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- Chapter 1 -

Asami pov

"Are you okay, Sami-chan?" Kazuo sat beside Asami eating ice-cream with his eyes looking up at her worried.

"Yeah, you were with villains for two days!" Arisu almost shouted, her spoon falling to the floor.

"Tch. Your dad really likes taking his time to rescue people doesn't he?" Kichirou chocked on his iced coffee as I myself paused drinking. "What? Did I say something wrong?" Tahoma blinked confused.

"I don't think you're supposed to say that, Ta-kun" Nobuko sighed shaking her head. 

"At least, not that loud for others to hear you." I sweat dropped patting Kichirou on his back to help him. I smiled. "But you aren't wrong. Also, I'm older than you all now, shouldn't I be the one worrying about you guys?"

"I don't care that you're older now, I'll still worry about you!" Ayano huffed folding her arms. The others mirrored her actions huffing and nodding along.

"Yeah!" I sighed softly, smiling at how they were pouting.

"Okay, okay. Now finish your drinks. We still have to go back and settle into the dorms. Momo, you're going to join us sometime, aren't you?"

"Mm! Recovery girl said my quirk will be of great assistance!" she beamed happily, wiggling around in her wheelchair.

"What about you guys?" They all shrunk into themselves looking a bit guilty.

"I, I... I'm not ready to go back to school, instead my parents got me a private tutor, Ayano and Arisu are with me." Tahoma pointed out.

"I'm getting my cast off!" Kazuo cheered happily then he pouted "But I have to keep the support item on my waist longer..." we chuckled at the way he glared at his support item and I reached over to ruffle his hair.

"Cheer up, it's to help you with walking."

"I know..."

"You guys don't have to look guilty you know... It's okay that you're not joining us. It's fine to change your dreams especially after what we went through. I'm pretty sure the older kids changed their minds as well. Being a hero isn't easy." Kichirou spoke up seeing that the others were still looking at us with guilt in their eyes.

"But we made a promise..." Nobuko sighed.

"Which will be kept." I smiled "There's no need to rush head first into being a hero to keep our promises. If in the future you truly want to be heroes, then we'll gladly welcome you. And if not, there's nothing wrong with that. " Hearing my words seemed to calm them down.

For the rest of the morning we sat at the cafe eating and talking. I probably should have stopped them from eating so much sweets because when their parents came for them they were all over the place. Kichirou had crashed though. He was sound asleep on the table, face first too. Watching him made me smile.

Bye...Dabi...

I huffed shaking the thoughts of what happened yesterday away. I was very much angry with him but I was also really hurt. Why won't he tell me his name?! What was he hiding so strongly from? I saw his eyes. I knew what he wanted but until he can trust me fully, he's Dabi... a villain.

He's not my Yori...

Pulling myself from those thoughts I brought two more iced coffees then woke Kichirou up.

"Come on Kichi, we've got to go!" his response to me was a groan. "I see. Well, I'll just tell nii-chan how you left me alone at the café so I had to walk back on my own..." he shot up grabbing my arm as I was about to walk away.

"I'm up! Don't do that! Bakugou will also never let me live this down!!" Tsuki? How?

"Huh? How?"

"Are you telling me you didn't see the 'if you let her out of your sight, you're dead' look he was giving me as we left?"

"Uh...no." I checked the time.

"Come on, nii-san is probably still fixing his room and we need to fix ours too." Nodding we left the café.

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"Ohh...it's huge!" Kichirou gaped as we entered the dorm room.

"It is..." I nodded. "Let's go find nii-san. I'm sure he knows where our rooms are." I turned ready to head up the stairs when the elevator dinged and Shoto and Bakugou came out of it. I raised an eyebrow at Shoto silently questioning why Bakugou was glaring at him. He shrugged.

"Kichirou, you're on the forth floor, your room is besides Bakugou's room. Asami, you're on the fifth floor right opposite mine." I nodded

"Hai. I'm going to go unpack then." the boys nodded and I left them there. I entered my new room and...it's weird... I tried setting up the bed but it was...difficult. I tried thinking up ideas but I only got halfway with it before I scarped it and left the room.

"Sho-nii." I knocked on his door to see if he was there. Lucky for me he was "Help?" he smiled nodding. 

"Ah, it feels strange again..." I nodded at his statement "Any ideas? Would you like it similar to your old room?" 

"Mmm, not fully..." he nodded.

"Then, I have an idea that we can do." Nodding back we got to work.

I never used to use my bed at home so we brought it over here and placed it in the right corner of the room. Then we placed a table in the middle placing sheets that can heat up during winter or if I wanted it to. Another low table on the left to study with my chest of draws next to it and on the right a bookshelf. Thinking extra I went and asked Momo if she could make fairy lights for me and she did then I set that up on the top and bottom of my room.

I liked the way it made my room glow in a nice blue color, she said it can change colors if I want but for now, it's blue.

"It's nice."

"Hai! Arigatou, Sho-nii!" he patted my head softly nodding back at me.

"You know..." I hummed listening to him as he paused "You know you can talk to me right?" My eyes widened and I could only stare at him, contemplating. He stared back unblinking as he waited with anticipation for my answer. I huffed softly smiling as I stepped forward walking into his arms. Nii-san was quick to wrap them around me caging me in as he held me closer.

"I know..." I sighed holding him tighter as I debated telling him what I knew. But given the situation, it seems... I didn't know much at all. So telling him anything now wouldn't be of any help. I'll need more information. "I promise, if there's anything I think I need to tell you. I'll let you know..." Shoto hummed kissing my head. 

"I'm here whenever you're ready."

"Asami! My room is next to foul mouths own!" Kichirou popped up from the shadow of my bookshelf. Shoto and I stared blankly at him.

"If you do this again I'm banning you from seeing Asami outside of school and training hours." instantly Kichirou was on his knees with his head on the ground.

"Gomen, I won't do it again please forgive me!"

"I'll think on it." I giggled.

"Finished with your room?" He nodded shooting back up to his feet

"Hai! Plus! Everyone's downstairs and I heard that uh...S, Sato-san? Is making a cake! Since I wasn't seeing you guys anywhere I guessed you were still up here and wanted to see if you guys coming?"

"Hm. Don't appear in her room next time though. Appear outside and knock." Kichirou sulked as he apologized and agreed to be more careful, again. After, we all left the room like normal people. By normal I mean, nii-san dragged Kichi out of the shadows and forced him to use the stairs with us instead of shadow walking - much to his distress.