Love The Way You Lie
Author's Note: Alright so this chapter is actually part one of two and than we will do that time skip I mentioned before. I'm also going to highlight more of the dynamic going on between Shouta/Todoroki/Hitoshi. This chapter also picks up directly after the closure of the last chapter. I do also want to note that Dabi hasn't killed anyone in this. He's technically only got kidnapping against him.
Additional Notes: I just want to say that I do read all of your comments and I absolutely grin like an idiot every single time no mater what you say! I don't always reply, mostly cause I don't really know how. I do want to take a moment here to just thank every single one of you rather you just read the fic, or if you leave a comment, the kudos. Thank you guys so much! This journey has been so incredibly fun to do and I am releasing sister stories to this one, Dabi's is already posted called "Here I Am". If you want to check it out, I actually have created this as a series. Basically, the sister stories do follow the events of the main fic but include the "missing scenes" or "behind the scenes".
Chapter Warnings: The usual I suppose, it will most likely end up brought up at one point for anything that happened within this fic.
Chapter Eighteen: Just Say (by Nine One One) Part One
Chapter Summary: Eri and Dabi are taken to Recovery Girl after showing up in the forest of U.A. More is learned about Eri, her quirk and her past. Meanwhile, the League is recovering after the battle against the Shie Hassaikai and Tomura and Hizashi have a heart to heart.
I'm... crying... I haven't cried in ten years... not ever since the accident.. or was it an accident... Dabi's mind raced as he held on tightly to the shaking teenager in his arms. Shoto's sobs filled the silence around them. He could slightly hear Aizawa talking to his son and daughter as well as the other three that had came along. He peered over the mess of Shoto's bedhead to survey the others. Bakugou's eyes were narrowed on him and the Alpha was still poised to attack. It seemed the only reason he hadn't moved was the other two Alphas next to him. Midoriya's arm was out in front of the blonde with his own quirk activated. Kirishima, the red haired Alpha, talked to Bakugou seemly trying to keep the blonde calm. Dabi couldn't exactly hear what they were saying to each other through the ringing of his own ears.
It honestly wouldn't shock him at this point if Bakugou attacked him. He would rightfully deserve it. He had been the one who pulled the Explosion user through a warp gate, effectively kidnapping the teenager from the training camp. Some parts of him regretted it but he knew he needed to keep his facade up, make the League believe he was aligned solely with them. Though his sole purpose in life now had been and always would be to protect his siblings. Shoto. He refused to stray from that. Fuyumi and Natsu were at the ages that the League probably wouldn't do anything but Shoto... Shoto was the only other Omega beside himself within the Todoroki family. With a powerful quirk.
He looked back down to the teen in his arms. It had been a long time since he had Shoto this close to him. For all these years, Shoto believed he was dead. Was that the story that Endeavor had told his siblings? He knew just how traumatized his brother had to be. Not only did their mother cause the scar, well the missing scar, that had been on his face but he had apparently died that night too in a confrontation with their father. He hated Endeavor with every fiber of his being. The man deserved to rot in hell for all the abuse and pain he had conflicted on his family. The so called training that he and Shoto had gone through, leveled out to child abuse. The physical and emotional abuse that his mother went through in trying to protect them that eventually lead to her hospitalization.
Dabi didn't say anything to stop the rambling of words that left Shoto. He just allowed the teenager to cling to him and release any emotions that he could be feeling. The boy had been through so many hardships within his life, he deserved this moment.
He allowed his eyes to leave Shoto for a moment to look over to the man allowing this for him. Promised him that he would be reunited with Shoto one day. Aizawa held onto Eri with a large smile on his face. He had never truly seen the Erasure Hero smile until now. He had seen smirks but never a true smile. The Omega looked between his son and the small girl, his words soft as he spoke. Dabi could almost feel the instant connection to them from where he was standing. Hitoshi had tears in his eyes as he gazed down at the girl with his own smile. Eri was talking at almost lightning speed, all the fear that had been radiating off of her almost seized to exist.
This family managed to crack him up in so many ways. Hizashi being an Alpha with red eyes and blonde hair and Shouta having pitch black hair and eyes the color of a thunderstorm. Their eldest child being a splitting image of Hajime Shinsou and the Shinsou family. And finally Eri, the same shade of light blue hair that ran through the Tanaka family. None of them looked anything alike but the bonds that they shared were stronger than any that he had ever come into contact with. He doubt he would ever tell Shouta that he could still feel an unbreakable bond between Shouta and Hizashi. Something in him screamed that maybe everything would turn out for the best and the two would be reunited. It was clear that they both held love for each other. Still cared for each other despite all the pain that Aizawa felt.
Dabi was much like his mother in many ways with the exception of his quirk that he inherited from his father. His mother could always somehow feel exactly what others felt. It wasn't her quirk since she had a powerful ice quirk but she had always been able to tell if someone's emotions were out of check. Growing up, Dabi had done the same. He could always tell when something was bothering his siblings, when they were emotionally drained. He encountered it again at the training camp when he came face to face with Shoto for the first time in years. Then again when Hizashi had been brought back full time to the League. The distress, the anger, the hurt, the pain, everything that flowed through the students and more so of Hitoshi and Aizawa. Everything in him screamed for to yell for Hizashi to return back. That this wasn't his path but he couldn't defy the League. Not in that moment.
"I can't believe you're alive.." Shoto whispered, hugging the villain tighter to him. To Dabi, it was like Shoto didn't care that just a second ago he looked completely different and now it was Touya Todoroki standing in front of him. The brother he hadn't seen in ten years. They may have not been close as children but after Fuyumi was born, then Natsu, and finally Shoto, Touya had vowed to protect his siblings with everything that he could. "Father said that he had gone to the hospital to check on you and the doctor had said you died overnight."
Dabi's eyes widened for a moment, that was not the story that he had been told that was told to his family. Kaede had told him that he was marked down as leaving against medical advice. Was his identity as Touya Todoroki officially dead? That didn't make sense to him. Both Detective Tsukauchi and Aizawa had both stated that he was regarded as missing. Did his father purposely tell his siblings... his mother... that he was dead? His father might be a dirtbag who neglected his kids but he couldn't be the type of man that would say he was dead if he wasn't. Would he?
He had been so lost in his track of thoughts that he didn't notice that Aizawa had walked up to them. "Dabi, I'm sorry to do this but I need to take you and Eri both to Recovery Girl." Aizawa said, keeping his voice low.
Shoto poked his head up, his eyes wide as looked between Dabi and his teacher. "What?" The teenager questioned. Aizawa's mouth dropped open for a moment. His students walked up as Dabi's body began to transform to his former self. They probably hadn't seen the full events that had taken place. With maybe the exception of Bakugou, who was seething in that moment but remained quiet. The only other possibility it could be is that Shoto had seen it but didn't want to believe it with seeing his supposively deceased elder brother. The options did but didn't matter in that moment. Shoto officially had Touya Todoroki back in his life no matter that he had taken the persona of Dabi.
"Lets go. You can stay by his side, Shoto." Aizawa said softly, motioning for the two to follow him. The teacher turned back to the three Alphas that were standing off to the side. "You three will return to the dorms. You will not utter a word of this until I return with approval of Principal Nezu. This information is classified with the ongoing cases of Hawks and Detective Tsukauchi." He stated, his voice authoritive as he spoke. "For now, tell them the situation is under control."
The demeanor of all three Alphas straightened up and nodded. "Yes, sir." Kirishima stated. The red haired boy turned back to his fellow classmates. "Lets get going. The others might be worrying right now."
Aizawa sent a look to both Bakugou and Midoriya, who had yet to budge from their spots, before saying, "You two can see your respective boyfriends later and no, Bakugou, you can not blow him into a million pieces. Now go before the wrath of my pregnancy hormones comes down at you."
All three of the boys cracked a smile and nodded before turning on their heel and heading back towards Heights Alliance. Aizawa took a deep breath and turned his attention back to the remaining four. "Alright, so we need to get you two checked up on." He said, motioning between Dabi and Eri, before addressing the remaining two, "Under the circumstances, Shoto, Hitoshi, you may choose to go back to the dorms or go with me."
Hitoshi and Shoto shared a look before they both said, "We want to go with you." Aizawa had to blink for a second to comprehend that the two had spoken at the same time. He nodded after a moment.
His phone pinged from his pocket and he pulled the device out. "Dad, what is it?" Hitoshi questioned, catching the sudden confused look that came to his father's face. Pulling Eri, who was now holding tightly to him, closer to himself.
"Um, I guess your grandfather is on his way to U.A. and so is Hawks." Aizawa stated. He looked back up from his phone, slipping the device back into his pocket. "C'mon, we are wasting time. If my father knows about the situation, most likely Nezu will too."
Shoto continued to hold on tightly to Dabi as Aizawa once again motioned for them to head out of the wooded area. Hitoshi picked up Eri completely and put the terrified girl on his hip and started after his father. Aizawa looked around the area for a moment before motioning for them to continue.
The five moved along the silent campus as they headed towards the main building. "Recovery Girl's room is right next to her office for emergency cases if we can't get ahold of an ambulance." Aizawa stated, most likely out anxiety of having the form, or former form, of a villain behind him wrapped up in his student's arms, his son carrying the girl that just so happens to have a bond with him. So in conclusion, she had to be his missing pup that he apparently had according to his memories. Yeah, just every day life in the world of Shouta Aizawa.
Thankfully the trip to Recovery Girl's office was completely uneventful and the five didn't run into anyone else. He quickly ushered them into the nurse's office and shut the door before moving over to the next door to Recovery Girl's office. He lifted his hand to knock but stopped as the door swung open, revealing the school nurse in her hero attire. "Chiyo-san."
Recovery Girl just smiled at him, raising her hand. "I already know. Detective Tsukauchi called me. Where is she?" The woman stated.
Aizawa motioned towards her office. "Um, it's not just her." He added.
The nurse cocked an eyebrow but made a small noise. "Which villain is in my nurse's office?"
"Dabi."
Recovery Girl once again nodded, walking towards the office with her walking stick clanking against the floor with each movement. "I've already contacted both Dr. Nakamura and your Omega father to assist me with this." She said, opening up the office door and stepping inside with Aizawa in tow. "Well, hello there." She said, placing a smile on her face. With all the meetings about different aspects of the case, Recovery Girl already knew that Dabi had been working for Aizawa in a way as well as the police. He was no threat to them. Aizawa expected with Shoto there was well, Dabi wouldn't act out. With how Dabi spoke about Shoto, the boy meant the world to him. He wouldn't do anything that would cause him pain intentionally unless if he had a good reason too.
Aizawa took a moment to look over Eri. He didn't think to check over her when he first laid eyes on her. The instinct to protect and comfort had flooded over him so quickly that he hadn't even paused. It could feel the connection he had towards the girl. He knew that the strongest bonds within a family start in utero. No bonds are stronger than those between a parent and their child. The same bond he had with Hitoshi, he could feel residing deep within the subconcious of Eri. He knew the police and doctors would most likely want to do a DNA test to confirm but with how both him and Hitoshi had reacted to her, it was clear to him that it didn't matter. Eri was his daughter. The words she had said before haunted him. She believed that both him and Hizashi were dead. She lived her life thinking her parents were dead. Physically she looked well fed and hydrated but her little body shook in fear. The fear deep within her eyes couldn't be missed. The clothes she wore were a plain white dress and the anger filled him as he looked at her arms and legs. They were wrapped in bandages. He just didn't know if her injuries were inflicted by someone else or by accident. With how her body language read, he feared that they were inflicted by another person. Which angered him more.
Aizawa took a couple of steps forward, kneeling down in front of the girl with a small, comforting smile coming to his face. "Eri, this is Recovery Girl. You are at U.A. High School. She's our school nurse. She's going to check you over really quick if that's okay." He kept his voice low and as soothing as possible as Eri contemplated for a moment before nodding. "Me and Hitoshi will be here with you."
"Okay." Eri whispered.
Recovery Girl took the moment to step forward, pulling out her stethoscope from the drawer of her desk. "For right now, I want to take your vitals and check for any injuries. I heard that you two were in a serious fight right before you got here. I have two of my good friends coming in to help assess you." The woman explained. She rounded the bed that Eri was sitting on with Hitoshi and put the ends of the stethoscope in her ears. "I'm going to listen to your heartbeat and take your blood pressure." She said, reaching out and placing the end of the tool right by Eri's heart. She listened for a moment, moving it to the other side. After a moment, she reached her arm around Eri's back and placed it behind where her heart would be. She pulled back with a smile, pulling the ends from her ears. "Sounds excellent. I'm going to go grab a cuff that I will put around your arm. I will squeeze a little ball on the end and it will get tighter. This way I can check the pressure within your blood. Alright?"
Eri looked between Recovery Girl and Aizawa, pausing on her father's face. Aizawa gave a gentle nod. The girl looked back to the nurse and whispered, "Okay. Will it hurt?"
Recovery Girl shook her head with the smile still on her face. "No it won't. Sometimes the pressure around your arm will get annoying but it only lasts a minute." With her final words, she moved around the bed again and grabbed the tool that she needed before she returned next to Eri's side. She hummed softly as she gently brought out Eri's arms to her. She stopped her movements as Eri's arm jerked back slightly before finally straightening out. She waited a moment before she continued and wrapped the cuff around Eri's upperarm. Putting in earbuds of the stethoscope back into her ears, she placed the flat end in the crock of the girl's elbow and started.
"That feels weird." Eri muttered, looking up to Hitoshi for a moment.
Hitoshi smiled at her, running his finger's through her hair. "Yeah, it does but it helps make sure that you are healthy."
The girl nodded and turned back to watch Recovery Girl work. Once Recovery Girl was done, she undid the cuff and placed the tools to the side for when she started Dabi's vitals. "Everything sounds good. In the normal range." She noted, looking over to Aizawa. "She seems to be in good health. I would still like to check her weight and height to make sure she is in the right range. Just from first look, it does look like someone was taking care of her." Aizawa nodded, setting his eyes back on his children. More so the bandages on Eri's arms. Recovery Girl seemed to know what he was thinking as she turned back to Eri. "Eri, could you tell me why you have bandages on you?"
Eri hestitated for a second as Hitoshi wrapped his arms tighter around her. "It's okay, Eri. No one is going to hurt you. No one in this room would allow for that." He stated.
Eri took in a deep breath. "Kai... he runs tests and he uses my blood for it." She whispered.
Aizawa felt the anger flare in him for a moment. "Kai?" He questioned, trying to mask the pure anger within him. He looked away from his daughter to Dabi.
Dabi was oddly quiet and without the scars covering his face, Aizawa could read his emotions easier. Dabi's face was contorted like he was going to be sick. "Kai Chisaki... he's also known as Overhaul. Tomura went to meet him the other day to get answers. He killed Big Sis Magne and took Compress' arm..." Dabi started. Shoto pulled away from him for a moment, watching intentally as his brother spoke. "Yamada had gotten the answers from Kaede... about Eri... so he came to the League for back up. Tomura jumped on board to get revenge for sis. In that meeting, Overhaul told Tomura about his plan with quirk nullifying bullets and a serum to sell to villains and heroes. Kurogiri believes he's making these bullets from Eri's flesh and blood. If Overhaul had told Tomura this... I'm not sure."
Recovery Girl and Aizawa shared a look. Both of their faces paling for a moment from all the information they had just recieved. Hizashi had teamed up with the League to get Eri back while the rest went for revenge. This information apparently came from Kaede. Which was fitting to what Toshinori had suspected about that woman. She did indeed know about Eri. Overhaul is manufactoring bullets out of his daughter's flesh.
Recovery Girl nodded, taking a deep breath and putting back on a poker face. "Do you mind if I take off the bandages and have a look?" Eri nodded, allowing Recovery Girl to unbandage each one. The nurse gasped looking at the flawless, unmarred skin underneath the bandages. "This doesn't make sense. If he had been experimenting on her... she would have scars."
Aizawa frowned. Looking between Eri and Dabi. His eyes widened as it dawned on him. They wouldn't find a mark on her. If her flesh and blood can create a bullet that can take a quirk as well as return it. Her own hands had reverted Dabi's body back to his former self. They wouldn't ever find a mark on her. Her body had reversed her injuries. "It's her quirk. For all of it. Her bandages, the bullets, Dabi. It's her quirk." He whispered.
"That would be the best possible answer." Recovery Girl stated, turning to face Dabi. "Now, it's your turn." She got quick to work, Aizawa noted how Dabi knew exactly what to do for her. It would make sense to him with the story that Dabi told him about Endeavor. Most likely, he had been in hospitals a lot as a child.
"Touya..." Shoto whispered. Dabi looked down at the boy, not saying anything to him but rather letting his brother speak to him. "Can you tell me what happened to you?"
The villain looked up to Aizawa, who nodded. "It's best that you do."
x
Hizashi was in beyond disbelief that their plan had worked. They only had a few short weeks to plan and it had worked. In the end, Chisaki had lost both of his arms. One to Mr. Compress and the other to Tomura. His thoughts wandered to Shouta, Hitoshi, Eri, and Dabi. He had watched the spike go straight through Dabi's abdomen. He had made the call for Kurogiri to send the villain with Eri. He would be in the care of Recovery Girl. With Dabi working with the heroes and Shouta, Recovery Girl wouldn't hestitate to help the villain. It's not like she wouldn't help him despite being a villain. She is a hero. She would do anything to help him. Dabi was in safe hands. Eri was now in safe hands.
The League had left the scene just in time as Sir Nighteye's agency had showed up with police in tow. Hizashi had watched on as the members of the Shie Hassaikai were taken away in cuffs. Once Chisaki had been loaded up, Hizashi left.
Now with Eri at U.A., he could move onto the last part of his plans. He was going to take down the trafficking ring. Too many lives had been ruined by his family, the least he could do was release the Omegas who had been captured and let them go home.
They were back at the main hideout of the League now, the room tense despite the amazing victory they just had under their belt. "He's going to be okay, right?" Toga asked, the worry clear in her voice as she addressed Hizashi.
Hizashi nodded. "Most likely Shouta had been the first to get to him and Eri. He would of taken him straight to Recovery Girl. He'll be fine." The blonde stated. His words seemed to help calm them down. Tomura was still oddly silent next to him.
The blue haired Alpha turned to face him, "Yamada, can I speak to you in private?" Hizashi raised his eyebrow for a second before nodding. Following the other out of the room and into Tomura's privates quarters.
Hizashi clicked the door shut behind him, watching Tomura carefully as the Alpha moved around the room. Touching random objects sitting about the room. "You're being odd." Hizashi stated, pushing his hands into his pockets. He had been antsy ever since they arrived back at the hideout. He knew it had to be connected to seeing Eri in person. The presence of their bond had been strong. As if they had never spent a day apart.
"Yamada, I need you to be honest with me." Tomura started. "What is going on with Dabi? He's been really secretive lately. He was so willing to jump in and help you save that girl." He finished, turning and facing Hizashi with a calculating look. "And you are so certain that Eraserhead will help him. He's a villain. He would get arrested immediately."
Hizashi took in a deep breath. "There is a lot to what is going on with him. I think it's better that he tells you a lot of the information. But... Dabi had been working with Shouta and Tsukauchi against me. He never gave information about the League. He never betrayed you. He was willing to help me for his own reasons." He explained, keeping it as vague as possible. It wasn't his place to tell Tomura, Dabi's true identity. Dabi had already put the little trust he could into him. He couldn't betray that now. He had already betrayed the people closest to him. He wasn't about to ruin the one chance he had to fix just a little bit of what he caused.
Tomura nodded, biting his chapped lip. "You know the full story." Hizashi nodded. "I'll trust you. You helped us take down that bastard. If you think nothing will happen to him, I have to trust you on that. You know Eraserhead better than anyone."
Hizashi sighed. He took a step forward. He recognized this feeling that was going through Tomura. He had placed the same hurt on Shouta. He reached out and placed his hand on Tomura's shoulder. "He'll come back. If he stays, that is his choice but his story is his to tell."
Tomura let out a shaky breath. "I just want to know if he's okay. I don't care about any of it. I just need to know if he's alive. He got stabbed, Yamada."
Hizashi smiled softly. "He will be. He's with Shouta, who would take him straight to Recovery Girl. He'll be okay. With him working with Shouta, they would probably release him. Especially with the ongoing case with my father. This is so much bigger than my betrayal now." He stopped, taking in another breath to calm his nerves. "Now rest up. I'll get ahold of him or you could try. We've been through hell. It's time to rest up. I have my own mission to go on."
Tomura eyed him for a second. "What are you planning to do?"
Hizashi smirked, the same wicked smirk he had worn months ago. "I'm going after my father's work. You don't want the League connected to an Omega trafficking ring do you?" Tomura's eyes widened. "You didn't know?" The blue haired Alpha shook his head. "I'm going to destroy it. He went after Class 1-A and he almost succeeded. I have to figure out the damage my family has caused." Hizashi knew that Tomura wouldn't stop him. He had heard the Alpha say before how much he hated it when Omegas were treated less than human. Used for others own gain. Tomura might be a villain but even he had morals. It probably helped that he was sleeping with Dabi, who happened to be an Omega.
"If you need help, Yamada. Just let me know. I never did like that stupid asshole." Tomura stated, nodding his head with the same determination that he always held with his plans.
"Once I'm done. I'm leaving the League. I'm not a villain. I don't think I ever was." The blonde said.
Tomura hummed softly. "I don't think you were either. You had always made your intentions of us never hurting those brats clear. A villain wouldn't think like that." A smirk came to his face. "Shouta made you soft... you know you'll go to prison right?"
Hizashi shrugged. "I would rather be in prison than hurt my family anymore. I had been a fool. I'm starting to believe the only people who never lied to me was you and Sensei."
x
Once Dr. Shinsou and Dr. Nakamura had arrived at U.A., they quickly started their tests on Eri and Dabi. Eri was oddly comfortable with the two doctors working on her. Shoto and Hitoshi had been escorted out of the room but they were allowed to stay in the hall and watch through the window. Shouta stood outside with them. Staying within line of sight if he would be needed. His Alpha father had arrived not long before them and stood within the room along with them. Jotting down notes alongside Hawks, who had arrived just a moment before Hideo.
The two doctors walked out of the room at the same time with a soft sigh from Hajime, he clicked the door shut. "Alright, physically both of them are perfectly fine. Dabi told me about the injury that he had sustained before he got here. He had been stabbed in the abdomen before being warped here." Hajime started.
"With Dabi's testimony and a peek into his memories, I can conclude that it was definitely Eri's quirk. With Eri's memories, the man who had kept her named Kai Chisaki would run experiments on her. Her quirk is called Rewind. She can revert anything organic back to a previous state. It appears she might not have much control over her quirk. Had you not been there, Aizawa-kun, I'm concerned that Dabi would of been reversed out of existence." Dr. Nakamura stated, handing the notes in his hands over to Shouta.
Hajime cleared his throat. "Physically, Dabi's body has reverted back to just before the accident that apparently killed him. I would say his body is around fifteen, maybe sixteen in age but his memory is completely intact. He remembers everything." The purple haired doctor added. "I also ran a blood test on Eri and thankfully I have my portable machine that gives me my answers almost immediately. Shouta, she is indeed your daughter. Which I believe you knew from the bond you felt with her. Bonds always amaze me. They always tend to showcase relativity before a test does."
Shouta nodded, taking in all of the information in front of him. "I also noticed something very interesting with Dabi's blood tests." Dr. Nakamura said, pulling another file out of his bag. "I went ahead and grabbed his medical records from before. With his blood tests in the past, you can see the difference in the quirk genes. His genes seem to be stronger now. I have a gut feeling that his weak constitution against fire has been effected. I'm just not sure if it's good or bad." The man frowned for a second. "I also found something interesting in his file. In his memories, it verifies what Dabi told you and Detective Tsukauchi. Kaede did indeed help him escape. But his file is wrong."
Shouta cocked his eyebrow. "Wrong, how?"
Dr. Nakamura handed the file to him. "There are two seperate versions of Dabi leaving the hospital. One, he disappeared from his room, signed by his doctor the next day. Which was sent to the police station." He paused, pointing to the next page. "I looked into it before I came with the information from Recovery Girl. This page is a certificate of death written from the morgue. This page had been written down as given to Endeavor. The signature of the man who declared him deceased is Hanabusa Yamada. Kaede's husband."
Shouta's mouth fell open. Hitoshi stepped forward, looking over his father's shoulder. "That would explain why Shoto and his family believed him to be dead." The teen stated. Dr. Nakamura nodded.
"It's odd that Hanabusa would work in the morgue at this hospital. He's a retired police officer. He had no experience in this field. How this ended up in Dabi's file, I will never understand." Hajime added. "But Kaede Yamada had been the head nurse on his case and with the new findings from the case, it's not surprising."
Shoto stepped forward, clutching onto the back of Shouta's shirt. "Am I going to lose him again?" He questioned.
Shouta kept his face neutral as he moved his arm and brought Shoto close to him. Hajime eyed them for a second with a knowing smile on his face but didn't say anything. Dr. Nakamura had actually been the one who spoke next, "From what I heard Hawks and Detective Aizawa saying, he is being pardoned of all charges and since he doesn't look like Dabi... it will be easier to lose that identity. Now, it would be up to him with what he chooses."
The small tapping of footsteps caught their attention and they turned to see Nezu walking down the hall. "I actually have a proposition for him. Physically, he looks like a teenager again but mentally he's still an adult. With the unstability of his quirk genes, I think it would be dangerous to let him back out onto the streets." Nezu said as he finally made it up to the small group. "Looking through old files, I found that Touya Todoroki had been enrolled in the hero course here at U.A. when he was fifteen."
Shouta's eyes narrowed at the principal. This was the first time he was hearing this information. "What do you have in mind, Principal?"
Nezu smiled as he placed his hands behind his back. "I think for the safety of Dabi and for all the help he has provided with the return of Todoroki and the rescue of your pup... and with his newly transformed body with Kane possibly being alive... I believe it would be best if we enrolled him into Class 1-A."
Shouta's mouth dropped open for probably the fifth time in the span of an hour. "Are you serious? He might of helped but you have to remember that he did kidnap Bakugou."
Nezu raised his paw at him. "I'm sure Bakugou would love the chance to fight Dabi to settle the score and it would give us a chance to see if Dabi truly has changed for the better. He so far has not showed ill intent. He appears to want to reconnect and protect his brother. We can't just rip them apart now."
Shouta nodded. "Okay." He groaned, running a hand over his face. "Man, I wish I could drink." He froze for a second, his heart pounding against his chest. "The League would know he's here. This could put my students at risk. My kids."
Nezu just made a simple noise. "I've thought of that. Tsukauchi sent me all the information they had and it seemed that Mic had sent a warning to your father about the situation. Most likely Mic had told them the situation and knew you would immediately jump in to help him. The only difference is, they are not aware that he looks different now."
The Erasure hero sighed. "This would be up to him. If he is being pardoned, we can't just keep him prisoner here unless he wants to stay."
Nezu had a knowing smirk on his face. "I'm sure he would stay. He could also be an open line of communication straight to Mic and the League."
It finally clicked for Shouta. "You want him to be a double agent."
"Something like that. It's my understanding that Mic has given up his intent to come after you and Hitoshi." Nezu replied.
Hajime hummed. "He's right. When Dabi was talking, he had spoken that all Yamada cared about was fixing his mistakes, his families, and returning Eri back to you." He said.
"In his memories, Yamada had promised him that he would help him get away from the League. With Dabi's own memories without Yamada, I can confirm that he did want to leave the League." Dr. Nakamura added. The blonde doctor looked down to Shoto with a small smile. "In his memories... all he ever wanted to do was protect you. He joined the League with Himiko Toga under the guise of following Stain... but he just wanted to make sure you were safe."
Shoto sucked in a breath, looking up to Shouta for a moment. "Can... I talk to him?"
Shouta looked over to the doctors. Both who quickly nodded. "He does need rest. Both of them do. So try to make it quick okay? Eri's quirk took a lot out of both of them. Eri spiked a low fever not long ago."
Shoto looked back to Shouta again, releasing the breath that he had been holding. "Go on." Shouta muttered, pushing the teen towards the door. Shoto took one last breath before opening the door and going into the room. The door lightly clicking shut behind him. Shouta took a step closer to the window and looked in. Shoto sat on the edge of the bed, both the detective and Hawks getting up from their spots. Eri was now also sitting on Dabi's bed, cuddled into the Omega's side. The door opened a moment later with Hideo and Hawks coming out of the room.
Hajime walked up behind his son and leaned against the wall. "You know you have a bond with him right?" The doctor stated, motioning towards Shoto.
Shouta sighed. "Yeah, I noticed it when he started having his nightmares. I accidentally placed a maternal bond on him and in turn he ended up bonding me too. I don't think he realized he had even done it. He bonded a familial bond to Hitoshi too when they started spending more time together." The Erasure hero replied, turning to face his Omega father.
Hajime smiled. "I think Endeavor noticed too. In a way, you accidentally married him." He chuckled.
Shouta rolled his eyes. "I didn't bond Endeavor. C'mon, what kind of man do you take me for?" He retorted. "I just accidentally made his son... my own."
"It's not like you don't have some sort of bond with all of those kids in Class 1-A. The one you have with Todoroki just happens to be a lot stronger." Hajime stated. Shouta shrugged again, his eyes now settling on Eri. She looked so much like Hizashi. The only difference was her hair color. He had met the Tanaka family before. They all had some sort of blue hair. Usually light.
"So the villain Dabi has been officially pronounced dead. Touya has been pardoned of all crimes." Hideo stated, coming up to Shouta's other side. "I told him that he is allowed to contact the League because of their bonds together... they made a pack ironically but only to tell them he is okay. I told him this because of Kane. He's a good looking Omega. If Kane's alive, I have no doubt that he would try to go after him too now." Hideo explained, placing his hand on his son's shoulder.
Shouta turned to face Nezu. The mammal having stayed silent most of the time. "What happens to him if I say no to him being in my class?"
Nezu frowned softly. "Unfortunately since he once again looks like Touya and physically resembles someone underage, we would have no choice but to return him to his father."
Shouta shook his head. "We can't do that. He would probably run off and return to the League. He told me what happened to him." He sighed, pausing for a moment. "He's getting a second chance. We can't just force him to go back to what made him turn to this life in the first place. You said so yourself that he had been in the hero course. Which is surprising all on its own. I couldn't imagine Endeavor placing him in U.A."
Nezu smiled once more. "Because he got in on recommendations. He dropped out after the incident. Well, in this case, disappeared out of society."
Shouta was in shock. Dabi had been a recommedation student? Finally, he nodded. "If he says he will do it. I'll take full responsibility of him."
Hitoshi made a small noise, pulling all of their attention to him. "I get wanting to give him a second chance... and it makes me happy to see Shoto so happy but isn't that a lot on your plate, dad? You have me, Shoto... now Eri... the unborn pup. Now you want to bring Dabi into it?"
Shouta just smirked at him. "I was a fifteen year old, going to a hero high school, doing work studies, and raising a child. I can handle two teenagers, a child, pregnancy, and a class full of aspiring heroes."
