Chapter 20: Aftermath

"Huh?" Izuku was said confusedly as his hand touched the sand of the beach the laid in front of him. He stood up from where he was sitting and started to walk along the shore. He looked up at the dark sky and the beautiful moon that shined to give it light. As he looked up, the sound of birds singing brought his view back to the ocean, The birds danced around a small white silhouette that danced with them. As he kept on looking, something...something felt wrong, as the cool and soft wind turned to freezing and violent. "What the hell?" Multiple dark chains rose from the ocean and restrained the moon, The horizon turned red and the birds turned to crows. The small white silhouette was kneeling, crying as the crows cawed. Every tear that fell shook the ocean, created massive waves. Izuku dived into the ocean trying to swim closer to that small silhouette, but every time he got closer he appeared back to where he first was, he kept trying and trying until... *GASP!* Izuku finally woke up. His eyes opened widely, he blinked a couple of times to let his eyes adjust to the light. Once his eyes adjusted he looked around to see all of his friends sleeping in their own beds.

"Everyone seems fine. Thank God the SPW has a small clinic inside of it" Izuku grabbed his clothes that were neatly folded on a drawer beside him, and went to the bathroom to change. Once done with that he left the room where everyone was resting. In the waiting area, there was a petite woman, with wavy blue hair, sitting on a desk wearing a doctor's coat. She looked up from her desk. "Feeling better Izuku?"

"Yes, much better. Thank you Dr. Turchino, for taking care of me." Izuku bowed respectfully.

waved her hands "Aww, you're too sweet!, but we both know I barely did anything" She rolled her eyes. "Matteo stole my job, again, but that doesn't matter as long all of you are healthy."

"But Dr, you were the one ho kept me alive while Matteo cook, so technically you're my savior" Izuku smiled

touched her cheek. "Oh! You're making me blush! If only you were a little bit older *sigh*" Izuku started to blush like a madman. giggled "Just messing with you, but keep that joke between us, I don't want Himiko stabbing in my sleep" She chuckled

"ha, ha...yea, well am gonna go ahead and leave" Izuku pointed at the door.

"Ok, Zeppeli is waiting for you" Her face turned serious. "Be careful" Izuku nodded.

"I will"

Izuku got out of the elevator, his body slightly shaking, he was nervous, they had never captured a villain with a stand before. Izuku kept walking while thinking about many things. "Will they send him to jail? That's too dangerous, no technologies can stop a Stand from being used. Will they keep him here? That is also too dangerous. A small slip of the hand would make everything go to hell. Kill him!?" "Probably," Izuku said out loud while looking down, scared what was going to happen next. He opened the door that was in front of him and walked in. It was a small room with only a table in the middle of it. Zeppeli was on one side and the villain was on the other his arms were cuffed together and so were his legs. The both of them turned to Midoriya.

"So my brother's killer finally decided to show up?" The villain did not take his eyes away from Midoriya as he took a seat beside Zeppeli.

"Dio. This is. Hoseki Kabuto, brother of the now-deceased Hotaru Kabuto" Zeppeli explained while taking a sip from a small silver canteen.

Midoriya nodded knowing exactly who it was. "You're brother was the stand user of [SUPER FLY] wasn't he?" Hoseki looked down shadows covering his eyes. "I know this probably means nothing to you, but... I want to say I'm sorry I-I-I didn't want to kill him." He looked down while Hoseki looked up with a couple of tears in his eyes.

"So Dio is what you call yourself, Izuku Midoriya, but to answer your question, yes he was my older brother" Hoseki wiped the tears of his eyes. "Please tell me why you killed my brother?" Hoseki looked at Midoriya his voice was calm but you could feel the anger, and see the pain in his eyes.

"I-I, while I was in the hospital taking care of a friend, he attacked me and I fought back. When he was backed into a corner he, he threatened my friend's life, and I couldn't just stand and watch! I grabbed a knife and threw it at his stand, defeating it." Izuku also shed some tears. "At the time I-I-I-I, I didn't know! I didn't know that the end of a stand meant the end of the user! I am sorry!" Izuku wiped away the tears that were coming out while Zeppeli rubbed his back.

"Midoirya, How old are you?" Hoseki asked.

"fif-Fifteen"

Hoseki chuckled while still crying "Oh God... I tried to murder a fifteen-year-old because he was trying to protect a friend" Hoseki grabbed his forehead "I almost killed a kid! What am doing with myself?"

Zeppeli looked at the situation and asked. "Hoseki why did you become a villain?"

Hoseki tried to calm himself down. "I wanted to protect my brother as he protected me while I was a kid."

"Can you elaborate?"

"My parents disowned me because I was a late bloomer, I didn't get my quirk until I was 7, but before I could even get it I ran away with my brother. Our family was rich, and they had a title to uphold, and to them, I was nothing but a quirkless child. So they stopped feeding me and taking care of me. My brother tried his best to help me, but my parents quickly realized what he was doing and kicked him out of the house, and he took me with him. and while we're living on the worst streets of Japan My brother started stealing to survive. He thought me everything from how to use my quirk to how to steal, He did all of the dirty work, while I only carried the rewards, He didn't want me to have blood in my hands... and now here we are. Doing exactly what my brother tried to avoid."

Midoriya looked horrified, all he could think was. "What if?"

Zeppeli grabbed his canteen and drank the whole thing, he shooked it up and down, hoping for there to be more liquid, realizing that it was completely empty he put it down. and looked at the two children in front of him.

"When you kill me, please bury me beside my brother, that's all I ask," Hoseki said.

Zeppeli started to play with his mustache "Answer this question honestly, do you want to die?"

"Of course not, but I think I deserve it."

"Mhmm, I don't think you deserve death, there are criminals that have done much worst than you, that the government keeps alive for some reason. Your story is a tragic one, its not the first time I heard such a story and I know it's not going to be the last. I'm a man who believes in second chances for most occasions"

Hoseki knew where he was going with this conversation, but he was still shocked. "I-I" he was interrupted

"Now, now, let me finish. If you're willing to change I'll give you a second chance. but you will have to go away from Japan, and you will be under heavy vigilance at all times until we think you are trustworthy. and if you make any sort of bad move, you will be killed on the spot, no second thoughts, no more chances, you will be dead in an instant."

"I'll do it! I don't give a fuck about those conditions." Hoseki yelled

"Well, Midoirya it's up to you to decide, as this whole thing is connected to you."

"Wha-wha-WHAT!?"

Hoseki looked at Midoriya with pleading eyes, all the words that could have been said, were shown by the look in his eyes.

"I want to give him a second chance," Midoriya said. "This is all I can offer for doing what I did."

Hoseki looked at Midoirya and said, "Thank you."

Zeppeli smiled happy that no one had to die. "Ok, Midoriya that's should be it for the day, you and your friends should go home, and don't worry neither of your parents know what happened."

"Thank you, , Hoseki I hope we can meet again in different circumstances there is a lot I want to talk about."

"That will happen, I promise" Izuku stood up and left.

Zeppeli grabbed his phone and started to call someone. "Stroheim, my friendly Nazi, I have some news for you."

Izuku and his friends were inside of Matteo's car heading towards the chef's home.

"So miei amici, You told you're parents that you were going to have a sleepover in my home?" Matteo asked as he took a left.

"I'm sorry Babbo, that's the only thing I could come up with," Himiko answered.

"Primo, You make a sleepover without my permission and now you call me stupid!?"

"You know what I meant!" Matteo chuckled as he got playfully punched by Himiko.

"I know figlia, I know, well Welcome to my house. DO NOT! Touch anything in the kitchen, and I mean anything! Without asking Himiko how to do it properly, Capiche!?"

"Capiche!" Everyone answered immediately as they started to sweat.

"Good!, let's go inside! Also, please do not make much noise, I am very tired and I am going directly to bed"

They all went inside the house, Matteo said goodnight and left. The rest wen inside the guest the room.

"So this is where Jiro can stay while Kaminari sleeps in the living room, Izuku and I will sleep in my room is that ok?" asked Himiko

"I don't care," Jiro said as she played with one of her jacks.

"Okie Doke! With that out of the way, let's go to the living room and talk." and so they did. Himiko turned the T.V on and put it on a random channel for background noise.

"Ok, Kyoka ask away"

"How long have you been a vigilante?"

"A couple of months."

"Is the whole SPW on this!?"

"Yes, but don't tell anyone, because, as they once told me. 'we have many connections."

"Ominous, My lips are sealed."

"Has Midoriya helped you?"

"Yes, but just a couple of times"

"Are there other vigilantes?"

"Yes"

"Who?"

"I don't know if I am allowed to answer that, so I won't" and this went on for a couple of minutes, Kaminari was missing some context that Midoriya filled him in.

"Hey, Jiro how did it feel being healed up by Matteo?" Midoriya asked out of the blue.

Her face went pale "I-I don't want to talk about it."

"What about you Denki!?"

"I never wanted to know how the inside of my head looks like, but now I do." Kaminari shivered

"Yea, its horrifying but the nightmares should only last a day or two," Izuku said with a smile

"Nightmares!?"

"I'm just messing with you."

"and I'm seriously reconsidering our friendship"

Within an hour or two, they all decided that it was time to sleep. Himiko got some extra pillows and blankets for Kaminari so he could get a decent night's sleep on the couch and pajamas for Jiro so that she could sleep comfortably. Jiri left to sleep in the guest's room. and Izuku went to Himiko's room.

Jiro couldn't sleep, she tried really hard, but the images of when she healed up were too much for her. Not only that but she also almost died today, the kick she received was able to snap one of her ribs off puncturing one of her lungs. When the SPW came to pick them up, in their own personal ambulance. was forced to use her quirk that allowed her hands to make things intangible and pulled out the rib so it couldn't do more damage. The image of someone pulling out something from within you would traumatize anyone.

"Maybe a glass of water will help" Jiro got out of bed and left the room. When she opened the door she noticed that the kitchens light was on. She walked there and saw that Kaminari was there. Drinking a glass of water. Kaminari noticed Jiro from the corner of his eye.

"Can't sleep?" Jiro asked.

"Nah, I just got a bit thirsty." Kaminari put the glass down "What about you?"

"I-I same! You know! I just got a bit thirsty. That's all" Jiro looked down.

"Look I might be an idiot but I'm not stupid" Jiro giggled. "Are you having nightmares?"

"More or less yea." she sighed as she grabbed her own glass.

"Want to talk about it?"

Jiro gulped down her glass. "I almost died today, and how I got healed up, did not help... mentally."

"Yea, it probably wasn't pretty, you and Izuku took the most damage out of everyone."

"*Sigh* and that's not letting me sleep."

"Hey, want to watch stupid shit on the internet."

"What?"

"That's what I used to do whenever I had nightmares as a kid. laughing always calmed me down."

"That doesn't sound bad, but we might make too much noise."

"Don't worry I got headphones." Kaminari smiled as he pulled them out from his pockets. Kaminari and Jiro turned off the kitchen lights and went to the living room. As they sat down on the couch were Kaminri was sleeping, he pulled out his phone, and started typing down on his phone.

"Jiro, have you heard of Scary Movie?"

"Kaminari I don't think horror is going to help."

"That's a, no, then. Scary Movie is a parody series of old horror movies, pre-quirk era. and they are stupid as hell. Want to watch that?"

"Whatever, as long as it helps me sleep."

"Only a pervert could enjoy that movie," Jiro said as she yawned.

"I didn't know you were a pervert Jiro"

"I'm not"

"Really you laughed more than I did!"

"Shut up, I'm sleepy"

"Haha, same we should go to bed."

"Yea... we should." Jiro looked down for a second. "I can't believe I'm going to say this" "Hey, Kaminari could you maybe... gotsleepinmyroom?" Jiro blushed but the darkness was enough to hide it

"huh?"

"The bed is king-size, we-we-should have enough space."

"I-I"

"Shut up and just do it. for me please I don't want to ask again."

"Ok,ok, I will"

"Thank you."

Kaminari grabbed his stuff and walked with Jiro to her temporary room.

"I'll sleep against the wall and you will take the right side."

"Ok, sure" Kaminari answered. As he laid on his side and Jiro on the other.

before she drifted to sleep Jiro said one last thing. "Thank you"

"No problem, Jiro goodnight." Kaminari closed his eyes and went to sleep... TO BE CONTINUED

This chapter is short but, this more of an I'm back thing than an actual chapter.

So... I moved and things have been a bit difficult, but everything seems to be getting better, and I was finally able to find inspiration to write again.

Side-note. I might write a fic, for Re:Zero, I started watching it, and fuck it's amazing! The latest ep made me shed a tear. I'm thinking of writing a story about Rem and Subaru going to earth, I know. I'm not the first one to do it, but I want to do it anyways,

Well that's all, Be safe, wear your masks, and Hasta Luego!