[Authors Note: Apologies for the delays, life has been getting in the way lately. XD]
It was a peaceful afternoon today, the sky itself had enough clouds to distribute the right amount of sunlight. And to make the day better, a gentle breeze washed over the country, making the day even cozier.
Normally anyone would use their day off to relieve their aching muscles and tired minds.
Right now, though, Izuku wasn't one of those people. Sure, he wouldn't taking it easy considering that his body is still sore from dealing with his mentor. But he knew that his state didn't compare to the amount of emotional pain that Mina must be going through.
Hence why he is currently on his way to comfort her. Needless to say, once his mother was informed of what Izuku was planning, she was on board with the plan and gave her best wished to the both of them.
Truthfully, he didn't have a plan, but the least he could do is to try and make her feel better to the best of his abilities.
I mean, the worst that could happen would be to somehow make it worse and jeopardize their relationship. Which in turn could mean risking them breaking up and leaving him in a state of depression as he lives through life with less sense of purpose.
He then rapidly shook his head as he got rid of these thoughts. Thinking like that would only make things worse for the both of them. Right now, he needed to be strong for Mina and provide whatever support and comfort he can.
ASHIDO RESIDENCE
Arriving at the doorstep, Izuku wore a serious expression as he mentally prepared himself for what could happen today. He then took a breath before raising a hand to knock on the door.
*Knock* *Knock* *Knock*
After a few moments, the front door opened revealing to be Mina's mother. Who had a surprised expression when she saw who the person at their front door was.
''Midoriya?'' she called out in surprise a she stepped out of the house. ''what brings you here?'' she stated in confusion, wondering why he was here instead of using the day to recover from the practical exams.
''Good afternoon ma'am,'' Izuku started. ''I'm here to check on Mina.'' He stated gently with a concerned expression.
A brief expression of surprise formed onto the mother's face before it was quickly replaced with worry. ''She's not doing well right now to tell you the truth.'' She stated sincerely, remembering how her daughter's been uncharacteristically quiet.
Izuku formed a small frown. ''Is she eating?'' he asked, hoping that Mina isn't starving herself due to her current state.
Mrs. Ashido nodded, making Izuku sigh in relief. ''She has, but not that much.'' She stated with a worried sigh, while Izuku looked worried again.
''At least that's something,'' Izuku stated, making the mother nod. ''has she been talking to any of you?'' he asked, hoping that Mina is at least venting to them.
To his worry, Mrs. Ashido shook her head. ''Not much, she mostly says a few words to us and just goes back to her room afterwards.'' She stated worriedly, remembering their attempts to assure their daughter that they weren't disappointed. Only for her to give them a small smile and a quiet ''thanks'', before going back to her room again.
Before Izuku could say something, they heard Mr. Ashido's voice approaching.
''Honey who's at the do-oh!,'' Mr. Ashido stopped himself when he saw who it was. ''Izuku, good to see you lad.'' He greeted with a smile while took his place beside his wife and wrapped an arm around her.
Izuku looked to the man with a smile. ''It's nice to see you to sir,'' he started sincerely. ''I'm actually here to-
''Talk to Mina?'' Mr. Ashido supplied while Izuku looked to him in surprise. ''Don't look so surprised boy, from the expression your wearing, I can already tell that you're here to help our daughter.'' He declared calmly, while his wife nodded in agreement. Both could tell that Izuku was here to do more than just simply talk to them.
Izuku nodded to that statement. ''I am,'' he confirmed before a worried expression formed onto his face. ''of course, if you don't want me to then I completely understa-'' his statement was interrupted when Mr. Ashido raised a hand.
''It's fine,'' he stated. ''We were actually planning to contact you somehow.'' He stated while Izuku looked to him in surprise. The latter then looked to the wife, only for her to nod in confirmation.
''Why?'' Izuku couldn't help but ask, sure he was honored that he was considered as an option to help their daughter. But he had the impression that Mina's parents would be overprotective of her during this state.
Mr. Ashido expected the response and calmly responded. ''As you can tell, we love our daughter very much.'' He stated while Izuku nodded in agreement, remembering his earlier interactions with them during the first time they met.
Mr. Ashido then continued. ''So, to see her like this makes our hearts break, especially when it appears our words are not enough to convince her.'' He stated with regret, remembering how their efforts to reassure their daughter have failed so far.
Izuku nodded in understanding before looking down in worry. ''But what if I'm not enough?'' he stated while the parents listened. ''What if I just make things worse for her?'' he stated worriedly, fearing that his presence or actions would only make things more severe.
''Hey,'' Mr. Ashido stated calmly as he placed a hand on Izuku's shoulder. ''if there's one person we believe that would be best to help our daughter, it's you.'' He declared with a smile, while Izuku looked to him in surprise. The latter looked to the wife to see her agreeing with a smile.
''If you still don't believe me then listen to this,'' he continued while Izuku listened intently. ''ever since you two started dating, our Mina's been coming home looking like she's the happiest woman on earth.'' He stated fondly as he and his wife wore fond expressions.
In the meantime, Izuku could feel his face heat up as he imagined Mina skipping into her home with a beautiful smile on her face. Just the thought alone made him subconsciously smile.
Seeing his expression, Mr. Ashido grinned. ''She practically bounces around whenever she talks about you or springs to life when we ask about you.'' He stated with a chuckle while his wife giggled seeing Izuku looking more embarrassed. They could imagine how his heart rate must be doing, much to their amusement.
Mr. Ashido then composed himself. ''Point is,'' he stated while Izuku looked to him as his normal colors returned. ''knowing how you make our Mina happy; we believe that you are the right-if not the best person to give our daughter the support we can't provide.'' He declared sincerely, wanting Mina to be happy more than anything else at the moment.
''Of course, if you don't want to its fine, I mean it's not like we can force to you to stay and help Mina.'' He stated sincerely, the last thing they wanted to do is force Izuku into helping their daughter. That in turn, could do the exact opposite of what they want to happen.
Though both parents were silently hoping for Izuku to accept their request.
Izuku in the meantime looked to the two in awe, he knew that he left a good impression with them. But he didn't think that it was so good that they would be willing to let him handle these types of situations willingly. Admittedly it was a bit of pressure, but seeing how much they trusted him, how could he say no?
With that, the answer was a no brainer.
A warm smile formed onto Izuku's face. ''You don't even have to ask sir.'' He stated sincerely while the parents beamed from the response. More than happy to see Izuku take on the task even without them asking.
Mr. Ashido gave him a wide smile. ''Glad to hear it lad.'' He stated sincerely as he patted Izuku on the shoulder. While Mrs. Ashido expressed her agreement, just as thankful as her husband.
Following their directions, Izuku ignored his surroundings and went straight to Mina's bedroom door which was located on the second floor.
If these were normal circumstances, Izuku would feel embarrassed entering Mina's home, more so if he needed to enter her room. But with the way things are now, he could easily set aside his embarrassment and push on determinedly.
Now standing in front of his girlfriend's door, he took a moment to steel himself before raising a hand to knock on the door.
*Knock* *Knock*
''Mina?'' he called out only to get no response. ''It's me Izuku.'' He announced, only to look worried when he didn't hear any response. He didn't need his senses to tell if Mina was there, which only increased his worries thinking that Mina would even ignore him too.
He was about to head back to Mina's parents when he heard some shuffling inside Mina's room. after a few moments the door opened and he was greeted by a heartbreaking sight.
Heartbreaking was an understatement. Her hair was messier than usual and the energy that you would normally see around her wasn't visible. She looked practically exhausted, indicating that she hasn't even slept well since the test. The worst thing that Izuku noticed was how dull her eyes looked, the usual sparkle or glow was nowhere to be seen. She looked defeated.
The thought of Mina crying almost broke Izuku's composure but he powered through. Breaking down wouldn't do anything, right now he needed to stay determined for her.
''…''
''…''
The two stared at each other for a bit, it was clear that they wanted to say something but couldn't find the right words to say. After a few moments Izuku decided to break the silence.
''Heya.'' Izuku greeted in a gentle tone.
''Heya.'' Mina replied back with an uncharacteristically sad tone.
Before he could say anything else, she stepped out of the way and gestured to her room. Instantly understanding the message, Izuku went inside Mina's room and closed the door behind him.
With the couple gone, Mina's parents stepped out of the corner and looked to the door with worried expressions. Both hoping that Izuku's efforts would be enough heal their daughter.
MINA'S ROOM
Upon closing the door, Izuku turned around to say something, only for Mina latch onto him and bury her head on his chest while releasing the pent-up emotion that she's been struggling with. Her body started shaking a bit as she released her frustrations.
Izuku reacted by wrapping his arms around her and held her close. Placing one of his hands on her back while gently rubbing circles on it. His other hand went to her hair and softly ran through her locks. Time seemed to be still at the moment as they basked in each other's warmth. Neither party acknowledged anything else but each other and the occasional sniffles that pierced through the silence.
Eventually the couple separated and looked to each other. Izuku's clothes were soaked but he didn't care. Mina on the other hand looked exhausted from releasing all that emotion. But other than that, she looked a bit better.
''I'm sorry.'' She stated with clear regret and a bit of embarrassment from seeing how damp Izuku's shirt looked.
Izuku shook his head and gently grabbed her hand. ''You have nothing to be sorry for.'' He reassured with an encouraging smile before leading Mina to her bed. With no resistance from the latter.
Once close to the bed, the couple sat down at the edge of bed with Izuku wrapping an arm around Mina while the latter leaned onto him for comfort. The two once again just stayed together in a comfortable silence, with their mind clearer than earlier.
After thinking through his choice of words, Izuku cleared his throat. ''It's ok if you don't want to talk about the test,'' he stated gently while Mina didn't move but didn't interrupt either. ''but I just wanna say that nobody will think any less of you for it.'' He stated sincerely while she looked to him to see an encouraging smile on his face.
Mina gave him a small smile before giving him a quick peck on his lips. ''I know.'' She agreed before looking ahead and leaning into his embrace with a small frown. She knew nobody would judge her for failing the test, after all they were going against people with years of experience under their belts. What bothered her was her own lack of improvement in anything.
''I just…,''she started with hesitation before taking a deep breath. ''I just feel so….useless. I mean everyone's been improving while I just ran around looking like an idiot during my test.'' She stated with a defeated sigh. ''Even Kirishima's bullheaded plan showed more progress that what me and Kaminari did.'' She stated with a downcast expression.
Izuku said nothing and merely tightened his hold on her a little bit, choosing to listen to her intently and only voicing out his thoughts when she was done saying her piece.
After silently thanking Izuku for the silence, Mina used her free hand and held onto his comforting arm. ''I'm starting to wonder why I even joined U.A. in the first place,'' she could feel Izuku stiffen a bit but continued. ''I mean, I'm surrounded by people who have more potential than I do.'' She stated with a sigh as she looked down. Just by thinking about it made her gradually lose more confidence in her ability to become a hero.
Deciding that he heard enough, Izuku released Mina and knelt in front of her while holding her hand in assurance. ''Hey,'' he stated in a soothing tone. ''you're anything but useless.'' He assured as he rubbed circles on her hand with his thumb.
''But-
''No buts.'' Izuku interrupted gently as he looked at her with a loving smile. ''Mina, do you remember All Might's test in Field Gamma?'' he asked, getting her to pause a bit before nodding her head in confirmation.
''Before I 'rescued' All Might in the test, I stopped myself for a bit and watched everyone else.'' He stated while Mina looked to him with a curious gaze. ''I was amazed when I saw how much everyone improved but I was even more amazed when my eyes landed on you. The way you jumped from one pipe to another was graceful and the way you used your quirk to skate on the pipes was brilliant.'' He praised with his eyes shining [Authors Note: literally] like whenever he talks about anything heroic.
''And despite what you think, you're not an idiot,'' he stated firmly as he grabbed both of her hands. ''Just the fact that you made it into U.A. is enough to prove it. But if that's not enough, you have such an amazing control over your quirk. Just the fact that you can freely adjust its corrosive properties so you wouldn't accidentally hurt anyone speaks volumes of how dedicated and smart you are.'' Izuku praised making Mina look to him in shock.
Ignoring her increasing heart rate, Mina spoke up. ''But I still failed the test…'' she countered quietly while trying to recover from Izuku's earlier words.
''So?'' Izuku stated as he gave her hands a gentle squeeze. ''It only means that you need to stay determined and work harder to improve. If I were in the same position, I wouldn't let that stop me and do everything I can to make things right.'' He declared with an encouraging smile.
Mina chose to stay silent as she took in Izuku's words. Coming from him, she knew for a fact that he meant every word he said. From his praises to his encouraging words.
Seeing Mina's thoughtful expression, Izuku continued. ''And if you ever feel like what your doing is not enough…'' he trailed off as he placed a hand on his chest. ''just remember that I and everyone else will always be there to catch you when you're feeling down.'' He stated sincerely.
Tears flowed from Mina's eyes, only this time they were tears of pure joy. He was right. One failed test shouldn't stop her from being a hero, it only meant that she needed to work harder than ever. And if she ever needed help, she could always turn to Izuku and everyone else.
''Your right,'' Mina finally spoke as she wiped away her tears. ''you're absolutely right.'' She agreed with a warm smile on her face.
Izuku looked relieved as he mirrored her expression. ''I'm glad your-woah!'' his statement was interrupted when he barely managed to caught Mina in his arms when she suddenly lunged forward, bringing both of them to the ground with Mina on top him.
''W-What's wrong?'' Izuku barely managed to ask allowed. Apart from the sudden gesture, their current position made things more difficult to form and proper sentences.
''Thank you.'' Mina stated sincerely as she tightened her hold and snuggled up in his chest.
Understanding what she meant, Izuku's earlier embarrassment disappeared as tightened his hold on Mina. ''Your welcome.'' He replied back with a warm smile while Mina looked to him with the same expression.
She then adjusted herself and placed both hand on Izuku's cheeks and leaned her forehead against his. ''What did I do to deserve you?'' she asked while gazing lovingly into his emerald eyes.
Izuku mirrored the expression as he gently caressed her back making her hum in delight. ''Being yourself.'' He stated sincerely while giving her a loving smile.
Mina gave him a sweet smile before closing her eyes and lowering her lips to his, while Izuku mirrored her action and connected his lips with hers. Their earlier stress from earlier was effectively banished and replaced with their love for one another.
Both seemed to not acknowledge the world anymore as they slowly let their own instincts guide them. Izuku brought her closer as he used a hand to gently caress her back while the other was placed on the back of her head. While Mina made similar gestures as she used one hand to gently caress Izuku's hair while the other was on his shirt as it slowly traveled to his abdomen-
*bzzzzt* *bzzzzt*
The sound of Izuku's phone vibrating made the couple jump and effectively snapped them out of their trance. Upon looking down at their current position, they felt their faces heat up from what they are seeing. Mina's hand was slipped underneath Izuku's shirt with her fingers on his abdomen while one of Izuku's hands was currently in a similar position on Mina's back.
Snapping out of their shock, both scrambled to separate from each other and looked away as they sat on the floor.
''S-Sorry about that.'' Izuku stuttered out as he rubbed the back of his head while wearing an embarrassed smile on his heated face.
Mina wasn't fairing any better as she tried to hide her embarrassed grin. ''I-It's okay.'' She nervously responded, silently hoping that her current colors weren't going to become permanent.
After recomposing himself, Izuku took out his phone and looked confused upon seeing what was on it.
The message was from his mother and it read: ''[Izuku are you planning to eat dinner there? And is Mina alright?]''
Looking at the clock, he was surprised to see how much time had past since he arrived. ''Woah, didn't think I was here for that long.'' He stated with a small chuckle seeing that it was almost 6:00pm, while Mina looked equally surprised when she looked to her wall clock.
''Welp, I guess that's my cue to leave.'' Izuku declared with a chuckle as he stood to his feet. He was about to make his way to the door when Mina grabbed his wrist. ''Mina?'' he called out as he looked to her with a confused expression.
''Can't you join us for dinner?'' She asked with an almost pleading look.
Fully turning around, Izuku looked to her with a curious expression. ''You sure? I mean I figured that you could use some alone time to recover from everything that happened.'' He stated sincerely, the last thing he wanted is to disturb his girlfriend's much needed rest.
Mina looked to him with a warm smile. ''Izu, just by you being here is doing wonders for me,'' she stated sincerely before bringing her hands to together. ''so, with that in mind, will you stay?'' she asked with puppy eyes that tugged Izuku's heart.
After sighing a bit to calm his heart, Izuku looked to Mina with a grin. ''All right,'' he stated while Mina beamed at him. ''I'll stay.'' He declared.
''Awesome!'' Mina yelled out in joy, only to look confused when Izuku didn't move and instead looked around her room.
''Huh,'' Izuku suddenly said as he looked around. ''so, this is what your room looks like.'' He stated in wonder as he took in the scenery.
Understanding the situation, Mina gestured to the room with enthusiasm. ''Pretty cute right?'' she asked with a big smile on her face, evidently, she was very happy to show off her room's design.
''Yep, It's very….'' Izuku trailed off before looking to Mina with a fond smile. ''you.'' He stated sincerely.
The room in question was very much Mina Ashido. Somewhat similar to his room, Mina's room had a few pro hero posters and a stack of comics by her study desk. However, the majority of the merchandise that marked her room were mostly based on science fiction movies. Her beds and curtains had a leopard print pattern that was similar to her hero costume. Including a lampshade with the same design.
Yep, definitely Mina's room.
''And what is that supposed to mean?'' Mina asked with a pout as she placed her hands on her hips, thinking that he was teasing her choice of design and colors.
Izuku chuckled at her antics and cupped her cheek, surprising her in the process. ''It means it's lovely,'' he stated sincerely before giving her a quick peck on her lips. ''just like you.'' He stated sweetly while giving her a loving smile.
Not expecting the gesture, Mina felt her face set ablaze as she buried her face on his chest. ''No fair.'' She grumbled on his shirt with a noticeable smile, while Izuku chuckled at her gesture with her giggling as well.
They then separated and went for the door, but as Izuku opened it, Mina decided to have some pay back leaned into his ear. ''FYI….you have the best abs in class hands down.'' She declared with a purr, smirking when she saw how Izuku stiffen as he instantly resembled a tomato.
After recomposing himself, Izuku looked to Mina with a cheeky grin. ''Now who's being unfair.'' He stated with a small blush with Mina giggling in response.
They then made their way out of the room to talk to her parents.
DINNER WITH THE ASHIDOS
Surprisingly, after explaining everything to her parents, they were more than willing to let Izuku join them for dinner. And upon seeing how much better their daughter looked, they expressed they're thanks to Izuku, much to his embarrassment and Mina's amusement.
Once everything was settled, he informed his mother about having dinner with them and how Mina was doing. After receiving confirmation from his mother, Izuku informed Mina's parents and proceeded to have dinner with them.
So here they were, enjoying a wonderful dinner, laughing together as Mina told the story of how Izuku dealt with Monoma during the Sports Festival.
''And then Izu was like: ''Just saying, you look pretty…pun-comfortable.'' She stated with a laugh while her parents joined in. While beside her, Izuku could only rub the back of his neck with a small blush hearing Mina retelling the experience proudly.
Mr. Ashido guffawed before looking to Izuku with a grin. ''Gotta say, I like your sense of humor lad.'' He stated with a grin while Izuku mirrored his expression.
''What can I say?'' Izuku stated with a shrug. ''I like being humerus.'' He stated with a grin, making the three laugh at the statement.
Mrs. Ashido giggled before quickly composing herself. ''Speaking of the Sports Festival,'' she stated while everyone else turned to her. ''both of you did wonderful back there.'' She praised while the couple looked to her with big smiles.
''Though…'' she suddenly added while looking to Izuku with a serious expression. ''please promise not to do anything like what you did to that Todoroki boy again.'' she requested with a semi stern tone. Needless to say, they were all worried and amazed during the entire match.
Of course, both parents didn't know the full reason as to why he was being reckless at the time.
Izuku nodded as he looked to the mother with a sheepish smile. ''I'll try Mrs. Ashido.'' He declared with an awkward chuckle.
Mrs. Ashido gently waved her hand. ''Please call me Asami.'' She requested with a kind smile, while Izuku looked to her in surprise.
Before he could speak, Mr. Ashido jumped in. ''And call me Seiichi.'' He requested with a big grin while pointing a thumb to himself.
''Are you both sure?'' Izuku asked, getting them to nod their heads in confirmation. ''Well alright then.'' He agreed though feeling a bit weird addressing his girlfriend's parents by their names.
''That's better,'' Asami beamed as she looked to Izuku with a curious expression. ''say…you wouldn't happen to be the same kid from the sludge villain attack, would you?'' she asked while Izuku looked surprised but nodded in response.
Seiichi then clapped his hands together in recognition. ''I knew I've seen you somewhere!'' he declared while everyone else looked to him. ''I remember watching the whole thing on TV and saying: ''this kid has a lot of moxie for doing that.'' He stated with a big grin while Izuku sank a bit on his chair out of embarrassment.
''Don't forget being reckless.'' Asami added with a semi-stern look that didn't help.
As the parents had their own discussion, Izuku then turned to Mina who was enjoying the exchange. ''You knew about the incident, didn't you?'' he asked though already knowing the answer.
Mina then deadpanned at him. ''It was on T.V. dude.'' She stated flatly while Izuku chuckled awkwardly, realizing how dumb his question was. ''Besides, I knew you weren't the type to brag about it so I never brought it up.'' She stated with a fond smile while Izuku gave one in return. Needless to say, she is right, no matter the accomplishments, Izuku isn't fond with the idea of openly talking about it for attention.
Asami then sighed getting their attention. ''Talking about this reminds me of the time Mina stood up to a villain in Middle School.'' She stated with a proud smile, though they could see how worried she was during that time.
''Really now?'' Izuku stated with clear interest as he glanced at Mina. The latter looking away with an embarrassed expression.
Asami nodded with a fond smile. ''She stood up against a big villain wearing a big sheet who, at the time was looking for the hero's' office. Unfortunately, Mina's friends were in his way, so she stood her ground and protected them by directing him to somewhere else.'' She stated fondly while her husband looked to their daughter with pride. In the meantime, Izuku looked to her in shock. He knew Mina was one of a kind, but even he didn't think that she would face a villain at an early age.
Just like he did.
Snapping out of his shock, Izuku crossed his arms and looked to Mina. ''Well,well,well,'' he stated with a cheeky grin. ''looks like I'm not the only one who acts like a hero when they were young.'' He teased with an amused expression.
Mina then narrowed her eyes at Izuku, but they could tell she wasn't actually upset. ''Hey, at least I didn't end up fighting a villain early, unlike a certain someone that I know.'' She shot back with a small grin.
''Fair enough,'' Izuku agreed with a chuckle before holding her hand. ''we…really are alike huh?'' he asked with a warm smile that made her heart flutter.
Mina intertwined their fingers as she mirrored his expression. ''Yeah,'' she agreed as she gave his hand a gentle squeeze. ''I guess we are.'' She stated with a sweet smile.
As the couple found themselves lost in their loving gazes, the parents looked to the couple with big smiles. They heard from their daughter how much they cared for each other, but to actually see it in person was a different experience altogether.
While the young couple started talking to themselves, Seiichi leaned into his wife's ear. ''You know, this kind of reminds me of how we had dinner with your parents.'' He stated fondly, seeing how Izuku reminded him of himself during his younger days with his wife.
Asami giggled as she looked to the scene before her. ''No argument here.'' She agreed happily, seeing how Mina acted like her when she was their age.
The dinner then proceeded without a hitch, with a few teasing remarks from Mina's parents every now and then that resulted in the couple blushing, much to their amusement. Once dinner ended, they spoke for a bit before calling it a night, considering that both students had classes tomorrow.
As Mina was escorting Izuku to the front door, Seiichi called out to them. ''Don't be a stranger now ya hear?'' he called out sincerely while Asami nodded with a big smile.
Izuku nodded to them with a big grin. ''I won't.'' he stated sincerely before looking to Mina with a warm smile. ''Guess I'll see you tomorrow?'' he rhetorically asked as he wrapped his arms around her waist, bringing her close while doing so.
Mina welcomed the gesture and wrapped her arms around Izuku's neck. ''You know it.'' She responded before giving Izuku a quick kiss on the lips. They then leaned their foreheads against each other, tips of their noses touching as they lose themselves into each other's eyes-
*Click*
Turning to the sound they saw Asami holding her phone with a knowing smirk while Seiichi looked to the couple with a proud smile.
''Oh, don't mind us keep going.'' Asami encouraged with a teasing grin while her husband let out a fond laugh. While the couple quickly separated with intense blushed on their faces.
After a brief hug, Izuku made his way out leaving the Ashidos to themselves.
''You really found yourself a keeper huh?'' Seiichi asked with fond smile as he gave his daughter a hug.
Mina simply nodded in the embrace and looked to her father with a big smile. ''I did.'' She stated happily making her parents happy knowing that they could depend on Izuku to take care of their daughter when they weren't around or when they are simply not enough to help their daughter.
Unfortunately, Asami saw a golden opportunity to tease her daughter.
''Just don't grow up too fast and make us early grandparents.'' She stated with teasing voice while her husband boomed in laughter.
Mina on the other hand separated from her laughing father and glared at her mother. ''MOM!'' she yelled as her whole face changed color. Which only intensified when memories of their earlier interaction in her room came to mind.
''Only kidding sweetie.'' Asami giggled as she leaned into the still guffawing Seiichi. The latter quickly wrapping an arm around his giggling wife.
After calming down, Mina soon joined their laughter and wrapped her arms around her parents.
KIYASHI WARD MALL
To everyone's relief (Mina's especially), Aizawa announced that everyone will be going to the training camp thanks to no one failing the written exams. But of course, announcements from Aizawa usually have a 'bad news' to it. Such 'bad news' came in a form of extra lessons prepared for those who have failed. Though understandably miffed, the ones who failed the practical test weren't exactly ungrateful for being given the opportunity to go attend the camp to strengthen their quirks with everyone else.
Understandably, such school trips require specific items, hence why the students of 1A opted to go to Kiyashi Mall together to purchase the items they needed. Almost immediately, everyone went of to get their own things, leaving Izuku and Mina by themselves.
''Everyone seems pretty excited huh?'' Izuku asked as he turned to Mina with a grin.
Mina returned the grin as she nodded. ''I know right?'' she stated with a chuckle before pouting. ''Though I wish Aizawa would stop doing his 'Logical Deceptions.'' She stated remembering Aizawa explaining how it was a tactic used to throw them off their game.
Izuku gave a small chuckle as he wrapped an arm around her. ''Hey, on the plus side you guys still get to go.'' He stated optimistically, getting Mina to nod with a sigh.
''Yeah, but we have extra work to go with it.'' She stated with a downcast expression, dreading how much extra work they were going to be given. Though knowing their teacher, it was going to be a lot.
Seeing her distress, Izuku cupped her chin and faced her towards him. ''I know you can do it.'' He encouraged with a warm smile before kissing her forehead.
Remembering his words from before, Mina sighed as she leaned onto his chest. ''What would I do without you?'' she asked as she looked to him with a loving smile.
Izuku returned the expression as he wrapped his arms around her. ''I dunno, probably date someone else?'' he teased with a shrug and a smirk. which earned him a playful punch from Mina.
''Oh hush you,'' She warned with a smile, before looking ahead around until her eyes landed on a particular store. ''anyways we better get moving.'' She stated with excitement as he tugged his arm.
''Yes ma'am.'' Izuku agreed with a small laugh before being dragged away by an ecstatic Mina towards the second floor.
Unbeknownst to the couple, a hooded figure was keeping an eye on a group of their classmates who just happened to be nearby. When one of them separated from the group, the figure formed a manic grin as they rose from their seat and went to the lone student.
Upon gathering the necessary items needed, Izuku and Mina decided to explore the mall and see what else it had to offer. As they perused through the various items that caught their eyes, some people actually approached them to take pictures with them or get autographs. It would seem that they gained quite the amount attention from how they performed during the Sports festival.
And to Izuku's surprise, a fair amount of people approached him despite his plain appearance. He figured that his overall performance during the Festival made him more recognizable, which was both a blessing and a curse in his opinion.
''The price of fame huh?'' Mina teased as she gave a friendly pat on Izuku's shoulder as the latter finished giving an autograph to an excited child.
Izuku sighed with a smile as he waved goodbye to the young fan. ''I don't think I'll ever get used to it.'' He stated sincerely as he looked to Mina with a small grin. Feeling a bit drained from the amount of attention he received.
Mina giggled at his expression as she gave him a loving embrace. ''Well at least you won't have to go through it alone.'' She declared warmly as she looked up to him with a smile.
Izuku raised an eyebrow to her as he smirked and wrapped his arms on her waist. ''Well it looks like someone took my advice to heart.'' He stated with a big grin, while Mina rolled her eyes with a smile.
*PING*
Their attention was brought elsewhere when their phones simultaneously made a notification noise. After separating they checked their phones to see a notification on their class group chat. Thinking that it was an announcement from Iida they immediately went to check it out.
Only for them to stiffen when they saw the message.
The message was definitely not from Iida, instead it was a message from Kaminari that read: [Hey guys? Has anyone seen Mineta?]
Red flags instantly formed in Izuku and Mina's heads as they looked to each other with worried expressions. They knew for a fact that Mineta would never separate from anyone, considering how fearful he was of any villain attacks as of late.
''We need to find him.'' Izuku suggested with a serious expression while trying his best to look calm. He was really hoping that his classmate wasn't in any form of danger.
Naturally, Mina saw his distress and grabbed his hand reassuringly. ''Let's go.'' She agreed with a serious expression of her own. Smiling a bit when her gesture calmed him down a little bit.
They then went of to find their supposedly missing classmate, hoping and praying that he was safe and sound.
Fortunately, they didn't have to search for long when they spotted Mineta on the ground floor sitting on a bench next to tall hooded figure. And from the looks of things, it looked like they were just having a regular conversation.
Mina sighed in relief as she leaned onto the railing. ''I guess we found him.'' She stated in relief, happy to see that their classmate was just catching up with somebody. ''Better tell the others how he is.'' She declared as she went for her phone.
Only to stop when Izuku spoke up. ''No wait,'' he stated seriously while she looked to him in surprise. ''somethings….not right here…'' he trailed off cautiously as he narrowed his eyes at the two while Mina did the same and paid extra attention to the scene.
Almost instantly they noticed something was wrong, Mineta looked stiff as a board, as if he was scared to move. While the hooded figure looked relatively calm compared to the short teen. They then noticed Mineta shift a bit, which resulted in the hooded figure holding him closer.
Mineta then looked up to the hooded figure with a clear expression of fear, but in doing so they saw the hooded person's hand holding Mineta's throat. While they got a good look of the hooded figure who was none other than Tomura Shigaraki.
And just like that, everything that they have seen formed into one conclusion.
''He's a hostage.'' Izuku voiced out their conclusion seriously as his eyes glowed a bit while Mina could only look on with fear. It was bad enough to think about how the villains could attack U.A. at any moment, now they had to worry about them showing up in heavily populated areas too.
''W-What do we do?'' Mina asked with a shaky voice, clearly scared of the thought of being attacked by a villain when they are just minding their own business.
Izuku took a breath to calm himself, right now he needed to keep his emotions in check and look to the scene more strategically. From what he could see, Shigaraki hasn't spotted them which was relieving since it would mean he had no reason to dust their classmate.
Yet.
Outright attacking him is out of the question since it would result in their classmate and other pedestrians being killed. And sneak attacks aren't good either since it might cause Shigaraki to accidentally kill their friend, which is something they didn't want either.
Having an idea on what to do, Izuku turned to Mina with a reassuring grin. ''I've got a plan.'' he stated simply, though internally he was really worried about all the risks of his plan.
''Y-You do?'' Mina asked with a surprised expression, though feeling a bit of relief when she saw the reassuring smile, he wore.
Izuku nodded in confirmation as he grinned. ''Here's what were going to do…'' he started while Mina listened intently.
WITH TOMURA AND MINETA
Tomura sighed to himself as he looked to the area around in boredom. All he wanted to do was to find answers, but it would seem he wouldn't get them anytime soon.
''Well it looks like your friends don't even care if your gone.'' Tomura stated nonchalantly as he looked annoyed with the idea of wasting his time.
Mineta gulped as he steadied his breathing. ''Y-Your wrong, m-my friends will come to my rescue.'' He declared with a shaky breath, trying to not make any sudden movements.
Tomura gave off an unnerving chuckle at that. ''I hope so,'' he stated as he tightened his grip making Mineta whimper a bit. ''because if I get too bored…,'' he trailed off before looking down at Mineta with a crazed smile. ''you're done for.'' he declared before laughing to himself with glee.
Mineta could only pale as he closed his eyes. ''Please someone save me!'' he pleaded in his head as tears started forming into his eyes. He knew being a hero would mean facing situations like this, but facing them at such a close proximity was simply too much for him at the moment.
Tomura watched with amusement as Mineta struggled to keep his calm. He was starting to think that maybe not finding any answers was worth it if it meant watching someone squirm under his grasp. The villain was about to say something until he saw a familiar face approaching them with caution.
[Undertale OST-''Here We Are''-plays at 0:44]
''Well now…,'' Tomura stated in amusement as he saw Izuku stopping a good distance away from them. ''what took you so long you comedian?'' he asked while Mineta looked to Izuku with overwhelming relief. He was about to speak out but stopped himself when he saw the expression that Izuku wore. It looked calm but noticeably upset.
Izuku's hardened eyes glowed a bit as he looked to Shigaraki. ''Let him go Shigaraki.'' He demanded in a semi calm tone to not draw any unnecessary attention. Or risk angering the villain indirectly.
''Don't worry, I won't kill him…unless I have a good reason to.'' Tomura warned calmly while both students tensed from the statement. And from what they've seen so far, they knew he wasn't bluffing either.
Izuku calmed himself before he spoke up. ''If you do that in a place with this many people. A hero will come and catch you in no time.'' He warned but made sure to keep his tone even despite the fearful look he saw on Mineta's face.
Tomura snorted at that and looked to Izuku with an unimpressed expression. ''Funny, that's the same thing this brat said to me earlier.'' he stated while gesturing to Mineta with his other hand making both students tense from the gesture.
''Like I said before,'' Tomura started as he gestured to his surroundings. ''Even though anyone could wield their quirks at any time, how can anyone still smile and gather like that?'' he asked while Izuku listened to his rant intently, not noticing how Mineta looked defeated from hearing his rant again.
Taking the silence as a response, Tomura continued. ''When it comes down to it, laws and rules assume that individuals have morals. They're convinced that there's no way anyone would do it.'' He stated as a fact while Izuku's eyes widened a bit in horror realizing his point.
Seeing his expression, Tomura's manic smile widened. ''Before I'm caught, I could crumble away twenty—no, thirty people…'' he declared gleefully with a dangerous look in his eyes while Mineta looked like he was going to vomit from the mental images of Shigaraki wreaking havoc in the mall.
Izuku paled at the threat and seeing how right Tomura was. Right now, there are large groups of people nearby, meaning if he kills Mineta, he would use his speed to kill more people before Izuku could raise a hand and use his psychokinesis on him. Just remembering what happened to Aizawa's arm didn't help with the mental images that he came up with. He then took a subtle glance at Mineta and saw him shaking a bit, obviously coming to the same conclusions as he did.
With this in mind, he knew he had no choice.
After a few tense seconds of silence, Izuku loosened up and spoke up. ''What…do you want to talk about?'' he inquired calmly but they can see how tense he was. Much to Tomura's delight.
''Good boy,'' Tomura taunted while Izuku bit back a curse, in the meantime Mineta chose to be silent and pay attention. ''now what I wanted to talk about is… the Hero Killer. He stated with a bit of venom in his voice that made Mineta gulp in fear while Izuku rose a brow at him. He thought that Stain aligned himself with the league, but from the sounds of things it definitely wasn't the case.
Seeing that Izuku was listening intently, he continued. ''Why is everyone acknowledging him so much?'' he asked as if he were seeking advice from an old friend, which was a disturbing thought to Izuku. ''Why does everything he does outshine the things I do?'' he asked in annoyance while both students tensed from his expression.
''What do you think is difference between me and him, Midoriya?'' Tomura finally asked while looking to Izuku expectantly. In the meantime, Mineta held a breath, hoping that whatever came from Izuku would lead him to being released and Shigaraki leaving with no casualties.
Izuku was silent for a bit as repeated the question his head. He was honestly wondering why Tomura was so bothered about the situation, considering that he himself went on a rampage with his Nomus during the night where he faced Stain.
After calming himself Izuku spoke up. ''I can't understand or agree with who you are.'' He started while Tomura and Mineta listened intently. ''For the hero killer, I don't agree with him either, but I can at least understand him.'' He declared while Tomura looked annoyed at the mention of Stain but didn't make a move.
''Because for me and the hero killer, it all started with All Might.'' Izuku added while Tomura looked genuinely interested in the conversation.
After choosing his words carefully, Izuku continued. ''At the time that I was saved…at the very least he wasn't destroying just because he wanted to. Even if the way he did it was wrong, he was trying to live up to his ideals.'' He answered while Tomura wore an expression of shock.
Tomura then started to laugh to himself, much to the unease of both students. ''I see now…'' he stated in realization as he looked to Izuku with a manic grin. ''Now I understand why you and the hero killer piss me off.'' He stated while Izuku and Mineta eyed him warily.
''Everything's because of All Might.'' Tomura concluded gleefully while both students looked to him with wide eyes.
''That's it…'' Tomura continued with his rambling, promptly ignoring their expressions. ''When all's said and done, that's where I ended up.'' He then looked around with a crazed expression. ''These guys are all smiling thoughtlessly because All Might is smiling thoughtlessly.'' He declared while Izuku tensed up noticing how his finger tightened around Mineta's throat, the latter looking like he was being choked. Izuku's eyes started glowing a bit as he was about to make a move, regardless of the plan he made and the consequences that might follow.
Only for him to power down when Tomura relaxed his grip, making Mineta breathe in as he coughed a bit. ''Oh, I'm so glad we could talk. Thank you Midoriya.'' He stated with relief while Izuku focused on the pained expression on Mineta's face.
Izuku then turned his attention to Tomura. ''You got what you needed Tomura, now let him go.'' He stated with a serious expression, seeing that Tomura looked in a more agreeable mood.
''Hmm…''Tomura started pondering longer than what Izuku and Mineta wanted. They both tensed as he gently caressed his middle finger on Mineta's throat. Said finger was the only thing from turning Mineta into dust. While said teen looked hopeful, noticing Tomura loosening his grip a bit.
[Song Stops]
''…''
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''No, I don't think I will.'' He declared while Izuku and Mineta felt their hearts stop for a second. Mineta was about to struggle but felt Tomura secure his hold on him again.
As tears formed in his eyes, Mineta shakily turned to Tomura. ''B-B-But y-you s-said y-you'd l-let m-me go.'' He reminded with clear desperation in his voice while Izuku felt his fingers twitch but didn't dare to move.
Tomura looked to Mineta's expression with clear amusement. ''I did,'' he agreed before using his free hand to point at the frozen Izuku. ''but that was before he made me wait too long.'' he stated with a manic grin, while Mineta looked on in horror.
Before Izuku could respond, Tomura then raised his hand as if to reassure the teens. ''Don't worry now, since you helped me with my predicament. I'm in a good mood now so I won't even bother killing anyone else here.'' He stated with a manic expression while the statement did little to calm the students' nerves.
In the meantime, Izuku's mind went into overdrive as he tried to formulate a way to get Mineta out of this mess. His plan came to mind but it was useless if he couldn't separate Mineta from Tomura's grasp. Bone projectiles and blasters were out of the question since it would most likely do more damage than good. And forcefully separating them with psychokinesis was a terrible idea altogether.
His thoughts were immediately silenced when Tomura decided to have a little bit of fun.
''The next time we see each other though…,'' he trailed off as Izuku looked to him with furrowed brows. ''I can't guarantee that I'll be in a good mood by then.'' He declared with an unsettling laugh while Izuku and Mineta felt their blood freeze at the implication.
''I'll especially give extra attention to your pink girlfriend too.'' He added maliciously while Mineta turned to look at Tomura in shock for his bold statement.
If there was one undisputed fact that Mineta knew about Izuku, was that he valued the safety of others around him more than his own. Memories of what he heard about Izuku's fight during the USJ came to mind, which further cemented the fact that Izuku cared for everyone else. He was also very aware with how much Izuku cared for Mina, considering how he and Kaminari were on the receiving ends of his judgment when they tricked his girlfriend and everyone else during the Sports Festival.
With a small gulp, he turned his gaze to Izuku and immediately stiffened when he saw him looking down with a blank expression. And from what Mineta could see, it looked like Izuku was about to lash out at any moment. Which in turn, would not only risk his own life but the lives of every pedestrians around them.
With Izuku, he was trying to do everything in his power to calm down. But the task proved to be difficult when images of his classmates pleading or being killed by Shigaraki went through his mind. Just by imagining their screams made Izuku clench his jaw in frustration.
He especially felt pissed when Tomura mentioned torturing Mina like it was nothing but a game to him. He then felt his fingers twitch when scenarios of Mina looking on in horror as Shigaraki went to grab her came to mind, accompanied by her screams that echoed throughout his head from whatever hellish torture Tomura had in mind for her.
Seeing that he was close to his tipping point, Izuku then closed his eyes and started taking a few breaths to calm himself down. He can't afford to lose his cool now, not when lives are at stake. If he wanted to be the next Symbol of Peace then he needed to take care of this situation with a clear head.
''…''
While Tomura looked pleased with how Izuku was struggling to keep himself composed, Mineta was trying to think of something to say so that Izuku wouldn't end up doing anything rash and endanger everyone here.
He was about to speak up despite the consequences, when to their surprise, Izuku started chuckling to himself as he shook his head, almost as if he was amused by the threat that Tomura declared.
Tomura narrowed his eyes at him. ''What's so funny?'' he asked in annoyance, thinking that his threat wasn't being taken seriously. While Mineta concluded the same thing.
To his and Mineta's surprise, Izuku looked to him with a casual smile, but they could feel something off about it. ''Nothing, just thinking about how things would have played out differently if I wasn't trying to be a hero.'' He stated with a shrug while the two looked to him in confusion.
''What are you getting at?'' Tomura asked as he and Mineta looked genuinely confused. They also noticed how there was a feeling of unease but they didn't acknowledge it, thinking that it was their imagination.
Izuku merely shrugged as he gave off a strange smile. ''I mean if I didn't grow up wanting to become a hero, but instead chose to become some sort of vigilante or something. Things would play out differently if I ever met you that way.'' He clarified while Tomura felt his body instinctively go tense. In the meantime, Mineta was lost at this point. Though a part of him was trying to rationalize that maybe Izuku was merely stalling for time.
Tomura would never admit it but there was something…unnerving about the situation. At first, he was angered when it appeared that his threat had no effect on him, but as things played out it became very clear that Izuku took the threat very seriously. And the fact that he was addressing it in an eerily calm tone like when he first met him at the USJ didn't help settle his nerves.
It was then he began noticing the slow rise of tension in the air, to others like the student he is keeping hostage, it looked like they were just having a normal conversation. But Shigaraki can see the unsettling atmosphere clear as day, it honestly reminded him of how Sensei would talk to those who worked for him. But that was ridiculous right? Why would a hero in training give off that feeling of unease?
''Do you get what I'm saying?'' Izuku suddenly asked, snapping Tomura out of thoughts. ''If I didn't want to be a hero, do you know what would've happen if I met you as a vigilante?'' he asked, while Tomura slowly connected the dots and felt himself go still, while Mineta listened in with curiosity.
''…buddy.'' Izuku stated coldly as he closed his eyes. And it was then Tomura and Mineta felt how uneasy the air was. The tension seemingly manifesting out of nowhere, making them go still as they looked to Izuku with anticipation. With one thinking he was about to lash out while the other thought he was going to do the unthinkable.
Izuku then opened his eyes, the sight alone made Tomura and Mineta's eyes widen at what they were seeing.
Like before during the battle of USJ and against Todoroki. The white parts of his eyes were now black. But that wasn't the only thing, unlike before when you could only see the glow of his eyes. Izuku managed to somehow make the glow vanish, making it appear that he had no eyes at all.
As they looked to Izuku in clear shock, the world around them seemed to be drowned out by silence as they found themselves focused on Izuku's seemingly empty eyes.
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''…You'd be dead were you stand.'' he stated without emotion while while wearing a dangerous grin.
And just like that, Tomura and Mineta felt their blood freeze as they looked to Izuku with wide eyes. The feeling of dread only increased when they took in his words. All the while everyone around them was blissfully unaware of what was transpiring.
Mineta wanted to pass out, but Tomura's clammy grip prevented him from doing so. He then settled with just closing his eyes, while reminding himself that Izuku is a good guy and is probably just buying time. His internal chant calmed him a bit, but didn't completely remove the unease of the situation.
In the meantime, Tomura for once looked…fearful as sweat started forming on his forehead. Sure, he had his fair share of death threats being directed at him, but never have they been delivered in such an unsettling way. It especially didn't help that this was the same feeling he had during USJ, only worse somehow. And worst part about the delivery was the tone. It wasn't in a form of a threatening tone, but rather it was in a 'simple fact' kind of tone. Like he could actually do it with ease and be done with it, memories of Izuku's battle against Nomu made the feeling much worse.
Both sides didn't move as they let the atmosphere surround them. As Izuku stood motionless while wearing that unsettling expression while Tomura was simply frozen on the spot.
''…''
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''…''
In fact, he was so in stunned that he didn't notice his grip loosening on Mineta's neck. However, Izuku noticed this and smirked as his eyes suddenly flared up, surprising Tomura and making Mineta suddenly open his eyes in surprise as well. He then then reached his hand forward and used his psychokinesis to pull the surprised Mineta out of Tomura's grasp. The latter looking stunned for a moment before growling at Izuku with a murderous glare.
''Why you little-
''NOW!'' Izuku called out as he placed Mineta behind him while the nearby civilians looked startled by the sudden commotion.
''HEY HANDJOB!'' a certain pinkette's voice called out, making Tomura snap a glare at the direction of the voice.
*Splash*
Only for him to be hit in the face with green goo that made hissing noises as it burned his skin and parts of his hoodie. Effectively making him scream in pain as he clutched his eyes with both of his hands. But before he could do anything else, he grunted in pain when he suddenly felt his arms being placed firmly to his sides by a strong force and then he felt himself being lifted off the ground.
''Gngh..'' Tomura groaned as the burning sensation started dying down, he then slowly opened his eyes, only for them to quickly open with killer intent from what he is seeing.
Izuku wearing a big grin as he had a glowing hand stretched out, while standing beside him was a panting Mina with some acid trail on her feet, indicating that she slid across the floor with her quirk. While a shell-shocked Mineta sat on the floor behind them. The latter looking like he was trying to process what just happened.
While the civilians around them were either running away or were watching from a safe distance.
Having a clearer mind, Tomura then replayed the events that transpired and realized how completely fooled he was. Of course heroes would never say such things, it was all just a ploy to lower his guard and strike when he least expected it.
A ploy that he fell for.
''You damn brat!'' He roared as he tried to struggle in the hold, only to growl when he noticed that he couldn't move much. It was like being in a stray jacket, only it was invisible and that the only thing he could move was his head and ankles.
''It's over Shigaraki!'' Izuku declared as he snapped his fingers, making 4 medium sized Gaster Blasters surround Tomura and take aim.
*VRRRRRRRR* Tomura looked around with wide eyes as the light of the charging blasters shined on him.
''I suggest you surrender.'' Izuku suggested with a serious expression.
While Mina and Mineta didn't dare say anything or make any sudden movements. As they waited for Shigaraki's response, who was currently looking down with a blank expression. As if he were having a mental debate on what to do. Meanwhile Izuku looked ready to unleash the cannons if the situation called for it.
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They were then caught off guard when Shigaraki started laughing to himself, even though it didn't hold the same exact effect as Izuku's earlier, its still enough to make the students and anyone else who heard it shiver a bit.
Before Izuku could say anything, Tomura then looked up with a crazed expression. ''Not yet…you damn comedian.'' He declared with venom in his voice. Suddenly a warp gate formed underneath Tomura's feet, before it rose up and transported the villain away. Forcing Izuku to release his hold since he had nothing to hold onto anymore.
''Crud!'' Izuku exclaimed in exasperation as he lowered his hand in frustration and made the blasters disappear as he powered down. ''He got away.'' He declared with a grunt before turning his attention to Mineta who was still on the ground with a shocked expression.
Mina and Izuku then rushed to him and crouched down in front of him. ''You okay?'' Izuku asked with worry while Mina looked to the short teen in concern.
Snapping out of his shock, Mineta looked to the two before slowly nodding his head. ''Y-Yeah,'' he responded before recomposing himself. ''I'm fine.'' He said finally, but they could see he was understandably shaken up by the experience.
Izuku then opted to give a reassuring smile. ''Good to hear buddy.'' He stated sincerely as he offered a hand up, while Mina mirrored his expression.
Once Mineta was standing and dusting himself off, Mina turned to Izuku with a serious expression. ''We should go and tell the others what happened.'' she suggested while Izuku wordlessly nodded and took out his phone and began asking their classmates where to meet.
''Midoriya,'' Mineta suddenly called out with shaky voice making Izuku and Mina turn to him in worry, thinking that he might have suffered some serious trauma.
After pressing the send button on his phone, Izuku put his phone away and went to eye level with Mineta. ''Yeah?'' he encouraged while placing a comforting hand on Mineta's shoulder.
Mineta looked like he was struggling to say something before he eventually calmed down and spoke up. ''Thank You.'' He stated gratefully, knowing that there was no other way to express his thanks at the moment.
Mina and Izuku gave him a kind smile. The latter tapping his shoulder a few times before standing up. ''Anytime bud.'' He stated with a grin while Mina nodded in agreement making Mineta smile at them.
*Ping*
Hearing the notification sound, Izuku instantly took out his phone and began reading the message. ''Welp, looks like Iida wants us all to meet up at the entrance.'' He announced getting Mina and Mineta to nod their heads in response. They then started making their way to the mall entrance where there will be without a doubt, a ton of questions for them to answer.
As they walked, Mineta then spoke up. ''Did you mean what you said back there Midoriya?'' he asked aloud with a bit of fear while Mina and Izuku looked to him as they walked. The latter instantly knowing what he meant and quickly jumped in to ease his worries.
''No, I didn't.'' Izuku responded sincerely while Mineta sighed in relief.
In the meantime, Mina understood what they were talking about but didn't doubt Izuku's motives. Sure she was surprised by the statement, but knowing Izuku she was sure that he was only saying that to get Shigaraki to drop his guard.
''I just said what was necessary to save a friend.'' Izuku added with a grin while Mina looked to her boyfriend with a fond smile, knowing how Izuku valued his freinds. While Mineta looked to him in shock.
''Friend?'' Mineta repeated, as if not believing what he heard.
This time Mina voiced out her opinion. ''Well duh! Of course, were friends dude!'' she stated cheerfully while Izuku nodded in agreement.
Mineta still had his doubts. ''Even if I can be perverted?'' he asked, remembering how Izuku practically thwarted many of his schemes.
Izuku was silent for a bit before speaking up. ''Perverted tendencies aside, I still consider you as my friend.'' He stated sincerely while Mina nodded in agreement as they looked ahead. Not noticing how tears of joy started forming in Mineta's eyes. Obviously thankful to have people that consider him as their friend despite being more perverted than the rest.
''Just try and tone down on the shenanigans.'' Izuku added with a chuckle while Mina giggled as well.
After wiping away the tears, Mineta looked to them with an eyebrow raised. ''But what if I can't help myself?'' he asked thinking that he might have no control over his actions in certain situations or that he might be doing his usual antics out of habit.
As if expecting the response, Mina looked to Mineta with a mischievous grin. ''Then you can count on here Midori to keep you in check.'' She stated with a small laugh, while Mineta looked to Izuku who was mirroring her expression.
Mineta could only gulp as he shakily chuckled, thinking that he might have just signed up for a rehabilitation session. While Mina and Izuku grinned in amusement.
''By the way…,'' Mina suddenly spoke up, getting Izuku and Mineta to look at her. ''I didn't know your eyes could do that.'' She stated in wonder while remembering the shiver she felt when she saw and heard Izuku's bluff earlier. While Mineta also remembered the same thing and listened to the conversation with interest.
Izuku blushed before looking away in embarrassment. ''I-I only do that when I want to intimidate my opponents.'' he stated sincerely while they nodded in understanding. After all they knew that Izuku was all about catching his opponents off guard.
''And besides…,'' Izuku added while the two looked at him curiously. ''he threatened you and everyone else.'' He stated as he looked to Mina with a sheepish smile.
Mina felt her heart flutter as she leaned onto Izuku's shoulder with a sigh, the latter obviously surprised. ''You're a real sweetheart you know that?'' she purred as she fluttered her eyelashes and drew circles on his chest. While Izuku didn't trust his words and instead wrapped his arm around her as he rubbed his neck in embarrassment. While looking at her with a shaky grin on his red face, much to Mina's delight.
As the couple talked to themselves, they didn't notice Mineta rolling his eyes at their antics.
''They forgot I'm right here…'' Mineta thought as he looked to the couple in annoyance, before sighing and looking ahead with a smile. ''Oh well, I guess I can let this slide and give them their moment.'' He thought with gratitude as he kept walking, effectively letting the couple interact in peace. All the while, feeling thankful for having good friends.
Understandably, the rest 1A were horrified when they heard of what transpired that day(Though Bakugou was noticeably pissed that he missed out on some action). They then contacted Aizawa right away and informed him of what happened. Once the pros arrived, they immediately checked on everyone else and escorted Mineta to Recovery Girl to be given a thorough checkup and to schedule a personal checkup for any possible trauma that may have been gained during the event. Once everything was settled, Aizawa and everyone else praised Izuku and Mina for dealing with the situation semi-calmly. Both teens were then interviewed by the police before being sent back to their respective homes with their teachers as escorts.
Upon arriving home, Izuku arrived home and was immediately hugged by an understandably distraught Inko Midoriya and approached by a concerned Temmie. No doubt a result from a call by his teachers. After calming her down, Izuku ate whatever was served for dinner, cleaned himself up and went straight to bed to have an early rest.
Sleep came easy for him considering how mentally and physically exhausting the entire situation was. As he slipped into dreamland, he rested easy knowing that thanks to his and Mina's efforts. Nobody was hurt.
Authors Notes:
1. Admittedly I'm not so good with cuddly details but I hope it was good enough. Also, FYI means: ''For your information.''
2. Since I had no sources, I decided to give Mina's parents' names. Fun facts: Asami means ''Morning Beauty'' while Seiichi means ''One who is Sincere.''
Thank you again for reading!
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