Vigilante Work
Never let somebody tell you vigilante work is like riding a bike. Because it's not. You don't just take a break and expect to be perfect. You can't expect to go back to fighting the level of villains you were beforehand.
No. You've got to start out small, until you've gotten back that experience and you can move back up.
So that's exactly what Izuku did. He set his alarm for 11, got a couple hours of sleep, and suited up when it went off. Before he left he made sure his and Eri's apartment was totally secure. If he didn't it would have caused him horrible anxiety all night.
He gave Eri a soft peck on the forehead before hopping out if the window and locking it behind him. (A/N: I know this sounds a little weird but when I explain his quirk it will make sense.)
Jumping from rooftop to rooftop Izuku took down quite a few small time muggers and would be rapists until he felt warmed up. In hindsight a month of inactivity wasn't the best idea but Eri was just so cute.
It was going well and Izuku had worked back up to the level below the one he had left off on. He decided to take a break around 1 am, drinking a cup of coffee on the roof of the coffee shop.
Now, Izuku had known that Eraser had been following him for the better part of 20 minutes but he didn't expect the man to hold a civil conversation with him.
"Rogue?.." Wow. Did Izuku detect uncertainty in the great Eraserheads voice?
"Yeah Eraser? It's really me if you were wondering."
"Where have you been?? We all thought you were dead kid."
"We?"
"Well me and the police that is." Embarrassment! Wow. Eraserhead isn't a emotionless robot! Who knew?
"And all of the U.A. staff I bet. Although it is nice to hear my two father figures are worried about me." Izuku took a sip of his coffee, swinging his legs back and forth.
"Seriously kid. Where have you been? Tsukauchi has been going crazy looking for you..." 'And so have I.' It went unspoken but Eraser's worry was there.
Izuku paused. Did these people actually care for him? Oh. Oh that may be a problem.
"I've had some family problems come up. I was busy taking care of my little sister and couldn't go out at night." It was the truth but it made it sound like Izuku still lived with his parents. Which, he obviously didn't.
"It was nice chatting Eraser but I've gotta be home by 2! Tell Tsuka I said hi!"
And with that Izuku jumped off the edge and disappeared without much chase from Eraserhead.
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Tsukauchi Naomasa did not consider himself a worrier.
That is until Rogue suddenly stopped showing up to annoy the police at 1 in the morning.
Then he had to reconsider that idea. Because now his days were filled with worry. He worried the kid was dead. He worried the kid had become a villain and they were too late.
It had been a month, since they had seen Rogue. An entire month! No vigilante takes a break that long without something being wrong.
He had been worrying for a month. Ever since the day the officers realized he hadn't done his patrol. Because dammit that kid hadn't missed a patrol in 3 1/2 months.
It was 1:30 in the morning when he got the phone call.
"Hello?" His voice was gruff with sleep as he tried to rub the sleepiness from his eyes.
"Hey Tsukauchi. It's Eraserhead."
His heart sped up in fear. "Eraserhead! Why are you calling me at 1:30 in the morning?"
"Relax. It's nothing bad. Rogues just back on the streets and before you ask he's fine."
Tsukauchi slumped back on his bed in relief. "Thank God.... Did you find out where he's been?"
"From what he told me it sounds like his parents are fighting. He said he couldn't go out at night because he was taking care of his little sister..."
"Poor kid. But he let it slip he had a little sister. We could use that. I'll get on it in the morning."
"Alright, I'll see you at the station first thing to tell you exactly what he told me. Sleep well Tsukauchi."
"Try to sleep Eraserhead."
He ended the phone call with a chuckle. He put his phone back down on his nightstand before rolling over and closing his eyes. It wouldn't do any good for the investigation if he couldn't think straight.
Tommorow they would be one step closer to catching Rogue.
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It was almost 3 in the morning and Izuku was still having trouble sleeping. His adrenaline was still high after his patrol and Eri had had a nightmare not long after he got home.
He was just playing on his phone. He had already texted Todoroki a bit before he said he had to sleep or his older sister was going to worry.
He wasn't really thinking when he hacked into the police files, or U.A.'s website to find two people's numbers.
*RogueBunny has started a conversation with Tsukauchi and 1 other(s)*
RogueBunny: What's up father figures?
Aizawa: Why are you texting us? And how did you get these numbers?
RogueBunny: What? I can't text my father figures? And just because I wasn't on the streets doesn't mean I wasn't doing vigilante work.
Aizawa: Let me take a wild guess. You're Bunny.
RogueBunny: What gave it away?
Aizawa: Do you really want me to answer that? Go to sleep kid. You probably have school tomorrow.
RogueBunny: Yes. D a d.
Why hadn't Izuku thought of this earlier? This had been a fantastic idea. Now he could annoy Eraser and Tsuka outside of patrols.
Izuku went to bed with a smile that night, content with the fact he had constant contact with the two men that were the closest things to father's he had ever had.
Who knows? Maybe he could let Eri message them every once in a while. It would be good to have two adults ready to take her in if anything were to happen to Izuku.
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The next morning Izuku decided to take Eri to his favorite Cat cafe. Izuku should probably read a book on parenting or something because he was just guessing at this point.
They walked in and Eri squealed. "Sashi! Look at all of the kitties!" A few cats flocked to the excited little girl. Eri was a giggling ball of excitement as they walked up to the counter.
"Hello. I would like a catppuccino with a chocolate croissant and a chocolate macchiato with a chocolate muffin."
"Okay! That will be 1500 yen!" Izuku counted the money before handing it over and letting Eri pick a table.
She picked one of the tall tables with the tall chairs that were right next to the window. Izuku had to pick her up and set her in the seat. A few cats jumped up onto the table and their laps.
"Sashiiiii look at the pretty kitty! I'm naming it Hawks!" She was holding a pretty orange tabby.
"Oh? Is the Number three hero your favorite Imouto?" Izuku teased knowing he very well was. She just thought his wings were the coolest thing ever.
"Uh-huh! His wings are so pretty! If I ever meet him I'm going to ask him to fly me around!"
Izuku laughed at his little sister as she started making helicopter noises.
The waitress brought over their food and drinks with a smile. Eri immediately started shooing the cats so they would be ables to place their food on the table.
"Okay Ari. The drink I'm about to let you have is a special treat okay? You can't just ask whenever you want one." Eri nodded seriously, taking in what her big brother just told her.
Izuku set the catppuccino and croissant in front of her. "Enjoy!"
She hesitantly took a sip of the drink. Her eyes widening in surprise. "Sashi-nii! This is really good!"
"I'm glad! It's mostly milk but it has some coffee in it. We'll go to the park later so you can work out that excess energy."
Eri nodded happily and she and her big brother enjoyed their special cafe treats.
Unbeknownst to them however there was a couple and their kid in the booth behind him smiling at the interaction. Or at least one of them was smiling, the other two were trying not to fall asleep.
"Wasn't that just the sweetest Shou?" The blond known as Yamada Hizashi gushed.
"Hmmm. Yes. They're adorable." Aizawa Shouta tiredly agreed.
"Dad you don't even know what you're agreeing to" their purple haired son Shinsou Hitoshi laughed.
"I know. I'm just tired. Having a conversation with Tsukauchi this early in the morning is not a good idea. Especially if it's about Rogue." Aizawa grumbled sipping his black coffee.
"It's great that he's back. We were all getting worried."
"I don't understand how that vigilante has you, dad, the detective, and most of the U.A. staff wrapped around his finger. You don't even know his name." Hitoshi laughed.
"Shut it brat." Aizawa snapped with no real heat.
And so the vigilante and his sister peacefully ate as the Aizawa-Yamada family playfully bickered behind them. They would go on to leave and never spare the other a second glance.
Eraserhead was within feet of his target and he didn't even know.