Author's Note: Feliz dia de accion de gracias, amigos!

11: Assault on the U.S.J. - 1: Crimson Cowl

The next morning when Kyoka finally managed to drag herself out of her happy, dreamy romance induced sleep, the first thing she did was check her right hand, and release a sigh of relief when she saw the promise ring nestled on her finger. [It wasn't a dream.] She sighed dreamily as she hugged her pillow against her chest, giddiness rushing through her like the ultimate sugar rush.

A soft rapping at her door pulled her from her thoughts, "Jiro?" It sounded like Mina, "Sorry to wake you, Sweetie, but Mister Aizawa popped in and said that you've got some new equipment waiting for you down in the Support Course room."

Kyoka perked up, "New gear?" She asked, "But I never ordered any."

Mina opened the door and poked her head in, "Yeah, everyone else thought it was weird..." she stopped as her big dark eyes landed on the girl still in her bed clothes, minus her normal Deep Dope tank top which was still on the floor, "Whoa! He really...never mind!" She coughed suddenly and bustled into the room, "C'mon, we need to get you presentable before Iida comes barging in here again."

[Presentable?] Kyoka wondered as Mina grabbed her and hauled her out of bed. "Mina, what are -?"

Mina turned to her, "Sweetie, the entire left side of your neck is covered in hickies," she informed her with a bright lavender blush on her cheeks, something rare in Mina's case, "And I doubt you want Iida, or, god forbid, a teacher seeing those."

Kyoka's hand all but flew up to her neck as she felt the swollen skin around the left side, "Oh, god, my parents are gonna kill me!" She moaned as Mina dragged her into her bathroom and sat her down in front of the mirror, giving her a perfect view of the...damage Izuku had done to her. "Oh, god!"

"Now, now, this is fixable!" Mina assured her as the bubbly tone returned to her voice. She nipped out of the room for a few minutes, but returned with a makeup case in hand, "I've got everything you need right here, so no one will be the wiser except you and Midori."

Kyoka groaned: she hated makeup.

A few minutes later...

Kyoka loved makeup.

Mina was humming a tune as she applied the toner to her skin. The redness was all but gone now thanks to her work. She then applied a light shade of violet lipstick to Kyoka's lips to hide the swelling their from last night's kisses. "There," the pink-skinned girl smiled as she let Kyoka take in her work. "You look absolutely beautiful, Kyoka."

A blush rose to her cheeks, "You really think so?" She mumbled with quiet disbelief.

Mina just grinned at her in the mirror and hugged her from behind, "I sure do, and we're all really happy for you, ya know?" Mina giggled as both recalled the near fiasco that had happened the night before, "And since it's Midori, you probably got the best guy in class."

Kyoka giggled and looked at her, "Seriously?"

"Yeppers," she grinned, "He's cute, he's smart, and he's got a Quirk that's bound to take him far in the Hero business." She told her, "You two are bound to have a great life if things work out the way I hope."

Mina obviously hadn't seen the ring on her finger, yet, so Kyoka covered it discreetly with her left hand, "You really think...you really think we're a good match?" She asked as she thought back to the night when it all began on their way to U.A. to keep Eri safe. The first thought of being included in Izuku and Eri's little family that had crossed her mind had happened then.

"Oh, totally," Mina giggled, "And I'm super jelly-jealous!" She gushed and hugged her tighter with her cheek against hers, "I mean come on! Midori's a catch that you'd be crazy to throw back! Plus Eri's the sweetest little angel I've ever met!" She giggled as she gave the girl a sly grin in the mirror, "I can honestly say that if you two break up, then Mama Pink's swoopin' in to snatch them up!"

Kyoka grinned right back at her, "In your dreams!"

Mina giggled once more and kissed her on the cheek, "That's what I like to hear." She said, "Now, come on, and get dressed."

Kyoka allowed her to pull her up, "So, how did things go with Iida?"

"After Shinso came by and brainwashed him into forgetting what he saw, we all just tucked him into bed" she giggled, "He didn't seem any wiser about it this morning, and no one mentioned anything." But the girl frowned a little, "Shinso did mention that he'd remember in a few days, but that'll give you guys time to prepare."

Kyoka palmed her face, "Ugh, of course it wouldn't be permanent!" She moaned while Mina just giggled.

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"Thank you for coming on such short notice," Toshinori said as he poured tea for his guest, "I realize that I called you out of the blue, and considering how long it's been since we last spoke - "

The man in front of him shook his head, "There's no need to apologize, All Might," he said, "I was rather insistent the last time we met." He reached for his tea and took an appreciative sip, "Now then," Mirai Sasaki said, "To what do I owe the pleasure of this meeting?"

Toshinori chuckled, "You're the one with Foresight, Nighteye, so why don't you tell me?"

"It has something to do with your successor, that much I am certain of," the man said, "I do have someone in mind to accept it, if you're willing to meet him?"

Toshinori nodded, "In truth, I thought that I'd already found the perfect successor," Mirai gave him a startled look, "A Quirkless boy with kind heart, and a brave soul."

"You say that you thought you had found the right one," Mirai said, his thoughts turning to his Quirk for a moment as he considered using his Foresight to see All Might's choice, even though he knew that it would anger his former mentor. "Did something happen that made you change your mind?"

Taking a deep breath, Toshinori shook his head, "Honestly, I think I might have ruined my chances of taking him as my successor," he said, much to his former sidekick's confusion, "When I first met him, he asked me out of desperation if he could be a Hero even though, at the time, he didn't possess a Quirk." He shook his head, "I thought I was trying to protect him, so I told him that he couldn't be a Hero."

"A wise choice, given your past experiences," Mirai said with a slow nod, "But you said that he didn't have a Quirk at the time?"

Toshinori chuckled, "I'll get to that in a moment," he told him patiently, "Anyway, ten months later, who should I see at the entrance exams but that same young man." He frowned, "I was so ashamed of myself. In the time between our first meeting and the exam, that boy had not only improved himself to the point of near Quirkless superhuman strength, but he had created support items for himself that made him a shoo-in for the Support Course."

He hung his head, "I wanted to give him my Quirk right there and then. Even though he failed to score enough Combat Points it didn't mean that he didn't pass. He acquired a school record in Rescue Points, but Nezu thought the same way I did all those months ago, and declined the boy's acceptance into the Hero Course."

Mirai nodded again, "Unfair, to be sure, considering that could be grounds for a geneticism charge."

"That's close to what I said in the end," Toshinori snorted, "But I failed to find him after the exam, and I lost hope of ever seeing him again," he laced his fingers together, "Then I get a call from Naomasa, you remember him, about a case of abduction and extreme child abuse."

The former sidekick winced, "Those cases are never pleasant to deal with." He muttered sympathetically, "I'm working on something similar at the moment."

"If you wouldn't mind, I'd like to let you meet with the child later if time permits. It might shed a little light on who was holding her," Toshinori said while the detective nodded in understanding, "But that little girl was saved by the same boy I just told you about. He was shot in the process, but all the time that he was bleeding out the only he thought of was getting the poor little thing to safety." He sighed, "Luckily enough, he ran into some friends that were able to take the girl to the police and get him medical attention...and that's where things got interesting."

"The doctor that treated him used the boy as an...experiment, I suppose," Toshinori's form began to smoke as he bulked up in anger, "It was a mixture of what I'm told was Devil's Breath... and black widow venom, either one of which should have killed the boy, but they didn't...instead he spent a week in the hospital in a coma then came out it with arachnid-like powers. If I were to try to sum them up as separate Quirks, the boy would have six different Quirks in total," Mirai looked at him shock, "Superhuman strength, enhanced speed, a powerful healing factor, the ability to crawl or walk on any surface without losing his balance, a sort of sixth sense that lets him detect danger, near or far, and he has a form of bio-electricity that he can discharge at will in small bursts, or one massive blast that not only fries tech, but messes with the nervous system that controls a person's Quirk, and can easily damage his surroundings if he unleashes enough of it."

Mirai looked down at his tea, "It's amazing that things turned out so well for him." He said as a thought struck him, "Is it this...arachnid themed Hero the news was barking about a few months ago? The one that took on Kendo Rappa?"

"That's the boy," Toshinori nodded, "Why?"

Mirai frowned and then looked his mentor in the eyes, "I want to meet him."

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Meanwhile...

"Seriously, Midoriya, you caused one hell of a commotion last night," Shinso sighed as the pair of them walked through the halls toward the Support Course room. "Iida woke up almost half the entire block with all that yelling he was doing in the halls while the girls were trying to keep him away from Jiro's room."

Izuku rubbed the back of his neck bashfully, "Sorry...but I'm not sorry?"

Shinso snorted with a small grin on his face, "Hey, I'm not judging you, but next time, take the romance somewhere else." He chuckled as he ribbed him, "Like a hotel or something?"

"We didn't do anything like that!" Shouted a flustered Izuku, "I just - We - "

"Sputter all you want, loverboy," Shinso grinned as he pointed to his neck, "I'm not the one with a huge hickey on my neck, now, am I?"

The blush on the boy's face was neon red, "I-it..." he raised his hand to the left side of his neck, "It was a lot worse when I got home." He muttered with some embarrassment, "If I didn't have a healing element in my Quirk, then I'd probably look a lot worse."

"Damn," Shinso droned out, "Didn't think the girl had it in her." He grinned as the boy next to him chuckled, "Anyway, what were you going to do in the Support room?"

Izuku blinked, "Oh, Mei's got some upgrades she wants me to test out for my mask." He said, pulling one of his now infamous notebooks from...Shinso didn't want to know. Really, his costume had no pockets! "I also wanted to pitch a new costume design at her."

Shinso looked at the page he opened the book up to, and whistled, "Hey, not bad," he said with a smile, "But isn't the suit you have right now made by Might Tower's personal Support Gear company?"

Izuku patted his chest where the arachnid insignia was, "Yeah and it also follows the color scheme that Dad uses for his costume, too, so I really like it," Izuku said with a small amount of pride, "But I'd like something that makes me look a little more friendly while doing Hero work in the day time, and keep this one for night work."

Shinso looked at him, and then his grin returned, "Eri thought it was scary, right?"

The verdette's head dropped. "Yeah."

Shinso laughed then and patted his classmate on the back, "You really do love that little girl, don't you?"

"She's my world," his friend admitted with a brilliant smile, "Well, her and Kyoka." He said as the came to the Support Course room, right as Kyoka was coming out with a small box in her arms.

Shinso smiled when the girl caught sight of them and blushed as her eyes landed on Izuku, "Speak of the devil," he sighed as he stepped passed him, "I'll go ahead and ask Powerloader about my equipment and costume design, you two...take your time." He entered the room, leaving the two teens alone.

Izuku had a bright blush on his cheeks as he noticed the ring on her finger, "Uh, y-you're still wearing it." He pointed out, cursing himself for his lack of...brainpower.

Kyoka giggled, her jacks floating around her head, "W-Well, yeah...not like I'm gonna take it off..." she said, "Uh, you getting some upgrades done?"

"Yeah, Mei's idea," he said, "I also wanna have another costume made that won't scare Eri."

Kyoka blinked rapidly, "She's scared of your Hero costume?" She asked incredulously, "This is the first I've heard of it."

Izuku shrugged, "She didn't actually say she was frightened by it, but she did say that the eyes on the costume were kind'a scary." He said with a little smile on his face, "And since she's been through so much already, I thought I should have something else on hand when I'm around school since the costume Mister Yagi had made for me is more suited to combat."

Kyoka giggled, "I can see that," she said as she turned and placed her box against the wall next to the Support Course door, "Do you have a design sketched out?" He handed her his notebook, and she looked down at the black and white sketch, "Wow, I love the hooded look." She had a huge smile on her face as she tried to imagine the costume on her boyfriend, "The darkened spots are obviously gonna be all black, but what about the white and grey areas?"

"Uh..." Izuku frowned. "I was gonna go with the same colors of my first costume?" WHAP "Ouch!"

Kyoka giggled as she bopped him on the forehead with his notebook, "That color scheme works for that costume, Green Bean, but if you're gonna take a step away from the original, then why not go all out?" She reached into her pocket and pulled out a red pen, "See here?" She asked as he leaned over her shoulder to get a look at what she was doing. "Red and black go really good together. Here in these lighter spots you can make it a crimson red," she colored in the chest area and part of the upper arm, "And the darker areas can be...ruby?...nah, wine red would look better with the black accents."

Izuku immediately saw how the color scheme worked, "Wow, you're really good at this," he said in wonder, then noticed a very warm scent, "Cinnamon?"

"Ack!?" Kyoka yelped and jumped away from him with wide eyes and her jacks going in every direction, "Uh, it's - I - I mean I - Ugh!" She groaned and hid behind the book, "Dammit, Mina!"

Izuku was about to ask what was wrong when he noticed that, unlike himself, her skin was clear of...the previous night's activities between the two of them, and that she was wearing a light shade of purple lipstick. The moment he noticed,(her perfume, and the makeup) he saw the girl in a new light, literally as it seemed as though there was a glow around her.

"Wow," the teen breathed out, "You look - "

"Stupid?" Kyoka asked, thinking that Mina was just being nice to her earlier as she complimented her looks.

"Gorgeous," Izuku corrected her right away, "A total knockout." He stepped forward and moved to book away from her face, "Besides," he tugged at the neck of his costume where she had left her own marks, "Your way works a lot better than this thing." He grinned as she gave a slight giggle.

BTOOOOOM

"GYAAAAH!"

"HATSUME!"

"SORRY!"

The doors to the Support Course burst open, and out ran Shinso looking charred and completely terrified, "SAVE MEEEE!" He shrieked as he rushed past them with Mei running out after him carrying what looked like a spiky dog collar.

"Wait!" The rosette ran after him, "You still haven't tried my latest baby, yet!"

Izuku and Kyoka watched the drama unfold with twitching mouths as they fought back laughter while Powerloader came out with an irritated look on his face, "Oh, man, here we go again." He muttered before looking at Izuku, "Oh, hey Midoriya, here for that new upgrade?"

"Well..." he pointed down the hall at the chase scene. "Didn't Mei put it together?"

Powerloader shook his head, "Are you kidding? Sure she comes up with the idea, and machines it here in shop, but I'm the one that finalizes everything." He said, gesturing to the ruins inside the room, "And makes sure they're safe...unlike her test subjects."

Kyoka laughed, "Yeah, no kidding," she said, "Is Hitoshi gonna be okay?"

"He should be fine," Powerloader sighed, "Now, about that upgrade." He held out his hand to Izuku, "This is a new chip you'll need to install into your gauntlets. Since you can turn invisible, Hatsume figured you'd need something that would act like a silencer for your Web Shooters. She calls it the Ghost Strike program."

Izuku grinned as he accepted the chips, "Thank you, Sir, and please, thank Mei for me, too." He said before Kyoka handed the teacher his notebook, "I'd like to have another costume built, too. Is that okay?"

"New suit?" Powerloader asked, and then listened as Izuku explained his reasoning, "Well, I can understand that, and it wouldn't hurt to have a spare costume...alright, but I'd like to use a different material than what Might Towers used."

"Go ahead," Izuku nodded.

Powerloader had a grin on his face as he took the design, "I'll use a combination of military grade fabric, and adamantium threads." He informed him, "It'll be a little heavier than the usual, but way lighter than your the costume from Might Towers since it uses plates instead of any kind of mesh or threading. And it will be completely bullet and knife proof. Elements, though, I'm not so sure. Heat will definitely be a problem, and maybe - " Powerloader then began to sound like Izuku on one of his muttering rants as he returned to his workshop, and left the two alone again.

"I think you might be rubbing off on him." Kyoka laughed.

Izuku shared a laugh with her before he spotted Toshinori coming down the hall, "Young Midoriya," the blond man called out, "Mind if I steal you for a bit?"

"Go on," Kyoka smiled and bumped his shoulder lightly, "I'll see you at your place when you get done," she said as she picked up her box and started away from him, giving a nod to the skeletal man as she passed him, "Try not to keep him too long, okay?" She said in a bright tone.

Toshinori chuckled at her, "You have my word, Young Jiro." He said as she passed him. Izuku made the last few steps to meet him, "I hope I didn't interrupt you, my boy?"

"Nah, we were just finishing up with the Support Course," the boy said, "What did you need, All Might?"

Toshinori nodded, "I feel that there's no need to ask, but are you familiar with Sir Nighteye?"

"He was your second sidekick, and your first official one when you came back to Japan after your time in America after David Shield," Izuku rattled off before he managed to stop himself before he went on another one of his rants, "Uh, is there something I can do for him?"

Toshinori frowned, "I'm afraid that it's a little unpleasant," he said much to the boy's confusion, "It concerns Eri, and the people that held her for so long."

When Izuku heard that, his fists clenched involuntarily, producing miniature arcs of electricity around his knuckles. "Does he know where they are?"

Toshinori was surprised in the boy's sudden change in attitude, "Young Midoriya," he said in a firm tone as he reached out and placed a calming hand on his shoulder, "I have no right to tell you not to be angry with these men," he told the boy, "However, if you have it in your head to learn about, and pursue them, then the conversation will end here." He said with a steely gaze from his dark eyes. "I will not allow you to put your future at risk for the sake of seeking vengeance when you don't even have a Hero License, yet."

Izuku took a breath, and nodded, "You're...right," he breathed out, feeling frustrated, "As much as I want to hunt them down, I can't risk them finding Eri if I fail."

"Good," Toshinori nodded in approval, "Now, lets go talk to Nighteye," he turned and started leading the boy down the hall, "There's a lot that I need to explain as well, Young Midoriya."

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Author's Note: Next chapter unveils the truth about All Might and his Quirk, as well as Izuku meeting Mirio, I like him too much not to make him the Ninth holder. Izuku's working on a new costume, and Nighteye is about to drop a bomb about Eri. And the bad guys gear up for the attack!

See ya next time!

Adios Amigos!