-Rose's POV-

After leaving Class 1-A, I made my way over to Principal Nezu's office. Once reaching there, I gave a sharp couple of knocks on the door before opening it when I heard the ever chipper voice of the rodent administrator say "come in!" As I entered the room, the smell of chamomile tea filled my nose as I approached the plush chair beside the couch where the principal was seated with steaming tea ready.

"Thank you," I said graciously as I took a small sip of the hot beverage before getting down to business, "So why did you want to meet with me?" The rodent in front of me chuckled before becoming serious.

"Straight to the point as always, Rose-chan. You could stand to loosen up a little bit and take things day by day more often," he scolded gently causing me to roll my eyes.

"Life is too short to waste time with useless frivolities and small talk," I replied bluntly. I would only deal with those when the situation absolutely demanded, and now was not one of those times. Nezu let out an exasperated sigh before giving me a small smile.

"I suppose you have reason to feel that way more than just about anyone else here," he admitted with a sad smile before going back to his usual positive and happy tone, "Anyhow, the reason I called you here is because I want to offer you a teaching position here at U.A. All Might has informed me that you already resigned from your previous position, but that you have a passion for education." I looked at him quizzically.

"What would I be qualified to teach at the top hero school in Japan? Mic teaches English already," I responded skeptically. Don't get me wrong. I'd love to work at U.A., but it just didn't seem realistic for me to teach here. Plus, I was paranoid that I was being offered the position because of my marriage to Toshinori, and accepting any offer as a result of that would hurt my pride too much.

"Ah. No, it wouldn't be English, though it would definitely help to have an adequate substitute for when he was sick or had hero work to do," Nezu explained before continuing when he realized I wasn't going to interrupt him, "I have an idea for a new class that I would like to have become a part of our curriculum here at U.A. It's a part of hero education that has been neglected by almost all the hero schools here in Japan. It'll take me about a month to rearrange the schedule if you're interested in the position. I'd like to teach you a course called Victim and Civilian Management since you have the unique situation of being experienced as both the victim and the hero."

I blanched at his blunt words and fought back the painful memories that screamed to resurface as I decided to do something I learned from Toshinori. I smiled, even though I felt like breaking down. I gave a kind and polite smile and nod. While I didn't appreciate Nezu bringing that up so nonchalantly, he did have a point. Well he had several points. I was passionate about teaching, and I was a unique case. The information I could provide these students could be the different between life and death for victims. Not at the time of an attack necessarily, but I had experienced the effects of first responders not being adequate at handling a victim. It would be difficult, but I convinced myself that maybe this way, Isha and Santosh's death would be able to save others. That thought is what ultimately pushed me to make my decision.

"Alright. I'll accept the position, Principal Nezu. Thank you very much," I accepted as I stood up with a deep bow and a determined smile, "For the opportunity and the tea." Nezu returned my smile and dismissed me with a small wave telling me I would start a week from today. I nodded before leaving and taking a deep breath before going to find the ray of sunshine that is my husband. I glanced at my phone to see the time and noticed that class should have already ended so I walked towards the gate to wait for him.

As I approached the gate, I saw Izuku with his arm in a cast and Bakugo and couldn't help but internally groan. Those two together can only mean trouble, especially with Izuku struggling with his confidence and controlling OFA. My eyes widened as I got closer and heard the greenette tell Bakugo that his quirk was given to him, and it took all my will power not to knock that little moron out with quirk staff. Instead, I put a hand on his shoulder causing him to jump and look back at me with a slight fear in his eyes when he met mine that were no doubt a blazing white at this point from me trying to control my quirk. I could feel my hand heating up on his shoulder, and I allowed it to, being sure to not let it get hot enough to actually hurt him.

"Sorry, Katsuki, but Imma have to steal Izuku for a bit. He'll see you around," I state with a fake smile as I turned around pulling Izuku with me right as I heard the booming voice of my husband in his hero form calling out "Young Bakugo". Awesome. Let Toshinori deal with the anger management hedgehog. This will give me time to be blunt with his little protege without him stepping in to coddle him. With that thought, I led Izuku to a part of the training grounds that was out of sight of others. I let my hand heat up even more, still not enough to injure him, but it was definitely hot enough to be uncomfortable and to make him sweat.

"Um… Mrs. Yagi… Your hand… It's-" Izuku started before freezing in fear as he allowed his eyes to meet mine, letting me know that my eyes were most likely now completely white as well as the violent intent and thoughts I was fighting with when I heard him so close to revealing Toshinori's secret.

"Do you have any idea the amount of danger you could have just put Toshinori in?" I growled angrily allowing my wings to flare out a bit so that my hand would not heat up too much to the point where it hurt him. I had to release the angry heat out somehow, and this was the best option I could come up with at the moment.

"W-Well… I I… K-kacchan was so a-angry, and I-I just w-wanted him to understand…" he stuttered back in response as I cut him off before he could continue, my wings now flaming to a blue flame and growing out in response to my anger.

"So your friend's feeling are more important than the life of the number 1 pro hero?" Izuku pales at this question.

"N-No! That' not what I was saying at all! Of course I care about All Might's safety!" he cried, tears welling up in his eyes as he tore away from my grip and backed away with his good hand up defensively.

"…Well you sure have a shitty way of showing it," I responded, my voice cold and angry as I felt my emotions beginning to overwhelm me. It was then that I heard a deep voice ring out that caused my heart to flutter and a bit of guilt to surface in my sea of emotions.

"That's enough, Rose. He's just a child. He's still learning, and he had good intentions," Toshinori stated, the dissapointment evident to me in his voice before I ever turned around and saw it reflecting in his ocean blue eyes. He was in his regular form, and while I preferred him in this form, as he coughed blood roughly into his hand, I was reminded of his growing vulnerability and my anger as well as my stubbornness flared.

"Good intentions have fuck all to do with results. He needs to learn that lesson, and I don't want that lesson to be you getting injured or killed," I spat back angrily, ignoring the devastated expression on Izuku's face. He was a good kid, but I would pull no punches in ensuring Toshinori's safety. What I wasn't expecting was a glare to come across my husband's seemingly permanently happy face. That probably hurt more than anything else.

"Enough, Rose," his glare combined with his stern tone effectively stunned me into silence before he turned to Izuku with a much softer expression.

"I-I'm so sorry, All Might! I just-" the young boy started rambling with large tears in his eyes.

"It's alright, Young Midoriya!" Toshinori assured him with a comforting smile on his face, "Young Bakugo didn't seem to take your words seriously, but please do be more careful from now on. You could be in great danger if the wrong person were to find out about One For All." Izuku looked up at him in awe and with a tearful smile as he nodded.

"Of course! Thank you so much, All Might! It won't happen again, I swear!" he cried out causing me to click my tongue in annoyance at the coddling Toshinori was giving him. I spread my wings out, letting them fade to white as I took to the sky to get home, not letting them see the tears that were steaming off of my cheeks.

-Time Skip to Home (Still Rose's POV)-

As soon as I reached home, I had begun to prepare dinner for Toshinori and I. In order to try and get out my anger and stress in the most productive way possible, I had made a pretty big spread, and it would probably feed us for a couple of days. There was miso soup, onigiri stuffed with salted salmon, and for dessert, apple cinnamon muffins. Toshinori came in as I was shaping the onigiri. I ignored him as he came in and immediately approached the elephant in the room.

"Rose, you cannot act that aggressively with Young Midoriya! He's just a child. He's also your student. You can't use your quirk on him like that. I know you didn't technically hurt him, but that was not okay!" he scolded before sighing in frustration when I continued shaping onigiri and ignoring him. Seconds later, strong, thin arms wrapped around me from behind me and pulled me against my husband's warm, taught chest. He bent down to where his head was resting on my shoulder and spoke softly next to my ear.

"What's wrong, Rose? It's not like you to snap like that. I can't help if you don't tell me what's wrong," he soothed, his low voice soft and caring, the irritation from earlier completely gone it. Tears filled my eyes as I felt myself began to shake slightly. I placed the onigiri I was shaping down and wiped the remaining sticky rice from my hands with a wet cloth before turning to face Toshinori, the tears now streaming down my cheeks.

I explained to him everything about what had been building up inside me for over a month now. I told him about the night terrors returning while I was helping Hawks in Kyushu.

"I'm so scared I'm going to lose you Toshinori. Every day it seems to be getting worse and worse, and I can't get the fear out of my head. I can't handle losing someone like that. I just can't…," At that admission, I pulled him to me by his collar and crashed my lips into his in a desperate and needy kiss. He reciprocated my kiss before gently pulling away and kissing me on the forehead.

"I'm not going anywhere, my love. I promise," he murmured sweetly, his lips still against my forehead. While his words were comforting, I wanted more. I needed more. Losing any sense of self consciousness or fear of rejection, I pressed my body flush against his and looked up at him, my emerald green eyes surely reflecting the desperation I was feeling.

"Toshinori, I know you've had a really long day, but… I need to be close to you… I need you, Toshinori… Please," I begged with pleading eyes as he gave me a warm smile, his eyes beginning to reflect the same need that I had as he gently grasped my chin and pulled me into a deep, passionate kiss that made my knees weak. I felt my heart skip a beat even as he pulled away and gave me a sweet smile.

"Of course, my dear."

Song: Toxic Thoughts by Faith Marie

A/N:

Next chapter will be a LEMON. Don't likey don't readey.

I'm back :) I finally finished moving and getting settled so I should be able to update more often now :) Thanks for everyone who has patiently waited for me to update on this story. Like I said I will try and update more often. Thank you all again. :) 3