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The next day began quietly.
I wish I could say that, but it started with my mum flying into Tsuyu and I's room....
- Tsuyu, Izuku, are you okay?!
- Mum...
I pulled a blanket over Tsuyu and me to cover our naked bodies.
- Are you okay?! Nothing happened to you?!
- Mum, calm down...
- But...
- Mum, let's do this, you come out, we'll get dressed and we'll talk about it over breakfast. М?
- I'll... OK...
Mum nodded, I guess she knew we were OK. So she left our room, allowing Tsuyu and I to breathe in peace.
- And how did she find out?
- Well...
I stroked Tsuyu's hair.
- ...There are two possibilities. One, there was an official notification from the academy. Two, the information leaked to the media. No...
Pulling back the blanket, I stood up and stretched, before pulling on my underwear and stretching once more, I continued to dress.
- ...There was still a third option. Bakugo blabbed to his mum and she called Inko.
- Which one do you think is more likely?
I shrugged as I watched Tsuyu get out of bed and stretch....
It's so damn hard to resist going over there and kissing her, but if I do, we're not getting out of the room anytime soon.
- If I were the villains, I'd have a leak to ruin Yuei and the heroes' reputation a bit.
- I see...
After getting dressed, we went into the kitchen where Mum was already putting breakfast on plates.
- So?
- There's not really much to tell....
I shrugged.
- ...took us out for training. Except the bad guys attacked. All in all, everyone seems to be safe.
I glanced at Tsuyu and she nodded her head in confirmation.
- Except for some bruises.
I rolled up the sleeves of my T-shirt, showing the large yellowish bruises on my arms where I took a punch from Nomu.
- ...but it's nothing, because I heal quickly.
- Nonsense?!
Mum's heart was in her throat.
- Those bruises are all over my forearm!
- И? Mum, I'm going to be a hero... are you going to grab my heart every time I jump into a fire or fight a villain?
- Yes!
I sighed.
- Mum, it's really okay... here's tonight.....
I pretend to bite my tongue so I don't say too much.
- Huh? What's tonight?
- Well...
- Izuku!
Now that we've got our attention, we can finish the story.
- Well, Miruko asked me to practice...
- The rabbit heroine?!
- Yeah, except that she's said to have a temper...
- But... Heroine... Doesn't hold back... Heroine...
Mum was confused and could not understand how to react to the news I had told her.
The phone rang and distracted me.
- Hello?
- Izuku, kid, is that you?
- Me, Yawara, I...
Since Tiger addressed me by my name, I decided to do the same.
- Listen, I've got Usagiyama hanging out here this morning.
- Miruko?
- That's her. So according to her, you're meeting her here today?
- Yeah.
- You.
- Yawara, what are you doing?
- Wait a minute.
There were sounds of fighting.
- Stop it!
- It's him, isn't it?! Where does he go?!
- Calm down, I said!
Several punches were thrown.
- Give me the phone!
- Calm down, I said!
- If he doesn't show up.
- Shut up! Anyway, you can hear yourself....
The last sentence was already said to me.
- I hear you, should I move out?
- No.
- What are you talking about?!
- Shut up, I said! Anyway, you want her to be in a good mood and maybe start holding back, make some vegetable stew at home. It'll be ready before lunchtime and you'll get a taxi home.
- Vegetable stew?! I want some!
I grinned at Rabbit's shout.
- Good... and I'll make carrot juice.
- Hurry up! I'll wait till two o'clock! If you don't show up, I'll beat you up at the academy!
- So she agreed to wait.
Tiger was clearly chuckling at that phrase.
- Okay, then I'll get ready and leave.
- Don't stay too long.
- Roger, play some fighting games with her...
- That's an idea.
The connection's gone.
- So...
I looked around.
- We all heard, kwa... I hope you cook enough to eat at home....
- Don't worry.
*** A few hours later. ***
The door to Tiger's training room opened as soon as I walked up to it.
- Vegetable stew!
I take the second course thermos out of my bag and hold it out to the excitedly sniffing girl. It is literally snatched from my hands. And scrutinised, I wonder why she's sniffing if there's no smell?
- And the carrot juice?!
I take out a plastic bottle and it is also snatched out of my hands and then the rabbit hides inside.
When I got inside, Yavara was standing near the entrance.
- Let's go and warm up while she eats.
- Come on...
About half an hour of leisurely sparring was interrupted by the appearance of a rabid Rabbit.
- Tigra, stand aside!
Yavara jumped back, and I took a hard block from a powerful, slender leg. That kick literally dragged me across the floor, and I used my strength to stick to it!
- It was bloody delicious! I was just full of energy!
I threw an incomprehensible look at Yavara.
- I thought you said she could hold back....
He shrugged.
- I said POSSIBLY she could hold back....
- Stop talking!
And another blow with the same slender and powerful leg, but this time I didn't take the blow as a block, but bent out, letting it pass over me. And then, as if by accident, I run the back of my hand over that leg.
- You got some nice legs.
- You!
Her smile goes from just a little bit cheerful to a little bit evil.
- I'll kill you!
A series of blows, some of which I had to take on the block simply because I didn't have time to dodge.
Not just to attack, but even to counterattack myself rarely, in most cases I limit myself to 'accidental' touches. I especially liked the tail and ears. But Miruko has already lost control of herself and hits without restraint neither in strength nor in speed.
Punch after punch...
Touch after touch...
Our sparring went on and on, until at one point I noticed that Rabbit was getting tired and decided to take advantage of it. I began to intensify the onslaught by increasing the number of counterattacks. However, I was getting tired myself, so this was my last chance to do something....
Boom!
I was thrown back against the wall, and I barely had time to roll away when Miruko's fist came down on the spot where my head had just been.
- What?! Did you think I was out of breath?!
She intensified her pressure to the exclusion of any attempt to flinch on my part at all, but experience counts for something....
Boom-boom!
The girl's knee and fist meet alternately with my stomach and shoulder, throwing me against the other wall.
Shruh...
The girl's fist freezes right in front of my face as I can't dodge. Still, I ran out of breath earlier.
- You cheeky...
She slaps me.
- ...Cheeky...
Another slap.
- ...insufferable, spoilt, horny ...
Every word she said was followed by a slap.
- But you helped me blow off steam...
She held out her hand to me, and I took it.
- ...let's just say that what you've done will be your reward.
- Really?
I looked at her closely.
- What's wrong with that?
- Well...
I gave her a puzzled look.
- Say it!
Rabbit literally growled the word.
- ...I thought I'd provoke your rage by my behaviour and 'get' a couple more beatings.
- Beatings?
- Well, I meant 'sparring.'
I emphasised the last word to show you exactly how I felt about the last sparring session.
- Did you think you'd get in trouble?
She blinked in surprise.
- Yeah.
- Are you serious?
- Totally.
- I mean, you're not going to run away from me?
Now not only was she looking at me surprised, but I was looking at her, too.
- Run away? Why? I got more out of today's sparring session than I did in a week with Yavara! No offence...
I said the last one to Tiger.
- What's the big deal...
He waved his hand.
- ...Rumi is really better than me and can give you a lot more. But if you'd started with her earlier, it wouldn't have worked out.
- Cool!
The rabbit who had already managed to lift me to my feet literally jumped on top of me, wrapping her arms and legs around me and pressing my head into her chest.
- I have a partner!
- I don't!
- А?
She pulled away from me in surprise with a hurt look in her eyes after my negative reprimand.
- If you want me to be your partner, you have to be friends with my girlfriend. And she has to approve of your candidacy, but for now I can only be a sparring partner.
- Naughty!
She bumped her forehead against mine, but I managed to catch a happy grin on her face....