Pov Kota
I sighed as I leaned onto the balcony railing, staring out at I-Island. This place is insane, full of amazing tech and inventions. Peaceful with an absolute zero percent crime rate. Home to the smartest engeneers of the world... Yet I can't seem to find it in myself to enjoy it... Eri is having fun, sure. As long as she is distracted, she can smile.

But that all vanishes when I need to comfort her after another nightmare late at night. Auntie Melissa is doing everything she can to cheer us up and auntie Mei shows us her crazy inventions all the time in order to distract us. I sighed, again, letting my head rest upon my arms as I watched the clouds roll by.

What would Katsuki be doing right now?

The news is talking about how we vanished from the earth and nobody can seem to find Ground Zero or his family. I know we are here and Katsuki has some kind of deal with I-Island so nobody would tell a thing to the outside world. But where is he..? He didn't tell us a thing about where he disappeared to or what he's planning...

I'm scared, not gonna lie. Who wouldn't be? I've already lost so many people I care about to the title of pro hero and the ideal of the greater good. First my parents... Then my aunt and her hero team... Katsuki saved me from the foster system and gave me once again a place to call home. He helped me through my grieve, gave me a fun little sister I can protect. I smiled a little at the memories...

-Flashback-

We arrived at the house about an hour after he picked me up from my temporary stay at a local orphanage. A car ride that went on in complete silence. I know there was a lot of discusion about where I should end up. Nobody really wanted me... I glanced at the blonde hero as he parked the car. Why did he agree to take me in?

I mean, I made my opinion obvious. If someone was to adopt me, I want it to be Izuku. But he's not around anymore... And the D.E.K.U. refused to take me in since I'm still too young... They recommened Bakugou Katsuki, the former boyfriend of Izuku. He's supposed to be the next best thing, but I highly doubt it... He just finished high school! He can't take care of a child!

The door slammed shut, a sign the blonde had left the car. I sighed, also opening my door and crawling out of the car, seeing him grab my bags from the trunk. Not that I had a lot of stuff... He walked past me, nudging me to follow as he walked up to the front door, struggling to open it with the bags at hand. Once inside, he dropped the bags and took off his shoes, hanging his cloak on a hanger.

"Well... Welcome home, I guess" he muttered, glancing at me.
"I'll put your stuff in the guest room upstairs. Uhm, I mean your room"
"Temporary room" I muttered, seeing him scowl at me.
"Brat" he grumbled as he took my bags up the stairs. I rolled my eyes, taking off my shoes and placing them next to his next to the door.

I heard him move some things upstairs and decided to explore downstairs for a bit. Unlike his angry appearance and ruthless hero persona, his home seemed rather cosy and nice.
"Make yourself at home or some shit like that"
I jumped up at the sudden voice behind me as Bakugou walked past me, entering the kitchen. With the open floorplan, everything was pretty much visible from any point of the room.

"Watcha wanna eat for dinner? I think I've got some leftovers in the fridge I can work with but we can order in if you want"
"Why are you so nice to me?" I asked.
"Eh?" he reacted. I stayed silent for a while, wanting to see if he was genuine or acting. It seemed like he really didn't understand my question... I sat down on the couch watching him as he came over.

"Why are you so nice to me?" I repeated as he sat down next to me.
"I know you don't want me, not really... You just pulled the short end of the stick. Besides, isn't Ground Zero supposed to be the new Endeavor or something?"
He didn't answer but I could see it angered him.
"Do you realise what you just said brat?" he hissed, glaring at me.

"Endeavor treated his family like shit. He beat them for every single mistake they made. Are you really telling me you thought I'd be like that?"
I stayed quiet, processing the words he just spoke. I knew about the Endeavor scandal of a few years back, but I was talking more about the aggressive hero side. Bakugou took a deep breath, seemingly calming down a bit.

"It's true that I redirect my anger towards my enemies... But I would NEVER direct my anger towards a child, understand? I won't hurt you"
He harshly ruffled my hair before standing up and going back to the kitchen, opening up the fridge and started preparing dinner. My eyes followed his movements, my mind thinking over his words.

He's a pro hero, just like all my other guardians have been before him. A dangerous profession in which anything could happen at any given moment. It would be better for me not to get attached, that way I won't get hurt again when something happens to him... So that's why I didn't talk or move while he was cooking.

When dinner was ready, he called me over. We ate in silence, avoiding eye contact as much as possible. I must say his food isn't bad. It's better than most of the stuff my aunt made me...
"Alright, this isn't going to work like this" Bakugou stated, as he cleaned the table. I frowned, not understanding where he was going with this.
"I understand you're still grieving, and you can't let all that emotion out with a stranger like me..."

He went to the hallway and threw me my jacket.
"Come on, we're dealing with this the way I dealt with this when I was in the same shit as you are now"
"Where are we going?" I asked as I saw him put his shoes and coat on.
"No questions brat" he grunted, grabbing his car keys.
"Come on, get a move on"

I followed him outside and inside the car, which he started immediately. He swiftly moved the vehicle off the driveway and sped off, definitely breaking the speed limit. Only a few minutes later we arrived at a forest surrounded by a tall fence. 'No trespassing' it stated in big bold letters. He locked the car and rolled a few times with his shoulders, cracking his neck. Before I realised it, he has jumped on the fence, climbing over it in no time.

"Come on" he muttered, holding a broken part of the fence back. The opening it created was big enough for me to climb through.
"B-but it says-"
"What did I say about questions brat? Just follow me, we won't get in trouble, I promise" he stated, reaching out for me with one hand while holding the gap open with his other one.

Was he planning on leaving me here? Hoping I'd get lost and die? I swallowed the lump in my throat, crawling through the hole and following the blonde through the dark forest. We ended up at a big open space next to a lake, the moon shining brightly upon us and the sky dotted with stars. It was beautiful...

"You like it?" he asked with a grin.
"I used to come here as a kid all the time. Deku and I-"
He broke off his own sentence, frowning a bit. Deku... That was his nickname for Izuku, right?
"Anyway, we're here to get that frustration and anger out so you can cry away the sadness of grief. The Bakugou grieving method, the best in the world" he spoke, taking a few steps away from me and taking on a defensive pose.

"Come at me with all you've got!"

"W-what?!" I shrieked.
"Hit me! Use your quirk for all I care! Let your frustration and anger out!"
"B-but I'll hurt you..." I stated, seeing his grin didn't waver.
"Who says you'll be able to land a hit? I'm a pro hero, you know?" he grinned.
"Come at me with all you got! Shout out what you hate and what frustrates you! Let loose of your emotions, there is no one here to judge you!"

-End of Flashback-

I don't exactly remember what happened after that. Just that there was a lot of yelling and my fists hurt at the end of the night. I remember crying in Katsuki's arms when the sun rose again before we went out to get wafels for breakfast. They were crunchy and the wipped cream tasted horrible. It's funny what kind of insignificant details the human brain remembers...

Our relationship got better after that and step for step I learned to trust him. A few months after he started fostering me, the procedure of adopting Eri started and soon I had a little sister to worry about. And even though Katsuki was young and didn't have that much experience with kids, he wasn't a bad dad. Eri started calling him daddy rather quickly. I remember how shocked both Katsuki and I were when that happened. He cried that evening, overemotional by Eri's words.

It's then that I started playfully calling him dad whenever I could point out he lacked parenting skills. He always smiled or rolled his eyes but we both knew he was happy about it. Yet I never realised how attached I got to calling him that... I rather call him dad than Katsuki or Bakugou. I've been thinking about asking him to adopt me for weeks now... I looked into it online and thought about it at night.

But that was before all this started... We promised each other to always be open and honest, that he'd have no secrets regarding his hero life. And then Izuku came back to life... Everything changed instantly now that big things were about to happen. Katsuki even send us away for our safety! He has never done that before! He always grins, stating that as long as he is around, nobody would be able to hurt us.

But now even Katsuki is scared... He's afraid Ground Zero won't be enough... Ground Zero has ALWAYS been enough! He's the symbol of victory! The undefeated champion! The number one hero! I frowned, clenching the railing of the balcony. He had to win... He just has to! For us! Me and Eri! For the sake of Japan too! For everyone! He has to... H-he promised... He promised to adopt me!

A tear rolled down my cheek, which I quickly wiped away. God, I hate that I can't destroy anything on this island... No way to use my quirk without bounds to redirect my feelings and met out my emotion like Katsuki taught me.

"Here you are!"

I tilted my head a little, seeing auntie Melissa.
"Eri-chan is hanging out with Hatsume right now. Don't you want to see her new invention?"
"Not interested" I muttered, staring back at the waves of the sea and the clouds drifting through the sky past the island.

Melissa sighed, a small pout on her face.
"I know you're worried for Katsuki, but I'm sure he's safe. He'll contact us soon, I just know it"
"No you don't" I spat, glaring at her.
"You're words are empty! You don't know anything about what he's doing or where he is! He could be in mortal danger and none of us would know about it!"

I pushed myself away from the railing and stormed off. I hate this place! I just want to go home with Eri and dad! I paused my step, thinking over what I just said. I called Katsuki dad just now, didn't I? Well, if he's going to adopt me, I better get used to it. I want to call him dad, like Eri does. Would that make him happy? Would it make him cry like when Eri first called him dad? I secretly hope so... I want to see him happy, see Eri happy... I want us to be a family!

A tear escaped my eyes and I clenched my fists. Please dad... Please, just be okay...