Arc 2: Nightmares Chapter 3: Eri
[Hey sorry for the delayed release, please enjoy this chapter and give me your thoughts]
Mirio POV:
I shoot straight upright, my body is rigid like a corpse. I couldn't move or even think straight. Then it happens again, the screaming, a little girl screaming her heroes name. Four seven nights the same thing had happened, I was lucky I had Nejire a few fingertips away. But Eri wasn't so lucky.
My body decided it wanted to move after the third, "No DEKU! NO please I'm sorry." That would escape Eri. It is cold, like a day in the winter cold, the tiles feel like snow and I struggle to make my way across them. I somehow do, I somehow make it to Eri's room and turn on the lights.
It is now a sight I would rather be not familiar with, Eri tossing and turning like a mad man in grey sheets. Her snow white hair being thrown every way possible. Her eyes shut tight but little tears still managing to escape somehow.
"Deku! I'm sorry. Please! No don't go!" she screams, my body moves as quickly as possible, in a second I am next to her bed kneeling down.
"Eri wake up! It's just a dream. Wake up!" I say shaking her gently, just hoping that I can wake her before she has to see any more of her nightmare. A nightmare I have been told for the past seven nights of my life.
"No Deku, I don't want to turn you to dust. Please no." She cries out, so I start shaking her more vigorously. Somehow it worked, she slowly but surely starts opening her ruby eyes.
"Hey, Eri. You ok?" I ask, concerned. Her eyes go wide with shock again and then looks away, trying to hide inside her blanket. "Eri. It's ok, I am not going to hurt you." I say sighing trying to take the blanket off her face. But she pulls it tighter not allowing me to pull it away.
"I'm sorry I woke you up," Eri replies, her voice sounds just sad. It is enough to make my heartbreak.
"No, it's ok. Did you have a nightmare?" I ask as I start patting her long white hair,
"Yes." She mumbles into the blanket. Even a week after being rescued she was scared to talk to people, she was scared that they might take her back, take her back to Overhaul.
"Come on talk to me. What happened in this dream?" I ask, finally able to pull away from the blanket from her face. It reveals two owl like ruby eyes and tears. Streams of tears rolling down her cheek, her pale complexion looks worse than usual, she almost looks ghost-like.
"Ummm. I couldn't stop, I tried so hard. But as Deku screamed for me to stop I just couldn't. I hurt him. I killed him. He turned into dust. But I would revert that back to Deku but then I would kill him again. And again. I just couldn't stop. He, he.." she stops unable to continue due to her now crying into her tiny hands.
"Shhh," I say grabbing her and bringing her into a cuddle. "Deku is alive, you did stop, he is just back at school," I say stroking her hair once again, hoping it would calm her down even just a little.
"When can I see Deku again?" she asks quietly. I can almostcan hear a little hope in her voice, maybe even happiness.
"Soon," I say stroking her head, I just continue to do so until I hear a light snore from her. Just like that she is fast asleep hopefully dreaming about spending the day with Deku or just having fun like this little deserves.
Soon I feel the pulls of sleep, I fall asleep soon after Eri, just listening to the sound of her soft snoring. I wake up to the sound of movement and massive fits of laughter, I see my blue haired partner floating Eri. I see her flying around the room like a plane of some sought, flying up and down and round and round.
"Mr Million look!" squeals Eri as she soars past my face like a flash,
"It's Mr Lemillon. Oh, whatever." I say giving up to the cute flying girl soaring around the room.
"Good morning," Nejire says before she has closed the distance and giving me a soft peck on the cheek. My heart starts fluttering before it grows hard and I see Dr Marko, staring at Eri through the glass.
"I am going to have words with our doctor," I say giving Nejire a quick peck back and literally storming out the room.
"Don't do what Tamaki did!" Nejire calls out deadly serious, as I remember what Tamaki did and what lead him to be sent back to UA to guard the school grounds.
Three days earlier:
Third person POV:
"All Right!" Mirio yells out as if he had a megaphone in the quarantine room. He stretches his arms back in the shape of a star. "I am ready to get out of here." He says cracking his neck.
"That would be good." Nejire says nodding, "Let's go see that doctor about finally getting you and Eri out!" she exclaims starting to float around the room. Tamaki nods as he presses the button that summons the doctor. It only takes a few seconds of silence before a tall slender man with white hair enters. Dressed in a white lab coat, with black outlines. The name Adam written under the pocket of the lab coat.
He enters and his face turns to a scowl, angry and somewhat enraged. His face gives out big lines across his face, lines that make him look twenty years older than what he is.
"Hey, Doc!" Mirio yells jumping off his bed and walking over to the doctor.
"That is used only for emergencies, what is the emergency." The doctor states pointing at the red button that Tamaki pressed. Everyone sits in silence for half a second, Tamaki's face has turned from a rare indifferent face to a slightly angrier one.
"Yeah, it is!" Mirio yells breaking the awkward silence, "Doctor Adams, We wanna know when I and Eri can leave!" Mirio yells, not unhappily or angry at all. Just over expressive.
"No. You have numerous test yet to complete." The doctor responds giving Mirio a sly grin.
"What we have been here for close to 4 days now!" Mirio calls almost depressed. "Seriously this is no place for a child to be raised!" Mirio yells slight agitation in his voice and his trademark smile replaced with a flight frown.
"No. I am a professional. You will wait until I have tested you and finished my experiments." Doctor Adams says walking right up to Mirio and staring him in his eyes.
"We are not here for your convince and your experiments," Mirio says back pulling himself up to his full height but he is still shorter than the doctor Adams.
"No, you are mine. I will not let you leave until I am finished." The Doctor states yelling back at Mirio. This makes something in Tamaki snap, he stands up walks over to the very tall doctor gripping him by the collar and shoving him into the wall.
"DO YOU KNOW WHO WE ARE!" he yells very unlike him. "We are UA's big three. We are heroes and we will not let one of us be tested on for your convenience. For your experiments. We will defiantly not allow a poor six-year-old to be tested for your experiments!" he yells slamming the doctor into the wall with enough force to make a dint.
"I am Doctor Adams, I will not ask you to leave and never return. Otherwise, I will report this to the police." Leaning into Tamaki he starts to whisper, "I will ruin any chance you have for being a hero."
"Tamaki let the man down, it won't take more than a few days. Anyway, the school needs one of the big three at the school." Mirio says patting Tamaki on the shoulder who slowly lets down the doctor. Before Tamaki spins on his heels and storms out of the room.
"This better not take more than a few days," Mirio says to the doctor going back to sitting on his bed.
Present Day:
Mirio POV:
I walk over to the red button and press it. Only a few seconds pass before I hear rushing footsteps coming towards me from outside the door. As I turn to face the door, they fly open and standing before me is Doctor Adams. Sweat dripping down his ghostly skin, and he is missing his usual white lab coat.
"What is the emergency?" he pants out, clearly out of breath from where he jogged.
"We want out now!" I say with a hint of anger but still trying to keep it in a normal conversation. As I stare into his eyes I see a small fire and rage begin to flare within them. "It has been three days. We are out of patience."
"You are my test subjects. My research! I will not let any heroes tell me what I can and can't do!" he yells pointing his long bone like finger into my chest. It hurts as if knives are stabbing into my chest.
"We are people. Eri is a little girl who has only been tested on!" I yell, rage bubbling inside me, prepared to explode at any second now.
"You will remain here till my experiments are done." He snarls at me, but that breaks me and my rage explodes in the form of my fist driving itself into the wall behind him. The wall breaks and creates a crater where I punched it. As my rage dies with it, I feel my fist start bleeding.
"Clearly you need more help, I will keep you here until your mentally and physically fine." Dr Adams states as he turns to walk out the door. But Nejire grabs him,
"You can't do that! This is immoral!" she says to him, her eyes pleading for something human inside the doctor.
"I can and I." but before he can finish we hear new voices outside.
"Ah, let's go get these senior students Aizawa!" I hear All Might below. As he finishes the door opens to see Aizawa and All Might standing there.
Aizawa POV:
I heard everything, plus Tamaki told me what had happened a few days earlier. It was almost perfect timing we heard this conversation just now. Pure luck, and I was grateful for it. We were going to bring the principal but All Might insisted that even if he is not the symbol of peace anymore he would have more sway on the doctor and be more intimidating.
So All Might even in his weak form just walks up to the doctor and stares at him. "Pleasure to see you again Dr Adams." All Might says rather in the doctors face.
"Ah, nice to see you too All Might." The doctor almost snarls, I just want to punch him in his face every word he speaks but I somehow restrain myself.
"Now. Release my students and Eri to my care immediately." All Might says very cold and unlike him almost scaring myself.
"Why? I am the lead scientist on the project I will not let a bunch of heroes tell me what to do!" he yells back, this breaks me and I activate my quirk, I feel my hair fly up and my eyes start to become dry as they flash red at the doctor. A mixture of fear and anger rushes across his face.
"I can ruin you? Don't test me." All Might says in that same tone as he stares into the scientist's eyes. I, however, continue to stare at him my quirk activated and my hair moving around like an octopus or coral.
"Try me." Dr Adams threatens back, so All Might pulls his phone out and dials a number.
"Hello, this is David Shield. What can I do for you?" the voice says,
"Ah hello, old friend. It's All Might. We are having an issue with a scientist here. Dr Adams." All Might says I look up to see pure shock written across the doctor's face, then fear. "He Is holding a student of mine and a six-year-old girl under research terms here at the hospital and not allowing them to leave."
"Adams!" the phone yells, clearly the other side is in a fit of fury. "You will release the child and the students now. I am also recalling you to the island where I can monitor your research personally."
"What but I am the lead I have rights to the children." Dr Adams starts,
"No. All your research is under me. I fund it. I am the lead. Just cause you're the expert there does not mean you're the lead. Now I will be taking the experiment personally and giving back the freedom to both patients you wrongfully held. You have an hour for them to be out of there. Otherwise, I am discrediting you from all your work plus removing your quirk testing licence."
"You can't do that!" Dr Adam's protest, I could almost laugh at him, but I somehow control myself.
"Yes, I can. Two weeks ago I was voted onto the science council. Myself and my new lab partner are now in charge of organising and monitoring research. I also give custody of the girl to All Might and UA." The phone says before silence falls over the room.
"Yes. Mr Shield." Says the broken Doctor Adams, his face almost losing all colour and his eyes, lost of all colour just blackness and a deep void where I would feel powerless to resist.
"Good. Pack your bags." Shield says,
"Bloody Americans." Doctor Adams says almost under his breath,
"What did you say?"
"Nothing, just yes sir." Doctor Adams respond before handing over his research papers to All Might and storming out of the door next to me. I almost feel the heat radiating from the doctor as he storms past me.
As the door finally shuts a moment of silence occurs, no one speaks or moves. Until a massive crash can be heard. In no time at all, we have all rushed into Eri's room.
As I turn the corner I see Eri's bed containing a tree where it used to be. A fully grown and working tree. I am stunned for a second before I notice it is getting bigger, slowly. In an instant, I flash my eyes towards Eri who is holding the tree by its trunk. She then just stands there for a second before collapsing into a heap on the ground.
"Well, I guess we know who she is staying with until she has her quirk under control." All Might states looking towards the tree in amazement.
"I hate to agree with you," I grumble.
"So I guess we better pack out stuff," Mirio says not at all phased by the whole tree where a bed used to be thing.
"Oh, I have already packed!" Nejire says excitedly floating past everyone as if she was some sought of a cloud. So in a flash, we were all heading out the door, down the corridors holding our stuff. Then I was back at the school as if no time had passed.
Two days later:
Mirio POV
As I walk along the short road to the 1A dorms, I feel a pulling on my neck for like the hundredth time then followed by,
"Deku! Deku! Deku!" repeats a small voice, but an extremely excited one.
"Calm down Eri. You will fall off." I say as I continue towards the 1A dorms, the day is perfect for training, sunny but with a nice cool breeze. Unfortunately, this visit is a test, Eri's nightmares have been getting worse, we have tried almost everything. Now we are trying Midoryia, she is the most connected to him. So, it really is our last shot.
"I can't wait to see him!" Eri squeals,
"You saw him yesterday for a few hours," I say trying to reason with the overly excited child.
"No, but now I get to spend the entire afternoon with him!" she continues to squeal. What feels like a few hours we are at the 1A dorms, so I start to walk towards the door. Then I hear shattering of glass and I quickly turn my head, a purple grape haired dwarf has come through the window.
"Mineta!" screams two female voices in unison. The dwarf quickly reacts as I notice he is shirtless and is now running for the gates. "We are gonna kill you for what you did!" yells the two voices again. As a hovering t-shirt and shorts leap out the window and starts chasing after him,
"I am gonna kill you!" the shirt and shorts yell,
"Not before I can melt his little hands off!" yells a girl covered in pink skin, as she also leaps out the window and starts running after the dwarf. They didn't even notice me or Eri.
"What was that about?" Eri asks,
"No idea Eri. Absolutely no idea." I respond, finally after that entire scene I have made it to the door. I place Eri on the ground, I notice she is holding her doll, of what attempts to look like Deku. It's a soft doll, but the only resemblance between Deku and the doll is that it has some green hair.
I then knock on the door, not even a second later the door swings open and a tall woman stands there with jet black hair. Her posture just eradiates upper class, I feel as if I was looking at someone of royalty.
"Ah, Greetings Mirio." She says holding her hand out so I can shake it. So I take her hand, "I am Momo. Midoryia is still out training with Kirishima, he should be back anytime soon. But I can look after little Eri till he gets back." She says locking eyes with me.
"Oh ok, that's all good. Midoryia knows all about what to do with Eri, thank you again." I say quickly bowing and turning to leave.
Momo POV:
As I watch the back of my upper-class man now turn to leave, I now bend down so I can look into Eri's ruby eyes. Which look almost exactly like the stone, I haven't seen her in person but her eyes look like ruby's and her hair as white as snow. "Hey there Eri. I am Momo. I will be looking after you till Deku gets back."
"Oh ok." She says a little disappointed, it hurts a little but I understand why, so I put on a smile with a new plan.
"Would you like a soft doll? Of maybe a hero or a princess?" I ask pointing to the soft doll in her hands, unable to tell what it is meant to be.
"I want a doll of Deku!" she says excitedly, her eyes had a slight sparkle in them now. So, I smile, trying to remember Deku's most recent costume. I roll up my sleeve, and I see the sparkles of light coming from my arm as I slowly pull a doll out. It doesn't give me a weird feeling when I do this anymore, I use to get this tingling down my back but now it feels nothing well at least this size.
As I finish creating the doll, I look at my creation. His face has a little detail, black eyes made from buttons, small freckles on his face as well as a full lock of messy green hair. His costume looks identical to his hero costume, set with his white arm braces and red high tops, I turn to look at his back to see a little hood on his back.
"Oh. That is cool!" Eri says I think in shock because she is just staring at it wide-eyed.
"Here you go," I say handing it to her, which she accepts and just stares at it for a few seconds. Then she breaks the silence.
"SMASH!" she yells as she holds her new doll in one hand and lifts it above her head as if to show the entire world. I grab her by the arm gently and start to bring her inside the common room before I lost control again, she would start running around making punching sounds and yelling smash every so often.
There are only two dangers in this room, one was the broken window that Mineta and Ashido had made. The second being Bakugou sitting in an armchair in the back of the room. I still can't believe he is reading the book, "Calming down when everyone is an Idiot.". It amazes me how calm he is with a little girl screaming past him screaming the name of his rival.
"Eri I think you should calm down," I say to the girl as she continues to race past me yelling at the top of her lungs. Then I hear someone behind me, but I don't turn instead I keep my eyes on Eri making sure she is not in any immediate danger, I just know Bakugou will explode any second. Even if he is keeping it under control for now.
"ERI!" I hear a voice yelled that I never have heard before but a voice extremely familiar. I turn around to see a calm relaxed Shoto. I instantly stop and stare at my crush. "Would you like an ice block?" he asks bending down to eye level with Eri. It makes my heart skip at least a beat or two.
"Apple?" Eri asks tilting her head. That adorable girl is now making my heart want to explode across the room. She is just too much.
"Yes, how about apple juice flavour?" Shoto asks to which the little snow-white haired girl nods vigorously. In a flash, Shoto has moved from there and into the kitchen a glass, apple juice and a popsicle stick in his hand.
Before I can look back to see Eri, I see she is next to Shoto trying to look upon the bench and trying to see what he is doing. My attention returns back to Shoto when he activates his quirk quickly and suddenly a popsicle stick is frozen in a glass of apple juice. In one swift twisting motion, the apple juice ice block and the glass are separated.
"Wow!" says Eri amazed by the sight of the ice block.
"Here you go," Shoto says handing over the ice block to the amazed little girl. Eri just stares at it for a few seconds in amazement and shock. Before a few seconds later Shoto bends down to her, "You have to lick it." He says patting Eri on the head.
Awkwardly and slowly the little girl starts to lick the ice block extremely slowly. Then suddenly something breaks, and her eyes ignite like fireworks.
"I guess you like it?" I ask now walking over to join the two of them at Eri's height.
"Thank you, Mrs Doll." She says pointing at me and giving me a smile that makes my heart melt like butter. Then she turns to Shoto, "Thank you Mr Chilly." She says probably giving him a heart-warming smile as his face starts to light up like a Christmas tree.
"No worries Eri," Shoto says as Eri runs over to the most dangerous place in the room. To Bakugou.
Shoto POV
My heart is on fire, not from just what Eri said but from how close Momo is. Unfortunately, as my heart is about to set fire to half my body Eri races towards the most dangerous thing in the room, including the broken glass, the knives in the kitchen and Mineta's stash under the couch that I used as tinder last time we had a bond fire in the back yard.
The little girl before I can even catch up is standing in front of the dirty blonde boy. Eyes locked on him, finally I move towards her. Moving quickly and quietly hopefully not disturbing my very explosive classmate. Much as I hate him, I do respect his power, I was lucky I froze him a few days ago.
"You're grumpy! Your name is grumpy!" she yells pointing at Bakugou. It happens so fast, he lowers his book, giving stares filled with daggers towards Eri. Finally, after what feels like an eternity, I have reached her and are standing in front of the scared little girl.
I see as Eri runs in fear behind me, as I stare at him. His eyes are filled with pure rage. It feels as if I had enraged the devil and he was standing before me. His eyes fell just evil and angry. I notice sweat on the back of his hand. I noticed this earlier whenever he is mad, he sweats more.
"Cool it sparky!" I say coolly at him, as I hold up my hand at him prepared to freeze him once again.
"Is his name Sparky?" Eri whimpers from behind me. I quickly turn away from the enraged devil and I kneel to her height staring into her ruby eyes. Her eyes are filled with fear, not happiness I just saw before.
"Yes, that is sparky, he can make sparks in his hands," I say, I know it will piss him off. But I just got to get back at him in this little way for all the name calling to my best friend. This is revenge.
"Oh. Sorry, Mr Sparky! I didn't know your name. Your Quirk sounds amazing." Eri says approaching Bakugou or now Mr Sparky. "Can you show me your Quirk." She asks so innocently, it almost makes my heart melt.
"I don't know," Bakugou says, now doing a complete three sixty on his personality. But before I can confirm that, he looks at me with pure hatred. But turns to Eri, lowering his hand to her height and starts some extremely small sparks in the palm of his hand. Only little yellow ones, but they look like fireworks.
"Wow!" says Eri memorized by the whole situation. "It is almost as cool as Deku's!" says Eri. That breaks him, his rage returns but instead he stands up and walks away.
"I better read upstairs. Too noisy down here." He says stomping up the stairs and out of sight, all the while muttering, "I can't be mad at her.". I turn to Eri again and see she is upset. I quickly bend down, and I see little tears in her eyes, I know if Aizawa finds out he would kill me, also I don't want to find out what Midoryia might do.
"Hey, Eri. It's not your fault. Me and Mrs Doll were making way too much noise. You didn't say anything wrong. Deku does have a really cool quirk." I say, trying to cheer her up.
"Oh. But he seems upset at what I said." She mumbles/cries out,
"Oh no. Don't worry. Would you like some ice villains for Deku to fight?" I ask pointing to her toy in her hand.
"Really?" she asks almost in awe.
"Yep," I respond as I create a little plump monster thing from ice and sit down on the floor to play with her.
"You really are good with children." Says Momo, I completely forgot she was still here.
"No. Not really. I only treat them the way I wished I had been treated by my dad." I say not wanting to make eye contact, I know it would betray me. Every time, I speak about him my eyes betray me. Showing everyone the pain, I hate it and I never want Momo to see my pain that lives there.
"Oh, I am so sorry." She says rubbing my back making my face turn redder than my scar. "Hey tonight, you and me studying and tomorrow night I want to take you out for dinner." Momo says, before I can protest, she says something, "No, saying no." Momo says before I can even say anything.
"Alright. Thank you Momo." I say defeated, but deep-down ecstatic feelings were ready to burst out of my chest.
Izuku POV:
I am moving fast, faster than I have ever gone before, I can't believe I let time get away on me like that. Mr Aizawa is going to kill me if I don't make it back soon, Eri is going to be so disappointed. My bones feel like they are breaking, the wind in my face feels like daggers and my muscles are screaming out in absolute pain.
Everything is a blur, I feel powerful and the power coursing through my veins like blood. But the pain is bad, I have pushed myself to around 30% maybe 31%. It just hurts so much this amount of power coursing through my veins.
Finally, my destination is in sight, I am close to an hour late, our jog took us almost back to my original neighbourhood with Kirishima. I had lost track of time bad. I burst in through the door and finally, everything doesn't look like a blur nor does my body feel like my body is ripping myself apart.
As my eyes start to wander around the room, I see three people down here, the first my dark jet-black haired classmate Momo. Who is brushing a snow white girls hair, Eri who was playing with a green haired doll who was fighting some sought of Ice midget that somewhat looked like Mineta while also getting her hair done by Momo. Finally, my half red, half white-haired friend was playing with the ice midgets and creating what seems like an army of ice monster things.
"I am so sorry I am late." I pant out as I remember that I am rather tired, and I have been using my quirk relentlessly for the past half an hour to get back to the dorms. I feel so tired and I haven't even done my minor workout that I will have to miss out on since Eri is already here.
"Deku!" screams Eri, jumping up holding her doll and racing towards me arms outstretched. As she reaches me, I scope her up and give her a massive cuddle. Then propping her up so I can carry her easily.
I forgot I am completely covered in sweat and must feel like a slimy monster or some disgusting sewer beast from New York. But Eri doesn't show it she just holds out a doll with green hair, small freckles and what looks exactly like my new costume.
"Wow, Eri. That's a really cool doll." I say, my heart kind of melting like chocolate at the sight of her with the doll.
"It's of my hero." She says, and I made a big mistake, I thought just the sight of that doll melts my heart. Oh, I am so wrong, this really melts my heart. Her telling me how I was her hero, it feels so like the way I felt when Koda wrote me that letter after the summer training camp.
"Oh," Momo says,
"Sorry again for making you two look after Eri while I was late." I apologize to both of them while bowing my head slightly.
"Oh no need to apologize, I had so much fun with her," Momo responds and Shoto just nods to me.
"Oh ok. So Eri, what do you want to do?" I ask her, as I turn my head to stare into her ruby eyes.
"Hmm. I wanna see more of your quirk. Oh, and your training. Cause I want to be a hero just like you!" she says pumping her fist up into the sky.
"You want to see me do my exercises?" I ask, extremely confused,
"Yeah, I met so many cool people today with amazing quirks. Like my new friend Mr Chilly." She says pointing to Shoto who smiles back at her. "Also, Mrs Doll." She says pointing to Momo. "Also, Sparky." She says I am confused about who that may be, it could either be Kaminari or Bakugou. "Now I want to see my best friends Quirk and his training. Cause I want to save people just like you!" she says,
"Oh ok, well I have a small workout to do and you can help me with it. I will also show you some more of my quirk ok?" I ask,
"Yeah!" she squeals and then with a nod to the other two I head back outside and about a hundred meters to the hill I usually train under on the weekends.
So, I begin by stretching out my entire body, as Eri stares on in amazement from her seat on the grass under the tree. Once I feel like my muscles are ready, I start with Push-ups. Slowly going up and down so I can feel the burn throughout my entire arms. I look over every once and a while to see Eri just staring in awe as I exercise. Then an idea comes to me.
"Eri, could you come and sit on my back, it will help me," I say to here pointing to my back. Quickly and silently I feel Eri climb onto my back and sit cross-legged. When she stops moving, I start again, doing push-ups slowly. About thirty seconds after this I hear her little voice.
"SMASH!" she yells, then a series of punching noises. It is so adorable it is making my cheeks flush my redness. I continue until finally I had done 200 push-ups and was sweating like a pig.
"Alright next is pull-ups," I say pointing to the branch. "I need you to help me again. I need you to wrap your arms right around my neck and your legs around my stomach." I say pointing to each body part I am referring to. So, I let her climb on and wrap herself tightly around me. Then I start my pulls up, it burns so bad after doing the push up's, but I push on. All Might told me once that if the pain isn't in your workout, you're not doing it right.
"Whoo, this is so fun!" she says while I assume smiling, I can almost see the light shining off her smile as I continue to do pull-ups.
"It is way more fun with company," I say pushing on, so after a hundred pull-ups I am finished with my arms. Letting Eri down, I then lay down onto the grass and start my sit-ups. As I am about half way through, when I hear grunting next to me. I look over to see Eri doing sit-ups just like me. Her face all red and covered in sweat. "Eri don't push yourself. You're not old enough to be doing this sought of stuff." I say concerned for her health.
"I want to be a hero." She says determined to continue to push on and continue. She reminds me of many of my classmates' determination in times of need. It really inspires me to go beyond myself and my limits.
"Alright, well how about I show you some of my quirks," I say standing up, followed by my little mimic. "Now stand back," I say, shuffling her a few meters back. Since I have returned and under the advice of Mr Aizawa, I had decided to get myself an activation move, one that is easily recognisable as well as noticeable and can be used to intimidate villains out of combat. All Might had his, in the form of flexing his muscles, Endeavour has burning the flames of his hair brighter and longer. Now I have mine.
I focus my power like I have a million times before into my body, it is like electricity racing through my veins as if it was blood. I look down and see my aqua lightening arcing off my arms and body like little tentacles, I know across my face feels hot, with a big red cross that appears there like as if I was using my quirk there.
I am only using 2% power to make this appearance, but I can use it with more and it creates shockwaves around me. But since Eri is here I don't want to make her fall over. I then notice a side effect my hair is standing on end, I have never noticed it before, but it is standing up like the way it was during the battle with Overhaul. Almost like Mr Aizawa's.
"So cool," Eri says as she continues to stare at me, I deactivate my quirk and my hair drops back to its usually bushy shape. I feel the electricity die down as well.
"Let's head back, it is a few more hours before dinner, and I want to clean up. I think the class said they are making you apple pie and we are having steak for dinner." I say trying to remember what Iida was saying earlier this morning. "Also jump on my back, I will give you a piggyback," I say bending down so she can climb on.
She does, and I start the short walk back to the dorms. "This has been the best day ever!" she yells out at the top of her lungs as we walk back. "I got to see my best friend train to be a hero and I got a new doll!"
"I am so happy you had a great afternoon. But you are staying with me tonight, we set up a little bed for you and everything in my room." I say as I put her down as I reach the door to the dorms. I notice the window has been repaired since I was out. I then look down at one of the three most important girls in my life, who is just as sweaty as me. "Alright let's see what everyone else is doing," I say as I open the door to the dorms to an interesting sight is how I would describe it, but even that doesn't truly describe everything.
First thing I notice is Iida running around the ground floor chasing Kaminari trying to karate chop his head as Jirou is bursting out with laughter at the two of them running around like madmen and I notice a maths textbook in Iida's other hand. My eyes then move to what seems like something I thought Mineta might like with all his Kinkiness but nothing, but pure fear can be seen in his eyes. Mineta is currently duck taped to the chair with Ashido looking at him with daggers for eyes. Bakugou seems the most normal reading a book in the back corner, Shoto and Momo are in the kitchen area it seems cooking together and are particularly close.
Then my best friend and my crush bounds up to me her brown bob hair bouncing up and down defying gravity with each step. Doing her usual ritual with me since moving into the dorms. "Hey Deku, I got you some water and your sweat towel." She says with a smile so wide and so bright it would put the sun to shame.
As I go to take the stuff from Uraraka, Eri has jumped in front of me holding her arms out. "I won't let you have him. He is my Deku. Not yours!" she yells out at Uraraka, whose face now grown as red as a tomato. I feel my face grow in warmth as well probably a similar shade to Uraraka's.
To my dismay everyone had stopped what they are doing and are all staring in silence, I feel like a million eyes are all staring at me, which makes me feel like I am unable to move otherwise their stares would make me collapse out of the sheer pressure.
"Deku isn't mine. I UMM. I UMM." Uraraka mumbles out before shoving the items she went to give me into my arms before racing away. But my brain, if it was a computer, had just blue screened or crashed, I have zero functionality right now I just stand there stunned. Then with that everyone bursts into laughter rebooting the computer in my brain so it can function again.
So still red like a tomato, I begin my evening with Eri.
Aizawa POV:
"Well, we need to figure something out." Says All Might slumping back in his chair across from me. Even with Emi sleeping with me a few nights a week, I have felt so awake this week and I have felt the bags finally leave underneath my eyes. But this conversation for the past three hours is putting me to sleep. It is making me feel so tired as if I was some kind of sloth.
"Seriously what about Aizawa?" asks Nezu for like the hundredth time this afternoon.
"Guys we have been through this. She has already said no." I say rubbing my eyes trying to rub out the building up sleep. "We are just running in circles," I say exhausted from this already three-hour long conversation.
"We know, but she needs a last name," Mirio says, followed by a nod but Nejire. For hours we have been debating what the last name to give her.
"Well, we need to figure it out." I say to everyone, "She can't just be Eri."
"Well, she has said no to Mirio's, Nejires, Aizawa and All Might's," Nezu says, sighing as well, probably as tired as I am at this whole conversation. He looks tired, never in my whole life have I seen him so tired.
The debate somehow continues for another twenty minutes, I notice most people are talking except All Might. Never have I seen him this quite and clearly deep in contemplation about something.
"All Might what are you thinking," I say and everyone falls into silence, all staring at the old symbol of peace.
"What about Midoryia?" he asks, it hits me. She would take that name if the Midoryia's would let her. It is perfect, I never realized it until he said it.
"That's perfect," I say, a little energy returning to my body.
"Let's get Mrs Midoryia as she is the only Adult with the Midoryia name in the country. We will ask her for permission. Let's see when she can come into the school and discuss this with us. As well as ask Eri when Mrs Midoryia is here." Nezu says standing up pretty much finishing the meeting that had gone on for way too long. But now I get to go see Emi finally after that complete disaster of a meeting, I kind of wished she was there. She could have maybe cracked a joke or her quirk. Lighten that dam mood just a little bit.
Izuku POV 2 hours later:
It had been two hours since I had returned from my workout with Eri, in that time we had dinner and now we are in the final stages before bed. Everyone save Bakugou was downstairs in the common room.
"Iilda are you sure you don't need any help cleaning up?" I ask walking over to the kitchen where he and a weird robot thing was at work.
"No, it's all good. I am testing out this new machine for Mei." He says pointing to the robot that looks like a drying rack with about ten arms. They move in tune drying the dishes and placing them in its rack like any normal person would.
"Oh wow. That's cool!" I say as I continue to watch it work.
"Yeah, after she remembered who I was and what she did at the sports festival, she offered this as a peace agreement." He continues while washing the dishes. "Now anyway, you enjoy your night with Eri. This is the last week we will have off for a while." He says pointing to the main lounge room of the common room.
So, I nod to him gratefully and I walk over to the lounge room where most people are watching Tsuyu on all fours jump around the room chased by Eri with the doll of me in her hands. This has been going on for what feels like maybe an hour maybe more. But Eri looks like she is having tonnes of fun, if she was the sun, the day she brings would never set.
Then I notice it, the tiredness creeping into her eyes, her eyes slightly closing and for a second, I see the day she brings set and so I react instantly, activating my power and racing over and catching her before anyone could even move. She falls like a feather into my arms, I make sure she is laying comfortably, but her eyes flicker open again.
"Hey, Eri. I think it's time for bed." I say smiling at her,
"No, I don't want." She yawns out before again falling asleep in my arms. I smile and nod to the rest of my classmates before I head upstairs to my dorm. It doesn't take me long to wrap Eri up in her new little bed. Then for me to start my evening prep before bed.
I quickly change in my bathroom, into my shorts and singlet I wear to sleep for most nights. Then I brush my teeth and set my alarm clocks for the morning. I check on Eri who is sound asleep, with that I find my way to my bed and I fall asleep happy knowing Eri is close by.
I thought it would be fine, but the nightmares they came knocking. As they did come to my door, I shoot up right, a cold river of sweat falling off my body. My body feels cold as if death had come and tried to strangle me during my sleep. Somehow after what feels like an eternity, I turn my head to see it is Midnight now.
Even after everything after Aizawa did for me, after what Uraraka did. I am unable to get a full night sleep.
I think as I stand up and walk over to the other little bed in the room. In the dark, I can still see the slow breaths up and down of my little friend. Slow and steady breaths, she looks at peace. It makes me feel nice and warm inside, even a little.
Half my dream was watching this little girl get dragged away by Overhaul, but this makes me feel better knowing that she is safe here. Unfortunately, that peace I felt, disappears. She starts throwing herself side to side. She looks like she is having some sought of fit, possessed by some sought of a demon.
But I know it all too well, she is in the middle of a nightmare. I quickly grab her shoulders stopping her fit. "Eri it's ok. Eri. Come on wake up." I say gently. Slowly but surely, she stops, her eyes slowly open as well.
"Deku!" she squeals leaping up and wrapping her arms around my neck. At first, I didn't feel it, then I feel the tears, the wetness on my the crock of my neck.
"Oh, Eri. It's ok. I am here." I say wrapping her up in my arms. "I am right her Eri. I won't let anyone get you." I say rubbing her back slowly.
"I couldn't stop. I saw you die again and again." She cries out, my heart starts breaking into a million pieces. "I would kill you and then force you to come back to life and then kill you again."
"Oh, Eri. You would never hurt me. I know that. You're my best friend." I say as I fully pick her up and put her into my arm. "Let's go downstairs and get some green tea," I say as she finally stops crying into my neck. I turn my head to see her with a little smile and a small sparkle in her eyes.
Then I begin downstairs, slowly but surely making sure not to make too much noise. But as I finally get downstairs, I see a familiar head of hair, a brown set that I have fallen in love with. But there is also a sound, a sound I am far too familiar with, Uraraka crying.
[So, what did you think, sorry again about the long wait. Please tell me your honest opinions. Now the next Chapter will be called feelings and it will be the final chapter for this Arc. It should be a normally sized chapter. Now also I will release an author notes soon with reading recommendations. As well as release a bunch of information about Arc 3 and a few surprises. The Kendo short story will have to wait a little bit longer, unfortunately.]