My Hero Academia: Yashiro The First Quirk
Ch.42- Stronger Each Day
I spent the past few days around the house healing, Papa was busy during the day with work so I hung around with Dad and the cats. Then Dad had evening or night patrols so Papa and Auntie Nemuri would stay with me. I was not able to do much as my arms healed. I could walk, talk but I had almost no use of my arms. The best I could do was manoeuvre my casts to hug things like my plushies.
Right now, I was watching through an anime I heard about online, it was not long after my era. It kinda reminded me of Inuyasha mixed with an more action shounen. One of the characters was so feral it was almost adorable how feisty he was. Kinda reminded me of Katsuki without the constant cursing.
"What you watching now?" Dad asked, I looked to see him holding a coffee mug.
"Demon Slayer, I found it online it came out when I would have been adult in my time. I really like it." I chimed, he nodded and looked at the screen as Inosuke went on a feral rant.
"Oh god another Bakugo…" he muttered, I snickered.
"He's way cuter than Katsuki, he's just a feral boy." I laughed, Dad looked at me confused.
"Does that mean you think Bakugo is cute?" he asked, I chuckled.
"A little, he's so emotionally constipated but put him with Kirishima and I see his softer side," I answered, Dad snorted.
"Well you certainly right about that, I almost want to always pair them up he's easier to deal with then," Dad stated, I chuckled.
"He'll get better, he's still a kid," I replied, he walked over and ruffled my hair.
"You're still a kid too." He stated, I snickered.
"No, I am clearly a dinosaur, I mean I am ancient." I joked, he sat next to me.
"Sure," Dad replied.
"I hope the others are having a good work-study." I mused, he patted my head.
"I'm sure they are." He soothed, I smiled at him.
"Who'd Katsuki go to, had to be some big-time hero, right?" I chimed, he chuckled.
"He went to a hero names Best-Jeanist, he's the Number 4 hero, but he is probably not what Bakugo was hoping for." He mused, I snickered.
"That'll do Katsuki some good, he needs that ego checked," I replied, Dad chuckled.
"I'm home!" Papa chimed; I heard the front door swing opened.
"Welcome home Papa!" I called, Dad got up to greet Papa at the genkan.
"You never believe who I saw on my way home." Papa rambled, I snickered I saw him strut in.
"Who?" I asked, he put a hand over her mouth suppressing snickers.
"I saw Bakugo-kun I think Jeanist did him up proper." Papa snickered; Dad chuckled. "Boy look ready to explode with his hair combed to the sides like that."
"Pfft! They tamed the mop!" I laughed; Papa laughed with me. "I have a feeling he's gonna rant about that in class."
"Maybe he will learn something," Dad grumbled.
"Knowing Katsuki it will take a while for it to sink in for him," I stated, huffed at that.
"So what did you two do with your day?" Papa quizzed.
"I found a new anime it's really good it's about demons in a like ending feudal-era Japan. The fights are super cool." I answered, he nodded and looked to Dad.
"I worked on some reports and napped," Dad replied, Papa tutted at him.
"Shou you should try to do more; I mean what about that book you wanted to read." Papa lectured half-heartedly; Dad shrugged.
"I felt like napping," Dad stated.
"My poor Energy Saver." Papa cooed hugging Dad playfully.
"Really drop the high-school nicknames." Dad huffed, I guess Dad was always like this.
"But they suit you grumpy." Papa teased and smooched Dad's cheek.
"Sure Cockatiel…" Dad joked, I snickered as Papa gasped. "Now go wash out that gel."
"No more gel!" I added, Papa feigned insult.
"So cruel!" Papa joked and headed to the bath.
"So, what are you feeling for dinner?" Dad asked, I pouted. "And Hizashi won't let you have a jelly pouch for dinner too."
I heard the doorbell, Dad looked confused and then headed to the door rubbing his hair. Must be some online order, Papa was kinda crazy with those. If he saw something any of us would like he had little to no control. In a minute I heard the door slam shut, I walked over to see Dad glaring at the door. I could hear knocking on the other side.
"Dad what are you doing?" I asked, then I heard it, kinda sounded like Uncle Toshi. "Dad let him in."
"Ugh… Fine…" he muttered and opened the door revealing Uncle who looked to be apologizing.
"Uncle Toshi!" I chimed, he looked to me smiling as Dad stalked in. "Come on in, don't mind Dad he's being a grump."
"I had to come see you hope you are doing okay?" he said entering the genkan.
"I'm fine, just bit annoyed with these," I replied lifting my casts.
"Understandable." He replied Dad peeked in and huffed.
"Just get in old man." Dad huffed; he can really hold a grudge…
"Dad be nice!" I whined, he shrugged walking over to pick up Mochi. "Mochi work your magic."
"Sorry to both your Aizawa-kun." Uncle Toshi apologized, Dad huffed and Uncle looked at him sheepishly.
"Oh, I got to show you something!" I chimed, he nodded and raced up to my room.
I had all my new plushies arranged in my room, I scooped up the Bunny Might that Sir Nighteye gifted me. He was super cute, heading back down I raced up to Uncle showing off my plush. He looked it over and blushed, I grinned at him.
"Now where did you find that?" he asked, I giggled.
"Your old sidekick Sir Nighteye gave him to me!" I chirped, he looked surprised. "I got to work with him a bit in Hosu, he brought with him Mirio-senpai! He said I was super good at deduction!"
"Wow, that's a great compliment especially form him." He praised and patted my head. "He must like you a lot, he gave you a very rare item of mine. He is very protective of his collection."
"Collection?" I quizzed.
"He is a bit like Midoriya-shounen he is a big fan, I think he owns at least one of every item of mine. I used to gift him items when he was my sidekick." He explained, people really idolize Uncle Toshi but I worry…
"You look troubled?" he stated, I looked up at him as his brows furrowed.
"Spit it," Dad ordered, I looked down at the Bunny Might.
"I know people really admire you as All Might but I guess, I wonder if they even realise you're human… Sorry, that must sound weird." I explained, I felt a hand on my head.
"That is the point of All Might." He stated, I looked up at him confused. "The Symbol of Peace, I created it so that Japan would be a safer place. I made myself look as unbreakable and strong as I could. Villains are less active if they think there is someone out there ready to stop them."
"But why do that?" I questioned, he chuckled.
"Things were a lot different when I was your age, crime was extremely rampant. It was not a safe place, that dream of mine is how I met my Master and was given One For All." He answered, so Stain saw what he saw because that is what Uncle wanted him to see…
"What's with that look?" Dad asked, I looked to see him looking at me brows furrowed.
"Just remembering something Stain said…" I admitted, I saw Uncle Toshi tense. "He compared all Heroes to All Might and if they didn't meet that standard, they were fakes who deserved to die… He told me people never change… I guess I get it, some people who become heroes don't deserve it. I mean Endeavor did it… It made me angry when he said that…"
"You fought Stain..?" Uncle Toshi stated in disbelief.
"Yeah, with Izuku and Iida's help we were able to capture him… I was grabbed by the Nomu right after." I explained, he looked upset and a bit angry.
"I only heard what the police told me, Midoriya found him first and you jumped in. He was taken out by the quirk and you fought him until it wore off and he helped. Eventually, it wore off for Iida and he knocked him into a wall where he was captured." Dad explained, that was the basics I guess. "Am I correct?"
"Yeah, basically…" I admitted, I felt a big hand on my head I looked up to see Uncle looking to me.
"That must have been a tough fight but you pulled through." He complimented, I nodded.
"I guess some things never change, no matter the time there will always be people who are evil… I almost lost my temper completely a few times fighting him…" I admitted, I felt him tussle my hair.
"Even I have lost my temper a few times…" he soothed, I smiled looking up at him.
"I'm glad he's locked up now," I replied, he nodded.
"Don't go do anything reckless again," Dad stated, I looked over to him.
"I won't," I promised, he rubbed the back of his head.
"Toshi-kun!" Papa chimed, turned as saw him leaving the bathroom hair down dressed in his evening wear.
"Hizashi-kun sorry for dropping by unexpectedly." Uncle apologized, Papa waved him off.
"No problem at all, hopefully, Shou-chan wasn't a grump," Papa replied, Uncle laughed nervously. "Shou-chan be nice."
Papa walked over poking Dad who huffed, Papa sighed and spun around, I felt a bit better now. But I'm sure some of that night will stay with me for a while yet. I guess this is my first real step into the world of heroes…
(Hizashi's POV)
I walked Toshinori to the door, it had been nice to have him over. I wish Shouta would ease up on his grudge. He needs to let things go a bit more. I heard Toshinori kicking his shoes on, I smiled at him. Toshinori was a good guy, he may not have much foresight sometimes but he does his best all the time.
"Thanks for the tea Hizashi-kun." He stated, I smiled.
"It's good to have you over, hope Shou-chan didn't scare you off from coming for visits," I replied, he rubbed the back of his neck.
"Aizawa-kun has a right to be upset with me, it shows how much he cares for the students." He replied flashing a more genuine smile unlike the one he wore as All Might.
"You should smile more like this," I stated, he blushed. "I get it though, I put on that smile myself a lot. Just try to remember you're Toshinori Yagi, not just All Might."
"I will do my best." He replied, I smiled and waved him off as he left.
(Yashiro's POV)
"Papa, what are you doing?" I asked as I saw him taking frames off the walls.
"I wanted to change up the photos around the house, I want us to get some family photo sometime soon." He explained.
"Papa, can we put the frame you gave me?" I quizzed, he paused and looked to me.
"Are you sure? I mean those are your family." He replied, I got up from the couch.
"It'd be nice to see them mixed in with all the photos we have. Kinda seems fitting I guess." I answered, he smiled.
"Then let's do it, we can get individual frames for them." He replied, I smiled at him.
(Later)
We returned from the store Papa had spent a while picking out perfect frames and thinking of new ways to hang them around. We were currently spacing out my family among all the photos of Papa, Dad and their friends. I noticed even photos of them when they were younger, none of them had their friend.
Papa had revealed Shirakumo to me and explained how he had died tragically. Seeing how important he was to them it felt odd that they had his photos hidden away. I mean if it had not been for a few things I would have never suspected anything. Even then I did not think it had been all because of losing someone.
"Papa have you ever thought of putting up some pictures of Shirakumo?" I asked, he turned to me surprised. "I mean I have the pictures of my family up; he was important to you and Dad."
"I'm surprised you wanted to put your families photo's out… I know it must hurt to remember them." Papa stated as he set up the one of my Mom.
"I know sometimes memories hurt but I want to keep all of my memories even the ones that hurt me. I think that one day I'll get stronger and they won't hurt so much. Then I'll be really glad you have them." I explained, he looked to me blushing. "I don't think he would want to be forgotten and even if it hurts right now maybe one day it won't hurt as much. Then you can look back and not feel so sad."
"You're so smart…" Papa stated, I blushed as he reached over to tussle my hair.
"I learned it from a show I watched back in my time… Sometimes I feel bad I forgot but I know why I did… I would have never stopped and who knows if I would even still be…" I muttered, I felt him put an arm around me. "Still now that I remember again I never want to forget again. Some days it hurts, but one day I'll get stronger. Then I will be glad I do; I already am. I know I can notice things others might not because of it. Now I can protect people."
"You're so strong and resilient…" Papa complimented, I leaned into his hold. "Lean on us as you need, I can't wait to see how much stronger you will get."
"You and Dad will get stronger too," I affirmed; he tightened his hold on me.
"I think I know the one we can put up," Papa stated, he pulled away and pulled out an album.
He skimmed through and then stopped on a page, I watched as he gingerly took out a picture. He took it out and turned to show me, I smiled. It was Dad, Papa and Shirakumo standing together and Dad was holding a small kitten as Papa and Shirakumo posed around him. They looked so happy, that would be a great photo.
"When did you guys find a kitten?" I asked, he chuckled.
"Shouta gave that kitten his umbrella and Shirakumo say the kitten and his umbrella so he brought the kitten to school. Shouta took care of it all day. We called it Sushi and we eventually gave them to Nemuri, she still has him. He's getting up there but he's doing great. Shouta still pampers him every time we visit." Papa explained, I smiled.
"That's a great memory, I think it's perfect," I replied, he smiled to me, he looked happy right now. He's getting stronger already.