Chapter Thirteen: First Day of Heroics Part One

~A/N~ Not much to say. I hope you like the chapter.

Chapter Start!

~U.A. Midoriya Apartment~

Izumi slipped out of bed as quietly as she could. Ochaco was still fast asleep but she didn't want to risk waking her. Once she grabbed a fresh set of clothes she slipped out of the bedroom. She needed a shower then she'd make breakfast. It was going to be an interesting day. Today was their first Heroics Class. That meant there was a good chance she'd be expected to use her quirk in front of the class. Realistically she knew the class wouldn't hate her, probably. But part of her was still scared.

She reached the bathroom and turned the shower on as hot as it could go. She'd barely feel it anyways. Steam filled the room quickly as she stepped into what should've been blistering water. But thanks to her quirk it was closer to warm for her. She let the water beat down on her back for a few minutes as she thought of last night. She hadn't meant to go as far as they had. But something was different. It all felt so much better than normal. It was nothing like when she was with Camie. She wasn't sure why though. Maybe because she was closer to Ochaco than she was to Camie, Inasa, or Tetsutetsu. Maybe her quirk being 'awoken' now changed something.

Izumi started washing as she kept thinking. Last night was the first time since Calen that she had really felt connected to her partner. So maybe it was something to do with being closer to Ochaco before having fun. Izumi stopped as her mind thought harder. Ochaco was so different. She seemed happy just being around Izumi. She also seemed to enjoy watching Daiki.

Izumi stopped. Daiki. He adored Ochaco. That was different too. He never gave the others nicknames like he did Ochaco. He called Tetsutetsu 'Silver Guy' because he'd shown off his quirk to him. Camie was 'Funny Girl' probably because she talked so strangely compared to Izumi. Inasa had gotten 'Loud Guy' because well he was loud. All of those were far cry from 'Mochimon' that Ochaco got. Something about Ochaco was different for Daiki too.

Camie had basically avoided talking to Daiki. Inasa only ever talked with Daiki once and that was only because he'd shown up earlier than expected. Where Tetsutetsu would talk with Daiki a little bit but Izumi could tell he had no desire to interact with her son. Ochaco on the other hand seemed to adore Daiki as much as he adored her. She would bring him treats, after clearing them with Izumi, and play with him unprompted. She even volunteered to watch him.

As her shower came to an end Izumi knew what she would do. She had said several things in the heat of the moment last night. Things in her heart she knew she meant and wanted. So she wouldn't hide anymore. If Ochaco wanted her then she'd have her. She still wasn't sure if she was ready for this. But she would try.

~Izumi's Bedroom~

Ochaco wasn't sure how to feel at the moment. Last night had been beyond amazing. But she was worried. Some of the things Izumi had said during their fun. The way she claimed that Ochaco was 'her's' now. It made Ochaco feel warm and fuzzy. The way Izumi had clung to her as they slept made Ochaco's heart sing. But in the end, She was worried. Had she gone too far? What if she had pushed Izumi and the girl said things she hadn't meant to? What if she wasn't ready yet?

"What do I do?" Ochaco asked herself. Did she act as if Izumi hadn't said the things she had? Pretend it didn't happen? Or did she move forward? Treat Izumi as her girlfriend now rather than just the girl she wanted to date. Why did this have to be so confusing? Ochaco whined and covered her face with her hands, minus a pinky, and rolled around in the bed.

That was when the smell of food and the sound of music reached her. Well, that told her where Izumi had snuck off to. Well, to be fair she probably didn't sneak. Ochaco had slept like the dead. Izumi could've stomped to the kitchen in her dragon form and probably not woken Ochaco. With a long growl from her stomach, Ochaco finally gave in and got out of bed. Throwing on her spare set of clothes. She made her way toward the kitchen. Her walk was stopped when she saw Daiki peeking around the corner trying not to laugh. What was so funny? With a smirk, she slipped up behind the boy. She had intended to scare Daiki. But as she was about to grab the boy she heard singing.

'Izumi's singing?' Ochaco thought as she leaned to see around the corner. Izumi was in the kitchen making breakfast and dancing around. So that's why Daiki was trying not to laugh. Watching momma dance around must have been funny to him. Ochaco on the other hand was having a crisis.

'God she's not even trying,' Ochaco whined in her head. She wanted to go in and join her. But then her worries flooded back. What to do? Izumi continued to dance slightly as she cooked and Ochaco couldn't hold back anymore. She was going to risk it and join her.

Daiki froze seeing Mochimon slip passed him. He hadn't even heard her walk up. His smile grew wider seeing Mochimon slip up behind Momma and wrap her arms around her. Momma jumped a little but the two laughed after. Daiki giggled lightly watching them starting to dance together. Mochimon and Momma really liked each other and that made Daiki very happy. As the two started to dance Daiki slipped back. He should be getting dressed.

Izumi was in her own little world as she made breakfast. She had just finished making Daiki's eggs and toast when she felt a pair of hands slip around her waist. Normally this would've made her jump and scream. But since she knew it was Ochaco, she only jumped a little. Once Ochaco's arms were around her properly she melted back against Ochaco's chest.

"Good morning," Ochaco whispered leaning into Izumi.

"Morning," Izumi said. "Ocha," Izumi added fully leaning into Ochaco.

"About last night," Ochaco said a slight worry in her voice. Izumi however started to sway. Prompting Ochaco to sway with her.

"If... If you still want to," Izumi started. "I'm willing to try," Ochaco could've sworn her heart stopped for a moment. Was this moment real? Was this really happening?

"R... Really?" Ochaco squeaked out. With a slow but not hesitant nod from Izumi Ochaco's heart soared.

Neither was sure who initiated the kiss this time. And honestly neither cared. Izumi's arms wrapped around Ochaco's neck pulling the Brunette closer as their kiss deepened.

A soft set of knocks came to the door stopping the couple from their kiss. They pulled back slowly both blushing heavily. "I got it, Momma," Daiki's voice called out.

"Thank you, baby," Izumi called back as she turned back to breakfast. Thankfully she had been in between plates so no food was burned.

"Who could be here so early?" Ochaco asked out loud grabbing two plates of food.

"Probably Nana," Izumi replied. "Eat up," She smiled.

"Thanks," Ochaco gave her girlfriend a quick peck on the cheek. "Daiki bring the guests in and get breakfast," Ochaco called out.

"Coming Mochimon," Daiki shouted back. "Morning Momma, Morning Mochimon," Daiki smiled brightly as he came into the kitchen.

"Who-" Izumi stopped dead as she turned seeing Nana and Alextrasza standing in the doorway. She'd been expecting Nana. Not Alextrasza.

"Good Morning," Nana beamed.

"Hi," Izumi said nervously. She shouldn't be scared. Everything she knew about the Red Aspect told her she was a wonderful woman. But it didn't matter at this moment. No, right now she was facing the mother of the man that died because of her. She felt so incredibly small.

"So you're Izumi," Alextrasza said stepping up to the much shorter woman. Izumi couldn't speak. She just nodded slowly.

"Momma," Nana said trying to hold back a laugh. She'd seen this routine a few times.

"Then I only have one thing to do," Izumi gulped as Alextrasza shot forward and wrapped her arms around Izumi pulling her into a fierce bear hug. "IT'S SO GOOD TO FINALLY MEET YOU!"

"Air," Izumi gasped as she was all but crushed in Alextrasza's arms. Nana couldn't hold back anymore and burst out laughing. Ochaco and Daiki soon followed suit. Daiki's laughing stopped the bear hug as Alextrasza's eyes snapped to him.

"You're," The Red Queen spoke slowly. She'd released Izumi and turned fully on Daiki. Tears started to well up in her eyes as she looked at her grandson. Calen's son. Her only remnant of her lost son.

"Hi Grandma," Daiki smiled. That broke the walls. Alextrasza started bawling as she pulled Daiki into a hug. Thankfully a much gentler hug than Izumi had gotten. Daiki was not sure why Grandma was crying. So he hugged her back. Hugs always helped when he felt sad.

"Why is Grandma crying?" Daiki asked looking towards Izumi.

"She just needs to get some tears out," Izumi replied.

"Oh," Daiki smiled and hugged tighter. "It's ok Grandma. I am here," Alextrasza's crying slowly trailed off but she hadn't stopped hugging the boy.

"You two can head out if you want. You've got your first classes soon. We'll watch him," Nana stated.

"If you're sure," Izumi returned.

"Positive. You can have a proper meeting with Momma after your classes," Nana smiled all but pushing the two out of the apartment within minutes.

~Hours Later: Heroics Class~

Izumi was nervous. How was this heroics class going to go? What would they do first? She glanced over to Ochaco wondering how she was doing. A small smile came to her face as she saw Ochaco absent-mindedly doodling in her notebook.

"I AM HERE! COMMING THROUGH THE DOOR LIKE A NORMAL PERSON!" All Might's voice boomed out as the door shot open and he leaned in.

'That's normal to him?' Izumi wondered as he strutted into the room.

"This is so cool," Denki said happily from his seat.

"The number one hero. That's so manly!" Ejiro nearly shouted.

"Is that his silver age outfit? Kero" Tsuyu asked.

"How did they get All Might to be a teacher?" Momo questioned.

"Calm down," Aizawa's voice cut in silencing the class.

"Aizawa-sensei? Why are you here?" Ochaco asked.

"Because All Might hasn't finished getting his teaching license yet," Aizawa stated.

"I do apologize. I merely need to finish the finals but they were delayed due to villain shenanigans," All Might explained.

"Which is the only reason why I entertained the idea of helping you," Aizawa stated. "Now get to it. Pretend I'm not here," he added but surprisingly didn't slip into his sleeping bag. Instead, he choose to lean against the wall by the door.

"Right," All Might cleared his voice quickly. "Welcome to Heroics 101 future hero hopefuls," All Might's grin widened. "We aren't going to dilly dally in this class," All Might pulled out a remote and pressed a button opening several panels on the wall.

"Our hero costumes!" Mina shouted knowing what they were before anyone could say otherwise.

"Correct Young Ashido. Now grab your costumes, get changed, and meet at Mock City Two otherwise known as Training Ground Beta," All Might stated. When nobody moved right away his smile turned to a smirk. "Now," he added getting the class to jump into action.

~Women's Changing Room~

"So what happened?" Mina suddenly asked getting Izumi's attention. She had to stop a laugh when she saw Mina and Toru grilling Ochaco.

"I don't-" Ochaco tried to start.

"You've been in a weirdly happy mood all day. Heck even seeing Bakugo which normally makes you scowl just for a moment had no effect," Mina stated getting closer to Ochaco.

"She's just happy. What's wrong with that?" Kyoka asked from her spot.

"This is a different happy," Toru countered.

"I... uh," Ochaco took a step back not sure what to say.

"She's happy because we started dating this morning," Izumi stated as she finished putting on her hero suit.

"WHAT!" Mina and Toru shouted in unison before shooting over to Izumi.

"Yeah," Izumi returned putting her case away. "She spent the night last night. We had fun. I made breakfast. We decided to start dating," Izumi explained walking over to Ochaco who was beat red.

"Why did you tell them everything," Ochaco whined.

"Wanted to make sure they all knew," Izumi answered sitting down next to Ochaco's case.

"Just saying we're dating was enough," Ochaco shot back.

"Probably but I wanted to nail it home like you nailed me," Izumi said with a laugh.

"Oh my god," Kyoka groaned. "That was so dumb,"

"I thought it was funny," Ibara said as she put her case away and straightened her outfit. Hero hero suit consisted of black leggings with a blue denim skirt, brown boots, a black shirt with white striped sleeves, a blue denim sleeveless vest, a pair of brown fingerless gloves, and to top it off a utility belt. {1}

"Pretty simple outfit," Izumi said looking Ibara up and down.

"I want to help people not look pretty. The leggings and shirt are made of kevlar micro-weave. The denim is lined with more kevlar. My boots are steel toes and my gloves have brass knuckles in them," Ibara explained as she clenched her fists.

"Damn," Izumi whistled. "Guess mine is the simple one. It's just made from my hair and scales so I can change without shredding my clothes,"

"When did they take your hair?" Ochaco asked.

"Just before we started classes," Izumi returned. "One of the support students has a quirk that lets him grow people's hair. He went into support for the sole reason to make hero suits from Dragons and other transformers,"

"Oh. I was going to say your hair wasn't any shorter," Ochaco said putting away her case.

"Looks like everyone is done. We should get going. The guys are probably waiting," Izumi said getting all the girls to follow as she left.

~Training Ground Beta~

Izumi was wrong. They had beaten all but two of the guys out. Hitoshi and Kaminari were the only ones waiting. Denki let out a whistle as the girls all came into view. His eyes locked on Momo.

"Nice suits," Hitoshi said looking from girl to girl.

"The companies did very well," Momo said. Her hero suit was a bright red leotard with a large belt that had two knives crossing on the back. Both of her arms had fingerless long gauntlets with screens on them. Her legs were mostly bare save for a good pair of combat-ready shoes.

"Right I feel so powerful," Toru said from her empty space. "I didn't think they'd get my suit done in time but they did,"

"You have a suit? Good, here I was worried you were naked," Denki laughed.

"I almost was. When I sent in my original design Powerloader laughed at me and said he couldn't in good conscience send me out in a pair of boots and gloves. That's when he told me about Bio-Weave Suits and my new hero suit was born," Toru explained. "Reinforced boots, shinguards, gloves, forearm guards, and kneepads so I can smack villains without worry," She added. A soft smack was heard. Most likely she punched her fists together.

"They did the same for me," Momo stated. "My leotard won't rip when I create something big. Instead whatever I make just passes through the suit.

"Still showing off a lot of skin," Kyoka said with a red face.

"As my mother always said. It's my body and If I want to show it off I can," Momo said proudly.

"Rock it, girl," Mina said happily.

"Ah, the rest of the guys are finally coming," Kyoka said her jack pointing behind them. Izumi took a calming breath. Things were about to get crazy.

~End Notes~ I hope you liked the chapter. Let me know what you thought. Also, I will explain, in story, why Izumi and Ochaco hooked up so fast.

{1} yes Ibara's outfit is Android 18's first outfit. I will explain in the story why Ibara isn't in her canon outfit and why she's not just quoting the bible every other line. The quick answer she's not as religious in this fic. but a longer answer will come later.