'Oh my god. Oh my god.... I'm alone with all these innocent people around me and there's no one to help me out. Fuck my life-'

Izuku's thoughts stopped when Tomura picked up a piece of cake and gave it a sniff before he put some in his mouth from his sweater. He started to chew some when his red eyes lit up.

"Mmmmm," he said licking his fingers that had icing on them.

Izuku was frozen with fear and no way to contact anyone because he left his cell phone at his Mom's house. Those red eyes met his but they looked like they sparkled in a weird way he had never seen before.

"I'm surprised how good that was Midoriya. Did you make it?"

He nodded slowly unsure what to make of the whole thing. Izuku was still waiting to get attacked.

"The rest of it fell on the ground."

"Oh...." Izuku looked around seeing the mess, "Damnit."

He was pretty upset about dropping it. He started picking up the pieces and throwing it into the cake pan. Midoriya watched as the villain touched the pieces on the sidewalk turning them to dust.

"So.... I'm just going to go back home...." Izuku said standing up quickly with the pan in his hands.

"You could but I might be upset if you walk away."

The hero swallowed hard.

"W-what do you want?" he asked nervously.

"Bake me the same cake."

"Huh?"

'Wait, what?'

"Make me that cake."

Izuku stared at him. Was it a joke to see what kind of ridiculous things he could get the hero to do so he wouldn't hurt people?

"I have to run to my Mom's and do dishes.... Then we can go to my place and I can make you the cake. Here."

Izuku pulled off his apartment key and told Tomura his address.

"Meet me there and I have to buy the stuff to make it."

The villain smiled, "Alright. See you soon."

Midoriya bolted using One for All to get to his mom's house faster. He cleaned what he could in ten minutes time and ran to the store. His mind was racing. Izuku wasn't thinking clearly and he just gave the guy his home address. Then again... he might've already known where he lived.

'Whyyyyyyyyyy Whyyyyyyyy'

It was horrible and he was agonizing over what he had just done. He was going to bake a fucking cake for a villain.

'Who the hell does that?!'

Once he grabbed everything he needed, he went back home. Izuku's heart was pounding furiously as he grabbed the door knob. He let out a shaky breath and went inside. His green eyes landed on Shigaraki who was sitting on his couch going through his photo albums.

"Um...."

The man looked up at Izuku with a devious grin.

"You were a cute kid."

The hero turned bright red.

"Th-thanks. Let's get started."

'Dear god.... he's nosy and he's looking through my photo album. I want to die already. Who the hell did I piss off to deserve this?'

Izuku started preheating the oven and grabbed everything he needed for the cake. Tomura watched with great interest seeing all the things Izuku laid out on his kitchen island. The room was silent even with Izuku moving around in the room. He was becoming more self conscious that he was being watched by one of the most wanted criminals probably in the world.

"I um.... Did you want to help? I'm just asking... My friend Uravity helped make the cake I accidentally dumped on you."

"I won't get in your way?" he asked sounding concerned but he made no eye contact with him as stared at the ingredients on the table.

'He must really want the cake.'

"No."

The man got up and stood beside of him.

"What do I do then?"

"Ok.... Crack three eggs into that bowl, add a half cup of water and fourth of veggie oil."

"Alright."

Shigaraki watched as Izuku started mixing everything together. Izuku grabbed a pan from one of his cabinets, placing it on the island.

"What do you do now?" he asked curiously.

"Um... not to be rude but have you never made a cake before? You haven't had an easy bake oven?"

The villain didn't say anything as he started scratching at his neck. Izuku had seen him do this before and without thinking about it, he grabbed the villain's wrists to stop him. They locked eyes instantly.

"S-sorry! You're bleeding some.... Be right back."

Tomura stared at the hero until he disappeared down a small hallway. He returned a minute later.

"First aid kit?" he asked raising his eyebrows.

"Yea. For your neck."

Izuku leaned in wiped with antiseptic wipes before putting on ointment on the fresh scratches. He pulled out some large bandaids and covered the wounds.

"There you go. Let me wash my hands and you might want to wash yours too then we can continue."

The villain didn't move for a solid minute trying to figure out what just happened.

Shigaraki did as the hero asked when Izuku gave him a weird look. He held the bowl on it's side over the cake pan while Izuku scraped it out into the pan. Izuku placed it into the oven and set a timer. The two of them sat in awkward silence around the island waiting for the cake to bake.

"So um... you really like peanut butter?" Izuku asked.

He shrugged.

"Toga will bring in sweets once in a while but she's pretty protective of her snack cakes."

Izuku smiled. It seemed so odd to think of a the blood sucking villain as a normal person who loved cake.

"She doesn't share well?" Izuku asked with a genuine smile.

Tomura smiled softly, "Not often but I suppose I don't blame her. I like pickles and I eat those without sharing but I know someone takes them when I'm not around."

He started laughing, making the villain smile.

"You share food with others?" Tomura asked.

Izuku arched an eyebrow, "Obviously. Back at UA my friends Ochako and Shouto would come to my room and we would share the chocolates I had. I always made sure to have extra since it was surprising that he would have such a sweet tooth. Besides, I bought everything to make this cake for you."

"That's true."

The two of them fell silent. It felt awkward for a while. Izuku looked over at the oven to see they still had ten minutes left for the cake to bake.

"Well... um... Are you sharing the cake with your friends?"

"Friends? Hardly but no I don't plan on it if I can help it."

He smiled and got up from his seat.

"What are you doing now?"

"I'm grabbing the cooling rake. I always cool my cakes in the refrigerator to cool it faster. In about twenty minutes I can make the icing."

"I see."

"Would you like to watch TV once the cake is cooling?"

"I don't like the news."

"No, I don't watch it much either anyways. I have a movie recorded on my DVR."

Tomura stared at him.

"Or what do you want to do instead?"

"Do you make a lot of money being a pro hero?"

'I wonder if he's trying to pry information out of me or trying to decide if I'm corrupt.'

Izuku smiled down at the floor. If he wanted to know, then he'll tell him the truth.

"No, I don't. I took half the money offered and decided that was enough for me. I prefer the rescue part of being a hero. The fighting is ok I guess. I have power but I wouldn't want to use it unless I need too."

"I find that hard to believe."

Izuku fidgeted in his seat.

"I know what you think of most of them and it is similar to Stain but I honestly did it to help people. I didn't want much more than that. I work for a new agency anyways and they don't get a lot of money."

"Hm."

"Besides.... If I didn't have any money at all, I couldn't make you this cake," he laughed nervously.

"Yea."

The oven started beeping.

"Oh."
'Thank god. I can't take this awkwardness anymore. I can't tell what he's thinking and even with him letting loose.... I'm afraid he's going to reach out and turn me into dust.'

Izuku placed the cake in the fridge and he could feel Shigaraki's eyes burning into his back.

"I remember the first time I met you," the villain said.

The hero stared at him.

"Um.... what about it..."

"You were so short then. You looked like a puny nerd."

Izuku blinked before laughing.

"Why is that funny?" Tomura asked looking slightly confused.

"You were so serious about it.... What is your opinion now?"

"You're taller now and I suppose more adult looking but you still look like a nerd."

Izuku sighed and hung his head, "I can't help my hair and the freckles."

The villain snorted.

"I've seen the reports of you helping people and you act like a dorky nerd."

He puffed out his cheeks in fake anger, "Whatever."

Shigaraki smiled as the hero got up.

"Time for the icing. You wanna get the peanut butter and powdered sugar?" he asked pulling the milk out of the fridge.

"Sure."
He opened his cabinets for his mixer and another mixing bowl. The taller man reappeared beside of him handing him things one by one. He felt the brush of Tomura's fingers against his hand surprising him by how warm they really were.

"What do I do now?"

Izuku started rattling off the instructions to him then Tomura took it upon himself to use the mixer. Izuku stood there watching him with his elbows on the counter.

'He doesn't really look scary or anything. He just looks tired more than anything. I guess every time I see him he has that hand on his face and all the others on his body. Seeing him make icing almost shatters that villain like image he had created in place of All for One.'

"How's that?"

"Let's get a spoon."

Izuku grabbed a plastic spoon from a small box and pulled a tiny amount of it out. He held out the spoon to Tomura not really thinking what it looked like.

"What are you doing?"

"Um, letting you try the icing?"

For a second, Izuku swore he saw the villain's cheeks change to a light pink but he reached out with his mouth and took the sample of icing anyways, licking the spoon clean.

"More peanut butter."

"What?"

"No, it tasted like the last time but I want more."

"Oh!"

Izuku grabbed the jar and scooped out another hunk then a second one. Izuku mixed it for the second time.

"Does that taste better now?"

Izuku held out the spoon with the adjusted frosting on a new plastic spoon. Shigaraki ignored his embarrassment and tried it.

"That's better."

"Alright, well we have a short while until the cake will be cooled."

He didn't say anything as Izuku got up and started doing dishes.

"Why did you chose the name Deku for a hero name?"

Midoriya turned around to stare at him.

"What? I can't ask?"

"You'll laugh."

Tomura raised his eyebrows, "Really?"

"Well... Um.... Bakugou the guy you had kidnapped was my childhood friend. He began hating on me because he got his quirk earlier than I did. Well Deku means someone who can't do anything. Uravity had said it would make a good hero name and I kind of went along with it at first. Then later.... I did to spite him."

"Someone's a little vengeful."

Izuku blushed and nodded, "I guess I can be."

"Interesting."

'Oh no. I hope he doesn't try to recruit me...'

"You don't work today?"

"I actually worked the night shift," the hero said, "I have tonight off and I have training to do before I go back to work. At least I have a shorter shift, eleven at night til eight in the morning. Sometimes I do fourteen hour shifts."

"That sounds absurd."

"I enjoy it though. The kids I see are cute and I get to work with some of my friends. I've done a three month mission already but that was because they had no choice. They would prefer professionals because I'm still a rookie but I'm good at rescue."

"Hmmmm."

Izuku placed all his dishes into the drying rack. Once he finished there, he pulled out the cake and touched the top.

"Good! It's cool enough!"

He placed it in front of Shigaraki and grabbed a couple knives. He handed one to the villain and then dipped it into the red bowl.

"You just spread it around."

"Alright, like that?" Tomura said giving it a shot.

"Yup!"

Once it was iced, Izuku began cutting it for him.

"You didn't have to do that. I would've just used a fork and ate it."

Izuku laughed.

"Sorry. Do you want some milk?"

The villain nodded. Izuku handed him a fork and a big glass of milk. The man's eyes must've been bigger than his stomach because he only ate one fourth of the cake. Honestly, Izuku didn't mind Tomura's presence in his apartment. He wasn't threatening in any way.... he seemed more intrigued.

Shigaraki stood up.

"Are you leaving?" Izuku asked.

"Yes."

"Are you taking the cake?"

He nodded.

"Let me get some foil for you then. Hopefully you don't run into anyone."

"You can just make me another one if someone did run into me," Shigaraki said bluntly, in almost a demanding way.

Izuku laughed nervously as he ripped the foil and placed it on the cake. The two of them walked to the front door and Midoriya opened it for him.

"See you later."

Tomura gave him a nod and walked down the stairs with his cake.

'Wow.... What a day. I will never tell anyone about this as long as I live.'