Chapter 23
I'm sorry it took so long for the season 4 chapter to come out! I had to rewatch it and figure out how to incorporate Todo/Kaiya since Todoroki isn't involved in the Eri Arc. Please enjoy!
Once the group was brought up on the plan to save Eri and catch Chisaki, Aizawa brought the students back to the dorms. "We are asking a lot of you all. You are just students after all." He said, walking through to the entrance. None of the students had said as much as one word since the plan came together; a heavy weight was evident on their shoulders. Aizawa regarded their silence as acceptance and sighed heavily before Kaiya spoke up.
"There is a scared little girl out there that needs our help." Aizawa looked at his student to see a strong aura surrounding her. "I wish someone like us would have come to get me all those years ago. We have to help Eri." Her words were enough to get Kirishima, Deku, Ochako and Tsu to lift their heads up. "We will be her heroes." A bubbling feeling of pride filled Aizawa as he allowed himself to smirk at Kaiya. She'll be a good leader.
Later on in her dorm, Kaiya told Todoroki about Chisaki and Eri. Known for being usually stoic, Todoroki's face gave away his resounding fear for his girlfriend. "It's the right thing to do Sho." Kaiya whispered, gripping onto Todoroki's hand. His mixed eyes looked up to Kaiya with fear and pride in them. "I have to do this."
"I know you do. I just wish I could be there to help you." He said, rubbing his thumb over Kaiya's hand. "Be the hero you want to be." Kaiya smiled at the memory they shared, nuzzling into Todoroki's side.
"I wish you could be there too. I'd feel more confident about all this." She could feel Todoroki shake his head, trailing his hand up her shoulder in comfort.
"No. You don't need me to be confident. You can do this. I know you can. You wouldn't have been chosen if Aizawa thought you couldn't do this." He stated firmly, pulling Kaiya up to face him. The overwhelming amount of love Kaiya felt as Todoroki looked at her was almost too much for her to handle. "Save that little girl."
"Thank you Shoto. How were your extra classes?" She asked, climbing into his lap to get comfortable.
"It's a lot. But I'm learning new things. This will only make me a better hero." He said, stifling a yawn. Kaiya smiled at him while tracing his cheek softly.
"You're exhausted." She whispered as she placed a small kiss on Todoroki's scar side.
"I haven't seen you or spent time with you." He sighed, sighing heavily. Kaiya pushed him down under his sheets before rolling off of the bed.
"Rest baby. There's plenty of time for all that." She whispered before kissing Todoroki's lips gently.
"Be careful Kaiya. Please."
Days later, the Eri rescue group was battling their way through a crowd of people to attack Chisaki's stronghold. "Does it seem as if our plan was leaked? Who are all of these people?" Suneater asked, running with Kaiya.
"Honestly? Anything could have happened. We just need to keep going." Kaiya said, seeing Aizawa nod at her from in front.
"This way. We should be able to go all the way down this hallway and capture Chisaki." Sir Knight Eye informed them, opening the wall for their entrance.
"That is a good Quirk to have." Rock Lock complimented, following Knight Eye. However, a handful of villains attacked them as the wall opened. Bubble Girl took one down, telling the rest of the group to keep going.
"You heard her, let's go!" Knight Eye instructed, running further down the hall only to be met by a dead end.
"So much for your foresight!" Rock Lock growled before Mirio took off to the blocked wall.
"Isn't he just going to be naked?" Kaiya whispered to Kirishima before Amajiki corrected her.
"His costume turns permeable with him." Kaiya sighed in relief, seeing Mirio morph back through the wall.
"The path continues down here, just like Knight Eye said."
"So Chiskai blocked it? We must be on the right track then." Kaiya said, seeing Kirishima and Deku attack the wall. "Well that didn't suck."
"Come on, we gotta keep moving!" Fat Gum said before the walls began moving and twisting.
"This is someone different! Iranaka can do this!"
"But not on this scale! He can only control a damn refrigerator!" Rock Lock snapped, barely keeping his balance.
"He's probably on a performance enhancer!" Fat Gum guessed. "I was expecting almost anything except for the damn building to turn on us. Eraser! Can't you stop him?"
"I can't do anything without seeing his real body." He retorted. Kaiya looked around the building, trying to create a plan in her head when Mirio brushed by her in a hurry.
"I'm going on ahead! We need to keep moving!" He said, moving through the walls. As everyone took a step to follow, the floor disappeared.
"What the hell now?" Kaiya groaned, seeing three other villains waiting for them. "Oh come on…"
"Leave these guys to me...save your strength for when we reach the target." Amajiki told Fat Gum. "I can handle these."
"We can help you dude!" Kirishima reminded him, before the sword wielding villain lunged.
"Lay your sword down." Aizawa instructed, freezing the villains.
"An erasure Quirk? You're inferior to Eri. I'd heard that a hero with your abilities existed. But our job is to slow you down. Quirks or not, we have fists and weapons." The largest villain growled.
"Bullets just absorb into my body! Go ahead and fight!" Fat Gum growled before Suneater brought the three villains down easily with his Quirk.
"Holy shit…" Kaiya whispered, seeing octopus tentacles and crab claws jutting out of Amajiki.
"I read all about these guys in our briefing and I have to say. Since getting shot, I've been pretty over guns."
"Hold on Amajiki!" Kirishima called out before Amajiki crushed the weapons easily. "We need to save the Pro's strength for later when we find Eri. Especially Eraser Heads. So get moving!" Fat Gum nodded and ran out of the room with the rest of the group.
"I have faith in him." He said. "If he believes in himself. I believe in him." Kaiya nodded in agreement, feeling a sense of pride for her fellow classmate. Aizawa regarded the smile on Kaiya's face as they ran towards their target.
"You okay Kaiya?"
"He has faith. Like you do." She said, seeing a slight blush on her teacher's cheeks.
"Keep moving." Aizawa grumbled, not meeting Kaiya's smirk. Kaiya chuckled to herself while Kirishima came running up to her. His eyes bore into his target as his legs carried him; a strong sense of focus on his face.
"Are you ready Red Riot?" She asked, seeing the same look of determination on Kirishima's face that she was feeling inside.
"Always Flamena." He smirked, giving her a fist bump. "Don't be afraid. We got this."
Suddenly a wall jutted out causing Aizawa to dodge it. "He's trying to take you out?" Kaiya guessed when she felt a large form brush up against her and disappear. "Ummm….Kirishima? Fat Gum?"
