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It all started with those big, fat, delicious smelling, American apple pies.
Yeah.
What a ridiculous way for it all to go down.
Because of those pies, Bakugo and Shigaraki lay passed out on the kitchen floor.
They were snoring and covered in pie.
Another boy stood above them, holding a small plate. He also was covered in pie but wasn’t knocked out.
I can’t believe these two were taken down by pies! A voice named Banjo cackled.
And a ghost named Nana sobbed.
The Third in multiple ways just stared, unbelieving.
Izuku smiled a small smile. Hey, at least they were having fun.
Multiple users nodded.
You know, before I died a I threw a pie at All For One. Nana stated, her sobs subsiding.
What?! Izuku thought, astonished.
Nana nodded. Yes, it's true. I can't believe Toshi never told anyone.
Izuku decided to go with it.
He also decided to get out of the room with Bakugo and Shigaraki. He went out the tiny backdoor in the kitchens corner.
They had a nice backyard.
Even if Bakugo grumbled through all the mowing required. They could leave it a bit wild though, since the yard led off into the forest. They didn’t need a fence, Izuku had said, they weren’t in the city, nobody was going to come wandering in. He was saying it for like unknown-who-the-two-owners-were-thieves or obnoxious fans. Neither expected all the wildlife to come marching through. That bear almost gave Bakugo a heart attack. All the creatures loved Izuku, one day he was out sunbathing, and a baby deer came and layed its head right on his chest. Izuku helped with the yard a little bit though, he took care of some of the flowers. Bakugo couldn’t deal with the roses, said they tried to bite him, which made sense with how sassy they were. Almost alive. The whole house really.
The yard was one of the things he had wanted when looking for a forever home. He didn’t want to be like everybody else, so he convinced Bakugo of getting an old church. It's gorgeous with its stain glass, odd layout, and brick build. It had taken them months with help from their friends to remodel it. The purchase was worth it.
Izuku used Float to bring him up the highest tower. He sat there on the roof, unsmeared a bit of pie from himself and put it on his plate. He ate with his bare hands, savoring the delicious pie.
When I ran off to America to escape All For One, learning how to make these pies was a comfort. You know how scary it is, having him chase you. The art of the pie was just what I needed. (Nana)
Boy, I wish I could still eat. Being dead really sucks when you have to watch everyone else eat real food. (Banjo)
“Don't you all eat popcorn sometimes?” Izuku said aloud, not needing to be quiet anymore.
That’s for the effect! We can't really taste it. Closest we get to taste is your emotion when you eat a food that we want.(Third)
Izuku felt bad about that.
The Users sort of felt bad about giving him another thing to feel bad about. They were always accidentally doing that.
They looked at each other, an understanding growing. Izuku raised an eyebrow, confused.
Yo my name is Banjo and I like chicken! Fry it up, spice it up, serve it in a cup!
Err I'm Hikage and pears taste good! But I couldn’t find too many, out in the wood.
Izuku chuckled at their stupidity. He loved it when they did silly raps like this.
Sup I'm Nana, but I don’t like bananas. I do like cookies; I eat em up like Santa.
I'm En. I'm not doing this again. I think animal pancakes are cute and panda cremet d’anjou tastes good with a side of dried fruit.
En blushed and pulled his jackets neck up higher to cover it. Izuku was smiling wide.
*Sigh* I'm Third and I'm dramatic. Eating freshly boiled eggs makes me erratic.
Izuku put his hands over his face. Embarrassment was hitting him hard.
Hi! Yoichi here! Mochi tastes alright but dorayakis where it's at!
Looks like he's all better, don’t need a rap from me. (Second)
Second pointed at the smiling Izuku.
Oh, come on! We all did it! (Yoichi)
He pleaded with his puppy dog eyes.
...Fine. (Second)
I'm only doing this for you kid. And you Yoichi... (Second)
Izuku and the other users got excited. Yoichi smiled.
You better not repeat this, I forbid. I'm Second. Before the war I was a fan of octopus, cheese, and jelly.
But most the rations were rice and beans, so RIP my poor belly.
Izuku clapped for Second and the other users.
They bowed or curtsied.
Izuku looked up at the biggest star he could find and thanked it for everything he had. For everything he had gotten through, he was feeling thankful.
Izuku was just finishing up his pie and was gonna go down and clean himself up. Then he heard a racket.
Bakugo and Shigaraki were up and arguing. Like always.
“This whole mess is here in the first place because you started it!”
“Well, you threw the first pie!”
“Yeah, but Izuku laughed at that!”
Defense. Defense. Defense. On and on and on. None of it was even a good argument. They just squabbled. When Izuku fights, he's got evidence and a tone that makes you shut up. They're just bad at arguing. Bakugo is harsh, he would be good at arguing if he would stop forgetting how smart he is in the middle of it all. Shigararki is just...
Izuku opened the door.
They swung their necks to look at him.
You could hear a pin drop.
Only Izuku could shut them up.
“Let's watch a movie!” He announced, eyes nonverbally telling them to shut up.
They nodded. A bit embarrassed.
“Kacchan, make some popcorn. Tenko, get out the soda and glasses, you're here enough to know where they are. When you are both done, clean up a bit.” Izuku waved his hands at the pie covered boys and walls.
They nodded again and set out on his direction. Izuku got out some pretzels. The perfect movie ingredients.
When everything was done, they sat on the couch, with Izuku in the middle. Shigaraki sat on his right, wrapped around his arm. Bakugo glared at Shigaraki over Izuku's head from the left. Shigaraki stuck out his tongue. Izuku scanned through the options. He occasionally hit the remote a bit, since the batteries were getting low. After some careful consideration he settled on a pre-Quirk era movie called “Mary Poppins”. He loved pre-Quirk era movies and music. Pretty obvious to why...
The Users all smiled. This is how it should be. With them all getting along. “Getting along”. History always repeats itself, but this time it’s a lot better.