Midoriya sat down with Togata and Eri once he felt a little better. Something about One for All going off like that made him feel really good. But something about it also made him kind of upset. He didn't really understand why, but something was definitely bothering him. After a while of sitting there with Eri, he ate some of his snacks as Togata joined in with Eri and drew her something. It looked like she was drawing him Ladybug which made him smile.
Then Midoriya felt a twitch coming in his eye. He tried to keep it from bothering him, but he could tell that he was about to have a headache.
"I-I'll be right back," Midoriya said to Togata, "I've gotta use the restroom before we eat dinner."
"Okay! We'll be right here," Togata said back with a big smile.
Midoriya got up and quickly left the dining room. He tried not to make it look suspicious, but he could feel his headache coming. Once he entered the restroom, his headache came up and pounded pretty hard. He felt his eye hurt from the pressure, and it felt like he got something in it.
He gripped his head as he went over to the sink. He turned on the sink and splashed some cold water onto his face. He thought that maybe the cold water would help, but the pounding didn't subside. He waited for it to pass as he splashed some more water onto his face. He squinted his eyes because it hurt so much, but then looked up at the mirror.
Midoriya's eyes widened when he noticed that his purple eye was glowing. He leaned in to get a closer look and something about it reminded him of Chrysalis's. The way it glowed gave him chills. An image of Chrysalis came up and shooting pain shot up his head. He gripped his forehead, trying not to wince.
"Come on Chrysalis..." Midoriya said to himself, "Just give me a break. Just for tonight."
Soon enough, the headache subsided as he waited a bit longer. Then he felt better once he splashed some cold water on his face. Then he heard knocking on the door and quickly dried off his face.
"Midoriya! Are you okay?" Iida asked through the door, "Dinner's ready! We're not going to start until you're ready!"
Midoriya tried to dry off as quickly as he could and tossed the paper towels into the trash bin.
"I-I'm fine. I just needed to be alone for a minute," Midoriya said to him through the door, "I'm coming!"
Midoriya opened the door, and Iida stood there looking worried about him. Midoriya felt slightly annoyed that it was him that checked on him, but gave it a pass since he was pretty hungry.
"Are you sure that you're okay? I hope your headaches aren't bothering you again," Iida said to him.
"No. I just needed to step away for a minute," Midoriya said, trying not to give anything away, "Really Iida. I'm okay."
Iida hesitated right in front of him, but let it go since it was dinner time.
Midoriya walked over to the dining room with Iida and was surprised to see so much food on all of the dining room tables. It all looked like either Parisian food or Japanese food. Sato, Marinette and Yaoyorozu had made all of this amazing food that looked like it came out of a cook book.
There was ramen, fried rice and sushi for Japanese food. For Parisian food, there was french onion soup with fresh made bread, ratatouille, and quiche. There was even enough sparkling cider for everyone.
Midoriya immediately felt his stomach growl from walking into that amazing smell of food from both Paris and Japan. Everyone was already sitting down, looking at all of the amazing meals that they got to pick from.
Everyone spotted Midoriya and noticed his eyes lighting up. His smile grew when he saw how much food they had made for him and everyone else.
"You guys made all of this?! This is..." Midoriya cried out, but was also speechless.
"Marinette, Sato and Yaoyorozu worked on this last night as well," Iida explained to him, "Even Bakugo helped out."
"Come on Izuku," Uraraka said as she ran up to him and pulled him gently towards his seat, "It's time to eat!"
Midoriya sat at the table with Uraraka, Iida, his mom, Togata, Eri and AllMight. Everyone had to make some space for the extra people here, but they were able to pull it off. Midoriya was almost drooling as he stared at all of the food. He didn't know where to start.
Before he could even eat, Marinette stood up along with Iida who were exciting to get this dinner started. She looked a little nervous, but she smiled once she spotted Midoriya across from her.
"Alright everyone! Dinner is finally ready!" Iida announced, "Marinette would like to say something about this dinner since she's the one that put these meals together along with Sato, Yaoyorozu and Bakugo!"
Marinette stood up and was so happy to see everyone here. With everyone looking at her, she got a little nervous. Adrien sat next to her with a big smile that made her feel better. She took a deep breath in and out and began dinner with a little speech.
"This dinner... It's inspired by Class 1-A and all of things we got to do together as a whole. What they brought to Paris and what they left behind. Everyone there was so inspired by all of the amazing heroes over there that I just knew that this Japan was pretty special. I had no idea that any of this would ever happen. When I met Izuku and everyone here, I didn't know what I was getting into. Once I got to know all of you, I realized that we're all working towards the same thing. To become great heroes."
Midoriya couldn't look away from her, and when she mentioned him, he got a little nervous. He felt a blush forming around his cheeks as she kept going. Then she looked at him and gave him a smile.
"Izuku changed my life. From the moment we met, I knew that there was something about him. He's helped us out a lot, so me along with everyone else wanted to help him out for tonight. Thank you Izuku for inspiring me to be a better hero. Go Beyond..."
Marinette raised her glass filled with sparkling cider, and everyone else did the same thing.
"Plus Ultra!"
Everyone cheered and drank their sparkling cider.
Midoriya felt his hands shaking from how speechless he was with all of this. He had a hard time looking up to look at everyone since this was all for him. Once he spotted Uraraka grabbing something to eat, he looked at her, and she smiled at him. Her cheeks were just as rosy as his as she grabbed some ratatouille.
"Come on Izuku! You should eat," Uraraka said to him with a big smile, "Everything looks so good!"
Midoriya spotted the ratatouille that Marinette and Sato were making and scooped some onto his plate. He even noticed the sauce that Marinette made on the side and poured some on top of it. He grabbed a little of quiche and french onion soup in a small bowl that he had. Once he buttered up a piece of fresh made bread, he was ready to try it. His eyes sparkled when he looked down at his plate. It all looked so good that he didn't know where to start.
He decided to go for the ratatouille since he got to try the sauce. Marinette made this just for him which made this extra special. He took a bite out of it and something about it just tasted so much better than he was expecting. It had a nice crunch to it, and the flavors were subtle and the sauce wasn't overpowering the vegetables. He was surprised at how much he liked it, that he immediately went in for more. It was so warm and comforting that he felt so satisfied with this dish.
"This is so good!" Midoriya commented with food in his mouth.
"I know, right? Marinette really knew what she was doing with this ratatouille," Uraraka said to him.
Midoriya then tried the quiche, and that just melted in his mouth right away. It was cheesy and had a nice texture to it that made it even better. It wasn't mushy, and it melted in his mouth as he kept eating it. His eyes sparkled as his ate more of his quiche. He soon tried some of the french onion soup with the fresh made bread. That alone comforted him so much that he was glad he tried it last. Something about it was just so satisfying and made everything that much more special.
"Oh my gosh, Marinette! This ratatouille is absolutely amazing!" Ashido cried out, "I could drink this sauce right out of a cup!"
"I've gotta say, this might be the best dinner we've ever had here in U.A.!" Sero said to them.
"I haven't had food like this in a while! This is amazing! Even french onion soup is really good!" Adrien commented.
"I've never had quiche before, but it's pretty good," Todoroki complimented.
"I can't believe we've never done this before! Parisian food is the best!" Kirishima cried out.
"Of course Parisian food is the best! We've got style, oui!" Aoyama said to them as he sparkled in front of everyone.
"Sato, this fried rice is amazing! It tastes better than last time," Hagakure commented.
"This Japanese food is amazing, Sato! I would have this all the time if I could!" Zoe exclaimed.
"I've gotta say, this is some of the best Japanese food I've ever had," Kagami commented as she ate some sushi.
"I agree, and I've been to a lot of fancy restaurants," Yaoyorozu said to Kagami.
"This sushi is even better than the restaurants around here!" Ojiro cried out as he ate another.
"Actually, it was Bakugo who made the sushi," Sato explained as he ate some of his dinner.
"What? Bakugo, you made this! But it's so good!" Kaminari cried out with his mouth full.
"It's not hard to make if you know what you're doing," Bakugo growled out, trying not to yell out loud with Eri nearby.
Midoriya smiled as he ate, seeing everyone enjoying their food. Everyone seemed pretty happy with their meals, even Eri seemed to really like her fried rice. She was a little picky, but she seemed to really like Sato's world famous fried rice in the dormitory. She smiled as she ate it, and Togata was glad to help her out with getting her more of it.
"Wow Eri! You're really hungry!" Togata exclaimed to her, "You should save room for dessert! I'm sure you'll love it!"
Eri's eyes sparkled and made sure to not eat a lot of fried rice.
"She's so cute!" Midoriya's mom exclaimed, "Izuku, she's a lot cuter than you said she'd be! I just want to pinch her cheeks!"
"She seems to be getting along with everyone pretty well," AllMight pointed out as he ate some sushi.
"Yeah. She's been a little more excited about talking to everyone here ever since the School Festival," Togata explained to her, "She still gets shy, but that Festival definitely helped her out a lot. Right Eri? You really liked that concert?"
"Yeah! It was so cool! Everyone was dancing and singing!" Eri exclaimed with a big smile, "Even that lady with purple hair was smiling while she was singing! It made me so happy!"
Midoriya couldn't help but smile at how happy she was, especially since it had been a while since the School Festival. She still thought it was one of the best things she had ever seen. He was just glad that Eri was doing so great here with Togata. Something about them just gave him such joy that he didn't want them leaving anytime soon.
"Izuku, I hope you have a recording of that concert. I would love to see it someday!" Midoriya's mom said to him with a smile.
"Actually, you can find it online. We were pretty popular that someone managed to record it and put it up," Uraraka explained to her, "I can send the link if you want."
"Yes please Ochaco! That would make my day," Midoriya's mom exclaimed as she ate more of her ratatouille, "I can't believe your friend from Paris made this! This is so much better than my cooking."
"Don't say that, mom. Your cooking is great!" Midoriya said back, "You make great Katsudon!"
"Yeah but that's all I ever made for you. Even when you were a little kid, you would ask for it," Midoriya's mom explained.
Midoriya felt a blemish form across his face when everyone at the table looked at him. He tried to avoid eye contact with them, especially AllMight and Uraraka.
"Oh come on Izuku," Uraraka said to him with a big smile, "It's cute! Your mom even told me about your AllMight costume you use to wear all the time."
Midoriya's eyes widened even more, especially with AllMight was right there at the table. He looked at his mom, who totally didn't look guilty about it at all.
"Sorry Izuku, but she kept persisting about it," Midoriya's mom explained to him, "She wanted to know what you were like when you were little."
AllMight looked like he was trying to hold in a laugh, which just made him blush even more.
"Mom! You don't just talk about that with my friends!" Midoriya cried out, "That's private!"
"There's no reason to be embarrassed about it Midoriya," Iida explained to him, "You were little and looked up to AllMight, just like a lot of other people around here."
"I wouldn't be surprised if I had one laying around somewhere in my apartment," Togata said to him with a big smile, "I looked up to AllMight too!"
"It's okay Izuku. I won't tell anyone," Uraraka said with a finger to her lips, "You did look really cute though."
Midoriya's face was practically smoking at this point as he tried to continue eating his meal. When he saw AllMight smiling however, it made him happy to see him enjoying some time with him. He had never done anything like this before with AllMight. He never thought he'd ever do anything like this with him ever. He looked up at him and noticed that he was already going in for seconds.
"I can't believe Marinette, Young Sato, and Young Yaoyorozu managed to pull this off," AllMight said with his mouth full of food, "It's so good that it could rival Lunch Rush's cooking. It seems teamwork is really starting to pay off after all."
"Don't forget Bakugo helped out as well," Iida pointed out, "He actually persisted on making the sushi since they weren't making it correctly."
"Of course he did," Midoriya said with a sweat drop forming on his forehead, "Kacchan's always been like that when it comes to cooking."
"It's really good though!" Uraraka exclaimed, "He should make this stuff more often, especially with Chloe around. Us Girls like boys who can cook!"
"It's true," Midoriya's mom pointed out, "I did notice that Katsuki is close with this Chloe girl. I heard she was mean to you back in Paris, Izuku."
Midoriya looked over at Chloe, and she was sitting next to Bakugo while she ate her dinner. He even noticed that she was holding hands with him underneath the table. She was really enjoying dinner with him, and he even seemed to be enjoying it as well. He smiled, knowing that things were really good between them, he was even pretty good friends with her now.
"Yeah, she was kind of mean to me at first. But once she joined Ladybug and her team, things started to change for the better," Midoriya explained to his mom, "I'd say she's become a pretty good hero in training just like all of us. Kacchan even seems to be happy with her. I'm glad that he found someone like her."
They all noticed how happy Midoriya looked and felt the same way. Chloe and Bakugo really seemed to need each other and helped each other out pretty well.
"Well, I'm just glad that things are starting to settle down a bit," Midoriya's mom said to them, "Especially with Chrysalis and HawkMoth. You all deserve a break from them."
Midoriya couldn't help but flinch once his mom mentioned Chrysalis. Something about it bothered him, and he felt his eye twitch a little. He inconspicuously rubbed his eye so no one would notice, but Iida did. Luckily he didn't get a headache and went back to his dinner. He was just glad that he got through dinner without any headaches.
Once everyone finished their dinner, they all felt so full and satisfied with their meals. Even Midoriya was pretty happy with his as he pushed his plate aside.
"I don't think I could eat another bite," Uraraka said as she felt her stomach.
"Me neither," Midoriya agreed with her, "I don't even know if I can even eat any dessert right now."
Uraraka and Iida shared a look, and Midoriya noticed as he sat up straight. He knew that Marinette was trying to keep dessert a surprise, and now he wondered what it could possibly be.
"Oh, I'm sure you'll want some dessert tonight Izuku," Uraraka said to him with a big smile.
"Dessert! Dessert! Dessert!" Eri exclaimed with a sparkling smile.
"What she said," Togata said to them, "We want dessert!"
Marinette heard that little chant and got up from her seat. Midoriya was confused as she made her way over to Midoriya's table. Once she looked at him, she gave him a grin that told him it was going to be a good surprise. Then she looked at Eri and got excited.
"Izuku, how would you like to make some candy apples with Eri?"
Another amazing chapter!
I love this chapter so much! I love how everything turned out. I'm so happy that the meals are both Parisian and Japanese foods. I thought that would be a great way to show how far they've all come through this story. I love the dishes that I picked. Of course I had to put down Ratatouille since it's a french dish. I just love this so much, and it's so rewarding to see everyone together enjoying a meal like this. The only time you ever get to see this is the Christmas episode in MHA. I love both shows, and this is well worth the wait!
It's seems like Midoriya and Eri are going to make Candy Apples!!
More to come soon!
