Humming softly, David grabbed a screwdriver as he messed around with a band on his hand. It was something that he had started to develop for Toshinori. Something that told him the man would need at some point. He had noticed that the blonde man was having some difficulties with his claws coming in and out. More so when it came to Inko, though David figured that had something to do with his wolf.

It had started to get a little more obvious that Toshinori was rather concerned with Inko. More so about her safety when it came to those attacks. Even he had to admit, it was rather strange that she would be in constant danger.

Yet, even he wasn't sure if there was even anything that he could even do. All he knew was that he could try to help Toshinori with everything that surrounded him. Such as why people were after Inko. Though why that was, he wasn't completely sure yet. Though he just hoped that this would help Toshinori control his werewolf strength. Even with his natural born quirk, this would help him restrain himself should that time ever come.

Though, he knew that he would have to make sure that it was well guarded. With the aluminum alloy, it would strengthen the guard, but at the same time, he needed to make sure that he didn't use any materials that would harm the werewolf.

"Maybe I should also add some steel lacing to the brace. It may help reinforce it enough so it won't break on the first try." David mumbled to himself before reaching into his desk, still humming away as he tried to see if he had what he could use for Toshinori. Yet, it seemed that he had run out. "Damn it." David said with a soft sigh as he ran a hand through his messy brown hair. Honestly, he hadn't thought that he would run out so easily. Maybe he would need to get more today I he wanted to finish this soon enough.

Though, he also didn't want to bring Melissa with him. He was still worried about her safety, though knew that he couldn't leave her alone. Knowing that if he did, that he wouldn't hear the end of it. Yet, he also wasn't sure who he could trust with his daughter's safety. Hm… 'Maybe I could ask Hizashi and Shouta if they can look after her. Even if Toshinori is around Melissa likes him. Thinks he's safe, and to be honest that's all I want for her.' David thought as he rubbed his chin.

Looking over his shoulder, he looked over at his daughter's room. She was rather quiet, like always. It was something that he had noticed from back home. Melissa was normally by herself. A few of the other children tended to be nervous around her when it came to playing their games. With her being quirkless, they were afraid to play with her thinking that they would hurt her.

So, they instead choose not to involve her with their games.

Sighing softly, David pushed himself up from his seat and started to make his way toward his daughter's room. Though, he just hoped that it wouldn't be a huge problem with his friends looking after his daughter. That would be the last thing that he wanted was to be a bother.

Before reaching his daughter's room, he pulled out his phone and sent a quick text to Hizashi and Shouta. Wanting to be sure that at least one of them would be awake. Though he couldn't be sure of that, he would send a text to Toshinori but sadly, he doesn't have that man's number yet. Though at the same time, he felt like he would never get that man's number. Not while the werewolf hated him with a hate that burned like hell and damnation itself.

Hearing his phone buzz, David looked down and blinked. It was a text from Hizashi.

Sure David, I'll look after Melissa. I'm sure the little listener would love to hear some of my awesome music.

David smiled happily; at least he would be able to get everything that they'd need. Such as him trying to perfect the brace and of course needing food for both himself and Melissa. Though, he also knew that he would need something for next week. Next week is 'the day' that he felt most of his life turn to darkness. Closing his eyes, taking a deep breath, the young man couldn't help but feel as if his life was nothing more than some kind of cruel joke.

The only light in his life right now is his daughter. The last piece of his wife that he had left, a piece that he never wanted to lose.

Knocking on the door, David calmly said "Melissa? Sweetie, may I come in?"

"Yes papa!" Melissa said, a soft giggle lacing her words. David couldn't help but smile softly as he carefully opened the door and couldn't help but feel his heart soften at his daughter. There, Melissa sat on the floor tinkering with the little tool kit that he had gotten her. Of course, she wasn't ready for a real tool kit yet, but it was still cute all the same to see her so interested in what he did for a living.

David just wasn't capable to keep the smile off of his face actually. His daughter, the ever shining light in his life the only thing that kept him going at this point. Taking a deep breath, David gave his daughter one last smile before making his way over toward her. Taking a seat next to the blonde little girl, he calmly said "How would you feel if you spent some time with Hizashi and his friends? Just for a little while, I have to go and get a few things to help Hizashi's friend with his quirk."

"What's his quirk papa?" asked Melissa, her eyes sparkling at the idea of learning about another quirk. Yet, he felt like he couldn't really tell her the truth. At least, not the full truth, as it could scare her. More so with her being so young.

Chuckling, the young man couldn't help but stare at his daughter. Thinking if maybe she would just be too young to understand what the quirk was, or at the very least what this curse was. Or even if it was curse. "I'm not really sure sweetie, he won't tell me what it's called. It's more like it gives him an abilities of a wolf."

Melissa blinked her big blue eyes at her father as she frowned a little. The way her eyes twinkled told David that his daughter was trying to think on what could be possible for this quirk, or for Toshinori's abilities. Though at the same time, David hoped that she wouldn't figure anything out about this fearing for her safety. Or at the very least, what Toshinori would do to him if anyone was ever to find out about such a thing.

"Will I see him too papa?" asked Melissa.

"Yes, he lives there. Unless he's out and about doing something." David answered with a small chuckle. Honestly, his daughter was adorable and very curious, though he just hoped that she wouldn't get teased for asking so many questions. But, at the same time it wasn't bad to ask questions, it was how you would learn about people's quirks and try to understand what they would do.

"Could I ask him what his quirk does?" asked the little girl.

"No, it's best not to sweetie. It's something he isn't comfortable with, he doesn't want to speak to anyone about it. He doesn't even trust me." David calmly said before letting out a soft sigh, as he added "He has trouble trusting people so it is taking a while to show that he can trust me. Just not working yet, but it'll take time for him to trust me." David sighed a little before rubbing the back of his neck. Not really sure what he could do, though he knew that right now, his main focus was trying to do some shopping so he could make the brace for Toshinori and of course figure out what he could do to get the man to trust him.

Though that would be harder than it sounded.

David sighed softly as he walked with Melissa toward the apartment. He couldn't help but wonder what would be awaiting him over there. For all he knew, Toshinori would answer the door and growl at him, but at the same time Hizashi knew that he was coming so maybe the blonde would answer the door instead? Or maybe even Shouta would get the door, it was hard to say. But what he did hope for was that should Toshinori answer the door, that he doesn't growl or anything like that with Melissa with him.

Looking down at his little girl, she was humming the song that she had heard from David a few times, a song that he had heard from his teacher. Though he knew that he had heard it somewhere before but for the life of him he just couldn't figure out where it was.

Letting out a soft sigh, the young man looked up at the sky, it was nice enough so maybe Hizashi would take Melissa to the park. So long as he didn't let his little girl out of his sight. Even though David's quirk didn't do anything, he had science behind him to show that he was just as menacing.

"Papa are you okay? Your hands are shaking and sweaty."

"Sorry sweetie, papa is just nervous around the big man that saved you the other day." Melissa seemed confused about that. Not that David could blame her, even he had noticed that it seemed that children felt safe around the blonde hero. It seemed to be some kind of instinct that children could sense, that he was safe to be around, that he would protect them.

That feeling didn't change with any child, but with adults it seemed as if Toshinori was a threat to others. David, at the very least could tolerate being in the same room so long as he didn't feel like the blonde was going to attack. Which so far hasn't happened, as so far David had no reason to attack Toshinori, therefore not giving him a valid reason to attack the American.

Taking a deep breath, the young man hoped that he wouldn't have to deal with the blonde yet. At least not until he was finished with his tool, a tool that he hoped would be enough to calm Toshinori down should the need arise.

Just as they were turning the corner, David blinked as he looked over at the direction of the apartment and could hear screaming.

"When are you going to tell Inko the truth?!" shouted a woman's voice, one that he didn't recognise.

"I don't know, I'm scared!" shouted Toshinori, his voice sounded rather frightened. Reminding David of when he would be mad at Melissa when she would misbehave. Strange to hear someone sound like a child right now, more so when it was an adult.

"What was that papa?" asked Melissa.

"I'm… I'm not really sure myself." David lifted his daughter in his arms and ran off as quickly as he could toward the apartment. As he got closer, he saw Toshinori and a tall muscular woman standing outside the apartment complex. Most likely not to involve anyone that was inside the building. Though too bad it couldn't stop the commotion outside as well.

"So what? You gonna try to live your life with Inko without letting that woman know about everything?" The woman said, narrowing her dark eyes as she stared down at Toshinori. When she yelled, David saw Toshinori flinch, as if he was expecting her to hit him or something though it seemed that the woman wasn't even going to try such a thing. "That is no way for you to live Toshi! If you keep doing this you'll always be unhappy because you are keeping such a secret from her!" The woman shouted, her voice cracking a little as she spoke.

David couldn't help but frown a little. Why was this woman so concerned with Toshinori's happiness? Just who was she and why did she care so much?

"I honestly don't know Nana! I just don't know what more I can do, I'm scared that she'll leave me when she finds out the truth." Toshinori said, his voice sounding near panicked and scared.

"You are panicking for nothing Toshi!" shouted Nana.

"Excuse me…" David said, feeling like he needed to cut into the yelling match. Or, at the very least the very one sided yelling match. Nana and Toshinori turned to stare at David. Nana's anger seemed to have faded when she saw the little girl in the older man's arms. Which he was thankful for, maybe she tried to hide her anger from young children like Melissa?

"Yes?" came the woman's, Nana's voice, sounding a little curious as to what he was going to ask.

Well, may as well take the conversation to his corner. "Do you know if Hizashi is home? He said he'd look after Melissa for me."

Nana blinked her dark eyes at the American for a moment before smiling. "He should be. I'll go get him for you." Nana said before walking inside, though gave Toshinori one last look as if telling him that their conversation wasn't over yet. That he would have to talk to her about what he was going to do with Inko and… whatever it was that they were discussing. After that, she had gone inside, leaving David with Toshinori he thought that he saw relief washing onto the taller man.

"You okay?" asked David, wondering if the man would even tell him anything.

"How much did you hear?" asked Toshinori, his gaze going calm, collected and rather… could he even call this stare emotionless? Or was it rather guarded?

David though seemed nervous, not really sure what he could do or say to this. After all, he had only heard a bit of what it was that they were talking about. So what could he do?! What could he say to all of this?!

"Why was that lady yelling at you?" asked Melissa, breaking the spell that David had put himself in, causing him to blink down at his daughter in shock.

Toshinori seemed to have shared his confusion before chuckling. Of course he laughs with Melissa, but with David he gets growled at. Must be because of his wolf senses or it was because David was in a sense, a doctor. "She's upset that I haven't told my girlfriend a very important secret that I'm hiding." Then Toshinori's face went sad, his gaze filled with pain. "I don't know if I'll ever tell her the truth actually."

"Why won't you tell her?" asked David.

Toshinori looked up, the pain still within his depths. Seeming to have taken hold of him before he could even try to hold it back once again. "Because I'm scared, scared that the moment she learns the truth about me that Inko will leave me." Oh, so that's why this 'Nana' woman was upset. Upset that Toshinori is hiding his secret. Though it seemed that he wasn't trying to do it out of just for the sake of keeping it hiding.

"Why does this Nana woman care about you hiding such a secret? Are you doing it to keep her and Inko safe?" asked David.

Toshinori didn't answer, so it seems that the taller man has a great love for one woman, and great respect for the other. It was hard to really say on which was which. David carefully set Melissa down and made his way over to the blonde as he said "You had your reasons I'm sure. She'll forgive you." David said with a small smile, remembering how his wife was when she was mad. Though that anger was completely different. "You seem to respect her and love her a great deal, were you two… ever involved?"

His expression? Complete and utter disgust. "Ew no! Nana is like my mother." Oh shit. "Nana raised me like her son, just thinking about her in that way is disgusting and disturbing on so many levels. I would only ever want to repay Nana's kindness and-"

"If you see her like a mother, why don't you ever call her mom then?" cut in David, his gaze stern, and unyielding.

It seemed that the blonde was taken back by David's stare. Good, seems that Toshinori knew that David wasn't a complete pushover. He had to do this, had to get an idea on Toshinori's psyche. "What makes you so sure that she is your mom when you don't even call her that?"

Toshinori looked away, his breathing seemed rather rapid and David could even hear his heart rate picking up. Were his eyes starting to glow?

"I…" He started to say, until he let out a small yip and looked down at his leg. "Huh?" There stood little Melissa as she hugged Toshinori's leg. As if she was trying to comfort the giant of a man in some way. Though it also seemed as if Toshinori had no idea on what he could do about such a thing in the first place.

"Don't be sad. Your mommy wouldn't want you to be sad." Melissa said, causing David to feel his heart strings to be tugged, just not in the way this scene should have been seen. "My mommy looks after me, just like how daddy looks after me. I'm sure your mommy loves you even if she was mad." Toshinori just stared at the little girl, seeming to be trying to figure out what it was that she was trying to do.

Eyes slowly started to lose their yellow glow hue, making David think that maybe that was a sign that his emotions were starting to calm down. "Thank you Melissa." Toshinori said, a small smile on his face before he looked up at David, his gaze calm this time around, not as guarded but still far from trusting. "Why are you dropping Melissa off anyway?" asked Toshinori.

"I need to pick up a few things for something I'm working on for you." Toshinori seemed to seem a little agitated at that idea. "No! It's to help you is all. I promise, it's to help you with your uh… quirk." He gave a quick glance at his daughter, wanting to do one of two things. One, that she wasn't listening, and, or that Toshinori knew that he hadn't told the little girl about his 'abilities'.

"Alright." The blonde said with a small nod. "If you want, I'll take her inside so you can go finish up your shopping trip."

"Thank you-"

"Just don't think that we are friends."

"Of course." Well can't win them all can you?

Toshinori took a deep breath as he made his way inside. To be honest, he hadn't expected Nana to come by his apartment. She had been wanting to make sure that he had told Inko since their phone call a couple weeks ago and now? Well, he just couldn't bring himself to do such a thing. The mere idea of Inko being scared of what he was, it frightened him more than any villain.

"Hizashi are you gonna hurry up? Your friend is outside with his daughter." Came Nana's voice, causing Toshinori to shake his head.

"I have her Nana. David was in a hurry." Toshinori answered as he came into the room, looking at a shocked Hizashi and Nana as they stared at him. "What?"

"You actually spoke to him? Without wanting to rip his face off?" Hizashi said in shock.

Oh, right. They thought that he was going to hurt or worse, kill the man. Rolling his eyes, Toshinori calmly said "I may not like the man but please watch what you say? His daughter is right here."

"He wouldn't hurt papa." Melissa said with a frown on her face as Toshinori held her. Her little grip on his shirt tightened a little, as if trying to keep herself there while people believed that the tall man would do such a thing. Oh the innocents of youth, not that he could completely understand as he didn't remember his own childhood.

"No I wouldn't." Toshinori said, hoping to assure the little girl. Though… 'At least not where she could see it on his body or in person…' Toshinori thought to himself before setting Melissa down and smiled.

"Thanks Toshi, I was having trouble finding a clean shirt." Hizashi said with a weak chuckle. Of course heh ad trouble finding a shirt that was clean. Honestly, if he was in a rush he would have just picked up the nearest shirt, make sure it didn't seem dirty and throw it on and rush out. After that, do some laundry then have something clean to wear. Though that was if he was only going to meet someone outside the apartment.

That was where he drew the line.

"Hey Toshi, can you do me a favor? Can you look after Melissa for me? I had gotten a message. I'm needed on the field, and Shouta is still sleeping from his shift last night." Hizashi said with a sad smile. As if he felt terrible for giving Toshinori the task. It wasn't that he was against this. Far from it, he loved kids, but he also didn't really know what much he could do with children.

After all, he wasn't around them very often.

Taking one look down at the little girl, Toshinori couldn't help but see how she was looking up at him. Big blue puppy dog eyes gazing at him with hopefulness to spending time with the tall man. Honestly, he didn't think that he would ever fall for a stare such as this. He had seen it many times in his hero career by woman, suiters really. People who thought that they could get him to in a sense, 'warm their bed'.

Many times he refused. Never giving into the temptation, never telling a woman 'yes' or accepting anything of the kind.

So what does he do?

He caved.

"Sure." Toshinori said with a soft sigh.

"Great thanks Toshi! Besides, I bet Melissa would love to play with Tenko. They're about the same age I believe right?"

"I believe so." Toshinori said, not really sure what he could really say about that. But, maybe he should call Inko to see if Tenko would even want to spend time with a girl. If he remembered right, most boys didn't want to play with girls. At least, that was if he was remembering right, though maybe now a days it's changed?

Letting out a soft sigh, Toshinori pulled out his phone quickly dialing Inko's phone number. Placing his phone near his ear, the young man waited for the voice of his lovely girlfriend to answer him. Just as he was about to hang up, the line picked up.

"Hello?"

"Inko!" Toshinori said, a big smile on his face. Oh how much he loved to hear the sound of her voice. How much it brought joy to his life… and how much it reminded him that once she learns the truth that she could leave him alone in the shadows. To feel nothing but the cold emptiness that his life once was before she came into his life.

"Toshi, what brings on this call?" Inko asked, her voice as cheery as ever.

Toshinori chuckled a little, his cheeks pinking a little as he thought about Inko. The feeling of his arms wrapping around her small form made his heart aflutter within his chest. Coughing a little, Melissa giggled a little while she rested against his one arm. "I was wondering if you could bring Tenko over? David had to leave his daughter here and I figured it would be nice if they both played together."

Inko hummed a little in deep thought. He could hear papers skittering about, making him wonder what it was that she was doing. Until she giggled a little on her end of the phone. "Yeah, I'm finished up on my last order for the day. I just have to pick up Tenko and we can both meet you at your apartment and walk to the park. Is that okay?" How it was that she could make a question seem so cute?!

Smiling gently, the young man calmly said "That is perfectly fine my dear. I'm sure that I can keep young Melissa here content until you can arrive."

Inko laughed at her end of the call, god he loved her laugh. A laugh that could easily light up an entire room. Just like it could light up his life from the shadows.

"You sure you can do that Toshi? A little girl is different compared to a boy." Inko said with a soft giggle.

"Inko, she's still a child. What could go wrong?"