𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙙 & 𝙢𝙖𝙙𝙚 ミ 𝙠. 𝙗𝙖𝙠𝙪𝙜𝙤𝙪

part 23: departure

"Shoto, Shoyo," Endeavor greeted as the twins entered the room. The Todoroki family's attention immediately shifted to them.

"Please, have a seat," Endeavor motioned to the table, and the twins complied, sitting down together. The room fell into a heavy silence until Shizuku broke it with her question. "So, why was I called here?" she asked, prompting the conversation to begin.

"We wanted to speak to you before you leave, Shoyo," Rei, their mother, answers formally. Rei was always a formal lady and very direct to the point.

Shizuku raised an eyebrow. "About what? Touya-nii?" she asked, noticing the pained expressions that started to form on their faces, especially Natsuo's.

"Yes," Rei answered firmly. Endeavor, or Enji, joined the conversation. "We need your help to restrain him."

"How?" Shoto and Shizuku asked in unison, exchanging a small chuckle as they glanced at each other. Natsuo's expression darkened further, a mix of worry and angst evident in his eyes.

"I don't know," Enji trailed off, uncertainty tainting his voice as he acknowledged the appearing uncertainty of the future. "But I know that he will be coming for us, for me," His words was laced with pain, an indication to his guilt for past mistakes and the burden of remorse he carried.

"But I want you to pro--" Shizuku's words were halted by Rei's interjection. "Please do it for Touya, Shoyo," her voice pleaded, the desperation evident. Shizuku hesitated, her lip caught between her teeth as she grappled with conflicting emotions.

"I understand if you have grudges too, Shoyo," Fuyumi's voice trembled with emotion, tears visible in her eyes. "But please," she begged, her plea echoing in the room. Shizuku felt a weight settle in her chest, torn between her own grudges and the desire to protect her family. With a heavy sigh, she nodded in reluctant agreement, knowing that sacrifices must be made for the sake of those she loved.

"Fine," Shizuku acquiesced, swallowing down her lingering grudges towards her family. Despite the feeling of abandonment and betrayal she carried, her love for them outweighed it all. Shizuku was inherently kind-hearted and forgiving, qualities that she struggled to reconcile with the pain of the past.

"Stay safe out here," Shizuku said softly, rising from her seat to bid farewell to her family. But before she could leave, she was stopped in her tracks by Fuyumi's and Natsuo's desperate cries.

The siblings rushed towards her, tears streaming down their faces as they enveloped Shizuku in a tight embrace. It was a moment of relief, a release of years' worth of pent-up emotions. Shizuku's own eyes welled with tears, a mix of relief, sorrow, and longing washing over her as she embraced her family in return. In that moment, she felt a sense of completeness she hadn't realized she was missing, yet the weight of it all still lingered, leaving her feeling both uplifted and burdened.

"I'm sorry, Shoyo," Enji's voice quivered with emotion as tears streamed down his face, his expression etched with genuine remorse. With a heavy heart, he bowed before his daughter, a gesture of humility and repentance for the pain he had caused.

"I've long since let go of the past," Shizuku replied, her voice tinged with sadness as tears welled in her eyes. "We deserved better, but more than anything, we wanted a father," she continued, her words heavy with the weight of years of longing and disappointment.

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TIMESKIP BROUGHT TO YOU BY MY LAZINESS

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"All things, prepared?" Elaine asks Shizuku who overpacked and was now struggling to close her lugagges.

"Yup, hang on," Shizuku replies as she finally zips her last bag. The door rang and Elaine was not occupied thus she answered the door. It was the class A once again seeing the two girls before they left.

"Please call us when you're training," Elaine says, her voice is as joyful as ever. She hugs Mina who she's been closest to this whole time.

Shizuku searches for Bakugou and spots him at the very back of the group, Shizuku then grabs him by the arm. He was dragged by Shizuku to her room and she pushes him to her bed.

"Shizu---" Bakugou was stopped when Shizuku's fingers touches his lips.

"SHUSH!" Shizuku spats

"You own my portal now," Shizuku says, as she hands him a remote to her smoke portal that was located in her room in UA.

"No, thanks." Bakugou says, as he throws back at Shizuku the remote, the girl then approaches the bed and sits down at the corner of the bed.

"Pretty please, Tsukiii," Shizuku begs and gives him a nickname. Bakugou rolls his eyes and sighs in disbelief.

"Fuck you, fine," He says as he grabs the remote from Shizuku's hand. Shizuku's lit up with joy as he did so.