Toshinori looked out the window of his shared apartment. The moon, full with a bright light shining down upon him. Stars, sparkling within the dark blanket of the sky. It had been a long time since he could find peace like this, honestly he wondered if this was just because it had been decades since that fateful day.
A day where he fought fang and nail to keep his loved ones safe. The day where his son was born and first cried out by feeling his father's sadness. A day where Inko's heart had stopped beating, a day… where he had finally ended the curse.
Letting out a soft sigh, the young man turned around as he started to leave his room. It was still hard to sleep most days, even though really he didn't have to sleep but with his son at the age he was now he grew more exhausted than he should, yet, it was something that he would never take for granted ever. He loved Izuku, wanted to make sure that the child had a life that even Toshinori didn't have. Where he could always be happy, always know love and never be alone.
He made sure of that.
Looking around the apartment, it always felt so strange seeing that they had a new apartment. Suited to house him and his rather large family. Shouta and Hizashi married merely a year ago and were happy and content with their lives. Izuku, even though he was half-vampire, he seemed to still age as a human would, but for how long? Though, he knew one thing, Izuku still wanted to sleep in Toshinori's room when he had a nightmare. It didn't bother him, but he had noticed that Izuku was a delicate child. Scared for those around him and never wanted to see anyone sad.
He always wanted to see people smiling. Something that even Toshinori wanted for people even if his own choices he would regret in some way.
"Toshi?" came a voice, causing Toshinori to blink out of his trance as he looked over at the source of the voice. A soft smile grew on his face as he saw Inko, holding their son. Izuku had thick curly green locks and a pair of green eyes that if he looked closely enough would have sparks in them much like his own. He wore an eraserhead t-shirt and a pair of black shorts as he held onto his mother. Sniffling a little and it was then that Toshinori smelled blood.
"What happened?" asked Toshinori as he made his way over to Inko and Izuku.
"Oh he was playing with some kids in the hall and tripped. He started crying and they were picking on him for crying at his age." Inko said with a soft smile.
Toshinori frowned a little before he looked down at his son. The little boy held onto his mother as if ashamed to face his father. Yet, the blonde just smiled gently at his son as he said "Izuku, you what I think about your crying?" He just shook his head, still not facing his father. "I just think it means you have a very gentle soul is all. Do you know how hard that is to find anymore?"
"No…"
"It's very hard. So many people have been tainted by their own desires. You my boy, I've seen how you want to make people smile. How you want to make people laugh and be cheerful. I'm proud of you for such a thing and it warms my heart." Toshinori said with a smile before he ruffled his son's hair. Izuku peeked up at his father before looking away. Though, the blonde just smiled more as he poked his son's side, causing a little giggle. "Come on, I know there's a smile in there somewhere!" He poked and started to tickle the boy, causing the boy to laugh happily.
"Dad stop it!" Izuku laughed happily.
Toshinori grinned and lifted his son out of Inko's arms and spun him around as he said "There's his smile! That's the smile I wanted to see!" Toshinori said with a smile on his face before kissing the boy's cheek. Izuku just laughed more and tried to shove his father's face away, failing as he did so.
"Now, run along and have fun Izuku. Just be a happy boy alright? No more crying." Chuckled Toshinori before setting the boy down. Izuku frowned a little as he looked up at his father and tilted his head. "What's wrong?" asked Toshinori.
"Dad, you're sad." Izuku claimed, causing Toshinori to blink in shock.
It was something that he had noticed a lot lately. It had seemed that before, Izuku would only sense the emotions of those he was close too but the boy seemed to be able to sense the feelings from those who were around him. It wasn't a quirk, but maybe it was because he was a mixture of human and vampire? Hard to say, Shouta had mentioned that what he looked up on those who were half-vampire, a Dhampir, they would have their own power.
Feeling and sensing emotions from other people seemed to be Izuku's. It was something that still baffled Toshinori, but at the same time it just made him see how special his son really is.
Giving the small boy a smile, he ruffled his hair as he said "Don't worry about me Izuku. I'll be fine, your dad's strong after all." Toshinori gave him one last smile before patting the boy's shoulder to usher him to go play.
Izuku ran off and Toshinori couldn't help but frown. It made him wonder, what his life would have been like, if Izuku was a full human, if Toshinori, had been able to return to being a human being. It seemed that the theory if you 'stake' or kill the vampire that turned you, you'd return to being a human was just that. A theory. Toshinori was still a vampire, that much was for sure but at the same time he wasn't the same kind of vampire that he was before.
"Toshi, are you still thinking about what happened? About my turning?" Inko whispered as she made her way to Toshinori and wrapped her arms around him. He looked down at his Inko, looking at her hand at the ring that seemed to still sparkle from when he proposed to her. It wasn't a huge ceremony for the two of them as no one knew about Toshinori being what he was other than her family, Shouta, Hizashi, Nana and of course Naomasa. But, otherwise if anyone else knew then it would cause chaos.
Closing his eyes, he wrapped his arms around Inko as he nuzzled her. It still hurt him, knowing that this was the only thing that he could have done to save her. "It's my fault Inko. You had to give up your human life because I was selfish." He tightened his hold over the green haired woman and bit his lip. Feeling nothing but a deep pain in his chest as he tried not to cry.
"Toshi…" Inko whispered.
"No, because you knew me. Because I had to be selfish, because you were pregnant with our son… you were captured and tortured and were nearly drained of your blood. I turned you Inko, I did so I wouldn't lose you and I am nothing but a selfish, selfish man for it and I am sorry." Toshinori whispered, his body trembling from his choked up sobs.
"Toshi, I don't regret it."
"How can you not regret it?"
"Because you aren't alone anymore." Inko whispered, rubbing his back as she let out a soft sigh and nuzzled his chest. Toshinori looked down at her as he frowned a little at that. It was something that they had spoken about many times in the past. "I'm happy to be with you forever Toshi, why can't you see that?"
"Because I hadn't given you the choice again. I just did it because I couldn't lose you… I wouldn't lose you and that was selfish of me." He whispered as he tightened his hold on her. "I even feared that, if you had changed that you wouldn't remember me because… of what happened to me." Toshinori whispered, burying his face against her hair as he let out a soft sob. He just didn't know what more he could do, it just seemed as if everything he had ever known, everything that he stood up for had gone against in a single moment.
"Do you regret me being here right now?" asked Inko.
"Of course not, I… I just regret how it was done." Toshinori whispered.
"Toshi, no matter what I won't regret being with you. If I have to spend the rest of eternity to show you that I won't hate you that I do not despise you for what you had to do in order to save my life? So we can both be with our son? Then so be it." Inko whispered gently as she rubbed Toshinori's back before pulling herself back and looking up at him with a smile on her face. "Plus, it isn't that it turned out to be all bad. I'm not a full vampire after all." Inko pointed out.
That was another thing that had confused the two of them. Inko still drank blood yes, but she could also eat normal food. It was as if she had retained some of her humanity in ways that neither of them could suspect. Toshinori figured it was because for the most part that he wasn't all vampire either but at the same time was nowhere near being half-human like their son. Whatever had caused this, he wasn't sure, but knew that the other theory was that, because he had taken two shards of Inko's soul, one from her first life and in her current life, it just gave back the piece that was taken from her.
Leaving her as almost half-vampire, but at the same time not even half-human. It was like she was like Izuku but not.
It was rather confusing and it made him groan at all the technicalities but at the moment he was just happy that he could have Inko. Just wished that again, it was through different means.
"Toshi, come on. You shouldn't be so upset or sad for that matter. I'm still around and it wasn't like you stopped my dreams. I finally opened my café remember?" Inko said with a smile on her face, causing him to give her a soft smile in return. That was something that he had been concerned about. If Inko had been a vampire, that she would have to give up her dream of opening a café. Yet, because she was still like a human, and had even finished her course she had managed to open her café like she had always wanted.
Yet, there was still one thing that he wasn't sure about. How long could she keep that up for? After all, she still seemed ageless but for how long with her humanity still intact? How long would she be around and had her aging even stopped for the time being?
"Toshi, I won't leave you. Even if, I do start to age again and leave you I'll keep coming back to you in each life." Inko promised, causing him to look down at her with a frown on his face. "Just because the curse is broken, doesn't mean the cycle of reincarnation is. I'll always find you, in each and every life. No matter if it is the man I see before me now, or should you… end up dying and being reborn we'll find each other again. Nothing will change that. Think about it, we've always found each other before."
"And were torn apart." Toshinori whispered.
"Yes, but now we won't be because of a curse. We can always be in love, always be there for each other no matter what life we have. We'll always be together." Inko whispered before standing on her toes and kissed his cheek.
Toshinori couldn't help but give Inko a soft smile as he let out a soft sigh. Nuzzling his cheek against hers, he whispered "How did I ever get so lucky to have such a loving woman like you in my life?"
"Oh I don't know, maybe from when you saved me as a child and kept me safe all this time?" Inko whispered softly before nuzzling him back. Toshinori couldn't help but smile back at her.
"I should mention, that it wasn't just I who saved you. But you had saved me as well, you saved my heart Inko and for that I will be forever grateful. Nothing will change that and I will spend the rest of eternity to make it up to you."
"So, I guess I have really thanked you then after all?" Inko said with a giggle.
Toshinori gave her a soft stare, how was it that he could have been so lucky to have found Inko in his life in the first place? Sure, it was mostly due to the curse but at the same time he was still forever grateful for it. The curse had brought him the love of his life, in not just one life but two. They finally could be together in who knows how many life times. It was a feeling that he never wanted to take for granted.
Yet, he couldn't help but be rather curious, what would he expect in his life now? There wasn't much he could do for others anymore as no one knew the true story of the Lord who had taken down the Midoriya line all those years ago other than the head of the family, Inko's father and soon, her brother.
Yet, Shouta and Hizashi knew the truth… Maybe, it was best that this tale, a tale of two lovers who had gone through one life after the other just to be together again. All just because of one brother's selfish desires while the other had only wanted to protect what he held deep in his heart.
Toshinori looked down at Inko with a soft gaze and knew that everything in his life for the moment was complete. He had everything that he could have ever wanted in his life. A wife, family, his son Izuku and so much more. It was a feeling that he never knew that he would ever have in his life. It was a feeling that he knew that he would never regret having in his life.
"Come on Inko, I bet the boys are starting to get hungry." He said with a chuckle. Sure, he knew that he still couldn't eat but doesn't mean that he would stop cooking for them. Inko though, of course baked her treats for them all to enjoy as for Toshinori, well he just enjoyed having a sip of his Inko's blood now and again and it just made him smile all the more for it.
"Yeah, they are rather hungry." Inko said with a giggle as she walked with Toshinori to the kitchen and started to cook. Yet, as they worked together, Toshinori smiled as he felt warmth deep in his heart.
This wasn't a life that he would wish upon anyone in his life, but he knew that now he could live a happy life. A life, filled with nothing but love, joy, happiness and excitement. For his life is never boring so long as he has his family there for him. No matter what may come his way, he knew that this was his life. A life that he would forever be grateful for in a strange way. As it had brought him everything that he had ever wanted in his life.
Looking over, he saw that Nana had arrived much like she had said and smiled as Izuku ran to her. Lifting the boy in her arms, Nana spoke to Izuku and ruffled his hair as she started to answer any question that the boy would ask of her. Toshinori smiled at that, as he knew that it had been tough on her when she had heard about how much time she had lost. Losing her son, and her husband had been hard on her but, she had found the feeling again with Izuku.
The boy, he was going to do great things in his life. He would make so many people happy, and he would do everything within his power to make sure that he could save everyone and give them a fearless smile. He would show the world that even in the darkest of times that they could smile. Toshinori gave a small smile before frowning as he felt Inko tugging on his sleeve a little. Tilting his head at her, she gave him a confused look before asking "What are you thinking about Toshi?"
He gave a heartfelt laugh before wrapping his arms around Inko and gave her a soft kiss before pressing his forehead against hers as he gazed deeply in her eyes. He could see the faint of a blush growing on her cheeks as she gazed into the blue oceans of Toshinori's eyes. "I'm just thinking, about how perfect my life is. How I won't take it for granted, about all the amazing things that our son will do for the world. Just about… everything, and it was thanks to you my dear beloved Inko. You are the love of my life, and I will never take you for granted." He whispered softly before kissing her again. "I will make sure, that you will want for nothing."
Inko blushed deeply, or as deeply as Inko can give her status. She gave him a happy smile as tears streamed down her face as she said "I will also make sure that you know you are loved Toshi. That you are never alone, that you know Izuku and I both love you forever." She kissed him as she just held onto her husband with a bright and cheerful smile on her face.
"Ew, mom and dad are kissing!" Izuku said with disgust.
Toshinori gave Inko a wink before saying "Oh? Then maybe I should give you one next!" Toshinori set Inko down before he went to get Izuku. The boy yelled out in shock before getting out of Nana's arms and ran to get away from his father.
Toshinori could only laugh as he held onto his son and kissed his cheek. Yeah, his life couldn't be more perfect.
The End.
