Unlikely As It May Seem (An Izumina Fanfiction)

Ch. 17: The Gift of "Plus Ones"

Izuku arrived back to the dorms, having texted Mina before to let her know he was on his way back. He had only taken a few steps in when he was near tackled by a pink blur. Luckily, he caught himself before they could fall down, but he looked down at his girlfriend with a look of amusement. She looked back up to him with a big, brilliant smile. The same smile that had, over the last few weeks, been a shining beacon for Izuku.

"How was your talk?" Mina asked him, still smiling. She knew that Izuku and All Might were pretty close, having similar powers. If it weren't for the fact that she found out that Todoroki confronted Izuku during the Sports Festival with his 'Izuku is All Might's secret love child' theory, Mina would have been guilty of asking Izuku the same question.

"It went well," Izuku responded. "He had noticed how much I've been able to improve upon Shoot Style, while still discussing ways to branch out with, or maybe check into other sources of inspiration. Which got me to thinking...." Mina looked at him curiously, but was still smiling. "Maybe you could help me incorporate dancing into my technique? I brought the idea up to All Might, and he thought it was a great idea, seeing as we're a couple now. Plus, if you want, I could help you find other uses for your quirk."

Izuku made a mental note to speak with All Might later to tell him of his cover story, so the former Number One Hero wasn't surprised if it was brought up. For now, he'd just have to see what Mina thought of the idea. Turns out, she was rather ecstatic about the whole thing.

"Oh, my goodness, that would be awesome!" she said, shaking her arms in excitement. "But we'll worry about that a little later. First, I've had some people approach me about our 'Plus Ones', and I kinda sorta started a little schedule. I was still gonna wait for you to go over it with me, so you have a say for yours." Izuku smiled at this idea.

"I think that's a great idea, let's take a look." With that, they walked over to one of the common room couches, where Mina had a pen and notebook out. They got to working on the list, double checking everything, while also reaching out to their classmates on who would like to utilize the 'Plus Ones', as not everyone would be able to get one. They had six more days of it, and Hagakure and Sero had already been gifted one. Iida and Uraraka were already slated for Friday.

Luckily, Koda, Sato, Aoyama, and Ojiro had turned down the idea of using the 'plus one'. And Izuku and Mina had both, due to the last couple of days, agreed Mineta would not get one. With five people out, it meant someone would get to reap the benefits twice. Who it ended up being was decided when Shoji approached them, unusually open and nervous at the same time.

"I would like to take Hagakure out," he had said. "I know she's already gotten it, but, if you can spare it, that would be great. Otherwise, I'll be happy to bow out. I'm going to talk to her about it. I like her, and, though I don't know how she feels about me, I would like to give it a shot." It took everything in Mina not to jump for joy and spill a secret she knew. Though everyone thought Hagakure had a thing for Ojiro, she had let Mina in on the fact that Shoji caught her eye more.

Izuku and Mina were more than happy to oblige him. After coming up with a good day, he went off to ask her out. Now, the curly haired couple took one last look at the schedule, proud of their accomplishment. Mina was excited that this would be a good time for most everyone.

Monday: Todoroki and Yaoyorozu

Tuesday: Kaminari and Jiro

Wednesday: Asui and Tokoyami

Thursday: Shoji and Hagakure

Friday: Iida and Uraraka

Saturday: Bakugo and Kirishima

Tonight had been decided when Todoroki approached Izuku and Mina with the idea of a 'double date'. Though he made it clear that Yaoyorozu thought it was just the four of them would be gathering, Todoroki wanted to gauge her interest during the night out, while having another couple present to give a sense of ease, since he wasn't the most sociable person.

Apparently, double dates were the flavors of the week, as Kaminari and Jiro, and Iida and Uraraka had both expressed interest in doing so. At first, Izuku was a little hesitant, worried he wouldn't get enough time with Mina. He really liked her, and definitely wanted to spend time with her. She reassured him that they would have plenty of time to do so on the other days.

Once everything was settled, Izuku and Mina went off to get ready for the night, as did Todoroki and Yaoyorozu. Everyone had decided on a more classy approach, as Yaoyorozu offered to treat everyone (after much fighting from Todoroki and Izuku in particular, while getting some resistance from Mina). With that settled, Izuku began to look for the perfect outfit. It didn't take long, as he only had two classy outfits.

Izuku and Todoroki were the first ones down to the common area. Their outfits matching them to a tee. For Todoroki, he wore a long sleeve blue button-up dress shirt, with black slacks and a red tie. Izuku's outfit was a forest green button-dress shirt with the sleeves rolled up to just below the elbows, black slacks, a black vest, and a white tie.

After waiting a few minutes, Mina and Yaoyorozu came down. As they approached, the two boys' mouths practically dropped. Yaoyorozu was wearing a dark red dress, with red heels and her hair flowing instead of up in it's normal ponytail. Izuku actually paid no mind to her outfit, as his eyes were fixed solely on Mina.

Mina was wearing a form fitting black dress that came to just above the knees. The sleeves were long on it, with gold circles on the ends. It was simple, but to Izuku, she looked absolutely vibrant. After a moment of being called back to reality by Mina, Izuku took the opportunity to comment.

"You look stunning," he said, his eyes gleaming emerald. She blushed, while also letting Izuku know that he looked especially handsome.

"Not that you aren't already, but this look really suits you." Before long, the four of them headed out, with Yaoyorozu leading the way.