Welcome back, Heroes. Rio here to begin the week with another instalment of Domestic Heroes. This next piece here is special, folks, as this one is different from the others that I've done so far. Unlike the other tales that I've written for this challenge, which were already written and checked on by a couple guys over at the IzuOcha discord, this piece was written literally an hour before uploading. I had another piece ready for today's prompt, but after looking it over for the past couple days, I ended up being quite dissatisfied by it and scrapped it at the last minute. Thankfully, I was struck with a bit of inspiration at the time, and manage to whip up this little thing in just under three hours. Quite the accomplishment if I do say so myself. With that all said, enjoy the next chapter, everyone, and I will see you in the author's notes.

Disclaimer: This story is a work of fiction in dedication to a much grander work. As such, the author does not own the rights to any characters within this story, and any correlation between any original characters that may appear and people in the real world are merely coincidental.

My Hero Academia: Domestic Heroes

A Green Tea Family

"Hmm… Ok. If I add this here…then subtract the answer from this…and then plug that in to the equation here… Wait, that's not right. Where did I… Ah, forgot to divide the first answer by three. Better fix that before I move on…"

It was a cool late summer evening in the homey apartment of Izuku, Ochako, and Eri, and at the moment, the little ivory-haired child was busy finishing up the last of her homework for the week, unconsciously mimicking her father-figure's mumbling habit as she worked, so that she could have the rest of the night and the entirety of the next day off to spend time with her guardians. The questions themselves were not that hard; the bit of home schooling she received from the instructors of UA along with Izuku's own teachings have made her quite knowledgeable about many subjects by the time she was finally able to enter school. She was a studious child with a natural curiosity and a desire to learn everything she could in order to become a support hero, and did her best every day to make that wish a reality.

There are, of course, times where she would allow herself to relax and call it an early day, such as now. As soon as she finally completed her assignment, she began staring at the papers before her judgingly, a small, accomplished smile gracing her features as she looked over her homework before letting off a soft hum of satisfaction. The answers looked correct to her, and while she would normally go to either Ochako or Izuku to determine if it was good or not, she was willing to trust her judgement and simply put away her homework in her schoolbag. If there were any school subjects that the child felt confident towards, they were math and science. Nodding to herself in satisfaction, the girl pushed herself away from the chair and made her way to the bed, where a dozing orange cat was located.

"Mikan. I finished my homework. Do you still wanna play, or are you just going to nap on my bed again." Eri asked in a soft, playful tone as she gently stroked the cat's back, smiling at the purr she was hearing and feeling. She knew what the answer was, and instead of being upset or disappointed at the lack of motivation, she simply giggled once more in amusement as she continued to pet him.

*knock* *knock*

"Eri? Sweetie? It's me. Can I come in?" The kind voice of Ochako called out from behind the girl's closed door, causing Eri to perk up even more than earlier.

"You can, Mom. It's open" Eri assured as she jumped onto her bed and quickly repositioned Mikan on her lap before resuming the petting just as her mother in all but blood, Ochako, entered into the room with the biggest smile on her face.

"Hey there, Eri. Mikan. Looks like you two are enjoying yourselves." The woman said kindly, with Eri nodding back in response with a big smile of her own.

"We are. I just finished my homework just now, so I'm just taking it easy with Mikan for now. He's soothing." Eri explained as she continued to scratch the cat on the back, Ochako humming in agreement and understanding.

"Yes. He certainly is." Ochako cooed as she went to Eri's bed and gave the orange cat a gentle pat on the head. "You said you finished your homework, right? Do you want me or Deku to check it for you? He's back from visiting his mother and All Might, so he can help. I know you like to make sure everything's done right before turning it in."

"It's fine, Mom. You and Dad don't have to worry about it this time. Homework was math this time, and I'm pretty sure I did it right." The child assured with utmost confidence, causing her guardian to giggle in amusement.

"If you say so, sweetie. Just make sure to have your father check it out before you go back to school on Monday. You can't be too careful, after all." Ochako suggested as she placed a light kiss on Eri's forehead, enticing a giggle of her own. "How about we head over to the living room together and relax there? Deku's relaxing on the couch if you want to see him, and I made us a fresh batch of green tea for all of us, if you want some."

"I do! I love green tea!" Eri said happily, causing both of them to giggle at her enthusiasm as they left the room, the child removing the slumbering cat off her lap and back on the bed before departing.

It didn't take long for them to reach the living room, the apartment was quite small after all, and once there, Eri was greeted by the sight of her savior and father figure, Izuku, sitting on the couch and shifting through his phone with a serene smile on his face while sipping something, most likely the green tea Ochako mention, from his green mug. The sight of the man brightened up her already good mood, and with a skip to her step, proceeded to head over to the couch to greet him. She was about to call out to him when Izuku looked up from his phone and onto her direction, his smile growing as she approached and proceeded to place his cup on the table before pulling her into a hug, much to her joy.

"Hey there, Eri. You look pretty happy right now. I take it you had a good day?" He questioned, gently rubbing the child's hair as he embraced the girl, getting a soft hum of content from her in response before she spoke.

"Hi, Dad! I had a good day, yes. I even manage to get all my homework done, too, so I have free time for the rest of the weekend. How was your visit? Is Grandpa Toshi still doing ok?" Eri asked as the embrace ended, situating herself onto the couch and made herself comfortable.

"He is. Mom's been taking care of him and he's been taking the medicine you help make. Really, I doubt he'd even be here right now if it wasn't for you, Eri. I knew you had a kind Quirk…" Izuku said, giving the girl such a proud and amazed smile that the child couldn't help but blush a little in embarrassment, especially with how earnest she was.

She knew what she was talking about, as well. It was quite some time ago, shortly after managing to control her Quirk well enough to give her other savior, Mirio, his powers again, that she tried to use it to bring her father figure's mentor and personal Hero, the legendary All Might, back to perfect health. With her ability to rewind a person's body to their previous state of being, she, along with many others, were hopeful that she would be able to bring the man to his prime. To allow him to go back into the fray and become the hero he once was. Unfortunately, the wound that All for One gave him was too great, and for some reason was not fully effected by Eri's abilities, much to everyone's dismay. Whatever the powerful villain did to Toshinori, along with the fact that had long since given his power to Izuku buy that point, proved to be too much for even Eri's Quirk to recover, so the wound the man sustained remained, never to be removed or erased until his time has come.

It pained her, initially, to know that even with her power to manipulate time of all things, she wasn't able to save her savior's hero. To be unable to bring such a powerful man back to his prime… But what she did do was more than enough for the retired hero. While she wasn't able to remove the wound entirely, she did revert his body enough to the point where some of the decay was gone, allowing him to live longer than expected. She was also asked to donate a bit of her blood in order to create a special kind of medicine, specifically for Toshinori, to help slow down the decay of his body so that, while unable to return to hero work, could at least live a normal life. While scared, she ended up allowing the doctors to use her blood, so long as they promised to use it only to make Toshinori's medicine. The promise was kept and fulfilled, and now the man was happily able to live on so long as he took his medicine every day, and it was at that moment that Eri finally accepted her Quirk as something that she could use for good. It was also then that she declared that she would be a Support Hero that will erase the wounds of other Heroes so that they could continue to protect the world.

She could still remember the proud and supportive expressions of everyone's faces when she made that promise, with Izuku and Ochako's faces being the most memorable, and a smile never failed to form on her face when she recalled her declaration.

"Sweetie. Are you there? You're looking a little flighty, right now. Just like the cup in front of you." Ochako's calm, yet teasing voice stated, snapping the girl out of her internal musing to see a small light blue cup of tea hovering before her. Confused, she turned her head slightly to see said woman was now sitting on the couch as well, holding her own pink cup and staring at the child patiently with an amused smile. Whispering an apology and thank you, she grabbed the cup, giggling at how light it was before she felt it grow heavier in an instant, indicating its release from her mother figure's powers, and proceeded to take a long, satisfying drink from it.

"Wow, someone really loves their tea, huh." Izuku mused shortly after Eri finished her sip, causing her to look up at the man to see his kind smile and his own cup of tea back in his hand. "Can't say I blame you, though. Ochako makes the best tea out there. I can never get enough of it."

"What can I say? It's a gift. I am a tea child after all…" Ochako grinned, causing the 'father-daughter' pair to laugh at her joke, before she let off a relaxed sigh while resting her head on Izuku's shoulder. "Still, though, this is nice. It's good to have a moment to just take it easy and enjoy a nice cup of tea. I dunno why, but it's always soothing. Especially after meeting you and getting into UA. I still remember all those tea breaks that the two of us took after a long day of class."

"Oh, I loved those moments. Taking it easy with you and the others in the dorm lobby while enjoying a piping hot cup of tea was definitely one of the best ways to relax. Even Kacchan mellowed out a little during times like that." Izuku agreed, letting of a content sigh of his own while resting his head on hers, enjoying the feeling of her fluffy hair on his face as the couple simultaneously took a drink of their tea.

As the two continued on with their small talk and reminiscence, Eri looked down at her own cup of tea with no small amount of fondness to her. While she herself was a big fan of green tea, the biggest reason she liked it so much was because of her guardians. Specifically, their names. Recalling her mother-figure's joke about being a tea child, along with her father-figure's last name meaning green, she is constantly reminded of the two every time she took a sip of the delectable drink. The way it soothed her body, mind and soul was similar to how she felt under their presence, and the taste of it never failed to make her smile, just like them. It's a drink that will always bring them to her mind, allowing her to be at ease no matter what kind of day she had. Even the craziest or most frustrating days were mitigated whenever she was able to indulge in her special beverage, and she doubt that she will ever get tired of it anytime soon.

The fact that the tea had a certain implication to it as well also brought her quite a bit of amusement and couldn't help the giggle that escaped from her lips. Said giggle got the attention of her caretakers, and simply smiled up at them when she noticed their gaze.

"Sorry. I was just thinking…" Eri said, smiling at the confused looks on their faces, before pointing at the last remaining bits of green tea in her cup. "Mom, you name is tea. And Dad's last name is green. When you two end up getting married, Mom's last name will change to Midoriya, right? When that happens, her name will literally mean green tea, our special drink. Isn't that funny?"

Her bright smile never faded as the adults stared at her in confusion, nor did it disappear when they began to blush profusely when they were staring at each other with wide eyes, having realized the implication. Instead of acting all flustered like normal whenever marriage was involved, the two began to chuckle slightly, and after a moment longer the two ended up laughing profusely, causing the child to stare at them in confusion.

"So that's why everyone keeps calling us that when we're together! How did we not notice that? It's so obvious!" Izuku chortled, wiping a tear from his eye as he leaned on his sputtering girlfriend for support.

"I-I know! I can't believe we missed something like that! Are we that oblivious?" Ochako wheezed, nearly losing her voice from all the laughter.

As the two tried to calm themselves, Eri simply shook her head at their antics with a tiny smile on her face. Her parents were a couple of oddballs. She knew that. And is why she loved them so much. Things were never boing when she was with them, and she doubt things will ever be dull anytime soon. She was fine with that, though. She knew what she was going into the moment her former caretaker Aizawa told her about the change in custody, and while she would be forever grateful of the man for raising her, she will not deny that being placed under Izuku and Ochako's care was the best thing that ever happened to her.

She's a Green Tea child now, and she wouldn't have it any other way.

Prompt 11: Coffee and/or Tea

Author's Note: Yeah... I am much more satisfied with this story compared to the last one. Even though the original incarnation would've allowed me to properly link this fic with Green Tea Tales, I made the right choice with scrapping it for this. I'll probably bring it back though, but edited so that it can work for Green Tea Tales instead of here. Still, though, I'm actually amazed that I made something fairly decent in such a short amount of time. And I enjoyed myself quite a bit while doing it. Not planning on attempting something like this again, though. I barely made it before my planned upload time. More to come tomorrow, Heroes, so stay tuned. With that said, thank you all so much for reading my fic, and I will see you all in the next update.

Farewell, and remember, Go Beyond! Plus Ultra!