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This is not good. His time now with Shouto is pivotal seeing as his mission is almost complete and of course, Enji had to just go ahead and push the boy out of his reach.

"Why the hell did you do that, Enji?!"

If anyone were to be in his office at the time, they would have thought he was scolding himself. However, they don't hear the voice that always responds to Ryuunosuke when he shouts that name.

"You mean, why the hell did I use all my might to overpower you so I could take the chance to get my son away from you and prevent you from hurting him anymore? Oh, I don't know. Maybe because he's my son and as his father I can't bear to watch you torture him!"

"It's not torture, first of all. Honestly, I think you're being a bit dramatic there-"

"Dramatic?! You-"

"Hold on a second- I wasn't done talking." Ryuunosuke waits a second and once satisfied with Enji's silence, he continues. "It is important that I train him to his utmost potential. He needs to become the perfect weapon. If anything, you should be proud, Enji. You're son, as you so lovingly call him, is gonna change the world! I always knew you and Rei would make some powerful children together, but this dual quirk was totally unexpected. Sure, it took three failed experiments until we got the perfect product, but I think it was worth it, don't you?"

"Do not call my children experiments!"

Ryuunosuke puts a hand to his head as he plops down in the desk chair. Talking with Enji always exhausts him, but his quirk can't shut him off, much to his dismay. "It's simply a choice of words, Enji. I refer to them as experiments, you refer to them as children, though, I should probably remind you that I was the one possessing this body when those children of yours were conceived. The decision to have them wasn't even yours, so technically they belong to me."

"I don't care if you were possessing my body. You still raped my wife!"

"It's not rape if she consented to it."

"You misled her. If she knew what was going on, she never would have consented to it. And after Touya, none of those were real consent anyway. She only submitted out of fear and you know it."

"Fine, I raped her. Are you satisfied? Will you give it a rest now?"

"I won't give it a rest until I get my body back and you're rotting in hell."

Ryuunosuke lets out a low laugh. "You talk as if that will actually happen. Well, I hate to break it to you, old friend, but you're never getting this body back. And don't think I forgot how you just sabotaged my plans. Your punishment for that will come soon enough, Todoroki Enji."

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"Shouto? Can I come in?" Fuyumi asks as she knocks on the closed bedroom door. She hears a quiet "yes" come from the other side and lets herself in.

"Shouto! I'm so sorry I couldn't be there when your teachers came." Fuyumi says, sitting down on the edge of her brother's bed as he looks up from his phone. "I tried to talk to Dad beforehand, I really did, but you know how he is. He was totally against the whole thing and I didn't know what to say to change his mind. I thought that maybe if I was there when your teachers showed up, it would be easier for me to convince him, but I got stuck in traffic on the way home- there was this huge car crash, it was crazy. You should have seen it, Shouto- and then I missed the whole thing! I'm so sorry, maybe there's still something I can do-"

"Fuyumi, what are you talking about?"

Fuyumi pauses her rambling to take a closer look at her brother. Shouto is staring at her as if he doesn't understand a word of Japanese. Did their father's refusal upset him so bad that he is choosing to forget about it all together? She really should've been there. "What do you mean? Don't you remember the letter from your school about the new dorming system?"

"Yes."

Well, at least he remembers it. Fuyumi thinks as she continues to wonder what Shouto doesn't understand about what she just said. "Okay, well, when Dad first read the letter he told me he wouldn't allow it and that there was no need for you to dorm at U.A. because "you already live with a pro hero." So I tried to change his mind, but he's pretty stubborn, you know?"

"He told you he wasn't going to let me dorm?"

"Yeah, why? What happened at the meeting?"

Shouto's phone buzzes and he looks down at the device. "He said I can go."

For a second, Fuyumi thinks Shouto is joking around with her but then she remembers that her little brother doesn't joke. "Wait, he said you can move out and dorm at U.A?"

"Yes."

Shouto doesn't look up from his phone, busy reading whatever message he just recieved. She really should scold him for not giving her his full attention when she's trying to have a serious conversation with him, but there was a time not too long ago that the only messages Shouto recieved were from her along with the occasional message from Natsuo. Seeing her brother texting people outside their family warms her heart because it means he has friends now, other people his age to talk to and interact with. It's one of the few normal teenage things he does now and Fuyumi couldn't bear to take that away from him, so she lets him continue.

"Really? That's great, Shouto! I'm so happy for you."

She really means that. She knows how hard it would be for him if the rest of his classmates all got to dorm and he had to stay at home. This is also the opportunity she had been waiting for, the chance for Shouto to finally get out of this house and live his own life. Granted, he's still just a teenager and doesn't have full control of his life just yet, but this is definitely a start. Oh, she can't wait to tell Natsuo the good news!

"I don't know why he agreed though, especially given what you said happened earlier." Shouto wonders out loud, putting his phone down. Is he not going to respond to whomever just messaged him? "He was acting really strange the whole time, even after Aizawa and All Might left."

Fuyumi looks down at the floor while her hands move to fumble with the buttons on her shirt. Shouto doesn't have to elaborate anymore, she knows what he's referring to; the rare and spontaneous mood swings their father sometimes has. Honestly, she didn't even know if Shouto ever experienced or noticed it. She's talked about it with Natsuo a few times before, even with Touya before he ran off, but for some reason they just never brought it up around Shouto. Shows what she knows about her little brother.

"You've seen it too?" She asks, lifting his eyes back up to meet his gaze. "The mood swings, I mean."

Shouto nods. "It doesn't happen very often though and usually not as long as it did today except for that one time..."

Fuyumi stays silent as her brother trails off, unsure if he plans on finishing his thought. His silence soon meets her own though, so she figures he's not going to elaborate. She's disappointed, curious as to what Shouto experienced, but she respects his privacy on the matter. This a difficult topic to discuss, Fuyumi knows, and sometimes it's easier to just not talk about it at all.

"Well, whatever the reason for his change of mind, let's just be glad it happened." She says, breaking the silence and trying to turn the uncomfortable conversation in a different, and less difficult direction. "Why don't I make soba for dinner to celebrate?"

Shouto's looking down at his phone again, his eyes appearing to be rereading whatever text message he had gotten before. "Sure. That sounds good."

Fuyumi is ecstatic right now due to the recent turn in events and she wants to assume that Shouto feels the same, but honestly she can't tell. She knows her little brother doesn't show much emotion despite whether he's angry, sad, or internally jumping for joy, but she wishes he'd show her something right now. Any hint that he was truly happy about moving out of the house.

"Shouto?" She says, watching carefully for any signs of emotion. "You are happy about this, right?"

Shouto looks up from his phone and stares at her hard. It's not long before a small smile graces his lips. "Yes, Fuyumi. I'm very happy."

Fuyumi sighs in relief and returns the smile. "Good. I'll go start making dinner." She gets up from the bed and starts for the door.

"Fuyumi?"

She pauses as she turns back to face her brother. "Yes, Shouto?"

"Now that I'm moving out, are you going to leave too?"

Fuyumi frowns at her brother's question. As much as she wants to get out of this house and away from her father, she knows the dorms are only a second home away from home. Shouto isn't leaving for good just yet which means neither is she. She can't tell him that though, he'll think it's his fault which it isn't. This is her choice, not his.

"No, Shouto." She responds, her voice going quiet. "You'll still be coming home for breaks and sometimes for the weekends, so I want to be here when you do."

She sees Shouto is about to object, but she interjects before he can say anything. "This is my decision, not yours. I'm staying here, Shouto. Okay?"

It takes a few seconds, but Shouto eventually nods in agreement. Fuyumi gives him another smile before heading out of the room and towards the kitchen to make the soba.

On the way, she pulls out her phone and sends a text to Natsuo telling him to call her when he gets the chance so she can tell him the news. He's supposed to be on break now too but decided to take some summer classes to "get his degree quicker." Fuyumi knows the truth though. Her brother doesn't want to come back to the house and if that means forfeiting his summer break, then he'll do it.

Fuyumi pockets her phone as she enters the kitchen. She found this new soba recipe a few weeks ago that she wants to try out. It's a bit more work than the other recipes, but she's willing to put in the extra time for this occasion. It's not everyday that good things happen in this dysfunctional household of hers and she's learned to cherish each and every one.

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As Fuyumi leaves the room, Shouto looks back down at his phone. Midoriya had texted him, but he didn't want to be rude to his sister and text him back while she was talking to him. He tried to ignore it and focus on the conversation but his eyes just kept relocating back to that text message.

Shouto has never had any friends before and while he isn't sure if Midoriya actually considers him a friend, it feels nice that they're acquainted enough to text each other. Shouto has never actually texted Midoriya first, it's always the other way around, but Shouto finds that he likes it and maybe one day he'll find the courage to message Midoriya first.

Midoriya: hey todoroki! how's ur summer break going? can't believe its almost over! are u gonna be moving in to the dorms next week?! i am and i'm so excited! it's gonna be so much fun!

The first thing Shouto noticed when Midoriya first started texting him was the unnecessary amount of exclamation points he uses. He found it annoying at first but the more he got to know Midoriya, the more his overuse of exclamation points made sense. It fit his personality and way of speech, so much so that Shouto could almost hear his voice saying that message.

Todoroki: Hi, Midoriya. My summer break's going fine, I guess. I'm moving to the dorms next week too.

If Midoriya were to ask him that earlier, Shouto would have assumed he wouldn't be. But sometimes the unexpected happens and while Shouto normally isn't one for surprises, he thinks he can deal with this one.

Midoriya: todoroki that's great! i'm so happy! i got nervous and thought your dad might have said no. my mom almost did but lucky all might was there to change her mind. this is gonna be so cool!

So Midoriya has a helicopter parent as well? Perhaps they do have something in common, though Shouto has no doubt that his mother's hovering is purely out of love and pure concern for her son, unlike his own father. Of course, Shouto can't forget what he had overheard earlier. He doesn't know what that was, but he knows he can't take it at face value no matter how much he wants to. He doesn't need to confuse himself more than he already is.

He's not going to waste his time and energy trying to decipher his father's temporary change in behavior. He doesn't need to interpret what his father's words meant. Besides, actions were always more important to Shouto. They show much more about a person that any words can. If he's going to take anything to heart, it will be his father's actions rather than his words and speaking of the devil...

"Shouto!"

Shouto looked up from his phone to see his father standing in the doorway, his face set into his default scowl.

"Yes?"

"I'm going out for a bit, but I'll be back after dinner. When I get home, we're having a training session. Be ready."

Shouto doesn't have any time to react as Enji hurries out of his room and heads downstairs. Looking back down at his phone, Shouto's eyes fall back upon Midoriya's last message. As much as he likes when Midoriya talks to him, Shouto isn't always in the mood to talk. With this sudden training session thrown at him, Shouto's lost his interest in keeping up his conversation with Midoriya.

Todoroki: I have to go now. I'll see you next week, Midoriya.

Midoriya: aww, fine. see you next week todoroki! enjoy the rest of your break!

Shouto shuts off his phone after reading Midoriya's last message. "Enjoy the rest of your break" is what he said. Shouto wishes he could, but something tells him he'll be counting the days until it's over with mild impatience. It's only a few more days but to Shouto, it feels like so much longer. He thinks after enduring all this for fifteen years, a few more days would be nothing, but apparently not.

These next few days were going to be the longest few days of his life.

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Fuyumi hums quietly to herself as she cooks. It's been a while since she's felt this happy, though she has no doubt it's been longer for Shouto. She almost wants to go and thank her father for changing his mind, but she doesn't want to risk anything. Besides, does he even deserve a thanks?

Speaking of her father, Fuyumi hears him coming down the stairs. She peers out of the kitchen doorway from her spot at the counter and sees him dressed in casual clothing. He makes his way to the front door and starts putting on his shoes.

"Hey, Dad." She calls as he opens the door. "Are you going out? Dinner's almost ready."

"I'll be missing dinner. I have to go take care of a few things. I'll be back soon."

Fuyumi opens her mouth to say goodbye but Enji is already out the door before she can find her voice.


And that is the second chapter. I'll try to get the next one out within the next week, possibly sooner.

So what did you think? I know you all probably have lots of question which will all (hopefully) be answered in due time. If you do have any questions that you want to ask or if you have things you're confused about, please ask and I will do my best to respond to you!

Also, I'm trying really hard to get the characterizations right (except for Enji, of course) so let me know how I did. And as a side note, I love platonic tododeku so I might just be exploring that a bit here :D

Anyway, thanks for reading and feedback is always appreciated!

-britishsconesahoy