Sound of a Hummer EV coming to a stop in the back of a private residence 15 minutes outside of Tokyo. Heard through the empty backyard and private alley way when the passenger side door swung open. Out stepped a male of 5'10'' with salt-n-pepper colored hair and pale skin. He was dressed rather casually wearing a vintage All Might hoodie Jacket. Almost mint condition the outer wear showed care that went into the piece of clothing. Since he was shivering in the brisk air asking why they relocated here from the States. Driver's side opened and stocking clad legs with calf length boots stepped out at the same time. Planted firmly on the ground as a female with stardust hair in a braided bun and glittering gray eyes. Straighten her 5'5" frame covered in a loose sweater when she adjusted a tote bag over her shoulders.
"Ready to meet him?" She pulls on a pair of dark sunglasses, "After what went down, I am glad he's allowing visitors or accepting interviews."
"Still working off the hangover from lady night," He groaned, "Can't believe you have a brief affair with him."
"Look what came out of it." She slammed the door shut.
"Hasn't been proven." He pointed out.
Stomping her heels on the pavement only made the throbbing in his head worse. Not like she was going to mend him after an hour he came home. He wished to stay home to do more repairs to their new house then be here. Since meeting his father wasn't going to make this easy on him.
"You're overqualified for this," He reminds her, "You could do better."
"I could, but I spent them working on me and raising you." She reminded him.
"I hate our therapist." He sighed.
Loud squeaking of the back door hinges quieted both of them and had male of two looking up. When he leaned backwards after pocketing his hands into his coat while craning his neck. Was amusing to the women when she watched him trying to sneak a peek at their host. Which had her reaching out to the back of the reclining back and stopping him from tipping over. Got him to stop moving enough to stay in place and see who was coming out. Sounds of someone who was a former shell of himself using a walking stick. Who took his time walking toward them with a wide smile plastered across his face.
"Is that, you- know- who from back then?" Young man whispered to her, "That you had relations with?"
"Unfortunately." She bit the inside of her cheek.
Her eyes took in a pencil thin form with keen, angular features and gawky limbs, lanky neck and his eyebrows absent. White sclerae while retaining the deep blue irises were now sunken in and become darkly shadowed with little sparkle. Somehow it didn't change how her heart still reacted to him, when it hammered within her chest. Way he tried to stand straight when he tightly gripped the top of his cane when he looked upon them. Showed lingering ache his body was still in while he was still recovering from past events. She retracted her sweaty palms into the sleeve of her sweater, and ignored the flutter sensation in her stomach.
"Koi?" A insistent and unyielding voice with a hint of uncertainty was heard, "You've grown." He took in her appearance.
"Actually, I prefer my actual name when I am not on the clock," She corrected the owner of this voice, "Aisling Ito while this is my son, Shu Young Ito."
"Hey!" Her male companion waved at this person, "My hero alias is Ten Zing."
Voice's owner gave the name of Toshinori Yagi as he tried to not fumble over any further words, as he stared at a brief piece of his past. A face he hadn't seen since heated nights spent in hotel rooms and late night meet ups. Matured from an obsessive fan girl that couldn't look past his heroic appearance. Stood with straight posture and still as he gazed at her. Bad dye job of wildly styled hair was replaced by a natural coloring twisted and pinned. Curves filled the flat areas of her body that the sweater was doing a bad job covering. Not known he switched from two different grins when he was mentally reminiscing through memories.
"You still have those smiles," She whispered, "One you wore as All Might and other you wear away from the public eye."
"I never knew that." Toshinori blinked in shock.
"Just like my Okāsan to notice small things about people." Shu pointed out.
When Toshinori spat blood out trying to laugh when he imagined her in a nurse cosplay. Had her going wide eyed at the sight when he couldn't cover his mouth in time. As he gazed upon pure flower structure in the iris of her eyes. Out of her tote she pulls a hand embroidered handkerchief and brings it to his mouth. Up Toshinori reached to his mouth to take hold of the piece of cloth. Only for a light dusting of red to coat both their faces when attention was turned to their touching fingers. Tips of their fingers barely touched over a piece of cloth being held.
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She got an eye roll from Shu when she pulled out a cellphone with a worn All Might keychain hanging off the case. Only noticeable features were the signature pose and way the hair was styled on the figurine. She tapped the screen to reveal an old picture of All Might in his ever Pro Hero Costume. Lack of a smile he wore told anyone this was personal and not professionally taken. A brief almost nostalgic smile appeared on her face when she looked at the photo.
"Look at the time," She turned the phone off, "Our voluntary greeter is late."
"I can't believe you attended school here," He gestured, "Before you got transferred abroad?" He asked about bringing up her past.
"Barely a third year student from class 1- C with a developing ability of a Heyoka," She sighed, "My family relocated me to relatives in the States, out of shame I brought upon them."
"You and Aunt Bohner raised me accordingly." He couldn't see the problem.
"Something I wish my late Ryōshin and Obāchan got to see." She figured they missed out on watching him grow up.
He ended up rolling his eyes at her before noticing a stout creature with white fur coming toward them. Which left him to open his mouth as his mother stepped up.
"Long no see," Aisling greeted him, "Nezu- San."
"A kid and a career," He looked from her to Shu, "How you turned yourself around."
"Stil Principal" She was amazed, "Wow!
"Let's get this tour started," He pulled out two Special Entry Permission IDs out, "Noticeable changes have taken place."
Aisling gave her ID a quick view before flipping a keychain ID card holder from inside her tote. To outside and hanging off one of the handles of her tote where she placed the Special Entry pass. She passed another one to her son who did the same just to hang the holder from a belt loop.
"Prepared already?" Nezu asked.
"Always be prepared is kinda a family motto." Shu shrugged.
"Being a hero kinda does that," Aisling shared, "You don't know how many times I got caught with my pants down."
"Right this way," Hs pointed them toward the direction of the entrance, "We'll be on our way."
Aisling ended up sharing her memories of the all the time she spent running from the trained station. Past the entrance just a minute or two after the home room was to start most days. Laughing at the memories of when she barely made it to her assigned classroom without getting caught. Shocked Shu since he always pictured her as a model student as Shu shrugged.
The three of them were allowed to pass the security wall nicknamed the U.A. Barrier. Which got a whistle from Shu and left Aisling impressed. Nezu was the one that pointed out this was one of many changes to keep a lot out. Didn't stop Aisling from blinking and thinking where that was when U.A. was a day school. Left her to smile as they moved further onto campus with sights being taken in. Which had her loudly going to take over to share memories of her old days as a student at U.A. Her fellow classmates and her spent time preparing for U.A. Sports Festival as a team. Which they never won despite the hard work they put into trying to win. Left her to share her favorite memory of it when her family and her watched Toshinori win his medal. Describing that smile he wore was genuine then the rehashed one he wore.
"My theory about him having two smiles seems to be past now." She recalled only seeing one.
Aisling qeuit for a few seconds before going back to pointing out places. Bringing up how during the annual school Festival ran a themed cafe for two years in different buildings. First one as a Pro Hero or Role Model with students dressing up as a person they admired. Which had different heros from 100 and around the world being shown. Second stirred a bit of trouble since it was more of Vigilantes and sidekicks. Had the students trending on egg shells that year with costumes.
"I think I was the only one that dressed as a female version of All Mght and Sir Nighteye." She sighed happily at the memory.
"Really?" Shu asked under his collar.
"His Golden Age hero costume was the hardest one to replicate." She was humored at the memory.
"That got you into designing and making hero costumes?" Nezu was brought up.
"Yea," She weakly smiled, "I worked part- time for a company owned by a second cousin when I got back from the states."
"You have dipped your toe in almost everything." Nezu couldn't imagine her resume.
He got a nod of her head as she ended up asking what new hero agencies had been part of the first-hand Hero work. Bringing up she wanted to be a part of a medical aid based or nursing one. Bringing how she got to intern next to Recovery Girl the whole time then do actual field work.
"Where I found my passion and path for nursing," She gave a halfway smile, "Made me realize also that what I was chasing had to end."
"You never told me that." Shu stopped to look at her.
" 'cause I figured a girl like me was never meant to be with something so great." She shrugged.
Nezu ended up bringing up that a few other alumni were here and asked if they wanted to meet them. When the name Shoto was said among them, Shu was already shaking his head side to side. Already rejecting any idea of facing a newly established hero while walking backwards. Had his mother tell Nezu next time since her son was acting VERY weird. Before she went after him with all intentions of finding out why he wanted nothing to do with Shoto.
"Before you get all hero serious on me," Shu stopped as he felt her eyes burning holes into him, "You remember how I went out all night and then came home with a killer hangover, and not very talkative."
"Yea." She wasn't understanding.
"I went to a bar that caters to the Pro Heroes and had a few too many when reeling from what you told me," He sighed, "Meant this Shoto while he was there with his friends just drinking. One thing led to another when he found my company interesting."
"And?" She circled one of her hands.
"Maybe the booze or depth of our conversation about the moral gray area when it comes to hero work," He sighed, "We ended up going to a love hotel heavily drunk and …."
"Sweetie?" She blinked as dot connected, "One of those times, I'm glad you're not a girl."
"Okāsan!" He sighed feeling helpless, "Wa tasukete kurenai."
Their minor scene ended up catching the attention of someone not believing who he was seeing. Someone that just appeared and disappeared one night out of his life for a brief second. Who spoke words of wisdom about ill-defined situations over drinks. Also shared in the family business of taking up the mantle of hero business. Turned into a one night stand that had him waking up alone the morning after. Over he walked to the pair after telling his fellow hero's he'll meet back up with them.
"Ten Zing?" Shoto's voice made him cringe, "Is this your mother you spoke about?"
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