"Dear Diary, it's finally happening. What I fear, has come to be.
My sister's family found out about Setsuna's crush, a.k.a. my assistant, a.k.a. the rock that is Midoriya Izuku."
"Lord helps me..."
Izuku curiously turned towards Chiyo, who was letting out an uncharacteristic groan as she tossed her phone on the table.
"Bad news?" Izuku asked as he stood up and headed towards the teapot.
"That depends." Chiyo groaned. "Got any plans tonight?"
"Apart from feeding my axolotl and reading some books, no." Izuku tilted his head thinking.
"I see." Chiyo dryly confirmed. "My sister- I don't know if I should still call her that after this- found out that I have an assistant. She wants me to invite him to our weekly family's dinner."
"Who is h- Oh, that's me. Yeah, that makes sense." Izuku hit his fist into his palm in realization after handing Chiyo the cup of tea.
"This is the last day of your 'internship'." Chiyo shrugged. "I suppose this could be a celebratory dinner. Crazy week you've had."
"I need to check with my mom first, but I think it should be okay." Izuku smiled as he pulled out his phone. "Do I need to go home and change before coming?"
"That's too much travelling for you. I'll drive you there." Chiyo told him. "We're leaving after 5. Go rest up. You used too much of your Quirk on Iida. How's that going, anyway?"
"The fracture parts of the spine have been healed up." Izuku reported. "The nerves still aren't responding as well as before, though. That's something he has to work on in physical therapy. That's all I can do, unfortunately."
"Dear, you did all that for him." Chiyo softly assured him. "Tensei would have spent his life in a wheelchair if it weren't for you."
"But he still wouldn't be able to return as Ingenium..." Izuku muttered.
"We can't save everyone, Midoriya." Chiyo poked her cane at the dejected Izuku. "But we're trying our best for those within arm's reach, and that's important."
Chiyo returned to her paperwork after she acknowledged the nod came from Izuku.
"I- I could still save more-" A woman in a dark costume shakily stood up.
"Skyward-"
"I could still go in, Chiyo...!" She limped towards the burning building in front of her. "There- There are still people in there...! I need to go in-"
"Nana!" Chiyo shouted, making Nana flinch. "Look at yourself! You can't even walk right! Stay here and let Torino and Yagi handle the rest!"
Nana's gaze followed the figure of Torino flying around the building before dashing in through a window and the silhouette of her student running through the burning flame with civilians on his back finally made Nana fall to the ground. Immediately, Chiyo ran over and put her lips on Nana's burnt hand.
Chiyo let go early to carefully not draining off her friend's energy. As Chiyo carefully wrapped Nana's burns, the Heroine watched the fire of the burning building being slowly put out. The screaming slowly drained out as more and more people were taken out of the building.
"... When was the last time you slept? Scratch that, when was the last time you even came home?" Chiyo followed Nana's gaze as she spoke. "You look like you're about to crumble."
"... That's rich coming from you, Chiyo." Nana chuckled, though Chiyo couldn't find any humor in that.
"I work duo-jobs that are understaffed while having no one waiting at my apartment." Chiyo shot back. "You, have kids and a husband at home."
"... I've been hearing rumors." Nana answered. "People lost control of their Quirk... or Quirks."
"I've seen some cases like that at the hospital." Chiyo nodded as she tried to fight back her hastened heartbeats. "Kids came in, apparently losing their newfound Quirks after some counselling."
"Chiyo, if that's true, it means-"
"If that's true, it means you need to go home and have a proper rest with your family." Chiyo immediately cut Nana off. "You can't win any battle looking like you're about to faint from a push."
Nana only stayed quiet as she snuggled into Chiyo's embrace. Although surprised by the sudden action, Chiyo wrapped her hands around Nana, bringing her into a hug.
Nana held tight onto Chiyo, trying to think of anything but the horrible premonition that she felt was coming.
Chiyo held tight onto Nana, hanging onto something that wasn't hers.
Neither said anything through the whole ordeal.
"That's probably your great aunt." Hanbun turned at the sound of the doorbell. "Setsuna, honey, could you please go and get the door?"
"Aight, aight, Mom!" Setsuna put down her phone before letting out a long stretch. The internship with Majestic, as entertaining and helpful as it was, was tiring. Despite his 0 knowledge on romance, the man was as good a teacher as he is a Hero. Though that also meant he worked her to the bones to improve her Quirk. With a yawn, Setsuna skipped towards the door to open it.
"Granny Chi!" Setsuna greeted her great aunt with a smile.
"Setsuna." Chiyo smiled at the sight of her excited grandniece. "Mind if we come in?"
"'We'?" Setsuna repeated confusingly.
"Shuzenji-sensei, are you sure this is good enough?" Setsuna looked behind Chiyo and found a familiar set of verdant hair approaching with a big basket in his hand. "I still think it isn't good enough..."
" We invited you over for dinner." Chiyo emphasized. "I already said you don't have to buy anything!"
"I'm interrupting your family's dinner..." Izuku pouted. "Buying a gift is the least I can- Tokage-san!"
Setsuna snapped out of her shock as she felt her face getting hotter. Setsuna quickly coughed into her hand before putting on a wide smile. "Midoriya! I didn't know you were coming!"
"It's great to see you, Tokage-san." Izuku smiled as he gave Setsuna the basket. "Here. For your parents."
"Aww, you didn't have t- Dinosaur crackers!?" Setsuna cheerfully exclaimed before she detached her hands and floated them along with the basket inside. "Come on in!"
"When did you even have the time to buy those?" Chiyo turned to Izuku as they walked inside.
"When you were putting gas in your car."
"That was 5 minutes."
"I ran really fast." Izuku shrugged as he took off his shoes and his coat.
Chiyo did not give any more comments as she walked towards the living room with Izuku behind her. Upon entering the living room, they found Setsuna enjoying the gift as she put some crackers into her mouth and happily chewed on them. Sitting on the loveseat, an elderly woman with long, green hair that was turning silver waving at them.
"Chiyo." The lady greeted Chiyo with a smile before turning to Izuku. "This must be your lovely assistant. I'm Tokage Nonkina. Nice to meet you, young man."
"I'm Midoriya Izuku. Nice to meet you, ma'am." Izuku bowed.
"What a humble young man!" Nonkina giggled. "I hope my sister isn't being too hard on you."
"Nice to see you too, sister dear." Chiyo rolled her eyes. "Where's Isha and Hanbun?"
"They're setting up the table." Chiyo followed her sister's eyes towards the kitchen. With a nod, Chiyo slowly walked towards the kitchen while Izuku took a seat next to Setsuna, who was not so subtly scooching closer to him.
"How was your internship, Tokage-san?" Izuku asked. "Shuzenji-san told me you went with Majestic?"
"I did!" Setsuna proudly confirmed. "He taught me some very useful tricks with my Quirk."
"Really? Can I see?" Izuku excitedly vibrated in his seat from anticipation. Setsuna grinned. Immediately, Izuku could feel his waist being grabbed by Setsuna. He giggled from the sudden contact. "When did you get your hands there?"
"Some cool distraction tactics I learned. It's really usef-" Setsuna stopped as she felt her hands on Izuku's hard abs.
"Tokage-san?" Izuku tilted his head.
"Y- Yeah! It's just a useful sneak attack Majestic taught me! How was your week!?" Setsuna laughed a little too loudly as she retracted her hands and looked away.
"A little busier than usual. But it was really mind-opening!" Izuku didn't pay any attention to Setsuna's weird reaction as he reached his bag. "I actually got a gift for you."
Izuku then pulled out a yellow t-shirt with a picture of a Triceratops with a sunglasses and police hat. The word 'Triceracops' was written under the dinosaur. Setsuna grabbed the shirt with the brightest look in her eyes as she studied it.
"I love it!" Setsuna exclaimed, looking at Izuku. "This is going to be my third favorite shirt!"
"I'm glad you like it, then." Izuku smiled before standing up. "I'm going to see if Shuzenji-sensei needs any help."
After Izuku left the living room, Nonkina, who had been staying quiet throughout the whole conversation, turned towards her granddaughter with a mischievous grin on her face.
"That was cute."
"... I don't know what you're talking about." Setsuna looked away.
"Of course, of course." Nonkina nodded. "I guess I was just mistaking that cute moment with you caressing his abs while drooling like a hungry T-Rex."
Setsuna immediately buried her face into a pillow, not looking at her grandma.
"Stupid hot, sexy, buff nurse...!" She pouted angrily with a blush on her face as she remembered the sensation.
"Hey, it's my favorite honey badger!" Nana strode in with two bags of snacks and a cheerful smile. "How are you, Nezu?"
"... Skyward." Nezu replied without a change in expression nor looking up from his book.
"As energetic as ever, I see." Nana chuckled as she set a bag next to Nezu before sitting down opposite him. "What's that book you've got there?"
Instead of replying, Nezu slightly tilted the book over so Nana could read the title. The heroine took a quick glance and visibly gagged as she read the title.
"I thought you said you only read books that are worth your time?"
"Only way to discern a bad book is to read some." Nezu replied unamusingly. "You human has an interesting way of disagreeing with everything that had or will happen. Every single conversation, action could very well turn into an all-out war."
"You aren't wrong there." Nana nodded. "Chiyo and Sora had a fight just now over who's picking up my kids for the day."
"I assume Recovery Girl has come out victorious?" Nezu wondered, uninterested.
"Her rock-paper-scissor rule is always a sure win for her." Nana shrugged. "Maybe next time you should pick the kids up? My daughter would love to meet you again."
"That's a kind offer, Skyward." For the first time since Nana came in, Nezu showed a small smile. "But I don't believe my presence would be helpful for a child's development. Unless you want them to turn out ruthless and heartless like I am, that is."
"You sit on the idea, okay?" Nana stood up and headed for the door.
Before Nezu could return to reading in peace, Nana's voice once again made him look up from his book.
"That heartless thing is bullshit, by the way. Ruthless, maybe. But not heartless."
"And what makes you come to that conclusion?"
"I have a good feeling when I first met you." Nana grinned. "I'm sure you're going to be a great teacher one day."
Nezu silently sipped on his tea with a smile on his lips after Nana closed the door.
"You want something." Chiyo blankly stated.
"What makes you think so?" Nonkina cluelessly asked.
"I practically raised you, Nonkina." Chiyo rolled her eyes. "What do you want?"
"Don't be such a killjoy." Nonkina giggled as her eyes darted towards the living room. "I'm just feeling nostalgic."
Chiyo silently followed her sister's eyes toward the living room. There they saw Setsuna and Izuku sitting together on the loveseat, squeezing against each other as they giggled at something on Setsuna's phone, completely unaware of Setsuna's parents recording the scene as they themselves hugged each other.
"They remind me of you from back then, you know." Nonkina's observation pierced Chiyo's ears like a sharp, rusty knife. "You, and Shimura-san."
"... It wasn't like that." Chiyo mumbled.
"Almost half a century passed, and I still don't believe that." Nonkina stuck out her tongue before she finally turned to face her sister with a serious look. "Chiyo, I know you still-"
"Don't." Chiyo cut her off. "Just... don't. Not today."
"... Okay, sorry." Nonkina sighed. "I just hope Setsuna won't become like you."
Not once since the conversation started until it ended did Chiyo looked away from her grandniece. A smile slowly crept onto her lips as she watched Izuku tied Setsuna's hair into braids.
"I do hope so, too." She mumbled.
A/N: Just a short side story to let you know I have a guilty pleasure of writing Izuku x Setsuna.
Also, lore drops.
Shoutout to that one reddit comment for Nana's Hero name.