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"Ah Todoroki, where is everyone else?" Aizawa asks as he enters the common room with Eri clinging to his hand.
Todoroki looks up from the movie he was watching to say, "The mall."
"Why was I not aware?" Aizawa says with a tired raised brow.
"Mic-Sensei and All Might-Sensei are supervising them," Todoroki replies stretching his arms.
Aizawa sighs, rubbing his forehead "Of course they are, any reason why Problem Child #1 didn't drag you with him?"
"I don't like crowded places," Todoroki uncurled from his position on the couch to stretch the rest of his stiff limbs.
"Right," Better remember that the next time the whole class goes out, Aizawa thinks. "Well, could you look after Eri? I've been called up for a sudden mission, should be back before tonight."
Todoroki tenses for a second, Him? Look after a child?
He's never done anything like that before but reluctantly nods his head.
"Thank you," Aizawa let out a hidden grin as quickly turns and leaves the two in awkward silence.
"Ah, I'm Todoroki" Todoroki says, rubbing the back of his neck.
"My name is Eri," she whispers as she fiddles with a few strands of her hair.
'Think what would a child want? What did I want when I was younger?' Todoroki thought before finally settling on an idea.
"You like apples right?"
Eri practically glowed.
"Yes! Apples are so, so sweet" She smiles.
"Okay, we can watch the movie I was watching if you like?" Todoroki suggests.
"Okay!" She grins.
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"LET IT GO, LET IT GOOOO" They-Todoroki and Eri- sang along with Elsa.
"She is so cool," Eri says as she jumps onto Todoroki's lap to smush his cheeks together in excitement. Todoroki laughed quietly, but Eri clearly heard as she grins and says, "You have a pretty laugh, Tod-or, Todo-rk". Grumbling at her failed attempt as saying Todoroki's name, Todoroki smiles faintly and says, "You can call me Shouto"
"Wow, Shouto's a pretty name," Eri smiles brightly as she flings her small arms around Shouto's neck.
They both froze.
As much as they both tried to hide it, they weren't used to the gentle touch of their classmates and teachers.
Slowly though Shouto wrapped his arms around her and slowly rubbed her back so she would untense. 'Just like mum would'.
Eri then buried her face in Shouto's neck and tightened the hug, showing she was okay.
"If I knew you were this good with kids I would have come to you sooner, Todoroki"
Whipping his head around, he saw his teacher, looking a lot more scruffier than earlier, which is to be expected after fighting.
"Let's get going Eri," Aizawa says holding a hand out for her to grab, which she did but not before giving Shouto one more big hug.
"Bye-Bye! Shouto," She waves.
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A couple of days go by and everyone was in the common room. The Bakusquad was playing UNO. Momo, Tsu, and Ochaco were talking whilst drinking tea. Next to them was Shouto, reading 'Fairytales collection book' contently, Midoriya and Iida were talking to each other about training just behind the chair Shouto was sitting at.
"Eri-Chan!" Midoriya smiles as he looks towards the door and as everyone expected Eri ran towards Midoriya. What they didn't expect was for her to run right past him and jump into the comforting arms of Shouto.
"Shouto!" Eri grins and squeezes her arms around him tighter. "Hello to you too Eri"
"HAH! WHAT THE FUCK HALF N HALF BASTARD!"
"Aww that's so cute."
"I've been replaced..."
"Momo look they are both smiling!"