Haven ➵ 𝑠. 𝑡𝑜𝑑𝑜𝑟𝑜𝑘𝑖

ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ɴɪɴᴇᴛᴇᴇɴ

"No no, I wanted to talk to you without young Midoriya" he said, making sure the main door was closed.

"Have you found out anything else about your family? Toshinori- I mean, All Might, has told me everything you told him" he said, watching the girl.

Y/n kept her eyes on the dishes and slowly made circles with the sponge, the small bubbles sliding down the plate in to the sink.
"No, I don't like pushing the subject with my mother. I used to ask her things before, but she would always dismiss me and get in a mood when I did" she said, not looking behind her.

"Is it true that your mother is quirkless?" he asked. It wasn't impossible for a child to have a quirk even if one of their parents didn't have one.

"Yes, it's true. But now it's only fair that I ask you a question" she said. Gran Torino could hear the smile in her voice.

"Why did you offer me an internship with you?" she asked "I know all about Izuku and All Might and how you were his teacher, so it would only be natural for you to take him on, but, why me?"

The short man watched her for a few more seconds, replaying his conversation with Toshinori from a few days after the Sports Festival in his head.

"All Might asked me to give you a chance to come here, so if you did, I could keep an eye on you"

"What?" Y/n was confused. She and All Might hadn't spoken much and they had no where near the relationship him and Izuku had.

"Something about the conversation the two of you had unsettled him, he's worried about you as his student and as Izuku's friend" the old man said.

She can't know what he truly thinks

Y/n nodded, letting the silence engulf them both as she finished cleaning up. She dried her hands on the kitchen towel and turned to her new mentor.

"I'm going to go make sure Izuku doesn't break his legs outside. Have a good night" she said, waving and leaving the house, meeting up with Izuku in the small alleyway near the building.

Gran Torino sighed, placing his forehead in the palm of his hand.

I really hope you're wrong about this Toshinori

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"I GET IT NOW" Izuku beamed. It was currently the next day and Y/n lay lazily on the couch in the small living area as Izuku and Gran Torino had another discussion about the boy's quirk.

"All this time, I've been thinking about One for All as some kind of special move" he said, deep in thought as he grabbed his notebook to write his thought process down.

"I have to think about it as a part of me, like having an extra limb of some way"
He tapped his chin with his finger every now and then, alternating between that and jotting down some sentences.

"Took you long enough" Y/n commented, grabbing a handful of nachos and shoving them in her mouth.

"Well princess, if you're so smart why didn't you tell me?" he asked, his amused face watching her as she continued munching.

She gave him a wink.

"I'm not here to make your life easier chico" she smirked "I'm here to laugh at your miserable ability to control your quirk until I can".

"Sure" Izuku said, sarcasm practically dripping from his mouth.

"Alroght, now that you've figured that out, let's see how much you can move keeping your One for All at 5%" Gran Torino smirked, getting in to a fighting position. Y/n sighed knowing she'd probably have to clean up after them today as well.
The hero veteran gave Izuku 3 minutes to land a succesful hit on him.
Y/n watched them fight around the room, having to jump out of the way when Izuku dived under the sofa and Gran Torino decided to attack.
She leapt out of the way just in time as Izuku punched the sofa away.

Can't they do this outside or something?

Y/n kept watching Izuku, somehow, he was completely different from yesterday. His movements were more agile and his head was obviously clear as he was able to think on the spot. Once the three minutes were up, Gran Torino complimented Izuku for managing to graze him.

"Well done Izuku, you've just surpassed my grandmother's level of agility" Y/n gave him a thumbs up. He stuck his tongue out at his friend as she made fun of him.

"Tomorrow kiddos, we move on to phase two, I want to see you work too L/n" Gran Torino stated, crossing his arms proudly across his chest as he stood on the upside down couch.

"Phase two?" Y/n asked.

Did he ever mention a phase one?

"Work experience, tomorrow evening. We can go to Shinjuku since highly populated areas are often the main targets of criminals" the pro hero clarified.
Y/n and Izuku high-fived each other, a big grin on both their faces.

"Alright, get back to training you two, I wamt you in your best shape tomorrow"
Y/n and Izuku quickly moved everything in the living area back to where it was originally, then want back to training.
Gran Torino watched the two of them concentrate on the task at hand and a smile appeared on his face.

They're good kids

Alright we are progressing from the Sports Festival and have finally moved on to the next Arc, bye bye <3 ~Ali