Love The Way You Lie

Author's Note: Alright, so the last chapter was the reveal of why I had Todoroki go through what he did. That's really the only reason that it happened. I needed to be able to have it where signs would point to Shouta. With his memories basically gone, he would of never of known. So by having it to where Todoroki wanted access to his own memories, I was able to point to Shouta's past. This chapter does take a place directly after the last chapter before jumping a few weeks. So before we start the chapter, note that the beginning of this fic started after the end of season three but before the start of season four.

Additional Notes: I'm also happy to announce that I will be doing a sequel to this! This fic is far from over but I keep getting more and more ideas but this will end up with a sequel. There are also going to be side fics following the events of Love The Way You Lie from different perspectives. Such as Todoroki, Hitoshi, and Dabi!

Chapter Warnings: I'm going to say the usual ones, they will all probably end up brought up at some point.

Chapter Seventeen: Lean On Me (by the Glee Cast)

Chapter Summary: Shouta is left in confusion from how he is missing memories from seven years ago and his missing pup. Tsukauchi finds more information relating to the case, putting him at more unease. Todoroki starts to isolate himself from the overflood of memories start to come back. Meanwhile, after weeks of planning and with backing from the League, Hizashi makes his move.

When Shouta had returned to the dorms after the meeting, he had been shocked to see his entire class sleeping soundly in the common room. All the tables in front of the couches had been moved and a mass of pillows and blankets were spread out over the floor. Todoroki had been tucked directly in the middle, practically sandwiched by all of his classmates. Midoriya was curled around Todoroki's right side and Hitoshi on his left with the rest of the class bundled around them. He didn't miss the way that Todoroki clung to Midoriya, his fist curled around Midoriya's shirt in a tight grip. Almost as if Todoroki were to let go, Midoriya would disappear. Laying between Hitoshi and Todoroki had been Kouda's bunny. The bunny also sleeping soundly, laying in the crock of Todoroki's neck.

Shouta kept his movements as silent as possible as he turned off the television that had some Disney movie playing and flipping the lights out. Technically, it was past curfew and the students should be in their rooms. He could make an exception this time. For the first time in a while, Todoroki looked completely peaceful.

Shouta stood there for a moment, just watching his self-proclaimed pups. One hardship after another were thrown at these kids. They experienced far more than they should have by this time in their lives, yet they still managed to look so... innocent. The Omega wiped his eyes after a moment, only realizing tears had came to his eyes when he felt the wetness hit his cheek. His pups were so strong. He would never fail them again. He refused too.

The Omega crept out of the common room, cutting through the courtyard to his own apartment. If Todoroki ended up waking up, he knew that the teen would come seek him out. He paused for a moment as he felt the familiar flutter within his stomach before a soft hit to the side of his abdomen. He couldn't help the smile he had when he placed his hand over the spot and rubbed softly. Through all of the events, he often forgot that he was pregnant. His stomach rumbled and he muttered a quick, "Hang on, I'm almost there."

A chuckle from behind him made him jump out of his skin. "Aizawa-kun, it's just me." Shouta would never admit that his heart was completely racing in that moment as he turned to look at Toshinori.

"Yagi-san. It's kind of late. What are you still doing up?" The Omega questioned.

Toshinori gave him a sheepish grin and held up a bundle of bento boxes in his hand. "I figured after today, you might want someone to just sit with you." Toshinori stated.

Shouta had to keep from rolling his eyes but a small smile still lingered on his lips. "C'mon." He whispered, motioning towards his room.

"Where are the students?" Toshinori questioned, knowing very well that Shouta usually didn't go to his room alone anymore nowadays.

"Passed out cold in the common room." Shouta replied, unlocking his room and slipping inside with Toshinori on his heels. "I preferred to just let them stay. Todoroki looked... better."

Toshinori nodded, taking a place on the edge of Shouta's bed and handing over one of the bento boxes. Shouta would also never admit to how fast he opened up the box to get to the delicious smelling food inside. Toshinori's calming scent quickly filled his room, forcibly relaxing Shouta further. His Omega father had told him about the phenomenon that caused Shouta to crave Toshinori a few months prior. Even with those effects worn off, it still seemed like Toshinori could calm him just like a mate or parent could.

"So why exactly are you here, Yagi-san?" Shouta questioned, taking a bit from the food in front of him.

Toshinori sighed softly, placing his bento box to the side and turning to face the Omega. "Aizawa-kun, I have this odd feeling about Kaede Yamada." The statement definitely caught Shouta's attention.

"What do you mean?" The Omega said, going for another bite of the food.

Toshinori bit his lip for a second, almost as if he was trying to gather the words to say before looking back to the Omega. "Something about her seemed odd. I've been around a lot of nurses and doctors in my life. I don't think she is telling the full truth to us. She practically fled as soon as Dr. Nakamura started to access your memories." The Alpha explained.

Shouta thought back to the nurse's office. Toshinori was right. As soon as Dr. Nakamura announced he could get ahold of Shouta's memories, Kaede had left. "Well, she is connected to a villain family. She might of been skiddish." Shouta replied.

"I don't think so. I asked a favor from Tsukauchi to look into her." Toshinori said, intriguing Shouta that much more. "I think that Kaede knew what were in your memories. Despite her healing young Todoroki and the boy confirming it. Tsukauchi discovered that Kaede's registered quirk is Memory Manipulation. She can seal memories away."

Shouta's eyes widened at the statement. "What?" Toshinori's words shook him to the core.

"There's more." Toshinori added. "Kaede had a son named Kyou who went missing about fifteen years ago. Dr. Nakamura looked almost identical to her and Mic. Dr. Nakamura showed up around the same time."

Shouta rubbed at his eyes, processing the information. "Dr. Nakamura didn't even act like he knew her outside of the medical field." He paused, Toshinori's words from before coming back to his mind. "But if her true quirk is being able to manipulate memories at will, that would explain why he doesn't seem to know her very well."

Toshinori nodded, reaching over and finally taking a bite out of his own bento box. "While talking with Tsukauchi, we came up with a possible theory on why you can't remember what happened seven years ago."

Shouta immediately knew what Toshinori was heading too. "You think Kaede is behind it." Once again, Toshinori nodded.

"I also think that she might of done the same to young Hitoshi and maybe even Mic. None of you seemed to even consider the fact you have another pup." The Alpha stopped once more, surveying Shouta for a moment. "I honestly don't believe much of what Kaede had said. I do believe that she healed young Todoroki but I think she knows a whole lot more than she is letting on."

Shouta bit his lip. Toshinori had been the Number One hero for at least twenty-five years, maybe more. If anyone knew how to trust their instinct, it would be Toshinori.

"I don't know what to trust anymore, Yagi-san."

x

Tsukauchi had been fast at work for the past week since the meeting that took place at U.A. They still had yet to find any information regarding Eraserhead's missing pup and Dr. Nakamura was working with them now to try and piece together as much information as possible. Hawks had returned to his agency to continue on with the trafficking case and to get ahold of previous victims to get testimonies.

This entire case had started from Present Mic's betrayal. Now, even Tsukauchi was being to question in Mic was truly a traitor. His actions so far had been the complete opposite outside of the hit on Dr. Shinsou and the attempted kidnapping of Eraserhead. After that, he had gone out and rescued Todoroki and returned the boy to U.A.

Toshinori had been concerned over Kaede Yamada, and the Alpha had every right too. She was from a known villainous family with ties to the League of Villains. Much of her testimony wasn't adding up. Bits and pieces of Todoroki's memories and Eraser's memories weren't adding up. Tsukauchi had a gut feeling that more answers were within the memories but he would rather not put Todoroki through more trauma to try and get it. He would need to continue this case without further jeopardizing Todoroki's mental health. It was clear to him that the young Omega was already cracking. He could also ask for assistance from Eraserhead, knowing full well Eraser would without a doubt help, but he also didn't want to put further strain on the pregnant Omega. If it came down to it, he would ask Eraser for the help.

Tsukauchi bit the end of his pen as he looked through the files on his computer. At this moment, he was trying to connect the victims that had escaped Kane's trafficking ring to OZ2. Hawks had already found a handful of them but there were so many more. So many lives destroyed by one man. Tsukauchi didn't care about Mic in this moment, he was more concerned about taking Kane down. Kane was the true villain here.

He wasn't even sure how long he had been staring at screen and the files spread out on his desk. Each file having a confirmation of the victim being drugged with Omega Zero. At this point, he wasn't sure exactly what he was looking for. Something was ticking in him to continue looking through the files.

Tsukauchi sighed as he placed his pen down and got up from his desk to go to the nearby coffee pot. He definitely needed the caffeine boost. Once the cup was full, he took a second to enjoy the smell of the fresh cup before taking a large drink. The door opened to his office, pulling his attention from the mug.

Detective Aizawa came into the room with files in his own hands. "Recovery Girl sent over her findings of Todoroki to put with the case. My son's statements and his student's statements are also in here." The detective stated, placing the files down at the clean edge of Tsukauchi's desk. He paused, peering down at the open files on Tsukauchi's desk, reading over the words for a moment. "Are these Kane's victims?"

Tsukauchi made a noise of confirmation. "We believe so, the strain of Omega Zero that they had been drugged with, matches perfectly to the version we pulled from the house." Tsukauchi stated, rounding his desk and taking a seat back in his chair.

Detective Aizawa frowned as he looked at the files. "If I ever meet this son of a bitch, I'm gutting him." The man grumbled.

Tsukauchi snorted. "So we would have to send you to prison? As much as we want to hurt this man, we have to do it the legal way. Sadly." He said, taking another drink from his mug before setting it to the side.

Detective Aizawa made a noise, pulling Tsukauchi's attention to him again. The eldest Aizawa pointed to a line on one of the files with an unreadable look. "Kaede Yamada was the nurse assigned to this case." Detective Aizawa muttered.

Tsukauchi frowned, looking over to the file. Indeed Kaede was written as the nurse. The detective froze, looking up to the other detective for a moment. Aizawa seemed to be thinking the same thing he did and looked at a few more of the files, under the same section. Tsukauchi followed in suit, a sound of disbelief leaving him as he leaned back in his chair. That is what he had been missing.

"Kaede Yamada was assigned to every one of these cases." Tsukauchi muttered. His eyes widened for a second before he reached over to his cellphone. "All the victims have the same story. They were drugged, held in a warehouse, before escaping, but after that they don't remember anything from the time they were drugged until they escaped. No matter how long ago it happened."

He let out a string of curses as he pulled up the contact he was looking for and pressed the call button. He pulled the phone up to his ears with a baited breath. He almost let out a sigh of relief as the person he needed picked up. "Hawks, I need you to tail Kaede Yamada."

"What's going on?" Hawks questioned.

"I have a suspicion that Kaede Yamada is involved with the trafficking ring."

x

Shouta wasn't sure what to do with this moment. Shoto was with his Omega father doing his therapy and Hitoshi was sitting on his bed quietly doing his homework. He had yet to speak to Hitoshi about the memories or his missing pup. He didn't even know where to begin. Hitoshi didn't remember either. He would of been seven at the time, he would have recollection of the pup but if Yagi was correct. He would have no memories of him or her.

Shouta jumped as Hitoshi's voice cut through his thoughts with, "Dad, why are you staring at me?"

Shouta shook his head, pushing up from his desk. He had done enough grading for now. "Um, Hitoshi, I need to tell you something."

Hitoshi eyed him for a second, dropping his pencil in his textbook before throwing them to the side. "Is this about papa?"

Shouta hummed. "Yes and no." He muttered as he took a seat on his bed. "With everything going on with Todoroki, we decided to bring in a specialist with a memory quirk."

Hitoshi gave him a look. "Don't tell me papa has something to do with that."

The elder Omega shook his head. "Not exactly. The doctor, Dr. Nakamura, has a quirk that can access suppressed memories. Within Todoroki's memories, Kenzou mentioned me so we decided to use Dr. Nakamura's quirk on me." He paused. "Hitoshi... seven years ago, I apparently had another child who was taken from me and my memories sealed."

Hitoshi's eyes widened and his mouth opening before he shut it again. "Did papa..."

"From what I saw, I consented to him but Kenzou did the same thing to me that he did to Todoroki. We also believe your memories have been sealed to cause I saw you in those memories." Shouta explained.

Hitoshi wasn't sure what to say. "Do you think he knew?"

Shouta shook his head. "No, I don't. Hizashi may have lied all these years but one thing I do know is how much he loved being a father. I don't think he would of hide it for so long."

Hitoshi took in a shaky breath. "This just keeps getting more fucked up..." Tears came to the indigo haired teen's eyes as he reached forward and wrapped his arms around his father. "Dad, we have to find them."

Shouta nodded, pulling his son close to his body. "I know.. we don't have much information. I don't even know if the pup is a boy or girl."

Shouta was surprised. His son had taken the information quite well. By this point, it also didn't surprise him. Hizashi being a traitor. Todoroki being kidnapped. Memories. Everything didn't make sense but at the same time neutraled the shock and pain.

They could do this. Shouta felt it in his gut that they would be reunited with the pup. Wherever or whoever he or she may be.

x

The days, eventually weeks, that passed on by ended up being a blur for Shoto. His nights, with the exception of one, were plaqued completely with nightmares. Most of his classes went by in a breeze. All Might had taken over the English classes for the first years outside of his own course. Thanks to All Might's time in the United States during the beginning of his hero career, he had gladly taken it on. While the classes weren't as fun as Present Mic's, it was good to finally have the course again.

The only classes that had changed for him had been his heroics classes. Mr. Aizawa had made the call alongside Dr. Shinsou and his father that he sit out combat related courses until he finished therapy. To keep from falling to far behind, Shoto worked with Mr. Aizawa during this time. Placing the part of teacher's aide to keep up.

Whenever they weren't in classes, Shoto spent most of his time alone in his room. Staring at the burnt walls from the multiple times that he had activated his quirk in his sleep. At night, he still spent his time with Mr. Aizawa in his room. His uniforms were now located in Mr. Aizawa's room even. Hitoshi had been spending more time in his father's room as well after discovering that Shoto had been sleeping there. He also spent two hours of his day with Dr. Shinsou doing his therapy.

Most would find it odd that their teacher ended up sharing a bed with not only his son but one of his students. Shoto slept on the side that he was sure had to of been Mic's from before the betrayal. Hitoshi slept between them while Aizawa kept his own spot.

Outside of the classroom, Mr. Aizawa's room is about the only time that Shoto ever let himself come into contact with anyone. Dr. Shinsou told him that he was self-isolating himself and that it was actually a bad idea to do so. He had many people around him willing to help him but something inside of him frightened him every single time he looked into one of his classmates' direction. Especially Izuku.

Shoto had found himself sitting in the courtyard outside of Mr. Aizawa's apartment on campus. All of the teacher's knew that Shoto had been staying with Aizawa but didn't say a word about it. They probably understood that he no longer had control of his quirk in his sleep despite all the training that he had from his own father from before. He hadn't even seen his father since the day of the meeting and him returning to the dorms. It had been odd for him, he reached out to his father. Something that he never thought he would do. Something about the pheromones that his father radiated seemed to draw him in for the comfort. His father had never been the greatest but his words were soothing. He had ben afraid that his father would be angered with him for allowing himself to caught by this villain. It had shocked him as he watched his father react to the words of the doctors. The growls that left him at any mention of the villain even touching Shoto.

Shoto curled his arms around his legs, bringing his limbs closer to his chest. Izuku was training with All Might and Hitoshi was off with Bakugou and his friends. It was okay with him though, he could do this. He had gone through so much in his life already, he could do this alone. "Shoto?" He looked up, peering over his shoulder to see Aizawa coming up the pathway. His normal hero costume was gone and replaced with a long sleeved shirt and sweatpants and his hair pulled up into a ponytail.

"Hey..." He whispered.

Aizawa seemed to notice the change in Shoto's demeanor and moved off of the path to the bench that Shoto was sitting on. "What are you doing out here alone?" The teacher questioned.

Shoto shrugged, unsure of how to express himself. He couldn't form the words to say. Even if he could, he wouldn't even know where to begin. To him, it was like Aizawa was able to read his mind because the elder Omega just sat down next to him and put his arm over his shoulder. Instinctively, Shoto leaned into the older man. Basking in his calming scent.

"Mr. Aizawa... do you ever feel like your life isn't your own anymore?" Shoto questioned, his voice soft and timid as he finally decided to speak.

Aizawa just hummed softly, his fingers running through Shoto's hair. "Actually, yeah. Ever since Mic betrayed U.A. Nothing has made sense to me." The teacher replied after a moment. "You know... Hitoshi told me that you've been disappearing for hours at a time and no one knew where you went."

Shoto didn't say anything but rather curled further in on himself. He wasn't even sure what he did want to say. Aizawa's own words about recent events, even if they weren't the same, being left in confusion. "If... I hadn't lost the baby... what would of happened?" Shoto finally questioned. It had been on his mind for weeks. Would of he been forced out of the hero course? Would of he been forced to carry a pup that he didn't remember conceiving?

Aizawa's arms wrapped around him tighter, pulling him closer to the elder Omega. "You could of done whatever you wanted, Shoto. The decision would of been yours. I can't speak for what your father would think but I would do the same for you that my sensei had done for me." He whispered.

Shoto nodded, feeling a bit of relief from the answer.

"Shoto!" Both of the Omegas looked up from the comfort of their silence to see Midoriya standing not far from them with a smile on his face. "I can come back later if you want."

Aizawa shook his head. "No it's fine, Midoriya." The teacher stated.

Midoriya walked forward sheepishly. "I was wondering if you wanted to come have game night with us?" The Alpha questioned.

Shoto looked up to Aizawa for a moment and with a reassuring nod from the teacher, Shoto got up from the bench and walked over to Midoriya.

x

It had been weeks of careful planning and taking the next steps needed. His grandmother had finally cracked and given him the information to Eri's whereabouts. Now he just had to made sure he had the man power. It had been somehow easy into talking Shigaraki and the rest of the League into helping. Dabi had already been on board with helping him so Toga and Twice jumped in almost instantly.

It was actually thanks to Dabi that they had gotten the backing of Tomura. It still amazed Hizashi to this day just how easily Alphas just listened to the Omegas they shared a bed with. It always seemed like Shouta could get him to do anything with just a look in his eye.

The other League members followed in suit. They already had their troubles with the Shie Hassiakai so it was easy to get most of them to agree.

Now their plans were going into motion. Hizashi had made it clear to Tomura that he had no intentions of ever running the League. He didn't want to. That was Tomura's calling. Not his.

It had always surprised him just how quickly the League could organize an attack and go in for it. They had all done their proper research before diving head first into this plan. The new head was Kai Chisaki, villain name Overhaul, and his quirk being under the same name. His right hand man was Hari Kurono, also known as Chronostatis, also quirk under the same name. Tomura and Dabi were in charge of distracting and taking down Chisaki and Kurono while Hizashi looked for Eri.

Twice, Spinner, Toga, and Mr. Compress were tasked with taking down the Eight Bullets. Kurogiri would be there for support, most likely helping Tomura and Dabi before helping Hizashi escape with Eri. Kurogiri would be tasked with transporting Eri to U.A. Hizashi knew that Shouta had to know of her existence by now. It was the least he could throughout his shitty family history and the torment that his family caused to him.

"Ready, Yamada." Tomura stated, not necessarily a question as they looked down at the Shie Hassiakai headquarters. It was dark out, Hizashi had planned to strike at night. Not let them know they were coming.

Throughout everything going on within his own life, he had only recently discovered the confrontation turned fight between Chisaki and Tomura. Twice had brought Chisaki to the main League hideout and it ended in a bloodbath with a loss on both sides. Hizashi's heart hurt. Magne had been lost in the fight. Chisaki using his quirk to dismember Magne completely. Mr. Compress' arm had also been taken.

This was revenge for the League but a rescue mission for Hizashi. Either way, they all won. Hizashi looked to the leader of the League and nodded. "Lets go, Tomura. Lets avenge Magne. She didn't deserve this."

Tomura nodded. "I think I was wrong about you, Yamada. Somehow you remain loyal to us but still loyal to Eraserhead."

Hizashi frowned. "It took a long time for me to figure out but this isn't my life, Shigaraki. It's yours. I'm here to fix the mistakes of my bloodline. The League is yours. I never wanted it." He paused, taking a deep breath, a new found determination flowing through him. "Time to fuck up this man's entire world."

x

Getting into the headquarters had been easy. Twice used his clones as lookouts and decoys if needed while they branched off. Hizashi snuck his way into the lower part of the headquarters, the same underground maze that Tomura had been to before. Only once did he come here with false promises for the future of the League and the Shie Hassiakai but it had been worth it. Hizashi had approached Tomura about his plans before the meeting took place and Tomura agreed to use this knowledge.

Something felt off about Chisaki. Tomura had told him of Chisaki's dream to eliminate quirks and how the villain was working on perfectly quirk nullifying bullets. Apparently an early development of the bullets showed promises. One had been used on Suneater from Fat Gum's agency. Hizashi recognized the name. Suneater happened to be Tamaki Amajiki from the Big Three of U.A. A third year student doing a work study underneath Fat Gum. Thankfully, Tamaki's quirk hadn't been effected.

It angered him to know that some of Shouta's students.. his former students... were now doing work studies and Kirishima had been on the scene when Amajiki had been hit by the bullet. It left him in shock knowing that the first years were being allowed to do work studies with recent events. He knew that most likely the offer had not been extended to Todoroki. The poor boy had to be traumatized.

Hizashi moved quickly throughout the maze of halls. Sniffing the air every so often in hopes of maybe catching a similar scent to that of his and Shouta's. No matter if a child was taken from their parents as an infant, their scents still remained close to their parents. It was the same with Hitoshi and Shouta. Both had scents regarding flowers. Hopefully, Eri would too.

It was easy to differ the scents. Chisaki had a harsh, musky scent. He had chose to follow his scent where it would be the strongest in this maze. This had to be where Eri was being kept. His grandmother told him that the original leader of the Shie Hassiakai had fallen into a coma suddenly and it left Eri in the hands of Chisaki.

He could hear the fighting going on from where he was. It was loud and echoing throughout the halls. The League would be okay. They always were. They were a pack, they wouldn't let anything happen to each other.

Hizashi stopped suddenly, his nose twitching as he caught a whiff of a mixture of spearmint and cherries. The scent had to belong to Eri. The scent was souring, filling with distress. He couldn't even name what happened to him in that moment has he started to run. His heart pounding against his chest as he took off in the direction of the scent. His instincts roaring to protect.

He ran through the halls. Taking large strides as he went to get further distance. The scent was mixed in the scent he identified as Chisaki's but also he picked up Tomura's and Dabi's scents as well.

Coming to a large room, he threw his arms over his head as a blast of blue flames came from beside him. Within a moment, two bodies were next to his. "Overhaul has the girl." Dabi stated.

Hizashi's eyes readjusted to the lighting of the room and surely enough Overhaul held onto a girl with one hand extended to the ground. The room was an array of spikes and dismembered concrete throughout the room. Hizashi paused as his eyes landed on the girl.

Eri's hair was long and light blue almost white and her eyes were the same shade of red as his own. Her doe eyes were full of tears as she begged for Overhaul to stop. Hizashi felt the anger fill him as he looked at her arms and legs that were completely wrapped up in bandages.

"Yamada, I hate to say this but I think he's using the girl's quirk or something to make those bullets. Those bandages look like he's been experimenting on her." Tomura stated, kneeling down and placing his hand on the ground. Decaying the spikes on concrete in his wake as Overhaul sent another round of spikes at them.

Hizashi let out a growl, his eyes starting to glow a bright red. "Kurogiri, can you get me close?" He questioned.

Kurogiri made a noise of confirmation. "The girl might trust you more. With my conclusions, she is definitely your pup."

Hizashi nodded. "Now, Kurogiri."

x

"Tsukauchi, sir!" Nakamura called out, rushing into the room with his laptop in hand. "You want to see this."

Tsukauchi looked up from his casefiles, Detective Aizawa next to him also looking up from his own. Nakamura rounded the table, placing the laptop on the free part of the desk. "What is this, Nakamura?"

"I've already sent this to Sir Nighteye's Agency as well as Hawks and Endeavor but this was just sent to Detective Aizawa's phone." Nakamura stated, pulling up what he needed to show. "I've been tracking this number since Present Mic's betrayal and it just came back online."

Detective Aizawa frowned and pulled out his phone and sure enough there was a notification. His eyes widened as he read the name on the screen. Yamada Hizashi.

"Wait a second... this is the headquarters of the Shie Hassiakai." Detective Aizawa muttered. He clicked onto the notification and pulled the full message up onto the screen.

Be prepared. A fight is about to start between the League and the Hassiakai. A little girl.. my daughter.. her name is Eri. U.A.'s alarms will be going off soon but it will be for her. She needs Shouta.

"Eri?" Aizawa questioned.

Tsukauchi's mouth dropped open. "The baby from Eraserhead's memories. Yamada must of found her which means he somehow knew about his memories." Tsukauchi stated.

Detective Aizawa stood up, grabbing his coat. "I'm heading to U.A. If what this message says is true, U.A.'s alarms are about to go off and the school will go into lock down." He stated. "I don't think Yamada knew about her until recently. We know he's been in contact with Kaede. She must of known that Shouta would confront him or Dabi with this information and told him."

"I agree. Mic only ever talked about his son. Never a daughter." Tsukauchi nodded. "Go." He pulled out his own phone, going to the contact that he needed. Bringing the phone to his ear, the hero he needed answered, "Hawks, I need you to go to U.A. immediately. The League has made a move and the pup from Eraser's memories has been found."

"Alright. I'm on my way." Hawks took a deep breath on the other line. "Sir Nighteye received a call about the Shie Hassiakai case he has been working on. The little girl, Eri... it's her isn't it."

Tsukauchi made a sound of confirmation. "Yeah, according to a message from Mic, the League attacked the Hassiakai to get her back."

"Sir Nighteye is teaming up with Ryukyu and Fat Gum's agencies right now to move in with his own warrant for the Shie Hassiakai. All of the work study students have been pulled from the case and sent back to U.A. with the exception of the Big Three." Hawks explained.

"Okay, good call. I'll be heading to U.A. soon as well, we have found more information." Tsukauchi stated.

"I did too. Kaede Yamada was spotted entering one of the suspected warehouses of the trafficking ring. A few of my sidekicks believe that Kane might be hiding there if he's alive. My agency and Endeavor's are moving in soon on them."

"Good. We need to end this once and for all."

x

He was in a rage. He could feel it. Once he had passed through the warp gate, Hizashi managed to get a kick on the back of Chisaki's head. Kurono was busy with Tomura but the yakuza hadn't managed to hit Shigaraki yet. Thankfully, they couldn't afford to lose Tomura in this fight.

Chisaki had let out a howl of pain, dropping Eri. The girl let out a yelp of pain that only caused Hizashi's anger to increase. He let out a loud shout with the assistance of his quirk. Chisaki clamped his hands over his ears and Hizashi took the moment to jump forward and land a punch to Chisaki's face.

Dabi ran forward, scooping the scared child up into his arms. Her eyes were locked onto Hizashi as she clung to the leather of Dabi's jacket. "He... he's familiar." She whispered. Dabi felt his heart break from hearing the defeated, terrified voice of Eri.

"Of course he does, kid. He's your father." Dabi stated, turning on his heel as Chisaki was distracted to get room between them and the yakuza.

Eri looked up to him in surprise. "My parents are dead..."

Dabi shook his head. "No they aren't. This man has been lying to you. Your parents are very much alive. You have a brother too."

Eri had confusion written on her face. "I don't understand..."

Dabi sighed as he got to a clearing next to Kurogiri. "Eri.. is that your name?" The girl nodded. "You were kidnapped from your parents as a baby and the person who did this... made them forget. But now that he knows, he's here to bring you home."

Kurogiri snorted. "I didn't know you were good with kids."

Dabi smirked. "Of course I am."

Eri let out a cry, clinging onto him. "I don't have to stay here anymore? He said I was a curse... who killed my parents..."

Dabi's eyes widened. "Are you kidding me?! You were an infant. You couldn't possibly hurt a fly." He placed a smile on his face. "You ain't cursed."

"ERI!" The girl tensed in Dabi's arms, holding onto him tighter as Chisaki yelled out. "Don't do this! You want them to die?!"

Dabi growled, placing his hand on the back of Eri's head and pulling her closer. "Don't listen to him. He's a piece of shit."

"DABI! MOVE!" Hizashi's voice cut through, catching Dabi's attention. The flame villain let out a gasp as he felt a sharp pain to his abdomen.

"No!" Eri screamed. Dabi looked down, seeing a spike through his stomach. "No.. please.." Eri whispered, holding onto Dabi tighter.

"KUROGIRI, GET THEM OUT OF HERE!" Hizashi shouted. Kurogiri reacted quickly, opening a warp gate behind Dabi.

Tomura rushed over, reaching out and touching the spike. The spike broke off quickly and the Alpha shoved Dabi on the shoulders. "Go. I'll see you soon, Dabi." Tomura said.

Dabi let out a cry of pain as he went through the warp gate. His arms still wrapped tightly around the child. He reached over, pulling the spike out of his stomach with a gasp. His eyes widened as a bright gold light illuminated around him and the pain started to fade.

What is this?

He curled his arms around the girl as the warp gate reopened and he went crashing to the ground. The alarms of U.A. starting to blare around him. He let out a shout of pain as he felt his entire body start to change.

What is happening to me?

x

Shouta woke with a start as the loud voice of the intercom shouted: "Level three security breach. Level three security breach."

Hitoshi and Shoto startled awake next to him as he pushed himself out of the bed, pulling on his house shoes. "Dad.. what's going on?"

Shouta shook his head. "I don't know. Stay here."

"Dad, wait!" Hitoshi called out as Shouta rushed from his room. Shouta ran through the courtyard, his heart racing and pounding against his chest. Was a villain attacking the school? He could hear the footfalls behind him indicating that Hitoshi and Shoto had followed him. He shouted for them to return to the dorms but he knew all to well that they wouldn't.

Shouta rounded the corner and stopped as he heard a loud shout of pain. Wait.. is that Dabi?

Bakugou, Midoriya, and Kirishima came out of the front of Heights Alliance. Looking around but braced for an attack. They did have their hero licenses so legally they could fight if they wanted to. He would rather they stayed in the safety of the dorms but with his class, he knew that would be impossible.

"It's coming from over there!" Kirishima shouted, pointing in the direction. "Mr. Aizawa, let us handle this."

"No." Shouta grunted, pushing forward. He manuveured through the trees and paused as a light started to shine through the bushes. What the hell?

He pushed his way through and froze completely. Dabi laid on the ground, his entire body glowing gold as he held onto a child. "Eraser... her quirk. She can't stop it!" Dabi shouted.

Shouta snapped himself out of it and activated Erasure, the light illuminating the two seizing. The bushes behind him rustled as the five students caught up to him. He looked behind him as a gasp escaped one of them.

Todoroki's eyes were wide as he stopped walking, his hand over his mouth and tears coming to his eyes. "This is impossible..." He whispered. "Touya?"

Wait, what? How would he know?

Shouta turned back to look at Dabi, hearing the heavy pants coming from the villain but now it wasn't the same person as before. His eyes widened as he looked over Dabi's body. All the burnt skin was now gone, like the injury never happened. His hair was no longer black but instead crimson red. His height also seemed to be slightly shorter from the look of his pants no longer being above his ankles but instead to the top of his shoes.

"Eraser..." Dabi's voice shook. "Yamada... he found her. Your pup..."

The little girl finally lifted her head, her red eyes... so familiar red eyes.. looking up at him. Shouta felt his chest tighten. He took a couple of steps forward, tears in his own eyes. "Oh my god..." He felt it. He had a bond with this girl. The girl didn't hestitate to get off of the fallen villain and rush over to Shouta. The Omega fell to his knees and brought her into his arms. "Oh my god... its you."

Footsteps behind him circled around before falling next to him. Hitoshi letting out a sob with a smile on his face. "I know you." He whispered. Eri turned her head to look at him. "I don't know how but I do.."

Shouta moved his arm, allowing Hitoshi to join in on the embrace. "The blonde man... I felt this same thing with him too... Dabi said he was my dad." Eri whispered.

"Yeah, he is." Shouta replied, a watery smile plastered on his face. He took in her scent, catching quickly onto the spearmint that belonged to Hizashi and cherries from a variant of his own scent. She was his pup and Hizashi brought her back.

"You're alive." Eri muttered, leaning forward and wrapping her arms around Shouta. "I'm sorry about Dabi... I didn't mean too... Chisaki says I'm cursed... I only hurt people... I hurt him."

Shouta pulled himself away from the girl. "You didn't hurt him." He paused, looking over to Dabi who was getting off of the ground. "I think you helped him."

"Touya... is that really you?" Shoto questioned, his voice shaking.

Dabi stood up to his full height, turning to face his brother. "Shoto..." His voice just as soft. Shoto let out a loud cry as he launched himself forward and into Dabi. Dabi's eyes widened in shock.

"Touya.. I thought you were dead. We all did." Shoto cried, burying his face in Dabi's chest.

Dabi looked to Shouta with his shocked face. Shouta gave him a smile and nod of approval. Dabi took in a deep breath, catching his own scent for the first time in a long time. Ever since he started burning his own body from his fire, it had damaged his scent glands. He forgot just how much his scent and Shoto's were alike. Dabi looked down at the dual colored hair before wrapping his arms around his trembling brother.

For the first time in years, Dabi felt tears going down his own face.