"Got any plans for this weekend, Izuku?" Rayla ventures as she follows a green-haired teen down the stairs towards a fancy looking vehicle, she adjusts the strap of her backpack and moves a strand of silver-gray hair out of her face. Izuku her face.

Izuku paused at the bottom step before turning to meet his friend's golden gaze with his bright green eyes and shrugs. "Well, my dad and I are going to his estate for the weekend."

The girl's eyes brightened, she had been to the Midoriyra Estate in the past, it was a beautiful plot of land with a large house surrounded by Cherry Blossoms and one or two Koi Ponds.

"Gotta say, kinda jealous." She admits with a slight grin.

Izuku runs his hand through his unkempt curls. "I would invite you, but my dad is back from his business trip and-"

She puts up a hand. "No worries, I understand. Have fun this weekend."

His green eyes softened a little before looks over her shoulder and raises an eyebrow. "Oh, hey, Kacchan. I hope you have a good weekend."

Hearing Bakugo's name, Rayla turns around and sees the teen in question with his signature scowl, the blond teen pauses halfway down the stairs. His red eyes narrow as he spots the pair of them at the bottom of said steps.

He scoffs and growls. "Shut up, Deku."

Rayla just rolls her eyes before turning back around and returning her attention to Izuku, just missing the look in her friend's green eyes. "Well, have fun and tell your dad I said hi."

Izuku smiles. "Of course."

"See you Monday, buddy." She smiles again before giving his arm a light squeeze then heads down the sidewalk, giving the driver a little wave as she walks by.

"Hey, Deku!"

Rayla pauses and turns around to see Bakugo stomping down the stairs and stopped in front of Izuku. She shakes her head, as much as it annoyed her she knew Izuku could handle himself and it wasn't like the blond could anything, Not with them being so close to the school as well as the driver. She's almost a block away from the school when Bakugo catches up with her.

"Hey! Wolf girl!" He snarls.

She closes her eyes for a moment and exhales through her nose, taking a moment before answering. "Yes, Bakugo?"

"Why do you still hang out with that shitty Deku? There's something wrong with him."

Oh, here we go.

"Well, where should I start? He's been my best friend since we were six when you kicked him to the curb, dick move, by the way, considering his mom had recently died." She comments as she crosses her arms, her eyes slightly narrowed.

"I kicked him to the curb because he was getting weird, how was I supposed to know his mom would croak?" Bakugo fires back with a huff.

"Yes, he's a bit weird, who isn't? He needed a friend, and I was there to pick up the pieces. Izuku is my friend and you are just going to have to deal with it."

Bakugo's jaw clenched before scoffing with another "whatever" as he storms off in a different direction.

Rayla sighs softly, shaking her head she adjusts the strap of her backpack before continuing on her way, she honestly doesn't understand why Bakugo had such disdain for Izuku. He was a good kid and his Quirk was pretty cool; being able to move a car without having to actually touch it.

Sure, Izuku was a little weird, how wasn't nowadays with the amount of Quirks floating around? Weird was the new normal.

She shakes her head again, Bakugo didn't know what he was talking about, if anything he just didn't anyone else getting the spot light.

"Rayla!"

Hearing her name being called, she looks over towards the source and smiles when she spots the twins; Suki and Leia the seven-year-old sisters she baby sits on the weekends, playing at a playground under the watchful eyes of their after-school teacher. She steps off the sidewalk and onto the grass to meet them by the fence.

"Hey, you two," The teen greets with a small smile. "Staying out of trouble?"

"We try, but Leia tends to find it any way." The dark brown haired twin states with a grin.

It was fairly easy to tell them apart; Suki had light brown eyes and dark brown hair while her twin had dirty blond hair and hazel eyes. Even though they had been born basically identical, one could tell them apart by just their personalities. Leia was completely fearless and had no qualms about speaking her mind, even though it would get her in trouble while Suki was more grounded and level-headed.

They were still trouble though.

Rayla chuckles. "True, however, you're always in the thick of it with her."

Suki just grins. "Are you going to babysit us this weekend?"

"Suki, we're seven years old. We're not babies," Leia comments, rolling her eyes before looking at the older teen. "Are you though?"

"Not until Saturday night. I have to work at the Vet Clinic."

"Can you take pictures of the kitten that was brought in?" Suki asks.

"I'll see what I can do." Rayla promises. "Do you want me to walk you home?"

"Yes, please!" The twins grinned.

"Alright, get your stuff, and we'll get going."

They giggled before running off to get their things and notify their teacher that Rayla would be taking them home. The teen gives a little wave to the after school teacher when said guardian looks in her direction.

The teacher nods, smiling softly as the twins grin before running back to Rayla.

"We're ready!" Leia boldly announces.

"Alright, lets-" Rayla turns away in order to sneeze a few times. "Go."

The twins burst into fits of near hysterical giggling.

"What?" Rayla asks raising an eyebrow.

"Your wolf ears are back." Suki giggles, pointing at her.

"O-Oh!" Rayla chuckles, reaching up to lightly touch one. "C'mon, you knuckle-heads, let's go."

"Can we take the short-cut through the park?" Leia asks.

Rayla shrugs. "I don't see why not."

Leia grins before taking hold of her sister's hand and takes the lead while Rayla follows close behind the pair.

"What are you two trouble makers doing tonight?" The older teen asks.

"We're going to play Little Big Planet!" Suki replies.

Rayla raises an eyebrow. "I can't say I've heard of that game."

"It's really fun! You complete levels while playing as a doll made of a potato sack that you can customize." Leia adds.

Rayla rubs the back of her head, unsure what to make of such a description. "I'll take your word for it."

"We'll show you on Saturday when you come over and show you how to play so you can help us get past a level we've been stuck on for like ever!" Suki beams.

"Sounds like fun." Rayla smiles.

Leia beams at her friend and babysitter before racing ahead as they reach the park. "Keep a look out for the Goose! He went after a Dog yesterday!"

"You look out for the Goose!" Suki countered.

Rayla smiles and shakes her head before nearly tripping over her own feet when her cell unexpectedly vibrates. She checks on the twins before taking out her phone. It was a text from her boss at the Vet Clinic.

-The appointment has been pushed to Sunday, and we might have found a potential owner for Cornflake.-

Rayla grins and looks up from her phone to check on the twins before firing off a reply, feeling giddy.

-That's great! ^_^ I told you that name would stick. I'll see you Sunday.-

Once sent, she turns her attention back to the twins. "Hey, someone is thinking about adopting Cornflake!"

Leia's eyes lit up. "Yeah!" She then thrusts out her hand, a small plum of smoke spurts out. "Darn it!"

"I felt some heat from that one." Suki giggles, ignoring her sister's glare, her eyes then widened when she looks over her sister's shoulder. "Run! It's the Goose!"

Rayla doesn't bother looking, she knows what Goose they're talking about having witnessed said animal go after several people in the park. Not wanting to be it's latest target, she chases after the twins.

X x X

Hearing Suki's gasp, fangs explode in Rayla's mouth and claws extended, ready to defend the twins, secretly hoping that it was Goose, so she could kick it's feathered ass.

"Mom's home!" Suki exclaims before running forward with her twin close behind.

Rayla takes a moment to calm down; causing her fangs and claws to retract before she reaches the driveway of the twin's home.

"Hello, Rayla," The girl's mother greets with a motherly smile that reaches her light brown eyes.

"Hi, Gine." Rayla replies as she stands by the twins.

"How was school?" Gine asks the trio.

Rayla shrugs. "Same sh- stuff different day."

She softly clears her throat, looking away to avoid the raised eyebrow from the older woman. The twins didn't seem to hear the slip up as they were busy talking over one another about what happened at school.

"Leia! Leia! We gotta go, our show is almost on!" Suki excitedly squeals.

Leia's eyes widen. "Crud, you're right! Bye, Rayla! See you tomorrow!"

They bolt before Rayla could get a word in edgewise.

"You're getting better." Gine states with a small smile.

"Yeah, I'm trying to cut back." Rayla chuckles, rubbing the back of her head.

"For which I am grateful. Thank you for dropping them off."

"No problem, I enjoy their company. I better get going, I'll see you Saturday."

Gine smiles again, putting a hand on Rayla's shoulder. "Have a safe walk home, Rayla."

Rayla smiles back. "Tell the rugrats I said goodbye."

X x X

Instead of heading straight home, Rayla takes a detour into a mini-mart to get something to drink, she glances over her shoulder when her ear twitches as she reaches the door. Apparently, she wasn't the only one who had the same idea, she opens the door and held it open so an eerily skinny and tall blond haired man could go in first.

"Thank you." He rasps before walking inside.

She gives him a small nod and a small smile, surprised that a voice as deep as that could come from such a skinny person. She waits for a moment before following him inside and finds him in the back in the cold drinks' isle, looking over the soda collection.

"I'd go for the Cream Soda," She states while checking over their selection.

"I'm sorry?" The tall thin man asks, looking over at her.

"If you're looking for good soda," She replies, looking over at him, meeting his sunken in but bright blue eyes. "Go for the Cream Soda." She gives him a small smile before turning her attention back to the Teas.

"Hmm, thank you for the recommendation." He comments.

"Don't mention it. Ooh, Snow and Razzle Berry, sweet!" She hears his amused chuckle then sees him walk away to probably another isle for something else.

She remains in the back to fish out the right amount of cash she'd need in order to pay for her drinks and doesn't react to hearing the door to the mini-mart open, nor does she pay attention while making her way towards the cashier.

Two things happen all at once; she's grabbed and hears the sound of a weapon being cocked. However, the person who grabs her doesn't have the gun, it's the incredibly tall and skinny man from before. When he had grabbed her, he had also covered her mouth, preventing from crying out and alerting the thug.

She crouches beside the lanky stranger, his large hand still covering her mouth. He isn't looking at her, he's busy glancing around for something. Her heart is in her throat, but she forces herself to remain, she doesn't remove her hand from her mouth, not wanting to distract him.

"Alright," He says in a hushed whisper, seemingly satisfied with his search as his shadowed gaze meets her. "I need you to do something for me, I'm going to need for you to keep what you're about to see a secret."

Rayla's eyes narrowed in confusion, what he was talking about? There was a robbery happening not far from their hiding spot and thin man here wants to share secrets? Priorities man!

"Can I trust you to keep this to yourself and not share it with anyone, not even your friends?" He presses.

She exhales through her nose, figuring she might as well humor him. She silently nodded her agreement.

He smiles a little in thanks before expanding and filling out his previously loose fitting shirt and green cargo pants.

Her eyes widen in surprise as she witnesses this, there was no possible way that this was happening! But there he was, crouched right beside her was All Might!

Holy fucking shit! She inwardly screams. Thin Man is actually All Might!

He removes his hand from her mouth to place a finger to his own lips; either telling her to keep her cool or remain silent, so he could take the thug by surprise.

Either way, she simply nods and watches as he rises to his full towering height. Once his back is to her, Rayla silently squeals with excitement, what were the fucking odds of this actually happening!?

She fights back the impulse to pull out her phone to record the coming ass whooping as she doesn't want All might (inward squeal) to think she went back on her word. She peers around the corner of the isle just in time to see and hear All Might.

"Well, this doesn't look very friendly."

Rayla's pretty sure the robber just shit his pants at the sound of All Might's voice.

The police arrive not long after the thug's surrender; smart move on his part as no one in their right mind would want to face All Might. They take statements from the Cashier, All Might and Rayla who gives the abridged version, wanting to keep her promise to the large hero. Once she gives them her statement, she quickly leaves before any wannabe journalists or anyone with a camera phone shows up. In her haste, she leaves her drinks behind.

X x X

After the young girl gives her statement to the police, Toshinori watches as she makes a swift exit, easily spotting how excited she was as she leaves the Mini-Mart, it warms his old heart at the sight of it.

He heads back to the isle where he had left his soda and pauses when he sees that the girl had left her drinks behind. His smile falters for a moment as he reaches down, gathering both in his large hand.

Well, this certainly won't do.

X x X

Rayla knew that taking the long way home via a side road would take longer but it was worth it due to the quiet and scenery. Her mind was still abuzz with what took place merely minutes ago, she had met All Might! In Person! Though she couldn't help but wonder… what was with that skinny lanky form, did he use it as a cover? If he did, it was a smart move otherwise he'd he constantly swarmed by fans and reporters. OR it could be- she shakes her head, dispersing her racing thoughts. Whatever the reason, it wasn't any of her business, the man's reasons were his own.

Her left wolf ear twitches, warning her of an approaching c-

"THERE YOU ARE!"

No fucking way… She goes to over her shoulder only to be nearly knocked off her feet by a massive gust of wind.

She yelps in surprise, jumping back when she sees All Might grinning broadly down at her.

"Shit, you move fast," She comments, once she calms her racing heart. She easily spots the disapproving look on his face at her cursing. "Sorry, I'm-I'm working on breaking that." She coughs and rubs the back of her head.

"I'll let that slide, I did take you by surprise, after all," All Might replies, before holding out his large hand. "You left these at the store."

"Hmm? Oh! Crap, I did," She comments before going to take them, she pauses, looking up at the man. "Thank you, but you didn't have to do that."

If possible, All Might grins even wider before replying. "Nonsense! It's the least I can do!"

Rayla chuckles, shaking her head before taking the teas out of his hand and starts putting them in a side pocket of her pack.

"I suppose you have questions about what you saw."

All Might's tone shift, catches her by surprise, causing her to pause for a moment in putting her drinks away.

"I do," She keeps her tone neutral as she zips up her pack and moves of strand of dark gray hair behind her ear. "However, it's none of my business, you clearly have your own reasons."

That wasn't the answer Toshinori was expecting from the wolf eared teen. Was that part of her quirk?

Focus, Toshinori. You can ask another time!

"Huh, I will admit that I wasn't expecting that. Very considerate of you, Miss-?"

"Oh, Okami. Rayla Okami." She replies.

Her last name sounded familiar to him but he couldn't quite remember where he had first it before. "Thank you, Miss Okami. I am grateful for restraint."

She chuckles goodnaturedly. "Believe me, I'm dying to know, but as I said before, it's none of my business and not my place to pry."

"Well, your parents raised a fine young woman, then."

Her smile slips for a moment. "I… live with my grandmother, my parents aren't around…"

Nice going, Toshi. He berates himself.

"Apologizes, Rayla. It wasn't my intention to upset you."

"No, it's alright," She clearly upset but hides it by deflecting the moment. "So, is the Thin Man form a persona you use to walk around without getting constantly swarmed?"

He manages a small chuckle, so much for restraint however, he is grateful that she was now thinking about something else. "No, Thin Man is what i actually look like."

The confused head tilt reminds him of a puppy seeing something new for the first time and he manages not to laugh at the visual.

"I don't follow." She admits.

"You'll understand in a moment." All Might replies, feeling that his time in this form was almost up. He watches as a car drives by and waits until it's out of sight before dropping that form. Only to end up freaking her out when he coughs up a bit of blood.

Ralya waves away the smoke or steam that comes off All Might as he changes back to his thin lanky form. Were his bangs always that long? It would appear that the loose fitting clothes weren't just a comfort thing, they needed to be loose otherwise they would explode off his body every time he shifted.

"As you can see this is-" He coughs and spits up a little bit of blood.

Rayla's eyes widen in shocked horror and immediately opens a small zipped compartment to pull out a small ziplock baggie that held tissues; allergies were a bitch. She rushes over and hands him a tissue.

"Are you ok?!" She frets, digging into her bag again and pulls out a half empty 8 oz water bottle.

"I'm fine." He rasps, wiping the blood from his mouth, taking the water bottle when she offers it.

"Forgive me for saying this, but the FUCK you are!" Another coin in the swear jar, yay…

She doesn't back down at the disapproving look he gives her while rinsing out his mouth.

"And don't tell me coughing up blood is normal, it's not," She continues before he could get a word in after spitting out the bloody water. "Getting a bloody nose because of the dry air, THAT'S normal. Shit, do you need to go to the hos- why are you smiling? This is serious!"

"I'm grateful for you concern but there's nothing to be done. The reason I cough up blood every now and again is due to an injury I received during a fight five years ago." He explains.

"Five years ago?" The only thing of great significance that comes to mind was the day her mom left. Other then that Rayla couldn't remember any other event that had gone down at that time.

She covers her mouth with wide eyes when All Might shows her the fire year old injury on his side, it was red and twisted.

"Oh, my god." She whispers, tearing her gaze away from it to meet All Might's.

"I know." He replies with a small sigh, putting his shirt down. "That fight took my stomach and left me with one working lung."

"Wait," Rayla comments while they walk along the shoulder. "If you lost your stomach then why did you buy the soda? Can you even eat without a stomach?"

"After spending some time on the transplant list, I was able to get one. However, even with a new stomach my appetite isn't what it used to be and because of that I look like this," he sighs again, putting the soiled tissue in a pocket and the water bottle in the other. "On top of that, i can only do hero work for three hours aday. 3½ if I push it."

Rayla remained silent for the longest time before asking. "Were you at your limit back at the store?"

"No, I had 8 maybe 10 minutes left, plenty of time to deal with the thug."

She chuckles a little. "Pretty sure he crapped himself when he heard you."

He smiles despite himself. "Wouldn't surprise me if he did. I am the Symbol of Peace, after all," He tone changes, catching Rayla's attention. "The Hero without fear, truth be told I only smile to hide the fear, just a brave face I put on when the pressure is high."

"You're still human and it's ok to be afraid." She gives him a small understanding smile.

He looks at her, a small smile softening his shadowed gaze. "My wife has told me the same when I have moments of doubt."

The girl blinks in surprise then asked in a dry tone. "It's not Midnight, is it?"

There's a moment of silence before he lets out a bark of laughter at her question before a coughing fit hits him, minus the blood for which he was grateful.

"No, it's not Midnight, she's not my type," She actually looks relieved to hear that. "Not a fan, huh?"

She shrugs "Not really, don't get my wrong, she's a great hero and all, but she's not someone I'd call a proper role model considering she looks like a discount dominatrix."

Another bark of laughter escapes him. "That's one way to describe her."

They soon fall into a comfortable silence while they walk along the shoulder of the road, every now and again a car would drive by. After a second car past, Toshinori took out his cell, unaware that Rayla was trailing behind to get something out of her bag. Going through his contacts, he selected a name to fire off a quick text, informing the recipient that he would be a little late getting him, there was something he needed to do first.

He was half way through the text when he unexpectedly shoved forward, he stumbles but manages to stay on his feet. Half a second later he hears breaks on a car being slammed. His heart lodges in his throat, remembering that Rayla had been walking beside him! He turns, eyes wide with horror as he sees the teenager hit the windshield before getting thrown off.

No, no, no, NO! He shoves his phone into his back pocket as he rushes forward to check on the young girl. He tastes blood or bile he's unsure which at the back of his throat when he sees Rayla curled up in the fetal position, hissing through bared fangs, her ears laying flat against her head.

He gives himself a mental shake as he kneels down, feeling something wet soat his pants and for one horrified second he believes he's kneeling in blood. Forcing himself to look, he releases a breath that he hadn't even known he had been holding as he sees it's just one of Rayla's teas, having burst open upon hitting the concrete, the other was rolling down the street, dented but unopened.

"Rayla?" He asked, voice gentle as he places a comforting hand on her shoulder. His heart lurches as his blue eyes meets her unfocused golden ones.

"Shit! I-I didn't see her until I rounded the corner," A young woman in her early 20's gasped, rushing over. "I-Is she-?"

"She's alive, but she needs to get to a hospital." He rasps without looking towards the other woman.

"O-Of course, I'll drive." The woman offers, returning to her car and opens the door to the backseat.

Being as gentle as he can, Toshinori gathers the injured teen in his arms, softly apologizing at the whimpers that escape her. He ignores the blood from her head staining his shirt, having blood on his shirt was nothing new. With a soft grunt, he manages to just get into the back seat with the girl still in his arms. Once he was inside, the young woman shut the door after him before returning to the driver's seat, shifted gears, and drove off in the direction of the nearest hospital.