Published: 22/09/2018
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(**Author's Note)
A/N: And the baby name poll is now closed! A huge thank you to everyone that's voted on the name and supporting me as I write this crossover.
However, I will be ending Love of Flowers soon, so I can write the sequel. It might take some time, but it will be worth the wait. Also, I am opened to ideas for different scenes for Love of Flowers.
It can be sweet moments involving the Kurome-Yagi family and friends, or other interesting ideas, it's entirely up to you. So, if you have one, please comment in the reviews or message me. Enjoy!
I do not own Harry Potter or My Hero Academia, I just own the story idea and the cover art.
"The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other's life."
— Richard Bach
Chapter Twenty-Six
"Misaki, it's time to get up now," Toshinori cooed at his daughter, as he lifted her out of her crib.
It's been three weeks since Hisana's unexpected death and revival and the birth of Misaki Kurome-Yagi. During which time, Hisana and Misaki had been heavily doted upon by the above-mentioned husband and newly-titled father. Hisana took this doting in stride; because unlike what happened months prior, Toshinori wasn't acting like an overprotective idiot.
Misaki, or Saki to her family, wasn't a fussy baby, unlike some infants. She was a very peaceful baby and only whined when it was feeding time, or she needed a change. She was also curious when it came to bath time, watching Hisana or Toshinori gently move the wash cloth over her little body with wonder.
Teddy and Kage would always curl up by Misaki whenever they had the chance, making sure she was safe and didn't disappear. Some of Hisana and Toshinori's friends had visited to coo over the little one (or in Hizashi and Tsuki's case, spoil Misaki with plushies).
The Tōkiyori family and the Midoriyas would often give advice to the pair on raising a baby. Although Hisana had helped in raising Teddy, it was nice to get some advice from two experienced mothers.
'Speaking of,' he thought as he checked the time. The Midoriyas would be here any minute.
Today, the small family had invited Inko and Izuku over to talk about what happened during Hisana's labour. Toshinori had planned to tell Izuku sometime this year about being All Might and One for All, but his plan hadn't backfired, it just happened a bit earlier then expected.
Hisana smiled at Toshinori and Misaki before she went downstairs to the store front. It was adorable to see the father-daughter interactions in action. Hisana laughed, recalling the first time her heroic husband changed Misaki's diaper. The look on his face will forever be imprinted in Hisana's memories (as well as the photo album).
Seeing two familiar greenettes waiting at the store front, Hisana opened the door for them.
"It's good to see you Inko, Izuku," Hisana greeted, as they came in.
"Thank you Hisana," Inko replied, "I hope you don't mind Jesse and Nemuri staying," she said, indicating said heroes behind them.
"Howdy Ms. Hisana," Jesse greeted.
"Hello Ana!" Nemuri exclaimed happily.
"It's all right Inko, besides I have a feeling they would've found out eventually," Hisana remarked as she led them up the stairs.
While talking to them, Hisana had noticed how quiet Izuku was. But then again, if she learned that your teacher who's also your father-figure is also someone you admired, she'd be speechless too.
Once everyone was seated, Toshinori came in with tea, with Misaki sleeping in a crib nearby.
"Are you sure you want Misaki here? It might get to loud for her," Inko said.
"She'll be fine," Hisana reassured, "We can hear her if she wakes up, but she can't hear us," she stated, indicating to the Midoriyas and Toshinori that she used magic.
"So, you used your quirk," Nemuri stated, "What is it exactly?" she asked.
"Mine, Miya's and Tsuki's are different forms of psionic manipulation. Mine is more diverse, while Tsuki's is divination based, and Miya's is language-based," Hisana explained, using a lie that she and the girls came up with when they first came to Japan.
"Where's the other tyke?" Jesse asked, recalling his girlfriend's boss also had a son.
"Teddy is at a friend's house, he'll be back tomorrow," she answered, "Now I think we have some things to talk about," she said, indication to her husband.
"Young Midoriya?" Toshinori said, getting Izuku's attention, "I'm sorry that I never told you or your mother the truth. With everything happening, I planned to tell you after Misaki's birth," he told the boy, bowing his head in apology.
"You-you don't have to apologize All Mig—I mean Yagi-sensei," Izuku stuttered.
"But I do Izuku," Toshinori retorted, shocking Izuku at the usage of his name, "If I had told you both sooner, then we wouldn't have to meet like this."
"All Might," Inko started, getting everyone's attention, "What I think Izuku is saying is that everything happens for a reason. You and Hisana didn't know what would happen that day," she explained.
"But I—," he started.
"But nothing mister," Inko said, shocking everyone, "You didn't want to endanger anyone with your secret, but sometimes these things just happen. So, if I hear you apologize again, you will regret it," she threatened.
"MOM?!" Izuku wailed in shocked.
"She would do it," Jesse remarked, "Sugarplum almost nailed me with a frying pan the only time I lied to her."
"She also threatened to use her quirk on some idiots that didn't like my Midnight persona," Nemuri reminisced, "Trust me dear, she would do it, Symbol of Peace or not."
"Even still, I owe you both an explanation," Toshinori said, "It all started when quirks first started to appear…"
So as Toshinori explained the story of All for One and One for All to his enamoured audience, Hisana watched how they reacted. She noticed Izuku's awe at the story turn into amazement at the first user of OfA being seemingly Quirkless, to horror then tearful and finally awe again. Inko and the two Pro Heroes were no different, amazed that there was a kind of quirk that can be passed down.
Hisana also noticed Misaki stirring a few times before going back to sleep.
"I met Nana, the Seventh user when I was a child. She saw potential in me, even though I was quirkless and took me on as her successor. When I reached middle school, she gave me One for All, making me the eighth user," he explained.
"I started working with her and a friend of hers named Gran Torino a few months after I was placed in his homeroom class in UA. They helped me reach my fullest potential, until I was able to access 100% of One for All without any harmful repercussions. However, things changed during my last year in UA," he said sorrowfully, recalling that memory.
"What happened?" Izuku asked.
"A month after I turned 18, there was an attack," Toshinori recalled, "Myself and Nana faced All for One and during the fight, Nana ordered me to leave while she fought All for One. Gran Torino had to drag me away and that was the last time I saw Nana."
"It wasn't until later that I realised that Nana-sensei was gone," he revealed mournfully
"Sensei," Izuku mumbled, seeing the sad look on his face.
The others were sympathetic, they understood what it was like to lose someone they loved. Hisana gently squeezed his hand, to show him support.
Toshinori then continued with his story.
"Gran Torino took up my training for years after that. Then when I graduated UA, I stayed busy, travelling overseas to help others, and adopted the hero name 'All Might'. I knew that I would soon have to fight All for One, so I kept training, so I could fight and defeat him, for Nana and the others before me. My hero persona helps me keep my identity a secret," he revealed.
"So why do you look like Mr. Muscle in that form?" the gunslinger hero asked.
Toshinori just shrugged, he didn't know why either. Maybe One for All was different for each user? He voiced this thought to the others, who accepted that the quirk was that; strange.
"As you know, after returning to Japan, I opened Might Towers, my hero agency, and took on Sir Nighteye as my sidekick. However, things changed about three years ago, when I fought against All for One," he told them, eyes darkening as the memory played in his mind.
"We both fought, and I managed to defeat him, but not without receiving severe injuries," he told them as he lifted up his shirt, revealing his scar to everyone.
Jesse and Nemuri winced and hissed in sympathy. Between the two of them and their pro hero friends, this was the worse battle wound they have ever seen. Izuku went pale as he saw the scar on his idol/sensei's torso.
"What happened?" Inko asked, frowning in worry.
"I was hospitalized for months after our battle and required tremendous amounts of surgery just to survive. By the time I recovered, I was just the shadow of my former self, and slowly getting weaker. Until I met Hisana," he finished, looking at Hisana lovingly.
Hisana then started to speak.
"I first met Toshinori when I found him lying in an alleyway covered in blood. So, I took him home with me. That's when I saw his wounds when I undressed him," she explained.
"Wasn't that a little too early to make a move on him?" Nemuri teased.
"Nemuri," Inko scolded, embarrassed for her boss.
"I have to admit, I was surprised to see how injured he was," Hisana said, ignoring Nemuri's comment, "That's when I decided to heal him," she admitted, "My…quirk is capable of doing different things, including healing."
The four of them looked at the witch in shock.
"You healed All Might?!" Izuku and Nemuri exclaimed in shock.
"…Holy Habanero," Jesse swore.
Inko wasn't surprised, after seeing Hisana perform magic in front of her the first time, she knew her boss was capable of such feats.
"However, the battle also made me realize something," he continued, "Soon, I will need a successor to inherit One for All. Of all the candidates I've seen, you outshine them all Izuku."
"Because of this, I would like you, Izuku Midoriya, to inherit One for All as it's ninth successor," he revealed, surprisingly his audience, especially Izuku.
"But, wouldn't that render you quirkless, Yagi-sensei?" Izuku asked.
Toshinori laughed.
"Not at all my boy," he told Izuku, "Thanks to my wife, I still am able to retain a copy of One for All permanently."
"HUH?!" everyone yelled in shock, "How?!" Izuku asked.
"Around winter time, I created a way for Toshinori to keep the quirk even after giving it to someone else," Hisana explained, "So in a way, there would be two One for All users at the same time."
"That's amazing Hisana-okaasan," Izuku said in awe.
In all of his time researching quirks, he had never heard of more than one person having the same quirk. Similar, but never the same one, until today.
"However," Toshinori said, interrupting any further conversation, "I had another reason to ask for you and your mother to come here."
"How come?" Inko asked, having an idea on why.
Turning to Inko, he started to speak.
"Ms. Midoriya," Toshinori started, "With your permission, I would like to Young Izuku on as my student. Although I have been teaching him for a while, I believe he has what it takes to be the next Symbol of Peace and the next user of One for All," he stated.
Inko became silent at those words.
"Sugarplum?" Jesse said.
"Darling?" Nemuri asked.
"Mom?" Izuku said worriedly.
Inko knew being a hero was something Izuku dreamed of. Even though he was proclaimed Quirkless, his passion for heroes only burned brighter, and here was someone who was offering Izuku the opportunity of a lifetime.
She knew her answer.
"Yagi-san," Inko said, "I give you my permission to train my son and be your successor. However," using her quirk, she pulled his shirt in a threatening way, "If anything happens to my son, no healing ability won't be able to help you after I'm done. Do you understand?" she threatened.
Toshinori couldn't nod fast enough at the terrifying mother. Discreetly looking at his wife and Nemuri, he couldn't help but wonder, 'Were all women like this?' he thought.
That's when Hisana added her two yen.
"He will do his best Inko. I'll make sure he gives you the details about Izuku's quirk training, or he will be sleeping on the couch at his old mentor's house for a month," she threatened, terrifying her husband. Sleeping on the couch was bad but sleeping on the couch at Torino's house was ten times worse!
Jesse and Izuku couldn't help but feel sorry for Toshinori. Jesse had his fair share of seeing Inko and Nemuri pissed off, so he was secretly amused at this. Izuku though only saw his mother mad once, and he promised himself never to do anything to earn her ire.
"Mom! Tou-san knows what he's doing!" Izuku defended, before turning red at what he said.
There was a pause before slowly Toshinori turned towards Izuku, also red in the face.
"Young Izuku, could you repeat that?" he asked the teen.
Gathering his courage, Izuku told him.
"It's just, you're the closest that I have to a father-figure and—and," he stuttered.
Toshinori smiled at the greenette and drew him into a hug, shocking him.
"It's all right Young Izuku. For a long while now, I've have also considered you as my son. I have no issues with you calling me Tou-san," Toshinori said, "Teddy has also started to call me Tou-san, so I don't mind the title."
"Don't forget us though Izu-kun," Nemuri interrupted, pointing at herself and Jesse.
"Yes, Mama Midnight," Izuku reassured, causing Nemuri to squeal.
"Plus, you can help me and Teddy when those boys ("or girls," Hisana added) start noticing Misaki," Toshinori added, saying the word boys with venom.
"I will do my best Tou-san," Izuku responded, Hisana had a feeling he would live up to that promise. Him, Teddy, Hitoshi, and Shouto became pretty protective of Misaki, she felt so sorry for her daughter in the future.
That's when they heard Kage and meowing coming from Misaki's crib. With all the talk from earlier, they had forgotten that Kage was also watching the baby as the adults and Izuku talked.
Dashing to the crib, Toshinori and Hisana came upon an interesting sight.
There, lying next to Misaki, was a Maine Coon kitten. It had light grey fur with tuffs of white around its neck. Dark grey markings lined the kitten's face and body as it snuggled up to Misaki. Their daughter was just waking up, disturbed by the noise regardless of Hisana's spell, but quickly drifted back to sleep at the sound of the kitten's purring.
"Aww, so adorable," Nemuri whispered, careful to not wake the baby.
"Wonder where the little fella came from?" Jesse asked.
Hisana had a feeling where the kitten came from. Before closing its eyes, Hisana had noticed that the feline's eyes were the same colour and shape as Misaki's, verifying the kitten as her familiar. Sometimes familiars and their masters shared certain features as well as a special bond, like her and Kage.
Speaking of, Kage, after sniffing the cat and recognizing it as a fellow familiar, decided to go back to sleep.
"It looks like Kage doesn't mind the cat," Toshinori observed, guessing that the cat has something to do with magic. He knew Hisana would explain later.
"What are you going to name them?" Jesse asked.
The pair thought for a moment. They watched as the kitten opened its eyes and gazed at their audience with a calculating look, revealing their intelligence. The feline had draped itself around their daughter as if to shield her without harming the baby in the process.
"How about, Uri," Toshinori suggested.
"Melon?" Hisana questioned.
"It fits. When she was curled up, her fur looked like the pattern on a melon," he said.
'Plus,' he thought, 'Uri was also the name of a temperamental cat I saw on a cartoon when I was younger.'
"Well then, welcome to the family Uri," Hisana said, the newly named Uri meowing at her new name.
The others just laughed or smiled at the new addition to the Yagi-Kurome household.
Author's Note: The end of Love of Flowers is almost coming to a close, but I hope to write a sequel for Love of Flowers before the new year, so keep an eye out for it.