My Hero Organization - Arc-1

Arc 1 - Chapter 22 | Special Guest Eri!

The last few days for Ochako were mostly relaxing and catching up on housework. She was currently in the kitchen getting things ready for dinner that night.

Izuku was still out on patrol duty and would not be home for a few more hours. Toshinori was fully moved into his new apartment, so Ochako had the house to herself for the time being.

However, she was expecting a special guest to come over very soon, after the phone call she had yesterday afternoon.

*YESTERDAY*

Ochako was unloading the dryer to reload it with clothes from the washer when her phone began to ring.

She picked it up and saw the contact of her old UA homeroom teacher.

'That's odd... I wonder why Aizawa is calling me?' she asked herself before answering.

"Good afternoon Ms. Uraraka, I hope I am not bothering you, am I?" came the voice over the phone.

"Good afternoon to you too Mr. Aizawa! And no, you're not bothering me at all." She began. "So, what is going terribly wrong with the world for you to call an alumni?"

"My class is going on a field trip starting this weekend, and I need someone to watch my daughter for a few days."

"How will one survive this travesty?" Ochako jokes.

"Also I was told by a friend of mine that you are currently off for a few days." Aizawa added after a minimal chuckle.

"Well, I certainly don't have much going on. I would love to watch Eri for a few days!"

"I had a feeling you would like to have her around. She misses having you all around the school" Aizawa explained.

"Well, we all miss her too!" She admitted. "So how long is the field trip exactly?"

"We will be back sometime monday. So it's only for a couple days if you truly don't mind."

"Now at all!" She reassured him. "Although, make sure to let Tsukauchi know that my personal life is not to be shared around."

*PRESENT DAY*

Ochako was beginning to grab a few ingredients from the fridge when the doorbell began to chime. She tapped on the smart display to show who was at the front door from the security camera.

At the door was Mr. Aizawa and little Eri.

"One sec! I'll be right there!" Ochako explained through the security system. She set down the food and ran for the front door and opened it.

"Hey guys! Come on in!" She greeted them.

The two came into the house and kicked off their shoes.

"Well, it has been far too long Eri!" Ochako began to speak to the young girl. "How have you been?"

"I've been doing really good!" the ten year old explained with a smile.

"Look how tall you've gotten!"

Eri was now ten years old and enrolled in a grade 4 class. She had grown a little bit since they had first met, and her hair is a bit shorter than it used to be compared to her overall height. In fact, it almost resembles the haircut Mrs. Joke wears. The horn on her forehead was a bit more defined as she has been privately training with Aizawa to have a strong hold on her quirk.

"This is your last chance to refuse taking the brat before I leave. Because once I leave that door, I am not coming back for her." He teased as he messed with Eri's hair.

The little girl snickered as she moved her adopted father's hand away.

"I'm sure." Ochako chuckled. "We'll have a great time togeth-'' she began but was cut off when she noticed Eri disappeared from in front of her.

She turned around and looked into the living room where Eri was looking at Deku and Uravity posters.

"Well, good luck." Aizawa teased. "If you have any questions let me know. I need to get back before Joke leaves me behind."

For the next half hour Ochako gets Eri set up in the guest room and shows her around the house.

"I really like the posters of you and Deku." she said kindly as they walked back through the living room.

"Well thank you! Deku loves having them around as something like a trophy." she giggled. "We may have some that we can send home, if you want?"

The little girl's eyes went wide with a sparkle.

"Really! Thank you so much Ochako!" she cheered.

"No problem at all!" she brushed off giggling. "So, who is your favorite hero anyway?"

Ochako asked this to start on to another conversation expecting her to pick one of her adoptive parents, but she was not entirely surprised when she pointed at the poster with her partner.

"I had a feeling." she giggled.

"I want to be just like him! A hero that saves people!" The little girl explained cheerfully. "I still remember the day he saved me... I want to help people like that too..."

Her tone of voice got a lot more solemn. This was pretty deep for a ten year old girl. Granted, she had been put through hell and back at such a young age.

"I Just wish I had a quirk like that..." she began to explain softly.

Ochako's expression went from happy to sad to perplexed.

"Why? What's wrong with your quirk?" She asked.

"I won't be able to help people if I can not punch the bad guys..." Eri explained.

Ochako put her hand on her shoulder to lift her up using her quirk. She held her at eye level like an adult.

"You don't have to punch bad guys to save people you know?" Ochako began. Eri's expression lightened. "You could be like me! All I can do is lift things really. The way I save people is by rescuing them. I go in after the punching heroes and pull the people out of harm's way!"

Eri looked as if she had the spark once again.

"Like how you helped the nice businessman the day Deku saved me?"

Ochako winced once she realized she was referring to Sir Nighteye, who died shortly after she saved him.

"Not the best example, but yes!" She tried to make light out of that situation.

Eri looked back over to the posters and smiled.

The two girls made their way over to the kitchen to start making the meals for dinner.

"Dang it..." Ochako let out. "Looks like the celery went bad. I guess we can't make the soup."

Eri looked over and her horn began to glow yellow.

"I can help!" She assured Ochako.

Eri began to rewind the vegetable to a non rotten state. Ochako was completely shocked.

"All better! I rescued the Seller Re!" Eri cheered trying to pronounce the food.

"I- I thought you could only rewind people?" Ochako asked, blown away.

"I can rewind any living thing! Including plants!" the little girl explained cheerfully. "Daddy has been helping me train!"

"Well, that is incredible!" Ochako reassured her. "Speaking of which, I was in the hospital for a few days and my boyfriend did not water my plants on the back porch. Can we fix that real quick?"