Hero's Villain or Villain's Hero (DekuBaku)

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“My boy, wake up. You're having a nightmare,” I heard the gentle voice of my hero and I wanted to reach out for him but it was more of a shock to feel myself being lifted up. For once I wasn't met with empty silence when I reached out, All Might's words whispered gently in my ear and his arms hugged me while I cried.

“It's okay, my boy. It's okay I'm here now. Dad's here,” his whispers found my ears and I just cried into his chest while he tried to soothe me. When I opened my eyes all I could see were my tears, they were flowing far too heavily for me to see through and I had to wipe them away for a bit before I could see anything. Kacchan was sitting where I left him looking guilty, not meeting my eyes. Somehow I was still in Dad's arms while he rubbed soothing circles on my back.

“What-?” I started to ask but then I hiccuped. What? Why am I so unbalanced right now? Why do I feel so overwhelmed and most of all. Why did I have to dream about that day? Of all the days, of all of my memories it had to be the day my father made me feel like I was less than human. I mean am I really human at all? Am I even good enough to be considered human? What if I do something else? What if something else happens all because I was just there? What if I really shouldn't have been born at all like he said?

“Shh shh shhh, it's all right. You are my son. If I could go back in time just so I could meet you all sooner then I would. I swear that I would,” Dad rocked me gently in his arms.

“Deku, we were hit with a quirk while we were on the mission. Just hold on for a little while, okay? All the bad thoughts and memories will go away,” Kacchan spoke up and I turned my attention back to him. Now I understand why he looks guilty. He must have been hit with the same quirk. It explains why his eyes were so red and how his voice was so raw even though we just woke up.

“Oh my boy,” All Might kept whispering as if he couldn't believe something terrible but I don't know what. Why is he crying? Did I do something terrible again? I really must be some kind of monster.

“No, you are perfect just the way you are. Come on, I'm taking you both to see Hound Dog, right now.” He lifted me up a little higher before helping Kacchan out of his seat and gently guiding him out of the dorms, never once even moving to put me down.

“Dad, I'm sorry. I'm so sorry, you can put me down. I'm sorry,” I kept repeating but he just hugged me tighter.

“I'm not so old that I can't carry you, let me have at least this. Please,” he asked and for some reason he sounds even more upset than I feel. Oh God, I really am terrible. I made All Might cry! “Hush, you are an angel and I will fight anyone who tries to say differently.”

***

I still feel so embarrassed. Turns out that I was talking in my sleep that day and everyone in the dorms pretty much heard me crying about my father leaving me. They heard me asking why I wasn't good enough and weirdly enough, they all seemed so much nicer than before. Before we came back in time even. I don't really understand but Kacchan says that it's because they finally got an overdue wake up call and that life isn't all flowers and rainbows for anyone. But I don't really understand that either.

Who thought life was all flowers and rainbows? We are constantly getting hurt and dealing with some really shitty situations and even more our class has seen at least that much even if they haven't had to fight for their lives like the first time around but I'm probably missing something obvious.

Right now Kacchan and I are packing for the summer camp it's been a couple months now and the attack during our internships wasn't nearly as big as I remember but then when I watched it on the news, maybe it was? Maybe I'm just jaded from the years that we fought in the future and neither of us are addressing the elephant in the room. The fact is, Kacchan will probably be kidnapped again, he was just as destructive during the awards ceremony this time as last time and they did have to chain him to the first place alter. Only his legs were free and he had to use one of them to catch me when I passed out, but we both refuse to let Dad lose this time. Hell, we won't let Dad even get to the fight. We will take care of All-For-One once and for all.