Author's Note: Hey everybody! Do you know the feeling when you have so many ideas to write on a certain chapter and to the future contents, but you are very hesitant which choice suits the best for the story? That's freaking me! So expect this story to be a little bit delayed and starting today I'll be posting 1-2 chapters per week. Anyways, I'm back for another chapter and this story tackles the aftermath of the uprising and ongoing investigation. Will Kacchan spill the tea to his friends regarding his past with Izuku? How would affect their bonds in Class 1-A? Let's find out.
Enjoy reading!
Calm After The Storm
"I was born quirkless. But now, the society made me a criminal. Once you've seen the truth, you can't keep living the lie."
Two days after the League of Villains invasion in U.A, the school administration had announced class suspension and other curricular activities until further notice for safety and welfare of all students. People who are affiliated with the said organization and participated in the uprising were arrested for questioning. Hundreds of local media outside were seeking for answers about what happened, but none of the representatives came to answer their questions as the main entrance of the school was heavily blocked by gigantic walls.
With the ongoing investigation lead by Naomasa Tsukauchi, a police detective found three pieces of evidence of the masked man (Deathsinger) at the school grounds: A burnt cloak, a broken mask, and a gun. He gathered the samples to send to a crime lab and check traces of DNA and hopefully his whereabouts, noting the young man is still at large. He also requested the school's security and safety department to have all CCTV footage around the campus as soon as possible to speed up the investigation.
A week later
The harmony and positive environment of the campus went back to normal. The class and other activities have resumed, but some students were a bit bothered after what happened. Others were all sharing how they fought the villains with their unique yet powerful quirks to their friends; some decided not to talk about it and kept their thoughts to themselves, just like Bakugo Katsuki who still haven't shared the story about his surprise encounter with the young man behind the mask: Izuku. Their teacher, Midnight ended her lessons and a pop quiz, leaving them a take-home hero case study to finish before leaving the room. The class ended a bit early, but he had no plans of going home yet as he was still thinking about him.
"It's been a long time, Kacchan~"
"I remember the cost of what you did!"
"Am I to seek revenge for my past and weak self? If anything, my sweet Kacchan you did me a favor~"
Those words had been stuck inside his head for ages. The grown-up and all matured Deku he'd witnessed, he couldn't stop thinking about him. All these things that happened and yet he's still concerned with him?
"Deku…" He whispered to himself.
His minutes of pondering and staring outside of the window were later cut by his annoying classmate and friend, Kirishima.
"Hey, Bakubro! How you feelin'? What's on your mind right now, hmm?" He placed his hand on other's shoulder with a wide smile.
Bakugo glanced to him before looking away, not minding the hand on his shoulder.
"If you want to ask again about that day you passed out, I don't want to talk about it—"He grunted.
"Aww come on!" The red-haired whined. "That's exactly Todoroki answered to me and now you two just ignored my question?! Not cool!"
"Aren't we all affected by the invasion?" Hanta Sero joined the conversation
"Maybe he needs time to sink in everything before sharing his experience. But hey, I still can't believe you three managed to fight the infamous Deathsinger!" He added.
"Yeah right! They did fight the villain when I passed out and I woke up a few minutes later, the fight ended and Mr. Aizawa told me that he got away and retreated. Ugh! It was so unfair I couldn't even watch them brawling each other! I need to improve my hardening quirk and for the next time I see him, I'd finally kick his ass!"
"Your battle with him spread like wildfire as the other sections were also aware of what happened." Kaminari grinned. "Can't you see other students have been glancing at us in our classroom and it feels like we're rock stars or something."
Bakugo stayed silent and looked away as he let the other parties talking.
Todoroki, on the other hand, took a glance at the ash blonde with a worried look on his face. They haven't talked to each other since a few days ago. He tried to ask again about his relationship with the villain, but they ended up having a pointless argument.
"I still don't want to jump into conclusions about the villain's past. He did mention his full name? Izuku Midoriya, huh? I really need to talk to him as soon as his head feels a bit cooled down." Todoroki thought to himself.
As for Iida, he felt a little relieved after he found out that his brother was all well without any critical condition. The doctor that monitored his brother told him the villain only managed to block the pressure points on different parts of his body which made him immobile during his fight and thankfully it wasn't fatal. Still, he won't forget those words he heard from the masked man. He promised to himself from this day forward, he will train hard to become stronger and able to defeat the odds without a single struggle he would face in the future.
The whole class was pretty loud after their last teacher left but in a more constructive noise. They all talked about the invasion, the villains they fought, school works, and the upcoming school trips and training. Their homeroom teacher finally appeared in the class when he slid the door open. The whole class greeted him, but he didn't enter the room as he called three of his pupils.
"Good Afternoon, Mr. Aizawa!"
"Your class with Midnight ended early. Why I am not surprised? Anyway, I'm calling Kirishima Eijiro, Todoroki Shoto, and Bakugo Katsuki. Our principal and All Might want to see you in the office."
The whole class went all surprised upon hearing their classmates' names.
"Eh? What's happening?" Kaminari asked
"Did they do something wrong, sir?" Momo Yaoyorozu, the class vice president asked her teacher.
The black haired teacher waved his one hand. "It's nothing important, really. They just want a talk. I think your class has already ended. You may all go home now except…." He pointed at the three in which they complied.
"You three, follow me…"
Before the trio left the room, Kaminari whispered at Kirishima.
"Psst… update me what's happening, okay?" He winked.
"I-I'll try, but I won't make a promise." The red-haired answered back.
Todoroki glared at him which the other one let out a nervous chuckle and rubbing his temples. ^^"
While walking at the school corridor and following their teacher, Kirishima whispered at Todoroki.
"Do you know why we are called by the principal? Is it because of the invasion before?"
"I think so. I guess they'll ask questions to us since we faced an isolated enemy back then."
"What do you mean 'isolated'? Wasn't he part of the—" Bakugo cut him off.
"Can you just shut the hell up?"
"Jeez, chill out bro~!" He pouted.
A few seconds later, they reached the principal's office door before their teacher knocked before opening the door.
The three entered the office and were greeted by Principal Nezu and All Might.
"Ah~ welcome to my office, students of future heroes! Please, have a sit."
The three sat on their chairs facing, feeling a bit nervous and clueless about what's going on. Mr. Aizawa leaned on the wall, watching.
"Young Bakugo, Young Kirishima, and Young Todoroki. How was your school today?" All Might asked them with his signature bright smile.
"It was fine, I guess. Our class ended early thanks to Ms. Midnight." Kirishima answered.
"Everything here is normal now." Todoroki nodded.
Bakugo decided not to answer, looking away.
"It's good to know that you're all right now despite the villain invasion in our school." Principal Nezu took a sip of his tea. "And do you still wonder why you three are here, hmm?"
"I-I know where this goes." The hot and cold teen mumbled.
All Might glanced at him. "Exactly, Young Todoroki as we are here to ask you three a few questions. We would really need to know what exactly happened when you fought the masked villain. During that time I was fighting Nomu monsters and other villains outside of U.A. vicinity so I didn't witness your encounter with him."
"Everything happened quickly and all of us had suffered from the attack and I thank the heavens for none of our students, faculty, and pro-heroes lost their lives. Since you three had encountered with the said villain, could you tell us more details about him." The principal smiled before sipping his tea.
"His appearance like his facial features, the costume, his quirk, name everything you could to improve the investigation." The hero added.
Kirishima volunteered by raising his hand.
"Ah, yes. Young Kirishima."
The red-haired scratched his head twice. "W-Well, when we first met him he was wearing a dark green cape with a creepy crafted wooden mask to cover his face. Oh! Oh! He was also using a big pistol gun as his weapon."
The principal nodded while writing some important notes on his paper.
"I see. Tell me more.."
"Regarding his quirk, I could judge him that he is an excellent marksman just like our teacher Mr. Snipe, but….."
"But what?
"When I fought him and delivered attacks towards him, he placed a cursed mark on my chest by mumbling or some kind of enchantment. After that, he charged his gun before releasing a blue pulse attacking me and breaking my hardened armor. That is all I remember since I didn't know what happens next because I knocked down unconscious."
"I see…" All Might slowly nodded.
"What a strange mark he has." Mr. Aizawa thought to himself.
"What about you, Young Todoroki? Could you tell me what happened next?"
Todoroki cleared his throat before answering.
"I remembered when he had a piece of knowledge about my family…especially my father. He directly taunted me in the middle of the fight, making me furious to give my best attacks against him. I believe he knows every pro-heroes' backgrounds."
"I guess that solves the data breach incident a long time ago." Mr. Aizawa said. "It's confirmed. The League of Villains were the perpetrators."
"Good point." The principal jutted down more details. "Please continue if you have any more to say."
Todoroki nodded. "Ah, yes. When the day Bakugo and I finally beat him, the aura that surrounds us changed….and so is the Deathsinger… we'd really thought he was finally defeated"
Bakugo, on the other hand, clenched his fists and gritted his teeth, reminiscing that certain event they met the alter ego.
"That's strange, Young Todoroki."
"It was strange indeed. When we found out that his mask was all broken, he started an introduction with a creepy red aura around him and he revealed himself as Izuku Mid—" Todoroki stopped when Bakugo slammed the table with his hands before walking out of the office.
"I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE! COULD YOU JUST SHUT UP ALREADY?!"
Todoroki and Kirishima shocked at his classmates' reaction, leaving them speechless.
His tears started to fall on his face and were about to exit the office when Mr. Aizawa tried to stop him.
"Katsuki—"
"P-Please….I-I just want to leave…! I-I'm so sorry…" His rough and arrogant attitude turned into an emotional one. He exited and later on ran away.
"Aizawa, let him be. I think we've had all the information from them and it's quite enough." All Might commanded his colleague. The homeroom teacher sighed.
The principal looked worried at the ash blonde as he requested the two students to comfort him.
"Please look after him from now on. I think he's been through a lot. Any kind of emotional help would be necessary. When in doubt, you could seek assistance to Recovery Girl"
The two nodded as they bowed down before leaving the office to find him. After a few searches, they gave up on him and sent a message to check if he's alright.
"The way you tell your side of the story is too detailed and blunt you made Bakubro upset!"
"I was just trying to help! I didn't expect his sudden outburst in the office. Seriously, every time I tell my side of the story a person would just feel upset and go crazy." He looked at his hands before muttering.
"Am I cursed or something?"
Kirishima tried to laugh but facepalmed. "Ha. Ha. Ha. This is not the right time to tell a joke, bro. Not cool!"
"B-But I insist—"
"Okay! You're not funny anymore. I'm totally blaming you all the way for making him cry!"
Todoroki shrugged.
Author's Note: Putting a little humor of the two at the end of the story was probably a bad idea, but I hope you guys liked it! I'll be posting the continuation of this tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. :) Leave a review and thank you so much for following this story! Au revoir~!
