Even Heroes need a Hero
By Owlstar7
Disclaimer: I do not own My Hero Academia.
Lights flashed as the sound of fist meeting flesh rang out in Izuku Midoriya's ears. As he fell to the ground, three things became clear to him:
1. Life was always going to be this way.
2. It is better to hide the truth.
3. Those who were wrong, deserved to be punished.
Problem was, Izuku never knew what he was wrong about or why his cousin was standing over him with a look of rage on his face.
The one thing young Midoriya did know is that this all started when he was five years old.
Izuku came home from school that day. Kacchan's mommy had picked him up, because his mommy had something big to plan for that evening. He was so excited, that Kacchan's mommy couldn't help but smile as well. Mrs. Bakugo knew that Izuku was a sweet boy and meant no harm in his excited state. She pulled up to his house, Mrs. Bakugo helped Izuku out of her car.
"Do you need me to walk you to the door?" She asked with a smile, ignoring Katsuki insistance of getting candy.
"No thank you." Izuku replied with a big smile, one he thought was just like All Might's. "A hero can get where he is going by himself."
Mrs. Bakugo smiled and ruffled Izuku's hair. The five year old boy kept his smile, thanked her and walked to his front door.
And that is where it all began.
Before he could even say that he was home, Izuku was greeted by an older boy.
"Hey, there wimp." The boy said.
"A-asa..." Izuku wimpered.
Asa was his cousin, according to his mom, on his father's side of the family. The boy was five years older than him and wasn't afraid to use his age against Izuku. With a cruel grin, Asa greeted his smaller cousin with a punch to the arm.
"O-ow..." Izuku cried.
"Izuku, are you all right?" A voice called from the kitchen. Inko Midoriya peered out to see if her little boy was alright.
"M-mommy..."
"He just tripped, Auntie." Asa interrupted, covering up his deeds.
Izuku was too afraid to argue any differently, as his mom came out to check on him.
"Oh, let me get some ice for that." His mother tutted and disappeared back in the kitchen.
Izuku wimpered as Asa turned to glare at him. A devilish grin crossed the older boy's face as he knew that he was getting away with his misdeeds.
"A-asa, a-a hero shouldn't lie like that." Izuku said, tears forming in his eyes as he thought of what his favorite hero would say.
"What's so great about heroes?" Asa replied, with another punch. This time it was harder than before. "All they do is save the day so they can get popular."
"Nuh-uh." The younger of the two boys replied, tears spilling down his cheeks. "All Might would never..."
The next thing young Midoriya knew was that he was on the ground as blood rushed from his nose. Asa stood above him, shaking in a fury that no 10 year old child should know.
"He is the worst of them all," the older boy spat. "Always smiling, as if that will save the day."
Before Izuku could argue back, his mother came out of the kitchen, dropping the ice when she saw her poor baby's face.
"Izuku, what happened?" Inko fretted, looking him over.
"It was weird, Auntie," Asa interupted, slyly grinning. "He tripped over nothing and smashed his face into the wall."
Izuku squeaked in fear as he saw his cousin turn and glare at him.
"Isn't that right, Izuku?" The 10 year old said coldly.
All Izuku could do was nod his head shakily.
Inko took notice of this and made a mental note to contact Asa's parents. Maybe she'll ask Mitsuki if Izuku could spend some time with Katsuki. All she knew was that something was wrong. Smiling gently at her son, Inko helped the smaller boy up.
"Now let's get you cleaned up and see if Kacchan wants you to come over and play." Mrs. Midoriya said with a smile. "And maybe, if you are good, you can spend the night at his house, while mama takes care of a few things."
Izuku nodded, not knowing who his mother believed. He followed her into the kitchen, while Asa loudly complained.
"Auntie, I am hungry!"
"Just a minute, I need to take care of Izuku." She called back.
Asa was furious. How dare that wimp get more attention than him?!
But he knew better than to call out his auntie on that. After all, it would bring all the wrong attention on him.
End of Chapter 1