Midori the Mama

The Happy Ending

Midori the Mama

Chapter 11: The Happy Ending

Bakugo stroked his son's hair as he held him while Izumi gave her statement. Thanks to the privacy of the station he could let his worries and relief out freely and damn near broke out into tears.

"Damn you, Deku, not even a month old and you're already giving me gray hairs." He lifted his son up watching him wriggle and giggle. "You really are a troublemaker just like your mom."

"Kacchan?" Izumi came into the room, and Bakugo tense and lowered the kid back onto his hip his expression going stoic. "You ready to go?"

"Yeah, you give all the info to the cops?"

"Every detail... turns out Savage wasn't as big of a threat as he was appearing. Due to Doppelgangers violent tendencies he was losing backers left and right and was down to a pitiful number of henchmen. It explains why Savage had no problem extinguishing him after he'd gone against his orders."

"Doppelganger was a loose cannon, but he lost his primary means of intimidation and defense. Without his quirk, he had next to nothing." Bakugo nodded. "I read the findings. It was smart, Izumi, taking away the only weapon he had left. How did you know about his shortcomings?"

"I didn't... I had hunches, but no concrete proof that what I believed was true." She took Izuku when he began to fuss and she nuzzled him close. "I just knew I needed to get Izuku out of there."

"The love of a mother is frighteningly powerful." Bakugo agreed and kissed her temple. "You scared the shit out of me though... why did you give me your quirk?"

He hadn't meant to ask her, figuring she'd explain everything to him once they were settled at home... but he couldn't stop his curiosity.

"I told you before I left..." Izumi lifted her head up smiling. "To me you are the real Number One hero."

"That's not a viable answer, Izumi. When we were kids all you ever dreamed about was becoming a hero, and now you give me your quirk? How do you expect to do hero duty without one?"

"I'll help you and Todoroki run the agency... I can't go on patrol or actively participate in helping stop villains, but I don't need to anymore. I have things that are more important to me now." She looked down at Izuku and bounced him. "If I really want my quirk back, you could always just give it back to me... but that's your decision."

She lifted her her head up, eyes serious and lips pursing in a frown.

"I can accept either path, Kacchan. If you want to give me back my quirk, I will accept it wholeheartedly because as you said it's always been my dream to be one. However, I have things that are far more important to me now. I have you and I have Izuku... and I want to have more children with you and raise them to be strong and smart. I want to build that family with you... but I need to know if you can accept me the way that I am. I need to know that you can accept Izuku if it turns out he's quirkless like me. Can you, Kacchan?"

Bakugo narrowed his eyes on Izumi's serious expression. He looked down at is son who was beaming at him, clapping his hands rhythmically, kicking his feet unable to sit still. Love swam inside him and he pulled his family close burying his face in her hair.

"Idiot, I've loved you even before you got your quirk. I'll love Deku even if he doesn't have one. He's my son, you're my wife... nothing will change that."

Izumi smiled and she nuzzled under her husband's chin.

"Good, I'm glad."

"Izumi, take it back."