Authors Note: Not much I can say other than I'm sorry, also quick shout out to Lady+Nature on AO3 because she suggested the idea of book binding which I'm gonna use. I think that's it. Enjoy the chapter.

Authors Note: Not much I can say other than I'm sorry, also a quick shout out to Lady+Nature on Ao3 for the suggestion of bookbinding which I will use later in the fic, but modified. I think thats it, enjoy the chapter.

Chapter 5

Aizawa didn't like what he was told, and he didn't like that he was now bringing h-the kid to his home where he would have to tell his husband, who knew almost nothing about this whole disaster, everything that had been going on. Hizashi was probably already worried because it was nearing 5am fast, and Aizawa normally got back between 3 and 4 from his patrol. Then again he would probably be understanding because he would do the same if the situation were reversed.

"Problem child, I think we need to head home. We've found as many pieces as we could, but we're exhausted and aren't going to find anymore pieces of your notebooks like this."

"But-"

"No. Kid, you're about to fall over."

He started pulling the kid in the direction of his and Mic's house. His house was across Musutafu so they would have to take the subway and he mildly doubted that the kid would make it that far before passing out. It was fine though. The kid was slightly more functional then when he originally ran into him that night, and the train was only a 5 minute walk. Once they were in, Izuku could sleep until they got to his stop and Aizawa could mull over how he would explain Izuku to his husband.

They both made it to the Aizawa-Yamada residence a little after five. They quietly made their way through the apartment building to the right door for his apartment. He shuffled through his pockets for his key, and quickly unlocked the door. Just as quickly he had moved Izuku and himself inside, and then they were ambushed by his loud cockatoo.

"SHOta! I missed you. Where were you? You're so late coming home. I was worried that something bad had happened."

"Sh you're going to scare the kid."

"What kid?"

"Not now, later." He looked at his husband and knew he understood.

"Fine Sho, but I expect answers for why you have a child."

Aizawa grabbed Izuku's shoulder, and maneuvered him to the guest room. He put the half asleep child on the bed and covered him with a blanket. He then left the room and walked past Hizashi and started a call with Nezu. He wasn't teaching that day, but he was more than likely going to need his help in the events that were soon to come.

"Hello Aizawa, what can I do for you this lovely morning?"

"I'm going to be out for the day."

"Oh really? And what brought about this change of pace? You haven't missed a day since you started working for U.A."

"Personal reasons."

"And would these 'personal reasons' have anything to do with a certain Midoriya Izuku?"

Aizawa eyes widened in surprize, "How-"

"I keep tabs on a lot of things. You should be aware that kidnapping a child is a federal offence, and is highly punishable-"

"I didn't kidnap him. Besides as a hero I can remove a child from a hostile or abusive home life in the case that I think the situation will be detrimental to their health. Which at this point I want her to be checked by a psychiatrist before he goes back."

"I know Aizawa, mostly I'm just saying you should call to let the police know where he is, before his mother freaks out that is. On another note I'll have Sekijiro sub for your class. I'll see you tomorrow."

"Whatever." He puts his phone back into his pocket. He looks around and spots Hizashi's blond hair by the couch. As he sits next to his husband, Hizashi cuddles closer.

" So… What's the deal with the kid?"

"Nothing. He needed help so I'm helping him."

Hizashi pushed back and turned them so they were looking face to face. "So you're telling me that you just happened to pick up a random kid and brought them to our home to help them?" he looked at Aizawa indignantly. "Are you kidding me? Do you think I'm stupid? I know that you've been worried about this kid for the past few weeks, but you can't just kidnap a child because you don't agree with their guardians' parenting methods!"

"I didn't kidnap him, and-"

"Shou you can't just take kids and surprise adopt them, that's called kidnaping. Besides there are legal ways to do it. Now I think you promised me an explanation for why you were out till 5 in the morning and came back with a kid."

"This is legal. He," He pauses and takes a deep breath, "Look when I went out on patrol, I found him around midnight in the park. He was there after sneaking out after his mom went to bed."

"Shou-"

"No, just listen to the whole story before judging. I was originally planning on taking him home, but Zashi that kid was wrecked. He was sobbing, looked like he had been for hours, and after how his mom was treating him when I took him home the first time." He paused to compose his thoughts. "I wanted to get him to open up so I took him to a nearby cafe and he told me what happened after I left. He and his mom got into a really big fight. She grounded him and took his analysis notes, which the more recent ones are actually nearing a professional level, tore them up and threw them to the wind. All but one of 13 notebooks. Then she said it was for his own good. I couldn't send him back to that, as a hero I can't send him back to that. So we went back to his neighborhood and gathered as many of the pages that we could find. Then I brought him here so he can get some rest."

After Aizawa had finished there was a lingering silence between them.

"Shou, you know she's going to call the police when she wakes up. She's going to tell them her child is missing and what are you going to do when that happens."

"I'm not letting him go back, not after what I've seen. At the very least she's emotionally abusive, and then there's also the possibility that she's negligent because how could you not know your kid is coming home every day with new injuries."

"And you're willing to go through all of this for him? What if Izuku doesn't want this?"

"I'm not going to make rash decisions, and I'm not going to force the kid to do things he doesn't want to do. But I am going to help him no matter what."

"And what happens when this is over? Is he just gonna be another kid forced into the foster care system? Or what are you planing on us adopting him?"

"If that's what it takes." He says it with a fierce determination. Hizashi knows he's resolved to do whatever it takes to help the kid, but then again Shouta is the man he fell in love with.

"Okay, I'm in. I'll do whatever I can to help."