Welcome to the next chapter!
Rikku Kaitani; Thanks! They did yeah~ Katsuki's Mom had quite a bit of fun huh. Leo and Katsuki are becoming closer for sure. Yeah, we will be flashing back to when Shoto and Leo met when the time in the story comes~ Glad you liked the fight between them. Katsuki did yeah, she can see he was pretty well trained from a young age to be strong. Aah, fun All Might and Leo scenes are good to write, they've got a wholesome relationship. Ibara was yeah~ Himiko and Katsuki are going to have such fun interactions. Glad you liked it, its going to be revealing a few things this chapter. Thanks very much! She'd be cool yeah~!
ShadowUzumaki55; Leo is yeah, and yeah, he's made a new friend. Lady Nagant is going to be going through a lot during the story. They are yeah~ Its going to be a good match to delve into a few new things about the characters. Ooh yeah, they'll be shocked.
Silver crow; Thanks! Lady Nagant's going to go through a few things yeah. Yeah, they had a sweet moment. Yeah, people have guessed some of its functions, but not all of it. All Might did yeah. Ooh Himiko was having the time of her life. Yeah, he likes their outfits for sure. Its going to be a fun battle. Mineta got surprised for sure. Himiko might get some this chapter. I can't say what he did, but it will be explored when the time comes. I liked the last chapter of the manga, like you I wish things got more elaborated on, like more of the characters, and how they are doing now. But it was nice seeing Eri truly overcoming Overhaul, I'm happy with Ochaco finding a path thanks to Himiko, Izuku becoming a teacher is what I expected to happen, but it was nice to see and thought it fit him quite well, and it was nice how they came together to gift Izuku a new suit so he could still be a Hero. The designs were cool yeah. Spinner publishing the book was good. Yeah, wish we got Nejire and Tamaki's ranks too. Dabi and Himiko visions would've been nice too, Tomura's one was nice to see. What Leo would be up to after the end of the series, without spoilers of course, I can say he would probably be quite busy between hero duties and his children with the girls lol. Hopefully we get some stuff after the end of the series to touch on some other fan favourite characters. Himiko and Leo are going to have a good moment this chapter. They could offer their blood for Himiko yeah. Mei could do yeah. Thanks for the suggestions!
djinn; Thank you! Yeah, its gonna be quite the fun fights~ I think Leo right now has frightened Mineta so he wont, but if he does, then we'll see~ Yeah, I could see Leo doing that as well~
Guest 1; Thank you very much!
Guest 2; Thanks for the harem suggestions!
kira444; Thank you! I'm glad you're enjoying it! Yeah, she'd be cool. Thanks for the suggestion!
Momo fan; He is yeah~ Nagant is for sure. I thought it would be a nice pick yeah~ Himiko probably will do yeah.
HolyKnightX; Glad you liked it! Lady Nagant is yeah~ Katsuki's mothers always fun. Glad you liked their battle. Its gonna be a fun battle. Thanks for the harem suggestion~
Lightwave; Yeah, it could be. She could be yeah. They'd be cool for sure.
Guest 3; We'll see~
With those reviews finished, its time to start the chapter!
Chapter 7
Having gone to the room with the fake bomb in it, Leo's eyes run over Katsuki, seeing the fiery determination in her eyes.
"Hey, Kacchan."
Katsuki moves her eyes to meet his. "Yeah?"
"Are you thinking about what Izuku-kun might be capable of doing? You know, with his Quirk?"
Katsuki paused, surprised by the question.
Her eyes turn to meet his once more, seeing a look of tranquility right back for her.
"Honestly, when I look at him, and think back to when we were kids, how he'd go on about being a Hero, and at the time, I thought he was delusional, I thought how can a Quirkless kid be a Hero? It didn't make sense to me, but now, he's got a power…"
Leo pulls closer, his eyes showing a softness that drew her closer. "I think, now after seeing Izuku-kun showing some power, you're questioning a little of your own, because you've always seen him as being a Quirkless kid."
When Leo said that, Katsuki's eyes flicker.
Leo could understand her feelings, edging closer.
"Its natural to be surprised. All your life, you only knew he was a Quirkless guy, now he's got this Quirk, you don't know how powerful he is, and correct me if I'm wrong, but during our Quirk Assessment test, when he fired that ball into the sky, I noticed your eyes looked in disbelief, that some guy you've known for most of your life, suddenly could challenge you when he never even had a possibility beforehand, maybe even surpass you."
Katsuki's eyes lower. "…It plays on my mind, its true. I don't know how strong he is."
Leo could see the conflict in her eyes, so his hands gently take her by the shoulders, looking deep into her red eyes with his own brown ones.
"Its okay to be unsure of yourself. I've been before in my life."
Katsuki's eyes flicker. "When?"
"When my Dad..." Leo stopped, closing his eyes. "Sorry...my Dads a difficult subject for me to talk about."
Katsuki blinks rapidly. "You've never mentioned about him, even in interviews."
"To be honest, it still hurts to this day what happened. Some scars, can't be seen, my Mom used to say that to me." Leo sucks in some air, calming his rapidly beating heart. "But Kacchan, I wanna say, don't worry about Izuku-kun's new found strength, because even if he grows stronger, it doesn't mean you get weaker. You are strong, and you can grow stronger too."
Katsuki listened to his words, and could see the passion in his eyes. "…You're right, I'm still confused about all of this, but it doesn't mean he's going to surpass me."
"Exactly. They're also going to be planning something, so lets be real Villains and get the drop on them. I have some ideas, you got any?"
Katsuki smirked. "I've got an idea yeah, if we're going with fighting one on one, I know he's got a trick up his sleeve. Lets crush them."
Katsuki began speaking, so Leo did the same thing, and they shared ideas on how to win the match together.
Ultimately, they decide on what to do, with Katsuki preparing to set out to find Izuku for their fight, Leo for his with Himiko.
Meanwhile, Himiko and Izuku were standing near the entrance of the building they'd be fighting Leo and Katsuki inside. Izuku tried speaking with Himiko, who answered his thoughts.
Izuku chuckles awkwardly, scratching his cheek. "So, I think until we find them, we should go together. We have to get the bomb, so I'll stop Kacchan going after you, I don't know but I will. Can you handle Leo-kun?"
"I'll do my best~"
As they spoke, All Might's booming voice told them "MATCH BEGINS!" over the intercoms, so they both run inside.
Himiko's speed surprised him, but Izuku managed to somewhat keep up with her. He wondered how fast she was, given she didn't have a Quirk that boosted her natural speed.
"Do you know where to go?" Izuku calls out after her.
Himiko paused, pulling out a knife.
Izuku cringed, wondering what she was going to do.
But then she simply flipped the knife in her hand happily. "Nope, I don't have a clue on where they are~"
Izuku brought out the map that they were given. "Well, we don't have a clue on where they are, but we should use this map to mark off where they aren't, so we aren't running around in circles."
Himiko swayed side to side. "Good call, I'll leave that to you then, kay~?"
"S-Sure, I'll do my best Toga-san!"
Himiko winks, her mind being on Leo right now, and recalling when she saw him covered in wounds from his fight against Muscular.
Those thoughts kept running through her mind, as she thought about how she'd be able to get what she wanted. The blood that had spurred her on.
"Also Toga-san, I do have an idea, for when we find the bomb…"
Himiko tilts her head. "Sure, what's that then?"
Izuku inhales, and begins explaining the plan.
When he finished, she shrugged and tapped her communication device they were given. "Makes sense, one would have to stay with the bomb, and I'm guessing best friend isn't going to be a patient girl huh~? Alright then, lets go with that."
Izuku nods, and they begin moving through the area, all the while marking off areas they had already been to before, seeing that they weren't able to find them.
Going floor by floor, nothing helped them.
Soon enough, reaching the third floor, Katsuki came lunging around the corner, aiming her hand for Izuku.
Izuku gasped, when Himiko giggled "Hey best friend!" lunging towards her with a knife.
Katsuki diverts her body to avoid being slashed, and saw Himiko firing off a knife from her holstered ones, so she used her large bracer to stop the knife,, only to see Izuku rushing towards her.
"Are you for real?!" Katsuki slams her hand down on the ground, setting off an explosion.
When she did, Izuku was repelled by the force of the explosion, skidding across the ground, the same for Himiko.
Katsuki places a hand to her ear "Found them Leo." and then heard "Alright, lets do it." back from Leo.
Himiko flips in the air, looking to Katsuki with a wild grin on her face. "I wish I could stay best friend, but I've got a cute boy to see~"
"You stay away! No weird stuff with Leo!" Katsuki yells.
Himiko winks, and rushes off away from the area.
Katsuki didn't mind leaving her to Leo, her eyes were more set on Izuku right now, and was ready to take him down.
Izuku tightens his hands, and shows resolve on his face, and shows his smile that was shaking.
"I, I'm not going anywhere Kacchan! Not today! E-Even if you come at me with full force…I am not the same Deku as before! I am the Deku that tries his best!"
Katsuki smirked. "Try your best then, lets see how far it gets you."
Izuku tightens his eyes on Katsuki as she approaches rapidly, he knew she would be quite an aggressive fighter, and had to remember everything that he had seen about her, if he wanted to win the fight.
Meanwhile, Himiko ran through the large building, checking different rooms. She was able to move even faster, running gracefully like a cat.
Though as she ran, she didn't notice something moving behind her.
When she thought she felt something touch her back, she darts right back, and sees Leo right on her.
She gasps, and grins, taking a knife, and lunges at Leo, seeing him mumbling something she didn't quite hear.
However, Leo tightens his fist, and slams it against the side of the knife, causing the metal to shatter into tiny pieces, and twirled around, extending his leg, hooking Himiko right into it, as his hand went out, and grazes her ear.
"Hey Leo-kun! Lets dance!" Himiko taps the device on her back, and needles came firing out for Leo, as she threw them at him.
Leo skips back, and salutes. "Come and get me~"
Himiko's teeth rake over her bottom lip, excitement growing in her chest. "Here I come darling~!"
Himiko chased after Leo.
Briefly losing sight of him, she soon saw him going into another corridor.
By the time she arrived at the corridor, she looked down but couldn't see him, so she carefully moved through the area.
That was until she came up to a room, where she stopped herself, as she could hear the sound of footsteps.
Himiko smiles "Midoriya-kun, I've found them, top floor, last room on the West side." and told the information to Izuku over the com's, though didn't receive anything back, which she found a little odd, but she thought about how to approach this situation.
A grin soon appears on her face, while suddenly she heard "You can come in~" causing her surprise that he knew she was there, she thought she had been stealthy, unaware Leo was able to detect body heat with his Quirk enhancing his senses to have Infrared senses.
Himiko comes inside, her blade twirling in her hand, and then sees Leo stood right next to the bomb, his eyes on her form, while Himiko's eager eyes were right on Leo.
"Ooh Leo-kun, looks like we've met one another again~ I am so glad to see you here. Looks like I get to be the one who fights against you. Can I be the first one to make a move Leo-kun? I want to fight you."
"I'm ready when you are."
Himiko nods. "I have a declaration for you, Leo-kun."
Leo gave curious eyes, but nods regardless. "Sure, tell me what you're thinking."
"Then Leo-kun, I think we should give each other a kiss~"
Leo coughs, thinking that he had heard wrong. "S-Sorry?"
"I want to kiss you, to taste you." Himiko exclaims, wriggling her body side to side. "When I saw you on TV, I couldn't help myself. The way you fought that muscle guy, how you saved people, your crimson blood that leaks down your face, everything captured my attention~"
Leo raises an eyebrow at Himiko. "My blood?"
Himiko pulls closer, Leo gets ready to defend. "Yeah, I love it. I wonder what yours tastes like?"
"So that's how it is huh..." Leo retorts, avoiding the slash, and moves to the right hand side, flipping over the young girls movements.
The girl followed, throwing a knife towards Leo.
Leo's quickness allowed him to catch the blade out of the air, twirl it in his hand, as she launched more blades for his body, rapid firing them like a machine gun almost, deadly aiming right for his body.
"Not bad, Himiko-san. For someone that isn't sure if they want to be a Hero."
Himiko widens her eyes as he parries each of her blades with the one she unwillingly gave to him beforehand.
"Of course I do~" She retorts.
Leo shakes his head. "Tell me Himiko-san, why are you really in U.A.?"
Himiko's eyes widen, as Leo slowly approaches her.
Meanwhile, Izuku's body shakes as Katsuki begins approaching him rapidly. Katsuki thrusted a hand for his body, Izuku cringes, and lunges to the right, barely avoiding an explosion from Katsuki, and sees the ground detonating at the same time.
Chunks of the floor was dislodged, and Izuku was surprised when he saw Katsuki grab pieces of the dislodged floor, firing them off with her explosions like bullets, recalling having seen Leo do something like that before.
"Aaaaaaaaaaah!" Izuku was pelted with pieces of debris, sending him flying backwards.
He skids across the ground on his back, as Katsuki propels herself into the air, getting above him, her hand going down.
"This'll end it!"
Izuku's heart squeezed, as Katsuki came barreling down with her explosive fist.
Panic rose in his chest, gritting his teeth.
But then he recalled something about her, and moved to intercept her.
She was surprised when he grappled her arm. "You always go for a right hook Kacchan!"
Katsuki scowled, as Izuku tried to move Katsuki over his shoulder.
But she didn't allow him to, setting off an explosion from her trapped hand, the force repelling them both into the air.
Sailing in the air, Katsuki manages to slam her feet into Izuku's upper body, forcing him off of her body.
He hits the ground hard, wincing as he does.
Just then, he hears what sounds like Himiko's voice "Found them Midoriya-kun, last room on the east side, top floor." Izuku was pleased to hear that, and so changed tactics, watching as Katsuki geared up to fight him.
Inhaling deeply, Izuku turns, and runs off, Katsuki scowled.
"Come on Deku! Don't run away now!" She yelled after him.
Her hand went to her bracer, as Izuku was in her sights.
She thought about if she pulled it, it would cause a lot of damage.
She then thought about what Leo had said, what she could do, and what she should do in this situation.
Steeling herself, she threw her hands back, firing herself off in a fiery explosion.
They arrive in a room, Katsuki coming in, and sees Izuku moving to the window, so she growls "Where are you going!?" and slams her hand onto the ground, shooting off an explosion that causes a shockwave to spread through the floor.
The shockwave knocked Izuku down onto the floor, seeing the ground breaking apart under the power, surprised Katsuki was doing things like that, since she hadn't ever done anything like that before.
What he didn't know was that Katsuki was a little inspired by her own fight with Leo, and how he fought, believing it wasn't such a bad tactic for her to use after all.
"I'm not going anywhere Kacchan, I came to fight you, and I will! No matter what!"
Katsuki scowled at the young man, ready to take him down if necessary.
Back with Leo and Himiko, the latter was surprised by Leo's question. She wondered if she had given something away, if she had said something that might've tipped her hat onto what she was truly doing.
"I don't know what you mean Leo-kun, I came here to be a Hero." Himiko takes a few knives, throwing them in quick succession.
They came raining towards Leo, who used his incredible speed to parry them out of the air with his knife Himiko unwillingly gave him, forcing the small blades down onto the ground, only to see when he looked back, she wasn't there.
Like she had vanished into the ether, Leo's eyes swirl left and right, looking for her.
That's when he heard a sound behind him, so he turned to see her lunging at him.
Reacting within moments, Leo swung his blade, clashing with her own, sparks dancing between their blades.
"Ooh, you're fast, and skilled~" She sang out, her smile turning more blood lusting with each passing moment.
When Leo saw her eyes, something about them expressed a want.
Not just a usual want or a need for something.
But something much deeper than that.
"Thanks, I try." Leo replies. "Tell me, why blood?"
Himiko pauses. "Blood? Well, blood is life after all."
"You want to taste it, don't you?"
"Well, I'm only curious~" Himiko giggled, trying to downplay it a little.
Leo thought he'd test something.
So he pushes her back, and lightly cuts his finger.
When he does, a little bit of blood begins to drip from his finger, and Himiko…she felt heat rush to her face.
Blushing madly, her hands came to her cheeks, her eyes filling with love and desire. "Ooh, you're giving me a gift..."
Leo's lips curl "Its a gift..."
Himiko, like a mad passion, lunges forward. "Yeah, a little drink of your blood..."
When she said that, Leo's mind was triggered by the interactions they had, her words now, and her, almost obsession over his blood.
He believed something more was going on than what he thought, so he knew he had to see this through to the end.
When she rushed him, she came at him with a myriad of slashes.
But thanks to his military training he received from a young age from his mother, he was able to read her movements, and watched this girl carefully, dodging each strike with precision.
The girl eagerly produced a series of knives…Leo wasn't actually sure how many she actually had on her, and watched with surprise as she fired them off one after the other.
Using nimble movements, he avoids the blades which all stab into the wall, Leo flicks his hand for the girl, a shockwave snapped from his fingers.
She was caught up in it, and her knife went flying out of her hand along with her body hitting the wall, so he murmured "Game times over." and rushed her at incredible speed.
Taking advantage of the fact she was stunned, he slides behind her, grappling her in his arms which link around her waist.
"If you wanted to hug me, all you had to do was ask!" She tried to kick Leo's leg to stop him.
But he, in one movement, Leo lightly tosses her into the air, as his fingers ran through said air.
"The air will harden before me into a cube twice my size." When he said it, his rule activated.
Himiko lands on the ground, and rushes Leo.
But she bounces off the air cube around her, confusion written on her face.
"What the hell?" Himiko thrusts her hand out, hitting the cube, but couldn't get by it.
"Stick around for a while."
"Ooh, you caught me~!" Himiko took the knife out, and swung it for the prison she was put in, but the knife merely bounced off of it, unable to break free.
"Sorry, you'd need some strength to break out of it. A good blasting power, or someone that could generate enough force to destroy it." Leo explained.
Himiko gives a grin. "Ooh, our private world, Leo-kun~"
"Yes, very private. I thought since we're alone, if you answer my questions, I'll give you my blood."
Himiko's eyes lit up like a thousand suns, her excitement growing more and more, so very eager to answer all of the questions that he had for her.
Back with Katsuki and Izuku, the former came marching forward, while Izuku stood on shaky legs, unable to make a move, as he didn't know what Katsuki was going to do, she was being more unpredictable than he imagined she'd be.
But then, Katsuki sighed, and rushed ahead towards him, while yelling "You wont win!" and came at him with an explosion propelling her closer.
When Izuku saw her coming into his sights, he took out the capture tape, and tried to wrap it around Katsuki's extending hand towards her.
However, the moment her hand was going to be captured, she extended her other hand down, setting off an explosion that propelled her upwards, as smoke was covering her a little.
She volts over his head, and gets behind him.
He tries to turn, only for Katsuki to slam an explosion right into his back, blowing parts of his costume apart, sending him flying down to his knees, only for Katsuki to land on the ground, and aim her hand towards her.
"This is it!" Using this chance, Katsuki released a strong explosion to finish him off.
Izuku's fire grew in his eyes, he didn't want to let down Himiko who was trying hard, so he jumps to his feet, and leaps to the side, narrowly missing being exploded by Katsuki's detonating force, seeing the ground being churned up by her powerful explosions.
Panting hard, Izuku's eyes move to Katsuki, seeing fierce determination in her eyes.
"Kacchan…"
"No more running Deku?" Katsuki goads him to fight.
Izuku taps his com's to see what Himiko was doing.
But she didn't answer.
He didn't know what was going on, but knew if they were going to do anything, then the time for it would be now.
So he tightens his fist, looking at it, and knew this was going to hurt.
He then thought of All Might and how he would do this.
Steeling himself, Izuku tightens his hand, Katsuki believing he was going to do something with his Quirk.
"I want to see it! Show me this power, and I'll still beat you!"
Izuku closes his eyes briefly.
His hand flows with the power of One For All, and then he lunges forward.
Katsuki could tell something was different about him, so she pushed her hand tightly, and gathered all of the explosive power that she could do, using her other hand to fire her forward to get her in closer and closer.
Getting closer and closer, Izuku kept his eyes on Katsuki.
Katsuki did the same thing, not leaving his gaze for a moment.
Then, when she got in front of him, she yells "Time to end this!" and goes to launch an explosion towards Izuku.
However, Izuku changes the angle of his punch, inspired by All Might, calling down the com's to Himiko where he was so she didn't get caught up in it, then yells "SMASH!" releasing a large powerful fist right up into the sky, and generated an incredible amount of wind pressure.
The wind pressure broke all of the windows in the room, as well as forcing Katsuki away at the same time.
The air pressure went into the ceiling, and broke through it.
He fired all of his power all the way towards the sky itself, shattering the ceiling.
He thought this would do it, that they'd be able to win.
However, something wasn't right.
When he looked up, as his broken arm dangled beside him and pain seeped through him, he saw…Leo and Himiko weren't there.
Katsuki looks bewildered by what Izuku did, befuddled he had that much power, but then saw him collapse onto the ground.
He soon falls unconscious from the attacks he received, as well as the damage he caused his own arm.
[The Heroes lose this match, the Villains have captured both Heroes!]
All Might said it over the com's, and though she won, Katsuki wasn't sure on how to feel about this, beginning to feel conflict in her heart at the sight of Izuku's overwhelming power to be able too shatter the building like that.
Back with Leo, and Himiko, a shaking of the building happened, surprising Himiko, who looked towards the west.
"What was that?"
"I'd imagine its whatever you and Izuku-kun had decided to do." Leo answers softly.
Himiko tilts her head, as she holds a hand to her com's.
But, he never answered when she called for him.
Leo lets out a breath, as they hear All Might calling them the winners.
"I switched your com's with mine. So you've been speaking to Kacchan the entire time. If I needed to, I could contact her another way, and I wanted her to be sure you told her where we were, so she knew the plan was going in our way, and so you'd not be suspicious, that you suddenly didn't have com's anymore, so I gave you mine."
Himiko widens her eyes, brushing her ear. "You touched my ear…I thought you were going for my head, but my ear was your real target all along. But, how did he end up over there? Did he guess?"
"I brought him there. I told him to go east, while we're west."
"How? Wouldn't he know its you?"
Leo dropped the barrier around Himiko, and touched her, murmuring "My voice will mimic Himiko Toga's." and then he spoke up to her.
"Kinda like this Himiko-san~"
Himiko heard her voice, coming out of Leo's mouth. "How did you do that?!"
"Sorry, that's a secret~" He said, using her voice, then dropped the rule so his own voice naturally returned. "Now, will you answer me Himiko-san? You didn't come here to be a Hero, did you?"
Himiko lowered her eyes, shifting her eyes to the cameras.
Leo understood what she was looking at. "You can speak freely, this is just between us now. The cameras haven't been on us since you entered this room. I asked All Might if we could have a one on one with no one else knowing what we do. As I imagine, it must be hard speaking about things like this openly. And...even though you might not have come here to be a Hero, I feel like you have great potential to be one."
Himiko was surprised he'd go that far for her.
If he was doing that, then she wanted to begin being a bit honest with him.
"I came here, to be near you." She revealed.
"But why? We didn't really interact before you came here. What was it about me, that made you go through the Entrance Exam?"
Himiko's head whipped around, trying to find the best words to use. "Because, you're the first person, that didn't look at me, as if I was abnormal."
"Because there's nothing abnormal about you. I think you're a lovely girl."
Himiko's eyes fill passionately at his words. "You know, when you fall in love with someone? You want to probably be close to them, right? To hug them, to kiss them, to snuggle with them. To make love with them."
Leo nods, blushing a little. "That's right. Its typical to do that in relationships."
"I wanna do that, and something else." Her eyes went to his bleeding finger.
Leo glanced at her line of sight. "Blood. You mentioned it at the press conference, I've heard you say it in comments around the school, during the Quirk Assessment test, and even today a few times."
Himiko nods, her body shivering. "All my life, I've always wanted to try it, to suck someone's blood. To taste its deliciousness. I wanted…to see what it was like, to taste it…that's when I saw you on TV, covered in blood. And it was so, wonderful~ I wanted to show my feelings~!"
"Because you saw me bleeding, you began to like me..."
Himiko tosses her hair side to side. "I knew you'd understand. Because when we met, I saw it. You'd understand how I'm suppressed."
Leo furrows his eyebrows, as he could take a guess, but he wanted to know as much as possible. "Who suppresses you?"
Himiko sighs, her fingers drawing on the floor in a sad manner. "Well, not everyone is understanding in this world, you know? My parents... I don't get it, why is it weird to want to suck someone's blood?"
Leo could hear the pain in her voice.
It seemed to be a really big issue for her, and he could barely stand to see her pain over something like this.
"That's how people view it as because its not seen as 'normal' to do such things, but if that's your normal and how you wanna live, then I don't see anything wrong with it. But attacking others for that blood, that's when it becomes a problem."
Himiko wore surprise on her face. "Y-You don't think I'm disgusting?"
Leo shakes his head. "No, I don't. Tell me, does your Quirk have anything to do with blood?"
Himiko nods in affirmation. "Yeah…I can drink someone's blood, and transform into them, depending how much I've had, it can vary how long it lasts."
It made sense to Leo now.
So he pressed on, hearing her mention her parents once again. "What do your parents say about this?"
"Mom and Dad, would rather pretend my feelings for blood don't exist. Be the good girl Himiko. Don't do bad Himiko. That's disgusting Himiko. You can't do that, Himiko. You…You have to be normal…Himiko. Same for the Quirk Counselor...they just told me to stop these feelings, that my behaviour was abnormal...and I should just be normal..."
Leo could feel the pain and aggravation she felt through her words alone.
Along with that, Leo felt a pang in his chest.
Leo couldn't leave this to continue, seeing a girl who was in pain and struggling through her life, for things not her own fault.
"I'm so sorry, they shouldn't have been like that…" Leo was sad that her parents didn't try to help her other than tell her to suppress herself, knowing that wasn't the solution by how she could succumb to her desires, it was a miracle she held on this long.
Himiko let out a hollow laugh. "I was told I couldn't suck blood because its disgusting, its not what good girls do. I remember when my friend was hurt, I sucked a bit of their blood, and when my parents found out, they went crazy. My Dad said that I was inhuman, and my Mom said I'm rotten to the core, I was a monster to them…"
Leo felt for her.
The struggles she would've gone through, Leo could only imagine. With no outlet for her, he could see why eventually, she'd reach breaking point and snap, but if anything, he was glad it was him, that she did develop a thing for, as others could've been hurt if she had developed it for someone else.
Inhaling deeply, Leo peers into Himiko's eyes. "I don't think you're inhuman, or rotten to the core, Himiko-san. You're definitely not a monster. You've had to live a life where you couldn't be who you want to be."
Leo's finger moved out towards her.
Surprise came to her, when seeing his blood flowing from his finger.
"Leo-kun…"
"If you want to drink my blood, you can do."
Himiko's face turned to complete shock. "R-Really?"
"But, in exchange, you have to let me help you." Leo offered.
Himiko was taken aback by that. "Y-You wanna help me? Why?"
"Because you haven't ever had someone to support you before, Himiko-san. Eventually, it could overtake you, and you could do something you can't come back from, when I've seen, you're a nice girl, who's very friendly, and wants to make others feel included, not some monster that your parents called you. So if you'll have me, I'll be that someone that's there for you."
Himiko felt from her eyes, tears beginning to run down her face.
Leo approaches her, and gently wraps his arms around her into a hug.
Himiko's eyes looked towards him, this was the first time someone hadn't shunned away from her when learning her true nature.
Someone wanted to help her.
Be there for her.
Understand her, and still be beside her.
Someone, accepted her, even knowing what she truly was like.
"Leo-kun…Leo-kun…" Her face crushed into his blood dripping hand, drinking from his finger.
Like euphoria, her eyes shed numerous tears, a look of happiness spread on her face.
For the first time in her life, she was accepted.
She didn't have to worry about being judged.
She could be with Leo, and he'd accept her.
And his blood, was the best blood she had ever tasted.
Leo stood there, while he silently runs his hand up and down her back, giving her the love and comfort she hadn't ever had in her life before.
A little while later, Leo and the others minus Izuku returned to the room the others were at, going over the assessment of the actual battle itself. All Might noticed Leo's demeanour changed, as if something was on his mind.
So when they had the chance, All Might pulled Leo to the side. "Young Leo? What's wrong? Don't worry about Young Midoriya, he's going to be okay!"
"I know, I heard he's in the infirmary. It isn't him, its, Himiko-san."
"Young Toga? What about her?"
Leo inhaled, and begins explaining about what was going on.
As he listened, All Might's eyes turn disheartened, and seeing the passion on Leo's face, it was clear he wanted to do something about this.
"She needs help, and at home, she's not getting it. Her parents aren't doing her good, Uncle Might. I know it might be a huge ask, but I want to help her out, speak with her parents, and if that doesn't work, then I'll live with her personally."
"Young Leo…"
"I know, your secret. Don't worry, I'll keep the secret for you, I wanna support her. At her home...calling her inhuman and rotten to the core, it makes my blood boil they could treat her like that."
All Might held a big bright smile on his face. "You really are my nephew. I think you're right, and now, thanks to you, we have a chance to help her. Don't worry Young Leo, we'll sort out everything we need to so that girl can live better."
Leo smiled softly. "Thank you. That poor girl, to think she went through all that alone..."
"She has you now." All Might comforted. "And from where I'm standing, that's the best thing she could have. Because I know you'd not rest until she was able to live her own life. Today, you did amazing for that girl, maybe now she's going to find a new path with support beside her, and help her live the life she wants to live."
All Might seeing Leo being the guy that helped others, brought happiness and pride to All Might, and knew Star, Leo's mother, would feel the same.
After sorting the details, Leo went to Himiko, and moves to her side, nudging his head for her to follow, so she did.
"What's going on, Leo-kun?"
"Well, I spoke with All Might, and we're going to speak with your parents, and if that goes nowhere, I'll live with you Himiko-san. If you want."
Himiko's face dropped, she couldn't believe it. "S-Seriously?"
"Yeah, seriously."
Himiko couldn't hide her excitement, throwing her arms around his neck. "Yippie! I get to live with Leo-kun~ And I can drink your blood whenever?"
"Sure, I don't mind. Besides, when you drunk my blood…well, I thought it was such a cute smile, maybe the cutest in the world~"
Himiko was in heaven right now, and she didn't want to leave it.
She knew her parents wouldn't understand, but the fact he was going to try and speak with them, meant the world to her.
And even saying they'd live together, so he could be there for her, and most of all, he accepted her without pause.
He was sweet with her, and kind, loving…she felt like this is what love was, unconditional support, and affection, something she felt coming from Leo.
As time went on, Leo and the others sat in the room with many TV screens showing the others matches.
He watched Momo's match with Mineta like a hawk, so he didn't do anything weird that Momo didn't like to her.
Tsuyu and Ochaco seemed to make incredible partners, working well with one another.
He also noticed Katsuki was being unusually quiet, and just sat next to him, looking at the screens.
Especially when Shoto came on and showed her impressive ice manipulation, freezing her enemies feet to the ground, finishing the match relatively quickly, and knew that he would have to speak with her very soon.
When the matches ended for the day, Leo was going to check on Izuku to see if he was okay, but All Might assured him that he'd handle that, and Leo should help out Himiko for the time being, so he did just that.
He walked out of the school together with her, noting the rain falling down from the sky.
Himiko looked up, and adopted a bright beautiful smile on her face. "I love the rain, don't you Leo-kun?"
Leo nods his head. "Yeah, it can be refreshing. Lets wait for Kacchan, I think she's still going through a good deal today."
"Of course~" Himiko casually held onto Leo's arm, as they walked to the gates.
They stopped at the gates, and waited for Katsuki to come.
Eventually, he saw Katsuki, her head hanging down.
"Ooh, best friends down in the dumps, what's going on with her anyway? Does she wanna cuddle you too?"
Leo looked at her bemused. "I think, reality has settled in for her."
"Reality?"
Leo nods, and explains. "As far as I can gather, she's always been number one where she lived, her school, the praise she got, best of the best. Big fish, in a little pond so to speak. But now, she's a big fish, in a big pond, and has discovered that more big fish are around, and can be very strong. Not only that, Izuku-kun's strength, someone she's always known to be a weakling in her eyes, must've shocked her immensely."
"Ooh, sounds like she's having an internal crisis. Go ahead Leo-kun, you're good at dealing with them~ I'll wait by the gates~"
Leo asks "You sure?" but Himiko nods her head, and looks to Katsuki, adopting a big smile on her face.
"We all need someone, right Leo-kun?"
"Yeah. I'll not be long."
Himiko waves, and goes off.
Leo, seeing Katsuki having her head down, approaches, and goes to speak, when he sees Izuku running up.
Believing they needed a moment to talk, Leo jumped to a nearby tree, hiding among the leaves, and watched as the two began to interact with one another.
"Kacchan..."
"What do you want now?" Katsuki spat out.
Izuku flinched, Leo watched on, wondering what Izuku actually wanted to speak about.
"...I have to tell you something, something about me...maybe that will explain what's been going on." Izuku began, as Leo's eyes stayed on them. "M, My Quirk. It was given-" Leo tackled Izuku, shocking both Katsuki and Izuku. "Waaaah!"
Izuku let out a shocked cry, while Leo threw an arm around him, showing a playful smile.
"Ooh Izuku-kun what were you saying~?"
Izuku realized his blunder, putting a hand to his face in total shock. "I, I…ooh I, I didn't mean to…"
Katsuki began shaking angrily. Her body was getting hotter with rage. Even Leo could see it plain on her face, and looked to Izuku, whispering "Think of something else to tell her." knowing it might help divert Katsuki's mind from how Izuku was given a power.
Izuku breathes slowly, and begins nodding while looking down. "I still have a lot to learn Kacchan...I know that...that's why I am here." Katsuki sharpened her eyes. "You see...I'll work until I have full control over this Quirk, that I developed on my own!" Izuku flashed a smile to Leo, who resisted to face palm. "And I'll finally beat you with my own power! And Leo-kun too!"
Katsuki just glared at Izuku, who hoped Katsuki had been diverted enough so she didn't even think about what he said.
Katsuki on the other hand, growled angrily.
"How dumb do you think I am? Don't talk to me like I'm an idiot. You already made a damn fool out of me in that damn training exercise." Leo could feel her anger growing and wondered if he would have to step in. "...I saw it today...that Todoroki, I couldn't take her in a fight currently." Leo inhaled slowly. "I even saw Creation girl working so well. Even you managed to overpower me! Damn it!"
Leo could see that she was in pain, clenching her hands tightly.
This was something she hadn't experienced before, but he thought it would be good in the long run.
"Kacchan, its alright."
Katsuki's eyes met with Leo's own. "Leo, you were right…something about it has angered me, more than I thought…I always did think I was stronger, and now its different…"
Leo saw Katsuki was crying, not out of sadness, but out of frustration, something he hadn't expected to happen, and it pained him to see her like that.
Leo could see the turmoil inside, so he approached her, and gently allowed his arms to go around her.
Her eyes looked up to meet his, as Leo looked back to Izuku. "Its okay Izuku-kun, I can handle this from here."
"A-Are you sure its okay?"
Leo nodded. "Yeah, you get on home, congrats for what you did today. Even though its brought out some stuff like this, I think its good to see you both trying so hard, so don't worry about this, okay? Well done for today Izuku-kun."
Izuku nods his head, thanks him, and begins walking off.
Leo's eyes look down to Katsuki's own, showing a look of compassion towards the young girl. "Kacchan, I know its been a difficult time today, things must be running around your head."
"Yeah…I can't believe I showed a weak side like that. Damn Deku, he pissed me off so much that I couldn't stop myself. And what's that crap about a Quirk given? He must've been trying to mess with me or something."
Leo was glad she went that way with it, rather than knowing All Might gave him the Quirk. "I think maybe, he wanted to give some kind of explanation, and he got confused. Maybe he meant, someone gave him the chance to awaken his Quirk, in a way, its giving a Quirk, isn't it?"
Leo hoped that would be enough to convince her.
As she thought about it, his words did seem plausible, plus how she thought Izuku would juggle his words around sometimes and say things out of order, so it made sense to her that's what it could be.
"Yeah, he probably meant it like that. Do you think I'm overreacting? I don't know, everything in my head is jumbled. When I look at you, and that Icy Hot, I can see that you're both strong, incredibly strong. It makes me happy to see you strong because I expected it from the Number Ones son of America, but then I look at Icy Hot, and see her strength, then that creation girl...then Deku, he, he overpowered me today."
"I don't think you're overreacting, I think today some hard truths were laid out for you. Things change sometimes, and it can be shocking."
Katsuki dried her eyes, letting out a few breaths. "Seeing him today, I guess I was more surprised than I had imagined."
Leo nods slowly. "Yeah, today was a tough day, you're not the big fish in the little pond anymore. But that doesn't mean, now you're in this big pond, you can't become a dazzling giant fish."
"Giant fish huh…" Katsuki begins to laugh. "Fish analogies?"
"Its the best I could think of, okay?" Leo gained a playful smile.
"You are weirdly cute." Katsuki said, shocking even herself when she said it, Leo was left blushing a little. "A-Anyway…training! Right, we'll be training together! I want to become stronger. I want to see what we can do together...I'm not losing to Deku again!"
Hearing her words, Leo couldn't refute her, and nods strongly. "Of course, we are training partners, always gonna be. You know Kacchan. When we gamed, as I was in America, you're one of the only people I interacted with, for a good long while. It meant a lot to me, to be able to speak to someone my age...didn't get to do it that often, especially when everyone found out about me."
Katsuki hadn't realized their gaming sessions had meant that much to him.
But she was glad all the same, as it meant a good deal to her, to get out what she thought to someone she had formed a bond with.
Even if only online, it was a strong bond for the pair of them.
"Yeah…it was always good when I logged on, and I'd see your name. I couldn't really interact with others around me, they were annoying, and you've seen Deku. Didn't really connect with anyone. But when we talked…I liked it, someone that had drive, passion, I didn't know you, but I could hear it in your voice."
Leo chuckled. "Same, I really vibed with you, Kacchan, and I'm glad we got to meet in person."
Katsuki begins to laugh a little more.
Even though it had been a hard day, Leo was there, and his words, brought things into perspective for her.
"By the way, your Dad..." Katsuki continued. "What happened to him?"
"He, my Dad, he..." Katsuki was surprised when she saw him close his eyes in pain.
Katsuki shakes her head, and her hand found his. "Forget it, don't worry. You don't have to say to me."
He looked at their connected hands, adopting a small smile. "Lets go and get something to eat. I'm starving."
Katsuki begins to laugh, drying her face. "Yeah, today's been too much, lets forget it for a while."
Leo was all for that.
Himiko stood at the gates, watching Leo and Katsuki interacting, adopting a small smile on her face, thinking "I'm going to be with Leo-kun now...we could be Heroes together...Leo-kun and I, as Heroes...never thought about it before, but maybe, we could be~ He's certainly my Hero~" while wondering what that was going to be like, being with the guy she loved.
Leo and Katsuki soon joined her, and began walking away together.
In the distance, Lady Nagant's eyes scoped out Leo, as a message appeared on her phone.
It read "Capture Leo Bate." causing Lady Nagant to lower her brows.
"Leo Bate-kun..."
Lady Nagant's arm slowly begins to transform into her rifle.
She takes aim towards Leo, having him set in her sights.
But, as she was going to pull the trigger, she stopped herself, thoughts of what she should do, running through her mind.
While mulling it over, they vanished down the street.
"Leo Bate-kun...I can't stall any longer. Its time for me to capture you, I'm sorry."
End chapter!
So this chapter had the fights between Izuku and Katsuki, and Leo and Himiko, with the former going at it, and doing their best. Leo's Dad was mentioned...we'll learn more about him pretty soon and what the circumstances behind him are.
Himiko came at Leo, and when Leo managed to subdue her, they had a good talk with one another, Himiko revealing to Leo why she is at U.A. and how he wants to help her when hearing her past. He was even there for Katsuki as well, as she goes through her own realizations.
Then at the end, Lady Nagant's beginning to make moves, so we'll see what she's up to pretty soon.
So, a few people have been asking for Ochaco to be in the harem, and I could see them bouncing off one another pretty well, so I'm gonna ask you all and see what everyone's thoughts are on it~
Well, until next time, thanks for reading!
Leo; Momo, Himiko, Katsuki (fem), Shoto (fem), Camie, Nejire, Mirko, Itsuka,