The royal twins

26

I sat outside in the garden, staring at the night sky.

"Hey," Katsuki said.

I looked at him and smiled. He wore black pants and his normal cape. "Hey."

"Damn, even the royal PJs are fancy as hell," he said, gesturing to my silk red nightgown with a golden pattern.

I chuckled. "Yea, I can see you didn't want to wear them?"

"Nah, this is more comfortable," he said as he sat next to me. "Another nightmare?"

"Actually, I haven't been to sleep yet."

"Why the hell not?"

I pulled my knees to my chest and sighed. "I've just been thinking."

"About?"

"Toya, Dabi, Hawks, Eri, Kiri," I paused for a moment. "You."

"What about us?"

I laid my head on my knees. "It's just, so much has happened that I need to process."

"Like, what happened with that Chisaiki guy?"

I didn't respond. "Hawks said something about you defeating his master, so you killed him?"

I nodded and looked at my shaking hands. "You know, sentencing someone to death or saying you're gonna kill someone is different compared to actually doing it. There's literal blood on your hands- my hands," I muttered as I clenched my fist.

Katsuki wrapped an arm around me. "I wish I could help, but I have no clue what to say. It was the same with Kirishima."

"He mentioned something about being a killer," I muttered.

Katsuki nodded. "A few years back, maybe two or three, Kirishima killed two men who tried attacking him. At the time, I didn't know any type of magic or own any weapons, so I was useless against a group of men with swords." Katsuki sighed. "The first one was an accident, then the second one got the group to leave Kirishima alone. He was so hurt after that, and not just physically."

I looked over at Katsuki. "I wanted to become queen, partially to destroy at least some of the hate in this world. To bring a sense of peace to the kingdom, for all creatures, but," I trailed off. "I'd be a hypocrite. How can I aim towards peace when I'm a killer? When I'm one of the most aggressive people in the entire kingdom?"

Katsuki scoffed. "You're probably the kindest person I've ever met. You care about everyone, except the people that try to harm your kingdom. I think you'd be able to achieve some sort of peace."

I tucked a stray strand of hair behind my ear. "I hope you're right. I don't want anything to happen to Kiri or any other creature in this kingdom. I want Eri to be able to be safe and be herself, and I want," I paused. "I want to be a good queen."

"You will be," Katsuki said. "I'm sure of it."

I smiled. "Thank you, Katsuki."

"Yea," he said.

We sat in silence for a while, until the sun began to rise.

"You know," I said. "You and Kiri can stay as long as you want. Well, you all can."

"You want us to stay?" Katsuki said.

I nodded. "I love having you all around. Eri is basically my child, so of course, she'll stay. Hawks is staying. The rest of you can if you want. I know it's way better than sleeping in a cave."

"Hey! That cave was my home!"

I chuckled. "And I loved the way you used dirt to decorate the place."

Katsuki scoffed. "Asshole."

Suddenly, Hawks landed in front of me. "Master. What are you doing here so early? I hope you got some sleep."

"I could be saying the same thing to you."

"Just patrolling the area before you start your day," he said.

"You don't have to do that."

"I want to," he said. "You should go inside. It's cold."

I stood up and stretched. "If you want something specific for breakfast, you should tell the cooks. Tell the others that too."

~~~~~~~~~~~~~

While you were outside talking with Katsuki, Izuku was with Shoto. They sat on Shoto's balcony together.

Izuku smiled. "I should leave soon and tell All Might about our journey."

"Will you come back?"

"Of course," Izuku said.

Shoto smiled. "Good. I love having you around, and seeing you every day."

"Uhm," Izuku stuttered. "A-Are you gay?"

Shoto chuckled. "I'm bisexual," he confirmed. "Don't worry. I'm not trying to marry you or anything yet, I just think you're cute."

Izuku sighed. "I think you're cute too. Is your family okay with you being bi?"

"Well, ___ supports it. She's all about breaking the norms and stuff. She's always been supportive of anything I've done. Uh, I haven't told anyone else, honestly. I'm not afraid or anything, it just never occurred to me that it's something I should tell them," Shoto said with a shrug. "You?"

"Well, for a while, All Might thought I was gay," Izuku said with a chuckle. "But, I'm bi too."

Shoto nodded. "Well, whenever you're ready, I'll have someone take you to the village."

"Thanks."