Little Stars

Chapter 27

Trigger warning ⚠️ mention of prostitution, sexual assault and torture.

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"What about Shirakumo Oboro? Isn’t he worth saving too?"

The words were like a punch in the gut when he heard them. They made his breath stutter and get stuck in his throat. 

"He is trapped inside Kurogiri."

Aizawa felt his world shatter and he felt his cold demeanour crumble as he heard Touya. He didn’t doubt that Touya was lying to him because he knew that Touya would never lie to him, but he wished the words were not true —that Oboro was trapped all of his life inside the villain, that Oboro was alive, suffering alone and he didn’t do anything to save him.

"His body was taken to be built as Nomu–" 

They couldn’t find his best friend’s body because someone stole it –someone stole it like it was nothing! Like Oboro was nothing and turn him into a heartless monster. His best friend that always find a way to cheer him, that always had a kind heart and try to see what’s good in people and everything even if there was nothing good, was turned into a cold blood murderer —

The thought was as sharp and cutting as any knife. 

"Isn’t he worth saving?"

Oboro was alive this whole time and they didn’t know – he didn’t know, he didn’t fucking know! 

"Please, Shouta, save me."

Aizawa spent the past week looking for his best friend during his patrols, but he knew that if the league didn't want to be found, no one would find them and he asked Touya for like million times if he knew the league hideout, but he also didn't know as he was teleported by Kurogiri when they rescued him and when he was returned back to Aizawa. So, the only option for him to see Oboro again as if the league sought him out or fought him, which he doubted from what Touya had told him about the league.

Did he feel guilty about getting the information about the league from Touya? Absolutely no, because any information about the league is important in taking them down.

"Society broke them like me and there was no one to save them."

Imagine his surprise when Touya told him about Shigaraki’s breakdown because of his Sensei using him as a tool, his fucking Sensei who used Oboro as a fucking Nomu – Aizawa really wanted to beat the shit out of All For One. And hearing that All For One wanted Touya’s body to use him as a Nomu, letting his crazy doctor do experiments on him for three years and still wanting to make him a Nomu when he grew older, it made Aizawa fear that there are the league doctor is creating Nomus with the league’s quirks, like how he had done to Oboro. A nomu is made from an alive body. 

“They are broken like me.” 

Aizawa didn’t know if they could be saved like Touya or not, but he wanted to save Oboro and he will do anything in his power to return his best friend. And if by giving Touya a second chance and getting Oboro back, the league may get another chance at redemption and it won’t bother Aizawa that much. Shigaraki, Toga and Spinner (especially the first two) were literal problem children.

He had just gotten back from his patrol, tired and not seeing anything in front of him – oh, how he wished for a long sleep, when he saw Hizashi waiting for him at the entrance of the teacher’s dorms building. 

Aizawa sighed upon seeing the frown on Hizashi’s face and he rubbed his temple, trying to get rid of the fierce headache in it.

“What are you doing this late, Hizashi?” asked Aizawa tiredly when he took a seat beside his best friend on the steps in front of the entrance.