DEER
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Disclaimer: Boku no Hero Academia belongs to Horikoshi Kohei
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Genre(s): Adventure/Hurt/Comfort
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Warning(s): Typo is my most loyal fan, spelling mistakes because English is not my mother language, Possibly OOC. NO BETA, so beware of grammar mistakes
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Summary: Shota thought discovering their 'Nightwalker' to be a kid was bad enough. Not to mention how the said kid is literally Quirkless, meaning the law cannot touch him.
"I don't wanna be a Hero. It's too troublesome"
And then this?
Maybe it's not too late to ask Nezu for a raise this year…
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Or, being a good citizen and stopping an illegal back-alley transaction resulted in him getting some High-Ranking Villain's attention. He didn't even raise a hand at those A-holes. Just glaring at them hard enough, they turned tail.
This second-chance of life is so not worth it. What a drag…
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Hizashi, a hero slash presenter slash radio announcer, jolted when the door of the meeting office was slammed open, nearly fell out of the seat if Shota's hand didn't shoot out and regain the balance for him. He saw the entirety of class 1-A crowding, though only four of them dashed inside with a panic, almost eager look on their face; Bakugo Katsuki, Kaminari Denki, Kirishima Eijiro, and Todoroki Shoto. They stood at the other end of the table, the explosive boy slammed his hand on the metal surface and glared hard at their principal. Without even saying anything, it was clear to the teachers around what they wanted.
Mainly, the reappearance of their friend and classmate-not-classmate, Midoriya Izuku.
It was such a shock to see when Inko suddenly came to the school wing with an unknown kid cradled to her chest, wide eyes and hair frazzled. Not to mention the child—Eri—was actually a victim of the deceased Shie Hassakai's group, saved by none other than the only son of the Midoriya's couple. The mention of Izuku's name sent the teachers into a spiraling hole, Hizashi sure he just broke a couple of glasses because of his scream. Shota immediately brought the two to the meeting room while All-Might went to fetch the principal (they didn't really question how the greenette could sneak into the UA school without anybody noticing. It was common knowledge to them that he'll do anything to continued his nightly walk, even if he had to sneak past the UA stronghold defense).
It was at that exact time, when Nezu opened up the UA's CCTV and search for the last night recording, that the Class 1-A students came barging on the room.
Apparently, Eijiro saw Inko running out of the dormitory wing. Bringing in a girl that was completely not hers. Recognizing Eri as the kid from the former Yakuza's group (they found the girl room, after all. When they combed the base clean, trying to find evidence that could lead them to the culprit of this merciless massacre. Hizashi didn't attend the raid himself, but the pictures he saw sprawled on Shota's table—totally ignoring the gory one—gave him the gist of the mission otherwise.), Eijiro thought it must be related to their missing classmate.
(Hizashi could also see from his wavering expression. How Eijiro wanted to believe that Izuku is still alive. That their lateness in raiding the Shie Hassakai's base didn't result in them forsaking his friend's life in the hand of a villain)
Eri buried her face on the crook of Inko's neck. Trembling lips and widened orbs. She looked scared, complexion instantly turned pale. No wonder, though. The wave of anger and frustration that was rolling off of Katsuki's shoulders was intense. It almost chocked the literal air around the room, Hizashi kind of wanted to hide behind Shota's back too; didn't want that heated glare to be directed right at him. Katsuki demanded Eri to speak. To tell them where is Izuku. Why didn't he stay here and why didn't he tell any of them that he was already back within the safety of the law. Tell me now because I need to smack him good for fucking worrying me, stupid Izu!
(Denki indeed smacked Katsuki's head for those vulgar words. His scary face frightened the kid and if he kept doing that, they won't get any information from the white-haired child at all. Didn't his therapist said to control his anger and gave him tips on how to converse with others?)
(The hotheaded boy grumbled)
Eri still looked spooked at the sudden attention, but she tried to recall everything that happened between her rescue and the drop-off, now that she knew Katsuki meant no harm; be it to her or to her rescuer. She told them how she met Izuku. What Kai did to him to get some information regarding something (Inko gasped while the other growled in hatred. Hizashi wished it was just a joke. But Shota told him that the polices assumed Kai had tortured his previous loyal right-hand man before he killed him. If he did that to his own member, he'll surely do the same to a total stranger). Eri told them how Izuku managed to escape, without the members pursuing after the two (Eijiro mumbled 'must be after their death, then').
But she didn't know why he didn't stay. Didn't know if he will ever come back. She just knew that he looked so sad yet determined at the same time. She didn't know where he went, either. He didn't say anything. Even Nezu's hacking skill couldn't help because, predictably, Izuku recognized the location of the CCTVs around the school. And around the city as well, that he could evade them as easily as flipping a hand.
Back to the very start then. Hizashi felt depressed.
Will they ever see the greenette again, really?
Shoto awkwardly piped in after a brief silence of thoughtfulness. Remember Izuku's choker? A piece of technology that he lent for the heterochromatic boy's safety? The hidden cameras that he used to record every single bad thing Endeavor did to his family? Shoto lost it. Maybe he just misplaced it somewhere and he didn't want to think someone else's had stolen it. But if Greeny was here yesterday night, then—
Inko suddenly stood up, eyes widened with alarm and…was that a flicker of hope? She put Eri on the chair, approached the students who were still standing around in front of the ajar door, gave Tenya the house key and asked him to pick up Izuku's laptop from their residence. The mother turned to the blinking audience, tears were evident in its glittering orbs.
"There's a tracker in that choker," she clarified, "Hisashi installed it after I told him about Izu-kun's daily walk. If he really took that accessory with him, there's a chance we could track him down."
Everyone instantly perked up at that news. Present Mic himself couldn't help it but shout in excitement, Nemuri reflexively slapped his head. She knew she couldn't blame him though. Izuku is Present Mic's favorite listener, no matter how sharp his witty remark and sarcasm were. In fact, he liked that part of him. To never be afraid to speak his mind out loud without filter, berating others if they were doing stupid things.
When Tenya was back with the said electronic device, Yamada Hizashi felt like the day finally started to look up. They have another chance to save Midoriya Izuku from the darkness. To regain his trust back regarding the society of this world.
(He may actually have that opportunity to ask Izuku to be his co-host in his weekly radio show as well. That dry humor definitely needed to be shared)
(A/N): Students are living in the dormitory now, so that's why Izuku could steal his choker back