"First, a visit and now a beach getaway? Are you kidding me?" Shigaraki asked, scratching his neck much to Nekta's irritation.

"Oh come on, hand-jerk! Just for today! Kurogiri could get us on a isolated island and just chillax the day in the sand!" Todoroki said as Midoriya and Toga back him up.

"The warm rays of the sun on your skin~"

"Splashing around seawater~"

"And picnics on the sand!" The three psychos said, excitedly.

"It's the middle of the winter season. Try finding a beach--"

"Let's go to a tropical island! There's no winter there!" Midoriya cut Dabi off and the older man doesn't look amused. Nodding, Toga agreed and fantasized of the beaches.

"Come on, Shigaraki. It's just for a day," Todoroki said as the trio made puppy dog eyes to plead with their leader. Of course, he was not fazed by their antics.

Soon, finally giving up on their pleas, the three sulk in the living room as the rest of the league pay them no attention.

"Idiots," Bakugo muttered and Midoriya glared at him.

"Keep your business to yourself, hedgehog!" He screamed and Eri jumped down from her stool and turned to Shigaraki with her big doe eyes.

"What's a beach, Tomura-san?" She asked and the teal haired man looked at the young girl. She looks so innocent yet she looks at him with it with such pureness.

"A female d--"

"Watch you mouth in front of the kid, Aniki!" Nekta scolded, throwing a couch pillow at his face. Still glaring at her older brother, she gently pick up Eri and turned to her, "You don't know what a beach is?"

"No?"

At that moment, everyone on the room looked at her. Dabi, Spinner, Toga, Twice, Mr Compress, Midoriya, Bakugo, Todoroki, Urararaka, Shigaraki and Kurogiri all turned to her with bewildered looks on their faces. She is...about eight or seven and she don't know what a beach is.

"You've never been on a beach before? Oh! How tragic!" Twice said, posing exaggeratedly.

"Eri-chan?" The said girl turned to the voice and Uraraka looked at her with a gentle smile. She patted her head and explained what a beach is, "It's a place where sand and seawater meets. It's very warm there and you can cool yourself down while swimming in the water. It's a very fun place, Eri-chan."

The little girl looked fascinated by the idea of the beach as her eyes widened and smiled. She turned to Nekta who gave a a surprised smile and then to Shigaraki.

"Tomura-san! Can we go to the beach?" She asked and the leader of the League of Villains was caught off guard. He's not someone to get swayed easily, but for some reason, some kid can actually punch him in the heart with innocent little feels.

It's kinda like a little nostalgia back when Nekta was just a kid, but Shigaraki won't say that out loud. A villain with a soft spot for kids? That'll ruin his messed-up reputation.

"I say, that's a good idea," Nekta said, subconsciously saving Shigaraki. Then, the three psychos all shot up from their seats.

"Nekta-senpai~!"

"We have nothing better to do lately anyway. The production of Nomu has no problem. The heroes aren't a priority problem yet and even we can have a day off from the dark," she said and smiled at Uraraka and Eri, "also, why not show Eri-chan the beach for the first time? I'm sure keeping Ochako locked up here is no fun at all."

"Wow. The great Syren is talking about slacking off. Amazing," Twice said, sarcasm trailing his voice, "Well! Why not take the opportunity?"

"I'll get my swimming trunks!"

"I'll get my snorkel!"

"And I'm getting my bikini!"

In a blink of an eye, the three were gone and Shigaraki have no choice but agree to the beach idea. Kurogiri follow suit and asked Dabi to help him a suitable tropical island to set foot on.

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"Hello~Caramoan!"

(The chapter will be in the Philippines since I don't want it to be in Hawaii because it's too famous and common and I don't know any other beaches. Also, Caramoan because Boracay is in shutdown.)

Todoroki and Midoriya ran out of the mist and went running around the white beach in their trunks and white shirt. Dabi followed suit in his trunks and unbuttoned polo, showing out his abdomen and chest.

"This is actually pleasing to see," He said as Toga ran out of the mist, tackling Dabi in the process.

"Hey there, Ashf*ck!" She greeted as he pushed her away. The first two ran back at started kicking the sands.

"Let's try searching for some crabs!" Todoroki suggested and there they went with Toga.

Dabi heard sighing from behind and saw Shigaraki with the remaining boys in the league.

"This is so...annoying," the teal-haired man said, putting on his father's hand on his face and turned to a small cabin by the side of the beach and walked towards it.

"He doesn't really like getting out, huh?" Spinner asked and then turned to Bakugo, "Hey, kid. Where's Nekta-chan?"

"How should I know? Girls always take f*cking long," he growled and then felt something hit him behind his head. He froze and so does the other three as he wears a I'm-ready-to-break-your-bones look on his face.

"I am restraining myself from cussing, Katsuki because Eri-chan is with me so god help me, I will smite you if I get a chance!" Nekta's voice came from behind and Bakugo looked back to see the remaining girls appear from the black mist.

He stopped when she laid eyes on Nekta. She was wearing a pair of black shorts, a baggy shirt--a sleeve falling off a shoulder--and pairs of flip-flops. Under her shirt is probably her swimming outfit since he can clearly see a strap. She let her hair down, no hair color change fully showing her red wavy hair. Again, credits to her good sense of fashion.

"It's so hot in the Philippines,"

(Author be like: *singing Philippines tourism theme, replacing 'fun' with 'hot'. 😝)

Bakugo thought the hotness he feels on his cheeks is from the weather of the country rather than something else and just looked away before anyone notices him staring.

Nekta turned to Uraraka who is in a set of clothing she provided for her. A shirt over her top portion of her two-piece and a red scarf tried around her torso. With her is Eri in a little red one-piece swimsuit she made for her, with frills and little skirt.

"You two stay with me," she said and Uraraka opened her mouth to say something but refrained from doing so.

"This is the beach?" Eri asked, looking at Uraraka and then to Nekta in which both females smiled.

"Yes, Eri-chan," Uraraka said and Nekta decided to let her converse with the little girl as she help with finding a good spot to stay for lunch.

She went to Shigaraki and flicked his forehead, awaking him from his short-lived nap. The man growled and glared at her with an obvious annoyed look. Nekta, on the other hand, is unfazed.

"Hey, Aniki. This spot is too small. Let's go to another place," she said and grabbed his hand and turned to Spinner and Mr Compress setting up a spot in the sand with some stuff Mr Compress compressed into marbles.

"Urgh. You go ahead, Nekta. I'll stay he--ouch!" Shigaraki felt something pinch him on the feet and he looked down to see a crab, pinching his foot. He growled and Nekta sighed.

"Ahhh! Hand-jerk caught a crab!" Todoroki screamed, running to their direction as Midoriya scratch the back of his head with an unconvinced look.

"Nah. More like the crab caught him," he said and turned to Toga who casually leaned on him. Not liking the girl's affection, he took a step forward, letting her fall to the sand, whining.

He looked at her with a blank look before deciding to avoid her. He only manages to stay with her when Todoroki's with them, but when he's away, there's no chance he'll stay any longer near her. There is one girl he does want to be with.

"Uraraka-chan!" He called as the said brunette looked at her as she look after Eri who's playing by the water.

"Deku?" She muttered and the boy smiled, which made her blush. The littlest affection he somehow gives her these pass weeks make her think twice about him.

He's a mentally impaired person who can suddenly change mood and personality in a second. In a minute, he could start flirting her, saying cheesy pickup lines that she initially thought only Kaminari can think of then be an angry cinnamon in the next which actually scares her. However, there are times she can feel that the old Midoriya is there. Like right now.

"So, you liking the beach so far? I know Eri-chan does," he said as he watch Eri, trying to follow the end of the water and running back when it wave back. Chuckling, he wrapped his arms around Uraraka, much to her surprise. The brunette's face turned extra hot as an effect of his showering affection.

"I've said this before, but not exactly to you. It was to Toga who disguised as you. You've always been my crush, Uraraka-chan," Uraraka's heart can't take much of this. The showering affection and now, his sudden confession. It just make her heart beat a hundred miles per hour.

"D-Deku...t-that's not t-t-true," she muttered, feeling her heart slowly shattering by her own doubts, "Nothing of what you say is true lately. It's confusing to an extent. How can I possibly believe that when you can't even think straight?"

She pulled away and went to Eri, calling her. Mirdoriya just gave them a blank look, but deep inside him, he wanted to kill a living soul right now.

Meanwhile, Dabi and Nekta took the last remaining stuff in the apartment for their beach day-out and went to their spot. They were a pair of quiet person and their personalities click, much to Bakugo's dismay.

The boy is just watching from afar as each of the league members do a task to make their day in the beach enjoyable. Spinner fixing the picnic blanket, Mr Compress fixing the umbrella, Twice running around, playing in the sand with Eri and the psycho trio while Dabi and Nekta casually talk about stuff that probably only they can relate. That...that what irritates him.

Deny it all he want, verbally but he knows that deep inside he started to care about Nekta to where he would want to converse with her in any time possible. An effect of the syndrome or spell he was put into.

"Tch, damn b*tch," he muttered and walked towards Nekta. The red head was calling Eri and the rest over and scolding Shigaraki for his uncontrollable itching.

"What time is it?"

"It's lunch time!"

"What time is it?"

"It's lunch time!"

"Hey what's for lunch?!" Midoriya and Todoroki sung, peeking through the basket, only to be stopped by Dabi.

"The princess said no peeking," he said, smirking and Nekta punched his arm, earning a slight chuckle from the ravenette.

"Nekta-san, did you packed any apples?" Eri asked and Nekta squatted down to her and nodded, "yehey!"

"Ochako helped Mr in preparing these, unlike someone who just miserably flirts for blood," Nekta growled as Toga flinch in the background.

"Waaahh! I bet it's delicious since Uraraka-chan helped in preparing it," Midoriya said and turned to the brunette who just looked away. This puts a frown on the freckled-boy's face.

"Dig in."

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"Let's go swimming!" Toga said, throwing her shirt and shorts away, showing out her two-piece clothing as Nekta covers Eri's eyes.

"Fuuu---dge it, Toga! Be decent for god's sake!" Nekta scolded and she felt a tug on her arm and turned to see her brother with a maniacal look on his face.

"Since you're the one who approved of this, get your a** in the water!" He said and yanked her to the water, making her trip.

She gasped as Eri tries reaching out to her but failed. As she was just about a few feet above the salty water, two hands reached out to her and yanked her up and took her place in the water, but splashed her in the process. These two hands belong to Bakugo and Midoriya who are now soaking wet.

Bakugo still have a grumpy face but turned grumpier when he looked at Midoriya. The latter also glared at him and looked away, snarling.

Nekta also doesn't look amuse. Her shirt and shorts are wet from the splash and she can't just ask Kurogiri to transport her back. It'll ruin the purpose of going here. She then turned to Shigaraki who put back his father's hand on his face and looked away. Deep within her, she was cursing the teal haired male.

"Nekta-san, are you okay?" Eri asked, grabbing her arm and Nekta nodded, even though it was an incomplete lie.

"Yeah, go to Ochako for a while, okay?" She asked and the little girl ran towards the brunette by a sandcastle they were building earlier.

Nekta went to behind the umbrella in their spot and did her business.

Meanwhile, the league engaged in a water battle, also dragging Bakugo in the fight to where he screamed curses and told everyone to die in the water.

"Die you, scums!" He yelled and created a huge splash, targeting everyone around him. Todoroki froze the water coming toward him but the cold shards hit him and he fell on the waist-length water.

"Hahahaha! Todoroki-kun, destroyed!" Midoriya said, pointing at the fallen friend. Unbeknownst to them, an orb of water is floating above each other heads and threatened to fell.

"Then I'll destroy you all in one attack," a voice said before the orbs of ball dropped, soaking them and all them turned to the shore, in utter shock.

Nekta stood there in her bikini. A black top with red linings and strap, showing off some cleavage and shoulders. The strap is tied behind her neck as her lower portion has the same color. Her tan skin seemingly glow as her outfit emphasizes her beauty. Due to that, all of them blushed.

"You sure you don't want to join a beauty pageant, princess?" Dabi asked and that little nickname gets into Bakugo mind.

"Shut up, ashd*ck!" He yelled out of annoyance and blushed at the second he realized of what he reacted to.

"Ooohh! Bakugo's jealous!" Todoroki snickered as Modoriya gave out a mischievous look.

"Kacchan, relax. It's not like you and senpai are together," he added and this comment irritated Nekta and Bakugo

"Why, you mother*ckers! Come here!" And so the Marauders started an improvised game of tag in the beach. How improvised? Two its and the not its are going to die.

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The day ended and everyone went back to the apartment, much to Shigaraki's delight.

Feeling refreshed and have a slight sunburn, Midoriya was cringing because he was trying to stop himself from itching it. Keyword. Trying.

"It's sooooooo annnoooooooyyyiiing!" He whined and Todoroki playfully slapped his back where the sunburn is. This made him scream, "Todoroki-kuuun~!"

"Man up, Midoriya. Quit whining about your sunburn," Todoroki said, crossing his arms with a smile as Midoriya shed a crocodile tear.

"But it hurts..."

"That's not attractive," Todoroki said with a PokerFace and then gestured to Uraraka who is looking at them. Midoriya suddenly perked up and puffed out his chest.

"I mean, it hurts but not enough to kill me. Hahaha!"

Uraraka just looked away and went with Eri to fix her up, completely ignoring Midoriya's display of fake courage. Her obliviousness really gets in the teen's nerves. Why can't she just see that all he wanted is her noticing him and treating him like nothing changed for the last few months? Is that really that hard to be friends with a hero?

She is an important girl for Midoriya and she knows it because of his confession, however she chose to ignore it and reason his impaired mentality. Don't get him wrong, he likes his current state, minus the sometime appearing of the former Deku, but can't she see that he cares for her?

How can he make her see?

"Team Marauders meeting in an hour," Nekta announced before walking towards her room. Midoriya turned to Nekta and an idea popped into his mind. Nekta is good with emotions. Why not ask her for help?

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August is coming up and it's my birthday week! Yehet! I'll be 15 this Friday and thank God for these years.

And thank you all for keeping up this long in the story! 😍💚

~RSE out