*Midoriya's P.O.V*
"You need code names." Mr. Aizawa said as everyone cheered at this. Only for Mr. Aizawa to glare at us before continuing his lecture on the importance of a good hero name. Then Midnight came in to oversee our Hero Name process.
I however have put a lot of thought into it ever since my talk with Ibara... and I've come up with the perfect hero name. I... just decided to wait for everyone else to go first, because I'm such a nice guy and totally not afraid of being judged.
Most of my classmates picked names that got Midnight's apporval, some needed... some adjustments, and two chose to use just their names... all that's left was Bakugou and I. Since Bakugou is currently glaring at his whiteboard I decided to go up. I stepped onto the podium and showed the class my board.
"The Determined Hero, Willpower." I said with a smile.
Then Eri looked up with a smile, "Like the Green Lanterns!" She exclaimed.
"Yes Eri, like the Green Lanterns." I said with a laugh, at least she's reading the better comics and not that Marvel garbage.
"But I thought your Quirk was 'Rage'?" Kaminari asked.
"It was but I... had some help thinking about it more." I said rubbing the back of my head sheepishly.
"Well I think it suits you perfectly. I approve." Midnight said.
"Thank you Ms. Midnight." I said with a smile before returning to my seat.
After that, and watching Bakugou get his name rejected for the 3rd time before I yelled out, 'Go with Ground Zero already!'. Then Midnight said that's the better name and Bakugou accepted it just to get the class over with. Then we were told the real reason as to why we chose our hero code names, field training. Mr. Aizawa displayed which of the students got offers from the spectators at the Sports Festival. Tokoyami got the most due to him winning the whole thing, next was me, third was Momo, fourth was Todoroki, fifth was Iida, sixth was Aoyama, the list goes on.
Some... okay most, got none at all. So to combat that, Mr. Aizawa has a list of heroes who sent offers to the other first years so they won't get left behind all because they didn't do as well at the Sports Festival. We were told to pick our top three choices by the end of the week... or two days. I was handed my fat stack of offers and looked through them. Hmm... Kamui Woods, Death Arms, Endeavor... wait, who is Mentalassist? I pulled out my phone and looked up the hero's name.
... Interesting, it says this hero is a mental doctor. Well that sounds cool, and it could help me learn how to help people with mental problems like depression or PTSD. "Well sign me up." I muttered out loud as I wrote that as my first option.
"Who did you choose Midoriya?" Uraraka asked as everyone crowded around me.
"I'm sure with all your offers you got a bunch of big name agencies." Kirishima said.
"Oh yeah, Kamui Woods, Death Arms, Endeavor, a lot of popular heroes." I said, "But I chose neither of them."
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"What?!" Everyone except Todoroki and Bakugou yelled.
"Why?" Iida asked, "That's a wonderful opportunity."
"Because I want to learn valuable skills." I said as I held out my form.
"Mentalassist?" Kaminari asked.
"He's a mental doctor. If I learn under him, I might pick up some methods to help people with depression or PTSD." I said before looking through the rest of the forms, "Hero work isn't just punching a villain, there are other things in play as well. Picking up other trades will help you become a more helpful hero." I said.
The class went silent, before Kirishima started crying.
"So... manly."
We turned in our forms and after the weekend we got our hero costumes and headed to our respective trainings. I said bye to Eri and Momo, she decided to take Eri with her to her training with Fatgum, a fitting mentor she picked. I was walking towards the train... but I got a good look at Iida's eyes... they're dark, and... off.
"Hey Iida." I said as he turned to face me.
"What is it Midoriya?" Iida asked.
"Are... you okay?" I asked, "I didn't notice when you came over, but you seem... off?" I asked.
He hummed, "Rest assured, I'm just worried over my brother's condition. I didn't show my worry during the get together because I didn't want any of you to worry. Rest assured, I'm fine." He said with a smile.
He's definitely not fine... but I can't press him on it, it'll make it worse. "Alright... but remember the Class 1-A group chat, use it when you need help, okay?"
"Yes... I will." He said before walking away.
Iida... please don't do anything wreckless.
My train stopped at the station. I grabbed my backpack full of clothes and my hero costume and headed to the location of the training. It was a hospital, makes sense.
I entered and walked up to the front desk, "Yes? Are you visiting?" The receptionist asked.
"Oh, no. I'm here for the field training, Mentalassist?" I asked.
"Oh you're here." A voice said, I turned to see, Mr. Mentalassist himself, "I saw your battles in the Sports Festival, you're pretty good." He praised.
"T-Thank you, but I wouldn't have made it as far without my partner." I said.
"Yes, but being able to work with others is a good trait to have, as well as a strategical mind. Though I'm surprised you chose my agency of all places, I'm sure you had plenty of offers." He said.
"Well... yeah." I admitted, "But I wanted to learn to do more than just fight. I want to help people, and what's a good place to start than helping people with mental problems." I said with a bow, "I want to learn how to help people dealing with mental problems."
Mentalassist looked at me before smiling, "Another good trait in a hero, willing to help people in more ways than one." He said before looking at a clipboard, "Then let's get started shall we? You'll be taking care of a patient."
"H-Huh? But I don't have any idea as to what I'm doing." I said but he shook his head.
"Let me finish." He said as I quieted, "You'll be taking care of a patient, she's been here for a few years, 9 to be exact. She's shown some improvement since she got here, however she's... quiet. She only says 'Thank you' when we bring her food and 'Come in' when we knock, that's it. Helping people open up is a good place to start." He explained, "Her room is 315, she should be in there by now."
I nodded and headed up to the third floor. 315... 315... ah here we are. I knocked on the door, "Come in." A voice said... here we go. I opened the door to see a white haired woman staring out the window. "Um excuse me." I said as she turned to face me, a look of confusion in her eyes.
"Do I know you?" She asked.
Right... introduce yourself stupid! "I-I'm Izuku Midoriya... I'm here to help you. No wait that sounds dumb, I'm here to take ca- No that's even wor-"
"Wait... I recognize you." She said.
"Y-You do?" I asked.
"Yes, I saw you on T.V. Now tell me... how is Shoto doing?" She asked.
"Shoto... wait, you know Todoroki?" I asked.
"Yes, I am his mother after all, Rei Todoroki." She answered.
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"That explains the white hair..." I muttered. "So wait, why are you here? No wait that was rude I'm sorry..." I bowed in apology but she laughed.
"It's quite alright, but please understand that I'm not comfortable talking about that." She muttered before looking out the window again.
Great... we were getting somewhere and I just had to muck it all up! Wait, time to rebound. "So, want to know about how Shoto is doing?" I asked.
She turned back to face me, "I... would like that."
I nodded and pulled up a chair to sit across from her, "Where do I even begin..." I muttered in thought, "Well, when school started we didn't talk... at all. In fact we haven't made any form of contact before the Sports Festival, in all honesty he kinda scared me..." I said as she nodded, "Anyway when we were sitting in the waiting room, he walked up to my sister and told her that he was 'objectively more powerful and more capable'. I told him off and in turn he 'Declared War' on all of us. He was pretty gung ho about it." I said as she nodded, "Anyway after the first two events and our team battle came around, I noticed a trend." I said whcih caused her to raise an eyebrow, "His Quirk is 'Half-Hot Half-Cold' I'm sure you know that due to you being his mother... but he would only use his right side in battle. His ice side."
She shifted in her chair, "I see..." She muttered.
"Look it's not my business to pry into your personal lives, and you don't have to answer this... but did something happen in your family?" I asked.
She looked out the window... yeah didn't think so-
"He had a harsh childhood." She started before turning towards me, "His father was... bitter. He wanted to be the #1 Hero, but was constantly second behind All Might. So he wanted an offspring who would eventually over throw him in his stead. So he bought my marriage." She explained... okay I'm 100% glad I didn't chose Endeavor's agency, "So we had 3 children before Shoto, one of whom went missing for a long time. Once Shoto got his Quirk his father trained him harshly. Trained him to be a hardened solider, whenever he disobeyed or failed to meet his expectations his father would hit him... I tried to... I tried to stop him, but he... but he-"
I got up and pulled her into a hug, trying to soothe her, "You don't have to say anymore if you don't want to." I muttered as she was slowly calming down.
"N-No... I want you to hear this, just so you won't blame Shoto for his behavior around other people." She said... I just have to respect her wishes for now. I let go and sat back down on my chair, "Eventually I snapped and started boiling water for tea. I was losing my mind while on the phone with a close friend of mine. Shoto walked in and asked what was wrong with me... the minute I saw his red side, his father's side... I lost it and poured boiling water over his left eye... hence the scar on his face." She said as I squirmed uncomfortably at the thought of that, "His father heard what I've done and locked me away in here... that's all I know." She said.
I clenched my fist... and saw a yellow aura surround my arm, I quickly suppressed that feeling. "Resentment... hatred... pain. I know those feelings all too well." I said as she looked at me. I proceeded to pull up my sleeves revealing my many scars.
"W-What happened?" She asked.
"The Yakuza... I was sold into it at a young age, 5 to be exact. To make it even worse I was used as their blood donor and expereiment doll for their 'project'. My Quirk was the main reason they chose me for that purpose." I said, "I hated my Quirk... it caused me pain, it made me remember all those bad times, but I finally escaped with my little sister Eri. I met my other sister while I was running for my life. While I learned to smile again, I still despised my Quirk... that is, until a close friend of mine showed me my Quirk in a different light." I said before I activated my Quirk enveloping my body into a yellow aura, "It was previously called 'Rage' the angrier I get the more powerful I get. However my aforementioned friend told me that instead of thinking it as me getting angry... think of it as being determined to protect my loved ones." I said, "No one has told me that before... it practically changed my point of view." I said, "Why did I tell you this? Because I think you will be the reason Shoto will change his point of view."
"B-But he hates me... for what I did to him." She muttered.
"He hates Endeavor, not you. If he hated you he wouldn't be using his ice side now would he?" I asked as she stared at me for a few seconds, "The past can hurt... but we can either choose to run from it. Or learn from it." I said with a smile, before standing up, "But enough with the somber stuff... what do you even do in here?" I asked.
"... Just sit at the window." She explained.
"Boring!" I exclaimed as I pulled out my phone and looked at a bunch of different places nearby. "Hmm... there's a park, a cold soba place, ooh pet store!" I exclaimed before grabbing her wrists and lifting her up gently, "Staying cooped up in here isn't going to do any of us any good. Let's go out and explore the world... or a few blocks." I said.
"I-I don't know..." She muttered.
"Oh come on, live a little. Besides it's either that or eating the hospital food, blech." I said making a gagging noise.
She giggled, "Oh... alright." She said as she followed me out the door, "Oh, and Midoriya?" She asked.
"Yes?" I asked back.
"T-thank you..." She said.
"For what?" I asked.
"For listening to me... and telling me what you've been through." She said.
"Ehh, eye for eye, blood for blood, info for info. You told me stuff about your past, I told you stuff about mine. Besides... sometimes letting it all out makes you feel 10 times lighter." I said.
"Y-Yes... it does." She agreed.
"Good, now come on Rei Rei." I said.
"...Rei Rei?" She asked.
"Yeah, Mrs. Todoroki is waaayy too long, and any relation to that man is bad for your psyche, so I decided to call you Rei Rei... do you not like it?" I asked.
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"I... I like it." She said with a smile, "I like it a lot."
"Good, now come on Rei Rei, we have parks to relax in, food to eat, and pets to look at." I said as she giggled.
"Yes... let us go."
*End of Chapter*