Annabell242: …good question.
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Power Taco: I feel your pain. I know what it's like having a computer explode. Yeah, more or less. They'll all get theirs soon. They trust him to tell the truth.
Amalgam24: Keep reading to find out.
Enjoy the next chapter.
The four, with Eri sleeping in Izuku's arms, stepped into the common room and saw everyone staring at them. Izuku sighed and shook his head, "I'm going to put Eri in my room while she sleeps…I'll be right back," Momo, Kyoka and Tsuyu nodded as Izuku turned and walked down the hall, everyone's eyes following him.
Seeing him vanish down the hall, everyone looked at Momo, Kyoka and Tsuyu before Ochako frowned and shook her head, "What the hell are you three doing? He's a villain, we have proof that he was talking to a villain an-"
"Do you know the nature behind that photo?" Kyoka crossed her arms and arched a brow, "He told us…he told us that that villain was going to kill him if he didn't cooperate and he did, not because he was afraid of dying, but because he didn't want to upset his mother," Katsuki clicked his tongue against his teeth and the three glared at him, "And what's so funny, Pomeranian?"
Katsuki narrowed his eyes as he snapped and small sparks emitted from his hands, "What'd you say, earlobes!"
"I said what's so funny, Pomeranian?" Kyoka narrowed her eyes, "Do you think someone threatening your classmate is something to laugh about? Because if you do, maybe you're the villain here,"
Katsuki growled before Mina spoke up, "We're just saying, we don't know the truth behind that photo. Maybe he was lying to you three to get sympathy, to get less people wanting to arrest him a-"
"Kill him, you mean!" Momo snapped, surprising everyone in the room, "If we haven't had found Izu that day, he would've died! We're training to be heroes and heroes don't kill!"
"Yeah, well…you know, he-"
"Ribbit!" Tsuyu angrily croaked and Eijiro jumped in slight fear, "All of you…you don't deserve to be here, not after what you did to Izu. If he were a villain then fine, we will talk to him, not beat him to near death!"
The room fell silent as Momo glared at Tenya, "You should be ashamed, Iida…you're nothing like your brother," the three turned and walked down the hall to Izuku's room.
DS
Izuku carefully set Eri down and pulled the covers over her, "You're not worried a nap in the middle of the day like this might be bad for her?" Izuku hummed and shook his head as Tsuyu, Momo and Kyoka walked up to him as Momo spoke, "They tried to convince us you were a villain after you left with Eri,"
"No surprise there…listen…I need a favor from you three," he looked back and frowned, "I…I'm going out tonight…I was hoping you three would watch Eri for me and make sure no one harasses her while I'm gone,"
"You plan on going after one of them tonight," Kyoka asked and Izuku hung his head as Kyoka tapped her earphone jacks together, "You told us what's going on and what happened…while we are a little concerned about all of that, you know I know when you're lying and…you weren't lying about that, but are you sure about this, Izu?" Izuku hummed and looked at her in confusion, "If you go out there and attack one of them, they're going to come back and call you a villain and it'll happen all over again,"
Izuku sighed before he turned and slightly smiled as he patted the top of Kyoka's head, causing the purple-haired rocker to slightly smile, "Thanks for worrying about me, Kyoka, but I know what I'm doing," he looked up and saw Momo and Tsuyu pouting before looking away and he chuckled before he walked over to them and patted their heads, causing them to smile slightly.
DS
The four walked back into the common room and looked around as everyone stared at them, "So dumbasses," everyone stared at Izuku with wide eyes as he narrowed his eyes at his classmates, "Seeing how Kaminari is still here, I guess you didn't get suspended or expelled,"
"And why would we?" Ochako crossed her arms, "All we did was-"
"Beat me to near death, Uraraka, and after what Kaminari did in the cafeteria…I'm surprised," Izuku shook his head as Momo, Kyoka and Tsuyu slightly frowned, "And even if I were a traitor and working for the villains, heroes don't kill, they don't cross that line or even get close to it,"
The room fell silent as Izuku groaned and shook his head, "I'm going for a walk," he turned and walked towards the door with Momo, Kyoka and Tsuyu following him.
Seeing the door close, the remaining classmates looked at each other, "Do…do you think they're right?" Eijiro asked, "Is Midoriya innocent?"
"Don't get like that, Kirishima," Mina shook her head, a frown forming across her lips, "We all saw the photo, that's Midoriya in the picture and Kyoka even said it was him…maybe he lied to them…we better convince them that he's a traitor before he hurts someone, or worse, kills someone," everyone nodded in agreement as they narrowed their eyes while thoughts race through their minds.
DS
The four stood in the hall in silence. Tsuyu, Momo and Kyoka looked at Izuku in confusion as he stared at the door with narrowed eyes, "Izu?" Momo said and arched a brow as Izuku looked at her in confusion, "We thought you were going for a walk…did you change your mind?"
"No…I was actually hoping you three would follow me," they stared at him in confusion, "Kyoka, do you mind listening to our classmates to see if they're still in the common room?"
"Uh…okay, sure Izuku," plugging her earphone jack into the wall, she hummed as she crossed her arms, "They sound like they're in there…just talking an…wait, Mina just stood up and she's walking towards the hall…leading to the boys' dorms?" without warning, Izuku swung the door open and everyone looked at him as he scanned the room to see Mina was nowhere to be found before he raced down the hall to the male dorms and Momo, Kyoka and Tsuyu followed closely behind him.
DS
Mina tinkered with the lock as she grunted in frustration, "Damnit…just…open up for me an-" before she could finish, she was pulled away from the door and pinned to the opposite wall.
Looking down, her eyes slightly widened when she saw Izuku pinning her to the wall while Momo, Kyoka and Tsuyu opened the door and stepped inside, "What in the hell were you doing trying to break into my room!" Mina flinched at the tone in Izuku's voice, "You weren't trying to do anything to my daughter, were you, Ashido!"
"Y-you're a monster…she's not safe around you!" Mina snapped in fear and Izuku narrowed his eyes as lightning began surrounding his body, "You're a traitor! You can hurt her, and so I thought it'll be a good idea to get her away from you before that happens!"
Izuku growled as he pulled his arm back and clenched his fist tightly before he heard, "Papa?" he stopped and looked back to see Eri standing between Momo and Kyoka, staring at him with wide eyes, "W-what are you doing? Why are you going to hurt her, papa? I know she and everyone else tried to hurt you, but you're not like this,"
Sighing, Izuku dropped Mina to the ground before he turned and walked over to them and hugged Eri, "I'm sorry, snowflake…she was trying to break into the room to take you away and I wasn't going to let that happen," Eri frowned as she hugged him back and the five of them heard Mina run quickly down the hall.
Taking a deep breath, Izuku stood up and patted the top of Eri's head, "Eri…snowflake, I need you to be brave for me tonight," Eri hummed and tilted her head to the side in confusion, "I need to go somewhere tonight, and I need you to stay with Kyoka, Tsuyu and Momo, okay?"
Eri moaned and pouted, "Okay papa," the four smiled as Izuku picked Eri up and they walked down the hall to the common room.
DS
The moonless night sky blanketed the city in darkness as Izuku stepped towards the window and looked down to see someone running towards the gate. Looking down, he saw Eri staring up at him with wide eyes and he gave a small smile, "I have to go take care of something, Eri…are you going to be okay with Momo, Kyoka and Tsuyu?" Eri hummed and nodded as Izuku patted the top of her head, "I'll try to be back before you go to bed, okay snowflake?"
"Okay papa," Eri smiled.
Izuku looked at the three and slightly frowned, "Please make sure nothing happens to her," the three slowly nodded as Izuku turned and ran out of the room.
The three looked at Eri as Eri looked at them with a blank expression, "So," Momo hummed, "While Izu is out…do you want to play a game? I can make you some toys,"
Eri's eyes widened, "And if you want, I can play some music for you," Kyoka smirked.
Eri stared at her before Tsuyu croaked, "Ribbit…I might not be able to make toys or sing, but I'm great at telling stories," Eri slowly walked over to them and the three of them slightly smiled at her.
DS
Eijiro ran through a lightly wooded area before stopping and panting as he rested his hands on his knees, "Damn…how in the hell does Midoriya strain his body daily? I've only been running for thirty minutes and it feels like my lungs are about to explode," hearing a twig snap, his head jerked up as he looked around in confusion, "Is someone there? Friend or foe?" his eyes scanned the area, "Was it a cute little forest critter?"
"Eijiro, Eijiro, Eijiro," a voice that Eijiro did not recognized called back, "I thought Kaminari was the dumb one, not you…but given what you've done…I'm not surprised," his eyes widened when he saw Izuku stepping out from behind the bushes, "You idiots almost had me…you almost killed me over something that could be proven false…but instead of acting like heroes, most of our class acted as villains, and for what? Over a stupid picture?" Eijiro growled under his breath before activating his Quirk, "Oh, scary, scary…you know your Quirk isn't meant for offensive use…it's a defensive Quirk, and like all defenses, it has its flaw,"
"What the hell are you talking about, Midoriya? I'm the unbreakable Red Riot!" Izuku chuckled as he shook his head, "Huh? And what's so funny?"
"If you truly believe in this damn story, catch me and beat the hell out of me," without warning, Izuku turned and ran further into the woods and Eijiro followed with narrowed eyes.
Coming to a densely wooded area, Eijiro panted as he looked around, "Where did you go! Where the hell did you go!" hearing a twig snap, he looked back to see Izuku walking up to him, holding something in his hand, "What? Is that a knife!" Eijiro laughed, "Are you kidding me! You've seen my Quirk, Midoriya, you know what it's capable of!" Izuku stepped closer to him, "Feeling confident, huh? Okay, I'll play your little game, Midoriya," activating his Quirk, he smirked, "Okay Midoriya, it's your tur-" before he could finish, he hissed in pain as he grabbed his arm, "What the hell!"
"A little gift from a friend named Luci,"
'Luci? Really? You couldn't come up with something else?'
'I couldn't say Lucifer because he would've figured it out, I couldn't say the Devil because…too obvious, I couldn't say Satan, the Prince of Darkness or any of the other names you go by because…again, too obvious, so I shorted Lucifer to Luci,' hearing Lucifer groan in the back of his head, he chuckled, 'C'mon, you have to admit that that was clever thinking just now,'
'Don't toy around, kid…you're on your own mission right now. Keep your eyes on the prize,'
Izuku sighed as he stepped towards the trembling Eijiro, "So…we were right…you are a villain,"
"A villain? Me? No," Izuku stopped and narrowed his eyes, "No, the true villains here are the ones who beat their classmate to death and left him there over a photo. Heroes don't do that, regardless of if one of their own is a traitor. They simply have them arrested, but no, you, Kaminari, Bakugou and almost all the others beat the hell out of me, not giving me a minute to defend myself…and only to learn that you were wrong, but still believe I'm a traitor, and now one of them is turning into a sniveling coward before me,"
"Coward? You know they'll come looking for me…they'll realize that I'm missing an-"
"And what? A corpse is going to tell them that it was me who did it? And do you realize where we are?" Eijiro's eyes widened as he looked around, "We're in the densest part of the woods…no one, no hero or villain will dare tread this far into the woods. Nothing back here but wild animals looking for their next meal…and even if someone does manage to find you, there'll be nothing left, not even a carcass to bring back,"
Eijiro pressed his back against a boulder as Izuku stepped closer to him, "What happened to you? You were all about being a hero? What in the hell are you!"
Izuku stopped in his tracks and frowned, "What am I? I'm simply someone who had his eyes opened for the first time in his life…someone who sees who he can count on and who he can't. Someone who thought that being a hero would be great and that he'll make friends, only to be stabbed in the back by sixteen of his classmates," standing above Eijiro, Izuku's eyes flashed a hellish red, "So, Eijiro Kirishima, before you ask what I am, ask yourself…am I truly worthy to become a hero?"
"I…I can tell you who showed us the photo!" Izuku growled as he narrowed his eyes, "It was Bakugou! Bakugou showed everyone the picture and convinced us that you were aiding the villains! He told us you were behind the attack at USJ!"
"Fool…do you honestly think I care who did what at this point in time?" Izuku chuckled and Eijiro felt his blood chill, "I don't give a single damn about that…no…what I care about are those who followed blindly and attacked someone without probable cause. Let me ask you something real fast…if a civilian sees a murder take place and doesn't report it, does it make them a bad person?"
Eijiro's eyes widened, "And if the murderer does somehow get caught and that same civilian steps forward, stating that they saw what had happened, should they be praised as a hero?"
"W-what are you getting at, Midoriya?"
"What I'm getting at Kirishima is this," Izuku knelt down, glaring at Eijiro, "All of our classmates, except for Momo, Kyoka and Tsuyu were there that day…I pleaded for help from each and everyone of you, and yet you acted like the frightened civilian…waiting for a reason to be praised for an act of cowardliness," before he could respond, Eijiro began gasping for air as his eyes widened.
Looking at Izuku, Eijiro heard something wet hit the forest floor, "Don't worry, Kirishima…your trip to hell won't be a lonely one…I'll give you plenty of people to keep you company on the ride down," Izuku turned and began walking away, listening to Eijiro gag on his own blood with each step he took.
DS
Eri's head bobbed up and down as she forced herself to stay away. The three looked at her and frowned before Momo spoke, "Eri…you shouldn't force yourself to stay up like this. Izu wouldn't want you to an-"
"I wanna wait for papa," Eri yawned and rubbed her eyes, "Papa said he'll be here before I go to bed,"
"He said he'll try to be back and I don't think he wants you up so late," Kyoka slightly frown as she patted the top of Eri's head, "Get some sleep…you'll see him tomorrow,"
Eri moaned as she shook her head, "Ribbit…Izu will be here soon and you should be asleep before he gets in and-"
"What's going on in here?" the four looked up and saw a confused Izuku stepping into the room, "Eri, you should be sleeping…I said I'll try to be back before you go to bed, snowflake, I didn't want you to force yourself to stay awake,"
"Papa, you're home," Eri smiled before she fell back onto Kyoka's bed and fell sleep.
The four slightly smiled as Kyoka pulled the covers over her. The three looked back at Izuku and frowned before Momo shook her head, "So what happened out there?" Izuku sighed as he rubbed the back of his head and looked away.
Well…Kirishima is…yeah…was going to add more to this chapter, but something came up and going to put it in the next one. Enjoy.
