While the rest of her classmates were surely enjoying a nice breakfast with their families, Tokage woke up Friday morning to an empty house. As it turns out, her father had to pull another all-nighter at his lab and wouldn't be back until later that evening. This would make two days in a row that the man was gone before she even got out of bed that morning. But as much as she wanted to be upset about the stunning lack of human interaction outside of school. She knew that his work was important and that she didn't really have a right to be angry.

Things had been even more quiet in the Tokage house ever since her sister left for school. But the fact that she no longer had to share a bathroom with the woman was one of the few benefits her absence brought.

As the green haired girl got to work making herself breakfast, she couldn't help but look forward to her afternoon outing with her classmate. Normally she would head over to Tetsutetsu's house and pester the silver haired boy until he finally gave in and went out with her. But seeing as he was away visiting family, she really had nothing else to do.

Once she was done preparing her eggs, rice and leftover salmon, the green haired girl plopped down onto her couch and turned on the television. The added benefit of being home on a weekday meant that she got to enjoy some of the early morning documentaries on the nature channel. And as luck would have it, there was a special on the late cretaceous period.

Tokage doesn't really know what sparked her fascination with all things reptile in her childhood. But she always found herself entranced at learning new and exciting things about all different types of lizards and creepy-crawlies. If she was being honest, if the girl wasn't so dead set on becoming a hero she could definitely see herself becoming a herpetologist in the future.

Halfway through the program, Tokage decided to pull out her phone and shoot a text over to her fellow green haired companion to see if they were still on for today.

T-Rex: What time do you want to meet up?

Rabbit: Whenever is good for you.

T-Rex: 1400?

Rabbit: That's fine.

T-Rex: Sweet! How about we meet up at the shopping center?

Rabbit: That's fine.

T-Rex: Cool! I'll be sure to wear something cute so people get jealous when they see us together.

Rabbit: That's fine….

T-Rex: You really need to work on your texting skills.

Rabbit: I'm sorry.

T-Rex: And that bad habit of yours.

Rabbit: I know.

T-Rex: Hey, do you mind if I ask you a question?

Rabbit: Sure.

T-Rex: Why is your icon a rabbit? Is that your favorite animal?

Rabbit: I just picked it random.

T-Rex: Really? That's kind of lame.

T-Rex: I was expecting something more profound.

Rabbit: I don't know how to respond to that.

T-Rex: You're too cute. I'll see you later. Meet me at the water fountain next to the food court. I'm really looking forward to our "not-date".

Rabbit: I'll see you later, Tokage-san.

Four hours later, Tokage found herself waiting in front of the aforementioned water fountain. It was ten minutes passed their scheduled meet up time and Midoriya was nowhere to be found. The boy seemed like the punctual type so she definitely found it odd that he was running late. And the fact that he didn't send her a warning text was kind of annoying. But she assumed that he had a good reason for his tardiness.

The girl was dressed in a simple black t-shirt with a picture of a velociraptor on it, some green shorts and a pair of black sneakers. It was a lot more casual than what she was used to wearing, but the springtime heat was pretty unforgiving when it came to fashion. How Kayama managed to wear such heavy sweaters and clothing all year round when she was off duty was a complete mystery to her. But when people recognize you as the "R-Rated Heroine", it made sense to cover up to avoid getting spotted.

Another few minutes passed before a familiar voice called out to her from across the walkway. The girl turned her attention to where the sound came from and was met with the sight of her partner for the day.

The boy in question was dressed in the same red sneakers that he wore to school everyday, some khaki shorts and a white t-shirt with the word "business casual" written in katakana letters on it. Evidently, his "Joe Smoe" persona didn't just apply to his hero uniform. However, the one weird part of his ensemble that Tokage was curious about was the backpack that he was currently carrying with him.

"Hey Moptop, what took you so long? I was beginning to think that you stood me up." The girl greeted with a kind smile.

"I-I'm sorry, I kinda lost track of time." Midoriya quickly apologized.

"No worries." She casually waved off. "So...what's with the bag? Are we studying today or something?"

"Oh uh, n-no. I was...helping at the orphanage again."

"Oh yeah, you did say something about that the last time we hung out. So what do you do over there anyway?"

"I pretty much just help tutor some of the kids there. It's really nothing major."

"Yup, you're definitely made of puppies and sunshine." The girl joked before wrapping her arms around his and leading him to the food court.

"W-where a-a-are we going?" A now red faced Midoriya nervously asked while trying not to focus on the sudden contact.

"First to go get some food, then to enjoy the rest of our "not-date"." She said nonchalantly while pointing over to a small pastry stand a bit further down the walk way.

Within minutes the duo were sitting down and enjoying their food. Both teens ended up settling on splitting an order of strawberry daifuku. Midoriya wasn't really one for sweets, but he had to admit that the treat was rather refreshing.

"So Moptop, tell me a bit about yourself." Tokage started after taking a sip of her green tea. "I think out of everyone in class, you're the one people know the least about. Well, aside from Kodai."

"T-there's really n-not much to tell." The boy slightly stuttered out. If he was being honest, he preferred it if classmates didn't know too much about him. The last thing he needed was for certain things to come back to light. "I'm actually a pretty boring person."

"Yeah, I doubt that." The girl retorted.

"Huh?"

"C'mon dude, you're like the strongest one in our class. We all know that you're pretty smart, you speak damn near perfect English and you spend your free time helping out the less fortunate. Boring isn't really a good word for you."

"W-what about you Tokage-san?" The 'telekinesis' user deflected.

"Well, what would you like to know?" Tokage leaned back in her seat with a grin. "Ask away, I'm an open book."

"Oh, well…." Midoriya hesitated for a moment while he racked his brain. Is this what normal conversations were like? He really had no frame of reference when it came to sort of thing. What was a good question that didn't come of as rude or too invasive? Maybe he just stick with something simple. "What do you like to do for fun?"

"Eat, watch documentaries, lay in bed, learn about dinosaurs. Y'know, stuff like that."

"Oh…" The boy nodded.

"Alright, my turn!" The girl cheered while clapping her hands together. "What's your favorite food?"

"Katsudon." He replied without missing a beat.

"Oh, that's a good one. I more of a yakitori girl."

"That's nice."

"Okay, do you mind if I ask you something else even if it's your turn?"

"S-sure."

"Have you always been such a loner?" She inquired.

Even though it was an innocent question, Midoriya couldn't help but pause after hearing it. Sure, it was no secret that he wasn't the most social person in the world. But hearing it said out loud was kind of weird.

"I mean, you don't really talk a lot and this is pretty much the first time that you've chosen to hang out with someone outside of class. If you don't count that time during the first week of school." The girl continued before taking a quick bite of her daifuku. "So what gives? Have you always been such a lone wolf?"

"I-I guess you could say that." He nervously responded.

A silence fell over them as Tokage gave him a curious look. Obviously there was something more to it than just not being a people person. But it was pretty clear to the girl that they were stepping into uncomfortable territory for the boy. So instead of pressing on any further, she decided to drop the subject altogether. "Alright Moptop, onto our next destination!"

"And where is that?"

Of all the places that Midoriya expected his classmate to take him, a museum was definitely not on the list. The boy had never been to one in person before, so this was going to be an entirely new experience for him.

"You're gonna love this place." Tokage told him with a smile.

"Why is that?"

"Because they just opened up a new exhibit on the Jurassic period. Plus, students get in for seventy-five percent off so it's super cheap!"

"Wow." Was all the boy managed to say before Tokage once again grabbed him by the arm and pulled him inside.

Overall, the boy rather enjoyed this impromptu field trip. He'll be the first to admit that he knew next to nothing about dinosaurs. So learning all of this new information about them was rather fun. However, what he did find interesting was his partner's seemingly endless knowledge about the subject. It didn't even take five minutes before the girl started listing off random facts about some of the displays and skeletons that lined the inside of the exhibit. And it became very apparent that this was some sort of hobby of hers.

"...and this is the stegosaurus. It's probably the most recognizable creature from this time period aside from the brachiosaurus. Contrary to popular belief, they were actually herbivores." The girl explained while pointing to the massive skeleton in front of them.

"You sure do know a lot about this stuff, Tokage-san."

"Sure do! I've liked learning about this stuff ever since I was a kid."

Midoriya took this time to ask the girl a question that had been on his mind for a while now. "So...does your family primarily have reptilian quirks? It seems to be a pretty big theme for you."

"No." The girl answered. "No one in my family has any of the sort that I know of. I pretty much named my quirk 'lizard tail splitter' because some type of reptiles can regrow lost limbs. Kind of like me."

"That makes sense."

"What about you?" The girl inquired. "Not to sound rude, but 'telekinesis' is a pretty bland name. Even Yanagi calls her's 'poltergeist' despite it being the same thing."

Midoriya couldn't help but blush at the girl's comment. He was never the most creative when it came to naming things. And even he would have to admit that calling his quirk 'telekinesis' was rather boring. "It just seemed appropriate."

"Makes sense." Tokage gave him a nonchalant shrug.

Another thirty minutes went by before the duo decided to call it quits on the exhibit. It was getting rather late, and even though they were off from school it was best to get a headstart on avoiding the madness that came with a Friday evening. Unlike U.A., most schools were getting out at about this time.

The two students ended up rounding back towards the shopping center before parting ways. Overall, Tokage enjoyed the midday outing with her classmate and she was thankful that she had something to do other than wasting away on her couch. Granted, she did want to spend a bit more time hanging out with him, but it wasn't a good idea to push her luck.

"I had fun today, Moptop. We should do this again sometime."

"R-right." Midoriya blushed.

"Maybe next time we can invite the others and do a group thing."

"T-that sounds like a good idea.."

"Or...it could just be the two of us again~." Tokage wiggled her eyebrows in a suggestive manner. Causing the boy's face to darken into an even deeper shade of red. "Man, you're too easy!"

"I-I'll see you at school, Tokage-san." He replied after pulling himself together.

"You sure will!" She shot him a thumbs up before turning on her heels and making the journey back home. Leaving him to make his own way to the train station back to Musutafu.

And with that, their "not-date" came to a close.

It didn't take long for Tokage to return home. Her father wasn't due back until well after sundown so she still had to house all to herself. The girl had planned on getting a headstart on dinner and finishing up the rest of her homework. But that pretty much went out the window when she was met with the sight of her older sister sitting on the living room couch with a giant bowl of pretzels in her lap.

"What's up, runt?" The elder Tokage daughter greeted her with a lazy wave before taking another bite of her snack.

"Nee-chan?" Tokage paused while giving her a curious look. "What the hell are you doing here?"

"I still technically live here, y'know." The woman shot back with a toothy grin.

Nanao Tokage, age nineteen. A woman of average height with dark green eyes and short, dark green hair styled in a "pixie cut". She's currently attending school in Tokyo in pursuit of a degree in psychology.

"I get that, but why are you here?"

"I have the next few days off from class and wanted to surprise you!" She smiled before holding up a bag of pretzels. "Also, I came to re-stock dad's supply."

"Oh…" The younger Tokage daughter gave her an unimpressed glare.

"What's with that look? What, I can't congratulate my little sister on doing well in her first ever Sports Festival? I almost skipped class to watch you fight in the tournament."

"Really?"

"Of course!" Nanao told her. "Sucks that you got put up against that dude with the brainwashing quirk. If it wasn't for him you probably would've made it to the finals."

"Yeah well, we were finally able to figure out his quirk. So if I ever have to go up against him again, I'll be more than ready."

Tokage took a moment to take off her shoes and drop herself onto the couch next to her sister. The girl couldn't help the tired sigh that escaped her mouth as she sunk into the cushions. It was only then that she realized that she had been on her feet for the last few hours.

"So where were you all day? I came back a little after noon and you were nowhere to be found." The short haired woman asked.

"I was hanging out with a buddy from school."

"Who, Tetsutetsu?"

"Nah." Tokage shook her head. "A guy in my class named Midoriya."

If Tokage was looking in her direction, she would've noticed the slight glimmer appear in Nanao's eyes at this new bit of information. "Oh, the dude with telekinesis quirk. The one that choked out that blonde kid before throwing the match."

"Yeah…"

"Watching that was pretty crazy."

"No kidding." Tokage retorted. "But if you ask me, Bakugou had it coming to him. The guy's a total douchebag."

There was a brief silence between the two before Nanao decided to lighten up the mood. Much like her aunt and sister, the woman had an affinity for taking interests in certain things. And when faced with the topic of her little sister's possible love life, she just couldn't leave that alone.

"So what, you two went out on a date or something?" The woman said with a devious smirk.

"No...it was a "not-date". Just a casual outing between two classmates." Tokage folded her arms in defiance at the obvious attempt to prod into her social life.

"Oh, so he's available then? Maybe I should ask Aunt Nemuri for his contact info. I could use a powerful young stud who can carry my luggage around while I go shopping."

"Aren't you a little too old to be hitting on high school students?"

"Hey, the age of consent is thirteen. Plus, you need to grab 'em while they're young and full of potential." Nanao said with a not-so-subtle chuckle. "C'mon, be a good little sister and set me up!"

"Are you gonna be here all weekend?" The younger Tokage daughter quickly changed subjects.

"Until tomorrow night. Also, I haven't been to a family dinner in a while and I'm tired of living off ramen and scrambled eggs. What time are dad and Aunt Nemuri supposed to be here?"

"Aunt Nemuri said she'll be here in a few hours last time I texted her and dad's gonna be home late...again." The girl said in a slightly annoyed tone.

Nanao was quick to pick up on this and couldn't help the small frown that appeared on her face. She was aware that the girl wasn't exactly a fan of their father working so late all the time. But considering how demanding his job was, it was to be expected. She also knew it had to be pretty lonely around here now that she was away at school. But things like that were to be expected.

"Look Setsuna…" She placed a hand on her sister's shoulder. "I know it has to be pretty dull around here nowadays. But you can't really hold it against him."

Tokage was silent for a few seconds before letting out a sigh. "I know…. I know getting upset about it is super childish and selfish, but it would be nice for him to at least be here every once in a while. I practically live here by myself most days. I mean, I haven't even seen him since Wednesday."

"Hey, I get it." Nanao rubbed her back in a caring manner before standing up and stretching herself out. "How about after dinner the two of us vent our frustrations out over some ice cream and sappy romance movies? That usually cheers you up right?"

Tokage looked at the woman for a moment before giving her a smile. Instead of being upset about things she really couldn't control, she was going to appreciate the fact that she wasn't going to spend another night all by herself.

"Fine, just as long as it's not another one of those cheesy ones where everyone has vampirism quirks."

"Well, excuse me for having good taste!"

While the two sisters were putting the finishing touches on dinner preparations, Midoriya was just stepping back into his apartment. The boy didn't even get three steps into the door before the sound of his mother's voice caught his attention.

"Izuku, is that you sweetie?" Inko asked in a slightly worried tone.

"Yeah." He responded.

"What took you so long getting back? I know that you said that were working at the orphanage again. But you're usually never out this late."

In that moment it finally occurred to the boy that he completely forgot to tell his mother that he was going to be out longer than usual. He paused for a second before giving her an answer though. On one hand, the woman would be ecstatic to know that he was spending time with a classmate. But on the other, he didn't want to get her hopes up. So instead, he decided to just meet somewhere in the middle.

"Sorry, tutoring took a bit longer than I expected and I ended up bumping into someone from my class. Sorry I forgot to tell you." He told with a half-hearted grin.

"Oh, alright then." Inko responded. Even though she wasn't going to outright say it, the woman had a feeling that he wasn't being completely honest. Despite this, she decided to just roll with it. "You know I get worried whenever you're gone for too long. In the future can you please do a better job at letting me know where you are?"

"Sorry mom, I'll make it sure it doesn't happen again."

"Fine." The woman relented. "Well, I already finished making dinner. Your food's in the microwave whenever you get hungry."

"Thanks, I'll eat it later after I take a quick nap." He told her before disappearing into his room for the night. Leaving Inko to watch the highlights of the third year Sports Festival by herself.

Author's Notes: Not really a whole lot to say about this chapter. Just a quick intermission between arcs. I mainly just wanted to flesh out Tokage's character a bit more and introduce her sister. We'll meet her dad and learn what his job is before the semester exams. And we'll learn why her mom isn't in the picture. It kind of ties in to the internships.

1. I prefer slow burn fics, but this won't be as bad as my other one. Midoriya and Tokage will have their first real date pretty soon. You guys will just have to wait a bit longer.

2. I'm also loving some of the fan theories that you guys are putting in the reviews. They bring me great joy and a lot of laughs. Don't expect the next update until this weekend, it's pretty long.

Like always, thanks for reading and don't be afraid to leave a review/comment.