Black Magic!

Part 14~Strings

Waiting in the tunnel, Izuku paced in a circle. The match was about to start, and Akuma was nowhere to be seen. Maybe he shouldn't have said anything. It was a bad idea. It was stupid.

"Izuku."

Izuku jumped, sighing in relief as he spotted Akuma. "Ku-chan!" Izuku hugged Akuma' 's legs, sniffling as he rushed out apologies.

"Hey, hey, why are you apologising?" Akuma kneeled before Izuku as he whipped his eyes.

"I made you sad. I shouldn't have said anything. Ichi said I should keep it to myself, but I ignored her."

"Ichi knew?" Akuma blinked, shaking his head as he picked Izuku up. "Don't worry about it, Zuku. I'm glad you told me."

"You're not mad."

"I'm not mad. How about you stay out of this match. You can cheer us both on."

Izuku nodded as Akuma walked out. He walked to the side, confusing Midnight as he held Izuku up to Tsu, who quickly picked him up and carried him to the 1A section, putting him between her and Uraraka.

Akuma turned, walking to the stadium. "My apologies, my familiar is tired. He needs his rest."

Bakugo nodded, waiting for Present Mic to announce the beginning. The second it was, Bakugo blasted forward. He reached out to hit Akuma when he swiftly slid under the fire. "Φύγε!"

Bakugo screamed as he was thrown to the other side, crashing into the wall.

"Shit. You okay?"

"Fine." Bakugo coughed, stumbling to his feet as he sighed. "Good fight."

"If you call that a fight."

"It was more a fight than your dance with Iida."

Akuma blushed as he coughed. "That was a normal fight apart of Izuku."

"Right." Bakugo pushed himself away from the wall as he laughed. "Come on, let's watch your boyfriend fight the birdbrain."

Akuma blushed more, trailing behind Bakugo. "He's not my boyfriend."

~~~

Iida didn't show up. Akuma stood on the podium, watching All Might gifting everyone their medals, but Iida wasn't near. They said he had a family emergency, but Akuma knew it was something more. He bowed his head, taking the gold medal from All Might.

"You are powerful. You should be proud of yourself and your familiar."

Izuku awed, playing with the gold medal and sitting in Akuma's arms. Stepping off the podium, Akuma was wrapped in a hug from his dad. Ichi screamed in delight, happily grabbing Bakugo and announcing he would join them for pizza.

Izuku's eyes widened as he jumped out of Akuma's arms. "Mummy!" Izuku beamed as he ran into the green-haired lady's arms. Akuma stopped, staring in shock. Inko had changed from the picture he had seen when he was six, but it was unmistakable to her. Izuku's eyes were sparkling as he spewed all the information he had.

"You invited her?" Akuma looked at his dad as he shook his head.

Inko smiled, holding her son closely. "I saw. I saw you on TV. You're so amazing, Zuku. I'm so proud of you." Izuku beamed, hugging his mother again, burying himself in her shoulder.

~~~

Yawning, Akuma walked into his kitchen, smiling when he spotted Kosho. "Morning, dad."

"Morning Akuma." Kosho paused, moving the frying pan around. "Are you... are you okay?"