"You were late yesterday. Did something happen?" Aizawa Shota, AKA Eraserhead, asked as he rolled over while still in his yellow sleeping bag. He had woken up because there was noise coming from the kitchen.
The man looked like a hobo, really. His dark hair was an untamed and uncut mess. An ever-present stubble on the chin completed the look.
Aizawa preferred loose and comfy clothes and wore his favorites until they were so well-worn that they literally fell off. It was obvious looking at the pajama pants he had on. The pant legs were half gone already and the color faded. At least the old band shirt looked better with some wear.
"Sorry about that. Did I wake you up?" Toshinori Yagi smiled, "I brought you noodles."
The blond smiled as he spotted his roommate's bedhead. It looked like a bird's nest. Not that All Might himself didn't get ridiculous looks after a good sleep, Aizawa's just always seemed so much worse. He also knew that it would be near impossible to tame that hair. They had lost three combs to the nest the past month.
"No you didn't. Thanks, I noticed those", Aizawa crawled to check the time. He huffed. He would've liked to sleep an hour or two more. A healthy twelve hours would've been nice.
"I still like chicken flavor better though", he continued, stretching his long limbs and yawning. His back cracked loudly, followed by a content sigh.
The form of housing was comical to say the least.
Two heroes, All Might and Eraserhead, living under the same roof.
The two had studied together in the past and met again when they were both looking for an apartment. Their financial situations hadn't been the best, having just started their jobs as pro heroes. It didn't help that the rents in the city were almost as high as the buildings themselves.
Conclusion, they'd have to become roommates.
In the end, the two had decided on an apartment, causing the real estate agent working with them to choose an early retirement afterwards. They had been a bit difficult to work with. Apparently.
It wasn't anything special. A two-room apartment in the city center. Heroes needed to be where the people were, usually choosing to stay in the center of the city.
"I met a boy yesterday", All Might told his friend as they ate breakfast. It was a ready-made meal. Just stick it in the microwave and wait for a couple minutes. The two were powered by the stuff.
They were sitting on the living room sofa, watching the morning's news. Those usually determined their work for the day. There was nothing special going on today.
All Might was relieved. He already had plans for today, after all.
"Oh", Aizawa sighed, "Tell me something new. Did he scream 'pervert' and run away at least? With that disguise of yours I'm sure everyone would."
"He was new! He had so many bruises! I'm sure he's abused back home", All Might didn't want to comment on the disguise part.
"Shouldn't you report that to the officials and not me?"
"That's the problem. I don't have the proof. Not enough at least."
"The social workers are understaffed too", Aizawa admitted.
The heroes often worked with the group since they both dealt with children. Aizawa, who often worked during the night, sometimes called them about a kid wandering the streets alone in the middle of the night. He had had to come in between a fight between parents once as well.
"I just need the proof. Then I can get the boy out of there", All Might huffed in frustration, "He is such a sweet young boy too."
"What's the plan?"
"We are supposed to meet again today. He wants to go to the beach", All Might told the raven head.
"The junk yard? That can hardly be called a beach anymore."
The muscular hero nodded. He had been worried about that detail as well.
The only beach in town had slowly turned into a pile of trash throughout the years. The city had tried to solve the problem many times but the stuff just kept piling up. In the end, they had had to give up. There was everything from sinks and tubs to fridges and other appliances. Heck, Aizawa had seen a car there the last time he had walked past.
"So, what's with the burnt food?" Aizawa finally asked.
He had heard this and that about the boy. All Might hadn't talked about anything else throughout the whole breakfast.
The two were currently in the kitchen, staring down at a pan full of something unknown and charred.
"Well", All Might blushed, "If we're going to the beach for the day, I thought that we should have something to eat."
"You tried to cook?"
A nod.
"You who can hardly boil an egg?"
Another nod.
Aizawa sighed again, "You really are something else. Just buy a ready meal or something. They have boxed lunches in the corner store, don't they?"
"But I wanted to make it special for the boy", All Might mumbled, taking a bite out of the mystery food. He spit it out right away. It tasted nothing like the fried eggs they were supposed to be.
'Are you a girl?!' Aizawa thought.
"S-So… You think you could help me?" All Might asked.
It wasn't widely known, maybe because Aizawa himself didn't make a big deal out of it, but the man was a decent cook. At least when compared to his roommate and when he actually had the energy to do something.
"I helped you make the lunch. Just let me go home and sleep", the raven head sighed, pulling a hood over his head.
"You have to see the boy", All Might countered, "Think of the ramen."
The man had promised to feed his friend to some top-class ramen tonight if he helped with the food. The second part about tagging along and meeting the boy might've slipped his mind when they shook hands on the deal.
Aizawa was visibly uncomfortable. He was a creature of the night and a bright summer day wasn't something he enjoyed. He'd rather be sleeping the day away curled up in his favorite sleeping bag right now.
The two had come up with new disguises too.
Aizawa was wearing a pair of khaki shorts, a dark grey hoodie and a pair of sunglasses. His eyes were very sensitive so the sunglasses were a must. The hoodie was just for comfort. Though it was hot, the man wouldn't have left the apartment without it.
All Might had shorts too, they were military inspired. He also had a thin long sleeved shirt, striped. This time around he had regular glasses, fake, and a bucket hat.
"First a pervert creep and now just a plain weirdo?" Aizawa asked, switching on his handheld fan. It was the best buy from a 100yen-store he had ever made. The pink color was the only downside but it had been the only color there.
"Hey! I worked hard on this one", the muscular man huffed, "The youngsters wear something like this, don't they?"
"Hopefully not", Aizawa mumbled, "And you're not exactly young either."
"Shut it."
"It's the truth."
"Sorry I'm late!" quick steps approached the two heroes, "I helped a goose cross the road! Then a granny fell and I helped her up."
Midoriya Izuku came to a halt in front of the pair, huffing. He had clearly been running. His cheeks were bright red.
"It's okay, young boy!" All Might told him, patting his head gently.
"Yeah, it's twenty minutes past", Aizawa checked the clock on his wrist. He also thought about the goose crossing the road.
The boy flinched, just now noticing the strange man next to his new friend.
Hiding behind All Might's large form, Deku took a good look at Aizawa, "A weird man."
"I told you this was a bad idea", the man in question mumbled, "He hates me already."
"No he doesn't!" All Might laughed, "Right, Midoriya? You don't hate my friend here, do you?"
Deku shook his head, keeping his huge eyes on the raven head. If the man was Mr. Yagi's friend, then he should be okay.
"Aizawa here made us lunch. You should thank him", All Might explained, crouching down to the boy's level.
"Lunch?" Midoriya peeked into the box All Might had handed to him.
"Doesn't it look good?"
"Hm", a nod, "Did you make us all food?"
"Of course", Aizawa tried to smile. It looked more like a cringe.
"Thank you", Deku kept staring at the food, not closing the lid of the container.
"Would you like to eat it now?" All Might noticed the staring. He was sure that the boy hadn't had anything to eat this morning. Maybe not yesterday either.
"Can we? Isn't it lunch?"
"We can", Aizawa nodded, "Better eat it while it's still fresh."
"Then, can we go to the beach and have a picnic?" Deku suggested, jumping in joy.
"Show us the way!" All Might nodded, letting the boy carefully slip their hands together.
Aizawa walked behind them. He worked with kids, but he hardly knew what to do with them. He didn't know how to play or keep them entertained. He hardly knew how to speak with them. He decided to keep quiet not to scare the kid any further.
The beach was just as messy as the two heroes had remembered. If something had changed, there was more stuff in there than before.
Midoriya had slowly warmed up to the new face during their walk. He had even asked Aizawa for his name, after which they had exchanged those and shook hands. And just like with All Might being called Yagi by the boy, the name Aizawa was safe.
"And this is my secret hideout!" the boy exclaimed, stopping as the group reached a secluded location surrounded by tall piles of junk. It was in mostly in the shade and cool even in the warming evening air.
Aizawa could appreciate that, flopping down onto the sand. He was tired.
All Might unpacked the lunches and sat down as well.
Deku was running around the opening, digging out bits and pieces of junk from the piles. It took him some time, but he soon returned to the two adults with three pieces of some sort of metal. His hands were stained with rust but the smile on his face told the adults that it wouldn't ruin the mood. He wasn't hurt either, having dodged the sharp glass and such. They did make sure to wipe the hands clean before eating though. Hygiene first.
"What did you find?" All Might asked, taking a piece from the boy when offered one.
"Chairs", Deku explained, giving Aizawa one too, placing his down onto the ground before sitting on top of it.
"Genius!" All Might clapped his hands, "Now we just need a table!"
The blond jumped up and went to a huge tractor wheel he had spotted earlier. He pulled the heavy thing out and hauled it in the middle, next to the chairs. He made it look like nothing. Not even breaking a sweat.
Now it was Deku's turn to clap his hands. His eyes were sparkling.
"Thank you, thank you!" the man bowed his head.
"You're like a super hero, Mr. Yagi!" Midoriya cheered, "Can you fly?"
"No, I can't fly", All Might nervously laughed, "And stop with the mister."
"Just sit down and eat already", Aizawa mumbled, taking a bite out of his sandwich. He really wasn't that hungry. Maybe he could sneak most of the stuff to the two.
"An octopus!" Deku smiled as he showed All Might a sausage he had stabbed with a fork.
Aizawa blushed. He had been told to make a lunch for a kid. Of course he'd put in octopus wieners. He had even given them eyes with some sesame seeds.
"Hey! Why doesn't mine have any of those?" All Might pouted, pointing to his sandwiches.
"Cause you're an adult", Aizawa huffed, giving Deku an extra piece of food from his box. he also just might've been too lazy to do anything else but sandwiches for the two adults.
The group ate in silence. The boy was enjoying his food too much to speak.
Aizawa and All Might observed the little child wolf down a meal fit for a full-grown. He also got some bites from the two adults' meals.
Aizawa was happy that someone appreciated his cooking that much but at the same time, he worried that the boy would feel sick afterwards. If he really was this hungry, it meant that he hadn't eaten in some time. It could also mean that eating a huge amount of food in such a short time would cause sickness and a serious stomach ache.
"J-Just eat slow", the man mumbled into his sandwich.
"I brought All Might with me!" Deku explained as the trio had finished. They were sitting in a ring, the two adults watching the boy take out stuff from the backpack he had with him.
Aizawa snickered as he spotted the fixed hand of the figure, eyeing the actual hero sitting next to him.
"He should've replaced your head with wood too", the raven head whispered, nudging All Might, "Would've been more accurate."
He earned a light punch from All Might as a reply.
"And look! It's Eraserhead!" Deku cheered as he presented them with yet another action figure, "Isn't he cool?"
Aizawa was handed the old figure. He turned it in his hands, observing its every detail. The state of it was very similar to the All Might figure. The scarf on the neck had broken on several places and put together again with some tape. Both of the figures were clearly very loved.
"Yeah. He's cool", Aizawa nodded, "Isn't he Mr. Yagi."
All Might had no use but to nod. He knew his roommate was teasing him.
"You can be Eraserhead and you can be All Might", Midoriya handed the toys to the respective heroes.
Oh, if he only would've known.
"But what will you be then?" All Might asked, trying to pose the figure in some of his trademark poses. He was careful not to use any strength. Breaking the toy would've surely been the end of their friendship.
"I will play the Villains! You two will protect the city", the boy explained, placing bits and pieces of trash on the ground. He had dragged an old cooler to the new playground and begun digging stuff out from it.
"You're building a town", Aizawa nodded, watching a building after building rise from the sand.
"Hm!" Deku nodded, showing the man a piece, "I made them myself! This is a skyscraper!"
"It sure is", Aizawa nodded. The boy was really creative. What had once looked like trash, was now a city, complete with even an airport and a shopping mall. All you needed was a good imagination.
Midoriya finally reached back to his backpack and took out a bunch of figures.
They looked to be made of clay with bits and pieces of metal and such added in. They were all humanoid, showing some characteristics of the most famous and terrible Villains out there. But one of them was different. It didn't look like anything the two heroes had dealt with.
"This guy is the boss", Deku explained, waving the unknown character, "He can breathe fire! He's really mean too!"
"Eraserhead, the Villains are planning to attack the mall! We need to stop them!" All Might told his roommate. He put the figure's hand up, showing that All Might was on the job. The man was lying on the sand on his elbows, careful not to crush the playground under his weight. His clothes were sure to be dirty but he didn't care. He was way too into this to care.
"Yeah", Aizawa mumbled, "We need to make a plan."
Midoriya was fidgeting in place. He had had no idea that his two friends could mimic the heroes so well. They were so cool!
"The All Might pose! The hand is just right too!" Deku mumbled to himself, "Not many know it, but the hand is supposed to be at an exact 45 degree angle, not the 50 the fans usually do. If not the pose will…"
Aizawa listened to the boy go. The flood of words just kept on coming.
'Seriously?' he turned to stare at All Might.
The hero nodded, 'Dead serious. Isn't he amazing?'
'He is weird.'
"Eraserhead! It's the Villains!" All Might exclaimed.
Midoriya did an evil laugh. It sounded more comical than evil coming from such a little boy but the adults managed to keep a straight face.
"We have the people! Give up!" the boy roared, moving the boss of the group. The rest of the figures were around the miniature mall.
"Not so fast", Aizawa butted in, "Erasure!"
Midoriya squealed, "So cool!"
"Young boy, stay in character", All Might whispered, earning a serious nod.
"Now, All Might!" Aizawa continued. He was really getting into it. If asked later though, he surely wouldn't have admitted a thing.
"It's alright now! Why is that!? Because I'm here!" All Might shouted, laughing, "Texas Smash!"
Midoriya knocked over all the Villains, leaving just the boss standing, "Not so quick! I made a shield using my fire!"
Aizawa didn't comment on how that was impossible when Erasure was in effect and wouldn't probably have worked against All Might anyways. This was a game. He wouldn't ruin the boy's fun.
"Oh no! All Might, dodge!" Aizawa moved in for close combat.
"Too late!" Deku laughed again.
"The civilians!" All Might roared, "We have to save them!"
"You take them! I'll buy us some time!" Aizawa replied, quickly moving closer to the main boss.
"What can you do alone, Eraserhead? You're powerless against me!" Deku stepped closer with the Villain, "Let me teach you a lesson not to disobey me!"
'I haven't done anything though', Aizawa thought. He and All Might had both noticed that the Villain had a lot of weird quotes that didn't seem to fit the situation. They were afraid that the character was designed after someone the boy knew. They'd have to find out more. This Villain really needed a backstory.
"I won't lose", Aizawa huffed.
An epic battle ensued.
All Might joined after getting the people to safety. There were injured among the civilians and those had to be taken away from the Villain as soon as possible.
Eraserhead had managed to keep the Villain busy until the backup arrived. Even without a Quirk in use, the Villain proved to be quite a fighter. His hits weren't something to take lightly.
The fight was over with a huge bang as All Might punched the Villain while Eraserhead kept him still, not letting the man dodge. The Villain went flying into the air, landing right into prison where the police took him.
Midoriya clapped his hands together. This was the best!
"Agreed!" All Might laughed.
Aizawa just nodded, brushing sand off of his clothes. He also gently took some out of Midoriya's hair. The boy had rolled around in his excitement and gotten dirty all over.
"I really feel like eating some ice cream now", All Might pointed out as he lifted Deku off of the ground and onto his broad shoulders. He could still remember that he had promised to take the boy have some when they first met. He never got to do that back then. Better late than never.
Midoriya seemed to panic a bit but quickly adjusted to his new surroundings. He actually seemed to enjoy being so tall for once. He kept bouncing up and down, making it hard for the man to keep the kid up there.
"What flavor will you have?" All Might asked the boy., fixing the hat on his head. It almost fell off.
Aizawa was right by them, carrying Midoriya's backpack. A small smile had found its way onto the man's lips. He hid it well with the hoodie's neck though. There would be no evidence.
"Strawberry!" came the enthusiastic reply.