"So... can you like, i dunno... hide yourself or do you have to be in one of the 2 states?"Izuku asks slightly bewildered by all that happened.
"I don't know..." Eri looked sad now, as if it was her fault.
"Eri don't be sad, I was just curious. Besides I am sure my mom would love to meet you!" Izuku tries to calm her down.
"She would?" Eri looks at him with stars in her eyes.
"Of course! Eri is so cute after all! My mom always said that she wanted a daughter so you would be a dream come true for her." Izuku said remembering a certain memory where his mother made him wear a skirt when he was around 5 years old. He didn't remember what happened until he saw a photo of himself blushing while wearing a green frock.
"I have been meaning to ask but... what's a mom?" Eri asked slightly confused, there was a trace of longing in her eyes which even she didn't know about. Izuku however was able to tell because apparently he was connected to Eri on a deep emotional level.
"Eri... a mom or mother is someone who brings you to this world, she cares for you and loves you no matter what. They protect you from all the bad things in the world for as long as they live." Izuku had 2 memories running in his mind when he thought of this. The time he has spent with his mother as well as Eri and what her mother did to her own daughter.
"So you are my mom..." Eri says with wonder in her eyes now.
"Yeah..."Izuku says absentmindedly. "Wait, what?" Izuku was definitely not prepared for this. Eri calling him big brother would have been totally fine, but mom? That was a whole different thing.
"Yeah! You bought me to this world, I can feel you love and care for me so you are my mom right?" Eri explains to her brother as if he wasn't the one who just explained the concept to her.
"No, but umm... only girls can be moms!" Izuku was pretty sure he just said the most stupid thing in the world.
"Then what is a boy mom called?" Eri asked with a pout.
'She really wanted a mom huh' Izuku probably for the first time in his life wished that he was a girl.
"A dad or father I guess." Izuku has given up at this point.
'She can call me whatever she wants, I will just take care of her all the same.'
"So you are my papa!" Eri apparently liked that word more.
Izuku is thankful he didn't become a girl when he wished for a few seconds ago.
Well, that was that and by the end of the conversation they had reached Izuku's home.
"I am home." Izuku said nervously as he had quite a lot of explaining to do.
"My baby! Where were you? I was looking for you everywhere! You weren't in school, you weren't at Katsuki's You weren't anywhere and I-"
"Mom! Mom! relax I was just out for a walk and I was lost in thought. Something unexpected happened so i became even more late...sorry?"
"Well you have a lot of explaining to do young man" Izuku's mother suddenly changer her disposition from a worried mother to a figure of authority like a father.
'I really love my mother. She can be so cute sometimes.'
Izuku decided that it was about time he introduced Eri, she was hiding behind him. Too nervous to make her self known.
"Before I say anything mom this is Eri and she is...well..." Izuku wasn't quite sure how to say this.
'Should I introduce her as my daughter now that she calls me papa? Should I say she is my quirk? Eri wanted a family so calling her a quirk might make her sad...calling her my daughter will make mom faint...both are bad options.'
"H-hello I am papa's quirk. My name is Eri."
*Thump*
Inko fainted.
While Inko was unconscious she was still muttering things like-'My baby has a baby'
'Maybe I should have discussed this with Eri before introducing her...'
Eri looked at Inko guiltily and started fussing over her. She also kept apologizing for making her faint and the whole scene made Izuku realize this is going to be a long night.
Izuku, decided to help his mother up with Eri and lay her on the couch.
"What do I call Papa's Mama?"Eri asked innocently.
"*sigh* You can call her grandma, Eri"
Izuku bought some water to drink an gave a glass to Eri as well.
Izuku was about to use some water to wake his mother up but was stopped by Eri.
"Papa, wait. Grandma looks tired. Should we tell her in the morning?"
Izuku took another look at his mother, she had dark circles in her eyes and just looked really worn out.
"Yeah, you are right Eri. Let's wait till morning, she could really use some rest.
Izuku puts a blanket around his mother and goes to his room to sleep.
Just when Izuku thinks that he will set up an extra futon for himself Eri starts pulling his sleeves.
"Papa, I don't want to be alone I am scared." Eri whimpered while looking at him with unshed tears in her eyes.
A certain memory of Eri sleeping alone in a cold cell decides to surface at that exact moment.
'Just you wait overhaul, if you are not caught by some other hero I will personally make you pay.'
Eri sees the scary expression on Izuku's face and starts shivering.
"I am sorry, I am so sorry. I'll sleep alone I wont trouble you anymore please don't hit me, plea-"
Izuku quickly realizes what has happened and feels his heart be stabbed by a thousand needles.
"No! no! Eri calm down I wasn't angry at you! Please don't cry I am sorry."
"Really? So I can sleep with you?"
"Of course you can. You are my daughter after all how can I say no to you?" izuku said with a soft caring smile.
After a few minutes both father and daughter were lying on the Izuku's bed. Eri cuddled really tightly to Izuku, afraid that he might leave if she falls asleep.
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Izuku wakes up in the morning, completely refreshed but something is missing...
"Wait, Eri? Eri! Where are you?"
Izuku looked all around his room but... Eri could not be seen anywhere.
