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I'm back, surprisingly. You guys actually really liked this dabble-post thing I got going on and wanted another chapter! So, I'll oblige! I don't have much to say, other than this: if you guys are looking for a prompt for me to write involve one, or both, of these little munchkins and Deku, I'll do what I can to make it happen! It won't be super long, cause I'm obviously working on other things, but feel free to shoot me a review asking for what you like!
Otherwise, here's another insert.
Synopsis: When Izuku takes Eri and Kota to the park with some classmates, he wasn't planning on the sharing of his embarrassing stories.
Time-frame: Izuku is a 3rd year at UA
Izuku loved his friends.
After years of not having really anyone to call a comrade (minus Kacchan, but being realistic, he didn't count) Izuku took every opportunity to relish the warm feeling that spread through his chest when it came to having friends. It was a feeling unlike any other, and he'd long since dreamt of the days where he'd be able to go to the park and just enjoy the friendship and company of other people his age.
Even as a third year student, and having since gotten used to the idea of friendship, he'd never relinquished that grateful outlook he had, and he took careful precautions to make sure he never took them for granted, either. He was blessed and he knew it.
That being said, there was one thing that he'd never really adapted to.
"I'm pretty sure he was staring at my butt while he was lifting me up."
One of the only things he'd never gotten used to was the good-natured teasing that came with friends.
"T-that's not true!" Immediately, Izuku countered the memory, knowing he was most certainly not staring at Mina's butt like she so proclaimed. "I-I-I was making sure no one came from behind us!"
Mina smirked. "If behind us, you mean, my behind, then sure~ you were really watching behind us."
Izuku flushed red and averted his eyes. He could feel the disapproving looks that he was getting from his two little companions. Eri was surprised, and failing to contain a giggle, but she was also giving him the eyes of judgement that he was overly familiar with. He knew she'd have something to say later, and if he knew any better, it would come whilst his mother was around. She just had that special ability to out Izuku for anything he did.
Kota, on the other hand, was sitting with his arms crossed an a disapproving look on his face, nearly shaking his head. "Pervert..."
"S-she's lying! It didn't happen like that!" He pointed at Mina with an accusatory look, but he knew, deep-down, she'd already won, even if she admitted it was a lie. And judging by her sly smirk, she knew she'd won, too.
Mina simply shrugged, and took the victory.
"C'mon, you guys know I didn't... r-right?" Izuku asked feebly, looking around the small picnic. Yaoyorozu was too invested in her sandwich to answer, so she shrugged, and failed to offer any sort of retort. Tokoyami, on the other hand, sighed, and decided to throw the desperate boy a bone. He turned to the two children, and calmly spoke. Izuku felt his spirits raise; Tokoyami would clean this up, for sure!
"He probably did not do it on purpose."
Or not.
Mina burst out laughing, and even Yaoyorozu snorted in between bites.
"Izuku... pervert..." Kota muttered again, averting his eyes as if he'd catch the 'pervert-ness'. Eri snorted, but covered her mouth, and shook her head, trying to feign disappointment.
The hero in-training fell back and sighed; he'd lost.
"Don't worry too much, Midoriya; I'd stare, too!" Mina joked. Izuku felt his face flush again. But it didn't end there. " Or were you thinking of someone else~?"
"Who's she talking about?" Eri asked innocently.
"N-n-no one!" Izuku near-shouted. This picnic was starting to feel like a terrible idea.
Tokoyami smiled gently, containing his laughter as he watched Midoriya frantically deny accusations from Eri, as well as try to win back Kota's approval. While he'd failed to help Izuku in the long run, he knew that the green and black haired boy had a knack for getting himself into, and out of trouble, so he'd somehow stumble his way free of the accusations.
And, as figured, a solution presented itself as Yaoyorozu finished off her sandwhich and let out a content sigh, patting her full belly. The taller heroine in-training couldn't resist the urge to do something now that she'd filled her bottomless stomach - a result of her quirk using her fats as fuel. "C'mon you two, would you like to play something?"
Immediately, the two kids jumped at the opportunity to do something fun, though Kota was far less enthusiastic, if only to keep an image up. Eri, on the other hand, loved playing with the girls of Izuku's class, as a result of the lack of a mother figure in her life. Izuku had noticed how her eyes lit up at any mention of potentially meeting up with one of the females from Class 1-A. While there was something Eri loved about all of them, such as Mina's energy and playfulness, Ochacko's innocence, Jirou's taste and love of music and instruments, Hagakure's desire to braid hair, Tsuyu's cooking or Yaoyorozu's mother-like tendencies, she found herself wanting all of them in her life, not just one.
And, because of that, Izuku did what he could to spend time with all the girls when they had free time. Typically, when hanging with Jirou, Kaminari was around and didn't mind hanging out with Kota, although the young boy was enthralled by Jirou's musical knowledge, and when Kaminari had noticed this, he began teaching Kota how to read music. He'd also promised to teach the young boy to play the drums, but Izuku was secretly hoping that was just an empty promise, or he may never get peace again.
At first, it had been a little awkward for Midoriya to ask to hang out with someone independently, no matter who it was, and when Mineta found out, he made a gigantic deal out of it, but eventually... it became somewhat normal for the third year hero in-training. Even in the past, he'd only done large groups, and he typically didn't do the organizing... so when he'd contacted Yaoyorozu as the first person, she was relatively surprised... and somewhat honored.
Granted, even though Uraraka ended up being one of the most common people the two kids saw, Yaoyorozu was almost tied with her... if not more common. She loved the duo, and she began making it a regular habit to text Izuku to see if he needed any help with them, which he appreciated to no end.
"Frisbee?" Kota suggested cooly, but anyone could see his hopes that they got to play frisbee. Eri knew she could just say something different, and create a choice, but... she didn't mind frisbee, and she wanted to bond with Kota a bit, too. So, she agreed with frisbee, and Yaoyorozu smiled before getting to work.
Izuku smiled, too. To see his two little companions getting along... it was heartwarming.
"Ah... they grow up so fast!" Mina said, wiping away a fake tear from her eye. She slung her arm around Izuku's shoulder and pulled him into her side. "What're you gonna do when they start dating people, huh?"
With the teasing smile she had on, she hoped he knew she was only playing around, but he turned pale and frowned. "I don't know... I never thought that far ahead."
"Hey, I'm playing around Izu." Mina giggled; he was always so serious, thinking about every possible outcome of every possible situation. "Easy does it. Besides, if you're worried about them growing too fast..."
She leaned in close, her lips next to his ear. "We can always make more~"
That did it.
One-For-All came roaring to life as a fiery red blush erupted across Izuku's freckled face, and before Mina knew it, her classmate was in the air like he'd been shot from a cannon. She didn't know if it was a desperate attempt to escape her, the situation, or both, but either way, it was hilarious. She began cackling as he came back down, landing only thanks to Tokoyami's Dark Shadow reaching out timidly to catch him.
As soon as his feet were firmly on the ground - and he'd thanked Tokoyami and Dark Shadow - he turned back to Mina and, with his red face, began mumbling like his brain had been fried, similar to one hero they knew as Chargebolt. "I-I-I... t-they're... I haven't t-thought about t-that..."
Mina grinned wolfishly. "I know... butttt that's not to say others haven't."
Truly, there was something special about teasing the socially awkward teenager. It might have been his delicious reactions that did it, but whatever it was, Mina had no intentions of letting up anytime soon. Besides; this was comedy gold, and whoever thought it wasn't... well, they were perfect to hang out with Iida.
Red-faced again, Izuku didn't even register the frisbee that soared through the air and bounced off his head harmlessly. Eri came running over, laughing merrily, and picked up the frisbee, before looking up at her caretaker with curiosity written all over her face. "Is he being perverted again...?"
"No!" Izuku said, snapping from his thoughts. A horrified and betrayed look crossed his face as the words sunk in. "W-what do you mean 'again'?!"
Eri began laughing, which Izuku slowly began to chuckle too, his face clearing up, before lifting the girl onto his shoulders and running around with her. She hollered in excitement and tossed the frisbee toward Kota, who not-so-secretely used his water quirk to help his catch the high throw, ensnaring the disc in the water and causing it to fall straight down into his hands. Mina smiled, without 'malicious' intent this time, and decided to join in on the fun.
She ran over to Kota, and knelt down to allowed him to get onto her back. "C'mon, Kota! Let's take those two down!"
He grinned and eagerly climbed on, before the duo took off, Mina running half-speed toward the towering image of Eri and Izuku. The young girl had taken to spreading her arms out like a plane and pretending to guide Izuku, which resulted in him taking several erratic and sharp turns as she tilted her body to emphasize the sudden turns.
"Do a barrel roll!" She chanted, and Izuku sweat-dropped; he was fairly certain she'd gotten that from a game, which was strange, because she didn't play games. No matter how she learned it, one thing was certain: he was not doing a barrel-roll.
Mina ran by the two, challengingly grinning at Izuku with her daring eyes. "C'mon slowpoke, keep up!" Kota had resorted to sticking his tongue out and spitting at the two.
Izuku grinned at the challenge. The days of only being able to use 5-8% of his power had long since vanished. Now, he was capable of using more than 40% of the power of One-For-All, and whilst it was only around half of the power, he had come a long way since first starting out. The power flooded through his veins, and no matter how many times it happened, it was always like a shot of adrenaline to his heart, filling him with all sorts of energy.
"Ready Eri?"
The young girl nodded excitedly, her grip tightening as she lowered herself so that she wasn't so imbalanced on Izuku's shoulders.
"Go!" She shouted, and they shot off, the distance between Mina and Izuku closing within half-a-second. After the full second had passed, Izuku was in front of Mina, grinning back at her with confidence rolling off his body in waves - something that still surprised the both of them every time it happened. Eri, on the other hand, had somehow secured the frisbee, as she'd shot by Kota, and by leaning back, she'd managed to get low enough to reach down and snag the plastic disc.
The scene reminded Izuku of the time he'd faced off against Iida and Todoroki in the calvary battle, in their first year at U.A.
"No fair, you used your quirk!" Mina pouted. Kota was surprised by Eri's quick hands, and while he didn't admit it aloud... he was impressed. With Izuku moving that fast, she needed to react just as quick in order to actually make use of his blistering speed. But, of course, this was all internal - he'd never admit it out loud. That would be embarrassing.
Izuku shrugged and laughed, causing Mina to decide to chase down the green and black haired teen, while Yaoyorozu, who had taken a back-seat to the hyperactive rough-housing, and Tokoyami watched fondly from the picnic location.
"He's really outdone himself," Yaoyorozu commented as she watched the interactions between Izuku and the two children. "I know Mr. Aizawa was somewhat worried but... it looks like he's doing great."
Tokoyami folded his arms and closed his eyes. "It was less about him failing... and more about the load it'd place on his life. Training to be a hero, taking classes, learning to control his quirk... and caring for children...? I dare say it's a lot for anyone, let alone Midoriya."
The pink-skinned girl set Kota down as Eri gracefully dismounted from atop Izuku's shoulders, prompting Mina to do a flip to show off for the young girl. Izuku ruffled Kota's hair through his hat, causing the boy to grumble up at his caretaker, but not in an angry way. Eri ran over to Izuku and began clamoring for him to do a flip, which he bashfully tried to talk his way out of.
With Kota's encouragement, he sighed, and got into position, before doing a backflip. As he landed, he felt his balance shift, and he ended up falling backward, and Kota and Eri immediately were at his side. He laid up, and began laughing, with the two little ones joining in his laughter, causing a large smile to grace Yaoyorozu's delicate features.
"I guess he was the most sensible pick from the very start, wasn't he?" Yaoyorozu asked quietly.
Tokoyami nodded. "He's the perfect example of tenderness and care, mixed with passion. His own experiences in growing, paired with his outlook in life will benefit those two for years to come. He was the most suitable pick."
The two were silent before...
"I wonder who will call him their father first?"
"I bet on Kota."
Yaoyorozu glanced at Tokoyami with skepticism written all over her features. "Seriously?"
"Dark Shadow and I never lose a bet."
"I'm not going to bet on personal matters," Yaoyorozu said confidently.
"500 yen?"
Her resolve crumbled at the opportunity.
"... Only this once. And only to see Dark Shadow lose."