Hitoshi looked concerned as he sat in the corridor of the police station.

He'd briefly heard Aizawa's voice earlier before Yamada's voice followed a few hours later, the pro hero clearly having had to finish up the festival before he could come.

He hadn't been given any explanation as to what was going on which was incredibly annoying because if they were going to just dump him out here then why couldn't he have seen the rest of the festival?! They hadn't handcuffed him again so it obviously wasn't something he'd done, so why the hell was he not allowed to see the final?

He hoped Kacchan wouldn't be too angry at him.

"Hitoshi."

It was Aizawa.

"Could you come in here so we can talk?"

He nodded before heading inside the room.

"We were concerned that broadcasting footage of you might attract the League but it ended up having a different consequence then we had imagined." Tsukauchi stated.

Hitoshi furrowed an eyebrow.

"This is Hajime and Mihoko… Shinsou." Aizawa introduced. "Your parents."

Hitoshi's eyes were blank as he looked between the two purple-haired adults sat on the other side of the desk.

"Hello, Hitoshi." Mihoko spoke up, her tone soft to not spook him.

Hizashi found Hitoshi huddling close to him a few seconds later.

"Hey, it's okay, little listener." He whispered.

'PLEASE NO LEAVE'

Hizashi's heart broke a little.

'NO GO ANYWHERE' He replied exclusively to Hitoshi. "Your parents just wanted to come and see if it was really you."

'IS IT?' Hitoshi's asked, clearly so far out of his comfort zone.

"Well they brought some pictures, right?"

Mihoko nodded and retrieved them from her bag before placing them down on the table.

Hitoshi looked at the man and woman in the photo; they were younger than the people sat in front of him but still the same. The child the woman was holding did look like him but he couldn't remember them.

'GO'

Hizashi sighed.

'GO WHY?'

The boy fumbled with his hands as he nervously thought over his response.

'SCARED'

Shouta, having sensed the fear pouring from his ward, wrapped an arm around Hitoshi and pulled him into a tight, comforting hug.

"You're okay."

Mihoko began to cry, Hajime taking hold of her hand and giving it a squeeze.

Hitoshi looked at them before turning to Hizashi.

'SHE CRYING'

'UPSET'

'WHY?'

Hizashi considered his words carefully.

'SHE LOVE YOU'

Hitoshi seemed to pause before he turned back to the couple.

"Ma- ma-" He began.

Shouta placed a hand on his shoulder.

"Take your time and think it out first." He encouraged.

"Ma... My n- name is... Hh- Hit- oshi Sh- in- sou."

"Good." Hizashi nodded. "Now put it all together."

"My name is Hitoshi Shinsou."

Shouta and Hizashi were practically beaming in pride. While it was true that Hitoshi could and had demonstrated his ability to talk freely, under stress they found his situational mutism to be at its worst. They'd been working on helping him overcome but seeing him able to do it in front of others he wasn't comfortable with, especially in an environment such as this brought a smile to their faces.

"Yes it is." Hajime spoke up.

Hitoshi turned to Hizashi.

'TRANSLATE?'

"Of course. Do you not want to try talking again, you were doing really good?"

The kid shook his head.

"Okay, no problem."

Hitoshi pointed to Hajime before he signed.

"He said Dad."

Hajime's lip trembled a little.

"Yeah, Hitoshi, I'm your Dad. And that's your Mom." He motioned to Mihoko.

In bed that night the mood was sombre.

"Is it selfish to say that I don't want the kid to leave?" Hizashi spoke up after a few minutes of silence.

Aizawa shook his head.

"Of course not, I know he's only been with us for a few months but I've gotten so used to him being around."

"I know we fostered him and all but we don't have any claim on him at all if his parents want him back, right?"

"No, we're not anything to him and they're his flesh and blood Mom and Dad."

"His Mom and Dad who magically don't know anything about how he ended up caught up with the League of Villains." The voice hero muttered.

"Hizashi!" Shouta scorned.

"Well it's true!"

"Keep your voice down or Hitoshi will hear you."

The silence continued once again after that.

Shouta took a deep breath. "But we can't say anything or he's gonna' consider our feelings rather than his own and he needs to make the decision for himself."

Hizashi found himself tearing up.

"Even if it means losing our kid."

Aizawa bit his lip but kept his composure.

"Even if it means losing our kid."