Chapter Two

"HERE ARE OUR THREE WINNERS FOR OUR THIRD YEAR CLASS, HERO IN TRAINING DEKU WINS FIRST PLACE, HERO IN TRAINING INGENIUM WINS SECOND PLACE AND HEROES IN TRAINING URAVITY AND GROUND ZERO TIE FOR THIRD IN THIS YEARS SPORTS OLYMPICS. CAN I HAVE A ROUND OF APPLOSE FOR THIS YEARS WINNERS?" He asked and the crowd roared with cheers, as a medal was placed around Izuku's neck, Izuku stared down at the medal and felt that it wasn't worth it, it wasn't worth the pain Tenya was feeling right now, nothing was worth Tenya's pain. He found himself holding back tears, and he struggled to smile, one hand raised as the others raised their hands as well. "NOW WE WILL CONDUCT INTERVIEWS, FROM SEVERAL REPORTERS." Preset Mic said and cameras swarmed them, all three were given a microphone and Izuku stared out into the crowd.

"Hero Deku did you intend to cause that much damage to Ingenium?" The reporter demanded.

"I practiced what I did in the training simulator, with the amount of force I used. The dummies didn't suffer any damage, however I failed to consider that Ingenium would be pushing his engines full force into my legs and that lead to Ingenium shattering most of the bones in his thighs. I have sometimes had trouble with my quirk in the past, the recoil from using it damaging me, when I was younger, but I never have accidentally injured someone to this degree. I thought that I was being safe and that I was doing what was necessary to hold him, I didn't consider what damage the combination of a strength quirk like mine and his engines would cause. I was also angry at the time of our fight, though it seems fairly petty now in comparison to what came after. That's the thing about having a quirk, you can plan precisely, but sometimes quirks interact with one another in unexpected ways. If I had known the sort of damage that was being caused by Ingenium using his engines, I would have jumped back at once and let him stand and then finished the fight. I should have better considered the natures of our quirks and I am lucky that I didn't become injured as well. It hurt when he was trying to fight against me, but for once I suffered no damage, where he was not so lucky."

"You are used to being hurt often?" A reporter asked.

"Its the nature of my quirk, I was constantly injuring myself as a kid and I was told not to use it, until I grew stronger. I started using it around the time I got into UA and have managed to improve vastly in the three years I've been here, by pushing myself beyond my limits to achieve my dream. I can manage to hold it at a constant twenty percent of the total strength I am capable without damaging my body and I can go up to forty percent for short bursts. I work constantly to improve myself and my control and capabilities with my quirk." He said and smiled softly. "I think I've seen Recovery Girl more times than most of my classmates combined and I have to do physical therapy as well as spending many hours in the gym to use my quirk properly. I've managed not to break a bone for the past four months, which is actually a new record for me. I am very used to getting hurt, but I'm not so used to hurting others accidentally. I've had to hurt villains in the past and I've never enjoyed that, but its part of what I need to do to make others feel safe. I didn't intend to hurt Ingenium, but I will be training even harder in future to try to accustom myself to properly using my quirk against others." He said.

"That is a worthy goal, what do you do for training?" The reporter asked and Izuku smiled, before running a hand through his hair and laughed.

"What don't I do, I get up around three thirty every morning to go to the gym, after that I go to training room three and practice both using my equipment and working on expanding my limits with my quirk and body. I then shower, eat breakfast and go to my classes, or to my internship. After classes, or my internship end, I train for five hours, either going to local dojos, or training in a training room, before eating dinner and going to bed."

"That's a lot of training and you wake up very early to accomplish it."

"I want to get better and I push myself to do so, I tried to train late at night and get up at a more reasonable hour, but I realized I'm more a morning person, even if its still dark when I get up. Its easier for me to stay awake in class, if I go to bed around nine and wake up at three most days. That's not to say that I don't take the occasional days off, to goof off with friends like any teenager, but usually when its movie night I wind up falling asleep on the couch before the first one is even over. We all have different schedules and we all work very hard."

"You seem to admire your classmates."

"I do, I consider them all to be my friends and we train hard together, we never take it easy on one another in our training, I enjoy mock battle simulations those are fun, particularly since they team us up at random." He said and smiled. "I know all their capabilities and I would love to work with them some time after graduation. They are all becoming strong heroes in their own right and I feel that they are worthy of my friendship and respect. Though we do occasionally act like normal teenagers, more often then not I'm the brunt of their pranks, as I'm most often the first to fall asleep, when we do movie nights. Chargebolt's artistry is something that is less then desired, particularly when it's on my face." Deku said with a laugh.

"That does sound like something a typical teenager would do." One of the reporters said and Deku grinned.

"Heroes, civilians, villains, we're all people and we are typical teenagers in a lot of ways. The girls have dragged us all out shopping and made Ground Zero wear more than his favorite skull shirt." He said with a laugh. "Someone accidentally turned all of our clothing pink once, when it was their turn to do laundry. Shining Hero was less than pleased with that turn of events and Froppy and Uravity had to comfort him. Personally I don't really care, as long as nothing happens to my hero suit, I'll rock a pick shirt, but some people really care about fashion. There's a reason why we have uniforms after all, mostly that reason being that few teenagers have any taste in clothing." He added with a laugh.

"Stop telling embarrassing stories shitty Deku." Bakugo said and his hands lit with explosions.

"I'm not telling the really embarrassing ones and they asked." Izuku returned and grinned at Bakugo.

"You are very brave to challenge your friend when he's embarrassed."

"Ground Zero is a bit explosive at times, but he has a good heart. I've known him ever since we were kids, we grew up in the same neighborhood and went to the same schools, since we met in preschool." He said and smiled. "My hero name is actually a nickname that he called me in preschool."

"What was Ground Zero like as a child?"

"He was just as explosive, only smaller and he always wanted to be a hero. He was a leader and he had many friends. I was more the shy quiet boy if you can believe that." He said and smiled. "I was obsessed with heroes, I still am for that matter. I study heroes and villains and their capabilities and weaknesses."

"That seems like dangerous information to know, do you write it down?"

"I have my own code and I doubt anyone would crack it." Izuku said.

"Can we see some of it?" Someone asked and Izuku nodded.

"I'll just write nonsense though." He said before he took out a notebook from an invisible pocket and jotted down a random series of squiggles, lines and circles. He showed the page and smiled as the cameras flashed. "Here's my entry." He flipped to his own page and held it out for the reporters. "I even do myself sometimes and constantly look for areas of improvement, so if you see anything I can work on, message me on my herospace account." He said and smiled at the cameras. "Its Future Hero Deku, if you use that one, then you have the right account, there's some people trying to pretend to be me online already. I don't really understand why they would do that and what they write is inaccurate at best." He said.

"Is it your personal herospace account?"

"No I have another account that is my personal account, I also have an account reserved for when I pass my licensing exam." He said and smiled. "I like to be myself with my friends and family, but I also like to hear from others about my strengths and weaknesses and I've actually found a lot of videos that I do actually like that have sent in by people who want to know me." He said and laughed. "I watch a lot of hero videos for the most part and I watch Hero TV, when I'm not training." He said. "Though I miss some things, like the battle against the ant man, I didn't even know that had happened until someone posted a video up, that was awesome." He said

"You really like other heroes don't you?"

"Well yes, I admire many heroes and I admit that I can be a bit of a fan boy at times. I looked up to them as a child and wished to be like them. Many of my classmates have several heroes that they admire, we were asked to do an essay for English class and I liked listening to all of them. Sometimes you learn a lot about a person from who they admire most, my favorite hero of all time is All Might. He's been my favorite hero since I was a child and I'm glad he's still my teacher, even though he's retired now from active duty."

"What's it like learning from All Might and your other teachers.

"Well Preset Mic and Midnight are the most easy going of our teachers. Eraserhead is definitely the strictest, he pushes us the hardest and All Might pushes us as well, to do better but in a different way. Ectoplasm makes sure we pay attention in mathematics, even though some of the class struggle in math and I have trouble sometimes as well. He makes it engaging and I've learned a lot about trajectories and applied force from his classes. I don't like letting any of my teachers down and I love learning from all of them. I don't know the other teachers as well as I know those that teach me every day, but I enjoy my lessons with them as well, when we run simulations, or are forced to fight our teachers."

"Does that happen often?"

"Usually about once every semester or so." Izuku replied. "Its one of the tests we need in order to move on, but even though some failed the first one, no one has failed one since and we've all gotten a lot stronger." He said and smiled brightly.

"You fight against Pro Heroes?"

"Yes, but they always fight at a level that we are capable of, the tests have become increasingly harder, as each of us improves. I like the challenge involved in simulation fighting best, it allows me to test my limits in a safe environment, while my classmates are doing the same. Though I'm not very fond of tests, I like the mock battle simulations we fight in, both watching and competing against my classmates." Izuku said.

"Do you do that often?"

"Yes it prepares us for fighting villains, but you already know that, many people have talked about battle simulations in the past. The entire sports festival is a series of mock battles, where each year competes." He said. "The nature of the simulations and mock battles we fight, are confidential, but I don't see the harm in admitting that I occasionally fight against my teachers, it has been done in the past after all."

"How do you know that?"

"Well I watched every previous interview, of those that had won the Sports Festivals in their year, some were more intense and interesting then others." He replied. "Some were emotional and moving, others still were funny and I decided what sort of tone I wanted to set for my own interview, as well as what sort of hero I wish to be." He said and smiled broadly. "You know that's the most asked question, why is that?"

"Because everyone wishes to know, how you intend to make a name for yourself."

"That's not as important to me as helping others honestly, I feel my actions will speak for themselves as far as my merchandise goes, but if I simply earn the government salary and do my best, I would be content. I feel too much emphasis has been placed upon fame and fortune in the hero world, where not enough is being put towards us doing our jobs. I'm strange though, most heroes are in it for the money and that's okay, I just don't think that your stats are as important, as if you are a good person and you do your job well." He said and smiled softly. "When people are counting on you to save them, its important that you do well and its important to trust others working alongside you. I feel that too often credit is assigned only to the one that makes the capture, rather than those that were also involved in capturing a villain. I dislike those that steal captures, when someone else could have done it safely to rise through the ranks." He added and the reporter stared at him. "I also dislike how often people hang back, waiting for a hero that is better equipped to take on a certain villain, I feel strongly that even if you aren't the best at fighting against someone, you should try your best and make adaptations to your costume so you can become better at fighting them."

"What sort of adaptations have you made?"

"You'll see all my adaptations eventually, but for now I want to hold some back from the public. After all I'm certain its not only heroes and civilians that watch the sports festival and I would hate to take away an advantage that would help me win that much faster, when every second counts in a fight. I'm going to constantly be working to get better at using the tech I do have and incorporate and phase out gear as necessary."

"Will you be using your rocket launchers again?" The reporter asked.

"Yes, they worked, it was my underestimating of what the force between my body and Ingenium's would do to the bones in his thighs that lead to Ingenium's injuries. I forgot to consider how him driving himself against my body would impact his thighs, when I was considering if I could hold him down or not. I know that I can do massive amounts of damage if I want to and I am careful with how I fight, but at the same time even I can come against something unexpected. The rocket launchers themselves are not to blame for my failing to calculate and estimate what would happen in the battle correctly." He said and the reporter nodded.

"Do you often misestimate what will happen in battles?"

"No, this is the first time I made such a mistake and I feel terrible about it." Izuku replied and sighed. "Ingenium is a close friend of mine and we talked together when I took him to Recovery Girl, he doesn't blame me for what happened and he knows it was an accident. Could we wrap up this interview soon, Ingenium decided to wait to be healed until after his own interview."

"You would cut your own interview short for him?"

"Of course, he is my friend and I care for him. I would do the same for any of my classmates and I believed that they would do the same for me until today."

"You said something about that earlier?"

"They didn't wake me for my match against Uravity and I'm still angry about it, I feel like when I needed them, they didn't do what I trusted them to do. I would never do anything like that to any of them, but I suppose they got wrapped up in themselves and didn't consider me. I know that can happen sometimes, but it will be a while before I trust them to the level I did before today again." Izuku said and the reporters stared at him and the others. "Maybe it wasn't deliberately malicious, but regardless, I'm still angry at them."

"I feel that you have a right to be, what do you plan to do going forward?"

"I will still work alongside them and I will attempt to deal with my anger and feeling of betrayal that I feel over what happened, it is all that I can do." Izuku replied. "You don't have to trust someone, or even like them to work alongside them, regardless of what happened between us they are still my friends, it will just be hard to trust them to the degree I once did again." He said and sighed. "It saddens me that they wouldn't consider waking me, when I would have gladly done the same for them, even if I had no chance of winning against them. I feel strongly that it would have been the honorable thing to do and that they made a mistake that nearly cost me dearly, which I will struggle to forgive. True forgiveness will take some time, I don't expect Ingenium, even though he says he doesn't blame me, to forgive him for coming up with a plan that resulted in him being injured. It is hard to truly forgive someone, but I don't like having anger in my heart, towards though I care about or even strangers."

"Is there anyone you won't ever forgive?"

"There is one hero, but it is a family matter and I feel its better that I don't get involved. They have been working harder to form a meaningful relationship with their child and I don't wish to get in the way of that. Even though I think the way in which they raised their child is wrong and unforgivable, it is not up to me to share family secrets or state openly who they are. Suffice it to say, I have no desire to work alongside them however, though I am close to their child." He said and smiled softly.

"One of your classmates?"

"A student at the school and that is all I will say about the matter, I feel that it is important to be honest, but it's also important to keep confidences as well. If I saw signs that my friend was being abused, I would have reported it, but as they weren't physically hurt and they developed a stronger bond with that parent, I saw no need to reveal how they were raised." He replied and shrugged. "I feel that you should move onto another line of questioning, as I am done talking about this topic and won't answer further questions about it."

"What sort of hero do you wish to be?"

"Someone that others trust and feel that they can rely upon. Someone that helps others feel safe and makes villains afraid to do their crimes. Someone who upholds the laws and serves with honor and integrity. Someone who saves the day with a smile on their face and laughs in the face of danger. I want others to see me and know everything will be alright, because if I won't save them, someone else will be able to and I want them to know that they will be safe when they see me. I want to protect the innocent, help those in need and fight alongside other heroes, assisting them in whatever capacity they need. I feel strongly that the focus should be on working together, rather than working alone. I'm not sure if I will join a team, or fight on my own. I don't currently have the funds to support making my own team, but I wouldn't be averse to joining someone else's team after graduation. I feel strongly that heroes should know each other's strengths and weaknesses and if possible the strengths and weaknesses of the villains they fight against as well. I will use whatever adaption I can think of, to help me get that much better, that much faster, that much more of an edge against my opponents and I will cherish those close to me. I wish to be honest and to that end, I will admit that I am solely attracted to men. That is the sort of hero I wish to become." Deku said and smiled putting his hands on his hips and tossing his hair back as he activated his quirk. "That is the sort of man I wish to be." He added and then turned as he saw that Tenya had passed out. He thought quickly wondering what he should do, before pressing his palms together and shooting water out of them. Tenya shot upright and looked around him in confusion, he was dripping wet and Deku deactivated his quirk, placing his hand gently on Tenya's shoulder. "Are you alright?" He whispered gently and was surprised when Tenya blushed.

"Yes I'm alright, you shouldn't worry about me, and I'll be fine." He added and Izuku smiled softly.

"I tried to go as fast as I could through my interview, but if you want to skip yours, no one would judge you for it."

"No I wish to stay for my interview, but perhaps I'll leave before Uravity and Ground Zero are interviewed." He replied and Izuku nodded.

"You know your limits better then me and I know you've been preparing." He added with a grin. "You'll do great." He then spoke at full volume. "I believe I'm done asking questions for the day, but you can interview Ingenium now."

"What was he whispering to you Ingenium?"

"He was assessing my well being, he did so in a way that was not embarrassing to me." Tenya replied. "I do not blame him for my injuries, it was as much my fault as his, if any blame could be assigned to such an accident. Neither one of us considered how my engines would hold up against his hold, I failed to consider that he would manage to knock me down entirely, as I am the fastest person in class by a large margin." He said and smiled softly. "I should learn by now not to underestimate Izuku." He added.

"Have you done that in the past?"

"Sometimes I have, particularly in first year, he always manages to do things no one would expect, he'll either be a great hero, or he'll be one of the ones that die young. I intend to ensure that he becomes a great hero, as he is my friend and I wish to assist him as much as possible. While he can be reckless when people are in danger, it's always to save those that need it and he has saved my life on several occasions. We have fought side by side and sometimes against one another, but I still consider him to be the best student in our class and the world needs someone like him in it. Although there will always be those that seek to stamp out the forces for good that exist in this world, I for one will stand against them and protect those that I care for to the best of my ability. Izuku is someone that constantly pushes himself that much harder and he grows each week in different ways. I find that I struggle to progress as he does, even though I too push myself beyond my limits. I believe that it is a difference of capability, I have a realizable quirk that I know how to use well, where as Deku's quirk can be highly unstable and react in strange ways in different situations, we have both adapted our training and fighting style to match our different skill sets. Mostly I have learned to expect the unexpected from my friend."

"Did you know he was gay?"

"No I didn't and it surprised me, I didn't know that he was, but I see no problem with a hero being gay, after all that would be hubris."

"Your gay as well?"

"Yes, I suspect at least a third of the class is, Shining has never tried to hide his sexuality from us. Where as I am more of a private individual and I feel that such matters should stay between me and the person I care for as much as possible. My family knows of my sexuality and they have always been supportive of me, stating that if I ever wish to have children, I can simply hire a surrogate with a compatible quirk and what matters most to them is my happiness. I feel that although great strides have been taken towards the acceptance of who others are, be it their sexuality or lack there of, but there will be a few people upset by the news that I don't desire women. To them I state that I must be myself and I cannot help who I love."

"Is there anyone in particular that you wish to have a relationship with?"

"That would be between me and that person. I am not currently involved in a relationship, considering the schedule I keep to stay on top of my training, it would be hard to find the time." He replied.

"And what is your training schedule?"

"I wake up every morning at four and lift weights for several hours, then I go to one of the training rooms and run through obstacle courses. I eat breakfast and go to classes, or my internship, after that I go to a dojo and practice several martial arts that I am learning currently. After that I run obstacle courses again, eat dinner and go to bed around ten." Tenya replied. "I mainly use the weekends to work on my assignments for classes, the teachers are understanding of our desire to train and those that train more are assigned weekly homework that they can complete on their schedule, while those that train less or procrastinate are given different assignments." He added. "The school works hard to support all its students after the middle of second year and helps us to get stronger and get ready for our debut, whatever that might mean."

"Do you feel that some students put in less work than others?"

"No we all train very hard and each work on getting stronger in our own ways. Admittedly some sleep more than others, or study more or less, or train more, or less. It really depends on the person, but I believe all my classmates have a strong work ethic and a desire to succeed and reach their goal of being heroes." Tenya replied and smiled at the reporters.

"Do you get along with everyone in your class?"

"No, there are some that my personality clashes with, I feel strongly that we should respect and honor our instructors, as well as our fellow students and some feel that I am too serious. That I do not as they say, "goof off enough..." I enjoy my leisure time, when I feel I need it, but I do not take it as often as some." He added and smiled softly. "Sometimes others are annoyed when they see someone working hard, when I was younger I thought everyone would work as hard as me and that caused some friction between me and several of my classmates. While I feel now is that what they do is up to them, as long as they do not get in the way of my studying and respect the dorm rules, we won't have issues."

"You have rules in your dorms?"

"Yes I drafted up a binder of dorm rules when we all moved into the dorms together, in order to establish peaceful cohabitation for the rest of our time at UA. Mostly it was about respecting quiet hours between nine and seven on weekdays and eleven and one on weekends, in addition to maintaining a clean living area and not picking fights with one another. Some found these rules to be more challenging than others, as some of my classmates are more explosive in nature. We can't all have easy going steady natures like Deku after all, but for now we are all living together and we need to ensure our safety and the safety of the building we call home."

"That sounds reasonable."

"He wanted to have us obey like four hundred rules at first! It was so annoying, you didn't mention that didn't you, when talking about dorm rules."

"Well we worked together Ground Zero to establish something that was fair to everyone, though I personally think that it was more appropriate to have the original rules intact, we compromised." Tenya said.

"No one would memorize those rules but you and Deku, maybe Momo, but who gives a shit if I leave a glass on the table? Honestly!" He said

"You are the one that has been scarring our beautiful school property, I suspected that was the case, you are lucky that I am not at full strength currently." Tenya said and Deku sighed.

"Tenya, it can be sanded down after we leave, its cheap furniture anyway and Eraserhead said that he was impressed by the level of cleanliness we've managed to keep and how he hasn't had to replace our furniture yet." Deku said gently. "It's Ground Zero's home for now too and he needs to feel comfortable in it, even if you are uncomfortable with how he acts in a living environment, which is no worse than most people our age." Izuku said with a slight laugh. "Not everyone enjoys keeping things clean to the level that you do and you need to relax, you don't want to hurt yourself further." He said and Tenya took several calming breaths. "Sorry about that he's on medication and so things are effecting them even more than they usually do. Perhaps we should stay away from our living environment." Izuku said with a charming smile.

"Have you always been so orderly, responsible and serious?" The reporter asked and Tenya smiled.

"It was the way I was raised, certain things were expected of us, regardless of if we wished to be Pro Heroes or not. We were expected to keep our rooms clean and respect our elders, I am naturally more serious than some of my brothers. Though I do enjoy having fun with friends and participating in their banter." He replied.

"Do you get to have fun with your friends often?"

"We take time once a week, to either watch a movie, or play board games. The entire class plays, or watches the movie together. There was one time where someone insisted that we play typical teen games and we agreed to never speak of what happened that night."

"A classmate was killed on New Years last year, was he not?"

"Yes, we all feel partially responsible for his death, he offered to buy alcohol and several of us had never gotten drunk before and wished to try it. It was stupid and reckless of us and I regret every day that I didn't try to stop him, I just wanted to enjoy the celebration with my class and none of us considered the danger that night. I feel that we won't ever forgive ourselves for what happened and it is another matter that we do not discuss." Tenya said.

"Do you or your other classmates often drink?"

"No that was the first and last time we attempted to get drunk, I believe that all of us were repulsed by the thought of drinking after that incident." Tenya replied. "Though some of us of are of age now, we still obtain, because we can't drink without thinking of that night." He added and Izuku laid a comforting hand on his shoulder, Tenya clasped his hand to his and smiled up at Deku.

"Are you the most serious one in your class?"

"I feel that those that were raised by Pro Heroes are more serious than our other classmates, in different ways. We were all taught lessons from a young age that other children do not learn. I learned to spot if someone was acting strangely by the age of five and inform someone older about their behavior. Luckily I never had to put that training to use, as I spent much of my childhood between my family home and Somei Academy." He replied and smiled. "I knew both Shouto and Creati before attending UA, we grew up in similar circles and attended similar parties as children. I was closer to Creati than Shouto as a child, as he can sometimes be difficult to get to know."

"Was Izuku referring to you, when he stated one of his classmates was being abused by their hero parents?"

"No my family never abused me, they were careful to train me at the level I was ready for and I always felt safe, loved and cared for. I don't know why you are asking me such questions, nor do I know why Deku even mentioned it in his interview." He stated. "How dare you imply that my family abused me?" He demanded.

"It wasn't Ingenium I was talking about." Izuku added and sighed.

"It was me." Todoroki strode forward from the stadium doors and smiled at Izuku. "Thank you for keeping it secret as long as you did, I wasn't ready to speak about my history with my father, when I told you. I am now however and if you wish to interview me about my family after you speak with the others, I will gladly state what happened. I feel that now is a good time to come forward." He added. "However I do not want to detract from the other's interviews, by stating my own problems with my Father, problems by the way that are in the past. He is a hard man but he has been trying to change and become more approachable towards me and my siblings." He said and sighed. "However I will give an interview only after you interview my classmates." He added.

"Did you know about Shouto's father abusing him?"

"I didn't know and I don't know the nature of the abuse, I cannot comment on something I don't know about. I know that when I first met Shouto, he was very angry at his father and hated him, their relationship has since improved and Endeavor has made strides towards being a better parent to his children and being more involved in their lives. I don't know more than that, as these are family matters and its up to Shouto and Endeavor to discuss them."

"Are you close to Shouto?"

"I consider him to be a close friend, though we disagree at times, I trust him to watch my back and I hope he trusts me as well." Shouto replied and smiled at the reporters. "I enjoy his company and his friendship and it saddens me that he had a hard childhood, though I do not know the details."

"Would you have remained silent as Deku chose to do, or would you have informed the media, had you known?"

"I would have most likely talked to one of my teachers about it at least, but it seemed to have worked out alright, so maybe Deku made the right call by keeping his silence, until he felt he needed to speak out." Tenya said. "As to why he chose today, it's beyond me."

"Todoroki asked me to tell his secret, if he didn't place in the festival." Izuku replied and sighed. "He thought that it needed to be widely known, because of reasons that I feel its better that he tell you. As to why I didn't tell anyone else, it didn't seem like he was currently being hurt and he asked me not to. If I had seen signs that his father had hurt him, I would have spoken about it much sooner than I did."

"Back to Tenya, what do you plan to do after graduation, do you plan to work for your brothers for a while, or do you plan to assemble your own hero team, as your brother did?"

"I will be taking over my brother's old team, which are currently working alongside my other family members, however I might also wish to work with other members of my class, if they would like to be part of a team with me. I have not considered the logistics yet, but I have been training alongside my brother's old team and my brothers when I go back to the family compound. I have been interning under other heroes, because they suggested that I learn other styles of fighting and the ways other heroes do their jobs, before establishing my own style." He said.

"As is often the case with those that come from a legacy of heroes, how do you seek to uphold the family legacy?"

"By being the best hero I can be and doing my best to help others." Tenya replied. "I feel strongly that I can be a credit to my family and be myself as well."

"That is true, are you set on taking up the Ingenium name, despite its history?"

"I wish to take up my brother's name and work in his stead, to honor his legacy." Tenya replied. "Yes I am set upon taking up the hero name Ingenium." He said.

"Don't you feel it would be better to have your own name, than to take on the history associated with your brother's name?"

"No, I am proud of my brother and what he accomplished as a hero, what he continues to accomplish even though he's now retired, he still assists and advises us to the best of his ability. I have always looked up to my eldest brother and I am honored to take up his name after graduation."

"What sort of hero do you wish to be?"

"I wish to be someone that is responsible and respectable, I wish to stop those that would harm others and assure citizens that they are safe, because I am protecting them. I wish to serve my country with honor and dignity and I wish to be someone others can count on. I wish to respect our laws and uphold them. I wish to honor my family legacy, while making my own way as a hero. I wish to fight alongside the people I trust and those that trust me. I want to someone that is worthy of the name hero. I want to be a role model for children to look up to and someone that helps them feel safe at night, as my own family did when I was small. Though not everyone has the fortune to grow up alongside heroes, I would hope all children grow up feeling safe because we are doing our jobs and protecting them. I want to be someone that always tries to do the right thing, even though I will make mistakes upon occasion, I will always admit to when I make an error in judgment. I intend to be worthy of my hero name and my family legacy." He stated, Izuku helped him off the stage a moment later.

"I think I could carry you, would you prefer to use the wheel chair?"

"I don't know what would hurt more, but I like the idea of you carrying me." Tenya said and Izuku nodded, he powered up and gently took Tenya into his arms, before using his anti gravity boots and his rocket launchers, he knew that he could control them enough to ensure that both he and Tenya were safe. He stopped the rocket launchers, slowing them down, before disengaging the anti gravity boots and walking to where Recovery Girl was.

"Alright, lets heal some of the damage, I can't heal all of it in one day, you don't have enough stamina for that, you will need to come back tomorrow and the day after and to stay off your feet for the next two days at least, no training for the next week."

"Yes Mam."

"I'm serious Iida."

"I know Mam, I will follow your orders, but may I go to classes?"

"You can't participate in active assignments but you may go to class if your feeling up to it, if you start to feel any pain, you are to go and rest."

"Yes Mam." Iida said and Recovery Girl nodded.

"See that he is taken care of Izuku." She added and Izuku nodded, she healed him and sighed after she stripped him to his boxers and wrapped a bandage around his hips, she then pulled his pants back on. "There's nothing more that I can do, today, but I think he would be more comfortable resting in the dorms..." She trailed off as the Iida family burst through the exam area and all glared at Izuku.

"What you did was reckless and dangerous, you used equipment that you didn't have prior knowledge of." Someone stated.

"No actually, I've been practicing with this gear for several months and I know how to use it reliably well, I miscalculated the degree to which Iida using his quirk at full strength would impact both of us, while I was attempting to hold him down. I thought of if I could hold him down, not of what the result would be to his thighs, which were essentially ground against mine. Do to the nature of my quirk I was lucky in that I was uninjured besides some bruising, now is not the time or place to dress me down, if you wish to yell at me for how my actions caused Iida injury I will understand, but he needs to rest and I need to take him back to the dorms, so he can be comfortable. After that you can yell at me and him, once he awakens for our mistake if you so desire. For now however, his well being is more important than your anger towards me." He added, before picking up Tenya gently in his arms and setting off for the dorms. People stared and pointed and he smiled, as he went to his dorm and disengaged his hero tech. He managed to use Tenya's thumb to open the door and use Tenya's thumb again to open the door to his room. He then set Tenya down on top of his bed and took off Tenya's glasses, setting them on the bedside table.

He laughed at the sight of Tenya's windswept hair, before gently taking off Tenya's shoes. He also removed the blazer that Tenya wore and decided that although the soft pants could stay on, the button down shirt needed to go. He removed it and found a soft pajama shirt in Tenya's drawer, he dressed him in it, before settling himself in a chair. The phone on Tenya's dresser rang and Izuku sighed as he answered it.

"You need to let us in Deku." Someone said.

"I will be there shortly." Izuku said and hung up, he put the shirt and blazer in Tenya's hamper, before he left Tenya's door open and opened the main door to the dorms, he walked back to Tenya's room and settled himself down in Tenya's chair, while Tenya's family filled the room and glared down at him.

"You changed his clothing why?"

"Because the blazer and shirts we wear aren't comfortable for sleeping in." Izuku replied. "I should know I've fallen asleep in my uniform before after all." He added and looked uncomfortable.

"I know what you mean, UA uniforms aren't exactly comfortable." Someone said.

"Tatsuya!" Someone barked. "You shouldn't forgive this boy so easily."

"Why not, when Tenya has forgiven him?" Tatsuya said and smiled. "Not to mention how he has a..." Someone else tackled him and he fell to the floor cursing.

"Wha'?" Tenya said from the bed, starting to move, before Izuku moved to his feet and put a gentle hand on his shoulder.

"Your safe Tenya, your brothers are having a brawl on your floor for some reason, or at least I think they are your brothers. Its Tatsuya and someone else."

"Tatsuo, they always fight." Tenya murmured, his eyes slipping closed again. "My family is here?"

"You should be resting, not worrying about them." Izuku said gently. "Or me, I'm sure we'll work everything out." He added and had to activate his anti gravity boots when Tatsuo and Tatsuya started rolling towards the bed. "Go outside!" Izuku demanded. "Either that or stop fighting, Tenya doesn't need to be jostled by you two fighting right now." He added sternly and Tenya burst out laughing.

"You don't do stern very well ..."

"Call me Izuku, or Deku." He said gently. "You should be sleeping and not talking to me. Why do I need to be stern, when my class has you?" He added and Tenya laughed again.

"You are so pretty, I love your hair, its so pretty, pretty hair and pretty eyes and your such a good person." He said and Izuku blushed.

"You are totally out of it, you really should get some sleep, I know what its like to fight against the need to sleep after a healing and I don't even remember what I said." Izuku said with a laugh. "Or what was so important that I stayed awake, you are loopy." He added.

"I love you, will you date me?"

"I'll consider it if you ask when you aren't exhausted." Izuku replied. "Right now you could be feeling a lot of things, thanks to the pain pills you've been taking and the healing you just put your body through. I won't agree unless you ask me when you regain your senses, but I'll ask you then."

"You will?" Tenya asked and Izuku smiled.

"Sure, I can't say I haven't thought about dating you and if you want to to..." He trailed off and blushed. "Anyway, that's something we can talk about once you get better and your family isn't here." He added and Tenya laughed.

"They already know I love you." Tenya said. "I'm not very good at hiding who I love, from the people I also love." He said and Izuku blushed.

"Iida I don't feel comfortable talking about this right now, you aren't yourself."

"You are correct, I would never tell you of my feelings otherwise, yet I did and you are not going to respond?" He demanded and tears filled his eyes. "Don't you even care about me, at least a little?" He demanded.

"I do I care about you a lot, I've just never considered dating you. I've always been so busy and you've always been so busy and I don't want to talk about this in front of your family, but I don't want to make you cry either. I couldn't bare it if you..." Izuku trailed off and started sobbing, Tenya tried to put an arm on his shoulder but missed entirely. He grasped Tenya's arm to him. "I-I'm so sa sa sorry I-iida." He said.

"You can call me by my first name, you can call me Tenya, I'd like that even if I don't..." He trailed off his eyes closing again.

"Ya you can ca call me Izuku." Izuku managed to get out and continued to sob, as he held Tenya's hand in his, he had to get himself under control. Tenya needed to rest and Izuku wasn't helping him sleep with his sobbing, but he couldn't stop. A hand came against his shoulders and he turned embracing whoever had touched, desperate to be held in that moment. He'd never meant any harm to come to any of his classmates, but then he'd hurt Tenya, Tenya who was if nothing else one of his closest friends. Then Tenya had confessed how he cared for Izuku and his entire family had yelled at him for injuring Tenya and it was all too much. He continued to sob.

"What did you do to Izuku!" Shouto demanded from the open door, everyone stared at him except Izuku who continued to sob.

"We simply stated our displeasure at him injuring Tenya." Someone stated.

"When he was already beating himself up about it, more than you ever could?" Shouto demanded, before striding up to Izuku and gently lying an hand on him. "I know you need to stay here, I'd need to stay here if I hurt one of my classmates too, but you don't need to stay with them. They are guests here and their being here is a privilege not a right. If you want me to get security to kick them out..."

"Na no." Izuku managed before he continued to sob.

"You always get like this, after anyone gets hurt, it's both annoying and endearing, have you eaten anything since breakfast? you know how you need to eat after a match." He said and Izuku shook his head. "I'll get you something from the cafeteria." He said and Izuku clasped onto his arm sobbing as he hugged Shouto. Shouto stiffened. "Um there there, where's Kirishima and Uraraka when you need them. Look I'm terrible at cheering others up, but your being upset isn't helping Tenya and it isn't helping you so stop it. Stop crying." Shouto said and found he couldn't relax, he liked it when people hugged him, but his father had raised him to feel uncomfortable feeling emotion. Anger he could handle, but things like sadness and that strange warm feeling he got sometimes around his family... No he couldn't handle this very well at all. So he thought of what his sister would do and pulled Izuku to the chair and held him in his arms, fingers lightly stroking the other boy's hair. "It will be alright, it will all be alright." He repeated over and over until Izuku stopped sobbing and started snoring and mumbling under his breath.

"You care for this boy as much as my son does don't you, you love him." Tena's Father demanded.

"What business is it of yours who I care for?" Shouto returned and they stared at him in shock. "You don't know me Sir, do not address me as though we have any familiarity with one another. Why should I tell you anything."

"Because you might be a rival for my son's affections, don't I deserve to know?" Tenya's Father demanded.

"That's what I don't like about Pro Heroes, they think they can demand anything they want, when it suits them. Most of the time they can't, but you don't have the right to demand me to tell you how I feel about anyone, or anything." Shouto said and Tenya's Father stared at the boy.

"I am sorry I should have remembered who I was addressing, I got caught up in the heat of the moment."

"What would my family have to do with anything?" Shouto demanded before remembering the breathing techniques Aizawa had taught them, in through his nose, out through his mouth, he didn't want to attack the Iidas, he didn't want to harm anyone. He was not comfortable with this, but his discomfort would pass, in through the nose, out through the mouth.

"No one I have ever known in your family has been comfortable talking about their feelings. It can happen sometimes within Japanese families, yours is not the only one. Others are more straight forward in their affections and I feel that being honest about your feelings for someone is the best policy at times." He said and smiled gently. "I forgot that you wouldn't only be uncomfortable discussing this, but even the mention of it would make you feel defensive. All I can say is that it has been a trying day and I have not responded well to my son being injured."

"I don't think anyone has, the others said it was better to leave you alone, but I had to make sure they both were alright." Shouto said and suddenly his eyes filled with tears and he dashed them away angrily, why were his emotions all over the place.

"Well they are fine, as you can see, why don't you leave now and we'll tend to Tenya and make sure Izuku gets something to eat, once he wakes up."

"I don't know you, but Tenya is...a good man and so you can't be all bad. I still don't feel comfortable leaving Izuku with you though." He added and frowned as Izuku whimpered in his sleep, mumbling something under his breath. Shouto knew what that was like, he had his own nightmares nightly after all, but he couldn't stand Izuku having them. He gently shook Izuku awake and stopped a clumsy fist from hitting his face. Izuku sobbed and clung to him. "Its alright whatever you were dreaming about, isn't happening right now." He told Izuku gently. Izuku then blushed and flailed wildly trying to get off Shouto and winding up falling from his lap onto the floor.

He cursed and rubbed his head, before curling himself up into a ball. "Izuku?" Inko called gently as Izuku cried both embarrassed and upset about what had happened as his dream "What have you done to my son?"