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It's March 21st Izuku's second least favorite day of the year. Why? It was the day his father abandoned his mother and him, all because Izuku was born quirkless.
He remembers it had taken him 3 years and 3 days to decide to abandon his family, March 18 his least favorite day of the year was the day he had been diagnosed as quirkless. He remembered that his father had come in and believed in his dream to be a hero, he must’ve gotten a kick laughing at me.
The day where all of the teasing, the insults, the physical abuse and the loneliness, worst of all was the loneliness. His mother didn't do too well either, as everyone else had looked down on her for having a quirkless child, a lot of people didn't but the majority often won out.
His father was the only one who believed in him for the longest time until one night in the middle of the night he had left, he was found dead, drunk out of his mind on the side of the road.
He must've gotten tired of playing his role.
Now, however, he had a quirk, friends, a place at the most prestigious hero school on the planet, and he was being trained by his childhood hero. However, it was on March 21st where he felt at his worst.
I wonder if I didn't have a quirk would my friends look at me the same way? Or would they also look at me like something to be pitted?
He pondered these thoughts as he finished putting on his costume. Today was a heroics lesson being put on by his favorite teacher Toshinori Yagi or as he used to be known by the public All Might. Though the lesson seemed interesting, Izuku's heart wasn't in the exercise a fact known by all.
His best friend Ochako Uraraka has been giving him a look over all week worried for his less than normal behavior. She noted that the same thing happened last year, but she was too nervous and shy to ask him. Even his other closest friends have noticed but again they are too shy to ask. Katsuki has noticed that every year around this time that Izuku had gotten more depressed, he never cared only continued his bullying. Now however he is angry for an entirely different reasoning Izuku's still holding back. Damn Bastard, as usual, looking down on everyone.
Toshinori wandered in and stared at his protege and his friend. Don't worry Young Midoriya I'll help you.
“Now then students for this exercise I'll split you up into 2 different groups, heroes and villains. Now then in charge of the villain team Young Midoriya.” Izuku looks away still thinking his depressing thoughts,” uh yes and for the hero team Bakugo.”
“Fucking finally, I'll destroy you and your pathetic team of villains Deku!!” Everyone backs away from him, Toshinori whispers under his breath,” well at least someone is showing enthusiasm.”
He returns to his normal volume,” now then for the villain team, Iida, Aoyama, Tooru, Shinso, Ojiro, Koda, Shoji, Tsuyu and Yayourzo.” The mentioned go to Izuku's side,
“ Kirishima, Kaminari, Uraraka, Ashido, Sero, Jiro, Satou, Tokoyami, and Todoroki on Bakugo's team.
The villains have 15 minutes to prepare in Team Gamma, heroes get ready.” The “villains” then follow Izuku into the fake city, the heroes go in after them to find a place to plan. Toshinori watches them, godspeed my boy. The doors close to the large city.
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Katsuki lines up his team in a building, he has Jiro listen in, in case Tooru is there. “Listen up extras here's the plan we're gonna go in straight, Kirishima, Sugar Man, Half-Half, Bird Brain, and Earjack we go in straight down the middle, destroying everything, everyone else stays back you're not needed. Remember one thing I'll take down Deku!” They wait for a while, when Jiro turns to Katsuki, “Torru just left.” He huffs,” did Deku think we would forget about her, Earjack are you sure that she's gone?” “Crystal and my name is Jiro,” “shove it alright so here's the real plan.” Unbeknownst to them, their entire scheme was overheard by a small listening device left behind by Tooru.
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(Villain's base)
Momo was sitting down, listening and writing down everything on a notepad. Izuku sat upon a table thinking his strategy, his team waiting for Tooru to come back.
She ran in almost out of the breath,” you were right they knew I that I would be there, thankfully we had that device.”
Izuku put his fists under his chin,” Kacchan knew that we would use you and your abilities to sneak in, however, Jiro could easily counter your sneaking however the objective was to leave the listening device.” He turns to Momo,” Yauyourzo-san, are they done?” Momo turns to him,” yes and here's their plan in a nutshell.”
She pulls out a map,” they're found to attempt to grab you in a pincer movement, they assume that you're going to be waiting with all of us, so they're breaking off in teams of 2. With Bakugo, Kirishima, Satou, and Uraraka going straight down the middle towards you.”
“Hmm, Kacchan's going to assume that I'll be distracted by the fact that Uraraka-san will be there, heh. Well now we know, so here's our plan.”
He focuses on where the teams are entering, ”teams of 3 will split up, 1 to distract, and 2 to fight. I'll wait for Kacchan here.”
Tenya looks surprised,” the direct route through, in the center of the city, alone?” “Yes that's what they're expecting, and I hate to disappoint. Everyone be ready.”
Tenya looks at Izuku as he walks away,” anything else?”
“Yes, Iida-kun would mind getting me a steak, some silverware, Koda get a cat to please one that wouldn't mind being petted.”
Everyone looks at one another like he's lost his mind,” why?” Koda asks, Izuku looks back at him,” because if we're playing villains might as well act the part, also I didn't get a good lunch. Now come on over for team assignments.”
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(Teachers box)
Toshinori sat watching the students mill about with their plans.
Young Bakugo is entering into a slaughter. Well, at least he considered his tteammates.
The door opened in walks Aizawa, Midnight, Present Mic, and Nedzu. “Sir, you guys what are you doing here?”
Aizawa attempts to look away uninterested, but fails.” I'm here to watch my students.” Present Mic and Midnight are more truthful,” Midoriya-kun he's been drifting all week like he's been dulled.”
“Yes normally he's among the first of my students to answer a question but this whole week he's been so sullen kinda like Shouta-kun.” Aizawa turns his gaze onto Midnight, she's right though.
Everyone turns to the hybrid creature,” and you sir?” “Well Izuku-kun and I as you know love analysis, and I'm curious how are extra lessons will work in tandem with this exercise.” “Well alright then, exercise start!!”
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(Team Kaminari and Jiro)
Denki walked with Kyouka, attempting to ask her out,” come on Jiro-chan it's just one date, it's not like I'm asking for a wedding.”
Kyouka looks unimpressed and paying attention to their surroundings,” no and shut up! We don't know what Midoriya's plan might be, knowing him it could be anything.”
Denki scoffs,” Oh come on, you heard Bakugo, Midoriya's gonna lock himself in and hold out.”
“Kerro?”
They both look up and are surprised to see Tsuyu frog positioned on the wall.
”You know Kaminari-kun you shouldn't underestimate Midoriya-kun like that.”
“There's one.” Denki calls out shooting a disc in her direction,” don't worry babe I got this.”
Kyouka rolls her eyes, blushing lightly, then launches her ear jacks in Tsuyu's direction. She then sticks out her tongue launching them back, before Kaminari could fire however a loud scream broke his concentration.
They both turned to see Shogi with multiple mouths,” well come on then.” All of the mouths, 36 mouths move in unison, they then all take a deep breath and scream again.
Kyouka then falls to her knees, in pain clutching her ears jacks.
“Jiro-chan!”
Denki then reloads his disk launcher, ready to fire another shot, only to find himself being thrown forward, by Koda.
The quiet boy has an uncharacteristically angry face on,” what the hell?” Denki questions as struggles to get up,” “Your doom.” The fight begins the 3.
(Team Todoroki and Tokoyami)
As the 2 walks toward their position, they walk silently. Neither having any to say to the other,” uh so what do think we'll find?”
Shoto asks curiously, Tokoyami answers cryptically,” knowing our opponent, some strange things will occur.”
“Hmm.”
The 2 then continue on their path, then they are both attacked by Ojiro. “Hey, guys.”
Both Dark Shadow and an Ice wall appear to defend both.
“Let me guess you guys expected a fortress, with all of us at the center, well, uh, surprise.” Shoto steps forward
,” no offense but I guess this will be a repeat of our first battle trial,”
as he charges up for an ice attack,” well not exactly.”
Then Shoto feels pressure on the back of his neck, he turns to see...nothing.
”Surprise.”
As Tokoyami and Dark Shadow attempt an attack towards Tooru they find themselves blinded by a white light. They find Momo with welders goggles and a bo staff. “Stay down heroes.”
(Team Mina and Hanta)
The 2 are animatedly discussing their team name. “I think it would be Melt and stick,” “Nah Ashido you're thinking too small it's Cello-pink.”
Mina jumps up excitedly,” yes I love it.”
“Really I've decided to call you guys my next victims,” a deep voice calls out them.
They turn to see Hitoshi, leaning on a wall. Neither one responds, Hanta, however, shoots a stream of tape and captures him.
“Nice one, what now? You can't interrogate me without falling under my quirks power so what? I'm just gonna talk till you guys break?”
They still say nothing, ”well fine Plan B then.” A laser blast then cut through the tape holding him,
“Well Plan B does work.”
He breaks through the bonds, Mina goes to fight him only to be thrown back by Iida. Then Hitoshi throws a punch towards Hanta's face.
(Team Explosion Murder )
As Bakugo leads his team toward the center of the city he is planning the best way to fight Deku at his full potential.
He looks over at his team Kirishima he can trust, he can probably withstand Deku's hits at full potential. Sugar Man just needs 5 chocolate bars and he can fight, and Uraraka well everyone knows that Deku has a crush on her and he probably won't fight her.
Come on extras don't let me down.
As they cross into the center they find Izuku sitting down in a makeshift throne, eating a steak with a cat on his lap, “hello heroes nice to see you here finally.”
He rolls his eyes over exaggeratedly, “Mr. Mittens and I have been waiting.” He lifts the cat up with one hand and bopping his nose. “Deku!!”
Katsuki screams, “fight me right here and right now, if not you'll be dead.”
Izuku laughs cruelly, all of them feel this sense of dread, Ochako remembers watching Tenya act like a villain, this doesn't make her laugh, instead, it chills her to the bone.
To all of them, it feels like something is wrong with a villainous Izuku, “I don't have to do anything besides I'm done, you've set up the dominoes, it's up to me to knock them down.”
He sets the cat down and it is revealed he holding a detonator,” click boom.”
The floor explodes underneath the heroes before any of them can react and they fall into a tight net which wraps them up.
Katsuki sees something that always boils his blood, the image that keeps him up late at night.
Deku looking down at me.Izuku looks down at him, from his spot into the net, an uninterested look on his face, which Katsuki mistakes as a look of superiority.
“The Villain team wins!!” All Might's voice calls out over the megaphone, Katsuki growls even worse now, again he's looking down, holding back his powers lording the fact that he's been chosen. “Deku!” He calls out in rage.
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After the excersice , those on the hero team are congratulating those on the villain team.
Eijiro and Ochako are animatedly congratulating Izuku for a good job, hoping that would break his moody persona.
“Deku-kun that was great, how'd you do that?”
“Yeah, Midoriya-kun that was so manly, we're really lucky you ain't-a villain!”
Izuku nods, still wearing his mask, “Deku!” Izuku stops taking a deep breath, he puts on a false smile,
” what do you want Kacchan?”
“Fight me right here right now”,
he points down to his feet demanding the fight to commence. Izuku looks at him, seeing his emotional turmoil,
he needs help but I can't do it right now.
“We'll do it later, besides the exercise is over.” “I said we're gonna fight so we gonna fight! Right now.” Izuku walks away, I can't deal with this right now , “later.”
Katsuki launches himself at Izuku, blasting him in his back. “Deku!!” “Ah, “Izuku falls to his knees, breathing deeply, don't give in.
The class stands shocked, Tenya grabs on Katsuki's shoulder,
“ Bakugo that's enough stand down. What are you doing!”
Katsuki doesn't even register the hand, “ he's been looking down on me and all of us, I'm gonna show him why he's wrong, Now get out of my way.”
He moves forward to Izuku, his hearing somewhat impaired,
Kacchan why, why are you doing this you've made so much progress.
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(Teachers Box)
“Well Young Midoriya won, huh didn't his victory seem impersonal, didn't it?”
Toshinori questions his coworkers, Aizawa looks very concerned but hides behind his apathy, “ it would be stranger if he'd be excited by having a villains victory.”
Nedzu tilts his head, Izuku-kun what's the matter with you child. Wait his home life, a single mother, quirkless childhood and … father could, today might be?
“What's Bakugo doing?”
The teachers watch on screen as Katsuki blasts Izuku in the back.
Aizawa grows angrier, “that's it I'm through with their fights this ends one way or another.”
Toshinori stares at the screen while the teachers leave.
Young Bakugo why?
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Ochako runs in front with Eijirou protecting Izuku.
“Look Baku-bro let's calm down, “
“ Bakugo! Stop this or...or I'll stop you myself!”
“Move Uraraka and Kirishima! Get out of the way of that damn nerd!”
He blasts her and Eijirou out of his way, waking Izuku up.
No, not anymore you've hurt too many people Katsuki!
Izuku's body charges up under Full Cowling to 5% he has since improved his control and power.
“Katsuki!!” He turns and feels a superpowered punch to his stomach, knocking the air out of his gut along with his lunch. He flies backwards until he hits a wall.
“Katsuki what's your issue!?”
Katsuki's eyes go wide for the first time that day, with a bit of fear.
He's never called me Katsuki, never.
“What are you playing at Deku?”
“I'm sick of this of you hurting others, you and your stupid superiority complex, I'm done.”
Katsuki launches himself at Izuku, right hand outstretched finally now he'll stop looking down on.
He feels a hand crush his bracer, I didn't even see him move , his body is thrown down into the ground, “why-why now? Why Katsuki?”
He looks up to see… Izuku looking down on him, with a look of disappointment, Katsuki attempts to move his arm, only to find Izuku pressing down on his wrist.
How did he know fuck!
Izuku presses down on the wrist, hearing a small pop.
“I said we'll fight later.”
He gets up and again walks away,
“I SAID STOP THINKING YOUR BETTER THAN ME!”
“Stop it Bakugo! “ ”Midoriya-kun watch out!” Katsuki raises his left arm, ready to pull the pin,
“NOW WE'LL SEE IF YOU CAN STILL LOOK DOWN ON ME!”
Izuku turns around Full Cowling blazing in his palm he generates all of the energy to his palm creating a crackling ball of energy.
“DEKU!!”
“KACCHAN!!”
Katsuki flies over ready to pull, Izuku holds his ground ready to launch the energy forward, then both of them find their arms wrapped with something and thrown around. Katsuki finds his quirk turned off as he is slammed into the ground, Izuku, on the other hand, finds himself thrown into a wall the energy blasting itself outwards through his palm.
“Aizawa-sensei sir I apologize but Bakugo started the fight, Midoriya-kun tried to defend himself.”
“Iida, I don't care who started it, or who fought back I'm ending this now.”
The rest of the teachers arrive, all of the look worried and angry, Aizawa looks at students with a disappointing look, Izuku pulls his arm out of the wall a large hole from the other side. “Bakugo, Midoriya I'm done with this childish game you've got going on, you 2 are finally settling this here and now…. no quirks.”
Everyone attempts to argue only to see Izuku raise his hand to silence everyone, “fine with me sir.”
Katsuki growls, “ fine we do this no quirks, might make it fair for shitty Deku.” Aizawa turns off his quirk and unwraps them both, “ everyone follows me, let these two settle this finally.”
Eijirou stares at Katsuki worriedly, dude what's up with you? The Dekusquad watches as their leader looks disgruntled and enraged, unlike Katsuki's rage, this is something worse.
Tenya : Midoriya-kun my friend don't let anger overtake you.
Shoto : That look is of someone that has been pushed too far.
Tsuyu : Midoriya-kun why?
Ochako : Izuku-kun please talk to us, what secrets are you hiding.
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(Teachers Box)
Aizawa stands at the controls, the other teachers stand with him, the students behind him. All of the teachers are wearing a headset so they can listen in. Aizawa presses the intercom,” this fight between you 2, I'm done with it, this ends between you 2. One last fight no quirks.”
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(Training Ground)
Izuku stands before Katsuki, Katsuki is smirking viciously and Izuku is not smiling but an angry look on his face, a rather opposite for the 2.
“Now you'll start taking me seriously won't you…” “what are you talking about now?”
Katsuki lunges forward, “ because you're still looking down on me you damn bastard.” Again his right hand is caught, and Izuku throws him down onto the ground, “looking down on you?! We're rivals! Equals!!”
Katsuki leaps back finding it awkward to fight whilst not using his quirk, however, he won't lose to Izuku. “You keep holding back on me, thinking you're better.”
Katsuki throws a punch, Izuku blocks it grabbing his wrist, “I'm holding back because I don't want to hurt you because you're my friend.”
Katsuki then punches Izuku square in the face, knocking him off of balance, “ we are not friends,” he growls, “ you… you stole it from me! The right to become number 1 hero! It should’ve been me not you, all you’ve ever done act like a nice guy, but you’re a THIEF A DEKU WHO NEVER LEARNED!!!”
He raises his leg to kick him, Izuku’s eyes are downcast, his hair covering his face. However Izuku blocks it, he then looks at Katsuki with a look that practically screams murder.
“You think I don’t know that we were never friends.” He slides the kick off of his arm and delivers his own kick straight to Katsuki’s chest. “Friends don’t hurt their friends for joy, friends don’t isolate the other so they can never make other friends for years on end, and friends don’t tell the other to kill themselves, we are not friends and you… you may be a hero, but you’re not!”
Izuku then rushes forward and delivers multiple jabs to Katsuki’s face, as he attempts to block still shocked by Izuku’s words.
“You still think it’s about power, and who’s got the most, the most victories against villains, the most power, who’s at the top. That’s never been what being a hero is about!!!”
He delivers an uppercut to Katsuki’s jaw, throwing him down on the ground.
“You’re right about one thing I do look down on you because I’m disappointed in you, you waste your potential and sulk like a child. Being a hero is about saving people, protecting them, creating something new, it’s always been something more, true power comes from saving others, changing their minds and protecting them. My quirk may be the most powerful, but my true power comes from the heart.”
Izuku walks up to him, “I’ve forgiven you for a lot over the years, but this I know for a fact you would have been a stronger successor, but better don’t kid yourself!! Would you have run out there to save Eri, to save Kota, to save Iida, to save Uraraka, or if our roles were reversed would you have saved me that day?!”
Katsuki is taking deep breaths, trying to find an answer, of course, you damn nerd is what he wants to say but for some reason, he can’t bring the words out.
Instead, he gets up and delivers his own hits now fighting for real saying nothing. Izuku and he are now fighting for real. He throws a kick to Izuku’s chest knocking him back, once he sees him on his knees he jumps up to deliver an elbow blow, only for Izuku to move out of the way to deliver a massive left haymaker to his ribs.
“What’s the matter Katsuki did I hit a nerve?! Are you still listening because I’ve got one thing left to say.”
“SHUT UP, SHUT UP, SHUT UP, SHUT UP, SHUT UP!!!!”
He delivers a right cross only for Izuku to move away from, “ I’m done with you, as far I’m concerned we are not friends, we’re not rivals, we’re just 2 people training to be heroes, and I’m done trying to help you... You … you asshole!!”
With that, the final uppercut is delivered Katsuki attempts to lift himself up, but emotionally he is drained and physically he no longer has the will to fight. Izuku stands over him, he clasps his hands together, “I’m done!”
As Katsuki looks up he doesn't hear Izuku's last words except he flashes back to a memory a young boy with green hair, and freckles reaching his hand out towards him. His last thought before he falls unconscious is, I should've taken the damn hand . At which point the last blow hits.
As Izuku stands over Katsuki's unconscious form, he is breathing deeply. Kacchan… no, he’s Katsuki now, like I said no more.
“Aizawa-sensei I’m done, we are done.” He walks away leaving the crumpled body of the boy he once thought as his friend, the teachers, and students all rush outwards, Kirishima checks his friend, while the rest of the Bakusquad stand back with the rest of the class, the Deku Squad, however, rushes to their leader.
Everyone runs over glomping him making sure that he’s okay, Aizawa looks over at the unconscious form of Katsuki with disgust,
at that press conference, I said those things because I believed you, now I’m not sure that I could ever believe in you again.
Toshinori, on the other hand, has his head down ashamed at the thought that he pushed his boy to befriend his abuser, and he can only imagine the kind of life that's he's led. My boy, why didn't you tell anyone? Why?
“Midoriya follow us the rest of the teachers and Nedzu would like to discuss something with you about your victory. “ “Sure sir.” He leaves, everyone watches him as he seems to walk higher, almost taller.
(Principal's office)
As Izuku finished the report on everything that Katsuki had done to him, and others that he believed to be weaker than him, the teachers involved in the incident felt dirty, guilty, and exhausted.
As Nedzu looks down at the incident report, he wonders
I should’ve given psychological testing to all my future students, oh woe my ignorance.
Midnight has the uncontrollable urge to go out and hug Izuku to make sure that he’s alright, however, she’s not the only one, as everyone in the room wants to even Nedzu.
That honor, of course, falls to his (possible) father, Toshinori is quiet the entire time almost numb. “Well, Young Midoriya given all information that you have about Bakugo… I must ask why haven't you told anyone else about this behavior?”
Izuku looks at Nedzu shamefully, “ well my entire life anytime I've told an adult they just wrote it off as boys being boys, and when I got here I figured nobody would believe me again. Also, I wanted to protect him because I thought wrongly that he was my friend that I still owed him something so I told him some things.”
Toshinori and Nedzu know that he's referring to One for All.
“As you've seen though, he's proven himself untrustworthy and I regret telling him certain things. Not only that but like I said I'm done trying to help him and cover for him.”
“Well, Nedzu as I said in that press conference I'll handle Bakugo.” Sensei, I have but one request.”
Aizawa looks at Izuku with a curious expression, he lets him continue.
“Don’t expel him.”
The room grows quiet, Aizawa begins to rub his temples, Midnight looks angry, Present Mic and Toshinori are confused, and Nedzu he has a look of understanding.
“Before anyone says anything, allow me to explain, you can’t expel him.” Midnight interjects,” bullshit, of course, we can.”
She rushes to Izuku, holding his shoulders.” Midoriya-kun this boy abused you, your entire life, he purposely and maliciously alienated you from everyone else. He burned you and others, he has threatened you on various occasions, and let’s not forget that he suicide bated you, why are you defending him still!! These are not the actions of a hero, nor of a decent person.”
She then pulls him into a hug, spilling her own tears as she does, Izuku hugs her back. “Let me explain sensei, in this time of crisis we are going to need every single fighter on the field. I don’t think that I need to explain our crisis.”
He slips out of the hug towards the window,” All for One is free, the league of villains has gone to ground. Our morale is at an all-time low, and expelling the same student that you so passionately defended last year Aizawa- Sensei doesn't that make you seem hypocritical? Not only that wouldn't the class wonder where our resident hot- head is? Then you would have to explain everything here in that file, leading to many of his friends alienating him, possibly giving him similar treatment, and thus a villain is born. Don’t expel him.”
Everyone is shocked by his reasoning, everyone had expected him to defend him differently, but this was so logical and almost cold.
Nedzu smiled, my apprentice has improved some.
“Excellent prediction Midoryia-kun, I was going to suggest the same thing myself,” Nedzu states defending his student. “Fine I won’t expel him, however, he will receive punishment for this, Yagi I assume you won’t be training them together anymore?”
Toshinori looks coldly at his own knees, “ no never again.”
“Alright, then Midoyia you will be receiving counseling however because I sense there are unresolved issues. Given the way, you've been acting all week.”
Present Mic speaks up, (strange that he’s been quiet the whole time.) “yeah little buddy normally you’re like rock and roll album in class but lately, you’ve been acting like an old blue’s mix.”
Izuku clears his throat,” would you like the truth?”
They all nod,” 8 years ago my dad abandoned my family because I was diagnosed as quirkless, he was found dead on the side of road smelling of alcohol, probably celebrating the fact that he was free.”
He took a deep breath, stopping himself from crying and ran out of the room before anyone could stop him.
Toshinori gets up to go towards the door, along with Midnight and Present Mic. Aizawa and Nedzu stay at their seats, “let him go he'll come back later. When he does though Present Mic would mind being his therapist?”
“Yeah, you got it.”
Nedzu nods, “Toshinori if you would contact his mother, Midnight I know that you want to run after him, but you're not the girl that he needs right now.” Midnight looks confused, “ then who is?” Nedzu, and Present Mic smile knowingly, “ she'll find him.”
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(Infirmary)
Katsuki wakes up, he feels sore and hurt all over. As he picks himself up from the hospital bed, he looks over to see his friends there and he remembers the person that led to him being put in there.
Deku, and all that he said fuck him. He's only strong because he's got All Might, right? Yeah, and of course I'd rescue… those… fuck that at least I'd stop those villains if I was chosen, I wouldn't have broken my arms like Deku.
“Baku-bro dude you up?” “What's it to you Shitty hair?” “HE'S AWAKE!!” His squad now hugs him, as he yells at them to get off.
Raccoon eyes, Dunce Face, Tape arms , “what happened?” Raccoon eyes answered,
“yeah you pissed off Midori and he kicked your ass!”
“Shut up the only reason why he did that is because I was holding back on him!!”
“Sure,” she smiles knowingly.
“Dude that was crazy you finally managed to piss off Midoriya-kun huh.” “That damn Deku he's always…”
“Always what Bakugo?!”
The group turns to see a livid Aizawa with a dark and murderous aura around him, his quirk fully engaged.
“Katsuki Bakugo, I'm here to issue your punishment.” His group quiets down and moves to the side in fear, Katsuki sits up with a bit of fear.
“Your hero license has been suspended for 3 months, you are not allowed to participate in hero exercises for 4 months, you are also under house arrest for 2 weeks, and you are to spend 6 months in detention/anger management with Hound Dog and me, all of your punishments will be cut in half if you give Izuku Midoriya an apology for everything, and I mean everything.”
Katsuki's eyebrows go up in shock, that fucking Deku he snitched that little bitch, once I get these punishments off I'll destroy him in a fight.
“And All Might is dropping you from your private training sessions, we the teachers at U.A are separating you 2, from now on Aoyama will sit at your desk and Midoriya at his, if you try anything against Midoriya then you will find yourself expelled.” Aizawa lets that sink in before he sighs and goes towards the door.
“You’ve disappointed me Katsuki, you disappointed us all, rest assured your parents have been called along with Midoriya's, if you want to earn back our trust then get to work.”
With that, he leaves. Katsuki can feel the prick of tears, Shit, not now, fuck, fucking Deku, this is all his fault. If he hadn't stopped being a bitch then none of this wouldn't have happened, if he hadn’t gotten into U. A. I wouldn’t be in trouble if All Might hadn't have chosen him then it would’ve been me with that quirk, and if I hadn't held him back that day in class then All Might would have never have noticed him, he would have never gotten into U.A, and I’d be number 1.
Eijirou looks over at Katsuki,” dude you alright?” The rest of the group now looks at him worriedly,” get out, get the fuck out, I gotta be alone.”
He doesn't yell but rather whispers it, they leave one by one.
Eijirou is last to leave and has a mission to find Izuku, to see if he can take off a couple of the harsher punishments on Katsuki.
**********
Ochako sits near outside of the main exit of U.A, why because she is waiting for her best friend.
He’s been acting weird all week, now after that fight, he snapped. Besides isn’t that what good friends do check up on one another it isn’t because I like him in that way or anything.
Momentarily her true feelings pop out, no I can’t let anything distract either of us.
A familiar color of green enters her field of vision, she turns to see him.
He’s still in his hero costume which has changed over the course of year, it’s a sleeveless breastplate, with the gauntlets that Melissa made covering his arms, his utility belt has an H on it, the bottoms haven’t changed much except for the boots, the boots are now connected to the costume.
She looks at him, smiling softly, why does he wear that face protector if he never uses it? Is he crying?
That smile on her face vanishes at the thought of him crying. While Ochako was looking at him, he hadn’t noticed her, instead, he has been staring down at his feet, sniffling softly.
“Deku-kun?” Izuku looks up at her now aware of her presence, “ah hey Uraraka-chan, crazy exercise today huh?” He slips on his mask, hoping that she won’t question his strange behavior.
His plan fails,
” Deku-kun please let me in, please let me know. We can all see that you’re suffering please!!”
She slams her closed fist on her chest, above her heart. “Uraraka-chan what’s happening I don’t think that you could…”
“That I could what, understand!” She is now yelling at him, “you listen here Izuku Midoriya I want to help, no I’m going to help!”
She slams her foot down on the ground to emphasize her point.
“Now you tell me everything or I swear Midoriya, that I will stop being your friend,”
Izuku could feel his legs going numb at that, she’ll no longer be my friend?
He remembers his life before he had met her, it was dark, dank, and lonely like being lost in a cave, and she had floated in. She is the first friend that he’s had in over a decade, she was the one who changed that nickname, the name that he now wore proudly as his hero identity, and she was beyond important to him she was his inspiration, a selfless hero.
He didn't even register when she put her arms around him, “please let me in,” now she was sniffling and crying quietly.
She digs her head into his shoulder, Izuku puts his arms around her now, softly rubbing her back, I owe her everything, I’m sorry All Might, but if anyone deserves to know it’s her.
“I’ll tell you everything.” She looks up at him, and he looks down at her,” just let me take a shower and get changed first m’kay?” She giggles,” please take the shower.” He smiles softly and so he leaves with her walking by his side.
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(One shower, and bus ride later)
They have arrived at Dagobah beach it is near sunset.
Izuku now stands dressed in his iconic red boots, blue jeans, a pink shirt that says fancy on it, and his U.A hoodie. He had also taken to wearing fingerless gloves to hide his scars.
Ochako is wearing pink flat-top converse, blue jeans, and a green sweater.
“So why did we have to go here Deku-kun?” And it did it have to be in a somewhat romantic setting? “This place here, this is my origin story.”
He sits down in the sand, he gestures for her to sit down next to him. She does,” what do you mean your origin story?”
“Ochako Uraraka, what I’m going to tell you is classified and a huge secret, can I trust you to never tell anyone? No matter what?” He looks at her seriously, his gaze threatening to burn through her, she meets it back with equal intensity. “You can, I swear upon my hero name.”
“Up until I was 14 years old I was quirkless…” he then proceeds to tell her about his life, his family and home life. His years of isolation, and how he met All Might receiving his quirk. How he has to master 7 other quirks, battle All for One and become the future symbol of peace.
Throughout the entire story, Ochako's feelings were uncovered, at that moment a hidden crush became love.
“So it's up to you in the end?” She asks, her own feelings threatening to be thrown open, she desperately wants to hug him and kiss him to protect him from the world, but she knows she can't, she doesn't want to hold him back.
“Yeah.” he barely whispers back to her.”
“Deku-kun I'd like you to tell you this, that you are not alone, because I swear that I'll help you get stronger.”
Izuku's eyes go wide, he wants to refute her, to tell her that it's up to him, but in her eyes that passion a fire, he smiles back at her. “Alright but, at the end I'll fight All for One alone.”
“Deal, now let's get stronger together.”
He gets up and sticks out his hand to help her get up, which she accepts. He then sticks out his pinky, “isn't that a little childish?” She asks, “well we're not adults yet.” They cross pinkies, “do you swear to get stronger together, to hide the secret of One for All, and to become great heroes together?” “I swear.”
They smile to one another, then Ochako sees something out of the corner of her eye, “look the sun is setting.” She points to it, “isn't it beautiful?” As Izuku is standing behind her, she can't see him staring at her. “Yeah, beautiful.”
She looks back at him, “well should we get back to campus now?” He scratches the back of his neck awkwardly, “ well actually I'm gonna visit my mom, she's near here. They've probably told her all about the incidents so I'm gonna make sure she's okay. You can head back though.” She nods her head no furiously, “nope as your partner I'm gonna go with you, besides shouldn't your mother meet another friend than Bakugo.”
“Heh, you're right. Well, come on then.” He leads her out, his hand wrapping in hers.
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(Midoriya's apartment)
Izuku knocks on the door, Ochako's hand still in his own. They hear rustling on the other side, a short chubbish woman in a pink cardigan and light blue dress reaches out to hug Izuku breaking the hand contact with Ochako. “Izuku my baby, are you alright I'm such a horrible mom.” She cries, Izuku hugs her back he stands a full head taller than his mom, “ no you're not I shouldn't have hidden all that from you.” The 2 begin to cry, Ochako can see their similarities when the 2 breakaway Inko finally notices her.
“Oh, Izuku is this…” “Yeah, mom this is my best friend Ochako Uraraka.” Izuku's thoughts go into overdrive, don't let her know that I think that she's beautiful, a Tenshi (an Angel). Also, don't tell her that when we first met I thought she was weird. “Oh my word, it's a pleasure to meet you Ochako-chan, may I say you are a very pretty young girl isn't she Izuku?” She has on a knowing smile, both of them turn red, even though Ochako is embarrassed yet she wonders about his answer. “Yes, mom she's very pretty.” God, I hope she doesn't think I'm weird, well weirder.
Izuku-kun thinks I'm pretty. Is the thought going through her head as swirls appear in her eyes? She knows that if she attempts to cool down her cheeks she'll end up flying and she doesn't want that. “Well come in you 2, please come in.”
The 2 shuffle in awkwardly, they go into the living room, Ochako looks around to see photos of mother and son, like he said, his father's presence isn't even here. “Well what brings you 2 out here so late, I apologize for not even having any refreshments ready for you 2.” Izuku looks at his mother in the eyes, “I told her about One for All.” The nervous smile falls on her face, and is replaced by an anxious expression, “so she knows.” “Mom out of everyone else she's the one who deserved to know the most.”
Inko looks at Ochako, staring at her son, a look she is familiar with. “She must be very important to you.” “She is mom, she's my best friend and my partner.” So she loves my son, and Izuku I don't think he knows yet how he feels about her. “ Well good I wasn't too keen on Katsuki knowing, however, it's your secret your choice.” She exhales, “ speaking of Katsuki, Mitsuki and I have been called in to discuss his future.”
“I've talked it over with the teachers, they're not expelling him, he will be receiving punishment.” Ochako puts on a pouting expression, “I would have given him a worse punishment.” “Than you would've been trouble too Uraraka-chan. I know that you want to help but you getting in trouble doesn't help either of us.”
This girl is ready to fight for my baby!! Us, she looks over at the girl who is pink but has a very pleased smile on her face.
He's saying that as if they are a couple, oh Izuku you're already a natural charmer, you should be careful Ochako-chan because pretty soon they'll be other girls hunting after Izuku. Inko muses
,” well nonetheless, although it would've been interesting to see Ochako-chan get her victory from the sports festival, he will be receiving punishment for his behavior.”
Then Inko's thoughts take a turn, “ wait Izuku have you told your teachers or friends that you're here.” Izuku’s eyes go wide, “heh whoops.” Ochako then begins to grab her hair and pull on it a bit,” oh no they might think that we've been kidnapped or something.” As the 2 panic Inko laughs watching their similarities, “don't worry you 2, I'll call the school, I’ll tell them where you are. You can stay here for the night.”
“Thanks, mom.” “Um, Mrs. Midoriya?..” “Oh please Ochako-chan, call me Inko.” “Oh okay, Inko-chan it's just I don't have a change of clothes.” Inko puts a finger under her chin, “hmm I'll some clothes set out for you if you'd like you can take a shower here, and Izuku and I can set up dinner.”
“Thank you, ma'am.” Inko gestures to the bathroom, “Izuku dear would you mind starting to work on dinner while I pull some clothes out for her.” Izuku smiles, “sure Mom, what do you think she would like?” “Make her some of your fried rice and chicken.” “Do we have the ingredients?” “We should.”
Izuku goes to cook, whilst Inko watches from the corner. Heh heh, I'm glad I taught you to cook, Ochako-chan and most girls can't resist men who ccook. Soon I'll she'll be calling me Mother-in-law
************
After Ochako had showered and changed, into faded All Might sweatpants and a grey sweatshirt. Izuku had gone to shower and changed into a light blue pajama set. They had eaten and now came the time to sleep. “Ura-chan you can take my bed, I'll be fine on the couch.” “No Deku-kun I'll feel bad,” “it's okay I wanna make sure that you're comfortable and trust me my bed is really comfy.” Ochako looks away, cheeks reddening, do you even know that you're flirting or what flirting is?
Inko has been listening in her bedroom. I know that neither of them will do anything bad, but a mother worries.
“Fine, I'll take your bed.” Izuku opens the door before mentally panicking, oh no my fanboyness she'll see it. The opens revealing an All Might collection, “wow it's exactly like your room back at U.A,” oh right she's seen my fanboyness. “Oh, right they're almost alike.” He scratches the back of his neck awkwardly, “uh well good night Ura-chan.” He closes the door and heads to the sofa.
As Ochako gets under the covers, she finds that the bed smells exactly like Izuku. Her mind wanders to thoughts of her green-haired companion, what if in the middle of the night he gets lonely and cold and decides to come in here to snuggle with me. That wouldn't be too bad, she then grows embarrassed and blushes at her train of thought. No, no, no, no I can't keep having those thoughts especially since we're going to be hero partners. Though maybe someday I could tell him, yeah one day I'll tell you exactly how I feel, but until then I promise to work with you.
The night both teens dreamt of working together, growing stronger as heroes. Inko dreamt of grandchildren with green and brown hair (a woman in the Mei Prefecture also had similar dreams along with an urge to visit her daughter.)
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(The Next Day)
Ochako had woken early, much earlier than normal. She had a pleasant nights sleep, sleeping in her best friends/partner/crush’s bed. As she went to the living room, she giggled quietly as the boy in question was pleasantly still asleep. He laid starfish style on the couch, his own body barely on.
Inko looked over the girl silently watching her son sleep. If these 2 don't make a move then I guess it’ll be up to me. “Ochako-chan good morning.” Ochako looks over at the woman,” ah good morning Inko-chan.” She bows respectfully, “dear if you wouldn't mind helping me to make breakfast. “Oh no, don’t worry about it, I can do it, ma’am.” She punches the air above herself excitedly as she begins to help.
Inko and her go to the kitchen and both them slip on aprons to get to work. As they both work diligently, Inko then faked a surprised expression. “Oh dear I seem to have forgotten that I’m missing some orange juice, tch, I’ll have to go out and get some. Would you mind finishing up here dear?” She smiles very sweetly and innocently. “Sure don’t worry about it, I’ll finish this up here you go.” “Thank you, dear.” Inko then takes off the apron, grabs her keys and purse. Heh heh, nothing like a beautiful girl making you breakfast for you, isn't that nice to wake up too huh Izuku?
Izuku woke up calmly, disentangling himself from his blankets. He wandered into the kitchen smelling pancakes, bacon, and eggs being made. “Wow, something smells good.” On the table is a plate set up with the aforementioned, and waiting for him standing near the table is Ochako wearing an apron.
“Well good morning to you.” She looks amazing as usual, but there's something about this scenario that seems perfect. “Good morning Deku-kun. Breakfast?” “Please.” He sits down and she takes the seat to his right. After he takes the first bite he calls out, ”wow this is really delicious!!” He begins to eat with a renewed vigor, Ochako has stopped eating and looks at him in surprise. I never knew my cooking was that good, I'm glad he likes it though.
Inko comes in, to see the 2 teens eating and idly talking. “Hey Mom, this is really good, you’ve outdone yourself.” Inko smiles at the praise,” thank you Izuku, but I only helped start, it was Ochako-chan who made the rest.”
Ochako’s eyes widen in surprise as she turns to Izuku, his cheeks pinked slightly. “ You made this Ura-chan?” She nods,” well you’re one awesome cook !! Hero, and a cook, you’re gonna be one of the best in the future.” Ochako looks away, her own face a light pink, “thanks Deku-kun.”
“Well you two after this, we're all going to head out to U. A today is the meeting about Katsuki. Please eat up.” “Okay, Mom.” “Thanks, Inko-chan.”
(U. A front entrance)
Waiting at the entrance for Inko, Izuku and Ochako are Midnight, Present Mic, Nedzu, Toshinori, and Mitsuki. “Hello, Izuku-kun and Ochako-chan! Are you 2 alright?” Izuku bows before the principal,” I’m sorry sir I went out yesterday to see my mother to see how she’s handling things, and Uraraka-chan came after to me see if I’m alright. I apologize for not warning the school ahead of time at the fact that I was out.” Midnight looking at the 2, she would normally make a sexual innuendo however seeing the 2 and their closeness she understands Nedzu’s message.
I’m not the girl that he needs right now, Nedzu you master shipper you. Inko looks at Toshinori with a bright smile, “ good morning to you Yagi-kun.” As All Might he had millions of girls literally throwing themselves at him, yet as Toshinori Yagi no one gave him so much as a second glance, except for one woman. He blushes harshly, “yes good morning to you too Midoriya-chan are Young Midoriya and Uraraka alright?”
“Yes they, silly children just had to discuss certain things,” Inko says it with a certain amount of force, in order for the correct people to understand. Midnight is not one of them, “oh really how adorable.” She puts her hands together proudly.
Ochako understands her quickly, Izuku, on the other hand, tilts his head like a confused puppy. Ochako covers her face using her hands. “No it's not like that!!” she begins to say repeatedly as she begins to float away. “Ah Uraraka-chan, no.” Izuku charges up Full Cowling, to rescue her quickly. Inko giggles at Midnight's idea.
“No just certain things about Izuku's life Midnight-san.” Inko then leans closer to her, “Izuku and her haven't realized their own feelings for one another. Let's not push them and let them realize it.”
The group turns to see. Izuku blushing lightly carrying her bridal style, which in turn is making the girl blush even worse.
“Alright, you 2 please head to dorms, and get ready for class later.” “Yes, sir.” Izuku doesn't even put her down instead he holds onto her tighter in order to ensure she can't fly away.
“Now then onto the meeting please follow me Midoriya-san,” Nedzu says, Inko shuffles after him leaving both Midnight and Toshinori behind.
Midnight has on a predatory grin,” so Yagi-kun huh Toshinori?” Toshinori puts his face in his hands,” please don't start.”
“I won't, however, let me ask you this? What will young Izuku think of you dating his mother?” She laughs as she walks away, leaving Toshinori behind feeling slightly guilty. If I broke his mother’s heart he’d finish All for One’s job in that instant. He shakes his head to clear thoughts of romancing the woman, and of Izuku punching him into the sun.
(Class 2-A dorms)
Izuku ran near where the dorm are when he heard a small voice call out to him. “Uh, Deku-kun I can walk now.” Izuku looks down only to remember that he had been holding Ochako in a very strange position. “Oh sorry, I just didn't want you to float away again.”
“No it's fine, I'm fine now.” “Okay good.” He puts down Ochako softly onto the ground. “Well come on we gotta head to the dorms.” They walk in a comfortable silence.
One that was ruined by the screams and cries of their classmate's finding them. Mina and Hagaruke steal Ochako from Izuku's side. “Ura-chan!” He calls out to her as she is dragged away.
Izuku then finds himself in front of Kaminari and Mineta coming in from the General Studies dorm.
“You lucky bastard!!”
“Why is it always the quiet ones.”
Before he can question them, and their strange questions they are both incapacitated by Jiro,” I got you Midoriya-kun don’t worry.”
“Uh, thanks Jiro-san?”
He turns back to see Mina and Tooru saying something to Ochako, causing her to float again. Before he can move, Tsuyu stops him, ”Don’t worry Midoriya-kun, you go inside Kirishima-kun really wants to talk to you, I’ll get Ochako-chan.”
She then leaps off to pull down her friend. Izuku walks in to see Hanta, Tenya, and Hitoshi talking to a very distraught Eijirou. His eyes are puffy and red. His eyes light up when he sees Izuku, he grabs him by the shoulder.
“Dude, dude, dude. You gotta listen to me, you gotta help.” Izuku can feel his eyes vibrating back and forth from the force of his shakes. “Kirishima-kun calm down what do I have to help with?”
“Its Bakugo! Dude you gotta talk to Aizawa to lay off some of the punishments on him.” Izuku stops, his eyes staring through him. Izuku grabs Eijirou's hands to pull them off of him.
“I don't have to do anything, Aizawa-sensei issued his punishment, and he'll be forced to serve it out.” Izuku then turns to head upstairs.
“But dude, he doesn't really deserve all of that though.” Izuku stops in his tracks, everyone stares at his back. His killer intent filling the entire room, everyone is now short of breath.
He turns to Eijirou, Izuku's entire body is tensed as if he is about to activate his quirk. “He was supposed to be expelled, he's lucky that Aizawa-sensei and Nedzu didn't expel him.”
“But dude that stuff's pretty harsh, and you're supposed to be his friend.” Now Full Cowling activates, “ I was wrong, he was never my friend. Like I said during our fight I'm done trying to help him, he can do it himself now.” With that, he leaves.
Eijirou then turns back to the group laughing awkwardly, “ he's just angry, right? He'll come in and help Bakugo right?” Now Ochako looks at him angrily.
“What so Deku-kun can just let Bakugo walk All over him!!” Eijirou is stunned, “ now but I mean sure there's been some bad blood but I mean…” “As far as I'm concerned he deserves all of those punishments, maybe even expulsion,” Ochako says unnaturally cold, before also going upstairs.
“Dude, what just.” “A person that’s been abused all their life, will eventually snap. It will never be pretty.” Everyone turns to Shoto, his own fists clenched, steam escaping from both. The room grows quiet as everyone contemplates his words.
(Principal's office)
Nedzu has finished going over the transcript of all that Izuku has told them. In front of him, are is the distraught parent of Izuku Midoriya, and the lost and defeated parents of Katsuki Bakugo. He leans back against his chair, ” and that is all.”
Mitsuki falls to her knees in front of Inko. “ I apologize for everything, please Inko forgive me for being such a horrible mother, do what you must to me.” Masaru also does the same thing, both parents on their knees begging forgiveness to Inko.
Inko, on the other hand, grows incredibly flustered, “ no Mitsuki -chan, and Masaru--kun I don’t blame Katsuki’s behavior on you. It the schools they’ve failed him. They should’ve toned down his ego, but instead, they built it up, and they let Izuku be bullied and isolated. Society failed him.”
Mitsuki has tears in her eyes still, “ you mean.” Inko falls to her knees to cup her friends face, “ Mitsuki, it’s not your fault. Please never believe that it is your fault.”
Mitsuki hugs her friend hard, Masaru gets up to his feet to ask Nedzu a question. “The 2 will be separated?” “Yes, however, as much as we’d like to switch him to Class 2-B, it would reflect badly on Aizawa given all that he said about your son last year. For now, we have moved him, he is on thin ice. Any slip up, and he will be expelled.”
(U. A Gym)
Izuku and Ochako stand side by side in their gym uniforms, awaiting for Toshinori to come in. The doors open, and Toshinori arrives nervously waking with Gran Torino. “Young Uraraka, this is the man who trained me, Gran Torino.” Ochako bows to him respectfully,” sir it’s an honor to meet you, and I am honored to know the secret of One for All.”
Gran Torino smiles, “ it’s a pleasure to meet you young lady, also Deku…” Izuku gulps awaiting his punishment,” given your big mouth give me 50 laps, quirk on.”
“Yes, sir!!” Izuku goes to start his run, then Ochako speaks. “Sir, I won’t let him go alone. We are partners meaning his punishment should also be mine.”
Toshinori flinches as he sees Gran Torino scratch his chin,” fine 50 laps both of you quirks on. Then we’ll have a nice little spar in between both of you against me. Now hurry up, I’ve got some pastries for me after all of this. “
The 2 set off on their run. Gran Torino turns to Toshinori, “ I like that one, she seems much more trustworthy and stable than the other the one the boy told.”
“Yes, she does.”
“Hmm, their dynamic, though she wants to be his partner, not his rival his equal. That’ll make things much easier in terms of cooperation and team building.”
“Yes, I suppose it will sensei.”
As the 2 retired pros talked, and the future pros ran they didn’t notice the lighting sparkling off of Izuku lighting touching Ochako’s skin. A pink aura beginning to eminate from her hands.