OK. LEMME TELL Y'ALL THAT THIS WAS AN EFFORT AND A HALF TO MAKE QWQ idk why either, I've had this idea in my head for… basically since Eri showed up in the series. And I think I started writing this before they went into the place to rescue her so that should be pretty telling in a lot of this ;^^ also not so proud of the end cause i just squeezed that part out right before coming here to post it, I just wanted to get this done so I can try and start on the rest of it. Either way, before this gets too long, THANK YOU ALL FOR THE NICE REVIEWS IN MY LAST IZUOCHA THING! It really fueled me to try and do this too! Hope you enjoy it, I'll try and not take like a year to write the next chapter but uh… no promises ;^^

Ochako had no idea why she was even down in this side of the city. Well, she did, her parents wanted to have her over or a special dinner together, but why she stayed the night was beyond her! Curse her mom's cooking, all tasty and filling and relaxing, put her right to sleep! Oh she didn't have time for that now, she was having to book it down to the train station as fast as she could and hope that Aizawa wasn't going to expel her for being late.

Luckily she had a good idea where she was, this was near enough to her internship to know where she was going, after all she and Deku would sometimes go back to the dorms together this way afterwards. Ochako grumbled as she felt that damn blush burn across her face again, just at the mere mention of his name. Even after nearly going into cardiac arrest from the prodding of the girls and even "confessing" to Deku, she couldn't get this darn… sensation that came over her from him. She was taking Mina's advice and accepting it, but right now she was a bit more concerned getting to school.

She came to a stop between two buildings, taking gasping breaths as she rested to one side of the alleyway.

"Good… lord…" she panted out, wiping sweat from her brow. "How far… is the train… stat-". Before she could finish her thought she felt something knock right into her leg. What Ochako saw though when she looked down at it was something she wasn't prepared for.

Laying on the ground before her was a young girl, maybe six or seven years old, panting hard gasps of air. She was dressed in a plain, long white dress that reminded her of a hospital gown. Her long, silver hair was messy and covering up most of her face, as well as a single horn that seemed to jut from one side of her head. What it didn't cover up though were the large red eyes staring up at Ochako in fear, signs of recently crying showing on them. But what really caught Ochako's eye was the bandages that seemed to cover the full lengths of her arms and legs.

Ochako immediately went to assist, a panic tone in her voice as she lifted the girl back up to her feet. "Oh my goodness are you ok!?" she said, slowly and carefully inspecting the girl to see if she was injured. "I-I'm so sorry I should watch where I'm stopping I guess." her attention was once again caught to the bandages around the girl's body but as she continued to stare she could feel the girl tremble in her grasp, feeling the want that the small child had to take her hand back as quickly as she could. Ochako wasn't exactly that skilled in dealing with kids, but she knew enough to ease off.

"Are you ok? Where did you run off from? Is your mommy or daddy h-" the gravity hero's words were cut off by the immediate reaction of the little girl clinging to Ochako's body, her tiny hands gripping with all her strength around her shirt while burying her head into her collarbone. Unsure what set her off like this, Uraraka could only wrap her own arms around the girl, gently patting her back as she heard the muffled sound of whimpers and the wet feeling of tears against her. "W-whoa t-there there sweetheart. I-it's ok…" she said, trying to be comforting. This was… waaaaaaaaay out of her usual skill set but what kind of hero would she be if she didn't try to comfort a crying child? Anyone would do the same in her situation; Iida, Tsuyu, and for sure Deku.

"…n't g…" hearing something coming from the girl, Ochako tried to listen closely.

"Sorry, what was that?"

"Don't go…" she heard it that time, and that set off the young hero in training's mind, only to be stopped by a new arrival.

"Ah there she is."

Once again Ochako's attention was drawn to a new figure in the surprisingly populated alleyway. This one however was much more foreboding and intimidating. A tall, darkly dressed man in a thick winter jacket and a formal suit shirt and tie under that, but the most defining feature was on his face. A large leather beak mask was strapped to the front of his face, giving him the look of an imposing bird-like creature. He stared down at the kneeled form of Ochako, but more specifically at the child she held in her arms.

"Thank you so much for catching my little Eri there." he said, in an almost sickeningly polite voice. "I swear she runs off by herself on every one of these walks of ours. Sometimes I don't know why I bother letting her out of the house." he stepped forward slightly, each step causing the little girl, Eri, to hold onto Ochako tighter. Ochako on the other hand just stared at the man, silently keeping her eyes on him even as he politely held out his hand, the latex gloves easy to notice.

"So sorry to bother you miss, I'm her father, Chisaki. Like I said we were out for some fresh air and all of a sudden my little Eri was gone." the man gave a sigh before taking again, but not one of a relieved father finding his child. More like an annoyed man having to deal with a child's antics. "Come along now Eri. We wouldn't want to… bother the young lady, now would we?"

Eri's trembling in Ochako's arms stopped all at once, cold realization flowing through her blood as the man spoke to her. She knew exactly what he meant, she could hear the gloves start to move off his hands, she needed to go back now, she wouldn't let another person be hurt by her, not again not again not again.

But as soon as Eri began to squirm her way out of Ochako's grip she found the chestnut haired girl's hands wouldn't budge an inch. This… was different for Eri. Last time this had happened she was able to get out but… this time there was some… prepared strength in the grip of this girl. Soon enough, Eri found herself being lifted off of the ground, tightly and protectively held in this strange girl's grip. She pulled her head up just enough to look up at Ochako's face, seeing a stone cold stare being given to the man before her.

Chisaki was unsure just what was happening, usually Eri ran back to him by now and they could be back on their merry way. He figured he just needed to keep up the act a bit longer, what would this kid even do, run away with her?

"Ah yes, I suppose I should carry her, just so she doesn't run off ag-" but before he could even reach over to try and grab her, Ochako's foot made a hard turn on the concret. In an instant this girl was off, running with a speed greater than most olympics could hope to manage almost. "W-what the!?" he ran out from the alley but was sadly not fast enough to see where she'd gone, the girl now lost in the sea of people up ahead of where he was.

Anyone around, or those with a great hearing quirk, would be able to hear the blood pressure rising in him, and probably the blood vessel that just popped.

She wasn't sure just what she was doing. She realized she probably looked like a crazy person to everyone around her, running past them in a mad dash with a child in her arms. There wasn't really an answer that she could give… just that her body seemed to move before her brain could think of a reason why.

Finally coming off the adrenaline rush Ochako had a few seconds to think about what she just did. Technically, she just kidnapped this little girl and half of her was panicking harder from that. On the other hand, she had good reason to do it, that man was clearly abusing her so should she be panicking?

Her thought process was cut off when she noticed the girl in her arms squirming, thinking her grip might be hurting her. She quickly made her way to an empty bench and placed her down.

"Oh god s-sorry Eri I guess I was squeezing too hard…" she said, her hold on the girl much lighter. Still she was able to feel the girl's body shiver and shake, able to see the panicked look in Eri's eyes.

"G-g-gotta g-go back…" the little girl said, her voice barely a shivering whisper. "N-need to go b-back… n-n-not again… not again…" she repeated this over and over, eyes firmly set on the ground as she did.

Ochako was not gonna let that slide. "Eri…" she knelt down to her level. "You don't have to… never again. You're out now you're-"

"No!" Eri interrupted her, fear struck in her eyes. "Y-you're… n-not safe near me… n-not safe…" her eyes started to well up with tears again.

Ochako felt her heart sank as she watched this. This little girl was clearly broken from that man and didn't know how to help with it at all. "Nnnn…" she groaned, "Even Deku would be better at this than me…"

"… Deku?…" the slow sound of sobbing came to a stop and Ochako's eyes were met by Eri's own, the little girl staring almost in wonderment. Ochako was rightfully confused by this… how did she know about him?

"You know Deku?" She asked. "Green curly hair? Freckles? Has a kinda bunny hood on his costume?" At each question Ochako asked Eri nodded her head, her tears having now stopped.

"D-do you know him?" Eri asked, a little spark of hope in her eyes.

"Well yeah he's my… best friend." Ochako chuckled a little nervously, finding something weird about saying that… problem for later. But after those words were said Eri's little spark of hope seemed to shine brighter. "How do you know him though?"

"H-he… I-I ran into him… like you…" Eri mumbled out, almost embarrassed herself. "He tried to h-help like y-you… h-h-he had v-very… gentle hands…" a little smile came onto Eri's face as she thought back to it, focusing on the warmth of the memory.

"Yeah that sounds like Deku." Ochako smiled warmly along with her, finding it adorable how she thought fondly of him. Then an idea dawned on her. "Do you… wanna see him again?"

Eri was brought out from her thoughts at those words, looking back up to Ochako as they filtered through her mind. "R-really?" She tentatively asked and got a nod back. Eri's fight or flight response was brought back as her instinct to get as far away from Chisaki came back to her. There was only one response she could give.

"I-I-I'd like that…"

The train ride out towards U.A. was awkward for Uraraka. Once again she felt a thousand eyes staring at her and her newly acquired companion, hoping no one would think the situation was something other than it was. Granted she wasn't even sure what the situation was that caused her to take Eri across town, once again unable to keep up with her own heroic instincts it seemed. If she was being graded right now she'd probably get an A with what she's been doing so far. Eventually though she got out and away from the watchful eyes of the train goers, carrying the small girl out with her.

It was only at this time that she checked the time.

"Oh geez! I'm so late!" Ochako said clearly panicked. She fastened her grip on Eri and jumped out from the station, moving as quickly and carefully as she could to dodge through the other people in her way. It was during this time as she ran towards the gates of UA, dodging through several students that were most likely on their own break time, that she realized something. How exactly was she even going to explain to Deku why she brought Eri with her? Heck, how was she gonna explain it to her teachers, or the police for that matter. She did just rescue a child from a clearly abusive caregiver. Dealing with one problem at a time, Ochako settled with trying to think of the right words to say to her friend about bringing Eri to him.

'Oh but what's even the right words?' Ochako thought as she turned the corner, in such deep thought and on such a strong autopilot she barely registered how close she was to her class. 'What am I supposed to even say?' she pulled open the door and walked through, eyes up in thought.

"Hey Deku, meet our new daughter?" Ochako said. Outloud.

In front of the whole class.

And Aizawa.

With everyone staring at her in stunned silence, even Bakugou.

Ochako just stared back at the class was a blank look, but in her head were the screams of utter fear.