Disclaimer: This is purely a fan work, and I own nothing.


"You know part of the Frog Quirk is that he can smell fear, right?" Tsuyu asked her boyfriend.

"W-what?!" Izuku yelped.

"No," she answered, booping his nose with her tongue, "but you LOOK worried. Relax. Kero."

Deku managed a weak smile as they hopped off the bus - no pun intended. Originally, they were going to join some classmates in seeing a movie today, but Tsuyu had gotten a call from her dad, Ganma. He and Beru had some emergency business meetings to attend to, and asked if Tsuyu could watch her siblings for a few hours. And before she could answer, he grumbled something about her bringing her boyfriend over so he could, "have a chat with him."

Izuku had been right next to her when that conversation happened, and was understandably worried when Tsuyu enthusiastically agreed to spend time with her siblings and bring Izuku by to meet them.

"His croak is worse than his venom," she assured him.

"The analogy works more for dogs than frogs," he replied, "but if you say so. I just hope he likes me."

She reached over and pinched his cheeks. "Deku, you're the sweetest guy in class 1-A. Maybe even UA. They'll love you. My mom's been wanting to meet you since I told her about our first date, and that was four months ago."

"You told her about that?" He asked, curiously.

Tsuyu beamed. "Of course. She was almost as impressed as I was."

Izuku swelled with pride. That, at least, made him feel a bit better about meeting the Asui's.

Speaking of family, his phone began to buzz, and he pulled it out of his jeans pocket. "Hey Mom," he answered, mouthing, "Sorry," to Tsuyu, but she smiled. She liked that he had a good relationship with his mom; she figured it might be why he seemed to be in touch with his sensitive side.

"Dear, are you going to be in the area today?" His mom asked.

"Yeah, but I'm going to be busy helping Tsuyu with some stuff until about..." He looked at his girlfriend as he trailed off and continued, "Seven?"

Froppy nodded.

"Yeah, about seven." Izuku confirmed with his mom.

"Oh, I was just hoping if you could stop by, I haven't seen you in weeks! And maybe you can bring that girlfriend I've been hearing so much about!" His mom gushed.

Deku lowered the phone and whispered, "My mom wants us to stop by on the way back."

Froppy beamed once more; she was actually pretty excited to meet her, Izuku always had nice things to say about his mother, which she found sweet.

"Alright, we can stop by for a minute, but we have a curfew to meet."

"Alright sweetie, I'll see you later!"

They approached the front door of the Asui residence, and Izuku took a deep breath.

"You ready? Kero?" Tsuyu asked.

He nodded, and she smiled. "I should warn you about my little brother Samidare and my sister Satsuki. They-"

"Tsu is home! Tsu is home!" Two small blurs yelled as they ran out of the door and wrapped their sister in a hug.

Izuku smiled at the sight; he knew Tsuyu grew up taking care of her siblings due to how demanding her parents jobs were, so he figured they were close. Yet, seeing them all this excited to see her after a few weeks warmed his heart.

She knelt down and embraced her younger siblings. "Hey guys! How are my favorite tadpoles?"

Samidare pulled away from his sister and rolled his eyes. "I'm almost as tall as you, Tsuyu! Don't call me that!" He rounded on Izuku, "Is this the guy?!"

Tsuyu nodded, "Yeah, that's Izu-"

"You're the guy who kept breaking all his fingers at the Sports Festival!" Samidare half-yelled, freaking out.

"That's pretty icky," Satsuki said, letting go of Tsuyu.

"It's pretty AWESOME!" Samidare argued.

Izuku scratched the side of his nose, "It's pretty icky in the long run," he said, showing the two the scars along his right hand. They got real close and "oohed" in admiration.

"Battle scaaaars." Samidare said, in awe.

Tsuyu smiled to herself. She knew Deku would have no problem in winning her little brother and sister over, but it still was adorable to see.

"Is that my Tsuyu I hear?" Came an older voice from inside.

"Yeah mom, it's us," Tsuyu replied, beckoning her siblings inside.

Deku put on his game face. Here goes nothing.

As he followed her inside, he couldn't help but be impressed; the house was a modest suburban home on the outside, and the interior was decorated with many dark blues and light greens. It was a very tranquil environment. Beru Asui rounded a corner from the kitchen into the living room where the four had entered the home, and Deku could see a similarity between Tsuyu, her, and her siblings. The facial shape was the same for all of them, had the same cheeks. They're a pretty cute family, when they're all together like this, he thought with a grin. Beru smiled at them. "Tsuyu! We've missed you!"

Tsuyu greeted her mother with a hug, and Izuku was shocked when she immediately hugged him as well, saying, "Well come in dear, we've heard so much about you!"

I can see where Tsuyu get's her upfront nature he thought, but smiled through his pinkened cheeks and bowed to her, "Thank you for having me, ma'am."

She swatted Tsuyu's shoulder with a look of pride, "Oh and manners too?! What else haven't you told me about him?"

Izuku blushed; compliments always made him flustered. Tsuyu blushed too; she knew her mom would try to embarrass her in front of Deku, but no mental preparation was going to save her from it.

"Is that my little Tsuyu?" Came a gruff voice from up a staircase to Izuku's right. He looked up to see a man who was much more frog-like in appearance than the other four trudging down the steps. With his bumpy skin and eyes further up his head, Deku wondered if he was closer to an animal, like the principal was. Tsuyu definitely took more after her mother, he realized. Still, as her father hit the bottom of the stairs. Deku bowed politely, and said, "Thank you for inviting me into your lovely home, sir."

Wow, he managed to say that without his voice shaking! Tsuyu couldn't help but think. It's adorable how much he's trying to make a good first impression. I wonder if he practiced.

I hope they can't tell I practiced this! Izuku panicked.

Ganmu Asui approached Izuku, eying him up a bit, and shook his hand. "You were that boy from the Sports Festival."

"Yes sir," Izuku answered, not sure where the older man was going to go with that one.

"I hope you still don't shatter your arms every time you go trying to play hero," Ganma scoffed. "I can't remember the last time I heard Tsu so upset, saying a friend needed to have surgery."

She...she was upset? Midoriya thought, but pushed those thoughts aside to nod. "Yes, sir. Tsu has actually helped me out with training."

"Well, I don't want to hear that you've gone and made her sad again." Ganma replied. "Understood?"

Midoriya nodded. "Yes, sir. I'll give it my all."

He turned to Tsuyu and gave a faint smile. "I like this one."

"Me too, I think I'll keep him," Tsuyu joked.

And just like that, Deku could feel the weight of the world lift off his shoulders.

"So what do you guys have to run off for on a Saturday for?" Tsuyu asked as her two siblings ran off to play.

"Some new client asked for his attorney." Beru sighed. "Some pros just nabbed him a few hours ago."

Izuku tilted his head and furrowed his brows curiously. "Pros?"

"That's right. We're villain defense attorneys." Ganma answered.

Izuku's eyes widened. "Oh wow, that's a rough field."

"Tsu, you mean to tell me you never even told this poor boy what we do before dragging him over here?" Beru scolded her daughter, but in a playful tone.

Tsuyu blushed heavily. "I thought it might be weird, since we're training to be heroes."

"Exactly, you'll put more work on our plates," Ganma replied with a hearty laugh. He turned to Izuku and elaborated. "It's not a glamorous field, but demand for defense attorneys for villains is always high. So at least the pay is good."

"Oh I totally understand," Izuku said, his eyes lighting up at any and all things Quirk related, "Quirks being so prevalent in society totally revamped the legal system, not only in Japan, but in the whole world. New laws had to be formed and it had to be determined what rights were to be afforded to those using Quirks to break the -"

As he entered, "mutter mode," Tsuyu grabbed his hand and said, "Kero, if you start that, they'll never get to their meeting."

Izuku turned red, "R-right, sorry. Well, good luck today."

"So there's more than just flashy punches, he's got a brain in there?" Ganma laughed, his gruff, croaking laugh. "Good."

"Do you want me to save some dinner for you guys too?" Tsuyu asked, turning red as she changed the subject.

"I wouldn't say no, you're probably the best cook in the family, Tsu." Beru smiled before hugging her daughter, "We'll be back by seven. Thanks again."

"Try not to let those two kids tear the house down," Ganma said as the two went out the door.

As they left, Izuku smiled to his girlfriend. "You're family is really sweet, Tsu."

She beamed back to him. "I'm glad you think so, kero. I won't lie, I've missed them a lot since UA became a boarding school. Come on, let's go see what Satsuki and Samidare are up to."

Tsuyu grabbed his hand and showed him the layout of the house, turning a corner and leading him into the den, where Satsuki was holding a Mt. Lady doll while watching some cartoons on the television.

"Where'd your brother run off to?" Tsuyu asked.

Before the youngest Asui could answer, Samidare dropped from the ceiling, and landed on Izuku's shoulders, clutching an All Might action figure. "Sneak attack! If this was a real assassination, you'd already be dead!"

The other three laughed as Izuku knelt down to let the boy off his shoulders. "Very sneaky, Samidare."

"Call me Sam."

Izuku shot a sidelong glance at his girlfriend, and said, "That sounds familiar."

Tsuyu shrugged and gave a ribbit in response, but Samidare was already tugging on their arms. "Will you guys play heroes and villains with us?! Mom and dad never have time."

Satsuki's eyes lit up and she hopped to her brother's side, begging, "Play with us!"

Midoriya smiled. He never had siblings growing up, and wondered if this is what it would have been like. Tsuyu looked at her phone and shot him a look. "Would you mind terribly? If I'm going to make SOMEONE'S favorite curry," she ruffled Samidare's head as she said this, "I need to start cooking."

He grinned at her. "Leave it to me, Tsu."

Tsuyu smiled and walked off, wondering if her boyfriend would make it in one piece. "No poison in the house guys, you know it never comes out of the carpets."

"Oooookaaaaaay," Her siblings sang at her.

"Izuku, team with me against Satsuki!" Samidare begged.

"No fair, you two are so much bigger!" Satsuki whined.

"No way, it's boys versus girls!" Samidare retorted.

The two begin to bicker, and Deku realized he needed to curb this. Guess having brothers and sisters isn't always great.

But if I need them to get along, they should be on the same team...which means...

As they squabbled, Deku cleared his throat. Then, he began to chuckle, before letting it grow. "Nyahahahaha...hahaha...HAHAHAHAHAHA, HAHAHAHA! WAAAAHHAHAHAHAHAHA!"

The two young children looked up at him in confusion. Activating his Full Cowl to give him a creepy, green lightning look, he grabbed the All Might and Mt. Lady action figures, and did a backflip out of family room. "FOOLISH FROG HEROES! I, THE DREADED..."

He blinked. "Guys, give me a villain name."

"Broccoli Man!" Satsuki blurted out, causing Samidare to giggle.

Izuku rolled with it. "THE DREADED BROCCOLI MAN, HAS TAKEN THESE PRICELESS TREASURES WHILE YOU WERE BUSY SQUABBLING! Nyeh-Heh-Heh!"

He turned and ran to the sliding glass door that went to the backyard as the two frog siblings gave chase. "You'll never catch me alive, heroes!"

No sooner as he had gotten into the backyard had a frog tongue shot out from the house and wrapped itself around his legs, tripping him up and sending him falling to the grass. He allowed the two to catch up to him and pounce on him as they tried to pry the toys from his grasp.

Tsuyu looked out from the kitchen window as Izuku let her siblings chase her around the yard, hopping and kicking off a tree over their heads, and making his best attempt at an evil laugh. The sight was almost too much for her to handle. She took out her phone to record a few snippets of the playtime; she'd be sure to show this to the other girls later to get Izuku really flustered.

An hour or so later, she went to the backyard door, and called, "Alright you three kids, time to eat."

"Haha, she called you a kid!" Satsuki teased the young man in a sing-song voice. Deku just stuck his tongue out at her in response.

The two kids ran off towards the dining room, but Tsuyu snagged Izuku and planted one on his cheek.

"You never told me you were so good with kids, kero," she cooed.

He went pink and rubbed the back of his neck. "Heh...well...I haven't really ever spent time with a lot of kids outside of Eri."

She smooched him again. "It's adorable, now let's eat."

As they ate, Deku's jaw practically dropped. "You never told me you were such an amazing cook, Tsu."

Tsuyu blushed, but Satsuki practically screamed, "Tsuyu is the best cook and the best hero!"

"No way," Samidare argued, "She's the best cook, but I'm going to be the best hero."

"I'm always going to have five years of experience on you, Sam," Tsuyu replied, "Gonna have to work hard to beat me." She looked at his plate. "You're going to have to eat your vegetables too."

"But broccoli is so groooooosssssssss."

"You ate it last time I made it."

"I still liked it five months ago, but now it's DIFFERENT."

Izuku did his best to hold in his laughter, and turned to Satsuki. "Are you gonna be a hero too?"

She shook her head and took another bite of curry. "Nah, I just want to eat ice cream."

He nodded. "Sounds like you've got it all figured out, Satsuki."

"That's cuz grown ups are dumb. They make us eat broccoli."

Tsuyu rolled her eyes. "You guys aren't leaving the table until you eat it," she said, walking over to the kitchen to place her plate in the dishwasher.

Sam stuck his tongue out at her until it was about an inch away from her face. "Then we'll just sit here until mom and dad get home."

This looks like a job for Broccoli Man.

"FFFFOOOOOOOOOOOOOLS!" Deku howled as he finished his food, standing up from the table triumphantly.

The kids laughed, but Tsuyu touched her finger to her chin. "Izuku, what are you -"

He walked over to Tsuyu and scooped her up off her feet, causing her to go beet-red. "There is no Izuku! Only Broccoli Man!"

The two children erupted into giggles and got up to play, but Izuku interrupted them, "Ah ah! No leaving the table! Sisters orders!"

To his amazement, the kids giggled and stayed put.

"You foolish fools foolishly left all the broccoli on your plate! That's the SOURCE OF MY POWER!" Izuku cried as he began to carry Tsuyu toward the living room. "And unless you drain my power, you will never see your sister. NEVER...EEEEEEEVER AGAAAAAAAAAIN!"

"You're not a very convincing villain," Tsuyu whispered, though she was still pretty embarrassed; she always got flustered when Deku picked her up.

It worked though, the kids ate their broccoli, though they still griped about it, and even showed the two teenagers their cleaned plates when done. Immediately, Deku put Tsuyu down and dropped to the floor, clutching his heart.

"ARGH! You've killed me! To death! To live, to breathe, no more." He flopped his arms onto the ground. "BLARGH!"

"Your boyfriend is a dork." Satsuki said, smiling.

"Yeah, he sure is." Tsuyu replied, beaming.

"I'd be upset about that, but I'm dead." Izuku said, from the floor.

The four of them began to clean up, when the front door opened; "Mom and dad are back!" The younger kids yelled, heading for the door.

"Huh, they're back kind of early," Tsuyu mused aloud, as her mother rounded the corner.

"Well, that was a bust," Beru sighed.

"What happened?" Izuku asked, curiously; he had never gotten to talk to villain defense attorneys before.

Ganma followed behind her. "Well, some low level guy named Gasser. Was caught red-handed in Shibuya using his Quirk to rob a bank. Not a whole lot he had to defend himself; it's a clear cut case."

"We suggested he cut a deal; it's clear he was acting on behalf of a larger group of some kind to secure funds for them," Beru explained.

"Not a fan of that?" Tsuyu asked.

Ganma shook his head. "Nope. Said he'd never turn over the names of his buddies, got all angry that we couldn't do anything else for him, and fired us. Barely got any billable hours out of it."

"I'm sorry to hear that," Izuku apologized.

"Dad! Izuku was a villain called Broccoli Man and he kidnapped Tsuyu, and we stopped him, and Tsu made the yummy curry, and -" Satsuko rambled, her dad picking her up.

"One thing at a time, tadpole."

Beru turned to the teens. "Did Tsuyu show you the family albums?! She looked just like Satsuki at that age."

Tsuyu's face began to burn. "W-we promised his mom we'd come by when we were done here, so I don't think we have time for baby photos."

Beru laughed. "I'm teasing, dear. But still. Don't worry about the dishes, we don't want to keep your mother waiting, Midoriya."

"Are you sure? I don't mind helping." Izuku replied. Gotta get these brownie points.

"No no, we appreciate you kids doing this. We'll show you the baby pictures another time." Beru advised with a wink.

Before long, the two heroes in training were out the door, but not without a few tearful hugs between the Asui siblings, Tsuyu promising them she'd come back to visit soon.

As they boarded the bus towards the Midoriya residence, Izuku allowed himself to let out a huge sigh of relief. "I'm so glad that went well."

"You had nothing to worry about. You're the type of guy parents love." Tsuyu replied, ruffling his hair. He gave her a quizzical look, so she explained, "You're smart, you were respectful, and, most importantly, they don't know I spend more nights in your dorm than my own."

Deku laughed as tinge of color rose to his cheeks. "Yeah, not something they need to know. But thanks Tsu. My mom's gonna love you, no worries there."

"I hope so. I know some people are a little off-put by my quirk at first." She said, looking out the window.

"I'm pretty sure that won't be a problem..." Deku responded, scratching his nose again.

Once they got to the apartment, Tsuyu understood just what he meant; Inko Midoriya took one look at her, burst into tears, and embraced her.

"You're a lot like your mother," Tsuyu said, giving Izuku a wink over his mother's shoulder.

Izuku rolled his eyes. "I don't cry that much. Any...more..."

Inko pulled off his girlfriend and lifted Izuku off the ground. "Izuku, she's beautiful!"

Both kids turned bright red. "Th-thanks." Tsuyu stuttered.

"Is that young Midoriya?" Came a voice from the couch.

Izuku jumped and saw All Might on the couch in his business attire. "What are you doing here, sir?"

Inko's tone shifted from pride to stern. "He's here telling me about the supervillain attack that you never mentioned to me!"

Tsuyu and Izuku looked at each other nervously, and All Might interjected, "D-don't worry, no one was hurt."

"Still, you should be telling me these things, young man." Inko scolded.

"S-sorry mom." Deku muttered.

"Well, I'm just glad you and your lovely girlfriend didn't get hurt." Inko sighed. "I'll go make us all some tea."

Now it was All Might's turn to look up in shock. He recognized Froppy, of course, but he didn't know they were together. Why wouldn't young Midoriya tell me...?

"Ms. Asui," All Might began.

"Call me, Tsu. Sir."

"Er. Tsu. Can I have a word with young Midoriya here?"

"Sure. I'll go help with the tea."

As soon as Froppy was out of earshot, All Might rounded on Izuku, whisper-screaming, "Why didn't you tell me you were dating somebody?!"

Deku blinked. "It...never occurred to me. You're usually telling me about One for All stuff anyway."

"SSSHHHHHH!" All Might shushed him, waving his arms around frantically. "She doesn't know, does she?"

He shook his head, frowning. "No. But...I feel terrible keeping that from her."

All Might sighed and put an arm around him. "I understand. And maybe someday you can tell her. Just give it some time. You'll know if it's right for her to know. But there's another reason I'm here, I was hoping to run into you."

"What do you mean?"

"Did you hear about the attack earlier today?" All Might asked.

He nodded. "Tsuyu's parents were talking to me about it earlier today."

"Between Arachnia and Gasser, we think these attacks might have something to do with research the League of Villains is conducting." All Might explained. "You're going to need to be on your guard more than ever. If you see anything suspicious, be it at UA or anywhere, you need to notify me right away."

"Oh...okay." Izuku replied, thoughts racing. "I guess it is weird Arachnia was able to get in. And Tsu's parents said something about Gasser having partners..."

"What are you guys talking about?" Tsu interrupted, from right behind them, causing the two to jump.

"Just recent super villain attacks! Be sure to be on your guard, young lady!" All Might recovered. "Oh thanks, I love tea."

The rest of the evening went on uneventfully enough; All Might left shortly after, and Tsuyu asked Inko to tell her all about Izuku's Quirk obsession from when he was little. Inko wasted no time showing Tsuyu photos of a baby Izuku in his All Might onesie, claiming the embarrassment Deku was feeling was just retribution for making his mother worry. Thoroughly humiliated, Deku was finally able to convince his mother that they needed to leave to make it back to UA before curfew. Still, despite his embarrassment, it was hard for him to focus on anything than what All Might had told him about.

"Hey Deku?" Tsuyu asked on the bus.

"Hm?" He replied, not peeling his eyes off the window.

"You're not like me." She said.

At first, he began to panic, thinking that maybe she knew he didn't have a natural Quirk, but she looked at him and added. "I can tell when you're upset. You have a terrible poker face. What's wrong?" She nuzzled next to him. "You upset I got to see your baby photos and you didn't get to see mine?"

He laughed. "No, nothing like that, but you do owe me those I suppose."

There was a pause between them, and Tsuyu grabbed his hand. "I'm really observant. You know that, right Izuku?"

He nodded. "Yeah. Why?"

"Remember what I said on the bus? To USJ?"

He thought back. "That my Quirk is a lot like All Mights?"

"Mhmm," she answered, "And I know All Might's been talking to you a lot in private. Ever since you came to UA."

Izuku looked away, panicking. Tsuyu squeezed his hand. "Deku, I know something is going on there. And I understand if maybe you can't tell me now. I just want you to know that you can trust me."

To her shock, a tear rolled down his face. "I want to tell you. I'm not supposed to. And I can't tell you everything yet...but All Might is training me to fill in his spot some day. And I'm just worried if I can do it."

She hugged him, not caring about any looks they might get on the bus. "Izuku Midoriya, you're a hero if I've ever known one. If All Might thinks you can do it, you can do it. And I think you can do it too. You want to protect the world."

She pulled away and he was shocked to see her eyes welling up too. "I've seen you hurt yourself so many times to protect others. So I want to protect you. So I hope one day you can trust me with whatever this secret it."

Something clicked in Deku's heart as he wiped the tears off her cheeks.

"I love you, Tsuyu."

Her face turned a bright red. He'd never said it before. And while she imagined it being in a more romantic place, the moment was perfect. They embraced again. "I love you too, Izuku."


"How did Gasser do, Kurogiri?"

"He was able to get the whole bank before getting caught, Shigaraki."

"Interesting. Perhaps we can work with that."