Heyo, Heroes. Rio here with a bit of a treat today. I felt a little bad for missing my update for White Day, so as an apology, I present to you a double update for this oneshot collection. I had trouble getting this done in time, so I put it on hold for a bit and worked on another fic. After a while, though, I decided to go ahead and finish this fic because I felt to bad to leave this undone, especially when it was nearly completed. As a result, though, this one is a bit on the lower quality side. I hope it's still suitable, though. With all that said, enjoy the fic, everyone, and I'll see you in the author's notes!

Disclaimer: This story is a work of fiction in dedication to a much grander work. As such, the author does not own the rights to any characters within this story, and any correlation between any original characters that may appear and people in the real world are merely coincidental.

My Hero Academia: Green Tea Tales

White Day

"…How?"

"…"

"Seriously, Deku. How? I was just joking when I said we might end up spending White Day hurt or sick! Can you please explain why this ended up happening?"

"…Would you believe me if I tell you it wasn't my fault?"

Ochako couldn't help but sigh at the sight of her bandaged boyfriend sitting in his bed, a box with a small white cake in his hand as he stared at her with a pitiful look. It was just a month ago that she herself was the one bedridden in the infirmary and he was the one hovering over her in concern. Now it was the reverse and she wasn't sure whether to laugh or groan at the current situation. Thankfully, he wasn't sick, lest it be a perfect mirror of what happened on Valentine's Day, but the fact that he was in his room after being treated for bumps, burns and bruises, not to mention soaked to the bone not too long ago, did not sit well with her at all. She knew they didn't come from his baking, he was skilled enough to ensure that, but something must've happened in order to land him in the infirmary.

The fact that Tokoyami, Kaminari, and even Shoto were in their rooms with similar injuries as well made her even more curious…

"Deku… Can you please explain to me how you and the others ended up like this? With how hardy ya'll are, I'm confused as to how all of you ended up so battered. From baking of all things…" Ochako asked, staring straight into Izuku's eyes and making sure not to look down at the delectable white treat that he was holding.

It looked good… Really good… But she had to get her answers first before indulging on the cake.

"Ah… Well… It kind of started this morning… The guys and I got up early so that we can get our chocolates ready for you all…" Izuku explained, looking quite embarrassed as he spoke about the dreaded incident.

-Flashback-

"Alright, boys, today's the day. You all ready to cook for our girls?"

"Y-Yes!"

"Indeed."

"You bet!"

"I told you, it's not like that…"

Ojiro, Izuku, Tokoyami and Kirishima couldn't help but laugh a little at Shoto's response. It was the morning of White Day and they were ready to make their chocolates for their significant others. It was early in the morning, the sun not even up yet, but they had obtained permission from Aizawa to use the kitchen for their task so long as they didn't make any noise. With that promise made, the group of young men went and gathered all the ingredients that they needed and were just about to get started on their treats. They didn't have long to get everything ready, though, so they had to be quick and efficient so that their treats were ready on time.

"Alright, everyone, we got our supplies out. Now it's time to make the treats. Try not to make too many mistakes. We have little supplies and little time. Make sure everything is perfect and the oven temp is set before setting your chocolates in." Ojiro, the de-facto leader of the small 'White Day Brigade' as Kirishima once called, said with a smile as he put on and tied an apron on his person. "Now, did everyone decide on what to make? I'm making some candy for Hagakure myself. It's simple, but she's a fan of candy, and it sends a clear message of how I feel about her, so it should be good."

"Doing some white chocolate cookies for Ashido. I don't know much about baking, but cookies are something I can do. Probably." The young hardening hero began, a wide grin on his face as he stated his shaky plan.

"I'm actually thinking of doing a cake for Uraraka." Izuku spoke up, getting a look of surprise from a certain 'redhead'. "The last time I made one was for her birthday, and it didn't really end up how I wanted. This time, though, I have the perfect idea for a cake, and there's no way I'll mess it up!"

"Uh… It's not going to be another monster size cake, is it?" Kirishima asked warily, recalling the massive structure that was Izuku's original birthday cake for his girlfriend…and winced when he remembered how it ended up toppling over on the green boy's head by accident.

"No, not this time. I actually have recipe for mini lava cakes that my mom gave me just the other day. She said that Dad used to make them for her every year for White Day when he was still alive, so I'm going to try my hand on that. I just hope she'll like them." Izuku explained with a bashful smile and a hand scratching his neck.

"I believe she will enjoy them immensely, Midoriya. Especially considering their origin." Tokoyami assured with a firm nod before turning his gaze to the others. "I believe I will be baking brownies for this occasion. Asu-er, Tsu admitted to saying that she liked brownies more than chocolate, so I looked up a recipe for white chocolate brownies online not too long ago. They seem simple enough."

With their plans made, the boys then turned to the most reluctant of the group, who simply stared back at them defiantly. They looked at him expectantly, waiting for him to speak. After a short while of silence, the young dual-element teen let off an exasperated sigh and shook his head before approaching the ingredients.

"…You guys are not going to stop, are you?" Shoto said after a moment of glaring at his friends, sighing at them shaking their heads negative, before continuing on. "…I'm going to make some marshmallow treats for Yaoyorozu. She likes them, so I think they would be the most appropriate gift fo—"

"No!"

Shoto couldn't help but jump a bit from their response to his treat. He wasn't expecting the others to react so poorly to his decision. He honestly thought that it was a good idea, but it seemed that the others believed otherwise. He was about to say something when Izuku of all people started up, something that surprised him greatly.

"Todoroki, making marshmallows for Yaoyorozu is the worst thing you can do for White Day. It will send the wrong message to her! If you do that, she'll think that you're not interested in her at all, and I know you don't want that!" Izuku explained, sounding quite frantic as he spoke.

"…And what's wrong with that? Didn't I tell you that we're not like that?" Shoto insisted, unaware of the light blush that was forming on his face.

"It's more than that, dude. Giving a girl that likes you marshmallows for White Day means that you don't like them back at all. Not even as friends. At least with cookies it can be considered a friendship treat, but marshmallows just shows that you don't want to be with her in any way. Do you really want that?" Kirishima asked, looking at the wide-eyed teen before him with a serious expression.

"…Are you serious? Does simply giving someone marshmallow treats for White Day mean you don't want anything to do with the recipient?" Shoto asked slowly, frowning when he got nods in response.

"Pretty much, unless you guys either have your own tradition revolving marshmallows or are deep enough in a committed relationship that any treat would suffice, and I know for a fact that none of us are that far in our own relationships." Ojiro explained as he walked over to Shoto and gave him a pat on the shoulder and a friendly smile. "I know how you feel. The tradition doesn't really make sense to me, either, but until you, or any of us, are closer to the girls than we are now, we need to take the safe route. Less chance of misunderstandings that way."

"For the last time, she is not…" Shoto trailed off, staring back at the knowing looks of his classmate's faces, before letting off a small scoff. "…Forget it. If marshmallow's out of the question, then what should I make instead. We don't have a lot of time, after all."

"How about chocolate mousse?" Tokoyami suddenly spoke up, gathering everyone's attention. "It's a dessert more than anything, but I do believe that Yaoyorozu has a soft spot for such a treat. Maybe that would be the optimal gift to give her?"

"…Chocolate Mousse?" Shoto repeated, looking down in thought for a moment before turning to the bird-like teen with a smile. "Yes, I believe that will work. I will need to look up a recipe for it, but I do believe that would be an excellent idea. Thank you for the idea, Tokoyami."

"Anytime, my friend. Anytime."

-End Flashback-

"Oh wow… So Todoroki was about to make marshmallows for Yaomomo? Jeez, she would've been devastated if he went through with that plan. Good thing ya'll stopped him." Ochako stated, giving her boyfriend a proud grin.

"Yeah, well, I don't really know much about White Day traditions myself, but I was aware about the marshmallows. Todoroki really does like Yaoyorozu, even if he tries to deny it, and we didn't want him to mess up on accident." Izuku said as he sat up a little straighter, wincing slightly as he did so.

"Careful there, Deku, you're still hurt from the burns…which you still haven't told me how you got." Ochako chided, crossing her arms as she stared at her boyfriend with a light glare.

"I know. I'm getting to that part…but do you want to try out your cake while I explain? I still want to know how you think of it…" Izuku asked, holding up the small treat in front of her, causing her to look down at it nervously and hungrily.

"…Are you bribing me with your treats so you won't tell me the rest of the incident? It won't work, ya know. No matter how tasty the cake is." Ochako muttered, gulping silently as she felt a bit of drool escape her lips. The cake was covered in a bit of icing, powdered sugar, and if what he said was true, filled with white chocolate. It was a masterpiece waiting to be eaten, and it was taking all her self-control to not devour it then and there…

The hopeful expression Izuku was giving her in order to eat was not helping, either…

"No! I just wanted you to have a snack while I tell you what happened! Honest! I'm not trying to get out of my explaining! Really!" Izuku assured worriedly, his frantic words snapping the girl out of her hunger-induced trance and causing a giggle to escape her lips.

"Alright, I get it. I'll eat your cake, but only after you finish telling me what happened. I'm more curious as to how you and the others toasted yourself anyways." Ochako assured, only slightly lying to not only him, but herself as well. She was curious as to how Izuku got hurt, but she also really wanted to eat the cake. It looked too good to pass up…

"Ok, that's fair. I guess eating this might end up distracting you too much. I understand…" Izuku said as he placed the dessert on the opposite end of the bed, further away from Ochako and causing a whine to involuntarily escape from her, before he turned his attention back to her. "Well, we started making the chocolates shortly after finding the chocolate mousse recipe for Todoroki. For the most part, things were going well. Kirishima accidentally mixed salt with sugar once, and Dark Shadow ended up spilling some brownie mix to the ground by accident, but everything was starting to turn out well…until we hit a bit of a snag that we didn't think about."

"And what's that…?"

"…The fact that we only had one oven."

-Flashback-

"…You know, in hindsight, we probably should've thought this though a bit more. Can't believe we actually forgot about this." Ojiro muttered as he stared at the oven with a frown on his face and a small jar of candy in his hand.

"At least you don't have to worry about this, dude. You're pretty much done. The rest of us, though, have to share this thing and it's going to be a pain to wait…" Kirishima grumbled as he stared at his now properly prepped cookies in a tray on the counter.

"Well, Midoriya's treat is almost done, and I still have to finish this new batch of brownies, so it's really up to you and Todoroki to decide who's next…" Tokoyami explained as he stirred the brownie mix, Dark Shadow by his side and looking quite apologetic.

"But you have the hardest time out of all of us, do you not, Tokoyami? Your treat for Asui takes the longest to bake out of all of us…" Shoto stated, looking quite unsure as he set his sloppy chocolate mousse down on the stove.

*DING!*

"Ah! They're ready!" Izuku exclaimed happily as he grabbed a pair of oven mitts nearby and carefully took out the small cake from the oven. "Ok, this looks perfect. Just need to add the finishing touches and let it cool for a bit. Who's next so we can set the temperature?"

"…Are you dumbasses seriously going through all of this? This is seriously a waste of time, you know." A gruff voice called out, causing the others to turn to see Bakugo glaring at them in distain, a typical sight to see, with Kaminari and Tenya beside him looking quite curious.

"Wow, you guys are making white chocolate now? Doesn't it make more sense for you to make them yesterday or something?" Kaminari couldn't help but ask.

"We wanted to ensure that the treats we make for the girls are as fresh as possible for them. To the women in our lives who have helped us through so much during our time here in UA, they deserve nothing less than the best…" Tokoyami explained firmly, getting nods from Ojiro and Midoriya respectively, a massive grin from Kirishima, and an uncomfortable expression from Shoto.

"That makes sense! It is a good thing that we have no class today, but if you wish to have your chocolates ready, I suggest you do so with haste! The girls will be up momentarily, and if you wish to keep your treats for them a surprise, it's best that you hurry!" Tenya stated,

"We're working on it, but we hit a few snags on the way. Midoriya and I are nearly done, but the others still need to bake theirs, and we only have one oven. Not much we can do except play the waiting game." Ojiro explained as Kirishima headed to the oven and adjusted the temperature for his cookies.

"…See, this is why I decided to just buy my chocolates for Jiro. Don't have to deal with all that crap when I can go and get some quality stuff at a store." Kaminari muttered, looking quite smug and proud of his own accomplishment.

"Weren't you complaining yesterday about how much money you spent getting that expensive crap for Earlobe Girl and that you should've made her chocolate instead?" Bakugo grumbled, causing the electric teen to stare at him with a betrayed expression.

"Did you have to say that out loud!? What the hell, dude?" Kaminari hissed before a thought occurred to him, and turned to the baking boys curiously. "Say…now that I think about it…can't Todoroki just use his Quirk to speed up the process? He uses fire, so he could just bake his chocolate himself while the rest of you do your things."

"That's not how cooking works, you moron!" The explosive teen shouted, getting ready to slap his fellow blonde upside the head when he noticed the glint in Shoto's eyes. "Don't even think about it, Icy-Hot! You know you shouldn't listen to anything that comes out of this moron's mouth! Cooking with fire Quirks never ends well if you never done it before, and we know for a fact that you hardly used your fire until Deku knocked some sense into you in the sports festival!"

"I have apt control over my flames as of late, Bakugo. I doubt I will mess up something as simple as heating a mousse." Shoto assured as a ball of fire formed on his palm, causing the others to look at him nervously.

"Ah… I-I'd suggest you listen to Kacchan's warning, Todoroki. Mom told me about the times my dad tried to cook with his own fire Quirk, and they never end well…" Izuku chimed in nervously just as he finished icing the cake, only to wince with the others as they watched Shoto grab the mousse with his flaming hand.

"You all worry too much. If this helps speed up the process, then it should be fine. I could even do your brownies, if you wish, Tokoyami." Shoto offered as he lowered the height of his fire to keep from ruining the treat, frowning slightly at the slightly unnerved expression on the dark teen's face.

"Ah. No thanks. I…think I'll just use the oven when Kirishima's finished. Besides, I doubt you'd be able to keep a constant fire up for half an hour…" Tokoyami declined while shaking his head, which only served to annoy his classmate.

"Seriously, everyone, it's fine. Nothing bad will happen, I assure-"

"Ah, everyone! What are you all doing here so early?" A surprised voice spoke up, causing the others to turn to see Momo staring at them all with wide eyes.

"Ah! Yaoyorozu!" Shoto exclaimed, jumping slightly at the sight of her. So surprised by her presence, he ended up losing control over his flames momentarily, and allowed it to completely encompass his treat for her, much to the horror of his fellow chocolate crafters.

"Todoroki, the mousse!" Izuku exclaimed, snapping the young elementalist out of his shock to finally notice his blazing dessert. He cursed loudly, shutting off his flames and immediately bringing out his other hand to try and dissipate the remaining smoke and embers that was on the chocolate. Unfortunately, he was still flustered by the appearance of his crush, and ended up freezing the chocolate solid by accident in his rush, much to his despair.

It didn't end there for the group, sadly. Even after managing to get rid of the fire, the remaining smoke and embers had ended up floating to the cleaning, right into the smoke alarm. As soon as Shoto had noticed his mistake in freezing the mousse solid, the alarm went off along side the sprinkler system, drenching everyone in the kitchen and making both Izuku and Tokoyami panic about their own chocolates.

Izuku moved quickly and grabbed the cake, rushing out of the kitchen to salvage it. Unfortunately, in his hurry to escape the sprinklers, he ended up slipping on the wet floor, and crashed right into Bakugo as he made his escape. The cake ended up flying as a result, but thankfully, Tenya had manage to catch it before it could fall, and placed it safely on a table nearby. It got a little wet, but it was saved for the most part.

For Tokoyami, Dark Shadow tried to use its body to shield the brownies from the water. Sadly, its body was narrower at the moment due to the lighting, so the bird-like hero had to move the dessert elsewhere to preserve it. Moving quickly but carefully as to not suffer the same fate as his green-haired companion, he headed over to the refrigerator and hurriedly placed it into the first bit of empty space he could find, before practically slamming the door shut. Satisfied by his quick thinking, Tokoyami let off a soft sigh of relieve before being violently interrupted by an explosion created by a certain hot head, and only had a moment to figure out what was happening before the slightly charred and scratched up form of Izuku suddenly crashed into him, forcing them both on the floor in a daze.

As soon as this happened, the rest of the chocolate making group rushed to the downed pair to see if they were alright, when the smell of something burning ended up reaching their noses. Alarmed, the three of them turned their heads to the oven, and gasped in shock when they noticed the trail of smoke coming out of the oven. Realizing that it was his cookies, Kirishima hurried over to the utility and cursed when he realized he set the temperature up too high. Chastising himself for his mistake, he shut the oven off and quickly tried to get his cookies out to inspect the damage, missing Ojiro and Shoto calling him out to stop. The moment he opened the oven, he was hit by a blast of smoke, making him cough and cover his face with his arm. After letting the smoke pass, he stared in horror at the sight of the pitch-black cookies before him, and with a mix of reluctance and shame, grabbed an oven mitt nearby and pulled the sheet out of the oven, frowning at their hard, darkened, and now soggy conditions. Without thinking, he grabbed a cookie with his free hand to inspect the damage, only to cry out in pain as he burned himself with his own treat. He ended up dropping the tray in the process, the hot kitchenware landing right on his unprotected foot causing him to yell once more and stumble backwards into Shoto, slamming the unsuspecting teen down and launching his frozen dessert out of his hand and towards Ojiro, who managed to catch it without issue.

The other students could only stare in shock at what they had just witnessed, unable to say anything to the string of bad luck that had just befell the young men before them. The only one who didn't appear even remotely surprised by the disaster was Bakugo, who still looked quite furious that his childhood friend and rival crashed right into him a moment ago. Everyone turned to each other shortly after it looked like the incident was finally over, unsure of what to do next. Momo, in particular, looked very concerned and guilty, evidently believing that she was the reason everything went south. Before she could say anything to apologize, the rest of their class, along with Aizawa, finally arrived to the bottom floor, and were speechless by the sight of the mess before them.

"…Ojiro, would you please explain to me what the hell happened here? When I gave you permission to come here early to work on those blasted chocolates of yours, I didn't give you authorization to ruin the kitchen in the process" Aizawa grumbled, giving the only member of the impromptu 'White Day Brigade' that was still unharmed a questioning glare. The teacher briefly eyed the dazed and winded forms of the others, watching as Tsuyu, Mina and Ochako rushed over to their respective significant others to help, but still needed answers. All he could do now was glare at the martial artist, calmly waiting for an explanation along side the rest of his students.

"Uh… It was an accident…?"

-End Flashback-

"Oh wow… So that's what happened." Ochako muttered, eyes wide as she stared at the sheepish form of her boyfriend.

"Yup. I'm honestly surprised Kacchan held back so much when I crashed into him. Normally I'd be completely covered in bandages at this point, but I guess I got off lucky," Izuku said happily, laughing a little despite his current predicament.

"Lucky is right. Sure you're burnt, but not as bad as poor Kirishima. I think I saw him limping a little when Ashido escorted him to his room. Poor guy." Ochako said sympathetically.

"No kidding. He probably would've been fine if he had his Quirk active, but he was caught unawares just like the rest of us. I really need to apologize to Tokoyami after I recover as well…" Izuku stated, looking down in mild shame as he recalled being tossed into his dark friend via his enraged childhood friend.

"Oh, I'm sure he understands it wasn't your fault, Deku. It was all an accident, after all…" Ochako insisted, placing a gentle hand on Izuku's shoulder, before giving him a pleading look. "Well…now that story time's over… Think we can get started on that cake now?"

"Huh? Oh, sure. We did agree that you can have it after I explained everything. I'm honestly surprised you were the one to suggest that. You're not one to pass up on good food if you can help it." Izuku stated as he grabbed the cake and placed it in his lap, pulling out a plastic fork from the box and gave it to his girlfriend, who grabbed it eagerly.

"Well, I was more concerned about what happened to you than the cake. But now that I know what happened, I can rest a bit easy tonight knowing that you didn't do anything stupidly reckless again. Still funny you ended up like this while baking of all things." Ochako joked, grinning at the exasperated expression from her boyfriend, before looking at the white cake in delight. "Seriously, though, this looks amazing! You really outdid yourself with this thing, Deku. Thanks for the food!"

With that, she jabbed the fork into a corner of the cake, pulling out a small part of it with a string of white chocolate trailing behind it. Eyes wide in anticipation, she placed the treat into her mouth, chewing it slowly to savor it, before swallowing. The moment she ate it, she let off a moan of delight, a hand on her cheek as she felt the sweet, chocolaty sensation fill her mouth. It was like nothing she ever ate before, it was so good. So caught up in her ecstasy, she barely noticed Izuku calling out to him, but once she did, she practically zoomed right into his face, making him squeak in surprise and barely missing the fork that was also in his mouth.

"Deku, this cake is perfection! How in the world did you make something this great! I don't think even Sato made anything this…this…delicious!" She exclaimed, practically stabbing the cake for another piece, letting off another delightful moan as she ate while Izuku started to explain.

"Well, it was my dad's recipe, but I did make a few changes to it to fit the theme for today. Normally the lava cake is a darker color, almost black, with melted fudge in the center. I'm happy that it came out so well and that you really like it. It does taste pretty good." Izuku said, grabbing himself another piece of cake and letting out his own satisfied hum after eating the treat.

"It tastes amazing. You have to make this again, Deku! It's too good to reserve for just once a year!" She practically begged, causing a small bit of laughter to erupt from Izuku.

"I will, but I think I'll stick with the original recipe next time. The white lava version…I want to save it for next year. It could be…our little tradition, I guess." Izuku suggested, causing Ochako to stare at him with wide eyes. "I mean, well, Dad used to only make these once a year for Mom to show her how much he loved her, and I kinda want to do the same. If you really like them that much, though, I'll make it again, but I was hoping that these cakes will be…well…I-I don't know…spe—"

He couldn't finish his explanation, as his lips were suddenly covered by Ochako's in a sweet kiss, one that was tinged with the taste of white chocolate. Before he could do anything to reciprocate, she pulled away, her normally rosy cheeks slightly darker and the brightest smile he had ever seen on her face.

"You…are the sweetest person I ever met, Deku. I'm more than ok with having this cake be our special White Day tradition. And I can't wait for the original version of your dad's lava cakes. I know they'll taste great." She assured, cake now finished and proceeded to hug her injured boyfriend gently. "If you're gonna do a chocolate tradition, I should do the same, too. Remind me to get baking lessons from Sato later so that I can make better chocolates. By Valentines Day next year, I will make something so amazingly delicious you'll be crying chocolate tears, it will be so good!"

"Hahaha! If you say so, Ochako." Izuku grinned as he embraced her back, enjoying her infectious enthusiasm. Today didn't exactly had the best of starts, but if his girlfriend was happy in the end, then it was considered a success to him.

…Though he will have to take Kaminari's suggestion and make the cake a bit earlier next White Day. As proud as he was for making Ochako so happy, he did not want what happened today to happen again next year. He doubt Bakugo would be so lenient next time.

Author's note:

And here we are. The first of the double update for you all. Hope it was enjoyable enough for you all. Took me quite a while to figure out how to write this. Hell, it was even re-written a couple of times before I settled to what you see here. Anyways, I have a bit of an announcement to make regarding a project I'm planning, but I'll save it for the other story so that I don't have to repeat it. As always, Heroes, thank you all so much for reading my fics and I will see you all in a bit

Take care, and remember, Go Beyond, Plus Ultra!