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nanaosaki3940 · 3 years ago

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Brother’s Girl & All... (Part 2)

Pairing: Shoto Todoroki X OC (slightly Touya X OC)

Genre: Romance, Fluff, Angst.

Warning: Long post, MHA manga spoiler.

Fandom: My Hero Academia, Tokyo Ghoul.

Synopsis: Shoto Todoroki, the 1st year heartthrob of UA, slowly started to fall in love with his kind and pretty classmate who also happens to be his ‘dead’ older brother’s girl.

Part 1 -> Midsummer Dream

Part 3 -> The Shape Of My Love

A/N: I know this is an xOC fic but you can read it as a self-insert if you like.

The UA sports festival was in two weeks. It would be broadcast live on TV too. There was no doubt that those who did well had a much better chance of becoming pro heroes. We would know what events we would be participating in until the day of. But I was sure everyone had started getting ready. Time passed in the blink of an eye in the morning of the sports festival arrived.

Right now, we the students from Class 1-A were all in the Class 1-A assigned dressing room.

“Man… I wanted to wear my costume.” Ashida whined.

“To keep everything fair we can’t.” Ojiro said with a smile.

“I wonder what the first round is gonna be…” Sato muttered.

“No matter what comes we have no choice but to deal with it.” Tokoyami stated.

“Right.” Shoji nodded his head.

Then all of a sudden, someone opened the door of the room and we all turned around to find Iida at the doorway.

“Everyone, are you ready?” he asked. “We will be entering soon!”

At that moment, Todoroki walked past Iida and entered the room.

“Midoriya…” the bi-colored hair boy called out.

“Todoroki-kun?” Midoriya asked nervously. “What is it?”

“Looking at things objectively, I think I’m stronger than you.” Todoroki stated monotonously.

“Huh?” Midoriya mumbled in confusion. “Y-Yeah…”

“But All Might has his eye on you, doesn't he?” Todoroki narrowed his eyes. “I’m not trying to pry about that. But I’m going to beat you.”

“Oh? Is the best in the class making a declaration of war?” Kaminari smirked.

“Hey hey hey! Why are you picking a fight all of a sudden? Not now, we're about to start!” Kirishima stated with a frown as he put a hand on Todoroki’s shoulder.

“We’re not here to play at being friends.” Todoroki scowled. “So what does it matter?”

After a moment of silence, Midoriya finally spoke up.

“Todoroki-kun…” Midoriya muttered. “I don’t know what you were thinking when you say you’ll beat me, but of course you're better than me. I think you are more capable than most people… looking at it objectively…”

“Midoriya, you probably shouldn't talk so negatively…” Kirishima stated nervously.

“But everyone…” Midoriya continued. “The students from the other courses are aiming for the top with everything they have got! I can’t afford to fall behind! I’ll be going for it with everything I have too!”

“Yeah.” Todoroki nodded his head before turning to look over at me. “And Osaki…”

“Hmm? Yes?” I raised an eyebrow at him.

“I have seen your quirk at USJ. However, I don’t want to judge your strength or your other capabilities. I just want to say that I see you as a rival as well.” he added.

“Yeah… Well, okay.” I smirked at him. “Just so you know, I won’t hold back either as well.”

After that, we all walked out of the room and headed towards the ground.

“Shinsou is out of bounds!” Midnight announced. “Izuku Midoriya advances to round two!!”

I let out a sigh of relief as Midoriya won the fight, but that the same time I also felt sorry for Shinsou. Then suddenly at that moment, my stomach started to ache again. I bit my bottom lip as I stood up from my seat.

“Where are you going, Nana-chan?” Uraraka asked.

“Bathroom.” I replied with a smile before walking away.

I quickly made my way down the stairs and headed towards the bathroom. I let out a groan as my stomach twisted again. I quickly walked into the bathroom and washed my face with cold water on the washbasin. I looked up and stared at my own reflection in the mirror. I noticed my eyes were changing from my normal eye color to Kakugan and then again going back to their original state.

I squeezed my eyes shut and let out a grunt as I again felt the pain in my stomach. I shook my head and opened my eyes again. Seeing my reflection one last time, I let out a heavy sigh and walked out of the bathroom as I thought of getting some fresh air.

As I walked down the hallway, at that moment with the help of my Ghoul quirk, I sensed someone familiar behind me. I quickly turned around to see Todoroki standing just a few inches away with his right arm reaching out towards me. Todoroki and I looked at each other for a moment as I blinked at him a few times in confusion.

"Umm... Todoroki?" I trailed off as I looked back and forth between his face and his arm. "What were you trying to do?"

Todoroki quickly pulled his arm back away from me with a heavy blush on his cheeks.

"I-I wasn't trying to do anything weird, I swear!" he stuttered out awkwardly.

"Okay... so umm... Did you need anything?" I asked in confusion.

Todoroki regained his usual composure and let out a sigh as his eyes trailed down at the ground.

"I came to apologize to you." he said in his usual quiet and solemn voice.

He refused to meet my eyes as his gaze still planted firmly into the ground.

“Huh? What do you mean?” I asked.

“I burned you in the cavalry battle.” he responded quietly, gritting his teeth and clenching his fists. “I swore that I would never use my left side again…"

"Oh, it's alright. I'm fine now." I smiled at him. "Thanks for your concern, Todoroki, but please don't worry about me. I was able to heal myself with the help of my own Ghoul quirk..."

"I'm sure you already know that Endeavor's my father.” He added.

“Yes, I know Enji-san.” I muttered, nodding my head. “He and some of the other pro-heroes were friends with my parents. I met him many times before as well.”

“The only reason he married my mother was to create a child that would surpass All Might.” he continued as his hand reached out and touched the scar on his face. “My mom went insane because of that. She couldn't even look at me cause the more she looked at me, the more I reminded her of my father. She said my left side was unsightly because of that, so she tried to burn it off when I was only five years old."

I furrowed my eyebrows when I heard those words. Todoroki maybe didn't know this but I already knew the whole story of his family because of a certain person.

“I refused to become my father's puppet.” he growled under his breath. “I vowed that I would win this competition and surpass All Might without using his fire quirk, but I got blinded by the thought of winning and lost control of myself. I hurt you because of it. I'm sorry."

My eyes softened at his words. My heart ached at the look on his face. That sad expression of his reminded me of someone very close to me. And coincidentally that certain someone was related to Todoroki and Endeavor.

I could see the tornado of emotions behind Todoroki's expressionless face, but they were mostly negative emotions like pain, sadness, and anger. To me, it looked like he was being himself for the first time, true and genuine, as he shared about his problems with me and I appreciated this side of him.

“Todoroki…” I smiled warmly at him as I reached out and gently grabbed his hands. “Enji-san doesn't become the victor if you use your own quirks. And it's up to you if you want to use your left side or not or if you want to forgive Enji-san or not. The way I was raised and the people who were my parents, I would never understand your pain and what it feels like to be trapped by your own blood, but having the same quirk as your own father doesn't make you 'him'. Enji-san isn't you and you're not Enji-san either. You are your own person, Todoroki; completely different and unique from everyone else.”

Todoroki stared at me with wide eyes before his expression softened a bit.

“I want to apologize for my behavior earlier.” He stated politely.

“What do you mean?” I asked, removing my hands from his.

“I was rude and I misjudged you. I apologize.” he responded.

I chuckled softly, shaking my head.

“It's no problem.” I smiled.

He smiled back as he looked deep into my eyes. My gaze trailed off to the left side of his face and his turquoise eye brought me back a few bittersweet memories.

The color of your fire is bluish! It’s so pretty! I wish I had a pretty quirk like you…

Your Ukaku Kagune is really beautiful, Nana-chan… It looks like the wings of a beautiful butterfly…

Nana-chan… I love you…

I love you too, Touya-kun…

I snapped out of my daze and quickly looked away from Todoroki’s gaze with a bitter smile on my face. I regained my posture and started to walk away from the bi-colored hair boy.

“It’s my turn now…” I said. “Wish me luck Todoroki…”

“Shoto.” He muttered.

“What?” I asked in surprise as I turned around to look at him.

“Call me Shoto.” He smiled coolly at me, his hands in his pockets.

“Shoto it is then...” I smiled back and nodded my head.

And with that, I turned around and quickly walked away from the scene.

BOOM!!

We both jumped from where we sat and quickly stood up as a huge explosion racked through the nurse's office. I looked up to find dust raining down from the ceiling.

“What was that?” I asked.

BOOM!!

“What the hell is happening out there?!” I asked.

“It must be Deku-kun and Todoroki-kun.” Uraraka said as her eyes widened in fraction. “I think their match is up now, and judging by the shaking it probably is.”

We both ran out of the nurse's office as we made our way down the long hallway and out to where the Class 1-A viewing section was.

“SMASH!!”

Another huge explosion shook the arena and my eyes widened as I saw the scene before me. Midoriya broke through Todoroki's ice attack with just a flick of his finger.

Todoroki's assault continued, forcing Midoriya to break the last finger on his right hand. However, Todoroki withstood the smash and created a tower of ice to run up and close the distance between them. Midoriya used another smash to break the ice steps apart, but Todoroki avoided it and nearly froze Midoriya at close range. In order to break the ice that was slowly freezing him, Midoriya sacrificed his entire left arm and let off a full-powered smash. Todoroki withstood the aftershock of the smash using an ice blockade.

“That’s a lot more powerful than before.” Todoroki commented, standing up. “Are you trying to tell me… to stay away?”

Midoriya simply gritted his teeth and frowned at Todoroki.

“What, you’re that beat up just from defending and running away?” Todoroki mocked. “With your arms like that you can’t fight, can you? So, let’s finish this.”

At that moment both Midoriya and I noticed that frost had formed on the right side of Todoroki's body as his arm quivered from the cold. Understanding that Midoriya had no healthy fingers left, Todoroki sent an ice attack at him that he expected to finish the match. However, Midoriya declared that he wasn't finished yet and used his already broken finger to blow Todoroki's ice away. The wind pressure was on another level as the audience was nearly blown away. Todoroki had created a wall of ice behind him to prevent from flying out of bounds. All of the fingers on Midoriya's left hand had been broken, even his entire right arm. Both the boys looked pretty beat up.

“You’re trembling, Todoroki-kun.” Midoriya spoke up, referring to Todoroki’s right arm. “Quirks are physical abilities too. There's a limit to how much cold your body can take isn't there? And isn't that something you could solve by using the heat from your left side? Everyone is fighting with everything they have got, to win and get closer to their dream, to become number one. Do you want to win with just half your strength?! You haven't put a single scratch on me yet you know! So come at me with everything you have got!”

Agitated, Todoroki rushed at Midoriya, albeit much slower than before. I noticed Todoroki's drop in mobility, assuming that it was because Todoroki's stamina was running low after wasting so much of it fighting Sero. Todoroki closed in on Midoriya, but as soon as he lifted his right foot to attack, Midoriya controlled One For All and struck Todoroki in the torso, sending him flying away.

Todoroki recovered and tried to use another ice attack, but it was much slower than the previous ones and Midoriya was able to avoid it. They both moved into closer quarters and fight in spite of their afflictions. Cementoss urged Midnight to stop the match because Midoriya was fighting too recklessly by continuing to injure his already broken fingers with more smashes knowing that Recovery Girl would heal him. But my old man Aizawa retorted that Midoriya wasn't fighting recklessly, he was simply doing everything he could to win the match within his current skill level.

As Midoriya dashed at Todoroki, the latter attempted to freeze him. Without any fingers left to use, Midoriya pulled back his thumb using his cheek in order to release another smash to blast Todoroki away. Todoroki asked again why Midoriya was putting himself through so much pain, to which his opponent replies was because he had prepared to do whatever it took to become a hero. After headbutting Todoroki, Midoriya again challenged him to use his full strength, telling him to stop screwing around because even if he wanted to reject his father, Todoroki didn't have the right to be the best if he wasn’t prepared to do his best. And with that, Midoriya capitalized and struck Todoroki with another controlled One For All smash, declaring that he would surpass him.

Anger flashed in Todoroki's eyes, but suddenly he froze on his spot for a moment. He then slowly turned his head around and looked at me. His heterochromatic eyes bore into my brownish amber ones before he flashed out a small genuine smile at me, making my eyes go wide open in surprise.

“What are you doing?” Todoroki chuckled as he looked back at Midoriya. “But I understand now..."

“H-Huh?” Midoriya asked in confusion.

“Nana told me that I’m my own person, different and unique from everyone else.” Todoroki said. “I think I understand what she meant now.”

With that steam started to come off Todoroki's body as the frost on his right side slowly melted away. A small flicker of flame near his left eye gave way to a burst of immense heat as his left side was completely engulfed in his own crimson flames.

"SHOTO!!!" Endeavor yelled out from the viewers' gallery with a huge angry grin on his face. "Have you finally accepted yourself?! With my blood, you'll surpass me!! You'll fulfill my desire!!"

"What the hell is wrong with him?" I deadpanned.

"Endeavor is cheering for his son..." Mic commented, sweat-dropping while the audience stared at the No. 2 pro hero with confusion for his sudden outburst. "Such a doting father..."

Midoriya grinned at the Todoroki boy for the bi-colored hair boy finally using his own flames and unleashing his full potential in the battle.

"Why are you smiling?" Todoroki asked, making Midoriya drop his smile for a moment. "You're hopeless with those injuries. Don't blame me for what happens next..."

With that Todoroki unleashed both his ice and firepower from both sides of his body while Midoriya smiled again as he reeled his fist back and red veins of energy crawled up his arm. Both the boys powered up in preparation for one final clash. Right on cue, Todoroki sent a large wave of ice at Midoriya while the green-haired boy lunged forward by using One For All in his legs, his body glowed with power. The air got hotter as enormous flames danced around Todoroki's left side, the heat and pressure in the air making everyone flinch back.

We saw Cementoss stand up, placing his hands on the ground to try to stop their attacks from colliding head-on. As Midoriya flew towards Todoroki, he prepared a full power smash in his healthy arm and Todoroki counterattacked with a powerful fire blast, thanking his opponent as he did so. Even though Cementoss built a wall between them, Midoriya's wind pressure and Todoroki's fire create an enormous fiery explosion of unimaginable proportions that destroyed the entire fighting ring.

The sound of the explosion was deafening as the air that was previously freezing cold became so hot and dry that my lungs and windpipe almost burned. The smell of smoke overpowered my senses as gusts of wind forced me back. When the shaking finally ceased, the stage was so clouded with dust and smoke we couldn't see a thing. When the smoke cleared out, we all gasped in surprise as we spotted Midoriya who was unconscious, slumped against the wall of the arena. Todoroki was breathing heavily, standing among the wreckage as the left half of his shirt had been burned off and exposed his well-toned torso.

“Midoriya is out of bounds!” Midnight announced. “Todoroki advances to the semi-finals!”

After getting over the initial shock the audience broke out into cheers.

“There you have it, ladies and gentlemen! Our final two are taking the stage!” Mic yelled out. “These two need no introduction by now but I'm going to do it anyway! It's comrade against comrade as the two rising stars of Class 1-A go head to head! Our final match is Katsuki Bakugo VS Shoto Todoroki!”

The audience went crazy as the boys walked up the steps to the main stage.

“Who do you think is gonna place first, guys?” Uraraka asked.

“With Kacchan's injuries and Todoroki using his fire now, I'd say it's Todoroki's match to win.” Midoriya said.

“I feel extremely guilty for hurting him like that.” I mumbled in sorrow. “I’m the worst.”

“Please don’t blame yourself, Nana-san.” Yaoyorozu smiled at me. “You didn’t do it on purpose.”

“Momo’s right, Nana.” Ashido patted my shoulder while others tried to comfort me as well.

“I still can't believe you cried for that asshole after your match.” Jiro stated. “With all that shit he was talking, I'm surprised you didn’t kill him.”

“Well, I did literally try to kill him though.” I muttered sadly.

“You're too nice, Nana-chan.” Tsu commented.

“START!!!”

Todoroki wasted no time attacking, placing his right hand on the ground and forcing a giant glacier of ice called Heaven-Piercing Ice Wall to spring up from the pavement.

“Dammit!!” Bakugo yelled as the ice-encased him completely.

“Todoroki gets a hit in right away! Is he trying to escape close combat with Bakugo? Perhaps the winner has been decided already!” Mic commentated.

A low rumbling sounded out through the arena as the ground shook periodically.

“That's Bakugo, no doubt.” Kirishima deadpanned.

Bakugo burst through the wall of ice with a battle cry, melting the ice around him.

“He burrowed through the ice like some kind of mole creature.” Kaminari gasped.

Bakugo dashed forward before grabbing Todoroki's left shoulder and throwing him into the air.

“ARE YOU UNDERESTIMATING ME, YOU HALF AND HALF BASTARD?! IDIOT!!”

Todoroki quickly jumped in mid-air while creating a wall of ice to keep him from going out of bounds and sliding along it. Bakugo clicked his tongue and went in for another close-ranged attack, but Todoroki was too fast. He grabbed onto Bakugo with his left hand, about to ignite his arm when suddenly a familiar deep voice yelled out.

“Use your left side!! Use it, Shoto!!” Endeavor yelled out from the stands.

Todoroki then suddenly froze on his spot after hearing his father’s voice and words. He then cooled down his body and threw Bakugo to the other side of the arena.

“What the fuck was that?!” Bakugo snarled. “Quit screwing around. I thought you were all fire and flames now, you half and half bastard!! What happened to all that sloppy crap earlier about making yourself 'your own person', huh?! Am I not strong enough to make you use it?!”

I bit my bottom lip before my gaze trailed off to Endeavor who was watching the fight with a sadistic look on his face.

“You bastard!! I want an indisputable first place, you got it?!” Bakugo yelled. “Winning means nothing if I just beat scum that underestimates me. There's no point if I can't get higher than that stupid Deku!!”

I noticed that frost started to creep up Todoroki's arm. At that moment, I yelled out from my seat.

“Shoto!!” I yelled. “Don’t give up!!”

Todoroki’s eyes widened in fraction as he gazed in my direction. I saw Todoroki grit his teeth as steam came up off his body and melted the frost away. His left side erupted into flames making Bakugo smirk at him.

“All it took was your fucking little cheerleader, huh?!” Bakugo snarled.

He then jumped into the air and created continuous explosions around him to propel himself into a circular motion, encasing himself in a twister-like wind. Todoroki immediately started to build up powerful flames on his left arm for a large-scale attack. Then suddenly out of nowhere, Todoroki froze on his spot before slowly closing his eyes and his left arm fell to his side, extinguishing his flames. My eyes went wide open in shock as I let out a loud gasp. And right on cue, Bakugo unleashed his attack.

“HOWITZER IMPACT!!!” Bakugo growled.

With that Bakugo’s explosion blasted the entire stadium with a huge explosion and the impact destroyed Todoroki's ice which sent him flying out of bounds.

“He added rotation and speed to the huge blast we saw in his fight with Uraraka!” Mic yelled. “He was like a human projectile! It looks like Todoroki ended up not using the fire attack we saw in his fight with Midoriya though!”

Bakugo's eyes widened in shock.

“You… You put out your flames!!” He growled in anger.

Todoroki was out cold as his body limped against the wall of the arena.

“Stop screwing around!!” Bakugo screamed.

He ran to Todoroki's unconscious body and lifted him by the collar of his shirt.

“Stop screwing around!!” Bakugo screamed again in anger and frustration. “To get a first-place like this?! You bastard!! I'll kill you!!”

Midnight quickly dashed towards the boys while I stood up from my seat and flew at the spot. Midnight quickly activated her quirk and a pink mist crept up behind Bakugo and his eyes rolled into the back of his head as he fainted after inhaling it. I quickly made my way towards them and carefully lifted Todoroki in my arms.

“Is Todoroki okay, Nana-kun?” Midnight asked.

“He's unconscious and has a few bones broken, but he'll be okay.” I responded.

Midnight nodded her head before she snapped her whip and looked back at the audience.

“Todoroki is out of bounds and incapacitated!” she announced. “The winner of the UA Sports Festival is Katsuki Bakugo!”

Right now at this moment, I was with Todoroki in Recovery Girl’s office room. He was sitting on his hospital bed while Recovery Girl and I treated his injuries.

“I'm sorry…” Todoroki mumbled.

“For what?” I chuckled.

“Even after you advised me to move past my grudges, I still couldn't bring myself to use my flames in the final fight…” he said, frowning. “I still have a lot to think about. When I heard my father ordered me to use my flames, I just couldn't do it. Every fiber in my body told me to go against him and I did what I felt. The hatred is still in me. I realized then that the only reason I used my flames in my fight with Midoriya was that at that moment, I forgot about my dad and everything he has done…”

“You’ll be okay, Shoto.” I smiled at him. “I know it’ll take time to recover from your past and all. But trust me, one day, all these negative emotions of yours will go away. Just move forward at your own pace.”

Todoroki remained silent for a while before speaking up again.

“I want to see my mother again.” he muttered.

“I see…” I smiled warmly at him. "You should go then..."

“Really?” he asked. “Well, I’m still not sure though… I thought she wouldn't want to see me…”

“Nah…” I chuckled. “It's been years now, Shoto. She probably misses you too. I bet she’ll be very happy if you visit her…”

Recovery Girl wrapped the last bandage around his arm before flashing out a smile.

“All done.” She said. “You two should better get going or you'll be late for the awards ceremony.”

“You’re right.” I jumped up from my seat. “Thank you for everything, Recovery Girl. We have to go now.”

I looked back at Todoroki and smiled.

“Let’s go.” I said, grabbing his wrist.

“Yeah.” He smiled back as we jogged out of the room.

After Manual, Gran Torino, and the Police Chief bade their farewells, it was now me and the boys in the hospital room. My eyes drifted down to Iida's arm, hand bandaged and bicep covered in a cast.

“Are your injuries healing up okay?” I asked as Shoto and I sat on chairs at one side of Iida’s bed while Midoriya sat on the other side.

“I'll be fine.” he said. “The doctor said there was a bit of permanent damage to my hand.”

“Permanent damage?” Midoriya gasped.

“There was damage to my brachial plexus.” Iida began to explain. “But it just means that I will have trouble moving my hand and fingers and experience some numbness. Apparently, there is a possibility that it can be healed with nerve transplant surgery.”

Iida went quiet for a moment before speaking up.

“When I found the Hero Killer I stopped being able to think. The first thing I should have done was tell Manual. But I forgot myself in my anger. Being taken in by the hatred before you and trying to fulfill your own desires... that is the furthest from what a hero should be... I hate him but he spoke the truth. That's why until I become a true hero I think I want to leave my left hand as it is…”

Iida then turned to look at me.

“And thank you, Nana, for saving our lives.” He smiled.

“It was nothing really.” I chuckled awkwardly.

“Iida-kun, let’s become stronger together…” Midoriya said with determination.

“Yeah.” Iida nodded his head in response.

“I feel… kind of bad.” Shoto mumbled while Midoriya, Iida, and I looked at him with confused expressions.

“What do you mean?” I asked. “About what?”

“I feel if I get involved, other people mess up their hands...” Shoto replied, looking down at his own hands with all seriousness. “Is it… a curse?”

And then there was this silence for a moment before Midoriya, Iida, and I broke into a fit of laughter.

“PFFT… HAHAHAHA!!!”

“Todoroki-kun, I didn't know you could make jokes.” Midoriya laughed.

“It wasn't a joke.” Shoto responded. “I'm like ‘The Hand Crusher’ or something.”

“THE HAND CRUSHER?!?!”

We laughed again even more hysterically than before. After our laughter died down a bit, Midoriya again spoke up.

“Hey, Nana-chan…” Midoriya spoke up.

“Hmm?” I looked at him with a smile.

“Last night, I noticed you were talking to Endeavor with a sense of familiarity. Do you both know each other that long?” Midoriya asked.

“Yeah, I never got the chance to ask you that.” Shoto added. “How long have you known my father?”

“It’s a long story.” I sighed with a small smile. “Wanna hear it?”

“It’s okay if you don’t wanna share it.” Iida muttered.

“No, it’s okay.” I shook my head.

I took a deep breath and started to tell my story.

“Enji-san was one of my parents’ closest friends. Mom and Dad knew him during their high school days. I met Enji-san, All Might, Midnight, and Present Mic for the first time when I was only four years old at one of the Osaki family’s house parties. At that party, Enji-san brought two more guests with him. They were Shoto’s older siblings, Touya and Fuyumi-san.” I stated.

Shoto’s breath hitched as he looked at me with wide eyes.

“Touya and I instantly clicked and became very good friends. Enji-san then later proposed to my parents a quirk marriage between me and Touya but my parents instantly rejected his offer. My parents were against this whole quirk marriage thing. They hated it. Enji-san was very displeased at their decision and kept on asking my parents to think about the matter over and over again. My Dad then stated that ever in the future, when Touya and I would grow up and become adults, if we ever fall in love with each other and decide to be together, then and only then my parents would think about this marriage. From that day onward, many playdates were arranged for me and Touya by Enji-san in order to get us even closer. Slowly Touya and I became really close and then eventually we fell in love. I know we both were too young to fall in love back then but we just did.” I went on.

“Then what happened?” Midoriya asked as the boys listened to my story intently.

“Then a few years later my parents were killed in a villain attack at I-Island as you all know and a few months later after that incident, Touya passed away in a terrible accident.” I added.

There was a moment of silence before Shoto spoke up.

“Are you still in love with Touya Nii-san?” Shoto asked.

I chuckled and looked out at the sky through the window.

“Now that you asked… I think, right now, if Touya suddenly appears and stands in front of me, I’ll definitely jump into his arms like a typical shoujo manga heroine and tell him how much I missed him, how much I felt lonely without him. So yeah… Maybe I still love him…” I smiled softly.

Nana-chan… I love you…

I love you too, Touya-kun…

Later that evening, Shoto and I bade our farewells to Midoriya and Iida before we started to head back to the place where we were staying at. As we both quietly walked down the path, I noticed him in deep thought.

“Something on your mind, Shoto?” I asked.

He slowly nodded his head in response.

“What is it?” I asked.

“I’m thinking about Touya Nii-san.” Shoto responded quietly. “I was never allowed to play with my siblings. We were always kept separate from each other. We never really talked or ate together. When I was five years old, that horrible incident happened. I remember Natsuo-Nii saying at first that Touya Nii-san had gone missing. My sister Fuyumi-Nee was crying uncontrollably all day. My Mom was hospitalized at that time and her condition got even worse after learning about Touya Nii-san's situation. Natsuo-Nii then later said to me that Touya-Nii died in a forest fire accident. Natsuo-Nii never told me the full story, but what he did tell me was that my father had done something unforgivable. In his mind, Dad killed Touya Nii-san.”

“I'm sorry.” I mumbled.

“Don't be.” he said. “The only one to blame is my old man. And if you’re still feeling sorry then I should feel sorry as well because you lost Touya Nii-san too.”

After few moments of silence, Shoto again spoke up.

“Nana…” he muttered.

“Hmm?” I looked over at him.

His heterochromatic eyes met my brownish amber ones and I noticed him slightly blushing.

“I know that Touya Nii-san isn’t here with us anymore, but if you ever feel lonely again…” Shoto stated shyly. “Just so you know that I’m always here for you, Nana.”

My eyes widened at his words before I let out a warm smile at him.

“Okay… Thank you, Shoto.”

"We confirmed that two of the villains' targets are Nana-chan and Kacchan." Midoriya stated.

"Nana and Bakugo?" Tokoyami asked. "Are they trying to kill them? Why?"

"I don't know. Anyway, I think the camp is the safest place since Aizawa sensei and Vlad King sensei are there." Midoriya responded.

"I see. So now our mission is to escort Nana and Bakugo there, huh?" Tokoyami asked.

"We don't know how many villains are there. You might come across one suddenly." Shoto stated.

"We can use Nana's sensing ability. And we have Todoroki's freezing and if Tokoyami is okay with it, an invincible Dark Shadow with built-in controls..." Midoriya muttered with all seriousness. "Honestly, with this group, we could probably even go up against All Might!"

"What's with you guys?!" Bakugo suddenly yelled out who had been listening to everything in quiet for a while now.

"Nana, Bakugo, you guys walk in the middle." Shoto instructed.

"Don't protect me, you scum!" Bakugo growled, gritting his teeth.

"Let's go!" Midoriya announced out loud.

"Don't ignore me!" Bakugo yelled again.

"Make sure you keep up." Shoto stated, completely ignoring the angry explosive blonde.

"Don't tell me what to do!" Bakugo huffed.

“Katsuki... just shut it for a second.” I sighed as he and I walked into the middle of the group.

As we walked through the forest, we heard some shouting from nearby.

“It sounds like Ochaco and Tsuyu.” I frowned as the boys and I went over to the source of the sound.

When we reached there, we noticed that Uraraka and Tsu were fighting with a female villain with blonde hair who was carrying big syringes in her hands. But as soon as she saw us, she quickly ran away.

“Ochaco, Tsuyu!” I called out.

“Who was that woman?” Shoto asked.

“A villain, a crazy one.” Tsu replied before looking at me. “We heard Bakugo and you’re being their targets. Why?”

“I don't know.” I replied. “But the boys here are protecting us.”

“Us? But where’s Bakugo-kun?” Uraraka asked.

“What do you mean? Kacchan's right over th-”

Midoriya cut himself off as he turned around to find that Bakugo was gone.

“Tokoyami is gone too!” I gasped in shock.

“An attack from behind?!” Shoto asked.

“The boy you are talking about...” an unknown voice spoke up. “I took him with my magic...”

We looked up to see a masked figure in a yellow trench coat and a top hat perched atop one of the high branches.

“This talent isn't someone who should be on the hero side.” The man stated as he showed a blue marble in between his fingers. “We will take him to a stage where he can shine more.”

“Give him back!!” Midoriya scowled at him.

“Give him back?” the man chuckled. “That's a strange thing to say. Bakugo-kun doesn't belong to anyone. He is his own person, you egoist.”

“Give him back!” Midoriya yelled again.

“Move!” Shoto said before he shot his ice at that man.

But the man quickly dodged the attack. I then shot a ball of compressed gravity at him but he dodged my attack as well.

“We simply want to show him that the path he is on now with its fanatical values is not the only path he can take.” The man stated as he started to float high up in the sky. “Kids these days are made to choose their parts based on their values.”

“To go out of your way to talk to us... You are underestimating us!” I frowned at him.

“I was originally an entertainer you know. It's a bad habit of mine.” He laughed as he now showed us two blue marbles in between his fingers. “Taking Tokoyami-kun was an improvisation on my part. And also… You’re our target as well, Nana Osaki-kun. Come on, join us.”

“Never!” I growled.

Then all of a sudden my body was enveloped in bright blue light. I gasped in surprise as I felt my body was lifted off of the ground before I started to float towards him. I tried to move on my own but it wasn’t working. It felt as if I was trapped in a cage.

“What the fuck?!” I exclaimed.

“NANA!!”

Shoto and Uraraka reached out to grab me but failed as the masked man grabbed my wrist tightly before slinging me over his shoulder.

“You bastard!!” Midoriya screamed out. “Give them back!!”

Shoto quickly used his Heaven-Piercing Ice Wall at my abductor but he again skilfully dodged the attack.

“Sorry, tricks and running away are my only redeeming features!” the man laughed, tightening his grip around my waist. “There is no way I would fight students who are hero candidates. Vanguard action squad! Targets successfully collected!”

With that, he flew off with me, Bakugo and Tokoyami. I stayed calm as the man flew through the air while he fastened his grip on my waist. I still couldn't move my own body as the blue light was still radiating off of me.

“Who are you?” I asked him, narrowing my eyes. “And who are you working for?”

“You’ll find out that soon, Nana-kun.” The man smirked.

“How do you know my name?” I asked.

But before he could say anything, I heard my name being yelled out from a distance.

“NANA!!”

“NANA-CHAN!!”

The man and I looked over to see Midoriya, Shoto, and Shoji flying high up in the air and were heading towards our direction.

“Guys?!” I gasped in surprise.

“What the?!” the man frowned.

And right on cue, the boys crashed against us making us all fall out of the sky.

“AAAHHH!!!”

I quickly shut my eyes tight as we hurdled towards the ground and I prepared myself for a painful landing. The boys tackled the man out of the air and we all ended up landing directly on an open space in the middle of the forest.

CRASH!!!

“AAHH!!”

I yelped out in pain as I landed directly on my back.

“Oi, oi, oi!!” an unknown voice called out. “I know those brats!! Who are they?!”

“Nana-chan!” Midoriya exclaimed in concern as he and Shoji stood up from the ground.

“Nana!!” Shoto called out frantically as he quickly jumped off from that man’s back and pulled me away from him. “Are you okay?!”

“Y-Yeah…” I mumbled, feeling the sharp pain in my back. “But my back hurts a bit…”

“Oh, look! It’s Nana-chan!!” a familiar voice giggled out.

Shoto set me down and he, Midoriya, and Shoji moved to block me from the villains as they shielded me with their bodies protectively. We turned around to see that the crazy blonde girl from earlier was standing far away from us with two male villains. One male villain was wearing a black and white bodysuit that covered his face. He was one who spoke up earlier just a few minutes ago. The man’s voice and body language seemed to change completely from sentence to sentence. He also kind of reminded me of Deadpool from Marvel Comics.

And the other male villain had spiky raven locks, a pair of turquoise eyes, and had patches of gnarled, wrinkled, purple skin that cover much of his lower face and neck, all the way down past his collarbone, below his eyes and on his arms. These appeared to be attached to the rest of his skin by multiple, crude surgical staples or hoop piercings.

I noticed that the ravenette villain was staring at me and when my brownish amber eyes met his turquoise ones, I couldn’t help but feel like I had seen him somewhere before. His face softened a bit when he saw me staring back at him.

“Nana-chan! You should run away right now!” Midoriya stated.

“Don't leave yet!~” the girl chirped, swinging her syringe at us.

The boys and I quickly leaped back out of the way before she could stick us with her syringe.

“Both your Kagune are so pretty! Stay with us, Nana-chan!~” she giggled.

“We cannot allow you to leave with one of our targets!” Deadpool 2.0 said as he aimed a high kick at Shoto.

Shoto barely dodged it and jumped back as Deadpool 2.0 threw a series of punches at him. The villain then attacked Shoto as Shoto attacked back with his ice quirk while the blonde girl tackled Midoriya to the ground. I quickly dashed forwards and swatted the girl away like a mosquito from Midoriya with my Rinkaku Kaugune before she could hurt him. I noticed the villain with yellow trench coat reverted to his normal form as he went over and stood beside the ravenette villain who was still staring at me.

“Shoji!” I called. “You still have Katsuki and Tokoyami, right?”

“I got them.” Shoji said as he opened his palm revealing the two blue marbles from before.

“Good job, Shoji.” Shoto said.

“Nana-chan, this is your chance.” Midoriya said. “You should run away.”

“I can’t leave you guys.” I frowned.

“You're one of their main targets, Nana. You need to get somewhere safe.” Shoji said.

“That’s why I’m staying.” I responded before going back to my fighting stance. “If I go back to camp, I'll lead them to the other students. I can’t let anyone else get hurt because of me.”

At that moment three dark purple masses appeared in the air which was actually Kurogiri’s portal. The crazy blonde girl and Deadpool 2.0 quickly said their farewells to us before diving into the portal and escaping away.

“We can’t leave without Bakugo and Nana Osaki.” The ravenette villain spoke up, frowning at his companion.

“That’s fine, we can go.” The yellow trench coat guy chuckled.

“Huh?”

The yellow trench coat guy laughed before looking over at us with a smirk as he took off his mask.

“Foolish children!” he smirked. “Haven't you ever seen a magic show? When the performer shows something off, it means they're hiding something they don't want you to see.”

As the mask completely came off he opened his mouth and revealed two blue marbles placed on top of his tongue. I could see Bakugo and Tokoyami trapped inside each one. The man then snapped his finger and the marbles in Shoji’s hands revealed it to be Shoto’s ice pieces.

“Katsuki! Tokoyami!” I exclaimed in shock.

“Kacchan!!” Midoriya yelled.

“Compress, Dabi, retreat immediately.” Kurogiri suddenly spoke up. “Leave Nana Osaki for now. Just get the angry blonde one back to Tomura Shigaraki.”

“What?! No!!” Midoriya exclaimed as we all desperately dashed forward to catch them.

“Sure.” The yellow trench coat villain name Compress chuckled as he and the ravenette villain named Dabi stepped into the portal. “That ice attack was the perfect chance to prepare a few decoys. I put them in my right pocket for later. Upon noticing objects in my right hand inter my right pocket you would naturally be excited enough to give chase. And this is where I leave you... ACK!!”

But then Compress was suddenly cut off when Aoyama attacked the villain with his laser beam quirk from behind the bushes far away and the marbles flew out of the villain’s mouth. Shoji quickly dashed forward and caught one marble. As I was about to reach out and catch the other one, suddenly the ravenette villain called Dabi grabbed my wrist tightly with his left hand while he grabbed the marble with his right one. I gasped out in surprise and looked up at him as his turquoise eyes bored into my brownish amber ones.

“NANA, NO!!” Shoto yelled, running towards me.

“Hello there.~” Dabi flashed out a sexy smirk. “It's been a while, hasn’t it Babydoll? I missed you so much.~”

“Huh? What?” I frowned deeply at him.

“What, you don't recognize me?” he asked, still smirking. "Ouch, now I'm hurt, Babydoll."

I looked deeply into his turquoise eyes and for some reason, I sensed some sort of familiar aura emitting from him.

Nana-chan… I love you…

I love you too, Touya-kun…

“Touya?” I whispered out in bewilderment, my eyes widened in fraction.

“Release them.” Dabi said to Compress as he threw the marble at him.

I then quickly snapped out of my daze and tried to break free from his grasp, but failed. I yelped in pain as he twisted my hand behind my back and slung his free arm around my waist while my back pressed against his broad muscular chest.

“I’m taking you with me, Nana Osaki.” Dabi whispered smugly into my ears, his hot breath sent a chill down my spine. “This time, I’m not letting you go away so easily… Like I did last time...”

What?

Last time?

What the hell is he blabbering about?!

Compress then snapped his fingers and it was revealed that the one Shoji caught was Tokoyami and the one Dabi caught was Bakugo. Compress quickly wrapped his hand around Bakugo's neck, making the angry blonde unable to move.

“Nana-chan!! Kacchan!!” Midoriya yelled out.

“Stay back… Deku…” Bakugo groaned out in pain.

“Dabi, Compress, let’s go.” Kurogiri called out again.

“NANA!!” Shoto called out as he used his ice to blast himself forward.

“SHOTO!!” I yelled back, trying to get away from Dabi.

But at that moment Kurogiri’s portal was already closing. It was already too late.

“How sad for you, Shoto Todoroki.” Dabi smirked at Shoto. “Can’t able to save your loved one… But don't worry though… I'll take good care of my Babydoll...”

And with that, Kurogiri's portal closed completely as darkness consumed me before I lost my consciousness.

After visiting All Might at the hospital, Bakugo and I were sent to the police station for some inquiry on the League of Villains. After all, we were the ones who were being kidnapped by them. Kaneki, Shoto, Midoriya, Iida, Kirishima, and Yaoyorozu were also present at the police station for some inquiry as well for they were part of their ‘Nana-Kacchan’ rescue mission.

When my inquiry session was over and I was allowed to go home, I noticed Shoto standing outside the police station, leaning against a pillar.

“Shoto?” I called out, walking up to him.

He turned around to look at me and pushed himself off the pillar.

“Hey.” Shoto smiled at me.

“What’re you doing here?” I asked. “Where’s everyone else?”

“Everyone went back home.” he replied. “I was actually waiting for you.”

“What is it?” I asked.

Shoto looked away from me, frowning.

“Nana, I'm sorry.” He muttered.

My eyes widened in surprise at his words.

“What are you talking about?” I asked.

He clenched his fists at his sides as he tried to bring himself to look at me, but he just couldn't do it.

“Back at the camp when you and Bakugo were taken away by the villains…” he stated. “I failed to protect you both… I failed to save you, Nana…”

My chest tightened as I heard the pain in his voice. It was obvious that he blamed himself for what happened. It hurt me to see him like this. It wasn’t Shoto’s fault after all. He did everything in his capabilities to protect me and Bakugo.

I reached out my hands and cupped his cheeks, turning his face to look at me. He slightly flinched at first but later relaxed at my touch. My brownish amber eyes bored into his heterochromatic eyes.

“Shoto…” I smiled softly at him. “It’s not your fault. Stop blaming yourself. You did everything in your capability to keep me and Katsuki safe and sound. And besides, I'm here now, safe because of you. You later came to save me and Katsuki in the end with the help of the others and that's more than enough for me… Thank you, Shoto…”

I leaned in slightly, gently pressing a kiss to his cheek. Shoto's face exploded into a deep blush as his eyes widened in surprise. I couldn’t help but chuckle a bit at his cute expression.

“Sorry about that…” I smiled sheepishly at him, a slight blush on my cheeks as well.

Shoto cleared his throat and quickly looked away from me, still blushing furiously.

“N-No… it’s fine…” he mumbled.

He then gently grabbed my hand and intertwined our fingers.

“Let me walk you home.” Shoto said with a small gentle smile.

“Okay.” I smiled back, nodding my head.

After passing the first round of the Provisional License Exam, my friends and I quickly walked back to the waiting room where we found Shoto already there, sitting on a bench all by himself.

“Hey, Shoto.” I smiled, walking up to him.

Shoto looked up and smiled back.

“Hey, Nana.” He said. “Looks like you passed as well. Congratulations.”

“Same goes to you.” I chuckled as I took a seat beside him.

I leaned back on the wall behind me and sighed before closing my eyes.

“You know… you could’ve teamed up with us in the first round…” I muttered.

“That would’ve only slowed me down, Nana…” Shoto replied, looking down at his hands with a serious look on his face. “This is one of the most important moments in my heroic career. So I had to focus. I didn’t want to get distracted. I couldn't afford to mess this up at any cost.”

“You’re wrong, Shoto.” I sighed, opening my eyes again. “Teamwork is always very important, especially in situations like this… You’ll understand one day…”

I then stood up from my seat and started to walk away.

“Where are you going?” Shoto asked.

“To buy myself a drink.” I said, looking back. “Want some?”

Shoto simply shook his head as a no. I then again turned around and made my way towards a vending machine that sat in the corner of the room.

“Well, if it isn’t the princess who passed the first round in one go…”

I turned at the familiar flirtatious voice to see Shindo smirking down at me, leaning casually against the wall.

“Don't call me that.” I huffed before buying myself an orange drink. “Anyways, you have no room to talk. Someone got a little too excited and destroyed an entire quarter of the arena two minutes in.”

“Hey, I can't help it! My quirk is just that powerful!” he joked.

“What exactly is your quirk, anyway?” I asked as I opened the can and took a small sip of my drink.

“Vibration.” he responded with a suggestive grin.

I spit my drink out and choked slightly.

“It's okay what you’re thinking now, sweetheart...” Shindo winked at me.

“S-Shut up!” I exclaimed, blushing furiously as I looked away from him from embarrassment.

~~~~~

3rd Person’s POV

As Shindo continued to flirt with Nana, Todoroki sat on the opposite side of the room with his arms crossed, watching their moves with an irritated look on his face. At that moment, Kirishima was passing by and saw Todoroki sitting there, scowling.

“You okay, man?” Kirishima asked; a bit concerned.

Todoroki quickly caught himself and went back to his usual expressionless self.

“It’s nothing.” Todoroki muttered.

“You sure?” Kirishima asked, raising an eyebrow.

Todoroki tried to avert his gaze but Kirishima caught on quickly, following his line of sight over to where Nana and Shindo were talking.

“Oh, it’s Nana and that Shindo guy.” Kirishima stated before realization hit him. “You’re jealous, aren’t you, Todoroki?”

“Could you speak any louder?” Todoroki whispered, frowning at his friend.

“You know, you’re not the only one who likes Nana.” Kirishima whispered. “Bakugo’s there as well. I heard he and Nana had an argument the other day cause she kissed you on your cheek.”

“Wait?” Todoroki asked as his eyes widened in shock. “Bakugo saw that?”

“Yeah.” Kirishima nodded his head. “Todoroki, if you don't make your moves, you'll miss your chance... You know, if I were you, I would’ve already made a move on her by now...”

And with that, Kirishima walked away from the bi-colored hair boy. Todoroki huffed as he sank back into his seat.

“Besides, it’s not that simple…” Todoroki trailed off in a whispered tone as his gaze went back to Nana again.

Now that you asked… I think, right now, if Touya suddenly appears and stands in front of me, I’ll definitely jump into his arms like a typical shoujo manga heroine… And tell him how much I missed him… How much I felt lonely without him... So yeah… Maybe I still love him…

The four of us later walked back to the dorm and as soon as we stepped inside the building, we faced the wrath of my old man Aizawa.

“What the hell were you three thinking?!” he growled out.

Aizawa was waiting for us at the door, yelling so loudly that my hair flew backward.

“Leaving the dorms past curfew, fighting on school grounds, property damage, it's like you've completely disregarded every rule we've put in place to ensure your safety.”

“Sorry.” I said sheepishly.

I had never heard old geezer raise his voice ever in my life. Even when he was angry was always deathly calm.

Aizawa wrapped his capturing weapon cloth around the boys and dragged them to the nurse’s office. While I treated their wounds, Aizawa stood in front of us with crossed arms and burning gaze with a timid All Might standing beside him. Aizawa’s capturing weapon was still kept wrapped around them though.

“I’m glad you two are so energetic.” Aizawa stated with a frown, burning fury oozing out from his existence. “So… Who hit first?”

“I did.” Bakugo huffed.

“But I hit him back, so…” Midoriya trailed off.

“If anything, I am responsible for what happened.” All Might said. “Young Bakugo felt it was his fault for my loss of power.”

Aizawa eyed the three males in front of him suspiciously for a moment before he let out a sigh.

“Bakugo, four days of house arrest! Midoriya, three days!” Aizawa barked out as he pointed a finger at them, making the boys fly back a bit at his rage. “During that time, you must clean all the common areas in the dorm, morning and night! Plus, you’ve to turn in a written apology! For your injuries, if the pain gets worse or doesn’t go away, go to the infirmary! But don’t rely on old lady’s quirk! Injuries you got your own should be healed that way!”

“What?!” Midoriya paled.

“Be grateful I'm letting you off easy!” Aizawa said, his glare more than enough to silence Midoriya. “That’s all! Get back to bed, all of you!”

“Yes!”

And with that Midoriya, Bakugo, and I dashed out of the nurse’s office. The three of us filed into the elevator to get to our respective floors and my mind again drifted back to Dabi and Touya. As soon as the elevator stopped on the fifth floor, Bakugo and I quickly stepped out of it.

“Hey.”

My train of thought was interrupted by a deep soft voice just as I was walking up to the door of my room. I looked up to see Shoto standing there outside my room, leaning against my wooden door.

“Tch!” Bakugo clicked his tongue in annoyance when he saw the bi-colored hair boy.

“Shoto?” I asked. “What’re you doing here?”

“Where did you go, Nana?” Shoto asked. “There was an explosion going off outside half an hour ago.”

“Yeah, about that…” I chuckled sheepishly. “Katsuki and Izuku went to one of the training grounds and got into a fight. Toshi-chan and I stopped them and brought them back.”

“What?” Shoto frowned before looking at Bakugo. “Did you hurt her, Bakugo?”

“What makes you think I would do that, you half ‘n half bastard?!” Bakugo snarled, clenching his fists.

“Cause that’s what you’re good at.” Shoto shot back.

“What did you say?!” Bakugo growled as he gripped the collar of Shoto’s shirt. “Say that again, huh?!”

“Guys, stop it!” I scolded, pushing them apart. “Just stop!”

I looked back at Bakugo and softened my gaze.

“Katsuki, a lot has happened today.” I muttered. “Please go and take some rest. We’ll talk tomorrow, okay?”

Bakugo frowned as he looked back and forth between me and Shoto.

“Whatever.” Bakugo grumbled as he unlocked the door.

“Goodnight, Katsuki.” I smiled.

“Goodnight.” Bakugo mumbled as he stepped inside his room before slamming the door behind him.

“You didn’t get hurt or anything, did you, Nana?” Shoto asked with concern as he gently held my shoulders.

“No, I’m fine.” I smiled at him. “Thanks for worrying about me, Shoto.”

“But you still look troubled. Did Bakugo or Midoriya do anything to you?” he asked.

“No, they didn’t.” I responded, slightly shaking my head.

“Then what’s bothering you?” he asked.

Dabi and Touya...

“It's nothing, Shoto. Really.” I smiled at him.

“Nana.” Shoto said with a serious tone, giving my shoulders a gentle squeeze as he leaned closer to my face, his heterochromatic eyes boring into my brownish amber ones. “You're always there for me when I go through a hard time. So I want to be there for you during your hard times as well. It's okay if you don't want to talk about it now. I may not be good at comforting people or listening to their problems, but if you ever need me, I will always be there for you. Always…”

My heart started to pound in my chest after hearing his words, but I wasn’t completely sure why. My face turned completely red; so red that I could put a tomato to shame. My mind was racing, unsure what to say while he waited for a response. My face softened at his words and shyly looked up at him.

“T-Thank you, Shoto.” I stuttered out. “That’s really generous of you. I appreciate that…”

“No need to thank me, Nana.” He smiled. “That’s the least I can do for you…”

Shoto slowly let go of my shoulders and turned around, heading back to his own room which was just beside mine.

“Umm… G-Goodnight, Shoto.” I mumbled shyly, still blushing.

Shoto turned to look at me with a delighted expression as his cheeks turned red while he smiled at me sheepishly.

“Goodnight, Nana…” he muttered.

A week had already passed since UA held the amazing cultural festival and we the Class 1-A students with all our capabilities performed a flashy and lively musical performance, receiving a ton of applause and an ovation from the audience at the end of the show. I was really glad that everyone enjoyed our performance, especially Eri. It was very important for Midoriya, Mirio, and I to free Eri from Overhaul’s grip on her psyche from her consciousness and make her smile again, and seemed like it actually worked, making us feel happy and relieved of her recovery.

November was coming to an end and December was on its way which means my birthday was approaching as well. I was going to turn sixteen this year. It’s on the 5th of December and yes I’m a Sagittarius.

Right now, I was in my dorm room, getting all dressed up to visit a certain person. Today was the day I was going to meet Shoto and Touya’s mother again. It had been so long since I last saw the matriarch of the Todoroki household.

I inhaled sharply and stood in front of the mirror, placing a blue flame necklace around my neck. Touya gave me this pretty blue flame pendant on my 5th birthday a long time ago and that was the last time I celebrated my birthday with him before he passed away. I wore an olive-green-colored jacket over a dress and a pair of black boots.

I was tying up my raven hair in a high ponytail when suddenly there was a soft knock on my door.

“Nana, are you ready?” Shoto asked from the other side of the door.

“Yeah, just a sec, Shoto!” I replied, finished brushing my ponytail with my hairbrush.

I quickly grabbed my keys, my wallet, and my cell phone from my study table and rushed towards the door. I reached out for the doorknob and opened it up, greeted by Shoto's heterochromatic eyes from the other side.

"Hey." Shoto greeted me with a smile.

His voice and his gaze were soft and steady. His eyes shimmered, tinged with a mixture of joy, ease, and calmness.

"Hi, Shoto." I smiled brightly at him.

His eyes trailed over my frame.

"You...look cute." He muttered.

"Huh?” My cheeks began to heat up. "R-Really?"

"You look nice." Shoto stated. "The way you're dressed and the way you did your hair and everything. It's a bit different from usual, but I like it."

His lips curled up at the sides, a warm flush lighting his complexion.

"You're looking really pretty, Nana." he added.

I chuckled at his words.

"Thanks, Shoto." I smiled, stepping out the door and closing it behind me. "So… let’s go then, shall we?"

“Yeah, let’s go.” he smiled back.

From that point onward, time seemed to go by in a flash. Before I knew it, the two of us had already arrived at the hospital. Shoto was quick in checking in at the front desk, telling the receptionist who he was here to see. And not much later, we slowly were making our way over towards his mother's room. The heels of my boots made faint clacking sounds as they moved along the corridors. After a few moments later, the two of us halted in place.

“This is it.” Shoto mumbled, making me nod my head in response.

His right hand reached out towards the door's handle. With it now secured in his hold, he slowly pushed the door open.

My eyes immediately fell onto long straight locks as white as snow. Sitting on a bed next to the window was a familiar slender, female form. She turned her neck around and her gaze fell on our figures; those same familiar warm grey eyes which I saw last time many years ago. Shoto and I both stepped inside the room and closed the door behind us.

“Hello, Mom.” Shoto greeted with a smile, as we both walked closer to her. “Look, I brought Nana with me today.”

Rei broke out into a smile as her eyes sparkled with happiness and delight.

“Hello, Nana-chan.” She greeted me. “It’s been so long since I last saw you.”

I returned her gesture with a warm smile.

“Hello, Rei-san.” I bowed, greeting her back. “It’s great to see you again.”

Rei stood up from the bed and wrapped her arms around me. I felt really loved and relaxed in her warm embrace and soon after I hugged her back.

“I’m so happy you finally came to see me.” She muttered.

“I’m glad I did.” I chuckled, slowly breaking away from the hug.

Rei again took her seat on the bed while Shoto and I sat on the chairs on the opposite side of her.

“How have you been? How is Aizawa-san?” Rei asked.

“Both me and old geezer is doing well.” I smiled at her. “How are you doing, Rei-san?”

“I’m doing just fine.” Rei chuckled. “And it’s all thanks to you, Nana-chan.”

“Me?” I blinked in confusion.

“Because of you, Shoto decided to see me again after so many years.” Rei responded as her smile appeared boundless, widening more and more. “So, thank you, Nana-chan.”

“You don't need to thank me, Rei-san. I didn't do anything special, really.” I chuckled sheepishly, slightly blushing.

“But I do. I really do. Because I'm sure that it must've taken a lot of patience and understanding on your part, in order to get Shoto to open up." She smiled sadly. "He's been burdened from a young age and because of that, he was always closed off from others.”

“Yeah, I know.” I sighed, nodding my head. “I mean, I was never aware of Shoto’s situation before, but I had seen Touya going through the same pain and agony, so yeah… I know what you’re talking about.”

Then there was this uncomfortable silence that fell among us.

Oh shit!!

Why did I mention Touya in front of Rei-san?!

Me and my fucking stupid clumsy ass!!

“I’m sorry…” Rei whispered, sniffling. “I’m sorry, Nana-chan.”

My whole body became stiff when I noticed tears forming at the edge of her eyes.

“Mom.” Shoto called out worriedly.

I quickly reached out and grabbed her hands in mine.

“R-Rei-san, w-why are you saying sorry to me?” I stuttered frantically.

“You lost Touya because of us.” She responded meekly, tears rolling down her cheeks. “If Enji had stopped being harsh on the boy and didn’t push him to his limits… If I had stayed at home instead of getting myself admitted to the hospital… If I had tried even harder to stay strong, mentally and emotionally… then perhaps, Touya would’ve been with us now, alive and well. Perhaps, you and Touya would’ve become more than just friends by now, Nana-chan… Things could have been much different from what it is now…”

That’s right…

I’m not just the only one but the Todoroki family as well…

Rei-san and Enji-san lost their child…

Shoto, Natsuo-san, and Fuyumi-san lost their eldest brother…

And I…

I lost a friend… support… a lover…

I shook my head and gently squeezed her hands.

“I’m not the only one who lost him, you know.” I said. “You lost him too, Rei-san. Touya was your son after all… Your own flesh and blood… My pain is nothing in comparison to yours…”

“But you and Touya were connected by heart, Nana-chan.” Rei stated, looking into my eyes, calming down a bit. “You two were more than just good friends. I know everything… I heard it from Natsuo and Fuyumi… Whenever Touya would have a hard time with Enji, he would always run back to you for your love and warmth. You used to give him medical attention whenever he burned his own skin from overtraining his quirk. You loved him, didn’t you Nana-chan?”

“I still do...” I chuckled softly. “I still do love Touya, immensely.”

“Touya was really lucky to have someone like you in his life.” Rei smiled at me, wiping away her tears. “You were his only friend beside Natsuo. I still remember those days when Touya would come to me and gushed over you every chance he got; about how much he loved you and wanted to marry you in the future and so on.”

“O-Oh? R-Really?” I stuttered.

My whole face started to heat up. I felt as if I was on fire.

“Yes.” Rei giggled in response. “But I’m glad that you found someone else in your life now.”

“Huh?” I raised an eyebrow.

“You and Shoto are dating right?” she asked before her gaze fell on her son, giving him a teasing look. “It’s not nice to steal your older brother’s girl like this, Shoto.”

My mouth practically dropped open in shock.

Shoto’s girlfriend...?!

Shoto's expression seemed to mirror my own, eyes widening in a hurry.

"M-Mom, you've got it wrong..." he protested, blushing more deeply than before. “She's not my girlfriend. We're just good friends..."

Rei pursed her lips.

"Hmm? Are you sure you're not dating, Shoto?" she asked. “The way you talk about Nana says otherwise.”

"W-We're not!" Shoto replied.

“Well, alright then. If you say so…" Rei smiled again.

I could still feel waves of heat burning my forehead. Shoto's face was almost exactly the same; his usual cool, apathetic expression had all but disappeared, replaced instead by a bright-red flush. I gripped down onto the edge of my seat.

Do other people see us as a couple as well?

Rei placed her hands on her lap, eyes brimming with excitement.

"So, I'm assuming that the two of you met at UA, right?” she asked. “Cause as far as I can remember Nana-chan never met Shoto and Natsuo before.”

“Yes, that’s right.” I smiled. “Well, actually Shoto and I met even before I started attending UA. It was at USJ, right Shoto?”

“Yeah, during that USJ villain attack.” Shoto nodded his head.

“I see.” Rei smiled at me. “Well, thank you, Nana-chan, for being Shoto’s friend.”

“I’m glad I am...” I smiled back. “We never got the chance to meet each other until we started attending UA, even though our families have known each other for years. But I’m glad that we finally met and now are good friends, right Shoto?"

I directed a smile towards the bi-color-haired boy seated beside me.

“Right." He smiled back at me.

Rei couldn't stop grinning ear-to-ear.

"I can't wait for the two of you to actually start dating." She giggled softly.

"Mom, please..." Shoto let out a sigh.

The rest of the visit seemed to pass in minutes. Chatting away with Rei was such a nostalgic feeling. There was this warmth and familiarity about Rei which I hadn’t felt for a very long time. It was because she kinda reminded me of my own mother, Junko, and my foster mother, Nemuri or Midnight; kind, sweet, and gentle. The only difference was that Rei was a soft woman whereas my Mom and Nemuri were known as the badass bitches across the Musutafu city back in their UA days.

It was nice having the opportunity to meet Rei again. Shoto and I finished our goodbyes for the day and Rei welcomed me back for another visit in the future, which I gratefully accepted. And with the sun setting off in the distance, Shoto closed the door behind us as we stepped out of the room.

“Nana.”

I glanced over to my side, smiling happily.

“Hmm?”

“Thank you.” Shoto smiled. “For visiting my mother.”

I chuckled in response.

“It was nothing really.” I patted his shoulder. “Rather I should be the one thanking you for bringing me here today. I always wanted to see Rei-san again. So thank you, Shoto.”

Shoto simply smiled in response.

“His regeneration has slowed, we can take him on!” Shoto announced, looking over at Shigaraki. “Nana, Bakugo, Hado senpai!”

“Maggots swarming by the thousands…” Shigaraki muttered, trying to stand up from the ground.

Shoto, Bakugo, Nejire senpai, Iida, and I all at once charged at Shigaraki before a huge battle broke out. But within a few seconds, it all stopped when the earth beneath us started to shake violently and the sound of buildings crashing down hit our ears from afar. We all turned around and noticed that the behemoth Gigantomachia had finally arrived at the battlefield while carrying the remaining members of the Paranormal Liberation Front on his back as we watched the walking calamity moving towards us in horror.

“There is no way we can handle fighting both that giant and Shigaraki!” Shoto yelled, before charging at Shigaraki again. “I would better take Shigaraki down since he is already on his last legs!!”

“Don’t go and play the hero all by yourself, you half and half bastard!” Bakugo growled, charging at Shigaraki as well.

And with that Shoto, Bakugo, and Nejire senpai attacked Shigaraki with their super moves all the same time and the villain finally fell on the ground, unconscious.

“Run!!” Endeavor shouted when Gigantomachi finally stepped into the battlefield and quickly picked unconscious Shigaraki up from the ground.

“Shigaraki, you're not looking so good!!” Spinner asked from the giant's back.

“You okay, Shoto?” Endeavor asked as Shoto landed beside his father.

“Oh there you are!” a familiar voice suddenly called out.

We all looked up to see Dabi on Gigantomachi’s back, grinning down at us.

“You all look like a bunch of ants from way up here!” Dabi chuckled, waving his hand. “Oh?! Do I spy Shoto too?! That’s perfect!! Long time no see!!”

“Huh?” Shoto asked in annoyance.

“Dabi!!” Endeavor snarled at the ravenette villain.

“Ouch! Is that any way to address me?” Dabi chuckled mockingly as he poured some liquid from a bottle over his head before his hair went from black to white. “Why must you call me by my villain moniker... when I have such a great name… Call me Touya…”

And then I felt like the whole world just stopped. My eyes widened in disbelief while my mouth gasped open as I stared at Dabi or should I say Touya in bewilderment. My heart started to beat faster than usual as if it was going to burst out of my chest and now I suddenly started to feel like the whole world was spinning really fast, making me feel all dizzy and sick.

Now that you asked… I think, right now, if Touya suddenly appears and stands in front of me, I’ll definitely jump into his arms like a typical shoujo manga heroine and tell him how much I missed him, how much I felt lonely without him. So yeah… Maybe I still love him…

“You are that dumbstruck?! Really?!” Touya laughed. “I know my face isn’t exactly what it was, but I was sure that my own family would have figured it out. Though there was this one person who speculated that I could be Touya and it was none other than my lovely ex-fiancé; Nana Osaki!!”

It's been a while, hasn’t it Babydoll? I missed you so much.~

“T-Touya…” I mumbled, still in shock as my eyes started to get blurry and watery.

“Who are you?” I asked softly. “Do I know you? Have we ever met before? Why did you ask if I recognized you? And why do you keep saying that you missed me?”

“The name is Dabi, Babydoll… Your glorified villain babysitter.” He smirked, standing up, his hands in the pockets of his trench coat.

“Is that actually your real name though?” I looked at him skeptically. “I don’t believe that. What’s your real name? What’s your true identity?”

“Why do you ask, Babydoll?” he asked.

“Cause you remind me of someone I knew and love.” I responded.

“Oh really? Who?” he asked, raising an eyebrow.

“Touya Todoroki.” I mumbled softly.

Touya looked at me with an apologetic smile.

“Sorry Babydoll, for hiding this secret from you! Back at Camino Ward, when you asked me if I was Touya or not, at that moment I wanted to do nothing else but to pull you into a tight hug, shower you with love and kisses, and tell you that I was in fact your Touya, but if I did that, my plans would’ve gotten ruined!” Touya stated before he looked back at Shoto and Endeavor with a smirk. “Well, Endeavor, I never forgot a thing. And I had plenty of reason to keep watching you. I’m not saying that everyone has to be pure and selfless. Just you! And guess what? Right now, my prerecorded life story is broadcasting nationwide and on the internet!”

Touya grinned widely as he started to jump down from Gigantomachia’s back and began to dance and twirl around in the madness. Shoto and Endeavor simply stood on the ground with wide eyes and dropped jaws, staring at Touya in disbelief while trying to take in everything that was happening right now at that moment.

“Man, I’m having a blast!!” Touya laughed. “Sorry, where was I? Oh yeah! How could I make you hurt? How to best stomp all over your life? I have been pondering all this ever since that day! I couldn’t figure out why I even existed and every day I would crawl to Natsu-kun and Nana crying my eyes out… Not that you ever knew, right?! When you finally achieved success with your little puppet Shoto… I thought killing him might do the trick! But then who would have guessed you got bumped up to No. 1! Suddenly, I was rooting for your happiness. My blood ran cold when I thought you might bite the big one in Kyushu! Then I led Starservant and Ending straight to you one after the other and you still survived like the cockroach that you are! You were finally No. 1! It's all you ever wanted! But it must have weighed on you, right?! Or was all the praise and admiration like chicken soup for your soul?! When at long last you could steer your kids in the eye… Did you finally start to feel the warm and fuzzy bonds of the family?! You must have thought ‘as long as I face the future I can be better’! I can tell you are at a loss for words, so here is the answer! The past never dies! Get it yet?! You reap what you sow!! Let us fall together, you and me, Enji Todoroki!! Come dance with your son, here in hell!!”

“Touya is dead. This is an unforgivable lie.” Endeavor mumbled in disbelief.

“I am alive and kicking! It's an unforgivable truth, Dad!!” Touya responded with a grin. “So sad that you never bothered to invite me to your fire quirk-infested agency! You can swab me or take some blood samples as a souvenir if you don't believe me. Go run a DNA test. Although my own test results are already being publicized as we speak. Endeavor, consider this a homecoming gift from me to you since I dug up something on that good for nothing spy Hawks as well. Even coming from a villain, the words that I speak will shake the public to their cores. They won't be able to trust any of you after this. The damage has already been done! After seeing something like that, who the hell won't be shaking in their boots?!”

With that, Touya jumped off from Gigantomachia's back and was about to attack Endeavor with Prominence Burn to finish off his father once and for all.

“Thanks for going strong up until now, Endeavor!!” Touya yelled.

“Touya!! Stop, please!! Don’t do this!!” I screamed out, tears rolling down my cheeks.

“Sorry, Nana!! But this is what I’ve been waiting for the past 11 years!!” Touya replied back.

“Father, he is coming!!” Shoto yelled at a still shocked Endeavor, preparing to attack Touya back. “Protect Nana and the others! I will handle this! Please move! Protect them! Hey, please get it together!!”

But then suddenly a plane flew up in the air at the battlefield and before Touya could unleash his attack, he got tied up with wires from that plane. We all looked up and noticed who it was.

“Apologize for being fashionably late!! Best Jeanist will now be returning to work starting today!!” the No. 3 pro hero announced.

“Even if you are alive, Jeanist… The Todoroki family’s past won't be brushed under the rug… Right, Shoto?!” Touya smirked.

Best Jeanist unleashed even more wire and wrapped them around Gigantomachia, Spinner, and Mr. Compress as he pinned down the giant on the ground.

“You’re kidding me! He managed to detain Machia?!” Mr. Compress yelled.

“Trying to break free is so painful!!” Spinner shouted. “Doesn’t Machia have immeasurable strength?! Shigaraki, wake up!! You are alive, aren’t you?! Machia needs your orders!! Shigaraki!!”

Nejire senpai meanwhile, tried to strike Shigaraki again, but unfortunately got blasted by Touya's flames, much to everyone’s horror.

“Senpai!” I shouted in horror as I ran up and caught her into my arms before looking back at Touya with rage. “What the fuck, Touya?!”

“What a mess, huh Endeavor!!” Touya called as he broke free from Jeanist’s restraints using his blue flames. “Look! Another starry-eyed kid with a bright future burned to ashes!! By your flames!!”

Then suddenly Shigaraki slowly started to regain consciousness and ordered Gigantomachia to break free from the restraints. And right one cue, the giant let out an earth-shaking roar and started to tear down the wires around him, but Jeanist again shot more wires around it.

“Quit it, Touya-Nii!!” Shoto yelled as he charged at Touya. “So you send that villain?! Natsu was nearly killed!! The brother you said you crawled and cried to! That Natsu!!”

“Then that would mean Endeavor would suffer!!” Touya grinned at Shoto.

“Have you lost your mind?!” Shoto asked.

“You got it, Shoto!!” Touya laughed. “Your big brother has completely lost any feeling for anything!!”

“Touya!!” Shoto yelled as Touya used his flames on his younger brother.

“Finally, I can kill you!!” Touya laughed.

“Shoto!!” I shouted in horror as I charged at the Todoroki brothers. “Touya, stop!!”

“Hey, Spinner!! Behind you!!” Mr. Compress called.

“Huh?” Spinner asked as he turned around to look. “Looks like luck is in our favor after all!!”

“Those fucking Nomus again!!” Bakugo snarled as he charged at those flying creatures.

I also turned around and gasped when I noticed Nomus flying towards us. I quickly changed my route and flew towards the Nomus unleashing my Rinkaku Kagune and taking out my scythe. One after another, Bakugo and I fought and killed the Nomus when suddenly I felt a similar presence around me.

“Don’t tell me!” I gasped.

“Po!”

At that moment, Mirio senpai arrived, using his quirk to take out the Nomu which was approaching Best Jeanist, leaving everyone shocked.

“Lemillion!!” Midoriya gasped.

“Mirio senpai!” I called with a smile.

“Despite this, it’s not like I have got the power to take out this Nomus in one shot!” Mirio senpai chuckled. “Nana-chan, Bakugo, back me up!!”

“It’s great to see you again, Bakugo.” Jeanist greeted.

“That was just a placeholder name…” Bakugo smirked as he killed a Nomu with his quirk. “I was saving the real deal for you! From now on call me… God of Explosive Destruction, Dynamight!!!”

“Huh?” I sweat-dropped.

“Another dud…” Jeanist groaned.

“Too long!” Iida yelled.

“Chaotic!” Nejire senpai commented.

“Tacky!” Mr. Compress deadpanned.

“Kinda cool!” Spinner muttered.

“Haha! That's a good hero name! It's pretty funny!” Mirio senpai laughed.

“It’s not meant to be funny!!” Bakugo snapped at Mirio.

“Without joy and laughter to balance the sorrow the world can never hope to have a bright future…” Mirio senpai stated. “My bad there! That's just my motto!! As long as the final boss is restricted in the blaze, it’s time to clean up the rest of the mess!!”

And right on cue, Mirio senpai, Nejire senpai, Bakugo, Jeanist, and I started to attack and kill all the flying Nomus.

“Aw, your friends are having a blast down there!!” Touya laughed as he and Shoto kept on fighting mid-air. “Poor Shoto... No fun for you, just pain!”

Touya then grabbed Shoto and wrapped his arms around his younger brother before covering his azure flames around themselves as he started to increase his heat.

“But you… your body will burn too!” Shoto stuttered out in pain. "You're burning up as well, Touya!"

“You have grown up to be so considerate, I’m happy for you little bro!” Touya chuckled as his eyes trailed off to Endeavor’s still shocked face. “I’m fine! In fact, I’m overjoyed right now! Look at that face! Even when his masterpiece, his greatest doll is about to get perished by his failure's flames, he still can't do anything!! Hey, take a look! He is totally broken!! Hahaha!! Shoto, if you burn up in my flames and turn to ashes, I wonder what kind of face dear old dad will be making then?!”

While I was fighting and killing the Nomus, I noticed what Touya was trying to do with Shoto. So without wasting any more time, I used my Kakugan and swapped places with Shoto. And right now, I was in Touya’s arms.

“Nana!!” Shoto gasped in shock.

“Oh, now look at that?” Touya smirked as he tightened his grip around me and pulled me even closer to his chest, immediately extinguishing his flames. “It’s been so long since I held you like this, Nana… I missed this.”

“Touya…” I mumbled lovingly as I reached out and touched his face. “Please, stop this… I beg you… Please…”

“I can’t, Nana…” Touya muttered, softening his gaze at me before reaching out and gently running his fingers on my cheek.

“Hey, let go of Nana-chan!” Midoriya yelled.

“You know it’s rude to interfere in other people’s family matter!” Touya said to the green-haired boy in annoyance.

“I’m interfering because Todoroki-kun is a precious friend and Endeavor is my mentor who made me stronger!!” Midoriya yelled. “The past doesn't disappear! That's why the present Endeavor is making an effort. That’s the Endeavor I’m watching. You’re not Endeavor!!”

“Ha, anybody could figure that out!” Touya responded mockingly. “But don’t you pity the likes of me at least a little?! The consequences of the scenes committed by a supposed apostle of justice… That’s what I am! Evil will no longer prosper! Justice will crumble! All I have done is showed all those susceptible people where to put the blame! Now the future that awaits is clear! All the lip service and ego-stroking will vanish and it will be chaos!!”

Then all of a sudden, Gigantomachia started to go all wild and tear up Jeanist’s restraints.

“Big trouble!” Mirio senpai yelled.

“He has restored!” Jeanist shouted.

At the moment, Endeavor used every bit of strength he had to fly up and knock the giant back before knocking himself out as a result.

“Enji-san?!” I gasped in shock.

“Macchia?!” Spinner yelled.

“My strength!!” Gigantomachia groaned in pain as he started to slow down a bit.

“There was a message from the mountain team! They said they didn’t notice any effect but… the anesthetic worked!!” Jeanist stated.

“Looks like we’ve to go now…” Touya muttered with a sigh. “But before I go, I want to do something that I’ve always wanted to do since forever…”

“What-“

But before I could say anything more, Touya quickly leaned forward and pressed his lips against mine, pulling me into a passionate searing kiss as the cold metal of his piercings sent pleasant shudders up my spine. My eyes widened in shock and I went completely rigid on my spot. I mean, after all, it was my first kiss and it got stolen by the man I had been in love with for so many years now. I didn't know how to respond to it at first. The kiss was like a beautiful sweet dream; a dream that I didn't want to wake up from.

I’m in love with you, Nana Osaki. You may not understand what it means to be in love with someone because you're still too young. But always remember… I love you and I always will love you, Nana-chan...

My brain stopped functioning and the next thing I knew, I slowly and unconsciously closed my eyes and started to kiss back Touya. In response, Touya smirked into the kiss before he pressed his tongue to the seam of my lips and at my grant of access, delved the tongue inside my mouth. As our tongues intertwined with one another, the kiss got rough, sloppy, and even more demanding. Euphoric warmth began to blossom within me and the whole feeling was completely blissful, making the kiss feel like fireworks, tingles, and desires. It felt as if nothing mattered at that moment, as if nothing existed in this universe; it was just only me and him. Touya then slowly pulled away from the kiss as soon as we were out of breath and chuckled softly at my tomato red confused face.

“DID HE JUST KISS HER?!?!” Bakugo roared in rage.

“Looks like I’m your first kiss, huh?” Touya muttered with a smirk, panting slightly from the kiss. “Lucky me!”

Touya quickly let go of me and started to climb back onto Gigantomachia while I kept on floating in the mid-air like an idiot, trying to process everything that just happened now.

“Touya!!” Shoto yelled, charging at his older brother to attack him with Flashfire Fist.

“Sorry, Shoto! The situation has changed!” Touya responded before attacking Shoto with his Flashfire Fist Jetburn.

“Shoto!” I gasped, rushing forward to save him.

But it was too late as Shoto had already taken the attack and was now knocked out cold. I quickly caught him into my arms and slowly landed on the ground. I looked over to see that Mr. Compress caught Touya into his marbles before safely handing it over to Spinner.

And after that, whatever happened on the battlefield was all blurry to me. I remembered Shoto slowly regained his consciousness and I quickly went back to fight Shigaraki and the Nomus. Mirio senpai was finally able to catch Mr. Compress and easily took him down. Bakugo, Nejire senpai, Iida, Jeanist, and I all desperately tried to fight and chase after Shigaraki with our fatigued injured bodies while also fighting against other Nomus as Shigaraki, Spinner, and Skeptic started to escape away by riding on the back of a flying Nomu. Shoto, Endeavor, and Midoriya were all barely able to stay conscious at that moment. Midoriya also tried to catch Shigaraki with his Blackwhip but failed in the process. In the end, Shigaraki successfully escaped away with his comrades, bringing the Paranormal Liberation war to a conclusion.

“I said the same thing to Gran Torino as well, but…” the doctor stated to my old man Aizawa. “If you had waited even a moment longer, it would have been even worse. Thanks to Rock Lock, Manual, and the others prioritizing your life you’re here.”

Right now, I was in Aizawa’s cabin with Present Mic with my old man was lying down on his hospital bed. After Shigaraki shot the quirk-destroying bullet on his right leg, Aizawa had to cut off his leg on the battlefield in order to prevent the drug from destroying his quirk.

“Thank god, you’re okay…” I sighed as I put my head on Aizawa’s shoulder. “I thought you would’ve died, you old geezer…”

“The world can’t get rid of me that easily, brat…” Aizawa responded, gently patting my head.

“Even Kayama senpai… Why…” Mic trailed off.

“Please don’t say it, Mic…” I mumbled, biting my bottom lip as tears started to form in my eyes. “It’s too much for me, you know… First my parents… then one of my mentors, Sir Nighteye… now my foster mother, Midnight… I just can’t…”

Aizawa quickly pulled me into a hug, burying my face into his chest.

“Don’t say it, Yamada…” Aizawa stated. “Just tell me how the students are doing…”

Mic let out a heavy sigh.

“Well…” Mic trailed off. “Almost every student has either regained consciousness or gotten better after receiving medical attention… well except for Midoriya…”

“What?” Aizawa asked.

“Izuku is the only one who still hasn’t shown any sign of waking up.” I added.

Aizawa’s eyes widened in shock as he looked over to us with a puzzled expression.

“Don’t worry…” I sighed before getting up and walking over to the door. “Toshi-chan is with him now…”

“Where are you going, Nana-chan?” Mic asked.

“To see Shoto.” I responded before closing the door behind me.

I then slowly made my way towards Shoto’s cabin. When I reached there, I slid the door open. I noticed that the people in the room turned to look at me.

“Nana-san.” Yaoyorozu greeted me with a small smile.

“Nana!” Kirishima grinned at me

“Hey, guys.” I greeted them back, walking up to them. “Looks like you finally woke up, Shoto.”

“Yeah…” Shoto replied meekly in a raspy voice.

“His throat is burnt, so…” Mina stated.

“I see…” I nodded my head before taking my seat beside Shoto on the bed. “How’re you doing now, Shoto?”

“How’re you doing, Nana?” Shoto asked.

I stared at him for a moment before letting out a sigh, looking away.

“What do you think, huh Shoto?” I muttered. “Touya was my friend… my fiancé… we were in love with each other… Eleven years ago, we all believed he passed away, but now all of a sudden he came back into our lives… Not as Touya, but as a murderous villain Dabi...”

Suddenly my eyes started to get all blurry. My breath hitched as I wept, tears started to roll down my cheeks.

“Nana-san!” Yaoyorozu gasped, rushing to my side and pulling me into a hug. “Please calm down!”

“I…I-I’m not okay, Shoto!!” I sobbed out loudly, as Yaoyorozu tightened her grip around me, gently rubbing my back. “I’m not okay, you hear me?! This is not okay! Touya being Dabi is not okay! None of this is okay! I couldn’t save my lover from walking down the path of destruction! I failed to save him! When the League kidnapped me and Katsuki, I speculated that Dabi was Touya, but I wanted to believe that I was wrong! That it was all just a misunderstanding! But, no! It’s a despicable truth and now it hurts, Shoto! Dammit! I love Touya so much, it hurts!!”

But Shoto didn’t say anything back as in response he remained completely silent and stared at me in shock, as if I broke his heart or something.

“Did you happen to hear Uravity's speech?” Ectoplasm asked Endeavor, Shoto, and Hawks. “Come in and see for yourselves. All is well. At least for the time being.”

With that the four entered the barrier wall, witnessing the students, teachers, and the crowd leading Midoriya and Nana towards the Class 1-A dormitory.

“In the end, all we did was cause more pain for both Nana and Deku.” Endeavor spoke up with guilt in his voice. “No real progress… just a roundabout way of getting to this point.”

“No progress? I disagree.” Hawks responded with a small smile, staring at Nana with a loving and affectionate look in his eyes. “We are seeing it here, Endeavor-san. One For All is a network of power that links people’s hearts. It tied All Might to Midoriya-kun. The previous One For All user, Nana Shimura-san is Nana-chan's relative from her mother’s side of the family. Then Class 1-A kept Nana-chan and Midoriya-kun in the game... And Uravity linked these people to Nana-chan and Midoriya-kun. If everyone… If all of us are even a little bit capable of seeing each other as united as one, then… I see a future where heroes have time to kill. One so bright we can’t help but grin.”

Shoto, on the other hand, remained completely quiet the entire time, recalling the moments when he witnessed Nana shedding her precious tears for his eldest brother, Touya over and over again while declaring her love for him.

‘Now that you asked… I think, right now, if Touya suddenly appears and stands in front of me, I’ll definitely jump into his arms like a typical shoujo manga heroine… And tell him how much I missed him… How much I felt lonely without him... So, yeah… Maybe I still love him…’

‘What do you think, huh Shoto? Touya was my friend, my fiancé… We were in love with each other… Eleven years ago, we all believed he passed away… But now all of a sudden he came back into our lives… Not as Touya, but as a murderous villain Dabi... I’m not okay, Shoto!! I’m not okay, you hear me?! This is not okay! Touya being Dabi is not okay! None of this is okay! I couldn’t save my lover from walking down the path of destruction! I failed to save him! When the League kidnapped me and Katsuki, I speculated that Dabi was Touya, but I wanted to believe that I was wrong! That it was all just a misunderstanding! But, no! It’s a despicable truth and now it hurts, Shoto! Dammit! I love Touya so much, it hurts!!’

As much as Shoto loved Nana, he wanted to see her all happy and smiling again, even if it meant sacrificing his own love for Nana and reuniting her with his brother once again.

“Father… we do this together…” Shoto spoke up. “Nana has shed too many tears for Touya-Nii. She went through so much stress for our mistakes. Nana has done nothing but loved and supported Touya-Nii her entire life, but in the end, she had to receive pain and suffered the most. But enough is enough. Not anymore. For our family, for Nana, we need to find Touya-Nii and bring him back home.”

Endeavor let out a heavy sigh before looking down at the ground, covering his eyes under his fedora.

“Yeah.” The older Todoroki man mumbled out.

It was like 6:30 in the morning when I woke up today. I wasn’t usually a morning person and always prioritized my beauty sleep over anything else, but with so many problems in my life right now that kept me restless almost 24/7, I just couldn’t sleep peacefully for a day even if I wanted to.

I grumbled under my breath and rolled out of the bed while mentally cursing All For One, Touya, and Tenko for constantly keeping me agitated and anxious like this every single time as I made my way towards the girls’ bathroom. I showered, brushed my teeth, got dressed, and finally tossed my raven-black hair up into a high ponytail before leaving my room, dragging my feet the entire way to the kitchen. I rubbed my eyes and mindlessly walked into the room before letting out a small yawn and stretching my arms.

“Morning.”

I looked over to see the explosive blonde standing at the counter in front of the toaster.

"Morning, Katsuki." I greeted him with a sleepy smile, making my way towards him and Bakugo narrowed his eyes at me.

"You look like you got hit by a fucking bus.” He pointed out. “Those bags under your eyes… Did you even sleep at all last night?"

I sighed and shrugged in response.

“A little, I guess…” I muttered out in response, causing Bakugo to shake his head in a disapproved manner.

"You shouldn't have gotten up at the ass crack of dawn if you hadn't gotten a good sleep, dumbass." he lectured me as his toast popped out from the toaster.

There was a moment of silence before I spoke up again.

“I saw Touya and Tenko in my dreams last night …” I sighed while starting a pot of coffee and Bakugo stiffened a bit upon hearing my response. “And after that, I couldn’t sleep properly anymore…”

Bakugo then went completely silent for a moment as he began to spread some Nutella on the toasty bread, careful not to get any on the sides before handing the food to me.

“You know, you’ve to face them again… someday soon…” he pointed out in a soft voice. “And when I say soon, I mean very soon.”

“I know… I’m just so tired of everything now, you know. Especially after what happened last night…” I sighed again and leaned back against the counter before taking a small bite of the toast.

“I understand, but you need to get rid of your frustration, anger, and tiredness as quick as possible before facing those fucking assholes once again.” he stated the obvious while pouring coffee in two mugs for both of us. “You're fucked anyway, so might as well get some damn sleep.”

“Oh yeah? But then again, if I sleep in and wake up late, who’ll serve me my favorite coffee and toast with Nutella at the breakfast?” I stated with a small teasing smirk causing Bakugo to let out a small chuckle in response.

“Make your own damn breakfast from now on, you lazy woman.” He smirked back and this time I chuckled out in response.

“That was rude, Kacchan. I always wanted you to make breakfast for me.” I pouted with puppy dog eyes causing Bakugo to roll his own eyes at me.

“Not happening again.” he scoffed and I pursed my lips in disapproval.

And just then a familiar figure walked into the scene, making me smile warmly at the individual.

“Morning, Shoto.” I greeted the boy and he smiled back in response.

“Morning, Nana.” Shoto greeted back before his heterochromatic eyes trailed over to Bakugo. “Morning, Bakugo.”

“Hm, morning.” Bakugo mumbled out and continued to sip his coffee while Shoto slowly made his way over to me.

“What do you want for breakfast, Shoto?” I asked with a small smile, causing Shoto to slightly tilt his head to the side.

“What are you having?” he asked, looking over at my plate which was on the counter.

“Coffee, toast, Nutella.” I smiled and held up my coffee mug at Shoto before looking over at Bakugo with a teasing smirk. “Kacchan made breakfast for me today.”

This caused Bakugo to let out a small huff as he rolled his eyes at me while his cheeks slowly began to turn pink in color.

“And I regret doing that for you.” Bakugo grumbled out and I giggled in response.

“Tsundere much?” I teased the explosive blonde before looking back at Shoto who was already staring at me with a smile on his pretty face. “What is it, Shoto?”

“Nothing…” Shoto replied, slightly shaking his head before walking over to the counter to pour some coffee for himself in a new clean mug. “It’s great to see you smiling again. It feels nice.”

Shoto’s response made my smile widen a bit as I looked away from the boys and my gaze fell on the coffee mug in my hands.

“Well, I’m still trying to get back to my normal self… It’s kinda hard, but I’m trying. And with you guys helping me along the way, I think I’ll be able to recover back very fast.” I stated in a soft tone while brushing the index finger of my right hand against the rim of the mug before looking back at the boys with a warm smile. “So, thank you, both of you, for always being there for me…”

In response, Shoto and Bakugo didn’t say anything back as they rather simply flashed out a warm smile at me before a comfortable silence fell between the three of us causing us to continue to enjoy our breakfast in complete peace and quiet.

“So, you’re saying that America’s No. 1 hero Star and Stripe has already reached Japan to fight Tenko?” I asked my green-haired friend, raising an eyebrow.

Right now, I was in the kitchen, making a cup of tea for myself when suddenly Midoriya came over to me with a concerned look on his face, informing me about this new situation.

“Well, that’s what All Might told me.” Midoriya shrugged in response before looking down at the cell phone in his hands with furrowed eyebrows. “Also, he ran into Stain the other day where Stain gave him some info about the escapees of the Tartarus prison while many other details alongside it.”

“Stain gave info? You mean the ‘Stain’ I took down months ago?” I asked in disbelief and Midoriya nodded his head in response. “He’s an ally now?”

“Looks like it.” Midoriya responded, feeling a bit unsure himself as well.

“I see…” I trailed off with furrowed eyebrows, slightly nodding my head as I looked away from my friend and my gaze fell on the teacup at the counter.

I started to feel a bit worried about the upcoming encounter between Tenko and Star which didn’t go unnoticed by Midoriya.

“You’re getting worried about Shigaraki, aren’t you?” he asked in a soft tone and the frown on my face deepened even more.

“Even though Tenko’s a villain and a global threat, he’s still my family, Izuku…” I muttered out with a heavy sigh, running a hand through my raven locks in frustration. “He’s my cousin, my flesh and blood… And it’s not just Tenko, you know; Touya is still out there and God knows what he’s doing, how he’s doing… and the last thing I want is to lose Touya again, Izuku. I can’t lose him anymore. I don’t want to lose the man I love.”

“I understand your feelings, Nana-chan.” Midoriya stated in a reassuring tone, slightly nodding his head in response while I leaned back against the counter with my right hand resting on its marble stone surface.

“Is it weird…?” I asked in a weak voice causing Midoriya to glance back at me with a confusing look and continue to speak up. “My love and infatuation for Touya?”

“You mean your love and infatuation for the man who is a murderous villain, but once was an innocent child who wanted to surpass All Might and craved for his abusive father’s love and acknowledgment, but was tossed aside because he couldn’t fulfill his father’s requirements and now you wanting to save him and bring him back home…? No, I don’t think it’s weird… You’re just madly in love, Nana-chan, that’s all.” Midoriya stated with a warm smile before backing away from the counter and leaving the scene.

I simply stared at Midoriya’s retreating figure in surprise and amusement for a moment before my lips curled up into a small smile. I let out a small sigh and shook my head as I grabbed the cup from the counter to finish my tea.

“It’s cold.” I mumbled to myself, referring to the now cold tea in the cup.

I clicked my tongue and threw the cold tea into the sink before leaving the cup there like as it was. As I slowly began to make my way back to my bedroom, strolling through the hallway in a lazy manner, my brownish amber eyes flicked over to one of my neighbor’s bedroom doors – Todoroki.

“Shoto.” I called out softly as I lightly knocked on his door with my small fist. “It’s me, Nana.”

Hearing some shuffling noises coming from the other side of the door as I waited for the bi-color-haired boy, Shoto took almost a few seconds to come and answer his door.

“Nana, hey…” Shoto greeted me, leaning against the doorframe before his lips curled up into a smile.

“Hey. Sorry for bothering you like this. Hope you weren’t busy.” I stated with an apologetic smile.

“No, of course not. I wasn’t doing anything anyway.” Shoto stated, quickly shaking his head in response. “Besides, you’re never a bother, Nana.”

My heart immediately skipped a beat as my cheeks slowly began to warm up upon hearing his words. I brushed all of these off to the side and flashed out a gentle smile at him.

“I came here to ask you something…” I muttered out, crossing my arms over my chest while Shoto nodded his head in response. “Any news from Enji-san… about Touya?”

This caused Shoto to let out a heavy sigh before he brushed a hand through his soft hair and slowly shook his head in response.

“No, not yet…They’re still searching for him.” he mumbled out while I bit my bottom and furrowed my eyebrows at him.

“Apparently, America’s No.1 Hero, Star and Stripe with her whole team arrived here in Japan just a few hours ago. Izuku got this news from Toshi-chan.” I informed him, making Shoto nod his head in response.

“Star and Stripe, huh?” Shoto mumbled to himself.

“And she’s probably facing off Tenko by now as we speak…” I added in a worried tone and Shoto furrowed his eyebrows a bit.

“You’re worried.” He pointed out causing me to look up into his mismatched eyes. “About Shigaraki…”

“About everything.” I countered back with a melancholic tone before letting out a small shaky sigh, my eyes flicked to elsewhere. “I’m just getting even more restless with the passage of each time.”

I could feel Shoto’s gaze on me before he spoke up again.

“Do you… have anything in mind?” he asked and I raised an eyebrow at him in confusion. “You know, we could do anything to keep your mind off from all of these if you want.”

I gave him a ‘are you serious’ kind of a look, causing Shoto to smile at me, much of my own surprise and amusement.

“I know it’s not the best time and all, but we could spend some time together while I’ll help you to recover from this anxiety and restlessness.” He suggested and I narrowed my eyes at him.

“Know how to play shogi?” I asked and Shoto’s lips curled up into a knowing smile.

“Always up to some competition I see.” He chuckled out while I smirked at him in response.

And this was how both Shoto and I ended up in my bedroom, playing shogi on my bed. We sat on the opposite ends of a shogi board and the match went on without exchanging words between the two of us as our focus was solely on the board and the pieces.

“You’re one tough opponent, Nana.” Shoto pointed out with his eyes fixated on the board in concentration while his intertwined fingers were pressed against his lips, looking all serious.

This caused me to smirk in response and my gaze flicked up from the board and landed on his form.

“Giving up so soon?” I teased him with a smug look on my face. “You know, Shoto, no one has ever beaten me in a shogi match before, except for one person.”

“That’s impressive.” Shoto responded with amusement. “Who taught you to play this?”

I took a moment of silence before answering his question.

“Touya…” I muttered out with my eyes softening a bit while Shoto glanced over at me with a surprised look. “Touya loved playing shogi and I remember him getting really offended sometimes when people get the rules wrong. He was the one who taught me how to play this game and the only person to ever beat me in a shogi match. No one else could. Touya was really good at playing this game and I remember it would catch people off-guard sometimes because they never pegged him for a strategic thinker even though he was and still is.”

“I see…” Shoto trailed off, going completely silent for a moment before speaking up again. “What else did Touya-Nii love to do or the things he hated?”

“You seem curious.” I pointed out with a smirk.

“He’s my brother and sadly I know nothing about him.” he responded back with a shrug, causing me to nod my head in response as I began to recall everything I knew about Touya.

“Touya…” I trailed off for a moment before I started to list off things I knew about the said man. “He hated fish. He used to have perfect dental hygiene. Sometimes, he got motion sick, so he hated fast or reckless driving. Whenever I saw him training on his own, I noticed that he had extremely good reflexes and that he strongly favored his left arm during fights. Touya had no filter; he would call someone a freak to their face and then could proceed to insult somebody else just five whole seconds later after being introduced to them. Touya never bothered with social niceties and was painfully rude, although admittedly he never realized his own rudeness sometimes. Touya was and still is an extremely smart, intelligent, and insightful individual, also somewhat nerdy and I believe he’s the smartest among all of you Todoroki siblings. No offense.”

“None taken.” Shoto responded with a small chuckle and I smiled softly at him.

“One of Touya’s most noticeable personality traits is his independent and self-reliant nature. He’s more of a realist than an idealist sort of person in my opinion and I think his emotional intelligence is as wide as the surface of a teaspoon. Although, he does have a personal metric when it comes to judging morals and I remember him consistently applying it with every person he came across in his life. Touya has always been a goal-oriented individual and he liked to taunt people by calling them by their full name sometimes; in short, he’s an absolute asshole.”

Shoto let out a small chuckle when I called his brother an ‘asshole’ causing me to join him in the laughter as well before I began to speak up once again.

“I also noticed Touya having four staples down his chin and quadruple helix piercings on each ear, so I believe he likes symmetry. His handwriting was nice because he was trained in calligraphy. Touya liked traditional Japanese poetry and preferred tea to coffee and was partial to green tea, probably because of your Todoroki family’s traditional upbringing. To me, he’s an extremely patient person; I mean he waited almost eleven years to ruin Enji-san, so I believe this man can wait. I remember him being very meticulous with anything he deemed important, but he would also absolutely half-ass everything else. Like he’d be super strict about personal hygiene and keeping his house clean, but his clothes would be scattered everywhere in his room because he couldn’t be bothered to tidy up his shit.”

While speaking, I slowly stood up from my bed and began to walk towards my bookshelf.

“Because of the type of quirk he inherited from your parents, Touya’s pain tolerance is higher than an average person’s. I remember him being into edgy music and he loved reading books.”

I then pulled out a book from my shelf and stared down at it while Shoto stood up from my bed as well before making his way towards me.

“Touya once told me that his room was filled with books and this also shows in his vocabulary too which is way better than most other League members if you haven’t noticed that.” I stated before handing the book to Shoto. “Touya gave me this book. It was one of his most favorite ones.”

“The Black Lizard and Beast in the Shadows by Edogawa Ranpo.” Shoto read the name out loud and I continued to speak up again.

“Touya has always been a nervous fidgeter and a happy dancer. He used to gesticulate a lot and wore his heart on his sleeve, but now I’ve noticed that he keeps his emotions boxed up in a corner hoping that no one ever finds out about them. His love language is acts of service. Someone going out of their way to include him in stuff or make him feel seen will positively break him. I mean he grew up being ignored by Enji-san so despite craving love and attention he also shies away from affection with something akin to aversion and longing at the same time. It’s a tough balance, so he normally plays the lone wolf to avoid facing the problem. As you Todorokis are rich people, I remember Touya saying him growing up with all the video games his little heart desired, which also added the combo of him loving to show off and having Natsuo-san to beat into the dirt because according to him it meant he was fairly well-versed in at least some games.”

“Looks like you know Touya-Nii quite well… Too well in my opinion.” Shoto pointed out in amusement as he handed back the book to me.

“It’s scary and weird, huh?” I asked with a small smirk, putting the book back on the shelf.

“No, not really though.” Shoto responded as he slightly shook his head at me. “You love him and plus you’re a very observant person, so it’s obvious that you should know a lot about him than anyone else.”

This caused my lips to curl up again into another smile as I looked away from him with my arms crossed over my chest and leaned against the bookshelf. Shoto shoved his hands into his pockets and stepped a bit closer to me, tilting his head to the side as his mismatched eyes bored into my brownish amber ones.

“Touya-Nii was so lucky to have you in his life, Nana.” Shoto muttered out in a deep yet smooth tone and my eyes softened a bit at his words. “Dad neglected him. Mom couldn’t help him when he needed her. My siblings and I were too young to do anything for him. So, you were his only option whenever he sought out love, care, attention, and acknowledgment.”

“I wish I could’ve been there for him more than I had.” I whispered out with a sigh.

“Do you remember when I first met you, Nana?” he asked, suddenly changing the ‘Touya’ topic and I nodded my head in response. “Back at USJ… After that, we participated in the Sports Festival together, did the internship together twice under my Dad’s supervision, went to the training camp, took the first provisional license exam… So many other things we did together, so many times we spend together… It’s been a year we’ve been together, right?”

“Yeah.” I chuckled in response and slowly nodded my head. “You’re right.”

“You helped me to grow up as a person.” Shoto went on and his voice started to get even deeper than it already was. “You told me that I’m not my Dad just because I inherited his quirk. My powers are my own thing and I’m different and unique from everyone else which includes my Dad as well. Because of your encouraging words, I was able to use my firepower against Midoriya during the Sports Festival. I’ve always been a cold and anti-social person and never had any true friends before, but all of my classmates especially you helped me to come out of my shell, helped me to become a better person. You taught me to become kind, warm, and sympathetic; something I wasn’t before I met you. I was much like my own father; only focusing on becoming the greatest and eventually surpassing All Might in the process. I didn’t know what I was missing in life and if I had never met you and stayed that way, I could’ve turned out to be like him or maybe even like Touya-Nii. Not only in Touya-Nii’s life but also you have a huge impact on my life; something probably you have never realized yourself.”

“You’re praising me more than I deserve, Shoto.” I chuckled out nervously while fiddling my fingers and looked away from him. “I don’t deserve such kind words from you.”

“Yes, you do. And I’m saying this because…” Shoto suddenly trailed off causing me to look back at him again and that’s when I noticed the look in his eyes.

The softness, the warmth and the affection his eyes were holding for me; it wasn’t something you held for a mere friend or even for your best friend. My eyebrows furrowed a bit on my forehead while my heart began to hammer hard against my chest like crazy. My cheeks slowly started to get warmer and warmer with the passage of every second. At first, I didn’t realize what it was, but slowly and steadily I started to understand everything. Everything was before my own eyes now, clear and spotless. Something I kept on denying for the longest time; denying that I didn’t see anything, denying that I misunderstood everything.

No, no, no, no, no… this can’t be happening…

Why didn’t I ever realize this before?!

Why have I never seen this before?!

Why am I so stupid?! Dammit!!

“For the longest time, I felt guilty…” he spoke up again and I bit my bottom lip in nervousness.

“Guilty for what?” I asked, almost in a whispered tone while my furrowed eyebrows deepened even more.

I knew I shouldn’t have asked this, but I just had to know his inner thoughts and emotions. The way his eyes deeply bored into mine, so lovingly, so passionately, it almost scared me. And this never happened when Touya looked into my eyes. When it was Touya, I felt loved, I felt free. But now that it was Shoto, it was scaring me. I noticed his eyes flickered between my eyes and my lips and I immediately understood what he was thinking about and what he was about to say to me.

Shoto began to step even closer to me, daring to shorten the gap between us while I quickly stepped away from him causing my back to hit the bookshelf, eventually getting myself trapped in between Shoto and the bookshelf. He was so close that I could literally smell his cologne coming from his body, literally paralyzing my nerves for how good he smelt.

“For wanting what I want.” He whispered out, making my breath get caught into my throat.

There, he said it!! He finally fucking said it!!

“Even when I knew about your feelings for Touya-Nii, even when you declared your love for him from time to time, I still dared to overstep the boundary. I always knew I shouldn’t have done this. To me, it was almost forbidden, almost taboo, but you know mankind is always attracted to the forbidden ones. I knew what I was getting myself into, I knew what I’ll get if I engaged myself in this… And, I still did it…” Shoto went on as he slowly and carefully leaned closer to my face.

He then reached out and gently tugged my raven locks behind my left ear before lightly brushing his fingers over my soft rosy cheek; ever so teasingly, ever so passionately, as if a butterfly had just kissed my skin. I didn’t know how, but I somehow managed to keep holding eye contact with him, carefully noticing how his facial expression changed every few seconds, how his eyes constantly flickered between my eyes and my lips.

“I still fell in love with you…” he confessed and my eyes widened in response.

I slowly began to shake my head at him, but no word was coming out of my mouth.

“S-Shoto… No…” I stuttered out in a whispered tone and he let out a heavy sigh in response, momentarily closing his eyes.

“Oh, I know.” He whispered back before looking back at me again with a small mocking smirk on his face. “Believe me, I get it. Brother’s girl and all.”

I literally swallowed my own saliva in tension and nervousness when Shoto’s mismatched eyes flickered back to my lips again. He then slowly backed away from me before he finally looked away from my form and began to walk towards the door. I let out a heavy breath which I was holding onto for the longest time when suddenly Shoto abruptly stopped walking and looked back at me over his shoulders with furrowed eyebrows and narrowed eyes.

“No, no. You know what?” he spoke up in a serious tone and shook his head before he quickly started to walk back towards me. “If I’m gonna feel guilty about something, I’m gonna feel guilty about this.”

And before I could register what was about to happen, I felt something soft and warm pressed against my lips, rough yet gentle; it was Shoto’s lips. He was kissing me.

Shoto gently grabbed my face in his hands and slowly moved his lips against my own ones. I could feel the love, passion, and desire he was pouring into the kiss. Believe me, I could feel it. With the help of my Ghoul quirk’s sensing ability, I could hear his heart drumming like crazy against his ribcage; he was feeling nervous yet excited for kissing his brother’s girl. The warmth of his breath caressed my facial skin, sending small prickles down my spine. He was so close that I could feel his silken hair grazing against my red hot cheeks and leaving a scent so fragrant, it was almost intoxicating yet lethal at the same time. I was shocked and petrified. I couldn't move, I didn't kiss him back. I just kept standing there like a statue made out of stone while Shoto continued to pour out his heart to me through this kiss.

The kiss was sweet and romantic, but Shoto wasn’t Touya. He could never be Touya. No one could ever be Touya.

Shoto was the first to break the kiss as he stared down at me quietly, observing my now red face while I let out a shaky breath, nervously staring into his eyes.

“Goodnight, Nana.” He whispered before quickly walking out of my room and I lingered a hand on my lips as I simply watched him leave.

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