The Erasure's Daughter 28

Meeting Hound Hound Dog was an experience. Having grown up at the school, Hailey had seldom seen the Hero. She sat in a rather comfy if not dog-themed armchair that felt more like a bed for a dog than a chair. "Aizawa Hailey, what brings you to my domain?"

Hailey sighed "I…had an abduction attempt at me…they threatened Kyoka-chan and I…separated a guys leg."

Hound Dog growled softly "You got off the charges, however, the officials want you to be checked and monitored."

Hailey nodded "Indeed."

Hound Dog snorted "I can certainly do that. We'll meet once a week for the foreseeable future, you've got a lot to unpack. That's no criticism just an observation from years of practice."

Hailey grinned and for the first time in a while, a weight felt like it had been shifted from her shoulders. The initial meeting had been 30 minutes and it was the longest half-hour of Jiro's life. She looked up from her phone as Hound Dogs office opened and Hailey walked out; Jiro didn't need crazy observational skills or her quirk to see that her girlfriend seemed lighter. "How'd it go with the shrink?" Jiro asked as she pulled the black-haired pixie to her.

"You know, babe, I should tell you classified but it went okay. I felt safe, I've got a lot rattling 'round up here…" Hailey replied tapping her head "...and in here…" Then to her heart. "You're part of it, We're a part of it…along with other things."

Jiro nodded, although she didn't like the insinuation about being part of Hailey's problems "Do…you…want to…" She began.

"NO! Kyo! Kami, not what I meant. Look let's go somewhere private, I fucked this up."

Somewhere private, it turned out, was Kyoka's Garage Studio…rather her families studio; her parents were out which was a relief. They sat in the recording area, Kyoka gently took Hailey's hand "Talk to me."

Hailey let the tears fall "I was adopted by Dad and Papa, they didn't tell me until now. I was harassed at school for not showing off my quirk, then, when I did everyone feared me; then I found out that I prefer females to men…I do like males but…then you enter my life, beyond that of my best friend…you became my girlfriend. Then you got attacked and nearly killed because you happen to be in my life; now Britain of all places are demanding that I be extradited back to Britain so they can 'train me to be the best hero, I can be'. But I know the hero that I want to be. Everything's just become a hot mess."

Kyoka giggled, before gently arm-barring Hailey and levering the taller girl into her lap. "Hey…relax, I get it. Everything's gone through the shitter with you recently. I'm here for you and if I'm being honest…Tokoyami's fucking hot."

"That he is." Hailey murmured falling backwards as Kyoka tenderly rubbed her temples "Wait a second…you're not thinking…"

Kyoka giggled and jokingly placed her jacks in Hailey's shoulder "Pervert."

Hailey smirked "Totally in our nature to be just as bad as boys…It's arguable that we're worse; we gossip about this stuff."

(Tokoyami)

The Raven-Headed teen flopped down in his dimly lit, purple-themed room. The walls were a dark purple and dotted along it were posters of his various favourite bands. On his desk, was one of his Hero momentos…It was of the Vengeance Hero: Crow…who happened to be his uncle.

"Yo, Fumi…you alright Oi-kun?" Tokoyami looked up to see his Legal Guardian at his door.

"Oji! What is it?"

Crow chuckled as he entered "You've been out of it, since you came back from Aizawa's House. I understand you've been hanging out with his girl."

"I have…and a few others…I…need some advice."

Crow cocked his head and sat next to his nephew on his bed "What is it, little brother? Look, I know I'm technically your Uncle but our age gap is that of a pair of brothers. What is it?"

"It's…to do with girls." Tokoyami stated, then unspoken Dark Shadow appeared, larger than normal, and draped himself over Tokoyami like a large blanket.

"Crow, big brother…Tokoyami likes two girls! Unfortunately, they seem to be interested in each other."

Crow chuckled as he patted Tokoyami on the back, his pats felt like hammer strikes causing the younger bird headed teen to rock from the impact. "Fumi, the only way to know if they like you is to ask. You don't even have to ask her or them out on a date, you're a coffee fan…ask them to join you in getting coffee. If you want to ask them out, do it. The worst thing they can say is 'no'."

"They also happen to be good friends of his."

"Then you'll learn if they're worth being your friends. Anyway kid, I've got to go…I'm sorry for this not being as in-depth as you would have liked."

Fumikage nodded "Thanks, nii-san. Stay alive out there."

"I'm working with Eraserhead…"

Fumikage nodded "Well, good luck."

Crow nodded "I'll see you, in the morning, before you head to school. There's food in the fridge, a few beers, and money for food for anything you might need for a few days."

Fumikage and Dark Shadow nodded, and with that Crow left the room. Fumikage waited until he heard the door shut before he pulled his phone. With not even thought, he dialled a number.

"Fumikage! Of all the people to ring this number, your number wasn't expected!" Came the overly cheerful, yet tired voice of Hailey. "Oh and tell your wonderful Shadow, I said, WE…Okay Kyoka, okay, tell Dark Shadow that we said hi."

Fumikage looked at Dark Shadow, who, formed a decent replica of himself lay on the floor…akin to a model "A lady who likes my style. Wait till they see me do this."

"Hailey…too loud for a pillow. What does the bird-man dark lord of the rhythm want?"

Fumikage gulped, this was it, it was now never "I…wanted to know…if…if…" He was choking, the words were stuck in his throat, he was bottling it.

It was Dark Shadow, who bailed it out, the entity was going to gloat about it later "Heya pretty ladies, the irresistible, irrational and impervious, Dark Shadow here…to save Fumi from choking and to give myself some very good embarrassment; the good natured kind for me to Fumi."

"Okay, Dark Shadow…what irresistible embarrassment do you want?" That voice was definitely Kyoka. Fumi and Dark Shadow couldn't help but turn slightly red at that image.

"Well…Fumi wants to know if he can treat either one or both of you to coffee sometime soon? Apparently, both of you make his heart skip a beat to the point of a heart attack."

"DARK SHADOW!"

(Hailey and Kyoka)

Hailey looked at Kyoka, the duo were snuggled up in Kyoka's bed; Hailey got the short end of the bass-sized bed. She was propped up against the wall, falling off the neck of the guitar.

Kyoka was cuddled into her side, when the old song 'Constellation of Tears' began to blare "Hails…you're phone."

"Let it ring, depending, on who it is."

Kyoka groaned "It's Tokoyami…"

Hailey lifted her head "Birdman!"

And with that and whisper of "Don't call him Birdman, he's cool and hot." They had initiated the conversation.

Kyoka looked at Hailey, who nodded "Fumikage-kun…I have a feeling there's more to this than you want to say over the phone. But yes, we'd love to meet you for coffee."