It's done now. They don't have to go through this anymore.

I've been wiping my eyes for what feels like hours since I've been here. Mic-Sensei stares at me with a grim smile.

"Are you sure this is what you want?" He asks me while resting a hand on my shoulder. It's weird seeing him outside his usual hero costume, but I think I'm starting to get used to it. To this side of Present Mic.

"Yes I'm sure." I hiccup. "I'm just so happy it's working." I look out the window. Mic had moved us to his and Aizawa's section of the teachers' quarters. I'm grateful he did. I don't know what I would do if someone else saw me like this. 

"I'm glad, and I don't want you to stress too much about it okay? I'll handle the pros." I look up at him in shock. "All the pros."

"You would do that for me?" I feel my eyes start to water again. There's just so much happening at once, it seems unreal. This week has just been so awful for me that I didn't think anything good could come out of it. I don't even know what I would've done if I hadn't decided to come to Mic.

"I would do anything for you. You say the word and it'll be done! I think you deserve your own attention here and there, don't you think?" No. I don't think. This isn't for me. Though I'll be happy seeing the kids not suffer anymore, I'll stay with Mr. Akagi. Because that's what I deserve. I don't deserve better for the things I've done, but they do. They deserve the world. 

I start to stand, I can't stay here for long. I've wasted too much of his time and patience. "Thank you Mic-Sensei for everything. I don't think I've ever been this happy." I give him a watery smile. 

"I thought I've told you to call me Yamada, no more Mic. That sounds too professional."

"Thank you Yamada Sensei."

"Why don't you stay a little while longer, have something to eat maybe?" He taps at the chair. He waits for me to sit down before smiling and getting up himself. We're in their "kitchen". From what I've seen all the teachers get their own floor, or at least Mr. Yamada and Mr. Aizawa do. I wonder why? 

Yamada Sensei had walked over to the fridge. He started pulling out random containers, probably with leftovers from previous meals. We never have leftovers at home. We barely had a meal to begin with. Being in this place makes me feel wrong. As if I don't belong here, I don't. It's too nice, too pure for someone like me. I wonder if Mic-Sensei sees it too. He probably does. He knew as soon as I knocked on his door, that I was out of place. 

"Do you mind soup?" He clears my thoughts. He has a soothing voice, I was surprised at first. I didn't think someone as loud as he is could be so calming. 

"no." I look down at the wooden table. It's a medium sized round table, it's fit for the size of the kitchen. It's not too big, but I'm sure it could fit four or even five people. 

"It'll take a while for it to heat it, but I'm sure you won't mind." He smiles at me softly. He stays y the stove to watch over the soup. It puts a good distance between us, but not too much. I can still see everything he's doing. "In the meantime, I thought we could talk?" That surprises me, but I should've known. Why else would he want me to stay if it weren't for some reason?

"Oh, alright?"

"Now I don't know any details, but I do know you've been missing school for a few days now. Are you alright Kaminari, sick?" Is that why he made me soup? I assumed Aizawa Sensei or even Hawks would've told him all the details as to why I'm missing from school. Aizawa mentioned Mic-Sensei knowing that Hawks was supposed to watch over me. I got so mad at them for it, I ran away. But I can't be mad at Yamada Sensei. Not when he has good intentions. 

"no?"

"Then, why did you leave Kaminari?" He frowns at me. "When Shouta told me you were missing I was sure there had to be some reason. Something he was leaving out." I don't look back at him. The guilt gnaws at my chest. Knowing that I worried Aizawa and the others. "I'm not here to pressure you into telling me, but I wanted to check on you. After being gone for nearly 5 whole days, you show up at the teachers quarters trying to give me your missing homework assignments. You had no contact with anyone, so I am the first person to see you. I'm sorry that I have to keep you here for longer, but I have to make sure you're safe." 

"i'm sorry that i worried everybody." I whisper to him. I'm fiddling with my fingers because I don't know what he wants me to say. I hear something click and soon after he places a spoon in my hands. I look up in confusion, but he's already gone. Only to bring a bowl of the soup with him. He places it in front of me before sitting down next to me, not across.

"Don't worry about us, we'll be fine. You on the other hand. I'm more worried for you. Where were you?"

"I went to visit someone is all. I just needed space." I stir the spoon in the soup to let some steam come out. "i'm okay."

"That's good to hear, but next time Kaminari?" I look up at him. "Please come to me when you need space. I'd rather know you're okay here than somewhere else and not know." He smiles. "And that's an offer, not an obligation."

"thank you."

"Anytime little listener. Now eat up, I don't want you going hungry on me." He laughs a bit. I smile with him before digging into the food.

It's not that I haven't eaten, but maybe it's that I haven't anything warm or comforting. I don't know what kind of soup it is, but it's delicious. I could be bias, I eat anything I'm given. Anytime I glance back up at Yamada Sensei he's just smiling. It's not one of his usual big smiles, but a small one. When he notices that I'm staring he'll look out the window, or sometimes check his phone. I'm sure by now he's notified Aizawa Sensei. I wouldn't be surprised if he's trying to keep me here for longer so he can come. I don't know what I'd do if that happens. 

Once I finish eating I place the spoon in the bowl. Yamada Sensei hasn't seemed to notice, too busy typing something on his phone. I go to place it in the sink, but before I could take even three steps in the direction, he's there to swoop the bowl away. 

"I'll take care of that." He places the items in the sink and pulls out a rag. "It would be rude if I let my guest wash his own dishes. Especially since I'm the one that offered the food." He chuckles.

"Oh. Okay." I stand there awkwardly, just watching him rinse the bowl. There's no reason for me to stay any longer than I already have. "I think I'll head ou-"

"I'm sorry Kaminari, but I have been keeping something from you while you were here. I'm sure you figured out that I notified Shouta about your whereabouts, but I also notified someone else. And that someone wants to see you, if that's alright with you?" He places his hands on the counter and sighs. 

"I-i. Someone wants to see me?"

"Yes. He said he wanted to apologize to you and that it was urgent." His eyebrows are furrowed, and I can't tell what he's thinking. I didn't think anyone would want to apologize to me after what I pulled. Yamada Sensei seems unsure of the situation himself. "But I told him he could, only if you were alright with it." 

I suppose there's nothing left to lose.

"okay."

Almost as if they were expecting that, the doorbell rings. Yamada Sensei looks up quickly and sighs. "I'm sure that's him. I'm sorry, I didn't think he'd arrive that soon."

I watch him walk out of the kitchen and I slowly follow behind him. Now we're both standing by the entrance to Yamada and Aizawa's floor entrance. If it was Aizawa Sensei, he'd have a key so he wouldn't have to knock. Unless he wanted to give me an option?

Yamada Sensei opens the door and it reveals someone I didn't expect. 

"hawks." I whisper. He looks awful. Even that might be an understatement to how he looks right now. I don't think I've ever seen him this disheveled before. He has a small bruise on his cheek that's almost faded. He's not wearing his usual hero costume and not even his citizen clothes. He looks as though he just chose random clothes in the dark. Even that is the better part of his appearance. His hair isn't shiny, everything about him looks dull and matte, even his wings. I stay frozen a few feet behind Yamada Sensei.

I can tell he hasn't seen me yet, mostly because Yamada is blocking the majority of the entrance. They're both exchanging words I can't pick up. I can see Hawks' chest rise and fall fast, a little too fast. It takes him a second but he looks to the side where he finally sees me. He stops whatever he was saying to Yamada and takes two steps into the floor. Yamada had moved to the side as soon as Hawks saw me. 

"denki." He whispers before rushing over to me. He hesitates for a second before pulling me into a hug. I stand there for a bit, not knowing what to do. I look at Yamada who nods his head. I can feel Hawks' body start to shake and that's when I decide to wrap my hands around him as well. 

"I'm so sorry Denki. I truly am sorry." He sobs.

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I've never been this nervous standing on this porch. I look back at Yamada Sensei, he's sitting in his car, who gives me an encouraging smile. I turn around and take a deep breath. I knock on the door and wait.

She opens the door quickly and pauses when she sees me. "Denki." Aiko smiles before reaching her hands out to cup my face. "I'm so glad you're back. Are you feeling better now?"

"Yes." I lean into her hand. Her face softens at my content. She pulls one of her hands away to wave to who I assume is Yamada Sensei. He probably drove off. "Did you give Hawks that bruise?" I ask her the question that's been on my mind since I saw Hawks at the teachers' quarters.

"Someone had to knock some sense into him, and I gladly took the role." She laughs. "Now come inside, I have some kids that I know are just dying to see you." She ushers me inside the library and closes the door behind me. I can tell by the emptiness of the desks that the library probably was closed for a bit and that the kids are upstairs since there is no mess down here. 

"Actually before that I have some things I need to tell you?" I don't know how she'll react when I tell her. I've been nervous about it for some time now. 

"Of course." Her smile drops when she hears the seriousness in my tone. She offers me a seat on one of the nearest couches and sits besides me. "You can tell me anything. Good or bad, I won't get mad at you, okay Denki?" She holds my hand and squeezes it. 

I take another deep breathe before looking down. "I found the kids guardians who will adopt them." I hear her breath hitch.

"You did?"

"Yeah. I figured this would be better for them. They're good people I swear! Though you did hit one of them?" I shrug. She envelopes me into a big hug.

"I'm so happy. I'm glad they have somewhere safe to be."

"but.."

"But?"

"I haven't found one of them a home yet." I pull away and look up at her.

"Oh. That's alright, we can keep looking Denki! I know a few people, and maybe we can talk to a social worke-"

"No um. I found a home for him, but I just haven't asked yet?" Her face twists to one of confusion. "Aiko. Would you please adopt Haru?" She sits up straight and looks away after I finish. Her hand immediately moves to her mouth. "If you don't want to I understand! I just thought since he was so comfortable with you, it would be better for him to stay he-"

She throws me into a hug and I can hear her sobs. "Denki of course I would adopt Haru! I would be honored to, and I'm so happy you even considered me as an option."

"I would be an idiot not to." Tears well up in my eyes.

"I know you think I'm lying to you when I say this, but Denki I would adopt you too. In a heartbeat. Whenever you're ready, I'll be here for you. It's time you had someone take care of you." She hugs me tighter and I think I stopped breathing because it seems so unreal. She's said it before, but now I want to believe her. I want to believe that someone wants me. That Aiko wants me. 

If I let her adopt me, would that be okay?