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Chapter 14 - The Heroes and the Toddler
Toshinori set up the blanket on the golden sand, holding it in place with the picnic basket. Izuku struggled out of his shirt so his was just in his swim shorts, Izuku giggled.
"Yagi-san!" He smiled, jumping up and down, showing off his special All Might swim shorts.
"They look good Izuku." Toshinori smiled. "Do you want to look for the sunscreen?"
"Mama put it in here…" Izuku rushed to the picnic basket. Toshinori took of his shirt, and signed. It was so warm, the sun was beating down. "Got it." Izuku held it out.
"Good job!" Toshinori smiled, he made sure Izuku was properly protected from the sun, before he put some on himself.
"Yagi-san, your nose." Izuku pointed and giggled. Toshinori knew he probably needed to rub in the sunscreen, but decided to play with Izuku a litte.
"What about my nose, is it still there?" He gasped, Izuku giggled.
"It there Yagi-san!" He smiled, his cheeks red from giggling.
"What a relief!" Toshinori sighed. "I don't know what I would do without it." Izuku giggled a little harder.
"Hold still Yagi-san." Izuku told him and rubbed his nose, until he felt it was okay. He stepped back and smiled. "Okay now!" He said
"Ah my hero!" Toshinori smiled. Izuku smiled.
"Bestest hero!" He agreed with a nodded.
"Well, number one hero, should we start looking for shells?" Toshinori asked, Izuku nodded, and took hold of his blue bucket. Izuku picked up all and any shells he found in the sand. But after a while, Toshinori took hold of the bucket as it began getting a little heavy for the boy. He would continue to collect shells and put them in the bucket.
"Yagi-san!" Izuku ran over holding a conch seashell. "Listen!" He held it up. Toshinori smiled, and lifted the shell to his ear. "You hear the sea."
"You can. Why do you think that is?" Toshinori asked
"Is there sea stuck inside?" Izuku accepted the shell when Toshinori handed it back to him.
"No, they say the shells echo the sounds of their past environment." Toshinori smiled "So, what you can hear is the sea of the past."
"Is that true?" Izuku looked at him curiously, Toshinori chuckled.
"Does it need to be?" Toshinori asked, Izuku looked at him confused. "It's a nice story, and I like the idea of the shells reminding the past." Izuku looked at the shell in his hand, he then sat in the sand and held it to his ear.
"Was the sea the same back then?" Izuku asked, Toshinori smiled, and sat next to him, the bucket of shells beside him.
"Who knows." Toshinori smiled. "I like to believe it is the same, what about you?"
"I'd like the same." Izuku looked at the shell in his hands, before looking at Toshinori. "It sounds the same."
"Whilst things may seem like they change, but inside, they are the same. You just need to listen." Toshinori smiled, Izuku smiled up at Toshinori. "Try and remember that kid."
"What if they sound different?" Izuku asked
"If they have changed, both inside and out, then I am afraid they have changed completely." Toshinori said ."Some people can change, whether they for change better or for worse will show from the person they become."
"Um…" Izuku looked out across the sea, as if thinking about Toshinori's words. "Yagi-san?"
"Yeah?"
"Can we go swimming now?" Izuku asked
"Sure thing my boy, let's put these shell over by the blanket first." Toshinori nodded. The bucket was placed next to their picnic basket, Izuku took Toshinori's hand as they headed to the sea. Izuku giggled lightly as water rushed over his feet. He stamped his feet, splashing the water a little.
"Cold!" He said, Toshinori chuckled, he waited until the water felt a little warm. Then Izuku traveled until it reached his waist, with one hand still clinging to Toshinori, the other hand was held under water and Izuku watched himself wiggly his fingers, giggling slightly. "The sea salty." Izuku stated knowingly.
"Very salty." Toshinori chuckled. "Did you know, there is a sea that is so salty you just float on it?"
"Like a duck?" Izuku asked with wide eyes.
"Yes, just like a duck." Toshinori nodded.
"Quack." Izuku giggled looking up at the man.
"You'd be a very cute little duckling." Toshinori laughed.
"No." Izuku shook his head. "Me be big duck cuase I'm green! You duckling, you yellow."
"Very well then." Toshinori accepted it. Izuku giggled and began splashing lightly, quacking. "Should we get some swimming done then?"
"Um, can't swim right. Mama helps me." Izuku said.
"Well, I can help you." Toshinori smiled, Izuku nodded, and held both of Toshinori's hands.
Gran Torino arrived at the beach, it was a lovely day, but there were few people around. He spotted Toshinori fairly easily as he walked across the sand, his blond hair impossible to miss. As he got closer, he saw someone else with him, a child with wild, curly green hair. Since when had Toshinori had a child? Gran Torino was annoyed that Toshinori had not told him of any child, or any family at that. He continued to approached as Toshinori picked the kid from the sea, and began to head towards a blanket.
"Toshinori!" He hollered, Toshinori stopped. Still holding the boy they both looked at the an.
"G-gran Torino!" Toshinori said in surprise.
"You were late and I got tired of waiting." Gran Torino said, Toshinori set Izuku down.
"We were meant… Oh, shoot… I completely forgot!" Toshinori mentally cussed himself.
"I see you were preoccupied." Gran torino looked down at Izuku. The boy was looking up at him. "Since when have you been a dad?" Izuku began to giggle.
"Yagi-san isn't dad." Izuku smiled. "Yagi-san is Yagi-san." Gran Torino looked up at Toshinori.
"He's the son of a female friend I met a while back. She needed someone to watched Izuku as she was called into work unexpectedly." Toshinori quickly explained. "Izuku this is an old friend of my master, Gran Torino." Izuku gasped.
"A hero?" Izuku whispered.
"A retired one kid, tell no one." Gran Torino said, Izuku gave a nod.
"Secret." Izuku said before he tugged on Toshinori hand. "Picnic."
"Right. Care to join us?" Toshinori asked.
"Mama makes bestest food!" Izuku smiled brightly "She made Mochi!"
"Guess I could, we need to talk anyway." Torino eyed Toshinori who nodded.
They sat down to eat, Toshinori smiled at what Inko had packed. One would have thought she was feeding an army. Torino talked to Toshinori in a hushed voice as Izuku dug into a sandwich. After a while, Torino glanced at Izuku, who was peeking into the picnic basket.
"Yagi-san. Can I have another sandwich?" Izuku asked
"Help yourself kiddo." Toshinori nodded. Izuku took another sandwich and took a large bite from it, smiling happily.
"Seems like an alright kid." Torino said
"Heart of gold, he has" Toshinori smiled.
"So… a son of a friend?" Torino gave him a look.
"Yes, a son of a friend." Toshinori nodded, looking at Torino. "Remember Todoroki Enji?"
"Yeah, Endeavor." Torino said
"Him, well, Izuku is his nephew, the son of his brother Hisashi. Izuku is intellectually gifted, the kid's dad tried to take him. I promised to look over him. They're too good to be hurt by the likes of them."
"I see…" Torino nodded, watching as Izuku, having finished his new sandwich, had gotten out mochi and was offering some to the adults with a bright smile
