Rage

The only emotion Deku hasn't expressed toward anyone else.

Until Chisaki.

The pure rage he felt to the man who took Lemillion's quirk away surpassed the rage that Todoroki felt to his father. Knowing how hard it is to be quirkless, he was understandably angry. It still shocked Ochako, Eijiro, and Tsuyu when they saw the look in his eyes. It was the look of murderous intent. By some miracle, Deku didn't kill Chisaki. He didn't go that far. But if healing quirks didn't exist, he wouldn't have walked for the rest of his life.

After Aizawa intervened, Deku passed out. It was probably from the pain of his and Eri's quirk combined. No one grew less terrified of him after he was unconscious, though. He pummeled Chisaki until he was unrecognizable. Everyone saw it, too.

Deku was different after that.

Ochako POV

I was talking to Tsuyu after the raid. We were debating on who the fake Deku was when I brought up his outburst.

"I wonder why Midoriya-kun got so angry at Chisaki, going as far as to injure him beyond recognition" she croaked. "I think it may be because he thought he was quirkless until the summer before before we got into U.A.," I stated " I think he got bullied for it, because Bakugou called him quirkless when we barely started U.A., and he also has no confidence and is very jittery and awkward." She nodded in agreement. " That's true, it must've sucked to have his childhood," she said, "You can't help but feel bad for the guy."

She was silent for a few seconds.

"I'm surprised he isn't angry all the time, especially with Bakugou hating on him for no reason" 'But Bakugou did hate him for a reason, albeit a misunderstanding. When it was cleared up, Deku and Bakugou didn't have a toxic dynamic anymore. Deku never hated Bakugou, though. Maybe it's because Bakugou and him were friends in childhood, so why is he angry now. These questions were running through my head at hyperspeed until me and Tsuyu were called over to clear some debris. I would have to think about these things later.

Izuku POV

I was walking in a pure black abyss. Images of kids crying would flash. They were surrounded by kids in Chisaki's mask.

Chisaki

He took away Mirio's quirk. He was like a big brother to me. And he would have to experience a quirkless life for the rest of his life, unless Eri can control her quirk. Man, I really wanted Chisaki dead if I remember correctly. An image of Mirio getting bullied by Kacchan and the kids at my old school showed up, and I awoke.

"D…Deku?" the voice came from a beautiful face with rosy cheeks.

"H..Hey Uraraka-san, how…how long have I been out?"

"About a day and a half."

"Wh..where's Mirio?"

"Slow down Deku, are you okay?"

My consciousness came back fully.

"Yeah, I'm not in pain if that's what you're asking."

"Good," she smiled.

God, that smile almost made me forget my worries. Almost.

"Yeah so, where's Mirio"

"Right here." A familiar voice came from my right.

"Wha- Mirio!" I said, startled by the surprise.

"Yeah, you lovebirds woke me up, I don't mind though." He gave me an encouraging look.

"Wha-no, it's not like that!" Me and Ochako said in unison.

Later that day

Ochako POV

"You seem to be quite fond of Midoriya," Kirishima noted.

"N-no! He's just my best friend!"

"No shame, he may be the manliest of all of us,"

"B-but," I wasn't that close to Kirishima, but he was a good guy, so I figured I could confide in him.

"Y-yeah, I guess I like him"

"No shame Uraraka, I can help out."

"But he's dealing with a lot right now" I said, remembering his one-sided fight with Chisaki.

"That's the more reason he needs a girlfriend, he needs to be invested in anything else.

That was true. Kirishima made a good point

"Should I confess?"

"Go for it, confessing your feelings is one of the manliest things to do."

"What is the manliest thing to do."

"Respecting all people indiscrimately."

"Makes sense."

Izuku POV

I woke up in the middle of the night, again. Nightmares have drained me of sleep. Drenched in sweat, I made my way to the showers and walked into the common room, where classmates happened to be watching a movie. With me looking disheveled and sleep deprived, everyone's faces immediately showed concern. "Yo, Midoriya," Ashido said, "you good?"

"Yeah" I weakly smiled to assure them.

Most of them were content with answer, except for Kirishima, Tsu, and Occhan.

I took a shower with the images of my quirkless past conjuring themselves in my memories. I tried to play my favorite song Summertime Hightime by Cuco in an attempt to cheer myself up when I dropped my bluetooth speaker and it broke. All the rage I had bottled up showed itself.

"Fuck!"

I cursed loud enough that, even without Jirou's quirk, it could be heard from the common room.

After my shower, everyone clearly new that I wasn't okay. I had never cursed before, so it was a dead giveaway.

"Dude are you really okay," Kaminari spoke up.

"Yes!" I snapped, "Okay!"

Everyone froze, I have never gotten angry at a friend before.

The next day, Saturday.

Ochako POV

I had breakfast, everyone else left. Todoroki had to visit his mother. Tokoyami and Tsuyu had recently confessed their feelings, Yayourozu went shopping with Ashido, Tooru, and Jirou. And Bakugou left to go on a date with Camie, surprisingly. The others left to hang out. Only me and Deku were left in the dorms.

'I feel bad for Deku, the boy I love is going through a bad episode.'

Deku walked in.

'Speak of the devil, or I guess it would be think of the devil since these are my thoughts'

"Hey Uraraka-san."

"Hey Deku!"

"Where is everyone?"

"They all had things to take care of."

We finished breakfast with no conversation.

"Deku, I need help with the homework."

"What do you need help on"

"Math"

"Sure, I'm doing good in math, so I can help. Let me bring my things here."

"Actually I was thinking of doing it in my room."

Izuku POV

I gulped.

'I'm going to a girl's room!'

"U-uh, alright"

"Good" she beamed at me.

'So cute'

Ochako POV

We were in my room, he was explaining the formulas to me even though I actually new the material and the invitation to my room was just an extra measure I took to make sure no one got wind of my confession.

"So that's how you determine if the two lines caught by a transversal are parallel!" He explained.

After I did the question correctly, he smiled brightly.

'He's so cute!'

"D-Deku"

"Yes, Uraraka-san?"

"I have to tell you something."