Inko didn't know that this was going to happen. She knew that something was going to happen but to find out that her son from the future came here to stop her own death, along with an injury that Toshinori was to sustain in the future during the war. But, if they could stop it, nip it in the bud while they could then they could prevent all of it. There was no way that they could lose this war right?
Looking over at the side of her bed, she saw Usagi curled up in a little ball purring away. She couldn't help but smile at the sight. The kitten was nothing more than a ball of fluff but it made her happy to see such a thing. Reaching over, the young woman ran her fingers through the silky fur, causing the kitten to let out a meow.
"I hope our future is still bright Usagi, or at least has a chance at it." Inko said with a sigh before walking over to the door. She may be Toshinori's future bride, but for now she still saw herself as his personal maid. During the fight, she had seen that he got some bruises so she would have to tend to them before he made himself worse plus, she had nothing against causing such a reaction from the man though knew that she still had to be careful at the same time.
Inko heard Usagi meow at her, causing her to smile at the little kitten. Maybe Toshinori could use something that could distract him while she tended to his bruises. Maybe petting a kitten would help him relax, even just a little.
Scooping up the kitten in her arms, Inko carefully opened the door and made her way over to Toshinori's room. It was still fairly early so he was most likely still asleep or just starting to get up. She'll have to get him food after she finishes tending to his injuries.
Once she reached his door, the young woman knocked and heard him shuffling. Either she had woken him, or he had already been awake. "Toshi?" called Inko.
"Come in."
Inko opened the door and saw him pulling out his medical supplies. She could faintly smell herbs, most likely to help with the swelling and discolouring of his skin. "You okay?" Inko asked with a frown on her face. Seeing Toshinori turn around, he gave her a small smile and she couldn't help but frown as she saw a couple new scratches from the shadow creature. Then she remembered that Izuku had told them about the claws. Eyes widening, she was about to panic until Toshinori held up his hand to silence her.
"Izuku gave me the antidote when he remembered I was scratched. I'll be okay, I won't suffer the fate that was once meant for you, no one will again." Toshinori said gently, wanting to reassure her it seemed. How was it that he was trying to assure her of something when it should be the other way around? It just didn't make sense to her. After all, it had originally been her fate to have been hit, not Toshinori's and not Izuku's. She knew that but it had been prevented.
Inko gave him a small smile before pointing to his bed. "Sit down, I'll tend to your injuries." Toshinori blushed a little at the thought of Inko's touch. She just shook her head before holding out Usagi. "I want to see if petting Usagi will help distract you for the most part. I'm thinking that if you are distracted, you won't even notice. Has that been tried before?"
"No, I think they were too embarrassed by my own reactions than anything else." Toshinori answered before sitting down on the edge of the bed. He looked up at Inko with a frown on his face as he asked "What if it doesn't work though?"
"If it does, that's great. If not it isn't the end of the world." Inko said with a smile on her face. Toshinori returned her smile before he reached out one massive hand for the tiny kitten. Inko smiled and carefully set Usagi in Toshinori's hand and watched as he pulled the kitten close and started to pet her. The kitten just seemed to purr away in content.
"Surprised she likes me." Toshinori said with a chuckle.
"Animals know who they can and can't trust." Inko calmly said before she made her way over to his little desk and started to grind up the herbs. She noticed that a lot of them had already been grounded up into a paste. Smiling to herself, the young woman made her way over to Toshinori and looked up at him and saw that he still looked a little nervous about her touching him. "Just relax, okay? Keep petting Usagi and think of something else." Inko suggested to the man, seeing him nod, he closed his eyes as he started to pet the kitten once again.
Smiling, she sat on the edge of Toshinori's bed as she carefully started to wrap up Toshinori's bicep. The man shuddered a little at the touch but it seemed that he was okay. Carefully, she started to wrap up his bruised arm and hummed a soft tune, hoping that would also help him get through this.
Looking at her handy work, Inko walked over to the basin of water that Toshinori had set aside to clean up his wound and grabbed it before she started to get to work on the injury on his stomach. "Surprised that she scratched through your armour."
"It's not really strong. It's only made to stretch with my transformation when I switch from Toshinori to All Might." Toshinori explained, a nervous chuckle escaping him.
"You should be more careful." Inko pointed out before wiping at his stomach. He shuddered and moan, not expecting the contact right away. "Sorry."
"No, no it's fine. I think I deserved it for upsetting you." Inko raised an eyebrow up at him. "Not like that Inko." He muttered with a blush. She couldn't help but smile a little before giggling. Toshinori pouted at Inko a little before she wiped off his stomach a little more, causing him to shudder though not as bad. Must have been preparing himself for it before.
Once she was done cleaning up his injury, she grabbed the bandages and herbs as she laced the injury with the herbs to help heal them sooner. Peeking up at him, she asked "Is that the only scratch?"
"Yeah, otherwise I just have bruises." Toshinori mumbled with a sigh. Inko giggled a little before reaching over and grabbed more bandages before wrapping his stomach. Toshinori had to hold the kitten up above him so she could wrap his stomach. Which was a little difficult for her to do as she did have to press herself against the man as she started to wrap up his abdomen.
He gasped through clenched teeth, she knew that this must be torcher for the man but knew that this had to be done. "Just keep your thoughts on Usagi. Not on me." Inko calmly told him before going back to work on his injuries at hand. Toshinori shuddered a few times, with her cheek rubbing against his abdomen, though he seemed to be listening to her words. Inko hummed to the man, hoping to calm him down knowing that this was bothering him more than it should but, made sense with how sensitive his skin is.
Once she was done, the young woman pulled herself back and watched as Toshinori fell onto his back on his bed. He groaned a little, while Usagi just walked up to his chest, and curled up under his rapidly beating heart and purred. Inko giggled at the kitten before crawling over to Toshinori and frowned at him.
The man's face was a soft pink, he was breathing deeply. It seemed that for now he had reached his limit so she would give him some kind of break for the time being. Giving him a small smile, she settled for snuggling up against his side. He shuddered a little before looking down at Inko. "I just want to snuggle you a little before tending to the rest of your injuries." She said softly before letting out a soft sigh.
Toshinori looked down at Inko with a soft gaze before he reached over and ran his fingers through her green locks. Causing her to look up at the man with a soft blush on her face. He just smiled before pulling Inko a little closer to her as he kissed her gently. "I love you." He whispered.
"I love you too Toshi."
"I wonder… I can't help but keep thinking. What my future self had gone through when he lost you." Toshinori whispered, causing Inko to frown. "He didn't have you long, because of an injury that had weakened you to the point that giving birth took…" He couldn't even finish. He bit his lip as he took a deep breath, feeling as if all of his strength had left him. It hurt him, Inko could sense that much from the man. "He lived, every day for Izuku and Tenko in the hopes to move on but I guess… I was so deeply in love with you that I couldn't keep moving anymore. You are my life Inko, without you, my life is nothing. I know that it shouldn't but… you are the only one for me. The only woman that I would ever want to be with and nothing will change that."
Inko looked up at Toshinori and watched as his eyes shined with a deep sadness. She could clearly see it, he was afraid of losing her. The ball, what could have happened had Izuku not been there, she would have been lost to him in a couple of years with the birth of their son. The thought of losing her scared him more than he would ever want to admit.
Reaching up, she carefully placed a hand on his cheek, watching him close his eyes as he leaned into her touch. "Toshi, you won't lose me. Izuku made sure that I wasn't hit. Made sure that I would be around for the both of you along with Tenko. I will be there for my boys and my future husband."
Toshinori opened his eyes as he gazed down at Inko. She couldn't tell what it was that he was feeling in that moment, but she knew that it was mixed in with relief but still held a hint of fear within their depths.
Giving him a soft smile, the young woman knew that she had to reassure him. "Toshi, I will do everything in my power to stay with you. I would fight, with every ounce of strength that my body has in order to stay with you and the boys. Nothing will stop that." She nuzzled his chest, causing Toshinori to shudder a little at the contact. Inko giggled a little at that, but knew that she still had to be careful with him. Pecking his cheek, the young woman calmly said "Toshi, I know nothing will happen to me, you are here and you can keep me safe much like you promised me."
Toshinori smiled down at Inko before kissing her forehead. "You're right, I did promise to keep you safe. Plus, I know you are strong enough to stay with me." He chuckled a little and nuzzled her cheek a little before giving her a soft expression as he gazed at her. "I'll do whatever I can to keep you safe, I just hope we can find that shadow creature before she comes back and attacks you."
Inko nuzzled Toshinori, causing him to moan a little as a shudder went through his entire body. She couldn't help but peek up at Toshinori as she gazed at him and blinked innocently at him. "I should punish you for teasing me like this." Toshinori said with a chuckle.
The young woman couldn't help but smile.
Inko hummed as she walked down the hall with Toshinori. He wasn't going to make her do anymore chores it seemed, but he didn't mind eating with her, or her tending to his injuries. In fact, after they were done cuddling on his bed, he had told her that he would only allow her to treat his injuries. Mostly because he didn't mind her touching his skin even with how sensitive it was as she was willing to give him breaks between when he was at his limit.
Giggling, the young woman looked up at Toshinori and couldn't help but frown as she saw that Toshinori must have gone back to his 'emotionless mask' and it made her wonder if it was mostly out of habit. Reaching up, she gently tugged at his cape, causing him to look down with confusion. "Are you trying to hide what you feel again?" asked Inko.
"Sorry, I don't even notice it. It's hard to change something that I've done for over ten years." Toshinori said with a sigh before giving Inko a soft smile. "But, I won't lie, you make me want to smile more." He chuckled a little before walking into the dining hall. Inko couldn't help but smile as she saw that a few of the workers were starting to pack up their plates and go to the back. Looks like it would be just her and Toshinori.
"Toshinori!" Shouted a new voice, causing Inko to blink as she looked over and saw a beautiful woman rushing to him and all but tackled the blonde.
Toshinori narrowed his eyes as he carefully shoved her off of him. "I have told you before Princess Kira, it is King Toshinori to you. Why are you still here?" He all but snarled, Inko couldn't help but stare at Toshinori with wide eyes.
"But you are to be my husband. Remember?" Kira said with a smile on her face. Inko couldn't help but frown until she felt Toshinori wrap his arm around her. Inko couldn't help but look up at the blonde king with a soft blush on her face. "What are you doing? You should be hugging me!" shouted Kira.
Toshinori sneered down at her as he calmly said "I have told you time and again, I do not want you as my bride. I have already chosen, if you were at the party then you would have known that."
"I thought it was a joke!" Kira said with a pout, trying to be cute and adorable.
Toshinori glared at the princess before him and Inko. Holding her closer to his side, Inko let out a squeak of surprise before looking up at Toshinori. "I would never joke about such a thing. I do not lie, I am an honest man which you know nothing about. Now, get out of my sight and never come back."
"But you were to be my husband." Said Kira before she looked over at Inko and glared, only to gasp out in shock. "Hey, that's my necklace!" Kira said as she gestured to the necklace that resided around the green haired woman's neck. Inko looked down and frowned a bit, she had hoped to wear this necklace so she could find the owner. Thinking that the shadow would come out and look for it once they saw that it was missing.
Though Inko just looked at the woman, as if searching something in her eyes. If she could read Toshinori and Izuku, then why couldn't she be able to read this woman? Just staring at the woman, Inko saw something there alright. It was dark, evil, sinister and had no real source of having a heart. How was that even possible?
"King Toshinori!" shouted Izuku as he rushed to them only to stop dead in his tracks. Inko looked over at Izuku and frowned a little as he seemed to be staring in shock. At least he wasn't hiding his eyes anymore for the most part but the rest of him he did hid from everyone else. "You." Izuku said with a growl.
"Zuko?" Toshinori said with a frown.
Usagi meows, climbing up Toshinori's back and settled on his shoulder before looking at Kira and hissed at her. "Usagi?" Inko said with a frown that matched Toshinori's.
"Ew a cat." Kira said with a sneer.
The cat hissed and yowled loudly before attacking the woman. Kira yelped and cried out in pain before the cat had managed to tear her dress sleeve. The sleeve of her right arm and it was then that the air around them went cold. Toshinori stared in shock as he seemed to shake. "Toshi?" Inko said as she looked up at her future husband.
"That… that scar." Toshinori whispered in shock, his whole body kept shaking. Though she couldn't tell if it was due to rage, hate, anger or even fear for that matter. Inko didn't know what to do, it just seemed as if everything that the man was starting to connect in his head was starting to make him shake, and his body even seemed to pulsate with power due to his anger. She wasn't sure if he was going to change in that instant, but she knew that something was wrong.
"Toshinori?" Inko said with a frown as she reached up and touched Toshinori's shoulder, hoping to calm him down. Kira grabbed the kitten and all but threw the poor animal and cried out in anger as her eyes all but seemed to glow a bright red. "Toshi!" Inko all but cried out as she held onto the blonde haired man.
"You, you took everything! The whole time, I had thought that the shadow creature just took off. But really, she was under my nose all along!" Toshinori allowed his body to shift as he rushed forward to try and grab onto the woman. The woman just laughed as she slithered in shadows and appeared behind Inko and wrapped her arms around her. "Inko!"
"Sorry, I hate to 'dine and dash' but I have big plans with this woman. She took you away from me after all so I may as well… end her." With that, the woman created a portal behind her and laughed as she and Inko disappeared.
"Toshi!" shouted Inko as she tried to reach out for the blonde.
"Inko!"
"Mom!"
Inko found her world covered by darkness.
