Trouble (SeroDeku)

Chapter 21

"Mom!" 

The shout was instant as soon as the door of Hanta's apartment was pushed open. Izuku wasn't sure what Sero girl had started it, but soon all of them were crying and hugging in the hero's living room, while the villain stayed on the outskirts, waiting for the right time to slip away. 

He held a hand out to Blaze, but the wolf refused to look at him. "Come on, don't be stubborn now. You got to see your girl, time to go back," Izuku said with a tired sigh. It would be easier to sneak off if he didn't have a giant flaming wolf lumbering after him. 

Blaze whined and shifted an inch further from his outstretched hand. 

"Can't you just listen for once?" Izuku hissed under his breath. 

"Wait, mom, don't!" 

The shout from Hanta caught Izuku's attention. He turned back to the group just in time to get slapped across the face by Aya Sero. It was a good hit, causing his head to turn to the side. 

"That's for snapping my baby's neck," she huffed, standing up to her full height. 

Izuku wiped the side of his mouth with a thumb as he turned back to face her. "I could have let her bleed out slowly, if you would prefer," he snapped before he could stop himself. He knew the hit was deserved, but it was Izuku. He didn't take getting batted around well. 

"Iz," Hanta hissed in warning. 

Izuku pinched the bridge of his nose, officially done with family time. "Whatever, I did my job, got them back, try not to lose them again," he muttered while turning to the door. 

"You're leaving?" 

Izuku had expected Hanta to be the one to ask, but in a shocking turn of events it was Hina. 

"I have shit to do, remember?" he said without turning back around. He was a sucker for puppy dog eyes and if Hina remembered that about him, he was screwed. 

"Stop swearing!" 

He shook his head, a small smile teasing the corners of his mouth. "I'll work on it, okay?" 

"Iz-" Hanta started, but whatever he was planning to say died on his tongue as Blaze stepped between the two men and growled low. 

"Cute," Izuku mumbled sarcastically, holding his hand out again. "Come on, Blaze." 

In a snap, the fire was gone and the air turned still. 

Izuku heard the shuffling and mumbles from the girls as they went down the hall and disappeared into one of the bedrooms. It left him alone with Hanta, the exact situation he was trying to avoid by slipping away. 

"You got them back and now you're leaving," the pro said, taking a step closer to Izuku's turned back. 

Izuku shook his head, finally turning around to face him head on. "I said I would get them all out. Eri's still there, so I'll be around for a little while longer." 

Hanta's relief was instant, all tension and apprehension leaving him. "A little longer, then." 

"Yeah." 

Hanta ran a hand through his hair, suddenly feeling awkward and out of place in his own living room. "You... you don't have to leave, you know? You can stay. I want you to stay." 

"You know I can't." 

Hanta's frown deepened as he looked over Izuku like he was a puzzle he couldn't quite figure out. "Bakugou showed up in my office a few days ago," he admitted, watching the villain closely for any kind of reaction he might have.