*The kitchen looked like it was ransacked, like a war between two armies passed threw, leaving nothing but destruction in its wake with only 2 people left alive.*

Izuku: Now all you have to do is gently add the leaves on top of the dish, and you're done.

Momo:got it!

Momo's hand was trembling as she was having a cold sweat, slowly placing the finishing touch on the basic dish.

Izuku:careful

Momo: If I wasn't being careful, you telling me to be careful would not make me careful. And....done!

Momo took a step back to appreciate what she did.

Izuku: Congratulations! You've made a simple katsudon. Let's eat.

Momo: Yes, wait, there's only one.

Izuku: There would have been more if you hadn't burned all the meat.

Momo blushed embarrassed as she played with her fingers.

Momo: The theory was that a bigger fire would cook the food faster.

Momo mumbled as Izuku grabbed the plates and brought them to the table. Momo joined him with two sets of spoons and forks.

Momo: Well, at least I finally know how to make your famous katsudon.

*Momo grabbed a piece of meat, her hand trembling after years. She finally was going to have Izuku's legendary food. She took a bite, and it tasted fine, but not as she remembered. She looked disappointed, which caused Izuku a bit of joy, as twisted as it was that he was receiving joy from someone else's misery.*

Izuku:problem?

Zuku took a bite of the katsudon as Momo jumped a bit and started to panic.

Momo: No, no, of course no! I...it's delicious!

Izuku: Ah, not really. It's fine, but I've done better.

Momo gave a sigh of relief and nodded in agreement.

Momo: Then what's different?

Izuku: I didn't make it with love.

Zuku said, snickering a bit as Momo did not look amused.

Izuku:real answer You didn't have certain ingredients I used to make my katsudon so special.

Momo;o...oh! Well, just tell me what they are, and I'll make sure to keep them in stock!

*Izuku just hit Momo's forehead with his unused spoon.*

Izuku, not going to happen—that's a family secret; it's been passed on through my family for generations since my great-great-great grandmother

Momo: So, does that mean you'll teach it to Eri?

*The mood got tense as Izuku just looked at the food. His fork was just standing in the air, not moving. Momo mentally cursed, but she needed to do this for her daughter.

Momo: She misses you a lot, you know.

Izuku:i....i see....

Momo: Do you miss her too?

Izuku:......

Momo: Do you hate her?

Izuku: No, I don't hate her. I could never hate my daughter; it's just...

Zuku sighed, rubbing his hands together normally that would hurt, and it did hurt, but Zuku continued letting the pain keep him grounded.

Izuku: I'm just not ready to see her yet. She hurt me, but I can still remember the day she told me she hated me.

Momo: Don't blame Eri; blame that bastard; he made it look like you were part of the overhaul organization too; she didn't know any better.

Izuku: You think I don't know that? Unlike the rest of you, I can't hate Eri, but I'm still human. Momo, I still hurt like anyone else watching the daughter I saved and adopted the fights I had to have with Aizawa and Nezu so that Eri could be my daughter, only for her to tell me four simple words that broke my heart more than anything else... "I hate you, dad."

*Momo gave Izuku a tissue. He looked at her confused until he felt a tear drop land on his hand. He started to cry a little, and he didn't even notice it. He grabbed the tissue and cleaned his tears, taking a few breaths to calm himself.*

Momo:I'm.... I'm sorry, I shouldn't have brought it up.

Izuku: It's fine; I don't hate Eri, and I do miss her.

Momo:but?

Izuku: I'm just not ready to see her yet.

Momo: But izuku it was...

Izuku: It doesn't matter, Momo. In the end, it was her who decided to believe the lies; it was everyone who chose to believe them since you were all so desperate to put a face on your pain and your fear. Shoto Todoroki told you that in the end, he still won.

Momo:izuku...

Izuku: I lost 6 years of my life in jail and 4 years hiding so that another accident like my mother's house burning down doesn't happen again. A good 78% of the population still believes I'm guilty. Heh, I thought by now I would be on my way to becoming the next number one hero. Instead, I'm just a mechanic, a civilian, just trying to make the best of the situation he is in.

*Izuku gave a bitter, hollow laugh as he got up. Momo looked at his eyes. Whatever emotion he came in with, now it was gone. They just looked empty.

Izuku: Where's your bathroom?

Momo: On the end of the hall, on your left

*Izuku nodded, grabbed his cane, and slowly walked away. Once Izuku was far enough, Momo covered her mouth and let the tears fall freely. She should be happy that Izuku let her call him by his first name, but this wasn't a victory. This wasn't a step forward. This was just Momo seeing just how broken they left him and how far she really is from fixing anything. Momo just stayed there crying for 2 minutes when her door was knocked. Momo composed herself and cleaned her tears. She walked up to the door and opened it.

Momo; I'm sorry, but I'm not having any company at the moment.

Aoi: I'm not here on a social call, momo.

Momo flinched and looked scared as she looked up and saw her father, who looked anything but pleased.

Aoi, your mother convinced me that I was a tad too hard on you, so I went to the office to apologize and maybe take you to lunch. But imagine my surprise when I get there and your secretary, that extremally crude woman, tells me that you cancelled all your appointments again.

*Aoi said, frowning as he walked forward. Momo took steps back, but Aoi took out his bell and rang it, making Momo freeze up. Her eyes moved in every direction, terrified, but her body wouldn't move as Aoi raised his all-mighty hand.

Aoi: It would seem that I've still got to be strict with you. If you insist on acting like a child, then I will treat you as a child, and like any child acting out, they must be punished and disciplined really.

*Before Aoi could land a blow on his daughter, someone turned him around. Before Aoi could see this person's face, the only thing he saw before passing out was a punch hitting him hard enough to knock him unconscious and knock a tooth out. Momo got out of her trance and saw Izuku standing on top of her father's unconscious body, rubbing his bloody fist in pain but still smiling.

Izuku: Like Billy Joel said, I've wanted to do that for the longest time.

Momo was shocked as Izuku was cracking his knuckles, looking at her now knocked-out father. Momo shook her head as the bells control disappeared.

Momo: What did you do?!

Izuku: I knocked a bitch out, man. It felt good. The pain in my hand was so worth it.

Momo:o..oh my God he's gonna be furious he's gonna he's gonna...

Momo started to hyperventilate as she was having a panic attack. Izuku just rolled his eyes.

Izuku: He's going to think he got drunk and crashed in an alley. Now stop with the old me bullshit and grab him.

Momo didn't stop her panic attack, which got worse as she started to cry. Izuku sighed and groaned loudly. He walked to her and hugged her, rubbing her back softly.

Izuku: It's all going to be ok. I'll take care of it.

*Izuku repeated it like a mantra until Momo slowly got better; she was still hiccuping but got her breathing under control.*

Izuku:better?

Momo nodded as Izuku let go and started walking to Aoi's car.

Izuku: Good. Now grab him and drag him to the car. We need to do this before he wakes up.

*Izuku kept walking, but Momo didn't move.*

Izuku:now momo

*Momo flinched and grabbed her father. Her body was trembling with fear as she slowly got in on the passenger seat. Momo sat shotgun as Izuku went to the driver seat. He started the car and drove away.

Momo: Why did you do that?

Izuku: The main reason I hated your father for the longest time was that he always looked down on me.

Momo;r. Really? But every time I saw you with him, you were all smiles.

Izuku: The things one tolerates for do we love since I loved you? I tolerated your old man, who even pretended to ignore the comments and laugh at his racist, quirkless jokes.

Momo: I didn't know

Izuku: How could you know? I kept it to myself for your own good.

Momo didn't know how to feel about that.

Momo: A relationship is supposed to be based on truth...

Izuku: and trust, but then again, you can't say that anymore, can you?

*Izuku said, sharply glancing at Momo, making her flinch and look down, bawling her hands on her skirt.*

Momo: And...the minor reason?

Izuku: 2 minor, but similar: a father should never hit his child, and a man should never hit a woman.

Momo, but you slapped me when we first met again.

Momo muttered, making Izuku sigh, rubbing the side of his forehead while looking at the road.

Izuku: I lost my cool I'll admit that, and I'm sorry I hit you.

*Izuku stopped the car, Momo looked, and they were in a liquor store*

Izuku: What type of liquor does your old man drink?

Momo: Ummm, he likes Brandy. Why?

Izuku:to cover my bases Keep a lookout.

*Izuku got out and left Momo there. Momo sighed and looked herself in the mirror. She almost had a heart attack with how she looked, so she made herself some cosmetics and started fixing herself out. After 15 minutes, she was at least half way decent, and Izuku still wasn't back.

Momo: What's taking so long?

*Mom got out and saw Izuku discussing with a policeman. Momo walked up to them.

Momo: What's going on here?

Policeman: Ma'am, please step aside. This is police business.

Izuku:police business, my ass, this some bullshit is what it is.

*The policeman got in Izuku's face, scowling at him.*

Policeman: How would you like to go to jail for a resistant arrest?

Momo: That's a complete abuse of power.

Policeman: Are you still here, scram, before I arrest you for interfering with a police investigation?

Momo: How about I arrest you for abuse of power and ignoring a pro-hero?

*The policeman flinched and looked at a very angry momo holding her pro-hero license.*

Momo: I'm the pro-hero creati, and now I demand you tell me what these bogus claims are.

Policeman: Yes, ma'am. I'm sorry! This gentleman doesn't belong here; this is a high-class part of the city, and just look at him; he's obviously just here to scout out potential places to rob.

Momo glanced at Izuku, who was trying his best not to beat this man to an inch of his life. He was wearing a white shirt with an oil stain and simple blue jeans. Momo looked back at the policeman.

Momo:oh? Then it will please you to know that this man is actually quite a wealthy man, not only that he's here with me, so how about you walk away before I call your supervisor? I'm sure he would just love to know about this abuse of power.

*The policeman nodded and quickly walked away. *Izuku clicked his tongue and walked to the car, hopping in and slamming the door shut absolutely lividly. *Momo slowly walked to the car and got inside. *She looked at Izuku with a worried expression.*

Momo: Are...are you okay?

Izuku:oh yeah! I'm just peachy! Who doesn't like to get profiled?

Zuku almost yelled in frustration as he started the car and drove away.

Momo: I'm sorry, but don't worry, I'll make sure I'll talk to his supervisor; he'll lose his job. People like that shouldn't be out there protecting us.

Zuku sighed but nodded. After a bit of silence, they stopped the car again and were shocked.

Momo: This is a strip club!!

Izuku: What gave it away? The huge neon sign, or maybe Monoma walking inside.

Momo: what?!

Momo fumbled to get her phone and started taking pictures; sure enough, there was Monoma.

Momo, ohohoho, wait till Mina gets a hold of this. She is going to have a field day, izuku.

Momo looked, and Izuku had already left the car and was walking to the back of the establishment.

Momo:hey!

*Momo got out and quickly caught up to him. Both stopped as a huge burley man looked at them, frowning. Izuku didn't even bat an eye.

Izuku: I'm looking for a pimp named Slickback. Tell him it's Izuku's mechanic.

The man nodded and walked inside. Momo was looking at Izuku incredulously.

Momo, how do you even know a pimp?!

Izuku: He's one of my clients. You should see his car as a real piece of work. The outside looks like a lemon, but on the inside, it's got class.

A pimp named Slickback: Why thank you kindly for saying that my girls worked a pretty penny for me to afford that?

Both looked, and Momo trembled in disgust.

A pimp named Slickback: My, oh my, what did you bring me here today? She's a high-class piece of work, isn't she?

Izuku: Yeah, no, that's not why I'm here. Remember that favor you owe me? I've come to collect it.

A pimp named Slickback: Of course, what kind of man would I be if I didn't honor my bets? What do you need?

*Izuku took a pimp named Slickback to the Aoi car and opened the back door. A pimp named Slickback looked at the unconscious Aoi.

Izuku: Keep him in your club when he wakes up and asks what happened, and all that tells him he's spent the night here spending a whole lot of money on your girls, whatever you want.

A pimp named Slickback, but of course

*A pimp named Slickback snapped his fingers, and one of his women came and grabbed Aoi.*

Izuku:hold on

*Izuku covered Aoi's clothes in brandy, so he thought he was drunk.*

A pimp named Slickback: It's all in the details.

Izuku: Yes, you can keep what's left of the bottle. You know, I don't drink.

A pimp named Slickback: Why thank you kindly now, bitch? Why are you still here? Get a move on!

Sandra: Sorry, Daddy.

Sandra walked away, and a pimp named Slickback tipped his hat to Izuku and left him with Momo.

Izuku: Alright, call an Uber so we can leave for obvious reasons. We were leaving the car here.

Momo: I have so many questions.

Izuku: And I refuse to answer them. Come on, let's go. I would rather not stay in a place like that.

Momo: But you have no problem taking money from the man.

Izuku: Hey, wherever that money came from, it's not my problem. I'm a civilian, not a hero, and the last time I checked, we were in the red light district, where this shit is nice and legal.

Momo: I'm just going to call the Uber

Izuku: a wise choice

Izuku took out a cigarette and started smoking. Momo looked at him, frowning.

Momo: So you don't drink, but tabaco is okay?

Izuku: This ain't tabaco, Yaoyorozu. This is cannabis. I need it for the pain that my whole body suffers from.

Momo sighed, hugging herself, just wanting to go home and take a long bath. The Uber soon came, and they left the place.

Back to Yaoyorozu Estate

*Izuku winced in pain as he pulled his arm back.*

Momo: Midoriya, stop being a baby.

Izuku, oh yeah, I'm the baby because you're using rubbing alcohol on my already injured, burned arms.

Momo: Oh, stop being a baby; it's for your own good. You honestly, how did you not notice your hand was bleeding?

Izuku: I'm used to the pain. Like I kept telling you, this is worthless.

Momo, until you get an infection

Izuku: I'm going to get an infection through a bloody knuckle? If I didn't get one when I ripped my scalp in the tournament years ago, I'm not going to get it now.

Momo:just! Let me do this, please.

Zuku sighed and gave Momo his bruised hand as Momo kept patching it.

Momo: Still, thank you for helping in your own fucked-up way.

Izuku: Hey, it was the right way. Oh the hell, don't touch it so hard!

Momo: Then don't tell me that was the right way to deal with the situation.

Izuku: Okay, and what was the right way to deal with it?

Momo: I don't know, but I'm sure you weren't hurting yourself.

They stayed quiet for a while until Izuku started to chuckle.

Momo, and what's so funny?

Izuku: I just find it funny that you care more about a bruised knuckle than something that will heal in like a week while your daddy is probably being robbed by Candi. That's Candi with an I, by the way.

Zuku kept a small laugh going while Momo rolled her eyes, but soon Zuku infected her and laughed with him.

Momo: So, Mr. Mechanic, which car can I use?

*Izuku stopped laughing and gave Momo the most unamused expression he could muster.*

Izuku: Not a single one, my god. It's a miracle that only one stopped working in the freeway.

Momo;......

Izuku:what ?

Momo: It's not the first time a car stopped on me; I just buy a new car when that happens.

Izuku:. Oh my God!

Momo:b..but! Now that I have a mechanic, I won't have to do that!

Izuku is not making me feel any better over here.

Momo: Come on, you had fun today. You got to punch my father. You can't say you didn't enjoy that.

Momo scoffed and puffed her cheeks. Izuku rolled her eyes. Even if he did find it cute, Izuku raised his hand and got it close to Momo, making her blush.

Momo"is....is he..."

*Whatever Momo was thinking was ripped away from her when Izuku just pinched her cheek and pulled it.*

Momo: Wow, what was that for?!

Izuku: for you getting overzealous, you think just because we have a way decent day, you and me are good?

Momo: No, of course not! But it's something; it's a start!

Zuku rolled his eyes and got up.

Izuku: Thank you for patching me up, Miss Yaoyorozu, but it's time I went back to the shop.

Momo sighed depressingly, looking down. Izuku did a face and gave the biggest internal groan he could.

Izuku:small

Momo;huh?

Izuku: It was a small step, ok? I'm going home.

*Izuku walked out, ignoring Momo's small dance.*

Momo:yes!yes!yes!yes!yes!yes!yes!yes!yes!yes!yes!yes!yes!yes!yes!yes!yes!yes!yes!yes!yes!yes!yes!yes!yes!yes!yes!yes!yes!yes!yes!yes!yes!yes!yes!yes!yes!yes! ye.....

Momo looked down and saw Eri's letter still on the table.

Momo:shit!!

Meanwhile, with Izuku

*We see him driving while he calls Tsuyu*

Tsuyu: Did you finish Kero?

Izuku: Yeah, I did

Tsuyu: How bad was it? Kero

*Tsuyu heard Izuku take a deep breath before giving a huge groan.*

Tsuyu: I'll take that as very bad. Kero

Izuku:worse Every car was in an unusable state. She had 7 tsuyu!! That's not the worst part.

Tsuyu: What was the worst part, my big, brave mechanic? Kero

Izuku: I can do without teasing Tsu.

Tsuyu: I'm sorry, but teasing the cornerstone of our relationship, you can't just not take it, Kero.

Izuku: Fair. The worst part was that she said that it wasn't the first one to shut down on her; whenever it happened, she would just buy another one.

Tsuyu: It can't be any worse. Wasting over 1,500,000 dollars on one car

Izuku, hey, leave the mud out of this. My baby did nothing wrong.

Tsuyu:izuku I swear, if you kiss the steering wheel right now, I will fly back to Japan to tongue-slap you, but not in the fun way.

Izuku: You have it out for my baby.

Tsuyu: Yes, because you spend way too much money on her Kero.

Izuku: Aha, you called her a her instead of it!

Tsuyu: Frog you, no, I didn't kero.

*Izuku just laughed while Tsuyu rolled her eyes, but she had a small amused smile.*

Tsuyu: Has anything else happened, Kero?

Izuku: I got to punch Momo's father.

Tsuyu: Cross that off your bucket list. You always told me how much you hated that man. Kero

Izuku: And how, after that, not much happened, though she did the dance I told you about.

Tsuyu: Yes, she's cute when she dances like that.

Izuku: You know, it's kind of unfair that you can call her cute, but I can't.

Tsuyu: You want to call her cute. Go ahead, call her cute. Kero

Izuku: nice try You think I don't know your smile, which you always do on the other end?

Tsuyu: I have no idea what you are talking about, Kero.

Izuku: Uhu, so... you know how we're going on vacation when you come back?

Tsuyu: We're not going back to Spain. Kero

Izuku: Aw, why not?

Tsuyu: Because it's my turn to choose, and I chose France. Kero

Zuku sighed but then chuckled, gaining an amused grin.

Izuku:oui oui mon amour~

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