Dark Secret - Kamideku

Epilogue

"Are you ready, baby?" Denki asked Izuku. "The others are already there."

They were supposed to join their friends at a bar tonight, but Izuku was taking a long time getting prepared. "Sorry," he apologised. "I didn't know what to wear." He had hesitated a lot before finally picking the outfit he was wearing right now. He was sure it was because of his nerves...

"You look gorgeous like that," Denki told him with a smile. He leaned in to put a kiss on Izuku's lips, his words mixed with the tender gesture making Izuku blush. "Thank you..." a shy but pleased smile took over his features.

He was wearing clothes from the last Dior collection. Izuku was still the face of the luxury house even after the scandal with Kai Allen. Actually, the way the brand had supported him during the whole affair had reinforced their collaboration. Izuku had signed another contract with them two months ago, one that was even more advantageous than the previous contract.

It was a good thing. Izuku was at the peak of his career as a model at the moment, even after a break during Kai Allen's trial. His popularity had kept on increasing ever since he had shared his experience as a rape victim.

He had become a symbol in the fight for justice and equality. Every brand wanted to hire him, which helped him become one of the most successful models of his generation.

"Are you nervous?" Denki's question pulled him from his thoughts. Izuku took the hand Denki was offering him before answering: "A little..." he admitted. His heart warmed when Denki gently squeezed his hand in his. "Don't worry. Mirio will be there and I won't leave your side," he promised Izuku. "We can also leave whenever you want to."

"Okay." That was enough to calm Izuku down. Even after all this time, Denki always knew what to say to him. "Let's go," he smiled after taking a shaky breath.

They arrived at the bar not long after. They were almost half an hour late but it wasn't too big of a deal. The others had surely started drinking and having fun without them. "Hey! Over here!" Eijiro was the first one to notice them, the red-haired alpha waving in a very non-discreet way so that they would see him.

Thankfully, they had reserved a vip square at the back of the bar. It was necessary when they were all public figures. They didn't want people to bother him during their time off.

"Hello," Izuku gave Eijiro a shy smile.

He and the redhead had gotten to know each other better during the past several months. Eijiro was one of Denki's best friends, after all, so it was only natural Izuku would see a lot of him. They had gotten along very well once Izuku had gotten over his constant apprehension of alphas. It wasn't hard to like Eijiro with how kind and funny he was.

"Hey, Midoriya!" Eijiro's grin was as bright as always. "How are you doing?" his behaviour turned a little more serious at this question, the topic not as lightheaded. "You must be relieved now that the trial is finally over."

"I am..." Izuku replied in a quiet but sincere tone.

The result of Kai Allen's trial had been announced yesterday. Without any big surprise, what with the shocking amount of proof there was against him, the alpha was declared guilty. He received a sentence of twenty years of prison time, which was both a lot and not enough in Izuku's opinion. He also had to send money to all of his victims for compensation.

Izuku didn't care about the money - it wouldn't change what Kai Allen had done to him - but he was glad things were over. He could finally get closure to this part of his life. Kai Allen would be paying for his crimes and so Denki had insisted they celebrated the good news tonight. They were accompanied by Eijiro, Mirio and Katsuki. They had all helped in Kai Allen's arrest, after all.