"Y'know, you could've just taken the day off." Jiro said to Midoriya after punching another low-level thug in the face. She seriously needed to send Hatsume a "thank you" gift for making these new gauntlets for her.

"Yeah, but this is one of the few times that our schedules lined up this month." The green haired man admitted with a bit of blush on his face as he sent a tendril of 'black whip' towards another group of thugs.

"But you only have like an hour unti-"

Jiro was cut off when a giant boulder came flying her way. Only for Midoriya to dash over to her and pulverize it into dust with a powerful punch. The 'One for All' user proceed to make quick work of the remaining villains before continuing their conversation.

"I can make it there in a few minutes. Honestly, I was really looking forward to being able to spend some time with you before things got crazy."

"You're such a cheeseball." Jiro giggled at her adorkable nerd of a boyfriend.

With their work finally finished, the hero couple made a quick call to the police and wrapped things up. It was a pretty special day and both of them had to make their final preparations for later. Midoriya needed to be on the other side of Tokyo thirty minutes ago and Jiro had to head back to the agency before their guests arrived.

"I'll see you later tonight." The green haired man pulled her in for a kiss, his girlfriend more than happy to return the display of affection. And just like that, Midoriya was off to get to where he needed to be. A smile on the purple haired woman's face as she watched him disappear into the distance.

'What a dork.'

"Ugh, how much longer until it starts. I'm dying over here!" Ashido groaned as she dropped herself onto the sofa next to Sero and Kaminari.

"It should only be a few more minutes." Hagakure told her.

"I hear the rankings were pretty tight this time around. I wonder who's gonna get it." Tetsutetsu said.

"Well, since Endeavor officially retired a few months ago, it's anyone's guess."

"You got that right." Kendo said with a laugh. "Izuku, Shouto and Togata-san have been trading the number two, three and four spots for the last three months."

To commemorate what was sure to be a joyous occasion. Team Shadow-Rider took it upon themselves to invite all of their old classmates to their agency to throw a party. As great as it would've been to have everyone present, the former U.A. students were just spread too far out.

Iida had taken over his family's agency and was now partnered with Uraraka and Asui in Hosu. They wanted to come, but with the rise of a new group of villains claiming to be the successors of the 'League of Villains', they couldn't make it.

Shinsou kept to his schedule of working the graveyard shift, so he was fast asleep. But he made sure to send his regards. The rest of the former class 1-A and 1-B students were doing their duties as pro heroes.

"I still can't believe that we came in thirty-forth this time around!" Hagakure cheered, only slightly drunk enough to spill her drink all over Ojiro's shirt.

"Dammit, Toru. You know I just bought this!" The tailed man chastised her.

"Oh calm down!" She placed a sloppy invisible hand over his mouth.

Yaoyorozu was next to interject, hoping to take her mind off of the fact that her partner just spilled liquor on a very expensive sofa that she had imported from the U.S.. "I didn't get a chance to go through the rankings. Where did everyone place?"

"I came in ninety-eighth!" Sero announced.

"Fourteenth!" Tokage beamed with pride, although a little peeved that she didn't make it into the top ten despite all the overtime that she had put in.

"Eighty-seventh for me." Tetsutetsu announced.

"Hey, didn't you tie with Ejiro?" Kaminari pointed out.

The silver haired man dropped his shoulders in defeat after hearing that he tied, yet again, with his rival. "Yeah…."

"Speaking of Kirishima..." Hagakure blurted out. "Did you guys hear what happened to Bakugou?"

A few members of their group nodded while the others look around in confusion. It had been years since any of them had directly interacted with the ashen blonde hero now going by the name "Nitro". The only time they would hear about him was on the news.

"Yeah, apparently he's getting his hero license suspended." Tetsutetsu snorted.

"What happened?"

"He called the Prime Minister a: "Pasty face, shit muncher.", and then blew up his car." Kendo explained.

"Seriously?" A few of them deadpanned.

"Geez, you would think getting the boot from U.A. would've calmed his attitude. But I guess not."

"I don't understand why Kirishima even partnered up with him."

The reunited group of heroes gave out a few laughs before erupting into a slew of conversations about random topics. The ceremony was going to start in about twenty minutes so they had more than enough time to kill. Despite the official rankings being announced yesterday, the top ten were still kept secret. Even the ones who did end up placing in that illustrious group didn't know where they stood.

Before things could descend into further chaos, the sound of the door opening drew their attention. And in walked a slightly exhausted looking Jiro who had just finished showering and getting dressed. She knew showing up late would mean that she was going to get an earful from Yaoyorozu, but hopefully Kendo could assuage the raven haired woman's nerves a bit.

"Hey guys, sorry I'm late." Jiro apologize with an awkward wave.

"Well it's nice of you to finally join us." Yaoyorozu gave the purple haired woman a knowing glare.

"Where were you at?" A still drunk Hagakure inquired through slurred words.

"Me and Izuku just got done rounding up a gang of thugs near the Tokyo Skytree."

"Of course you were." Ashido chuckled.

"I get that Izuku is like overpowered and all, but the guy does more work in a week than most of us can do in a month. How much time does he even spend at home?" Kamaiari asked.

"Seriously, I'm surprised that you've been able to put up with it." Tokage said, earning a few agreeing nods from the others.

Jiro gave a bit of an awkward laugh at her friend's words. "Yeah, it was kind of annoying when he first got back. I only ever really saw him a few times a week. But after the "adjustment period", we have more than enough time for each other."

"Well, depending on how the ranking goes you might wanna plan for some vacation time." Sero smirked.

"Yeah…." Jiro agreed.

With how busy she and Midoriya had been over the last few months, the two of them had accumulated a lot more leave time than they knew what to do with. Maybe a vacation wasn't such a bad idea after all.

It didn't take long for everyone to get settled and crowded around the main television. The group of hero friends were practically chomping at the bit to finally see where their friends placed. But in the back of her mind, Jiro had a pretty good feeling on what was about to happen.

"Ladies and gentlemen. This is the moment that we've all been waiting for! Without further adieu, let us announce this year's top ten heroes!" The announcer belted out as just before running down the list of this year's top ten. Everyone smiling and cheering at the group of familiar faces.

10. Edgeshot (Shinya Kamihara)

9. Nejire-Chan (Nejire Hadou)

8. Suneater (Tamaki Amajiki)

7. Mudman (Juzo Honenuki)

6. Miruko (Rumi Usagiyama)

5. Ryukyu (Ryuko Tatsuma)

4. Gale Force (Inasa Yaorashi)

3. Hot-Flash (Shoto Todoroki)

2. Lemillion (Mirio Togata)

Back at the agency, there was a brief silence before the reality of everything had finally settled in.

"Wait a second…." Ashido began.

The realization hit Jiro faster than everyone else. "If Mirio is number two, then that means…."

"And last, but certainly not least! The man who's soared his way into our hearts! This year's number one hero...Deku!" The woman shouted, only for the arena to quickly become overwhelmed with roaring applause and cheers.

In that moment, a green and black figured appeared onto their screens. The man of the hour was sporting a million watt smile and striking a pose that he may or may not have been practicing for the last few hours in preparation for this big moment.

"I have arrived!"

As expected, things got pretty hectic for Midoriya and Jiro after the announcement of the hero rankings. Although they were pretty popular before, they were not expecting the wave of paparazzi and tabloids that now seemed to follow them everywhere they went. Especially when they were off duty.

The hero couple decided that taking a couple of weeks off and getting away from the chaos was their best solution. Surprisingly, it didn't take a lot of convincing for Yaoyorozu and Hagakure to go along with this idea. Japan could do without their new number one hero for a little while. She wanted him all to herself.

The two of them were currently lounging about on a private beach in Hawaii. Somehow, Midoriya managed to get this entire plot of shoreline reserved for the day. Leaving them all alone to enjoy themselves without prying eyes.

"So…how exactly did you get two miles of private beach reserved for just the two of us again?" Jiro asked as she tried to piece together the ridiculousness of this entire situation. She wasn't really complaining though. The white sandy beaches and the cool ocean breeze is exactly what she needed.

"As it turns out, when I first joined the team I ended up saving the owner on one of my jobs. He said that he owed me favor…and …h-here we are." Midoriya responded.

"I really shouldn't be surprised at the stunts you pull at this point." She giggled.

Their day was pretty uneventful up until this point. For the most part, they just spent their time relaxing and taking part in the local delicacies. There was something to be said about the peacefulness of it all.

"Man, this place is beautiful." Jiro looked to the clear ocean water with a smile on her face.

"Yeah." He agreed, before an idea popped into his head. "Hey, I wanna show you something."

"What is i- ahhh!" Jiro squeaked out as her boyfriend suddenly threw her over his shoulder like in one of those old time caveman cartoons. "Izuku, what are you doing?!"

"You should probably hold your breath." He simply said, a slight smirk on his freckled face.

"W-wait no! You know I hate moving at super spee-" Jiro's pleas went unheard as the couple zipped up the nearby mountainside in the blink of an eye.

Before she knew it, they had covered about half the distance of the island. Luckily when it came to public quirk usage, the U.S. was a lot more lenient than Japan. Otherwise they definitely would've been gotten arrested for breaking the speed limit. Assuming anyone would've been able to catch them.

"Just what the hell is the big idea, Mophead?" Jiro scowled after he finally set her down.

"Just look." He told her while pointing out into the distance.

The purple haired heroine complied and looked to where he was pointing. And when she did, her eyes almost blew open.

The two of them were on a mountain top overlooking the rest of the island, giving them a clear and unobstructed view of the entire area. To say that the scenery was breathtaking would be an understatement. The seemingly endless, luscious green forest and sapphire like ocean water was a special kind of sight you just couldn't find in Japan.

"Wow…."

"Yeah, I found this spot the last time I was over here. Something told me that you would like the view."

"Well, you were right about that." She replied.

Jiro grabbed his hand and the couple stood in peaceful silence as they savored the moment. It was times like these that she reflected upon how exactly they got here. Who knew that forgetting her cellphone in class all those years ago would be the start of a journey that neither of them could've predicted. In hindsight, it all sounded kind of ridiculous, but she was more than happy with how things turned out between her and her green haired nerd.

Jiro quickly decided that she was going to take advantage of this moment and use the opportunity to bring up a topic that she may or may not have been avoiding for the past few months.

"Hey, Izuku…" She looked away from him with a slight bit of redness on her cheeks.

"Hmm?"

"Do you want to get married?"

…

…

…

"What?!"

Author's Notes: So there you have it folks! The official end to this dumpster fire of fan-fic. Sorry it took so long to update, but I had to rewrite it after accidentally deleting it off of my computer. On top of that, I've been giving most of my attention to my other fic. I juggled around a few ideas, but I decided to just go the simple and happy route.

Let me know what you guys think of this fic overall and don't be afraid to be honest. This is the first fic that I've managed to complete, so seeing this all the way through is a weight off my shoulders.

Let me take a moment to give credit where credit is due. I got the original idea for this story after reading: "United We Stand, Divided We Fall." by Scandinavian Sensation. If you guys have the chance, you should take a look at that.

Originally, I only planned on this being ten chapters long. But obviously that didn't work out. Overall, I'm happy with the ending. I may rewrite a few things in the future, but if I do, there won't be any major changes.

As always, thank you for reading and don't be afraid to leave a review. And if you haven't already, go read my other fic "M-K Ultra".