The Emerald Prince

Chapter 106: Sunshine and Rainbows

Who's been waiting for some quality DabixHawksxDeku?

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It was going to be Izuku's first date with Keigo and Touya since Eri arrived on the scene.
It felt...after crying in Shoto and Hitoshi's arms, the whole thing felt weird and kinda wrong, though neither of the teens in question seemed too weird about it, and Izuku wasn't entirely sure why he felt the way he did.

"So you said you were friends with benefits? Could you, well, explain a bit more?" Asked Shinsou, not looking up from his phone.
Izuku hummed, "they wanted to discover what normal romance was like together...though since none of us had happy parents or friends in relationships...none of us really had any idea outside of what I've read in books and Kei has seen in K dramas... but it's fun."
"You don't love them then?" Shinsou probed lightly, Shoto staying very quiet to avoid messing up as Izuku stocked up his rucksack with water, money, umbrella and food. "Oh not in the way they feel for each other I don't think so. But I want to understand, and I enjoy hanging out with them."
"Fair enough." Sighed the insomniac, accepting that as long as Izuku's standards of relationships weren't normal, it was too energy intensive to be jealous.

Izuku smiled gratefully at both his boys as he made his way to the door- wait his boys? Since when? - never mind, "thanks for understanding...I know it's weird. See you later?"
Hiniyuki nodded, "enjoy yourself Zu."
"Bye Izu."

Izuku skipped down the stairs of the Heights Alliance, out the door and out of UA, before making his way to the Roost.
Outside Hawk's agency was a barbecue chicken stall. Only a stroke of pure genius on the part of the owner could have inspired such a choice. He nodded at the young woman behind the counter, before settling next to the redhead already there.

Piercing blue eyes scanned him almost immediately.
"You look far better than I expected." Stated Touya in mild surprise.
Izuku shrugged, "I went through worse, and Sho keeps the nightmares at bay. Hitoshi too."
"Oh, that's the brain washing kid right? Tomura was after him back when we were all out to destroy society." Touya tilted his head in thought, "I think he and Kirita saw a lot of themselves in him."
Izuku hummed, "he'd never have been won over. He has the strongest moral compass of anyone I know."

The greenette was unaware of the flush on his checks, and the pride and warmth in his tone as he spoke, but it was not lost on Touya, though the older man did not feel the need to draw attention to it. Well he did. But his need to take care of the green bean was far stronger than his shit stirring instincts.

"Sorry I'm late!"
They looked up in time for Keigo, who'd jumped out the window of his office, to land beside them. He grinned childishly as Touya pulled him in for a kiss and he in turn pulled Izuku into a bone crushing hug. "Kitten you're looking well!"
Izuku chuckled, "so are you...considering who visited yesterday."
To Izuku's surprise, the colour completely drained from their faces, so he hastily changed the subject. "Well, what would you guys like to do?"
He thought it best not to bring up his date research, it seemed he'd already reminded them of one traumatic event.

Touya hummed, "paint balling?"
Izuku chuckled deviously, "you think you'll win?"
"What's your accuracy?" Asked the redhead raising an eyebrow.
Those emerald eyes flickered an anticipation Touya and Keigo knew they had to indulge. "Depends on the weapon."

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Tsukauchi stared at the broken man before him.
Todoroki Enji was physically unharmed...but tears were streaming down his face, and any time someone approached him, he muttered something about missing his mother.
The detective reflected that perhaps allowing Aizawa a whole five minutes had been unwise.
He hoped the man would recover in time for the trial.