightened princess." He poses mockingly, grinning at the last part. 

"I'm not a little bird who needs your help to fly.
Nope..... "

Fire forms around him and when it disappeared, a villain stood. Wild curly green hair, green eyes and freckles.

Izuku smiles at them. 

"I'm the bad guy."

Kirishima hissed at him and tried to spit some fire. 

He couldn't make anything more than a sputter. 

The villain grins widely, waving his hand and created dark shadows around him, growing into vague shapes. 

"All these former villains that you see...
Each of them with shaking knees has knelt before me.
So I'm not your teammate or your partner in crime.
What am I, boys?!
-He's the bad guy..-"

Hitoshi scoffed at him. 

The villain smirks as he moves around, brandishing powerful magic as he makes fire around him and electricity in the air  

He opens his hand and smirks at the ball of flame in his hand. 

"Oh, it's magic
To watch a planet
Shrivel up and die..."

He clenched his hand, putting out the flame. He spun around happily. 

"Oh, it's thrillin'
To be a villain.
I destroy their homes and then I watch them cry..."

He stands next to a smokey illusion of Shoto and smirks. He turns his sinister grin at them and they stared. 

"CUZ I'M THE BAD GUY!"

The music ended.

Kirishima released a puff of smoke in indignation.

The villain laughs. "Oh poor thing. You don't even know who I am do you?"

He smirks at Hitoshi. "He knows. I was the one who destroyed his home."

Kirishima growled lowly. So it was this asshole?!

Hitoshi scowls under his muzzle. 

The villain laughs and turns around. "Then let me tell you who you are."

He turns back into Shinsou and turns around to grin with glowing toxic green eyes. 

"I'm Midoriya Izuku. King of darkness. And I'll be sure to destroy this place the same way I did to poor Shinsou's kingdom."

Kirishima tried to shake free of the chains to launch himself at the imposter.

Izuku laughs at his attempts. "Too bad I can't do anything about your trainer. But if he learns his place, maybe I won't do anything to him."

Kirishima growled lowly.

Izuku smirks, changing his eyes to purple and walking away. "See you."

Kirishima struggled with a hiss.

He couldn't do anything but struggle and hiss as the imposter runs away. 

Kirishima looked over to the real Hitoshi. 

He has his head down and fighting back tears. 

Kirishima tried to make a comforting sound. 

Hitoshi sniffled and looks up at him tearfully. His fiance. His Shoto. 

"Kirishima wants to tell Prince Shinsou that everything would be alright. But in his dragon form he can't communicate." 

They tilted their head down in despair. 

The scene changed again. 

Bakugo frowns as he paced in his room. Kirishima should be back by now. Where is he? 

"That night, Bakugo got barely any sleep due to his dragon being missing." 

~~~

Bakugo scowls as he walks down the halls. He needs to find Shoto. Something is wrong. 

He slams the doors open where Shoto is in the middle of changing into his tuxedo. 

"Halfy!" Bakugo scowls. 

Shoto looked up. 

"Yes?" He asked. 

Bakugo opens his mouth to respond but then the doors opened. 

Shinsou frowns as he stares at them. "Hello Bakugo. Shoto dear, can I talk to you for a moment?"

Shoto smiled softly. 

"Sure." He agreed. 

"I was talking-" Bakugo scowls at him. 

"It won't take long." Shinsou says with a smile and walks over to Shoto. He takes his arm and walks into the room, closing the door behind him. 

Bakugo frowns and walks over to it, listening in.

"What did you want to talk about, Toshi?" Shoto asked. 

"Why didn't you wear the badge I gave you?" Shinsou frowns as he crossed his arms. 

"I didn't think you wanted anything to do with your old kingdom." Shoto said softly. 

"It would be wrong to forget the past Shoto." Shinsou frowns. 

Shoto frowned worriedly. 

"Prince Todoroki knows exactly that Prince Shinsou hated his past. He is not buying that." 

"Hitoshi," he says softly. "Are you-"

He winced and held his head in pain, shaking his head. 

"Having headaches again?" Hitoshi asks. 

"Yeah." Shoto mumbled. 

"Don't worry honey. I'll fix it for you." Shinsou says and raises his hand, pressing it to Shoto's head. Shoto winced before his eyes went blank. 

Bakugo's eyes widened from the crack of the door. 

"Brainwashing." 

Bakugo stares in shock as Shinsou stepped back. 

"Feel better now Shoto?" Shinsou asks and Shoto stands up with a nod, eyes blank. 

Bakugo steps back. 

This was bad. 

"One thing repeated in Bakugo's head. Where was Kirishima?"

Shinsou turns around and Bakugo fled before he could open the door. 

"Bakugo?" Shoto calls in confusion as the barbarian king ran. 

Bakugo didn't look back. 

~~~

"The next few hours, Bakugo spent locked in his room, trying to come up with a plan. Kirishima had to be locked up somewhere. And that clearly wasn't the Shinsou he knew."

~~~

The scene changed to the altar where everyone is doing rehearsals. 

Bakugo watched with a scowl.

Shinsou tried to keep his friendly face as he listened the birds sing off key for the fourth time. Kouda tries to communicate with the bird.

That was definitely not Shinsou.

Should he say something? Or focus on saving Kirishima?

He needs to say something. There's something bad going on. Shinsou had brainwashed Shoto. Something is wrong. 

He had to alert everyone else. 

Shoto did his best to appear as the stern but loved ruler as he practised the speech he would hold.

After a moment he winced and held his head in pain. 

"Headaches again dear?" Shinsou asks gently as he walks over. "Maybe the stress is getting to you."

"I think I'm fine." Shoto replied softly.

"Come on." Shinsou says and pulls Shoto away. "Let's fix that headache of yours."

"Okay..." Shoto mumbled. 

"This will only take a minute." Shinsou assures everyone as he lead Shoto to a room and closes the door.

Bakugo frowned. Was he brainwashing him again?

This could be his chance to expose him!

Bakugo stepped in front of the gathered people.

"Bakugo sir, what are you doing?" Uraraka asks. 

"I have reason to assume that Prince Shinsou has been replaced by an imposter!" Bakugo called out.

Murmurs came from the crowd. 

"How are you sure?" Ashido asks.

"He's brainwashing Prince Todoroki. I saw it with my own eyes. And he kidnapped Kirishima."

"Are you sure?"

"Do you have proof?"

"Kirishima is not here, is he?" Bakugo asked with a frown.

"He could be around the castle grounds." Iida pointed out. "Please do not make sun accusations without proof!"

"You all know how Shinsou normally acts. This is not normal." Bakugo growled.

"Things are stressful right now." Yaoyurozu says. 

"When he's stressed, he gets anxious and overly nice. Not brash and mean." Bakugo pointed out.

"But how can he be an imposter?" Uraraka asks and the doors opened. 

"What's going on here?" Shinsou asks with a raised brow, Shoto walking behind him in confusion. 

Bakugo winced.

Still, he scowls at him. 

"You're an imposter!" He accused. 

The crowd gasped.

Shinsou frowns. "Are you sick Bakugo? How could I be an imposter?"

"You're not having like the Shinsou I know!" Bakugo growled. 

"But I am Shinsou." Shinsou says calmly. "Why are you acting like this?"

"You kidnapped Kirishima and brainwashed Todoroki." Bakugo growled lowly. 

Shinsou narrows his eyes at him. "You know that I hate using my magic on anyone. Why would i brainwash my own fiance?"

"You should be telling me the reason. And you didn't even need a response to brainwash him. You're not Shinsou." Bakugo accused. 

Everyone stared at them unsurely. 

Shinsou looks between them and Bakugo before he starts to tear up and cry. "I was just trying to help Shoto. I didn't do anything wrong."

Before anyone could respond, he turns and ran away. 

"Hitoshi!" Shoto calls out as the purple haired boy ran.

Bakugo stared after him. 

"What the hell?" He mumbled. 

Shoto turns around to glare at him. "What is wrong with you?!"

Bakugo winced. 

"He kidnapped Kirishima." He tried. 

"How could you be so sure?!" Shoto frowns at him. "For all you know Kirishima is just wandering the castle or the village! You didn't have to explode on Hitoshi like that! He was just trying to help me with my headaches and you accused him of being a villain!"

"I said he was an imposter. Not a villain." Bakugo scoffed. 

"You certainly implied it!" Shoto scowls. "I'm going after my fiance. If you decide to change your attitude feel free to apologize to him before the ceremony. If not you will be uninvited."

Shoto turns away and ran to find Hitoshi. 

Bakugo scoffed as he looked after Todoroki. 

The others stared silently before slowly walking away from Bakugo. 

"Sorry sir," Uraraka apologized. "I have to check up on the Prince."

Bakugo huffed. He had to find the real Shinsou. 

He paced around the room when he was left alone. 

He also had to find Kirishima. 

"As much as he didn't want to admit it, Bakugo was worried about Kirishima." 

Bakugo scowls at the floor. 

The doors opened and he turns to see Shinsou walking towards him.

Bakugo clenched his fists tightly. 

"What do you want?" He growls. 

Shinsou didn't say anything as he stops a few feet in front of Bakugo with a neutral look.

"Where did you hide Kirishima?" 

"What makes you think I have him?" Shinsou asks. 

"He went to spy on you and didn't come back." Bakugo accused. 

"Why did you send him to spy on me?" Shinsou asks calmly. "If he did, I have no idea where he is."

Bakugo glared at Shinsou. 

"Bullshit." He growled. 

"Why are you so against me Bakugo?" Shinsou asks. "I haven't done anything to you."

"You took Kirishima. And you brainwash Todoroki." 

"I haven't done any of those."

Bakugo scowled. 

"I saw it. You brainwashed Todoroki. And I'll prove it." 

"How so?" Shinsou asks. 

Bakugo scowled at him. 

"You don't have proof. How can you say I did all of those things?" Shinsou asks. 

"I'll find proof. And expose you." Bakugo growled and walked away. 

"I see. Can't have that then."

Bakugo stepped back when a ring of green flames appeared around him. He turns around and sees Shinsou grinning with green eyes.

"Have a nice fall Bakugo."

Bakugo didn't have a chance to respond before he fell through a portal. 

~~~

Bakugo groaned softly as he slowly woke up. 

He hears the rattling of chains and looks up. He sees Kirishima in his dragon form chained up in a cell in front of him, pawing as much as he could towards him with limited movement. 

Bakugo tried to stand up but chains held him down. 

"Hey, Kiri." 

Kirishima chirps quietly, muffled by the muzzle. He nods his head to a cell where Hitoshi is in.

"Well, fuck." Bakugo mumbled. 

"Hello, braindead." 

Hitoshi waves, the chains on his wrist clinking. 

"We need to get out of here." Bakugo said with a frown. 

"Well now, planning to leave without saying goodbye?"

Bakugo turns and sees the imposter leaning against the door with a smirk. 

"Oh, screw you!!" Bakugo shouted. 

Shinsou laughs. "Feisty. What has become of your friends Shinsou? Have you fallen that badly? Following your kingdom I see."

"Shut up." Bakugo scoffed. 

"Honestly, you are all so meddlesome." Shinsou sighs and he walks. "I'm not that bad."

"You are." Bakugo growled. 

"Am I?" Shinsou grins at him. "I'm just like you. A bright eyed boy who wants to change the world. Is that so wrong?"

Bakugo growled lowly. 

"Screw you." 

Shinsou grins. "Honestly, I'm just trying to help. This place is a little too simple. Too peaceful. But it's strong. Your old kingdom isn't at all like that is it Shinsou?"

Hitoshi clenched his fists tightly. 

Shinsou laughs as the music starts. "Honestly! I'm just doing my part! To make sure my name will be known by everyone!"
 
He spins around and begins to sing. 

"Time for the main attraction.
The story must be told!
Time for a chain reaction,
It never gets old,
Some bots get satisfaction,
Breaking the mold.
Some bots are just distractions.
Some bots are just gold!"

Bakugo glared at Shinsou in silent fury. 

"I'm not the bad guy
I'm just a bit surprising
It's not worth losing sleep
It's not worth analyzing."

Shinsou grins at him at the verse. He turns to Hitoshi with a smirk. 

"There was a time
Not so long ago at all
I was just like you
Can you hear my call?"

Kirishima growled lowly. 

He glares up at him as the imposter slams on his bars with a smile. 

"Now I'm popping in
Over here, over there
I'll be checking in
But you'll never be aware.
In the beginning I kept a keen eye
On the state of affairs with the new guy."

He grins at Bakugo. 

"Now I got a new gig
(Let me know if ya dig)
Ain't going home so I better go big
Just gotta glance at Cam 2B
Then you get a little surprise

IT'S ME!"

Bakugo growled. Stop harassing his dragon! 

Hitoshi clenched his fists tightly. 

"Why the heck are you doing this!" Bakugo called out. 

"I thought it'd be obvious?" Shinsou says. "I just want payback. To the world. One kingdom at a time."

Kirishima hissed. 

Shinsou laughs. "Honestly, I call it poetic justice for what the world did to me."

"We don't care." Bakugo growled. "Release us." 

"Can't do that." Shinsou wagged a finger at him condescendingly. "You're in the way of my plans."

"Screw you and your plans!" Bakugo shouted. 

Shinsou laughs. "I like you. You're so strong willed. So powerful."

He grins. "Just like the people I want to destroy."

Bakugo growled lowly. 

"People like you are the reasons I do this." Shinsou frowns, changing back into his original form. "The reason people like me exist."

"It's time you learned a lesson.
It's time that you understand."

Izuku frowns at them as he walks. 

"Don't ever count on anybody else,
In this or any other land"

Bakugo scoffed. He glared at Shinsou. Or whoever this was. 

Izuku looks down at his hands absentmindedly. 

"I once hoped for friendship
To find a place among my kind,"

He gritted his teeth and clenched his hand into a fist. 

"But those were the childish wishes
Of someone who was blind."

He turns and stares down at Bakugo with glowing green eyes.

"Open up your eyes
See the world from were I stand
Me among the mighty
You caged at my command
Open up your eyes

Give up your sweet fantasyland,"

He places his arm against the bars to stare at Bakugo's eyes with a frown. Red meeting green. 

"It's time to grow up and get wise
Come now little one
Open up your eyes."

Bakugo growled lowly, glaring at the imposter hatefully. 

Izuku moves away from the cage and looks down with a sad frown. 

"We all start out the same
With simple naïve trust
Shielded from the many ways
That life's not fair or just."

He waves his hand and the green smoke shifts into ghostly figures. Shadows of a kid looking similar to Izuku playing with three more kids. One with wings, one with fingers and another that ca. make fire 

"But then there comes a moment
A simple truth that you must face."

The kid didn't show any power and the three kids turns away from the kid. The kid tries to chase after them but got pushed away hard. 

The kid stayed on the ground, watching as his friends left. He sits up and stares.

"If you depend on others
You'll never find your place."

Bakugo scowled. Just because he got bullied, he shouldn't kill everyone.

The image moved again. This time the boy kept trying to befriend the kids but got pushed away. It kept shifting. 

Not just kids. Older people. Adults. Everyone pushed the boy away. Some even attacked the boy outright. A mob even chased the boy away from what looks like a village into the forest. 

So the boy let hatred take over.

The boy sobs in the forest for a while as black shadows crept up their body. 

"And as you take that first step
Upon a path that's all your own,"

The boy stands up and starts walking. The shadows following him, crawling up his body as he sped up. Running away. 

"You see it all so clearly,
The best way to survive is all alone."

So basically, it was the fault of all those villagers.

Izuku waves the shadows away and stands tall, green smoke around him. 

"Open up your eyes
And see the world from where I stand."

He walks over to Hitoshi and smirks at him. 

"Me among the mighty,
You caged at my command."

He turns around to face all of them. 

"Open up your eyes
And behold the fading light
It's time to grow up and get wise
Come now little one
Open up your eyes."

He smirks dangerously, green eyes glowing. 

"Open up your eyes!"

Hitoshi scowled at him. He didn't care if he had a sad backstory. He just wanted his Shoto back.

"Well," Izuku started. "It won't matter anyway. When I get control of this vast army, I could finally continue with my plan."

Hitoshi growled lowly.

"I'll get rid of all of all the hypocrites. Who think power means everything. I'll show them what power looks like." Izuku smirks. 

Why did that villain want to take him and Shoto down then? It didn't make any sense.

"I'll see you later. Or not." Izuku turns around, changing back into Shinsou as he leaves. "Don't worry. I'll tell you all about the wedding when it's done."

Hitoshi winced.

No. 

The doors closed and they're left in silence. 

Hitoshi looked over at Kirishima and Bakugo.

Bakugo rolled his eyes and stands up, no longer chained. "How do you not keep lock picks?"

Hitoshi blinked. Why would he need lock picks in his own home?

Bakugo worked on the lock on his cell and he managed to open it after a few seconds. He walks over to Kirishima's cell and picked the lock. 

Kirishima wriggled a bit.

He opens the cell door and picks the locks holding his dragon in place. The chains drops after a minute. 

Kirishima turned back into human form and hugged Bakugo.

Bakugo hugs back hesitantly. 

He pulls away after a moment to walk over to Hitoshi's cell and unlocked his door. 

Kirishima went after him.

Bakugo removed the chains and muzzle. "Are you really that incompetent you need my help again?"

Hitoshi frowned.

"I apologise." He replied. "But I'd really appreciate your help."

Bakugo scoffed and stands up straighter. "We should get out of here."

Hitoshi nodded.

"I know a secret exit." He said.

Bakugo nods. "Go lead the way then."

Hitoshi went to a wall and pressed a sequence of stones.

He stepped back.

Nothing happened.

Bakugo frowns. "Are you sure it's the right one?"

"Yes." Hitoshi replied with a frown.

"Maybe that hit to my head was harder than I thought." He mumbled.

"Great." Bakugo sighs. "Kiri. You followed him here. Any ideas?"

Kirishima frowned.

"There should be an exit nearby." He replied.

"Then show us." Bakugo said.

Kirishima nodded. 

"I got knocked out before I was completely down though." He mumbled. 

Kirishima nodded. 

"The hallways were really confusing though." He admitted as he lead the others to the stairway. 

"It's better than staying down here." Bakugo says as he follows Kirishima. 

Hitoshi nodded in agreement. 

They continue walking as the curtains closed. 

~~~

Back at the changing room, Izuku in his disguise is putting on his tuxedo in front of a mirror with a smile. 

"This day is going to be perfect.
The kind of day of which I've dreamed since I was small."

He turns around and bows mockingly in front of a dummy. 

"Every body will gather round, say I look lovely in my gown."

He grins widely at the mirror, his reflection showing his true form. Green eyes, fluffy green hair and freckles. 

"What they don't know is that I have fooled them all!"

~~~

Hitoshi frowned as he ran through twisting hallways. They were hopelessly lost. 

"This day was going to be perfect
The kind of day of which I've dreamed since I was small
But instead of having cake with all my friends to celebrate
My wedding vows they may not bring for me at all"

~~~

Izuku scowls as he walks around the room, pushing down a dummy.  

"I could care less about the dress
I won't partake in any cake."

He grins as he stands next to a dummy wearing a suit. 

"Vows well I'll be lying when I say
That through any kind of weather I'll want us to be together."

He picks up a red and white rose, twirling it between his fingers. 

"The truth is I don't care for him at all!"

He burns it into ash with green fire, a smirk on his face. 

"No I do not love the groom,
In my heart there is no room!"

He opens his hand where there's a shape of Todoroki with green fire. 

"But I still want him to be all mine!"

Hitoshi stood at a crossroads with a frown. 

"We must escape before it's too late
Find a way to save the day"

He quickly chose to go to the right and led the way for Bakugo and Kirishima. 

"Hope I'll be lying if I say
I don't fear that I may lose him to one who wants to use him
Not care for love and to cherish him today
For I also love the groom
All my thoughts he does consume
Oh Hitoshi I'll be there very soon"

Izuku walks down the aisle with a smile, a dangerous glint in his eyes. 

"Finally the moment has arrived.
For me to be one lucky groom."

Hitoshi frowned.

"Oh the wedding we won't make
He'll end up marrying a fake
Todoroki will be"

Izuku smirks, his green eyes glinting dangerous with Hitoshi's body. "Mine. All Mine."

Izuku smiles as he stands at the alter, Shoto in front of him as they get ready to say their vows.

Shoto was smiling softly, filled with content.

"Do you, Shinsou Hitoshi, take Todoroki Shoto as your husband?"

"I do." Izuku says with a smile. 

"Do you, Todoroki Shoto, take Shinsou Hitoshi as your husband?"

"I-"

"Objection!!"

Everyone turned their heads and sees Bakugo at the door, grin wide and furious. 

"That guy up there is a fake!" Bakugo accused.

Everyone turns back to Shinsou who frowns. "This again Bakugo? I am not."

Hitoshi stepped out of the shadows.

"You are." He said with a frown.

Everyone gasped and murmurs grew from the crowd. 

Shinsou glared. "How can you be sure he's not the imposter?"

Hitoshi looked at Shoto.

"Sho, ask me the question." He said softly.

Shoto blinks. "What element is our favourite?"

"Helium." Hitoshi replied.

Shinsou scowls as Shoto lit up. 

"Hitoshi?" Shoto calls and looks between his husband and the imposter. 

Hitoshi smiled a bit.

"Shoto. Please step away from the imposter."

"Shoto." Izuku frowns and they lock eye. His eyes glowed. "Stay."

Shoto stayed.

Hitoshi frowned.

"Guards. Take down the impostor." He commanded.

They went move before Izuku frowns. 

"Shoto. Freeze them."

Shoto followed and sent out ice across the floor, freezing everyone in place up to their neck.

Hitoshi winced.

"Crap." He cursed.

Izuku scowls and transformed back into himself. "You're always causing problems for me. Even after I took everything from you! You never stop! Why are you so insistent on becoming a thorn at my side?!"

"Because I love Shoto! And I won't let you hurt him!" Hitoshi called out.

"Love love love!" Izuku mocked. "When has love done anything for you?! Nothing! Love does Nothing! It doesn't fix anything! It doesn't heal! It doesn't do anything but a little rush of those feel good chemicals." 

Hitoshi frowned.

"That's not true. Time and love healed the wounds you caused by destroying my kingdom."

Izuku scoffed. "Tch. What mislead ideals you have. Love didn't do anything. But maybe..."

He grins. "You're the reason this kingdom is still standing. With you gone, not even love can bring it back."

He changes into a shadow and rushes towards Hitoshi. 

Hitoshi tried to dodge.

But he couldn't with his feet trapped in ice and the shadow engulfed him. 

"Shinsou!" Bakugo exclaimed and exploded the ice off him. He went to grab the shadow but it was gone. 

The only thing left was mist.

Bakugo gritted in teeth in frustration and screamed. 

Kirishima winced.

"That.. didn't work well..." He mumbled.

Bakugo growled and stalked over to a still brainwashed Todoroki. He shoves the Prince down who snapped out of his trance. 

Shoto blinked in confusion.

"Ugh, my head..." He mumbled.

"Oi! Stand up! Your fiance got kidnapped!" Bakugo growled. 

"Eh.. what??" Shoto asked.

"Your fiance has been kidnapped!" Bakugo repeated with a scowl. "Stand up and go save him!"

Shoto winced. He got up, wavering a bit.

Bakugo groans. He looks around and starts to free the other guests and guards from their ice prison.

Shoto frowned and used his fire quirk to help a bit.

There were no traces to show where the impostor could have taken Hitoshi. 

Bakugo scowled and he fought not to slam his hands onto the table of the meeting room. "Nothing?!"

"No."

Bakugo threw his hands up in frustration. "Do we know nothing about this guy?! Who is he?!"

"There's literally no information about him."

"He said he was the one who destroyed Shinsou's kingdom." Kirishima voiced.

"Halfy, hasn't he said anything?" Bakugo asks Todoroki. 

Shoto shook his head.

"He hates talking about it." He replied.

"Come on! Not a single mention?!" Bakugo scowls.

"Well, he did talk about a shadowy entity but nothing more." Shoto replied.

Bakugo groans. "So we have nothing."

"I apologise." Shoto said. 

"Don't apologize. Its not your fault." Kirishima says.

Shoto nodded. 

"We still have a missing Prince on our hands!" Bakugo reminded. 

"Yes." Shoto agreed. "Maybe somewhere near? A dungeon?" 

"Unless it's the dungeon we got locked it, unlikely." Kirishima says.

"Alright." Shoto replied. "There's the forest." He suggested. 

"Send some troops there to search." Bakugo says.

"Where else could he be?" Kirishima asks.

"Um.. it's unlikely but maybe still in the castle." Shoto replied. 

"You could send a few of your soldiers to check." Kirishima says.

Shoto nodded a bit. 

"The search at the castle turned up absolutely nothing."

"Everyone was restless, trying to find their missing Prince. 

"One thing that was discovered after hours of searching was an abandoned watchtower in the forest."

"They could hear talking and found them. The guards informed the prince of their discoveries."

Shoto looked at Bakugo.

"He can teleport. We should sneak in."

"We have to be prepared." Bakugo says. 

Shoto nodded.

"Then let's get ready." Bakugo says and walks away. 

~~~

Izuku leans against the windowsill, staring down at the forest. The wind brushed against his green curls as he stares in disinterest. 

Hitoshi glared at hi hatefully, his hands clenched into tight fists. He couldn't move much due to the shackles on him.

He didn't want to be here.

"Your fiance is persistent." Izuku mused. "They're going to save you. And I'm betting that they will."

Hitoshi glared.

The song starts and Izuku turns around to face him. "Any moment now, your highness."

He walks across the room with a frown. 

"Believe me I know,
I've sunk pretty low.
But whatever I've done you deserve."

Hitoshi growled lowly.

Izuku frowns at the ground as he played with the sleeves of his suit. 

"I'm the bad guy, that's fine.
It's no fault of mine,
And some justice at last will be served.

Now it's time to step up.
Or it's time to back down.
And there's only one answer for me."

He scowls and walks back to the window. 

"And I'll stand up and fight,
cause I know that I'm right.
And I'm ready, I'm ready, I'm ready."

His eyes glowed green as he scowled.

"Ready as I'll ever be."

~~~

Shoto scowled as he strapped on his gear.

"Now it's time to rise up
Or it's time to stand down
And the answer is easy to see
And I swear by the sword
If you're in, get on board
Are you ready?"

Kirishima grins, brandishing his knives. "I'm ready."

Iida and Sero nods. "We're ready."

The small army behind them cheers. "We're ready!"

Kirishima looked up at Bakugo.

"Are you quite sure we can do this?" Bakugo asked.

"Together we will, guarantee!" Kirishima replied with a smile.

~~~

"I'll make them hear me!" Izuku sang as he stares at the sky, darkening with grey storm clouds.

~~~

"Now it's time to redeem
Or it's time to resolve"

"Prove they can trust me" Shoto sang.

"And the outcome will hardly come free"

"I'll save my home and family" Shoto sang with a determined frown.

"Now the line's in the sand
And our moment's at hand"

"And I'm ready" Kirishima said

"I'm ready" Bakugo agreed.

"I'm ready" Shoto added. 

Izuku stares down the forest with glowing green eyes, a calm frown on his face. "Ready as I'll Ever be.'

Shoto frowned as he glared up at the watchtower.

He could see someone moving inside, passing the window. Green. 

Shoto's hand that had been resting on the hilt of his sword clenched and he pulled it from his sheath.

"Kiri." Bakugo ordered. "Fly us up there. Everyone else stand your ground here."

Kirishima nodded. He turned into his dragon form.

Shoto and Bakugo climbed up on top of him.

Shoto stared at the tower determinedly as they got closer.

They reached the window and sees Hitoshi on his knees chained to the wall with a gag in his mouth. 

Hitoshi slumped a bit in relief when he spotted them.

"Hitoshi." Shoto runs over to him and removes his gag. 

"Shoto." Hitoshi whispered weakly.

Shoto hugs him. "I'm here now."

Hitoshi hugged back silently.

They hear a noise and Shoto  turns to see Izuku leaning against the wall with a smirk on his face. A ball of green fire in his hand.

"Leaving so soon?" He asks. "Stay a while. We could have some barbecue."

Shoto scowled. He stepped in front of Hitoshi and drew his sword. 

Bakugo and Kirishima steps forward with their own weapons. The barbarian king wielding a sword and the dragon a pair of knives.

"Three against one? Hardly seem fair." Izuku chuckles.

"Four against one." Hitoshi corrected, drawing a dagger. 

"See? This is really unfair." Izuku grins.

"Villains like you don't play fair." Bakugo growled.

"True." Izuku hums and throws a stream of green fire towards them.

They dodged easily. 

Kirishima rushed forward through the flames, being part dragon means he's fireproof.

"Hardly fair." Izuku commented as he jumps back to avoid the slash of a knife.

Kirishima scowled and quickly followed. 

Bakugo joins in from behind but Izuku dodged them gracefully.

Todoroki scowled and went after Izuku. 

Izuku sends out a burst of green flames towards the prince.

Shoto countered them with his own flames. 

Izuku smirks before he directs his palm towards Shoto, sending a ball of light towards him.

Shoto was knocked back. 

Hitoshi ran in to fight and Izuku jumped over him. 

Hitoshi slashed at Izuku with his dagger. 

Izuku deflects it with a shield. 

~~~
(there was supposed to be an epic showdown here, but we forgot about it, oops. Pretend they defeated Izuku very epically.)
~~~

Bakugo waves the dust away from his face and looks around. 

"He's gone." He growls out.

Hitoshi frowned, holding Shoto close. 

"Crap..." 

"There's nothing we can do about it now." Shoto says. "We'll just have to prepare for him when he comes back."

Hitoshi nodded a bit. 

"Let's go back home." Shoto says  

"Is the marriage still on?" Kirishima asks.

Hitoshi looked at Shoto. 

"Is it?" He asked. 

"It's your choice." Shoto says.

Hitoshi gently took Shoto's hand. 

"I.. I want to..."

Shoto smiles. "Then we'll have it."

Hitoshi smiled softly. 

"We need a new codeword." He murmured. 

"We'll figure it out later." Shoto says. 

Hitoshi nodded a small bit. He hugged Shoto tightly. 

Shoto hugs back. "Im glad to have you back."

Bakugo scoffed and sheathed his sword. "Let's go back already."

"Alright." Hitoshi mumbled quietly. 

"I do." Shoto finally said.

He pulled Hitoshi in for a kiss.

The crowd cheers loudly and clapped. 

Kirishima smiles wide and wipes away his tears. Bakugo rolled his eyes at the scene.

The newly wed couple pulled apart with a smile.

Uraraka beams brightly at them. 

The curtain slid closed.

Izuku fell to the ground in exasperated exhaustion. "We did it!"

Hitoshi giggled.

"We still need to bow and accept the applause." He reminded, heading towards the curtain.

They all lined up and the curtain opened again.

They bowed.

Izuku blew a sneaky illusion to make fireworks spark behind them. 

Everyone cheered loudly. 

Eri smiled brightly, her eyes glowing with joy.

"Show off." Bakugo muttered and Izuku grins wider. He breathes out and the fireworks changed into butterflies, flying over the crowd in multiple colours. 

The crowd cheered.

The butterflies gather back towards the stage and covers the cast and the curtains closed. 

A lone butterfly flies out from between t he curtains to fly around before returning back behind the stage. 

Shoto smiled.

"I think we did well." He hummed.

"We better." Izuku says and drinks a bottle of water in large gulps. 

Hitoshi chuckled.

"Can someone destroy those clones?" Izuku signed as he drank. 

Hitoshi nodded.

"Bakugo? Can you get rid of the clones?" He asked.

Bakugo grins wide and stalks over to the clones, pointing his palms to them. 

"This is how we die" one clones says dramatically. 

"Woe is us. Alas, our time has come!"

Moments later they got blown up.

"You are way to happy to kill me." Izuku deadpanned as he stares at the brown goop on the floor. 

"That's what you get for showing off!"

"Allllright." Hitoshi mumbled.

"We did awesome!" Ashido cheered happily. 

"We sure did!" Kaminari agreed.

"It was awesome!" Sero cheered. 

Shoto smiled softly.

"Though I'm jealous." Izuku says and steps towards Shoto to grab him by the collar and pull him close. He smirks. "I had to play narrator the entire time while you kissed. My turn."

He captures Shoto's mouth in a bruising kiss.

Shoto's eyes slipped shut as he kissed back.

Izuku uses his other arm to wrap around Shoto's shoulder and pull him closer. 

Shoto leaned into the touch.

Eventually they pull away to breath and Izuku gave a satisfied smile. "That's better, my Prince."

Shoto looked down at him, his eyes a bit dazed. 

He licked his lips and smiled. "I think so too." He murmured.

Izuku flushed a little at that. "Okay, licking your lips should not look hot."

Shoto chuckled.

"It does?" He teased with a small grin.

Izuku pouted at him. "Yes it does. I know you're going to do it again and I'm warning you, do It and I will devour you."

"I see no problem with that." Shoto said cheekily and did it again, maintaining eye contact with Izuku.

He decided to throw in a flirty wink for good measure.

He got to see Izuku turn bright red before he was knocked off his feet and fell onto the floor. Then his mouth was captured in a demanding kiss as Izuku held him. 

Shoto giggled softly and kissed back.

His classmates walked away respectfully as they make out on the floor. 

Shoto looked up from where Izuku had pinned him to the floor when the other pulled back for a moment to breathe. 

He panted softly, his lips red and a bit swollen. He didn't care though.

Izuku grins down at him smugly, staring at his lips. "Now that's satisfying."

It was his turn to lick his lips. 

Shoto's eyes were fixed on Izuku's lips.

"It is hot." He realised.

Izuku chuckles softly and sits up. He looks to at Hitoshi who was watching with a grin. "Liking the show?"

Hitoshi smiled.

"Yup." He agreed. "And I have to agree. It's really hot."

"Wanna join us?" Izuku grins and licked his lips. 

"Can't say no to that." Hitoshi replied and went over to them.

Izuku pulls him close and kissed him deeply. 

Hitoshi blinked in surprise but melted into the kiss, wrapping his arms around Izuku's neck.

Izuku hums softly into the kiss before pulling away. 

"That felt nice." Hitoshi murmured.

Izuku chuckles. "It better. Let's go change and meet up with Eri."

Hitoshi smiled. "Good idea."

Shoto groaned softly. "Alright..."

Izuku chuckles and stands up. "Plus, we can't leave Neito out."

Shoto threw an arm over his eyes.

"Did we really just make out in front of all our classmates?" He asked embarrassedly.

Izuku laughs despite his own red face. "I warned you."

"I didn't think you'd.. yeah, okay. You said you'd ravish me." Shoto mumbled.

Hitoshi snickered.

Izuku smiles and helped his boyfriends up. "Next time take my warnings seriously. I live with Hizashi and friends with Midnight. And they have little to no concept of embarrassment or shame."

"Okay." Shoto sighed.

Izuku smiles and takes his hand. "Let go find my sister and our boyfriend."

Shoto nodded in agreement.

Hitoshi smiled.

~~~

Hitoshi smiled when he spotted Neito. He waved.

Izuku grins and walks over to him.

Neito looked up with a smile and opened his mouth to greet Izuku.

He was interrupted by a kiss from his boyfriend. 

Neito blinked before closing his eyes and kissing back. His face was flushed brightly.

After a moment they pull away and Izuku breathes softly. "Hey."

"Hey..." Neito mumbled softly.

Izuku grins and steps back. "How'd we do?"

"You were great." Neito said with a soft smile.

Izuku smiles. " Thanks."

Hitoshi smiled. He stole a quick kiss from Neito. 

Neito hums softly and kissed back.

Hitoshi pulled back with a soft smile. 

"I love you." Neito smiles softly. 

"Love you too." Hitoshi murmured. 

"Have you seen Eri and Togata anywhere?" Izuku asks. 

"Not since your performance ended." Neito replied. 

Izuku hums. "Alright. I wonder where they went?"

"Probably to get apples." Shoto mumbled. 

"Where would we find apples?" Izuku asks. 

Hitoshi shrugged. 

"I think we could start with looking for food stalls." Neito suggested. 

"Yeah." Izuku nods. "Let's go search."

Shoto nodded.

The four of them start walking side by side towards the various colourful stalls lined up.

Shoto took Izuku's hand with a small smile.

Izuku smiles back at him. "Still, kind of funny seeing myself and Hitoshi fighting over Shoto. Considering we're all dating."

Neito grinned.

"It was fun to watch." He hummed.

Izuku snickered. "Yeah. It's like a weird love triangle."

There was a small gasp and then Hitoshi was being hugged by his mom.

"You were so amazing!" She praised with a bright smile.

Hitoshi flushed. "Mom..." He protested.

All three of his boyfriends turned to look at him and give fond smiles. 

Hitoshi pouted. Traitors.

"We're so proud of you! Are those your boyfriends?" His mom asked curiously.

"Yes."

"Hi, I'm Toshi's mom, Mihoko!" She greeted cheerfully. "He told me so much about you."

"Really?" Izuku grins teasingly. He bows. "I'm Yamada Izuku ma'am."

"Todoroki Shoto." Shoto nods politely. 

"Monoma Neito." Neito smiles charmingly. 

Mihoko cuddled her son close before letting him go.

"They're exactly as you described." She hummed.

Hitoshi nodded. "We're searching for Izuku's little sister." He explained to change the subject a bit.

"Short, long white hair, red eyes, a horn on her head." Izuku described. 

Mihoko hummed thoughtfully. "I think I saw her at the food stalls." She replied.

"Can you take us there?" Izuku asks Hopefully. 

"Sure." Mihoko agreed with a smile.

"And maybe we can talk about Toshi during the walk?" Izuku added with a grin. 

Mihoko chuckled. "Good idea." She hummed. 

Hitoshi sighed. Yay. 

Shoto chuckles softly in amusement. 

So they walked and talked about Hitoshi. The funny stories. His little quirks- not his Quirk- that they love. 

Hitoshi pulled his hood over his head to hide his flushed face. 

"Oh!" Izuku lit up. "Remember when Toshi brought the cat ears? We became a litter!'

"He has lots of cat ears. Even a few cat sweaters." Mihoko explained. 

Shoto smiled. Cute. 

Neito chuckles. "I'm not surprised. Hitoshi looks edgy but he's a fluffy cat boy."

Hitoshi pouted. 

"Am not." He grumbled. 

"Yes you are. A very fluffy cat boy." Izuku teased. 

Hitoshi pouted at him. 

"No kisses for you." He grumbled. 

"Nooooo!" Izuku protested dramatically. "I need kitty kisses!"

Hitoshi crossed his arms and looked away. 

"No." 

"Nooo." Izuku pouted at him dramatically. 

Shoto chuckled softly. 

"Do I still get kisses?" He asked teasingly. 

"Yes." Hitoshi decided. 

Izuku pouted at Neito. 

Neito chuckles softly. "I can kiss you."

"Kiss!" Izuku begged and Neito complied. 

Hitoshi demonstratively kissed Shoto. 

Izuku pulls away to smile. "Well at least I have Neito to kiss."

Neito smiled down at him. 

"Yeah." He hummed. 

Izuku smiles and turns his head and spots a familiar head of white hair. "Eri?"

Eri looked up with a bright smile. 

"Hi, Izuku!" She greeted. 

Izuku smiles and walks over to her. "Where have you been? Had fun with Togata?"

Eri nodded happily. 

"We got candy apples!" She told her brother excitedly. 

Izuku smiles wider. "Yeah? Are they good?"

"Super good!" Eri cheered. 

Izuku smiles at her and sees Togata walking towards them with a bag of treats. 

Hitoshi's mom ruffled her son's hair before leaving. 

"Bye mom!" Hitoshi waves at her.

"Your family is nice." Shoto mumbled. 

"Yeah." Hitoshi smiles fondly. 

"I'm kind of jealous." Shoto admitted. 

Neito nods in agreement. "Well you have us."

Shoto smiled softly. "That's true. And I'm grateful."

Neito smiles happily and pulls his boyfriend closer with one arm and nuzzles Shoto. 

Shoto flushed a bit but nuzzled back.

~~~

Neito looked up when he heard a classical music piece sound out.

"I know how to dance to this." He commented off-handedly.

"I do too." Shoto says. 

Neito looked at Shoto for a moment.

He got up and held out his hand to Shoto, bowing deeply.

"May I have this dance?" He asked gently.

Shoto blinks before he turns to him and bows, taking his hand. "It would be my pleasure."

Neito smiled softly. He pulled Shoto close and took the lead, effortlessly dancing with Shoto.

"Wow..." Hitoshi mumbled.

Izuku grins and turns to Hitoshi, holding a hand out. "I can't do ballroom dancing but may I have this dance?"

Hitoshi chuckled and took Izuku's hand.

"Sure." He agreed.

Izuku pulls him up onto his feet and starts dancing. As well as he could without knowing how to.

Hitoshi chuckled, moving closer to Izuku.

Izuku grins and spins Hitoshi, tilting him back. 

Hitoshi looked into his eyes with a grin. 

And then he licked his lips slowly.

Izuku flushed deeply. "You....bastard."

He pulls Hitoshi close and kissed him deeply. 

Hitoshi hummed softly, kissing back happily.

Well, maybe he could forgive Izuku for being such a tease earlier.

Neito chuckles as he watches them, still dancing with Shoto. "Of course they make out without us."

Shoto looked down at Neito.

"We could make out too." He pointed out.

Neito grins. "I won't protest to that."

Shoto captured Neito's mouth in a gentle kiss. His eyes slid shut as he swayed a bit to the beat of the music.

Neito kissed back, swaying with him. Lost in the sensation. 

Shoto pulled back with a soft smile.

"That felt great." He murmured.

Neito smiles softly at him. "It better."

He licks his lips with a hum. 

"That's hot.." Shoto murmured.

Neito smiles. "You're hot."

Shoto flushed a bit.

"Thank you."

~~~

Izuku hums as he sits next to his boyfriends. Then an idea came to him. "Gasp! I have an idea!"

"Did... did you seriously just say 'gasp' out loud?" Shoto asked with a raised brow.

Hitoshi grinned. "Let's hear it."

Neito chuckles. 

Izuku grins. "Let's have a sleep over!"

"I've never been to a sleepover." Hitoshi hummed.

Shoto nods. "The last time we had one was a while ago. Me and you."

"Now I'm jealous." Neito hummed, not sounding particularly jealous but more excited than anything.

Izuku chuckles. "But we have to ask dad first."

"Ah. The most dangerous feat." Hitoshi says in amusement. 

"I still remember how quickly he shot us down last time." Shoto sighed.

Neito nodded. But he could understand. Didn't mean he liked it.

"He's protective." Izuku says with a chuckle. 

"Must be nice." Neito sighed softly. He looked up at the stars. It had gotten dark already.

"You could try asking again." Izuku suggested. 

"Sure will." Shoto said with a small smile.

"We have to work together to convince him." Neito says. 

Hitoshi nodded determinedly.

"We can do it."

~~~

Shouta looks down at his kid and his boyfriends. 

"Please?" Hitoshi asked softly.

"Please?" Neito echoed pleadingly.

Shoto stared up at Aizawa as pleadingly as he could.

Aizawa stares back at the four. "Why?"

"It will be fun." Neito tried.

"Please?" Shoto begged again. 

Aizawa sighs. 

"Please, Aizawa sensei." Hitoshi tried.

"Fine." Aizawa relented. "One night."

"Thank you so much." Neito said with a smile.

"Thank you dad!" Izuku smiles up at him.

"Thanks." Hitoshi said.

Aizawa hums and stares at them with red eyes. 

Neito looked up at him. That was.. kind of creepy.

"They won't do anything dad." Izuku says. 

"Just making sure." Aizawa says and ruffles his hair. "Have fun."

Hitoshi nodded a bit.

"We will." Izuku promised. 

Aizawa nods and pulls away  

Neito smiled. He wondered what they'd do together.

~~~

Neito sprawled himself out on his bed with a soft sigh. He was exhausted. 

Izuku crawled over to lay on his chest contently. 

Neito glanced up. 

"Love you..." He murmured softly. 

Hitoshi smiled a bit and laid down near them. 

Shoto laid sprawled out over all of them. 

Hitoshi chuckled softly. 

"Hey there, Shoto." He murmured. 

"Hey." Shoto replies. Izuku wraps his arms around Shoto's arm and hugging him like a pillow.

Neito smiled. 

"This is nice." He mumbled, hugging Izuku gently. 

Izuku hums in agreement, smiling softly. His throat was still sore from all the talking he did.

Hitoshi nuzzled Shoto gently. 

"I agree.." He mumbled. 

The four of them laid contently, enjoying the moment. 

"We already changed our clothes and brushed our teeth. We could just fall asleep like this, right?" Shoto mumbled. 

"Poor Neito." Izuku chuckles. They are laid on top of him. 

"Mmm.. don't mind." Neito mumbled sleepily. 

"So we're just going to sleep like this?" Shoto asks.

"I see no problem with it." Hitoshi yawned softly. 

"Sleep it is." Izuku hums softly and snuggles closer to Shoto.

Shoto yawned. "Okay..." He mumbled. 

Hitoshi was the first to drift off to sleep.

The others followed close behind. It had been a long day for the four of them after all. 

~~~

Izuku opens the door back to his home and closed it behind him. "I'm home."

"How was it?" Hizashi asked with a smile. 

Izuku smiles. "It was nice. We slept together piled on top of each other then cuddled all morning."

Shouta frowned. 

"Actual sleeping or the other sleeping?" He asked. 

"What other sleeping is there?" Izuku asks in confusion.

Shouta looked at Hizashi. 

"Did we seriously forget to have 'the talk' with him?" He asked. 

Hizashi hums and looks away while scratching the back of his head. "I think we did. We honestly forgot because...our son is a flirt from being close to Nemuri."

"What talk?" Izuku asks, dreading what they meant.

Shouta sighed. 

"Do you know where babies come from?" He asked. 

"Oh we're having that talk." Izuku says with a nervous grin. He slowly backs away. "You know what, I think i have some biology books i can research from. Yeah. No need for that talk. Yup."

"God, we're awful at parenting." Shouta mumbled as Izuku left. 

Hizashi chuckles softly. "Do you really want to be the one to explain sex to our kid?"

"No. Not really. But someone has to." Shouta replied. 

"I think our son has it covered." Hizashi smiles and nuzzles his husband. "Or, you know, you could wait for Eri's turn."

Shouta gently nuzzled back a bit. 

"Damn..." He mumbled. 

Hizashi smiles softly and kissed his cheek. "You'll do great."

"I hope so." Shouta sighed softly. 

"Well," Hizashi smiles. "If you aren't too tired, we could take our children for a field trip."

"Sure. What did you have in mind?" Shouta asked softly. 

"An amusement park? Or an arcade?" Hizashi suggested. "Or maybe the movies if Eri doesn't like crowds."

Shouta hummed.

"Movies are quite loud." He pointed out.

Hizashi hums. "How about...a playground?"

Shouta hummed thoughtfully.

"Sure." He agreed.

Hizashi smiles happily.

Shouta smiled back a bit.

~~~

"What's a playground?" Eri asks while they're in the car to drive to said playground. 

Shouta blinked.

"Um... It's an enclosed area with multiple things where children can play?" He tried to explain.

Izuku chuckles. "It's really fun."

"Okay." Eri says softly 

It didn't take much longer for them to arrive.

The playground didn't have a lot of people, only one or three kids playing around together. 

Shouta gently held Eri's hand.

Eri looks around the playground. She wasn't sure what to do.

"Where do you want to go first?" Hizashi asked gently.

"I don't know." She says truthfully. She had no idea what to do with all of this. 

"That's okay." Shouta said softly.

Eri looks around the park again. 

Shouta hummed and gently led Eri to one of the swings.

"We could start with this?" He suggested gently.

Eri looks up at him. "How?"

Shouta smiled.

"You sit down on the swing and I'll push you a bit. The feeling of a safe fall is supposed to be quite exciting." He explained. "Izuku liked it a lot when he was your age."

Eri blinks a little before looking at the swings. "Okay. I want to try it."

Shouta smiled.

"Do you want some help to get on?" He asked.

Eri nods and let go. She stares at the swing unsurely.

Shouta gently picked Eri up and placed her onto the swing.

He smiled. "Hold on tight." He said softly.

Eri nods and grabs the chains beside her, holding on tightly.

Shouta went behind her and gently pushed a bit.

Eri clenched her eyes shut at first. She was afraid she would fall and held on tightly, the wind brushing against her and making her hair fly around.

"Don't worry, Eri. I got you." Shouta said gently.

Eri felt relieved to hear that, which surprised her as she was pushed again.

She trusts him.

If Shouta said he'd be there for her, then that had to be true.

She can trust him.

After a few swings she opens her eyes and looks around her.

It was nice to see everything from so high up.

Now that she is a bit calmer, the fall was actually fun. And she knows Shouta will catch her.

Hizashi watched the two of them with a smile. So cute.

Izuku smiles happily, standing next to Hizashi.

He hears a flap of wings and looks up, seeing red. "Hawks?"

"Hey." Hawks greeted.

"Hey." Izuku smiles as the pro hero lands next to him. "What are you doing here?"

Hawks smiled. "Well, I was patrolling nearby and happened to spot you." He explained. "I wanted to say hi and boost my popularity by playing with the kids a bit. I'm sure they'll enjoy it."

Izuku smiles happily. "Sure."

But Izuku knows that's just talk. 'Boost popularity'. It's just a believable excuse for HC. He's fine with that.

"We're just playing around." Izuku says. "The culture festival was a success."

"That's good to hear." Hawks hummed. He put his hands in his jacket pockets to avoid fidgeting with them. He had a mission. HC wanted him to befriend Midoriya and make him join HC. He didn't want to do that though. He couldn't do that to Izuku.

"You ever played in a playground before?" Izuku asks as he looks at Eri and his dad.

"Nope." Hawks replied passively. "I had more important things to do."

Izuku hums. "Want to? The swings are really fun."

Hawks raised a brow.

"I'm an adult. Besides, my wings would get in the way." He pointed out.

Izuku hums. "I suppose. But it would still be a good bonding experience."

He stares at Hawks with a tilt of his head.

Hawks blinked in confusion.

"It also sounds like something I'll get in trouble in for." He replied. If HC found out, he'd likely get grounded.

"Aren't you here to boost your popularity?" Izuku asks. "What's better than the number two hero bonding with civilians?"

Hawks looked away.

"I don't know..." He mumbled, looking troubled.

"It's your choice." Izuku says softly.

HC did want him to get close to the kid.

Hawks bit his lip.

"Alright..." He mumbled. He didn't look like he wanted to though. Not at all. He looked hesitant and a bit scared.

That all vanished behind his mask less than a second later. 

"Let's go." He said, overly enthusiastic.

Izuku smiles at him, closing his eyes to hide the worry. "Awesome! Let's go Hawks!"

He went to the swings.

Hawks followed him, putting on a smile for appearances sake. But he was worried. This was a wager.

He smiles when Midoriya turns to face him. 

He really didn't want to do this. Both the mission and doing this.

"So, I've never used one of these." Hawks said. "Help?"

Izuku laughs softly. "Just sit down on the swings and I'll push you."

"That sounds mildly threatening." Hawks pointed out but did as told.

Izuku laughs again and stands behind him. "I won't hurt you Hawks."

"I think I'm too big for this." Hawks mumbled. His legs would likely scrape the ground.

"Just sit back and relax." Izuku smiles and stands behind him. "Tuck your legs in and trust me."

Hawks did as he was told.

"I'll try to avoid your wings." Izuku promised and push him by his shoulders.

Hawks suppressed a wince.

It continued like that, Izuku pushing him forward gently, using momentum to his advantage to send him flying.

Hawks couldn't really relax. His injuries still stung...

Izuku must have noticed because halfway through his injuries gradually faded.

Hawks blinked. Why was Izuku healing him? He didn't deserve it.

He really doesn't understand the kid.

~~~

"Aren't you getting hungry over there?" Hizashi called out with a grin. Shouta and Eri had already come over to eat.

"Coming Papa!" Izuku smiles and stops the swing slowly. "Let's go have a snack Hawks!"

Hawks didn't protest and followed him silently.

Izuku skipped towards his family with a smile.

Hawks waved at Eri.

Eri waves back and held out a cookie to him.

Hawks blinked.

"Ah, I'm sorry. I'm not supposed to eat that." He apologised.

Eri blinks up at him before pulling it back. "It's okay. I wasn't allowed to eat it either at first. But they won't be mad at you for eating it."

"I'm glad you're safe now, Eri." Hawks said gently.

He wasn't safe. And he never would be.

"They won't get mad at you." Eri says. "It'll be our secret."

Hawks glanced over his shoulder.

"I'm not sure." He replied quietly.

Izuku smiles at him reassuringly. But there's understanding and concern in his eyes. "It's your choice."

Choice. Does he really have a choice?

Not when Eri was looking at him like that. He didn't want to disappoint her. So he took the cookie.

Eri's eyes sparkled at him.

Who could say no to such a face.

So Hawks hesitantly ate the cookie.

He was really going to get punished for this.

It would likely not be a normal punishment either. But an extremely hard one. Since he hadn't asked Izuku to join HC.

But it would look suspicious to suddenly bring it up.

So he kept his mouth shut and ate the cookie before excusing himself because he needed to continue patrolling.

"Will we see you again?" Izuku asks.

Hawks nodded and flew off. 

Izuku watched him leave and looks down at his cookie.

He wondered if they'd meet again soon. 

~~~

"Izuku. If you're so scared of the future, why don't you take a look at Eri's?" Shouta suggested. 

Izuku looks up at him. Oh, right.

He looks at Eri.

Eri smiled. 

"Are you okay with that Eri?" Izuku asks.

Eri nodded. 

"Yes." 

"Okay. If you're sure." Izuku says and touched her hand, looking into her eyes and activates the quirk.

Eri looked up at her brother. 

To her, his green eyes changed into a clock and yellow.

To Izuku, he was watching the future through her eyes. Nothing noticeable. Just a normal happy life.

That was reassuring. 

He sees his family having breakfast together.

Hanging out with his classmates. 

Playing with Togata and the big three. 

He noted the only bad thing that happened was a very confusing scene where everyone stared wide eyed at the tv where it shows a lot of destruction before she was ushered away. 

Probably a big villain fight. He can't tell when but hopefully nothing too bad will happen. Or if he can somehow stop it.

The future looked great... 

He blinks and smiles at her. "The future looks amazing Eri. You're going to be happy."

"Yay!" Eri said softly. 

Izuku chuckles happily. 

Yeah. The future looks better than it did before. 

~~~

Tenko sat on the floor of his cell, staring off into space silently as he thought.

There's footsteps and the door opens. 

"Hey." A familiar voice spoke.

Tenko looked up and smiled a bit.

"Hey." He greeted.

"Hey." Izuku smiles and sits down next to him, handing him a switch to play. 

"Thanks." Tenko hummed.

"The culture festival was a success." Izuku smiles. 

"That's good." Tenko said.

Izuku nods. "We did a play. You can watch if it you want. Dad sent a video."

Tenko placed down the gaming console and looked at Izuku expectantly.

Izuku lit up and pulls out his phone, showing Tenko the video. 

Tenko reached over to the bed and pulled his dog plushy close as he looked at the phone curiously.

The special effects were awesome. It made the whole thing look real. Like they're watching tv instead of a play. 

Tenko chuckled a bit at a few parts.

Izuku played the villain okay. 

Tenko smiled at the end.

"The ending was cute." He said. "Are those your boyfriends?"

Izuku smiles happily. "Yeah. The purple one and the white and red."

Tenko smiled.

"Oh, speaking of boyfriends. I talked with Dabi." He said softly.

Izuku smiles. "Yeah? How'd it go?"

Tenko blushed.

"Well, I blurted out that I think he's hot." He mumbled.

Izuku grins. "Oh? How'd he take it?"

"He was surprised and didn't recognise me at first." Tenko said softly.

Izuku chuckles. "I mean..."

He pointedly looks at Tenko's hair and face. "Can you blame him?"

"Not really." Tanko agreed non-chalantly. "But he.. he said I was pretty and..." He flushed.

Izuku smirked wider. "Oh? Tell me more."

"We.. um.. we talked and agreed that we might get together when we both feel better." Tenko mumbled. "It's just.. I have some issues, I know that. And I don't want to take it out on Dabi." He explained. "I mean... I want to be together with him but both our health comes first."

Izuku nods. "That is a healthy way to think. Don't worry, if it's meant to be than you'll stick together till the end."

Tenko smiled a bit.

"Thanks, Izuku." He said softly.

"Anytime." Izuku smiles at him. "How are things on your end anyway? Besides getting a hot boyfriend."

Tenko blushed.

"I.. well, I'm fine right now." He replied.

"Yeah? How's the diary thing going?" Izuku asks curiously. 

Tenko smiled proudly.

"Really well. Better than I expected to be honest." He replied.

Izuku smiles happily. "Great to hear! No more suffering and cursing at a pen and paper?"

"Oh, I curse at it quite a lot but it helps." Tenko chuckled.

Izuku laughs. "I guess that works too."

Tenko smiled. It did.

"We had fun at the festival." Izuku smiles. "Eri had tons. And had a lot of treats."

Tenko smiled. "That's nice to hear."

Izuku nods. "She'll probably connect with you. She hates her quirk."

"Maybe." Tenko replied. "I'm not good with kids though."

"She's not good with people." Izuku points out. "Sweetest angel though. Maybe you two can meet. She's been hurt too. Someone used her quirk for their own gain. Practically tortured her."

Tenko frowned worriedly. "Poor kid."

Izuku nods. "We're trying to give her the life she deserves. She's only six. She doesn't deserve that."

Tenko nodded, a worried frown on his face.

They really are a bunch of hurt kids.

He was hurt and his quirk hurt his family. 

Izuku taken and given a quirk, made to hurt. 

Now the kid, used by someone for her quirk. 

Tenko sighed. That thought was depressing.

He should stop. Maybe play some games.

Tenko picked up the Switch and started playing silently.

Izuku did the same.

A comfortable silence surrounded them.

It was nice. To just sit back and play games again. 

~~~

"Today, the number two hero Hawks didn't leave his agency. He sent out sidekicks on his usual patrol route without further explanation. It might be the case that he's not feeling well. We hope he'll be better soon." 

Izuku watched the news with Ash on his lap, purring contently. He was worried. He hopes Hawks will be okay. He seemed anxious the last time they met.

One thing struck him as very off. Hawks always said he hated taking days off because he needed to help people. 

And now he was missing? He'd been fine two days ago. 

Izuku bit his lip worriedly. 

Should he check up on Hawks...?

He could use the ghost quirk again. He was so worried.

Izuku frowned. What if something bad had happened to Hawks? Maybe he needed help?

Should he breech his privacy? Should he check?

What if he didn't check and something bad happened? What if he got hurt severely?

Should he wait? Or check right now?

Izuku frowned. 

Checking right now would likely be better. 

He needs to make sure.

Izuku takes a breath and activates the quirk, shifting out of his physical body and thinking about Hawks.

He popped into existence in a dark room. 

A whimper caught his attention. 

He turns and sees Hawks in a chair, tied down by metal cuffs. His wings in painful looking restraints and there's two people around him. One pressing his fingers on his back and one standing in front of him. 

He looks bruised and beaten. 

Hawks gritted his teeth. 

"You know the rules, Hawks. Do you want to be punished?" One of the people said. 

Hawks shakes his head. 

"No." He says in a clear voice, but at the same time sounding broken. He didn't fight the punch thrown at him. 

"Then why do you keep disobeying?"

Hawks flinched, his wings shifting. 

"Why are you trying to destroy the picture the public has of you?! We put a lot of time and resources into your image!" One of them shouted. 

Hawks kept his head down. "I was helping my image. Bonding with civillains."

His face got slapped harshly. 

"You're not supposed to interact that way! Stop acting like a child!!" 

"I wasn't." Hawks protested weakly. "I was bonding with Midoriya. Like I was told to do."

"Not while compromising your image!! And you didn't even pressure him to join HC!!" 

"No one can make him do anything." Hawks says. "He said no once. I need to bond with him to have any sway. Pressuring him would go nowhere."

"You are not supposed to think! You're supposed to obey!" 

"You've been thinking too much lately, Hawks." The other person said softly. "Stop and we won't have to hurt you again. Making your own decisions is too hard and complicated anyways." 

A pause. 

"Just give in." 

Hawks tilts his head down and nods. "I'll...I'll listen. I'll listen."

A hand reached out and gently rubbed his head. 

"Good boy." 

Izuku stared in silent shock. He felt sick. But as an astral projection he couldn't throw up. His stomach was still churning. It didn't care about that. 

Hawks didn't move or react but it was clear to Izuku that he didn't like it. Not one bit. He's just submitting. 

He looked so used to it..

Damn it. 

What the hell is happening?!

He wants to scream at them. To get them away from Hawks.

But they could neither hear him nor see him.

If he wanted to make a difference, he had to teleport here. He had to get Hawks out of there. He had to get evidence.

He needs to know what's happening. Where Hawks is. What is going on.

The quirk is ranged. If he wants to know where he is he has to zoom out. Which would possibly make him out of range from Hawks and would strain himself. 

But he needs to know.

He needed to help Hawks. This couldn't be a kidnapping. Hawks looked too used to it.

He needs to know.

So he stressed himself and zooms out, going out of the room. He knows from just moving out of the room that it's a basement with a solid metal door and multiple hard locks and an interrogation room. 

Interrogation room?

He moves to the window and his eyes widened at the person behind it.

That's the president of HC. 

Fuck. This was not good.

Possible theories. 

Corruption. Secret villain. Or this is truly HC.

Was HC corrupted enough to torture Hawks?

The only one who would give him an actual answer would be Hawks...

But he can't talk to Hawks. They have him monitored. And pushing him will push him away. 

Dammit!

He needed to talk to his parents...

He wants to save Hawks.

Hawks!

He went back to Hawks. 

His eyes looked so empty.

"Go back to your room now."

Izuku watched as Hawks wordlessly left. 

He followed silently.

Hawks didn't react to the blood that's dripping down into the floor. His wings are limp and he can see the tension. 

Hawks kept silent the whole way to his room.

He closed the door and stumbled a bit, staying collapsed on the floor. He didn't look like he could move anymore.

Izuku watched worriedly. 

Hawks chuckled weakly.

"To think I deserve some kindness..."

"You do!" Izuku says loudly but Hawks couldn't hear him. He felt his heart clench painfully. 

Eventually Hawks' laughter turned into sobs.

Izuku felt his heart break as he watches Hawks. It's not fair. Hawks deserves kindness. 

He didn't look like the charming pro hero he pretended he was.

He looked like a hurt child.

Izuku clenched his fists as tears fell down his face. Or at least it felt like it. But he knows he's crying. Crying for Hawks. 

After a while, Hawks fell asleep.

Izuku went back to his body. 

He was shivering harshly.

Ash meows up at him. 

Ash nudged his arm gently.

Izuku sniffled and picks the cat up, hugging her close.

Ash cuddled into him, purring softly.

"What am I gonna do Ash?" He asks quietly. 

Ash mewed.

"Can I use Anivoice?" He wondered as he looks at Ash.

Ash mewed.

Izuku hums and uses the quirk. "Ash?"

"You look worried, human, can I help?" Ash mewed.

Izuku smiles softly and pets her. "I'm not sure. I'm worried about Hawks. My...a pro hero who's been hurt badly. And I can't help because it's too sensitive of a situation."

"Scratch the bad humans but sneakily." Ash decided.

Izuku snickered. "I want to. Badly. But those bad humans are very dangerous and very, very powerful. Not quirk powerful. Their positions are powerful. If I do wrong, either they hurt me badly or they hurt my friend."

"Make sure they can't hurt you both." Ash said. "Save the friend."

Izuku nods. "Yeah but I don't know how."

"You're strong. You're kind. Plan will come." Ash said.

Izuku smiles down at her and nuzzles Ash. "Thank you. You're the best?"

Ash nuzzled back.

"You're the best. Cuddles. Yay."

Izuku chuckles softly. 

He hums softly. "If my plan involves you, would you help?"

"Always." Ash agreed. "I'm quick, silent."

"Yes you are." Izuku chuckles. "You're the best cat. Don't tell the others." He whispers. 

Ash purred happily.

Izuku smiles and nuzzles Ash. 

Cats make him feel better. They know just how to help. 

~~~

Izuku walks towards the living room hesitantly, seeing his parents and Eri sitting on the couch. He bit his lip. 

Maybe this was a bad idea.

Shouta cuddled Eri close with a smile. He blinked when he noticed Izuku.

"Hey." He greeted.

"Hey." Izuku greets quietly. There's conflict and worry in his eyes. And by the way Ash is curling around his legs, it's serious. 

Hizashi sat up.

"What's wrong?" He asked worriedly.

Izuku looks away and rubs his arm. " Can talk privately?"

"Sure." Hizashi agreed and got up.

They both went into Izuku's bedroom and closed the door. Ash jumps on the bed and curls up.

"What's wrong, Izu?" Hizashi asked gently.

Izuku looks down and played with his hands. "I...I checked up on Hawks. Using a quirk. And um...Papa....he's being abused."

Hizashi frowned worriedly. "How bad is it?" He asked.

"Torture." Izuku says bluntly. "I think it's HC that's behind this. I saw the president just watching as two guys hurt him. One had his fingers on Hawks! It was a quirk I know it! And the other is beating him up and gaslighting him! And- and he looks so broken Papa! His wings are restrained painfully and he was bleeding!"

Hizashi's eyes hardened with resolve.

"We have to get him out of there." He decided.

"But how?" Izuku asks tearfully. "It's HC! They're allowing this! They're ordering this! They're hurting him and controlling him and breaking him! Papa if HC can do this then-..."

His eyes widened in realization. "They told Hawks to get close to me. To pressure him to make me take their deal. I...do you think they want to try to do to me the same thing they did to Hawks? HC was the one who trained Hawks. That's no secret. But....their methods...."

Hizashi gently took Izuku into his arms.

"I won't let anything happen to you, Izuku." He murmured. "And we'll help Hawks. There has to be a way."

Izuku hugs him back tightly. "I want to save him. But I don't know how."

"We'll find a way, Izu." Hizashi murmured softly, rubbing Izuku's back.

"I hope it's soon." Izuku mumbled and leans into him. "He looks so broken Papa. He just fell onto the floor in his room and laughed, saying he doesn't deserve kindness and then he cried. He cried papa."

Hizashi gently hugged Izuku close. That sounded awful. What had HC done to Hawks...?

"We'll save him right?" Izuku looks up at him hopefully. 

"We'll do our best, Izu." Hizashi murmured.

"Okay." Izuku says softly and hugs him.  

Hizashi gently held his son close.

They'll save Hawks. Somehow.

~~~

Izuku flies around Hawks flight route, decked in his hero costume. If anyone asks he was given an order by Eraserhead to investigate something. He's still an intern and has his provisional license. He can do this legally. 

So far, he hadn't seen Hawks. He'd spotted a few of his sidekicks though.

Izuku bit his lip and keeps searching. He needs to change quirks soon. As much as he loves flying, he's using up some stamina and he needs to land. 

He caught sight of something red. Hawks.

Okay. Forget landing. He speeds up instead. 

Hawks seemed to be flying like he always did. But Izuku could see he was way slower. 

"Hawks!" He calls. 

Hawks landed on the nearest building. It was anything but graceful. 

He brushed off his pants with a grin. "Kind of clumsy today." He hummed. 

Izuku land a next to him and pulls up his visor, smiling. "I guess you are. Hey, where have you been these past two days?"

"Special training." Hawks replied, running a hand through his hair. 

Izuku watched his hand go through his hair and unintentionally show a few scratches and bruises that is usually hidden by his hairline. 

"I guess the number two hero does need to have special training." He smiles. "Need to be healed? I know how rough training can be sometimes."

He flexed with a wink, as if to show off. 

"Nah, I'm fine. Thanks though." Hawks replied. He knew that Izuku likely had a healing quirk that made the user aware of what injuries they'd healed. 

Healing quirk users had to know that after all to heal effectively. 

"You sure?" Izuku asks. "It really won't be a problem. Plus, helps me burn off some quirk energy."

"I'm sure." Hawks replied. "Still alive after all. I can keep going." He joked. 

But it didn't sound like a joke. 

"I guess." Izuku relented. "Hey, so I am going on a break. My mentor gave me an assignment and my break is coming up. Want to join me for lunch?"

Hawks looked at his watch. 

"My lunch break is in three hours." He replied. "Sorry." 

"I can wait." Izuku smiles at him. "I finish off my work in three hours too. Then I get all the time to myself."

Hawks nodded. 

Izuku lit up happily. "Great! Where can we meet?"

Hawks shrugged. 

"I was planning on just eating a salad on a rooftop." He replied. 

Yup, that was right. He wasn't allowed to eat anything other than salad for the rest of the week. To make up for that cookie. 

"Im okay with takeout." Izuku smiles. "We can meet at a rooftop."

"Alright." Hawks agreed. 

"This one?" 

Izuku chuckles. "Sounds good."

Hawks nodded and flew off. 

Izuku stares after him worriedly. Contact initiated. Now to meet for lunch and...

He bit his lip guiltily. He doesn't want to do this. But it's part of the mission. And it's the only way to save him. Get evidence. 

~~~

Hawks flew to the rooftop with a frown. His whole body was aching. They'd forbidden him from getting his wounds healed. 

He really shouldn't do this. It's a risk. Dangerous. 

But.. he liked Izuku. He was nice. 

So he landed on the rooftop, tucking in his wings with a pained wince, and waited. 

He didn't need to wait long when Izuku came through a portal and smiles, holding a bag. "Hey."

"Hey." Hawks replied. He got out a box of salad he'd gotten from his office. 

It looked disgusting. He hated salad. Kill him now. 

Izuku sits down next to him and pulls out a bento box, handing it to Hawks. 

"Don't worry, it's salad and fruits." He smiles at him.

Hawks blinked. 

That.. looked good. It.. it was salad so.. it should be okay, right...? 

"I.. um.. no thanks." He mumbled. He couldn't risk it. He'd get in trouble. He.. he... 

His hand shook as he held his salad. 

Why was Midoriya so nice to him? He didn't deserve kindness. 

"You don't have to force yourself to eat that." Izuku says gently. "Besides, food should be enjoyed. Even if it's salad."

Hawks shot Midoriya a beaming smile. 

"I'm okay." He replied. 

Izuku states at him knowingly. 

Hawks suppressed a wince and looked back down at his salad. 

"Hawks..." Izuku starts softly and gently pushed his sad looking salad down. "Its okay to be on a diet and be healthy. But there's a difference between that, and punishing yourself."

"I'm not punishing myself." Hawks said but he didn't struggle. 

It was kind of true. He was being punished. He didn't punish himself. 

"Hawks..." Izuku starts softly. "I'm pretty sure your salad is not fresh at all. Or in any way good. You could risk food poisoning."

"I'm supposed to eat it though." Hawks tried to protest weakly. 

"Would anyone notice if you didn't?" Izuku asks. 

"Yes." Hawks mumbled. 

Izuku blinks and slowly takes the box. "Then I'll eat it."

"No, it's okay." Hawks protested. "I have to eat it." 

"Hawks I'm less likely to get food poisoning than you. Quirks." Izuku says. "Unless this thing has a tracker inside, no one will notice who's eating this."

Hawks frowned. 

"They'll know." 

Izuku hums. He leans forward and pulls his headphones down, whispering. "What if I be 'you'?"

Hawks stiffened. 

"No." 

"Why?" Izuku asks gently. 

Hawks bit his lip. 

"Just don't." 

He didn't know what HC would do if they got Midoriya. It wouldn't be good. 

"Hawks, I want to help you." Izuku says. "You're my friend. If you need a break, even for a day, I'll gladly take your place."

"No, it's okay." Hawks said. "I can handle it." 

As tempting as the offer was, he couldn't take it. 

Izuku hums and pulls away. "I'm still eating this sad lunch."

"It's okay. I can eat it." Hawks tried to protest. 

"Hawks." Izuku says sternly. "You had a long, long patrol. You're tired. Weak. And this will not suffice at all. Not a single bit. You'll fall out of the sky or pass out from lack of nutrients. 

"I can handle it." Hawks protested. "You really don't have to do it." 

"No but I want to." Izuku says. "At least let me do this for you. You look terrible."

Hawks looked away. His wings were twitching nervously. HC would find out. They'd find out and punish him. 

"If you're that worried we can both eat half." Izuku bargained. "That way, you're still eating this while also not suffering from malnourishment."

Hawks stared at the floor. Izuku wouldn't back down more. 

"Alright..." He relented eventually. 

Izuku smiles and starts separating half of the salad from Hawks into the two bento boxes, separating the salad. He hands the bento to Hawks. 

Hawks took the bento silently, looking lost. 

He started with HCs salad. It tasted horrible but he trudged through. 

They eat in silence for a few minutes and Izuku finished his fresh salad first. He turns to Hawks. "The offer still stands. I can take your place for a day."

Hawks swallowed. 

"Alright." He replied. He didn't see anything wrong with it. Why had he tried struggling earlier?

Izuku smiles. "Cool. Just come to me if you need anything. I'll do my best to help."

"Okay." Hawks agreed. He stared at the good-looking salad for a bit and started eating that too. No harm done, right? 

Izuku blinks and stares at him. That...somehow sounded...too compliant. 

It can't be right?

He tested it out. 

"Mind if I pluck out a feather?" He asks, knowing how sensitive and important Hawk's feathers are.

Hawks shrugged. 

"Go ahead." He replied. 

Izuku's eyes widened and he reached forward, taking a feather between his fingers and plucking it free. 

After a moment of consideration, he grabs three more and plucked it all at once. 

Hawks kept still, not even wincing. 

He just stiffened a bit. It felt like hair being ripped from his head. But worse. 

Izuku states at him for a moment before looking at the feathers in his hand. He could see grey lines on the bards of the feathers. Which he knows we're stress bars that birds can get when they're stressed or malnourished. 

"Okay." He says softly and turns to Hawks. "Um...who gave you this salad?"

"One of my handlers." Hawks replied passively as he continued eating the salad Izuku had given him. It tasted good. 

Izuku grimaced and he was glad everything is being recorded. 

"And...umm...how long have you been eating the foods your handler gives you?" He asks and scans the contents of the salad. 

"Since I was six." Hawks replied. He didn't look to be quite there. His eyes were glassy and his motions looked robotic. 

Izuku gulped silently and smiles. "I see."

He kept the box and places it in the bag. "Um...let's...go back to my place. You must be tired."

"Sure." Hawks agreed automatically. 

"Okay. Just tell me when you're done eating." Izuku says gently. 

Hawks nodded. 

It didn't take long for him to finish. 

"Done." He said. 

Izuku cleans up the box and helps him stand. He opens a portal. "Just step through."

Hawks didn't protest and just walked through the portal. 

Izuku follows after him. 

They stop in the living room of his home. "Um, you can remove your jacket, boots, headphones and visor."

Hawks did that without complaint. He struggled with his jacket which was obviously not designed very well. 

"Um, lay down on the couch and try to sleep. I need to change." Izuku smiles at him. 

Hawks nodded. He went over to the couch and laid down. 

Izuku smiles and went to his room. When he closed the door his face crumbled into panic and disgust. 

He grabs his phone and calls his dad. 

Shouta picked up on the fourth ring. 

"Aizawa Shouta here, what can I do for my favourite son?" He greeted enthusiastically. 

"HC drugged Hawks." Izuku says urgently. 

There was a beat of silence. 

"They what?" Shouta asked seriously, keeping the anger in his voice barely restrained. 

Izuku wipes away panicked tears. "I found Hawks patrolling. We- we ate lunch together earlier and he had this sad looking salad which I'm pretty sure was going to give him food poisoning and would not replenish his energy at all. And Um, I offered to split the salad with a better one I bought and we started eating. He just suddenly started to be compliant and said yes to everything. I scanned the salad and it's laced with drugs. He said his handler gave him the salad. They drugged him dad. They've been drugging him since he was six."

Shouta gasped sharply. 

"We have to get him out of there. Stay calm, Izu." He assured. "Where is he now?" 

"On the couch. He was really compliant." Izuku says and did a quick check to make sure Hawks is still there. He takes a few deep breaths to calm himself. "I recorded everything. I think we have a base to start an investigation."

"We do." Shouta agreed. 

"Zashi will come home to help. I'll go to Tsukauchi with Eri." He explained. 

Izuku nods. "Okay. And dad. His wings. Um, feathers. There's stress bars."

"Stress bars? Like with actual birds?" Shouta asked. "How many?" 

Izuku picks up a feather and looks at it. "Um....I can't count. Every three or four bards?"

"Okay, I have absolutely no idea what that means. You should ask the internet." Shouta said. 

"Okay. What should I do with Hawks in the meantime?" Izuku asks. 

"Make him rest a bit." Shouta replied. "Zashi will be there soon." 

"Kay. Thanks dad."

Shouta hung up. 

Izuku looks down at his phone and sighs. Okay. 

~~~

Izuku places down a bottle of water on the coffee table and glances at Hawks.

Hawks was curled up on the couch, twitching occasionally as he slept. 

Izuku sits down and watches over Hawks worriedly. 

He didn't seem to be sleeping very well... 

He could try and give Hawks a better dream. To ease his burden. 

Izuku closed his eyes and activated a quirk he'd made for his parents and Eri. 

He reaches into Hawk's mind and sensed a lot of negativity. He pushed the negativity away and transferred some positivity from his own mind towards Hawks. 

Hawks calmed down slowly. 

Izuku watched him, keeping up the flow of positivity. 

Soon, Hawks stopped moving and slept peacefully. 

Izuku slowly stops flowing the quirk but kept an eye on Hawks.

The door opened almost silently and Hizashi walked in. 

"Hey..." He greeted quietly. "How is he?" 

"Asleep." Izuku answers. "I helped him relax a little."

Hizashi nodded. 

"You think he'd agree to do a blood test?" He asked. They needed as much evidence as they could get. 

Izuku shakes his head. "I don't think so. Unless he's still under the drugs when he wakes up."

Hizashi nodded. 

"Let's make some dinner for him. Do you know what he likes?" 

"Chicken." Izuku replies and stands up. "He's so hesitant to eat anything but salad. I'm pretty sure HC is forcing him to eat it."

Hizashi frowned. 

"There's lots of salads I can make. Like chicken salad." He suggested. 

"Chicken salad is best." Izuku nodded. 

Hizashi nodded. 

"Do you want to help me?" He asked. 

Izuku nods. "Yeah."

They both moved to the kitchen to get the salad ready.

~~~

Hawks stirred a bit. He kind of wanted to stay asleep.

Everything feels fuzzy and heavy. 

He just wanted to give in. 

"Hawks?" Izuku says softly when he notices the pro hero is awake. He kneels down next to him. "Hey. Thirsty?"

Hawks blinked. 

"Sure..." He mumbled. But he didn't really know. 

Izuku smiles softly and reaches for an unopened bottle of water. "Come on and sit up so you can drink properly."

Hawks sat up silently. 

Izuku offers him the water bottle. 

Hawks took it and drank a bit. 

Izuku sits down next to him silently. 

Hawks placed down the bottle. 

"How long was I asleep?" He asked quietly. 

Izuku checks the clock and clicked his tongue. "Would it ease your burden if I said that we're not letting HC touch you again?"

Hawks blinked. 

"That's not possible." He replied. 

"We're...working on it." Izuku says. "Hungry? Papa made chicken salad."

Hawks blinked. 

"Dinner is at 10 pm. I should get back to HC." He said. 

"Why?" Izuku turns to him. "They hurt you. Why would you go back to that place?"

"I have to." Hawks replied. "Wait. You're not supposed to know that." 

"I'm not dumb Hawks." Izuku says bluntly and raises his hand, gently brushing his thumb on Hawk's cheek and removing the makeup to reveal a dark blue bruise. 

Hawks winced. 

"I.. um.." He stammered. "I got into a fight." 

Izuku stares at him flatly. 

Hawks looked away. 

"It doesn't change that I need to get back." He mumbled. 

"You know, heroes are allowed to investigate anything they deem to put someone in danger." Izuku says. "The way I see it, HC can be investigated for abuse, corruption, villainy and so much more. Because of what they did to you."

Hawks blinked. He stared at Izuku silently. 

"Hawks..." Izuku starts carefully. "Did you even notice that they drugged your food?"

Hawks frowned. 

"They didn't drug my food." He said. 

Izuku stands up and walks into his bedroom. He returns with his visor and places it on Hawk's head. "Bring up the scans of the salad earlier."

Hawks blinked. 

"That can't be true..." He mumbled. 

Had.. had HC really? Had his handlers, the people who were closest to him, really.. drugged him? 

Hawks stared at the scans. A tear dripped down his face. He trusted his handlers. That couldn't be true. 

"The salad is in the kitchen by the way, we plan on giving it to the police as evidence." Izuku says gently. "Hawks, you were so compliant. You didn't even flinch when I pulled your feathers. Whatever they plan on doing to you while you're on that, I don't- won't let it happen again."

Hawks wrapped himself into his wings silently. He didn't.. no... 

"Hawks...?" Izuku asks hesitantly and stared. He stands up and grabs a fluffy blanket, gently draping it over Hawk's shoulders.

Hawks flinched. 

He didn't understand. What did they gain by drugging him? 

Why would they do this? He trusted them. 

Hawks sniffed. He didn't understand it. 

Outside, Izuku stares worriedly at the cocoon Hawks had become. His red wings hiding his body completely. 

Hawks was shivering. 

But he couldn't help. 

He just has to wait for Hawks to come out by himself. 

That task required a lot of patience. 

It took almost an hour for Hawks to calm down enough to get out of his cocoon. 

Izuku looks up and smiles at him. "Hey. Are you thirsty?"

Hawks shook his head. He just felt shitty. 

His handlers had drugged him. They.. He didn't want to eat or drink anything for the next while. 

"Okay." Izuku nods. "Do you want anything?"

Hawks shook his head. 

"Okay. Want to watch a movie?"

Hawks shook his head. 

Would his handlers be worried when he didn't come back? Would they miss him?

Did they even care? Or were they just using him?

His wings shivered in distraught. 

He wanted to cry. But the tears wouldn't come out. He wanted to scream but his voice was stuck in his throat. 

He felt so empty. 

He wants to sleep. 

Hawks curled up, wrapping his wings around himself. 

Maybe this was just a nightmare. 

A nightmare where he would wake up soon and he's back in his room. 

Did he want to be back in that bleak room?

It was familiar. He knows what to predict. What to do and what to say. 

This was new. This was scary. 

He doesn't know what to do.

So Hawks curled up silently and tried to block everything out. 

Not wanting to bother Hawks, Izuku played with a quirk whole sitting on another couch. 

Hawks didn't move from his spot, curled up on himself. He looked lost and scared and eventually drew up his wings again to hide. 

Izuku didn't try to stop him or say anything. He didn't want to scare Hawks more than he already is.

Hawks kept silent throughout the whole duration of Izuku's stay. Sometime, Hizashi was there instead, watching a movie without any noise but with subtitles. 

Then Shouta and Eri were there, playing a game quietly. 

Hawks stayed quiet through it all. 

Eri would glance at Hawks every so often and then draw him in hopes of cheering him up.

Shouta gently kept Eri from giving Hawks the drawing yet. 

"He should eat something first." He said softly. 

But Hawks knew it was just an excuse to make her leave him alone. 

While he appreciated it a bit, it also made him sad. He never got any privacy from HC. He knew they monitored his every step. 

Why are they being so nice to him? Izuku is nice. His parents are nice. Eri is nice. Why? He doesn't deserve kindness. 

He didn't deserve kindness. 

It was a mistake to give him any. He didn't even know what to do with it. 

He was just being rude and withdrawn. 

They've brought him into their home and he hasn't done anything to be a good guest. He just slept on their couch, drank their water and now he's being inconsiderate by not greeting them or thanking them.

His wings twitched and he curled up tighter. 

He was useless. 

~~~

Hawks barely noticed how the light got progressively less. 

He peeked through his wings and noted that it was completely dark and silent. This was his chance. He had to leave now. 

He slowly got out of his wings and looks around for his visor and headphones. 

He needed those. He'd get in trouble if he returned without them. 

Hawks bit his lip. His night vision wasn't the best. 

He looks around for it. He sees his boots by the door. And the visor and headphones on the coffee table. 

Hawks swallowed down his fear. Good. He'd found them. 

He went over to the door and got his boots. 

"You're going back aren't you?"

He flinched and spun around, seeing Izuku sitting on a chair in the kitchen and staring at him. 

Hawks stared at Izuku silently. 

"I have to." He said. Even though he knew he'd get hurt again. 

Izuku shakes his head. "No you don't. We'll help you. But you have to stay away from HC."

"You don't understand. I have to go back." Hawks insisted. 

"Why?" Izuku asks. "You're just going to get hurt again."

Hawks looked away. 

"Maybe they didn't mean it..." He mumbled. 

"You don't believe your own words."

Hawks winced. 

"I.." He stammered. 

Izuku stands and walks towards him slowly. "I get it. But you don't need to go back. Not when you have a way out. Just let us help."

Hawks took a step back. He didn't know what to do. There were no instructions. He had nothing to cling to. 

His breathing hitched as his hands shook. 

Izuku stops and raises his hands to show that he means no harm. "No one is forcing you to stay. But please stay. I don't want you to get hurt again."

"But.. this hurts too." Hawks said, his voice dangerously close to a whimper. He was scared. This was bad. He didn't know what to do. There was no framework, no commands, no nothing. 

"Tell me what's wrong." Izuku says gently. "I'll help in any way I can. But I need to know what to do."

Hawks sniffed quietly. "I don't know what to do." 

Izuku states silent for a moment. "Do you trust me?"

Hawks looked at Izuku. 

"Kind of.." He mumbled weakly. 

"Then stay." Izuku says softly. "Trust us that we'll keep you safe."

Hawks looked away. 

"Please." Izuku begged. 

Hawks swallowed thickly. 

"I.." He sniffed quietly. 

"Breathe Hawks." Izuku says softly. 

"Why.. why are you being so nice...?" Hawks whimpered quietly. He didn't know how to deal with it. He didn't deserve it. 

Izuku thought about his answer. 

"Because everyone deserves kindness."

Hawks shook his head. 

"No.. I don't." 

"To me, you do."

Hawks shook his head. That was not true. 

"Go back on the couch Hawks." Izuku says softly. "Get some proper rest."

Hawks shook his head. 

He couldn't. 

"I won't let anyone hurt you." Izuku assures softly. "I promise."

Hawks stared at the floor. 

"I need to go back." He mumbled. It was easier. He wouldn't annoy Izuku and his family. HC wouldn't hurt them. 

"Please stay." Izuku pleaded softly. "We just want to keep you safe."

"I'm a hero. I don't need to be kept safe." Hawks replied automatically. 

"You're a person. A person needs to feel safe once in a while." Izuku retorted softly. 

Hawks shook his head. That wasn't true. He didn't need safety. He didn't need comfort or anything. He'd gone so long without it. He didn't know how to handle it. 

"Hawks..." Izuku says softly. "Please just sleep. You're breaking down."

"I'm.." Hawks' breath hitched. "I'm not." He clenched his fists tightly. "I'm okay, I'm okay.." He tried to convince himself even as tears dripped down his face. 

"You're not." Izuku says firmly. "Its okay to cry. But you need to sit down. You'll fall."

"It's not okay to cry." Hawks argued vehemently. 

"It's okay to cry here." Izuku corrected. 

"It's never okay to cry!" Hawks shouted, sobbing loudly. He fell to his knees. 

He couldn't deal with this... 

Izuku slowly steps forward and kneels down a few feet away from Hawks. "Its okay to cry. It's a way to get rid of our pain. It doesn't fix the problem but it makes us feel a little better afterwards."

Hawks sobbed. 

"You don't understand. They.. they'll-" 

"They'll what?" Izuku asks gently. 

A full-bodied shiver went through Hawks. He didn't answer. 

"They won't know." Izuku assures. "Its just us right now. And you can cry here."

Hawks shook his head. He knew they'd find out. 

"Its okay to cry." Izuku repeats softly. 

Hawks couldn't accept it. He sobbed quietly.

"You're safe here." Izuku says softly. "I won't let anything happen to you."

Hawks shook his head.

HC would kill them and then get revenge on him...

"You're safe here. Nothing will happen to you."

"That's not true..." Hawks choked out between sobs.

"Yes it is. I'll make sure of it."

"I'm never safe." Hawks whimpered quietly. 

"Because you never had anyone try to keep you safe." Izuku argues. 

"That's not true. I had many people who just didn't care. Why would you of all people?" Hawks tried to argue but it didn't come out as harshly as he'd planned. He just sounded exhausted, scared and sad. 

Izuku tilts his head in thought. "Because you're my brother. Remember? You said that we can be brothers. And family- my family, we stick together through thick and thin."

Hawks looked up at Izuku, looking so sad and broken. 

He sobbed quietly. He didn't understand it. Why. Why would Izuku want to be his.. his family. Why? He'd never had an actual family. He didn't deserve one. 

"You're my brother Hawks." Izuku says softly, staring into his eyes. "And I'll do anything for my family. Anything."

"Please. Keigo." Izuku says softly. 

Hawks stiffened. 

Should he? Or not? He didn't know. He trusted Izuku. But... he was conflicted. 

"Keigo," Izuku says softly. "I promise, on everything, that I will protect you at all costs."

Keigo sniffed. 

"O.. okay..." He stammered quietly. 

Izuku smiles softly. "That's good. I won't break you trust. Promise."

Hawks drew his wings close. He was still afraid. 

"Please go back on the couch and rest." Izuku coaxed softly. 

Hawks tried to get up but he couldn't. He was too unsteady. He was trembling. 

"Can I help?" Izuku asks gently. 

Hawks hesitated but then nodded. 

Izuku slowly walks over to him, keeping movements open and slow. He gently picks up Hawks and helped him up. 

Hawks stiffened a bit. 

Izuku chose to ignore it and slowly walks over to the couch. 

Hawks was still shivering slightly. 

Izuku gently placed him on the couch. 

Hawks winced. He was scared. When would HC come?

"I'll stay with you if you want." Izuku says softly. "I don't need sleep."

"Okay..." Hawks mumbled. 

Izuku grabs the soft blanket and hands it to Hawks. 

Hawks stared at the blanket silently. 

Izuku steps back and sits on a different couch. 

Hawks hesitantly draped the blanket over himself. 

It was...really soft. And warm. He likes warm. 

Hawks curled up under the blanket. 

He might as well enjoy it as much as possible before he has to go back.

It didn't take him all that long to drift off to sleep afterwards. 

~~~

Hawks woke up, feeling a bit confused. Where was he again? 

Right. He'd been saved. Apparently. 

Could it be called saved? He won't be able to stay here for long. HC would find him eventually. 

They'd likely kill Izuku and his family. 

He should leave before that happened. 

But could he refuse the kid?

No, he couldn't. 

He can't just say no to the kid trying so hard to be kind to him.

Hawks sighed heavily. The least he could do was drop his act.

He was so tired. 

He didn't understand why.

Hawks slowly sat up.

His wings are ruffled and sore. But he's used to it.

There wasn't really anything to be done about it. If he preened them, they'd just get ruffled again. Additionally he'd get in trouble for it.

Can he just avoid doing it? He knows if he did he'll try to pull his feathers. 

It was much more time efficient though. Pulling out the feathers that were broken beyond repair.

But then his feathers would be less than what it should and it would hinder his work as a hero. He needs all of his feathers to make him fast and useful. 

He couldn't bring himself to preen his feathers though. It was way too much work.

So he didn't. 

He got up with a frown.

He could smell cooking coming from the kitchen. 

He was hungry but he didn't feel like he could eat anything.

Where was Izuku anyway?

Should he care about that?

He doesn't know what to think anymore. 

Maybe he should just go back to sleep..

But then he'd be wasting time and being useless. 

Everything had negative sides.

Hawks frowned.

Izuku walks into the kitchen with a plate that has an omelette on it and paused. "Good morning Hawks."

Hawks looked up.

"Morning." He said quietly.

"I made you an omellet." Izuku smiles and places down the plate. 

Hawks blinked.

"Oh.." He mumbled.

Izuku smiles at him. "I added some chicken in there. And vegetables! Do you want anything to drink?"

Hawks stared at the food silently. He wanted to eat it. He was hungry.

But the sight of food made him feel sick.

But if he doesn't eat then he'd seem ungrateful. Maybe he could use eat small bites. 

The prospect of eating still made him feel quite sick.

He took the plate hesitantly.

It looks good. 

But the smell alone was enough to make him feel sick.

Hawks hesitated.

"You dont have to eat it." Izuku says softly. "Don't force yourself."

"I'm sorry." Hawks said quietly.

"Don't be." Izuku says softly. 

"But you already made it... that must have been a lot of effort..." Hawks mumbled.

Izuku shakes his head. "Don't force yourself. It's okay."

Hawks frowned.

"Its really okay." Izuku repeats softly. 

"I want to eat it but I'll throw up..." Hawks mumbled.

"Save it for later. Or I can make you another one." Izuku assures. "Its okay. Sometimes I don't want to eat either. There's no harm unless you're starving yourself."

Hawks nodded a small bit.

"Okay..."

"Do you want anything to drink?" Izuku asks instead. 

"I think so..." Hawks mumbled. 

"Preferences?"

Hawks shook his head. He didn't have any preferences. How could he? He only ever drank water. 

"How does Jasmine tea sound?" Izuku asks. "Or strawberry tea?"

"I never had those." Hawks mumbled. 

Izuku smiles. "Jasmine tea is kind of like green tea. Tastes nice with a good aftertaste, albeit less bitter. And strawberry tea is sweet and tastes like strawberries."

Hawks blinked in confusion. 

"What is green tea and what are strawberries?" He asked. 

Izuku hums, ignoring the pang in his heart at the words. "Guess you'll have to taste it to find out. Green tea is just tea leaves. And strawberries are fruits."

Hawks nodded, looking thoughtful.

He wasn't sure what to pick.

"Just.. give me whichever?" Hawks mumbled. "I don't really care."

"Jasmine tea it is." Izuku says and walks towards the kitchen. 

Hawks looked after him in slight confusion.

He doesn't understand the kid. 

~~~

Hawks looked down at the tea. It should be cold enough now. 

He picks up the cup and sniffed. It smelled like flowers. Jasmine. 

He took a small sip. Sweet. 

He placed it down for a moment. "It's sweet, I like it." 

Izuku smiles a little. "Sweet?"

"Yeah." Hawks agreed. 

"It's..." not that sweet. "Not my favourite. I prefer peach tea."

Hawks nodded. To each their own. 

He took another sip. 

It tastes so good. 

His wings fluffed a bit. 

It's nice to drink something so sweet. HC never allowed him anything other than water or protein shakes. 

And those were mostly gross and bitter. 

Health comes at a cost, he was told. 

"How many protein shakes do you have to drink per day?" He decided to ask. 

"None." Izuku replies. "A normal diet has enough protein for kids. Too much would cause health problems. Mainly to the liver."

Hawks blinked in confusion. Really? Why had HC always forced him to drink two every day then?

Izuku looks at him. "I'm almost afraid to ask how much you've had."

"Two." Hawks replied. 

Izuku grimaced. "I can only assume your metabolism is the only reason you don't have liver problems."

"Likely." Hawks replied. 

"Okay." Izuku says. "Um, when we get you away from them, no more shakes."

"Alright." Hawks agreed. He didn't have anything against that. 

They lapsed back into silence. 

"Sorry to bring the mood down..." Hawks mumbled. He ran a hand through his wings and ripped out a few bad ones. 

"Its really no big deal." Izuku shrugs. "Can I practice my quirk. It's building."

Hawks shrugged. 

Izuku smiles at him and creates the floating translucent colourful bubbles from his hands. 

Hawks stared at them for a moment before he went back to checking his wings for loose and destroyed feathers. 

They did their own thing in silence. Izuku practising with the quirk and Hawks fixing his wings. 

Eri gasped softly. 

"Pretty!" 

They both turn and sees Eri staring at them with Hizashi behind her.

"Morning." Izuku greeted and sent a cat shape to Eri. 

Eri smiled brightly. 

"Awesome!" She cheered softly. 

"Morning Izuku. Morning Hawks." Hizashi greeted with a smile. 

"Morning." Hawks mumbled. He pulled out another feather with a small wince. 

"Did you make breakfast?" Hizashi asks. 

"Just an omelette." Izuku replies. 

Hawks sighed quietly. Right. He hadn't eaten that... 

He really wasted Izuku's time and resources. 

Hawks frowned. He winced when he pulled more feathers than he'd wanted to. Heh. Punishment. 

A few bubbles floated around his hand and he blinks. 

"Don't do that." Izuku chided softly. 

Hawks winced and looked away. 

Izuku slowly removes the bubbles. "Its okay to be stressed. But don't hurt yourself."

"What does it matter if I get hurt anyway." Hawks mumbled. "It's just a small bit more." 

Izuku shakes his head. "Its better not to be hurt at all. Especially by yourself."

"It's too much effort to clean them." Hawks sighed. 

Izuku pauses a little. "Do you want me to help?"

Hawks shrugged. He didn't really care. 

Izuku stands up and slowly walks towards Hawks to stand behind him. His wings are really ruffled and matted. 

"They should be straightened out once a day. I just don't want to do it anymore." Hawks mumbled. 

"I'll be gentle." Izuku promised and placed a careful hand on the wings. 

Hawks suppressed a wince. 

Izuku slowly dragged his hand down the wing, smoothing out a few feathers.

Hawks bit his lip. It wasn't that bad. Just uncomfortable since he wasn't used to it anymore. 

Izuku carefully thread his hand through the wings, paying attention to Hawk's reactions. 

Hawks tried to keep his wincing to a minimum.

"Do you want me to stop?" Izuku asks.  

Hawks shook his head.

"Okay." Izuku says softly and continue. He pinched a feather between his thumb and pointer finger and slowly pulls down to straighten it.

Hawks stiffened a bit.

Izuku stops. "Do you want me to stop?"

Hawks shook his head.

"It's okay..." He mumbled.

Izuku hesitates for a moment before repeating his actions on another feather, keeping his touch gentle yet firm. 

Hawks didn't wince this time. He kept his feathers relaxed as he stared at the wall.

It feels weird to have someone fix his wings. His handlers never bothered. It was his own job to make sure his wings are in tip top shape.

And he always got in trouble when he tried to use his teeth...

There weren't any combs for feathers and using his hands felt tedious and wrong sometimes. He got used to it eventually. 

Hawks sighed.

"Bad?" Izuku asks, pausing at the feather he's straightening out. 

"No, just my thoughts." Hawks mumbled.

Izuku nods and continues. "Want to listen to the radio to fill the silence?"

"I'm not allowed to listen to the radio." Hawks replied.

"At HC. You can here." Izuku says softly. 

Hawks blinked. Right.

"So?" Izuku prompted gently, straightening out one of the larger feathers. It looks a lot better already. 

"I don't care." Hawks mumbled.

Izuku nods and use telekenisis to turn on the radio. 

Hawks winced at the sudden noise.

"Sorry." Izuku apologized and lowered the volume. 

"It's okay..." Hawks mumbled.

Izuku refocused on his task of straightening out the feathers. 

Hawks stayed silent.

After a few minutes his senses are focused on Izuku preening his wings. Being extra gentle with him. 

He didn't understand it. But he wasn't complaining. It felt quite nice.

The music was alsp good. It was calm and cheerful. Perfect for mornings v

It had been quite a while since he'd been allowed to listen to music.

He loves music. He was happy for the times where he would pass an area where music would play. He wasn't allowed to stay for long but what he could listen to made him happy. 

His wings fluttered slightly in joy.

Izuku quirked a small smile and continues silently. 

Hawks listened to the music silently.

It's not something he gets to indulge often. 

He could enjoy this until HC came.

After half an hour, Izuku steps back with a smile. "All done."

Hawks blinked sleepily. His wings felt amazing. It had been quite a while since they'd been that well.

"Thank you."

Izuku smiles at him. "Anytime Hawks."

Hawks carefully moved his wings a bit. That was so much better...

It's been so long since he felt like this.

Hawks relaxed a bit.

"Do you need anything else?" Izuku asks with a smile. 

Hawks shook his head. That had already been much more than he deserved.

"Okay." Izuku nods. He sits back down with a smile. 

Hawks ran a hand through his feathers.

They're so soft and neat now. Not ruffled. Just perfectly smooth. 

Hawks smiled softly.

It feels amazing. 

Hawks looked down at his lap. So nice...

Izuku continues practicing the bubble quirk. 

Hawks sighed softly. So much better...

A bubble changed into a bird and lands in front of Hawks. 

Hawks blinked.

The bird stares up at him. 

Hawks stared back silently.

Another birds joins in and stares.

Hawks watched the two birds warily.

The birds flew away after a few seconds. 

Hawks blinked.

He looked over at Izuku.

Izuku smiles sheepishly. "Sorry. I didn't know you were uncomfortable with being stared at."

"Normally I don't have a problem with it." Hawks replied. Though.. he didn't like it when pigeons stared at him during patrol. Or ravens. Likely because they were birds. It just made him uneasy.

"I won't do it again." Izuku promised. 

"I think it was because they looked like birds." Hawks mumbled. "Everything else should be fine."

Izuku hums. Hawks doesn't like cats. "Bunnies?"

"Sure." Hawks agreed.

Izuku controlled a few bubbles to transform into fluffy bunnies in front of Hawks. 

"They're cute." Hawks said with a small smile.

One bunny stood up and wriggled its nose at Hawks. 

Hawks watched the bunny curiously.

Another bunny hops around and twitches its ear. 

Hawks smiled a bit. 

The bunnies moved around on the table. Occasionally standing up or shaking their fur. 

Hawks watched them silently. 

The bunnies jumped around a little. 

Hawks smiled slightly. 

"It's a nice quirk." He mumbled. Very calming. 

"Thanks." Izuku smiles, staring at the bunnies as he focused. "Makes it useful for a lot of things."

Hawks nodded. 

The bunnies hopped around. 

"Plus, it's amusing." Izuku smiles. 

Hawks nodded in agreement. It sure was. 

Izuku makes another bubble and changes it into a butterfly. The bunnies chased the butterfly around the table. 

"That must take a lot of concentration." Hawks said thoughtfully. 

"A little." Izuku says. "If you want each one to move individually then yes. But I'm making the bunnies move the same and the butterfly differently. Kinda like a hive mind for the bunnies."

He demonstrates by making the bunnies jump and they all jumped together. "Movement stays the same and synchronized. Which takes less concentration than making each of them move differently."

Hawks nodded. "Makes sense." He agreed. 

"Its partly tangible too." Izuku says and makes the butterfly land on Hawk's head. 

Hawks blinked. 

"That's cool." He said softly. 

"Yeah but it's pretty weak." Izuku shrugs. "Maybe with some training it could be stronger. Plus, no sound."

The butterfly leaves his head and continues being chased around by the bunnies. 

Hawks watched them with interest. 

There's ringing coming from Hawk's phone. 

Hawks blinked. He picked it up automatically. 

A butterfly lands on the phone and blocks the screen. 

Hawks looked up. 

Izuku shakes his head slowly. 

"I have to answer though." Hawks mumbled. 

"Then let me do it." Izuku says and pulls out his own phone. "Record it, for evidence. We are not letting them get you Hawks. Promise."

"Okay..." Hawks mumbled. 

"Place it on the table, speakers on." Izuku says and places down his phone, turning on the recording function. 

Hawks nodded a bit and followed the instructions. 

He pressed the green button and immediately followed by a stern and cold voice. "Hawks. Where are you?"

Izuku shakes his head at him. 

Hawks froze in fear. He bit his lip, his wings trembling slightly. 

Izuku changed his voice to sound like Hawks. "I just lost track of time."

"That doesn't answer my question. Where are you?"

Hawks covers his mouth in fear. He can't say anything. 

"Tell me your location right now." 

Izuku scowls, hands shaking. "I apologize. I'll do it when the call ends."

"Say it now. We have a team tracking you. We'll have you soon." 

"That sounds like a threat." Izuku says before backtracking. He scowls. "I apologize. That was rude of me. But I'm at a secure location."

Which they won't be able to track because he asked Nezu to turn on the location blocker last night. 

"Have you at least convinced the Midoriya kid?" 

Hawks' eyes widened in fear and he looks up at Izuku who smiles softly at him. 

"I'm making progress." Izuku replies. "He trusts me now but I haven't brought it up yet."

"Do it soon. I'll ready a training plan." 

Hawks starts to tremble and Izuku places a comforting hand on his arm. 

"Can you remind me why I'm doing this?" Izuku asks. "He's still a kid. He's already training to be a hero."

"He's powerful. We need him under our thumb. He could endanger our whole organisation." 

"He's a kid. How dangerous could he be? Shouldn't we encourage him to become a better hero? A powerful hero is still useful."

Hawks stares at Midoriya silently, tears falling and trembling hard. 

"No. We need to control him." 

Izuku felt a pang of anger through him. "And how do you plan on doing that? The kid isn't the obedient type. And his quirk is really hard to overpower. What if he retaliates?"

"We'll use you as a control medium since the kid trusts you." 

Hawks clenched his eyes shut. 

"As in guilt trip him or threaten me? What if he doesn't believe you? The kid is smart."

"We don't have a problem with hurting you to control the kid." 

Izuku scowls. "I see. What if he doesn't care about me?"

"Then we'll resort to other methods. He has a little sister." 

Izuku's eyes sharpened. He takes a breath to calm himself. Keeping his voice soft and hesitant. "Oh... Is this really worth it?"

"It is." 

"Alright. I'll do my best to-" Izuku kicks his chair back which causes Hawks to jolt. His voice turns into panic but his eyes are steel. "Shit-! I have to-"

He pressed end call. 

Hawks stared at Izuku. 

"I.. I'm so sorry..." He whimpered. They'd kidnap Eri? 

"It's not your fault Hawks." Izuku says reassuringly. He rubs his face. "Its okay. I won't let them do anything."

Hawks drew his shivering wings close. 

"Hawks it's okay." Izuku says softly. "Really. This is not your fault. We'll figure it out. It's going to be okay."

Hawks sniffed quietly. 

"Still..." 

"Its not your fault." Izuku says sternly. "None of this is your fault."

Hawks looked away. 

Izuku picks up his phone and sent the recording to Nezu, Tsukauchi and his parents. "We'll handle this. In the meantime stay here. They don't know where you are. You're safer if you stay hidden."

Izuku rubs his face and takes a breath. Dammit. HC is making him so angry. 

Hawks sighed. He felt so guilty. 

"Hawks it's not your fault." Izuku repeats. "You have no part in this."

"Why are you not mad at me for taking part in their plan...?" 

"Why would I be mad at something you're forced to do?" Izuku asks. 

"I don't know..." Hawks mumbled. 

"I'm not, and will never be mad at you for what HC forced you to do." Izuku says sincerely. "You've hurt enough. It makes sense that you want it to stop."

Hawks looked away. "Still.. it was incredibly selfish of me." 

"Self preservation is not selfish." Izuku says firmly. "I don't blame you. Not one bit. So please, don't beat yourself up. I don't blame you nor am I angry with you."

"Why are you so kind..." Hawks mumbled. 

Izuku smiles sadly. "You need more kindness in your life Hawks."

Hawks stared at the floor. He didn't believe that. 

Izuku sees the phone ring again and scowls. "Don't answer it."

Hawks, who'd been about to reach for it, froze. 

"You.. you should change the ringtone." He mumbled. He'd been conditioned in it. 

"I'll put it on silent." Izuku says and waited for the call to end being doing just that. 

Hawks nodded a bit. 

"We'll have to talk to Tsukauchi later." Izuku says. "You need to tell him everything about HC and what they did to you."

Hawks looked away. He didn't want that... 

But it's not just him at risk anymore is it? Midoriya is in danger. Eri is in danger. 

Would that help? Talking about it? He didn't really think so... 

But it could be worth the shot? 

What has he got to lose? He's dead either way.

Hawks chuckled. Funny thought that he'd actually manage to survive this. 

He might as well. 

Maybe that way something like him wouldn't happen again. 

~~~

"Tsukauchi is going to arrive soon." Izuku warned Hawks.

Hawks blinked. 

"Okay." 

Izuku turns to him. "Its going to be okay."

"I don't think so but okay." Hawks mumbled. 

Izuku nods in understanding. "I'll protect you."

"You don't have to." Hawks mumbled. 

"You need someone to protect you. You've been hurt enough."

"No matter who protects me, I'll end up getting hurt. So don't bother." Hawks mumbled. 

"At least let me try." Izuku says softly. 

"But you might get hurt." Hawks pointed out. 

"I'm going to get hurt either way." Izuku says.

Hawks frowned. "Why?" 

"Target of HC, for one. Not to mention they're not the only ones who want my quirk." Izuku pointed out. 

"Alright." Hawks mumbled. 

They waited in silence afterwards. 

~~~ 

Hawks winced when there was a knock at the door. His wings twitched. 

Izuku walks towards it and opens the door, smiling at the familiar face. Tsukauchi Naomasa. 

"Hey, Izuku. How are you?" Tsukauchi asked. 

"I'm fine." Izuku says and looks at Hawks pointedly.

Hawks winced. He drew his wings close defensively when Tsukauchi's gaze rested on him. 

"He won't hurt you." Izuku assures and closed the door behind them. 

Tsukauchi nodded. "I'm just here to talk."

Hawks looks at them hesitantly before nodding. 

"Let's go to the couch." Tsukauchi suggested gently.

Izuku nods and they all sat down. "Did you get the recording?"

"I did." Tsukauchi replied.

"Dad didn't want to leave Eri's side after that." Izuku says. 

"Understandable." Tsukauchi said. "Where are they right now?"

"At UA." Izuku says. "Dad needed to do some work and they couldn't risk leaving the grounds."

Tsukauchi nodded.

"Hawks," Izuku turns to him. "Ready to tell Tsukauchi about everything?"

Hawks drew up his wings defensively.

"Yeah..."

Tsukauchi nods and pulls out a recorder, starting it up and reciting his script. Once he was done he looks at Hawks. 

Hawks shifted nervously.

"Where.. where am I supposed to start?"

"How about at the beginning?" Tsukauchi prompted gently. 

"I don't remember much. They made sure that I wouldn't miss being free." Hawks replied quietly.

"Tell us what you can remember."

"Well, my life before HC was hell." Hawks mumbled. "My parents were never around and we never had enough money."

He takes a breath. "So, I saved a family when I was six. I didn't know why. I just saw them in trouble at the freeway and just reacted. HC saw my potential and offered to sponsor me."

"My parents immediately agreed. They got money every month and could live comfortable after that." Hawks explained.

"Meanwhile I was taken to HC to train under them."  

"What kind of training?" Tsukauchi asks.

Hawks blinked.

"Sparring and things like that at first." He replied.

"Mostly training my quirk. How to control my feathers. Harden them. Sense the surroundings."

"It wasn't that bad. Just a bit harsh when they got experienced pro heroes to fight me."

"How old were your when that happened?" Tsukauchi asks and Izuku shivers. 

Fighting other people. It's not the same as killing them when he was a kid but...

"Six when it first happened." Hawks replied. 

"What happened during those training sessions? A kid going against pro heroes."

"Well, I hot beaten up a lot." Hawks replied. 

Tsukauchi nods. "And then? What's your normal schedule?"

Hawks frowned. 

"Right now it's: Wake up at 5, eat a light breakfast, get ready, get to the agency by 5:30, train until 8, start patrolling, use my lunch break to catch up on paperwork, more patrol, eat lunch at 7, get back to HC, train more, eat dinner and sleep at midnight." 

Tsukauchi nods. He'll address that later. "Regarding the call from the president of HC."

Hawks winced and looked away. 

"I'm sorry..." 

"Im not mad." Izuku says. 

"Can you explain it?" Tsukauchi asks. 

"They want to train Izuku like they did to me." Hawks mumbled. 

"Which sounds like turning me into a child soldier." Izuku frowns. 

Hawks winced. 

"I'm sorry." He mumbled. 

"It wasn't your fault." Izuku says. 

"Can you continue?" Tsukauchi asks. "We can take a break."

Hawks crossed his arms defensively. 

"I'm okay..." He mumbled. 

Tsukauchi nods. "Now long have you been training under them?"

"Since I was six. I already said that." Hawks mumbled. 

"You've been training for sixteen years?" Tsukauchi asks.

"Yeah." 

Tsukauchi continues with the questions, some going into uncomfortable territory. 

Hawks answered everything, refusing to take a break. 

Finally it was over and Tsukauchi stops the recording. "Thank you for your cooperation Hawks."

Hawks nodded. 

"Because of this, you'll have to be put in witness protection." Tsukauchi explains. "To keep you away from HC."

Hawks blinked. 

"You can do whatever you want to and I still wouldn't be safe." He replied. 

"We'll do our best to make sure you're safe." Tsukauchi says.

Hawks shrugged. 

"Thanks for your help uncle." Izuku smiles at him. 

Tsukauchi smiled back. 

"As much as I would love to stay I have to go to the station." He says and stands up. 

Hawks looked away. 

Izuku hugs him. "Okay."

Tsukauchi smiled and hugged back. 

"Take care, Izu." 

"You too." Izuku says. 

Tsukauchi nodded. 

"I'll see you later." Izuku smiles at him. 

Tsukauchi smiled. 

"You bet." He replied. 

They pull away and Izuku waves Tsukauchi goodbye as he leaves. 

He turns to Hawks. 

Hawks was trembling like a leaf, hugging himself silently. 

Izuku frowns worriedly and creates a bunch of bunnies around Hawks. 

Hawks stared at the bunnies vacantly. 

A few of them wriggled their noses at him and one nuzzles his leg. 

Hawks curled up a bit. 

He's in big trouble. 

~~~

Hizashi sits down on the couch and turns on the tv, wanting to watch the news.  

"We'll show you live footage of the press conference where HC pronounced the pro hero Hawks missing." 

Hizashi's eyes widened in shock and he looks around. Hawks and Izuku are in the gym- thankfully- so that means they won't see this. 

He continues watching. 

The camera panned over a big crowd of reporters before focusing on the head of HC. 

She had a grim expression on her face and started telling everyone that they had received an alarming call where the number two hero was interrupted mid call. Possible kidnapping by villains. 

She told them that they were looking into it and that they'd likely find Hawks soon. 

It was just a matter of time. 

Hizashi bit his lip worriedly and sent a warning to Nezu, Izuku and Shouta. 

~~~

Izuku pulls out his phone when he got a text. 

"HC is officially searching for Hawks." 

Hawks was practising sharp shooting with his feathers. 

Izuku bit his lip and sent a text. "Okay. Thanks."

Hawks was in danger... 

They'll have to be careful while leaving. Maybe just portal back home. 

Keeping Hawks away from HC was the top priority. 

Izuku smiles at Hawks. "You're doing awesome!"

Hawks looked up. 

Izuku smiles brightly at him. 

Hawks smiled back hesitantly. 

"Can I join?" Izuku asks. 

"Sure." 

Izuku grows his wings and flies up with Hawks. 

Hawks looked at him. 

"Everything okay?" He asked. 

Izuku smiles. "Later. Can you teach me how to use your feathers like you do?"

Hawks nodded. "Sure." 

They both trained together. 

~~~

Hawks sat on the couch, twirling one of his feathers in his hand. 

Eri walks up to him, holding a red flower crown in her hands. 

Hawks looked up. 

"Hey, Eri." 

"Hello." She greets and held up the flower crown to him. 

Hawks blinked. 

"Yes?" 

"For you." Eri clarified. "To make you feel better."

Hawks stared down at the flower crown. 

"Oh. That's really kind of you." He smiled. 

Eri stares up at him expectantly. 

Hawks gently took the flower crown and placed it on his messy hair. 

Just.. don't cry. 

"You look beautiful." Eri complimented innocently. 

Hawks smiled. Eri had used her time to make a flower crown for him. That was adorable. 

"Thank you." 

Eri nods. "It's okay. Brother will keep you safe from those bad guys."

Hawks smiled sadly. 

"I hope so." He said quietly. 

Eri sits on the couch and looks at him. 

Hawks sighed softly. 

"Do you want to hold one of my toys?" Eri asks innocently. "They help me feel better."

"Sure. Thanks." Hawks said quietly. Maybe it would help. 

Eri nods and went to her room. 

She returns with a bunny and a cat, handing it to Hawks. 

Hawks took them. 

"Thank you, Eri. You're really kind." 

Eri smiles at him. "Izuku said that everyone deserves kindness."

Hawks blinked. Then he nodded a bit. 

"You do too." Eri added. 

"Thank you, Eri." Hawks mumbled quietly, feeling tears collect in his eyes. Eri was just so nice. First the flower crown, then the plushies and telling him he deserved it all... 

And he knows they're honest too. Kids are truthful. And Eri is just so sweet. 

He hugged the plushies close. 

He doesn't want her to get hurt. 

He should just.. go back to HC. 

But then Izuku would be upset. And he'd get punished for staying here and wasting time, being a burden.

Hawks' wings shivered a bit. 

He didn't know what to do. 

~~~

Hawks looked his wings over for loose feathers as he sat on the couch. 

It's getting dark and everyone is doing their own thing. Shouta is out on patrol. Izuku and Eri are in Izuku's room reading together and Hizashi is making dinner in the kitchen. 

He was quite bored. 

Having nothing to do, he'd started checking his wings over. 

It had been ruffled from the stress from yesterday and today. 

Hawks looked around. There was noone in the room. 

He started preening his wings with his teeth. 

That felt so much better. He was careful when biting onto one of his large primary feathers, slowly preening them with his teeth. 

It might look weird but it felt so good. He shuddered happily. 

He can feel each individual feather. It's like scratching an itch. His fingers doesn't have the same feeling 

Hawks chirped contently as he continued preening his feathers. 

It takes a few minutes until all of his primary feathers are groomed. 

Then Hawks moved to his secondary feathers. 

It was a little harder because of how much smaller it is compared to his primary ones but still doable. 

The tiny ones at the bottom were out of the question though. 

He'll preen those with his fingers later. Right now he wants to enjoy this feeling. 

Hawks hummed happily as he preened his wings. 

Once he finished his right wing, he started on his left. 

A pleased shudder went through him. 

He meticulous preened both his primacy and secondary feathers, his body completely relaxed. 

So comfortable... 

His wings fluttered happily. 

If only be can make a nest. 

Then this would be perfect. 

But making a nest.. he couldn't. 

This isn't his place. 

He was a guest. He couldn't just make a nest. 

Besides he's already stretching it by preening with his teeth. 

He should stop before he got spotted. 

But he's almost done. It feels good and he's already at his secondary feathers. 

So he continued silently. 

It takes a few minutes before All of his feathers are groomed. 

Hawks flexed his wings a bit. Perfect. 

And no one saw him!

He smiled softly. It felt amazing. 

He looks around. Now that he's done he doesn't know what to do. Should he help in the kitchen?

It would be smarter to make himself helpful. 

He stands up and went to the kitchen.

Hizashi was still cooking. 

"Can... can I help?" He asked quietly. 

Hizashi looks at him and smiles. "Of course!"

Hawks stepped into the kitchen silently. 

Hizashi smiles at him encouragingly. "Ever been in the kitchen before? Cooking, I mean."

Hawks shook his head. 

Hizashi nods. "It's okay. I'll teach you."

Hawks walked over to him. "Sorry." He mumbled. 

"No need to apologise." Hizashi smiles. 

"Okay.." Hawks mumbled. "I'm just really clumsy regarding things like this." 

"Just be careful in the kitchen and you'll be fine."

Hawks nodded. 

"We're making rice with miso soup and omelette. I've already got the rice cooking. Can you help break the eggs into a bowl?" Hizashi asks. 

Hawks blinked. 

"I can try." He replied quietly. 

Hizashi smiles. "Eggs are in the fridge. Pull out four."

Hawks nodded a bit. He walked over to the fridge and got four eggs. 

He looks around for a bowl and finds one at the kitchen counter. 

Hawks looked at the bowl and then at the eggs. 

How?

Hizashi looks over and chuckles, going over to Hawks. He picks up an egg. "Here, I'll show you."

"Thanks." Hawks said quietly. He watched Hizashi curiously. 

Hizashi held the bowl with one hand and held the egg in the other. "Just hold it like this and crack the egg on the side of the bowl."

He cracks the shell and let the contents fall into the bowl. "You can use a fork if you're worried about spilling, same thing. Just hit the sides. Use a spoon to remove any shell from the bowl."

Hawks blinked. 

"Okay..." 

Hizashi threw out the shell and hands the bowl to Hawks with a smile. "You try."

Hawks nodded a small bit. He took the bowl and an egg. 

So he just has to repeat what Hizashi did. Simple.

Hawks bit his lip and tried to replicate it. 

He didn't crack it at the first try but there was a crack. He tries harder and a bit of yolk came out, not enough. 

Hawks frowned. 

He cracks it a little more and the contents fell out as well as a few bits of the shell. 

Hawks winced slightly. He had to get those out. 

Spoon. Hizashi said he can remove the shell with a spoon. 

He throws out the shell and searched for a spoon. 

"First drawer." Hizashi informs. 

Hawks nodded. He got himself a spoon and tried to fish the shell bits out. 

It was difficult with how thick the egg was. The shell kept falling off the spoon. 

Hawks frowned in concentration. 

It took a bit before All of shell has been removed. 

Hawks sighed. 

"Sorry." He mumbled. 

"For what?" Hizashi asks, placing some ingredients inside a pot. "You're doing well."

"I am?" Hawks asked confusedly. 

Hizashi nods. "You haven't spilt any on the floor. Better than Izuku's first time."

"Okay." Hawks mumbled. 

"Keep going." Hizashi encouraged. 

Hawks grabbed another egg. 

He carefully cracks it on the rim of the bowl and managed to let it fall with little shells. 

He took the spoon and got the shells out. 

One more to go.

Hawks cracked open the egg and poured the insides into the bowl. 

There's only one or two shells inside of it this time.

Hawks fished them out. 

Hizashi looks over and smiles. "Great job. Now you beat them with a pair of chopsticks."

Hawks blinked in confusion. 

"The poor eggs?"

Hizashi snorted a little. "Not like that. It's basically mixing them together. Kinda hard to beat liquid."

"Alright. How?" Hawks asked. 

Hizashi grabs a pair of chopsticks and the bowl. "Like this. Look how I'm holding the chopsticks and how I mix it together."

Hizashi starts mixing the eggs with quick movements. 

Hawks blinked. Okay. He could do that. 

Hizashi stops and hands it to Hawks. "Try it."

Hawks took the chopsticks. 

"Okay." He mumbled and tried. 

It wasn't as smooth as Hizashi's but it was still mixing. 

He looked up at Hizashi. Was he doing okay?

Hizashi smiles at him. "You're doing amazing."

Hawks smiled hesitantly. That was nice to hear. 

He keeps doing it.

After a moment Hizashi turns to him after heating up a pan. "Alright, can you give it to me?"

Hawks handed the bowl over. 

Hizashi thanks him and seasoned the eggs, giving a brief mix before pouring it in the pan. He distributes the egg evenly. "See the small bowl on the counter? The one with the vegetables? Can you pour it in with the egg?"

Hawks looked over. 

"Um.. yeah." He mumbled and got the bowl, gently pouring it onto the eggs. 

Hizashi distributes it evenly with the chopsticks. The eggs sizzling in the pan and emanating a delicious aroma. 

Hawks blinked. He'd helped make that. 

"I have some chicken in a bowl over there," Hizashi nods towards a bowl of small diced chicken. A few more bowls of ingredients surrounding it. "Can you mix up the other things with the chicken so we can fry them?"

Hawks stared at the chicken. 

"It looks different from how chicken normally looks." He mumbled. 

Hizashi chuckles. "That's cause it's raw chicken. You have to cook it first."

"Ah." 

"So?" Hizashi asks.

"Sure, I can try." Hawks said quietly. 

He went over to the counter and looks down at the bowls. 

Hawks hesitantly started mixing everything. 

Now that the ingredients are inside, he doesn't know how to mix. Is it the same as normal mixing?

He looked over at Hizashi for help. 

"Just use your hands or use a spoon to mix them together." Hizashi informs. 

Hawks nodded. 

He got himself a spoon and started mixing the ingredients. 

It wasn't like the eggs where it's liquid. But because the chicken is cut small it's easier to coat it with the other ingredients. 

Hawks did his best but it was quite complicated. 

It took a while before he was sure all of the chicken is covered. He glanced at Hizashi who is heating up oil in a pan.

"Is it okay like that?" Hawks asked hesitantly. 

Hizashi glanced and smiles with a nod. "Perfect. Now, pour it inside the pot. I'll get the vegetables."

Hawks nodded a bit and did as told. 

Hizashi uses a spatula to flip the chicken. 

Hawks watched silently. 

Hizashi continues to slowly cook the chicken, flipping it every so often to cook it thoroughly. 

Hawks didn't really understand what Hizashi was doing but he watched anyways. 

"Can you grab the vegetables I left on the counter?" Hizashi asks, pointing to the bowl of freshly cut vegetables. 

Hawks nodded and silently got Hizashi the vegetables. 

The voice hero thanks him and pours the vegetables inside, mixing the food together. 

He turns off the stove and transfers the vegetables and chicken into a plate. "Can you set up the table while I wash the dishes?"

Hawks nodded a bit. 

He helps set out the plates and chopsticks at the table. 

He looked at the kitchen. Was there anything else he could do?

Hizashi set out the food on the table. "Can you call the kids?"

Hawks nodded and went off to get Izuku and Eri. 

He went to their bedroom and knocked. 

"Yes?" Izuku asks from inside. 

"Dinner's ready." Hawks replied quietly. 

The door opens and Izuku smiles at him. "Thanks."

Hawks nodded and walked back to the table. 

Hizashi smiles at him. "Thanks."

"No problem." Hawks mumbled. 

Izuku walks towards the table with Eri next to him. They both sit down. 

Hawks sat down silently. 

"Hawks helped me make dinner." Hizashi announced with a smile. 

Izuku lit up with a smile. "He did?"

Hizashi smiled. "Sure did." 

"Thank you Hawks." Izuku smiles at him. 

Eri nods. "Thank you."

"I didn't really do much..." Hawks mumbled quietly. 

"He made the egg and chicken." Hizashi smiles as he gave everyone their servings. 

"You helped. That's still good." Izuku smiles. 

"Okay." Hawks mumbled. 

Hizashi gave Hawks a good amount of rice, eggs and chicken with vegetables. 

"Thank you." Hawks said quietly. 

Hizashi smiles with a nod. "Enjoy."

They ate in a comfortable silence. 

Hawks was amazed at how good the food is.

He'd really helped make that... 

He'd never done it before. Does that mean he can at least cook eggs?

More or less. He'd only helped after all. 

But it was good. Even if he only helped a little. 

He was useful. 

~~~

Hawks sat on the couch. He couldn't sleep. He'd spent so much time with Izuku and his family. HC would find him. He knew that. And then they'd take revenge on Izuku and his family. 

That thought made his gut twist painfully. He didn't want that. They'd all been so kind and patient. They didn't expect anything of him but they were happy with him just coexisting with them. 

They are so kind. So so kind. HC would not hesitate to ruin them or make them disappear. Or stage an accident. Or anything. 

They'll be in danger if he stayed. Izuku is in danger. Eri is in danger. 

Hawks took a deep breath. He couldn't be selfish anymore. 

This past week had been the best of his whole life. He'd felt.. loved. 

But he couldn't compromise their safety anymore. He'd go back to HC tomorrow morning. 

It would break Izuku's heart. He knows it. That's why he'll leave before the kid wakes up. 

Tell HC he failed and that Izuku doesn't want anything to do with him anymore. That they had a fight during the call where he had overheard the plan to reqruit him. 

He'll be punished not only for wasting time and hiding. But for failing his task. He'll get hurt. But they'll finally be safe. 

~~~

Izuku yawns as he walks out of his bedroom early morning. He did set his alarm to wake up early so that he can accompany Hawks. 

Speaking of which, where is he?

Izuku blinked. Hawks wasn't on the couch. That likely meant that he was in the bathroom. Or maybe the kitchen? 

He walks around, trying to find a sign of Hawks. There's no way he can hide those large bright red wings. 

Normally he'd be relatively easy to find. 

Maybe.. he just wasn't there anymore? 

No. Hawks wouldn't... 

There was a note. 

He felt dread creep up his chest as he picked up the note. He reads it silently. 

"I'm sorry, Izuku. I can't keep putting you in danger.

- Hawks"

A cold feeling settled over his body as he shut down. He didn't even realize he went catonic with tears falling down his face. Trapped in his own whirling panicking thoughts. 

Hawks is gone? Left? Did he go back to HC?

How exactly had he put them in danger anyways? HC couldn't go on UA grounds. 

They couldn't have found Hawks if he had just stayed.

 Hawks should have stayed. 

He should have stayed. 

He's in danger. 

Hawks is in danger. 

He should have stayed. 

The note fell from Izuku's hand. 

His body felt cold and everything blurred. Sound, sight, smell. 

Hawks. Hawks is in danger. Hawks. He's not safe. Hawks Hawks Hawks Hawks please why did he do that why why why Hawks you're not safe why did you do that Hawks please come back please let this be a lie Hawks come back don't do this please come back you'll get hurt Hawks please come back i cant please come back you're not safe Hawks please please say this isn't true please let this be a lie Hawks please come back Hawks please where are you-

But he knew. Deep down he knew that this was true. That Hawks had walked back to HC. 

He shuddered and his quirk activated through his hazed panic, his spectre leaving his body and jumps towards Hawks.

Hawks was laying beaten on the floor but the handlers torturing him didn't even think of stopping. 

There are painful looking metal restraints on his wings, blood dripping down the tips of his feathers.

Izuku felt horror and fear shoot through him as he watched.

"Stop!" He yelled out tearfully. "Please Stop! Please!"

But they didn't even hear him. 

Hawks stared at the floor with empty eyes as he was tortured. There were tears dripping down his face but he made no sound. 

"You really like disobeying don't you?" One of them said. "Forgetting your place? What we did for you? Being ungrateful now?"

"N.. no. I owe you ev.. everything." Hawks gritted out. 

"Yet you disobeyed." Hawks was kicked and the restraints jostled, causing him to scream out in pain. "You went radio silent frolicking and wasting time. Not only that but you failed your task with that Midoriya kid!"

Hands grabbed his hair and pulled him up roughly. "How is that being grateful?"

Hawks sobbed brokenly. 

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry..." 

"Stop!" Izuku yells tearfully. "Don't listen to them! Hawks please don't listen to them! Why did you leave?! Hawks please! Stop it!"

"You had this coming. Obey. That's all you had to do. Keep your tongue and listen to orders. But you refused." The voice was sickly sweet, condescending and faking sympathy. 

"Stop it! Hawks! Please stop!" Izuku sobs. "Let him go!"

He doesn't realize his body- his actual body- was reacting to his panic. All he felt was his mind in a haze and his phantom nerves lighting up.

"I'm so sorry. It won't happen again." Hawks whimpered. They didn't want to punish him. This was all his own fault. 

"You keep saying that but it's not true is it?"

"STOP!" Izuku screams when Hawks was hit again. The vibrating feeling got worse. "STOP HURTING HIM! LET HIM GO! STOP!"

Blood dripped from Hawks' nose. 

"It won't..." He whimpered. 

"We'll have to make sure of that won't we?"

"STOP IT!" Izuku screams tearfully. His eyes widened when the man steps back and raises his hand to use a quirk. He clenched his eyes shut as the feeling intensified. "STOP-!"

He didn't realize he was thrown back into his body and lurched forward, screaming tearfully. "HAWKS!!!"

He breathed heavily. Hawks. 

Izuku stares down at the floor where he's kneeling on all fours. He couldn't register the muffled voices around him or where he was. He just knows he's not with Hawks and that his brother is in danger. 

He had to save Hawks. They'd kill him at this rate. 

He stands up shakily, falling back down afterwards. He hears muffled words but he couldn't comprehend any of it.

He wants to save Hawks. He needs to save Hawks. 

He clenched his eyes shut as He- and the people around him- are engulfed in a bright green light before disappearing. 

For a moment, everything was silent, both parties staring at each other. 

The two HC handlers who had beaten Hawks unconscious and Izuku and his family plus Tsukauchi. 

Izuku didn't falter and ran towards him, crying. "Hawks!"

He waves his hand and knocked the two guys with a burst of energy, sending them flying to the wall and knocked unconcious. 

Izuku slid to his knees next to Hawks and cries, gently shaking him. "Hawks? Hawks please wake up. Hawks? Hawks? Keigo?"

Hawks coughed painfully but didn't show any other signs of being even remotely conscious. 

Izuku sobs and looks at the device. He scowls and pressed a hand to it, activating the quirk Unlock. 

The device fell off his wings and onto the floor with a clank. 

Izuku pulls Hawks into a protective hug and sobs, healing him. 

The wounds slowly disappeared. 

Izuku cradled Hawks close, crying in despair. "I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. It's okay. I'll protect you. I promise. I'll protect you."

"What is the meaning of this?!" The president of HC screeched as she came with armed guards. 

Izuku looks up and glares hatefully at her, eyes toxic green and a black glow around him. He raises his hand as it glowed. "Stay AWAY FROM HIM!"

Their weapons were pulled towards Izuku and crunched into a ball, useless. 

Suddenly disarmed, the guards didn't look as menacing anymore. They looked scared. 

"This is perfect. Exactly who I've been looking for." The president called out. "Grab him." 

Izuku let out a low anamalistic growl and his eyes glowed. The guards fell onto the ground screaming and covering their ears. 

"Quirk; Mental Voice." Izuku relayed sadistically with a scowl. "Project a loud voice in someone's head. Downside, I can't hear my own voice. Plus side, I can melt their brains if I wish."

The president frowned. 

"What do you want here?" 

Izuku growled. "So much. Let's start with tearing you apart for what you did to my brother."

"He's not your brother. There are no records of Hawks' parents having any other children." The president said. 

Izuku's family stayed back and let him handle that. 

Izuku pulls Hawks closer with a snarl. "He's my brother in everything but BLOOD!"

The guards fell unconcious, ears bleeding but still breathing. 

"That makes no sense." The president said. 

"Dad, Tsukauchi, record. Now." Izuku growled and used Confession. "Did you allow Hawks to be tortured?"

"Already doing it." came Tsukauchi's voice. 

"Yes. I ordered it." 

"Why?" Izuku growls, glaring hard. 

"He needs to obey." 

"Obey?" Izuku scowls. "So you're saying you want to control him? Like a mindless puppet?"

"Yes." 

"Does he mean nothing to you as a person?" Izuku scowls. 

"Not at all. He's just a slave." 

"What else did you do to him?" Izuku asks, not knowing how angry his parents are or how pale Eri had gotten.

"There are files in my office." 

Izuku glances back at Shouta who went to that direction. Izuku switched quirks that kept the brainwashing aspect and kept the president in place. "Stay. Tsukauchi, should that be enough evidence to start an immediate investigation?"

"More than enough." 

Hawks blinked slowly. 

"I'm.. I'm sorry for losing consciousness..." He mumbled tiredly. He was still in the torture room. 

"Pass out." Izuku commands the president with a scowl, ignoring the thud to focus on Hawks. "Shh...It's okay. It's okay. You're safe now."

"Not a safe place..." Hawks mumbled. "Why are you here...?" 

Izuku smiles sadly. "I promised to save you didn't I?"

Hawks blinked. 

"You did?" He mumbled. "Right. You did." 

Izuku nods, cradling him close. He nuzzles Hawk's forehead, trying not to shake too hard. "Don't do that again. You self sacrificing bird."

"You're important to me. Of course I'd sacrifice myself." Hawks mumbled. 

"Not stupidly." Izuku scolded. "Just...Let me hold you. You scared me half to death."

"I'm sorry." Hawks said. 

Izuku curls his arm around Hawk's shoulders, trembling. "Just...stay. like this."

Hawks blinked. 

"Okay..." 

He held still even if his wings hurt. 

After a while Izuku heard footsteps and curled around Hawks more, glancing up. He sees Hizashi and Eri. 

Hizashi kneeled down next to them. 

"Are you okay?" He asked gently. 

Izuku looks down at Hawks, holding him close. "I want to go home."

"Okay. I'll call a taxi." Hizashi said gently. 

Eri stared at Hawks worriedly. 

Izuku curls over Hawks with a small sob. "I just want this to be over.'

"It will be over soon. When I wake up." Hawks mumbled. 

Izuku hugs him close. "I wish it was that simple."

Hawks blinked. 

"I wonder what my punishment will be for passing out." He mumbled. 

"Don't think about that." Izuku says quietly. 

Hawks looked at Izuku. "I can't help it." 

"Just don't." Izuku says quietly, fatigue catching up. 

Hawks stared at him. 

Izuku looked tired. 

Hawks gently wrapped his aching wings around Izuku. 

Izuku blinks in surprise at him. "You're hurt. You don't need to do that."

"I want you to be safe." Hawks mumbled. 

Izuku smiles sadly and leans down to curl over him. "Ever the hero."

Hawks nodded a small bit. He felt dizzy and just bad. 

Izuku glances at him and noticed his eyes. He sits up a little in worry.  "Are you drugged?'

Hawks blinked. 

"Drugged?" He shrugged. 

It was a stark difference from the breakdown he'd had when talking about drugging last. 

Izuku places a hand on Hawk's arm and used a quirk to neutralize the drugs in his system. 

Hawks blinked in confusion. 

"What are you doing here, Izuku?" He asked. 

"I may or may not have came here through sheer panic." Izuku says and looks up at Hizashi. "And accidentally dragged my family with me."

Tsukauchi waved. 

"Ah." Hawks mumbled. 

Izuku blinks, his vision blurring a little. 

"How are you?' Hawks mumbled. 

"I'm fine." Izuku gave him a smile. 

Hawks nodded a bit. 

Eri hesitantly walks towards them and looks at Hawks. 

Hawks looked up. 

"Hey, Eri." He mumbled. 

"Okay now?" She asks worriedly. 

"Not really." Hawks mumbled. 

"Hug?" Eri asks. 

"Thanks for the offer but I'm kinda sensitive right now." Hawks replied quietly. 

Eri nods in understanding. 

Hawks sighed. "Why did you come? It's dangerous." 

"Brother did it." Eri answers. 

"It...was involuntarily." Izuku says. 

"How did you know where to find me?" Hawks mumbled. 

"A quirk." Izuku answers. "There's a quirk for everything."

"Okay..." Hawks mumbled. 

Shouta came back a moment later. "I found the files. Tsukauchi, send your team here."

He looks at his son and Hawks still on the floor. 

Tsukauchi gave a nod. 

Hawks looked up at him. 

Shouta sighs and kneels down next to him. "How do you feel Hawks?"

"Like I've been hit by a truck." Hawks replied. 

Shouta nods. He looks up at his son. 

It really scared him. Waking up in the morning to see his son catonic in the living room with tears falling down his face. 

And then that note. It had shocked him immensely. 

It shouldn't. Victims do often return to their abusers. And Hawks has never known anything else. That and his hero complex prevents him from letting anyone be at risk. If he thinks they're in danger, he'll act.

He'd thought Hawks was slowly growing accustomed to living with them... 

He shouldn't have been so hopeful. No one changes in a week. Especially something they've been taught for years. 

He'd have to monitor Hawks more closely now. 

At least they can stop this. Stop HC.

They had enough evidence. 

Now they just need to go home. Izuku looks fatigued. 

Hawks definitely couldn't fly. 

Izuku can't use a quirk like that  

They should just take a taxi like Hizashi had suggested. 

It would be better. 

"Everything will be okay." He said gently. 

They stared at him, both not believing. 

~~~

Shouta watched Hawks and Izuku worriedly. They'd just crashed on the couch as soon as they got home. 

Eri looks up at Shouta. "Will they be okay?"

Shouta smiled down at Eri. 

"Eventually, yes." He said gently. 

Eri nods. "I'm worried."

"I know. We are too." Hizashi said softly. 

"Bad people hurt Hawks." Eri says. "They're gone now right?"

Shouta frowned slightly. 

"They'll be gone soon." He assured. 

"Please don't let them hurt brother and Hawks." Eri looks up at him. "They're mean. They'll kill them."

Shouta kneeled down and gently hugged Eri. 

"We're at UA. The bad people can't come here." He murmured softly. 

"Okay." Eri hugs him back. "They're hurt already."

Shouta nodded in agreement. 

Hizashi went to the kitchen to make a snack. 

"We'll make sure they won't be hurt again." Shouta said softly. 

Eri nods. "Brother is upset. He was so scared for Hawks."

Shouta nodded. 

"Hawks did something very reckless and stupid." 

"Like me?" Eri looks up at him. "He went back to the bad person? Even when he could have stayed?"

Shouta gently rubbed Eri's head. 

"It was a misunderstanding. He thought he was putting us in danger." He explained gently. 

"But we're safe here right?" Eri looks up at him. 

"Completely safe." Shouta promised. 

Eri nods. "And you'll protect us?"

"Yes." Shouta said gently. 

Eri nods. 

"You're safe, Eri. We all are." Shouta murmured. 

Eri nods. "Okay. And Hawks too?"

"Yes." Shouta said softly. 

Eri nods. "Okay."

Shouta smiled. 

"We'll be okay." 

Eri nods. "Yeah."

Shouta gently rubbed Eri's back. 

Hizashi returns with mugs of hot choclate and coffee for his family. 

Shouta smiled. 

"You're a literal angel." He said softly. 

Hizashi smiles at him. "You're just saying that cause I have coffee."

Shouta chuckled softly. 

"You got me." He admitted. 

Hizashi rolls his eyes fondly and hands Eri her cup. 

"Thank you." She says before taking a sip.

Shouta smiled at Hizashi. 

"You'll always be my Sunshine though." He said softly. 

Hizashi smiles. "And you'll always be my kitten."

Shouta smiled. 

Eri looks between them silently. 

Shouta smiled at Eri. 

"Everything will be okay." He hummed. 

Eri nods in agreement. They'll make it okay. 

~~~

It took a while until Hawks and Izuku slowly woke up. 

Izuku felt awful. Not the kind of awful he expected. 

It was a mix of emotional and physical awful. 

Hawks shifted uncomfortably. His wings were still really sore. 

Izuku looks up at him. "How do you feel?"

Hawks blinked sleepily, pain washing over him like a vengeful ocean. "Horrible." 

"Same." Izuku says tiredly. "Back to sleep?"

Hawks shifted, his nerves firing off alarm signals all over. 

"No..." 

"...Painkillers?"

Hawks shrugged a bit.

Izuku stands up groggily and went to the kitchen. He returns with a cup of water and painkillers, handing it to Hawks.

Hawks took the items and stared at them for a moment before taking the pills.

Izuku sits back down and closed his eyes. 

Hawks placed down the cup.

"What day is it?" Izuku asks tiredly.

"I don't know..."

"I regret waking up." Izuku says quietly. 

Hawks nodded a bit.

"My head, body and emotions hurt." Izuku groans. 

Hawks sighed.

Izuku tilts his head to lie on the armrests. 

Hawks curled up a bit.

They didn't move at all. 

Somehow, they managed to fall asleep again.

~~~

Hawks slowly woke up. He was still feeling quite shitty.

He looks down and sees a bunch of toys around him. 

He blinked. Toys? This couldn't be HC.

He looks around and recognized this place 

It was where Izuku lived. ... But why was he covered with fluffy plushies?

He looks around and sees a note. He picks it up.

"Hope you'll feel better with toys. Eri"

Hawks couldn't help the small smile on his face. That was so adorable.

Of course Eri would be kind to lend them her toys. She's an angel.

He looked at Izuku who was still asleep.

The kid came for him. Even when he went back willingly. He came. 

It was... Hawks wasn't used to anything like it.

He had willingly walked into the building, expecting a very harsh punishment. He expected to be hurt for a week. He expected everything except Izuku coming in to save him.

He'd even thought he might die. But...

Izuku had saved him.

The kid came running in and saved him. He woke up expecting more pain but saw Izuku holding him. The guards and his handlers unconcious on the floor.

He was grateful...

Shocked. But grateful.

Hakws looked at his saviour.

Izuku risked his life for him. HC could have easily taken him, he knows that. But he still went back.

Hawks gently hugged Izuku.

Izuku hums and leans into the hug sleepily. 

"Thank you..." Hawks mumbled.

Izuku is still asleep, breathing softly. 

Hawks smiled.

He owes Izuku a lot.

He yawned softly.

He closes his eyes contently. He's safe here.

He could rest here without fear.

He chirps quietly. 

He gently laid a wing over Izuku.

Izuku shifted and hugs Hawks back.

Hawks smiled softly.

He'll return the favor one day. To Izuku. To his brother. 

Hawks smiled softly. For now, he'd focus on healing.

~~~

Izuku blinks awake, feeling his nose catch a nice smell of food.

Hawks shifted a small bit. He wasn't awake yet though.

Izuku sits up and stretched, noting the wing draped over him and the plushies carefully arranged around them. He smiles softly. 

Hawks pulled his wings close when it was moved.

Izuku smiles at him and gently ran a hand through Hawk's hair.

Hawks blinked a bit.

"Morning." Izuku smiles at him.

Hawks chirped quietly.

Izuku smiles wider. "I smell breakfast and I'm starving. Come and join me."

"Okay..." Hawks mumbled sleepily

Izuku nods and got off the couch. 

Hawks slowly got up.

"Are your wings still sore?" Izuku asks.

Hawks nodded a bit.

Izuku raises his hand and gently touch Hawk's arm, green spreading through to his wings.

Hawks blinked.

After a moment, the glow went away. 

"How do you feel now?" Izuku asks.

Hawks flexed his wings.

"Better."

Izuku smiles happily. "Let's go get breakfast."

Hawks nodded a bit.

Izuku walks towards the kitchen and sees his family at the table eating. 

Hawks followed him silently.

Hizashi looks up and smiles. "Hey. Hungry?"

Izuku nods. He kneels down to catch Eri when she ran to hug him.

Eri cuddled close to him.

"Feel better?"

"Yes. I'm sorry I worried you all." Izuku apologized. 

Hawks rubbed his arm silently. He shouldn't have run...

"Come sit down Hawks." Shouta encouraged gently. "We don't have chicks but I hope you like eggs."

Hawks walked to the table and sat down silently.

Hizashi set out a plate full of seasoned eggs and toast for him with a smile. "Eat up. Feel free to ask for more if you want it."

Hawks nodded a small bit.

The eggs smell amazing. It looks delicious too. He grabs some vegetables from a different plate to add to his toast. 

It all looked so good compared to the things that HC normally gave him.

He takes a bite and his wings ruffled. It tastes amazing too.

He sighed softly.

Izuku sits down with Eri and joined in.

Hawks ate silently, his wings fluffing a bit.

Breakfast continued in peaceful silence. 

"Thanks..." Hawks mumbled.

"No problem." Hizashi smiles at him.

Hawks fell back into silence.

"Do you want me to fix your feathers for you later?" Izuku asks him after looking at his wings.

Hawks blinked.

"If you want to." He replied.

"Its your choice." Izuku smiles encouragingly at him. Giving him a choice.

"I'm not sure." Hawks mumbled. 

"You can take your time. There's no rush." Izuku smiles. 

Hawks nodded a bit. 

Right. Time. He has time now.

...That shouldn't make him anxious.

He just.. didn't have any instructions. 

He wasn't used to that. 

Hawks frowned. It honestly scared him. 

He doesn't know what to do.

He was so used to having instructions. 

Change...won't be easy. But maybe it'll be better. 

~~~

Hawks sat on the couch, silently panicking as he stared at the wall. Change was bad, change was horrible. He needed instructions.

His hand gravitated towards his wings before they were stopped.

"Need me to help preen them?" Izuku asks while holding his hand.

Hawks blinked.

"Yes." It came out before he could think about it too hard.

Izuku nods and slowly let go of his hand. He sits down next to Hawks and takes a feather between his fingers, preening it.

Hawks stared at the wall silently.

Izuku took his time preening each feather. 

"I can't do this, Izuku." Hawks spoke up quietly.

"Do what?" Izuku asks gently. 

"Being free. Making choices. It hurts."

Izuku looks up at him and continues preening. "We can help. Change won't be easy. But it's good."

Hawks sighed.

"We'll help you all the way." Izuku promised.

"I'm just not sure about anything." Hawks mumbled quietly.

Izuku nods. "Its okay. Take your time."

Hawks sighed.

Izuku fixed a feather back in place. "Its gonna be okay."

"I hope so..."

Izuku nods in agreement. 

"I'm sorry for running away..."

"It's okay." Izuku replies immediately. 

"It's not..."

Izuku looks up at him, seeing his guilty face.

Hawks looked down at Izuku.

"I shouldn't have done that. I hurt you."

Izuku gently takes his hand. "Its okay."

Hawks frowned.

Izuku looks into his eyes. "Its okay. I understand."

"You do?"

Izuku nods. "You're afraid that we'd get hurt. So you took the blame and the brunt of the punishment."

Hawks nodded a bit.

"It's fine." Izuku smiles reassuringly before he continues preening. "You were scared and you're used to taking punishments than letting others get hurt. It was easier in a way."

Hawks nodded a small bit. 

Izuku smiles at him. "Things will be okay."

Hawks closed his eyes. He hoped so.. 

Izuku continues to diligently preen the wings. The poor things. Matted and ruffled from the restraints. He had to pull out a few bloodied ones too.

Hawks did his best not to wince too much. 

At least his wings aren't sore anymore. 

He sighed quietly. 

"Okay?" Izuku asks.

"I'm okay..." 

Izuku nods and continues. 

Hawks relaxed a small bit. 

Minutes passed and Izuku switched sides to preen the other wing.

Hawks stayed silent. 

~~~

Hawks looked over at the doorway when Eri came in. 

"Hi." He greeted quietly. 

Eri looks up at Hawks and walks over to him, holding a packet of hair clips. "Can I put these in your hair?"

Hawks blinked. 

"Sure." He agreed easily. 

Eri smiles and got on the couch, opening the bag excitedly. 

Hawks held still for Eri. 

Eri grabs a comb and slowly combed Hawk's hair, making sure to be gentle. 

Hawks smiled a bit. It hurt slightly but it was nice to know that Eri cared about him. 

Eri grabs orange and red pins, placing it on his hair. "I don't have feather ones..."

"That's alright." Hawks replied quietly. 

Eri combed his hair and clips it back.

Hawks relaxed a bit. 

Eri grabs a hair tie and tied his messy hair back. 

"It's kind of unruly." Hawks said softly. 

"It's pretty." Eri says truthfully. 

"Thanks." Hawks hummed. 

After a few minutes Eri smiles as she moves away. "Finished!"

"Thanks, Eri." Hawks said softly. 

Eri smiles brightly at him. 

"You did a good job." 

"Thank you!" Eri smiles up at him. 

Hawks smiled a small bit. 

"Done." Izuku smiles as he finished with Hawk's wings. 

"Thanks." Hawks said softly. 

"Want some snacks?" Izuku asks.

Hawks looked at the clock. 

"No, thanks." He replied. 

Izuku looks at him. "You don't have to follow a schedule. If you're hungry you can eat."

Hawks blinked. 

"That's confusing." He replied. He didn't know whether he was hungry. 

Izuku smiles sadly. "You can eat if you want. We still have times to eat. But if you're hungry, it's okay to grab a snack."

"I'm not sure if I'm hungry." Hawks replied. 

"We can give you something small to know?" Eri suggested. 

"Alright." Hawks agreed easily. 

"Apples?" She asks Hopefully. 

Hawks nodded in agreement. 

"I'll cut some up for you." Izuku stands and went to the kitchen. 

Hawks looked after him. 

Eri looks up at him. 

"Sorry." Hawks apologised. 

"For what?" Eri asks in confusion. 

"For not being able to feel hunger, I guess." Hawks replied. Now Izuku had to make apples... 

"It's okay. I used to feel like that too." Eri says. "They won't get mad. They'll help."

"Alright..." Hawks mumbled. 

After a moment Izuku returns with a plate filled with skillfully cut and arranged apples. 

Hawks looked at them. 

"Who knew a quirk could do this." Izuku winked and places the plate down. "Have fun."

Hawks nodded a bit. He took an apple piece and ate it. 

It was sweet. Really sweet. 

Hawks blinked. 

"This tastes different than the apples I usually get." 

"It's good." Eri says while eating her own slice.

Izuku smiles. "There are different kinds of apples. Some are sour or sweet."

"I always got bland apples." Hawks replied. "They tasted like water." 

Izuku hums. "Yeah. Did you know there are black apples?"

"No, I didn't." Hawks replied. 

Izuku smiles. "The skin is black and sparkly. And it tastes really sweet. It's only indigenous to an island so it's really rare. But it looks like black diamond."

Hawks nodded. He ate a few apple pieces. 

Izuku nibbles on his slice and looks out the window. He sees a bird's nest with some chicks and smiles. "Hey, did you know that chicks like birds eat a lot when they're young? Cause they need it to grow. They eat half their body weight every day, if I'm not mistaken."

Hawks blinked. He was half bird. That.. that made sense. 

"That explains why I was always hungry." He mumbled. 

Izuku looks at him worriedly. "Did they not feed you enough?"

Hawks shook his head. 

Izuku frowns worriedly. 

Eri places her hand on Hawk's. "They won't starve you here."

"Thanks." Hawks mumbled. 

They continue eating in silence. 

Hawks paused. 

"Wait. Chicks chirp when they're hungry, right?" He asked. 

Izuku nods. "Yup. It's a way for chicks to tell their parents that they're hungry. That and opening their mouthes wide."

"That explains a lot." Hawks mumbled. 

"You chirp a lot when you're a kid?" Izuku asks.

Hawks nodded. He'd used to. Up until he was four or five. 

Izuku hums. "You can chirp here by the way. We won't hurt you for it."

"I can?" Hawks asked hesitantly. 

Izuku nods. "You can."

"Alright." Hawks mumbled.  

Izuku smiles at him.

Hawks sighed softly. It was hard to chirp. It always scared him. 

Back then, when he was with his parents, chirping meant revealing where he was. If he wasn't ignored, he was beaten. Same with HC. Chirping is just something a Hero doesn't do. It's annoying and useless. 

He'd just stopped someday. 

Sometimes it came out. But that's rare. He's mostly silent when he's alone. Forcing himself to speak was hard sometimes when he's stressed. But a Hero isn't good when they're quiet. They need to be a people pleaser. Charming. Open. 

He hated it... 

Sure he's open sometimes. He likes being friendly. But there's only so much he can take. Too many people overwhelm him. And they're so grabby. He hates it when people touch his wings without his consent. 

It was okay when Izuku touched them for grooming. But many people at once? 

He shuddered. 

They sometime pull his wings too. Which hurts. He tries to get away as politely as he could. But at the end of the day, after meeting so many people, his nerves are shot. Downside to feeling every feather on his wing and always on guard. It's like having a raw nerve exposed all day while being stimulated constantly. 

Hawks frowned. 

He never was allowed to say anything even when it hurt. It endangered his image. 

But he was so tired. 

Hawks pulled his wings close. 

"Hawks?" Eri looks up at him worriedly. 

Hawks blinked. 

"Yes?" He asked. 

"Your wings are ruffled again." Eri says. "Are you upset?"

Hawks sighed. 

"Kind of." He said quietly. 

"Why? Are you afraid the bad people would hurt you again?" Eri asks.

"Kind of. I was just thinking about my messed up childhood." Hawks sighed. 

Eri tilts her head. "Bad memories."

Hawks nodded. 

"It's okay. Bad memories stay as memories." Eri says. "It won't be the same forever."

Hawks sighed softly. 

"I hope so." He replied. 

Izuku smiles sadly. "Yeah."

Hawks frowned and looked at the floor. 

He doesn't want to be reminded of that anymore. 

He couldn't banish it from his thoughts though. 

Why can't it just go away?

He wanted to live without HC present. But even if they weren't there, they were there. 

HC...

He wasn't sure what will happen to him next. They'll investigate. But then they'll find his contract. And his debt. And his temporary license, which they threatened to revoke multiple times.

He'd get punished just as much as HC. If not even more. 

He'll never be free. 

Hawks pressed his wings close. 

Eri grabs a bunny plush and places it on Hawk's lap. 

Hawks blinked. He looked over at Eri. 

"To make you feel better." She explains innocently. 

"Thank you, Eri." Hawks said quietly. 

Eri nods. 

Hawks gently held the bunny plush close. 

It helped a little. But he missed his Endeavor plush more.

That was still in his room at HC. 

He'd never see it again... 

He lost everything. 

A shiver went through his wings. 

"Hawks?" Izuku asks worriedly. 

Hawks blinked. 

"I'm fine." He replied. 

"Are you sure?" Izuku asks. 

Hawks shook his head a bit. 

Izuku hums and uses a quirk to make multiple bunnies to surround Hawks. 

Eri picks one up and hugs it.

Hawks stared at the bunnies silently. They were cute but.. didn't help much. 

"Can we watch a movie?" Eri asked softly.

Izuku nods and got off the couch. "What movie do you wanna watch?"

"Um... The new one papa got?" Eri suggested.

Hawks watched them silently.

Izuku nods and plays the movie before sitting back down.

Eri smiled and watched the screen excitedly.

Hawks wasn't really sure what to do.

They watched the movie in silence. 

It managed to distract Hawks from his raging thoughts.

The movie was pretty good.

He relaxed after a bit.

It was easier to focus on the movie. 

He missed how Eri and Izuku shared a high five.

~~~

Neito jogged up to Izuku, who was heading to his class, with a bright smile.

"Hey, Izu! There's this amazing manga I told you about and the next book will come out tomorrow, I can't wait!"

Izuku nods, not looking at Neito and distracted. "That's nice."

Neito blinked.

"It's.. um.. the one I borrowed you. You said you liked it." He reminded, sounding a bit hurt.

Izuku nods. "Sounds cool. I have to go to class."

Neito stared after Izuku.

Why was Izuku so dismissive? Did he do something wrong? Is Izuku tired of him?

Neito stared at the floor.

Shoto looks at Neito worriedly and walks over to him. "What's wrong?"

Neito looked up at Shoto, his usually confident demeanour gone completely.

"Izuku ignored me.. Do you know what I did wrong?" He asked quietly, rubbing his arm nervously.

Shoto steps closer and hugs him. "You did nothing wrong. He's just stressed right now."

Neito blinked. He hugged back a bit.

"You didn't do anything wrong." Shoto assures. "We'll ask Izuku later."

"Okay..." Neito mumbled quietly.

Shoto smiles and kisses his cheek. "Good luck during your exam."

"Thanks." Neito said quietly. "Good luck to you too."

Shoto nods and pulls away. "Don't take his behavior personally Neito."

"I'll try not to." Neito said quietly.

Shoto nods and heads to his Class. 

Neito sighed and walked to his own class. He had to focus on his test...

~~~

Izuku stares out the window as Yaoyurozu picked up the test papers. He can't stop thinking about Hawks and this whole legal situation with HC. 

Shoto looked over at Izuku.

He looks really distracted. And tired. 

He wondered what was wrong.

Should he ask now? Or maybe ask Aizawa? He is Izuku's father. He should know what's wrong with Izuku right?

He should wait until the lesson was over...

~~~

The school bell rings signalling the end of school. 

Izuku packs up his stuff silently. 

Hitoshi went over to him.

"How are you feeling?" He asked gently.

"Fine." Izuku answers quietly as he packed. 

"You don't look fine." Hitoshi pointed out. "You look stressed."

Izuku looks at Hitoshi for a moment before looking down. "I have a lot on my mind. It's nothing to worry about."

"Uh-huh." Hitoshi hummed, totally not believing it.

Izuku sighs. "Its...just a lot. Legal stuff. We're not in trouble but someone close to us is. And it's been...really stressful."

"Alright." Hitoshi said. "Take care of yourself."

Izuku nods. "I will."

"Good." Hitoshi said.

Izuku stands and walks towards the door. "Good luck on the physical exam Toshi."

"Thanks. You too." Hitoshi replied.

Izuku nods and follows his dad. 

~~~

Neito licks his ice cream sadly as he sits on a bench with Shoto and Hitoshi. Izuku couldn't make it to their date. 

Shoto leaned against Neito, warming him up with his quirk a bit. 

"He'll be okay soon." Hitoshi said softly. "It's just some legal stuff a friend of his has to go through. It's stressful for him." 

Neito nods, looking up at Hitoshi. "I'm worried though. I know he's not upset at me now, but he looks so stressed. Is there nothing we can do?"

"I don't think so. I already tried." Hitoshi said quietly. He gently hugged Neito close. 

Neito leans into the hug. "I'm so worried."

Hitoshi gently nuzzled Neito. 

"It'll be okay." He murmured. 

"Okay." Neito says softly. 

"Izuku is strong. He'll get through this." Shoto assures. 

Hitoshi nodded in agreement. 

"Maybe we can bring some treats for him?" Neito suggested. 

"That sounds like a good idea." Hitoshi said softly. 

Shoto nods. "What does he like?"

"Chocolate?" Hitoshi suggested. 

Neito nods. "Maybe something fruity as well?"

"Sounds good." Shoto agreed.  

"Maybe something for Eri too." Neito suggested. 

"Apples." Shoto hummed. 

Neito nods. They have a lot of things to get.

~~~

Izuku preens Hawk's feathers. It was a rough day for him since he had to meet Tsukauchi and explains what had happened again. 

Hawks sat on the couch silently. 

Eri is combing his hair and putting pins in it.

Hawks let the both of them do whatever they wanted. 

He was too tired to protest. And it makes him feel a little better.

"Thanks..." He mumbled quietly. 

"Anytime." Izuku smiles at him.

"Always." Eri says.

Hawks closed his eyes. 

They continue silently.

There was a knock at the front door. 

Everyone looks up. 

'You can hide if you want Hawks." izuku assures as he stands up and walks towards the door. "Who's there?"

Hawks looked at Eri. If he hid, he'd leave Eri out in the open. 

"Um.. hi. Your dad said we can come over." Shoto said awkwardly. 

"We brought cake." Neito mumbled. 

Izuku glances at Hawks, not opening the door.

'We're worried about you Izuku." Hitoshi says worriedly.

Hawks blinked. What? 

"My boyfriends." Izuku explains.

"You don't have to open the door if you don't want to. We can just leave the cake." Neito mumbled quietly. 

Hawks looked torn. Should he leave? Was he expected to stay? 

Izuku smiles at him and turns to the door. "How about we just meet outside? Or maybe at the gym? It's warmer there."

"Alright." Shoto said. 

"Should we wait for you there?" Hitoshi asked. 

"Yeah." Izuku says. "I'm gonna go change."

"Alright." Hitoshi said. "See you." 

There were footsteps and then they were gone. 

Izuku walks towards his bedroom and put on some warmer clothes. He smiles at Hawks and Eri as he passes them. "I'll be back later. Take care."

Hawks nodded a small bit. 

Eri nods back. "Have fun."

"Thanks Eri." Izuku smiles and walks out the door, heading for the gym. 

He found his boyfriends sitting in the gym, Neito in Shoto's lap and cuddled into him. 

Izuku smiles and sits down to join them. "Hey. Sorry about that. The family friend is at home and he's not great with people right now. We had a long day."

"You should be with him then. We'll just give you the cake and be on our way." Hitoshi said softly. 

Izuku shakes his head. "Eri can take care of him just fine."

Neito cuddled into Shoto. What Izuku had said in the morning had really hurt him. But he didn't need that kind of weight on him additionally. 

Izuku turns to Neito. "I'm sorry if I hurt your feelings this morning."

Neito blinked. "Um.. you were worried about your friend. It's.. understandable..." 

Izuku shakes his head. "That doesn't make it right to ignore you like that."

"Don't listen to him when he tries to brush it off. He almost cried." Shoto pointed out. 

Neito flushed. 

"There goes your street cred." Hitoshi joked. 

"I'm sorry." Izuku says guiltily. "Ill make it up to you. I promise."

"It's alright..." Neito mumbled. 

"He loves chocolate cake." Hitoshi whispered to Izuku. 

Izuku nods in understanding. "I'll make it up to you."

"Okay..." Neito mumbled. 

Shoto gently hugged him closer. 

"I really am sorry." Izuku says sadly. 

Neito nodded a bit. 

"Honesty is important. Admit that you were hurt and accept the apology." Shoto said. 

Hitoshi smiled a bit at the deadpan tone Shoto was using. 

Izuku stares at Neito pleadingly. 

Neito looked up at Izuku. 

"I was hurt and I accept your apology..." He mumbled. 

Izuku smiles a little. "Hug?"

Neito held out his arms towards him. 

Izuku moves closer and wraps his arms around Neito in a hug. 

Neito cuddled close. 

Izuku nuzzles him gently. 

"I'm sorry..." Neito mumbled quietly. 

"I'm suppose to be the one apologizing." Izuku says. 

"But I shouldn't get sad and scared because you didn't pay attention to me once." Neito pointed out. 

"It's okay. You have the right to be upset." Izuku nuzzles him.

"Okay..." Neito mumbled. 

Izuku nuzzles him gently. "I love you."

"I love you too..." Neito mumbled quietly. 

Izuku nuzzles him silently.

Neito leaned into the touch. 

"What do you have there?" Izuku asks as he looks at the bag they brought with them.

"Cake." Shoto said. 

Izuku smiles. "Cool. Let's share."

"Alright." Neito mumbled softly. 

"There's some for Eri too." Hitoshi threw in with a smile. "We found some apple strudel." 

Izuku smiles happily. "She'll love it."

Shoto smiled a bit. "That's good." 

"Lets eat then." Izuku smiles. 

Hitoshi grabbed the cake boxes and opened one. 

Izuku creates a knife for them to use. 

"Chocolate cake." Hitoshi announced with a wink. 

Neito perked up a small bit. 

Izuku chuckle and cuts the cake into slices. He creates some plates and forks before he placed a slice on one. He hands it to Neito. "Here you go."

Neito blinked. 

"Thank you." He said softly as he took the plate. Chocolate cake... 

Izuku smiles softly at him. 

Neito cut off a small piece and ate it with a soft hum. 

Izuku gave Shoto and Hitoshi a slice of cake as well.

Hitoshi smiled and kissed Izuku's cheek. 

Izuku smiles and kisses him back.

Hitoshi relaxed happily. 

~~~

Izuku opens the door and walks inside with a smile, holding the bag containing the treats. "Hey, I'm back. My boyfriends got us some treats. There's apple strudel for you."

Eri smiled. "They're awesome." She said softly. 

Izuku nods and turns to Hawks. "Theres even some apple pie. If you want some too."

Hawks blinked. 

"No, I'll be fine." He replied. 

"Are you sure?" Izuku asks. "Theres even some chocolate cake."

"That's way too much sugar." Hawks replied with a small frown. 

"It's okay to have a treat sometimes." Izuku says.

Hawks looked away. 

"Are you sure..?" 

Izuku nods. "Yes."

"Okay... A small piece..?" Hawks relented. 

Izuku smiles. "I'll cut a small piece for you."

Hawks nodded a small bit. 

Izuku went to the kitchen and placed the apple strudel and a small slice of cake on plates before taking it to Eri and Hawks.

Eri smiled brightly. 

"Apple, apple." She cheered softly. 

Izuku chuckles and hands the plate to Eri.

Eri cheered softly. 

Izuku chuckles and hands the plate of chocolate cake to Hawks.

Hawks took it hesitantly.  

Izuku smiles encouragingly.

'Are you sure..?" Hawks mumbled. 

Izuku nods. "Yes."

Hawks sighed and hesitantly took a bite. 

He winced and covered his mouth with a hand. 

"What the.." 

Izuku blinks worriedly. "What's wrong?"

"It tastes weird..." Hawks mumbled. 

"How weird?" Izuku asks worriedly.

"I don't know..." Hawks mumbled. "It's.. like a punch in the mouth?" 

Izuku chuckles. "Ah...That's normal. It's full of flavour and your tastebuds are reacting. That or its making more saliva to eat."

"Ah. Okay.." Hawks mumbled. 

Izuku smiles with a nod and turns to Eri who is eating happily. "How's yours?"

Eri swallowed. 

"It's great!" She cheered. 

Izuku smiles happily. "I'll tell them that."

"Yay." Eri said softly. 

Hawks swallows the piece in his mouth. It's so much. 

He frowned a bit. And people liked that?

Maybe the second one won't be so bad?

Hawks tried it. It wasn't so bad but still hard to eat. 

Maybe he just doesn't like chocolate. 

He ate it anyways, not wanting to look rude. 

It's not even that much. Izuku gave him a small slice.

Hawks placed down his plate when he was done. 

~~~

Hawks sat on the couch, his leg bouncing nervously. He grabbed his tail feathers and ripped them out one by one.

He shouldn't have this. It's wrong. It's useless. 

He bit his lip. It hurt to remove them but he had to.

"Hawks?"

Hawks winced. 

He looked up slowly. 

Izuku is staring at him in a mix of horror and confusion. 

Hawks looked away. "It's not what it looks like..." 

"It looks like you're hurting yourself." Izuku says and walks forward slowly, eyes focused on the bloodied feathers. That was worse than the wings. And in such a sensitive area!

"Um.." Hawks mumbled. 

"Hawks." Izuku says carefully. "I'm not going to ask. But please let me heal you."

"No, it's okay..." 

"Hawks you're bleeding.:

Hawks shook his head. 

"Hawks..." Izuku stares at him painfully.

"It's okay." Hawks mumbled. 

Izuku still doesn t look convinced. 

"Just.. leave it be." Hawks mumbled. "I have to do it." 

"Have to...?"

Hawks nodded a small bit. 

"Hawks you're hurting yourself. Is it required to pull out your....tail feathers?" Izuku asks.

Hawks nodded. 

"Why?"

"It's unnatural." Hawks mumbled. 

"It's a part of you. It's completely natural." Izuku says.

Hawks shook his head.

Izuku hesitates. He's not sure what to do. "Hawks please don't hurt yourself anymore."

"It doesn't hurt." Hawks lied.

Izuku gave him a look.

Hawks sighed.

"It.. It doesn't matter, Izuku. I have to do it."

Izuku kept staring, unsure what to do.

Hawks looked away, his wings shifting nervously.

Izuku walks away to tell his parents.

Hawks looked after him silently.

Izuku searched for his parents. 

He found them in their bedroom, cuddling the cats.

"Dad? Papa?" Izuku called quietly. 

Hizashi looked up. "Yeah, Izu?" He asked gently.

"Hawks is hurting himself again." Izuku says quietly. "His tail feathers. I don't know what to do. He won't listen to me."

Shouta frowned. That was worrying as hell. 

"I'll try to talk to him."

"Good luck, Shou." Hizashi said gently. 

Izuku stares at him hopefully. 

Shouta smiled assuringly and went to the living room. Only to see that Eri had beat him there.

Eri was gently rubbing Hawks' back while he was crying.

"It's okay." Eri said gently. "Just don't do it again, okay?"

Hawks didn't answer, only crying into his hands.

"You'll be okay." Eri said quietly. "They can't hurt you here, remember?"

Hawks sniffled. "But they- they-"

"They're not here. They can't hurt you." Eri said gently. "They won't hurt you anymore."

"They can come back." Hawks says fearfully. "They'll come back and hurt me and hurt you. And I can't-"

"They can't get into UA." Eri explained. "There's this big gate and this alarm that sounds when someone comes in that's not allowed to."

"Are you sure?" Hawks asks quietly. Fearful and hesitant. 

Eri nodded.

"I'm absolutely positive." She agreed.

Hawks sniffled quietly but didn't answer. He was trembling in fear. 

Eri gently pet his head. "It'll be okay." She assured. 

Hawks lifts his head up to stare at Eri tearfully.

Eri smiled. 

"We'll be okay." She said softly. 

Hawks sniffled softly and wiped away his tears. "Okay."

Eri smiled up at Hawks. 

"Thank you." He says quietly. 

"No problem. We're a family." Eri reminded.

Hawks stares at her in confusion. 

Eri smiled happily. "I already adopted you as my big brother." She explained.

"Why?" Hawks asks in confusion. 

"Why not?" Eri asked innocently.

"I'm not good enough to be your brother." Hawks says quietly. 

"I think that's wrong. Or like I heard Izu say, bullshit." Eri replied innocently.

Hawks snorted in surprise and laughs loudly. He was not expecting an innocent little girl to cuss. 

Eri smiled brightly.

Hawks covers his mouth to muffle his laughter. "Don't say that in front of Aizawa."

"Okay." Eri hummed.

Hawks trails off into chuckles and looks at her. "Thanks Eri."

"No problem." Eri hummed.

Hawks smiles at her. 

Shouta smiled softly. That had gone well at least. He'd have a stern conversation with Izuku though.

He snuck back to his husband and son.

Izuku is being smothered by cats who felt his sadness and is comforting him with purrs. 

"Eri was faster than me." Shouta explained.

Hizashi smiles happily. "Thats great Shou. Did she do a good job?"

"She did an amazing job." Shouta said with a smile before glaring at Izuku. "And she said bullshit."

Izuku snorted underneath the pile. "I don't recall cursing in front of her."

"She said 'like I heard Izuku say, bullshit'." Shouta pointed out.

Izuku chuckles. "Maybe she was in the same room when I said it and I didn't realize."

"She is pretty sneaky." Hizashi agreed.

Shouta sighs. He can't even counter that. Eri was sneaky and silent. 

Moss went over to Shouta and rubbed her head against his legs.

Shouta picks her up and pet her. 

Taz mewed, wanting more pets.

Izuku reached out to let her.

Taz purred happily.

Izuku smiles as he pets the cat gently. 

~~~

The court date came faster than Hawks was prepared for. Too fast. 

He wasn't ready at all.

He was tense when he had to sit in the stands and stare at his former handlers and the president again. Their stares made his heart skip a beat and his skin prickle. 

The tiny hand that took his distracted him. And then there was Eri, smiling brightly at him.

"It will all be okay."

And he found himself believing it.

He kept up his mask as he gave his testimony. Even when his hands fiddled nervously. Itching to pluck his feathers. 

He pushed through. Because he knew that his siblings were supporting him.

His siblings. 

Izuku. Eri. They believe in him. Supporting him. 

Eri comforted him. Told him he could do it.

Izuku. He sacrificed a lot for him.

He won't let it be in vain.

So he stayed strong.

Even when some of the questions and evidence made him want to curl up and cry. 

He still had time to do that later.

The whole process took a week. Every day because of how serious it is and because they wanted it to end soon.

Needless to say, it took a toll on all five of them.

Izuku used a quirk to help ease their hearts sometimes. But they can't do this forever. 

Eventually, the verdict has been decided. 

Hawks won the case.

Anything that belonged to him- his birth certificate, his agency, his license, his bank account- would be given to him. He would be paid a lot of money as compensation. He would receive a lot of money and restraining orders against all of the board members. 

Additionally, the board members would go to jail for many years.

It was over. They had won.

Eri hugged Hawks happily.

Izuku hugs him as well. "You did it."

Soon enough, Shouta and Hizashi joined them.

Hawks felt emotional. It's over. Really over.

He hadn't thought he'd ever truly be free again...

But here he is. Free. Finally free. 

A small sob escaped him. He'd done it...

He's free. 

~~~

Hawks frowned as he stared at the wall. He was on the couch, deep in thought.

The urge to rip out some feathers grew with the second.

Now that the trial was over, he could go back home. To his big, empty apartment. He really didn't want to leave.

But he can't stay here forever either. Eventhough he wants to. It's warm here. Lively. 

He even got used to the cats. The very polite cats that never played with his wings. 

He'd even cuddled one during the trial stress.

They were comforting him. 

He doesn't want to leave. 

He'd just start pulling at his feathers again...

Hawks sighed. This sucked...

Maybe he can stay? If he asked?

No. It's selfish.

He shouldn't force himself on them..

But he doesn't want to leave. 

He feels something on his leg and looks down to see Eri hugging him. 

"Please don't leave." She begs. "Dad said you're leaving soon. I don't want you to leave."

Hawks blinked.

"Um.. I don't want to leave but I should." He tried to explain.

"You don't want to?" Eri looks up at him. 

"No. I like it here." Hawks mumbled.

"Then stay." Eri says. "Please. We like you here. Even the cats. Please stay."

"It.. it's not that simple." Hawks mumbled.

"You can ask." Eri tugs at his pants. "They'll let you stay. You're family."

"I don't want to force them to let me stay." Hawks mumbled. He stared at the floor.

"Force us to let you stay?" Shouta asks from the doorway, a bowl of snacks in his hands. "You can stay if you want."

Hawks looked up. "I can?" He asked hesitantly.

Shouta nods. "Sure. Izuku could use a big brother. He's really attached to you. And Eri too. All of us are."

"Thank you." Hawks said softly.

Shouta nods. "We'll get a room ready for you. Welcome to the family Hawks."

Hawks nodded a small bit. That was too much information at once.

He needs time to think. 

But one thing he understands. He gets to stay.

He smiled a bit.

He gets to stay.

~~~

Izuku knocks on the doors of Height Alliance dorms. 

Ashido opened the door with a grin. "Hey." She greeted.

Izuku smiles. "Hey. I've got some free time. Can i hang out with you guys here?"

"Of course. Come in." She replied excitedly.

Izuku smiles and walks inside. Being dramatic, he calls out. "Resident Ace is in the house!"

Shoto looked up and grinned.

"Hey." He greeted.

Izuku smiles and waves. "Hey."

"Hey Midoriya!" Uraraka waves. 

"I'll go get Toshi?" Shoto suggested.

"Sure." Izuku smiles. "I'm free all day. The court things are done."

"Court things?" Satou asks in confusion 

Shoto smiled. "That's good." He went to Hitoshi's room to get him.

"A family friend got into some legal stuff. It's fine now." Izuku sits down on the couch. "Not worth the headache."

Shoto returned a bit later, carrying a sleepy Hitoshi.

Izuku smiles at them. "Aw...you didn't have to wake him up."

"It's okay. I asked him to wake me up in case you or Neito came over." Hitoshi mumbled sleepily.

"Okay." Izuku smiles when they sit down next to him. He hugs Hitoshi happily. "It's been a long week."

Hitoshi cuddled into his boyfriend.

"I missed you." He mumbled quietly.

Izuku nuzzles him. "I missed you too."

Shoto smiled softly and hugged them both.

Izuku closes his eyes contently. 

Hitoshi leaned against him happily.

"Bored without me?" Izuku teased. 

"No but it's nicer with you." Hitoshi mumbled.

Izuku smiles and nuzzles him. "I'm glad."

Hitoshi nuzzled back gently.

Izuku sighs happily. 

Neito opened the door dramatically.

"I am here!" He called out with a grin. He spotted his boyfriends, specifically Hitoshi who looked to be half asleep. "And I apologise for that." He added, much quieter.

Izuku laughs softly. "Welcome tiny All Might. Join us in the pile would you?"

"Sure." Neito agreed with a smile.

He walks over and pressed against Izuku's other side. 

"I'm so glad you're here." He mumbled as he cuddled into Izuku.

"Glad to be here." Izuku sighs happily. 

Shoto sighed softly. It felt nice to cuddle with all his boyfriends. 

"Anything interesting happen while I was gone?" Izuku asks.

"We did have a small movie marathon." Shoto replied. 

"Yeah, I found a new anime." Neito hummed. 

Izuku smiles. "Oh? What movie did you watch? And what anime did you find?"

Neito smiled brightly and started explaining all about the anime. 

Izuku nodded along as he listens intently. 

Neito cuddled into Izuku happily as he continued explaining. 

It was nice having Izuku's full attention again. 

Meanwhile, Shoto was happy playing space heater for Hitoshi who had fallen asleep again. 

It was nice. To be together again. 

~~~

Eventually the class wanted to join in on some much needed bonding time with Izuku. 

They played some games and watched a movie together. 

Some shared their funny mishaps that had happened while he was gone.

Izuku told them a few funny things Eri had done. Like cursing. 

Some didn't believe that the cinnamon roll would ever curse. 

The evidence stood against them though. 

Izuku was laughing at their disbelieving faces. 

"But she's so small..." Uraraka tried to argue.

"Ask dad." Izuku snickered. "He's the one that heard it."

"It's shocking." Kirishima mumbled.

"Never judge a book by its cover." Izuku snickered. 

Shoto hummed thoughtfully. "True."

They continue telling stories. Like Kouda's bunny not being afraid of Bakugo at all.

That had been fun. Kouda's bunny had just chilled in Bakugo's spiky hair for a bit.

It scared Kouda but Bakugo didn't pay the bunny any mind. If it wasn't for the different colouration, the bunny would have blended seamlessly with his hair. 

After a while, they started talking about hobbies.

Some are obvious. Yaoyorozu loves reading. Mostly fact books. 

Mina loved dancing.

After some encouragement she agreed to show off. 

Jirou played some music for her.

Mina danced in the common room, showing off some wicked breakdancing moves. 

Izuku grins and joins in.

Their class cheered them on.

Both of them has amazing skill. 

Mina had went to dance class while Izuku improvised from watching videos and dancing with his family. 

Hitoshi smiled. Izuku was really good.

When they were done, they laughed and congratulated one another. 

After that, they watched another movie.

Izuku smiles as he leans towards his boyfriends. 

Neito cuddled into him happily.

The noises from the movie lulled Izuku to sleep. The stress of the week leaving him. 

Soon enough, the pile of boyfriends was asleep peacefully.

The class smiles fondly at them and lowers the volume to let them sleep. 

By the time they woke up, some blankets had been placed on top of them.

Izuku smiles and snuggled into the warmth contently. 

Neito shifted a bit, mumbling something.

Izuku gave a brief kiss to his sleepy boyfriend's cheek.

Neito leaned into the touch with a soft smile.

~~~

"Hey Hawks." Izuku asks as they sit on the couch. Hawks has officially moved in to their house. He didn't have a lot of personal items. 

Hawks looked at Izuku.

"Yes?" He mumbled.

"Want to fly?" 

Hawks blinked.

"Sure." He replied quietly.

Izuku smiles and stands up. "I'll grab my license in case a hero stops us."

Hawks nodded in agreement. That was a good idea.

Izuku went to his room to get his license and change into a halter top. He starts to grow a pair of feathery wings similar to Hawks. It hurts. But he loves flying. 

Testing out the new appendages, he nods in satisfaction and walks back towards Hawks. "Ready?"

Hawks nodded in agreement.

They both went outside and Izuku stares up at the sky. "Ever flown freely before?"

"I did." Hawks mumbled. Back when he'd been a kid. He didn't really remember it though. He couldn't even really remember his own name. It had sounded so foreign when used at court.

Izuku turns to him with a small smile, holding out his hand. "Let's get you flying freely again."

Hawks smiled a bit and took his brother's hand.

Izuku smiles encouragingly and flaps his wings, flying upwards. 

Hawks flew right next to him. It felt good to have the wind in his wings.

Izuku smiles brightly and took to the skies. 

Hawks flew after his with a small smile.

It felt nice. To feel the ground leave him. Reaching high up towards the clouds. 

It was also nice not to be alone anymore.

Izuku stops when they're above the clouds. He smiles as he spreads his wings. 

Hawks looked at Izuku and smiled.

"Ever soared freely?" Izuku asks. 

"When I was a kid." Hawks replied.

Izuku smiles sadly. "Then let me show you how I do it. Close your eyes."

Hawks closed his eyes a bit hesitantly.

"We're high up. And counting gravity, weight and wind resistance, we'll reach the ground in ten seconds." Izuku explains. 

"So tuck your wings and fall."

Hawks blinked.

"What?"

"The best part about flying is being free." Izuku smiles. "Close your eyes, fall, enjoy the feeling. And spread your wings after six seconds to do it all again."

Hawks blinked.

"But the regulations-"

Izuku cuts him off. "Nuh uh. No more regulations. Being free remember?"

"It's scary." Hawks mumbled.

"I'll watch over you." Izuku promised. 

"O.. okay..." Hawks mumbled.

"Close your eyes, deep breaths and tuck your wings. Let yourself fall."

Hawks gulped. Should he really risk it?

But Izuku is smiling at him. Encouraging him. He did say he'll catch him.

Hawks took a deep breath and closed his eyes.

Breathe. Clear his head. Don't think about anything. No worries. 

He tucked his wings close to his body and feels himself fall.

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He spread his wings.

The wind caught on his wings and he flips onto his front, flapping his wings to steady himself. He spreads his wings and opens his eyes. 

That... hadn't been too bad.

He looks to the side and sees Izuku smiling brightly at him. "Great job!"

Hawks blinked.

"Thanks." He replied.

"Let's do that again." Izuku smiles. 

"Alright." Hawks mumbled.

They both head above the clouds again. 

Hawks took a few deep breaths.

Izuku smiles as they reach above the clouds again. "Ready?"

"Um.. I think so..." Hawks mumbled.

Izuku nods. "Let's try that again. Close your eyes. Deep breaths. Clear your mind. Think nothing and enjoy the feeling."

"I'll try..." Hawks mumbled.

He closes his eyes and takes a breath. 

He could do this.

Just relax. Enjoy the feeling. 

He tucks his wings and fell. 

The focused on the wind. he rush of vertigo. 

It felt.. exhilarating.

Now that he's not thinking, it felt amazing.

The wind in his hair, ruffling his wings..

Six seconds. 

He flips over and spreads his wings, the wind catching him. 

The tug at his wings felt nice.

Izuku flew next to him. "That looks better."

Hawks looked up at him in confusion.

Izuku smiles. "You were more relaxed that time. Enjoying it."

Hawks nodded. That was true.

"Let's do that again." Izuku encourages with a smile and shot to the skies. 

Hawks flew after him.

Izuku smiles as he reached high above the clouds. Wings spread and soaring. He closes his eyes and takes a deep breath, smelling the cool air. The wind. The clouds. 

"This is nice..." Hawks mumbled quietly.

Izuku nods. "It is."

The wind through his feathers felt nice. Just freedom. No obligations. Just the wind and the sky. 

Hawks sighed softly.

Izuku smiles and closes his eyes, turning to his side and falling backwards. 

Hawks blinked. Should he follow?

Izuku didn't say he should. And he looks like he's enjoying it.

Hawks decided to follow him, doing exactly the same thing and falling head first 

It was still a bit scary but.. fun.

He sees Izuku smiling as he falls for a few seconds before spreading his wings and rose up again. He follows. 

Now they're both soaring through the clouds. 

Hawks did a small roll. This was quite nice.

Izuku laughs happily and did a tuck and roll. 

Hawks smiled softly.

It was nice. To finally fly freely. 

He really did feel free.

It was quiet up here. No people around. No enemies. Just peace. 

And Izuku was with him. He was safe.

For now, he just wants to enjoy the freedom.

~~~

A week later, Hawk's is finally back officially as a hero. It took a while to get used to the newfound freedom but he was loving it.

Patrols were much more amazing when he could decide when to take a break.

He was happier too. Able to eat food that he knows isn't drugged. It actually tastes good. 

His sidekicks noticed the change quite quickly too.

They were happy for him. Especially when he willingly left for lunch and left early instead of working till the dead of night. 

They were so glad that he was doing better now.

News about HC was kept under wraps. 

It was better that way.

Some questions were asked but no answers received.

They didn't pry much, knowing they won't get anything from him. 

And now he's free. Truly free. He has to thank his new family for that. 

About his name. He could legally change his last name. Or keep it like Izuku. 

He wasn't sure what he should do.

On one hand, he hasn't been called Takami in decades. Two decades in fact. His parents sold him. Never visited him. Never contacted him. 

Scratch that, they tried to contact him. See, with the contract now invalid, they're not receiving his paycheck anymore. Meaning, they don't get thousands of his hard earned money to use. 

Hawks had immediately blocked their number.

They sold him off to hell, and now that their endless pit of gold fights back they come crawling back? Not a chance. He doesn't needs them. 

He has a better family. 

Speaking of which, he'd gotten off work early to spend some time with Izuku.

He practically skipped out of his office and flew down to the ground floor, happy for the open layout. 

Hawks flew towards the glass door and narrowly avoided another collision thanks to the stickers plastered all around.

When he first started his agency, that had been a major problem. 

Turns out, he sucked at knowing which is a window and which isn't. As such, he would repeatedly collide into it. So much so that his sidekicks- bless them- put stickers all over the windows and glass to keep him from crashing into them.

It helped a lot. 

Hawks stepped outside and took off. 

He was suppose to meet Izuku at a restaurant. 

So he headed there with a smile.

It was the restaurant Izuku got the food from. Where he found out about being drugged. 

Hawks landed and stepped inside.

He looks around and sees a familiar head of black. Izuku's disguise hair.

Said boy spots him and waves at him. 

Hawks smiled and walked over to him.

Izuku smiles brightly as he came towards him. So bright. Izuku is like the sun sometimes. Shining. Blazing. It was nice to see him like this. And only for Hawks. 

Hawks sat down with a smile.

"Hey, Izu." He greeted.

"Hi Hawks." Izuku chirps with a smile. "I got use a chicken buffet! You'll love it!"

"That's awesome. Thanks." Hawks said softly.

Izuku smiles happily. "No problem. So how's work?"

"It's going well." Hawks replied with a happy smile.

"I'm glad!" Izuku smiles. "Oh yeah. Class was okay. Though I did scare Kouda by turning into a gigantic bug. I think he's not quite over his phobia. I feel so bad! But it was training!"

Hawks chuckled. "It helped you win though, didn't it?"

Izuku chuckles. "It did. But i feel so bad afterwards. Kouda didn't deserve that."

Hawks smiled.

"As long as you don't do that to Hizashi." He hummed.

Izuku laughs. "I would never! Papa would not be conscious!"

Hawks nodded. His uneasiness around cats was nothing against the sheer terror Hizashi held for bugs.

One time Hawks found a spider crawling on the table and Eri pointed it out. He had never seen a grown man jump so high and run so fast before. 

He was glad Shouta had been there to erase his quirk or else his ears would have died.

Izuku and Eri took the spider away and Izuku explained that Hizashi is terrified of bugs due to past trauma.

It had taken Hizashi quite a while to leave his and Shouta's bedroom. Almost an hour.

And that was when Hawks found another side of the spectrum known as Phobias. 

Hawks smiled at Izuku.

"Did anything else happen at school?" He asked curiously.

Izuku hums after taking a sip of his drink. "Nothing much. We trained our special moves again. It was really fun."

Hawks smiled.

"That sounds cool." He hummed.

Izuku nods with a smile. "Yup! It was so fun! So many awesome combinations!"

Hawks smiled fondly.

"Oh! Eri made you something!" Izuku smiles. 

Hawks looked at Izuku excitedly.

"She did?"

Izuku nods excitedly. "She drew you! Red wings and all!"

Hawks smiled brightly. That was awesome!

A loud crash sounded out.

Both of them went alert and looks outside, seeing people fleeing from something. 

"Hawks!" Izuku exclaimed in alarm and changed his appearance back to green. 

Hawks nodded. He jumped up and dashed to the exit. He had to help.

Izuku ran after him. 

They both ran towards the source and found what caused it. 

A hoard of rampaging Nomus. Not the kind they've seen before. And a giant rock like villain. 

All of them destroying everything. 

"Fuck." Hawks cursed. Despite being scared, he flapped his wings. He could do this.

"Nomus." Izuku says as he scanned the area. "Nothing I've seen before. Multiple quirks. Oh fuck...."

He watched as one Nomu created a blade out of solid fire and melted through a pillar like butter. "That's...the quirk I gave them....they're High Ends. Hawks!"

He readied a warp quirk and opens multiple portals- five in total, sending them somewhere safe. Musutafu. Far away from here. "Find all the civillains. Get them to the portals!"

"On it!" Hawks called out. He sent out his feathers and flew around, saving as many civilians as possible.

"You...." One of the Nomus focused on Izuku. He tensed. It can speak? "You're strong....very strong...want it....destroy you..."

Izuku grits his teeth and combined quirks. Warper and telekinesis. He kept up the portals as he controlled bits of rubble around him. 

"You want me?! Come and get me!" 

Izuku threw the large rocks at the monsters. 

The monsters were surprisingly fast and dodged effortlessly.

Izuku charges towards them, carrying rubble as he went. He shot them towards the Nomus to push them away from the portals. 

The Nomus roared in indignance and some charged towards him.

Izuku flies up to avoid them and crushed a Nomu between two large chunks of rock. 

The Nomu roared in pain but wasn't dead. Not at all.

Izuku dodged a flaming saw blade from a different Nomu. One flying Nomu charged for him and shot out metalic shards at him. 

Red feathers shielded him.

"Thanks!" Izuku calls towards Hawks. "Can you spare me a feather sword?!"

"I think so." Hawks called back and shot down a primary feather.

Izuku caught it, feeling the feather harden into a sword. "Thanks!"

A hand shot towards him and Izuku spun, slicing the hand off cleanly. 

That was sharp as hell.

"You're mine!" A nomu roared and Izuku froze it mid air. 

"You wish." He says before decapitating it. 

That had thankfully worked well.

Izuku dodged another attack and countered. 

He was holding them back quite nicely.

Until something hard crashed into him, sending him flying into a building. 

The impact knocked the breath from his lungs.

Fuck.

Everything hurt.

He opens his eyes and sees the giant rock like villain charging towards him. 

What. The fuck.

He quickly rolled out of the way.

The punch just barely grazed him and the building starts to collapse. 

A hand reached out towards him. 

Gigantomachia picked the tiny green one up.

"You destroyed our plans. I'll destroy you."

Izuku grits his teeth as he felt himself being crushed. Fuck. This guy is made of rock!

He didn't get to try anything before he was slammed into the building, completely through multiple layers of glass, cement and tile. 

Gigantomachia looked after him for a moment before following.

Izuku felt dazed as he laid in a pile of rubble. Something warm and wet dripped down his face. 

He didn't have time to react before Gigantomachia is on top of him again and punching him down, pinning him against rock and metal. 

"You deserve to die." Giantomachia growled.

He throws picks up Izuku and throws him against the remaining rubble before the building topples. 

Pieces of the building rained down on Izuku.

Meanwhile Hawks felt the ground rumble and turns towards the source, finding a giant rock like villain standing over a pile of rubble. 

He sent out his feathers but the villain wasn't affected at all.

Hawks felt his body go cold when the villain pulls out a familiar figure from the rubble. A familiar, bleeding figure, struggling weakly in the villain's grip before being smashed back into the rubble, hard enough to cause the ground to shake. 

Fuck. His brother.

He wants to help. He needs to help. 

But his feathers had no effect. And Izuku...he had to prioritize the people. 

He glances at the portals. Still opened. Still sustaining. That means Izuku is still alive. 

Hawks gritted his teeth. He needed to get help. Some hero that was better suited for this.

Izuku is probably keeping up the portals until every civillain is safe. So the faster Hawks saves them, the faster Izuku can switch quirks. 

Already multiple pro heroes are coming to hold back the Nomus. But they won't be enough. 

He needs to be fast 

Hawks narrowed his eyes and quickly worked on getting the civilians away.

~~~

Back at the dorms, everyone is gathered in the common room. With Izuku and Hawks away, Shouta decided that he should keep an eye on his class while also entertaining Eri.

They were watching a random series together.

It was child friendly so Eri could watch it together with them. 

Then it cuts to Breaking News. 

Aizawa frowned. Likely just another villain attack.

The news anchor is on a helicopter, recording the destruction left by the villains. 

He sees Nomus. Different kinds. And a lot of them. 

"Eri, can you please go over to the kitchen?" Shouta asked gently.

Eri nods and left obediently. 

Shouta frowned as the camera focused on a gigantic villain.

It looks really strong. They're all really strong-

He sees green. 

His stomach drops and he went cold. 

What.

He stares at the rock like villain picks up-

His-his son. Izuku. Izuku...

Shoto gasped sharply. Fuck. Izuku.

His ears didn't work anymore. He was sure his limbs feels like its freezing. His blood is freezing. 

He sees the villain slam Izuku into the ground, pinning him down. His limbs are twisted and broken unnaturally. He was covered in blood. Not an inch of him that wasn't covered in red or grey from the rubble. 

He felt himself fall to his knees. He couldn't breathe. He couldn't think. 

Is this what Izuku felt like during the USJ? Seeing a family member lying on his own blood. Half dead. Close to death. 

He wasn't nearly close enough to help. He couldn't help his son.

A red blur flashed across the battlefield and tried to distract the villain.

No.. not Hawks too.

Please. No. Please Izuku, Hawks, don't die. Please. He can't- he can't lose them. He can't. 

They'd only just saved Hawks from HC. Please no..

Tears began falling down his face as he stared in horror and fear as Hawks was knocked away. The rock villain is crushing Izuku under him. 

He sees Shinsou crying from the couch. Todoroki went into catonic shock. 

All the while the villain monologued about the League of Villains.

Shouta barely heard it.

He could only stare at his son's almost lifeless form as he bled. 

~~~

Everything hurts. He couldn't hear anything. He could feel pain. It's cold too. Or hot? He couldn't distinguish anymore. 

Another hard slam made him gasp in pain, choking on his blood. He thinks it's blood. It tastes like metal. 

His head hurts. So much. But he can't stop. He has to keep the portals open until everyone is safe-

Another hard slam and his vision went white for a moment. Everything hurts. 

He vaguely sees red amongst blue. Muffled voices. 

Then the red was gone again.

He has to focus. Focus. He can't let his quirk stop working. He has to make sure everyone is safe. 

He just had to keep the portals open. As long as possible.

He just...needs to stay awake. Ignore the pain. Stay awake.

He needed to give everyone a chance. Give Hawks a chance at.. saving people.

"....zuku..!"

He twitched and tries to open his eyes. When did he close them?

".....uku!"

Hawks...?

"... portals!"

"Close...!"

....Close....?

Close....close....

Close the portals...!

Izuku cut the quirk, feeling his headache ease a little. He didn't have time to do anything before he was slammed down again. 

"Izuku!" Hawks exclaims tearfully as he watched his brother lay unconcious in a crater. 

"Now you will be devoured." Gigantomachia says as he steps back. 

A bunch of High End Nomus sensed an opening and starts to move towards Izuku. Like a pack of hungry hyenas. 

Hawks tried to fly towards his brother but he didn't have enough feathers left. He hadn't even noticed that. He was dead weight now.

No, nonono.

Before they could reach him, there was a large burst of orange flames.

Among the flames, a Nomu was thrown back from a punch. Sending flying away. 

Endeavor stands among the flames, a scowl on his face. 

Hawks stared at Endeavor.

Thank. God.

"The area is evacuated!" He called out.

Endeavor nods in understanding. He releases a full blast of flames towards a group of Nomus. 

His eyes widened when some of his flames were stolen and reformed into a giant blade. 

"Get away...from our...meal..!" Roared the Nomu before attacking with the blade. 

Endeavor jumps back to avoid it, letting a few Nomus crawl over to Izuku. 

Hawks' eyes narrowed. The least he could do was save his brother.

He tucked his tiny wings close and clutched the sword-like feather in his hands as he ran towards Izuku.

The Nomu reached out towards his unconcious brother but Hawks sliced his hand off. It roared in pain and went back. 

"You..!" Another Nomu snarled, staring at Hawks as the hero stands between them and Izuku. 

Hawks scowled. If they wanted his brother, they'd have to get through him first.

"You....are in the way...!"

Multiple Nomus descended upon him and he retaliated. 

Endeavor grunted as he avoid another slash from the firey blade. Not good. Fire would only become fuel for it.

He sees a large rock and has an idea. 

He picks it up after dodging and throws it at the Nomu. While it was distracted by cutting the rock in half, he forms a fire spear and throws it at the Nomu, piercing it's brain head on.

Well, that had worked at least.

He caught a glance of Hawks struggling to keep off multiple Nomus.

Endeavor rushed in and slammed into a Nomu, sending it flying with a fiery punch. 

"Is Midoriya alive?" He asks, eyes focused on the hungry Nomu. 

"I don't know." Hawks called back. He didn't dare look, preoccupied with another Nomu.

Endeavor scowls, his flames roaring as he stares at the multiple Nomus. Unless they kill each and every one of these overpowered Nomus, they won't get out of this unscathed. "Kid wake up! You have the perfect quirk! Wake up already!"

Hawks grunted in pain when a Nomu shoved him back.

He narrowly avoided landing on top of Izuku.

"Focus Hawks!" Endeavor scolded and punched the Nomu away. He charges up an attack as a Nomu rushed at him.  "Jetburn!"

The Nomu got hit with a blast of fire point blank. 

"I'm sorry!" Hawks called out and got back up.

He was getting tired though. He wasn't strong. He was fast.

He can't do this. He was useless without his wings and feathers. Useless against these Nomus.

"Annoying." The rock villain says and runs towards Endeavor who caught his punch just in time. 

But it hurt. 

He glared at Gigantomachia, arm trembling but not budging.  

"Leave the brat to die." The villain rumbled. 

"Never." Endeavor growled and went to punch with his free arm only for it to be caught in a punishing grip. 

Hawks shot his remaining feathers at the villain's head to distract him. Maybe he could hit his eyes.

The villain didn't react or falter, only growls in annoyance. 

He pushes Endeavor back who struggled to stay standing as the skids back. 

Hawks' attention was drawn to a Nomu who tried to attack Izuku. He quickly intercepted.

They can't keep up much longer. 

"Izuku please wake up." He mutters to himself. "Please."

~~~

It was dark. 

Really dark. 

He- he was a he right?- couldn't see anything. Or feel anything. It's just dark. 

Somehow he had a feeling that something had gone wrong.

He floats- is he floating?- around to try and find out where he is. He doesn't know. 

It's so dark. 

He hears droplets. 

Plop... Plop... Plop...

He smells...blood. And...warm? No...no. Fire. 

He likes fire, he thinks. But it always comes with a chill. 

Fire and cold? That sounds nice. 

His heart- heart?- beats. Did it beat? It feels....empty. Slow. 

It shouldn't be so slow.

He had a feeling that he could do something about that if he had more energy.

He was so tired.

He wants to sleep. 

His eyes felt heavy. 

His head feels heavy. 

Everything feels...heavy....

"....ake....up...!"

Huh?

Hm.. What could that mean?

His thought process was so fuzzy.

"....uku...!"

"....wake...p!"

The noise really hurts his head. But the voice is familiar. Despite it sounding muddled. Like he was underwater. 

Water. Something is wet under him. He thinks? It's warm and wet. Is he in a pool?

"....wa....up...!"

It was quite comfortable though.

Maybe a small nap wouldn't hurt.

He went to close his eyes and that dripping noise slows dowm. 

Plop.....Plop......Plop....

No. That shouldn't- it doesn't feel right. 

He forces his eyes open. Something inside tells him he shouldn't let the dripping stop. 

But....

Plop........Plop.......Plop......

Why?

He didn't understand it.

What could he do to make it speed up?

Why does he need to speed it up?

Well, it just shouldn't stop, right?

It shouldn't. 

.....Plop.....

But why...?

"....wake.......Izuku!"

Izuku? Was that his name?

Izuku. 

Izuku. 

Memories clung onto that name. 

He tries to reach towards it.

Izuku. 

His head hurt. 

But he still reached out. 

Because it's important....?

He clung onto that name. 

Izuku

Something stirred inside of him

Vague feelings of fear and pain. 

He wants to let go

But then something came. The smell of....coffee?

Coffee.

And pine trees?

Something black

So warm...safe...

A name clung onto that feeling

Sho....Shou....Shouta....?

....A title....

It was hard to remember much. 

But this person was safe. 

Izuku relaxed. He was safe. 

Something else came. Similar to the warm coffee pine smell.

It smells like...no...not smell. Feeling. 

It was bright. Yellow and bright. Like the sun...?

No. Too bright...

A light....?

The light made him feel happy....

He could hear...? Something....

...Laughter....?

Happy....he feels happy....

Should he fight or just give in? 

Fighting seemed so hard... 

But...

The feelings from light yellow happiness and the smell of coffee pine safety starts to drift away. 

Like...ghosts...?

It's there but....

It's....not....

He wanted it to come back. It was comforting. 

He tries to hang on in hopes that the light yellow happiness and coffee pine safety would stay. 

He needed it. 

He clung on harder. 

".....ple......ake.......up...ku!"

He didn't understand. What did they want?

He tries to listen. It was hard. Sound doesn't want to be heard. It's like water. 

"....wake....up Izuku!"

Wake up?

Was he asleep?

He didn't feel asleep.

Is that why this place is so dark? 

Izuku frowned. He should wake up.

But how?

...........Plop..........

The dripping is slowing down.

No. No no no. 

Does that mean he's-!?

That can't be right?

But what else could it be?

He had to wake up.

Wake up wake up wake up

Come on wake up

Please 

He can't leave

He needs to wake up

The dripping only got slower.

Panic rushed through him. Hollow but still there.

He needs to wake up.

He's dying. 

Why is he dying?

What had happened??

Didn't he have a quirk that could help here?

He always had the right quirk.

There had to be something!!

Please

He doesn't want to die

Memories came back. 

When he was young. Kidnapped and taken away. Experimented. 

It hurts. 

But then the black safety. Followed by the yellow happiness.

Dad. Papa. 

White and red. Fire and ice.

Shoto.

Purple. A fuzzy feeling. A drawl of a voice. 

Hitoshi. 

Grey and yellow. A laugh. A touch. 

Neito. 

White with a tiny horn. The bells of laughter. 

Eri. 

A flap of red. 

Hawks...

Hawks had been with him.

If he was in this state, what had happened to Hawks?!

He needs to wake up. He promised Hawks he would always be there for him. 

He had to help Hawks.

Izuku gritted his teeth.

He had to wake up.

But he could feel his life dripping away.

With each drip he hears it only got slower. 

....................Plop.....................Plop................Plop.........

Izuku felt saddened. So is that it? He's going to die and he could do nothing about it?

........................Plop....................Plop................

It can't end like this... It just can't...

.............................Plop.......................Plop............

....Maybe he can try something. 

He focused on that last few droplets of his life. His energy. 

A droplet of light. His lifeforce, hanging onto the last threads. 

He focused. Focused on the warmth in his chest. Focused on his mind. On that last droplet. 

Quirk : Second Chance

The droplet fell. 

~~~

Hawks groaned in pain as he was smashed into the ground.

Everything hurt and he had half a mind to stay there.

He knew it would be his end though so he pushed himself up slowly.

Endeavor wasn't doing any better. He was bleeding and his movements are getting slower. He was overheating. 

Hawks clenched his feather sword tightly.

After this, he needed to update his costume. He didn't want to know how many ribs he'd broken already.

He should have done that the moment he left HC. But it slipped his mind. 

That was a mistake.

"You're weak." Gigantomachia rumbled as he attacks Endeavor who is struggling to keep up with his speed and strength. 

His fire was useless against the villain's rocky exterior.

Hawks breathed heavily. He could do nothing but watch as his hero got beaten up.

He kneeled down next to Izuku and gently wiped away the blood from his face.

"You need to wake up, Izuku." He urged.

He sensed danger and turns around to fight off another Nomu. He nearly landed on his brother. 

Izuku was still breathing.

Slowly and almost not there but he was alive.

Hawks sliced the Nomu's and it moved away. 

He glances back at Izuku and his heart stopped.

He's not breathing anymore. 

No.

Nononono.

Please no. Izuku please. 

Hawks was torn between going to Izuku and beg, crumble to his knees or attacking the Nomu. 

Hawks choked.

His brother..

He couldn't even save his brother...

The Nomu closed in on him. But his heart hurts. His mind was in a haze. Tears blurring his vision. 

His knees were shaky, all the pain he was in crashing down on him at once.

He couldn't even put up the energy to fight back. 

He was done. He only had one feather left.

Hawks closed his eyes and was ready to accept his fate. 

The Nomus stopped. 

He was confused. 

Then, there was a light. 

Hawks blinked. He was dying, wasn't he?

But he could feel his heartbeat. Loud and painful. 

He didn't understand what was happening..

He opens his eyes and gasps. 

Izuku's body. Was glowing. 

Or, it was starting to glow. There were little sparks of light floating from his chest. Like slow water bubbles in water. 

Hawks frowned. Was that good or not?

The Nomus snarled over him, fixated on Izuku's glowing body. "Power....Growing power...."

Well, that was good?

"Gotta destroy."

Shit!

They moved towards Izuku, snarling and growling like hungry animals. 

They didn't get far before the light wraps around Izuku like a cocoon and let out a large shockwave followed by blinding light. 

The light was blinding and seemed to engulf everything. 

Hawks stared at it silently.

Izuku had died, hadn't he? 

He was so confused.

The light died down and his eyes widened. 

Izuku is pushing himself up on his knees and then standing up. Not a single injury on him. He has his head down and face shadowed. 

But he was glowing black. A black aura surrounds him but he has rainbow coloured lights around him. Circling him. Passing through him. 

Like an atom. 

Izuku lifts his head up and it was a picture of enraged calm.

Hawks stared at his brother silently. He was so relieved. Izuku was okay.

The Nomus snarled. "What is this....power...?!"

Izuku turned his focus to them and a red light orbiting around him sunk into his chest. His eyes glowed red. 

The Nomus quirks stopped working. 

They didn't have time to react before Izuku ran towards them. A pale blue orb sunk into his chest as Izuku held his arms out. One touch and the Nomu was reduced to dust. 

"That's Shigaraki's quirk." 

"Keep out of range." 

Izuku didn't falter and the pale blue light left his body to join the others. A neon purple light went into his chest and he held out his hands towards a Nomu. A bright beam or purple plasma shot out and hit the Nomu's head point black, leaving it headless and charred.

The Nomu fell to the ground. 

Izuku turns to the rest of the Nomu when they went to attack. He simply raises his hands and pulled. The Nomus screeched as multiple lights left its body and shot towards Izuku. The loss of quirks made them unstable and they writhed around as their bodies destroyed itself.

Hawks could only watch as Izuku took apart the Nomus. 

"You!"

Izuku turns calmly to face Gigantomachia. A red light went to his chest and bright red wings grew on his back. Multiple lights went to his chest and with one powerful flap, he shot towards Gigantomachia like a bullet and grabs him.

Ten fingers glowed pink as he negates the villain's gravity and flew high into the clouds.

Gigantomachia struggled in the hold the small hero had on him. 

Once they were high in the skies Izuku sends Gigantomachia flying with a large explosion. He flaps his wings to catch the villain before he went too far and sends him flying the other way with another enormous blast. All the while his eyes were red from erasure as he negates the villain's quirks.

Thousands of people watched him take down the villain. 

Though the fight was hidden from everyone by the dark clouds. But they could see bursts of different coloured lights and an occasional rumble from among the clouds. Bursts of orange. Or flashes or purple and pink. A burst of red.

Izuku flaps his wings, glaring down at the floating villain with red eyes and a scowl on his face. Without gravity, the villain could do nothing in the air.

He seemed to be getting scared. 

Izuku narrows his eyes, wings flapping with each beat sending clouds away. His mind went back to his family and friends. Mind filtering through their faces with each beat of his wings.

Their respective quirks floating around him.

Red for Shouta.

Yellow for Hizashi.

White for Eri.

Blood red for Hawks.

White and red for Shoto.

Purple for Hitoshi.

Grey for Neito.

His family.

His mind went to their happiness. Their smiles. Their laughter and joy.

His face hardens. They are his reason for fighting.

The villain tried to brace himself for the next attack. 

Izuku clenches his hands into fists and hardens it into rock like. The clouds swirled around him and electricity starts crackling, going to his wings and to his arms. Electricity ran around his body, through his wings. He glares hard at the villain.

He dives towards the villain and delivers a hard punch followed by clash of lightning.

Everyone gasped as the clouds begins to storm. Lightning and thunder erupting from the clouds.

Each clash and boom rattled everyone to their cores.

Izuku charges up bright blue flames and flies higher. He tucks his wings and dives down, slamming into the villain and returning his gravity as they both fall towards the earth in a fiery ball. Just Before they reach the ground Izuku spreads his wings and caught himself, letting the villain crash down into the earth, stirring up dust and smoke. Izuku falls into the dust cloud.

The villain wasn't moving anymore.

Everyone held their breath as the dust settles.

They see Izuku standing on the villain. He straightens up, wings stretched wide with electricity sparking through and between the feathers. He was unharmed, with multiple coloured lights swirling around him like an atom. His arms at his sides, clenched and forearms drawn. The sun sets behind him casting an orange light on Izuku.

A picture of vicory.

Hawks breathed a sigh of relief.

The world cheered loudly. Some crying in distraught and joy. The people saved were relieved it was over. That the villain had been defeated.

Any questions about who's side Midoriya Izuku was on got thrown out that day as the hero is standing over a dangerous villain. Risked his life to save people and won.

~~~

Class 1-A were crying happy tears as they stare at the tv showing their classmate alive.

One thing was certain. They'd never seen their teacher that emotional ever before.

Todoroki had fallen to his knees and began praying from sheer relief. Shinsou was sobbing, the loudest he's ever been.

At 1-B dorms, Monoma was in hysterics. He was terrified out of his mind but was now crying in pure joy and relief.

Izuku was okay. He was alright...

He was sure his dry eye was worse from all the tears he shed. He had nearly screamed in despair when Izuku died. Actually died. They caught him lying limp and not breathing.

He didn't understand what had happened.

Izuku just started glowing and fighting.

He was just glad that his son hadn't died...

He wished his son would come home already. His heart can't take it.

~~~

Back at the scene, Hawks is explaining the situation to the police while Izuku scanned the rubble of what was once a beautiful city.

He kneels down and picks up a toy. It was an Edgeshot action figure.

Countless homes had been destroyed during the battle.

"It's gonna take a while to fix all of this." A policeman said. Izuku stands up and looks down at the doll. "Even with all of the best quirks."

"I can fix this." Izuku says, his first words since waking up.

"I think you should rest, kid."

But Izuku wasn't listening anymore.

Izuku raises his hand and multiple lights went to his chest. He draws a large green circle in front of him and it turns into a translucent clock. Izuku moves the hands to when he had arrived, before the Nomu's. He spreads his fingers and the circle grows larger and larger, drawing energy from Izuku.

With a wave of his hand, he sends the clock towards a building. As it phases through the rubble, it turns the pile of rubble back into a building. It keeps going until the whole building is back, unharmed and standing once more.

The policeman stared in shock.

Everyone stared in shock.

Izuku moves and repeated the process with a different building. He throws the green clock towards it and it was fixed.

He repeats this with every building, even the streets. Fixing everything as if nothing happened. No evidence of the fight. No rubble. No charred sidewalks. No craters or broken streets. No melted or torn poles. Everything is being fixed with each clock.

It was completely silent by the time he was done.

Izuku blinks at them, face showing nothing. He walks over to Endeavor who is sitting in an ambulance to treat his injuries.

Endeavor nodded at him.

With one touch and a flash of light, all of his injuries, even his overheating was fixed.

Izuku walks over to the other heroes who were caught in the crossfire and healed them.

Endeavor looked after Midoriya.

He was so quiet. Robotic. 

Something was wrong.

Izuku kept fixing everything, down to the smallest detail of a dead plant. Which he grew back into a beautiful hedge. 

Hawks went over to him.

"Can I hug you?" He asked quietly.

Izuku blinks.  "If you want to."

Hawks gently hugged his brother close.

"I'm so happy you're alright." He mumbled.

"I am too." Izuku replied. But it lacked warmth. 

It was robotic. 

"Everything will be okay. We're safe now." Hawks murmured.

Like a puppet with his strings cut, Izuku's eyes rolled back into his head and he fell limp. The glowing stops. 

Hawks blinked in shock. What?

He checks Izuku. 

Still breathing. But pale and unresponsive. 

Hawks gently held Izuku close.

He needs go get him back home.

He went over to the police officers and told them he had to leave. 

They allowed him and told him to take it easy, still shell shocked at Izuku's cleanup. 

Hawks quickly called a cab and got Izuku home.

~~~

Izuku was sent to UA's infirmary get looked over. He was in a coma from quirk exhaustion. 

His family stayed by Izuku's and Hawk's side, unable to leave both of them in fear.

Hawks had multiple broken bones and some were even crushed completely.

It would take a lot of healing sessions until he was okay.

His family stayed close to him the whole time.

The first thing he did when he woke up was ask how Izuku was doing.

And again, they would say Izuku was fine but still in a coma. 

Hawks slumped a bit. He was slowly healing and his wings were growing back.

But he was so worried about Izuku.

He kept seeing Izuku's body. Bloodied and broken and dead. Lifeless. 

He knew Izuku had been dead.

How was he alive now?

Could it be a quirk? But what quirk could bring someone back to life?

Did Izuku even have time to activate it?

He didn't understand it...

He'd have to ask when Izuku wakes up.

When. Not if.

Shouta and Hizashi was distraught. They nearly had panic attacks when the fight went down on live tv. Even Izuku's boyfriends came and stayed next to him

Everyone was worried and scared. 

When Hawks felt good enough to sit up, he spent hours watching his brother worriedly.

Izuku looked so small in the bed. Small and pale. Not like the boy who stood on top of a villain. 

That picture is circulating everywhere. 

So many people wanted to know how Izuku was doing.

No one could say anything. Because they didn't want to think about how close Izuku was to death. 

The picture is vastly different from the boy in the bed.

Hawks looked over at Eri who was telling Izuku a story about his classmates.

Eri had taken it upon herself to do the things Izuku did to her when she was upset. Singing. Telling stories. She even made little puppet to copy Izuku's translucent bunnies. 

Hawks just hoped Izuku would wake up soon.

On the fourth day there's movement. 

Eri gasped softly and watched her brother closely.

Izuku's eyes twitched and scrunched up and there was a tiny groan as he shifted. 

Eyes opened to reveal green eyes. 

"Izuku?" She asked gently.

Eyes met hers and Izuku gave a tired smile. 

"Hey..." he rasped out, wincing in pain. 

Eri smiled brightly.

"Hey."

Izuku smiles back weakly. 

Hawks smiled in relief.

"Hey." He mumbled.

Izuku look at him and smiles. He nods because his throat hurts. 

"Need something to drink?" Eri asked.

Izuku nods slowly and pushes himself up. How long was he asleep?

Eri went over to the table and got a bottle of water.

She hands it to her brother who thanks her and drinks. 

Hawks sat up with a small groan.

Green eyes looked towards him, suddenly alert and concerned. 

"I'm okay..." Hawks mumbled.

Izuku keeps staring at him, a silent question. 

Hawks smiled a bit.

"Don't worry."

Izuku stares for a moment before nodding. He looks at Eri and smiles, ruffling her hair. A silent gesture. 

Eri leaned into the touch happily.

Izuku smiles happily. 

"I missed you." Eri said softly.

Izuku smiles sadly and hugs her to apologize. 

Eri hugged him gently.

Izuku held her close. 

"Maybe we should call the others?" Hawks suggested. "Hizashi forced them to go on a walk."

Izuku looks up at him and nods. 

Eri handed Izuku his phone.

Izuku blinks in confusion and takes it. He thought it was crushed?

He opens the group chat and types. 

Izuku : Guess who's back to the land of the living  :D

It took a bit before he got an answer.

Shouta: Stay right where you are, we're coming.

Izuku : I don't plan to move anytime soon.

Eri: I'm watching him.

Hizashi : Thank you Eri!

Izuku looks at her questioningly. 

Eri smiled.

"Dad bought a phone for me in case there's an emergency." She explained.

Izuku smiles and ruffles her hair happily. 

Eri giggled happily.

Izuku moves a little and pats to bed to encourage her to sit next to him.

Eri climbed onto the bed with a bright smile.

Izuku wraps an arm around her and looks up at Hawks expectantly. 

Hawks bit his lip and got up slowly. Ouch.

He sits down slowly and Izuku puts a gentle hand on his arm.

Hawks smiled.

Izuku smiles back. 

"How are you feeling by the way?" Hawks asked gently.

Izuku shrugs. 

"Fine..." he rasped out. His voice still sucked. 

Hawks hugged him gently.

Izuku leans into the hug. Eri did the same.

"We'll be okay.." Hawks mumbled.

Izuku relaxed a little and nods. 

Eri cuddled into them happily.

The doors open and the rest of the family- and boyfriends- came.

"How are you feeling?" Shouta asked worriedly.

Izuku raises his hand to sign. 

"I'm fine. Just sluggish and my throat hurts."

Shouta nodded.

"Do you need anything?"

Izuku signed. "Hug?"

Shouta and Hizashi hugged him gently.

Izuku leans into the hug. 

Izuku looks up and sees his boyfriends standing in the corner. He smiles and pulls away, opening his arms towards them.

Neito went over and hugged him, the others following.

"We didn't want to intrude." He mumbled.

Izuku nuzzles him comfortingly. 

"We were so worried about you." Hitoshi mumbled.

Izuku kisses his cheek. 

Hitoshi relaxed a small bit.

Shoto nuzzled Izuku.

He nuzzles back happily. 

"We missed you." Shoto mumbled quietly.

"You scared us so bad." Hitoshi says, voice shaky. "Shoto prayed for you. He never prays."

Neito nodded, cuddling into Izuku.

"Sorry." Izuku whispers and nuzzles them.

"Your dad cried." Hitoshi says. "Really cried."

Shouta nodded a bit.

"I'm sorry." Izuku apologized quietly.

"It wasn't your fault." Eri mumbled.

Izuku smiles softly. 

"You were awesome though." Neito says quietly. "That power..."

"It was really impressive." Hitoshi finished quietly.

Izuku smiles. "It's my special move. All for One, Supernova. You know...the controlled explosion I was talking about."

"That's the move?" Shoto says, wide eyed in shock. 

"Was that why you were knocked out for so long?" Eri asked quietly.

Izuku nods. "Sort of. I...died. Literally."

Hizashi frowned.

"But you're alive?"

Izuku looks down. "It was....weird. It was like I was floating in water but it was pitch black. I could hear dripping. Somehow I knew I was dying. I keep thinking of you. So I used the last of my strength to make a quirk. Second Chance."

He moves his hands as he tries to explain. "It is what it is. When my heart stops, and I died, I come back to life. When I did, I immediately did Supernova. It was...draining. And weird. I felt single minded. Speech wasn't necessary and I guess the blacklash and shock hit me all at once."

Shoto gently hugged Izuku close.

The others joined in.

"It sounds too scary." Hizashi says quietly. 

Hawks nodded.

"I'm glad you're okay..." He mumbled.

Izuku nods. "Yeah. Thanks."

He jumps. "The villain. Where-?"

"In custody. In Tartarus." Shouta assures. 

Hawks gently held him closer.

"Don't move too much." He murmured.

"Okay." Izuku relaxed a little.

His family cuddled him close, afraid to lose him for real.

He was content to stay by their side. 

It was quite nice being cuddled like this. They cared about him a lot.

He relaxes and relished the feeling of being alive. Of safety and comfort and happiness. 

This was worth fighting for.

~~~

The mass of reporters all got excited when Midoriya Izuku finally left the hospital. They'd been camping there for days.

The poor kid was not excited to meet them. He wasn't allowed to use his quirk yet to heal and he couldn't hide.

Hawks pushed forward and explained all the details of the fight, leaving Izuku some time to escape.

Eri comforts Izuku in the car as he tries to calm down.

"Look, they're leaving you alone. Are you okay?" Eri asked quietly.

Izuku nods slowly. "Sorry Eri."

"It's okay." Eri said with a small smile.

Izuku smiles weakly before looking down.

Eri hugged him gently.

Izuku hugs back, taking the comfort. 

"It'll all be okay." Eri mumbled.

"Thank you Eri." Izuku says softly. 

Eri cuddled into him.

The doors open and Hawks slid inside. "I got them off my back for now. How are you feeling Izuku?"

Eri looked up at Hawks and smiled at him.

"Better." Izuku answers as he hugs Eri.

Eri cuddled into him.

Hawks smiles in understanding. "Let's go home."

Shouta started the engine and drove off.

~~~

Izuku steps into the dorms- because his classmates are going to die from worry otherwise- and got mobbed. This kind of mob he doesn't mind. 

"Are you okay?" Iida asked.

Izuku nods. "Just tired."

"You didn't have to come."

"You should rest."

Izuku smiles a little. "I wanted to. You were worried enough."

"Understatement nerd." Bakugo says and hugs him. 

There was a beat of silence before Izuku was trapped in a big group hug.

He didn't mind it. He relaxed and leans into the warmth.

This was nice..

They pull away after a minute and lead Izuku to the couch to rest. 

Soon enough, his boyfriends started cuddling him.

Izuku had no problems with it.

The class gathers around him with snacks and blankets and a movie.  

Neito nuzzled him gently. Shoto hugged him close and gently warmed him up a bit while Hitoshi fed him some chips.

It was nice. So nice. 

He's content. He's safe. 

He smiles. 

He's back where he belongs. 

~~~

Tenko looked up when the door to his cell opened.

"Izuku." He gasped softly.

Izuku smiles and waves at him, games in his other hand. "Hey. Glad I made it?"

"I was really worried about you." Tenko admitted.

Izuku smiles sadly and steps inside. "I'm okay. See?"

Tenko nodded a bit.

"It was scary to hear that you couldn't come because you were in a coma. They didn't give me any further explanation..." He mumbled.

Izuku smiles sadly. "I'm okay now. Promise. On my way to full recovery. Just had a little quirk exhaustion."

Tenko nodded.

"I kind of missed you." He mumbled quietly.

Izuku smiles and sits down next to him, handing him a Switch. "We have time to catch up now."

Tenko hesitated. 

"Can.. can I hug you for a moment? To make sure you're real..." He mumbled quietly. 

Izuku smiles and places the game down to open his arms. 

Tenko scooted closer and hugged Izuku gently. 

Izuku wraps his arms around him and hugs back. 

Tenko relaxed a bit. 

He was so scared when he saw the news and sees Izuku dying. The Nomus....he had never been so disgusted all his life. He used to be proud to have them. Now after they swarmed his friend like rabid wolves...

He'd been so scared... 

It hit him hard how much he cared for Izuku. They came a long ways from being enemies. 

Tenko took a few deep breaths before pulling away. 

Izuku smiles at him. "Feeling better now?"

Tenko nodded a small bit. 

Izuku smiles happily and hands him the game. "Let's kill that final boss together."

Tenko smiled softly. 

"Sure." He agreed. 

~~~

Shoto slowly heated himself up a bit, cuddling Izuku gently. 

Izuku leans into the touch happily, a santa hat on his head with the end replaced with an atom trinket. 

Neito placed down four mugs of hot chocolate on the coffee table, leaving them just in reach. He sat down on the couch and cuddled his boyfriends happily.

Hitoshi cuddled up with him with a smile. 

Neito gently nuzzled him.

They're in 1-A dorms with both heroics classes together to celebrate Christmas. Even Shouta and Hizashi joined in. And their cats.

Eri and Hawks had come too but they'd left after a bit.

None of them could handle a crowd this big and decides to catch up on Christmas movies back home. Hizashi went after them to look after them. 

Shoto nuzzled Izuku gently.

Izuku chuckles. "You sure you're not my cat in disguise?"

Shoto grinned.

"Absolutely positive." He hummed.

Izuku chuckles. "We have corrupted Shoto. Oh nooo."

Shoto chuckled and cuddled into Izuku.

Hitoshi snickered. "So sad." He deadpanned, holding Neito closer.

Hitoshi snickered. "Oh noo..."

"No complaints." Neito hums and kisses Shoto's cheek.

Shoto flushed a bit.

Izuku chuckles. "And there's our cinnamon bun."

Shoto pouted.

"Neito's the cinnamon bun." He pointed out.

Izuku chuckles. "True."

Neito pouted with a small flush on his cheeks.

Hitoshi gently kissed Neito.

Neito relaxed and leans into him. 

Hitoshi gently pulled him closer.

Izuku looks around at the dorms, decorated with the Christmas cheer. There's even a tree and presents underneath. The table was filled with so much food. Uraraka was staring in shock at it all. 

"It looks really pretty." Shoto mumbled. His family never celebrated Christmas.

Izuku nods. "It is. Never celebrated with so many people before."

Neito sighed. "This is the first Christmas date I will actually enjoy." He mumbled.

His parents had always forced him to go on dates with people he didn't even know. It sucked. Especially when the moment he started talking about his personal interests, they didn't like him anymore. 'You're not like what I expected.' 'You're not at all like what your parents advertised.' He wasn't a product.

Hitoshi smiles and kisses him. "We'll make sure it won't be the last."

Neito melted into the kiss, his eyes slipping shut. It felt so nice...

Izuku smiles at them and looks at Shoto.

Shoto smiled.

Izuku leans forward and kisses him.

Shoto flushed softly. He kissed back gently, his mismatched eyes looking into Izuku's lovingly.

The class smiles fondly at him. 

Izuku pulls away with a loving smile. 

Shoto cuddled into Izuku a bit.

"Thanks." He mumbled softly. "I couldn't imagine any way I'd rather spend Christmas."

Izuku smiles happily and nuzzles him. "You could invite your siblings."

Shoto blinked.

"That's true." He mumbled thoughtfully.

"Maybe new years?" Izuku suggests with a smile.

Shoto nodded. New Years was a family holiday. It would be fitting.

Izuku looks up when Bakugo walks in with a candy cane in his mouth. He wordlessly sits next to Kirishima. 

Kirishima looked immensely happy with that development.

Izuku looks around and uses telekenisis to float a mistletoe over them. 

Neito noticed and suppressed a giggle.

Bakugo noticed it first. He shot a glare at Izuku and pulled Kirishima close, kissing him hard.

Kirishima turned as red as his hair but happily kisses back. 

Izuku only grins cheekily. 

Hitoshi chuckled softly. "I'm glad those two are getting along." He hummed.

Izuku smiles and nods, floating the mistletoe back to where it came from.

"Wonder who's the top." Hitoshi whispered with a shit-eating grin.

"Top?" Shoto asks in confusion while Neito turned red.

Hitoshi chuckled.

"You see, when two people, or more, love each other very much-"

"Shut upppp." Neito whined.

Shoto stares in confusion. 

"Le.. let's just.. leave that question unanswered." Neito mumbled, his face flushed brightly.

"I know what sex is." Shoto says calmly, face unchanged and voice monotone. Izuku bursts into laughter. 

Hitoshi giggled.

"Top and bottom are two sex positions." He whispered. "For us it would be a bit more complicated."

Neito squeaked in embarrassment, his cheeks flushed brightly. He pushed Hitoshi away a bit.

Izuku falls from the couch laughing. Shoto quirked his lips into an amused smile. 

Hitoshi chuckled and pulled Neito close.

"We have to talk about that stuff." He snickered, nuzzling the smaller teen.

"Nooo.." Neito whined.

Shoto chuckles. "You just love teasing him."

Hitoshi looked up with a wide grin.

"I do. He's adorable when embarrassed." He hummed.

Neito glared at him, red faced and embarrassed. 

Hitoshi blinked. Okay, maybe he'd gone a bit too far.

"I'm sorry, Neito." He apologised and hugged his boyfriend close. "I'll watch all the anime you want me to."

Neito relaxed and leans into him. "Fine."

Hitoshi nuzzled him gently.

Izuku climbs back on the couch. 

Shoto gently took him into his arms. "You okay?" He hummed.

Izuku nods with a tired smile. "Yeah."

Shoto gently cuddled him close and nuzzled him a bit.

~~~

Shouta checked their mail at the UA gate when he was done with work for the day. 

He looked through the letters as he walked home. 

Most of them are for him or Hizashi. Mostly related to work. 

He stops when he comes across a letter for his son. 

From the hero billboard?

The annual hero billboard annoucement had been delayed twice. First because of all the chaos with the League. And then with HC. 

What do they want with Izuku?

Shouta frowned. He couldn't imagine what they wanted with his son. 

He hopes it won't be anything bad. His son has been through enough and he needs rest. 

He should still give this letter to Izuku. 

He sighs and heads home.

When he got inside, Eri greeted him enthusiastically. 

Shouta smiles and ruffles her hair. "Hey Eri."

Eri giggled happily. 

"Hi!" 

Shouta chuckles and set the letters on the table. All except the for Izuku. "I wasn't gone long."

"I still missed you." Eri explained. 

Shouta chuckles. "I'll cuddle with you later. I have something for Izuku."

"Okay." Eri agreed softly. 

The cat rubs against Eri's legs, demanding attention. 

Eri smiled. She sat down and pet the cat gently. 

The cat leans into her touch and purrs. 

Shouta smiles and went to Izuku's room.

He knocked on the door. 

Izuku opens the door, Hawks on the floor with a cat on top of him. 

Shouta smiled. 

"The billboard sent a letter." He explained. 

"Which billboard?" Izuku asks and takes the letter. Hawks sits up and the cat settled into his lap. 

"The hero billboard." Shouta replied. He watched Izuku curiously. He wondered what they'd written. 

Izuku hums and turns his fingernail into a blade to cut the letter open. He pulls it out to read.

Hawks watched him. He wondered what they had to say. 

Izuku's eyes widened. "Uhh....I'm ranked....ninth..."

There was silence. 

Izuku cleared his throat. "Unofficially cause I only still have my provisional license. But um, yeah. I'm uh....I'm...ninth...."

"You beat my record." Hawks mumbled. 

"I didn't mean to...?" Izuku says slowly. 

"No, I'm so fucking proud." Hawks said with a grin. 

Shouta decided not to berate Hawks for his language. 

Izuku looks at him confused. "I'm not even official."

"That makes it even better." Hawks said with a bright smile. 

"Really?" Izuku asks in confusion. 

The cat meows at him. 

Hawks nodded. 

"You're amazing, Izuku." 

"It's probably because of the Nomu attack." Shouta says quietly. 

"Where's your letter?" Izuku asks Hawks.

"Likely at my agency." Hawks hummed. "I wouldn't be surprised if I dropped a few ranks because I wasn't very active lately. 

"That wasn't your fault." Izuku insisted. 

Hawks blinked. 

"It kind of was." 

"None of that now." Shouta interjected before any of them could spiral. "Let's go find Zashi and Eri to celebrate."

"Sure." Hawks agreed. 

The cat meows. 

Hawks looked down at the cat. 

Hawks gently pet the cat a bit. "I can't believe I was scared of you." He mumbled. 

The cat meows and leans into the touch.

Izuku chuckles. "Yeah they're nice. Sometimes though." 

Shouta smiled softly. Cute. 

"So," Izuku turns to his dad. "Celebratory katsudon?"

"Sure." Shouta agreed. "I'll have to run to the store real quick though." 

"I can do that." Hawks suggested. 

"You sure?" Izuku asks and Hawks nods, standing up despite the cat's meow of protest. 

Hawks smiled. "Just send me a message with the shopping list." 

Shouta smiles. "Alright. I'll pay you back."

Hawks smiled. 

"Okay." He hummed and took off, slamming straight into the window. 

"Right. Windows." He mumbled. 

Izuku covers his mouth and Shouta turns away to laugh quietly. 

"Ha. Ha." Hawks mumbled. He opened the window and flew through. 

Izuku bursts into laughter. "We need to buy stickers.:

Shouta chuckled. 

"Should I out it onto the shopping list?" He asked with a grin. 

Izuku laughs and nods. "Sure."

Shouta grinned cheekily and sent Hawks the shopping list. 

~~~

After Hawks returns with the ingredients, Hizashi and Shouta prepared their celebratory katsudon. 

Meanwhile Eri hugged her big brother happily. 

Hawks smiles as he controls the feather to entertain the cats.

He'd bonded with them recently. They were quite nice. 

Izuku smiles at him happily. 

Hawks smiled. 

"I'm really proud of you." He said gently. 

"Thank you Hawks." Izuku smiles. 

"I'm proud too!" Eri said. 

Izuku smiles and nuzzles her. "Thank you Eri."

Eri smiled brightly. 

A cat paws at Izuku. 

"Yes i know you're proud too." Izuku pet the cat. 

"We're all proud!" Hizashi calls from the kitchen.

Hawks smiled softly. 

"When will food be ready?" Izuku asks.

"In a few minutes!" Shouta calls back.

"I'm hopeless in the kitchen." Hawks hummed. 

Izuku chuckles. "We'll teach you."

Eri nodded enthusiastically. 

Hawks chuckles. "Okay."

Eri smiled brightly. 

"Making breakfast is easy." She hummed. 

"For you." Hawks chuckles. 

Eri hummed thoughtfully before nodding. 

Izuku chuckles. "Don't worry. We'll teach you how to cook."

A cat mewed at Izuku, begging for attention. 

Izuku scratched the cat behind the ear.

The cat purred happily. 

After a few minutes Hizashi calls them to eat.

They all went over to the table. 

Izuku smiles at the welcoming smell of katsudon and sits down. The cats meows and weaves through Hizashi's legs again, begging for food.

"You little brats. That's not for you." Shouta sighed. 

Izuku chuckles. "They always go to papa for food."

"Because I give them the good stuff." Hizashi hummed. 

"Dry cat food is better for them." Shouta pointed out. 

"I bet it tastes like nothing." 

"It doesn't smell like nothing." Izuku chuckles. 

Hawks smiled. It was nice watching them banter like that. 

"Smells horrible." Hizashi agrees and looks down at the begging cats.

"As if wet food doesn't." Shouta pointed out. 

"True. Maybe it's the texture and not the taste?" Hizashi suggested. "Cats. Tell us your secrets."

Meow.

Hawks chuckled softly. 

Izuku snickered. "Let's eat!"

Hizashi smiled. 

"Sure." He hummed. 

They all enjoyed their katsudon. Eri occasionally sneaking a few pieces of her food to the begging cats. 

Hawks smiled. He was content. 

"The letter said I have to attend the ceremony next week." Izuku says. "Hawks too I think."

"Yay." Hawks said. He'd rather not. 

Izuku chuckles. "Right. Forgot you hated those things. You have a tendency to rock the boat."

Hawks nodded in agreement. He hated standing still. It was so annoying. 

"Please don't cause a scene Hawks." Shouta says. "You'll just shock Japan again."

Hawks sighed. 

"The billboard announcements are so boring though." He mumbled. 

"True." Izuku nods. Then he grins. "Wanna cause chaos?"

Hawks chuckled. 

"Always." He hummed. 

Hizashi sighs as his son begins planning with Hawks. When someone tells him not to cause chaos he does it anyway. 

He stares at Shouta. "He got his sadistic side from you."

Shouta smiled. 

"He did. But his dramatics came from you." He reminded. 

Hizashi sighs. "Unfortunately."

He smiles at Shouta. "He's still our son."

"Our amazing son." Shouta agreed. 

"Our dramatic, sadistic son." Hizashi chuckles. 

Shouta nodded with a proud grin. 

~~~

The billboard annoucement came soon enough and a lot of people- heroes and the media- met up at the grand hall. 

With everything that's happened this year, the billboard annoucement would be a surprising one.

A lot of people already knew about the placement while the general public did not. 

All available media are streaming it live to catch every part of the event. 

The lights turns on in the dark room, directed at the stage. 

The announcer greets everyone and gave the introduction before calling the first hero. Number ten.

There was the usual stuff. Congratulating the hero and so on. 

Next is number nine which is Kamui Woods and to everyone's shock, they called for "The Jack of All Trades hero; Ace!" As an unofficial number nine. 

Everyone gasped in shock as Izuku steps on stage in his hero costume. 

The crowd started at him, silent. 

That had never happened. 

Izuku chuckles nervously and rubbed the back of his head. 

"Hey,"

He turns to Kamui Woods who gave him a thumbs up. "Good job."

Izuku smiles at the hero as the announcer continues up the ranks. "Yeah. This came a shock to me too."

"You deserve it, kid." 

Izuku smiles at him. Then they reach the top five. 

The Rabbit Hero, Mirko. 

The Ninja Hero, Edgeshot. 

The Fiber Hero, Best Jeanist.

The Winged Hero, Hawks.

And finally, The Flame Hero, Endeavor, as Number 1.

The crowd cheered somewhat hesitantly. 

Izuku chuckles a little. "Oh dear."

Hawks smiled and waved a bit. 

Izuku waves back.

Hawks smiled. It was nice, standing up here with his brother. 

Izuku stares in surprise as the mic was passed to him. "Uh...why don't you ask Kamui First?"

"We're curious about you too." 

"Ehh..." Izuku looks away. "I know but my speech is planned for uh...later."

There was some confusion before they relented. 

Izuku sighs in relief. 

"Plan?" Kamui asks.

Izuku smiles up at him. "Kind of."

So Kamui Woods took the microphone and did his speech. 

Meanwhile Hawks was getting quite jittery. So boring. Everyone said the same. 

It wasn't fun. He wasn't allowed to move and just standing here is getting on his nerves. 

He shifted a bit, looking at his wings. 

They're still bright red. If possible even brighter. Shouta says he's healing and getting healthier. 

It was quite surprising just how brightly they were now. 

All because he has a better diet. 

He liked his wings a lot better this way. 

They've reach Mirko and his irritation spiked 

Soon he had to hold his speech. He hated that part. 

They stop at Edgeshot and next it was his turn.

Hawks felt his irritation reaching it's peak and spoke. 

"Who is going to want to listen to that? Stain?"

Dead silence. 

"This is ridiculous. Everyone says the exact same and not even in different wording." 

Edgeshot sighs as he looks at him. "Impatient as always Hawks."

Hawks frowned. 

"I'm just sympathising with the audience. You'll bore them to sleep." 

Edgeshot shakes his head. 

Mirko grins at him. "Cheeky. I like you."

"I'm just saying the truth." Hawks said with a shrug. 

"Well you have the stage now." Edgeshot says. 

"The symbol of peace is gone." Hawks called out. "And you're just continuing on as if nothing happened. You're playing it safe. But something has to change!"

Everyone stares in silence. But a lot of people can relate. 

Hawks handed the microphone over to Endeavor.

Endeavor takes it and gave his own speech. Brief and to the point as always. 

Izuku chuckles at the silence. 

The audience didn't look very enthusiastic.

"And there's my reason for going last." Izuku says, breaking the silence. He uses telekenisis to take the mic from the announcer and hums. 

"Guess we better entertain the masses again." Izuku says and grins. "Hawks."

Hawks flew over to him.

Izuku grins as his brother picked him up and flies up.

Hawks grinned. This would be interesting at least.

"Things have been kind of hectic this year huh?" Izuku grins as he talks into the mic. "The appearance of the Nomus and the League of Villains. Stain. Kamino. Woo, Kamino was...really wild."

He frowns a little. "But that brings me to my points. I'm pretty sure everyone here knows where my quirk comes from now and how strong it is."

There were murmurs of agreement.

Hawks stops over the stage, red wings flapping as he held them both still. 

"People were really afraid of me back then. I mean, who wouldn't?" Izuku asks. "It was a shock to me to. I've had to go through my own fears as well. I've caused a lot of destruction and chaos. All because of my quirk. Man, people were asking 'why is this kid not thrown in jail?!' 'He's so dangerous!' 'He's a villain.'"

Some people had the decency to look guilty.

"But then Kyushu happened." Izuku says. "I gotta say, that was not how I expected to use Supernova. Then again, I didn't anticipate dying. But I think I'm going to use that as an example."

He opens his palm and let a few colourful lights float around it, mimicking the lights from his special move.

"I got this quirk from villains. Actively made and trained to be one." He says. "But all my life I wanted to be a hero. Trained to be a hero. Even with the whole incident with Kamino, I broke free. I could have easily become a villain. But I didn't. I could have easily ran for my life at Kyushu. Saved myself. Instead I almost died trying to save people."

He clenched his fist as the lights circled it. "It shows that no matter where your quirk comes from, where you got it, it doesn't define you. Your quirk does not make you who you are. It doesn't define someone as a hero or villain. It isn't a legacy. It isn't a curse. It's a quirk. Your own power. It's what you do with it that matters."

"Case in point." He shoots his hand out and let multiple multicoloured bubbles float in the air above the audience. With a little bit of manipulation, he transforms the bubbles into multiple animals and made them move.

Butterflies flying. Dolphins swimming. Deer running.

There were some gasps from the crowd.

Hawks smiled.

Izuku creates more bubbles, this time to shine multicoloured lights. The stadium is filled with multicoloured animals and soft light from the bubbles. 

Hawks flew in a slow circle to have something to do.

"So everyone out there," Izuku says, holding the mic close to his mouth. "Who think their quirk is made to be a villain, or useless, or automatically a hero even. A quirk isn't a legacy. A quirk is your ability. Turn your quirk into you! Because your quirk is yours."

Hawks spreads his wings wide as Izuku neared the end of his speech. 

Izuku grins. "So to everyone listening, just know that your quirk doesn't define you. It's what you do with it that matters. Show the world who you are!"

~~~

Eri bounced excitedly as she looked around.

They're at the courtyard where Nezu allowed them to set up a picnic and fireworks. She's never seen fireworks before. She knows they're loud and colourful. Hizashi explained it.

Dad had given her some earmuffs to make sure the noise wouldn't be too loud.

There's a lot of food laid out for them to eat together. And plenty of chicken for Hawks to enjoy.

In fact, Hawks was eyeing the food with interest.

Shouta and Izuku are working on setting up the fireworks. 

Eri stayed with Izuku, watching excitedly.

Her brother explain how the fireworks work and why they're set up in tubes.

Eri hummed along.

"Eri!" Hizashi waves from the blanket they set up, holding multiple party favors. Hawks has one too and is eargerly making noise.

Eri giggled and ran over to him.

Hizashi smiles and hands her some party favours.

Eri took them with a smile.

"Thanks." She chirped.

"You're welcome!" Hizashi smiles happily. 

Hawks is happily blowing the noisemaker like a child.

He looked really happy.

He never had a chance to indulge on childish things.  Now he can and he's making the most of it.

"Preewww!" Went the noisemaker. 

Hawks grinned brightly.

He blew it again.

Eri copied him happily .

Hawks giggles and blows it again with Eri.

Shouta watched them with an amused smile.

Children. Both of them.

Not that he minded. They both needed to get back the childhood they lost.

He looked over at Izuku and smiled at him.

Izuku smiles back happily and gave a thumbs up.

Hawks flew over to Izuku, excitedly telling him about something he'd just thought of.

Izuku laughs and listens intently, a smile on his face at Hawk's excitement. 

Hizashi gently took Shouta's hand.

Shouta held it back with a smile.

"I'm proud of them." Hizashi hummed. "They've come so far."

Shouta smiled and nods. "They did."

Hizashi sighed happily.

"Can't believe how busy this year has been." Shouta says. "I'm surprised I haven't found a single grey hair yet."

Hizashi chuckled softly and gave his husband a kiss.

Shouta kisses back happily. 

Hizashi pulled back after a bit.

"Love you." He murmured.

"I love you too." Shouta smiles.

"Dad! Papa! It's almost time!" Izuku says excitedly. 

They both looked up.

Izuku is excitedly standing next to the fireworks as the clock tics down.

Eri jumped around with Hawks. 

Hizashi chuckles. "Ready for the countdown everyone?!"

"Yeah!" Eri called out happily. 

Izuku cheers with her. 

Hawks smiled brightly and joined in. 

"The clock is ticking!" Hizashi says as he checks the clock. "Let's count together! 10!"

"9!" 

Shouta handed Eri her earmuffs. 

"8!" Izuku jumps happily and went to the fireworks to light it up.

"7!" Hawks joined in brightly.

"6." Shouta said. 

"5!" Eri called out, putting on her earmuffs. 

"4!" Hizashu grins. 

"3!" 

"2!" Hawks smiles.

Izuku held his hand out and fire shot out. "1!!"

The fireworks shoots towards the skies and exploded into an array of colours and patterns. 

Eri gasped softly. 

It's all so colourful. Loud, but colourful.

"Happy New Years!!!" Izuku cheers, shooting off his own mini fireworks from his palms and into the air.

Eri laughed softly, her eyes bright. 

Hizashi smiles and kisses Shouta gently.

Shouta flushed and kissed back. 

They kiss for a moment before pulling away.

"Happy New Years Shou." Hizashi smiles lovingly. 

"Happy New Year, Sunshine." Shouta murmured gently, nuzzling Hizashi's cheek a bit. 

Hawks smiled brightly. He picked Izuku and Eri up and flew around happily. 

He made sure not to fly too high though. 

Izuku and Eri cheers happily, laughing as they soared.

Hawks laughed. 

Izuku grins brightly and yells out. "Happy New Year!"

~~~

The new year came in high spirits. No villain attacks. No major disasters. 

And soon enough, UA held it's annual Sports Festival. 

"Hello everybody!" Present Mic greets. "Welcome to the roaring Sports Festival!"

"How did you convince me this time." Eraserhead groaned. 

"My charms!" Mic grins. "Welcome back to UA's annual Sports Festival!!!"

He relished the cheers coming from rhe crowd. 

"Today we have a special performance from our second years! Are you ready?!"

Cheers erupted from the crowd. 

"Alright! That's what I'm talking about!" Mic cheers and starts the song. 

The noise slowly tapered off and the crowd watched with bated breath. 

Everyone listened to the song in anticipation as it kept going. The first one out from the tunnel was someone they all recognize. 

Midoriya Izuku. 

So he was participating this time. 

Izuku grins as the music picks up then slows. Then he sings. 

"Ladies and gents, this is the moment you've waited for (woah)
Been searching in the dark, your sweat soaking through the floor (woah)
And buried in your bones there's an ache that you can't ignore
Taking your breath, stealing your mind
And all that was real is left behind."

Izuku stays still as he makes large bubbles float from his hands and students come walking out of the tunnel.

The screen above the tunnel showed what class and course they are from.

"Don't fight it, it's coming for you, running at ya
It's only this moment, don't care what comes after
Your fever dream, can't you see it getting closer
Just surrender 'cause you feel the feeling taking over"

The bubbles came faster, slowly filling the entire stadium with colourful translucent bubbles as the students ran out, showing off their quirks and skills at the same time.

At the same time, Izuku picks up his singing. 

"It's fire, it's freedom, it's flooding open
It's a preacher in the pulpit and you'll find devotion
There's something breaking at the brick of every wall, it's holding
All that you know
So tell me do you wanna go?"

The crowd cheered.

Hawks smiled brightly as he watched, letting Eri sit on his lap to see better.

"Where it's covered in all the colored lights!
Where the runaways are running the night!
Impossible comes true, it's taking over you!
Oh, this is the greatest show!"

Izuku held his hands out and increased the amount of bubbles. He grins and reforms them into various shapes, colours and even animals. 

"We light it up, we won't come down!
And the sun can't stop us now!
Watching it come true, it's taking over you!
Oh, this is the greatest show!"

Some of his classmates joined in, singing with him.

Izuku let a grin form on his face as the next lyrics comes on. He feels a chill coming from both sides as his boyfriends came running out, ice quirks ready. This is going to be fun.

Shoto and Neito nods to each other before letting their ice loose, forming a large structure in the middle of the stadium, rising high into the sky. 

"colossal we come these renegades in the ring!
(Woah)!
where the lost get found in the crown of the circus king!"

As those two jump around the structure, leaving pillars of ice, the rest of the students used their quirks and jumping on the multiple bubbles and animals that began to circle the arena.

"Don't fight it, it's coming for you, running at ya!
It's only this moment, don't care what comes after!
It's blinding, outshining anything that you know!
Just surrender 'cause you're calling and you wanna go!"

Ojiro helped Hagakure jump up onto a bubble and let loose a colourful ray from her body, reflecting the sunlight and going through the bubbles, casting a rainbow glow around the stadium. 

"Where it's covered in all the colored lights!
Where the runaways are running the night!
Impossible comes true, intoxicating you!
Oh, this is the greatest show!"

Izuku runs towards the pillar as his classmates circle it. The general education students taking place at the smaller pillars. Support students did the same, showing off their devicesto add to the colourful spectacle. 

"We light it up, we won't come down!
And the sun can't stop us now!"

Izuku jumps up and lands on a whale, taking control of it to float around the arena and passing the awed crowd.

"Watching it come true, it's taking over you!
Oh, this is the greatest show!"

The crowd cheered loudly, enjoying the show. 

Shouta smiled proudly. 

Izuku grins as he rode the whale, looking around the stadium at the crowd. 

"It's everything you ever want!
It's everything you ever need!
And it's here right in front of you!
This is where you wanna be (this is where you wanna be)!
It's everything you ever want!
It's everything you ever need!
And it's here right in front of you!
This is where you wanna be!
This is where you wanna be!"

He smiles as Hitoshi jumps on and joins in with a grin.

Shoto and Monoma sang as they continued making ice pillars. 

"Where it's covered in all the colored lights!
Where the runaways are running the night!
Impossible comes true, it's taking over you!
Oh, this is the greatest show!"

They switch quirks and started using fire, Neito using pyrokenisis to turn the flames to make a shape at the very top of the spiral as Izuku jumps and lands at the top, hands held out. 

"We light it up, we won't come down!
And the sun can't stop us now!
Watching it come true, it's taking over you!
Oh, this is the greatest show!"

Everyone sings together, every single person on their own pillar and surrounded by colours and shapes. 

The crowd watched in awe. 

Shouta smiles as he watches the students. 

He was so proud of them. 

The students got off the ice structure one by one by riding on the translucent creatures and letting it set them down.

Izuku grins once everyone is off and made the creatures disappear as he switches quirk. He turns the ice structure into sparkling dust.

There were gasps of awe. 

Izuku begins to fall and he made a wind quirk to slow his descent and stir the sparkles in the air.

Shoto caught him easily, trying not to make it look overly romantic. 

Izuku smiles at him and winks. 

"And what an amazing spectacle from our students!!!" Mic says brightly. "Give a round of applause to our second years!!!"

The crowd cheered loudly. 

"And for our announcer we have the symbol of Peace, All Might!!!"

All Might, or Yagi walks on the stage with a small wave. 

The crowd cheered him on happily. 

Yagi smiles nervously and takes the mic. "Welcome everyone! To the annual UA Sports Festival!"

"Annual means once a year, right?" Eri asked. 

Hawks nodded with a smile. 

"Now, since we have a special case student, the rules of the festival will be different." Yagi says. "Midoriya Izuku will be competing alone. As the one man army as both the alley, enemy and asset."

Izuku let a feral grin grow on his face. 

"Oh, he's enjoying this." Shouta chuckled, his mic turned off since Yagi was speaking. 

Hizashi giggles. 

The screen starts to spleen two wheels and landed. 

"Parkour" "Enemy"

"The first round is a parkour course!" Yagi sweat dropped. "And Midoriya will be the enemy. Which means while you run the course, Midoriya will be chasing you down! Anyone caught will be eliminated!"

Izuku starts chuckling, a glint in his eyes as a dangerous aura spreads around him. 

Neito grinned. 

"This will be fun." He hummed. 

The class tries not to be scared. 

Izuku cackles sadistically, scaring everyone. 

"Let the Sports Festival begin!!!"