Danger

under the tree

3am.

Time to go to the tree.

Touya didn't sleep much. He wanted to keep an eye on eri, since the heroes so obviously couldn't.

He started mumbling words to himself.

"What kind of father let's their child get kidnapped? And by someone you promised to protect them from? How did they not find her? How-"

The boy stopped when he saw eri move. Seconds later, he heard a knock on the door.

"What the fuck do you need me here for at 3 in the fucking morning?"

"Shigi! Hey! I gotta run out, I'll be back in a few hours maybe, foods on the table, and what else? Oh, yeah, eri is still asleep. She might be waking up soon."

"What? What! Dabi, what the fuck! Eri? Like that Eraserhead's girl, eri?"

"Uhhh, yeah."

"You kidnapped the kid?"

"Technically... Yeah?"

"Dabi-"

"Listen, I'll explain later, I'm trying to get her back to aizawa and this is my only shot to do that. Please?"

"Why do you care so much about her anyway?"

"Before I joined the LOV, I was working for overhaul. And eri reminded me of my little sister, so I had to help her."

"Okay, fine. I'll watch her. Just hurry up so I don't get blamed for this!"

"Thanks, shigi-dude!"

Touya started running to the meeting spot. Shigiraki went to see the child he was watching.

He didn't actually know what she looked like. Aizawa never gave the press information about her. Usual.

His eyes shot open the second he saw her.

The pale skin. The silver hair. The horn.

"Haruto's girl?"

~~

Dabi walked to the tree and waited for his siblings.

He was waiting under the tree for a while.

The first one he noticed was Fuymi, because she slapped him.

"What. the. hell! You could've at least told us you were alive!"

Natsu and Shoto just stood behind Fuyumi, not wanting the same slap as Touya received.

"Jesus! Sorry Fuyumi I didn't want Endeavour-"

"No! You can't do that!"

"Do what?"

Shoto interrupted before things got really bad.

"Hey, guys, uh, random question.. where's eri?"

"I left her at my place."

"Alone?"

"Obviously not, natsuo. She's with shigi-dude."

A flood of 'what the hell' and 'are you crazy' and such began pouring out of their mouths.

"Guys! Don't worry! I thought this through! Shigi was the most reasonable option."

"How?! How in all might's good name was shigiraki the most reasonable option?!"

"Well, I mean, twice has DID so.. and toga, knifes. Big no."

"Yeah, okay, makes sense.."

"Thank you, natsuo!"

"You're welcome, bro!"

"So, what are we supposed to do? I mean, you could turn eri in and risk getting caught. Or-"

"I can't do that! I can't turn myself in! Please, fuyumi!"

"And why not?"

"Then I'll have to explain everything! I can't... I left for a reason.. and I'm not done!"

"Done with what, exactly?"

"I-"

"It's fine. Nevermind. I don't want to know."

"Fuyumi?"

"I'm leaving."

"Fuyumi!"

Natsuo hesitated for a moment but started running after her.

"She hates me."

"No, she doesn't. She missed you."

"Then why'd she do that? Explain that shoto!"

Touya fell to he's knees.

"Touya..."

"Shut up. Just- we need to help eri."

"Okay. Let's make a plan."