"Here it is," Shinsou states as Bakugou walks into the small bar, Midoriya slowly blinking. He's heard of this place, it's good for people that want to savor their alcohol and not drink their worries away. Even though the building's small, it doesn't stop people with money from coming here.
Shinsou holds the door open, "Come on in, Izukun."
The shorter inhales then walks towards the taller then through the glass door, the taller right behind him. The first thing he noticed was the bartender. He was tall with blonde hair and cartoonish blue eyes. He was more muscular than Midoriya and looks stronger too.
"Oi," Bakugou nods his head, "get over here."
"M-me," Midoriya asks nervously.
"Who the fuck else," Bakugou rolls his eyes, "Mirio, this is the guy with One for All."
"Midoriya Izuku," the shorter say nervously with a polite smile.
"Toogata Mirio," the older grins, "It's interesting that One for All chose you. Never the less, I'm glad it did! Better than it being in the hands of someone evil."
"Ah-ha," Midoriya laughs nervously, Toogata patting his shoulder. He stops then looks to Bakugou, "The others aren't here yet," he looks to Shinsou, "until then, I'll show him around!"
"I'll show him around," Shinsou says as he moves his arms around Midoriya's waist, the shorter confused. The older shrugs, "Okay."
Shinsou grins then move his arms from around Midoriya's waist, gripping his hand before hurrying off.
Midoriya wasn't sure if he was comfortable with Shinsou's touching. He didn't mind shoulder pats or anything like that, but wrapping his around the shorter's waist like the two were a couple was a bit out of hand. He knew the guy flirted with him, but he doubted lover's touching was included in it.
So far, Midoriya's seen the inn part of the wine bar. It was a hallway with different kinds of bedrooms, all vacant of their current owners. Shinsou then showed him the wine cellar and where the shorter could stay if he needed some time to himself.
"And this is where we discuss All for One."
"All for One?"
Shinsou sighs as he moves his arm from around Midoriya's waist, "Yeah. Before you found One for All, someone else tried to get it. When the quirk rejected him, he moved on to the next best thing, a quirk that takes. All for One."
"You keep saying quirk," Midoriya looks up at him, "why?"
"That what the ones that had these powers before us call them. Don't ask me why they did, these powers have been around for generations."
"Is the creator of my quirk still around?"
"I wouldn't know, maybe Mirio does if you ask."
The shorter nods, looking back in the circular room. It was filled with old and new papers, some from the news and others from personal journals. Midoriya didn't have to think long to figure out that all these papers were about All for One and its current vessel. He wonders what that person's like, what the old One for All wielder was like.
"Come on," Shinsou takes Midoriya's hand in his, "the others should be here by now."
The shorter nods then allow the taller to lead him back to the bar, a few people sitting in front Toogata as he grins. He notices the two walk in from the corner of his eyes, "Guys," he lifts his arm, "this is the newest member of our group!"
They all look the shorter, who fought the urge to hide behind Shinsou. He didn't like getting stared at like they were judging him, it made him feel uneasy.
It was a girl with long baby blue hair who got up first, walking towards the shorter. She puts her hands on her hips then grins, "He's so short," she coos, "and adorable! Are you sure this is the guy with One for All?"
"I don't mean to be rude," another young woman speaks, "but I imagined the new One for All wielder being taller and manlier."
"Trust me, ponytail, when I say I was just as disa-fucking-pointed as you are."
She blushes, "I-I'm not disappointed! Just...shocked."
Midoriya's blushing too, not used to this kind of attention. The young woman that called him adorable grabs his hands, "I'm Hadou Nejire and that girl over there is Yaoyorozu Momo. The girl sitting next to her is Asui Tsuyu."
"Just call me Tsu," she chimes stand up then walking towards him, "nice to meet you. Ah," she moves her index finger an inch from her lips, "are you Shinsou's lover?"
"No," Midoriya looks to his waist, moving out of Shinsou's arm. Asui blinks, "Shinsou doesn't flirt with just anyone, keep that in mind."
Before Midoriya could respond, the door to the bar opens. Walking through it is a tall young man, with his hair two tones. He also has a scar over one eye.
With him is another young man with a mask-like thing over his eyes, his teeth sharp.
"Ah," Toogata points in their direction, "Midoriya, these two are Tetsutetsu Tetsutetsu and Todoroki Shouto. You two, Midoriya Izuku."
Midoriya moves from Shinsou's side towards the taller two, holding his hand out towards Todoroki.
"Nice to meet you," he says politely with a soft smile. Todoroki blushes softly, "Same here," he says quietly, shaking hands with the shorter. Midoriya shakes hands with Tetsutetsu, hiding the fact that the stronger was squeezing his hand a bit too tightly.
"You must be a real man behind that baby face," Tetsu comments, "you and I should hang out sometime! I could call up Kirishima and we could have a man off!"
"I-I'm fine," Midoriya says quietly, Tetsu not hearing him.
"No luck," Todoroki says as he walks towards the bar, sitting down. Toogata grunts, "Of course," he smirks nervously, "he's smart and quick on his feet."
"Who," Midoriya asks as his sits down, Shinsou joining him. Toogata hands Shinsou a wine bottle, "Akatani Mikumo, he goes by Yamikumo though."
"That, motherfucker, has a clone of me," Bakugou states angrily, "he's annoying as hell, always smiling and happy. Who the fuck can be happy all the Goddamn time?!"
Midoriya was going to say himself, but he knew that was a lie. After graduating from high school, he wasn't able to be happy for a long while. He had to fake it so his friends wouldn't worry, but they found out anyway.
"Anyway," Shinsou swirls the wine in his bottle, "we've got another place like this in the neighboring town, they've been keeping an eye out for us there."
"My fiance's in charge there," Toogata state.
"Congratulations," Midoriya says happily.
"Thanks, but there won't be any congratulating if we can't catch Yamikumo. He's been taking quirks from people."
"Not only that, he's been going around and draining the tombs of the quirks still sealed," Hadou adds, "it's a pain, but one we have to stop."
"Have you guys crossed path with him before," Midoriya asks, looking to Bakugou and Tetsutetsu. Their expressions changed after he asked the question.
Toogata sighs, "Bakugou and Tetsu have, one of our very own lost their quirk."
"My bastard clone beat him down then his 'master' sucked Kirishima dry," Bakugou growls, "I'm going to kill them."
Kirishima? Tetsu mentioned a Kirishima when he was talking about a man off. How close was Bakugou to this guy?
"It was my fault," Tetsu grips the glass in his hands, his skin now iron.
"We weren't supposed to fight him, but I was the one hyping us up. Bakugou came last minute, but even then we could escape. It should've been me."
Bakugou slams his fist into the bar table then stands up as the stool falls over, walking out the building. Midoriya pushes his lips together. The atmosphere went from friendly to grieving really quick. Whoever this Yamikumo guy is, he needs to be stopped. If that means Midoriya has to start learning his quirk, he will. Not to help get vengeance, for justice.
