In the Shadows

Part 8

 A Few Days Later:

Izuku's POV:

'Ugh my head hurts. And my chest. Wait....WHERE THE FUCK AM I?!' White walls, white table, white curtains. Oh for fucks sake I'm in a damn hospital. I hear a thump and look towards the door only to find a purple haired boy with a shocked expression and a book next to him. "You gonna pick that up or?" I questioned, then he blinked a few times, picked up the book and ran over hugging me. "Thank goodness you're okay. I was really getting worried. AH! Sorry, you might not remember me, you saved me a while back. Then again, you save a lot of people so I wouldn't be surprised if-" "Shinso right? Hitoshi Shinso. You were being sold by your parents when I found you. Yeah I remember you." Now I remember him, the boy who sent me into a gay panic. 

"Haha it's nice to see my hero again, but I wish it wasn't under these circumstances." Shinso said looking down, a little bit of hurt in his eyes. 'I-I don't like seeing him sad, I wonder why?' "Well, I'm assuming Eraserhead knows my identity now, so what's going to happen to me?" I asked. I didn't even notice Eraser walk through the door until he said, "Nice to see you awake Shadow, or should I say Izuku Midoriya." I turned over to see him with a mouse? rat? bear? looking thing on his shoulder. "Hello Izuku, my name is principle Nezu of UA High School. I came here not to see you to prison, but to make you an offer." the rat said with a creepy smile. I could already tell where this is going. "Let me guess, you want me to go to UA with you and if I don't my ass is going to prison. And I'm not allowed to patrol anymore, am I correct?"   

"My my, you certainly are bright. You are very correct, except for the no patrol. You have done a lot for this city along with neighboring cities, and the police force has decided that as long as you have a hero supervising you, then you may continue your patrols. As for living arrangements, Aizawa here has offered to take you in and be your supervisor. I shall see you when you get to school. Good day!" Nezu explained before hopping off Aizawa's shoulder and walking out the door. I was surprised he could even reach the door handle, but I guess that mouse is always full of surprises. "Alright problem child, you are free to leave so wherever you have been staying until now we will visit and pack anything you want to bring with you." Aizawa said as he sat down to my left.  

"Ok, let me just change out of this real quick and we can leave." I said, already taking off that weird blue dress they give you in the hospital while the others were leaving. I looked and saw clothes on the table next to me and decided to change into those. There were black ripped jeans, a light green t-shirt, and a green hoodie with bunny ears on the hood. Honestly it was cute, I love bunnies believe it or not because they are just so cute! And soft, so very soft. After I'm done I open the door and see Aizawa and Shinso waiting outside. They asked if I had everything and I said I did so we got into the car and gave them directions to where I live. Once arriving outside I could already see the sadness and slight anger in their eyes.

No One's POV:

They walked into the abandoned warehouse and looked around at the dusty space. A dirty mattress sat in one corner with little kitchen in another. A crate used as a desk had many different gadgets and computers made from scraps of metal. Izuku headed towards a box next to the crate and packed the gadgets and computers carefully in it. Then he grabbed another box and put clothes, pictures, and a stuffed bunny in it. Shinso came and grabbed a box and left to put it in the car. A little meow was heard making them look below them. "Hey buddy, how have ya been? Sorry for leaving for a while, but we are gonna be staying somewhere else from now on. Go with the homeless looking dude next to me while I grab my bag and your things." Izuku said to Storm before going to grab a backpack. Before Aizawa and Izuku could leave, Izuku suddenly turned around. "Wait, I need to leave a note. I have some friends that would worry if they saw this empty." Izuku said while putting down his backpack to grab a piece of paper and a pen. With it he wrote,

To my family,

I got caught finally. I was injured on the job and a certain pro took me to the hospital. Since I am young he decided to adopt me, so I will be living with him. I hope to see you all again, and I promise I am in no danger. He is my favorite pro hero, and you all know who that is. Thank you so much for helping me when I needed it and being there for me. I love all of you and I promise to see you soon. Thank you again!

Love,

Izuku aka Shadow

He left the note on the crate with a small rock over it so it wouldn't blow away. Storm jumped onto his shoulder and nuzzled into his neck. And with that, Izuku left his old life behind. Well, for the most part. Even with his new family, he still had enemies that would try to hunt him down. "Hey Aizawa?" "Yeah kid?" "Could we pick up some hair dye quickly? Of course if we don't have the time it's completely fine I was just-" "Sure, but why do you need hair dye?" "Well, I have a lot of enemies, so it would be best to change my looks a little so that they won't recognize me, also I've had this style for a while now and it's getting boring."

*Sorry for the late updates, some stuff came up so I'll try to update as much as possible.