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Eri grinned and straightened her tie
She was about to speed out the door when her mother grabbed her collar
“Whoa there sweetheart, you forgot your bento”
Eri grinned sheepishly at her mom
“Sorry”
Her father released a barking laugh
“Ease up Ritsuko, the little apple just excited for her field trip”
Her mother grinned
“I know Kats, by the way we will be home by 4 then we will eat curry!! I even have some new spices”
She smiled and hugged the younger girl
“Be safe, I know UA arranged this but-”
“-villains are everywhere, I know Mom”
She grabbed her bento and kissed her father’s cheek
“Bye mom! Bye dad!”
They waved goodbye and she ran down the streets
“Eri!”
She turned around and grinned
It was Kirishima Akane, her Aunt Ashido and Uncle Eijiro’s daughter
The pink skinned girl catched up easily
“Are you excited? I mean we are spending a day in a prison!!”
The silver haired girl smiled at her enthusiasm
“Calm down! It’s not like we’re going to the zoo, we’re learning about the ethnics and how the prisoners are treated. We also have to interview one for our worksheet”
Akane blew the hair out of her face
“Boo, you suck the fun outta everything, no wonder you are second in the class rankings”
She gained a mischievous look on her face
“Sooo, are you gonna sit next to Izumi-kun?”
Eri blushed and turned away
“It’s not like that, Kota and I are just friends”
She swiped her presto card and Akane followed along
“What type of friends are on first name bases and without honorifics!?”
“Good ones, like dad and Uncle Eiji”
“Fine. You may have won the battle but I will win the war!”
Eri laughed and boarded the waiting subway
“Wouldn’t dream of it, Aka-chan, wouldn't dream of it”
Akane gained a sober look
“Are you nervous, that you might uh meet your bio-parents?”
Eri bit her lip
“A bit but from how mom and dad phrased it, they are probably in Tartarus so we might not even see them. Besides, Sensei and Grandpa wouldn’t pair me up with someone who’ll try to kill me, right?”
Akane hummed and left it at that
They got off the subway and passed a 711
“Hey E-chan, is that you?”
Eri glanced at the window and smiled
“Oh yeah! That was the photoshoot for the perfect family award! I personally think we won cause everyone in our family is a hero, I mean 2 of them have held number 1 and the others were at fourth and second respectively”
Akane giggled
“Man, your fam is cool”
They laughed and passed the gate
“We better hurry or Sensei will flay us alive”
The girls rushed through the oversized door and greeted their teacher
The bell rung and they walked out in single file
Aizawa took their attendance and loaded them onto the bus
The bus pulled out and drove down the road
Eri smiled
She couldn’t wait to start the field trip
“Hey Eri, wake up”
Eri rubbed her eyes
“We are already there Kota-kun?”
He nodded
Eri smiled and grabbed her backpack
Aizawa handed her a slip of paper
“This is the room you are to report to after the tour, the prisoner you will be interviewing will be there”
She nodded her thanks skipped towards her friends
“Aka-chan! Kota! Wait up!”
A woman who introduced them as the warden led them into the prison
She showed them the layouts, guard’s areas and plans if the prisoners escape
Soon they stopped for lunch at the mess hall
Afterwords they were led to the private visiting area and soon the prisoners were led in
Eri’s prisoner was a man with arrow shaped hair and a pointed noise
He also wore an indescribable facial expression
The guard turned to her
“This is Kurono Hari, he was once the second hand of the Shie Hassaikai”
“Kurono-kun, this is Bakugou Eri”
He flinched a bit a the name before staring at her eyes
The man’s eyes watered
“E-Eri? The damn bully adopted her!?”
Eri frowned
“I do not appreciate you talking about my father like that. He is a hero”
Hari gave her a watery laugh
“I am not talking, merely stating facts. Tell me, will your view change if you realized that he had suicide baited your mother as well as abused her daily?”
Eri’s eyes steeled
“No, because my parents never loved me”
Hari laughed in disbelief
“Never loved you? The Shie Hassaikai fell because your parents risked and sacrificed their lives as well as gambled all their resources to protect you! Your own mother was killed because she sacrificed herself as as a glorified fire-proof blanket”
Eri’s eyes widened
“W-what. But-but my bio mom is still alive, I mean mom said so herself”
He clenched his fist
“No. Do you know why? I was the one who failed both of you. I was your godfather and your father’s childhood friends. I was the one who found your mother’s body, it was a charred mess”
Eri stared at him in disbelief
“So she was killed in a house fire?”
“No Endeavour killed her, well he was aiming for you but your mother did say ‘over my dead body’ and ‘you can pry her out of my bloated decomposing hands’ cause you can pry her out of my cold dead hands was never good enough for her. She was stubborn, always making good on her promises”
Hari shook his head
“Anyways he was part of the second strike team-”
“-second?”
Hari looked at her
“What did your parents tell you?”
“I was a baby, rescued from my abusive yakuza parents. My parents were on the mission and as soon as they saw me wrapped in my tattered mess of rags shivering, covered in cuts, they knew they wanted me”
Hari threw back his head and laughed
“Bs. First off, you were 1 years old and nearing 2. No way could you have been a baby I mean you could walk short distances, even learning how to speak. Next is that you were adopted from a rival yakuza that abused you. You rewound your bio dad to non existence and yourself back to a baby then they decided they didn’t like that so they placed you in a dank room for several months. You were kidnaped over a year later, you were so overprotected that the only scratches on you were most likely self inflicted.”
He took a breath
“That day was sweltering but the night was cooler so your mother placed you in an red n lacy imported American made Nordstrom summer dress with a cute petite coat made of white silk from England. You couldn’t be shivering because you were so warm so you rejected your favourite hat well it was more like a bonnet, she tried to put on you. The rags are absolute bs, you were the fattest and most spoilt baby i've seen and you knew it. You learnt how to strut before walking“
He chuckled a bit
“That night you were placed in bed before your mother went to sleep. I was with your father in the main compound. That was when strike team 1 ambushed us. It was comprised of Dekuriu, Lemillion, Nighteye and later 1-A. Your dad tried to stall, even monologuing so one of us could escape and help you 2 evacuate”
He let out a shaky sigh
“It didn't work as turns out a second team was attacking simultaneously. Strike team 2 comprised of 4 underground heroes and Endeavour. Your mother heard them pounding through the door. She grabbed you and tried to run but was backed into her favourite room, her parlour. She pushed you into the corner and tried to shoot Endeavour but the bullets melted. Endeavour having such a short fuse, well he charbroiled the front half of your mother’s body, burning her heart which ultimately killed her. If she hadn’t placed herself where she was, well you wouldn't look so alive”
Tears pooled a bit at his eyes
“I-I managed to escape but I was too slow. You disappeared and all that was left was your mother’s charred body and her favourite picture of her family, ripped and covered in blood. I-I failed your family and I-I am so sorry”
Eri was slightly tearing up
“B-but how did Endeavour get away? H-he should be jailed for murder”
“If heroes do it, then it is collateral damage. Your legal kidnapping was called a rescue. If you were well high enough on the rankings you can get away with anything. There was an urban legend that one of the number 1 heroes started a trafficking ring.”
He smiled sadly
“All Might and Levitate neglected one of their daughters, The current number 1, Dekiru abused her sister, Endeavour bought a wife and killed his fist son, Hawks was bought from a poor island and forced to become a hero”
Eri gaped
“W-wait wait back up, Mom is an only child. I saw her childhood pics”
Hari looked at her
“It’s true. Do you know why?”
Eri shook her head
“Her sister was your mother. Her name was Chisaki Kiyako, less commonly known as Yagi Izumi”
Her eyes widened in horror
“M-Mom is actually my aunt?”
He glanced at her
“Here, pass me a slip of paper and a pen”
She obliged and he scribbled some things down
“This is your father’s name and where he is imprisoned. If you want more information, he’s your man. Now we gotta do some of your questions or you’ll be leaving empty handed”
She nodded mutley and showed him the questions