After the mess at the Christmas party, Carter finally got the peace and quiet he'd been wanting for years, though he did have to deal with the rest of the class staring at him like he was going to snap.
It was a bit annoying that no one seemed to believe that he had nothing to do with Emery's nightmare, but he could care less, just as long as they didn't try to make him pay for emotional damages or something.
Right now he was flying to the city Mirko was last seen patrolling in. Since she was a solo hero she tended to wander around the country looking for fights, and had been seen recently in the area around Tokyo so he was back yet again, though he didn't plan on attacking heroes, this time.
A few hours later he reached the outskirts of Tokyo and decided to land to get him something to eat. Following his nose he found a decent food stall and started digging into the food. He was able to enjoy his meal for a few minutes before his phone buzzed, looking he saw it was a text from Nezu.
N: I gave Mirko your number and location, she's on her way.
C: . . .
He was a little upset that Nezu had given the crazy woman his location, but she would have found him anyway, it's not like he was hiding, plus the HPSC had never stopped following him after the mess with AFO. A few minutes later she arrived.
"Heck yeah I love this food stall, how'd you find em?" She exclaimed as she went to eating his leftovers before ordering more. "Just followed my nose, the food is better than most." Watching her scarf down the food, he took the time to observe her now that he had the chance.
She was a lot shorter than him, about as tall as Mina. She was muscular, especially her legs and thighs in particular, showing just how much force was behind those kicks she was known for. Her bust was also particularly impressive, but he was more focused on her quirk. It manifested as a small little bunny tail on her backside, and a tall pair of white ears above her head that flicked around like little satellite dishes.
"Take a picture, it'll last you longer twerp." She said glancing at him as he snorted. "I have no interest in that, are you done eating?" She took a big drink of water before wiping her mouth. "Yeah let's go."
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As they raced along rooftops, Mirko told Carter about the deal Nezu had given her.
Not only had he given her a fat stack of cash to use as she sees fit, Nezu promised that Carter would be one of, if not THE strongest sparing partner she'd had in years in U.A. All she had to do? Teach him restraint.
"And how do you plan to teach someone who can level city blocks, restraint?" He asked as Mirko finished tying up a thug she'd jumped in an alley.
"Simple, I'll put you in situation where too much force will kill someone, best way to learn is under pressure." She shrugged as he wondered how in the world that was supposed to teach restraint.
They stayed long enough for the police to haul him away before they quite for the day.
"I haven't thought of how to use Nezu's money yet, so for now we'll just share a room, I'll rent an apartment tomorrow since this area's been having more activity in the past few weeks." She said leading the way in.
True to her words, she was so busy hunting (beating) villains that she hadn't had time to spend any money yet. Seeing the single bed he almost rolled his eyes, Really Nezu, is this how you're gonna tie me to Japan? With an angry rabbit lady?
It seems that Nezu wanted to really see how far his restrain would go since Mirko came out of the shower in only her towel, not a care in the world. He didn't stick around to admire the view though as he went and washed away the day. Spending a little more time to get in between his horns, he'd started keeping them out more, plus the Seawing in him really liked the warm water.
Once finished he got out he dried and washed his robe with magic before going out to find Mirko cooking. "I heard you eat a lot and aren't picky, so I hope you like carrot soup." She said glancing at him as he crashed on the couch.
"Ya know, I thought you'd be this battle maniac who only cares about fighting, I have expected you to try and fight me the second we met." He said as she laughed.
"Kid you have no idea how close you are, but I'm looking for an even fight. The kind that gets your blood roaring as you put everything on the line to beat you opponent." She said as she brought his share over. He thanked her and dug in as she kept talking.
"But I usually only do that when the twerps he sends me needs some toughening up. You on the other hand-" She gestured at him with her fork "You could probably snap me in half if you really wanted." He snorted "I can bite through steel without transforming." He said as she shivered a bit at that, she'd been thrown into plenty of steel beams, or been hit with them, just because she was a pro hero didn't mean she was invincible, steel hurt.
"I'm gonna be honest kid, you don't need me. I've done my homework and know you could level a city block in your human form, you got the physical restraint down, just like All Might." She said as he nodded. With Cathleen being such a All Might stan, he' done his research (forced to watch) on All Might's hero career. If you looked back far enough, his casual walk would leave imprints in concrete, several insurance agencies had a special package just for him in the states he protected during his stay in the states.
"Then what kind of restrain are you gonna teach me?" He asked as she looked a bit more serious. "Mental restrain. Nezu told me you have a problem with snapping at people, and taking the nuclear option first, he wants me to correct that." She said as Carter started drafting a very explicit text to Nezu.
Once they were finished eating he washed the bowls as she planned their route for the next few weeks since he was supposed to be stuck with her for several months since they were given more freedom after getting their provisional licenses.
"So how's that girl who keeps hanging around you? Is she your girl?" Mirko asked as he felt like punching a wall. "No she isn't." He said as his wings turned black and his body temperature went up. "Nice trick." She said as he threw a pillow on the floor and got comfortable. He was able to lay there in peace for a good five minutes before Mirko got out of bed and grabbed him by the foot.
"Come on, I know you have body heat!" She yelled as he kicked her away. "No you psycho!" She didn't let up though and eventually dragged him onto the bed where she hugged him close, and melted and how warm he was compared to the rest of the room.
"I can see why those girls follow you around now, you're like a big warm teddy bear." She said squeezing him close as he was desperately fighting the urge to rip her head off. It would be so easy, just a partial transformation, and a clean bite would solve this. The voice kept taunting him, and pointing out how little she had covering her as she pressed her chest closer, slowly drifting off to sleep.
This is hell, it has to be He thought with despair as he too fell asleep, snuggled up with the rabid rabbit.