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"Oh, no!" = spoken out loud

'Oh, no!' = thought in head

- insert song name here - = play or switch to the song

I do not own "Boku no Hero Academia"

Izuku in all his wisdom, gave the most mind blowing, astonishing, ingenious reply he could give in his groggy state, "Huh?"

Her face took on a softer, less excited look, "Um, I said my names Himiko. You are the one that stopped the mean person, right?" She asked while tilting her head in confusion.

Izuku looked her in the eyes and gave her a simple answer since he couldn't think very well., "If you're talking about Katsuki then-"

"Who?" She interrupted, looking even more confused than before.

"The one who was using explosions" He clarified, then he noticed her expression of utter joy come back two-fold.

"It is you!" She loudly and happily said as she gave a hug to the concrete bed laying boy.

She pulled back from the quick hug and looked at Izuku once again, "I thought it was you! I could tell by your asparagus hair!"

Now, Izuku has had his head of hair compared to a lot of things, but never asparagus, but even in his delirious state he still remembers what his hair is most commonly compared too, "Do you mean broccoli?"

"Yeah, that!" She replied quickly and with the same over bubbling happiness she had before.

Izuku didn't want to be rude but this girl was a mess, and her loudness was kind of hitting his already headache abused brain in a way he didn't enjoy. But, he knows for a fact that if he left her here. She could run into even worse trouble, and his mother wouldn't approve of allowing someone like this to run around and without helping, he wouldn't feel right anyway, moreover, helping is what a hero would do.

"Uh, c-can you please get off m-me?" Izuku asked in slight desperation as his embarrassment continued to only grow.

"Huh?" she looked down and came to the realisation that she was basically sat on top of him, "Oh, okay" She said as she got off him and stood up showing no sign of embarrassment.

Izuku followed suit and noticed a couple things as he stood in front of her. Firstly, it was a lot later than he thought it was, secondly, he wasn't wrong when he thought about her being pretty, especially with how the setting sun was currently glowing off her. Also, she was taller than him. He sighed inwardly.

Luckily even in his current mess of a brain he could still find the ability to think logically, "So, do you know where your parents are?" It was a lot later than he thought and although he kind of wants her gone since he was not in a very good… mood? … state? … you know what, he doesn't feel good, let's leave it at that. Anyway, he's not gonna leave her here. Especially with how late it was, it was gonna be dark soon, 'must have been asleep longer than I thought' he realised.

He was immediately ripped from his thoughts the second he noticed the frozen smile on her face and the vacant look in her eyes. She looked like she had internally shut down.

"No" blankly came himiko's reply

Truthfully, he didn't expect her to say anything with the way her vacant eyes looked, but the sound of her voice when she said that single word, matched the way she looked perfectly and i was frightening how blank it was. She said the single word and that was it, nothing else, no emotion, no fluctuation in pitch or tone, no warmth or coldness as she said it, she just said it. Somehow, her sudden change was such a contrast and so sudden, it gave Izuku whiplash, and it scared him to death more than Katsuki's harm wishing eye's that were still a fresh memory in his foggy mind.

"Okay" He once again softly spoke, but this time it was like his life depended on it, 'think quick' He thought with urgency, "Uh," He stumbled over his own thoughts, "You can come with me?" Izuku said questioningly, but he was more so asking himself as he doubted his action, and he didn't really like the idea but it was the best he had, it was going to get dark soon, she looked in bad shape and he genuinely wanted to help this girl, but he didn't have a lot of options.

Izuku noticed she kept her blank appearance and gave no reaction.

"Himiko?" He worriedly called as he waved a hand in front of her face.

A little light came back to her eyes as her frozen smile dropped into a smaller but actually happy smile as her attention came back to Izuku, "What?" She asked with curiosity in her voice.

"I said you can come back home with me, until we figure something else out" Izuku replied, but with more detail than before.

Her smile grew larger once again as the light in her eyes grew as well "Really?" She said with obvious excitement.

"Yeah" He said while offering a small smile of his own, in hopes to comfort her.

"Thank you!" She almost screamed in joy, as she once again suddenly hugged Izuku.

Izuku still didn't really know how to react to the hug, but he didn't push her away, he just, accepted. After a while she came back from the hug and looked at him with her large smile on her face. Izuku noticed that this whole time she had a very light red blush on her face that didn't seem to be there for any particular reason, 'genetic?' He questioned, but quickly got back to the matter at hand. She didn't seem to be saying anything or doing anything other than looking at Izuku with a big smile on her face, she basically looked like she was waiting for him to say something.

"Uh, shall we go then?" He questioned.

"Mm, OH! Yeah" She said as she somehow got caught by surprise.

"Okay, let's go then" Izuku said as he started to make his way back home once again, but now with a follower.

Along the way she constantly talked to him with abundant joy and Izuku noticed that she tended to be like other kids, but different. Other kids tended to only care about what his quirk was and how he was basically at the top of everything, Himiko on the other hand, was constantly asking about who he was and what he liked and stuff like that. Other kids talked rather simple and boringly, but Himiko was actually kind of fun to talk to, but she still talked rather simply since she was only four. The only reason Izuku found the way other kids' talking boring and simple, and he could talk and understand advanced things was because he was basically a genius. Being one was actually very annoying. But, although Himiko talked with simple sentence structures like other kids, she was still fun to talk to, mabey it was because Izuku hadn't really talked with other kids for so long, or because her excitement about everything was contagious, but in any case, he genuinely enjoyed talking to her. Also, other kids were messily exited and tended to trip over their words when they were hyper, but she kind of acted like this was her natural state and was accustomed to it. She kind of reminded him of Kacchan with her over abundant excitement and happiness, but he quickly shewed away the thought.

Eventually they got to Izuku's house and it in the distance you could see the sun almost half covered by the horizon. Izuku walked inside, followed by Himiko who looked slightly wary but came in none the less, and as soon as he closed the front door his mother came from around the entrance ways corner and looked at Izuku with teary eyes and a look of motherly worry on her face. Then she turned and saw Himiko, and her face changed into one of shock. She immediately raced forward and crouched in front of the two, "Oh my god, what happened?!" She hysterically asked.

Izuku looked to Himiko who looked surprised, then he turned back to his mother, "Uh, I found her like this and she doesn't know where her parents are, so I brought her here" Izuku said, telling a half-truth hoping to not worry his mother about Katsuki.

"Oh, you poor thing, let's get you some food and a bath, also some cloths, and I'll have to look at those cuts and bruises" She quickly listed as she fussed over the girl. Then she turned to Izuku and he saw some tears growing at the corners of her eyes, and within the blink of an eye Izuku was in his mother's warm, tight and worried embrace.

"Izuku, I was so worried, you were late, and I thought something bad had happened when you didn't show up" His mother cried as she tightened the hug he was absorbed in. Looking over to Himiko, she looked to still be in shock over his mother's…loving… attitude. Izuku looked back over to his mother who was now looking him over for any sort of injury, after that she pulled back from the hug, looked up and met Izuku's eyes giving him a stern look "what happened?" She said with the feeling that you couldn't say no to her requ-… demand. Izuku noticed, that behind his mother, Himiko's attention was once again pulled back to this world and she looked over to Izuku and Inko with a large smile on her face, 'oh, no' He thought.

"He saved me!" Himiko happily exclaimed

Inko's stern look grew into a slight glare as she continued to look at Izuku in the eyes, 'OH, NO!' Izuku panickedly thought. Luckily Inko's look almost immediately softened as she embraced him again but with less worry in it and more softness. Izuku mentally calmed down after his partial heart attack from simply his mother's look.

Inko sighed, "Well at least you're safe. Now Izuku go run a bath for our guest here, while I get the first aid kit" Said the now in action mother.

Quickly after Izuku ran the bath, he left and found his mother on her knees, tending to the scrapes on Himiko, who was sat on a chair. After his mother finished treating Himiko injuries, Inko showed her to the bath and washed her, Inko got some clean clothes for Himiko and did her now clean hair into a pony tail almost exactly like Inko's. She also wore one of Inkos tops which was much to large for her small body. Inko then proceeded to make some food for all of them and they all sat down to eat.

As they were eating, Inko spoke up, "So, what happened?" she calmly asked as she set her utensils to the side of her finished dish.

Izuku paused from eating his food "Uh, well-"

"I was asking Himiko" Inko cut in

Himiko looked up from devouring her own food, then she swallowed her mouthful "Me?"

"Yes, Izuku tends to sugar coat things to make people worry less" she explained, "For the fourth time now. What happened?"

Himiko looked over to Izuku who only nodded.

"Um, well I was running and I accidentally ran into this mean person Izuku called Katsuki" Inko looked on with a slightly surprised expression as she didn't expect Katsuki to be involved in this, "then when I tried to say sorry he pushed me to the floor and started shouting at me" Himiko face was downcast as her breathing became quicker seemingly about to cry again, "Then he started making explosions and he called me mean names" Inko's shock only grew more as the story continued, mainly because she didn't expect Katsuki to be involved, let alone be the offender, "He didn't get to hurt me though, because that's when Izuku came and stopped him" Her voice gained a slightly happier note to it, "but the meanie and his friends tried to hurt Izuku and me" now Inko was even more surprised since not only was there one person that tried to hurt her Izuku and this lovely little girl but multiple, "Izuku didn't let them hurt me though and told me to run. I got lost when I was running away but I ran back to the park and I saw messy green hair and found Izuku" Her voice was back to her normal joyful and excited state. After a small conversation about what Himiko liked and other small talk everyone finished eating and Inko said that Himiko could sleep over for the night since it was so late. After Izuku's suggestion and Inko's agreement Himiko wore a pair of Izuku's pyjamas, and Himiko slept in Izuku's room because Inko thought it was fine since they were only four and she didn't really have anywhere else for her to sleep.

Izuku woke up and the first thing he noticed was the aching throughout his body, followed by his general feeling of sleepiness that he hadn't shaken off, since he had only just woken up. After a couple seconds of simple laying there in his bed, and assessing himself, he heard the sound of light breathing next to him. He turned and saw the small and ever fragile looking form of Himiko sleeping soundly next to him, and apparently, she had at one point slung an arm over him, to pull him closer to her almost like he was a pillow she was hugging or like she was clinging to him for protection. Izuku didn't really know which. He stayed still for a while, simply observing the young girl next to him who continued to hold on to him.

Then he heard a snap.

Looking up slowly to his bedroom doorway would show Inko with a camera in her hands as she looked through the lens with a smile on her face, presumably about to take another picture. Izuku face turned beat red as his sleepy state was quickly shaken away. He just continued to stare at his obviously happy mother and the camera, not entirely knowing what to do, so he just silently begged that she didn't take another picture. Another picture was taken, as he once again heard a snap. Inko brought the camera down from her eyes, revealing a face of utter joy as she cooed at the sight in front of her, but her face immediately dropped as Himiko stirred. Izuku looked to the awakening Himiko as she brought her hand, that wasn't over Izuku, to her eyes and rubbed them. Himiko brought her hand away from her eyes, and when she opened them, she was looking Izuku directly in the eyes, as they stayed there for a couple seconds a third snap was heard. Both Izuku and Himiko turned to Inko in the doorway, and the second they did so, they saw the scurrying form of a hastily leaving Inko, both innocent children looked back to each other and shrugged, then left quickly to go down for breakfast.

Inko cooked up a western style breakfast consisting of bacon, eggs, beans and sausages, also it was delicious. Then once all the food was eaten, Inko asked a question that Izuku knew would come eventually.

"Himiko, dear?" Inko called from the kitchen where she was doing the dishes.

"Yes?" Himiko shouted back from the living room, where she was playing knick knack paddy whack with Izuku.

"Do you know where you live?" Inko asked.

Himiko paused. Izuku noticed and was worried since he remembered the way she looked yesterday when he asked if she knew where her parents were. Her head was downcast, and her face was overshadowed so Izuku couldn't see her expression, although he was sure it wasn't a good one. Just like yesterday she was a sudden contrast to her very happy self she was just a split second ago.

Izuku put a hand on Himiko's shoulder and he could feel it lightly shaking. He opened his mouth to ask what was wrong and hopefully comfort her, but she surprised him when she put her own small hand on his and softly and quietly spoke, "It's okay"

Himiko's head rose and what was revealed was a small smile and eyes that tried to hide the sadness behind them, but Izuku could see through it.

"Yes!" She simply shouted back.

"Okay, tell me the address later, but for right now I want you two to get changed. Himiko I put your dress in the wash last night and now it's on the back of the chair, go get changed in the bathroom, Izuku put some clothes on in your room" Inko requested, unknowing of Himiko's original reaction to her question. "Okay, once you get changed I'll need to make a call, then we can leave." Inko informed.

"Okay!" Himiko yelled back in her normal cheery tone.

Izuku wanted to say something or ask her what was wrong, but before he could, she had already stood up and left, so Izuku decided to do the same and got dressed.

They both came into the living room at the same time and when they got there Inko was waiting, having apparently already finished her phone call. They left the house and started walking, leaving Izuku confused since he assumed they would take the car. Only after a short while Izuku noticed that they were walking the same way they always walked to get to Katsuki's, 'why are we going this way?' Izuku mentally questioned, 'I didn't think she lived near here because of how her feet looked, but then does that mean we're going to Katsuki's, why would we?' Then he paused in his step as he realised Inko's plan, 'She's going to make him apologise'

Izuku tried to protest, but Inko was a woman on a mission and after about a ten-minute walk, they were in front of the Bakugou household. As Inko stepped forward to ring the doorbell the door swung open revealing Mitsuki with a big smile on her face looking friendly, but the slightly scary part was that she had the explosive child Katsuki by the ear who had a frown on his face as he squirmed in a vain attempt to escape his mother's grasp. "Come inside" She called in a cheery tone that wasn't all too different from Himiko's.

They all entered the household and followed Mitsuki and the now grumbling Katsuki to the living room where they sat across from each other. Inko, Himiko and Izuku were on one side while Mitsuki and Katsuki were on the other. Inko and Mitsuki started talking because they had been long-time friends and were likely catching up, Katsuki had his had head turned away from everyone, Himiko had moved closer to Izuku and was staring at Katsuki while pouting and Izuku just sat there listening to Inko's and Mitsuki's conversation.

After a couple minutes of talking and laughing the conversation eventually transitioned over to the topic of Himiko.

"Wait, so you didn't call the police?" Mitsuki questioned.

"Um, I didn't entirely remember to" Inko anxiously answered.

Mitsuki sighed "Of course you forgot" She replied slightly downtrodden

Her mood picked back up almost immediately, "So, who is this cute little girl" she asked while cooing, "You didn't tell me over the phone earlier" She continued while clarifying.

'So that's who mom was calling earlier' Izuku realized.

Inko turned to Himiko and quietly spoke, "Why don't you introduce yourself dear?" She suggested.

Himiko tuned from staring at Katsuki to Inko, "Hm?"

"Why don't you introduce yourself to Mitsuki?" Inko repeated.

"Oh, okay!" Himiko said with her over excitement back in full swing.

Himiko turned to Mitsuki, "Hi! I'm Himiko toga and you're the meanies mom, yeah?"

Everyone froze, except for Mitsuki who burst out in laughter.

"Himiko that's not nice to say" Inko lightly reprimanded.

Mitsuki's sudden boisterous laughter died down, "She's not wrong Inko, for the last few months the little guys been acting like a little twerp" she loudly said.

Himiko burst into her own fit of laughter and Izuku uttered a solemn sorry that nobody heard, since he still blamed himself for Katsuki's behaviour.

"Mitsuki that's not nice to say either" Inko reprimanded once again.

Mitsuki joined in on Himiko's laughter and after all that was done Mitsuki asked Himiko a couple more questions and they both ended up getting along like a house on fire. Mitsuki really liked Himiko and she made it really obvious with how she made running comments on how cute, funny and lovely the little girl was, but what scared everyone was how similar the two surprisingly were.

Then eventually they got onto the topic of what Katsuki had done. At first Mitsuki was kind of outraged, immediately told him to say sorry and Katsuki once again tried vainly to resist. He gave in after a short amount of struggling and grumbled an apology, but Mitsuki didn't think it was good enough and ordered him to say it properly, he buckled and did so, which surprised everyone including Mitsuki, then he quickly left. The conversations continued for a while after that and a few laughs were had. Also, Inko apparently thought that Izuku peacefully stopped Katsuki from hurting Himiko, which he found out through listening to Inko talking to Mitsuki. Himiko was brought up again and Inko was leaving soon to take her home.

"I could drive you" Mitsuki simply suggested.

"I mean, are you sure?" Inko questioned.

"Yeah, I'm sure" Mitsuki pushed with her ever loud voice.

They all got in Mitsuki's car and she asked for the address but Himiko apparently didn't know the address and ended up just giving directions. The start of the journey went off without a hitch but when they started to enter the shabbier part of town, they started to get more worried, but Himiko assured them that this was the correct way. They got only deeper and deeper into the less desirable bit of town, the sky was grey shedding a dreary feeling on everything and Mitsuki felt like turning around, then-

"Were here" Himiko said and Izuku noticed that her natural and seemingly endless joy had stopped, being replaced by a more defeated and almost anguished tone.

Mitsuki gasped and Inko let out a quiet and soft "Oh, no" Izuku was curious why they acted like this, so he looked out the window and his reaction of freezing up followed suit. What he saw was a very run down, dingy, gloomy and close to collapse…

…orphanage.

Mitsuki was the first to turn to Himiko and unlike her normal loud self, softly and quietly said, "Honey, do you actually?" She motioned with her hand towards the depressing orphanage.

"Y-Yes" Himiko replied dejectedly.

"Dear, I'm so sorry" Inko said softly and remorsefully.

"Its fine" Everyone could tell she was lying, including herself.

They sat in silence for a couple slow seconds, then Himiko spoke up, "Thank you" She said following the trend of speaking softly.

"Pardon?" Inko asked

" I-I wanted to say thank you, for being so kind to me" Her voice sounded grateful but broken, and everyone could hear the sadness behind her voice.

"It's okay" Inko said simply, with a miniscule but noticeable smile.

They sat there in silence once again, and it felt like the longest couple of seconds Izuku had ever experienced before Mitsuki spoke up, "Come on" She said while starting to exit the car.

"Okay" Himiko replied as she too began to leave the car.

Inko jolted to attention "wait-" She tried to protest but was cut off

"Inko, you stay in the car with Izuku, ill get this sorted out" She ordered

Before Inko could weakly protest further, both car doors shut and through the glass Izuku could see Himiko and Mitsuki walking away from the warm car and towards the awful orphanage.

Inko did as Mitsuki said, waiting soundlessly in the car and Izuku didn't know what to do. Mitsuki eventually came back and they started the silent drive home. The sky seemed darker than before. mitsuki dropped off Inko and Izuku, said a farewell and left, leaving the Midoriya's to their now lonelier feeling home. The day continued but it felt a lot more different then it usually did, it felt quieter and less happy, exiting and cheerful. It felt lonely and Izuku hated it. Food was eaten, but it was eaten in silence, and Izuku didn't do much other than lay in bed for the rest of the day, since he felt like he didn't have the energy to do anything.

It was night now and Izuku had fallen asleep a while ago but Inko didn't, since she had something on her mind all day that kept annoying her, she tried going to sleep but couldn't and instead decided to call her friend.

"Mitsuki, I can't stop thinking about her"

"Same"

"She deserves better"

"I know"

"I want to help her"

"Don't"

"Why?"

"Because I am"

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"What?"

"Me and Masaru talked and we're going to adopt her. We thought about having another kid anyway, we just weren't sure about it, then Himiko showed up and when I explained what she was like, he loved her just as much as I did."

"So you're?"

"Yes"

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"Oh"

"Go to sleep Inko, it's three o'clock in the morning"

The extremely short phone call ended and Inko was happy she had it, because now she could go to bed knowing that soon the lovely little angel called Himiko would have a family.

its two o'clock in the morning and im hella tired, im going to bed, goodnight.

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Thank you for your time, I'll be taking my leave now.