Chapter 3: Getting Settled

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Aizawa's pov:

Nala fell asleep pretty quickly, so I decided to talk to Hizashi about me taking her shopping tomorrow, and getting her enrolled in school. I was going to ask Hitoshi if he wanted to come, and walked in on him and Kaminari making out. He looked at me, and his eyes widened. 

"DAD! HAVE YOU EVER HEARD OF KNOCKING?!" He shouted as he slammed the door in my face. I just sighed. 

~Next Day~ 

I woke everyone up, and we all ate breakfast together. 

"So Hizashi, you're taking Eri and Hitoshi to the park today, right?" I ask, and my husband nods. "Great. Nala and I will go run some errands." I decided, as I looked at her. She nodded. I was glad she was settling in well. After breakfast, we all got ready, and left in separate vehicles. 

Nala sat in the front seat, quietly. I decided I had to ask, so I did.

"Nala, were you abused?" I ask her. I assumed so, because of her flinching, and silence. She looked at me with wide eyes, confirming my fears. I pulled over, and pulled her into a hug. To my surprise, she started crying. I started rubbing her back, trying to comfort her. 

"H-how d-did you kn-know?" She asked in between sobs. I didn't know how to answer her. 

"Just a hunch." I whispered. She pulled away from the hug, and looked at me, wiping away her tears. 

"Sorry. I didn't mean to start crying." She said quickly. Then she looked down. Like she was waiting for something. Then it hit me. 'She was waiting for me to hit her.' Instead, I put my hand on her back, she flinched, but I didn't remove it. 

"I will never hurt you. I love you, as if you were my own daughter." I tell her. She looks up at me confused. 

"Why? There are so many things wrong with me, so why did you choose me?" She asks me.

"Well, because, I felt like I could help you." I answer. She just nods. We finished the car ride to her new school in silence. I wanted her to go to U.A, but there was no room, so she would have to go to a public school until next year, when she could try out. 

We get out of the car, and I lead her inside. I fill out all of the paperwork, and we make our way down the hall to meet her new teacher. When we got to the room, we went in, and met the man. To say he gave me bad vibes would be an understatement. 

After our trip to the school, we headed to the mall. 

"Get whatever you want." I told Nala. She looked at me weird. 

"But, what's the budget?" She asked me. 

"I'll tell you when you should stop. 'Till then, get what you want." I told her. I followed her around the store, and she picked out a pair of jeans, and a crop top. "Is that all you want? No new shoes? Purse? Nothing else?" I ask her. She just shook her head. I knew that she would need more because she only had so much from the adoption center. After we finished all of our errands, we made our way to the park, where Hizashi was with Hitoshi and Eri. 

"Hey guys, 'yall have fun?" Hitoshi shouted when he saw us. We both nodded, and Nala went over to him, while I went to talk to Hizashi. 

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