After Izuku left.
Mandalay sat at the dining table nursing her cup of coffee as she thought about Izuku and what she should really be doing with these feelings she had. "It wouldn't be right of me to try to make a move on him I mean I'm older and well I don't want to make things awkward between us. Izuku is a good kid and Kota likes him so maybe there's something there, but I have no idea how Izuku feels about me." She said with a groan as she chased this problem round and round until the sun came up.
"That's it I'm going to tell him." She said with conviction as she stood up and walked to the coffee machine to pour herself another cup as she heard footsteps enter the kitchen. She heard a yawn and knew it was Ryuko. "Morning Ryuko care for a cup of coffee?" Mandalay asked as a groggy Ryuko responded.
"Yes please." She said with another yawn and sat at the table being shortly joined by Mandalay with two cups of coffee.
"Still half asleep did you not sleep well?" Mandalay asked as Ryuko gave a smirk.
"Oh yeah my night was "rough" to say the least." She said smiling into her coffee. Shino arched an eyebrow at that wondering why if Ryuko's night was as rough as she said then why did she seem so happy about it? As Shino scrutinized Ryuko she caught a strange smell coming from the woman. Shino sniffed the air a couple times knowing she recognized the scent from somewhere only for a memory to pop into her head. It was shortly after Kota's parents started dating and Mandalay had dropped in on the two as a sort of surprise and when she met the two of them they reeked of sex. Mandalay's eyes widened as she turned to Ryuko and saw the joy that could only be attributed to the afterglow of sex.
"You didn't." Shino said as Ryuko's blue eyes looked from her cup into Shino's.
"I don't know what you're talking about." Ryuko said with a barely concealed hint of superiority.
"You did!" Shino shouted as she slammed her hands on the table glaring at Ryuko. "I can't believe you! Do you know what you've done did you even think about what this might do to Izuku, or are you only capable of thinking with your cunt?" Shino asked angrily as Ryuko ignored her outrage.
"Like I said I have no idea what you're talking about, but if I did it's not like I took advantage of anyone. We both really enjoyed whatever you think happened and I'm sure we'd both be willing to do so again." Ryuko explained in a roundabout way.
"So is that what this boils down to a booty call. Is that all he is to you a convenient way to get off with no regard that he is a young boy and you are simply using him as some sex toy?" Mandalay asked as more footsteps entered the kitchen. Tiger was dressed in striped pajama tops and bottoms along with a pair of house shoes. Tomoko who was walking behind Tiger was dressed in a large shirt with shorts underneath and barefoot.
"What is going on here?" Yawara asked as Shino looked to him.
"Ryuko…did something inappropriate." She said as Tiger sighed heavily.
"Alright I'm not going to ask any more questions regarding this, but I hope you take responsibility for your actions Ryuko." Yawara said as he grabbed a cup and poured himself some coffee while Tomoko went to the fridge and poured herself a glass of juice and popped two slices of bread in the toaster.
"And that's pretty much how it went all morning until you got back. Shino trying to force Ryuko to admit what she did and Ryuko skirting the accusations while still basically bragging. So that's how our morning went, and from the look of Ryuko it seems your night went pretty well." She said with a grin at Izuku's blushing face.
"So that's how you knew about Ryuko and I?" He asked as Tomoko shook her head.
"No I saw her sneak out of her room and she wasn't heading to the kitchen for slice of cheat cake, so I figured she was cumming for you." Tomoko said with a wink as Izuku got her double entendre.
"I messed up. Because of me Ryuko and Shino are fighting." Izuku said before finding his vision obscured by a pair of yellow eyes as Ragdoll leaned her head over his her light green hair pooling in Izuku's lap.
"That's not true. I mean yeah you did mess Ryuko up from what she was saying, but what's going on between them is between them, well it's mostly Shino she's j-. You know what I'll let you figure out what's up with Shino." She said deciding to see how Izuku handled this. Izuku sighed as he stood up before slapping his cheeks.
"You're right I caused this so I should figure this out for myself. Thanks Tomoko." He said coming up behind the older woman and giving her a hug that caught her off guard causing her to give off a cute squeak before Izuku let go and headed out the door and was gone. Tomoko looked at the door and bit her lip.
"No problem." She said sitting down on her bed again.
Izuku walked out of Tomoko's room with a fresh mindset. He would tackle this head on. As he walked down the hall he crossed paths with Yawara who stopped Izuku. "We're not going on patrol today I think it's best if we let things settle down around here before we go back to work. Bad teamwork doesn't help any of us or save lives." He said which hit Izuku in the gut.
"I'm sorry." Was his kneejerk response before feeling Yawara clap a hand on his shoulder.
"That's good to hear, but this wasn't your fault. This was bound to happen eventually." Yawara said as he started to head to his room.
"Um Yawara would it be alright if you and I train a bit? I got a new idea on how to use my quirk and was hoping you and I could work on it. I think it would help clear my head too." Izuku said wanting to go into this talk with Ryuko with a clear and laser focus, which he couldn't do with the power of Noelle sitting on his mind. Yawara cupped his chin before shrugging.
"Sure kid let me get dressed. I was planning on getting in some exercise today anyway." He said heading to his room as Izuku smiled and went to the door passing the empty kitchen. Taking the opportunity Izuku grabbed a banana and an apple before heading out. It was a small breakfast, but it wasn't good to spar on a full stomach. Izuku walked back outside as he began to stretch in preparation for the sparring match. As he did so he went back to the conversation he had with Noelle All Might's teacher.
Why didn't All Might tell me about her? Did he not think it was relevant to my training? Izuku asked himself. Speaking of which aside from the history and basics All Might hadn't known all that much about One for All either. As Izuku stretched and worked at this problem mentally he went through what he knew about the previous users and who they were as heroes and people.
Meliodas the second user he was All for One's son. The son of a villain and he became a hero and the closest user to beating All for One before All Might. Then there's Naruto he wasn't as strong as Meliodas, but he was a true hero someone who could inspire others. Luffy didn't seem like a hero more like someone who just didn't like what All for One was doing and tried to stop him. All Might's master she was…strong in the sense that she was unflinching in her pursuits. I can see some of her in All Might, but what does that make me? Izuku asked himself as he stood up straight.
All Might chose him because he saw himself in Izuku, but was that all? Was that all Izuku was a mirror of All Might? He sighed as he scratched his head. "I don't know, Noelle says I shouldn't try to be like All Might, but what does that mean?" He asked before hearing footsteps.
"It means just be yourself and the rest will come." Yawara said as he stepped out in a t-shirt jeans and boots. "Stop thinking so much kid you'll give yourself a headache. Finding out who you are isn't something you can think into being. It takes actions. Every step you take is another step to who you'll be. It's a gradual and slow process, but before you are even aware of it you're already there. Now show me this new idea you have for your quirk." Yawara said as he and Izuku walked off towards the lake.
From an upper window Shino sat on her bed head on her knees and watched Izuku from the moment he stepped outside. She was so embarrassed as she watched the boy do his stretches and seemingly talk to himself. He seemed distressed no doubt worried about her and blaming himself for the fight between her and Ryuko. "I'm such and idiot. I can't believe I-I lost it like that. Izuku must be so confused." She groaned flopping back on her bed as a knock sounded on her door. She turned to face it as it slowly opened admitting a surprisingly shy Kota.
"Kota what's wrong?" She asked as Kota looked down at his feet and clenched his fist. She could see he was trying to psyche himself up for something.
"Aunt Shino are you mad at Izuku?" Kota asked his eyes full of confusion and fear. Shino sat up immediately as she rushed to Kota.
"No Kota, no I'm not at mad at Izuku." She said chastising herself again. Not only had she most likely given Izuku reason to avoid her she'd upset Kota as well.
"But you were arguing with Ryuko about something and then you kept Ryuko from talking to Izuku. Are you sure you're not mad at him?" Kota asked as Shino shook her head.
"Kota I promise I'm not mad at Izuku. I'm having a disagreement with Ryuko about Izuku." Shino said hoping that would satisfy Kota who looked at her confused.
"What do you mean?" Kota asked and Shino walked back to her bed thinking about how to explain this to Kota.
"Well you see Ryuko played a game with Izuku that I don't think he understood the rules of completely, and now Ryuko wants to keep playing that game, but I don't think they should because Izuku doesn't know all of the rules." Shino said mentally patting herself on the back for the analogy.
"That's not fair." Kota said before smiling. "You should teach him the rules Aunt Shino!" Kota said in the brilliant innocence only a child could possess. Shino nearly choked on her tongue as an image of her lying down on the bed and showing Izuku exactly how to "play".
"No I couldn't!" She shouted startling Kota who looked at her strangely.
"Well how else is Izuku going to learn?" Kota asked as Shino looked at that question. Right now Izuku was in over his head if Shino could teach him about these things she wouldn't have to worry about the boy as much. Shino smiled as the worry was lifted from her shoulders.
"Kota thank you for helping me understand." She said hugging him tightly. Confused, but happy Kota blushed.
"Sure whatever Aunt Shino."
Yawara stood still as a ball of water shot towards him only to then veer off course. He had been expecting a sparring match, but had settled on being target practice thinking he would get a chance to work on his mobility, but Yawara had been standing in the same spot for the last half hour as Izuku tried in vain to hit him with shots of water.
Izuku stood next to the lake covered in sweat as he slowly lifted another malformed ball of water and hurled it at Yawara, but like others before hitting Yawara it reversed course and slammed into Izuku drenching him in water. Izuku sighed as Yawara walked up to him. "Look kid I'm just gonna come out and say it that this new power you've thought of could be useful, but I'm not the best one to teach you how to use it. Honestly Ryuko would be the best person to teach you how to use this. It's pretty similar to what she can do already moving earth moving water same thing see."
Izuku nodded, but he wasn't sure about seeing Ryuko just yet. Yawara could read him like a book. Izuku was worried about seeing Ryuko and the older man sighed. "You can't run from this Izuku, you're going to have to face her eventually the sooner the better I say." Izuku nodded he was planning on seeing Pixiebob today anyway and Yawara was right he needed to do this.
"Thanks Yawara I can see why you're the leader of the Pussycats you always know what to do." Yawara shook his head.
"Don't put me on no pedestal Izuku I'm human too after all." Yawara said slugging Izuku in the arm as the younger boy smirked.
"Yes sir!" Izuku said before heading back to the lodge. He was a complete novice with his new power. He couldn't hit the broadside of a building if he tried. This was completely different than any of his other powers. It was like trying to move a part of his body from across the room. He'd need to approach this one differently than the others, but if he could get control of this new power it would be great at capturing people or surprising them from unexpected angles and vantages. Then there was the defense it boasted as well. If he could get the hang of this technique he could be a bastion of water defense.
As Izuku thought about his future capabilities he entered the lodge and looked around. Now that he was only a few steps away he should think of what to say to Ryuko about…last night. It wasn't that he didn't like Ryuko she was amazing and well gorgeous. He couldn't lie and say that last night wasn't a very good night for him, but what did that mean going forward? He sighed and began walking towards Ryuko's room. Yawara was right he couldn't just stand still and think about this. In times like these the only course was action.
Taking a deep breath and holding his head high he walked towards Ryuko's room, but just suddenly a door opened and out came Shino who slammed into the green haired boy falling back before Izuku caught her keeping her from falling onto the ground. The two looked at one another for a moment both their minds going blank as they stared at one another.
Izuku was the first to react as he pulled Shino back onto her balance and tried to let go of her hand. "Sorry." He said kind of kicking himself. He'd been thinking of himself all this time. What to do about his power and how to talk to Ryuko about what they'd did, but he'd completely forgotten about Mandalay and how he'd hurt her. Before letting go Izuku clasped back onto Mandalay's hand and looked into her eyes.
"Shino I-!"
"Izuku we-!" The two tried to talk at the same time but stopped once hearing the other one speak. There was a pause as both gave an awkward laugh.
"You first Shino." Izuku said as Shino nodded with a shy smile and took a deep breath.
"Izuku I just wanted to apologize for what you saw this morning. I was being immature about some things that I didn't agree with Ryuko about, but I wasn't mad at you. I was worried is all. I know how pushy Ryuko can be to get what she wants and I didn't want you to get in over your head. Do you think we could talk for a moment?" Shino asked as Izuku looked at her.
"Sure I wanted to talk to you too Shino." Izuku said as he followed her into her room. Where Tomoko's room had been an array of odd collectibles. Shino's was quite orderly with pictures of her family around. He noticed a few of Kota with his parents. Shino and her family presumably. He even saw a couple pictures of the Pussycats accepting various awards. "I remember this. There was a massive cave in and you guys went a full two days with no sleep to get everyone out." Izuku said as Mandalay smirked.
"You really know your stuff don't you?" She asked as Izuku looked at her.
"I don't know all that much. I do know that you know that Ryuko and I had…sex." He said admitting it with some hesitation, but he didn't look away from Shino's gaze. "I was surprised to see her in my room, but it was both our faults. I wanted it as much as she did. I'm just sorry it hurt the team."
Shino cocked her head as she listened to Izuku. "So you have interest in…that with…older women?" She asked as Izuku looked at her confused.
"Well I mean yeah. You're all very pretty so I wouldn't be able to look you in the eye and said I have no interest in any of you. I'm just surprised Ryuko had any interest in me. I mean I'm like a kid to you all of you, so I was flattered that Ryuko was there for that." He said rubbing the back of his head as Shino stood up.
"So if Tomoko or…I expressed interest in you like that you'd be receptive?" She asked pushing her index fingers together as Izuku looked at her.
"Yes I would." He said with no falter in his voice. Shino smiled happily before swallowing and taking a deep breath.
"Izuku would you may be like to….?" Shino drifted off as she slowly undid the sash around her robe letting it fall open slightly. Izuku could see the valley between her breasts that led to her indigo panties. Izuku stared at her body before his eyes went to hers. "I was worried about you being just a toy to Ryuko, but I can see that, that's not the case. Still you need to learn how it is to be with a woman. You may be a hero, but you're still young and there's some things you need to learn and I-I will teach you."
Outside the door Tomoko held her ear to it and gave a pout. "I thought I had more time." She whined as Ryuko peeked around the corner and shrugged.
"Oh I so knew she was going to pounce on him today." Ryuko said with a cheshire smile. "Because if she didn't I would've made it happen." She said thinking about all the happy "accidents" she could arrange. "But this is probably better maybe she can trade the stick she had in her butt all morning for something far more pleasurable, though I can't speak from experience…yet." Ryuko said with a grin as her imagination ran wild.
Tomoko frowned. "You've already had your turn it's mine next." She said as Ryuko shrugged.
"Sure thing Tomoko." Ryuko said as she walked down the hall. Tomoko looked at Ryuko's retreating figure and then at Shino's door.