Chapter 92: Eri's Adjustments
Izuku alarm rang knowing he had to get up.
He looked over at Eri who was still sleeping. He wasn't sure what he should do. He should let the little girl sleep but he should let her know.
He woke up very gently.
"Eri…" he said quietly .
The little girl woke up startled at first but then the memories of the day before hit her and she remember she was safe.
"Yes…" said Eri.
"I'm going to do my morning training." Said Izuku, "Then make breakfast…"
She yawned.
"Okay…" she mumbled.
She quickly fell back to sleep.
Izuku did he morning training then got started on breakfast for the dorms.
As he was cooking, Katsuki showed up from his own morning training.
"Where's the brat?" he asked.
"Still sleeping." Said Izuku, "I told her where I was so she wouldn't freak out if she woke up and I was gone."
Katsuki nodded.
"So what's the plan with her?" asked Katsuki.
"She needs to have a checkup today." Said Izuku, "That will probably happen after classes."
Izuku sighed, thankfully Sir Nighteye gave him and other three work studies students a few days off.
Sir Nighteye knew it was better not to argue with this.
/Thankfully Eri showed up.
"Good morning Eri… what would you like for breakfast?" asked Izuku.
Eri nodded.
"What would you like?" asked Izuku.
"I don't know." Said Eri.
"I'm making pancakes…" said Izuku.
"Okay…" said Eri.
"Would you like fruit or just syrup on trop?" asked Izuku.
"I'd like apples if that's okay…" said Eri.
"Okay I'll make them with apples." Said Izuku.
Eri just sat there quietly.
"Fuck… I'm getting Icy Hot flashbacks." Muttered Katsuki.
"What does that mean?" asked Shoto showing up.
"The fact that you didn't really have favorite food besides soba." Said Izuku.
"I see…" said Shoto, "Also you're not going to scold Bakugo for swearing?"
"Uh…" said Izuku.
Katsuki started laughing.
"IT will be fine as long I tell Eri not to swear." Said Izuku.
Todoroki stared at the two.
"Mom and Auntie have been friends for so long that mom's fine with swearing." Said Izuku.
Todoroki realized he meant Katsuki's mom.
"Yeah…" said Izuku.
"She's used to swearing." Said Katsuki.
"I see…" said Todoroki.
"Hey Midori!" said Mina.
"Hey…" said Izuku.
That was when Mina noticed what Eri was wearing.
"Is that seriously what she's wearing?" asked Mina.
"I don't know when I'm going to be able to go shopping." Said Izuku.
"That makes sense… but you can let her keep wearing those shirts." Said Mina.
"Hey don't make fun of his shirts." Said Mashirao showing up, "They're not that bad."
"Oh hey Mashirao…" said Izuku surprised to see him.
"Yeah…" said Mashirao noticing the surprise, "We ended up fighting some minor villains that did something to Tamaki so we came back early this morning."
"What happened?" asked Izuku.
"He should be the one stay what happened to him… though Kirishima did manage to get something of a debut." Said Mashirao.
Katsuki smirked at that part.
"?But Aizawa did tell us about Eri when we got back." Said Mashirao.
Izuku sweat dropped.
"Momo isn't happy I kidnaped Eri… is she?" asked Izuku.
"No…" said Mashirao.
"That makes sense…" said Izuku with a sweat drop.
That was when Momo arrived.
"Oh hey Momo." Said Izuku as he counited to make breakfast for the dorms.
"You kidnaped a child while on patrol?" asked Momo with her eye twitching.
"well it was from a villain." Said Izuku.
Momo still gave him a look.
"Can you please stop looking at him like that…" piped up Eri.
Momo noticed Eri. She looked at the little and how broken she looked.
She realize something right there.
"I'm sorry." Said Momo, "I can see why you took her."
"That was quick." Said Mina with a sweat drop.
"I have my reasons…" said Momo.
"Eri this is Momo, she's a very close friend of mine." Said Izuku.
"Hi…" whispered Eri .
"You have to get her some clothes." Sighed Momo.
"I know." Said Izuku.
Momo sighed.
"I normally don't like doing this because it will hurt the economy but… I don't think you'll be able to take her shopping any time soon." Said Momo.
"I won't be able to…" said Izuku.
"All right…" said Momo, "Eri… what's your favorite color?"
"Red…" whispered Eri.
She looked at Eri.
She lifted up her shirt and made a very simple long sleeved dress. She also made a white teddy bear with a red ribbon.
Eri looked at the bear.
"It's a gift." Said Momo.
"Do I have to be good?" asked Eri.
"What?" asked Momo.
"Whenever I get toys like this I have to be good." Said Eri .
"You don't have to be good… don't worry… I just wanted to make you a little friend." Said Momo.
"Okay…" whispered Eri taking the teddy bear.
Izuku gave Eri the plate of pancakes.
She took a bite of them and she could tell from the look in her eyes that it tasted good.
But the fact that she was also eating quicky meant bad things…
A few more students joined them and noticed some tension in the room.
"What happened?" asked Sato.
"Just some stuff involving the girl that Midoriya kidnapped." Said Kaminari.
Sato flinched at that as everyone knew about the little girl and that she was taken from a villain.
Eri and Izuku both got dressed for school. She joined in class just coloring while the class did their school work.
She was quiet during the day, though she hold onto her teddy bear that she was given.
She was quiet during the classes and during lunch.
Though she was worried during heroics class. But she did stay with Momo during the part of class that Izuku was doing something.
Still she was on best behavior.
However they still had to see Recovery Girl after class.
:Don't worry Recovery Girl is grumpy, but she won't hurt you." Said Izuku.
Eri was quiet and just hugged her teddy bear.
She did a simple checkup, but she did have to look at the scars covering her arms and legs. She also started grumbling with other things.
"Okay Eri… I need you to open your mouth." Said Recovery Girl.
Eri did so as this wasn't the first she did it.
Recovery Girl swabbed her mouth. Getting the DNA sample she needed.
"All righty you were a very good girl." Said Recovery Girl, "What's your favorite fruit?"
"Apple…" said Eri.
Revery Girl got a big handful of green gummi bears.
She ate one and her eyes lit up.
I also plan to tell Aizawa but Eri is showing signs of being dosed with Quirk Enhancers." Said Recovery Girl.
"What?" asked Izuku shocked.
"Whatever Chisaki was doing to do involved him dosing her… she will be fine eventually… but with her quirk we have to be extra careful." Said Recovery Girl.
Izuku nodded at that.
"I would run blood tests, but with everything I don't want to trigger her." She sighed.
"You're right." Sighed Izuku.
"I'll give you a list of signs to look for." Sighed Recovery Girl, "And we should do a weekly checkup as well."
Izuku nodded, after all this was very serious.
Izuku really didn't know what he was doing… but he had a bad feeling.
HE and Eri went back to the dorms.
He saw that Ochaco, Toru and Tsuyu were clearly waiting for them.
"Deku!" cheered Ochaco.
Ochaco noticed Eri.
"Is this her?" asked Ochaco.
"Yeah…" said Izuku.
"Your name is Eri right?" asked Ochaco, "I'm Ochaco. I'm a very special friend to Izuku."
"Really?" asked Eri.
"She is." Said Izuku blushing slightly.
He noticed that other members of the group (including the Big Three), Kirishima, Todoroki and Iida were also waiting there.
"Are you really telling her about dating now?" asked Mashirao.
"It's a probably a good idea to explain things quickly…" said Tsuyu.
"So Eri… what's your favorite treat?" asked Toru.
"I like Apples." Said Eri.
"Oh that's perfect!" said Toru, "Thanks to some distant relatives/ friends I know a ton of apple recipes! Has anyone seen the movie Forest Gump! IT's like that like but instead of shrimp it's apples!"
"Really?" asked Eri.
"Yep!" said Toru, "And I can always share the recipes with Izuku!"
"She's going to get spoiled." Said Mashirao with a sweat drop.
"I think she deserves it." Said Momo.
Eri was drooling at the thought of all sorts of sweets that were made of apples.
"You can really make them all"?" she asked.
"I can! And I know Izuku will make it for you too." Said Toru.
Eri nodded.
It was clear that the two of them would be close.
However there was something wrong…
Eri wasn't smiling.
"Come on give me a smile." Said Toru.
Eri was very quiet.
"I think I forgot how to smile…" she whispered.
Everyone who heard this was shocked and heart broken. They knew Izuku and Mirio took her from a villain, but for the villain to treat in such a way that she forgot how to smile…
"Did you really forget how to smile?" asked Toru.
Eri nodded.
"I SEE…" said Toru as she spoke in many voices all at once.
"Oh no… no again…" said Izuku.
Meanwhile in Equestria, Fluttershy was having tea with Twilight and Applejack at the strange home she lived in with Discord.
That was when all three of them got a really bad feeling.
"Do you feel that?" asked Fluttershy.
"Oh don't worry… Toru's just mad at a villain who tortured a little girl to the extent that she forgot how to smile." Said Discord nearby reading a book.
There was an awkward silence.
"Excuse me!" yelled Applejack.
Meanwhile with Chisaki he had a feeling like someone was very angry with him.
He got that feeling a lot, but this one was different… more like he should actually be afraid this time.
Back at the dorms…
"I'M GOING FOR A WALK…" said Toru.
She headed for the door.,
"Should we stop her…" said Ochaco with a sweat drop.
"I'm sure it's fine." Said Kirishima.
"She's got a bazooka!" yelled Nejire.
Indeed Toru had taken out a bazooka as she was leaving the dorm.
"Stop her!" yelled Momo.
Izuku, Katsuki, Mirio and Momo all ran to stop her.
And why Iida wasn't taking charge… he was having a flashback for when he broke his promise.
"Don't worry…" said Todoroki, "She's not angry with you this time…"
"What do you mean this time?" asked Tamaki with a sweat drop.
"Don't ask…" said Masahiro.
Plus the cover up thing.
"Wait… you've seen Toru act like this before?" asked Kirishima.
"I will tell you this… if you make a "Pinkie Promise" with her, do NOT break it." Said Iida who had managed to come out of his flashback.
"Fine… I won't go after him…" said Toru calming down, "But when I get my chance I'm taking it."
"What does that mean?" asked Izuku.
"You'll see soon." Said Toru.
"I'm confused…' said Mirio.
"You'll get used to it…": muttered Katsuki.
Toru walked over to Eri.
"Don't worry Eri… I'm not angry with you… I'm angry with the one who hurt you." Said Toru.
Then she pulled out a plate of cupcakes from somewhere.
"/Where did those come from?" asked Eri confused.
"Where did they come from?" asked Eri.
"Don't question the cupcakes." Masahiro.
Eri was still confused, but the cupcakes were still diecious.
Eri they gave Eri some more paper and crayon who drew while eating cupcakes.
Kirishima had wanted to tell them what happened the night before, though Tamaki was little nervous telling the story.
"You were shot with something that took away your quirk?" asked Izuku shocked.
Tamaki nodded.
"Don't worry, it wore off." He said holding his arm which was now a cow's hoof.
We managed to get a bullet as they tried to shoot me, but I had activated my quirk. It's intact and they're analyzing." Said Kirishima.
"What happened to the shooter?" asked Iida.
"I managed to chaise him down." Said Kirishima.
"You better have kicked his ass." Said Katsuki.
Kirishima grinned.
"Should you be swearing it front of Eri?" asked Iida.
"Deku grew up with my fucking hag of a mom and he didn't start swearing until he remember his past life." Said Katsuki, "The brat's going to be fine."
"Is that…" said Iida.
"That's where Kacchan got his mouth from." Said Izuku, "So I grew up an aunt who swore like a sailor."
"I've been meaning to ask you…" said Katsuki.
"Mom is dine with me searing sometimes… but she drew the line at smoking." Said Izuku.
Katsuki nodded, that did make some sense…
He noticed that Eri was really quiet.
"Are you okay Eri?" asked Ochaco.
"I'm fine…" whispered Eri.
"By the way… later can I get your measurements?" asked Momo, "I want to make more clothes for you… especially a certain outfit."
"How about a unicorn onesie!" said Toru.
"That's not offence to you?" asked Iida.
"I wasn't a unicorn." Said Toru, "And I think that unicorns I do know wouldn't mind…"
The rest of the night went pretty normal.
Though Izuku did ask Sato if he knew any apple recipes.
After all it was a good idea for him to have more, even if Toru knew a ton.
The next day… Eri was wearing a mini version of the UA uniform.
"Thanks so much Momo." Said Izuku.
"Not a problem… but besides the clothes I made you and that which I will make again since I don't think they make in her size, you need to buy her clothes." Said Momo, "It's bad for the enemy."
"I know you said something like that before." Said Izuku.
"Also when it's okay to take her out, I volunteer to help." Said Momo blushing a little.
"She just wants to take her shopping." Thought Izuku with a sweat drop.
Soon enough class got started.
Aizawa noticed that Eri was wearing the uniform.
"Where did she get that uniform." Said Aizawa.
"I made it for her." Said Momo.
Aizawa sighed at that .
He looked at Eri who was looking down after noticing that he was looking at her.
He sighed again .
"I'll allow it." Said Aizawa.
He knew that Eri now had a good chunk of the class wrapped around her finger, plus combined with the fact that she has rough life, it made semes sense.
Still she had a lot to adjust to…
Though one thing was true… Toru was going to make her smile no matter what…
Next Time: Toru makes a vow to help out in order to get her to smile again... meanwhile Izuku tries to figure out what Eri's quirk is after a particularly bad incident. What will happen? Find out next time!