Chapter 18 - Beach day

With a sunny weekend ahead, Toshinori takes the Midoriya's to the beach for some relaxation.

"Towel?" Inko asked

"Yep." Toshinori nodded.

"Plates?"

"Yep."

"Glasses, and a sippy cup for Izuku?"

"Yep."

"Food and drink?"

"Yes, you sure make a lot." Toshinori chuckled.

"Well, it means we won't run out." Inko smiled. "Izuku, have you got your swimming trunks?" She called, Izuku came running in wearing them with a nod. "Have you got your Shouta?"

"Yes." He replied.

"Hizashi and the others still coming?"

"Yeah, they said they'll met us there."

"Good, and is Torino coming?" Inko glanced at Toshinori.

"I think hearing that Izuku wants him to be there forced his mind to agree." Toshinori chuckled.

"Ojii-can is coming?" Izuku looked up at him excitedly.

"Yep, he said he'll meet us there." Toshinori nodded, Izuku squealed happily and began bounced around the room.

"I wish I had his energy most days." Inko smiled.

"I wish I had his energy all the time." Toshinori chuckled. "I could probably get a lot more work done."

"Work? I help, I help Zashi-chan with work!" Izuku bounced and patted Toshinori's leg. "Me help please!" He said

"I have said my work can get dangerous. But, Thank you for the offer." Toshinori ruffled his hair, Izuku pouted sadly. "How about you ask Torino if you can help with his work? I am sure he works these days…" He added thoughtfully.

"Help Ojii-san!" Izuku nodded and ran off giggling. Toshinori watched him go, since the morning when Izuku had called him Papa in his sleep, Izuku had continued to call him Yagi-san. Inko saw the look on his face and gave a small smile, but did not speak up, she had no idea what she would say.

Around half an hour later, they were out of the house and heading towards the beach. Toshinori was carrying the two picnic baskets filled with food. Inko was carrying a bag with a few large towels for people to rest one, and Shouta had Izuku settled on his shoulders, playing I-spy.

Whilst they were setting up on the beach, The Bakugo's joined them, Kacchan was settled on a towel next to where Izuku was building a sandcastle. Than Hizashi, Nemuri and the Iida family arrived. The group settled on the blankets, Mitsuki was introducing her husband, whilst Takara introduced hers. Izuku had been distracted by Hizashi picking him up into a tight hug.

"Zashi, just put him down." Shouta said

"No, you're just jealous that Zu-chan likes my hugs!" Hizashi replied.

"Zashi-chan gives nice hugs." Izuku nodded in agreement, Shouta gave Izuku a look, sending the boy into giggles. "Run Zashi-chan!" He said, Hizashi quickly put him down and sprinted away across the sand, in which Shouta had quickly gave chase. Izuku sat next to Tecchan and Kacchan, the three of them laughing as they watched as Hizashi tried to out run Shouta, in end up resulting in them falling into the water. "Nii-chan silly." Izuku giggled

"Yeah, don't be like him." Nemuri smirked, Izuku looked at her and pouted.

"But Nii-chan cool too! Like cool, cool. Ninja!" Izuku said,

"Your Onii-chan ninja?" Kacchan asked

"Yep, but secret Ninja. Ssh." Izuku pressed a figure to his lips, Kacchan mimicked him and nodded.

"Ssh." He agreed, Izuku looked around at everyone, before frowning.

"Where Ojii-san?" He asked

"He has quite a way to come, so he is going to be a little later then everyone else." Toshinori explained.

"aw…" Izuku pouted.

"Ah Torino!" Inko waved when she saw the retired hero. He gave a quick wave in turn, but his attention was clear on the free boys and Toshinori, who seemed to be trying to make the biggest sandcastle.

"Ojii-san! Ojii-san!" Izuku waved, his smile blinding.

"Hello brat. " Torino approached him and ruffled his hair. Izuku giggled.

"Help with our castle? We're making the biggest!" Izuku asked

" Maybe in a bit." Torino told him.

"Okay!" Izuku nodded, patting the Sandy sides of the castle. Torino caught two other small kids looking up at him. "Tecchan, Kacchan we need shells!" the boy announced as Torino sat with the adults, minus Toshinori.

"How was your trip?'' Inko asked, handing him a drink.

"Not bad." Torino replied, he watched as Toshinori aided the three boy's in looking for shells.

"I know what you're thinking, doesn't he act like Izuku's dad?" Mitsuki smiled.

"So, I'm not the only one who noticed that. " Torino looked at her, Inko sighed.

"Mitsuki, we spoke, Toshinori is just a good friend." Inko said.

"Of course you are. But admit it, Toshinori is like a dad to Izuku" Mitsuki poked her arm.

"He is." Inko couldn't help but admit it. Shouta stole a quick glance at her, before Hizashi dragged him away to go swimming.

"I think it might not just be Yagi-san with a crush." Hizashi smirked

"Oh, shut up…" Shouta muttered. Hizashi chuckled lightly.

"Still going to have that word with him?" Hizashi asked as they waded into the water.

"Yeah, still want him to know if he hurts her…" Shouta glanced over at Toshinori and the boys. I wake was presenting a crab to the man, who was listening to him talk with a smile. "if he hurts them, I won't let him just go without punishment."

" You are a great person, Shouta." Hizashi smiled softly. He looked over at Toshinori "But, I have a feeling he is too smitten with them to dare hurt them intentionally. " Shouta watched Toshinori play with Izuku and his friends.

"May be." He muttered, but he couldn't help but smile at the clearly excited Izuku.

An hour or so later, the adults began to set out the picnic, the teens sat playing with the toddlers. Shouta took a deep breath and approached Toshinori.

"Yagi-san, would it be possible to have a quiet word with you, in private?" Shouta asked him, Toshinori glanced at the teen and gave him a nod.

"Of course my boy." Toshinori followed him away from the picnic. "What is it my boy?"

"You like my mom, don't you?" Shouta turned to him, arms crossed. Toshinori was immediately floored, a deep blush crossed his cheeks. He tried to answer, it came out as a stammering mess. "She likes you too…" Shouta muttered, causing Toshinori to freeze, he looked at the teen, stunned.

"W-what?" He asked.

"How you both act, you both like each other… you make her happy… You make Zu happy." Shouta glanced over the toddler who was happily eating a sandwich with his friends. "So, I am going to say this just once. Hurt them, and I am the one you need to start looking out for." Shouta glared at him. Toshinori looked at him, before smiling softly, before Shouta could say anything, the man ruffled his hair. "Hey -He.."

"You're a good kid, Shouta." Toshinori spoke. "And if I ever did hurt them… I grant you it won't be intention. I will happy to accept any retribution I deserve for doing so." Shouta looked at him in surprise, but felt no dishonesty coming from the man.

"I'll hold you to that." Shouta gave a small nod, before the two of them re-joined the group.

"Nii-chan! Yagi-san!" Izuku ran over and held up two sandwiches . "Saved two, Zashi-chan was going to eat them!" The accepted the strange gift.

"I thought you loved me Zu-chan!" Hizashi cried dramatically.

"I do Zashi-chan!" Izuku ran to the teen and hugged him, earning a few awe's from the adults. "But Nii-chan and Yagi-san need to eat, to be healthy!" Izuku patted this head.

"You're too kind Zu-chan!" Hizashi cuddled him. "So cuddly too." Izuku giggled and happily snuggled into the hug.

"What about my hug?" Shouta asked as he sat down. Izuku gasped, quickly Scrambling from Hizashi and collapsed on to Shouta's lap.

"Nii-chan, Daisukii!" He said, Shouta smiled and hugged him back. He gave his friends a glare when they began cooing over how cute they were being.

"I have plenty of pictures of you and Tenya being cute Tensei." Takara smiled sweetly, pulling out her phone and turning to Inko and Mitsuki. "Would care to look?"

"Mom, please… don't!" Tensei blushed deeply, too late. The woman awed over the photos Takara showed them. Tensei hid his face, Shouta grinned at him.

"Karma." He said victoriously. Izuku tugged on Shouta's sleeve, the teen looked at him. His fluffy green head cocked to the side.

"Nii-chan, what Car-mar?" He asked

"Karma, it's when you do something good, something good happens to you." Shouta explained, "And when you do something bad…"

"Badness happens… Like when villains get up away for being naughty!" Izuku smiled.

"Yeah, sort of." Shouta nodded, Izuku looked down at his hands thoughtfully.

"If I am good, could I give my car-mar to someone else, so they get the goodness?" He asked, Shouta smiled.

"It doesn't work like that, Zu-chan." He said.

"Oh…" Izuku pouted. "The, I just need to do lots of goodness for people! So, they get the goodness Car-mar too!" He announced.

"Why is he so pure!" Hizashi asked, tears in his eyes. Izuku saw them and gasped, tearing up too.

"Don't Cry Zashi-chan!" He cried out, the blond teen immediately had to rush over to calm him, whilst dealing with the two other toddlers glaring at him for making Izuku cry.

"Zucchan!" Tecchan laughed, his father was holding him as he played in the water, Kacchan was being held his father whilst Izuku was being held by Toshinori.

"Look at the daddies with their boys." Mitsuki whispered to Inko and Takara, Takara chuckled as Inko blushed deeply.

"I can't deny it looks that way." Inko sighed, giving up slightly. Even Inko couldn't ignore how fatherly Toshinori acted around Izuku, and how much Izuku naturally looked up to him as a father figure. Inko knew Toshinori was the kind of man that Izuku deserved as a father, but, she couldn't be sure if he felt that way towards Izuku, or her in that matter.

"Aw, you off daydreaming?" Mitsuki teased lightly, Inko gave her a smile.

"I was just thinking about how Toshinori-san is the kind of man Izuku deserve as a father… someone who actually cherishes him for him, not for how clever he is or how quickly he manifests his quirk, or how powerful his quick may be in that matter…" Inko sighed

"Oh, Inko. And you are worried he doesn't see Izuku as a son?" Takara asked

"Is it that obvious?" Inko looked at them.

"Sweetie, isn't it obvious how much Toshinori-san cherishes Izuku, just look at them!" Mitsuki said pointedly. The mothers looked towards the men again. Izuku clung to Toshinori, both of them laughing as they fended off water attacks from Tecchan and his dad and Kacchan and his dad.

"I wouldn't have guessed they weren't related if Toshinori… actually, I probably wouldn't have believed him. But Izuku is the one who said he isn't his dad, I am still trying to believe that." Torino said. " I know what Todoroki Enji was like and I can assume his brothers acts in a similar way?" He looked at Inko who nodded. "I still see more of Toshinori in that kid then I see the Todoroki's." Inko looked over at them again, this time a soft smile appeared on her lips. "I need an invite to your wedding though." Torino added as an afterthought, causing Inko to almost choke on the air, Mitsuki and Takara were laughing, as she tried to keep down her blush.

A few hours passed, and soon everyone helped pack up, before biding their farewells, expect Toshinori. Izuku resting in his arms, half asleep as they waved off the teens.

"…Papa…" Izuku mumbled, cuddling into Toshinori, he coughed into his hand, a blush rising to his cheeks.

"That's twice now." Inko giggled, Shouta watched with a very small smile.

"Thank you for coming today." Inko smiled at Toshinori as they settled down in the kitchen, Shouta and Izuku were already asleep, worn out by that day's events.

"It was no trouble at all, it was fun." Toshinori replied, Inko began to make tea. Toshinori watched her quietly. They sat there in a relaxed silence, nursing their drinks. Toshinori thought back to what Shouta had spoken to him earlier about. Inko was a lovely woman, caring, and not as scary as Recovery girl in instances when he is hurt. He stole a quick glance as Inko looked nervously into her tea, she was beautiful too. "Um.. Inko-san?"

"Oh, yes?" She was pulled from her thoughts, she looked at him, she had the same eyes as Izuku, wide, seemed to glow with life.

"Ar-well… I was wonderi…Are you free, this, um… this Wednesday?" Toshinori asked, blushing lightly. "In the evening?"

"I, Yes if Shouta is willing to babysit, though, I doubt he will mind much.." Inko blushed slightly.

"Would you like…" Toshinori stopped, he face felt unbearably hot, Inko noticed and giggled light, which only made his face burn hotter.

"I would love to meet you that night." She smiled, Toshinori let out a breath he hadn't realised he was holding. Inko chuckled again. "Surely it wasn't that hard, Toshinori-san."

"I've never asked anyone before, and here I am asking the most beautiful women I've met… I felt I had no chance." Toshinori admitted, before realising what he said. "shit…" Inko was blushing as much as he was, but she was giggling too.

"You're very sweet, Toshinori-san. I have a feeling this was part of the reason why Shouta spoke to you in private?" She smiled.

"Yes, just making it clear he will not be likely to forgive me if I hurt you or young Izuku." Toshinori nodded.

"He's a good boy." Inko said softly, they sat in a comfortable silence, sharing small smiles whenever they caught each other's eyes.