The sun had already rose by the time Izuku and Ciana rolled their suitcases to the gates of UA. Both had gotten up early, with Ciana following Izuku on his morning exercises to not get complacent, afterward, it was last-minute checks before arriving to meet with All Might at the gate. He turned to them, leaning against a pitch-black supercar of sorts.
"Ah, morning both of you, have everything before we head for the airport?" He checked with his students, wearing his olive green cargo pants, a white shirt under a dark brown jacket.
"I think so!" Ciana was so excited for the big trip, having her backpack and her suitcase in hand, remembering not to leave anything important behind. She was also dressed all summery with a headband in her hair and a pair of sneakers as well as a skirt and a sleeveless top. "I even doubled checked to be sure, I still can't believe we're going to a big top island all together… anything I should know while I'm there?"
"Nothing too serious, just treat this as a vacation to a getaway resort for three days; only important thing to note is your attendance at a formal party later tonight, and of course, your hero costumes for when you get there, have to look the part when we get there, after all," All Might smiled as he opened the door to his car, popping the seat down for them to move in once their things were in the boot. "Now, let's get packed and going,"
"Right!" The girl nodded, smiling more wider and excited. Ciana wasn't sure what she needed both her formal wear and hero costume for but ether way sounds like it'll be a surprise, now putting her suitcase away properly and hopping in the car next to Izuku. Glancing at him while looking cheerful. "I can't imagine what we will see… but I'm so pumped to experience this trip with you."
"I know, right? I could barely sleep last night thinking about it..." He had gone over everything he needed for the short trip. The addition of bringing their hero costumes was to simply look the part for the first day while they roamed the island's events, seeing as All Might had his packed away too. "Say, All Might, how long would it take us to get there?"
"Hm... about two hours?" He estimated, smiling as he started the car. Happy to see the eagerness in their faces. "Now relax, we'll get there with plenty of time to see the Expo and other events," It wasn't a time he wanted to miss either... it had been a long time since he last saw his friend. For a moment, he gripped the steering wheel tightly.
"I thought it be longer than that but ether way I'm not complaining." This be a good time to be filled in on what both All Might and Izuku knows, she never expected they be going to a dance too, the idea of dancing with Izuku at a party had her cheeks pink just imagining. "I can hardly wait anyways, even just a three day trip I know it's going to be so unforgettable."
Ciana hand her hand snuck to Izukus hand, looking very happy to be together during this whole trip.
The time to the airport, as well as taking the private plane left Izuku and Ciana to discuss the innerworkings of I-Island to pass the time, or playing some games on their phones while All Might slept halfway through the flight in the seats ahead of them. Izuku primarily ran over the previous Expos to give Ciana a rough idea of what they'd see, as well as the formal event which would really just be for appearances and announcements around other high-profile guests and heroes, a small price to pay for a three day paid holiday to the island.
However, that's when Izuku gasped, reaching over to All Might's shoulder. "All Might? Hey, All Might, are you asleep?" That got him to wake up from his snooze, rubbing his eyes.
"Something the matter, Young Midoriya?" He asked a little groggily, watching his successor press his face to the window.
"We can see it now, look!" Ciana did the same, the three of them peering out the window toward the sea, and on the horizon, a massive floating fortress with a literal city beyond its walls. The sheer scale was beyond what Ciana was expecting, it was... titanic! "I-Island... I can't believe part of our summer vacation will be spent here, I'm so excited!"
"Whoa! I-it's so much bigger than I pictured!" Her mouth dropped open as she gazed out through window, it looked so futuristic. "M-my world doesn't have places as advanced as that… I-I can still hardly believe how this is all possible to build." Seeing Izuku have his excited fan boy side going had her giggling and blushing pink at the cute sight, he can never stop being cute…
"Never realized you two would be this excited, glad I invited you both," All Might sat down as they turned to look at him, Izuku appearing worried.
"Yeah, are sure it's okay I came along with you, it's not going to be a problem?" Izuku was still trying to wrap his head around the evening his teacher offered him and Ciana a chance to go to this once-in-a-lifetime event.
"Don't even think twice about it," He waved off their worry with a smile. "The invitation was clear and I'm welcomed to bring whoever I want as my guests."
Izuku wasn't convinced still, "But doesn't that usually mean a family member or-" A single finger silenced him alongside a knowing look on the hero's face.
"I think you're forgetting the two of us are connected something far thicker than blood, Young Midoriya," Then he pointed to Ciana before she could interject herself. "And lets not forget you've been a big part of this journey too, Young Finley, so you've more than deserved this too,"
Ciana blushed from his praise and involvement, smiling thankfully while rubbing her neck. All Might makes it sound like their one big happy family, especially Izuku and All Might since he's his successor. "I-I don't know what to say… b-but I'm so honored to be a part of this group, I mean I know it was risky letting me on this big secret too since it was important enough for Izuku not to share much… but I'm happy and glad to have been given this great experience to work with the both of you."
"Of course, you've been a big part of Young Midoriya's journey," All Might reassured.
"Yeah... more than I could ever ask for," Izuku smiled back at her happily.
~Attention passengers the plane will soon begin its descent to I-Island~
The duo watched as All Might stood up, zipping his head in every direction before sighing heavily, clenching his fist. "This is going to be monumentally exhausting..." Steam and muscle mass slowly took a hold of his body. "Once we land and go out in public-" He threw back his brown jacket flopping it atop Ciana's head by accident, making her deadpan under it with a slump. "-I must maintain my muscle form constantly - ah!? Sorry about that, Young Finley!" He quickly snatched the coat off her head.
"Now, you both should change as well, you did ask UA if you could bring your hero costume, Young Midoriya? Of course, you are welcomed to say in your outfit, Young Finley, I know someone can be a little eager," That made Izuku's face redden a bit.
"W-well, I didn't want to leave her out of this, t-that's all," Plus, she looked really good in her costume, but mostly so they all looked the part.
Ciana blinked processing their words, then turned more pink as she played with her hair shyly. "W-well if Izuku is gonna be in his hero wear than I might as well look the part too especially since we're partners." It didn't matter to her what she wears, ether way this is exciting. "But since you have that crystal I gave you, you should be able to maintain your hero form more now."
Ciana pulled up her backpack with her hero costume inside, figured she should get ready soon. Ciana didn't know Izuku was so fond of her hero look… giggling and feeling flattered.
"Exactly why I'm thankful to your commitment," All Might held up the yellow crystal he had stashed in a pouch on his belt. "Now, go and get ready in the bathroom,"
"Ladies first," Izuku waved with a small smirk, holding onto his case from UA.
"Why thank you kind gentleman." Ciana playfully thank Izuku as she smiled at him before entering the changing room, switching from one outfit to the other, her boots on, her hero suit, her mask and her hair tied up, leaving her butterfly hairpin on to go with her look.
With her changed, Izuku went next, coming out in time for the plane to start its landing. Not long after, they had arrived and were now heading through for the 'Immigration Process' according to the P.A. system. Now, their feet moved along a conveyer belt as they were scanned, given a holographic display of their I.D.
"Let's test your trivia, young man! Why was this artificial island created?" All Might inquired.
"Oh, I know this. It was created to gather the brightest scientists to research quirks and develop new support items, as well as the general innovation of our society due to quirks halting development years back," Izuku explained, hand to his chin as he muttered again, the words pooling around his head. "They made the island mobile to protect the researchers and their top-secret projects from villains. It's got a security system on par with the one at Tartarus prison, so basically, no one's committed a crime here,"
"Way too many details, but I should've expected that!" All Might gave the thumbs up as the I.D inspection was complete.
Ciana was by Izukus side and chuckled at Izukus overloaded knowledge of everything, he be perfect for a game show. "Careful Izuku, we don't want to strain your brain while we're here. I know your really smart but if we're here having a little vacation then you should take it a bit easy." Ciana had her arms behind her back and tilted her head cutely at him.
"Eh? Right, sorry, I'll be sure to do that to the best of my ability... so a few minutes at most," He coughed into his fist as they stepped through to the hallway, his hand back in hers while they followed All Might.
Too eager to wait, the two ran on ahead of All Might once they saw the exit to the airport, the doors opened and once past the many here for the I-Expo, their eyes widened beyond measure, stars dancing in their eyes with massive grins. A grand red staircase led down to ground level, so from the top they had the best view possible.
Like a whole new world stretched out before them. Technology and Quirks going hand-in-hand, thousands of residents and visitors for the I-Expo and Pros from around the world were present. From city blocks to facilities and even a mountain range on the horizon, just the fragment of the island alone was astronomical in scale and detail. There were large bodies of water for lakes with glimpses of beaches too to span the edges of the city.
"Whoa! Look at this place!" Ciana was still so starstruck as she glanced at everything she could around her, it's like she stepped into the future. "All this looks almost like an amusement park, this is even better than what I imagined…" The girl was speechless, having no words for how amazing this island looked to be so far.
"I can't believe so many people are here already before the Expo is even open to the public," All Might proclaimed, but neither of his students were listening, too fixated on all the amazing attractions laid out before them.
"The pictures of this place don't do it justice!" Izuku gawked with Ciana's enthusiastic nod, their hands being the only thing to hold the two of them from leaving the other. The mountains sprayed water that soon converted into a welcome sign high above the buildings.
"Unlike back in Japan, people here are allowed to use their Quirks however they wish on this island, the pavilion is jam-packed with attractions and demonstrations, make some time for them later." All Might added.
"Wait they are allowed to use their powers here?" That surprised her as she glanced back at their teacher. "Isn't that kinda dangerous though? What if someone accidentally breaks something?" Hearing this is a free attraction for Quirk users was definitely surprising as she figured a place as big and important as this they would want to be careful.
"But of course! You needn't worry, Young Finley, I have been here before, and even if there was a small accident, the security and the stationed heroes are quick to respond," All Might held up a finger to enforce his point. "The lives of those that live here know the severity of their work, so if there's one thing this monument of innovation is capable of, it's security!"
"Well, this place looks pretty much in one piece so I'll take your word for it." She smiled, but still thinks that's kinda risky for this place to allow. Now looking back in front of her. "I always knew Japan is more techy compared to other countries, but this is unbelievably creative."
"No kidding..." Izuku breathed, still unsure on how they were supposed to start.
All Might then pulled up his phone as both came back down from Cloud-9. "Now let's see, the hotel should be nearby..."
"Welcome to I-Expo - huh? I-is that you, All Might!?" The kind lady paused before the trio, immediately noticing who she addressed, that got the attention of about everyone in a 100 yard radius of them.
Seeing this oncoming danger of being swarmed, Izuku acted fast, "Hold on tight!" In one motion, he swept Ciana up bridal style, charging up his body with Full Cowling before leaping over the heads of the fans that now swarmed All Might in a frenzy. Landing a safe distance away, Izuku sighed out a timid smile. "W-well, that was to be expected. Are you okay, Ciana?"
Ciana yelped from the sudden pick up and especially the crowds, she knew how people can be when it comes to entering a attraction but never seen one that crazy except for the time the UA student went on a stampede. But she probably should have expected this knowing how famous All Might is. Ciana was wobbly when she got back on her feet but otherwise fine. "Y-yeah I'm okay." She responded while straightening up, laughing a bit after that.
"And I thought lines were bad but you certainly turned this more exciting the way you swept me off my feet." Ciana giggled again, plus seeing him in his One For All power up was nice too see again as it always made Izuku look so cool and dashing… literally.
"Anytime for you," He winked to her, smiling hesitantly over to All Might. "I guess we'll wait for him to finish signing autographs,"
"Yeah..." Ciana sweat dropped a bit herself, unsure how All Might can ever work in public like this.
Soon after All Might's adoring fans let him through, the trio now stood in a small park facing the large lagoon, a large arrangement of flowers injecting color and vibrancy in the secluded park. All Might rubbing his face clean of all the lipstick marks with a laugh. "I never intended on being stopped for so long, at this rate, we may very well be late." He kept up his grin while Izuku and Ciana shared a look
"Late for what?" He asked as All Might turned to them with a glow in his expression.
"Ah, I wanted to drop in on a dear old friend of mine who I haven't seen in quite a while, sorry to spring this on you both but do you mind coming along?" He requested, knowing he would be eating into their own time together, something he wanted to give the young couple while they were away from the troubles of heroics for a bit.
"You mean I get to meet one of your friends?" Izuku's face lit up. "Obviously, of course I'll go!"
"Sure it would be a big honor getting to meet one of your friends!" Ciana had no problem about that as she also beamed with her hands clapped together, she guessed maybe they were even partners in crime back in the younger days. "I bet they are just as amazing as you if your that close with them during your hero duties."
"I'm certain they'd be delighted to hear you say as much, Young Finley!" All Might thanked, then leaned down to them. "By the way, I haven't told them about One For All or how I've passed it on to you, so keep everything under warps, okay?" He whispered to them, knowing there were people around the park.
That still surprised Izuku to hear, "Wow, not even your close friend knows?"
"Only because danger tends to follow those who know about my power," All Might raised a finger to his lips. "I entrust you to do the same, and I know whomever you trusted with the truth to be held in the highest regard, as we've seen," The pro nodded to Ciana.
"Oh yeah, I see... for their safety, of course," Izuku understood that, the danger if more people knew the truth was far too great to just blurt out to anyone.
Ciana nodded in understanding, knowing even in the stories heros keep their identities secret from their close friends to avoid danger. "Understood, we'll keep it on the down low like we always do." Ciana world back up Izuku saying his Quirk is lightning if anyone ever asked, is One For All a lightning power anyways? Well ether way she knows it's still better not to say.
"What's your friend like though? I'm guessing if he's in a big futuristic place like this… he's a scientist?" Ciana already started guessing.
"Yes, he's quite the sharp mind compared to me, and another thing-"
That's when their attention was drawn towards the sound of a loud spring. A girl bouncing through the air on a pogo stick, their hair bobbing with the motion as she grew closer. All Might chuckled under his breath, confusing the young couple at their springy approach. She had wavy blonde hair, aqua-blue eyes. She wore a white short-sleeved dress shirt with plaid cuffs, a large bow of the same design at her neck, and a dark raspberry pink waistcoat. Accompanying these are pale gray Capri pants, under which are a pair of plaid pink socks as well as a pair of heeled brown boots. She also wore a wristwatch and pink, oval-framed glasses.
"There you are, Uncle, finally!" The girl leapt high from the top of the stairs, latching her arms around All Might for an energetic hug. "Welcome, Uncle Might!"
"Hahaha, it's so good to see you, Melissa!" He exclaimed with just as much joy as her.
"Oh my gosh, it's been forever! I can't believe you're actually here!" The girl, Melissa, beamed.
"I'm truly grateful for the invitation, I almost didn't recognize you, when did you go and get so grown up?" He smiled back.
"Well, I am seventeen now, you know, much heavier than the last time you saw me," She joked as he raised her high without any issue.
"Really? No, hahaha!" He soon set her down before his bewildered students.
Ciana sure never expected the sudden appearance of a young girl, especially on a pogo stick. Seeing the way she jump and embraced All Might was cute and heartwarming which caused her to giggle cutely at the display, she never mentioned he had a niece. "Wow what another unexpected surprise, turns out he does have family here…"
Ciana could see the girl is very pretty and guessed smart too by the way she's dressed and that funny device she was riding on.
Izuku leaned over to Ciana's ear. "Is this... All Might's friend? She must've been very young when they met..."
"I'm not sure… the way she called him uncle I guessed she is his niece." Ciana answered as she leaned in to whisper back at him. "They sure looks like family to me."
"And Dave? Where is he hiding?" All Might looked around a bit.
"Oh, he's in his lab," She then put her hands behind her back. "He made a breakthrough on his research that he's been focusing on for years," Melissa explained, giving him a wink. "Actually, he doesn't even know that you're here, so it's a little surprise to celebrate his work,"
"I see now... so give us the scoop, what is he working on this time?" All Might inquired, the two delving into conversation as Izuku and Ciana stood idly by, becoming noticeable more annoyed they were being completely ignored.
"I think they forgot we're here," Izuku murmured a bit.
"Probably…" she sweated dropped and smiled sheepishly. "But they are clearly catching up so it probably be rude to interrupt now." They seemed close, they almost looked like father and daughter.
Finally realizing that he did indeed bring guests with him, All Might turn the conversation to them, "Oh right, Young Midoriya, Young Finley, allow me to introduce you to my friend, Dave's daughter."
She put her hand out with a smile. "It's really nice to meet you both, I'm Melissa Shield."
Izuku looked to be relieved about something. "This makes more sense now..." The two didn't quite get it. "O-Oh, sorry, hi," He quickly took off his glove with a nervous look, shaking her hand. "It's really nice to meet you, I'm a first-year student at UA High School alongside Ciana, Izuku Midoriya."
Ciana smiled and bowed a bit politely to introduce herself back. "Ciana Finley, it's a pleasure to meet you too!" The girl beamed, she seems so sweet and bubbly, surprised they are not really related but guess it's like with Izuku and Bakugos parents when calling them aunt and uncle.
"Wow, I can't believe both of you are being taught by Uncle Might personally, you must have a promising future!" Her excitement was on par with Izuku's.
Izuku just smiled sheepishly. "Well, I hope so, but I've got a lot to learn, tons of training,"
"So what kind of Quirk do you have?" She hummed, lost in her analysis as she circled Izuku slowly, making him increasingly more nervous.
"I-It's a Power-Type!" He squeaked out, begging Ciana or All Might to save him from this intense analysis, was this how he made others feel?
"The costume is cool but it's a pretty simplistic design... I don't see any support items either..." All this was starting to make Izuku's head spin, he didn't expect this to happen today. While not entirely bad, Melissa lifted his exposed hand and found a number of white scars dotting his skin from both the Festival and when he attacked Stain. "You should think about upgrading your equipment..."
Ciana frowned when she quickly noticed Izuku became flustered by what she commented to him, the way the girl was now circling Izuku had her quietly gasp. How close up she was to him and the way Izuku was becoming bashful made her feel very uncomfortable. What got her going more was seeing the way Melissa lifted Izukus hand and stroked around his scars…
Ciana's expression took on an annoyed look as her jealous side was coming out, not understanding why she's suddenly touching him… "Why is Izuku suddenly getting worked up around her…?" She thought very frustrating to herself as she glared at the display a bit from behind the girl…
All Might eventually cleared his throat. "Melissa, shall we?"
"Oh!" She sprung back up with a wary smile of her own. "Sorry, I got distracted, just follow me, Papa should still be cooped up in his lab, come on!" She collapsed her Pogo stick into a small capsule of some kind, slipping it into her pocket. "This way, Uncle Might!"
"Well, shall we?" All Might coaxed, the trio following after her with Ciana shadowing them a little with a discontent feeling in her gut.
"Hm, Ciana?" Izuku looked back to her. "You okay?"
"Hm? O-oh yeah I'm fine!" She quickly straightened up and smiling sheepishly." That girl seemed to match Izukus personality a little, that object she had looked like something she could have invented… Ciana shook her head knowing she's overthinking again. "L-let's just get going so we can meet All Mights friend." Ciana tried to smile again to show she's okay.
In following Melissa, the group took to the research district, heading into one of the taller buildings. It was like a maze that Melissa easily navigated. Once outside a particular door, she turned to them with a grin. "Okay, just wait for the right moment, Uncle Might, then do your thing; Papa's going to be so shocked when he sees you!"
"I'll do my part," All Might agreed as she went into the lab.
Wait for a bit, All Might listened closely at the door, and with a bigger smile, he threw the door open to make his grand entrance. "Yes, I Am Here! Shaking with emotion for our heartfelt reunion!"
"T-Toshi - All Might!?" The man who was Melissa's father had sky-blue eyes, and short, unruly honey brown hair with two prominent tufts curving outwards from the top of his forehead, a short goatee on his chin and wide-rimmed square glasses on his face. He wore a plain dark blue shirt with a single breast pocket, the two top buttons left casually undone and the sleeve-cuffs unbuttoned and rolled up to just below his elbows. He wears a pair of pale gray-blue jeans, a dark belt with a silver buckle and navy blue sneakers with white soles, decorated with a red stripe near the toe.
"Is... it really you?" The man's assistant, Sam, was equally flabbergasted as All Might lunged to swing his old friend around like with Melissa, causing the man to stumble down onto his backside in shock.
"Ahahaha, I came all this way just to see you again Dave old buddy!" All Might was over the moon to see him again.
"Well, Papa, are you totally surprised?" Melissa asked giddily over All Might's shoulder. Though briefly, if only for a split second, Ciana felt a trace of... fear in the air, from who and what she wasn't sure, but it was certainly present.
"Ah, uh... yeah..." The man sighed, his lips forming an honest smile. "Completely astounded," All Might helped him up.
"We both have Melissa to thank for that," The pro reminded him. "Man, how long has it been?"
That earned a joking jab to the chest from the man, "Hey, come on now, don't make me say it, I already feel old enough, you jerk," He hit back, and both erupted into that friendly laughter again.
"So this was All Might friend?" She never seen him get so happy like this before which caused her to smile warmly at the display, though… Ciana had a clear notice his friend didn't look completely pumped to see him back… he probably was just stunned by the surprise and taken back in disbelief, the guy looked happy now but again she's probably just over analyzing herself.
Glancing at Izuku beside her, she flinched and blinked seeing how shaky and nervous he was becoming, not expecting him to get so anxious. "Are you alright Izuku?" She now asked him with an amused smile at his behavior.
"It's him... it's really him... I'm not dreaming..." He was gone beyond saving now, Ciana knew it was impossible to help Izuku at this point.
"Glad to see you again, my friend," All Might spoke with a honest face, truly, this was a gift he couldn't be happier for.
"Agreed, I missed you too," The pair then fist-bumped. By Ciana, Izuku was practically vibrating with excitement.
"Young Midoriya, Young Finley, allow me to introduce you to someone incredible, David Shield," But the pro was cut off by his own student's fanboy nature erupting forward with glee.
"I know him, Professor David Shield! A top scientist in the research field who won a noble quirk prize! He was All Might's partner when he lived in America, and he's a genius when it comes to costumes. All Might's Young Age, Bronze, Silver, and Gold! He's the inventor that created each of those iconic looks!" It was amazing how much lung power Izuku had, blurting out all of this in a single breath. "I never thought I'd get to meet him in real life! I'm... just so moved!" He zipped closer to the man who was pleasantly surprised by Izuku's summary of his accomplishments. Melissa giggled a bit at Izuku's exclamation.
"Leave it to Izuku to know everything about All Mights backstory…" Ciana giggled as well, though took a quick glance the way Melissa found his behavior cute as well… which left her concerned, but her eyes back on the scientist as she approached as well with a polite smile. "Hello Sir! My names Ciana Finley, Izuku's partner. A pleasure to be given this honor to meet you!"
Ciana happily expressed with a wave and a little bow of greeting by Izukus side.
"It seems I don't have to introduce myself, meeting someone who has such admiration for the science behind heroics is a rarity for me," David replied, snapping Izuku out of his funk with a scarlet face, bowing his head sharply.
"Ah? Oh, I'm sorry!"
"No, don't apologize," David reassured him, looking to Ciana. "Your friend's quite informed, a pleasure, miss,"
The girl nodded with a bright and pleasant smile. "He's quite the knowledge seeking genius, Izuku is an amazing partner to work with." Ciana happily expresses, glad to still stand by his side. "So your All Mights old partner in crime as well? Wow! You know I actually had a feeling you two must have worked close together before." Ciana is good at theorizing things most times and can catch on quick.
"That obvious?" David chuckled. "This pain in the neck had me late more times than I care to admit, I think we spent more time outside of lessons than in them."
"Hey, I made it up with lunch, didn't I?" All Might protested.
"Yeah, after we got detention to the point we were imprisoned in school!" David exclaimed, looking back to the pair. "You two seem to be partners too in that regard, people that can maintain a team for a long time can go far, so keep it up,"
"T-thank you so much sir!" Izuku bowed again, amusing his teacher and the scientist.
"Yeah, thank you!" The girl expressed her gratitude back with a bright smile, he really is nice like All Might. "That means a lot coming from you, Izuku and I have been working alongside each other since before UA, we're determined to give it everything we have to be heroes, without him I never would've made it to UA and I want to do what I can to help him be the kind of hero Izuku always dreamed of being."
Ciana always wants Izuku to pursue his goal no matter what and hopes she will be able to be worthy enough to still be called his partner. "I'm actually even from America myself, looks like we have something more in common besides being our friends' partners in crime." She giggled with her eyes closed, a bright smile and tilt of her head with arms behind her back.
"Well, you've certainly gotten your accent and punctuation correct, Japanese is a hard language to learn," David noted, seeing how similar he was to her, wanting to see All Might shine the brightest as she wished for her partner, it was nostalgic feeling. Just under his breath, All Might coughed slightly, enough for David to notice. "Well hear, it's been a long time. Can the three of you give me and All Might time to catch up?" David asked of them.
"Yeah, of course," Izuku understood completely.
"Melissa, why don't you take our new friends on a tour of the Expo?" He suggested.
"Sure thing, Papa, sounds like fun," Melissa chimed in to their surprise.
"You're not busy?" Izuku didn't want them to get in the way of her work.
"No, I'm honoured to show off our work to future heroes, besides, having a guide who's lived here is much more reliable, don't you think?" She moved toward Ciana with a smile. "Just this way, I'll show you guys the best of the best,"
"Really? That's so nice of you," Izuku followed eagerly as the door shut behind them, but again, the second they left, another shift of negativity washed over Ciana's back. Enough to make her pause for a second. Was it coming from David? But why?
Ciana looked back at David in suspicion and confusion at the feeling, narrowing her eyes while his eyes were on All Mights. "Something's not right… it's like how I felt when I first met Yuuki, does he… have some kind of dark motive in mind?" She might be overthinking it, but despite how nice he appeared… something was very off.
Walking down the large hallway of the Central Tower, their footsteps and voices echoed. "So, what do you want me to call you guys? By your real names or do you have hero names?" Melissa asked out of curiosity.
"Well actually..." Izuku paused, smiling a bit before nodding to himself. "Why don't you call me Deku?"
"'Deku'? That's kind of a strange nickname..." But Melissa smiled back. "You can stick with Melissa for me,"
"I go by Ciana mostly, but my hero name myself is Chrysalis. Honestly I don't like referring Izuku by his hero name as I mostly call him by the name I'm most fond of." She eyed Izuku with a cute smile knowing she's been calling him by his first since the beginning, though kinda surprised he wanted Mellisa to call him by hero name. Guess he wants that name to be more known as a hero.
"'Chrysalis', an interesting choice too, well, I'll stick with Ciana then, both roll off the tongue pretty easily then," Melissa replied. "Well, let's not waste time here, there's a whole Expo to explore!".
