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"Kaachan! Wait for me!"
"Keep up Deku! I'm not waiting for anybody."
Little feet kicked up dust and debris as they rushed through the playground. The laughter of children echoed through the clearing, gleeful shouts filling up the atmosphere.
A little boy with spiky ash blonde hair and ruby red eyes ran around with a careless abandon. He was being closely followed by a shorter boy with green fluffy hair and big, round emerald eyes. The two seemed to be lost in their own world, chasing imaginary foes and pretending to take them down to justice.
After a while they seemed to exhaust themselves and collapsed in a heap. The boy with the green hair looked at his companion. "I can't wait to get our quirks and become heroes Kaachan! I bet yours is gonna be super cool like you!"
The blonde boy grinned. "Of course my quirk is going to be awesome Deku! I'm going to be a hero like All Might! No, better than All Might! I'm going to surpass everyone!" He proclaimed with a tiny fist raised to the air.
Green eyes glowed in admiration. "You're going to be a great hero Kaachan, and so will I!"
"Ha! Just don't get in my way loser. I'm the only one who's going to be number one," the blonde scoffed.
Shortly after that, a luxurious black limousine pulled up next to the curb. A smartly dressed older man stepped out and approached the boys. He gave them a fond look as he spotted them bickering. He cleared his throat to catch their attention.
"Young Master Midoriya, it is time for your music lessons. Your mother asked me to pick you up. If you will?" He motioned towards the sleek vehicle awaiting their return.
The small boy pouted, a bit upset that his playtime with his friend was already over. Nevertheless he stood up and started making his way to the limo. Before entering the car, he waved enthusiastically at the boy still laying on the ground.
"Bye Kaachan! I'll see you at school tomorrow!"
The blonde scoffed and stood up, already making his way back home.
"Yeah whatever nerd."
Not all put out by the lackluster goodbye, young Izuku waved again and finally went inside the vehicle. The curly haired boy was getting hungry and he couldn't wait until dinner. His personal chef always cooked the best things!
The limo drove away in the opposite direction the blonde boy was heading. Katsuki's stomach was growling but he ignored it, used to the sensation by now. He'd probably go home and watch some All Might reruns and wait for his parents to return home, hopefully with some food in tow.
He distracted himself from his hunger by thinking about the future, in specific his future as the greatest hero.
He was going to attend UA High, the best hero school in the country and also the school All Might graduated from. Izuku already had a guaranteed spot in UA, he knew, no matter if he developed a totally useless quirk. Deku was just born lucky like that. Kastuki knew he'd have a much harder time getting in but he didn't care. He was getting in and he was going to win .
His blood thrummed in his veins with excitement. Yeah, he's going to defeat everyone in his way to the path of becoming number one.
"Oi Bakugou let's go to the arcade!"
Bakugou sent an irritated glare at the lackey that spoke. He growled out, "Fuck off. I need to study for exams."
"Aw c'mon man, you're always studying! Come have a little fun with us! Don't you give yourself a break?"
"Just because you're a lazy fuck doesn't mean I am," the blonde snarked.
Although he had been working himself to the ground recently. Final exams were coming up and after summer the UA entrance exams were going to be held. He couldn't afford to give himself a break.
Between studying and going through his brutal training regime, Bakugou had to admit that he was wearing down a bit. He wasn't an idiot, he knew that if he pushed himself too far he might end up hurting himself which in turn will leave him unable to continue training. Maybe an afternoon of goofing off wouldn't really have a detrimental effect on anything.
Mind made up, he started making his way to the city center, not caring if his lackeys followed or not. Said lackeys seemed to catch and cheered behind him. He scoffed in his head, idiots. He wasn't doing this for them, he was doing it for himself.
Relaxing for a few hours is just what he needed.
On the other side of town a bottle containing a slimy substance fell from All Might's pocket, unnoticed.
As a green haired boy asked his hero if he himself can become a hero quirkless, the slimy being slithered away into a more populated area in search of unsuspecting prey.
He was drowning. Or at least that's what it felt like.
The villain that had Bakugou in its grasp kept on shoving disgusting muck down any orifice he could inhale air from. He couldn't breathe, his explosions weren't doing anything to slow it down either. Dimly, he registered the pro heroes surrounding the area, blocking off civilians from getting near.
Their action stopped at that. They weren't doing anything . They were just standing there watching him get consumed and used by this disgusting thing. What was the use of becoming a hero if you weren't going to do a damn thing !
Rage engulfed him so completely that without thinking, he activated his explosions to the highest power he could muster. It barely affected the villain. Trembling, he kept on trying. Screams of rage and desperateness tore themselves from his throat, only for them to be muffled by slime.
I can't die here , he thought.
I can't fucking die here!
His vision was dimming, his struggles lessening. The oxygen deprivation was finally getting to him. At this point it was all he could do to keep his eyes from sliding shut.
Then, unexpectedly and without warning, he felt hands desperately pulling at the goop surrounding his face.
" Kaachan!"
His crimson eyes snapped open, not believing the sight of a trembly green haired boy trying hurriedly to get him free. Finally, the boy managed to rip off the slime covering his mouth and nose. Taking deep choking breaths, he finally rasped out his surprise.
" Deku ?!"
The boy in question gave him a watery smile before renewing his efforts. Becoming unreasonably angry Bakugou shouted, "What the fuck are you even doing here?! Get the hell off, I had it under control!"
The slime villain seemed to regain its bearings and began to consume the both of them. Bakugou, becoming aware of this, struggled to push the nerd off him.
"Let go shitty nerd! I don't need your help--"
"Kaachan please! Your face told me to help you and I couldn't just let you die!"
The fiery blonde became enraged. "What the fuck! This is the first time I see you in years and you still royally piss me off! Now we're both gonna die you useless waste of space--"
His raging was cut short as he was once again being engulfed, this time feeling himself sink even deeper. As the last of the daylight and of his consciousness faded, the last thing heard was,
"DETROIT SMASH!"