Tap Tap Tap
Izuku's classmates watched him all throughout the day on his phone. He had changed a bit, he looked happier, more in tune with himself. What could possibly be the cause of all this? They were happy for him regardless, he needed some confidence and it seemed whatever secret he was keeping from them was source of said confidence.
"Dude, you've been using your phone ALOT lately" Mina pointed out. Izuku turned to her with a surprised look.
"Seriously?"
"Yeah! And you still won't tell what's going on!" she whined.
Izuku chuckled at the girl's antics.
"You don't need to know that"
Mina had a brief flash of inspiration.
"Is it perhaps that you have a girlfriend?" she asked with a teasing tone.
Success! Izuku choked and entered a coughing fit.
"No ... It's ... not that" he wheezed out.
"Oh really? Then what's with the reaction? Hmm?"
"You j-just caught me off guard is all" he said waving her off.
Bzzt!
Oh yeah, he forgot to reply.
Todoroki-san: Hello? You still there?
Izuku: yeah sorry. I was being interrogated, again
Todoroki-san: I see, I guess it's getting harder to keep up this little secret right?
Izuku: yeah, sooner or later someone is gonna find out, most preferably not Todoroki, I don't want him thinking I'm hitting on his sister
Todoroki-san: it kinda looks that way I guess, though I don't mind
Izuku: haha, very funny
Todoroki-san: also, if you're going to keep this up, you need to start calling me by my given name. The whole 'Todoroki' thing is getting a bit confusing isn't it?
Izuku: really? You'd let me do that?
Todoroki-san: yeah, it's no biggie
Izuku: okay then
Tap Tap Tap
"There, all done" he said now looking at the name on the top of the screen.
Fuyumi
She texted him again.
Fuyumi: you done?
Izuku: yeah, although since it's come to this, you can call me by my given name as well, of course if you want to
Fuyumi: okay then, it's a deal, by the way I heard my dad talking about you guys coming for dinner again. Just hope nothing happens like last time
Izuku: yeah, hopefully nothing happens
Fuyumi: I have to go now, school stuff. Bye
Izuku: Bye
He sighed and clicked off his phone.
"Hey Deku"
Izuku tilted his head upwards seeing Uraraka.
"Oh hey" he greeted back smiling at his friend.
"You've been very busy lately, any problem?" she asked, curious to his seemingly overnight change in demeanor.
"No, just work study stuff. Endeavors methods are taxing" he said with a small laugh.
Uraraka looked at him, a part of her could tell he wasn't being completely honest, but she wasn't going to pry.
"Well then you better get ready soon. You're gonna be late" she said walking away.
Izuku jumped up as he checked the time on his phone. He was so carried away that he had completely forgotten about time.
Bakugo and Shoto walked down already in their hero outfits.
Bakugo threw him the case containing his.
"You're a lifesaver! Thanks Kaachan"
"Whatever, let's get going already" he grunted out walking past them.
"That's Bakugo for you" Shoto said. Izuku looked at his retreating figure with a smile.
"Wouldn't have him any other way"
They got to the agency on time - lucky for them and immediately joined Endeavor on patrols.
By now all three of them were used to how Endeavor moved, and were each happy with their progress so far. Izuku had progressed the most out of all of them, and it was down to one thing. Confidence. He was still a mile from being like Bakugo or All Might, but the little confidence he gained over the past few weeks had seen his quirk usage improve drastically, surprising not only Endeavor but All Might, who was confused as to how Endeavor managed to pull so much out of the boy - in such a short time.
Izuku could now use One for All at a base level of 40%, along with blackwhip, and something he hadn't yet revealed to anyone.
Endeavor had taken notice to his progress and wanted to know what brought about this.
Izuku sat across the intimidating figure of Endeavor in a nervous state.
"Relax yourself. You're not here to be questioned" the man spoke up.
Izuku took a deep breath to calm himself down, and spoke up.
"So, what did you want to say sir?"
Endeavor cleared his throat and after some seconds spoke up.
"Your quirk usage. I must say I'm impressed with how far you've grown since joining my agency, you've greatly exceeded my expectations, but something like this doesn't just come out of the blue. Did something happen recently?"
Izuku froze, so should he tell him. Hey Endeavor, the reason I've grown is because I've been speaking to your daughter. That would be some form of attempted suicide.
"I've been talking to someone recently. It has helped a lot in my mentality, though I'm not where I'd like to be, but I'm getting there"
Endeavor uncharacteristically smiled a bit.
"That's good news, you can go now. My driver will take you to my house for dinner"
Izuku got up and bowed before leaving the office. As he was about to close the door.
"Midoriya"
"Yes sir?" Izuku answered turning back to the pro hero.
"I'm looking forward to seeing how far you go" Endeavor said with a small trace of a smile.
Izuku smiled a little.
"Thank you sir"
It was a very short interaction, but one that meant a lot to Izuku. Slowly he was improving, and soon he'd master One for All and become just like All Might ... no ... better than All Might.
They drove off to the Todoroki house, and the driver dropped them off.
Shoto rang the doorbell and a few seconds later Natsuo opened the door.
"Oh it's you guys. Come in" he said as they exchanged greetings.
He gave Izuku a funny look and looked away.
"Hey guys, welcome again" Fuyumi greeted as she entered the room.
"Hey Fuyumi" Izuku waved shyly.
"Dude, no need to be shy" she whispered to him
Izuku however thought otherwise due to the attention he was now getting from his classmates.
Shoto raised an eyebrow and so did Bakugo.
Since when?
Fuyumi sat next to Izuku and nudged him in the ribs.
"I'm not a big fan of that" he protested quietly. She giggled in response.
"I'm just trying to push your buttons " she whispered back.
"You two gonna let us in on that conversation?" Natsuo asked.
"I'd rather not" Fuyumi replied cutting off her brother.
"Oh I get it" Natsuo said making a weird face. Fuyumi pinched him in the leg.
"Oi cut it out"
Shoto was the most quiet out of all of them, looking at the situation. Midoriya didn't seem to mind his sisters close proximity to him, and it seemed he was used to it. They were also on a first name basis.
A very small, almost unnoticeable smirk crept up his face.
Dinner this time was lighthearted and they talked about various things - even Bakugo joined in on occasions.
Izuku noticed Natsuo occasionally gave him a funny look, wondering why, but it made him a bit more nervous.
He nearly yelped as he felt a hand on his.
Fuyumi had snuck her hand under the table, and placed it on his.
"This is risky, but oh well" he thought to himself. He didn't mind the subtle flirting, though this time it wasn't so subtle.
The two of them continued their thumb war under the table, surprisingly no one had seemed to notice.
They still had some free time before the driver was back, so they decided on some light training.
"I'll join you, we could spar a bit" Fuyumi said.
Izuku gave her a funny look, which she pouted to.
"Just because I don't want to be a hero doesn't mean I can't fight. I'm Endeavor's daughter for crying out loud" she said rolling her eyes.
The room was pretty big, though Shoto took to another part of the room dragging Bakugo with him, his senses tingling with something he couldn't quite explain, but his mind told him to leave those two alone.
"Let's get this started then"
Izuku's eyes nearly popped out of his head. Her sports bra did little to hide anything that would distract him, and her pants also hugged her figure, leaving him a bit red, and bothered.
"Hello? Earth to Izuku"
He was snapped back into reality as she waved her hands in front of him.
"I spaced out, sorry"
Fuyumi moved back a little, and took a stance. Izuku noticed that it was a Muay Thai stance, with him taking a stance of his own.
"Heads up, I kick pretty hard" she said with a sweet smile.
Oh yeah, it was all coming together for Izuku Midoriya.
They had a little session, and true to her words she kicked pretty hard. At some point she hit him in the side completely blowing out the air from his lungs. Imagine she kicked him in the balls. Jesus Christ that would hurt.
"Hey Fuyumi, have you ever wondered how it would feel to fly?" he asked as they were resting on the floor.
"Yeah, too bad I can't. It'd be cool if you could though, you'd basically be like Superman" she said with a laugh. Izuku chuckled and seemed to ponder on something for some seconds, then spoke up.
"Well I can't fly per say, but I can float, don't tell anyone. I'm still not ready to show it off just yet"
She turned to him surprised.
"You can?"
"Yeah. I figured I could a while back" he said scratching the back of his head. She was now curious, and turned to him excitedly.
"Can, you show me?"
He nodded, and looked around to see if anyone was around. Shoto and Bakugo were too carried away, so the coast was clear. He took a deep breath and slowly rose from the floor, and she gasped.
"You're really floating! How does it feel?" she asked in amazement, watching him spin around in the air for a few seconds before stabilizing himself. Izuku chuckled, then had an idea.
"I'm not sure how to explain it. You'd have to feel it yourself" as he said that black tendrils wrapped around her and she was lifted up into the air. It wasn't too high, but their heads touched the ceiling.
"This feels amazing, though my gut isn't a fan" she said as they lazily spun around in the air.
Izuku gently lowered them down to the floor, but Fuyumi not being used to it lost her balance and fell dragging him with her.
THUD!
"Ow, that's gonna leave a ... bruise"
Izuku was staring into Fuyumi's eyes. They fell down, and she fell on top of him.
Neither of them said anything, only small breaths. Izuku slowly put a hand on her to move her off him, hoping she hadn't gotten hurt, and feeling bad for letting her fall like that.
"Fuyumi, you okay?" he asked concerned
She was still looking at him, and he was starting to get nervous. The both of them were inches away from each other, and due to the forces of attraction, or some simple story bullshittery, they both drew closer ...
It wasn't long, but they both widened their eyes, realizing what they had both just done. This made them both turn beet red, and slowly Fuyumi rolled off Izuku, and they just laid there speechless. Izuku spoke up after a few minutes of complete silence.
"What just happened?"
A/N: I may or may not be hurrying on with the story, but please understand that this is my first one and I'm as far from perfect as I can possibly be. I just hope overall you guys actually like the story ( even if the pacing needs a little work ), and I'll be more than happy to take your feedbacks on how to write better. Thank you again.
