The blare of music rocked out of the bedside alarm clock, jolting Izuku awake. Rubbing his eyes, he looked at the clock face as he turned it off. 6:00 AM. He realized he really didn't want to get up. He had half a mind to go back to sleep, especially with the arms of his girlfriends wrapped around various parts of his body, but something tugging at his head told him that today, of all days, he had to get up. Then he remembered, groaning at the busy morning he had ahead of him.
"Izukuuuuu," Ochaco whined, gloved hand jostling his shoulder.
"I know," Izuku sighed. "Eri."
"She's not coming until this afternoon, right?" Kyoka groaned. "Can't we stay in until seven like normal?"
"You guys can, but me and Ocha have gotta get going," Izuku said, trying to extricate himself from the tangle of bodies. "We told you that you could sleep in the other rooms if you wanted to get up at your normal time—WHOA!"
Rumi had chosen that moment to snake her way up from beneath the sheets, laying down flat on Izuku's torso as she wrapped her powerful legs around his left thigh. Her large breasts felt soft against his chest as her fingers brushed his face. "You sure about that, stud? Maybe we can have a quick go of it."
Izuku quickly became overwhelmed as the others joined in as well, practically piling themselves on top of him. Quickly finding himself in a buffet of breasts, thighs, and other soft bits, Izuku didn't know how to escape the bed now. On top (really, bottom) of everything (and everyone) else he found himself getting hard, and the girls noticed faster than he had. Hot breaths lingered on his ears, fingers, ribs and nearly every other exposed bit of skin the girls could find. A tongue he couldn't see lapped teasingly at his face, deepening his arousal. He heard an annoyed sigh, and eventually, an arm began pulling him out and it was with disappointed sighs from the girls that Izuku finally stumbled to his feet. Ochaco had saved him, having pulled a shirt on over her nude body.
"Come on, Izuku, we have some adulting to do."
"We're leaving early, so you girls feel free to sleep in a while longer," Izuku said, waving them off. "We'll be gone by the time you head down."
"Bye," they all said before flopping back to the bed in defeat, the target of their morning affection having slipped past them.
"Thanks for the save." Ochaco just smirked.
"Save? Oh come on, I know how much you wanted to have fun with them, big guy."
"Well, maybe just a little..."
It had been two weeks since Rumi had joined the harem. Things had gotten even more eclectic once she'd unofficially moved in, and now the house was livelier than ever. She'd normally be the one to initiate random bouts of fun as she had attempted just minutes prior, but Izuku was happy to note that rather than be annoyed as he feared, Ochaco normally jumped right in alongside her.
Still, she did know when to put her foot down and get things back on track like what had just happened. And that was why she'd always hold that extra sway over his heart. Although, if Rumi's more aggressive reactions to Ochaco's taking charge were any indication, she still had a few qualms about her position in the harem being "under" hers, so to speak. Izuku remained wary of what that would mean for his stamina on any given day.
Hurriedly getting ready, Izuku and Ochaco headed out for another double-booked morning of hero work. They drove the car to the agency so that they could bring it to the airport right after, taking a couple of breaks when they witnessed trouble. The mere sight of them sent most villains running, who they'd quickly round up just as fast.
A hectic morning followed, with various captures made, villains fought, a crane or two lifted, and even the classic cat rescued from a tree (with an impromptu autograph session after). It was with slumped shoulders and deep breaths that Izuku and Ochaco finished their work and trundled back over to the car in civilian clothes to meet Eri once she got off their flight.
At half-past one in the afternoon, the private plane landed. It rolled to a stop right in front of where Izuku and Ochaco had parked on the tarmac. As the staircase opened, a familiar horn poking out through white tresses and bright, happy red eyes were revealed on the other side of it.
"Deku!" she yelled, flying down the steps two at a time as she raced toward Izuku who greeted her with a hug, twirling her up into the air as he held her in her arms.
"Oh my God, have you gotten even bigger since last time I saw you? What were they feeding you over there?"
"I got to try all these different foods and stuff! Special sausages, spaghettis, these things called luhzangas."
"Don't you mean lasagnas?" Aizawa corrected her drearily.
"I wouldn't mind having a bite of luhzangas either though," Mirio chortled.
"Hey guys," Izuku said. "You all had fun, I'm guessing?"
"Oh, it was a blast," Mirio said. "Even Aizawa over here couldn't help but crack a smile or two during the trip."
"And that's supposed to imply what exactly?" Aizawa said.
"Oh, what's the deal, Mr. Crankypants!" A woman with shoulder-length green hair came over and slung her arm over Aizawa's shoulders, playfully punching him in the gut. "The way you behave, you'd think you were dating some bridezilla who was always getting on your nerves, hahaha! When do you want the wedding?"
"Not yet, Emi," Aizawa replied flatly.
"So cruel!" Emi shouted, making an exaggerated fainting motion. "But it's enough progress for me!"
"Hello, Ms. Joke," Izuku said. "I'm just glad to see you all had fun. I'm too busy these days, but I'd love to see how hero systems in other countries work first-hand."
"Yeah, it's pretty different," Emi said, adjusting her shirt. "They took pretty well to my humor at least. More than some people I know anyways."
"If this is another attempt at a joke, save it," Aizawa grumbled, begrudgingly letting Emi affectionately rub her knuckles against his cheek. "Ow."
"Thank you once again for taking care of Eri," Ochaco said, bowing. "I know Aizawa-sensei's lifestyle does not, um... well..."
"Don't mince words, Uravity! Shota here is way too sloppy to be the caretaker of a little girl."
"And it's not rational to have her under the influence of somebody like Emi," Aizawa said gruffly. Emi gave a roaring laugh at that.
"Love you too, dear!"
"Say, Togata," Izuku asked. "I was just wondering, since it's been a few months, when you'd like to meet up sometime. Just catch up in person instead of over FaceTime."
"Oh, sure thing Midoriya," Mirio said. "I can invite Tamaki and Nejire while I'm at it."
Soon enough, everyone had said their goodbyes and were ready to head home. Izuku and Ochaco buckled Eri into the backseat and drove off.
"I missed you guys! You gotta tell me about the adventures you've had." Eri chimed, bouncing happily in the back seat of the car.
"Oh, well that's uh..." Izuku grew a little hesitant over how best to proceed while keeping his eyes on the road. "We've gotta be honest with you Eri, things have kinda... changed for the two of us these past few months."
"Huh?"
Ochaco turned around and began her explanation, "Eri, you know how me and Deku are in a special relationship?"
"Uh huh?"
"Well, the thing is, we've kind of opened that relationship up to a few other people. You've met them all before, and they're very nice."
"Other people?" Eri cocked her head before a flash of recognition glinted in her eyes. "Oh! You mean like a harem!"
Izuku nearly stomped on the brakes in shock while Ochaco reliably grabbed the wheel to hold it steady. The car even swerved a little as he turned to splutter at Eri in the back. "W-where did you hear a word like that!?"
"It was how Mirio was describing this one show he would watch in our hotel rooms where these girls kept chasing some guy and beating him up. It was super funny!"
'Life imitates art, I guess…' Izuku thought.
"Hey, those kinds of shows can be kind of, you know..." Ochaco cocked her head to emphasize her point.
"No, Mirio wouldn't expose her to something like that," Izuku said. "It was undoubtedly one of the tamer ones. A few are suitable for viewing by children."
Ochaco was still looking at him skeptically. "It's the truth," he insisted.
"Okay," Ochaco replied, laying off.
"Wait, did I say something bad? Do you not have a harem?" Eri asked, her innocent red eyes able to bore holes into even the least empathetic of men. Izuku and Ochaco had forgotten how invincible her cuteness was.
"No, you did nothing wrong sweetheart," Izuku reassured her. Regardless, he really would have to tell Mirio to watch what he said in front of Eri sometimes.
"And well, it's not just him that owns the… harem," Ochaco said, wincing as she even said the word in front of Eri. But alas, the damage had clearly been done. "I'd say, technically, we both have one?"
"At this point, there's no 'technically' about it," Izuku sighed. "I kinda wonder if it's more yours than mine these days..."
"Oh, they're with you too Ochaco?"
"You could say that," Ochaco said. "Open relationship, remember?"
"Open relationship!" Eri giggled.
"Open relationship," Izuku chimed in, chuckling with the other two. "But listen Eri, I know you're good at keeping secrets, so just know that we're keeping this strictly between us and the others for now okay? At least until we're ready."
"Sure thing, Deku!" Eri said, pumping her fists. Happy to have the girl back in their lives again, Izuku and Ochaco chatted with Eri quite cheerily all the way home.
That night, the girls came over to meet Eri again.
"Oh, Eri, it's been so long," Momo said, squeezing her tight. "Did you have fun in Europe?"
"Yeah! We ate la-, um, la, la..." She looked to Izuku for help.
"Lasagnas."
"Lasagnas and stuff! It was great!"
"Important thing is you had fun," Rumi said, looking right at home in her plain tee and jeans. "We haven't talked much, but I've always admired your strength kiddo. You've got a real heroic heart under there." Rumi lightly poked at Eri's dress.
"Really?" Eri beamed, jumping up and down after being praised by such a renowned hero.
"Absolutely," Rumi reassured her. This made Eri smile even wider as she continued greeting them.
"White hair and red eyes," Kyoka mused. "They've both got 'em. They almost like mother and daughter."
"Well, now that I'm living here we can make that a reality. I can be your Mom from now on," Rumi said.
Eri's eyes grew wide at that. "Are you being serious?"
"Totes serious," Rumi replied. She felt something very warm sprout up in her chest as she looked at the eleven-year-old girl. She bent down to pick her up. "May I?"
After being granted permission, Rumi lifted Eri over her head and began playing airplane with her. The others looked on happily as Rumi ran with the happy girl over her head.
"I remember when it felt impossible that she was going to ever fully recover," Ochaco said. "And now she's with us and happier than ever. I am kinda jealous Usagiyama claimed her spot as Mom though..."
"Maybe we can be co-Moms?" Itsuka ventured. "Lord knows we have our hands full keeping this whole thing secret. Sharing the duty of caring for Eri is only the natural thing to do."
"She's only nine years younger than us, though," Kyoka pointed out.
"Then maybe somewhere between mother and sister," Momo said. "I admit, I love the sound of that!"
"What is this, one of those stereotypical misfit anime families?" Kyoka muttered, but she couldn't hide the smile that sprung naturally on her face.
"That does sound nice," Izuku said. "Hey, be careful not to wear her out too much, Rumi! She did just come off a twelve- hour flight."
"I was sleeping during it, though," Eri said once she was put down on the ground. "I've been dying to tell you all about my trip! My favorite part was when we went through these mountains in Sweden..."
Their night passed like so, everyone swapping stories and Eri going over her trip in Europe, all through dinner and for several hours after. Once she'd worn herself out, she was tucked into bed and the adults were left to talk down in the living room.
"Really strong kid," Rumi said. "Not many people have been through what she has and are still smiling after all that."
Ochaco nodded. "For sure. It's really lovely to have her back. My whole mood is lifted up just with her around."
"I feel ya," Kyoka said. "It did kinda feel like a little something was missing in this place, but now everything's how it should be. And I can tell she's gonna keep her lips sealed tight about this harem thing."
"Thank God somebody like Mina doesn't know," Ochaco sighed. "I love that girl, but she'd go nuts over something like this."
"Oof, I hear ya girl," Kyoka said. "If loose lips sink ships, she'd be the most prolific dreadnought in the Japanese navy."
"That's a little harsh, Kyoka," Momo said.
"But I can't say it isn't an accurate assessment," Itsuka commented, a pained smile on her face. "She kept trying to dig in on why me and Tetsu didn't work out and oof. All but had to threaten her with my quirk to get her to back off."
"Well, Mina can ask us all the questions she wants when we eventually make this thing public," Izuku said. "Right now, we just do what we always do."
"Speaking of..." Rumi said suggestively, sliding over on the couch until she was rubbing up against Izuku's side. "We didn't get a chance to do much this morning, did we?"
"Hardly even a lick!" Itsuka purred, coming over and sitting on Izuku's lap.
"Oh, so that was you," Izuku said. "You can be a bad girl when you want to be..." He leaned in for a kiss as the others crowded in close, but a small "Hey" from behind stopped them in their tracks. Whipping around, they saw Eri holding her pillow and looking a little nervous. She didn't seem to have realized what they had been doing.
"Can I sleep with you guys, tonight? It's been months. Unless you don't want me to..." Eri's bottom lip quivered, staring the group down with soft red eyes.
With a collective sigh, everyone slumped in defeat once they heard that. There was no way they could win against that, no one could. They had no option but to grant her wish.
Several minutes later, they were all tucked into bed for an early night's sleep. Fully clothed, all in a row, staring up at the ceiling at what had amounted to the first day without sex in several weeks.
"I'd be lying if I said a part of me wasn't severely disappointed, but in this instance, I can bear it," Rumi said.
"Bear what?" Eri said as she played on Ochaco's phone.
"Nothing," Rumi said, leaning over to turn off the lamp. "Sleep tight, kiddo."
Darkness fell, and soon everyone was asleep save for Eri who had grown addicted to a mobile game on Ochaco's phone. Ochaco would let her do this freely until her bedtime when she slept in the master bed, since she made a point of not keeping risque photos on her phone. Those were solely on Izuku's. And she was in a good mood that night, so she let her play with the phone past her regular bedtime so long as she promised to turn in at a good time and plug it in for charging when she was finished.
The more Eri got into her game, the sleepier she became. She began to nod her head, struggling to see the next match through, wanting to stay awake as long as possible. Once she finally decided to finish, it was with a half bleary mind. Just as she exited onto the home screen, she fell asleep, hitting the FaceTime app by chance.
As Eri snuggled between Izuku and Ochaco, she began shifting and turning in her sleep. The girl's hand gently fell on the phone, tapping one of Ochaco's recent contacts.
Yawning, Mina made ready to get to bed inside her luridly pink apartment. She had pulled on her PJs and was about to enter her bedroom when her phone began buzzing. The caller ID said Ochaco.
'This late? It's a work night... This isn't like her… Trouble?!'
Mina snapped awake, accepting the call and prepared to analyze every inch of the feed in razor-sharp detail. She was greeted by a face she certainly hadn't expected to see.
"Eri?" The young girl was clearly asleep, tossing and turning as she slept beside Izuku.
"Must've hit the call button by accident,"Mina whispered. 'Don't wanna wake her up, so I'd better just hit end.'
Moving her thumb to end the call, Mina caught sight of more movement behind Izuku.
'Huh? Wait… THAT IS NOT OCHACO.'
As Eri kept shifting around, Mina saw more and more people on the bed even through the dark. The phone tilted to reveal a sleeping Ochaco lying down face first. Beside her was a familiar head of black, luxurious locks.
'Wait. Momo?'
More shifting revealed an earphone jack on Momo's stomach.
'Hang on, Kyoka!?'
Eri rolled over in her sleep, giving Mina a view of Izuku's side of the bed.
'Are those bunny ears I'm seeing? That can only be Mirko.'
One final shift gave Mina a good look at the bed's final occupant.
That spiky orange hair... No, that's definitely Kendo, no mistake about it. Wait... didn't Ochaco set her up on a date with someone a while back? She's been awfully quiet about who her new boyfriend is and... OH MY GOD, IT'S DEKU!'
Mina clamped a hand over her mouth to prevent herself from screaming in shock. The massive jigsaw puzzles surrounding some of her friend's strange behavior finally clicked into place. The secret wasn't that they had all simultaneously started dating different people in secret. They had been dating the same damn guy!
She hurriedly ended FaceTime and sat down on her bed as her romance-obsessed brain ran through what she just saw. She had a feeling she wouldn't be able to go to sleep that night.
Izuku poured Eri her orange juice in the morning as he sat down beside her.
"Glad to be up at a normal time today," he said.
"I knowwwwww," Ochaco sighed happily into her orange juice, eating a piece of toast. Turning on her phone, she noticed the battery wasn't at full charge.
"Eri, I reminded you to plug it in when you were finished," Ochaco chided.
"Sorry," Eri said, looking down into her cereal. Sighing again, Ochaco patted her head.
"Well, I can just start charging it again now and hopefully it's at a decent enough level for the rest of the day. You can't keep yourself up that late, it's not good for your health."
"She's right, kid," Rumi said. "The worst thing a hero can do is not be at their very best for the people they're in charge of, so just keep yourself in check."
"Sure thing," Eri said with a confident smile. The sight made everybody collectively brush away a tear leaking from their eyes.
'So cute!'
"Hey, Eri," Kyoka said, grabbing the girl's attention. "You know the old story of the koi heading up the waterfall who becomes a dragon."
"Uh, I think I do."
"Well, I ended up hearing another version of the story involving a frog convincing a minnow to bring it to ."
"Oh, and the frog turns into a prince, right?"
"Uh, no, that's another story…"
As Kyoka began cracking a few of her tried and true children's stories to Eri and caused her to laugh into her cereal, Ochaco thumbed through the notifications she had received overnight as she plugged her phone to its charger. The usual flurry of Twitter and Instagram banners were on her phone which she decided to check later, a text from Tsuyu asking about another ramen meet up, but what made her curious was a whole bunch of messages from Mina.
"Hi Ochaco."
"Don't know how 2 say this so I'll just come out and say it: Need 2 talk with you and Izuku ASAP."
"Know about harem. Pls respond."
'Oh, it's nice that she's so concerned about us,' Ochaco thought, lazily sipping orange juice until it erupted from her mouth seconds later. "WAIT, WHAT?!"
As the others jumped, Izuku began asking her what was wrong before she cut him off.
"SHE KNOWS!" Ochaco shouted again, freaking out. She showed the screen to Izuku who grew pale.
"Huh...?" He grabbed the phone and read the messages aloud.
"Eri turned on FaceTime by accident. I saw everything. Momo, Itsuka, Kyoka, and Mirko. Just want to talk. Worried about you. Just you and Izuku fine, but if possible bring as many of others as you can." Izuku sighed.
"Eri..."
Wincing, the little girl stared dejectedly into her cereal. "I won't do it again."
Ochaco scratched her head. "Well. Accidents happen. Just make sure you don't get addicted to games again, okay? We want this to be secret Eri, so you need to be careful."
"Oh, but don't feel too stressed," Momo reassured her. "We trust you."
The smile returning to her face, Eri returned to her cereal with some of her guilt subsiding. After a few more sips, an idea entered her head.
"Hey, does this mean Mina's going to be a part of your special, open relationship too?"
"I doubt she'd want that," Izuku chuckled nervously. "She's into pretty boys and idols, and that's just not me. Not sure she'd be into the whole poly angle either."
"Don't sell yourself short like that," Itsuka said. "You're way more of a man than guys like that."
"We haven't even met with her yet, let's stop with the pre-emptive harem selection process," Izuku protested, but Rumi only responded with a pinch to his cheek.
"Point still stands. We're with you for a reason." She emphasized this with a follow-up kiss to where she had pinched him. Izuku couldn't help but give a brief chuckle.
"Thanks. Alright then, guess we'd better meet up with her. What's she doing?"
Texting Mina back yielded results. "She says she's with Setsuna today investigating a train derailment," Ochaco announced. "Address is on the other side of the city though."
Itsuka perked up. "Oh, Setsuna? Then let me meet you there after I handle a few things at my office. Haven't seen her in forever."
"We've got other things to deal with, but just give us a shout if you need us," Kyoka said.
"We'll be there in a flash," Rumi added.
Izuku nodded at this. "Alright. Another big day. Eri, you're in charge of watching the house. You kept up with your schooling in Europe?"
Eri nodded eagerly.
"Good girl. We'll drop you off at school on the way to work like normal, so go ahead and get ready."
Forty minutes of preparation later, everyone was ready to leave. Accepting kisses of goodbye on the cheek from his girlfriends, Izuku held Eri in his arms as Ochaco made herself weightless and clung to his shoulders. They screamed in exhilaration as they took off into the air. Starting their days off like this was feeling increasingly normal, and they felt immensely happy about that.
Harem List:
Ochaco Uraraka
Momo Yaoyorozu
Itsuka Kendo
Kyoka Jiro
Rumi Usagiyama
Adorable Daughter Figure List:
Eri
Another week, another update. No smut this time, and I'll warn you, not much next time either, but I decided to spend this chapter incorporating Eri into the story and establishing her role in the house. I've already been saying this, but she is not ending up part of the harem. Instead, she's going to have twenty seven doting mothers taking care of her. Or, in a way, siblings as Kyoka pointed out their age difference wasn't much different. And unfortunately, she accidentally let Mina in on the whole harem arrangement. Or should I say fortunately? Mina will want answers in the next chapter all the same!
Harem order: Ochaco, Momo, Itsuka, Kyoka, Rumi(Mirko), Mina, Toru, Mei, Tomoko (Ragdoll), Tsuyu, Nejire, Nemuri (Midnight), Ibara, Ryuko (Pixie-bob), Kaoruko (Bubble Girl), Melissa, Yui, Camie, Shino (Mandalay), Setsuna, Moe (Burnin'), Ryuko (Ryukyuu), Pony, Yuyu, Reiko, Kinoko, Himiko.
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