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Daily Lives of a Previous Generation

Chapter 1: The Morning of a New Year

Before All Might made his debut, crime was skyrocketing. Villains hid in every corner and crevice, outnumbering the good in their world, as the number of heroes slowly but steadily grew. While many of them have been forgotten by history, they performed their duty and gave their lives to protect this world from villainy. But who were some of these heroes before the great and powerful All Might?

All were grown heroes, but what about their origin?


Spring had arrived, and the school year was about to begin. Wind rustled the tree leaves, and the sun was beginning to rise over the horizon. For a moment, everything was quiet.

Step, step, step.

Rapid footsteps broke the silence as a boy hastily ran down a flight of stairs, his messy, golden orange hair bouncing with each step. The red flecks in his dark brown eyes shimmered in the early light as he ran up to a window on the ground flour, knocking on it loudly. "Hayato! Wake up! We gotta get going!" the young man shouted. He paused after a couple knocks, waiting for a response. Nothing. "If we're late, we'll be locked out of the school!" As he reached to knock once more, the boy jumped back as the window suddenly opened, a familiar tuft of minty hair appearing.

"I've been ready for a while, Matsuri," Hayato said quietly, sounding as if he only just woke up.

"Then why didn't you open the window right away?" Matsuri asked, watching the other climb out of his window.

"I had to grab some of the stuff I forgot to pack last night," Hayato answered as he flicked his wrist, closing and locking the window behind him. He readjusted his backpack and his uniform's tie before looking at the other. "Well, let's get going."

Matsuri grinned widely and took the lead, not wasting another moment.


"Wanna race the rest of the way, Maru?" a golden haired boy asked, grinning at the black-haired boy standing next to him. The other, Maru, chuckled at the question.

"That's not exactly fair to ask, considering you can fly, Hikari," Maru answered as he looked out the window of the train. The scenery flew by as he watched some heroes fighting a villain in the distance. "There's also a chance that I could get in trouble for using my quirk. You know people's first reaction when they see it."

"True…" Hikari sighed, knowing fully well what his brother meant. He crossed his arms and watched the city. Then an idea came to mind, his eyes widening a little at the realization. "Could we head to the forest this weekend then?"

Maru smiled. "If we have the time to, and Yakumo doesn't get mad at us." The train began to slow as the view of the station overtook the city. "Here's our stop."


Beep! Beep! Beep!

"I-I'm late! I'm gonna be late!" a brunet panicked, accidentally pushing his alarm clock off of his nightstand in his hurry to dress himself. He tangled with his clothes, struggling to take off his pajamas and worm his way into his uniform. With each sleeve he managed to get a limb through, he fell over four times each.

Once his uniform was on, he grabbed his bag and hurried out of his room, leaving his alarm to keep ringing. "Bye! I-I'll be back later!" he shouted as he ran out the door.

As the boy scurried along, he continued to fumble with his uniform, trying ever so hard to fix it. He didn't even pay attention to the sidewalk in front of him.

Bam.

He fell onto his back, his hands scraped up from trying to cushion his fall. "Oh, there you are, Nic! It's about time!" Nic nervously looked up to see a girl with a ponytail holding her hand out to him.

"S-Sorry, Summer… I set the timer on my alarm wrong…" Nic mumbled, taking Summer's hand. She pulled him up, smiling, and didn't let go as she began to run, causing Nic to stumble in some of his steps.

"It's fine! You haven't really changed since middle school have you though? Well, better change those habits now, Nic! Tardiness will absolutely screw you over from here on out!" Summer explained loudly, dragging the other along. In the distance, a building began to rise above the horizon. More and more people beginning to show up around them. All of them were walking in the same direction, wearing the same uniform.

Where were they all heading to?

A school for inspiring heroes-to-be.

The origin story of all working heroes.

Yuuei.

This story is just gonna be all about these kids going through their lives. Each chapter is just a different day, focusing on different characters. The only exceptions would be special events (such as the Sports Festival) or, in this case, the introduction to most of the characters that will be focused on in this story. I'm not sure how often I'll update this or when, but who knows. This story will also be available on AO3, but due to the "history" of this account, I will have some additional notes here.

Extra: For those of you who have read my previous stories, you'll see quite a few familiar names. Many of them have been redesigned in some way or another. Most of them have been introduced, but there are a couple that will show up in the next chapter or two.