I juggle my bags as I walk down the street towards home. I really wish Bakugou would invest in a car. He makes plenty of money as a hero but yet he is still trying to be cheap as possible. I focus off down the street with the sun setting. I'm hoping to have dinner prepared by the time he gets home. He can be pretty cranky after work some days not that I blame him, being a hero is hard work. The only way I can get him to calm down is a nice meal or sex, I'm certainly not in the mood for sex today.

I'm in the rare percentage where I didn't get a quirk like most people in the world. Most kids develop one at 3 or 4 and I was just waiting…..and waiting…..and waiting. I have never been so broken more than the day when the doctor told me I would never have a quirk. I frown remembering it thinking he could have delivered that message a little nicer but I guess he was thinking let's rip that band aid off. I sigh because I wanted nothing more in this world than to save people around me.

I applied to the same high school as Bakugou. He was pissed off saying I was a quirkless loser and wouldn't get anywhere. He was right. I failed at the hero portion of the test due to me not having a quirk at all. I mean I certainly gave it my all but there is only so much I can do. I long ago gave up my dreams of being a quirkless hero. In simplest words, it's too dangerous.

I turn the corner heading down the alley that will take me home. I look down and it looks really dark, that's not normal. I stop walking seeing a shadow forming in front of me. All I can do is stare because I'm not sure what is happening. Two white eyes pop into the middle of the blackness. It doesn't really have a shape. If I had to describe it I would say it is like cloud, a big black cloud.

"What do we have here," says the voice huskily. I drop my bag immediately running back the way I came. I can feel my heart pumping hard as I run down the street. I tell myself not to look back, to push forward. The back of my neck begins to feel cold causing me look down seeing the shadow wrap it's arms around me. "Don't worry, I just want a taste of your soul, if you're lucky I won't like it." I can't help it as I begin to scream feeling the shadow enters my body scaring me more than anything I have ever felt before. Oh my god, I'm going to die. I hear the wind whisper as I close my eyes giving up. I suddenly feel warm, fuzzy and wonder if I'm dead. I feel something firm against my cheek, a chest most definitely. I open my eyes and see dark navy cloth. I look up and see that is the number two hero holding me, Shouto. I have never seen him up close, my god he is breathing taking. His two tone hair of white and red looks much brighter in his person. His body is more ripped than the last time I saw him at the U.A. festival on TV. I'm scared but I also feel safe in his arms.

"It is too late in the evening for this bullshit….." he hisses at the villain. I look out in front of us I see ice coming from his finger tips freezing the shadow. I didn't know a shadow could be frozen or maybe it isn't a shadow, I don't know. I shake nervously burying my cheek a little into Todoroki's chest shaking a little with my nerves getting to me.

"One of this days you will stop meddling in my affairs!" growls the shadow.

"Save it," says Todoroki. He looks down at me. "Are you okay?" I nod my head yes looking into his gray and teal color eyes. He looks so serious but I see something behind them, what is that? "Can you stand?" I blush feeling like an idiot for staring.

"Yeah," I replied as he allows me to plat my feet on the ground. I stand there watching him reach for a radio that is on his hip. It was next to all the regular things he keeps on his belt.

"Calling station," says Todoroki. "I have Soul Eater in custody. Can we send someone on the way with a truck to load him in, I have him in ice." The person on the other end says they are 10 minutes away which is a long time. Todoroki sends more ice from his fingertips sighing as if this was a really long day for him.

"Thank you," I tell him softly.

"It's no problem," he replies. "I was just doing my job." Todoroki pulls a little bottle off his belt and I realize it is hand sanitizer. I want to say something else but I don't know what else to say. I walk away back towards where I dropped my bags. I begin to pick up my items placing them back in the bags. Todoroki is a great hero but he doesn't do interviews much. I know he went to school with Bakugou, Bakugou hates him, end of story as far as he is concerned. I'm not sure what happened between them in school but he has a huge dislike for him, feels a bit unhealthy at times. Todoroki doesn't seem like such a bad guy to me. I get everything in the bags watching the policy arrive with camera crew so close behind. I watch as a lady jumps out of the van running over to me.

"Are you the one rescued by Shouto?" she asked showing this mic in my face.

"Yes….." I reply if I should be talking to her.

"Can you tell us what happened?" she asked.

"I-It all happened so quickly….." I stammer not liking all this attention on me.

"Did the Soul Eater get to touch your soul?" asked the reporter. "When did Shouto enter the picture?"

"He saved me right away," I reply. "I was actually impressed. It's like he came out of nowhere."

"Anything you want to say to Shouto?" asked the reporter.

"Thanks for saving my life," I reply shyly looking into the camera.

"You heard it here first," says the reporter turning to the camera. "Shouto making another daring rescue today. He is yet again coming in behind his father Endeavor the number one hero." I begin to walk away knowing they're done with me. I can see why Bakugou hates dealing the media, that was pretty scary and dare I say invasive. I finish putting the rest of my items back in the bag heading home which is not far.

I continue on my way home approaching our condo. I head up the stairs into the condo. It is now after 7 not leaving me much time to prepare dinner, Bakugou is going to be off in another hour. I put up most of the items while leaving out the food I want to prepare. I get beef in the oven and veggies going on the stove before going to take a quick shower. As I wash my body I can't help but think I got saved by the number 2 hero and he is everything they say. Sometimes I feel heroes are hyped up but that was not the case for Todoroki, he truly a work of art in person. I finish up getting out of the shower hearing my cell phone ring.

"Hi," I greet my mom.

"Izuku!" she cries.

"Mom I'm okay," I reply knowing she saw the news.

"You could have died," she pouts. "Thank god Shouto was there."

"I know," I sigh. "I try to get away but this villain I don't know what he was besides a soul eater as Shouto called him. I'm just glad I got away safe and sound."

"Thank goodness," says mom. "We were so worried. Shouto didn't want to speak to the reporters."

"He has never been big on reporters," I state walking to my draw to toss some clothes on.

"I know but I wanted to know what happened," says mom. "I called you but you didn't answer."

"I was in the shower," I replied tossing a tee over my head before sliding on some shorts. "I mean everything was a blur. I seriously thought I was going to die….then he showed up. I didn't even see him move."

"Incredible," says mom clearly impressed as I was. "Is Bakugou home yet? I know he must be worried sick." My boyfriend is Bakugou Katsuki. I have known him since I was in diapers but I call him Kacchan.

"Not yet," I replied. "He gets off in another 20 minutes." I doubt he will be worried, he is probably going to be more pissed than anything else. Maybe he will surprise me and he won't be upset. Mom chats with me a bit more asking how the rest of my day was. It is pretty uneventful. I work at a center that designs the hero's costumes. I mostly work with the children's customs that are in high school. I'm hoping to get promoted to helping entry level hero's once they get their license. I end the call to finish prepping dinner for Bakugou. I just sat his plate in his favorite place at the table when he comes through the door. Talk about perfect timing. He is dressed in his hero uniform looking as buff as ever. He at least took off his headgear allowing me to fully see his face and striking light blonde hair. I wish he would take it off his uniform on his way home but he refuses in case he needs to spring into action. "Hey!"

"Don't hey me," sneers Bakugou. "What's this nonsense about you needing to be saved today?" I sigh. Damnit I was hoping to avoid this.

"It's not like I went looking for trouble," I say slowly. "I mean the villain sounded like he was waiting for someone to come along and that just happened to be me."

"It's always you," states Bakugou walking into our bedroom removing his clothes. I just stare him not sure if I should say anymore. I love the fact that he is taller than when we were kids but Todoroki is taller than him. Bakugou is 5'11 and Todoroki is 6'2 making him almost as tall as his father. "Fucking Todoroki just had to be the one to save you."

"Are you seriously mad because he saved me?" I ask in shock. Kacchan walks over to me quickly making me flitch slightly.

"You shouldn't even need saving," he growls in my face. "What were you doing out so late?"

"Getting food for dinner," I say shrinking away from him. I hate when he gets like this. He grabs my chin with his right hand.

"Good boy," he says before kissing me forcefully. "Let me shower and then we can eat." I watch him walk into the bathroom sighing to myself. Alright he seems to be calming down now. I go and sit at the table in the small dining area cutting on the TV. I flip through the channels to see what is on. I come across a channel showing the rescue Shouto did. Someone from in their home captured the footage of being saved. I watch the video clip as they continue to reshow it. Shouto had to be hunting this villain as he comes out of alley close by just as I started running. He is really quick, his movements were smooth, I almost wish I could see them in slow motion. I can if I locate the video on YouTube. They cut to a scene where he is leaving for the day. Another report is shoving their damn mic in his face, jesus.

"Shouto, can you explain your perfect timing for this attack?" asked the male reporter.

"I was in the right place at the right time," he states looking like he really doesn't want to say anything.

"What do you think of the civilian thank you?" he asked. "Do you have anything to say to the personnel you rescued? You seem to brush off his thank you." Wow, he saved my life and they make him sound like a bad guy. What is going on?

"I didn't brush off his thank you," says Todoroki. "I was doing my job, excuse me." He pushes his way past the reporter. The male reporter gets back in front of the camera.

"I have to say Shouto is certainly on his way to be like his father," he states. "Even down to his attitude, back to you at the studio." What an ass. I frown looking at this as Bakugou walks into the dining area.

"How was your day?" I asked turning the TV quickly.

"Pretty good," he smirked. "I think I got a chance at finally making it to the top 10 as a hero. My stats are going up."

"They're always going up," I smiled.

"Yup, what do you cook?" he asked sitting at the table looking at his plate.

"Nothing special," I replied. "I just seasoned some beef, cooked rice, added some peas and carrots, that's it. After my near death experience, I didn't have much time to cook." Bakugou sits down digging into his food right away not even bothered.

"Taste good to me," he smirks. I will take that smirk any day. "What's on the TV?"

"Not much," I reply hoping the news was done talking about Shouto. He is actually in a good mood. "You should check out the movie channels. I'm sure there is something we can watch." I turn on the TV.

"Maybe," he replies. "Movies have been going downhill since we graduated."

"I agree," I reply handing him the remote. Bakugou starts to flip through the channels and sees the news is on.

"Oh this channel interviewed me earlier!" he exclaims. "I wonder did they show it yet?"

"Really?" I asked. "What did you do?"

"I rescued some kids on a bus," he says proudly. I do have to give my boyfriend that, he is pretty proud when it comes to his job.

"That is a big deal," I agree turning towards the TV. We both eat and wait for his news story to come up. The time finally arrives right when I was going to wash our dishes.

"Come on!" says Bakugou pulling me out of the kitchen. "You have got to see this up close!" He pulls me sitting down on the living room sofa turning the volume up on the TV. I sit down beside him cuddling into his side because he is so happy and excited.

"This heroic act is beyond words," narrates the female reporter. I see a visual of Uraraka lifting the bus while Bakugou is dealing with the villain. The one thing about Bakugou is he loves being a hero. He is always smiling looking like he is enjoying himself. The villain is a man that looks like he made of rocks. He shoots mini rocks from his hands but Bakugou blows them creating smoke allowing the audience to not see what is happening.

"That guy thought he was so much better than me," says Bakugou. He begins to chuckle. "Poor idiot is lucky I didn't kill him." Indeed, not very super hero like but Bakugou can be dangerous if he wants to be. He was wanted as a side kick by 3 heroes, of course he refused. He doesn't want to be a side kick but the number one hero. He has a way to go but he has climbed the ranks quickly. I look at Uraraka helping the children off the bus. You can see some crying while others are excited to see the heroes up close and in action. The smoke finally clears and Bakugou has the guy in hand cuffs.

"Incredible!" exclaims the reporter. "He has managed to take this guy down in a matter of seconds." The video cuts to Bakugou standing beside her. "We can't thank you enough for your services. I mean who knows what would have happened if you weren't here."

"Well…" says Bakugou on the TV. The report is cut short with breaking news.

"What the hell!" shouts Bakugou jumping up from the sofa interrupting my cuddling. "I waited all day that see that!"

"It's okay babe," I encourage. "We can look it up online."

"Don't call me babe," he says not taking his eyes off the TV. "You know I hate that shit. This better be important." I see Endeavor approaching a podium. He looks the same for the most part. Standing at 6'5 and 260lb pound of muscles. Age has not slowed this man down at all. I actually feel like since Bakugou finished school he stepped it up.

"Evening everyone," he greets. "I appreciate everyone be here to receive this news at such last minute. I would like to announce that hero Shouto is no longer with my agency. We will not have a hero for our agency that is not thankful of the citizens they save. I greatly apologize for anyone who was offend by his actions." I'm in shock. He saved my life and they fire him!

"Holy shit…." says Bakugou folding his arms. "I didn't see that coming." He starts to laugh.

"Kacchan," I say surprised by his laughter. "That's not funny." I'm completely appalled by him laughing about Todoroki getting fired.

"Are you kidding me!" he exclaims. "Oh man I have to call Kirishima about this right here." He pulls out his phone dialing Kirishima. All I can do is look the TV screen thinking I got the number 2 hero fired.