Chapter 42 - Exam Result

Izuku turned back to Toga who sat there quietly, contemplating his words. He crouched down and lifted her chin, forcing her to meet his eyes, "So, rather than being afraid of me leaving you, you should be afraid of me never letting you go,"

It had been a while since Izuku had seen Toga's actual red blush and it was as cute as the first time he discovered it. 

Every word he said then and now was true, and Izuku hoped Toga would receive the message as Izuku wasn't someone who wanted to have these types of conversations often. 

"IZUKU!" Toga shouted and leaped into his embrace, hugging him tighter than what a mother bear could possibly do. She did not expect Izuku to claim herself as his own instead of coaxing her. It was something Toga did not know she liked until she experienced it.

In the end, Izuku also had to coax her by responding to her hug and patting her messy head. She only loosened her hug but still kept it after a while.

"What did you think was going to change me in U.A?" Izuku asked, a bit curious about her thoughts.

"I- I thought they were going to brainwash you to do the right things, isn't that the whole purpose of a hero school?" 

Izuku scrambled his head for a while and realized he wasn't that versed in U.A.'s curriculum. He expected they would have the majority of them being battle or quirk-oriented but isn't quite sure.

"Hmm," Izuku laid his chin on Toga's head and wondered whether he would actually learn anything. He was never the type to be diligent in his studies. 

Though at the very least he'd get his personal gear made, the license, and watch experienced quirk users do their thing. "Even if they do it won't affect me, don't worry ok?" 

"Mnn," Toga nodded and hid a smile as she snuggled deeper into Izuku's embrace

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Izuku lay down on the large sofa in his living room, waiting for the exam's result to arrive. He was playing with his phone while Inko was in the kitchen, chopping her fifth leek with super speed.

"Mom…why are you the one so nervous?" Izuku asked with a wry smile. He had reassured her multiple times that Nezu already ratted out his results but that didn't placate her worry.

"I–I'm not nervous. I just thought we'd need this chopped," Inko said before taking another leek to be her sixth homicide victim.

Izuku shook his head, threw his phone down on the sofa, and went over to Inko. He waited for her to finish cutting before hugging her from behind and sat his head on her shoulders, "And here I thought yoga help calm your mind,"

Inko's body reacted slightly when Izuku hugged her but she didn't push him away. Instead, she turned around and hugged him back. Izuku had grown much taller than her, allowing Inko's face to rest upon Izuku's built chest.

"I imagine everyone else is nervously waiting for their result, and here you are, calming down your mom," 

"Do you not like it?"

"Mn…I don't like being the only one worrying about your future,"

"I thought you wanted to stop babysitting me from now on?" Izuku asked, remembering her words from a few days ago.

"Hmph, as if I can immediately stop," Inko said and pouted before ruffling her head on his chest.

Izuku wondered when Inko had started to turn her "hold back" switch off but she had been more expressive and open this past week. There's only so much affection Izuku can tolerate from Inko before he snaps and carries her to the bed. 

Izuku grabbed her waist with one hand and lifted her chin with the other. He saw her pure eyes looking at him curiously, wondering what he was planning to do. 

"Mom, you know I'm not a kid anymore right," 

Inko suddenly felt a feeling near her belly and blushed furiously. She didn't expect for this to happen right when they were having a moment, though, she then realized their current position and cursed herself for being too bold.

It was one thing to promise herself to stop rejecting his advances, it was another to experience it firsthand. To say her mind wasn't ready for anything more was an understatement.

Izuku smiled when he saw his mother's blushing face and couldn't help but steal a kiss from under her nose. It was the first time he had seen her blush this hard under his advances and he felt elated.

Their lips were connected for only a brief moment, but it was enough for Inko's mind to spiral deeper and deeper into immoral thoughts. She couldn't comprehend what was happening until she felt their lips separating as he stared at her lovingly.

While Inko felt happy and fulfilled seeing his love for her, she couldn't help but feel that it was all going too little too fast. Her eyes darted around, trying to avoid his gaze.

Izuku wanted more. He wanted her right now. 

And yet, seeing her taking a slight step back, he couldn't. Izuku believed just one last push would get him her body, but something loomed at the back of his mind. Was it okay to force her when she was not ready? Or rather, was it worthwhile jeopardizing everything right now?

Of course not.

Izuku didn't mind her darting eyes and instead pulled her back into his embrace, whispering in her ear, "I love you, Mom,"

Inko, feeling his hug, felt both relief and disappointment. It was a paradoxical feeling she had never experienced before but she soon dismissed it. Nevertheless, her nervousness had turned into a warm smile. She returned his hug and whispered back, "Thank you…I love you too,"

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Oh yeah, Inko soon saw the exam result letter and Izuku fast-forwarded the hologram message with Nezu in it saying he passed, relieving Inko's unfounded worry before getting another kiss.

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(A/N: Next few chapters, we are blasting through the canon arcs since I finished writing what I want about the three girls– for now. So, give me stones!

Also, wtf was that WBG vs BLG game, holy shit was that a fun series. Can't wait for T1 JDG tomorrow!)