Go beyond- (All Might/ Toshinori Yagi) Book 1 X OC)

5

T H E N

"Why did Toshinori insist that I meet him here?"

You sat in your booth, reading your book with a light of joy in your eyes. The words seemed to bounce off the pages and create a wonderful of imagination and warmth while you munched on your slice of strawberry shortcake.

At times you glanced out in the window and watched the snowflakes, unique in every shape fall down on to the pavement. The atmosphere was so pristine and quiet.

Then again it was after hours for this coffee shop (around 11 pm to be exact). And here you are sitting in the dead coffee shop, reading silently while waiting for Toshinori or All Might to show up. He was already late by 1 hour but you wanted to give him the benefit of the doubt. You knew that he was unable to live at peace while being the symbol of it. He was always ready to go save and then the media would hold him longer.

You could say that you knew this would happen, but it was really bugging you as to why he insisted on meeting tonight at this coffee shop or why to meet with you at all. In your class, he was one of the popular guys and you were just the quiet, shy girl. He could talk with anyone of the popular girls and have them, why did he want to waste his time meeting with you.

"Maybe this was a prank..." you thought.

You sighed at this failure of a meeting and rose from your chair. You soon placed your coat on, zipping it up to keep warm. Wrapped your scarf around your neck and headed towards the door.

It was just another beauty of the world. In this world, it has two edges, one of laughter, one of anguish, cutting the heart asunder. All Might crush yours by lying to you in wanting to meet with you. You knew that You shouldn't have gotten so close to him in the past months when he saw you train.

You lowered you head downwards and went towards the door and pushed it open, only to feel a strong force. You looked up to see the skin-tight blue bodysuit against your hand. You looked up to see that trademark smile filled with optimism and oafishness. He really had no clue...

"I AM HERE!" he chanted as he looked ahead and soon turned his attention down towards you.

You looked up to see that bright and comforting smile of the man who was well on his way to number one and yet you couldn't even smile back.

"What is wrong?" he asked without stopping to smile and you shooked your head and gave him a small reassuring smile. That smile caused him to burst out laughing.

"Don't tell me you were getting ready to leave?" he asked.

"W-Well I didn't think you were going to come..." you muttered while turning your head downwards away from him, only for him to use his hand and lift your chin upwards to meet his striking blue gaze.

You tried to turn your head to the side to avert your gaze, but he wasn't allowing you to do that and the sudden rosiness of your cheeks gave you away, you were embarrassed.

"Well I told you I was going to come," Toshinori said, "Forgive me for being late, there was a bank robbery that happened a couple blocks from here and I needed to stop him, but now I am here."

He seemed so proud and happy to use that catchphrase of his. You looked up towards him and smiled.

"Come on, let's have a cup of tea, I was really looking forward to this for a while now," Toshinori said giving you a soft smile.

That just made you blush even more then you were and caused Toshinori to laugh at your embarrassed state. He interlaced your fingers with his and pulled you away from the door and back inside to the table.

"I'll get us our tea," Toshinori said, rushing to the register to get the tea to keep you guys both warm.

Even though he was late you couldn't feel mad at him. He was a pro-hero in the making and he was going to be number one someday. You knew he was going to be the greatest hero and personify what peace should be like.

Toshinori came back carrying two steaming cups of green tea, which he placed down on the table in front of you both.

"T-thank you Toshinori," you whispered with a light blush on your cheeks and lifted the mug to your lips. It was green tea. It had more of a vegetal and grassy, sweet flavor note just in the way you liked it- warming your insides as you swallowed.

Toshinori smile went from a confident to a somewhat uncomfortable one when he brought the mug down to his lips as he seemed to be struggling what to say.

Which was odd.

He was always one to initiate conversation and to always be eager to talk to you at every chance he could, whether it be when your training before school, during class, during lunch, or after school.

You frowned and tilted your head downwards, not liking the tension at all, only wondering why he asked you to meet with him privately.

Of course- while things between them had gotten awkward since he initiated dialogue with you while you were running your feelings for him only grew but we also altogether more confusing.

"How do you like your tea?" He asked, seeming to have finally figure out what to say.

"It's really good," you told him honestly, "I really like this one."

"I'm glad," he replied.

Then came back that uncomfortable silence.

"T-Toshinori..." you started, "W-Why did y-you ask me to come and meet with y-you tonight?"

He jumped a bit at your question, looking a bit like a small animal that was caught in the headlights of a rapidly approaching car on the highway.

"W-Well," he started, rubbing the back of his neck before bringing his hand down to his chin, "Actually-I was wondering if we could jog together some time or even train together? I have seen you train and really like some of the things you incorporate into your training." his trademark smile made another debut only this time it looked so tight now that it looked as though it was frozen.

You had started at him a little lost at his request.

But I guess you staring, caused him to backtrack quickly, "though its fine if you don't want to! I mean maybe you want to train by yourself and," he was babbling at this point- red-faced.

This was a side of All Might you have never seen before.

"I-I don't mind Toshinori," the words left your lips before you were aware and your face flushed when you realized what you just said.

Toshinori smile grew more natural and his confidence was slowly streaming back within him, "How about tomorrow at school we swap training schedules and we can put one together to help us build on each other weaknesses.

You gave him a small smile and nodded towards his proposal. How many people would be able to say that they trained with their crush?