Izuku looked up at the sky, resting on the roof of a building, legs hanging over the ledge. Some people noticed, from time to time, but when they looked up and recognized his costume, instead of calling for help or cautioning to watch out, they cheered, waved or took pictures.

And he wasn't so much as imagining them, because he was too busy looking at his phone, and at his background picture. Himiko, dressed in a red turtleneck sweater, blushing as she looked away. The length of the sweater made it look like she wasn't wearing anything underneath, and her blush really sold the illusion. Overall, it was just an updated version of his previous background picture, but… but this was so much more, because this was a picture of his girlfriend, not just a fake relationship.

Izuku felt his heartbeat grow faster as he looked at his beautiful girlfriend.

"I have a girlfriend." He whispered, savoring the words. He had never believed that… but she… and he… "I have a girlfriend." He repeated, feeling a stupid smile creep on his face. He opened his gallery, and looked through his pictures of the 'Himiko folder'. She was gorgeous, wasn't she? Of course she was. And she was strong, and brave, and kind, and beautiful, and cute, all rolled into one bloody angel. "I have a girlfriend!" Izuku repeated again, before looking through more pictures, "I have a…"

"Midoriya, if you say one more time that 'you have a girlfriend', I will throw Luna Tijeras you."

"… Is that the one where you grab someone with your thighs and slam them to the ground?"

"… Yeah, slam them to the ground, let's go with that." She sighed, "Either way, yours truly might be supportive, but you better stay focused, kid."

"I am, ma'am!" Izuku replied with an energetic nod, "It's just… this really is my dream come true! A Hero and a girlfriend?! I couldn't ask for anything more!"

"Really, abs licker?" She asked, with a grin. Izuku blushed.

"I- No- But- I-…"

"Relax, I'm joking, I get it." She laughed, looking at his face, "Come on, I'm not heartless. Just, remember to focus on Hero work while we are out here."

"Yes ma'am."

"Good. Now, I think we should go patrol the central city area." And with that, she jumped off, and Izuku followed.

-x-

Sitting in her room, Himiko looked at her background. A picture of Izuku in his hero costume, flexing his muscles. She had asked for it, and he had agreed immediately, which… Oh boy, he had agreed immediately. She felt giddy.

"I have a boyfriend." She whispered, looking at the pictures she had taken of him and those he had sent. He was always smiling, wasn't he? That was so Izuku, the Smiling Hero. Her Smiling Hero… "I have a boyfriend." She repeated, chuckling. Oh boy, she was really, really in love, wasn't she? She grabbed her thermos and downed more blood, as she considered what this meant. "Now we can go on dates, and hold hands, and kiss, and all the other loving stuff…." She covered her face with both hands, "Should I start asking to drink some blood? Nooooo, maybe it's too soon. That has to be at least second base, right? Are we in second base? What even is second base…"

"Uhm, ma'am?" A voice asked next to her, and she looked up to see Beros standing there. The English-speaking woman was, apparently, Himiko's newest bodyguard, sent a few nights before by her dad. Which was just a tiny bit confusing, since the woman didn't speak Japanese and Himiko didn't speak English that well.

"What is it Beros?" She asked, before shaking her head, "What it is, Beros?" She asked again.

"I was wondering if…" Beros paused, "I wonder if want food? You haven't lunch." She provided. Himiko frowned. Uh, she had skipped lunch? It made sense, she had spent the Sunday either doing homework or sending texts and pictures to Izuku. And it was… Late afternoon. Uh. She was feeling a bit hungry, now that Beros mentioned it.

"Alright." Himiko nodded, "Let's lunch."

Beros smiled, leading the way. "The daughter of humanity's Savior needs to take care of herself, since she will inherit his role as the next of humanity's true protectors."

"I have no idea what you just said, but sure." Himiko replied, stepping out of her door, and pushing her phone in her pocket after taking one last look at Izuku's smiling picture. She sighed. She couldn't wait for her boyfriend to get back to school.

-x-

Shimura Togaraki sighed, leaning over his desk. "Isn't she beautiful, Rody?" He asked, staring at the wanted poster of the girl that had been shared on the Hero Network and that he had promptly printed and hanged on the wall of his office.

"I feel like that's a trick question, sir." Rody replied. He had imagined a ton of things when he had been told that he was supposed to work with the son of All for One. From what he had found out, Handjob, aka Tomura Shigaraki, aka Shimura Togaraki, lived a double life, acting as both Japan's most wanted terrorist and the underground Hero of the All-Finishing Oracle Hero Agency. He sounded like the kind of dangerous criminal that could be All for One's son.

Except that, while he was at least trying to keep up appearances, the moment they were alone he had melted instantly and started to stare longingly at Beros wanted poster.

That was not on the list of things Rody had expected. He also really wasn't sure of how to take the fact that the secretary of the place clearly had taken a dislike for him instantly, and was also clearly into Beros. Rody really just didn't want to get involved. Pretend you are not there, pretend you are not an S-Class wanted criminal at sixteen, pretend that you are the second most wanted Villain in the world because you just happened to stumble into the most wanted Villain the world knew about and accidentally switched suitcases.

Rody sighed, passing a hand through his now jet-black short hair. Sacrificing his ponytail had been a big thing, but it made sense, just like it made sense he had switched his eye color to a clear blue and his hair to black. At least that made it less likely for the Heroes to find out who he was, which was useful, considering who their office's neighbor was. It also helped his Quirk was easy to hide, though Pino probably wasn't thrilled about his current hideout in his pocket.

"Good evening Togaraki!" The Number 6 of the Japanese ranking, pushed the door wide open as he walked into the office.

"Crust." Togaraki replied. To his credit, his boss took exactly one second to go from languidly looking at Beros' poster to standing upright and looking like he was glaring at it.

Crust followed his gaze, "Ah, that new group of international criminals, yes, I've heard about them. I actually called All Might to ask him what he thought about this All for One, but he just shouted 'AAAAAAAAA' and hang up. Weird, right?"

"… You wouldn't have a recording of that conversation by any chance, right?" Togaraki asked.

"Unfortunately, no- Oh, and who is this?" Crust asked, looking at Rody for the first time. Rody was really glad he had learned enough Japanese to follow the basics of the conversation, even if conversing on any meaningful level was out of his skill set.

"Ah. Uhm. I am…"

"This is Sody Roul. He is a private eye from Otheon. No Quirk worth mentioning, but he is knowledgeable about what happened with Humarise and at least some of the events that transpired there, so I hired him to move to Japan and work with me." Togaraki replied before he could, and then turned to him, "This is Crust, Number Six Hero here in Japan. I owe him, so consider him part of our investigation."

Rody and Crust stared at him, eyes wide. "You are… already working on it?"

"I owe you one, don't I? This All for One guy seems to be Japanese, judging by his accent and behavior, so we should be able to find more. And if we do, you are the first person that will know."

Crust stared at him a moment longer, than smiled, slamming both his hands on his desk. "This is sensational, Togaraki! Tell me anything you – and you too, Mister Roul – find, and I'll work it out with the authorities. This might be World Heroes Association big! If it comes out, you will skyrocket in the rankings!"

"I know." Togaraki nodded, "But for now it's just a big if. I'll tell you if I find anything worth pursuing."

"Of course!" Crust smiled, "I'll leave you to your job, then! Goodbye sir! Bye Togaraki!"

The door slammed closed behind him, and Tomura immediately deflated. "Well, that was a dangerous encounter, thank god I have a Charisma buff with him…"

"What was that?!" Rody shouted, "Did you really just come up with all that on the spot?"

"What? Oh, that? Well, I've been thinking, you see. What went wrong last time I did my move as Handj- as my Villain self?"

"… I don't know, I wasn't in Japan."

"… Right. Well, what went wrong is that I used my pawns efficiently, but my opponent controlled also those that weren't his pawns. He was cunning enough to place journalists nearby, smart enough to track down my pawns while knowing he could convince the Hero he was 'training with' to let him go, and skilled enough to do all this in a way that means the Green Valley Clan can't be held responsible for ruining my plans. Which is why… I am doing the same thing now."

"So, you plan to use Crust against the Green Valley Clan?"

"Precisely! As Togaraki, I can feed him information, that he can then use to attack the allies of the Clan, without me having any responsibility for it. I can't go after the leaders, of course, but I can dig up stuff on their allies and trade partners."

"Wow. That's… Quite ingenious."

"Yup. Definitely my idea. Didn't steal it from anyone." He grinned, "And of course, Sody Roul will now work as my right-hand man 'helping' in my 'investigation'."

"But what about Humarise?" Rody asked, "Won't he expect news on that, now?"

"Eh, dad is taking care of that. We can just give some excuses for why we didn't turn out anything useful. Unless of course, someone in Japan was doing something we can link to Humarise."

"Like what, an anti-Quirk drug?"

"… I guess, but who the fuck would make something like that? And how?"

-x-

Overhaul sneezed, but unfortunately- goddammit Chisaki, stop standing so close to Kurono.

-x-

"I guess you are right, sir. Is there anything you need me for."

"Yes Rody, there is." The man replied. Rody frowned.

"What is it?"

"Do you think Beros would prefer if I invited her to an arcade or just to play in my room?" Rody sighed. He really hoped his siblings at least were having fun. He wasn't sure that leaving them at the League was a good idea, but then again, he didn't have a lot of options. Hopefully they didn't pick up any bad influence.

-x-

"Kurogiri, do you have any idea why there are two gremlins running around the base shouting 'Death to all fake Heroes' while swinging toy knives?" Compress asked.

"I believe mister Akaguro might have been talking with them. He is surprisingly skilled in English, and seems to like teaching kids."

"Ah." Compress sighed, "Make me a drink, Kurogiri."

"Difficult day, sir?"

Compress stared at him for a moment, before slowly pointing at a door as two kids rushed through it, swinging their knives wildly and chanting anti-Hero propaganda.

"They learn so fast." Kurogiri said. Compress decided to ignore him for the sake of his own sanity.

-x-

'Eh, it's probably fine.' Rody decided.

-x-

Izuku gulped as he stepped forward, standing with Miruko next to him.

"So, Valiant," The journalist asked with a smile, "Another busy day, I see."

"Y-Yes." He feigned a cough to hide the stammering, like Miruko had suggested. He was fairly sure at this point some interviewers just assumed he was sick, considering how often he had to do that. "Well, we had several cases around town, so we have been working hard. Of course, the other Heroes have been amazing too. We ran into Shishido earlier, and he had managed to take down the emergency we were planning to hit before we got anywhere near." He hadn't expected he would get ambushed right after a robbery by a group of journalists, but Miruko was helping him deal with it, so he felt he was getting better. It helped that this wasn't nearly as scary as the Sports Festival.

"That's good to hear." The interviewer nodded, "But I was wondering more if you could tell us more about yourself. What is it like to be the youngest Provisionally Licensed Hero in Japan's history?"

"It's a real surprise." He scratched the back of his head, "But it's for the good of everyone around us, right? When I chose the name of Smiling Hero: Valiant, I did it because I promised I would make everyone around smile. So… Well, I'm doing that, I think."

"I'm not smiling." One of the tied-up Villains argued.

"Let me solve that, even if I have to get over there and show you how." Miruko replied, glaring at him. The man immediately put on the widest smile he could muster. The Bunny Hero grinned back. "See, easy right?"

"Y-Yes ma'am…"

The journalist cleared his throat, turning back to Izuku. "So, anyway, those were some inspiring words, Valiant. I believe our public also wants to know how you balance your school life and your Hero life."

"Well, I'm still adjusting, but I'm not the only Intern at a Hero Agency, right? It's something I have to learn. It's a bit weird to ask me this question, there are Interns all over Japan that work at a Hero School while still in High School. Heck, I'm sure all my classmates will join me soon too. I don't think hitting a balance will make me special."

"I see, I see. You are quite good at public speaking, you know."

"A-Ah, uhm, I just try my best. I don't think I would have been this good if I didn't have my best friend and my girlfriend."

"Ooooh, the famous girlfriend! I believe there are a lot of theories on that. I think the leading theory is a classmate. I believe the leading candidate is considered Kyoka Jiro, is she the lucky girl?"

-x-

Kyoka's mouth fell open.

"Oh dear." Her mother said, "You know, I did think Inko's son was cute dear, but I thought you liked girls."

"I'm not Midoriya's girlfriend!" She shouted.

"Are you sure? You want me to give him a dad talk?"

"Dad no."

"Dad yes." He stood back up, "You know, your uncle Maguma should have the Midoriya's number."

"If you are calling the Midoriyas, can you fetch me Inko? I want to know how she is doing with the baby." Her mom asked, and her dad nodded.

'I want to murder a journalist so badly right now…'

-x-

"Something wrong, Aizawa?" Nemuri asked.

"I feel a strong sense of kinship with one of my students, for some reason." Aizawa replied. Nemuri stared at the man, but he quickly went back to his Sunday work.

The woman sighed. She really needed to work harder on that whole 'get Aizawa laid' plan. Maybe she could try to set up another date with Emi, after all.

-x-

"No, no, Jiro is just a good friend! We live relatively close, so we usually meet up at the station. And it's also not Pony Tsunotori, she is another good friend."

The journalist nodded. "Then would you like to tell our viewers who it is?"

Izuku gulped, even as Miruko smacked her face with her hand. Was there a right answer here? If he said no, would Himiko think he was having second thoughts about her, considering what he knew? They hadn't talked that much about her… reveal, after all. But if he said her name, she might have people trying to interview her, and that probably wasn't a good idea either!

"Uhm… I…"

"It's none of your business, how about that?" Miruko retorted, "Let the kid have is private life, maybe?"

"Sure, we are just…"

"Losing your chance at an interview. Come on kid, let's go."

"I- Sure! Uhm, goodbye!" He waved at the journalist and jumped off, following Miruko toward the top of the building. "Thank you." He said.

"Don't worry, I get it. You'll find out soon, but for some reason a lot of people care about your family and loved ones."

"Yeah, my parents are moving soon to a new house." Izuku said.

"Well, that's a good idea, but to be honest, you probably don't want to live with them, if you can afford it." Miruko added, "Less eyes on them if they are on you, you know?"

Izuku understood, of course, but he had to think about it. And there was also Himiko. If someone found out who was his girlfriend, they might try to follow her, and if they followed her home… Well, he wasn't sure how UA would take the fact she lived in a place where so many Villains just happened to hang out.

Wait…

-x-

Himiko yawned, looking at her phone late in the day. She was considering going to bed, when a new phone call came in.

Izuku.

She almost tossed the phone in surprise, since usually Izuku collapsed when the patrol finished. Himiko scrambled to grab it and answer in a way that wouldn't be too out of the ordinary.

"Hello love of my life!" She shouted in the phone.

Yeah, that sounded normal enough. She wasn't sure why Dabi and Mustard both passed a hand over their faces, but she got a thumbs up from both Emperor Yotsuura and Batto, so she supposed it was fine.

She could feel Izuku blush over the phone, and then she heard sobbing and a muttered "I'm so lucky…" and then the call closed. After a moment, a new call started. She picked up.

"Izuku! Are you ok?!"

"S-Sorry, just… I'm so happy to have you."

"Aaawwwwww." Batto, Emperor and several of the other villains said.

"Thank god he is just as clueless…" Dabi murmured next to her. Uh, the pub had a pretty good acoustic. Either that or… yep, she had clicked the speaker on. She closed it, a smile still pushing at her lips.

"Uhm, Izuku, thank you, but why did you call? Usually you are too tired for it."

"Ah! Right, actually, uhm, I wanted to ask something. Would you like if we moved together-"

Himiko's heart skipped a beat, and then she fainted.

-x-

"- in the dorms?" No response from the other side, "I-I just think that if we moved to the UA dorms, we could avoid the press. Eventually they will find out who you are, and since you…"

"Izukun? It's Masutaro."

"Oh, Masuchan! Uh, is something wrong?"

"I think you just killed Himiko."

"WHAT?!"

"Relax, I mean figuratively." He paused a moment, "Yeah, she has a pulse. Figuratively."

"I find the fact you had to check distressing."

"I find the fact you believed me equally distressing." Masuchan replied, "So, moving to the dorms, uh?"

"Yeah. You too, of course."

"Oh, I'm sure you were thinking of me when you offered that." He said, Izuku picturing Masuchan distinctive eye roll. His best friend was great, but he really needed to dial down his skepticism a bit, because Izuku could picture his reaction a bit too perfectly. "Either way, I get your point, but you know that it could prove a bit… difficult, with her problem."

Izuku paused. Oh, right, her… condition. Izuku gulped. Yeah, he wasn't sure of how they could explain to their teachers that Himiko was drinking blood every day. Or how they could get her the blood she needed every day, for that matter. "I mean, I could offer some…"

"… Izukun, she had just woken up, and now she is out again. And with the biggest, dumbest smile possible on her face."

"… She is adorable, I love her so much." He smiled, "She is the best girlfriend."

"Tooru is better."

"In your dreams."

"And in reality."

"I'm sorry? Himiko is clearly superior, have you seen her smile?"

"Bringing up seeing when my girlfriend is invisible? Low blow, Izukun. She is sensible about it."

"N-No, I didn't mean… You are pulling my leg, aren't you?"

"Maybe." Masuchan chuckled, "Jokes – like the fact that Himiko is better than Tooru – aside…"

"Oh, we are settling this tomorrow…"

"Come at me, bitch. Anyway, your idea is good, Izukun, I'll just have to figure out how to sneak Kurogiri in Himiko's room."

"Oh, right, if we can do that, he will be able to open a portal, and then we can just get Himiko her blood… Say, how is she getting her blood, anyway?"

"I have no idea, honestly." Masuchan replied, "Her dad is a Villain though, so…"

"… Please tell me that All for One has blood production as a Quirk or something like that."

"I really don't know, I'd have to ask the Doctor." Masuchan took a pause, "Is it uncomfortable, Izukun?"

"It's not." Izuku replied firmly, "I just hope they aren't killing people to get Himiko her blood. There are better ways, and I think she'd be happy knowing that people don't have to die for her."

"I see. If it makes you feel better, I think they are mostly stealing it from hospitals or buying it."

"I have to accept it, either way. It's not like I can force Himiko to not drink blood, right? She needs it, and only a monster would force someone with a Quirk like that to give it up entirely. Also, that sounds like a recipe to make her lose her mind entirely, and I would never do that to her."

"Izuku, please stop."

"What, too sweet? It's just what I think…"

"No I mean that you are going to kill Himiko. She is rolling on the floor with her face looking like it's on fire."

"… Can I have a picture? That sounds adorable." Izuku asked.

"Only because you are my best friend and because I don't think you two have ever been this happy." He sighed, "You know, if you two don't watch out, the tone of this whole story will run out of crack and straight into pure fluff."

"What?"

"I said you are being too sweet and Himiko should watch out because drinking your blood will give her diabetes."

"Awwww- Hey!"

Masuchan chuckled and hang up the phone, leaving Izuku to sigh. A moment later, he got a picture of a blushing Himiko trying desperately to cover her face with both hands, Masutaro standing next to her with a v-sign and sending the picture with the caption 'The Hero Valiant is so powerful, he slays vampires from the other side of the country."

Izuku couldn't hold back a laugh any longer.

Yep, everything was just perfect. He was fairly worried about what destiny had in store now.

-x-

"And that's Miruko taking care of the leader of the group- oh, and Valiant swings in with another fist, knocking out the last of the henchman. Miruko has always been fast, but since teaming up with the young Hero she has been compared to Hawks. Maybe there will be a big shake in the rankings, this year?" The anchorman was delivering the news with as much intensity as humanly possible, while the video behind him replayed again the images captured by the camera. A big Villain had attacked a bank with his grunts, and Valiant and Miruko had swooped in, taking out every single one of the Villains.

"He is so amazing!" Kashiko squealed, her eyes fixed on the teen as he helped Miruko push the beaten-up Villains toward the police van. "Less than a week after his debut, and he is doing so well!"

It had been a week since Valiant, a teenager her age, had managed to intervene in the biggest Villain attack Japan had seen and turn it from a complete defeat for the Villains to something the Heroes could call at least a tie, proving them wrong and raising to stardom overnight. That he was awarded with a Provisional Hero License and the role of Miruko's first Intern – and likely future Sidekick, until he struck out on her own – was just the cherry on top.

'And I wonder if I could pop that- No, bad Kashiko, control yourself!' She thought, bringing both her hands to her face. She had a crush on a celebrity. Her, Kashiko Sekigai, the leader of her class and someone that always considered herself above such childish notions, had it bad for a person she hadn't even met before. The rational part of her brain was telling her that it was dumb, but the rest of her brain had a lot more to say, from some rather interesting ideas to some rather filthy ideas.

Kashiko breathed in. "Alright, alright, I'm calm now." She said out loud.

"I'm glad." Saiko Intelli said, looking at her with a neutral expression that somehow was also expressing her clear disapproval of Kashiko's reaction.

"When did you get here?!"

"You mean in my living room?" Saiko asked, "The moment I heard the word 'Valiant' from the TV I came back."

"Of course. He is so lovely."

"Such a cute face."

"And the muscle."

"And the fluffy hair."

"And the freckles."

They both sighed, leaving unsaid the part of his body they had imagined, rather than seen. Kashiko knew full well that making expectations could lead to disappointment, but… Well, she was a growing woman. Her mind lingered.

"So, we are in agreement then. Good. It's also good we live in the same city. It will make it easier to coordinate our efforts." Saiko said, "We will get the… get with Valiant."

Kashiko nodded. She knew this was wrong. Valiant had a girlfriend, everyone knew about it. They even had an idea of who that was, it wasn't hard to figure out. But they could do it, together. She still couldn't help it. He wasn't just another celebrity, he was attainable. He was right there, so close yet so far. Just a school and a girlfriend between them. "Indeed. All we need to do is solve the two problems that stand in our way. We need to make him aware of our existence…"

"And we need to get him to date us."

It was an agreement they had come to after careful discussion. Both of them were fine with dating a girl, if it also meant dating a boy. Well, if it also meant dating that boy. Not that they had tried anything yet – that came after they convinced Valiant to try – but neither of them found the other repulsive. In fact, Kashiko thought Saiko looked quite beautiful, and had that more… imposing personality she liked. Also, working together was definitely a likelier success. Hard to imagine a guy that said no to dating multiple girls.

"Very well." Saiko downed the rest of her tea, "Let us begin Operation Threeso-"

"Motion to change the Operation name!" Kashiko shouted. Hey, she had a filthy mind, but not that filthy.

"Operation Dual Wielding?"

"… Why?"

"Well, we definitely plan to wield something together."

"Oh. Ooooooh!" Kashiko blushed, but she shook her head. They could do this, together. Saiko, one of the smartest women in Japan, and Kashiko, who wasn't dumb either, could achieve Operation Dual Wielding. "So, the first step is getting to meet him, right?"

"Yes. And we can't go through Sako or Tokage. They seemed convinced his ongoing relationship is solid." Kashiko gulped. Both her and Saiko always tried to avoid talking about her.

The final boss.

"So our first move is that, right?"

"Yup. Operation Dual Wielding, phase one: School Mixer."

Saiko started to laugh maniacally, and Kashiko smiled. Yes, this could work. And then… Well, she didn't need to share, if Valiant didn't want to, right?

-x-

Saiko kept laughing, looking at Kashiko. Oh, she was quite cute and submissive, just like she liked them, but Saiko had a preference for guys over girls. If she got the chance… Well, she didn't need to share, right?

-x-

Himiko suddenly froze. Masutaro glanced at her.

"Something wrong, Himiko?"

"I sense a disturbance in the force, Masutaro." She replied, "I think I have to murder a bitch or two."

Masutaro looked around and grabbed the spray bottle, before dousing Himiko.

"Why did you have that ready?!"

"Todoroki says his sister uses this method to keep their father in check." Masutaro deadpanned.

"Does it work?"

"Do you still want to murder a bitch?"

"… No."

"Then yes."

Himiko grumbled as Masutaro doused her again.

(XX)

Someone in the comment said they wanted me to go back to the romcom. I feel like that twisted a monkey's paw finger somewhere, because it's time for Himiko's first challengers for Izuku's heart to break into the story by force. Is Valiant's love strong enough to withstand this dual-pronged attack? Or is it weaker than expected?

... Or will Himiko just recruit Izuku a harem? She did like the idea of adding people... But would Izuku be into it...

Jokes aside, if All for One's Bizarre Vacation was the prologue of this next section of the story, this is the beginning of our next section of the story. Now that those two are together, after all, it's time for the universe to test if their love is meant to last. And well, for wild shenanigans to happen, for Handjob to carry on his plans, for Overhaul to grow more prominent, for Todoroki and Ochaco to... well, you know what, let's leave it for the future. For now, let's start with our first arc: the "Operation Dual-Wielding Arc".

... Do Saiko and Kashiko count as yanderes now?
Questions for later.