My Old Hero

48: Open Arms

Izumi went back to her office and changed back into her formal uniform and went straight to work on the suit again. Though she had been working on the same suit for almost 3 weeks now, she couldn't find the right design that would fit Katsuki's style. 

'He's so different from me and I should be able to do this without a problem. But what's missing?' Izumi thought. She kept having to look at past records of hero suits again just to get some hints of something, but nothing. 

'Geez, why haven't I gotten even a spec of ideas? This is killing me!' Izumi thought, placing her hands over her eyes.

She jumped when she heard a knock on her door, was it Katsuki? 

"Y-Yes?" The door opened and it was the Assistant Director. 

"The Assistant Director? Is there something wrong?" 

"The Head Director would like to see you right away." the woman said and shut the door. 

'Again? I feel like I'm the only one that keeps getting called to see the Head Director. Hope Melissa and Emra don't see me on my way there.' Izumi thought, as she got up from her chair and put her lab coat on and left the office.

She walked through the empty halls, passed a few people along the way, and got to the large set of doors. 

'Please don't ask me about Kacchan's suit, I can't keep making excuses.' Izumi thought. She knocked on the door and slowly opened and entered the office. 

"Midoriya, have a seat." David said. 

Izumi took a deep breath and followed his instructions and sat down. She had to be patient as he looked like he was finishing something important. 

"It seems the new clients came yesterday, did you manage to take care of them?" 

"Yes sir." Izumi said.

"Good, it was unexpected that one of my assistants sent out the news so quickly. But knowing that they requested to see you, it wasn't a problem, correct?" 

"No sir, I took care of everything." Izumi said. 

"Which brings us to why I asked you to come here today." he said and pulled a small stack of bundled paper out from the drawer and dropped them onto the desk. 

"This is your next assignment." he said. 

Izumi carefully grabbed paper and looked at the title. "A-A banquet?" 

"It seems that all the heroes in Class 1-A, besides Dynamite, have their new suits completed. And because you took care of the entire situation, you will be in charge of this banquet. The banquet's being held this next Saturday, and I know it's short notice, but you've dealt with deadlines before." he said.

"Take charge, as in... I'll be presenting the new suits at the banquet?" 

"Exactly. You are also to send invitations to all heroes and the press. This is a big deal, and it will be much bigger when Dynamite's suit is completed. This isn't something you can't handle, correct?" 

"I-I can handle this, sir." 

"Good, you will be the face of our facility the entire time, so please do not embarrass us." 

"Yes sir." Izumi said. 

She grabbed the packet of paper, bowed to him, and then left the office. Once she was out, she felt her legs wobble again and she fell to the ground. 

'There's a banquet and I'm the one that has to take care of it too!?!?! Why is this happening to me?' Izumi thought.