Chapter 46: I Island Aftermath
In the hotel room that he was sharing with All Might, Izuku was cooking a meal for the two of them.
It was a couple days after the incident, everyone involved had to have a nice rest, after all the whole thing took all night.
All Might just sat on his bed resting as they had gotten in contact with the rest of Class 1-A after everything that happened, All Might offered to have a good old barbeque to get their minds after everything.
However there was a lot on his mind.
That was when he got gotten text from an unknown number.
He had gotten plenty of texts from unknown numbers, he read them just in case it was someone he knew.
And as it turned out it was from someone he knew.
"Hey it's Aiko. Put on in the ear piece. We need to talk."
"How did you get this number?" was his response.
"I have my ways… and you shouldn't worry about it… for your health and the health of the people you care about…"
All Might stared at the phone in horror.
"I'm just messing with you… I have all of the numbers in Hibiki's contacts memorized in case of emergency…" was another text that got sent to his phone.
All Might sighed wondering why it didn't cross his mind.
"Anyways please put in the ear piece… it's better if we actually talk and not text…"
All Might saw the ear piece that he put on the table.
"Don't worry it's just me, it's not connected to Hibiki." Said Aiko.
"What did you want to talk about?" asked All Might.
"All right I won't beat around the bush… the villain who gave you that injury… he's still alive isn't he?" asked Aiko.
All Might paled then remembered that Aiko heard everything during the fight.
"He is…" said All Might.
"And he has the power to give quirks, doesn't he?" asked Aiko.
All Might didn't answer.
"Don't worry…" said Aiko, "This is big so I have no intention of telling anyone unless I have to."
"What do you mean you have to?" asked All Might.
"If Hibiki puts together the pieces and orders me to tell him all I know about this I will have to tell him." Said Aiko.
"You think he'll figure it out?" asked All Might.
"Eh… it could go either way." Said Aiko, "When you're a mix of really smart guy and dumbass it's hard to tell."
All Might did chuckle.
"But seriously this is huge… and definitely needs to remain a secret so it's mostly safe with me." Said Aiko.
All Might nodded.
"Well I should get going… just a heads up this is probably not the only awkward conversation you'll have today, the one with Ochaco's probably going to take a lot of you…" Said Aiko.
"What do you mean?" asked All Might.
"You'll see later…" said Aiko, "Gotta go!"
All Might sweat dropped as Aiko left.
All Might sighed as the door as Izuku knocked on the door.
"Breakfast is ready." Said Izuku.
All Might nodded and headed to the kitchen area of their suite.
"So who were you talking to?" asked Izuku.
All Might knew he had to come clean.
"Aiko… she overheard something during the fight." Said All Might.
"Wait… you don't mean…" said Izuku.
All Might had told him that All for One had a bit of a hand in events but not everything.
"She knows about All for One… but not everything." said all Might.
Izuku sighed.
"She doesn't know that you know…" said All Might.
"That makes sense." Said Izuku, "She still thinks I'm a late bloomer."
"There's something that concerned me though. "said All Might, "She said something about another awkward conversation today…"
Izuku looked at All Might and sweat dropped.
"Uh… let's talk about that later." Said Izuku.
All Might sweat dropped and realized that whatever the conversation was Izuku knew what it was.
That afternoon it was time for the barbeque.
"What do you mean you're not the one cooking!" yelled Kaminari.
"All Might wanted to do it…" said Izuku.
"Why did you let him…" said Kaminari grabbed Izuku's collar.
"He wanted to do it… even if I'm a better cook he has his reasons." Said Izuku.
Everyone else sweat dropped at this.
"Get the fuck off him Pikachu… he doesn't have to cook for you." Said Bakugo.
"You're only saying that because you didn't try his cooking." Said Kaminari.
"All right! That's enough of that." Said Hibiki who was also invited to the barbeque, "Just let All Might cook… I'm sure Izuku will cook for you soon…"
Izuku sweat dropped… he was pretty sure he was going to take over cooking duties during the camp.
"I know I'm not as good as Young Midoriya!" called out All Might, "But I do make a mean kabob."
"When did All Might have your cooking?" asked Kaminari.
"Uh…" said Izuku.
"I think the real question is when did Lunch Rush eat his cooking… he still hasn't told that story yet." Said Kyoka with a sweat drop.
Izuku began to blush at that.
Thankfully the subjects changed.
Also at one point, Toru decided to start a contest… inspired by something that happened during the incident.
"Seriously… you really think no one can eat the cupcakes you make for me?" sked Bakugo.
"I had to eat some of the cupcakes she made for you." Said Momo, "They were very hard to eat."
"You're just a fucking coward." said Bakugo.
Momo entered Erza mode and glared at him.
"What was that?" she asked.
Before any more could be said.
"Come on! Bakugo might not think it's much! But I'm sure you're all up for the challenge!" said Toru.
"I'm up for it!" said Kirishima.
"I don't remember what happened with Yoamomo but I'm sure it wasn't that bad." Said Kaminari.
"It can't be that bad!" said Mina.
And so there were five takers for the challenge, the three aforementioned.
As well as Yuzu who was also invited and… Dark Shadow.
"Wait… Dark Shadow really?" asked Kaminari.
"Can he even eat?" asked Kirishima.
"I can! Eat! Bring on the cupcakes!" yelled Dark Shadow.
"All right! Once you ask for milk you forfeit! The last one standing wins!" said Toru.
All five competitors began the contest.
All five them immediately regretted everything.
"What is up with these cupcakes!" yelled Mina.
"My mouth is one fire!" yelled Kaminari.
"What is wrong with you!" yelled Yuzu to Bakugo.
"They're not that spicy." Muttered Bakugo.
"They are… TNT for brains just has an insane love for spicy things." Said Izuku in Sanji mode.
Bakugo just glared at Izuku who shrugged it off.
As the eating contest continued.
Izuku noticed that Ochaco was standing off to the side.
"Hey…" he said.
"Hey…" she sighed.
The two of them looked at each other.
"There's something we need to talk about." Said Ochaco.
Izuku nodded.
As everyone was distracted by the contest, they knew they could talk about it somewhat openly.
But it was off to the side so that hopefully no one would hear.
"When David Shield mentioned All Might … you didn't seem surprised." Said Ochaco.
"No…" sighed Izuku.
"He's your secret mentor… so it makes sense you would know." Said Ochaco.
Izuku nodded when she said that.
He still had to get used to his classmates knowing that that All Might was his mentor.
"You have to tell him." Said Izuku.
"I know…" said Ochaco.
"Just be aware… when he shows how bad of a shape he's in…" said Izuku, "It's not just him losing his power but something else…"
"How bad is it?" asked Ochaco.
Izuku didn't say and Ochaco realized it must be bad.
All Might did notice that the two had left to talk and remembered what Aiko said earlier.
And wonder if that had anything to do with it.
Soon enough the contest ended with Kirishima as the winner.
"Yes! I won!" said Kirishima with his mouth matching his bright red hair…
The other four were clearly in pain… even Dark Shadow.
"Should we be concerned about Dark Shadow's pain?" asked Shoji.
"He's fine…" said Tokoyami.
"I don't know if there really is a winner here." Said Tsuyu.
"They're not that spicy!" yelled Bakugo.
Later… All Might approached Hibiki.
"Hibiki there's something I really should return to you." Said All Might.
He was about to give Hibiki the ear piece.
"Keep it." Said Hibiki.
All Might was about to say something.
"Two things… the first is having a device connected to Aiko would be a good thing to keep." Said Hibiki, "Something could happen and it would be a good idea to get Aiko's help. You'll never know."
"You're right." Said All Might.
"The other reason is that I have a drawer filled with those." Said Hibiki, "If I lose one it's no big deal… in fact if I have five minutes to burn I tends to make them… which is the reason why I have a drawer filled with them."
All Might sweat dropped at this reaction.
"You know if you ever want some spares… just tell me… because well… like I said I plenty to spare." Said Hibiki.
Sooner enough the barbecue was wrapping up.
Izuku booked at Ochaco,… she had decided to do this alone.
"All Might… there's something I need to talk to you about." Said Ochaco.
All Might knew this was the conversation that Aiko had warned him about.
"Of course Young Uraraka." Said All Might.
The two of them found a spot to talk in.
"What did you need to talk to me about?" asked All Might.
"Durring what happened your friend brought up the fact that your losing your power and that you're not doing well." Said Ochaco.
All Might coughed up blood.
"All Might!" cried Ochaco.
And then he wasn't able to hold his form anymore and he reverted to his skeletal form.
Ochaco screamed and All Might just sighed at the reaction.
Once she calmed down, All Might once again sighed.
"Are you the only one who heard this?" asked All Might.
"Deku and Melissa also heard it…" explained Ochaco.
All Might nodded.
"About Young Midoriya…" said All Might.
"I'm not going to pretend for this conversation." Said Ochaco, "I know your mentoring him."
All Might once again coughed up blood in shock.
"How?" asked All Might.
"You're not subtle about it…" said Ochaco with a sweat drop, "Nearly half the class agreed you're mentoring him…"
"What?" asked All Might, "Wait… who figured it out?"
"Well… it was everyone in the therapy group and Iida…" said Ochaco.
All Might nodded not surprised that they figured it out. They were the closet to Izuku after all.
"Also Tsu, Jiro and Koda." Said Ochaco.
Then All Might remembered something.
"Wait… weren't they the ones…" said All Might.
"We all agreed when you came to watch Deku's exam." Said Ochaco, "I don't know the rest of the class…"
All Might just shook his head.
"Also Mina knows too." Said Ochaco, "Almost forgot her… Mostly because I only just found she figured it out…"
"How does she know." Said All Might.
(Flashback)
"Well I'm going to Preview Day!" said Toru putting on her costume.
"What why?" asked Mina
"Well Izuku was originally going to go with Hibiki. But his secret mentor showed up at the last minute and invited him. So Hibiki had is giving me Izuku's preview day ticket."
"Lucky… wait secret mentor?" asked Mina, "Oh you mean All Might… right?"
"Yeah…" said Toru.
"Oh you figured it out too." Said Momo trying not to laugh.
"Yeah… they're not doing a good job hiding it." Laughed Mina.
"Well see you guys later! If you need it I left a deck of Uno." Said Toru as she left.
(End of Flashback)
All Might couldn't help it, but he was doing the double face palm.
"You do need to learn subtlety." Sighed Ochaco.
"It's fine…" sighed All Might.
"All Might… what happened to you?" asked Ochaco, "I had some medical training in my past life… and for someone to look like that."
All Might knew that he had to come clean about his injury to her… not that he wasn't' not going to tell her…
She just started in shock at the horrifying scar.
She wasn't that horrified but she did look very worried.
"Deku knows everything… doesn't he?" asked Ochaco.
All Might nodded.
"You can't tell anyone." Said All Might, "You can talk to Izuku and Hibiki about this… but no one else."
"OF course not… I know this is a big secret." Said Ochaco.
All Might nodded.
"But… with everything… you can't keep it a secret forever." Said Ochaco.
"I know…" said All Might.
Ochaco sighed.
The two of them were silent for the next couple of minutes.
"There's something else I need to ask." Said Ochaco.
"What is it?" asked All Might.
"Does any of this have to do with Lunch Rush trying Deku's food?" asked Ochaco, "Because whenever we try to ask him he dodge the question."
All Might laughed at this.
"Since you're in the know I should her the story." Said All Might.
Ochaco wasn't surprised to learn that Izuku was cooking for All Might considering the dietary needs he had…
On the day everyone finally left… Izuku and All Might couldn't but to solemnly look at I-Island before they did indeed leave.
After all, what happened was terrible especially the down fall of one of All Might's closest friends.
And things did change with that trip… with Ochaco knowing about All Might's health.
And Izuku hoped that the rest of his summer vacation wouldn't turn out that badly.
But little did he know was as summer vacation was getting started so were other things that were going to go down…
Next Time: Before the camp, Hibiki hosts a little party at his place so that not only can the group meet other reincarnation but the newest victims of Presides can meet them. However one of them had an equally impressive past life as Hibiki. What will happen? find out next time!
A/N: The next chapter is another breather before the camp... I figured it would be a good idea... plus there's four new recitations. One from a series I hinted at but only a couple got, two I had in mind but didn't hint at and... Tommy Oliver... I'm not even bothering that it's him... because I made it way too obvious and it's mentioned on TV Tropes that it's him... So yeah...