Authors Note: Okay so I made a few mistakes regarding the OCC Izuku being a bit to sociable with anyone and addressing who is speaking and whatnot. I am going to do my best to make sure future chapters doesn't carry the same issues but let me know if I mess up guys. Anyway let's get on with the story...
Key: Normal Dialogue
Texting Dialogue
It's has been a couple weeks now since Izuku's venture to the park. It was unfortunate that he couldn't spend the time he wanted to at the park but the plus side is that he made two new friends Eijiro Kirishima and Denki Kaminari.
These two guys were basically Izuku's first friends in a long time. He was grateful that he met some people his age but deep down some part of him felt that they would just turn away once they knew about Izuku's flaw.
In all of Izuku's life he never saw someone stay friends with a quirkless individual for long. Probably to use them to get what they want but never really there for the friendship.
But here he was texting his two new friends or companions. As both were asking when could they hangout?
A lot of Izuku's days were taken up by training aside from the weekends. Deciding that he can introduce both boys to each other since it would seem that they would get along plus it would held at the same day of the hangouts that the guys wanted to do.
[Eijiro To Midoriya ]
Eijiro:Hey Midoriya! Do you have time?
Izuku:Hey Kirishima-San, yes I do. You need something?
Eijiro: Yea man do you want to hang out?
Izuku: Oh sure! What day do you have in mind?
Eijiro: I was thinking Saturday or Sunday. You good for those days?
Izuku:Can I get back to you on that?
Eijiro: Sure man.
Izuku was indeed free that weekend only on Saturday though since he had to help with his mother on some errands. The thing was that Denki had asked him the same question an hour ago. Izuku did say he was free and Denki went forward with the plan to hangout.
Now with Eijiro, who wanted to hangout it felt wrong to decline the offer. Izuku wanted to spend time with both friends since they were the only people that actually talked(text and phone call) to him instead of verbalize abusing for his existence. Izuku actually felt really happy yet still worry about the friendship he-himself wanted to have since the green haired teen met the boy's only once and not to long ago.
It honestly to took a good hour of thinking how to proceed with this. Izuku could postpone Eijiro's hangout plan but the socially awkward teen felt that would be rude of him to do so. On the other hand Izku could ask Denki if he could bring some along.
Not wanting to come off rude by saying that his schedule was full and turn down the meet up Izuku choose the latter option in his mind.
The boy picked up his phone and proceeded to text the yellow haired teen that he already had plans with.
[Izuku to Denki]
Izuku: Hey Kaminari-San, can I ask you something about the meet up.
Denki: Oh Midoriya what's up?
Izuku: I was wondering if I can bring someone along with us on Saturday?
Denki: Sure man. Is it a he or she?
Izuku: He is a boy. Why do you ask Kaminari-San?
Denki: Just curious... anyway you still up to go?
Izuku: Okay? Oh Yess I am still going!
Denki: Neat! Tell your friend that we are meeting at the plaza with the gym.
Izuku: Sure! Thanks Kaminari-San!
Izuku finished his chat with Denki feeling positive about letting Eijiro on aboard with the meet up. The Green haired teen now needed to let the other friend know.
[Izuku to Eijiro]
Izuku; Kirishima-San?
Eijiro; Yea?
Izuku: I can go on Saturday.
Eijiro: Nice. Where do you want to meet up?
Izuku: You know the plaza with the gym? The one were we first met? Can you make it there?
Eijiro: Oh yea the plaza. Okay sure man. See ya there.
Izuku: Also are you okay with another person joining us?
Eijiro: Sure dude as long as they are cool with us.
Izuku: They are. See you on Saturday Kirishima-San.
Before Izuku knew it, the weekend of the meet up came by fast. Already clothed in his white hoodie and blue jeans with his favorite red shoes equipped to his body. His mother was home on one of her day offs from work curiously watching her son who was getting ready to head out. "Izuku? Were you going?" Inko asked her son that she cares for so dearly.
"Oh m-mom, I am going out for a few hours to hangout with a couple of friends." Izuku said as he turn and look back at his mother. To Izuku's surprise and embarrassment, he saw Inko build up tears of Joy with her hands together chest level. "O-Oh Izuku." Inko said letting her waterworks go into action causing the boy to worry some.
"M-Mom w-what's wrong?" Izuku walked towards his parent with a concern look on his face as he does his best to comfort the troubled woman.
"It's nothing dear." Inko wiped off her tears with her hands as she smiles at her son. "I am just happy for you." This brought relief to Izuku as he sigh comfortably then walked to his mother while opening his arms for signal of embrace.
Inko gave her son a tight hug as she smiled. The mother-son embrace was comforting for both parent and child. The feeling of reassurance was cut short as a noticeable phone message went off. Both Midoriyas broke the hug leading to Izuku checking his phone to see a message from Eijiro.
[Eijiro to Izuku]
Eijiro: Hey Midoriya! Where are supposed to meet exaclty?
Izuku paused to look back at his mother after realizing that he had a meet up to go to. If it weren't for the train ride over to another part of town Izuku would had more time to talk to his mother. Though to Izuku's surprise once more, Inko gave Izuku a smile that carried pride and joy for her only son as she feels that her only child finally found acceptance in society. "You should'nt keep your friends waiting dear." A motherly voice full of benevolence gave Izuku the 'go ahead' to go and have fun like a teenager should.
Izuku smiled at his mom before giving her a quick hug and walked out the apartment. Izuku jogged to the nearest train station while texting Eijiro.
[Izuku to Eijiro]
Izuku: Kirishima-San, in front of one of the stores has a small fountain of a tilted cube. That's were we are meeting up.
Once Izuku raced passed the gradual increasing and decreasing numbers of people coming in and out of the train. The boy managed to get onto the expressway with little trouble. Standing near the automatic door of the train as the cart start to begin motion, Izuku gets a response from Eijiro.
[Eijiro to Izuku]
Eijiro: Hey I am at the fountain.
Izuku looked at the message with shock as he did not expect his friend to arrive there so suddenly. The boy had another ten to fifteen minutes before he can get off and make his way towards the plaza that he is suppose to meet at. With hurrying fingers taping against the screen of the phone, Izuku had texted back Eijiro.
[Izuku to Eijiro]
Izuku: Kirishima-San?! I did not expect you to be there so soon.
Eijiro: I live near the gym dude. Kinda my fault for not asking what time do we plan on meeting up.
Izuku: No it's my fault for not feeling specially and now you have to wait for me sorry Kirishima-San.
Eijiro: Hey man it's cool, I can wait. How much longer till you can make it here?
Izuku: Another ten to fifth teen minutes.
Izuku: Again sorry Kirishima-San.
Eijiro: Like I said before
Eijiro: It's cool and I can wait Midoriya don't worry about it.
Izuku then ended his conversation with Eijiro while waiting for the next several minutes to leave the train. The boy sighed to himself in a mix of disappointment in himself and emotional exhaustion from his mothers embrace to him being late for the first time for anything.
With Eijiro Kirishima and Denki Kaminari
Eijiro sat down waiting for his green haired friend and extension that friend Izuku was to bring.
Sitting down and listening to the sound of tiny water drops crashing against the flow of the fountain was a chill setting for the shark teeth teen. Putting his phone away in his long red camo cargo pants as he looks unfocused at the passing individuals before him.
Eijiro was sitting on a public wood bench that had the view of the fountain in front of him. Tapping his left feet on the ground to try synchronizing with the water crashing on water.
It was a couple of minutes later before another person joined him on the bench. Turning to his left a bit so he can at least see who was sitting beside him. A boy maybe around his age with black bottom up long sleeve that was rolled up next to the teens elbows. He also was equipped with dark brown pants and black sneakers.
Eijiro noticed that yellow hair with black patterns that resembled lightning. It wasn't before long until the same boy Eijiro was looking at looked slightly in his direction which caused Kirishima to turn his attention to the fountain.
Denki only arrived a few minutes after getting the sudden text from Izuku saying that he was going to be coming late. Seeing the designated meet up spot which was the fountain, the yellow haired teen took a seat on the bench and waited patiently for his green haired friend.
It wasn't long before Denki noticed the single look from the guy next to him. With only a couple of seconds since the persons eyes fell on him, Kaminari looked towards the person to see him changing attention to the fountain. At this point Denki got a good glance at the person.
This guy was probably the same age as him if Kaminari had to assume. The person was wearing a red short sleeve shirt, red and black camo cargo pants, and some black vans (shoes) which all together it seem to match his dark hair and red eyes. Denki noticed the shark like teeth from the guy's slightly open mouth.
After a minute or two, both boys started using their phones to either check the time and text their green haired friend. During the span off the next three minutes Izuku states that his friend was already there at the fountain.
Denki was dumbfounded by this as well as Eijiro. The only people at the fountain was a small family and the two teens. Denki turn his attention from his phone to the person next to him once more. "So...waiting for something?" Denki asked the guy next to him. Eijiro turn his attention to the voice and replied to the person's question. "Yea, more like I am waiting for a friend to arrive." Denki smiles at this following a nod. "Are you waiting for anyone?" The black haired teen asked as he continued to lay back on the bench. "A friend." Denki gave a simple response.
Eijiro saw the time as it had been about to be ten minutes which meant that Izuku would arrive at any given time. Denki looked out at the distance pass the fountain as he saw someone jogging towards them.
Eijiro followed the same attention as he realized the curly green hair on the same person Denki was looking at.
"Well...looks like he's here." Denki said with a smile on his face. "Yep, seems like it." Eijiro responded with smile as well. Both boys got up off the bench to look at each other. "Denki Kaminari." The blonde haired teen introduced himself lending out his hand towards the other boy. "Eijiro Kirishima." Says the black haired teen while accepting the handshake.
"H-Hey!" A voice called out to the two boys. Their green haired friend had finally joined them. "Hey Midoriya!" Both Denki and Eijiro greeted. "H-Hey K-Kaminari-San, K-Kirishima-San." Izuku greeted back. "S-Sorry I was late." The shorter of the three apologized. "Don't worry about it, at least you made it." Denki reassures as Eijiro nods in agreement.
"So what's the plan?" Eijiro asked getting the other two's attention. "Umm I- I didn't really had anything in m-mind so..." Izuku plainly admits as Denki put his hand on his chin thinking. With a split moment Denki snapped his fingers as an idea click in his head. "There is a public performance today with the local dance team." Denki states leaving the two boys curious about the blonde haired teens suggestion. "Unless you guys want to do something else?" Denki also gave another option as well but seemed okay with that choice as well.
"I can't think anything else to do in the meantime. Let's go." Eijiro agreed with the street performance. "I-I am u-up for a-anything Kaminari-San." Izuku chipped in on his opinion. Denki smiles at the responses followed by a response of his own. "Okay then let's get going."
The three boys ventured into the city heading to the dance performance that was hosting today.
Along the way Kirishima and Kaminari did most of the talking as Izuku listen and gave some responses of his own, with a few stutters but nonetheless small talked a bit. What the boy's interaction with each other was that they all wanted to be heroes. The thing that surprised them the most was the fact that they all applied to Yuuei: The Hardest Hero school to get into in Japan maybe the globe.
Izuku felt that he was somewhat belonging with this small trio group of friends since they all aspiring to be heroes and go to the same school. With the upcoming exam in a couple of months, all three new friends did share their individual concerns. Denki worried that his quirk won't last long since he told the guys that his drawback took time to recover from. Eijiro was more on the self-esteem side about his own self confidence being able to overcome the test. Izuku, although did not share his quirkless nature; he did share his concerns about how the actual test would be like.
It was an hour walk to the main city streets but to Izuku it felt like minutes. His company with Eijiro and Denki kept him from focusing on the actual distance and how much time had passed. Nonetheless Izuku like actually socializing (somewhat because of his stuttering and timid personality) with people his age.
As the three walk on the same sidewalk since their starting point, buildings began to change from small offices and convenience stores to multiple story building of various departments and supermarkets became more apparent.
Denki lead the two boys from start to finish. He also the one that started new topics in the conversation to keep the silence and boredom from closing in on them. Eijiro the second talkative one was mostly the one that talked between him and Izuku. Izuku was a nervous wreck when he happen to be involved in the socializing part. For the most part, the green haired teen just stayed quiet and payed attention to his two companions.
It wasn't to long ago when Eijiro realized how much stuttering and short stoping when it came to Izuku's dialogue. Even Denki noticed but regardless the two decide to say nothing as it would be bad if Izuku was put in the spotlight but in a greater light.
To Eijiro and Denki, both thought to the first time they met Izuku and they both tried to recall if their green haired friend couldn't hold a sentence together without stuttering.
"O-Oh is t-that it?!" Izuku asked pointing to the crowd of many people. Denki and Eijiro shrugged simultaneously. To Izuku's and Eijiro's can confusion they both stare at Denki. "Hey I know there is a performance in this city but I don't know where it is." The blonde haired boy put his hands up in a explaining gesture.
Before any of the three can say anything music rang throughout their ears. The beat of rhythm blasted loud getting Izuku, Denki, and Eijiro to focus on the sound of break dance music. Izuku's attention drew him first as he walk past the two boys to the center of the crowd. Soon after Denki and Eijiro followed as they to were curious.
As Izuku walked past the mass amount of people and the sound grew louder, his amazement peak at him. Right before him was a group of street performers dance to the spontaneous rhythm and beat. All of them in sync as they displayed movement that seem so foreign to the green haired teen. The flexibility was unbelievable, technique was flawless, and the synchronization was incredible.
They group of street performers kept their performing display of finesse for another ten minutes. When the sound of the background music changed, all the members of the current attention dispersed into the edge of the open space leaving one of their own in the center to perform their individual street performance. Again and again as the members went one by one Izuku was left impressed and appalled to such skill and coordination.
The last of the group seemed familiar to him. It was a girl around the same age as him. During the whole performance she had her hoodie up and it was thanks to the horns sticking out: Which Izuku assumed. Nonetheless, the girl's performance still left Izuku speechless. On the last flip of the performance the girl's eyes met Izuku's.
The boy clearly saw the gleaming yellow iris surrounded by the black sclera. Her pink skin and hair were wet due to the amount of sweat due to the endless minutes of dancing. The yellow eyes looked back at the boy leaving Izuku motionless like a statue. When the music ended so did Izuku's trance granted it was only a few seconds before he saw the girl winked at him with her left eye before grinning a bright smile.
As the audience clapped for an amazing performance so did Izuku. The dance crew had packed most of their stuff and left leaving Izuku to try and find Denki and Eijiro.
Before Izuku can make an attempt to find his companions a voice called out to him. "Hey!" A feminine voice it was. At first Izuku did not turn around because it probably was not meant for him. A tap on his shoulder got his attention. Turning around to see the same yellow eyes looking back at him.
"AHH!!" Izuku jumped back in a scare as he did not expect that at all. The girl blinked a few times before showing a cheery face at the boy. "It's you. That lost boy a few weeks ago." She states as Izuku makes an attempt to compose himself but the sheer nervousness of the presence of a girl talking to him was indeed taking its toll. "O-O-Oh Yea! That's me! H-How did you r-remember?" Izuku asked making a curious conversation. "Well aside from the plain looking green appeal, it was the curly hair style you have." The girl explained as she took off her hoodie to show Izuku her own curly hair. "See since your hair was similar to mine I remembered who you are." Izuku sweat dropped at this explanation but nonetheless felt glad that he wasn't forgotten.
"By the way my name is Mina Ashido." Mina introduced herself to Izuku as she put a duffel bag over her shoulder. Izuku would feel disrespectful if he did not introduce himself so he did say his name... to the best of his ability. "M-My name is I-Iz-Izu-Izuku M-M-Midoriya." Still nervous about the presence of Mina before him was the certainly a trial for Izuku to overcome with the smallest things.
"Well it is nice to meet you Midoriya." Mina showed positive character for someone she just met. Izuku was starting to wonder where were Denki and Eijiro as they were behind him all the way from the street to the performance. "Midoriya..." Mina had a thought processing face as she continued to look at the boy until it clicked. "Your that boy from the villain attack a couple of months ago!" Mina exclaimed as she stood up a little more with a surprised look on her face.
The villain attack... it seemed so distant yet close like it was yesterday. Izuku thought back when he rushed out from the masses of citizens to attempt to save his childhood friend-turn-bully. It was Izuku's raw experience to what it means to be a hero: When your legs move before you can even think. Those were raw instincts of a hero and it will forever stay with Izuku.
"Y-Yea I w-was." Izuku's thoughts came back to him as he responded to Mina's exclaimed. "You know that was heroic of you to jump in when others didn't." Mina voice was soft yet true. Izuku felt his heart thumped by the repeat of All Might's confrontation with the green haired teen.
"T-Thanks A-Ashido-San." That thanks brought a small smile to the pink girl's face. "It's no problem, at least I have another thing in common with you besides the curly hair." This brought Izuku looked at Mina with confused eyes. "W-Wait y-you e-encountered a Villain?" Mina nodded before she explained. "I was defending a classmate of mine by standing up to the jerk." Izuku was quiet but attentive to Mina's story about her experience with villains. "It wasn't as popular as your experience since you had many pro heroes at the scene, one of them being All Might himself." Mina continued her story. "But in the end it turned out well with my classmate unharmed along with a pro hero coming at the right time." She finished with a sigh of relief. "W-Wow A-Ashido-San I did not know you had the kind of experience." Izuku admitted.
"You assumed that I was a wuss instead Midoriya?" A tone of fake irritation caused Izuku to worry that he may offend the girl. "N-N-No! T-That wasn't I was assuming at all!" Stuttering his way to make a point to explain himself, Mina started to giggle then turn into a laughter. "Chill dude, I was only teasing." Izuku was red of embarrassment thanks to the pink girl. "Anyway I think I should get going see~" "Ashido?"
Mina's attention led her to look behind her to see two boys but one of them she knew. "Hey Kirishima." Izuku and Denki (the other boy with Eijiro) we're confused on how these two know each other. "So dude gonna introduce or...?" Denki asked the black haired teen leading to Eijiro introducing Mina. "Kaminari this is Ashido, Ashido this Kaminari." Kirishima introduces the two by the use of hand gestures before continuing.
"Me and Ashido go to school together." Eijiro states leaving Izuku nothing to be said and Denki grinning. "So you dating or what?" The blonde asked once more leading to Mina and Eijiro saying "No" they both got disappointed looks on their faces as they answered their question from the blonde haired teen. Denki shrugged as a saying that was all while Izuku left further appalled by the this interaction.
"Anyway... I think I should get going. Oh and Midoriya." Mina turned around look at Izuku. "Can I see your phone?" Izuku was skeptical yet shocked. "W-W-Why?" Mina gave the nervous boy a bright smile. "Come on just one sec okay." Izuku looked at Eijiro since he knew Mina longer than him. Eijiro just nodded giving Izuku the go ahead to lend his phone to the pink girl. Izuku slowly pulled out his phone from the blue jeans he had and place it into Mina's hands.
With a short giggle followed by furious typing on Izuku's phone. Mina roughly took about less than thirty seconds to do what she wanted on the timid teens device. Ashido places the phone into Izuku's hands while still wearing that bright smile. "Here ya go!" A joyful tone left Izuku to check what had Mina done to his phone.
Shaking at the tips of his fingers as he saw the contact list on his phone. Izuku saw his new contact: Mina ;). With wide eyes and cat got his tongue, Izuku couldn't muster any words to express the sheer shock going through the teens mind.
The expression on Izuku's face earned snickers from Eijiro and Denki while a soft giggle from Mina. "I got to go guys but see you later Midoriya, Kirishima and..." Mina turn each of the boys before pausing when looking at Denki. "Denki Kaminari." He introduced. "Mina Ashido, bye guys." She introduced then left the three boys.
After a moment of silence Denki spoke up after whistling. "So... what happens now?" Kirishima looked at Kaminari confused. "What do you mean?" Eijiro asked as Izuku fell out of his dumbfounded expression. "What I mean is what happens after Midoriya scored some digits without even trying." Denki smirked but still wanted to know what the guys wanted to do.
"Well I am up for lunch if you guys hungry." Kirishima suggested leading to Izuku's stomach to growl in agreement followed by Denki's own voice of hunger. "I guess were getting lunch, anything specific though?" Denki asked once more as Izuku spoke up. "O-Oh on the way back. T-Their is a restaurant by the plaza by the gym." Izuku shared in his preference of location. Eijiro and Denki knew what their green haired friend was talking about so they agreed and decided to head back.
Along the way to the next destination Eijiro got a text from his family that in an hour he was needed home. So in Izuku's and Denki's assistants of improvising the location for eating since it would still be a while before they reached the plaza with the gym. Due to the knowledge of location and Eijiro's sense of direction led to a more smaller shopping plaza with a few convenience stores available.
After several minutes of walking, the trio finally arrived at the replaced destination to get a quick meal then Eijiro would be on his way.
They walked into a restaurant that servered mostly sea food which was high in protein in Izuku's knowledge.
While eating their lunch of that day, both Eijiro and Denki exchanged phone numbers as they ate light because of the lack of physical activity. Izuku felt a feeling that he hadn't felt in a long time: Happiness. Thanks to the company of Kirishima and Kaminari, the young Midoriya grew a sense peace within himself even if it was temporary. The sadness of society putting him down by not having a quirk, the bullying of his once best friend, and the overall status as a person that was he is now degraded to be.
After lunch, Eijiro said his farewells to Izuku and Denki leaving only two left.
With only Denki and Izuku left and about a few more hours before the two need to head out. "Well do you want to do now?" Denki asked Izuku leaving the green haired teen stuttering an answer on what should they do now. "I-I m-mean... I d-don't have any ideas." Midoriya admitted with a slight bit of embarrassment of having no real ideas.
Denki was had a few ideas such as pool as in the eight ball version which is one of his favorite pastimes and this could be a chance to introduce his friend into it. "Well I have one more idea in mind." Izuku looked at Kaminari with a curiously eyes.
"Why don't we try pool?" Izuku, once had curiosity on his face but now held confusion. "B-But I-I have to get my s-swimming d-dowsers."
Denki started laughing a bit before he calmed himself down. "Oh that's not what I meant." He explained while holding his face from chuckling anymore. "I meant pool as in pool table. Ya know with the eight ball?"
It took Izuku about twenty seconds to figure out what Denki was talking about.
Before Izuku could respond they heard commotion in one of the stores of the plaza they were still at. Curious about the noise both teens made their way to follow the origin of the sound.
After passing a couple of stores, Izuku and Denki found themselves in front of the musical instruments store. In there the two heard music playing inside the small building. Izuku opened the door which instantly ranged the bell indicating that their are customers or better yet consumers of the economy.
Denki followed the shorter teen as the Izuku walked in. The music of an instrument being played attracted Izuku as it played in rhythm different from the music played an hour ago in the city.
"Hello?" Denki called out but no one answered back. It was clear that the cashier was not present. The only two people in the main store was Kaminari and Midoriya. Even it was only them surrounded by numerous instruments and object regarding to such instrumentals, the sound of music continued to play once more.
Both boys were led to a door on the opposite end of the store where the music and now singing is being held at. With swift hands Denki grabbed the nob and slowly turned it. Opening the door slowly to reveal a more colorful room of purple and blue. Izuku was left once more appalled at the sight of the designs on the walls, floors, and ceilings. Unnatural and unrecognizable patterns crossed and waved against each other leading to create more exotic symbol.
Looking at such symbols for only a few moments as the singing and music ended followed by a voice over on a television "You Rock!!!" Catching the attention of Izuku and Denki. The two looked over to the source of the voice to see someone standing before the flat screen television. They also had a guitar strapped and equipped.
A pop-up on the screen came up. Asking would you like to try again? The unknown person pressed the panel to retry the song.
As the count down started from ten, the unknown guitarist readied for their time to play. Izuku and Denki watched without saying anything as the two focused on the person.
Then the music began and her voice projected.
I look across the raging war
and feel the steady beating of my heart
arashi no mae no shizu kesa ni
Yaiba wo furu woroshiteikunda
kurikaeshiu ni fading ima mo
jidai wo koete I tell a story hibiku
sensen fukoku no uta zankoku ni somaru
kono chikai wo We're fighting till the bitter end
togireta ikitome wo
kegareta sekai wo tsungagitomete
bokura no durumon wo
sounds stop and rewind
(stop and rewind)
ushinatta kibou wo
Kowareta jikan no piisu wo atsumete
torimodosu tame ni
you need to follow no one
(following no one)
hashiridasu koto sae mo
kagirinai itsukushimi wo
michibikidasu arpeggio
SAVIOR OF SONG
SAVIOR OF SONG
ikidomari
Is this our ending na noni
zenshin tsukisashita
the words of glory nemuri
jig oujitoku no michi
Kawarihateta hibi
aoku terashite
Our distant future we'll defend
kuzureta genjitsu to
Zetsubou ni karare mayoitsuzukete
itsuka nozonda mirai
sounds stop and rewind
(stop and rewind)
wasureta kokoro
tojikometa yami wo kirihiraite
mamorinuku tame ni
need to follow no one
(following no one)
afuredasu shunkan sae mo
Kanau hazu mo nai yume wo
michibikidasu arpeggio
SAVIOR OF SONG
SAVIOR OF SONG
bokura ga nozonda kotae wa nikushi me ga kutte shimaun darou
Arasoi no saki ni nokoshita tsumeato wa dare ga kesunda?
ima made Todokanakute
sukui no te wo zutto kobandeita
hagane no you na kurushimi ni
yaiba wo furi woroshitekunda
togireta ikitome wo
kegareta sekai wo tsungagitomete
bokura no durumon wo
sounds stop and rewind
(stop and rewind)
ushinatta kibou wo
Kowareta jikan no piisu wo atsumete
torimodosu tame ni
you need to follow no one
(following no one)
hashiridasu koto sae mo
kagirinai itsukushimi wo
michibikidasu arpeggio
SAVIOR OF SONG
SAVIOR OF SONG
Izuku and Denki were appalled for the second time that day especially Izuku.
The unknown singer and guitarist had sighed in satisfaction as she turn off the television set. She unstrapped the instrument and placed it against the couch in the room. Izuku and Denki were noticed as they were caught in sight by the girl. "Who are you?" She questioned the boys.
Izuku stuttered his answer but was cut off by Denki doing what he himself intended on doing. "Denki Kaminari and this is Izuku Midoriya." Denki pointed a thumb at himself while gesturing a hand to Izuku as a way to help the girl know who they are. Midoriya nodded in agreement to Kaminari's introduction.
The girl turn her whole body to the boys to give her full attention to them. "So why are you here for?" Izuku responed to her. "W-We heard y-your m-music so...w-we followed it." Denki nodded in agreement to that explanation.
The girl simply understood and nodded as well before she sat down on the sofa in the purple and blueish room. Denki walked forward to the karaoke machine then turn his head to Izuku. "Yo Midoriya have you ever done karaoke before." Denki asked getting the girl's attention as she drinks from a bottle of water. "N-No I-I have never... done karaoke before." A simple response led to Denki grinning. "Let's try it out. I haven't really karaoke that much so it is still a new thing for me." Izuku started to become more tense as it wasn't he fact that he hadn't singed before but more as in singing with the presence of others around. "B-But w-we s-shouldn't just use it w-without permission!" Getting more and more nervous as the moment passes by because of Denki's sudden offer. "Well then... may we do some karaoke miss?" Denki turn his attention to the blue haired girl as she put down her bottle of water. "It's fine with me." She allows letting Izuku tense up more.
Izuku could say no but he did not want to seem like that guy but it still bugged him that this felt like peer pressure in a way. "Hey don't worry Midoriya the first try is always the hardest step to overcome. If it lets you get ready I will go first." Denki attempted to reassure that it was alright to make mistakes no matter how messy they can be but giving Izuku time to calm his nerves or at least try to while Kaminari does his thing.
Denki looked through the selection of music ranging in through different genres and he chose one known as 'rap'. The blonde haired teen picked a song known as "Nationalism is Joy" by DJ OZURA. The time on it was less than or maybe a minute but it was a short song.
Izuku sat down next to the blue haired girl. It was then the green haired teen saw the same earphone jacks as earlobes. She was the same girl he saw a couple of weeks back. Noticing his eyes the girl looked back at Izuku. "What?" She asked. Izuku began to worry that if he offended the girl in anyway possible. "O-Oh s-sorry if I was s-staring to much." He apologized, Izuku felt even worse now as this girl can take him for a creep for looking at her for quite a bit.
Izuku heard the countdown once more. Looking up to see his blonde haired friend about to take his turn.
And so the rap began...
Zura~
Zura~
Yaru nara ima shika ne~ ZURA
Yaru nara ima shika ne~ ZURA
*Joi ga Joy
Joy ga Joi
Hai, sore ga fukusho.
Zura~
Zura~
Yaru nara ima shika ne~ ZURA
Yaru nara ima shika ne~ ZURA
*Joi ga Joy
Joy ga Joi
Hai, sore ga fukusho.
Zura~
Zura~
Yaru nara ima shika ne~ ZURA
Yaru nara ima shika ne~ ZURA
*Joi ga Joy
Joy ga Joi
Hai, sore ga fukusho.
Izuku did not expect a song like that existed in the very least but nonetheless his was taken back but this display. The green haired teen clapped for the on performance that Denki had given him and the girl. The blonde haired teen bowed in his delight.
"Thank you, thank you, your too kind." Denki accepted the gratitude for his not really hard efforts as it felt easy for him. Izuku stopped clapping when he realized what Denki was handing him: a microphone.
"It's your turn pal, don't worry after the first try it's up to you if you want to keep singing more afterwards. Know trying speaks more volumes than not doing it." Denki spoke with the purpose to help Izuku get out of his comfort zone even if he only just met him weeks ago.
Izuku gulped a bit and sweat nervously as he reaches out to take the black microphone off Denki's hands.
Before Izuku continued another voice joined in. "If it makes any better try to ignore our presence so you can focus more on the song. Or you loosen up a bit so you won't be a tense as you are now; slow breaths are helpful." It was the girl that chipped in her advice but since it was karaoke Izuku felt a bit better since it was only three people in the room including himself. The green haired teen nodded and went towards the karaoke machine.
After some slow breaths and going through the general song playlist instead of a specific song/genre search like what Denki did, Izuku finally found a song that sounded soft and nice. It was "Hello/ How Are You" by Hastume Miku. The only thing is it was a cover from someone name [Ashe] which also had an Jazz Arrangement which the teen did not mind at but felt a bit unsure at the moment. Izuku breathe in and exhaled softly and slowly so he can loosen his mind. The countdown was before him and he was gonna do it...
(Hello) I pulled the window up and look into the sky to say,
"How are you?"
Alone between these walls there's no one but me.
'Morning'
And here the daylight is covered up with pouring rain~
"Tick Tock"
will someone please come and wind me up today~?
La, La, La, lalalalala~
La, La, La, lalalalala~
La, La, La, lalalalala~
La, La, La, lalalalala~
'Hello!'
I know from old cartoons, characters like that exist.
'How are you'
Beloved by everyone while I am here so out of place.
'Sleeping'
No matter what my heart will tell me I've gotta comeback today...
'Crying'
So I can raise my head, wipe my tears away.
"Ah, whatever"
Is the Mantra I live for
And though I didn't understand it,
When you said that I was floored.
"Look, I'm sorry but I'm through,
I've got no expectations of you."
I admit I feel the same way,
But nothing else is working I can barely make it day to day.
But what made you think that would be alright to say?
Fumbling, stuttering
The words that I still fight to say,
Fantasy, reality,
I hide from everyday
Once again I couldn't talk
Another set of words I lost.
I stumbling through everything trying to live my life!
"Tell me why you run away and keep it all inside,
Tell me are you just afraid of letting your mind free?
Tell me if you don't want anybody to meet you,
Tell me is that the truth?"
So deep within the waters of the ocean called indifference,
The pain is filling up my lungs and I can barely breathe.
And in the end I have an urge to hear a person speak
I am so very weak
I settle into pain as if I'm moving on to nothing,
My head is feeling heavy and my heart is slowly sinking.
Could there be a reason now for me to go and settle down?
Sorry, Sorry, I know that it's selfish,
I'm sure that I can do it, I'll simply muscle through it,
So, with that said, would you please let me on my way?
A happy face, or growing pains,
It really doesn't seem to change.
The sun will glow, and brush my soul,
For better or for worse.
If I've tried my very best,
And there is nothing of me left,
What good could you expect to do?
What do you want from me?
"Tell me, why is it your feeling so defeated?
Tell me do you really want to be completed?
Tell me who was it that let your hand fall to your side?
Tell me, can you decide?"
"Thank you."
I really want to thank you for all you've done.
"Thank you."
I really want to thank you for all you've done.
And even if I could can say this once,
Despite whatever's going on, inside of me
I'm trying so I really need to open up and,
Thank you
"Tell me why you ran away and keep it all inside,
Tell me are you just afraid of letting free your mind?
Tell me cause I promise that I'll take you seriously
So just come talk to me."
"Tell me every bit of what you're feeling, let it go
'Cause if you keep it looked away then I can never know.
All thoughts inside your head, I wanna hear everyone!"
"Let your heart come undone~"
Izuku felt so many emotions in that song and moment that his eyes watered from the major setback of never gaining a quirk. The distant dream, endless bullying and torment from peers, and the self doubt on the raise.
The green haired boy can easily feel his legs getting weak as the song went on and now he was at the brink of falling over. He never showed his face to Denki and the girl because of the embarrassment of singing for the first time. Even now it wasn't the embarrassment that kept him away from others it was the sadness that he was enveloped in throughout his life.
Izuku held his head down as tears came down his cheeks dripping from the chin and falling down to the floor of the karaoke room.
'Whistle' "wow man that was great!" Denki applause with a single whistle blown and rapid clapping. Izuku wiped his tears away with his shirt to make it look like he wasn't doing his waterworks. The green haired teen put the microphone on the karaoke machine and turn around to face the only other two people in the room.
Izuku clearly saw the impressed looks of Denki and the appalled expression from the blue haired girl. It was noticeable that they did not expect it. Though to Izuku felt like he did average or below average. "I-It wasn't not that...g-good." Izuku turn away from the embarrassment of being congratulated.
Denki shook his head denying that claim. "Bro you seriously got a good voice I am surprised to see you not in a band or an album." Denki showed good support about the karaoke performance by gesturing the girl to speak. "Ahem." The girl got up off her seat and walk towards Izuku. "I did noticed more than a 'few' mistakes but you really followed my advice." She stopped in front of the green haired teen. "Nonetheless it was a good performance if it was your first time. Thought what really got me though was that you sang a completely English song. How did you do it?" She asked curiously.
Izuku began to stutter his words and fumbling his tongue to get an answer. "I-I t-took four y-years of e-e-english ... during my school years. T-There is a-also the other agency's around the globe so kinda picked it up from that as... well." Izuku was nervous when talking about anything regarding his school days even academics but when the hero subject came into mind he found himself not stuttering and really get into talking about it. "Okay." She simply responded.
The teen girl walked pass Izuku and picked up the microphone. "You have a voice with much potential but tell me what do you want to do for future reference?" She asked with a tone of no emotion.
"I want to be a hero!" Izuku did not stutter as he got much weight of his mind thanks to the song. The girl smiled though bit it small but noticeable to both teenage boys. "I got a similar dream as well." She admitted but then stated. "If it helps build that lack of confidence of yours try new hobbies." She suggested. Denki nodded as he and the girl noticed how tense and timid the boy can be but Denki had seen more of it in one day.
Izuku stood taking in what the teenager just said to him. Hobbies was the thing that Izuku had so few of. Nodding in understanding, Izuku walked back towards the couch. Denki was seating down with a open seat next to him. "So how do you feel?" Izuku sat down next to his friend. He did feel great as if everything that he felt in the past come forward. It could have been the song in truth but if was himself being honest about everything he had experienced before today.
Through the small smile Izuku replied back. "I feel...I feel great." Pausing to collect the simplest yet truest emotion to express: "I feel happy." Stuttering was the thing that kept him from going out of line with his thoughts, though now it would seem it is okay to let out a bit of emotional content without worry or harm.
The girl smiled at Izuku due to him feeling a lot more relaxed and no longer tense up because truth be told she was annoyed by the stuttering.
Denki nodded in understanding and relief that his friend did not feel uncomfortable at the moment, it was a nice changed of pace even if it may be temporary.
The green haired teen signed and lean back against the couch. It was definitely a long day but a day he did enjoy as well as learn from.
One hour later~
Denki and the girl now known as Kyroka Jiro talked with the boy about various things from music to interest but when it came to Highschool she said that Yuuei was the school she was attending. This news give Izuku and Denki a chance to give Jiro some support(Morally) about the entrance exam.
Jiro did share her concerns about the written exam which did also concern Denki a bit. Izuku felt that the amount of studying he did on the daily was adequate but he can still spare more time to it.
It didn't seem that Jiro was gonna help Izuku with the high notes of singing but she did it anyway. Denki would go back to back multiple times with the same rap song and after the thirteenth time the purple haired girl grew annoyed past her limits and took him off the karaoke machine. Izuku only sang once and that was the song of unweighted the pain off the shoulders that belong to the successor in training.
It wasn't long after that Izuku and Denki were heading out, wishing the best of luck to Jiro as she did the same.
As the afternoon had a few more minutes before it turn into evening, the two boys left the instrument store/Karaoke pit-stop.
When the two arrived back at the plaza by the gym both boys said their farewells and went their own ways.
A lot happen to Izuku today as he experienced many different things as well as relived old feelings that were buried in the past. Though he had a great time all and all. He wished he could do this again with his friends again...
AN: Okay guys I am sorry this took way to long get out and I will try to get my act together with the other stories as I have been only focusing on this one. I hope you enjoyed this chapter and I hope I did better with Midoriya's character but like I said at the beginning if there is anything you want to say about the chapter I am all ears.
Anyway I wish you a good day my fellow readers.
Ps: I your wondering what the songs are in this chapter here is the list below~
[Vocaloid] Hello/How are you? (Jazz arrange) [Ashe]~ Izuku's song
My First Story/Savior Song (guitar cover)~ Jiro's song
Katsu-rap ! By Kotaro Katsura or look up Gintama if it's easier. Also Denki's rap song.