chapter 13: bombs away- adoption today~
"I will ask one more time… who sent you and why do you have a bone to pick with Verdant?" the detective asked.
"I told you I can't! I will be killed!" the villain answers defiantly.
"We won't let anyone do that. No one can get you here." Aizawa says to the villain
"Tch– I doubt it…" The villain scoffs and turns his head
"Well then you're going to jail buddy," The detective sighs.
"JAIL!? But I am only 17! I thought there were laws when you are a minor!" the villain protests
"17, that's old enough when you have committed certain crimes. It says here in your file that you have murdered 2 people and are the suspect of more than 30 assault and robbery cases from the past 4 years" The detective says looking at the case file.
The villain's eyes widened in panic "I have to make money and HE promised he would pay me if I did what he said! I need to keep food on the table! My parents are dead and I have to take care of my siblings as the oldest of the family." his eyes start to water "even if it means killing a few people or doing some dirty work for someone…"
"Who is HE?" Aizawa raises an eyebrow
"I told you HE will kill me if I say anything!" the villain yells.
"Calm down kid," the detective says to the villain.
"I either die or I go to jail! HE will kill me when HE finds out I wasn't able to get that vigilante kid! I am doomed! Don't you understand!?" The villain says in a blind panic
"We won't let that happen. So just who is this man?" the detective says questioningly.
"HE IS THE BOGEYMAN OF THE UNDERWORLD!" the villain yells still panicking.
"Kid…" Aizawa says softly
"Tell us more." The detective says to the villain and Aizawa glares at him, likely because the kid is on the verge of a panic attack but this rookie detective is too focused on information.
"He c-can steal quirk! He can give quirks- he is even MORE powerful than ALL MIGHT HIMSELF!" the villain says breath quickening.
"HE PAYED ME! He paid me so much, just to kill a few people! He asked me to find The Verdant Analyst, that vigilante from online! I found some sources and eventually tracked him down! I was going to kidnap him and bring him to the location he asked me to bring him to…"
The villain calms down for a second. "I learned his name, but I never saw him. My orders were always sent online…"
"We will keep you safe kid, don't worry. He won't get to you." Aizawa says to the villain who looks up at him hopefully
"What was his name," the rookie detective asks.
"He goes by–" The villain then stops and his eyes widen.
"Kid you good?" Aizawa asks the villain whose handcuffed hands go up to his mouth
"I-Shit-" he coughs into his hands.
"His name is All For One!" the kid yells and coughs again, (a wet cough?)
The rookie detective and Aizawa look at each other and then back at the kid. The kid coughs up blood.
Their eyes widen and then the sound of more coughing, ticking like a clock. Do they hear ticking?
The kid looks up at them, and he opens his mouth "Run," he says softly and his face falls to the desk, and the ticking speeds up.
(did the kid just fucking die?) Aizawa is rushing to the kid but he stops (shit, I know that sound,) "It's a bomb! Out now!" Aizawa yells to the detective and the two rush out of the interrogation room.
BOOM!
The walls exploded, sending shards of glass flying through the air. A small bomb had detonated, but it was powerful enough to obliterate the room they had been in only moments before.
Debris rained down like confetti, and a thick cloud of dust enveloped the space.
Amidst the clamor of destruction, a nearby alarm blared, everyone was okay, except the young villain.
"What the fuck." the detective says eyes wide in surprise
….
"Kacchan, help!" Verdant says knocking rapidly on his boyfriend's window
After only a bit Izuku sees Katsuki rushing towards the window.
The window opens and Izuku practically falls through into Katsuki's arms.
"What's wrong!?" Katsuki whisper shouts
"I- got hit.." he gasps "with a quirk." Izuku breathes heavily
Katsuki places him on the bed, "what can I do?"
"Water?" Izuku closes his eyes trying to calm down
Katsuki nods and rushes to the kitchen to get a glass of water.
Izuku leans back against the bed frame, eyes closed and breathing heavily.
"Here," Katsuki says, pressing the glass into the vigilante's hand.
"T-thank you, Kacchan…" he says and then drinks the whole thing.
"That better?" Katsuki says taking the cup and putting it on his nightstand
"Yeah, I think….. I think the quirk does something to your emotions, I came here because it was the closest place I could think of." He says looking up at Katsuki
Katsuki sits on the bed beside him "I am happy you came here." He takes Izuku's hand and holds it comfortingly.
Izuku smiles "Can I stay with you tonight?"
"Of course nerd," Katsuki chuckles.
"Thanks, Kacchan, you are the best," Izuku says and leans on Katsuki's shoulder
After a few minutes, Izuku dozes off so Katsuki takes the opportunity and tucks him in.
Afterward, he sets his alarm for school the next morning and goes to bed.
….
"Bakubro! Over here man!" Kirishima says,
Mina stands next to him with kaminari on his phone staring at pictures of Shinsou (who said that?!) as people talk while waiting for Present Mic.
"You're normally not this tired blasty, what happened?" Mina questions
"None of your damn business" he grumbles.
"You know, we do have the sports festival… this Monday …" Kirishima says to him.
Katsuki scoffs "Of course, I knew that I wouldn't just forget" (the nerd wouldn't let me forget)
"Anyways, Mina and I were just talking about how words ending in ie are so cute!" Kirishima says grinning
"Don't you agree?" Mina looks at Katsuki intently
He glares "yeah, like die."
"O-oh well, I was thinking more like cutie or sweetie…" Kirishima smiling awkwardly
"Stupid couple shit.." Bakugou mumbles
"We're not a couple!" Kirishima exclaims and Bakugou raises an eyebrow
Mina giggles "Speaking of couples, are you single Bakugou? I know many ladies that are interested if you are~"
Bakugou rolls his eyes "Not interested, I'm gay anyways" he says plainly.
Kaminari Chokes "N-nothing!" His eyes widen
"Uhh, we weren't talking to you man.." Kirishima speaks confusedly
"Aww, look at those Shinsou pics you asked Hagakure to take.~" Mina teases
"W-wha-what!? You- you witch! how the heck did you get that information?!" Kaminari roars, clearly embarrassed
"I have my way~! But! You should ask him out!" Mina chirps going from creepy to happy and cheerful in -2 seconds
"We support you in whatever you wanna do man! If that's what you want then go for it!" Kirishima smiles supportively
"It runs in his family, he will fall for a loud blond. Either it is Bakugou Monoma or Kaminari, any loud blond. Kaminari seems to be the best fit for Shinsou though." Shouto says appearing from seemingly nowhere.
Mina and Kirishima flinch slightly, Kaminari jolts, and Bakugou, Baku-goes. He goes from the conversation.
"What runs in his family?.. How do you know his family? Spill the tea!" Mina says smiling
"I suspect Shinsou to be Aizawas adopted son and Aizawa is dating Mic who is a loud blond," Shouto says nonchalantly.
Kaminari stutters "T-that's great!" He says flustered
Present Mic walks in "Are you readyyyyyyyyyyy for englishhhhhh?!" He says using his quirk.
Great timing…
…
9:37 pm
Aizawa and Shinsou were resting after the last training session before the sports festival the next day.
"You're going to do great kid," Aizawa says patting the kid's back, Shinsou nods.
"If the great Eraserhead believes it then I do too!" A voice says from behind them
Aizawa turns around "Verdant, hello."
"Hey, Eraser! My favorite pro! And your trainee Shinsou nice to see ya again!" Verdant says with a smile
"Hey…" Shinsou recognizes the kid (?) as the vigilante from the police station, and he is confused about what to say in the current predicament
Verdant turns to Shinsou "I will be rooting for you!"
"Why are you here," Aizawa grumbles
"Right, I was wondering, what happened to that kid who used his quirk on me the other day? The villain kid?" Verdant says playfully
"He quite literally blew up." Aizawa deadpans though it's obvious he is not pleased with that fact
Shinsou is surprised but he stays quiet. He was currently standing next to the vigilante and if he made some sort of signal to his teacher the vigilante likely would not notice.
"Dang, I wanted to question that kid. He may have been my only lead" the vigilante mumbles.
Shinsou makes eye contact and knows what to do, Aizawa had mentioned that if he were ever to get the chance, he should use his quirk. His teacher had explained that this kid was young, around his age, and may be in danger.
Shinsou nods to Aizawa "What do you mean by that?..."
"Well, I-" The vigilante begins but is stopped when Shinsou activates his quirk.
Aizawa quickly wraps his capture weapon around the kid and activates his quirk. Aizawa opens his mouth to tell shinsou what to say to the stunned vigilante when suddenly–
The kid breaks from Shinsou's control "H-hah, nice try… that won't work on me." the vigilante says though it is clear that it took some effort to regain control of himself.
"How did you do that?" Aizawa says suspiciously
"No one has ever managed to break from my quirk like that!" Shinsou says surprised
Verdant rolled his eyes, but he was smiling. "Nah this ain't show and tell Eraser," he squirms in the capture scarf, "Plus I don't expect an old dog to learn new tricks."
"Old?!" Aizawa says offended
"Positively," Verdant agreed. "But we have lots of duct tape to hold you together."
Shinsou –wheezed from the vigilante's side
"Anyways I really must be off!" Verdant says cheerfully
Aizawa raises an eyebrow "And how exactly do you expect to pull that off without a quirk and while you are tied up?"
"Aww, Eraserhead you underestimate me! Don't you know not everything is about the quirk?" the vigilante teases
Shinsous eyes widen as he realizes "Hanako?"
"What?" Aizawa looks over at him. He feels his capture weapon fall to the ground, he turns only to see that the vigilante he had captured is now gone.
"How the fuck…?" Aizawa grumbles
Shinsou is still stunned and currently is unable to speak, (was this possible? It sounded just like him and he did seem the type to do this. How did I not notice before!? They speak the same way!)
Aizawa looks at him "Problem child?"
"I have to go… I probably want to rest before the sports festival tomorrow." he looks up at Aizawa "See you tomorrow?"
Aizawa pauses then sighs "Sure kid… you know I am always here if you need to talk"
"Yeah, thanks." Shinsou grabs his backpack and heads home."Hello?" Verdant says answering the phone
"Hanako-I mean—IZUKU are YOU kidding ME!?" Hitoshi says in a loud voice over the phone
"What!?" Verdant acts dumb pretending not to know
There is a pause on the other side of the phone "Where are you."
"...outside?" Verdant answers in a quiet voice
"I knew it, you are that vigilante from before aren't you!" Shinsou declares
"What? I am not!" he voices nervously
Shinsou sighs "Just give me a straight answer Izuku,"
"I can't... I'm not straight!" Verdant giggles which makes shinsou groan being annoyed enough with his friend's reluctance to confess.
"Just tell me, yes or no," he asks again.
Verdant paused for a minute and Hitoshi was sure he had hung up when his friend spoke up. "I have a lot of identities and yes, that is one of them. Please don't tell anyone, especially your teacher."
"I wasn't planning on it."
"Well, you should probably go. You don't want to be tired during the festival tomorrow! Good luck Toshi." Verdant says calmly
"Thanks Izuku."
"Hey! Remember it's Yamikumo to you!" Verdant peeps in
"Yeah sure, bye Yamikumo" Hitoshi hangs up
….
(huh so this is the sports festival, I got a good view I guess but this is getting boring)
Izuku well currently akatani mikumo (yamikumo) decided to go visit his dear kacchan to wish him luck! He had wanted to do it before the first part but decided to go in the time they had before the one vs one battles.
He walks through the rows of people until he finds a long hallway, he walks down for a while, turns a corner, and sees rows of doors each with a tag that has the writing 'waiting room' on it.
He walks past the doors checking them through each of the windows for his boyfriend.
After a minute he sees Hitoshi, and without a second thought, he opens the door and walks in. Little did he know this room also had a tired Aizawa inside of it.
"Yamikumo?" Shinsou says confused "Why are you here?"
"I was looking for my boyfriend! Do you know where he is at?" Izuku says smiling brightly
He raises an eyebrow "Bakugou? I thought you already wished him good luck?"
"I did but I wanted to surprise him with double good luck!" Izuku says brightly
"Bakugou is in the next room to your right," Aizawa says in a deadpan voice behind Akatani.
Akatani flinches, he had not noticed the teacher. (oh shit)
Izuku quickly gets his act together "O-oh! Didn't see you there! You must be Aizawa! I have heard about you from Hitoshi and Katsuki!"
Aizawa hums "Well you should be off to see your boyfriend, I was having a conversation with my trainee here." he glares lightly at Akatani.
"Sorry!" he squeaks and rushes out of the room.
After he leaves he rushes to the room his boyfriend is in, once looks through the window on the door he spots his boyfriend.
This time he looks before so he knows who is inside, he sees three of Katsuki's friends surrounding him.
"Man you'll do great!" the red spikey-haired kid says to Katsuki
"Seriously Bakugou, you Todoroki and Shinsou are like the strongest here!" the pink skin girl cheers
"Yeah dude!" the lightning kid supports
He opens the door and walks in, Bakugou is facing him but the other two don't notice "Hey Kacchan!"
The other two turn around confused and Bakugou pushes through them "Hey nerd." he grabs Izuku's hand "What are you doing here?"
"Well, I had to come watch of course! Plus I wasn't able to wish you good luck before so I decided to now!" he responds with a smile.
"Bakugou care to introduce us?" red hair asks happily and Lightning Boy nods vigorously.
Bakugou sighs "this is Akatani Mikumo…"
"Hello! Nice to meet you!" Izuku smiles
"Yamikumo, this is dunce-Kaminari Kirishima and Ashido," he says as they wave good-naturedly.
"So how long have you two known each other?" Mina says in her 'detective tea' voice
"Since we were young!" Izuku smiles at Katsuki who gives a small but warm smile in response
"They grow up so fast," Kaminari says whispering to Kirishima and Mina a dramatic tear falling down his face.
Katsuki and Izuku look at them weirded ends up saying good luck in a more rushed way than he would have liked, but his boyfriend's friends were… a pain in the ass? No that was rude! They were…. Fun.
Who ended up winning the festival? Katsuki Bakugou. Second place went to Shoto Todoroki and third was Hitoshi Shinsou.
He was happy, his friend got third and his boyfriend got first. He would need to study up on this Todoroki kid, he was quite peculiar.
….
"You did great Shinsou," Aizawa says patting shinsou's back
"Thanks and, call me Hitoshi out of school," Hitoshi says looking up at his mentor
"Okay –Hitoshi." Aizawa jumps up and sits on a wall watching the sun, he sits Hitoshi next to him with his capture scarf.
"Who came to watch you at the sports festival?" Aizawa asks Hitoshi
Hitoshi pauses "My parents were busy…" he looks away disappointed
Aizawa's eyes widen slightly and he subconsciously pulls his trainee closer with his capture
weapon "Well, I came. I would have had no reason to watch otherwise but you are my trainee so it felt right. Plus that friend of yours was there too see you as well." he says trying to lift the mood
"Hah.. thanks Dad," Shinsou mumbles softly
Aizawa thinks he misheard "what?."
Hitoshi flinches and Aizawa pulls him closer "No problem kid," they watch the sunset together.
After a while, Hitoshi falls asleep so Aizawa decides he should bring him to his house for the night. If he was right then Hitoshi's family wouldn't mind their 'son's' disappearance.
Aizawa sets Hitoshi down on the couch and makes coffee.
Hizashi walks into the room, "Sho! You are home! What took you so long…." he notices Hitoshi "Why is Shinsou sleeping on our couch?" he questions more quietly than how he had started.
"I am going to have him stay here for a bit, and am going to ask Nezu for some help to check out his family. I know it's a foster family but I am unsure if he is getting proper care." Aizawa says grimly
"Oh the poor listener, you think they are abusive?" Hizashi asks
"No, he normally doesn't look visibly injured so maybe they neglect him? That seems like the most possible option." Aizawa sips his coffee
"Yeah, talk to Nezu I bet he's got something on the kid's foster family," Hizashi says taking a mug and pouring some coffee for himself
Aizawa dials Nezu's number "Hello, Principal Nezu."
"Hello, there shouta-kun!" Comes a cheery voice from the phone
Aizawa sighs "I wanted to "
"Talk to me about Shinsou's foster family. Yes I know." Nezu says happily
"I still don't understand how you do that.." Aizawa says tiredly "fucking rat god" he grumbles
"I have scheduled a meeting tomorrow at 11:15 AM with the family where you will address the custody situation. If all goes as anticipated, they will agree to relinquish custody of the child, placing him in your care along with your husband, as long as you still have a valid foster care license." Nezu says in a cheery tone barely pausing to breathe.
"We both do.. what makes you sure this plan will work?" He speaks as Hizashi drinks his coffee
Nezu sips tea "Both of you are accomplished pro heroes and valued members of my team. While the task may appear straightforward, it involves a delicate subject matter that warrants careful consideration."
"Understood," aizawa muttered, hanging up the phone
"Are you sure about this, Shouta?" Hizashi asked, his voice brimming with urgency. "I mean, confronting Shinsou's parents directly? It feels… intense."
Aizawa remained stoic, his brow furrowed. "We need to do what's best for him. The kid deserves a stable environment."
And with that, the two heroes made their way to the meeting with Shinsou's foster parents. They arrived at the modest home at exactly 11:15 AM, on schedule. Aizawa knocked on the door, and shortly, it creaked open to reveal a disheveled man who barely acknowledged their presence.
"Yeah?" the man grunted.
"Good morning, sir. I'm Eraserhead, and this is Present Mic. We're here to discuss your son, Hitoshi Shinsou." Aizawa's voice was steady and calm, betraying none of the tension swirling in the atmosphere.
"Oh, him," came the indifferent reply. The father led them into a dimly lit living room with forgotten bottles of booze and empty snack wrappers. Aizawa noticed the lack of warmth in the space, reflecting the neglect toward the boy.
"Principal Nezu arranged this meeting," Aizawa continued. "We're teachers at UA High School. We're concerned about Shinsou's well-being and future."
"Yeah, well, with a villainous quirk like that who wouldn't be worried," the foster mother chimed in, her tone dismissive as she barely glanced up from her phone. "Do whatever you want."
The two heroes exchanged a glance. "We believe Shinsou would thrive better in an environment that supports him more. We'd like to take custody of him." Aizawa says
"Custody?" The father straightened, finally showing some interest. "You think we're just going to let you take him?"
"We would provide him with a stable home," Hizashi interjected,
After some back-and-forth, with voices raised and frustrations simmering, the parents finally relented, "Fine. Just sign the papers and be done with it."
Aizawa sighed and they signed the documents, releasing their parental rights. Aizawa felt a weight lift from his shoulders. "Thank you for your cooperation," he said, keeping his tone professional.
….
As they drove back home, Hizashi turned to Aizawa, grinning widely "I can't believe it worked! The little listener is going to be okay!"
"I hope so," Aizawa replied, his voice reflective. "Now we need to make sure he feels safe and cared for."
Upon entering their home, they found Shinsou sitting up on the sofa. He had just woken up, his hair was tousled and his eyes were still heavy with sleep.
"Hey, kid," Aizawa said softly, kneeling beside the couch. "Hope you don't mind I brought you home"
The boy blinked at them, the remnants of sleep lingering in his gaze. "That's fine,"
"We had to handle some things," Hizashi interrupted, his voice warm and welcoming. "And we wanted to share some news with you."
Shinsou looked between them, curiosity piqued. "What kind of news?"
"We'll be taking care of you from now on," Aizawa said gently, watching for his reaction. "Your foster parents… they signed the papers."
Shinsou blinked, "what?" his heart was racing as he absorbed their words. "You really mean it? I can stay here?"
"Of course!" Present Mic replied, a burst of enthusiasm lighting up his voice. "Mi casa su casa!" he had no clue what the heck he had just said
A mixture of confusion and betrayal flashed across Shinsou's face. "But when did you even talk to my parents?"
Hizashi shifted slightly, glancing at Aizawa before answering. "Well, let's just say we had a little chat when we figured out how much you needed this."
"Why would you go out of your way for me?" Shinsou's voice wavered. "Don't you have better things to do?"
Aizawa stepped closer, his gaze steady and reassuring. "Shinsou, we want to help you because we care about you. You're a remarkable kid, and you deserve a chance at something better than what you've had before."
Shinsou struggled to process this discombobulated square of kindness. " I—I don't even know if I deserve it."
Present Mic shook his head. "Every person deserves a chance to find their place, and we believe you can thrive here. You've already shown so much strength and potential!"
Shinsou's defenses began to crumble. "I…I don't want to let you down."
"You won't," Aizawa said firmly. "You're part of this family now, and we'll be right here beside you, every step of the way. Just take it one day at a time."
….
Shinsou leaned against the wall of his new room, phone pressed against his ear. The afternoon light poured through his window, casting a warm glow over the room as he took a deep breath, "Hey, Yamikumo,"
"Shinsou! What's up?" Izuku replied
"I have some news!" he says less tired than normal
"Well don't keep me in suspense! What is it?" Izuku urged, almost bouncing on his feet.
Shinsou chuckled softly. "I got adopted,"
There was a moment of stunned silence on the other end of the line before Izuku's voice surged with joy. "Are you serious? Oh my gosh, Toshi! That's amazing!" He could almost hear the grin on Izuku's face. "I'm so happy for you!"
Then Shinsou could hear the unmistakable catch in Izuku's voice. "You're crying, aren't you?" he teased lightly, a playful edge to his tired tone.
"Shut up! It's just...happy tears, okay?" Izuku retorted, sniffling slightly as he fought back the flood of emotions. "I can't believe it! This is the best news ever! Who adopted you?"
"It's Aizawa or as you know him Eraserhead; Him and his husband Present mic actually," Shinsou replied, leaning back against his bed. "They've been super kind to me, and it feels... right, you know? Like I finally belong somewhere. My old foster family wasn't the best…."
"I'm proud of you, bro!" Izuku's voice was filled with sincerity. "You deserve a good family."
"Thanks, Yamikumo," Shinsou said, he heard Aizawa calling from the kitchen "Gotta go! See you." he hung up and left his room
"Hitoshi, is there anything you want to get from your old house?" Hizashi asks
"No, I didn't have much other than what I have with me. Anything else I would rather leave where it is…" Shinsou responds
"Would you like to go shopping to get things for your new room? We have to go shopping anyways and it's no problem." Aizawa says sipping coffee
Shinsou panics for a second "No! No, it's fine you are already doing to much for me.."
Hizashi looks at Aizawa and then back at Shinsou "It's fine listener! You deserve it, plus we both have a ton of money since we both have multiple jobs so it's not a problem."
"Oh-okay.." He mumbles a bit embarrassed
Aizawa rolls his eyes and they head out.