Gratitude
Ding. Ding. Ding. Izuku groaned as his phone kept sounding with every new text he got. Whomever it was that was texting him, they were being very persistent.
Raising his head off of the pillow, Izuku rubbed sleepily at one of his eyes, yawning. Looking around, he couldn't find his phone. Where had he left it yesterday? Was it somewhere on the bed?
He scanned the sheets with tired eyes, sighing softly when he couldn't find it. His phone started ringing then and that's when he spotted it on the bedside table next to Gon.
His father groaned, feeling around on the table before gripping the device. For a second, he feared the elder would throw it against the wall, but it was held out in his general direction, instead.
Izuku took it, briefly watching as Gon flopped over and on top of Killua, who was laying on his stomach, face buried in his shared pillow.
"Hello?" Izuku greeted sleepily.
"Good morning, Deku!" Mina's excited voice greeted him.
"Oh, Mina, how are you?" He asked as he flopped back down onto the bed.
"Good, good, no complaints! Listen, Deku, we're going to UA to train in a few hours, Aizawa said he'd look over our training and see if we improved," she reported.
"He said that? And who's 'we'?" Izuku questioned, battling not to fall asleep.
"The entire class, silly! You know Dadzawa whants to see how we've improved and give us some advice!"
Izuku chuckled at the nickname.
"What time?" He asked.
Mina hummed. "Around one pm, so in like, three hours or so,"
Izuku took a moment to think it over. He could really use some exercise and UA was the safest place to do that, so since he basically already had permission, he might as well take Mina up on her offer.
"Okay, I'll be there," he replied.
He could hear someone snicker on the line.
"Deku!" Toru called. "I saw those photos you posted online, who are those two cuties with you?" She asked.
Mina gasped. "You're not cheating on Bakubro and the other's, are you?!"
Izuku's eyes widened. "What?! No, of course not!" He denied.
"In any case, why don't you bring those two hotties with you? And don't forget to bring Eri some more candy apples! See you later bye!"
Before he could say anything else, they hung up and left him there, staring up at the ceiling. Sighing, placed his forearm over his eyes.
He supposes he could ask his parents to come too; it would be the perfect chance to introduce them to his old classmates and friends. Maybe they could spar, too?
Feeling a bit more energised, Izuku sat up, turning to climb out of bed. It would be difficult, since both Killua and Gon blocked his way to the edge of the bed.
"Where are you going?" Killua questioned, stretching a bit, voice muffled by the pillow.
"I need to go get ready," Izuku replied as he clumsily climbed over both of them.
Killua whined at the loss of his warmth, Gon groaning loudly.
"Come back to bed," Gon stated, burying his face into Killua's back.
It didn't look too comfortable, with Gon half draped over Killua like that.
"I can't, I'm meeting with my friends to train," Izuku explained as he rifled through his closet.
It was quiet for a moment before Gon and Killua turned to look at him simultaneously.
"Training?" Killua asked with a glint in his eyes.
Izuku nodded. "Do you guys want to come?" He asked.
They turned to look at each other and then back at Izuku and nodded in unison.
Sometimes, it was scary how in sync they were.
"Okay, well, we're going to UA to meet them at one, so," he informed, picking up his clothes, he left the room to go shower and get ready for the day.
"Izuku!" Eijirou called, waving wildly from the entrance to UA.
"Ei!" Izuku called, jogging to get closer to his boyfriend.
Eijirou threw his arms around his alpha's shoulders when Izuku was close enough, pressing a long, loving kiss to his lips.
"I missed you," Ei admitted as he buried his face into Izuku's neck.
Izuku chuckled softly. "We saw each other a week ago," he stated.
Eijirou pouted. "Exactly! A week ago. I'm used to seeing you everyday,"
Izuku rubbed his back comfortingly. "I'm sorry,"
The beta shook his head and pulled back with a smile. "It's okay, I understand! You were spending time with your family,"
"Excuse me, but you're family too and why the hell do I not get a hug?" Killua interrupted, arms crossed over his chest.
Eijirou grinned at the sight of his pack parents, bounding over to the two to hug them tightly.
"It's so good to see you guys again!" He stated, nuzzling into Killua's neck.
"Where are our other kids?" Killua questioned as Eijirou hugged Gon next.
"Uhm." Eijirou hummed, thoughtful. "Well, Katsuki's just finishing up some hero work, he'll be by soon. Shoto has...a meeting or something with his dad," he explained.
"Is something going on?" Izuku asked as he walked closer.
Eijirou shook his head. "I'm not sure, but he said he'll be by a little later,"
Izuku bit his lower lip apprehensively.
"Anyway, let's go inside! It's cold out here!" Eijirou stated with a grin.
They followed the beta in through the gate, trudging through a few inches of snow.
"Aizawa said we can use Gym Gamma. Since it's a Saturday, some of the other teacher's are going to watch, too and Cementoss said he'd be there if we want to change the terrain," Eijirou explained.
Izuku rubbed the back of his head. "They're going through an awful lot of trouble for us,"
"Yeah. It's really nice of them, though," Eijirou agreed.
As they entered the gym, Izuku could see all of his classmates already there and doing stretches.
"Oh! Aizawa sensei!" Izuku greeted, jogging towards the man and bowing slightly. "Thank you for everything!"
"There's no need, Midoriya," Aizawa stated with a tired sigh.
"Izuku!"
"Eri, hi!" Izuku greeted, crouching down to receive a hug from the excited girl.
"Mirio and Tamaki are going to take me to the park today! I want to play in the snow!" Eri exclaimed excitedly.
Izuku grinned. "That's great, Eri! Make sure to dress warmly, though, otherwise you'll get sick,"
Eri nodded enthusiastically.
"Oh!" Izuku held out a small plastic bag. "I got you some more candy apples, as promised!"
Eri gasped softly, a small blush on her cheeks as she excepted the bag. "Thank you so much, Izuku!"
Izuku smiled as the girl hugged him again.
"Midoriya! Here for some training?" Mirio asked with a smile as he walked up to the two.
Izuku stood up as the older male walked to him.
"Yeah! I admit I haven't really been training as much as I should, so when Mina called, I had to accept," Izuku informed.
Miro chuckled at him. "Are your parents going to train, too?" He asked.
Izuku glanced back to see Gon and Killua conversing with Aizawa.
He shrugged. "I don't know, but I was hoping I could spar with them,"
"That would be interesting, mind if we watch?" Mirio asked, and only then did Izuku notice Tamaki behind Mirio, facing the wall with his body trembling.
He sweat dropped.
"Of course not!" Izuku stated just as Eri finally took notice of Killua, running up to the omega with an enthusiastic call of his name.
"I heard All Might might be stopping by," Mirio mentioned as they walked towards the three adults.
"Really?! I haven't seen him in a few months, since before I left for Whale Island," Izuku mumbled.
Mirio blinked. "What's Whale Island?"
Izuku looked up at him. "Oh! It's a small fishermen island, it's a three day flight from here; my dad grew up there," he explained.
"That sounds really nice," Mirio stated.
"It was, but it's very...natural," Izuku trailed off.
Mirio chuckled with a nod. "I get it, so it turns not so nice after a while unless you're into nature,"
Izuku nodded as Mirio stated laughing. "As you can guess, I'm not much of a nature child," he stated, causing Mirio to laugh harder.
"Deku!" Mina called, cutting into their conversation.
"Hello, Mina," Izuku greeted, looking up to see most of his class surrounding them.
The pink skinned girl grinned at him.
"Never mind that, where's Bakubro?" She questioned.
"Where have you been man? We haven't seen you since graduation," Ojiro asked.
"Uhm," Izuku muttered. "Kacchan should be here soon, I think, and I've been...traveling," he replied.
"Traveling? Why would you do that if all you've ever wanted to do was start your hero career?" Toru asked.
Izuku rubbed the back of his neck. "Uhm,"
"I saw those photos you posted on the internet, who are those guys? Are you cheating on Bakugo?" Shoji asked curiously.
Izuku frowned at this. "Did all of you see that? And why does everyone immediately assume I'm cheating?"
The class hesitated.
"Well," Mina trailed off.
"Look, our bro's really cool and all, but he can be a bit of a dick at times, so no one would really have blamed you," Sero pointed out.
"And it's the internet! What did you expect?" Toru stated with wide gestures--according to her sleeved shirt--nearly slapping Ojiro in the face.
"So anyway, you want to tell us who they are? And where did you go, anyway?" Mina cut in.
Izuku hesitated, looking over all of his friend's eager expressions.
"Well, as it turns out...I'm adopted;" he announced.
Shock of varying degrees crossed his friend's faces.
"Are you for real?" Mina asked softly.
"So does this mean Inko isn't your real mother?" Momo asked softly.
Izuku nodded.
"Why didn't you tell us sooner?" Jirou questioned.
"Well, I found out the night of our graduation and then a week later I left with my pack to go find my real parents," Izuku explained shortly.
"Why would you go look for them if they gave you up in the first place?" Mina asked, frowning.
Izuku waved his hands in front of him, hoping to calm his rapidly angering friends. "It's not like that! They were forced to give me up!" He explained quickly.
"Forced? What do you mean?" Momo asked quietly.
"It's a long story, but," Izuku muttered, glancing at all of his friends. "The short version is, they were ordered to go to war and had to give me up,"
His friends all seemed a bit sceptical of this.
"I'll tell you guys the whole story a little later; they still haven't told me all about what happened during the war, but I've heard...some things," he trailed off.
"We'll discuss this when you're more comfortable, then," Takoyami stated.
Izuku nodded, relieved when his friends seemed to drop it, for now, at least.
"Well anyway, I want to meet them!" Toru announced in excitement.
"Let me introduce you then!" Izuku stated, surprising his friends again.
Izuku pushed passed them, walking towards his parents.
"Mom, dad, can I introduce you?" He asked, gaining their attention.
"Of course!" Gon responded eagerly.
Aizawa sighed, following after them as Izuku lead them closer to his friends.
"Guys," Izuku called, gaining his friend's attention. "This is my mom, Killua, and this is my dad, Gon. These are my friends!"
Gon grinned brightly as he waved enthusiastically.
"Holy shit! It's them! From the photo! It's so nice to meet you! My name is Hagakure Toru!" She exclaimed ecstatically as she grabbed hold of Killua's hand and shook it.
Izuku smiled, noting how Killua was trying very hard not to freak the fuck out. It was weird to see a pile of clothes walking around as it's wearer was invisible.
"Nice to meet you too," Killua spoke with a smile.
"Are you guys going to train with us?" Mina asked eagerly.
Gon smiled again. "Sure! That could be fun,"
"You kids should train together first, though," Killua pointed out.
"Okay! We should get started," Toru stated, the group moving to a separate section of the room and splitting into smaller groups to train together.
"Bakubro! You finally made it!!" Sero shouted as the blond alpha walked into the gym, shaking snow from his hair.
"What took you so long?" Mina asked as the two crowded around him.
Katsuki grunted. "A stupid fucking villain gave us the slip. Had to chase the fucker down," he explained.
"Now we only need Todoroki," Mina mentioned.
"He's still not here?" Katsuki asked.
Both Mina and Sero shook their heads.
"We don't know where he is," Sero pointed out.
Eijirou spotted his alpha, jogging over to give Katsuki an overly enthusiastic hug and kiss.
"Midoriya," Aizawa spoke. "All Might mentioned he wanted to talk with you,"
Izuku blinked at his teacher. "All Might did? Is he here?" He asked.
Aizawa nodded. "I already let him know you're here, he should be on his way right now,"
Izuku nodded, watching as Aizawa turned around and walked away to watch his old students train. Killua and Gon were talking with Mirio and Tamaki. Well, as much as they could talk with the extremely shy young adult.
"Young Midoriya!" A familiar voice called.
Izuku turned, smiling brightly as his hero walked towards him, waving.
"All Might!" He shouted as he ran towards the older male.
"It's been too long, how have you been doing, young man?" Toshinori asked as his successor came to a stop before him.
Izuku smiled brightly. "I've been doing great, actually! What about you, All Might?"
The blond man laughed boisterously. "I have no complaints! You seem different, young man. I take it your travels were fruitful?" He noted.
Izuku rubbed the back of his head.
"It was, sort of," he told, "I didn't find my parents, but I met a lot of great people. I was a bit depressed when we got back, but," he trailed off, smiling a small, yet bright smile. "They came back for me,"
Toshinori smiled down at the younger, relief flooding him; he had been very worried for his successor, the way Izuku had seemed back when he had first found out, he was afraid Izuku wouldn't be able to come out of that depressed state.
"That's good," he spoke with relief. "I'm happy for you, young Midoriya, and I would love to meet them, but first, there's something I must tell you," he stated.
Izuku frowned, sensing the sudden, serious tone All Might was taking. Toshinori took a moment, unsure of how Izuku was going to take this news.
"All For One," he began, noting how the younger tensed. "Has been broken out of prison," he stated.
Izuku gasped, eyes widening as horror set in. This was bad. This was so, very bad.
"But how?" He questioned.
Toshinori shook his head. "They don't know, but whomever helped him escape, allowed many of the prisoners to escape after slaughtering many of the guards. That's part of the reason why crime rates have been so high these days," he informed.
"When did this happen?" Izuku asked.
"About two months after you left. The police have been keeping this a secret, so not that many people know about it," he stated.
Izuku frowned. If All For One had somehow managed to escape such a high security prison, then that could only mean the League had been involved and they likely had a few new members.
"There's no point worrying too much about it now. The League have yet to make any sort of move and we don't know where their new hideout is. There's really nothing we can do, for now," Toshinori uttered.
"But-"
"Relax, young Midoriya, everything will be fine," Toshinori assured, smiling. "Now, why don't you introduce me to your parents?"
Izuku blinked up at him, nodding as he lead All Might to his parents in a daze.
"Oh, All Might! It's good to see you on your feet!" Mirio stated as he noticed the elder.
Izuku smiled at his parents, noting how confused they both seemed. "Mom, dad, this is All Might and these are my parents, Gon and Killua," Izuku introduced.
"Ah, so this is your hero? The guy you totally fan boy over?" Killua asked slyly.
Izuku blushed. "M-mom! I-I admire him!" He stated, flustered.
Killua cackled at him.
"It's so nice to meet you, sir!" Gon greeted politely with a bright smile.
"Likewise. Izuku has been very eager to meet you," Toshinori mentioned as he shook hands with Gon.
"I bet he was," Killua stated, reaching forward to clasp Toshinori's hand with both of his.
The omega smiled almost sadly at the retired hero, still holding his hand; Killua bowed.
"Killua?" Gon asked softly.
"You have my deepest gratitude, All Might," Killua spoke, still bowed at the waist.
"Whatever for?" Toshinori asked, caught completely by surprise.
"Mom?" Izuku asked as Killua slowly stood upright, his smile tinged with sadness.
"For believing in Izuku when no one else did," Killua stated. "And for helping him make his dream come true,"