My Number One Hero-(All Might/ Toshinori Yagi) Book 3

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Right after Toshinori hailed the cab, we entered sitting in the order of him, Serah, and then myself.

Within 5 minutes, the twins were picked up from their daycare and were soon cradle against my chest.

Although we were all in the car ready to go home, I couldn't help but feel the tension between Toshinori and myself.

Like picture this, Have you ever been a room where the tension was so thick and awkward that you didn't know what to do during that moment?

That is exactly what I am thinking about. I glanced towards Toshinori to see he was still held that solemn expression while he was looking out the window as I just didn't know what to do.

"Are you sure everything is okay Toshinori?" I asked in a low tone with a bit of hesitation.

"Hm..." Toshinori said not even looking my way, "Yeah."

A bit downcasted, I glanced down towards Serah to see she was leaning against Toshinori asleep as the twins were nestled in my arms just cooing, unaware of this tension. I don't know what reality was going to play given Serah's quirk but I didn't like it so far.

Soon the taxi pulled up to the next stoplight.

What was something filled with quiet tension turned into a loud screaming parade, with a bunch of girls running to the car screaming.

"Wow...even in his true form...young girls consider him to be such high stakes material."

"ALL MIGHT!!!!!!!" the girls yelled.

Toshinori pulled away from the window and smiled a bit and then rolled the window down.

"U-Um hello," Toshinori responded.

"Can you please sign this?" one of the girls asked.

"Can you please accept this present?"

"Mines too!"

"Um...ugh...Hana," Toshinori answered a bit overwhelmed, "Is it okay that I-"

He didn't even finish because he turned his head and saw that I was already out of the car with the twins in my arms. I knew Serah would want to stay behind with him anyway so there was no point in waking her up.

I shut my eyes tight, trying to overcome the loud screams from All Might's fangirls and calling on my cells to work with me, to bring me away from this scene.

"Hana...," Toshinori asked

"I think it is best you stay and sign some autographs," I replied quietly while going into my original hero form. "I need to feed the twins anyway." My arms feel light. Really light. Like they were being pulled up from the ground. Soon enough, this light feeling spread to the rest of my body. Only when I felt my feet lifted off the ground.Honestly, I didn't even want to know if he got out of the car to look at me. It didn't matter. He clearly didn't want to talk to me because of my decision to not accept his proposal and for his jealousy and now at this moment I could understand how he felt but I really wish he was able to see things from my perspective sometimes.

I landed out on the outskirts of the city, to a small area underneath a bridge. It had been my new area of quietness and alone time since Toshinori made it his prerogative to insert himself into every aspect of my life.

I understand where he is coming from and I do appreciate the attention, but this was all becoming way too much.

Even with our legacy of being the number 1 heroes and with everyone praising him and myself for defeating All for One....This was the one time in my life where I knew I could say, I was scared.

I was scared and I was tired of everything that was on my plate.

So let me break this down, I have three children with a man who was once known as the symbol of peace. The very fact that I have to now use past tense is what brought this fear in the first place.

Since he lost his powers... I was the only one capable of protecting them from the threats of society. It is up to me to keep them safe from the threats that could affect them due to our...more All Might's fame.

Because of this fear...especially what would seem to be a cliche feeling, I knew from the bottom of my heat that I couldn't accept his proposal.

I remember when we were younger I knew I wanted to be with him because of his dazzling reassuring smile and his assurance of him being my number one hero....but now because of this circumstance, the fact that he doesn't have his powers and he was a quirkless person with a reputation that could cause villians to use these children as pawns to get back at him...scares me.

Was this an error on my part? Should I have left him after that battle? Damn it! Everything was defying the lack of judgment I possessed.

I was quickly pulled myself out of my thoughts when I heard small whines coming from the twins. I glanced down at their dazzling eyes as they looked up and looked at me. I cradle them closer to my body and lean my head down on top of theirs.

I honestly couldn't think beyond this predicament that Toshinori put us in, though it was out of his control. Maybe I should have just left him like I did that time we first fought against All for One, then maybe I could have best protected the twins and Serah...but would they want that...but we could co-parent...but that doesn't remove the fact that they are still in danger...Uuuuugh!

Soon they began to go into a full cry. Their tears burst forth like water from a dam, spilling down their face and on to my hero outfit.

La-la-la, la-la-la-la-la
Uta yo michibiite!

I sang trying to soothe their tears.

Konna chiisana merodii ga
Tsuranuiteiku sekai ga mitai no
Maiasa okite sagashiteru
Anata no inai mirai wa
Souzou shitaku wa nai iya na no

Demo mou inai seikai ga wakaranai
Watashi igai umaku itteiru mitai
Soredemo ashita wa kuru no deshou... uta yo michibiite!

Iya ni naru, minna, shiawase na no?
Aishiteiru hito ga iru no?
Koushite hitori de iru to fuan ni naru
Uta yo michibiite!
Donna koto ga okite mo ii!!

Uta yo soba ni ite
Ai yo chikazuite

Their tears soon became whimpers as they look up to me with their innocent blue eyes.

"I am sorry," I mumbled to them, "I wish I knew how to better to protect you, I didn't want you guys to be exposed to the world like this in fear of your father's reputation...but with the lost of his power...I wish I knew what to do."

My eyes drip with tears. My walls, the walls that hold me up, make me strong just... collapse. Moment by moment, they fall. Salty drops fall from my chin, drenching their little strands of strawberry-blond hair that was forming on top of their head. My arms wrapped my arms around them...not wanting my two souls of the world to feel or react on my fear.

Instinctively, my wings cocooned around my body, shielding the outside reality from them and allowing me to give myself the illusion that everything will be fine...but in this world of quirks, the uncanny ability of having different powers...that was impossible. It just brought me back to the times I was bullied at UA high with no idea on what to do.