AN: There is no porn. There is only plot.
(Exam Center)
I looked at my provisional Hero license with pride. I was one step closer to my dream. I quickly sent a picture to my parents in the family group chat. And sent Himiko the picture too, in a separate chat. I didn't need my parents asking questions. Or Himiko pestering them.
"Looking good, Deku-kun!" Uraraka flashed me a smile. I returned one back before focusing on my phone due to the influx of messages I was getting now.
My mom had sent messages about her being so proud of me and how I was growing up so fast. That probably woke Dad up, who sent similar messages but how I was about to be a man. This then lead to a silly argument about if I was actually still a baby or on the cusp of manhood. If only they knew the whole truth.
I looked at the messages that Himiko sent. She had said I looked like the big ole dork that I am, goofy and loveable. She sent how proud of me she was and how I was going to show people what it really means to be a hero.
I thanked her quickly as Aizawa-sensei called us to get on the bus. He had just escaped the clutches of Mrs. Joke. I would have never guessed such an upbeat hero would be interested in the grumpy teacher. But hey, I couldn't really speak. I was with a villain of all things! But I understood the feeling of being squeezed by the person who liked it. I enjoyed it, well more openly than my sensei, I saw him sneak a smile as he got away.
The other smiling faces of my classmates brought me great joy! We all had come so far since we first started UA. I remember the days when I had almost no semblance of control over OFA. Just went from 0 to 100.
Those were painful times. I really wished I had learned faster, but I could already hear All Might reprimanding me about having unrealistic expectations for myself. He told me when I learned Full Cowling that I was learning how to control OFA pretty fast.
I grew concerned when I saw the downed expression on Todoroki's face. I knew he was disappointed in himself, probably comparing himself unfairly to his father. I would talk to him, but I have learned from experience, he needed some time to himself.
I found myself conflicted at...Bakugo. I knew he was pissed. One part of me wanted to say something to comfort him. Old habits die hard. But another part of me knew his failing was all his fault. I was able to squash down my conflicting feelings when Kirishima approached him. Bakugo would be fine. And so would most of his ego, with Kirishima to put a salve on it.
"Deku-kun, you got anything planned for the weekend?" Uraraka asked from the seat in front of me.
"No," I knew Himiko would plan something later, "Not at the moment. Probably just dinner with my mom."
"Fucking momma's boy." I ignored Bakugo. My only reaction was a twitch. I had heard worse from the crooks during the vigilante activities I did with Himiko. I swear one guy had taken lessons from Americans with all the different ways he used to swear.
Himiko. My thoughts kept coming back to her. The last three weeks without her physical presence had been weird. Even though I didn't see her every day before this, the few days were worthwhile waiting for. Strangely, I felt I could truly be myself around her. There was no judgment for me coming from her. It was freeing.
I knew this time had been hard on her. I should do something special for her. She hadn't killed anyone, not even criminals! Luckily, Shigiraki hadn't ordered her to kill anyone. Yet. Still, this was good progress.
I still hadn't asked her again about not being a villain. It really seemed to rackle her and I didn't want her backsliding. She had made some amazing progress. Still, I want to bring it back up. She only said she didn't want to be a hero, something I wasn't thinking of doing anyways. Plus it was a reasonable request. I don't think either Nezu or All Might had the pull to set something like that anyways.
"Midoriya!" Iida's voice snapped me out of my thoughts.
"Huh?" I looked around to see everyone staring at me.
"I was asking if you wanted to join the rest of the class in the agreed celebrations!" Iida stated.
"Sure," I answered, not knowing what I was getting into, "What are we doing again?"
Iida gave me a quick recap, and a few classmates gave me concerned looks. I ignored them, hoping they thought I was just in my head again. About Heros and not villains though. They would freak out and wonder if I was an imposter. Knowing some of my classmates, they would dogpile me and tie me up. Then they would just dump me off with Aizawa-sensei.
I heard Urarak chuchle. "You were really out of it. Getting a license really shook you up, didn't it?"
"Yeah," I said, as I got another message from Himiko. She wanted to do something the same evening. This would be trouble.
I texted her that the class had something planned already that night and I had agreed to go. She asked for details, which I quickly sent. She said she would surprise me that night. That terrified me and she wouldn't give me anything concrete. I had to stop worrying about that when my classmates started to ask questions. I answered with a ridiculous lie that seemed believable. "I was arguing with someone on the Hero forums."
"Damn nerd," Bakugo really needs to find a healthy way to take out his frustrations.
(?)
I giggled at Izu-kun's reaction to my vagueness. He worried too much. I already had everything planned out. It wasn't much to change my plans for his class get-together. I was getting, kind of excited. It was so risky, so dangerous!
I got out of my room, heading out to the main room. The League were mostly out, it was just Spinner and me left. He spied me leaving. "Where are you going?"
"Out," I snapped, "Stretching my legs, you know?"
Spinner frowned. "You're always out."
I rolled my eyes. Not my fault you were here bored out of your mind. "What's your problem?"
"You are never here anymore," Spinner explained, "Always spending time with your boy toy."
I huffed. Izu-kun was not a simple boy toy. He was so much more and Spinner would not understand. Nor would he try. "Why does it matter? I always get my jobs done."
Spinner shrugged. "And then there was that vigilante guy who you hanged around for some time. Whatever happened to that guy?"
I flicked out my switchblade, popping the blade and in out rapidly. It was one of my cheaper ones, so I wasn't worried about wearing the thumb slide. I giggled and blew a raspberry at lizard man.
"You sure you finished him off?" he asked, skeptical of me for some reason.
I shrugged. "He was small fry. I just used him until I didn't need him anymore. If he's still alive, he's going to be out of commission for a long time. I gave him a really good stabbing! I can't see him crawling away after that. He was bleeding more than a pig!"
"What's with all the questions anyway?" I asked back/
"You haven't been around lately and I was making sure you remembered your purpose here," he said, arms crossed.
I rolled my eyes. "I haven't forgotten, Spinny Spin Spin!"
"Stop with the childish nicknames!" He was shaking his fist at me like some angry old person. We already have at least one person in the League going through a midlife crisis, we didn't need two! Plus, Smokey had seniority over Spinner. He was next in line to have his mid-life crisis.
"Nah." I flipped him the bird for good measure.
"Just leave and have fun with that your next victim already!" He shouted as I ran out with a laugh.
As I got outside, Spinner's words began to affect me. If he had noticed, did the others notice? What if Shiggy noticed? Fuck!
I took a few deep breaths to calm myself. I couldn't freak out! Spinner might be looking at me and he would tell the League of my reaction. Which was bad. Very bad!
I shook my head at those thoughts. I was being careful. Being careful to make sure Izu-kun doesn't get caught. Even if one of the League saw me, I could easily say I was pumping him for info. Ha! Pumping.
No, bad Toga! Back to the serious stuff! My lie not only would save me but also keep my love out of the guys' crosshairs! Why kill a good leak?
Yes! That would be my story. Just in case!
I felt better now, assured about my story. We both would be safe. No worries, just don't let Spinner get to me anymore.
"Himiko?" I turned around to see Magne,
"Hey Big Sis!" I shouted, happy to see a friendlier face, "What you up to?"
"Just came back from visiting my best friend," She answered, "You?"
"Got out the base. Was bored," I told her.
She smirked, probably having a good idea of what I wanted to do. "Going to see your boyfriend?"
I sighed. "I wish. I'll see him in a few days though."
"You must really like this guy," Magne commented, "You even waited a few weeks for him."
"He's different from the others," I said, thoughts of my love flooding my mind. I could see his adorable smile and well-built muscle in my mind. I couldn't wait to run my fingers all over his body again. "I know he's the one."
Magne hummed, deep in thought now, "So you've said before. How accepting is he of your lifestyle?"
I did a so-so with my hand. "We have our disagreements but a lot of our goals line up, so we're fine."
"I'm guessing it's not the vigilante you were handling stuff with recently," I shook my head, "Good."
I looked at her, confused. "Why is that a good thing?"
She sighed. "Other than him being a vigilante? A few were concerned and some were interested in him."
Fuck. "Shigiraki wanted to know who h was and see if he could be of any help to us."
Double fuck. The boss having eyes on my love was the last thing I needed. Even more so for Izu-kun, I know Shiggy tried to off him before. Magne began to speak again. "Especially when he saw those notes for one of your jobs. He knew those weren't made by you. They were too detailed."
I stood silent. How could I be so careless and leave his notes around like that? I should have chucked them into the bin right after the job was done. This was getting so bad!
Magne placed a comforting hand on my shoulder. It calmed me a little. "Listen Himiko. I care about you. I don't want to see you hurt. Be careful about your relationships and who learns about them. We are villains still, remember?"
"Yeah." I was then pulled into a hug.
"I wasn't supposed to tell you. But you are so happy seeing this guy that I couldn't keep silent anymore," Magne embraced me harder as I hugged back, "I want you to be happy. Just be more careful from now on."
"Thank you Big Sis." I was so grateful to have someone like her watching my back.
"Anytime," Magne said, releasing me from the hug, "Now enough this Debby downer talk. I got a little side job. We will be in and out in twenty minutes. How about it?"
I smiled. A little distraction would do a world of good for me right now. "Of course, tell me more."
Happy Belated Christmas.
