Mirio smiled down at Eri as they held hands to cut through a deserted end of the park. The pair were on their way back to U.A. eating crepes as the girl excitedly told him everything she had seen and learned from their trip to the aquarium.

Whenever Mirio had a day off he would always try to come to the school to visit with Eri, always making the most of their time together. Usually, they would just end up playing games with the second-year hero students or sit in on some of their practical lessons, Mirio always offering advice whenever he saw the need. Sometimes they'd convince Aizawa to come with them and go on adventures in the city and Mirio would call Tamaki or Neijire to see if they wanted to join in.

However, when Mirio showed up this time Eri had looked so sad holding her cat plush saying that her Shouto had been busy this week and unable to come home. The blonde had taken one look at Eri's unhappy face and turned to Present Mic, who was covering both his and his husband's classes, and asked if he could take Eri to the aquarium.

The radio host had immediately consented to the idea as long as Eri wore her special accessories thanking the boy and apologizing to Eri for being so busy.

Ever since graduating and taking over Sir Nighteye's agency, which was now a special investigation branch under All Might's own agency, Mirio had been focusing on learning as much about deductive and police skills well his powers started coming back. True he was still only at the level he was before his first year and U.A. but the knowledge and experience that Sir Nighteye trained into him were still strong in Lemillion's mind.

"Excuse me," a soft voice came making Mirio stop and look at a man in a long grey jacket and matching hat who had approached them with a map. "Could I ask you for your help?"

Mirio nodded not noticing that Eri's hand slightly tightened around his own.

"Of course," the blonde smiled looking down at the map. "Where are you heading today?"

Mirio barely felt it, it felt like a icy prick that quickly morphed into a freezing cold pain. Stumbling backwards and looking down the hero saw blood already starting to stain his shirt as a small knife stuck out of his gut.

"MIRIO!"

Looking down to where Eri was Mirio saw the man trying to make a grab for her so falling back on his training the blonde grit his teeth to ignore the pain and aimed a punch at the would-be kidnapper.

The man dodged the punch easily lifting his head and giving Mirio a good look at his face.

"You stupid boy!" Chronostasis bellowed.

Mirio saw something appear in the yakuza's hand and moved to block only to feel electricity flood on his opposite side causing the hero to fall to his knees. Dread filling him Mirio turned to Eri who stood there looking terrified and smiled at her.

"Run Eri."

The girl nodded and prepared to take off only to stop when their attacker grabbed Mirio's hair suddenly and put a scalpel to his throat.

"Don't even think about it," Chronostasis growled looking at Eri who stared back at him defiantly. "You're coming with me Eri, we have work to finish."

"N-n-no," Eri stuttered shaking her head and raising her arm and turning on her distress bracelet. "The h-heroes are coming … y-y-you should l-leave."

Chronostasis gave the girl a frigid smile and jerked Mirio's head back a little more. "It'll take what five minutes at least for them to get here? Plenty of time to kill him and get away."

"D-d-don't h-hurt h-him." Eri pleaded.

"Take off the bracelet and come with me or else." The villain ordered pressing the blade deeper into the blonde's throat earning a small hiss from him.

"ALRIGHT!" Eri cried immediately working on the jewelry's clasp and taking it off walking slowly towards the pair.

Mirio looked at the girl and tried to shake his head. "Eri … no,"

Eri smiled and put the bracelet in front of Mirio throwing her arms around the blonde and giving him a hug and pulling back blood staining the front of her outfit.

"Come get me ok?"

Chronostasis threw the hero to the ground and grabbed the child immediately taking off with her through the park towards his getaway van.

Mirio grabbed the bracelet and tried to crawl after them calling out for Eri as loudly as he could praying someone would hear him. When the heroes finally arrived a few minutes later they found a long trail of blood leading to the injured hero who clutched Eri's bracelet tightly whispering her name over and over again.

Dabi barely heard the muffled voices on the other side of her cell before the door was thrown open and her jailer tossed a familiar little girl in.

Chronostasis looked the cremation user in the eye and flung something at her. "Get her changed and be quick about it."

With that, the door was quickly slammed leaving the pair in alone again. Though it seemed that Eri was unaware of her roommate as she quickly stood up and started pulling on seem of the door trying to open it.

"Let me out," the girl screamed as loud as she could hitting the door over and over again. "Mirio … Mirio …"

Cautiously waddling over to the girl so as not to spook her Dabi knelt down carefully and placed her hands on the girls trembling shoulder.

SLAP

Eri, who thought she was alone was so startled by the sudden feeling of a hand on her shoulder that she lashed out hitting Dabi's face and accidentally cutting herself on one of the staples. Grabbing her hand Eri pressed herself against the door afraid to be hit as she looked at the scarred woman with wide terrified eyes.

When Dabi didn't do much more than rub her check Eri took a good look at her seeing that the person in front of her was wearing a larger version of the outfit Overhaul used to make her wear. Her shoulder-length black and red hair hung choppily making it hard to see much aside from the deep scars. The woman gave a small chuckle and brushed back some of her hair showing Eri the familiar turquoise eyes that matched Shouto's right eye.

"R-Rei?"

The cremation user smiled softly. "It's Dabi actually."

Eri didn't care about the false name, although she would make sure to ask about it later, she was just glad that someone she knew was here with her and proceeded to throw herself at the older woman much to Dabi's shock.

Hit with a wave of familiarity Dabi rubbed her hand on Eri's back like she used to do with Shouto and Natsuo when they were small. Ignoring the now screaming pain in her back Dabi gently picked the girl up and waddled back over to the cot with her sitting them both down on the flimsy matress.

"Hey, hey it's ok," Dabi assured frowning when she felt something wet seep into her outfit from Eri's outfit. Pulling back slightly Dabi felt herself go pale at the sight of the bright red blood on the front of Eri's dress and gripped the girl's arms a little tighter. "Show me where you're hurt."

Eri shook her head sobbing. "M-m-miro … it's m-m-my fault."

It was clear from the way Eri was crying and the blood on her outfit that whoever 'Mirio' was to the girl he had tried to protect her from her kidnapper and gotten hurt in the process. Dabi's jaw clenched slightly at the thought of what Eri must have had seen when and hoped to whatever god would deign listen to a villain like her they were still alive.

"Listen Eri," Dabi spoke taking Eri's face in her hands so that red eyes were staring directly into blue. "Whatever happened, it wasn't your fault."

"B-but .."

"Not your fault," Dabi emphasised reaching down and grabbing the smaller nightgown from off the floor holding it out to her. "Now I need you to trust me and put this on, ok."

Eri froze at the sight of the outfit and started shaking in fear memories of Kai and what he did to her bombarding her.

"I c-can't," the girl stuttered. "O-o-ver-"

"Can't hurt you anymore me and my friends made sure of that," Dabi interrupted giving an assuring smile to Eri remembering the rush of satisfaction she'd felt leaving the yakuza on the highway quirkless and mutilated after what he did to Magne and Compress. "Right now, this asshole is who we have to worry about. So, if we want to survive and get out of here, we have to play nice. Undertsand?"

"S-survive?" Eri echoed looking confused.

"That's right, survive," Dabi nodded taking one of Eri's hands and placing it on her pregnant stomach so the girl could feel a well-timed kick. "You, me and this baby are all gonna get out of here, I promise."

Eri looked at the stomach in awe and nodded earning a smile from Dabi who turned her back to give the girl some privacy well she changed.

Unbeknownst to the cremation villain or their captor Eri hadn't just been given one tracking device by her adoptive fathers, she had been given several. Each one was carefully hidden inside a different cat or music accessory and her parents had gone over each and everyone one of them teaching her how to use them and make sure that any would-be abductors never knew she had them.

Snapping the cat head off the hair tie as she changed Eri rubbed her eyes free of tears and turned it on before sliding the blinking feline head down the tight space between the cot and the wall and under the mattress.

Putting on the gown Eri snuggled into Dabi's warm side her head resting on the woman's pregnant belly listening as they waited for Chronostasis to return.

This time, Eri vowed to herself feeling something kick her softly in the face she wouldn't be victim, this time she would fight back to.

~*~*Notes*~*~

I feel really bad about what I did to Mirio in this chapter and Eri to but I needed her kidnapped so that things could happen … yes things *evil chuckle*

In case anyone is curious Eri typically has five trackers on her any time she goes out the bracelet shaped like a musical not, the cat hair tie, a microphone necklace and two cat bows that are attached to her shoes. I'm a huge Present Mic / Eraserhead fan and wanted to give them some love with her accessories.

On a side not I think I had my first ever dislike review. It was left by a Guest who said that the 'ist a good story' I have no idea if this means they liked it or not but given how many things I've posted this feels special to me because its sobering.

I'm sorry if they didn't like my story but you know this is just a reminder that you can't please everyone.