Welcome, Heroes! Rio is back with the next part of Domestic Heroes. Got one a bit more on the comedic side, here, but still plenty fluff to be had here. Kinda worried I'm pushing the boundaries of the rating here with the joke of this piece, but I'll run with it. Had a bit of fun with this as well, too, so I hope it's plenty enjoyable enough for you all! With that said, enjoy the story, 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

Embrace the Trauma Away

Just a few more hours… Just a little while longer until we get home… Just a little more before I can finally hug my girlfriend and daughter and finally get some god forsaken sleep… Izuku chanted in his head, trying desperately to keep himself awake so that he wouldn't miss his stop.

The young hero was returning home from a long, tedious, and incredibly stressful mission that had him go clear over to Hokkaido for the past week to bodyguard a hero benefactor and their large, influential family while they were on vacation. While such a mission can be considered an honor, with the benefactor himself being quite amicable and the pay for the job fairly substantial, the fact that the family itself was comprised of the most insufferable people he had the misfortune to meet soured the enjoyment as soon as it started. They were rude, harsh, and incredibly selfish to the point where they treated him and his fellow heroes and sidekicks like servants. They even threatened to dock their pay if they didn't get what they want, on multiple occasions. In the end, the heroes sucked it up and gave in to their demands so long as they weren't too outrageous, though they did nearly snap a few times throughout the week. Never before has Izuku been on such a physically and mentally exhausting mission, and he prayed to any and all deities that may hear him that he would not go through such a thing again for as long as he was active.

"Freaking crap, man. I am so glad to be done with that mission! Why did that family have to be a bunch of jerks?" The annoyed voice of Kirishima echoed in the train cart, snapping Izuku out of his mental mantra to turn to the hardening man beside him with a dead stare and heavy bags under his eyes.

"Can we please not talk about the mission. I want to try and keep it out of my head for as long as possible." He requested, desperate in wanting to forget the horrid assignment ever existed.

"Seconded. I do not want to relive my experience with that pathetic excuse of a family. Even my father isn't as bad as those…fiends." Shoto grumbled from the other side of the practically train, his head back on the seat of the chair with a noticeable twitch found on his scarred eye.

"…I must admit, that mission we were on was downright atrocious. Why must they feel so entitled about everything they do? Is money really the source of corruption in our world?" Tokoyami questioned in his typical dark tone, looking the least exhausted out of everyone so far, but no less bothered.

"Among other things, yes. Money can be considered power, and power does indeed corrupt if one is not careful in wielding it properly…" The dual element hero answered, looking quite resigned as he spoke.

"Got that right, bro. Honestly, I don't care how much we dough we got for doing that freaking job. It wasn't worth it…" Kirishima scoffed as he leaned forward, glaring at nothing as he tried to forget the ordeals he and the others were forced to deal with.

"No… No it wasn't." Izuku shuddered, recalling one particular incident regarding the eldest daughter of their client that he definitely did not want to relive, before letting off another groan and leaned back on his seat. "I wish this train will go faster. All I want to do is go back home to Ochako and Eri and just hold them with all my might until I pass out with them finally in my arms. I miss them…"

"Dude, same. I can't wait to finally see Mina again after all this. I need her hugs."

"Yaoyorozu…"

"Wait for me, Tsu… I'm nearly home to you…"

The quartet let off tired, yet loving sighs at the thoughts of their significant others, now even more eager to return home. They have been relaying their 'adventures' with the pompous family to them along with their superiors and, needless to say, they garnered much sympathy from those who knew of their plight. The girls in particular were not happy with the treatment their male companions were getting, with Ochako herself being particularly riled up from Izuku's misfortune. She probably would've stomped over to the mission site and drag him and the others away from their job were it not for Eri and Inko, who was visiting at the time of that particular talk, trying to calm her down. She looked downright furious when she was told of everything…and the guys did not blame her one bit.

"Dude, it's been so long since I've seen Uraraka so ticked. I think I almost peed myself, she was so scary." Kirishima muttered, the memory of the typically bubbly woman looking like a borderline demon etched in his mind and not likely going away any time soon.

"She had the right to be. That insatiable woman that is our client's eldest daughter was trying to steal Midoriya for herself despite being told that he's in a committed relationship with an adopted child. I would most likely be the same if Yaoyorozu was in a similar predicament." Shoto admitted with no shame, getting empathetic nods from the others.

"She wished to have Midoriya for herself so bad that she nearly broke free of Dark Shadow's hold when trying to convince him to stay. I honestly wished that Uraraka did show up at the time to deal with that crazy woman…." Tokoyami sighed, his shadowy partner popping out and nodding its head furiously at the statement.

"Can we please stop talking about this? I feel violated just thinking about all this…" Izuku pleaded, so mortified that he didn't even react to the marriage comment like he would normally do when the subject came up. He could still hear the woman's voice in his head and it terrified him to no end.

"M-Ma'am, can you stop trying to get close to me? I-Its unprofessional! B-Besides, I have a girlfriend! And a daughter!"

"Come on, stud, don't be like that! Ditch those lousy girls waiting for you and get on with a real woman."

"N-No, thank you! I am happy with where I am and who I'm with! P-Please leave me alone!"

"Not on your life, hot stuff. I get what I want and what I want...is you…"

"Please, no..."

"Ah… Sorry, man, didn't mean to make you that uncomfortable. Should we talk about something else?" Kirishima apologized with a wince as Izuku started to tremble so much he nearly vibraited off of his seat.

"Does not look like we need to…" Tokoyami stated as an announcement was made over the intercom, telling its passengers that they were nearing the next stop.

"Finally, we're almost home. Best that we call the others to let them know that we're on our way…" Shoto suggested, getting nods of agreement from his fellow heroes, before they all pulled out their phones to inform their friends and or significant others that they were close to home.

As soon as the train stopped, the four young men dragged their feet out of the train and onto their respective agencies to get out of their hero costumes. Kirishima, however, was following Izuku to his agency since he left his stuff there with Mina's supplies, as it was the closest agency to the train station. The duo talked casually to each other, both to clear their minds of their dreadful assignment and to keep each other from passing out on their feet. It didn't take long for them to reach their destination, and were all too eager to get out of their hero outfits and head home. Once they were changed, they proceeded to exit the building, and were greeted by the sight of something that they so desperately wanted to see.

"Deku!" "Dad!" "Yo, Eiji!"

"Ochako! Eri!" "Mina! Oh thank god!"

Happy to see the women in their lives, the two heroes practically leapt from the stairs of the agency building and pulled them into their arms, pleased beyond belief to finally see and be with them after such a horrid week.

"Hahaha! Eiji, stop! That tickles!" Mina giggled as Kirishima began peppering her with kisses.

"Can't help it! I missed ya so much! You have no idea how much of a nightmare that mission was!" Kirishima exclaimed, pulling the pink woman closer to her and simply enjoying having her in his hold.

"We can imagine. We weren't faring much better ourselves you know. Ochako especially, considering what you guys said nearly happened to poor Midori." Mina stated while tilting her head to the other couple, the she and Kirishima laughing slightly at the brunette's fretting on Izuku's body.

"Are ya ok? That floozy didn't do anythin' to ya, did she? 'Cause I swear if she managed ta have her way with ya I'm gonna-!"

"Ochako, relax! She didn't do anything to me, honest! Kirishima and the others made sure of it!" Izuku insisted, trying to calm his worrying girlfriend down. Her accent was coming out, so she was definitely worked up.

"Mom, it's ok. Dad's fine, see? Nothing bad happened to him." Eri chipped in while holding Ochako's hand, looking up at the woman with her big red eyes.

Ochako herself became silent after that plea, staring down at the girl for a moment before turning her attention at her now worried boyfriend. After a few moments she took a deep, calming breath to relax herself, and once she was calm, she proceeded to pull Izuku into another embrace, humming when she felt him return it.

"…Sorry. I know you got out of that mess ok, but I can't help but worry, ya know? I hate it when someone tries to take you away from me. You're more desirable than you think, hun, especially after we took Eri in. Remember the incident from last month?" The woman said, looking up at her man with an impish grin as a look of horror soon appeared on his face.

"The fangirls…" He muttered in a traumatized tone, recalling the screams and squeals of those harpies that wanted him for reasons he'd dare not say out loud. They nearly had him, too, if Ochako didn't show up to rescue him and rip those crazy women a new one.

Sadly, they didn't learn, and would still bent on trying to get him even to this day were it not for the intervention of Aizawa and Gran Torino. He really owed a lot to those two.

"Dude, seriously, you gotta get hitched with Uraraka soon. Or at least propose to her. They'll probably back off once they see that you're officially off the market." Kirishima spoke up, giving his fellow hero a sympathetic glance as Izuku stared back at him blankly for a moment before turning to a confused Ochako with a contemplative expression.

"Eh… I dunno if that will help, Eiji. Fangirls can be very persistent when the want to be. Remember when Todoroki announced his engagement to Yaomomo during that party she hosted a few months back? The one that those to miss because Eri was sick? Poor guy was hoping those crazy chicks would back off after that, but nope, they got worse. Kinda like that lady you and the others had to rescue Midori from during your mission. Never underestimate the desperate and delusional…" Mina said while shaking her head, causing Kirishima to wince at the statement and Izuku to go sheet white.

"…They'll get worse?" He squeaked, now more afraid than ever to deal with fangirls that will somehow become as bad as his previous client, and desperately clung to Ochako for dear life as she began gently rubbing his back in comfort.

"There, there, hun. There's nothing to be afraid of. If those girls try to get anywhere near you, I'll just send them to the moon. It's ok…" She cooed gently.

"That's right, Dad. We'll keep the bad girls away from you. We promise." Eri chimed in, looking quite determined as she made her statement before hugging her father figure from behind.

"…Thanks, girls. You two are the best." Izuku said after finally calming down, grateful to the words of the mother-daughter pair, before turning to Mina and Kirishima with a smile. "And Kirishima? Thanks for the help on the mission. I seriously wouldn't have been able to survive it without you and the others."

"You can thank me by going home and relax with your girls, Midoriya. Seriously, you deserve it after everything we've been through. Take it easy, alright?" Kirishima said with an easy grin and a fist out, getting a laugh out of Izuku before bumping his own fist into the other.

Giving each other fond farewells and promises to meet up once more, the couple and the family went their separate ways, taking a moment before departing to check in on their fellow heroes to see if they made it to their own significant others safely. Once confirmed that they were, they made their way home, more than ready to just relax and clear their minds from the horrors of the dreadful mission. Izuku especially was going to need a lot of attention in order to forget everything that occurred to him.

Thankfully, his family was more than willing to help him recover. He deserved it, after all.

Prompt 18: Hugs

Author's Notes: And that is another one taken care of, lads. All I can say to this is poor Izuku. The guy just can't catch a break, eh? Like I said, went with the comedy route for this one, so I hope that today's fic was an enjoyable enough read for you all. I am also having a lot of fun getting creative with all the prompts for this fic. Really, it's a treat for me, and I hope what I come up with as a result is a treat for you all as well. Tomorrow will bring more of the same, Heroes, so look forward to it! Once again, thank you all so much for reading my fic. I hope you all have a fantastic day and I will see you in the next update.

Farewell, and Remember: Go Beyond. Plus Ultra!