Chapter 2

Izuku was faced with a great dilemma. What would his soon-to-be four year old son like for his birthday gift? Adjusting his sunglasses and pulling up his muffler till his nose he scanned the toy section of the biggest toy store in the city only to be faced with aisles and aisles of Hero Deku merchandise.

'Oh God, this is so embarrassing! I can't believe I am actually seeing so many merchandise of me. Whoa! They even have a figurine with my first ever costume! How did they find that out? I only wore it just that one time in All Might's first lesson! These are pretty detailed as well. Oh wow there are even some figurines of Iida, Ochako and Kacchan. Todoroki's got quite an impressive number of merch these are so cool! Maybe I should buy one for each of them? No no no no no wait what am I doing? They probably have some samples anyway. I know Ochako has quite a few stored in the closet. But…but…what would Toshi like? He already knows everyone in person. When I was four I was ecstatic with my All Might toys but…ah maybe I should get him a new backpack? His current one is worn out a bit and it's a practical gift as well….ughhhh no I can get him a backpack anytime! It has to be something special. What should I do, what shou…"

"If you don't shut you goddamn muttering right now Deku I swear I will punch you in the face, you fucking nerd," hissed Bakugo, appearing behind Izuku.

Startled, Izuku clamped his hands on his mouth and looked around. Some people were giving him weird looks. 'Oh god I really need to stop muttering out loud' thought Izuku as he blushed crimson.

"W-what are you doing here, Kacchan?" asked Izuku as he took in his childhood friend glaring daggers at him.

"Out on patrol."

"In a toy store?"

"You got a problem with that you fucking nerd?"

"No!"

Bakugo continued glaring at him but it did not intimidate Izuku as much as it had before. Bakugo had lost the venom in his insults long back. That however did not mean that Izuku was still comfortable being under his intense glare. Childhood instincts die hard.

"Ummmm K-kacchan, if you don't mind me asking, what do you think Toshi will like for his birthday present? I'm having a really hard time deciding on anything…"stammered Izuku as he peeped up at Bakugo.

"Huuuuh? Why are you asking me? You're his goddamn father! Shouldn't you know best?"

"Well yes but….I'm really out of ideas here, Kacchan."

"Well fuck if I care! My present is going to be the best anyway. Try beating what I have in mind, nerd", shouted Bakugo as he turned around and strolled down the aisle leaving Izuku more confused than ever.

"Did he come here to buy Toshi's gift?" he wondered. A smile lit up his face at the thought. Kacchan sure has changed a lot.

Time flew by in an instant. While both Izuku and Ochako's hero duties made it impossible for them to look after Toshi all the time, the little boy didn't mind. He idolized both of them and was ecstatic to hear stories from them about their encounters with villains. He always wondered when his quirk will manifest. He'll train hard and become a hero in no time. Then he'll accompany his parents and help them in their fights! They'll be just like Uncle Tenya's Team Idaten. That would be super cool! His birthday was coming up soon and he was excited about spending the whole day with Uncle Katsuki, Uncle Tenya and Uncle Todoroki who had promised to visit him that day. Uncle Kaminari and Kirishima were away on another assignment and so was Aunt Tsuyu, Yaomomo, Jirou, Mina and Hagakure. It had always been his dream to fight villains with his parents and a sudden idea struck his mind. He quickly went to get his notebook from his bag and started humming happily as he put his idea into action.

'Mom and dad are going to be so happy', he thought as his joy burst forth and his brows knit in concentration.

When Izuku came home that day from patrol he saw Toshi hunched over something and singing away the theme song to his favourite anime. "I'm back", announced Izuku.

He was surprised when Toshi suddenly froze up and then after a second gathered all his materials and stuffed them inside his bag.

"Toshi? What's wrong?" he asked, concerned.

"It's nothing dad!" cried out Toshi, immediately regretting the panic in his voice. His dad will surely catch on to that!

Coming closer Izuku crouched down and looked at his son. "Is something the matter Toshi? Can't you tell father?"

Toshi averted his eyes. His dad might be 29 but those puppy dog eyes sure were unfair! If he looked into them he'll sure spill the beans. "It's a secret. You'll find out soon but you must promise not to ask anything before that", he whispered.

Izuku looked a his son, the desperation clear in his demeanor. Sighing, he picked Toshi up and hugged him. "Alright. If you don't want me to ask, then I won't." He felt him visibly relax in his hold. If keeping the secret meant so much to his son then he would not interfere.

"Oh right Toshi, your mom couldn't call you because it was kind of a short notice but she'll be going to Tokyo to help in a rescue operation. That earthquake last night sure was big and it looks like things are quite messed up there. I don't think I'll be able to take everyday off till she comes back so do you think you'll be alright staying home alone a bit? Your grandmom wanted to come by and keep you company but her health is getting worse day by day and I don't want her to push herself too much."

Toshi struggled a bit in Izuku's arms and when he put him down, Toshi put out his chest and gave Izuku a big smile. "Don't worry dad! I'm old enough to stay alone. You can count on me!"

Izuku couldn't me more proud of his little boy. Ruffling his hair he said, "I'll be counting on you then big boy. Now who wants to hear about the new villain I fought today?"

"I do! I do!" shouted an excited Toshi, grasping his dad's hand.

Ring ring, ring ring.

Izuku was immediately alert and looked at the clock. 2:51am. He picked up the phone. "Hello?"

"Midoriya-kun! Get down to the Police Force immediately! There's been a breakout."

The panic in the voice of Iida Tenya sent Izuku rushing to put on his hero costume. Waking up Toshi he whispered, "Toshi, something grave has happened. I don't know when I'll be coming back home. Go to sleep and don't panic if I'm late. Ok?" Saying this he rushed out and activated Full Cowl to reach the Police Force as fast as possible.

What he saw upon reaching made his blood run cold. The police quarter was up in flames and the pro heroes who had already gathered were doing their best to rescue the people still stuck in the burning building while some were trying to douse the flames. He managed to quickly spot Iida who was busy shouting above all the mayhem and directing everyone to a safer place.

"Iida-kun! Are there any more people inside the building?" asked Izuku as he began helping out the panicked civilians.

"No. I believe they managed to get everyone out before the fire got too big. However the…" Iida paused, looking around. "Maybe not the right time to go into details. First let's calm things down here and then gather more information."

After spending the next few hours frantically making sure everyone was not grievously injured, Izuku found himself along with Iida, Todoroki, Bakugo (both of whom had arrived immediately after Izuku)and the other pro heroes in a makeshift office opposite Detective Tsukauchi who looked both tired and worn out, but determined.

"What I am about to tell you is confidential information. We are keeping this a secret from the media because if this gets out people will start panicking. I hope I have all of your full cooperation in this matter", said Tsukauchi as he looked up at the pro-heroes.

Bakugo grit his teeth in an attempt not to shout. "Get over this useless chatter and tell us already goddamit!"

Iida sent him a withering gaze. Tsukauchi sighed.

"The League of Villains, namely, Kurogiri, Dabi, Toga Himiko and Twice, have escaped."

A/N: Hello everyone ! I'm just a newbie writer with little experience in writing so I hope you will all forgive me from the short chapters. I actually wanted to make this a oneshot but somehow...when I started typing, it just got longer and longer...hahahaha. I want to thank Pyrokinetic52 and TheOneHoyle for leaving a review. It really boosts my confidence ^_^ I hope you all keep on enjoying the story. I don't have a fixed schedule of uploading but hopefully there won't be more than a week gap between each chapter.

Again thank you everyone who added the story to their favourites or followed it. I hope to do justice to the story.

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