I do not own anything except the plot and some OCs.
"Speech" 'Thoughts'
"Mental communication/phone/tv/letter/flashback/robot"
Chapter 1: The Beginning
July 15th, year 21XX:
It was a beautiful dawn. The sky displayed a myriad of colors, from red near the horizon it transitioned to a pale pink, then a light violet, straight into a pure light blue, with clouds scattered here and there. The sun reflected on the buildings' windows, giving the city a shining appearance, as if it was completely made of glass. A soft breeze blew through the streets, giving the few citizens that walked through them a small respite from the already hot weather. It was summer after all. Some children were already running in the sidewalks, probably in their way to the nearest park, determined to make the most of their first day of vacation. All in all, it was a sight to behold.
Midoriya Inko was interrupted from her musings when she heard the lock of the door to her room. She gave one last glance at the landscape through the hospital window and turned to see who was coming in, being careful to not wake up the little bundle in her arms. At the sight of her husband, Midoriya Hisashi, she gave a tired, but happy smile.
"And here I was beginning to think you had fallen asleep on your way."
Hisashi let out a quiet chuckle as he settled on the seat next to her bed.
"Come on Inko, I am tired, but not to that extent. Have a little faith on your husband." He said as he grabbed her closest hand with one of his own. He took it to his lips, where he softly kissed her knuckles. He released her hand then, and turned his focus to the small being in her arms. "I can't believe he's already here, it seems it was just yesterday you told me you were pregnant."
"I know, we've been through so much, but having him in my arms makes it all worth it." Said Inko, directing her attention to her child. A few tears of happiness fell from her eyes. She wiped them with the back of her hand as she turned to her husband. "Is it done?"
"Yes, everything went without a hitch." He said, still focused on his child. He reached with his hand and grabbed one of the little child. "From now on, little guy, you'll be known as Midoriya Izuku." he said, and as if he had known they were talking to him, the baby slowly opened his eyes, at the same time the sun started entering the room through the window, making his emerald irises shine with the rays of light.
Inko, looking from above, relished in the sight before her, while she thought 'You're finally here, our little, sweet Izuku."
July 20th, four years later:
Izuku jumped up and down around her mother while they walked down the hallway to the study, on their way to the computer located there. They had just come back from Izuku's appointment with his pediatrician to register his quirk, which seemed to be similar to his mother's, Attraction of small objects. The doctor had congratulated him for having a quirk, and after completing the form, his doctor had given him a lollipop and had sent them home. On their way back home, he had asked his mother if he could watch some of All Might's videos, and Inko had agreed, with the condition that he changed his clothes and washed his hands. Hence the actual situation. Izuku had done everything in a flash, and Inko could only watch him with fondness while she entered the password on the computer, while he jumped all around the room with excitement.
The moment the profile loaded, Izuku stopped and rushed to the chair while Inko got out of the way. In a mere second Izuku was in front of the keyboard, typing like a maniac.
"Remember Izuku, only rescue videos, nothing else."
"Yes mommy" he responded absently, causing her to shake her head while smiling fondly. She left her son in the computer, knowing he wouldn't disobey her, and went to prepare dinner.
"Also, remember we have to call your father later to tell him the good news!" She said as she left the room, which prompted an equally absent "Okay!" from her son and in turn made her chuckle. As she was going to the kitchen to prepare some katsudon for Izuku and her to celebrate the occasion, she passed Izuku's room, which made her stop, do a double-take and then sigh. Even though her son was the best a mother could hope for, he still had his shortcomings, and one of them was his untidiness. She scanned the room as she entered it, taking note of all the things scattered on the floor (most of them books related to different scientific fields, like calculus and algebra, physics, chemistry, and different engineering fields), and started tidying it up. Then she saw something that brought some memories back. The first book he had ever read.
"Izuku was 3 months old when Inko first noticed he was special. She had just finished breastfeeding and burping him, and she was laying with him on her bed, watching how he seemed so focused in following the movement of his own arms through the air. Giving her child a look of fondness, one she was sure she would repeat many more times in her life thanks to him, she told him: "You know that mom loves you very much, right Izuku?" Izuku got startled by her voice, as if he had forgotten that she was right next to him. But then, something that Inko would keep in her memories for the rest of her life happened. Izuku turned his head, looked at her straight in the eye, opened his mouth and said: "M-ma-ma."
Inko's first reaction was shock. After all, his pediatrician had told her that she should expect his first words around a year after his birth, give or take a few months, not three months after it. Thinking it was just an accident on his part, that he didn't mean it, she dared him to say it again. To her immediate surprise, Izuku moved one of his tiny, chubby hands and put it on one of her arms. Then he opened his mouth again: "Mama." This time he didn't even stutter, and his eyes bore into hers, as if saying: 'You're my mother.' Inko was left speechless for a few moments, but then her renewed shock gave away to an immense happiness, accompanied of course by a few happy tears.
Inko called Hisashi a few hours later, when Izuku was already asleep, to tell him the good news. He was in one of his first work trips to the USA, that later would evolve into a permanent work post for him, and he was enraptured by the news. Chuckling, he said: "I knew this child would be special from the moment you said you were pregnant!"
She chuckled along with him, and feeling bold she answered: "Oh? So now you want to take the credit? Is that how it is?"
At this, his chuckles changed to a full-blown laugh. "Someone is feeling sassy today huh?" he said as his laughs receded. "I also have good news for the family. My next trip is a little bit more than a year away, so after I come home at the end of this month I will be able to stay with you two for an entire year."
Inko perked up at this: "That's wonderful news! I can't wait until we are all together." "Me neither Inko, I miss you two so much." He answered in that tender tone he reserved only for her and their son. Suddenly, someone talked in Hisashi's background. "Give me a sec." "I've got to go; the meeting is starting." He said after a few moments.
"It's okay, we'll talk later. Love you."
"Love you too. Tell Izuku tha-"
"That his father misses him and loves him very much. Yes, I know." Said Inko fondly.
Hisashi started chuckling again: "You know me so well. I'll go now. Also, get the child checked out to see if he is a genius!" That last statement came with a loud guffaw, clearly meant as a joke, just before the line cut out.
Inko shook her head, a tiny smile in her lips, as she went to prepare dinner.
The day after she came out of the hospital, with Izuku in his baby stroller and the results that stated his incredible mental capabilities inside her purse. Izuku was indeed a genius."
After that it was all a blur. When his father came back from his trip a week and a half later, Izuku already knew how to say "Dad", both of his parents' given names and half a thousand more words. He began to speak fluently when he was five months old, and finished his first book, the classic "The Little Prince", just a month later. By the time he was a year old, he already knew how to write, and was on par with children in their second year of primary school in all fields, thanks to reading all the educational books his parents kept buying him. When he was three, his level was in between last year of middle school and first of high school but still, both Hisashi and Inko decided to enter him in kindergarten with other children of his age, believing that not everything in life was raw knowledge, and wanting to give him a normal childhood.
At first, Izuku was perplexed by the fact that no other kid was on his educational level. But his parents had done a good job, and the kid was humble, so he took it upon himself to help everyone of his classmates when they needed it, never putting anyone down for their lack of knowledge and being, in the words of the kindergarten's caretakers, "An angel". This is when he discovered that he wanted to help people, he thrived in others' happiness and wellbeing, and when he heard about the heroes in their society, and about All Might, who instantly became his idol, he decided he would be the greatest hero to ever live.
A/N: Here's the first chapter. I won't normally update so fast, but I'll try to give a timeframe for the release of the next chapter in each one. Note that this will be an approximation, not a set date. I just really wanted to post this to get into the proper story. Given I still have an exam left to take (I must thank college for that), I'll probably post the next chapter next Tuesday, give or take a day.
As I said before, review if you want, or don't, I'm not your master.
Edit: I'm a dumbass and forgot to add the scene breaks. Now it's fixed.
