Eri had called out for me as her quirk had started going out of control.

Midoriya landed a final blow on Overhaul, and it looked like the worst of it was over. Overhaul was immobile while Midoriya was unconscious.

My eyes frantically scanned the area, so many heroes were rushing towards us, including Shota. It looked like he had used his erasure on Eri as soon as he let me go from it.

I had no idea how this little girl was still doing fine, but as soon as she saw me landed she sprinted over.

"Ama!!" she threw her arms around me in a hug. "You came back for me!"

"Of course, Eri. I said I would save you," I held her tightly, but I was running out of time.

I couldn't afford to be caught here.

"Eri, I have to leave for good this time," I pulled back to look at her. "But you'll be safe here. I promise. They'll take good care of you."

"No! Ama! Please. I want to go with you. Deku is safe now," she was crying, and I had no idea what to do.

"Ok, get on my back," I turned around and she hopped on.

I knew if I tried to fly away, Shota would just erase my quirk, so I had to improvise.

I slammed my hand on the ground and caused a small hole to open up, leading us back down into the Compound.

I jumped down and quickly closed the hole behind us. If I couldn't go in the air, below ground would have to work.

I honestly didn't know what would happen if I got caught, but I didn't want to find out.

What if they sent me to prison? Or labeled me a villain? Plastered me all over the news as a traitor.

What if they sent me back to the League as a spy?

I was operating out of pure fear at this point, and I felt like I had no one to trust.

Keigo would be my best bet but I had no idea where to find him. And he was also the one who had set this up, so he must have known the hero commission and police force would be here.

Did Shigaraki know too? Was he planning on it?

Was it on purpose because we didn't have enough members to take down the Shie Hassaikai alone? But if that was the case, why would they send me?

Weren't they worried I would just rejoin the heroes as soon as I could? Or did they know that the heroes wouldn't accept me back?

I still had absolutely no idea what had happened or what was going on... And running through all the possibilities was driving me insane.

And now, I was technically kidnapping a child they were trying to rescue which probably wasn't a good look either.

I sighed to myself as I ran... It was too late to turn back. No where to go but forward.

I checked my watch and realized I was well over an hour late to where I was supposed to meet up with the League again.

If they weren't sure before, they definitely knew by now that I wasn't coming back.

After awhile of running, I slowed down figuring we were far enough away. I had no idea what part of the city we were underneath, and I would have to go back above ground eventually to plan our next move.

"Ama," Eri said softly. "I'm tired."

I smiled as I crouched down and let her get off my back, "Here, I'll carry you like this."

I picked her back up so that she was now in front of me and could rest on my chest while I did most of the work holding her.

I brought us above ground and held her close as I looked around. I didn't have any money, and I wasn't really sure where to go next.

It was risky, but I decided on my old apartment. After moving in with Shota, I told him I sold everything and gave up the lease, but I actually hadn't yet.

Too many trust issues not to have a fall back plan...

They probably learned about it already, but I figured it might buy us 24hrs, and that's all I needed.

"Hold on tight, Eri. I'm going to fly. Is that ok?"

She nodded as she nuzzled further into me. Poor girl. I hope I could provide her with the life she deserved. That's all the mattered now. She was all that mattered.

••••

**Shota POV**

"That was not the plan!!" I yelled at Hawks as he stood in my living room, looking rather disappointed himself.

"I told you she was unpredictable."

I sat down on the couch and threw my head into my hands, letting out soft sobs as I thought about the day.

I saw her. She was right there, and she slipped out of my fingers once again.

"A UA student saw her," I mumbled as Hawks sat down too. "And Midoriya saw members from the League."

He sighed, "So what does that mean?"

"That means that everyone is going to start questioning her whereabouts. Her father's death bought us time to say she's grieving, but now..." I trailed off.

"People are going to think she's either with Shie Hassaikai or the League because how else would she have known to be there."

"And to grab the child, what the hell is she up to?"

I just couldn't wrap my head around it all. She didn't execute her plan given to her by the League. She saved Mirio. She went back to protect Eri. And then she took Eri with her?

None of this made any sense.

"Are you sure she didn't go back to the League?" I looked up at him.

The League was supposed to help take down Shie Hassaikai, and that was supposed to leave me time to find Y/n.

But they were no where to be seen during the attack... They didn't help at all.

And Y/n didn't follow her orders at all. Hawks told me exactly where she was supposed to go and what she was supposed to do so I could intercept her, but she went completely rogue.

Now she was gone with the girl everyone in the hero ranks wanted to protect and save. So they were hunting down the mysterious villain who took her...

No one seemed to know it was Y/n, but a few of them knew she was there, so she would definitely be on a suspect list.

And that would only draw more questions and investigation. I couldn't let that happen.

I couldn't let her being with the League get found out, or about her trip to the prison, or about her recklessness today.

I had to protect her, but holy fuck was she making that difficult.

Not to mention, there was no doubt the League would be after her soon. They were threatening to kill her well before she pulled all these stunts.

I could only imagine how livid Dabi and Shigaraki would be, especially if she were to resurface by my side.

This was messy. Messier than I really had the ability to deal with alone.

"She's not with them."

"How can you be sure?"

"Because, they're asking me what happened to her too." He let out a groan of frustration, "We have to find her before they do. Where could she be?"

"If she was smart, she'd leave the country," I mumbled.

"Really? With no money, a kid, and a scary amount of enemies? She's not that stupid."

Good points... I was so overwhelmed that I had no way of thinking clearly at all right now.

I took a deep breath as I tried to focus. Hawks is right. Y/n's quirk is astounding, but her intelligence is far more impressive.

She could improvise a plan in a matter of seconds. She was a survivor to say the least.

And what does she always do first in survival mode?

"She's going to need to buy herself some time," I spoke up as I looked at him.

He was engrossed with his phone. I really didn't like him, but I couldn't imagine everything he was dealing with. He was juggling so much more than I was currently.

"Dabi is suspicious of the kid. Apparently Y/n took an immediate interest in her when they first met Overhaul. And they know the kid is missing too."

Of course she did. Seeing a child being used and torture by villains, she probably decided she would rescue Eri weeks ago.

Over and over agin she proved she was a hero at heart. I didn't understand why she still doubted that.

And with Eri now in her life, I knew she would do everything to keep her safe. That'll be all Y/n's focused on.

He put his phone down, "That means they'll be looking for Eri too."

She needs time. Y/n is hiding somewhere until she can get her and Eri to safety... And probably somewhere she can take care of Eri for the night too.

I wracked my brain of every single possibility, retracing every moment and every conversation I had with her since the summer camp incident.

"Fuck," I stood up quickly. "I know where she is."

"What!?" he jumped up. "Where!?"

I wasn't about to tell him. I didn't trust him very much at all if I'm being honest with myself.

"Look, just go to the League and buy me at least a day alright?" I stared at him intensely.

He followed me to the door, "I can't promise any more than that. Even that'll be a stretch."

"I know. With any luck, I'll need 12 hours, but a day will make sure she's safe."

He nodded, "Right. I'll do what I can."

I watched as he took off... I just hope I'm right about this.