The day ended on a good note, so far he had no problem with this 'Amaterasu' woman. She had only seemed to want to talk as they patrolled and, he had been rather surprised when she had been chatting with him that she had to cut herself off before he did when danger had come around. So, it seemed that she may seem rather distracted, that she was still on high alert. Though, he also suspected that it had something to do with her wolf ears.
Though, this was only one day of her time at his agency, and he still had a week to make sure that she was proving herself.
And he wouldn't say that he didn't like her dedication.
Though, if he was truly honest with himself, he was rather curious as to what her other reason was for wanting to join his hero agency. It didn't seem like it was money that she was after, and it wasn't for glory as he had seen her checking up on some children that were in the cross fire.
Speaking of the fight, her power was rather… unique. That was saying something. He had seen many quirks before, but this one was truly different, he knew that there were some people who had quirks that belonged to one clan and only that clan, but for hers to not belong to one? It had confused him, puzzling him but, he knew that he would have to add some things in her file as well.
What also confused him was why Miyoko stared at her with a sadness in her eyes. It was strange to see Miyoko sad over anything, and he knew that it had to be something that she never mentioned before when she was alive. There had to be something, but he also couldn't force her to tell him either. He remembered when they were children that when he had tried to ask her about something and kept bugging her about it she ignored him for a month.
He also couldn't ask Inko to talk to her since well, only he could see his sister. No one else could, if they could somehow get them to see and hear her then he would be rather happy but that was only wishful thinking on his part.
Yet, Miyoko had insisted that she was a good person, a good woman who would be a great hero and a symbol of hope.
Shaking his head, Toshinori knew that his sister had said many things about other people since he started to be able to see and talk to her again, but he knew that she could still see things that no one else could ever see or understand. But at the same time, she couldn't stay in one place for too long as it seems to drain her and she needs to return to the spiritual plain or something along those lines in order to 'rest'. How that worked, Toshinori didn't know.
Letting out a soft sigh, the hero couldn't help but think about his sons. He knew that they would behave for Shouta, though that was because they knew what happened should they misbehave for anyone. Though it didn't take much for them to listen to Shouta anyway, they loved their uncle regardless.
He couldn't help but be curious though, Izuku had shown no sign of having a quirk. It had him concerned for the boy, he knew that Izuku wanted to be a hero, just like 'All Might' though Izuku knew who he was really talking about. Yet, he had to keep reminding himself to say 'All Might' so no one knew that Toshinori was really the symbol of peace. After all, this was a means to keep his family safe and they all knew that and, thankfully, understood.
They all knew that he couldn't stop being a hero that he had to remain a symbol, a pillar of sorts. Plus, it was because of his heroic acts, his training that had saved Inko all those years ago.
Stopping in his tracks, Toshinori let out a soft sigh as he remembered back to when he first met her. It was amazing how she had changed so much since then. Back then, she was sad, a shell of who she truly was. He had, in a sense, saved her much like how she had saved him so many times. He saved her from her crazy ex, and she had saved his own heart from everything that he had gone through with her.
He couldn't help the small smile that grew on his lips as he thought about his wife. Lovely as always, scars and all. Inko was not just beautiful on the outside, but had a soul to match. She was everything that he wasn't and so much more.
While he had saved her from things that wanted to attack or hurt her physically, she had saved him from himself. Helped him when he was dealing with his memories, dealing with his own darkness and still loving him even after everything that had happened.
Now, here they were. A house to call their own, two loving sons and they each held the other's heart. What more could they ever hope to ask for in the first place? 'Nothing, that's for sure. Everything I could ever want in my life is already in my grasp, so what more could I ever want?' thought Toshinori said with a soft smile gracing his lips.
Inhaling deeply, he could tell that it was going to rain, he hoped that it wouldn't storm, Izuku had a nasty habit of running to their room if he couldn't wake up Tenko. Though that was a rare event to happen as Tenko was very protective of his brother and Toshinori knew that Tenko could even be a good hero should he ever take that road.
Chuckling a little, he looked up and couldn't help but smile as he saw his house in sight. It was something that he and Inko had decided was time for. Since no house would fit their needs, he decided to buy property and build from the ground up. It had taken months for it to be done, but it was worth it.
Stepping into the house, Toshinori called out "I'm home!"
"Dad!" Shouted a voice, causing Toshinori to brace himself as best as he could. Though it was for naught as a blur of green ran toward him and all but jump tackled the blonde down. He grunted as his back slammed into the door though Toshinori couldn't help but chuckle at the green haired boy. "Welcome home dad!" shouted Izuku, only at four years old he was still very lively. Though, if Toshinori was sad about anything it was that his son was still so tiny compared to other children his age.
He blamed himself for all the stress that he had put Inko through all those years ago.
"Dad? You okay? Did I hurt you?" asked Izuku, tears starting to build up in his eyes.
Shaking his head, Toshinori carefully patted his son's head, gently brushing his tight curly green locks as he said "Do not fret my boy. You can't hurt me remember? It's impossible to hurt All Might." Izuku frowned a little more before he smiled up at his father. Hugging him, Toshinori carefully lifted the boy in his arms as he asked "So, were you and Tenko good for Shouta today?"
"Yeah! Uncle Shouta helped us with our homework and let us play some video games!" Izuku said with a giggle before laying his head on his father's shoulder. "Though Tenko complained about mine being too easy."
"That right?" asked Toshinori with a chuckle.
"Yeah! So, Tenko ruined some of his text books again." Izuku said in a whisper.
"Let me guess. Science and history?" asked Toshinori, already knowing the answer.
"Yeah."
Figures. That boy did not like either one of those subjects. He wasn't stupid, far from it but when it came to those subjects he hated both with a passion and would 'accidently' use his quirk to destroy the books so he wouldn't have to do the source material for projects.
Though when that didn't work, he would have Izuku do his homework for him since the four year old was much smarter than people gave him credit for, and knew that he shouldn't be doing his brother's homework for him. Inko and Toshinori had to talk to both boys about that and had to resort to 'bribing' the ten year old to do his homework.
It worked for the most part though he tried destroying his books again so that means Toshinori would have to talk to the boy again about that. "So my boy, what have you been doing while your mother and I were out at work?" asked Toshinori.
"I was mostly studying heroes when it wasn't my turn on the video games." Izuku said as he rubbed at his eyes, letting out a soft yawn.
Toshinori couldn't help but smile at the boy, Izuku was precious to the whole family. No one could hate him, though he was still rather shy when it came to meeting strangers and preferred to hide from people. He normally tried to hide in his mother's arms or behind Toshinori's legs if the blonde man couldn't lift him and hold him to his chest.
"What did you do today dad?" asked Izuku.
"Well, I am training a new hero today." Toshinori began, knowing what was going to happen.
"Really?! What's their name?" Izuku stared with stars in his eyes. If he was honest, Toshinori could swear he saw a whole star system in his youngest son's eyes today but just chuckled at the boy. God he was just so cute, it reminded him of Miyoko when they were both little.
"Well, her hero name is Amaterasu."
"After the goddess of the sun?" asked Izuku.
"Yup."
"Think she'll let me ask her questions?" asked Izuku.
"Maybe. It depends if she can get through the two weeks. I'm teaching her this week then Shouta will the week after." Toshinori said with a chuckle on his face.
"But why two weeks?" asked Izuku.
"Her quirk is a duel quirk. She can use it during the day or night. Maybe someday I'll let you meet her but for now we have to wait. After all, everyone at the agency don't know who you are yet my boy." Toshinori said with a soft sigh.
Izuku whined a little but sighed a little as well. The boy knew very well why almost no one knew the truth, only Toshinori's most trusted of friends are to know and he does this for their safety. Though, the boy also wanted to tell his class has the coolest job in the world that he is the number one hero and nothing will change that status Izuku has in his head.
But, again Toshinori told him that he can't reveal anything as that. It was bad enough that Mitsuki let it slip to her son Katsuki about who he was. Though the boy seemed a little more understanding about everything than anyone else so Toshinori let it slide. For now.
Running his fingers through his son's locks, Toshinori sighed softly as he whispered "Someday son, you'll understand why I do what I do. I just hope you won't hate me for it in the long run." Turning his eyes to the green haired child, he saw that Izuku was already asleep and Toshinori couldn't help but smile gently at the boy. Stepping out of his shoes and putting on his slippers, the man made his way up the stairs and to Izuku's room.
Izuku sighed softly in his sleep, most likely as the moment Toshinori had seen that his son was asleep, he started to hum a soft tune under his breath. It was one thing that he would do for his kids, he would sing for them once in a while, and he was already teaching Tenko how to play, Izuku was still too little to learn.
Carefully, he pulled the blanket back and laid Izuku down and smiled at the boy as he tucked him in. "Night my dear sweet boy." Toshinori said with a smile before he kissed Izuku on the forehead and carefully walked out of the room and closed the door behind him. It was always rather amazing that Izuku was a part of him, though he couldn't help but wonder what it was that gave his son such fluffy hair. Inko had insisted that Izuku got it from him since his hair was also fluffy.
Toshinori of course denied everything.
Making his way to the living room, Toshinori smiled as he saw Tenko still playing away at a video game. Though he could tell that the boy was struggling to stay awake since he was normally in bed the same time as Izuku. They had stayed awake a little longer than they usually were, but Toshinori will let it slide as both he and Inko normally tucked them in bed but, since both had a late night, it would make sense that they couldn't sleep.
"Tenko, you should be in bed." Toshinori said with a chuckle.
The boy in question blinked slowly as he looked up and smiled at his father. "Hey dad, I was just staying…" Yawn. "Awake for Izuku. He couldn't sleep without you or mom saying tucking him in." Toshinori knew that the boy was only telling half of the truth, he had gotten so used to either himself or Inko tucking the boy in. It had something to do with the fear of losing one of them or both. Most likely lingering memories of losing his parents.
Toshinori couldn't blame the poor boy for that.
"Come on, turn the game off and I'll take you to bed." Toshinori said with a soft smile on his face.
Tenko sighed softly before turning his game off and turned to Shouta who was laying on the couch, typing away at his laptop. "Night Uncle Shouta." Tenko said with a yawn.
"Night squirt. If you're good next time I'll take you and your brother out for a good treat." Shouta said, not looking up from what he was working on.
Tenko nodded his head before walking toward his father. Poor boy looked like he was about to fall asleep on his feet. Chuckling softly, Toshinori carefully lifted Tenko in his arms and carried him off to bed. Tenko had already drifted off to sleep, Toshinori couldn't help but smile at him as well. If it wasn't for him, then Toshinori wouldn't have known that Inko was kidnapped, that was also the day that Tenko had finally accepted them as his parents.
He and Inko, had so much to thank this boy for but knew that they can only thank him, by making sure he grew up with a happy childhood and knew that he was loved.
Once he made it to Tenko's room, just across from Izuku's bedroom, Toshinori pulled the blanket back and carefully ruffled the boy's hair after tucking him in. "Sweet dreams Tenko, may you be blessed with nothing but good dreams tonight." He kissed the boy on the forehead, carefully walked out of the bedroom before making his way down the stairs.
Once he made it back to the living room, Toshinori tilted his head a little as he asked "So, what are you doing anyway?"
"Well, I finished my papers for my teaching course. So, got bored and decided to dig a bit up on this new hero. I had caught a glimpse of her name on the papers that you had left on your desk." Toshinori winced at the tone Shouta gave him for that one. "Decided to look up a bit on her. Not much though, only that she's about nineteen years old. She was abandoned by her parents at a young age." Toshinori couldn't help but frown at that, was that one reason why she decided to be a hero?
"Otherwise, doesn't say why she wanted to be a hero. Only other thing that I could find was that she stole a lot until she started to get back to go back to school." Toshinori couldn't help but wonder what could have made the woman change from a life of crime just so she could feed herself. Though, figured if that was something she would want to share, she would when she was ready to do so.
"Maybe you should just stop looking up on her background for now. Or, never again. It's rude to dig up on her past Shouta." Toshinori said with a sigh as he ran his fingers through his bangs before turning his gaze back to the shaggy haired man. "Anyway, so you finally took my advice about being a teacher?" Toshinori snickered a little as he wiggled his eyebrows at the man.
"Hizashi talked me into it finally. Plus, you only mentioned it four years ago, no almost five years ago now." Shouta mumbled before pulling himself to sit up on the couch before he turned his gaze back on Toshinori. "By the way, this week I'll need some time off so I can study. I'll be fine for next week to train Amaterasu."
"Alright, just leave the days on my desk and I'll do what I can for you alright?" Toshinori said with a tilt of his head.
"Yeah, that's fine." Shouta closed his laptop before getting up off the couch. "I'll see you tomorrow or sometime next week for her training." Shouta mumbled before he started to walk out of the living room. Though, before he left, he looked back as he said "By the way, I noticed that you seemed distracted while chatting with Amaterasu, did you see something?"
Toshinori looked away. He hadn't really told anyone that he could see Miyoko, they would have thought that he was crazy. Sure, he knew that Shouta had stated that it was most likely due to his bond with his sister, but he never told anyone that he had started to chat with her spirit. Again, that would only make his family and friends think of him as if he was crazy.
"It's nothing really. Don't worry about me." Toshinori whispered softly, giving his friend a small smile as he said "Now go, I bet Hizashi misses you already."
"Yeah, he's been beside himself since we took in my nephew."
"Nephew?"
"Mhm, my sister and brother-in-law are now working overseas and couldn't take Hitoshi with them. So she asked me if I could look after the kid for them." Shouta mumbled with a yawn.
"How old is he?" asked Toshinori.
"Four, same as Izuku."
"Oh, we'll have to get those two to meet some day. Maybe even make a little play date." Toshinori said with a chuckle.
"Maybe, the kid needs friends. He doesn't talk much since his quirk was discovered." Shouta mumbled. Yawning once again, he waved his hand as he started to walk off. "Anyway, I'll see ya when I see ya. Let me know if you or Inko need the boys picked up again alright?"
"Sure, night Shouta."
Toshinori sighed softly as he made his way to his study. Turning everything off as he did so, he had some paper work that he had to do, though he couldn't help but think about where Inko was. He had thought that she would be home before he would. So, it had confused him a little bit, though knew that if something had happened that Inko would have hit the distress button on her cell the moment of her being captured.
He had trained her a little to help her keep any attackers at bay.
Leaning back in his seat, the hero started to work on all the papers that the heroes from his agency had brought him. It was a simple thing, though he knew that he would really need to hire a secretary or something to help him with all of these numbers. 'Now I know why Tenko hates math.' Toshinori thought with a groan as he went to work.
Shaking his head, he worked, letting his thoughts wander as he did so. He wasn't sure what he should expect from this new hero. She seemed legit, only wanting to help those in need but he also just couldn't help but think what it was that she wanted to do. What reason, that she had that was so personal that she would go to work for him of all people?
Did she want to get a head start on her career as a hero?
Did she think that she would get the most money because of All Might's influence?
There just had to be something going on, but he couldn't think of what it was that she could be after. That she could want with All Might in the first place. It just seemed as if everything he could think of would only crumble, though he knew that he would have to be careful either way. He knew that it was only day one, he still had six days with her.
Her powers, he had yet to see all of it. That much was for sure, he knew that much though he just couldn't think of what more she could use her powers on. She had said that her 'ink' abilities only worked for a limited amount of time and that she could only use one at a time, combining them on the other hand, she had said that she could do with a couple of them so far during training but it put a strain on her body so she only used those, much like her sun beams in dire situations.
Rubbing his forehead, the young man couldn't think straight, he knew that he had to think of another section of the city for their patrol tomorrow, but he just couldn't think that would be easy enough for her to start with. After all, he was cautious but fair.
Hm, maybe he could take her around here. Then Izuku could get a good look at her if they happen to pass by. That would be something that would make the boys day for sure, though he couldn't help but worry about Inko. She knew that he would never leave her, but she did still have her self-doubt here and there and he had to assure her… in his way of course, that she was the most beautiful woman on the planet.
He chuckled a little as he pulled out the hero's profile once again as he stared at her profile picture only to look at her abilities. Her quirk for night, seemed to be based off of a normal wolf indeed. Though, it seemed that she was also stronger than the average human and faster, so that would help her chase after enemies or to even help her capture villains.
Though, that all looked well on paper it wouldn't prove anything as of yet.
As for her other abilities for the day time, he saw that she even made a note to mention that she always made ink ahead of time as it was… made from her sweat. 'Gross… but, it works.' thought Toshinori before he shook his head and set the paper aside before laying his chin on his raised hand and thought about what he should do. Paper work was rather boring, though he knew that if he kept this pace up that he wouldn't be able to finish on time tonight. So, if he couldn't finish tonight he'd have to leave early in the morning so he could finish at the office before taking Amaterasu out for patrol.
Looking up at the time, he saw that it was a little late, Inko should be home soon though he couldn't help but worry about her. Though, he knew that no one would be after her in the first place, at least no one has for almost five years.
"Right, I'll have to get Izuku a present soon. His birthday is coming up." He thought with a small smile on his face. Knowing that boy of his, he would want something super hero related. Maybe even a new notebook for his hero studies. Still wanting to make the perfect hero costume and name of course, though he knew that the boy would still need to discover his quirk before anything else of course.
Though… again, that hasn't happened yet and he was almost five. So, where was his quirk? Sure, he knew that he'd still love his son if he was quirkless but, he knew the struggles those without a quirk had to go through. He remembered how poorly he and Miyoko were treated when they were growing up. Getting to the point that he got home with bruises, cuts and blood staining him.
It had made Miyoko cry so much when they were children. His aunt would be pissed when she would see him get home and disinfect his injuries and of course he's whine like any other child would. Toshinori knew he was only getting beat up as a means to protect his sister, but it still hurt the both of them. The taunts, the pain, mental and emotional scarring.
It was one thing that he never wanted for his son, but he feared that it would happen at the rate that this was going. No quirk so far and it had him worried that his son would end up living that life.
Letting out a soft sigh, the young man knew that he had to do something, but what could he do in the first place? Wasn't like he could just give his quirk away yet. Nor did he have a reason to even want to give it away yet.
"What am I to do?" whispered Toshinori.
Toshinori almost jumped out of his skin when he felt two arms wrapping themselves around his torso. He almost thought he was about to be attacked until he saw strands of familiar green hair fall over his shoulder and he sighed into the touch. "Inko, you need to stop surprising me like this. I thought you were an intruder."
Inko giggled softly in his ear before looking over her shoulder. "I'm sorry Toshi, you were so distracted that you didn't hear me when I came in." Toshinori blushed a little, had he been so distracted that he hadn't noticed when his wife came home?
Letting out a soft sigh, he leaned his head against hers as he whispered "Sorry, I didn't know you got home. I was doing some paper work."
"Oh? More paper work? How did the new hero work out?" asked Inko.
"So far I have no problems with her. Though, I just seem to find it weird that she had even mentioned about having a personal reason for joining my agency." Toshinori confessed before he looked over at his wife and gave her a soft smile. "You know what, I think I'll just leave early to finish. Not too much is left over but I think I'd rather snuggle with you."
Inko blushed a little but looked down at the picture of Amaterasu and frowned a little. Tilting his head a little, Toshinori pushed himself up from his chair and turned around as he looked at Inko with a soft smile on his face as he whispered "Come on, let's go to bed. I think we need a chat don't you think?"
Inko nodded her head before walking with her husband to their room. Both didn't take all that much time to change into their pajamas. Toshinori changed into a pair of shorts and a muscle shirt while Inko just wore a simple pink night shirt that reached her knees.
Wrapping his arm around her shoulders, pulling her closer to his side as he looked down at his wife and gave her a soft yet loving stare. "Now, why did you have a doubting look on your face when you saw Amaterasu's picture on my desk?"
"Because… she's beautiful. You could be with someone better, what if you know that there is someone better than me and you leave me?" Inko said with a frown on her face.
Toshinori frowned as he stared at Inko, using his other hand to turn her face so she would looking at him. "Inko, how many times do I have to tell you that you will never, ever lose me?"
"But…"
"Inko, how long have we been together?"
"About five years now." Inko said with a frown on her face.
"And have I ever indicated that I would ever leave you?" He whispered softly, gently rubbing her cheek with the pad of his thumb.
"No, you haven't." Inko said as a single tear fell down her cheek.
Toshinori smiled gently as he reached over and kissed her gently, she giggled a little in the kiss. Honestly, he couldn't help but want to kiss her more, feeling joy bursting in his chest at the thought of Inko feeling a little better. Pulling back, he gazed lovingly in her eyes as he whispered "Are you still having any doubts about my love for you Inko?"
Inko blushed a little as she seemed to have no real answer. Toshinori chuckled a little as he whispered "No matter what, I will never leave you. Should I be wounded, I'll find the strength to return to you. Should I be lost to you in some way, your soul, and the light it admits through your eyes alone is enough to guide me back to you. I'll always, always return to you."
She stared at his eyes, searching for any hint of a lie though she couldn't help but give him a teary smile as she held onto him. "Now… still… having doubts?" whispered Toshinori.
"I… I may."
Chuckling a little deeply, Toshinori stared at Inko with his eyes all but burning with passion as he whispered "Then, I think I need to try a little harder to convince you hm?" Inko just giggled a little as the two spent most of the night just giving into passion and love.
