Chapter 26

It felt like I was floating. I opened my eyes. I was floating toward my dorm room. It was like I was in this dark tunnel. I looked over my shoulder and the opening behind me had already closed. I stopped in front of it. I stuck my foot out and stepped onto the floor. The portal closed behind me and I looked around. I couldn't believe my eyes. I was back. I snapped myself out of it. It was late so that meant everyone should be asleep. So, I should be able to sneak around really easily. I turned the knob and pulled the door open, and in fell Aizawa-sensei. He was startled awake. He, All Might, Deku, and Bakugo were asleep at my door. He quickly stood up and rubbed his eyes. He was probably checking to see if he was dreaming.

"Yami-"

I quickly cover his mouth with my hand and pulled him inside. He hugged me and it caught me off guard. I wasn't expecting it. It made sense though. I had been missing for two days after being kidnapped. He pulled away from me looking me over.

"Are you okay? Are you hurt? Where have you been Yami?"

I noticed the bandage on his hand. "You're hurt."

"I'm fine. I punched the idiot who let you get kidnapped. Are you okay? We've been worried sick about you."

I nodded. "Don't worry I'm fine I promise. I don't have a lot of time. I can't stay. I just came to give this to you." I said giving him the piece of paper.

"What? I can't let you go back Yami."

"I'm fine I just need you to trust me. Make sure that gets to someone you can trust. All For One has eyes everywhere."

"All For One? Yami you have to tell me what's going on."

I shook my head. "I've already wasted too much time. Please just do as I ask."

I grabbed my favorite blanket off the bed. I opened up a portal, looking back at him one more time.

I gave him a sad smile. "I'll be okay. I promise… and tell Eandeaavor that his son is alive. I'll bring him back."

I jumped in and it closed behind me, but something was wrong. There was no opening on the other side. Had I done something wrong? Crap… I didn't picture where it was I wanted to go. Just that I had to leave. I tried to focus while I was floating there in the darkness. Then I realized I couldn't remember what the bedroom looked like. I was starting to panic. I couldn't stay here and I had to get back. I tried to focus and then it hit me. The dining room. I took a deep breath and focused, and that's when I saw it. I rushed over to it. I flew out and crashed into the wall. I rubbed my throbbing head and stood up.

"Dammit."

"And where did you go off to?"

I froze. I wasn't expecting him to be here. I slowly turned around. He came out from his chair in the dark corner. Stepping into the moonlight that was shining in. He looked so much like Yoichi but yet so different. He set his glass down on the table.

"Well, I am waiting for your answer."

"I went to get my blanket." I lied, holding it up. "I don't like sleeping without it. I only left for a few minutes. No one saw me."

He smiled. "Catching you sneaking in when you're supposed to be in bed. We are father and daughter now."

He walked over to me. He was an arm's length distance away from me.

"I see. You came back." He'd said. "Why?"

I didn't say anything. I didn't have another lie lined up. I was still shaken up from being caught.

He smiled. "Was it for him? For Dabi?"

Again I didn't say anything. I would let him believe whatever he wanted if it helped my case. I just held the blanket closer to me.

"Perhaps he is good for something after all."

"I should be getting -"

"You look like her." He said cutting me off.

"What?" I asked confused.

"Yuzu." he'd said.

"My mother?"

He nodded, taking a sip from the glass. "A split image."

I could only look at him.

"Did you not know that?"

I shook my head. "I've never seen my mother before. There were no pictures or paintings of her back in my village."

He chuckled. "I would have to say that was my fault. Your grandmother probably wanted to erase every last trace of your mother and I, except for you…. I did love her."

I glared at him. "Do not lie."

"I am not. I do not know how your grandmother explained it to you, but I assure you I loved your mother."

"That night-"

"Was just for theatrics," he said cutting me off. " I had to keep up appearances. I could not let the heroes know a part of me was soft, and I had to bring that power out of you. I wanted to see what you could do. It was true when I said I knew your mother would die if she had you, but she knew she would die as well. She wanted to keep you anyway. This wasn't like the other times before. There was a moment where I had told her to get rid of the baby; to get rid of you. Despite how much I wanted a child, I wanted someone like me. She refused and said you were two parts of us. That when she was gone I would have you."

"I don't believe you. My grandmother-"

"Hates anything that she can not control. Your mother let your grandmother lead her as wished because she had nothing else. Until she met me and she was not afraid of my appearance or my cold demeanor. I held Yuzu while she died. I looked at you and ran because I could not keep the promise I had made to your mother. I could not raise you… I could not love the one thing that had taken Yuzu from me. However, it has been many years and I have missed out on a lot of things."

What the hell was this supposed to be? A heart-to-heart? Does he expect to just believe him? To believe that he just wants to be my dad.

"I do not expect you to believe me Yami, but I do not have any reason to lie to you. Your grandmother on the other hand has every reason."

"She hates you because you're a monster."

He smiled. "If I am a monster then what is Dabi?"

That question had caught me off guard.

"He will change for me."

He smiled. "What if I were to change for you? Or is that only an option for Dabi?"

Yet another question that had caught me off guard. He finished the rest of his drink and set his glass down on the table.

"Goodnight Yami."

Fuck.