The sun shone through the crack in Izuku's curtains, rousing him from his sleep. As he sat up, the green-haired boy stretched his arms above his head with a yawn. The clock on the nightstand blinked as it changed to 7 am. Sunlight glared onto its screen as Izuku opened the curtains, which revealed a clear sky.

"Izuku! Breakfast is ready!" Inko called. Izuku smiled as he glanced towards his bedroom door. He saw the shadows of his mother's feet from behind the door.

"I'll be out in a moment!" Izuku said. He quickly moved toward his school uniform, which hung on the wall beside his closet. As he exited his room, Izuku threw his pyjamas into the hamper inside the bathroom.

Izuku smiled as he saw the plate that sat at his place on the table. It was a rice omelette with a smile made of ketchup on top. Inko set a plate down opposite of her son's before sitting down herself. Izuku thanked his mother for the meal before digging in. Inko smiled as she watched her son eat for a moment before eating herself.

Shortly after, Izuku entered the bathroom to brush his teeth. It did not take long before the teen opened up a Hero news site on his phone. The most prominent headline from the previous night read, '18+ Hero: Midnight Whips Ne' er-do-wells into Submission!'

Izuku wrote a quick note in his notebook, before muttering to himself, 'That's expected, Heroes like All Might aren't usually active during the evenings.' Minutes later, Izuku stood from the coach. He entered the bathroom and grabbed some bandages with the hope he could practice with his quirk after school.

"I'll see you tonight, mom!" Izuku pulled on his red shoes, shortly before his mother left the kitchen with a tea towel.

"Oh, before I forget to mention," Inko said, "I'll be going out with some friends so I might not be home after school."

"That's okay mom!" Izuku admitted. He grabbed his key to the apartment before he opened the door.

"Take care, dear." Izuku smiled and wished her the same before he left the apartment. As he descended the stairs, the green-haired boy decided to take the short route to the train station.

A giant villain near the station and a crowd came into view as Izuku ran towards the station. A grin was plastered on his face as he drew closer and saw the various Heroes at the site.

"Please stand back everyone," Backdraft called shortly before his quirk activated. A jet of water shot from the nozzles on his hands and formed a barricade before the crowd.

"Backdraft, the rescue specialist, is here too!" 'Captain Obvious' said.

"What did that guy do?" The man behind him asked.

"He stole someone's bag and went out of control when confronted," a woman said.

"He has a Quirk like that, and he's a bag snatcher?" Various other shouts mixed as another Hero engaged the towering villain. Izuku's eyes widened and sparkled as he recognized the Hero.

"It's Kamui Woods, the young and talented rising star!" Izuku fanboyed. He flung his backpack from his shoulders and pulled out a notebook with the number thirteen on it.

"Show us a flashy home run, Tree-Man!" a person lost in the crowd shouted.

"Preemptive… Binding... Lacquered Chain Prison!" Izuku said along with the Hero. A slight shiver ran through his body as the attack shot towards the villain.

"Canyon Cannon!" a feminine voice shouted before a giant woman kicked the villain before Kamui could bind him. Everyone was stunned before what seemed like everyone in the crowd pulled out professional cameras. They chanted 'Here it is!'

"Sh-she's getting the credit," Kamui Woods said dumbfounded. It took half an hour or so for the crowd to finally disperse, and for the station to reopen. Izuku got on the train that headed to his middle school and hoped his teacher would not be to upset that he would miss homeroom.

"Sorry, I'm late!" Izuku sputtered as he entered the classroom, "A villain attacked the station." His teacher turned his gaze towards the green-haired boy and pointed to the boy's seat.

"I'm aware, please take a seat Midoriya-kun," the teacher said before he continued to write on the blackboard. Izuku let the breath out he was holding as he walked to his desk, letting his eyes drift to Katsuki briefly; the blonde glared at him as he passed. Izuku nervously swallowed before he sat down and took out his math book.

The bell rang, alerting the students that it was time to leave or go to their clubs. Izuku quickly bookmarked a few articles about the incident from earlier before he left the school as well. Luckily Katsuki had to leave earlier that day, or else he would have confronted him.

Even though they were on friendly terms, Katsuki liked to push him around. Izuku did not hold it against him, in fact, he took it in stride. The slight bullying proved to the green-haired boy that Katsuki felt at least bit threatened by him; which meant the two were probably on equal terms.

A few minutes after he left the school, Izuku confidently walked under a dark overpass. It was hardly used, so no one was around, and the walls kept the spraypainted tags on them. Izuku smiled as he watched the golfball sized flame he had created earlier spin and trace invisible shapes. The fire sputtered out as Izuku lost focus as he turned toward the sound of the manhole cover hit the road.

"Ahh-" Izuku managed to get out before slime encompassed his body, and entered his mouth and nostrils. Izuku kept his eyes open as he struggled to remove the sludge from his mouth to use his quirk, hoping to catch an opening to escape.

"Relax kid, I'm just goin' to take over your body," the villain said, "It'll be real quick if you just submit now." Sparks flew from Izuku's bandaged thumb and middle finger as they snapped in an attempt to remove the slime, but without him releasing a breath he could not create fire. The sludge tasted like dirt, and hurt his sinuses as it pushed further into his body, which made it possible for the replacement of the manhole cover not to be heard.

"Don't worry young man! I am here! Texas Smash!" Izuku felt wind pressure rip the villain off of him, and push him over. The green-haired boy's vision blurred as he fell; just before everything went black, he saw the form of All Might.

A persistent force tapped on Izuku's cheek, which stirred him from unconsciousness. The light from above blinded the boy, but as his vision slowly returned he noticed... All Might! Izuku quickly pushed himself back and stared at the muscular man in shock.

"I'm sorry for getting you caught up in this, I'm usually careful not to let civilians get caught up in my fights for justice. Unfortunately, the sewers are hard to navigate," All Might rambled. Izuku zoned out after that as he looked for a pen and his notebook.

"Please sign my notebook!" Izuku said as he bowed before All Might. The Hero laughed as he took the book and signed two full pages of the boy's notebook.

"Thank you! I'll treasure it! It'll be a family heirloom passed down for generations!" Izuku said quickly as he continuously bowed.

"Now, if you'll excuse me," All Might said, "I have to get this guy to the police." That was when Izuku noticed the unconscious slime villain in a two-litre pop bottle that sat in a pocket on All Might's pants.

All Might squatted a few times before he jumped into the air, leaving Izuku with the gust of wind left behind. Izuku widely grinned as he continued to walk home, this had to be the best day of his life.

'The only thing that could be better is getting into U.A.,' Izuku thought excitedly, 'I better start training, or else I'll lose to Kacchan!' Izuku then remember the exchange he and Kacchan had when he awakened his quirk.

Izuku trailed behind Katsuki with both bug cages, each housed a single bug; the green one held a dragonfly, while the red one held a stag beetle. The butterfly net he carried kept getting wrung between his hands. Izuku shuddered as he released the breath caught in his lungs, which caused a coughing fit in the five-year-old.

For the past few days, every time Izuku took a deep breath the air breathed out burned his throat. It must have been because his father's quirk was trying to manifest, but for some reason, it was not; no matter what he did.

"Come on Deku! You're gonna scare 'em dead!" Katsuki shouted at the boy. Izuku stiffened like a statue in a museum and remained on display for a few seconds before he continued to follow the explosive blonde.

"That won't happen!" Izuku said huffily. His freckled cheeks puffed out before he sighed. Light coughing scratched Izuku's throat.

"Oh, right!" Izuku said as he snapped his fingers. Suddenly a small ember of fire shot from Izuku's mouth. The green-haired boy's eyes widened before he stretched out his hand; the flame stopped a foot from the grass, which singed slightly.

"Kacchan! What do I do?!" Izuku stuttered in a panic. Katsuki's face fell for a moment before it brightened with a smile, and raised eyebrows.

"Shoot it into the air!"

"Are you-"

"Just do it, Deku!" With a slow movement of his wrist, Izuku raised the flame up before Katsuki used a small explosion to propel it into the air. The embers of the fire scattered like a firework but had not as bright as it would have been during the evening.

"Kacchan, I have a quirk!"

"Even if you do have I quirk, I'll still get to number one instead of you!" Katsuki proclaimed.

"We'll see when we become Heroes!" Deku said before he grinned. Katsuki stuck out a fist and gave his rival an intense look. Izuku just smiled as he bumped his fist against the blonde's.