Chapter 53


"Katsuki? Where have you hidden the present I got for Izuku? This isn't funny!"

Cursing under my breath, I rummage through the coffee table trying to find the neatly wrapped present I had bought for Izuku for his twenty fourth birthday. Frustration beginning to emanate from my person as I groan and slam the door shut. Where was Izuku's present?! It wasn't anything too special but I thought it would make him cry with happy tears (which is something I've learnt is a common occurrence with Izuku). I literally made it by hand! I put it right on the coffee table so it was in my sight for when we go! Now it's disappeared.

It's not like it cost a lot of money but it took me hours to make and perfect! Katsuki shouldn't be hiding presents like this! I know he and Izuku's relationship can be compared to that of a thin wire that's about to snap but he shouldn't be hiding his presents! Especially the ones I spent hours making!

Since Katsuki has known Izuku for a while, I decided to make something that Izuku could keep as a sort of mento to remember how close he and Katsuki were. So, I called both Mitsuki and Inko (Izuku's mom) and I asked them for baby pictures of them both up to when they were about five or six. Thankfully, they sent me a whole load and I spent hours making a collage of all the pictures of them from when they were kids. Then, I called Kirishima and Mina up to get more pictures from their high school days of all of them and added them too. It's like a huge collage of memories.

I thought it would be cute considering that Izuku loves things like that.

Just in case he doesn't, I also bought a limited edition All Might figurine of All Might during his first few stages of being a hero. It's not only signed by All Might but signed by David Shield too. Only five of these figurines were made! It took ages to find it too! However, if Izuku likes the collage, I told Katsuki he could keep it for himself (since I know how much he loves All Might). Knowing Katsuki though, he's already claimed it as his own (which doesn't surprise as he's already added it to his collection).

Shaking my head, I push to my feet and leave the living room to go and check upstairs in my bedroom. A faint sigh leaving my lips as I walk in and begin to look through the closet (just in case I hid it in there whenever Izuku came over). My eyes scan the closet thoroughly before coming up with nothing which makes my stomach twist in fear. I've lost Izuku's present. How on Earth have I managed that?!

"Katsuki? Are you gonna answer me?" I call out again, slamming the closet door shut and heading to the landing to shout down to my boyfriend who's in the kitchen eating a snack, "Have you seen Izuku's present? I can't find it!"

"I've got it here! Keep your panties on!" Katsuki yells back up making me sigh in relief and let my shoulders sag down with the tension finally leaving my body, "Jesus woman, calm down,"

Releasing a small giggle, I take a deep breath and head downstairs to the dining room. A faint hum leaving my lips as I lean against the doorway and find my fiancé sitting at the dining table. In his hands is the little memory book that I put together with my own hands, with the birthday bag because his arm. Katsuki's eyes scan over the pages as he flicks through it, almost smiling to himself as he does so. The front cover is a picture of the whole friendship group. It's like a scrapbook.

I left blank pages so Izuku can add more to it if he wishes to. Plus, scrapbooking looked like something he would enjoy doing.

Smiling to myself, I walk over to my fiancé and stand behind him. Kissing his cheek, I wrap my arms around his neck and rest my head on his shoulders as I have a look at what page he's on. It's one of the pages dedicated to their childhoods. A picture of Katsuki and Izuku dressed up in All Might onesies takes up one page while mini pictures of both of them playing is on the other one. Underneath, are the dates of each picture (Inko send me a very detailed list).

"Where'd you get all these pictures from?" Katsuki asks softly, kissing my arms as I hum and take a deep breath, "You couldn't have got them from mom,"

"I called Izuku's mom and Ochaco, they had plenty so I printed copies and added them in," I explain, kissing his temple and watching as he nods and closes the book, "I thought a scrapbook of memories would be a good thing for Izuku, he's so sentimental,"

"Deku loves crap like this, so yeah," Katsuki hums, chuckling as I frown at his comment before pressing a kiss to my lips to make up for it, "It's great Baby Face, he'll love it. Now can we go? I'm sweating my ass off in these slacks,"

"Yes, we can go," I hum, placing the scrapbook back into the bag alongside the chocolate and the new Dynamight merchandise hoodie, "Please behave tonight, it's not just Izuku's birthday but its also a U.A reunion party. I won't have you getting into a fist fight,"

"Yes ma'am," Katsuki teases, sticking his tongue out at me after remember what happened last time we had a Class 3A and 3B reunion and he tackled Monoma to the ground for commenting on something. Then he pushes to his feet and grabbing the car keys, "I'll be on my best behaviour,"

"You better be, I don't want to spend another evening in the emergency room because you need stitches," I scold, following him out of the dining room and out of the front door toward his car. My lips curling into a smile as Katsuki has 'Happy Birthday Nerd' birthday banner on the windscreen, "Really? Happy Birthday Nerd?"

"I'm not gonna start calling him Izuku, Baby Face," Katsuki grumbles as we get into the car and he starts the ignition before reversing out of the driveway and driving toward Izuku's hero agency where the party is being held, "It's tradition that I insult him, he needs character building and that's what I'm here for,"

"Is that what they call bullying now?" I enquire, giggling as he squeezes my knee and snorts while I look out the window, "Just no fist fights... and no black eyes. If you give anyone a black eye you can kiss sleeping together tonight goodbye,"

To kill two birds with one stone, Izuku decided to have a U.A reunion and a birthday party combined. Since he's close with practically everyone he knows, the greenette it able to throw parties and know that if he asks people will come. Obviously the main friends and family will come such as Katsuki, Shoto, Ochaco, Inko, All Might and Iida but he also invited everyone else. Considering he's turning twenty four, Izuku wanted it to be a big deal.

It's been a couple months since Katsuki has seen the rest of Class A. Of course he sees his close friends : Mina, Eijiro, Denki, Kyoka, Sero, Izuku and Shoto but he hasn't really seen the others for a long while. Ochaco he sees on occasion but they're acquaintances more than friends. Momo, again, is someone he sees occasionally but doesn't really speak too unless he really has to or if the conversation is about the twins. Then you have Iida, Tsuyu, Sato, Tokoyami and many others who he just flat out hasn't seen for months unless it's at a hero gala or a charity event. It's going to be a very interesting night but I know he'll enjoy it regardless. 

Grumbling, Katsuki parks up in the parking lot and takes a deep breath. Nervousness seeps out of every orifice as he gets out the car. Smiling, I get out the car and kiss his cheek before laughing as Katsuki is tackled by three young Todoroki children : Ayumi, Ryoku and Kori. It's like a switch goes off in his brain and he immediately relaxes and cuddles all three kids. Bundling behind them is Hiro, Saori and Toya who's holding baby Mizumi who's nibbling on a teething ring. 

"Hey you two," Toya hums, smiling as I take Mizumi off his hands and hold her close to my chest as she nuzzles, "The wife's with All Might if you wanna say hi Bakugo, she's teaching the older guys how to make animal balloons for the kids,"

"Where's the girlfriend Hiro?" Katsuki teases as he sets the three kids down and lets them run off in Shoto's direction to tease and torment the older male while Hiro groans and puffs his cheeks in embarrassment, "What? You still haven't asked Eri out?"

"Shush! Uncle Kat!" Hiro groans, punching his arm gently making the male snort and ruffle his hair as we all make our way into the agency and toward the hall where everything is being held with dancing and drinking, "Please don't say anything, it's embarrassing!"

Chuckling, Katsuki nods and high fives the fourteen year old before walking off to meet Hiro's mom and greet her. After I hand back Mizumi to Toya, I walk toward Ochaco and giggle as she wraps her arms around me for a cuddle. The pair of us happily embrace and sway before pulling away and smiling from ear to ear. Since Katsuki and I have been together, Izuku and Ochaco have been visiting every now and then to sort of force date night onto him. It's so much fun, especially when Izuku and Katsuki begin roughousing. 

As we pull away, Mina screams and grabs my right hand to study the engagement ring sitting comfortably on my ring finger. Her eyes shimmer with pure excitement as she looks up at me and holds my hand up to Ochaco who gawks and stares at me before hitting Tsuyu's arm to look at my hand. Everyone's mouths drop as they stare at my ring finger. 

"I -- Is that... is that what I think it is?..." Mina asks slowly, looking at my engagement ring before looking toward Katsuki who grins and wraps his arms around my waist, "Did you.... did you?!"

"We're engaged!" I announce, giggling as Mina squeals and pulls me into a tight hug while Katsuki as scooped up into a hug by an already weeping Izuku, "It's surreal, I know," 

"Oh my god! Kacchan! You're gonna get married!" Izuku bawls, nuzzling his snotty face into Katsuki's shoulder making the blonde squawk in protest and wriggle in his arms to get away from the snot - nosed greenette, "This is the best birthday present ever! You're getting married!"

"Deku! Get the fuck off me! You're gonna ruin my suit!" Katsuki yells wriggling in his arms and managing to wrestle himself out of the sobbing arms of Izuku Midoriya, "Yes, I proposed! Big whoop! The only one who wins in this is (Y/n) and I! Stop acting like it's you who's engaged!"

Giggling gently, I wrap my arms around his shoulders and kisses his cheek to calm him down as the party goes back to its full swing. His lips press against my cheek as we cuddle to the side of the halls, just to help Katsuki recharge before he goes back to socialising. I guess he's not used to all the positive feedback and the gushing and the fussing to be all over him. Once he's comfortable and he feels okay, he squeezes my hands and presses another kiss to my lips before heading toward Eijiro who claps him on the back and hands him a glass of soda. 

Once I know Katsuki's settled with Eijiro, I turn toward Shota Aizawa who sends me a small smile and pulls me into a side hug. The older male rubs my shoulder as I lean into him slightly before clearing my throat and looking up at him. Although he's quite a scruffy man, he does clean up nicely. 

"Congratulations," Aizawa hums, smiling gently as I nod and giggle to myself, "He's a very lucky man and I'm sure he knows it,"

"Thank you... for that and for telling Katsuki..." I tell him, watching as he sends me a small smile and looks toward my fiancé who's already laughing at Denki making a complete fool of himself, "We managed to figure it out and it's going better than ever,"

"Katsuki loves you, we can all see that,"...

"Yeah, and I love him so much more,"...

"I wouldn't tell him that, he'll see it as a competition,"...

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