Well, this took longer than expected.

To be fair, I did have a second round with COVID and also it's the peak season for my job and I had took on another department which wasn't the best timing for.

But here we go! Chapter 61 and the set up for two big things coming!

Dunno which story to work on next, maybe MHH or Magic Swords; it will depend on after this week, I'm taking off to recover some mental and creative juices.

Anyway, Review time!

Reviews:

Silvanium: It's more that Quinn is using the Frey persona to disguise himself for what reason? He did give a hint about it, but there is more to it. As for what Feo Ul did to him after finding out... well... it's a good thing he can use white magic XD.

ZeroExia: I noticed that too, or it says it's been blacklisted... which is weird as I didn't do that myself.

fallendemon248: Glad you liked it and hope you enjoy this one!

YamamotoRyu: To be fair, Blue Mage is fucking overpowered when you can use the abilities and spells by GODS. And damn good guess about AFO. Granted who knows when that will happen ;).

TmgoH: It was more work than anything, since it's the Black Friday and boxing week season coming up. But glad you enjoyed it.

Guest: Well, she hadn't found out yet... so we shall see how this goes :) and glad you enjoy the story.

Marquis: To be fair, while Melissa would make as good candidate for the Mechanist job unlock, Mei makes so much more sense since she's often making inventions. Plus this allowed someone other than Izuku to 'create' Magitek. Almost like a certain rodent had been hoping for...

With that, please enjoy this chapter.

Disclaimer: I do not own the rights to My Hero Academia and Final Fantasy XIV, they belong to their copyright holders.

Chapter 61

Mama Himi

Himiko had never been more scared in her life up to this point.

Sure, the fear of not being 'normal' as her so-called parents had drilled into her mind over the many years she lived in their house was pretty terrifying at times. The challenges when she was finally able to escape that environment to only end up homeless wasn't a walk in the park either, though that did get better when her Deku-kins came into the picture.

She can say that the problem of having to go without blood again had been solved for the most part, thanks to Izuku and the others, who, while a couple of them seemed a little put off by the blood itself and not her drinking it, and were shockingly tolerant with her needs and offered up their own blood. Though Jiro did seem to be the most squeamish of the bunch.

Then there was the whole housing issue, as she couldn't stay in the plush room she was occupying forever. But that was taken care of already as it seems that the green-haired man's mother had taken it upon herself to invite Himiko to live at the dorms, acting as an assistant to the woman, considering she had her responsibilities with helping the wizened Recovery Girl.

And now, within a few moments, she would be meeting the most important person within their little group. A child who had suffered far worse than anything she had ever been put through, mutilated over and over again because of her quirk. Himiko felt absolute rage when Deku had first told her of the little girl, wanting to hunt down the monsters that tortured the poor thing! She didn't even want to drink their blood, which was saying something.

And while she was anxious to meet the little 'unicorn' as Izuku had mentioned the nickname to her when he had come by earlier that week to bring her up to speed on how they should approach Eri. That wasn't what she was terrified about.

No, it was the folder currently sitting inside the nightstand by her bed, something that she had been given by Recovery Girl the previous night and sat with her for a good portion of it.

The folder contained sheets of test results that had revealed to the young vampire possibly the best but worst news of her life.

She was pregnant, and the only person who could be the father was Deku.

The tears she had cried the previous night were a mixture of happiness and terror. She was overjoyed with the news at first, considering that this was what she had wanted when Deku had made his promise to her. The two of them, with children, living far from anyone that could hurt any of them and being happy.

But then the fear slowly crept in, considering where she was now.

How was she supposed to tell Izuku and the others? Would they understand? Would they accept her and her child? Would they be forced out of UA and have to fend for themselves? Would she be a good mother?

And worst of all, would her child inherit her urges?

She had blurted all of that out while crying to Recovery Girl the previous night, being nearly inconsolable for a good hour or so before the older woman could get a word in.

It didn't help that she and Izuku were still technically getting used to one another, while it was a little awkward at first, given that the boy had explained that when he and Deku 'became one' again and had inherited all the memories and experiences that Deku had accumulated over the weeks they were separated. Which, of course, meant that Izuku knew she and Deku made passionate love.

Even thinking about it now had made Himiko feel a little hot under the collar.

Regardless, the pair had been getting along quite well, and of the times they did hang out, the blonde woman would swear she could see Deku for the briefest of moments. The way he would look and tear into quirks while analyzing them gave her the feeling of deja vu, looking like Deku did when he was scanning the streets outside of that old dingy window in their previous abode.

A gentle knock at the door caught Himiko's attention as it slowly opened to reveal the curly green mop of hair of the man she had been thinking about, "Toga..? We are here if you're ready?"

"Oh! Yes! One second!" She exclaimed, quickly moving to the mirror hanging on the wall and giving herself a quick look over, hoping that she hadn't begun to cry again, as well as making sure her hair buns were 'just' right before quickly moving to sit on her bed, facing the door once again, "Alright! I'm ready!"

The mop of hair disappeared behind the door again, where Himiko could hear some mumblings from the outside before Himiko's eyes slowly went wide when Izuku had fully opened the door to reveal the small child beside him and holding his hand.

Standing before Himiko was an adorable little girl with long snow-white hair that flowed down her back, a cute little horn poking out the right side of her forehead, with the most beautiful ruby eyes she had ever seen. She was also wearing a vibrant red dress with yellow buttons that hung down past her knees and adorable red eyes that eerily looked similar to her father's.

Across the room, while Eri had initially been nervous, considering this was a new person she was meeting, Her expression turned into awe at the young woman sitting on the bed before her, with piercing yellow eyes that looked similar to one of the cats Unca Zawa had shown her, messy hair buns that looked both like they would come apart with the slightest breeze but also strong enough to survive one of Mama Kyo's sound blasts. The cardigan the woman was wearing was quite oversized, though it looked incredibly warm, and a very neatly ironed out blue skirt.

Eri and Izuku slowly entered the room, with her papa closing the door gently behind her as the young woman slowly hopped off the bed; barely a sound was made while she slowly walked over to them. The young girl could see the pure fascination within those golden eyes as it felt like a large creature was slowly stalking towards her. Eri nearly jumped when she felt the warm hands of her papa resting on her shoulders as she knelt down behind her. Eri turned her head to see his warm smile as he began to speak, "Eri, this is Himiko Toga."

"Hiiii there," the airy sound of Himiko's voice caught Eri's attention as she looked back to see the woman squatting down before her, their eyes locking into place, "You are so adorable!"

"T-Thank you…" Eri said, blushing slightly and holding her hands in front of her body, swaying gently in embarrassment. Seeing this reaction caused Himiko to smile wide in pure delight, which caught the young girl's attention, and gasped gently.

Himiko had realized her mistake, considering when she smiled like that, it was often called creepy or disturbing since it showed off her fangs, and as she was just about to stop smiling, the little girl gently moved forward and said something the blonde never thought she would ever hear.

"Can you teach me to smile like that?"

"You… Do you want to smile like me?"

"Mhmm, all my momma's have been teaching me to smile like they do. A-and.. You are going to be a new momma, right?" Eri asked with a tilt of her head, surprising both Izuku and Himiko with the question as they both stared at one another before looking back down at the little girl and gently moved closer to her.

"Eri, how did you know Himiko and I were… 'together'?"

"O-oh! Um… I overheard Mama Momo and Mina talking about Mama Himi with you a few times when I went to get some juice." Eri said with an honest look on her face, causing Izuku to blink a few times in confusion.

"Wait, how did you learn to be so sneaky? I swore we made sure that we were talking alone those times."

"Unca Roki taught me! He liked being as quiet as possible so no one could stop him from having, um… So-ba?" Eri said with an upbeat tone, causing Toga to giggle gently while Izuku sighed and rubbed the bridge of his nose. He should have seen this coming since after both the Sports Festival and the Hosu incident, Todoroki had been more friendly to the rest of 1-A, aside from Bakugo, who he kept agitating as some sort of joke. With Eri being more at ease with the rest of the class, it was inevitable she would befriend more of them, and Todoroki seemed to get along well with her.

Seriously, "Unca Roki"?

"Eri, if you see, um… Unca Roki, try to sneak more Soba; you tell one of us, okay?"

"Oh! Ok Papa!" Eri beamed a small smile, currently not knowing why she was told to do so.

Himiko was looking lost at all this, not knowing the whole story but perhaps asking Izuku later on. But now was not the time for that as Himiko gently moved a little closer towards Eri, moving onto her knees as the little girl's ruby irises locked onto her golden ones. The pair stared at one another as Himiko began to speak softly, "Well, you were correct; I would like to be another mama for you… though I want to ask you something, if I may, Eri?"

The child slowly nodded, curious as to what the question was.

"Your papa told me about your quirk…" Himiko began to speak, the curious look on Eri slowly morphing into fear before she felt the warm and comforting touch of her father's hands on her shoulders, causing her gaze to look to Izuku, who was smiling gently at her to reassure the young girl as Himiko's voice caught Eri's attention and gaze once more, "He told me that you don't like it, right?"

Eri's head slowly nodded as Himiko gently opened her arms out to the small girl, and after acknowledgment from Izuku, Eri slowly moved closer, only to be very lightly wrapped up in the cardigan-covered arms of her new mother. Eri continued to watch and listen to Himiko, who was smiling a little more somber now, "I understand not liking your quirk; until recently, I was the same…"

"You didn't like your quirk?" Eri asked with a tilt of her head, confused because everyone around nowadays seemed to really like their powers.

"Mhmm, a lot of people had told me that my quirk was 'evil' and I should act 'normal'... so I suppressed it for a good part of my life." Himiko gently tightened the grip on the small child in her arms, not to hurt her, but because of the flood of memories from those years ago flashing into her thoughts as she spoke, "... it started to affect my mind as the years went by, so much so… I did a bad thing and had to run away from home."

"Thankfully, I eventually ran into someone very special, with very fluffy hair… and he helped me realize that my quirk wasn't 'evil' at all, nor I shouldn't blame myself for what happened. Eventually, I was brought here to UA, and I'm getting the help I need from those who have accepted me."

Eri was silent for a few moments, gazing into the blonde woman's eyes, and she could see the hurt within the golden irises. Slowly, Eri began to hug Himiko close, hoping that she could be one of the people to help her. Eventually, though, curiosity got the better of the little munchkin as she asked, "Um… w-what is your quirk?"

"Oh! I can make myself look like other people! Think of it like covering my body with a giant costume."

Eri tilted her head once more; that didn't sound like something terrible, and just as she was about to ask, Himiko chirped up again, "Ah, I see that little question in your cute little noggin, "But that's not evil." right?" After getting the nod from Eri, Himiko held her close, suddenly picking up her and Eri and moving to sit on the bed, her knees having started to hurt from kneeling on the hard floor, "Well… to transform, I need to drink someone's blood, and because of my trying to 'act normal' for all those years… my body demands to drink it every now and again. Since coming here, your papa and other mamas have been donating blood to help me."

Eri gasped then, bringing her little hands up into little fists as her eyes began to sparkly, "Just like Johnny Fangs!"

Himiko blinked for a moment, wholly stupefied and confused as to who or what the little girl was referring to, and while Izuku was like that at first, he suddenly had a look of realization before chuckling to himself, adding to the blonde woman's further confusion.

Izuku gently reached his hand out to pet Eri's head while also moving some stray hair from her face as he smiled at her, "Why don't you tell Mama Himiko all about Johnny Fangs and Witch Hazel?"

The little girl in Himiko's lap began to vibrate with excitement; all the while, the young woman's thoughts were filled between how excitable her new daughter was about this particular topic and how much being called "Mama Himiko" had not only made her heart flutter, but the pit down in stomach grow a little more.

"Well, I can say with full confidence that Eri really likes you." Izuku said with a chuckle, moving to sit down beside Himiko on her bed. It had been only a few minutes after Inko had come to grab Eri to get ready for dinner, having to carry the small child as she had tuckered herself out slightly from all the fun she had been having with both of her parents.

"She's more adorable than I had thought." Himiko gently giggled, leaning back and letting her feet swing slightly against the edge of the bed, "Deku-kins talked about her a couple times; it was one of the few things he would often think and worry about when it was just me and him."

Izuku gently nodded, confirming what Himiko was saying as he gently shifted himself to face Himiko, a small smile on his lips, "And how have you been? I know we are going to have to introduce you to everyone in the dorms eventually… I mean, I can see if Nezu could-" he was interrupted when the soft touch of Himiko's finger pressed against his lips. The blonde woman was smiling brightly at him as she giggled.

"You don't need to worry about me; I'm a big girl! Plus, I know if there are any issues, I can count on the other girls to back me up."

"H-huh? What about me?" Izuku said with shock as Himiko bounced off of the bed and walked a few steps, continuing to giggle some more.

"I'm mean, sure, you can be scary too, Izuku, but do you really think anyone would try and pick a fight with all the girls?"

"Bakugo-"

"He'll be lucky if I don't stab him the first chance I get." Himiko's silly disposition suddenly morphed to one of cold seriousness, the smile faded, and her eyes lost the happy look to them as Izuku had seen she was now toying with a knife she had somehow procured from somewhere on her person, shocking him as far as he had known, Himiko's knives were being safely kept in the Dean's office under lock and key. Gently moving off of the bed, Izuku slowly came closer to the blonde woman and gently wrapped his hands around the one holding the knife but not taking it away.

"I'll handle Bakugo and anything he says towards you…" Izuku said with a determined look on his face, catching Himiko's shocked look, "I would happily put him through several more buildings and cement walls if he so much as says anything horrible to or about anyone I care for."

Himiko gently began to blush, slowly moving his hands so she could put down the knife onto a nearby dresser, her lips slowly forming into a small smile as she looked back to him, "And where did this come from? Since when does Izuku Midoriya make threats?"

The green-haired boy chuckles slightly, rubbing the back of his head, "I've been doing some thinking… and talking… with Deku," As soon as he even mentioned the name, Himiko was already upon him, her eyes wide and frantic with interest. Thankfully, Izuku had already anticipated this and continued before she could start listing off a multitude of questions, "He's fine; he's still recovering, but getting stronger every day…though I don't think there is a way for us to separate again since his aether is now tied to mine…"

Himiko began to look crestfallen, gently leaning her forehead against Izuku's chest as the Warrior of Light slowly wrapped his arms around her to comfort her. Izuku began to rub her back with his right hand as he continued to speak, "Deku-kins is very proud of you, by the way… He knows this is a lot to take in, and the fact you have also been trying to heal yourself as well with our blood and talking with Hound Dog… as much as he would love to be here physically with you, he knows that with me, Eri and everyone else here… he doesn't have to worry."

"Can he… does he know that I am here right now?" Himiko asked, slightly shaking in Izuku's embrace.

Izuku was silent for a few moments, as if to contemplate something, before speaking once again, "He knows… in fact, he can see you right now."

Whipping her up quickly, golden irises meeting the feline-like pink of her dark knight. Himiko could tell they were Deku's from the intense gaze as Izuku continued to speak, "This is about as much as we can muster; we have been practicing since he was a little more stable. But, I think that after some more time recovering, we could try having him speak."

As he was saying this, a single tear had unknowingly flowed out the side of his right eye, where Himiko had moved her hand up to gently wipe away the tear, beaming her brightest smile as if to convey that she was happy. Izuku had blinked a few times suddenly, the usual green returning to his eyes as he gently smiled at her, "Anyway, Deku and I have been talking and trying to… understand one another more. He suggested that I don't bottle up things as much… hence that very mild threat earlier."

"I didn't know slamming someone against a cement wall would be considered 'mild' by most people." Himiko chirped as Izuku chuckled a little nervously at her remark.

"Deku's ideas were… a lot worse… and bloody."

Now, that had gotten a good giggle from the young blonde woman, making Izuku chuckle a little more before he slowly moved his arms from around her sides and pulled himself away slightly, "Well, it is getting late, and I should be heading back for dinner… You are more than welcome to come join us, Himiko-"

Izuku was interrupted when Himiko placed a finger on his lips, still smiling at him, "I'm more than happy to come, considering I'll be moving into the dorms to help Mamadoriya with the manager's position… hehe, I bet a bunch of boys are SUUUPER jealous of you. Having so many cute and sexy girlfriends…"

Himiko began to giggle more when she saw how bashful the boy before her had gotten, scratching the side of his cheek as he chuckled gently to himself before having his attention brought again to the young vampiress, "Izuku, can… can I ask a favor?"

"Um, sure? What is it, Himiko?"

Now it was Himiko's turn to be "Could… Could you show me your back? I want to… check something."

Izuku had looked initially confused about her request, given the abruptness of it, but without saying a word, Izuku slowly turned himself around, lifting the back of his shirt up, and stood there silently and waiting for any sort of response before he felt the warm and soft touch of Himiko's fingers against his skin, before hearing the airy voice of the blonde behind him, "T-they were real, a-and there are new ones?"

He turned his head to look over his shoulder, somewhat seeing her look around the various scars along his back with a sort of fascination; Izuku wasn't honestly expecting her reaction regarding the old scars of what he endured while growing up, but he had a feeling that seeing his 'new' ones could lead to some nasty implications and should address those now, "The new ones were an accident… Please don't tell Momo I said anything, but those are from her gripping a little too hard after she got her nails done a couple of weeks ago… she was really embarrassed."

"...Did you like it?" asked Himiko, which made Izuku suddenly stiffen, and her golden eyes looked up to see the blush returning to his cheeks before turning his head forward to hide, causing her to smile bright and wide, thinking that this was good information for later. However, there was a difference that caught the young vampire's attention.

In the middle of Izuku's back was an odd sort of tattoo, something that wasn't on Deku's back. It was a beautiful blue crystal-like design with what looked like various symbols littered along the different faces of the object in question. No two symbols looked alike, and yet there were a few of them that were still blank. Himiko remained quiet as she delicately let one of her fingers touch one of the blank faces, which caused Izuku to jolt and gasp out loud, "Izuku-kins? You ok?"

"Y-yea, just felt a shiver run up my spine just now- Wait… did you just call me 'Izuku-kins'?" The boy turned around and let his shirt drop down, staring into her eyes once more in slight bewilderment from the new nickname, making Himiko fidget slightly and look away, embarrassed.

"Y-You don't like it?"

"No, no, I never said that… I was just a little surprised because that's what you called Deku."

Himiko giggled then, smiling once again, and the way she just radiated how bright it was had made Izuku's heart flutter a little bit, "Well… what can I say? You are Deku-kins, and he is you… so maybe it was about time I tried to stop keeping the two of you separate."

"Now come on! It's almost dinner time, and I don't want to make my little Eri upset if we are late!" Himiko suddenly ran up to him, took his hand, and surprisingly pulled him towards her door, clearly wanting to go see the small child once more, which caused Izuku to smile brightly and follow after her.

Unbeknownst to the pair, as they were heading back to the dorms, the 'tattoo' on Izuku's back had undergone a change, a new symbol appearing on the blank face that Himiko had touched.

A golden circle with three points swirled around the rim of the ring.

One would think time wouldn't pass by as quickly as it did. But Izuku had found that it just seemed to slip by more often than not these days, as it had already been a week since Himiko and Eri had first met. It was hard to keep the two of them separated. The blonde had instantly latched herself to the little girl, almost to the point that it was hard to split the pair most days.

Which was a good thing considering where they were as the Tokyo International Airport was busy as it usually was, with Izuku holding up his ticket to see where he and his small entourage were going.

"Papa!" Eri spoke up, causing Izuku to turn his gaze towards her. The small girl was currently sitting in his other arm, her tiny arms wrapped around his neck, before one of her small hands pointed to a sign, "Is that where we are going?"

Izuku looked and smiled gently, nodding his head and gently kissed Eri's cheek, which caused the girl to giggle and the onlookers of their little group to smile gently. Eri went back to clinging to her father, nuzzling against him as the group continued to walk to their destination.

"It's still shocking that we are actually going to I-Island… I mean, it's rare enough to be just invited…" Kyoka said as she walked beside Izuku to his right, causing some of them to look in her direction, "Heck, I was shocked that Momo and I are going for work experience."

"Considering the problems with some of the internships, I'm just glad I can make up for mine." Momo sighed gently, doing her best to forget the lackluster experience she and Kendo had shared despite everyone commenting on how beautiful they looked in the commercial. Eri's praise had especially made the sadness go away as she wished to look as pretty as her Mama Momo.

"Well, you get to be the bodyguard of Izuku-kins as a VIP! I'd say that makes up for it." Himiko said sweetly as she rushed up to scoop Eri out of Izuku's arms once they had neared the door to their plane. While Eri hadn't wished to let go of her Papa just yet, the vampire's affection made her cling to Himiko, with the messily made-up hair buns donning the small child's head to match Himiko's bouncing slightly, "And I'll keep our cute Unicorn all safe and sound!"

"Mama!" Eri giggled as Himiko gave cute little pecks on her chubby cheeks, making everyone smile as a clearing of a throat caught everyone's attention.

"I don't need to remind you to behave yourselves, not only as students of UA but also as future Pro heroes!" Toshinori Yagi said with his usual grin, with Inko and Krile standing on each side of him, "But do try and have some fun! All Might's flight should be leaving in the next hour or so, thankfully, we have our ever-youthful Recovery Girl to escor-OUCH!" he bellowed as a cane swiftly smacked against his shin. Toshinori was hopping on one foot, crying out a 'WHY?!' as the older woman walked away from him.

"You're being too loud, and we have to get on our flight, you oaf." The wizened Lalafell woman said as she walked past the small group of students, turning her gaze towards them with a stiff look, "Well?"

"Y-Yes, ma'am!" the three students squeaked out, causing Inko to giggle while Toshinori finally calmed himself down. Kyoka, Momo, and Izuku then walked towards Himiko and Eri, enveloping the pair in a large group hug with gentle kisses from each member on Eri's cheeks and head, causing the small girl to giggle and smile brightly.

When all of the group had sat down with Eri to tell her she was not going to be able to attend I-Island like they had initially planned, to see her little heart broken and thinking it was because she did something wrong had nearly sent the young parents in a frenzy to calm her down.

Thankfully, Inko had been watching them and soon diffused the situation, clearly showing off her parenting skills to the small group and helping prove all the claims Izuku had told them about Inko being a fantastic mother to him.

Just as the three students were pulling away to catch up, Himiko suddenly pulled all three of them back, kissing each of her partners on the lips with a soft grin and blush; it was Kyoka first and then Momo, "You watch out for our Izuku-kins… you know how he likes to cause trouble."

The three women shared a small laugh, leaving Izuku to sigh and mutter out an 'I don't cause trouble.', which was suddenly halted when Himiko turned his head back towards her and kissed him gently on the lips, stunning the boy as she pulled back with one of her bright smiles further shocking the boy with how beautiful she looked, "Knock'em dead, Izuku-kins, and then come back to us safely, ok?"

Izuku just remained still, his mind trying to reset as Kyoka and Momo both sighed gently with small smirks, pulling their boyfriend along to their gate as Eri and Himiko were giggling to themselves as they went back to Inko and a now recovered Toshinori, who were both smiling at the little scene.

However, unbeknownst to the small group, a man had pulled out his cell phone as he walked around a corner, quickly speeding up as he brought the device to his ear and began to speak.

"Get me the boss. I found the brat, and he ain't going to like where she may have been hiding."