I woke up surrounded my darkness I couldn't see anything in front of me. My body was in pain, the pain I have felt before my whole life. I turned around and once again I seen him. Staring at me with murder in his eyes a smirk on his face. "I told you, you will never get rid of me you mistake. You think you can hide but we both know you can't hide from me." He said in a dark twisted voice. A voice no villain could ever make me fear. My body was shaking but it couldn't move. I was frozen in place. I look around and I see chains on my arms and legs like he used to do in the basement I closed my eyes to try to escape but when I opened them. I was in the basement of the house I never want to go back too. I tired breaking the chains off but i couldn't. They wouldn't budge. I heard the door slam open and I watched my mom get thrown down the stairs. "Mom..." I whispered and she just looked at me with tears in her eyes "I love you Izuku" she said "No! Mom! Don't you die on me. Not again. MOM NO!" I yelled trying to get to her but it was too late. Hisashi started stabbing her over and over again and he looked at me with a huge smile I tired with all my strength to get out of these chains but it was too late he swung the knife and it cut my chest open "NO STOP! PLEASE DONT HURT ME. PLEASE STOP" I screamed "Now now mistake. You know not to yell at me." He said and stabbed my leg "STOP!" I screamed with tears running down my face he cut me several more times as I begged him to stop he pulled a gun out and pulled the trigger"

I shot you out of bed screaming "NO STOP DONT HURT ME" I yelled and I felt someone wrap their arms around me I tried moving but I couldn't I felt trapped "Izu, it's okay it's me Dabi, i won't hurt you" "TAKE THEM OFF GET THEM OFF OF ME! HELP ME" I yelled through my tears digging into my wrist "Izu listen to me there's nothing on you baby, I need you too calm down, breathe okay?" Dabi said softly but I felt the chains on me I ripped my shirt off and I seen my wrist. He was right there was nothing on me I looked at my chest and there was no blood. I looked up and I seen the worried faces of Shiggy, Toga and Kurogiri. Shiggy and Toga had tears in their eyes I looked to my right and seen Dabi "It's okay Izu, no one is going to hurt you, is was just a bad dream. You're safe" he whispered in my ear and I couldn't help but cry. I cried into his chest holding on to him like he was my life line. He rubbed my back whispering sweet things in my ear. I realized my shirt was off and they all seen my scars I started to panic again trying to cover up my scars Shiggy must have got the point and grabbed one of dabis hoodies and put it on me "Hey it's okay Izu, we aren't going to judge you for them." Shiggy said to me and I calmed down "N-no o-one has ever s-s-seen them but K-Kacchan..." I stuttered out trying to catch my breath and stop the tears Kurogiri left and came back shortly after with a glass of water. He handed it to me I thanked him and took a drink of it trying to calm down."what time is it?" I asked Shiggy looked at his phone "3:42 AM" he said. Damn only 2 hours of sleep. "Izu, you don't have to tell us. But what was the dream about?" Toga asked softly.

I trusted these people I don't even know them all that well, but every bone in my body, every voice in my head, and my heart keeps telling me to open up to them. To trust them. That they will protect me and that I'm safe with them. I took a deep breathe and let it out "It was him... my step father... I woke up surrounded by darkness, I couldn't see anything I turned around and I was face to face with him. His eyes filled with murder and a grin on his face. The way he looked before I killed him. He told me that I can hide but I will never escape him. I tried to run but I couldn't. I couldn't move... I looked down and I seen chains on my arms and legs. I was stuck in one spot. I closed my eyes trying to wake up but when I opened them I was in the basement again. Chained to the wall. I tried to break out of them but I couldn't. That's when the door was flung open and my mom was thrown down the stairs... I tried to call out to her but she looked at me with tears in her eyes and told me she loved me. I tried yelling out to her but it was no use. He came down the stairs and started stabbing her over and over with a smile on his face. I was screaming at him to stop but he wouldn't. That's when he came to me. I begged him to stop. He started cutting me calling me a mistake he kept cutting me over and over until he pulled a gun out and pulled the trigger. That's when I woke up. But I thought I was still in the basement. I could feel the chains on me. I- I watched her die... again" I explained and broke down at the end. Dabi held me tighter and I could feel other arms around me"Izuku?" Kurogiri said I looked up to him with tears rolling down my face "Yes?" "How do you feel now that you talked about that?" He asked me and I was confused, I've never had any one ask me how I felt "I-I don't know how to explain it. It's almost like someone took a small weight off of me. But I still feel sad, I feel pain. I feel... lost... having to watch my mom die over and over almost every night hurts. With him there telling me I will never escape him. I feel trapped in a bubble" I explained and wiped the tears off my face leaning into Dabi more for warmth. I felt so hollow and cold and he felt so warm and safe. Kurogiri nodded "Do you want to go down to the bar and I can make you food? Since I'm guessing you usually don't go back to sleep afterwards?" He asked and I nodded "I only sleep maybe 3 hours a night. After nightmares I can't fall back asleep or they get worse and harder to wake up from." I said and he nodded "What's your favorite thing to eat?" He asked and it took me by surprise once again... why do they care so much about me?... I wondered "Katsudon.." I answered back softly Kurogiri nodded and walked out the door "Izuku... can I ask you a question? You don't have to answer it though.." Shiggy said and I nodded "Do the heroes know about your past?" He asked I looked at him "Dad and Nezu do... I think Endeavor does as well but I had to tell Dad and Nezu when they brought the detective in... I didn't go into detail though... they know I killed him but they don't know about the other people I killed..." I answered and they looked shocked "2 questions... one, who's your dad and 2, why the hell does endeavor know?" Dabi asked I chuckled "endeavor changed after you disappeared... he regretted everything he did he let the power and Bitch Might get into his head... after you left he had a breakdown and changed for the better. Nezu told him some things about my past and I think he used me to try to be a better parent to make it seem like he changed from when you left... and my dad is Aizawa" I said and Dabi was surprised as well as the others "Yeah I found out about a year ago he was my biological father... he never knew my mom was even pregnant. They broke up before she found out." I explained and they nodded "Does... does he really regret what he did to me?" Dabi asked softly I nodded "He does... he told me all about you, how he was proud to have such a strong son like you and that he wished you were there longer. He actually thinks your dead. There was a body found that I guess was similar to what you looked like and they said it was you... years later the realized their mistake and said there was no way you would have survived that long..." I explained and he nodded his head "Izu... you called All Might Bitch might... as funny as it is... is there a reason why?" Shiggy said trying not to laugh. "Fuck him, that dirty scumbag hero is fake and bullshit. I can't fucking stand him. I had to save Kacchan from some stupid ass sludge villain and he tried to tell me I was a god damn villain because of my quirks. He told me that I was a better villain than a hero. I dead ass looked at him and that trashy ass smile of his and told him that if I was such a villain why the hell was I the one who had to save my best friend while all the other heroes stood around watching him die? He told me I need to learn respect and tried to bring my parents into it. I swear to everything that's fucking holy I almost killed that dirty mother fucker right then and there." I said with anger and hate in my voice my eyes turning a crimson red then realized I snapped at them "Oh.. sorry Shiggy... I didn't mean to snap at you..." I apologized looking down "Dont apologize to me I asked the question" he said with a soft smile and I nodded "Well damn.. how do you handle it at UA?" Toga asked and I started laughing remembering the first time I seen him at UA I had a full on laughing session before I calmed myself down "I *gasps* he *gasp* PFFTTT" I tried to say but continued laughing everyone was looking at me concerned after about 5 minutes I stopped laughing and controlled my breathing "So. No one told me he was going to be a teacher there until I found out by myself on the day of the exams. To say I was pissed was an understatement but I walked into the teachers lounge and he looked at me and I could see the hate in his eyes he stood up was screamed "WHY THE HELL IS THERE A VILLAIN HERE!?" And everyone looked at him and I titled my head to the side and said "I didn't know we allowed trash at UA" Dad spit out his coffee and it covered Present Mic and Nezu spit his tea out across the table and holy shit it was the best thing I ever seen cuz all might got even more pissed off" I explained trying not to bust out laughing when I finished they all started laughing causing me to laugh "holy shit Izu" Shiggy said while he was laughing Kurogiri walked in to tell us the food was done but instead of everyone being sad he got us all laughing our asses off "I'm... foods done.." he said confused we all shot up and ran out the door running to the bar area to eat. There was only 3 chairs so I sat down on Dabis lap and giggled while I ate after thanking Kurogiri for the food. After ate we all stayed at the bar and started talking.

"Izu, would you sing a sing for us?" Toga asked and I looked at her "Um.. sure.." I said and grabbed my phone which was dead "shit.. can I use someone's phone?" I asked and Dabi handed me his "Thank you." I said with a small smile I signed into one of my music apps and found the lyrics and sing that I recently wrote "I'll sing you guys one I haven't posted yet.." I said and they all got excited.

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My ship went down in a sea of sound

When I woke up alone, I had everything

A handful of moments, I wished I could change

And a tongue like a nightmare that cut like a blade

In a city of fools, I was careful and cool

But they tore me apart like a hurricane

A handful of moments, I wished I could change

But I was carried away

Give me a therapy, I'm a walking travesty

But I'm smiling at everything

Therapy, you were never a friend to me

And you can keep all your misery

My lungs gave out as I faced the crowd

I think that keeping this up could be dangerous

I'm flesh and bone, I'm a rolling stone

And the experts say I'm delirious

Give me a therapy, I'm a walking travesty

But I'm smiling at everything

Therapy, you were never a friend to me

You can take back your misery

Arrogant boy

Love yourself so no one has to

They're better off without you

(They're better off without you)

Arrogant boy

'Cause a scene like you're supposed to

They'll fall asleep without you

You're lucky if your memory remains

Give me a therapy, I'm a walking travesty

But I'm smiling at everything

Therapy, you were never a friend to me

You can take back your misery

Therapy, I'm a walking travesty

But I'm smiling at everything

Therapy, you were never a friend to me

And you can choke on your misery

Once the song was over they had tears in their eyes and Dabi hugged me tightly "Izu, have you ever tried therapy?" Kurogiri asked and I shook my head "No, I don't want to talk to a stranger about my feelings and my problems. I don't trust people... but... for some reason that I'm not sure of... every part of me is screaming to trust you guys..." I said softly at the end "You can trust us Izu, I get that we're villains but that doesn't mean we don't have hearts. We talked about this before, just know we will never judge you for anything you do or say." Shiggy said softly and I smiled "Thank you.." I said and they all said I was welcome. It made me feel... happy... "Izuku, would you consider doing therapy with us?" Toga asked and everyone was surprised by it, hell even I was "I.. what do you mean?" I said not fully understanding what she meant "What I think she means is, if you trust us enough, would you talk to us about your feelings and how you feel. Even talking about your past" Kurogiri explained I thought about it for a second

"Do it! Trust them"

"This could be your chance to break free"

"Do it Izuku. You need it."

"You could be happy, and you could break free from the nightmares and that bastard"

The voices kept repeating but the last one stuck out the most "Could I finally be free?" I asked myself not realizing I said it out loud "There's a chance you could, you could break free from the past, break the chains and fly free from everything" Dabi said and it caught me off guard "I said that out loud didnt i?" I asked and they chuckled "Yes you did" Toga said I looked at them and then to Kurogiri "I'm willing to give it a shot" I said and everyone smiled and was happy. "You guys can go to bed if you'd like... I'm sorry I woke you guys up" I said and they all immediately denied me "It's okay Izu, surprisingly we don't have a hang over but we're all wide awake now so don't worry about it" Toga said and everyone else agreed "If you guys say so" I said with a giggle "Would you like to start now or later?" Kurogiri asked "We can start now.... if you'd like ..." I replied back "We can do it now, I think it will help." Shiggy said and I nodded.

This is how I started my therapy with villains