Suffering
Izuku went to Uraraka's apartment, as a little extra Izuku went to buy some flowers a dozen roses. When he showed up with the flowers she melted, kissing him on the cheek she went to put them in a vase with some water so they wouldn't wilt. They walked to the mall where the cinema was, Izuku bought tickets for the movie but Uraraka insisted that she would buy the snacks.
"I heard this movie is sad but the romance is really good" Uraraka said as they made their way to the auditorium.
"I never really seen any romance movies so I hope its good" Izuku said munching on some popcorn, "But since you picked out this movie it must be good"
After walking for a bit they found the auditorium and then their seats. As the lights dimmed down and the movie started to play Izuku looked over to his right to see Uraraka, the light from the screen reflecting off of her. 'W-Wow she looks amazing' Izuku smiled.
As the movie went along Izuku wanted to wrap his arm around Uraraka but was nervous in doing so. Until Uraraka leaned against his shoulder, the movie was great and towards the end Izuku was almost in tears.
"Haha I can't believe you actually cried" Uraraka was teasing him.
"Hey it was a sad movie, especially the last part" Izuku said wiping the tears off his cheek.
As they walked back to Uraraka's apartment they walked past an alley when they heard the sound of someone crying. "Hey you hear that?" Izuku asked.
"Yeah it sounds like someone is crying, we should go check it out" Uraraka said walking down the alley with Izuku right behind her.
They crying started to get closer and closer until they stopped by a dumpster to find a little girl crying. She had to be no older than 6 years old, was wearing nothing but an old torn up white dress. The two walked slowly towards the girl, "H-hey are you okay?" Uraraka asked crowthing down to the girls level.
The girl looked at Uraraka then surried back in fear. "Hey its okay I won't hurt you" Uraraka said lowering her voice. "My name is Uraraka and this is Izuku he's my boyfriend"
Izuku kneed down also, "Hey, what's your name?" Izuku's voice was calm as could be.
The little girl looked at the pair slowly, "E-Eri" she said, her voice still shaking in fear.
"Hello Eri, hey you want to see something cool?" Izuku said, Eri nodded.
Izuku put his hand out in front of him and opened his palm he created a small Ki ball. Izuku made sure it was harmless, "Here you can play with this" he said showing Eri the small green ball of Ki.
Eri looked at it not moving at first but after touching it she saw that it wasn't going to harm her, so she took the ball. She threw the ball into the air and caught it before it hit the ground.
"So, Eri what are you doing out here by yourself? Where are your parents?" asked Uraraka.
"M-Mama left me and papa is dead" Eri looked down at the Ki ball.
"I-I see, well don't we are here now and we are going to get you help, alright?" Uraraka said getting up and extending out a hand for Eri to hold.
"C-Can you be my new mama and papa?" When Eri said this, Izuku and Uraraka's heart squeezed, her voice was so cute!
"Well...Of course we can! Isn't that right Deku" Uraraka turned to Izuku and winked at him, hoping he would play along, Izuku nodded.
"Y-Yeah sure! Alright let's go to the police station, they can help you there" Izuku said extending out his hand so Eri could grab it.
Eri hesitated but she grabbed Izuku's hand, Izuku smiled, "Perfect let's go Eri"
And off they went to the nearest police station, they talked to the officer at the front desk and were quickly escorted them to a room. Now it was just the three of them in a room with a table and a few water bottles and some chairs, this is upsetting Eri. It didn't help that the room was poorly lit giving the room a scary feeling, "Papa I'm scared" Eri said grabbing onto Izuku's leg.
"It's okay Eri, We are here, we won't let anyone hurt you" Izuku said placing his hand on her head.
Uraraka smiled, 'I never knew Deku was so good with kids, maybe in the future me and him can…Oh My GOD what am I thinking!' Uraraka blushed red as a tomato.
"Uraraka you alright your really red?" Izuku questioned.
"Y-yeah I'm fine!" Uraraka said taking a seat.
Just then the door to the room exploded open! "You! Get away from her right now!" the tall skinny man in a suit yelled scaring the trio. Eri began to cry and hid behind Izuku's leg, the man began to reach for Eri but Izuku grabbed his wrist stopping him.
"Back off!" Izuku's eyes changed color, "You're scaring her!" Izuku threw the tall man away from Eri then got in front of her. Uraraka ran behind him to hug Eri in a way a mother would do for her child.
"Listen kid, there are a lot of things you don't know right now, but I'll tell you this, you need to back off" The man said staring down at Izuku.
"And I'll tell you this" Izuku transformed into a Super Saiyan, "Try to reach for her again and I'll break your arms" Izuku's golden aura illuminated the room, the tall man backed off while Eri looked at Izuku in amazement.
"Now now Midoriya, remember what we told you, another incident and we would have to expel you" Nezu walked in and getting in between the two.
"There won't be one, but you need to start talking Principal Nezu" Izuku reverted back into his base form.
"Right but first why don't we go somewhere else, this place is rather damp. Nighteye I hope you would take things a little more calmly" Nezu said walking out the room and signaling the group to follow them.
"What should we do Deku?" Uraraka whispered to Izuku.
"For now we follow them, then we shall see where this goes" Izuku whispered, then turned to Eri, "Let's go Eri, the little bear/mouse is our Principal we can trust him" Eri nodded and grabbed onto both Izuku and Uraraka's hand. They were taken to a conference room which had a large table.
They all took their seats Eri sat on Uraraka's lap, "Now that we changed locations, some explanations are in order, this is Sir Nighteye he used to be All Might's sidekick many years ago" Nezu said.
"Yes while I used to be that is not my main focus right now, right now my main focus is that girl" he said pointing at the girl. "What I am about to tell you is top secret so I trust this won't leave this room" Nighteye sighed, "You see she is the daughter of the Yakuza leader Overhaul"
The name made Eri shake in fear, "There there Eri, he won't hurt you again" Uraraka said stroking her hair trying to calm her down.
"That can't be right, Eri told us her father was dead?" said Izuku.
"You see he isn't actually her biological father but rather he took her once her real father died and her mother sold her to the Yakuza. I've been following their movements for years now and I've gotten nowhere that is until today when she showed up" said Nighteye.
"That's terrible! But why would the Yakuza bother with a little girl? Shouldn't they be worrying about selling drugs or something?" said Uraraka.
"I was getting to that" Nighteye said getting up, "We have a feeling it has to do something with her quirk"
"Her quirk, Is it something powerful?" asked Izuku.
"It's strange to say the least we have reason to believe that her quirk has something to do with a new type of quirk-eraser drug that is hitting the streets. We don't know how they make it only that they use someones quirk in the proses" Nighteye said holding up his arm, "If my suspicions are correct then, take a look at her arms, see those bandages, take those off"
Izuku and Uraraka looked at each other, "Hey Eri, can I see those bandages on your arm for a second" Eri nodded hesitantly.
Izuku began to take off the bandages, as he began to unwind them they both went eye widened in horror. Her whole arm was covered in scars and bruised from constant needles piercing her skin, "Eri who did this do you?"
Eri turned away, "T-The bird people" Izuku clenched his fists out of anger.
"Can we get new bandages for her please Nezu" Uraraka asked.
"Of course" he said going to a nearby desk and pulled out a first aid kit, "Here you go" he handed the small box to Uraraka then proceeded to wrap new bandages on her arms.
Once she was done Eri looked at her new bandages then looked up at Uraraka, "Thank you Mama" Uraraka blushed when she heard the word mama.
"It's as I feared, they are using her blood to make the drug" Nighteye paised around the room. "But now that we have her here they can't make anymore of the drug! Yes this is perfect, Principal Nezu I ask that you tell those kids to hand over the girl to me so we can further study her"
"Study her? She's not a lab rat! Eri has suffered enough" Izuku spoke up then turned to Nezu, "I agree that we have to keep her safe but I can't agree to leaving her so they can study her. If she is that important to Overhaul then that means she will be targeted" Izuku looked over at Eri.
"So what do you propose we do Midoriya?" Nezu said crossing his arms together.
"Let us take care of her" Uraraka cut in.
"Are you two crazy!" Nighteye yelled, "You we don't know what her quirk is, what if she loses control and ends up killing the both of you. Then what!?"
"Nezu we can protect her, as strong as I am now, I'm pretty sure I can take down All Might if I wanted to" Izuku said pleading his case.
Nezu thought about it for a good while before speaking, "While it is true that the two of you formed a connection with the girl and I would rather see her in a more loving environment. Not to mention your powers are not to be taken lightly, I just can't bear the risk of losing two of my best students to villians. Not to mention you would have to protect her 24/7 that would mean in school as well as after school"
"Tell you what, we have the finals is this week correct?" Izuku asked.
"Yes that's correct, what are you suggesting?" Nezu looked at Izuku.
"There's been a rumor, that the final would consist of fights against teachers, have me fight All Might, if I can defeat him then that would prove that I can protect her" Izuku said with determination.
"And what if you fail?" Nezu questioned.
"I'll willingly accept a week long suspension and you can take Eri wherever you feel that is safe enough" Izuku showed a level of confidence that no one has seen before.
"Very well, but I won't allow you to fight one on one. You will have a partner of my choosing and you will not be allowed to transform as well as a handicap. Agree to my terms and you have yourself a deal" Nezu said smiling.
"Deal" Izuku reached out his hand do Nezu could shake it and he did.
"Well there you have it Nighteye, one week time if they fail you can take the girl but if they pass she stays with them. In the meantime, she will stay with them since she has grown attached to them. You will bring Eri to school tomorrow so we can keep a closer eye on her, I will inform the teachers about our special guest. For now Midoriya please take Eri with you back home, while your add it find her some clothes any all expenses will be covered by the school so no need to worry about the cost. I'll get the necessary paperwork done here and contact you at a later date" said Nezu to Izuku. Izuku nodded.
"Sir are you sure this is the right call?" Nighteye still had his doubts about this. Nezu simply raised his paw stopping any future comments. Nighteye would sit back down, "Very well, one week"
"Thank you Nighteye, you two are excused for today, I'll see you at school you three" said Nezu.
"Let's go Eri, let's go get you cleaned up at my place and there you can meet my mom" Izuku said taking Eri by the hand, she nodded and Uraraka would follow.
The trio was making there way to Izuku's apartment when Uraraka stopped, "Hey Deku?"
They all stopped, "Yeah Uraraka?"
"Do you think the yakuza are going to target her again?" Uraraka said nervously.
"I won't lie to you Uraraka...Yes I do think they will target her again" Izuku said picking up Eri, "But I won't let them hurt her, and especially you" Izuku smiled as he grabbed her hand this calmed Uraraka.
"R-Right Deku! You're the strongest in UA right now, I know you will keep us safe!" Uraraka said continuing to walk.
Izuku was now in front of his apartment, but stopped before entering, "Oh no, I didn't think about what I am going to tell my mom" said Izuku sweat dripping from his forehead. "Wait here" he handed Eri to Uraraka and went inside.
"H-Hey mom I'm home" Izuku said walking into his apartment.
"Hey honey, how was your date, anything exciting happen?" Inko said as he was preparing dinner.
"Yeah about that…." Inko turned her full attention to Izuku, "...I became a dad"
Inko dropped the bowl she was carrying when she heard that, "...I'm sorry what?"
"Let me explain…" Izuku tried to explain but was cut off my by his mother.
"IZUKU! YOU DIDN'T" Inko aura flared out scaring poor Izuku.
"Wait mom, It's not what you think!" Izuku tried to explain but was cut off by the door swinging open.
Eri jumped in front of Izuku with her arms out open, "Don't hurt my papa!" she yelled at Inko. When she saw this stopped dead in her tracks.
"Sorry Deku, I tried to stop her but she jumped out of arms when she heard you yelling" Uraraka walked into the apartment. "Hello Inko sorry for dropping by like this"
"You two have some explaining to do but first…" Inko squatted down to meet Eri, "Hey there, sorry for yelling I won't do that again alright?" Inko smiled.
Eri looked up to Izuku who nodded, "Alright" she said dropping her hands.
"Good now, let's get you cleaned up. Uraraka dear will you please take Eri to take a bath while I talk to my son. It's the second door on the left, I'll bring some clothes that might fit her" Inko asked Uraraka as she grasped Izuku's shoulder hard.
"Yes of course! Come on Eri" Uraraka quickly made her way to the bathroom wanting to avoid Inko's wrath.
Now that they were gone Inko turned to Izuku, "Well explain"
"Well you see the thing is, it's kind of a long story…" Izuku said sweating.
Izuku and his mother would go to sit on the couch, Izuku tried to explain the best he could without giving away secret information. Uraraka and Eri would walk out of the bathroom with Eri who was now wearing Izuku's old All Night t shirt when he was a kid and the PJs that matched with it.
"I see where you coming from you two, but taking care of a kid is hard work" Said Inko as Eri was sitting on Uraraka's lap.
"We know mom but we can't just abandon her to be some sort of lab rat" Said Izuku patting Eri's head.
Inko sighed, "Well alright then we can talk about this tomorrow. Uraraka would you like to stay the night?"
"I-I can't I don't want to bother you" Uraraka waved her hands out in front of her.
"If you want Uraraka I can take you home, it will be a lot safer than walking alone this late at night" Izuku offered. But before she could reply Eri tugged on her shirt.
"You're leaving?" Eri said as tears began to form in her eyes.
Uraraka's heart squeezed, "Oh course not! I'll stay just for you, okay Eri" she grabbed her and pulled her in for a hug. "But I still need my uniform for tomorrow, how am I going to get that?"
"Oh I can take you home so you grab what you need" Izuku offered.
"Sure, let's go but it will take a while to get there," said Uraraka but Izuku smiled.
"No it won't, look" Izuku began to hover to the surprise of everyone, "I learned how to fly during my training so getting to your house and back should only take a few minutes"
"Deku that's Amazing!" Uraraka yelled out in pure excitement. Izuku blushed he felt happy seeing her smile.
"Alright then let's go, do you want to go too Eri?" Asked Izuku she nodded. "Uraraka can you please hold on to Eri and I'll hold on to you"
Walking outside the apartment Izuku picked up Uraraka and Eri and off they went, Izuku made sure not to fly too fast so he wouldn't scare the girls, Eri shut her eyes. "Deku this is amazing! I can see the whole town from up here, look Eri"
Eri slowly opened her eyes, what she saw was truly amazing, the city lights below her looks so pretty and above her the beautiful quarter moon. "How do you like the view Eri?" Izuku asked.
"It's amazing papa!" Eri showed some emotion for the first time, Izuku and Uraraka were both happy. They made it to Uraraka's apartment, once there she her things and was ready to head out once again.
"We're back mom" Izuku said as they walked into his apartment.
"Welcome back, Izuku can you please get out the extra futon for Uraraka and put it in your room, she will be sleeping there while you sleep on the couch" said Inko finishing up dinner.
"I-I can't take your room Izuku, let me take the couch" said Uraraka as she didn't want to be more of a burden.
"Absolutely not! You are our guest, we can't possibly let you sleep on the couch" Inko fired back.
"I think you should just accept the offer, once my mom made a decision she doesn't go back on it" Izuku whispered to Uraraka.
"Fine, Thank you for the hospitality" Uraraka bowed.
"Well thank that settles it, dinner would be ready in a minute" said Inko.
After enjoying a wonderful dinner Eri and Uraraka walked into Izuku's room to find it full of everything All Might, Uraraka could only laugh, she knew he was a fan but this much.
"Alright Eri time to sleep" Uraraka put Eri on the bed, when she laid down she looked around it in pure amazement. "What's wrong Eri?"
"I never had one before" Eri's voice was quiet.
"What a room?" Uraraka asked as she tucked her in.
"A bed" Uraraka frose when she heard that. 'How, how can they treat a little girl so badly'
Izuku went for one final check on Eri before heading to the couch, but Eri couldn't fall asleep she would toss and turn afraid that if she closed her eyes, they would be gone. Eri looked around and saw Uraraka asleep on the floor, he fear slowly left her knowing that she was there, but she had to check on Izuku. Jumping off the bed she quickly made her way to the living room. There she found Izuku sleeping like a baby.
"Papa….Papa" Eri said shaking Izuku.
"H-Huh? Who's there" Izuku woke up rubbing his eyes, "Eri?"
"Papa I'm scared" Izuku sat up on the couch.
"It's okay Eri we're here" he said rubbing the back of her head.
"C-Can you come sleep with mama and me, I don't want you to leave" said Eri grabbing onto his shirt.
"Yeah of course, come on let's go" Izuku carried Eri back to his room, making sure he didn't wake up Uraraka, he tucked her back to bed.
'So tired' Izuku was half asleep when he crawled into the same futon as Uraraka.
It was now early morning and it was time to wake up for school, Inko got up to wake Izuku up but when she went to the living room she didn't find Izuku. "Strange, where could he have gone?" Inko went to wake up Uraraka and Eri, when she opened the door she immediately smiled. There laying down all in the same futon was Uraraka on the left, Eri in the middle, and Izuku on the right, Izuku and Uraraka were holding hands over Eri. "They look so cute like this, I need to take a picture" Inko pulled out her phone when she clicked the button but she forgot that the flash was on.
The flash had woken up the trio, "Oh morning mom" Izuku woke up as he looked around he noticed Eri, then to his shock he saw Uraraka.
"Oh morning Deku, when did you get here?" Uraraka said rubbing her eyes. "...Wait did we just" Uraraka blushed.
"I-I think we did!" Izuku blushed at he got up.
"I don't mean to break up this little moment but you two need to get to school. Someone from the school delivered uniform for Eri to wear, so everyone get ready breakfast will be ready soon" said Inko as she closed the door behind her.
"Come on Eri let's go wash your face and get you changed" Uraraka walked with Eri who was still half asleep.
"Oh Uraraka there are towels and toothbrushes for you under the sink so you use that" said Izuku as he grabbed his uniform, Uraraka nodded and went on her way.
After a few minutes Uraraka and Eri walked out wearing their school uniforms, sitting down for breakfast Izuku couldn't help but notice Eri was still looking around like someone was about to attack her.
"I can't believe we are going to be late!" Uraraka ran down the street with her bag.
"It's my fault I couldn't find my notebook, sorry" Izuku ran with Eri on his shoulders.
"At this rate we are going to be late!" Uraraka was running out of breath.
"No choice now, Uraraka grab onto me" which she did hugging him from the side, "Let's go" Izuku jumped into the sky and began to fly towards the school hoping they would make it on time.
At the school entrance Aizawa and Nezu were waiting at the gate, "They are running late" Aizawa said irritated.
"I'm sure they will be here any minute now" said Nezu, when he noticed something approaching the school. "See"
Aizawa looked down the road but saw nothing until he turned his attention to the sky to see Izuku flying, "No way"
Landing softly Uraraka let go of Izuku, "We are here and on time I might add" Izuku as his hair covered his face due to the wind.
"Yes you are, now come we need to go over some things" The trio walked into the school with Aizawa watching Eri all the way to the office.
AN: YESSSS! Finals are now over! Now the worst part is waiting to see if I passed or not...Anyway I said last week that there was a chance of a chapter today due to my finals but as you can see I somehow found the time. Now winter break starts so I'll have more time to write so hopefully that means longer chapters. FYI the youtube channel DeathBattle is going to have All Might vs Might Guy next week on wednesday so that should be interesting. I just want to say thank you again for reading my story love you all.