*Sexual Assault Trigger Warning for this part*

"___." Yaku meets you in the hall with a sort of grave expression. "I appreciate what you did to save me at Claw, and how you saved us last night.... And I can't really blame you for the Dagger thing that I know almost nothing about..." He looks down briefly before meeting your gaze. "I spoke with the prince about keeping Dagger silent. Though he didn't seem to care in the least, but let me say this. I don't think I can really agree with taking lives so easily.... I'm sure I'm not the only one bothered by that fact. I won't say anything. I owe you that much." He gives a bow before continuing to the entrance.

'So easy huh...' You think looking at your right hand.

"I'd be surprised if there wasn't backlash for everything that was said last night." Daishou steps beside you. You blink and look over at him as he peers at your right hand. "If it's too much you're always welcome to my side. I'll give you an escape for a bit."

"Thanks boss." You lean on him before you both head to the front of the mansion where the others were grouping up to get on the bus. Some avoid your gaze and the others offer small nods. You and Daishou share a look and he squeezes your hand briefly. "Guess I'll see you soon."

"I'll be waiting." He responds as you move onto the bus after the others.

The ride to the dorms is silent, so you end up messaging Tendo about everything. Though he already knew it all, maybe you just wanted to recap. Beside you, Osamu shifts slightly, drawing your gaze. "I uh... Snagged these from the kitchen." He opens up a tub of cakes, offering you some with a small smile.

"They look delicious. Thanks." You murmur, taking one to eat. The sweetness makes you feel better and you hum softly. "They're good." You murmur. He watches you before leaning over and kissing your cheek.

"Thank you for saving us last night." He whispers. You blink at him before smiling softly.

"Don't mention it."

You reach the dorm, being greeted by Kageyama and a familiar face. "Hello! I don't know if you remember me but I'm Hinata!" He declares and gives a bow. You go over and pat his head with a small smile.

"Good to see you." You greet. "How was Tobi?"

"He's well." Kageyama says. "I don't think he likes me though." He looks at his scratched up hands with a severe frown. You blink and hum, pulling out K.K for him to take a breath.

"Sorry he was rough with you. Thank you for watching him." You smile once his hands heal up.

"No problem." He responds.

"Are you okay?" Hinata asks.

"Yeah. Did you two eat? Osamu's going to make breakfast." You tilt your head, ruffling their hair.

"Yes please." They say together before you lead them inside.

"Tobio-chan. I didn't mention you bringing a friend." Oikawa hums.

"I... He showed up on his own." Kageyama scoffs.

"Don't lie! You said this place was creepy to be alone in!" Hinata objects.

"Shut up Boke!" Kageyama snaps with a blush.

"Aww. You were scared? That's great." Oikawa comments in amusement.

"So mean." You huff with a small smile.

"It's cute though isn't it?" He chuckles thoughtfully, giving you a hug. "Poor little Tobio must've been so spooked." He cooes.

"I wasn't." Kageyama scoffs.

"Don't pick on middle schoolers Shittykawa." Iwaizumi hits him.

"Ow Iwa-chan..." Oikawa pouts.

"Get off of ___." Kiyoomi tells him.

"No. I wanna hug ___. Everyone's so quiet and awkward now." Oikawa objects squeezing you. "It's going to be okay.." He whispers. You smile a bit touching his arms.

"___ help me with food please." Osamu says.

"Sure." You hum going to help him. Even as you helped him you could feel the tension in the air. "I think I'm going to head over to Nohebi after we eat."

"___..." Osamu frowns lightly.

"Don't worry... I just feel like I should give you guys some space." You breathe.

"Okay... You'll come back right?" He peers at you.

"Yeah. I'll come back." You nod.

"Okay. Eat first." He kisses your temple. You and him finish before taking the food to the dining room. The meal's pretty quiet besides Oikawa periodically teasing the middle schoolers and getting scolded by Iwaizumi.

After they finish eating you decide to walk the middle schoolers home with Oikawa and Iwaizumi.

"So do you know what you'll specialize in?" Hinata peeks at you curiously.

"Hm... Probably defense." You tilt your head. "I don't really want to attack since I might go overboard."

"I'm going for Defense too. I'm going to join Raizu when they hold the tryouts soon." He grins.

"Soon?" You blink in surprise.

"There's been a shift in power, they're holding tryouts to get more people into the hero courses." Kageyama tells you. "You didn't know?"

"No." You look back at Oikawa and Iwaizumi who also seemed surprised.

"How much sooner?" Oikawa asks.

"Mm I got the application." Hinata takes it out.

"You haven't turned it in yet? Boke." Kageyama scoffs.

"Shut up it's a lot to fill out." Hinata grumbles, handing you the paper. Oikawa and Iwaizumi look over the application with you.

"That's weird... If Hero HQ sent this out it would be on the news right?" Iwaizumi murmurs.

"There's no watermark on it either." Oikawa murmurs.

"When and where did you receive these?" You ask Hinata.

"A week ago. In the mail. Why?" He tilts his head.

"Think it's Claw again?" Oikawa asks you.

"Maybe. Kinda feels like the ones that sent me on that plane ride." You admit. "Hinata, we're keeping this. Kageyama, don't go to yours. If you want to try out Raizu early. Oikawa can talk to the headmaster." You tell them.

"Eh?? Why me?" Oikawa pouts.

"Because you're the dorm president." You and Iwaizumi remind him.

"Tch. Fine. I'll see what I can do." Oikawa huffs unhappily.

"Thanks Oikawa." You smile a bit. He pauses and hugs you.

"I'll do it for you! Now go away middle schoolers! You can safely reach home now." He waves his hand at them.

"Fine... Race you." Hinata and Kageyama share a glare before suddenly taking off.

"So I guess we'll be checking out the location on here?" Iwaizumi takes the paper while you all turn back, Oikawa still cuddling your cheek.

"Yeah. It has a meeting time at a rather secluded part of town." You point. "But maybe we should contact a pro about this instead. Might not just be our area." You take a picture and send it to Hibarida with a message.

"Leaving it to the pros huh..." Iwaizumi murmurs.

"Yeah... That's what we're supposed to do right?" You point out.

"Yes..." He nods peering at you. "You're walking on eggshells around us." He states bluntly.

"How could I not? I sense it. And I know you guys do too..." You frown at the ground. "I'll give you space to think about it all and go hang out with Mika like I said I would."

"As long as you come back I don't mind." He looks ahead. "Take too long and I'll drag you back. You belong at Raizu."

"Whoa. Iwa-chan said something good." Oikawa breathes in amazement.

"I'm just warning ___." Iwaizumi sighs, peering at you again. "It's not like you killed innocent people right? I don't really mind it. Some of those bastards have it coming."

"... Right." You nod rubbing your cheek.

You reach the dorm and go up to your room, packing up a duffle bag. You go into your bathroom to grab your toothbrush and go out to find a red fox sitting in your bag looking up at you.

"Take me with you?" The fox tilts his head, ears drooping. You blink and kneel in front of him.

"Not this time. I'm just going to hang out with Mika and Daishou for a bit. I'll be back." You tell him softly.

"Why?" Atsumu whines flopping against your clothes and rolling so his back faces you, sulking. "I'm not mad about it. If I had the power I probably would've done the same.."

"We're supposed to be Heroes Atsumu." You remind him, taking him out of your bag and setting him behind you to finish packing up. He changes form and hugs you from behind.

"I get it... But I don't want you pulling away from me." He grumbles into your shoulder. "No matter how many villains you take out. You still saved me. You still protect everyone. I get why you hid it. So I'm still here with you."

You blink tearing up slightly as you brush your fingers through his hair. "Thanks Tsumu... I'll be back soon." You murmur. He lifts his head meeting your gaze solemnly before leaning over and kissing your cheek.

"You're really coming back?"

"Yeah. So be patient. And I am taking my phone." You poke his nose.

"Okay..." He moves to pull away but then slumps against you. "Are you sure I can't come? I'll be good... Promise not to bite your boss..."

"Atsumu..." You sigh before turning to him and cupping his face. "Please wait for me, okay?" You request. He pouts slightly but gives a nod in response.

"Okay..." He grumbles. You hug his neck before grabbing your bag and start for the door. "Be safe ___."

"You too." You breathe. You step into the hallway, peering at Kiyoomi's door and going over it. You raise your hand to knock but stop yourself. "I'm going to Nohebi. I'll be back in a few days." You tell him through the door. No response. You frown lightly and start downstairs, pausing in the lobby as your phone pings. You check it to see a message from him.

'Be safe.'

"Okay." You murmur before heading out. You start for the train station, frowning more to yourself.

"Wait." Kiyoomi's voice makes you look back in surprise. "Sorry... I don't know why I tried that." He says catching up.

"Because you didn't want to see me?" You tilt your head.

"Well not entirely..." He looks down before taking off his mask and meeting your gaze again. "I thought we trusted each other.... So why did you hide it?"

"How could I not? I didn't want to worry you with it. It wasn't a matter of trust... I just didn't want you to think less of me or worry even more." You look down. "I stressed you enough."

"___ I don't care about any of that. I never really did. I came here for you. Even if you decided you wanted to become a villain, I'd follow you." He sighs, rubbing his face briefly before cupping your face. "Don't underestimate how I feel about you. These other guys can try to get close to you all they want but in the end I'll make you pick me. I won't be satisfied with anything else." He speaks lowly before kissing you deeply.

You were stunned, soon melting into the kiss and returning it, fingers brushing through his hair. You pull away, touching your lips. "I really don't deserve you." You murmur.

"Don't care. I'm still here." He responds bluntly, making you pause and chuckle.

"Alright. Alright, I get it." You smile. "I'll be back soon."

"Good. Or I'll come after you." He says heading back to the dorm.

"I'm hearing that a lot today." You comment continuing on, feeling a bit better.

You get on the train and take it to Nohebi, messaging Daishou to let him know you were on your way.

After a while the train stops and you step off, stretching slightly as you meet him just out of the station. He looks you over before smiling and touching your cheek softly. "Come on. Let's get you to the den." He rumbles leading the way. "Does Mika know you're in the area?"

"Not yet." You tell him.

"Keep it that way. I'm meeting her later so we can surprise her. A new sweets shop opened nearby so let's all go there together." He smiles.

"That sounds so cute." You chuckle smiling a bit.

"You didn't sneak out did you?" Daishou makes sure.

"I told some, they'll tell the rest if they ask..." You respond looking ahead. He blinks, peering at you before his tail wraps around your arm, giving a slight squeeze as he leads you to the soon to be agency.

You reach it, heading inside and up the stairs. "So... Before I start on it... Where would you want your room?" He asks you lightly. You pause in surprise, blinking at him before looking about.

"Ah.... Hm. I guess across from yours." You tell him looking at the door across from his room.

"I thought so." He nods, taking your duffle bag. "Go check it out." He tells you before taking your bag to his room. You blink and enter the room pausing briefly. It was a big room, with the start of a bay window. You touch the wood before moving to peer through the tarp but his hand comes over your eyes.

"Ah." You huff in surprise.

"It's not ready yet. You can't look." He chuckles teasingly.

"You said to check it out. What? Not going to let me help with my own room?" You chuckle moving your head away. He just smiles, shaking his head in response. "Really?"

"Trust me?" He tilts his head cutely.

"Like I could reject that face." You grumble looking away before smiling. "Of course I trust you."

"Good. We'll be meeting Mika in an hour. Let's start on the kitchen." He tells you heading back out with you and downstairs to the floor where the old kitchen was. "They left some of the old appliances, we'll have to move them." He hums.

"... Um. Boss..." You remove your glove as he looks over at you.

"Even better." He grins, "Leave the sinks, everything else needs to be replaced anyway."

"Yes boss." You breathe starting to burst them. After the room is cleared you both start to clean it up a bit. After a little bit he breaks the silence.

"I've killed before too." He says and you freeze in surprise, glancing at him as he continues to scrub the floor. "It was... My third date with Mika... I left her near the theater to get some snacks after the movie. When I came back she was gone. I knew something was wrong. It tracked her scent to a nearby alley way. She was struggling with them, they were tearing at her clothes like dogs ganging up on a rabbit...

"When she spotted me she cried out for me, so one of them struck her and she fell limb." He stops scrubbing, sitting back and looking at his hands. "I saw red, before I knew it I smashed one of their heads into the wall, my tail strangled another. The third tried to fight me but I crushed his ribcage, felt his broken ribs rip through his flesh beneath my palm. The last one tried to escape but I caught him before he could leave the alley. My fangs pierced his jacket and into his skin. I remember how he died, how everything started to shut down until his heart stopped."

You swallow carefully crawling over to him as he continues. "I took her home. When she woke I acted like I had just scared them off. She has no idea what happened after she was knocked out. It didn't bother me until I tried to sleep... So I checked the criminal records website." He turns to you, meeting your gaze with a heavy frown. "___. That wasn't the first time for any of them. They were tried for assault and rape before. The last one I killed had six charges before that. Six. Why was he even out?... Mika wasn't the first and she wouldn't have been the last. I don't regret it anymore. I haven't regretted it in a long time.

"So when I heard what you did to Dagger, I wasn't bothered in the slightest. They were a bunch of murderers. They were going to keep murdering people until they died. Your near two hundred doesn't sound as bad as their thousands." He tells you, taking your hand. "I get it. All of it. I accept you regardless... I trust you. You're the only one I've told."

"I trust you too. I accept you." You smile at him. He smiles back and pulls you into a hug. You bury your face into his shoulder.

"Not much of a king now am I?" He comments.

"You kidding me? No matter how you bloody your hands I'll follow you." You pull back, putting his knuckle to your lips. "I know you're good." He smiles lightly, dropping his hand and leaning forward to press his lips to yours in a sweet motion.

"Good. I'm glad. Let's finish cleaning this room up and then go meet Mika."

~~~~

"___! I'm home!" Tendo chimes, walking into the dorm.

"Not here." Iwaizumi pokes his head out of the living room.

"Eh?" Tendo tilts his head before going into the living room. They seemed to be having a meeting. "Where's ___?"

"Nohebi, left about an hour ago." Kuroo tells him.

"Oh. Guess I should've checked first. Well, see ya." Tendo turns to go out.

"I don't think I'm okay with ___ killing Dagger. I know they were bad but Hero HQ could've handled it." Bokuto murmurs. Tendo twitches and he sighs heavily before going back into the living room with a smile.

"What was that Kotaro-kun? The Hero HQ could've handled that? How naive." He hums.

"Excuse... me?" Bokuto blinks at him utterly lost.

"I'll be honest with you, right now you guys are probably the purest heroes we have. Maybe Mr. Hibarida too... But the newer heroes aren't great, doing for fame and glory. That's why I like you guys. You actually want to help." Tendo puts his hands behind his head. "You know, I did my research. And Dagger has been in the same building for a long time, even a little bit before we were born.

"That's why that town has no nearby hero agencies. Hero HQ basically gave them that land. Because they get more money from the open investigations from the murders that Dagger committed. People that want to know the truth paid them a lot to find the culprit." Tendo tilts his head as the room grows cold.

"So they knew. But they didn't care. It's obvious right? When they were alerted of ___'s accident, they knew a seven year old was going up on one of Dagger's many hit lists. They never lifted a finger, no extra security, no moving the family. They just left it all alone." Tendo's eyes grow cold. "But they care now don't they? Their cash cow is gone.... So don't put too much faith in Hero HQ. Or any of the major agencies. They'll sooner let a child be killed for profit than save thousands of people."

"Tendo..." Kiyoomi whispers.

"And don't fault ___ for getting to the point. We all have a breaking point. Maybe if you had been in the same state of mind you would've taken a life or two as well. But if not... Then I would have to praise your sincere heart." Tendo's voice softens. "My best friend... Didn't take a life that was innocent in a building full of murderers that Hero HQ let remain.... If you don't believe me then look into it more. But I guarantee it'll make you question the ones passing out orders." He stalks out at that, leaving them all in shock.

Halfway to the city, Rakurai joins him. "You look mad." He peeks at Tendo's face. "Are we going to kill someone?" He lights up slightly.

"Actually Rakurai, I have a better idea." Tendo stops looking at the agency that outlined the horizon.

"Oh yeah? What?"

"Let's start a war."