It's You

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This is so boring. I’m supposed to be with Mina, Izuku thought. He was sitting in a teachers' meeting alongside his boss, Mr. Tosinori. They were trying to figure out ways to help the kids he helps with, keep their attention on the teacher long enough. It was 5 pm on a Friday. His students have long gone home and he was already packed up and ready to go home to his girlfriend. 

“Mr. Midoriya, do you have any suggestions for us? You have a younger sibling right?” The principal, Aizawa, had asked. He always knew when to pull Izuku from his thoughts. The man had a scruffy beard. The scar under his right eye. The sleepy male had shoulder-length, black hair, but today his hair was tied back in a neat bun. 

Izuku looked up and smiled softly, “How about we give them incentives other than candy. Some parents have emailed me asking for us to not give their kids so much sugar. A movie day or an all-day playground day would be good.” he suggested.

Aizawa looked at him and nodded. He started writing it down in his notebook, “That’s smart. We only do those during the festive holidays, but doing it when there aren’t any important holidays is great. Thank you Midoriya,” he said.

Mr. Toshinori, Izuku’s old fourth-grade teacher, had smiled at him. “I'm proud of you son,” he whispered next to him. Izuku smiled and flushed. He always looked up to Mr. Toshinori as a father figure. The man took care of both Izuku and his mother. He was eternally grateful for the man.

He then found out Izuku’s father had been abusing her and little Izuku. As soon as he found out he helped them escape and put the father in jail. Mrs. Midoriya was forever grateful to Toshinori. The man ruffled Izuku’s hair and turned to Aizawa, “May I suggest a money system too? Fourth graders all over the school should want to do good not only in the classroom but in the hallways. Like Aldera Bucks?” he asked.

Aizawa thought about it, “I think that’s a good idea. I’ll come back to you on that. And with that I will conclude this meeting. Thank you guys for your input and for being here. Remember to go beyond plus ultra,” he said unenthusiastically. Izuku had let out a sigh of relief. It’s finally the weekend and he gets to go over to his girlfriend's apartment and chill out with her. 

He started to pack his belongings into his book bag. He looked at the picture one of his students drew for him during art time and it was so sweet of them. It was of the two of them holding hands while reading comic books. “How cute…” he chuckled. He placed it in his binder and then put the binder in his backpack. “Goodnight Mr. Toshinori. I’ll see you Monday,” the teacher in training called out.

“Goodnight Young Midoriya,” the old man smiled. He was talking with some other teachers. Midoriya made his way towards the front of the school to head out to his car. He pulled out his phone to call his girlfriend to let her know that he was on his way over there. 

“Hello?” he heard his girlfriend answer.

“Hey babe, I’m on my way over there. Do you need anything?” Izuku asked kindly. He stepped into his car and started the engine. He placed his phone on the phone holder allowing it to connect to the car. He heard some shuffling on Mina’s side of the phone.

“Can you grab me some shampoo? The same one from last time and some AAA batteries? Thank you,” Minas asked. “I’ve been in bed all day, I don’t know what’s wrong with me,” she sighed.