Abode, Friend, Revelations
"Alright remember Izuku, no peeking!"
Izuku giggled excitedly under the darkness his vision showed.
"Auntie Ryu! What is it?! Oh! Is it that new All Might figurine?!" He said in glee.
Ryuko smiled sheepishly as she looked to the building in front of them.
"Uhhh, maaayyybbbeeee?" She chuckled.
"SHOW ME SHOW ME SHOW ME!" He shouted in excitement. He reached for the blindfold covering his eyes, but Ryuko was quick to give his hand a little swipe.
"Ah! No peeking!"
"Aww! But auntie!"
"Izuku…" She scolded. "If you keep misbehaving, I might have to let Ragdoll know that you're being a little brat~!"
As if a whole other person took over the boy, he immediately straightened up, and stoically put on a facade of compliance.
"N-No, I'm behaving." He said somewhat nervously.
"Hmm that's what I thought." Ryuko concluded smugly.
Ryuko gave one last look to her nephew before gazing to the house in front of her. It was a humble single story abode, with a nice front yard with a porch, and a driveway for her car. She had saved all this money, and worked her butt off in order to save enough money to purchase this house. It was the gift she planned to show her sister and Izuku, but heaven knows how that plan turned out.
She could not help but look sadly to the house now, it was much too big for just the two of them, but she needed what was best for Izuku. Living in that apartment their parents give to Inko was now getting to painful to stay in. Ryuko promised herself she would never sell the home, nor would she move around anything that was Inko's.
It was going to stay a frozen capsule in time, like some depressing museum. Izuku had gotten suspicious on why he had come home from pre-school that day, and why everything was gone from his room. Not to mention, Ryuko's room as well. The only room that remained untouched was Inko's, and for obvious reasons. Ryuko had made sure to keep all the furniture and appliances in the apartment as they were.
This house she purchased had come with almost everything inside of it, a hefty dent in her pockets, but it needed to be done. Even if Inko was now gone, and the extra bedroom she had would probably go empty for a long while, Ryuko picked up Izuku into her arms.
He had just turned four years old, roughly two days prior. His quirk as far as she could tell had not manifested, nor had the boy said anything else on the matter. If anything, it was as if the boy had forgotten all about a quirk...for whatever reason that was; it was a bit concerning for her.
"Izuku, I cherish you."
Izuku giggled in her arms .
"I cherish you!"
She smiled. Her eyes flared for a second, but it was for the fact that her quirk was satisfied with what he said. Her chest rumbled as she pulled the boy close to her face. She cooed as she rubbed her cheeks against his silky smooth hair.
"Ohhh, Izuku how I wish you would stay small forever." She semi-whined.
Izuku chuckled at the contact. "But then how will I grow up to be a strong hero?" He said confusedly.
"Shhh, let me dream." She joked. "Well Izuku, I really hope you like this surprise."
With that she lifted the blindfold from his tiny head. He blinked around blearily as his eyes adjusted to the sudden light exposure.
"Wh-Huh? Auntie where are we?" He said in awe as he looked all around him.
All around them were houses that were spaced out in such a way that they would not be a hindrance to one another. The scenery looked like a movie, beautiful green grass laced everyone's lawns, and the houses were architectural wonders. Pediments, white pillars, fences, chiseled walkways, it screamed high class.
Ryuko had purchased a rather expensive house in a gated community. It was an hour or two from where they originally lived, and the only reason she even thought of such a prestigious place, was that one of her good friends recommended the place. Also, said friend was a little bit worried about their daughter, who had turned into some sort of a recluse. She was the same age as Izuku, but her shut in nature worried her mother greatly, not to mention the father as well.
In any case, Izuku poked Ryuko gently on the cheek.
"Auntie why are we here?"
Ryuko, ignoring his question still, looked to the appendage on her face as she smiled toothily.
"Mmm that's a good looking finger you have there! Rawr!" She faked roared as she reached to 'bite' his finger.
"A-Auntie!" He laughed joyously.
"Rawr! This mighty dragon is a little hungry!"
"N-No!" He giggled as he struggled in her grasp.
She clamped her lips around his cheek and nibbled his cheek gently. The boy erupted into an excited laughing mess as he was brought to tears with how much it tickled.
The boy squirmed cutely as Ryuko continued her 'onslaught'; it was moments like this that set her heart ablaze.
"Oh you must be the new neighbors!"
Ryuko immediately stopped what she was doing as she looked to the disturbance from behind them. She unknowingly pulled Izuku a bit tighter to her chest as she looked to the stranger in front of them.
"Oh! Forgive me!" The woman apologized. "I didn't mean to interrupt an obvious 'motherly and son bonding time'!"
Ryuko winced slightly at this as Izuku looked to the strange woman in confusion.
At their somewhat confused and uncomfortable stares, the woman began to sweat slightly as she made the moment obviously awkward.
"Uhh, my name is Hanae H-Hagakure!" She said nervously.
Little did this woman know, she was in the literal presence of the top female hero at the moment. Though Rumi was making strides just as big, Ryuko had managed to keep the lead. Unfortunately, with her sudden 'retirement', Ryuko knew for a fact she'd fall in the ranks within weeks. None of this bothered or concerned the hero however, Izuku was now her top priority.
Ryuko looked to the woman suspiciously for a few moments before smiling at her.
"Neighbor you say?" She looked to the two houses the stood besides her own.
"O-Oh it's the brownish one to the right!"
"I see." Ryuko furthered.
Izuku scrunched his face.
"Auntie! You still haven't told me why we are here!"
Ryuko feigned ignorance for a few more seconds before setting Izuku on his feet.
"Well Izuku using your analytical skills like you do with quirks, why would you think we are here hmmm?"
The woman watched on in silence at this odd familial duo.
The boy put a finger to his chin as he stuck his tongue out. What stood in front of him were three houses. One belonged to this weird lady, and the other two confused him. They were not here to visit this stranger that was for sure, and the other two houses he had never seen before.
"Uhhhhh…" He eventually said confusedly.
Ryuko smiled as she pointed to the house that stood in the middle.
"You see that house Izuku?"
He nodded. "Yes, it's a nice house?" He continued.
Ryuko let out a hearty laugh at the boys confused state, and picked him back up into her arms.
"It is a nice house don't you think?" She rubbed her cheek against his head. "Izuku this is our new home."
"New home?"
Ryuko offered the boy a gentle smile. "Yup! Say hello to our new home as of now Izuku!"
Izuku looked to the house in wonder and intrigue. He at the moment did not know how to feel, but knew for a fact he liked the house. Also, he remembered a park nearby when she un-blindfolded him; he looked to his aunt with a smile of his own.
"Wow! Auntie when did you get this!" He looked to the house. "Hello new home!"
Ryuko giggled at his childish antics, before looking back to the woman who was still behind them.
"Hey, sorry to be rude and all, but I'm gonna show my nephew around our new home. I'm sure we will talk again soon! It was great meeting you."
Hanae offered Ryuko a gentle and warm smile. "Of course! Again sorry for intruding in all that...it was nice meeting you miss?"
Ryuko stuck a hand out for a shake as she held Izuku with her other.
"Ryuko. Ryuko Midoriya."
Hanae's hand froze as she shook the hero's hand.
"W-Wait...thee Ryuko?"
"Welp gotta go! See you around!" Ryuko called as she walked to the front door of her new home.
Hanae stood in confusion as the young hero disappeared into the inside of the house. She felt herself shake slightly, as she now realized she was in the presence of a pro hero, and one who was in the top ten….and she was her neighbor.
Hanae chuckled at the odds of such a thing happening as she walked back to her own house. No, the woman did not particularly care that she now lived next to hero, it was more for the fact that her daughter was a super fan of the dragon hero.
"This should be interesting…" Hanae said to herself as she entered her home.
"WHOA! It's so big!" Izuku exclaimed in wonder as he hurriedly ran into the living room, then the kitchen.
Ryuko's heart swelled with pride as she had chosen the right house for her and her 'hoard'. Her little nephew seemed to be very pleased about this new home, and judging by how he excitedly ran around the newly furnished home, she could barely contain her own excitement.
The boy's energy had a tendency to rub off of him, and she could not help but keep a steady pace along with the boy as he entered the various places the house had to offer. At some point she had lost him, but that did not last long when she heard a gasp of surprise down the main hall.
"MY ROOM! IT'S ALL HERE!"
Ryuko slowly peeked into the room Izuku was in, and caught the boy in the middle of moving all his all Might figurines throughout the room.
"You go here…and you go here…" The boy droned on as he continually made his room the way he wanted.
Ryuko leaned on the frame of the door as he moved about excitedly in the bigger room. His room at the old house was a nice size, but this one was definitely an upgrade. There was a lot of room for eventual improvement.
"Auntie?"
Ryuko looked to Izuku in minor shock at the calling of her name.
"Yes my little emerald?" She randomly said.
Izuku scrunched his face. "Emerald?"
Ryuko shrugged her shoulders. "Yeah, kind of suits you right?"
Izuku looked to his aunt weirdly before giggling. "You're weird auntie Ryuko…"
Again, the hero shrugged her shoulders as she walked to her nephew. She had a wicked smile on her face as she lowered her stance on the ground slightly.
"Weird you say?" Her voice grumbled out.
Izuku gulped at the different tone in her voice, and it meant one thing. TAG.
Immediately Izuku took off past the woman as he 'screamed', a dragon right on his heels.
"Help! Someone save me!" Izuku cried joyfully.
"Rawr! My favorite snack happens to be children…" She teasingly growled.
She transformed into the smaller version of her dragon self, as she chased the boy all throughout the house. She was especially careful not to knock anything over, or actually catch up to the small boy. She knew he enjoyed this version of tag, in which she would chase him for minutes before grabbing him and 'gobbling him up'.
"I must stop the dragon! It's the only way!" He shouted triumphantly.
He turned around and lifted his hands in the air.
"Telekinetic hold!" He shouted childishly at the approaching Ryuko.
Being the great aunt she was, she feigned being stopped in her tracks.
"What's this?!" She said in faked surprise. "You fiend!" She struggled under the grasp of the boy's 'quirk'.
"I've got you now dragon! Telekinetic slam!" He shouted next.
Ryuko did as the boy commanded, as she collapsed to the ground in faux entrapment.
"I'll get you for this!" She cried.
Izuku shouted victoriously before running back down the hall past her. She heard a door open before a pair of feet scurried into another room.
She figured he had gone into his room again, or her own; but as she gently peeked behind her, she saw the door to 'Inko's' room wide open.
Ryuko's eyes sagged as the excited giggles and laughter of the boy all but ceased. The halls no longer carried the excited boy's audible glee, it now replaced by deafening silence.
Shakily, the hero reverted back to her normal form, and walked down the hall gently. As she neared the door, she could hear the slight sniffling of her charge from within. Picking up her pace, Ryuko hurriedly entered the room, only to find the boy standing in the middle of the room in obvious sadness.
The room was bare, it lacked any furniture or showed signs of life. Just a room with four walls, a closet, and carpeted floors. Ryuko gently approached the boy's back and got on her knees. With as much care and love she could give him, she gently laid her head on his shoulder. She wrapped her arms around the boy as he had tears fall from his eyes silently.
"This would of been mommy's room huh?" The boy innocently questioned.
Ryuko gave no indication to the boy's truthfulness in his words, though inside she shuddered. Izuku was the smartest four year old she had ever known, heck the only one she knew at that. The boy was too smart for his own good at times, at least when at such a young age where innocences should rule.
"Auntie can I ask you something?"
"Of course Izuku."
Izuku took a deep breath before turning to face her.
"W-What if I don't get mo-mommy's quirk?"
Ryuko gave the boy a puzzled look.
"I-I read in a b-book that you can get a quirk from either of your p-parents…"
"Thats why you have not said anything about 'your' quirk." She thought to herself.
"W-What if I get H-Hisashi's quirk?" He said worriedly.
At the 'mans' name Ryuko could not control the menacing growl that left her throat.
"Izuku, we've talked about this, never speak that things name."
Izuku winced at her sharp words, and backed up from her slightly.
Ryuko realized what she had done, and quickly apologized to the slightly scared boy.
"S-Sorry Izuku...j-just that man." She struggled to find the words.
Izuku smiled kindly to his aunt at her apology.
"I-Its okay auntie, I-I am just scared...I want m-mommy's quirk…"
Ryuko pulled Izuku back into a loving hug as she said soothing words into the boy's ear.
"Shhh it's okay my little dragon, no matter who's quirk you get, god forbid 'its' quirk, I know you will be the greatest hero." She looked into his eyes. "Want to know something your mother told me?"
Izuku looked deep into the golden glow her eyes gave off, before nodding dumbly.
Ryuko sighed. "She always told me, it was a possibility you could get your father's quirk, as with any child born from parents with quirks…"
Izuku gulped.
Though Ryuko pushed on. "Obviously, her wish is for you to get a stronger version of her quirk, as is my wish." She smiled sadly to him. "But Izuku you have to live with that it could happen, and you get his quirk. But you know what? It would be okay."
"O-Okay?" He said confusedly.
"Your mother always told me, our quirk does not define who you are, nor does it define where you came from. All that matters is, what you make of that quirk, it's your power, not theirs."
She kissed Izuku gently on the forehead.
"No matter what Izuku, if you get your mothers quirk...or your fathers." She cleared her throat as the sour word left her mouth. "It'll be your power, and it is up to you to make it how you want it!"
Izuku eyes shone in understanding and awe at Ryuko's words, words that his mother had given to now the both of them. A feeling of immense sadness overcame him as he clutched Ryuko's chest tightly. The boy sobbed in the warm embrace of his aunt, as she held herself together for him.
"I-I miss m-mommy so much…" He cried bitterly. "I-I just want h-her to come h-home…"
Ryuko's strong walls held firm as she clutched the boy tightly. She would have time to cry later in the solitude of her room, but right now she needed to be strong for her nephew. He was still a growing boy, and from what her friends had told her, she needed to be the strong parental figure in his life now. Or as Mandalay had put it, "Be the mother Inko wanted you to be".
Ryuko looked to the walls all around the room as Inko's words echoed in her head. Her eyes flared as the yellow pupils she had slitted into their draconic form. Her mind cleared for the first time in awhile as she thought to herself for a calming moment.
"My little wyrmling, oh how your woes tear me in two. I shall honor my sister's request, you need a mother, and I am the only one entrusted with this. Izuku Midoriya, my little dragon, I need to be stronger..."
Izuku seemed a bit sad at the notion that he would no longer be going to the same school as his friend Katsuki. The two were rather close, albeit the blondes special 'features'. Though Izuku quickly came to terms with this as Ryuko assured him that they would still see each other, and keep in touch.
On the Bakugo family, they were very good friends with Inko, and Ryuko got along with Mitsuki swimmingly. During Inko's abrupt passing, the family had gone on an extensive one month vacation in America, to visit some of Masaru's distant relatives. So when they had gotten the news on Inko's passing, they tried their best to return back home immediately. Though many of the airports in the country had gone under lockdown due to various villain threats in the country. Airports were specifically targeted for morbid and terrible reasons that the family were basically stranded in the country. So the country was in a state of national emergency, complete lockdown.
Luckily the famed hero Captain America took down the organization with the help of others, resulting in the eventual opening of the airports and the safety of the country once more. They had sadly missed the burial, and service, but Mitsuki visited the grave frequently to talked to her good friend from beyond.
Katsuki was particularly devastated by the news, as even with his sometimes crap personality, he adored his aunt Inko. Inko also had a tendency to spoil the blonde at any chance she could, it was something the Bakugo parents enjoyed, but also loathed as Katsuki would act like an entitled brat.
Whatever the case, the Bakugo family was sad to see the last two Midoriya's go, but the adults understood. Where they lived, and the places around them were just painful memories at that point. Katsuki seemed upset about the sudden moving of his good friend, though he made Izuku promise him that he would not lack in his hero training. Katsuki always boasted that he would not take that number one hero spot unless he had his good friend Izuku competing against him for it.
It was probably the cutest thing Ryuko and Mitsuki had ever heard, and they were both glad the two still remained friends. However, when it comes to moving to a new place, an hour or two from where they originally lived, it meant new people.
So color Izuku surprised when Ryuko had brought Izuku to one of the largest houses he had ever seen.
The sheer size of the house equaled the entire area in which Izuku lived. The large beautifully adorned front gate shined brightly as the sun beamed down on the magnificent property.
They were in Ryuko's car, with Izuku strapped into the back seat as she had kept hush on where they were going now. So when these massive gates opened, and opened into a courtyard larger than his house, his mouth opened in shock.
As they pulled up to the front of the obvious mansion, Izuku could barely keep his eyes away from the sky. As the building loomed over his short stature, it was a miracle the sun had not been blocked out itself.
"Whoa…"
Ryuko chuckled as the two stood in front of the massive building.
"Whoa indeed. You ready to meet your new friend?" She teased.
"Friend?"
Ryuko ignored his question as she walked to the front door of the mansion. With effort, the hero lifted the gavel like loop that was on the door, lifting and striking the door four times.
The door opened a few seconds later, and standing in the opening was one of the most beautiful women Izuku had ever seen. Standing alongside her stood a man of tall stature, who was well dressed, and clean shaven. Izuku could obviously make out this man was also rather good looking in that department, though what really perplexed his little mind was the small girl standing behind the woman's leg.
She was clutching the woman's leg as she peeked from behind the appendage. Her long onyx hair covered her face as her eyes barely looked from under their cover. She had a nervous look and movement about her as she looked to the guests.
Izuku shuffled awkwardly as the man looked to him with a slightly approving look before nudging the woman by his side.
"Well I'll be, I think we found the future husband for our daughter. Would you not agree Emiko?"
Said women hummed to herself as she looked the boy over.
"I would not be quick to give our daughter off Danno." The woman paused as she looked to Ryuko. Who was trying her best to not outright laugh.
"Ahh, Ryuko! It is a pleasure as always!" She continued.
Ryuko offered the two a friendly but mischievous smile as her eyes shone with mirth.
"A pleasure Emiko, Danno." She nodded to the both of them.
Ryuko then looked down to the small girl hiding behind Emiko's leg and smiled sharply.
"Oh? Is this the maiden to be wedded to my beloved nephew?"
Now it was the other two adults turns to control their laughter as they continued the charade a bit longer.
However, the girl seemed to be particularly nervous as she kept looking to Izuku shyly. The odd behavior confused him, but he could not help but stare into the dark pools of her eyes.
"I-Is this the b-boy daddy?" The girl said shyly.
Danno nodded his head as he introduced his daughter.
"Young man, this is Momo Yaoyorozu, the heiress to the fortune of the family; our beautiful and beloved daughter."
Izuku looked to the small girl in confusion, he was still very much lost on what was going on.
"Now Izuku, introduce yourself to the pretty young lady." Ryuko chastised gently.
"R-Right. My names Izuku Midoriya! Nice t-to meet you." He cheerfully stuttered.
"H-Hello." She said nervously. "Da-Daddy is this where we make 'g-grandchildren' like you say m-mommy and you want?"
Danno immediately paled as he could feel the ice cold stare of his wife.
"Danno. What in the world is she talking about."
Said man gulped as he looked to his wife; he silently prayed in his mind as he visualized what his tombstone might look like.
"I-I haven't a c-clue love!" He said weakly.
Momo turned her head in confusion. "But you sa-"
Danno shook his arms wildly in denial. "An-Anyways children! We were only j-joking! This is the friend we told you about Momo!"
Emiko's glare did not falter however as she continually bore a visual hole into her husband's head.
Ryuko busted out into boisterous laughter as the cold glare Emiko gave her husband filled her with joy. Again the two children were completely lost at the odd behavior of the adults, and continued to stare at one another instead.
Ryuko nudged Izuku who stood near her side, gaining his attention from the contact.
"This is the friend by the way Izuku." She said nonchalantly.
Izuku looked back to the girl and smiled.
"Oh yeah! So this is my new friend?" He said whimsically.
The parental duo smiled. "I would sure hope so young man!" Danno commented. "Please, come in you two."
With that, the two walked into the large house, Izuku looked around the beautifully adorned lobby in awe. They stood in front of a chiseled granite like staircase.
"Momo, why don't you take Izuku up to your room? Show him the toys and such you have and made!"
"O-Oh okay mommy." Momo shuffled in her shoes as she looked from left to right. "Ummm, this way…" She whispered, walking up the steps.
"Have fun Izuku!" Ryuko called out as she walked away with the other adults.
"W-Wait! What did you mean by 'made' Mrs. Yaoyorozu?"
The woman stopped as she turned to the boy. "Oh you'll find out soon enough. You two do behave please?"
With that, the three walked away through some large looking doors, and disappeared inside.
Izuku looked back to Momo, who had stopped some way up the staircase.
"Oh sorry." Izuku quickly said before making his way up as well.
The two children eventually walked down one of the many halls that lined the house in silence. Izuku shuffled about awkwardly as he looked at all the paintings, photos, and various other pieces of art that lined the halls. As he looked down, the polished white tile showed his reflection, something he had never seen in a house that was for sure.
"W-We are here." Momo suddenly let out.
Izuku paused behind the girl as they stood in front of a pair of large double doors. Just like the majority of this house, the doors seemed to tower high up the walls, but Momo's seemed to be at a seemingly more 'normal' stature.
With some struggle, Momo grunted as she pushed the door open open for the both of them.
Quietly, the two walked inside the room and Izuku was astounded. The size of her room alone practically equaled his houses living room and kitchen twice over. It was surreal since he thought his new house was pretty large.
"Wow…" He said breathlessly.
Just like the majority of the house, the polished tile reflected everything around the room, and with a few windows left open, the sun seemed to brighten the room all over. The beautifully painted white walls added on to this effect.
Her room looked like any girls room from what he could assume. It had a large queen size bed, with white and pink sheets. A canopy hung over the stuffed animal filled bed, and around the room stood a vanity, a few drawers, and of course toys.
Though Izuku gave pause when he spotted off in the corner, a large assortment of dolls? He could not specifically tell what they were, but they varied from size, looks, but the color stayed the same.
"Ummm, I don't know what friends do…" Momo embarrassingly whispered.
"Huh? Did you say something Yoayorozu?"
Momo hide behind her hair as she shuffled with her hands nervously.
"I-I don't know what friends do…" She said a bit louder.
Izuku's eyes widened in surprise. "Really? How come?"
She squeaked a bit at the question before answering.
"I-I we-well…" She paused, taking a deep breath to calm her nerves. "Well no one wants to be my f-friend." She said sadly.
Izuku raised a brow. "Why's that?" He continued.
"Ummm, because I'm q-quiet, and we-weird…"
"You don't seem like that to me!" Izuku innocently offered.
Momo stayed silent as she looked to the boy oddly.
"I-If you saw my quirk you would think d-different."
Izuku's eyes suddenly glowed as he dashed to the shy girl. His face was within inches of her own, though he was in complete awe.
"YOU HAVE A QUIRK?!"
Momo covered her face as she backed away quickly. Her face was flushed red and she broke out into a sweat.
"Y-Yes…" She whispered once more.
"WOW! LET ME SEE!" He exclaimed excitedly.
"B-But.."
"SHOW ME. SHOW ME." He chanted.
"I-If I do you won't want to b-be my f-f-friend." She worriedly stated.
Izuku smiled widely as he held a hand up in her direction. He closed his hand, leaving the pinky standing out alone.
"Hey, Yaoyorozu? Let's make a promise then!"
The girl peeked behind her hands as she saw the boy holding a pinky to her. She dropped her hands from her face and looked at the appendage in intrigue.
"A promise?"
"Yup! Or as my auntie likes to say, a pact!"
"Auntie?" She questioned.
"Oh! Ryuko! She's my aunt." He said joyfully.
"O-Ohh...I thought she was your mommy." She revealed innocently.
Izuku hid his emotions well as he chuckled at the honest mistake.
"Oh no...just my aunt."
"M-Must be cool having such an awesome aunt huh?" She wondered.
"Yup! She's the be-!" He paused. "Wait a second! We were going to make a pact!"
Izuku stilled held his pinky outward as he shook it in her direction.
Mono looked at the finger curiously, not making any movements other than staring.
Izuku sighed. "Hold out your pinky like I'm doing. It's the only way we can make a pact! It's called a pinky promise." He explained.
"Pinky promise?" She quizzically wondered, though she listened to what he said.
She held her pinky in front of his own as he smiled.
Izuku laid a palm to his heart. "I hereby swear! We will be friends forever, and nothing will ever change that! As friends, we will play together, laugh together, get in trouble together, grow up together, and most importantly!"
Mono looked to him expectantly, hanging on to every single word he was saying.
"We will always be there for each other!" He proudly affirmed.
Izuku looked to her then expectantly.
"Umm, I don't know what to do…" She nervously said.
"Repeat the pledge back to me! So we seal our pact! Remember it's forever! There's no way out!" He said confidently.
"I hereby sw-swear..we will be friends f-forever, and nothing will ever change that...ummm as f-friends, we will play together, l-laugh together, get in trouble together, gr-grow up together, and most importantly…"
Izuku moved his hand in a manner, encouraging her to say the last part of the pact.
"We will always be there for each other!" She said confidently, a new energy revolving around her.
"Perfect! Now we connect our pinky's and the promise is for life!"
Momo winced. "D-Does it hurt?"
Izuku chuckled. "Of course not! Let's do it!"
With that, Izuku touched the tip of their pinky's together, as Momo looked on in wonder. Carefully, Izuku wrapped his pinky around her own as she followed suit. The two tightened the contact as the pact was now made.
"Well we are forever friends now Momo!"
"M-M-Momo?" She said nervously. No one other than her family ever called her by her first name. She liked the way it came out of his voice said it.
"Yup! As forever friends, we call each other by our first names!" He explained.
Momo meekly smiled. "O-Oh okay! I-I-Izuku…" She said. The word sounded foreign coming off her tongue, though she had to admit. She was starting to like this forever friend thing.
"Now can you show me your quirk?" Izuku asked with a smile.
For the first time since she had gotten the quirk, she smiled brightly as she nodded her head excitedly.
"Of course I-Izuku!" Momo lifted her shirt up slightly, exposing her pale colored stomach.
Izuku looked on intrigued at the exposed flesh. He assumed maybe she had some kind of skin quirk, as why else would she do this.
Though what happened next he could have never guessed.
She shut her eyes in concentration as she held her shirt up still. Her eyes shut tightly as she grunted slightly as an odd colorful light started to emit from her stomach. Suddenly, the dolls he had seen before; a head poked out of her stomach. The head belonged to the doll as it slowly protruded out of her, before falling to the ground.
She gasped slightly as she laid a hand to her head.
"Ta-da!" She weakly joked.
Izuku was speechless. His little mind was running a marathon, as he tried to comprehend what he had just witnessed. At Izuku's silence, she started to shuffle nervously.
"T-T-Ta-Da?" She repeated once more.
"Momo, what is your quirk?" He said calmly. His mind was still raging a storm. He may only be four years old, but he knew for a fact what his new friend had here was something special.
"Umm, I call it creation. I can make whatever I know the a-atomic compound of." She explained.
"What's that?" He continued.
"O-Oh. Umm, what a thing is made of?" Her young mind tried to explain.
From what the quirk doctor had told her parents, what she had was a literal gift from the gods. Her parents quirks combined into what could be considered the most versatile quirk to ever exist. With the power to make anything in the world, as long as she knew said things at an atomic scale, the possibilities were limitless.
"Momo...your quirk his amazing." He said breathlessly.
"Wh- Really?" She questioned hopefully.
From what all the kids had told her at the pre-school, and what other adults had told her parents. She was an economic risk, an anomaly, something that should not exist. As what others said, if she figured out what money was made of exactly, she could create a seemingly endless amount of it.
She would never do it, and her parents explicitly stated she could never do such a thing. Unfortunately, the Japanese government got involved, and Momo was authorized to only be allowed to use cards as payments. She was to never be allowed to have any yen on her. It was obviously not a problem now since she was still a child, and she had no use for money yet.
Though it was the agreement her parents had to come to terms with the government. An agreement built on trust, since no matter what the government could not take away the freedoms from the girl more than they had done so already. Not to mention, others accused her family of using her to create more money so the Yaoyorozu fortune never ran out. That was not the case however.
Her parents ran and owned multiple corporations that had been passed down by generations of her fathers family. She had no part in it, and sadly, these last few months since she turned four and got her quirk. Many families told their kids to keep away from her, and since Momo went to private pre-school, and will eventually go to a private school. It was only a matter of time before 'this' would follow her all throughout. Why any of the parents would tell their kids to not talk to Momo infuriated her parents.
So when Emiko discovered her good friend Ryuko, had a nephew who was Momo's age. She jumped at the chance and explained what had happened to her old friend. The two were rather close back in U.A, albeit that Emiko was in the business department.
Whatever the case, Momo was surprised to hear praise coming from someone that was not her family.
"I hope my quirk is as awesome as yours!" He groaned.
"W-What?" She genuinely said confused.
Izuku sighed. "Momo, having such an amazing quirk, I'm so jealous!"
Momo smiled, a heartfelt and sincere smile. For the first time in months, she felt proud of her quirk, and she finally had a true friend. She looked to her pinky; it was a pact and it would last forever. This forever friend thing was her best choice she had made in her young life yet.
"My deepest apologies Ryuko, if I had known of your sister's passing, I would of never asked you to do this for Momo…" Emiko apologized.
Ryuko held her hand up to the two. "Trust me guys, this would be good for Izuku and Momo." Ryuko sighed as she sagged slightly in the chair she sat in. "If I'm being honest, he's been hiding his true emotions from me and others. He seems to only open up to Ragdoll, but even then he barely tells her much."
"So with Momo and Izuku as friends, they would help each other in that aspect wouldn't they?" Danno wondered, a hand to his chin in thought.
Emiko smiled sadly. "I am still sorry for the inconvenience Ryuko."
"Please Emiko, I am doing this for another reason as well you know." She winked.
The two women smiled devilishly to each other.
Danno squinted his eyes. "Hold on a second! My daug-"
Emiko held a hand to his lips, stopping his words. "I have to admit Ryuko…" She paused. "Oh. My. God. They would look freaking cute together." She gushed.
"I KNOW RIGHT?!" Ryuko shouted.
"OH AND THEIR KIDS!" Emiko continued.
"W-Wait! Don't I get a say in this?" Danno challenged.
"NO."
"NO."
Danno shivered as actual growls came from both of the women, and as far as he knew, there was only one dragon here…
Before any other conversation could continue, the doors to the room they were in burst open as two squealing kids came running through.
The three adults headed all movements for the moment as the young Momo, slapped a hand to Izuku's back.
"TAG YOU'RE IT!" She giggled before running off in the other direction.
"COME BACK HERE!" Izuku called, taking off in her direction.
And just like that, the two kids disappeared out another set of doors, leaving the adults confused, but most importantly Danno sighed heavily.
"You two are right...my god. They would look absolutely adorable…"
So it continued like this for two weeks; the two children had gotten very close to one another. Ryuko would bring Izuku by every two days so the kids would play with one another, and Ryuko would usually spend her time in the gardens with Emiko, chatting away. Danno most of the time was away on business trips, and luckily they managed to catch him when he was in town when they had first visited. Whatever the case, he was back in England handling business while the two women let the kids play alone in Momo's room.
Izuku's quirk had still not come in, but Ryuko was not worried, she figured it would eventually come to him. From what Inko had told her, when her own quirk manifested, it was when she was too lazy to reach the remote. Inko had held a lazy hand to the remote, and amazingly it floated to her hand. That's what Inko told her at least, and Ryuko always found the story hilarious.
So of course, Ryuko tried pushing her little dragon in the right direction, advising him to try things out. She of course, warily told him to also see if fire had any effect with his presence, but still nothing.
Ryuko looked out to the waterfall that stood in the garden. The falling waters relaxing her body and mind.
She chuckled. "You rich people and your expensive fountains…"
Emiko huffed, pausing from the book she was reading. "It wasn't my idea, blame my silly husband."
Ryuko giggled. "You sure love that man enough to stick around with his expensive habits." She teased.
Emiko laughed heartily. "Ha! That man would be lost without me. But yes I do love him dearly."
Ryuko jokingly gagged. "Bleh, love. No man could ever tame this dragon."
"Pff you got that right."
Ryuko smiled cheekily. "You know, that's usually where you say, 'oh don't worry Ryuko, you'll find the one someday'."
Emiko scoffed. "Lying to my dear friend is just cruel though!"
Ryuko chortled. "Oh you viper! How your poison soothes my soul~"
Emiko laughed along. "I'm kidding Ryuko, though I don't know how you will find the time with your hands full with Izuku."
Ryuko sighed lovingly. "Oh that boy. My little wyrml-" Her words stopped.
Ryuko stuck her nose in the air as she could smell a peculiar smell. Even Emiko stopped talking when she too, sniffed the air.
"Smoke?" Ryuko thought to herself.
The gardens were outside, though the entrance to the back double doors was not to far. It was a nice sunny day out, not a single cloud in the sky…
Though if one were to look to the mansion behind them, one would see a frightening sight. The two women's eyes widened in horror when a room in the upper level row of windows was ablaze with a mysterious green fire. A large smoke cloud billowed from out the open window of said room, slowly blanketing the sky above them.
"Momo…" Emiko said in a hollowed tone.
"Izuku." Ryuko whimpered as she activated her quirk.
Immediately, she took flight, aiming straight for the open window. Not caring for her well being for a second, she dove straight through the open window, tearing through part of the now on fire wall.
Smoke hung heavy in the room as her slitted eyes looked about the room frantically. The smoke greatly hindered her vision as she entered full panic mode. That was partially quelled when a voice shouted from outside.
"RYUKO! MOMO IS OUTSIDE HERE WITH ME! SHE SAYS IZUKU IS IN THE ROOM STILL!"
Ryuko was now in utter hysterics as she flapped her wings in a strong swoop, clearing the smoke for a second, but her eyes widened. Ryuko's pulse shortened, her breath hitched in her throat. She wanted to scream, she wanted to wail to the heavens above, but in just those few seconds of visibility, she saw Izuku on his knees. Ryuko's eyes immediately watered as she rushed to the boy's position in the room. Her mind traumatized by what she saw.
GREEN FLAMES.
And Izuku's body was engulfed.
