26Worry and fear filled Kyouka as she took in the scene before her, wondering who thought this was a good idea in the first place. She turned to glare at her bird-headed classmate.
"What the hell was going through your mind when you gave Eri a sword and one twice her size at that?!" demanded the rocker girl as she pointed at the child, who was indeed holding a Buster Sword of all things.
Tokoyami didn't flinch and remained calm. "If you remember, Jirou-san, the Christmas gifts were given randomly. Anyone technically could have gotten my gift."
"Tokoyami has a point, Jirou," replied the half-and-half boy, who was there to help make sure Eri didn't hurt herself.
Kyouka could only grimace at the reminder. That would explain how Eri got the sword. 'It would also explain how Izu-kun and Ochaco got each other's gifts. How the hell whenever something's supposed to be random, including class assignments, she is ALWAYS with Izu-kun?!'
"Besides, I had no intent of not teaching whoever received the sword how to use it," added Tokoyami.
The annoyance Kyouka felt from her thoughts was forgotten when she turned wide eyes back to Tokoyami. "Wait, what?"
That was when Eri walked over, blade in hand. How she was able to carry it with such ease was a mystery to everyone.
"Fumi-ojichan! I'm ready for my first lesson!" squeaked the little six-year-old.
"Of course, Eri," replied Tokoyami, giving the child a slight smile and getting a beaming smile in return.
"Absolutely not!" exclaimed Kyouka. "There is no way I'm letting Eri learn how to use a sword!"
"But Mama! I want to be like you!"
That stopped Kyouka in her tracks. "Wh-What?"
Eri nodded in excitement. "Momo-obachan told me how you once fought off a bunch of villains with a sword at the USJ!"
"I think I remember Kaminari mentioning something about that as well," stated Todoroki, going into thought. He then looked over at the purple-haired girl. "You know how to use a sword, Jirou?"
"Th-That's not the point!" yelled out Kyouka, who was blushing and tapping her earphone jacks together as everyone looked at her in curiosity. She then turned to green-haired boy who had been silent this whole time. "Izu-kun! Say something!"
Izuku jumped slightly at his girlfriend's shout before turning to their daughter, who was looking at him with a hopeful look. He wanted to agree with Kyouka and say no, but there was one little thing that he remembered. He turned back to Kyouka with his answer.
"I think it would be for the best if Eri learns this, Kyouka."
The little one beamed happily while her Mama gave Papa a blank look.
"Izuku…you better give me one good reason why you're for this."
Surprisingly, Izuku didn't look happy. "I'll keep it short. When Togata-sempai brought Eri to the dorms for the first time, when we were all still preparing for the concert, Mineta decided to comment on how Eri would look like in ten years."
The other three teens stood in a flabbergasted stupor, trying to process what Izuku just said. When it did, a cold chill then filled the air…and it didn't come from Todoroki.
"I'm going to kill him," growled out Kyouka. The tone of her voice and the look in her eyes promised death.
"I already had a "talk" with Mineta about what he said, but when has that ever stopped him and his actions," added Izuku, clenching his fist. "It's best that Eri learns how to use a sword now so she's prepared for later."
Kyouka stood in silence, to the point that the boys were starting to become afraid of what she'd do. After a few moments, she spoke in a deathly quiet voice.
"Tokoyami…I want you to teach Eri everything you know."
"Of course," replied Tokoyami, also not happy from what he had just learned from Midoriya.
"Good. Right now…I have a grape to castrate."
Without another word, Kyouka stalked off back towards the dorms to find her target. Eri frowned in sadness as she turned to her Papa.
"Papa? Doesn't Mama want to watch me train?"
Izuku gave the white-haired child a reassuring smile as he kneeled before her. He placed a hand atop of he head to further calm her.
"Of course she does, Eri, but something came up that she NEEDS to take care of first. Don't worry though, she'll be back before your first lesson is done and even then, you can show her everything you learned today. Okay?"
"Okay!"
With that, the smiling Eri rushed off to the open space to wait for her Fumi-ojichan to start her lesson. This left the three boys to speak privately.
"I will do everything in my power to teach Eri how to defend herself, Midoriya," stated Tokoyami, narrowing his eyes in the direction of the dorms. He could feel Dark Shadow shake in fury. "Mineta WILL be punished in some form or another."
"Considering how Jirou gets when it concerns Eri, I don't think any of us will get a chance to get our hands on Mineta," replied Todoroki with a scowl. It took everything he had to not burn down the forest in his anger after hearing what Mineta said about Eri.
A loud, pained scream then echoed through the air, coming from the dorms. Izuku, Todoroki, and Tokoyami each gave off a satisfied grin, while Eri stood in shock.
"P-Papa, wh-what was that?" called out Eri, afraid.
"That, Eri, was the sound of a villain being defeated by your Mama."
That caused the fear to leave Eri as she beamed in happiness.
She couldn't wait to be like Mama when she grew up!
FIN
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I remembered the scene in the manga where Eri got the giant sword for Christmas. I had forgotten that Tokoyami was the one who gave the sword. Another reason why Tokoyami is the best uncle. Mineta, who did indeed hit on a six-year-old, better watch out.
