Landing on the railing of his balcony, Hawks lifted his wings out before firmly planting his feet against the tiled floor. He carried Amari in his arms who neither stirred or moved during the entire flight which concerned the bird greatly, now at a loss with what he should do next.

Hawks had never wanted children, in fact just the idea of caring for someone else was something that the man couldn't even comprehend. He couldn't even take care of himself half the time so the bird knew that caring for another would only result in disaster.

But now in his arms was a terrified and traumatized little girl who he was sent to kill, yet was unable to for some reason. It was honestly cruel to continue holding her like this, considering what he was going to be forced to do and what he had already done to her.

The hero turned his head around the space a couple times before settling for the sofa, placing the small girl onto the cushion as she leaned against the back robotically. Still no response though.

Then Hawks noticed her bloodied and bruised appearance before clearing his throat rather awkwardly. "Hey, so umm how about we get you in the shower so you can clean up?"

His tone was rough and choppy, very un-Hawks like in every way, shape and form. The president of the commission had taught him many things, but dealing with children in a non "hero rescuing" sense wasn't one of them.

Amari didn't move though, her eyes still sullenly staring forward in a mindless blur. Maybe she didn't hear him? The girl did look pretty out of it. "Kid, can you hear me?"

Waving a hand in front of her face in hopes of a reaction, Bakugo only continued to stare, worrying the hero immensely. Her shock was really intense. Maybe he should've taken her to the hospital after all.

Hawks then let his arm drop before trying to remember his hero training and block out his personal feelings for a moment. What was it that the president taught him about shock again?

Then looking towards his kitchen, the bird immediately stood up before moving towards the sink. Maybe some water will help her with her voice, recalling her scratchy and rough tone from before. "Let me get you some water.."

Although as soon as his gaze left her sight, Hawks heard Amari's voice, her monotone expression carrying over to him like a ton of bricks. It was so surprising that he almost dropped the glass he was holding. "It was a lie…"

Quickly placing the cup down, the hero cleared his throat once more, trying to sound carefree and like his Hawks counterpart but struggling after every word instead. "Hmm, what did you say there?"

Although his eyes widened when he heard her reply, cold and plain. "It was really a lie.."

Shaking his head, Hawks placed his hand on the counter before playing dumb, hoping she hadn't just asked that question. "Sorry, I don't think I understand."

She seemed to be silent for a moment before continuing, her broken tone making the hero's chest twist and turn all at once. "You only approached me because of Dabi..."

Hawks remained silent at that, knowing he should've lied, should've said something to distract her from his true mission, but after everything that happened, he just couldn't do that. "You see kid, things are very complicated and I…"

Although he didn't have time to speak as Amari cut him off, already knowing he was going to try to work his way around the question. Except this time, she wouldn't let him. "You only wanted to get close to me to get to him.."

Quickly moving over to the sofa, Hawks' wings fluttered out in anxiety, knowing that she had completely figured him out and tried to explain himself. He couldn't help it, her cracked tone, her defeated monotone expression, it was tearing him apart. "Now hold on, I think you're misunderstanding something here…"

But she wasn't misunderstanding anything, and Amari knew it, now sounding exhausted and utterly destroyed. "All this time, you were only after my trust…"

Hawks shut his mouth at that, sweat appearing on his brow as the man lowered his head. He couldn't lie to her after everything, he just couldn't. "Chickadee..I…"

Knowing he wasn't denying it, Amari lowered her head, choosing to look towards the floor in heavy defeat. All of the times he encouraged her, all the kind words and actions he used, they really were all lies. "I really am an idiot, aren't I?"

The hero's chest filled with anxiety at that, shaking his head immediately. "Hey, hold on. You aren't an idiot kid. Why would you say that?"

Closing her eyes for a moment, Bakugo's monotone expression cut through him all at once. "Dabi was right. Nothing has changed since back then, I'm still a stupid little kid who will believe anything, even you. I was stupid enough to believe you..I wanted to believe you..why did I believe you?"

Her responses were distant, almost like she was talking to herself in some respect. In fact, she hadn't answered Hawks once which proved his theory, the man at a loss of words for his evil deeds.

The hero knew this conversation was inevitable, but that certainly didn't make it hurt any less. He wasn't a good man, and the fact that Amari knew that now was devastating. "I..I'm sorry. I had to…"

He didn't have a quick response or distraction tactic this time. No, at this moment in time, the identity of Hawks was stripped away, leaving only the sins and vulnerability of the man he used to be, the one the commission always hated. Keigo was weak, and that was very evident now.

Although Amari still didn't move from her spot, her glazed eyes staring into nothingness as she muttered and repeated back to herself. "God, I'm so stupid.."

Catching the sight of blood on her hands, Hawks then watched as the girl paused, taking in the surface with vacant eyes. This made the bird want to speak up once more, distracting her from the eventual breakdown that would follow soon. "Hey, it wasn't for nothing, alright? I really liked training with you kid. Please don't call yourself stupid, it's not your fault. It's mine."

And then for the first time since he brought her home, Amari turned her head towards him, her lifeless eyes staring back at him with cruel and absolute power. "Is that another lie?"

Hawks eyes widened at that, taking an invisible step forward, pleading."N-No it's not, I swear it isn't."

Yet Bakugo didn't seem moved in the slightest, turning her head in a blank question before letting her expression fall once more, almost like she was saddened by his words. "I..I can't tell anymore.."

And this broke the man's heart, knowing that everything positive they had ever shared was now torn into pieces. Amari just couldn't tell what was lying from the truth, and that was valid. The hero didn't fault her for it, but that certainly didn't hurt him any less.

Shaking his head, the bird closed his eyes in pain before replying back low and quiet. "I don't blame you for that kid."

Then he noticed her rough exterior wanting to change the subject immediately, knowing he'd fall apart into Keigo if he kept this up, and no one wanted that.

Wait, what was he even supposed to do now? Amari clearly turned down the hospital but the hero honestly didn't trust her to be alone right now. The girl practically looked like a hollow shell now, she needed someone to care for her, someone better than him.

Turning away from her eyes, Hawks then pulled out his phone before trying to recall her interactions with everyone and coming to the conclusion of someone fairly obvious. "Who do you want to help you, do you want me to call your brother?"

But just as he said then, Amari absentmindedly looked down at the floor once, twisting her brow around and trying to process the words in her mind and connecting them slowly. "B-Brother..?"

Nodding back Hawks gave a forced smile to encourage her, although given everything it came out as more of a grimace. "Yeah, that's right. Do you want me to call him for ya?"

Although just as he said that, a metaphorical switch seemed to turn in Amari's head, flashing down to her blood stained clothes before her breathing started to pick up all at was sheer panic now, so sudden that it caught the bird off guard. "No...no…"

The hero noticed her tense body language before reaching to put a hand to her head, although he was soon reminded about his mistakes. That's right, he had no right to comfort her like this. "H-Hey...hey, it's okay. Calm down chickadee.."

Yet it seemed like Bakugo was too far gone, staring at Kazumi's blood before shaking her head and muttering back brokenly. "No, no...he can't see me like this...I don't want him to see me like this...what have I done..what did I just do…?!"

Tears began to line her eyes as Hawks gasped inaudibly, knowing that he had caused her panic once more, the man struggling to make it right. "Whoa whoa, hold on Bakugo...I won't call him, I won't tell him yet. Just please, please calm down.."

Reaching her hands up, Bakugo then grabbed onto Hawks hero jacket before pushing him back and forth with as much force as she could manage, although it wasn't even enough to move him. "I don't know if you're lying but..please Hawks...please..not yet...don't call him yet.."

Her hold was so utterly helpless and shaking that it tore an invisible hole in the hero's chest, his eyes crumbling with defeat. It would have been so easy to end everything, to kill her now when no one was around, but that annoying guilt kept creeping back, now staring at Amari's pleading expression.

Sighing heavily, Hawks then placed a light hand on the girl's head before replying back small and muttered, just loud enough for Amari to hear. "I won't, I won't tell him until you clean up okay? Just don't look at me like that kid, it's breaking my heart."

Then he lifted his wings up before wrapping them around Bakugo in hopes to bring her comfort like last time, to calm her down from the panic attack he had unknowingly caused. Some number two hero he was, when it came to Amari the man practically fell apart.

And it seemed to have worked, Amari's head burrowing deeper into his chest for any sign of comfort and safety, something that the hero wasn't sure if he could offer her but tried anyway.

To him, the girl still seemed not fully coherent, only heightening her emotions on certain ideas or phrases. It was like she was in a dream, not fully woken up to the horrors that she had to face. Right now Amari was like a doll, a broken doll that wasn't wound up just yet.

Her shaking body eased and Hawks was thankful, letting out a heavy sigh as she returned back to her normal monotone state. At least he had calmed her down some, that was a start.

Although before he had fully relaxed, Bakugo suddenly pushed her hands against his chest, forcing herself away from the comfort and warmth of his hug, her face full of tormented hurt and self loathing for some reason. Why did she look like that?

That's when it clicked in the hero's mind. She must've remembered his betrayal, his lies to her. That's why she pulled away, because she was slowly waking back up and recalling who he really was. Serves him right, he supposed.

Her clouded expression darkened for a moment before the girl stumbled to her feet and moved over to the bathroom on the left, causing Hawks to quickly move his arms to steady her. "Whoa, hold on where do you think you're going?"

Yet Bakugo only shoved his arm away, a heavy mix of hurt on her face before she muttered back half heartedly, entering the room and closing the door behind her. "Shower."

Hawks heard the water begin to run after a couple minutes and the bird began to pace back and forth, a frantic hand through his hair. Everything had fallen apart so quickly and now he didn't know how to fix them. Could he even fix this? Perhaps it was a lost cause.

He highly doubted that Amari wanted him around right now, but what other option was there? She clearly turned down the hospital and her brother when he asked, almost having a mental breakdown because of it. Who else, who else could he trust with her right now?

Quite honestly, Hawks didn't feel safe leaving her alone right now, so that meant he had to come up with someone who could support her better than he could and fast. Shit, come on, come on! Hurry up Keigo. Stop being weak, stop being a little boy. She needs someone, someone better than me.

Just then, his feathers picked up on something concerning, the bird's wings flapping absentmindedly at the noise and recognizing it immediately. He knew that sound anywhere, it was crying.

Taking a step towards the bathroom door, the hero began to hear sound hiccups through the falling water, only for them to rise to loud and incoherent sobs and shaky breaths. It seemed that the damn that was holding everything together was slowly cracking, now that she had a moment alone.

That poor girl, just how much torture had she lived through, how much pain has she endured? He always thought All for One's masterpiece was something that followed the man, not someone that absolutely hated him.

Leaning against the wall, Hawks closed his pain in invisible pain before letting out a shaky breath of this own. Curse All for One and Dabi for dragging a child into this kind of war, curse the president of the commission for putting a price on her head, and curse him for ignoring this scared little girl for so long.

She was trying so hard to keep it together, so hard to not fall apart that it was utterly heartbreaking to see, and to make things worse now Bakugo had innocent blood on her hands. That fact would never change, it would haunt her forever.

Kicking himself off the wall, Hawks then lifted his phone again before scrolling through his contacts in hopes of finding someone to answer his prayers. That's when he found a very familiar name across his screen.

Hawks wasn't sure if it was a great idea but without any other options, the man quickly called the number before muttering to himself roughly. "Please answer, come on...come man...hurry up!"

Thankfully, a rough voice answered back a moment later, causing the hero's wings to flap in anxiety. He had to help her, he just had to, because otherwise he was out of options. "You need to come here, it's Bakugo. Something happened..."


Placing a clean white towel around her body, Amari vaguely recalled taking a shower but couldn't exactly remember when or how. In fact, everything after Hawks' training was a bit of a blur. She heard the sound of crying from someone far away. Was that her? Amari wasn't exactly sure.

Everything felt numb, from her hands to the rest of her body. The only way she was even moving was because of some kind of autopilot in the girl's mind, keeping her pushing forward. She had to keep moving, or else Bakugo knew she'd fall apart.

Bakugo then looked down at her clean skin before a flash of blood and devastation washed over her all at once. She had washed everything off but the girl could still hear the terrified screams of someone in her mind, the crimson surface covering her entirely. Yes, she was clean but Amari still felt tainted somehow.

She knew what happened, but it was as if her own brain hadn't realized the gravity of the situation and the panic that would soon follow. Amari was numb, inside and out, stuck in a temporary state of blank bliss and still not connecting her feelings to the situation.

It would've scared her if she could've actually processed any kind of emotion, now placing a heavy hand under her eyes to wipe some strange and random tears. Wait, was she the one crying? Why didn't she feel it, why didn't she know the cause?

Absent-mindedly putting on her old blood stained clothes once more, Amari then exited the room only to find Hawks practically racing towards her, his eyes filled with unsaid concern and panic. "Hey, so uhhh how are you feeling?"

She wanted to speak, to tell him about her current emotionless stare, but Bakugo couldn't find the words, only robotically moving towards the sofa instead. That was all she could do at the moment.

He followed her immediately and Amari recalled one thing about the night in part, Hawks' betrayal. It would've hurt more if she actually felt something but the facts were still there. This man didn't care about her, so why was he still trying to help her? He should've just stopped.

Just then, a loud noise echoed through the space only for Hawks to seemingly race away from her, probably to open the surface. Bakugo didn't even have enough strength to even lift her head though, only to stare forward in blank emotion.

A man's voice spoke then, sounding not pleased in the slightest. "What were you babbling about over the phone this time Hawks? It better be good.."

Hawks wings fluttered up in anxiety at the accusation, already making his way over to Amari who was hidden by the back of the sofa. "Sorry but, I don't...I don't know what to do.."

He sounded utterly lost, causing the man to scoff back. "You are the number two hero, stop acting so pathetic and show me already!"

Closing his eyes for a moment, the hero gave a shakily breath before pointing over to the sofa and seeing the man approach Bakugo. He knew this wasn't going to be pretty but the bird was clear out options right now.

Narrowing his eyes in frustration, the man then stomped over to the spot he had indicated before huffing out a breath. "What are you…"

Just then, everything became silent as Amari vaguely recognized a pair of angry aqua blue orbs, staring back at her in utter shock. She knew those eyes anywhere, now willing any words to her lips. "E-Endeavor?"

Her voice was rough and foreign to her own mind, causing Todoroki's father to blink in disbelief. It was obvious he had noticed her blood soaked clothes by now. "What happened?"

Hawks remained silent at that, only for the man to turn around to face him. It was obvious he wasn't pleased about his lack of response. In fact, the man seemed rather on edge and short with the bird. "I asked you a question Hawks. What happened?"

Feeling a sense of authority, the hero immediately took a step back in fear at the amount of power and seriousness in his tone. It was kind of scary. "Oh! Uhh well, it's a funny story really. You see, Bakugo ran into Dabi and before I could swoop in to help, a lot happened."

He was trying to play it off, trying to embody his Hawks persona but sadly Endeavor could see right through it, his eyes raised in question. "Explain, now."

Putting his hands up in defense, Hawks gave a half hearted laugh. "Right, well you see, Dabi was testing out a new drug on a U.A. kid and Bakugo..:"

Yet before he could finish, Amari's voice entered the conversation, monotone and distant. "I killed him."

Not fully understanding, Endeavor turned only to find the girl looking at her hands, and the blood that was once there. It concerned the man, taking in her abnormal behavior. "What did you just say?"

There was a small silence for a moment before Amari answered back brokenly. "I..I killed him. He was going to be like me, he was going to suffer, and it was my fault so I..I…"

She couldn't even finish the sentence though, causing her eyes to fall in devastation as her voice cracked on each word. "I'm sorry Endeavor..I'm sorry...I couldn't...I couldn't save him."

Placing her numb hands up to her face to cover her distraught features, Endeavor stood in utter disbelief. What had happened while he was gone, what had this girl been forced to do?

He was stopped when Hawks' voice echoed back, his tone sad. "Chickadee.."

That seemed to wake something up inside of Todoroki's father, his hands immediately balled into fists. He was calm, too calm. "And you, where were you in all of this?"

Not expecting that question, the hero couldn't help but stutter on his words, trying to come up with some sort of lie that wouldn't reveal his involvement. "Oh, well I.."

Yet before he could even finish, the hero felt himself being lifted into the air by his shirt, just like back at the hero's commission. Except this time, Endeavor was filled with much more anger. "You were supposed to watch her! You were supposed to make sure she was safe. What the hell were you even doing this entire time?!"

Shaking him back and forth, Hawks immediately switched into defensive mode, already trying to make light of the situation. "Whoa, hold on man. Let's just calm down for a second and.."

Although Endeavor was way past his calm stage, already aggressively pointing to Bakugo in question. "You call yourself a hero?! Look what you let happen! You better have a pretty damn great explanation for this Hawks..."

Yet he didn't have a good explanation, in fact he didn't have any explanation at all. What could Hawks possibly tell him? That he only took Amari on in order to manipulate her, that he willingly stood back as she had to murder one of her own classmates? The truth was, the hero didn't have any justification to his actions, and it seemed Endeavor knew that as well.

So much so, that his carefree attitude immediately shrunk. "I..this is my fault.."

Nodding back, Endeavor huffed. "Of course it is. I should've known better than to let a child watch another child. Is this what you meant when you said you wanted to help her?"

Hawks squeezed his eyes shut before speaking without really thinking about it. "I did want to help her! I know, I know I haven't done the best but Bakugo is strong, she'll pull through and..."

That obviously wasn't what the man wanted though, Todoroki's father narrowing his eyes in anger. "That child is an idiot, and an idiot that needs to be protected. Look at her! Does that look like protecting?!"

The man's words hit Hawks hard, causing his eyes to fall in devastation. "I know..I know and I realize that but..."

And once again, the hero was cut off, Todoroki's father dropping Hawks onto the ground all at once. "Oh stop trying to talk yourself out of it, she's been through enough without having to deal with your halfhearted feelings as well."

Letting his wings flap in anxiety, Hawks raised to his stand before letting his mouth hang out in shock. Sure, he first brought Amari on in order to spy on her but that didn't mean he didn't care for the kid. Hell, he was disobeying his orders with the president right now just for her. "Wait wait, hold on there. What do you mean halfhearted feelings?"

Endeavor only scoffed though, crossing his arms roughly. "You know exactly what I mean. You never take anything seriously, and now Bakugo is paying the price. You're still following those commission dogs, aren't you? Hell, I bet that's why you took her on in the first place. I wouldn't put it past that old lady to use a child."

Shutting his mouth almost immediately, the hero remained frozen. He knew? Wait, that didn't make sense, how did he put together the pieces about him and Bakugo so quickly? Unless, he was just guessing, but even still the words hit far too close to home.

Todoroki's father took in his silence for a moment before huffing out a frustrating breath. "You're silence is telling Hawks.."

Then he turned back to Amari before replying plainly, almost with slight regret. "I knew this was a mistake. Anyone trained by that commission bitch can't be trusted. Was this your plan all along, to make this child into another one of your mindless soldiers, to break her down? Well congratulations, you did it. I hope you're happy with yourself."

Hawks wanted to call out to him, to tell the man that he was lying, but unfortunately that wasn't possible. All those horrible words, they were true and the hero had to pay the price for them. He wasn't happy with himself for this, no he was destroyed.

Leaning down to his knees, Endeavor then took in his trainee's bloody surface before speaking low and short. "Bakugo, come on."

Yet the girl made no movement, causing the man's eyes to fall before placing a warm and light hand on her head. When he spoke once more, it seemed completely different, like all of the malice had disappeared. "Amari, let's go.."

Hearing her first name was enough for the girl to raise her head, using her strength to nod as Hawks took in the display. He had never heard Endeavor speak like that before.

Then he watched the man gather her up in his arms lightly, almost like glass. It was strange, seeing a well known brute carry a child with such kindness. It really showed just how much he cared about her.

Just then, Endeavor turned back towards Hawks before glaring and keeping the girl close. "Your training with her is finished. I don't want to see you and your halfhearted feelings anywhere near her again, understand?"

The amount of authority in his voice was telling, almost like Amari was his own child. It was so intense that the feathers on Hawks' back twitched in fear. "Endeavor..I.."

Yet the man didn't have any time to process anything else, now seeing Endeavor leave his apartment without another word. The lingering hurt and despair was still in the air as Hawks hung his head. Man, he had really messed up.

And this time, he knew it was impossible to fix.


Once he placed her inside the backseat of the car in front of him, Endeavor sat himself down before gesturing to the driver to move. She hadn't spoken once since then, and it was starting to worry the man. On the surface she looked fine, with just a couple bruises and cuts, but on the inside he had no idea.

Clearing his throat, the man spoke roughly. "Well, we can't bring you back to the dorms like that. Someone's bound to question you."

Amari lowered her eyes just slightly before replying back broken and sad. "I'm sorry Endeavor, I'm sorry I couldn't save him. I tried, I really tried but..I couldn't…"

She didn't stutter this time though, Todoroki's father breathing out a sigh of relief at that. "What did Dabi want, how did he find you? I thought you were supposed to be with that bird."

Although Bakugo already knew that she couldn't tell him the real truth, still vowing to keep his lost son's identity. No, it didn't mean anything unless Dabi told him himself. "He wanted me to fight a first year, to see who was stronger. Endeavor, they are making more...more of me.."

And that thought terrified the man, because he knew what Bakugo could do. She was only safe because her mind was still intact, but a mindless Nomu with her power? It could destroy the entire hero society in a single swoop. "What?"

Nodding back, Amari took in a shaky breath before speaking again. It seemed that she was a bit more responsive now, a sign that she was waking up from her numb state. "They hurt him, they wanted that boy to be like me so I...I…"

The words got caught in her throat then as a small bit of devastation creeped in the back of her throat, her emotions slowly coming to the surface once more. It seemed like her shock was wearing off faster now. "W-What did I do?"

Seeing her hands begin to shake, Endeavor immediately changed the subject, snapping his fingers in front of her face to bring her back from her own dark mind. "Bakugo..come on, snap out of it. This is important. Did Dabi say if there were any more test subjects?"

She blinked a couple times before that mind numbing sensation returned, shoving her feelings to the back in order to answer his question. "N-No, he said that no one could match me, like they couldn't get the drug right yet. It's not ready.."

As concerning as that was, it was a slight relief to know that All for One had not yet succeeded in creating an army of unstoppable Nomu, and if Amari did in fact kill that first year then that meant they were back to square one. Yes it was devastating, but it gave them more time to try and stop it.

Closing her eyes for a moment, Amari immediately began her spiral again, her breathing swallowing by the second. "It's my fault..it's my fault he's dead...I should've talked to him I should've done something...and now he's gone..how can he be gone?"

She began to ball her hands into fists as Endeavor spoke back, firm and plain with a hint of sadness in his tone. "Amari, this wasn't your fault. All for One created this situation, and it was a situation you couldn't win. He's to blame for this, not you. You gave that boy all you could."

His voice was far more gentle then Amari had ever remembered it to be, causing her shoulders to fall at his words. Something about them seemed to have calmed her down, just enough to regain her hold on reality for a moment. "I didn't though, I could've done more. If I did, then maybe..maybe he would still be here."

Looking down at her hands, she heard Endeavor sigh heavily, almost like he was having internal war with himself. "Listen, If anyone knows about regret it's me. You can spend your entire life wishing for a different outcome, but these are the cards you've been handed. We can't change them, but we can decide how to move forward."

Twisting her brow in confusion, Amari then turned her head enough to see the man's face. It looked nostalgic and pained, as if he was recalling a memory from long ago. "Yes, there are things you could've done differently, but too late for that. You can't control the past, no one can, so stop trying to think about that. It's pointless."

That's when Endeavor's eyes locked with hers, absolute passion and determination radiating from them. "You can't control that, but you control right now. So, what are you going to do right now Bakugo?"

His words left her completely speechless, not knowing how to respond in the slightest. Sure, she knew that Todoroki's father regretted how he treated his family, but hearing him now brought new life to her eyes. This showed her that he was really trying, that he was really pushing himself to become better for everyone around him. It made her want to smile, even if her own lips didn't allow it.

Although that left a question in her mind, she didn't know what to do now. A boy was dead because of her, how could she possibly move on from that moment. She found it impossible, wondering what his words had actually meant. "I don't understand.."

Yet it seemed like he expected that, only crossing his arms before replying. "You will someday."

That didn't answer her question at all but it seemed like Endeavor was done speaking about it as Amari saw them approach the very familiar gates of Todoroki's house.

He must have noticed her confusion, only speaking a moment later. "You need to get out of those clothes before you go back to U.A. I think Fuyumi will have something in your size."

If Bakugo could feel emotions, she would've been touched, now seeing the car pull up to the main gates slowly. She was thankful for his care, and even more thankful that Todoroki himself was back at the dorms so there was no chance of them meeting. She wasn't sure if she could've kept it together in front of him.

They entered silently, Endeavor still carrying her as she was still unstable on her feet, much to her dismay. Although she stopped when a familiar voice echoed through the halls. "Dad, what are you doing back so late? I thought you were gonna be home for dinner..?

Yet Fuyumi paused when she saw the display, her eyes widening in shock. "Amari!? What happened?! Oh, that looks really bad and there is so much blood. Hold on, let me get the first aid kit!"

Then without another word, the woman hurried away causing Endeavor to sigh roughly only to come back with a very large medical kit, opening the contents immediately. "Come here, let me take a look.."

Pulling out an assortment of gauze and medical tape, the woman began to mumble to herself as Todoroki's father sat Amari down on the pillows that lined the floor. "Fuyumi, do you have clothes that would fit her?"

Fuyumi nodded back almost immediately before grabbing Amari's arms and looking at the damages. "Oh, yes of course I do. Let me just finish up there. It looks like you don't have any serious wounds, so that's good…"

Both of them already knew this, but let the woman work her way around every cut and bruise that lined her body before Endeavor turned toward the kitchen with an unknown look on his face. "I have to make a call.."

Then he hurried away, causing Fuyumi to start to dig into her questions. "Are you okay Amari, what happened?"

Placing a loving hand to her arm, a flash of memories clashed into Bakugo before she lowered her head slowly. "I...I…"

Yet thankfully, the woman could see her struggling, a sad smile on her face. "Sorry, you don't have to tell me. I guess I'm just worried about you, but it seems like you aren't physically injured much. It looks worse then it is. Thank heavens for that at least."

Fuyumi then slowly put the rest of the medical equipment away before pointing off to the far left. "Now, let me see what I can find for you. I think I have some clothes from my school days laying around somewhere. Just stay there for a moment, okay?"

Managing a nod, Amari then watched Fuyumi leave before staring down at her feet. So much as happened in the last couple hours. Kazumi's death, Hawks' betrayal and lies, Dabi saving her life and Endeavor's out of character kind words. There were things that she still hadn't wrapped her head around.

She then lifted her hands to grasp her own arms in some sort of comfort and warmth. It was something that she had wished for from her brother or Todoroki, but it seemed that wasn't possible at the moment.

Todoroki, just his name created a massive whole inside her stomach. Besides their rocky fight, Amari had no idea how to tell him about tonight's events, or what happened during them. He had enough to worry about already with her lies, how could she even begin to tell him about the blood on her hands?

Letting out a shaky breath, Amari closed her eyes for a moment before hearing the door open next to her signaling the woman's return. "Did you find anything?"

Yet her words were quickly stopped when she realized the person in front of her wasn't Fuyumi. No, it was the one person that she wished to have avoided, it was the one person she didn't want to see her covered in another student's blood.

It was Todoroki Shoto.


Hello, I am back! This chapter took so long because I wanted to do it right. I really hope I got all the emotions correct and everything. I always tried to handle shock and trauma realistically so that was a challenge.

Poor Hawks, he did some shady things and now Amari doesn't trust him. And we have good boi Endeavor? Who would've thought. I suppose Amari is changing him. We can see some results here.

My head canon for Hawks is that he's a pro that's really good at hero work but anything revolving around real human emotions and helping someone in a non hero sense, he freaks out and doesn't know what to do. We saw that when Amari and him first trained with her quirk defect and we see it here. I wonder what he's gonna do now.

Also I feel like Endeavor would give Amari that speech about regret seeing as he knows how it feels, wanting to change the past and wishing to stop things when they aren't in your power anymore. I think it really shows his growth in the story here. Dabi should really see it.

Next Chapter: Todoroki is here and Amari can't hide anymore.