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The Symbol of Peace watched as the crystal villain he'd captured sat in an interrogation room; he'd been in there for almost ten hours now and hadn't said a single word to anyone.

The girl his protege had saved was currently asleep in the boy's lap, holding onto his shirt for dear life. Next to him was Himiko Toga, her head leaning against the boy's shoulder and an arm stroking the little girl's hair.

If he was being honest, All Might thought the pair were moving too quickly to admit love to one another. But on the other hand, it had been damn near four months since young Midorya had told him he was dating the girl. All Might didn't know much about relationships between kids; he had been focused entirely on training and only developed that kind of relationship after graduating from U.A.

While their relationship had done wonders for the boy's confidence, he couldn't help but notice the long line of hickeys the boy often had. And then there were the bite marks, some of which had scarred the boy. The worst had to be a bite on the side of the boy's neck near the start of his shoulder. All Might had seen that mark given enough time to heal, only for it to seemingly reopen after only a week or two.

He'd asked young Midoriya about it, but of course, the boy had given him such a selfless answer that he'd nearly been taken aback.

"It's to help Himiko, All Might," the intense stare he'd given the pro hero had rivaled that of his face when intensely focusing on his training. "Her quirk gives her an unhealthy obsession with blood, and I promised her if it would help her live more normally, she could take mine anytime she wanted."

"Do you think that's wise, young man," All Might had asked, understanding the boy's reasoning but not willing to leave any questions unasked. "What will you do if you are both separated? Or if you ever break up with her? Will you continue to be her own personal blood bank?"

The boy had looked down to his feet, not wanting to imagine young Toga and himself separating for good, "e-even then, I still would. I care about her too much to just abandon her like that."

All Might had nodded, satisfied with the answer for the time being. "I understand. But try and set some boundaries for her. If she keeps biting the same spot repeatedly, it will scar, and she may eventually take a chunk with her."

As he recalled the memory while looking at the pair, a soft smile came over his face despite the morbid bite mark that had returned to his student's neck.

What made All Might almost spit out the coffee he'd been drinking was the matching bite mark young Toga had on her shoulder. It looked very fresh, too.

Now that he thought about it, he realized the pair had been out very late when he found them.

'Am I gonna have to give you a safe sex talk?' He thought, rubbing his face very tiredly.

The police officers had asked them a lot of questions, and when he said a lot, Izuku meant a lot: what they'd been doing out so late, why they had engaged the villain and not simply run, and If the villain had mentioned why he was chasing the girl.

Izuku had grown pretty annoyed at the constant bombardment of the same questions they'd asked a dozen times, just worded differently.

"I'm tiiiiiired Izu," Himiko whined, snuggling her head closer to his and wrapping her arm around the little girl.

"I know; Mom is trying to convince them to let us leave," Izuku sighed, tracing circles into Eri's back.

"I know it's a bit taxing," All Might said, approaching the pair," but bear with the police. Their procedures are an essential part of hero work for you to become accustomed to. But don't worry, we'll get the two of you out of here soon!"

"W-Wait! What about Eri," Izuku asked, his arms protectively circling the girl.

All Might scratched the side of his head with a finger, his smile strained. "Well, she'll be taken to a foster home either until her closest living relatives are found or until they find a family to adopt her permanently.

"T-Then let me and my mom be her foster family!" Izuku said, his eyes never wavering from All Might.

"Young Midoriya! While I admire your conviction in wanting to protect this girl, you are not in any position to offer that." All Might said, sternly scalding Izuku.

"It's okay, All Might," Izuku's mother finally emerged from the detective's office, a small smile on her face. "I already guessed what Izuku would say and asked the same thing he did. Do you think you can carry her, Izuku?"

"Y-Yes!" Izuku nodded excitedly, carrying the girl in a princess carry that made Himiko puff her cheeks out.

"Not fair," she huffed, poking Izuku's cheek, "you haven't carried me like that."

"I-It's not like I w-wouldn't if you asked," he said, averting his gaze, a blush coming to his cheeks at his mom's smile, "a-anyway, let's go. I think Eri's had a long day as it is."

Himiko rolled her eyes at him, seeming fidgety and very happy to leave the police station, "Is it alright if I stay with you guys tonight, Ms. Midoriya?"

"Please, honey, just call me Inko," his mom smiled, her evil grin turning to Izuku. "Of course, you can stay, but Izuku will be sleeping on the couch."

"O-Okay," Izuku sighed dejectedly before seeing Himiko wink at him out of the corner of his eye.

The car ride home was very tense. All Might had decided to stay back with the police to further question the bald man, so it was currently just Izuku, Himiko, Eri, and his mom in the car.

Himiko had decided to sit in the backseat with Izuku and Eri rather than sitting in the passenger seat. The smirk his mother kept shooting at him from the rearview mirror made him very uncomfortable.

Thankfully, the ride hadn't been long, and they made it to the apartment without any snide remarks from his mom.

"Izuku honey, let me take Eri, and I'll give her a bath," his mom offered, holding her hands out so she could take the girl from him.

As he was obliging his mother's request, Eri's hands wrapped around his shirt, digging in like a tic. "N-no! I don't want Izu to go anywhere," the girl whined, apparently not asleep anymore.

"Aww, she's using Toga-chan's nickname for you," his mom fawned over the girl's big red eyes that peeked out from her long hair.

"Not fair," Himiko whined, sounding amazingly close to Eri's whine. "I wanna take a bath with Izu!"

"N-N-No one is taking a b-bath with me," Izuku said, extremely red-faced at the idea.

"Oh, but Izuku, we used to take baths together all the time," his mom chirped happily, resting her hand on her cheek.

"T-That was when I was a little kid," Izuku protested very loudly. "Fine, I'll bathe Eri, but you guys better drop this. Although, I might need your help, Mom. So H-Himiko-chan, you can wait in my room if you want.

"Nah, I'll go with you guys to give Eri a bath!"

Izuku assumed he'd need to get wet even if he wasn't taking a bath, so he left Eri with Himiko for a moment. She seemed to be relaxed around his girlfriend, so he trusted her with the girl while he put on some old swim trunks.

"Alright, are you ready for a bath, Eri?" Izuku asked the little girl as he drew some bath water and added bubbles to the warm water.

"I-I guess," she mumbled.

Izuku set to work unwrapping the bandages around her arms and legs, pausing in horror at the awful number of needle marks and scars she had.

The little girl noticed his staring and tried to cover up her marks in embarrassment.

"Hey, it's alright," Izuku looked at Himiko and his mom for a moment before blushing furiously and leaning down to the little girl. "H-here look."

Izuku pulled back the neck of his shirt, showing the little girl the fresh bite mark on his shoulder and then a few on his arms, which had begun to heal. Eri's wide red eyes studied the marks. Her fingers twitched gingerly toward the one on his neck.

"D-Does it hurt," she asked quietly.

Izuku looked up at Himiko, blushing, "N-no, it actually felt kind of good."

Confused, the little girl looked at him, but before she could say more, Izuku had his mom take the rest of the girl's clothes off while he turned his back.

Once his mom had fully lowered the girl into the tub, Izuku slowly lowered himself behind her and began rubbing shampoo into her hair.

"That looks fun. I wanna get in," Himiko chirped, dipping one leg into the water before Izuku stopped her.

"Hey! You've only got one set of clothes here, and you're currently wearing them! So no getting in the tub," Izuku chastised her as if she was Eri's age.

"Awww, but I can just wear one of your shirts and some boxers!"

"M-Mom, tell her no."

"I don't see any harm in it, honey," his mom said, clearly enjoying messing with him alongside his girlfriend.

"Fine," he sighed, defeated.

The pair washed Eri in relative silence, aside from Himiko's occasional giggle when playing with Eri while Izuku did all the work. Thankfully, it was time to get out, and Izuku made his way to his bedroom to get a fresh set of clothes.

He lightly pushed the door, not quite closing it all the way out of habit. He removed his swim trunks and wet T-shirt, leaving him in nothing. Of course, Himiko chose that exact time to walk in without warning.

"Izu, get me some clothes t—"

Her frozen expression was uncharacteristic, and so was the intense embarrassed blush that ran up her neck and face.

"S-sorry!" She yelled, slamming the door shut behind her.

"Huh, so she can make that face too," Izuku remarked out loud before realizing what had just happened, letting out a very girlish scream.

Izuku got dressed in record time. He was a blur of motion and had anyone seen him; they'd have thought he had a speed quirk.

"Y-You can come back in, H-Himiko," Izuku squeaked very red in the face with an old All Might hoodie in his hands, along with a pair of blue boxers.

Her soft, timid footsteps made Izuku tense, and the slow opening creak of his door didn't help. Nor did the very large blush on her face. As she entered, he couldn't help but notice she didn't make eye contact with him like she often did.

"I-I'm not s-still n-naked, you k-know," Izuku stuttered, very mortified at the moment.

Himiko's head snapped up, very embarrassed by his words, but then a familiar toothy grin spread across her face. "Sorry I walked in without warning, but it's not like we haven't done worse."

"Y-You still haven't seen me fully naked before, though!" Izuku yelled as quietly as possible

"Well, that's not exactly true now. Is it?" She said, acting cocky again, the blush settling into its usual shade.

"H-Hush you," he said, passing the girl his spare clothes.

The blush spread across her face again, along with a mischievous smile. "Do you want me to return the favor, Izu?"

"W-What? Y-You pervert, there's a little girl, not even a room over from us," Izuku furiously whispered.

"Oddly enough, that didn't sound like a no," she said, slipping her now wet sweater and skirt off. The way that she began slowly unbuttoning her wet shirt made his blood boil with longing.

"I-I'll get Eri so that you can get dressed," Izuku panicked, turning from the girl before he got carried away again like he had in the movie theatre.

As he turned, a soft hand gripped his, their fingers slowly twining around one another. Himiko pressed her bare chest against his back. He could feel every curve of her soft, round chest through his shirt as she pressed into him.

"I really am sorry, Izu," she whispered.

"I-It's alright; I should've shut the door properly," Izuku sighed, shutting his eyes tightly and turning around to hug the girl. "So please put some clothes on, or it'll get out of hand, like at the movie theatre."

"Oooh, alright," Himiko huffed, letting Izuku go from the hug and slipping on the shirt and boxers while his eyes were still closed. "You can open your eyes, spoilsport."

Thankfully, the girl was wearing clothes, and oddly enough, she looked very pretty in his oversized hoodie.

Izuku patted the top of her head affectionately, "You're really pretty, Himi-chan!"

"D-Dummy," she huffed, lightly biting his arm on her head.

"I think Eri's ready for bed, you two," Izuku's mom sighed as she entered the room, seeing the teens engaging in light PDA. "So, who is she sleeping with?"

Izuku and Himiko just shrugged at one another, crouching to her level. Now that they could both get a look at her, Izuku had to admit she was a cute little girl. Her previously ghoulish skin was now a clean white, and the dirty tangle of hair on her head had been brushed as smooth as it would get; her tear-streaked eyes were now clear and heavy with drowsiness

"Who do you wanna go to bed with, Eri-chan," Izuku asked with a light smile.

"I duh know? Both?" She asked, looking up at the pair with big, sleepy eyes.

"I, uh, I don't think Mom will let us. Sorry, Eri-chan." Izuku apologized, looking to his mom for confirmation that he was correct, but surprisingly, she didn't refuse Eri's request.

"Oh, alright. I would've had a problem if you two tried to have her sleep with me because I know you'd try to sneak in bed with each other," Izuku blushed at the fact his mom would've caught them if they'd tried that, "but since Eri will be with you, I'm fine with it. I trust you're both bashful enough not to try anything in front of this sweet little angel. Right?"

"Y-Yeah," Izuku hesitated for a moment, looking at Himiko.

'I know I can trust myself in this situation. But it's my constantly frisky girlfriend that's another matter.'

"Oh, please," she crowed indignantly, looking at the mother and son who gazed at her dryly. "I can keep it in my pants for one night!"

Both Izuku and his mother blushed at her choice of words.

"O-Okay, well, I guess we're heading to bed then," Izuku said awkwardly, rubbing the back of his head.

"All right, you two, but if you have any problems, come straight over to me for help."

"Thanks, mom."

"Thanks!"

They both answered as his mother left the room so that they could get settled into bed. It was a good thing his mom had insisted on him having a queen-sized bed when picking mattresses a while back, or they'd have no room at all to sleep.

Izuku had no idea what to do, so he just went with the safest option and lay down closest to the wall, putting Eri in the middle and giving Himiko the spot that would let her get in and out of bed as she pleased.

Of course, as soon as he settled in and got comfortable with his head lying on his pillow, Eri decided she'd rather lay on top of him, snuggling her head under his chin.

And Himiko, never missing an opportunity, got as close as she could to him as well, draping an arm over them both and placing her head on Izuku's shoulder.

"It's like we're a mommy and daddy," she whispered into Izuku's ear.

"W-W-What! I-I mean, I get the comparison, b-but that came out of nowhere," Izuku said, very stunned.

"Calm down, you scaredy cat! Girls think about that stuff all the time when they've got a boyfriend; at least, that's what I've heard. And it sounds right to me 'cause I've thought about it with you," she grinned, blushing madly.

"Y-You have? So did you think about that j-just with me when we started dating, or have you always w-wanted kids?"

"I only ever want babies with you, Izu. I've thought about having some before we started dating, but I could only ever imagine you being my baby's papa."

Izuku chuckled, not the least bit surprised with the girl; she was odd, and he could see her giggling to herself at the thought. But it came as a surprise she hadn't imagined herself with anyone but him. It really made him feel like he'd impacted someone's life so much, enough that she'd loved him from when they were just children.

Don't get him wrong, though; he wasn't ready for real kids of his own anytime soon.

"You know, I've never thought about what my future will have," Izuku admitted. "I mean, I've put so much time and effort into just becoming a hero that I have no idea what my goal is after I've reached my dream."

"Well, I know exactly what I wanna do! I wanna live in a big house with Izu, so there's lots of room for our babies to run around and play!"

Izuku's soft smile at his girlfriend's simple future was colored with warm drowsiness that made him yawn.

"That's not a bad dream at all," He sighed, resting his head back and falling asleep in seconds.

A pair of yellow catlike eyes peered at the sleeping boy's form, and the little girl snuggled into his chest fast asleep.

Himiko smiled very widely at the sight.

"Izu and I didn't make her, but I think she'll make a cute daughter." Her smile widened as she hummed to herself, "Babies, babies! I wanna make babies with Izu~!"

A few days passed as Izuku and his mother got used to having another person around the house. His mom had been ecstatic because she now had someone to wear all of Izuku's old clothes from kindergarten.

Most of which were All Might themed to Himiko's never-ending teasing.

The biggest change that Izuku still had to get used to was that the girl wanted him to come with her everywhere she went. The living room, the kitchen, his bedroom, and most embarrassingly for him, the bathroom. Thankfully, he managed to talk her into letting him sit outside while she did her business, but she wouldn't make the same concession for him.

She had tried to accompany him when he went to the bathroom several times before he told the girl she would have to wait with his mom outside the bathroom while he used it himself.

Himiko had taken to the girl very quickly, and they often played with each other. To his utter embarrassment, they both enjoyed playing "Izu the Hero," as Eri called it. They would reenact Izuku's fight with the bald villain; surprisingly, Izuku would play All Might when joining the pair, Himiko would play the bad guy, and Eri was Izuku.

Both Izuku and Himiko collapsed after their most recent game with the little girl; she was still running around the pair, giggling.

"Harder than it looks, isn't it," Izuku's mother gloated from her position in the kitchen, watching the spectacle in front of her.

"Rethinking *wheeze* wanting kids now? Himiko-chan?" Izuku was panting very heavily; he hadn't felt this tired since All Might's training.

"N-No way! I want a-at least two," she said very seriously through her own gasps for breath.

"You'll kill us both!" Izuku yelled, very frightened.

"Hey, you don't gotta complain! Just don't get me pregnant anytime soon if you don't wanna deal with another kid," Himiko said, getting her breath back.

"H-Himiko-chan!"

"Izu? What does pregnant mean," Eri asked with the widest and most innocent eyes he'd ever seen.

"Look what you did," Izuku panicked, looking at Himiko. "I-It's nothing, Eri! Don't worry about it!"

"I-Izuku!" His mother yelled from the living room hallway, startling him.

"N-Nothing, Mom, we weren't talking about anything!"

"Huh, never mind that, sweetie. Your letter from U.A. finally arrived!" She yelled, showing him the sealed envelope.

Izuku froze. With everything that had been going on, he'd honestly forgotten the U.A. entrance exam had taken place not even two weeks ago. Izuku accepted the sealed letter from his mom, the contents of the envelope rattling audibly with his shaking.

"Let's go, Izu! I want to see how you did!" Himiko grabbed his hand and pulled him toward his bedroom, Eri padding along behind them.

All three of them stood at Izuku's desk, just staring at the letter.

"Uh, Izu? You're supposed to open the thing to see your test results, ya know," Himiko teased, poking at his freckled cheeks like she often did.

"I know," Izuku sighed; picking the letter up, he carefully broke the seal so that the small metal disk could fall out onto his desk, "what the heck is th-"

"I am here! As a projection," yelled the booming voice of All Might from the small device, scaring the three in Izuku's room, "uh, sorry, that probably startled you! I must apologize, young man. I didn't just come to this town so I could fight villains in this area. We've been keeping this a bit of a secret, but the cats gonna be out of the bag with these letters. I'm joining the staff of U.A. as a teacher starting this year! It's really quite exciting; I'm very much looking forward to the— wait, what? Hurry it up! I've gotta do how many of these things?! W-Well, I suppose I should congratulate you first on your stellar performance on the written exam! You didn't do too badly at all compared to your peers when thinking about how you didn't use your quirk until the end. In regards to the practical exam, you managed to gain a total of eleven villain points; I'm sorry to say that simply isn't enough to pass."

Izuku looked down at his lap. He had a feeling eleven points wouldn't be enough, but he'd been stupid and taken the time to destroy that stupid zero-pointer instead of just saving the girl and running.

Himiko's soft hands rubbed each of his shoulders, and she leaned down to talk into his ear, "It's alright, Izu. Screw U.A. There are tons more hero schools that can see how amazing you are."

"However," All Might's large grin had eclipsed all of his previous smiles, interrupting Izuku and Himiko. "There were secret parameters to this test; on the surface, most people know about the practical exam's villain point system. But, the hidden points system that nobody knows about is this. Rescue points! How could a prestigious school like U.A. simply turn away someone so courageous they would jump into danger without a moment's hesitation?"

As All Might asked, the image of Izuku kicking the head off the robot attacking Shinso and then helping the boy up came onto the screen. The following image was of every single applicant in the area running from the zero-pointer, except Izuku, who had actually leaped at the hulking machine.

"These are qualities that the judges may grade upon freely. Each judge is different, and they don't always award points, but they were unanimous when it came to you, young man. So it is with utmost pride that I say you received sixty-six rescue points, for a total of seventy-seven points overall! Congratulations kid! You passed, so allow me to formally welcome you, to your hero academia!"

The projector went black, and for a moment, there was silence, but then Himiko jumped at the boy, screaming very loudly.

"You did it, Izu! You did it!" Himiko jumped up and down while Eri looked on in confusion.

"What was the buff smiling guy talking about," she asked, not understanding what was going on.

Izuku smiled down at her, picking her up and spinning with her, "I got into a hero school! I can be a hero like All Might, the guy that knocked out the bald guy when we saved you!"

This got through to the girl as she squealed excitedly along with Himiko.

"I-Izuku," His mom came in, eyes worried, "d-did you make it?"

"He sure did," Himiko yelled, giving Izuku's mom a huge hug.

His mom's large eyes began fountaining tears of happiness, "I-Izuku!"

The entirety of the apartment that night devolved into excited shouts and happy crying.