Dinnertime.
"So, you call your inventions, 'babies'," Inko asked sitting next to Mei on the couch.
"Yeah," the pink haired girl let out enthusiastically, drying her hair with the white towel provided to her, "Its really just a cute little nickname I came up with, they mean so much to me that I call them my little 'babies'. You don't think that's weird, do you?"
"No not at all, I think its adorable. I only ask just to make sure."
"Make sure of what?"
"Well, one time I was trying to get a hold of Izuku on the phone, and when he texted me back, he replied with, 'Me and Hatsume are working on some babies.'
The pink haired girl couldn't contain her laughter, she did try her best as to not offended the woman, but the image of her face shooting wide after seeing that was priceless. That was her favorite part of calling her inventions 'babies', the sheer confusion and hilarious look on people's faces.
"*giggle* wow, *giggle* that's pretty funny."
"It nearly gave me a stroke, I freaked a little on him, but he gave me an explanation right away."
The small talk between the ladies kept going on, as Izuku was drying off/hiding out in the bathroom for now. The green haired teen was doing his best to keep calm, his high-strung nature started kicking in at the mere thought of what could happen, all the embarrassing stories she could share, and no tot mention the photos…oh god the photos!
'I need to find that album and hide it now,' he screamed internally, he slowly opened the bathroom door making a quick glance at his two favorite ladies.
"So, how did you two fall into the fountain exactly," the mother asked Mei, neither of them aware of Midoriya sneaking into his mom's room in the background.
"Well, when we were leaving the mall to come here, I spotted the fountain. It looked so pretty and bright, that I just really wanted a picture with it to put in the album."
"An album?"
"Yeah, for Christmas he got me this great little photo album."
"Aww that was sweet of him."
"It really was, it's filled with all of our days spent in the workshop, on dates, and just spending time together."
"Would, you mind if I looked at it sometime?"
"Sure, it's no problem he put a lot of hard work and effort into it."
"I bet he did, once my little Izuku puts his mind to something, nothing can stop him."
Meanwhile.
'WHERE IS THE BABY ALBUM,' Izuku was losing it as he went through drawer after drawer, finding nothing but either cook books, or romance novels with tissue boxes right next to them, 'COME ON IT SHOULDN'T BE THIS HARD TO FIND!'
Back in the living room.
"Then, the lightning struck from the earlier storm," Mei happily continued the story, "That made us jump while taking our silly faces pic, and then splash! Into the fountain."
"Hehe, my my, it sounds like you two had an eventful day at the mall," Inko smiled, mostly at the adorable thought of her son and his girlfriend just splashing into the small body of water, "Would you care if I saw the pictures you took?"
"Sure, its no big deal," Hatusme completely forgetting the earlier picture of their kiss, "Midoriya should have it on his phone."
"I don't mean to sound nosey," the mother gave Mei a sad look, "It's just that, when Izuku was a kid he didn't have many friends. Whenever we found out he was 'quirkless', not many other kids wanted to play with him anymore, it made me worry there for awhile that my boy wouldn't have many friends growing up."
'Wow,' Hatsume's smiling face turned neutral, not wanting to look sad in front of her but didn't want to seem happy about her boyfriend's previous misery, 'With his cheery and hopeful attitude, it was pretty easy to forget how much he had to go through for so long. I'm so sorry I couldn't have met you sooner Midoriya, but I'm here for you now, and I'm not going anywhere.'
"So, whenever he texted me about having a girlfriend, I was overjoyed," Inko's sunny mood returned as she continued, "I couldn't describe to you how happy I was, that my son had found a little girlfriend, and just how excited he was that he finally had one, you should've seen the text that he sent me about it."
"Do you still have it," the energetic inventor asked perking up.
"Yes, I'm guessing you want to see it," Inko cheerfully took out her phone, the inventors enthusiasm gave her confidence that she was a keeper for her baby boy. The mother unlocked her phone, and scrolled through her messages, once she found it, she presented it to Hatsume.
-MOM I THINK I'VE GOT A GIRLFRIEND, AND SHE KISSED ME ON THE CHEEK AND I KISSED HER BACK!
"Awww," Mei giggled a little, the text warming her heart, Izuku's excitement over that night after the workshop just made her light up, 'The big softie.'
"It was so adorable, I think I was about as excited as he was," Inko giving small laugh herself, "I'm glad I got to see you two today, it puts me at ease that my boy found someone nice."
"Thank you mam," the inventor blushed a little at her compliment, "To be honest with you, Izuku was actually the one to win me over."
"Really," the woman's curiosity peaked.
"Yeah, the day where I asked him out for the first time, Izuku walked into my workshop, looking for some repairs for his costume. He seemed pretty down, so I wanted to try and cheer him up by talking to him, he was pretty lonely after a couple of his friends paired up."
"Oh, he never told me about that."
"He probably didn't want to trouble anyone, it was for that reason that it was a little difficult to coax it out of him. I didn't want to seem rude at all, it's just I wasn't used to seeing him like that…it hurt to see him like that.
'My poor boy,' tears welled up a little in the green haired woman's eyes, while Hatsume looked down at the floor.
"He eventually spoke to me about it, he was so worked up over a lot of things that happened recently, and that was just the straw that broke the camel's back. I started comforting him about it talking about my own lonely upbringing, and then he turned it around on me, Izuku started comforting me instead, telling me how much of a service I was doing for everyone, and how I didn't deserve any harsh treatment throughout my life. There wasn't a single hint of dishonesty in his voice, his powerful words, positive attitude, and his extreme kindness hit me, he was so sweet that I just knew I had to try and be with him. Your son means so much to me mam, he makes me feel so calm and peaceful in a way I cannot describe, and if someone were to ask me what the best day of my life was, hands down, it would be when your son walked through my workshop door."
"*snort* *snort*"
Mei looked back over to the woman on the other end couch, tears flowing down her face, and her whole body shaking intensely from pure unfiltered joy.
"Y-y-y-you," the woman could barely speak, her raw emotions shining through with such power, "You are s-s-s-s-such a little sweetheart, M-m-m-mei. I-I-I-I-I'm so glad you are with my son!"
Midoriya had overheard the whole thing, he had found the baby album inside his mother's locked box of important things and was about to hide it. But changed his mind, placing it onto her bed, and walking out into the hallway, seeing the tiny woman hug Hatsume tightly, crying her eyes out.
"Thank you so much for dating my son!"
"I'm…glad…about it…to…Mrs. Midoriya," Mei barely being able to speak, as the hug was cutting off circulation.
"Please dear, just call me Inko!"
"Ok…I'll keep that…in mind, Inko," The girl turned her head to face the hallway, seeing her boyfriend smiling at the pleasant sight, he was giving her a look that said, 'Yeah, she's a hugger.'
Mei retorting with a look, 'Help me.'
"Hey, mom I think I'm dried off now," Midoriya stepped away from the hallway entrance, patting Inko on the shoulder, "Do you need some help making dinner?"
The mother released her grip on the girl, wiping her tears as Hatsume gave a large heave to regain her breath.
"No no, I think I should be fine to make it myself," giving her son a comforting, and reassured look, "Oh, I should go grab my cook book to make something special, I'll be right back!"
Inko turned her back to them, walking to her room but stopped a second to look at them without their knowledge.
"You ok Mei," Midoriya whispered.
"I am now," kissing him on the cheek, causing both of them to blush and grin.
The mother smiled at this, before entering the hallway and into her room.
"Were you actually drying off this entire time," Mei asked, knowing he must've been doing something else.
"Well I was actually-"
"OH MY GOD, IZUKU I FOUND YOUR BABY ALBUM!"
It was then the broccoli haired boy began to regret his decision, Mei gave him a devilish grin while looking at her boyfriend's dead faced expression.
"This should be fun," she whispered teasing him.
'NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!'
Though it was just in Deku's head, many swore they heard the cry of a teen who was about to be humiliated.
2 hours of Midoriya freaking out later.
Inko was close to finishing up dinner in her kitchen, doing it alone since she insisted, and after an hour of pictures, the two had retreated to Midoriya's old bedroom to watch some tv and play games. Mostly to calm Deku down, since after they got to the bath in the sink pictures, he nearly threw himself out the window, Mei wasn't cruel enough to tease him about it, but found it hard to let out mini giggles at each adorable photo.
'Ok, give it another 15 or so minutes, and it'll be done,' Inko thought as she untied her apron, hanging it on a rack, 'Better go tell them.'
Inko made her way to her son's door, giving it a small knock, and opening the door, the sight made her eyes widen a little, but transitioned into a more relaxed look, with a smile. It was Izuku and Mei, laying on top of the bed above of the covers, napping, Mei laying on Izuku's chest right under his chin and holding his hand, and the two wearing peaceful, content smiles.
'My little Izuku,' the green haired mother thought, 'I hope you two stay together for a long time."
KNOCK KNOCK!
Quick as bullet, Inko shot to the door trying to prevent the break up of the peaceful moment the two were having. She quickly and quietly opened the door, to the sight of the former #1 hero dressed up in his usual teaching suit.
"Hello, mam," All Might greeted giving her a wave, "I stopped by to see young Midoriya, he invited me to dinner and texted me earlier about possibly needing some counseling, something about baby pic-"
"Shhhhhhh," she whispered while hodling her index finger to her mouth.
All Might was confused but didn't have time to ponder, as the small woman motioned him inside, he entered, and she led him to Izuku's bedroom, the sight of the two made him smile as well.
'Young Midoriya,' All Might thought with warmth and pride.
The two looked at them for another minute or so before retreating from the doorway, closing it to give the two their privacy.
"So, what's for dinner," All Might asked casually.
"Shhhhhh," Inko pushed her finger to her lips again.
Back in the bedroom.
"So, do you think we should get up to go to dinner," Mei asked still laying on Deku.
"Nah, I like staying this way until she wakes us up," Midoriya replied.
"Sounds good to me," Mei re positioned herself to lay on the pillow facing her boyfriend.
Midoriya turned to face her, wrapping his arms around her, her face nuzzling under his chin again, while he rested his face against her head. They kissed softly, before resting again, in a moment of pure bliss.