Savior (My Hero Academia: Todoroki x OC)

Chapter 17: Jun and Kaori vs. Shota and Toshinori

A/N 12/25/2021:

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It had been a week since I left the hospital. I hadn't seen or heard from any of my classmates. My time was split between training and watching the news. There were a lot of people anxious about where our country stood with the retirement of All Might. I was also filled with conflicting feelings.

I was relieved that Bakugo was safe or at least that's what the news reported. I was saddened by how All Might looked after his fight. It was somewhat disturbing to see what being the number one hero had turned him into, how much it had physically destroyed him. Yet watching him fight was motivating. Despite his body giving out, he never gave up because he knew people were depending on him. I was proud to be his student and I realized he had so much more he could teach us than just battle training. He had a fighting spirit I could admire.

I was also having moments of selfishness, when I wished they would just start school back up again. I was stuck at home, which meant my days were filled with intense training but, unlike at the training camp, I wasn't receiving enough food to fuel my body. I would gladly sit at that lunch table full of people every day if it meant I would get enough food in my stomach. There was also an unusual amount of anxiety hanging heavily within my home. My mother and father were constantly questioning me about UA. How good were the teachers? What were the other students like? What kinds of security protocols were in place?

My father even sat me down with the head of our security force to discuss the USJ incident and the training camp incident at length. I came to the conclusion that my father had initially written off the USJ incident as an unfortunate circumstance. But with a direct attack and the kidnapping of my classmate he was taking a different approach, treating it more seriously. I wasn't sure what had sparked his sudden interest in my safety until my mother appeared, Suzuna in tow, to prepare me for a meeting we were having in a few hours.

I sat on a sofa next to my mother in one of our drawing rooms. This particular one was where we usually had tea with guests but no one would tell me who was coming. I sat quietly until a maid opened the door, admitting our guests. I immediately shot to my feet. "Mr. Aizawa? All Might?"

"Gentleman," my father said, pointing to the sofa across from us, "please have a seat."

"Thank you," Mr. Aizawa said, looking a little uncomfortable out of his hero costume and in these surroundings. "We've come to discuss the letter you were sent regarding the new dormitory system."

My eyes widened as I looked from Mr. Aizawa to my father. A dormitory system? This was the first I was hearing about it. Of course, now all the questions my parents had been asking about UA made more sense.

"My wife and I have discussed it and our answer is no."

"If we may, let's discuss whatever concerns you have, Mr. And Mrs. Satori. I assure you, this isn't something we have entered into lightly. We would like to continue helping Kana become an amazing hero while ensuring her safety."

"I will admit she's gotten much better at using her quirk since starting at UA. We made the right decision in sending her to your school. However, your current security system is laughably out of date. My daughter has been put in not one, but two, dangerous situations involving villains. This last one a boy was kidnapped. So, no. I'm sure the school thinks what they're doing is for the best but my daughter will continue to be in my care where I can ensure her safety."

I cleared my throat in an attempt to get my father's attention. "May I say something?" My father nodded his approval. "Since this is the first I'm hearing about any of this, I don't know any of the particulars. But, Father, if you don't think UA's security is up to par, wouldn't a better solution be to help them fix it?"