𝑩𝒆𝒂𝒖𝒕𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒑-Tododeku(Mermaid AU)

ℂ𝕙𝕒𝕡𝕥𝕖𝕣 25

Destiny's Omen
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"What do you mean, we're not leaving now?!" Shoto exclaimed angrily, the prince appalled by the sudden demand. "The sooner we leave, the quicker we get to Izuku!"

Aizawa simply continues strolling down the already dark streets of the city, the music of the bar fainter as he gets farther. Though, he stopped to turn around towards the agitated prince to explain his reasoning, "It'll be pointless to go now, our best chance is leaving in the morning after some needed sleep.

If we expect to be in Elyria by the end of tomorrow, we'll need to be in our best state or else we'll need to drag it out longer. Shinso, you're coming back home too, Hizashi probably already made dinner." He explained, his son reluctantly following after sparing a simple wave of goodbye to the duo. "You may be the prince, but not everything will go your way."

"He has a point, plus the horses would probably be sleeping by now anyway," Iida adds on, reassuringly patting Shoto on his shoulder. His action is a bit hesitant due to the evident anger seething out of the boy. "I promise, we'll manage to find Izuku, wherever he is."

"Promises mean nothing, we need to start now while we still have an idea on where they might be." Shoto countered, huffing annoyed. He wanted to take the opportunity while it's still hot, if they left now they would've easily been able to get to Elyria or at least catch up with them. "Every second we waste is probably another step farther we are from Izuku."

He simply sighed angrily, walking in the opposite direction of the two Aizawa's as he made his way towards the castle. Iida was conflicted about whether he should console his friend with better advice, but what could he really say except for white lies?

From what the bartender, 'Monoma' Iida recalled, the villain group wasn't as dangerous as it was before. Yet, they didn't particularly understand the danger of some group of wanted criminals with a mermaid who had the ability to heal someone entirely.

He was also worried about his friend, especially as a knight, how could be someone who protected others but not his own companions? Given, he didn't do much support for when the King did what he did, however, he tried hard to make up for it. Iida sighed, despite his own concerns, the Elven boy chose to simply allow his friend the gift of silence as he too went towards his home.

Iida knew better then anyone, that if Todoroki was in a mood, then there's not much stopping it anyways. It'll be better to simply allow the boy to sizzle down, and wait for him to get in a better mindset before approaching him more calmly. 'I'm sure he'll be fine, but I hope Izuku's fine as well,' He spoke to himself, gazing down at the battered stone-paths as he continued his walk.

As the night continued to play on, the moon reached its highest point as it bathed the town below in an innocent glow. The group slept their emotions away and hoped that today would go like any other. At least, some did.
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Before the birds even began singing their song, Shoto was already saddled upon his horse, Snow, and began organizing his belongings. It wasn't much of a shock to the others, out of all of them Shoto was evidently the most determined in this group for obvious reasons.

The prince only got sleep when he passed out from exhausting himself, he practically ran laps around his room exercising to dissolve the stress. Shoto couldn't just sit down and do nothing, he believed he needed to be in his best performance to retrieve Izuku from who knows what. He already lost one person he cared for in the past, and he promises he wouldn't lose another.