Toshinori couldn't help but lay in his bed after the bar. His arms folded behind his head as he gazed up at his ceiling. Honestly, when he had gone out for drinks last night he hadn't expected to save someone even if it was just from some crazy ex-boyfriend. The woman was pretty, he couldn't deny that but, there was something else about her that confused him. Drew him to want to help her. It wasn't her appearance so to speak, but there was something that drew him in.

It was her eyes that drew him in.

He had seen her eyes the moment she had walked in, though at the time he hadn't known that she came in with a friend. Had he been that distracted by her eyes that he hadn't noticed anything else? Maybe. But, it was how lifeless her eyes had looked was what drew him in. Drew him in to want to save her, from herself.

Eyes that were green, so green but they lacked any shine to them. At least, no shine of life that it had him rather concerned.

Shaking his head, blonde locks flying into and out of his face from the motion. Toshinori couldn't help but wonder what he could do to help her. Honestly, he wanted to help her, to get her life back on track so to speak. Sure, he hadn't known what it was that had happened to make her eyes look like that. But he wanted to be the one to help her.

If he hadn't interfered in that moment, hadn't stopped her ex from taking her somewhere would she have gone and… dare he say it? Dare he say that if he hadn't interfered that she would have taken her own life? Moving his hand from behind his head, the blonde haired man covered his face as he let out a loud groan.

No, it was good that he had stopped that man. The blood having drained from her face had told him everything without words.

She had been in an abusive relationship with that man. Now, he was out of her life but it would take everything to help her to overcome the hardships that she had gone through. Five years of abuse was a difficult thing to go through for anyone. She would have to be a strong woman to have lasted that long without kind of scars… 'Unless they were hidden from anyone's eyes but her own.' he thought to himself.

Letting out a soft sigh, Toshinori wondered if he could help her. He wanted to, wanted to help her with everything and anything that he could do but, what could he do for someone who was in a relationship like that? The only thing he could do was talk to her though, now that he thought about it her eyes, by the end of the night had some kind of shine in them. Not from the tears that she had shed beforehand, (making him panic in the process) but… with life.

Had just talking to her bright some kind of life to her? Had she just felt happier just by talking to him of all people? A total stranger of all people? Odd.

Turning over to his nightstand, he saw his cell phone just lying there and frowned a little. Picking it up he went through his contacts and scrolled down until he had seen the new contact that was so very recently added. Midoriya Inko. Now that he noticed it, he didn't have many contacts that were female, even then all of his contacts were heroes, not civilians.

It was hard for him to have a normal life outside of hero work. If there was one thing that he knew about being a hero, it was that he wouldn't have much of a time outside of hero work to have what would be considered a 'normal' life. But, maybe spending time with Midoriya-san would be his consideration of 'normal' life.

He couldn't help but smile fondly at the thought.

If he was honest with himself, he couldn't help but wonder what Midoriya-san was doing. Was she alright after they parted ways last night? He was sure that her friend Mitsuki would make sure that her friend was home safe. Maybe that was the hero in him speaking but he couldn't help but be a little concern.

From what little they spoke of last night, he hadn't wanted to intrude on her life with her ex but, he already had an idea as to what had happened between the two besides what she had spoken about. "She had to have been abused." He had figured that out just from her body language. The way she slapped him, the way her skin grew pale from whatever he had spoken. And of course, then there were her words that had made her cry. "I swear water is her quirk." Toshinori mumbled under his breath but smiled a little.

"Though, seeing her smile was nice. Definitely worth my own little panic." Toshinori said with a small chuckle. Though when her friend suggested that they swap numbers well, Toshinori wouldn't lie if he hadn't felt his face go red at the thought. Though he also had to remind himself that it was for Midoriya-san's safety. That if she ever just needed someone to talk too that he would be willing to listen no matter the time of day or even if he's working. (Thank Nana for her teaching him how to multitask)

Letting out a soft sigh, the young man reached over and grabbed his cell phone once again to see the time. Only to groan louder. It seems like he hadn't even gone to bed at all as it was now nine in the morning. How could he go to bed? His mind was swimming with so many thoughts about his night out that he hadn't even known that time flew over his head and now he was starting to feel the exhaustion hitting him.

"I need coffee…" Mumbled the blonde before he dragged himself out of bed. Yawning against the back of his hand, Toshinori made his way over to his kitchen to look for his coffee container. Only to find that he had no coffee. "Damn." He mumbled in English before looking for his tea. When in doubt look for tea. Only to curse again when he saw that he hadn't had any of that either.

Looking out the window, Toshinori was thankful that his shift didn't start until later on this afternoon because they knew he had gone out. But sadly, he hadn't even gone to sleep for him to even have a hangover. Not like he could anyway, his quirk made it near impossible for him to be hung over though he also hadn't drunk much when he started to talk to Midoriya-san.

Hm, now that he thought about it Shouta had mentioned had mentioned about a café that made some good coffee, tea and treats. He liked going there because they even made cat shaped treats. "Him and cats, I'll never understand how someone can love cat shaped treats." Toshinori shrugged a little though who was he to talk? Not like he had any pets, wouldn't have time for a pet in the first place. "Now, what was the name of that café again?" Going through his cell, he looked through some old texts and blinked.

The Emerald Café.

Looking at his phone, looking over his GPS for the directions for this café. From what he had been told, the café had been around for a couple years now. How it was that Toshinori never knew about this place he had no idea. It had no negative reviews and yet all the reviews had a few comments about the 'beautiful green haired owner'. It had him puzzled about it but just shrugged his shoulders. Only to groan when his wet bangs stuck to his cheeks.

Moving his bangs from his cheeks, Toshinori wanted to curse outright about his bangs, in a way he wanted to cut his hair but at the same time he didn't. Maybe he should just shower before he goes to bed instead of after he wakes up then his hair would already be dry and not deal with the problems of his hair sticking to him while still wet.

Frowning a little, he looked at his contacts icon again and wanted to send a text to Midoriya-san. Should he do it? Should he text her to see how she's doing today? He was still concerned and worried about her but at the same time he didn't want to seem clingy? Like he was trying to worm his way into her life when they had only known each other for if anything, a few hours.

Though, her friend's words echoed in his ears.

"I think you're good for Inko. She needs someone sturdy in her life if I can't be there for her. I want you to help her when I can't because, well, unlike me you were able to bring life back to her eyes and I think you are the person to heal her."

What did that mean in the first place? How can he be the person to heal her when she had to have other people in her life that could heal her? Letting out a soft sigh, Toshinori rubbed the back of his neck as he tried to think on what he could do. Or what he should say to her next time he saw her. A frown marred his face as he thought about it. When would he even see her again anyway?

He didn't know what he could even say to her. Honestly, when it came to speaking to women he was terrible. Last night, he won't lie was different. He at least had some booze in his system so that helped to loosen him up enough to speak to women but sober? Forget about it.

Looking up he saw that he had arrived at the café. It wasn't anything amazing or spectacular but, it had a homey feel to it.

The windows were large, allowing much light through them. The outside was just that of a simple brick that constructed it but he knew that once inside there were bound to be much more to it. Though the sign itself was what drew him in. The sign said 'Emerald Café' written in a bright sparkling green that in a way reminded him of something but he couldn't think of what it was. A small cup of coffee or tea was between 'Emerald' and 'Café' which made people know for sure what it was that was sold here.

Chuckling a little, the young man made his way into the building and couldn't help but stare in awe. The tables for the most part were all circles of course and only seated two. The tables were a soft green with white legs that would look like a pearl in colour. The chairs similar though the seat cushion were the same green as the tables and the frames of the chairs were white.

The floors were a hardwood though he had a feeling it wasn't really hardwood as if anyone spilled tea or coffee it would ruin the furnish.

The counter were wooden though the counter tops looked like a white marble. A couple glass cases were around to display the pastries and it had his stomach grumble. 'Right, I didn't eat breakfast yet.' he thought to himself as he started to walk on over to the display cases, wondering what would seem good to eat. Honestly, all the pastries looked good.

"How may I help you?" asked a familiar voice, causing Toshinori to look up only to stare in shock.

"Midoriya-san?" Toshinori said in shock.

"Yagi-san?" Midoriya-san said with shock on her face.

She had on a simple green top with a pink apron though it was lined in a light green bringing out her eyes. Her hair was pulled back in a high ponytail, most likely so her hair wouldn't fall in any of the food or, getting in her face as she worked. If he was honest with himself well, he had to admit she looked cute dressed like this.

Midoriya-san shifted a little, her hands clasp her hands together as she swayed a little, a small blush on her face. Most likely a little a little nervous over his stare. "Oh, um… Midoriya-san, I didn't know you worked here."

"I don't work here." She said, looking away being a little nervous.

"But-"

"I um… I own this café."

She owned this place? Grinning, Toshinori calmly said "Well, I haven't even ordered anything yet and I already like the homey feel this place has." Which was true, it had such a welcoming atmosphere that it made him want to come back though, seeing Midoriya-san here well, that just made things even better for him. He could see her and talk to her when she needed someone to talk too.

The green haired woman smiled up at him before saying "That's good, I was hoping that would be the case for customers. Um… what would you like today?"

Looking up at the menu, Toshinori wasn't really sure what he should get. It all just looked so good. "What would you suggest Midoriya-san?" asked Toshinori.

"Honestly I like jasmine tea with daifuku." Midoriya-san said with a smile on her face. God, her smile could light up the entire room. He found it rather endearing really.

"I'll try that." Toshinori said with a chuckle.

"Alright, coming right up!" She said with a smile. Toshinori watched as she walked off and grabbed the daifuku, it was small and could easily fit in the palm of Midoriya-san's hand. It was green though he saw that she was grabbing him two of them. Most likely because they were small but he couldn't help but chuckle a little at that.

After that, he saw her lifting her hand and a small aura of pink energy flowing around her palm and fingers as she wafted her hand closer towards her back and forth as he soon saw something float toward her. Was that her quirk? Watching as a glass jar of tea leaves as she held onto the jar and started to get to work on preparing his cup of tea.

It all seemed to have been made in a blur to Toshinori, the moment he saw Midoriya-san place his order on a tray, he was about to fish out his wallet before she held up her hand and he froze, staring at her in confusion. "Think of this as a thank you for helping me last night."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes, I never got a chance to say 'thank you' properly last night Yagi-san. I well, I feel like this is the best way I can thank you. Just let me know what you think of the tea and daifuku."

Toshinori blushed a little at that but nodded. It sounded fair, plus he had a feeling that no matter what he said or did, she wouldn't have accepted his cash until he allowed her to thank him. Making his way to an empty seat, Toshinori took a sip of his tea only to blink in shock. Grinning, he didn't think that tea could be this good. Don't get him wrong, he loves tea but this was amazing! Blinking at the daifuku, Toshinori tilted his head a little as he nibbled on it. Wow, the anko filling was amazing. So sweet but not overly sweet.

A happy smile grew on his face as he let out a sigh of content. How was it that someone could be so talented with food and it not being part of their quirk? It just made no sense but at the same time, he let out a sigh of content.

She was talented, that was for sure. No wonder Shouta loved coming here besides the treats. "So, how do you like it Yagi-san?" asked Midoriya-san as she had started to clean up the tables. He looked at her, even sitting he was still a little taller than her. Why did she look so nervous though? Was his input that important to her or, was it because he was someone she knew and had some kind of trust in to give a real input?

Giving her a soft gentle smile, Toshinori honestly answered her. "I love it. I may have to have my morning tea or coffee here every day." The look on her face? It was priceless. She looked so happy, her eyes almost seemed to sparkle and it made him happy to see her so happy. It brought joy to his heart, he almost wanted to reach out to her and hold her hand though kept those thoughts and desires to himself. "I'm honest Midoriya-san, I really did enjoy it. Makes me wonder if you cater for events."

"Oh, I do. Though not a lot of people need me to cater for them so I don't get offers like that very often." Midoriya-san said with a soft smile on her face.

Hm, not enough cater offers eh? That is a shame that she doesn't get offers like that. Maybe he could do something for her, just to help her out. Yeah, that could be something though he also isn't sure if that would be enough. Oh…

"Midoriya-san, would you like to sit with me? Unless you don't have a break yet." Toshinori asked with a tilt of his head.

"I'd love to join you. I was about to go on break anyway." She said with a smile on her face. God, she was so different compared to the sad woman he met last night. "Let me just go put my apron back and I'll be right back." She said with a smile before walking off.

Toshinori didn't really expect to talk to her again so soon. But, he didn't mind. He liked talking to her, having such wonderful conversations last night with her though mostly random things. That was most likely due to her being drunk and he for the most part was sober. Though he had felt something there though mostly just shoved it off as nothing more than the booze. After all, how can anyone feel anything for someone they had just met? There was no such thing as feeling a great connection to someone you just met. It was just not possible.

Maybe now though, they can have a nice conversation. Simple chat between normal people on such a nice day out before he would have to go to his shift. Yeah, that sounded like a good plan to go by. Wait, did that make him sound like a creep? Talking to a woman who had barely twenty-four hours ago been in a bar and who looked like she would have killed herself and, not to mention, just got attacked by her ex in said bar? Was he taking advantage of a moment of weakness? No, that can't be right.

He only had her best interests at heart here.

Hurting her would be the last thing that he'd ever want. No, all he wants is for her to know that she is safe, can be happy again. To know that no matter what her ex does, which he highly doubted he would anymore, that she can live a normal life again.

"I hope I didn't keep you waiting too long." Midoriya-san said with a smile as she sat down in front of him.

"Nah, you only did what? Take off your apron?" Toshinori said with a chuckle before he leaned back in his seat. "So, what would you like to talk about?" asked Toshinori.

"Well, since you know what I do for work, what do you do?" asked Midoriya-san.

"Oh, um…" What could he say? Not like he could tell her that he was a hero but he didn't want to lie either. Oh boy, this was going to bother him though maybe he could just tell her half of the truth? "I work at a hero agency." Well, wasn't a lie but still wasn't the full truth at the very least.

"Wow, I bet that has to be fun! To be surrounded by heroes all day long!" Seeing her so enthused, it was nice but he felt like it was merely a cover to hide her own pain. Work must be a cover for her own pain. Closing his eyes for a moment, he was about to say something until he saw the blood drain from her face. Was that guy here? Just as he was about to turn his head to look, he felt a soft yet trembling hand over his. "Please don't look." Doing as was asked of him, he turned his gaze back up at her as he saw the worry clear in her eyes.

"Midoriya-san, is everything okay? Is he here?"

The look in her eyes, well that told him all. It seemed that her eyes was the only thing that could easily express what was going on in her heart. Placing his free hand over hers, he calmly whispered "Just relax alright? I won't let him get you. You'll always be safe with me, I promise you that." Midoriya looked up at him with slightly teary eyes. Though, unlike last night, these were tears of fear and it had him worried for her mental state seeing him at her place of work.

"How can you promise me that?" asked Midoriya-san.

"Because if there is one thing that I always do, is that I keep my promises. I will protect you from him. I don't care what it takes, or what I have to do but I will keep you safe." Toshinori vowed to her, his eyes almost seeming to glow. He was angry that her ex was causing her distress at her place of work. The only thing that kept him front pinning him down like last night was the fact that he hadn't grabbed at Midoriya-san again.

Plus, there was no way that he'd try something like that this early in the day. "If you want, I can come back after work to walk you home if that would make you feel safer." She looked like she wanted to think otherwise, yet so many emotions started to go through her eyes that he wondered if she was gonna have some kind of emotional whiplash.

There was fear, worry, concern, sadness and other emotions that he couldn't figure out. It made him wonder what else was going on in her mind.

"Would you please?" she asked softly, her voice still laced with fear. In fact, her body was trembling so much so that he thought she would vibrate through the chair and into the floor. Holding onto her hand still, he felt like just holding onto her would be enough to keep her from falling through the floor.

"Of course I will. Just send me a text when you're done tonight. But, if you feel like you need to leave earlier just text or call me and I will come and take you home okay?" Midoriya-san looked up at him for a moment, a small smile growing on her face though it was still far from that blinding smile that he had seen on her earlier. Though it was a start at the very least. Yet still a far cry from her being healed by her past experience. "For now Midoriya-san, just focus on me okay? We'll just keep talking, it should help you relax and have your focus off of him okay?"

"Okay."

"Now, I'm rather curious. I saw you use your quirk and is it telekinesis?" he asked with a tilt of his head.

"Yes and no. I can only move objects that are a weight that I can physically handle. If it's something too heavy for me to lift, I won't be able to use my quirk." Midoriya-san said with a soft sigh as she added "I kinda wish I could move heavier things but for now, this will do. It does help me with my job."

"That's good." He said with a chuckle before giving her a soft smile.

"What about you, do you have a quirk?"

Toshinori, who at the time had been sipping at his tea almost choked on it. Slapping his chest a bit, the young man managed to clear his air way before turning to the woman in front of him and saw that she now looked rather scared. No, afraid that she must have said something stupid or out of line. Waving his hands wildly, he calmly said "Don't worry, you did nothing wrong! I do have a quirk but it's nothing I can really explain. It's something that I can never really tell anyone about my quirk. I'm sorry."

"No, it's okay." Midoriya-san said with a small smile on her face. "I love your hair. It's so fluffy and soft, is it as soft as it looks?" She asked with a bright and cheerful smile on her face. In fact, he almost thought that her smile looked like she was in awe just by his hair alone.

"Um… would you like to feel?" asked Toshinori.

"Please?"

Leaning back in his seat, Toshinori closed his eyes as he waited for Midoriya-san to feel his hair. Honestly, he wasn't sure why he was letting her do this. Maybe to let her forget about her problems with her ex being seen. Or maybe this could be part of her healing process. So many thoughts swirled in his mind yet no true answers.

The sound of the chair scraping down on the floor was heard so he knew that she was moving over. Her foot falls could be heard even though it was soft he could still hear it. Soon, he felt fingers passing through his blonde locks. Toshinori never knew that he would find it so very soothing. He almost wanted to lean into her touch but prevented himself from doing do. God had he really lacked any kind of physical contact from another woman but he couldn't think like that!

"It is soft!" She said with a giggle, which only made Toshinori smile a little. Maybe it was worth it. After all, Midoriya-san was smiling, was laughing and giggling. Yeah, he could be happy with this for now. He'd do everything in his power to make sure that she was always smiling, and her eyes always shining with life and joy. That was his true mission, to keep Midoriya Inko smiling always.

I couldn't resist on this. anyway, I hope I did this chapter alright, had to rewrite a few things to make it work and I do have a few things in mind for future chapters just trying to get them in order. If anyone has ideas let me know and I'll see if it works also, Toshi will reference Inko as Midoriya-san for a few chapters and the same with Inko toward Toshi, anyway, as for the catering thing, that will come in handy later on, it is part of the plot for her second love choice XD hoping you like this.