Hello everyone, I'm very sorry for how long of a gap there was in between updates. I'm sure most of you figured this story was abandoned, and I certainly don't blame you if you did. Between moving out on my own, slight lost of interest in MHA, and just no motivation to write, I just never felt the urge to continue writing. However, I want to fix this right now. I'm not sure how often I'll be updating, but hopefully it won't be nearly a year between updates. Anyways, Enjoy the chapter of the group babysitting little Eri.
Izuku had to double check with his mother about being able to watch Eri and ask for her permission to have his friends over to help him. She was more than happy to allow both these requests, happy that her darling Izuku was being relied on by his teacher and to meet more of his friends. She loved Uraraka to bits, so seeing what other friends her son made filled her with joy.
"So, you all are sure you'll be able to come over at 5?" Izuku asked his friends, wanting to make sure that nothing unexpected would happen.
"I have no reason not to come, besides I will never pass up a chance for some of your mother's cooking." Uraraka said, smiling brightly at the green haired boy. She was slightly…. disappointed? at how Deku was interrupted from asking his question, though she was more than happy to spend more time with her friends.
"Yeah man, I got nothing to do tonight, plus I want to try some of this cooking Bakugo and Uraraka constantly talk about." Kirishima stated, his rather sharp smile answering Deku.
"I'm sure my parents wouldn't mind, especially if Uraraka is coming." Tsuyu said, wondering exactly what kind of home life her best friend's crush lived in.
"Of fucking course, Deku. As if I'm going let you mess this." Bakugo smirked a bit evilly as he bumped shoulders with the smaller boy.
Deku smiled at his friends, nodding his head as everything was confirmed. "Great, I'll see you guys tonight then!" With that, the green haired boy walked away from the group and towards his home.
Inko was making sure the apartment was spotless when her son walked in, tense if not hopeful for tonight. "Izuku, dear, I know you just got home but can you help me clean up? I want to make sure everything is safe for this Eri."
Izuku nodded and walked into his room to change out of his school uniform. He looked around at his room, wondering if perhaps he should try and cover up how much All Might merchandise he owns before shaking his head. Eri would probably like it and half of his friends already saw his collection.
The two Midoriyas spent the next few hours cleaning and preparing dinner, Inko asking her son a few questions about his new friends and this Eri. Izuku went into detail describing Tsuyu and Kirishima, saying how friendly they are and explaining how Tsuyu was Uraraka's best friend from middle school.
"And this Kirishima, you say Bakugo has been trying to see if he's gay?" Inko asked as she started peeling potatoes, always trying to keep up to date with her son's best friend.
Izuku nodded his head as he cut up some lettuce, having learned a lot from his mother. "Yep, Kacchan seems to be really attracted to Kirishima. I just hope it works out for the two, I really don't want anything awkward coming between my friends"
"I'm sure everything will be fine, honey. From what you told me, this Kirishima seems to be the type to not let those things bother him so much." When she finished reassuring her son, the doorbell rang. "Izuku can you get that?"
"Sure thing, Mom." When he reached the front door and opened it, he smiled brightly as he saw Uraraka standing there. "Hey there Ochako, come in, Mom's just preparing dinner. I hope you like meatloaf."
"As a matter of fact, it's actually one of my favorites." She shot him a smile that made his poor heartbeat turn fast before walking into the apartment. She made her way to the kitchen, greeting Inko. "Hello, Mrs. Midoriya, it smells great already!"
"Oh, stop it you! I just barely started." Inko pulled the chestnut-haired girl into a hug, hearing the doorbell ring again. "I'm happy you were able to come over, I was worried at first when Izuku said that he had to cancel his plans with you tonight."
This statement caused Uraraka to raise an eyebrow, unaware of this information. "Plans? What was his plan?"
The mother quickly waved away the girl's question, realizing that she nearly spoiled something that was best kept hidden. "Oh, nothing really, just wanted to spend some more time with you. He told me this morning to prepare dinner for 3."
Inko, of course, knew the real reason for her son's invite to dinner. Her dear Izuku wanted to spend some alone time with the chestnut-haired girl, alone, without any of their friends around. He played it off as a study session with the girl, but she could tell that her son really wanted her undivided attention for a bit. Her smile brightens as she thought about her son's obvious crush on the girl, and the obvious attraction said girl felt towards her son.
While the elder Midoriya thought about how adorable the two teenagers would be together, Uraraka's already rosy cheeks were turning an even brighter and deeper shade of red, clasping her hands against her cheeks to try and hid her blush. She couldn't fool herself, especially with all the prodding from Tsuyu, Bakugo, Mrs. Midoriya, and now even Kirishima. She knew for a fact that she liked the green haired boy that she ran into all those weeks ago. The thought didn't scare her, she had had crushes on boys before, but never had she become friends with them and never, ever did they last as long as this one. Even when she tried to suppress her feelings while around him, anything he did always seemed to try her attention like a hawk to its prey, her focus complete centered on Izuku.
The two women lost in their own minds didn't notice Bakugo and Kirishima walking into the kitchen, a curious glint to their eyes as they witnessed the spaced-out mother and the extremely red Uraraka. "10 bucks says it was something to do with Izuku." Kirishima said, smiling his usual toothy smile.
"Well, no shit it has to do with Deku, that's the only time round face gets so red." The blonde put walked up to the two and gently shook them out of their heads, though he was much rougher with Uraraka.
Inko, now focused on her surroundings, noticed the bright red-haired teenager standing in her kitchen. "OH, sorry I didn't realize you were there. You must be Kirishima right?"
Kirishima's smile only widen at the recognition, glad that Izuku apparently had talked about him. "Yes ma'am, Eijirou Kirishima, it's a pleasure to meet you, Mrs. Midoriya."
Inko smiled and pulled Kirishima into a bone crushing hug. "Oh, aren't you just the most handsome gentleman! I'm sure the ladies are all over you!" Inko shoot a glance at Bakugo, winking in his direction and causing the faintest blush to form on his cheeks.
"Actually, ma'am, I'd prefer it if guys were like that." Bakugo was stunned at this information, information he had been trying for weeks to get out of Kirishima, subtly of course. In one little comment, Inko had got the information easily from Kirishima, which made his eye twitch in annoyance.
Of course, Inko knew all about Bakugo's focus on Kirishima from her son, and so decided to try and help the boy who had taken care of her little angel when she couldn't. "Well then, I guess Izuku just makes friends with gays easily, isn't that right Bakugo?"
As said boy blushed and looked away angrily, Uraraka giggled into her hands. It was extremely rare, but the sight of a delinquent boy like Bakugo blushing never ceased to be entertaining to her.
Another ring at the doorbell rang in the little group's ears, and soon Tsuyu walked in. Inko smiled at the girl, walking over to her. "Hello there, you must be Tsuyu right?"
"Mhm, Tsuyu Asui, but just call me Tsu please." Tsuyu's neutral expression followed her as she answered, looking around the apartment curiously.
As the little group began telling Inko about their school and how everything was going, Izuku walked into the kitchen with Aizawa, Miss Joke, and Eri in tow. The dark-haired teacher studied the apartment carefully, trying to see if anything could be dangerous to Eri.
"Mom, this is Mr. Aizawa and Miss Joke, and this is little Eri." Izuku crotched down and smiled at the little girl, gently taking her hand and leading her towards his mother.
"H-Hello…. T-Thank you for allowing me to s-stay for the night, M-Mrs. Midoriya…." Eri stuttered out, feeling shy at being the center of attention in front of so many people.
"Aww, aren't you just the cutest little girl I've ever seen!" Inko smiled brightly at Eri, trying her best to appear welcoming and warm, which she did naturally but she tried extra hard to make sure. It appeared to work, as Eri gave the older green woman a shy smile.
"Thank you again for allowing Midoriya to watch Eri tonight and letting her come here, Mrs. Midoriya." Aizawa said, having found nothing particularly dangerous in the apartment and confirming his suspicion that Izuku did indeed come from a very safe and loving household, or apartment hold as it was.
"It's no problem at all, Mr. Aizawa. Thank you for trusting my son so much."
"Shota my seem like a grouch and apathetic at times, but he really is just a giant, cute teddy bear!" Emi said, laughing at her own joke and getting a chuckle from Inko while the students gave a very tense, nervous laugh at the joke.
Aizawa simply gave Miss Joke a level look before looking back at the two Midoriyas. "We should be back by 10, Eri's bedtime is 9 but she'll likely be asleep by then so don't worry so much." Aizawa turned and started walking towards the door. "Behave, problem child. Come on, Emi, lets get this over with."
"Seeya everyone! Be good Eri!" Miss Joke waved at the group before jogging after Aizawa, the smile never leaving her face as she latched her elbow with Aizawa's.
"So, are they married, dating?" Inko asked aloud, wondering exactly what the deal was with the two adults.
"We're honestly not sure, we know they aren't married but their relationship seems to be both one-sided and mutual. It's…weird." Kirishima answered, looking down at Eri with his usual toothy grin. "So, Eri, what do you like to do? Do you like princesses? Fantasy? Maybe a sci-fi girl?"
Eri fumbled with the front of her pale dress, looking down towards the ground. "I-I like D-dragons and s-superheroes…."
"Awesome! I love superheroes as well! Who's your favorite? Mine's Crimson Riot!" Kirishima exclaimed in excitement.
"Wait, you're a superhero nerd like Deku?" Bakugo was surprised by this new information, not expecting the manly and athletic redhead to be a nerd like Deku, and himself if he wanted to be honest, which he didn't.
"Heck yeah, bro! Crimson Riot is what made me want to be so manly!" Kirishima shot Bakugo his signature grin, making the latter's heart skip a beat for a second.
"I-I like Lemillion and A-Anver…" Eri said, everyone besides Izuku was shocked at the second option. Nobody else had seen Izuku giving Eri copies of his short stories and chapters, so hearing her name a hero he created was quite a surprise. "I-I like that despite his rough exterior, he cares d-deeply for his family and h-has a really cool ability…."
Uraraka smiled brightly at Eri before shifting her focus towards Deku. "It seems you have another fan of your work, Deku."
The green haired boy blushed lightly, rubbing the back of his head nervously. "I-I'm just glad to know my writing appeals to multiple types of people. I was worried that my stories would only hit off well with young adults."
"Deku, you're a fu-." Kirishima quickly covered the boy's mouth, looking down at a curious Eri.
"What is Izuku?" She asked innocently, clearly unaware of what Bakugo was about to say.
"H-He's just a stupid head, for thinking that his sh- that his writing wouldn't go over well with everyone." Izuku had to suppress the urge to laugh at his friend's struggle of not swearing, clearly unused to being put in such a position. 'Or perhaps he's just unused to actually caring about his swearing. Actually, that seems like the most logical answer.'
Eri thought about this silently for a bit, the group moving towards the living room and allowing Inko to continue cooking. "Why wouldn't people like Izuku's writing? It's super fun to read and the drawings inside them are so cool." Izuku's cheeks continued to turn red at the praise. Of course, his friends have told him how good his stories are, even Toshinori himself said how much he enjoyed his works, but something about hearing Eri praise his work properly realize that perhaps he could write something great.
The rest of the night was spent entertaining Eri, who was simply a delight for Inko to mother and dote on. Eri, while she was still a bit nervous about being cared for by so many people, was soon smiling and giggling at how funny the 5 friends were while interacting off one another. By the time 8:30 rolled around, Eri was yawning and rubbing her eyes, leaning against Uraraka as everyone watched Bakugo and Izuku play Mario Cart.
"Are you getting tired, Eri?" Uraraka asked softly, already knowing the answer.
A nod was the answer from the white-haired girl. The boys paused their game, Izuku standing up and walking over to her. "Would you like to rest in my bed? It should be more comfortable than the couch."
Another nod was the reply, another yawn escaping her lips as she snuggled further into Uraraka. Inko had to take a picture, finding this scene just so cute. Izuku chuckled and lifted Eri up into his arms, starting to carry Eri towards his room with Uraraka following them.
As soon as the two teens were out of earshot, Inko turned to address the three remaining teenagers. "Ok, so has those two progressed any further?"
All of them shook their heads to answer the mature Midoriya, Tsuyu speaking up first. "I've been trying to get Ochako to do something about this, it's obvious that she likes Midoriya."
"I've tried to get those two paired up as much as possible during class projects, while also trying to gently nudge Midoriya towards asking her out." Kirishima failed to mention that he had often pushed the two together 'on accident' and make various comments about Uraraka while talking to Midoriya.
Bakugo simply stayed silent, the other three vividly imaging the steam flowing from his ears from how annoyed his face was. "Those two shits just need to be locked in a goddamn room and not let out until they suck each other's faces off. It's really starting to piss me off with how much those two dance around each other like goddamn ballerinas."
The group continued to talk about the two frustrating love birds as said teenagers tucked Eri into Izuku's bed, the white-haired girl hugging a small All Might plushie Izuku had. Her eyes were closed as she slowly drifted off to sleep, one of her hands holding onto Izuku's hand. "M-Midoriya, t-thank you… I had a l-lot of fun."
Izuku smiled brightly and gently rubbed the top of her head, giving her small hand a light squeeze. "So did I, Eri, you're a great kid."
Eri's lips spread out in a small smile at these words, cuddling further into the plushie and falling asleep. The two teenagers stayed there for a little bit, just watching the cute little girl.
Aizawa came back an hour after Eri fell asleep, Miss Joke hanging off his arm and looking a bit tipsy. "Don't worry, Mrs. Midoriya, I didn't have a drop." He said before the worrying mother could speak up.
"Oh Shotaaaaa~ You said you'd give me a kisssssss if I behaveddddddd~" Miss Joke pouted up at the extra tired looking teacher, who simply sighed and handed the tipsy woman to Izuku. "Hold onto this while I get Eri."
The Aizawa soon returned with a sleepy Eri in his arms, still holding onto the All Might Plushie. "I can't get her to let go of this."
"It's ok, Mr. Aizawa sir, she can have it. I have others like that." Bakugo gave Izuku a look of complete shock, because the green-haired boy just told a bold-faced lie. That plushie was the very first All Might item Izuku ever got, and he treasured it above every other collector's item in his possession.
Aizawa nodded and grabbed the tipsy Miss Joke that hung off Izuku, dragging her away from the apartment. "Thank you again for watching her, students." With those words, he departed, sighing when Joke grabbed his ass with a loud 'Honk!'
"I think it's time we all went home too." Tsuyu said, the three others who didn't live in the apartment nodded.
Yeah, I know, kind of a rushed ending but I struggled hard to write this chapter. The next couple of chapters, however, those will be done right and be far more interesting. Time to revisit Todoroki and Momo after a long time.