Walking had always been something that came easy to Tenya. He hadn't crawled as a baby, according to his mom one day he'd simply stood up and run. He'd been faster then the other kids even before his quirk grew in. So now laying in this bed became all the harder. He could hardly move his legs despite the doctors saying in time he could. Every day a nurse came in to massage and move them, trying to speed along his recovery though Tenya was sure it wasn't actually doing anything.

"There, looking good Tenya," she said as once again she lifted and bent his leg.

"Wish you wouldn't look like that little brother. You know she's only trying to help," Tensei said crossing his arms. His phone pinged. "Looks like moms downstairs with the gremlins, you want to see them or should I tell her you're 'resting'?"

"You really think that'll stop them?" Tenya replied with a grin. No sooner had he said so when the twins entered the room with a squeal, dive bombing the bed and making Tenya hiss in pain. Tenjiro only laughed harder but Tenchis face went white. "Tenchi hey, hey it's okay, I'm fine."

"Ya, he even took a few steps yesterday. Just you wait he will be back chasing you around in no time but for now I guess I'd better pick up the slack," Tensei teastes, lifting Tenchi up and flying him up over his head before settling him back down.

"How are you feeling Tenya," mom asked.

"Better mom, really. Please don't cry anymore okay? I'll be fine," Tenya replied.

"That boy who was here. He sure cares a lot for you," mom said. She brushed the hair from his forehead.

"I meant to tell you… I didn't know how you'd take it. Your son is gay mom," He said. Mom only smiled warmly at him. "Also there's something else, I want to go and see "him" I need to face him again." Tenya could feel his burst of courage ebbing away as the room fell silent. At last it was Tensei who broke the tension.

"You can't be serious little brother. Please tell me you're joking," Tensei all but shouted, grabbing at Tenya until he cried out in pain.

"Tensei! Be careful please, you're hurting me!" Tenya cried. The pain surged through his body making him cough as tears ran from his eyes. Tensei felt bad at once, backing away though he never lost the look of anger on his face. "Brother please, I need you to understand. I need to see him one last time to show him I survived, to get the closure I need to move on. I survived."

Tensei opened his mouth to speak again but his mother raised her hand. "Not another word Tensei. Chizome is being held in a prison just a few blocks from here. I don't know why you want to go but if this is what you need to do, Tensei will take you once you've regained your strength. But Tenya I will stress caution. It chills me to think of my baby near that monster."

Tenya took his mother's hand and sighed. He knew how she felt. How could he not? But he had to do this, it was settled, he was going to face Stain one last time. When the morning finally came to visit the prison Tenya felt ice in his veins. The hero killers words still stung his ears, the words hurt because deep in his heart he knew they were true. He was the furthest thing from a hero and what was it Todoroki had said about Tensei? It was the look on his face… Tensei would never have made the mistake he had.

Tensei rolled his wheelchair through the hall, the echo of the wheels squeaking oddly loud as it reverberated off the stone walls mingled with the sound of footsteps on cement. Over head a light flickered casting an ominous darkness over their path and Tenya shivered at the thought of living in such a place as this. His kind had become consumed in thought until at last they reached Stains cell.

The ban sat on his bed cross legged almost as if he were meditating, he didn't even look up when the guard banged on his bars, vending a ringing reverberating on forever down the empty corridor. Tenya stared at him a long time, how different he looked without his mask or weapons. His face, though mostly obscured by a curtain or hair, looked nothing like that of a killer. It was younger then his years and almost attractive in a way. It wasn't until their eyes met that Tenya saw the evil within. Those dark eyes, radical, crazed, and so intense he felt they might burn down into his soul. Stain saw the fear in Tenyas eyes and he smiled.

"Come back for more have you? 'Hero'?" His gravelly voice turning to a laugh as he retorted the title. "Tell me Hero, hows that working out for you? Not every day I get to see my handy work in action. Tell me, can you even stand? Come on let me see them.." Stains eyes fell to the place in Tenyas abdomen where he'd been stabbed.

"That's enough. I didn't come here to give you gratification for what you did," Tenya shouted. This only further intrigued Stain. "I want to know why."

"Why? Why what? Why you? Why him? Why I did it? Come now child, you'll have to do better than that," Stain said, eyes fixed on Tenya.

"I want to know why him, why was Deku worthy and I wasn't. I want to know why you became like this. You were a hero once! I want to known…. I…. I want to know…," Tenya was shaking as he spoke, a mix of fear and anger in his voice as he to fixed his gaze on the man before him.

"Wrong boy, I was never a hero. You want to know why Deku was it? Why he was worthy and not you? Because of all of you he was the only one there fighting for a cause greater than his own. You fight for revenge, to prove your self worth so on and so on while you let an 'innocent' man bleed out. You're no hero. I will not stop until the world has been rid of imposters such as yourself," Stain replied. "You ask me how I became this way, but you are not so different from me as you think."

"You're wrong!" Tenya shouted. He stood from his wheelchair with great difficulty, taking the two shaky steps forward to close the gap between him and the bars. This time speaking in a voice so low it was nearly inaudible. "I will never be like you. Mark my words. I am going to be a hero and you will rot behind these bars until the world has forgotten all about you. Stain."

Tensei caught Tenya as his legs gave out, lowering him back into the wheelchair. The exertion, took every last bit of strength Tenya had left, but he sat back, satisfied. Stain on the other hand burst into laughter.

"How you going to do that? You can't even stand. Hero," Stain said. "Little word of advice, next time you come to a knife fight, better come prepared. We will meet again you mark my words."

"I'm counting on it," Tenya replied, hatred in his voice and in his veins now.

Tensei turned his chair heading towards the exit and as they got further away they could still hear Stains laughter echoing all around them.