Together, With Everyone
The early morning rays shone through the blinds, laying along the sleeping forms of Midoriya and Yaoyorozu. The stillness of the morning was a luxury they had almost forgotten about throughout the month they were searching for All For One and the League, only ever taking turns resting or crashing together in the back of All Might's car on the rare occurrence. As such, when a knock on the door causes her to reluctantly open her eyes, she was tempted to ignore whoever was there and rest for a few minutes more. But, her nature wouldn't allow such a thing. That, and she felt the boy beside her deserves those few moments then her and didn't want whoever was at the door to wake him. She slowly crawls out of the bed via the end and silently makes her way to the door, finding the apologetic look of Uraraka with Asui. "Morning. Sorry to wake you. We can't seem to find Deku anywhere. The guys looked in his room but could tell he hadn't been there since he came back."
As she spoke, a subtle movement caught Asui's attention, drawing her to look past Yaoyorozu towards her bed. Her face grew red and flush as she points past her friend. "Uh, Ochaco…found him."
Ochaco looks past her friend to spot Midoriya sound asleep on the bed. The sight and implication made her whole face go dark red. "Oh. Wow. I…uh didn't think he would…"
Yaoyorozu looks back at the boy with a tired smile. "We've gotten so used to sleeping next to each other, neither of use could manage to fall back to sleep." She looks back to address her friends at the door, a light blush on her face as well. "We'll be down shortly. Please to everyone…the truth." The two girls give each other a concerning look before nodding to their friend, leaving shortly after. Yoayorozu closes the door and takes a steady breath, already thinking of an excuse for this. She returns to the bed, crawling beside Midoriya, the sudden touch form her hand on his chest causes his eyes to fly open with a start, ready to jump out of the bed had she no held him down. "It's me, Izuku. It's okay." He looks at her and clams down, moving his arm back round her. "Sorry. I didn't mean to wake you just yet."
"It's okay. We should probably be getting up anyway." He looks at the door as she leans her head against his chest, a content smile on her face. "Was there someone at the door?"
"Mmhmm. Ochaco and Tsu. They were worried about you."
"…They didn't see me…sleeping…in your bed…did they?" He asks, a blush beginning to grow across his face as he looks at her.
"HE'S WHERE!?"
His head whips back towards the door, face crimson red as steam seems to drift out of the boy's ears. He could recognize the voices of Ashido, Hagakure, Mineta, Jiro, Kaminari, Sero, and even Ida from that shout. Yaoyorozu leans in closer to him as her on blush returns, still wearing her smile. "Yes. They did." Now fully awake the two of them get out of the bed and make themselves presentable, albeit reluctantly. Him so he could put off having to explain himself to their friends, or worst, their teachers. And her because she wanted to snuggle up with Midoriya longer. They eventually join their class in the common area with Midoriya hiding on the staircase, leaving Yaoyorozu to meet the overly anticipated expressions of Ashido, Jiro, Mineta and Kaminari along with the invisible one of Hagakure. She simply smiles at her friends. "Nothing happened, everyone. We simply laid beside each other in my bed." With that, she heads for the kitchen to help set up breakfast for everyone, leaving the five friends pouting, utterly unsatisfied by her response.
Ashido and Mineta's ears twitch; they turn their heads sharply towards the staircase and lock eyes with the deathly nervous Midoriya, who made the mistake of peaking around the corner of the stairs. "MIDORIYA!" They shout. Suddenly he was surrounded by all four of them while Jiro just gawks at him along with the rest of their classmates.
"What was it like sleeping in a girls bed?!"
"Did you guys make out?!"
"Did you two go 'all the way'?!"
"Did Yaomomo take your v-card?!"
On and on the questions came, nearly drowning Midoriya in a wave of jealousy and raging hormones. He manages to give the other assembled students a pleading look, souring the ominously quiet Ida to step in. "You four! Cease this childish behaviour at once!" His stoic command froze the five of them. As he approaches, Ashido and the others quickly zip to the side and stand in terrified attention as he slowly moves towards Midoriya.
The green haired boy catches his breath. "Thanks Ida. They were getting—AH!" He flinches back upon seeing the dark, foreboding expression the Class Rep held on his face.
"Given the circumstances surrounding the two of you, as Class Rep, I'll over look this…blatant disregard for the rules regarding sleeping arrangements. However…". He gets right in Midoriya's face, making him press against the wall. "If this should happen again, I will not hesitate to personally drag you in front of Mr. Aizawa and Principle Nezu! Am I understood?" Midoriya rapidly nods his head, terrified of the not-so idle threat. Ida leans away from the other boy and whips it towards Yoayorozu, who had been setting the table while this was going on, making the other four flinch. "That goes for you as well, Yaoyorozu! As Vice Class Rep, you should know better then to allow such a thing to occur!"
Even as Ida glares daggers at her, Yoayorozu continues on her task with a blight smile shining across of face. The sight making most of the gathered students marvel at how laid back she was being. Especially about something as serious as allowing a boy to sleep in her bed with her. "It's as you say Ida; our circumstances are different from the norm. Which is way I didn't want to keep last night a secret." She meets his still rigid glare with her light smile. "I knew Izuku wouldn't try anything inappropriate, so I didn't see a reason not to allow him to sleep with me." Her choice of words made Mineta and Kaminari flinch and shoot glares at Midoriya, only for Ida to turn his stern gaze on them, settling them down again. Midoriya, meanwhile had a light blush on his face along with a small smile as he looks at her. She heads back to the kitchen, a light blush on her own face as she scratches an imaginary itch on her cheek. "Aside from that…I really missed sleeping next to him."
Ashido and Hagakure swoon at that as Mineta and Kaminari continue to harass Midoriya with Ida trying to help settle them down. As Yaoyorozu returns to the kitchen, having been joined by Jiro, she was unaware of the range of looks she was getting from Bakugo, Todoroki, Ochaco and Asui. After breakfast, they all went to their respected bathrooms to clean up and change into their hero costumes. "You're really rocking that mask, Yaomomo." Yaoyorozu looks at Jiro as she puts her headgear on, smiling at her friend after she put on her mask and was reaching for her collar, leaving her cape for field work. She smiles at her in response.
Ashido grips her vest upon seeing the homage to their fallen teacher. "Do you guys think…Ms. Midnight would be proud of our progress?" She asks, thinking back to a few weeks ago when she asked Bakugo and Todoroki about their training. Seeking advice regarding how to better use her Acid Quirk. Her eyes get moist, once again reminded of their teachers absences; the feeling spreading throughout the other girls as well.
"Absolutely." The pink girl looks up at Yaoyorozu, watching her fasten her collar to her suit with a confident smile. "I'm positive she'd be celebrating our growth. Just like she did when we were picking our hero names". She tells them, thinking back to how enthusiastic she was when they each showed off their chosen name. Ashido giving a light laugh at her first pick being rejected. Yaoyorozu expression changes to an annoyed smile as she looks at her pink friend. "I'm also certain she would've joined in on your teasing of me and Izuku." A good natured laugh rolls through them, instantly lightening the mood as Hagakure and Ashido crowd her, having returned to their happy, bubbly selves. She turns to a mirror, catching her reflection. Smiling at the resemblance to Ms. Midnight and almost certainly imagining her floating there, smiling at them with pride while giving them a perverse wink.
Once they were dressed, the girls start to leave with Asui lingering behind. "Yaomomo…". She calls out, getting the other girl's attention. "Can I talk to you?".
Meanwhile in the boys bathroom, Midoriya was again being hounded with personal questions by Mineta and Kaminari while trying to rinse himself off. "My Dude! You slept beside a girl! For a whole month! That's like, a million times cooler than having One For All!" Kaminari said, shaking the boy by his shoulders. HIs antics was starting to get on the boy's nerves while Mineta was doing the same while standing on Midoriya's lap, screaming in his face.
"Come on, Midoriya! Tell us what's like to have a hottie like her hanging off you arm like that!" He whines, imagining a perverted image of Yaoyorozu pining for him instead as Ida and Kirishima move to pry them off Midoriya. None of them realizing just how far they finally pushed him, referring her like that.
"THAT'S ENOUGH!" He shouts as One For All sparks to life around his body, the force of both knocking the two boys back a few steps. All the gather students watch in concern as Midorya gets to his feet ad glares down at Mineta, his eyes almost flashing red. "I can tolerate being pestered about my relationship with Momo. But I won't let anyone refer to her in that way! Got it!?" He snaps at them, an image of All For One flashing through his mind as Mineta and Kaminari nervously nod. Calming down, Midoriya sees the look of fear on hid friends faces and powers down, returning to his more nervous self. "Sorry for yelling like that. It's just that…she's my girlfriend now. So…"
The two boys fear install vanishes, replaced with excitement as they stand beside him with amazement. "You said it! You called her you girlfriend!" Kaminari said.
"So you two really are together, together?" Mineta postures.
"You better work on keeping that temper under control, Deku." The three boys turn to see Bakugo drying his hair while heading for his locker, looking over his shoulder at them. "Unless you want a repeat of last time." The two of them lock eyes, both recalling the moment he bot skewered by Shigaraki. Todoroki also recalls how reckless with anger Midoriya had gotten after witnessing that, leading to the villain managing to touch him.
Sero smirks looking at the explosive boy. "Got any tips for him, Bakugo?"
"GO DIE, TAPE ARMS!" He shouts. The mood shifts to a more pleasant one as Todoroki and Ida eye Midoriya with concern. As the boys head out of the baths fully costumed, the ghostly form of Kudo appears behind him.
"The boy's right." He said, once the room was clear. "Banjo warned you about that once before, if I recall."
"I haven't forgotten. I just…". Midoriya pauses, thinking back to All For One pointing at them from his message, his sickening grin plastered on his face. "…it hits different…when Momo is involved." As he spoke with the second wielded of One For All, his Danger Sense hadn't picked up on Aoyama hiding just outside the doorway, listening to him talking to himself.
Nana Shimura appears beside Kudo and offers the young hero a sympathetic smile that reminds him of Yaoyorozu. "It does, doesn't it? Knowing no matter what action you take, it'll be your loved ones who could end up suffering for it." She thinks back to the day she left her son Kotaro to his new guardian, bawling his eyes out for her not go. A choice that still haunts her to this day. "But…you can see how well things turn out when actions to protect them end up." Midoriya and Kudo give the grieving mother sympathetic looks, the image of Shigaraki twisted up with All For One as he was during his attempt to steal One For All flashes through their minds. She prevents a tear from rolling down her cheek as she continues. "Use your anger to fight alongside Momo and your friends. That's the best course of action for you all now."
"Right." He replies with a solemn nod.
The sudden response made Aoyama flinch, hearing the conviction behind the response. He forces a smile on his face. "Midoriya?" He steps through the door with a flamboyant flare, the air around his head seemingly glowing. "There you are!" He approaches the startled boy, urging his friend on as they leave the baths.
As they pass the girls bathroom entrance, Midoriya accidentally caught a glimpse of Yaoyorozu sitting beside Asui, conversing. She had just finished telling her friend about the worries she had the night they fought Tesla regarding their relationship and Himiko Toga. "When I first noticed you two getting closer, I was afraid of what Himiko Toga would do if she found out." The frog girl confesses, gripping her fist with frustration. "And when you mentioned running into her, I was relieved to hear she hadn't managed to get any of your blood. The thought of her using it against Midoriya and Ochaco…"
Hearing that brought back the memory of her encounter with the villain at the outskirts of Gunga Villa. She lifts her arm to see the now healed cut she received from Toga over a month ago. "…I understand your concern Tsu. Unfortunately…" She shows the cut to her friend, causing her to eye the scar with worry. "She did mange to steal some when I fought her while we tried to stop Gigantomachia's rampage."
"That's not good." Her friend says, looking out towards the direction their friends were gathering in the common area.
"Tsu…could she have…done anything different…to avoid going done this villainess road?" Yoayorozu asks, sliding her fingers across her scar.
Asui tilts her head while placing her finger on her chin. "Rabbit?"
"After she got my blood, Toga told me what Hawks did to Twice. He was her friend, Tsu. And…in that way, I'm able to sympathize with her. Because…I almost lost Izuku." Asui lays a hand on her shoulder while she grabs her arm where the scar was. Memories of the blade pressed to her throat while Toga asks her those questions with a dark look in her eyes. "It got me thinking…that maybe, to her and the rest of the League, the heroes are the villains and the villains are the heroes. Because they we're the ones to offer them help when they needed it most."
Asui looks down at her friends scar with a sad look. "You could be right about that. I don't know if there were other options available for her or those that are called villains." She looks back at her friend with a clear mind. "But there's no excusing them for all the hurt they've caused others from the choices they've already made."
"I know that." Yaoyorozu smiles at her friend sadly. "And…they probably know that too." She recalls Toga telling her the world was too hard to live in for her. "And…just like us, they're fighting with everything they have to change the world towards their better version of it." She looks out towards the door where the sound of their friends waiting in the lobby of their dorm. "I can't condone her actions or those of the Leagues. Ever. But…I can understand them." She grips her hands tightly after placing them on her knees. "Which makes this coming battle even scarier."
Asui wraps an arm around her friend and the two lean against each other, sharing a quiet moment together. "Whatever happens Yaomomo, I'll fight with everything I have. So that you, me, Midoriya, Ochaco and everyone can enjoy the time we spend together without All For One's shadow looming over us."
Yoayorozu allows a smile to appear on her face. "As will I, Tsu."
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"Thanks to Star's sacrifice crippling Shigaraki, we now have a weeks extension before he's ready to strike." All Might had just finished telling Class A about Star and Stripe's death at the hands of Shigaraki, encouraging them to use this time to get as strong as possible. As some of the students explain to All Might how much they've improved throughout the previous month Midoriya and Yaoyorozu mournful look between each other for the fallen number one American Hero, knowing she was coming to Japan to help them. After that, the class head outside to resume their intensive training efforts; Kirishima acting as a hardened punching bag for Sato, Shoji and Ojiro as they pummel him with everything they got. Koda improving his command over birds as Sero attempts to capture Tokoyami, who fights him off while Dark Shadow covering his body for better combat mobility. Mineta threw as many of his balls at Ashido and Jiro, who melt and blast them away before they ever reach them. Ochaco and Asui performing combo moves in an attempt to hit Ida as he sprints around, avoiding them.
"Ready, Kaminari?" Yaoyorozu calls out, having finished creating dozens of high voltage batteries for the electric wielding student to pour his power into.
"This one's gonna sting!" He shouts, unleashing his power through the many cords he was holding that connected the batteries.
She covers her eyes from the awesome display of electrical power, recalling her previous encounters with Tesla as a smirk crosses her lips. 'I'm willing to bet Kaminari's much more powerful then you are now, Tesla.' She thinks to herself. Her smirk shifts into a slight frown as she recalls her talk with Asui and what choices the villains had throughout their lives. And what choices they have now.
"Black Whip!" She looks over her shoulder to see Midoriya and Bakugo moving around in the air behind her. The sight was a familiar one from the evening training sessions they had prier to the two prong raid against the League of villains over a month ago.
"Hey Yaomomo." She looks back at Kaminari, who was finished charging the batteries and was now smirking at her. "You look like you want to join in."
"Apologizes, Kaminari. But I'm more than happy to assist you with your progress, as well."
"No sweet! I get it. Actually…". As he spoke Ashido, Jiro and Mineta joins them. "We wanted to see how tight your teamwork with Midoriya is."
"Yeah, fam! Show us what you got!" Ashido cheers. They get the attention and interest of everyone else as Midoriya and Bakugo land.
"I'm game! I still owe you two for running off without me!" Bakugo says as little explosions pop off on his hands. Midorya and Yaoyorozu exchange a look before nodding.
The two of them are side by side with Bakugo, Sato, Sero and Jiro standing across from them, figuring the team that had the undisputed victory from the team battles stood the best chance against the two of them. "Isn't that a bit unfair for Midoriya and Yaomomo?" Ojiro asks as Hagakure stands close by, her gloves facing towards the forest.
"With their overpowered Quirks and top of the class smarts, I'd say they have the advantage! Just look!" Kirishima points as Midoriya activates his Quirk, the confident looks both he and Yaoyorozu were wearing surprising most of them.
Except for Bakugo. "Don't hesitate with these two! It's not just their Quirks you gotta watch!" Bakugo warns as he gets into his combat stance.
"Right!" The other three say, following his lead. Jiro couldn't help but note just how much Yaoyorozu has grown since she first fought beside her during the USJ attack. Thinking back to how upset she was at losing to Tokoyami during the Sports Festival only to really step up during the licensing exam and in the wake of Gigantomachia's rampage. She grins as the two friends lock eyes, ready to take on the other.
"Bait and switch?" Yaoyorozu offers silently, her lips hidden behind her collar as she looks knowingly at Jiro. Midoriya nods before holding out his arm, making Jiro blink in confusion.
"You guys ready?" Ashido asks, her hand raised up.
"They have a plan! Bait and switch!" Jiro warns.
"Yeah!" Midoriya, Yaoyorozu and Bakugo shout.
"Thanks for the heads up!" Sero says.
"GO FOR IT!" Ashido shouts, throwing her arm down.
"Creati!" Midoriya shouts as Bakugo and Sero rush them. Yaoyorozu steps off his offered arm and leaps into the air, summoning her hoverboard while creating two rapid fire stun blasters. This distracts Sero and the others as Bakugo nears Midoriya, meeting his smirk as she rains down blasts on him. Jiro and Sero shot tape and sound at Yoayorozu while Sato stands in front of Jiro, ready to protect her; Midoryia swings his arms at twenty percent, using a wide area version of Air Force to knock Bakugo and Sero flying past Sato, who stands his ground against the blast of wind.
"Go, Deku!" She shouts down, focusing her fire on the recovering Bakugo and Sero. With a nod, Midoriya zooms at Sato just as Jiro's earphone jacks appear beside him, blasting the charging student with her sonic attack. A tendril of Black Whip wraps around his ears just before colliding with Sato, locking the two of them in a power struggle while tanking Jiro's Heartbeat Distortion.
The other students watching gawk and cheer as Yoayorozu forces Bakugo and Sero to take cover. "Dynamite!" Bakugo looks at Sero just as he fires a line of tape at him. He catches it with a grin; Sero swings his arm the tape was attached to just as Bakugo blasts himself off the ground, the two working together to launch him over the rain of fire and giving him a clear shot at Yoayorozu.
"DIE!" Bakugo shouts, blasting at her as she hovers through the air, avoiding his attacks while firing back. Her hoverboard jerks a little, drawing her attention to Sero, who had latched on to it with his tape.
She smirks behind her collar then twists her hoverboard around, dragging Sero into the air faster. As Bakugo drew closer she pushes a button on both of her blasters before throwing them into the air before him. "Deku!"
Even with his hearing protected by Black Whip, Midoryia had been keeping track of Yaoyorozu via the shadows she was casting on the ground. Having seen her throw the two blasters, he uses Black Whip to grab Jiro's earphone jacks and direct them at Sato. This forces him to let Midoriya go and Jiro to stop her attack; he simultaneously launches a tendril at Yaoyorozu while pulling Jiro into Sato, stunning her. As Bakugo was about to blast the blasters away along with Sero about to capture Yaoyorozu, the blasters explode, covering the three of them in a smokescreen. Midoriya leaps into the air while pulling down on the tendril and dragging his girlfriend out of the smoke, Black Whip having latched onto her hoverboard right before the smoke covered them.
As she rockets downward, Yoayorozu creates her metal staff, cutting Sero's tape right before passing the airborne Midoriya. The two of them smile at each other as their friends watch with awe at how seamless they were coordinating with each other. As he passes her, Midoriya grabs the tape she had cut and enters the smokescreen while she rockets towards the recovering Jiro and Sato. Jiro hesitates to unleash her sonic attack for fear of it hitting Sero or Bakugo, but that hesitation was enough for Yaoyorozu to create a heavy duty restraint;. She leaps off the hoverboard as it collides with Sato, distracting him as she lands behind Jiro, throwing the restraints around the two off them, capturing the two opposing heroes.
Meanwhile Midoriya passes Sero, dragging him along towards Bakugo as he uses an explosion to clear away the smoke, only to be surprised to see Midoriya within punching distance. "DAMN IT!" He shouts, his reflexes kick in causing his hands to direct themselves towards the on-coming student, ready to blast him with his Cluster attack. With a smirk on his face, Midoriya uses Float to rise high enough for Bakugo to see Sero, who was now in his attacks way, making him hesitate with the attack. In that hesitation, Midoriya catches Bakugo in Black Whip then twists his body around, making Sero get tangled up in it as well, trapping the both of them within Black Whip and Sero's tape.
"Holy Crap you guys!" Ashido shouts as Midorya lands beside Yaoyorozu and the restrained Sato and Jiro, gently setting down the humble Sero and the ragging Bakugo. "That didn't even last two minutes!"
"That's amazing! You two beat the team that won their match the fastest!" Kirishima points out as Midoryia and Yaoyorozu release their friends. Bakugo getting right in his face, making him lose his previous confidants and nervously backs away. As the rest of the students gush over the training match, no one notices Hagakure's gloves heading into the forest close by.
—-
Aoyama and his parents sat in a classroom restrained to chairs as Sukauchi, Sanza and the police stood beside them. All Might, Present Mic, Ectoplasm and Principle Nezu stood before them while the rest of Class A stood behind them, watching in disbelief, Midoriya and Bakugo stood in the front with Yaoyorozu holding Hagakure right behind them. He had just admitted to everyone the role he and his family played throughout all of The Leagues many attacks against them. The traitor responsible for the USJ and Training camp attacks who was born Quirkless and had received his Qurik from All For One himself. Yoga Aoyama forces himself to look at his classmates as streams of tears pour from his eyes, focusing on Midoriya and Yaoyorozu, the two students whose Quirks All For One wanted. And the students he was ordered to lead into a secluded area where All For One plans to ambush them with the full force of his League.
"…I am a villain. Through and through!" Aoyama finishes.
"I don't believe you!" Midoriya shouts, shaking with fury. "Why did you try to save Kacchan and Tokoyami at the training camp, huh?!" Aoyama flinches in surprise as Bakugo and Tokoyami look to their distraught friend. "What about the message for me?! Is that something All For One told you to do, too!? Of course not!" This causes Yoayorozu to look at Midoriya with surprise. "That night…was a desperate cry for help. That went complelety over my head. I mean, look at you." Midoryia meets Aoyama eyes long with Yaoyorozu, both of them recognizing something within them. "You're bawling right now. Crying all over yourself. It's obviously not because you failed to do what All For One wanted."
As she stares into the eyes of the friend who was ordered to lead them into a trap, Yaoyorozu couldn't keep from thinking back to the training camp, trembling with nervous the night of the attack. She first thought it was due to the scaring competition they were taking part in, realizing now the truth. But as more tears fell, she also recalled just how much he fought during the attack on Nabu Island. How had he fought alongside Mineta until Bakugo saved them as well as alongside her during their final assault against them. Stealing her resolve, she steps away from Hagakure to stand between Bakugo and Midoriya. "Izuku and I…we encountered a hero who was hired to do the same thing he ordered you to do, bring Izuku to him". Her own tears fell freely as she met his confused eyes. "But…in the end, she stayed true to herself and refused to help him!" The memory of Lady Nagant laying on the street, covered in burns ad smiling at her appears in her mind. "The problem was he had crushed her spirit!"
All Might gives the two students a knowing look. "Midoriya…Yaoyorozu…"
"Making a mistake or committing a crime doesn't mean you have to be a villain forever!" Midoriya states, grabbing hold ofYaoyorozu's hand they share a look with each other before nodding, each holding out a hand towards Aoyama. "So take our hands. Right now!" Bakugo looks at the two of them with understanding. "Because I promise you…". Midoriya said before they both say together. "You can still be a hero!" The Detective steps in, insisting caution as he orders Aoyama be gagged. He asks Mr. Aoyama about Kamino Ward and why they hadn't leaked their intent, learning that the All For One is the one who contacts them. Midoriya and Yaoyorozu share a look and an understanding. "Detective. We…still have no idea where All For One is. But think. The Board has changed."
Kaminari's eyes widen, recalling the lecture he received from Bakugo, Yaoyorozu and Midoriya not long after their training match regarding the situation and how much they were at a disadvantage. "Wait, hold up! Do we now have a way of forcing them to fight on our terms?!" The gathered Pros and police turn to him with surprise.
"Hey, he's right!" Mineta adds.
"When you look at it that way…". She smirks confidently. "…he's given us the upper hand! It's possible Aoyama is the only person in the world with the power to trick All For One!"
Midoriya mirrors her smirk and nods before frowning while looking back at Aoyama, holding his hand back out to him. "Aoyama. I'll say it one more time..I promise you. You too can be a hero!"
After that promise the rest of the class spoke, fighting hard to keep their classmate from losing hope in himself and failing further into despair. Mr. Aizawa chimes in as well via video call, feeling the same way and having an idea, one he tells them after the Aoyama's were made certain they couldn't hear him. Once he finished, the police escorted the Aoyama's away with all of class A watching them go within the hallway. Yaoyorozu held onto Midoriya's arm tightly as they watch him leave. "Aoyama!" He shouts, noticing the slight movement from him. "Everything will be okay! I promise!"
Not long after that, they return to their dorms. The atmosphere was stifling as the somber mood lingers throughout the common area where everyone lounges about.
"We should make sure we're prepped." Said Kirishima.
"Agreed." Replied Shoji.
"I need to repair my costume. It's basically unwearable right now." Said Ida.
"Yeah. Mine too." Replied Midoriya.
"This isn't the time to stop training. We can still improve our Quirks." Said Yaoyorozu.
"Def." Relied Jiro.
The room goes quiet for a solid moment.
"Guys…". Hagakure's gloves clutch tightly. "Let's make sure we beat them!"
Everyone single one of them lifts their heads up revealing the similar furious expression on all of their faces.
"Right!"
A few minutes later Midoriya is leading Ida and Yaoyorozu towards the Design Studio still wearing the same furious expressions on their faces. The two boys for their costumes while she wanted to have the support course students, more specifically Hatsume, to look over her hoverboard boots to in order to make the board more versatile. As Midoriya reaches for the door it explodes, knocking him away as Yaoyorozu shifts her expression to horrified one while Ida finds the scene all too familiar. The sound of coughing and groaning comes from the dissipating smoke, revealing Hatsume laying on top of Midoriya with her breast pressed against his face. "Oh. Hey, Midoriya! Long time no see." Midoriya quickly looks away from the girl's chest and right at Yaoyorozu along with Ida, the both of them becoming deathly afraid for both Midoriya and Hatsume.
"Hatsume…". The girl looks up and grows nervous upon seeing the dark look on Yoayorozu's face. "…please remove your breasts from my boyfriend's face."
Hatsume nervously laughs while standing up. "Sorry about that." She offers while rubbing the back of her head. "One of my babies wasn't quite ready for the tweaks I made to it." Yoayorozu helps Midoriya to his feet, the boy still nervous about her and how she'll react. "So, what brings you guys here?"
—
"Deku! Yaomomo!"
The three hero course students turn to find Eri running towards them as they were about to exit the school and meetup with their classmates waiting to head out in an effort to find All For One and the League. Yoayorozu and Midoriya turn to meet the young girl as Ida continues on, giving the three this moment. She reaches them and jumps into Midoriya's arms as tears roll down her cheeks. "I missed you guys! I'm sorry I didn't run to you!"
"Hey, it's alright Eri." He says soothingly, hugging the little girls as Yaoyorozu places a hand on her head.
"We missed you too, Eri. I'm sorry we haven't made the time to come visit you sooner." Eri pulls a way from Midoriya and hugs Yaoyorozu as Mirio, Tamaki and Nejire approach them.
"Welcome back you two. It's crazy what you guys were doing this whole time." Mirio said as he greets Midoriya with a hand shake. "Kinda wish you had brought me along. But, what can you do?"
"If you had gone, poor Eri would've been even more worried." Tamaki points out, making Mirio laugh out loud.
"You got a point there, Tamaki! That wouldn't have been good huh?"
"Hey, hey. You two going out searching again with your classmates?" Nejire asks while kneeling beside Yaoyorozu as Eri pulls back and looks at the two of the them with sad eyes.
"Do you have to? I wanted to show you how good I've gotten with my Quirk."
"We're sorry, Eri. But…this is something we need to do." Yaoyorozu tells her.
"But when we get back, we'll stop by the teachers dorm and see you." Midoriya offers, getting a smile out of her.
"Or we could visit Class A when they come back! You haven't visited them in a while, right?" Mirio offers.
"Yeah!" Eri says as Yaoyorozu stands up.
"It's settled. We'll see you tonight, then Eri." Midoriya says with a smile as the two of them head out the door, waving to the four of them as they wave back, joining the others.
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The sun shown brightly as Yoayorozu soars through the abandoned streets, her modified hoverboard now only covering the bottom of her boots rather then the typical board she used previously. Being the reason behind her visit to Hatsume, Yaoyorozu had gotten the girl to make the board much more versatile then it previously was. Partly to better suit her title as the Everything Hero, but mostly inspired by Lady Nagant and the Air Walk Quirk All For One gave her. It was a difficult decision to make, utilizing an idea inspired in part by the villain but the training match the other day reminded her that ideas and abilities brought on by a villain can still be used for heroic deeds. "Those modifications seem to be working efficiently."
Yaoyorozu smiles while looking to her side. "Indeed. Hatsume really outdid herself this time. I'm more impressed you manage to utilize your Quirk in such a way, Todoroki." She said as he rockets through the air beside her by propelling his flames out of his left foot and hand, occasionally summoning a chunk of ice around his right side to keep himself from over heating.
He give her a small smile. "I figured if Endeavor could pull it off, so could I." He eases himself onto a roof, encouraging her to do the same. "A few more days, and I should have optimal control of both my ice and fire." He lifts his hand to show off his gauntlet while rubbing a hand over the grey insulation on his suit. Her smile turns to a frown when he called his father my his hero name, looking back at the rest of their team slowly catching up.
"…I know its not my place but…he does regret what he's done." She said, thinking back to that moment in the rain he spoke of his regrets and nearly broke down because of them.
"I know." They stand beside each other waiting for the others to arrive; Todoroki glances at her as the memory of his talk with Midoriya came to mind and with it the same pang in his chest he felt back then whenever he saw the two of them together. "Yaoyorozu."
"Hmm?" She looks over at him, seeing a slight change in his eyes.
"When I spoke with Midoriya the night you found us outside the dorm, he mention his concern regarding my feelings towards you." This sudden confession startles her, making her take an involuntary step back.
"Y-your what?" She stutters out as a light blush appears on her face.
He looks back towards their team drawing closer. "He was worried I'd be angry at him because of how close we've gotten since teaming up for the Calvary Battle." The two of them think back on the last year since they started at UA. Their final practical exam against , the Kamino incident and the aftermath with Asui. "I've been giving it a lot of thought since that night and…". Yaoyorozu braces herself for what he was about to say, terrified he'd make an attempt to be with her knowing full well she was will Midoriya, his best friend.
'Oh no! Please, Todoroki! Don't say it! Not now! I don't want to have to be forced to deny your affections!' She thought as the hundreds of dramas her mother enjoys so much flood her thoughts, a great many of them depicting situations like this, and few of them ending well for all involved.
"…I'm happy for the both of you." He looks at her and smiles. "I'm glad to see two of my friends finding happiness with one another." Yaoyorozu lets out a heavy sigh of relief, somewhat startling Todoroki. She gives him a thankful smile before leaving over and kissing him on the cheek right below his scar, the action managing to make the stoic boy blush somewhat. "Uh, what was that for?"
"It's my way of saying thank you for being so supportive of me and Izuku. I'm certain Izuku would feel the same." The two friends look at each other, sharing a smile between them as the rest of their team, comprised of Mineta, Sato, Ashido, Jiro and Kaminari finally catch up.
"Hey! I thought you two were suppose to be scouting for trouble!" Mineta shouts out, causing the two friends to flinch before Yaoyorozu nervously scratches an invisible itch on her cheek while Todoroki scans the area.
"This area seems free of trouble, for the moment." He says as Yaoyorozu creates her visor, giving the area a thought scanning.
"I don't detect any living thing in the area. Let's move on to the next location." She says, leaping into the air with Todoroki following. "We'll continue to scout ahead! Join us when you can!" With that, they take off, leaving the five of them once again.
"I can see Bakugo pull this crap, but Yaomomo?" Kaminari said as they resume their following. "I'm starting to wonder just how much those three have been influencing our Vice Class Rep."
"She spent an entire month on the move with someone as agile as Midorya. Of course she'd get used to a pace like that in that time." Jiro said in her friends defence, watching the two of them fly off, wondering what kind of trouble they had managed to over come throughout that month.
"Yeah. And add to that what's happening with Aoyama, it's no surprise she'd want to find this guy sooner rather than later." Sato adds as Mineta sits on his shoulders, earning himself a glare from the bigger student.
"I'm still reeling from Midoriya biting our heads off earlier. Can't believe how much more tense he's gotten now that he's got a girlfriend." Mineta muses.
"If you ask me, he should've done more they chew you out." Sato replies while still glaring at Mineta.
"Wait, he chewed you out? Why?" Ashido asks, using her acid to skate backwards as Jiro and Kaminari jog beside her.
"We were hounding him about the two of them being together and Mineta…". Kaminari starts to explain.
"Put his foot in his mouth. As usual." Sato finishes with a flat tone, giving the smaller student lowbrow look.
"I resent that remark!"
"Oh, wow." Jiro expresses.
Ashido smirks at Mineta. "Wish I got to see that." He glares at her as she sticks her tongue out at him.
"…I guess that talk with Midnight did the trick, huh Yaomomo?" Jiro says aloud getting Ashido and Kaminari's attention. "I wonder what she said to her?"
"Probably something insightful and legit." He replies with a smirk.
"Nah! It was pervy! Hands down!" Ashido counters leading the three of them into a laughing fit, celebrating the memory of their teacher.
"…if she was able to help Yoayorozu…maybe I should've asked her for advice too." Mineta laments, gripping his fist. Sato eyes the smaller student with a flash of sympathy.
"It wouldn't have helped." He replies jokingly, earning him a glare. "Anyways, the two of them have always been problem solvers. All they need is a hint, and that's it!" Sato says, getting the others attention. "If that match taught me anything, it's that the two of them together are a deadly combo." The four other friends nod in agreement as Ashido slides into a crosswalk when a wall of ice suddenly appears beside her with multiple bladelike appendages piercing through it seconds later. More than a few of them nearly skewering the pink girl.
"Jeez! Thanks, Todoroki!" She says, sliding away from the ice as Jiro, Kaminari, Sato and Mineta gathering around the pink girl.
"Anytime." Todoroki lands in front of the group along with Yoayorozu just as the blades rip themselves free of the ice, destroying the wall.
Who she saw once the dust settled made Yaoyorozu groin with annoyance, making her hunch her shoulders down. "Okay. This is getting ridiculous." Standing behind the destroyed ice wall was the death row villain, Moonfish from the training camp attack and, standing beside him was Tesla, his hands coated with electricity. Jiro and Kaminari gasp at the sight of him while Yaoyorozu drops her head forward, the absurdity of his reoccurring attacks getting the better of her. "How did you get out this time?"
"Hey! This isn't fun for me either, girlie!" He shouts back in a comical fashion, making Jiro and the others confused and nervous while Todoroki kept his full attention on Moonfish, well aware of his skill and deadly Quirk. "Do you have any idea how humiliating it is to be beat but a couple of brats?! My rep is hanging by a thread at this point!"
"Then maybe you should really consider going straight. Since being a villain hasn't worked out for you thus far."
"Yeah, like it's that easy! When have you ever heard of a villain in a maximum Quirk prison ever getting out?" He points to Moonfish. "If it weren't for him tearing through the transport, freeing me and distracting the cops, I'd be at one right now being made into a laughingstock!" He points towards the students. "I'm not about to go out as the man who couldn't take down kid heroes! And this time—!" A small group of Jailbreakers rush out of the buildings behind them hero team, forcing Sato, Ashido and Mineta to turn and face them. "—I've brought more than just two hardened criminals with me!"
"Wow, dude. Sounds like you're overcompensating." Kaminari jabs, stepping past Yaoyorozu with a grin. "Our resident badass Creati's got you shaking huh?" Tesla glares at him while Yaoyorozu blinks at him while a pink blush forms on her face.
"That's kinda sad when our resident idiot Chargebolt's dunking on you." Jiro adds joining him, getting an annoyed look for him while Tesla grows angrier. "You're so pathetic, it'd be insulting for her to have to beat you a third time." She plugs her earphone jacks into her speakers while Kaminari aims his arm at the villain, lighting coating it.
"So, we'll take you down this time!" The say together as Yaoyorozu watches with amazement and pride in her friends.
"In that case, I'll take care of this guy." Todoroki announces, engulfing his left arm in fire. "We aren't in a forest this time around, villain. So I don't have to hold back!"
"Searing flesh! Let me have a taste!" Moonfish spouts out.
"We got these losers! You just sit back and relax, Creati!" Ashido announces as Sato chomps down on some sugar cubes while Mineta grabs hold of his purple balls. The pink girl gives the other girl a thumbs up and a wink. "It's our turn to kick some villain butt!" With that, she faces the group of villains coating her arms with a thick layer of her acid.
Yaoyorozu smiles then creates a durable, insulated shield. "Very well, everyone. I'll remain here and provide support should you need it. Do your best!" With that, the fighting begins. Sato and Ashdo rush the villains as Mineta throws his balls, managing to trap a few of them for Sato to lay into while Ashido darts around them, her acid covered arms adding a burning sting to her attacks.
As the three of them were charging their opponents, Moonfish lashes out his tooth-blades at Yaoyorozu, only for Todoroki to trap them with ice while blasting him with his flames. Moonfish uses his blades to launch himself into the air before the flames reach him. Todoroki doing the same with his ice, forcing the villain further down the street, so as to not hinder or risk hurting his friends.
Tesla meanwhile, launches a bolt at Yaoyorozu as she had her back towards him. He gets excited as it nears her only for it to stop in midair right before hitting her. "WHAT!?" She turns grinning at him as the bolt zooms right for Kaminari, the boy drawing it to him.
"The last time we met, you threatened to kill me and my friends!" Kaminari says, glaring at Tesla through his visor. "You should know! That's never gonna happen! Not while I'm around!"
"Heartbeat Surround!" Jiro shouts, her earphone jacks carrying her speakers closer to Tesla before blasting him with powerful sound waves.
"AH!" Tesla cries out, dropping to his knees. He looks at her before throwing his free arm at her, blasting another bolt at her…only for it to be redirected back to Kaminari, surprising the villain.
"Didn't you hear me?" He meets the villains stunned eyes. "You won't threaten them! NOT WHILE I'M HERE!" He draws more of the villains power out of him while Jiro maintains her attack, eventually making Tesla collapse onto his stomach. The two heroes ease up their attacks as the villain starts to fall unconscious, the last thing he sees is the angry glare of Jiro, the smirk of Kaminair, and surprisingly a sad frown from Yaoyorozu.
'Maybe…I should've found…a new line of work…before…crossing…you…'
Not far behind him, Moonfish was leaping through the air, growing desperate as Todoroki uses his ice to launch himself straight at the airborne villain, his left fist ready to unleash his Flashfire Fist. Desperate to avoid getting hit by his flames again, Moonfish aims many of his tooth-blades at the hero, launching them when he was closer. Before the blades could skewer him, Todoroki propels himself over them by blasting fire out of his left foot. The move maneuvers him out of the way of the blades while giving him the momentum to connect his attack, mirroring his father during his battle in Kyushu. "Flashfire Fist: Jet Kindling!" He call out, delivering a devastating punch to Moonfish's nose, the impact shattering the villains teeth and knocking him out. Todoroki manages to catch the villain before he hits the ground, easing them both to the ground.
"Just one more!" Sato shouts, charging at a villain that had stepped on one of Mineta's balls while wrapping his arms around his body, covering the painful acid burns Ashido left during her initial charge. With a solid hit to the villains jaw, Sato easily knocks him out, putting an end to their attack.
"Awe, Yeah! Give it up for Team Acid Punch Ball!" Ashido cheers as Mineta yells at her at how stupid the name was. Kaminari and Jiro work together to drag Tesla to the other villains with Todoroki coming up from the rear with Moonfish. As her friends celebrate their victory, Yaoyorozu was on the phone, letting Mt. Lady know about the Jailbreakers they captured while smiling proudly at her classmates.