Chapter Nine: Can We Stop The Joking? (REDUX)

It's been a few weeks since the entrance exam and neither Kyouka nor Izuku have heard anything from All Might. He seemingly vanished off the face of the Earth. He even stopped coming to their training!

The duo were confused but simply continued on with their training so that they could give it their all, even if UA wasn't for them they'd try other school's. They just had to be heroes.

Now here were the two of them, envelopes in hand with the famous UA wax seal. They had agreed to open their letters together, and here they were at the Midoriya residence, letters in hand.

Izukug gulped, "Th-This is more nerve wracking than I thought it w-would be… I-I don't know if I can do this..."

Kyouka nodded, and looked between both of their letters. They seemed kinda… empty? Though there was something definitely in them, it was like there was a metal disk inside.

"Y-You wanna go first?" He asked, turning his head to face her. Kyouka knew that he was simply too afraid of rejection to open his own, but she supposed she could open hers first to ease him.

"S-Sure. A-Ain't got much to lose, right?" She said, ripping over the envelope, and pulling a small metal disc out of it. All Might's booming voice was then heard as a projection shot out of the disc, scaring both of them. What was All Might doing on this projection?

"Hello, Young Jirou, I come to you as a projection! And as a new UA teacher! You surely surprised the test examiners during the entrance exam, so I commend you for that!" He started, "You scored 22 battle points which isn't quite enough to pass."

Kyouka looked as though she was about to cry, she tried her hardest to do this… Maybe a musician was the path for her to take. Izuku placed a firm grip on her shoulder, attempting to reassure her. Even if UA wasn't the school they got into then they'd try another school. Together.

"If battle points are all that's valued on the exam then it's just rigged. Like you said to me, right?" He recited her words to her, hoping to give her encouragement.

"However!" His voice boomed once again, "You didn't think battle points were all the test was worth, did you? You scored about 15 more rescue points for saving people from the zero pointer! You truly showed merit out there, and I couldn't be prouder!"

Kyouka couldn't hold back the dam any longer and tears streamed down her face. She did it, she actually got in! Izuku watched as the smile grew on her face, the tears of joy streaming down. She couldn't help but to get emotional.

"Welcome. To your hero academia." He finalized, as the projection shut off. Kyouka's tears kept falling and she smiled brightly as they fell. She got into UA! Izuku smiled at the girl's tears of joy, but was rightfully surprised when she jumped into his arms, squealing with glee.

"D-Don't think anything about this, I'm j-just really happy." She said, making Izuku chuckle. "It's thanks to you that I got this opportunity."

That confused Izuku, he hadn't really done anything aside from train with her, but he knew she had what it took to be a hero from the start. He was blissfully unaware of what had transpired when she first watched him back during the slime villain incident. His actions are what convinced her that she could be a hero- No, she needed to be a hero.

"W-What do you mean?" He questioned, releasing the girl from his grasp. She just shook her head. If he didn't know now, then he didn't need to know. Perhaps later she'd tell him all about it.

"Don't worry about it, greenie. I-It's your turn anyways, open up that letter and get into UA with me!" She answered, nudging him towards his unopened envelope. She smiled at him, and gave him a determined look.

"Fine, fine." He said, ripping open the envelope sloppily. The projection disk fell onto his desk, and out popped All Might's booming voice once again.

"YOUNG MIDORIYA!" He shouted into the camera, making both teens flinch at his volume. Seriously, why was he so loud!?

All Might cleared his throat, "S-Sorry, Young Midoriya. I was just very excited to hear about your score! You really do follow after your hero's footsteps!" He started, pressing a button on a remote. An image of the leaderboard from the entrance exam popped up on the screen and there in first place was Izuku Midoriya's name. Both Izuku's and Kyouka's eyes widened at the test results. Bakugou was beneath him.

'Serves him right.' Kyouka noted in her head, resisting the urge to say it aloud. It really goes to show just how much better Izuku was than that discount pomeranian bastard.

"41 Battle points, and 60 hero points! Young Midoriya, you have outdone yourself with an overall score of; 101 points!" He stated, laughing with joy. Izuku's brain had stopped working after that point as it seemed like his soul left his body.

"You have exceeded my expectations once again, Young Midoriya. You are truly deserving of your acceptance." He said, turning to face the camera once again. "Welcome to your hero academia!"

Kyouka swiftly turned to Izuku whose face was adorned with a shaky smile of pure joy. The two smiled ear to ear at one another and started laughing and screaming simultaneously.

"W-We… We did it!" Izuku shouted, overjoyed at their dual acceptance. Kyouka squealed and jumped into the boy's arms once again, and he welcomed it by lifting her up and spinning her around. The two teens were on cloud nine, and as Izuku placed Kyouka back on her two feet, the duo stared each other in the eyes. Their smiles never leave their faces.

The two teens didn't even realize how close they were together, they simply got lost in the moment. Then Inko Midoriya rushes into the room, after hearing them go quiet.

"I-Is everything okay in here? D-Did you guy's get i-" She starts to say before becoming a witness to whatever was about to go down in there. "O-Oh, a-am I i-interrupting s-something?" She stutters out, making hers and the two teens' faces turn bright red.

Kyouka quickly shoves Izuku away, "N-No! W-We were just c-celebrating g-getting into UA! N-Nothing was h-happening!"

Izuku nods to his mother, who starts to calm down and smiles at the two of them, "W-Well, congratulations you two! You did it! Izuku honey I was planning on making Katsudon if you passed, why don't you invite Jirou-san to stay for dinner and celebrate with us!"

Inko smiled at the two before exiting the room, and shutting the door behind her. "Ah, those kids…" She'd say under her breath as the door closes.

They truly did remind her so much of her and her husband Hisashi. Back in the day they were just as awkward around her own parents, but no matter what things worked out. And for the better at that, she couldn't help but still appreciate everything about her husband, and everything that he had given her… Namely, Izuku.

Speaking of Izuku, the two teens had been sitting awkwardly after what had transpired and blushed at what just happened between them. If Inko hadn't interrupted… They truly wondered what could've happened between them.

"S-So, would you want to stay and c-celebrate?" Izuku asked, wanting to break the tension. He knew that they needed a bit of an icebreaker, he wasn't even sure what that was. It was like a compelling feeling to be close to Kyouka, but it was oddly nice. Kyouka had felt the same, she didn't know why, but at that moment she couldn't help but think about him, and oddly enough… His lips. Had she wanted to kiss him, or were they just having a bit of a moment?

"O-Oh… I would, but my parents wanted me to celebrate at home with them." She answered, feeling bummed that she couldn't spend a bit more time with Izuku. Lately she's just been getting addicted to being around the boy. They had been having so much fun these past few days and every time she found herself away from the boy she felt as though she was missing something.

Not only that but her own insecurities had only gone away when Izuku was around with her. It made her feel such a nice sense of security and confidence. He was a nice source of positive emotions for her. Sure they texted almost everyday, but it just wasn't the same as physically being there with him and seeing the expressions on his face. It was just better when she could feel the atmosphere around him.

Izuku looked saddened as well, "Ah, I see… W-Well that makes sense…" He said, before suddenly perking up at an idea. "W-Wait! Why not just invite them over to celebrate with us? Y-Your mom's already gotten along with mine, p-plus we're already close so it would be fine, r-right?" His suggestion surprised Kyouka. That did mean inviting her father, and she was sure he was aware of that.

But she had to admit it could work, "I-I mean I could ask? My dad might protest but my mom could probably convince him."

Kyouka pulled out her phone and quickly sent a text over to her mother to see if such a plan was feasible.

Mika had received the text while she was working and was quite appalled at the suggestion her daughter had made. She did know her father would freak out over this, right?

Perhaps this would be as good a time as any to have Kyoutoku meet Midoriya-kun, however. She'd definitely make sure that Kyouka owed her one for this though. She doesn't do stuff like this for free. Maybe she'll have her do a few things around the house, or...

Mika sighed, trailing off with her thoughts as she agreed. She had taken a liking to the Midoriyas, admittedly, so she supposed having a nice dinner together between her daughter's boyfriend and his family would be nice. Maybe Kyoutoku would come to like the boy after all.

Let's just hope Kyoutoku isn't too difficult about all of this.

"...She actually said yes." Kyouka revealed. She was truly shocked that her mom agreed. This was definitely going to come with a cost though, but she knew that this was going to be worth it.

"M-My mom said she had gotten extra so we have enough food for everyone." Izuku said, re-entering his room. "H-Has your mom answered yet?"

"Ah, yeah. She said that it's a good idea, and she'll try to convince my dad." Kyouka answered. Izuku's face showed pure excitement, and she couldn't help but find it simply adorable. The duo decided to continue on with their guitar lessons until the time for dinner was upon them.

Izuku really had improved in such a short amount of time. It seemed that with him he really did learn faster when he was having fun, or doing something he really enjoyed. As time passed Kyouka's parents decided to make quite the entrance, and we have Kyoutoku to thank for that.

"Alright, where's the fool that's dating my daughter!" He shouts, scaring Inko as she was the one to answer the door. That poor woman...

Kyouka sighed, a blush present on her face because of her father's comment. "Here we go… Brace yourself, Izu." She warned, as the two left his room.

"Kyouka! What are you doing in that boy's room!?" His booming voice made Izuku visibly shrink, why was he so angry? And what the heck was he doing shouting in an apartment building? Think about the neighbors!

"Oi, shut it old man! You're only gonna scare poor, !" She pointed to the short woman, who had been cowering by Mika. That in itself made Izuku gain some sort of confidence against the man. No one messes with the mamas-boy's mom.

" , Jirou-san's a good friend of mine. I'd appreciate it if you quit your assumptions and stop scaring my mother." He voiced, a deep glare adorning his face. It almost appeared as though Kyoutoku matched his glare, though the shining glint in the greenettes eyes won over the silent battle for dominance in the house. Kyoutoku was oblivious to the fact that Izuku's willpower was off the charts. That and he could level entire cities with a single punch.

Kyoutoku smiled, the kid had guts. That was good. "Good to see you're not a wuss. I like you kid, what's your name again? Isaka?"

Kyouka and Mika both facepalmed. Izuku smiled at the man, and shook his head. "Izuku Midoriya. Nice to meet you." He corrected, holding his hand out for a handshake.

"Pleasure's all mine. Please, call me Kyoutoku. makes me sound old!" He laughed, and shook the boy's hand. "But you sure, you're just friends? She talks about you a lot y'know-" He whispers to the boy.

Kyouka and Mika both obviously heard him, the former giggling while Kyouka went ballistic. He did NOT need to hear about this, seriously! What was with parents and trying to embarrass their kids!?

"DAD!" She screeches, as her face erupts into a red color. First he was trying to kill Izuku, and now he's trying to kill her! "Ugh! You're the worst!"

Kyouka had tried to hide her face in her hands, to which Izuku simply chuckled at her embarrassment.

'At least I'm not the only one.' He thought, remembering how his mother shared the same fact before.

The group had then spent the night celebrating and having a nice dinner, served by the two mothers present. It was definitely a well-deserved feast for what the two future heroes had accomplished, and for what was to come for them.

At some point during the celebration Izuku had ended up alone with Kyoutoku, outside the apartment and looking over the railing. It was entirely against the greenettes' will, however, Kyoutoku had essentially kidnapped him from a conversation with Kyouka and dragged him out here to have a "Man-To-Man" talk.

"You two really make a nice couple." Kyoutoku admitted. Izuku flinched at the man's assumption and waved his hands in denial. They weren't really dating, even if the greenette wanted to.

"N-No, sir! M-Me and Jirou-san a-aren't like that-" He tried to defend, but the man glared, shutting the green-haired boy up.

Kyoutoku sighed. Could this kid be any denser? "Can we stop the joking, kid? You're fooling no one but yourself."

Kyoutoku shook his head at the boy. This would definitely be a slow development for these two, especially seeing how shy his daughter is, and how… Awkward, this kid is.

"You two like each other." He stated bluntly. "And as much as I'm not a fan of my daughter dating anyone, you seem like a nice kid. Even if you do stay as 'just friends', be good to each other. Be good to her, she's a rambunctious girl. Got a lot of ambitions." He sighed and crossed his arms over the guardrail. Izuku stared at the man, a serious look adorning his face. Kyoutoku sighed again.

"But seriously you guys are so obvious. It's as plain as day." He said, laughing at the boy. Izuku blushed and tried to sputter out some form of denial, which only made the man laugh harder.

"I-I- N-No, We, Um-"

"Ahh… Just promise me you'll be there for her, yeah? Don't go breakin' her heart, or else you'll have to answer to me." He said, cutting the greenette off, and glaring at the boy, who only nodded. "And another thing… Don't ruin a friendship because a relationship doesn't work out. You'll regret it."

Izuku stared at the man, taking in his advice. What was that supposed to mean? It seemed like he wanted them to get together but now he's warning him not to ruin their friendship?

'Wait he said Kyouka likes me!?' His face erupted, as the older man went back inside. The boy composed himself and looked out to the setting sun, the wind blowing his curly hair around idly. He started to think about the incoming future that he would have at UA.

"It's a pretty sight isn't it?" He heard Kyouka's voice say. The boy jolted slightly out of surprise and turned to the girl as she stared off into the sunset.

"Wh-What're you doing out here?" He questioned. Kyouka turned to him, and stared at him blankly. Truthfully she had honestly missed him, and was pretty pissed that they had gotten separated, but secretly she had listened in on them… It warmed her heart to know that her father was more accepting of Izuku.

She smiled. She had already thought of an excuse before even coming out here. "My old man said you were still out here when I asked, so I thought I'd come out and hangout for a bit."

Izuku couldn't help but smile back at her, only letting out a simple, "I see" as they both turned back to the sunset. Kyouka's hair blew in the wind, as her eyes were illuminated with the light of the sunset. Izuku took notice of her features; he determined she really was a beautiful girl.

"It really is beautiful isn't it?" Kyouka said, as she stared off into the sunset. Izuku couldn't help but take in all of the girl's beauty as he really started to appreciate her. Kyoutoku's word's had repeated in the back of the boy's head, as he exhaled softly through his nose. She was someone to be cherished, and he would make sure of it. He would make sure she could accomplish her dreams beside him.

He turned his head back to the sunset, as his eyes lingered on Kyouka. He smiled and let out a long content sigh.

"Yeah… Really beautiful."

And that's the ninth REDUX chapter!

The mainf ocus was to change Izuku's talk with Kyoutoku as well as the last part with Jirou and the sunset.

Hope y'all enjoy!

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