𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐚 ||𝐊.𝐁 & 𝐈.𝐌||

XXXVI: Back to the Start

XXXVI: Back to the Start

Third POV

Izuku stared at himself in the full length mirror.

Inside Katsuki's walk-in, he merely ogled himself in the red house of CB Carmen dress.

He'd managed to wake up just thirty minutes after Katsuki and the others departure, choosing to try and clean himself up for his baby's arrival.

Hopefully...

Out of the closet, he stared at the Pozy that sat on Katsuki's pillow, picking it up and taking in a deep whiff of Akiko's lingering scent of baby soap.

All this time he really tried to keep going, but if Akiko wasn't going to come back Izuku simply didn't know what he was going to do next.

A sudden knock at the door grabbed his attention away from his dilemma, hearing Jirou's voice call out to him from the other side of the door way.

"Midoriya? Are you feeling any better?" She inquired softly, as to not distress Izuku anymore.

Still holding onto the Pozy, his feet shuffled to the door, clasping onto the handle and gently twisting it, peering his head to the side to look at the woman.

"I'm as well as I can be," Izuku mumbled, thumbing around the soft faux fur of the bear, "...Any updates?"

Jirou shrugged, keeping her hands behind her back, "There's uh someone you need to see."

"Come downstairs, please."

Izuku could feel his heart pumping in his ear drums, swallowing thickly as he stepped outside and closed the door behind him.

Maybe it was his mind playing tricks on him, but the wall seemed longer, and narrower. The stairs themselves appeared to be getting farther no matter how many steps he took.

In what felt like an eternity, Jirou and him descended down the polished wooden step flooring of the manor, nearly holding his breath in when the got closer to the main level.

Escorted to the living room, his eyes laid upon the rest of Katsuki's crew from earlier, all with blank looks.

All looking at him.

Jirou stopped, standing aside as she nodded for Izuku to go closer, finally noticing Uraraka who had the brightest smile on her face, just a few inches away from everyone else.

In her arms,

Akiko.

A loud sigh of relief fell from Izuku's lips, nearly tripping as he snatched up Akiko's, still slightly drowsy from the car ride, body as the little girl looked rather astonished to see her dam again.

Her once half-lidded eyes springing open, her little hands and feet curling into balls as she reached out for Izuku.

Her lips curled in on each other, making quiet hiccuping sounds as her waterline began to fill up with tears at the sight of her dam.

The one she missed so much.

"Aww my baby," Izuku remarked, noticing how hard Akiko was straining to not start to cry, with her little face turning red from holding it in.

"I'm right here," Izuku cooed, feeling his eyes sting as he cried tears of joy, rocking Akiko in his arms as he could feel warm pricks of her tears hit his chest, "Don't worry, I'm right here..."

He alternated between kissing her flushed cheeks and nose and squeezing her tightly, even bring her Pozy in at some point so her little stubby right hand could grab onto it.

He could feel all eyes on the both of them, knowing they were all happy to know the two had been reunited after such a harrowing ordeal.

But Izuku couldn't care less.

His baby was back to him.

"Oh my precious, Akiko!" Izuku cooed, pressing a long kiss to her forehead, inhaling that warm natural  scent the girl carried.

When Izuku had felt his body settle and adjust to having Akiko back within his proximity, he took a deep exhale.

He observed at everyone present in the room, noticing the smiles they'd plastered on their faces.

Almost, all were present for this moment.

"...Where is he?" Izuku inquired, adjusting Akiko on his hip.

He looked at all of them, Jirou looking to Uraraka and Uraraka looking to Yaoyorozu.

Sero, was the one to give a real answer.

"Well, he's still completing a mission of removing Akiko's bounty," Sero answered, "The other team that's still out in the field acquired a list of possible mercenaries, assassins and various others who wanted to take on the job of getting Akiko."

Uraraka nodded her head, clearing her throat, "The one who made the official request has been dealt with. Permanently."

Izuku knew what that meant.

He turned to Akiko who rested her head on his shoulder, pressing a kiss to it.

"I assume the ones who placed the bounty on my baby also was partnered with Awase and helped him steal and con." Izuku nodded forward, earning nods from the others in response.

He let out a hmph, "If that's the case, then surely Katsuki will have to let us go now that he can get just about whatever it is that he wants."

"He no longer needs Akiko and I."

Yaoyorozu brushed her ponytail back, looking at the others before deciding to bite the bullet and going for it,

"Its not as simple as that."

"Like we said, a whole lot of factors went into Akiko's bounty being made and just because it's only been nearly two days, it doesn't mean word hasn't spread like wildfire." She explained calmly, "Bakugo is doing his best, although it's not going to be completely eradicated until some time has passed."

She then looked to the ground, "And as of today, there's also a bounty on your head. Worth 2.1 billion."

Izuku clicked his tongue and clenched his jaw.

"They think I'm one of you?" Izuku raised his brow, no longer having it in him to scream or cry after the near past two days.

"You were also a new face seen with Bakugo, and granted the photo they used as so called evidence, it's likely to assume that they think you and Akiko are..." Uraraka chimed, trailing off when she noticed the unamused look on Izuku's face.

"...We're his wife and pup, correct?" Izuku finished for her.

They didn't respond, but Izuku didn't need them to.

"Goodnight." Is all he murmured, taking a few steps towards the opening of the living room.

Pausing in his tracks, he didn't bother to turn around, but his tone showed his sincerity,

"I, thank you for bringing my baby back to me."