The Okami Hero: Amaterasu

Arc 6: Birth of a Hero

Chapter 1: Family for Eri

[Saturday 23rd April 2281]

[Musutafu General Hospital]

Following the harrowing events of their captivity by the Shie Hassaikai, and the battle with Orochi, Izumi and Eri were taken to Musutafu General Hospital, where they could rest and heal from their ordeal. Both girls were so physically and mentally exhausted by what happened, they remained completely comatose for three days and developed fevers that took a couple of days to break. Eri's fever broke first and she was expected to wake up before Izumi since she was in better shape following not being tortured for the time Izumi had been kidnapped. It wasn't until the Saturday a week after Izumi was first kidnapped that Eri awoke from her long slumber.

"Mmm… Huh?" Eri mumbled, slowly coming too. She could feel she was in a soft bed, there was something attached to her arm, and her whole body felt stiff. For a moment, Eri panicked; it was a lot like waking up after the Bad Man's experiments. She feared that everything she'd experienced had been a dream born from her fever, but when Eri opened her eyes and saw the unfamiliar room and the unfamiliar, but friendly face looking down at her, she knew it was all real.

"Ah! She's awake!" the person grinned, leaning over to look at Eri more closely, "Hiya, Cutie-Pie! I'm Himiko!"

Eri blinked; the strange blonde girl was smiling at her like a playful kitten, her golden eyes shining with warmth. The little girl was surprised that eyes the same colour as the Bad Man's could be so gentle and friendly looking. Blushing shyly as she began to properly wake up, Eri pulled up the thin blanket she had been covered in, lifting it to cover her face. It was then that she realised the thing attached to her arm was an IV; something the Bad Man would hook her up to sometimes if the experiments left her too weak to eat.

"W-Where am I?" Eri asked from behind the blanket.

"Oh! She's shy!" Himiko cooed, "You're in Musutafu General Hospital. You had a bad fever and were really tired after everything that happened, so they brought you here to recover." she explained, reaching out to pet Eri's hair. Her touch was gentle, but Eri hadn't seen it coming and she squeaked in surprise.

"Himiko..." Ishiko scolded gently, jumping over from Izumi's bedside and landing on Eri's, where she could put her tiny comforting hand on Eri's shoulder to calm her a little. "She's only five years old and she's just woken up after a traumatic experience; please be a little gentler."

"Sorry Ishiko." Himiko said, quieting down a bit, "I just got excited! When Izumi called the police, she sounded like she cared a lot about Eri, and after the stuff you told us, I figured since we'll be taking her in, I should get to know her."

Eri listened to the two curiously. As the fog in her head cleared up a little, Eri began to remember Ishiko; she was Izumi's little fairy friend, the one that had whispered calming things to Eri while Izumi fought Orochi, and the one that helped Izumi get what she needed to escape. Eri wanted to thank the tiny woman, and she was curious about the blonde girl named Himiko too… then it suddenly clicked; Himiko had mentioned Izumi!

Gathering her courage, Eri slowly lowered her blanket so only her ruby eyes were exposed, letting her see who was around her. She'd already seen Himiko, the girl with the golden eyes, big grin and the hair tied up in buns (Izumi had briefly given Eri the same hairstyle while they played one day), and Ishiko (who was mostly too small for Eri to properly make out the details, only seeing her feminine silhouette through the glow she gave off) but she hadn't seen the others before, or the room she was in.

It was a private hospital room (Eri didn't know what that was, but Himiko had called the place "Musutafu General Hospital") that had four beds; two on either side of the room and facing each other. The wall to Eri's left had a door and the wall to the right had windows that overlooked the city of Musutafu. Eri was on one of the beds closer to the door, with Himiko sitting beside her, and Izumi, still unconscious but looking healthy, was laying on the bed opposite Eri's. The other beds, the ones closer to the windows, were occupied too; the one beside Izumi had a man with windswept sandy blond hair, sharp golden eyes, and a friendly grin. Eri barely recognised him as the man that Orochi had held hostage before; whom Izumi had called Hawks. He was wearing the same hospital robes that Izumi and Eri had been changed into, but Eri could see his torso was entirely covered in bandages through the gaps in the loose clothing.

Beside Hawks was a black haired man with turquoise eyes and covered in vicious purple burn scars, while beside Izumi was a teenage boy about the same age as Himiko, who had red eyes and spiky ash blond hair. The last inhabitants of the room were around the last bed, which was occupied by an unconscious woman that looked remarkably like Izumi; she had long green hair (which was straight rather than curly like Izumi's) and had very thin, almost emaciated limbs. That made Eri feel a little sad, but she couldn't help but stare at the woman's face… it looked almost exactly like a thinner version of Izumi's, just without the freckles. Beside her bed was a beautiful black haired woman with unique pink eyes that had green pupils. Then there were two identical bald men in suits, flanking the door like guards, whom Eri was fairly certain she'd seen before… perhaps they'd been with the Heroes and Police?

The last occupants were a very skinny and frail man with wild blond hair and sunken, shadowed eyes with pupils of such a vibrant, burning blue that Eri could see them despite the rest of the eyes being almost impossible to see. Lastly, there was a man with stubble and ash blond hair, with a prominent scar splitting his forehead down the middle.

Eri felt her courage waver slightly, as all but the unconscious ones looked at her, though she was reassured by their pleasant smiles or neutral nods. Ishiko sat down comfortably on Eri's shoulder and idly played with a lock of the girl's white hair, easing Eri's worries.

Plucking up her courage again, the little girl managed to ask; "Um, d-do you all know Mama? I-I mean, 'Zumi?"

Himiko squealed at the adorable child and the men in the room (save the blond with the forehead scar, who squealed as well) felt their hearts clench as they were filled with the desire to protect the precious girl. The black haired woman with pink eyes was the only one to answer Eri's question though, laughing musically as she got up and moved to sit at the foot of Eri's bed.

"We do. We are her family." the woman explained, "Allow me to introduce you to everyone. First, we have Izumi's best friend and brother in all but blood; Katsuki Bakugou." she pointed to the Ash Blond with red eyes.

Katsuki grinned and nodded; "'Sup Snowball. I'm Katsuki. My folks are basically Izuchan's aunt and uncle, so you'll be seeing a lot of us. Good to see you're alright; you're a tough little girl."

Eri blushed at the compliment and nodded politely, still too shy to speak. Next the woman pointed to Hawks; "This is Izumi's other honorary big brother; Keigo Takami. You may know him as Wing Hero: Hawks, the current Number Four Hero in Japan! He joined the team to rescue you and Izumi, but got a little banged up thanks to Orochi. Don't worry though; he'll be right as rain once Izumi wakes up."

Keigo waved, hiding his wince of pain from jostling his burned back. His wings had been completely incinerated by Orochi's sneak attack, which would have ended his career if he didn't have a little sister with an amazing healing power. "Hi. Call me Keigo or Hawks, or even Uncle if you want. It's nice to meet you; looks like the Little Pup got herself her own even littler pup!"

The little girl almost smiled a bit at that comment; Eri liked the idea of being Izumi's puppy, especially since the older girl was a big strong wolf.

The Woman moved on to the heavily burned man; "That's Dabi; he's a Hero-in-training at a local College Hero Course and Izumi's third older brother figure. He would have joined the rescue attempt if he'd had a license."

"Hey Squirt." Dabi smiled softly. Eri reminded him a little of a young Fuyumi, so the man was feeling sentimental; "Izumi saved me from a real bad situation just a few months ago, so I owe her a lot. If you need anything at all, feel free to ask."

A feeling of kinship rose up in Eri's chest as she looked at Dabi and saw all his scars. He looked kind of scary, but his eyes were bright and friendly, and he deeply cared for Izumi, just like Eri, so he had to be a good person. Eri wondered if Izumi would take away his scars the same way she took hers. As Eri was thinking this, the Woman continued with her introductions, this time pointing to Himiko and Ishiko.

"Naturally you know Ishiko, since she was with Izumi during… what happened. And of course you've now met Himiko; Izumi's adopted sister. Unlike her brothers, who aren't legally family, Himiko was adopted into the Midoriya Family, so she's Himiko Midoriya now." the woman explained.

Himiko flashed Eri a cat-like grin; "That's right, Cutie-Pie! Your Mama is my little sister! That makes me your Auntie! You can call me Himiko, Auntie Himiko, or even just 'Miko if you like!" the blonde girl beamed.

Himiko's over-exuberance and undisguised joy at having Eri as a possible niece was infectious, and while Eri was a bit unnerved by her closeness and loudness, the little girl couldn't help but like her. "O-Okay, Auntie 'Miko." Eri quietly replied.

Himiko promptly squealed, but restrained herself from hugging Eri in case she scared the little girl. The Pink-Eyed Woman cleared her throat to get attention back on her; "Yes, well; moving on! The two strapping men on either side of the door are the Onikawa Brothers; Akainu and Aokiji. You can tell them apart by the tie colour; Akainu wears red and Aokiji wears blue. They were part of the Rescue Team too, and are usually Izumi's bodyguards, not that she really needs bodyguards any more."

Eri was scared of the two massive men; their silent, hard-faced demeanour and fancy suits reminding her of the Yakuza. Still, if they were Izumi's friends then Eri would be polite. She bowed her head to them nervously, and both promptly turned to face her and performed a 90 degree bow at the waist.

"We did little to help either of you during the rescue. We sincerely apologise." Aokiji said.

"We will endeavour to protect you and Lady Izumi with all our might, Lady Eri." Akainu finished.

Eri had no idea how to respond to that, so simply nodded shyly, which was enough to make the two intense men smile slightly and return to their previous guard positions.

The Woman giggled slightly at Eri's bewildered expression, then hurried along with the introductions. She pointed to the blond man with the prominent forehead scar next; "This is Jin Bubaigawara; a family friend. He lives here at the hospital due to a mental condition that makes it like he has two people in his head. He's very nice though, and one of Himiko's best friends."

Jin grinned widely; "Hey there, Eri! It's ya boy; Jin-chan! If you ever get lonely, hit me up! I'm a one-man play date!" he declared, using his quirk to make clones of Himiko and Katsuki, before making them disappear again. Of course, Twice then had to cut in with "I'm half an idiot, so ignore half of what I say. Your Mama and I are cool though, so I'll help you out when you ask."

"Um, thank you?" Eri said shyly, unsure what she'd just watched.

Seeing Eri's confusion, Himiko slowly leaned in to whisper gently in her ear; "Don't worry, both sides of him are nice. Jin-chan is the sillier, friendlier half while Twicey is the grumpier, serious half." she explained, before taking on a conspiratorial tone; "The Docs don't like us talking to Twicey, so just call him Jin-chan all the time, 'kay?"

Eri nodded seriously. She didn't want to upset any doctors; they had syringes and scalpels! "Jin-chan." she said, voicing her understanding.

"Next up!" the woman (STILL unknown to Eri) said, pointing to the skinny blond man with the intense blue eyes; "This is Toshinori Yagi. He's the Manager for All-Might, the Number One Hero!"

Eri didn't really react to that, so Ishiko helped fill her in a little more; "All-Might was the really hot muscly guy who helped Izumi fight Orochi. Mr Yagi is his Manager, which is kind of like an assistant?"

Now Eri understood, though she still didn't seem too bothered by the idea of All-Might, which made Toshinori laugh, "It is good to see you awake and healthy, Young Eri. I'm hanging around to act as the go between for your family and the Heroes. Sadly, as Saturday is a school day for U.A, the Heroes who teach there couldn't be here right now, and both All-Might and Ingenium had to return to work, especially since Hawks is in hospital. They are all hoping to come and visit in the coming days though; they all want to make sure you and Young Izumi are alright."

Try as she might, Eri couldn't really remember any of the other Heroes involved in the rescue. Izumi had been the one to save her, and while All-Might had helped against Orochi, he hadn't ultimately been able to do that much. Frankly, Eri was underwhelmed; she thought Izumi should be the Number One Hero! The little girl did feel bad about Hawks being hurt though…

"Now last but not least!" the last yet to be introduced person; the Pink-Eyed Woman, said dramatically; "Is myself and the woman in the bed beside you. The beautiful green haired lady is Inko Midoriya, and I am Sakuya Konohana; we have the honour of being Izumi's Mothers. Inko is Izumi's blood mother, while I am her foster mother."

Eri gasped and her eyes widened; "You're both Izumi's Mamas!?" she exclaimed.

"Yep! Poor Inko has been in a coma since she was attacked by Demons back when Izumi was even younger than you are. She lost her soul, and for some reason, despite the other similar victims waking up now, she remains comatose. As for me, I'm Izumi's current legal guardian and foster mother, which basically means I take care of her while Inko can't." Sakuya explained, a sad look in her eye as she looked at Inko. "Even so, Izumi and Himiko are still my daughters, and I treat them the same as if they shared my blood."

Eri nodded numbly, only barely paying attention. Being surrounded by Izumi's family, who all seemed to love her so much, as well as facing Izumi's own Mama… it made Eri feel terrible. The little girl looked over to the sleeping Izumi and carefully examined her. Izumi had been changed into the same light blue hospital robe that Eri was wearing, and while most of her was covered by a the bed sheets, Izumi's arms were above the covers and completely visible. An IV Stand was connected to the crook of her arm, just like Eri, and her arms were heavily bandaged. Eri looked down at her own arms, and kicked the covers from her legs; her skin was a pale white, almost like snow and completely unmarked… not a single scar remained. Guilt filled the little girl.

Seeing her expression, Sakuya smiled gently; "Izumi will be alright. She used up a lot of energy, and then she got a fever because those awful villains forced her to fight too hard. But Izumi's very strong; she'll wake up soon, and she'll be so happy to see you well again."

Eri felt tears begin to fill her eyes; so Izumi had suffered even more because of her… "You're 'Zumi's Mama..." she said, turning back to Sakuya, "I'm sorry… 'Zumi got hurt because of me."

"Oh dear, you shouldn't feel bad about that." Sakuya said softly, stroking Eri's hair slowly; "The Villain that held you both captive is the one that caused all this. If anyone should feel bad, it's him."

"But the Bad Man said he only took Mama so she could heal me in the experiments… but Mama wouldn't let him hurt me. She took my quirk away so the Bad Man would hurt her instead, and when he was mad and wanted to punish us, Mama made him punish her twice so I wouldn't get hit." Eri said sadly. She expected Sakuya and Himiko to hate her, not to mention the others; their beloved family member and friend was hurt for the sake of Eri, a stranger… but then Eri learned why Izumi had such a kind nature.

"Oh, you poor thing!" Sakuya sighed, sitting on Eri's bed and gently pulling the girl into her lap, just as Izumi often had; "The Heroes and Police didn't tell us everything, but they told us a bit. That awful man did so many bad things to you and Izumi, but to think he made you feel like it was your fault. You should never feel like you're to blame, Little One. You are a little girl, dear, it is up to adults to look after you and treat you right! You didn't ask them to hurt you, and I know you didn't ask my Izumi to take the hurt in your place."

"N-No..." Eri admitted, "It was 'cause of my quirk. The Bad Man said I killed my daddy with it and made Mommy abandon me, but Mama said he was lying. I wanted my quirk to go away, but Mama said I could be a Hero with it and help people. It made me really happy, so I promised I would."

Everyone in the room smiled widely at Eri; "See Cutie Pie? All the good and nice people think you're a good girl. Only the bad guys think you're evil or to blame, but who cares what they think?" Himiko said confidently.

"Himiko is right. You are a good girl, Little One. If you try hard and do your best, then you'll be a great Hero when you grow up." Sakuya added.

Eri's eyes shone; "Really?"

"Definitely! Some of the Heroes from U.A; a big Hero School, will be coming by later to check on you and Izumi. You can ask them; they'll agree as well!" Toshinori smiled, while Himiko patted Eri on the back.

Eri's brief burst of guilt was quickly replaced by confidence. Her interactions with Izumi had opened the small girl's heart, and now Izumi's family were quickly taking the chance to keep it open. Eri blushed and almost managed to shyly smile (though she couldn't completely manage it); she wanted to become close with these people! Izumi had taught her a little bit about proper manners when they'd been eating lunch one day, so Eri decided to try out what she'd learned.

Carefully, and with shaky legs, Eri got down from her bed and stood so she was facing everyone in the room. She then folded her hands the way Izumi had shown her and bowed politely, "My name is Eri. Nice to meet you. I hope we can be friends." she said, blushing bright red from nerves.

Izumi had described the greeting as "magic words to help start a friendship!"

Apparently they worked, as everyone beamed brightly and bowed their heads in return; "Nice to meet you, Eri. We'd like to be your friends too." they said together. It was kind of funny, considering how different everyone in the room was, that they managed to all respond in the same way simultaneously and without any coordination.

Eri actually managed a small smile in response, and everyone in the room felt their hearts skip from the cuteness. Eri really was like a shy puppy! They could see how Izumi got attached so quickly (at least according to Ishiko). Ishiko had actually been surprisingly tight-lipped about what happened at the Shie Hassaikai Compound, refusing to speak of the things that happened there in any kind of detail.

Just then, the door to the room opened and three new people came in. One was a female doctor, and the other two were nurses; one man and one woman. Eri squeaked in surprise and scurried back onto her bed, where Himiko could reach over and gently pat her head to relax her again. The newcomers smiled at the sight of her.

"Oh! One of our patients has woken up! Wonderful! You've been asleep for about three days." the Doctor smiled, "I'm Doctor Kanetsu. I've come by to do a check up on everyone."

"Good day Doctor. Feel free to go about your work, but would you mind leaving Eri until last? She's only just woken up and she's still nervous. It'll ease her mind if she sees you do the examinations on the others first." Sakuya requested, though the look in her eye made it clear it wasn't actually a request.

Doctor Kanetsu nodded; "Of course. I'll start with the younger Miss Midoriya."

As the Doctor walked over to Izumi, Eri watched her like a hawk. The Doctor and her assisting nurses had all kinds of bizarre medical tools on them, some of which Eri recognised from Chisaki's experiments, so the little girl was wary of them. Thankfully, the Doctor had enough sense to explain what each object was as she used it on Izumi, to ease Eri's mind. The Doctor listened to Izumi's heart with the stethoscope, looked inside her ears with an otoscope, wrapped a blood pressure cuff around her arm to check her blood pressure, and a handful of other tests, occasionally muttering some numbers or words to one of the nurses, who dutifully jotted it down on a clipboard. Eri flinched a little and felt guilt well up inside her when the Doctor untied Izumi's bandages to check her scars, but Sakuya leaned over and gently hugged the girl, whispering it was alright. When the Doctor was done, she turned to Sakuya with a smile as one of the nurses re-bandaged Izumi's arms and legs..

"Young Miss Midoriya is physically in near perfect health. She is merely exhausted, but I'd wager she'll wake up by tomorrow night. Her scars are all sealed up and actually look to be fairly old; if I didn't know the circumstances, I'd have said she'd had them for a few years, not days. Regardless, we'll keep her on the IV so she can get the fluids and nutrients she needs until she wakes up." the Doctor explained, before moving on to Hawks.

Keigo's examination was a fair bit more involved, since he had to strip off his top to let the Doctor change his bandages. Himiko didn't let Eri look while Keigo's back was examined, since it was apparently unpleasant to look at, but Eri could still hear the doctor's words, and Keigo's hisses of pain as medication was rubbed into his burns.

"Well, you're entire back is covered in third degree burns and aside from a few slivers of bone and burnt sinew, there is nothing left of your wings… I'm afraid that without specialised treatment with quirks, you will never recover them, and your Hero Career will be over." Doctor Kanetsu frowned, looking terribly regretful as her nurses re-bandaged Hawks' wounds.

Eri gasped and felt tears come to her eyes. Hawks was her Mama's big brother figure, and he'd been really badly hurt coming to rescue them! Since Izumi wouldn't have been kidnapped if it weren't for her (at least that's what Eri thought), Hawks' injuries were all her fault! If Hawks couldn't be a Hero any more because of her, Eri didn't know what she'd do.

However, to Eri's surprise, Keigo just laughed and waved off the Doctor's concern; "Relax, Doc! My adorable little sister is the Kami of Musutafu! Her healing ability will have me back in the fight in minutes. We just have to wait for her to wake up! In the mean time, I get to feel what it's like to be Dabi!" the currently wingless Wing Hero joked.

Dabi snorted; "Yes, welcome to the Overcooked Club. I'm your President; Mister Charcoal, and you can be my new assistant; Mister Fried Chicken!"

Everyone but Eri and the Doctor laughed, though the Doctor did smile and shake her head before moving on to examine Inko. While the examination was going on, Eri plucked up the courage to talk to Hawks.

"I-Is it really okay? You'll still be able to be a Hero?" she asked shyly.

Hawks smiled kindly; "Of course! Don't worry Littler Pup. Izumi's Rejuvenation can repair pretty much any damage except scars, but she can even heal those if she re-damages the scarred area."

Eri tilted her head curiously as she turned to Dabi, who was of course still covered in dark purple burn scars. Dabi caught her look and smirked; "She could have healed these, but I decided to keep them. I already owed Izumi too much, so I wouldn't let her heal me fully. She had a pretty cute pout on her face for a while after I told her that!"

The Little Girl nodded in reply, understanding what Dabi meant. After everything her Mama had done for her, Eri didn't think she could ever repay her.

While Eri was thinking on this, the Doctor finished examining Inko; "No change here. It's odd that the Elder Miss Midoriya is the only Reaper Victim that hasn't woken up yet, but her vitals are still the same. When she does finally wake up, she'll need some intense rehab to get her back on her feet, though your private Doctor has cut her recovery time in half by taking such good care of her body, Miss Konohana. Please pass along my compliments."

Sakuya nodded; "I'll be sure to tell Doctor Tanaka. He's been careful to stretch and massage Inko's muscles daily, and even used a bizarre electrical pulse machine of some kind? I don't understand it, but its supposed to be a machine that shocks muscles to help prevent atrophy?"

"Ah, EMS. Electrical Muscle Stimulation. It's the use of controlled electrical signals to make one's muscles contract, and can be a good way of dealing with atrophy for those who can't effectively move the muscles by themselves. Very useful for Coma Patients. When Miss Midoriya finally wakes up, it'll probably take at least a few months of rehab to get her to the point where she can live independently, but it would take longer without the help, so another well done to Doctor Tanaka." Doctor Kanetsu nodded approvingly, "Now I just need to perform the examination for Little Eri."

Eri gulped and pressed herself against the headboard of her bed nervously. Ishiko, Himiko and Sakuya immediately moved to comfort her, with Himiko holding her right hand, Sakuya holding her left, and Ishiko gently stroking her cheek. They held her comfortingly, but not so tightly that Eri couldn't pull away if she wanted to; they didn't want her to feel trapped after all.

"Eri, it'll be the same as what they did to Izumi, okay? They won't hurt you or do anything bad." Ishiko assured her, "They aren't like Chisaki. Besides; everyone in the room is ready and willing to protect you, so you have nothing to fear."

The White Haired Girl began to calm down a bit, while the Doctor and Nurses looked at Ishiko with curiosity. They didn't know who or what she was, but they also didn't know about the quirks of those present (excluding Hawks), so they just wrote her off as an aspect of their quirks or a person whose quirk made her tiny. Slowly, and ensuring that their hands were where Eri could see them, the Doctor and her assisting nurses approached.

"We'll do this nice and slow, and explain everything as we go, so you can be sure you're safe. No one here wants to hurt you." Doctor Kanetsu assured.

It took a few minutes, but Eri eventually relaxed enough that the Doctor felt confident to approach and begin the examination. She moved slowly, showing Eri every single one of her tools and explaining what they did, how they would feel, and why she needed to use them before asking if it was okay to proceed, so Eri had some control over the situation (Eri wasn't the first abuse victim she'd treated). Eri bravely accepted each part of the exam; feeling the coldness of the stethoscope on her chest, the odd feeling of the otoscope in her ear, and the tightness of the blood pressure cuff on her arm. When it came to the tests the Doctor hadn't performed on Izumi (due to her being unconscious), she would instead demonstrate on Himiko to show Eri what to expect. Eri wasn't sure what to feel about the tongue depressor, though she did think Himiko looked funny while having her throat examined, and Eri made sure to say "Ah" nice and loud, just like the older girl had. The reflex test was scary, since it involved tapping her with a little hammer, which Eri was sure would hurt, but Himiko assured her it was just a tap and didn't hurt, and sure enough it didn't, though Eri did flinch, which broke everyone's heart.

Everything was going well… but then a syringe was brought out of the Doctor's pocket, and Eri froze in terror.

Next Chapter: Do Not Provoke the Sleeping Wolf

To be Released: July 26th 2021

And I'm back! So begins the final arc of Act 1! No Izumi in this chapter either, unless you want to count her sleeping.

Honestly, it's kind of a slow start to the arc; the chapter is a bit short (barely above my minimum word count) and not a lot happens in it; it's mostly just fluff between Eri and Izumi's family and friends. After the last arc though, I think a chapter of fluff is fine, so hopefully you guys agree.

But of course, this is me, so we have a little bit of a cliff-hanger. Don't worry; nothing major is going to happen, it's just a bit of spice to make the sweetness that follows all the better. Eri is gonna get all the love!

I hope you enjoyed! Please Comment and Review; it really encourages me!