Chapter 13: Don't Blame Yourself

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We moved into the dorms and all that was on my mind was the fact that Dabi probably hasn't left my apartment. 'I swear if I go back and the place is trashed I will kill him myself.'

Luckily I took all my valuables with me to the dorms, so Dabi can't steal anything of value... at least, sentimental value.

I set up my room and fell straight on my bed. Training these little shits is going to be annoying as hell.

Time skip

Oh god. It's her.

"L/n! Long time no see! Are you working with Aizawa now?" Ms. Joke asked.

"Yep. That's it." I said awkwardly.

'She's still annoying.'

"Wait, Ms. Joke, how do you know them?" Midoriya asked.

"Oh, they're one of Aizawa's old students. Probably his favorite student of all time! They actually did all of their interning with him. It's almost like Aizawa adopted them." Ms. Joke explained.

The entire class looked at me in shock. I turned away and scoffed, "Okay, just because I was living on my own doesn't mean Aizawa became a father figure to me," I muttered, totally lying to myself.

Shoto heard me and gave me a look saying, 'Really?'

I shot a glare back at him and he just turned away. "Wow L/n-sensei! I didn't know that Aizawa-sensei was your teacher too!" Uraraka said.

"Yep. He was my homeroom teacher for my second and third year at UA." I replied awkwardly.

We walked off and watched the kids take the practical license exam. "Wow, I was sure that Shoto and Bakugou would pass... but it's for the best. From what I saw, the two of them have some growing up to do." Aizawa remarked to himself.

I nodded and said, "Regardless, the fact that all of them got this far is remarkable. I mean they're all first years."

"It was a necessity, they need to be able to defend themselves legally when villains attack, especially since the League seems to be favoring their class," Aizawa stated.

"You're not wrong about that," I replied, my mind going to Dabi.

Time skip

Bakugou and Midoriya are fighting, huh? Alright, let's go check it out.

I met with Aizawa and we went outside to go check but All Might stopped me. I sighed and said, "We're coming."

"I'm afraid this is a private matter." All Might explained.

"Fine." I replied.

He walked away and Aizawa said, "Go see what they're talking about."

I nodded and sank into the shadows and went to Ground Beta. I popped out in a shadowy corner so I could hear and see everything without being seen by them.

Midoriya inherited his quirk? From All Might?! Is that why he said, "Now it's your turn"? He was telling Midoriya it was his turn to use the power?

Bakugou... 'oh no, don't cry. It's not your fault!' I thought to myself, recalling having felt the same feelings when Touya died.

After they were done fighting, All Might stepped out. He started talking about One For All and how Midoriya got the power. I sighed and stepped out of the shadows. "L/n-sensei!" Midoriya exclaimed.

Everyone turned to me. "L/n! How long have you been there?" All Might asked.

"The whole time. Listen, I won't tell anyone about One For All, okay?" I reassured.

"Thank you L/n." All Might said.

I smiled and looked at Bakugou. "Bakugou. I know how you feel."

He looked up at me in confusion. "You remember when we were kidnapped and Dabi mentioned that I had lost a friend of mine?"

His eyes widened in recognition. I looked down and said, "He passed away when the two of us were 13. For awhile I blamed myself. Maybe if I had done something differently, then he..." I took a deep breath and continued, "Look, the point is that I know how shitty it feels to have something happen and not be able to do anything. So please don't blame yourself."

He grit his teeth, turning away. I walked closer to him and put a gentle hand on his shoulder. "It is nowhere near your fault for what happened. Blame Shigaraki, blame Dabi, blame All For One, hell blame me! Just don't blame yourself, please."

His scarlet eyes met my e/c ones and he faltered for a second, a small tear going down his cheek before he scoffed and smacked my hand away and quickly wiped the tear. "Shut up! I get it! You don't have to make a big deal about it!"

I sighed and guided the boys back. 'Oh god. Aizawa's pissed.'

"Aizawa." I said, getting his attention off the boys who he was choking at the moment.

"What?" he asked with a scowl.

All Might leaned close and whispered something that I can only imagine was the reason the two of them were out there, minus the whole One For All thing. Aizawa scowled and sentenced the two to house arrest. 

'Good, they didn't deserve expulsion.' I thought as they walked away.

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