The Emperor's Dragon

First Preparations

Izuku frowned at the stove while he waited for the water to boil. Hitoshi had been correct today. The media had gotten into the school grounds because the gate wasn't there. And when he'd left today, skirting through the teachers who were still guarding the open entryway, he was sure he'd seen dust.

Dust that looked very familiar.

But... Tomura wouldn't be at UA, would he? And if he was... why?

All Might, he realised immediately. Tomura wanted to kill All Might and now knew where he was. He hadn't actually seen the Hero. The man was sticking to the Teacher's Lounge and teaching Heroics Classes. He wasn't sure what he'd do when he saw the hero. He couldn't make accusations. He knew that but he wasn't sure if All Might would notice if he tried to grab One For All.

Or if he couldn't take it, Dad had said that All Might would probably pass on One For All... if he got close enough to All Might he could probably tell if he still had Uncle Yoichi's quirk.

But... What was Tomura doing? Izuku sighed and turned off the stove before he got his phone. He didn't have many text's with Tomura but he had enough. They hadn't needed to text each other when they lived together.

Why were you at UA? Izuku texted. He went back to the kitchen and put the water back on as he waited for a reply. While he waited he chopped up some carrots. One of the reasons he was hoping UA had a practical class in home economics or something like that was because he only knew a few recipes. And a lot of kids at UA were living away from home for the first time. They could all benefit from it.

He saw the status of his message change from delivered to read and waited but the dots of reply didn't appear. He got the rice cooker out and measured out a serve before putting it on. Once that was done, there was still no reply.

Are you gonna tell me or what? He sent to let Tomura know that he knew he'd read the message.

He should probably eat some greens he decided as he waited again for a reply. Kurogiri would expect it. He got some soft greens from the fridge. While he did the shopping, Kurogiri did provide him with a suggested food list. Store bought food was too salty according to the misty man. Izuku mostly stuck to his suggested shopping list. It made things a lot easier when he was at the store trying to decide what to get. He prepared them and put them on a plate next to the now boiling carrots. The first time he'd cooked, he'd put them in at the same time. The results had not been good.

Another way Kurogiri helped him was by leaving small, pre-cooked packages of meat in his fridge. That way he didn't have to worry about doing that bit, just the vegetables and rice and meat was expensive! So it was good for his budget as well. Not that money was an issue. Dad had been honest when he'd said he'd be generously supported but... It was nice to have a bit more savings.

Again, Tomura read the message and ignored him. Izuku huffed. It was going to be like that, was it? Tomura did that sometimes. He'd done it more often now that he was of age to be helping out dad. He always claimed he was busy but Izuku suspected it was more likely he was engrossed in some game. He sent a third message and then put his phone down to attend to finalising dinner.

Once everything was done, Izuku looked at the small table. He knew he should eat there but... He looked at the pot and the rice... eh, it was easier here. He plonked the drained carrots and greens next to the rice cooker and got his chopsticks. This was definitely easier.

He grabbed his phone too and looked at the messages. Tomura had looked at his third one but hadn't responded. Izuku sighed as he chewed a carrot. It was slightly crunchy but was okay. He was definitely being ignored. Time to up the ante. He hit dial and put the phone on speaker as he continued to eat.