Fire
Memory
"Out of curiosity sis, what was that 'mans' quirk again?"
Inko looked to her sister quizzically. "He had fire breath Ryu, so he could breathe fire to an extent. Also create smoke if he held the fire in his mouth for long periods of time."
Ryuko hummed at her sister's words.
"Why the random intrigue Ryu? I know you despise that man, as do I, but you usually never ask about him. Nor do you ever desire to think of him or speak of his existence."
Ryuko shook her head and smiled. "Just wondering about something sis, pay me no mind."
Inko eyed her sister suspiciously, though did not push it any further. Her sister was an odd woman that was for sure, but more importantly, a certain son of hers was picking up on some of the strange habits Ryuko showed.
"Mommy! Auntie Ryu! Look what I found!"
Both the women paused their conversation as an energetic, just turned three year old ran up to them. Both of them smiled, as in the boy's hand was what appeared to be a rock. For whatever reason, this rock was a pearly white, and it had an odd natural smoothness to it.
"Look!" He said excitedly, holding the rock up for both of them to see.
"That's a very pretty rock Izuku, where did you find it?" Inko inquired knowingly.
Ryuko put a finger to her chin in thought, she felt she had seen that rock from somewhere…
At Inko's question, the boy shuffled nervously. He acted in a way in which Inko's question of intrigue; turned into eyes filled with suspicion.
"Izuku…" She said warningly.
"Y-Yes?" The boy nervously answered.
Inko held a scolding finger up in his direction. "That rock better not be where I th-"
"Hey you darn kid! Give me back that rock!"
Both women looked to the source of the voice, only to see their neighbor storming up their hall in mild annoyance.
"Ah ha! Now I know where that rock came from!" Ryuko cried triumphantly.
As the neighbor approached, his face turned into one of understanding.
"Ah! If it isn't the Midoriya's! So it WAS your son again Inko."
Inko sighed, rubbing her temples. "My apologies Mr. Iadora, I don't know what came over my son. Again." She apologized.
Said man simply shrugged his shoulders and smiled. "Ehhh, think nothing of it. Though this is your fourth time trying to steal one of the rocks from my little garden young man." He joked looking to Izuku. "Why in the heavens would you try again? If you wanted one you could of just let me know."
Izuku looked to the ground in shame as he clutched the rock against his chest.
"Why'd you take it again Izuku?" Ryuko eventually asked.
Izuku shuffled about nervously, looking to the three adults worriedly.
"Ummm, I d-don't know, I j-j-just…like it?" He stuttered.
"Maybe you have some of my dragon hoarding instincts huh?" She jested.
Inko laughed at her sister's joke, while the old man looked around in confusion.
"Please sister, your infatuation with gems is incomparable to anyone in this planet I would think." Inko said mirthfully.
Ryuko chuckled at her sisters teasing jab, though she did not deny her sisters accusation.
Izuku stayed silent, but held the rock up for the elderly man to take.
Iadora sighed. "Meh, just keep it kid, I know you'll just try again, just ask next time okay?" He scolded.
"Y-Yes sir. S-Sorry…"
"Ahh you're lucky you're a cute kid." He sighed. "Well Midoriya's good seeing you, take care!" He called as he made his way back to his apartment.
"Izuku."
Izuku gulped at the slight anger in his mothers tone. He looked up to his mom before quickly averting his gaze. The fire in her usual calm eyes made him feel so small.
"Ahhh! Lighten up big sis! He's just a hoarder like me!" Ryuko defended. "Besides. Can you really be angry at such a cute face?"
At this, Izuku looked up to Inko with watery eyes, and an adorable pout. Inko immediately groaned at this, once again she was ganged up on by her sister and son.
"Ugh. You two drive me insane. It's enough with ONE dragon, I don't know how I'll actually survive if for some reason Izuku displayed characteristics like yours sis."
Ryuko picked Izuku up, smooshing her cheek against his own.
"Then you'd have two adorable dragons who love you with all their hearts!"
Inko eventually smiled lovingly towards the two.
"I guess you're right sis…"
Love.
With how large the little Yaoyorozu's bedroom was, Ryuko actually took a good five seconds to get to Izuku. That short distance felt like an eternity to the dragon hero, and time was extremely limited in a situation like this.
The smell of burning wood, and the toxic fumes of smoke, were filling her senses. Luckily, through her extensive training as a hero, and ventures as a hero; she was well capable of being in a situation like this for a solid hour. Also having a dragon based quirk had its advantages, like heat resistance, an extra layering in her eyes, and of course she had phenomenal strength to boot.
Unfortunately, for her little nephew, who's lungs were still developing, as well as his mind and body. She had no time to waste; his body was not equipped for the conditions he was in. Especially since from what she saw, his body was on fire, by green fire at that. It was a horrifying site to see, and she did not care for her own safety when she immediately scooped the boy into her arms.
Scalding white hot pain filled her body as she cried in shock whilst carrying the boy. She did not ask questions, nor did she even bother to look at condition the boy was in. All she cared about in that moment was to literally 'put the boy out'. If anything she feared for what she might have seen if she chanced a look at the boy. She could feel the scales that covered her chest heating up to an abnormal temperature. Even as she made a mad flight to the opening she had created, her little nephew said not a single word. If it were not for his body giving subtle shakes and movements, she would have assumed the worst. Izuku was alive as far as she could tell, and that was all that mattered to her.
"I need you to be alive…" She thought to herself. She did not know how she would consider even being in this world if something were to befall her nephew. It was already too much heartache at the loss of her sister a few months ago; she could only picture in her worst nightmares what she would do if Izuku were to suddenly 'cease to exist'.
As Ryuko entered the open clear air, her eyes quickly assessed the situation at hand, though she did not have much time to stare as the burning pain was reaching a point of unbearable feeling. From what her immediate view of the area all around showed the hero, Emiko and Momo seemed to be safe, both of which were unscathed. From her fleeting glance of the building she had just rushed out of, it was no longer on fire for some odd reason or another.
Whatever the case, the most important matter at hand to the hero was finding a way to quell the still roaring flames that surrounded the boy. So, with haste and pure adrenaline coursing through her veins, the hero made a beeline to the only thing she knew would hopefully help the boy; that being the waterfall.
Ryuko clenched her teeth in agony as the boys flames, or whatever this, was starting to tear through the natural heat resistance her scales usually provided. With a cry to push whatever strength she had left, the hero dove straight into the water in which the waterfall drained into. Almost immediately steam arose from where they entered as the sudden immense heat source vaporized the surrounding water. Ryuko welcomed the cooling sensation that filled her body; the dull throb of her now seared scales and raw pink skin told her how much damage her body withstood.
Luckily, this did the trick as Izuku's little body was put out, and the green flames that surrounded him were no longer. Ryuko wasted no time however, as she swam straight back to the surface, the boy affixed tightly to her chest. As they breached the surface, Ryuko flapped her wings to give herself a bit of a boost to the shore of the man made over sized pond. Her heart was beating faster than she ever thought possible, it felt like the jack hammering of her heart would burst through her chest any second.
"RYUKO!" Emiko shouted worriedly as she approached the soaked duo, Momo in tow.
Momo looked to Izuku with worried filled eyes, her own eyes swelling with tiny tears.
Emiko's cries fell on deaf ears as Ryuko laid Izuku gently on the dry grass, her pulse had not calmed for a second. Her eyes swelled with fear and worry as they scanned every bit of the boys body; looking for what should have been obvious third degree burns. To her shock, what should have been the maimed and charred body of her nephew was untouched from the green fire from earlier. She would have breathed a sigh of relief were it not for the fact that the boy was not breathing, his body now gone limp and still.
In a now hysterical state, she performed CPR to bring some air back into the small child's lungs. Every compression of his chest, every tiny rib she could feel beneath her strong hands clouded her eyes. The tears she felt spilling forth fogged her vision as her body grew more paralyzed by the second. Every time her mouth touched his cold lips, her mind went into a frenzy. She almost wished that burning heat would return, as at least it meant the boy was still breathing. Try as she could, Ryuko checked time and time and again for any form of a pulse; for any sign of life. Before she could think of the worst possible scenario, a scenario in which she would never accept. Izuku gave a sudden pained gasp as life was breathed into him once more.
His gasps for air were only made slightly worse from the crushing hug Ryuko gave him. Her own wails and sobs to the heavens drowned out all sound; as from what it seemingly looked like, Izuku was miraculously alive. Relieved, overjoyed, amazed, and confused were just some of the emotions in which the dragon was feeling.
Emiko and Momo had stayed silent during the whole exchange when Izuku's small body was laid on the grass. Tears of relief and happiness filled their bodies as they witnessed what could only be described as a miracle. Both of the children were unharmed, and the sudden fire that filled the young Yaoyorozu's room seemed all but gone. Not a trace of it could be seen from the windows in which smoke had roared out of. All that remained was a rather large gaping whole that pierced Momo's window, courtesy of Ryuko.
"Mo-Mommy, everything h-hurts…"
Ryuko looked to Izuku in surprise and confusion. She instinctively grumbled worriedly as her golden slitted eyes stared into his emerald hued ones.
"I-Izuku?" She finally said. She had not realized it, but she had not said a single word since the rescue of Izuku till now. Her throat felt dry, and the pain her scales and skin felt was just a numb throb now.
"Mo-Mommy…" He cried once more, burying his face in her injured chest. "I-I'm s-sorry...I didn't mean to h-hurt y-you…"
"Izuku?" She called out once more. "Mommy?" She thought to herself.
He ran a small hand along her damaged scales; whimpering over the loss of the once hard texture, now turned soft.
"Do-Don't leave me m-mommy…"
Ryuko shivered at the boy's hesitant touch, cringing slightly at the sensitivity her scales felt. She eventually laid her clawed hands gently on his shoulders, now getting a better look at his eyes and face. His eyes were glazed over and watery, the slitted look of his pupils was something she had never realized.
"Wait a second…" She said aloud.
She rubbed her eyes to make sure, but she noticed how his eyes were now slitted down the middle like her own. She laid a hand to her upper cheek as she tried to comprehend what was happening. Tentatively, she reached out with her other hand, and gently grazed along his cheek as his eyes continued to stare up at her.
"Why are his eyes slitted like mine…" She wondered.
Still confused, Ryuko ran a hand through the boys hair, only to feel two protrusions poking out of the tip of his head. Her eyes widened in surprise as she moved his messy green hair to see exactly what it was; atop his head sat the smallest pair of horns she had ever seen. As far as she could remember; Inko, nor Hisashi had such a thing.
"What in the actual hell is going on?"
"Umm, Ryuko? Is everything alright?" Emiko hesitantly said. "Your scales…"
Ryuko was still in a trance as she moved her hand along the two bumps cautiously.
"I-I'm okay, h-how's Momo?" Ryuko eventually said.
Emiko looked to her daughter who stood by her side. When Momo had ran to her just a few minutes earlier, the relief that washed over the mother was unreal. Her baby was alive , though her heart sank when she saw her daughter running to her, minus a certain young boy. To make matters, Momo's right hand looked slightly burned, if anything it would leave a small blotch on her fragile pale skin. It frightened Emiko, she expected Momo to be fearful or in pain, but Momo was more concerned over the safety of her only friend Izuku. Momo had been begging her mother to save the boy, though calmed when she had told her that Ryuko was already doing so.
All in all, Momo was fine with a small injury that otherwise did not sting or hurt. If anything, Momo was completely unfazed by what had happened to her hand; still prioritizing the safety of her friend. Emiko eyed Izuku warily; she knew exactly how Momo's precious skin was damaged, though she could not blame the boy. First quirk manifestations are a finicky thing, and it is unknown whether the 'awakening' would be calm or chaotic.
Emiko gulped. "She's just got a small burn on her hand, nothing to worry about…"
Ryuko winced at that, that was the last thing she wanted to hear.
"M-Mommy?" Izuku choked out.
"Izuku, it's me Ryuko?" She said oddly.
Izuku ignored her for now, looking up to her eyes.
"D-Did I h-hurt Momo?" He mewled.
Ryuko was about to tell him the truth, however Momo interrupted her.
"No! Izuku I'm okay!" She stated loudly.
Izuku flinched at the small girls voice, though turned to the her nonetheless. She looked a bit haggard in appearance, her hair frazzled, and her summer dress had a few spots of soot. Izuku's eyes dilated as he looked to the girl's right hand. Her left hand looked as pale white as it always had, though her right hands skin looked pink and raw.
Izuku whimpered pitifully, tears falling freely from his eyes. "N-No I did hurt y-you."
The two women's hearts broke at the depressing tone the boy talked in, fortunately Momo held strong.
"H-Hey!" She nervously shouted. "Remember our pact?" She now scolded.
Izuku nodded slowly, though avoided her gaze.
"We s-said we would be there for each other through anything!" She said confidently.
"B-But I hurt you…"
"W-What did I just say?!" She scolded, stomping her foot childishly.
"B-Bu-" His voice hitched in his throat as she stared into his eyes. He could read her emotions, and they were not angry nor terrified of him. If anything, they were filled with trust and an aura of calmness. It confused him to see such a look on her face, especially since he could not remember much of what happened when all 'that' went down in her room. He expected she would be fearful of what had happened, and she would not want to be around him.
As the two kids looked to one another, Ryuko and Emiko looked up to the mansion. Moments ago it was on fire, at least where Momo's room was. Strangely, it was as if there was never a fire to begin with. No scars that fire leaves behind, no smoke in the sky anymore. The only evidence that any of this even happened was the damaged scales of Ryuko, and the burnt skin of Momo's hand.
"Ryuko, what happened?" Emiko said amazed.
Ryuko looked to Izuku, who was staring deeply at Momo. The two children's eyes never separated as Momo smiled to him warmly.
"I don't know…" Ryuko said, then looking to the hole she made through the window. "Umm, I'll pay for that."
Emiko scoffed slightly. "Please, don't worry about it, you just need to get to a hospital or something, you're pretty burnt."
"R-Right.." Ryuko muttered.
There was one thing that confused the dragon however, and that was the way Izuku had addressed her earlier. "Mommy…" She wondered.
Why did she like the way that word made her feel, and why did her instincts react each time he said it? Every time he said it, her heart swelled, her chest filling with warmth.
All of this was confusing as the dragon looked to the two children one last time. Whatever was happening to Izuku, more so what his quirk was, she would find out soon enough. Not to mention he now had a pair of horns, and his eyes mimicked her own when she transformed. Ryuko needed answers.
"Fascinating! Dare I say an anomaly!"
Izuku looked about the room fearfully. All around him were various tubes with liquids, odd looking machines, and very sharp needles. It was a scene out of a horror movie as Izuku clutched the side of Ryuko fearfully. He buried his face in her side as his small horns poked her side gently.
Ryuko winced from her still sore skin, but gently rubbed the boys head to hopefully calm his nerves. Where they were was not the best of places a kid wanted to be. More so a kid who had just recently discover their quirk, one with destructive power at that.
"And you are sure you are not the mother Miss Midoriya?"
Ryuko sighed annoyingly. "For the last time doctor. My sister was the mother. She is no longer with us as she passed away, so now I am his guardian. If you keep asking; I just might get angry…" Her tone sounded calm, yet her sharp eyes pierced the doctors soul.
The doctor gulped. "M-My apologies...but what Izuku is showcasing here is such an oddity. Explain to me again what his parents quirks were?"
"I swear, I could of sworn all those notes you took were about what I had explained earlier." She growled.
The doctor smiled apologetically.
She took a deep breath, calming her nerves. "As I said before, Inko could pull small objects to her hands, and the father could breath fire in a sense."
"In a sense?" The doctor questioned.
"Yes, that is what my sister told me, I never asked her to be specific because I despise that man."
The doctor hummed in thought, then looked to Izuku for a few seconds, then back to the dragon who clutched the boy protectively.
"I think I have an explanation for what exactly happened here, more so a wild theory…Izuku?" The doctor called.
Izuku shyly peeked out from the warm side of his aunt, looking to the doctor warily.
The doctor offered a comforting smile. "I know you do not know how you activated your quirk, but can you explain to us what was going on when it did happen?"
Izuku looked to the doctor fearfully before hiding his face yet again in Ryuko's side.
Ryuko patted the boys head gently, shivering slightly at the small nubs of his horns prodded her skin.
"Izuku, you need to tell us what happened, it will help us better understand your quirk. You are a big boy right?"
Izuku shook his head, hiding deeper than thought possible, he looked like he was trying to become one with her hip.
The doctor chuckled, though did not push any further. "Let us pick this up tomorrow shall we Miss Midoriya? I am sure the boy is exhausted from all the testing we had to do today."
Ryuko offered the doctor a smile, before picking up Izuku into her arms. "Thank you so much doctor, same time in two days?"
"Of course, if something comes up, do let me know. Other than that you are all set!" The doctor paused, reaching into their coat. "Hey Izuku? Would you like a lollipop?"
Izuku said nothing, but shakily held his hand out to the doctors voice. Both adults chuckled as the candy was laid in the boys hand, who hurriedly clasped the sugar filled snack in his small hands.
"Thanks again doctor, I'll make sure to let you know if anything else comes up with my so- erm Izuku…"
The doctor smiled knowingly, offering the two a wave as they left.
Ryuko chastised herself at her almost slip up, something that had become harder to do these past days. Even Izuku would sometimes call her mommy instead of auntie, and she could not find it in her heart to correct him. Whatever the case, the duo eventually walked the halls of the building they were in, making their way to the exit by way of Ryuko carrying him.
Where Ryuko and Izuku were, was a special clinic. A clinic that would 'diagnose' what a child's quirk exactly was when it had manifested. However, this was a clinic only for children who's quirks were deemed a danger to society. Those with quirks that held destructive power were brought here as the equipment, tech, and the building's infrastructure were able to sustain high levels of power and other various things that come with powerful quirks. That is not to say that this clinic did not look friendly and colorful as it was a rainbow of visuals. It was a very child friendly hospital, and not some mad scientist's lab; it was a nurturing place to help parents, doctors, and most importantly the child understand what their quirk was exactly.
Though the doctor had not seen what Izuku's quirk was, the machine readings they were able to do listed his quirk as being fire related, with a few odd mutations along with it. One of which had a relation to Inko's quirk, and a mutation mixed into his father's fire quirk. The last one was puzzling to the doctor, which looked to be mutant related. It possibly explained Izuku's now permanent eye change, and the growing horns on his head, but it did not explain how they were strangely related to Ryuko's own transformation quirk. Also, she did not have any horns to begin with, in dragon form and out of it. So how Izuku developed such interesting changes to his body, was unexplained for the moment.
From what the doctor said; what Izuku was showing was indeed an anomaly, he was a one in a million. This 'wild theory' the doctor was going to say intrigued her, but it could wait for tomorrow. She had to get somethings done today, namely related to her sudden retirement from the hero scene, but it needed to get done. Paperwork.
Ryuko groaned slightly as Izuku clutched her side tighter. He had been awfully clingy these past two days, and if she did not know any better, the boy had been stuck to her side like a lost puppy. She did not mind of course, on the contrary, she loved the extra attention the boy was giving her, but she had to reluctantly let him go for today.
As they finally walked out of the building, the warm Japanese sun, and the cooling midday breeze was refreshing. All around them were families walking about with their own children, bringing them into the clinic, or walking out from the looks of it. Ryuko looked to the small boy still in her arms, her eyes flaring in happiness.
She still had conflicting emotions with him calling her 'mommy', be it an accident or something he was trying to do. She did not know whether or not to remind the boy of his mistake, but she did not have the heart to do it. Nor did she particularly want to correct him for that matter...
"Hey Izuku?" She whispered by his ear.
Izuku peeked away from her side, looking up to her.
"I need to get some errands done today with the Hero Association, so I'm going to leave you with your favorite person today okay?"
Izuku looked to her worriedly, shaking his head in fear. "N-No…"
"Izuku, she's been waiting all day to see you, you wouldn't want to make her sad right?"
"I don't c-care…" He whimpered, hiding his face once more.
Ryuko chuckled, she knew his mood would change once he did realize who she was referring too.
"Well that's a shame Izuku, you can go ahead and tell her then."
"RYU! BRING HIM TO MEEEEEE~!" A cheery feminine voice squealed.
"Oh! And there she is, right on time too." Ryuko teased.
Izuku tensed at the familiar voice, his previous mood all but gone. He started to shake excitedly in her grasp, though did not look to the voice.
Izuku could hear a pair of feet running their direction, the sound was music to his ears. This mysterious woman always had a unique sound to her movements, maybe it was because she was just such a happy and glowing person?
"Give him to me!" The woman teased once more. "I need my dose of my green cinnamon! It's been waaayyyyyyy to long!"
The woman made a swipe for the boy, but Ryuko moved to the side just as fast.
"Hey!" She whined.
Ryuko chuckled, though winked to the woman. Who raised a curious brow at the dragon hero's curious behavior.
"I'm sorry Tomoko, but Izuku here says he does not want to be with you today...I think he doesn't like you anymore…" Ryuko falsely cried.
Tomoko's eyes widened as a fresh set of tears left her eyes. She held a hand to her mouth, the other to her chest, her features displaying 'pure hurt'.
At Ryuko's words Izuku suddenly squirmed in Ryuko's hold, looking to the woman in fright.
"Sh-She's l-lying auntie Ragdoll!" Izuku whined cutely, trying to break free from her grasp.
Ryuko grinned madly. "Oh but I would never lie to you Tomoko! Oh, even I could not believe some of the things he said about you!"
"I-I-Is this true I-Izuku?" She said in a fragile tone.
"N-No!" He shouted finally breaking free from Ryuko's hold, landing on his feet in the process.
Quickly, the boy ran to the tearful woman, hugging her legs tightly.
"Don't c-cry...your he-hero is here!" He said in a tone he hoped sounded 'cool'.
Ryuko giggled at the boy's still obvious infatuation with the green haired hero, something she found adorable. Even Tomoko, aka Ragdoll, loved the attention the younger boy had only for her in such a way.
Almost immediately, she scooped the boy into her arms, hugging him tightly and cooing by his face.
"Ohh my hero! I knew the evil dragon was just lying!" Tomoko mocked jokingly.
Izuku giggled at the contact of his other aunt. He always loved the energy and warmth she gave off.
"Oh? What are these?" Tomoko said curiously.
Izuku flinched when he felt her hand curiously go along his steadily growing horns.
"W-Wait, don't look…" He complained. "They are u-ugly…"
"Are these horns!?" She shouted in glee. "WAIT. Izuku you have your quirk?!"
Said boy moved his hands to cover the horns on his head, but nodded nonetheless.
Tomoko gasped. "Oh! Even your eyes are different! Wow! So cool!" She gushed. "They are like Ryuko's when shes a dragon!"
Izuku blushed hotly at her words of praise, looking off to the side in embarrassment.
Tomoko squished her cheek tightly against his own. "Since you have your quirk, soon we will get married, and be the best hero duo to ever exist!" She teased.
"R-Really!" The boy shouted hopefully.
"Hey now, who said you can take him from me huh?" Ryuko growled.
Tomoko sweat dropped, though smiled brightly. "Hehe! Oops!" She then 'whispered' in the boy's ear. "Pssst! We will talk about that another time…"
Izuku giggled happily and nodded his head, moving a finger to his mouth in a hushing tone.
Ryuko laughed loudly. "Ha! I swear Tomoko, you get that boy's hope more than you think." She then smiled. "Thanks again for watching over him for me, I know how busy your schedule can get with the others."
"Oh think nothing of it! Heck I know for a fact Pixie, Mandalay and Tiger are jealous!"
Ryuko sighed. "Still I really appreciate you guys, you three have helped me a lot, I owe you all dinner or something."
Tomoko scoffed, waving her hand in her direction. "Blah! Don't sweat it Ryuko, seriously we don't mind one bit; trust me we just adore him." Tomoko then looked to Izuku mischievously. "If anything, I at least need my monthly dose of this little guy anyways!"
At this, she threw the small boy up into the air, who squealed madly as he flew in the air a bit. His wild green hair flowed all around him as he came back down into the strong arms of Ragdoll.
"Again!" He cried excitedly.
"Shh! Don't tell Ryuko here I do this a lot now!"
Ryuko shook her head knowingly, making her way to the boy in Tomoko's arms.
"Now you behave Izuku. I know how excited you can get around Ragdoll here." She teased.
Ryuko laid a delicate kiss on the boy's forehead, her inner dragon grumbling audibly at the contact she made with the little wyrmling.
"M-Mom!" He suddenly whined in embarrassment.
"Mom?" Tomoko wondered, her eyes wide in curious shock.
Ryuko shrugged her shoulders, not answering the other heroes curious wonder.
"T-Tomoko, please be gentle with Izuku, he's rather delicate as of late."
Tomoko nodded her head happily. "Of course Ryu, he is safe with me; you know that."
Ryuko smiled. "Well I'm off you two, don't have to much fun okay?"
"Bye!" Izuku said happily.
"See you later tonight Ryu, we will be at my house as always." Tomoko informed.
Ryuko nodded. "Hey, before I go, Tomoko check your phone in a bit, I sent you a message. It's kind of important. I'm sorry I have to ask you for such a thing, but…" She paused, signaling towards the boy in her arms.
Tomoko smiled knowingly. "Of course, I understand, leave it to me!"
Ryuko's eyes showed gratitude as the hero turned around, making her way to the parking lot.
As Ryuko walked away, Tomoko adjusted the boy in her arms.
"What do you say to some ice cream huh? For being a good boy at the doctors today?"
"Yay! Ice cream!" He cheered.
Tomoko placed the boy on the floor, who ran excitedly straight to her car. Izuku had grown familiar to the way it looked, since she had always jumped at the chance to watch him.
As she followed behind the excited boy, she looked to her phone to read out the message.
DragonTale: Tomoko, Izuku has his quirk. It is fire related, and we do not know much about it. Even the doctor is at a slight loss since he won't talk to anyone about it. I know how open he can be around you compared to anyone else, so could you maybe ask him how he activated it, or what happened? Again sorry to ask for such a favor, that boy really adores you. I know you can get him to talk about it.
Tomoko smiled as the boy jumped excitedly by the car.
"Auntie Ragdoll hurry! The ice cream will melt if we don't hurry over there!"
"Silly, that's not how it works!" She called back.
Before she picked up her own pace, she looked to her phone to shoot a message to the hero.
Raggy: Don't worry Ryu! Leave it too auntie Ragdoll, she is on the case!"
Cutely, Ragdoll had even bought Izuku his own car seat specifically for her own car. So as she lifted the boy back in her arms, and started to put him in the seat. Izuku looked to her, an obvious question on his mind.
"Hey auntie Ragdoll, what did mom want to tell you in that message?"
Again, at the use of 'mom', Tomoko looked to the boy oddly, though ignored it for now.
"She was wondering if you would taste better with pepper or garlic." She teased.
"W-What?" He gulped.
Tomoko giggled. "Don't worry Izuku, shes just being a mother from the looks of it."
Izuku smiled. "Yeah she reminds me of my old mommy...always keeping me safe and loving me like how mommy would do." He said somewhat sadly.
Tomoko laid a delicate kiss on his cheek. "Awww Izuku...hey lets go get that ice cream for now huh? You can get however many flavors you want~"
"WOOO! YOU'RE THE BEST AUNTIE! " He loudly cheered.
"Well you're my 'favoritest' nephew so of course my cutey!" She said just as happily.
With a final click, Izuku was finally strapped in and they were ready to go. Though Tomoko did wonder, what could of happened in just two weeks time that he went from auntie Ryuko, to mommy?
It made Tomoko happy, and she could not wait to let all the others know of this sudden development. It seemed Ryuko was doing a splendid job from the looks of it, and Tomoko could not be any prouder of the dragon hero.
