All Might opened his eyes, looking around in confusion. He furrowed his brows.
It was still morning. He could tell by the rays of the rising sun peeking through the open curtains. The clock on the bedside table read five in the morning. The numbers on the digital clock blaring brightly in the half-lit room.
The apartment was silent. No one was moving around. The young woman in the apartment below must've just returned from a night shift. A shower was running.
The man thought that it was all weird. He usually slept until the alarm rang. Nothing ever managed to wake him up like this.
His roommate usually came home with a loud bang of the apartment door but it only managed to cause All Might to turn his side, maybe mumble something. He'd be out like a light soon after.
What was different this time?
All Might felt a lump crawl its way onto the bed, causing a dip in the bed.
The hero stayed still, having a small hunch as to what this small creature was. He waited until the lump had settled down, coming to a halt right next to All Might's side and curling up there.
Aizawa was sure to be asleep. If All Might decided to get up now and go make breakfast, he'd have to do it without waking up the raven head. He'd surely like to sleep for at least three or four hours still and would make All Might regret waking him up so early in the morning.
When Aizawa didn't have work he liked to sleep to the early evening hours.
Conclusion, All Might should go back to sleep.
He did a fake stretch, bringing his hand to rest around Midoriya Izuku sleeping next to him.
The boy snuggled closer to the warm body, mumbling something unintelligible.
All Might woke up the second time when his alarm rang through the room. He really needed to change the annoying ringtone. It would give him a headache one day.
The sun was already well over the horizon. The birds were singing outside. The weather was also nice. Only a handful of clouds visible in the sky.
All Might noticed that the spot next to him was empty and cold. When had Izuku woken up? He surely would've noticed.
A giggle from the kitchen answered his questions.
All Might smiled, getting up and ready for the day.
"Good morning! I see you're making breakfast already", All Might greeted as he entered the kitchen, flipping on the coffee machine Aizawa had loaded up. He'd have a cup, with a ton of sugar and milk, to get the day started.
The duo was making bacon and eggs. The raven head was currently showing Izuku how to crack an egg using only one hand.
Aizawa wasn't too bad in the kitchen but onions were definitely his greatest enemy. He already had dry eyes that got irritated very easily. As much as cutting an onion in half made his eyes just flow like a waterfall. Good thing it was only eggs and bacon this time.
Izuku had wanted to make breakfast and to surprise the two adults.
He had quietly left All Might's bed and sneaked his way to the kitchen.
He had opened the fridge and checked out what ingredients he had. He had spotted the eggs and then found the pack of bacon. The meal was his father's favorite, so he thought that the two would surely like it as well. he took out a carton of orange juice as well.
Taking out the frying pan hadn't gone as smoothly. The thing had made a loud bang as Izuku tried to pull it out from the cabinets. At least it was in the lower ones and not in the ones over the counter. The glasses would be there though.
The loud noise had woken Aizawa up, who sprang up from the sofa. His hero senses were tingling. Someone was in their apartment. In their kitchen.
The raven head had sneaked into the kitchen as well, stopping in the doorway to see who was in the room. He had fetched his goggles just in case. It could be a Villain wishing them harm.
He hadn't expected to see what he saw in the kitchen.
"Deku, what are you doing up so early?" Aizawa asked the boy, having checked the time from the clock on the kitchen wall.
He had been a bit pissed off after being woken up but quickly just had to forgive everything as he listened to little Izuku's reasons. No one could be mad after hearing that.
"So, you wanted to make breakfast at six thirty in the morning? All alone?" Aizawa asked as he took the silverware, glasses and plates out from where Izuku himself couldn't reach, placing them on the table.
Deku nodded, "I'm sorry. I woke you up."
Aizawa sighed. So, the boy still didn't feel comfortable around them, after all. He had seemed to be doing so well these last few weeks.
"Look", he crouched down to the boy's eye level, "I don't mind at all. Actually, I'm glad you woke me up. What if something had happened to you?"
Izuku was quiet for a minute. His eyes were downcast as he thought about what Aizawa had said.
Aizawa let the boy be. It would be better if he got to think the things out.
In the end, Deku took Aizawa's hand.
"Shall we make it together then?" the man asked, smiling a bit.
Izuku nodded.
That was how the two had ended up making breakfast together and what All Might had walked to.
"Morning", both Aizawa and Izuku replied as All Might sat down by the table.
He took the day's paper and opened the first page. Guess he'd check what had happened in the world while waiting for the breakfast to be done. Aizawa had brought that to the table before.
A colorful ad caught his attention, "There's a sale in the mall we always go to."
"You go to", Aizawa corrected, "The one few blocks away?"
"Yeah. Think we should go there today?"
"Don't ask me. I'm not the one who needs stuff."
All Might nodded, "Izuku, do you want to go out today?"
He had to ask. They wouldn't go if the boy wasn't ready for it. He had just been released from the hospital after all. It wouldn't be a surprise if the boy refused.
"Where will we be going?" Izuku asked.
The breakfast was ready and put to the table. Aizawa and the boy sat down with All Might.
"Here, your medicine", Aizawa took out a couple bottles, giving Izuku some pills to take with the juice. He made sure to explain what each of them did. He knew it'd calm the boy down and make him take the pills more willingly.
The doctor had prescribed Izuku strong painkillers as well as antibiotics. There was also an ointment that would have to be put on the burn when changing the bandages. Aizawa would do that later, after breakfast.
"We need to buy you clothes. I bet you saw your room already. It's empty", All Might explained.
There was a wardrobe, bookshelf and a writing desk in the room alongside the bed but they all were all but full. There were just a couple outfits and hardly any of the usual items you'd except to find in a child's room.
What they needed were clothes and toys. Anything Midoriya would like. The two would buy him anything he'd want.
"There's a huge shopping mall near us", All Might showed the ad on the paper. He showed the picture of the mall's playground for kids as well, hoping to get Izuku excited.
Midoriya checked the ad, trying his best to read everything it said.
"We could go there after breakfast. They have some good diners in there. We could have lunch after our shopping", Aizawa suggested, pouring Izuku another glass of juice.
The two others agreed with a nod, inhaling the rest of their breakfast.
The raven head sighed, "There's no need to rush. Remember your manners."
He said the latter more to the adult one, who was supposed to be a good example and a role model to the boy.
Aizawa and Izuku had went to sit on the sofa. The boy had wanted to watch the morning cartoons while Aizawa had to treat the burn and check out the other injuries.
Aizawa had taken a quick shower as he had promised. He had finished his breakfast early and hopped in and out the shower before Izuku and All Might were done with theirs.
All Might would wash the dishes again. He thought that it was fair since the two made him breakfast.
"This might sting a bit. I'll try to be quick", Aizawa warned as he went to take off the old bandage on the cheek. Taking off the tape would surely hurt.
Izuku nodded, indicating that he was ready.
"On count to three, two, one."
Izuku flinched. The tape pulled on the inflamed skin, causing a bit of pain.
"That hurt a bit, huh?" Aizawa took out the clean bandages and the salve, reading the instructions carefully. He didn't want to mess up and make the situation worse by doing so.
Deku was too busy watching the cartoons to care what the other was doing. The colorful characters and cheery music had his full attention. He had no idea what the show was or what it was about but he couldn't care less. He hadn't watched a lot of TV before. His father wouldn't let him. So now that he could watch any show he liked, he watched all of them. He could decide which ones he liked later.
Aizawa and All Might would have to keep a close eye on the boy's screen time in the future.
"I'm starting to think that I can't leave you two alone. Not even for a second. Honestly. It must've only been ten minutes. How did you manage this?" All Might eyed the two sitting on the sofa, the sound of the cartoons in the background.
He was met with silence from the both occupants of the sofa.
Crooking an eyebrow, All Might asked again.
"Deku insisted", Aizawa finally mumbled, avoiding eye contact. He had a blush of embarrassment on his cheeks.
"Izuku, explain."
"The lady on the TV was doing it so I wanted to try too!" the boy had his tongue out in concentration and a comb in his right hand.
"I can see that", All Might nodded, "But that is a fishbone braid!"
The blond couldn't even make a basic braid and this little guy had just whipped up one of the most challenging braids he knew of. Izuku definitely couldn't have previous experience on this field.
"And with that hair!" All Might added, pointing to Aizawa's thick and rough hair which was now all braided up. First it was half-impossible to comb and second the thing was immune to any product. All Might had tried to curl it once as a prank but there had been absolutely no reaction from the hair even after using a dozen products on it.
"Pretty", Izuku nodded.
"Can't disagree with that. On a lady that is."
"Maybe try a man-bun next time", he added with a whisper.
There was one long braid on the left side of Aizawa's head. The braid portion followed the side of the head, the rest of the hair hanging free when the braid itself ended. It wasn't a professional job, of course, some hair hanging and sticking out there and there. It might just be the best you could do with Aizawa's hair though.
All Might made sure to sneak a picture when the raven head wasn't looking. It would be great blackmail material in the future.
"You'll go out looking like that?" the blond had to ask.
"Of course!" the man huffed, "Deku worked hard on it. I can't just go and destroy it."
Izuku seemed pleased with himself, following the two men to his room. They'd have to get dressed up before leaving.
All Might and Aizawa let the boy choose his outfit of the day. They sat on the bed as Izuku went through his wardrobe.
There wasn't much to go through but Deku still seemed to think hard of his decision. He stared especially long at the T-shirts. He had already picked the same shorts he had on yesterday. He was already wearing his socks and underwear so there was no need to pick out those two items.
"What is it? You don't like the shirts?" Aizawa asked.
He had just picked out the first shirts that had been the right size and looked like something a little boy would wear. Guess he had made the wrong picks then.
"I-I'm sorry. We can pick out some better ones today", the man mumbled.
But Izuku shook his head furiously, turning to face the two adults. He had two shirts in his hands.
One was an All Might while the other was Eraserhead themed.
"Can't decide", Izuku huffed, lifting his hands and the shirts up.
The two heroes held back a laugh before turning very stern.
"Of course he'll pick Eraserhead. He's way cooler", Aizawa whispered to the man next to him.
"No, no, my dear friend. He'll pick me of course!" All Might whispered back.
The two were nose to nose. This was quickly becoming a rivalry situation. A matter of being more popular than the other.
"Hmm", Izuku was clearly thinking hard. If it was possible, there would surely be smoke coming up from the head by now.
"Well?" All Might carefully asked.
"This one!" the boy held up the Eraserhead one.
"Yes!" Aizawa whispered, pumping his fist.
"I had the other one yesterday. I want to wear this one today", Izuku explained, pulling the shirt over his head.
"Alright. You ready to go?" All Might smiled.
"Hm!" a nod.
Izuku ran to get his backpack, stuffing the action figures in it as well as his precious notebook. Now he was ready.