Getting to know Taishiro's mother was almost like second nature. After getting to know her, I felt like I had known her for years. And she did not hesitate to tell me how much she thought I would be perfect for her son. He occasional questions about "When's the wedding?" were funny the first couple times, now it was almost scary how she was trying to smush us together. Taishiro finally managed to get her to stop, the only way to get her to stop was to agree to take me out for a date. So now here I sat, being fussed over. Tai's mother proceeded to buy me several dresses, an entire makeup set, and attempted to buy me a closetful of shoes. Said woman was now focusing on painting my face like Nemuri did. I want nothing more than to throw myself out of the window onto the busy street. This was more torture than being run over.

"There! All done, now you can go look in the mirror!" The older woman chirped. I nodded and turned to the bathroom. "Ah- Wait! Put on the dress while you're in there!" She quickly added, I had to stop short and brace myself as a medium-sized dress bag slapped me in the head. I slipped into the bathroom and fearfully stared at myself in the mirror. Thankfully she didn't go too overboard. My makeup consisted of a nice golden brown with glittery undertones on my eyes, light eyeliner to make my eyes appear cat-like, and a matching l/c* lipstick that complimented my s/c*. She did my hair in my favorite style, thankfully she listened to my request. I carefully peeled back the dress bag from the dress and let out a relieved sigh at the sight. A simplistic dress where the front stopped just short of my knees and the back drifted down almost to my ankles. And somehow she managed to find it in my size and f/c. I carefully put it on and looked in the mirror. It took everything in my entire being to hold back the tears that threatened to fall. I looked every bit like my mother, She would've been so proud to see me like this. I grabbed a tissue and dabbed at my eyes, careful not to smudge my makeup, and left the bathroom. "Oh my stars! You look amazing honey! Now slip on these heels and get on out there! You can't keep Taishiro waitin' too long while lookin' like this!" Her accent slipped out as she gushed on. I pulled on the pair of plain black heels and quickly shuffled out of the room. I had to be extra careful with these since Tai's mom didn't know I suck at walking in heels of any kind. Taishiro wasn't anywhere to be seen in the house as I shuffled around every corner looking for him. I opened the door and almost feel back onto my ass. "Sorry! I didn't know you were there! I gotta be a bit more careful myself!" Taishiro laughed as he held onto my arm to steady me. He bright smile faded as his eyes landed on me. My ears heated up as I knew that my face would've given my blush away if not for the makeup. Tairshiro's eyes travelled up and down my figure as he took in his mother's handiwork. I smiled awkwardly and waved my hand in front of his face. "Earth to Taishiro? You read me?" His face turned an almost undetectable shade of pink as he held out a bouquet of f/f for me. I gladly took them only for Tai's mom to grab them and shoo us out the door.

"Y-you look amazing! My mother fit your style perfectly, much better than Nemuri! Don't tell her I said that! But you look so much more comfortable and beautiful!" He gushed as his feelings flooded over. "Thank you! You look very handsome Tai." If his face wasn't already blushing, it definitely was now! His cheeks were now almost crimson as he hugged me tightly. Too soon for my liking, he let me go and guided me towards a blacked out car. "I know it isn't much, but its safer to take this one for today. Aizawa said so." He explained as e held open the car door for me. I nodded and got settled into my seat.

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Taishiro's pov

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My mother had insisted for almost a week that I take y/n out for a date. Not that I didn't want to, just that I wasn't ready to do it yet. I wanted her not to be pressed to go on one while the LOV were after her. I just wanted her to be more at peace before going on a date. My mother didn't seem to listen whether it be by choice or not. She even shoved me outta my own house to go get a "nicer suit and bouquet of flowers" I went anyways and talked to Aizawa. He wanted me to take as many precautions as possible to keep her safe. When I asked about talking to Endeavor about her, he let out a sigh. He told me there wasn't any point to. That Endeavor just wanted to get this over with asap because she was a "Taint" to his family name. He said that Endeavor refused to say that she was in-fact his daughter. Apparently Nezu and Aizawa were working on getting a DNA test to confirm the truth.

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Seeing Y/n all dressed up made a warmth pool throughout my body. I just wanted to keep her all to myself. Her shy smile made me feel like I won the lottery. Now sitting in the car just inches away, all I could do was hold her hand. Mama was never wrong with her predictions. She told me several months before meeting Y/n, that I was going to go through literal hell, but once I pushed through I'd find the love of my life. She was not wrong. The blue flames I had to walk through felt so hot and cold that I felt like I wouldn't be able to continue. But the sight of her falling so listlessly and the dead look in her eyes when I caught her shot life back through me. I felt like I had to fight for her. Her grip tightening on my hand brought me back to reality. Soon we pulled into the parking lot for the restaurant and her face lit up. "I've always wanted to come here!" Her smile was so wide that she complained that it hurt but couldn't stop. I got out and escorted her inside. The hostess quickly sat us down and left. Nothing could ruin this night.

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After ordering our food, Y/n left to use the restroom and I patiently waited for her return. The waitress was doing really well on keeping tabs on our table. I managed to get through to the manager to get a secluded spot with peace to eat without the press bothering us. But it seemed like maybe the waitress might be one of my fans. After refilling my cup three times, our appetizer being brought to the table, and our food. I realized Y/n had been gone for at least a good fifteen minutes. The waitress came back by and I stopped her. "Ma'am could you by any chance check the bathroom for my date? She's been in there a little while and I want to be sure she's okay." I explained, I told her Y/n's description and gave her name. She nodded and walked away. After about two minutes she came back with a smile. "She's okay, she told me to tell you that she's got an upset stomach-" A wet splat interrupted her as we both glanced at the source. A blob of colorless slime fell off of the waitress. I felt all the color leave my face as the slime melted off of her face to reveal one of the members of the LOV. "Whoops! I guess my time ran out! Bye Bye Mister Fatgum!" The blonde girl ran too fast for me to even get up. I ran to the bathroom and searched every stall before finding a broken window with blood spilt over the broken glass. My face heated up in anger and sadness. I snatched out my phone and dialed Aizawa's number. It rang twice before he picked up. "What's wrong Fatgum? Do you need more advice?" his irritable tone leaked through the phone. It took me a moment to conjure up the words but when I did they were barely audible.

"T-they got her." Silence spilled through the speaker. "What do you mean?" Aizawa seemed to start panicking on his side of the line. "The LOV took her. They- I can't believe I let this happen! What do I do?!" My breaths came faster as I dropped to my knees.

"What do I do?! I don't know where they took her! Eraserhead! PLEASE! WHAT DO I DO?!?!" two thoughts fell onto my mind and I couldn't shake them as Aizawa's voice faded into the background...

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You failed her.

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You broke your one promise.

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