Warning: Cussing. Massive Angst.
Chapter 4: Advice.
Nico's POV.
Gods. I couldn't be pregnant.
Could I?
Crap. What was I supposed to do? I was a 16-year-old boy for crying out loud! I didn't know the first thing about pregnancy or how to tell!
I stood, and unlocked the door. Tomura wasn't in the house. Guess he left while I was having a moment to myself. I walked to the only other room; which was the office. I shut the door, and sat at the computer.
I typed in 'how to tell if you're pregnant'. After an immeasurable time, a screen popped up with different websites. I clicked on the first one.
I read through the entire article.
Morning sickness, fatigue, and high emotions were all indicators that you were in your second month. Shigaraki and I had started dating about three months ago, so it was possible. Shit.
I stood shakily and walked to the bedroom. I got dressed in casual clothes, checking my stomach as I did. I was still as skinny as ever. I grabbed my coat, and went out.
I walked to the nearest convenience store. There was a camera. I pulled the hood over my head, and made a mask out of shadows before I entered. The bell jingled as I opened the door.
"Morning," the girl behind the counter said, as if she could care less.
"Hi." I stated, and walked through the store. I found what I was looking for, and went to the counter. I also grabbed some snacks that looked oddly appetizing. The lady looked up from her phone, and started ringing up my purchases. Then she stopped short when she saw the box.
"Pregnancy tests?" she asked. "Who's the lucky girl?" she asked, ringing it up.
"Um, my sister asked me to get her some." I lied quickly.
"Oh, well congrats to her if she is." The lady rang up the last bag of chips. "Your total is 2547 yen. Would you like to round up to donate your change for the orphans?" she asked.
"Um, sure." I said, she pressed a button, and I handed her 2600 yen.
"Have a nice day." She said as she handed me my receipt.
"You too." I said, and walked out of the store.
I made my way home, and locked the door behind me.
"Tomura? Are you home?" I asked, setting the bags on the kitchen/dining room table.
No one replied. guess he was still out. I took the box out of the bags, and went to the bathroom. I read the directions, and followed them.
The test took 15 minutes to register. I went to the kitchen, and made myself a sandwich. I ate my PB&J, and then walked back to the bathroom. It had been 16 minutes. I took a deep breath, and opened the door. The test was sitting seemingly innocent face-down on the counter. I closed my eyes, and picked it up.
Here goes nothing. I turned the test over.
Two red bars stared back at me.
Fucking shit. I closed my eyes, and looked at it again.
It wasn't a trick of the light.
I was pregnant.
Great. just bloody great.
Only question now was; how the fuck was I going to tell Tomura?
I needed advice. Who could I ask? None of the villains. They wouldn't know the first thing about it.
What if Tomura didn't want a child? Would he want me to abort the baby? I would never do that. There was an innocent life growing in me. I would have to stay out of fighting for the next 7ish months.
Who could I ask though? None of class 1-A would know what the fuck to do. The pros would turn me in regardless. At least they'd probably be kind enough to let me live comfortably until the child was born. They most likely wouldn't force me to abort. But that was a chance I didn't want to take.
Who could I go to for help? No hospital would take me. I was all over the news as a missing child, that was suspected of association with the league.
What about Aizawa? He was a pro, and a teacher, but he'd understand. He knew my story. And his quirk didn't work on me so I could get away pretty easily. Wait. Could I shadow travel with a baby? Would that harm the child? I didn't want to take any chances. I'd have to go normally. Fuck. If I couldn't use my quirk, what the fuck could I do? I needed to talk to someone.
Aizawa was a good a choice as any. I'd go to the Yung family, but I'd lied to them once, and my name was all over the news. I didn't want them to get involved with me. I wrote a note to Tomura telling him I'd be gone for a while, and then I locked the front door behind me.
I spread my wings, and jumped into the air. I soared high enough that anyone who saw me would think I was a bird. I flew for about an hour before I got to Aizawa's house. A storm was brewing. I landed silently out of sight, and walked the three or four blocks to his house.
It was a Saturday afternoon. Hopefully he'd be home. I knocked on the door. I only had a hood on so he could see my face easily.
"Who is it?" Aizawa asked from inside. I sighed, and gathered all my courage.
"Nico di Angelo." I stated, trying my best not to let my voice shake. The door was thrown open. Aizawa was staring at me incredulously, his capture scarf at the ready.
"Nico? Why are you at me house?" he asked.
"I need to talk with you. Please. I have no one else." I begged, clutching my arms. His eyes softened almost imperceptibly.
"Come in. but don't try anything funny." He said, not lowering his scarf, but standing to the side to let me through. I walked in. I saw a nice couch directly in front, and a kitchen to the right.
"May I have a seat?" I asked.
"Yes, but take your shoes off on the carpet." He said. I took my shoes off, and walked lightly over to his couch. I sat in the corner, pulled my knees up to my chin, and wrapped my arms around myself.
"Can I trust you to keep a secret?" I asked, looking him in the eyes.
"Not really; I am a hero after all. But I was your teacher first, so I will listen." He said, sitting on the other end of the couch. I nodded. That's about what I'd expected.
"I'm scared." I stated. Looking him in the eyes. He started a little.
"Why is that?" he asked, leaning slightly forward.
"You know that I've grown up amid fighting. It's really all I've ever known. I've relied on my abilities, never letting anyone close to me, and protecting myself first. But recently I've let someone close. I had two people to protect. Now, I have three." I stated, hugging my knees tighter.
"Okay? why does that make you scared?" he asked.
"Because I've never had to protect someone without my powers before. I've always been able to rely on my ability to leave any situation I didn't like. My ability to shadow travel is the only reason I survived that place. But now, I, I can't shadow travel." I closed my eyes. I shouldn't tell him that.
"Why not? Is something wrong with your quirk?" he asked.
"No. I can't, because," I stuttered a little. I couldn't get it out. "Because, I, I, I'm,"
"Nico? Are you alright?" he asked.
"No." I stated, and started to cry. "No, I'm not alright professor. I'm not. I don't know anything anymore. I know that I don't want to hurt innocent people, but I also don't want to see my family hurt. I don't know anymore!" I cried into my knees. I heard him move, and he came over and hugged me.
"Shh, it's alright. You'll be okay. when you're ready tell me." he said, rocking me back and forth.
After about ten minutes I managed to calm down. damn emotions. I was usually so good at hiding them.
"Alright, what were you trying to tell me?" he asked, sitting back a little to look me in the eyes.
"I'm, um, I'm pregnant." I stated, looking at the couch. "And because of that, I don't know if I can shadow travel or not. I, I don't want to hurt the baby. And I'm worried that Tomura won't want a kid, that he'll want me to abort it. I don't want that!" I cried out, crying again.
"I see. So, recovery girl was right." he muttered so low I'm not sure I was supposed to hear it. "Nico, do you want this child?" he asked.
"Yes." I answered right away, no hesitation at all.
"Then, if Shigaraki really does love you, he won't force you to do anything you don't want to do." He told me. huh. I hadn't thought of it like that.
"Thanks. I needed to hear that." I said, sniffling to stop crying.
"You know, I really should turn you in. you're on the top ten most wanted list." Aizawa told me. I stiffened, and instinctively wrapped my arms around my stomach.
"You could." I told him slowly. "And I wouldn't be able to get away. I can't shadow travel. In fact, if you were to capture with your scarf right now; I probably wouldn't be able to do a thing about it." I stated, looking him in the eyes. He looked back at me.
"But," I stated, grinning slightly. "Shigaraki is able. And I know without a shadow of doubt he'd go through the bottom of hell and back to save me." I stated, eyes hard.
"I see. well, I'll let you go. this time only. If I ever see you again, you'll be meeting with Eraserhead, not Professor Aizawa." He stated.
"Thank you." I stood, and bowed. "I probably won't see you again for a while. Stay safe Aizawa." I pulled my shoes back on, left his house, and took to the skies.
An hour later, I landed outside our house on the edge of town. I unlocked the door, and went inside.
"I'm home!" I called out, as I locked the door behind me.
"I'm in the bedroom!" Tomura called back. I smiled, and took my coat off. I hung it by the door, and walked into the bedroom. Tomura was sitting on the bed, back to me.
"Hey babe." I said, sitting behind him.
"Nico," he started in a very serious tone. I flinched, what was wrong? "I want you to answer one question. Truthfully." He said.
"Of course. I wouldn't lie to you." I said, hurt that he'd insinuate that.
"Is this yours?" he asked, holding up the positive pregnancy test. Shit. I'd left it on the bathroom counter.
"I, um," I stuttered. Fuck. This is not how I wanted him to find out.
"Answer the goddamn question!" he yelled. I backed away from him slightly.
"Yes. It's mine." I whispered, huddling over myself, and pulling my knees up so that I was in a ball. He turned to look at me, eerily devoid of emotion.
"So, you're pregnant." He stated, in a dead tone. I flinched.
"Yes, I'm pregnant. And unless what I learned in fifth grade biology was wrong, it's yours." I stated, looking him in the eyes.
He nodded slowly as if still processing.
"Alright." He said. what. Did he just accept it? just like that?
"You're not mad?" I asked.
"No. I'm not mad. And, if you want a child, I'll support your decision. Whatever you want." He said, looking me back in the eyes. A small smile made its way onto my face.
"So, you're okay with being a dad?" I asked slowly. The realization seemed to hit him again.
"Fuck. I'm going to be a dad." He cussed, and laid back on the bed. I let out a small giggle.
"Yeah. we're going to be parents." I said, laying down next to him.
"I designate Toga as the Vodka aunt." He stated. I laughed.
"Yeah. and Kurogiri is totally going to be the godfather." I said.
"Definitely." Tomura said, rolling over, and hugging me. I smiled.
Acceptance.
Shota Aizawa's POV.
I sighed, and thought over what Nico had told me. So, he was pregnant. And it was Shigaraki's. that was both helpful and problematic. From what the teenager said, he wouldn't be joining the fray because he priced his baby's life above his own. But, a man with a family to get home to is a fierce warrior. Shigaraki just became more dangerous.
"Sho! I'm home!" Hizashi yelled coming in.
"Lock the door, and then come here. There's something I need to tell you." I told my husband. I heard the lock click, and then the blond came, and sat on the couch.
"What is it Sho?" he asked, not yelling for a change.
"While you were on patrol, we got a visit. From Nico." I told him, sighing. Hizashi started.
"Nico? What happened? Did he hurt you? Are you alright?" my husband fussed.
"No. I'm fine. Actually, he came to me for advice. I'm about to tell you what he said, but you have to keep it a secret. I'd don't want this information to be public. For his safety, and ours." I told him.
"Of course, Shota. I can keep secrets." Mic told me.
"Nico is pregnant. Because of that, he can't shadow travel for fear he'll hurt the child. He values this child more than he values anything else in the world. This means that Nico will be out of the fighting for the next couple of months." I told my husband. Hizashi nodded.
"That makes sense." He affirmed.
"This also means that Shigaraki has become way more dangerous. A man with something to protect is a man with power." I sighed. "If Nico does venture out in public, we need to be very wary of him. because he can't shadow travel, he will fight with all he's got, and we can't handle that. It's best to just stay away from him for the time being." I decided.
"Alright. Are we going to tell the staff at UA?" Hizashi asked, laying back.
"No. we have a traitor, and I don't want this information getting leaked. I'll tell Nezu and All-Might but that's it. no one else needs to know." I closed my eyes, and thought of the scared look on the boy's face.
"He's terrified 'Zashi. Completely. He has no idea what he's doing, and no one to help him. he told me that he came to me because he has no one else. If he came to the opposite side for help that must mean something. He's a villain for crying out loud, and he came to me, a pro hero, and a teacher at a hero school for help. That's messed up." I stated, opening my eyes again.
"Yeah, he needs help, and I don't know how to help him." Hizashi agreed. He moved, and we cuddled on the couch.
Hitoshi Shinso's POV.
I crept away from the door of my room. My dad's thought I was at the mall, but I'd come home. Aizawa had been asleep and didn't know. I'd heard their entire conversation.
Nico. That was the kid who won the sports festival. He seemed nice enough, but he was extremely powerful. I couldn't say anything to the police or they'd want to know my source, and I'd get my entire family into deep shit.
So, the league of villains' leader had a kid on the way. Nico's friends would probably want to know. I crept out my window, and walked to the UA dorms. I went into class 1-A's.
"Hey, what are you doing in here? You're not from our class." The kid with red hair said. what was his name again? Oh yeah, Kirishima. He and the metal guy were the ones with almost the same quirk.
"I'm sorry, I have a message for Katsuki Bakugo, and Shoto Todoroki." I stated, looking around the common room for Nico's friends.
"They're in Baku-bro's dorm. I'll take you there." Kirishima said.
"Thank you." I replied. the red head lead me to the elevator. We got out on floor 4. He walked down the hallway and stopped in front of a door. He knocked.
"What?!" someone yelled form inside.
"Baku-bro, someone is here to see you!" Kirishima yelled back.
"Whatever shitty hair, go the fuck away!" the blond yelled back.
"It's concerning a certain raven-haired individual." I stated. A few cuss words later, the door opened the reveal an angry blond.
"What the fuck do you want purple hair?" he asked.
"I have a message for you and Todoroki." I stated.
"Fine. Come in. go away shitty hair." Kirishima sighed, and left. I went into the room. It was sparsely decorated, but had a comfortable feel to it.
"Alright, what's the message?" Bakugo asked, sitting on the bed. Todoroki was sitting on the floor leaning against the wall. A school book was open on the floor.
"It's about Nico." I stated. Both of them jerked their heads up to look at me. "This is a complete secret that I'm not supposed to know, but my dad didn't check to make sure I wasn't home." I stated.
"Hold on, who's your dad?" Bakugo asked.
"Aizawa and Yamada are my parents." I stated.
"Who's Yamada?" Bakugo looked confused.
"Oh, you know him better as Present mic. Anyway, they were talking in the living room, and I overheard that Nico had apparently been to visit Aizawa. He's alive. And he won't be partaking in any battle anytime soon because he's pregnant." Their looks of shock were great.
"Pregnant?! But he's a guy!" Bakugo yelled.
"Bakugo, we live in a world where breathing fire is normal." Todoroki intoned. The blond huffed.
"Fine. Get out." He said, looking at the wall.
"Don't tell anyone what I've told you." I stated, and left. I went home, and unlocked the door.
"I'm home!" I announced.
"Hi honey! How was the mall?" Hizashi asked, looking over the back of the couch.
"It was fine. How was patrol?" I asked.
"Oh, you know the usual." He responded, laying back down on Aizawa's lap. I rolled my eyes.
"I'm going to my room." I told them, and shut my door behind me. phew. They gave away no hint that they had found out that I knew.
End of chapter 4.