Chapter 21: Epilogue

1. Yagi confrontation

"I don't know," Izuku admitted, swinging his and Kacchan's linked hands, "I think Dad might actually start expelling kids soon."

"Well," Kacchan huffed, "it's about damn time. The only reason he didn't expel anyone while you were arrested was because he knew you'd feel guilty about it and then your dumbass went and requested he didn't!"

"If I'd known how bad it was, my answer might have been different!" Izuku countered.

"Well, now he can be as overprotective as he wants," Kacchan said with a smirk.

Izuku could feel the vestiges laughing, although it was much more muted than usual. Despite their threats, they were actually leaving him and Kacchan alone for the day given that they were finally going on their first date. "I guess you're right. I just wish no one had to be expelled and that they'd actually think things through."

"At least Iida seems to have pulled his head out of his ass," Kacchan said, rolling his eyes.

Izuku laughed as he squeezed his boyfriend's hand. "Dad and Pops told me that Tensei had a very long talk with Iida about everything. I'm sure that's why."

"I mean, he's not nearly as rule-abiding as he demands everyone else be," Kacchan huffed. "He literally tried to murder someone. For revenge. And nearly got you and Shouto murdered as well."

"Yeah," Izuku said, bringing his free hand up to scratch his neck. "But, that was him going off on his own. He's never had any reason to doubt the Hero Commission before."

"You're just coming up with excuses," Kacchan scoffed. "No matter what, he was one of your closest friends. He should've realized that you wouldn't do something like that."

Izuku shrugged. "I guess…"

Danger Sense spiked and Izuku winced and grabbed his head, quietly muttering profanities as he stopped walking.

"Izu," Kacchan said, coming to stand in front of him as he scanned the area. "Come on, talk to me, what is it?"

"Danger Sense," Izuku muttered. "Fucking hell. Why does this quirk have to hurt so fucking much."

Kacchan laughed even as he kept a sharp eye on their surroundings. "Can't wait to see the rest of the class hear you curse like a sailor."

"Correction," Izuku hissed, looking up as he turned the stupid quirk off. "I curse like you ."

"Same thing," Kacchan shrugged. "There's nothing around us."

"Alley to the right," Izuku whispered.

Kacchan nodded and led Izuku to the alley he pointed out, peeking around the corner before groaning at what he saw. "Oh, you gotta be fucking shitting me!"

Izuku peeked around the corner and saw Yagi, in his powered down form that he was now forced to live in. "This quirk really has got to learn to be more specific," he said, rolling his eyes. "This skeleton isn't nearly dangerous enough to force that much of a migraine on me."

"Hello boys," Yagi said, forcing a smile as he ignored their reactions. "My boy, I was hoping that I would be able to speak to you alone?"

"First off: not your boy. Second off: no." Izuku crossed his arms as he stood at Kacchan's side in the mouth of the alley.

"This is a private matter, Izuku," Yagi insisted.

"Kats is staying," Izuku said through gritted teeth.

Yagi looked around before whispering, "this is a OFA matter."

"That's why he stays," Izuku huffed, rolling his eyes. "Kacchan knows just as much about the damn quirk as I do and that isn't going to change."

Yagi stared him down for a minute before sighing. "Fine, have it your way-"

"I will," Izuku stated, not backing down in the slightest. He had several of his quirks up and ready to use within seconds. "You're lucky I don't have a restraining order on you."

"Yet," Kacchan grumbled.

Yagi spluttered. "What in the world do you mean? Why would you want a restraining order against me?"

Izuku rolled his eyes again. "Why don't you just tell us why you're here, Yagi?"

Yagi's shoulders curled inwards. "I wanted to express my deepest apologies for-"

"No, you don't," Izuku cut in. "Tell me the truth. Why. Are. You. Here?"

"I honestly want to apologize!" Yagi cried out.

"You honestly just want your quirk back," Izuku mocked. "That's why you tracked Kacchan and I, isn't it?"

Yagi waved his hands in front of him defensively, muttering incoherent excuses.

"Kami, will you shut the fuck up ?" Kacchan hissed. He took a step forward, arms swinging as his hands opened and closed threateningly.

"Yagi," Izuku said, eyes narrowed as the hero finally stopped trying to come up with excuses. "We all know you're here because, despite me offering the quirk back, the vestiges cut you off from the power. Tell me, how long did it take for the power to leave you once and for all?"

Yagi's shoulders slumped again. "A day or so."

"And you think that you can force me to try and give it back to you again?" Izuku asked, tilting his head.

"It's my quirk, child!" Yagi shouted, finally straightening his form, shoulders thrown back and glaring at Izuku defiantly.

"Who's acting like a child, Skeletor," Kacchan huffed, rolling his eyes as he crossed his arms.

"Kacchan, no," Izuku said. "Just text Dad, I'll handle this." Kacchan huffed, but took a step back as Izuku turned back to the former Number One Hero. "Yagi, you gave me this quirk. You said that it was my power. Not only that, but the vestiges approved the transfer. They prefer me to have it over you as well, which was proven given how you weren't able to steal it back and instead only had your power depleted. Our story is over, Yagi Toshinori. I will use my quirk however I see fit and become a hero on my own terms."

"They're obviously just confused!" Yagi countered. "They're being overwhelmed by your own emotions and not thinking clearly!"

"You're the one who is letting your emotions cloud your judgment," Izuku stated. "Look at you," he added, waving his hand up and down towards Yagi. "You're practically a skeleton. You could barely hold your Hero form for an hour before the power left you and you were already retired. What on earth could you even want the power for now?"

"Because I obviously made the wrong decision when I chose you as my succ-

His last word was cut off as Izuku jumped forward and slapped the hero across the face. "Try and say that again, Yagi ," he hissed.

"You were the wro-"

A well placed punch to his injured stomach shut him up that time. Kacchan was cackling in the background, but Izuku could barely hear it over the blood roaring in his ears. "You are pathetic, All Might ," he mocked. "I can't believe that I ever looked up to you. I'm done here."

Izuku spun on his heel as Yagi kneeled on the ground, coughing, behind him.

"Yeah, um no. Izuku dealt with it. Maybe. …yes. Yup, okay, we're on our way back now," Kacchan said into his phone. Izuku stormed past him as Kacchan tucked his phone away before following. "So…" he said as he fell into step with Izuku. "How did that feel?"

Izuku couldn't help the chuckle that escaped him. "Really refreshing, honestly."

Kacchan practically beamed as he grabbed Izuku's hand again as they headed back towards UA. "The group is gonna absolutely flip that they weren't here."

"Good thing there was a camera facing us the entire time," Izuku said, looking over with a smirk.

"We need to get our hands on that footage immediately," Kacchan said with wide eyes.

Izuku laughed again. "Happy to entertain."

"You going off on deserving people is the best form of entertainment, Izu," Kacchan said sincerely. "Plus, Aizawa needs proof that you actually bitchslapped the former Number One Hero."

Izuku laughed again and felt a lot lighter as they made the trek back home. He was definitely looking forward to the reaction of his dads and friends when they saw the footage.

2. Adoption

Izuku tapped his foot as he stood outside the classroom with his dad. It was weird not being there earlier than him, but Shouta had held him back that morning and told him they would be entering class together today. He knew that his dad had something up his sleeve, and it honestly probably had to do with the fact that his name was finally legally changed, but he didn't fully know how it was going to go.

Just as the bell rang, Shouta finally pushed open the door and all the chatter immediately cut off as the class went silent. It was weird not seeing Uraraka and Ojiro in the class anymore, but Izuku finally relented when Shouta's patience wore through and admitted that he had no choice but to expel them. Uraraka had persisted to believe that even though Izuku had been proven innocent, there was still something apparently wrong with him and she wouldn't cooperate in regular classes or heroic training. Ojiro had shown just how quirkist he is and Shouta could only take so many comments about Quirkless people not deserving a chance at life.

"Alright hellions. Listen up," Shouta said as he walked in. Izuku dutifully followed his dad through the door and stood behind him when Shouta stopped at the podium. It was rather unnecessary given that the class was already staring at him attentively. "I would like to reintroduce one of your peers." He waved towards Izuku, stepping to the side so the class could fully look at him. "Aizawa Izuku. The Hero That Never Falls: Icarus."

The class exploded as Izuku gaped at his dad. "Dad! Why?"

Shouta smirked as he shrugged."You wouldn't decide, so Hizashi and I picked one for you."

"Fuck yeah, Zu!" Hitoshi called out. "You needed a new hero name!"

"Can I announce my hero name too, now?" Kacchan asked, making the class erupt once more in surprise.

Shouta raised an eyebrow. "The Loud Blonde: Bane of Eraserhead's Life?"

Izuku bent over cackling not only at Shouta's response, but the look of outrage on Kacchan's face.

Kacchan was, unsurprisingly, already exploding. "That's your fucking husband, you fucking hobo!"

Shouta shrugged again. "Apparently, my son and I both have a penchant for loud blondes. You can be The Loud Blonde: Bane of Icarus' Life instead."

Izuku laughed even harder, making it hard to voice his disagreements. "He's not! I love him! Dad!"

At the same time, Kacchan had been shouting over the class's reactions. "My hero name is fucking Explosion God Hero: Apollo and that bastard loves me! I'm not a bane of anyone's existence!"

"Oh, you love each other now, do you?" Shouta asked, raising an eyebrow.

Izuku instantly sobered as he fell to the floor.

"Looks like Icarus can fall after all," Shouta said with a smirk.

"Ca- Can we just start class?" Izuku asked, hurriedly picking himself off the floor and running to his seat as soon as he'd voiced his request.

The class laughed to his dismay, but luckily Shouta did listen and only gave them half a minute before starting the class. Izuku plonked his head down on his desk, but couldn't stop a smile from forming.

Later, when they had time to calm down and process everything, Hitoshi pointed out that Apollo is, in fact, not an explosion god, which caused a whole other round of off-topic conversation and several explosions that did not prove any points.

Onward and Upward

Izuku smiled up at the agency in front of him and couldn't help but be grateful for everything that led to this point in his life.

The Labyrinth agency was finally open and Izuku couldn't be more proud of himself and his friends.

"We gotta get a selfie!" Denki shouted.

"Yes yes yes!" Mei screamed beside him.

"If it's a good enough photo, it would be good advertisement," Shouto pondered.

Izuku laughed as Hitoshi and Kacchan both grumbled beside him. He grabbed their hands and led them over to where the others had already lined up for the photo. "It'll be good, we need to cherish this memory."

Shouta and Hizashi stood in front of the group, Hizashi undoubtedly having already taken hundreds of pictures ever since they finally pulled up to the agency.

"3, 2, 1, smile!" Hizashi shouted.

Izuku's friends all smiled around him, even Kacchan and Hitoshi, no matter how grumpy they'd previously seemed. Izuku knew they were happy too.

"Perfection!" Hizashi cheered, already rushing forward to show the group the pictures he'd taken.

"Proud of you, kid," Shouta said, coming up to Izuku and ruffling his hair.

Izuku smiled up at his dad. "Thank you for helping us."

"If I had to sign on as part of an actual agency, there's no other one I'd choose," Shouta said with a smirk. "Besides, I can't leave you kids alone for even a second without something catching fire."

Izuku laughed as the group started to head inside. He could already hear the oohs and ahhs as they looked around the interior and followed them in with his dad on one side, and his fiance on the other.

When Class 3-A finally graduated, Katsuki proposed to Izuku under the stars and of course, he'd said yes. Not only that, but the class had pulled together to open their own combined agency with the help of Shouta, Hizashi, Nemuri, and Nedzu. It was a mixture of Daylight Heroes, Twilight Heroes, and Underground Heroes, with its very own support department led by the one and only, Hatsume Mei.

As soon as the UA traitor case had been settled, Nedzu had taken Izuku on as a personal student and found that Izuku could test out of several of his classes, which only led to him taking on other, different classes. He could now fluently speak 4 languages on top of Japanese and English, code programs and hack into others, and could properly take down the government if he so wished. That last fact, Izuku wouldn't actually admit out loud, but all of his teachers and classmates knew it. After all, it was the settlement money from suing the HPSC that had funded their new agency.

Izuku himself had changed his hero image as well as his hero name. No longer was he Deku, aiming to be the next Symbol of Peace. Now he was Icarus, a hero that could and would take you down whether the sun or the moon were shining. Kacchan was his sun, his Apollo, his fiance, his partner, and the co-owner of The Labyrinth. Hitoshi was his moon, his Khonsu, his partner at night, his friend. And last, there was Shouto, his Boreas, whose chill breezes calmed the group down and brought wild theories and practicality both.

As Izuku looked around at his new agency, his friends, his family, he couldn't be happier. They had finally made it. They were happy. They were heroes. And they were together and all the stronger for it. There was so much to look forward to.