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Chapter 17: Developments?Notes:

(See the end of the chapter for notes.)

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Nemuri smiled as Izuku came in. she was working on breakfast as he sat at the table. "Good morning."

After a moment of silence, she looked up to see Izuku staring at his phone "you good, Izuku?"

"Huh? Oh, um yeah... just yesterday kinda feels like it didn't happen."

Nemuri tilted her head to the side as she finished putting breakfast together. "You were with Shinso, right? Practicing his quirk. Maybe you're suffering a side effect from being brainwashed for so long."

Izuku's face flushed a bit as he said, "um, no, that's not it... after I was done with Hitoshi, I went to the beach. Mina and Toru wanted to talk to me..."

"Oh, what did the girls want to talk about?" Nemuri said as she put breakfast on the table and sat across from Izuku. She was smirking as Izuku cleared his throat and fidgeted.

"They... confessed to each other yesterday and then confessed to me." Nemuri's eyes widened with surprise. She knew the three were close, but she hadn't really expected this. Izuku continued as Nemuri slowly started eating, "and we're gonna give the three of us together a try... you know, see if it can work for us."

"Huh..." Nemuri slowly chewed some rice. "I didn't think my kid would try a poly relationship in his first year of high school."

"Y-yeah, I uh wasn't expecting it either, but my original idea was a no-go, so..."

"Oh, what was your original plan." Nemuri watched her son flinch and suddenly become very interested in his food. "Izuku... what were you planning to do about your relationship with them?"

Izuku squirmed under her gaze for a few seconds before giving in and telling her. Nemuri sighed and leaned across the table and gave him a halfhearted smack on the top of his head before ruffing his hair and smiling. "I'm glad those girls talked you out of it."

"Y-yeah... now I just have to figure out what to do in a relationship."

Nemuri chuckled as she sat down. "I'm sure you'll be fine. You're a good kid, and you care about those girls. You'll figure it out pretty easily. Now hurry up and eat before you're late. It's rude to keep your girlfriends waiting."

Izuku blushed as he started to eat "how long are you gonna tease me?"

"As long as you're my kid. Now eat up already."

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Thirteen entered the teacher's lounge and spotted precisely who they were looking for. "Midnight, are you busy?"

Midnight sat up, blinking slowly "huh? Oh Hir- uh, Thirteen. Do you need something?"

Thirteen chuckled "were you trying to take a nap?"

"Yeah. I've been doing a few late-night patrols, so I've been kinda tired. What did you need?"

"The second years are doing joint rescue training. Eraserhead is busy disciplining some kids, so I need someone to help manage Vlad. He's been feeling competitive, which I don't need in rescue training. You wanna help me out?"

Midnight hopped to her feet "yes! I mean, um yeah, I can help. I don't have anything to do for now."

"Good." Thirteen popped their helmet off and smiled as they leaned closer "try not to stare at me too much today. We don't want the students to start spreading rumors."

Midnight blushed and looked away "w-well, it's just... hard not to look at you. Even in your costume."

Thirteen chuckled and kissed Midnight's cheek "we are still on for tonight, right?"

"Y-yeah, we are. Dinner at your place at six-thirty, right?"

"Yep. now come on, let's go teach the students." Thirteen said as they slipped their helmet on and headed for the door.

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Izuku drank some water as Toshinori sat next to him. Izuku was cutting his beach cleaning short since the next day, he was scheduled for some intense quirk training with Nemuri. "So the three of you are dating now? That's a thing that people do?"

Izuku nodded "yeah... have you never heard of poly before?"

The Symbol of Peace shrugged. "I was very... focused on being the Symbol of Peace. Relationships beyond work associates and a few close friends were outside of my norm."

The two sat in silence for a bit before Toshinori said, "I am worried about Young Hagakure. The stress of a relationship as well as the responsibilities she will have as the ninth holder and my successor. I do hope she can handle it."

Izuku smiled "it's because of the relationship she has with Mina and me that she'll be able to handle anything. We'll be here for her no matter what."

Toshinori smiled. "I am glad that you three have each other. It is hard for heroes out there. Even in these peaceful times. It'll get rough when I retire, but I will make sure at least you three are prepared."

"We're all very thankful for your help, sir... we have something for you. I'm not sure if you're already doing something for this, but" Izuku pulled out a stack of papers "we did some research and came up with a diet and workout routine for people with similar conditions to you."

Toshinori took the stack and looked through it. "I may have seen similar things, but... I'm very busy with hero work, so most of these routines don't account for it."

Izuku smiled. "I took that into account. There are variations depending on the amount of time you do hero work as well as how difficult you had to work. There are a couple charts that will help you calculate what kind of routine to do between hero work as well as what kind of meals to eat."

As Toshinori took a closer look at the paper, Izuku said, "the three of us are concerned about you. Sure, you're the Symbol of Peace, but you're also our mentor. We'd like you to stick around to see us make it into the top ten."

Toshinori coughed into his handkerchief, but instead of putting it away immediately, he looked at it. He stared at the blood and thought about the three teens he's taken under his wing. He was their teacher. It was his job to worry over their health and make sure they weren't pushing themselves too hard, but here they were worried about him and putting in all the effort to make a flexible diet plan to work with being a hero. "Thank you, Young Midoriya. I will do my best to improve my health. I do want to see you three succeed as heroes."

Izuku hopped off the tailgate of Toshinoris truck and stretched as he said, "good. I'm gonna go check on the other two and make sure they're actually working."

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Nemuri sat at the small table Hirooki had in their apartment. She watched as Hirooki put the final touches on dinner. Her partner, which was a thought that made Nemuri smile every time she thought or said, had been bragging about their cooking for weeks. Their schedules finally lined up again, so here they were finally going to see how good Hirooki's cooking is.

It was also the first time seeing Hirooki's apartment. Nemuri wasn't surprised by the general space theme in their living room. A few posters of satellite photos or pre quirk quotes from scientists were up on the walls. A glass shelf was positioned by the tv. It had models of the various satellites and shuttles that people had used before the human race was forced to focus on quirks to keep the world from falling apart.

"Alright, and it's done. We've got tempura udon for dinner tonight. It was my dad's favorite dish to make whenever my mom was at work. Hope you like it." Hirooki said as they placed down the bowls and plates.

Nemuri took a deep breath. "It smells wonderful. I'm sure it'll taste great."

Nemuri took a few bites before wiggling in her seat "this is great. Your cooking really is as good as you say."

Hirooki smiled. "I'm glad you're enjoying it."

The two talked while they ate. Nemuri blushed as Hirooki flirted and teased her. They were being more forward than usual today, not that Nemuri was against it. She smiled and managed to give back a bit of what she got.

The two washed the dishes and settled onto the couch. Hirooki put in some cheesy hero movie that they poked fun at as they cuddled closely. As the credits started to roll, Hirooki gently pulled Nemuri closer and kissed her softly. The two lingered for a moment before separating slightly. Hirooki locked eyes with Nemuri as they said, "this is ok right?"

Nemuri leaned in, pressing her lips to Hirooki's as she cupped their cheeks. As she pulled back, Nemuri pressed her forehead to Hirooki's "yeah... this is more than ok."

Hirooki smiled "good..." they bit their lip which Nemuri thought looked really hot. "Do you want to keep doing this?"

Nemuri nodded and kissed Hirooki again, making it linger longer than before. they separated, and Nemuri whispered, "yes, please."

"Good," Hirooki said before they kissed her again.

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Izuku looked up from his breakfast as Nemuri came in. She looked at him, and Izuku noticed she was a bit flustered as she came home. He gave a smug smile as he saw a couple marks on her neck and collar bone "how was your date last night ?"

Nemuri blushed harder "shut up. You're not supposed to be smug; you're supposed to be the one who gets teased."

Izuku chuckled, "my mom's a great role model. She showed me how to be smug and act confident. Also, my girlfriends tease me a lot, so I'm learning how to do it to others."

Nemuri huffed, "well, I'm glad my boy is learning so well but remember your actions have consequences." before Izuku could question her, Nemuri snatched his toast off his plate and ran off to her room.

Izuku sighed and ate what was left of his breakfast. He finished up and left a plate for Nemuri minus toast on the table before heading out to meet up with Hitoshi.

As Izuku walked down the sidewalk, his eyes flicked down alleyways as he passed by. It was an old habit from junior high. He was just glad it would be a helpful habit when he became a hero. He stopped in his tracks as he saw a few people standing in the alleyway. A girl who looked a couple of years older than him was standing with her back against the wall while a few people surrounded her. Izuku couldn't hear them, but he could tell they were giving her trouble.

As he approached, the girl with her back to him spoke. "You bitch. Did you really think you could get away? We're gonna fuck you up. Take anything valuable and leave you here to bleed out."

Izuku saw the flash of metal as the girl drew a knife. Izuku sprinted in before a plan had really formed. The girl who was talking noticed and turned to say something. Before she could get a word out, Izuku delivered a swift punch to her diaphragm and grabbed her face with his free hand as she dropped the knife. With the air knocked out of her, the girl instinctively sucked in a breath as Izuku released his quirk from the palm of his hand.

The guys with her all stepped back as she fell unconscious. Izuku glared at them. "How about we don't keep fighting. Take your friend and leave."

The two guys nodded and picked up the girl before dragging her off as Izuku sighed and the tension left his shoulders. He probably could have done that better, but that girl seemed serious when she drew the knife.

"Wow, that was pretty cool, Mr.hero. Thanks for the save."

Izuku jumped a bit as he looked at the girl. She was grinning as her yellow cat eyes looked him up and down slowly. Izuku smiled shakily "it's nothing really. Why were they harassing you?"

The girl shrugged as she started walking out of the alleyway. "She was so not cute, so I can't remember. Unlike you, Mr.hero, you're cute, so I'll remember you."

Izuku blushed a bit as he followed her out. "Do you want to go to the police and tell them? I can walk you to the station."

"Nah. It's not worth it. How about I buy you something to drink as payment for saving me, Mr.hero."

Izuku scratched his cheek "you don't have to, really. I was just doing what was right, and my name's Izuku Midoriya."

The girl gave a cheshire grin showing off her fangs as she turned to look at him, making the messy blonde buns her hair was tied into wobbled a bit. "If you don't want a drink, how about a kiss?"

Izuku's hands shot up, "drink is fine."

The girl laughed "aw, no fun, Izu. Guess it can't be helped. Come along then. I'm Himiko Toga, by the way. Since you saved me and you're so cute, you can just call me Himiko."

Izuku nodded as he followed her towards a convenience store. This girl unsettled him, but it could just be because she was very forward, and while he was getting used to his girlfriends, he hadn't had a stranger hit on him before.

Himiko grabbed a couple sodas and headed to the counter, where Izuku watched her with concern as she pulled out a couple different wallets and rifled through them before having enough to pay. She tossed one to him as they walked out "here ya go, Izu, your boring reward for saving me."

Izuku blushed. "I don't need a reward. I just like helping people."

Himiko smiled "so pure of heart. you'll make me swoon acting so cool all the time Izu."

"Y-yeah... well, I need to go. Get home safe, alright."

Before Izuku could start walking away, Himiko pulled out a phone "you're probably gonna want your phone back, Izu."

Izuku patted his pockets as he looked at her, shocked. Himiko giggled "don't worry, I put my number in it. I'll call you if I ever need a hero again."

Izuku stared at his phone as she gave it back. 'How did she get into my phone?'

Himiko giggled and waved as she started to leave "see you around, hero."

Izuku gave a small wave before heading off to meet up with Hitoshi. Himiko was an odd girl, but she seemed nice enough. Hopefully, she won't get into trouble again.

Notes:

Honestly a bit of filler. Sorry I wanted one more chapter before a bit of a jump in time and progression on the story. I hope it was still enjoyable.

Himiko may be showing up more and interacting with our squad of teens. I have a plan for her that I'm gonna be honest came about while I was trying to type this chapter.