A/N: Hello again! Thank you to everyone who reacted to my chapter! I was very pleased with the response and I now know that it will continue to keep me motivated to write!

This chapter will explore Eri's point of view. I honestly think that she and Kouta would hit it off extremely well if they ever met in cannon, and I also think that Mirio doesn't get enough respect in this fandom. This chapter helps to rectify both of those issues.

The hero rankings make another subtle appearance here, but you will get the full out rankings net chapter.

Enjoy!

Chapter 2: Friendship

"Kouta! You've gotta stop getting yourself hurt like this!"

"Hey! It's not like I go looking for trouble! Trouble usually finds me!"

"Hmm… Sounds like another certain 'someone' I know…"

Eri tries hard, she really does, but she eventually fails to hold back her giggles at her mentor's comment. She knows exactly who she's talking about. Apparently that person does too because he is blushing from the comment. That was the breaking point for her.

She sees her big brother wave his hands in front of his face trying to deny that, but the dual looks both his wife and his old school nurse are giving him just make him throw his hands up in defeat. Her giggles become full out laugher when she hears him mumble "well its true…" under his breath.

Her brother is just too cute.

"Okay now, let's compare the reckless streaks of Kouta and Izuku another time," her dad speaks up. "We should focus on healing our youngest troublemaker here so that we can get on with our dinner date."

Eri does her best to reign in her laughter for now as she tries to regain her focus. She is the one that needs to heal her best friend after all. Her quirk is absolutely perfect for healing injuries like this. She gradually calms herself down so that she can concentrate on her task at hand.

Once she's found her center, Eri walks up to the chair that Kouta is sitting on and kneels to his level. She then looks over to the phone where her mentor is video calling from Yuuei. While Kouta's injuries are normally something they would go to her to treat, Eri has been training with her for a few months now, despite only being a third year in middle school. This is excellent practice for the control of her quirk. Now that she has a solid understanding of how it works, she knows how to use it without causing too much backlash It's been years since Mr. Aizawa has needed to erase her quirk in fear of overdoing it. Still, since she doesn't have a license to use her quick yet, she needs the direct supervision of a licensed mentor to sign off on its use, hence the video call with Recovery Girl.

The use of her quirk in this manner was actually Big Brother's idea, which shockingly came as a surprise to no one earn she revealed that fact. After all, he is well known for analyzing quirks, quirks, and more quirks as a hobby, giving him a mind for quirks like no other save Nedzu. He had gotten the idea for using her quirk for helping people from his battle with the horrible bird people (she likes her childish term for them much more than the term 'Yakuza'). She was on his back during the fight and her quirk kept on 'rewinding' all of his injuries as he fought with 100% of his Full Cowl.

After the battle, Big Brother was the first one to ever tell her that her quirk was kind and gentle. That it could be used for healing rather than destroying.

And then after hearing about Big Brother's idea, her dad was the first one to ever be subject to her healing magic.

Her brave, loving, kind, amazing dad had risked his life saving her and protecting her from the head bird person—the one that had 'claimed' to be her 'father.' In that fight, her precious dad had gone out of his way to shield and protect her in his cape. He was so focused on protecting her that he was caught off guard by another bird person and got hit with the bullet that was made with her blood…

And that bullet made him lose his quirk.

However, despite the fact that it was her blood that made him lose his quirk, he never blamed her for that struggle.

Not even once.

He always encouraged her, played with her, took care of her, made her smile.

So it was with him in mind that she worked tirelessly with Big Brother and Mr. Aizawa to practice to control her quirk. As she struggled through both the physical toll of using her quirk more than ever, and the psychological torture that came with using a power that she grew up fearing, the idea of helping him kept her pushing through all. She believed he would have been an amazing and inspiring hero no matter what—with or without his quirk—but he had had his quirk for basically his whole life. While her dad never admitted it out loud, Big Brother had told her that losing a quirk would be like losing part of one's self. So her one goal in mind became control her quirk well enough to restore her dad's quirk—to restore his quirk so he can become whole and happy again.

After finding out that her quirk worked by rewinding time on things, Big Brother had the idea of rewinding the time on his blood cells to the time before they were exposed to the quirk destroying bullet. Mr. Aizawa, being the logical man he is, was skeptical, mainly because he thought that the quirk bullet had rewound his cells to a time before he developed his quirk. If this was the case, then Eri's powers would only rewind time more, which wouldn't give Dad his quirk back.

However, her dad was adamant. He told them he was more than willing to take that chance. He told her that even if she couldn't, that it would still be valuable as a learning experience. They would know for sure that she couldn't restore his quirk and learn even more about her quirk from it. But he had also told her that he had faith that she could do it, that he had unwavering confidence she could restore his quirk.

He put his complete trust in her.

He believed in her.

His confidence in her gave her confidence in herself. As it turned out, his faith was rewarded; it worked out. Her dad got his quirk back and is now one of the most well-respected heroes in the world.

"Go ahead Eri," Recovery Girl encourages. "This will be your first real test on your own, and you haven't failed me yet! Just remember all of the other students you helped at Yuuei."

She gulps, nodding nervously before looking back at Kouta. Through his bloodied, bruised face with his crooked nose, he gives her a thumbs up and a grin. That relaxes her a great deal, knowing that her best friend is trusting her completely on this.

He believes in her.

Just like her dad.

Shedding her anxieties on using her quirk essentially on her own for the first time, she puts her hand on Kouta's face. She concentrates on rewinding the time on his injuries just to the point of where they were before he was captured by that villain. Her small horn starts glowing with the use of her quirk, and she can see the bruising start to fade from her friend's face. Suddenly, his nose snaps back into place with a loud CRACK before she lets go out of shock.

Good thing that was the time she needed to let go regardless.

Out of her peripheral vision, she can see Big Brother, Big Sister, and Dad all wince at the crack of her best friend's nose snapping back into place. However, Kouta himself just hives her a wider grin. "Wow, Eri!" he exclaims excitedly. "As gross as that sounded, that was amazing! It didn't even hurt at all! You even healed my concussion!"

Eri giggles bashfully at his enthusiasm. "Oh stop it! It wasn't that big of a deal—"

"Au contraire, ma belle amie," he responds instantly. He's still grinning like a kid in a candy store, which Eri finds adorable. "You just fixed my messed up face and made it beautiful again! That is a deed that is worthy of knighthood!" He then gets up from his chair, and Eri grins. She kneels down in front of him, playing along. He straightens his posture and puts his hand over his head.

"I, King Izumi Kouta of the prestigious Kingdom of Good Looks—" she snorts as he states this in the most regal voice he can. Which isn't very regal, but that just makes it that much more hilarious. "—hereby bestow the title of 'Healing Beauty' upon thee! Henceforth, you shall be known as 'Lady Toogata Eri,' Healing Beauty of the Good Looks Kingdom so mote it be!"

Eri raises her head, desperately trying to hold it together long enough to finish their 'ceremony.' "You honor me greatly m'Lord," she responds humbly. "I will cherish this title and use it to serve you well in the future." She looks Kouta dead in the eye for a few more seconds…

And then they both completely lose it.

They both laugh loud and boisterously. She takes one look at the lost look on all of the adults faces and that just makes her laugh harder. Okay, maybe that wan't such a good idea since she's laughing so hard that she probably busted her gut. From the sound of it, Kouta isn't fairing any better.

This is why she loves her best friend so much. He may seem like an angsty teenager on the outside to most people, but around her he is incredibly quick witted and hilarious. He can joke with her for hours and it seems like they have millions of inside jokes just between the two of them. They can have entire conversations revolving around one of their shenanigans with no one else knowing a thing about what they are talking about. He also is so friendly and considerate, always looking out to help people in any way he can.

She can tell that he tries to take after Big Brother on that front as much as he can.

That was how their friendship even became possible. They had a connection—they both were saved by Big Brother from their most feared villain. Their shared adoration for the same person helped them connect to each other. Both tried their best to emulate their hero, and eventually it led to other similarities between them. Then, when Big Brother and Big Sister moved in next door to her and Dad, it made it extremely convenient for them to hang out together. Especially with Kouta practically living at Big Brother's house for most of the colder months to make it easier on his commute to school. They then ended up in the same class—it was like fate was bringing them together!

The rest, as they say, is history.

"I swear they get that from you two!" she somehow hears Big Sister state though her laughter. She calms herself down enough to look on at her dad as he huffs and turns away.

"I have no idea what you're talking about!" he retorts

"Agreed good sir." Big Brother huff-turns in the same fashion as Dad and looks away. "I cannot imagine were you get that idea m'Lady."

The girl sees Big Sister throw her hands up in the air dramatically before her vision tears over as her laughter intensifies again.

"I swear, are you all trying to kill your children!?" she barely hears her mentor over the phone. "At this rate, they'll die of laughter and I'll have to fill out all of that paperwork, not to mention arrest you three for two counts of second degree murder!"

Big Sister gasps dramatically. "You wouldn't!"

"You know I would Midoriya Ochako!"

"But I didn't even do anything!" she pleads her case. "It was all Kouta and Eri, facilitated by Izuku and Mirio!"

"Yes, and you were the one that made both Midoriya and Toogata react in the first place!"

"Yeah honey," Big Brother chirps. "You're just as much responsible for their murders as Mirio and I."

"Well said my knight!" her dad pipes up. They both share a fist bump while Big Sister full-on pouts at them.

Needless to say, this doesn't help her laughing situation one bit.

"Honestly! You're all ridiculous!" The Youthful Heroine exclaims once more. Eri can tell that she is mostly amused though… at least she thinks so. She can never really tell for sure with her mentor. "Well, the good news is that it looks like Kouta is healed up nicely. Now if he could just calm down, I can provide a once over examination, ask him a few questions as per concussion protocol, and be on my way."

It takes a few minutes, but eventually both she and Kouta are able to calm down enough to actually let her mentor sign off on her healing. They however share a high five for their impromptu skit, causing said school nurse to roll her eyes at them.

"All joking aside, it looks like you did a splendid job Miss Toogata! He seems to be as good as new." This makes her swell with pride. Praise from Recovery Girl is only given when well deserved, so she knows that she did an amazing job. "Of course, I would like to see Kouta myself in person sometime tomorrow to check the more physical symptoms more closely, but you did all of the hard work by getting rid of that concussion. That in itself is well done my dear."

Okay, she can't help but blush at that, but she tries to cover it up with a megawatt grin. "Thank you Sensei!" she chirps.

Her mentor smiles warmly at her through the phone screen. "You're quite welcome my dear." She pauses one moment before continuing. "Alright, I expect you back here tomorrow after school for your normal training, and bring Kouta along with you so I can check him over as well."

Eri looks over at her best friend for only a moment before smirking. They both give the Youthful Heroine identical salutes. "Yes ma'am!" They add in unison.

She can hear her dad snort and Big Sister groan as her mentor gives her yet another eye roll. "Okay you two. Behave yourselves!"

Both her and her friend blink innocently to the camera, once again perfectly in sync. "When do we not?" That brings a chuckle from her dad as Recovery Girl sighs before ending the call.

Apparently she didn't deem that worthy of a response.

"Okay, now that Kouta is healed, we can get started with dinner!" Big Sister announces.

That's right. She forgot the whole reason that her dad and she were here to begin with was because they were having dinner at the Midoriya residence. Her dad and Big Brother have been extremely close ever since they rescued her from the evil bird people. Because of that bond, they worked together constantly both in school and once they became heroes themselves. It came as no surprise that as soon as Big Brother and Big Sister got married that they moved in right next door to her and her dad. It was then quickly determined that they each host the other for dinner whenever possible. Not only is it a convenient excuse to get together, but it also saves money and resources.

Not to mention it takes some pressure off of her dad. It's definitely got to be tough for him to be both a top professional hero and a single dad, and she loves him that much more for it.

Speaking of which…

"Yep!" Dad adds. "And we're having katsudon with mochi for dessert! After all, we're celebrating Uravity here becoming the #8 hero in the latest rankings!"

Eri's eyes widen at that. She knew that the newest rankings came out today, but she had no idea Big Sister went up 3 spots!

"Oh, that reminds me!" Big Brother suddenly shouts. He looks frantic for some reason. "The whole reason Kouta got into that situation to begin with was because he was buying the latest HEROES! Magazine with the latest rankings published in it! Obviously he lost them during that attack, but I promised him I would get him some new copies!"

Her best friend turns at that. "Y-you don't have to do that!" he protests. "It was my fault I lost them to begin with—"

"Uh uh, nope!" Big brother responds emphatically. "You cannot be blamed for the work of a villain! Besides, I told you I would, so I will. You need to take a shower anyway." He grimaces at that. "You may be healed, but you still have blood all over you."

Both Kouta and she wince at that as well. "But Big Brother," he tries once more. "It was supposed to be a gift! You can't buy your own gift!"

"Sorry bro, but it's happening. You'll just have to get me another gift. Besides you already paid for them anyway, and I'll just use the money that I got from arresting that villain to pay for it, so it's actually like the villain is buying your replacements."

"Wow, that's some really stretched out logic there Deku," her dad comments dryly.

"But it's the truth!" He defends before looking Kouta right in the eye. "How many copies did you get Kouta?"

"…Two…"

"Okay then!" Big Brother gives him a grin. "I'll have those two here for you before you are all cleaned up!"

Kouta sighs, but eventually nods to Big Brother. He probably realized it was a lost battle. It still doesn't stop him from sulking as he heads to his room to get clothes to change into.

"Hey, why don't I go with you!" Dad suggests suddenly. "I could probably buy Eri a copy myself—"

"And leave me to make my own celebratory dinner by myself?!" Big Sister exclaims. This makes everyone jump in their spot. "Oh hell no! You are helping me! Deku can just buy one for Eri while he's out."

Her dad's answering pout makes her giggle. "But I hate cutting vegetables…" her dad actually whines.

"Don't give me that Toogata Mirio!" Ochako answers scathingly. Big Sister then grins at her, but the expression is anything but friendly. It actually makes her gulp. "Besides, that's what you have your daughter for."

Her eyes widen at that as her dad grins and gives off a whoop. "That's right! Our little Eri can cut all of the vegetables while I prepare the meat!"

"W-wait!" She desperately shouts. She hates cutting those dreaded heath foods as much as her dad! "What kind of dad actually encourages his daughter to play with knives!?"

"The kind that really hates cutting vegetables!" he replies cheerily, making her groan. "Besides! You're fifteen, not five! I'm trying to invoke upon you some skills you will be able to use for the rest of your life! I trust you enough to handle the knives properly."

Okay, that's not fair. Her dad should not be able to say stuff like that to make her cave. He knows that she loves it when he shows her how much trust he has in her. "Okay, fine, I'll cut the stupid veggies. But you are definitely cutting them tomorrow!"

She tries hard to look mad, but her dad's answering grin makes it pretty much impossible. "Of course Eri!"

"Now that that's all settled," he hears her big brother chuckle, "I'm gonna get going here. I do need to make it back before Kouta gets out of the shower."

Big Brother gives Big Sister a kiss and leaves with a wave. "Alright!" Ochako claps her hands for emphasis. "Time to start making dinner!"

As her dad gives an overly enthusiastic cheer, she resigns herself to her pitiful fate. Both of them end up almost dragging her to the kitchen. And as she starts getting herself prepared for the absolutely gruling task, there's one thought that keeps her going.

Dinner is going to be absolutely amazing.

After all, katsudon is her favorite meal.

I guess I can suffer for the end result…

A/N: Who else absolutely despises cutting vegetables? It is the one task (and cleaning afterwards) that prevents me from making many more of my own meals. If only I could pay someone to cut them for me...