My Hero Academia Untold: The Knights of Fafnir (Izuocha)

XIII

I have very little to say this time around so go ahead and please enjoy the fun and fluff in this chapter.

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My Hero Academia Untold: The Knights of Fafnir

Saga I: Dusk

Arc I: Origins

Chapter XIII: Bonds

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"We define family in many different ways: not just by blood but by people with whom we find a common ground and a common bond."

-Adrienne C. Moore

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Ochako giggled from Izuku's hilarious retelling of today's events as Eri sat on his lap, helping with his story. Since Ochako left to return to Mie, they started doing nightly video chats. This was mainly at Eri's request, which Ochako was more than happy to oblige.

"Did Eri really do that to Bakugou?" She asked, wiping away tears of laughter from her eyes.

"She did!" Izuku answered as he couldn't help but keep on laughing as well. "Took the apple right from under him when he wasn't looking."

Earlier that day, Katsuki arrived at the Midoriya household to finally meet Eri, who had been living with them since the day of the exam. While the girl had been skittish around the Bakugou family (Including Yū), Eri eventually warmed up to them after being given a few strategically offered gifts of various apple-flavored treats. That being said, Eri managed to catch the Blond Bomber off guard, given that he was very stiff and awkward, to avoid his usual behaviors in the hopes of not scaring her.

"So much for a bribe." Ochako giggled again from the other side of the screen.

"Maybe I should've been more forward in letting Kacchan know how much Eri really loves apples." Izuku looked down at the child who sat on his lap. "But I have to admit, him making a candied apple did surprise me! He even showed me the recipe so we can try and make them ourselves later, right Eri?"

Eri timidly nodded as she still found it challenging to speak up, even if it was to the two people she trusted the most. At the very least, she no longer hid from their view and could breathe easily around them.

"Anything else new?" Ochako asked with genuine interest.

Izuku thought for a moment.

"Well, we started Eri's new diet to try and get her back to a healthy weight."

"That's good."

Ochako sighed with relief, glad that they had been following up on getting Eri proper treatment after seeing how badly her condition was at the start. Though it had only been a week since she left, she could see Eri's face was fuller and looked livelier. A few things still worried Ochako, such as Izuku mentioning that Eri had yet to smile. It didn't help that Eri was plagued with horrible night terrors that caused her to wake up screaming whenever she tried to sleep alone in her own bed.

"Hey, Ochako?" She heard Izuku ask, bringing her out of her thoughts.

"Hmm?"

"Have you gotten your letter from UA yet?" Izuku asked nervously as he had yet to receive any kind of response. Ryūko refused to breathe a word about the exam results, and even All Might hadn't contacted him since the day Eri had come into their lives.