A/N So. Many. Synonyms. I swear I'm trying to write these chapters faster, but I had so many cases of things not rolling off the tongue right. I literally spent half an hour trying to fix one sentence. I want everything to be as top quality as possible. Well at least as best as I can make it. As a reward for your patience, I will drop a small spoiler of the next chapter in the end notes. If you don't want to know it, just skip it. Oh and i'll start including links to images of how I'm imagining the genderbent characters in the notes. I'll leave it here since there will be a spoiler in the end notes.

Eraserhead
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Tsukauchi
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More will be provided in the chapters following their first appearance.

DSpaceZ - Due to issues in the past directly related to Izuku's first case, people don't blindly trust heroes in this AU, which will be explained later.

Wijmaids0 - thank you for the support! there will be story reasons which is somewhat explained in this chapter. but mostly it's to fit the backstory I wrote. 90% of the population is female, and since a somewhat cure wasn't developed until 30 years prior, a majority of anyone over 29 will be female. and yeah i did do some alterations on Aizawa's character making her feel more like an original character, while I like Aizawa (though do have few issues with him.), he wasn't what i wasn't what i needed or wanted for this story.

MasterBlade47 - I'm glad you like it! And I agree, IzuMei is one of my favorites too.

DarkPaladin89 - I'm happy you enjoy it! I will warn you, I haven't gotten to the really bad stuff. this story will get DARK at times, but i will provide warnings, and balance it out with fluff and lemons.

Bastidaswilliam2005 - *evil laughter* excellent, my plan worked perfectly lol. but honestly, thank you for the support. I will be nice and reveal that there are several characters Izuku's age that will be genderbent, Kirishima being one of them. And Izuku will have a harem, how massive depends on how long people want this story to go on, though I do have plans for a majority of them. I will be honest, I haven't fully decided on what to do with one for all, but I am leaning towards giving it to Izuku still, mostly because of the massive hinderance I put on his quirk, and several plans I have for this story. But i will consider you're idea of giving it to Melissa.

Shoka burst through the hospital room door, holding her scarf, ready to face whoever might be harming Izuku.

Or at least she thought she was.

What she saw gave her pause. While she was still angered by the sight in front of her, she had to be smart about her actions. What she saw was 2 young male nurses holding down a struggling Izuku, and an older male doctor trying to put restraints on the thrashing Izuku.

Still attempting to put a restraint around Izuku's hand, the doctor notices Shoka enter the room. "Ah good, you're a hero right? Help us hold him down."

Izuku was struggling with all his might, like he was fighting for his very life. That's probably why they were having so much trouble keeping him down. And by the looks of it, they already strapped his right arm to the bed. By the looks of that arm, he's been trying with all his might to get free from it.

Shoka's worry skyrocketed when she finally processed the loud rapid beeping of his heart monitor, it was way too high for someone in his condition. He's already had his heart stop once today. She won't allow it to happen again.

Shoka launched her scarf at the three of them, wrapping them all up, making sure to bind their arms in the process. As soon as she had them, she pulled back with all her might. The two nurses had landed on their butts, while the doctor, having been the furthest from Shoka, pretty much want flying and landed on his side.

"What the hell?! Have you lost your damn mind!?" Screamed the doctor. Shoka didn't pay him any mind as she looked towards Izuku, who was already frantically trying to get out of the restraint. He looked absolutely terrified, and tears streamed down his face. It seems that in his terror he hasn't understood yet that he could undo the restraint as he pulled his arm desperately.

Shoka looked to the doctor and nurses, face full of fury. All three of them recoiled back from her in fright. "What the hell are you doing!?" Yelled Shoka.

At this point Mr. Hatsume rushed through the open door. "What's happening?" He said as he looked around, seeing Shoka have three people restrained in her scarf. His eyes widened in shock as he looked at Izuku, noticing he is skin and bones. He knew Shoka warned them, and she was right. No amount of preparation could ever ready you for the sight. It was only made worse by the boy struggling in terror.

"Please help release him." Says Shoka to Mr. Hatsume as she continued to keep an eye on the three.

Mr. Hatsume nodded his head, and rushed towards Izuku.

"No you idiots. That's a villain, he needs to be restrained!" Yelled the doctor.

Shoka's fury just grew tenfold. She was about to yell at the bastard when she heard Izuku yell.

"NO, PLEASE! NOT AGAIN! LEAVE ME ALONE!" Screamed Izuku.

Shoka's head snapped towards Izuku and saw him struggling harder while trying to get as far away from Mr. Hatsume as possible. While Mr. Hatsume put his hands up and took a step back.

"What happened?" Asked Shoka.

"I don't know. He just started freaking out more when I got close. He screamed when I touched him." Said Mr. Hatsume, worry clear on his face.

Right then Izuku was able to pull his hand free of the restraint, but the damage was obvious blood slowly leaked from his wrist and hand. Only Izuku paid it no mind, as he got off the bed and back away from everyone, while pulling everything attached to him of, like they were going to hurt him.

"Damn it he's free! Let me go this instant! We need to restrain him, he's dangerous!" Yelled the doctor.

Concern over Izuku outweighed Shoka's anger at the doctor as she saw Izuku reach for the IV in his arm. "Izuku stop!" Yelled Shoka. As she and Mr. Hatsume both tried to stop him.

It was too late. Izuku didn't listen as he ripped the IV out of his arm. Blood started to stream down his arm. Yet all he did was back away in fear before his back hit the wall, and he slid down it, getting into the fetal position, putting his hands to the side of his head, getting blood on his face and in his hair, as he started rocking back and forth.

Mr. Hatsume was the first to reach him, and as soon as he even touched him Izuku tried backing away in fear, then attempted to run away from him again. Only to be stopped by Shoka as she pulled out a cloth she keeps on her in her first aid bag. "It's ok Izuku, we're not here to hurt you." She said, as He went back the fetal position, but Shoka kept his bleeding arm extended. She found it strange that he didn't seem afraid of her as she did what she could to try to stop the bleeding. But he was terrified of Mr. Hatsume.

Shoka glared at Mr. Hatsume as she patched up Izuku. "What did you do?! Why is he scared of you?!" She asked enraged.

Mr. Hatsume had backed away form Izuku again. "I don't know! All I did was touch him!" He said frantically, trying to think of anything he did to make Izuku so afraid of him. He glanced at Izuku's still bleeding hand, and the cloth Shoka still had covering his arm. It was getting redder by the second as it absorbed more and more blood. "Okubo! Mei! Get a doctor or nurse! Tell them it's an emergency, and there is a lot of blood!"

He pretty much felt the worry coming from outside the door, and he heard rapid footstep leading away from the room. He didn't hear the footsteps coming closer.

Shoka's anxiety grew by the second. Not only was Izuku bleeding badly despite her effort to stop it. Izuku was still in panic mode. He was hyperventilating, and has a disassociated look. A look she was very familiar with. One she's seen on many victims. She knew that Izuku wasn't here in the hospital with them. He was back with Murisaki. She worried that if he didn't calm down, his heart would give out again. But she couldn't let up on suppressing the bleeping, she had to be strong for him.

"Mei! I told you to go find help!" Shoka heard Mr. Hatsume yell. She took a look behind her and saw Mei standing in the doorway, hands covering her mouth, and a look of fear.

All of a sudden Shoka had an idea. "I'm sorry Hatsume." She said quickly. "Mei if you're not squeamish with blood I could use your help!" She yelled back as she put her focus back on Izuku.

Mei didn't need to be asked twice, as she rushed over to them, not even paying attention to the 3 men who were struggling to get out of the binding. Mr. Hatsume was reluctant to let Mei help, but he knew any protests he made would fall on deaf ears. Besides, this was a dire situation. The more hands the better.

"What can I do." Asked Mei as she knelt in front of Izuku, next to Shoka.

"Keep pressure on his arm. Do not let up." Ordered Shoka. Mei was quick to grab hold of the cloth almost completely red, with only the edges being white at this point, and applying pressure just as Shoka had been doing, who was relieved that Izuku wasn't struggling against her. The two of them quickly repositioned so Mei could be where she was needed.

Before Shoka could attempt to calm him down, she needed to at least slow down the bleeding. She pulled out a roll of gauze out of her first aid bag and tightly tied it around his arm just above his bicep. It wasn't a permanent solution, heck it wasn't even a safe one, but it's the best she can do right now.

Shoka gently brought her hands up to gently caress Izuku's cheeks. Ignoring how she smeared more blood on Izuku's face, and Izuku flinching at her touch. Izuku looked at her, but he obviously wasn't seeing her. "Izuku it's ok. Nobody's going to hurt you. I'll make sure of it. Please, you need to calm down." She said gently.

Mr. Hatsume stood there feeling completely useless as he watched Shoka trying to calm down Izuku, and his daughter trying to stop the bleeding, looking ready to break down at any second. Yet he stood there, unable to do anything. 'Why is he so freaked out by me?' He wondered solemnly. He turned around as he heard footsteps approaching from behind.

Shoka was feeling a little relieved when she saw that Izuku's hyperventilating was slowing down, and he became more aware of what was going on. "Get out of the way now, before I call security and have you arrested! We need to restrain him before he hurts someone!" Came the voice of the doctor. Izuku immediately went back into full panic.

Shoka was absolutely livid, she turned around ready to scream at the doctor, but stayed quiet as she saw Mr. Hatsume towering over not just the doctor but the two nurses that stood behind him. The rage was coming off Mr. Hatsume in waves. "What the hell is wrong with you?! Haven't you done enough damage!? The kid did nothing wrong!" Bellowed Mr. Hatsume.

The nurses took a step back in fright of the large man, but while scared, the doctor stood his ground. "I have done no such thing, he did it to himself. Now get out of the way! I need to protect my hospital!" The doctor yelled back.

"What the hell are you talking about!? You aren't protecting anyone! You're just terrorizing a kid who's not only been through hell, and is unable to fight back!" Yelled Mr. Hatsume as his face turned redder with rage.

"Unable to protect himself?! Are you a buffoon or just ignorant?! Don't you know who that is?!"

"I know exactly who he is! And who he is doesn't give you any right to judge him or do what you were doing!"

"It gives me every right! I will defend this hospital from that villain!" Yelled the doctor. Before he had his shirt grabbed by Mr. Hatsume and was effortlessly lifted off the ground.

"Now listen here you Pompous..." started Mr. Hatsume.

"ENOUGH!" Came a voice from doorway, silencing the shouting match. Everyone turned and saw it was Recovery Girl, having come to investigate the noise. "What is going on in here?" She asked as she scanned the room, until her eyes landed on Shoka and Mei leaning in front of Izuku who is huddled next to the wall. Her eyes widened in shock when she noticed the blood.

"Oh thank god, Dr. Shuzenji call the cops to arrest these people out so restrain the villain." Said the doctor, before noticing Recovery Girl running towards Izuku. "What are you doing?"

Recovery Girl ignited him as she reached Izuku. Taking note of his hurt hand and the cloth Mei was holding against his arm was completely red and had blood slowly streaming down from it. He also was still hyperventilating but not as bad as earlier, as his focus seemed to be entirely on Mr. Hatsume. "What happened here?" She asked.

"Long story short, that asshole of a doctor was restraining Izuku to the bed despite his obvious panic about it. After getting them off, Izuku got free of the restraint that was on his hand. Then once free he ripped everything off, including the IV." Said Shoka quickly.

They all ignored the "Hey!" From the doctor when Shoka called him an asshole, aside from Mr. Hatsume who growled at him, keeping him suspended and in the air away from them, and made sure the nurses didn't try to do anything either.

"He must have ripped the vein when he ripped the IV out. Damn it, we don't have time to stitch him up. I'm going to have to use my quirk." Said Recovery Girl.

Shoka looked at her surprised. "You know how risky that is." She almost shouted.

"I do. But you know as well as I do, sometimes you don't have a choice." She said as she grabbed a small handful of her special gummy's from her pocket, and shoved them in Izuku's mouth. Thankfully he didn't resist and subconsciously started to chew, but Recovery Girl forced him to chew faster, then rubbed his throat to get him to swallow.

Barely even a second after Izuku swallowed the gummy's, Recovery girl used her quirk on his heavily bleeding arm. Shoka and Recovery Girl were both silently praying, while Mei watched with bated breaths as they watched his arm glow green.

As soon as the glowing faded Recovery Girl moved Mei's hand, which she did reluctantly. Recover Girl took off the cloth, and thank god the bleeding had stopped. All three of them let out the breath's they were all holding.

Until Shoka and Recovery Girl noticed that Izuku's eyes were closed, and he wasn't moving. Shoka quickly placed her head against his chest, and once again let out a sigh of relief as she heard his heart beat, and he was breathing. It was shallow, but at least it was something. Prompting Recovery Girl to fall to her butt in relief. Mei let the tears she's been holding back finally fall.

All of their moods immediately soured again when they heard the voice of the doctor. "There he's healed, now let's get that villain restrained." He demanded.

A murderous aura flowed from all four of them. They all slowly turned their heads towards him, and he immediately felt overwhelming terror and started sweating bullets.

"That's it! I'm tired of hearing your garbage!" Said Mr. Hatsume as he cocked a fist back. The doctor immediately moved his hands to defend his face.

"Stop!" Yelled Shoka.

"And why should I? You know he deserves it!" He said, barely containing his fury.

"Yes he does. And I'd like nothing more than to beat his ass til next week. But that won't accomplish anything. Besides, I don't want you getting in trouble for this, or Izuku waking up and being more afraid of you."

Mr. Hatsume looked at Shoka for a couple seconds, then to Mei who looked concerned, before looking back to the doctor, looking like he's deciding if he should listen to her, weighing the cons to the satisfaction of knocking the guys teeth out. His logical side won as she slowly put the doctor down. "Damn it you're right."

The doctor let out a sigh of relief before straightening out his cloths. "So the brute can see reason." He said condescendingly, making Mr. Hatsume already regretting not kicking his ass, and Shoka for not letting him. Then he gestured to the two nurses to follow him. "Now let's do what we came to do."

Shoka quickly reclaimed her capture scarf that was on the floor nearby and retied the doctor and nurses again. "That does NOT mean I'm not going to make sure you don't pay for what you did!" She said angrily.

"And what would that be huh? My job? I'm just protecting our patients and staff from this monster!" Said the doctor.

"Is that what you call breaking not just procedure, but the law as well by illegally tying up a patient who has committed no crime Dr. Kuri?" Came a male voice from the doorway. They all turned to see a male doctor that seemed to be in his mid forties with neon blue hair, followed by Mrs. Hatsume and 3 nurses. The nurses carried the what looked to be supplies needed for a blood transfusion. "Or at least that's what I've heard so far. Any more charges I should know about?" He said as he walked into the room.

Mrs. Hatsume quickly made her way to her husband and daughter. Gasping as she noticed Izuku's form slumped up against the wall, blood on his hospital gown, arms and face, along with the injury on his hand. It was a horrifying sight to see. And it was made worse by his pre-existing condition. Tears immediately started to fall from her eyes.

Mr. Hastume wastes no time wrapping his arms around both his wife, trying to calm her, and his daughter, trying to console her. "Come on. Let's let these guys sort this out." He said softly.

"But dad, I want to make sure Izuku is ok." Complained Mei.

The new doctor made his way towards Mei stopping a couple feet from her. "It's going to be ok young lady. I promise to do everything I can to help him. Besides, it's probably best if you got yourself cleaned up." He said in a soothing voice, gesturing to her hands.

Mei relaxed slightly after hearing the doctor. She still wanted to argue but got a good look at her hands. They were covered in Izuku's drying blood. She nodded her head, and let her father guide her out of the room. Mr. Hatsume had to get his wife out of the daze she found herself in, but he gently ushered them out, with everyone staying quiet as he did.

As soon as the door shut behind them, the new doctor snapped into action. "Get the transfusion ready." He ordered as he walked over to Izuku. He gently picked him up and set him In the bed. The nurses work diligently to get everything ready, including cleaning the blood off Izuku.

"Dr. Kyoji you need to bind him. That's a villain. We can't give him the chance to do as he pleases." Said Dr. Kuri.

Anger flowed off of Recovery Girl and Shoka, as Shoka tightened the binding. "Recovery Girl, could you please take over?" Came the voice of Dr. Kyoji.

She looked towards him and saw he looked angry himself. "Of course." She replied as she to work on Izuku, with one of the nurses cleaning him up and dressing the wound on his hand, as the others got the supplies ready.

Dr. Kyoji stepped toward Dr. Kuri. "I don't know how you could think this young man is a villain, but even if he was, it doesn't give you the right to illegally detain him. You know we're only allowed to do that with medical justification, only police and heroes are allowed to detain criminals, which this boy is not. And from what I can gather, you're the cause of his injuries. Care to explain yourself?" Scolded Dr. Kyoji.

"Dr. That is Izuku Midoriya. He..." started to argue Dr. Kuri.

"I know exactly who he is." Interrupted Dr. Kyoji. "And if that is your only reason or argument then it seems we have a lot to talk to the board about."

"I was protecting my hospital." Said Dr. Kuri.

"Last I checked, I'm the head doctor here, so this is MY hospital." Said Dr. Kyoji, before turning back to recovery Girl who was sterilizing Izuku's arm. "I trust you can handle it from here Recovery Girl?"

Recovery Girl didn't even take her eyes off of what she was doing. "Yes."

Dr. Kyoji Nodded. "If you could please release them Eraserhead?" Shoka was reluctant, but upon seeing the defeated look of Kuri and the scared looks of the nurses, she released them. "Thank you. Now you three, follow me, or do I need to call security to help escort you?"

Shoka watched as the three shook their heads and followed Dr. Kyoji out of the room, before diverting her attention back to Izuku as Recovery Girl put the needle in his arm for the transfusion. "Is he going to be ok?" She asked, barely keeping her voice from cracking.

Recovery Girl sighed. "Yes, he's going to need some rest though." She turned to one of the nurses and asked them to get a new IV, and turned towards Shoka. "Now what happened? I know you already told me, but why did Izuku rip out the last IV?"

Shoka looked at Izuku sadly. "I couldn't tell you the exact reason, but he looked absolutely terrified. When I showed up the nurses were holding him down while that douche was trying to strap his other arm." She paused as they both looked at his now dressed injured hand and wrist. Simple injuries usually disappear with his quirk, but they didn't even look faded. It proves how hard he struggled. "When he finally got free he started ripping everything off his body. He was acting like they were hurting him. Or going to at least."

Recovery Girl looked back towards Izuku. "He was back THERE, wasn't he?" She asked, almost scared to even bring where around him.

"Yes." Said Shoka in near a whisper.

The two stood silent. The beeping of his heart monitor being the only sound. Both suppressing even guesses to the horrors Izuku was reliving, because they both knew their hearts couldn't bear the thought. Eventually Shoka broke the silence. "How long do you think it will be before he wakes up?"

"I don't know. While I gave him a handful of my gummy's, it only offsets my quirk, and it's not like they work instantly. The problem is the blood loss and mental fatigue, combined with the lost stamina. He could wake up in a few minutes to a few days." Said Recovery Girl solemnly.

Shoka slowly grabbed a chair and sat next to Izuku's bed, grabbing his hand as she sat there quietly watching him. Recovery Girl watched the scene for a little while before silently leaving the room.

Down the hall Mr. And Mrs. Hatsume were standing in the hall right outside a bathroom where Mei was cleaning up. Though with how long she's been in there, they could only imagine what's going through her head right now.

Mr. Hatsume has just finished explaining not just what happened, but who Izuku was. Mrs. Hatsume stood there horrified by what she just heard. She had no idea what to even think, let alone do. What would you even do if you met a victim of such a nightmare. "Are... Are you sure it's him?" She asked.

Mr. Hatsume just nodded his head silently.

Mrs. Hatsume ran her hand through her hair as she tried wrapping her head around the whole thing. "Does Mei know?"

"I think she had an idea his current circumstance, at least about what we know of it, but I doubt she knows about Murisaki." Said Mr. Hatsume as he looked towards the bathroom Mei was in. "Do you think we should tell her?"

Mrs. Hatsume thought about the question before answering. "No, I don't think so. She's already dealt with a lot today, I doubt it would do her any good to add more to the pile."

"You're probably right. Besides, it might be best that their relationship if Izuku tells her himself when he's ready."

"True." She said before shifting her attention to the bathroom. "She's been in there for a while. I'm going to check on her."

As if on cue, Mei walked out of the bathroom. Her eyes were red and puffy. It didn't take a genius to know what she was doing. Mei's parents immediately enveloped her in another hug. One she was able to return and did. "It's ok, I'm fine."

Mrs. Hatsume caressed Mei's face. "Are you sure baby? You've had a really tough day."

"I'm sure. Besides, it hasn't been as bad as Izuku's. Can we go back and see him?" Asked Mei.

Both her patently softly smiled at her. "As long as we're allowed." Said Mr. Hatsume. He then looked towards Izuku's room with an angry expression. "I hope that sad excuse for a doctor gets his license revoked."

"If by license revoked you mean get beaten black and blue, then I agree." Said Mrs. Hatsume as she started walking towards Izuku's room. With Mr. Hatsume walking next to her, and Mei lagging behind both of them deep in thought on what happened.

'So that's why Izuku was surprised when I didn't call him a villain. How could anyone think someone's a villain just because of their quirk?' She thought sadly. Then she felt a huge wave a determination. 'I will stand by your side Izuku, and my babies will help you become the hero I know you are.'

As they reached the door, they noticed everything was still out in the hallway. Mei picked up the food real quick before knocking on the door, as her parents picked up the rest. They heard something fall to the floor as Shoka asked through the door. "Who is it?"

"It's me Mei, and my parents are here to."

Shortly after her reply the door cracked open slightly, and Shoka peeked through. After confirming it was them, she opened the door the rest of the way. "Sorry, I'm a little on edge." She proceeded to walk back over to Izuku's bed, pick up the chair she knocked over and sat back down as she was before, holding Izuku's hand again.

"We understand after what happened earlier. From now on, we'll make sure nobody messes with Izuku." Replied Mrs. Hatsume as she set the drinks down on the table.

Shoka looked at her confused. "We?" She asked, before noticing they brought everything from the hallway inside. In the chaos she forgot all about it.

"Of course. You didn't think we'd just hightail it out of here after what happened did you?" Asked Mr. Hatsume, carefully placing Shoka's stuff in a corner of the room.

"Honestly? Yes. More often than not, people leave when things get difficult." Said Shoka sadly as she rubbed her thumb on the back of Izuku's hand.

Mrs. Hatsume huffed and crossed her arms, pouting at Shoka. She stood there like that for all of two seconds before sighing and dropping her arms, drooping forward. "Yeah, I guess that's true. Can't exactly blame you for thinking that."

Mei grabbed another of the chairs and placed it next to Izuku opposite of Shoka. "So how is he?" She asked, obviously worried about the answer.

"He's ok, but they're not sure when he'll wake up." Replied Shoka. She looked up at Mei and noticed her anguish. "Hey, he'll be fine. He's tough, probably the toughest person the whole world over, and he'll be up before we know it." She said with a caring smile, though her words felt they were meant just as much for herself as they were for Mei. But Mei nodded with a smile of her own all the same.

Her parents watched with caring smiles.

They quickly sorted the food, and handed Mei's and Shoka's theirs first. "Sorry, I know it's cold and the drink is watered down, but we should get something on our stomachs." Said Mr. Hatsume handing Shoka hers.

Shoka took the food gratefully. "Thank you." In all honesty, with everything that's happened so far, she had lost her appetite. But she felt it would be best to get something on her stomach, starving herself wasn't going to solve anything.

Just as she started unwrapping her food Izuku started moving and groaning. Shoka and Mei quickly stood up as they looked down at him. Izuku slowly opened his eye's trying to process where he's at, before his eyes bolted open, and he shot up real quick. "I'm sorry for falling asleep! I'll finish my chores!" He said real quick, as she tried getting out of bed. Only for Shoka and Mei to stop him.

"Izuku, it's ok. You're not at Chiaki's, and you won't be there ever again. You're currently in the hospital." Said Shoka Soothingly.

Izuku looked around as he felt his energy quickly dropping til he was barely able to hold his body weight up. He slowly laid back down. He wasn't used to relaxing, and honestly was still unsure if he could trust Shoka. Right as his head hit the pillow he remembered everything that happened earlier. "S-sorry for causing so much trouble." He said dejected.

Mei quickly hugged Izuku, startling him, though he slowly relaxed. "It's not your fault, I'm- we're just glad you're ok." She said quickly correcting herself, still holding onto him.

Izuku was still stunned by the hug, but he couldn't lie. It felt good, it's been so long since someone held him in such a tender, caring embrace. It brought such a warm feeling to him. The strange thing is though, he felt something else inside him to, it felt like kind of energy. He also couldn't get a number out of his head that was slowly rising. It felt familiar, but he couldn't remember from where.

The three adults watched the scene with smiles on their faces. The two separated, with Mei sitting back in the chair, Mr. Hatsume took that as his cue to approach Izuku with his food. Mr. Hatsume expertly hid the hurt he felt when Izuku slightly recoiled away from him. He was worried that Izuku might still be afraid of him, and felt relieved when he visibly relaxed. "Sorry, that it's cold" he said gently.

Izuku looked at the bag he recognized as a fast food bag, then back to Mr. Hatsume who hadn't moved and kept smiling at him. He repeated that pattern a couple of times. "Do you need me to heat it up for you?" He asked as he reached for the bag.

Mr. Hatsume chuckled. "I should be asking you that. It's yours after all." He didn't make a single move towards Izuku as to not scare him.

Izuku stopped short of grabbing the bag, and looked at Mr. Hatsume surprised. "It's for me?" He asked, shock clear on his face.

Mr. Hatsume merely nodded at him. Izuku stayed that way for a couple seconds before slowly grabbing the bag, Mr. Hatsume went back to grab his right after. Izuku placed the bag on his lap and leaned back a little, jumping slightly as he noticed the head of the bed was brought up. Shoka must have done it without him noticing somehow. He was actually fairly impressed by that.

Izuku looked into the bag but quickly looked to everyone else who was just dealing with their own food. They could all see the paranoia he was exhibiting. He looked like he was worried this was some kind of trap, but they ignored it so to not worsen his fear. Shoka didn't have a doubt in her mind that that mindset came from experience.

Izuku finally reached into the bag and pulled out his food, to which he slowly opened. It was a bowl of katsudon. After grabbing his chopsticks he slowly took a bite while watching for everyone else's reactions. He was still afraid of what they might do. Izuku kept watching them as he chewed but started to relax. After he swallowed tears started to fall from his eyes, and he looked down at his lap. Everyone started to worry until they heard him speak a quiet, "Thank you." They silently watched him as Izuku wiped his eyes before digging into his food. It may not have been a gourmet meal, but to Izuku, it was some of the best food he ever remembered eating. It was made better by the kindness he was being shown.

Everyone watched him as he almost shoveled the food into his mouth, making the hunger he must have been feeling obvious. All of them had to suppress the anger that was threatening to be unleashed. The last thing Izuku needs is to think they were angry at him, but people needed to pay for what they did to him. They started eating as they got their anger under control.

The rest of the visit went by pretty well. It took some time for Izuku to open up again, but once the topic of hero's came up, he slowly opened up until they had his undivided attention. It wasn't the only thing they talked about though, they talked about Mei's inventions, the Hatsume's custom car shop, and some of Shoka's hero stories. She obviously stuck to the happier one.

Mr. and Mrs. Hatsume had to leave when visiting hours were over, but they made sure to thank Izuku once again before they left, and even asked if it would be alright if they stopped by again sometime. They were thrilled when he said yes, though not as thrilled as Mei later that night when she was told it was ok to sleep in Izuku's room that night. Some staff members did try to get Shoka to leave after visiting hours, but her hero status allowed her to stay, and they backed off quick enough.

The next morning

"He did what!?" Screamed Tsukauchi over the phone. Shoka pulled her phone from her ear due to the volume. She was standing in the hall right outside Izuku's room where Izuku and Mei were both still sleeping. She had just finished telling Tsukauchi what happened with the doctor yesterday.

"I'm not repeating it, telling it once again was hard enough. Now please keep it down." Said Shoka annoyed.

"Sorry. It's been extremely stressful." Said Tsukauchi a lot quieter. She wasn't lying about the stress. After questioning Chiaki she went home and let loose on her punching bag. It took her an hour to release enough rage for it to be manageable. After she finished with that; she started making calls to get some help on getting the rest of the statements she was going to need. Though she had to be careful with whom she called given that some police officers were involved as well. Thankfully her chief is a good man and agreed to help her with them. She had to remember to thank him for the help, and for getting all the necessary warrants she needed quickly.

"I know what you mean. It's strange though, I don't think Izuku met Mr. Hatsume until yesterday, yet he seemed terrified of him, yet he was fine with me and Mei."

Tsukauchi sighed. "It's probably because he's a man."

"Huh?" Said Shoka confused. "But he didn't have any problems with facing those punks from yesterday, and they were male."

"That's why I said men, not male. Think about it, Murisaki and all of his associates were men. Something similar happened during the investigation. He had no problem with a male rookie, who was about 18-19 at the time, but one day an adult male police officer approached him to give him something to eat, and Izuku looked scared. Before you ask, yes we investigated him just in case. In his panic, he probably just saw another man who wanted to harm him."

"So his panic was probably made worse with the fact that the doctor and nurses were all men." Deduced Shoka.

"Most likely, but based on what he went through, his panicking was most likely inevitable in that scenario." Said Tsukauchi sadly. "Speaking of those assholes, please tell me they're getting what they deserve." She said furious.

"No. Recovery Girl told me that "because he had 'the patients best interests at heart' they got off with a warning and instructions to never come near Izuku again." She spoke, completely livid. She was deeply regretting not letting Mr. Hatsume beat him black and blue.

"What!?" Yelled Tsukauchi. "What are their names? I'll add them to the list of arrests."

"I'd very much like to know them myself." Came a familiar voice. One that sounded cheerful, but to anyone who knew it, knew that it promised retribution. Shoka turned to see Nezu walking up to her.

"Nezu? What are you doing here?" Asked Shoka.

"Nezu's there?" Asked Tsukauchi.

Nezu stood there silently, merely gesturing for Shoka to continue her phone call.

"Yeah, he just showed up. Sorry but I'll talk to you later Tsukauchi."

"No problem. I have an investigation to lead anyways, but keep me updated." Replied Tsukauchi.

"Of course, as long as you keep me updated as well." Said Shoka. She hung up after getting confirmation, and turned towards Nezu. "So what can I do for you sir?"

"Oh nothing. On the contrary, I'm here to help you and young Midoriya." He said in his usual cheeriness.

"Really? What prompted this?"

Nezu adorned a completely serious look. "Recovery Girl has informed me of yesterday's events, so I thought it best to have someone watch over him. And since you can't do that 24/7, or at least shouldn't, I decided to get a couple volunteers to help."

"Who?" Asked Shoka. At that moment she noticed her colleges, professional heroines and her best friends since their time at UA, Midnight and Present Mic turn the corner walking towards them, only they didn't have their usual smiles. They looked as serious as could be. A look Shoka knew they only had when they meant business.

"Is it true Eraser?" Asked Present Mic as she walked up. "Is it the Midoriya kid again?"

"Yes." Was all Shoka replied with.

"How bad?" Asked Midnight.

Shoka stayed silent, contemplating the best way to answer that question. "Horrifying. While not in the same way as Murisaki, the fact that he's even alive is honestly a miracle." Shoka watched as Midnight and Present Mic both looked ready to end the guilty party. A feeling Shoka has been suppressing since yesterday.

"Whose ass do I need to kick?!" Asked Present Mic, voice full of rage. While she tried not to be loud, in her anger a bit of her quirk slipped out.

Something Shoka was quick to scold, activating her own quirk in the process. "Be quiet, they're sleeping." Shoka whisper yelled.

Present Mic quickly got under control and was a little sheepish at getting loud, before she and midnight fully processed what she just said. They looked at each other with surprise, before turning their gaze back to Shoka. "What do you mean they?" Asked Midnight.

"The girl who he helped protect yesterday stayed with us in his room last night." Said Shoka simply. When she saw the stars in both of their eyes, she knew she messed up. Those two were notorious shippers.

The two quickly rushed to the door and cracked it open slightly to peek inside. Shoka was about to scold them again when she noticed they were dead silent. She was expecting them to squeal or cause a commotion. They slowly closed the door, and Shoka glanced inside and saw that Izuku's blanket wasn't covering his torso, and that thin hospital gown made his condition obvious.

Nezu even managed to catch a glimpse of Izuku before the door was shut, and Present Mic and Midnight turned around with grim expressions. 'Horrifying is a painfully accurate description.' He thought. Nezu clapped his paws to get everyone's attention. "So as you two already know, you're here to help watch over young Midoriya and make sure no more harm comes to him." Midnight and Present Mic gave him a resolute look and nod. "So now that we're all here, I think we should discuss what to do with young Midoriya once he is released."

Shoka scratched the back of her head. "I guess since you bring the topic up, now would be as logical a time to tell you as any." She said gaining their attention, while scratching the back of her head. "I'm going to adopt him."

Nezu's smile widened at Shoka, while Midnight and Present Mic went bug-eyed. "WH-!" Started Present Mic before Midnight quickly slapped a hand on her mouth, shutting her up.

"What do you mean you're going to adopt him?" Asked Midnight, as Present Mic rapidly nodded her head.

"Exactly that. I'm not going to trust another foster home with him. He's been through enough, and deserves to have someone to help and care for him."

Present Mic moved Midnight's hand off her mouth. "Are you sure you're up for that?"

Shoka glared at her. "What? Do you think I can't do it?"

Present Mic raised her hands in front her. "I didn't mean it like that. I just mean, you already spread yourself pretty thin, and you don't exactly live the healthiest lifestyle. Raising a kid, or teen in this case, is no simple task, especially those that have gone through what Izuku has."

Shoka continued to glare at her before sighing. "You're right. But I'm not going to change my mind. I'll just have to do better for him." She spoke with conviction.

Nezu couldn't help smiling widely. 'Seems like this will be beneficial for everyone.' He thought. "I believe adopting him is a brilliant idea Eraserhead. It actually helps make what I had planned much easier." The other three looked at him questioningly.

"What was your idea sir?" Asked Midnight.

"I was already planning on trying to convince and help young Midoriya get emancipated, then get him move into U.A., that way he had plenty of heroes to help him as needed. I already have several volunteers from the staff. But with the adoption we can skip a lot of the difficulties, including building him his own place, and have them move into the family apartments." Replied Nezu in his usual chipper tone.

"You were really ready to do all of that?" Asked Present Mic.

"Of course. As Eraserhead stated, we can't exactly trust the foster system to care for him, and nurture him, let alone into the hero he wants to become." Said Nezu.

"How did you know he wants to be a hero?" Asked Shoka.

"Your report. I believe it said he helped Miss Hatsume because 'she needed help.' Now that sounds like a hero to me." Shoka smiled at the comment. "Now, since you will be adopting Midoriya, you will have to be monitored. Nothing to major, just the occasional visit and inspection."

"Now hold on sir, you know she wouldn't do anything to him." Argues Present Mic.

"Yes I do."

"Then why are you treating him like you can't trust her?" Replied Midnight.

Before Nezu could respond, Shoka spoke up. "I understand Nezu." Midnight and Present Mic looked at Shoka dumbfounded. "Think about it. Midoriya's history of guardians has been horrendous at best, and his experience with heroes has been so bad, he can't even trust them anymore. Actually he's weary of everyone, and expects nothing but the worst. So not only would the monitoring appease any public outcry that will no doubt happen, but more importantly it will help Midoriya feel safe and secure."

"Yeah, I guess that's true." Replied Midnight. She ran a hand through her hair. "I've been a hero for 8 years, and I still can't understand how someone could do that to a child."

"You don't need to understand evil to put a stop to it." Replied Present Mic, causing Shoka and Midnight looking at her deadpan. "What?"

Shoka pointed at her. "Since when do you say anything smart?"

"I think this is a sign of the apocalypse." Said Midnight.

"Hey!" Said Present Mic before crossing her arms with a pout, making the others chuckle.

"Well it looks like I have some preparations to make. I'll have the paperwork prepared for you Eraserhead, and I'll get them expressed through." Said Nezu.

Shoka smiled and bowed to Nezu. "Thank you principle Nezu."

Nezu waved her thanks off. "Think nothing of it. It's the least I can do, if you need anything else, don't hesitate to let me know. Now I have a hospital board to talk to." He said as he started walking off. The dark undertone of his last statement sending a shiver down the three heroes spines.

Standing up straight, Shoka looked towards Present Mic and Midnight. "Are you sure you're up to this? Between the trauma, discrimination, and false allegations this won't be easy." Said Shoka.

The two of them just smiled at her. "Hey, we've always had your back, now we'll have his. We won't abandon either of you." Said Present Mic.

"Besides, since when is being a hero ever easy. Or parents for that matter." Said Midnight.

"Please, I'll be the parent, you two will probably be the aunts who spoil him and set a bad example." Jabbed Shoka

Present Mic pointed a finger at her. " Don't accuse us of completely accurate facts." Joke Present Mic, causing the other two to chuckle. "But in all seriousness, we know how important it is he grows up right and happy, but that includes making up 12 years of lost childhood."

Shoka looks towards the door. "I know. He's lost so much. More than many will ever realize." She turned back to the two of them. "Just don't go overboard."

"Of course. Who do you take us for?" Asked Present Mic. Shoka just gave her a deadpan look. "Ok, fair." She said making Midnight silently laugh.

Come on, I'd like to be inside when he wakes up. I don't want him to worry that I abandoned him." Said Shoka as she nodded towards the door. Present Mic and Midnight nodded their heads, ready to face whatever comes their way. Ready to help Shoka. Ready to protect Izuku, and give him a better life.

A/N Ready for the spoiler? I'm only going to write a description of Izuku's time in the hospital. The story is going way to slow for my personal liking. Plus I really want to get to some fluff.