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Izuku stared up at the sign above the store. She had just got out of school with Yuzu watching her. Her family is busy with their own things to do on their own. After getting back home from the park last week, Izuku had timidly told her family that she wanted to buy new romantic books for herself. Her aunt Hatsu was delighted to see her of becoming uninteresting heroism lately.

Her uncle Haruto had marked a list for her on what she can or can't have. Izuku accepted the list without anyway complaint, like the good girl that she is. However, Izuku couldn't help but feel terrible for lying to her family since the real reason she was actually meeting up with her friend Tenko.

"Izuku-sama, are you alright?" Yuzu asks worrying.

Nodding her head, "Yeah, Yuzu. I'm just thinking that's all," Izuku said.

Yuzu didn't know what to think of Tenko Shimura despite his relationship with Izuku seems to make her happy. Unlike her relationships with Katsuki Bakugo and Akira who only treat the poor girl like an object instead of like a person, the young man seems to actually treat Izuku with some kindness.

"Yuzu, sorry I'm late!" Someone cried out to the young woman.

Both Izuku and her maid turn to their left and saw the letter's lover Ken Hisakawa had just shown up, confusing Izuku.

"Ken, thank you for coming," Yuzu said to her lover.

"And thank you for waiting up," He said smiling.

Izuku looks at the two with conflicting feelings in her heart but didn't anything to not upset Yuzu. The green-haired girl herself had a secret behind her family's backs.

Yuzu turns to look at Izuku. The young woman gently places her hands on the younger girl's shoulder.

"Izuku-sama, I'm going to spend time with Ken for a little while. It only is an hour, okay? Just stay at the store until I get back," The maid said gently.

Izuku nodded her head. This is the few times that Yuzu is willing to allow Izuku to be by herself in a public place. The little girl always thanked her beloved maid for doing this since it has been a while that she had some freedom to herself.

"Thank you, Yuzu. I'll be okay when you get back," Izuku said.

After Yuzu and Ken left, Izuku enters the bookstore. The new store looks very nice and pretty. Walking over to the romantic selection of the shop. She took out her list to see if the books that she was allowed to get are here. However, she also looks for Tenko.

"It's about time you showed up, Izu-chan," A familiar said behind her.

Izuku turns around and saw Tenko standing there. She smiles and went up closer to him. She's just so glad to see her new friend after almost a week. She showed him the books she was getting.

"So you're interested in romance, huh?" Tenko asks uninterested.

"Oh, these? I kind of have to lie to my family that these are the reason I came here," Izuku admitted embarrassing.

This actually impressed Tomura. This girl who's a big fan of heroes had lied to her own family just to meet him here. She seems so desperate for a friend that she's willing to lie to her beloved family just to see him again. She had already given him her notebooks to see himself.

After buying her books, Izuku and Tenko walked out of the store. Since Yuzu hasn't been back yet, the girl and her friend decided to set down near the store so Yuzu could see Izuku. The odd friends soon began to talk about what they like and dislike.

"I actually don't like cinnamon rolls. I've been told I'm like one by everyone I know. I tried to like them once but I just couldn't," Izuku said blushing while she smiles.

Tomura tried not to be interested in her story, but he found himself listening to every word she said. Like how she cried when they first met, Izuku looked really cute when she smiled. Her smile's very pretty. The young man couldn't help but feel warm from seeing her smile.

"Tell me about your family," Tenko asks. He was indeed curious about her family. The way the house looked, Tomura knows her family was no doubting rich.

Izuku suddenly became nervous when he asked her about her family. Why did she felt nervous about her family? They're very nice and sweet to her. Taking a deep breath, Izuku told Tenko about her family and what they're like.

"My adoptive grandfather is a former judge, my aunt Hatsu is a fashion designer and her husband is her vice president. My uncle Haruto is a bank owner and his wife is a physician. My older cousin is in college and is a model. My other cousin is in his last year of high school and going to college next year. My other cousins are still school," Izuku said.

"What about your parents?" Tenko ask.

Izuku felt her stomach was turning. She could feel her eyes are getting wetting. She didn't want to cry in front of Tenko or front of so many people. But her tears had managed to escape and fell down on her freckle cheeks. She tried to wipe them off but a hand stopped her from doing so. It was Tenko who wasn't bothered by her sudden crying. However, his pinky was out so he won't accidentally decay her.

"I'm sorry," Izuku said.

She hated how weak she was in front of him. Isn't he ashamed to be near someone like her? Someone weak and useless. Someone who's Quirkless. The little girl had honestly felt she was no good for him. She was just a crybaby.

"Hey, it's okay to cry. Don't be forced yourself to smile all the time. It's a pain in the ass," Tenko said kindly. At least to her, it was.

Izuku blushes madly. Tenko is such a kind person. Why did he want to spend time with her? He could have been a great hero on his own with his amazing Quirk. Sure it's scary, but it could be helpful for natural disasters.

"My mom died when I seven and my dad is working overseas," She said with tears running down.

"Oh, sorry to hear that," Tenko apologized to her.

After calming down, Izuku wonders about his family. She was curious about what his is like. They're most likely as loving and caring as hers.

"What about yours?" Izuku asks innocently.

However, asking her friend what had caused him to scratch his neck. Tenko looked so angry and uncomfortable when she asked him that. Did he not have a good relationship with his family.

"Sorry, Izu-chan, I don't remember them," He said.

Izuku felt horrible to asked her friend that question. How could she be so cruel? There are so many people without families in the world. She has her family, but Tenko has no one with him. The fact he doesn't even remember his family or their faces is so sad.

"I'm so sorry, Tenko-kun! I didn't mean to be so disrespectful to you!" She said, bowing a few times to him.

"It's alright, Izu-chan. I really don't care if I remember them or not. Someone else took me in when I was found on the streets. My Sensei," Tenko said proudly.

"Your sensei? Is he kind?" Izuku asks.

"Of course he is. When I was a kid, I wandered the streets for a while. No one bothered to help a helpless kid. They all said that a hero will come and save me. But no hero came to my recuse. It was only Sensei that came and saw me. He took me in and give me a place to call home," Tenko said.

"Tenko-kun, I'm so sorry you had to go through that as a kid," Izuku said.

"Don't be, Izuku-chan," The young man said. He gently patted her head with only his thumb sticking out.

"Tenko-kun, I'm going to meet someone that my aunts and uncles want me to see tomorrow," The green-haired girl said with a sad tone in her voice.

Tenko started at her for a while. It was hard to tell what he was thinking. Was he mad at her for meeting someone else who isn't him? Her aunts and uncles had arranged a meeting between her and Naoki tomorrow. However, she wasn't sure.

Meeting Tenko and spending time with him made her feel so happy. But she could at least be nice and meet Naoki since they haven't seen each other since almost two weeks ago.

That's it for this chapter, everyone. I hope you all like this. I also hope it wasn't boring.