At UA, Nico’s headache was slowly subsiding. Instead of feeling like someone was pounding his head with a hammer, it felt more like someone was repeatedly poking him with a screwdriver. Little miracles, he supposed. Now, onto the real problem. He wasn’t sure how to start this conversation. Looking at this group in front of him, it was obvious they were waiting for him to say something. Telling them the smallest amount of details was probably the safest bet. Either way, speaking was inevitable. He stretched the silence long enough.
“So," he began awkwardly, "why’d you guys drug me? I thought you guys were supposed to be heroes or something.” To be fair, not all 'heroes' were necessarily good, but Hades never said anything about them acting otherwise.
Skeleton Man, as Nico dubbed him, widened his eyes comically and started coughing out an alarming amount of blood, red splattering the front of his white shirt. Nico stared at him in shock. He didn’t have to be a son of Hades to tell his health wasn’t good. In fact, Nico wouldn't be that surprised if that poor man dropped dead right now. However, the other two didn't seem to share the same thoughts, as the old lady smacked the Scarf Man upside the head, both paying no attention to Mr. I’m-Coughing-Out-Half-My-Blood-Supply.
This was confusing.
The Scarf Man sighed, tired eyes staring at Nico. “We are heroes, but you were unidentified, armed, and hostile. This is standard procedure, especially since All Might's retirement.” He leaned back against the wall, crossing his arms over his chest. Again, the resemblance to himself struck Nico as odd. “Evidently, using Midnight’s gas was overkill since you obviously didn’t know how to fight back against that.” Wow, Nico thought, what a genius.
The blond skeleton laughed and shook his head. “You are right, Aizawa, but this young man did give you guys some trouble! Impressive for a child on the verge of falling unconscious, don’t you say?”
Scarf Man, Aizawa, didn’t say anything, just shot a look at Skeleton Man. The little old lady was the one who spoke up this time, wagging a finger at Aizawa.
“Don’t try and deny it. All Might is right, he did give you trouble.” Even though he enjoyed the ‘compliment’ of giving heroes trouble, Nico tuned out the rest of what she was saying quickly, giving himself a second to organize all the information. Okay, so he got two names. The Skeleton Man has upgraded to 'All Might' and the Scarf Man is 'Aizawa.' Both are heroes. Wait, no, All Might retired, right? Yeah. Moving on. He's in a doctor's office. That doctor's office is in U.A., school for upcoming heroes. Nico needs to stay here with class 1-A until he can get rid of All For One and go back home to everyone. To Will. That's the plan.
Nico snapped out of his thoughts. Wait, crap, they're moving. He should probably pay attention. All Might and the old lady stepped outside into a hallway while Aizawa moved closer to Nico, one hand on the scarf around his neck as if readying to take it off. Nico hesitantly made a move to hop off the bed and on to the floor, but as soon as he did that, Aizawa immediately wrapped his weapon (definitely not a scarf anymore) tightly around Nico.
"What!" Nico protested, righteously upset. He struggled, about to use the shadows as a means of escape before remembering his father's words with a scowl. He couldn't even defend himself. This was mortifying. "I didn't even do anything!" Nico's glare, which could terrify even the most bravest of campers, didn't seem to faze the other man as he dragged Nico out of the room and into the hallway.
"You're still dangerous," Aizawa explained, not bothering to look Nico in the eye. "We'll ask you some questions. If we're pleased with the answers, you might get your possessions back." You know, Nico was really starting to hate this guy. Okay, he could pretty much feel Will's disapproval at saying 'hate.' He was beginning to extremely dislike this guy. There.
All Might and the old lady sneaked looks at Nico, and if he didn't know any better, they almost looked full of pity. He rolled his eyes, a feat hard to pull off while being dragged on the floor. At least they knew this isn't how you treat someone. Deciding to avoid their gazes, he turned his attention to his surroundings. On his left, giant windows. The sunlight shining directly into his eyes was perfect. Quickly turning his head, he was met with doors and walls, along with a couple of signs. You know, normal things in a school. Nico sighed. This place was making him miss camp even more.
Finally, the group stopped. The demi-god sighed in relief. All Might opened the door in front of them and they filed in, Nico pathetically being dragged in behind them. When the door closed behind him, the weapon around him loosened, and Nico could move again. As he got up, dusting himself off, he began to wonder why Aizawa let him go here. Then, he lifted his gaze and saw the whole group of heroes he met at first sitting down, plus some others. Nico cursed under his breath, never happier to be fluent in ancient Greek.
One chair around the large table they all sat at was open, and Nico assumed they were waiting for him to sit. Were they finally going to show him some decency? Nico looked around warily as all eyes were on him, sitting down with his hands in the air. Then the whip lady who made him pass out earlier (she was sitting next to him, yay) swiftly put him in handcuffs. Handcuffs. Like he was some criminal.
With a very visible scowl, he placed his connected hands on the table in front of him, showing everyone that he wasn't going to attack them. Jeez. He bet if Percy was the one sent on this mission, none of these crazy precautions would have been taken. "Happy now?" He questioned under his breath. Not surprisingly, he got no answer.
The very, very kind lady next to him took this opportunity to introduce everyone, going around the table. As if he's going to remember all those names. After finishing, she pointed to the man sitting directly across from Nico, repeating the introduction. "This man is Naomasa Tsukauchi, a trusted friend and member of the police force. His quirk allows him to tell if you're telling the truth or not, so it's useless to lie. He'll be asking you a couple of questions."
Nico sighed. Fantastic.
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FanfictionSome guy named All For One has cheated death for years, and Hades does not like it. So, he makes Nico deal with it.
