Arranged marriages have been around long before quirks existed. The idea was to connect two different families through the marriage of their children for several different reasons, like passing on the family business or to stop a feud between the families—or even nations, depending on how far back one traced arranged marriages.
But ever since quirks came to be, arranged marriages turned into 'quirk marriages.' Most found the act of marrying just to produce a powerful offspring far worse than marrying someone to simply continue the family business. Nowadays, over 47% of domestic abuse cases and 56% of child abuse cases involve quirk marriages. Because of this, the high suicide rates of spouses who are forced to partake in quirk marriages, and the kids who are a product of them, many people, even pro heroes, have tried to get the act banned and made illegal. Many of the new generation despise the idea of marrying to create a powerful kid or for money rather than for love, and Momo Yaoyorozu was no exception.
"I'm getting impatient, daughter. Where is he?"
"I promise you, Father, that he'll be here soon. He's just running a few minutes late."
"Hmph." Her father crossed his arms against his chest, his expression showing how annoyed he was. "You know how I feel about tardiness. This is just a waste of my time. You should've just met the boy I found for you."
"We could always leave if he doesn't show in the next minute, dear. Just relax; no need to get yourself worked up," Momo's mother said in an attempt to calm him down. She was swirling around her second glass of wine, which was already half empty.
Momo huffed in frustration and annoyance at her father's behavior. As far back as she could remember, he has always had such a short temper. She just hoped that when Izuku came, he could hopefully change her father's mind about forcing her into a quirk marriage.
For the last 2 years, her father had attempted to set her up with 15 boys from other rich families, several of which were her father's competitors. She'd shot down each of them and always had to deal with her father throwing a temper tantrum the following day because of it, like he was a toddler in a grown man's body. She wished he could see how wrong quirk marriages were, but she knew he never would. He was, after all, a product of such an arrangement himself.
And quirk marriages were the reason why she had found herself and her parents sitting in one of the countless five-star restaurants in Musutafu. A few days ago, she discovered through one of her longtime butlers that her father was planning on introducing her to another boy tonight. She had mulled over the idea and tried to think of a way to avoid it, but the best she could come up with was that she already had a boyfriend. Of course, when she told her parents, her father had become furious and her mother was overjoyed with the news. Her father went on a rant, saying that no 'peasant' should be even looking at his daughter, let alone dating her. Thankfully, her mother convinced him to first meet the boy before casting judgment, and he had reluctantly agreed. He had ended up canceling the meeting with the boy he found and was using tonight as the night to meet her boyfriend.
Which was a problem because… she didn't have a boyfriend. So, she used the days leading up to tonight deciding on who she could ask to be her fake boyfriend for a limited time. Iida would've said no because lying wasn't heroic, her father had ties to Endeavor, so she couldn't ask Todoroki, and most of the boys from 1A her father would immediately hate on sight. There was one boy, however, that she knew would be perfect for this scheme: Izuku Midoriya. Someone she knew she could count on, and since he was so smart and charming, she was sure her parents would fall in love with him before their entrees arrived. Or, at least, she hoped they would, for her sake.
With what limited time they had had to prepare, Momo was able to let Izuku know what made her parents tick; what they wanted to hear and what would immediately get him despised on the spot. Her mother was easy, since she tended to be self-conscious over her appearance (even though she was beyond beautiful); a simple compliment here or there would make her putty in Izuku's hands. Her father was more of a hardass and always demanded respect from everyone in the room, so showing respect by saying things like 'sir' or agreeing with him would make Izuku appear more favorable. On top of that, her father did hold a soft spot for pro heroes, so she knew the two could bond over that if all else failed. Would this be easy? Probably not. But desperate times call for desperate measures.
"Mr. and Mrs. Yaoyorozu, we have a young gentleman here saying he's supposed to be meeting you. What shall we do with him?" a waiter asked as he approached the table.
"Does he have green hair, green eyes, and freckles on his cheeks?" Momo asked, causing the waiter to nod. "Yes, he's supposed to be with us. Would you mind letting him through?"
"Of course, miss," the waiter bowed before moving to fetch the young man in question.
"It's about time. The sooner we meet him, the sooner I can hate him and we can leave," her father said.
"Dear, at least try to be open-minded. Who knows, you may end up liking this boy."
"Highly unlikely. The last person I ended up 'liking' was the Running Hero: Quick Silver, and he ended up destroying my car to stop a villain attack. He's still yet to pay me back."
"Actually, Quick Silver's title was the 'Speedster' Hero; Kid Lightning had the title Running Hero. But it isn't difficult to get the two mixed, they're a lot alike," a voice said from behind her, causing Momo to sigh in relief. "How's your day been, dear? I've missed you," Izuku said as he sat down next to Momo before pecking her cheek, causing the girl to blush red.
On top of letting Izuku know what made her parents tick, the two also agreed to do whatever it took to make them seem like a real couple. So stuff like kissing, calling each other pet names, and calling each other by their first names was allowed.
"Mother, Father, this is my boyfriend, Izuku Midoriya," she introduced the greenet, this time making Izuku blush a little. It felt weird being called her boyfriend, and yet he couldn't help but like it.
"Your mother? Momo, I thought that was your sister," Izuku said with mock shock, causing Momo's mother to giggle.
"I like him already," her mother whispered to her father, who merely grunted in response.
"It's truly a pleasure to finally meet the two of you. Momo here has told me so many wonderful things about the two of you."
"Yes, I wish I could say the same about you. We only just found out about your existence a few hours ago. Quite suspicious, if you ask me." Her father's eyes narrowed.
"Yes, well we wanted to make sure things worked out before making an announcement. And we didn't want the press finding out anytime soon. As we all know, they would have a field day if they found out the heir to the Yaoyorozu throne was dating someone that, how do you say, wasn't in her 'league' or 'class,'" Izuku said, making up what, to him, seemed like a reasonable excuse as to why they hadn't told anyone about them being together.
"Hmph, I suppose that's logical, if barely," her father said, surprising Momo. That sounded like a compliment! "What's your quirk, boy?"
"Quirks, Father," Momo corrected. "Izuku here has two quirks in total," she said proudly, knowing that would surely impress him.
"Two?" her parents asked in unison, causing Izuku to chuckle bashfully.
"Yes. I have a quirk that allows me to control metal and a strength-enhancement quirk," Izuku listed off.
"Quite the impressive collection you've got there. I've heard stories of a handful of people with two quirks, but to actually meet someone with two quirks is quite amazing. And for them to be such a wide variety? It seems like you won the gene pool, Mr. Midoriya," her father… actually looked pleased with this tidbit of information.
"With all due respect, sir, Izuku is just fine."
"Okay, Izuku, what are your intentions with our daughter?"
"I want to help her reach her dreams and be there for her when she needs me. She's the light of my life after all, and her happiness is mine." He stared directly into Momo's eyes as he said this, showing off a warm and genuine smile. It made her heart skip a beat, and it felt like her face was on fire.
'This is fake, this is fake, this is fake,' she had to remind herself this was all an act for her parents… but part of her wished it wasn't.
"Isn't that just the most adorable thing you've ever heard!" her mother gushed excitedly, already loving this boy. "Honey, isn't that just precious?"
"Hmm, I suppose. It's more noble than some of the other boys who've approached her looking for a courtship," her father gave a small nod—a nod!—of approval. It took a lot of willpower to not let out a small squeal of happiness. Everything was going great! Izuku was making her parents, even her hard-to-please father, eat right out of his hands! Nothing could ruin this!
"Well, well, well, what do we have here?" a new voice asked, causing Mr. Yaoyorozu's hair to stand on end. "You told my father you canceled today's meeting due to a death in the family. I can't wait to see his reaction when I tell him the truth."
"Oh, goddamn it," Mr. Yaoyorozu whispered under his breath before turning to give the new person a fake smile. "Kaori Kin! Hello, what a nice surprise to see you here," he said, staring up at four narrowed yellow eyes and a smirk that would make most grown men shudder.
Kaori Kin stood at an impressive 6'7" with a build full of bulging muscles and thick arms. His skin was red, his eyes were solid yellow, and his head had no trace of hair. He was in a golden suit with a matching tie. It was beyond easy to tell what quirk he had. It was mutant, based on the fact he had four arms. Two hung at his side while the other two were crossed across his chest.
Momo couldn't help but cringe at the boy due to all the rumors being spread about him, most of which include some form of sexual assault. Kin could do basically anything he wanted. He was heir to the Kin throne, and rumor had it his father had countless high-valued people on his bankroll: cops, judges, lawyers, and even some pro heroes.
"I'd say it's a bigger surprise to see you here. You told Father there was a death in the family you had to deal with."
"Yes, well, I might have exaggerated a little bit."
Kin merely let out a small 'hmm' before eyeing Momo. "Hello Yaoyorozu," he said with a sickening grin that made her shudder in disgust. It was then he noticed Izuku sitting next to her. "Oh, and who is this? Don't tell me you canceled our meeting because you found another boy to introduce Yaoyorozu to."
"No, no, it's nothing like that I assure you. This is her… boyfriend, and they've been together for a while now, since before I called your father to arrange a meeting between you and my daughter," Mr. Yaoyorozu informed the red-skinned boy, who looked unimpressed with the explanation.
"Break up with him. Now," Kin ordered, surprising the group.
"Excuse me?" Momo asked, confused.
"You heard me. Your father promised my father that we would get together. I own you now, so do as I say and break up with him," Kin ordered yet again, causing Momo's father to gasp and her father to splutter.
"You just can't talk to my daughter like that, Kin! Do it again and I'll—" Mr. Yaoyorozu began to say before wincing as two strong hands clamped down and squeezed his shoulders.
"You'll do what? Don't you remember who I am? Who my father is? I can say and do whatever I want… even this." There was a small crack, causing Mr. Yaoyorozu to bite hip lip to avoid crying out in pain from getting his right shoulder dislocated.
Before Momo could create something to help her father, a cart full of food and drinks came rolling out of nowhere and smashed into Kin, sending the boy flying and smashing into one of the tables, causing food and drinks to splash onto him and ruining his suit. Before he could get up, one of the lamps from the ceiling came flying down and crashed on his head, knocking the boy out. When the Yaoyorozus turned around, they watched as green energy surrounding Izuku's hand started dying down.
"Izuku, did you do that?"
"I hate bullies, and I couldn't just stand by while he attacked your father," Izuku said with a shrug.
"Do you know what you just did? You just made a powerful enemy," her father pointed out.
"I'm a pro hero in training. Making enemies comes with the territory."
"Heh, yes I suppose you're right." Her father smiled—smiled—at that, and even let out a very small and subtle laugh. She was shocked, and the fact that her mother had stopped mid-drink to stare at her husband told her that her mother was shocked too.
(One hour later)
Izuku sighed happily as he walked through the door to his and his mother's home, red lipstick smeared on his lips after he and Momo wished each other a goodnight with a kiss, still wanting to keep up the act.
After the fiasco at the restaurant, Izuku went with Momo and her parents to the hospital to get her father checked out. After getting healed, they had brought Izuku home, and Mr. Yaoyorozu had apologized to Izuku for being harsh and to Momo for trying to set her up with Kin in the first place. The two kids agreed to let it be water under the bridge as long as he tried bettering himself as a person.
Izuku yawned as he entered his room and tossed his phone onto the bed before heading towards the bathroom to brush his teeth and to wipe the lipstick off of his mouth.
Because of this, he didn't notice the widespread text he received from the police informing the populous that a teenage boy by the name "Kaori Kin" had gone missing.
Last date down, now we can continue with the actual story, lol. Hope you liked these dates! More to come in the future!
See ya in chapter 24!