This Is It.. | Nomu Deku | (Hiatus)

Chapter 13

As usual, the people In the hospital are busy either on their assigned works or receiving treatments. Everyone seems to have their own problems to deal with, except for one.

Puppet stares blankly at the window. He sees the bright blue sky, the soft white clouds, together with the group of people in front of the hospital gates protesting about seemingly meaningless matters such as letting a villain get cured and stay at the same hospital where his injured victims currently reside. Who were they specifically protesting about? Eh, Pup really doesn't know nor does he care.

It doesn't really interest Pup, as there's only one thing he cares about and that is Eri! It's always been a wonder why he cares about Eri, he himself doesn't know. Something about being especially fond with kids might be the reason. He does remember his master saying something about sympathizing with someone of similar circumstances but it doesn't really make sense as Pup wouldn't have killed those hospitalized targets if that were the case.

Today's a bit different than before, Pup noticed. Maybe it's because the usual fresh flowers on the bedside table hasn't been changed, but something is missing in the room. Maybe Eri was missing... Seriously, why is Pup so attached on Eri.. Surely the masters know.

*click*

The noise from the door opening and foot steps entering the room travels to Pup's ears. That boy is here again, and he has bought companions. Is Pup allowed to approach them? He awaits his answer as he takes a glance to his visitors.

"Oh my Allmight... "

He hears a voice of a woman. It came from the woman dressed in simple garments with hair of similar shade of his.

"Izuku... " the woman, Inko Midoriya, mutters, as her eyes begins to swell with tears threatening to fall.

"Oh it's really you...! " the woman spoke in a shaky voice, her tears starting to escape her eyes, blurring her vision of her son who she misses so much all these years. Step by step, she approached the boy, hand extended to his direction. "My dear son, how long I've waited for this moment...!!"

The other people in the room could only watch as the family of two finally reunited. Mitsuki Bakugo placed her hand to his son's shoulder, also shedding tears as she watch her bestfriend finally meets her son.

Inko cupped Pup's face, successfully confusing him of what's going on with this woman in front of him.

"Oh, you've been through so much! How I missed you greatly, my dear!!" Inko cries as she finally hugs her boy, finally relieved from her day and night worry.

She rests her head at her slighly taller son's chest as she listened to his beating heart, her hands meeting his back also brushing through his wings. It doesn't matter how his appearance changes, Inko will always recognize her Izuku as a mother recognizes her baby.

After a few minutes of a heartwarming embrace and utter confusion, Inko finally let go of Pup and took a moment to look him up and down. Although delighted, Inko couldn't rest her worries as she takes in the current condition of his son. Scars are prominent throughout his body. Evident changes in appearance, and even in his attitude, too.

Out of habit, Pup feels through his wrists. There was no metal that would greet his hand, instead, he felt the slight chill from the skin on his wrist due to the air conditioning of the hospital. He didn't really know this woman, but he could see the concern of in this woman's eyes subjected to him.

Its almost similar to how Eri and the caretaker would look at him after coming back from his missions. He doesn't really understand why they would look at him like that. His masters didn't have a problem looking at his bare body, nor does that creepy witch or the grand master..