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Izuku smiled at Eraserhead as the last of the league was taken away. All for one was finally dead and he felt free. They had finally won the war, he was no longer a target and the others who had survived could rest finally,.He looked at the rubble around him, sighing at the destruction in the street. So much death over the years, he was still so young for what he had been through. He was lucky he wasn't alone anymore, he had family and he had a few friends left. They would all recover, even if it took a long time. 

He could see Eri moving closer, her service animal helping find people, while she began checking on the injuries and reversing what she could. His little sister, his unicorn, was no longer little anymore. She had overcome so much in the last eight years. She was a strong confident healer now, no longer having nightmares about her time with chisaki and the yakuza. Now she was in her first year at U.A and working as a healing hero. 

As he turned back to lean against his Dad, he heard the man speak.

"Proud of you problem child.” 

The words filled him with warmth before his eyes closed. He was so tired, and he knew he had lost a lot of blood in that final battle. Hell he was missing an arm now after all. The vestiges told him to rest and he had made them proud as he let the darkness take over.  

When he opened his eyes again, he saw his middle school teacher standing in front of him with a look of annoyance written across his features.

"Nice to see you’re finally awake, Deku. Detention after school.”

A feeling of dread filled him as he looked around the classroom. Was it all a dream? Was it not real? Tears fell down his face as devastation filled his very being. He looks around the room as his teacher continues the lesson, trying to find some indication of the date as he spots all of his old tormentors. 

Finally, he looks in his notebook, seeing the date written, eyes widening in shock. There’s still 3 months until the entrance exam! What the hell happened? He tried to think, trying to call up One For All and feeling nothing. A bit of panic filled him as he sat there. He was quirkless again, did that mean Shigaraki, and all for one were still out there? Was papa still alive? Where was pops? 

He waited as the lesson continued, his senses attuned to his surroundings as he had gotten used to doing over the years. By the end of the day, he had nearly forgotten his detention. As he went to leave, he heard the teacher speak up, “Deku. Where do you think you’re going? Sit back in your chair for detention.”

Izuku nodded, going back to his desk and sitting quietly as he heard Bakugou laughing with his friends in the hall. He sat through detention anxiously going over what he remembered while  ignoring the rude remarks he heard his teacher say until he’s able to leave, at which point he rushed out the door, feeling slow without his ability to use One for All. His head was silent, his head hadn't been silent in years. He hated to admit, he kind of missed Hikage, and Daigoro.. Hell he kind of even missed second and his snarky attitude.

He made his way out of the school, beginning the walk towards home before he realized Inko would be there. She’s likely home right now, and she’ll be upset that he’s late. She’ll beat him til he can’t stand. He shakes his head, knowing he can’t go back to that. Not after everything he went through to get away from her. Not after all the time he spent away from her harsh beatings.

Izuku switched directions, instead heading towards UA, hoping that someone there remembered him. Hoping that it wasn’t all a dream. He needed to go see the one person he knew he could trust even if no one else remembered him. Nedzu, no matter how sadistic the rat was, he was a good mammal and would help him. 

He moved quickly, taking the train he knew all too well, when he  finally arrived at the prestigious school in the early evening. As he reached the gates, he paused, going over to a screen on one side and pressing the button. The rat better not play games with him today, he wasn't in the mood for that. 

BZZZZT

After a few seconds, a voice sounds out from the speaker. “State your name and the purpose of your visit.”

“My name is Midoriya Izuku, and I’m here to see Principal Nezu. It’s urgent.”

“Do you have an appointment?”

“No, but this is impor-“

“If you don’t have an appointment then I can’t help you.”

As Izuku listened to the click of the receiver, he glared at the screen before looking up where he knew there’s a camera hidden. 

“I swear to sky daddy, Rat, you’d better let me in right now! I’ve had a long day, and I need to discuss a matter of public safety with you! I know you can see me, so let me in!”

The speaker buzzes again, and a new voice speaks up, one that Izuku feels so relieved to hear. “And what matter of public safety might that be, for you to be addressing me so informally?”

“It’s a long story, and I’d rather not explain it where people could overhear. You’re welcome to search me, but I don’t have a quirk, or anything that could hurt anyone here. You employ heroes, and at this point, they could easily take me down. Just let me in.”

A few minutes passed, and Izuku could hear typing on the other end until the gate buzzed open, Hound dog walking up on the other side and handing Izuku a visitor’s pass. “Follow me. I’ll take you to the Principal.” Hound dog growled, leading Izuku through the gate.

“I know how to get there, Hound Dog.”

The man gave Izuku a suspicious look before turning back and continuing to lead him to the office. As they pass the teacher’s lounge, Izuku can’t help but glance in the door, spotting Aizawa at his desk across from Present Mic and Midnight. 

He pauses by the door, watching them for a few seconds before he feels Hound dog grab his arm and pull him away. They continued on to Nedzu’s office, eventually reaching the door. 

Izuku looked up at the camera hidden in the corner, waving a bit before Hound dog knocked on the door and it swung open. 

“Thank you, Inui-kun. You can leave. I’d like to speak to Midoriya-kun alone.”

Hound dog nodded and left as Izuku walked in. 

“So, Midoriya-kun. What is this matter of public safety you want to discuss?”

“Hero Code T-1.21G. That is the most applicable code from my memory.”

“Oh, this is interesting… So you say you’re from a different time period? Explain.”

“I believe so… At least my memories are. I had been sitting with Eraserhead, approximately 8 years from now, and I closed my eyes, and when I opened them, I was back in my middle school classroom. It felt like the past 8 years had just been a dream… We- We lost so many heroes, and even more civilian lives… I just- I’m scared it was all for nothing.”

Nezu nods slightly. “And do you have any proof that any of what you remembered happened?”

“Only my memories… I mean, I know some things that most civilian middle schoolers wouldn’t know…”

“Like?”

“Eraserhead, otherwise known as Aizawa Shouta, and Present Mic, also known as Yamada Hizashi, are married. They’ve been married for 10 years at this point.”

The rat frowns, tilting his head. “And how do you know this?” 

“Eraserhead was my homeroom teacher, and he was the first person I went to when my mom kicked me out at 18. I trusted him with my life, like most of my class, and he helped us become great heroes in the middle of a war. He was like a father to me.”

“Very interesting. Perhaps I should call Aizawa-kun in. If he was the last one you had contact with before, maybe he will remember you, and I can have a second account of what happened.” He types a bit on his computer, sending an Email to Aizawa.

“He should be here shortly.” 

Izuku nodded, waiting anxiously, worried Aizawa wouldn't remember him, worried it really was all just a dream and he would be alone again. By the time Shouta arrived in the office, Izuku is staring at the ground chewing his lip with anxiety, lost in his own head until he hears a voice speak up behind him.

“Problem Child?”

Izuku turned to the doorway, his breath caught in his lungs, tearing up as he saw Shouta, his dad. He got up quickly, and ran over to the man hugging him tight, sighing as he felt arms wrap around him. “Dad… You remember?”

“I do, Kid. I remember it all.”

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Shouta looked at the rubble surrounding them in the street. In the distance, He could see his daughter making her way through the injured heroes and students. He turned to his son, a boy that had been forced to grow up much too quickly, and sighed softly as he leaned against him. 

“Proud of you problem child.”

He could feel the young adult’s breathing even out shortly after, slowing as his son seemed to fall asleep. He leaned back himself, hearing his daughter walk closer as he closed his eyes, ready to take a well-deserved nap.

When he opened his eyes, he looked around for his problem child, not feeling the boy anywhere near him. He rubbed his eyes and frowned, he had both eyes and full range of vision, he was also laying on the floor of the UA teachers lounge, not in the middle of the street like he had been a moment ago.

The sound of laughter made the breath in his lungs freeze and he turned his head to look at his husband, the man he had watched be murdered over three years ago, laughing with their best friend, who was killed before his husband was during the war. His chest ached as he searched the room for his problem child, for his son and found him missing. He licked his lips and tried to hold back the sob he felt coming. 

“Shou? You okay panther?” the beautiful voice of his husband filled his ears and he nodded before getting up and going over to hug the man. Both Zashi and Nem froze with a frown at him but he didn't care damnit. He had lived three years without the love of his life. He was going to fucking hug him now while he still had the chance.

“Shou? Are you sure you're alright?” He pulls back and gives the man a small smile.

“Yeah, just…a bad dream is all. I'm alright.” 

Zashi looks at him in concern but figures they can talk about it later when they get home. Shouta sighs and gives Nem a hug as well which really makes the two start to worry as they stare at him. He shrugs after all he likes to keep his people on their toes. He’s also trying his damndest to fight off a panic attack as he sits down at his desk. A desk that he hasn't sat in, for quite a few years now. Not since the war started and he had to lead children into battle and watch them die. He shuddered softly as he remembered their screams, remembered holding children lifeless in his arms. 

His hands shake a little as he gets up and gets himself a hot coffee from the kitchenette. He sips it and leans against the counter staring off into space. He wondered where his problem child was. He hoped he was safe, even if deep down he knew the boy wasn't safe. He remembered the stories about the boy’s mother, the stories about all might and the target he painted on the boy's back. He wished he had known sooner, things would have been so much easier for him. He wouldn't have broken himself over and over again to learn to use that quirk. 

Even if it was a dream, even if it wasn't real, to Shouta it was very real. He shook his head and went to sit back down at his desk to go over the paperwork he had to finish. As he sat down his notifications went off and he sighed, what did the rat want now? Looking at the email he rolled his eyes. 

“Be right back, the rat wants me for something or another.” He didn't wait for a response as his mind was still trying to reconcile being back here like this. As he reached the door to the office it opened and he walked in looking around before he froze. There, a familiar sight of fluffy green hair greeted him and he felt his heart stop.

“Problem child?” he asked softly, unsure if the kid would even understand the name coming out of his mouth. The boy turned, he looked oh so young, so innocent, except when he looked into the deep green eyes and saw the world. The kid was up and running to him an instant later and wrapping his arms around him. 

Shouta was quick to wrap the boy in his own arms, feeling like the kid would disappear if he didn't hold him tight.

“Dad….you remember?” the voice asked, a bit muffled by the face being in his shirt.

“I do, kid. I remember it all.” his voice was wet when he spoke. His kid was here, in his arms whole and safe. He was safe now because Shouta was not about to let him go back to that woman. The only issue was, it was not the entrance exams yet, so the kid didn't have the quirk yet. That could be an issue if things went the same way they had before. The sound of a throat clearing had him looking up to see Nedzu watching them curiously.

“So you know Midoriya-kun Shouta?” 

“I do sensei. We…we both lived the same thing.. I woke up a little while ago confused…i thought maybe it was a dream since zashi and nem were here…but seeing him i know it wasn't…”

"interesting. Both of you, come sit down. Tea?" Nedzu asked as he pulled tea cups out of thin air. Shouta nodded and both of them walked over to sit on the couch. 

"You don't have it yet, do you? No scars on your arm.. That's good. This time around I won't let you break yourself, problem child" 

Izuku gave him an offended look and gasped "Dad I've had the damned quirk for years now. I'm not gonna break my limbs again. That fucking hurt" 

“Does the Zero Pointer ring a bell? You shattered your body with that attack.”

He scoffed "That was years ago… or whatever! I'm not gonna be that stupid again" 

Nedzu watches as the pair speak casually, analyzing their conversation to pick up on any details he can.

“I’d rather not take any chances, Izuku. You have a tendency to throw yourself into danger without thinking ahead. Remember Chisaki-…” Shouta paused, eyes widening. “Oh my god. Eri is back with Chisaki…”

Izuku's eyes widened in horror "Dad! We have to get her…" dread filled him "What if… what if she was sent back with us?" 

Nedzu chooses this moment to speak up. “I’m sorry, but who is Eri?”

“Eri is my daughter. At least, she will be. She’s currently in a Yakuza hideout and being used for experiments by their leader.” Shouta can see the feral glint in Nezu’s eyes as he mentions Eri being experimented on.

“Well, that just won’t do then. We’ll have to see what can be done to retrieve her.”

"Dad, I need my quirk first. We can't take kai down until I have it… and I need to get my muscle mass up more." 

“Then we probably won’t be able to get her until your internships… After the sports festival. I don’t want to wait that long, but you’re right. We can’t take him until you’ve gotten the quirk from Yagi.”

"Damn I guess that means I have to keep playing nice with his quirkest skeletal ass?" 

“I’ll have to as well, but that’s just until you’ve gotten the quirk…”

Nezu tilted his head, looking between the two for a moment. “So you’re the successor that Yagi chose, Midoriya-kun? I must say, I’m pleased that you know what will happen then. Same goes for you, Shouta. I wasn’t sure if you were going to be brought in on the secret of One for All, but I suppose you know now, so Yagi can’t be upset.”

Izuku rolled his eyes "yeah this time at least. Last time ass might told me nothing about the target on my back, let me shatter my bones constantly. Let recovery girl tell me she wouldn't heal me and train me constantly and brutally for two years before I finally got the courage to tell dad….umm dad…. Does this mean I have to go back to her… " his voice was small when he asked the question 

Shouta responded immediately, gently pulling Izuku closer. “No. You are not going back to her, not as long as I’m here. I’ll get Tsuki started on gathering evidence to form a case against her, and I’ll enact my emergency foster license. I’m not going to let her hurt you again.”

“Perhaps you want to clear this with your husband before you start the process of adopting a child, Shouta?”

“Zashi will love Izuku, and he’ll understand. We’ll probably need to explain what happened though…”

Izuku grimaced "just.. Don't tell him what happened that day dad.. He doesn't need to know, we are going to stop them before it happens this time." Izuku smirked "I'm gonna wreck crusty's shit" he turned to Nedzu and his eyes narrowed "do not let Yagi teach alone this time" 

Shouta looked over at Izuku. “Do you really think /I’m/ going to leave him alone with 1A? I know what he did to all of you. He is not training your class unsupervised.”

Nedzu looked confused. “I’m sorry, did something happen in Yagi’s lessons?”

“He had first years run battle trials during their first class, in full gear. He nearly got Izuku killed by his childhood bully. Speaking of which, I am not going to put up with Bakugou’s shit towards you. If he starts trying to pull crap, I will expel him.”

He shrugged "well at least you won't let him have literal bombs in training the first day… but put him in with hound dog from day one. That might help" 

“Maybe. It’d be worth a shot.”

“Well then, Perhaps we should call Hizashi in here before we go much further with this discussion? I imagine you won’t want to repeat yourselves too much.”

Izuku giggled "dad has to repeat himself a lot this year so I'm betting that is the best idea Nedzu. otherwise he may have an aneurysm before the sports festival " 

Shouta nodded and Nedzu sent a quick email to Hizashi before looking back at the two. “While he’s on his way, is there anything else I should know about?”

" how about a corrupt school district that needs to be burnt to the ground?" Izuku casually said. He didn't want to go back any time soon. 

“That is quite distressing to hear. I assume you mean the Aldera school district? I took the liberty of pulling up your student file, Midoriya-kun. They do not seem to have anything nice to say about you…”

"Of course not Nedzu… And please, use my first name… I don't want to be associated with that woman anymore… But, regarding Aldera, I am the only quirkless student in the district, and I am smarter than the rest of the kids there. However, if I score higher than a sixty I am punished for it.. I got bored during my million detentions and started working ahead. They can't let the useless deku outshine their prized students after all" his voice was bitter. 

Shouta frowned, looking at the boy beside him. Even before coming to UA, he had been through so much. It was a miracle that he had been so positive and happy the first time around. Whether or not he remained that positive was yet to be seen, but he hoped that Izuku could have a bit more time to be a child before needing to throw himself into a career.

Nedzu nodded. “I’ll be sure to get the Aldera district properly handled. In the meantime, would you be interested in switching your coursework to study here? I imagine you’re already through with the regular high school coursework, so I can help guide you through upper level classes to fill your time while you are still school-age.”

His eyes opened wide and he looked between the two "wait… I can do that?! Dad?" he asked the man sitting beside him. 

“I don’t see any issue with it, Izuku. You’ve already technically graduated, so you’d be bored sitting in the core classes with the rest of 1A. Plus, it’ll keep you away from Bakugou for a few months. So, as long as you two don’t start any world domination plans, I’d be fine with that. You’d still need to sit through the heroics-specific courses though. At least to keep up appearances.”

He pouted "Why can't I have world domination plans dad? The world needs an overlord" 

“That may be, but you’d have a lot more targets on your back if you did that, Kid. Besides, you wouldn’t exactly be the most intimidating overlord with your perpetual baby face. I swear, not even years of war was able to make you look more grown up.”

“Wow, calling me out like that. Thanks dad. I appreciate it sooo much.” The sarcasm laced his tone heavily as he glared at the tired hero. He froze as the door opened once more.

“Hey Shou, Nedzu, what's up? Who’s the little listener?” 

Izuku gripped his pants tightly, hearing the voice again for the first time in years. His eyes filled with tears as he looked down and tried to hold himself back. “Papa” he whispered softly even though he knew dad would hear him. 

Shouta pulled his son closer, gently rubbing his arm to reassure him before he looked at his husband. “Hey Songbird… You may want to sit down, because this is going to be a bit of a long story… There’s a lot that needs to be explained.” He waits for the blonde to take a seat on the couch across from them before speaking again. “Zashi, This is Izuku. He and I somehow had our consciousnesses sent back from about 8 years in the future. Izuku was in my 1A class that will be starting next year, and during that year, the world went to war… Students were on the frontlines, and the battle was horrid. So many lives were lost, and just when we thought the war was over, He and I were sent back. We just woke up back here today, and I am so glad that he came here first, because I was so worried when I woke up… Zashi, Izuku has become a son to me, and he’s been our kid for about 4 years now, since his bitch of a mother kicked him out at 18…”

Hizashi looked at the boy and then his husband once more blinking in shock. Was he for real? This sounded like it was out of one of the old cheesy fanfictions he liked to read but would never admit to reading. 

"umm okay… I'm not exactly sure how to react to this shou." 

“I know this is a lot to take in, Zashi… It was a bit of a shock when I woke up in the teacher’s lounge earlier. But I think we can change things, and make it better this time. I know there are a few things that I refuse to let happen. But the first one is this… I’m not going to let Izuku go back to his mother. I know this is sudden, and I didn’t discuss it with you beforehand, but I want us to adopt him, as soon as Tsuki can get the evidence to lock up his mother.”

Hizashi could feel the boy's eyes on him. He looked so small and sad. He smiled at his husband and shrugged. “I've been trying to get you to agree to adopt a child instead of a cat for years, Shou. I'm not about to disagree when the little listener needs our help.” 

Shouta smiled softly as Izuku looked up at Hizashi. “Thanks Zashi. By the way, he’s going to have a little sister after the sports festival…”

Zashi lit up at that “another baby?! This is amazing! What's she like? Can we go shopping for her now? We might have to move into a bigger apartment…” he was cut off by a wet giggle and then his arms were full of a small teen hugging him. He softened and hugged the boy close to him.

“We’ve got some time for that, Zashi. But yeah, we can definitely look at a bigger apartment. For now though, we should probably discuss what all happened and what we can do to prevent certain events.”

“Well for starters dad I'm not going to break three limbs during the entrance exams.” Izuku muttered as he held onto papa.

Shouta nodded. “At least you’ll be able to have some semblance of quirk control this time around. But I was referring to the attacks and infiltrations more than anything.”

He nodded. He was trying a bit hard not to think about all of that. “So..Aoyoma… and maybe if they don't announce the blow up dolls employment we won't have another issue at USJ….but…dad….how are we going to…” he looked at papa and then at dad again not sure he should mention Oboro right then. 

“I think, with us prepared, we may have a better shot of taking them down at the USJ, if we let it happen… That’s going to be our first interaction with them, so if we can get some extra pros there that day and keep the students out… We may be able to stop them and get him back…” Shouta glanced at Hizashi, feeling bad for keeping this from him, but knowing that it would be better to wait until they were certain they could get their third back.

Zashi was a little confused by the two. They were hiding something and a pit formed in his stomach. He would ask them later that night after getting them both home. Izuku sighed and nodded. 

“We also need to get Shoto out of that house, if we can do that then maybe we can stop Dabi from joining the league. Show him not all heroes are flaming trash cans.” 

Nedzu began taking notes on what the two discussed, hoping to get some clarification later, but knowing it was better to let them work things out themselves.

“Todoroki definitely needs a better homelife. We’ll try to get him out after the school year starts though. We’ll need to make sure Tensei comes to the sports festival though. That would stop a couple issues.”

“We should also call gran and have him come in to watch over ass might.. The man may be a bit senile sometimes but he helped me a lot… maybe we should implement the dorms before classes start? And hey dad? Can you expel a student before they even take the exam?” he grinned. If they could get Mineta out before he was even in the class it would be better for everyone. 

“We could see about blacklisting him, but we’d need proof. And if I’m not mistaken, he only got in the first time because his parents are on the school board.”

Izuku pouted a bit and twisted his non scarred fingers “but..i want Toshi in our class from the start!. It's not like the rat can't hack into some things and find the proof he needs to black list him. After all that's how I did it to finally get him expelled second year.” he blushed softly. He forgot he never told his dad that was how he got the information he gave him. 

“I’m not even going to ask. If you and Nedzu want to make that a project for while you’re finishing up middle school with him, then be my guest. I’d love to not have to deal with the little pervert.”

Izuku grinned “can we please sensei?! It would be a lot of fun and then you wont have to listen to dad complain about the grape fucker.”

“Language!!” Hizashi screeched out and looked at the boy in shock.

“Japanese, English or JSL papa?” he smirked at the man. Zashi’s eyes widened at the name and he took a deep breath as he realized he was a papa. He had called him papa! He couldn't believe it, he never thought he would have a son, and now he was sitting here and was a papa!

“Shou!!! He called me papa!!”

Shouta smirked softly and nodded. “He did, Zashi.”

Nedzu nodded as well, smiling at Izuku. “I believe we’ll be able to do that, Izuku-kun.”

“Shou, you corrupted the baby already! How could you?” Zashi cried out in mock horror and made Izuku giggle at the man.

“So.. what am I going to do about Yagi? I still have to train a few months with him..and I'm not sure I can bite my tongue that long.”

“Maybe I’ll need to come by and see where my son has been every afternoon and get the truth out of Yagi that way… Then I could come to supervise your training…”

Izuku thought about it for a moment before nodding. “That might actually work. He’s pretty stupid after all. Heck he doesn't even have any rest days scheduled for me. He isn't going to be happy that I'm not at the beach with him right now. But..well I needed to see if you remembered me or if it really was just a nightmare.” 

“I know, and I’m so glad you came here first… Honestly, if you hadn’t, I probably would have assumed that you didn’t remember, and I’m not sure what I would have done… At least we can go over this together, and make things better this time.”

“That would be good dad… not having chronic pain and the threat of losing my arm would be nice. We need to go to Aldera and pull me out. And we need to go to Inko's to get my notebooks… I don't want anything else from that woman.”

“It’s late enough, we could probably get that taken care of tonight, if Nedzu can handle switching your school records over. We’ll go get you some new clothes tomorrow, and we can keep planning and figuring this out later. We’ve got the time now.”

Nedzu clapped his hands with a bright feral smile “of course Aizawa-kun. I'll get that done tonight for you. And I'll set up a meeting for you and Yamada-kun to go to Aldera as representatives. Tomorrow after you get Izuku-kun some new clothes, you can head back here and we can clarify some of what you said today.”

“You and papa will come up to the apartment with me right dad? Without OFA i can't do anything against Inko if she's home.”

“I will always be there for you, Izuku. Just like I have been. I’m not going to let you face her alone.”

He nodded feeling a lot better about being back here now. He wouldn't have to do anything alone this time. The stress fell away as he stood and got ready to face his past. 

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Izuku stepped out of the car, looking up at the apartments he used to know and shuddering at the thought of going back in there. He couldn’t bear the thought of stepping any closer until he felt a comforting arm wrap around his shoulders, holding him protectively. 

“It’s going to be okay, Kid. Zashi and I are going to keep Inko away from you while you get your notebooks, okay? We won’t let her try anything.”

Izuku nods and begins to walk towards the apartment, staying close to his dad as they reach the door. Hizashi knocks firmly once Izuku nods, and they wait a few seconds until Inko opens the door. 

She looks at the three in shock for a second before speaking. “Did Izuku do something to get in trouble? I was so worried when he didn’t come home right after school.”

Shouta speaks firmly, allowing no room for argument. “Inko Midoriya, you are being put under investigation for Child Abuse and Neglect to care for a minor under your guardianship. He has already been placed with a foster family, and we’ve come to allow him to collect his belongings. Please step aside and allow us in, a detective will be coming by shortly to speak with you about your care of Izuku. In the meantime, we will be collecting his belongings and getting him settled in for the night.”

“What the hell are you talking about? I don’t abuse him! Izu, tell them the truth, I don’t hurt you, baby. You don’t want to leave, do you?”

Shouta carefully escorted Izuku in and let him get to his room while Hizashi stopped Inko from getting any closer to them. Inko continued to call out to her son, getting progressively more angry as Izuku ignored her. As Izuku went to pass behind Hizashi and leave, Inko held her arm out, using her quirk to pull on the bones in Izuku’s hand in an attempt to make him stop. He immediately cried out in pain, his hand bending back towards Inko until Shouta activated his quirk, glaring at her and making her stop. 

Shouta quickly pulled his son into his arms while Hizashi detained Inko, using quirk suppressing zipties to cuff her wrists together.

“Are you okay, Izuku?” Shouta held his son close, examining the hand for any damage.

“I-I’m fine Dad. She just pulled a little. Nothing broke, I’ll probably just need to ice it tonight.”

“Alright. Let’s get you out to the car. Since she tried to attack you, Zashi and I will need to stay and give an incident report.”

“I know… I can give a witness statement when Tsuki gets here…”

“Alright Kid.” Shouta carefully helps Izuku out to the car, leaving Hizashi with Inko.

“Why the fuck did Izuku call him dad?? That’s not his father! His father is a deadbeat that left us once he was diagnosed quirkless!”

“Ma’am I need you to calm down. You can talk all you want once the detective arrives.”

She glares at the voice hero, but reluctantly goes quiet, waiting for the detective to arrive. When Tsukauchi finally gets to the apartments, he’s surprised to see Aizawa sitting outside with the kid instead of inside with the parent. “Eraser. Fill me in, what happened?”

“Izuku came to me this afternoon, and he requested to not have to return to his mother’s home. He’s been abused and neglected for years, and he wanted to get out. I brought him here to collect his things after I used my emergency foster license to take him in. Inko used her quirk to pull on the bones in his hand and attempted to harm him. Luckily, nothing seems to have been broken.”

The detective scrutinized the hero as he spoke carefully. He was trying to work around his quirk. “What are you not telling me, Eraser?”

“Nothing that is important to this investigation. I can explain later if you really want to know.”

“We will be discussing this later.” He turned to look at the boy, smiling gently. “Can you tell me what you remember happening as well? Just for my records.”

“I went to UA this afternoon to find Aizawa and get away from Inko. He used his emergency foster license to take me in, and he and his husband brought me here to get my notebooks. Inko used her quirk to pull on the bones in my hand and then Present Mic cuffed her.”

“And how long have you known Eraserhead?”

“It’s been about 8 years now…”

Tsukauchi tilted his head, surprised at this information. It had seemed like the boy was dancing around the truth as well, but now he was so upfront and honest.

“How did the two of you meet?”

Izuku’s eyes widened slightly and he glanced at Aizawa, only replying when he got a nod. “We met at UA.”

The detective nodded slightly, smiling at the two. “Well, I’ll go ahead and get Mic’s statement, and then the three of you can get out of here. I’ll come by later next week for a follow up and a visit from Izuku’s social worker, once he’s been assigned one.”

“Thanks Tsuki.” Aizawa nodded as the man walked away, then turned back to Izuku. “We’re definitely going to have some explaining to do later.”

Izuku nods. “At least Inko is being handled… I’m so glad to be getting away from her, Dad.”

“I know kiddo…” Shouta gently pulled his son into a hug. “I just hope we can fix everything else without making things worse.”

“I know… I want Pops back…”

“We’ll get him back, I promise. I’ll do some looking into the doctor that fixed him the first time. And, I am going to be fixing your training schedule with Yagi to let you have a rest day. You know you need one at least once per week.”

“I know, but it’s not my schedule-…” He pauses as his phone starts ringing. “Speak of the devil.”

Shouta smirks and holds out his hand for the phone. “Let me. I can give him a little heart attack.”

Izuku nods and hands his phone over as Shouta answers on speaker. The man stays silent, letting Yagi speak first, and it doesn’t take long for his voice to be booming through the small speaker. 

“Young Midoriya! You missed our training session today! You know, if you can’t keep up with the training regimine, perhaps I should consider giving One for All to someone else! After all, you need to be much stronger to use this quirk!”

Shouta grins as Yagi speaks, the idiot having already given away nearly the entire secret of One for All. “Yagi Toshinori. Why are you calling my son at this late hour?”

“I-I’m sorry? Who is this? I thought I called Young Midoriya.”

“You did call his phone. This is his father, asking why you are calling my son so late in the evening. Answer the question.”

“I-uhhh, I was calling him to discuss his training schedule! After all, if he wants to be a hero, he’ll need to be very strong!”

“How do you know my son?”

“I-… I was unaware that his father was still in the picture, but I assure you, I mean him no harm, Midoriya-san!”

“I haven’t given you my name, Yagi. Maybe you’ll recognize my hero name though… Does Eraserhead ring a bell?”

“Y-Young Aizawa! I was unaware that Young Midoriya was your son! I can assure you though, I’m doing everything I can to make him into a great hero-“

“We’ll see about that. I’ll see you at his training tomorrow, Yagi. And you will be explaining everything to me.” He hangs up as soon as he finishes speaking, causing Izuku to start giggling.

“That was mean, Dad. But he deserves it. I can’t wait to see his face tomorrow.”

Shouta nodded, laughing a bit and ruffling Izuku’s hair as Hizashi walked outside.

“Well, it looks like Inko Midoriya is likely to be arrested and thrown in jail. She tried to lie to Tsukauchi and claim that we broke in and took the little listener.”

“Well that wasn’t smart of her.”

“Nope. Anyways, let’s get going, you two. We’ve got to get the little listener home so that we can all get some rest and talk about today.”

Shouta glanced at his son before nodding slightly, knowing that Zashi probably picked up on the things that they had left out earlier. 

By the time they arrived home, Hizashi and Shouta were both quiet, and Izuku could practically feel the tense atmosphere the two had created, as neither wanted to be the first to break the silence. Izuku headed inside, smiling wide as he heard the jingle of bells on collars. 

“Sushi! Dumpster!” He nearly ran in, kneeling on the floor to meet the kitties and gather them in his arms. “I missed you so much! Wait, where’s- oh right… You haven’t gotten Bastard yet…”

“Another cat, Shou?!  I said no more cats!” Hizashi screeched in mock outrage.

“In Dad’s defense, he’s not the one that found Bastard… I found him and snuck him into the dorms, and Dad confiscated him when Bastard hid in my bag to go to class with me. Bastard was my fault. But at least he was smaller than Eri’s puppy!”

Shouta laughed. “You’re right about that. Who would have thought that Eri would bond so well with big German Shepherd?”

“A dog too? Since when do you approve of dogs, Shou?”

“Since Dad couldn’t say no to Eri’s puppy dog eyes. I swear, it was like her secondary quirk. She had everyone wrapped around her little finger so well that no one could say no when she found a quirked German Shepherd that needed a home. They worked together really well though. Brutus made sure she stayed safe in the field.”

Shouta nodded, laughing a bit. “It was quite the sight when Eri walked into her first day of classes with a dog that was over half her size growling at any guys that tried to go near her. Made my job way easier.”

Hizashi smiled softly, watching the two interact. “Alright you two. Let’s get some dinner, and then we can talk about what all I missed out on.”

Hizashi gets up and heads to the kitchen to work on dinner, Izuku quickly going over to help, smiling softly and stopping Shouta when he goes to enter the kitchen. “Dad, no. The only thing you know how to make is coffee.”

“Come on, Izuku. You know I learned how to do some cooking in the past couple years.”

“And Eri and I could barely keep it down. I love you Dad, but please, leave the cooking to Papa and I.”

“Fine. But only because you said you love me. I’ll get the table set.” He smiled softly and started grabbing plates down, setting the table for the three of them as Hizashi and Izuku began cooking. As they found the recipe, Hizashi looked at his new son. 

“You know, I had a bit of trouble believing it at first, but seeing the way you two talk to each other, I can see how well you two fit together as father and son… I just wish I could remember the time I spent with you before… I feel like I’m lagging behind…”

“Don’t worry Papa… I’m sure you’ll catch up soon enough.” Izuku hugged the man happily, smiling softly before getting back to work on dinner. 

Once the small family had finished dinner, Zashi sat across from his husband and son, looking between the two for a minute before speaking. “Alright. So who’s gonna tell me what the two of you were hiding from me earlier?”

“Zashi, we’ve seen some things that you would not want to know about, and we’re doing everything we can to change them before they happen this time… Believe me when I say you don’t want to know…”

“Shou, Love, I appreciate you looking out for me, but you need to give me a chance to look out for you… The two of you have been through a lot, and you won’t be able to really talk it out in therapy… I want to know what you’re dealing with so I have an idea on how to help you… If either of you wake up in the middle of the night from a nightmare, I want to be able to help. Please, let me help.”

“Papa, you don’t wan-“

“Don’t say I don’t want to know. Izuku, if it concerns my family, or me, I want to know. Even if it’s hard, and even if it hurts. Please, one of you, tell me.”

Shouta stares down at the table, tears welling up in his eyes as he speaks. “I saw you killed, right in front of me. They-… They stabbed you from behind, and I couldn’t stop them until it was too late. I couldn’t even properly mourn you until two weeks after, when there was finally a break in the attacks.” He was shaking as he spoke, one hand coming up to hold his necklace where he had held Hizashi’s ring after he’d passed. “I didn’t even get to hold you one last time, Hizashi… There was too much happening and we had to go back for you after the fact… Zashi, I-I can’t lose you again… Not like that.”

Izuku looks up from the table, tears streaming down his cheeks as well as he leaned a bit against Shouta. “It was hard after you died, Papa… I only really got you as my Papa for a year… We all struggled without you around…”

Hizashi watched the two, frowning at the tears. “Oh, Shou… I-I’m so sorry… I-…”

“It’s not your fault Zashi… In your position, I’d likely do the same thing.”

“Well, we’ll do whatever we can to make it better this time, okay, Shou?”

“I know we will, Zashi… I don’t want to lose you again.”

Izuku sniffed softly and wiped at his eyes. "we lost… so many people papa… I don't think I can handle losing you again." he hadn't been his papa very long after all. 

Hizashi moved from his seat and wrapped his arms around his now son and held him tight while rubbing his back. "It will be okay izuku. We can change things for the better. I just know it." he felt like he was still missing things, like what did all might have to do with this.

“We should probably get you caught up on a few other things, Songbird.”

Hizashi nodded. “What kinda stuff are we talking about?”

“My quirk, for starters, Papa.” Izuku spoke quietly, “I’m technically quirkless. I’m going to be getting a quirk on the day of the entrance exam from All Might. It’s called One for All, and it’s a transferrable quirk that has been passed down since the dawn of quirks. The 8th user was All Might. I will be the Ninth user of the quirk. It’s very powerful, and destroyed my body the first time I used it. I know how to use it now, so I shouldn’t hurt myself, but I thought you should know.”

“Well, thank you for telling me, Izuku.” Hizashi smiled softly at the boy before looking back at his husband. “You know, I like to consider myself pretty observant… When you were talking about the USJ, you mentioned getting someone back. A ‘him’… Who were you talking about?”

Izuku shrunk down at papa's words. They hadn't wanted to tell him about this at all yet. He looked to dad who seemed resigned. 

"pops… we found out that oboro was not really killed but taken and turned into a warp gate creature by the villains…I'm hoping we can save him right away… I miss him" 

Shouta nodded slightly, looking at Hizashi, who’s eyes were wide with shock. “I know Zashi… I was hoping to get Oboro back before you saw him in this state… It’s… It’s not easy to see… But he was so happy and amazing once he was back…”

Zashi was shaking at this point. "I… I can't believe it… after all this time oboro is alive?!" he swallowed hard his brain going to the logical conclusion "if you change the one event though.. You won't know what's going to happen next."

“But we can’t leave him there, Papa. He was originally arrested after a massive raid in Kamino, halfway through the school year. If we can save him before then, the league of villains will have lost one of their most powerful pieces. As Kurogiri, Pops was the league’s way in and out of everywhere. Without him, they’d be stuck traveling on foot, which would be much harder to hide. And me not breaking myself is already going to be changing things. We’re changing a lot to make things better for everyone else… Can’t we change this to make things better for us?”

"Of course we can izuku. I wasn't suggesting we leave Ro behind. I keep hearing about you breaking yourself. I swear if you do that I am going to ground you and smother you so much you won't ever be able to do it again. Maybe I'll invest in some bubble wrap to wrap you in afterwards." he wanted to lighten the mood a little bit. It was late and he could see they were both exhausted."We will do everything we can to make the future better."

Izuku giggled a bit at the bubble wrap comment, nodding along as Zashi continued before yawning.

“I think it’s time we all head to bed, right Zashi?”

Zashi nodded with a soft smile "Definitely. We have shopping to do tomorrow after all. And apparently a meeting with yagi, which I am very happy I don't have to go to. I might just blow out his eardrums if I see him right now. So let's all get into bed, I assume you know the way zuku?" 

Izuku smiled a bit before nodding. “Yeah. I know the way, Papa.” He hugged both men tight before getting up and heading to his room.

“I’m glad to see some things don’t change. You gave him the same nickname the first time around…”

Zashi chuckled." let me guess. You called him problem child?" 

“I honestly think I called him Problem Child more than I used his actual name… It became his nickname… No one else’s”

"Of course not, you never were one to share after all. Now let's get your sleepy behind to bed. We have a long day tomorrow" 

Shouta nodded, standing with Hizashi and following him to their room, staying a little closer to him than normal, trying to take in the feeling of being back with his husband once again.

Zashi wrapped his arms around his husband when they reached the bedroom, holding him tight. "I'm not going to disappear on you love. But I think you are in need of extra snuggles tonight. Go get changed in those ridiculous hot pink pants of yours" 

Shouta chuckled, nodding and kissing Hizashi’s cheek before going to his closet, changing into his pajamas quickly and climbing onto the bed. Zashi watched his husband change, he adored the way the man looked even if he liked to dress like a hobo. He quickly changed into his own sleep clothes and took out his hearing aids. The silence made him sigh in relief after the day they had. 

He climbed into bed and wrapped his arms around the man and kissed his neck before signing 

'I love you sleepy cat'

Shouta smiled and curled up with him, signing back, ‘ I love you too loud cockatoo’

With that, the two fell asleep, curled in close to each other as the night passed around them.

Chapter Text

Screams, so many screams filled the air. Izuku looked around and tried to see what was happening. They were under attack. The dorms were on fire. Dabi stood there with a crazed look on his face. His friends were burning. He tried to call on ofa and felt nothing. He tried to scream and felt nothing. He couldn't move, couldn't fight. He was useless 'you think you can win little hero? I will take everything and everyone from you before I kill you myself' 

Izuku woke up with a silent scream on his lips. He looked around trying to understand where he was. His heart beating fast and breathing ragged. The sound of purring pulled his mind out of the dream and he looked down to find dumpster sitting on his lap looking up at him with wide adorable eyes. 

He reached down and picked him up and snuggled him close, taking deep breaths as he tried to calm down. It wasn't real anymore. They had won and they would win faster this time. He knew it, dad had said so and his dad never lied to him. Not once.. Logical ruses didn't count either. After a few minutes he shoved the blankets off and put dumpster back down and got to his feet. 

He flexed his hand from the phantom pains of OFA, he missed the vestiges. His mind was way too quiet as he walked down the hallway to his parents room. He slipped silently inside and crawled into bed, wiggling between his parents. He needed to know they were there, to feel their breathing and heartbeats again. He sighed as dad wrapped an arm around him and snuggled close, taking in his scent. 

The feel of fingers running through his hair made him wish he could purr. His entire body relaxing. He didn't notice the worried look on papa's face as he was lulled back to sleep knowing he was safe. 

Zashi woke up early as always. He rubbed his eyes and stretched before the day before came back to him. He froze and felt his chest hurt once more. Oboro was out there somewhere alone and being forced to be a villain. 

He looked over at his husband and son and gave a small smile before slipping out of bed. He brushed his teeth and hair before heading to the kitchen. He turned on the coffee maker and began to make breakfast for his family. Shouta may or may not eat it but at least Zuku would have something good to eat that morning. He seemed much too thin for his own good. 

Izuku walked a little while after Hizashi had started on breakfast, yawning as he shuffled into the kitchen. “Morning Papa.” He went straight for the coffee maker, pulling out a mug and starting to pour himself a cup. He holds the cup in his hands for a few seconds to warm up before starting to take a drink of the black liquid.

Zashi's eyes widened when he sees his baby come over and take a drink of straight black coffee. "zuku! You don't need coffee! Put that down, and sit I made you some breakfast" 

He slowly looked up at hizashi, looking him in the eye before proceeding to chug the entire mug of hot coffee. Hizashi gasps in horror at the boys actions. 

"Shou corrupted my baby!" he cried out dramatically as said dark haired man stumbled from the bedroom like a zombie. 

"Coffee?" 

“In the pot, Dad.”

"Shouta, how dare you corrupt our sweet baby with coffee! He should be drinking juice and eating breakfast. The next thing I know he will be sucking on one of those stupid juice pouches!" 

As Hizashi is speaking, Shouta pulls two juice pouches from the fridge, tossing one of Izuku’s favorite flavors to him before eating his own. Hizashi glared at them both as he watched the green haired teen suck on the juice pouch. 

"I can’t believe you Shou! I even made pancakes! I swear, I'm going to tell Chiyo you're eating those again instead of real food if you keep this up." he crossed his arms in a pout. 

“Papa, It’s not Dad’s fault… There wasn’t much time for meals most mornings, so juice pouches and coffee became the norm for all of us.”

Hizashi froze at the words and let his arms fall. He had forgotten about such things. He just wanted to make his family breakfast and he knew Shou often went without eating for long periods of time. 

"I'm sorry Zuku… did… Did you want a pancake before we go shopping? It's okay if not, we do have a busy day after all…" 

Izuku smiled, walking over and giving Hizashi a big hug. “Of course, Papa. I could never say no to your cooking, even if I did have a juice pouch along with it most days.”

Hizashi brightened when he got a hug. He loved hugs and this boy was the sweetest cinnamon roll he had ever met. "You are so sweet Zuku. Go sit down and I'll bring you some."

Izuku nodded, taking his juice pouch and going over to the table, Shouta following close behind with his mug of coffee and juice pouch. Zashi went and grabbed the food from the counter and brought three plates to the table and placed them in front of everyone before sitting down himself. It was so domestic sitting there with his husband and son. 

“Thanks papa, this smells amazing” izuku chirped out happily before taking a bite of his food. It was so good and warm, it had been a while since he had a home made breakfast. 

Shouta nods, smiling softly and starting to eat as well. “It’s delicious, Songbird.”

Zashi preened at the praise. He loved to cook for his family, even if he didn't know he had a full family until the day before. It made him happy to see the two eating the food he made. Once everyone had started eating, Hizashi dug into his own food watching the two. They both seemed to be more aware of their surroundings. Shouta had always been so but this was even more than normal. He guessed that would be normal for them since they had been fighting a war. Once the food was finished, Zashi picked up the dishes and placed them in the dishwasher.

“Alright you two. Go get dressed and we can head to the mall.” 

“Ummm, I only really have my school clothes, that I slept in…” 

“Hmm well maybe Shou can find something in his old clothes that would fit you.”

Shouta nodded. “Come on Problem Child. Let’s get you some clothes.” He led the boy off to their room, where he had a box of some old clothes that he hadn’t donated yet. “There should be something in there that will fit you.”

Izuku hummed softly as he looked through the box of clothes. He found a pair of dark wash jeans, and a short sleeved black shirt that would probably fit him. 

“Thanks dad, i'll go get changed.” he took the clothes and went to his room. It didn't take him long to change, he didn't want to think too hard on the lack of scars on his already badly scarred body. 

Shouta got dressed quickly as well, pulling on his capture scarf as he steps out of the room. Izuku came out and looked at his dad with a frown. 

“Dad.. I feel naked without at least a knife. This is weird as fuck.” 

“I know. It’s going to be an adjustment… Technically, I shouldn’t give you this, but knowing you, you’d find something worse to use in an emergency, so here.” He pulls out his emergency knife and it’s sheath, handing it over to Izuku. “Keep it hidden though, okay?”

He rolled his eyes as he took the blade and sheath and tucked it into the back of his pants 

“No duh dad, trying to explain why a fifteen year old is armed wouldn't be a fun experience.”

Hizashi just watched them in shock and also curiosity, he wondered what the kid could do for Shouta to give him one of his favorite knives. 

“Alright, are we ready to go?” Zashi asked as he put on his leather jacket and boots.

Shouta nodded, wrapping an arm around Izuku as he followed Hizashi out to the car. “Let's get this over with.”

Zashi rolled his eyes at the man in fond exasperation.

“You know you love it Shou. No complaining, we need to get the baby some clothes so he doesn't have to wear your old rags anymore.”

The family got into the car and were soon on the road to the mall. It didn't take them long to arrive. Hizashi was excited to have a day with the family and shop, after all he adored shopping. He parked close to the doors and clapped his hands in excitement. 

“Alright let's go!”

Izuku nodded, smiling and following his Papa in the doors, Dad staying close behind him. “What do we need to get first?”

Hizashi thought about it for a few minutes. “I'd say clothes. Things to train in definitely, some sleep clothes and things to hang out with your friends in. as you will make friends mister.” he gave a non heated glare to his son. “After that, toiletries and stuff for your room I think.” 

Shouta nodded. “Don’t worry Zashi. He will make friends. Most of 1A thought he was a precious cinnamon roll the first time around, so they’ll probably think that again. He was definitely popular though.” He smirked, ruffling Izuku’s hair playfully as they walked towards the first store.

“Daaaad!! He didn't need to know that! Plus this time around Iida is definitely going to have a problem with my mouth. I swear like a fucking trucker after all, i did learn from the best.” he chuckled at the thought. He really did swear a lot, most of it he learned from Kaachan, oh that was going to be a fun reunion this time around. 

“I'm going to go from a cinnamon roll to a sinnamon roll. I won't take any shit from anyone this time around…” 

Shouta looked at him for a minute before shrugging. “You may not act the same as you did before, but you look the same, so all that swearing and attitude just looks like a puppy trying to act tough, Problem child.”

Hizashi was chuckling at the two of them, he nodded at his husband  “it's true Zuku, you look like a sweet golden retriever pup playing pretend as a pit bull. It's just going to make them think you are adorable.” 

Izuku glared at his parents, even if he knew they were right. “Still, Kaachan will definitely be confused by the new personality… I wonder if a haircut will help me look a bit older? I did that undercut look for a while when my hair got too long…”

Hizashi’s eyes sparkled “makeover!!” He loved seeing people get new looks, and the idea of Zuku with an undercut was one he thought would be a good one. Shouta nodded at the teen.

“Yeah it did look pretty good on you, and kept your hair out of your eyes, might be a good idea. Plus you know, certain people will be very interested to see that when they meet you.” he smirked as he teased the teen. 

Izuku blushed as Hizashi gasped. “Does the baby have his eyes on a certain someone?? Tell me all about them, Zuku!”

Izuku glared at his dad hard as papa decided to bug him about Toshi. Damn he loved that man more than he could admit.

“Well… he may or may not be in your class to start papa. He is the sweetest person ever even if he did hate me at first. Hopefully this time around things will be a bit different. Maybe if we let the class know I'm a ‘false negative’ or something. But yeah… his name is Shinsou Hitoshi….” he was blushing hard as he thought about his purple haired insomniac. 

Hizashi squealed, getting excited to hear about his son’s love. “That sounds so sweet, Zuku! If you want, we could definitely go do that haircut before all the other shopping! There’s a place here in the mall that employs people with quirks that alter hair as well, if you wanted to do anything else?”

His eyes lit up when papa mentioned it. The idea of changing his hair was something he had thought about over the years, but had never been able to do while they were fighting.

“Can I get them to change my hair to black? And maybe make it a bit longer like dads? With the undercut of course.” 

“Sure! Why don’t we head over there now and get you all taken care of? That way you’ll be trying on clothes with your new hairstyle and everything will match up.” He began to lead the boy towards the hair salon, looking back when he noticed Shouta wasn’t following them. 

“Shou? You coming?”

“He-… He wants his hair to look like mine?” Shouta smiled, ducking his face down into his capture scarf in an attempt to hide it, though the blush could still be seen as he followed his husband and son. Izuku turned and smiled a shy smile at his dad.

“Of course I do, dad. You're my hero, and being able to look like you is just… everything i ever wanted, then i can look like your real kid.” he blushed softly and looked down, twisting his fingers. Shouta smiled a bit wider, gently reaching forward and pulling his son into a warm hug.

“Whether or not you look like me, you’ll always be my real kid, Izuku.” He spoke softly into Izuku’s hair, holding him there for a few more seconds before he loosened his hold. Izuku held tight onto his dad and he felt papa come join the hug soon after.

“Love you dad, papa” he muttered into dads shirt as he held back the happy tears. He felt warm and cared for. After a few seconds the family broke apart and headed for the salon. Izuku was excited for this. Many years of not being able to do things, and now he could do all the things he wanted to do. Hizashi led the way to the salon, he was excited to see his baby get the makeover he wanted. 

“Hi there, welcome to the salon! What are we doing for you today?” The woman at the counter smiled at the small family as they entered.

Hizashi put on his brightest hero smile as he walked up to the counter. “Hey! My son is hoping to get a haircut and color change today, ya dig? Is there someone here who could do it?” 

“Definitely! Currently, Yui is free, and she’s able to do both! Her quirk allows her to change the color and texture of hair, however you’d like it to look.”

“That's awesome!” Hizashi said and turned to izuku with a smile. The teen smiled back happily.

“Thank you!” The girl nodded and led him back to the salon floor and showed him the chair to sit in before going to get the stylist. Izuku bounced a little in his seat as he waited. A few minutes later a young girl came back in with pink hair.

“Hello darlin, what can I do you for today?” 

“Umm well i'd like to get an undercut, but also length wise i'd like it closer to my shoulders and black, maybe remove some of the curl so it's more wavy than curly?”  the woman nodded 

“Of course darlin, let's get you all fixed up.” The woman began to work on hsi hair, first she lengthened and removed most of the curl from it, making it look alot more sleek than messy. He was absolutely fascinated by her quirk and ended up mumbling as he watched her working on him without noticing, of course Shouta noticed and was chuckling softly and hiding his smile in his capture weapon while hizashi looked on in awe and a little bit of fright. 

Then he felt his head warm as the color changed from emerald to black, it seemed to shine under the light of the salon. He closed his eyes wanting to see the end result as a surprise instead. It didn't take much longer for her to finish the undercut. When he opened his eyes again his smile was wide. He absolutely loved the way he looked. 

Hizashi grinned as he saw the smile on Izu’s face from the final product. “It looks great, Zuku. You and Shou could practically be twins now.”

Shouta felt the blush coming back to his face, izuku was bouncing in his seat in excitement. He really did look like his dad now. He felt free from his old life finally. He got up when the woman removed the apron and hugged his papa “thank you papa!”

Hizashi pulled his son close, smiling wide. “Of course, Kiddo. Now, let’s get this all paid for and get you some cool new clothes to go with your new look!”

He nodded his head almost like a bobble head. Hizashi chuckled and led him back to the front where Shouta was waiting for them. 

“It looks awesome, Problem Child.” Shouta smiled softly at his son before nodding towards the door. “I already got it paid for, so we can go look at clothes.”

“Can we go to the hero merch store? I think there was a new hawks hoodie that was released about this time. I am dying to get my hands on it.”

“Sure kiddo!” Hizashi grinned and led the way towards the hero merch store. Shouta rolled his eyes as he followed after them. Even after becoming a pro, and working with all the other pros during the war, his kid was still just a big ass fan boy. As soon as they entered izuku was off and looking around the store with bright eyed enthusiasm. He found the hoodie he was looking for, plus a few things of present mics, and miruko’s he had worked with both the other heroes and liked them well enough. 

Hizashi let Izuku lead the way around the store, figuring he’d know what he was looking for. He smiled wide at the present mic merch. “You know I could get you some of the original versions of those, right Zuku?”

Izuku stopped and turned ever so slowly to look at papa with wide eyes. “Please!!!!” 

“I’ll pick them up the next time I’m at the station for you. I’ve also got some discontinued merch there as well.”

“You’ve found his weakness, Zashi.”

“Shut up dad, or I'll find that online shop that sells eraserhead merch and buy everything they have…again.” 

“Don’t worry Zuku, I’ve got the original prototype merch that every UA student has to design in their third year. Including the stuff Shou made. I may have let him think I threw it out, but it’s in a safe location.”

“Zashi! You told me you got rid of those projects!”

Izuku giggled at the two of them “papa you are now my favorite hero, i absolutely need those too!”

He heard dad groan in exasperation and laughed harder.

“I hate you both.”

“Shouta! How could you say that about the baby?!” Hizashi gasped in mock offense, pulling Izuku into a hug with his son’s head against his chest, covering the other ear. “How dare you?!”

He rolled his eyes at the man “stop being such a dramatic cockatoo Zashi. I'm an underground hero for a reason. I shouldn't have merch.” he could hear izuku laughing hard as he was smothered by the man's shirt.

“But you put so much effort into those prototypes, I couldn’t let them go to waste!”

“It was a school project, of course I put effort into them. Nedzu and gran would have killed me if i didn't and you know it. Now let's get the kid the rest of his stuff before he dies from lack of air being held against you like that.”

Hizashi lets his son go, laughing a bit. “Sorry if that was a bit much, Zuku. But I’ll make sure to pull those prototypes out for you to see when we get home.”

Izuku was so happy when his papa said it. He nodded quickly before putting the present mic stuff back, after all his papa was going to get him the best stuff. 

Shouta sighed a bit, taking the two up to checkout before they headed out of the store and towards the next one.

“Alright Zuku! Up next is clothes! Let’s go get you plenty of outfits to wear!”

He had forgotten how much energy papa had, but he was loving it as he followed the blonde to the next store and through the aisles. He wasn't really sure what he wanted, he was so used to mostly wearing his hero outfit after all. Papa suggested things as they went, while dad grumbled away his imaginary complaints about shopping. It was a few hours later that they finally headed back to the car. Izuku was tired but happy with everything they had picked out. He looked away for a second as something caught his eye. The mall was getting more crowded by the minute and he felt his anxiety spike.

In the time it took him to look back towards his parents, a line of people had come in between him and them, and he could just barely see them getting further away. He tried to find a way through the crowd, his hand instinctively reaching for his knife, not pulling it out yet as he tried to keep working out a way around all the people. He felt empty as he couldn’t call on OFA to help him escape. He felt small, and trapped until something brushed against the back of his neck, sending him into fight or flight. The knife became unsheathed from his back and anyone around him quickly gave him a wide berth as they spotted the weapon.

He spotted a way out of the crowd and began to run, not even sure if this would lead him back to his parents as he quickly found himself in a dead end. Izuku backed himself against the wall, his eyes wide and distant, as if seeing something far away. His breathing became more difficult as he looked around. His heart raced as he moved the blade in front of him and sank down to the floor, tears falling down his cheeks. He felt weak and stupid. He began to rock back and forth trying to pull himself out of the spiral but it wasn't working. A few minutes later a wash of absolute pure calm fell over him and he froze.

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His eyes began to focus once more and his hands stopped shaking as the calm flowed over him. He blinked as he heard something coming towards him and then all of a sudden a large snow leopard with violet eyes was standing before him with her head tilted slightly to the side and a soft rumbling purr coming from her chest.

He examined the leopard, moving forward until he realized that he still had the knife out. He looked at it for a few seconds before tucking it back into its sheath, then looking back at the leopard. “Did… Did you do that? Calm me down like that? Is that your quirk?” the feline moved closer to him and let out a huff of air. The feeling of positivity flowed through his mind and he smiled at the large cat. “That.. that is so amazing” izuku held out his hand and the feline butted her head into it as if asking for attention. He chuckled and began to pet the animal. His anxiety was gone. 

He continued to run his hands through her cold fur, smiling at the sensation until he heard footsteps rushing towards them. He looked up and smiled as he saw his parents nearing them. 

“Izuku! We were so worried! You got separated from us, and then we heard people screaming about someone with a knife!” Hizashi seemed to not notice the large cat as he caught his breath. “Are you okay, Zuku?”

“I'm okay papa.. The crowd separated us and I couldn't find a way out…and then, well someone or something touched the back of my neck and I kind of panicked.” Shouta looked at him with understanding and then at the feline he was petting with curiosity.

“Shigaraki?” izuku nodded softly.

“Yeah, anyway I ran and ended up here, I was hyperventilating until Spot here came and found me…can we keep her? She has this really awesome quirk, and I love her.” he looked at them with wide puppy dog eyes. 

Hizashi looked at the two, finally noticing the cat and sighing softly. “What happened to only one more cat?”

“Umm well this one found me? And look at her papa! She's so pretty and with her quirk i bet she could be registered as a hero partner or service animal” 

Hizashi looked between his son, who was still petting the leopard, and his husband, who seemed to be slowly inching his way towards petting the leopard. “I guess I don’t really have a say in this, do I? I’ve been out-voted. Yes, Izuku. We can keep her, but you are taking care of her, and getting her properly registered. Understood?”

“Yay!!! And of course papa, i'll take the best care of her i promise, and i bet Nedzu sensei can help me with the registration.'' The feeling of amusement flowed over everyone in the hallway. Shouta was close enough now that he reached out and let Spot smell him. She let out a soft merp and let him pet her. The look of pure bliss lit the man's face.

“Alright. Let’s get Spot and all of your new stuff back home, and then you two need to head over to the training session with Yagi.”

Izuku rolled his eyes with a huff. He didn't want to go deal with that man, or the training session but nodded 

“You’re right papa. I'm sorry for worrying you.” he got to his feet and Spot moved to his side ready to follow him. 

“It wasn’t your fault Izuku. We can’t control our responses to trauma. At least now you’ll have someone to help you when we’re not there.” Shouta smiled softly at his son and the leopard.

“He’s right, Zuku, it's a reasonable reaction considering. And I do feel better knowing you have help, especially when we both have patrol and such things.” he ruffled the boy's hair as he led the way out of the mall, this time not moving more than a few paces ahead of him before checking he was still there. 

By the time the family got home, Izuku was ready to curl up in his bed and sleep for a few hours, but he knew he needed to get changed to head out to the beach shortly, so he went into his room, grabbing one of the sets of workout clothes that he’d just gotten and changing into it, pulling his hair back into a loose bun to keep it out of his face. Once changed he walked back out to the living room Spot at his side. He caught a juice pouch dad threw at him.

“You need to keep your energy up Problem Child.” 

He opened up the juice pouch, drinking it quickly and nodding. “I know, Dad. I’m going to have to get back to eating three meals a day too. All Might’s plan definitely included fulfilling meals.”

“I would hope so. If he has you cleaning the junk beach you need to have a lot of protein in your diet or you will hurt yourself more than you think. We both need to get back to eating right, otherwise Zashi will start to mother hen us. Neither of us want that to happen.” 

“Definitely. It’s going to be interesting, to say the least. But, at least I don’t have to suffer through Aldera’s lunches and I can go straight to Lunch Rush’s cooking on weekdays.”

Hizashi squawked at their words in mock offense. “I will only mother you, if you two need to be mothered.”

“Papa, you didn’t see how we were living before. If either of us get even close to those habits, you’ll want to mother us, trust me. Even Pops and Eri tried to mother us with how we were doing things.”

He snorted at that “Okay, well i guess i'll have to join the mothering squad then. Now you two should get going. Shou, give him hell” he smirked at his husband knowing the man was going to yell at Yagi. 

Izuku laughed, smiling and giving Papa a hug before he headed for the door, Spot by his side. “I’ll make sure to text when we’re on our way back.”

Shouta smiled and wrapped his arm around his son's shoulder as they headed out once more. He would much rather be having a nap than dealing with Yagi Toshinori. It wasn't long before the pair reached the beach and he saw the man in his buffed up form. He had a scowl on his face and kept looking at the time. Shouta knew they were on time, early even, but the hero was acting like izuku was hours late. He already didn't like this, and had a feeling it was worse than he had been told. 

As Izuku spotted All Might in his buffed up form, he shrunk back a little. He remembered how the training sessions had gone the first time, and whenever he missed a day, no matter the reason, it didn’t bode well for Izuku. He tried to stay calm, one hand finding Spot’s fur and staying there to keep him grounded as they approached the other man. 

Shouta noticed his son’s unease and wanted to pull him back and leave. Sadly he knew he couldn't do that, they both knew the teen needed to get the quirk from the idiot or everything would go to shit. 

“Toshinori.” he said in his usual deadpan voice. “Are you ready to explain things to me?”

“Aizawa! I don’t know what you’re talking about! I’m simply training young Midoriya for the entrance exam at UA! After all, it would be very difficult for someone with no quirk to get in without training. I would think he would have asked his father for training though.” Yagi shot a strained smile towards the teen at Shouta’s side. Shouta raised an eyebrow at the man.

“Oh he has asked me to train him Yagi, but my question pertains to the fact you didn't ask a parents permission to do the training, and nothing has been signed to make it legal. Also the fact you have given my son no rest days, something you should know is a death trap. Oh yeah and also what is One for all? You mentioned it in the phone call last night.” 

Yagi laughed nervously, looking around. “Aizawa, you of all people should know that I can't discuss everything out where people could overhear. And in any case, the number one hero can’t be seen training a young student one on one! It could put a target on the child’s back for all the villains to take advantage of!”

Shouta grinned sharply at the man. “And how is it you have been training him without anyone seeing you? Maybe we should go have lunch with gran and discuss this in private. I haven't seen him in years, it would be lovely to catch up.” 

Yagi’s smile faltered as he looked at the other man, seeming to debate for a minute before glancing around and deflating. “You were going to find out when I started teaching at UA anyways, so I might as well show you now.”

Shouta didn't show any surprise at all when Yagi deflated. After all, he had seen it so many times before. “Okay, now what is one for all, you can either tell me here, in gran’s house for lunch or at UA for lunch. Since you seem to want my child to keep secrets from me. Which is not happening.”

Spot growled at Izuku's side at the man standing there. Yagi jumped a bit at the growl, then sighed. “I’ll tell you now. One for All is my quirk. It’s a transferable quirk that has been passed down over generations, since the dawn of quirks, and I’ve chosen Young Midoriya to be my successor, and the next holder of One for All. My time as a hero is limited to about three hours each day, as I can only hold my muscle form for that long.”

“So you're giving a teenager, a quirkless teenager, a quirk that gets stronger with each person who has it. Do you plan on quirk training? Teaching him combat? Or you know, telling anyone else about this so he has a support system? Oh as for you retiring, have you done anything to negate the effects of that?” He was a bit confused by the man telling him everything. Trying to get answers from the man before was like pulling teeth. Something was different and he didn't like it.

“Aizawa, you must understand. A very limited number of people know about my quirk. It’s meant to be a national secret. If villains were aware of just what my quirk could do, they’d be trying to find ways to replicate it, and crime would be worse. And the title of number one will pass on to the next hero when the time comes.”

“You built yourself on a pedestal, Yagi. Once you're gone, crime will sky rocket. And without a support system, izuku will crumble. Having no one to talk to will cause undue stress on him. Did you ever think about that?”

“Young Midoriya will be strong, and he will have others to help him. The same ones who helped me! Nezu, Chiyo, Gran Torino, and Tsukauchi!”

“Oh my god, you really have lost touch with the world haven't you? You want him to rely on people he doesn't even know? People who are a lot older than him and can't possibly understand what he as a teenager with a new quirk is going through? That's on top of your horrendous training plan. Do you even know how to teach him to use this quirk of yours?” izuku was standing there watching them. He was angry with Yagi, he was acting all caring and what not when he remembered the beatings when he did something wrong, the yelling as he tried his best to move things he shouldn't be trying to move. The gaslighting. Spot rumbled and headbutted his hand to pull him from his thoughts. 

“He shouldn’t need training to use the quirk if he’s competent! I was quirkless before, and I was a natural with One for All! It was like second nature for me, just as it will be for him!”

He rolled his eyes at the man “the quirk will be stronger when izuku takes it you idiot. You were also taught by another hero i'm betting, and i know from old photos of you at UA that you had a lot more muscle than izuku does, a lot more than he will have even”

As the men continued to yell, Izuku could see a bright, yet shadowy figure moving towards him, getting clearer as they drew closer. He smiled wide as he saw the face of Nana Shimura.

“Oh, Nine, you made it back safely, with all your memories. I’m afraid some sort of quirk interfered with one for all and we had no choice. We needed to all return to this time. I’m sorry we couldn’t stay with you, but I’m glad you found your fathers.”

Izuku’s eyes narrowed, no longer focusing on the arguing beside him as he looked over at nana. He felt relief seeing the motherly woman, but also anger. 

‘You could have warned me! I woke up and didn't know what was happening, and thought I had lost everything nana. You could have at least come find me and tell me what the hell was going on.’

“Without a host, we can only stray so far from him. I’m sorry we couldn’t give you a warning, but we needed to keep you and yours safe. But something is different. I’m not sure what, but we wanted to stay with you. Yagi needs some time without One for All. We can’t give you the quirk itself, only he can, but we can be with you and stop him from using it.”

‘If you do that, will he still give it over? He may think he has lost it and not even try…though he is kind of stupid so maybe he will give it over faster and i wont have to be nice to his ass anymore.’

“Your body isn’t strong enough, Nine. If he were to hand it over sooner, you wouldn’t even be able to access one percent of the quirk without hurting yourself. Remember, your body has been prepared for this in a hurry. You’re still not ready. But I believe he will still hand it over.” She smiled softly at the boy. “You will get One for All, when the time is right. It was meant for you, and we will make sure it goes to you.”

He huffed annoyed ‘fine i trust you nana, you guys have never steered me wrong…well except for two but he’s an asshole. Tell banjo I'm not giving him my netflix password either. He can suffer without it until I have the quirk again.’ okay so he was petty af, and the vestiges knew it after all these years with him. He wondered if dad would help him gain muscle mass even after he worked with Yagi during the day. Probably not but he could try. 

“I know what you’re thinking, Nine… Don’t try to rush this more than you already have. And everyone else is ready to join us when you’re ready.”

‘Fine, but still no netflix for any of you. This has been a complete shit show, I cant even go for a bloody drink anymore. And fine nana i won't push myself any harder than i already have. After all, I actually know how to fight and shit thanks to all those years learning from dad.’

Shouta glared at the stupid hero before him. He absolutely hated the man before, and now it was worse. He noticed izuku wasn't paying attention and was staring off into space. He must be able to talk to the vestiges again. He was happy for the boy if so. 

“I will let you keep training him Yagi, but i will be here to supervise it, and he will have a rest day so he doesn't cause any damage to himself that can be prevented.”

Yagi seemed to debate for a minute before sighing. “Fine. But this could set back his progress, and if he wants to be able to use the quirk by the time of the entrance exam, he’ll need to work even harder.”

“If you knew anything about building muscle properly, you would know that rest days will speed up the process because the torn muscles will have time to heal and grow instead of constantly being worked as you are doing now.” he remembered the biology classes, and the trainers he had spoken to as a teen, he had learned the best way to build his strength. 

“In any case, you rested yesterday, Young Midoriya! Time to get to work!” Yagi boomed, not even noticing the boy’s unfocused state. Shouta rolled his eyes at the man, yes he was technically right but he didn't have to like it. Spot nudged him to get his attention away from the misty woman. He blinked and looked at them both.

“Done fighting?”

“It’s time for you to get to work, Young Midoriya! This beach won’t clean itself!”

“I’ll be supervising all of your training with Yagi, Problem Child. And you will get a rest day every week. Go ahead and get started. I’ll be over here.”

He smiled at his dad, feeling relief at not having to be alone with the hero. Maybe now he wouldn't get yelled at as much. He knew dad wouldn't let him get hit so that was also a plus.

“Alright, thanks dad. You should probably text Nedzu sensei and let him know what's happening today. Since we won't be meeting with him this afternoon.” 

He ran a hand through Spot's fur before going over to Yagi to get started. “You can start with that pile over there, Young Midoriya! The small appliances should be perfect for building your strength!”

Izuku rolled his eyes when he turned away from the man and headed over to the pile. He hated the way the man called him Midoriya. He was an Aizawa, not a Midoriya and he never wanted to hear that name when referring to him again. He started on the pile of trash, moving things off the beach and to the truck to take to the dump. As he was working he wondered if Mei could use some of this crap to make some of her babies. He couldn't wait to see his friends again. For the first time. Okay that was a super weird thought, he was going to have to keep his mouth shut about so many things so the others didn't think he was some weird stalker or something. This should be interesting. 

Shouta watched from the edge of the beach as Izuku cleared the trash pile, sighing softly as he calmed down from all the yelling before. He was still upset with Yagi, but at least he would be able to keep an eye on his kid. 

By the end of the day, Spot had curled up by Shouta’s feet, one eye trained on Izuku as Yagi continued to work the boy. Izuku was tired by the end of the day. The fact he hadn't slept through the night, the night before also made him a bit cranky. And after a panic attack like he had had earlier his patience was almost at an end. Yes he needed to work hard but they had been at it most of the day without a break and his hands were sore and scraped up. When finally Yagi called an end to training izuku fell back on the sand with a groan and his eyes closed. He was starving and just wanted to go the fuck home and cuddle with dad papa and Spot.

Shouta sighed softly, walking over and gently lifting Izuku onto his back, slightly surprised at how light the boy felt. “We’ll see you tomorrow, Yagi.” He walked off, Spot following both of them as he carried his son home, texting Hizashi that they were headed back. Izuku sighed as he wrapped his arms around his dad. He loved being a backpack sometimes, and heck his legs were jelly so it was good timing.

By the time they got home papa had dinner ready and on the table. Izuku ate happily but halfway through the meal he was falling asleep where he sat. Spot grumbled and tugged at his pant leg in demand.

Hizashi chuckled a bit at the leopard. “I think she’s telling you it’s time for bed, Kiddo. Come on. Let’s get you to your room and in bed before you fall out of your chair.” Hizashi stepped around the table, gently lifting the boy up and carrying him to his room, laying him on the bed softly. “Goodnight Zuku.”

Izuku yawned as Spot leapt up and lay beside him with a soft purr. “Night papa” he slurred out, his eyes closed.

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Izuku woke up sore, his muscles burned as he shifted his weight in bed. Spot nuzzled him softly trying to make him feel better. He forgot how much the training hurt his muscles. Before, or in the future? He was a lot more fit and muscled. He sighed and rolled out of bed before heading to the shower. He wanted to soak his body in boiling water, but he knew better than to do that. He needed to start off with cold. He figured it would  wake him the fuck up a bit better than coffee but he wasn't about to go without his sweet life juice either. Spot followed him into the bathroom and sat down while the boy worked. 

Izuku shivered under the cold but soothing spray of the shower. Once he was starting to go numb he turned the hot water on and sighed as his skin began to warm up again. He washed his hair, and cleaned his skin. He should have showered the night before but he was so tired he didn't have the energy to eat let alone wash. Once he was finished he dressed and pulled his hair back to keep it out of his face.

Walking out into the kitchen he smiled seeing papa already out there making them a traditional japanese breakfast. His stomach rumbled but the man didn't notice. Rolling his eyes he took out his phone and flashed the flashlight at papa to get his attention. The blonde turned and gave him a bright smile

‘Morning bunny’ he signed to the boy and izuku snorted at the nickname. He had forgotten that's what his papa used for his sign name.

‘Morning cockatoo. Coffee?’  

The man rolled his eyes but pointed to the coffee pot that had started to brew the beautiful liquid of the gods. He sighed happily as he leaned against the counter to wait for it to finish. As soon as it finished brewing he had pulled out two mugs and poured coffee for himself and his dad. He sipped the bitter liquid with a sigh and sat down at the table. 

Hizashi walked back to the bedroom and grabbed his hearing aids just as Shouta was getting up out of bed with a deep stretch. He watched the man with interest. His husband was absolutely gorgeous, no matter how much he tried to hide the fact. Heck every year he had at least two students try and ask him on a date during the year. He always laughed when he heard about it. 

The two of them walked back out of the bedroom together, Shouta a little more zombie-like than hizashi of course. The dark haired man slumped down into his chair with a groan and felt around blindly for his mug of coffee. Izuku laughed at him as he sat there sipping his own mug.

“Shut up Problem Child” he grumbled out as he found the mug and pulled it to his lips taking a deep drink of it. The family sat in easy silence as they ate their breakfast. They had to head back into the school today after all. Nedzu needed more information and all three of them knew the stoat would be chomping at the proverbial bit with what little they had given them already. Shouta was thankful that it was the weekend, even if they did have to go to the school still and deal with all of the future stuff they wanted to prevent. He looked up from his finished breakfast and smiled at his husband. 

“Are you going to join us to meet with the rat?”

Hizashi turned and looked at the two and nodded “yeah, i'd like to hear this information as well. That way we are all prepared for what's to happen.”

He nodded and turned to look at izuku “I took it yesterday, you were talking to the vestiges? Did they have anything useful to say?”

Izuku looked up and nodded after taking another drink. “Yeah I saw nana yesterday, apparently there was a quirk on the street that interfered with one for all so they had no choice to send us all back here. She didn't know what the quirk was though. She told me they are going to follow me from now on, and Yagi wont be able to use the quirk for a bit as punishment for the shit he’s pulling…” he took another drink and frowned. “Nana says there's something different about Yagi but she doesn't know what. I'm assuming just us coming back here has changed things so it's probably just that.”

Hizashi was looking between them in confusion. “Vestiges?” 

“Oh yeah..so the quirk has the souls, or ghosts, whatever you want to call them, of the past users inside of it. What Yagi doesn't know is i'll be able to access their quirks, and i'm able to speak and interact with them.” 

Hizashi paled a little bit. “Ghosts? Are…are they here right now?” izuku giggled at papa’s reaction. He forgot the man was nervous around the idea of the vestiges at first. Izuku looked around and shrugged. 

“Probably, i'm not seeing them but that doesn't mean much, Nana said they were going to keep an eye on me…they are a bit overbearing sometimes in their ways. Papa, you’d get along really well with Daigoro and Hikage. The both have weird sense’s of humor but are over all good guys.”

Shouta rolled his eyes at that. He had heard stories of the two vestiges many times before. They really were a pair of jokers. Hizashi nodded a little hesitantly at the two of them, not really sure what to think of the whole thing. 

It wasn't long before the family was dressed and in the car heading to UA. izuku leaned his head against the window and closed his eyes, running a hand through the soft white fur. He wondered why her fur was so cool to the touch. Maybe it had something to do with her quirk. He decided to look more into that later, after all Spot was a new addition to his life that he didn't have before.

As he walked through the halls of UA he felt nostalgia flood through him. He remembered these halls, and being a student. It was a little strange since he was only fourteen again so hadn't actually been a student yet. Time travel made his brain hurt to think about. He shook his head as the office door opened and he walked in. He froze when he saw tsuki sitting there. A firm hand on his shoulder squeezed and made his mind start working once more.

“Tsukauchi.” Shouta nodded towards the man before guiding Izuku over to the couch. “I see that Nezu decided to bring you in for today’s conversation. Izuku and I do owe you a bit of an explanation for the other day, I suppose.”

Naomasa looked at the two and nodded. He didn't like the fact they had worked around his quirk when he had arrested that vile woman. “That would be appreciated eraser, after all it's not like you to work around me like that.”

“I know, and I normally wouldn’t, but there’s a lot we have to go over, and the other day just wasn’t the time. In any case, I’m ready to explain everything now. Izuku and I were sent back from about 8 years in the future. At least, our minds were. We’re not entirely sure why, and we’re still trying to figure it out. That day, when you came to arrest Inko, was the day we arrived. Izuku and I had woken up, back in our old bodies, and in places we had been before, but it’s been years. From our memories, Izuku had gone to UA, graduated and become a pro-hero, all while fighting a war against the boogieman of the underground.”

Naomasa frowned “true.. But All Might told me that All for One was dead. He killed him five years ago..”

Izuku sighed and rubbed his eyes. “He told me the same thing the first time, Tsuki. But I learned later that it wasn't true and that All Might didn't see the body… oh i should mention i am.. Or I guess will be now, the ninth user of One for All. I know he’s your friend right now but he’s an abusive prick. He told me absolutely nothing about the quirk the first time. I had a target on my back I didn't know about and it’s what caused the war to start in the end.”

“True… I can’t believe him. What else happened? Do we have a plan to stop the war?”

“We’re working on the plan. All Might used the last of his quirk to defeat All for One in Kamino Ward, only after multiple attacks on the school and a student being kidnapped. Luckily, this time around, Problem Child here knows how to use his quirk, so he won’t be breaking bones like he did last time. That probably hindered our progress at the start. Anyways, there are a few key events that should give us chances to chip away at the League of villains. Hopefully we can get them taken care of before the end of the school year.”

Izuku glared at his dad and rolled his eyes “really dad? Can we please get past the fact i kept breaking my damned bones? It's not going to happen this time geeze. Tsuki the first thing we really need from you is two different investigations.”

“Go on.”

“The first investigation needed is to look into the death of one Touya Todoroki, he isn't dead, along with that we need endewhore investigated. He is abusing his kids, and if we can get them away from him, and justice for what happened to Touya, dabi may never join the league, and i won't have to beat sense into shoto. The second is an investigation into Kamira, and haji toga. They are horrible parents and abuse and starve their right now teen daughter Himiko. She has a transformative quirk, I want her out of the way. She was a big part of the league getting the jump on us several times.”

The detective was writing things down nodding his head. He looked at him wide-eyed at the nickname izuku had given the number two hero, but decided to ignore it for now.

Shouta seemed to grimace at the mention of Toya, but he didn’t say anything, instead nodding, noticing Nezu taking notes on his computer as they continued to talk. “We’ll also need to get a team ready to do a yakuza raid in a few months. We have to wait until Izuku has his quirk, and it’ll be best to go during internships so he can legally be there for the raid. But we’re looking at taking care of the Shie Hassaikai. I know that Nighteye started investigating them before, but I’m not sure if he’s started that yet. If you can get him started on gathering a team, that would be appreciated.”

He nodded as he wrote down that info. “Yeah he already started the investigation but is having trouble getting much on them. Ill call him in later and get started on that.”

Izuku groaned and leaned back “Fuck, i have to deal with his pompus ass again too dont i? If he opens his stupid mouth about how i'm not worthy of the quirk and how Mirio is better i swear he’s going to lose a few teeth… though i think we should include Auntie Nem on the raid team, it may be easier to get in and out if she uses her quirk.” 

“Oh shit. We haven’t told Nem that we’re adopting you yet. She’s gonna kill us…” Shouta sighed softly, shaking his head. “A problem for later. And as for Nighteye, he won’t be in charge of you, I will. So if he tries to say shit, he needs to deal with me first.”

Izuku laughed at the horrified look on papa’s face at dad's words. Auntie was definitely going to skin the two of them for not calling her the moment he was in their care. Tsuki was looking between them as they spoke of Nighteye. 

“Well… this is a lot to process. I'll get all the paperwork ready for that. I think i’ll also have a chat with yagi-”

“Nope, no talking to the idiot Tsuki. He can't know any of this. I need him to give me One for All before we do anything about him. I can't risk Eri or my friends' lives because I didn't get it this time around.” izuku turned to Nedzu with a sharp smile. “I know you have no choice but to hire the man. But i have a suggestion, call up gran torino and see if he would like to come back to teach the ninth. I want to see his face when gramps shows up.” he snickered. 

Shouta chuckled a bit, shaking his head. “You’re trying to indirectly send him to an early grave, aren’t you, Problem Child?”

“Maybe, but come on dad. He deserves everything that gramps does to him. Remember his only advice to me was ‘clench your butt cheeks and yell smash’” 

“I know, Kid. And I will have words with him about that, assuming he says the same thing this time.”

Hizashi looked shocked at the ‘advice’ yagi had given his baby. “How does that man think he should be a teacher with advice like that??”

He snorted “papa, that's not even the worst thing he did. Second day of classes. For our first lesson he did two on two battle trials, and let Bakugou, who has an explosion quirk, use a support item that litteraly makes him a walking bomb. Didn't do shit all when he used them against me.”

Naomas blinked and shook his head in horror and disbelief. “True. fuck that man is an idiot.” 

“But things should be better this time around.” Shouta smiled softly. “Thanks for coming and talking to us, Tsukauchi.”

“Of course eraser. I'm glad I know what's going on now. I hate being left in the dark.”

“How true.” Nedzu chirped up and gave them all a smile. “We have a lot of work to do, it seems before the start of the year now. I shall call up Torino later today and see if my old friend will take up the assistant principal role that you aizawa keep turning down.” he looked at izuku with a sharp grin. “Now I think you and I have some work to do finding some proof against that applicant to the hero course don't we?” 

Izuku grinned, nodding excitedly. “Yes! Let’s get him blacklisted!”

Tsukauchi looked between the two before shaking his head and standing. “I don’t want to know. Don’t tell me, I won’t ask. I’ll see you all later.” He waved as he walked out of the office, leaving the school. 

Izuku laughed as he watched the man go. Nedzu handed him a laptop and cackled as he opened it and got to work. His muttering habit was back in full force as the stoat sat beside him as he worked. He was so glad he had gotten private lessons while doing schooling here. He was a master at his craft now. Hizashi was watching wide eyed and pale, Spot walked over and lay her head in the man's lap and began to purr and calm his shocked panic. 

Shouta smiled a bit as he watched Izuku work, laying back, happy he wouldn’t have to deal with the grape pervert this time. The boy was much more trouble than he was worth after all.

It was about an hour later that izuku leaned back with a satisfied smile on his face. “There you go, sensei. His doctored and original records, video proof and even scrubbed and bought off police reports from classmates in his school.” he really was excited not to have to deal with that shit this year. The girls would be safe, and even though he had had fun pummeling the kid, they wouldn't have to go through that this time.

“Well done, Izuku!” Nedzu grinned. “While you were taking care of that individual, I took the liberty of locating all of the paperwork you’d need to register your new companion.”

Izuku beamed at that as Spot looked up and rumbled a soft noise in her chest. Izuku could swear she was thanking the stoat. “Thank you so much sensei! I had totally forgotten I needed to deal with paperwork. That's one thing I'm not going to miss about being an adult and pro hero.” he ran a hand over the leopard ears with a sigh. She was the perfect companion for him. As soon as he was handed the paperwork he filled it out quickly and handed it back to Nedzu. He knew the paperwork would go through quickly now. 

Shouta looked up as they finished. “Is there anything else we needed to go over today?”

Nedzu nodded, “I believe I recall Izuku mentioning something about a dorm system? Could you elaborate?”

Izuku nodded “yeah after the kidnapping of Bakugou by the league you instituted dorms for all the kids. It was a safety measure and also helped appease the general public. But if you were to make UA a boarding school now, then shoto could get away from endewhore right away and get to be a regular kid. And a few others would also be safer in the end.”

“I believe we have enough time to make that change, though the older students will likely be wondering about the change. Now, do you think it would be effective to send miss Himiko an invitation to attend UA as a student in the next year?”

Izuku’s eyes widened and a huge smile lit his face. “Sensei, that is an amazing idea. Especially if you can make her a ward under vlad. I may not be his biggest fan but having another blood quirk user there to help her understand her own quirk would be perfect. She wouldn't have to deal with the manic state from starving if she was here. As for the older students, with the rumors of all might teaching that's a good excuse for it. Extra security measures and all.”

“That sounds perfect, Izuku. I’ll speak with Cementoss about creating the Dorms, and we’ll have a staff meeting tomorrow to discuss the changes. I believe that is all! Though, I have arranged a uniform for you, Izuku. To avoid having you stand out among the students during the day.” He pulled out a small bag with a few UA uniforms in it. “You will have a different colored tie to indicate to the staff that you are my personal student, and you won’t always be in my office during class hours. After all, there are plenty of hands-on activities we can use to learn more.” Nezu smiled wide.

Izuku chuckled and nodded his head. Oh this was going to be fun. “Dad, can you please teach me to tie the damned tie? It would be so nice not to have Iida on my case about my messy tie this time. Since I'm actually going to have to wear it.”

“I can do that, kid. Now, if that’s all, we should get headed home… Dumpster and Sushi are probably ready for us to feed them.”

“If they havent gotten into the treats cupboard again while we’ve been away. But yeah a bit of relaxation before training sounds great. Let's go. Thanks again sensei, I look forward to our lessons.”

Nedzu nodded and waved as the family left his office, turning back to his computer once they were gone. “Touya Todoroki… Where did you go?”

Chapter Text

There was a month and a half left until the entrance exam, izuku was getting more excited now. His lessons had been amazing so far, but they knew the staff needed to be introduced to him now. They had asked Nedzu about the strange kid who seemed to appear and vanish around the school the last month and a half. They had both laughed hard about it, especially when Snipe had come in demanding that Nedzu investigate a ghost child he had been seeing. The look on the hero's face had been hilarious as he hid behind Nedzu's desk.

He walked through the halls of the school with nedzu on his shoulder.

“I guess we have to end our fun, but it was some of the most fun I've had in a long while sensei.”

“I’m pleased we were able to enjoy it while it lasted, even if Shouta did nearly catch you a few times. Your stealth is very impressive though.”

“Thank you sir, it took a few years of dad jumping out at me with his situational awareness thing to be able to be stealthy enough for him to miss me.”

“That does sound like Shouta. Perhaps one last jumpscare may do the staff some good though? Take the vent above the meeting room. I’ll get the meeting started, and you can drop in whenever.”

He laughed and nodded before he opened the vent covering and pulled himself up. He really had buffed up a lot more than before. The rest days had helped more than he liked to admit. He crawled through the vent silently until he was right above the meeting room. He covered his mouth to keep from laughing.

Nedzu walked into the meeting room calmly, beginning the meeting. “Thank you all for coming today. I know there have been some… concerning occurrences recently, and I’d like to address those now.”

As Nedzu spoke, Shouta glanced around the room, eventually looking up at the vent and smirking softly as he spotted his son through the vent grate. He looked back at the rat, sighing and preparing to cancel out Hizashi’s quirk. Izuku grinned when he saw his dad get ready, he had been spotted, he guessed. He didn't mind his dad knowing he was here, after all he had been the one to show him the vents in second year. 

“The school is definitely haunted, Nedzu! I swear to Kami, I keep seeing some kid that looks scarily like eraser around the school for the last month. And there are no kids like that in this school.” vlad said in annoyance and a little bit of fear in his words. 

Shouta smirked, seeing an opening. “Are you sure your mind isn’t just going, Vlad? Afterall, why would you see a kid that looks like me? I haven’t seen anyone like that… Maybe you have a guilty conscience… Is there something you haven’t told me?”

Vlad sputtered in indignation at the man “n-no! I swear there is a kid ghost running around here Eraser.”

“I’ve seen the ghost too. He was in the labs last week and then when I went to confront him he was gone!” powerloader spoke.

“Now everyone, calm down…” Nezu spoke gently. “I’ve reviewed the footage, and I can guarantee there is no ghost in this school.”

Izuku smirked and counted down, holding up his fingers seeing his dad looking at him discreetly. When he hit one he kicked the vent cover open and jumped down from the vents onto the table crouching down. Spot followed after him as she always did. 

“BOO”

Shouta activated his quirk on Hizashi right as Izuku jumped down, relieved he did as his husband screamed along with the rest of the staff. It took a few minutes, but once everyone was calm, Nedzu grinned at the staff. “Did I forget to introduce my student?”

Izuku was laughing hard and it took him a while to calm down as he wiped the tears from his face and looked at papa who was glaring at him without heat.

“Sorry papa, but sensei said it would be funny and oh my god it was hilarious! You should have seen your faces.” he giggled again as his papa rolled his eyes at him

“You could have given me some warning, Zuku. At least Shou was able to stop my quirk in time…”

“That was because I saw him in the vent. You still forget to keep your face hidden, Problem child.”

He shrugged “well dad. I remember the last time papa shattered the windows in the school and I decided not to subject Spot to hearing that today. I knew you’d see me and be ready to stop papa.” The feline at his side mewled in gratitude, sending the emotion to all three of her humans.

“Shou! You saw the baby up there and didn't warn me?”

“Zashi, if I had, it would have given up the entire surprise.”

“Still!”

Nemuri watched the three, tilting her head a bit, confused. “I’m sorry, Shou, Zashi, who is this little bean?”

“Hi auntie nem” he chirped out only to feel the glare of both his parents on him. What could he say, after years of war being able to screw with both parents again wasn't something he was about to pass up.

“Well…you see nem…”

“Yeah, he’s ummm… he’s our son.” shouta mumbled out quietly.

Her eyes widened as she looked at the boy, noticing the similarities between the boy and her dark haired friend. 

“How long have you two been keeping this from me?”

Shouta had to think about it for a second. Because of course in his time Nem knew about the boy before her death. “Well I guess it's been a month an a half? There is a reason for this Nem. We can explain later.”

“It’s not their fault auntie, it's been a really busy month and a half.”

She frowned a bit, thinking. “Well, I want to get to know you, so come here! What’s your name?”

He nodded and bounced over to sit beside his aunt. He really had missed the woman. His heart clenched as he thought about her death. He stiffened before spot was there with her head under his hands. She let out a soft annoyed huff as if to say ‘stop that stupid child’

“My name is izuku. Or according to dad Problem Child”

“Shou, that’s not a nice thing to call your son. How old are you, Izuku?”

Shouta snorted “well he is a problem child”

Izuku rolled his eyes and stuck his tongue out at his dad before replying. “Ill be fifteen in july.”

Nemuri looked between Shouta and Izuku, frowning as she did the math in her head. “Shouta? Did-… Did you forget to tell us something in first year?”

Shoita frowned and looked at her in confusion. “Umm no?”

She gives him a look, still confused. “So, you just didn’t want to tell us then?”

“Tell you what nem? I told you guys everything while in school.” Both hizashi and izuku were laughing hard at the two of them. Shouta was really dense at times.

Hizashi, in between laughs, spoke, “Should we put them out of their misery, Zuku?”

He snorted and shook his head “no this is way too funny to stop. They will figure it out eventually.”

Nem frowned. “Figure out what? I’m just trying to figure out why Shouta didn’t mention anything to us in school….” Her eyes widened as she put it together. “You aren’t Shou’s biological child, are you, Izuku?”

Nope!” he chirped out popping the p at the end of the word. Shouta frowned and looked between them with a groan. 

“Nem, i am the gayest man in the room other than Zashi for crying out loud. The idea of being with a woman like that is just ick” he shivered at the thought and izuku and hizashi began to laugh harder. The rest of the staff watched the three with confusion,  interest and on one face, annoyance.

“I wasn’t sure if it was just something that happened while you were figuring yourself out, or something. He looked so much like you, I just figured…”

Shouta sighed and rubbed his eyes in annoyance. “We took him to the salon when we took him in. He wanted to change his hair to look like mine and zashi just went with it.”

“Like you didn't tear up when I said I wanted to look like you dad.”

“Shut up Problem Child. Or I will bring up the broken limbs again.”

Nemuri gasped dramatically, hugging Izuku. “Don’t you talk to my nephew that way, Shouta Aizawa!”

“Yeah dad!” he chirped out between giggles as he leaned into nem’s hug.

Shouta sighed, rolling his eyes. “Like you wouldn’t do the same thing to me, Problem Child. See if I let you use my sleeping bag again.”

He gasped in dramatic horror “auntie! Dad’s being mean to me!! Will you buy me my own ugly ass monstrosity of a sleeping bag?!”

“Anything for my favorite nephew, Zuzu!” Nemuri giggled a bit at the boy’s antics, happy to see that he was comfortable being snarky with his dads.

“He’s your only nephew nem… though… nevermind. Rat can we please get this meeting started? The kid still has training later.”

Nedzu nodded “you are quite right Aizawa. This meeting was to introduce you to my new personal student and his hero companion Spot. you will continue seeing them around the school, but in a much less ghostly manner.” 

The staff looked at him for a few minutes, still shocked. He hadn't had a personal student in some time. “Alright everyone can head back to classes now. Have a good day.” The mammal climbed back onto Izuku's shoulder as they walked out the door and back to his office. He had another hour of class left and Nedzu wanted to play chess with the boy. Once they were back in his office, Nedzu sat down and looked at the boy.

“Detective Tsukauchi messaged me this morning about you izuku-kun.”

“Oh? What did mister lie detector want?” he tilted his head softly.

“Apparently someone by the name of Katsuki Bakugou filed a missing person report on you last night. He heard about it when he went into the office this morning and wanted to let you know.” 

“Bakugou reported me missing? That… doesn’t sound like him.”

Nedzu nodded “apparently. The report was interesting. I read his statement, and he seems worried even if he is a brash person.”

“He’s always been awful to me… Ever since I was diagnosed quirkless… Why would he even notice I was gone?”

“I don't know what his reasons are, you could always ask him, or just ignore it. Tsukauchi will deal with the report after all. And if i'm not mistaken the young man will be at the entrance exams.” 

Izuku nodded, thinking for a few minutes before speaking. “I… I think I want to hear him out. At least, so that I have a chance to talk to him before the entrance exams and the start of the school year. Maybe things will be different between us this time.”

Nedzu nodded his head. The kit was smart in many ways. This was another one of them. He himself would have just destroyed someone who had been cruel to him. The kit before him was kind. 

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Izuku wasn't sure he was ready for this at all. He had asked tsuki to contact katsuki and have them meet at a nearby cafe a few days later. Dad and papa were sitting at a table close by, neither of them were happy about the fact he was going to be seeing the kid. Dad remembered what he had been like the first time around but izuku had insisted. Spot sat on the ground by his feet, her official collar and license around her neck. 

Katsuki walked in the door, scanning the cafe and seeming to miss Izuku until he does a double take. “Zu?” He hurries over to the table, sitting down across from the other boy. “What happened to you? You haven’t been at school in over a month, and you look so different. What the hell, Zu?”

He stiffened when he saw the boy come into the cafe. It would have been funny how he wasn't recognized at first, if he wasn't so nervous. Hearing the old childhood nickname made his chest feel tight. He heard the chuff from spot and ran a hand through her fur grounding him. He listened to the questions and sighed. 

“A lot of shit has happened Bakugou. But before I answer your questions I want to know why you bothered to file a missing persons report for me? It's not like you ever cared before.”

Katsuki’s eyes widen as he looks at the other boy. “Is- Is that what you thought? Zu, after your mom stopped letting us hang out, I was worried. The extras were all being mean to you, and you never did anything, so I stepped in… I figured they’d leave you alone if I made them… I never wanted to really hurt you, Zu… You were getting enough of that shit at home. Shit… I really fucked up, didn’t I?”

His eyes narrowed and anger burned hot in his chest. “Yeah, you really did. What else was I supposed to think? All of a sudden you were being cruel to me, you were the reason I was called useless for years by everyone, even the teachers. I needed a friend, not another bully, Katsuki. I tried twice to do something about them hurting me, and what I got in return was detention, failing grades and ridicule, so of course I stopped standing up for myself. You…you told me to take a swan dive… i almost did too, if i hadn't heard your explosions i would have. I thought you hated me. You never gave me any indication otherwise all these years.” he felt Spot move from his feet to place her front paws and head on his lap to calm him, her purr vibrating through him as he closed his eyes, to fight back the angry tears.

“I-… I didn’t mean to say that, Zu… I regretted it the moment the words left my mouth… I’m sorry. I really am… When you stopped coming to school, I-I thought that your mom had finally snapped and killed you… I was so worried that I’d never see you again, but I guess, if you don’t want me around, then I’ll just get out of your hair. I’m sorry I wasn’t a good friend to you, Zu…” The blonde slowly got up from the seat, starting to leave.

“Sit your ass down Kaachan. If anyone knows anything about second chances… and regret, it's me. Inko tried to kill me a few times, but she didn't succeed and she never will now.. She was arrested. Remember the day I ‘fell asleep’ in class and got detention? Well I found my dad and he helped me get her ass arrested.” he didn't even think of the fact his dad wasn't his biological dad, he never did. After so many years of him being there it was just natural. 

Katsuki looked surprised at the language that Izuku was using, sitting back in the chair and listening. “Why did you go looking for that deadbeat? Your dad left when you were four, Zu. He’s not exactly a great dad…”

Izuku rubbed a hand down his face and shook his head. Yup this was fucking harder than he thought it would be. “Ugh, no not that fuck tard. My dad, dad, it's a bit complicated and I'm not really sure how much I should, or can say to you. But I'm adopted now. The reason i havent been back to Aldera is because of the discrimination there, Nedzu took my on as his personal student until the entrance exams.”

“Oh, so you got some new parents and a new teacher? That’s good, I guess. They’ve been nice to you and they’re taking care of you, right?”

He smiled and nodded “yeah, they're great. They weren't too happy about me agreeing to meet you but since I can feel dad glaring at the back of my head, I'm sure you will get to meet him soon.” 

Katsuki looked behind Izuku slightly, noticing Shouta giving him a death glare and moving back slightly. “I think I found him, Zu…” He glances between the two a couple times, his eyes widening. “You changed your hair and shit to look like him? Didn’t he like, just adopt you?”

He giggled at Kaachans response and then looked a bit sheepish. “Yeah I did, and technically…but that's part of the complicated shit.”

Shouta rolled his eyes seeing where this was going and got up and walked over shoving izuku over a little bit, being careful not to bother Spot from her place on his lap.

“Kid, go ahead and give him the overview version of it. I may not like the little shit after everything he’s done but i don't think he will let it go. He’s always been like a dog with a bone.”

Katsuki glared half-heartedly, confused at how the man knew him so well. “The hell is he talking about, Zu?”

He glared at his dad for a minute and then shrugged. “Yeah, you’re right dad. Okay so remember the day I fell asleep in class? Well that was the day my mind i guess, was sent back from the future. I may be fourteen in body but I remember being in my twenties and a pro hero. My dad here is a pro as well and he adopted me in that time line too. He knew you as well then. So I guess we are now back here and doing it all again but differently. That's why I agreed to meet you.” 

“Again but different? What changed that you agreed to this?”

“A lot has changed, originally he didn't adopt me until I turned 18 and Inko kicked me out. And a lot of horrible shit happened during our years of schooling. Me being pulled from Aldera also never happened before. I agreed to see you because in my timeline.. Well you didn't get much better, you kept getting more and more aggressive and it cost you in the end. I didn't want that to happen this time.”

“So you’re already basically a hero then, huh. That’s actually pretty cool, Zu. But I’ll probably be the number one hero this time around.”

He huffed and rolled his eyes. “I’d rather go underground anyway Kaachan. It's safer for me to do that. As for me being a hero, not yet. Once more thing has to happen before I can even think about becoming the hero I was… Kaachan, does auntie still hit you like when we were little?”

Katsuki looks between the two, thinking for a minute before nodding. “She never really stopped…”

Shouta’s eyes narrowed. Izuku had never told him about that specific issue. “Zashi come here.” he called to his husband. The man was quickly to pull a chair up and sit at the end of the booth with them.

“Kaachan.. You know that's not normal right? Why hasn't your dad done anything?”

“You know my dad, Zu. He’s always been too spineless to try to stand up to the old hag. Besides, it’s not as bad as what your mom did to you… I’m okay…”

He sighed and shook his head. “Just because your problems are not as ‘severe’ as mine were, doesn't make your abuse any less significant. You shouldn't have to stay in a home like that Kaachan.”

He turned to look at his dad and papa. Papa was already texting on his phone and he knew it was probably Tsukauchi.

“He’s right, Bakugou. Abuse is still abuse no matter how severe it is. Has she ever abused you emotionally? Or withheld necessities from you?”

“She doesn’t like when I don’t do well in my classes… but she’s never starved me or anything.”

“What does she do?”

“She’ll usually just smack my head, or lock me in my room until I finish my homework, and not let me go out… She was pretty pissed after the sludge villain…”

Izuku shuttered when he remembered the sludge villain. “She blamed you for it didn't she? Did she use me as an example again like she used to do? It's ridiculous, yes i'm quirkless but if you hadn't been being drowned you would have thought of a way to get free. You actually did pretty well in that situation no matter what the bitch says.” 

Bakugou smiles a bit, nodding. “Thanks Zu…”

He turned to look at his parents. Shouta nodded his head. “Yeah kiddo, Tsuki is on his way. I also called Nem to come.” he turned to Bakugou. “Kid, you aren't going home tonight. A detective friend is heading this way to take a statement and open a case against your parents. And another friend, she’s another hero, is going to come and use her foster license to take you in.”

“You guys don’t have to do all this shit for me… I’d be fine…”

“Problem child number two, just accept the help already.” he turned to izuku who was smiling innocently at him. “I swear, I'm already dealing with my hell class and the school year hasn't even started. I blame you for this one kid.”

“Hey, you're the one who taught me this stuff, remember.”

“What? What do you mean, your class? Do you teach at UA or something?”

Hizashi laughed at them and shook his head. “Yeah little listener, Shou here teaches class 1-A. He’s going to be your home room teacher.” He didn't bother to say if you get in, from what he figures this kid already got in once, he could do it again.

“So, you’re gonna be my teacher then?”

“Yeah, I am. And Nemuri will be your art history teacher, and Zashi will be your English teacher. We all get to deal with you kids this year.” he may complain but he really didn't mind. He now knew things about the kids he hadn't before. He wished he hadn't failed them so much the first time around. He would make sure it was different this time.

Bakugou nodded slightly. “So, you already know all this stuff, don’t you, Zu? Are you gonna have to repeat all your classes?”

“Probably not. Nedzu is already teaching me new stuff. Ill probably stay in class with you guys but do different assignments… i know alot but things have already changed, and we will be changing it more soon.” he gave his friend? A smile.

“Alright Tsuki is on his way, Nem is on her way. After today you won't ever have to worry about being hit or insulted again little listener.'' Zashi said with a soft smile. The four of them seemed to relax a little, katsuki was still a little tense but a wave of calming washed over him and he too relaxed as they sat there, izuku petting spot happily,

Chapter Text

Shouta looked up as the door to the cafe opened, Nemuri and Tsukauchi walking in together. 

“What is it with you and finding all the kids that need new parents, Eraser?” Tsuki grinned at the man.

Hizashi and izuku both laughed at the sour look on his face. “Hey this is only the second one Tsuki, and I didn't find him. Technically your officers did when he filed the missing persons report for the Problem Child.” 

“Fair enough.” He turned to the blonde boy, smiling gently. “Hello Bakugou-kun. I’m detective Tsukauchi. I just need to ask you a few questions, and then I’m going to escort you and Midnight to pick up any of your necessities from your house. Does that sound okay?”

“Whatever.” he grumbled, still not sure this was a good idea or worth it. Izuku kicked his leg under the table and glared at him.

“Be nice Kaachan.”

Nemuri shook her head. “Zuzu, it’s okay for him to be upset. This is a big change, and it’s understandable. I wouldn’t expect him to be nice to me right away.” She turned to the other boy, smiling gently. “Hello Bakugou-kun. I’m Nemuri Kayama, and I’m going to be your guardian.”

Izuku pouted at his aunties words then turned to dad and signed. ‘Think i should warn her that this is just his normal angry pomeranian attitude? Or that if he was actually upset he’d be blowing shit up?’

Katsuki snorted at his friends signing and relaxed a little bit. Okay so that was actually fair. He turned to look at the dark haired woman. “Umm hi, i guess.” 

She smiled gently. “Zuzu, you shouldn’t sign secrets when everyone knows sign.” Shouta snorted at her words, knowing that she knew JSL and just waiting for Izu to be caught. 

“It's not really a secret auntie. I just didn't want to say it out loud for the whole cafe to hear. After all Kaachan is a big fucking reason i learned JSL and ASL. his explosions are loud as fuck… though it came in handy with papa.” he gave the man a soft smile. He was so glad to have him there with him.

Nemuri nods. “Alright Zuzu. Let’s let the detective ask his questions, and then we can get going so that you can get settled in, Bakugou-kun.”

“Alright auntie. I don't want to be out all that late either. Tomorrow is an early morning day for me.” he smiled at the woman and then nodded to Kaachan that it was alright. 

“Okay…i'll answer your questions or whatever.”

Tsuki nodded, smiling. “Alright Bakugou-kun. My quirk is called Lie Detector. I’m just going to ask you a few questions for the record, and we’ll go from there. Just know, even if we’ve asked these questions before, it’s not because we don’t believe you. We simply want to confirm with my quirk so no one can claim that you’re lying, okay? We’ll go ahead and start. Does your mother physically abuse you?”

Katsuki shrugged a little. “I guess so, the nerd says her hitting me the way she does is considered abuse.”

"true" tsukauchi said softly "does she emotionally hurt you in any way? With words or threats?" he asked the blonde. 

Katsuki took a deep breath and nodded "yes. If i dont do perfectly in school or training. She likes to compare me to other people, and call me weak and stuff." his voice was strained as he spoke. 

"true." Tsukauchi said "Now this is a standard question in any abuse case, not an accusation. Has your mother, or father, ever touched you in a sexual manner?" 

His eyes opened wide and he shook his head "fuck no!" he growled out and small pops of explosions sounded from his hands as he burned off the excess sweat from his hands. 

Tsukauchi jumped back a bit at the explosions. “True. Like I said, that was a standard question. I have to ask that of anyone who’s been abused. Okay? One more question. How long has this abuse been going on?”

He thought about it for a few minutes "since my quirk came in I guess. She was so excited about it but also turned mean." 

“Alright Bakugou-kun. Thank you for telling me. Is there anything you need to get from your parents’ home?”

“We can pick up new clothes and stuff for you, kiddo. We just wanted to give you a chance to get anything you can’t replace.”

He nodded and looked at Izuku a bit sheepishly. "Yeah there's an old blanket that I have hidden from the hag. Zu got it for me on our sixth birthday." 

Izuku giggled at him. "I can't believe you still have that ratty old thing" 

“‘Course I do. I was a gift from you, Nerd.” Bakugou blushed some as he spoke, looking down at the table.

Shouta looked at hizashi with a raised eyebrow and then back at the others. "alright well Nem can definitely take you to get that kid."

He nodded, looking at the woman. “She won’t be able to keep me there, right?”

Nem smiled and shook her head. "not a chance kiddo. If she tries I'll arrest her." 

The blonde nods, smiling a bit at Nemuri’s confidence. “Alright. Let’s go then…” He looked at the other boy. “I’ll see you later?”

Izuku nodded "of course Kaachan. I'll text you when I get home tonight with my number." he smiled at the blonde. He felt a lot lighter than he had since he woke up back here. Once they were gone he turned to dad. "maybe, just maybe he will make it this time." 

Shouta nodded, smiling softly at his son. “Possibly. We’ll have to wait and see what happens”

He nodded. Already they were changing things. He had no idea if this was for the better or worse though. He couldn't wait to get his quirk back. Yagi had been insufferable since dad had started supervising their training sessions. Well that and the fact that he hadn't been able to go out and do hero work. The man kept bitching and saying that they needed to hurry up and train harder because the quirk was fading faster than it should be. But izuku knew the truth, the vestiges had turned their backs on the man. 

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Izuku stood on the beach ready for another day's training. It was a week from the entrance exam and the beach had very little trash left on it. He had grown a lot since they had started, alot since he had been sent back. After all, he had amassed a lot of knowledge over the years and had used it to his advantage. He had more muscle now than he did the first time around. Eating right and actually taking care of oneself was a big factor in that. 

He ran a hand through his hair as he looked around. The beach definitely looked a heck of alot better now. He and Kaachan had been doing better even if the blonde wasn't forgiven yet.he hadn't told him about one for all yet, that was something he was worried about. After all, the first time the boy had exploded when he found out about it. 

“Young midoriya. Glad to see you on time today. I was going to wait until next week but I can barely even feel one for all anymore. I have to speed up the timeline and just hope you have done enough to wield it.” He looked annoyed, but izuku just hid his grin behind a facade of slight excitement. Dad had gone to get him something to drink as he had forgotten his water bottle at home. 

“Now then, Young Midoriya. Are you ready to receive my quirk?” The man took a step towards the boy, arms outstretched. Something felt off as he stood there. But he nodded his head anyway. He couldn't wait to get his quirk back after all. Yagi stepped closer, bringing his hands to either side of the boy’s face and leaning in closer, holding him still. Izuku’s eyes widened and he shoved the man away. The area became cold as the vestiges formed around him in horror. 

“What the fuck all might?! Were you just about to pull some sort of pedo shit and kiss me? I'm a fucking minor!”

“My boy, the quirk requires a dna transfer to pass on. There are only so many ways to transfer DNA.”

His eyes narrowed and he scowled “I'm not kissing some old man for fuck sakes. Hell… give me a piece of hair or some shit.” 

All might glared at the boy, reluctantly pulling a piece of hair and handing it to him. “Consider yourself lucky that my time with the quirk is so short, My boy.”

Izuku glared at the man and swallowed the hair before smirking "bite my fucker. After everything you did to me, you can rot in a fucking hole for all I care you quirkest peice of shit." 

Shouta walked back towards them with a frown on his face as he heard his sons words. "Really kid? How long ago did he give it to you before cussing him out like that?" 

All Might sputtered, gasping at Aizawa’s casual attitude. “Young Aizawa, is this what you’ve taught your son? Disrespect?!”

"Nah he came like that, I'm so proud" he smirked at the man.

“Oh go suck a cock Ass Might. You’re the pedo fucker that tried to give me the quirk by kissing me!”

As Shouta heard his sons words, his quirk activated in anger. "you did fucking what!?" 

All Might’s eyes widened and he took a step back. “I-….”

Without any warning shouta flung out his capture weapon and wrapped the skeletal form tight and pulled him closer. His fist out, he made yagi run into it and he heard the crunch of bone under his knuckles. Satisfaction flooded him. 

"Nedzu may have been forced to hire you. But stay the fuck away from my son, and know that I will be watching you from now on." he growled before letting the man go. "Now i have to wash this tonight. It's got ass might cooties on it." 

Izuku shrugged softly, kicking the blonde’s prone form on the sand. “It was due for a wash anyways, Dad. We should get home. I can do more muscle building at the school.”

Shouta nodded to his son." yeah that's probably a good idea. Then we can work on quirk use as well before the entrance exam. Maybe you and Katsuki can work on it together."

“That sounds like a good idea. I’ll text Kacchan later and he can be the first one I test the quirk out with. He’ll probably be interested to see it.” He started to walk with his dad towards the edge of the beach, smiling.

Shouta chuckled" yeah once he gets over the shock of you telling him you now have a super overpowered quirk and can probably kick his ass two ways to Sunday. Just try not to hurt him too bad problem child."

“I make no promises, Dad. He’ll have it coming though. We can consider it getting even for years of bullying.”

He shook his head at the boy, “Plus years of assholery in the first timeline. Alright give him hell. It will be good training for him."

Izuku laughed, smiling wide as they walked. “I wonder what Papa is making for dinner…”

He hummed as he thought about it" probably katsudon. He mentioned making something special tonight. Hey, maybe we will get an early night for once. It would be a good break before I have to deal with your hell class again"

“Ooh, sweet! That sounds good. And come on dad, you know you loved my class. At least, most of them.”

He rolled his eyes and shoved izuku playfully. "hell no kid! I swear if todoroki almost burns down the kitchen in the first week, or kaminari blows the fuse box I'm going to quit. I swear I'll do it. You're all menace to society."

“You won’t quit because Papa and Nezu won’t let you, dad.”

"Damnit. Maybe I should retire and move to boka. Then I won't have to deal with it. Think they'd find me there?" 

“They wouldn’t need to, because you wouldn’t last two weeks without Papa. Plus, you want to see Pops again.”

He groaned "stop calling me out on my own shit kid. Let me dream of a hell class free zone."

“You’ll never be free of us, Dad, and you know it.”

"Yeah I do. I'm so glad we get to do this all again but from the start. I'd miss your annoying sassy ass if you hadn't come back with me." he gave him the side eye "and maybe this time I won't have to deal with you getting blown up the second day of class. So don't do that again kid or I will ground you for till college" 

“For til college?” Izuku raised an eyebrow at his dad.

"Yes exactly problem child. For till college!" 

Izuku laughed, shaking his head as they finally reach the apartment, walking in. “Papa! We’re home!”

Zashi smiled brightly as his husband and son walked into the apartment. "welcome home zuku! Did you have fun?" 

"he told ass might to suck a cock and called him a pedo. So yeah I would say it was fun." 

“I’m sorry, you did what? Why was my baby cursing, even if All Might totally deserves it?”

Izuku glared at his dad and shrugged. "well dad broke his nose.. And i think his cheek bone too. And he really did deserve it, he tried to make me kiss him to get one for all!" 

Hizashi gasped. “That pedo tried to touch my baby?!? I’m gonna kill him!!”

"No murdering the number one idiot zashi, remember we like being heroes and living in a cushy apartment and you know… not being in tartarus. I will let you scream at him once though once school starts. We can say it was an accident." 

“I guess I can deal with that… But he better stay away from our kid!!”

Shouta nodded while izuku chuckled and headed for the shower with Spot at his heels.

"he's got his quirk now, and I already warned the ass to stay away from him. We will watch him while he's in the school. Same with nem and the other teacher." 

“Sounds good. Thanks for keeping an eye out, Shou.”

"I'll always keep an eye on my family zashi. You know that. Now let's have a nice quiet family night. Before the madness starts, and we have to pack for the dorms."

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Izuku was excited as heck as he walked towards the gates of UA he was finally taking the entrance exam, Nedzu had assured him that Himiko and Hitoshi would be in 1A if they passed their exams. So much had changed already and even if he was excited he was also incredibly nervous. Things had changed but were they for the better or worse this time, only time would tell he guessed. Also being an adult in a child's body was frustrating as hell for the boy. He shook his head as he crossed the gates and headed for the exam hall.

“Hey zu!” he heard a voice call out and a smile tugged at his lips as he turned to see his blonde friend coming towards him.

“Hey Kaachan, did Nem mother you too badly this morning?” he giggled as the other teen rolled his eyes and nodded

“Yeah ma was pretty annoying this morning. How was the cockatoo?” 

“Papa was fine, tears of course but nothing too embarrassing…yet.” 

The two boys joked as they walked into the auditorium to wait for the exams to start. He really didn't want to have to do the entrance exam again, after all he had passed it already in his time but Nedzu and izuku both knew he had to go about it the normal way. Both took their seats quickly not wanting to socialize with the other kids around them yet.

“So the rats really making you do the whole exam again? That seems rather redundant.”

Izuku shrugged. “Yeah but it would be fishy if I didn't take an exam. I can't do the recommendation exam because we need both Todoroki and Yaoyorozu to get in that way, so I must suffer your presence for this exam.” 

Katsuki rolled his eyes at his friend's antics. He really was different from what he remembered but he also didn't mind the change. He was much more confident in himself and for that he was grateful. It wasn't long before the auditorium was full and papa took to the stage. When he yelled his greeting both Katsuki and izuku yelled back causing the others in the room to stare at them but made papa’s smile all that more real.

For the two boys the written exam went by quickly, after all one of them had already taken it once, and the other had been studying for it intensely the last month and a half. It wasn't until the hero was describing the information for the practical that izuku sighed as deja vu hit him and Iida tenya stood up, his arms choppy. 

“Sir, it says here that there are four types of robots in the pamphlet but you have only shown and spoke about three of them. It is unacceptable for such a prestigious school to have such an oversight. And you with the black hair!” He turned to glare at izuku who rolled his eyes. “You finished the exam way too quickly! If you are not taking this seriously, you should leave.”

“Or you know, some of us are just…smarter than others, and have more tact than to interrupt a pro hero who is giving us information and hasn't finished doing so.” he turned with a smirk to Katsuki who was trying to cover his laughter behind a hand. Before it could go any farther papa took over again and got all their attention once more before finishing up the presentation.

“Alright Kaachan ill see you soon. Don't fail.” he held up a first, which Katsuki bumped with his own.

“As if nerd.” he growled as they parted ways. Izuku stood stretching in the waiting area watching all those around him. Some of his once and soon to be friends were there. He saw Uraraka, he saw hitoshi who looked incredibly nervous. He headed over towards the purplette but was stopped by Iida.

“He seems to be concentrating, are you trying to sabotage him? If so, you should leave.”

“No Iida I am not, he looks nervous and close to a panic attack. I'm trying to calm him now, please move.” the blue haired boy looked offended at his words. He slipped around him and headed over to the boy with a smile. Of course Toshi scowled at him.

“I can tell you're nervous but take a breath and relax. Aim for the joints, they are the weak points after all and maybe use some debris as a weapon if your quirk isn't suited for it.”

Eyes narrowed on him. “Yeah? And what do you know about it?” he growled to which izuku shrugged.

“False negative, I only got my quirk recently, so I'm probably doing this without it. Plus my dad has a quirk not suited for this exam too, he helped me prepare in other ways. So just do your best.” he turned and walked away with a smile knowing hitoshi probably was confused as fuck now. 

He stayed near the front of the group, feeling the hum of One for All under his skin as he listened to his Papa. He heard the man tell them to go and he took off, running fast and quickly getting himself a weapon to take out the bots. 

He moved from bot to bot, taking them out by their weak spots and making his way through the exam. He could see the purple haired boy doing the same in the distance as he took a breath. 

As the ground started rumbling, he looked around, spotting Uraraka trapped under the rubble. He ran towards her, starting to move the rock she was trapped under as the Zero pointer got closer. Izuku glanced at the robot and realized it was getting too close.

Something was wrong, this bot wasn’t going to stop like it should. He looked around and spotted Shinsou. “Hitoshi! I need your help!” He was struggling under the weight of the rubble and needed someone to help the girl get out. He didn't want a repeat of the first time with her annoying infatuation with him. Though this time the name deku would never be used in this school and he wouldn't be forced to use it as a hero name. Shinsou looked up as he heard his name yelled and frowned before running towards the cute boy and the girl caught under some rubble.

“What do you need me to do?”

“I’m going to lift the rubble, I need you to get her out and help her get away. This bot should have stopped by now, but it’s not stopping, so we don’t have long. Ready?”

He nodded his head pushing the fact he had never told this kid his name, to the far back of his mind. As soon as the rubble was lifted he pulled the girl from under it and into his arms. She looked at them both with awe as he started to run away from the bot, it looked like her leg was hurt. 

Izuku dropped the rubble once Uraraka was out and turned towards the bot, quickly activating one for all at 2% and smiling softly as the lightning danced across his body. He took a running jump towards one of the buildings on either side of them, then bounced between the building and the bot until he got to the head. Izuku moved quickly towards the electrical panel and opened it, frowning when he saw that the failsafe was disconnected. He yanked the rest of the wires out, shutting the bot off.

He took his time getting to the ground, carefully sliding down the building before he landed on his feet, running over to check on Uraraka and Toshi as the time was called. “Are you two okay?”

Hitoshi looked up as the boy ran over and gave a small smile and nodded “yea i’m alright, but i think the rubble broke her leg or something.”

Uraraka looked at izuku and gave a small shy smile, her eyes intense as she looked at him. “Thank you for saving me..”

He nodded, smiling at both of them, though his gaze lingered on Hitoshi. “Recovery girl should be by soon to take care of your leg, and any other injuries you two may have.”

“What about you? Didn't you get hurt while taking down the bot or anything? Hitoshi asked the other teen. He was curious about him, even more so now that he had seen him in action. 

“Just a few scrapes. I’ve got some practice in fighting bots, so I’m good.”

He nodded slowly, the words sounded strange. Why would he have practice fighting bots? Made no sense to him but whatever. A minute later recovery girl walked over asking about injuries. Izuku smiled and waved to her before heading for the bus and to meet up with Kaachan once more before they all headed home for the day.

Meanwhile in the observation room

Shouta sighed from his spot in the corner, watching as Yagi spoke to the other teachers, though quite a few were ignoring the man. Just as the practical was about to start, the door opened and Shouta winced slightly when he saw who walked in. He had been a pro hero for many years and still when gran torino turned his eyes onto him, he felt like a misbehaving first year all over again.

He saw Yagi pale as he looked at the shorter man and wanted to laugh. Izuku had told him about how afraid Yagi was of his old mentor, not that he could blame the blonde.

Sorahiko looked around the room, smirking when he saw Shouta. “Problem Child. I see you’re still teaching. That’s good. How many brats did you expel last year?”

Shouta groaned and he heard Nem giggling behind him. “I'm not a child anymore gran…and every single one of the brats. They were all full of themselves and quirkest to a fault. None deserved to become heroes.” no hizashi he was not pouting. 

“That makes 4 full classes worth of students you’ve expelled? I guess someone is gunning for my expulsion record.” 

Shouta huffed “well i did learn from the best, now didn't I.” he could feel eyes on him but ignored them. He knew Yagi was watching them closely. 

Gran looked over as Mic announced the start of the practical, watching the screens for a few seconds before speaking again. “Only two kids really went for it once the gates opened. Not the best reaction times with this batch, huh?”

The younger man’s eyes watched the screens and he grinned seeing both katsuki and izuku move as soon as go was yelled. “Perhaps those two know better than to waste time. Hopefully those that get in will learn the same quickly.” he knew they would, well most of them would at least.

“Hopefully.” He watched the screens during the practical, making a few comments here and there, but mostly analyzing. As the zero pointers came out, he pointed to the screen with Izuku, Uraraka, and Hitoshi on it. “Nedzu, That Zero pointer isn’t slowing down, even with those kids in the road. Did you change up their programming?”

Nedzu frowned and shook his head. “No I did not, you know I'd never risk the kids’ safety like that. Something’s wrong.”

Shouta’s eyes narrowed as he watched his kid, and his future son in law help uraraka out of the rubble. “Damnit kid, don't you dare break anything this time.” he mumbled to himself as he watched izuku move towards the bot. 

Torino watched as the kid lit up and began bouncing between the bot and the building, quickly gaining altitude. He could tell that the movements were nearly identical to his own, and as he looked at Shouta, he could see the nervous scowl the man was sporting. “That one belongs to you, doesn’t he?” He chuckled. “Problem Children, both of you.”

“Yeah that one's mine and zashi’s he’s a genius, and a brat, but a good kid.”

He grinned as the kid reached the top and opened the panel, pulling out some wires and causing the robot to stop. “Kids got a good head on his shoulders, taking it out like that. Better than trying to smash it to bits, eh Toshinori?”

Shouta sighed and rubbed his eyes as his son didn't break anything. Yes he was worried even if he could use the quirk well already.

All Might looked at the two men and frowned. The stupid brat was supposed to show off One For All, not bounce around like that. He should have listened to nighteye, this kid wasn't worthy of anything. 

Nedzu nodded slightly and spoke to the teachers. “If everyone could head to the meeting room, I would like to discuss a few things while our judges begin to go over the scores. Majima, Shouta, If you could hang back for a minute, that would be appreciated.” He watched as the other teachers filed out, smiling once they were gone. “Majima, I’d like you to look into the bot that malfunctioned. See what we can do to prevent this in the future. And Shouta, if you could have Izuku come join us in the meeting, I’d like it if he could relay what he had seen in that control panel before he ripped the wires out.”

Majima nodded to Nedzu, he was not at all happy that one of his creations had malfunctioned like that. He had checked them over that morning and everything was working fine. Shouta sighed and nodded, taking out his phone.

Dadapillar:

Kid, come up to meeting room delta, the rat wants to know what you saw in the robot.

Problem adult:

Aye aye captain, ill be right there

Kaachan is just barking at me for going after the thing.

He chuckled and shook his head. “Alright he says he will be right there Nedzu. He just has to deal with blasty boy first.”

“Understood. I will go ahead and get the meeting started while we wait for him. Come on. Let’s get to everyone else. I’m sure your husband is wondering where you are.”

Nedzu grinned and climbed onto Shouta’s shoulder, letting the man carry him all the way to the meeting room, where he jumped off. Hizashi was at his side swiftly as they walked in, a huge grin on his face. “Shou did you see Zuku?! He did so well and didn't break a single bone!” 

They had been teasing the teen about his bone breaking habit in the old time line since they had all come together. Shouta would tell stories about the times the kid had broken something. 

“Yes sunshine i saw that, i'm very proud. We might have to stop teasing him about it now.”

“But it’s so much fun, Shou!” He grinned. “I’m still gonna tease him.”

He chuckled and shook his head. “Then he is going to sass you so hard.” he hip checked his husband playfully as the door to the meeting room opened and his son walked in. 

“Told you I wasn't going to break anything this time dad!” He turned to Nedzu with his head tilted. “Whatcha need fuzzy overlord?”

“Hello to you as well, Izuku. I wanted to hear your firsthand account of the wiring inside of the bot, as you were the only one to see what it looked like before you dismantled it.”

He shrugged and ran a bandaged hand through his hair. He had gotten a bit shocked by the wires and granny was damned if she let him go without a bandage at least. “Oh, yeah looked like some fuck decided to pull the failesafe wire and disconnect it.. -100/0 would not recommend doing that.”  He looked around the room and his eyes fell suspiciously onto yagi.

Gran Torino laughed at Izuku’s comment, gently shoving Shouta. “This one has more attitude than you did, Problem Child!”

Izuku snorted and turned his eyes to his once mentor. “Well old grump, that's what happens when you go through the shit I have. You become the master of sass.”

“Oh really? And what do you need to go through in order to end up with a skill set that looks suspiciously like my own? I saw how you climbed that bot. You had some talent. How long have you been training that?”

Izuku turned and looked at his dad who shook his head slightly., with yagi in the room they couldn't really say anything about their past.

“Well gramps, that skill I think I trained it this time for..hmmm i think a few weeks now. Dad taught me parcour, as for what i've been through…what do you think a quirkless child in a quirked society has been through.” he grinned sadistically. All the staff knew he was a ‘false negative’ he wasn't going through hiding that shit again. He heard a cough from all might and ignored it. He didn't get an opinion. 

Torino raised an eyebrow and glanced at Yagi, but said nothing. “So you’re a false negative then… Well you’ve done well in training that quirk, however long you’ve had it. If you get in, we may need to go for a few sparring sessions. You may have a chance at keeping up with me.”

He laughed at that and nodded “Oh hell yeah!! I can't wait to take you down old man.`` The room temperature dropped and Nana looked at him with an amused look.

‘Nine really? Must you sass my old master like that? He has no idea what he’s up against.’

Daigoro grinned from the other side of the boy. ‘Nah kid, give him hell. He deserves it after how he ‘trained’ you last time. The old man needs to see how good you are.’

A grin spread across his face at that ‘you’re right! Trying to teach me by making me make him taiyaki, damn old bastard.’

Shouta looked at the boy, slightly concerned about the grin on his face. The vestiges must be talking to him, judging by the look on his face. Izuku looked at his dad and almost laughed at the look on his face. He shrugged and figured he would tell him later. He turned to Nedzu, “So yeah someone probably tampered with the bot. After all, it was just pulled. Can't imagine who would do something like that.”

Once again he turned and glared at all might. He wasn't going to be subtle, the staff already knew he didn't like the man. Torino noticed the pointed glares toward the number one hero and frowned. What had his former student been up to?

Nedzu nodded slightly. “The bot in question will be decommissioned, in the event it was a true malfunction, and it will be investigated thoroughly for signs of tampering. If anyone did tamper with the bot’s failsafe, they will be charged accordingly, especially considering it nearly cost the lives of three examinees.”

Izuku shrugged. “The bot wasn't that bad nedzu, but yeah I get it. Maybe change the exam from robots next year.” 

“Possibly. We will see. Now that is all I wanted to discuss today. You’re all dismissed!”

They both knew the commission and the board would never allow the exam to be changed. It was the way it is because they wanted flashy combatant quirks. He turned to his parents. “We’re free!!” he cried out happily. “Cat cafe?” he asked just as the door opened and Spot padded in and rubbed up against the teens legs. Calm washed over him and he sighed in relief, large groups of people sucked for him still. 

Shouta nodded. “Hopefully the employees won’t mind Spot coming in. Let’s get going though. I’m ready for some relaxation.”

Hizashi smiled and ruffled izuku’s hair. “No one ever minds Spot shou, she's a darling angel after all.”

“Papa, dad needs all the relaxation he can get before having to deal with his hell class this year, remember he absolutely hates all his demon spawn. We make him old and soft after all” 

Hizashi laughed as the family headed out of the room. Shouta grumbling the entire way. Gran Torino turned and looked at his old teaching partner with a raised eyebrow, it seemed his own problem children were finally happy and without the shadows of the past. The stoat nodded to him before parting ways. He still had questions about the boy but he would find the answers later. Something strange was going on and he didn't like it one bit.

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The first day of school came quickly for the small family. With meetings with Nedzu, Nighteye and so many other things to get ready for eri, the raid and more it was like no time had passed at all. Now the first day was here and Shouta couldn't wait to scare his hellclass for the first time again..yes he knew that didn't make sense to anyone but him. So when the bell rang he inchwormed his way into the room to watch the kids. Of course Katsuki saw him but that was beside the point.

It took five minutes before anyone else noticed him, of course when ashido screamed he couldn't help the sadistic grin on his face. He stood up and glared, his quirk active, at the kids. They settled down quickly and he walked over to the podium. 

“My name is aizawa Shouta, I will be your home room and law and ethics teacher..” he looked around the room and found an empty desk. He sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose. 

“Problem child number two, where is he?” 

Katsuki grinned at him and looked to the vents in answer. “He made a nest up there.”

“Of course he did. Go get him down.” The rest of the students were looking at them confused as Katsuki nodded and walked over. He stepped on a chair and banged on the vent cover loudly. “Hey nerd, wake the fuck up. Class is starting.” 

When no response came he opened the vent cover and began to climb in. Ida began to chop his arms in anger at the action. “This is unacceptable behavior for a hero student. Get out of the vents this instant.” 

He of course ignored the robot boy and the sound of rustling could be heard “hey…watch it….  Be careful of her tail damnit!” and then a boy with long black hair, deep green eyes and an undercut fell to the floor, a white snow leopard falling after him landing on her feet. Katsuki jumped down and dusted off his hands.

“Oh.. hey dad!” he grinned at the stern looking face of his dad.

Shouta rolled his eyes. “Was it too much to ask you to be in the classroom on time, Problem Child?”

He shrugged as he got up “technically I was above the classroom so i think it counts…and you’re the one who made me get up at the ass crack of dawn to be here.”

“Yes, because I needed to be here at that time, and so did your other father.” He sighed, pulling up his sleeping bag and setting out the gym uniforms. “We’ve wasted enough time already. Go get changed into these and meet me on field beta. Problem Child can show you the way to the locker rooms you’ll be using this year. You’ve got ten minutes, so get moving.” With that, the man walked out of the classroom.

Everyone turned and looked at him. He could see the disapproval on Iida’s face. “He wasn't kidding, we have ten minutes.” he said before grabbing his uniform and tossing one to kaachan. They made their way down to the locker rooms easily enough, Spot taking the lead. 

“Alright, guys on the right, ladies on the left. I will say be quick if you don't want to piss sensei off.”

The other students nodded and made their way into the locker rooms, changing and filing out once they were done, all of the students slowly trickling out to the field well after Izuku had gotten over there.

“Those of you still walking, kick your asses into gear. We only have so much time today.” Shouta yelled out to the students just barely leaving the locker rooms, already done with the day.

Izuku snorted “cause you know, it's not like we all live on campus or anything now.” Katsuki nodded and chuckled. The kids were moving in fully that day, both katsuki and izuku already moved into their dorms the night before thanks to having teachers as parents. Shouta turned and glared at him.

“Shut up problem children or I'll make you run the hell course.” 

Izuku raised an eyebrow. “You know that’s only really a threat to Kaachan, right?”

Katsuki shoved him playfully. “Exactly, so shut up Zu!”

“Be nice or I'll tell auntie you're bullying me! You know I'm her favorite.” 

Shouta groaned. “Both of you shut up, I have a class to run here.” He looked over the rest of the students, sighing softly, whispering so only he could hear. “Why did I agree to do this all over again…” The man pulled up his tablet, glancing at what he had even though he knew how he was going to run this class. 

“Yamazawa. You got the top score on the practical.” He tossed Izuku one of the balls, smirking. “I want you to throw it with your quirk. Anything goes, just stay in the circle, Problem Child.”

Izuku caught the ball and nodded, shoving Katsuki out of the way “Break a leg… or a finger” the blonde shouted after him and he groaned. He stood in the circle and thought about what he was going to do. He called up black whip and wrapped the ball in it before throwing it as hard as he could before letting the quirk fall. He still had some trouble controlling that one with the percentage his body was able to handle. But it was his favorite. He turned to his dad with an eyebrow raised.

Shouta smiled, holding up the screen for Izuku to see before showing it to the class. “750.4 M. This is what I am testing. I want to see you push the limits of your quirks and your minds.” He paused to let the students react, waiting to hear Ashido drop the dreaded ‘F’ word.

“I can’t believe we can use our quirks for this!”

“This will be so Fun!” both izuku and katsuki groaned at this

Bingo. Shouta smirked before looking at the students, an eyebrow raised. “Fun? I thought you came here to become heroes. You won’t have time for ‘fun’ while you’re learning to save lives. How about this for fun? Whoever scores lowest on this assessment will be going home today.”

The class was in an uproar, except for the two problem children, and hitoshi, who looked like he was going to pass out. 

“That's not fair!! You can't do that” Uraraka yelled out. 

“Fair? Natural disasters aren’t fair. Abusive parents aren’t fair. War isn’t fair. Life is full of unfairness. It’s our jobs as heroes to combat that unfairness. Now, does anyone else have any complaints? No? Then let’s get started.”

Izuku nodded, he remembered so much war and death and blood as his dad said the word. His hands began to shake. Spot, who had been laying under a tree got up and walked over to him wrapping her body around him purring and pulling him back out. He sighed and thanked her silently as the tests began. In between tests the students mingled a little bit. As Izuku was watching the 50 meter dash Uraraka came over with a smile.

“I didn't get to introduce myself during the exam. My name is Uraraka Ochako. Thank you for saving me, I'm so glad we both got into the same class!” 

Izuku nodded slightly, not wanting to be rude, but also not really wanting to deal with her infatuation with him like last time. “I’m Yamazawa Izuku. It wasn’t really a big deal. Those robots are built with failsafes to make sure no one gets hurt.” He opted not to mention that the failsafe on that robot had been tampered with, instead choosing to watch as Hitoshi ran against Denki in the dash.

Uraraka frowned at him and shook her head. “It sure felt like a big deal, even if it wasn't. Your actions were super heroic! I hope we can be friends!” she chirped out happily. 

He nodded slightly, not completely focused on her words, smiling as he saw Hitoshi win his race. He was called up next and he waved a bit to be polite, heading up towards the start line, congratulating Hitoshi as he passed the purple haired boy. “Good job on your run! You did really great!”

Uraraka frowned and glared at the purple haired boy. She didn't like him one bit. Hitoshi was startled by the praise he was given by the cute sassy teen. He blushed a little. “Umm thanks.. Good luck.” 

“Thanks H-Shinsou!” Izuku grinned, catching himself before he called Hitoshi by his first name. He had to be careful about using the other’s first name. He shook his head, clearing his mind as he stepped up to the start line next to Iida. As he stood and waited for the start he rocked back and forth on the balls of his feet allowing fa jin to build up and then called one for all at ten percent. As soon as the light turned green he was off like a shot. He crossed the finish line just before Iida did. The glare he got from the other boy was heated but he didn't care. He was having fun.

As the assessments continued, Izuku tried to keep an eye on Hitoshi, hoping the boy was scoring high enough that Dad wouldn’t give him a heart attack at the end. The ball throw was next and Izuku could tell that Hitoshi was nervous. He carefully slipped in beside the boy, speaking softly. “You know, Sensei is really just looking for out of the box thinking with this.. Even if your quirk can’t help with the physical aspect of this, maybe it could help you do something else, even without leaving the circle.” He didn’t want to just give him the answer, but he hoped that the other boy would pick up on the hints that he was dropping.

Hitoshi frowned as he walked up to the circle. He took the ball and thought about what the other teen had said. Think outside the box even without his quirk. He worried if he used it on one of the students he would get in trouble. He looked around and an idea came to his head. He had seen the teens' reflexes during the exam, and hoped he wasn't wrong about this. He brought his arm back to throw the ball and at the last second pivoted and threw it towards izuku.

Izuku grinned as he saw his love turn. It wasn’t what he was hoping for, but they could work up to being more comfortable with his quirk. Luckily, he wasn’t near any of the other students and he reflexively activated ofa at ten percent, quickly whipping around to kick the ball far off in the distance, smiling wide as he landed.

Both iida and uraraka shouted out when the ball was kicked away from them. “That is unacceptable! You didn't use your quirk and you attacked another student!” iida shouted his arms chopping harshly.

“That is so unfair and rude!” Uraraka yelled.

Shouta cut both of them off with a quirk infused glare. “Shinsou did exactly what I instructed. He did not break any rules. He made an educated decision. His quirk may not be the most suited for physical tests, so he did what he could. I told you all. Anything goes, so long as you stay in the circle. Did any of you see him leave the circle? I didn’t think so. As for the ‘attack’, he made a wise choice. He saw Yamazawa’s reaction times today, and during the practical. He knew that Yamazawa would be able to deflect it easily, while also getting him a good score. Problem child, did you mind Shinsou throwing the ball at you?”

He shrugged “not really, was good situational awareness practice.” he ran a hand through Spots fur as he stood there. Iida glared at the teen.

“And why exactly do you have that beast here? This isn't a zoo and animals should not be brought into the school.” 

Izuku glared. “Spot is not a beast. She is my registered service animal and hero companion. She has been cleared to be with me at all times by Principal Nedzu. Her place is secured here. Yours, on the other hand… I wouldn’t get too comfy if you keep up that attitude.”

Shouta looked at Tenya with a frown. The boy had always been black and white yes, but had never shown this side of himself before. “Enough!” he growled with a quirk infused glare. “Tenya, if you keep this up I will call Tensei and tell him what you are doing. You know about hero companions better than others here. Now stop with the attitude. I'm going to pull up the scores now.”

He pulled up the scoreboard and izuku found his name in third place under shoto and momo. He smiled when he saw Hitoshi was more in the middle of the pack than the bottom of it. Meanwhile, Hagakure was off to the side, sobbing into her hands, thinking she’d be expelled.

“C’mon Sensei… Don’t make them wait any longer.”

“Problem Child, must you give me away?”

“It’s one of the few joys in my life, so yes.”

Shouta rolled his eyes. “Whatever you say, Problem Child. In any case, No one is going home. This assessment was to see how you all push yourselves, and your quirks. And while some of you could have stood to use your quirks a bit more, I know that not everyone has a quirk suited to physical tests like this. Now, All of you, go get changed back into your uniforms and grab your syllabus off the front desk in the classroom. I’ll meet you there, and then we will head to the dorms together to go over rules and regulations for while you’re living here.”

Izuku laughed and shook his head. Oh yeah this year was going to be amazing. Even if he knew the attacks were coming he was still looking forward to the year. He just hoped that he could help his friends sooner than later this year. Just as he had done with Kaachan. His eyes drifted over to shoto, who had his stoic look in place, and hitoshi, who he hated having to keep his distance from. He missed his love.

His eyes fell on Himiko and a soft smile came to his lips. She looked so much more stable walking a bit behind the girls. He could see himself becoming her friend. He and the blonde walked side by side as they headed to change once more. He felt eyes on his back as he changed but ignored it. He knew his scars were bad, but thankfully no one commented on them. When he turned he saw shoto and hitoshi looking at him curiously.

Hitoshi frowned a bit as he noticed the scars across Izuku’s back. He knew the boy had mentioned going through a lot, but he didn’t think it would be that obvious. It was concerning, to say the least. 

Shoto tilted his head slightly when he saw the scars. There were so many. What had Yamazawa gone through to have so many scars?

Izuku looked at them his head tilted slightly as he headed for the door. "umm why are you two staring? I'm not that ugly Damnit." he tried and failed to joke. 

Neither boy responded, letting Izuku leave as they went back to getting changed.

Shouta looked up as Izuku reached the classroom first. “How much longer for the rest of the Hell Class?”

Izuku shrugged." no clue, I got stared at but that's not all that unusual with my ugly mug. Hopefully soon I'm tired and want to take a nap with spot." the feline rumbled and nodded her head. 

Shouta sighed. “Well hopefully they hurry. I’m already done with this class… Again.” 

Slowly, the other students trickled into the classroom, each grabbing a syllabus and mingling. Once everyone had arrived, Shouta stood from his spot on the floor. “Alright. Time to go to the dorms. Everyone follow me, and I’ll explain the rules and room asignments when we get there.”

Izuku and Katsuki followed after him. Spot between them. She had taken to helping the family and Katsuki as well on bad days. It didn't take them long to get to the dorms and head inside. The class was in awe but the two just stood there not caring. They had seen it before. 

Shouta began to explain the dorms and the rules once everyone was inside, going over expectations and making sure everyone understood. Once he released them, Izuku made his way to his own dorm room, Spot following him as he flopped down on the bed. It didn’t take long for his silence to be disturbed as someone knocked on his door. 

Izuku sighed, getting up and opening the door, frowning a bit as he saw who was on the other side. “Sh-Todoroki? Can I help you?”

“I wanted to ask you something…”

He tilted his head softly. "Sure, what's up?" he looked at the duel quirk user curiously. He looked better than he did when he was still going home after school, so that made him feel a little better but he wasn't sure why he would have a question for him this early in the year. 

“I-… I don’t mean to be rude, but I was curious… Your-… Your scars… They remind me of my own… I was just wondering if you were in a similar situation as me…” Shoto looked down, not sure what else to say.

Izuku sighed and rubbed his eyes. "come in here todoroki. I doubt you want others hearing this conversation." he stepped aside and shut the door when his once/future friend came in. 

"No, in the way you are thinking it's not the same…. People… people are not kind to the quirkless. And until recently that's what I was. My mother, she…. Was not a good person, and neither were my teachers or classmates. I was lucky, dad and papa saved me a few months ago. I can bet I know what you're going through. Endewhore is a bastard… but if you talk to nedzu, or even my dad they can help."

“My father wants me to use his flames, to be a hero like him… But I will become a hero better than him, only using my mother’s ice. But your dad… That’s… Aizawa-sensei, right? He would help me get out of my father’s reach?”

Izuku groaned at the teens' words. "Okay first off the quirk is yours not each of theirs. They don't wield them or control any part of you. Also your quirk isn't really fire and ice it's temperature manipulation. Your father can't warm something without creating flames. I bet you can… as for dad helping, yeah, he would help in a heartbeat. He did it with me, and the reason the dorms were created was in case someone else was in a bad situation too."

Shoto looked at the other boy, surprised at the revelation. “Temperature Manipulation?” The boy seemed to be lost in thought about his quirk, not quite registering the Izuku’s words.

He nodded" yeah think about it. In order for you to use both without drawbacks, you can warm and cool yourself and the area. It only makes sense that way. So it's not just elemental like your dad's or your moms, it mutated and grew into something new." he rubbed the back of his neck sheepishly." sorry if it sounds creepy, I've just always liked to analyze quirks and yours is really cool"

Shoto examined the other boy, thinking over his words. “I’ll need to test this… Would-... Would you mind helping me?”

Izuku smiled brightly at that and started bouncing a little. Spot huffed and got off the bed and nipped at his leg lightly. He blinked and took a deep breath. 

"I'd love to!! Me and Katsuki are probably going to pester dad or papa to supervise us in gym gamma later if you want to join us?" 

He nodded, smiling softly. “Maybe I could talk to Aizawa-sensei after…”

He nodded softly. "he will gladly listen. And if you need moral support me and spot would be happy to sit with you. She's great in such situations." he rubbed her head causing her to purr at the praise. 

Shoto nodded, smiling softly. “I’ll just go back to my room for now… Thank you for your help, Yamazawa.”

"Of course! And call me izuku, it's less of a mouthful, and I'd like to become friends. I'll come get you when we head to the gym" 

“Sounds good, Izuku. And you can call me Shoto.” He waved a bit as he left the room, relaxed. Izuku smiled and flopped back onto his bed where spot decided he made a great pillow. 

"I've got one friend back spot! And I didn't have to break my hand to do it this time. Good thing I remember my old analysis" 

Spot purred softly, nuzzling into Izuku’s shoulder, contentment radiating off of her. Izuku sighed and closed his eyes. The sound and vibrations of her purrs pulling him to sleep even in a new place surrounded by people.

Chapter Text

A few hours later, Katsuki headed up to Zu’s room. As soon as he arrived he scratched on the door a pattern he had learned well after the first time he just barged in on the nerd sleeping.  Apparently the teen didn't sleep unarmed and Katsuki almost had a heart attack that day. A few minutes later a sleep rumpled teen opened the door.

“The hobo says we can use the gym after dinner. Come help me make spicy curry.” 

Izuku raised an eyebrow before he nodded. The two often cooked together, mostly because if no one else was home izuku would still sometimes forget to eat a meal. And the hobo couldn't cook worth a damn. They headed down to the kitchens together. “So shoto is going to join us tonight, he wants to test out some theories i have on his quirk.”

Katsuki laughed a bit. “Let me guess, you already dissected his quirk and made it better, and now you need to do it again? Are you going to do that for everyone in class, Zu?”

He rolled his eyes and nodded “most everyone yeah. Gotta make sure you all can survive this hell year after all…and really i didn't mean to do it yet but he came to my room to ask about my scars, and then was calling the heat part of his quirk his father fire… it annoyed me.”

“I have a feeling that a lot of the extras are gonna annoy you this year, Zu. None of them really have the foreknowledge that you do.”

“I know i know.. But we were really good friends before. I don't want him to keep feeling the way he does if I can help him.” 

“I know, Zu. You’ve always been a bit of a bleeding heart…” He went over to the cabinets as they reached the kitchen, pulling out the pans he needed for dinner. Izuku followed, pulling out ingredients that he and dad had stocked earlier that day, at the ass crack of dawn. He yawned a little but kept moving, Spot lay just off to the side watching them.

“How auntie? Is she excited for the classes this year?” he asked as they started cooking. 

Katsuki laughed. “Ma is real excited for the classes. She’s been all crazy over the new first years. Apparently her homeroom class has some kids with real crazy quirks.”

He hummed softly at that trying to think of something he could use to bribe auntie nem to let him analyze her class. “I'm glad she's so excited, is she still planning to do the after school art classes?”

They cooked together easily, and as they did the dorms began to smell of delicious food, other students began to leave their rooms and come down to the common room. 

Katsuki looked over as the other students arrived. “I wonder if they’ll be able to handle my spicy curry. Zu? You think they will?”

He hummed and shrugged. “If they can't, then they can make something themselves..” he leaned in close. “You are making a milder version for dad and papa right?”

“Yeah Zu, I set a couple bowls worth of curry aside before I added the other spices. I know your parents can’t handle spice like us and Ma.” He laughed a bit, looking up as one of the other students walked up.

“Thanks Kaachan! Papa was complaining cause dad only had coffee and a juice pouch this morning..” he turned to look at the other students and then back to the food. 

“Hey, Is… Is the food for everyone, or did you just make it for yourselves?” Himiko spoke quietly, her voice hopeful. Katsuki glanced at Izuku, then back at the girl. “Help yourselves, but you know, it is /spicy/ curry.”

Himiko grinned showing off her fangs “that's okay! I like spicy things.” 

Izuku gave her a smile before moving closer “there is a small vial in the fridge door for you. Dad told me to let you know so you could add it to dinner.” his voice was quiet and for only her to hear. 

She smiled and nodded. “Thanks.” She went over to the stove, grabbing a bowl of curry before getting the vial from the fridge and quickly pouring it in and mixing it. Once the bowl was mixed, she went over to the table, sitting down and starting to eat. “Wow! This is really good!”

Izuku smiled as he grabbed his own plate. He went to the fridge and grabbed a plate with two large steaks on it before sitting down. He placed the steaks on the ground for spot before eating a bite of his own food.

A few minutes later both papa and dad walked out and headed for the stove.

“Thanks zuku, thanks kats!” papa said as he sat down, dad grunted his own thanks before sitting beside his husband.

As other students either got their own meals or grabbed some of the curry, Katsuki kept an eye out, waiting to see what the others thought of the curry. Most of the others couldn’t handle the spice, running to get milk after one bite, he noticed the few that could handle the spice, smirking softly and taking note of the four extras, each of them sitting at the table. He’d be sure to test their limits this year.

When izuku finished his dinner he took his plate and katsuki’s to the dishwasher before turning. “Alright Kaachan, go get changed and we can head out. Shoto you too, meet back here in five?” 

Katsuki nodded along with Shoto as both headed over to their rooms. Each one returned shortly after, looking over at Aizawa, who was sitting slumped against the wall in his sleeping bag, eyes closed. Izuku sighed and shook his head “spot?” The leopard nodded and padded over to the sleeping dadapillar and grabbed the sleeping bag from the bottom and started to pull it off of the man. Shouta groaned, climbing out of the bag. “Yeah Yeah, Spot, I get it… Come on boys. Let's get to gym gamma.”

Izuku chuckled as did Katsuki but shoto just watched them curiously as Spot returned to Izuku's side. It didn't take long to arrive at the gym, katsuki went into his warm up routine while izuku turned to shoto. “So, what did you want to try out first?”

“I think… I should start with just changing the temperature… Maybe? I’m not sure… My father always ran our training sessions…”

Izuku didn't growl at those words (shut up Daigoro) “well that's not how we do things here. You will always have a choice. And if it gets too much say so and we can stop.. So for temperature changing, i'm not sure how you normally think about your ice, but i want you to concentrate and just imagine the area around you getting colder. Feel it with your quirk but don't actually activate your ice.”

Shoto nodded, feeling within himself for his quirk, thinking of the area getting colder, not even realizing when the air around him dropped in temperature. Izuku felt the shift in the air, as did Spot and aizawa. He smiled softly 

“That's exactly what I was saying, the temperature has gone down quite a lot..do you feel it at all?” he asked curiously. Shoto shook his head, the feeling of colder temperature not affecting him.

“It doesn’t feel any different…”

He hummed and nodded “you probably have some natural immunity to the cold, like spot does, and like kaachan has to the heat of his explosions. It's…like a built-in temperature regulation so you don't get frostbite right away.”

“If I can’t feel the temperature change, how will I know that it did?”

“Well other people will notice the difference, and if you keep pouring out more and more cold, eventually you will see frost, or maybe even fog appear, also when it's cold enough you will see your breath.” 

“I guess…” He continued to lower the temperature, trying to get a feel for when he’d notice the shift.izuku was proud of shoto for trying this. He felt the air get colder and shivered. Dad wrapped his capture scarf around him before spot moved closer to the boy. She felt something familiar in him and huffed, he was going to hurt himself the way he was going about it and her human didn't know how to stop that.

The snow leopard closed her eyes and activated her own quirk to show the new cub what he needed. The feelings and images she sent him were soft, but also full of the knowledge of how she used her own cold temperature aspect. When she finished she opened her eyes and waited. 

Shoto tilted his head slightly at the wave of information, confused. “You… You’re trying to help me?” He thought about the images she sent, focusing back in on his quirk and smiling as he gained more control, gradually lowering the temperature, keeping track of where it was at easily now.

Izuku smiled even though he was getting colder. “Yeah… she does that alot. She has an empathy quirk, which is how she's showing you the information, as well as a minor cold quirk we have been training to become stronger… looks like her information helped.”

“It did. Thank you. I appreciate your help.” He smiled softly at the snow leopard. She chuffed happily at him before going abc to lay down close to his dad. Izuku smiled happily. 

“See it told you your quirk was different, i'm betting now if you start to feel the cold affecting you, you can use the heat to warm yourself up, plus mixing heat and cold can have some really cool effects, like causing thunder to happen.”

“Problem child, no causing storms tonight please! I already have enough of a headache.” shouta groaned as he watched them. Katsuki stopped working and looked over before wiping the sweat from his hands and instead going through his quirkless forms.

Shoto nodded. “I think I may be ready to be done for the day… This has been… A lot of information to take in today… I think I need some time to process everything.”

Izuku nodded “That's understandable. Quirks are interesting but also complicated. Take all the time you need, if you want to head back to the dorms you can…or you can hang out and watch me kick kaachans ass again.”

“Don’t be so sure you’ll win, Zu! I’ve been working on some counters to your attack style!”

Izuku laughed. “Hey, I'm up to ten percent again now. You will have to catch me first kaachan, plus I can hold black whip for a bit longer too.”

“Come at me then, Zuzu.” Katsuki smirked and finished his stretches, holding his arms open in invitation. Izuku grinned sadistically as he called up one for all. He felt the vestiges all form to the side to watch them and cheer him on as they often did. As green lightning crackled along his skin he moved with quick precise speeds towards kaachan, going for a leg sweep. Katsuki jumps into the air, letting off explosions to propel him higher.

“You’re gonna have to try harder than that!”

He grinned and called black whip and shot it towards him, one strand going for the frontal attack and the other hidden behind him. Katsuki grabbed the strand of blackwhip going towards him, using it to shoot himself towards Izuku. As he got closer, he held his hand out, prepping a small explosion towards the other boy. 

Izuku was having a blast as they danced with each other, but seeing the boy coming towards his face hand outstretched, icuku froze, his arms going to shield himself as he flashed back to before..or later or whatever. All he could see was kaachan coming at him with malicious glee, he could feel the burn of his flesh and without conscious thought blackwhip responded and wrapped him up in a cocoon to keep him safe. 

Shouta watched as the boys sparred, glad to see them getting along. They both were giving it their all as they went back and forth, trading blows until he saw Izuku’s stance change. Katsuki was coming at him and his son wasn’t reacting. Shouta didn’t have a chance to do anything before Izuku was holding his arms up and Blackwhip had surrounded him. He ran forward. “Katsuki, Todoroki, stay back. Spot, I need your help!” The leopard met him next to Izuku, immediately putting out waves of calm towards the boy, even if they couldn’t reach him through his cocoon. Shouta began pulling at the strands of blackwhip, trying to erase the quirk, but struggling to have any effect through the dark strands.

The vestiges panicked when nine wrapped himself with blackwhip. They knew he couldn't hold it long before it started to hurt him. They vanished and went back into the void hoping to find the boy there. When they arrived they found the shadowy form of nine standing there. Second moved quickly and chopped his neck knocking him out in both places, allowing blackwhip to vanish. 

“He’s gonna be pissed when he wakes up second.” Yoichi said to the man who shrugged.

“Better pissed than broken.”

Shouta watched as Blackwhip dissipated, Izuku knocked out on the floor. He pulled his son close, carefully checking his pulse as Spot laid her head on his stomach. “Izuku… Wake up Kiddo, please… I’m here, you’re safe…”

It wasn't until five minutes later that izuku groaned and opened his eyes confused. “What?!”

Shouta sighed in relief when Izuku woke up, “Hey Kid, It’s okay.. You’re safe. You had a bit of a panic attack when Katsuki went to attack you while you were sparring.”

Izuku groaned and rubbed his eyes. "Dammit! I thought I was getting better." he looked up and over to Kaachan and gave him a small smile "don't beat yourself up over this okay kaachan?" he already knew he would but he had to say it anyway. 

Shouta nodded slightly, “You have been getting better Izuku… But just because you’ve gotten better doesn’t mean that certain things won’t trigger attacks…” He looked over at Katsuki. “Izuku is right. This wasn’t your fault, Katsuki. Don’t worry about it too much. Worrying won’t change what happened. I think we should all head back to the dorms for the night though. We’ve probably done enough for tonight.”

Both boys nodded their heads, knowing they wouldn't get more done tonight. It wasn't long before they split ways and went to their own rooms. Izuku flopping on his bed, phantom pains wracking his body as he remembered times when hands came at him in such a way, and not just kaachans hands either. Spot climbed onto the bed and lay down on him, applying deep pressure therapy. 

Izuku ran his hands through Spot’s fur, the cold feeling helped calm and ground him as he tried to clear his mind of the thoughts that plagued him. He wasn’t sure he’d be able to sleep that night with everything running through his head at once. He was tired though. After a little while of just laying there with spot he sighed.

“Come on Spot, let's go crawl in with dad and papa.” 

The feline purred, climbing off the bed with him and following her human out of his room and all the way to her other humans’ home in this building. Izuku didn't even bother to knock before slipping into the apartment in the dorms. He rubbed his eyes sleepily and padded towards the bedroom. He waited a moment before going in and then caterpillared in between his parents' bodies. 

Shouta stirred at the movement in his bed, wondering what was going on before he saw Izuku. He sighed softly and pulled his son close. “I’m right here, Kid. I’m not going anywhere.”

Izuku snuggled into his dad's chest taking in his scent to sooth his nerves. “I know dad… couldn't sleep… bad thoughts.” he mumbled softly in between a large yawn. 

“I figured… Don’t worry.. We’ll get it right this time.” He gently kissed the top of Izuku’s head, smiling softly and relaxing. While he may not want it happening every night, It definitely was reassuring to have his kid right here and safe while they were asleep.

“Mmhmm i gonna… beat crusty’s ass” he mumbled out sleepily, finally relaxing enough with his dad there.

Shouta nodded, dozing off. “You sure are, kid.”

Chapter Text

Izuku woke up early with Papa’s alarm the next day, groaning slightly and rubbing his eyes. He got up, going over to his own room in their dorm apartments to get dressed before he went back out to sit at the table. He knew that if he spent the night, Papa would insist on making breakfast for him, and he was grateful to not have to worry about making his own meal today.

Spot lay down near the couch to watch her humans, they were always busy and on the go. Maybe she needed to teach her cub how to nap and relax more. Izuku sighed as papa handed him a mug of coffee with a soft smile. He sipped it happily, feeling the caffeine start to energize him. It was still early but he knew some of his classmates would be waking up soon to get ready for the day.

Hizashi smiled wide as he set the plates of food down in front of his son, leaving a plate out for Shouta as well. He also made sure to grab spot’s plate from the fridge and bring it over to her. “Here you go. Eat up, both of you.” He looked over at the bedroom. “Shou, breakfast is ready!”

Shouta groaned and rolled out of bed landing on his feet. Another day, another hell class issue. He remembered what happened last time. He was curious to see how badly gran screwed with ass mights plans. He smirked at the idea of it as he walked out of the bedroom and flopped down into his seat.

“Thanks sunshine.” 

“Not a problem, moonlight.” Hizashi grinned, joining his husband and son at the table to start eating, only to hear a knock on the door, causing him to frown. “What could they need so early in the morning?”

“Hell spawn, all of them,” Shouta muttered as he got up and answered the door, seeing Uraraka looking frazzled. “What is it?”

“Yamazawa isn’t in his room! I was going to check on him this morning since I hardly saw him last night and he wasn’t in his room, I think something happened!”

Shouta rolled his eyes and held back a groan. “Nothing happened to him, Uraraka, he’s sitting at the table eating breakfast. You really shouldn't overreact like this.” 

She frowned. “Oh… I just-… What is he doing here? Shouldn’t he eat breakfast downstairs with everyone else?”

“He had a bad night last night and came to sleep here. So he is now eating with us instead of in a kitchen with a loud group of others. It's fine, go ahead and go eat your own breakfast. He will see you later in class.”

She reluctantly walked off, going back downstairs. Izuku rolled his eyes as he heard Dad shut the door. “Did she seriously try to wake me up this morning? It’s ridiculous… It’s like she’s even worse than last time.”

He huffed and nodded “Looks like it yeah. Hopefully she will settle down soon. Heck i know you used to get up incredibly early before. But this behavior is just annoying.” 

“Yeah, I just hope the others aren’t too bad today. It’s going to be a long day as it is, and I don’t feel like dealing with their bullshit.”

He nodded “hey at least you probably won't have to do battle trials today. I highly doubt Torino will allow that shit to fly.”

“Who knows, he may just have us gather in a gym and start shooting himself at us all. Wouldn’t surprise me one bit.”

Shouta laughed and nodded. “If he does that, I want the rat to send me the video of you kicking his ass.” 

“I’ll be sure to mention it during our lessons today.” Izuku glanced at the clock, sighing softly. “We’d better get down there and head to class…”

Shouta nodded “let me just change real quick. The class does not need to see me in my sweatpants.” He quickly went back to his bedroom and changed into his hero outfit and grabbed his capture weapon before he headed back out so they could head to class.

Izuku nodded and headed out the door, wincing at the loud voices once they got to the common room. It didn’t take long for him to be noticed by Iida, who came rushing up to him. “Yamazawa! You were not in your room this morning, even though curfew states that all students must be in their rooms once curfew has passed! This is a clear breach of rules that is unacceptable as future heroes!”

His sigh was bone deep as he pinched the bridge of his nose. “Iida, how do you know I wasn't in my room at curfew? Maybe I just got up super early or some shit.” 

Tenya sputtered, unsure of how to answer the question. He hadn’t thought that far ahead in his interrogation.

“Another thing, you really have no right to be policing other students in this way. That's for the teachers to do. As for where I was, I was in dad’s apartment having breakfast. I slept there last night. Though it's none of your business.”

Iida was quiet, not sure how to respond after being reprimanded like that. He nodded quietly before walking off. He turned when he heard a snort from behind him to find kaachan standing there. The boy looked like he hadn't slept at all the night before.

“That was an awesome smackdown Zu.”

“I was just telling him what he needed to hear. How are you doing, Kaachan?”

“I’m alright Zu, don't worry about me. We should head to class. After all, we have heroics first thing this morning.”

Izuku frowned. “Kaachan, don’t dodge the question. You look like shit, so I know you barely got any sleep last night. You know I’m not mad at you for yesterday, right?”

The teen nodded “I know you’re not. But yeah I didn't really sleep last night. I should have done the same as you and gone to ma. Don't worry I'll call Kashira-san later and get an appointment booked.” He had been seeing his therapist since he was taken in, the man was amazing and had helped him alot. 

“Alright. As long as you’re taking care of yourself. It may be a good idea for you to go see auntie for a bit before classes today too.”

He nodded a soft smile on his face. “Yeah, I think i'll hit the teachers lounge before the bell rings. I think I need one of ma’s famous hugs this morning.” okay yea bakugou katsuki was soft, but he didn't really care.

Izuku nodded. “Well we’d better get going then.” He smiled softly and started to head out of the dorms with Katsuki, going towards the school. It didn't take them long to arrive and they both headed for the teachers lounge together. Izuku didn't feel like sitting in the classroom right then. Once through the door Kaachan went quickly to Midnight's desk and was engulfed in a large grounding hug. 

Nemuri held her son close, rubbing his back. “Aw, Kat, Shou told me about what happened yesterday… I was surprised I didn’t find you curled up with me sometime last night, but I’m glad you came to see me before classes, kiddo.”

He nuzzled into her and sighed letting himself finally relax. “I was going to… but i thought i’d be okay and by the time i wasn't it was too late to leave the dorms.”

“I’m sorry… Maybe we can talk to Nedzu and see about getting you a pass when you need to come see me after curfew?”

He nodded “that would be nice ma.” he pulled back and gave her a smile. “Don't worry, I'm going to call and make an appointment after school today too.”

“Alright Kat.” She smiled wide and kissed the top of his head before ruffling his hair. “You guys can hang out here until the final warning bell, okay?”

Both boys nod happily as they sit down on the couch and start playing games on their phones happily. When the final warning bell rings, Shouta stands, motioning to the boys. “Come on problem children. Let’s get to the classroom.”

Izuku groans “must we really?”

“Izuku, you know that if I could get out of teaching your hell class again, I would. Sadly, Nedzu knows too much about me, so I cannot leave. Now let’s go.”

He chuckled and nodded “I know more about you than he does though!” he chirped as the boys headed to class. Izuku slipped into his desk as Kaachan did his own just as the bell rang for homeroom to begin.

Shouta stood at the front of the room, sighing. “Alright. Today you will be having your first heroics lesson with my former teacher, Gran Torino, and All Might.” He muttered out the last name, very annoyed that the man was still here. “Good luck.” He left the room shortly after, leaving the students to talk amongst themselves until their heroics teachers arrived.

Izuku snorted and so did kaachan when they heard the muttered good luck. They didnt need luck. Well, okay they needed a shit ton of it, but that was more because gran torino was a senile old grump with a sadistic streak and not because of all might.

Gran Torino walked into the room, jumping on top of the podium to look at all the students. “Alright you Zygotes! Today is your first day of Heroics. You’ll be going over guidelines for the year and trying on your costumes.”

Izuku rolls his eyes “why must he use such a stupid name for us?” he mumbles to himself as the shelves open and their cases are brought forward.

“Now. I know you’re all excited about your fancy costumes, but I took a look, and half of them are extremely impractical. Here’s the deal. Two costumes were outright denied for immodesty. I understand that once you’re all heroes you can wear whatever, but for now, you’re underage teens, and the costumes that were made by the company were completely inappropriate. Those two who received inappropriate costumes will be working with one of the support students to make new costumes. The rest of you will be taking notes on your own costumes, and finding the flaws, and what you can improve.”

Izuku raised his hands to the sky and threw his head back “thank you sky daddy” he cried out in relief, that was one issue he himself didn't have to fix now. Everyone but kaachan was looking at him funny while kaachan was laughing hard in his seat. 

“Anyways… All of you need to grab your case and make your way to gym beta once you’ve gotten changed. If you don’t have a case, then the support student will be waiting for you in gym beta, but put on your gym clothes and be ready to move. Now get going!”

Izuku was up quickly followed by kaachan and spot. The rest of the class took a little bit longer to follow. Once in the locker rooms izuku grinned as he opened his case to see his…much less bunny like costume there. He was quick to put on the reinforced cargo pants and tank top shirt both with dark forest green stitching on them. He slipped the braces over his wrist and arms before pulling on a long sleeve dark green almost black top, also with carbon fibers to keep him safe. Black steel toe combat boots next went onto his feet. Then he unwrapped the two rolled up sleeves and grinned like a maniac.

Two large sets of throwing knives lay within. Quickly he began to slip them into their sheaths in his costume, many hidden all over the place. Once those were in place he grabbed his mouth guard and placed it around his neck, then pulled out the last item, one he hadn't put in the plan. Small note was attached.

‘Hope you like this baby I made for you. Let me know if it needs any adjustments. btw push the second button and it goes zap’

Izuku grinned as he looked it over. He pushed a button and it unfolded into a metal bow staff. He laughed and pushed the button again not wanting to try out the electricity function just yet.

Katsuki looked over as Izuku pulled out the knives, holding his own, much smaller than before, gauntlets in his hands. “Geeze, Zu, you think you got enough knives?”

Izuku hummed as if in thought and shrugged. “Probably not, might ask for another set.”

Katsuki shook his head, pulling the gauntlets on. “And where, praytell, are you going to keep those? You’ve already got like twenty…”

“It's actually twenty five, and hmmm maybe some would hide in my hair? And i bet spot wouldn't mind carrying some for me…also if you didn't add bracers into those damned gauntlets i'm going to tell auntie.” he eyed the things, they were smaller than before but still dangerous. 

“Relax, Nerd. I had Ma look over my costume design before I sent it in and she made sure there were no issues, assuming the company followed my design to the letter.”

He nodded in relief. “Good, i'm betting if they fucked up auntie will burn them to the ground. Now let's hurry up and get out there.”

Katsuki nodded and followed Izuku out of the locker room, noting that the only ones to beat them out were Momo and Hagakure, who were both off to the side, speaking with Mei about their costumes. Izuku barely made it two feet out of the locker rooms before mei had her eyes on him. He braced himself as she shot over to him.

“Did you like the baby I made? Isn't it cool? You need more close combat weapons, can I add electricity to your knives?” 

Izuku smiled wide. “The staff is really cool, and I haven’t tested it out completely yet, but I’d love to see what you can do, though I tend to just throw the knives, so I wouldn’t want to lose any good ones with electricity.”

She hummed in thought before bouncing on the balls of her feet. “I'm going to make you the coolest babies. We should be partners!”

“I would definitely enjoy that. You can call me Izuku. What is your name?” He smiled softly.

“Hatsume mei, but you can call me mei!”

“It’s nice to meet you Mei. I’ll let you get back to Yaoyorozu and Hagakure though.” Most of the rest of the class had made it to the gym by this point, and Izuku could tell that Gran was ready to get started. Mei nodded and headed over to the girls with a big smile on her face.

“Okay Brats!” Gran shouted from the front of the room. “I want all of you to get to work with a partner and find the issues with your costumes. Once you’re done, bring your critiques to me, and I’ll send them off to be fixed. Be sure to get a feel for how you move in the costume and how well your quirk works, without hitting anyone else. Get to work.”

Momo frowned as she looked around and raised her hand. Gran Torino looked at her and nodded.

“Umm, sir, I was just wondering where all might is? Aizawa sensei said he was teaching us with you.”

The old man huffed and rolled his eyes. “He was called away. So you're stuck with me today.”

She nodded “thank you” 

Izuku looked at kaachan and shrugged as if asking what to do. Both of their costumes had been looked over already by pro’s heck his own had been looked over by several and powerloader had made it himself instead of sending it out to a company. Dad was a bit paranoid after all. Gran quickly walked up to the two. “No issues with your costumes?”

Izuku shrugged, “not that we can find old man.”

“Nine be nice!” Nana scolded him softly

Gran raised an eyebrow, looking over the two before nodding. “Your mouth guard is a little bright if you’re trying to go underground, kid. And as for you,” He turned to Katsuki. “Your arms are exposed with your costume like that, and your top doesn’t look like it has much protection for your vital organs.”

Izuku snorted before he tapped a button on his mouthguard and the colors darkened. “Ah so you're just being nit picky. I’ll let powerloader know you don't approve of his designs.” 

He rolled his eyes. “Majima knows I’m particular about the costumes. I’m just giving you valid notes. You don’t need to change them if you don’t want to. Why don’t you both go check on the others, see if they need help.”

He rolled his eyes. “No you really are just nitpicking and you know it. My mask is designed to lighten and darken its colors, and Katsuki needs his arms exposed for his quirk. Both of our costumes were designed with the help of other heroes as well. Which you would have known had you looked over the notes given to ass might earlier.” 

With that he turned and headed to talk to shoto about his horribly designed costume.

By the time everyone had finished their costume notes, gran had gathered the class in the middle of the room. “Now, it’s time to test your costumes in a real scenario. Me.” As he finished speaking he took off, starting to bounce around the room, tapping students as he passed them and yelling as he went. “Let’s see if any of you zygotes can catch me!”

Izuku laughed maniacally as the old man spoke. Katsuki sighed but gave him a fist bump anyway. “Plan old geezer?” he said to his friend, already seeing the lightning sparking around the teen.

Izuku nodded, watching the man's paths for a few seconds before taking off. The other students jumped back in surprise as they saw Izuku bounce around exactly like Gran was. Katsuki nodded before he too moved. Using his quirk he took to the air, they had practiced this a few times together and he was excited to see if it worked. 

Hitoshi watched as the three shot around for a few minutes. Those two were never going to catch him at this rate. How was the old man this fast? He took a deep breath before pulling his mask on, messing with it a bit before using it to mimic Aizawa’s voice and speaking loudly. “Gran Torino, what are you doing?”

“Teach-” gran torino’s eyes go blank as he is caught in hitoshi’s quirk.

Izuku’s eyes widen as he realizes what happened and he dives forward to catch Gran, making sure they both get to the floor safely before setting him down. “That was awesome, Shinsou!” He smiled wide at the other boy. “Nice thinking, using Sensei’s voice!”

Shinsou looked shocked behind his mask. “H-How did you know that was me?”

Izuku smiled “because I know my dad’s voice anywhere and I can decipher that it wasn't him.. And seeing as you’re the only one still remotely standing, it's not hard to figure out.” 

The purple haired boy narrowed his eyes at Izuku. Something was up. This kid knew that his name was Hitoshi during the practical, and he gave him that vague advice during the assessment… It’s like Yamazawa knew him or something. He frowned a bit before releasing Gran from his quirk. Izuku could see a calculating look in the boy's eye, not much he could do though. His love was smart and he didn't really want to keep this from him forever. 

Izuku put gran back on his feet and stepped back. He was still holding a grudge from before after all, even if he did have respect for him as a hero.

Gran looked around at the students. “Alright. Who got me down?”

Katsuki walked over as the man asked and izuku just pointed to Toshi with a smile on his face. Gran nodded and smirked. “Good job, kid. That was some quick thinking you did.”

Hitoshi blushed lightly and izuku wished he could wrap his arms around him, but he knew he couldn't. “T-Thank you.”

He nodded. “Okay Zygotes. Go get changed and head to your other classes. The bell is gonna ring soon, and I don’t write late passes.”

Izuku snorted, “you don't do a lot of things.” he turned and rolled his shoulders “Spot come on. Let's go to class.”

Chapter Text

At the end of the day, Hitoshi decided he was ready for answers. He went over to Izuku before the boy could leave the classroom. “Hey Yamazawa, Can I talk to you?”

Izuku looked up and nodded “sure what's up?”

He glanced around, waiting for the other students to leave before speaking. “You know things… Things that you logically shouldn’t know… Like how you knew my name back at the Practical Exam. Or how you seemed to know my quirk when I haven’t told anyone. So, what the hell? How do you know all this stuff?”

Izuku had to think fast. “I saw your-“

Hitoshi sighed a bit as the other boy’s eyes went blank. “I’m sorry Yamazawa, but there have been too many coincidences. Tell me the truth. How do you know so much about me?”

“We were engaged to be married.” his voice was void of any emotion as he spoke.

Hitoshi looked shocked. Married? “What?? But-… Explain from the start.” 

“I’ve already been through UA, in my timeline we started dating after you and I fought in the sports festival. You hated me because of my quirk thinking I was a lazy perf quirked kid… when I told you the truth we grew closer and started dating.. When the war started we became partners to fight in it… when we graduated i took you to my favorite spot by a lake and proposed to you with a ring pop because you were so sweet, you needed just as sweet of a ring.. You said yes but we wanted to wait until the war was over before we actually got married.”

“War? What war?”

“The war against All For One. he attacks UA during the USJ trip and it starts a series of events that turns into a full blown war. We did win, but a lot of lives were lost before that.”

“Lives were lost? Who died?”

“Papa was the first life taken from us, and then midnight. Half of the class was killed while fighting to keep everyone safe. All might was killed but i didn't mourn him, snipe, hawks was tortured before his death, in total about a hundred and fifty hero’s and many more civillians.”

Hitoshi’s eyes widened and he stepped back, losing his control over Izuku as he looked at the boy in shock. Izuku blinked and looked around for a minute.

“Huh.. I forgot what that feels like..”

Hitoshi sat at a nearby desk, trying to process everything he just heard. So many people were going to die, and Yamazawa had already been through it once. Izuku saw hitoshi looking pale and gave him a soft smile.

“Don't look so grave, we are going to change things..we already have to some extent.”

“We? Someone else was sent back with you?”

He nodded his head. “Yeah, dad was sent back with me. The first change we made was getting me out of my abusive mothers home. Which actually changed a lot of things. But we know about the key moment, and if we can change that, I can hope many others won't happen.”

He looked at the other boy, thinking for a minute before he made up his mind. “Is there anything I can do to help?” 

Izuku thought about it then nodded, “yeah i think there is, but we should probably tell dad to come in here and stop being a creepy stalker… before we go any farther in this conversation.”

Shouta walked in, rolling his eyes. “You know I hate when you do that, Problem Child.”

He laughed “and I hate when you are being a creepy stalker. You know you can't sneak up on me anymore, Hikage says you need to work harder on your stealth skills.” 

“Hikage is a ghost and can go through walls to keep an eye out for you. I am still just human.” He looked over at Hitoshi, who was watching the exchange curiously. “So, I have another Problem child to manage now?”

“Hikage is offended that you think he would help me cheat like that… it's usually nana or Yoichi and you know it… and you do realize you have twenty problem children right? This isn't new.”

“No, I have twenty hell spawn. I have two problem children currently, and potentially a third, depending on how shinsou took the news of the time travel shit.”

Izuku looked at Toshi with his head tilted. “I think he’s still processing everything. We should have planned with his quirk in mind.” 

“Well, I’ve got some ideas to include him, but he also hasn’t been training as long as you or Katsuki. When I took him on as a student the first time, he admitted that he hadn’t done much training before the exam or the start of the school year.”

“Yeah he is a bit… noodly still. But he took down torino today, so his quirk control is awesome.”

Shouta chuckled a bit. “Sounds about right. We may be able to include him…”

Hitoshi looked between the two as they talked. “I’m sorry, but can you not talk about me right in front of me?? What are you two talking about?”

Izuku blushed and rubbed the back of his neck “sorry amor, the first big key event happens.. Rather soon, and since you asked to help….” he shrugged softly.

Hitoshi blushed and his eyes widened as he heard what Izuku called him. “I-… Okay…”

“Problem child, please refrain from pet names while you two aren't dating. And really… when you're around me all together. No mushy stuff.”

He rolled his eyes “yeah because you and pops aren't going to be mushy as fuck when we get him back, just like you and papa.” he turned to see hitoshi blushing. “I'm sorry… old habits..”

Hitoshi nodded a bit. “It’s… It’s okay. Let’s just, get back to planning?”

“Good idea problem child number three.” Shouta turned to look at his son with an eyebrow raised.

Izuku rolled his eyes. “So dad, what were your ideas? Or should we take this to the meeting room so that Kaachan and the other teachers that are helping can be included in the conversation?”

Shouta groaned at his son's words. “Fine, we can go to the meeting room. If you text katsuki ill let nem and zashi know. The rat already knows since he knows everything. Shinsou, come with us and we will explain things a bit better.”

Hitoshi nodded, getting up and following Izuku and Shouta to the meeting room. He wasn’t the happiest about needing to deal with Bakugou, but there could have been worse people to deal with. They reached the meeting room two minutes later. Nedzu jumped down from the vents as they walked in. 

“Shouldn't be long, kaachan was waiting for me at the doors anyway.” 

As they waited for the others to arrive, Katsuki glanced between Izuku and Hitoshi, smirking softly. “So, Zu finally told you what was going on, huh?”

“Shut up kaachan.” he rolled his eyes at the other boy. “He caught me in his quirk and well now he knows, which is a huuuge weight off my shoulders.”

Hitoshi looked a little confused. “Would you have told me if I hadn’t used my quirk?”

He sighed and nodded “eventually yes, but I didn't want to influence you in any way by telling you what you and I were in my timeline.”

He nodded a bit. “That… Makes sense, I guess.”

“I also didn't want you caught up in all my drama…. It's not an easy thing to deal with sometimes.”

Katsuki glared at his best friend's words. “Stop with the self deprecating thoughts or i swear to sky daddy I will get the spray bottle and start spraying you again.”

As Katsuki said that, Hizashi walked in with nemuri, frowning. “Zuku, were you talking bad about yourself again? You know that I won’t stop Kats from spraying you, Kiddo. And you know that he will do it.”

Izuku pouted “no i wasn't papa! I swear.”

“He was thinking about it uncle zashi, you could see it in his eyes, he was telling eyebags that he didn't want to have him caught up in his drama, which he knows isnt his fault.”

Hizashi shook his head, smiling softly. “Kiddo, we’re here because we want to help, and I’m sure that’s the same reason Shinsou is here, right?” He smiled as Hitoshi nodded. “See? If we didn’t want to help, we would have left, but we care about you and we want to help you.”

Izuku slumped down a little bit and nodded. “I know I know. It's kind of hard to adjust to this timeline papa. It's a lot different, last time I did it on my own until second year.”

“Well you’ve got all of us this time. We’ll get this done and let you have a more normal life.” Hizashi smiled. 

Shouta nodded and sat beside his husband. “In any case, we need to discuss the plans for the USJ now that we have three problem children to assist.”

Izuku rolled his eyes at his dad. “Say’s the problem adult.. Well we know who’s all going to be there… the big issue will be all might, since torino is here keeping an eye on him… is he going to actually show up or not?”

Shouta scoffed. “He’s barely had enough time to get here on a daily basis, let alone teach full classes. You’ll be lucky to see him for more than thirty minutes during classes. If Nedzu can keep him contained though, we can get it handled before he even has a chance to get out there. And gran torino should be able to keep an eye on the rest of the class while the three of you are with us.”

“Yeah the vestiges did alot of damage to him thank god. We need to contain pops first so he cant scatter everyone… “ he turned to hitoshi and smiled. “That's where you come in… i'm hoping you can get him to respond before he even has the chance to scatter everyone.” 

Hitoshi’s eyes widened. “You need me to catch a villain in my quirk? I-…. I’d only be able to hold him for a little bit, if I manage to get him to answer my question…”

He nodded “yeah, that's all we need is a few minutes. While he is caught kaachan can knock him out so he doesn't get away from us this time. I'm not losing him for longer than we have to.”

Katsuki nodded  his head. “Yeah, I can take him out after you catch him. You still want me to help with distracting handjob too? So he can't count activation times?”

“I mean, once pops is knocked out, Toshi could probably catch crusty too. That fucker loved to talk about himself and his plans.”

“Yeah.. he did monologue a bit too much.. And all you gotta do is hurt his pride to get him to reply. It's the nomu i'm most worried about… if he gets an order out before we catch him…”

“But we won’t let that happen, Dad. He’s going to want to wait for All Might to show up, so we play to that. Make it look like someone is going to get the buffoon and keep him distracted.”

"That's a good idea, kid. He has a one track mind… Now he should break in tomorrow at lunch if everything follows the pattern. We need to let him come and go like last time. We don't want to alert them that we know." 

“So what do we need to do to not alert him, Shou? What’s going to happen tomorrow?” Hizashi looked concerned at the mention of the break in. “Do we just ignore the alarms? I don’t think all the teachers will do that…”

He shook his head. “Tomorrow morning the press will be outside the gates demanding to get an interview with ass might. Of course they aren't going to get such a thing, but during lunch the ‘press’ will break in. It's a diversion tactic so Kurogiri can warp him into the teachers lounge to get the schedule. So we just need to act as if the break in is a false alarm.” 

“False alarm, got it…”

Nedzu nodded. “We’ll be following your lead in this, Shouta. I’m sure Katsuki and young shinsou will be following Izuku’s lead during lunch though… What did happen on your end the first time, Izuku?”

Izuku closed his eyes and shuttered softly. “It… it was bad. The break in was simple enough, iida had Uraraka float him and he told everyone that was stampeding in the cafeteria it was a false alarm.. It was over quickly but… USJ itself was a nightmare.” 

Shouta nodded. “The students were all scattered throughout the facility, there were hundreds of villains, The blonde buffoon had run out of time that day, so he wasn’t even there, and Thirteen had her own quirk turned against her by Kurogiri. Shigaraki nearly killed Asui, just because All Might wasn’t showing up…”

“Dad… dad was hurt badly, the nomu got him… crusty decayed his elbow, and then…” he took a deep breath flexing his hands like they ached. “Then he was slammed into the floor several times head first.. I didn't have any control over One For All then because the only advice I ever got was shit… and all might just tried working me harder and harder physically instead of helping with quirk control, so I couldn't do much… some of us fought against them, and then all might showed up eventually. Causing his time limit to go down even more… he did beat the nomu eventually though…”

Hizashi and Hitoshi both looked horrified at everything that the two had explained. Hizashi knew that the USJ was bad, but he never thought it had been this bad. Slammed into the ground face first? Elbow decayed? Hizashi looked at his husband in concern, finally understanding, in more detail, just what they were going up against. It was a terrifying thought.

Hitoshi, on the other hand, looked at Izuku. This whole thing was crazy. UA was supposed to be such a safe school, and now, they knew that someone would be breaking in, and they were going to let it happen? Just to fight more people later? And why did everyone seem to hate All Might so much? Sure, the number one hero was a bit annoying, but this hatred seemed to stem from something else. He wasn’t sure what to think of the boy next to him, but he knew that he wanted to learn more. 

“I can feel you overthinking from over here hitoshi… what's on your mind?” izuku asked, his eyes still closed and his hands now fisted in snow white and freezing cold fur.

“I… I guess I’m just a little confused, is all… You know the break in is going to cause the usj event, so why not stop them at the break in? And you all seem to hate all might… A lot… I mean, I know the guy is annoying, but why so much hatred for him? Oh, and what is One for All?”

Shouta groaned and izuku opened his eyes with a sheepish smile.

“Sorry dad… okay so let's go in order i guess.. USJ needs to happen because if we try to take Shiggy and Pops in now, the boogeyman of the underground will just sludge warp them away and he will be tipped off that we know things we shouldn't.. It will either cause them to go under, or launch an all out attack on UA… I've seen those and we definitely don't want that yet..it could also cause him to speed up the nomu process… which is bad… if we do this at USJ we might be able to get pops back… as for ass might, well he’s an abusive pedo fuck that shouldnt be considered a hero.”

“The fucker tried to kiss Zu.” Katsuki growled.

Izuku rolled his eyes. “Yeah he did, should have hit him harder. Now One for All is my quirk, it's a transferable stockpiling quirk that gets stronger with every passing down. I got it from all might. After he told me, a quirkless abused child, that I should be more realistic and that I can't be a hero without a quirk, then left me on a high rise with no real way down…”

Hitoshi’s eyes widened. “He did what?? That's- That’s ridiculous!! He seriously said that?”

He nodded his head with a small smile. “Yeah, I won't even go into the shit he did the first time around.. It's not good at all. Thankfully I had dad this time and he made sure my training wasn't too bad, I was a heck of a lot safer this time. And I got it earlier too thanks to nana and the vestiges…oh yeah, I'm kind of haunted too.” 

“Haunted? How are you haunted?”

“Well the quirk doesn't just stockpile power, it also stocks quirks and the ghosts of the past users.” he saw nana looking at him with a disapproving mom glare as he said it.

“So, how many ghosts are attached to the quirk now? Is all might going to be a ghost in the quirk too?”

“Dammit! He was the first time, yes, but I'm hoping we can find a way to get rid of his vestige before he dies this time around. I don't need his voice in my head telling me how much of a disappointment I am all the time… and right now I have seven ghosts.”

Hitoshi nodded a bit. “That’s… Sorta cool. Are you able to use all of their quirks then?”

He chuckled “not yet, right now i can use fa jin, and black whip as well as the strength enhancer.”

“And you haven't broken any bones yet! I'm so proud!” hizashi chirped out.

“Broken bones? The quirk is strong enough to break bones? Are you serious?”

Izuku groaned and shook his head “yes, it is. Think about eight different people adding strength to it over time. I can use ten percent of it comfortably, and blackwhip for a few minutes at a time. The first time i originally used it, i broke three out of four limbs and apparently ill never live it down.”

“Don't forget the battle trials problem child, or the sports festival.. Or stain….or muscular.. You kept breaking bones kid, of course you won't live it down.”

Hitoshi laughed a bit as Shouta kept listing events where Izuku broke his bones. “How did you not become a puddle of broken bones? That sounds like it hurt, a lot…”

“It did, but I have an ungodly pain tolerance now,and had I kept breaking them, my arm would have ended up soup. Recovery girl told me I would lose it if I kept it up… she wasn't very nice about it either.. But hey this time no broken bones so i count it as a win.”

Hitoshi nodded a bit, looking at the other boy for a minute, thinking. “You’ve been through a lifetime of pain, just to come back and live through it all again… It doesn’t seem fair to you…”

“No toshi.. That's where you’re wrong. I'm not living through all the pain again. It's different this time. I'm in a safe home, I have my friends and family around me. And it's going to be better this time. I think.. I think I was sent back here as an apology in a way, to redo it and be a kid, even if I have to work hard to change what happened before.” 

He nodded, thinking about Izuku’s words.

Shouta sighed. “In any case, we should probably get back over to the dorms before the rest of the hell class notices we’re not there.”

“Yeah if we don't, uraraka is going to say i'm missing again… I wasn't even the one kidnapped damnit. Why is she like this.” he rolled his eyes annoyed and Katsuki laughed at him.

“You know that pink cheeks probably got a weird crush on you after you saved her in the practical, Zu.”

"ugh I know but i haven't showed any interest in her whatsoever! And saying I'm missing because I don't answer my door in the morning is stupid! I'm the gayest man here… well other than dad and papa that is." 

Katsuki shook his head. “It’s probably a savior thing. She probably got obsessed with you because of you saving her, so she doesn’t care whether or not you like her. In her mind, she was the damsel in distress while you were her knight in shining armor. You’re gonna have a tough time shaking her for this.”

"ugh! Between her and Iida being so black and white. I'm never going to get away am I? Hitoshi helped me save her, she better not do the same to him" he wouldn't take kindly to it if she did. 

“Umm, I’m pretty sure I saw her glaring at me during the assessment tests… After my 50 meter dash against Kaminari? She seemed upset with me, but I wasn’t sure what I did…” 

"huh… who knows. Girls are strange. Let's head back. I need some coffee." Hitoshi nodded and the teens all left, heading back to the dorms along with Shouta and Hizashi.

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As they arrived back at the dorms, Uraraka ran up to them. “Yamazawa! I was wondering where you were when you didn’t come back here after class! Come on, we made snacks and we’re all working on homework at the table!” She grabbed Izuku’s arm, attempting to drag him off towards the table with the rest of the class.

"not sure why my whereabouts matter. And I'm not really hungry." When she grabbed him he stiffened. Spot was quick to react and push her away before checking on her human. "d… don't touch me." 

Uraraka stepped back, glaring at the leopard until she heard Izuku. “I-I was just bringing you over to spend some time with you! You said that we could be friends!”

Hitoshi frowned at Izuku’s reaction. “He obviously doesn’t want to go with you, so just leave.”

“I wasn’t talking to you!”

Katsuki moved to stand in front of his friend and looked into his eyes. "It's okay Zu. She's not here, you're at UA not with the bitch. Spots here too." his voice was soothing as he spoke. Izuku took a deep breath and nodded. 

"I don't like being touched without warning, unless it's someone I know well. I don't know you well enough yet. And if this is how you react when someone places boundaries I'm not sure I want to. As a Hero in training, heck just as a decent person you shouldn't be grabbing people without asking."

Spot was purring and rubbing against his hands to calm his shaking. Uraraka glared. How was she supposed to get any closer to him when he was always surrounded by other people?

“I just wanted to-“

Hitoshi stepped forward, standing in front of her. “He said no. Just leave, before we have to call Aizawa-sensei.”

She shot Hitoshi a sharp glare before retreating, going back to where the rest of the class was hanging out. Izuku calmed as she walked away 

"thanks amour. Thanks kaachan." spot huffed as if in offense even if he felt her teasing presence. He smiled down at her. 

"and of course thank you princess fluffy butt" she growled and smacked him with her tail making him giggle.

Hitoshi nodded a bit, looking over at Izuku. “No problem Izuku…” He smiled softly, blushing at the pet name. 

He gave him a soft smile. "Now I definitely need coffee if I'm going to finish the assignment I have to do tonight. You two coming?" the rat had sent him an assignment to his email earlier for him to do. He was excited for it even if emotionally he was drained. 

Katsuki shook his head a bit. “I’m headed over to see Ma. She wanted to have dinner with me tonight, so I figured I could hang out for the afternoon. I just came back here to grab a few things. You two have fun though.” He smiled and walked off.

Hitoshi nodded a bit. “Sure. I’m interested in learning more about you, Izuku… You already know so much about me…”

He gave him a smile as he led the way to the kitchen "I do, but since things are different. There is still more to learn. I'm an open book though, so just ask me anything."

He pulled down two mugs, one a plain white and the other a black with gray band around the top and what looked like yellow goggles hanging down. He poured two mugs of coffee before handing one to toshi. He headed for the common room and flopped down on the couch. 

Hitoshi followed, sitting beside him. “I see that you were the eraserhead fan that brought in their own mug… I was curious about that when I saw it in the pantry.”

He laughed and nodded "yeah papa had it custom made for me after I moved in. Dad was so embarrassed when I opened it and fan boyd over it."

“I can imagine.” He laughed a bit. “I honestly had a bit of a freak out when I realized that Eraserhead was our teacher.”

"It's nice that you recognize him. No one else did.. Except for iida but their families are close. I think everyone else is scared of him." he patted the couch and spot jumped up and lay down in his lap purring away. 

“If iida’s family is close with your dad’s, then how come he’s such a stick in the mud? Even with you? Wouldn’t you guys be like cousins or something?" 

"technically yeah. No idea how he turned out that way. His brother Tensei is amazing. Big joker actually. Dad and I had a lot to adjust to when we came back, so they didn't have much time to have him over since. Maybe he just doesn't like change. Who knows."

“Weird… So, How long did everything go on the first time? Like, the war and all?”

He sighed" years.. We graduated, and then a few years after that we finally won."

“Wow. I guess you probably don’t want to talk about before too much, though…”

He shrugged "I.. I don't mind. Sometimes it's just hard to separate them is all. So much happened, and being back here it feels kind of like a dream."

He nodded. “That makes sense. I guess it would be hard to separate two realities like this…”

"a little bit, yeah. But this one is a lot better than the other one.. Some things are different already, not sure why but I guess that happens. As long as we can change the big stuff I won't sweat the small stuff too much."

Hitoshi nods, smiling a bit. “I mean, if you’ve been changing things since you got back, that kinda makes sense that things would be different… But hopefully we’ll be able to fix everything.”

He nodded" yeah I hope so. It's just some of the others' behavior that's different. It doesn't make too much sense but I might just not remember right what they were like at first."

“So, what is this assignment you have to do tonight?”

He pulled out his laptop and opened it before responding. "It looks like he wants me to go over the security system and see where improvements can be made and if I can get through the firewalls. I already know I can at this point in time. So it's more trying to create a new system to put in place."

“You have to do all that for homework? What classes are you taking? I noticed you were only there for the heroics classes, so I was wondering, but this seems a bit much…”

He laughed at that "Yeah I guess it would. I've already technically passed high school. So nedzu will have me sit in most classes to 'socialize' but I'll be working on advanced things. Right now I'm mostly doing research and such. But I'm hoping to learn some more specialized stuff as the year goes on."

“Wow… That’s.. Really impressive. Do you think you could show me how you’re working on it? It seems really cool.”

He gave Hitoshi a bright sunshine smile and nodded. "Of course I can!" He was excited to show his love how to hack and what to look for. He knew the other boy was smarter than he let on after all. He turned his laptop as he pulled up the security system and began to explain everything he was looking at and everything he did and why. Hitoshi watched closely as the other boy worked, smiling softly and leaning in close to watch what he was doing on the screen.

Feeling Hitoshi so close made him want to sink into the other. He was warm and calming. They worked for hours without moving. Izuku taught as he worked. 

As the hours passed, Hitoshi felt himself growing more and more tired. He had barely gotten any sleep the night before, as it was his first night in the new place. He found his eyes closing gradually until he fell asleep, head leaning on Izuku’s shoulder.

Hours later, Spot growled and nipped at Izuku’s arm, making him blink and look around. Most of the class was gone from the main floor and he realized how late it was. Papa would kill him if he found out he had skipped a meal. But the thought of food made his stomach roll. His eyes fell onto Toshi and he smiled fondly at the boy. It was good to see him sleeping so well. 

"problem child. Why are you still down here and not in your room? It's lights out."

He looked over and saw his dad standing at the end of the couch. “Sorry Dad. I got kinda zoned in on this assignment that Nedzu gave me. And Toshi fell asleep…”

"It's alright kiddo, but we should get you both into your rooms for bed. You need your rest."

Izuku nodded. “I’ll carry Toshi upstairs to his room… I don’t want to wake him up, cause he’ll never get back to sleep then…”

"Alright. Don't stay up too late though. Today was a lot and I'm sure you're tired too."

“Got it. See you in the morning, Dad.” With that, Izuku very carefully got up, lifting Hitoshi into his arms gently and starting to carry the other boy upstairs.

Once he had the boy tucked into his own bed he resisted kissing him. He left quickly and went to his own room and flopped face first into his pillow with a groan. It was hard not to love on the other teen. He missed the easy affection they had. It wasn't too long after that his own eyes closed and he fell into a light sleep. 

There was a tension in the air of the 1a classroom that no one could seem to put a finger on. Everyone looked calm enough as they listened to the lesson, but you could feel it if you knew what to look for. 

When the bell for lunch rang the teens happily chatted away as they headed to the cafeteria. 

"Problem children." Shouta said calmly, making Hitoshi, Katsuki and izuku pause and look at the man. 

"make sure you all actually eat something at lunch. Don't think I didn't notice you skipping dinner and breakfast izu." Izuku sighed and nodded.

"I will dad, don't worry."

"we got it hobo, as long as you don't just suck on one of those jelly pouches for lunch" 

Shouta rolled his eyes and made a shooing motion. The boys turned and headed for the cafeteria. Izuku was pleasantly surprised when shoto was standing there waiting for them. 

"Is it alright if I eat with you three?" he asked with a bland tone, but his eyes showed his nervousness. Izuku glanced between the other two before nodding. “Sure Shoto. Come on, let’s get some food and sit.”

He smiled and led the group through the line, getting some food for himself before they all headed for an empty table. As they sat down, Izuku looked over at Shoto. “Did you want to talk about something or did you just want to join us for today to hang out?”

Shoto thought about it for a moment before shrugging "hang out… I guess. If you wouldn't mind me training with you again I'd like that as well."

“That would be great. We can definitely get some new techniques worked out for you to go with your new quirk knowledge.”

"thank you… your training… it's different than what I'm used to." he took a bite of his cold soba. Izuku smiled and started to eat as well. Hitoshi and Katsuki ate quietly, both seeming to keep an eye out for anything out of place.

Halfway through the meal, the alarms began ringing, causing the boys to jump at the sudden noise. 

"Alright all of us. Onto the table so we don't get trampled. Remember." he was up and off the floor as people began to panic. Seeing others getting shoved around he put his fingers to his lips and let off a shrill high pitched whistle startling everyone. 

"hey! Stop shoving and follow procedure for fuck sakes! It’s a false alarm, just the media. Make your way orderly to your homeroom classroom for further instructions!" his voice carried over the room. 

As the students continued to crowd the doorways, Izuku spotted some bolts of electricity discharging in the distance. “Shit! Denki must have gotten caught.” He shot a tendril of blackwhip up to wrap around a support pole, pulling himself up and swinging across the room, shooting another tendril out to wrap around Kaminari, pulling the other boy off the ground and bringing him back over to the group. “Are you okay, Kaminari?”

Denki felt something wrap around himself and pull him out of the crowd and out of the way. Once back on his feet he took a few shaky breaths and nodded "yeah… yeah thank you Yamazawa." 

“Not a problem. I know it sucks when you lose control of your surroundings like that.” 

"It really does, I'm just glad I didn't lose control of my quirk too badly and hurt someone."

“Yeah, that was good.” Izuku looked up as the bell rang for class. “Come on. We should get going to class.”

Katsuki and Hitoshi nodded to the other boy. The four boys walked through the hallways and into class where his dad was standing looking annoyed. 

"Hey dad. What's up?" 

“The press are vultures. I can’t believe some of the questions they were asking.” He rolled his eyes. “Come on. We need to get class started.”

He chuckled "did papa threaten to shout at them since they were trespassing?" he headed for his seat and stopped his eyes scanning the room. "dad.. Where's himiko?" 

He frowned, looking around. “She’s not here… Take Spot and go find her. Her bag is still at her desk, so she shouldn’t have left the building.”

Izuku nodded. His heart pounding as he took spot and headed out the door. He heard iida say something but didn't really care what the teen had to say. Spot was in the lead and he could feel her scanning for emotions. It took a few more minutes until they found the girl huddled up under a staircase crying. Spot raced over and threw a calming aura over the girl as Izuku knelt down a bit away. 

"Himiko, are you okay? It's Yamazawa."

She sniffled a bit and looked up, shaking as the calming aura washed over her. “I-… I told him t-to stop…” As she looked at Izuku, he could see some blood around the edge of her mouth, a bit dripping down her chin with the tears.

Izuku growled. He knew something like this might happen but he didn't think crusty was that stupid.. Stupid yes but not this stupid. "It's alright, vampire bat. You're safe now. I won't let him take you… but… would you be okay talking to Aizawa sensei about this? I can stay with you the entire time." 

“I-I didn’t mean to bite him… H-He tried to grab me, and I t-told him to stop… He-… He said I w-would be a better v-villain…” She was shaking, curled in on herself. “I-I’m sorry… I didn’t mean to… H-He wouldn’t stop…”

"Hey, it's alright. I'm proud of you for biting him. That was a good way to get away. Always use everything you have to keep yourself safe. No one here will be angry with you for it. Heck I've seen Vlad king bite someone just cause they took his coffee in the morning.. Your life is more important than coffee." he really had seen it. Vlad had actually bitten his dad. 

She looked at the boy, confused. “Y-You’re not mad?”

He shook his head." not at all. I'm happy, because you biting means you're still here"

Himiko stared for a minute, thinking about what he said, before launching herself forward, hugging him tightly. He smiled and wrapped her in his arms 

"It's alright vampire bat. Now let's get you looked at. I want recovery girl to check you over just in case. And then if you're up to it I'll get dad or papa to come talk to us."

She nodded. “Alright. Thank you, Yamazawa.”

"call me izuku" 

“You can call me Himiko.” She smiled wide at him. He smiled at her before helping her to her feet and leading her to recovery girls office. 

"granny. Can you look Himiko over? She had a.. An experience at lunch" 

“Of course, Dearies. Have a seat on the cot there, sweetheart, and I’ll get you checked over. Izuku, I imagine you’ll need to call your dad down here, seeing as he’s your homeroom teacher, so go ahead and call him and Nedzu down here. Nedzu will contact her guardians to inform them of what happened.” She began the check up, being careful not to hurt or scare Toga at all.

Izuku nodded before taking a few steps back and texting the group chat

Problem adult:

Hey dad. Found toga. 

So crusty tried to take her

She bit the fucker…. 

Come Down to granny please

Oh! Bring the rat. 

Dadapillar:

Be right there. 

Rat God: 

As will I! 

Toga looked up at Izuku while Recovery Girl worked. “I’m not going to be in any trouble, right? Cause my parents said that if I caused any issues they’d pull me out and make me go to public school and I really like it here…”

Izuku turned to look at her. 

"himiko, talk to nedzu and aizawa about your parents… I don't think that sounds right. You didn't cause any issues."

She nodded a bit, sitting quietly as they waited for Aizawa and Nedzu to arrive, though it didn’t take long. Shouta walked in with Nedzu on his shoulder, glancing over the kids. “Is everyone okay?”

Izuku nodded

" Yeah we're okay. Himi is a bit shaken though… hand job tried to make her go with him. Thankfully she had the foresight to bite him and get away."

He looked over, noting her scared expression. “That was quick thinking, Toga. Though questionable on a cleanliness standard. The man you encountered isn’t the most… Hygenic. Chiyo, please be sure to do a full screen. I don’t want her to get sick because of that villain.”

Chiyo nodded to the mammal before getting to work. She took a few vials of blood and then handed himiko a bag of blood to help her feel better.

"thank you" she said in awe as she began to drink the bag of blood. 

"himiko… has that man ever approached you before now?" Izuku asked her curiously. 

She nodded quietly, sipping on the blood. “He… He came up to me, said he wanted me to help him break in somewhere… That I would make for a good member of his party… He freaked me out so I ran home…”

Izuku smiled and nodded" I'm glad you did… out of curiosity.. Do you know an older teen that goes by dabi? Tall black hair? Looks like a piece of burnt bacon?" In the original timeline the two had been friends. He didn't know if that happened before or after they joined up with shiggy. 

Shouta was quiet as Himiko’s eyes widened. “You know about him? I haven’t seen him in weeks, I’ve been wondering where he was. He had been helping me get blood so I didn’t get sick. Never told me where he got it from though… But he was so nice!”

"Yeah I know about him. I think crusty is trying to recruit him, and sadly he may have succeeded if you haven't seen him in a while… Do you have any way of contacting him? Like somewhere he hangs out often?" 

“He usually left a fresh bottle of blood in a fridge for me at the homeless shelter, since they’re only good for a day or so. I usually saw him leave it, but then he started leaving it while I was at school. I don’t know if he still leaves them there or not…”

Izuku looked at his dad, who seemed to be more focused on the girl. They had a little more information now. Then he turned back to her. It was time to get her away from her damned parents. 

"Why did he have to leave you blood? You need it to be healthy right? Weren't you getting it at home? Please, don't be scared himiko… we want to help you.."

“My parents don’t like my quirk… They… They called me a monster.” She looked down, quiet. “Dabi left me blood to keep me healthy. He had found me after a bad day, when my parents had kicked me out for the night… I had gone a little blood crazy that day, and I may have killed a bird…”

Nedzu and Shouta both had to hold in their tempers as they listened to her. 

"Well miss toga, I think it's time to make you a ward of UA. Would you mind having Vlad king as your guardian? That way on holidays and such you can spend them with someone who cares."

“You-… You still want me here?”

"why wouldn't we? You are a bright young woman, I see a wonderful future as a Hero for you." Nedzu said happily. 

Himiko smiled wide, tears of joy welling up in her eyes as she looked at the people around her. “In that case, I think I’d like that very much…”

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Izuku woke up early the next morning, groaning. “It’s going to be a very long day, Spot. Come on. Let’s get ready. We’ve got work to do.” He got up, getting dressed quickly before heading to his parent’s dorm apartment. “Hey Dad, Hey Papa. Spot and I came for breakfast.”

Hizashi looked up with a huge grin on his face, shouta just gave him a half awake wave. 

“Morning zuku! Morning spot!”

Izuku smiled and grabbed a mug of coffee before sitting down while spot made her way to the kitchen to wrap herself around Hizashi’s legs, knowing that the man would get her food. Hizashi chuckled and rubbed her head. 

“Alright Spot, i'll get you some breakfast too.” he smiled as she gave him a cute merp. He walked over and grabbed a plate and placed some meat on it before placing it down in her usual spot. They kept meat on hand in case they came by, which they all knew would happen often. 

“So, do we need to go over the plan again, or are we waiting until everyone is together in the meeting room at the school? Today is going to be a lot…” Izuku sighed, taking a drink of his coffee.

Hizashi grabbed the food and brought it over to his family before sitting down. Shouta leaned back and looked at the other two.

“Yeah, it really is. We need an excuse why you three are out of class with me, but i think going over the plan would be best with everyone there. Then we don't have to repeat ourselves.” 

“Yeah. I mean, we could just say that the rat has a project for the three of us at the USJ? Then that would explain why we were in the building at all.”

He nodded “yeah that's true, after all you still need to do the USJ trip with the class so they learn rescue. So maybe you three are helping me with some specific set up or something.”

“That makes sense. I just hope this all works. Even if pops isn’t back to himself right away, we’ll have him closer than before.”

Shouta rubbed his eyes and nodded. “I fucking miss that man… to know we are so close to getting him away from afo.. It's hard but i can wait.”

“I know… Have you found that scientist that fixed him before?”

He nodded “yeah we have. No one has approached him yet though. I'm just hoping he’s far enough in his research to be able to help us now..and not years in the future.”

Izuku nodded, leaning over to rest his head on his dad’s shoulder. “Soon, Dad… We’ll do what we can to get him back soon.”

Hizashi watched them, once again he wished he had their experiences but also he was so damned glad he didn't. They had been through so much hell, he was going to be there to make them forget that pain as much as possible.

“Alright you two, let's eat so when we get him back he doesn't scold us all for neglecting ourselves.”

Shouta nodded, gently kissing the top of Izuku’s head before he sat up, then getting back to eating his food. 

It wasn't long after the family finished their breakfast before they were back in the meeting room. Hitoshi and Katsuki sat on either side of izuku, midnight sat beside shouta and Hizashi, and nedzu stood at the head of the table.

“Alright! Shall we go over the plan?”

Izuku nodded, smiling softly. “Go ahead, Nedzu.”

“Firstly, I have gotten Ectoplasm to agree to send a few clones along with you in order to increase your numbers. This is going to be a difficult day. I will be here, ensuring Yagi does not interrupt the battle. Gran Torino will be doing an alternate heroics lesson with the rest of 1A. Now, you’ve all received comms that run on their own frequencies. This should work within the usj only, so you can communicate with each other. When you get in there, Kurogiri should warp most of the villains into the central plaza. Once everyone is there, he should come up to the door in an attempt to scatter you all. This is when Shinsou needs to get his attention and mind control him. Izuku will go over potential talking points for each of your enemies on the way over, Shinsou-kun. Once Kurogiri is down, you’ll need to make your way to the center and get Shigaraki down before he has a chance to give the nomu any commands. Now, it’ll be best if you stay in pairs and cover each other’s blind spots, though I would prefer if all of the students stuck together for safety’s sake. I know you’ve done this before, Izuku, but they haven’t. Keep them safe.”

Izuku nodded. He was worried about his best friend and his love. He didn't want anyone to get hurt while they were there, especially those two since it would be his fault.

“Don't worry sensei, I'll keep them as safe as I can. Do you have the quirk suppressant cuffs? It's probably easiest to use those on pops so he can't warp away if he wakes up.” 

“Yes, I got those in from Tsukauchi this morning, you’ll all have a few pairs, along with a bundle of quirk suppressant zip ties each for some of the easier villains.”

The group relaxed a bit at those words. After going over a few more points they split up and headed to classes to wait for the right time. Sadly, or happily it wasn't long before they were all standing outside the doors to usj, the three teens in their hero costumes. Izuku looked at the other two with a small smile.

“ready?”

Hitoshi and Katsuki both nodded, each with a determined expression on their face, as Hitoshi lifted his persona chords to be over his mouth.

“Let’s do this.”

Shouta opened the doors and they all headed in, just like last time it wasn't long before the misty gates opened and villains flooded out into the central plaza and the doors closed behind them. Izuku felt his hands shake as he watched Shigaraki walk through the portal like he was a god. The sight of the nomu made him angry. He thought it would frighten him but no, after years of fighting upgraded versions of it, he just felt cold hard rage.

Hitoshi watched Izuku, shaking as all the villains showed up. There were so many… He knew what he needed to do and adjusted his persona chords, waiting for his opportunity.

Shouta wasted no time in getting down to the fight, smiling as he had Midnight, Hizashi, and some of the ectoplasm clones by his side while thirteen was up with the students. He quickly began taking out villains, moving alongside his husband with fluidity that could only be achieved after years of knowing the other.

Izuku and Katsuki were quick to move as one as the warp gate appeared, and then, pops was there and izuku had to bite his cheek hard not to cry out to him. 

“We are the league of villains, apparently our intel was wrong but-” he was cut off from his spiel by hitoshi who spoke using tomura’s voice.

“Kurogiri, what do you think you're doing?” Confusion was seen on the man's face as he went to reply.

“Warping….” and then he was under hitoshi’s hold. Katsuki was quick to blast himself forward and with a mid air roundhouse kick he knocked pops out. Thirteen grabbed the suppressant cuffs and subdued him quickly.

“Alright boys. Head on down for the rest of it. I'll watch him.”

Izuku nodded, smiling softly at his pops. “We’ll be done soon. I promise. Come on boys, let’s get this over with.” He grabbed Hitoshi and pulled him close, shooting out a tendril of blackwhip to wrap around a support beam before swinging them over the rest of the fighting and dropping him off near shigaraki.

Shigaraki looked over as Hitoshi landed near him. “What does this npc want? He doesn’t look strong… I’m sure he’s no challenge…” Shigaraki looked away from Hitoshi, frowning as he saw how many villains Present mic was taking down. “I was going to save this for All Might, but I guess you’ll do… Nomu. Get Present Mic.”

Dread filled izuku as he heard the words come out of the man's mouth. He was too late. It was going to happen again and he couldn't stop it! He changed course and headed towards the nomu with a scream as he saw it move. He forgot how fast it was and then it had papa in its arms and was squeezing him. He heard papa’s scream and his vision went red. Papa was dying again, he had to stop it!

Without conscious thought he had a knife in his hand. He watched as the nomu broke papa’s arm and threw him hard against a wall, then the blade was out of his hand and sticking out of the creatures eye, then he threw another one and it landed deep in the exposed brain, before he was aware again three blades stuck out of the brain and the creature fell to the ground dead.

Shouta watched as the Nomu grabbed his husband and threw the man like a ragdoll. He couldn’t stop himself from rushing to the man, leaving midnight and the Ectoplasm clones to handle the thugs for now. 

“Zashi! Zashi, tell me you’re okay, stay with me, Love… Please…”

Shigaraki was screaming in anger as he watched the stupid npc kill his nomu. How dare he do such a thing! He turned to the other one, the one close to him and grinned like an idiot.

“Maybe if I kill this npc All Might will show up, and the other npc will think twice next time.”

Hitoshi’s eyes widened as the man moved towards him. He could hear the sounds of fighting in the distance, but all he could focus on was this man. What had Izuku told him to say? He said that Shigaraki would talk a lot about…. He was blanking!! How was he going to get him to talk? He could feel his heart pounding in his chest as the man grew closer and he found it harder to think straight.

Shigaraki laughed maniacally as he reached out and placed all five fingers onto the teens chest, decaying the flesh. The sound of his screams filled his ears and made him feel better. Then searing pain filled him as his hand was sliced from his arm. He turned and saw the black haired npc standing there with rage in his eyes. Before he could do anything the boy was moving towards him again, and for the first time since he was a child, he felt fear. 

Izuku watched the panic in Hitoshi’s eyes as he reached Shigaraki and sliced off the hand that was hurting his love. His vision was red and he was only focused on one thing. Stopping Shigaraki. He kicked the man back, causing him to fall as Izuku landed on him, using one knife to stab through the wrist of his good hand, pinning the man to the ground as he began to stab into the man’s chest. He would not let this man child hurt anyone else he loved. Never again!

As he continued to stab the villain, he heard noises around him but had no idea what they meant. Then he screamed as black sludge came out of the wounds and engulfed the body before vanishing. He knew the man child was dead, he was glad for it even if he also felt sick because he had killed someone.. It wasn't his first kill but it still made his stomach roll. 

Katsuki approached carefully, moving around to walk towards Izuku slowly from the front. “Zu… He’s gone… It’s all done… We won… Your dad is heading to the ambulance with Uncle Zashi. Come on. We need to get you and Mind Freak to the hospital to get looked at.”

Izuku blinked at kaachan, not fully seeing him. He was covered in blood. “I’m not hurt….toshi..” he turned and dropped the knife before rushing to get to his feet. As soon as he put weight down on his leg he cried out in pain and fell. He didn't know what happened or why it hurt but he didn't care. He crawled towards his love, needing to make sure he was alive.

Hitoshi had been moved to be propped up on one of the slanted rocks, his breathing labored, but still there, though you could almost see the bones of his ribcage. The bleeding was minimal, considering the damage, and Hitoshi was barely awake. Katsuki growled before he swooped in and picked up izuku before carrying him towards the ambulance. The dark haired boy tried to fight him until Snipe appeared beside him carrying hitoshi. He didn't know how or why snipe was there but seeing the purple haired boy in his arms and breathing made him finally relax. Hitoshi was alive, and kaachan said they won. With those thoughts and a deep breath filled with a sweet smelling haze he closed his eyes and let darkness take him. 

Meanwhile back at UA

Yagi rushed into the teacher’s lounge, already late for the scheduled USJ trip, and already out of time. He needed to get over there, the students were expecting him! Nedzu stood in the middle of the teachers lounge with an annoyed look on his face.

“Yagi, come with me…we have some things to discuss.. Like your lack of time management.”

“I- Principal Nedzu, sir, I swear, I didn’t do any unnecessary hero work today!”

Nedzu raised an eyebrow. “Were there other heroes in the area? Or at the scene of the crimes you dealt with this morning?”

“Ah…. Th-There were, but-“

“No buts yagi. You signed a contract with this school. You know your time limit. Other heroes could have dealt with things while you arrived on time to teach the students. You have not even succeeded in joining a single heroics lesson yet.”

“That is not my fault, sir. The last traces of One for All, it has been leaving me faster and faster… It feels as though it’s punishing me… telling me I chose wrong…. It only began a few months before the entrance exam…”

“Nonsense yagi, it’s a quirk, not a living being. The fault is yours for not being here with the students, instead prancing around the city when you aren't needed to. As for your choice, I think Yamazawa-kun is a fantastic choice and is doing incredibly well.. Even with your lack of mentorship.”

Yagi glared at the rat. “Sir, I have been mentoring him to the best of my ability. It isn’t my fault that the boy doesn’t listen to my instructions.”

“And what pray tell instructions have you given him yagi?”

“I have given the boy plenty of advice in utilizing the quirk, but he doesn’t listen!” He pointedly avoided listing the actual advice.

“From what I have heard, you haven't even spoken to the boy since the school year has started. He is utilizing the quirk quite efficiently I think. He has done a wonderful job in all the training sessions i've watched.” he could see the anger in the man, even if he thought he was hiding it well, the disgust when it came to speaking about his grandkit. There was also something different about him that Nedzu just couldn't put his finger on. 

“Well it’s difficult to speak to the boy when his father insists that I stay away from him. He even threatened to harm me! It is quite difficult to train a child with such an overbearing parent.”

“I don't think protecting one's child is overbearing yagi. You did try to kiss the boy, and that is unacceptable behavior from a grown adult.”

Yagi’s eyes widened as he looked at Nedzu. “What an appalling lie! I would never do such a thing! I cannot believe you would even imply that I would!”

“Yagi, I know everything, remember? I was told about this by both Yamazawa and Aizawa, and I know Aizawa has never lied to me, and never will.”

The man’s gaze darkened as Nedzu spoke. “Fine… You want to believe those two over me… Be my guest. If you need me, I’ll be teaching at the USJ.” Yagi stood, going to leave the room.

“You will do no such thing. 1A is not at the USJ, they are with Gran Torino, in gym beta working on basic quirkless sparring.” The door burst open and ectoplasm rushed in frantically.

“It’s happened. There were injuries, we need to send snipe and anyone we can spare now, and get a med team asap.”

Nedzu nodded, getting to work on dispatching the teachers he could. “Yagi, go see Gran Torino. I’m sure he’d love to have your help with quirkless sparring. If you can manage that.”

Yagi glared at the rat. He would deal with that later. The useless hero stood there glaring at him. He pushed past the man and headed to find Gran. Maybe he could convince the man to add in quirks, and maybe see about finding a new successor.

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The sound of beeping filled his ears as Izuku slowly came awake. His mind was fuzzy and he felt like he was flying from whatever good meds he was on. He felt warm and could feel a soft vibration going through him. He opened his eyes and took a breath. The memory of what happened came rushing back and he gasped, sitting up quickly in shock. 

"calm down problem child. Everyone is okay. Hitoshi is beside you and Zashi is in the next bed over."

Izuku blinked and turned to see his love laying beside him in a larger hospital bed. He could see papa laying just a few steps away in another bed. He turned to see his dad sitting there looking like he hadn't slept in weeks. 

" I.. I'm sorry dad."

Shouta looked over at his son, frowning. “What are you sorry for, Kid? We won… And you three were the only ones injured… We made it out without losing anyone. I mean, Hitoshi lost a good amount of blood, and he’ll have some scarring, but he should wake up any time now.”

He looked down and fiddled with spots tail. 

"He got hurt because of me. I should have been faster, I should have been the one to go after shiggy, not toshi."

“Izuku, He knew the risks going into this. This wasn’t your fault. Now that Shigaraki is gone, this year should be much better. Shigaraki caught Hitoshi off guard, and he managed to catch your leg as well. This was also Hitoshi’s first real fight. He did amazing and got Kurogiri down immediately. Shigaraki just went after Zashi and it threw us off.”

“He shouldn't have been in a fight like that yet… he wasn't ready…. “ he turned and looked at papa. “How…how is he?” Did he avoid talking about his own injury? Yes and he was going to keep ignoring it no matter how much Nana and Yoichi looked at him disapprovingly. 

“Zashi is doing okay… He could be better, but he’ll be okay… The nomu… It had grabbed him by the throat… His voice box was damaged, but they said that in a few weeks, with voice therapy and healing sessions from Chiyo, he should make a full recovery, he’ll just be limited on how much he can do with his quirk…”

He took a deep breath. “Did we do the right thing? Letting USJ happen like we did?”

“I think we did… We’ve gotten Shigaraki and Kurogiri off the board right away, and all of those villains were captured. We did have some injuries, but I think we’ve done better this time around… Even if it meant…” He looked over at Hizashi, frowning. “We’ll get it right this time. We have to.”

He nodded softly, his mind still swirling. Then he frowned and looked around. “Dad.. where's Kaachan?”

“Katsuki is at the dorms, staying in his mother’s apartment there for now. I sent him back, since it’s late and he needs to rest. He was insistent on waiting until you woke up, but I had him leave.”

“I should probably text him before auntie nem has to use her quirk to knock him out.” he smiled softly at the thought of his friend. He was so protective of izuku, even if izuku could take care of himself.

“I’ll send Nem a text. She’s been nearly as bad, worrying about you and Zashi. But your phone got smashed. I haven’t had a chance to get a new one for you yet.”

Izuku pouted at that. “Awe but I had some cute pictures of you and Spot on there dad!”

He rolled his eyes, smirking softly, but glad that Izuku was feeling well enough to joke around. “Good, the photo evidence will be gone.”

He glared and turned to spot. “We need to get new ones Spot. they make excellent blackmail.” his smile dropped when he felt hitoshi stir beside him. His eyes turned to the boy with concern.

Hitoshi groaned as he woke up. He could hear beeping around him, and he felt like he’d been hit by a truck. He went to open his eyes, only to close them right away, glaring at the light. Shouta watched the boy close his eyes again and got up to dim the lights quickly. Izuku ran a hand through the boy's messy hair.

“How’re you feeling?”

He groaned. “Like I just got run over.”

“I'm sorry toshi”

He looked up at the other boy, frowning. “What? Did you not get him? Did they get away?”

He tilted his head with a frown. “No.. we got him, but you got hurt…”

Hitoshi looked a little confused. “Izuku… With the way you guys were talking about them, I was going to be surprised if I didn’t get hurt… I have barely any training, and I was just there for my quirk… I know that there are limits to what I can do, and I was kinda expecting to get hurt. It’s not your fault.”

“If i hadn't let you come with us, you wouldn't be hurt… or if i could control One For All more, i could have been faster…”

“Kid… he’s not going to stop blaming himself. Problem child has a savior complex the size of ass mights ego. Just… give him a hug or something.” shouta grumbled out.

Hitoshi laughed a bit, only to stop at the pain of his chest. “S-sorry… Didn’t mean to ruin the moment… I’d come hug you if I felt up to standing, Izuku…”

Izuku blushed softly and went to get up himself and go over to the purple haired insomniac only to fall under his own weight and whine in pain, confused. 

Shouta quickly moved over, helping Izuku up and into the bed next to Hitoshi. “I told you that Shigaraki caught your leg, kid… You’re lucky he didn’t get through all the muscle, but it’s gonna take some physical therapy before you’re walking like normal again.”

He sighed and rubbed his face. “Of course he did. Hey at least my arms are fine…” he joked lightly before wrapping his arms around hitoshi and hiding his face in the boy's chest. He was happy the other was okay and still with him.

Hitoshi smiled softly, curling around Izuku carefully. “Yeah, Your arms are working just fine.” He sighed, gently resting his head on top of Izuku’s. Izuku smiled and took in his love's scent. It felt like forever since he had been able to lay like this.

“No funny business you two. Now that you’re both awake, Chiyo will probably release you tonight. Papa will probably be here another day or two, since he can't argue right now.”

“Papa knows how to listen to medical professionals, Dad. You were the one trying to check himself out while still in a full body cast.”

“Oh shush problem child. Who’s the one who kept fighting with a shattered arm again?” he raised an eyebrow at the boy

“I’m sorry, where was the medical professional telling me to stop then?”

“If I remember correctly, Chiyo told you many times not to fight when hurt. Remember the stab wound? What was it you said that night? Oh yeah… it's just a little stab wound.” he rolled his eyes

“And that was my stab wound, not ours.” 

“Izuku… Listen to your dad and get some rest…”

Izuku huffed and pouted but nodded, not moving away from hitoshi. “Only cause you told me to.” he yawned and closed his eyes after getting comfy.

Hitoshi smiled softly, relaxing next to Izuku and closing his eyes as well.

Later that night the three of them were ready to head home. Izuku rubbed his eyes softly and looked at papa. The man was awake and gave him a strained smile. 

“Love you papa. Miss you.. Visit tomorrow.” he sighed as he put his coat on. He didn't like the fact that Toshi was going home without him. He knew the boys' moms were amazing women, but he didn't want to let go. When the nurse came in with a wheelchair he rolled his eyes. 

“I can walk….well hobble.” 

“Problem child, let them wheel you out so that you don’t end up back in here.”

“We both know I'm going to end up back here at some point with how clumsy my ass is dad. But fine.” he hobbled to the chair and sat down. 

Shouta sighed, walking with the nurse all the way to the car, helping Izuku into the passenger seat. It was so weird being in the car without papa. 

“Dad, have you talked to the scientist yet?”

“I have, and he seems to be a ways away from getting to any sort of solution.” He sighed as he drove away. “He said that he’d need at least a month or two to study Kurogiri and figure out a way to separate Oboro from him…”

He sighed and looked out the window. “Well… a couple months isn't as bad as last time… at least we know he’s safe and away from all for one.” he closed his eyes. “Do I really have to go back to the dorms? I know it's for the best but i… I don't really want to deal with Uraraka.”

“I know… I need to be there to watch them… We can keep you in the apartment though. I’m not making you go back to lessons until you’re ready, not that you need to go to lessons anyways.”

He chuckled softly and nodded. “I know dad, and thanks. I am excited to see himi, denki and shoto though.” he really did miss his friends. He just wished hitoshi was coming back too but understood his moms were scared, and he needed more time to heal.

Shouta nodded, looking over at Izuku as they arrived at the school. “Alright Kid. You wanna pretend to be asleep so I can make sure no one bugs you while I get you up to the apartment?”

Izuku nodded his head. His leg was starting to ache something fierce. "yeah dad I can do that." he closed his eyes and waited. 

Shouta smiled, shutting off the car and going around to grab Izuku, lifting the boy with a bit of difficulty before carrying him inside. As he got inside the building, Shouta could see the hell spawn getting ready to swarm him. He shot them all a quirked glare before speaking quietly, but loud enough that they could hear. “My son is recovering. For that, he needs peace and quiet. I am taking him upstairs to rest for the night. If he wants to see any of you, he will let you know himself. All of you, behave.” He glared one more time before walking off to head up to the apartment.

Shoto looked at his new friends worried. He wanted to ask sensei so badly what had happened. After all they were told that izuku was helping the teachers with setting up for a field trip and now he and Hitoshi were both hurt. But he also didn't want to have aizawa sensei angry with him, he still needed to talk to him about endeavor. 

Uraraka looked like she was pouting as she watched sensei walk away with izuku. She had been hoping to get to know him better and get closer to him while he was hurt. 

Once they were back in the quiet of the apartment, Shouta carefully set Izuku down on the bed. “Alright Problem Child. Katsuki wanted to see you, and Nemuri just texted that he was on his way over here, so you’ve probably got about 30 seconds to prepare. Just thought I’d give you that warning. I’ll remind him to stay calm, but you and I both know how well he does that.”

Izuku laughed and nodded as he moved so his back was to the wall. Spot jumped up onto the bed and settled on his injured leg below the injury so kaachan wouldn't accidentally hit it when he flew at him. 

"Thanks dad… Can you get us something to drink?" 

“Sure. Something specific sounding good, or just anything?”

"I'm not picky, anything works for me."

The door to the bedroom flew open as Katsuki arrived. His eyes wide and frightened and he ran to the bed and threw himself at his friend. 

"you fucker, you scared the shit out of me!" 

“Hello to you too, Kaachan.” Izuku laughed a bit, pulling his friend into a hug. “It’s okay. It’s just one of my legs, I still have another one, and it could have been much worse. At least the leg is still there.”

Katsuki melted into the hug. Izuku was alive and right here. He had been so scared when he saw the boy go feral, and then the gaping wound in his leg. He glared at his friend's words. 

"I know it could have been worse, and Damnit, you need to keep both of your legs whole and in working order nerd! How else will you kick villains ass? By sitting on the ground?" he joked 

“Don’t worry, I’m sure that if I lose a leg, Mei could replace it with one that has rockets, to pack an extra punch.”

Katsuki snorted and shook his head. "that maniac would probably add a rocket launcher to it, and then a bunch more random ass stuff. Heck it would probably make you snacks in between fights."

Izuku laughed, smiling wide. “Yeah, Mei likes to add extras, even when they aren’t needed. But her gear is definitely the best.”

He nodded  “yeah, she wants to take a better look at my gauntlets, the bracers didn't hold up as well as they should. I'm not about to stop her either… she's also working on a new costume for you… I backed out of the labs slowly when I heard her laughing maniacally."

Shouta walked in, holding out drinks for each of the boys. “I made some drinks. Katsuki, not that I want the extra time with my class, but if you want, you can spend the night over here instead of in your dorm or with your mom.”

Both boys took their drinks. Izuku sniffed and held back a whine. He knew he had said nothing specific but he had hoped for some sort of booze. 

"I think I'd sleep Better here tonight uncle shou… I gotta make sure Zu doesn't do anything else stupid tonight."

Shouta nodded. “At least there will be someone else to make sure he doesn’t hurt himself more. He nearly face planted trying to get over to Shinsou at the hospital.” He glanced over, noticing the disappointed look on Izuku’s face. “What’s wrong, Problem Child?”

He looked up and pouted. "where's the rum? Not even a little vodka? After I took down hand job? That's mean dad! And as for having someone watch me, I am a responsible adult Damnit. I don't need to be watched."

Shouta rolled his eyes. “Says the one who once decided that the stairs were too boring and you wanted to jump off of the roof and fly down when we were in the middle of a mission. You don’t get booze til you’re a legal adult, and you definitely don’t get any around actual minors.”

"you’re the one that said bet dad. I can't not do it after that… and I could fly by then anyway Damnit. Nana said so." he sighed and took a drink from his glass. He wasn't going to mention the fact he ended up in a dumpster because he got distracted while using float. "I was already legally of age, that's gotta count for something." 

“I’m sorry, problem child. I’m not even technically supposed to have any alcohol on school grounds. Nedzu made an exception for me though. He knows how I get when I don’t get to drink at least once a week.”

He nodded. Many would think shouta had a drinking problem if they heard that, but it wasn't. He had a single drink to wind down from overworking himself the way he did. 

"Yeah but you're the rat's favorite." 

“No, you’re the rat’s favorite. He tolerates me as your guardian and as a teacher at his school that knows how to get results. But even he won’t break the law for you.”

Izuku snorted. "yet dad, yet. Remember when I asked him to hack the system?" he giggled at the reminder. Katsuki watched them with a fond smile. 

"aren't you supposed to be making sure the class doesn't burn the building down?" 

“Todoroki has more control of his quirk now, so he probably won’t… the only issue would be Kaminari, if he decides to run some experiment…” Shouta glanced between the two for a minute before walking out of the room.

Both boys laughed as the man fled. Their class was full of menace. 

"So our friends were worried about you. How's mind freak?" 

“Hitoshi is doing okay, mostly just some pain… His moms wanted to give him a break so he’s going to be at home for a little while…”

"That makes sense. Ma wanted me to stay with her tonight too but she knew I was coming here as soon as you got back. How's your leg? Do you need any pain killers?" 

“I’m okay, Kaachan. I barely even notice it… I promise.”

"Yeah I don't believe that for a second. But I'll leave it be for now. Spot isn't agitated so she's probably got you covered."

Izuku rolled his eyes, glancing at the clock and frowning when he saw how late it was. “We should probably get some sleep.”

Katsuki nodded his head." yeah that sounds like a good idea. I'm just going to change into sleep clothes and I'll be back." he scooted off the bed and grabbed his bag before going to the bathroom to change. The apartment was eerily quiet. 

Izuku glanced around, frowning a bit. He wished he could be back with Hitoshi, curled up together, but he knew that it would be some time before he could really curl up with his insomniac again.. Katsuki came back in and tossed his bag to the side before climbing back into the bed. 

"I know you'd rather have someone else in your bed, but you'll have to settle for me tonight. Now let's pretend we are still brats and get some sleep."

Izuku laughed a bit, nodding and laying back, slowly relaxing enough to fall asleep, curled up next to Katsuki. Katsuki smiled and ran fingers through his friend's hair before closing his eyes and letting sleep take him. 

Chapter Text

Izuku looked up as the door to the classroom opened. It had been weeks since the USJ, Papa had come home a few days ago. His voice was scratchy and harsh but getting better every day, and now that Izuku was finally more mobile, he was huddled in the vents to avoid dealing with his classmates, though he could see a certain electric blonde waiting by his desk. Denki had been all too excited to start hanging out with his small group of friends, and Izuku wasn’t sure how to feel. 

But for now, all Izuku felt was excitement. Hitoshi was returning to classes today, and Izuku couldn’t wait to see his purple-haired love again. He saw hitoshi walk into the room and was quick to jump down from the vent with the help of blackwhip. Then he rushed over the best he could with the limp he would always have and wrapped his arms around the boy.

“toshiii!!” The boy smiled and wrapped his arms back around Izuku, grinning. 

“Hey Izuku!”

He was so happy to see the boy. He pulled back and looked him over making sure he was really there and whole.

“I missed you! How are your moms? Did they smother you enough?” he asked happily as he limped over to his desk making hitoshi follow him. He sat down and Spot wrapped herself around the purple human. He was still supposed to use a cane most of the time, but hey he hadn't walked far. 

“My moms are doing good, but…. They were pretty upset about the whole situation… Mama was pretty close to threatening to pull me from UA… She was pretty pissed that the whole thing happened in the first place, but Mom reminded her that the school is taking precautions to prevent it from happening again…”

“I'm sorry toshi… it shouldn't have happened at all. I can understand why your moms were worried…” he said softly but gave him a soft smile. “But hey now that you're back, are you going to join me and the others in training? The sports festival is coming up soon! Nedzu wont let me sit it out sadly, so i figured i'd give it my all and train harder.”

Hitoshi nodded, smiling wide. “That sounds good. We need to show just what we can do, right?”

“Of course!! Gotta make sure you beat kaachan after all” he chuckled as the blonde glared at him without much heat. He planned on taking a dive after the first or second rounds. He needed to keep his quirk out of the media.

Hitoshi nodded, sitting at his desk as Shouta walked into the room.

Day of festival

Izuku woke up early on the day of the festival, groaning as he realized what day it was. Time to try to not be noticed by the media. He rubbed a hand over his face and rolled out of bed with spot already up and helping him to stand properly on his feet, his leg didn't hurt nearly as much as he thought it would this morning. He smiled and ran a hand through her fur before grabbing his cane. Uraraka had been annoying as fuck the last few weeks. Especially as he and Toshi got closer. He planned to ask the other out that day after the festival was over.

He and spot headed out after getting dressed and headed for the elevator. He wasn't about to risk the stairs yet. As he got in the elevator, a voice called out from behind him. “Hey, Izuku, wait up!” Denki came running up behind the teen, smiling and getting into the elevator. “You ready for the sports festival?”

Izuku smiled at the other boy. “Hey sparky. Yeah I'm ready for it… it's going to be loud though. Not sure I'll get very far with my leg the way it is though… How about you? Ready for anything they throw at us?’

Denki laughed a bit, nodding. “I think so… I’m still struggling a lot with my short circuiting, so I’m pretty sure I won’t get too far.”

Izuku shook his head at the boy “you just gotta remember to lower your voltage. Remember, be a human taser instead and you’ll do great.”

Denki looked a little confused, but nodded, thinking about what Izuku told him. “You really know a lot about quirks, huh?”

He nodded and rubbed the back of his neck as they got off the elevator. “Yeah, they’ve always fascinated me. So I started to analyze them and learn as much as I could about them. Figured it was a good backup if i couldn't become a hero.” 

“Why wouldn’t you be able to be a hero? You’ve got an awesome quirk, and you’re really smart, and strong, and c-…” Denki cut himself off with a light blush dusting his cheeks.

Izuku tilted his head as the boy cut himself off. “Oh..well.. I didn't get my quirk until really really late… I'm a false negative. Everyone my whole life said i couldn't be a hero, so i had a back up plan if heroing didn't work out.”

Denki seemed to be pondering his words as the elevator stopped and they walked into the kitchen to see kaachan cooking breakfast. “Shut up Zu, you were always going to be a damned hero and you know it. You didn't listen to anyone when they said you couldn't. After all, who else would I have as my hero partner?”

Izuku rolled his eyes. “Right, Kaachan… And you know I’m going underground once I’m out of school, right? I am not dealing with the spotlight.”

He rolled his eyes. “Well duh. You and hobo are made for the shadows. But I'll still show up if you need back-up nerd.” 

“I know you will, Kaachan.” Izuku smiled softly, walking over to get his breakfast from the other boy. Katsuki turned and glared. 

“Go sit your ass down, I'll bring you food.”

“Come on, It’s not like my leg is broken. I’m fine to stand for a bit, and I need to stretch my legs anyways.”

“Fine, but I'm not helping if you overdo it again and come whining to me because it hurts.”

He grumbled before plating the food and taking some over for himself and kaminari. The others could get their own damned plates. 

Izuku grabbed his plate of food and took it to the table, sitting down to start eating happily. It wasn't long before everyone was down in the kitchen eating their breakfast. Izuku yawned a bit before getting up to stretch. He couldn't wait until the sports festival was over. They would be able to go after his unicorn and get her back. He smiled softly at the thought of it.

Shouta walked into the common room as everyone was starting to wrap up their meals.

“Alright hell spawn. Let’s head over to the stadium so you all can wait in the ready room.”

Everyone agreed and soon the class was up and headed for the waiting rooms. He was curious about what the events would be. His friend group was all together and had worked hard to cover any eventuality of things to come. He wanted to see them all succeed. 

Shouta left them in the waiting room, heading up to the announcer’s booth to see his husband. “How were your hellspawn?”

He grinned at his husband when he walked in.

“They weren't too bad, a bit grumpy having to get up early, but a few were geared up and ready to show what they were made of.” His voice was rough as he leaned over when shouta came close and kissed him. “How were izuku and the boys?”

“The problem children were good. Katsuki is ready to fight everyone. I did notice that one of the hellspawn kept watching Izuku…”

He tilted his head curiously. “Oh which one? And of course katsuki is like that, he’s always been competitive after all.”

“Kaminari… I feel like he may end up joining the ranks of problem children if Izuku’s actions around the boy are any indication.”

Hizashi laughed at his husband. “Oh so our son seems to have found himself his own loud blonde has he? And he’s taking after us with having more than one partner maybe too. They would all be cute together.” 

“He already had a loud blonde covered with Katsuki… I don’t want to deal with another one…”

Hizashi laughed at the man and kissed him again. “Awe you know you love me shou. As long as the boy makes him happy and treats him right it will be perfect.” 

Shouta sighed softly, but nodded. “Let’s get ready to start… I don’t want to think about my son’s potential love life and the shovel talks I’ll need to give to my students anymore.”

Still laughing he turns back to the window and looks out ready to start announcing the classes as they walk out onto the field. This was his element after all, and he couldn't wait, though he did have to limit how much he was speaking.

Izuku sat in the waiting room, his eyes closed listening to everything around him. Everyone was really excited and he couldn't blame them. Now that shigaraki was gone he could relax a little bit, even if he had to be careful of his quirk. 

Hitoshi sat quietly beside Izuku, keeping an eye on the boy and just thinking through his own strategies for the day. He wanted to prove that he belonged in the hero course, and show just what he could do. 

It was nearly time to walk in and Momo had everyone gather near the door to start walking towards the stadium entrance. They could hear the crowds of students and heroes and families all cheering in the distance. Momo spoke up as they got close.

“Okay everyone! Let’s do our best and show this school just what Class A is made of!”

The class cheered as they were led out of the waiting rooms. Izuku rubbed his eyes and followed a little slower, hitoshi and shoto on either side of him and Katsuki a little bit ahead of him. The classes were announced and he wished his papa sounded better, dad who hated all attention had to help a lot more than he liked. He smiled seeing Aunty Nem standing there in all her glory. She began to announce the sports festival and then he groaned.

“And for the opening speech, let's have Yamazawa izuku up here.” his class cheered for him as his friends shoved him to get up there. Izuku sighed, stepping up to the microphone. 

“I’m not one for speeches and ceremonies, so all I’m going to say is I hope that this is over quickly.” He gave a quick mock salute before turning himself around and walking off the stage. He didn’t need anyone watching him limp around any longer than necessary.

The crowd was confused and so were many of the students by what he said. Midnight gave him a knowing look before getting back to announcing the first event. 

"Alright! The first event will beeee!" She spun the giant wheel and waited for it to stop. When it did, it stopped on a game of tag. Izuku frowned and then rolled his eyes with a huff. Of course the rat decided to change things up since he already knew what was supposed to happen. 

" Alright this is an elimination round! You will each wear a vest that shows when you get hit. If you get hit by three balls you are out of the running. For each person you hit you will get a point, for each person you get out you will get more points" she announced the rules and izuku sighed, shaking his head. He was already done with the day. 

The teachers that were assisting began to hand out the vests as Midnight continued. “Now, those of you with quirks that allow you to get airborne are allowed up to 30 feet into the air. Your vests will let you know when you’ve gone too far. If you continue to stay outside of the 30 foot limit, you will begin to lose points. Now, once you have your vest, you can spread out around the stadium. The vests will let you know what’s off limits. And remember, we want no injuries. Use your quirks to secure targets safely, and tap their vests.”

Izuku sighed, he really didn't want to be there but he had to be after all. So once his vest was on he headed to find a perch. He had not brought spot with him into the stadium, he didn't want someone to accidentally hurt her after all. He kept reminding himself this was not the license exam but the sports festival. He wondered if his friends would get mad at him if he just…stood out in the open and waited… his competitive nature wouldn't let him and he knew it. So he found a spot up high using black whip to lift himself up and out of view.

As the event began, Izuku watched as his classmates took off around the stadium. Most of the class was running around like they didn’t know what to do. It was odd to see, but that’s when Izuku realized. 1A hasn’t had the USJ experience like they did before. They don’t know how to keep on their toes and avoid danger. They’re at the same point that 1B was the first time around.

Izuku wasn’t sure how to feel about this revelation. While he was glad that the class hadn’t dealt with the trauma, They also didn’t have the same instincts that they had gotten early on. That could cost them later. He decided he would talk to dad about it, and see if they could run some specialized classes to get them the experience instead. 

He watched as toshi, and Kaachan moved with experience, not as much as they had last time but enough. He watched people throwing balls haphazardly and then he spotted monoma and grinned. The kid had always been a pain in the ass and he didn't want to deal with him the rest of the festival. So he grabbed one of his balls and threw it with practiced aim, hitting the kid directly in the chest.

Apparently, that had been Monoma’s final hit, and the boy’s vest lit up with a large red ‘X’. He was out. Izuku smiled and looked out over the other students, picking off a few that he didn’t feel like dealing with, but staying hidden for the rest of the round until Midnight called it to an end.

Once the end of the round was called he let himself down from his hiding spot and headed back to the stage, the group event would be next and he was curious what the rat had decided to change it to, the issue was he didn't want to be in the final round, but he also wanted to make sure his friends were. He decided to throw the first match so he didn't have to worry about the attention. 

Midnight gathered everyone and announced the 42 students that would be continuing, as well as their current ranking. Once that was complete, she spun the wheel, grinning as it landed on the Three-legged race. “Based on the last event, each of you has been assigned a partner for this race. The pairs will be shown on screen shortly, but I’d like to announce the first pair myself, to show you how we chose the partners. Bakugou Katsuki and Yamazawa Izuku, please make your way to the stage now.”

Izuku groaned as his name was called alongside kaachans. He was not looking forward to this. He knew his leg was going to cause problems for the other boy, especially since the event needed his legs to be good. He had also hoped to throw the damned event if possible. He sighed and headed to the stage to stand next to his friend.

Midnight gestured to the two, smiling. “Bakugou received the most points on the last event, while Yamazawa received the least. We have paired you all based on your point values, in an attempt to make the event more interesting. Now, I’m going to put up the pairings, and you all have 10 minutes to locate your assigned partner and be cuffed to them.”

Once the pairs were shown, Midnight turned the mic off, turning to the boys. “Are you two going to be okay with this? I know Zuzu is still dealing with his leg injury, so if we need to trade out with the next score down and you forfeit, we can do that. No one expects you to do this when you could get hurt.”

Izuku looked at kaachan and shook his head. “No auntie, I can do this. My leg isn't hurting or anything after all. But i may forfeit the next round, i'm not sure ill be up to combat like that yet.” 

He could see Katsuki looking at him skeptical but shrugged. “Don't say anything, it's fine really, lets just go get into place and get cuffed together. I don't wanna be stuck to your annoying ass longer than I have to be.” he smirked at his friend.

Katsuki shot him a quick glare before smirking. “Alright, if you’re doing this, then you’re aiming to win with me, right, Zu?”

He chuckled and nodded “of course, the agency bakugou can't lose to these extra’s now can we?”

Bakugou grinned and nodded, walking with Izuku to get cuffed. “Which leg do we want to restrain? You’re probably best off leaving your good leg out, right?”

He nodded “yeah that's what i'm thinking. And maybe if I can hold onto blackwhip long enough i can wrap the bad one to give it a bit more strength. I'm not sure if He will recognize it so it's probably the best option”

“That sounds good, Zu. We can get through this pretty easily if we work together.” He walked with Izuku to one of the teachers, both of them presenting the legs they wanted cuffed, then following the rest of the participants over to the entrance for the event.

He nodded. Adjusting his stride to be in step with kaachan. It was funny that they had tried to make things even but ended up with them having an advantage. As soon as they were in place he closed his eyes. And called blackwhip to him. He wrapped the tendrils around his sore leg and then wrapped one arm around kaachan to keep them together and steady. 

"we got this" 

As soon as they got the go ahead the two of them were off. Black whip definitely gave him some more support. They moved together with ease, going up and over obstacles using explosion and blackwhip together to get them off the air and pressure off of izuku. The rest of the class was doing well as well, well some of them. Iida wasn’t even attempting to work with his partner and just racing with his quirk which was causing his partner to stumble and fall and drag and it was just a mess.

Uraraka tried to float herself and her partner but she didn't know how to move well while using her quirk yet. Hitoshi and shoto were working in tandem with their 1-b partners thankfully and were getting closer to them, shoto icing the pathway as they went. 

Katsuki looked at Izuku, smirking. “You ready to leave these guys in the dust, Zu?” He carefully gripped the other boy, preparing to launch them both. Izuku laughed and nodded.

“Lets fly blasty boy” he chirped out happily. He was more than ready for lunch and to rest his leg. Maybe shoto would ice it for him when he was done. They took to the air katsuki using his quirk to launch them forward faster. They could see the finish and it wasn't long before they crossed it and were announced the winners. Even with papa’s voice being hurt izuku could hear him yelling in excitement, even if he pretended not to be biased. 

Midnight smiled wide, congratulating the boys and announcing the other pairs as they arrived to the stadium. Once everyone was in, she looked over the students. “The first 8 pairs will proceed to the final round. All of you are welcome to participate in the recreational activities we have set up during our two hour lunch break. We’ll get back to the main event once the break is over!”

“Thank you sky daddy.” Izuku said as they were unattached.  “Let's go get some food and sit on our asses for a little while.” His friends all laughed at him as he took his cane from midnight and they headed for the lunch room. He looked at the lineups and rolled his eyes. No way in hell was he standing in one of those. 

“I'll go get us a table if you guys get the food.” 

Katsuki nodded. “Sounds good Zu. You want your usual lunch?”

“Please. And some coffee.” he said as he made his way back to find a table to sit at. Didn't take long to find one where he could sit with his back to the wall. 

As he sat there, thinking about how he was going to take his dive during the final round, he heard Hikage appear and speak urgently beside him.

“Izuku. You need to follow us. Now. It’s important. Come, we don’t have much time and we can’t lose them.”

Izuku frowned as he heard the man speak and nodded. He stood ignoring the pain in his leg and followed after the ghostly figure. There were still a lot of kids in the hallways as he moved around them. When he moved his heart beat faster and his eyes widened.

“ERI!”

Chapter Text

6 Months before the Sports Festival.

Eri woke up and she immediately knew something was wrong. She had just been with her dad and her brother, why was she back here? She looked around her surroundings, noting the bandages covering her arms and legs, and the ratty hospital gown she was wearing. She quickly got up, adjusting to her shorter height and began looking around the room. There was no doubt about it. She was back with Chisaki.

A frown tilted her lips as she thought about it. They had won, her brother had looked exhausted but happy. She had been helping those that were hurt when she had felt… something but she didn't know what. Then she was asleep… she hated the feeling of being small and afraid again. She had grown so much but now? Now she was back in her nightmare and she needed to find a way out.

She didn’t have long to think before the door opened up and one of Chisaki’s main men was grabbing her, carrying her out of the room. Eri found herself going limp. She knew that if she didn’t put up a fight for now, she’d be more likely to find an opening to escape later. But even with that knowledge, she couldn’t stop the fear that crawled up her throat as they approached the sterile suite.

3 months before the sports festival.

Everything hurt. She had forgotten how much she used to hurt. She was hungry and tired all the time, but she was so close. She would get out of there soon. She had been practicing with her quirk again knowing she would need to adjust to this smaller frame and power level before she did anything. She was so grateful for dad and pops teaching her now, for the encouragement from her brother. No matter how afraid she was she wouldn't let them break her this time, when she was finally free she would be able to smile for her family.

2 Days before the Sports Festival.

It was almost time. Eri could feel that her power was nearing it’s limit, and she knew that it was nearly time for her to escape. She paced in her room, focusing on her breathing. The next time one of those men came in that door, she’d get past them and run. She knew it would take time for her to get to UA, and she’d need to find the correct route, but with her goal in mind, she’d get to her brother, and her Dad and Papa. She just hoped that they remembered her. After all, no one came to get her right away.

The day of the sports festival:

Eri sat on her bed chewing her lip as she waited. It had been a few days and she knew they would be coming for her now. Power thrummed through her horn and her veins as she sat and waited. She hummed softly to herself a song that izu-nii used to sing to her, to make her feel better on nights where her dreams just wouldn't settle and be kind. The sound of footsteps filled her ears and a grin, one very similar to her dad and brother, twitched at her lips.

As the door opened, she shot out of the bed, immediately letting off some of her excess quirk energy to reverse the man that walked in into a child. She used her small form to dodge and weave around anyone that saw her, reversing each of them until she hit a stopping point as Chisaki stood in front of her. She glared at him, taking a second to catch her breath as she stood out of his reach.

“Eri how dare you throw such a tantrum and use your curse like this!” the man bellowed as he removed his glove and stepped towards her.

Eri moved quickly out of the way, remembering all the training she had been given growing up “go to hell you rotten bucket of KFC!” 

she called to the power within her and let it burst free. She was quick to pull back so she didn't use every last drop, but when she looked again, a pile of clothes lay on the ground, and nothing else.

She smiled wide, looking at the pile of clothes for a minute and feeling the utter satisfaction that filled her before she began to run again, knowing she needed to get out of there quickly and get to UA.

After the first few hours of walking, she found herself getting exhausted. UA was farther than she thought and she needed to take a break. Eri found a secluded corner near the edge of an alley and sat on a box, catching her breath. She wished she had grabbed some water or something to bring with her but she hadnt really been thinking about it.

A scuffling sound made her eyes snap open and look around in fear. Her eyes landed on a small creature standing there tail wagging. She smiled wide as she saw the small German shepard puppy standing there. “Brutus! You found me” she remembered the dog from the first timeline, but he was so much smaller than he had been then. The puppy yipped happily and began to lick at her hand making her giggle.

She smiled wide, pulling him into her arms. “Do you remember me Brutus?”

The small puppy tilted his head slightly and then barked out an agreement. He had been searching for his girl for months now and was so happy to finally find her. She giggled when he barked and smiled wide. “Then you remember Izu-nii and Dad and Papa, right? They probably don’t know about Pops yet… If they don’t remember me… But you can help me find Dad and Papa, right?”

Brutus whined when she spoke but nodded and took her fingers gently in his mouth before activating his quirk once more and following the threads. He knew what they looked like before and they still looked the same, if a little ragged. It took them another hour to find themselves in the stadium weaving through groups of people. The scents were overwhelming for his small nose.

Eri frowned as they worked their way through the large group of people. She wasn’t sure where to go and Brutus wasn’t able to trace her family any more. She began to tear up. She felt so small and helpless like this, and she couldn’t do anything to fix that. “Izu-nii, where are you?”

Hikage felt something within his chest as he sat within the void. He frowned and manifested with daigoro and nana following him soon after and following the pull that was calling to him. Nana gasped in shock as she saw the small figure of Eri standing there with Brutus at her side, surrounded by people. 

“Go get nine” she said as she walked closer to the pair. She knew the girl couldn't see her but hoped she would feel her presence somehow. 

It didn’t take long for Hikage to lead Izuku to his sister, smiling softly as he saw nana wrapped around the girl in an attempt to comfort her. 

“ERI!” The girl looked up as she heard her name called. “Izu-nii?”

Izuku felt his heart shatter as he saw his baby sister standing there looking so upset. He rushed forward and picked her up in his arms holding her tight. Tears rolling down his cheeks. “I'm so sorry I wasn't faster, unicorn… I'm so sorry.” just by the name she had used, he knew she remembered, hell just the fact that he now held her in his arms was proof of that.

She clung to her brother, sobbing as well. “I was worried about you!! I-I didn’t know where you went, or how we got back here!” She shook in his arms.

Izuku held her tight and carded through her tangled hair gently. He could feel her shaking in his arms. “Nana, can you go find Spot for me.. We need her” he asked the woman who nodded before vanishing. 

“I know… we still aren't really sure how we got here either.. But, I couldn't come get you right away.. Dad and I had a plan to come during internships.. I can't use my quirk fully yet, and we had to make it legal for me to go with him. I'm so sorry I left you there for so long.” 

She nodded a bit, curling into him. “Ch-Chisaki won’t be a p-problem anymore…”

He looked down at her with a sad smile “i'm so proud of you little unicorn. You did so good!” He kissed her forehead as he heard footsteps, and pawsteps coming towards him. He looked over his shoulders and saw dad running after spot worry in his eyes.

“Problem child.. Wha-..” the man stopped as Izuku turned around, Eri held against his chest.

Eri looked up, smiling wide with tears still in her eyes as she spotted Aizawa. “Dad!” She reached towards him, wanting him to hold her as well. 

Shouta felt the breath leave his lungs as his son turned around and he saw silver white hair and a small frame clutched in the teens arms. He almost went to his knees in relief as he saw the bright smile on her teary face and arms held out for him. The second the word dad left her lips he was gone. He quickly moved and stole her from her brother's arms and held her tight.

Eri smiled wide, clinging to her father as the exhaustion started to set in. “Dad? Can we go home? I’m tired…”

He chuckled and nuzzled into her hair. “Not yet little one. But you can nap with your brother. Since I already know he’s going to forfeit the next round.. And we can introduce you to your papa… he doesn't remember like we do, but he will love you just as he did before.” he spoke softly to the sleepy child. He knew the other two problem children would be there soon to find izuku.

Eri nodded, laying her head onto Shouta’s shoulder, smiling a bit. “Brutus helped me find you… He needs treats…”

At the word ‘treat’, Brutus perked up, his tail wagging as he looked up at his girl and her family. Izuku chuckled softly. “Alright eri, ill get him some treats, and us some lunch. And when you’re a bit more awake, ill introduce you and Spot. she's my service animal, and she will love on you and brutus both.” he looked to the snow leopard at his side who was eyeing the small puppy curiously. Spot walked over to the small cub and sniffed then began to lick his head. This was her pup now and no one could say differently.

Both katsuki, hitoshi, and shoto came rushing down the hallways towards the family. “What the hell Zu, you just left without saying anything.”

“Sorry Kaachan, but I needed to follow-… my.. instincts… Something felt off, and I needed to come check it out, and I found my sister when I did. Kaachan, Toshi, Shoto, this is Eri, my little sister.”

Katsuki tilted his head when the nerd stopped and corrected himself, then he gave a soft smile as he saw the small girl in uncle shouta’s arms. She looked so tiny, and the bandages on her made him want to kill something. Who could hurt such a sweet girl.

“Hi eri, it's nice to meet you, i'm katsuki.”

She frowned a bit, looking between Izuku and Katsuki for a moment before speaking quietly to her brother. “Was he replaced by Toga, Izu-nii? Why is he being so nice?”

Izuku burst out laughing as he heard the girl speak and shook his head softly before whispering back. “No sweetie… he’s just different now… we worked a lot out before UA started and auntie nem took him in…. Also toga, she isnt a meanie anymore.”

She looked a little confused but shrugged slightly, laying her head back down. She was too tired to worry about what was different, and she could figure it out later. Right now, she just wanted to get some rest.

The other two boys gave her a small smile, while Katsuki just looked confused.

“Kaachan, could you bring my lunch, and something for eri, up to the commentators box? I'm bowing out of the last round, and I want to spend time with family.”

Katsuki nodded a bit. “I’ll let Ma know that you’re bowing out for a family matter. What food does Eri like?”

Eri opened an eye and looked at him. “Candy apples?” she asked curiously, which made izuku laugh.

“Katsudon is fine, just not spicy for her.. And yeah if they have candy apples grab one of those too. Thanks kaachan, ill see you all after the award ceremony.”

The blonde nodded and walked off with the other two teens, leaving Eri alone with Izuku and Aizawa. The two males smiled at each other and headed through the crowds, the animals following after their humans happily. It took a few minutes to get to the observation room. Izuku shut the door behind them, dad still carrying eri.

Hizashi looked over, making sure the mic was still off before he spoke, eyes resting on Eri. “Is this the little sister you were telling me about, Shou?” He smiled gently, waving. “Hi there.”

Eri frowned a bit, barely lifting her head to look at the man. Papa’s voice sounded weird. “Papa? What happened to your voice?”

Shouta nodded to his husband and looked down at eri “Papa was hurt by a nomu sweetie. Things went a little sideways during the usj attack and papa got hurt but he’s healing really well… and we got pops back.” 

She looked around a bit. “You got Pops back too? Where is he?”

Izuku sighed and leaned against the wall to take the weight off his leg. “He’s still in the hospital love. The scientist doesn't yet know how to reverse and separate him from kurogiri.”

She pouted, curling in closer to her dad. “I miss Pops…”

Shouta nodded a bit. “I know sweetie… But at least we got the process started sooner than last time.”

Izuku walked over and took eri from his dad. Then he walked over to the corner, his limp a lot more pronounced after such a busy day. He sat down on the blankets set up for spot and leaned against the wall.

“We will get him back soon.”

She nodded, glancing at his leg but deciding to worry about it later. She was finally safe and back with her family. She was ready to get some sleep. She curled up in Izuku’s arms, quickly dozing off. Izuku hummed softly to her as she settled down to rest. She looked exhausted, and she was so thin again. He looked to brutus and giggled. 

“You got small brutus.” the puppy growled at him softly. He shrugged a bit and laughed a bit more. “I’m not wrong.” 

Izuku looked over at Spot, who had begun to nudge Brutus closer to her in an attempt to groom the puppy. Brutus glared at the male human, why did he have to be mean to him. Then he turned to look at the female feline curiously. She smelled cold but also inviting to his instincts. He yawned and let her pull him closer, hey this wasn't too bad actually.

“We need to talk to nedzu, and tsuki now i guess. But hey! We got eri back, and i dont have to deal with nighteye…” well that was if the man didn't just show up and start lecturing them for some stupid reason once he learned chisaki was dead.

Shouta nodded, smiling softly. “Did Eri say what happened to Chisaki?”

He shook his head "no, just that he wouldn't be a problem anymore. I think, with how tired she is, she used her quirk" 

“That would make sense… I’m honestly wondering what all she did to get out on her own… I know we’ve trained her, but she’s still so small… it’s odd to think about. We’ll have to get her to explain everything once she’s up to it.” He looked up as he heard a knock on the door before Katsuki walked in.

“Hey Zu. I got your food and Eri’s. Lunch Rush was really nice and made a candy apple just for her, along with some apple slices to go with the food.”

Izuku nodded at his dad. They would have to see what tsukauchi said about it later. He smiled at katsuki. "thanks, she passed out but she will be really happy later when she wakes up." he held out a hand and took his own lunch. 

The blonde nodded and set Eri’s plate down where Izuku could reach it. “I also heard her mentioning that the dog needed treats, so I got two plates of some meat for the dog and for Spot. They’re on the tray with Eri’s food.”

Izuku chuckled as the animals both looked up "Thanks kaachan. You should head back down to the waiting room, the matches will be starting soon I think" 

“Yeah, I was planning on it. See you later Zu. Take good care of her.” He smiled and waved a bit as he left the room.

Izuku leaned back and rubbed at his leg with one hand. It felt sore and hell he was tired now too. It had been a long day already. He wanted to go back to the dorms and sleep for a week. Maybe curl up with Hitoshi and watch a movie before falling asleep.

Hizashi smiled as he watched his kids snuggle up to each other. He may have just met eri but he was already attached thanks to Shouta and izuku. 

Shouta smiled softly, watching his kids for a minute before speaking. “Problem Child. Eat some food before you fall asleep. Zashi and I will keep an eye on things and make sure you two get back to the dorms safely. We’ll deal with Tsuki and the logistics of this all tomorrow.”

He looked up at his parents and nodded "alright dad." he took his bowl and began to eat. He yawned halfway through and put it down again before he shifted and laid down using Spot as a pillow. He fell asleep soon after. 

Hizashi smiled and snapped a few pictures of the kids sleeping before he looked back at Shou. “We should probably tell Nedzu now, huh?”

Shouta snorted "he probably already knows zashi. You know how he likes to watch the cameras" 

“Fair enough. I guess we have some more paperwork to fill out later then?”

Shouta groaned and sat back in his chair. "I hate doing paperwork zashi!" 

“You did the paperwork for Izuku so thoroughly that I thought you were a completely different person, Shou. You’d do anything if it meant getting to keep your kids.”

He huffed and hid his face in his capture weapon. "You don't need to call me out on my shit sunshine. I am glad they are both asleep though. Ass might apparently saved his time so he could give out the medals at the ceremony… five bucks says katsuki bites him" 

“While Katsuki has gotten better, and he would do anything to get back at the fucker, Nem would be pissed with him if he bit him on live tv during the ceremony. He’ll probably just not let the asshole put it on him directly and he’ll just hold it.”

He rolled his eyes "nem is too good an influence on that boy. I would laugh so hard if he bit him… though it is pretty unhygienic. Don't know where it's been" 

“I know, and then he’d need to worry about diseases. Better to just hold the medal.”

"Yeah, we need to make sure to sanitize all the medals once we get back to the dorms tonight."

Hizashi snorted, laughing at the utter ridiculousness of their conversation for a minute before it devolved into a coughing fit. Shouta was quick to grab the glass of ice water and put it to his husbands lips. “Sip slowly"

Hizashi followed his husband’s directions, relaxing a bit as he felt the cold water soothe his throat. “I guess I’ve been doing a lot of talking tod-“ He began to cough again, leaning against Shouta as he slowly sipped the water to help calm his throat.

Shouta nodded "alright no more from you today love. I know you love this part but you need to rest too. I can do the rest for today."

Hizashi nodded, going to say something before noticing his husband’s sharp look. He sighs a bit and signs instead. ‘I’m sorry to make you do all this, tired cat. I know you don’t like talking this much or being in the spotlight.’

Shouta kissed his forehead."For you sunshine, I will endure. And stop apologizing or I'll sic the problem child on you when he wakes up."

He nodded a bit, holding his hands up in mock surrender, smiling softly, thinking for a minute before he had an idea. ‘Oh, what if you have one of your kiddos come up to help commentate if they’re already out?’

Shouta thought about it and smiled. “That's a great idea… maybe Kaminari, or himiko… hmm no himi may scare eri if she wakes up.. " he pulled out his phone and sent a text to Kaminari to come up to the box. The kid had done really well in the events, but hadn't made it through thanks to his partner in the second event. 

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Kaminari frowned as he saw the text come across on his phone. He was sitting with the class, waiting for the events to start, when their teacher messaged him. Maybe he was in trouble or something? He shrugged a bit and got up, leaving the class area and heading to the box, tilting his head a bit when he saw Izuku lying just inside the door with a little girl curled up in his arms. He watched them for a minute, smiling softly at how peaceful Izuku looked as he slept.

Shouta turned when the door opened and spotted the soft look on the boy's face. He refused to give his students the talk, Dammit. 

"Kaminari, come over here. Mic overdid it today; he suggested having one of the students help me for the rest of the festival. So. Do you want to help me announce?" 

Denki looked confused. “You want me to help?”

He nodded. "Yeah, you have similar energy to this Cockatoo, and I absolutely hate talking to the public, so you're the best choice." 

“I… I don’t know if I’ll be any good, but I guess I can give it a try.”

He shrugged. "Once you get over your nerves, you'll do fine, kid. Come on over and sit down. Things are about to start."

Denki nodded, walking over and sitting in a chair beside Aizawa. He looked out as the crowds began to fill the stadium, taking a few deep breaths to calm his nerves. 

Shouta kept checking on Hizashi, making sure he was still drinking. Then it was time, and he hit the microphone switch to start. 

"Alright, welcome back for the last round. Present Mic was needed elsewhere, so we have asked one of the 1-A students to help commentate."

“Uh, Hello? I’m kinda new to this so…”

Hizashi looks over and gives him a bright smile and thumbs up as encouragement. 

"Now we are on to the one-on-one battles. The first round we have.. Shinsou Hitoshi from 1-A versus Iida Tenya from 1-A."

Denki seemed to get a little excited as he heard Shinsou’s name. “Oh! Shinsou has such a cool quirk! He doesn’t want people to know what it is though, so I guess we’ll just have to see how he uses it. Iida should know what Shinsou’s quirk is, if he’s been paying attention since the start of the year, so he may be able to work around Shinsou’s quirk.” The boy was speaking quickly, forgetting about the crowd as he watched the two. He may not be the smartest, but he’s been watching Izuku, and some of the black-haired boy’s habits had started to become his own as he spent more and more time with him.

Shouta chuckled as he listened to the boy; he had been spending too much time with the number one problem child, but it was nice to see him coming out of his shell a little more. He would have to watch, though; he had noticed some teasing from the other students when the kid overloaded. He shook his head from the thoughts as his husband poked him gently. He refocused his attention back on the match right as Iida went out of bounds.

“Looks like Shinsou has been watching his classmates with that move; Iida has run out of bounds because of a quick dodge. Looks like we need to have more classes on turning mid move.” 

He heard a groan from those of his class in the stands. His kids were pretty loud when they wanted to be, after all. Denki laughed a bit as Shouta said that. “That makes sense. It’s pretty tricky to switch directions when all your momentum is going the other direction.”

He nodded to the boy. “That's very true, you have to be able to be nimble and flexible when fighting if you’re going to be a hero, though.”

Denki smiled, looking over as the next match began. Now that he had gotten over his nerves, Denki was practically vibrating with energy, noting different techniques the students used and how they used those to win. Shouta leaned back in his chair and let the kid take over. He was doing amazing, and when he looked at Hizashi, he could see the bright look in his eyes. The kid was definitely getting an internship offer from the man. 

As they approached the final three matches, Shouta sat up slightly, wanting to keep an eye on the kids that made it, proud that all four were his class. He was a little bit worried about Todoroki and Bakugou going against each other. Kat still had a temper, and after the last time line, he wondered what would happen. 

They watched with bated breath as Katsuki approached the arena, Shoto walking in on the other side. As soon as Midnight began the match, Bakugou launched at the other boy, leaving a trail of explosions in his wake. Shoto was quick to move; they had been training together for a few weeks now, and they knew each other's moves well. He began to make the area around them colder, knowing Bakugou needed to sweat to use his quirk. What he forgot to remember was that Bakugou was well trained without it. 

Bakugou shot himself around the other boy, conserving his sweat to use later as he reached out to kick Shoto. Shouta was surprised when the other stopped and abruptly turned. He went to dodge, but the kick landed against his side. He tried to catch his breath as he went to throw a flaming punch. Bakugou was thrown back to the ground as Shoto’s flame ignited the nitroglycerin on his body. Both boys were forced back as the explosion rocked the arena.

Shoto landed on his back, breathless. He hadn't even thought about that happening. If Izuku was watching, he knew he was going to be scolded for that later, if Sensei didn't get to him first. He caught his breath and stood, going after the blonde once more. Bakugou was quick to return to his feet as well, a little more used to the force of his explosions, even if they weren’t normally used against him. He shot himself into the air, hoping to drop down on Shoto from above. Shoto saw the boy above him and threw up a shield of ice; he didn't notice how thin it was. 

Katsuki dropped down onto the other boy’s shield, easily breaking through it and dropping his foot onto Shoto’s shoulder to knock him down. Shoto fell hard, his arms up to hold the shield; he wasn't able to brace himself and smacked his head, blacking out. Midnight cracked her whip and announced Bakugou as the winner. 

Katsuki looked at the other boy before carefully helping him onto the very prompt med bots. He walked with the bots, hoping to be there and talk to Shoto when the boy woke up. Recovery Girl sighed when she saw the boys being brought in. 

“Any injuries, Katsuki?” she asked the boy curiously after looking Shoto over and giving him a kiss on the forehead.

The blonde shook his head. “No, Granny Chiyo. I just- I wanted to make sure Sho was okay.”

She gave him a soft smile and ruffled his hair. “You're a good boy, and yes, Todoroki will be alright. Just a bump on the head; he should be awake soon.”

Katsuki nodded. “Is it okay if I wait here for him to wake up?”

“Of course, deary, go sit down, and have an energy gummy before your next match. I'll be over at my desk if you need anything.” She walked away after giving him the gummy. Katsuki ate the gummy, sitting beside Shoto’s bed as he waited for the boy to wake up.

About fifteen minutes later, Shoto groaned and shifted in the bed. He felt like he got hit by a truck. Katsuki looked over at the boy, slightly relieved that he was awake. “Hey Shoto.”

Shoto opened one eye and looked at the blonde sitting there, a bit confused. Why was he sitting beside his bed like that? “Hmmm,” he hummed out in response. 

“I was.. a little worried about you… I wanted to make sure you were okay. When I knocked you out, you… You looked really scared, Shoto.”

He blinked for a minute, still a bit confused. Was it normal for someone to check on another when they were hurt? He remembered it happening after izuku was hurt, and he remembered Katsuki being worried while sparring too. Maybe that was something people did. “I’m alright. I've been hit harder than that before in training….”

“What do you mean? Getting hit like that looked pretty serious… I mean, you hit your head on the concrete. That cannot be something you’re used to, Shoto. That’s… That’s not normal.”

He frowned at that, his head tilting a little. Yes, he knew his father was bad, but he was still trying to figure out how bad, and what wasn't normal. “Isn't getting hurt when training normal?”

“No, Shoto. It’s not normal to get hurt when you’re training. Small injuries from accidents happen, and it’s normal to be sore after training because you worked your body to its limits, but getting seriously hurt during training on a regular basis is not normal.”

“Hmm, maybe izuku was right then.. When.. When I asked about his scars, he said that I should talk to sensei about my dad… I know he’s not great, but when it's all you know, it's hard to figure out what is and isn't normal.. So I haven't yet..”

“I’d recommend talking to him as well… He and Zu helped me get away from my abusive old hag. Now I’m Ma’s responsibility, and she’s been helping me work through everything.”

He focused more on the other boy. Really looking him over now and nodded. “You were abused as well? I'm glad that izuku helped you then.”

“Yeah… I’m pretty lucky that Zu even helped me at all… I… I wasn’t the best friend to him when we were brats, and I really messed up for a while…”

“Is.. is that where those starburst scars came from on him? You two seem very close now; something must have changed for that to happen.”

“Something definitely did. The catalyst was me thinking that the nerd was dead or missing because he stopped going to our middle school without saying anything to me or anyone. I-… I seriously fucked up a few months before he went missing, and I did a lot of stuff wrong. But I apologized, and Zu, even though I’m not sure if he completely forgives me yet, he was willing to give me a second chance. One that I honestly didn’t deserve.”

“I'm not sure about that. You have most definitely changed from what you used to be like. If a person actually works on changing, and makes the effort, then they do deserve a second chance… only a second chance though. I'm glad that you got one though. Izuku seems very… knowledgeable about this friendship thing. He made the right choice.” 

Katsuki smiled softly at Shoto, tearing up a bit. “Thank you, Shoto… I really appreciate that.”

He gave him a small smile. “Shouldn't you be out there waiting for your next fight? Not sure I'd forgive you if you forfeit by sitting here with me.. I'm okay, really.” 

The blonde looked over at one of the screens, showing Hitoshi sending Momo out of the arena. “I guess I do need to head out. I’m glad you’re doing okay, Sho.” Katsuki smiled, getting up and going to leave the room. Shouto lay back down and looked towards the monitor; he was excited to see this fight.

Shouta watched as Katsuki and Hitoshi walked onto the platform and smiled. This was going to be interesting. Katsuki knew Hitoshi's quirk, but also had a temper. It would be fun to see who would win this one. 

Hitoshi looked over as Midnight went to start the match and called out so Katsuki could hear. “So, Katsuki, How’s your boyfriend doing?”

Katsuki was excited for this match. Once Midnight started the round, he went to attack but was stopped by hitoshi’s voice. His cheeks heated as he glared. “He’s not….”

Hitoshi smirked as he caught the other boy in his quirk. “Walk out of bounds calmly.”

A mist of calm washed over him as his body moved without his say-so. He knew he was never going to live this down. He crossed the boundary line calmly. 

Midnight announced Hitoshi the winner as the boy released his hold on Katsuki. Hitoshi smirked softly at the other boy before walking over. “I’m sure your boyfriend will be very proud of you, Katsuki.”

Katsuki glared at the boy as he came over. When he spoke, Katsuki flipped him off. “I hate you,” he growled out, still blushing lightly.

“Yet you don’t deny it.” He laughed a bit. “Relax, Kats. I’m not going to say anything to Shoto. That’s up to you. I’ll see you on the podiums when the ceremony starts, though.”

“And when are you going to ask Zu out, eyebags?” he raised an eyebrow at the boy, a small smirk in place. When the ceremony was mentioned, he sighed. “You might want to wear gloves; I heard ass might is handing out the medals. He better not touch me or I swear I'm going to bite him.”

Hitoshi shot Katsuki a quick glare at his comment before nodding. “I’m thinking of taking a big can of Lysol up and just spraying everything. I’ve got an extra, if you want.”

He snorted and nodded. “Might be a good idea; that man is yuck after all. We can toss our medals in a pot of boiling water when we get back to the dorms to clean them.”

“Definitely. Come on. The Lysol is in my locker; we can grab it real fast before the ceremony. Who knows, maybe some will get in his eyes, and he’ll be forced to step away?”

He laughed and nodded as they walked away and towards their lockers. “Maybe some will get in his mouth too. I'm afraid to know where that's been. Don't want to catch anything from him when he talks.”

Hitoshi nodded, laughing as well as the pair walked. Once they reached the lockers, he pulled out two cans of Lysol and handed one to Katsuki. “Gotta stay safe. It is flu season after all.” He winked, grinning. The blonde grabbed the can, and they headed back

“This will be totally worth whatever punishment we get. No way Uncle Shou will make us run the hell course for it at least.”

“We’ll have to see. Most of the teachers don’t care for Ass Might, but this is going to be televised…”

He shrugged. “Yeah, it will, but Zu is the baby to the teachers, and he has a plan to release info on ass might. Turn the public against him… we should be fine.”

Hitoshi nodded as they made their way to the underground room where the podiums were stored before being lifted. Katsuki walked over and was wrapped in a huge hug.

“I’m so proud of you, Kat. You did so amazingly.”

He smiled at her and hugged her back. He could feel eyes on him but didn't care; his ma was an amazing woman, and her hugs were the best. Soon it was time, and the four students took their places on the podium. Katsuki and Hitoshi wore twin smirks on their faces as they were raised into the sky.

Shouta watched from the box as the podiums lifted into the stadium. He could see that Hitoshi and Katsuki were carrying something, but he wasn’t sure what it was. He pulled out his phone to record the live feed that was streaming onto their screens, figuring Izuku wouldn’t want to miss whatever the other problem children would do. 

It wasn't much longer before the ceremony started. Ass Might came in with a yell of course and started with Shoto and Momo tying in third place. He hugged them both after he congratulated them, then he was standing in front of Katsuki with that fake ass smile on his face. 

“Congratulations on secon-” and that's when Katsuki moved and swiftly sprayed the Lysol in his mouth, then hid it under his shirt once more. All Might began to cough and spit and sputter. 

“Sorry, sir, your breath was a little stinky; hope that helps,” he chirped, taking his medal into his hand.

All Might gave the boy a glare before moving on, trying to catch his breath and not make a fool of himself on TV. He moved over to Hitoshi. “Congratulations, young Shin-“

Hitoshi had to hold back his laughter as he watched his friend spray the man, and then it was his turn, and as soon as the bastard spoke, he took out his mini can and sprayed him, his spray getting into the man's eyes, and then quickly it was away again as well, medal in hand.

All Might fell back as Hitoshi sprayed him, hands on his eyes as he crouched. The producers quickly cut the livestream, and the podium began to lower back into the basement, All Might still holding his eyes. Once the ground closed above them, he puffed down into his small form, leaving Momo and Shoto standing there confused.

Katsuki and Hitoshi, as soon as they were in the room, burst out laughing so hard at what they did. Midnight stood there with a ‘stern’ look on her face and hands on her hips, but her eyes were shining in laughter, and she was trying to hold back giggles.

All Might left the room as fast as he could, bumping into the walls and such as he tried to head towards the infirmary.

Momo looked over as he left, still confused. “What happened to All Might?”

Katsuki snorted. “Small might,” he giggled to himself.

“Izuku is going to kill us for missing that.” Hitoshi laughed, then shook his head, and looked at Momo… “Oh, he… he popped.” he laughed harder, having trouble controlling it. Midnight began laughing with the boys for a moment before calming down and speaking to Momo and Shoto.

“All Might is not the best person, and he has a limited amount of time to be in his muscle form each day. These two just shocked him enough to make him lose that form for today. Don’t worry though. He’s like a cockroach. You never fully get rid of him. In any case, you can’t tell anyone about what you just saw, got it?”

Momo nodded slowly, still unsure why Midnight was talking badly about the number one hero; then again, she remembered being told he was supposed to teach them, and she had yet to see that happen.

Katsuki snorted at Ma's words; the man really was a cockroach. 

“Alright, kids. Go get changed and enjoy the festivities outside. The dorms are open if you want to rest now too. Katsuki, hang back a minute, okay, Kiddo?” 

Hitoshi looked over at Katsuki, a bit concerned when he was asked to stay back. The blonde just shrugged and waved the insomniac off. Once they were alone, Katsuki gave her a sheepish smile. 

“So, what’s the family thing that Zuzu had to take care of? Did something actually happen, or did y’all just make that up to get him out of the last round?”

His face cleared when Ma spoke next, and he smiled a bit. “Oh, he really didn't want to fight in the last round, but no… apparently his baby sister showed up in the hallways. She's so small, Ma, and she was covered in bandages on her arms and legs. Uncle Shou and Zu wanted to take her upstairs to the box to get away from the people.”

Nemuri’s eyes widened as she heard him speak. “My little niece is here already?? Well, come on, let’s go, Kats! Take me to my niece!” She grinned, excited. He laughed and nodded 

“Alright, come on, ma,” he said and took her hand after wiping the sweat from his own and dragging her through the hallways and up to the commentator box. He didn't bother to knock, knowing his family was inside waiting for them. 

Shouta looked over as Katsuki walked in, motioning for them to be quiet as Hizashi seemed to be showing Kaminari some stuff with the controls. Katsuki nodded, led nem into the room, and closed the door behind them. He waved at Kaminari before scanning the room, finding izuku starting to wake up, with Eri asleep on his chest. 

Nemuri smiled wide, cooing softly at the small girl in Izuku’s arms. She knew that Katsuki said the girl was small, but she couldn’t believe just how small she was. Her eyes scanned over the small body, noting all the bandages, some of which had blood seeping through. 

Izuku opened his eyes and looked around him. He saw Papa doing something with Kaminari, and aunty nem and Katsuki looking at him. 

‘What. Was I drooling again?’ he signed

Nemuri shook her head, signing back. ‘No, I just came to see my niece.’

Izuku smiled and looked down at his sister. He noticed she was bleeding through her bandages. He needed to get her to see Recovery Girl soon. 

‘Well, she is much prettier than me, so I don't blame you… Is it over?’

She nodded. ‘Bomb and Brain sprayed disinfectant into Yellow Idiot’s mouth and eyes after they got the top two spots.’

Izuku’s eyes widened, mischief shining in his eyes, and he laughed silently. He didn't want to wake the unicorn.

‘I can't believe you did that! And I missed the whole thing!’

Shouta got their attention as he walked over. ‘I recorded it in case it gets cut from the stream later.’

‘Thanks, dad.’ he looked down and ran a hand through white hair. ‘We need to get her to kiss.’

Shouta nodded. ‘You guys head down there. I’ll stay here with Cockatoo and Spark. Love you.’

‘Love you too.’ he signed back.