Chapter 1: Aizawa Shota I
« Already tired? » the man taunted, voice tinted with false disappointment. « 10 minutes break. » he said, eyes still on his cursed book.
Aizawa resisted the urge to just let himself fall ungracefully on the ground, his lungs were on fire, and every muscles ache.
« Is he even human? » Ray loudly complained.
« As if. » scoffed another sidekick.
It had been an extremely humbling experience, as a first year, Aizawa knew that he was still far away from the level of a pro hero, especially a high ranked one like Kakashi. But the ease in which he dodged their attack, and how he had dominated the fight without looking away from his book, had been incredibly annoying.
After the UA sport festival, Aizawa only received one nomination, which he had expected because of his performance. While he had succeeded in getting into the top 16, he had been eliminated in the first round because he had faced a mutant quirk user and couldn't thus erase his quirk, and had got his ass kicked. But beggars can't be choosers, and so he would have accepted every offer, what he didn't expected was to receive an invitation of one of the biggest underground hero agency, the Heno Heno Moheji Agency. And while the name had a lot to desire, their hero were top notch, and the founder of the agency was known as All Might's rival, Kakashi.
The heroes had contrasting image, where one was bright and loud, the other was calm and silent. Where one thrived in straight forward fight, the other thrived in taking down criminal organization. It was a golden opportunity, and while Aizawa wondered why the elusive agency had nominate him, he wasn't gonna spit on it. Kakashi was one of the most elusive hero, but it didn't prevent people from constructing an image of the underground hero. Always wearing a mask, nose in a book when he wasn't fighting, swift move and powerful quirk. He was known as a calm and collective hero, maybe even a bit dark and serious. Aizawa doubt that his public image was close to the truth, and felt that the hero had been given traits to contrast with the number one hero.
And he was more right than he would have liked.
Kakashi was an extremely competent hero with or without his quirk. He could quickly assess a situation, and knew how to work well with nearly any hero, which was pretty rare due to the competitive nature of their work, especially when they weren't from the same agency. He'd be a textbook example of what makes a good hero, that is if he was in public.
When he was only with his team, every ounce of professionalism he had summoned, disappear as if it had never existed in the first place. His posture slouched down, he became more teasing, and a lot more easy going, or should he say irresponsible, always disappearing god knows where, or being chronically late. He should have become an actor.
« You know, don't you sometimes wonder what he is hiding behind his mask? Like a huge badass scar? Or maybe he had buck teeth, or big lips. » snickered Ray. « Aren't you curious, Eraserhead? »
« No. »
The sidekick mock pouted.
« Also, don't you wonder what he is always reading? »
« I asked once, he said it was fine literature, full of emotion between men and women. » breathed out Fuyuno, leaning one the wall, still grasping for breathe. « I heard that the heroes already tried to look at his face, they never ever succeeded. You should give up. »
« Why does he bother with teammate? » it had bothered Aizawa a bit, most hero preferred to work alone, be it because of fame, or because they just didn't know how to work in team. Working in team, especially at the level which the Heno Heno Moheji Agency could, took a lot of time, and while the hero school tried to teach it to their students, most preferred to concentrated their effort toward more well rounded hero. Also, the more powerful you became, the bigger the gap, and while it was cruel to say this, working in team could be considered a burden for some, for example All Might was so fast, that he would leave his sidekick in the dust if he had any in the first place. Kakashi could easily work in solo, but he had still took the time and effort to gather hero in his agency, and even trained himself his sidekick.
It was Fuyuno who answered him, she was one of the oldest sidekick, and would soon enough became a full pledge hero.
« Kakashi-san really likes teamwork. You know how journalists like to say how his team can be a burden for him, and how sometimes the fight took longer because he had to save one of them. Bluebell-san tried to take her concern to Kakashi, but he dismissed it. He says that he is not infallible, and that teamwork was compensating something that the other were lacking. He even takes time to teach us. »
« Torture us, you mean. Apparently, he had experience in teaching before becoming a hero. I pity them so much. » moaned Ray, massaging a sore spot. « But yeah, most hero doesn't really know how to teach, especially with how different quirks are, but he always has a few tip, even when the quirk are totally opposed to his. »
« You'll make me blush. » chirped a voice, startling the three of them.
Silent as a cat, the pro hero had come back in the room, his eyes squinting in amusement. The only thing the newspapers had been right about, was when they compared him to a ninja, the man always wore dark clothes, and was the most silent man Aizawa had ever met, he even favored the ninja tools, and had begun to teach them how to use it.
« My cute students, the pause has ended. » he exclaimed, clapping his hands gleefully. « Your next mission, will be taking these bells away from me, the loser will receive additional training. »
In the end, they all failed, they tried to work together against him, but not surprisingly, he mopped the floor out of them. Now Aizawa was left alone with hero, the two sidekicks had already finished their set of pushup, the hero was on a chair, still reading his book, or more reading it again since he hadn't remove his eyes out of it since the start.
« Shota-kun? Why did you decide to become a hero? » the older man asked after he finished the pushup, and let himself rest on the cool ground.
« I got dragged by a friend, and my quirk is useful. »
« Don't lie, take it as a test of character. »
Aizawa sighed, he knew student who complained about the lack of interest of the hero in which they were intern, he didn't expected the man to take a personal interest in his life.
« I never was really interested, I could always join the law force, but I didn't really think of becoming a hero. » he started, up until middle school, he had never joined his classmate when they gushed about becoming hero. « During middle school, the video of All Might's debut, it was inspiring, and I felt that I would waste away if I didn't at least try to become a hero. I felt that I could do more. » It was a bit dumb, he wasn't the only one inspired by the video, but it felt as if it was resonating in his heart.
« Hmmm, he can be charismatic. » Kakashi mused with an odd emotion in his voice.
« And you? »
For once, the man looked a bit startled, and his eyes finally quit his book to look at him.
« People always said that I was born to be a hero. » he said, more of a fact, than something he took pride on.
« Maybe, you have a powerful quirk, you are smart and athletic. But your personality just doesn't fit. During my internship, I felt you found the villain underwhelming, too flashy, I'm pretty sure you find the hero society illogical. You don't care about fame, and I don't feel you are one animated by the idea of justice. At most I think you'd have become a vigilante. »
In these day, it was pretty much unthinkable that someone with a powerful quirk didn't at least try to become a hero, but being a hero wasn't all about quirk, and Kakashi, while going with the flow, didn't strike him as a person to become a hero because of the expectation of the society. He was too much of a troll for this.
« Well, my original plan was to become an erotica writer. » he confessed, voice too plat for Aizawa to judge if the hero was joking, or if he was serious. « But what All Might wants, All Might gets, and so he dragged me to UA. It's not bad, and I don't think I could have satisfied myself with a civilian life, joining in the army… well, I thought about it, but if I have to fight, if I have to kill, I'd rather it be to protect the life of the everyday man. »
It was a strangely morbid thought, killing, that is. Even for some of the worst villains, killing was disapproved, but Kakashi talked about it as if he was talking about the weather, something that wouldn't bother him even for one second. Had he already killed? The journalists would have a field day.
« Ah, but that doesn't mean I have forgotten my original plan! » he joyfully cut Aizawa's thought, walking toward him and removed the cover of his book, revealing a bright orange book hidden behind it. « I also write on the side! You are sixteen right? Let it be an early birthday gift. » he exclaimed as if he had the brightest idea since sliced bread, taking out a pen to write on the first page. Being his mask, Aizawa could feel the shit eating grin adorning his face. Karachi threw the book at him.
Icha Icha Paradise, Aizawa felt his eyebrow twitch. He opened his mouth to refuse the gift, but the hero had already disappear.
For Aizawa Shota, for when you become a man. Heno Heno Moheji
Gosh, I had this idea in my head for months.
This will be a collection of interconnected chapter from different POV. I hc, Gai as All Might (their personality are just so close) and maybe Lee as Deku, because Gai without Lee is just no Gai.
I also have some idea for a KHRXBnha fic in the same style.
PS: I'm searching for a beta reader for both my HP fic and this one, so if there is someone who would like to volunteer :).