"Don't worry about it. You told me that in confidence, and I'm not the sort of person who spreads that kinda stuff around."
...
He expected to feel a sense of the regular feelings he got when he thought about… Things from before he bonded with Venom.
Instead, he felt… A warmth seeping into him as he looked at Mina. One which made the ache in his poor, poor arms seem almost dull.
At least until he once again bumped on the elevator door on the way out, as he was instead focused on Mina rather than his surroundings.
Izuku took a sharp intake of breath, but unlike Venom(Who swore rather viciously inside of his mind), he didn't begin swearing in response.
Luckily, the rooms were just by the elevator door.
"You… Want me to open the door for you man?"
In response, a black tentacle shot out of his shirt holding the card key to room 43.
"Oh, right. Well, I'll see you at lunch Midori!"
She gave a wink, wave, and a smile as she closed the door to room 42 behind her.
Almost absently, the tentacle shot up to open door 42, and Izuku stepped in.
His first thought was that the hotel room was much, much more luxurious and impressive than his own home apartment.
It might not be quite as big, holy hell did it put his entire home into contrast.
The first thing he did as he stepped in and locked the door behind him, was to simply let his backpack drop on the floor, no longer stuck to his back by black liquid.
Then, his arms still hurting like nobody's business, he inspected the main room.
Two different, large double beds, a sofa, a TV bigger than they had at home, and way more expensive than theirs. Though he never watched much TV anyway, so it didn't exactly matter to him. He did have a suspicion that he and Mina would be watching a LOT of TV this week.
Just a hunch.
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Izuku sank into the warm bath and felt an incredible sense of comfort envelop his entire body, especially his arms.
He closed his eyes, as he just… Let the warmth envelop him.
God, it had been a long time since he had gotten to enjoy a good, warm bath.
They didn't have a bath at their apartment, so the last time he'd enjoyed one was… A LONG time ago.
God, the difference between being poor and being rich was astonishing.
Not even the big stuff, just… Just quality of life stuff made such a difference.
Getting to enjoy a bath, when all you were used to was showers was… Amazing.
He did not get to enjoy the water in peace, however, as Venom crept in through the door.
"I thought you were going to watch TV?"
"We were, but we thought better of it. We do only have 20 minutes left before dinner after all."
Right… The dinner. With Black Cat.
"Mina's Mom… Doesn't seem to like us very much."
"Correction. She doesn't seem to like YOU. From what we've seen and felt, she doesn't seem to even think of us as a separate being."
Izuku thought about that. Then felt silly, realizing he had Venom right here. Obviously, he was bound to have some insight into the matter.
"Do you know… Why she doesn't seem to like me very much?"
"You mean BESIDES the fact that you're a BOY that Mina dragged along, completely unplanned, on this week-long internship?"
He nodded.
"Right… Black Cat probably had something big planned for interning with Mina, and now she's forced to compromise on it to train me. Also, probably not too happy about having to pay for an extra hotel room either."
Venom just stared at him.
"Yes. That is DEFINITELY what we were talking about. Regardless, the grand mystery of WHY she doesn't like you is irrelevant for the moment. The woman's expertise with both human martial arts, and the human body is invaluable. We must focus on mastering EVERYTHING, she has to teach us."
"This is what you were talking about in the forest right? That every species has their own unique martial arts?"
"Yes. We'll admit, we did not think much of this Boxing art. We shall have to look further into it's techniques once we get back home. For now, we must focus ALL our energy upon mastering the flicker jab."
"It's… A pretty neat move."
"Neat. It is a move that if we master it, and the rapid whiplike motion it uses to it's fullest, will allow us to rain down rapid-fire artillery upon demand. Neat, is a word for an uppercut. GLORIOUS is the word to describe the mighty Flicker Jab!"
"... If that seriously is gonna be one of our special moves, we REALLY need to work on a better name."
"How about… BARRAGE OF THE BATTLE STAR!"
Sensei no bulge. That…
"That sounds like something Katsuki would say."
"... You're just like Midnight. Fine. What do YOU propose then?"
Izuku considered.
"How about… Delaware Smash Air Force?"
"...No… Just… That's… No."
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As Izuku knocked on the door(Or rather a black tentacle did it for him), he felt refreshed, and though his arms still hurt, the pain had faded a bit from both the refreshing bath and the black liquid coating his arms finally beginning to start actually fixing all the muscles.
Mina opened the door, wearing a huge grin.
"Yo. Mom's not here yet, but come on in."
Their hotel room was pretty much the same as his, with a sofa straight ahead from when you entered the door, and two large double beds on the side.
Mina herself had changed to something more comfortable, namely a set of dark purple pajamas.
She had also cleaned herself up, just like Izuku, as not a drop of the sweat that had coated her body was still there.
Her hero outfit was over on the balcony, seemingly being let out to air.
Mina noticed Izuku looking at it, and began explaining.
"The outfit is usually kept clean by my acid, but since we're at a hotel, and a scrapyard, I can't exactly keep it clean the normal way."
"Wait, you can just clean it with acid?"
"Well duh, anything that isn't resistant to it just disintegrates. That includes dirt and sweat. When I can use it anyway. For now, I'm just gonna have to do without."
"Wow, that's… Amazing actually."
"Eh, it keeps me clean. Of course, mom's had to keep me supplied with acid-resistant clothing since I was 6, so there's that."
She turned and plopped down on one of the beds.
"Anyway, you up for watching some good stuff later?"
"... What did you have in mind?"
"Well… I've been wanting to re-watch the Pokémon Special anime from 2124, and you're not familiar with the franchise at all, so I thought it might be a good intro to-" There she was interrupted, as her mother opened the door, and came in… Carrying two massive bags.
"Oh, you're here already. Good. Anyway, let's eat some good ass food."
The food in question was a mixture of sushi, chicken, burgers, 7 cartons of milk, spring rolls, and various other, smaller stuff.
It was all in all, almost twice the amount of food that he and his mom had back in the fridge at home.
Did Black Cat seriously mean for them to eat all of that in one go?
As it turned out. Yes, she did.
As Izuku ate some burgers(He had no idea where it was from, but it was way too high quality to be from a Mcdonalds), lifting it to his mouth with black tentacles, he sat back and watched as Mina and her mom proceeded to devour all the food, with a speed that meant that only half an hour later, they had eaten up almost everything, and drank 2 milk cartons each.
Had… Had Mina eaten this much back at dinner at her house? Come to think of it, she might have. He had been too in-depth with a talk with her dad to have really paid attention.
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