Inko was silently walking back to the station

Her eyes had tears that was on the brink of spilling over

She didn't want to cry in front of people she didn't know and she would certainly not show that man any of her tears

She was going to cry once she gets home and tell her best friend who will then try to cheer her up

She would then play with little Katsuki and if he goes to sleep, the three of them would probably talk about the good old days

Just remembering that they were supposed to be quad instead of a trio made her tears almost push over the edge

She keeps walking, lost and not focused

'I shouldn't be paying attention to some of the rumours around here' she thought as she heard another group of girls whispers went past her

"I'm telling you there is no way Endeavour the number 2 Pro Hero would do that"

"Your right... But still, why when I walked past the house his family lives in, I heard a child crying?"

"Well he is bit if an asshole and he has kids"

"I know that but it sound like normal c r y"

Then Inko was too far away to hear their conversation further

She shivers a bit as she thinks that she doesn't need to know further

"I'm not a teenager anymore" she mumbled and-

*Thud*

She looks down seeing a light blue haired boy in front of her

She is quick to bend down once she sees his eyes

It held more sadness than she felt at the moment and the blood on his hands was caught by her eyes next

"Oh sorry there, are you okay?" she asked kindly

The boy opened his mouth and closed it again, he looked away

She narrows her eyes and looks around

'My gut is telling me I shouldn't leave him alone'

"Do you need to go to hospital or are you lost?" she tried again

But the boy remained silent

'He doesn't look hurt and with a look at his shoes it means he has been wandering around for quite some time'

"Hmmm what's your name and age?" she asked while placing her hand on his shoulder

He flinched but not enough for her to pull her hand away

"I'm Tenko and I'm five years old" he spoke quietly, he shook a bit

"Beautiful name, do you need help on your way home?"

The boy seemed to physically lose all color and his tiny hands immediately went up to scratch himself harshly

"OK ok, no going there, uhh how long have you been walking around here?" she asked with a bit of panic

"Two days I think" he answered holding his hands close to his chest again

'I see... I think I should take him with me for now, since everyone kept walking past him' she thought and instantly she felt her baby move in her stomach

She smiles
"Well then Tenko would you like to come home with me?"

The boy looked at her with bright red eyes, he looked like could cry

He then began nodding fast

She chuckles and stands up, her body ached heavily but still she went hold his wrist

They slowly began to walk, she took out her phone

" OK sweetie, looks like we got lucky the train should arrive at anytime now" she said while looking down at him

He was walking close to her while keeping his other hand to himself

'Once we are home I'll give him a warm bath, then give him some nice food' she thought as they went on the train

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"Welcome to my home, I'll get that bath running, you can explore anywhere you want" She said as she triedly walked to the bathroom

Meanwhile Tenko hesitantly looked around

He saw he still had his shoes on and he quickly took them off and put them at the door

He realised that this was a rather small apartment and after a while of looking around he started to feel save with this woman

"Gosh I don't even know her name" he mumbled

"Oh my name is Inko sweetie" she answers as she walked out

"The bathtub is full of nice warm water, why don't you go climb in, if you need help just yell okay"

She walked up to him and patted his head

She was exhausted but this little boy needed help, so after he entered the bathroom she decided to make food

Halfway through she realises

"What clothes will he wear" she said blushing from embarrassment

She looked around and quickly went into her room

Luckily her own mother went overboard after finding out she was pregnant with a boy

Her mother ended up buying everything she thought was cute, from baby clothes to nearly clothes for a pre teen

"For once I'm happy you went shopping crazy" Inko said cheerfully

Quickly she slightly waddled her way the bathroom

She knocks and a small boy's voice answers "Come in"

She does and she can't help but smile as he sat in that bathtub, surrounded by bubbles

"Here is clothes for you and some lotion" she said putting it on top of the closed toilet seat

She then went to the tub, grabbed shampoo and started to wash his hair gently

She hums a softly and Tenko relaxes, after a while he realises she was talking to him

"Put on your clothes while I finish your food okay?"

With that she left him in the bathroom

"My memories are so fuzzy" he said to himself while climbing out of the bath and drying off

His hand goes to his face and he felt like throwing up

Which he did, his eyes started to fil with tears

'Why am I reacting like this? What happened?' he thought after a while

He notices the clothes as he shakily tries to compose himself

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"There you are, I was just about to check on you" said Inko with a very tired smile

She had been standing at the bathroom door the moment she heard him throw up but she didn't go in, thinking he needed time alone

He just looked up at her, his eyes were slightly watery

She smiles and they go sit on the kitchen chairs

The food in the table has Tenko's stomach rumble as a reminder that he is hungry

Despite throwing up just a few minutes ago he gladly eats the yummy food

"Don't go too fast otherwise you'll choke sweetie"

He nods and goes slightly slowly but only slightly

He smiles as he grips the spoon with all five of his fingers

Inko watches as the spoon decays into dust

Tenko looks terrified and he pulls his hands to his chest again

Chap 2

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