The Love of a Hero

by FamousWolf

You grew up with Toshinori Yagi and have been in love with him since your days at UA. After Toshinori begins dating someone else, you disappear without saying anything to him. 18 years later, you return to Japan, but you're not alone. You now have a 4 year old son whose father is the most wanted man in the world. Will the old flames between you and Toshinori be reignited?

9. Lunch With Toshinori & Brief Encounter

Chapter 8: Lunch With Toshinori and a Brief Encounter.

A/N: Bold text means that someone is speaking in English. Bold Italic text is someone speaking in Irish Gaelic.

A week passes by and you have the day off. You and Ichigo are at home; Ichigo is working on learning Japanese on the Duolingo app on your tablet while you're reading a book on the couch, occasionally correcting Ichigo when he mispronounces a word. Your phone suddenly rings and you pick it up off of the coffee table. "Hello?"

"Hello, (F/N)-chan. It's Toshinori."

A big smile appears on your face, "Hey, Toshi-kun! How have you been?"

"I've been well, thank you for asking. How about you and young Ichigo?"

"We've been doing great. Ichigo's father stopped by for a visit a few days ago so he's still wound up about that. Although, I think that making him study Japanese may have drained some of that excess energy from him."

You hear Toshinori chuckle, "What are you doing today at noon?"

You tilt your head to the side slightly, "Nothing really. I have the day off so I was planning on making lunch for Ichigo and myself. Why? Would you like to join us?"

You hear Toshinori clear his throat, "A-actually, I was hoping that y-you and Ichigo would j-join me for l-lunch at this nice little r-restaurant that I know?"

You can't help but giggle at how nervous he sounds. "We would love to Toshinori." You then pull the phone away and ask your son in English, "Li'l Strawberry, would you like to have lunch with Toshinori-san?"

"Arcanine-san?" You nod your head and Ichigo jumps to his feet. "Yay!"

You laugh, "That's definitely a yes, Toshi-kun."

"G-great! I'll be by to pick you two up a little before noon. Is that okay with you?"

"Of course. We'll see you in a few hours."

Three and a half hours later, you and Ichigo are ready for your lunch date with Toshinori. Since it's January and it's cold outside, Ichigo is wearing jeans and his favorite All Might long sleeve shirt; that has a picture of All Might flexing his biceps with 'Plus Ultra!' below the image. You're not entirely sure if this is a date or not so you decide to dress nice, yet casual; wearing a pair of black slacks, a long sleeve, v-cutred shirt with black lace rose designs near the neckline, and black combat boots.

Toshinori arrives at your apartment at 11:40 a.m. As soon as you open the door and Toshinori steps inside, Ichigo runs up to him and wraps his arms around Toshinori's legs. "Arcanine-san!"

Toshinori chuckles and hugs the little boy back. "Hello, young Ichigo." He then looks over at you and nervously swallows, his Adam's apple bobbing up and down. "Hello, (N/N). You look very p-pretty today." He suddenly panics, "N-not that you don't always look p-pretty. As a matter of fact, I t-think that you always look b-beautiful...Oh, I just keep digging myself deeper and deeper. And now I'm rambling...I'm so sorry." He blushes and rubs the back of his neck; a nervous habit that he's had since he was a child.

You chuckle, "It's okay, Toshi-kun. I think you look very handsome." And you mean it; he's wearing a pair of tan slacks and a black button up dress shirt with a navy blue trench coat. His hair seems to be tamer than the last time you met, as if he's made an attempt at brushing it. You smile at him, "I've always thought that you are a very handsome man...both inside and out."

Toshinori's blush intensifies, "Thank you." Ichigo is looking back and forth between you and Toshinori when suddenly his little tummy let's out a growl. This turns both of your attention to him and Toshinori chuckles. "I guess that's our cue to get going. We have to take a train to get to the restaurant, is that okay?"

You nod, "It's fine." You look down at Ichigo, "You need to stay close to mommy, okay? And when we get on the train, I'm going to pick you up and hold you so that we don't get separated." You grab Ichigo's fleece lined blue coat from the coat rack and hold it open so that he can put it on.

Ichigo nods and slips his arms into his coat, "Okay, momma." You crouch down to zip up your son's coat. After you're done, you give him a kiss on each cheek, causing him to rub at his cheeks with the back of his right hand.

You chuckle then stand up. You turn around to get your own coat, but see Toshinori holding your black leather coat open for you. You smile at him and slip your arms through the sleeves, "Thank you, Toshinori-kun. Still a gentleman, I see."

Toshinori gives you a brilliant smile, "Of course."

You turn around to face Toshinori then reach out, pull one side of his trench coat over the other, then you tie it close with the coat's belt. "There. We can't have you catching a cold now, can we?" Toshinori's cheeks turn slightly pink at your actions. You give him a shy smile and say, "Sorry...It's hard to turn off 'Mom Mode' sometimes."

Toshinori chuckles, "It's okay."

The three of you leave the apartment and you lock the door behind you. After walking down the stairs, you hold your hand out for your son to take, which he does. The three of you start walking down the street with Ichigo in between you and Toshinori. Ichigo reaches up with his free hand and puts his small hand in Toshinori's huge hand. Toshinori looks down at the young boy and gives him a brilliant smile as he gently closes his hand around Ichigo's. You smile at the interaction between your former best friend and your son. "How are your father and brothers doing?" Toshinori asks you.

"Well, unfortunately, Pops' health is in decline and he has to be hooked up to oxygen. But even so, the stubborn old man refuses to retire, no matter how much we bug him to do so."

Toshinori looks over at you with sadness in his eyes, "I'm sorry to hear that. I've always liked your dad. What's causing his health to decline?"

"Gramps is just really old," you look down at your son as he replies for you. "I can't say that in front of Gramps though, because he'll thump me on my head like he does momma sometimes."

Toshinori laughs, "He still does that, huh?"

You rub the top of your head with your free left hand, "Yeah. Except he's not as gentle now that I'm not a kid anymore." You stop rubbing your head and let your hand drop back to your side. "As for my brothers, they're all doing all right. Vista and Marco are both top heroes while Thatch has become a world renowned chef. Do you remember Ace?""The baby that your father adopted when you were 18?""Yep. He's 20 now and has a quirk smiliar to Endeavor's.""Really?""Yeah. His hero name is Fire Fist."

Ichigo speaks up, "Unkee Ace is so cool! But Unkee Luffy is my favorite, he always plays with me and lets me pull his limbs as far as I can!"

Toshinori looks over at you in confusion, "Pops adopted Luffy a few years after I left for Ireland. He's 17 now and about to enter his last year of hero school. His entire body is made of rubber and he can stretch it at amazing distances."

"That sounds like an amazing quirk! Do you have any other new brothers that I don't know about?"

You frown, "We'll, there's Teach. He's about my ageand Pops took him in while we were doing our overseas internships...but I don't like him. There's something seriously off about him and I refuse to let him near Ichigo."

After a short train ride, the three of you start walking down the street hand-in-hand again. Toshinori stops in front of a nice looking restaurant, "Here we are." He releases Ichigo's hand and holds the door open for you and Ichigo. The two of you walk into the restaurant and Toshinori follows you inside. A waitress greets you and asks if you would like to sit at a table with chairs or tatami seating. Toshinori looks over at you, "Where would you and Ichigo like to sit?"

You think for a moment then say, "Tatami seating, please. Ichigo needs to learn and practice Japanese traditions."

The waitress bows and leads the three of you over to the tatami floor area. You and Toshinori start to slip off your shoes and you motion to Ichigo to do the same. The three of you then step on to the tatami floor and you help Ichigo out of his coat then hang it on the nearby coat rack. "Li'l Red, I want you to speak in Japanese while we're here, okay?"

Ichigo nods his head, "Yes, momma."

As you're taking off your coat, Toshinori is hanging up his own. He then takes your coat from you and hangs it up beside his and Ichigo's. "Thank you."

He smiles at you, "You're welcome." He sits down on one of the cushions while you and Ichigo sit on the two cushions opposite of Toshinori's. Toshinori brings his hand up to his mouth and clears his throat. "I hope that you don't mind, but I invited my protege to join us for lunch."

You smile at Toshinori and say, "Of course, not. I'm actually eager to meet the young man that you've taken under your wing." You sigh internally, thinking to yourself, 'Good thing I didn't mistake this as a date and wear something fancier.'

"I think that you and young Ichigo will really like him." He looks around the restaurant when he hears the door open and spots the familiar messy green hair of his soon-to-be successor. "There he is now," he stands up and raises his voice slightly, "over here young Midoriya."

The green haired teenager makes his way over to the table and when Ichigo sees him his face lights up in joy. "Izuzu!"

"Huh?" The teenage boy seems confused to see you and Ichigo. "(L/N)-san? Ichigo-kun? What are you doing here?"

You chuckle, "We're having lunch with my dear old friend, Toshinori. It's great to see you again, Midoriya-kun."

Toshinori is looking between you and Midoriya, "Do you know each other?"

You nod, "He's one of our neighbors. Small world, huh?"

"It is," Toshinori says to you while walking over to speak quietly to Midoriya as the teenager takes off his shoes and coat. "Young Midoriya, while (L/N)-chan knows about me being All Might, young Ichigo does not. So please call me Toshinori while we're around them."

Midoriya blushes and waves both of his hands in front of him. "Oh, of course...I...I w-won't say a-anything, T-Toshinori-san!"

Toshinori chuckles and pats Midoriya on his left shoulder, "I know you won't, my boy. I just wanted to give you a heads up and let you know what you should call me."

When Toshinori and Midoriya sit down across from you and Ichigo, the waitress returns, "Hello! My name is Hinata and I will be your waitress today." She hands out menus before pulling out a small pad of paper and a pen. "What can I get you to drink?"

You smile at the purple haired waitress and tell her, "I'll have a cup of matcha and my son will have a cup of sencha, please."

She nods at you and writes down your order. "I'll have a cup of sobacha, please, Hinata-san." Toshinori tells the young waitress.

"I-I'll have a sencha too, please." Izuku says.

The waitress smiles, "Okay, I'll be back with your drinks in a couple of minutes." She then bows and leaves.

You turn to Ichigo and ask him what he wants. "Ramen!" He says excitedly causing everyone else around the table to chuckle. You decide to get Japanese Ramen Noodles for Ichigo and a Tendon Tempura rice bowl for yourself. The waitress soon returns with your teas and you tell her what you and Ichigo want, Toshinori orders Ojiya Rice soup, and Midoriya orders a Katsudon Rice bowl.

The waitress then leaves with your orders and Midoriya begins to ask you questions about the heroes in Ireland and about your hero career. While you and Midoriya talk, Toshinori begins to tell Ichigo about Japanese table manners, but has to switch to speaking in English because Ichigo doesn't understand half of what he's saying. The waitress brings out your meals and you smile when your son copies you, Toshinori, and Midoriya when the three of you say, "Itadakimasu." The four of you begin to eat and about halfway through the meal you're startled when Midoriya asks you, "Is Ichigo-kun's father a hero too, (L/N)-san?"

You freeze before telling Midoriya, "No, he's more like a..."

"My daddy's like Robin Hood, Izuzu!" Ichigo exclaims in excitement. "He..."

"Ichigo! That's enough...don't say anything else about your father." You scold your son in Gaelic causing Midoriya and Toshinori to look at the two of you in confusion.

"Sorry, momma. I just love daddy so much and want to tell people who he is."

You place your hand on top of your son's head, "I know you do, sweetheart. But it's too dangerous to tell anyone about your daddy right now. Maybe someday in the future you will be able to tell someone without it putting you in danger."

The rest of the meal passes by with you and Toshinori exchanging stories while Midoriya and Ichigo talk about their favorite heroes. Suddenly, Ichigo's face lights up, "Daddy!" He shouts then stands up and takes off running.

"Ichigo, don't run off!" You turn to look in the direction that Ichigo went and see that Shanks is indeed here. Your face immediately pales as you watch the world's most wanted man pick up the son that you had together. Luckily, Shanks' face is hidden by the collar of his coat, but his bright red hair is still on display for all to see. "Oh no..." You turn to look at Toshinori and Midoriya, "I'll be right back." You quickly get to your feet and make your way over to where Shanks is holding Ichigo. Ichigo is telling him about how Toshinori taught him about Japanese table manners when you come to a stop in front of them. "What are you doing here, Red?"

He looks at you and gives you his most charming smile. "I'm about to leave Japan and I just wanted to see your and Ichigo's beautiful faces before I left."

You place your hands on your hips, "And how did you know that we were here?"

He winks at you, "I have my ways, luv." He looks over your shoulder at Toshinori and Midoriya, who are watching the three of you curiously. "So that's Toshinori Yagi, huh? He doesn't look like much...but one should never judge a book by it's cover."

"Do you want to meet him, daddy? He's really nice."

"Sure." Shanks sets Ichigo down on the floor.

You frown, "That's not a good idea, Sha...Red. Toshinori is All Might's personal secretary. You should probably just go."

Ichigo's eyes widen and he looks over at Toshinori, "Really? Arcanine-san works with All Might?" You nod at him and he takes off running towards Toshinori, probably to pester the man about All Might.

"Dahahahaha! I have the feeling you just unleashed hell on that poor man, luv." Shanks sees your frowning face then cups your left cheek, "I hate seeing you frown. I would sell my most expensive possession just so you will smile at me the way you do. Your smile is still one of the only things right with the world." Your cheeks turn red and you can't help the huge smile that appears on your face. Your smile causes Shanks' smile to widen, "There it is." He takes your left hand in his right and lifts it to his lips, placing a kiss to the back of your hand. "I'll leave as soon as I say goodbye to Ichigo."

You nod, "Thank you. I'll go get him. Be careful wherever you're going, Red. Don't get yourself caught or worse, killed."

He chuckles, "Don't worry about me, luv. I'll be back in time for our son's birthday next month."

You smile at him before walking back to the others. You see Ichigo talking excitedly to Toshinori sitting on your cushion across from the blonde. "Your daddy wants to say goodbye, Li'l Red." Ichigo jumps to his feet then rushes over to Shanks. You sit down across from Toshinori and smile at him. "Let me guess...he was trying to talk you into 'convincing' All Might to come by for his birthday?"

Toshinori chuckles, "Yes. When is his birthday?"

"February 14th."

Toshinori's eyebrows raise, "Really? He was born on Valentine's Day?"

"Yes. I would really appreciate it if you would stop by our apartment on the morning of the 14th. You don't have to spend too much time with him in your...other form...Just a few minutes will do. His father is going to pick him up around noon so that they can spend the rest of the day together."

"I'll be more than happy to stop by. So d-does that mean that you'll be free for dinner that night?" Toshinori asks nervously.

You grin at him, "Yes. How about you come over to my apartment for a home cooked meal and a movie?"

Toshinori swallows nervously, "Uh, o-okay."

Ichigo arrives back at the table as the door to the restaurant opens and four masked men and a woman walk inside. Three of the men are holding empty sacks while the last man changes his forearms and hands into sword blades. The female's body turns into electricity and she fires a lightning bolt upwards through the ceiling, causing several people to scream in fright. "Okay, here's the deal!" The female yells so that everyone in the restaurant can hear her. "All of you rich pricks are going to hand over all of your wallets and jewelry and we won't hurt any of you!"

You sigh, "Really? Could they be anymore cliche?"

You start to stand up, but stop when Shanks says, "Don't worry about these guys, luv. I'll take care of them on my way out. Just enjoy the rest of your meal...And Toshinori-san..." The blonde man perks up at his name, "I look forward to competing with you for this gorgeous woman's heart."

You blush slightly and look down at the table in embarrassment. Shanks turns and starts walking towards the villains. The woman notices him and yells, "Sit back down!" Shanks ignores her, "I mean it old man! I won't hesitate to fry your ass!" Shanks continues to walk, activating his quirk and directing an invisible wave of his willpower towards the group of wannabe robbers. Their eyes roll back into the back of their heads and the woman and larger man's bodies both return to normal. Simultaneously, all 5 of them collapse to the ground unconscious. Shanks steps over their unmoving bodies and to the door of the restaurant. He slides the door open then tells a waiter, "Those five should remain unconscious until the police arrive. But you should still tie them up just in case." The waiter nods and disappears into the back to find something to use to tie the crooks up. Shanks waves at you and Ichigo before leaving the restaurant.

As soon as he's gone, the customers begin to loudly talk and gossip to each other about what just happened. You turn your attention back to your table and see that Midoriya and Toshinori's eyes are wide. "W-what just happened?" Midoriya asks in awe.

"Daddy used his quirk to knock out the bad guys!" Ichigo states happily. "Very few people can withstand the power of Daddy's quirk!"

Toshinori looks over at you, but you avoid looking him in the eyes, instead turning your attention to finishing your food.