Author-itis: An update! It's here! And happy holidays guys. I legitimately love you all and appreciate all your votes, comments and all that stuff. Also, kinda thinking of making a Christmas one shot. Separate from this story in my Izumina one shot book. Let me know what you guys think.
"A-All Might?!" Izuku yelled. Outraged that his mentor would be sneaking around with his own mother!
Mina quickly took Eri to Izuku's room so she wouldn't get triggered by any yelling.
All Might nervously put his hands up "Y-Young Midoriya, I promise we weren't doing anything like tha-"
"YOU'RE IN MY MOTHER'S CLOSET!!!" Izuku kept yelling.
Inko grabbed her son's shoulder "Sweetie, please! I asked him to come over."
Izuku snapped his head toward her "What?!"
Inko covered his mouth "Stop Yelling! Think of Eri!"
In a flash, Izuku calmed down almost instantly and looked for Eri and Mina only to see that they weren't behind Inko. Once it was quiet enough though he could hear their voices slightly from the room over, Izuku's room. 'Thanks, Mina...' he sighed.
Izuku then looked between the two "So... What is this? What's going on?"
Inko looked to All Might for an answer. He simply nodded in an 'it's time' kind of way.
She took a moment to breathe deeply "... Okay... Let's all talk in the living room"
While they all went and cooled off in the living room, Mina was holding Eri very close while Eri pulled at her shirt and tried to fight off tears.
Mina had been proud with how brave Eri had been lately but family drama is a sensitive subject no matter who you are. And Eri had not taken it well.
She wimpered as her tears quickly soaked into Mina's shirt. Mina wished she could do something for her but it was just a matter of time. She simply kept stroking her daughters hair while she plotted on how to punish Izuku for scaring their daughter.
Meanwhile, Izuku sat across from his mom and All Might. He was still quite taken aback at the weight she'd lost lately. Sure, she wasn't skinny but she was clearly doing something.
"Midoriya..." All Might started. "I think... I should tell you my side of this story first."
Izuku looked up at him, his mentor, his teacher, his hero, who looked to now be his mom's boyfriend.
"You see... We agreed to keep in touch after the whole, staying two nights back here, thing. Mainly we talked about you and your little family." All Might sighed "And... Then I asked her to meet with me so we could discuss you. When we met on our own, we found we had more in common than we initially realized. We both were often far too busy with work to socialize much, we both worked hard at trying to help you grow and... We both were incredibly lonely."
Izuku gasped lightly 'oh crud...'
Inko sighed "Izuku... I know this is odd but please hear me out. I haven't loved anyone in at least a decade. Your father... He just left us so suddenly and" Inko started choking up "... I had no one but you... And once you left... I..." Tears slid down her face while All Might pat and rubbed her back. "I felt so alone." She sobbed out.
Izuku felt awful, his reaction earlier had probably been exactly what she feared. Meanwhile he was happily in a relationship of his own. Yet for the longest time... His mom suffered silently for his sake. "M-Mom... I'm sorry."
Inko sniffled and wiped a few tears as she went over to her son and tried to force a smile "I never wanted to hurt you. Ever. I just... I just want to be happy... Kinda like you and Mina..."
Izuku sat stunned from his mother until he finally embraced her and hugged her close, tears of his own slid down his cheeks "I'm sorry... I didn't think about how long you were suffering... You deserve to be happy, Mom."
All Might sighed '... I'm sorry for causing such a mess, Young Midoriya...'
Izuku and Inko seperated and Izuku gave his mom a winning smile. She knew this had to be hard for him so she smiled back as best she could.
All Might raised his hand to get their attention "Now... Young Midoriya... Just so you know, I don't expect you to accept me into your family anything. You don't have to call me anything different or treat me any different. Just... I want you to know I'm doing this for me and Inko."
Izuku sighed "You have the right to be happy too... And while I'm still confused about how I feel on it, I will support you and my mom in your decisions..."
Inko smiled and kissed Izuku's head "That's incredibly respectful and mature of you."
Izuku smiled at his mom until they all heard a creak. The looked and saw his door was slowly opening. A pink hand was seen opening it more to reveal a sobbing, tear covered Eri standing at the doorway looking at her father figure.
Izuku felt his heart shatter and quickly went to Eri and embraced her, as she embraced him in return.
All Might and Inko, while not happy how it happened, smiled that he was such a kindhearted, caring and understanding young man. For Pete's sake he was practically a father. He was growing up rather quickly and nothing could really stop it.
Izuku quickly caught sight of pouting Mina behind Eri and Izuku grew fearful "M-Mina?"
Mina smirked "Oh... You'll pay for making our unicorn cry... Don't you worry about that, Midori..."
Izuku shook "G-Great..."
Once everyone calmed down, they all decided to hang out and talk for a little while. Izuku though, was uncomfortable the whole time, as a kid this would have been his dream come true but... Something about all of this felt ... just weird.
One thought came into his mind though. '... I can't tell any of this to Todoroki.'
A sneeze could be heard throughout the 1A dorms.
"You okay, Todoroki?" Kaminari asked, "That was one heck of a sneeze."
Todoroki nodded "Yeah. It came out of nowhere..." He grabbed a tissue.
"Like an RKO?!" Kaminari yelled as he pretended to perform the wrestling move while Todoroki blankly stared at him.
From the couch, Jirou overheard the guys then sighed "Gotta stop letting little things distract me..." She had a pen and paper in her lap but sadly the paper was blank.
She had taken Tokoyami's advice and tried to think of something to do during the school festival.
Tsuyu Asui sat down next to Jirou "Do you need a break?"
Jirou sighed "I might... I just can't think of anything"
Tsuyu nodded "How about... A play?"
"1B are doing a play already..." Jirou said in a monotone voice.
"A carnival?" Tsuyu asked.
"There will already be plenty of games at the festival..." Jirou continued in her monotone voice. Clearly she had thought this over and clearly... It was annoying her...
A cup of tea was set in front of Jirou. She looked up to see Momo was the one who had set it down "Just take a moment" Momo said as she sat next to her friend "Maybe ask Mina when she gets back. I'm sure she would have a bunch of ideas."
Jirou nodded "Yeah... " 'Wish I could tell them what's really on my mind but it's such a weird thing... Plus it's not necessary that they know...'
In a private training room meant for the teachers, one, lone Katsuki Bakugo sat in the middle of the room. Trying his hardest to remain still and stay focused.
However, he kept fidgeting and getting annoyed at the fact he was told to do something like this in the first place. His muscles were tense, his blood was pumping and he was ready to burst.
Hound Dog opened the door to the training room "So how's it going?" He looked over to Bakugo who looked like a caged wild animal ready to cause havoc. Hound Dog knelt beside him "Breathe Bakugo, breathe."
Bakugo took a deep breath and nearly fell to the floor. "What the hell... Is meditation supposed to do for me?!" He said, as if he'd just ran a mile.
"Keep you in control of your emotions." Hound Dog stated, piercing Bakugo's psyche and helping him relax a bit. "If you had better control you would almost undoubtedly become the number one Hero one day."
Bakugo sighed, dejectedly "... Fine."
Both men stood up and went back to Hound Dogs living space.
Hound Dog reached into his fridge "Care for a drink?"
Bakugo nodded "Water... Please."
"Getting better at manners, I see. That's good." He poured the beverage and handed it to Bakugo who took a sip.
Bakugo looked at the cup for a minute "... What's this meditation crap supposed to do?... Everyone gets angry, even you. It's not like this will magically cure me of my anger."
"I never said it would." Hound Dog poured himself a glass of water "Anger is your biggest weakness, Bakugo. It's a powerful tool that can be used well in battle, the downside is that hate doesn't take you as far as kindness does." He took a sip of his drink "Hate can leave you open to attack, and you'd often find yourself more on the offensive side then the defensive. Through your hate, you may get frustrated, you then use your hate to take out the frustration you have on your opponent."
Hound Dog looked Bakugo in the eye "And mixed in with all of that... Where are civilians on your mind?..." A lump was caught in Bakugo's throat. "Nowhere. At that point you've lost yourself and just focus on taking out the bad guy."
Bakugo nodded "... Y-Yeah..."
Hound Dog sighed "Keep in mind. I'm not saying this is a fact. However, one mistake could lead to so much loss if this were the case. That's why you need to understand meditation. You must be slow to anger and focus on protecting those around you while taking out the threat."
Bakugo nodded "I get it. I just... I've done things like this for so long that... It's hard to imagine it being any different."
Hound Dog huffed "Well you better work on it soon. You have to retake the liscence exam soon"
Bakugo had completely forgot about that until he remembered "But... the principal said I'm not in the hero course anymore."
"Ahhh yes. He said that about two weeks ago, right? Once your month with me passed, if you did well and behaved, he was going to put you in General Studies."
Bakugo quivered at that, thinking his dream of being a hero is over.
"However," Bakugo perked up "I've been sending in daily reports on your progress. The principle noticed I've been praising you more in my reports and asked if I thought you should be allowed to retake the exam..." Bakugo looked to Hound Dog with hopeful eyes. "I told him yes."
Bakugo gasped "S-Sir... Thank you sir!"
"Hmph. Just focus on finding peace. Try doing it here. I'm going to a teacher's meeting, so I'm going to lock the door." Hound Dog stated.
Bakugo took a deep breath "Okay..."
And with that, Bakugo was left to meditate as Hound Dog locked the door and walked to the principal's office.
Hound Dog opened the door "You wanted to see me sir?"
Nezu nodded "Yes. It seems we have a student here, he requested to check up on Mr Bakugo."
Hound Dog approached the chair and noticed the kid immediately.
"Hi, sir!" Kirishima greeted.
Hound Dog nodded to him as a greeting.
"How is young Bakugo coming along lately?" Nezu asked.
"Better. He's in a calmer state but considering I haven't even worked on In-Battle-Levelheadedness with him. I'd prefer if there were no visitors." Hound dog replied.
Kirishima gasped and shot out of his chair "What?! Why, man?!"
Hound Dog narrowed his eyes "He needs to focus. If he truly desires to be better then it's best he has as little distractions as possible."
"But I won't be a distraction! I'm his best friend!" Kirishima pleaded.
"Hound Dog" Nezu interrupted, getting their attention "I think it might be good for Bakugo to see those who love him. However, I also agree with you that it should take up too much time. Is maybe... 10 minutes okay?"
Hound Dog crossed his arms thinking "... Maybe..." He sighed "I guess... C'mon kid, let's go."
"Alright!" Kirishima pumped his fist in the air and smiled as he followed Hound Dog.
Once they got to the room, Hound Dog, before opening the door turned to Kirishima and made some things clear "Let's get something straight, don't tell him what's going on with his classmates. He needs to focus on himself more."
Kirishima nodded "Understood!"
Hound Dog then opened the door to find Bakugo trying to meditate, his focus was broken though when he heard the door. He looked up and saw Hound Dog but then saw "... K-Kirishima?"
Author-Thinking about clever names is hard : Soooo uh hey! It's been a while. Not gonna lie, this was really hard to make. Not for a technical reason but for... emotional reasons. The holidays are rough on me, I don't wanna go into why but I will say. Don't expect many updates until the holiday season has ended.
Anyway, may your holidays be filled with more than enough sweets that you end up coming down with a stomach problem and being able to tell your friend about it the next day and him or her going "...Duuuuuuude~"