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Toshinori was in Japan. He was invited by various principles of hero schools to give lectures to the students about how they could be great pro Heroes. Not accepting would be a sign of dishonour to the Japanese but he loved the culture and the people so he didn't mind going. Besides the hero situation was in pretty bad shape in Japan so he thought that he may have been able to change it.
He rented a single bedroom apartment in Musutafu, he had been preparing to give a lecture at UA hero school for some months now but nothing had worked well. No word that came to mind had a strong impact and he needed to give the students at UA something they would remember for years to come.
The crime rate had dropped exponentially since he had arrived in the local area. Many people in Japan would spot All Might when he was doing his hero work and asked him if he would stay in Japan because witt him there it was a safer place. Toshinori didn't have an answer for that, he had no reason to stay or go. He had no relatives anywhere and most of his friends travelled all over the world in search of work so in truth he had considered leaving as soon as his business was over. But then something happened which changed his mind completely.
*
Toshinori was walking down the streets below his apartment towards the convenience store not a three minute walk away from his temporary home. He enjoyed walking the streets at night, it kept him at bay from the relentlessness of his fans yet their were still enough people around so he could hear the interesting comments of people's lives.That was something that was interesting to him even more than hearing heroes talk about their own lives. It was simply because it was a life that he yearned for, even though he was the number one hero and he could save hundreds, if not thousands of people he still wanted what they had, a normal and peaceful life.
The convenience store was in sight and Toshinori and he walked inside with a list clenched tightly in his hand. He first went to the refrigerator isle to grab a carton of milk and a tub full of butter. Next he moved to grab a loaf of bread and then a carton of eggs but before he realized it his hands were full and he was about to drop everything he had so he rushed to the front counter to put it down.
When everything was steady he looked down to look at the person who was at the checking till but to his surprise she was sound asleep, snoring away in a comfy looking desk chair. He wanted to wake her but something stopped him in his tracks, he wasn't sure what it was that stopped him but something about this woman was hypnotising. Her green hair was tied up into a tight bun and she had a twitching grin forming at the side of her mouth. Toshinori was looking for almost a minute before he realised what he was doing. He stumbled back but then accidentally knocked something over which startled the sleeping woman into waking up.
She let out a slight sigh of fear and then fell to the ground after seeing the large hulk of muscle staring down at her. Toshinori shook his head and regained his confidant stride and offered a hand to the frightened woman. She reluctantly took it and her hand was enveloped inside his, it was humongous compared to hers yet it he still had a delicate touch.
"I am very sorry that I startled you, Miss it was not my intention to do that." Toshinori lifted her up and the she steadied herself before taking another look at him. It took a little time before she realised who he actually was.
"Wait aren't you All Might?" Normally when asked that question Toshinori would confidently smile and pull a thumbs up before rushing away to save the next person who was in danger. This time was very different , when she asked him he grew nervous and a blush formed at his cheeks. 'What is happening to me, why can't I answer her?' He was frozen in place his mind still trying catch up with his body and whilst that was going on the woman was staring at him, wondering what was wrong with him.
"Is everything OK sir?" Suddenly he was snapped out of his daze and then he turned his sharp gaze at her which was a little intimidating. He quickly knew that his look was scary and changed it to a softer proportion.
"Yes I'm fine, sorry about that and to answer your question, yes I am All Might." He produced a shacking smile and put his thumb up to her which seemed to excite her, as it did everyone. She took hold of the products he placed on the counter and then began to scan them, Toshinori then turned around and began shopping for the rest of his groceries. As he did so the woman looked at him and she noticed he was being very odd, hiding his face behind the shelves every chance he could. When he came back up to the front counter she could see he was sweating excessively, it was very strange but could it be that the number one pro hero was nervous?
"Mr. All Might, are you ok, you seem… I don't know." She quickly looked away from him thinking she caused him disrespect and then scanned the rest of the items.
"I'm fine yes thank you for asking… oh I apologise, I never even asked your name." She looked up at him with her arms tightly tucked at her sides.
"Inko, my name is Inko Midoriya."
*
Some months had gone by since that night when Toshinori met Inko in the grocery store. He had finished giving lectures at the schools a month ago yet he stayed. Many people wondered why and many theories arose, one was that he noticed how much crime there was and it was his heroic nature that prompted him to stay and help. Others thought that he was going to take a job at the best hero schooling institution UA but Toshinori knew they were all wrong. In fact the only reason he was staying was because of a certain green headed woman that he met, Inko Midoriya was his reason for staying.
Ever since he met her he came back to the store every night hoping to find her and she was there. Inko worked the night shift in that store every single night for the past year as well as a day job so she could look after her sick mother pay her hospital bills. She told him this after he came back for the seventh time in a row and he knew she was a compassionate human who cared more about her family than her own health.
Toshinori talked with her every night and they just talked the entire time. He would sit up on the counter and her on the chair and then talk about all manner of things, family, friends, their past and what they wanted for the future. It was the one part of Toshinori's day that he looked forward too and each time it ended he could never build up the confidence to ask her out on a date. He knew he wanted too but every time he tried he thought, 'she wouldn't, we would never' and then he would be on his way.
However one particular night was different to the rest and he was determined to ask her. On the day before he would ask Inko he couldn't concentrate on anything else, every person he saved the only face he could see was Inko's. It drove him mad but at the same time she was the only thing keeping him focused. He had no idea why she had this silent control over him but it was something he surprisingly didn't want to lose.
"All Might you're here, I have something to show you." Inko quickly perked up as soon as she saw Toshinori and then reached to grab something inside her bag.
"Before you do show me, I have something I really need to ask you." He was stood tall and straight his eyes locking onto hers and she stopped grabbing into her bag and then stood up. She moved up to him and placed a hand onto his giant arm.
"Calm down, All Might. I will listen to what you have to ask but please don't tense up, it's not good for you stature." She smiled and then he relaxed his body, her face was soothing to him as was her voice it seemed to keep his mind on the task at hand and at that moment it was asking her that simple yet seemingly difficult question.
"I just wanted to know, you know if you have time if perhaps you would go on… a date with me?" Inko looked shellshocked the hard force of those words weighed down on her like a ton of rocks. She was waiting for him to say it for so long, ever since he started coming every night she hoped and wished that he would just say the words. Her mind raced with feelings of anguish when he would leave, but then she would tell herself, 'there's always tomorrow he will ask me then'.
Toshinori was not expecting to be attacked with a hug when he asked her but that is what he got. She pounced on him so hard that he nearly fell on the ground.
"Of course I will All Might!" Suddenly she began rambling onto herself, talking about a dress and then something about makeup, Toshinori didn't know what was wrong but she quickly stopped and then attacked him again with another strong hug.
"By the way Inko, my real name is Toshinori Yagi."
*
It was the night of the date and Toshinori was excited, he had a tailor make a suit for him that could fit comfortably on him and his hair was slicked back for the occasion. If he was being honest he had never been on a date before, he had never found the right person but he knew Inko was.
She had gave him her address on a piece of paper and he guarded it with his life, keeping it on his person the entire time. Inko was very excited herself, so much that she couldn't contain it inside her and was giggling with every word she wrote on the paper. On the other side of the paper she wrote her phone number and he was reluctant to phone her as he made him seem desperate, to visit her every night and then call her several times a day. But it was different that night, he needed to know if she was ready so that he didn't disturb her getting changed or anything.
He picked up the phone and then dialed in the numbers, every beep seemed to get louder than the last but he pressed on. Then he waited for an answer.
"Hello, who's this?" He heard her voice on the other side and was glad that she answered him.
"It's me Inko, Toshinori." Then he heard a heartfelt scream on the other end which caused him to move the phone away from his ear.
"Is something wrong? Don't tell me you have to cancel."
"No no, nothing like that I was just checking to see if you were ready that's all."
"I am ready whenever you are ready." Toshinori smiled and then put down the phone. He put it into his suit pocket and then used One For All to sprint to the roof of the building, it took no more than mere seconds before he was staring at the distant city lights and then he looked at the map app on his phone trying to find the direction of her address. When he saw which way he needed to go he readied his power and guided them to his legs before shooting off like a bullet from a sniper.
He slammed into a wall and then used the wall as the ground for his next jump and then again he shot off. It took several redirections before he was then standing in front off Inko's front door. He grew ever nervous then, he didn't know what to say or do. Should he hug her or not and if he did should her give her a kiss or would that be too forward of him? Before he knew it his body was almost moving on it's own, like an outside force had crept it's way inside and pushed him forward to knock on that door.
Almost instantly the door opened and then there she was, Inko Midoriya in a dress that matched her hair and beauty. She was a lot more slimming in the tight dress than she did in her work clothes and made Toshinori feel very fuzzy.
"You look amazing Inko." He reached out to her and then pulled her closely giving her a strong hug but then he surprised her by giving Inko a kiss on her lips. She backed her head away and then he thought that it was a bad idea to do that and he shouldn't of but then Inko smiled. On her the tip of her toes she reached up to his face and then placed a kiss on his lips but this one was a lot stronger and lasted much longer.
"We should probably get going before our reservation gets taken up by someone else." Toshinori couched nervously as he said and then she nodded with a delightful smile that warmed him on the inside.
*
Their date was a resounding success, the food was great the conversation even better and the walk home was filled with the bright city lights that seemed to be glowing with beauty. Toshinori was nervous at first but since everything went so splendidly he grew ever more confident as the night went on.
They made sure to walk slow as to savour every moment together that they had but it would be over soon and they knew it. When they made it back to Inko's apartment she seemed to pause by her front door and then she turned to face him.
"Toshinori, this may sound selfish of me but I need to speak my mind. I know your a hero, the greatest among them all and that can take you all over the world but I want you to stay, with me. And not just because I have a notion that we might continue our nightly talks, but… because I want you to move in with me or I with you. The reason I'm saying all of this is because I think… I mean I know that I'm in love with you." His heart stopped at that confession of love and he felt his knees get weak, he knew that he wanted to but at the same time he couldn't all because he kept his ability a secret from her and if he wanted to move in with her then she would need to know.
"Inko, I want you to know something about me before I answer your request and please keep an open mind." Suddenly a blast of hot air came off of Toshinori and what was a giant man enveloped in extreme muscle was now a man of smaller stature. Granted he was still taller and probably still had a strong body enough to make any man jealous but he was nowhere near the size he was before and it shocked her.
"My power allows me to change my body into what I call a muscle form and then I am better able to deal with my power and also generate more of it. I do hope this doesn't change the way you feel about me because I too also think that I am in love with you." He fell onto his knees and his head was bowed down in shame of his deception towards her but then she fell to the ground with him and then lifted his head up.
"Toshinori, I don't care if you were skinny little man or the giant that you can change into. It doesn't change how I feel about you at all, I want to be with you, always." He smiled at her and then buried his head into chest. She smothered him and squeezed him closer to her.
"Then Inko, I would be honoured to be with you, as long as I can."
