Mina slowly made her way to Bakugo's dorm. She was nervous to say the least but she was just hoping nothing truly terrible would happen.

As she arrived she softly knocked on his door. Bakugo opened the door giving her a look of rage as he moved out of the way. Mina entered and shut the door. Bakugo's room had an off-putting atmosphere to it and it didn't take her long to realize she wasn't in control of her situation anymore.

They stood awkwardly in the middle of the room. Mina showed no emotion, fearing the worst. Bakugo had a typical look of anger on his face.

"... You're going to tell me what I want to know." Bakugo stated plainly

Mina remained still, no words, no nod, just a stare directly at Bakugo's forehead.

Bakugo made a small explosion with his hand to capture her attention but it didn't work "Hey! You awake, Raccoon Eyes?!"

Mina took a deep breath, she fought back the urge to fight him on that nickname.

Bakugo grunted "I'll cut straight to the chase... What did Deku tell you?..."

Mina looked to his window, clearly indicating she didn't want to answer.

Bakugo's fist tightened "Listen here you damn moron... I want to know, what did Deku tell you..."

Mina looked in Bakugo's eyes "I don't share my friends secrets"

Bakugo was slowly reaching his limit. "You know damn well he and I have history together! So you have 5 seconds... Tell me."

Mina stared through him. Bakugo grunted "One... Two"

Mina tried to calmly leave but Bakugo pulled her back "Three... "

Mina grew angry and tried to leave again only to be stopped "Four"

Mina reached her limit and slapped Bakugo.

... Silence... Uncomfortable silence ...

"... Five" Bakugo swiftly grabbed her by her hair "I know exactly what he told you! He told you what I did to him before U.A., didn't he?!"

"You're damn right he did! And he cried when he did! He let out all of his frustration and anger and trusted me to keep it safe! Now let go of me, you ass!" Mina nearly shouted loud enough for the class to hear.

"Well since you two trust each other so damn much! You two can share the experience!" Bakugo let loose an explosion in her face. Mina screamed as the flash and fire hurt her eyes and singed her hair a bit. She fell limp as Bakugo pushed her out the door and locked it as she struggled to keep her balance.

Mina winced and rubbed her eyes. "... Damnit... I didn't actually think he'd do that... So... Midori had to go through that everyday growing up huh?..." She shook the soot out of her hair and wiped her face. "Well, no more... I'll support him and Eri no matter what." Mina then heard footsteps.

Iida came running up the stairs "Ashido? Are you okay? I heard a scream!"

Mina smiled "I'm fine. Just uhh saw a big bug... Bakugo exploded it for me."

Iida raised an eyebrow "Unusual but, nevertheless, I hope you are feeling better now."

Mina looked at Bakugo's door "... It's gonna take some time before I feel well again."

Meanwhile in Bakugo's room

"... Damnit... Why did I just do that?! No, she deserved it! But... She was helping the nerd and... GAAAAAH!" Bakugo hurled his head into the wall numerous times until the wall had blood on it. "... I... I need to figure this out."

Inside Jirou's room

Eri heard a scream and looked to the door "That sounded like Mimi..."

Jirou heard it as well "I-I'm sure it's just a coincidence. Don't worry, besides, Momo will be here soon."

A knock was heard.

"Speak of the devil" Jirou said as she opened her door to reveal Momo.

Momo smiled "Hello, Jirou. Sorry about earlier"

Jirou sighed "It's fine. Mind helping me watch her though?" She pointed to Eri.

Eri gasped and smiled "Momo!" She ran to her, and Momo picked her up.

"My my, how did you get stuck with this cute little thing, Jirou?" Momo said as she played with Eri's hair.

Jirou huffed "Come in and I'll tell ya".

Momo came in and shut the door as Eri ran to a guitar and strummed it curiously while Jirou explained her situation.

Momo chuckled "Interesting... Well from the looks of it, you two have grown quite attached."

Jirou smiled "Gotta say. I love this little girl... But I'm a bit worried about her 'parents'."

Momo nodded "I noticed they've been getting closer but... This is all so sudden. I'm afraid they'll be overwhelmed".

Jirou sighed then looked at Eri and asked her "Hey lil sis."

Eri looked to Jirou "Yeah?"

Jirou tilted her head "Do you have any toys or anything?"

Eri thought about it "Well... I've got a stuffed bunny. I hope I can get more toys someday, but I can wait."

Jirou and Momo frowned but suddenly Momo got an idea.

"Hey Eri. Can I tell you about my quirk?" Momo said hiding her excitement.

Eri looked intrigued and nodded yes.

Momo smiled and held her arm out as part of it started to sparkle "My quirk is called Creation. I can create anything as long as I know what it's made from and how it's made. Soooooo if I wanted to make you a plushie..." She concentrated very hard until an adorable plush that looked just like Deku in his hero costume came out of her arm "Would you want it?" Momo smiled.

Eri gasped as those red eyes grew wide as she nearly cried "I-Is that really for me?"

Momo chuckled "Of course Eri!" She offered her the plush

Eri gently took the plush and gulped as tears started to fill her eyes and she hugged the plush close "Thank you... Thank you so much!"

"Don't thank me yet." Momo was already creating another plush and Eri looked up only to be greeted by a plushie of Mina in her hero costume. Momo handed the plush to Eri who quickly embraced Momo.

Eri wept softly "Thank you, Momo."

Momo held Eri close "Your welcome, Eri."

Jirou smiled at the two "Looks like you got another big sister, Eri."

Momo, Eri and Jirou all chuckled at that.

Now while that Deku plushie had a smile on its face... The real Deku wasn't smiling.

Deku was currently in the school's gym, beating on a punching bag while remembering his fight with Overhaul. He kept having terrible visions of how that fight would have gone had it not been for Eri.

'I had to rely on a 6-year-old girl... She was terrified, exhausted, crying... And I took advantage of her...' "What kind of bastard am I?!" With one final kick, the punching bag was kicked off of its chain and sand leaked out of it.

Right now, he was alone. He was used to this feeling. It was the same feeling he had before Mina started talking to him. At least, he thought he was alone.

"I guess I took too much time off" Deku quickly looked to the entrance to see All Might standing at the doorway.

"Already starting to crack under pressure, Young Midoriya?" All Might remarked as he stepped closer "That's unlike you..."

Izuku was more embarrassed than anything else, he was supposed to be relaxing and yet he's now been caught training by his mentor.

All Might put a hand on Izuku's shoulder "... Wanna talk about it?"

Deku nodded and All Might took him to his office. They both sat on the couch where All Might gave them some tea.

"Now" All Might started "Why were you training today."

"I just... I'm just upset with myself... I... I used Eri in order to gain victory over Overhaul. I should have beaten him fair and square. I'm also mad because I didn't think of that sooner! I could have saved, Sir Nighteye." Izuku stated as tears formed in his eyes.

All Might took a sip of his tea "...Young Midoriya... Did you forget what the whole point of that mission was?"

Izuku looked at him and ... He almost did forget.

"You were to save Eri and bring her to safety. Sir Nighteye knew that, Mirio knew that and at the time... You knew that as well." All Might looked to Izuku. "You can blame yourself for what you failed in all day, it won't change the fact that they knew what was on the line. You all knew the mission and you finished it." All Might put a hand on Izuku's shoulder.

Izuku sniffled "I just... I want to be stronger... Strong enough that I don't have to put Eri in harm's way ever again."

All Might smiled "Pretty sure that whole ordeal was a one-time thing. Besides, she's with you guys now, right?"

Izuku lowered his head but nodded "Yeah... She's with Mina and I".

All Might chuckled "So, Young Ashido huh? Gotta say I didn't see that one coming."

Izuku tilted his head in confusion "What?"

All Might sighed "I heard from Aizawa that you and her slept in the same room..."

Izuku quickly became an adorkable mess "Na-No! S-She just stayed the night for Eri's sake!"

"You want to tell her" All Might's voice became serious "Don't you..."

Izuku went back to relatively normal "You mean about One For All? I mean... I've thought about it."

"Young Midoriya..." All Might sighed "Young Bakugo already knows... Pretty soon your whole class will know!"

"That's not true!" Izuku defended her rather harshly "I've trusted her with so many things! And those things were less important than One For All and yet she hasn't told a soul! She's extremely trustworthy."

All Might was taken aback a bit by Izuku's outburst. "Young Midoriya. I didn't mean to suggest she's not worthy of knowing. I just wanted to remind you that... Knowing... Puts her in harm's way."

Izuku looked into his tea "Then I'll protect her... And I'll do whatever it takes to keep her safe..."

All Might couldn't help but smile. He reminded himself that this boy once had a hard time looking at girls, now he was hopelessly in love with possibly the most enthusiastic girl ever. "As much as I am against it. It truly is up to you. Just please be one million percent sure."

Izuku nodded in agreement "I have no plans to tell her yet but... It has been weighing on my mind... I should probably get back. Eri has been with Jirou for a long time."

All Might smiled "Just be safe, Young Midoriya. Classes start up again pretty soon."

"I will!" Izuku shouted as he rushed out the door. He totally forgot about Eri. Now he felt even worse than before! He practically sprinted to Jirou's dorm and knocked. Shockingly enough, Momo opened the door and let him in.

Once he was in, he was greeted with the sight of Jirou and Eri playing with plushies of Mina and him, it was... Touching in a way.

Eri looked over to see Izuku "Deku!" She yelled as she ran to him.

Deku caught her in a hug and smiled "Heya Eri, sorry I was gone so long."

Eri picked up on a scent "Ewww you smell."

This of course caused the girls to laugh.

Izuku turned to them "Jirou, Momo, thank you guys so much. I really owe you."

Jirou chuckled "Oh please... It's nice being around Eri. Make sure you take care of her."

Izuku nodded "I promise!" Just as he was about to head out though, Eri jumped out of his arms and hugged Jirou.

"Bye big sister!" Eri yelled.

Jirou hugged her back and smiled "See ya squirt."

Eri then hugged Momo "Bye bye Momo!"

Momo squeezed her "You are so cute! I can't wait to play with you again!"

Eri chuckled and ran back to Deku who was both shocked and proud of Eri.

Izuku took her to his room and surprisingly, Mina wasn't there. He noticed Eri pick up on this too and decided to text her. 'Hey Mina, are you okay? Where are you?'

Mina had just got out of her shower. She wanted to remove any explosion smells or soot residue on her so Izuku wouldn't notice. She was about to go pick up Eri until her phone went off. Picking up her phone and reading Izuku's message kinda made her happy. 'Just got out of the shower. About to pick up Eri' she texts back.

'Well, I've got her in my dorm... D-Do you wanna hang out more?' Izuku sheepishly sent. As Mina read the message her smile grew to a grin. 'Of course! Be there soon!' Mina replied.

Izuku smiled and set his phone down. He looked at Eri and... Honestly, he was happy. Looking at Eri play with her new plushies was wonderful. She looked happy... Like any six-year-old should be.

He sat next to her on his bed. "Did Momo make those?"

"Yeah!" Eri smiled "Big sis Momo made them with her quirk!" Eri showed the dolls to him "This is you, and this is our Mimi!"

Izuku blushed at that "O-Our? Don't you mean your, Mimi?"

"No. Mimi is my Mama, but she's also yours because you love each other! Just like a Mama and Papa!" Eri was far too enthusiastic about this.

Izuku could hardly keep his face a plain color as his embarrassment could be felt thought the room.

Suddenly his door burst open, "Heya Midori!" This obviously startled him.

"Mimi!" Eri yelled as she ran to her, and they gave each other great big hugs.

Izuku finally calmed down and smiled at the two.

Mina then saw what Eri left on the bed and squealed "Where did you get these?!"

"Momo made them for her" Izuku interjected.

Mina picked them up "They're so cute!" She pets Eri's head "Not as cute as you are though!"

Eri giggled and sat on the bed with Mina "Thank you, Mimi. You're cute too!"

Izuku was just so happy to see these two interact. 'I have a great family... I... I don't know if I can keep my feelings back much longer.' "Hey Mi-" a knock at the door was heard.

Everyone looked to the door only for Izuku to answer "Mr. Aizawa?"

Aizawa nodded "Mind if I come in?"

Izuku replied by opening the door and moving out of his teacher's way.

Aizawa stepped through "I'm glad you're all here. I wanted to talk to the three of you specifically."

The little family sat on Izuku's bed. "Now. I understand that Izuku's room is getting rather cramped due to Eri's inclusion. So, I had a talk with the teachers about this, despite the fact that I thought it would be good for everyone in the class to take care of her. We all agree it would be better to remove Eri from the dormitories."

"What?!" Mina yelled and stood up.

"I wasn't finished, Ashido" Aizawa gave her a glare and she sat back down "Now. We have two solutions to this. We either build a bigger room for you two or we make a small cottage just outside the dorms for you."

Izuku was in awe "Y-You guys would do all that... Just for us?"

Aizawa nodded "Your kindness hasn't gone unnoticed, Midoriya. Given your history at this school I believe a reward is in order. However, we'll be putting a lot of trust in you. Seeing as you and Ashido have started a relationship, this could be positive for all three of you.

"... WHAAAAAAAAAT?!" Izuku and Mina yelled. To which Eri covered her ears in preparation for such a reaction.

Mina waved her hands "W-We're not together!"

"Y-Yeah!" Izuku agreed "Sh-She's just been super helpful!"

Aizawa raised an eyebrow, wondering if they were clueless or lying. "Whatever the circumstance, I need an answer tomorrow. Visit principle Nezu when you've made a decision." Aizawa got up "And thank you both for helping raise Eri".

"Wow. That's incredible! You could have a house, Izuku!" Mina was practically glowing.

Izuku smiled at her but then went into deep thought, 'I might as well ask today. No point in delaying this any longer.'

Meanwhile, Mina went to Eri and started playing with her hair. "Hey Eri? Do you wanna play outside with me?"

Eri gasped "Is it safe?"

Mina nodded "Yeah! Plus, I think you could use a little sun. So, I'll teach ya how to have fun!" Mina turned to Izuku "You're coming with, right?"

Izuku blushed 'That smile...' "Of course." he replied shyly.

"Ahem. Were you going to ask permission before up and leaving the schoolgrounds?" Aizawa asked in an irritated tone.

mina got a bit nervous "S-Sorry. Can we please take Eri to the playground nearby?"

Aizawa sighed "I want you all back before sundown. Got it?"

Mina threw her arms in the air "Yes! Let's get ready then! I'll take Eri and get her dressed, okay?"

Izuku nodded and put his normal clothes and iconic red high tops on "I'll just wait outside the door." He said as Aizawa left too.

Eri looked more confident being alone with just one of her 'parents' and soon enough all three went outside.

It was a beautiful day out and all Mina kept thinking was she wanted this girl to have a great time. "Let's go to the park!" Mina yelled.

Izuku was a bit worried "B-But let's be careful, ok?"

Mina nodded no "Don't worry. It's only two blocks away. Anything bad happens and you take Eri and zip back here."

"What about you?" Izuku asked even more worried.

Mina blushed a bit before responding "Hehe I can take care of myself."

Eri looked between her parents and slowly grabbed both of their hands and started walking. "Let's go, Mimi"

Mina chuckled "Follow me!"

They all walked to the park hand in hand, occasionally swinging Eri, much to her delight. Male passersby looked at the couple and thought of Izuku to be beyond lucky.

After reaching the park Mina and Izuku took turns to show Eri various playground staples.

Mina helped Eri up the slide "You ready?"

Eri took a deep breath then nodded yes, Mina gently pushed her down and yelled with glee! Just as she was about to fall though, Izuku caught her.

"Gotcha!" He smiled and lifted her high "Have fun?"

"Again! again!" Eri vibrated with excitement. Eri continued to have fun at the park playing with various structures. Be it teeter tottering with Mina or doing a tiny rock-climbing challenge with Izuku right behind her, she had loads of fun! After a while, the day was slowly reaching its end and the small family went to sit on the swings.

Eri was gently swinging between her parents, Mina on the right, Izuku on the left. "Today... Has been so wonderful."

Mina smiled "And it'll keep being wonderful."

Izuku chuckled "As long as we all have each other."

Eri suddenly thought of something "Mommy? Daddy? Why do you two yell when people say you're together?"

Both immediately started blushing "That's... Because um..." Mina was struggling to answer.

"We uhhh... We're planning on discussing it tonight!" Izuku panicked and yelled.

Mina raised an eyebrow "We are?"

Eri looked to Mina confused.

"W-We are!" Mina smiled.

Eri sighed and kept gently swinging "Well... Thank you for staying with me."

Mina and Izuku both spoke by accident "We don't plan on leaving" both immediately looked at each other, slightly surprised before smiling.

Mina then got up "Welp! How about we head home. I'm gettin kinda hungry!"

Izuku got up "I guess it is getting late. Suns starting to go down. You ready Eri?"

Eri nodded "What's for dinner?" She got up.

Mina put her hand to her chin "I've got an idea... I'll make dinner!"

Izuku picked up Eri and smiled "Really? I didn't know you could cook hehe"

Mina smirked "I know how to put together a dish or two."

The family walked back to the dormitories, happy smiles all around. As they entered the dorms they didn't even pay mind to their friend's greetings. They were in a weird state of bliss, the three of them. Izuku let Eri hug Mina before he took her to his room to entertain her. Meanwhile Mina started taking food out of the fridge and started making dinner for her family of three.

The class was shocked! Were they official now? Toru slowly got close to Mina to see what she was making.

'Tortilla, cheese, meat, veggies... She's making tacos! Mmmm they look yummy... Ah! Get your head together Toru!' "Hey, Mina! You doin' okay?" Toru asked politely.

Mina turned to Toru as she cooked "I'm doing good, girl! How about you?"

Toru looked to the rest of the class who shrugged, not knowing whether to pursue an answer or not.

Toru sighed "Mina... Are you an Izuku-" a loud metal sound was made as Mina smacked a pan on the stove, shaking everyone.

"Toru" Mina said sternly "I don't wanna talk about Izuku right now." Mina continues to cook. Despite her great time, she needed a breather from thinking about Izuku, especially since he apparently wanted to talk tonight.

Toru and the class decided to zip their lips and return to their previous business.

Mina was trying so hard to focus on dinner but... Her mind kept going to what Izuku said earlier. Will he really talk to her about this later? What if he... Tells her to leave? No. He wouldn't do that... Right? Ugh... Why did doubts creep in now.

Fortunately, she snapped out of her train of thought before the meat started burning. So, she put the meat, cheese and veggies in their own bowls then balanced them while holding the tortillas and three paper plates and marched to Izuku's room.

Izuku had been showing Eri some of his old toys which he decided to give to her when suddenly Mina came in and laid out the food on his desk.

"Alright peeps! You design it, you make it, you eat it" she smiled as she presented her dinner to them.

Izuku grinned "I haven't had tacos in a while."

Eri's eyes turned to stars "Tacos? It looks so yummy!"

Mina gave her a paper plate "I'll show you how to make one, Kay?"

Eri smiled wide "Kay!"

The entire family ate until their hunger was satisfied. Fortunately, Izuku had some ice-cold beverages in a mini fridge for them.

Eri sighed "That was so yummy!"

Izuku started cleaning up as Mina sat Eri on her lap and started watching cartoons with her. Izuku soon joined them, and they were hoping and praying that Eri would fall asleep so they could talk.

Needless to say, after the fun filled day Eri has had, she fell asleep quite easily. Mina gently set her on her own bed and put a blanket over her, topping it off with her two plushies next to her.

"Pst" Izuku whispered which got her attention. Mina saw him signal to the balcony, indicating they can talk there.

Both teens entered the balcony and kept the door to the room open just a bit so they could hear if Eri needed something.

There was an awkward silence. The night wind sent a chill down their spines as they looked into each other's eyes.

"S-Sorry for suggesting we needed to talk about something... I know you probably wanna do something else." Izuku said while looking down at his own shoes in near shame.

"No, it's okay. Um... I have been meaning to talk to you though." Mina said as she played with her fingers.

"Oh okay. What is it?" Izuku was trying to remain calm.

"Do... Do you want me to leave you and Eri alone?" Mina's voice sounded hoarse.

Izuku was slightly taken aback "What? Why would I want that?"

Mina shut her eyes and clenched her fists "I... I don't know... Maybe because I'm dumb? I'm silly? I don't always listen? I... I don't know! Ever since I've started hanging out with you, I've been noticing we've been changing. You seem to stay strong but I'm just... Nothing... I'm... I'm useless..." Tears could be heard hitting the floor as Mina was sniffling.

Izuku immediately brought her into a hug "I don't know where you got the idea that you would ever be useless. You are one of the strongest, kindest, funniest, and prettiest girls in our class. Your enthusiasm is unmatched, your acceptance of others is awesome, I could go on all night."

Mina and Izuku separated enough for Mina to look at Izuku with her tear-stained eyes in disbelief.

"You taught me how to dance, you helped me open up about my past, you were so quick to accept taking care of Eri that I was blown away. I just wish that I could even be one percent as great as you." Izuku said as he started to look down again. Just as he did though, he felt a gentle hand raise his chin.

Mina and Izuku's eyes locked, neither separating from the other. Both teens leaned in slowly, deciding to accept fate as their lips connected in a moment of pure bliss. They departed for a moment... Only to be drawn back in. All the emotions held back by the two had come out during the kiss. Mina's arms wrapped around Izuku's neck as she pulled him closer to further embrace the kiss. Izuku gently held her hips as he brought her body closer on instinct. This subtle gesture made Mina jump onto him and wrap her legs around his waist. Thankfully, Izuku was beyond strong enough to take this surprising additional weight of one Alien Queen.

Finally, though, they separated for air. It took a moment for both to calm down before Mina spoke up. "Izuku... You're one hundred percent better than any guy I've ever known. You went from being last place to top of the class. You've charged into battle knowing you could help, and you saved a little girl from a true monster." Mina laid her head on his shoulder. "I've dreamed of falling in love for so long and holy fuck am I glad I fell in love with you... Thank you for bringing my dream to life, Izu".

Izuku could help but cry in pure joy and embrace Mina like she embraced him. They suddenly felt something hugging their legs, when they looked, they saw Eri!

Eri looked up at them with a genuine smile. "It's nice to know that Mommy and Daddy love each other."

Mina was quick to pick her up and have her join in the hug. Slowly, all three returned inside and got ready for bed. Eri wore her fruitful nightgown and Mina decided to get comfy tonight and put on shorts and one of Izuku's shirts. Izuku became very red as he just wore a plain shirt and shorts.

All three got in the bed, ready for the day to end. Eri made sure to bring her plushies, of course. And as the nightlight shined upon the room, slumber began to overtake them.

"Night, Izu. I love you~" Mina chuckled.

Izuku smiled "Night Mina. I love you too" he said a bit awkwardly. Mina and Izuku shared one last peck on the lips.

"Nighty Night Mommy and Daddy. I love you" Eri chimed in

Izuku and Mina "Love you too, ErBear~" They kissed Eri's cheeks making her giggle.

Finally, they all slipped into unconsciousness as sleep was achieved. Pleasant dreams filled the three as they dreamt of their future together as a family.