Aaaaaah, sorry this is a bit late. It's getting to be a hectic time of year!
I should really work on that Christmas fic I wanted to write about Izuku and Katsuki.
BUT FOR NOW ENJOY THIS INSTEAD!
Izuku sat on the sofa in their room at the inn, looking at her hands. She couldn't sleep, her mind was turning like crazy. She couldn't figure out how they knew she came here, they shouldn't have known, only people at the guild knew... She looked at her arm before glancing up at the others as they slept. She was made to rub on a strong smelling herbs to cover up the scent of Demons Thorn, but she could tell it was bothering Katsuki. "Heck even I can smell it..." She mumbled to herself before she pushed herself up off the sofa. She looked over at Todoroki who was asleep, and frowned as she thought back to how Iida was staying in his brothers room to make sure he was alright. She stepped out of the room, taking her sword with her as she walked down the stairs into the bar. The staff had cleaned up the inn and repaired the doors, but she spotted a pile of broken furniture in the corner.
"Ah, good morning." Izuku jumped a bit before turning to see Best Jeanist sitting at a table drinking some tea. "You're awake awfully early."
"I couldn't sleep..." Izuku sat down at the table and placed her sword on top of it. "The smell was bothering me, so I came down here..."
"Ah," The hero poured her a cup of tea and she took it gratefully. "You look like that's not the only thing bothering you."
"urgh..." Izuku blushed and looked up at the hero who was smiling at her. "... Is it obvious?"
"Yes," He nodded his head and Izuku let out a sigh. "I imagine it's about more than just the smell."
"... I... I feel like I'm always screwing up." Izuku looked into the cup of tea and felt her tears burning in her eyes. "Like I'm always getting hurt and causing others to worry about me.. I drank poisoned water... Then I took some kind of medicine that attracts demons... I feel like I'm putting everyone here in danger by just being here..." she put her hand on her face to stop her tears from falling.
"I've only known you for a few hours at best," Best Jeanist took a sip of his tea and Izuku looked up at him after rubbing her eyes. "But I heard from some people last night that you helped out while people were wounded... You very well may be the reason that Tensei is still alive as well." The hero set down his cup and looked at her. "What happened with the water and medicine were just accidents, you can't blame yourself for that."
"The water I can understand, but I should've..." She clenched her hands around the mug of tea she had in her hands. "I should've known something was up with the medicine..."
"How could you possibly know? I misplaced my trust in that doctor as well." Best Jeanist poured some more tea for himself and let out a sigh. "You're putting too much pressure on yourself. These are troubling times, you need to have more confidence in yourself. Yesterday proved that you know how to handle a tough situation... And when you realized that those demons were targeting you, you moved away from the injured, correct?"
"Well of course, I couldn't let anyone else get hurt because of me.." Izuku looked up at Best Jeanist and he smiled at her.
"And I'm assuming that you were the only one poisoned by the water because you realized something was wrong then too, right?" The hero asked her and Izuku looked back into her tea. "That young tribal fellow seems to be doing just fine."
"... Well yes, but..." Izuku looked up at the Hero as he reached out his hand and patted her on the head.
"Life is about learning from mistakes." He told her and she sat up properly. "No one stops making mistakes, and everyone is always learning. So don't be so hard on yourself, many people owe you their thanks from last night."
"... Thank you." Izuku smiled a bit, feeling a little better. She took a sip of her tea, when the door to the inn opened. Both her and Best Jeanist turned their heads to see Manual coming inside. Izuku noticed he looked exhausted, but he had some paper in his hand.
"I looked everywhere for that doctor..." Manual sighed out as he took a seat at the table. "But I couldn't find him at all... I asked around about him, turns out he's not originally from here." He placed the papers on the table and Izuku looked them over to see notes scribbled all over them.
"How odd..." Best Jeanist looked into his tea with a serious look, before they heard footsteps on the stairs. Izuku looked up to see Katsuki coming down, looking around the room before his eyes landed on her. She froze as she saw the sharp glare directed at her. "Ah, another early riser. Good Morning, Bakugou. To what do we owe the pleasure?"
"Tch," Katsuki glared at the hero as he walked down the stairs and over to them. He looked back at her and she gripped the cup in her hand tightly. "The annoying smell disappeared, I thought she stumbled into trouble again." The tribal king grunted out before he pulled a chair out with his foot and sat own on it with a thunk. Izuku looked into her tea nervously as he continued to glare at her.
"Ah, worried for your fellow hero?" Manual asked with a small laugh and Izuku looked up at the hero nervously while Katsuki glared at him next.
"Yeah, because she can't stay out of trouble." The tribal king growled at him.
"Now now, that's no way for a King to look." Best Jeanist said with a pointed glance at Katsuki. "And no way to ask if she's feeling all right."
"It's okay," Izuku smiled up at Best Jeanist. "But uhm... I'd like to hear more about the missing doctor." Izuku looked over at Manual who smiled at them tiredly.
"Right, so... Turns out he's not from here." The plain hero said before he spread his papers out. "And he hadn't been here for long... He first showed up when the demon attacks got pretty bad a few months back... People were happy to see him, and he started taking on patients... But it looks like a lot of them didn't make it... with being sick and there being a flood of demon attacks..." The hero looked up at the table and frowned. "They were all eaten..."
"What...?" Izuku almost dropped her cup of tea. She gently placed it on the table before looking back at the hero nervously. "So... You're saying..."
"I got these from the people who collected the dead's possessions..." The Hero pulled out a sack and dumped it onto the table. Izuku's eyes widened as she looked at the bottles that toppled out and they all picked one up each. She popped it open and shook the contents into her hand, seeing the familiar pills she had taken. "Turns out, that every patient he had was given these pills, with varying increments of time before demons would attack."
"So, he's been doing this for a while, to multiple people..." Best Jeanist narrowed his eyes at the bottle in his fingers. Izuku set the bottle down on the table and let out a shaky sigh of relief at that information. She looked up at Katsuki to see him watching her with a narrowed gaze and she froze a bit. They both looked at Best Jeanist as he spoke again. "It looks like these are all different doses... Midoriya, yours was a pretty powerful one, wasn't it...?" Izuku nodded her head and pulled the bottle of pills out of her pocket and handed them over. They spilled a few bottles out on the table and Izuku looked them over. They all varied in shades of color and size. She crushed some of them and pinched the powder in her fingers.
"Looks like varying ways to process the plant..." Izuku said with a frown. "How long did each person take each kind...?"
"I wrote that down here," Manual handed her the paper, and she began matching the bottles up to the information.
"You're right... It looks like my dose was the highest..." She said as she pointed at the chart. "Immediate effect almost... Where as some people it took about a week, at the latest it looks like two..." she looked down the information and frowned.
"So this was just some kind of testing ground, and he ran when he figured out this was the most effective one." Best Jeanist said as he looked at the information as well. "Does anyone know where this man came from?"
"No, no one knew much about him, and he took everything with him in the scuffle last night." Manual said with a sigh as he looked at Best Jeanist. "There's also the matter of the man who tried to murder Tensei last night, the Hero Killer we've been looking for."
"Hmm," Best Jeanist looked down at the information they had and nodded his head. "We will deal with that matter first." He looked to Izuku and Katsuki now. "Because of the Demons Thorn, we can't allow you to travel until it's effects wear off anyways. But when you return I'd like it if you could bring this to Nedzu, the guild master."
"Of course." Izuku nodded her head and sat up in her chair.
"Manual, I think you've deserved a break. I'll take off on patrol to make sure things are alright." Best Jeanist stood up with Manual and patted him on the shoulder. "Go get some rest, and Izuku." The hero turned to look at her and smiled. "Enjoy your tea, but do not stray to far from the Inn with out anyone else."
"Yes, sir." Izuku smiled up at the heroes and they went their separate ways. Izuku looked back at her tea, and took a sip before letting out another sigh before she felt a hole burning in the side of her head. She looked up at Katsuki who had his arms crossed, and while he was glaring at her. "Uhm... I'm sorry if I woke you."
"That's not it," Katsuki growled out and she looked into her cup of tea nervously. "... You looked a little too relieved to see that you weren't the only one poisoned. I'll admit it's a good thing, but you're acting like some one is targeting you."
"Why would some one target me?" Izuku asked him nervously, and looked up with a strained smile. "I'm a pretty easy target to kill if that's the case."
"You're a bad liar." Katsuki growled out at her and she looked away from him nervously. "What shit are you not telling me now?"
"Kacchan, you have it all wrong..." Izuku looked up at him again, frowning.
"Enough." Katsuki slammed his fist on the table and Izuku sat up straight, looking at it with wide eyes before looking at him as he glared at her. "I'm a lot smarter than you think I am, and I can tell when something is up with you. You've been on edge since that fucking tournament, and you kept blaming yourself... And now there's this shit, and last night you looked like you were about to run away and never come back."
"... Is that why you dragged me up stairs?" Izuku asked him nervously and he growled at her. She looked away from him, frowning. "Look, I know you're smarter than most people..."
"Yeah I am," Katsuki growled again and she looked over at him. "What is it that you're keeping secret from me? If it's putting your life in danger, I want you to tell me right now."
"K-Kacchan..." Izuku gripped the mug of tea in her hands, and felt her heart ache as he looked at her so intensely. "... I..."
"Good Morning!" They both jumped in surprise and Izuku turned around to see Iida walking in from outside. He was carrying some potions in his arms and bandages. "Midoriya, I can't thank you enough for last night. I tried to find a doctor to look at my brother but they're all busy."
"I'll come take a look." Izuku smiled at him, and stood up from the table. She felt a hot hand grab her wrist and she looked back at Katsuki who was glaring at her. "Kacchan, we can talk another time. I'm going to go look at Tensei."
"Tch, I'm going to hold you too that!" He snapped at her and Izuku looked away from him, nodding her head. She felt him let go of her wrist, before she hurried after Iida. She frowned as she looked down at her hand, before clenching it into a tight fist. She didn't think she'd been so obvious, had she sid something when she was poisoned?
"I'm sorry if I interrupted something," Iida looked back at her worriedly. "I heard what happened last night... It explains the strange behavior of the demons."
"Yes, I've been ordered to stay in the in till the scent wears off." Izuku smiled up at Iida as they walked up to the rooms. "I'm really glad Tensei is doing better though."
"Thanks to your quick thinking," Iida said with a grin before they stepped inside the room. Izuku looked over to see the older brother laying on the bed, grinning at them both as they entered.
"Well if it isn't the little angel who saved me and a bunch of other people!" Tensei said with a bright grin to them and Izuku let out a laugh as she walked over. "Tell me doctor, am I going to live?"
"I think so," Izuku giggled as she sat on the bed and looked at the bandages. "We should change these... It's not good to use to many potions to heal, so you're going to have to wait till we find some one with a healing quirk, or heal naturally." She told them as she unwrapped the bandages.
"What a great girl!" Tensei laughed and Izuku let out a snort of laughter as he sat up. "Iida, you should marry her!"
"Wuh?!" They both looked at Tensei with wide eyes and Izuku's cheeks burned a bright red.
"Brother, that isn't a funny joke." Iida said with a chop of his hand and the brother laughed at him with a bright grin. Izuku nervously checked the wound on Tensei's leg as they spoke with each other.
"Well if you don't, maybe I will." Tensei laughed again and Izuku felt her whole face and neck burn hot. "She's so reliable, smart, and strong. What guy wouldn't want you, huh Midoriya?"
"I-I'm not that great..." Izuku stuttered out as she wrapped the wound back up. "I mostly get myself into trouble really," She laughed nervously and avoided eye contact with Tensei.
"I get it, you've got some one you love right?" Tensei laughed and Izuku almost dropped the roll of bandages. "That's too bad. But if you ever get dumped let me know." The brother said with a bright grin and Izuku looked up at him with wide eyes.
"Brother, you're teasing her too much." Iida said with a shake of his head and Tensei laughed.
"Sorry, I couldn't help it!" Tensei grinned back at her again and Izuku let out a sigh of relief. "It was just too easy you know? My apologies."
"It's alright." She smiled at him before she continued to change the rest of the bandages. "you should stay in bed till you're better... I don't know what kind of damage your muscles might have taken." Izuku cleaned her hands off with a cloth and looked at Tensei nervously.
"Will do, thanks again." the man said with a bright smile still on his face, and Izuku couldn't help but smile back at him.
"Midoriya, you really were a life saver." Iida said with a big smile as well. "Are you feeling any better at all?"
"Yeah, I am." She smiled up at Iida as she stood up and stopped for a second. "Uhm... Tensei, about last night." She turned to look at the older brother who was still grinning. "Can you... Give me any information on the man who did this...?"
"ah," Tensei smiled at her and nodded his head. "You bet, he was pretty scary though." He raised a finger and pointed at his head. "He had his head wrapped in bandages.. A ton of knives and some swords. His eyes were the scariest though, white mostly... He had black hair too... For a skinny guy he over powered me. I don't know how his quirk worked, but some how my body became frozen... He stabbed me a whole bunch of times." Tensei looked grim for a moment. "He was saying things about Heroes getting monetary gain from guilds and such, not caring about the people..." He looked up at her and Izuku paled a bit. "... I think he's killing heroes because people do it for money..."
"... I can see his point about people taking money as a priority over saving lives, but that's not everyone." Iida said with a grim expression. "And this isn't the way to go about it..."
"He's killed more than 10 heroes alone..." Tensei looked down at his legs. "I was almost one of them, if you are going to go looking for him be careful." Tensei looked up at Iida who nodded his head in agreement. "Also I heard about the medicine." he looked to Izuku who frowned and looked at the ground. "It would be best for you to stay indoors till it wears off, though I'm sure everyone has said this."
"I won't go anywhere." Izuku said with a smile, "I don't want to cause any more trouble. Get lots of rest, I'll see you both later." Izuku waved her hand at the brothers, before she left. She tapped her finger on her chin, not liking the idea of a man murdering heroes for his own personal vendetta. She could understand why, but the amount of heroes who only helped for money were few and far between...
"Then there's this medicine..." She looked down at her wrist and frowned. It was just her luck, but she was glad that she wasn't a target, just a casualty of a bigger problem. "Whose to say he hasn't done this at other villages..." she muttered to herself as she walked past an opening door. She looked up to see Todoroki and smiled at him. "Todoroki, good morning."
"You look better," Todoroki said with a nod of his head to her as they headed downstairs for some breakfast. "Is that medicine still affecting you?"
"I think so.." Izuku frowned as she looked at her hands. "I've been told to stay inside by more than one person."
"That's probably for the best." Todoroki said with a yawn as they walked into the bar downstairs. "Though how do you feel about it?"
"... I'm not thrilled, but I know it's for the best. I don't want to accidentally attract demons while I'm shopping or something..." Izuku sighed out and looked up at Todoroki. "I just wish I knew how long this will last for... And how much of a range there is for the demons to smell it..."
"Hmm... Well why not ask the human dog?" Todoroki asked, pointing a finger at Katsuki who was eating a piece of meat that he had stabbed his fork into viciously.
"I can only smell a little bit better than you," Katsuki grumbled out and Izuku smiled nervously at him as he looked back over them. She was shocked by his sharp hearing.
"Ah, so you are more human than animal." The Prince said bluntly. Izuku looked up at Todoroki, and saw him thinking that over seriously. She let out a small laugh as they walked over and took a seat at the table with Katsuki. She saw that there was a fresh pot of tea and poured them each a cup.
"Tch, you trying to be funny?!" Katsuki demanded from the prince who looked at him.
"No, I was genuinely curious." Todoroki said with a serious face and Izuku fought back her laughter as she took a sip of tea. "Where has Best Jeanist gone?"
"he went on a quick patrol." Izuku said as she set her up down and took some toast from a plate in front of Katsuki. She took a bit of it, thinking things over. "There's still the matter of the Hero Killer here... He said I shouldn't travel, so I'll stay put till I'm sure this medicine has worn off," She took a few more bites of toast and Todoroki reached out to grab some as well. Katsuki glared at him and stabbed his fork into it.
"Get your own food," The tribal king snapped and both Izuku and Todoroki looked at him.
"... She had some, It thought this was for everyone." Todoroki narrowed his eyes at Katsuki, who glared back at him.
"Ah, I'm sorry." Izuku started to sweat nervously, "I thought that too..."
"Tch, what ever!" Katsuki growled out and pushed the toast out to the prince and continued to eat a piece of meat. Izuku looked down at the toast in her hands nervously.
"Do you want me to get you some more?" Izuku asked, standing up from her chair.
"Just sit down!" Katsuki snapped at her and Izuku quickly took her seat again. The group ate in silence before the Inn's doors opened up again. They turned to look at Best Jeanist who had a pile of clothing in his hands.
"You're back." Izuku smiled brightly at the hero as he walked over to the table.
"Yes, nothing strange this morning. The killer tends to attack at night, but..." Best Jeanist placed the pile of clothes on the table. "I spotted these, and got them for you. The Prince is very well dressed, but this King's attire needs addressing." the Hero looked down at Katsuki who glared up at him. "Very inappropriate clothing, especially in a cold climate. I'm currently the hero in charge here, and I would like it if you dressed the part if you're working with me."
"I'm not working with anyone!" Katsuki growled out but the Hero just smiled down at him before pulling on a pair of gloves.
"I beg to differ, the guild left me in charge of your young minds, and I intend to instill some manners and good behavior in you before you leave. Come on." Izuku watched as what looked like threads shone in the dim light between Katsuki and Best Jeanist's finger. She watched in shock as the tribal king stood up. He looked just as shocked to see this and growled out at the hero.
"What the fuck?! Are you using your quirk on me?!" Katsuki snapped and the hero chuckled before picking up some of the clothing. "HEY! LET ME GO!"
"Ms Midoriya, I brought you some attire as well. I feel these will be more fitting for you." Best Jeanist patted the pile of clothing he left on the table and Izuku blushed a bright red. "It's a shame for such a cute young girl to be running around in tattered leggings and shirts."
"Uhm, th-thank you..." Izuku looked up at the hero an smiled warmly. "I don't know what to say, at least let me repay you?"
"That won't be necessary." The hero patted her on the head before he walked off, with Katsuki following robotically behind him. Izuku paled a bit to see Katsuki glaring daggers at the Hero, and wondered if everything would be alright.
"... I don't see this ending well." Todoroki said with a thought and Izuku looked at him, before laughing a bit. "But I look forward to the results. I give it 20 minutes before he rips the sleeves off of what ever it is Best Jeanist makes him wear."
"I give it an hour." Izuku smiled at her friend, before she stood up from the table. "I'll go put these on, since he was kind enough to purchase them for me." She picked the clothes up and nodded her head to Todoroki.
She went up stairs to change, and unfolded the clothes. She pulled on the tight pants, and felt the difference between the warm thick fabric from her normal leggings immediately. She pulled the white cotton shirt on and did up the buttons on the front and her arms, smiling brightly before she looked at the thick tunic. Her eyes shone at the soft pink color, and subtle silver embroidery. She pulled it on and did up the silver buttons that went all the way up to the high neck on it. She looked at herself in the mirror after pulling on her boots, and smiled as she pulled the belt on around her waist. She really admired the style, and had to admit Best Jeanist had very good taste. She quickly tucked her note book and Katsuki's medal that she carried with her into her left breast pocket, before leaving the room.
"Ah, those look very nice." Izuku stepped down the stairs and grinned a Todoroki as she walked back to the table. "I'm sure Uraraka would love this."
"I'll show her when we get back." Izuku said brightly as she sat approached and patted the front of the tunic. "This is much warmer, I didn't realize how cold it would be up here."
"I wonder how Best Jeanist is doing." Todoroki said with a thought as Izuku took her seat and picked up her tea. She took a sip of it before they both heard and explosion from up stairs. Izuku paled a bit and looked to the stairs with Todoroki. "... That well, huh?" Izuku looked at him with a nervous smile. "Best Jeanist can handle him, don't worry."
"I'm mostly worried about the furniture..." Izuku said with a sigh and she heard Todoroki let out a laugh into his tea. The two of them sat quietly, waiting for more explosions, but instead they heard footsteps. Izuku looked up and saw Best Jeanist coming down the stairs, smoothing out his hair. "Uhm, are you alright sir?"
"Of course." The hero smiled at them as he stopped at the bottom. "Nothing I couldn't handle, now come on Bakugou."
"I'M NOT FUCKING WEARING THIS SHIT." Izuku paled as she heard the shout from up stairs.
"Now now, you'll disturb the others in the inn." Best Jeanist lifted up his gloved hand and Izuku sword she must have turned white all over from the concerned look she spotted form Todoroki. She heard booted feet dragging across wood, before hesitant heavy foot steps started coming down. She looked up nervously, wondering what was going to come down.
"QUIT FUCKING DOING THAT!" Katsuki shouted in anger at the hero, while he clawed at the railing. Izuku and Todoroki watched in stunned silence as he appeared. His hair was neatly combed, and Best Jeanist had made him wear an outfit similar to Todoroki's. The white cotton like the rest of them, but with a dark black tunic on that had orange embroidery. She saw his pants were a dark green now, but he was allowed to keep his boots. They stared at him with wide eyes as he was made to stand straight at the bottom of the stairs.
"What do you think?" Best Jeanist asked them, with that smile she was sure he was wearing.
"Wow, you really are a human." Todoroki said bluntly and Katsuki seemed to visibly snap. Izuku how ever lost her grip on her tea cup, and it smashed on the ground. "Ah, Midoriya, are you alright?"
"Ah, I'm sorry!" Izuku blushed a bright red and looked at the prince nervously, before she stood up with a cloth napkin. "I-I-I'm really sorry! I was j-just shocked is all!" Izuku bent down and began picking up the shards nervously. She kept her eyes averted from Katsuki as she collected the porcelain. She didn't expect Katsuki to look so good fully clothed... He actually looked like royalty.
"Midoriya, careful." Todoroki said as he stood up and she looked up at him with a strained nervous smile as she picked up a big piece.
"It's fine!" She smiled brightly, before she felt a sharp stinging pain in her finger.
"... You're bleeding..." Todoroki said with a frown and Izuku laughed loudly, her whole face going red as she looked around at the others, but avoided looking at Katsuki as much as possible.
"It's just a small cut! No worries!" She laughed loudly, waving her hand around as they looked at her worriedly.
"Idiot, let me see!" Katsuki stormed over to her and she fell back on her bottom, looking up at him wide eyed. She felt her face get even hotter and shook her head as he reached out and grabbed her wrist. She tried to pull her hand back from him but he held strong. "Moron, you'll get blood everywhere! And why are you so red?!"
"N-NO REASON! I'M FINE, DON'T WORRY!" Izuku cried out and yanked her hand from his with a swift pull. She stood up and he glared up at her before he stood up as well.
"You're acting weird, what the fuck is wrong with you?" He growled out at her, trying to grab her hand again. She stepped back out of his way, and held her finger away from him.
"N-nothing! I'm fine!" She shouted again before she looked at the other two. They both stared at her with knowing looks and she felt her face get even warmer before she quickly ducked away from Katsuki once again before backing up to the door of the inn. "WOW, It's hot in here, huh?! I'm just gunna go outside for a second!" She shouted before she pushed the door open and slipped out quickly, slamming it shut.
"... THE FUCK IS HER PROBLEM!?" Katsuki shouted in anger, his hands crackling in explosions because Best Jeanist let him keep his bracelets.
"... And you call everyone else an idiot..." Todoroki said with a glare at the tribal king who turned back to glare at him, growling in anger.
"BECAUSE YOU'RE ALL IDIOTS!" Katsuki yelled out and Best Jeanist let out a sigh.
"Please, you'll trouble other guests." The hero said with a shake of his head and Katsuki glared at him next.
"YOU SHUT UP! THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT! I'M PERFECTLY FUCKING FINE IN MY OWN CLOTHING!" Katsuki shouted in anger and the other two let out a sigh.
"Why is everyone yelling?" Iida came down the stairs, supporting Tensei around his shoulders. "And why is Bakugou all of a sudden wearing a shirt?"
"Wow, a dress up party?" Tensei asked with a laugh as Iida helped him to a chair to sit down. "Hey hey, do I get new clothes too?"
"I merely wanted these young heroes to look their best." Best Jeanist said with a sigh as he sat down to have some tea. "But I'll buy you knew clothes if you like, I do enjoy making sure others look their absolute best."
"Wow wow, and what kind of clothes did you get Midoriya?" Tensei asked with a bright grin. "Ah, where is she?"
"She went outside," Todoroki said with a sigh as he sipped his tea. "Because the brute of a King was harassing her."
"I WAS NOT, YOU FUCKING HALF AND HALF! SHE CUT HER FUCKING FINGER." Katsuki snapped in anger and kicked a chair over.
"Ah, wasn't she supposed to stay inside?" Tensei asked and the room went silent. "... Because of the medicine...?"
"That idiot!" Kasuki turned around in a flash and kicked open the doors to the inn with a bang. He stormed out side, leaving a quiet group behind that had watched in shock.
"Aaah... Baku. It was so weird." Izuku hugged the Dragon's snout, trying to calm her heart down. She couldn't stop thinking about how handsome Katsuki had looked in the clothing he was forced to wear. "He looked so princely... But his normal clothes do suit him best." Izuku looked into the big golden eyes of the dragon that stared at her knowingly. "I had to get out of there.. My heart wouldn't stop pounding..." she groaned out and looked at her finger. It had stopped bleeding and she saw the small little cut on it. "Ha... I don't know what I'm going to do... Everything he does lately makes my heart skip a beat..." She looked at the dragon as it let out a snort of flames and she giggled a bit. "I'll always love you, don't worry." She told the dragon with a grin and it nudged it's snout against her. She patted his scales gently, before she heard a rustle in the bushes near the horses. She stood up and turned her head around in confusion, before she came to a realization.
"Sh-shit... I'm not supposed to be outside..." She put her hand over her mouth, before backing away from the bush as it rustled again. She dug in her pockets for her gloves, and paled as she remembered setting them down so she could eat. She grabbed at her back worriedly, and realized she had left One for All inside as well. "B-Baku..." She looked at the dragon worriedly and it stood up, glaring at the bushes as they rustled again. She quickly hid behind the dragon's leg as it snorted flames in anger, the horses now starting to act up.
"IZU!" She turned her heard around at the familiar voice and saw Katsuki blasting out of the street towards them. She felt a wave of relief to see him before the bush rustled again. She looked back at it nervously, before running away.
"W-WAIT! D-D-DEM-" Izuku stopped as Katsuki landed in front of her and wrapped his arm around her waist, pulling her to him. She looked up at him with wide eyes, seeing the anger and worry in his own ruby ones before he looked towards the bush Baku was growling at. His palm crackled with explosions as he glared over at the bush, before something white and fluffy popped out. They both looked at in shock, seeing that it was just a rabbit. "... B-Bunny..."
"Tch, You're lucky it's just a bunny!" Katsuki shouted down at her and she put her hands on her face, blushing in embarrassment. She had gotten so worked up over just a bunny. "You idiot, why did you go outside?!"
"I-I forgot..." She groaned and let out a sigh before she looked up at him. His arm was still holding her tightly to him and she felt her cheeks burn hot. "Uhm... Y-You can let me go... I-I'll go back right now..."
"Tch..." She watched him narrow his eyes at her and she looked away from him quickly. "Be more aware of yourself, you almost gave me a heart attack! You don't even have your sword with you!"
"I-I'm sorry..." Izuku mumbled out and she looked down at the ground. "I wasn't thinking..."
"You..." she heard him growl in anger and she felt her heart pounding loudly in her chest. She felt horrible for making him worry about her, he had even come running... The arm around her waist tightened and she felt her whole face burn hotter as his other wrapped around her shoulders before he rested his head on her shoulder. "... Idiot... Stop getting into so much trouble... What if that was a real demon?!"
"K-Kacchan..." Izuku was shocked by the hug, and her hands trembled a bit as she touched his arms. "I-I'm alright... I-I'll make sure I have my sword next time..."
"Good..." He grumbled before he loosened his arms around her. He stood up fully and she looked up into his eyes as he looked down at her. She felt her heart jump into her throat, not fully understanding the look in his eyes. "You're all red, do you have a fever again?"
"N-No, I'm fine." She waved her hands at him nervously but he brushed them out of the way and touched his forehead to hers. She felt her heart skip several beats now as he stared into her eyes and grumbled. "K-Kacchan, you're too close...!"
"You're always to close to dying, think about others." He growled out at her and Izuku pulled her head back away from him. He straightened up and she put a hand on her pounding chest. "Now go back, before you attact a demon, I can still smell that crap on you."
"A-Alright..." Izuku stepped back as he let her go and she looked up at him a he turned away from her and ran his hand through his hair, grumbling. Izuku looked back over at Baku, and saw the dragon still snarling at the bunny, before she jumped in surprise as it blew fire at the rabbit. "B-Baku!" Izuku cried out in horror and the bunny ran off into the bushes.
"What the heck?!" Katsuki turned around to see a flaming bush and grumbled as he went to put it out. "Whats his problem?! Normally he just eats them."
"M-Maybe it's because it scared me...?" Izuku asked worriedly as she went up to Baku and patted his side. The dragon looked back at her and he snorted tiny flames before nudging his head against her. "Baku, what's wrong...?" she asked worriedly and Katsuki looked at the dragon in confusion.
"Let's go back..." Katsuki turned to her and grabbed her by the hand. He looked back at the dragon, and it snorted flames again before the two of them hurried back to the Inn.
"I wish dragons could speak..." Izuku said worriedly as she looked back at Baku while he watched them walk away.
"He's probably just worried about you too," Katsuki grunted out and Izuku looked down at the street in front of them.
"All I do is make people worry..." Izuku sighed out and she put her hand on her face.
"That's why I wanted you to stop being a hero, it's dangerous." Katsuki grumbled and Izuku looked up at him. He kept his stare forwards. "But... I admit you did pretty well fighting that Nomu thing... and those demons..." Izuku blushed a bright red at the compliment. "Just... Use more caution..."
"Th... Thank you..." Izuku looked up at him with wide eyes and he looked back at her. He grumbled and looked away quickly.
"You act like I never compliment you!" He snapped and Izuku blushed a fiery red.
"S-Sorry..." She mumbled as she looked to the ground, before glancing back up at him.
"Why the hell did you run away anyways?!" Katsuki glared back at her and she looked away from him again, putting her hand over her cheeks.
"... I was just shocked by how handsome you looked..." She muttered out. Almost instantly there was an explosion in their joined hands and Izuku pulled her hand back from his as her palm stung with pain. She looked up at him with wide eyes, and saw the same surprise in his. "I-I mean..!" Izuku felt her whole face and neck turn red again. "Y-You look great all the time! It was just a shock to see you in those clothes!" she rambled out, and waved her hands around in worry. She swore she saw a pink tint in his cheeks and he turned his head away from her. "K-Kacchan...?"
"Idiot," He grumbled out before he grabbed her hand again. She felt it sting as he looked at it, her heart pounding rapidly once again. "... Sorry, I didn't mean to do this..."
"... Y-You said sorry...?" Izuku asked with wide eyes and he snapped his head to look at her, glaring. "I-I don't think I've heard you say that before..."
"TCH. IDIOT!" He snapped at her and dropped her hand before storming off in the direction of the inn again. She watched him turn his head back to look at her. "HURRY UP AND GET INSIDE!" He shouted back at her and she hurried after him quickly, not wanting to make him more upset.
"Ah, you're back." Izuku and Katsuki stepped inside the Inn and she smiled at the hero. "It's good to see you're alright."
"Yeah, she almost got attacked by a fucking rabbit." Katsuki grumbled out and Izuku blushed a light red at that.
"I'm sorry, I forgot... I just needed some air." Izuku sat down at the table and Todoroki patted her on the shoulder.
"It's okay, we all know it was that guys fault." The prince said, pointing at Katsuki who shot a glare at him.
"As long as you're okay!" Tensei said with a bright grin and Izuku smiled at bit at the older Iida brother. "By the way, I must say you look very pretty in your new tunic. It suits you very much!"
"I thought it would, I'm glad I was right." Best Jeanist said with a nod of his head and Izuku felt her cheeks redden again.
"Th-thank you..." She mumbled out and the others just laughed heartily.
"How is the smell of the medicine?" Best Jeanist looked up at Katsuki who looked back at him with a glare. "Has it gone down at all?"
"Hmph," Katsuki leaned down over Izuku and she paled a bit as he took her wrist and sniffed at it. "It's gone down... but it's still there."
"Then I'm afraid your first patrol will have to wait till tomorrow night." Best Jeanist looked at her and Izuku nodded her head in understanding to the hero. "For tonight I'll take his highness and Bakugou out."
"Hey, I'm a fucking king, it's your majesty!" Katsuki snapped, but Best Jeanist ignored him.
"Iida, I know you're still worried about Tensei," The hero looked to Iida who nodded his head. "I'd like it if you stayed here, just in case demons attack again tonight."
"Yes sir!" Iida saluted to the hero as he stood up.
"I suggest everyone get some rest," Best Jeanist looked at the group and they nodded in understanding. "I'm going to see if there's anything else I can find out about that doctor."
"It feels like I'm grounded..." Izuku watched the Hero leave the bar, and she looked down at her hands and frowned.
"It's for the best," Tensei said with a smile and Izuku looked up at him. "Better you're a little bored than a lot in trouble. Besides, we can play cards to pass the time!"
"Alright," Izuku smiled at the eldest brother brightly. Everyone started chatting and Izuku looked back down at her hand. She smiled a bit at the slight scorch mark that no longer stung, feeling her heart flutter a bit in her chest.