Wow, it's been a hot minute since I updated this story.

Sorry for the wait, as I have been having a blast writing the reaction fic "Witnesses of the Light", as well as trying to get the other stories up to date as well. I can say that the overwhelming response to the reaction fic really brightened my day whenever I posted it.

So yeah, this is where things get weirder in the story as we do a kind of veering off of the canon story arcs. and while I'll be posting a few chapters all taking place on I-Island (considering the fun things I have in store :D) there will be a few or at least some chapters focusing on developments back in Japan.

Also, going to say it here, the Dawntrail jobs are NOT going to be in the story, considering to get them takes place AFTER Endsinger, which is when Quinn died. So yea, no Viper or Pictomancer, sorry folks!

Special thanks to Zabeck for beta reading this for me!

Anyway, on to the reviews!

fallendemon248: Good guess on the symbol that Himiko unlocked (it is correct lol), and glad you liked the reaction fic!

Marquis Shax: While that is true in canon, Melissa would have just gotten a small preview of Magitek, and wouldn't have been able to reverse engineer it as quickly as Mei did, since Mei was actually able to watch Izuku assemble the things.

Plus no crystals to power it up, so already she wouldn't be able to do much with it.

MiseryWolf97: Thank you and sometime in the future, as I have a lot on my plate right now.

TMgoH: Well, it's already started with Momo :3

Guest: This story will continue on, got a couple arcs to finish up before we hit the end game.

Jamie Charlton: No :)

Without further ado, here is the long awaited Chapter 62!

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Chapter 62

Unwritten Future

"Come to me…"

A soft whisper echoed out from the vast cityscape before Izuku, with half-destroyed buildings surrounding him. His emerald eyes looked at the odd structures that had the feeling of being ripped out of a centuries-old European city. With every step he took moving deeper down the winding corridors and alleyways, he could hear the cracking of glass and stone underneath his feet.

Izuku was in his hero costume, or at least he thought it was, given the small and briefest glimpses he could get. However, Izuku could tell something was off, as he could feel the softness of a scarf wrapped around his neck. At the same time, Izuku continued down the unknown path he was following, and oddly enough, he did not care where he was going, but Izuku knew he had to continue on.

"Come to me…"

Again, the whisper echoed off the walls, though Izuku could swear it was coming from within his head, but he still marched on, though now he could feel the weight of something in his hand where a rather odd scythe-like weapon was now being firmly grasped within his hold. Still, Izuku continued to make his way further into the broken metropolis and was rounding a corner.

"Come to me…"

The voice, now slightly louder than before, as Izuku's sight came across a horrific scene before him. Dead bodies were strewn about, with strange garbs being worn amongst the dead that Izuku had mentally recognized as Garlean soldiers, one of the many enemies of Quinn that he had faced time and time again with almost little to no reprieve. The blood was wet, and the hard splash of it coated his shoes and lower legs with every step, but Izuku never paid it any heed, marching on and continuing down the unknown path toward the voice.

"Come… to me."

The blood was now on the broken walls, which at this point had morphed into something like that of a large corridor or hallway, more modern in its design as the bodies that were once long-dead soldiers were now in the shape of unknown people wearing lab coats, coated with their splattered blood as well as the bird-like masks they wore to cover their faces, one such body was sitting against the wall, their red beaked mask halfway falling off the lifeless corpse.

But even then, Izuku didn't stop his advancement, ignoring the bodies on the floor and against the walls, even while their blood dripped off of the blade of his scythe.

Eventually, Izuku found himself before a door at the end of the corridor, stopping for the briefest of moments as if to contemplate on his course of actions before it opened slowly, revealing an expansive room that held something rather macabre sitting upon a dais in the center.

A coffin.

Stepping into the room now, Izuku made his way to the rather eldritch-looking thing, covered in obsidian-like plates and demonic markings and horns that would even give the most stalwart of people a fright.

"Come to me…"

But Izuku still kept going until he was now standing only a few feet from the foreboding casket as it slowly began to open, and an elongated shadow hand, with a fading of bright crimson red to just as bright teal color, shot out towards the boy.

"... my little reaper."

Izuku shot up from his seat slightly, panting heavily as sweat formed along his brow, which startled both Kyoka and Momo. The punk rocker had been resting against Izuku's right shoulder, so she was surprised the most due to the sudden movement, while Momo had simply been reading a novel to his left.

"You alright, Green?" Kyoka asked, rubbing her right eye as she yawned softly. Any sort of tiredness that would have remained from her little power nap when she could not only see the terror that was occupying her boyfriend's face but also hear the speed at which his heart was beating. Taking his hand into hers, Kyoka gently rubbed it as she spoke softly, "Izuku! Take slow breaths, ok? Nice and easy."

Seeing the distress on both her partners' faces, Momo also reached over to grab Izuku's other hand, her thumb idly rubbing against his. Momo followed along with the 'breathing exercise' to calm down her boyfriend.

Eventually, Izuku sighed once his breathing was in control, holding his partner's hands as he leaned back into the chair, "I'm ok… I'm ok… thank you, Kyo... Momo…"

"Izuku, dude, what happened?" Kyoka asked gently, holding his larger hand tighter, with her ear jacks coiled around his arm and wrist, with the 'metallic' ends gently sliding along his skin.

"A bad… I don't know if I can call it a dream, but it was more like a horrible nightmare…" Izuku spoke quietly, with both women now looking at one another as he continued, "T-there was so much blood…"

Momo rose from her seat after hearing that, having been on the flight to I-Island for at least the last few hours. Thankfully, the young heiress was able to procure one of her family's private planes to take them to and from the island just to avoid the crowds should something happen during the trip. Sadly, while she had offered Mei and her escorts to join them on the plane prior to departure, but Vlad King had already arranged everything for the other inventor's trip. Which meant a certain mushroom adorer couldn't join them on the flight there. Going back home? Oh, Kiniko was definitely coming back with them.

However, Momo was just glad she had made the decision to take the private jet, considering Izuku's current state and the 'oddities' his powers possessed, let alone whatever that robed person that was after Izuku may have had in store.

"I'll go see if Krile is free…" The heiress spoke softly, leaning over to kiss Izuku's cheek and then looking towards the punk rocker on the opposite side of Izuku, "Kyoka dear, there is a small mini bar just behind you that should have some water."

With an affirmative nod, Kyoka had lifted out of her seat, though leaving her jacks still coiled around the boy's arm and wrist so he could still feel the warmth and comfort of the more petite woman. Momo soon left her seat as well, but not before gently cupping Izuku's cheek with her warm hand, smiling as he seemed to push against the warmth radiating from it.

Izuku leaned his head back against the chair once more, sighing heavily as his mind wandered and thought about everything he had experienced within the 'dream'. Even if the visual aspects were horrifying and disgusting, to say the least, they all had to mean something. Izuku furrowed his brow, knowing that most of his dreams should have some kind of connection to Quinn's previous life, like the Garlean soldiers that were dead on the ground… which was in the distant past, so then why show him a similar scene with all those people with the bird masks.

While he recognized the last person he had seen, the one with the red-beaked mask, as Kai Chisaki, the man currently hunting for his daughter, just why had he been shown a scene like that? Also, the strange coffin at the end of the hallway with the womanly voice constantly beckoning for him, just how did all of this tie together?

And not only that, but why was she calling out to him? And worse yet, what was the mysterious voice implying with her words at the end, which gave the Warrior of Light chills down his body.

"It's a shame we couldn't catch Midoriya before he left, croak." Ganma Asui said as he was sitting on the couch in the common room of the Heights Alliance dorms, his youngest daughter sitting in his lap with her wide eyes looking around the spacious room and furnishings with curiosity. To his left was his wife, Beru, who had her slightly large hand holding his own and their fingers intertwined. His only son, Samidere, was sitting to his right and playing on one of his small video game systems; he was clearly bored, "I would have liked to talk to him about a few things in private." croaked the older man.

"Ribbit, now Ganma… I thought we discussed that you wouldn't give the boy any of the 'protective father' routine." Beru spoke up, sounding a little miffed at her husband through her voice, as well as the disapproving glare coming from his oldest daughter, Tsuyu, who had been sitting on one of the chairs close to the couch her family was sitting on.

The toad-looking man croaked out a deep chuckle and shook his head, "I know, dear, and I wasn't going to be too harsh on the boy, though I will admit I am a little shocked that he had adopted a young girl at his age, croak, let alone the relationship in general."

"There were circumstances when it came to Eri, kero," Tsu spoke, her hands on her lap, "While I'm sure Izuku would have wished to give you a proper explanation, Eri is very much his daughter at this point, as well as mine, kero."

"And we'd like nothing more than to meet her, sweetie." Beru spoke up, reaching a hand out to grasp Tsu's own for comfort, "But you have to admit this is a big responsibility… raising a child."

"I know, kero." Tsu stared into the eyes of her mother, "And I will admit it's not the smartest decision I or any of us have made, but I do want this…" The frog-like girl gently looked down to her lap, thinking of something before looking up towards her parents with a somewhat determined look in her eyes, "As far as I am concerned, Eri is my child, and I am her mother… and it would be an icy winter day before anyone… ANYONE thinks of taking her away from me, kero."

The ribbit from the frog girl was deep and low, which frightened Satsuki, who had held onto her father a little tighter, while Samidere merely blinked, and his eyes widened in surprise to see his usually calmer older sister like this. Ganma, seeing the look his wife was giving him, croaked once to get the attention of his two youngest, "Let's go and check out the garden, croak."

While Satsuki didn't really have an option, given that her father was still holding her in his arms, Samidere was about to protest when his father winked at him. While the boy was younger than Tsuyu, he was relatively mature for his age and knew that there was going to be a serious talk between his older sister and mother. After Samidere nodded with a heavy sigh, more out of exhaustion than anything, the three had left the common room towards the kitchen doors leading to the outside garden.

Once the glass doors had been shut, Beru looked towards Tsu, who was idly fidgeting with her fingers and looking down upon her slightly larger hands, "Kero, sorry about that."

"It's fine, sweetie." Beru said softly and moved to hug her eldest, "You're very protective of Eri, much like I was with you and your siblings."

"Kero, I never seen or heard you sound and act like what I just did." Tsu spoke with her finger on her chin and tilted her head. Beru giggled softly, patting the spot beside her where Ganma was previously.

"Well, that's just what comes with experience, ribbit…" Beru smiled and held her daughter's hand once Tsu had moved over to the spot beside her mother, "By the time I had Satsuki, I was able to control my emotions far better than when I had you or Samidere, though even with your brother it wasn't as bad as when you were first born."

"Kero?"

Beru gently nodded, the tiniest of smiles appearing on her usually emotionless face, reminiscing as she spoke, "Oh when you were born, I was so protective of you… I even kept your father from holding you for the first couple of days, ribbit."

Tsu thought about that for a moment, her finger still on her chin, before looking back to Beru, "So… when Izuku and I have children, I should be able to have a better handle on this?"

"There will be times where you slip slightly, ribbit, but you are my daughter and always have been so mature for your age that I know you'll do fine." Beru giggled again before her smile soon faded. She took a severe tone when she spoke, "But no children before graduation and marriage."

"Of course, kero." Tsu simply answered, as a matter of fact, "Despite the urge to not follow through with that on my last cycle."

Beru nodded her head sagely with a gentle sigh, "Ribbit, given me and your father wanted to wait a few years after we got married to have children and the stress of being lawyers, I know exactly how you felt."

It was a good thing Tsuyu knew that her mother was someone she could easily talk to about certain aspects of their family quirk, given the many 'issues' that could come up with it. Hopefully, once Satsuki was a little older, she could count on her eldest sister to offer advice on these sorts of matters. But like most young adults her age, it doesn't mean she wasn't a little embarrassed talking about these subjects with her mother. Thankfully, many of her classmates were out for the day or not in the dorms as well, which was a godsend as this would allow Tsu and her mother to have this sort of conversation alone. Even the 'purple pervert' was nowhere in sight, which Tsu thanked the gods for, as she really didn't want Mineta around to accidentally overhear this particular conversation.

Even if he was more well-behaved than he had been since Eri came to live in the dorms, there were still times his less-than-ideal 'nature' cropped up, so long as it was never around the small child, which Tsu couldn't help but think that perhaps the private talk that he had with both Izuku and Inko may have had something to do with it.

Well, the frog-like woman knew it had worked, given she never expected to see a pale-faced or white-haired Mineta in all her life.

The doors from the front entrance of the dorms opened, catching both Tsu and Beru's attention as Inko pushed it open while still holding onto a currently napping Eri, who clung to her grandmother like a koala to a tree. Seeing the pair on the couch, Inko smiled brightly as she hastened her walk towards them, which the younger woman had moved to meet halfway, "Hello Tsu, would you mind taking care of Eri for a bit?"

"Is there something wrong, kero?" Tsu said softly so as not to wake her daughter while she was gently placed into her awaiting arms.

"Some third years got injured while doing some exercises, and with Recovery Girl gone with Izuku and the others to I-Island, I have to cover for her as best as I can." Inko spoke softly before looking towards Beru, bowing her head gently, "I am sorry I cannot stick around."

"It's perfectly fine, ribbit." Beru said with a ghost of a smile on her face, "Perhaps next time we can have some tea and speak, perhaps maybe invite the other parents of the little group."

Inko smiled softly, her cheeks a soft red hue, and she nodded her head again, "O-of course!"

"Kero, where is Himiko?" Tsu asked, holding Eri close to her body as the small child was holding tightly to her for her warmth. Inko turned her gaze back towards the student.

"Our drive ran a little longer than expected, so when we finally got parked, she was late with her meeting with Hound Dog. I told her it was fine to go ahead to her appointment as Eri had already long since passed out on the drive back."

Tsuyu nodded and looked towards Beru, who had tilted her head slightly in confusion, "Kero, she is a recent member of our relationship."

"Quite the sizable group you have, dear."

"Everyone is happy at the very least, and it's not like any of us are doing anything but being ourselves, kero." Tsu said nonchalantly, looking back toward Inko, "Sorry if we are taking up your time."

"It's perfectly alright, I'm going now- Oh!" Inko began to say while turning around before suddenly stopping, looking back towards Tsuyu, "Himiko wanted to speak to you and Mina later tonight, and she said it's something important."

"Oh? Did she say what it was about?"

"She didn't, but given how she was fidgeting in the car at times after Eri took a nap, I have a feeling it's something big…" Inko said a little cryptically, which Tsuyu took as a little strange as the older Midoriya wasn't usually one to hide anything. This, of course, made her think that Inko knew more than she was letting on, but before the young heroine in training could try and pry some answers from UA's temporary only nurse, Inko quickly apologized and ran out the door when her phone beeped with another medical notification.

"I can see where the boy gets his stutter from." Beru gently giggled with her hand by her lips as she looked towards the sleeping Eri, "And the pictures you sent me earlier don't do Eri any justice… She's absolutely adorable."

"Kero, that she is." Tsuyu said gently as both she and her mother moved back to the chair and couch to continue talking until Eri eventually woke up. And when she did, Eri's little world would suddenly get bigger as she was going to gain two more grandparents as well as two 'older siblings'.

"So, you wanted to speak with us?" Mina had asked, sitting cross-legged on the rather fluffy and comfy green blankets of Tsu's bed as she, Himiko, and Tsuyu had retreated to the frog woman's dorm room after dinner and after putting Eri to sleep for the night, though there was a small device sitting on Tsuyu's nightstand that would alert the three women if their unicorn needed anything.

Most of the night had been looking over the short videos taken by Tsuyu's parents of Eri playing with Satsuki and Samidere, with the young girl being quite frightened at first of the two younger members of the Asui family until the topic of Witch Hazel had come up when Eri spotted the small keychain hanging off of Satsuki's backpack.

From there, the two youngest children had become nigh inseparable, even commandeering the common room's TV to watch a few episodes before dinner time, singing along to all the songs together or tried to, given Eri hadn't much practicing singing and was still a little off with keeping up with the songs, which didn't matter since Satsuki was also having some trouble with her little ribbits here or there.

Samidere wasn't much of a participant in many of the sing-a-longs or play with the two young girls for obvious reasons, though he did his best to behave around Eri and helped them color in a few pictures here or there. Even going so far as to not point out that technically, both he and Satsuki were Eri's aunt and uncle, which Tsu found a little interesting since he would often do such for Satsuki.

Perhaps the slight blush on his cheeks when Eri called him 'big brother' had something to do with it.

The tiny unicorn's reaction to Tsu's father was also a bit surprising to all of those watching, given that while Ganma looked intimidating to most people, even to some adults, Eri had no issues with the way he looked, approaching him casually like she would with anyone else in the class. When questioned on it after the Asui family had left the dorms, Eri simply tilted her head in confusion before saying that the name wasn't scary at all and reminded her of 'Uncle Toshi', which was understandable given the personal secretary's skeletal appearance.

But that had long since passed, and now both Mina and Tsu were staring at Himiko, who was gently fidgeting with her glass of water that she had been nursing for the last ten or so minutes, the silence still thick in the air as the two women patiently waited for the blonde to speak up.

"Right… so… um…" Himiko began to speak, looking around the room a bit before gulping down the last of the water in her cup, given that her throat felt quite dry, "First, let me just say that while we didn't meet the best of ways… I am very happy that you all accepted me."

Mina crossed her arms over her chest, curling her lips into a smirk as she snickered lightly, "It was a memorable first meeting, considering I never realized how good Izuku looked in a nightgown…"

Himiko giggled in response, her cheeks a little rosy as it was the pink-skinned woman who had been the one to welcome her so quickly, "Yeah… Do you think we can get him to wear one?"

"If we convince Eri and she asks him, more than likely." Mina snickered, with Himiko doing so as well shortly after her. A gentle ribbit from Tsu caught both of the women's attention, with Himiko clearing her throat, reaching to a nightstand to grab a cup of water that she had brought with her and taking a slow sip, practically drinking it all down in one take, which made Tsuyu tilt her head.

"Are you alright, Himiko?"

"Just.. a dry throat all of a sudden." The blonde woman sighed softly, placing the empty glass on the nightstand and kneeling back on the bed, fidgeting slightly, "Okay… so… Did Izuku-kins mention how me and Deku-kins first met?"

"Kero, he mentioned that you found each other in an alleyway, but aside from that, nothing else." Tsuyu answered with Mina gently nodding her head in agreement, "He said that if we wanted to know, we should wait for when you were more comfortable with us."

"I'll admit, it was hard to be patient, considering I wanna hear all the romantic details about how you both went from strangers to lovers!" Mina gushed, her cheeks turning light purple as she giggled, but she hadn't noticed the way Himiko was looking away and biting her lower lip.

The ever-observant Tsu, however, did.

"I'm going to guess it wasn't the best introduction, kero."

"Huh?" Mina shook her head to bring her out of the fantasy she had thought about how Himiko and the mysterious 'darker half' of their boyfriend looked towards Himiko, who had curled up slightly while gently tapping her index fingers together. Feeling the golden irises staring at her now, Himiko gently sighed.

"Look, I wasn't… he didn't…" The blonde was starting to stutter, and her gaze began to look between the pair. Fear slowly crawled across her face, and her irises began to shrink and thin as she started to breathe heavily in fear. However, the sudden warmth of two pairs of arms wrapping around her snapped Himiko out of the downward spiral she was beginning to go down as the blonde vampiress looked to see both Tsu and Mina gently hugging her.

"If you're not ready to give the full details, we understand, kero." Tsu spoke softly, with Mina gently nodding her head and then smooshing her cheek against Himiko's to nuzzle against it, "Perhaps a smaller condensed version if you're more comfortable with that…"

Himiko gently nodded before her arms wrapped around both Tsu and Mina, pulling them close for more comfort. And while the responses to such an act were different between the pair, given that Mina was smiling and giggling while Tsu was just a little more rosy on her cheeks, the young blonde began to tell her tale.

"Alright… so, me and Deku-kin's had been together for a few weeks now, not romantically yet, but I had already developed feelings for him, and I dunno when he started to crush on me either… Either way, we were surviving mostly and moving from place to place to avoid being found, either by the authorities or by Izuku-kins and UA." Himiko started to say, looking down at the bed covers and smiling softly, reminiscing about all the things she and Deku had been doing those first couple of weeks, not noticing the curious looks on her partners, "We had been trying to track down Stainy because I wanted to meet him and drink his blood, I'll admit… I wasn't in the best head space then."

"Given what you have told us about yourself and what you were going through, there is nothing for us to really judge you on. But why did you want to meet the hero killer of all people?" Mina asked as both she and Tsuyu moved away from the blonde to sit back on the bed to give her some breathing room as she continued her story.

"Stainy's message…" Himiko replied softly and looked towards Mina, "About how the hero society is corrupt and so many people are villainized for their quirks, which they have no control over, and also how many 'fake' heroes there are that only care about fame and fortune, not actually helping out people that need it… like me…"

Mina and Tsu watched as a small tear slid down the vampiress' cheek due to the bad memories of her earlier life resurfacing within her thoughts, "Kero, and I can assume that Deku was alright with this?"

"Mhmm…" Himiko said with a gentle sniffle before moving a hand to wipe away the tear, "He wanted to speak to Stainy too, for advice on what he should do as well… at least that's what he told me when I asked him. But then Hosu happened."

Both women looked at one another in shock and then returned their gazes toward Himiko, who was blushing gently from their shocked stares. "Y-you were at Hosu?" Mina asked as Tsu shivered slightly from the memories of what was broadcasted out to all of Japan at that time.

"Yep," Himiko replied with a pop to the 'p' of the word, smiling gently, "We found Izuku-kins and Stainy fighting on the street, though something weird happened before that…" Himiko said cryptically, "There was a big beam of light that shot up to the sky. It was gorgeous, and when I was about to tell Deku-kin's about it… he was being attacked by the shadows."

Both Mina and Tsu looked at one another in worry, finding it highly odd and worrisome from what Himiko was telling them, which made the vampire puff her cheeks up, "I'm telling the truth, you know!"

"No, no… we believe you, sweetie." Mina said defensively with her hands up in front of her, "It's just that when we first met Deku, he was being controlled by a shadow monster… you have to admit it's a little suspicious."

"He was fine after whatever those shadows did to him back in Hosu, more than fine even…" Himiko blushed and shifted in her spot, her cheeks a little rosy with her hands pressed against them, "We had left after Izuku-kins and the other heroes caught Stainy after something wonderful had happened."

"What was that, kero?"

"Deku-kins felt warm and had a heartbeat!" Himiko gushed with a big smile before it faded when she saw the confusion on her faces, tilting her own head in wonder as to why they were so confused before gasping gently, "Oh right! So, prior to all this, Deku-kins was kinda like… a 'shadow-person'? At least that's what he was able to explain who he was at least. He was physically there, but he didn't have a heartbeat and was generally very cold to the touch…"

"So, he had a body? Or was it something similar to Dark Shadow where it can shapeshift?" Mina asked, tilting a little forward with her eyes full of curiosity.

"He had… something like a body in a sense... But no warmth, or heartbeat or blood for that matter…" Himiko said, wrapping her arms around her midsection, "But after what happened in Hosu, he somehow was able to become, I guess, 'real' would best describe it. His blood was soooo yummy." The blonde giggled with a bright smile and licked her lips, "In fact, Izuku-kin's blood tastes the same."

"Okay, so… Deku got a real body? I'm just not seeing why you needed to be so secretive about this." Mina further asked as she sat back with her arms crossed. Himiko swift, the light dusting of pink on her cheeks growing more prominent.

"I'm getting to that… so after I had drunk some of his blood, Deku-kins had basically locked himself in a room away from me for a couple of days until I lockpicked myself in and demanded answers… I wanted to help him just like he had done so for me…" Himiko pressed her index fingers to her pouting before the pout slowly morphed into a gentle smile, "But he told me why he had secluded himself… and then I helped him."

"Wait, why did he lock himself away from you? Now I'm confused." Mina said with a frump in her voice, tapping her fingers against her arm since they were still crossed over her chest. Himiko was silent after that, trying to describe how best to go about saying that the darker half of their boyfriend had been in a sexual heat, but seeing no natural way to, she began to speak in almost a whisper.

"He… he didn't want me to think he was using me… to get rid of his 'urges'... but I loved him, and told him that, and that I would do anything to help him… So I did."

The silence following that comment was heavy in the air before a very low croak escaped past Tsu's lips; who was now staring intently at one part of the blonde vampire's body with her dark and beady eyes where one of Himiko's hands was now rested.

Her stomach.

"Kero, Himiko, are you pregnant?" Tsu asked, leaning a little closer towards the young woman, with a wide–eyed Mina looking between the pair as Himiko very gently nodded, a few tears slowly sliding down her cheeks.

"Izuku-kins doesn't know yet…" Himiko confessed, looking down to the bed, still tearing up, "I-I wanted to tell him before he and the others went to I-island… but we all just got so busy, with you guys training to be heroes and me moving in and helping Mama Midoriya with Eri." Himiko hiccuped then, sniffling gently, "A-And I was so scared! I-I didn't want to frighten any of you away or have you all hate me! I-I don't want to be alone again! I don't want my baby to be alone!"

Himiko was now openly crying, her hands covering her eyes, which didn't allow her to see Mina scoot herself closer and wrap her arms around the weeping young woman, holding her close as Himiko's face was leaning against Mina's shoulder as the pink-skinned woman was gently rubbing her arms and back while whispering words of comfort.

Tsuyu, however, remained where she was, just staring at the two before slowly moving off the bed and moving towards the bathroom that every dorm room had and shutting the door behind her; the other two girls were watching the frog woman disappear into the other room before being startled from hearing the splash of water and a squeak of a ribbit from within the closed off room, only to have Tsuyu leave it while toweling off her face, "Sorry about that, kero, needed a shock to my system to properly process this."

"You good, Tsu?" Mina asked, still holding Himiko tightly as the blonde gently sniffed and nuzzled against the pink woman.

"Somewhat, but honestly, I had figured something like this would happen, given my and Izuku's 'cycles' and the demands it has over us, but I was banking on it being during our final year, not first."

Mina gently nodded her head in understanding; while she knew that both of her partners would be very careful when it came to using contraceptives during those times, she had a feeling that, at some point, they would either forget in the throws of passion or decide that the time was right. Admittedly, even Mina was already starting to plan out when she and Izuku would have their own kids, which would be after graduation and marriage, of course.

However, how soon afterward was only for Mina to know.

Tsuyu was now staring at Himiko, who curled herself more against Mina as the frog woman sighed gently, "What's done is done; now we just need to move forward with this however you want to, Himiko, but I'd like to ask some questions, kero."

With a gentle nod coming from the still tearing up blood-drinker, Tsu moved her body to sit crosslegged before the other two, "Well, an obvious first question, but nonetheless important… Do you want to keep the child?"

A swift but silent head nod was all Tsuyu got in response, though not surprising as it would be hard to talk with the current state she is in, "Okay, because Izuku would ask you once he does learn of this; now, this will require you to speak, kero… but who else knows about this?"

"R-recovery Girl… since sh-she did my physical tests and is how I found out… I-I think Nezu knows too… maybe Aizawa?" Himiko softly spoke, though it felt strained considering her crying over the last little while as Mina raised an eyebrow.

"Why would Aizawa need to know?"

"Probably because it involves one of his students, and considering this is a University, it would make sense that the homeroom teacher would know, kero."

"B-But Deku-kins is the father! Not Izuku," Himiko suddenly spoke out, tears starting to fall once again, "I-Izuku and I haven't… I didn't…"

"Shhh… it's ok Himiko… just breathe nice and slow…" Mina spoke gently and held the weeping woman close, gently placing her lips on the blonde's forehead in a comforting manner.

Tsuyu slowly moved off the bed and towards her desk, where she pulled out a rather plain-looking binder, though covered in cute little frog stickers. Tsuyu then proceeded to sit closer to the pair on her bed, "Actually, the baby is technically Izuku's… considering what he wrote down."

"What do you mean, Tsu? And whatcha got there?" Mina asked, her hand idly stroking Himiko's head as the blonde woman began to calm down slightly once again.

"It's a photocopy of Izuku's book when it comes to his powers; I asked him for it when I couldn't practice trying to improve my prey/predator instinct with him because of everything that kept happening with my aunt, kero." The green-haired woman slowly opened the book and started to move her larger-than-average fingers across the different tabs she had placed for himself, "It's fascinating to read his thoughts and some of the ins and outs of his blessing… though not everything is in here, as he didn't have a chance to photocopy any new entries before he left- Ah, here it is, and my apologies for the ribbits in between."

Both Mina and Himiko slowly leaned over, though they were barely able to see what was written on the page; Himiko's heartbeat rapidly increased when she gazed upon the skillfully drawn sketch of her beloved Deku-kins. Tsuyu gently cleared her throat, which sounded like a trill of croaks, before speaking once again.

"... when it comes to Deku, the experiences of his little journey with Himiko were eye-opening, to say the least, especially with what happened during the events of Hosu, kero. Apparently, the pair had been in the vicinity of where we encountered Stain, hoping to find him and not only ask him an important question, kero but to allow Himiko to have some of his blood… how they were going to do that isn't as important as to what happened to my darker half before everything went to hell with the Primal Nomu.

Just as I had unlocked the Samurai kit, Deku had experienced something similar, though it was much different, with the various shadows and darkness of where he and Himiko were waiting to get to Stain. They retreated, however, as something odd had come about, kero…

He had somehow gained a body, one made out of flesh and blood."

Tsuyu looked up to see the gazes of both Mina and Himiko, who were listening in on every word she was saying; the frog woman continued as she closed the book, "Izuku further went on and talked about that he and Deku were tied to one another, so when Izuku unlocked a new kit and grew in power, the same thing happened to Deku since they are one and the same, kero."

"That also means that when Deku got his body, he was under the influence of his heat cycle like Izuku was at the time." Tsuyu further went on to explain as she turned her beady eyes toward Himiko, "And given why we are having this conversation, you and Deku didn't use protection, did you? Kero."

Himiko slowly looked down to the bed again, sniffing gently, "Deku-kins was trying to warn me that we should have gotten condoms at least… but I could tell he was in agony… and I told him that it would be safe, and I honestly thought that too…"

"But why did you say that Izuku is the father, Tsu? Deku had his own body." Mina asked with confusion in her voice and on her face.

"True, he did have his own body, but remember that he and Izuku are technically the same person, kero." The froggy woman said with a gentle croak, "As weird as it sounds and from what Izuku had hypothesized in his writings, the body Deku had received would be exactly like Izuku's, right down to the genetic makeup, meaning that for a brief moment, Izuku literally was 'in two places at the same time'."

The room grew silent again with that little tidbit now out in the open. However, it did not last as Tsuyu let out another heavy croak, "Well, we cannot change the past… What we can do now is plan ahead." She spoke with determination in her voice while looking towards Himiko and Mina, "First things first, we should let Momo, Kyoka, and Kinoko know once they get back, let them process it and then we all talk to Izuku… I'd rather all of us girls be prepared for when he freaks out or faints… probably both, kero."

"I'd rather let them know now…" Mina said with a gentle sigh, "But you're right, we should wait for them to get back, since if Izuku did find out, he'd race back as quick as possible and this is too big of an opportunity for all of us if the eggheads at I-Island do buy into the development of Magitek."

"Kero, and we should also let Inko know…" Tsuyu said gently while Himiko looked scared again, "She's a mother and a nurse, and I don't think she will judge you, Himiko."

"Considering I already know, that would be the correct answer, Tsuyu." The motherly voice of Inko could be heard, startling the three occupants to see that the dorm mother of 1-A was resting against the doorframe to the now opened door to Tsu's room, "I was doing my last rounds to let those still up it's 'light out' and see your light on and overheard some of the conversation… I'm sorry for eavesdropping, but I figured this was too important to wait."

Inko slowly walked towards the three women, who were now calming down from the fright of the older woman Inko sat down beside Himiko and gently took her hands into her own, "I'll be honest, I wasn't entirely happy… given that you are both so young, but with how my son's 'blessing' is causing him to be more… 'friskier' for a boy his age, I knew something like this was bound to happen." Inko's eyes then went towards Tsuyu and, with a gentle smile, spoke once more, "No offense, dear, but I honestly thought it would have been you first, considering your quirk's needs."

"No offense at all, kero; I thought it was going to be me too as well," Tsuyu said with a gentle smile on her lips, which did get tiny giggles out of the other three women before Inko looked back at Himiko still smiling.

"Just promise me one thing, Himiko… Will you love and support your child? Even if they turned out quirkless and wished to achieve a near-impossible dream?"

Himiko blinked after Inko made that comment, looking back to Tsu and Mina, who were just as speechless as well. The blonde slowly brought a hand to her stomach, her mind racing with all the possibilities of what her child could have… but in the end, even if her baby grew up to have her quirk or was quirkless, Himiko didn't care… It was her baby.

Himiko looked straight into Inko's eyes, her hands now protectively holding her stomach, "Even if they had or didn't have the craziest quirk imaginable, that would never stop me from loving my baby."

Inko beamed a bright smile, tearing up a little herself, and suddenly hugged Himiko tightly, and before Mina and Tsuyu joined the hug, the future grandmother of her child spoke into Himiko's ear gently.

"Then you're already a better mother than me…"