“Stop it, please! He’s only five years old…”
‘No, no, not again, please, not again.’
“Yes, he’s already five! So get out of my way!”
‘Please, make it stop, make it stop!’
Smack!
‘Leave her alone! Stop it!’
“Mom...I know it’s not right, but I can’t do it anymore. The children, they’re...like him more and more every day. And Shouto...his left side. Sometimes I look at him and hate what I see.”
‘Please…’
“I...can’t raise him anymore. I shouldn’t raise him…”
‘No no no no no’
“M-Mommy?”
“STOP IT! PLEASE! JUST STOP IT!” Shouto screamed in distress as he tried to pull away from the hands that grabbed his wrists. The hands didn’t budge, only tighten their grip pulling his arms, so he was in a sitting position. He wanted Izuku, he needs Izuku here, where is he? Did he leave to? Like his mother? Where is he? He wants-
“Shouto! I’m right here! Calm down!”
“Izuku?...”
The only thing keeping Shouto from freezing the person holding his wrists was the familiar voice that spoken his name. He stopped struggling after that, letting the small hope of it being Izuku consume his mind. Instead of receiving a verbal answer, he felt his arms being pulled into a warm hug with the said hands releasing his wrists to grip the back of his shirt. There was something familiar about this warmth, everything was dealt with gently, not rough, not demanding, just love and warmth with each touch.
“Shouto, do you know where you are right now?”
“No,” Shouto didn’t open his eyes the whole time he was awake, how long was he asleep then? Where was he? Aizawa did say something about Recovery Girl, didn’t he? If Izuku was here, then they must be in Recovery Girl’s office, right?
“You’re...at the hospital right now...I know you don’t go to the hospital, but Aizawa-sensei saw your...other injuries. Did he…”
“Yes, he did, he was angry yesterday, so the training was more fierce and lasted longer than the last training sessions. Does he…”
“No, I didn’t say anything, I want you to tell him Shouto, you have to. When I saw you on the floor with Aizawa-sensei shaking and yelling for you to wake up...I thought something happened. I ran over telling Yaoyorozu to call for help, when I got there you were trying so hard to keep your eyes open, and then you started to cry trying to say something when you saw me. It broke my heart cause you were trying to grab for my hand before you lost consciousness, Yaoyorozu came back with Recovery Girl and All Might. Recovery Girl was about to tell Aizawa-sensei to pick you up and take you to her office, but when Aizawa-sensei moved your arm we all saw the bandages. I tried not to get angry, but it’s not fair! You have to deal with this everyday, and I couldn’t stop it! We had to take you to the hospital Shouto! Your wounds were something Recovery Girl couldn’t fix, so we brought you here. I thought I was gonna lose you cause you didn’t wake up, or move at all while we were waiting for the paramedics. Everyone is worried about you Shouto, you nearly gave me a heart attack, don’t ever do that again!”
Shouto didn’t need to look to know Izuku was crying, he could feel unshed tears wanting to fall like the tears falling down Izuku’s cheeks. He wanted to scream until his throat was sore, he wanted to disappear to cause Izuku anymore pain, he wanted everything to stop altogether, but the only thing he could do was listen to Izuku’s silent sniffles. The steady heartbeat of Izuku’s was calming, feeling his eyes become heavy with sleep.
“You gotta stay awake Shouto. Don’t go to sleep yet, Aizawa-sensei wants to talk to you first, please.”
Groaning in annoyance, Shouto decided to show some stubbornness by clutching onto Izuku’s shirt to hide his face in his chest. Izuku chuckled as Shouto continued to try and be stubborn like a puppy, it was adorable, but he had to keep Shouto awake while he goes and gets Aizawa-sensei.
“I’ll go and get Zaru Soba for you if you can stay awake to tell Aizawa-sensei about everything, please.”
“Izuku, I can’t, we don’t know what will happen if he-”
“No! He won’t find out! I know for sure Aizawa-sensei won’t tell him if you didn’t want him to!”
Everything Izuku said was true, Aizawa would never tell his father if he asked him not to tell, but his father would find out one way or another. News would start to spread, and then eventually it would reach his father before he could stop it. Shouto couldn’t tell Aizawa, or else everything would just end in disaster. However, when he looked up from his position against Izuku’s chest, he saw Izuku’s pleading eyes staring down at him.
“Fine, but you gotta be back with the Soba before I die of hospital food.” Shouto sighed in defeat, going back to nuzzling against Izuku’s chest not wanting to let him go. Izuku smiled after that petting Shouto’s hair before getting up after kissing his forehead leaving Shouto to his thoughts as he waited for Aizawa to arrive.
It take long for Aizawa to enter the room, but with all the scenarios playing in his head made it it seem like hours. Aizawa stood to his left crossing his arms across his chest before sighing in exhaustion and worry.
“Is there something you have to say? Izuku only told me little, but I have a feeling these were made by more than just training.”
Shouto gripped the sheets tightly feeling his chest become tight, but he decided enough was enough.
“It...It started when my quirk manifested…”
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By the end of his confession, of the truth, the room was silent as both were lost in their thoughts of what he had just said. Shouto felt like disappearing from everything, he saw so many different scenarios playing in his head. Aizawa saying he was disappointed in him for not fighting back, being kicked out of UA for his weakness, losing all his new made friends, being called a disgrace to the hero world, or losing...losing Izuku forever. He didn’t want to lose Izuku, Izuku was the only person keeping him sane, keeping him from falling, fro-
“Shouto...I’m sorry I wasn’t able to see this earlier, you’re my student, and as a teacher you’re my responsibility as well. You’ll be staying here until the injuries have healed properly, I’ll be opening up a child abuse case for you, I’ll also try to save your mother as well. If we have enough evidence from your mother, sister, brother, and yourself, then maybe we can win this case. However, we’ll also need physically evidence as well, so we’ll need to take photos of your injuries before they completely heal. We are here to help Shouto, if you need to tell us anything, we’ll be here to help. I’ll be seeing you tomorrow with Present Mic to check on you, and talk with the police, rest up.”
Aizawa left after that asking him if he needed anything else at the moment, he just only shook his head saying Izuku was already gonna bring something for him to eat. After that, Shouto was left to his thoughts once more, looking out the hospital window to watch the clouds than the white ceiling.
‘Is this how you felt everyday mother?’
Izuku came back after 10 or so minutes with the Soba he promised, deciding to enjoying this small moment of peace before the chaos begins.
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Light In The Darkness
Fanfiction"Mom...I know it's not right, but I can't do it anymore. The children, they're...like him more and more every day. And Shouto...his left side. Sometimes I look at him and hate what I see." Shouto drew closer, just enough for his left side to be seen...
