Midori the Mama

A Legacy Lives On

Izumi drifted in and out of consciousness. She could hear muffled voices of doctors, friends, family, and the soft whimpers of a baby crying. A baby... her baby... she wanted to open her eyes, to see him and hold him but couldn't find the strength to lift even one eyelid. Distress made her heart sink and she felt herself falling into a dark sleep. In that sleep she began to dream.

~Flashback~

The heat made the rainy day muggy and miserable, but she didn't care. Panic, exhilaration, and a sudden epiphany had Izumi racing through the wet heat at full speed. Her clothes were soaked through as she jogged up to the entrance of the spiffy apartment building. Tenants looked at her appalled or confused as she raced past and bounded the steps two at a time. She nearly slipped on the last step and fumbled the last few feet to her destination. She knocked on the door, once, twice, then pounded on it as impatience grew.

"Alright! ALRIGHT! I'm fucking coming!" Bakugo swung the door open prepared to yell at whoever was on the other side. Instead he found himself with his arms full of a crying and wet Izumi. "GAH! FUCK! Izumi!?" He pulled her back to see her face. "Geez you're all wet, what-"

Her mouth covered his in a deep long kiss, her tongue slipping in and muffling any further conversation he had prepared. Bakugo's eyes popped wide open, his hands fist on her shoulders trying to pry her off but she clung on, pushing him back into his apartment and tripping over the front step so they both fell to the floor.

"Wha- Mmmph... Usa- mmmph hold on... FUCK! I SAID HOLD IT!" He finally pushed her back panting and staring with a flushed and confused face. "W-W-What the hell was that for!?"

"Everything..." She said breathlessly. She sat atop of him her hands now running through his hair gripping it as she smiled. Her eyes were wild and filled with affection and obvious arousal. "It's for everything, Kacchan. I decided... I decided I want you!"

Bakugo's face showed surprise, his body immediately reacting to this information. He struggled to keep his mind, body, and heart all on the same page and same pace, but found it difficult and frustrating

"Where the hell is this coming from? What about you and Todoroki? I thought you said you were going to try and patch things up with him."

"I can't..." She sobbed and wiped her eyes. "... and I don't want to. I just don't see him that way anymore. I love him, but it's not the right kind of love. Do you know what I mean?" She blinked back the rest of the tears her smile brilliant. "It's not the kind of love I feel for you."

"Izumi..." his hands twitched, wanting to touch and crush her against him, he struggled again with his body and heart. "Don't be so rash, you might just be upset and  are not thinking clearly. You might still be vulnerable from that encounter with Savage, and with your breakup with Todoroki."

"I've been careful about these feelings I've been having for far too long, Kacchan. Shoto and I... we can never be lovers again. We lost the trust, and when you lose trust there is no love. It'll take time for us to be comfortable with each other but we care too much for each other to let this ruin our friendship."

Her hands cup his face and she nuzzled noses with him.

"All these years... all this time I've been trying to figure out the difference between my love for you and my love for Shoto. The difference is the trust. You've always been abrasive, temperamental, and arrogant, but whenever I need you Kacchan I can trust that you'll always be there for me. You've always done what you believed was best for me even if I didn't always agree with it. Just like now even though I know you love me, you want me, you're telling me to think it through, to take a step back instead of leaping head first... but I'm not gonna listen to you this time, Kacchan. I'm leaping, so you better be there to catch me!"