Chapter XXXIX

*Hey Izuku! * Kirishima shouted through the phone as the man building jumped throughout his district, having been back on his regular shifts since taking down the Kuragari gang.

"Hey Eiji, What are you calling for?" Izuku questioned as soared through the sky, watching the ground diligently, while listening to the red head.

*What? Can't I call you because I can? * Kirishima asked teasingly.

"You can, but I'm guessing you're either going to ask me something or you are completely bored out of your mind." Izuku stated, matching Kirishima's teasing.

*Haha, fine, fine. You got me, I wanted to ask you if you would be oh so kind to join me for a date tonight? *

"Haha, Eiji is that what you wanted to ask? You could have just waited until I got off of patrol."

*No, because I wanted to make sure you were up for it first, besides this will be a nice date, so I wanted to be able to prepare*

"Ei, all of the dates you've ever taken me on are nice, how special could this one be?"

*You'll see~ Now is this a, yes? *

"Yes Ei, it's a yes"

*Perfect, I'll come pick you up at 7:00, okay? *

"Okay, see you tonight Ei"

And just as Kirishima had said, he picked Izuku up at 7:00 on the dot, dressed in a black dress shirt with red tux shirt over top, along with black jeans and dark grey dress shoes. His hair held up in a man bun with the rest of his hair slick back, aside from a few loose strands of hair slipping past the gel and framing his face nicely.

While Izuku wore a light green dress shirt with a white cardigan over top, along with black jeans and black dress shoes. His hair held up with a small clip in the back, keeping the small amount of neck length hair he had held back, while the rest was left in his usual curls.

"Ei! You could have told me to actually dress up! I look underdressed compared to you!" Izuku whined when Kirishima walked into his apartment, bearing red roses in his hand.

"Izuku, you could quite literally wear a hoodie and booty shorts, and still look a million times better than me." Kirishima stated as he handed Izuku the roses, while the younger flushed slightly as he then went into the kitchen and grabbed a vase to place the roses in.

"Thank you for the roses, but where are we going that has you so dressed up? Do I need to change?" Izuku questioned while Kirishima merely walked up behind him and hugged him gently.

"No, please don't. And where we are going is a surprise." Kirishima stated as he happily breathed in Izuku's scent, incredibly pleased to find that the younger was no longer wearing the scent patches, allowing his scent that had an undertone of Kirishima to roam freely.

"Ei! Please tell me!" Izuku whined as Kirishima only laughed quietly at the shorter male.

"Nope. Now let's go." Kirishima stated as he grabbed Izuku's hand and led the younger out to the red head's car.

Once getting to their destination, Izuku gawked at the sight of Misoguigawa, one of the most prestigious restaurants in Japan. "Eijirou, you are joking." Izuku stated as he turned to the Alpha, only for Kirishima to laugh at Izuku's amazement.

"Of course, I'm not Izuku, now lets head inside, they said the room should be ready." Kirishima stated as he parked the car and quickly hopped out to open Izuku's door.

"Ei! Room?! Please tell me you did not waste your money taking me to a fancy restaurant!" Izuku gaped as Kirishima led him inside.

"Waste? Izuku by now I think you should know any money I spend on you is not a waste. And that I don't waste my money whatsoever." Kirishima stated as he told the hostess the name, while the woman led the two to the private dining area that had been reserved.

Once the two had gotten into the dining room Izuku slowly untensed as they began to order their food, starting up their own conversations during the night, enjoying and relaxing in the others company.

And once dinner was over Kirishima led Izuku back to the car as he drove him to their next destination. "Ei where are you taking me now? You don't have to do anything else! Dinner was far more than enough!" Izuku protested while Kirishima only laughed.

"Izuku its like you don't know me at all. I'm not some one trick pony!" Kirishima stated as he continued to drive to the next stop.

Only to stop at a small clearing near the edge of the city. Just as quickly as before Kirishima hopped out of the car and went to open Izuku's door, before reaching into the back seat and pulling out a small satchel, while leading Izuku into the clearing.

Though once the two made it into the clearing, Izuku gasped as he turned to Kirishima while the red head merely smiled at Izuku's excitement over the completely frozen pond, that was illuminated by lanterns scattered around it, and a small gazebo that had similar lanterns hanging off of it, illuminating the area in a gentle golden light.

"You always told me how you loved to go ice skating with your mom, and I figured it had been a little too long since you've been able to enjoy that activity." Kirishima stated as he pulled out two pairs of skates, while Izuku looked up at him, tears welling up in his eyes as he sniffed and tried to not cry at the sight.

"Hey Izuku, it's alright. Are you okay? You don't have to if you don't want to" Kirishima reassured as he quickly dropped the skates and went to wipe Izuku's tears.

"No! No, no. I want to, I just-. It's been a really long time, and, it's just nice to remember her in such a good memory you know?" Izuku questioned while Kirishima nodded as he leaned down to nuzzle Izuku's cheek gently, while the Omega let out a quiet purr at the affection.

Once the two had gotten their skates on they quickly went to skating around the pond happily. Though Kirishima having the stick his arms and flail around to keep his balance, all the while Izuku skated circles around him, occasionally stopping to help the poor struggling Alpha.

Though once Kirishima had gotten the hand of it, the two skated around the lake for hours, neither noticing nor caring about the time that was going by, too busy enjoying the crisp cool winter night, along with the small world that they were entrapped in as they danced on the icy pond.

And finally, after hours of being entrapped in their own world the two got off of the ice and put up their skates as they went to sit in the lantern lit gazebo. While Kirishima then pulled out his phone and placed it between them, making sure the time was on the screen.

"Ei what is it?" Izuku questioned while Kirishima smiled towards him.

"We have exactly 5 minutes until midnight." Kirishima stated while Izuku then looked to the phone, only to see 11:55 illuminated on the screen.

"And that means exactly 5 minutes until the 3 months are up." Kirishima stated while Izuku went wide eyed as he turned to look at Kirishima.

"Remember when I asked you to allow me to court you? I asked you for 5 minutes. And now I'm asking for 5 more, so I can have your answer if you think this is meant to be." Kirishima stated as he smiled gently at Izuku, while the Omega only laughed quietly, trying his hardest to not allow his tears to fall.

"Well, I can promise you, this answer won't take 5 minutes." Izuku stated while Kirishima smiled hopefully at him.

"I want you as my Alpha Eijirou, I want you. You're my soulmate, my best friend, and the one I love more than anyone or anything. I want you, if you still want me that is." Izuku stated while Kirishima let out a watery laugh as he had to duck his head to avoid his tears from becoming visible.

Only for the Alpha to immediately stand and lift Izuku up into the air as the Omega then laughed at the action, while Kirishima then brought Izuku down, as his hand gently cupped the youngers face with one hand, while his other hand held Izuku's waist tightly, both of their tears running freely down their faces.

"Izuku, I swear to you now, and until the end of time, I will never allow there to be even a shadow of doubt in your mind that I don't want you as mine. I love you; I always have. From the day I first met you, I knew, even then I knew. That you were special, that there was something about you that I needed, that I loved. And when we both finally got our soulmate marks, that feeling only grew, I've loved you even before I knew you. I've loved you since the second I saw you. And I'll love you forever in this life, and forever in our next." Kirishima swore while Izuku laughed through a small sob that escaped him, as he brought the Alpha's forehead to touch his own.

Izuku could only smiled as he allowed his tears to fall, while Kirishima reached into his satchel and pulled out a silky black velvet collar, that had a Red Riot theme on it, along with a golden heart shaped pendant, and in a deep and bold black italic read, Eijirou Kirishima's Mate.

"Now Izuku, I'm not sure if you know but, traditionally, the courting can only be completed if the Alpha or Beta is allowed to collar their mate. So, may I?" Kirishima asked as he held out the collar on display to Izuku, while the Omega only gasped quietly at the gorgeous design on the item.

"Of course, I would hate it if we couldn't follow tradition." Izuku stated, though only to laugh slightly at his own statement, while Kirishima chuckled alongside him.

And ever so gently Kirishima stood to his full height as he placed the collar around Izuku's neck, as the accessory snapped into place perfectly onto Izuku's neck, only for the Omega to reach up and gently fiddle with the golden pendant as a smile spread across the youngers face.

Though both were startled slightly by the distant chiming of bells, only for Kirishima's phone to then alert them that the time was now 12:00. "Well, it looks like I did that right in the nick of time, don't you think?" Kirishima stated as he wrapped his arms around Izuku once more, only for the younger to happily cling to the red head as he hummed in agreement.

"I can not tell you how happy I feel to be able to say that you truly are my mate Izuku. Mine, and mine alone. My perfect and wonderful Omega." Kirishima praised as he nuzzled and kissed Izuku's neck gently, while nudging the collar to make sure that it wasn't too tight.

"I'm happy too, my Alpha. My kind, patient Alpha." Izuku praised back while Kirishima only let out a quiet and pleased rumble in return as he brought Izuku's lips to his own, taking the younger into a soft yet passionate kiss.

Though once the two broke the kiss, neither dared move away from the other as they only held each other gently as they began to slowly begin to sway and dance around the gazebo, their minds and hearts taking them back into their own world once again.

And that is where the two stayed, dancing and celebrating throughout the night as they stayed in their own world of happiness and love.

Neither once daring nor thinking of leaving.

And once they finally went home, they only merely changed their clothes and went to bed, cuddly each other happily, both thrilled and relieved to have finally found their home, their love, their family.

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