Chapter 1- broken promise.

It was strange times. Never has Garou felt so free and yet so trapped before. He was flying, for the first time he was in the skies where people dream of being. He felt the wind against his face, the resistance of air on his body. The idea of him being able to go anywhere at any time on a whim was the best part of it all. However, despite this sense of freedom, the trapped sensation outweighed the euphoric freedom he obtained. He changed again, but the transformation was only getting worst. Most of his energy has gone into maintaining his current state. It was difficult for him to go from a behemoth monster to his human size, even harder still to keep it. He fights his own body every day. Trying to contain this growing power brewing under his skin. His will keeps everything together, his strength prevents his body from falling into chaos.

He knows if he ever lets go of his current form, there maybe no going back. For now, he does what he always does. He gets stronger.

Today was a sparring session with an unlikely opponent. Garou was high above the mountains where Bang's dojo resides, he could see cities from are wide from the height he flew. No one could strike him from this distance. At least, he thought so.

The clear, clam skies were something to enjoy. Until he heard it. Turing just enough, he watched as shuriken just miss the side of his face. "Hmm, not bad." He said.

Then, more came, from down below a barrage erupted! Shurikens were flying at him every which way! He could avoid and deflect them all with great ease, until one came up and flashed a bright light. He wasn't quite prepared for that one! He then felt it, bouncing right off the middle of his head, right between the eyes. One hit its mark.

"DAMN IT!" he roared.

"I TOLD YOU I COULD HIT YOU!"

"LUCKY SHOT!" Down below was Shuriken Star. She continued her attack, sending the projectiles up and towards Garou. Still, he was too fast, even for his first time flying, he just about mastered using the air currents to his advantage. He could turn on a dime and drop out of the sky and avoid the strikes.

It was time to bring the battle to the ground. He dive-bombed from the skies above, aiming right for Star, but he knew she would avoid his strike. She could deek either left or right, flip back or drop to her knees. Or, if she was brash enough, she could try and land a blow as he comes down at her. "Predictable." Garou said. There weren't many moves she could make, however he was anticipating them.

He was about a foot away from her when she did so something unexpected. She jumped onto his back! Shifting the weight, he was forced to the ground, but was quick to his feet as she was. The two stood ready, Garou watching and waiting. "You do know, I can beat you easily," said Garou.

"True, but still, it's fun to see you mess up." Star said with a smirk on her face.

"I don't mess up!"

"Then come at me bro!"

She was waiting for him to make the first move! Garou kept low to the ground, walking on his hands and feet to throw her off. It's hard to judge someone's movements on all fours. "Let me guess, something you learned from Watchdog man?"

"Lucky guess."

Star grinned as she decided to make the first move. Running straight ahead to Garou… only to be stopped by her own shurikens! She never noticed him grabbing them out of the sky! Star was pinned to the tree and couldn't break free. "Damn it!" she muttered. "I should have known…"

Garou's cocky smirk grew. "And you said I mess up?"

"Shut up and unpin me."

He took his time getting Star unpinned from the tree, much to her dismay. But he just had to rub it in. He knew her every move with these damn things. He also picked up on her chakra blocking skills too. That wasn't a fun night when he thought it would be amusing to see how well she could work with one arm. Especially when she bragged she could beat someone with one arm. Still, she should have known better. This was Garou, the prodigy. Once unpinned, he promptly handed her back her weapons. The smirk on his face didn't vanish. "I win!"

"Next time!" she said.

"And I look forward to it."

Star spent some time gathering her weapons. Some she had no idea where they went to, which meant she would have to make more later on. Yet with most of her arsenal replenished, it was time to go back. Star kept looking at his wings. "You did really well considering it was your first time flying."

He sneered. "I wouldn't have to worry about it if I didn't have these damn things in my back."

"I think it suits you."

He was is still covered in scales, yet, his body isn't quite his own anymore. His once armored scale flesh has been broken up into pieces; coils of serpents and demonic dragon now make up his mass. They are kept coiled and hidden out of sight for the most part. Garou missed the days where his flesh was all a single form and color. His feet and hands still resembled human anatomy except with the scales and claws. Up the side of his neck were gills he has yet and refuses to try. His body wasn't quite what it use to be, however he had the strength to preserve one aspect of his humanity. His face. He made certain that remained as unaltered as possible. His white hair remained as it was. His eyes solid red with black lenses, his teeth nearly normal but jagged. His ears pointed just enough to be noticed. His demonic serpent tail was hard not to miss, and the wings that blended into the darkness seamlessly. "You know, you don't look that bad to be honest." Said Star.

"Yeah, sure. Coming from someone who hangs around this all day." Garou snapped back.

"Oh shut up and take the compliment," said Star. "Besides, I heard from the others what you looked like the last time. This doesn't seem too bad." Despite his changes, Star never treated him any different. She spoke to him the same as she always did, and Garou does with her as well. They don't go out in public as much due to his new look, however, Star was working on a way to try and get him out into the world once more. If anything, they venture out at night. In the darkness hardly anyone ever sees him, sometimes Star even loses him in the shadows!

With the sparring done for the day, it was time to make their way back to the dojo. But as they did, Garou paused, noticing an odd number of cars down at the foot of the mountain. "Those are Hero association cars, aren't they?" he asked.

Star tried to see for herself, but her eyes refused to see that far down. "If they are, I wonder what this is about."

Garou growled. "Three guesses," he said bitterly. "Now what do they want with me? I didn't do anything wrong!"

"We don't know for sure if that's the case…"

"Don't sugar coat this, it is the case. Why else would they be here?"

She sighed. It was true, there was no reason for the Heroes Association to be here. It was about Garou, and it was time they see what they wanted this time.

They made their way down and into the dojo. There were twenty members of the association standing in the room led by Sitch. Silverfang appeared flustered. "Garou, we have come to place you into quarantine until farther notice."

"Quarantine? For what?!" demanded Star.

"We are aware of a breech in promise made by Garou himself. Under the guideline he was not to consume any more monsters until proven that it will no longer affect him and curb the growth of his monsterfication. It's clear that he has broken the rule." Sitch pulled out reports from concerned citizens on the appearance of Garou, and how he has changed since he was last seen in public.

"Wait, you don't know the full story about this. Ask Genos about it or Saitama!"

"Cape Baldy? What does he or Genos have to do with this?" asked Sitch.

"Over a month ago, a child was kidnapped in order to get to Garou. The former puppet master of the Monster Association, Gyoro Gyoro must have been pulling the strings to get Garou back to their side. He was forced to fight and feed to survive. You can't punish him for that!"

"There was no report of a missing child."

"Because it happened that day and the rescue was that day too!"

"What does this mean, you will have me quarantined? Are you aware there was no facilities that can restrain me?" said Garou. He then turned to the others in the room. "Do you really think twenty men could stop me? None of them are heroes by the way… and I doubt it would have mattered either."

"Is this a threat?"

"No, a mere warning."

"Garou, please, don't make this any worst!" begged Silverfang. "Has Genos offered a report of the incident?"

Sitch shook his head no. "Since there was never a report of a missing child, the Heroes Association never put out notice. Since we didn't, no report was needed."

"Then ask him to write one!" snapped Star. "God, you think you would believe us by now?"

"About that, Star, we have become aware of your bias towards Garou. Until farther notice, you are no longer to be paired with him, or to be seen with him."

"Excuse me?" Star demanded. "He's my partner in this. You think I am bias because we train and work well together?"

"Sitch this is going too far." Said Silverfang. "The two have done well under each other's guidance."

"Yes, and her job was to keep an eye on Garou. Keeping him out of trouble and keeping to the rules we set out for him. She didn't."

There was an awkward silence in the room. Garou's fists clench in anger, his teeth bared as unsettling noises began to escape from him. "I don't appreciate being using as some sort of an excuse for the Heroes Association to flex what little muscle they have!"

Star saw him swelling up, she was quick to try and settle him down once more and whispered. "We will clear this up soon, I swear."

The room tensed, the twenty men were on edge, as Garou grew bigger before their eyes. Yet, a collective sigh was given as Garou took deep, cleansing breaths and settled "And that is why they are perfectly matched." Said Silverfang.

Sitch was taken aback by it all, but he must follow through with the rules he set out for them. "I still need you to come with us, Garou, until this is all sorted out."

"What do you want as proof?" demanded Star. "Do you want me to find the child he saved? Do you want me to find Genos or Saitama to explain everything?"

"Do what you must to prove the incident. Until then, Garou will be quarantined. We will have him remain with Puri Puri Prisoner until this is sorted."

Garou snarled once more, this time, far more demonically. "I'll clear this up, just give me some time okay? Go along for now, and try not to do anything to brash." She pleaded.

It was against his instincts. Garou would stand and fight for his freedom. This would have been the easiest battle for him to win too. And yet, he gave but a nod and agreed to go quietly. "You better have something for me to eat, I'm starving!" The twenty members of the association escorted him out of the room.

Before Sitch left, Star took hold of his shoulder firmly. "I STRONGLY suggest you let him eat something before taking him in. If not… I would be worried about who is put into quarantine with him."