"Hitoshi! Hitoshi! He's waking up."

Shinso began to open his eyes and tried to focus on the voice. He could smell the hospital that he was in and could hear the beeps of a heart monitor.

"Hnnnnnghh?"

"My boy, it's alright. You're safe."

Shinso focused his eyes and he saw his parents. His father, who was wearing civilian clothes instead of his work clothes, and his mother who looked like had been crying.

"Mum… Dad… I didn't mean to end up here."

His dad laughed softly, "It is expected to be happened. You did us quite a scare. Luckily, all you got was a concussion and some bruising."

"A concussion? But I don't remember hitting my head."

"You'll have to let Mr. Eraserhead explain that to you. We just wanted to make sure you were doing okay, kiddo."

His mother spoke next, "My baby, when Fumiko passed, you really didn't have to go all this way and do this. I would've been fine."

I don't think she knows I was the next victim.

Shinso softly laughed, "He was a villain. I just did my job."

"Seriously, Hitoshi, you didn't have to do that for me," she softly laughed, "I so wanted to see him brought down, but I didn't realize you would be the one to do it."

He realized that they knew what happened, "Er… what happened on the news? I don't really remember much after the police came."

The two looked at each other before his father spoke, "Eraserhead told us what happened, but was very specific about keeping it under wraps. This was an underground mission. The public doesn't know and none of Lighthand's followers have caused an uproar. The mission, as he said, was successful. He seemed proud of you… and a little annoyed that you got hurt."

Shinso nodded, "He is always annoyed at students who get hurt. I bet he's flaming right now."

His parents lightened a bit with a soft giggle. A doctor came into the room.

"Mr. Shinso, I know your son is in here, but we have a guest he has to speak to."

"We will see you later, Hitoshi. Take care and heal properly."

As his parents left, he saw Eraserhead walk in, nodding towards his parents and wearing a hospital gown with a hand pulling an IV stand.

"Eraserhead, you didn't get hurt? Why are you here?"

The man scoffed, "Turned out Lighthand used UV rays to give my back 2nd degree sunburns. You kicked him off me just before it singed the skin off."

"Oh. You're welcome."

Eraserhead closed the door behind him and sat next to Shinso's bed. He sat up straighter than normal, due to the bandaging and pain in his back.

"First of all, how are you feeling?"

Shinso paused, taking a moment to assess how his body felt currently, "I'm just tired. My head really aches. My dad mentioned I had a concussion, but I never was hit in the head."

"Shinso, I think what happened is that you mentally told Lighthand what to do, which strained you so much that you gave yourself a concussion."

Shinso felt chills go through his body as he remembered, "Oh yeah. I thought it wouldn't work."

"It did. I'm proud you figured that out in the nick of time, but there is also the danger that you gave yourself a damn concussion while doing it. I didn't realize a person can do that."

Shinso shrugged, "I guess use it in emergency situations?"

Eraserhead shook his head, "You'll have to practice it, but stop before a concussion happens. But don't worry about it. You need to heal up."

Shinso paused and asked the teacher, "Eraserhead, why did you take me to Lighthand's hideout? It was dangerous and I know you are so against students going into fights. Why did you drag me there? It's unlike you."

Eraserhead gave his signature smile, "It was a logical ruse. I had planned out everything that was going to happen. We were never in a bad position. Besides, with a touch of a button, I could call backup, even if my phone was taken away from me. Lighthand never had the chance to hurt you. A few times in the battle, I deactivated his quirk just so you weren't injured that much. The only things that didn't go to plan were my back and you giving yourself a concussion."

"Wait… did you know I was his next victim?"

"No, but you were in the top 10 in guesses. Regardless, I knew we would get captured. Never go in the front door, Shinso. That's what I wanted to show you."

"O-okay."

"It's a good thing Lighthand is an idiot. He never not answered your questions."

Shinso paused, "So, I guess I'm an idiot too for not taking advantage of that."

Eraserhead sighed, "Yes and no. It would've been faster to take him down, but you wouldn't have gotten the opportunity to disrupt his followers."

Shinso didn't say anything.

"After we gathered the followers up, none of them believed in Lighthand anymore. Not only did you stop the villain, you stopped his ideals, which is rare. In that case, you should be very proud."

Shinso took a deep breath, "I am, but I feel bad for worrying my parents."

"They are fine. Enjoy your victory for today," he paused, "When you are released, feel free to celebrate. No training today, obviously."

Shinso became wide eyed, "Um, yeah sure," he paused before reluctantly asking, "Want to get ice cream?"

"I'm more of a milkshake person, but we can do that."

Shinso nodded and then remembered to ask, "Don't you have someone who is worried about you?"

Eraserhead paused and then gasped, "Joke."

…

Ms. Joke had just gotten out of bed and made a cup of coffee when she received a phone call from Eraserhead. She nearly dropped her cup as she brought the phone to her ears.

"This is Ms. Joke, do you need my help?"

"Relax. We are in the hospital. The mission was successful."

She furrowed her brow, "You got hurt again."

"Not as bad as in the past. I was letting you know I was alright, as I promised."

Ms. Joke blushed, "Ooo, getting soft again, aren't you? I didn't have to save you like you're some damsel in distress this time."

"Quit your blubbering." There was some noise in the background, a laughter, and then Eraserhead spoke again, "Make a joke like that again and you'll be hearing less from a potential fiancé in the future. Goodbye, Emi. Love you."

Ms. Joke got extremely red in the face.

"WHAT? ERASERHEAD, WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY? HEY, SHOTA! IS THIS SOME TYPE OF JOKE? DO YOU ACTUALLY WANT TO GET MARRIED? OH MY GOD!"

…

Shinso released his quirk with the biggest smile on his face.

"You're welcome."

Eraserhead appeared as a dark shadow over Shinso.

"You do realize she will never let this go. You have become the death of me."

Shinso mischievously spoke, "You would have never done that without my help."

"She's an annoying damsel who won't stop bugging me, and now you have lit the fires to my own personal hell."

"Hahahah! Admit it, Eraser, you like her!"

…

"Okay, kiddo. You owe me after your little joke."

"Alright, I'll take The Cat."

Shinso lifted up The Cat and placed it on his lap, petting its head until it fell asleep, purring. The two were sitting in Eraserhead's office and drinking milkshakes they had picked up from a local ice cream shop. Eraserhead wasn't one to celebrate like this, but he could tell Shinso enjoyed just relaxing and talking to him.

"So if we shouldn't have gone through the backdoor, where could we have possibly have went?"

"I knew of a few entrances we could have gone into, but again, had to teach you rule number 1: never go in the front door."

"That's how those guards found us."

"Exactly."

They talked for what seemed like hours about their mission and how it could've gone better, even after they had finished their milkshakes. The Cat slept through all of it, purring with each breath.