Cause and Effect - (DabiDeku)

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"Hey baby brother!" came the voice from the receiving end of the call. "T...Teny. Co...could you co...come get m...me?" Izuku sobbed into the phone. The happy tone of the man on the other line changed instantly "Zuzu, what's wrong? Are you safe? Did someone hurt you?" came the now concerned voice of Izuku's older brother Tenko Midoriya from the other side of the phone. "I'm n...not hurt. At le...least not ph...phys...physically." Izuku replied, having a hard time speaking through his sobs. "Send me your location and I'll be there as fast as I can." Tenko said through the phone. "Th...thank you." Izuku cried. He pulled the phone away from his ear and sent his location to his older brother. "O...okay" Izuku said as he put the phone back to his ear. Tenko's device pinged, so he looked at the location and sighs in a bit of relief. "You're only three blocks away from the shop bub. I'll be there in five." Tenko said before hanging up. "I'll be right back!" the tall red eyed man shouted and ran out the front door of the shop. The three other teens in the tattoo/piercing parlor looked at each other confused. Tenko ran down the street taking a right at the corner, he could already see the mop of shoulder length curly green hair that was his brother from down the street. He raced as fast as he could through the crowd of shoppers to get to his baby brother. As soon as he reached the bench Tenko squatted down, in front of the small crying male. The Blue-gray haired male pulled the small green haired male into his arms as soon as he was close enough. "Shh, Shh, I've got you. It's alright Zuzu, Ten's here." Tenko soothed his younger brother just like he had always done since they were very small children. The older male scooped the younger into his arms, one hand running up and down the smaller's back in a soothing motion. Izuku wrapped his legs around his brother's waist, and his arms tightly around the older male's neck. The green bean continued to cry as he clung to his older brother like a scared koala. Tenko held his baby brother close as he began to walk the three blocks back down and around to his place. "It's alright Zuzu, you'll be okay. Everything is going to be alright, Ten's got you." Tenko continued to move his hand in circular motions on Izuku's back while whispering soothing words to the boy as he walked.

A bell jingled as the two Midoriya's entered the shop, causing three people to look over in their direction. Jin and Toya stood from where they had been sitting, heading in the two brother's direction. Himiko, who was standing behind the counter wiping it with a cloth, was the first to speak. "Shit! Ten what happened to Izu?" the blonde woman asked. "I don't know yet he hasn't said anything, just cried." Tenko replied, continuing his slow walk from the door inside the building. Izuku's sobs had quieted a bit as he began to calm down, being in his brother's arms. The blue-gray haired man made his way through the shop to the back being followed by his friends. "Himiko come with me, you two stay down here and mind the shop." Tenko told the three. Toya and Jin just nodded going back out into the main part of the building. Tenko, Izuku, and Himiko went up a set of stairs that led to the apartment above the tattoo/piercing parlor. "What do you need me for Tenko?" Himiko asked. "Those damn Ua uniforms are itchy as fuck. You're the only one whose clothes might be small enough for him. Could you lend him some sweats and a hoodie?" the man explained to the blonde girl. "Of course. Anything for Izu." she said as she went down the hall to her and her twins shared room. Himiko returned with a pastel pink hoodie and matching sweats. "These are the smallest one's I got." she said as she handed the clothes to the taller male. "Thanks, now go back down to the shop." Tenko told her. Himiko smiles, rubbing her hand up and down Izuku's back. "Th...thank you Mi...Miko." Izuku said softly through the last of his sobs. "No worries, Izu babe." she said as she ran a hand through his shaggy curls. The taller blonde girl gave the green bean a hug and kissed him on his temple before turning and heading back down the stairs. All of Tenko's friends loved Izuku, they were all family after all. Tenko draped the clothes over his shoulder before setting Izuku back on his feet. That was when the older male noticed the younger had no shoes on. "Go clean up and change. I'll make you some hot coco." Tenko said, handing his brother the clothes and pushing him towards the bathroom. "O... okay. Th... thank you Teny." Izuku said over the last of his sobs. "No need, It's what big brothers do." the taller man said with a small smile. He then shooed Izuku along.

Izuku took the clothes, and headed down the hall to the one bathroom the apartment had. He looked at himself in the mirror above the sink after entering. He looked like crap; his eyes were bloodshot and puffy, there were tear tracks down his cheeks, and his bottom lip was swollen from being chewed on. Izuku stripped out of the ugly, itchy gray Ua school uniform, folding it and setting it on the counter, placing his still vibrating phone on top. He did as his brother said, taking a quick shower, his eyes were still red and puffy from the crying, and his lip was still swollen but at least the tear stains were gone. The hot water had made him feel a little better though so that was good. He pulled the pink sweats on first and had to pull the ties as tight as he could so they would stay up. The greenette had to sit on the toilet and roll the legs up so he wouldn't trip over them. Izuku sighed he hated being so small, he was nearly seventeen and was barely five foot two, while it seemed everyone around him even the girls were at least five foot five or better. Himiko was five foot eight, hence the reason he was currently rolling up the legs of the sweats. Izuku pulled the pastel pink hoodie over his head and looked in the mirror again. The hoodie wasn't huge like when he wore Katsuki's, or his brothers but it was still too big. The hoodie ended just past his bum at the top of his thighs and gave him sweater paws.

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