Inko couldn't believe that that had happened. Of all the things that she had to do, she had to have kissed All Might. It wasn't that she hated the feel of his lips onto hers. No, far from it. It was as if, it was the right thing to do to kiss the man. But, how could that be? Why would it feel right to kiss him in the first place? It just didn't make sense to her.

Rolling onto her back as she gazed up at the ceiling, Inko couldn't help but wonder what she was to do. Looking over, she saw the kitten that she had rescued, learning that it was a girl. She had decided to name the kitty Usagi and couldn't help but smile at her with affection. Reaching over, Inko pet the kitten and heard the little one meow at her.

Giggling a little, Inko knew that Usagi right now was her only comfort for the time being. At least between jobs, she had avoided both the king and All Might for at least two weeks. All Might, because of the accidental kiss. Toshinori, because well, All Might was his guard so there was a chance that he knew of the kiss and wanted to see if she had meant for it to happen or something along the lines of an accident.

Covering her face, Inko whined a little at the thought of facing the blonde captain. What was wrong with her in the first place? Why was she so flustered in the first place?

Moving her hands from her face, the young woman blinked as she tried to think on what she could do. It wasn't that she could avoid the king or captain forever. It kind of made it hard for her to do such a thing in the first place. She knew that there had to be something that she didn't fully understand so how could she expect the king, or even the captain to understand that it was really an accident?

But at the same time, she didn't regret what had happened.

Reaching up the young woman touched her lips with the tips of her fingers as she recalled the warmth that she had felt from his lips until it all but swirled within her heart. It was the same feeling that she had with the king and how he has treated her. Even just the small things and she felt so much warmth deep within her heart. It was warm, and it made her feel safe for the first time in her life.

Closing her eyes for a brief moment, the young woman let out a soft sigh as she gazed back up at the ceiling. What was she to do? What were these feelings that swirled around in her heart? What did that mean for her in the first place? It was so confusing and it made her feel rather conflicted for some reason.

Sighing softly, the young woman pushed herself up from her bed and looked at Usagi. "Well, what do you think Usagi?" asked Inko.

The kitten just let out a loud purr as she curled up on the bed a little more. Giggling a little at the little creature, Inko climbed off of her bed before making her way toward the door and sighed softly as she opened the door and looked around. It was rather quiet, for that she was thankful. No king, no All Might, no guards at all. It gave her some time to herself.

Though, she wouldn't mind being able to talk to her friend though Mitsuki was most likely busy with other things going on.

Running a hand through her loose locks of hair, the young woman started to walk down the hall. Maybe a nice walk outside would work. She would just have to go to the other side of the castle grounds is all. She knew that All Might trained on the north end of the castle, so she would just have to go to the south end and just be by herself is all.

As she walked, her thoughts went to All Might. The man, she had to admit she did like him. He was kind, caring and protective of all people who lived within the castle grounds that much she knew for a fact. Not to mention, he seemed to be as lonely as the king himself and never allowed anyone to see such emotions other than the smile that was always on his face. It made her wonder why he would hide such a feeling as his sadness. So he wouldn't worry anyone?

It made her even more confused about the man, but knew that he had his reasons for hiding such things from her in the first place. No, not just her but everyone in the castle.

Though, the king was a different story. He didn't show any kind of emotion, didn't put up any kind of a front in order to hide his fear or anything behind a great smile. But, just to hide everything. The only thing that she knew for certain, was that the man was indeed, hiding his own deep emotional pain and she could see that in his eyes.

Eyes, so deep, so blue yet so powerful was the one thing that couldn't lie. The one thing that could never hide what it was that he was really feeling. It was something that Inko could read without any problem unless you count the few emotions that would flash in his eyes while he was around her. The way he would just stare at her, leaning toward her and it made her wonder what it was that he was going to do.

Her heart hammered around in her chest just thinking about it.

Reaching up, she placed a hand over her thumping heart hoping to get it to calm down. Why merely thinking about the king caused such a reaction from her in the first place was unknown to her. Frowning a little, the young woman tried to shake those thoughts from her head. That the king didn't really cause such a reaction from her but it was all in her head. That it was her own imagination that was causing all of this from her. Though, she couldn't be sure if that would be the case.

Letting out a soft sigh, the young woman walked out of the castle and took in a deep breath. Feeling her nerves relax a little as she felt as if all of her nerves were starting to calm down.

Though, her memories would allow her to forget. It seemed, that no matter what happened her mind couldn't or wouldn't forget about the kiss. Her face lit up in a blush at the thought of the kiss, and she couldn't help but frown at the thought as her hands covered her flaming cheeks as she tried to stop the feeling. Though she wasn't sure how she would get it to stop in the first place.

Shaking her head, the young woman wandered around. She felt a slight chill running up her spin, indeed the cold season was coming upon them all. She'd have to start remembering to bring an extra layer with her to help keep her warm should she ever want to wander around during her free hours.

Rubbing her arms, the young woman wandered around, feeling the cold breeze as it seemed to circle itself around her before causing her to sneeze. "I'll have to start bringing it with me sooner than later." Inko mumbled to herself before looking around once again. It was rather quiet, that was for sure. Though she could faintly hear the sounds of swords clashing from the other side of the castle thanks to the silence that surrounded her.

Though, she just hoped that no one knew that she was here. After all, she came out here to be alone. To allow herself to sort out her thoughts and feelings about everything.

No matter what, she just wasn't sure what it was that she had to be so worried about. It just seemed, rather odd that she would feel such a thing for either man. The king had his moments where he was kind, but he was also a true leader even if he pushed himself a little too hard. Such as the time when he had gotten a cold, he was willing to push himself to the point of fainting from his fever to get his job done for the day.

Though, he was also rather adorable at the same time. He was so cute, clinging to her like that of a child and it made her wonder if he had yearned to be taken care of by someone for a change. That he wanted someone to care for him and for his wellbeing for a change instead of the other way around.

It made her wonder, if it was due to the loss of his family. That the loss had caused him to fear to lose anyone else. The fear, of allowing anyone to get too close to him and of course those he felt some kind of connection for he was rather clingy too at the same time. It made her wonder if it was all due to the loss having taken its toll on him. Maybe that was what made him try to hide away his emotions? She had no idea, though it was a good theory for the most part.

Shaking her head, the young woman looked up at the sky, seeing that it was starting to get a little cloudy. The sun's light fading from the castle as she walked around. Hard to believe that soon, there would be snow. Though if she was honest with herself, she rather liked snow. It was a beautiful thing and it was also very enjoyable to play in. It made her giggle at the thought.

It also made her think if Toshinori ever took the children out to play in the snow as well. To see him, all dressed up to protect himself from the cold and of course playing with the children. All of them throwing snow balls at him causing the children to giggle and laugh. Inko could even picture him laughing but, at the same time it made her wonder what his laugh would even sound like. Was it emotionless like his face or, would it be filled with the hidden emotions that he kept deep down in his heart?

So many thoughts, so many questions but yet again no answers to any of them.

Sighing softly, the young woman felt like that no matter what, she would never get the answers that she so craved. Answers that would always elude her no matter if she asked them or figured them out for herself she would have no way to confirm them in the first place.

"Maybe it is better that I never know his reasons for anything. I may not even like the answer." Inko said to herself with a soft sigh. After all, what was she to do? What could she do in the first place? It wasn't as if any kind of answers would just be dropped into her lap in the first place. That would be rather silly and rather convenient at the same time.

"Help me!" shouted a voice, causing Inko to look over and blink. Outside of the castle walls was a little boy running for dear life. A giant of a man, huge claws tipping his fingertips as he tried to attack the poor boy. He was breathing heavily and rather raspy as if he was also crying out of fear for his very life. Inko rushed forward as she told him to hold on. That she would go and save him, she couldn't help but gasp as the boy tripped and let out a loud cry of pain.

"Don't worry I got you!" Inko shouted the boy before opening the gate and rushed to the boy. He looked over at her in shock but kept running. Inko looked around and used her quirk as the pink aura surrounded her hand. Pulling a rock to her before throwing it at the man who dared to chase this poor boy. The man seemed dazed, that gave her enough time to rush to the poor boy and help him.

The boy sniffled and it made her curious as to what it was that had caused him to run this far away from his home. Carefully, she lifted the boy into her arms as she said "Do not worry, I'm here." She said with a smile on her face. The boy had shaggy long light blue hair and red eyes. He had a cut over his right eye and another at the left side of his lips. Then of course there was the beauty mark under the right side of his lips.

His skin was so pale, it made her wonder if the boy was sick. His health could be at risk if he was. He even looked a little underweight, how long has it been since he ate? Shaking her head, the young woman just smiled at him as she said "Come on, I'll take you to the castle and get you some food." She giggled a little at the thought. The boy looked up only for his eyes to widen in shock. Inko frowned a little at that, wouldn't he want to eat? Wouldn't he want some kind of shelter from the upcoming cold season?

It was then that she felt hot breath breathing over her. Her own skin went pale, and her blood felt ice cold as she slowly turned her head and stared with wide eyes at the creature, no, at the man whom sharpened his claws against the other as he stared down at her. Inko couldn't help but gulp in fear as she gave a weak laugh. "Uh… sorry gotta go!"

With those words, Inko ran as quickly as she could toward the castle grounds. She had to hurry, had to carry and take this child to safety! There was no time to waste that was for sure.

Inko ran, ran as quickly as she could. Pushing all of her own physical energy into her legs in the hopes that it would take her back to the castle. She had to keep running, had to keep going or risk getting herself and this child killed. The boy tightly held onto her dress, his little body trembling in her arms as he tried to keep himself together. Trying to get himself to stop crying at the man monster that was going to attack or worse yet, kill the both of them.

"Don't worry, I'll get you out of here. Don't worry about a thing okay?" Inko whispered softly to the boy, he looked up at her with a frown on his face before nodding his head a little at her. It seemed that he was trying to put up a brave face, but also trying to stop himself from feeling fear.

Though really, she had no idea if they would even get to the castle in time in the first place. It made her worry for the boy, more than her own life.

"Get back here!" growled the man, his claws sharpening in the air as he kept slashing them together as if getting himself ready to rip their flesh from their very bones. It made Inko shudder at the thought, though she knew that she had to keep running, had to keep moving forward. There was no way that she would allow them to be killed, she would do all she could to keep this boy safe even if it meant giving up her own life.

Yelping out in shock, Inko stepped on a stray rock, causing her to slip and fall onto her side, not wanting to hurt the boy further with her own weight.

Groaning a little in pain, Inko looked up and blinked a little in a daze as she looked up and blinked as the man gave a twisted smile at her and the boy. "I will dine well tonight!" The man said with a sickening laugh before he went to slash his claws at the two. Inko screamed out bloody murder as she cried out for help.

"Gah!"

Inko's eyes snapped open as she looked up and stared in shock as she saw the king standing before them. Toshinori had his arms spread out before him, blood stained the grass beneath the giant blonde as he stood proudly in front of Inko and the small boy. Inko's eyes filled with tears as she whispered "Toshinori…?"

Toshinori looked at the man before the villain before lowering his arms and looked over his shoulder. Inko saw anger flashing in his eyes, though it wasn't at her. No, more as if he was mad at the villain that had attacked her and this small boy. Then of course she saw concern in his blue eyes. "I'll protect the both of you." He whispered to her before turning back to the villain as he calmly said "You dare attack a defenceless woman and a boy? You have no honor do you?"

"Who needs that shit when I can just feed."

The man just laughed before rushing forward and slashed his claws at Toshinori.

The blonde quickly pulled out his sword and blocked the strike. Lifting his leg and kicked at the man before rushing forward. Toshinori swung his sword at the man, slashing at his chest yet the villain managed to get a strike here and there.

The king wouldn't allow anyone to get hurt again. Inko couldn't help but watch with wide eyes. Toshinori's eyes, burned with so much rage and anger that she didn't think that he would be the same again.

He rushed forward and swung his mighty sword at the villain, hitting him in the chest. The villain yelled out in shock and pain as he held his bleeding chest. He snarled before swinging his mighty claws once again. Toshinori managed to block before getting slashed at his arms. He hissed in pain but otherwise showed no other sign of pain.

Toshinori kicked the man in the stomach once again. Causing the villain to wrap his arms around his midsection in pain as he stumbled back a bit. Inko couldn't help but stare at the king in shock. She never knew that he would be this amazing with a sword.

"Give up." Toshinori calmly said as he made his way over to the villain. Inko couldn't help but notice, Toshinori's body… was covered in scratches that were bleeding terribly. He'd have to be treated right away. She couldn't help but be curious if he was even in any kind of pain. Or, if he had been trained to ignore any and all pain that he would feel.

"Never."

"So be it." Toshinori said as he swung his sword once again. The only sound that Inko could hear was the sounds of steel and claws slashing at the other. She couldn't believe how well the king fought, it made her wonder why he ever needed guards in the first place. He could easily handle himself but then again he was only one man, he would need all the help that he could get.

Toshinori rushed forward and slammed his sword into the man's right handed claws, breaking them upon contact. The man stared in utter shock before looking up and blinked as he stared at the king with wide eyes. Toshinori narrowed his eyes in mock anger as he walked toward the villain with a slowness that a predator would give their prey. As if to mock them before they would devour them. Toshinori looked ready to kill, at least that was the aura that he gave off and it made Inko worry that this would put him on a different path.

"You dare to harm a woman and an innocent child. On my land no doubt. Punishment should be death." Toshinori said in a voice that she couldn't describe. But it was filled with… emotion. Was it anger? Was he really angry about the whole thing?

"I'm just hungry." The man all but cried out.

"No matter, to kill people just to eat? There are other things, other than people that you could easily eat." Toshinori answered before slashing at the man's other set of claws. "That should teach you a lesson, do not fight and kill just for the sake of killing." Turning around, the king went to check on Inko, wanting to make sure that she and the boy were okay. "Inko?" He said softly, his voice returning to the gentle tone that she knew better than anyone.

Inko couldn't help but stare at the man with a small smile on her face, it was nice to see him so calm again. Even if he looks like he did before but… it was enough to know that he still hadn't killed the man, well she wasn't sure if he has ever killed someone before but it was a sight that she never wanted to see. Not even once, she never wanted to see the king kill anyone in her life.

"Are you okay?" He asked softly.

"Yeah, I'm okay- Toshinori look out!" Inko shouted at the man as she pointed behind the blonde. Just as Toshinori turned around, he saw the villain having newly grown claws and slashed at Toshinori's back, causing him to all but scream out in pain as he was unable to prepare himself for such an attack properly. Toshinori laid on the ground, breathing deeply as blood stained his clothes and the grass beneath him as he tried to shield Inko and the boy.

"You thought I'd be so easily defeated?" The villain said with a smirk.

Toshinori all but snarled at the villain as he tightened his grip on his sword. The villain smirked as he walked toward the blonde and the two he tried to protect. Inko couldn't help but stare at Toshinori, his blood, when the villain had slashed at him it had splattered onto her and the boy, and she couldn't help but stare at the blonde with wide eyes. Tears filling her eyes as she stared at the blonde thinking that he was going to die. Die because he had to rush out and protect her.

His blue eyes found her green ones and he gave her a faint smile. "It'll be okay." He whispered softly before they narrowed into slits as he quickly pulled his sword up and plunged it backward, stabbing the villain in the chest. The claw villain couldn't help but stare in shock as he looked down at the sword that was in his chest. Even Inko couldn't help but stare in shock, not sure what had just happened.

She didn't think that he would be able to kill anyone. But, it seemed that it had been proven wrong at that. Toshinori breathed deeply as he ripped the sword out of the man's chest and his sword fell to the ground next to the blonde. Toshinori looked so exhausted, so weak and it was most likely from the blood loss. "Toshinori, we need to get you to the castle." Inko said with a frown on her face.

He gave her a faint smile before chuckling and reaching out and patted the top of her head as he said "I've been in worse shape before." Soon, his smile faded as he turned to the boy who was blinking his red eyes in shock. Toshinori reached over and patted the boy on the head as he said "Do not worry my boy, you are safe and sound."

"King Toshinori!" shouted Zuko as he rushed forward toward the group. Inko and Toshinori, along with the boy looked over and saw the many guards rushing to them. Though she didn't see Captain All Might, so that had to mean he was on another mission. That, in a way was a huge relief for her. Though she knew that at some point she'd have to face the captain again. For now, she'd have to treat Toshinori's injuries.