She was amazing. She was awesome. Incredible. She was his daughter.
It had been a month since he met her. Her bright blue eyes and her strange hair. The pro hero observed once again her pictures over the years. Aizawa had gifted him some of them. Toshinori felt the world crumble everytime he saw the man his daughter called 'Papa' . A tall man with golden hairs and round glasses, a well known hero that worked usually on rescues thanks to his quirk.
"Can't believe she married him" Toshinori sighed. He didn't care who had that woman married but that man was now his daughter 'Papa'.
The skinny man looked at the clock and sighed again. It was getting late. He put the pictures of his beloved kid in a safe place and then walked to the train station reluctantly: he disliked the idea of leaving the city where his daughter and almost son were.
The train trip seemed to have no end as Toshinori spend every single second trying to convince himself the best he could do was support her daughter without her or anyone else knowing who she truly was.
"So, he won't be coming today" Aizawa finished explaining while a full classroom complained
(He had been acting weird lately...) Izuku thought worried
"However, that doesn't mean your lessons are over. I will be taking some of that time to help you develop your hero techniques" Aizawa continued, trying to ignore the fact his own niece seemed disappointed.
The lessons started without big troubles but, soon it became obvious there was one.
"How should I call her ? I mean she doesn't have her hero name yet, right?" Kaminari Denki pointed at the small student
"Anything you can think of" the cheeky girl teased
"Let's go with 'sparky' then " Kaminari teased
"Works for me" Michiko smiled. Kaminari had been referring to her like that since she once showed him how she lighted the whole classroom
"That's not cool! Kaminari!" Ashido Mina complained at the name
"Yeah, I think it's time to choose a better name than just that" Yaomomo pointed out
"W-wait... is this really necessary?" Michiko got startled when Iida Tenya joined the conversation and asked all classmates to participate
"Well, I guess he is going to be sad about this" Aizawa sighed not noticing he wasn't alone at all
"Who is going to be sad about what?" Izuku asked
"Nothing" Aizawa left without making any other comment but the confused Izuku remained curious about the comment he just listened.
(You are going to miss another important moment) Aizawa lamented
Toshinori sneezed.
(That Aizawa brat is probably speaking about me)
He knocked the door. He just wanted to end it. Toshinori tried to look calm when a blond guy and round glasses welcomed him.
"Nice to meet you! I'm Shizuku Daisuke!" The cheerful guy introduced himself
"We already met before, Shizuku" Toshinori smiled trying to hide his sadness. This man, haven't changed at all.
"Uhm? I guess we did" Daisuke grinned
Already inside the house, Toshinori couldn't avoid looking at the pictures. His cute child with the friend next to him.
" she is cute, isn't she? I always thought she didn't look like you at all but now seeing you again... I think I changed my mind" Daisuke teased
"Red Dai, the hemostasis hero"
"Yeah... that's me" Daisuke replied cheekily
"Back then, the sentence that came with your name was quite different" Toshinori went serious
"Was it? I can't remember" The strange guy shook his head
"Don't play the fool with me, Shizuku. I know exactly who you are just how you know who I am" Toshinori couldn't smile.
"My bad, I didn't realize you have turned like Shota-chan" Daisuke giggled. Actually, Aizawa hated being called 'Shota-chan' but he had to endure it.
"Red Dai, the bloody hero" Toshinori words brought silence to the room until the mysterious man spoke again
"Damn it, All Might. That name is not popular around children"
"What are your intentions? Who are you working for?" Toshinori almost growled back
"Relax. It's not like I am an enemy"
"It depends"
"I'm not. I'm working along with the secret hero forces... like you once did"
"Why? Why you care about her?" Toshinori worried
"You mean Michiko. Your daughter. You know exactly why we worry about her"
"Her quirk. You are going crazy because of her quirk" Toshinori couldn't worry more. He knew how it worked: awesome quirks would be asked to participate in that kind of organization
"We are not the bad guys" Daisuke defended
"I know. But I also know the risk of being part of such organizations" Toshinori hissed
"That's why I don't want her to be there" Daisuke shook his head
For a moment Toshinori thought he had misunderstood.
"I don't want her to be a hero, All might" Shizuku Daisuke became sad
"However, I will support her and won't go against her will. That's what 'Dai' means: support"
Toshinori understood him. He also had mixed feelings about her being a hero.
"I met Shiho during a mission. She wasn't my mission back then, little I knew she would become my lifelong mission. I was supposed to help chasing the villains that were reported to be there but instead I ran into a woman that kept bleeding and saying something about her child"
"Don't tell me..."
"I was supposed to catch the bad guys but... she was giving birth to her child and even if I tried to refuse the truth, there is no quirk more suitable than mine when it comes to that kind of emergencies" Daisuke smiled. He got teased several times during senior school since his quirk worked perfectly to become a doctor. Indeed, he had to graduate at med school to keep the coverup.
Toshinori felt envious. That man had brought his girl to the world and then shared with her beautiful moments... despite not being his real father.
"Only the people that worked with me during secret missions know the extent of my quirk. Normal people believes I am just good for delivering babies and avoid hemorrhage"
"Shizuku... If you married Shiho to keep track of the girl..."
"I didnt. I did because I love her" Daisuke shrank his shoulders. He knew that Toshinori would think that
"She admires you" Toshinori confessed
"She is wonderful. The only bad thing is that after all... she takes after you" Daisuke teased
"What ...?"
"She is just like you, senpai" Daisuke smiled
Toshinori smiled back. He was thankful that at least it was his old friend the one that raised her.
"You should go back... before Shiho comes. I promise to write everything I discover about the bad guys that want her"
"Good. I will ask her to call often" Toshinori winked
"You know... you could take some of her stuff and ... you know" Daisuke chirped
"That would make me look cool" Toshinori agreed
"You are always cool" Daisuke teased
Back at the school, the biggest controversy at the UA was taking place. Michiko was trying to hide from her noisy classmates but Mineta seemed to be too skilled when it came to chasing girls. She was running away when she crashed with the blond boy with spiky hair.
"K-kacchan" Michiko trembled
"Shhhhht!" Bakugo asked her to remain quiet and hide behind a bush
"Have you seen her?"
"Where is she?"
Michiko remained silent until Bakugo asked her to stand again.
"You can go. They won't be around here for a while" Katsuki Bakugo was such a mystery to the girl
"T-thank you"
"Don't thank me, chibi. If you call me 'Kacchan' again you are death" Katsuki left with no other word
(He is nice) Michiko smiled
"I found you " A familiar voice said behind her. She had left her guard down.
"Todoroki-Kun" Michiko sighed
"I'm glad you can remember it. You should run, they aren't stopping. I just warned you " Todoroki Shoto smiled
"S-sure!" Michiko ran to apartment where Aizawa waited for her on the couch with an amused look
"Uncle, they are crazy!" Michiko sat next to Aizawa with a tired look
"Sure, they are... but you know, they are right. You do need a hero name, the sooner the better" Aizawa ruffled her hair
"Like Eraser head? I hear the weird uncle gave it to you when you were young"
"If you don't know how to be called, then you should ask someone else who knows you well to help you pick a name" Aizawa said
"A friend" Michiko laid on her bed while thinking in his uncle's words. She took her cellphone and texted Midoriya Izuku. That boy was great noticing stuff people often didn't. Maybe too good at it.
Izuku didn't see the text message since he was focusing on something else. He was gathering all the hints, clues and evidence and trying to understand what was going on. He didn't understand how, but All might, Aizawa, Michiko and some weird happenings were related.