Some time back. Let's say a few weeks ago.
Izuku stood in front of the silent beauty Yui as she was sitting quietly. They were riding the bus on their way to her residence. Izuku let her borrow his headphones as he scrolled through his YouTube premium for some songs of her listening pleasure. He tried to find songs to her liking. Her facial expressions indicated rather she liked it or not. When finding a suitable song, he handed her his cell phone. She quietly nodded as she allowed the music to take her away.
And with the day that she had, anything was better than the pain she experienced. Or in this sense, touch.
Earlier that day, Izuku happened to stumble upon Yui at the crosswalk on his way back home. Yui had an unwelcomed guest who decided to embark on a newfound territory. Sporting a baseball cap and sunglasses, the masked pervert did what he pleased. He didn't like the fact that the people witnessing this event failed at stopping it. The don't ask, don't tell method in Japan was quite adamant and failproof. It didn't mean anything to Izuku as he welcomed the uninvited guest a taste of his canned ice tea. The tea was quite soothing with the guy's blood and flying teeth. The punch took the guy off-guarded as he failed into oncoming traffic. He managed to dodge a few cars before scurrying into the alleyways like the roach he was.
Izuku stayed behind with Yui as they waited for the police.
Yui and Izuku went to the police station. Both were able to give a good description of the pervert. The police stated that they would look into it. Izuku didn't hold his breath. Concerned for her well-being and safety, he decided to escort the silent beauty home.
"You can stop here if you want." Yui slowly drifted her head to meet his. "I can make the rest of the way home. I will be okay."
Izuku produced a smile. "No, it's okay. I think I can help it."
"You live in the exact opposite of me - forty-five minutes to be exact."
He gave her the peace sign. "Forty-five additional minutes to think on what I can do to give that guy another ass-kicking if he comes again." Izuku tried to cheer up Yui using his worthless ninja skills. Would All Might be proud of his protege.
Izuku followed Yui to her apartment. To live alone, the teen lived lavish, he thought. The skyrise apartments were top-of-the-line, or at least that what he read on the advertisement beside the building. Yui informed the security guard that Izuku was a guest. Regardless, he had to sign in for verification.
Izuku assisted Yui with her bags. She pressed the elevator to the top floor. Even on the ride to the top floor, she kept silent. Her hands were closed together, holding on to Izuku's cell phone. For a moment, he forgot that he had loaned it out to her.
The sound of the bell pang to the top floor. Yui left first. Izuku was amazed by the red, grandiose carpeting and carpentry. He concluded that foreigners were responsible for this kind of architecture.
Yui pulled out the keys to the apartment. When he entered, his mouth became agape at the sight of her apartment. He stood in the living room where it had custom-made furniture. The couch appeared antique but could tell it was hardly used. The television was wide as one of his walls in his bedroom. In the center of the living room was a kotatsu. Looking at its design, he knew that it too was imported. He ventured further when he saw that the couple had a huge entertainment center surrounding the television. He thought that they must have the latest in stereo equipment. He saw on the shelves the abundance of DVDs. His mouth wanted to water on that sight.
Yui put the keys on the table next to the door. She pointed to Izuku where to leave her bags. He figured once he dropped off her stuff, then he can head back.
"Okay, Yui. Are you going to be okay," he asked gently.
"I think I can manage," replied Yui. She turned on the lights to the kitchen. "Actually, do you feel like staying over for a bit. The attack did leave me a bit hungry." She opened the cabinet to pull out stainless steel pans. "I tend to be hungry around this time. I also wanted to thank you for saving me." She bowed at him. "You didn't have to do this."
"Actually, Yui, you don't have to cook for me," said Izuku. "I would have done this to any perilous person in danger."
"Thank you," replied Yui. She turned on the water. "Honestly, Izuku. Here is the truth. I don't want to be alone. I want you to stay with me. At least until morning. After that, you can head on home."
"Yui, isn't that wise?"
"Please," she asked in a begging voice. The fragileness of her eyes was damning. It reminded him of a feline in search of her mother or a place to seek shelter.
Izuku didn't want to leave the damsel behind. He took off his backpack and placed it on the floor beside the table. "That's fine. Let me make some calls."
Later….
Izuku went into the bathroom. Once again, he was amazed by how wide it was. It had a jacuzzi-sized bathtub. It had a stand-in shower. It even had a built-in sauna. He decided to go inside the stand-in shower. He loved that the shower had nozzles in all directions. It was even temperature-controlled. He baptized himself into the shower and got lost in the luxury of being at Yui's apartment. He called his mother and told her that he was staying over at Shouto's house. Shouto owed him a favor and decided to use that favor.
When Izuku stepped out of the shower, he returned to the guest bedroom where he dried off. Yui had clothes set up for him at the foot of the bed. She told him before heading inside of the bathroom that her father often visited and he happened to be the same size and stature of Izuku.
Once he was dressed, he stepped out into the living room. By this time, the kitchen was livelier. Yui had music playing in the kitchen. No longer wearing her uniform, she wore her casual clothing - a pair of blue jeans and a white graphic t-shirt while sporting an apron. When he arrived at the kitchen, he saw that kitchen was very spacious. It reminded him of a chef's kitchen.
"Well, don't you smell fresh," said Yui as she pulled out a seat for him. "I hope you are in a mood for steak. If not, I wouldn't mind making you whatever you want."
Izuku shook his head. "No, it is alright. Whatever you eat, I am fine as well."
"Good," replied Yui with a smile. "Well, I made an appetizer for the time being. It's just a small salad. I made some barley tea and raspberry tea. I didn't know which one you liked, so I made both."
Izuku bowed to her as he took a seat. "Yui, you are nice. You don't have to go all out for me. Are you sure this is healthy."
"Healthy is making sure you have a well-balanced meal, young man," she said as she poked his stomach. "And eating honey buns and drinking that canned high fructose corn syrup doesn't count it." She smiled before heading to the kitchen. "Besides, WebMD says that distractions keep you not focusing on the attack."
Yui and Izuku said grace before partaking on the steak. The dinner talk was nothing unordinary. The upcoming events between classes 1-A and 1-B, making friends, family, and the like. Even as Izuku ate his steak, which was seasoned to his liking. He found it interesting for he never discussed how he liked his steak. There it was, a prime rib steak with a hint of seasoning and butter, coated with chestnuts and asparagus. The only people who could cook steak like this was his mother. Did Yui went and talk to his mother. He shook his head to evaporate that thought as he took another bite of the delicious steak.
"Isn't my steak tasty," asked Yui as she opted to eat a salad over her steak. "Only the best for my hero."
"Thank you. You are too kind," replied Izuku. The saying was true, he thought. When a person was at their setting, the openness does draw.
"Let me know if you want some more," she told him. "There is plenty. Care for more tea?"
Izuku nodded as he accepted her offer for tea. He made a promise to himself that he wasn't going to take any more offers. He felt like he was already overstepping his boundaries.
"This is good, Yui. Thank you," said Izuku humbly before ingesting the barley tea. The tea was quite strong, yet quite sweet at the same time. It had a strong twang to it. So did the raspberry tea. However, unlike the barley tea, the raspberry had a bit of a bitterness to it. He guessed that there was more water than herb. Nevertheless, being a good guest, he wasn't going to complain about a free meal from the now not-so-silent beauty. Even in this thought, her eyes were focusing on him. Her chin was resting on her hands. It was like she was expecting for more.
Izuku swallowed the tea. "Finished," she asked him. Izuku nodded, wanting nothing more than to rest and watch television. As if Yui read his mind, she ran to the living room and grabbed the remote. "I have a wide assortment of channel and internet TV. Feel free to watch whatever your heart desires."
Well, I wouldn't mind watching the show about the teenager who was born quirkless and attended high with those who had quirks. He then meets a person who gives him a quirk. "Nah," he said to himself. "Can't get into a show like that. Good shows like that end up canceling and I don't need to be left with what if's." He went over to the kotatsu. He clicked the remote to find a cartoon or at least Kinpachi-sensei.
He settled for watching Angry Beavers. The cartoon, not the movie.
After watching a few hours of the antics of Norbert and Daggett, the teens decided to retire to bed. Considering the clothes Yui gave him suitable for nightwear, he stretched his arms as he headed toward the bedroom. "Hey, Yui. Thanks for everything. Have you a good night and I will see you in the morning."
Yui smiled before bowing to Izuku. "Thank you for staying. I have your clothes ready in the morning before heading out." She looked at the floor, suddenly becoming shy. "What kind of breakfast do you want me to cook?"
Izuku wavered his hands. "Okay, you don't have to do that."
She began to furrow her eyes like a mother does when their child disobey an order. "As I said, young man, no man of mine is going to eat any kind of way."
"Huh?"
"I mean, I just wanted to thank you again for earlier."
Izuku sighed. "Keep it simple. Cinnamon raisin bagel and scrambled eggs." He patted her shoulder. "Good night, Yui." He grabbed the door and closed it shut.
"Good night, Izuku," replied Yui as she blew a kiss to the door. "Good night, indeed, lover boy."
Yui's eyes turned pale and heart-shaped. She skipped to the kitchen where she went to the counter. She grabbed a towel where she scrubbed the remnants of her crushed Ambien she put into the drinks. Along with the Ambien, she placed some of her natural ingredients into the drinks and into the food. She stopped by a health store that specialized in selling Rhino horn and placed it into the salad.
Yui hummed the tune of Greensleeves as she was tidying up evidence. She wanted to be sure that Izuku got a good night's rest without any disturbance. As she continued humming, she received a phone call. Not wanting Izuku to be disturbed, she took the call outside.
"Hello," asked Yui.
"It's the pervert. I am around the corner of the residence," replied the caller.
"Minoru, quit playing games," replied Yui. "Or unless you want Izuku to give you another ass beating. Or I will."
"Sorry, sorry," said Minoru. "Am I going to still be paid?"
"My used panties, along with a few dollars, are in the safe box in the bushes behind the playground," said Yui as she observed her nails.
"Thank you so much," said Minoru.
"And Minoru, just to be clear. If you tell anyone that you were involved in this," said Yui. "I will cut your balls off, sautee it and grill it, and then serve them to you as watered chestnuts. Understand?"
"Yes, ma'am," said Minoru with a hint of fear. "Can I get my camera back?"
"Fuck off," scoffed Yui. "And don't bother me again. Call it even, you worthless pig." Yui hung up the phone. She was grateful to use a burn phone as she stomped the phone with her foot before discarding it in the furnace.
The not-so-silent beauty rubbed her fingers through her hair as she produced a psychotic grin. "And now, those clothes that Izuku needed to be washed."
Later….
The guest bedroom had a huge queen-sized bed. There was a widescreen television with an entertainment center with similar features in the living room. His eyes looked like stars when he saw the latest video games that were featured in front of him.
To think that Yui Kodai had a righteous setup and no one from U.A. High would have a clue except him.
As Izuku turned out the lights, he watched how the walls of the room transformed into glowy stars. There were glow-in-the-dark stars all over the bedroom. It gave him a pleasant feeling.
As he got comfortable to silk sheet and plush pillow, he felt like a king. Envy to anyone who can live like this every day. He turned over and faced away from the door. He looked at the window. Another starry night sky in the city.
Suddenly, the door opened. Izuku immediately saw a shadow. The door closed, but the presence remained in the room. It tiptoed a couple of steps before leaning over Izuku.
"Izuku."
Izuku turned to see Yui wearing a nightgown. It was a pink almost see-through nightgown. "Yui, what's the matter?"
Yui began sniffling. "I don't want to be alone tonight, Izuku. Is it okay if I can spend the night with you?"
That was the last thing he remembered. An overwhelming feeling of sleepiness put him in a slumber.
To be continued….