A/N: Ah, it's good to be back. There are very, and I mean VERY LITTLE of you saying this (at max 3 from what I've seen), but to those saying that they don't want Eri to be taken in by Izuku…

...I kinda don't care.

I'm sorry, that sounds like I'm trying to be a dick about this. I'm not, I swear. I always take everyone's feedback and implement it in some shape or form when I can. But, for this matter, I REALLY don't care how unrealistic it is. It's happening, and I wouldn't have it any other way. In fact, a lot of this story had set and planned events that I wanted (some things were changed or made on the spot, but not the majority) and this is one of those things. Once I realized I actually wanted to continue this story after the first chapter, Izuku and Momo being the adoptive parents was always set in stone and wasn't going to change.

I mean, to any of you who have read my IzuMomo side stories, you ALL already know I can't get enough of the Izuku and Eri family dynamic.

But, to the 99.99% of you that not only ask for it, ask me if I'm going to do it, explicitly tell me that it better happen or you'll be angry…

Enjoy

And to those who read "An Insecure Violet", as you read in the original one shot chapter, Izuku and Kyouka will also become the parents there. In I dunno, like 30 or more chapters from now whenever the Chisaki arc is reached. Kyouka is the best mom for Eri. I have literally written mini essays about why. Fight me. Actually, I've written mini essays about all the ships that work much better than the shitty main "canon" ships that people only like because they're "cute. No one thinks about the dynamics, similarities, differences, or story interests and potential about couples.

But, that's a topic for another day. Or, whoever asks about it.

This chapter is mostly just another recovery chapter full of simple conversations between people.

Izuku awoke to the sound of the ambulance doors opening. His mind was still foggy, so all he really processed was being moved out of the vehicle and Eri being taken from his arms. The next thing he knew, he was sitting alone in the doctor's office with a nurse checking him over. "I'm fine, really. It's everyone else you should be worried about."

The nurse chuckled and said, "I'll say. Your friends all came in here looking like hell, but you have a clean bill of health. What happened?"

"Would you believe me if I told you that a little girl with white hair and a horn had healing powers?"

"In any other world, I'd say no."

Izuku hopped down from the table and popped his joints. "Do you know what room Momo Yaoyorozu is in? Black hair in a ponytail, wearing a red suit?"

"I believe I saw her being put into a room a couple of rooms down."

"And Eri? A little girl around 5 or 6 with white hair?"

The nurse shook her head, "I'm sorry, I don't know. I'll do my best to get back to you with that information."

"Thank you very much." Izuku left the room and began walking down the hall. He looked around at all of the workers hustling around the halls, no doubt largely due to the sudden surge of heroes and police officers to arrive.

Hospital's were a very mixed-bag for Izuku. On one hand, they were the bearer of bad news. They were places filled with pain and sometimes death. They were always where he ended up whenever something bad happened, either to himself or to his loved ones.

Or both.

On the other hand, they brought so much good. They healed him, gave life, sheltered himself and so many others.

He and Momo had also spent their first night in a bed together at a hospital.

So definitely not bad. One large gray area of life. Izuku couldn't help but chuckle to himself. The term "Morally Gray" had never made more sense to him than it did now.

He walked down two doors and peeked in to see he had reached his destination. Momo sat in a hospital bed, her costume stripped away in place of a gown. Her hand was in a splint and bandages were sparsely placed around her body. "Hey."

Momo turned to look at him, a small smile gracing her features. She outstretched her hand, beckoning her partner towards her. Izuku took her hand and sat down on the edge of the bed. "How're doing?" Momo asked.

"Me? I should be asking you. You're the one in a hospital bed with a broken hand."

She waved him off, "I'll be fine by morning. The doctor's quirk is slow, but efficient. You fought that psychopath, so I'm more worried about you." She pulled his hand, dragging him closer. Izuku sat himself against her, his back propped up on the pillows. Momo placed her head on his shoulder, sighing deeply. "It has been a very long day."

Izuku hummed in agreement, "I can't even imagine what it's been like for Eri. I want to find what room she's in, but I doubt I'll be allowed in yet."

"We'll find her. We also really need to check on the others. Kirishima was hurt badly, and being absorbed into that monster must've been terrifying for Kyouka, Hado, and Tatsuma."

"I'm just happy it all worked out. At least, for the most part. The League still got away. Although, they did help us."

"Tell that to the stab wound in my leg."

"W-Well, we had a common enemy. I guess even they have their limits."

Momo nodded, "Speaking of someone's limits...You can fly now?"

Izuku rubbed the back of his head with a smile, "More or less. It's supposed to be floating, a weak form of flying around. But, it's also been amplified by One For All's stockpiling...I think."

A hand suddenly laid down on his head and ruffled his hair. Izuku looked up to see Nana floating above him, "More or less."

Momo raised a brow at Izuku before realizing what was going on. "I'm assuming Shimura is here."

"Oh, yeah. Sorry, I know that gets confusing when it looks like I space out."

"It's alright. Actually, it reminds me of something." In a chair next to her bed, Momo's costume and gear were nearly folded. "Could you grab my larger utility belt for me?"

Izuku's eyes widened, "Wait, those things are belts?"

"...You didn't know that?"

"I've never seen you put anything in it or take anything out. What's even in them?" He reached over and grabbed it, handing it to Momo.

She opened up one pocket and pulled out a protein bar, "Snacks. There are some medical supplies, too. However, I have more important cargo I wanted to talk to you about." Momo opened up a compartment on the belt and pulled out a small vial. Inside the vial Izuku could see a single green hair. His own hair.

"O-Oh, right. I almost forgot I gave it to you."

Momo gazed at the hair with curiosity, "Forgive me if I'm wrong, your quirk is still strange to me. But, is it still usable?"

"Like, if you ate it would One For All pass on to you?"

"Yes. If so, shouldn't we destroy it? Or is that not how it works?"

Izuku rubbed his chin, "I honestly don't know. Since I'm alive and have no intention of giving One For All away, then I think it's useless now."

He looked to Nana, but she only shrugged. "I actually don't know. I've never been in this sort of scenario. Hold on." Nana suddenly vanished from sight.

(One For All)

"Hey, anybody know the answer?" The other past users all looked around at one another, each looking for an answer. They all shrugged. Nana groaned. "Great. I'm glad to know we're so reliable. Hey, next time he wants help, let's make it even more vague," she said, her voice dripping in sarcasm.

(Momo's Hospital Room)

Nana reappeared and said, "Yeah, we got nothin'."

Izuku relayed the info to Momo, and she shrugged, "That's okay. I wasn't really looking for an answer anyway." She kissed his cheek. "I just wanted to say thank you."

Izuku furrowed his brow, "For what?"

"For trusting me so much that I was your first choice to give your power to. It's a huge responsibility."

"Of course. There's no one else I'd give it to...besides Togata. He's definitely next on the list."

"You have a list?"

Izuku nodded and began counting people off on his fingers. "First there's you, then Togata, then Kirishima, then-"

"Kirishima's third?"

Izuku smiled, "He's a great choice. His spirit, his moral and physical strength, his loyalty, his quirk, just everything about him. I may have known Iida and Uraraka longer and I trust them with my life. They're my best friends, but I have to be honest with my choices. If something happened to me, who the quirk goes to next can't be taken lightly. Kirishima is just a better fit."

Momo leaned against Izuku and relaxed into his warmth as she curiously listened to him. "I see. I can't disagree with that. Who's next?"

"You'll be surprised. It's actually Kendo." Izuku went on to explain and further go down his list of candidates. The light through the curtains eventually turned orange, the evening of a long day finally arriving.

Momo eventually fell asleep, exhaustion from the battle finally claiming victory. Izuku wiggled his way out of her hold and made his way out the door. He would return later, he had other things to check up on. Before he left, he took the vial with his hair in it and put it back inside Momo's belt.

If it somehow was still usable, she should keep it with her.

He quietly closed the door behind him, making his way down the hallway in search of the rest of his friends.

*Knock* *Knock*

Izuku heard Ochako's voice yell, "Come in!"

He opened the door, closing it behind him. Kyouka, Ochako, and Tsu all perked up at his entrance. "H-Hey. I'm just coming by to check up on you gu-AH!" He was immediately tackled into a hug by the brunette.

"Oh my gosh, Deku! We're alive!"

"I-I know. Pretty incredible."

He managed to untangle himself from his best friend. Tsu came over and enveloped him in another hug. "Quite the spectacle you made out there, Midoriya."

"You're telling me. That was the strangest fight I've ever been in." Izuku looked over to Kyouka and approached the bed. He sat himself down on the edge, receiving his third tight hug from the purplette.

"Thank you, Green Bean. Thank you so much." Her voice was quiet, but she sounded mostly okay.

"Don't thank me. It was Eri's power that saved you. Are you going to be okay?"

Kyouka scoffed, "Well, I died for a few seconds and then was a part of the consciousness of an evil psychopath. I'm going to need therapy. Like, a shit ton of therapy. But, I'm pretty confident that I'll be alright. Now, Ochako and Tsu filled me in on what happened. So...did you go Super Saiyan?"

"Well, technically Super Saiyan 2 since that form has lightning."

"Touche."

Izuku smiled and stood back up. "I need to go check up on everyone else, so I'll leave you guys alone for now. When she can, be prepared for Momo to make her way here and shower you in hugs."

Kyouka smiled, "I look forward to it." Ochako pinched her arm. "OW! I meant that platonically!"

The greenette chuckled to himself before walking out the door, leaving the group to recuperate in peace.

Walking down the hall, Izuku made his way to Kirishima's room. Opening the door he found his friend completely covered head to toe in bandages. His arms were both in casts and a brace covered his neck. "...Wow."

The faux redhead chuckled, "Hehe, tell me about it. Now I know how you feel, hehehehe. Aaah, it hurts to laugh."

"What happened to you?"

"Fought a giant monster. Manliest thing I've ever done, and it was totally worth it. What about you though? Mr. Aizawa stopped by earlier. I don't remember much about the rest of the raid, I was going in and out of consciousness. So I asked him about what happened, he told me you were the one that stopped Chisaki. I can't say I'm surprised, but he told me things got way crazier. Were you flying, or was that the hallucinations from exhaustion and blood loss?"

"No, I was flying."

"...What the hell are you, Bro?"

"I'm still asking myself that question most of the time."

Kirishima smiled while relaxing back into his pillows. "I can't tell if we're having the best or worst first year of high school ever. I wouldn't trade the experiences I've had with you guys for anything, but they're definitely not under the best circumstances. I'm having the time of my life while also terrified for my life."

Izuku nodded, "That's...very accurate."

"Hey, now that we're not fighting for our lives, I want to talk to you about something."

"It's about Ka-...Bakugou, isn't it?"

The room went silent for a moment, confirmation that Izuku was right on the money. "Listen, I'm in the dark about a lot of the situation you guys are in. So I'm not going to ask you to forgive him or anything. I might not know as much about him than you do, but I do know that he likely deserves what you did to him. And it's completely understandable if you never forgive him. I doubt anyone else in your situation would either. All I wanted to say was...he's trying. He's really trying, man. Hehe, it's actually a little scary. I never in a million years would have expected him to actually try and be a good person...Well, as good of a person as he can be. He's even learning people's names now," Eijirou joked. Izuku looked down at his lap, his silence signalling Eijirou to continue. "You two are a strange duo. You've put each other through the emotional wringer. I can't speak for him, nor am I defending anything he's ever done. But, you both are two of the greatest friends I've ever had. I hate not only having to split myself between you two, but I can't stand watching both of you suffer."

Izuku did a double-take. 'Kaachan is suffering? He actually...cares?'

"I know it's none of my business, but I learned from you that putting yourself into someone else's business to help isn't always a bad thing. I'm helping him through this, just like I'm sure Yaoyorozu is helping you. Not exactly the same way though. I'm sure she's doing plenty of things to help you out, if you catch my drift."

"You hang out with Kaminari too much."

Ejirou laughed, "Maybe just a little. I guess I just wanted to tell you that he's being legitimate about all this. And, I guess I just hope this all ends well."

Izuku nodded, "Me too."

*Bzzt*

Kirishima's phone on the bedside table began to vibrate, Katsuki's name appeared on the screen. Kirishima smiled, "Speak of the Devil. Would you mind putting the phone on my shoulder and answering it for me? I would, but uh…" He lifted up his cast covered hands. "...ya know."

"S-Sure." Izuku put the phone on Eijirou's shoulder near his ear, and pressed the green icon. On his way out the door, Izuku could hear their conversation for a few seconds.

"Hey du-"

"THE FUCK DID I SAY ABOUT NOT DYING!?"

"I'm not dead, though!"

Izuku couldn't help but laugh. If Katsuki was going to care about someone else's well-being, of course he would do it like his mother.

"Midoriya!" As Izuku emerged from the elevator, he saw Mirio about to enter another room. Izuku walked over to his friend, the blonde smiling at him. "What're you doing up here? I figured you'd be downstairs with your girlfriend."

"I've been checking up on everyone, making sure we're all okay."

"Yeah? Well, it's pretty hard to break this bunch." He motioned towards the door, and Nejire and Tamaki could be seen through the small window on the door. Nejire was talking a mile a minute into a clearly tired Tamaki's ear.

Izuku saw the bandages around Amajiki's face. "Is he alright?"

"He got torn up pretty bad in his fight. He'll be fine though."

"And Hado? Going through what she did must've been…"

"Actually, she's basically unfazed."

Izuku lifted a brow curiously, "Really?"

Mirio chuckled, "Nejire's always been like this. When she finally regained consciousness, all she said was "That was weird". And then proceeded to talk...and talk...and talk."

"I can't tell if that's healthy or unhealthy."

"I don't think it's either. It's just...Nejire. I wouldn't have her any other way though." Mirio placed a hand in Izuku's shoulder. "Thank you for saving her."

"I should be thanking you for all your help. Besides, you shouldn't thank me. Thank Eri. She's the one that saved everyone who got absorbed."

"It was both of you, but I'll be sure to thank her when I visit her. To be perfectly honest with you, I don't know what I'd do without them."

Izuku nodded in agreement, "That's how I feel about all my friends."

*Bzzt*

The teen quickly pulled out his phone to see Ochako had sent him a photo. It seemed Momo had finally grown too impatient, because the photo was of a purple-faced Kyouka barely being able to breathe due to the rich girl's boa constrictor-like hug. He smiled down at the photo, "I can't even imagine where I'd be without them. I'll leave you in peace with them. Before I go, do you know where Eri is?"

"Hm? Oh, I think Sir mentioned something about the fifth floor. I'd check there." Izuku thanked him, and began his trek further up the hospital floors.

...

The sun was just barely still peeking over the horizon by the time Izuku made it to the fifth floor. He knew which room was Eri's because Nighteye and All Might were all standing outside of the door. Toshinori was the first to notice the teen. "Young Izuku!" As soon as Izuku was in range, Toshinori ruffled the boy's hair. "I was told that a certain someone put on quite the performance to take down Chisaki."

"A-Ah, something like that. Where's Mr. Aizawa?"

Both Sir and All Might began to laugh. Mirai walked over to a window and pointed down at the parking lot. Izuku peered out the window to see his teacher being crushed by a casually dressed Ms. Joke in a massive bear hug. Izuku laughed at the sight as well. "Should I take a picture?"

Toshinori shook his head, "No need. We've already taken about thirty each."

They all laughed again, and Izuku turned back to Eri's room. "How is she?"

"The doctors are in there right now checking her over."

"Wait. Eri is alone with strangers?"

"No," Mirai said. "She's still asleep. She's been out cold since the battle. I doubt she'll wake up for awhi-"

"AAAAAH!"

"Or she'll wake up right now."

Izuku rushed through the door. The doctor and nurse inside were trying to calm Eri down, but it was clear it wasn't working. She was scrambling backwards on her bed, trying to get as far away from them as possible. Her horn was beginning to grow larger on her head, and an ethereal white glow began to surround it. "Get back!"

All of their eyes switched over to Izuku. Eri saw him and her expression softened. The doctors both backed away as Izuku moved past them and towards Eri. She quickly latched onto his arm, hiding behind him. Her quirk shut down and her horn shrank back down to nothing but a small stump.

"Are you okay?" Eri didn't really answer. She just hid further behind him. Izuku looked around and saw all of the medical equipment, the smell of chemicals, specific trash cans for used needles, etc. Eri probably thought her rescue was all a dream and she was sent right back into the underground facility. "I guess you really don't like these kinds of places, do you?"

Eri gave a very quiet, "No."

The doctor gathered up her clipboard and stethoscope, motioning for the nurse to follow her. "I-I think that's enough for now. We'll just check up on her tomorrow." They took their leave, leaving Izuku and Eri alone. Toshinori and Mirai, not wanting to crowd around Eri and make her feel even more stressed, they decided to wait outside.

"I'm sorry about that, Eri. I didn't think about the fact that people you didn't know would be checking on you here. I'll be sure to be here tomorrow when they come back. I promise they're not trying to hurt you. They're just making sure you're healthy. The sooner they can do that, the sooner you can get out of this place." Eri stopped hiding behind Izuku and sat on her knees next to him. "...Do you want me to stay with you for awhile?"

"Y-Yes, please."

Outside of the room, Aizawa finally made it back up to Eri's room. He could already feel his sides bruising from Emi. She might've dislocated one of his ribs. He looked up to see Toshinori and Mirai smirking at him. "...You took pictures, didn't you?"

The former hero and sidekick both said, "We plead the fifth."

"We live in Japan. I swear if you post those anywhere, I'll kil-" Shouta stopped as he saw Izuku through the door window. Eri was huddled against him as he spoke to her. "Where'd the doctors go?"

All Might sighed, "Eri woke up during the middle of their check up. Scared the daylights out of her. Her quirk was about to activate, but Young Midoriya calmed her down instantly."

"Really? How does one damn kid bring me so much trouble, yet solves so many problems. And now I have to deal with the fact that he can fly now."

All Might's eyes widened, "Wait, what?"

"Don't ask me how he did it. He just began flying around. I was already skeptical about his second quirk, but this? There's clearly something about him he's not telling us." The other two looked at one another knowingly, both slightly worried. Shouta was a smart man. And since he was already suspicious of All Might's relation to Izuku, it probably wouldn't take long for him to realize that Toshinori was a top suspect.

"I think there's another issue we need to discuss," Sir said, quickly changing the topic.

"That being?"

"Where is Eri going to live?"

...

(The Next Morning)

True to his promise, Izuku entered Eri's room bright and early. He hadn't seen Nana since the previous evening, which was unusual. Especially when Izuku spent the night in Momo's room. That was prime teasing material for her to use.

Izuku sat down on the edge of Eri's bed, the sunrise bleeding into the room and illuminating her sleeping form. Her horn had shrunken down to not even being an inch tall. Even when asleep, she always seemed to have a worried look on her face. He'd have to find a way to fix that.

"Excuse me?" Izuku turned to see a nurse walk into the room, a syringe with a vial connected to it in hand. "I need to draw some blood for testing."

Izuku looked back down at Eri, thinking about her outburst the previous night, along with her unstable quirk and emotions. "...I-I don't think that's the best idea."

"It'll only take a se-"

"No, really. You might die. Well, that or end up a few years younger." The nurse looked confused, so Izuku elaborated. "Saying she's been through a lot is a massive understatement. Eri isn't at all comfortable with strangers, much less strangers carrying needles...Actually, needles are probably pretty common for her. I-It's just probably not something she wants to experience again for a very long time, so she might have an outburst. Are you sure you can-"

"Let her do it." Both Izuku and the nurse looked back at the doorway to see Aizawa walk inside. "However, I need you to stay right with Eri while she does it."

"Mr. Aizawa, I-"

"Just try. I believe this'll work, and if it does, then it might bring forth a solution to a little problem that has come to my attention."

Izuku mulled it over, and it didn't exactly seem illogical. If there was anyone that could keep Eri calm during something like that, it was likely himself. He sat back down on the edge of the bed and took Eri's hand, giving it a gentle squeeze. "Eri?" Eventually, her eyes slowly opened. Bringing her hands up to rub her eyes, Izuku eased her into a sitting position. Blinking away the blurriness of sleep from her eyes, Eri finally realized there were two other people in the room. Jumping slightly, she quickly moved towards Izuku and semi-hid behind him. Izuku almost chuckled at the sight. "They didn't mean to scare you."

Izuku carefully put an arm around her, the little girl gripping his shirt. "...Sorry."

The teen smiled, "It's okay, Eri." He leaned down and said in a low voice, "I used to be really bad at talking to strangers, too."

"Really?"

"Well, it was more like I was bad at talking to people in general...I'm still a little bad at it. I'm learning. You don't have to be comfortable around people yet. It takes time. However, that nice woman over there has to draw some of your blood to make sure you're healthy." The grip Eri had on him quickly tightened. Izuku reacted quickly. "Not like how Chisaki did it. It's just a simple, easy, quick thing. It'll be just fine. I'll be right here the whole time."

She cautiously looked back and forth between the nurse and Izuku. "...Okay," she said quietly.

Izuku carefully picked up Eri and placed her one his lap. The nurse quickly walked over and prepared Eri, wrapping a tourniquet around her arm and looking for a vein. Once the spot was rubbed with alcohol, the nurse carefully put in the needle, extracting the red liquid into the vial.

Izuku didn't want to think about how Eri didn't even flinch when the needle pierced her skin. She was completely unfazed, entirely used to the feeling. It was something very uncommon for children her age.

Soon, the nurse pulled out the syringe and placed down a cotton swab, wrapping bandages around it. "There, all done. Great job, sweetheart." Eri didn't respond to the nurse and continued to look down.

Izuku thanked the nurse, allowing her to leave. He looked down to Eri and asked, "Was that bad?" Eri shook her head, rubbing her hand over the point of injection.

"Midoriya." Izuku looked back towards Aizawa. His teacher approached the bed, but stopped at a short distance so as to not make Eri uncomfortable. "There's something that I need to discuss with you. Privately, if possible."

Izuku nodded, picking Eri up and placing her back down on the bed. "I'll be right back." The teen followed his teacher out of the hospital room and into the empty hallway. "Is something wrong?"

"There might be. It's about Eri's custody. It's become obvious to us, especially after last night's events, that foster care is not an option."

Izuku couldn't help but agree. Eri's quirk was already unstable due to her emotions, and being forced to live with complete strangers wasn't going to help. It would end poorly very quickly. "So, where will she go?"

"Well, nothing is set in stone. But, we're leaning towards Eri coming to live with me." Izuku nodded, he could see why Aizawa was a smart choice. He could instantly shut down Eri's quirk if she ever had another random outburst. "However, the issue of her emotions is something we're still unsure of. Eri doesn't know me, and it's highly unlikely she'll come around to me. At least not for a very long time. She's very closed in, and reacts badly to being surprised by strangers. I can't imagine she'll react well when we tell her she has to come live with one."

Izuku pursed his lips in thought. The last thing Eri needed was even more anxiety. "So what are we going to do?"

Shouta sighed, "I'm not sure. We need to figure out how to make Eri feel as safe and comfortable as possible. That'll give us the least amount of outbursts, if she has any more that is."

"...I'll take her in."

Shouta slowly looked towards Izuku with a raised brow, "Y-...You're joking, right?"

"No. I'll do it."

"Midoriya, you've made so many questionable decisions in my time of knowing you that this somehow doesn't faze me in the slightest. You do realize that you're a 16 year old high-schooler, correct?"

Izuku nodded, "I know. I'm also the only person on the planet that Eri is comfortable around. Why worry about when she's going to have an outburst again when she doesn't have to have them at all. Even if something does happen, I have the means of negating her quirk and calming her down, just like I did last night. Even in the most unlikely scenario, we still have you on standby as well. There are two empty rooms next to Momo's. Hell, I'm more than happy to share a room with her if need be. As long as she feels safe, that's all that matters to me."

"You're a student."

"And you're a teacher, who's also a pro hero on the side. If anything, I have more free time than you do. And we need to get her more comfortable around other people. As...overbearing as a lot of us can be, the dorms are the perfect place to ease her into social activity. We might have to keep her one, two, or multiple floors away from Mineta at all times though."

Aizawa shook his head, "You're just a teenager. You have a future ahead of you, and you can't spend your time focusing on a kid."

Izuku rubbed the back of his head, blushing a little. "I'm going to be perfectly honest and open with you Mr. Aizawa. Being a pro has been, is, and always will be my dream until I achieve it. But, I have more than one dream. For instance, I-I want kids. Obviously I originally planned on actually marrying Momo first, gaining a solid footing in the hero rankings, but I'm fine with that changing. I'm going to have to learn how to balance my professional life with my personal life anyway, so why not now?"

"I really don't think you fully comprehend what you're asking for here."

Izuku shrugged, "Taking care of raising another human being? I don't think any human who has ever lived has fully comprehended or been completely prepared for what it entails. She's not a baby, she's just a kid."

"You're a kid. She's not some turtle you found on the side of the road, you can't just keep her."

"A kid who's gone through a whole lot of shit." The greenette sighed, "Sorry for the language, I just...I just feel like I understand her. And, you didn't see it, but back at the raid she understood me, too. I promised her that I would make sure she had a better life. She put her trust, something no one else has, into me. This isn't just me trying to butt in on something that isn't my business. It's not just me trying to do what I think is right, even if it's wrong. I-I want to do this. I can take care of her. I know I can."

"That…" A new voice emerged from down the hall. The duo turned their attention to see Sir Nighteye walking towards them. "...is perhaps the most unorthodox and illogical thing I've heard you say. And yet, it somewhat makes sense."

Shouta deadpanned at Mirai, "You've got to be kidding me."

Sir crossed his arms and turned to Aizawa, "While it is true that Eri's unstable quirk has proven itself to be very dangerous, Midoriya has also proven that he is the only person able to subdue Eri without the means of a specific power like yours, Eraser. It's highly unlikely that her emotions would get out of hand as long as Midoriya is around. There is also the situation of teaching Eri to control her quirk. And while I do believe you should take part in that process, Midoriya knows better than anyone how to train a quirk to be more manageable. In fact, he did it completely on his own. And let's face it, you're not exactly the spitting image of what a child finds approachable, Eraser."

"That's fair."

"I think after everything we have witnessed, that girl deserves to feel the happiest and safest she can be. And the more I think about it, I really don't think she'll feel either of those things unless it's with Midoriya."

Shouta wiped his hand down his face and sighed, "Let's just pretend this isn't completely insane for a second and we give Eri to Midoriya. It's not exactly legal for a teenager to take custody of a child."

A fourth voice chimed in, "Sign her under my name." All eyes turned to see All Might approaching.

Shouta scowled, "Ignoring the fact that everyone seems to be eavesdropping today, you can't tell me that you actually approve of this as well?"

"Eehh, approve is a strong word. But, we don't exactly have a wide range of options. You may not trust Young Midoriya, but I trust him entirely. He'll obviously have help at all times, he won't be doing this alone. It just might be for the best if he's the one Eri is spending most of her time with."

Aizawa pinched the bridge of his nose in frustration. "Am I seriously being outvoted?"

"Why don't we ask her what she wants?" Toshinori asked.

"Because she'll instantly choose Problem Child!"

Mirai held up three fingers, "So, that makes three votes."

"She doesn't count."

Toshinori leaned against the wall and shrugged, "Shouldn't she? Don't you think it's time she finally gets something she wants. Shouldn't, for once in her life, have a choice?" Shouta remained silent, still looking baffled that they were even having the conversation. "If we want her to grow up happy and surrounded by good people, I really don't think there's anything better than our class. Unless we want her to end up grumpily annoyed all the time like you."

Shouta raised a hand towards All Might, "This is the closest I've ever been to slapping you."

*Slide*

"Um…" Everyone's attention switched to the door opening and Eri peeking out of it. She looked around at everyone, eyes landing on Toshinori. She was startled by the skeletal-looking man she had never seen before, quickly rushing behind Izuku's legs. The action didn't go unnoticed by the others, a smug grin gracing Toshinori's face as he looked at Aizawa. He was met with a glare.

Izuku put a hand on her head, "Were you listening?" She nodded quietly. "And...wh-what do you think?" The only response they received was Eri increasing her grip on Izuku's pant leg.

Mirai nodded, "It looks like we have our answer from Eri herself. All for?" He and All Might each raised a hand. Both turned their heads toward Aizawa. "And all opposed?"

"I hate both of you. We'll continue this conversation later, with actual adults."

All Might put his hands on his hips, "I am an adul-"

"No. No you're not."

"Says the one with the baby blue kitten shirt."

Shouta jabbed a finger at Izuku, "YOU TALKED!" He turned around and stormed off, All Might and Sir began to follow.

Over his shoulder, All Might said, "Young Midoriya, we'll talk this over with the others and get back to you. Also, we're having a much needed talk about you apparently flying."

Izuku ran a hand through his hair, sighing to himself. Was he being stupid wanting to be the one who took care of Eri?

...Yeah, probably.

How would Momo feel about it? How would his mom feel? Even All Might said it wasn't something he thought was an amazing idea.

"This really something you want?" Izuku swiveled around at Nana's voice. She looked at him with curiosity etched into her expression. "I think at this point it's pretty obvious I'm not exactly the best person to go to for parental advice, but do you really want this?"

"I...I really think so."

A low laugh escaped Nana's throat, "You are such a strange, amazing kid."

"You talk to yourself a lot." The teen looked down at Eri, who watched him confusedly.

"Y-Yeah. Sorry about that. W-Would you believe me if I told you I have a remnant of a dead person in my soul?" Eri shook her head. "Didn't think so. Good. That means you're sensible."

"I-Is it not sensible to take care of me?"

The greenette blew a raspberry and shrugged, "It's not for my age. But, I've come to the conclusion that sensibility doesn't really apply to anything I do anymore. C'mon, let's go back inside." The duo began walking back inside Eri's room, but not before Nana stopped Izuku.

"Hey, kid." Izuku stopped and turned around to Nana. She looked troubled.

"Yeah?"

"...I think it's time I talk to Toshinori."

A/N: Okay, something I've been wanting to talk about is my interpretation of Katsuki and his past with Izuku. As you all obviously know, their past in their fic is a dark exaggeration of it's canon counterpart. However, looking back I realized that Katsuki's physical bullying may actually have been more frequent than I believed.

I used to think "I doubt there was a whole lot of physical bullying", and I've seen Katsuki's fans say there is no evidence of Katsuki being really violent. After reading through the early chapters of the manga again, I noticed something. We all already know that Katsuki and his friends beat up Izuku when they were 4 years old. The very first page of the manga is Izuku getting ganged up on and beaten.

We've also seen Katsuki threaten physical violence to Izuku whenever he told him not to apply to U.A, implying physicality by burning his shoulder. One could easily say that "Well, they were kids. Kids fighting is different from teenagers fighting."

Which is true. Kids are stupid. And Katsuki technically never said he would hurt Izuku if he applied to U.A. Fine, whatever. There was one line however that made me double-take. And this is all hypothetical, remember that. This isn't solid evidence or anything.

But, during the Battle Test right after Izuku throws Katsuki over his shoulder, Izuku tells Katsuki how he knew the blonde would start with his right hook. He says, "I've seen it enough to know", and then he says, "I'm not going to be your worthless punching bag anymore".

So he claims to have seen Katsuki throw a right hook in a fight plenty of times to know he would start with it, and he sees himself as a punching bag. Now that punching bag thing could be metaphorical. But I highly doubt there was anyone else at Aldera that Katsuki decided to attack besides Izuku. From what we saw, everyone else praised Katsuki. Teachers and students. When Katsuki attacked Izuku's desk and made fun of him, the rest of the class joined in.

It's not solid evidence, but it seems pretty convincing to me. And Kohei has a lot of subtle storytelling that he doesn't explain and leaves it more to fan theory or thought. Maybe it's just me. This isn't me trying to bash Katsuki. This is more of me trying to delve deeper into the characters.

Like how I also believe Inko is a stress eater, and Izuku's quirkless diagnosis, raising him alone, and the guilt of believing she crushed his dreams caused her to stress eat and gain the weight she did.

Or how I believe Himiko wears so much make-up and is obsessed with cute things because of her past attempts and failures of trying to be normal. She tried to conform to everyone else's sense of normality (a cliche schoolgirl), but eventually gave in to her dark side and formed her own sense or normal. That's why she wants a world easier to live in. A world where her version of normal isn't taboo.

I dunno. Thanks for reading all of this if you did.