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Chapter Three: Memories

Izuku has been in his new 'home' for two weeks now.

It wasn't like he wasn't being taken care of. Far from it. He was showered with new clothes, mainly traditional kimonos, yukatas and hakama much like the ones Kai would wear. He was fed regularly, which Izuku couldn't deny that all the dishes were delicious. He could play in the courtyard and read whatever he wanted. He was denied technology though, he couldn't watch tv nor use a computer to watch his favorite video of his idol All Might. It would upset him until Kai or one of the servants of the estate gave him a distraction. Throughout that time, when Izuku would ask to go home or for his mother or why he had to stay there, Kai would constantly tell him that his mother didn't want him and that he had taken Izuku into his protection because he was being abused and mistreated simply for being quirkless and pure.

"The world hates purity, I'm doing this to protect you from the sickness that plagues this world." Kai would tell him.

At first Izuku didn't believe him, after all his mother loved him… his mother… she loved him, right?
It took a very daring escape attempt for things to change.

Late at night he snuck out from the shoji doors and crept across the cool grass. He climbed a tree that hovered just near the roof of the estate and managed to make it. Crawling up to the peak of the roof he balanced himself on the beam and had made it to the top of the wall. His heart dropped as he took in the bird's eye view of the estate. It was huge. Like its own little village. The wall he thought would be his only obstacle turned out to only be the beginning. A soft whine escaped the frightened boy as he dared to glanced down below. Mistake. His vision distorts from the height and his footing slips.

A scream ripped from him as he fell backward onto the roof and rapidly slid down the angled roof tiles wildly scraping his hands around finally catching the edge of the rain drain pipeline. He cried at the pain of his arms being pulled by his own weight, but it was better than falling onto the unforgiving concrete below. Just as he thought he was in the clear he heard the gutter creak and screamed again as it broke and hit him across the head with a sickening crack and soon, he was free falling down.

"Izuku!" he heard in his fear-filled mind bracing himself for the hit of the ground. A loud grunt was made by someone as he crashed into something less forgiving than what he thought and tumbled to the ground. Dazed and racked with pain, his blurry eyes locked onto honey ones mistaking them for red in his fuzzy vision for a moment.

"K-kaachan?" his world went black.


He had woken up the next morning in a different room that time the bed was smaller, the sheets were scratchy, and the room smelt like a doctor's office. He his entire body pulsed with pain with every heartbeat and a high-pitched ringing slowly dissipated as his eyes fluttered open. Voices could be heard as his senses adjusted, he took notice that his arms were wrapped with medical cloth, the rest of his body was covered by the sheet, but he had a feeling that he had scrapes and bruises there too judging from the amount of pain he was in.

Sitting beside him was Kai, the boy tentatively engrossed in the conversation that was going on. Only when a small groan escaped Izuku did his whole-body whip around.

A heavy sigh escaped the older boy as Izuku looked up to him, "You're awake." Kai spoke in relief, "Don't you ever do that again! What if I hadn't been there to catch you?" he scolded.

Izuku gazed up at him with wide eyes, "You… you saved me?" he croaked out, his head to throbbed more at the action.

"Ah I see the boy's waking up," an older voice drew the greenette's attention. An older man came to stand next to Kai, "You've cost me quite a pretty penny little one." He began, "Damage to my roof, broken drain pipe, a house call from my personal physician, the medical attention that came along with it, not to mention the clothes and food that I so graciously helped to provide for you. On top of all that, you worried your dear friend, Kai, half to death." The elder man listed off to the child.

Big green eyes stared up at him, he scared Izuku at first, this man had a presence about him that screamed authority and the thought that he had become a burden to these people weighed heavily on him.

"I… I'm sorry…" he found himself apologizing.

The man broke the tension of his demeanor with a gentle smile and a softness that lit in his eyes as he gave a chuckle, "Apology accepted. Now tell me, where are you from?" he questioned which made Kai tense up as he shifted his gaze from Izuku to the man beside him quickly.

The elder man hadn't been fully introduced to Izuku as of yet all he knew was that he was a friend of Kai's and that he would be staying with them from then on. Kai had wanted more time to get Izuku less fussy and adamant on wanting to leave before bringing him to the head of the estate, to the Boss. It wasn't uncommon to pick up 'strays' now and then, after all that's how he came to be living here. However, Kai didn't need the man to know that he had kidnapped the boy, he didn't want to risk the chance of the Boss telling him to give Izuku back if it came down to it.

"I…" Izuku trailed off and scrunched his face together as his head pounded, "I don't remember…"

Now both the Boss and Kai looked to the boy with concern, "That hit to your head must have had more damage than we originally believed." The man stated thoughtfully.

"Well. Perhaps it's better this way." Kai chimed in; a plan quickly forming in the boy's mind at the sudden good fortune for himself. It earned him a look of 'go on and explain yourself' by the Boss and he cleared his throat, "I found Izuku in a park, he was beaten and abused because he's quirkless, so I brought him here, to keep him safe, like you had done for me." He explained.

Kai knew he bent majority of the truth to his benefit. So what? He believed that Izuku belonged to him and that was reason enough for him. Kai found the world to be disgusting and infected with disease and Izuku, he was pure, he was perfect, how could Kai let the opportunity to acquire such rare perfection slip through his fingers. Izuku had definitely been bullied for something he couldn't help, he obviously wasn't being watched over otherwise the abduction wouldn't have been so easy. So, Kai felt no guilt in what he was doing, what he had done. None at all.


Inko would sleep in her son's bed every night. His scent was a comfort to her aching heart and broken soul. Two weeks. Two weeks of agonizing torture of not knowing. The police had little to no leads still and though they wouldn't tell her straight up, she knew. They had given up. All the praise and adoration she held for the heroes went up in a burning flame of resentment and scorn for their lack of faith in finding her son. She didn't want to give up, he wouldn't want her to give up.

She made flyers of her son and posted them around town, printed into newspapers, and billboards. She went out into the streets handing them out pleading for anyone to help her find her boy. Still, nothing. It's like he disappeared from the face of the earth. Her husband was of little help as well, if fact he seemed to not be as concerned about their missing child as she had hoped he'd be. It hurt to not have his care or support and strained their already rocky relationship.

The only saving grace she had were the Bakugos. They would visit her almost every day. Either to help her with her mission to spread the knowledge of her missing son or to just comfort her when she just couldn't handle the void. Katsuki seemed the most comforting. The little blonde would crawl into her lap and cling to her when she would breakdown, letting her cry into his tiny frame without complaint. He would proclaim to her that he would find Izuku when he became a hero, that he would never give up not until he brought him back. His words lightened her heavy heart and helped her to keep her own faith as well.

Katsuki changed, though he was still very much confident in himself and easy to anger, he wouldn't provoke fights anymore. He focused on his work, kept his grades perfect and dropped his 'crew' of extras after they made crude comments about the missing Midoriya Izuku. Majority of the student body learned quickly not to speak ill of the quirkless boy, even though most knew the kid was probably dead somewhere by now, they would rather not to anger the dragon that was Bakugo Katsuki. The future Pro Hero never stopped believing in his claim, even when all others did, he wouldn't stop.


And the plot thickens~

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