Hey guys! I know I should be working on TLG, and that I'm a little late to this fandom, but I've totally fallen in love with it! Just so we're clear, Mirai and Izuku are NOT going to end up together. Mirai might develop a crush on Izuku or something, but Izuku has no feelings for her. I threw her in because I thought that it would make a little more sense for someone Izuku's age to get through to him, and he would feel more comfortable around someone his age. I mean, everyone in the league is older than him.

DISCLAIMER: BNHA does NOT belong to me. Only Mirai does.

"Speaking."

Thinking

The timelines Mirai sees

"No." It was that word that crushed Midoriya Izuku's dream. "In my opinion, someone with no quirk could not become a hero. It would just be too dangerous." All Might smiled at the green haired boy in front of him, having no idea of what his words had just done. If the number one pro hero had even a slight idea of what would happen in the future, he would have done anything to take back what he had just said. Unfortunately, he couldn't see the future, so he had no idea of the series of events he had just set in place.

"O-okay," Izuku stammered. "I see." Slowly, he turned around and began to walk off. His shoulders hunched forward as he forced back his tears. He refused to be weak in front of his former hero. Come on Izuku. Just one foot in front of the other. He walked for a long time. All he knew was that he couldn't stand being around anyone. That was why he panicked when he heard the pair of voices coming out of a nearby ally.

"Why are we here again, Mirai?" A deep male voice asked.

"I told you Kurogiri, HE'S going to be here!" A higher pitched female voice responded, her tone frustrated. "All of threads converge HERE! It's essential that we're here! " Izuku froze as he heard their footsteps echoing off the walls, growing louder as the pair walked towards him. In his panicked state, it didn't occur to him to run or hide. Just then, a pair of figures turned around the corner. One was wearing a suit and seemed to be made of shadows. Some part of Izuku's mind assigned this figure the name Kurogiri, as the female voice had said.

The second person was a lot shorter than Kurogiri. Even shorter than Izuku! She wore a simple off the shoulder white sundress, and white high tops with black laces. Blond hair was twisted into a messy bun, but Izuku's eyes were drawn to the white cloth wrapped around her eyes. It mildly resembled the capture scarf the pro hero Eraserhead used, but it wasn't hanging around her neck. Even though Izuku couldn't see this girl's eyes, he got the feeling that if he could, they would be lit up with joy.

"Kurogiri!" She cried. "Is there a boy here? With really messy green hair?" Kurogiri fixed his gaze on Izuku before saying, "Umm...yeah?" The girl clapped her hands together, smiling. She skipped forward and stuck her hand out, waiting for Izuku to shake it. Unsure of what to do, Izuku slowly reached out and fit his hand into hers.

"Hi Izuku!" She cried. "I'm Mirai! This is my friend Kurogiri. We're both from the League of Villains!" Izuku stared at her, puzzling over the fact of how she knew his name. As though she had just come to this conclusion, Mirai's cheeks turned a bright red and she stepped back, crumpling the fabric of her skirt in her fist. "I'm so sorry!" She exclaimed. "I've just seen you so many times in threads, and I feel like I already know you…" Mirai trailed off, probably sensing that Izuku had no idea what she was talking about. After a moment of silence, Kurogiri decided to make the first move. He stepped forward and gently rested a hand on Mirai's shoulder.

"I apologize for her," he said. "Mirai's quirk is foresight, and she's very powerful. I assume she dragged me here because she's seen you in her visions." Izuku was still slightly in shock, but he managed to comprehend the words. Okay...I think I understand…

"Let me get this straight," he said aloud. "You've seen me in your...visions, right?" Mirai nodded. "Why did you need to bring him?" Izuku gestured to Kurogiri, but to his surprise, Mirai didn't even look at Kurogiri, which should have been her key reaction. Instead, she turned a bright red and turned her face away from him slightly, as though she was trying to hide.

"Do you want me to…?" Kurogiri asked, trailing off. No one moved for a moment, until Mirai shook her head.

"No, I'll explain," she said. Turning to Izuku, the blond haired girl tried to smile, but her lips were wobbly. "I'm blind. I always have been. After my quirk developed, the doctors finally realized that it was a side effect. My weakness, you might call it. After all, I can see every possible future. It only makes sense that I wouldn't be able to see the present." Her words were heavy, even though her tone was light. Izuku stared at Mirai for a moment, before his body moved forward and he flung his arms around the petite girl. She stiffened, clearly surprised, but relaxed after a moment. A small sigh escaped Mirai's lips when Izuku pulled away.

"Thanks," she whispered. Izuku smiled at her, before remembering that she couldn't see him. The thought made him frown, but he quickly remembered Mirai's earlier introduction. "We're both from the League of Villains!"

"So…" he began, "you guys said you were from the League of Villains?" Mirai nodded enthusiastically, while Kurogiri nodded once.

"Yes!" She exclaimed. "And we want you do join!" Kurogiri shot Mirai a surprised look.

"We do?" He asked, only for her to none too gently kick him in his ankle. "HEY!" He protested, but Mirai ignored him. Izuku didn't even notice. Mirai's words had once again shocked him.

"Well?" Mirai gently prompted him. "What do you say?" Before Izuku could answer, she continued. "I mean, think about it. What do you want? To try and fail to become a hero? A quirkless kid like you? Everyone at UA would outshine you. There's no chance you would get into the hero course." The words hit Izuku like bullets, each one a heavy blow. Mirai really knew where to hit where it hurt. "Or would you rather join us villains? With us, you could be powerful, more powerful than All Might even! You could be the one to take down Ground Zero." Mirai paused, considering what she'd just said.

"Oh...oops! Forgot Ground Zero wasn't a hero yet. But you remember your classmate Katsuki Bakugou right? You could defeat him!" It was clear what side a weaker mind would pick, but Izuku was clearly laboring over the decision. Sensing this, Mirai leaned out and wrapped her hand around Izuku's wrist. The green haired boy flinched slightly when Mirai's skin came in contact with his, but he didn't pull away.

"Let me show you," Mirai whispered. When Izuku nodded, a grin crossed her face, and for a moment, she almost looked insane. "Close your eyes." As Izuku's eyes slid shut, instead of there darkness, colors swirled behind his eyelids. A gasp escaped his lips, before he was yanked forward. He had the brief sensation of a hand grasping his, but he lost track of all his senses expect sight quickly.

Images flew past his so fast that it shouldn't be possible for him to see them, but he somehow did. He saw himself being flung away from a giant green robot, with both his legs and one of his arms twisted at odd angles. He saw himself breaking his finger as he flung a baseball. Another image showed a figure in a costume blasting him with light...wait...that was Bakugou, but in a hero costume! Izuku was flung across the room by the force of the blast, but then the image shifted again. Over and over again, he saw how much of a failure he would be if he decided to be a hero. He saw himself beat by a boy weilding fire and ice, a girl who mildly resembled a frog dragging him behind her; saw himself walking away from a boy with messy purple hair… He saw himself gazing at scars that decorated his hands… The images went on and on. Izuku's breathing speed up; he was terrified.

"STOP!" He screamed, grabbing his head in his hands. Almost as if she had been waiting for him to say something, a hand slipped into his and yanked him forward. Izuku gasped as his eyes opened, and he looked at Mirai, who was clutching her head. A groan escaped her throat as she massaged her temple.

"W-what was t-that?" He stammered, not really taking in Mirai's condition. When she crumpled to her knees, he finally had the grace to ask, "are you okay?!" Mirai smiled weakly, but even unable to see her eyes, Izuku knew that it wasn't a real smile.

"I'm okay," she whispered. "I just get a really bad headache after I show people the timelines. As for what you saw...that was what would happen if you decided to become a hero." Izuku gulped. The visions hadn't been what he thought becoming a hero would be like. Being beat up all the time, only ever losing… What kind of life would that be?
"So?" Kurogiri asked. Iuku's head shot up. He had forgotten about the shadowy villain. "What do you say?" At the sound of Kurogiri's voice, Mirai looked up, directly at Izuku. It was slightly freaky, how she knew exactly where Izuku was, despite the lack of sight. After a moment's hesitation, she held her hand out, palm out. It was a small gesture, but Izuku knew that Mirai was asking something much bigger of him. It took him a minute to make his choice, but once he did, a calm feeling settled over him. Telling him he had made the right choice. Taking a deep breath, he reached out and pulled Mirai to her feet. A smile spread across her face, showing her pearly white teeth.

"I'm with you," Izuku said, his voice barely above a whisper. "On one condition. Don't call me Izuku anymore." He spoke so quietly that he doubted Mirai could hear, but somehow, she did. She didn't speak for a moment, no doubt puzzling over this request. Though she didn't know it, Izuku already knew why he didn't want to be called by his real name. If he was going to become a villain, being called Izuku was too...personal. Too close to home.

"What should we call you than?" Mirai finally asked, speaking quietly as well. Izuku thought for a moment before saying, "Deku. Call me Deku."

"Welcome to the team...Deku," Mirai said, louder this time. If he was confused at the change in name, Kurogiri didn't say anything. Instead, he waved his arm, opening up a warp gate.

"Shall we?" He asked, gesturing towards it. Mirai giggled, grabbing Izuku's arm and pulling him towards the warp gate. Or she thought she was heading towards the warp gate...Izuku grabbed Mirai's shoulder before she could ram herself into a nearby wall.

"This way Mirai," he said, trying to hold back a laugh. He pointed her in the right direction, and she vanished through the swirling mist. Without even a moment's hesitation, Deku followed his new teammate.

So, what'd you guys think? I hope to update soon! Until next time!

- Hourglass Cipher