Obligatory: I do not own Kingdom Hearts or Boku no Hero Academia/My Hero Academia.
Two days after the attack at USJ the staff was holding a meeting at U.A High School about said attack. Aizawa knew it was important to be there but it was turning out to be less than informative. Detective Tsukaushi didn't have any leads on the League of Villains and all they could talk about was how big of a manchild Shigaraki Tomura had been. He was almost relieved when detective Tsukauchi switched topics.
"About the Black Coat vigilantes. We have not found or obtained any evidence that they would have or are connected to the League of Villains. The fact that they happened to catch a villain connected to the attack seems to be pure coincidence. Still, how they knew to be specifically at the USJ is not known and we will keep them under suspicion for now."
"The most logical action would be to contact them, but they tend to be hard to find and even harder to get to stick around." Aizawa grumbled.
"Not even the clone stuck around to chat." Midnight sighed.
When the other Pro Heros had arrived, not only did all three vigilantes warp away, the clone of Seraphim had burst into black smoke and rose petals. Highly on brand for the elusive vigilante, he thought.
"What do we know of these three vigilantes?" Sniper asked.
"The Black Coat vigilantes are three individuals, two men and one woman, who started their activities a few weeks ago. Their M.O is to attack villains fast and hard, run or warp away, when a hero comes around. Most notably is Seraphim. He, by himself, easily took down the A-ranked villain, Man-Crocodile, who were on a rampage around the time they first appeared." Tsukauchi reported.
"The two men are called Seraphim and Trick and the woman is Lightning. They all use quite similar quirks that are still distinctly different from each other." Aizawa continued. "Their quirks have to be a mutation quirk as mine can't erase them. They seem to specifically target the Heartless and have quite the knack of finding them. Did you find anything regarding Seraphim's description?"
Detective Tsukauchi shook his head.
"Like Shigaraki, we did not find anything in the database that matched Seraphim's description or quirk. Neither did we find anything on the villain Vanitas."
"I don't think those three young vigilantes mean any ill intent towards the students or heroes." Toshinori cut in. "I am ashamed to say that Seraphim seemed to suspect I couldn't defend myself after defeating Nomu. If they had been with the League of Villains, Seraphim would have had plenty of opportunities to cut me down when I reached my limit. Instead he defended me when Shigaraki tried to attack me."
"He protected me when I was injured, tried to take down Nomu with his 'curse', protected the students from the villains and even healed me." Aizawa added and frowned.
"Trick saved me from my own quirk when Kurogiri used it against me, trapped him and protected the students when those Heartless appeared." Thirteen spoke up. "Even though Kurogiri unfortunatly broke out."
"And Lightning protected the scattered students from the villains in the different zones." Principal Nezu ended. "Aizawa-sensei, is there something that bothers you?"
"There is. From him saving the students at the Plaza to taking us up to the entrance of USJ, he showed an odd interest in Tanpopo. He looked like he had seen a ghost and seemed sad that she didn't recognize him." he answered.
"So Tanpopo-chan could have a connection to the vigilantes?" Midnight asked.
"Or Seraphim has a connection to her. It is even more prudent to get in contact with these three then." Nezu stated. "For now, we will try to contact the vigilantes and Aizawa-sensei, please talk with Tanpopo about her possible connection to Seraphim."
"I will."
Rio was tired when she went back to school again and yawned big in her seat in their classroom. She hadn't run into any vigilantes on her run, even after she extended it for an hour and jogged around the city like a fool. A part told her she was stupid running around since she had been attacked by villains only the day before. And what was the chance of her running into vigilantes who teleported around all over town? Still, she didn't want to be scared of going outside and she had to at least try to find them if only to stop her mind from going crazy running those three questions Seraphim asked in her mind over and over again.
Still, she was surprised when Aizawa-sensei walked into the classroom and set everyone on edge again before informing them of the Sports Festival. Rio breathed out a sigh of relief as everyone became excited at the prospect of the Sports Festival. It was what everyone was talking about later at lunch.
"I am so stoked for the Sports Festival!" Ashido announced as she, Rio, Tsu and Hagakure sat down at a table with their lunches.
"We get to show off to everyone what great heroes we are going to be." she continued.
"You're not nervous?" Rio asked.
She felt like she was going to break out into a sweat just thinking about so many people observing her. What if she made an idiot of herself?
"I'm sure it will be fine, Rio-chan." Tsu said, picking up on her mood.
"Yeah! You have a great quirk! And if you can fight villains, the Sports Festival is a piece of cake." Hagakure agreed.
Rio didn't feel like that was true. During the USJ attack, she had been too worried about her fellow classmates and teachers to be nervous or hesitant. The Sports Festival was important, but there was plenty of time to be nervous before it was going to happen. A chance of a lifetime that they only had three chances at and it made her super anxious. Even with the girls trying to encourage her, she still felt like she would mess up. She was quite happy when the school day was over so she could go home and try to relax.
"Tanpopo-chan." Midnight-sensei called as everyone started to file out of the classroom.
"Yes, Midnight-sensei?"
"Aizawa would like to speak with you." she told her.
"Oh. Okay? Right now?" she asked, surprised.
Midnight nodded with a smile, told her where to find him and Rio hurried out of the classroom.
"What did Midnight-sensei want?" Ashido asked.
"Aizawa-sensei wants to talk with me. Sorry, I won't be able to walk with you. I'll see you all tomorrow!" she answered and waved at them.
"Bye bye, Tanpopo-chan!" Hagakure called as Rio hurried off towards the study room he would be in.
She suddenly realised she hadn't asked why Aizawa-sensei wanted to talk and she got all nervous again. She knocked hesitantly on the closed door.
"Aizawa-sensei?" she asked.
"Come in, Tanpopo." She heard him call and she opened the door.
The room was fairly big with two couches on either side of a fairly sizable table. Aisawa-sensei was sitting in one of the couches with a small stack of papers next to him. She thought it looked like graded homework, but wasn't sure as she was quite nervous.
Rio closed the door after herself and sat down across from him.
"Midnight-sensei said you wanted to talk with me?"
"Yes, it is about what Seraphim asked you during the USJ attack. Do you know why he asked you those questions?"
"No. I have seen the Heartless before, but I didn't know that is what they are called. I have no idea who Strelitzia is and I don't recognize Seraphim…" she answered and trailed off.
Why did her chest clench at the thought of him?
"But?" Aizawa-sensei asked.
"I know that I have never seen him before, but there is something familiar about him. I just don't know what." she confessed.
He frowned.
"Could it be his face, manners or his quirk?" he asked.
"Maybe? I am not sure. Sorry." she answered, embarrassed.
"It's alright. You haven't done anything wrong."
"Why did you want to talk to me about this?"
"I think he thinks you are someone else. Or at least has an interest in you."
Rio thought about that for a moment.
"Does he think I am Strelitzia?"
"It is a possibility. The Black Coat vigilantes are still under suspicion for their knowledge of where the attack happened. If any of them approach you, call for the police or a hero." he told her.
Rio felt like she had been caught red handed and blushed red at his words. Aizawa-sensei narrowed his eyes at her red face and his eyes flared red as his hair stood up on end when he activated his quirk.
"Tanpopo. Have you been trying to seek them out?"
"I-I, sorry! I just can't get those questions out of my head!" she sputtered. She had seen Midoriya and Bakugo at the end of their teacher's stare and she was not enjoying being on the receiving end of it. "I won't do it again!"
"You better not. You're only a student and not a hero." he said and sighed as his hair flopped down when he deactivated his quirk. "I am telling this to you for your own and others safety. We do not know what their motives are for showing up at USJ or why Seraphim is interested in you. Quenching your curiosity is not more important. Have I made myself clear?"
"Yes. I understand." she answered sheepishly.
If the ground would just swallow her right now.
"I'll hold you to that. If you want to talk about this another time, come talk to me." he said.
"Okay. Have a good evening, sensei." Rio answered and left the room.
She felt like an idiot while walking out of school. Of course he would be angry and lecture her about her actions. She knew looking for the vigilantes were stupid and she still did it.
"I just feel like it is really important to know." she muttered to herself.
She mulled over what Aizawa-sensei told her on her way home and convinced herself she wouldn't do anything else stupid. She had just left the train station when something caught her eye. Flashing lights and a dark coat in an alleyway. Rio's new conviction flew out the window as she cautiously approached the alleyway. She was 99% sure that the man was wearing the same coat as the vigilantes had and he was fighting Heartless using laser beams that came from his hands. She frowned. Was this guy not part of the trio or was he a new addition?
The last Heartless turned into smoke by a swing of his beam sword and he was looking around, probably for more. When he found none, he deactivated his quirk and lifted his hand and created a portal of swirling darkness. Now or never!
"Excuse me." Rio said and walked into the alleyway.
The man stopped and turned towards her.
"Yes?" he asked.
His voice was unfamiliar and very deep. Definitely not Seraphim.
"Are you part of the Black Coat vigilantes?"
"I am. You may call me Saber."
"Um, hi Saber. I'm Tanpopo. Is it possible for me to talk to Seraphim?"
He said nothing, seeming to study her and that made her really nervous.
"If that doesn't work, a message would do too!" she added.
"Why do you wish to speak to him?" he finally asked.
"He and the other two, Trick and Lightning, saved and protected me, my classmates and our teachers at U.A. And I am really grateful for that! What-what I want to talk with him about is the questions he asked me. I can't get them out of my mind."
"I see." Saber answered and silence followed.
Rio was a little too intimidated by the vigilante to ask if he would contact Seraphim or not, and jumped a little when he spoke again.
"I will speak to him, but I can not promise anything. If he doesn't appear within the hour, you can take it as a sign to leave."
"Alright! I'll wait outside the station." she told him and she thought he nodded before walking through the portal. It was really hard to tell with the hood.
As she sat on a bench outside the station, she felt really excited, nervous and guilty. Excited that she may get her questions answered, nervous thinking about what if he never showed up and really guilty that she had broken her word to Aizawa-sensei not even an hour after giving it. Regardless if Seraphim came or not, she was in real trouble if her teacher ever learned she had walked into an alleyway, alone, to speak to a stranger who could teleport.
She instantly realised how careless she had been. All she had seen was a dark coat and immediately thought 'answers', instead of 'danger'.
"I should really take what Aizawa-sensei said to heart about being careful." she mumbled and slumped forward. "I won't be much of a hero if I get kidnapped."
"As hard on yourself as always, I see." a familiar voice spoke.
Rio sat straight up and was met with Seraphim, in civilian clothing, smiling down at her. She stared at him in disbelief.
"You wanted to talk?"
Thank you all for the comments, favorites and follows! This story hit 3000 views during Sunday and I am really happy about that!
So, this is the last chapter I have fully written and at first had planned to stop at. As I said in chapter 5, I will finish this story but it will not be weekly updated as it has previously been. When next chapter will be posted, I can not say or promise.
So I chose Saber for Xemnas vigilante name because of obvious reasons, and Bisk did not totally veto the fuck out of it being Sith after Elrena suggested it.
Hope to see you in the comments!