I wrote and deleted and rewrote this chapter three times. I almost uploaded the previous version of this chapter but I figured that it might be too early for my green fuckhead to have flirty phone conversations with the third Todoroki child so I replaced it with a meet the family one.

have fun.

Days have passed after the USJ incident and the house is still filled with a tense atmosphere. Izuku tries to ignore it, always striking up a friendly conversation with his cousin and mom but alas, the atmosphere is too thick. He also noticed how Inori kept on getting picked up by a sleek black car every morning. He asked his mom once and he was told that his cousin's parents have been calling her over recently. For what, she doesn't know. It didn't help that Inori kept it all hush hush.

'I'm off!'

He jogs out of the door, excited to train for the sports festival. That reminds him, will his cousin and her friends watch him? He remembers them being so pissed because of the USJ incident. So pissed that he had to stop them from marching up to UA and making a scene by confronting the principal. he was lucky the four got distracted by 'personal projects' whatever those were. He can only wish that the tense atmosphere goes away before the sports festival. He would love for them to cheer for him.

Inori is once again, inside the sleek black car. she won't lie, she missed not walking around like this but her overwhelming desire to make her own decisions overpowers the desire to go back and play puppet with them. She sighs and decided to watch the scenery outside. The low rumble of the car and the soft music from the car's radio made her drowsy and this time, she let herself sleep. This will be a long ride after all.

'young miss, we're here.'

The driver said loud enough for her to stir but soft enough to not spook her.

'yeah, cool. Thanks.'

Inori grumbles as she hops out of the car and looked up at the house in front of her. The dirtied white exterior of her childhood home presents itself to her, tall and intimidating, its past glory evident from the tall pillars and elegant architecture. It was, after all, the home of the country's top scientist, Adair Candace. But it's just her grandmother's silly penname. However, Inori still doesn't know her real name. she shook her head and squared her shoulders. Its time to face them once again. Not like she hasn't done this yesterday or the day before that or the day before that.

'-quirkless fuck in UA?! And in the hero course too!'

Her mother screeched as she smashed a vase somewhere in the house. With how big and echoey the whole place is, she pities the servants living with her family. As Inori walked past the trembling maids, they whispered good luck on her to which she nodded before heading to where her mother is. As she passed the paintings, she saw her parents posing regally as if they were blue-blooded royals from the past. Inori scoffed.

'pretentious assholes.'

She murmured as she entered the sun-room where her mother was.

'why did you keep this a secret?!'

Her mother screeched at her face. Inori looked around the room but didn't see her father. Instead, she saw her grandmother.

'you never asked?'

Mother threw another hissy fit as Inori walked towards the unoccupied couch adjacent to her grandma who looked at her in disgust.

'you dyed your hair? What's next? Piercings? Tattoos? Having sex with random boys? Disgusting.'

Grandma sneered at her to which she just shrugged.

'wow, after finally interacting with actual humans, you say that?'

Inori countered, the two of them too busy glaring at each other to listen to the other person in the room.

'watch your damn mouth. And what is with your rag clothes? You hanging with those hobos now?'

She could only roll her eyes at her grandma. She wouldn't know what's up with the world outside her grand mansion in the middle of nowhere. Grandma is a shut-in after all.

'You wouldn't understand. It's called street fashion.'

To which her grandma tsked.

'so a hobo.'

Grandma concluded as she nods to herself, munching on a biscuit.

'When did that quirkless fuck get his quirk?!'

Mother screeched as she stood in front of Inori who was in the middle of grabbing a cookie off the plate in front of her.

'since the sludge incident. Why are you curious anyways? It's not like you care for him and his mom.'

And its true. Inori's mother never really cared for Inko and his boy. After all, Inori's mother has little regards to illegitimate children like her auntie Inko.

'I care because her kid is in the hero course! The only reason why I let you pursue your normal life fantasy is because her kid is a quirkless piece of shit!'

A lightbulb bursts from the wall cone to her left, her mother's quirk slowly getting out of control.

'wow okay, no need to be so damn rude to my dreams and aspirations of being a normal citizen of this country.'

She could feel her mother's blood pressure rise as she rolled her eyes.

'Hah, Enji dodged a bullet when his eldest son died. Imagine having to marry off your daughter to his dead son. What a disaster.'

Grandma commented, a teacup in hand.

'mama! Don't say that! Respect the dead!'

Mother screeched. Inori sank further in the couch. Although she dislikes the man, she pities his kids. Especially if one of her friends is a Todoroki.

'-have decided that you will stop attending university and focus on being a hero.'

Her mother said with such finality that the whole room quieted down.

'hell no! I refuse!'

Inori jumped off the couch, looking her mother in the eyes. She loves how her mother hates it when she does that. Defying her while looking her in the eyes.

'you're not going to argue on this with me. I have prepared a lesson plan for that. You will train with and without your quirk. I'll have your uncles train you physically and mentally.'

Now that sounds like a lesson she would hate to attend. After all, her uncles are high ranking officers in the military.

'No can do. I don't care if you cut me off, I won't do that shit.'

She crossed her arms as more lightbulbs exploded.

'its either that or you marry a pro-hero.'

If Inori could glare harder, she would.

'No.'

'No?! do you not care that our house is in tatters? Do you not care that our family's prestige is fading?!'

Mother screeched as grandma pulled out her hearing aids.

'you dare act all big and grown but you can't even activate your quirk without needing a prompt! Not to mention you lose it when you blink!'

Her mother most definitely lost her marbles now. She can also feel her mother's quirk slowly crushing her but Inori doesn't care. She needs to be free from this bullshit.

When Izuku came home that night, aware that his mom is out on a graveyard shift but came home to a surprise as he saw his cousin passed out on the floor. There was blood but he didn't see any external wounds, so he called her friends to help him carry her to the hospital. Turns out, Mun-Hee could use her mysterious quirk, but had to do it alone with the passed out Inori. So, Queenie and Alfonso took him out for dinner that night. He could only hope that his cousin is alright. He still has to ask her to watch and cheer for him at the sports festival.

ok so quick summary of the fam.

Inori's grandma has lots of kids and her mom is the eldest. Inko is illegitimate but was still taken in. Now, their family is rich and well-known. Thanks to Grandma's achievements. Inori's mom is a total flexer and hates it when someone one-ups her. in this case, she thinks Inko one-upped her because her previously quirkless kid is in UA and is attending hero course while her kid is doing university.

Inori's mom's quirk is a pressure based quirk. she can squeeze people to death. She's not a hero because she was rejected. She works for the government and loves to show off her clout. Sadly, she wants more clout.

Inori's grandma's quirk is a learning enhancement quirk. It makes her learn a bunch of things fast. That's why she's the country's top scientist.

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darkpaladin89: (huh. you got me there.) all she wants for Christmas is freedom. viva la liberté.