Author's note: I'm using this story as a way to train my writing skills, instead of just my brainstorming skills, so that when I decide to create a bigger project, I will have more experience and will be able to better realize the potential of the stories I want to make. I also hope to use this story as a proof of concept for the version of MHA's story and universe I want to one day create. I hope that you enjoy reading my first fictional story. Respectful and constructive feedback is very much appreciated.

Sorry in advance for the mistakes

Disclaimer: I don't own this IP nor any of the characters in it.

"Character Speech"

'Character thoughts'

Descriptive writing

Chapter 1

Izuku and Inko moved closer to the entrance of their home. Izuku sat near the entrance, put his shoes on and while he was preparing to leave, his mom said:

"And don't forget to be back home within 45 minutes, okay?"

After hearing what his mom said, Izuku turned around, and gave her a comforting hug, which she returned immediately, and then said

"Don't worry mom, I'm not doing anything dangerous, I'm just buying our groceries for the week. I have done this before. You know I can handle this."

Inko averted her gaze, sporting a worried and slightly sad expression on her face.

Izuku noticed this and thought:

'I guess I shouldn't be surprised that she is so worried. If I hadn't made those mistakes, she wouldn't have to be feeling like this now…'

Izuku contemplated on what he should do.

'I have an idea.'

Izuku leaned back a bit from the hug in order to meet his mom's concerned gaze

"Mom, when I reach the grocery store, I'll give you a call. you can know exactly where I am and that way, you won't need to be so worried."

Inko looked at her son with a fond look on her face and said:

"Thank you sweety, I love the idea. Just don't forget, okay?"

Izuku restrengthened the hug and leaned his face forward to give his mom a loving kiss on the cheek

"I won't, I promise. See you in a bit mom, okay? love you."

"Love you too sweety."

After that, Izuku left for the grocery store. Inko still couldn't help the feelings of anxiety and worry she felt in her mind but her son's efforts to mitigate her concerns warmed her heart, making it just a little bit easier to bear.

Himiko

"Okay, he shouldn't be taking much longer to arrive." Himiko whispered to herself

'All my efforts to find the perfect setting for us to meet face to face are so going to pay off, I'm so EXCITED!'

'Sure, I had to stalk him a bit in order to create this meeting opportunity for us but can you blame me? I have never felt this passionately about anyone before in my life. And since I'm going to be the world's best girlfriend, I'm sure that the happiness I'm going to provide him with will balance this out.'

'I wonder if he will be as wonderful to meet in person as he was to see in the videos and on the UA summer camp mission. He looked so cool with that driven look in his eyes. Despite being all banged up from fighting, he was still running around trying to help everyone he could reach.'

'I loved seeing him carrying that annoying water kid to safety. I wished that the tanned bunny girl wasn't there but she seemed to have helped him in the fight against Muscular in the mountains so I'll give her a pass. Also, actually seeing him fight against that all-muscle no-brains freak was fricking awesome, Izuku kicked ass. Sure, that hobo guy and the rest of his buddies helped him but he did most of the heavy lifting. I can't say I gave much of a crap about muscular when he got knocked out and captured. That idiot with the spiked anus looking eye got what he deserved.'

'But let's not waste time thinking about stupid meatheads. Anyway, watching back Izuku's UA Sports Festival videos was a treat. It was good to confirm that he can show that side of himself outside of life-or-death situations.'

In that moment, Himiko noticed movement in her peripheral vision and focused on it. It was Izuku

'THAT'S HIM! THERE HE IS! OH MY GOD, I'M SO HAPPY!'

Himiko noticed her emotions getting out of hand and reined them in with the proficiency of someone who has gotten used to doing so

'Himiko, if you start acting out, you'll scare him away and lose your chance. Alright, it's time to start operation "make him mine, make me his"

Izuku & Himiko

After doing a light jog, Izuku reached the store 10 minutes later after leaving his house. He then picked up his phones to call his mom, in order to alleviate her concerns. Inko picked up almost immediately.

"Hey mom, just calling to tell you that I have reached the store. I should be back in 30 to 40 minutes"

"Hi sweety, okay I'll be waiting for you. See you soon."

"See you soon"

Izuku stored his phone back in his front pocket and took out the grocery list from his other pocket, in order to check on exactly what he needs to buy

While checking the contents of the list, Izuku felt a tap on his shoulder.

When he turned around, he saw a girl around his age standing behind him

The girl leaned in and discreetly asked:

"Hey, you're Izuku Midoriya right? The guy who won the race at the U.A. Sports Festival?"

After hearing that, Izuku became lightly flushed and stuttered.

"ye-yeah, t-that's me. I-it's nice to meet you, W-what's your name?"

A small part of Izuku's mind couldn't help but notice that the girl who was peaking to him was, in his opinion, extremely attractive.

Himiko noticed Izuku's mannerisms and thought to herself:

'Hmm, seems like he is more of the polite and reserved type when he is out and about in the real world.'

"My name is Himiko Toga, it's so cool to be able to meet you in person like this. I became a massive fan of yours after I watched the UA sports festival on TV. Would you mind if I took a picture with you?"

Izuku flushed further and thought:

'woah… No one has asked to take a photo with me before, even when other people recognized me. I'm not sure of what I should do. I have a feeling I'm going to come off as awkward but this situation is making me feel kind of excited.'

"Oh, sure, uh, what type of photo do you want to take?"

"Let's take a selfie but I want to do it in a special way. Let me explain what I have in mind."

Himiko explained the posing she wanted for the selfie with Izuku and then asked him:

"Is that okay with you?"

While looking a rather bright shade of crimson, Izuku managed to say:

"Y-yes, we c-can do it like that."

"Alright, now come over here and don't forget to smile."

'This is gonna look SUPER MEGA cute.'

Izuku and Himiko leaned closer together for the photo. Himiko smiled brightly towards the camera and put her right arm around Izuku's shoulders in a hugging fashion with her right hand doing a peace sign and her left holding the phone.

Izuku instinctively shrinked a bit due to the contact but made an effort to straighten himself out and smile so that he wouldn't look reluctant to be taking the picture. He also did a peace sign with his left hand.

Himiko took the picture

"It looks wonderful. Thank you so much Izuku."

'This is gonna be a great memory in a few years'

"n-no problem Toga-san. Do you need anything else?"

"Well, now that you mention it, I need two things. First, I want you to call me Himiko. "Toga-san" feels WAY too formal. Could you do that for me?"

"Alright, Hi… Hi… Himiko." Izuku said while blushing

"Thank you, Izuku" Himiko said while smiling at Izuku

"I also have a request. Since we are already here, I think you and I could hang out for a bit and talk about stuff. Are you free now or are you busy?"

Izuku became Beet red

'OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD! Is it happening?! Okay, no, calm down Izuku, control yourself, don't be weird in front of her.'

Izuku visibly made an effort to calm himself down

Himiko snickered to herself and thought:

'he is soooooo adorable flustered like that. The effort he is putting into calming himself down is a good sign too'

Izuku finished composing himself and responded

"Y-y-y-yes, I would be very happy to hang out, But I do have to get home in 30 minutes or my mom will get very worried about me. Do you think we could hang out while we go towards my house? Oh, if it is fine with you of course."

Himiko half turned around while still smiling at Izuku, preparing herself to leave the store. While doing this she said:

"Yes, we can do that. I live rather close by so it isn't a big deal if I go for a walk but I think you should finish shopping before we get going"

"Oh, y-yeah. Can't forget that"

*Snicker* "Let's get going then"

"Yeah"

Himiko accompanied Izuku while he finished shopping. she decided not to speak too much until he was done so he could focus on the task at hand.

While Izuku was finishing his shopping, something caught Himiko's attention. Because of that, an opportunistic smile formed on her face.

The two of them left the convenience store, with Izuku carrying 1 pretty stuffed bag with his right arm and holding a taiyaki in his left hand and Himiko carrying the other pretty stuffed bag and a taiyaki on her other hand.

"Thanks again for buying those two taiyaki for us Himiko"

"Don't mention it, Izuku. Since you agreed to spend time with me, I thought it was only right for me to thank you somehow. Shall we get going?

"Yes, Let's go."

They took a few other bites of their taiyaki before they resumed their conversation.

"Come on then, spill the beans, how did you come up with the idea to propel yourself with the mines?"

"w-well, after looking at the minefield, I realized that going through it on foot would take too much time and I was already far behind most of my classmates. And since I had taken that piece of a robot from the first phase of the race to defend myself, I had the idea of digging out and pilling up a bunch of mines using the robot part and then using that same part to jump onto the mines and propel myself above the rest of the minefield. the mines didn't look very dangerous so I figured that I wouldn't get too hurt if I used them like that. Admittedly, I didn't think about how I was going to land after the explosion, but since it did help me win the race, I'm proud of having had the idea."

"It was really awesome seeing you overcome the minefield in such a flashy manner. You looked so cool soaring through the sky at top speed after that big explosion. most people wouldn't have thought of a plan like that on the spot, much less when faced with all of the pressure of the race."

Izuku reddened further with the praise

"T-t-thank you. I actually tend to think more quickly while under pressure"

'yeah, I could tell, not many could have survived a fight with a guy like muscular if they didn't, even if they weren't fighting alone'

"That quick mind of yours also came in useful in the cavalry battle. you were able to hold on to the 1000000 headband for a ton of time, despite being the biggest target. Even after you lost it, you were able to gain back enough points to advance"

"I can't take all the credit though. Without the help of my friends, I wouldn't have done nearly as well as I did."

'I guess Izuku doesn't like to boast about his own accomplishments too much. I wonder why'

"That's true, teamwork is pretty important for competitions like that. If I'm remembering right, you teamed up with two girls and a boy with a bird's head, right?

"Yeah, that's right."

"Can you tell me about them?"

"I can, yes."

"Alright then. I'd like to ask first about the bird looking boy. You don't see many people seemingly create a phantom-like clone of themselves from their belly every day. Is he from your class?"

"Yeah, that was Tokoyami. Oh, and that Phantom-like being Is called Dark Shadow. He isn't a clone of Tokoyami himself, from what I was able to understand. He is like a whole other being that lives with Tokoyami in his body"

"Are you a friend of his?"

"Yes, I'd say so. He tends to keep to himself but I can tell that he is a caring person. he is also quiet and collected. A little mysterious too"

"That description makes him seem like one of those anti-hero type guys you would see in a comic."

Izuku laughed at that and thought to himself: 'I have to admit, he does give off that aura. But I don't think he would like to be kind of called out like that.'

"I also remember that you all started floating at one point. Who made that happen?"

"Oh, that was Uraraka. She has a quirk that enables her to disable the effects of gravity on the things she touches."

"oh, that's cool. I'm gonna assume she is also from your class?"

"yeah. she was the first friend I made when I got to U.A. She saved me from falling on my face when I was going to do the practical entrance exam."

"How is she like?"

"she is a very nice, kind and easy to talk to. She is also one of my best friends if not my best friend. She is one of those people that make going to school seem fun. But she has a very intense side that comes out in certain scenarios, like in a competition."

'I figured she had that side in her, if our little altercation was anything to go by. She was a lot more competent and resilient then I expected her to be in our fight and she was the same in her match against that Bakugou guy. It's also a good think that she can only remove gravity and not add it. She would be very formidable if she had that skill. Something tells me that she and I are going to meet again at some point

"It seems you really like her"

"Yeah… I guess you could say that" Izuku said while lightly blushing

'hmm, I guess fighting isn't the only thing we compete at. But I don't think I have that much to worry about, if she is like Izuku is describing when outside of battle, I'd bet they are too innocent to ever go too fast'

"that's cute"

"What is?"

"Oh nothing. Anyway, I also remember that the other girl had some gadgets on her. She's from the Support Department, right?

"Yeah, that was Hatsume. She is… unique. She seems very determined and passionate but she marches to the beat of her own drum only, focusing her career and little else. She can be quite the handful at times"

Izuku felt sympathy for Iida, thinking back on how Hatsume basically used him as model/walking billboard

Himiko snickers at Izuku's expression

'she sounds a bit annoying but she seems too disinterested to be a threat'

Their conversation stopped for a few moments, with the two of them just enjoying the nice night and reflecting on their current situation.

'I never expected that this would ever happen to me. It certainly wouldn't have happened while I was… quirkless…'

'…'

'come on Izuku, don't think like that or you are gonna ruin Himiko's night. You aren't quirkless anymore. There is no need for you to feel like that anymore.'

'Yup, I gotta get his number. And I definitely have to find ways for us to hang out more. This is going very well so far. The fact that he is considerate and cute is great. I'd love to see more of his "hyper" side but I'm not gonna get to see under most circumstances, I'm afraid. Well, there will be other times. I can be patient.'

Himiko decided to restart the conversation

"So, Izuku, what are you into? Any hobbies?"

'oh no. what do I do? should I be honest? Should I lie? What if she's disgusted by my nerdy hobbies? She wouldn't make fun of me right? RIGHT? Even if she isn't disgusted, would it bore her? She doesn't look like the type of girl to like nerdy things. But appearances can be deceiving. Maybe she also likes heroes like I do. That would be awesome. no, calm down Izuku, you can't be sure. If you are wrong, you might do something creepy. Himiko does seem like a nice girl so maybe it will go well. Alright, screw it if it goes well, it goes well. If not, it will be a good lesson.'

"oh, uhm, y-yeah, I'm… into heroes."

"Makes sense. But I have a feeling you are more passionate about heroes than most people"

"Well, I guess you could say that. I really like to learn about the quirks of the heroes I discover and I also like to learn how they are able to use them, be it in battle or while doing rescues. Sometimes I even try to incorporate some of techniques I take note of and try to adapt them to my own abilities"

"Take not of? Do you take actual notes?"

"yes, I do"

"Have you analyzed a lot of heroes?"

"Currently I have 13 notebooks filled with hero profiles"

"That's impressive. For how long have you been writing them?"

Izuku blushed slightly but answered

"Since 4th grade I think"

"Wow, you have been at this for a while. Who are your favorites?"

"You mean, who are my favorite heroes?"

Himiko Nodded

"Well, my number one favorite is All Might, for a number of reasons. I love his powerful and versatile fighting style, his reassuring image and attitude, his various costumes inspired by classic comic books, his ideology, his values, how he inspires so many to be heroes themselves… Not to mention all of the super cool fights he's been in like [insert description of various fights here]

[insert more hero explanations here after doing more research]

'Yup, his rationality and observation skills are top notch. He really is the full package'

"Are you interested in anything else besides heroes?"

"I'm very into comics, be it Japanese or from anywhere else. I also listen to music and watch some tv shows here and there but I'm not versed well enough in them to call them hobbies of mine. I also relatively recently acquired a passion for fitness and martial arts, due to my hero training. Since I had a lackluster form [unchecked number of months] ago, I needed to get in shape and learn how to defend myself in order to catch up to everyone else.

"OMG, you're into fitness? martial arts too? I'm super into those! Where do you train?"

[insert Izuku and Himiko talking about their mutual passion for exercising and martial arts, with them sharing stories, tip, and techniques with each other. Pretend they had a very nerdy and engaging conversation about those things]

"Oh… looks like we're here" Izuku said with a sad tinge to his voice

"So, this is the complex you live in. Looks like a nice place."

"Yeah… It isn't anything too special but it is good enough for me and my parents. Oh, I almost forgot. Thank you very much for spending time with me Himiko, it was very fun."

"You're welcome, Izuku. I really enjoyed our time together today."

"I'm very happy to hear that. Well… see you" Izuku said while beginning to start climbing.

"Wait, Izuku!"

"What? Is somethings wrong?"

"Oh no, nothing is wrong. I just wanted ask you a question. That question being: Can we exchange phone numbers?"

In that moment, Izuku's brain just plain stopped working for a bit. Himiko's question was too much for him to handle. When he regained his conscious faculties, he asked:

"Why?"

"I'd like to talk with you again."

That answer incited a slight existential crisis in Izuku's brain

'A girl wants to talk to me… A girl wants to talk to me… AGAIN?! It can't be, I must be in a dream, I must be. Otherwise, this wouldn't happen. Oh god, my chest, why am I feeling like this? This feels… so different from when Uraraka gave me her number. She and I are classmates so her having my number is to be expected since it helps with planning assignments or discussing class business. But why would Himiko want to hang out with me again? Well, I guess she did say she is a fan of mine but she has already met me in person. There isn't much reason left for her to want to keep talking with me. But not giving her my number would make her sad and maybe ruin the rest of her day. I can't do that to her. She doesn't deserve that. Alright, I've made up my mind.

"Hey, Izuku, you there?"

"Oh, sorry, spaced out for a second there. Yes, we can exchange numbers."

Himiko looked at him for a second before her face broke out into a smile and she started doing little hops due to the happiness she was feeling.

"Yes! Yes! Yes! Thank you so much Izuku!"

"No problem, Himiko." Izuku said as he began feeling a warmth in his chest at seeing Himiko happy. He felt like he had made the right choice.

They picked up their phones to share their numbers. After sharing the numbers, they checked that everything was working properly.

"Thank you once again, Izuku. I can't wait for us to talk more. This is so exciting!"

"You're welcome, Himiko I feel the same way."

"Alright, before we go our separate ways, there is one other thing I wanted to do."

"What would that…"

Before he could finish his question, Izuku felt Himiko embrace him in an affectionate hug.

Like once before, Izuku froze.

The sudden close contact was simply too overwhelming for his young self. Having this gesture done to him from anyone besides his mom was still a very novel experience. Not that he disliked it, on the contrary.

Izuku was brought back from his stupor by the sound of Himiko's whisper.

"I'm enjoying this quite a bit as it is Izuku but if you were to hug me too, this would become an even more special moment for us. after all, it takes two to make an amazing hug. So, could you do that for me?"

After processing Himiko's words, Izuku brought his arms up to put them around her, Completing the hug.

'Wow… this feels so nice' Izuku thought. The combination of the feeling of Himiko self against his own and her sweet aroma was putting in a complex state of mood. a feeling that combined comfort with happiness, excitement and, surprisingly, hopefulness. He couldn't quite understand this feeling but he knew one thing. I wanted to feel it. He wanted to feel this feeling now and again in the future.

"Thank you, Izuku."

After that, Izuku and Himiko just stood there for a few solid five minutes, simply enjoying each other's presence and touch.

'I have always wanted to do this with a boy I like' Himiko thought to herself

After enjoying themselves, Izuku remembered that he needed to go up, so his mom could know that her son was safe. He spoke softly and quietly:

"Hey Himiko… I think that I need to go up now. I really wish we could have hanged out for longer but I don't want to keep my mom waiting longer for me."

"Oh, that is a shame but I understand, we can always talk later and meet up if we want to"

"alright"

They separated from each other, ending the hug.

"Thank you so much for today Izuku, it was a treat to hang out with you. We'll talk later, ok?"

"Yes, we'll talk later Himiko. See you." Izuku moved in the direction of the stairs in order to climb them.

Himiko also started making her way back to her place.

'today was a great success. I got to meet izuku, endeared myself to him, and was able to get his number. I can't wait to talk to him more. I hope that Shigi won't arrange to many missions for the league. I want to keep my schedule open for more cute izuku dates. Wait, calm down Himiko, if you go too fast, he might reject it, you have to be smart. Be patient'