Quirkless AU-
Izuku Midoriya, 18 years old and about to attend UA University, the top academy for only the brightest of Japan and the world. But with this incredible opportunity comes a problem: money. Ever since his father abandoned him and his 14...
"Well, that depends on how much time we want to spend here, and considering it's 4:30, we at most can spend 2 hours here." Izuku replied, going over the itinerary in his head.
"Okay, well I am a bit tired, so how about we spend an hour, hour and a half at most." Eri said, now feeling the fatigue that was only slightly present before.
"Okay then, so what do you want to do, since I'm sure you'll want to do other things as well as buying that jacket?" Izuku asked, slightly worried for Eri.
"How about we just pick a store and stay there?" Ochako suggested.
"That's a good idea, and as for the store, hmm" Izuku replied, looking around to see what stores they could go into, "What do you think of Camoshita?" Izuku asked.
"Sounds good." Eri said, with Ochako simply nodding in agreement. The three of them made their way into the shop, seeing that the accessories were all on the ground floor, then reading the sign to see what type of items would be on each subsequent floor.
"Okay, how about me and Eri go into the women's section, while you pick out a jacket." Ochako said, breaking the silence and the Midoriya's concentration.
"Sure, but, just keep an eye on her. I'll be quick so it should be fine" Izuku said, now fully showing his concern for Eri, who looking at Izuku, sympathy in her eyes.
"Sure. See you in a bit" Ochako replied, not wanting to say anything else, lest she ruin the mood. Izuku went to the first floor, with the two girls going up to the second floor.
Ever since Izuku's mother had died, Izuku didn't like to leave Eri alone in a public place, and thus he went through each jacket at lightning speed, before finally finding one he liked.
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Izuku, seeing the price, decided that this would be the jacket for him, despite the fact that he only spent 15 minutes looking through the wide and vast selection of coats and jackets.
Making his way to the escalator, he got on, making sure to lean forward and hold onto the rail. All signs of nervousness, being aware and critiquing everything you do. He couldn't stand being away from Eri, as if he could do something to keep her safe then he would.
Going up the escalator even quicker, Izuku started speed walking over to Eri and Ochako, who were looking at jumpers, since it was getting colder. Izuku suddenly appeared, a small gust of wind blowing their hair, with Izuku out of breath.
"Izuku..." Eri said, looking at the fear in his eyes, "I'll be back Uraraka" she said, not breaking eye contact with him. Taking Izuku aside, making sure no one could hear them, she spoke, "Izuku. You have to stop being so paranoid. I was okay with my friends yesterday, so what's different?" Eri asked, surprised that the rational person she knew would act like this.
"I... I dont' know. I just, if I can do something to keep you safe, I will." Izuku replied, still panicking, albeit much less than earlier.
"Look you don't need to constantly worry about me. Is it nice that you've always got my back? Of course it is, but you don't need to be my bodyguard. So just calm down." Eri explained, before smiling, "And here I thought you were gonna be a therapist." she joked, trying to lighten the mood.
"True that" Izuku replied, chuckling, "Okay, I'm good, now what do you think of this jacket?" Izuku said, pointing to the jacket he had been holding this entire time.
"I think it makes you look like even more of an old man but besides that I have no further comments." Eri answered with a judgmental look.
"Well it's comfortable, and I like the rustic vibe, so go on." Izuku replied, grinning.
"Fine, let's get Ochako. I wanna catch up on sleep anyways." Eri said, only for Izuku to look at her, "What?" she asked, confused as to why he was looking at him.
"Well I knew that you would want to sleep when we got home so I asked Aunt Mitsuki to come tomorrow. Plus she's tired from travelling with Uncle Masaru, so it made sense" Izuku explained, trying his best not to look smug.
"Thanks, smartass" Eri retorted, hating the fact that she had to acknowledge Izuku.
"Now that wasn't very nice Eri" Ochako chimed in.
"Thanks Uraraka. Now let's pay." Izuku replied, before walking to the escalator to go up one more floor where they could pay. Luckily for them, the queue wasn't that long, so they were in and out quickly.
Realising how tired Eri was, Izuku decided to get a taxi home, with Ochako splitting the cost, despite Izuku profusely telling her not to. Over the length of the journey, Izuku and Ochako talked about all of their interests and thus their theses'. They felt like real friends now, even after only one day.
The 25-minute journey passed by in what felt like a matter of seconds, with all 3 getting out and walking up the stairs to their new home, opening the door to their new life.
A/N: Don't you just love staying up until 3 AM to get a chapter out on time, but then Wattpad decides to only release half of it? Anyways, sorry for the wait, even though it wasn't my fault. I guess this just proved that i'll never release a chapter on time. I hope you enjoyed this multi part story, I know I had fun writing it.
