Hey, I'm back! AH! It's Saturday! I promised it would update Fridays, but... I was kinda busy that day. No need to fear, Saturdays are just as good. Anyhow, here's the story!
Right when Izuku received his acceptance letter, All Might got in touch with him again.
"Hi All Might!" he yelled.
All Might winced at the sudden volume, "To loud kid..!"
Two onlookers yelled in excitement in hearing the hero's name. Izuku quickly stated it was a false alarm, the onlooker's excitement was crushed. Seeing the potential danger was over, All Might began to explained to Izuku how he didn't interfere with his acceptance at U.A.
"You did that all on your own," He concluded.
"Oh, thanks for telling me! I'm so glad to hear that!" his smile grew upon his face, "I didn't know you're going to be a teacher! I was wondering what brought you here all of the sudden, everyone knows your agency is at-"
This kid! His son really did know everything about him! Izuku was the biggest fan boy he knew, "Getting creepy.."
Izuku smile turned into a frown. Right. All might quickly explained that he was offered the job, and it seemed like an excellent way to find a successor. Izuku's smile did not appear again. He was looking for someone strong, someone with a quirk, not someone like himself.
"Your quirk, it was weird to handle," Izuku recalled the events that took place earlier in the day. All Might eyes turned to him, "Weird in what way?"
He was expecting some bones broken or complete wreckage of his body. Izuku explained, "It felt so painful! Like someone beat me to a pulp. It- it was overwhelming!"
"You'll learn to manage it in time," All Might answered. No broken bones or anything? Just a bunch of bruises? Since Izuku had some of his DNA, he presumed the quirk would be easier to control then with any other person.
He picked up two cans of spray paint, "You'll just have to learn to control it!" his heroic form returned to him. His mighty fist crushing the two cans.
The onlookers gasped, "It really is All Might! Where did he come from?!"
All Might blew his own cover! Crap, "and now we run!" All Might ran along the beach, the young Midoriya alongside him. He had lots to learn before the school year started. Not physically, but mentally too. One of that being that no other than All Might was his dad.
It was now April, and the start of his school year!
"You didn't just pack action figures, did you?" Inko worriedly said. Her only child was growing up, she couldn't help but worry! After a few goodbyes, and a lot of "yes mom" and "no mom"'s later, he made it at the entrance to his new school.
Izuku nervously, but with a hurry, walked inside of the school, "Class 1-A.. class 1-A. Where is it?"
The high school he dreamed so badly of, he finally could call his school. U.A. was amazing in every way. From the decorations outside and the huge doors inside, to the building itself! What was with these doors anyways? Did a giant use to occupy U.A.?
This was it. Behind these doors were the future heroes! His mind couldn't help but go back to Katsuki and Tenya. Maybe they were put in a different classroom? Pushing through his nervousness, he opened it. He was met with an angry Tenya, yelling at Katsuki to remove his legs from the desk.
"What? Did your old school shove a stick up your ass or were you born with it?" the mean remark came from the one and only, Katsuki.
"Uh, I-" Tenya was choking on his words. Deciding they met off on the wrong foot, Tenya reintroduced himself, trying to befriend the hot head, Katsuki. Once he had told Katsuki the school he came from, Katsuki blew up, "So you must think you're better than me? I'm going to have fun tearing you a new one!"
Tenya gasped, "You would threaten me, your own classmate?! Are you sure you're in the right place?"
Everything all of the sudden went silent, everyone's heads turning towards the door where Izuku stood, "Uh," he managed to avoid everyone's eyes by looking at the roof, "H- Hi!"
Tenya rushed towards him, greeting Izuku in the proper manner. When he told his name, Izuku nervously smiled, explaining he already knew who he was. Izuku then proceed to introduce himself to him. Tenya spoke the words he was hoping to say to Izuku Midoriya when they met. It was about the entrance exam. It was amazing to him how Izuku had figured out there was more to the exam. Although, all Izuku did was trust his instincts.
"I recognize that messed up hair!" Izuku turned to be met with the cute girl: Ochako Uraraka. He didn't pay any attention at all when she spoke about the entrance exam. All he could do was gaga at how good she looked in her uniform. He tried to speak only to have his face turn as pink as a pig.
The teacher showed up in the class, in a sleeping bag. They soon learned his name was Shota Aizawa. Everyone seemed to be shocked of the news that the man who looked worn out like an old rag, was a teacher. He pulled something out of the sleeping bag he always seemed to carry, "Put these on and head outside."
The students soon learned it was a fitness test, testing their quirks. Weren't they going to miss orientation?
"Here at U.A. were not tethered to traditions, that means I can run my class as I see fit," Shota meant serious business. Everyone gasped again, but when he told them that whoever scored last place would be kicked out of school, everyone protested. Eventually the teacher won, the adult always did, "Enough talking, let the games begin."
So it began, first up was the fifty yard meter dash. The first two were Tenya and Tsu, the frog-like girl. Tenya was certainly in his element. Those pipes on his calves were surely meant for speed! Izuku saw Ochako and another classmate go next, then another two which included a pink skinned girl. He really had to learn their names soon. He heard Shota call him from afar. He was next! As Izuku walked to the starting line, he could feel his heart hit against his ribcage. To make matters worse, he was paired up with Katsuki! He then remembered, his quirk. He had a quirk now! All he needed to do was focus how much power he put in his legs.
"Ready!" the machine called. Izuku calmed his breathing. It shouldn't be too hard, all he had to do was lower the wattage. In order to avoid the egg from exploding, he had to lower the wattage from the microwave. That's all he had to do.
"set!"
He could do this. He just needed to concentrate. He couldn't be last! He refused to be. He had worked so hard to come to this school and train to become a hero. Nothing was going to stop him from his dream. Nothing!
"Go!"
His legs felt the intense power manifest. His blood boiled with power. In the very second the "go" was spoken, Izuku leaped into the air, landing in the middle then dashing to the end. He traveled pretty fast, that he manage to match up with Katsuki. As he reached the end he had a hard time trying to stop himself from falling onto his face. Pain stroke Izuku's legs. He felt as if he couldn't stand anymore. His legs tremble as they struggled to keep his body up right. Even more so when he noticed some eyes that wouldn't look away from him. He let out an awkward smile.
The next test began. It was the grip strength test. All Izuku had to do was squeeze the handle as hard as he could. He inhaled and exhaled, he could do this. Again, all he had to do was keep the egg from blowing up. Izuku squished the handle of machine. At first electricity sparked, as if it was trying to defend itself, then the handle broke into pieces. Izuku's eyes widened, what happened to his self-control?! A boy with dark brown hair and tape coming from his elbows quickly took notice of Izuku's power, "Whoooaaa! You broke it! You're a beast!"
A smaller boy with what seemed like dark grapes on his head agreed, "Yeah!"
He couldn't help that his face was starting to turn colors. He wasn't really all that. A surge of pain went through his hand. He winced, his eyes traveling to his palm. His palm side of his hand was all sorts of colors, ranging from green to black. The pain was worse than getting beaten up. The backlash of his power was a bunch of bruises, it wasn't too bad. Yeah, he could deal with bruises. Somewhere nearby, Katsuki's blood boiled. Every time that bug was praised, or even looked at in amazement, he couldn't help but feel anger bottle up inside him! What did that quirkless loser do to himself?!
He stood waiting for his turn in test 3: standing long jump. The students ahead of them got past this obstacle in a breeze. It was navel laser, Katsuki, and then him. He did a similar movement as he did for the fifty meter dash. For some reason, using One for All with his legs was much easier than using it with his arms. Izuku launched himself into the air. The air seemed to move with him as he flew over the obstacle. When his feet touched the floor another horrifying burst of pain went up his legs. It was the worst one yet! He fell to the ground, landing on his butt. His legs.. did they work anymore? With extreme difficulty, he did his best to get out of the way.
Side step test was also about speed, which seemed as if that was one of the things Izuku lacked, but even so, he stressed his legs to go back and forth using the quirk. He had concluded that the more he used his quirk, the more his body would get used to it. Seeing Minoru Mineta, the boy who had balls for hair, conquer this test was astonishing. He bounced back and forth faster than anyone could!
Up next was the ball throw. It was impressive to see some people throw a ball. An example would be Ochako. Using her quirk, she got an infinity on her score!
"That's insane, how is that even possible?!" Izuku hear a classmate say. Soon enough it was his turn. Shota gave him the ball, and he steadily walked up. Shota was uneasy about the green haired boy. All Might has given his strength to a kid with wild goals. It was dangerous combination Shota didn't like. A boy like that should never been able to come to U.A.
Izuku calmed himself. He didn't want to give it his all or nothing, like he has been doing. That would raise suspicion and that's the second to last thing he wanted. The last thing he wanted was to fail and get kicked out of the school he had worked so hard to get in. He still couldn't figure out the wattage (hence the simile of comparing his power like an egg in a microwave), but he figured out how to pour his power where he wanted it. That would be enough for him. He pulled his arm back and threw the ball. The ball flew across the sky faster than an airplane. It went far, a little more than the end of the field. Shota showed his students the score. It was insane!
"No way, Midoriya!"
"What the hell!"
"Your quirk has to be strength, ain't it?!"
"He threw it way over 700 meters!"
"Whoa.."
"That was so cool!"
"It appears his arm is bruised now.. Just like in the examine. His quirk is very odd."
"It wasn't a very pretty throw."
Izuku felt the same pain he had been feeling all day. Looking down, his arm was as black and blue as his hand. His body was still rejecting the quirk given to him. Shota eyed the boy, "You have no control over your power do you?"
Izuku felt a chill go down his spine. His eyes looked at him, spotting the goggles from his neck, "Eraserhead?!"
The name "Eraserhead" echoed in the crowd of students. Some students had a hard time remembering him, while others knew exactly who he was.
All Might watched from a corner. He knew Shota, or Eraserhead, would pester his pupil sooner or later. He didn't expect it to be this soon! All Might knew Eraserhead wasn't much of a media guy, which is why some people recalled him and others didn't. He hated heroes like All Might that looked good in the spotlight.
Shota's scarf reached for Izuku, pulling him only inches away from him, "You would only be a problem in battle. You have the same reckless passion, similar to another overzealous hero I know. One who saved a thousand people by himself and became a legend."
Now it was obvious as daylight, he knew about All Might's power, "Especially with that drive, you'll cause problems to the city and its citizens, and yourself," he was suggesting to the intense bruises that cover almost every single spot on his arm, "Are you expecting others to come save you? Are you going to rely on others? With that uncontrolled power, you will become the problem."
Izukus eyebrows creased in on themselves. He dared not to look at Shota again. Everything he said was right. He had no control, but, he looked upwards, he would definitely gain it! He have to work way harder than everyone here to succeed.
All Might couldn't be proudier. He knew Izuku did a well job. Although he could not control how much power he put in his punch, he could control where he put it in. To All Might at least, that was incredible. His son was something else. When did he get so cool?!
"Alright," Shota spoke, calling the next person up.
Katsuki was having a hard time swallowing how Izuku did so well on almost all the tests. His eyes were wide, and his irises as small as could be. His jaw touched the floor, and his eyebrows creased on his forehead. No way, no way, no way! He could no longer withstand it. What the hell was that?! He recalled Izuku having no quirk, if he did he would gotten it when they were kids! It was impossible! In anger, his hands blew up tiny explosions here and there. His body dashed at Izuku, "Deku, you bastard, tell me how you're doing this or you're dead!"
Before Katsuki could do anything do Izuku, Eraserhead stopped him with his scarf. He warned him to stand down, "You're wasting my time now. Whoevers next can stand up."
Izuku cautiously went around the raging Katsuki. He was careful to avoid him. Although with so much power, he still feared his bully.
"Is your arm ok?"
"Yeah, sure it is!" Izuku responded
Katsuki frowned. He was a little bug he could crush, but ever since the exam something- something happened! No, no, even if he did something to make himself stronger, he still remained an annoying bug, which he could easily step on!
The next tests were all doable without his quirk, ranging from sit ups to toe touches. After all the hard work, he collapsed on to the ground, everything of his was throbbing. It hurt so much! Especially the bruises that ran along his arms and legs. The results were now in, "I ranked you all from best to worse."
He pulled up the list. Izuku could not look up at the board, it was way to nerve racking. He slowly opened his eyes to see he was in the top ten! His eyes widened as well as his smile. No way! He had passed, he wouldn't go home!
"Annndd, I was lying. No one's going home," Shota clicked the button to make the list disappeared, "That was just a rational deception, to make sure you gave it your all in the tests."
Izuku couldn't believe it. He had tried so hard, to the point that his cover could have been blown!
"How didn't the rest of you figure that out? I'm sorry, I think I should have said something."
That was it, it was done. No more tests, or anything. They were all done for the day. Izuku was relieved, he thought it would go one forever. Shota handed Izuku a piece of paper, "Midoriya, take this and go have the old lady fix you up. Things are going to be tougher tomorrow when you're actual training begins."
Izuku saw Shota beginning to leave. Izuku hid his small smile, he managed to make it through the day. Although he almost passed out, but he did it. He started out in a good spot, but someday he would make it to number one. He would have to keep on learning if he wanted his dream to come true.
"Aizawa, that was a rotten move!" All Might spotted the teacher pass by. How dare he treat his son like that!
Shota, hearing his name turned to face All Might, "All Might.. So you were watching. No talk shows today?"
All Might continued to argue, telling him he knew that he wasn't a nice guy. Last year he kicked out a whole class! He had no problem kicking students out. He could have kicked out Midoriya if he wanted to, "That means you see the same potential in him as I do!"
"What is this all about, it seems as if you've been in this corner the whole time," Shota snickered. All Might winced at Shotas statement, "It's a little early for you to be playing favorites."
All Might couldn't help it. Izuku Midoriya was his son after all. His pupil that had inherited his power. How could he not favorite him, even just a little! Shota continued his walk to wherever he had to be. All Might could see that Shota was a nice guy in his strange way, "But clearly, we're gonna have us a problem."
Izuku dreadfully walked out of the school. He visited the nurses' office as told, and he had learned that the nurse's power used up energy in order to heal. No wonder he was beat! Tenya manage to catch up with him, "How's your arm?"
"Its fine now thanks to recovery girl."
Tenya started to speak about how unfit Shota was to be a teacher, but he trusted the school's decision. Although, to him, lying was downright immoral. Izuku smiled, at first he thought Tenya was pretty scary, but that wasn't it. He was just very serious about school. A "hey" was heard from behind them. Ochako came running, "Wait up you two! Are you going to the station, I'll join you guys!"
It was her again!
"You're the infinity girl," Tenya recalled.
She nodded, "I'm Ochako Uraraka. You are Tenya Iida, and your name is Deku, right? Midoriya?"
"Deku?!" Of all places, he thought that nickname would have vanished here.
"Yeah, that's what Bakugo called you? During the fitness testing, right?"
Izuku looked anywhere but in her eyes, "Well, actually my name is Izuku Midoriya. Deku is a nickname he used to tease me."
"That's sportsmanlike..."
Ochako awkwardly smiled, "Oh, I'm sorry! You know what, I actually like it. It can make a great hero name! Plus I think it sounds cute."
He became red again, "Deku it is!"
Tenya started to question his decision making, but a cute girl, was a cute girl. He looked away from her placing his hands to his face. How embarrassing! He gave an awkward giggle. Izuku had survived his first day in high school. Even though he almost did die, but at least he was making some new friends. That had to be a good thing, right All Might?
I'm aware there might have been errors in this one... I had a due date to meet and I tried my best to stick with it. Well, thanks for reading and like always..
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