Hitoshi is now very happy, he has a friend, with whom he can talk, laugh and tell about his dreams. He likes Izuku a lot, but wonders why he has trouble speaking.
After school and on weekends Hitoshi went to his friend's house, it became a routine. Aizawa had to reprimand the boy because he went out very late at night, young people were prohibited from being out late at night.
Hizashi met Izuku's new friend one day when he arrived early to take care of the boy. He was surprised but very happy that Izuku had made a friend, the two got along well, even though Hizashi was a little scandalous. But Hitoshi, I'm glad I met another hero, he knew very well who Present Mic was, his quirk was his voice, even though it was different from his quirk, he still used his voice.
The only one who bothered was Yagi, it was silly jealousy, he was the one who spent all the time with Izuku and now he was left aside. But he had to admit that the new boy was very nice and polite and, to his surprise, also wanted to be a hero.
At first Yagi was suspicious of him, but as the week went by he realized that the boy really liked spending time with Izuku.
"I don't think you need to come here anymore." Aizawa commented, handing over a coffee.
"You don't have to be so mean to me." said Yagi, drinking his drink very sadly.
"But I think it's okay, and the boy is very good to Izuku. It's nice to be around someone his age." Aizawa commented watching the two young men play.
"You're right, and when he goes to UA I'm sure he'll have lots of other friends." said Yagi happily.
"And how are the sessions going?" Aizawa asked curiously.
"I'm feeling much better and I'm spitting out little blood, and I can even stay in my other form longer." said Yagi very happily.
"That's good news."
"Yes, good news."
What Aizawa didn't know was that Yagi was happy with his recovery, but was still thinking about looking for a successor. In fact, he had already chosen one, but unfortunately it was not possible.
Yes, he wanted Izuku as his successor, but the conversation he had with Recovery Girl didn't go very well.
Remembering the conversation he had with the heroine.
"I want young Izuku to be my successor." Yagi excited, in the US infirmary. Recovery Girl almost chokes on the tea she was drinking.
"Are you crazy, Yagi!?" she asked in shock.
"No! I'm serious, he would be perfect to make one for everyone." Yagi said excitedly.
"Please stop."
"Why don't you support me? You've seen what a good boy he is and how sweet and kind he is."
"I know he's great, but have you forgotten how fragile he is? He wouldn't be able to handle normal training, much less train to inherit one for everyone.
"But...but maybe he can." Yagi said with a little hope.
"Maybe if he had a normal life he would have had a chance, his development was affected by the age he was when he was kidnapped. Unfortunately, he will never be able to develop normally. Are you going to put one more thing on his back? Please choose another candidate."
Yagi I'm very sad about that conversation but I knew she was right, Izuku was already a good hero as he is now, this kind of change would be too much for him. But Yagi still had doubts about whether he would find another like him.
"Yagi?" Aizawa called, snapping Yagi out of his thoughts.
"I'm sorry, I was remembering some things."
"If you are worried about being a professor at UA, you don't need to worry about it, I'm sure the students will love you. And I also think he will be a good teacher."
"Thank you, I needed to hear that. I'm organizing some classes with director Nezu, it's going to be very interesting." watching the boys playing in the room.
Aizawa approached the boys and said: "It's time for Hitoshi to go home."
"Well, it's true, this afternoon." commented Hitoshi looking at his watch.
"Tomorrow...Hitochan...will he come back?"
"Only in the afternoon, you know we're going out tomorrow, you have something important to do." commented Aizawa. Yes, tomorrow was Saturday, and on the weekends Izuku had to do healing sessions at the Yagi.
"Don't worry Izuku, after lunch around 1pm I'll be here."
"Come on, I'll walk you back, it's my working hours." said Aizawa ready to patrol.
"No problem, bye Izuku, good night."
"Good…evening…Hitochan."
"Yagi, aren't you coming?" Aizawa asked.
"If you don't mind, I'll stay here until Hizashi arrives, I don't want Izuku to be alone."
"Okay, that's fine with me, but don't stay up late."
"I know Izuku's schedule, relax, I'll order dinner through, and then bed."
So Aizawa and Hitoshi left the apartment, Aizawa followed the young man in silence. The boy was very surprised to find out that Izuku's father was the underground hero Eraser Head. The hero likes anonymity, but he admires the hero. The silence was broken by Hitoshi himself, who was nervous but very curious.
"I can ask a question?"
"Maybe yes."
"And I wanted to know more about Izuku, because he doesn't speak properly? Why does he have a different last name? I wanted to ask Izuku, but I didn't have the courage."
"You're afraid of hurting him, right? Okay, I understand. And to answer your question, Izuku was recently adopted, his mother died."
"It must have been difficult for Izuku."
"It wasn't easy for him, he was kidnapped when he was a child, and it was only recently that he was found. Due to all these traumas, he cannot speak very well." Aizawa looked at the young man next to him, who was shocked by this information.
"Kidnapped!"
"I don't think you saw the news about a child who was taken and now found alive."
"It was him!" Hitoshi had heard about the case, but didn't go deeper into the subject.
"Knowing that, do you still want to be friends with him? Even with all the flaws?"
"Yes! I want to be his friend, not just a friend, but I want to protect him."
"Izuku is lucky to have a friend like you."
Friend? Yes friend, Izuku was special, not only for Hitoshi but for everyone who knew him. But Hitoshi didn't really know why, but sometimes when he thought about Izuku his heart raced a little.
Hitoshi had never been in love before, it was normal to not know exactly what to feel, but with time maybe he would discover it.
Hitoshi arrived home safely and said goodbye to Mr. Aizawa. Hitoshi lived with his grandparents, his parents didn't want him, but he was happy with his life. His grandparents were very affectionate with their only grandson and didn't care about his peculiarity, he was lucky to have them.
Curious, he researched Izuku's case, the article didn't say anything about his peculiarity or where he went, everything was kept secret for the boy's privacy. But that was good, if they knew where he went or where he lives, there would probably be a lot of reporters wanting an interview.
Hitoshi smiled, happy that Izuku ended up with such a good person, like Aizawa.
++The other day++
Early in the morning Izuku started Yagi's therapy as always, with the supervision of Recovery Girl, after the session Izuku is always very tired and always takes a nap when he finishes.
"I'm kind of sad to see Izuku so tired after the sessions." said Yagi, putting a blanket on the boy.
"As he is restoring an internal organ, he uses a lot more energy, and naturally he becomes very tired." commented Recovery Girl.
"I know, but even so, I still don't like seeing him like this."
"How are you feeling?"
"After years, now I feel much better."
"I will schedule new exams for you to take, to see your new progress."
"It is true"
Distracted in conversation, Aizawa knocks on the door and enters the infirmary.
"So how was it?" Aizawa asked.
"It was okay, Izuku was just a little tired."
"I'll let him rest." Aizawa said with a smile.
"You seem happy Aizawa, did something happen?" Recovery Girl asked.
"I got a call, Izuku is now officially my son and he will receive a new ID card along with my last name."
"Congratulations, but I had no doubt you could do it."
"Thanks."
"Are you going to celebrate?"
"Only tomorrow, today I will tell him the news. And he wanted to share this news with his new friend by his side, at times like this it's good to have a friend."
"Congratulations, Aizawa." Yagi finally spoke. But he didn't look so happy.
"Thank you Yagi."
"I remembered I have an appointment now. See you later." Yagi said, leaving the infirmary.
What he didn't expect was that Recovery Girl would decide to follow him, stopping him in the middle of the hallway. She noticed that he was acting strange after the news, so she decided to go after him.
"But what happened, what can you explain to me, Yagi?"
"I... the truth is I'm a little jealous."
"Yagi, you're not like that."
"I know, but I keep thinking, what if I had met Izuku before, maybe I would have been his new father. Or if he were healthy he would be my heir, but none of that is possible"
"Yagi, Izuku is a kind-hearted child, and considers you a friend, and promised to keep his secret. And you will be his teacher, I'm sure you're important to Izuku, don't be like that."
Yagi knew he was being irrational, he was based on possibilities, on what would have happened if he found Izuku earlier. He was jealous of Aizawa for meeting the boy, he knew that was a bad feeling and promised that he would erase that selfish side and the next time he saw Aizawa, he would be happy for him and especially for Izuku.
After a few hours, Aizawa woke Izuku up to go home and prepared lunch for both of them. It was a simple lunch, rice and fish and some misoshiro to go with it.
After it was over, Izuku went to rest from lunch, relaxing on the couch, while Aizawa washed the lunch dishes, and when he finished, he joined the boy on the couch, turning on the TV in the living room.
The news was the usual, heroes helping people, All Might propaganda, everything was normal, in fact it was a little worrying. You never knew when Japan's greatest villain would strike.
But Aizawa has to change his focus, he had to break the news to Izuku, but it was better to wait for his friend. But the wait didn't take long, and soon Hitoshi arrived, with Aizawa offering some drinks.
"Izuku I have something to talk to you about." catching the children's attention.
"What... it... was?" Izuku asked curiously.
"The adoption process has been completed, from now on you are Izuku Aizawa."
The emotion was so strong that Izuku couldn't hold back the tears, and he quickly ran to hug his father, now officially. Hitoshi sees the scene emotionally, and with tears in his eyes.
"Don't cry, son."
"Shall we celebrate?" asked Hitoshi excitedly.
"Let's go, but only tomorrow. I'm thinking about buying a cake and celebrating here at home. I know you don't like going out much."
"Will...there be...cake?"
"Yes, and let's invite Hizashi and Yagi and of course you can also come Hitoshi."
"I will attend."
"So it's agreed, and one more thing, your peculiarity is choosing her name. Family members can suggest the name, but the government ultimately decides what the name will be."
"Thinking of a name for the quirk is a little difficult." said Hitoshi
"We have time for this, if you have any ideas Izuku can tell me."
"They've...already...given...a...name...for...Izuku." leaving the two in the room curious.
"Have they already? Who gave?"
"She...gave...the...name." Izuku said, but it only caused more doubts.
"I don't understand, is there a woman in the middle?" asked Hitoshi confused.
"Izuku." Aizawa said, holding his hand and looking into his eyes.
"Yes?"
"There's a lot about your past that I still don't know, and I'm glad you've finally managed to open up, even if it's little by little. Can you tell me who this woman is?"
"I can't."
"Why not?" Hitoshi asked curiously.
"Izuku...promised...But...she...said...that...I...could...use...the...name...that...she ... he chose."
"Let's not ask any more questions, from what I understand, you like this person, right?"
"Yes...she...helped...Izuku...to...escape."
Many thoughts went through Aizawa's head, the first was that this woman had died helping Izuku escape, but there is also the possibility that she was alive. There are several reasons why your child doesn't want to talk, but you can force him to talk, so wait until he's ready.
"And what was her name?"
"Light Healing"
"A good name, I'll let you know, but in the end it's the government who decides."
Aizawa wrote down the name and communicated with the peculiarity agency, on average it takes a week for the new identity to be created. Meanwhile Izuku and Hitoshi were at the living room table making some drawings.
"Have you ever thought about what your hero outfit Izuku will look like? and your hero name?" Hitoshi asked. Izuku thinks for a bit.
"No."
"You should, you will enter U.A in a few months."
"Izuku...doesn't...know...what...to...do."
"Hmmm how about an outfit that reflects your powers?"
"Like...the...Recovery Girl?"
"It's like her, she's a super hero nurse."
"White clothe?"
"Good idea, but besides the white, what about the red details?" since he thought white and red would be a good combination.
"Izuku... I like it." he said happily and drawing his superhero costume.
After a while of drawing Izuku finally finished, showing it to Hitoshi. It was a very simple outfit, it was so simple that Hitoshe thought it was too simple for such a sweet and cute boy.
"How about adding some lace? I think it would look good on you."
Izuku saw the drawing, taking the eraser and erasing some parts and adjusting others. And the end result was a super cute look, which in Hitoshi's opinion was perfect.
"And...what...Hitoshi?"
"What? My superhero outfit?"
"Yes."
Hitoshi didn't know what to say, of course he wants to make a hero outfit, but he doesn't even know if he can participate in the course. His chances were slim, he still remembered the conversation he had with Mr. Aizawa, he wanted to be a hero and sitting still and dreaming wouldn't help. But dreaming about Izuku maybe wouldn't be bad.
"I think the clothes would be black, I like black."
"And...details...purple."
"I liked the idea of the purple details."
Aizawa could see the two of them together in the room from afar, future heroes. I think it's cute that the two of them plan their outfits, but I felt a little sorry for Hitoshi, he's clearly a good boy. But it is clear that the current system has made this boy's dream very difficult.
An idea crossed Aizawa's mind, but he quickly put that thought aside, maybe it was a silly idea.
Taking advantage of his free time, he texted friends he knew for Izuku's adoption party. It's supposed to be a small but happy party, the sad thing is that there will only be two children and the rest are adults, on the other hand when Izuku starts UA he will have many friends his age. So Izuku's next party will be, it will be a party full of young people, it would be a nightmare for Aizawa but it would definitely make his son happy, for Izuku he could handle it.
Looking at their cell phone, everyone confirmed, of course that was no surprise. The guests wanted to bring some gifts, but Aizawa was warned that it wasn't a birthday so they didn't need to bring a gift, but the guests didn't care if it was a birthday or not, they would buy a gift.
Aizawa also took the opportunity to call a bakery to order savory and sweet treats, and of course a strawberry cake. Tomorrow it was just about finding things and setting the table, we would celebrate in the afternoon at around three o'clock in the afternoon.
Time passed quickly, Izuku and Hitoshi spent the whole afternoon talking about hero costumes and their powers, which was now getting dark.
"Hitoshi, it's time for you to go home, and we have to wake up early tomorrow."
"You're right, I'm already going."
"See... you... tomorrow."
"See you tomorrow Izuku."
++The next day++
The weather in the morning was pleasant, Aizawa woke up early to go out and arranged things in the apartment for the guests, organizing the living room and table. Now I had to wake up Izuku so the two could go out, but before that, of course, I had to have breakfast. Placing the boy's coffee on the table and going to the room, waking him up.
"Izuku, good morning, time to wake up."
"Hmm..." Izuku said sleepily, but getting up.
Going to the living room to eat breakfast, it took a while since Izuku was a bit rambling in the morning. But now he has finished his food and went straight to the bedroom to change clothes and finally brush his teeth, leaving happily to the living room.
"Izuku...I finish."
"Good, now come on, we have things to do today."
They left the house, but used the car since they had to pick up the sweets and snacks. When he went to the store, he paid for the order and then went to another place to get his birthday cake, the cake wasn't that big, but the size was perfect for a small party.
Returning home, Aizawa prepared lunch while Izuku decorated it with some confetti. It took half an hour to prepare lunch and place it on the table. Aizawa didn't even need to call the boy, when he saw the table ready he immediately went to sit down, lunch was very good.
After they finished, Aizawa cleared the table and went to wash the dishes, and asked the boy to lie down and rest in the room and that he would call him in an hour. And that's what Izuku did, he went to his room to take a nap, today would be a busy day.
Time passed quickly, he finished preparing things, he was about to wake up Izuku when the doorbell rang. Aizawa went to answer the door and came face to face with his noisy friend.
"Hey, where's the birthday boy?"
"It's not birthday, did you read the message I sent?" ask Aizawa, already irritated.
"Yes Yes, of course." Hizashi said, kind of ignoring.
"Today is going to be a long day."
Hizashi was excited and handed the gift to young Izuku, who received the gift very excitedly. Opening the package he discovered that it was a pirate bouncy toy, Izuku hugged Hizashi, very happy with the gift.
It didn't take long for the other guests to arrive, Yagi and Recovery Girl arrived together and a while later Hitoshi arrived. Then everyone arrived, there weren't many people but it was enough at the moment.
Yagi bought a sketchbook and colored pencils from a very expensive brand, while Recovery Girl brought a teddy bear, it was white with a red bow tie and green eyes.
As for Hitoshi, I bought a keychain to put on his cell phone, it was a miniature bunny, it was very cute. Unfortunately, Hitoshi's allowance did not allow him to buy a more expensive gift, as what he earned per month was the basics he needed to buy, such as snacks and drinks.
Izuku loved the gifts, and he didn't have many things other than clothes and some furniture in his room, so he was super excited about the things he got.
Izuku called everyone to play pirate jumping, which brought a lot of laughs, after a few the cake was cut. Do you hear Hizashi protesting because he didn't have a candle? And Aizawa responded angrily, saying for the third time that it wasn't his birthday.
The day ended with cake, but the first piece went to Aizawa, Izuku chose who it was for. After the food, the adults helped clean up, while Hitoshi and Izuku were at the small drawing table in the room, and Recovery Girl was nearby drinking tea.
"I am very happy to have met my disciple's friend." commented Recovery Girl.
"Thank you, with your knowledge I'm sure Izuku will be a great hero."
"Izuku is a great student. And you, young man? Do you want to be a hero too?"
"Yes, it's my dream! But I won't be able to pass the test." he said a little sadly.
"And why not?"
"My quirk is brainwashing, I don't have super strength or destructive powers."
"I understand."
"But I'm still going to enroll at U.A, I'm going to try to get into the hero course."
"I'm sure you will achieve your goal."
After a while of talking and eating sweets Izuku was already sleepy, it didn't take long for him to go to his room to sleep. I don't think he ever had fun for a long time, or talking, he even complained that his throat was a little sore. What helped the Recovery girl was at the party, she said to buy honey for Izuku to drink during the afternoon, but commented that it was normal for this to happen since he doesn't use his voice much.
It was already nine at night, it was time for everyone to go, Aizawa was going to take the day off today and he also had to finish cleaning the apartment, Yagi offered to help and as he was going to take the girl from Recovery she would wait. Hitoshi had to go, as he had class tomorrow and Hizashi offered to accompany him, as he was going on patrol today.
In the apartment Yagi and Aizawa were taking down decorations and putting them in the trash, picking up dirty glasses and plates and putting them in the sink. Recovery girl I take this opportunity to comment about Izuku's friend.
"That boy, Hitoshi, is a very good and polite boy." said the recovery girl
"Yes, I'm glad he and Izuku are friends." commented Aizawa
"How did you guys meet?"
"It was when Izuku left the house alone to buy milk, and it seems that the boy was being bullied by some of his classmates and Izuku defended him."
"Attitude worthy of a hero." commented Yagi.
"Bullyed because of your quirk?" asked the Recovery girl.
"Unfortunately yes, I told him I would go to his school to sort it out, but he begged me not to do it. Saying he was already in his final year and didn't want any problems."
"Poor thing, sometimes children are bad. Unfortunately nowadays there is a lot of prejudice against peculiarities."
"Schools should do a course on bullying."
"I agree."
"So, when are you going to make him your apprentice?"
This question took Aizawa by surprise and he dropped the glass he was holding, luckily it was made of porcelain and didn't scatter many pieces. But he had to get a broom and a pair to clean, when he finally finished he went to the Recovery girl.
"What do you mean by apprentice?"
"I think he would be perfect to learn, your capture weapon technique, Binding Cloth."
"I don't think I need a successor yet."
"You're wrong, and don't you think you should teach the technique you created to someone?"
"She's right, the boy is really cool and would be a great student."
"I'm sure that if you wrote a letter of recommendation for Nezu, he would definitely accept it."
"I understand what you're saying, but I don't know if it's the right thing."
"He doesn't have the slightest chance of getting into the hero course, his power is incredible and you know it."
"Okay, I'll think about that possibility."
"You're really going to think about it, right?"
"I'll go, he's a good boy, and I'll go to his school without him knowing and ask for student information. And of course I'm going to talk to Director Nezu to see what he thinks."
After the conversation and cleaning ended, Recovery girl and Yagi said goodbye. Tired Aizawa sits on the couch thoughtfully, now he was thinking about this possibility of a successor. At first he was just watching the boy, whether he was really going to be a good friend to his son. And he proved that he is an honest and determined boy, and in the end he became his son's best friend.
Maybe he deserved a chance, getting into the hero course was going to be difficult, yes Aizawa could help, but it didn't mean he was going to go easy on the boy just because he's his son's friend. There were still a few months left before the U.A exams began, so he still had time to think a lot.
Honestly, it wouldn't be bad for him to have an apprentice, it took years to perfect the Binding Cloth technique, and now that he's mastered it, it would be much easier to teach someone.
It was a lot of information for just one day! He needed sleep to clear his head, he had a son and now perhaps a successor. It was the last two things Aizawa would think about having in this life, he needed sleep, after all, tomorrow is a new day.
++ A few days later ++
The week passed quickly, Aizawa went to Hitoshi's school without him knowing, the only thing he said was that he was interested in the boy and of course showed him his hero card. Which left the director very surprised, because clearly he also had a peculiar prejudice, and Aizawa noticed this.
That school was on the hero's black list now, and after Hitoshi left it he would definitely investigate. But for now he was focusing on his academic record, which was good, he's a great student and never had any problems.
The boy was clearly hardworking and tried to get good grades, he never received a single scolding from a teacher, which made the boy's situation very bad! Because of some students, his life was hell, suffering physical and psychological abuse because of his peculiarity. This was definitely a headache for some people, life wasn't fair.
"What do you think?"
The director looked at the history of the boy indicated by Eraser Head, as he read it a smile formed on his lips.
"He will be a great successor. From what I can see, the boy is polite and hard-working, and his peculiarity is very interesting, it would match perfectly with your technique."
"I'm still thinking about it, my fear is what the other students will think."
"Like this?"
"It will show favoritism, and he will be my successor. I will pay much more attention to him and he is also my son's best friend." Aizawa said worriedly. The boy was already being bullied because of his peculiarity and now at the new school he was going to be despised, he really didn't want that.
"I understand your point, but you understand that this is the only way he can get into the hero course, right? Very well, let's say he tries and doesn't pass the test, he will enter the general education department. Then at the sports festival he has a chance, if he comes first, which I think is very difficult, in short this would be the scenario and maybe he won't be able to achieve his dreams no matter how hard he tries, but at a 2% chance Of success."
"You are sure. But if I'm going to recommend him, I think it's better to talk to him first, if he really wants this."
"Okay, talk to the boy. You know I would never turn down a letter of recommendation from him. This year so far I have received 2 student recommendations."
"I know one is Izuku, but what about the other?"
"His name is Shoto Todoroki, son of Endeavor."
"Son of hero number two, this year is going to be a very interesting year."
"I'm glad you think so, because he'll be in your class."
Aizawa looked at him as if Nezu had grown two heads. That's great, he thought, this year is going to be very tiring. On the list was taking care of your son at U.A and now the son of hero number two and the possibility of having a successor and of course lastly an entire class to take care of.
It was a busy day, it was time to go home, after a while I needed to rest, I had been walking all day, I needed a nap to be able to go on patrol tonight. Arriving home he was greeted by a very excited Hitoshi.
"Can I take Izuku to eat a burger?"
"I just arrived."
"Sorry, welcome. Can I take Izuku out for a burger?"
"It was you who came up with the idea, Hizashi?" Aizawa said angrily, looking at his friend.
"Why do I always take the blame?"
"It wasn't his fault, we were talking about food and Izuku said he'd never tried a hamburger, so he wanted to take him out to eat."
"Okay, but after eating, go straight home." Aizawa said, taking out his wallet and taking money.
"Thank you very much, we're just going to eat and then go back." Hitoshi said excitedly, Izuku was happy but a little nervous too.
"Here, there's enough money here for both of us."
"I can go too?"
"You will stay here waiting for them, while I take a nap."
"Okay, I'm going to watch TV. Children have fun."
"We are going."
"Going." Izuki repeated.
The diner wasn't very far away, so they arrived quickly, but that didn't stop Izuku from getting nervous, making Hitoshi remember the first time they met. Even as a boy scared of everything around him, he faced those bullies. Arriving at the cafeteria, they went straight to the cashier to place an order.
"Good morning, how can I help you?" asked the very nice woman.
"I want two traditional hamburgers, and two soft drinks."
"It was 26, do you want me to deliver it to the table?"
"Yes, please and here's the money." Hitoshi said handing over the money he took out of his pocket.
"Thank you, it will be out in a few minutes."
"Let's sit down Izuku, the second floor is very quiet." said Hitoshi, taking his friend to sit down.
There weren't many people, and Hitoshi thought it would be cool to sit by the window, while they waited, Izuku could see people walking down the street.
"I'm sure you'll love it, and then if you want we can come here and order a different burger."
Izuku just looked at him and smiled, the boy still wasn't calm. That was obvious, but he couldn't stay locked in the house forever. It was fun to play at home, but as his friend Hitoshi had to encourage him to go out more.
"Finally the burgers arrived."
"Here is your order." said the girl, handing over the burgers and drinks.
"Thanks." said Hitoshi.
"Thanks." Izuku said softly.
"You're welcome, sweetie." said the waitress to Izuku.
Hitoshi watched as Izuku picked up his burger, excited about the new food in front of him. He even helped open the ketchup packets to put his burgers in, Izuku took a huge bite, getting ketchup all over his mouth, when he chewed his eyes lit up.
"Tasty."
"I knew you would like it, we can come back here for another week if you want." said Hitoshi, happy for his friend.
"Yes." he said happily. And for the first time Izuku forgot his fear for a moment.
After finishing eating, the two returned to the apartment, where they were greeted by a very excited Hizashi wanting to know if the burger was good. Which they both confirmed, and it didn't take long for Aizawa to finally wake up from his nap, it was time to go.
As always, Aizawa accompanied Hitoshi home, he could talk to the boy about being his apprentice, but maybe that day wouldn't be a good day, he had to sit down and talk properly, he would have another opportunity.
++ The other day. ++
Hitoshi this time wanted to take a walk with Izuku, show him shops, eat ice cream and finally show him the square nearby before returning home. Aizawa agreed, but they had to return before dark.
The end of the day was really fun, Hitoshi did exactly what he said he wanted to do with Izuku. Eating ice cream and passing through the stores, he also saw several toys and electronic games, everything was new to little Izuku.
"Look Izuku, there are a lot of hero t-shirts." pointing to the blouse.
"Yes." Izuku looked at the models, the only heroes he knew were All Might and Endevor, when he was a child they were the most popular heroes. And apparently they still were.
"Can I help them?" asked the saleswoman.
"We're just looking, do I like any Izuku?"
"No." he said low and shy.
"If you need anything, just call me." said the saleswoman, walking away.
"Izuku, there's no need to be afraid." Even though Hitoshi spoke, Izuku was still a little nervous.
"Let's...continue...the...ride."
"Yes, let's go"
The rest of the ride was very pleasant, but of course Izuku didn't let go of Hitoshi, afraid of being separated. Finally, they went to the square to rest on a bench, the wind was pleasant and some leaves were falling from the trees. Izuku just watched the sky, which was yellow. The scene was beautiful, Hitoshi couldn't stop looking at Izuku, the boy was calm without any worries, just watching the sky get dark.
It was a very beautiful sight, which affected Hitoshi's feelings a little, the only thing he was thinking at the moment was that he wanted to take his cell phone and take a photo of this moment, but it would be disrespectful to take a photo without Izuku wanting it. Clearly his face was a little red, which caught Izuku's attention when he turned to look at his friend.
"Hitoshi...does...have...a fever?" he asked worriedly, and placing his hand on his friend's cheek.
"No! It's nothing serious, don't worry."
His heart beat faster, and at that moment Hitoshi didn't think about anything, the only thing he saw was Izuku's pink lips. And without realizing it he leaned in, getting closer, his faces were very very close.
"DEKU!?"
Someone shouted, making Hitoshi snap out of his trance, making the boy wonder if he was really going to kiss the boy in front of him. Maybe what he felt for the green boy wasn't just friendship.
Facing Izuku again he noticed that the boy was looking ahead in shock, his face was a little pale. Following his friend's gaze, he saw that he was looking at a blond boy with red eyes and his uniform was not from this region, Hitoshi asked himself, have I seen him before?
"Deku? It's you, right? Are you Deku?" the boy visibly disturbed, kept asking questions with a name that Hitoshi had never heard.
"Ka...chan?" Izuku asked confused, which also surprised Hitoshi
With that answer, Bakugo now had tears in his eyes, he was visibly crying and he finally found him. He had so much he wanted to say, he was waiting for this moment, wandering around in the hope of one day finding it.
And now he was there right in front of him, but he couldn't say anything else, the only thing he could do was cry, he felt very pathetic at that moment.
Bakugo got closer to his childhood friend, until he finally broke down, putting his head in his lap and hugging him, he really couldn't stop crying and was now wetting his pants with his tears.
Izuku didn't say anything, he just caressed his head trying to comfort him, Hitoshi didn't understand anything but he thought it would be better to call Izuku's father, he would definitely resolve this situation.
The boy doesn't stop crying in Izuku's lap, he still hasn't calmed down even though Izuku tries to calm him as best he can. It didn't take long for Aizawa to arrive, and once again he found a child crying, this was becoming routine.
"Boy, what's the problem?" asked Aizawa who came close and touched his shoulder.
"Leave me alone, I won't let him go!"
"Kachan." Izuku said, trying to get the boy's attention.
That worked, Bakugo tried to wipe away his tears and looked directly into the eyes of his friend who he hadn't seen in a long time. The first thing he asked himself was, what if his eyes were always this green?
"Izuku forgive me, I was a bad friend! I know I don't deserve your forgiveness, but if you give me one more chance I promise I'll be a good friend. You can hit me if you want, I deserve it." Bakugo said, still with tears in his eyes.
"Izuku...doesn't...want...to...hit...anyone." he said a little sadly.
"It's true, you've always been one to defend others. I've changed since then, I'm different now, so please give me a chance." Bakugo said begging.
But Izuku didn't seem to care much about what he said, he was very tired from the walk and just wanted to go home. He didn't know what to feel, I'm surprised to meet his former childhood friend.
And the apology Izuku understood, he actually spent years thinking about the day he was taken, he didn't blame Bakugo, yes he hit him hard when he was younger, but he wasn't to blame for him being kidnapped. Those people were bad people, no matter how bad Bakugo was, it wasn't his fault, no one knew what would happen that day. But in all these years, Izuku realized that their friendship had ended a long time ago, it ended when Izuku discovered that he didn't have any quirks.
"I am tired." Izuku finally spoke.
"We walked a lot today." commented Hitoshi.
"I think we'd better talk at home." Aizawa said, managing to get Izuku to stand up, and also helped the blonde boy.
Everyone walked in silence and it was an unbearable silence. Visibly, the blonde boy had a terrible expression on his face and his eyes were red from crying, while Izuku had a sleepy expression on his face.
Bakugo was also devastated by Izuku's reaction, he expected tears or even for the boy to be angry when he saw him, but the reaction was nothing. It wasn't an emotion, just a look of astonishment and then he was comforted by the boy.
Finally they arrived at the apartment Izuku wanted to sit on the couch, and Bakugo without saying anything sat down next to him. Hitoshi didn't really know what to do, he also wanted to sit next to his friend, but the blonde didn't seem very friendly.
"What is your name?" Aizawa asked.
"My name is Katsuki Bakugo and who are you?"
"Bakugo, now I understand everything. My name is Shota Aizawa and I am officially Izuku's father now." Which left the boy with an angry expression on his face.
"You're the idiot who didn't let my family see Deku." he said super irritated.
"You better be careful with your words. From what I can see from your school uniform, you are not from this region, the question is: what are you doing outside of the house?"
"Since the day I saw the news about Deku on TV, I wanted to find him and apologize for everything I did. I was there when he was taken and I couldn't do anything." he said with eyes full of tears.
"You were a child at the time, you really couldn't have done much."
"No, you don't understand."
"What I do not understand?"
"It was my fault, I wasn't a good boy, I hit those I thought were weak, and Izuku was one of them. The day he was taken away I hit him, he was all hurt and couldn't even run, it was my fault." he said, already crying again.
"Was not." Izuku said, which caught the boy's attention.
"No... it was... Kachan's... fault."
"Izuku is right, even if you were mean to him, it was the kidnappers' fault." Aizawa said that even though he didn't like knowing that his son was bullied when he was younger, it wasn't fair that all the blame fell on the boy's shoulder.
"After that day, I had nightmares, I never used my quirk to hurt anyone again, I changed because I always had hope that Izuku was alive. I want to be the friend you deserve to have, please Deku give me another chance to fix things." Bakugo was begging.
"Izuku... forgive you... forgive."
"Can we be friends again?"
"Yes but." Izuku wanted to say one last thing.
"More?"
"Izuku...it's...Izuku...not...Deku." he said a little upset. Izuku never liked that nickname.
"Yes, yes, I'm sorry, Izuku. I promise I'll never say that silly nickname again."
"And who gave him that nickname?" Hitoshi asked.
"It was me when we were kids, because De-Izuku didn't have any quirks." he said embarrassed.
Izuku suffered when he was younger because his quirk arrived late, and he suffered because everyone said his quirk was that of a villain. That must be why he became attached to the boy so quickly.
"This afternoon, it's time for you to go home." Aizawa said.
"I'll stay here." Bakugo said angrily.
"I'm not asking, I'm ordering!" Aizawa said calmly but firmly, which made Bakugo shudder a little.
"I already told you, I won't leave Izuku." the stubborn boy.
"Your parents must be worried, I'm not forbidding you from seeing Izuku, you already know the address. But now in the afternoon, and you can come on the weekend, it will be better because you live far away."
"I don't care if my parents are worried or not! I just don't want to leave Izuku again." said Bakugo who didn't care about anything, but what he said affected Izuku who started crying.
"Izuku, what happened?" Hitoshi asked worried about his friend who started crying.
"Kachan... hasn't... changed... Kachan... is... bad! Izuku... doesn't... have... anymore... mom!" With a lot of effort, with tears in his eyes, he managed to say what was stuck in his throat.
Izuku didn't want to stay there any longer and ran to his room, closing the door and throwing himself on the bed crying. Hitoshi ran after him, but didn't have the courage to enter the room, he stood in front of the door listening to the crying.
Izuku knew that Bakugo's parents loved them, he was a little jealous of him when he was a child because he had a father and a mother, and Izuku only had his mother by his side, but now he didn't have his mother anymore.
"What you said wasn't nice. You should know that family matters are complicated with Izuku." Aizawa said to Bakugo.
"Sorry." Bakugou said.
"It's not me you have to apologize to."
Bakugo knew what he was talking about and went to the door of Izuku's room, who completely ignored the purple-haired boy standing nearby. Knocking on the bedroom door to see if it caught the attention of Izuku crying inside.
"Izuku, it's Katsuki. I wanted to apologize, you're so right that I shouldn't have said those things about my parents. I'm going home now, I wanted to know if I can see you again, and my parents really want to see you too ." It didn't take long for the door to open.
"Uncle...and...Auntie...want...to...see...me...?" he asked through tears and sobs.
"Yes, they really do, do you want to see them?"
"Yes... but... Izuku... I... have... to... ask... Dad." said Izuku, Bakugo was surprised, he already called the man who adopted him his father.
"You don't need to ask me, Izuku, I want to talk to Bakugo's parents first and I'm also going to take him home. said Aizawa who was nearby and watching the whole time.
Aizawa had to ask for help, at a time like this, Izuku couldn't be alone in the apartment, and unfortunately Hizashi was on patrol today. So he had to call Yagi, who came immediately.
"I came as quickly as I could."
"Thanks for coming. I'm going to have to go out to resolve an issue."
"Subject? At this time?" Yagi asked, finding it very strange since it was night.
"Yagi this here is Katsuki Bakugo." he said pointing to the blonde boy. What did the yagi is surprised, he knew this name.
"Ah I understand." he said, having just understood the situation.
"Hitoshi, it would be better to go home before it gets too late."
"Okay, Izuku, we'll see you tomorrow, good night." said Hitoshi saying goodbye.
"Hitochan...good...night." Izuku said saying goodbye to his friend.
Before leaving, Hitoshi took one last look at Bakugo who stared back at him, with a look full of anger. And he didn't even know why.
"Come on Bakugo, we have to go too." he said looking at the boy.
"I'll take care of Izuku until you get back."
"Thanks for the help Yagi."
Aizawa gets in the car, and then Bakugo gets in, putting on his seat belt. The whole way was in silence, Aizawa didn't want force if the boy didn't want to talk, he wasn't going to insist. Of course the boy gave the address and he put it in the car's GPS, when they finally arrived, he parked the car. Bakugo would then go to Aizawa's apartment where he and his parents live, opening the door with his house key.
"I ARRIVED!" he said shouting, announcing to his parents that he was back.
"BRAT WHERE WERE YOU!?" his mother shouted, very angry. Making Aizawa startle.
"DON'T STUFF AN OLD WITCH." Bakugo said, responding.
"Love calm down." said the man who was probably trying to calm the woman down.
"YOU WILL SEE WHEN I GET THERE!" said the woman heading towards the door and her husband right behind. Getting scared when he saw the black-haired man.
"Goodnight." said Aizawa.
"Good evening, who are you?" she asked curiously.
"Madam, I am a professional hero, my name is Shota Aizawa, and my hero name is Eraser Head."
"My God, what did he do?" she asked worriedly.
"Whatever it is, we are the parents of this stubborn boy, we will take responsibility." said Bakugo's father.
"Well, your son didn't do anything wrong."
"If he didn't do anything wrong, why is he here?" asked the curious mother.
"Mom, I found him."
"who?"
"Izuku, I found him." Bakugo said, and tears appeared in his father's eyes.
"You saw him? He is fine? How is he?" asked the mother, wanting to know how the child was doing.
Katsuki didn't say anything, I just looked at Aizawa, giving him the opportunity to say what he came here to do.
"Mister and Lady Bakugo, not only am I a pro hero, but I am also Izuku's adoptive father." he said leaving the boy's parents shocked.
"You are?" the mother asked in shock.
"Can I come in? I think we need to talk." said Aizawa entering the apartment.