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Summary:

All Might has known Deku for quite awhile and is quite pleased with his disciple's growth. There is still more growing to be done, though, and they hold a strategy meeting to help inspire more ideas and further progress. Yagi discovers something in Midoriya's journals that he perhaps should not have ever known. How are things going to turn out from now on...?

Notes:

*Regardless of the time you wish for this to take place (I'll leave that to you), All Might maintains his powers - at least for a short-usable duration, as opposed to losing it completely. It's more fun if he can still change forms, don't ya think? ;0

*You tend to prefer the Yuuei spelling over U.A.

I know this ship hits a sore spot for a lot of people, so if this ship isn't for you or you have great disdain for it, please don't waste your time on this and read something you will enjoy. No point in making yourself miserable. ^^;

Anyway, for those who are interested in continuing, thank you and I hope you enjoy~ ^_^

It was a bright day at Yuuei, with the sun shining and the sky clear as ever. All Might watched from the nearby building as his disciple was working hard on the field, running to build up stamina and leg strength. The growth that the Pillar of Justice had witnessed was more than he'd thought he'd be seeing from someone of Midoriya's physique. It had only been a little less than a year since Yagi had chosen the boy as the successor to One for All, and the results of his choice were starting to sprout from the seed he'd planted. He would visit with the boy as often as he could to discuss the events of their day and to talk about ways that the young boy could train more effectively. It almost appeared as if Young Midoriya was rushing to catch up, and All Might would always have to gently remind the boy that there was no hurry and to take it at a reasonable pace. The eagerness never failed to put a smile on Yagi's face, though, and his hope for the future was kept at a constant blaze.

They had made plans for dinner later once Midoriya's classes had ended and they would go over suitable strategies for various battle scenarios that the eager protege had planned out in his journals. It wasn't often that they were able to spend time together since this semester had started, so Yagi made sure to clear the night of anything that he could and would make sure to enjoy the time that he could get with Midoriya. In fact, it had made him reminisce about the time he was able to spend with the previous holder of One for All. Their time together was also limited… Pulling from that experience, Yagi didn't want to have Deku suffer from the same loss.

Before the budding teacher had realized it, the bell had rung to call all of the students back into class and for the teachers to get ready for the remainder of the day's classes. All Might had turned back to Deku one last time to watch the boy wipe the sweat from his brow and to take a swig of water from the bottle he'd kept on hand. The way the droplet of perspiration had slid down from his forehead and onto his cheek, Yagi couldn't help but feel a little self-conscious, which he admitted to himself was strange. Taking a deep breath to gather himself again, he'd turned around and headed down the hallway to the classroom. He would have to save it for his dinner date.

All Might had invited Midoriya over to his apartment over some take-out food, ready to discuss strategy with his student. The ring that reverberated through his apartment signalled that his student was already waiting outside of the door. With more excitement than he was expecting, Yagi jumped to his feet and headed over to the front entrance, opening the door up with a warm smile and puffing up into his regularly seen muscular form. Deku returned the smile with his own, the shining sensation that All Might had gotten from the boy almost overwhelming with innocence. It was, dare the hero say it, adorable.

In the young protege's arms was a plethora of notebooks, each varying in size and varying in the types of wear that they all had. The look in Deku's eyes was one of excitement, and All Might had to admit that he was a bit taken aback by the amount of notes that Midoriya had taken. It wasn't particularly surprising, but the thought of going through all of these notebooks by the end of the night was a little daunting. By the count that he'd taken off-hand, there were at least a dozen notebooks in those little hands, Yagi figuring that they wouldn't even be able to get through half of them before the boy had to head home. Knowing him, he'd probably go on and on if he was passionate enough about a hero and their abilities. This wouldn't detract from the quality of the time, though, and All Might was determined to make the most of every moment.

"Greetings, Young Midoriya. I see you've come quite prepared!"

"Y - Yeah! I was afraid I was going to be late, so I just grabbed all my notes so that we could look over them together! You… weren't waiting long, were you…?"

"Nonsense! You've come at an ample time, boy. Come inside and we can discuss!"

The trepidation in Midoriya's eyes seemed to fade as he returned to his smiling self and stepped into the small apartment, looking around the place and taking it in, since it was his first time there. Yagi closed the door behind him and allowed his muscular form to dissolve, chuckling a bit by Deku's wonder and following the boy into the living room area. The student had already placed the notebooks onto the coffee table and seemed to be getting comfortable, any initial tightness in his shoulders seeming to relax away.

On his way to the boy, Yagi had pulled out a couple of convenience store bentos, the both of them agreeing that nothing fancy would be necessary for the night. Over the next few hours, between bites of food and the laughs of casual conversations, All Might and Deku went over the notes that the young student had of all of the heroes he was able to take notes on, alongside their various fighting styles and their tactics. Yagi could never be too impressed by how detailed Midoriya's notes were, and he found himself learning new things alongside with being able to teach his heir.

As time ticked onward, Deku had ended up falling asleep at the table and Yagi was hard pressed to wake the boy. The day was long and his training was longer. For as long as they'd been talking, it seemed there were still more notebooks to be covered, and All Might helped himself to look at the remaining notes before he'd take Midoriya home. Picking up the notebook that was closest to him, he'd noticed the writing was in crayon and seemed to be that of a child. These must have been taken years ago! The messy writing and the childish vocabulary and spelling was endearing, and All Might's smile had widened from ear to ear at this point. Then he'd reached a section that involved him, and he couldn't help but chuckle to himself. Suddenly, his eyes wandered over a particular line.

All Might is thee greatist! Wen I gwo up, im gonna mary All Might for shore!

Yagi's heart stopped and the moment seemed to freeze as his mind went into overdrive to process what he had just read. Of course, he had to take into consideration that this was something that Midoriya had written before he knew what sorts of things that statement entitled. He was a child, rather he is a child. Yagi tore his eyes away from the notebook and he'd looked upon Deku's peaceful sleeping face. The boy's lips curved into a smile and that pushed to warm All Might's heart all over again. The thought that someone as innocent as Midoriya had wanted to be with him was something else. Truthfully, Yagi hadn't known what that something else was yet.

Taking a deep breath to try to regather his thoughts, there were a lot of things to think about whenever he spent time with his disciple now. Such angles to Deku's thoughts… did the child still hold such feelings for All Might these days? Especially with such young dames in his class such as Uraraka, Asui, and Yaoyorozu - or if he had swung the other way, then there were fine gentlemen such as Iida, Todoroki, and Bakugou... maybe not Bakugou. [Author's Note: I actually ship BakuDeku, but I imagine if All Might thought about it, he wouldn't think it'd be a very good match since Bakugou is a bit...much] All Might's heart had felt light at the concept of someone holding romantic feelings for him, but there was the guilt of being a teacher and a responsible adult that weighed down on him. Perhaps he would have to figure out a few things on his own as well…

Packing up the notebooks neatly and picking up Midoriya, Yagi had taken the boy out of the apartment and his muscular form took hold. Gently closing the door behind him as he'd left, he'd bound up to the rooftops, on his way to take the young Midoriya to his own bed. It only took a few minutes before he was able to bring Midoriya home and was let in by his protege's mother, placing him lightly into his own bed and sighing softly. Leaving the apartment as Midoriya's mother had thanked him profusely and constantly apologized for the trouble, All Might simply held the heroic smile he'd always worn and left with a small wave. Thoughts continued to orbit in the recesses of his mind and he knew he would have to talk to Deku about what he'd read at some point. He would have to tread carefully about it, though…

This wasn't going to be an easy task...

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