Gone (Deku x Shoto)

Chapter 8

(Shoto POV)

The tv blinked on and Izu sat on this very couch. His face was red and blotchy from crying and he had a bandage on his wrist. It was silent for a moment as Izu looked at his hands. Then I heard Toshinori talk behind the camera.

"Tell Shoto why we're here first son. It... it might help." I could hear the sadness in his voice. Izu looked up at the camera and wiped away tears.

"Hi Sho. So the day of my test went great. Aizawa said I was the fastest time in a long time to complete the practical. As you will know now there were tests to be done by Recover Girl. After my practical test, I was to go back for my results from before. She was really happy with everything. Aizawa and and Endeavor were in the room with me getting my results. She told me that they found something. Sho I'm...... I'm pregnant. This is amazing but Endeavor was in the room when I was told and he found out we were dating and that the baby is yours. He grabbed me and burned me. He held up his bandaged arm. Then he told me if I didn't get rid of it he would. Izu put his hand on his stomach. Aizawa got him out of the room. And after Recovery Girl gave me a scan to check the baby. Aizawa took me home to my mum and dad's. He stops talking for a moment as he starts crying again. That night I went to bed early as I was exhausted. I slept in the downstairs bedroom. My mum went up to her bed but my dad fell asleep in the living room. I woke up in the middle of the night coughing. The whole house was filled with smoke. Then I passed out. Next thing I know me and dad are at a safe house with Hizashi. He told us that....that...that mum didn't make it. Aizawa came back a while later and said it wasn't safe in Japan. He wasn't sure if Endeavor saw him pull us out of the fire. If he did he would be likely to try to kill us again, and next time we might not be so lucky. He looks at his hands again. We got on two planes and a car ride to get here. It's OK but it's not home. It doesn't have you. He starts to sob and the camera judders as Toshinori comes into view and hugs him on the sofa both of them crying. I look at Izu beside me and squeeze his hand.

The video jumps and Izu is now wearing different clothes. He is sitting on the sofa again.

"So today I met a bunch of people, well mums to be. It's a group of pregnant ladies in the village who meet up every Tuesday at the cafe in the village. So they invited me. I can see his lip quiver. They are so nice. They asked about you and I told them just what was safe enough. They listened as I told them about my mum, they held me as I cried. I miss her so much Sho. I wonder what her funeral was like. Who would have gone? What music did they play? I know dad acts brave for me and the baby, but I worry for him too. This is all my fault." Izu stops talking and just sits there with his head in his hands crying until we see Toshinori walking in the door. He drops the bag he is carrying and sits and holds Izu rocking him slightly until he calms down.

I look at Izu sitting next to me and pull him into me putting my arm around him.

"None of this was your fault," I tell him. I see Aizawa sit there with his hand over his mouth and a wet face.

The video skips and it's moving down the stairs then we see Toshinori's hair before it settles on his face. He is smiling as he lets the camera sweep the room. There seem to be several small rectangular objects all over the place. He flips the camera and goes up close there are packs of crackers everywhere. I can hear a groan coming from out of sight. Toshinori walked into the kitchen and Izu was sitting at the table with his head on the table. He groans again. "Why is it called morning sickness if it lasts all bloody day?" he moans. He tilts his head to the camera as Toshinori laughs. "Dad! No, I don't want Sho seeing this. Oh crap." he quickly puts his hand up to his mouth and dashes out the room past the camera. I can hear him retching. The camera starts shaking as we hear Toshinori laugh. I can't help but smile. Izu puts his hands over his face.