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Izuku felt like a hot mess. He sobered up after his whole thing at school and he just feels like shit. Not because he ran Clyde's shit but because it was in front of Dabi and Toga. Running Clyde's shit wasn't the problem, it's because he just snapped in front of them. He's letting them in, what the hell is he letting them in for? Wow he just caught on to what he was thinking. He can let them in. They're basically family. Still it's kinda hard to talk about that. He'd let em' in. He'd just wait a while before he does that. Today isn't the day. He has a concert later. It's the concert he's dedicating to Toga. Damn, he's good at romance. He's giving her a whole concert. He's even got a surprise planned for after the concert. He's giddy with excitement. For the concert because Toga is coming on stage to sing the closing song with him. They rehearsed this for a while. She had a really pretty voice. He remembers the stars in her eyes when he sang both parts of the song for her before they started rehearsing. She's really something special. She really is. Love probably isn't the right word but she means something to him. He tries not to get too close and... well that didn't turn out well at all. Sex is great and all but… it doesn't feel the way he always thought it would. Don't get him wrong he enjoys it but it doesn't have the passion he thought it would. Passion comes through in their words and actions. Passion comes through in the fact they both know damn well they'd take a bullet for each other. It doesn't really show when they don't need it. It shows when they're low and it lifts them up.
Izuku was gonna do some cool stuff with Toga today. He was gonna make sure she had a good time. Dabi was gonna come along and third wheel. Eri was gonna come with them and just be the cute kid she is. It would be fun. So Izuku got ready for the day. He made sure to wear that pink varsity jacket that Toga bought … stole for him. His outfit for today was his signature red shoes, blue jeans, a plain black T-shirt, and the aforementioned jacket. He even had earrings on. They were another pair of jade earrings that were shaped like rain drops. He was a little sore from the night before but he was gonna take care of Toga. He packed the trunk with the stuff they were gonna need for the day. After that the four of them took off.
"So where are we headed first?" asks Toga.
"We headed to an arcade." replies Izuku.
"That's not really my thing." says Toga.
"They've got dance dance revolution." says Izuku.
"Okay, I'm in." says Toga.
This was probably the most fun they'd had in a while. Izuku was getting better at dancing. He thought it would be good for his stage presence. They had to wake up early for everything Izuku had planned for today but he'd make it worth it. After having fun at the arcade and winning Toga and Eri pink and blue stuffed walruses they were on their way to the next destination. Their next destination was the Kiyashi mall. He was gonna let her run around and he'd buy her all the stuff she asked for. He might regret this one but as long as it made her happy. She seemed pretty happy as she picked out what she wanted to buy. She bought clothes. Some knives. She made him buy himself a brown bomber jacket. He has to admit it looked pretty good on him. He used to suck at dressing himself but now he has some sense of fashion. To be honest though he wouldn't have that if it weren't for Toga. Uh oh. Toga's going into a jewelry store. That might not be good. He's got money but … naw he'll be fine. He's gonna make money from his concert tonight. He's even selling T-shirts with him and present Mic. Which is super cool. Mic is trying to get heroes to do collabs with him. He wants to try R&B with All Might. It's gonna be the funniest shit ever. Toga bought some rain drop earrings like Izuku's but they're yellow to match her eyes. Dabi liked them so Izuku gave in and bought him a blue pair. At some point they visited the food court and got food. Izuku was happy to see everybody enjoying themselves.
"How you guys doing?" asks Izuku.
"I got a walrus." says Eri.
"I'm glad that you like your walrus." says Izuku.
"Me too." says Eri.
"How bout you two?" asks Izuku.
"Doing good man. Hyped for the concert you know how it is." says Dabi.
"For sure man. I feel you." says Izuku, "How bout you?"
"I'm having a great time. Thank you for doing this. You know you are really good at this boyfriend stuff." says Toga.
"Thanks. I just think of what would make you happy and I do it." says Izuku.
"That's super sweet." says Toga.
"You're super sweet." says Izuku.
Izuku and Toga stare at each other with a wide grin on both of their faces.
"Get a room." says Dabi.
"Why don't you get us a fourth wheel." says Izuku.
"Ohoh. Damn. Dabi, are you just gonna sit there and take that. Izuku just made you look like a bitch. He called you a bitch." says Toga.
Dabi rolls his eyes but he's having fun. He thought it was funny.
"What's a bitch?" asks Eri.
"... I shouldn't have said that." says Toga.
"Toga's my bitch. Dabi has plenty bitches he'd be the guy to ask." says Izuku.
"No I wouldn't." says Dabi.
"Guess not. A bitch is a weird thing to describe but if you hear us use it enough you'll just start to understand what it means." says Izuku.
"That's not really an answer." says Eri.
"Okay. A bitch is a coward. It has other uses. I use it as a term of endearment when I talk to Toga.
"Does that make me your bitch?" asks Eri.
"NO." says Izuku a little too forcefully, "Toga's my bitch because we have a romantic relationship. You and I have a father/daughter type relationship."
"Oh." say Eri, " I think I get it."
"Yeah, you get it. Anyway y'all wanna go to the next location on my list?" asks Izuku.
You're not making this up as you go?" asks Toga.
"No. Me and Ruby planned this like a week ago." says Izuku.
"Cool. So where we going next?" asks Toga.
"That's a surprise and this one is a bit of a drive so we should get going." says Izuku.
The four of them take off. Izuku was right, this was taking a while. Izuku said they were getting close when they entered a forest.
"Dawg where are we going?" asks Dabi.
"Shut up. It's a surprise. Trust me though. You'll love it." says Izuku.
They roll up to a gate and Izuku pushes some buttons on a panel. The gate in front of them opens.
"Okay babe. Where are we going? This is kinda weird?" asks Toga.
"See that cabin?" asks Izuku .
"Yeah." Says Toga.
" It's Ruby's were gonna borrow it." says Izuku.
"Are we just gonna sit in a cabin for a while?" asks Toga.
"Actually we're sitting in a hot tub and enjoying the mountain air." says Izuku.
"Okay. we don't have bathing suits." says Toga.
"In the trunk." says Izuku.
"Wow you really did think this through." says Toga.
"Not really thinking this through would involve having those frosties from Wendy's in the fridge." says Izuku.
"Imma go check the fridge." says Toga.
"You'll probably find something you like in there." says Izuku.
Like three to five minutes later they were all in a hot tub eating frosties. All except Izuku.
"Hey Toga check this out." says Izuku before throwing his shirt off to show a new tattoo on his chest.
Izuku's tattoo was a simple rose with a bloody heart in the middle.
"It's kinda cheesy but I thought you'd like it." says Izuku.
"Woah, It's cheesy and I like it." says Toga.
"I got another one but this is for the family." says Izuku before whipping around to show off his back tattoo.
It's a skull with it's mouth hanging open. It has a gem in both eyes and it's mouth. In it's left eye is a blue gem. In It's right eye is a yellow gem. In its mouth is a red gem. It even has fangs.
"The gem colors are your eye colors and the skull has fangs like me." says Izuku.
"So like… are our souls in your skull or something?" asks Toga.
"No It's just supposed to look cool. I thought you guys would like it." says Izuku.
"It's kinda stupid." says Toga.
"Damn. My bad." says Izuku.
"I'm just messing with ya. I like it." says Toga.
"Oh cool cuz I was starting to feel like a real idiot." says Izuku.
The four of them lay back and relax in the hot tub for a while before going back home to get ready for the concert. They dried off and got dressed. They took the van this time to carry their equipment. They set everything up and just waited for people to show up. Wow did a lot of people show up. Mom was there… oh she brought Mr. Yagi. Honestly... fuck Mr. Yagi. Wow there are pro heroes here that's kinda cool. Well It's time to start. Izuku walks onto the stage and waves to the crowd. Jeez, that's a big crowd. He's kinda nervous. Well it's fine he rehearsed all of this.
He started the concert off with "Tear in my Heart"
"Let Me Drive My Van into your heart"
"Destiny"
"I think I need a little change"
"Isn't it love"
"I'd rather be me with you"
"True kinda love" (He had Toga sing the short part from offstage so people would know there was another singer. Then he brought her out for the next couple of songs)
"Independent Together"
"What can I do for you"
Wow that felt good. Him and Toga fucking killed it. This part wasn't rehearsed but she ended the concert by tackling him into a hug and making out with him on stage. He knows his mom is gonna talk to him about that later but damn did he feel good anyway. And you know… not to be that guy but that concert was packed which means his wallet will be just as packed. I mean, he's not in it for the money but damn it sure as hell is nice to have around.
After the concert he took pictures with people. Autographed T-shirts. That's so crazy to him. People want his autograph. That's a good feeling, people like him. Or at least they like his music. Same thing really. Giran was working his merch stand. Man he's got a merch stand and shit. People are buying shirts with his Albums covers on them. People are buying shirts with his face on them. Man he's feeling good. Shit he's feeling great. He's also feeling tired, he's going home. It was like two in the morning when Izuku decided the real surprise was ready for Toga to see. Izuku, who could have just woke Toga up and made her follow him, decided to take a different approach. He ran to the back yard and gently tossed pebbles against their window until Toga opened it. Izuku motioned her down. She looked a little upset at being woken up but she nodded. When she got outside Izuku went to a table and played a record that Ruby lent him.
He could have gone for Frank Sinatra or Dean Martin but he thinks he made the right choice when he chose "The Very Thought of You" by Al Bowlly.
They didn't talk. Toga's breath was silent but Izuku felt it on him. The grass tickled their feet when they danced. Izuku began steering her to the right. He spun around her and placed his foot down on a button as soon as Al Bowlly. As soon as his foot hit that button the lights he strung over the backyard lit up, so did Toga's eyes. When Toga looked down from the lights and made eye contact with him she had stars in her eyes. She looked breathless and at the same time breathtaking. The song slowed to a stop and so did they.
"... This was fun." says Izuku in a hushed voice, he wasn't sure if talking would ruin the magic of the moment. It didn't.
"Yeah… I want to spend more time with you." says Toga.
"I wanna spend time with you two." says Izuku.
Is it too early to say what he wants too?
"You wanna go somewhere?" asks Toga.
"Sure. I guess. Do you have anywhere in mind?" asks Izuku.
"Wanna go back to Ruby's cabin?" asks Toga.
"I hope you're not planning on doing anything unwholesome." says Izuku.
"I don't think she'd mind." says Toga.
"She actually saw this coming." says Izuku.
"Wait what?" asks Toga.
Well there goes the magic.
"Yeah she knew you would suggest this." says Izuku.
"So I guess we're not doing that then." says Toga.
"Actually she said it was cool." says Izuku.
"What the fuck. Really?" asks Toga.
"Yeah. That was such a weird conversation." says Izuku.
Toga just laughs.
"No, I'm so uncomfortable. Just thinking about it feels weird." says Izuku.
Toga laughs at him harder.
Izuku and Toga were in the car telling jokes and making each other laugh when Izuku realized something. Something that actually scared him a little bit.
'Holy shit. I'm in love.'
Authors Note
I'm sorry this took me so long to write. I wasn't even busy I just couldn't feel it. That's my bad. Anyways on to the chapter itself. I actually did have fun writing this. I enjoyed it. I think Toga and Izuku's relationship is interesting because they started dating so fast they didn't really have feelings for each other. Toga just wanted to feel normal and Izuku just wanted to get away from his loneliness but their feelings are developing and strengthening. They really care about each other but love is hard and they're gonna have to work on it. There's always the chance what they have is more passion than love. They're both young and horny and honestly not very bright. Well Izuku's smart but not emotionally. Anyways I hope you guys liked this chapter. I'll try not to make you wait so long for the next one but I'm not sure what I'm doing for it just yet. But yeah, see you guys next week... hopefully.
Also I really liked writing that little dance at the end of the chapter. It was a magic moment for both of them and it felt special for me to write. I thought I picked a good song for it. That song just feels magical to me. It's serene and peaceful and full of emotion it was the perfect song for them to dance to.
For the songs I used in the concert everything except for "Tear in my Heart" is from Steven Universe. I considered just doing songs from Steven Universe but I really like "Tear in My Heart" and It kinda fits Toga.
Leafy - Tan: Izuku's kind of an Ironic guy now. I like his canon character but it's fun to change things up a little bit.
Ryder Larson: I'm glad you thought it was funny. It was one of my favorite chapters to write. It's always fun to write an angry Izuku. It felt like the funniest chapter as I was writing it. One thing I loved about the chapter was that it was double layered. Like Yeah Izuku asking Bakugou to step outside was funny but it was also kind of sad. This guy treated him like shit, made him feel like he was worthless, made him feel like his emotions didn't mean anything. Izuku's hurt and he's lashing out but he's trying not to look like he's breaking down so he tries to be funny about it. On god man fuck Clyde. I just made Clyde as a scapegoat to use and drop but I'm glad he's sort of memorable. I almost want to do a follow up on Clyde. Imagine you just get your shit rocked by the dude that used to be the biggest pussy in the whole school. That has to feel bad. He looked like a bitch in front of most of his friends. I imagine people are usually put off or surprised by the way Dabi looks. But that isn't something you show or say. You don't walk up to a burn victim and go ," What happened to you?" Even these jack asses know that. Also he scared them a little bit. I'm always happy to get feedback on my work. I'm super glad that you were looking forward to that chapter and that it didn't dissappoint when you got it.