Lowly, the beep of the heart monitor hollers in the air as the child shakes, quivers, quakes in their chest. heir glistening gold staring into a pair of pained hurt hazel with a brief brown tint to them unable to look at the child. They pass a needle to the older man, garbed in a similar silken snowy coat of white similar to the boy, taking notes. The man snatches the boy's thrashing wrist as he pleads, begs, beseeched the older man to stop screaming shouting, screeching for it to stop as the teenage boy watching on simple stands there standing by as it occurs right before him.
"AGH-" Alarmed, Kazz jolts up from the bed heaving, huffing, sweat sliding down his tense temple only to blink brow furrowed from the interior of the eerily familiar room.
"Kazz? It's alright…it's okay." Softly, the voice reaches out to his ringing ears. He blinks, feeling a pair of arms around his waist, feeling his muscles ease up as he shakily exhales, his alarmed blue looking into a pair of olive looking up at him only then to dilate when descending down to his bare chest.
"Tsunagu? Wha…what happen…no, no, no, no…" Panicked, Kazz chants seething as he throws himself away from Tsunagu clumsily dropping down from the bed.
"Kazz calm down…" Drained, Tsunagu grumbles, combing his crow's nest of blonde to the side grumbling, glaring lightly at the male before him, deeming it to be too early for this. He reaches out to the male peering over the bed but…
"Calm down!? HOW CAN I CALM DOWN ABOUT THIS!? HOW CAN I EVEN LOOK AT HIKARU AND SAYAKO NOW AFTER THIS!?" Angrily, Kazz jumps up from the floor, seething snarling, pacing back and forth, curling his fingertips through his hair tugging at the stray strands horrified
"…" Silently, Tsunagu watches on grimacing at his raised voice making Kazz falter, his bloodshot blue dimming down, simmering as a brief pang of guilt hits him.
"This…I just…this was a mistake. If word got out of this…Hikaru and Sayako would…This helped neither of us we just…what happened to Sayako got the best of us, I'll leave and make sure the commission hear nothing of this. Don't worry you're public image will be left unstained; the people need you now all I've done is distract you form saving Sayako." Apologetic, Kazz begins bowing his head, telling himself that more almost as he bows his head in his own little world mumbling, muttering under his breath, crossing his arms over his chest, turning his back to Tsunagu, unaware of the blonde's flinch, glancing to the side solemnly.
"Kazz please…" Surprised, Kazz blinks baffled by the faint tug turning to see a stray strand of fibre holding him back making him sigh sadly at the sight of the single string trying to pull him back to bed. But he couldn't, he shouldn't…it would be too risky, he had already messed up if the commission found out they did this during this time…
"Don't. Just don't. You were the one who left." Hurt, Kazz feels his energy seeping out of him. He sits down, oddly obeying the singular string, sitting on the edge of the bed, hearing the faint sound of shuffling, of fabrics before feeling a pair of long arms wrap around his bare form once more making Tsunagu grimace at the blue bruises and scalded scars marred into his skin at the sight of them. He feels his fingertips dig deep into the duvet below him at the sharp sting to his chest at the sight of the scars, the origin unknown even to Tsunagu. Although he does feel a faint ruby red tint to his cheeks when noting a fair few scratch marks and bite marks of his own on his back.
"Kazz…" Tsunagu whispers, placing his cheek flat on Kazz's back.
"And don't get me started on that terrible makeup act you did, come on lipstick on your neck? I know you, you wouldn't let anyone one inch near that neck of yours." Huffing, Kazz brushes Tsunagu off glaring to the side.
"…I just…" Tsunagu attempts to argue but…
"Sure the perfume was an attempt but I just thought you were changing colognes but then you had to show yourself on Tv with those women…I didn't care but did you even consider that Sayako and Hikaru watched the TV heck Basil did too…" Aloofly, Kazz pries his arms off Tsunagu standing up.
"…I…I'm sorry." Tsunagu bows his head pained as a still silence echoes throughout the room.
"We promised we'd look after him, after them all, look where that got us…I…I got to go. I'll see if I see you." Sighing, Kazz leans down picking up his shirt, quickly changing and leaving preparing to do the walk of shame…
Casually, Kazz enters the hospital brushing past the flashes of lights thrown his way, ignoring the camera on him, the people shouting, screaming, screeching his name, throwing question after question at him but he doesn't bat an eye not giving them the time of day. He ignores the shocked Akihiko trying to call out to his superior but falters from the small smile on Kazz giving up and returning to his rounds just as Kazz does the same, his first trip being…
"Is…Is Izuku okay?" Meekly, Inko questions as she stands by her son's bedside, placing the apple slices on the desk.
"For now. Don't worry I'll be staying behind to keep an eye on him. If you have any questions just ask and I'll answer to the best of my ability." Politely, Kazz smiles strained at Inko.
"…Thank you." Shyly, she bows her head as a still silence hangs heavily in the air making Kazz squirm slightly at the empty pockets of his coat, where had…Tsunagu…internally, Kazz curses at the thought of the blonde, grumbling, glaring to the side at the sneak that is until his hues land upon the plate on the boy's bedside, bringing a small strained smile to his lips at the sight.
"Heh…" Amused, Kazz blurts out earning the attention of Inko.
"What is it?" Inko questions confused by the doctor's sad smile.
"I…you're apple slices for him, my…daughter used to demand having her apples be bunny shaped, she wouldn't eat them any other way. Heh…" Fondly, Kazz smiles softly at the memory, of Tsunagu with the knife. He had come home Sayako was sick so when he came home to find these oddly detailed cut rabbit slices, he was confused. That was until he found out it was the only way for Sayako to have her supplement…
"Your daughter…she wouldn't be by chance Sayako would she?" Softly, Inko queries making Kazz's eyes widen when hearing her question feeling his muscles tense up alarmed, feeling the sharp sting to his chest at the memory.
"Uh…" Awkwardly, Kazz glances to the side releasing a small strained noise of unease.
"Sorry I just…" Midoriya told me about her, a rather spunky girl from what I heard. A friend of his. Inko informs Kazz bringing a small smile to his lips.
"Yeah…sounds like her." Smiling, Kazz crosses his arms over his chest fondly at the thought of her only to falter from another sharp searing sensation in her chest as he turns to leave, preferring not to think about her not now…
"How…how do you deal with it?" Inko questions him making him freeze faltering in his steps at the question proposed.
"Hm?" He hums quirking a brow at her.
"My Izuku he hadn't been kidnapped fortunately but yours has and your still working?" Perplexed, Inko's brow furrowed. He laughs scratching the back of his neck.
"When you put it like that I don't sound like father of the year material huh?" Hollowly, Kazz smiles strained chuckling, it's because he's not…that's what Kazz tells himself anyway as another still silences hangs heavily in the air as Kazz sighs when seeing Inko's stern green glare at him, drilling for an answer.
"I…I need something to focus on you know? If I don't my mind wanders and goes to places let's just say no one wants." Sheepishly, Kazz reveals scratching the back of his neck, his hues turning glassy as he states the fact of the matter why worry when he has so much to do, if he does worry, he'll only worry Hikaru and the others. The best thing he could do is keep working, fix up the students that were injured so they could give him and the heroes the information they needed to get her and the boy back.
"How…how are you okay with this? With her becoming a hero?" Inko asks him making him furrow his brow at the question.
"Because…it's her dream." Simply, he states the fact of the matter.
"Her dream? Even if it means killing herself or being kidnapped just like now!? What kind of parent are you to allow such a dream!?" Angrily, Inko demands from him making him hum ignoring the sharp searing sensation in his chest growling.
"I could ask you the same thing. No dream is perfect, no dream has its happy end but it's hers. It's what she wants and I want to help her achieve that dream through the bad and worse I want to help her." Honestly, Kazz explains as Inko flinches form his answer as he looks away before sighing, bowing his head, scratching the back of his neck as he tries to explain himself to her.
"Doesn't it terrify you?" Whimpering, Inko whispers her greens glassily gazing up at him, fortunately for him the glare of the lights above block out the tears threatening to freely fall from his own.
"It's terrifying me each and every moment but…she's my baby girl and I want her to be happy if heroism is her dream then I'll help her…" Kazz tells her as he turns to leave once more.
"Do…do you know what they are saying about you? They call you the sadist surgeon." Shyly, Inko begins once more making Kazz freeze in his steps sighing slumping his shoulders.
"And what do you call me?" He questions slowly turning to her his glassy hues holding her own.
"…A hero." She answers making his hues widen when hearing her words.
"…Thank you. Excuse me…" Softly, he smiles bowing his head just as he hears his phone ring making him curse, he had thought he had put it on vibrate but still…Kazz shakes his head as he dismisses himself, leaning back on the door as soon as he turns a corner, taking out said phone. His eyes widen with the message sent to him…Shakily, he closes his eyes collecting himself, composing himself. He returns to his duties, returns to his job, returns to finding some answer for his daughter's whereabouts.
"When are you going to open the gates!?"
"We hear your silence! We expect an official statement from U.A!"
"Has anyone been in contact with the families of the children that you allowed to be in danger!?"
"That training camp was meant to help prepare students to handle villain attacks. The irony is shameful. We knew the league would resurface but we lacked a fundamental understanding of their plans. They aim to destroy hero society and they've already started their war." Nezu announces as he sits before the other teachers around the table.
"Even if we had understood could we have really avoided this attack? They're moving pieces we didn't even know they possessed. Besides All Might put an end to most organised crime we're all rusty." Midnight states the fact of the matter.
"We've definitely got complacent during peaceful times without realizing it. I guess most of our thought we'd be leading the sweet life for good." Honestly, President Mic points out.
"I'll never forgive myself for such cowardly ignorance while our students were fighting desperately for their lives I was just…having a relaxing soak in the bath." Ashamed, All Might bows his head guilty.
"We shouldn't have had the sports festival right after the U.A attack. We still wanted to show that we were strong to have a student be kidnapped is our greatest failure as teachers. They've taken Bakugo and Sayako. They've taken society's faith in us along with those two." Snipe remarks leaning back in his seat.
"I agree every news outlet is currently condemning U.A high if Bakugo and Sayako were one of the main targets it's likely cause the villains noticed his violent tendencies during the sports festival along with Sayako's speech. If they end up joining the side of the villains that will be the end of U.A as a school." Nezu reveals a pad presenting the tabloid cover showing a scowling Bakugo and straight faced Sayako, showing Bakugo chained to the podium with another showing Sayako battered beaten, being treated.
"Since we're on the topic of Sayako there's something I think that needs to be voiced now. At this point we can't deny it anymore there's a traitor at this school only the teachers and the pussycats knew where the training camp would be don't you think that's a little suspicious? Heck I guess a kid could use their phone to message a villain and who do we know who seems to be involved with villains, whose father is seen as one…" President Mic attempts to argue unaware of a pair of sharp icy blue glaring at him.
"Stop this Mic." Mad, Midnight snaps at him.
"What's the problem?" That girl on her first day pulled a knife on a fellow student during combat training who the heck does that and she seemed awfully calm when the U.A attack happened don't you think?" President Mic points out.
"Sayako is not the leak." Firmly, Midnight states.
"Oh and you'd know that? Look her dad was a hero, a hero that I respected but after everything even when he got mixed up with that villain, even when the media torn him to shreds. She has a reason to do this, U.A did nothing for its graduate when it happened." President Mic argues.
"That's because we did not know the situation has Sayako shed any light on it?" Nezu turns to Midnight for aid.
"I'm afraid not. That girl is smarter than most, she most likely knows U.A is trying to understand her father's fall from grace." Midnight sighs sadly.
"See real suspicious if she's keeping it from us, maybe its cause she knows the truth her old man is a villain." Mic proclaims.
"Enough Mic! We do not know the situation for all we know it could be traumatising for her you've seen how she acts around people, she barely trusts others she doesn't even trust me I think sometimes but I know one thing, she wants to be a hero and I will do everything in my power to help her reach that goal." Fed up, Midnight disputes.
"…Tch just saying." Mic huffs grumbling, glaring to the side scowling.
"For all we know you could be the mole you got any proof you're hundred percent innocent? Can we know everyone in this room is an ally? If we start doubting each other we'll destroy ourselves from the inside. Accusing a traitor isn't something we should take lightly." Firmly, Snipe plays devil's advocate.
"At the very least I trust everyone sitting at this table. Though there's no way for me to prove to you all that I am innocent. For the moment what we must do as a school is to concentrate on guaranteeing the safety of our student body. This is the perfect time for me to implement something I've been wanting to put in for quite a while. You see…I…" Nezu begins but the familiar voice echoes throughout the room.
"A phone call is here! A phone call is here!" All Might's voice echoes throughout the room.
"Excuse me everyone I have to take this." Politely, All Might dismisses himself.
"We're in a meeting at least set it to vibrate." Mic hisses at him.
"He's his own ringtone…" Midnight sweat drops watching the blonde leave.
"Sorry what is it Tsukauchi?" All Might questions once the door slides shut.
"We've finally finished taking comprehensive statements from Aizawa and Vlad King ad I think we found something. It's possible we have a lead on where the league of villains are hiding." Tsukauchi reveals.
"Really?! Are you serious!?" Hopeful, All Might asks.
"Yep about two weeks about I sent an officer to gather information a man pointed out he had seen a man with a patchwork face enter a place that was supposed to be vacant. The man looked to be in his twenties, but we didn't find any plausible matches when we checked the records. We spoke with the owner of the building though and found there's a sort of hidden bar there. Our man thought it was unrelated to our kidnapping in the case so didn't investigate any further but remember the description of that villain from the attack, he had a patchwork face. Given the profile of this crime we'll move as soon as we get the green light this is top secret. I'm only telling you this cause it's you. We plan to ask many cooperation from pro heroes for this rescue and inevitable clean up mission All Might we need your power. All Might you still there?" Tsukauchi explains to All might as steam spews out of his form, turning to his muscular form.
"Hey Midoriya! Good you're finally awake! Did you see the news? Reporters are all over the school right now!" Denki smiles softly as he enters the hospital room, sliding the door open for the group of class 1 A to enter as they all surrounding his hospital bed where the battered, beaten, bandaged Midoriya rests.
"I brought a present it's from all of us it's a melon!" Mineta offers said melon raising it into the high heavens.
"I caused you trouble Midoriya." Apologetic, Tokoyami bows his head ashamed.
"No please…I did this to myself. Did everyone from class A come to visit?" Curious, Midoriya asks the others only to falter from the group's mixed reaction, seeing their furrowed frowns and noting the still silence hanging heavily in the air until Tenya steps up.
"No Jiro and Hagakure are still out. They were knocked unconscious from that villain's poisonous gas and Yaoyorozu took a pretty bad hit to the head. She's hospitalised here though I finally found out she woke up yesterday. So it's just us though we all wish the whole class could be here." Honestly, Tenya explains to Midoriya filling him in.
"Only 15 of us for now…" Kirishima sighs.
"Because Bakugo and Sayako are gone." Shoto states the fact firmly, frowning.
"He knows Todoroki!" Mina hisses harshly at him.
"All might told me there would always be people beyond our reach that we can't protect even though we want to. Which is why we have to save the people we can reach. I…I was so close to being able to save them I needed to sav them, had to, that's the entire reason I have my quirk. It's exactly like how Mr Aizawa said to me…my body wouldn't move. I couldn't save anyone who was right in front of me. And since I failed they're gone." Ashamed, Midoriya whimpers, the tears freely from the sobbing wreck, crying his heart out knowing out there that the two of his friends of his classmates are out there suffering thanks to his supposed failure.
"All right then let's go get them." Kirishima states.
"Huh?" The others blink baffled by his words.
"I was here yesterday too and so was Todoroki…we were on our way to visit you when…" Kirishima furrows his brow sharing a look at Todoroki at the memory as they fill the others in.
"What do you mean you can't tell me!" Mad, Shinso snaps in the hallway of the hospital startling both Shoto and Kirishima having surprisingly met up in said hospital, only to perk up at the sound of an argument making them turn to the tired looking Kazz, bags hanging heavily from his disgruntled dishevelled facial features.
"They are still searching Shinso." Sighing, Kazz pinches the bridge of his nose, exasperated, trying to gather his patience in dealing with the surprising distressed Shinso.
"She could be hurt for all we know." Shino points out, grinding his teeth together frustrated as both Shoot and Kirishima stare stunned to see the normally silent stoic scarecrow of sorts act so…emotional.
"You think I don't know that Shinso. Look I get it you're worried about her so are we all but we can't do much at the moment. All we can really do is wait…" Sighing, Kazz attempts to explain brow furrowed.
"Dammit. Damn you!" Shinso seethes blinking back the tears threatening to fall as the two see Shinso storm off brushing past them, glaring at them both making them both freeze up from the sheer intensity behind such glassy lilacs looking dead, looking done, looking so…angry while Kazz…he looked gone, dead, far from the world they were currently living with.
"We followed Sayako's old man hoping to ask how you were when we saw him with All Might and some police officer talking to Yaoyorozu…" Kirishima informs the group as they remember stopping in tracks following Kazz to said room.
"With the assistance of Aizawa from class B I attached a tracking device to one of the villains this is the creation that will receive that signal. I hope it helps your search." Momo reveals to the three adults.
"Thank you Yaoyorozu …you have no idea how much of a big help you've been to the search." Kazz places his hand on her shoulder gratitude laced in his tone briefly his voice cracks but he composes himself smiling softly at her.
"Previously Aizawa said you lacked the confidence in making quick decisions but look at how much you've grown. Doctor Sachiko is correct you have our thanks Yaoyorozu." All Might agrees standing by Kazz's side.
"With my classmates still in danger its frustrating I can't help more than this I hate it. Mr Sachiko your daughter in particular has been a good friend for me we may have started on not on the best terms but…" Momo begins blinking back the tears threatening to fall at the thought of her friend, the one who comforted her, helped her during her low experience, during her lack of confidence during her failure at the festival…
"It's alright." Tenderly, Kazz squeezes Momo's shoulder.
"Doctor Sachiko is correct. That painful feeling you have shows how worthy of you are of being a hero. Please don't worry you can leave the rest to us." All Mighty reassures her.
"This means you're going to have Yaoyorozu make another receiver for you doesn't it?" Ida gathers brow furrowed at the boys before him snapping them out of memory lane.
"What if it does?" Shoto challenges brow furrowed.
"You should listen to what All Might said we have to leave this to the professionals it's not the right time to get involved idiots!" Ida scolds the two.
"Maybe but I know at camp I couldn't do anything! I heard my friend was targeted and I just stood by helpless so if I just stand by and do nothing now how am I to call myself a hero or a man!" Mad, Kirishima snaps taking the others aback.
"Kirishima calm down we're in a hospital." Denki reminds Kirishima seeing his clenched fist fidgeting, shaking, quivering, quaking while Shoto simply sighs turning to face their class president.
"And if we had followed that logic, where would you be Iida? Shoto scowls at Ida, the others arch a brow to see the normally calm composed Shoto sound almost offended by Ida's words.
"I…" Ida begins brow furrowed trailing off conflicted.
"If Sayako had followed that logic, where would you be?" Shoto demands from Ida grimacing from his words.
"I…" Ida attempts to speak staring sadly down at the ground, blinking back the faint shining shimmer in his hues, his fist clenched shaking.
"Ida…" Concerned, Izuku furrows his brow by his friend's fury seeing him grinding his teeth together clearly conflicted over the matter.
"Someone had to stop your stupid ass you didn't think I'd just stand by did you?"
"Come on guys there's a better time and place for this…" Nervously, Denki tries to be the peacemaker.
"Yeah and what Ida said is true." Tsuyu points out.
"All of you just listen to me for a minute. I know what you're saying is right but come on Midoriya they are still within your reach we can save them! We can save Bakugo!" Earnestly, Kirishima confesses to his class before turning to Midoriya offering his hand out to the battered beaten boy.
"And we can save Sayako." Seriously, Shoto says turning to Ida, furrowing his brow before nodding his head, knowing what must be done.
"Tsukauchi you're a wonderful friend and I know just what I'll say when I find them. I am here…to make you pay for what you've done!"
"So let me get this straight you're going to get Momo to make you another receiver, track a bad guy and try to save both Sayako and Bakugo all by yourselves." Unsure, Mina furrows her brow gesturing to said plan trying to summarise said scheme.
"Yeah." Kirishima confirms.
"The villains back at camp planned to kill some of us but they took both Bakugo and Sayako alive what we don't know is how long they'll let them live." Shoto elaborates further frowning.
"That's why we're going after them." Kirishima concludes his point.
"Have the two of you lost your minds!?" Incensed, Ida seethes scowling at the two.
"Hey calm down. I get how frustrated Kirishima, and Todoroki feel I'm upset too. Sayako is my friend too, it wasn't easy seeing her be taken too. But we can't let our emotions get the best of us." Softly, Shoji reminds the group intervening.
"Um…we should just leave this to All Might Mr Aizawa only gave us permission to use our quirks at the training camp." Anxiously, Aoyama reminds the group.
"Aoyama is correct though I'm part of the reason we failed. So I can't talk." Tokoyami sighs.
"You guys…!" Kirishima furrows his brow at them.
"Listen we're all shocked that Bakugo and Sayako was taken from us. But we have to be rational it doesn't matter how noble your intentions if you go out there trying to fight the bad guys knowing you're breaking the rules then you're acting like villains not heroes." Honestly, Tsuyu reasons to the others only then for them to gasp at the sudden slide of the door.
"Sorry for interrupting you're yelling session, but I need a moment with Midoriya" Annoyed, the voice calls out as the group turn to the battered beaten looking Sachiko, his hair dishevelled as the others note the five o clock shadow forming on him.
"Doctor Sashiko!" Surprised, Izuki jolts up at the sight of him.
"Yeah whatever you guys are plotting could you not do it near me I got enough hassle with the media as it is." Irritated, Kazz combs his fingertips through the tangled mess that is his hair in a ponytail of sorts, bags hanging heavily from his frail features, his cheeks hollow his bones protruding out of his skin almost.
"Doctor Sashiko we…" Feebly, Kirishima attempts to explain but the raise of the hand stops them silencing the group.
"Don't. I got enough apologies from Aizawa, apologising isn't going to change anything. I'll turn a blind ear to what you said only because I do not have the energy to get into my drama got it?" Incensed, he pinches the bridge of his nose exhaling exhaustion etched into his tired tone, looking ready to pass out here and now. The others open their mouth about to dispute clearly concerned for the adult but his sharp scowl swiftly silences them, the others seeing the similarities between father and daughter.
"Got it…" Obediently, the teens nod their head.
"Come on guys let's bolt I want to see how Jiro and Hagakure are doing." Sero smiles strained at the others.
"Good idea." Ojiro nods his head in agreement.
"Yeah okay, feel better Deku." Ochacko smiles shyly at him waving him off.
"Thank you for visiting me." Meekly, Izuku smiles watching the others leave, Ida lingering at the doorway.
"We talked to Yaoyorozu yesterday if we're doing this it's tonight. Look I know you got some pretty hardcore injuries so I don't know if you can go but I wanted to invite you cause you probably feel the worse. We'll meet at the hospital after dark." Seriously, Kirishima tells Midoriya making Kazz's eyes narrow at the sight.
"You done plotting?" Pointedly, Kazz remarks making Kirishima flinch from the cold curt voice, his skin tightening hardening from it.
"Y-Yes sir." Shyly, Kirishima bows his head.
"Then leave, all of you." Pointedly, his bloodshot glare transfers over to Shoto and Ida.
"Um doctor Sashiko I…" Izuki begins brow furrowed once the others had left, a still silence heaving hanging over the air, the room filled to the brim with tight tension as the drained doctor looks over at his charts. There was so much Deku wanted to say after everything that happened, Kazz was still working how Izuku had no clue how he could work when his daughter was in danger elsewhere, all thanks to him. While he was in his coma of sorts, Kazz had been treating him, treating the man who failed to save his daughter…Izuku graces at the searing sensation gnawing at the knot within his chest pulsating, taunting him over his failure.
"Recovery girl performed some strong healing on your arms while you were knocked out so you should move them about fairly well. But they were seriously messed up you've done up to the capacity your body can handle for these past few months from the sports festival to this attack, I'm surprised we haven't had to remove an arm from all your shocked nerves. This trauma is another level." Unfazed, Kazz reports to Izuku cutting him off surprising Izuku.
"Another level of trauma?" Tentatively, Izuku whispers brow furrowed.
"These past months you've had splintered arms sure they could be repaired but there is a limit even for heroes that goes far beyond recovery. Normally a body has a limit to about eighty percent but during a crisis the adrenaline flowing through you can trigger these limits to be broken. That is what allowed your body to use all for one to that maximum, that is what allowed you to survive against muscular, we call this hysterical strength. This can cause long term damage, I'm surprised Yagi didn't warn you about this but nevertheless your ligaments have degraded, these ligaments allow your hits to work but they've degraded and they aren't like bones, they don't heal like that. If you continue doing this for three to two more times I don't think you're going to move your arms anymore. For now focus on rehabilitation, use them a lot even if it hurts and I'll discharge you today so you can get home, take it easy do what teens do." Dutifully, Kazz elaborates.
"Right thanks for your help doctor I'm sorry for any trouble I caused." Apologetic, Izuku bows his head hoping at the least this helped somewhat but from the state of the distraught doctor, he doubted it.
"Recovery girl is fed up with you, quirks like hers are a rarity so you better get on your hands and knees next time you see her. Also here, I was told to give this to you." coldly, Kazz cuts Izuku off once more almost blocking him off.
"Kota…?" Midoriya's greens widen when hearing the name.
"Seems you made yourself a fan. Still remember sometimes it's okay to be selfish to put your needs above others especially if it's coming to your mental health. Healing begins in the mind, your mental health is just as important as your physical if not even more…" Sternly, Kazz takes out his pen from his breast pocket gently tapping it to his temple before leaving Midoriya to rest.
"I've received an emergency summons and must leave this place in your hands. Be strong as heavy weight denim without me smart as tailor made suits. Keep the fabric of society safe." Sternly, Jeanist salutes his men.
"You got it best Jeanist!" The men chorus saluting him before watching him head off, heading into his car where he swiftly arrives in front of an apartment building, sending a text to the user above the penthouse only then to flinch from the sharp slam of the car.
"Bombarda…" Politely, Jeanist nods his head at the tired brunette grimacing, cradling her throat as Jeanist arches a brow by the bruises and blue bite marks, marred into her shoulder seeing the hues of ruby red, blue and purple plastered upon her skin.
"Best Jeanist hi thanks for picking me up." Shakily, she nods her head at him as Jeanist notes her frazzled bedhead.
"It's no problem will Hawks not be joining?" Politely, Tsunagu asks her noting the flimsy feather in her hair as she pries it off her hair.
"It would be best for him not to join." Bombarda grumbles hearing the faint jingle as Tsunagu notes the ruby red feather earring dangling down one side of her hair, a teeny tiny feather.
"Right. Have you spoken to them?" Tsunagu asks Bombarda grimacing from his words.
"You know their answer Tsunagu…trust me when I say dealing with Hawks does not give me the perks you think they would. Wait where are we?" Bitterly, Bombarda scratches the back of her neck, looking disheveled, emotionally exhausted even as she then furrows her brow by the direction taken by the driver.
"We're taking a detour hold on tight." Tsunagu's grip tightens on the steering wheel.
"Wait WHA-ARGH! FUCKING…!" Bombarda curses as she is thrown to the side.
"I would prefer no cursing in the back of my car." Curtly, Tsunagu advises unfazed.
"And I would prefer the driver not try to split my head open." Bombarda snaps back, her arms steadying her.
"Perhaps you should put your seatbelt on? You are a hero after all." Annoyed, Tsunagu reminds her.
"Oh piss off. They're going to have your head for this…Tsunagu? Oi!" Scowling, Bombarda calls out but it falls to deaf ears as she furrows her brow by the abrupt stop seeing Tsunagu open the door, heading off leaving her alone as she peers out at the window, seeing the tall tower of a familiar facility before her eyes.
"I won't be long Hikaru I promise why don't you sketch the flowers yeah?" Kiyoko smiles softly at Hikaru holding her hand. They approach the hospital with Hikaru wearing a denim jumpsuit with a yellow shirt underneath, a unicorn sketchpad nestled under his arm as he watched worriedly as Kiyoko pecks his temple.
"Then we can get food?" Hopeful, Hikaru looks up at his aunt.
"We'll get whatever you want." Lovingly, she ruffles his brown roots.
"O-Oh! I…Can we have Maccie? I want nuggies!" Excitedly, Hikaru beams brightly, his hues shimmering shining.
"I promise we'll get you some just stay here and if anything happens just scream and we'll come running." Sternly, she warns her nephew before leaving him alone in the hospital garden of sorts, seeing patients go about their day, some in wheelchairs admiring the view while he himself sits down in the flowery grassy greenery below.
"Okay…" Meekly, he whispers watching on as she leaves, leaving him alone to draw to his heart's content…
"I wanna give it to Midoriya though!" Angrily, Kota whines stomping his foot down on the ground pouting glaring up at him.
Or so he thought.
I know you do but he's still resting tell you what I'll find the doctor so you can ask him to give it to Midoriya when he wakes up how about that?" Meekly, Mandalay smiles softly down at Kota.
"…Fine." Kota huffs puffing his cheeks bowing his head.
"I'll be right back." Softly, she smiles taking his letter then heads inside the hospital.
Grumbling, Kota scowls, crossing his arms over his chest, kicking at a frail few flowers all over the place only then to falter from the distant figure sat down on the grassy greenery, his hues widening, a faint ruby red tint to his cheeks when seeing the back of the girl in the boy's eyes.
"Huh? P-Pretty…" Shyly, Kota whispers shyly shuffling over to Hikaru's side engrossed in his sketch.
"H-Hey. "Kota calls out to Hikaru jolting up at the voice, his fingertips tighten around his sketchpad as he jumps up turning sharply, clutching the pad close to his chest staring stunned alarmed at the boy before him.
"W-Who?" Hikaru furrows his brow.
"Why are you crying?" Kota scowls noting the faint sheen in his hues.
"…Who…who are you?" Hikaru repeats once more scowling.
"What's it to you?" Kota scowls at Hikaru.
"I…I'm not meant to talk to strangers…" Hikaru takes a shaky step back brow furrowed anxious.
"Hmph. Fine." Kota huffs turning to glare to the side.
"Do…do you not like hospitals?" Hikaru asks unsure.
"Hate them." Kota crosses his arms over his chest.
"They make me feel uncomfortable too, needles to be exact." Shyly, Hikaru smiles sheepishly.
"Hmph." Kota turns to glare to the side.
"S-Scary…." Shyly, Hikaru whispers bowing his head.
"What was that?" Kota sharply snaps at Hikaru flinching from his words.
"Sorry your eyes are just…they're scary." Hikaru reveals.
"What are you drawing?" Kota quirks his head to the side.
"I was trying to draw flowers." Feebly, Hikaru reveals only to gasp when Kota snatches said pad from him.
"H-Hey stop!" Scared, Hikaru reaches out to his pad but;…
"Wow your quirk's cool!" Kota gushes.
"That…that's not my quirk." Hikaru falters from his words pained.
"Huh?" Kota furrows his brow.
"I…That isn't my quirk." Annoyed, Hikaru's eyes arrow glaring at the hospital before him, feeling a familiar heavy searing sensation in his chest at the memory.
"Wait you did this without a quirk?" Kota blinks baffled.
"Y-Yeah." Shyly, Hikaru nods his head.
"That…tch…pretty good for a novice." Kota huffs glaring to the side.
"Um…thank you? Huh?" Hikaru blinks bowing his head only then to stare stunned at the fabric offered before him, well more like shoved in his chest.
"Auntie said if you see a girl cry you should give them a handkerchief so…" Blushing, Kota grumbles glaring to the side once more.
"Oh…thanks but I'm not a girl." Hikaru informs Kota.
"Wait…what?" Kota says shocked.
"I'm not a girl." Hikaru repeats.
"You're not a girl!?" Stunned, Kota gawks only for his voice to be muffled by the roar of an engine.
"Hikaru?" The two kids jolt up at the voice.
"Daddy!" Happily, Hikaru turns to beam brightly at best Jeanist while Kota simply stares shocked, stunned up at the sight of him, of the pro.
"What are you doing out here? Are you alright?" Anxiously, Best Jeanist frets, furrowing his brow worry laced in his tone, looking over at Hikaru.
"I'm fine." Hikaru assures his father noting her panic.
"Where's your…where's Kazz?" Sternly, Jeanist questions his son.
"Inside." Hikaru answers.
"And he left you out here?" Scowling, Best Jeanist's olives arrow.
"I'm not alone daddy!" Oblivious, Hikaru points to the slack-jawed Kota, no words coming to him, still reeling in shock.
"Right then let's go inside okay?" Sternly, Best Jeanist picks Hikaru up.
"O-Okay! Um bye Kota." Hikaru waves the baffled boy off still staring, still reeling from the news as he watches father and son head inside.
"Kiyoko we have been over this I cannot return to the field of hero work." Firmly, Kazz crosses his arms over his chest scowling at the redhead before him. Where was Hikaru? If she was here who was looking out for him? Fear flow through him at the thought. She had told him he was left in the garden but that wasn't easing anything as he speedily rushed over to the garden, praying, pleading, pinning for his little boy to be safe, he had already lost one he couldn't lost another not again…
"That didn't stop you when it came to the nomu's." Kiyoko reminds him.
"I was protecting my hospital I barely got away with that." Tiredly, Kazz grimaces at the memory of the heavy-hearted message sent to him for doing so…
"Your daughter is a victim." Sternly, Kiyoko reminds Kazz making him grimace, he knew that, did she not think that? She knew what the others thought…they thought he had helped, he of all people planned for his little girl to be kidnapped, he heard the murmurs, the gossip, the whispers, he had seen the look sent his way but he couldn't…he just couldn't stand by ad do nothing, not with the voices taunting him, telling him how much of a failure he was as a father…he knew he was he didn't need to be reminded of it.
"You think I don't know that!? You think I don't know my little girl has been captured by villains when she was supposed to be protected by U.A!?" Anguished, Kazz snaps sharply at Kiyoko the tears finally freeing themselves surprising Kiyoko.
"You know the field of hero work what it means, the risks." Tentatively, she reminds Kazz watching him slam his hand over his mouth, trying to muffle the tears threatening to fall, seeing all eyes on him, waiting for him to break but he wouldn't, he refused to give them the satisfaction of his tears.
"And do you know the risk I would take by showing my face? People could harm my family, could send death threats to my door, could throw rocks into my window. I am not living through that again! I barely got by the last time, Sayako and Hikaru had to deal with that when they were children! I am not having them be in danger again all thanks to me coming back as a hero. You know this Kiyoko." Seriously, Kazz reminds Kiyoko grimacing form his words.
"I do but…" Feebly, Kiyoko tries to argue but…
"What if you don't come back as a hero?" Surprised, the two jolt up at the voice.
"What are you doing here?" Kazz takes a step back tensing up, feeling a familiar fluster flush of shame wash over him at the sight of the calm composed blonde, holding Hikaru in his arms, a part of Kazz relieved to see his little boy safe and sound, nestled in his father's arms, earning a few looks sent their way but the nurses and Akihiko quickly disperse the crowd.
"They need medics on standby for the clean-up you'll be under police and pro protection." Politely, Jeanist elaborates.
"Do the commission know about this?" Skeptical, Kazz crosses his arms over his chest.
"They know they'll need medical staff on standby who however is a matter beneath them." Tsunagu answers as Kazz glares at the blonde.
"You…I…I can't. I have to run this whole hospital, not to mention the two girls are still unconscious and…" Frustrated, Kazz begins his list however…
"Go ahead sir." Softly, a voice calls out as the stunned Kazz turns to Akihiko.
"Akihiko?" Astonished, Kazz blinks baffled by him.
"I'll keep an eye on things here." Akihiko assures him.
"Are you sure?" Scowling, Kazz furrows his brow.
"Of course. Your daughter has been captured sir we've seen how scared you are for her." Akihiko exclaims.
"I…don't know." Uncertain, Kazz conflicted, crosses his arms over his chest.
"Come on you got to feel cramped being cooped up in a shithole like this." Stunned, Kazz jolts up at the voice turning to a familiar brunette.
"Katsumi?" Kazz stares stunned at the brunette before him.
"Been a while teach." Casually, Bombarda greets him.
"Katsumi…I…" Sheepishly, Kazz shyly scratches the back of his neck eyeing the prosthetic.
"Urgh don't give me that puppy dog look, we both have people on the line here we need all the help we can get." Katsumi tells him as Kazz's eyes widen when seeing the strong firm fierce raw reds shake slightly, a faint shimmer in the flickering flames of her ruby reds.
"…Alright I'll come." Kazz nods his head.
"That's the spirit." Smirking, she nods her head in approval.
"But I'm not returning as a hero." Sternly, he reminds the two.
"Yeah, yeah…" Lazily, Bombarda brushes him off as Tsunagu passes the sleepy Hikaru over to Kiyoko, ruffling up his hair as Kazz pecks Hikaru's temple nodding at his sister.
"Stay safe." Kiyoko whispers clear concern plastered upon her firm facial features, blinking back the tears threatening to fall as both siblings share a hug before he turns his back to them. The group exit the hospital, heading to the car.
"Are you sure you can do this?" Tentatively, Tsunagu asks her taking note of the numerous bruises upon her neck some black, some blue, some red but most importantly the bite marks were there bare before the world, nothing could hide such vicious hickeys. It was as if some feral beast had tried to rip her throat out as if she were nothing but a kitchen board to slash again almost as if these hickeys were marks of ownership. From the sheer scowl plastered upon the furious brunette that was what Tsunagu would assume.
"Jeanist my brother is there I need to do this, I want to make sure he's safe." Sternly, she reminds him.
"Of course. But what of the…." Tsunagu remarks making Katsumi tense up at the memory.
"Not one word on this shit." Seething, she scowls at him pointing at said bite marks, mad.
"What the heck happened to your neck? It looks infected!" Worriedly, Kazz takes note of as he enters the car gawking gaping at the sheer sight of her neck making her grunt.
"Hawks happened." Katsumi sighs, a heavy hue crossing her cheeks as she slaps his hand aside.
"Oh…" Kazz recoils his hand back taken aback by the sheer intensity of said bite, it looked gruesome but she didn't seem to mind almost proud of it if she hadn't hidden it.
"Don't ask." Firmly, Katsumi reassures Kazz.
"You sure you're in the condition to fight?" Fretfully, Tsunagu repeats once more making Katsumi groan plopping herself back down on the seat.
"Jeanist my brother is in there he got captured thanks to the crappy security of U.A I ain't missing this in the slightest." Severely, she scowls at him.
"But…" Tsunagu begins but…
"Look I managed to wrangle myself free out of the house. That's a achievement in itself let alone stealing these clothes from the nest." Grumpily, Katsumi explains to the two.
"Nest?" Tsunagu furrows his brow befuddled noting the deeper shade of crimson covering her cheeks.
"Don't. I'm dreading going back there especially with the bed…" Scowling, Katsumi mutters miserably under her breath bitterly, dreading the clean up to come and the hush, hush money she will no doubt be using and demanding from the commission for the shit she would deal with when it came to their prized pet. Poisonously, Katsumi seethes at the thought of the blonde bastard hiding such vital shit from her, her of all people…she brushes the hurt gnawing away at her chest having more important things to worry about.
"I know how that feels." Frowning, Kazz sighs making Tsunagu arch a brow.
"What's that meant to mean? Mad, Tsunagu's fingertips flex around the wheel.
"It means you being picky about the material of our bed we can't sleep in denim Tsunagu!" Kazz snaps scowling at him.
"I never said we had to…!" Tsunagu attempts to defend himself but…
"It seems to be the only material you agree with." Kazz huffs cutting him off.
"Well at least I have the common courtesy to stay in bed." Bitterly, Tsunagu remarks as Bombarda flinches stuck between both grown adults.
"Welp…I just opened Pandora's book." Bombarda remarks leaning back watching the show unravel.
"Well maybe if someone would just step up so we can actually talk about this for once. Kazz sneers frustration flowing through his boiling, bubbling, burning blood.
"Talk about what? Our kidnapped daughter who hates my guts, who wants no part of me in her life!" Fed up, Tsunagu huffs.
"Of course she wants you in her life! Do you know the number of times I've had to defend what you've done maybe if you weren't so aloof and distant, maybe if you told her you loved her she wouldn't think that way!" Devastated, Kazz demands his voice cracking breaking briefly.
"Then why is it every step I try to make to build upon this ga between us she breaks down!" Disdained, Tsunagu counters hurt laced in his tone.
"Because you buy her shit Tsu that isn't what she wants. Which I've told you time and time again!" Angrily, Kazz seethes.
"Then what does she want?" Lost, Tsunagu asks anguished.
"You you dumbass!" Fed up, Kazz snaps sharply taking Tsunagu aback.
"Um guys…" Surprised, Bombarda calls out to the two feeling sweat slither down her tense temple, a strained smile upon her lips, trying to be a peace keeper despite the two feuding before her.
"WHAT!?" Both profession pro and prior pro bark at the bombastic Bombarda for once in her life having no words to say except for…
"We're…here." Meekly, she whispers gesturing to the meeting point for the three as they get out of the car, ready to rescue the two students.
"You want me to make a new receiver?" Mystified, Momo blinks baffled by the two boys standing tall towering over her as she stares up at them.
"Yes please!" Pleadingly, Kirishima begs.
"You must know what we're planning." Shoto furrows his brow at Momo.
"…I do. Let me think about it…" Momo sighs bowing her head.
"I wonder what Yaoyorozu decided." Kirishima wonders out loud as the two approach the hospital, the shimmering stars of the night sky watching over the two as they stand at the entrance of the hospital.
"No matter how much we want to go after them it's her choice." Curtly, Shoto reminds Kirishima just as the two perk up at the sound of footsteps.
"She's here!" Kirishima's eyes expand at the sight of both her and Midoriya in their casual clothes.
"Midoriya?" Shoto raises a brow at the boy's stern stare.
"So how bout it? You decide?" Kirishima asks the two.
"I think that,.." Momo begins brow furrowed however just as she is about to speak…
"Hold on." Sternly, a familiar voice calls out as the others turn to…
"Ida…" Kirishima furrows his brow at the sight of their class president.
"Why are you here?" Worriedly, Midoriya furrows his brow at the sight of Ida.
"You…why did it have to be three of all people, the ones who stopped me when I acted recklessly who received amnesty with me after Hosu why are you two trying to make the same stupid mistakes I made!? Didn't you learn!?" Angrily, Ida wails, furious, fury flowing through his veins as he berates his classmates pained.
"What are you talking about?" Kirishima furrows his but falters from Shoto's stern stare stopping him.
"Don't you think you owe it to Sayako after everything she'd done for you." Smoothly, Shoto takes over as he reminds Ida who winces grimacing by his words as he bows his head anguished at the memory.
"Of course I do. But we're still just students and U.A is in a bad position as it is. Anything we do will reflect badly on our school. Don't you get that?" Upset Ida snaps, tears shining shimmering in his bright blues, his voice cracking.
"Ida we have to. I know you don't like us breaking rules but…" Bravely, Midoriya steps forward only then to feel the sharp sting of his now throbbing raw red cheek courtesy of Ida's swiftly sharp punch to the cheek.
"I'm frustrated too and concerned obviously. I'm the class rep dammit! I'm worried about all my classmates especially…especially Sayako." Struggling, Ida tries to keep his emotions in check, trying to be his voice calm as the tears freely fall from him.
"Ida…" Shoto furrows his brow at him.
"She never gave up on me even at my worse and while I stood by she was taken. When I saw your injuries all I could think about was my brother in the hospital! What if your bodies end up unreliable just like his?! Because I didn't in! have you not stopped to think about where I'm coming from! Or are you saying…that you don't care how I feel?" Fuming, Ida demands from the group before him, grabbing hold of Midoriya's shoulders shaking, his voice cracking breaking.
"Of course I do." Midoriya sighs.
"Ida you got it wrong we don't expect to face them head on and win. We'll get them back without fighting." Firmly, Shoto assures Ida.
"Yeah we'll be stealthy. I'm talking covert ops here. We can rescue them without breaking the rules." Kirishima smiles shyly.
"I trust in Todoroki's judgment but still things could always go wrong so I'll join you as backup." Sternly, Momo confesses.
"You can't be serious." Ida scowls furrowing his brow at his vice president.
"I'll stand behind my classmates it's what Sayako would have done if I were in her position." Earnestly, Momo furrows her brow at the thought of her friend.
"You're the best." Kirishima beams brightly at her.
"I know I hurt but if I can still move at all then I can't just sit still I have to reach out and do something because all I can think about is saving them." Truthfully, Midoriya confesses to the group.
"Ida…I understand your frustration I do." Todoroki sighs solemnly bowing his head.
"Todoroki why are you doing this though? From what I observed Bakugo isn't your friend." Frowning, Ida points out making him sigh.
"Oh shut up already! You're not special Todoroki. Your quirk isn't special, your story isn't special so stop putting yourself on this podium of pain, don't act as if people can't understand your struggles. Everyone struggles that's life. Someone out there is stronger than you, someone out there has an ice quirk, someone out there has a fire quirk. You're not the only one suffering so stop making this match about you, stop making this festival about you, this is about all of us, about us all making a mark on this world about becoming a hero. That's what you want to be don't you?"
"Maybe not but Sayako is, she's helped me understand a lot about myself and I want to help her through this just like she helped me. I owe it to you so do you." Truthfully, Todoroki confesses determined to save his friend, the one who helped him through his issue ow here he was wanting to help her own.
"I know dammit she would be here right here right now she'd be telling me about it and I'd just…" Ashamed, Ida whimpers, bowing his head pained, sniffling, whimpering, his hands either side of him shaking, quivering, quaking.
"Ida…" Kirishima's ruby reds soften sadly at the state of his class president.
"She was there for me when no one else was and I…I can't stand by she didn't when it happened to me so I'm coming with you. We'll never agree but I guess I'll come with you." Ida sighs sadly bowing his head as the others leave the hospital heading off I hopes of saving their lost classmates.
"We've gathered some of our finest heroes today now…let's talk strategy." Sternly, Tsukauchi tells the pros consisting of Endeavour, All Might, Best Jeanist and Bombarda arms crossed over her chest as she stands by Kazz's side, ready for the fight ahead.
"I'll ask you two one more time Katsuki Bakugo, Sayako Sachiko will you join the league of villains?" Shigaraki asks the two stretching his arms out towards the two bound.
"You're shitting me right?" Sayako snickers, arching a brow bemused as olive meet raw red, a glint gleaming in their eyes as Katsuki smirks at the group before giving their answer being…
"Go throw yourself into traffic." Smirking, Katsuki snaps snarling baring his feral fangs at the league of villains, alongside Sayako, the two smirking smugly at the group of captors before them.
"Midoriya… I shouldn't have hit you back there. I'm sorry forgive me." Apologetic, Ida bows his head ashamed as they leave the hospital grounds.
"I have some concerns Ida what is your justification for changing your mind in joining us?" Meekly, Momo questions him.
"H-Hey it's fine you don't need to apologise!" Anxiously, Midoriya assures Ida.
"To be clear I'm coming because I don't condone your behaviour. It's as simple as that. If there is even a hint of physical combat breaking out I'll make you retreat immediately. So in other words I'm your watchman." Sternly, Ida snaps scowling at the group adjusting his lenses.
"Exactly what we needed." Shoto mutters under his breath brow furrowed, a part of him understanding Sayako's irritation towards Ida now.
"The same goes for me, rescuing Bakugo and Sayako is a job for the pros. Objectively speaking there is no reason for us to go after them. However, I understand how each of you feels, Sayako is my friend too after all and I do not wish to see her in harm's way any further. So I'm compromising. Don't forget that." Sternly, Momo reminds the others.
"Right." The boys nod their head in understanding.
"Understood." Shoto nods as they head towards the train, boarding it.
"So um…did you tell the rest of the class about it? Do they know what we're doing tonight?" Unsure, Midoriya asks as Kirishima leans back against the plump pillow of the train seat.
"Yes and they tried their best to talk us out of it." Shoto sighs.
"Yeah even Uraraka ganged up on us and tried getting us to change our minds." Munching, Kirishima adds enjoying his snack.
"I just don't know guys just think about what Bakugo and Sayako would want. We'd just make everything worse for them…" Uraraka furrows her brow at the two after telling them the plan.
"Just to make sure, you know we're going against everyone's wishes and being completely selfish by doing this. We can call this off if we want to." Truthfully, Shoto reminds the group.
"Does it look like I want to turn back? Bakugo and Sayako wouldn't think twice about going after the villains if they were here." Honestly, Kirishima states the fact firmly.
"What about you Midoriya?" Shoto turns to him.
"They're my friends. I refuse to turn back." Midoriya agrees nodding his head.
"I see…alright then." Shoto nods his head as a still silence hangs heavily in the air, the others ready for the task at hand to save their friends.