A/N First review absolutely made my day better. So in this chapter
Nemurinko
Slight time passage
Sad Deku
Inspirational Nemuri
So without further ado, Let the chaos ensue.
Second Chances
Inko looks up at her name, and after leaving UA she is once again greeted by the scent of poppies. A scandalously clad heroine stands in the entryway to the living room, and Izuku crawls up onto the couch to lean on her side like he has been doing for a while now. Inko subconsciously wraps an arm around her son and looks down at him. "Izuku, What is the heroine doing here?"
"I couldn't get your attention, and you always said that if I need help, to find a hero. I remember you saying that the rated R hero - Midnight seemed familiar so I thought they would be able to help." The small boy says and Inko smiles at all the thought he put into this.
"Thank you, now could you go and play in your room, while I talk to our guest here?" Izuku nods before running off. After they hear a door close, Inko gets up and gestures for her guest to follow. She leads her into a the kitchen and sets about putting a kettle on the stove. "Would you like some tea while we talk?"
"That would be nice." Midnight says as they take a seat.
The two woman rest in silence, not sure where to start, or who should even start. In this silence Midnight takes the time to study the pictures that she can see. Always depicting a loving young mother, and sweet little boy.
The silence is interrupted by two tea cups being placed down, and Inko taking a seat across from the heroine.
"I'm sorry about my son taking you away from your work, It's just been a rough few years." Inko says as her eyes begin to droop. Midnight observes the scene and once again looks around the house. taking in the toys lying about, all action figures of heroes, and the dishes piled up in the sink.
"I believe that, being a mother can't be easy, but I heard that it's very rewarding in the end." Midnight says as she once again lets her gaze drift to the frames lining the wall.
"I'm guessing you never found the right person?" Inko asks and Midnight shakes her head.
"No i did, but I could never locate them after I finished at Yuuei. After seeing them for the last time, my heart rarely gets that flutter it used to. Now I'm just bidding my time." At Inko's expression Midnight continues her train of thought. "I don't know what it was about them, but the first time I saw them they were with a friend surrounded by another group of five. While one friend stood their ground the other hid in the back, at least, that's what I thought at first. When I was thinking about going to their rescue something sails past my head and nails one of them in the face, and the items just keep coming."
Midnight stops for a second releasing a sigh, "That whole scene just turns me on thinking about it even after all these years."
That last sentence causes Inko to blush furiously, knowing exactly who the heroine is talking about. "I suppose that's how you knew my name than?"
"I heard your friend call you that after you overdid it." Midnight explains.
After that the two continue talking with Izuku coming to join them later with a notebook in hand and pencil in the other, and the conversation quickly changes to how her quirk works. Midnight is thoroughly amused as the little almost four year old jots down everything he can and begins to sketch her out, even asking the heroine to stand to get as many details as he can. The final product is little more the chicken scratch and a doodle, but Midnight is none the less touched.
When Midnight goes to finish her patrol she calls into her agency to explain that she came across someone who needed help. (not a complete lie)
She returns to the apartment later in the day in her casual clothes. After knocking on the door Inko shows up after a few seconds and the bug eyed expression she gives Nemuri is simply the cutest. "I'm sorry for coming so late, but I don't really think I did what your son wanted me to do when I came here earlier."
Inko can only nod as she moves to the side to allow the heroine in. Nemuri takes her time examining the pictures this time, and enjoys watching young Midoriya grow in each and everyone of them.
They sit in the kitchen once again and forget everything else as the two catch up. Izuku comes to get a glass of water, and decides to rest on his mom's lap.
By the time Nemuri leaves its to the Midoriya's heading off to the bed, and the heroine has entered a new stage in her life.
When Nemuri arrives to the Midoriya after a few months of being in a relationship it's to a dark apartment with a single light on in the hallway. From all the times she's been to the apartment, she recognizes that the light comes from the office, where little Izu will spend all of his computer time watching the same video over and over.
Now is no different as she can hear the familiar audio playing quietly through the small space with what can only be sobs cutting through. Nemuri enters the room lit only by the single screen and sees mother embracing child as they both sob.
She knocks on the door frame to alert the two of her presence. "Hey, what's with the tears?"
The look the Izuku finally turns to her, the look he shows damn near breaks her heart. "Aun-Auntie Nemuri, can- can I still be a- a hero without a quirk?"
And there's the problem. Before when quirks were first emerging and quirkless made up the majority of the population, there were other occupations of interest, but in this day and age, everyone wanted to be a hero. As she thinks the question a few heroes come to mind, those with quirks not made for combat, or those that simply knew how to fight regardless of their quirk. One specific name comes to mind.
Izuku seems to take the silence as a no, and casts his gaze downwards. Inko holds her son closer.
"It'll be a lot of work."
Both Midoriya's look up at the short statement. Nemuri stands in the doorway with arms folded, one brought up and over her mouth with brows quirked. "Every hero I know and work with has a quirk." she pauses and brings her arm down. "Some of them just aren't combat oriented."
Izuku's expression brightens slightly at the information, and Inko knows every hero her son knows of is going through his mind. Nemuri seems to have come to the same conclusion. "Oh, you won't know them, the one I'm thinking of is usually off the news, after all, he can't get much coverage if he's an underground hero. "
And that is how Nemuri comes to the conclusion it's time to introduce her friends to her girlfriend and kid. But that can wait until after she trains him a bit herself.
A/N HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA IT IS I, WRITING, LIKE A DILIGENT PERSON. (or someone who procrastinates) Either way, hope you all like the update, an next I shall be introducing more characters.
