Izuku's Birthday

Pacing, pacing, and more pacing. That's all Izuku could do as he prepared for his birthday party. Huh, now wasn't that a bit surreal?, "Cups, plates, drinks, everything seems good…" Now, he wasn't even sure if it was a good time to have a party considering everything that had happened recently.

Immediately following the incident at Kiyashi, everyone in their group, that Izuku now knew was called the "Dekusquad" according to his friends, had called Monoma or Tokage. Just trying to see if the two of them were okay. They appeared to be fine, Monoma had signs of strangulation on his neck, but other than that there was no damage between the two.

Obviously, they were shaken up, but between Tokage trying to play it off and Monoma trying to seem stronger no one had been able to really get through to them.

So, Izuku was on a mission to make his party as enjoyable as possible to help his friends relax and have a good time despite everything that had happened. He hoped it would work but he wasn't entirely sure at this point.

However, that didn't mean he would give up.

Inko watched on as her son drowned himself in preparation, and she couldn't help but let out a giggle as she noticed the time, the guests would be showing up anytime now.

DING DONG

Ah, there they were now!

"Izuku, get the door while I work on drinks!"

"T-They're here! I thought I still had two hours!"

Inko ruffled his head, "You were stuck in your own little world for too long, sweetie." A little kiss was left before she moved to the kitchen to get drinks ready for the party.

Izuku swung the door open, and in came the flood.

"WOO, WOO, PARTY TIME!" Tetsu and Tokage came in, yelling and cheering, Pony right behind them screaming, with just a tad less enthusiasm. "LET'S GET THIS PARTY STARTED~!"

Then came in the less rowdy bunch, Monoma, Kendo, Komori, and Kuroiro. They were grimacing at how loud their friends were being, Monoma even rubbing his head and muttering, "That girl…"

With Kendo sighing, "How can I control them as vice-rep?"

Then came the quiet ones, Shinso, whose eye bags somehow looked worse just by being around all these loud people, Reiko who gave him a little smile as she walked in, and surprisingly Todoroki who looked completely out of his depth.

Once everyone was inside, Izuku followed them to the living room, seeing them leave a sizable amount of birthday presents on the dining room table, "You guys didn't have to get me presents, just having you here would have been enough for me."

Tokage huffed, "Only you would complain about getting presents."

"I-I'm not complaining!" Izuku raised his hands in mock defense. "I'm just used to small celebrations, I don't usually get too many presents." In truth, he usually only got two or three that were either notebooks or hero merch, the rest was money that he saved to buy more merch throughout the year.

Todoroki sighed as he dropped a suitcase onto the table, Izuku recoiled as the wood dipped slightly, "I believe that's what people refer to as depressing."

"How emotionally stunted are you?" Shinso asked.

"Very much." Was all he got back.

"I would say all this talk about depression and being emotionally stunted is rather out of place on a day celebrating someone's birth." Reiko interrupted, she lifted up a small backpack, "So, why don't we start the celebration?"

As it turned out, inside of Reiko's bag was a console and a copy of "SMASH: Hero Battle!" which was a very popular hero fighting game that updated every couple of years and usually included the top 25 heroes, with some extra characters who were popular at the time despite their ranking.

Izuku, never one that had a ton of cash, had a much older version of the game, one that came out when he was around five years old, and he had of course bought it when he was around ten. The game was fun, and he, of course, mained All Might.

The version of the game that Reiko had brought them was much newer than his version, at least by the roster. Miruko was one of the lower names on the list, as was Hawks, but Edgeshot was still Number Five, with Endeavor and All Might sitting at the same spots they had been at for decades at this point.

They decided to set up a little tournament, and for the first match they had Tetsu who was fighting Pony, and as it turned out the American was quite the gamer.

Never before had they seen such a heavy frown on Tetsu's face, "I didn't even get to play…" He grumbled as he handed the controller over. Pony had utterly decimated his use of Yoroi Musha with her Gang Orca.

Monoma grinned as it was his turn to face off against Kuroiro. Everyone knew that they were trying to look good in front of Tokage and Komori, and it turned out to be ironic as the match ended with a draw.

Everything faded into the background after that, Izuku played against Kendo using All Might while she played Miruko, Tokage and Reiko played each other with Godzillo and Ryukyu respectively, and then Shinso used Edgeshot against Todoroki who played Wash, a pick they definitely hadn't expected.

The only one who didn't play was Komori, who was more content watching than anything else and cheering on Kuroiro whenever he got to play. All the while, Inko passed out snacks and drinks, cheering on Izuku whenever he was playing.

The day felt more like hanging out with friends rather than a party, and Izuku preferred that in all honesty. It was comfortable, and relieving in a sense.

"Izuku, are you okay?"

It was only when Reiko spoke that Izuku realized he had tears streaming down his cheeks.

"Yeah…" Izuku mumbled and rubbed his cheeks with an arm, "Just really happy is all." He smiled and tried to clear his tears but more replaced the ones he got rid of.

Setsuna put her controller down, giving Pony a free win, before scooting closer to Izuku, "You alright, Greenie? I mean you cry a lot but not like… that." She pointed at the endless stream of tears.

Monoma handed Izuku a tissue which the boy blew into, "Well, you guys are the first friends I've had in a long while…" A sad smile came to his face, "So, you guys matter a lot to me. You're almost like family at this point…."

"OH BUDDY!" Tetsu cried out crocodile tears before wrapping an arm around Izuku.

"Gah, Tetsu—!"

Izuku could only give in as his friends crowded around him with a hug, well Kuroiro and Shinso had to be shoved into it but the result was the same. Things were feeling whole now and Izuku knew that no matter what happened he'd have his friends to stand by him.

…

Hoppity, almost gleeful, steps echoed through the cargo hull of a ship, a cheerful Himiko Toga couldn't sit still as she and Twice waited with baited breaths for friends to come down and find them. "Who do you think is gonna come down Twice? Oh, I hope it's someone cute! I think they'll look even cuter in blood!"

"Why are you asking me? I don't know! I know exactly who's coming down!" Twice yelled at her in response.

Toga hummed, still bopping up and down on her toes as she played with knives in her hands, "I can't wait to cut them up!" She bounced and bounced, not noticing a little paper slip out of a pocket in her skirt.

The slip landed in front of Twice, the villain looked at it confused before picking it up, "Oi, Toga, you dropped this. It was on the floor the whole time!" The man contradicted himself once more.

"Huh?" Toga spun on her foot, seeing the small slip as Twice held it out for her. "Oh."

"Take it. I'll keep it!" She disregarded him yelling.

"I'll take it…" She spoke slowly as she grabbed the slip from her partner's hands, her eyes gleamed over the numbers written down.

This is my phone number, in case you ever change your mind…

I hope next time we meet it's not like this Miss Toga. Until then please stay safe…

I'll always be a call away…

The young villain's fist tightened around the little piece of paper, but she couldn't dwell on it as the sound of boots clicking came to her ears.

"Hey, who's there!" A yell cut through the cargo area as a flashlight passed by here and there, Twice and Toga looking at each other before shooting up in alarm.

"No one! We're villains!" Twice yelled as the man came into view, a flashlight in hand and nothing else.

Toga pouted, "You're not cute at all…" She stuffed the note and pulled out her knives, "But I'm sure you'll still look cute covered in blood!" She yelled before she pounced.

A body clunked onto the floor as the two villains stood over it, blood coating their knives and hands respectively. Toga smiled as she kneeled down and stabbed her blood sucking equipment into the still-warm body. "Suck… suck… suck…." A blush crawled up her cheeks.

The hull was quiet,

Twice looked away, for outside the windows they could see—

"I-Island…"

Toga paused in her thoughts and stood alongside Twice, staring in awe as they saw the man-made technological advanced super island with their own eyes.

The body was now cold, but they had something more important to get to.

…

"Thank you guys for coming." Izuku smiled as he and his friends stood outside, all saying goodbye and getting ready to go, standing outside in a slight cold as the sun had already set, but the coming summer was already warming up the nights.

"Thanks for inviting us, bro." Tetsu grinned.

"It was fun!" Pony relished in spending time with her friend.

Shinso hummed, "It was… enjoyable."

Kendo huffed and punched his arm, "Just admit it, you like us." Their insomniac simply grumbled.

"Welp, it was fun, Greenie!" Setsuna cheered and wrapped an arm around Monoma, "Come on, you're walking me home."

"Gah!" Monoma yelped, "Fine, fine!" He waved to his friends as they walked down the hall, "I'll see you guys later!" Izuku sighed happily, it was nice to see that his best friend was doing alright, especially after everything that had happened at Kiyashi.

Slowly but surely, everyone else bid their farewell, Komori and Kuroiro, Pony, Kendo and Shinso, Tetsu, and finally Todoroki. By the end of it the temperature had gotten colder and only Reiko and Izuku stood outside, him slightly shivering with a runny nose and her in a big coat.

"Thank you for having us, Izuku." His name rolled off her tongue so happily and he loved it. "I'll see you when we go to the summer camp." She gave him a small smile and took a step back.

"R-Reiko!" He called out and she stopped.

A blush crawled up his skin and he wasn't entirely sure if it was from his nervousness or the cold, but he still pulled out a small ticket with shaking hands. "I-I wanted to…" He couldn't believe he had let his stammer come but, "I wanted…" He repeated calmly, "... give you this."

Reiko turned to him, a finger in her chin, "And what is this "this" you are referring to." She took a step closer.

Izuku lifted his hand towards her, "It's a ticket for the upcoming I-Island Expo, I got two tickets for winning the Sports Festival and I was… wondering if you would want to go with me?" His voice peaked near the end.

Ghostly eyes glimmered as moonlight lit them, "Are you positive you'd prefer to go with me? I'm sure another one of our companions would be overjoyed to accompany you." She spoke.

"There's no one I'd rather go with." Izuku stated resolutely, "I would be really happy if you came with me." His nerves were shot but he continued, "..please…" Was added.

Reiko stood inches from him, plucking the ticket from his hand with her quirk and placing it in her own pocket, "Then, if you are insistent then I suppose I shall accompany you." Her smile froze his heart yet he felt a feeling of warmth bleed throughout his entire body. "I shall let you know when I have prepared for the flight." She took one more step closer, her arms coming up and wrapping around him. "I thank you for the wonderful invitation."

Izuku's own arms raced up and came around her, "Thank you for accepting."

He had wanted more time, much much more time, but moments later they had bid each other farewell. Reiko with a small smile and blush adorning her cold face and Izuku with a wide and excited grin that showed his excitement for their upcoming trip.

"He's…. " Izuku paused in his retreat to his home, a hand wrapped around the doorknob, as a voice sneaked its way into his mind. "... near." His head fluttered to the sky, memories that were not his own replaying in his head. A face so evil it refused to be remembered, hair as white as snow, power as supreme as All Might's. "... All For One… draws near…."

His heart stopped, but no warmth coursed through him, "All For One…"

END

I've been having lots of trouble writing, and I feel even worse cause this is just a short chapter, but I wanted to ask if you all would prefer shorter chapters that would come out sooner or longer chapters that would take more time?

Other than that, Himiko and Twice have arrived at I-Island, infiltrating before our cast has even arrived, Monoma's doing slightly better, and the entire group did some bonding, and Izuku and Reiko are taking slow and steady steps.

One Last time, Digimon x MHA or MHA rewrite? I'll bounce between whichever is picked and this story so I don't get burned out on this too much.

As always, thank you for reading, and Jay out!