It had been a hectic week. Between trying to get the kids into middle school (and ultimately succeeding in getting them into Mina's old school), fighting villains, and setting up the party, the day finally came. It was a joint birthday party for Izuku and Mina. Izuku had also sought advice from his mom and Lock Rock, as he felt they would be the best people to ask about proposing and getting married.

Having already showed his mom the ring, he knew he had her blessing. She did offer some concerns about possibly waiting for a year or wo to start preparations, but was so happy for her son and his girlfriend.

"If you ever need any help, I am happy to assist."

Izuku sat on the curb as Lockrock worked on his bicycle, adjusting the wheels and making some small repairs.

"So, you're popping the question this early? ...This is all heat of the moment, isn't it?"

"We're both out of UA."

"Then you should have got married first. Or hell, if it doesn't matter either way, why do you need a piece of paper or a ceremony?"

"We want to make it official."

"You're rushing into all this. The kids, the marriage. Especially the kids."

"I made a connection with them. Mina and me. We want to protect them."

"You got too attached. I get it, You're a good kid, Deku. You proved yourself. But you're a fool if you think you can juggle all this at once. You got too attached to kids you saved. You and your girlfriend are paying house with them, and now you're ready to throw in the towel on your hero career."

"I…I thought you of all people would understand."

"Oh, I do. That's why I'm saying all this. If you really love this girl, and she loves you, fine. But the two of you can wait. If one of you can't, it's not worth it."

"If you wanted to get married. Great. You should have done it before adopting kids. It's not fair to them. Just coming into a new household. With new parents, and then all this other stuff happens. New people. It's not fair to them."

"H-how would you know?"

"For starters, you came to me because I am a father and a husband. Secondly, if you two had really thought about it, you would have gotten married beforehand. Think about it like this. Look at this from the kids' perspective. Shouldn't be too hard. You're still a kid yourself. They Just got taken into a new home, and they're still settling in, and then suddenly they're having to get use to the idea of the two people they live with getting married - So they're now going to be spending weeks on end dealing with total strangers and things they aren't prepared for. The actual event will be even worse for them. How long have you had these kids? A week? Are they even in school? Do they have friends?"

Izuku paused. He was floored. He was annoyed by Lockrock's attitude, but the man had a point. Several in fact. He steeled himself.

"we have faced worse things together. We can handle this."

The older man pinched the bridge of his nose at the young hero's bullish naiveté, at least that's how he saw it. "Urgh... Alright, look Deku, if you plan on doin' this, who am I to stop you? But think about these kids you've got now. Once you pop the question, you can't just back out of it without fucking up what you have with Alien Queen. If you honestly think you can balance everything out, great. If not - Don't. All it takes is one screwup to bring it all crashing down." With that, Lockrock judged his bike one final time before nodding at Izuku and riding off around the block.

Izuku nodded nervously and walked away. He had hoped for more support, but Lockrock was a hard-ass. He wasn't too different from Aizawa in some ways. He was an actual parent and married man though, so he knew what he was talking about. Izuku knew what he wanted to do and would still set out to do so, but Lock Rock's words were rattling around in his head. He tried to shake them off. He had some things to prepare.

Mina was giggling to herself. She was positively ecstatic. She was nervous. There was a lot to be nervous about. She had just recently become a parent of two, at 20 years old. She was nervous about that. It was a scary prospect. Balancing hero careers on top of that was tough. And then she looked at the little box in her hand. This might make things busier. Still, she shrugged. They could do this. Things would work out. They were a team. A family. This would work. She smiled confidently and called Inko.

"Mrs. M? It's Mina. Let me know what time you're picking us up, so we can get to the restaurant before Izuku." She spoke into the phone.

It could hardly be called a surprise party, for the most part. Everyone knew but the birthday couple. Both had planned a surprise party for the other and told all their friends. Therefore, both would be surprised, though by the design of either.

Izuku wanted to get to the restaurant early to set things up. He was a stickler for strategy and organization, even if he had a habit of pushing himself way too hard, even at 70%. As he headed toward the train station, it had seemed the day had other plans. A disco based villain named Dance Commander had walked into the middle of a busy intersection and stopped traffic to control everyone with his quirk. They all burst into spontaneous dance, finding themselves unable to stop. This was particularly disastrous for those who had serious heart conditions, as too much strenuous activity could prove fatal.

"C'mon out, Deku baby. This is my declaration of war! OW!" The villain, a man in glammed out military attire, with bell bottoms, had encountered Izuku before. It seemed he had wanted a rematch. Izuku sighed. "What's with these villains Mina and I meet and their dance challenges?"

"Ey, Dexter! Mind if I cut in? Figured we might be headed in the same direction." A loud Irish voice busted out as she stepped out, cracking her knuckles.

"B-be…. Decibelle? What are you doing here?"

"Trying to find a decent drink. Can't even find a decent fight. This git will do."

Izuku nodded.

"Where's your pink girl, Deku? I wanted her to step in on this too!"

"She's on another dancefloor. Guess we'll have to do for now."

"I warn ye though, ye disco dunce. We have two left feet." Becky grinned madly as she tossed a bag at Izuku, which he barely caught. Opening it up, he found ear plugs. He nodded and put them in.

Becky screamed with her sonic voice to throw the commander off, enabling her and Izuku to both deliver kicks with their left legs, Izuku using full cowl shoot style for his. This sent their funkadelic foe skidding backwards. Izuku took out a pair of cuffs and dashed forward, mimicking Gran Torino's movements to close the distance. With the villain apprehended, Izuku handed him over o police custody and turned his attention to the self-proclaimed "Banshee badass".

"Thanks for the help Becky." He bowed. He was grateful, if not surprised. "What are you really here for?"

"Are ye callin' me a liar, Midoriya?" she scowled. As outgoing as she could be, this woman still intimidated Izuku, ever since he ran into her a year ago while in London.

"N-no. N-not at all, but…" Izuku waved his hands, trying to deny any offense he might have made.

"Relax, Izzy. I'm just takin the mickey outta ye…. I came here to swallow my pride for some blonde jackass who would rather choke on his." She sighed in frustration. "Really shoulda known better."

"Yeah… Kacc…. Bakugou isn't really that open with feelings. He's changed a bit over the years, but… yeah."

"No problem, Izzy." She smacked him hard on the back. "Better get going though. Ye have a party, don't ye?" Izuku sighed at the redhead's comment. She was right. If anything, Mina would be happy to see another friend.

"How did…. You were invited, weren't you?" Izuku's face went from shock to understanding as he let out a sigh. The woman in front of him took out an invitation from her pocket, flashing a smile as she threw it at Izuku's face.

"Go get changed first, Izzy. You don't want to celebrate your birthday in uniform, do ye?"

Izuku sighed. "Ok. Meet me at the address on the card. I'm going to change." Izuku donned his hood again before bounding away into the distance. Becky took out a flask and shook her head before taking a drink. She probably shouldn't drink so much if she wanted to keep her voice intact, but she had never been the best with that.

"Get to hoppin, ye big dopey rabbit. Yer lady's waitin."

After a stop at his apartment, where he noticed Mina and the kids were gone, Izuku changed into blue jeans, yellow and white sneakers, a blue flannel shirt, and a white t-shirt depicting some popular American hero team. He then headed to the train station, so he could go to the restaurant to get ready. He was certainly cutting it close, so he had hoped that some of the guests had helped. He still felt guilty for being late. Heroics was a demanding job though, not that he wasn't going to have his hands full already. Once again, Lockrock's words echoed in his head. Izuku took a deep breath and boarded the train, trying to contact his mother.

Mina had arrived at the restaurant with Ink and the kids an hour or two ago, but she was sitting on the elder Midoriya's car pouting. She had been told to wait outside while they took care of things.

"I planned this party. What is…" Her look of introspection turned into a smirk of amusement. She shook her head and waited for Izuku to arrive. Becky had arrived and greeted Mina before heading inside. Mina was thrilled to see the loudmouthed heroine, but right now, she just wanted to see her boyfriend. He wasn't late or anything. If anything, she shod be hanging with her new kids and getting them used to her, and vice versa. She sometimes worried that her and Izuku were moving too fast with this. She voiced these concerns beforehand. However, Mina had faith that whatever came their way, the two of them could face it together.

Izuku finally got to the restaurant, Another Grill, Another Planet." He was puzzled to see Mina sitting alone on the hood of Inko's car. Playing with her phone and frowning to herself. She turned to see the man she was waiting for and leapt with all the grace and agility of an acrobat off of the car and slid forward with her quirk to greet him. She was wearing a light leather jacket, a red top, fake pearl necklace, jean shorts and black and pink hi-tops. Izuku was stunned by how lovely she looked. He could still never get over that, even after 4.5 years.

"Izu! There you are!"

"Mina? What are you doing here?" Izuku wasn't expecting her here yet exactly. His mother was supposed to drive her and the kids around a bit while preparations were being made. Things started to click into place. Had they both planned a surprise party for each other at the same time? Izuku shook his head. Of course, she would, and of course their friends would know. Ultimately, the party was out of their hands. They were both guests of honor after all.

"What do you mean? I'm here for the same reason as you, apparently?" She smiled, having come to the same realization after she was politely kicked out. This was very blatant, but very fitting.

Izuku exhaled and took Mina's hand. It felt warm. He was overwhelmed by the fact that they lived together, and had done so for about a year. They had been dating for 4.5 years. However, even now, he still felt that spark anytime he held her hand. Mina felt that same spark, her heart skipping a beat as she kissed his hand and walked forward with him. Through those doors, they were all waiting.

"HAPPY BIRTHDAY!" Izuku and Mina were greeted by restaurant staff, friends, and family alike as they walked through the restaurant's back doors into the reserved room for the celebrations. Uraraka had made it and was using her quirk on some cups to entertain Kota and Eri. Kota wasn't impressed, but Eri was gigging with joy at the amusing display.

Izuku and Mina bend over laughing trying to contain their joy and surprise at essentially being kicked from the planning committee for their own birthday party. Izuku was the first to speak.

"You guys…You are too much. Thank you. I can really say this is a surprise party. Not sure what could make it more surprising right, mi- "Izuku was cut off right as he was about to turn to his pink girlfriend. He had intended to add more surprise to the proceedings, and yet she had gotten the drop on him.

Mina pulled out a ring with a green diamond. She had been hiding it in the pocket of her jacket. Momo had assisted her with the process of obtaining this specific ring, the diamond matching the color of her beloved. She got down on one knee and gazed lovingly at the boy she loved so much.

"Happy birthday, Izu~ Would you do me the honor of giving me the best gift ever?" she smiled, her heart beating like a drum machine, and all for him.

Izuku looked at her like a deer staring at an oncoming car. Lockrock's words echoed through his head. Was he being unfair to the kids? Was adopting kids this soon unfair to Mina? Could they make this work? They were only 20. They haven't even had these kids for more than a week. The older hero was rough. He was harsh, but he raised very good points. Of course, he would know. He was a pro hero, Izuku's senior, a husband and a father. He knew. Izuku had gone to him for a reason, even though what he had to say wasn't exactly what Izuku wanted to hear. He looked at the floor and took a deep breath.

"Um…. dude? Earth to Izuku? Kind of being romantic here?" Mina had stood up to knock gently on her boyfriend's head as the partygoers looked on in silence.

Izuku looked at Mina and a slow yet sheepish smile crept onto his face as he pulled out his ring box and opened it to reveal the acid proof pink diamond band he had picked out for Mina. Before he could say anything, the pink woman tackled him, planting a large, deep kiss on his lips, wrapping her arms around the green haired boy she had loved for over 4 years.

Cheers erupted from their friends and family, with Inko, Kirishima, and Iida crying tears of joy, for their friends, family, and teammates. Eri cheered happily at the joyous occasion, though Kota couldn't help but look apprehensive.

"we've only been here a week." He sighed. Still, he didn't want to be a party pooper, so he clapped along.

Mina broke the kiss and smiled at Izuku, light tears in her eyes.

"I…. I take that as a yes?" the green-haired young man stuttered out, still catching his breath.

"What do you think, you dork?" she giggled as she slid her ring on his finger. Izuku, after standing frozen in this moment, unable to tell if it was a dream or not, smiled back and slipped the pink ring on her finger.

"Izuku Midoriya of sector 2814, you have been chosen as the big freckle faced nerd I love." Mina threw her arms around his neck.

Izuku chuckled lovingly, tears streaming down his face, so happy that this moment was real.

"Welcome to the rest of our lives." He chuckled before kissing her deeply.