Chapter 7: Living Together
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Knightmare Lord: Phew! You had me at the edge of my seat when Izuku lost his eyes! If Monoma tries stirring shit up, I hope he gets his ass beat.
Dragon Emperor0: Yep.
ThermalsniperN7: That is true, Monoma's gonna get a black eye if he tries anything.
inglesluis05: I have a question are you going to do the movies since their Canon
ThermalsniperN7: We are, but we're gonna be careful with how we do it. Cramming them into their own chapters will just take several days each.
Dragon Emperor0: Yeah, we did that exactly once, and decided never again.
dougwell666: this is dog shit bro
Dragon Emperor0: *Points to the X button* There's the door. You may use it.
ThermalsniperN7: Check back with us never. The rest of the reviews disagree.
UnsanMusho: Hmm... I'm kinda surprised that Izuku isn't a bit more serious after getting his eye ripped out of his head. I thought that you had that happen in order for Izuku to stop becoming too arrogant and/or reliant on the Rinnegan.
Dragon Emperor0: Uh, yeah it did. That's why he's wearing a blindfold and trying to think of alternative uses for the Paths than just the jutsus everyone already has. Are you not paying attention?
ThermalsniperN7: We actually realized that Rinnegan Izuku could pass for a version of Satoru Gojo and various other characters from JJK, given how he's stronger than everyone in the right circumstances. The blindfold even drives that home.
Yellowpikmin88: Damn! That was way too close! I didn't expect Izuku to get his eyes ripped out so soon (I would think that wouldn't happen until the Training Camp). He's definitely gonna have PTSD after that. I just hope he's able to develop a way to protect his eyes better from this point. Maybe some special goggles or something. Though his new ally/aunt in Shinobu was a big surprise! I can't wait to see how that develops. And the date between him and Himiko was so sweet
ThermalsniperN7: PTSD is a guarantee after what happened. Nice to see we were able to surprise you, and that Shinobu was well received. Same with Izuku and Himiko's date.
Dragon Emperor0: Yeah.
carneyjarred: so how is tomura gonna find out that his quirk is not his? and why is shukaku helping someone(afo)who is as evil as most otsutsuki i would say madara but he actually was trying for peace in his own twisted way.
ThermalsniperN7: It's gonna be a long-ass time before Tomura finds out that his quirk isn't his. As for Shukaku… Maybe he's not doing this willingly. Maybe Tomura's enslaving him. Who's to say?
Dragon Emeror0: Or Shukaku could see a lot of Gaara–his favorite Jinchuriki–in Tomura and could just be trying to edge him towards the side of good by letting him get all the evil out of his system… Which is a terrible and asinine idea–But Shukaku was never really known for being too bright, so…
ThermalsniperN7: That tracks.
Guest: I never really liked the momo criticism as it only sparks an earlier resentment for her tone and superiority which was later crushed in the sports tournament easily by tokoyami
Dragon Emperor0: I never saw it as her being arrogant. More that the moment was meant to show Momo's keen intellect, how she likely earned her spot as a recommend student. As well as just establishing what would become defining parts of her character.
ThermalsniperN7: As this later becomes clear.
Dragon Emperor0: Besides, with how the USJ went, her character development from the Sports Festival will have been moved up a slot, so she'll be more like her later season versions from here on.
-Principal Nezu's office-
In the office of Nezu: Aizawa, Vlad King, All Might, Midnight, and Shinobu all stood in front of the mouse/dog/bear's desk as he turned to face them.
"Miss Shinobu, I cannot express how grateful I am for how you assisted my teachers in defending our precious students." Nezu told the Otsutsuki woman. "As well as going out of your way to remain here and help them, despite the workload you're surely to gain." He continued.
"I planned on that workload. Having Jinchuriki with no training in their own abilities is a recipe for disaster." The Otsutsuki woman told him in reply.
"Nevertheless, thank you." The principal nodded. "Now, before we begin." He continued, turning to Aizawa, Midnight and All Might. "You three mentioned that you had something important to bring up regarding two of our students?" He asked.
"Yes. Apparently Midoriya and Toga became a couple during the USJ attack." Aizawa stated.
"I'd been privy to their overall closeness due to the fact that they share a friend group, and Young Toga's affectionate nature. But I hadn't realized that this relationship extended beyond friendly and into romantic territory until Nemuri told me of something she saw." All Might replied, currently in his rapidly recovering true form.
"That being?" Nezu asked.
"I saw Toga kiss Midoriya on the cheek before he was taken for medical treatment after the ordeal was over." The woman answered. "Additionally, I had observed over the course of a few weeks, the two had a sort of… 'ritual' for lack of a better term." She added.
"Ritual?" Nezu parroted with a raised eyebrow.
"Midoriya will, on a regular basis, allow Toga to have access to his neck–allowing her to bite him and feed on some of his blood." The R-rated hero explained. "According to the few of Class A that know of their routine, it's meant to satiate Toga's thirst for blood that is brought on by her quirk." She continued. "It also helps her relieve sexual tension in some small form since blood can tend to arouse her–Drinking the blood of those she loves is just as normally intimate to her as a simple kiss is to others." She added.
"That's true. Strenuous activity can also make Himiko's cravings worse–especially if she's hot and bothered." Vlad nodded, having been made acquainted with this while he trained her for the entrance exam.
"So despite what it looks like, it serves a beneficial purpose." Aizawa summed up. "I won't fault them for it, but I will have to tell them to tone it down to a point." He added.
"I don't think that'll be necessary." Nezu waved. "If they've managed to keep this routine from being too public or get in the way of their studies for this long, I don't see the need to address it." He stated. "That being said, with this information on hand, I'm tasking you with helping Toga and Midoriya find other ways of appropriately displaying affection on campus, Midnight." He added.
"I can easily come up with a few things." The 18+ woman smiled, ideas already coming together in her mind.
"Now with that out of the way. I'm sure you all heard the news reports that were on the USJ incident." Nezu stated.
"Yeah. Media's been really brutal lately, I can only imagine how it's making the kids feel." All Might sighed.
"It's even worse with what happened to Midoriya going public." Aizawa groaned in fatigue.
"It is a delicate situation. The threat we now face is still troubling, but nevertheless I think I may have a way to address the concerns the public has expressed." The chimera nodded. "We will protect and nurture our students even more than before, and will be implementing a plan I've had in mind for a while." He continued before handing them all pamphlets. "I'll be counting on you to help convince the student's families." He added.
(Later)
As the teachers left campus and made their ways to the homes of their students–The news was reporting on the USJ again.
"Up next: An update on the attack on the UA off campus rescue training facility where a class of hero course students were attacked by a gang of villains." A reporter began. "According to new police officials, the criminal forces called themselves the League of Villains and had gone to the facility to kill the Symbol of Peace, All Might and steal the Rinnegan eyes of one of UA's own students–whose name still remains undisclosed–and had been plotting to do so since the spring of this year." She continued.
"What a shitshow." The underground hero sighed as he listened to the report.
"I agree. This is a serious mess." The No. 1 Hero said with a nod, hearing people murmuring about it.
"Let's take solace in the fact that things aren't as bad as they could have been." Shinobu told them.
"Yeah, there is that." The Erasure Hero sighed.
(Later)
Letting out a sigh, Aizawa braced himself for talking with the Togas. All Might was there, too, in an effort to help things move smoothly.
Shinobu was there as well, mainly to make things go extra smoothly, but also as a means to to help introduce herself as a new UA Teacher and to help ease the tension that would surely be there after the jarring revelation that their daughter is a Jinchuriki.
The Erasure hero knocked on the door and was soon greeted by Akiko answering it, dressed in her usual house attire, pink apron and all.
"Oh, Eraserhead, All Might. I wasn't expecting you to come here." The woman uttered, a bit surprised.
"Apologies for our sudden arrival, Mrs. Toga, but may we come in?" The symbol of peace asked.
"Oh, of course." The Toga matriarch nodded in reply, beckoning them to enter. "Take a seat, I'll go prepare some coffee." She told them as they sat down on a couch while Kazuma, her husband, sat across from them in his easy chair, reading the paper.
"So, has the USJ been repaired yet?" The man questioned, reading the stock market reports.
"It's slow going. With the building of the dormitories, Cementos and Powerloader haven't been able to address its repairs." Aizawa replied, causing the man to look down from his paper.
"Don't suppose having a small construction company in charge of finishing the dorms or perhaps doing the repair themselves, would help expedite the process?" The man inquired.
"We'll… Look into that, since we hadn't considered it." Aizawa sighed, wishing he thought of that sooner.
"Would you happen to have any suggestions?" All Might asked.
"Yes, actually." The man nodded as he took out a card and handed it to Shinobu.
"Uraraka Urban Demolition and Construction Company." She read.
"Wait, Young Uraraka's parents are in construction?" The No. 1 hero asked.
"Yes. The Urarakas are dear family friends who have fallen on hard times, unable to find work they must try to scrape by and refuse to accept charity." Kazuma sighed.
"So it would mean a great deal to us and them if you could hire them for the work that you yourselves can't afford to do or are able to spare time to do." Akiko nodded as she came in with some coffee.
"It would help make Cementoss and Powerloader's lives easier. There's only so much they can do..." The No. 1 hero mused.
"I'll be sure to run it by Principal Nezu." Shinobu nodded.
"But that isn't why we're here." Aizawa stated, getting the conversation back on track.
"What is it, then?" Kazuma questioned.
"We're hoping that, once the dorms have finished construction, you'll allow Himiko to resume coming to UA." The man explained.
"I'll be honest. After the USJ incident, I'm not sure that sounds like a good idea." Kazuma admitted with a sigh.
"While we don't blame you, there is another reason we'd like her to continue attending." Shinobu told them, getting their attention. "That being that I can help your daughter learn how to properly control and use her new abilities as a Jinchuriki." She explained.
"Additionally, Principal Nezu had been planning to set up the dorms for quite some time. The USJ incident just caused the plans to be moved up." All Might interjected.
"This isn't just UA trying to save face. We've been thinking long and hard about this and believe it to be the best course of action." Aizawa nodded.
The Togas sat silently, thinking about these pieces of information. Of all of them, their little girl being a Jinchuriki was probably the one that hit home the most since they didn't expect it.
If she didn't get the training she'd need, then she would be a target for villains.
Not to mention there was the chance of Himiko wanting to continue her education at UA, regardless of the dangers.
"Alright, you've made your point." Kazuma nodded. "But what about the boy with the Rinnegan?" He questioned.
"Yes, Himiko's boyfriend, what about him?" Akiko questioned, though her husband seemed to tense at the word boyfriend and his daughter's name in the same sentence.
"Young Midoriya? Oh, if all goes well with his mother, he'll likely be in the dorms as well." All Might nodded.
"It's our belief that keeping the Jinchuriki and Rinnegan in one place where they can each protect each other is the best option here." Shinobu nodded.
"Though them dating was news to me." Aizawa mused. "Why do you bring it up?" He questioned.
"They got together in the heat of the USJ incident, apparently." Kazuma replied with a shrug.
"We're just curious about how you, as their teachers, intend to monitor the situation." Akiko explained. "It's not that we don't trust our daughter, or that we don't trust Midoriya's integrity—in fact from what we've heard—he seems like a great fit for our Himiko, but it's just that…" She continued.
"Teenagers will be teenagers, no matter who they are." Kazuma finished.
"We understand the meaning." The blonde hero nodded. "We'll keep an eye on them, but I think we all know that they'll find a way to get some actual private time, no matter what." He added.
"That's our daughter for you." Akiko sighed.
"But regardless. You have our blessing." Kazuma nodded.
"So please, take good care of our little girl." The woman pleaded. "She's all we have left." She sighed.
As she said this, Shinobu noticed a small family shrine nearby that had a picture of a young girl who looked like she could've been Himiko's twin, but instead had her father's silver hair and green eyes.
"Sorry to ask, but who's the girl in the picture on the shrine?" The Otsutsuki woman asked.
"Oh… That was our first child, Tamiko." Akiko sighed. "When we were starting out as parents, we… Screwed up massively, when her quirk manifested." She continued. "We did some excessive things thinking they would help, but all we accomplished was getting her to run away." She lamented.
"It was similar to Himiko's—her quirk—and all our mistakes culminated with her snapping and attacking several classmates one day during graduation—draining them of their blood and then going to attack more—before getting gunned down by the police." Kazuma grimaced, regret filling his voice.
"As you can guess, this caused us to reevaluate how we raised Himiko when she began to show similar signs to Tamiko." Akiko nodded, placing a hand on her husband's own.
"I'm terribly sorry it came to that." The Otsutsuki woman sighed sadly. "I felt that same regret when Kaguya fell to her own madness, and was powerless to stop her from falling into that abyss." She told them sympathetically. "So I know exactly where you're coming from." She added.
"Thank you." The two nodded.
"…Speaking of young Himiko. Where is she?" All Might questioned.
This caused the two parents to sigh.
"She's staying with Midoriya for the next few days to help him finish recovering." Kazuma replied.
"Which has been difficult since the constant rain pressure from the rainy season has been causing his eyes to hurt." Akiko added with a sigh.
"I can sympathize with that." Aizawa shivered, recalling how he had a similar experience as his Rinnegan bearing student. The summary: it fucking sucked.
"Well then, I'll be sure to tell you how she's doing when we visit Midoriya's house." Shinobu nodded, getting up. "Shall we get moving, boys?" She asked her coworkers.
The two men nodded as the three took their leave, heading to the next home.
(Later)
-Kyoka Jiro's house-
"I know you guys don't want to talk about what happened." Jiro's dad stated. "But moving the kids into dorms doesn't change that my daughter was held hostage." He added.
"Or that one of your other students was targeted." Jiro's mom pitched in.
"Yeah, how is the kid, anyway?" The blonde man nodded.
"He's projected to make a speedy recovery. But this is exactly why we're implementing the dorm system in the first place." Aizawa explained.
"We believe that having all the students together will allow them to band together and protect each other in times of crisis, while also lessening the chances for such a crisis in the future." Shinobu nodded.
"I can definitely see where you're going with that…" The patriarch of the family mused as Jiro entered the room.
"So do I. I'm not about to abandon everyone after the USJ, no way." The punk girl stated.
"Guess it's settled, then." All Might smiled. "I look forward to seeing you again, young Jiro." He grinned.
(Later)
-Katsuki Bakugo's House-
"Are you kidding?! Hell yeah get this kid in a dorm room!" Mitsuki Bakugo laughed, slapping her son in the back of the head.
"You hag! Hit me again and I'll kill you!" Katsuki barked in annoyance like an angry pomeranian.
"Oh hush! If you hadn't been so damn weak, then Izuku wouldn't have gotten captured and caused all that trouble!" His mother snapped, smacking him again.
"Hey, you two, calm down. You don't want to scare your teachers, do you?" Masaru Bakugo piped up.
"Shut it, you clown!" Katsuki growled.
"Yeah, mind your own damn–Oh don't you dare think about using your quirk, Katsuki!" His wife barked.
'What in the world is this family's dynamic?' Shinobu wondered with an owlish expression on her face.
"Jeez, some family dynamic…" All Might whispered. The Otsutsuki woman just nodded silently.
"So, back to the topic at hand…" Aizawa chimed in, getting the conversation back on track.
"Oh, the dorm? Yeah we're cool with it–In fact, we're grateful." Mitsuki nodded. "You see, I've been meaning to take off of work soon and start trying to relax, because I recently found out that I'm currently five weeks pregnant with our second kid." She began.
"Wait a fucking second, what?!" Katsuki interjected with wide eyes.
"Katsuki, I told you that over dinner yesterday, remember?" The woman retorted.
"I thought I was hearing things! I wasn't ready for that bombshell!" The nine tails Jinchuriki rebuked.
"Says the kid who drops them on the regular…" Mitsuki quipped dryly. "Anyway, this dorm situation is definitely helpful. On top of that, Katsuki's fearless and good at anything he tries, especially since he's got that stupid awesome quirk. People were always fawning over him whether he deserved it or not." She sighed. "It might be why he ended up like this." She added.
"Well if it helps, I've noticed that he has been becoming more and more sociable as the school year goes on. I think it could be as a result of him making some friends who are a good influence on him." All Might told the woman.
"Well that's certainly good news." Masaru nodded with a smile, satisfied by that piece of information.
"We'll be counting on you guys to keep an eye on him." Mitsuki nodded. "He's a hot tempered brat and we know he's a pain, but please do your best with him." She requested, forcing her son to bow while she and her husband did the same.
"I owe you a drink." All Might whispered to Shinobu and Aizawa, causing the woman to smirk and Aizawa to roll his eyes.
(Later)
"We should probably split up from here on so we can finish by day's end." The Erasure hero noted.
"Alright. Me and this handsome man can handle my nephew." Shinobu purred as she held All Might's arm, causing him to blush.
"Alright, I'll leave it to you two." Aizawa nodded as they parted ways.
(Later)
-Izuku Midoriya's house-
Shinobu did a rap on the door as she and All Might stood outside. After the visit to the Toga's, Aizawa decided to split from them so he could handle the rest, meaning this was their next stop.
Instead of Inko or Izuku answering the door, they were instead met by Himiko coming to greet them—and it soon became apparent that she was only dressed in a towel.
"Sorry! I was in the showe-e-e-e-er! What the—?!" Himiko said before she noticed who she was talking to. "All Might?! Shinobu?! What're you two doing here?" She questioned.
"We came here to speak with Inko. How about you just let us in so you can get something on?" Shinobu offered.
This caused Himiko to look at a mirror that was right next to her, and noticed that she forgot something.
"AAAAAAH! I forgot my makeup!" She exclaimed, running off.
"… That's what she's embarrassed about?" All Might sighed with a sweat drop as the two adults came in, closing the door behind them and heading to the living room.
"I don't even know what to say to that, either." The Otsutsuki GILF admitted as they sat on the couch.
After a few minutes, Izuku, his mother and Himiko came back into the room. The boy was still wearing the more durable blindfold that Shinobu made for him, and Himiko decided to dress herself in a black skirt, white leg warmers, a white tank top and a canary yellow cardigan.
"Himiko told us why you're here." Inko told the two living superpowers as she, her son and his girlfriend sat down.
"But not what we're going to talk about." Shinobu noted.
"We're here to tell you about the dorm system that's being implemented in UA right now." All Might explained.
"Which is likely going to be finishing up construction in the next few days, since we just received word that the Uraraka's will be taking over repairs of the USJ." Shinobu nodded.
"Nice to hear that Ochako's family is finally getting some work." Himiko smiled.
"Yes, I read the letter." Inko nodded. "And I'll be honest, part of me is against it." She sighed.
"But…?" The Otsutsuki woman prodded, spotting the hidden continuation of her words.
"The other part of me is at ease, knowing that my son will be surrounded by a small army of people willing to protect him. Doubly when Jinchuriki are involved." The shorter woman continued.
"I'm glad you think so." Shinobu smiled as Himiko hugged Izuku's neck and kissed him on the cheek, nuzzling him.
"Yes, after seeing how wonderful life has been for him with the other students, I can't bring myself to separate him from them." Inko nodded, looking at her son and his girlfriend. "Especially when he has a girlfriend who loves him so dearly." She added with a smile.
"I think she'll do most of the looking out for him." All Might quipped, getting a chuckle from the two other adults.
"That aside, I'll also be working at UA as a teacher helping out the Jinchuriki specifically." Shinobu picked up. "I'll also be looking around the student body for any other Jinchuriki among them." She added.
"Good." Inko nodded, looking at All Might. "I'll be counting on you both to help raise my son." She told the man.
"Gladly." The No. 1 Hero nodded.
"I already planned on it." Shinobu smiled warmly.
"And I expect you two to be dating before long." Izuku quipped teasingly, causing his uncle and aunt figures to blush in response.
"Izuku!/Young Midoriya!" The two exclaimed, causing Himiko and Inko to laugh.
(Elsewhere)
Meanwhile, in a rundown building far out of town, a man was sitting in a living room eating Taiyaki pastries while the news report played in the background. The man in question was currently reading a letter that was addressed to him from All Might–one that detailed a few important things.
"Toshinori found a successor, huh?" He mused. "And one with the fabled Rinnegan. Just what does that all mean…?" He wondered to himself.
A storm was coming, and Izuku was caught in the eye of it…
(Elsewhere)
Later that night at UA…
"Our investigators are trying to turn up info on this League of Villains." Tsukaochi, a police commissioner and friend of All Might, said. "But so far we've come up empty on Shigaraki and Kurogiri." He mused. "However, we were able to ascertain that the big boss of the league reportedly wanted Midoriya's eyes retrieved because he was ready to quote 'Reap what he had sown'. Implying that it's this boss who implanted Midoriya's eyes into him in the first place." He continued.
"We'll just have to take his investment from him then, won't we?" Nezu mused. "The Rinnegan is one of the most powerful things on this planet, and we cannot afford to allow a villain to acquire them from Young MIdoriya." He declared.
"Which means we gotta track 'em down fast." Snipe nodded. "I shot their ringleader, but once he heals up he'll likely try this again. What a pain…" He sighed.
"He did seem like the type…" All Might mused.
"How do you mean?" Shinobu asked.
"He seemed like he was treating the whole ordeal like a video game, throwing a fit when things went south for him." He replied. "He bragged about nomu and talked about him as if he was some sort of pet. He acted like he'd never been told no before." He mused. "He has the personality of a spoiled little brat. A man child." The man added.
"A child with incredible power though." Vlad mused.
"It's possible that he didn't get the quirk counseling kids get in elementary school." Midnight noted. "Add to that this mastermind and Shukaku to the mix, and you get a person who has a powerful and destructive quirk–with nothing but bad influences all around him." She added.
"That's if he even went to elementary school at all." Shinobu commented.
"A man child, huh?" Nezu mused. "In a lot of ways he shares common ground with our students." He added.
"Meaning his boss is likely nurturing his malice and Villainy." Shinobu nodded.
"I don't even want to think about what that could mean…" The Symbol of Peace sighed.
(Elsewhere)
Back at Izuku's house, the boy was watching a YouTube video of All Might's debut with Himiko sitting in his lap. The boy was still thinking about everything that happened to him all that time ago.
"Hey, Izuku." Himiko said, looking up at the boy, who had his blindfold on. "Close your eyes." She told him.
Izuku raised an eyebrow but did as she told him to. As he waited for the go ahead to open his eyes, he then felt his blindfold getting removed and then something being placed in their stead.
"Okay… Open them." She told him.
Opening his eyes, he saw that he was now wearing a pair of sunglasses that appeared custom made, judging by their design. The brand was the Japanese Eyewear company Zenny and they had green tinted lenses.
"Ta-da." She smiled, holding up a mirror. "I got these for you to wear during school and outside of school so you can save your blindfold for other stuff." She told him. "They're a designer pair I had made to your prescription for everyday use." She continued. "Whaddya think?" She asked.
"I think you have good taste." Izuku smiled, which told her that he liked them.
"Aw~!" The girl cooed as she hugged him. "Now, close your eyes one more time. I have another surprise for you." She added.
Izuku sighed while chuckling as he did as she said while she spun his chair around and got out of his lap–Before the boy soon started hearing clothes hitting the floor.
"You can look now~." The blonde purred like an actual cat. Izuku opened his eyes… And they nearly jumped out of his skull when he saw his girlfriend standing in front of him in a black bra with a cleavage window shaped like a cat head, along with a matching set of frilly panties. "Is your little kitty to your liking, master *Meow*?" She purred.
Izuku immediately used Universal Pull to yank her into his lap, causing her to yelp in surprise before giggling.
"You are magnificent." Izuku told her, pulling her into his lap and caressing her body, nuzzling her–peppering her with kisses. "I love you." He sighed, capturing her lips with his own while her legs hugged his waist.
"I love you too, my precious Warrior Sage." Himiko cooed as they pulled apart for air before they continued kissing.
The two continued to make out–rather shamelessly we might add–with Himiko even throwing off Izuku's shirt as things got more heated, until Inko opened the door to tell them that dinner was ready, where she saw the kids in this position, and Himiko in the process of sinking her teeth into the nape of Izuku's neck.
Deciding to let them figure it out on their own, Inko quietly closed the door and went back to the kitchen.
For some reason, though, she felt… Envious of the two teens.
You see, as Izuku grew up, her husband, Hisashi's, lack of presence in the boy's life had made her love for him slowly but surely die. Sixteen years of not being there will make that happen.
As a result, Inko had filed for a divorce shortly before Izuku began his training for entry into UA.
After seeing her son and his girlfriend being so intimate with each other, she felt envious of that affection and wanted to find a new man.
It seemed that it was high time for her to re-enter the dating scene.
(Timeskip)
It was about a few days before the kids were scheduled to move into the dorms–and Himiko was bouncing along on her heels while she led Izuku and Inko to her house so she could get packed and introduce them to her parents in short order–The girl humming a rendition of Zelda's Lullaby as she swayed with her bag in hand.
Today specifically was the day she chose to start heading back home so that she could pack up her things to go to the dorms. Partly because it was a day that her parents would both be home–and it also happened to be one of the very few days during the rainy season that was sunny, so she didn't need her rain gear or an umbrella.
It was also a day of reprieve for Izuku, since the pressure from the rain was agitating his eyes.
"Himiko, dear, is there anything about your parents we need to know?" Inko asked as they walked.
"Oh you'll know all you'll need to know when we get there." The bakeneko girl replied as she spun around on her heel, leaning forward a bit with her bag hand behind her back as she smiled with a Cheshire grin. "It's better if you're surprised." She chuckled, holding a finger to her grinning lips.
"Probably should've expected that, honestly." Izuku chuckled as his girlfriend continued to skip along, still humming.
A bit of short walking later and the two soon arrived at a decent looking two story house. It wasn't a mansion or overly flashy by any means, but it definitely looked like a house that belonged to a fairly well off family.
"You know, this is a lot less flashy than I expected." Inko remarked with a blink.
"Well yeah." Himiko said, turning on her heels to face her again. "We may live in a richer district, but we're not show offs. We aren't that shallow." She shrugged as she turned and bounced up to the door and knocked on it.
As Izuku went to stand beside her…
"Oh, you might want to take off your blindfold once we're inside." The blonde told him. "My dad's kinda big on people looking him in the eye when he's talking to them." She added.
"Noted." Izuku sighed, wishing he didn't have to take his blindfold off.
As Inko placed a hand on his shoulder, the door opened and Akiko answered the door, seeing her daughter, a woman around her age and a boy with curly green hair and freckles wearing a blindfold.
"Oh, Himiko, you're home." The woman sighed in relief.
"Yep, and I brought my boyfriend and his mom!" Himiko chirped, pulling Izuku close to her.
"Oh, so you're Izuku Midoriya." Akiko nodded. "I'm Akiko Toga, Himiko's mother." She told him.
"Thanks for having me, ma'am." The boy nodded.
"And I'm Inko, Izuku's mother." Inko nodded, causing Akiko to look at her, and noticing that the woman had quite the well proportioned figure.
"A pleasure to meet you." She nodded as she let them into the house. "If you don't mind me saying so, Inko, have you considered modeling before?" She questioned. "I have quite a few artistic friends and I think they'd enjoy being able to sculpt or paint your figure." She mused.
"Honestly, it never crossed my mind." Inko replied. "But if I get bored with my current job, I could always try for that." She mused. "Though the idea of posing nude does make me feel embarrassed." She amended with a blush.
"Oh I know the feeling." The blonde chuckled as they sat down in the living room. "I'll go get some refreshments, any preferences? Tea, coffee, water…?" She questioned.
"Water, please." Izuku requested.
"Water for me too, please." Inko added.
As the woman left, Himiko let out an embarrassed whine.
"I'm so sorry, Inko. My mom is always saying embarrassing crap like that." The girl apologized.
"I don't get a lot of compliments about my figure, so I'll take that, at least." The green haired mom sighed in reply. "It does make me feel good." She nodded.
Izuku, meanwhile, was blushing at what he'd just heard Akiko say about his mom. Sure, he admitted it, his mother was very hot—but he didn't like saying that because, ya know, it's his mom. It made him feel weird.
After a bit, Akiko came back with the water the Midoriyas requested.
"Here you go, you two." The Toga matriarch smiled as she gave them their drinks. The two took them, and when Akiko looked at Izuku, a question came to mind. "How do you know where anything is when you wear that blindfold?" She wondered.
"It's a matter of perception." Izuku replied with a shrug. "But Himiko told me to take it off when we arrived, so…" He trailed off, taking his blindfold off and letting Akiko see his Rinnegan eyes.
"Oh. So that's why the League of Villains tried to take them." The blonde nodded, now knowing for certain that the boy was definitely not wearing contacts.
"Please don't bring that up." The boy shivered, Himiko holding his hand.
"Mom, that's a very sensitive–and still fresh–wound for Izuku, so please don't be casual about it." The girl told her mother.
"Sorry." Akiko apologized before someone walked into the house.
"I'm home…" Kazuma Toga sighed as he came into the living room, taking off his sports coat and tie and hanging them up before sitting down in his easy chair and picking up the paper.
"Ahem." His wife coughed, prompting the man to look up from his paper. "Kazuma, would you mind introducing yourself to our guests while I fix some coffee?" She questioned as she got up.
"Hm?" The man hummed before noticing Izuku and Inko on the couch. "I was wondering when you'd come to meet us." He commented, looking at Izuku.
"Dad, manners?" Himiko scolded.
"It's nice to finally meet you as well, Mr. Toga." Izuku nodded. "My name is Izuku Midoriya." He continued. "And this is my mother Inko." He added, gesturing to his mother.
"A pleasure." Kazuma nodded politely.
"Likewise." Inko nodded.
As Akiko came back with coffee for everyone, Kazuma then sat forward and looked at Izuku seriously.
"Our daughter told us that you had willingly given her your blood to… Sate her craving for it." The man began, causing Himiko to start nervously sipping her own coffee. "What I'd like to know is: What could have possessed you to do that? Did you have some sort of ulterior motive behind it?" He questioned, causing Inko to tense up.
"I think you should feel ashamed for suspecting such a thing." Izuku retorted. "I want to be a hero, and it will be my job to feed the hungry however I can, even if that means giving my own blood." He continued. "So of course I gave Himiko my blood. She was hungry, and it's in my bones to feed the hungry. No matter how I need to do it." He added, taking his girlfriend's hand.
"I raised you well." Inko smiled, proud of how noble her son became.
"I had a great mother." Izuku smiled back.
Kazuma seemed to take this information in and sat back in his chair. "Alright, fair enough." He nodded. "I don't mean any disrespect, but you have to understand that there's a reason why I'm cautious." He explained.
"Himiko's quirk makes it where she's attracted to blood, be it from a man or woman or animal, just the sight or smell of it can… Arouse her, as it were, for lack of a better word." Akiko chimed in before looking at her daughter apologetically as the girl blushed.
"It's what drove her older sister Tamiko to madness." Kazuma nodded. "And we've been worried about that tragedy repeating itself, or worse…" He continued.
"Someone using her desire for blood against her to turn her into their pet or love slave." Akiko finished, voicing the fears that they had when it came to their daughter.
"Unfortunately, I can't deny that there are assholes like that out there." Izuku sighed.
"Izuku!" His mother gasped at his blunt choice of words.
"What? There's no polite way to sum that up." The Rinnegan bearer pointed out. "But regardless." He continued, looking the parents dead on while hugging Himiko close, causing her to squeak. "I would never do that to Himiko, ever." He told them. "I'd just as soon let my eyes get ripped from my skull a second time than use the woman I love for my own personal pleasure like that." He added.
'I definitely got the wrong idea about this kid.' Kazuma noted mentally, seeing that Izuku was definitely harboring nothing bad for his daughter.
"I apologize, it seems I completely misjudged you." The man sighed as he bowed his head. "Thank you for taking care of my little girl. I don't think we can ever thank you enough." He told the boy.
"Yes, thank you." Akiko nodded.
"I'm just being a good boyfriend." Izuku chuckled.
"Got that right!" Himiko smiled, hugging the boy tightly.
"Yes, well." Kazuma nodded, getting serious again. "Seeing as you're both going to live under the same roof at the dorms, I'd like for Mrs. Midoriya to help Akiko and myself set some ground rules for you both." He told them.
"I was wondering if that would come up." Inko nodded in agreement, glancing at the two teens in the room.
"Rules? Dad, there's already a full rule book for the dorms that Mr. Aizawa gave us over our break." The blonde stated. "What more could you possibly need to add?" She questioned.
"No naughty time while you're at the dorms." Inko easily replied.
This caused Izuku's eyes to turn into saucers while Himiko's let down hair stood on end.
"Mom!/Inko!" The two teenagers blurted in embarrassment.
"If you two are going out on a date, then take some people with you to act as guards." Akiko continued. "After the USJ, one can never be too careful." She added.
"... Fair." Izuku conceded.
"That's assuming we're allowed out." Himiko sighed.
"And I want you both to keep your shows of affection as tame as possible. Don't let this relationship get in the way of your studies." Kazuma told them.
"It hasn't been a problem before, so we don't have to worry about it." The cat eyed girl deadpanned, nuzzling her cheek into the nape of Izuku's neck.
"What she said." Izuku added in a flat tone, unphased by her actions. "And regarding our acts of affection, if I have to feed her blood in public, I will. I'm not letting her hunger get worse over a rule." He added.
"I guess that can't be helped." Akiko sighed.
"That reminds me." Kazuma said, leaning forward. "How… Exactly how do you 'exchange blood' with Himiko?" He questioned.
"The vampiric way." Izuku replied simply. The adults in the room caught on immediately.
"Ah…" The man nodded.
"Well, if we're finished with the questions, I think we have some coffee that's getting cold." Himiko said tensely, clapping her hands while fighting the urge to strangle her father and mother.
"Oh! Right!" Akiko gasped as she went to get the coffee.
"That all aside…" Kazuma sighed, facing Inko. "Despite my misgivings, I think it's clear that you raised your son well. You should be proud." He told her.
"Thank you, but I can't take all the credit." Inko smiled.
"Who else could you give credit to?" The Toga patriarch asked with a raised eyebrow.
"All Might. He actually trained Izuku personally for ten months to get into UA." The green haired woman replied, sounding rather proud of that.
"Wait, what?!" Himiko gasped as her mother brought in the coffee. "I knew you guys were close, but I didn't know you were that close! Why didn't you tell me?!" The girl questioned.
Even though she knew his secret, there were some things she didn't know about her boyfriend's relationship with her teacher.
"Because I wanted to keep that underwraps, mom." Izuku replied as he gave his mother a pointed look.
"I regret nothing." Inko giggled unrepentantly.
"Seems we aren't the only ones who kept secrets." Akiko mused as they all sipped their coffee.
"Speaking of secrets…" Izuku said as he looked at Tamiko's shrine. "I don't think you ever mentioned you have—sorry—had a sister." He stated as Himiko nervously sipped her coffee.
"That's because I never knew her at all. I wasn't sure how to feel about someone I never knew." Himiko admitted.
"Tamiko was very similar to Himiko, in every sense of the word." Akiko explained. "And… When we tried to raise her, we didn't have the knowledge we do now, so…" She continued.
"We failed, spectacularly." Kazuma lamented bitterly. "And it cost us our child." He added, just as bitterly.
"How do you think she'd react to hearing that admission if she was here now?" Inko asked.
"We don't know… And if we're honest, we're scared of that." Akiko sighed in reply.
Izuku couldn't stop the frown that appeared on his face upon hearing that. He honestly couldn't come up with anything to say to that, especially since he wasn't a parent himself, so he had nothing to add to that topic.
"I'm sorry. I shouldn't have brought it up." He apologized.
"You have nothing to be sorry about." Akiko told him.
"Yes, if anything we should be sorry." Kazuma nodded. "For misjudging you, for misreading your relationship with Himiko, for how we nearly repeated the same mistake with her that we did with her sister, and for even making that mistake in the first place." He continued.
"Apology accepted, no hesitation." Izuku said instantly.
"Yeah." Himiko nodded before hugging her parents. "I love you guys." She smiled, purring like a happy kitten.
"I think that Bijuu of yours is influencing you a little too much." Kazuma chuckled, amused at the purring noises from his daughter.
Izuku, meanwhile, couldn't help but let his gaze wander to the shrine again. Looking at the picture on the shrine, he couldn't help but wonder to himself…
Just what could've happened if Tamiko was still alive? What then?
He shuddered at the possibility of how bad she might've turned out.
(Timeskip)
It was the day the kids were finally able to move to UA, and Class 1-A all stood within the grounds of the new Heights Alliance dormitories where Aizawa was waiting for them.
"Given everything that's happened, I'm glad that Class A is back together." The erasure hero stated.
"Yeah. It's great to be back together again." Kirishima nodded.
"So we all got the go ahead to move into the dorms." Sero noted.
"It took a lot of convincing from my parents." Kaminari sighed.
"Same." Jiro nodded.
"Ditto." Izuku nodded.
"Unfortunately…" Himiko sighed.
"Makes sense, you did get captured during the attack." Ojiro pointed out.
"I'm glad to see the teachers are back, I was afraid you wouldn't be allowed." Tsu mused. "The press seemed pretty upset with you." She added.
It was true, there'd been news reports putting UA on blast the entire time during the break from the USJ incident—it was honestly pretty unfair, in their eyes.
There were also mentions of what happened to Izuku in the mix, which were only alleviated by Shinobu's timely arrival to the scene. The HPSC had actually freaked out when they realized who she was, wanting her killed (something the students highly doubted they'd be able to pull off).
Thankfully, they calmed down when they had the brain cells to notice that she wasn't trying to trash the planet, but was keeping a very wary eye on her.
"Right…" Aizawa nodded before getting serious. "Midoriya." He said as he faced the boy. "I hope this experience has helped you realize that it's not only foolish to rush into battle when you have such little experience. But how it could also be disastrous." He told him.
"It has. It's also taught me that I'm going to have a target on my back forever for… Obvious reasons." Izuku nodded, gesturing to his blindfolded eyes to prove his point. "As well as trying to come up with a way to use my powers that doesn't rely so heavily on my Path techniques, because if my opponents know all my moves, I'm screwed." He added.
"Exactly." Aizawa nodded, pleased that his student understood what he'd learned. "To that end, the Jinchuriki of not just this class, but all that are on campus, will be learning under a single teacher who has knowledge of Jinchuriki capabilities, as well as chakra in general." He continued, which prompted Shinobu to descend from the air and land gently before them.
Her appearance got some surprised reactions from the majority of the class, but Izuku looked happy to see his auntie again.
"Wait, her?" Katsuki questioned.
"Well, at least she's harmless." Momo gulped, still a little uneasy about being near such a powerful being.
"To you all, at least." Shinobu nodded.
"Additionally." Aizawa continued. "Midoriya, Toga." He began. "All Might and a few other sources of your… 'relationship' with one another and Principal Nezu wanted me to tell you that while he won't be butting in where he isn't wanted. He's expecting you to keep things appropriate while on school grounds and elsewhere to reflect well back on UA." He added.
"Other sources?" Izuku questioned, his body language conveying confusion while his face and eyes were mostly covered by his blindfold.
"Alright, who blabbed?!" Himiko snapped, her let down hair standing on end like an angry cat's.
"Sorry! I couldn't help it!" Toru caved.
"Damn it, Toru!" The cat eyed girl groaned.
"That aside." Aizawa sighed. "I hope this will help you all realize what you will be facing as heroes and the fact that many of you will doubly have targets on your backs due to being Jinchuriki." He continued. "So you best be prepared, things will only get tougher from here on out." He added as he and Shinobu turned away. "Now look alive, enjoy your new home." He concluded, causing everyone to deflate.
'Uh, we're supposed to feel excited after that speech?' The kids thought in unison
Everyone seemed to be in a really dower mood after that, at least until Katsuki suddenly grabbed Kaminari by the shirt and dragged him around the corner–and proceeded to make him short circuit.
"PFFT! You hopeless moron!" Jiro snorted as the electric blonde acted like a loon, bringing some humor to lighten the mood.
"Oh please, you're just saying that cuz you're totally into him." The Two Tails Jinchuriki chortled.
"Wha–!" No I'm not!" The punk rock girl denied with a blush.
"Denial is the first stage of enlightenment, as they say." Izuku teased sagely.
"Truer words." Tokoyami nodded while everyone just busted out laughing at Kaminari's dumb antics.
(Later)
The kids all made their way to the dorms–which were a five minute walk from the main campus–a series of several large dormitory buildings that the school aptly named: Heights Alliance.
"So I heard that your parents were hired to help with construction." Himiko noted, looking at Ochako. "That's great!" She smiled.
"Yeah. It's nice to hear that UA actually hired them for work." Ochako smiled, happy that her school accepted their help. "They actually told me that UA gave them a long term contract." She added.
"That's awesome!" Himiko cheered as she hugged her friend. "I'm so happy for you guys." She grinned.
"I'm confused." Izuku said with a raised eyebrow as they entered the 1-A Dorm building.
"Oh, my parents have been scraping by due to financial troubles for a long time. Getting a contract from UA is a breath of fresh air." The brunette explained.
"Well that's good to hear." The boy mused.
Aizawa and Shinobu then took the lead as the kids stood in the common area.
"This is the common area. Here you'll find your kitchens, baths and laundry rooms." Aizawa began.
"The rooms themselves are separated by floor and gender–Boys on the left, and girls on the right." Shinobu continued.
"Whoa, there's even a courtyard!" Sero exclaimed.
"So spacious and new, wow!" Mina giddily exclaimed while she and the other students looked around in awe.
"I'm living in a mansion…!" Ochako squeaked out before she suddenly passed out.
"Uraraka!" Iida yelped in worry.
The note about the baths being on the same floor caused Himiko to perk up as metaphorical 'cat ears' appeared on her head and a slowly creeping cheshire grin spread across her face as she looked at Izuku, and nuzzled close to him–purring at the thought of taking a shower with him.
"I know what you're thinking." He whispered to her.
"Moving on, the rooms are numbered. Four boys and four girls to each floor." Aizawa continued.
"Everyone gets their own rooms and comes with most standard furniture. You should be comfortable." Shinobu amended. "You've got your own fridges, ACs, toilets, fridges, closets, etc." She added.
"We're practically living in apartments!" Kaminari gasped.
"That's the intent. Now get yourselves moved in." Aizawa told them.
"These rooms are about the size of my closet at home, but I'll manage." Momo mused.
"... Just how big is your actual room, then?" Katsuki questioned.
"Oh it's huge." Himiko chimed in, before noticing everyone's shock and disbelief. "She didn't tell you? Yaomomo's probably the richest person here." She added.
"Enough to live in a mansion?" Izuku guessed.
"Yep." The cat eyed girl confirmed in reply. "Big one too, huge." She added, holding out her arms for emphasis.
"Himiko!" Momo squeaked, blushing in embarrassment.
"It's the size of my house!" Ochako exclaimed, fainting again.
"Uraraka!" Iida exclaimed.
"Should we be concerned?" Sero asked with a sweatdrop, looking at Ochako's out cold form.
"Give her a minute." Himiko assured him while Aizawa and Shinobu handed out room charts.
After a moment, Ochako was quickly back on her feet. After everyone got their charts, they decided to have a look around their new dorms and get unpacked.
(Later)
"Man, I'm beat!" Kirishima sighed as he and the rest of the boys sat in the common room that night after unpacking.
"You and me both!" Sero nodded.
"Still feels good though, right?" Izuku smiled.
"Yeah. That was more exhausting than I thought it would be." Kaminari sighed in agreement. "But that aside, I know we could've died, but it's kind of exciting to be living here." He added.
"Especially since you and Midoriya'll probably be able to see your girlfriends more often." Sero chortled, getting a snort from Katsuki.
"What? I don't have a–Ooooh!" Kaminari began before realizing what he meant, before pouting. "Screw you, Sero!" The human Pikachu huffed, arms folded.
"Got 'em." Katsuki chuckled in amusement.
"So… What now?" Kirishima wondered.
"I dunno." Kaminari shrugged.
"Hiya, boys!~" Mina sang as she and the girls walked up to them. "All done with your rooms?" She asked.
"Yeah. Why?" Izuku asked in reply.
"Well, me and the girls talked a bit and…" The pink skinned girl started to reply.
"We had the greatest idea!" Toru chimed in with a bounce.
"We decided to have a little contest to see who has the best room out of all of us." Mina continued, right before Izuku, Tokoyami and Katsuki all froze and became like white character sheets.
"Oh no…" The blindfolded teen gulped.
"Why do I feel like I'm about to be embarrassed?" Katsuki questioned himself.
Seconds later, the girls all barged into the Rinnegan bearer's room, and saw that it was covered in All Might memorabilia, and memorabilia from the age of shinobi, as well as statues of all Eight best known Hokage, the Akatsuki, various other figures and even some statues of all ten Bijuu.
"Look at all this All Might stuff! You're such a fanboy, Izuku!" Ochako exclaimed with a smile.
"Damn, check this Shinobi stuff out!" Kirishima whistled. "These statues are awesome! Where'd you find these?" He asked, looking over a statue of Son Goku with interest.
"A lot of digging and bidding on online auctions." The boy replied as he pulled a box out from under his bed. "I have a few extras if anyone wants any." He added.
"I'll take a Saiken plushie!" Mina chirped, seeing the plushies of the tailed beasts that were extremely popular when Naruto was the seventh Hokage.
Katsuki looked at the box and picked up the Kurama one… And stealthily tucked it away with him, blushing a bit.
-Tokoyami's room-
"Hmph, no way." The bird boy huffed as he leaned against his door.
This caused the girls to start pushing him out of the way–making him fall on the ground face first–before walking in.
"Scary!" They gulped as they looked around Tokoyami's very dark and ominous room, which was filled with all kinds of gothic and occult memorabilia.
"You fiends!" The boy got out shakily.
"So… Cool!" Himiko gasped as she dashed around the room. "Tokoyami, you gotta tell me where you got some of this stuff!" She beammed.
"Oh yeah, Toga's into the creepy-cute stuff as well as gal stuff." Kirishima mused, holding a keychain that Tokoyami had. "Forgot about that." He added.
Off to the side, Izuku spotted something that surprised him.
"Wait, you have a statue of the Gedo Mezo?!" He gasped. "I've been looking around for one of these for years!" He exclaimed.
"Yes, it cost me a month's allowance…" Tokoyami replied before taking a deep breath. "Now… GET OUT!" He yelled.
-Aoyama's Room-
A couple minutes later they reached Aoyama's room, and it was the exact opposite of Tokoyami's room–quite literally sparkling with an obscene amount of bright and polished things.
"Exactly as I pictured it." Toru mused.
"Honestly I expected more…" Mina hummed, hugging her plushie.
"AH! My eyes!" Himiko whined as she covered them with a Matatabi plush Izuku gave her.
"And this, ladies and gentlemen, is why I wear a blindfold or sunglasses now." Izuku lectured simply, having swapped to said rounded sunglasses earlier.
"I'd do the same, but my head's structure won't let me." Tokoyami lamented.
"Eh, honestly I don't think you'd need it." Kaminari shrugged. "You're plenty cool without sunglasses." He added.
This caused the bird boy's heart to pound and squeeze at the unexpected compliment.
"Your words move me." He uttered, wiping his eyes. "Thank you, Kaminari." He added.
-Ojiro's room-
One look at Ojiro's room said one thing: Barren.
"It's so barren here…" Ochako mused.
"Did you even bring anything at all?" Mina wondered.
"Uh, if we're done here, then let's go." The tailed boy sighed awkwardly.
-Iida's room-
In the class rep's room it was pretty basic as well, but Iida did have several bookshelves and a few shelves full of other things, such as models of cars, trucks and other figures that he presumably had a habit of putting together.
"Wow, there's so many books here!" Himiko gasped.
"That's the class rep for you." Mina chuckled.
"PFFT! You have so many glasses!" Ochako laughed.
"Of course I do! I expect them all to be broken during training!" The speedster blurted.
"Uh, Iida, I think the point of training is to help you get better to where you don't break things." Izuku sweatdropped.
Himiko meanwhile, took a pair from the shelf and put them on. Her hair was still down, as she'd chosen to wear it like that from now on, but now she was wearing the same yellow 'デク' shirt she had but was wearing track pants like the rest of the girls.
"Hey, Izuku…" The blonde said, getting the boy's attention. "Do these look cute on me? Be honest." She asked, giving him a cute smile that nearly put his heart into overdrive.
"Yes, and I want to hug you so badly… I think I will, actually." Izuku replied before doing exactly that, much to Himiko's joy.
Jiro, seeing this, looked at the two before slightly nudging Kaminari with her arm–causing the boy to look at the hugging couple–and then at Jiro, who was looking away and blushing, before he smiled and hugged her close to him as well–his static electricity causing her to shiver.
-Kaminari's room-
Kaminari's room looked like a section at a store one would avoid, since there were so many random things all over the place–most of them from trendy stores that Himiko recognized right off the bat, including Hot Topic Japan–but still having a cohesive vibe that said, 'I'm cool and trendy'.
"Seriously?" Mina sighed in exasperation.
"This is the store in the mall I'd avoid." Jiro pointed out.
"What?! It's perfect!" The electric boy yelped defensively.
-Koda's Room-
"He has a rabbit!" The girls exclaimed as they entered the boy's room.
"That's actually a rather cute rabbit." Izuku commented with a smile, looking at the little white fluffball.
"Hey wait, we don't get pets. You're trying to buy the judge's love!" Kaminari hissed, causing Izuku to wiggle his eyebrows smugly at that statement. "Don't even start, Midoriya." He countered.
"I didn't say anything…" Izuku hummed nonchalantly.
(Later)
"Man, this sucks! I feel so judged right now!" Kaminari groaned.
"What a coincidence, I don't feel great. At all." Ojiro grumbled.
"Same here." Tokoyami nodded.
"Oui." Aoyama agreed.
"I feel fine." Izuku shrugged nonchalantly.
"Oh don't get so worked up, guys." Himiko told them. "This competition isn't over yet." She added.
"So who's up next?" Ochako questioned.
"Let's see… That'd be me, Bakugo and Shoji." Kirishima stated.
"So who wants to be judged next?" Mina teased with a grin.
"I'll go, if only to get it out of the way." The redhead told her in reply. "I'm getting tired." He yawned.
-Kirishima's Room-
"I'm not sure if you'll get what I'm trying to go for, but here's my room." The hardening teen said as he opened up his room. For all intents and purposes, it looked like a man cave with different posters and even a punching bag. "A den of pure manliness!" He grinned.
As the redhead set the Son Goku plushie Izuku gave him on his bed, everyone looked around the room themselves.
"Not bad." Katsuki nodded.
"Should've expected this. *Ribbit*" Tsu sighed.
"Huh…" Mina mused.
"If my boyfriend had a room like this, I'd dump him." Toru noted.
"Damn, Toru, harsh." Himiko snickered.
-Shoji's room-
"You'll find nothing weird in here." The masked teen told them as he opened his door.
The inside of his room looked rather minimal since there was barely anything to speak of.
"Uh, more like nothing at all, man." Mina noted.
"Huh. Didn't peg you to be a minimalist." Izuku commented with a blink.
"It is a simple life, and it suits me." Shoji shrugged. "I just don't see why people would want to fill their rooms with junk." He added, but did put the Gyuki plushie Izuku gave him on his bed. "But I guess gifts are a bit different." He shrugged.
"That definitely sounds like you." Shoto nodded.
-Bakugo's room-
"Just so you know, you touch anything, you die." The pomeranian warned.
"Aw, go suck air through a reed!" Himiko heckled as he opened the door.
Inside was… Probably a lot of things that suited him. There were fake grenades, some weights, a drum set, a stereo, TV, some rock climbing gear… And apparently, an entire cooler of limited edition hot sauces and spicy foods.
"You play drums?" Kirishima blinked, not expecting Katsuki to be a drummer.
"Took lessons as a kid." The blonde replied, rolling his eyes as he put the Kurama plushie on his nightstand.
"I was wondering why I was suddenly one plushie short." Izuku smirked teasingly.
"Shut the fuck up, nerd–You gave us all one!" Katsuki snapped.
"Doesn't mean I can't tease you." Izuku quipped with a grin.
"Yeah, Katsuki, I think cute things kinda suit you." Himiko teased him.
"You want me to throw you out the window, cat eyes?" The boy hissed, only for the two tails Jinchuriki to get in his face.
"I dunno, Kacchan, you want me to use you as a scratching post?" She shot back at the nine tails Jinchuriki–the two glaring at each other, lightning clashing between them.
"Uh, how about we leave before something stupid happens?" Kaminari suggested with a gulp.
"Agreed." The others nodded.
(Later)
"Next is Sero!" Ochako cheered.
"Wait, we're really doing everybody's?" The tape boy questioned.
"Apparently." Kirishima shrugged in reply.
-Sero's Room-
When they reached Sero's room, they were surprised to see how exotic and Asian it looked. There was some very eastern looking furniture and even a hammock.
"This is so exotic!" Mina exclaimed in surprise.
"And lovely!" Ochako added.
"Sero, I didn't peg you to be the type to like this kind of stuff." Jiro pointed out.
"Hehehe! That's me! Always the wildcard." Sero chuckled.
(Later)
"Let's keep moving!" Toru exclaimed.
"Next is Todoroki's room, right?" Momo wondered.
"I believe so." Izuku nodded in reply as they came to the two toned teen's room.
'The most capable student in our class!' Momo thought.
'The most handsome guy in school!' Mina added.
'A chance to peek into Todoroki's quiet private life, how exciting!' Toru added.
"Let's get this over with, it's late." Shoto yawned.
When the door opened, they were shocked at what they found.
Shoto had somehow managed to remodel the entire room into a completely traditional Japanese one, even replacing the window!
"So Japanese!" Everyone exclaimed.
"It was even built differently!" Kaminari uttered.
"We have these kinds of mats at home. So it's more comfortable for me than hardwood." Shoto stated rather nonchalantly.
"This isn't your house!" The human pikachu exclaimed.
"How did you remodel this entire room in only a day?!" Himiko questioned with wide eyes.
"Through hard work." The fire-ice boy replied simply.
"You are a beast." Kaminari uttered while everyone stared at him.
(Later)
"He'll make such a good pro!" Toru sighed as they left Shoto's room.
"So, who's the last of the boys?" Himiko asked.
"Sato." Mina replied as they stopped at the sugar junkie's room.
"Ah, the class chef." Izuku noted.
"What? You think I can't cook?" Katsuki questioned.
"No, it's just that you make all your dishes so spicy that you might as well not be able to cook." The boy replied.
"You're kidding, right?" Himiko asked, snorting.
"Nope. Everything Kacchan makes is always too spicy somehow, even when he uses nothing overly spicy at all." The sunglasses wearing teen chuckled in reply.
"Oh fucking hell!" The bakeneko girl cackled.
Going into the room, they saw that it really wasn't much different from a normal one, but it had a mini kitchen in it.
"Huh, this doesn't look like much." Kaminari commented.
"Yeah, it's pretty boring." Sato admitted.
"Everything is after Todoroki's room." Kirishima shrugged.
"Something smells good, though." Ojiro noted, smelling something sweet.
"Aw crap!" The sweets boy yelped as he ran over to a small oven. "I was baking a chiffon cake for everyone." He explained. "It hasn't been iced yet, but… Want some?" He asked.
"I could go for that!" Mina grinned in reply as she and the girls approached.
"THE STRONG GUY'S AN EXPERT BAKER?!" Some of the guys exclaimed in exasperation.
"Smells like it's well made." Izuku noted.
"I gotta try this…" Katsuki mused as he took a piece and bit into it. "... Needs icing, but it's good." He nodded. "I'd put a Maya Chili chocolate ganache on top." He added.
"Ya know, I always wanted to try that…" Sato mused, stroking his chin.
"So fluffy!" Ochako moaned.
"I gotta have this with some coffee later!" Himiko nodded.
"If I could hire you as my family chef, I would!" Momo moaned in delight. "Would you be willing to make more one day to go with my tea?" She asked.
"I… Seriously did not expect this reaction…" Sato muttered with a deep blush. "It's mainly for training with my sugar quirk. Store bought stuff can get pricey." He added.
(Later)
"Alright, let's keep moving!" Toru cheered as they went to the second floor.
"Wait, we're doing our rooms too?" Jiro questioned. "It's getting pretty late…" She gulped.
"Come on, Jiro! Live a little!" Mina told her.
"My room's up first." Himiko told them.
Inside was definitely something that fit her, given how she was into creepy-cute memorabilia as well as trendy items common around Gal circles. She had some gothic things as well as cutesy stuff. What really grabbed everyone's attention was the Thrush sitting in its cage.
Specifically it was a White's Thrush that looked to be thirteen years old and looked very well groomed and taken care of—and was very happily swaying in his cage.
But what really caught everyone's attention was that he was tweeting a tune, specifically Zelda's Lullaby.
"Wait, this bird knows Zelda's Lullaby?!" Jiro gasped in amazement, knowing the tune well.
"His name is Chiatori, and yes. I've been teaching it to him for a long time." Himiko smiled as she set her Matatabi plush on her bed.
She then held out her finger, prompting the bird to fly to her and land on her finger. The girl smiled as she stroked the bird's head as he continued to bob to a beat, before she started humming the same tune he was singing.
Izuku actually found this rather beautiful, like hearing an angel sing. But a thirteen year old White's Thrush? That made him curious about something.
"Himiko, how long have you had Chisatori?" He inquired.
"Well, I raised him since he was eight months old when I was four so… about a little more than twelve years?" She replied.
"Weird. I don't think common birds like Thrushes live that long." Mina noted.
"It depends on the type." Momo told her. "And if they're raised in captivity. Typically they live only little more than two or five years at the most in the wild. But some individuals in captivity have lived to be eighty years old." She added.
"That is true." Iida nodded, having learned the same things Momo mentioned.
"How'd you come to own a White's Thrush, anyway?" Kaminari wondered.
"Oh, I… Found him injured when my quirk manifested." The girl gulped. "I nearly ate him when my urges almost got the better of me. Luckily my parents stopped me and I ended up nursing him back to health." She explained, scratching the bird's chin as he continued to sing merrily.
"That's a relief." Kirishima sighed, the feeling of relief being shared among the others.
Izuku, meanwhile, looked a little disturbed by the fact his girlfriend nearly ate an injured animal when her quirk manifested. This was alleviated by the knowledge of her parents stopping her, and the opinion that he felt he had no right to judge her for what nearly happened.
In fact, when his Rinnegan first awakened, anything ranging from using Almighty Push to level a building to using Planetary Devastation to make a second moon could've happened. Thankfully, none of those outcomes came to pass.
Deciding to not fall down that particular path, he only smiled at Himiko, who was putting Chisatori into his cage.
"Alright. Who's next?" She questioned.
"… Me." Jiro sighed, tapping her earplugs together nervously. "This is so embarrassing!" She groaned.
-Jiro's room-
Jiro's room looked like a musician's home, and had a black and red checkerboard pattern on the floor, walls and even the ceiling. There were also several instruments including a keyboard and a guitar.
"Whoa! You've got so many instruments!" Kaminari exclaimed in surprise.
"Yeah, cuz Jiro's totally punk rock!" Toru nodded.
"Can you play all of these?" Ochako questioned.
"Sort of." The punk rock girl replied, poking her jacks together like they were her fingers.
"I wonder if I can use the Asura Path to play two guitars at once…" Izuku mused before shaking his head. "No, that's a bad idea. It'll be too hard to split my attention between them." He sighed
"Can't you also make several faces?" Ojiro questioned.
"Yeah, but even after all this time, it still makes me feel disoriented." The viridian haired teen told him in response. "I haven't totally mastered everything about my eyes. That's a work in progress." He added.
"You're room's girlier than this." Kaminari noted.
"That's because I've got style!" Aoyama grinned.
This caused Jiro to spin around and have her jacks go into their ears, causing them to spasm.
"We're done here." She told them.
-Toru's room-
"Next it's my turn!" Toru exclaimed, hopping up. "Whaddya think?" She asked as they reached the room.
What they were greeted with was probably one of the girliest looking rooms they'd seen, given the amount of cute things that were present.
"Now this is girly." Kaminari chuckled as he looked around. "So pink." He mused.
"I'm kinda surprised you have no Shinobi gear. With your quirk, it would've fit you to a T." Himiko remarked.
"She has a point." Sero nodded in acknowledgement.
"I agree. You seem like someone who'd fit the bill as a Kunoichi, Hagakure." Izuku pitched in with a nod of his own.
"You sure it's okay for us to be doing this? It feels dirty being in a girl's room like this. It's their private space." Ojiro pointed out.
"Forbidden gardens…" Tokoyami nodded.
"We can do mine next!" Mina grinned.
-Mina's Room-
"Ta-da! Isn't it super cute?" She cheered.
A lot of her room's furniture was black and pink animal print. From her comforter to her dresser and even the overhead lamp's covering. This definitely fits Mina to a T.
Seeing all this gave Himiko a sneaky idea.
"Hey Mina." The blonde said before leaning up to the pink girl's ear. "You got any leopard print lingerie I can borrow?" She whispered.
"For Izuku to look at?" Mina whispered back, getting a nod in return. "I'll give you a set later." She whispered to her fellow Jinchuriki.
"Make sure they're extra sexy." The cat girl added.
(Later)
-Ochako's Room-
Ochako's room was pretty empty, which told everyone that she was a minimalist only having a TV, the requisite bed, desk, a star gazing poster, a Thirteen figurine, a fan, and a cactus.
"Nice to see a fellow minimalist." Shoji nodded in appreciation.
"Uh… Th-Thanks." The brunette uttered with an embarrassed look on her face.
"Not by choice." Himiko pointed out. "Like I said, poorer than poor. Ochako kinda needs to be extremely frugal." She added, before turning a sharp look at her best friend. "Even living off of just mochi without any other meals. Even if it's not healthy." She added.
"I can definitely help fix that." Sato stated, more than happy to put his cooking skills to good use.
"Heh, ya know what? Me too." Katsuki nodded. "I'll cook you some food that'll make you so hot, your clothes will melt off!" He laughed.
"Why do I feel scared of that…?" Ochako gulped.
"My room's next *Ribbit*." Tsu told them.
-Tsu's room-
The room in question was decorated to replicate the feel of a rainforest or Japanese pond. There was even a lily pad water bed in the center of the room by the window, where a flower box with a small rice field and several carnivorous plants sat. And to top it off, speakers disguised as rocks played sleep sound rain frog ambiance music.
"This actually feels like a relaxing place." Izuku commented as he looked around.
"Oh my gosh!" Himiko exclaimed as he ran over and picked up a frog plushie–specifically it was a Sage Toad plush. "This is so cute!" She gushed before gasping as she picked up a picture frame. "Tsu, is this your family?" She asked.
"Yeah. Amphibian based quirks run in the family." The frog girl nodded in reply. "And meeting the Toad Summoning Clan has been a fantasy of mine." She added.
"Your little sister is adorable!" The blonde gushed as she showed the others.
"Wow! Talk about a froggy family." Kaminari noted.
"This waterbed feels cozy." Ojiro commented sitting on said waterbed to get a feel for it since he's never sat on one.
"It must be hard, being away from your family." Himiko sighed as she and Ochako hugged Tsu, sandwiching the girl between their soft bodies.
"Do you miss them?" Ochako asked, their chests acting like a travel pillow around the frog girl's head.
"I do miss seeing my little siblings." Tsu admitted. "My parents traveled a lot because of their jobs, so I had to take care of them a lot." She added.
"Sorry Tsu." The girls sighed, hugging the girl tighter.
(Later)
"Last one left is Yaoyorozu." Sero noted.
"I wonder what kind of room she's got." Kirishima mused.
"Before we head in, I want to tell you all that I miscalculated a few things." The creation girl told them before opening her room… And everyone immediately got an idea of how rich she was.
Seriously, her bed took up a majority of the room!
"What the heck?! You can't even walk in here!" Kaminari exclaimed upon seeing how cramped it looked.
"The bed is huge!" Kirishima exclaimed with comically wide eyes.
"All of this came from my home. I thought I'd have more room for it, but like I said, I miscalculated." Momo said sheepishly
"I keep forgetting how rich she is…" The class mused in unison.
(Later)
"Alright, the votes are tallied, let's see who won." Mina smiled. "Remember, you can't pick yourselves, guys." She added.
Then everyone started putting down their votes. After literally minutes, they were counted and the outcome was decided.
"And with a total of six votes is… Rikido Sato!" The pink girl exclaimed, causing the boy to gasp in surprise. "By the way, all the girls voted for you." She added.
"Oh come on!" Kaminari exclaimed in exasperation.
"Of course the baker gets the win." Kirishima sighed.
"*Yawn* Well, I think it's about time we hit the hay." Izuku yawned, Himiko leaning on his shoulder and hugging his middle.
"Yeah…" She sighed.
"Hey, hang on, guys." Ochako told them as everyone got up. "Tsu… Actually has something she needs to say to you all. You especially, Izuku." She continued.
"Oh? What's up?" The viridian haired teen asked, looking at the frog girl.
Tsu was silent for a moment, before she took a deep breath. "You guys know that I usually speak my mind and know generally how I feel. But sometimes, I'm at a loss, and don't have any idea what to say." She began. "Back in the USJ, I promised to help you guys protect everyone–including you, Midoriya–but it turns out that when you and the others needed me the most, I was useless, a complete failure." She continued, her voice becoming shakier with every word.
"Tsu…" Izuku uttered, frowning sadly.
"And after what happened to you, I didn't know what to say. I didn't know if I deserved to be laughing and having fun with everyone else. Not after I let you, Himiko and Bakugo down." She croaked, tears welling up in her eyes.
"That's why we wanted to have this contest, to help us all feel like a class again." Ochako explained, hugging Tsu as she started to cry.
Katsuki could only tsk at this as everyone took it in, standing up and walking over to Tsu and glaring down at her, before his gaze softened before he patted her on the head.
"Don't feel so sad about it, froggy. We all failed back there, it wasn't just you." He told her, ruffling her hair a bit. "So wipe your tears, and don't be sorry. Just get better." He added, causing Tsu to look at him.
"Bakugo…" She gasped in surprise, right as everyone ran up to her–Himiko jumping into her arms and bawling as she buried her face in the frog girl's chest.
"Come here." Izuku said gently, pulling the amphibious girl into a gentle embrace and rubbing her hair. "I don't blame you for what happened, Tsu. It was a scary and traumatic situation, and you didn't know what to do." He told her. "I got myself into that, and I paid for it." He added.
"Tsuuuu!" Himiko cried as she hugged her even tighter. "I'm sorry that we made you think you failed us! I should've paid more attention to how you feel!" She quivered, tears in her own eyes as she looked up from her friend's bosom. "Can you forgive me?" She sniffed.
"Yeah… I… I just want us to smile again…" The frog girl sniffed, hugging her friend back.
"Me too…" Izuku sighed as everyone hugged Tsu to comfort her.
(Later)
Izuku sighed as he and Himiko stood outside the boy's dorm room, the girl on her tiptoes and hugging his neck as she fed herself on his blood to satiate herself before she went to bed.
"Ah… That's the stuff.~" She sighed in delight.
It's been a very long few days, hasn't it?" Izuku mused.
"It really has." Himiko nodded in agreement. "At least we can all keep each other safe now." She added.
"And now, we can be together as long as we desire." The boy smiled, embracing his girlfriend and cupping her cheek, looking into her eyes with absolute pure love.
"Yeah we can…" The cat eyed girl purred, allowing herself to get lost looking into her boyfriend's eyes. Then the two of them kissed passionately, enjoying the moment for all its worth.
This moment was pure perfect bliss for the two as they continued to love each other even harder, Himiko wrapping a leg around Izuku's waist and holding his head close to hers while he leaned against the door of his dorm…
Life, on the other hand…
"It's getting to be past curfew, you two." A voice said, causing the two to jolt apart and see Aizawa standing there, arms in protective medical sleeves to keep his decayed elbows from becoming infected while they healed. "You need to go to bed." He added, arms folded while the two still remained in each other's arms.
"S-Sorry. We just wanted to get that out of our systems before we went to sleep." Himiko said.
"While I don't blame you two, you still need to get your sleep. You're gonna have some busy times ahead." The erasure hero told them.
"Right, right." Izuku nodded as he kissed Himiko one last time. "Good night." He told her, entering his room.
"Good night." The girl cooed as he closed the door. Sighing, she walked past Aizawa and looked at him. "Thanks for not giving up on us, Mr. Aizawa." She smiled at her teacher before surprising him by giving him a peck on the cheek.
Now it wasn't the act that surprised him, Himiko had always been affectionate, but he certainly wasn't expecting it.
"Um…" The man blinked.
"Just go to bed and don't think too hard about it." Izuku told him.
"Smart move." Aizawa nodded before he promptly took his leave.
Izuku then went into his dorm, took off his sunglasses and promptly flopped face first onto his bed. He had a feeling those busy times were gonna be straining for him and everyone else.
But he soon found those thoughts slowly melting away as the scent of his girlfriend left behind by their hug calmed him down so he could sleep.
'Himiko…' The Sage sighed as he slowly succumbed to fatigue, sweet dreams at last entering his mind to replace the nightmares he'd been having.
Dragon Emperor0: Forty two pages. I don't think we ever got a chapter this long before, have we? Cuz if we did, I can't remember.
ThermalsniperN7: I think we went this far or farther when we covered the first movie for Fox Sin.
Dragon Emperor0: Oh yeah, forgot about that. Well this one certainly didn't take nearly as long. Anyway, as you guys may have guessed, this chapter takes place over the course of the four day break that was given to the students after the USJ incident–and it seems that it caused the dorms to come in a full two seasons early! This is the benefit of what ifs, you can see just how much a story can change if you just change a few variables.
ThermalsniperN7: Plus, it feels more realistic to have the dorms introduced now after what happened. It was also realistic for Inko to divorce Hisashi since… Let's all be honest: Sixteen years of being gone can and will make the love fade away between a couple.
Dragon Emperor0: Yeah. Aside from that, it seems that everything is slowly going back to normal, and it would seem that the Togas are a lot more complex and sympathetic than their canon counterparts: They're parents that made a mistake, one that cost them their first child–and now are actively trying to correct that with their second child. They kinda remind me of Thor and Sif in God of War: Ragnarok, actually. Though this does make me wonder what happened to Tamiko, I mean, they didn't explicitly state that her body was recovered…
ThermalsniperN7: She joined the dark side, probably. In a story like this, how can she not? Anyway, see you guys next time.