I want to quickly start off by saying sorry for not updating for four days, I got a bit ill and couldn't do much for a few days. I decided to get back into the swing of things with this special Valentine's day chapter. Either tomorrow or the day after there will be another normal chapter coming. This one is set in between the story and the epilogue that I will be writing.
Midoriya smoothly dodged a batch of spikes, making sure they didn't even hit his clothing. "Could you watch out with those spikes? I need my suit to be intact when I go on my date." He asked the villain covered in spikes that he was currently facing.
"Are you mocking me?! Fighting me in formal wear?!" The villain shouted as he shot another batch of spikes that Midoriya swiftly dodged.
"I told you, watch out for the suit." Midoriya said, launching himself towards the enemy as he readied his fist. "It's valentine's day." He said as his fist connected with the stomach of the villain knocking him out instantly. "And I have somewhere to be." Midoriya finished as he left the unconscious villain to the police standing around.
One glance at his watch told him he had about 5 minutes to get to the restaurant which was about a 10 minute walk away from where he was right now. If he learned one important thing in his 21 years of living, it was to never ever keep his girlfriend waiting. He was confident he would be able to make it in 5 minutes if he just used the full potential of One for All. Well, he was confident he could make it until he ran into a horde of people asking for autographs and pictures.
When he rushed into the restaurant he was at least 5 minutes late. He was about to ask a waiter where he was supposed to be seated when he felt someone grab the back of his suit and drag him over to a table in the back. As he looked over his shoulder he looked right into the cold eyes of his girlfriend. "Oh hey Itsuka, nice day isn't it?" He said, waving at her.
She practically threw him down onto his chair and took her seat opposite of him. "Why are you late Izuku?" She asked coldly, glaring at him.
Midoriya thought about his answer for a good few seconds before giving up. "Okay so hear me out before you say anything alright?" He said, raising his hands defensively.
Kendo impatiently motioned for him to go on as she drummed with her fingers on the table.
"So uh I fought this villain and-" He started before being interrupted.
"You did what?!" Kendo shouted. "You promised me you wouldn't fight today!"
"I promised I would be here on time, not that I wouldn't fight." He said defensively.
She glared at him. "May I remind you that you were in fact not on time."
"I wasn't late because of the villain though, people wanted my autograph." He said and let out a sigh. "I've only been the number one hero for half a year now, I just couldn't say no."
Kendo calmed down a bit, she knew how tough being a pro hero was. After all she was one herself, maybe not the number one hero like her boyfriend but she had fans nonetheless. She sighed. "Alright, I guess I judged you too quickly. Next time just promise me you'll leave the villain to one of the other pros alright?"
Midoriya visibly relaxed, glad that his fiancée calmed down a bit. "I'm sorry Itsuka, I'll leave it to someone like Mirio or Bakugo next time." He realized with a shock he hadn't checked if 'it' was still there after the fight with the villain and quickly patted the pocket of his suit. He felt the item in there and let out a small sigh of relief. Kendo shot him a questioning look. "What were you looking for?" She asked, waving to a waiter to get his attention.
"Oh uh, just a support item Mei made for me." Midoriya stammered, letting out yet another sigh of relief when the waiter came over and handed them the menu, cutting the conversation short.
Kendo raised one of her eyebrows at her boyfriend but decided to let it go and choose what she wanted to eat.
Midoriya quickly scanned the rest of the restaurant over the rim of his menu. Immediately spotting at least four or five reporters that were currently trying their best to subtly record or take pictures of his entire date. He let out a frustrated sigh, they would probably have their small argument fully recorded and ready to be published before the end of today.
Kendo studied the frown on his face as she put her menu down. "What are you sighing about Izuku?"
Midoriya made a series of moves with his hands that probably meant something like 'Don't worry about it' as he and Kendo relayed their order to the waiter. "The place is packed with reporters, I'm just not used to having my whole personal life be something half of the population wants to know every single little detail about."
Kendo chuckled. "I've been dealing with the press ever since my internship with Uwabami, granted they kind off stopped for a while. Only to come back when you became the number one hero and everyone realized we were dating.
"I'm sorry you have to deal with them because of me Itsuka." He said, taking a sip of his drink.
Kendo extended her hand over the table and grabbed his hand, letting her fingers glide over the old scars that were still slightly visible and still felt a bit rougher than the other parts of his hand. "Stop worrying Izuku, if I couldn't deal with them I would have been gone the moment you became the number one hero which, as you can see, I'm not."
He smiled at her. "You're right, I should stop worrying so much."
Kendo laughed a bright laugh. "I've been telling you that for at least two years now, I've accepted that you won't ever stop being overly worried when it comes to me."
"Hey, I'm not overly worried about you!" Midoriya exclaimed.
Kendo shot him an unbelieving look. "Then what about last week?"
Midoriya waited a second before responding as both of them received their food. "What about last week?"
"I'm talking about when I went patrolling," Kendo said before taking a big bite out of her food.
Midoriya almost choked on his sandwich as he remembered what she was talking about. "Please don't remind me."
"You left your squad waiting 15 minutes because you felt the need to bring me the homemade lunch I forgot." She said, trying her best to not burst out laughing.
Midoriya buried his head in his arms. "Please stop."
"What did you say again?" Kendo tapped her chin as if she had to think about it while Midoriya buried his head even further into his arms. "If I remember correctly you said. You won't be hungry now. Why? Because I am here! With lunch. Before giving me a kiss and running off." She couldn't help but laugh at the hopeless face of her boyfriend.
Midoriya wildly flailed his arms around. "I told you already, it sounded way better in my head! Besides, that was one time!"
"What about the week before?" She said, still barely managing to contain her laughter.
Midoriya looked just about ready to die.
"I slightly scratched my arm while fighting a villain and you immediately rushed over with a first aid kit. What did you say again?" She said, forcing him to answer the question himself.
"It's fine now. Why? Because I am here, with Band-Aid's." Midoriya muttered as quietly as he could.
Kendo burst out laughing again. "What was that? I didn't hear you."
"Can we please just eat our food?!" Midoriya exclaimed, shoving some of his sandwich into his mouth.
It took Kendo a little while before she even managed to calm down enough to go back to eating her food. For a while they ate in silence which to Midoriya's amusement seemed to bore the reporters to death. He hoped at least some of them would leave before he set his plan in motion but it didn't seem like he would be that lucky. When they were done eating Kendo stood up from the table and announced she was going to quickly go to the bathroom.
Midoriya just nodded and quickly grabbed the small black box from his pocket as soon as she was out of sight. He flipped it open and stared at the beautiful ring inside as he mentally rehearsed how everything was going to go. He got a little lost in thought but got snapped back to reality when he heard Kendo's voice behind him. "What are you muttering to yourself about?"
To this day he had no idea how he did it but Midoriya managed to smoothly slide off his chair onto one knee in front of Kendo as he pulled out the box and opened it so she could see the ring. "Kendo Itsuka, will you marry me?" He asked with a surprisingly small amount of stuttering.
Kendo was speechless for a good few seconds before squealing. "Yes of course I'll marry you." She pulled him in for a quick kiss as he put the ring on her finger. "Now let's go home before we make it onto national news."
Midoriya nodded and they walked out of the restaurant hand in hand, there were about six reporters constantly taking pictures, which for the first time in his life did not bother Midoriya one bit.