?: Well this is random, what do I owe this pleasure... Uncle.
?: I will make it quick... I am entertaining a guest. Can you keep a secret from Hana?
?: That depends. What is this secret?
?: Akihiko, I am not here to play games with you. Can you or not?
?: Listen, Lady Hana runs a tight ship... But I'll try.
?: That's all I need... I was hoping you could look into an Izuku Midoriya.
?: ...
?: Well?
?: Done...
?: What?
?: Is this person under 20?
?: Well... He goes to U.A., at least that's what one of my girls say.
?: Is Mitty still kicking?
?: Yes?
?: U.A. Ehh? I will get Kaina on the case she is in the area and I can use her as an excuse for that all-day drive. Also, my sister's brat got in.
?: You are still sweet on her, aren't you?
?: I am not touching that, Kaina might take you out if you are not careful.
?: I would be flattered... But I am happily married, and I am fully aware of the rumor going around about my girls.
?: (・へ・)
?: I walked into that one. I'll keep you posted
(...)
It took some time and some heavy silence but after a while Izuku got Yu's mood to improve, it started with the idea he had after their talk in the morning, about how Izuku could use his Quirk, like All Might's muscular form of course without him bulking up, to what they were going to do today. For the first time in a while, Genshiro saw something rare nowadays, one of Yu's infectious smiles as she laughed at something Izuku said, the pair now conversing like old friends. 'Well I'll be darned, he don't just favor Hisashi, he's got his same dang moves too, without all that smooth talkin'. Gives me an idea.' Without a word he dropped off their food, them being none the wiser. They didn't stop talking when they spotted their food and after a while he sprung what he was thinking, catching Izuku mid-bite as planned. "Hey there, Izuku. Ya got a sweetheart waitin' on ya back home? If not, why not give my Nanami a shot? I reckon y'all would hit it off real nice."
Izuku nearly choked and Yu froze. Once Izuku had cleared his throat and Yu had her mind reset they simultaneously spoke.
"What?"
"Excuse me!?"
"Nanami and you are 'bout the same age, and if you ain't got no gal waitin' on ya then why not give it a shot? She's in the hero biz so ain't no need to hide nothin', and she ain't a hero so she'll be the one fretting. Ain't sayin' you gotta put a ring on it, just strike up a friendly chat and see where it goes." Genshiro explained further looking pleased at the look on Izuku's face. There was a passing interest in his eyes, and he knew from his interactions with Hana, Mitsuki, and Hisashi that the boy right in front of him would be a good fit for either Yu or Nanami if this was what they wanted. At least he would solve the Nanami problem. "Izuku, you're a good ol' boy, and it'd sure make me feel better knowin' you three are watchin' out for each other."
Yu was not ready for today, not ready for what Genshiro put on her plate. Genshiro was never the type to approve of the guys that both of his daughters brought home, but him basically doing a marriage interview with Izuku sent her. 'Wait three...' Her mind went a mile a minute now realizing what he was after. 'That... How. I'm I that obvious?' Yu finished looking at the man's teasing grin, and the worst part of it all was the way Izuku was acting. He was actually considering it. That poor boy was too pure for this world, and Yu was dying inside.
Izuku blushing opened his mouth to answer but was interrupted by Genshiro's phone going off. "Well I'll be dang, Nanami's comin' 'round the bend. She might drag some of them other kids from your school along, I ain't spilled the beans about you bein' here so you better get ready."
'Safe...' Both Yu and Izuku thought, both internally sighing. Yu did not want to know the answer to that question, and Izuku did not want to answer truthfully to that question. He wasn't sure but if the last two days were anything to go by he really liked Yu, but he did not know her or Nanami all that well, and it bothered him that he found them both attractive. He was not looking forward to the rest of the internship.
Yu on the other hand wasn't ready to confront the idea that she might be competing for a guy with her best friend's little sister. So she was going to ignore that for now since Izuku was fifteen and Nanami was nineteen, Nanami being surprisingly straight-laced despite her taste in men, plus Nanami's current situation not allowing this. Now that Yu thought about it, that was a lot more normal than what she was trying to do, something that she couldn't ignore but was refusing to address turning her attention to Genshiro. "So she is with some U.A. students? She did not say anything when she came by my place earlier." Yu questioned, trying to move past the whole situation as it stood.
Genshiro looked up from his phone with a perplexed expression. "Oh... uhhh, yeah. I reckon she done emergency borrowed my car and didn't say nothin' else. She seemed mighty bothered by somethin'... did somethin' happen when y'all saw her?" The man questioned, answering Yu.
Yu and Izuku looked at each other confused then Yu answered the older man. "She was fine when she left, I don't know." Then Yu thought about Rumi and Keigo and a lightbulb appeared above her head. 'If she had told either of them what happened to them this morning then…' She looked at Genshiro speaking on why she might have had students with her. "Keigo or Rumi might have found themselves with students interning with them, and she might be with one of them. Maybe that's the emergency… it would be very last minute if that was the case considering the cut-off was Sunday."
Genshiro combed his hand through his beard thinking the new information over. "Makes sense…" As a sponsor of their hero agency, he knew more about the profession than the average person, his phone went off again and his mood shifted. "Izuku?"
"Uhhh… Yes sir."
The man frowned at Izuku's nervous, almost defensive expression, a far cry from his father, Genshiro putting a hand on his shoulder. "I know we're pretty much strangers and you're only gonna be around for a couple weeks, but even if things don't go as planned, you're always welcome here. We'd be more than happy to have you. I was dead serious about owin' your daddy my life, and you're a good kid. If you need somethin', anything at all, just come on over and ask. If there's any way I can help, I'll gladly do it. So don't be a stranger now, ya hear?" He gave Izuku a serious look that the boy was not able to decipher.
Izuku did not know what Genshiro meant by that nod and confirmed that he would with the man, Genshiro squeezing Izuku nodded back letting go. Yu looked between them, sure that she was missing something. Genshiro gave her a stern expression that made it clear that he would explain later but not now, and not with Izuku present. That confirmed one thing at least, Izuku did not know anything about his father's past and she had to be careful about approaching the subject with him when the time came to talk about it.
Genshiro smiled at him and returned to his post, typing away at his phone, something clearly frustrating him.
(...)
G. Fujiwara: Are you sure this is right, Akihiko?
Akihiko: 100% I even sent pictures to prove it… is he the guest that you are entertaining?
G. Fujiwara: What are you planning to do with that information if he was?
Akihiko: Mitty would like to see this, knowing her. If this Inko was her friend and what we found out was true then she would like to know so she could get ahead of all of this.
Akihiko: It's obvious that the school system was ignoring it, and Hisashi's Mrs. and or Izuku himself was keeping this whole situation quiet from Mitty.
Akihiko: Plus if Lady Hana knew that her grandson was going through all of that then shit would have hit the fan a long time ago. Even Kaina was ready to do something about it.
G. Fujiwara: Leave Mitty to me… and whatever you two find, keep it between the three of us…
G. Fujiwara: If this shit is happening at… U.A. as well… then I have to tell Rumi and Keigo…
Akihiko: That would mean…
G. Fujiwara: ONLY if it's happening at U.A., we are having a get-together on Saturday. I want you there and bring Kaina. She might want to meet him.
Akihiko: Should I suggest she come out of retirement?
G. Fujiwara: Not yet, I don't want to spook Gin and Hana, but soon. Also, I'm going to tell my girls this but keep all of this from Izuku until we can ease him into it. Hisashi and Mitty didn't.
Akihiko: Alright I will leave him and Mitty to you.
(...)
"Midori?" Genshiro looked up from his phone, seeing a pink-haired and skinned girl looking at Izuku with genuine surprise. She was quick to move to his and Yu's table excitedly. "What are you doing here?"
Nanami was at the entrance with the girl's suitcase with an amused Rumi and a perturbed boy around Izuku's age. "Well, this is interesting." Rumi said watching the teenager make her way to Izuku's side.
"Ashido-san, please be more aware of your belongings and surroundings." Nanami spoke to Mina who was asking Izuku a barrage of questions. She took the handle of the girl's large suitcase moving to the same table. "At least introduce yourself to Mount Lady, Midoriya-san's mentor."
Mina stopped in her tracks noticing the blonde in a black t-shirt and large round glasses waving at her. "Hello there, I am guessing you two are in the same class, the name's Yu Takeyama by the way. It's a pleasure to meet you." Yu said, chuckling.
The teen opened and closed her mouth bowing in response. "I'm sorry, yes Midori and I are classmates, the name is Mina Ashido… Again I'm sorry I just got excited about seeing a friend of mine. I didn't mean to ignore you." She bows again after she finishes her sentence.
"No, that is quite alright, I would have been concerned if Izuku was alone at our agency." Yu retorted, putting the girl at ease. "So Ashido-san was it? What brings you to Hosu?"
Mina was about to answer when Rumi interrupted the girl dragging the blonde boy behind her. "Well Yu… these are my mentees, come on, introduce yourself." She poked at the male teenager who came to a stop at her side.
"Hello, I am Mashiro Ojiro. It's a pleasure to meet you."
Yu smiled at the boy; he seemed the total opposite of Mina, having her attention pulled to Rumi as the hero spoke. "Nice to see you again, Yu!" Rumi not lasting that long hooked her arms around Yu tackling her to the ground from the chair.
As the two heroes landed Yu let out a sharp gasp, Rumi straddling her in the aftermath. "OW! Was that really necessary, Rumi?"
The were-rabbit looked at Yu with a displeased expression clear in her disappointment at their reunion. The two heroes had not seen each other in almost two years and had known each other for eight years this was the first time that the pair had not seen or spoken to each other for such a period and it showed in the air. "Yes…" A short and serious reply from Rumi came out of her mouth. Yu had been going through some deeply personal stuff throughout the time that they had known each other, things that would make Yu's new shirt seem like a hateful gift, all because of their long-gone friend Touya, and she couldn't help but worry about Yu.
The teenagers were confused and Nanami was more than happy to explain. "The two of them have been friends since they were both in high school, and they haven't seen each other for a very long time… not since Takeyama-san moved two years ago." The three nodded at the brief explanation watching the two interact.
"Come on, Rumi."
"You left without a word, taking a job in another city after what we promised, what you promised." Rumi spoke, glancing at Izuku. "I guess I have him to thank." She finished, looking directly at Izuku. Rumi's ears flinched barely visible sparks discharging from them.
Having Rumi look at him Genshiro tapped his fingers on his phone while she quickly got off of Yu to introduce herself to Izuku pausing for a quick second, examining his face, it was a familiar face that she recognized. "Thank you for bringing my Yu back to me Midoriya, I have heard great things." Rumi said, extending her hand. "I bet introductions are not needed." She finished, having her shake his hand.
"Wait? Your Yu?" Yu questioned looking at Rumi.
Rumi scoffed checking her phone before giving Genshiro a side eye. The man was planning something big and Izuku was in the middle of it while Rumi just got wind of it. She looked at Mashiro and Mina with a giant grin. "Find a chair, get what you want off the menu…" She paused to point a finger at Yu and herself. "It's on us."
"On us?"