HEADING TO UA
Within the train heading to UA, Izuku stood amongst the commuters with a content smile on his face. Not caring if he was a bit cramped from the amount passengers. Surprisingly, despite being featured on live TV, it appears no one seems to notice him, which suited him just fine.
Though it wasn't this that made Izuku smile, rather it was the day he spent with Mina. Just remembering their intimate moment made him feel like the happiest man in the world. He could still feel her arms embracing him, warming up his heart.
His thoughts were interrupted when one of the passengers spoke up, it would seem someone took notice of him.
''Excuse me,'' came a voice, prompting Izuku to turn to the source, upon doing so he saw one of the passengers smiling at him. ''Midoriya from Class 1A right?'' he asked in excitement, which got the attention of the people around him and look to him in astonishment.
''Welp there goes my cover.'' He thought with an inward chuckle as he looked to the man with smile. ''Yep that's me.'' He stated with a shrug, not really seeing it as a big deal.
The man beamed from the response. ''You were amazing in the sports festival!'' he stated sincerely, while Izuku looked to him in surprise.
But before he could say anything else, the other passengers nearby voiced their agreements.
''You were so cool!''
''How did we not notice you?''
''What a strange quirk you have!''
''I loved the reference!''
Those who didn't voice out their praise, took pictures of him, knowing that they wouldn't get a chance like this again for a long time. While some just cheered for him.
All the while Izuku looked to them with an embarrassed expression, no matter how many times it happens, he'll never get used to being overwhelmed with praise.
As his stop neared, the passengers had one more thing to say to him.
''DO YOUR BEST, HERO!'' they cheered in unison.
Izuku snapped out of his embarrassment and looked to them with grin. ''I will!'' he declared determinedly, getting everyone to smile at him.
UA GROUNDS
Izuku was currently walking to UA with an umbrella in hand, as to protect himself from the rain. As he did this, he couldn't help but stand a bit taller as he walked.
Even if he wasn't used to the attention, it still made him feel happy knowing people cheered for him. But he always reminded himself to never let this get to his head, if he ever wanted to be a proper successor, then he needs to remember to stay humble as well.
Strangely enough, some students went up and congratulated him, with some even taking pictures with him. He also noticed some girls looking at him weirdly, but he paid them no mind, there was only one person in his mind. And just by thinking about her made him smile.
His thoughts were interrupted when he heard a voice behind him.
''Good Morning Midoriya!'' came the serious greeting of Iida.
Turning around, he could have sworn he was not seeing things right. Iida was currently wearing a poncho and rain boots as he ran through the rain.
Izuku was so stunned that he was surprised when Iida ran past him. ''Why are you walking so slowly?'' the engine quirk user called out as he looked back.
Snapping out of his shock, Izuku picked up the pace and followed his friend. ''Isn't it five minutes before the first bell?'' he called out as he tailed Iida.
''UA students should always arrive ten minutes early!'' he shouted seriously while he kept running.
Izuku would have chuckled, but then he remembered Iida's brother.
As they were about to head up, Izuku looked to Iida who was currently placing his boots in his locker. ''Iida, about-'' his question was interrupted when Iida responded quickly, almost expecting this sort of thing to happen.
''If it's about my brother, there is no need to worry.'' He stated seriously, before turning to Izuku with a smile that felt off to Izuku. ''I apologize for worrying you needlessly.'' He stated sincerely before making his way up to the classroom. Not seeing the look of worry on Izuku's face.
He could tell there was anger in Iida's features, it may not be visible to some. But being in a relationship with Mina, Izuku learned to read people better. And just by looking at his friend, he knew his rage was directed at The Hero killer: STAIN.
UA CLASSROOM
Within the classroom, everyone was talking about their encounters while heading to school.
''So many people talked to me on my way here!'' Mina stated cheerfully, while others looked to her in understanding, remembering the people that cheered for them on their way here.
''I wouldn't be surprised.'' came the voice of Izuku.
Turning to the source, he was seen walking in with a grin, while Iida went straight to his seat with a serious expression that nobody noticed.
Mina immediately jumped of her seat and went to Izuku, who's arms are spread wide for the incoming embrace. ''Izu!'' she cheered as she leapt into his arms, getting a chuckle out of him. Needless to say, her intimate time with Izuku was still in her mind. Hence the energetic greeting.
In the meantime, some of their classmates smiled at them. slowly but surely they were getting used to the public display of affection. While Bakugou rolled his eyes and looked out the window.
From her position, Mina looked up to Izuku with a smile. ''Did anyone talk to you on the way here?'' she asked excitedly.
Izuku chuckled a bit as he gave her a gentle pat on the head, while she grinned at the gesture. ''Yep,'' He stated with a shrug before looking to his classmates. ''what about you guys?'' he asked with a grin, as Mina separated from him.
''Yeah bro,'' Kirishima stated with a toothy grin. ''people called me manly out there!'' he stated with a fist pump.
''People were staring at me too. It was kind of embarrassing!'' Toru stated while she brought her sleeves together. While everyone sweatdropped, knowing that this could just be a normal thing for her.
Sero chimed in with a sigh. ''I had some elementary schoolers suddenly tell me 'Don't worry about it.' on my way here.'' He stated with frustration, while Izuku and Mina looked to each other with grins on their faces. Before looking back to Sero with mischievous expressions.
''Don't worry about it!'' Izuku and Mina teased in unison, getting Sero to scream out in sorrow. While everyone else had a good laugh at that.
The class was silenced when the classroom doors opened, revealing to be Aizawa without his bandages.
''Morning.'' He greeted in usual tone, while making his way to his desk. In the meantime, everyone else greeted him in unison.
''Glad to see you're looking better sensei.'' Izuku called out sincerely, while others nodded in agreement.
Aizawa merely grunted before speaking up. ''The old lady went overboard with her treatment,'' he started, while others listened intently. ''More importantly, we're having a special hero informatics class today.'' He announced with a serious expression.
In the meantime, some of the students were nervous from the announcement. Thinking it must be quizzes that they didn't study for. Izuku could have sworn he heard someone's heartbeat.
''Code name,'' Aizawa suddenly said, getting everyone's attention. ''You'll be coming up with hero names.'' He stated in a bored tone, while others looked relieved from the announcement.
''We're gonna do something exciting!'' the class cheered in unison.
Aizawa wasn't fazed and continued. ''This is related to the pro hero drafts I mentioned the other day. The drafts begin in earnest in the second and third years, after students have gained experience, they can become immediate assets to the pros. In other words, for them to extend offers to first years like you shows that they are interested in your future potential.'' The students looked to him in excitement.
''These offers are often cancelled if that interest dies down by graduation.'' He added, making them look a bit nervous.
''So we'll have to prove ourselves once we get picked?'' Toru asked in curiosity.
Aizawa nodded, before he pointed a remote to the board. ''And here are the totals for those offers.'' He announced as he pressed the button, while everyone looked to the board excitedly.
RESULTS
Midoriya – 4,130
Todoroki – 4,123
Bakugou – 3,556
Tokoyami – 360
Iida – 301
Kaminari – 272
Yaoyorozu – 108
Kirishima – 68
Uraraka – 20
Ashido – 15
Sero – 10
While the students looked to the results in shock, Aizawa spoke up. ''In other years, it's been more spread out, but all eyes were on these three this year.'' He stated in his usual tone as he pointed to the top three's names.
''There's such a big difference!'' Kaminari said with a defeated sigh.
Jirou looked to the board confused. ''How come Todoroki has more than Bakugou?'' she stated in confusion, remembering the explosive teen's placement.
Sero chimed in with a chuckle. ''Some people are probably scared to offer internships to him.'' He stated with a grin, while others nodded in understand.
However this wasn't unnoticed by Bakugou.
''WHAT'RE THE PROS SCARED OF!?'' He roared as he looked to the tape user, getting a good laugh out of Izuku. Which in turn made Bakugou glare at him.
''What the heck Midoriya!?'' Mineta called out from behind Izuku as he looked to the massive amount of offers in shock.
Izuku looked sheepish as everyone voiced out their agreements. He then noticed Mina giving him a thumbs up, making him feel better.
Aizawa continued. ''Keeping these results in mind,'' he started, getting everyone's attention. ''whether or not anyone asked for you, you will all be participating in internships with pros.'' He announced, getting everyone to look at him curiously.
''Internships?'' Izuku said in confusion, voicing out everyone's curiosity
Aizawa nodded. ''At USJ, you already got to experience combat with real villains, but it will be meaningful training for you to see pros at work firsthand.'' He stated, getting everyone excited at the idea of working with pros.
Before anything else was said, the classroom doors opened, revealing to be Midnight.
Almost instantly, Mineta and Kaminari perked up with perverted expressions. While other's looked to her beauty in awe.
Well almost everyone…
Bakugou stared at the pro with a bored expression, while Izuku looked at her with a plain expression.
''Huh,'' Izuku suddenly stated, getting everyone's attention. ''it's Midnight.'' He stated plainly with a shrug, getting looks of disbelief from Mineta and Kaminari. Said duo looked at him as if he were a heretic. Not noticing how Midnight looked like she was dealt a critical blow.
Meanwhile the girl's giggled at Izuku's immunity, with Mina feeling more than happy to see that he wasn't interested in anyone else but her.
After hiding his amused expression, Aizawa cleared his throat getting everyone's attention. ''So Midnight will be making sure your names are okay,'' he started as he got his sleeping bag. ''when you give yourself a name, you get a more concrete image of what you want to be like in the future, and you can get closer to it. That is what it means when they say, 'Names and natures do often agree.'' He finished as he went to his sleeping bag.
In the meantime, Midnight recovered from her wounded pride and went on to pass blank papers and markers for everyone to write on. She then announced that the names will be presented in front, making some of the students nervous.
[Fast Forward]
''Pinky!'' Mina announced with determination, getting an approval from Midnight, while everyone else looked to the name with a smile. She then noticed Izuku, who was looking at her with a big smile and a thumbs up.
With a big grin, she made her way to Izuku's desk. ''See something you like?'' she teased, noticing how Izuku kept his eyes on her as she made her way to his desk a few second ago.
Izuku gave her a cheeky grin. ''Yep,'' He stated sweetly, getting a playful punch from a slightly blushing Mina. ''cute hero name.'' he added between chuckles.
Mina's color went back to normal, as she gave Izuku a sweet smile. ''Aww your too sweet.'' She stated with a giggle, while Izuku grinned.
''Though,'' he suddenly said, getting her to look at him curiously. ''Alien Queen' would have been an interesting one.'' He teased with a chuckle making Mina pout.
''Yeah, yeah, laugh it up,'' She shot back with an eyeroll, though she was smiling. She then leaned onto his desk. ''so did you come up with anything?'' she asked in curiosity.
Izuku nodded with a smile. ''It took a lot of thinking, but I managed to come up with one.'' He stated with a grin, while Mina looked to him in interest.
''Mind telling me?'' she requested with puppy eyes which would normally result in Izuku's defenses to crumble.
But this time he endured it. ''Sorry beautiful,'' he calmly replied, getting her to look at him in surprise. ''no back stage passes.'' He declared with a grin.
Which of course prompted Mina to reply in the most mature way possible.
Which is crossing her arms with a pout. ''Meanie.'' She stated, before smiling at him and making her way back to her desk. While Izuku chuckled from her antics and turned his attention to his other classmates, who were making their way to present their names.
[Fast forward]
Bakugou slammed his name on the table for everyone to see. ''King Explosion Murder.'' He stated with a ferocious expression. While his classmates sweatdropped at the name and his delivery.
In the meantime, Izuku covered his face with his hands from the name and delivery. Feeling laughter rise from within him as he did this.
''You probably shouldn't use something like that.'' Midnight stated with a disapproving look, while Bakugou looked to her in outrage.
''Why not!?'' he roared back, clearly not seeing anything wrong with being called a king with murderous tendencies.
''Bruh.'' Izuku thought as he was slowly failing to contain his laughter, he's always been entertained on how Bakugou expresses himself, but this was something else.
Unfortunately, Bakugou noticed and immediately glared at him. ''Something funny nerd!?'' he yelled with a growl, daring Izuku to laugh. While on the inside, he felt frustrated, seeing that his perfect name was denied.
However this outburst had the opposite effect, as Izuku slammed his head on his desk trying his damndest not to laugh. This action caused some of his classmates to hold in their bubbling laughter as well. Though Mina and Ochako weren't even trying to hide their laughter from the duo's banter.
Before Bakugou could obliterate the room, Kirishima spoke up. ''You should be 'Explosion Boy'!'' he stated with a toothy grin making Bakugou instantly glare at him.
''Shut up, weird hair!'' He shouted with anger, while some of his classmates laughed at the name.
With that, the final nail on the coffin was hit, as these chain of events resulted in Izuku laughing out loud as tears of joy leaked from his eyes. This in turn caused his classmates to laugh as well, his laughter was always contagious.
Hearing Izuku howl in laughter caused a tic mark to form on Bakugou's head. Never mind everyone else, it was Izuku's laughter that royally pissed him off.
''I'll kill that damn nerd!'' Bakugou thought with fury as he made his way to his desk. He can feel one of his blood vessels about to pop as he can still hear Izuku laughing a bit as he sat down.
After calming down with a slight giggle, Ochako stood up and went to the front to present her name.
''This is what I thought of: 'Uravity.'' She stated with a smile. While everyone else looked in approval. It was a very fitting and creative name.
''Sounds stylish!'' Midnight stated in approval while Ochako returned to her desk with a smile. Happy to see her name accepted.
Midnight then looked to the clock before facing the class. ''Choosing hero names is going more smoothly than I thought it would!,'' she stated with a smile. ''All that's left is Bakugou, who needs to rethink his, Iida and then Midoriya.'' She announced to the class, while the latter was ready to present his name.
Iida then stood up and present his name with a serious expression.
Midnight and everyone else looked to him in confusion. ''You're using your first name, too?'' she stated as she looked to the paper that had 'Tenya' written on it.
Said student didn't bother with a verbal reply, as he gave a short nod before walking back to his desk. Not noticing how Izuku looked to him in worry.
His thoughts were interrupted when Midnight spoke up. ''Midoriya, are you ready?'' she called out.
''Yes.'' Izuku stated with a nod as he made his way to the front. He can worry about Iida later, right now he needed to focus on presenting his identity.
As he made his way to the front, his classmates looked to him in interest. With some of them even having an idea of what the name would be. Mina in particular theorizing on how it must be related to his quirk.
Upon reaching the front, Izuku presented his name with a grin on his ace. Upon revealing it, his class looked to it in surprise. Clearly not expecting the name from him.
Izuku wasn't fazed from the expressions and announced his name determinedly. ''The Grinning Hero: Sans'' he stated with a grin.
''My what an interesting name.'' Midnight said allowed as she put a hand on her chin. In all her years, she never heard of a hero with that kind of name.
Momo also voiced her thoughts. ''I can understand the grinning part,'' she stated with a smile, while others chuckled upon seeing Izuku grinning from the statement. ''but why sans?'' she stated curiously, while others looked to Izuku for an explanation. With some knowing that sans meant ''without or in absence of'' in Latin.
Izuku expected this and calmly replied. ''As you know, I pretty much go around with a low profile whether I try or not.'' he started, while they nodded in agreement knowing that despite his quirk, Izuku would sometimes go unnoticed. Even if they were aware of abilities, they would often forget that he has such abilities in the first place. Which in turn leads to his opponents being caught off guard by his attacks.
Izuku continued as he pointed to himself. ''So by calling me sans, no one would notice anything remarkable about me,'' he stated, while some were starting to understand where he was going with this. ''combined with my appearance, villains would often find themselves underestimating me.'' He finished with a shrug, while everyone looked to him wide eyes.
Upon analyzing his logic, it made sense. Just by looking at him you wouldn't think that he had a strange quirk. Combined with his casual and pun loving personality, you'd end up lowering your guard without even realizing it.
With that Midnight immediately beamed and gave Izuku a thumbs up. ''Approved!'' she stated proudly, while Izuku gave her a bright smile that nearly blinded the pro and everyone else.
Before said teen could move to his desk, Mina raised her hand, getting Izuku's attention. Upon noticing her expression, Izuku immediately grinned. Said expression was a playful grin.
''Does that mean,'' she started, getting everyone's attention. ''I get to call you sansational.'' She joked with laugh. While Bakugou groaned, realizing the puns that could come from the name.
Izuku's grin widened from the pun. ''You know it.'' He stated with a chuckle as he winked. Which resulted in Mina giggling with a bit of lilac on her cheeks. Meanwhile their classmates, except Bakugou, found themselves laughing at the pun. Fully expecting Izuku to pull something like this.
With a satisfied expression, Izuku made his way to his desk. As he sat down, he looked to Mina who gave a wink and a grin. While Izuku returned the gesture in kind, which made her gave a soft laugh at that.
Bakugou growled before making his way to the front, he then slammed his name on the table as he presented it.
''Lord Explosion Murder!'' he roared with a ferocious expression, while Midnight facepalmed.
''No, that's still no good.'' she stated with a sigh while deadpanning at Bakugou. The latter looking outraged again.
''Even better!'' Izuku shouted as he slammed his fist on his desk while laughing. Not realizing that he said his thoughts allowed. Which of course resulting in Bakugou looking ta him with a world ending stare.
''Shut the hell up Deku!'' He roared with ferocity while Izuku kept laughing. With his classmates joining in shortly after.
LUNCHTIME
Upon waking up from his nap, Aizawa instructed his class to decide who would they be interning with for the week. He also went on to explain that depending on the hero, their area of experience will differ.
''Hey,'' Mina called out as she stared at her list of internship offers. ''have you guys decided what pro agency you're going to yet?'' she asked as everyone turned to her.
Before Izuku could respond, he was cutoff when Mineta spoke. ''I'm going to Mt. Lady!'' he stated enthusiastically, while everyone deadpanned at him.
''Mineta, you're thinking about something perverted aren't you?'' Tsuyu stated bluntly.
Mineta immediately looked to her with an offended expression. ''Of course not!'' he protested, though they could easily see through his words.
Izuku chuckled from the exchange, before walking over to Mina's desk. ''I'm sure you'll find the right choice in no time.'' He stated sincerely as he gave her a gentle head pat.
Mina cooed from the gesture and looked to Izuku with a smile. ''Thanks Izu,'' she stated before looking to him in curiosity. ''have you decided already?'' she asked, while others looked to him for answers.
Izuku looked sheepish from the sudden attention. ''Nope,'' he stated with a shrug while everyone deadpanned at him. ''I mean I need to think about it carefully.'' He stated with a small chuckle, while they nodded in understanding. Knowing that they would do the same thing if they received the same amount of offers.
After nodding in understanding, Mina turned to Ochako. ''How about you?'' she asked with curiosity, while Ochako looked excited from the question.
''I'm glad you asked!,'' She replied with a fist pump. ''I plan on interning with the Battle Hero:Gunhead!'' she stated cheerfully, while others looked to her in surprise.
Izuku then voiced his curiosity. ''I thought you'd go for a hero like Thirteen.'' He stated while others nodded in agreement.
''Normally I would,'' She stated with a shrug. ''But fighting Bakugou at the sports festival made me think.'' she then did her best fighting pose. ''The stronger I get, the more possibilities I'll have!'' she stated determinedly, while everyone else looked to her in awe.
Unfortunately as this was happening, no one noticed Iida choosing his internship with a serious expression on his face.
DISMISSAL TIME
''Come on guys.'' Izuku called out with a grin as Mina, Ochako and Bakugou walked up to him. But before they could go home, he noticed someone missing among them.
Ochako noticed immediately and turned to the person's seat. ''Iida, you too-'' her statement was cut off when the person in question was no where to be found. This of course made everyone confused, wondering he might have gone.
While doing his best to contain a sinking feeling in his stomach, Izuku cleared his throat getting their attention. ''He probably decided on where he wants to do his internship.'' He stated with a small smile, while they thought about it before nodding in response.
''Hopefully…'' Izuku thought with a worried expression as he turned and looked to the classroom door.
As he opened the door, they were all started when All Might suddenly slid into view.
''I am here! In a bizarre position!'' He stated in in his usual tone, while they processed what just happened.
After recovering from his shock, Izuku gave his mentor a shaky grin. ''What's the matter All Might?'' he asked, while everyone else looked to the pro for answers.
All Might then composed himself. ''Please, come with me for a moment.'' He stated with haste as he gestured Izuku to follow him. Though the latter noticed something odd about his mentor's tone.
Deciding to find out later, Izuku turned to his friends for permission. After receiving nods from them, he followed his mentor. With plans on catching up with them later.
After finding a secluded area, All Might spoke to Izuku without looking at him. ''Getting straight to the point, you've got an offer from a hero.'' he stated while Izuku looked to him in curiosity, sure he got tons of offers, but the way his mentor said it made this one feel different.
''Who's it from?'' Izuku asked with a curious expression, trying to figure what makes this offer so different from others.
Without looking at Izuku, All Might answered. ''The hero's name is Gran Torino.'' He stated, though Izuku noticed slight fear in his voice, which made Izuku raise an eyebrow. Why would All Might be scared of a hero?
His confusion only grew when his mentor turned to him with a bit of sweat on his face. ''He was a teacher at U.A. for only one year. The man who was my homeroom teacher.'' He stated with a small gulp.
Ignoring the slight tremor in his mentor's voice, Izuku looked to him in excitement.
''He knows about One For All, too. In fact, he probably asked for you because of that.'' All Might added with the same tremor in his voice, while Izuku looked more excited than before.
Now he understood why this offer was special. Not only was this person aware of One For All, but he was responsible for training All Might into what he is today.
''This is amazing!,'' Izuku stated with an excited expression before it was replaced with curiosity. ''how come I've never heard of him?'' he asked his mentor, internally shocked that he never heard of such a hero before.
All Might then looked away from Izuku as he answered. ''Gran Torino was the sworn friend of my predecessor,'' he started, while Izuku listened intently. ''He retired a long time ago, so I forgot to count him…'' he stated, while Izuku nodded in understanding. It made sense, considering retired heroes are usually not paid attention to.
His thoughts were interrupted when he noticed his mentor…
''Shaking?'' Izuku thought as he looked to his mentor with a head tilt, wondering what he could be shaking for.
Said pro's tremble's increased as he started mumbling to himself. ''Was it because I wrote of you when I sent him the letter?,'' he started shakily while Izuku raised an eyebrow. ''Or because he couldn't just stand by and watch my inadequate teaching…?'' Izuku's confused expression morphed into one of concern at this point. ''If he went so far as to use his old name to make an offer…,'' he took a shaky breathe. ''It's scary…too scary…stop trembling legs!'' he whimpered to himself as he smacked his legs, which indirectly caused his tremors to increase.
''All might's seriously shaking!'' Izuku thought in shock as he watched the Symbol of Peace, literally and figuratively shaking in his boots. While he himself started wondering if his own well being would be at risk.
With very shaky legs, All Might continued. ''A-Anyway, it is my duty to train you, but since you got the offer,'' without looking at Izuku, he tried to shakily pass a paper with the offer written on it. ''you should go work to your heart's c-content-t-t-t…'' he trailed off, as he was too scared to complete the statement. His shakes were now very audible at this point, as it reached maximum levels.
''Just how scary is this guy!?'' Izuku thought with fear, as he continued to stare at his trembling mentor. Thinking that he might end up with a fate worse than death at this point.
With a small gulp, Izuku took the paper and thanked his mentor before catching up with his friends. Leaving his mentor to tremble and mumble to himself in fear.
UA GROUNDS
''Gran Torino?'' Mina stated with curiosity, as she and everyone else looked to Izuku in confusion.
The group were currently about to make their way out of the campus.
Bakugou gave a grunt. ''Never fucking heard of him.'' he stated with a growl, while they sweatdropped at his clear lack of interest.
Izuku chuckled as he rubbed the back of his neck. ''Me neither,'' he stated sheepishly, while they looked to him in surprise. ''but All Might recommended me to intern with him since he has the experience.'' He stated, while they thought about his statement.
''He may be old at this point, but I'm sure he's still a great hero to learn from.'' He added sincerely, while they nodded in agreement. At the end of it, experience outranks everything.
Before they could leave, Izuku noticed a friend missing. ''Where's Iida?'' he stated while they exchanged looks with each other.
''He went ahead.'' Ochako said with worry in her voice, While Izuku looked to her in surprise.
His expression then changed into one of worry, wondering what could be going through his friend's mind. He knew for a fact that his internship was in Hosu city, the very place where his brother was attacked. He would have talked to Iida, but couldn't since the latter hasn't said anything. Or rather, would often avoid the subject all together.
His thoughts were interrupted when Mina grabbed his hand, looking to her Izuku saw she was wearing a comforting smile. Looking to the others he can see Ochako being worried, but opted to stay strong. As for Bakugou he wore a serious expression.
Izuku nodded to them, before making their way home. And before they knew it, it was the start of their internships.
TRAIN STATION
The class of 1A were grouped together with their personal belongings in hand with the addition of suitcases containing their hero costumes. In front of them was Aizawa who was giving them their reminders.
''Remember that you aren't allowed to wear your costumes in public. And be absolutely sure that you don't lose anything.'' He announced in his usual tone.
''Yessir!'' Mina answered in her usual tone, while others nodded with enthusiasm.
Aizawa wasn't amused. ''Speak clearly! It's 'yes, sir,' Ashido.'' He ordered blandly.
Mina immediately deflated. ''Yes, sir…'' she stated in a gloomy tone while Izuku patted her back in comfort with a small chuckle. While everyone sweatdropped at the pro's no nonsense attitude.
''Killjoy.'' The couple thought in unison.
''Make sure you mind your manners with the heroes at your internships!' Aizawa added with authority.
''Yes sir!'' Everyone said in unison as they began separating from one another. While Izuku and his group in the meantime kept their eyes on Iida, who was currently making his way to his destination.
''Iida!'' Izuku called out, stopping the teen in his tracks. While they approached him with caution.
Izuku then spoke up. ''If you every feel hopeless, make sure you let us know.'' he stated sincerely while the rest nodded in agreement. Or in Bakugou's case, grunted in agreement.
''I mean we are friends right?'' Izuku added with concern in his voice, while others looked for Iida's response.
There was a brief silence before Iida turned to them with a small smile. ''Yeah.'' He replied with a nod before turning and making his way to his internship once again.
Everyone else seemed satisfied with the response as they began to discuss among themselves, in the meantime Izuku continued to stare at his friend in worry.
''Then why don't I believe you…'' Izuku thought with worry. He could see how he forced that expression plain as day. But he didn't want to say anything, since it might risk making the situation even worse than it already is.
Shaking off his worries, Izuku turned to the group with smile. ''Welp,'' he started, getting everyone's attention. ''good luck with your internships.'' He stated with a grin, while they nodded in agreement.
Mina then wrapped her around Izuku, before giving him a quick kiss on the lips. ''And good luck with yours.'' She stated with a grin, while Izuku nodded with a chuckle as he reciprocated the gesture.
With that, the group separated and went to their respective internships.
GRAN TORINO'S RESIDENCE
''This is the place?'' Izuku said to himself as he looked to the building in front of him with a confused expression.
Said building looked rather old with most of its paint already gone.
Shaking off his doubts, Izuku opened the front door with a determined expression.
''I'm here from U.A. High. My name is Izuku Midoriya…'' his words died in his throat as he looked to the scene before him with his expression morphing into one of pure horror.
A short old man, presumed to be Gran Torino, is lying face first on the ground on a puddle of his own blood. The only source of light was from the doorway where Izuku stood.
''WHAT!?'' Izuku thought with wide eyes as he looked at the downed pro. Thinking that the danger could still be close by, Izuku's eyes hardened as they started to glow.
He then created ten small Gaster Blasters and concentrated on his senses. While the weapons looked around, searching for possible targets.
But before he could investigate the area, Gran Torino suddenly lifted his head. ''I'm alive!'' he stated simply, before standing himself up. Once on his feet, he looked at the weapons in wonder.
''He's alive!'' Izuku thought as he sighed in relief and powered down while making all his weapons disappear. He then flipped on the light switch.
Gran Torino wasn't bothered by the weapon's disappearing and dusted himself off. ''Man...'' he started. ''When I was carrying a string of sausages with ketchup poured over them, I fell!'' he stated as he kept himself steady with his cane.
''Huh,'' Izuku stated as he looked to the old pro. ''makes sense.'' He stated with a shrug, happy to know that this was a misunderstanding.
After making sure he was clean enough, Gran Torino then looked to Izuku. ''Who are you?'' he asked in curiosity.
Izuku gave him a smile. ''I'm Izuku Midoriya from U.A.!'' he stated before giving a polite bow.
Gran Torino then cupped a hand on his ear. ''Who are you?'' he stated in his shaky voice making Izuku sweatdrop.
Before he could say anything, Gran Torino gave a small chuckle that caught Izuku's attention. ''All right, that's enough messing around,'' he stated, before pointing to Izuku with his cane. ''show me your control over One For All.'' He ordered with seriousness.
Though surprised from the sudden demeanor change, Izuku charged 5% Full Cowl throughout his body. Which resulted in green sparks emanating from is body while his eyes shined brighter.
Gran Torino stared at him for a bit, before nodding. ''Good,'' he started with a look of approval. ''but how long can you hold it?'' he asked, while Izuku looked to him in confusion.
His confused expression was all the answer he needed. ''When I watched you during the sports festival, I noticed moments where you deactivated OFA to let yourself recover.'' he paused as Izuku looked to himself. ''That tells me that even if OFA is slowly growing stronger within you, your body still struggles to actually maintain the power output.'' he stated while Izuku's eyes widened.
As he reflected on it, Gran Torino was right. There were moments when he needed to power down to let his body recover a bit. Such as the time when he fought Nomu during the USJ attack, he ended up powering down for a few seconds to let his body recover. As he kept thinking, there was also moments during the festival where he needed to take a quick breather before activating his quirk again.
While he was muttering to himself, Gran Torino looked to him with interest.
''He looks to be a flexible thinker, I knew that from the moment I saw him fight during the festival.'' A small smile formed onto his face. ''You found someone pretty good, huh, Toshinori?'' He finished as he stared at Izuku who hasn't noticed his gaze.
Gran Torino then cleared his throat, snapping Izuku out of his thoughts. ''Now that we've identified the problem,'' he stated before pointing to Izuku's suitcase with his cane. ''I want you to suit up.'' He ordered seriously.
Izuku nodded before grabbing his suitcase and went to change.
''Preparations are complete!'' Izuku called out as he returned, while Gran Torino got a good look at his outfit.
Izuku's hero costume consisted of a white t-shirt topped with a green hooded jacket with the hood having a fur trim on it. For his pants he wore slightly baggy black pants with white stripes on its sides. He also wore gloves with skeleton patterns on it as well. For his footwear, he wore his signature red combat boots and to top it all off, he wore the dark pink scarf that Mina gave to him.
To the untrained eye, this looked nothing out of the ordinary. But thanks to the improvements provided by Mei, not only is the material used to create this clothes durable, allowing them to last long in battle. But she also sewn in some extra protection for his knees and elbows. But not to the point where it will be instantly noticeable to everyone.
And as if it couldn't get any better, the material was not only comfortable, but also allowed it user to not feel stuffy while wearing it. Allowing the user to wear it with no signs of discomfort.
''Not bad.'' Gran Torino said with a look of approval, while Izuku looked to him confused.
Izuku tilted his head. ''Pardon?'' he called out curiously, wondering what he meant.
Gran Torino then explained. ''Your outfit,'' he clarified as he pointed to Izuku with his cane. ''nowadays heroes usually go for the more eye catching or flashy approach when it comes to their suits,'' he then brought his cane down as Izuku looked to himself. ''you on the other hand decided to go for the opposite approach. Not only will this result in villains not taking you seriously, but this will allow you to fade in your surroundings, which in turn will give you the opportunity to catch them off guard.'' He finished in approval.
Upon listening to this, Izuku couldn't help but smile. He should have expected an experienced pro like him to see the deeper purpose of his outfit idea. It honestly made his choices all the more worth it.
''And from what I've seen, you know when to get serious.'' He added with a smirk, remembering how Izuku reacted when he found his 'dead' body. While Izuku rubbed the back of his head in embarrassment, much to the pro's amusement.
''Though I have to ask,'' he suddenly said, getting Izuku's attention. ''why the scarf?'' he asked, noticing that the only eye catching thing was the scarf. Though not too much, it was still something that immediately caught his attention.
Within his surgical mask, Izuku formed a loving smile as he held the scarf. ''It was given by someone special to me.'' He stated sincerely, remembering the warmth he felt when receiving the gift. Unbeknownst to him, his eyes started having a gentle glow as he did this.
Gran Torino looked to him for a bit, before nodding. ''Fair enough.'' He stated calmly, it wasn't his place to pry but he understood that the scarf obviously meant a lot to the lad.
''All right!,'' Gran Torino suddenly barked, starling Izuku in the process. ''we've wasted enough time as it is. And I'm sure you know that the villains won't wait for you to get stronger.'' He stated seriously, while Izuku looked to him with the same expression.
He then continued. ''Here's what were going to do,'' he started while Izuku looked to him in attention. ''were going to spar with you only using OFA against me.'' he declared while Izuku looked to him in confusion.
Seeing his confusion, Gran Torino explained. ''I'm aware you have a unique quirk, but if you solely rely on it then your body won't get used to OFA any time soon.'' He stated seriously, while Izuku nodded in understanding. Seeing that this was a way to not only improve his activation time, but to also increase his endurance.
''With that in mind…,''Gran Torino trailed off as he threw his cane to the side. ''wanna give it a try?'' he taunted with a grin as he got into his fighting stance.
Izuku returned the grin as his eyes glowed. ''Yes!'' green sparks emanated from his body. ''Please!'' he declared determinedly as he went into his fighting stance.
And on that moment, the training began.
Authors Notes:
1. I decided to pick this hero name since it had a certain ring to it. I'm also sorry if other suggestions were not picked.
2. Next chapter might be shortened a bit to speed things up.
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