chapter 45
With Izuku and Tsuyu
Tsuyu: Out of all the games that could be played, you could save nations like in Legend of Zelda, rule or save the galaxy with Star Wars, go crazy and just kill people in GTA, or power up and save humanity in Final Fantasy Kero. But no, out of all the games in my massive collection, you chose this one!
We see Izuku on the couch, enjoying a video game. A video game called Tetris on an old Gameboy
Izuku: It's a game, it's fun, and I'm trying to learn your hobbies. And you're just mad because I beat your high score and haven't lost yet.
*Izuku said in a smug tone, sticking his tongue out, mocking Tsuyu. Tsuyu just smirked as she used her frog tongue to wrap around Izuku's tongue. Izuku blushed, taken off guard and losing his concentration. He lost, Tsuyu got closer, and French kissed him for a bit before stopping and grabbing the Gameboy.
Tsuyu: My turn, Kero
Izuku:Uhu....
*Izuku said completely on another planet that it took a good 5 minutes for his body to calm down and for him to come to his senses.*
Izuku: Hey, wait a minute!!!
*Tsuyu being smarter, then Izuku hit, paused, French kissed Izuku again, this time deeper and longer, and then went back to playing.*
Izuku;uhuuuuuuu.......
*Izuku said on another galaxy with no chance to return for a very long time. All the while, Tsuyu was cursing at herself as she couldn't beat Izuku's high score.
Meanwhile, with Nejre
*Nejire ripped another packet as she poured it into her coffee. She was on number 12 now, and the sugar was starting to look like a small mountain that got swallowed by a brown sea. But Nejire didn't care, nor was she paying attention; her mind was busy with what she did last night. She jumped when she felt someone stop her on packet number 13.
Tatsumi: Okay, that's enough. I think it's time we had a talk?
Nejire:what about? About how I'm scum on earth? How did I break Tamaki's trust again? About how I just screwed myself into having the future I wanted all because I had a one-night stand? Take your pick and leave me alone with my coffee.
*Nejire grumpled not at all like her old bubbly self. Tatsumi sighed and sat on the other side of the booth.
Tatsumi:nejire You are not in a relationship with that Tamaki boy.
Nejire: Not after this!! How can I look him in the eyes after I betrayed his trust like that?!
Nejire said, looking heartbroken. Tatsumi just rolled her eyes. Nejire's mood changed to horrified when she saw Tatsumi with her phone. *
Nejire: Don't you fucking dare!!
Nejire said that, being Tatsumi's former sidekick and now friend, she knew exactly what she was going to do.
Tatsumi: Too late, it's ringing. Just talk. Hello?
*Nejire froze as fear overtook her body; Tatsumi got a smile on her face.*
Tatsumi: Your right, Nejire. I am not; this is Tatsumi, Ryuko Tatsumi. I'm a friend of Nejire. Yes, yes, she's fine, so kind of you to worry; she actually has something to say.
*Tatsumi passed the phone to Nejire. Both started a silent argument that ended when Tatsumi bonked Nejire in the head. Nejire winced and grabbed the phone, worried.
Nejire: uh h..hey Tamaki!
Nejire said, her voice cracking a bit with how nervous she was.
In Greece
*We see a robber struggling and failing to escape Tamaki's tentacle arm*
Tamaki: Uh, hey, Nejire, what's up? I'm kind of in the middle of something. Here, are you well?
Nejire: Oh yes, yes, very well! Very well indeed! It's really nothing.
*Tamaki crashed the villain into his partner, who was trying to get the jump on him.*
Tamaki: nejire I know you; that high-pitched tone is the one you use when you do something wrong, or at least in your view.
*Another hero came and tied them up. Tamaki gave him a nod and walked away so we could have a more private conversation.*
Nejire: You don't know me that well.
Tamaki: Yeah, yeah,not to be rude, but get to the point, I'm kind of working right now.
Nejire: I had a one-night stand!!
Tamaki: Good for you, I guess?
Back in Japan moments before
Nejire's lip started to quiver, her nose was running, and her mascara was ruined as she started to silently cry.
Nejire: I had a one-night stand!!
Tamaki: Good for you, I guess?
Nejire:Tamaki I'm sorry, I promise he meant... what? ...
Tamaki: I said that's good for you. I guess that's all. You just wanted to tell me you got laid? Because if that's all...
Nenire: You are an unbelievable beast!!!
Nejire screamed; she went from sad to angry to furious to absolutely livid.
Nejire: Where am I crying my heart out, and you don't even care?!!
Tamaki:I feel like we missed a step or two; why should I care?
Nejire:BECAUSE YOU SAID YOU LOVE ME, YOU ASS!!
Tamaki: and I do, but I also said my daughter comes first. I also said that I don't do long-distance relationships since that wouldn't be fair to Penelope. Yes, I have feelings for you. Yes, I will cherish the moments we've spent together till I'm old and gray, but at the end of the day, we are not in a romantic relationship at least. Look, I gotta go. We can talk another time. goodbye
*Tamaki hung up, leaving Nejire there speechless. She knows Tamaki was right; she knows he's just being a responsible adult. But right now? All she was feeling was fury.
Tatsumi: So I take it; it didn't go well?
Nejire: I'm going on patrol.
Nejire said with gritted teeth as she stormed out of the building.
Back in Greece before
Nejire: I had a one-night stand!!
Tamaki flinched, feeling lightheaded; he had to sit down on the pavement to calm down.
Tamaki: Good for you, I guess?
*Tamaki said, feeling pain in his chest, heartbroken, and betrayed that Nejire would call him just to brag.*
Nejire:Tamaki I'm sorry, I promise he meant... what? ...
Tamaki:Even after everything, I guess I truly meant nothing to her."
Tamaki thought bitterly as he took a breath and decided to be the adult in the room and not explode on her with things he will definitely regret saying later.
Tamaki: I said that's good for you. I guess that's all. You just wanted to tell me you got laid? Because if that's all...
Nejire: You are an unbelievable beast!!!
Nejire screamed, taking Tamaki off guard as he pulled his phone away from his ear in pain with how loud Nejire was.
Nejire: Where am I crying my heart out, and you don't even care?!!
Tamaki shook his head and placed the phone back in his ear, trying to redirect the conversation.
Tamaki:I feel like we missed a step or two; why should I care?
Nejire:BECAUSE YOU SAID YOU LOVE ME, YOU ASS!!
Tamaki held his phone tightly, getting angry at Nejire.
Tamaki"this....this bitch! She slept with someone else, and somehow it's my fault she's nothing but a skank?!"
Tamaki thought furiously as he took a deep breath and spoke in a polite but firm tone.
Tamaki: and I do, but I also said my daughter comes first. I also said that I don't do long-distance relationships since that wouldn't be fair to Penelope. Yes, I have feelings for you. Yes, I will cherish the moments we've spent together till I'm old and gray, but at the end of the day, we are not in a romantic relationship at least. Look, I gotta go. We can talk another time. goodbye
Tamaki hung up feeling more and more angry, to the point where he threw his phone, shattering on impact with the wall. His friend saw this and walked up to him.
Heracules: My friend, are you okay?
Tamaki looked at his fellow pro-hero and close friend, Hearcules Panhellenios. He just sighed, walking to his shattered phone and taking out his SIM and memory card.
Tamaki: Yeah, I'm fine; it's just...this case I'm working on got me stressed.
Hercules: Ah, I see. I see. Then let us grab a drink and drown out sorrows away.
*A small smirk appeared on Tamaki's face as he walked with his buddy.*
Tamaki: You left Mary to do the paperwork again, didn't you? I told you hiring your wife would be a bad idea.
Hercules flinched and started walking faster, making Tamaki cackle, forgetting for at least a moment that conversation he had. Both Nejire and Tamaki are angry at each other due to misunderstandings, due to them being too stubborn to face the fact that they want to be together but both scared to make the sacrifices to make that happen, so their last option was to simply lash out.
Days later
Morning
With izutsuyu
It was a domestic morning for our favorite couple. Tsuyu was ironing Izuku's suit while he was finishing his shower. The Bluetooth radio was playing in between both of them, and sadly for Tsuyu, it was Izuku's turn to choose the music.
Radio:It's a heavy night.
And you know, I'm a heavy sight.
It's a lonely home.
*Tsuyu finished with the suit, putting it on a wooden hanger, and started ironing Izuku's pants.*
Radio:My own cold case to comb
I could have done better.
I could have done so much better.
*In the bathroom, we see Izuku washing the shampoo out of his hair while he sings loudly.*
Radio/izuku:It was my bad. It was my fault.
It was my fault.
Zuku grabbed the soap and started using it as a microphone.
Izuku/radio: I'm all in, I'm all in, I'm all in, I'm all in, I'm all in, Berlin...
Tsuyu: Izuku, don't take all the hot water singing Kero!
Izuku: Sorry, I can't hear you!!
Izuku/radio:It's a heavy night.
You know I'm a heavy sight.
*Tsuyu rolled her eyes, and then she smirked, putting the iron safely off the pants.*
Izuku/radio:It's a lonely home.
My own cold case to comb
*Tsuyu walked inside the bathroom quietly without noticing Izuku, who was too busy singing to notice.*
Izuku/radio:I could have done better.
I could have done so much better.
Izuku/radio:I could have done better.
I could have done so much better!!!
Izuku:aaaaah!!!!!
*Izuku screamed in a high-pitched voice as she snapped his hand down, seeing Tsuyu's hand on the nozzle, spinning it all the way to cold.*
Radio: I'm all in
I'm all in.
I'm all in.
*Before Tsuyu could run away, Izuku grabbed her wrist.*
Izuku: Oh no, you don't!!
Radio: I'm all in
Tsuyu: Kero!!
Radio: I'm all in
*Izuku pulled her inside, and Tsuyu gave a laughing yelp at the cold water as they both struggled to move each other into the coldness.*
Radio: I'm all in Berlin.
*In the end, both ended up in the middle, both getting wet, with Izuku naked as the day he was born and Tsuyu wearing her pajamas and an angry pout on her face.
Radio: You're a siren, whistling.
Dancing in the streets, Berlin
*That anger left as Izuku rubbed his thumb on Tsuyu's face and looked at her with a soft smile on his face, getting closer to her.*
Radio:Suckers take the plunge
*Tsuyu closed her eyes and pulled forward, getting on her tippy toes.*
Radio:One by one, down on their knees
Under the midnight sun
*Izuku and Tsuyu kissed each other lovingly as Izuku's other hand was turning the nuzzle back to warm so Tsuyu wouldn't fall asleep being cold-blooded and all.*
Radio:So much better, I should know
My skeletons won't let me go.
*Both got lost in the moment, slowly resting down on the tub with Tsuyu on top of Izuku.*
Radio: I'm all in, I'm all in, I'm all in
*The kiss got deeper as Izuku opened his mouth, giving Tsuyu access. They battled for dominance, but Tsuyu, having the longer tongue, quickly won.
Radio: I'm all in, I'm all in, I'm all in, Berlin
*Izuku started peeling the wet pajamas out of Tsuyu's body as the moment got more steamy.*
Radio:Can I stop? Can I stop? Berlin, can I stop?
*The music died down, but the passion of the two green-haired individuals didn't; Tsuyu's hands were roaming down south when the next song played.*
Radio:Hiya, Barbie Hi, Ken
*Tsuyu stopped and froze at the new song being played. She glanced at a blush of embarrassment. *Izuku looked mortified. *
Radio:You want to go for a ride? Sure, Ken
Jump in
Tsuyu:. . .pfff hahahaha
*Tsuyu started giggling, hiding her face at Izuku's chest as her laughter became louder.*
Radio: I'm a Barbie girl, in the Barbie world.
Life in plastic is fantastic.
Tsuyu: Do you actually have that in your playlist, Kero?!
*Tsuyu said in between laughs. Izuku tried to pout, but he was too embarrassed. He got up and left Tsuyu laughing at him there. He quickly turned off the song, but the laughing didn't stop.
Izuku: Shut it and take your shower; it's a big Barbie girl! I mean, damn it!!
*Izuku closed the door to muffle Tsuyu's laughter as he went to get dried; he flinched and groaned when he heard it.*
Tsuyu: Come on, Barbie, let's have a party!! Kero
Meanwhile, with Eri
Mirabel: Alright, let's talk about the cutting.
*We see her on the couch, her therapy session fully underway. Eri sighed, slightly annoyed.
Eri: There's not much to talk about; I did it because it gets good.
*Eri eye twitched, feeling like a lab rat again, listening to Mirabel click her pen and start writing down on her paper.*
Mirabel: Because it felt good? Or because it was something you thought you could control? Something that you had a say in doing or not?
Eri: What does it matter? I stopped doing it. I'm not going to do it again, so why discuss it?
Mirabel: the fact that I've gotten reports of you scratching the place you used to cut? I would say that needs discussion.
Eri cursed under her breath and tried to hide them.
Mirabel:ants?
Eri looked at Mirabel, confused; she just shrugged with a crooked smile.
Mirabel: Isabela didn't exactly have the best childhood. She felt completely alone, like she couldn't talk to anybody, like no matter what she did, she was a failure. It got to the point where she would cut just so she could feel anything since feeling pain is better than feeling nothing. Tell me, does that sound familiar?
Eri: Did you do it too? Is that how you lost an arm? It got infected, and it had to be removed?
Mirabel: No, I got attacked by a bear, and it chomped it off. Anyway, don't try to deflect.
*Eri eyes widen. She wanted to ask more about that, but she bit her tongue. She knew how this worked.*
Eri: You give me a bit of your past, and I give you some of mine.
Eri muttered, Mirabel nodded, and placed the tip of the pen on her paper, waiting for Eri to speak.
Eri: It all just got too much to handle. I felt as if I were drowning. Then I remember something I used to do when I was with him.
Eri said her tone changed to disgust as she was talking back when she was Eri Chisaki, back with Kai Chisaki, her biological father.
Eri: It helped me feel in control. I don't know. I guess I thought it would help me feel better when I started doing it again.
Mirabel: And did it?
Eri:short term Yes, it felt as if I could take a breath again, as if I could relax and feel like things weren't as bad as they really were. It made me feel normal.
Mirabel: But long term?
Eri: I'm not an idiot. I know what I did broke the trust I had with my parents and friends. I can see it in their eyes, and my arms feel like there are ants constantly running around them, biting them, making me want to scratch until I draw out blood.
Mirabel: then you feel better for a few seconds only to feel shame and guilt since it's essentially the same as cutting yourself, correct?
Eri: It's not as bad as it looks.
Mirabel: Eri, have you seen me? I'm the definition of that word.
*That got a huff of amusement out of Eri. Mirabel stopped the clock and placed her pen down.*
Mirabel: Well, that's all the time we have for today. I feel we made a lot of good progress, taking another step toward recovery. I'm going to write you a prescription for a specialist cream that should numb that ant problem you have. Oh, and next session, I want us to talk about the upcoming wedding of your father since I know that's going to be hard for you.
Eri sighed but nodded, taking the prescription paper and walking out of the room. Her mood lifted somewhat seeing Minoka there waiting for her.
Minoka: Yo, ready to go?
Eri: Sure, going back to the hotel?
Monika: Nope, I got my allowance money from Mama Hare. I'm taking you out on a date!
Minoka said with a grin, grabbing Eri's hand and walking out with her to face Paris together.
Back in Japan
Zuku parked and looked at Tsuyu; she gave him a soft smile, leaned in, and gave him a quick peck on the lips.
Izuku:ready?
Tsuyu: As long as I'll ever be Kero
Both got out of the car and walked inside the courthouse by the back entrance. Masaru was there, waiting for them.
Masaru: The media already found out about this. I suggest you both leave the same way the vultures are outside waiting for you both to come out. Let's go.
Izutsuyu nodded and walked behind Masaru. Tsuyu grabbed hold of Izuku's hand for support; she could've stopped this and made it less important quite easily, but she didn't. The door opened, and they walked inside, seeing Nezu and his lawyer on one side.
Izutsuyu,This is it."
*It was finally time for Izuku to take the plunge into that cliff, dive head first into his hatred, and Tsuyu will be on top, waiting with a lifeline to bring him back from that place.*
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