A/N: School is going to keep me busy, BUT I'll try to update when I'm able to!

"Shimizu, look at the news!" My classmates were calling me from the dining table and I didn't know the reason why until I saw what was on the tv screen. "It's Endeavor fighting this monster villain!" Chills ran up my arms as my hair stood up. Endeavor was fighting hard against the nomu; the ground was even between the two.

"S-Shoto!" The thought about Todoroki watching this right now squeezed my heart. So many thoughts could be running through his head right now. I quickly bolted out to 1-A's dorm to support Todoroki in this heavy time. It hadn't been long since Endeavor was officially No.1 and it was going to get tougher when the world was unorganized. "Shoto, Shoto, Shoto…!" I knew deep down if Endeavor lost or got killed, it would leave a wound in his heart. He promised Todoroki that he'll be a better hero and father that he can be proud of. Endeavor can't break his promise too early as his career of being No.1 just began.

Hastily knocking on the door like a maniac, it was difficult to calm down. Everyone was viewing this live broadcast on their screen. "Shimizu, he's over there!" Yaoyorozu opened the door and guided me towards him. Todoroki was standing in front of the tv, intensely watching the fight between his father and the nomu. It was crystal clear that he was nervous and scared.

"Shoto," I murmured, skipping over to his side and touching his hand for him to know I was with him. "I came here as soon as I heard the news." Even in this tight situation, he still managed to break into a sincere smile and pulled me closer to him. His hand on my shoulder was firm, I could feel his tense emotions just being inside his arm.

On the tv, we saw Endeavor displaying his skills, trying to defeat the nomu. Examining the fight, it appeared to me that the nomu was smart. It teared up its own head when Endeavor attacked him with a big blast. Just thinking about how intelligent they were growing grew a big pit in my stomach. It was going to be harder to defeat them now that they used their brain because before they were mindless creatures. The nomu quickly regenerated its body and extended its neck forward...and to everyone's trembling soul it caused the whole world to gasp as our hearts dropped to the ground. The nomu attacked Endeavor's face and I never thought Todoroki would fall against me for support. I carefully looked at his face to see Todoroki looked so distraught and horrified. It was like the flames he harbored against his father vanished. Then the camera zoomed up to Endeavor's laying body—either dead or alive—with the nomu next to him.

"Todoroki!" Everyone shouted in concern.

"Shoto!" I yelped, holding him tightly in my arms and keeping him from limping. Todoroki gritted his teeth, balling up his hands into fists. He wanted his father to show that he's No.1 by waking up from the attack. He knew Endeavor couldn't be defeated so easily by a nomu.

Then in the tv, Endeavor was shown throwing a few punches at the nomu but was thrown into the rubbles. The people in the living room were tense and worried about Todoroki, and even Aizawa came rushing in to check on Todoroki who's watching the live news. "You gotta be kidding me…" Todoroki mumbled, watching his father being easily overthrown by the nomu. He couldn't fathom his father's actions at all. Immediately, someone in the chaotic crowd was screaming about how Endeavor was fighting for the people's lives, and for them not to give up on him and other heroes who were trying their best to sway the enemies away from civilians.

Todoroki gripped me tighter against him. I knew he feared for his father's life even if he didn't want to admit it. "Your father will survive, Shoto." I held him tighter as well, showing him much care as I could.

At the end of the long suffocating ride, it was finally over and everyone heavily breathed out from the pleasing result. Endeavor defeated the nomu in the sky and dropped back down with his fist up. I fell down with Todoroki as he crouched down and collected his thoughts.

"He's up! Standing tall is Endeavor! He's standing tall for his victory! Standing tall for his beginning!" The news reporter enthusiastically said in relief.

I didn't know what to say to Todoroki, so I held him in my arms for a bit. He was so in tune to his thoughts that I let him be. But our attention was caught again when the reporter informed everyone that Dabi, a member of the league of villains, placed a wall of flames around Endeavor and Hawks. All of our eyes were glued back to the screen, and not even a few minutes in, the reporter announced Dabi had escaped from the scene and everyone cheered for Endeavor and Hawks for protecting the citizens.

Ring Ring Ring

My phone was buzzing in my pocket and I took it out to see it was Recovery Girl calling me. "Midoriya, watch over him." Midoriya nodded and took my place to oversee him. Accepting the call, I placed the phone up to my ear. "Hello?"

"Shimizu, I need you at the gates right now! I know you saw the news and the city needs medical workers this instant! Please hurry!" Recovery Girl's voice was troubled, but I also didn't want to leave Todoroki's side either...yet duty called for me.

Sighing slowly, I responded, "Okay. I'll be there in a few minutes." Glancing back at Todoroki, he was surrounded by his friends and they could comfort him while I'm gone. I ran over Uraraka and relayed a message, then quickly left school grounds.

At the hospital in Kyushu where the event took place this morning, there weren't many casualties thanks to Endeavor, Hawks, and other pro heroes in the area. Medical workers were running left and right to tend any injured patients. "Shimizu, go see Endeavor!" When Recovery Girl told me that, I kind of froze in my spot. I didn't expect to be thrown to him. I thought Recovery Girl was going to tend him, but I guess I gotta learn how to do big injuries too.

"Y-yes!" I ran off to the direction where his room was. I'm going to have to report this to Todoroki later when I'm back on campus. I know he's worried about his father more than ever.

Knock knock

There was no answer in Endeavor's room, so I slowly peaked my head inside to see him wrapped in bandages. Why was I called to his room if he was already tended? I shouldn't be unwrapping them until it's almost healed in a few days. Endeavor looked over at me and I couldn't tell what facial expression he was wearing. All I saw was his furrowed brow from his untouched right side of his face. "Sorry, I was told to head to your room immediately but it seems like you don't need my help." Just when I was going to excuse myself, Endeavor muffled noises stopped me from leaving. What did he want from me? Maybe he's concerned about Todoroki? It'd make sense since the whole country watched his fight against the nomu. Turning back to face him, I asked him a question. "Are you worried about your son?"

Endeavor nodded his head and I closed the door so we could talk in private, then pulled a chair right next to him. "Just like everyone he watched your fight. He was rooting for you to win. He was going through so much emotion, and deep down I knew he was scared to see you defeated. You promised him that you'll change...so he held onto that in order for you to fulfil your oath." His expression calmed down after hearing my words. "The Age of Endeavor is here."

Suddenly a voice interrupted our conversation, "Endeavor—" We turned our heads to see it was Hawks who walked inside the room. I never thought I'd meet Hawks, No.2 hero like this. "Sorry, I didn't mean to intrude!" Hawks stumbled back to the entrance as if he wanted to let us finish our conversation.

"Oh no, it's fine! I was just leaving anyway. I have to find Recovery Girl, so stay." I hastily ran out the room to look for her.

Ring Ring

I wondered who could be calling me? Running to a bathroom, I answered the call without looking at the ID caller. "Hello?" I firmly spoke, and my chest felt lighter when I heard who it was.

"Shimizu," It was Todoroki's soft voice at the receiving end. "Are you with my dad?" I'm glad to know Uraraka relayed the message.

"Yes, I was just a few minutes ago. He underwent some surgery. Physically he should be fine with my help or Recovery Girl, but mentally or emotionally, I won't know. I can tell you that he was concerned about you, so I told him what I observed from you. I wished I could be there to comfort you even more but—"

"It's okay, Shimizu. Don't worry about it. I quickly got a hold of myself after you left. I'm not mad that you left, but I wished you told me instead of telling Uraraka yet again, you were in a rush." Todoroki was so understanding. I felt like a lucky girl to have him. "I'm going to see if I can request a few days off to spend time with my family. I'll let you know if it's approved or not, and I'll let you go since you're going to be busy. Text me later, bye I love you." I internally gasped. We never said 'I love you' to each other before. Mainly because I'm shy to say it and I didn't know when it was the right time to say the 'L' word. His voice sounded so romantic that I could fall on my knees and gush over it.

A wide grin froze my face. "I love you too. Bye-bye," I jumped in place as I let out my throbbing feelings for him.

For two days in a row, Recovery Girl and I were at the hospital busy with healing people. Today was our last day before we headed back to school grounds. "Shimizu, go heal Endeavor. It should be an easy job for you." Recovery Girl chuckled, walking into another direction in the hallways.

In Endeavor's room, he was surprised to see me instead of Recovery Girl. "Sorry to disappoint, but I'll be healing you. It should take less than thirty minutes because I've gotten better at my healing water." Extracting water from the sink in the room, I covered his body from head to toe but left his nose and right eye opened. "Breathe out from your nose." The water glowed as the process began. He was really quiet like he was mentally appreciating me for healing him, or that's what I hoped for. I could feel his broken bones quickly restoring to its original shape and tissues sewing back up. It was almost over, however on his face, it was going to leave a big scar because the cut was deep but not too deep to cause blindness to his left eye. "You're going to have a large scar on your face. I don't really have god-like power to revert your face to normal. You can think of it like a battle scar if you want."

Once I was done, I threw out the water and helped him take off his bandages. "Thanks," Endeavor's deep voice rang in the air while I unraveled the long white strip on his left arm. "Again, I'm sorry for ever doubting your ability."

"Don't mention it, Endeavor. I'm over it so let's not bring it up again. I hope you have a fast recovery. I'll take my leave," I bowed, exiting the room. It's hard to talk with Endeavor when he keeps bringing up our past. I'd rather forget it and yet he mentions it all the time. I guess he's really trying to atone his behavior and past.

Ping!

I knew it wasn't Todoroki because I told him that I'll text him first when I'm out of the hospital. Picking up my phone I saw the contact name and I almost dropped it when I read the message. "What?! Mother is coming back to Japan tomorrow afternoon! Why didn't she tell me beforehand?! I'm a busy person now!" I couldn't wait until I was out of this building to call her, I had to do it this instant.

"Hi, Shimizu! I'm glad you saw my text. I hope you're able to take a day off tomorrow to see me because I can't wait to see you!" Excitement and longing my presence filled her voice. "It's my first vacation day so I used this opportunity to visit you for a few days, isn't that great?! I know you're busy with school now that you have to dorm… But I really hope you can make time for me."

This meant I could see mother for the first time in months. The idea of seeing her tomorrow sounded wonderful. "Yes, mother! I'll try and I'll let you know what they say! I really want to see you too! I miss you so much!" Sometimes I forget that I do have a mother since I've been on my own for a while. Once she's back, I hope I can eat her cooking. I missed it so much. "What time will you be back at the house?"

"Around one in the afternoon. My flight lands at twelve and I'm taking a cab here… and oh! I can't forget this important information." I wondered what she's going to tell me. "I'm bringing my fiancé," The spit in my throat jumped into my air pipe as I choked from her big reveal. "Choking in excitement? I love it! I'll tell you the details tomorrow. I couldn't do it over text, so tomorrow was the best opportunity to tell you everything in person! Yay!" And with that she ended the call.

I had mixed emotions. Of course I'm happy for my mother, but how long has she known this man? Who was this man? Was he a good man? Does he love her? We weren't rich but still. Later I need to write down all my questions for her to answer. What's next from her? That she's pregnant too? Mother was unpredictable now that she's living her best life overseas.

Hours later I was back on school grounds, and granted a day off tomorrow to visit my mother but All Might will have to accompany me to ensure my safety. I quickly texted her about the principal's permission and she was delighted to hear it.

"Shoto, I received a text this morning from my mother and it turned out that she's heading back home tomorrow for vacation!" we sat on the couch in 1-A's dorm. "She's bringing her fiancé! I'm just a little overwhelmed."

"But wouldn't your mom feel the same way too? You texted or called her about me and must've been a real shocker to her." I looked at Todoroki in surprise. I never expected a witty response from him. He may be dense at times but he's still a smart cookie.

"Yeah you're right. I just feel more protective of her since she's been through a lot…" I sighed, snuggling closer to him. "It's been years since she's last been in a relationship. If the person she's marrying is the right man, then I'll be happy."

"I'm also going to be out tomorrow. I've been approved to leave campus to stay with my family for a day instead."

"Wow that's great news! Tell your siblings I said hi while you're at it."

Then Todoroki casted a small smile on his lips. "Maybe I'll try to see you if I can. Aizawa has to be with me though...so we'll see." The idea of having two teachers in or standing outside my mother's house sounded weird. How awkward it'd be, invading into our personal space.

"Ahaha. Yeah, we'll see too. All Might is gonna be with me as well so,"

The next day, I decided to leave campus exactly the time mother said she was home. The jitters were running down my body. I couldn't be more excited to see her. Breathing out heavily, I tried calming down my beating heart. "It's been months but I need to chill. I don't want to pounce on her." Heading outside, I saw All Might waiting to be at the gates. He was dressed in a suit and tie. There's never a time where I saw him in casual clothes. "Sorry to keep you waiting! I'm here now."

"No worries. I know the built up excitement, Young Abe." All Might opened the car door for me to head inside first. What a gentleman All Might was. Then he went to the other side and got inside the taxi.

I quickly texted Todoroki that I left the campus and was going straight to my house. I wondered if he was going to come still?

Out of nowhere the thought of my father popped inside my head in the car ride. He has eyes and ears everywhere… Does that mean he made someone stalk mother at her new location? The thought of father still being involved in our lives scared me deeply. I can't stay happy without being cautious for her well-being. Maybe I should've killed him when I had the chance to. I've been too lenient with him. I hate myself.

"Young Abe, it's okay to be tense. Just take a deep breath out." I knew All Might was only trying his best to uplift my anxiety, but he doesn't know what happened behind my family's closed door.

"Y-yeah! Totally, I really need to!" I forcefully inhaled and exhaled, trying best to move my thoughts away. I needed to be more positive than negative about this. "How were your parents when you were younger?" Starting a conversation might help me forget.

"Ah…" A small reminisce smile appeared on his lips. "They're still great parents today. Back then when I started my hero career, they were scared for me; scared that I'll die before I ever marry and have my own family, scared that I'll die too young, and so many more. They often scolded me for being too reckless, but I knew it was because they cared for me." As All Might spoke, it was like memories were running through his mind like a rolling credit scene. I can tell he really loves his parents.

"You don't really need to follow that standard path of marriage and kids because I see that Midoriya is like your son." Shifting my eyes to him, All Might looked a bit spooked. "I want to say it's because of that you grew to fonder of him. It's sweet… It'd be a nice experience to have a father figure as well," I murmured away my desire from him to hear it.

Minutes later, we arrived a block away from my house. All Might chose to stay at a distance, and I started running at full speed. I couldn't wait to see her and cry so she could hug me tightly. However my feet hauled when I heard high pitched screams, but weren't screams of joy yet terror. My heart raced and I ran like there was no tomorrow. I instantly knew it had to do something with my father. Who else would've known about her arrival except me? Perhaps she was being stalked this entire time while both of our guards were down. Closing in, I wasted no time to bust the door open and saw blood splatters everywhere on the walls and ground. I couldn't breathe out. All oxygen wanted to stay inside my lungs to kill me softly. It looked like a blood bath. This couldn't be my mother and her lover's blood, could it? My anxiety level was rising like the sea.

I carefully made my way to where the screaming grew louder. I needed to be cautious or else I'll jeopardize myself and endanger mother and her fiancé. In the midst of this, calming my heart rate was the only thing I could do. I hoped for God to save the both of them if they were both heavily injured. Then suddenly, the screaming stopped as if the killer killed them to sleep. My eyes widened from the sunken realization that they could be dead right now, so I irrationally bolted, screaming out my horror as I used my quirk to crumble them underneath my hands.

In the room I threw myself in, there were two bodies: my mother and her fiancé—no, it couldn't be her fiancé on the ground because it looked like grandma. It was grandma. I knew how she looked. How was grandma able to leave the retirement place? My mind was everywhere but one: the killer was none other than the fiancé himself. Mother brought a man with her, and the only man in the room was her lover. This boiled my blood. I cried out in complete rage, tears strolling down my face. "HOW DARE YOU?!" My words were filled with anguish after connecting the pieces. He must've been the one who's my father's eyes and ears.

"Sh-Shimizu…!" Mother's voice weakly called out for me, and I glanced her way for a split second to see she wasn't harmed. Mother wasn't clutching her body like she was wounded, but she was right beside grandmother. The bloodshed in the house was grandmother… Was she dead? Was she on the brink of dying? "Don't! H-he didn't mean this!" Was she mad? How could she forgive him this easily? He literally aimed the knife in his hand at her and grandmother. This man—no this murder brainwashed her. My real mother would never speak in a tone like that. She knew what suffering was because of father.

"Young Abe!" All Might ran into the room and gasped at the sight.

"STAND BACK! YOU DON'T NEED TO GET INVOLVED! CALL THE POLICE RIGHT NOW!" I couldn't let All Might waltz into this mess. He would be killed quickly now that he's quirkless. Then his footsteps retreated to somewhere else in the house.

My breathing was unstable, my whole body was twitching. I felt insane already. What went wrong in her life? When did mother become so stupid? She changed so much in a few months. "So why is grandma dying? Or is she already dead? What did you do?!" Curling in my fingers, I knew she'd listen to me. Her psychotic fiancé was wrapped around my fingers.

"Shimizu, I am your mother—"

My lost sanity laughed at her. "Unbelievable… you think you can say my name so carelessly?! Answer my question before I pop his head off." Her fiancé was struggling in my grip as he grunted in whatever pain he was in. If I had to play the villain then I will. I don't care if I ruined our relationship. She's the one who strayed away, not me.

Mother grinded her teeth, debating if she should tell me the truth but it's either she doesn't and I kill her lover, or she does and I might possibly spare his life. "Grandma is dead because she didn't approve of our marriage! She tried to say that he's not the right man! But he is." Mother talked so desperately about him as if she worshipped him. "He showed me what real love is! None of this would've happened if she didn't try to attack him with her quirk! He only defended himself—" I had enough of her stupid rambles. It broke my heart to see this unfold. She wasn't my mother; she was a woman who craved love that she let a man blind her, betrayed her only child and mother, and at the end she'll die alone.

I lost it. Mother shattered me like a sledgehammer breaking a mirror. "No… He murdered grandma. Grandma knew the shit you've been through and was trying to protect you from him!" Instead of breaking everything inside of him, I'll extract his blood just like he did to grandma—an eye for an eye. An amazing idea.

I'm a strong user who can do this. I'm stepping up my level above grandma's. Blood contains some parts of water so why don't I use it?! Concentrating on the eyes, ears, mouth, and nose, this was where true magic happens…. Red liquid trickled out of those holes as I madly chuckled. It was so easy to do it. His face was bleeding like pouring paint on a canvas. Watching the blood roll down his face was so satisfying.

"Shimizu! Stop it! Stop it!" Mother begged, screaming at the top of her lungs. "You're just as bad as your father!" Was she trying to say that to hurt me? I felt no pain; I was numb from any emotions.

"Ironic. I guess we're all just bad. You let grandma, your own mother die in cold blood. You watched it happen. I bet you felt no remorse for her whatsoever. I'm not weak… I am stronger than you'll ever know. The weak one is you. I stepped up to be a fighter whereas you could've done the same but you didn't. Sometimes you can't wait for heroes to save you… You have take matters into your own hands like I'm doing right now—"

"You want me to show you strong?!" Mother cackled a heavy laughter from her mouth as if she lost her mind too. Even if she did, she had no reason to. "I'll show you strong!"

"Argh!" It was All Might. My heart skipped in dread as I turned around to see him curling in his body right next to the doorway of this room.

"All Might!" Although my mentality wasn't stable, I was able to snap back to being consciously aware in this room. Gulping, I knew she only used the blood technique in order to force me to let her fiancé go.

"Let my fiancé go! Or else I'll kill the former No.1 hero." She sinisterly growled. Her eyes were not warm and welcoming but cold and evil. I don't ever want her back as my mother. She can stay as a betrayer.

"I never thought the day you would actually use it too. I guess you weren't so weak after all. I don't know why you made me suffer throughout my whole childhood if you could've used it a long time ago… You're disappointing." Sighing, I let go of her fiancé because All Might was way important. "Now let All Might go,"

"Haaaah…!" Her fiancé gasped for air, using his shirt to wipe off the blood from his face and ran over to mother like a scared animal. Mother didn't let go of All Might, confusing me even more. I gave her stupid fiancé back, but it seemed like she was only toying with me to begin with.

"No. Why would I?! All Might will have a high price on his head—"

Biting my tongue in rage from how she spoke wanting me to choke her so bad. Father was enough for me to handle but now her? I don't even know where to begin. "You're not stronger than me!" My eyes narrowed, locking her and the fiancé in my view. "I've trained for years to do this. You can't compare mastery against prodigy because I guarantee you can't feel what I feel!" My hand lightly curled as if I had a squishy ball in my hand, resulting in my force to overpowered hers that All Might was out of her hold. "I can feel the blood flow in your entire body! From your beating heart to the movement of your eyes…" No matter how big my wrath was, disappointment filled my heart because I love and care for her so much. It hurt me the most to act like this. Everything was crashing down on me. "If I really hated you," my bottom lip quivered from the old memories playing in my head. "Like I hated father, I could puncture your eyes so you cannot look at me...because you don't deserve to see me." Our beautiful mother-daughter memories swelled my eyes because that's not the mother who threw herself into work to provide money for us, took me out on small vacations, and watched me grow up. Nonetheless, I couldn't deny the truth that she was gone for good. She has changed for the worst and I wasn't there to stop it from happening.

"That's right! You're not the daughter I raised anyways! You're a monster who was raised by grandma!"

Hot tears dropped from my mouth as I sucked up my emotions from breaking open. I looked at her unravel before me as her weak will couldn't break free from my grip. Pulling myself together, I calmly spoke to her, "And sadly enough, you're not my mother anymore. You're just a person…" The inserted memory photo of us was being burned in the back of my head. "...who gave birth to me and ended up in prison for being involved in this crime. Father turned you into a psychopath…" I bit my lips so hard that it could bleed any second from my teeth piercing my skin. "Goodbye," I twisted my hand, forcing the two to pass out from me squeezing their lungs. The police could handle them.

Then I collapsed on my knees, sobbing from the turn of an event as the siren sound filled the background.