It had been two days since Midoriya was released from the hospital and allowed to go home with his family.
And as strange as it was to admit, the boy was finally able to relax considering everything that happened to him. But despite getting to rest in his own bed and eat some of his favorite food, there was still a lot running through his mind.
The first was his uncomfortable talk with Recovery Girl and his parents during his stay at the hospital. The healing heroine recommended that he get counseling from Hound Dog if his parents decided to let him go back to U.A.. The reason for this was because of the scarring on his abdomen that he had been able to hide up until this point.
Despite the reassurance that he wasn't cutting himself anymore, the woman still thought that it was a good idea for him to see the man at least once every week and get some type of evaluation from him. And both Hisashi and Inko had a hard time disagreeing with her. They still had time to come to a decision, but either way the boy knew that it needed to happen regardless if he wanted to remain in the hero course.
The second thing still weighing heavily on his conscience was his quirk. Or more accurately...Tornado's quirk. Midoriya still had no clue what to think about all of this, but the possibility that he was in possession of that woman's quirk was difficult to think about. Forget the possibility of quirk transference being a real thing. How could he even begin to rationalize something like this being true? This entire situation was like some sick joke. On one hand, he wasn't just a late bloomer like he thought he was all this time. Meaning that he was truly born quirkless and the fact that he now had this quirk was the result of plain old "dumb luck" as one would call it. On the other hand, it was hard to come to terms with this information.
The boy's mind then flashed over to Katsuragi. Did she know? What were her thoughts about all of this? If he was having a hard time, she might've had it even worse. Not only did this mean that her sister was truly dead, but someone that she knew was now in possession of her quirk. What exactly did the woman think about him now? Would she hate him? Pity him? In all honesty, this was all too much for Midoriya to be thinking about right now when he should be focused on resting.
Just when the boy sat up from his bed to make his way over to the kitchen, he suddenly got a notification on his phone.
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T-Rex: Hey! How are you doing?
Rabbit: Good
T-Rex: That's good!
T-Rex: So...on a scale of 1-10...how bad of a first impression did I make on your parents?
Rabbit: I don't think it was bad at all. My dad actually likes your "spunky" attitude.
T-Rex: And your mom?
Rabbit: I think she still needs time to process.
T-Rex: I wouldn't doubt it.
T-Rex: So...do you think you can hang out today?
Rabbit: My mom doesn't really want me to leave the house.
Rabbit: But I can talk to her about it. To be honest, I need to get some fresh air.
T-Rex: Awesome, we haven't been on a date in a while.
Rabbit: I have my last check up at the hospital this morning. But I should be free this afternoon.
T-Rex: Sweet, I can meet you at your house. Everything will be my treat!
Rabbit: You really don't have to do that.
T-Rex: You're right. But I think the situation calls for me to pamper you a little bit.
Rabbit: It's fine, really.
T-Rex: Is 15:00 good?
Rabbit: Yeah, that should be fine.
T-Rex: Cool, I'll see you then.
Rabbit: Alright.
Later that morning, Midoriya and his parents made the journey over to the hospital. Upon arrival, they were quickly escorted into the room that Recovery Girl was using for the day and were surprised to see that Katsuragi was already there.
Midoriya really didn't know how he should act around the woman right now. Especially considering all that happened up until this point. He couldn't even find the courage to look her in the eye when they greeted each other. Katsuragi seemed to be her usual self. And she didn't appear to harbor any type of resentment towards him that he was able to pick up on. But he could tell that she was exhausted judging by the bags under her eyes.
Once the greetings were out of the way, Principal Nezu of all people came walking into the room. After formally introducing himself to Inko and Hisashi, the unidentified mammal began explaining what they were all doing here. The man brought the two elder Midoriya's up to speed on the whole situation concerning his quirk and to say that the two adults took a while to process the information would be putting it mildly. Hisashi was doing his best to take it all in while Inko nearly fainted a few times.
After a robust round of questions and explanations, Nezu was finally comfortable enough to make his proposal.
"Midoriya-kun, do you know how quirks work exactly?" Nezu asked him.
"Yes, sir…" The boy nodded. "It mainly has to do with the "quirk factor", which determines a person's physical and genetic traits. The key component for this are "plus-alpha" cells. And those are unique to each individual."
"That's exactly correct." Recovery Girl smiled. The elderly woman was actually impressed that a teenage boy knew something like off the top of his head.
"So what's that have to do with anything?" Inko inquired.
"I have a theory." Nezu announced. "Like Midoriya-kun said, plus-alpha cells are unique to an individual. They even contain that person's DNA. We don't exactly know how All for One's quirk works, but I believe that it has something to do with the transference of the plus-alpha cells themselves. If that makes sense."
"So what you're saying is...if Izuku is actually in possession of Tornado's quirk, then his body might contain her cells." Hisashi then said.
"That's exactly correct, Midoriya-san! Of course this is just a theory, but it might be our best bet to verify whether or not that man's claim was true."
"I guess that's why you asked me to come here." Katsuragi interjected. "You need me to be a frame of reference. If this theory of yours is correct, then mine and Midoriya-kun's cells will be a match."
"Yes."
"This is all so confusing…" Inko began rubbing her head. The woman honestly didn't understand all this talk about quirks and DNA. She was a legal assistant, not a doctor.
"So what do you say, Midoriya-kun?" Nezu then turned to the boy. "Of course this is all voluntary. But I believe that by doing this we'll finally be able to put this case to rest. All we'll need to do is get a blood sample from both you and Katsuragi-kun and then Chiyo-san will be able to analyze them. The whole process will only take a few minutes."
Midoriya took a moment to think about all of this. He'll admit that it was hard to argue with Nezu's logic. The man was one of the smartest beings on the planet after all. But the fact that they were even talking about this was still pretty crazy to him. Part of him was interested in seeing if it would actually work. But the other was more than a bit terrified of finding out the result.
If this theory was correct, then it would only confirm what he had been dreading for the last couple of days. It would prove that he indeed was in possession of someone else's quirk. And not just any person, but a former top hero. He pondered over this for a good thirty seconds before letting out a bit of a sigh. There was no point in trying to avoid it. And confirming whether or not all of this was true would finally bring an end to all of this nonsense.
"Alright...let's do it." He said.
"What about you, Katsuragi-kun?"
"I'm on board with it as well." The green haired woman replied. "It's worth giving it a shot."
"Excellent!" The unidentified mammal clapped his paws together. "It will only take Chiyo-san a couple of minutes to get ready. After that, we can collect the samples and analyze the results."
Everyone gave the man a quick nod before Midoriya and Katsuragi were ushered into the hallway by Recovery Girl. Although they were still a bit skeptical, the entire group was more than interested in seeing what the result of this was going to be.
After Midoriya and Katsuragi had their blood drawn, it took Recovery Girl all of twenty-five minutes to process the results and make her way back into the room. The atmosphere quickly shifted and Midoriya could feel his heartbeat rapidly increasing with both nervousness and anticipation. It was like he was stuck in some weird space. One where he was both anxious and dreadful about hearing what exactly was on that piece of paper.
"So...what's the verdict?"
On the other side of the room, Katsuragi wasn't doing much better herself. These last couple of days weren't exactly easy for her. And she was still trying to wrap her head around all of this. Not only did the woman have to deal with learning the truth about her sister's fate. She had to come to terms with the idea that her quirk was stolen and had been given to her own student. Deep down the woman had a feeling that it was true. All the signs seemed to be pointing in that direction. But that didn't make it any less hard to believe.
Time seemed to stand still before Recovery Girl let out a short breath and gave the two greenettes a curious look. "I ran the test twice just to be safe and confirmed it with one of the other doctors in the lab. Both sets of cells...are a match." She announced, taking a moment to pause before continuing. "I can confirm that the plus alpha-cells in Midoriya's body are in fact Tatsumaki's. Siblings usually share fifty percent of their DNA with each other. And that is exactly the case with both samples."
Silence fell over the room as everyone took a moment to absorb the healing heroine's words. No one really knew exactly what to say in this situation. Their suspicions/fears had been confirmed and now it was a matter of what they were going to do next.
"Well...I guess all those jokes about us being related weren't so wrong after all." Katsuragi finally broke the tension with a slight grin on her face.
"Y-yeah...I guess so…" Midoriya responded with a wobbly grin of his own.
"Well shit…" Hisashi finally released the breath that he had been holding.
"So what happens now?" Inko nervously asked.
"Nothing." Recovery Girl quickly reassured the woman. "We just needed to confirm whether or not this all was true. Now that we have done that, we can bring this matter to a close."
"I see."
"Excuse me Midoriya-san, but is it alright if I talk to your son for a few minutes?" Katsurgi looked to the boy's parents. The two adults shared a brief look before glancing over to their son. The green haired teen still looked particularly uneasy and they were worried about what was going through his head right now.
"Yeah, I'm fine with that." The boy then said before standing up.
"There's a room on the other end of the hall that I'm using as an office for the day. You two can talk in there." The elderly heroine said to them.
"While Midoriya-kun and Katsuragi-kun have their chat, I was hoping that the three of us could talk as well." Nezu said to Inko and Hisashi.
The two of them simply nodded before allowing their son to leave. Midoriya was curious about what Katsuragi wanted to say to him. A few things popped into his head and none of them were particularly pleasant. But in his opinion, it was better to just get this over with.
Barely two minutes later, the two telekinesis users were inside of the aforementioned office and Katsuragi was quick to lock the door behind her. Midoriya's already agitated nerves were getting worse with each passing second and he had no clue what the woman was about to say to him. There was a painfully awkward silence between the two of them that seemed to last for eternity.
"F-Fubuki-san...I...I don't really know what to s-say right now." He shakily said.
"To be honest, me neither. I'm still trying to wrap my head around all of this."
"I...I'm sorry." Midoriya apologized. He doesn't really know why, but it seemed like the appropriate thing to say.
"What for?"
"Your sister." He replied. "She's...I mean, h-her quirk..."
Katsuragi's gaze was stone cold for a moment before her face softened into a smile. "Look Midoriya-kun, I came to terms with my sister's death a long time ago. All this did for me was confirm what I already knew. So you have no reason to feel guilty for any of that. In fact, the only thing I'm worried about right now is you."
"What?" He gave her a perplexed look.
"I'll admit that I'm having a hard time with all of this. But I bet that doesn't even hold a candle to what you're going through. How are you holding up?"
"I'm fine." He said in a not-so-convincing tone while averting his gaze.
"I can tell that's not true. You look exhausted and there might as well be a cloud over your head."
All the boy did was remain silent. He had always been told that he was as easy to read as a book. So it shouldn't be a surprise that the woman was able to pick up on his mood.
"Look, I want you to know that I am in no way, shape or form upset with you. Frankly, it would be ridiculous of me to even think that way. You didn't ask for any of this."
"But still…"
"As long as we're being honest, I'm actually kind of glad. If there was anyone that I'd want to have that quirk, it would definitely be you."
"What?" The boy lifted his head. Did he hear that right?
"Yeah." She nodded. "You're a smart kid and you obviously want to become a hero for the right reasons. That's a lot more than I can say for myself at your age. So it's kind of reassuring to know that my sister's quirk is the hands of someone so capable."
"T-that's really nice of you to say."
"However...I can already tell that you're letting this affect you a lot more than it should. I understand that a lot has been thrown at you in a very short amount of time. But it's important for you to not focus on the negatives. I can practically feel the sadness radiating off your body."
"Well, that's a lot easier said than done."
"I know, believe me I've been there. I hit a rough patch when my sister first disappeared and let that consume more than I should've. And because of that, I think it's better for you to focus on the bright side when it comes to these kinds of things. I'm not saying that you should just pretend that none of this stuff ever happened. But, you shouldn't let yourself get dragged down into a hole because of this."
"So...what do you think I should do then?" Midoriya then asked.
"The easy answer would be to just take it one day at a time and do what you can to relax and stay positive. I know it sounds incredibly cliche, but you'd be surprised at how effective it is."
"I see…" He said quietly. Although she did have a point, trying not to let any of this get to him was a tall order. His entire world had been flipped upside down in a matter of days. And there was still so much that he wasn't sure about. Before he could continue, Katsuragi placed her hand on his shoulder and gave him a warm smile.
"If you ever need someone to talk to, I'll be more than happy to listen. Besides, the two of us are going to be spending a lot of time together in the future anyway."
"What?"
"Of course! Now that we officially know that you have my sister's quirk it's pretty much my responsibility to train you to make sure that you master it. Plus, there's no way that you were going to get rid of me that easily. You did promise that you'd join my agency after you graduate."
"Yeah, I g-guess you're right."
"Now that I think about it, since you have onee-chan's DNA inside of you that really does make us siblings in some weird round-about sort of way." Katsuragi then said in a joking manner to lighten the mood a bit. "Y'know, I've always wanted to have a younger sibling."
Midoriya was able to pick up on the woman's attempt to cheer him up and decided to just roll with it. "I guess I should start getting used to calling you "onee-chan" then." He quipped.
"Just don't let Ozehana-chan hear you say that. I already have to deal with her making jokes about it whenever you come up in conversation around the agency."
"Yeah...a few of my classmates would have a field day with that."
With the mood now lightened a bit, the two pseudo-siblings agreed to rejoin the others to conclude their business for the day. Midoriya would be the first to admit that he still had his reservations about this entire situation. But the fact that Katsuragi was so agreeable about the whole thing did help out a lot.
'Try and stay positive, huh?'
Later that afternoon, Tokage found herself walking up the steps to Midoriya's apartment building. The girl was uncharacteristically nervous about this encounter. Which was more than understandable considering her less-than-stellar introduction to the boy's parents. In fact, Tokage was determined to not accidentally make a fool of herself...again.
As funny as it sounded, the girl ended up asking Kendou and Shiozaki for advice on what to do. Seeing as she didn't have a mom of her own. And Kayama was far from the best reference point to use for these kinds of things. She thought it was best to look to her friends for help. Which didn't go as well as she hoped considering their advice to her was to essentially "not be her usual self".
Before she knew it, Tokage was standing in front of the door and paused for a moment before ringing the bell. The girl only had to wait a couple of seconds before Inko appeared before her and welcomed her into their home.
"Tokage-chan...i-it's nice to see you." The woman greeted in a peculiar tone.
"Hello Midoriya-san, how are you doing today?" She responded with a polite bow. Tokage typically wasn't one for formalities. But there was no harm in going the extra mile.
"I'm doing well. Come on inside, Izuku told me that you two would be hanging out today. He's still getting ready, but you can just have a seat on the sofa."
The girl nodded before entering the apartment and sitting down in the aforementioned seat. What she wasn't expecting however, was for Inko to sit down in the chair directly across from her. With only the small coffee table separating them. There was an awkward silence that lingered for a few moments as Tokage subconsciously tried to keep her posture straight and not appear too relaxed.
In the back of her mind, Tokage could tell that her boyfriend's mom was sizing her up. And she had to stop herself from trying to break the tension with some slightly inappropriate joke that probably wouldn't go over too well with her.
"You have a really nice place here." The girl then spoke. "I really like the decorations."
"Thank you." The green haired woman replied.
Inko really didn't know what to make of this girl. She seemed nice, and she certainly didn't want to judge her unnecessarily. But the woman was still trying to come to terms with her son having a girlfriend that he never bothered telling her about. And the fact that her ex-husband who was living on the other side of the planet had knowledge of this certainly left a bad taste in her mouth.
"So Tokage-chan, what do you and Izuku plan on doing today?"
"Nothing really, just going out for a bite to eat and chilling out."
"I see…" The woman continued sipping a cup of tea that seemed to magically appear out of nowhere.
'This is so awkward.' The girl said to herself. Isn't this the exact opposite of how things were supposed to go? Wasn't the guy supposed to be the one who gets silently scruntinized by the girl's parents when he first comes to her house? Now that she thought about it, she really needed to stop watching those sappy romance movies with her sister.
Thankfully, this painful encounter soon ended when Midoriya came into the living room. The boy was wearing a simple pair of khaki shorts along with a red t-shirt with the katakana for "business casual" written out on it. Which was pretty amusing seeing as the girl was also wearing a pair of khaki shorts. Except she was sporting a black t-shirt with the picture of a velociraptor on it.
"Hey." The boy greeted her with a slightly nervous smile on her face.
"Hey." She smiled back. "Are you ready to go?"
"Yeah."
"Well, I hope you two have a wonderful time. Don't stay out too late." Inko said before standing up and making her way towards the kitchen to start preparing dinner.
"Yeah, no problem."
The young couple were quick to take their leave and Tokage was finally able to let out a breath she didn't even realize that she was holding. Once the two were far enough away from the door, the girl turned to Midoriya and gave him a toothy smirk.
"I don't think your mom likes me very much."
"What makes you say that?" He tilted his head in confusion.
"She was giving me this weird look before you showed up."
"Don't worry about it." He reassured her. "She's kind of like me when it comes to being awkward around people."
"Speaking of which, where's your dad at?"
"He's staying in a hotel not too far away from here."
"Cool." She responded. At the very least, she knew that she had the approval of at least one of the boy's parents.
"So, where are we going?" Midoriya then asked, hoping to change subjects.
"There's a ramen shop I looked up that isn't too far away from here. It's supposed to be pretty good judging by the reviews I saw online."
"Cool." Was all the boy said.
Now that they were away from any potentially prying eyes, Tokage finally felt comfortable enough to grab the boy's hand and interlocked their fingers together. It was weird how she missed doing this small act of affection considering they had only been separated for a few days. But now she had the entire day to make up for lost time. And with that, the young couple were ready to embark on their impromptu date.
Barely an hour had passed by the time the two greenettes were walking out of the ramen shop that Tokage picked out. And everything had been going pretty well so far. The two spent the first part of their date catching up on what all happened after the events of the camp and Midoriya was relieved to know that everyone who was subject to the gas attack were only out for about a day before waking up. The boy made a mental note to tell his classmates that he was okay since they hadn't gotten any updates on what was going on with him.
"Man, that food was pretty damn good!" Tokage cheered as the two strolled down the city street.
"No kidding." Midoriya smiled. "I haven't had any pork ramen in a while."
"We should definitely make that place a regular spot. Small shops always have the best selection."
"Sounds good to me."
"So...I really didn't have anything else planned besides that. Is there anything that you want to do? Or somewhere that you wanted to go?"
"Nothing really comes to mind."
"Oh come on, there's gotta be somewhere. Aren't there any spots that you usually go to just...chill?"
Midoriya took a moment to think about possible venues that would be good for the two of them to relax. But the boy was drawing a blank. As sad as it sounded, he never really had a chance to explore the town as much as other people his age. Since he didn't even have friends up until recently, the boy mostly spent his time either at home or at the library. However, there was one place that did pop into his head.
"Well, there's Dagoba Beach. But it's really not a place for people to hang out."
"Sounds good to me." Tokage gave him a devious grin. "But I'm not really prepared for a beach outing. Unless...you're just saying that so you can get a chance to see me in a swimsuit~." The girl then smirked even wider and wiggled her eyebrows at him.
Of course, this slight teasing was enough to force a bit of redness onto the boy's cheeks. "N-no that's not it all."
"Yeah, I figured. But hey, the two of us can just swim around in our underwear. I made sure to match my bra and panties today so no one would look at us funny. Plus, I've been dying to get you out of that shirt for a while now" The girl continued her teasing by leaning in a bit closer and tugging at the collar of her shirt to give him a peek at her blue bra-strap.
"S-Setsuna!" A now fully flustered Midoriya squeaked out.
Tokage immediately began laughing after that. The girl was worried that he was starting to get used to her antics. So she was glad that she could get him to fold so easily. But in all seriousness, spending some time at the beach was a pretty good idea. It was the perfect place for the two of them to spend some quality time together.
"So, why don't you want to go there?"
"It's actually where I go to train my quirk. The place isn't really suited for hanging out. It's kind of a dump, but it's where I spend most of my time." Midoriya explained.
The fact that Midoriya just admitted to spending most of his free time at a dump quickly reminded Tokage that the boy was essentially a hermit up until recently. She made a mental note to make sure that he got out more. But seeing as she didn't have any better ideas besides maybe catching a movie, the girl decided to just roll with it.
"Eh, I guess it's worth checking out." The girl shrugged.
"O-oh, alright." The boy nodded before the two turned the corner and began making their way over to the beach.
Once the two finally arrived at their destination, Tokage was certainly surprised by what she saw. When Midoriya said that this place was a dump, she was actually expecting it to be...well a dump. But that certainly wasn't the case. Along the way, the boy explained to her that he had been cleaning up the place ever since his quirk manifested. And it plainly obvious that he was doing a stellar job.
The entire beach looked like something out of an old era videogame. There were massive cubes and pyramids of garbage neatly stacked along the coastline and even a few pillars that Midoriya used to create a makeshift obstacle course for his flying. Tokage would be first to admit that it actually looked pretty fun and it was clear that Midoriya had put a ton of work into this place.
"So you've been cleaning this place up all by yourself?"
"Y-yeah." The boy nervously admitted. Why he decided to bring his girlfriend here of all places was a complete mystery to him. In hindsight, maybe he should have suggested a movie theater. Or anything even remotely more "date worthy".
"Holy shit, that's insane! It must've taken months to get it like this. You even neatly stacked all those old refrigerators over there." The girl pointed to one of the pillars about a hundred meters away from them.
"Yeah…" He laughed.
"So where do you usually chill out around here? There's gotta be some kind of rest spot that you use."
"I usually just make a chair." He replied.
"Make a chair?"
Instead of responding, Midoriya activated his quirk and used it to bring over some nearby pieces of scrap metal. Tokage then watched as he quite literally constructed two decent size chairs right in front of them. Once he was finished the boy took the liberty of sitting down in one and motioning for her to do the same. However, the green haired girl had other plans.
Instead of sitting in the one that he made for her, Tokage walked right over to Midoriya and sat in the boy's lap. She even went a bit further by draping his arm over her shoulder and snuggling up really close to him. Close enough that their faces were practically touching.
"Much better~." She said to him with a satisfied look on her face.
"I'm glad that you're comfortable." The boy blushed.
The two remained in that position and engaged in small talk for a good ten minutes before Tokage finally decided to put her plan in motion.
"Hey, you said that no one ever comes around here, right?"
"No not really, why?"
Tokage's face quickly shifted into an almost predator-like smile before the girl grabbed him by the chin and tilted his face down towards hers. "Because now that we're alone, I finally get that chance to do this."
Midoriya didn't even get a chance to respond before the girl's lips crashed into his own and he felt Tokage throw her arms around his neck. His heart rate suddenly skyrocketed and quickly realized that "relaxing" was the last thing on the girl's mind right now. Before he knew it, Tokage broke away from the kiss and he could practically see the lewd intent behind her eyes.
"So…" She said while rubbing the side of his face. "You wanna make out?"
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…
…
"Huh?"
"Do you wanna make out? Don't get me wrong, I definitely enjoy the regular kisses. But I think it's time that we turn up the heat a bit." She told him. Maybe it was all the blood starting to rush to her head, but in her opinion they were long overdue for this step.
Midoriya sputtered for a second before managing to put together his response. "I-I-I've never d-done that before."
"Yeah, that's pretty obvious. But neither have I. Besides, it can't be that hard now can it?"
"Uh...s-sure." The boy nodded. It wasn't like he was opposed to the idea, quite the opposite actually. He was honestly more surprised that the girl just came out and asked him as opposed to just doing it.
"Awesome, now just let me…" Tokage grinned before readjusting her position. A moment ago she was just sitting on top of him. Now the girl was full-on straddling him and he was thankful that no one was around to see this.
Without any hesitation, Tokage leaned in and once again placed her lips on top of his. Out of instinct, Midoriya wrapped his arms around her waist and that was all that she needed to begin the next part. The girl ever-so-slightly parted his lips with her tongue and before they knew it, the two of them were engaging in a full on makeout session. In truth, Tokage really had no idea what she was doing. But she had heard enough from both her sister and Kayama to have a general idea of how to go about this.
This lasted for all of ten seconds before Midoriya suddenly jerked his back and covered his mouth with his hand. "Ow!"
"What's wrong?!" The now blushing teen shot him a concerned look.
"I think I just cut my tongue…"
It took a second for those words to register in her mind before Tokage came to a rather embarrassing realization. One that she probably should've taken into account before trying to go ahead with her plan. 'Oh fuck...my teeth!' The girl immediately chastised herself for forgetting something so obvious.
"Are you alright?"
"Yeah." He reassured her. But that did nothing to lessen the blow to the girl's self esteem.
The mood quickly shifted to one of complete awkwardness and Tokage wished that she had some sort of time manipulation quirk to remedy this blunder of hers. After taking a couple of minutes to recover, the young couple sat in silence while looking off towards the ocean. Mainly because neither of them knew exactly what to say about what just happened.
"Sorry about that." The girl apologized once again. Only for Midoriya to insist that he wasn't upset about it. Actually, the boy found the whole ordeal kind of funny.
With that rather unpleasant experience now behind them, the young couple decided to leave the beach and wander around the city for the rest of the afternoon. Nothing exciting happened after that, but it was still an enjoyable day nonetheless. Eventually it got dark and two agreed to part ways so that Tokage could get home before it was too late. And like usual, she was sure to plant a long kiss on the boy's lips before getting onto her train. One that didn't involve potentially causing him another oral injury.
Aside from that small mishap from earlier, the two of them had a great time. And much to her chagrin, Tokage reminded herself to ask her sister for some advice when it came to kissing your boyfriend when you have a full set of razor sharp teeth in your mouth.
After finally returning home and having dinner with his parents, Midoriya was laying on his bed while scrolling through his phone. Unfortunately for him, all of the major hero news sites were still running the story about All Might and his fight against All for One. Which was the last thing that he wanted to think about right now. The boy still had no clue about what he was going to do when he ran into his heroics teacher again. But that was a bridge he prefered to cross at a later date.
Deciding to take Katsuragi's advice and keep his focus away from all that, the green haired teen ended up flipping through his social media accounts to see what else was going on in the world. Much to his surprise, there was a story about a bombing on I-Island barely twenty-four hours ago. And from what he could tell, it was pretty similar to ones that were happening in Japan. Now that he thought about it, there hadn't been any of those in the last few weeks.
This also reminded Midoriya that Unohana was supposed to be in that area. It had been a couple of weeks since he last talked to the pink eyed boy and he thought that it was a good idea to check up on him to see if he was safe. No doubt the other teen had heard the news about what happened to him as well.
Just as he opened up his contacts list, a text notification popped up on his screen. One that was from his grey haired classmate, Reiko Yanagi.
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Ghost: My grandfather just told me that you got released from the hospital. How are you doing?
Rabbit: I'm fine. Thanks for asking. How are you?
Ghost: I'm good.
Ghost: Sorry I didn't come visit you. My parents have me on lockdown because of what happened.
Rabbits: It's fine. I was actually going to let everyone know that I was safe in the group chat.
Ghost: Good.
Rabbit: It's pretty cool that your grandfather is a famous doctor.
Ghost: I guess
Rabbit: So is there something that you needed?
Ghost: No. I just thought that it would be a good idea to see how you were doing.
Rabbit: I appreciate it. And I'm really sorry for what happened back at the camp. I really shouldn't have put you and the others in that position.
Ghost: Don't worry about it. It's not like you really had a lot of options.
Rabbit: Good point.
Ghost: I'm just glad that you and everyone else are doing well.
Rabbit: Same
Ghost: Well, sorry for bothering you and have a good rest of your day. I'll see you around.
Rabbit: You too
Author's Notes: Really not a whole lot to say about this update. We're pretty much starting the transition into "Act II" of this story so it seemed like a good bridge chapter.
1. I am in no way an expert on biology, but that whole hospital scene was just my way of having Midoriya and Fubuki finally talk. I figured that making her his official "big sister" was a good direction for their relationship. Also, since we don't know how AfO's quirk works this was my way of rationalizing it. Someone suggested the idea to me a while back and it seemed like a good one.
2. I have no clue how I'm going to get Tokage or Yanagi to learn the truth about Midoriya and his past. That's honestly the one part of the story I'm still having trouble with. But I do want the two of them to learn about it eventually. If you guys have any ideas on how to make that happen, I'm all ears.
As always, thanks for reading and don't be afraid to leave a comment/review.