Sakamata Kugo, also known as Gang Orca, was a calm man most of the time. Right now though he was annoyed as one of his interns was late.
"Where is that girl?" demanded Orca with a growl. He glanced over at his other intern, the multi-armed boy, for answers.
"Knowing Jirou-san, sir, since she takes being a hero very seriously something must be holding her up to cause her to be late," explained Shoji Mezo.
Orca let out a slight hum, accepting that answer. In the time he's known the girl, he's never known her to slack off. Something must be wrong.
"If that's the case then we should head out to find her, make sure she's okay," replied the killer whale man as he stood up.
It was then that the door slammed open and the voice of the girl in question called out.
"I am so sorry that I'm late!"
A slight sigh of relief escaped Orca before he was about to reprimand the girl, but stopped when he caught sight of her. Was he seeing this right?
Why was there a little white-haired girl trying to hide behind Jirou?
Orca narrowed his eyes and crossed his arms as he stared down his intern.
"Explain, girl!"
Before Kyouka could say anything, the little one spoke up.
"M-Mama, wh-who is th-that?" squeaked out the child as she looked up at Kyouka, causing Orca to gain a blank look on his face.
'…Mama?'
The purplette looked down at the child with a comforting smile. "Eri, this is Sakamata Kugo, my boss. Don't let his looks scare you, though. He's actually a big softie."
Eri looked back at Orca, although it was clear that she was still nervous. "H-Hello, sir."
The Pro Hero was silent for a few seconds before he turned to Shoji.
"Did you know about this?"
"About Eri, yes. Although I did not think Jirou-san would bring her here," replied the octopus, turning to his classmate for an explanation.
She placed a hand onto her hip and gave them a look. "I was actually spending time with Eri when Sakamata-san called, asking me to come in. Unfortunately, no one else was around to babysit since everyone else was either at their own internships or already had plans."
"So you had no choice but to bring her along," stated Shoji with a nod of understanding. "Does Midoriya know about this?"
The rocker girl nervously twirled one of her earphone jacks around her finger. "Izuku's at Endeavor's agency right now, calling him would be impossible. I left a note back at the dorms just in case he or someone else got back before I did."
Orca was more confused now than he was when Jirou arrived. "Shoji, take the girl and leave for a moment. I wish to speak with Jirou in private."
The two UA students glanced at each other in worry, while Eri clung to her Mama's leg. Looking down at her little one, Kyouka spoke softly.
"Sweetie, I need to speak with Sakamata-san, so can you be a good girl and go with your Mezo-ojichan for a little bit? Can you do that for Mama?"
Though hesitant, the horned child gave a nod. She let go of Kyouka's leg and made her way to Shoji, holding up her arms, wanting to be picked up. When Shoji reached down and scooped her up, Eri let out a few giggles when she noticed how high she was. It was just like when Toshi-jii held her!
As the tall teen walked passed with Eri in his arms, Kyouka handed him a backpack filled with snacks and activities for Eri. Once they were gone, Orca sat back down at his desk and pointed to one of the chairs in front of it.
"Sit," ordered the hero. Once Kyouka was seated, he continued. "How exactly did you become a parent at such a young age, Jirou?"
"It's…It's a long story," stated Kyouka, looking away briefly. "It started when Izuku rescued Eri from the yakuza, where she was being abused by a villain named Overhaul."
"Hm, I had heard about that raid. So that was the little girl?"
"Yeah. Anyway, even after being rescued by Izuku, Eri was still haunted by what happened to her and didn't even know how to smile."
"That poor child," said Orca, clenching his fist.
"Luckily, UA was going to hold a Cultural Festival around that same time and our class was going to hold a concert, something Izuku figured would finally get Eri to smile for the first time. Needless to say, it worked."
"But how is it that you somehow adopted the girl?"
A smile came to Kyouka's face. "It was my music that got her to smile for the first time in her life. Along with Izuku being the first person to ever show her kindness, Eri came to see the both of us as her parents since we were the ones to make her happy. Izuku-kun and I might still be in high school, but I wouldn't trade my little family for the world."
"I see…this does present a problem though," stated Orca as he cupped his chin.
"Wh-What do you mean?" asked Kyouka; worried that something might happen to Eri.
"The reason I called you in was because I needed your expertise in reconnaissance to gather some information on a potential counterfeit ring, but I did not think you were watching over your daughter."
"So what, are you going to send me home?" questioned the purplette, slightly mad. If he was going to let her go just because she had a daughter, she was going to give him a piece of her mind. Him being a Pro be damned!
The whale man gave off a snort before standing up and heading to his office door, Kyouka following after him. He slammed the door open to find his sidekicks surrounding Shoji and Eri while doting on the small child.
"Men!"
"Yes, sir!" exclaimed the sidekicks, standing straight and saluting.
"Change of plans! Some of you will be accompanying Jirou, Shoji, and I on the mission! The rest of you will stay here to look after Eri-chan! Do I make myself clear?!" yelled out Orca, daring anyone to argue.
"Yes, sir!"
"Good!"
Kyouka was shocked, to say the least. She wasn't expecting Gang Orca to be so accommodating over this. Walking over to Eri, she needed to explain what was going on.
"Mama!" squeaked the little girl.
"Hey, sweetie," replied Kyouka, kneeling down and bringing her little one into her arms. "Now I need you to listen to me carefully, Eri. Mama needs to go to work right now, but Sakamata-san's sidekicks are going to watch over you until I get back. Okay?"
"Will you be back soon?" asked Eri, worry and slight fear in her big, red eyes.
"I'll be back as soon as I can, okay? And don't worry; they'll take good care of you. If they don't…Orca's wrath will be NOTHING compared to MINE."
The sidekicks started to sweat buckets as they faced death in the glare the rocker girl was giving them. They all looked towards their boss for help.
"You heard the girl," said Orca with a shrug. "Now let's head out!"
Giving Eri a kiss on the forehead, Kyouka followed after Orca and Shoji with some of the sidekicks scrambling behind while the ones who were left behind continued to shiver in fear.
They could only hope they could keep Eri happy while Jirou was gone.
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A few hours later, four figures were making their way to Gang Orca's agency. One of the figures, a green-haired boy, was actually running as fast as he could to get there, a look of worry on his face.
"Damn it, Deku! Slow your fucking ass down!" shouted an explosive blond as he and the others chased after the greenie.
"Can you really blame him for running, Bakugou?" questioned the half-and-half boy of the group. "We had arrived back at the dorms only to find a note saying that Jirou had brought Eri with her to Gang Orca's agency."
"And you did not need to accompany us, Bakugou," stated the bird-headed boy, the final member. "Out of everyone in class you are one of the few that Eri still doesn't see as family, so why are you here?"
Bakugou let out a growl. "It was either follow you extras or stay at the dorms and deal with Ponytail's worrying over the brat's safety."
Shouto and Tokoyami each let out a sigh of frustration. Of course that would be his reason.
The four teens soon arrived at Gang Orca's agency. Without even knocking, Izuku slammed open the door, making the sidekicks inside jump at the sudden bang.
"Hey! What makes you think you can just barge in here like that?!" demanded one of the sidekicks, as they all got ready to defend their agency.
Activating Full Cowl, Izuku stared them down with a hard look. "Where is my daughter?!"
"Papa!"
At the sound of the familiar voice, Izuku deactivated his Quirk when his little girl came running up to him. The sidekicks had backed down at this point.
"Eri!" exclaimed Izuku as he scooped her up and held her close. "I'm so glad you're safe."
"Of course I'm safe, Papa! Mama's friends looked after me!" chirped the child with a smile. "We played a lot of games and drew pictures!"
Izuku let out a sigh of relief as the others came up to him. "That's nice, Eri, but where IS Mama?"
That was when the Pro Hero finally returned.
"Mission accomplished, men! You did well today!" declared Gang Orca as he and his team entered the office.
"Arigatou, sir!"
Gang Orca let out a laugh before he caught sight of their visitors. "Hm?"
That was when Kyouka and Shoji saw that it was their classmates. "Izu-kun?"
"I got your note," stated Izuku as Kyouka made her way over to him and Eri. "What happened?"
The shy rocker started to twirl earphone jack nervously. "Well, long story short, Gang Orca called me in while I was watching Eri and no one was around to babysit. And before you say anything, I wasn't going to let you drop whatever you were doing at Endeavor's over what could have possibly been nothing."
"What about Aizawa-sensei?"
She let out a huff. "He was probably asleep and wouldn't wake up."
"Our parents?"
"They wouldn't have gotten to the dorms in time."
"Even All Might?" questioned Izuku, genuinely confused. "You do know he lives at the faculty dorms now, right?"
Kyouka had a blank look on her face as she processed this new information, facepalming when it finally did.
"We need to come up with a plan for next time, Izu-kun."
Bakugou let out a scoff at this. "What you two need to do is to stop being idiots!"
The rocker girl cast a fierce glare at the bomb boy, which he gladly returned.
"I'm sure you'll come up with something, Midoriya," said Shoji. "If you wish, I can help come up with ideas."
"Arigatou, Shoji. Kyouka and I really appreciate it," replied Izuku with a sigh.
"I wouldn't worry about it," stated Orca, gaining the teens' attention. "If you ever need someone to watch over the little one, my men will gladly watch over her."
"Wait, really?" questioned Kyouka as the sidekicks started to sweat again. They didn't have a problem looking after the child, but her mother was scarier than their boss!
"I had fun today, Mama!" squeaked Eri reaching for Kyouka, who gladly took the child into her arms.
"Oh yeah? So the sidekicks did their job?" asked Kyouka, glancing towards said sidekicks.
Eri nodded happily. "Hai! I told Papa that we played games and drew pictures! They even told me stories about heroics!"
"That's good to hear, Eri," replied the rocker girl, placing a kiss on Eri's forehead and earning a giggle in return.
"I believe we should start heading back now," said Shouto. "Momo was there when we found the note and became quite distraught."
Kyouka merely rolled her eyes. "With the way she worries, you'd think SHE was the mother."
"Alright, you kids get going now. And you," started Orca before gently placing his hand atop of Eri's head. "You be a good girl for your parents, understood?"
"Hai!" replied Eri as the group of teens took their leave. Just before they left though, Eri started waving her arm. "Bye, Kugo-jii!"
The teens then exited the building, leaving behind a wide-eyed Gang Orca.
The next day, Eri received a killer whale plushy in the mail.
FIN
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The plot bunnies still have me captive.
It is a good thing Kyouka's boss is an understanding man. If it was Izuku, you know Endeavor would cause problems. Speaking of Endeavor, I'll be making a sequel to my fic "Watching Over Eri" called "Meet the Todorokis". You can pretty much guess what it'll be about.