Chapter 27: look who it is!
after the exams were over the next day everyone was to come to class normally with the only difference being Ashido and Kaminari being in complete despair for being the only ones to fail the exam.
"*sniff* good luck everyone... *sniff* I can't wait to hear all your awesome stories... *sniff* that we wont be apart of!" Ashido then started sobbing uncontrollably while Kaminari continued to stare at the floor in shame, then Sero and Izumi then tried to help cheer them up.
"hey come on you guys! we don't know for sure if you guys can't go!"
"and hey if it makes you feel any better I was sleeping during my exam so maybe I'll be left out too."
"... you asshole..."
"eh?"
"if you want to make me feel better... then say something that's actually comforting you moron!" Kaminari then poked his fingers toward where he thought Sero was, aiming for the eyes, while keeping his eyes closed out of anger. but then he heard Izumi gasp a little and opened his eyes out of confusion only to see that he had attacked her instead of Sero. While Izumi was crying from the pain in her eyes, Kaminari got punched twice in the face once from Sero and the other from Ashido.
"your the moron!"
"don't attack Izumi you idiot!"
"ah, guys its ok, ow, ow, he didn't mean to-" then Uraraka kicked Kaminari in the stomach which caused him to collapse on the floor. Izumi wanted to help Kaminari up but Uraraka dragged her away like a mother concerned for the safety of her child, Izumi could have resisted but was afraid to make Uraraka more mad. just then everyone heard the sound of Aizawa's footsteps and immediately went to their seats and went quite except for Kaminari who was groaning from his sore face and stomach and Izumi who was rubbing her sore eyes. then Aizawa entered the room and went straight to the podium.
"now as you all know a majority of you passed the exam with there being a few obvious exceptions." Ashido and Kaminari again looked down in shame while Sero started to scratch the back of his head nervously.
"however you'll probably be glad to know that you will all be aloud to go to the camp, regardless if you pass the exam or not." all of the students looked at Aizawa in disbelief while Ashido and Kaminari were filled with relief, they felt as if they were blessed from the heavens.
"in case you haven't noticed its a training camp therefore don't any of you think it would be stupid if we disclosed the students who failed the exam? their the ones who need the most training after all." huh, when he puts it that way it seems super obvious. Izumi thought to herself calmly and a few other students like Iida and Todoroki thought of something similar while others like Mineta, Ashido, and Kaminari felt very stupid for not realizing it sooner.
"and as an added bonus you all will get the day off tomorrow and none of you are expected to waist it on training so your allowed to do something normal stupid teenagers do."
"MR. AIZAWA, I THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US ALL TO GO TO THE TRAINING CAMP BUT JUST SO YOU KNOW, YOU DID TRICK US ALL AGAIN SO DO EXPECT OUR FAITH IN YOU TO WAIVER!" half of the students looked at Iida in confusion while the other half wasn't even paying attention, Aizawa was just standing there seemed slightly annoyed by Iida.
"... ok Iida I understand well then there's nothing else to say so I'll just-"
"I HOPE THAT YOU DO UNDERSTAND BECAUSE THIS IS A SERIOUS BLOW TO THE RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR STUDENTS AS A TEACHER!"
"ok Iida I get it, anyways class dismi-"
"ALSO THE TRUST YOU EARNED FROM YOUR FELLOW TEACHERS MAY BE AT RISK AS WEL-"
"CLASS DISMISSED!" Aizawa then used his quirk to make his eyes glow and hair stand up to show that he was not having it with Iida any more, Iida knew better than to persist from her and sat back down quietly while frustrated that he didn't get to say more.
after Aizawa left all the student did their normal thing and started talking however this time Hagakure had an announcement for everyone.
"hey since we got the day off tomorrow why don't we reward ourselves for passing the exam by going to the mall! everyone can come to hang out!"
"hey that's a great idea! the only time were all ever together is when were in school so this should be fun!"
"hey Bakugo! want to come with?"
"only if you promise to be quite, shitty hair." Bakugo then looked to Izumi and saw that Uraraka was clinging to her arm which made Izumi a little nervous. Bakugo then grunted and walked over to them and when Uraraka saw him she looked mad.
"oh no, um you two aren't going to start fighting right?"
"... actually no, we uh sort of have an understanding... right round face?" Bakugo then showed his hand and waited for Uraraka to shake it as a sign of agreement, everyone was now staring in disbelief it was practically unthinkable of Uraraka and Bakugo have an understand let alone a truce however Uraraka proved it was nothing but a dream when she slapped Bakugo's hand away.
"no way you jerk! you punched me in the face!"
"wha- that was because you kept hitting me! I told you to stop dumb ass!"
"can't you be a man and take a hit?!"
"OH WHAT THE-" Bakugo didn't finishing his own sentence but instead tried to attack Uraraka but was thankfully using no explosions, Uraraka was quick to defend herself and fight back, and Izumi got in between them to keep them from attacking one another while using her spark to help. after some time the two finally gave up and Izumi was finally allowed to stop using her spark and take a breath.
"I hope you both know how taxing it is on Izumi to keep this rivalry of yours from getting out of control." Izumi then looked up to the speaker who was Todoroki and lit up instantly.
"oh! Todoroki! your coming with us to the mall right?"
"uh, no I usually go visit my mom when I have a day off."
"oh... ok, then if its alright tell her I said hi.
"sure but uh hey Izumi your not calling me Shoto anymore."
"oh that's because we not in our hero costumes, but do you want me to call you Shoto either way?"
"um, no its fine, call me Shoto whenever you see fit." Izumi then smiled at Todoroki but he decided not to smile back because he knew if he tried to would be another broken smile. Bakugo was just staring at them not seeming happy but not mad either, Kirishima noticed this and got very confused.
"hey your not going to start a fight with him because of Izumi right?"
"hm, Izumi's aloud to be with however she wants, as her friend I just want to support her." the way Bakugo made use a bold and well manured statement actually shocked Kirishima a little bit, it even made him blush a little.
"w- wow, never thought I would see Bakugo the beast be such a gentleman."
"BEAST?! WHO THE FUCK CALLS ME THAT?! I'LL BURN THEM TO ASHES!"
"... and the moments gone."
the next day everyone meet up at the mall wearing their usual personal attire all except Izumi who was wearing a green short skirt dress and was blushing in embarrassment because of it.
"Kya! Deku-Chan is wearing one of the dresses from the other night!"
"the other night?"
"oh yeah after the sports festival all us girls went out for a night of fun without boys."
"oh yeah I remember Ashido you called me and wanted me to convince Izumi to meet you guys at the beach." Kirishima then remembered everything else and looked at Izumi who was now glaring at him. oh... so she's still mad about that.
"hey I want to get a big back for the luggage."
"I need to find some lock picks, a par of binoculars, a spy camera, and a drill! ... for personal reasons."
"I want to get some hiking shoes for the camp."
"oh hey, me too!"
"well it looks like we all have different things to do so why don't we split up and then meet up back here?!"
"sounds great! hey Deku want to come wi- EH?!" Uraraka then turned to Izumi and saw her in her dark form seeming depressed about something.
"Izumi are you ok?! whats wrong?!"
"... huh? oh I'm sorry, this place brings back some bad memories." Bakugo then looked away in shame he knew exactly what she was talking about.
"but... hey come on Izumi your with us now, hey everyone maybe it would be better to stay as a group instead."
"wow, no! you guys don't have to do that I just need to get over-" just then a soda can hit Izumi on the back of the head like it was thrown by someone behind her.
"well, look who it is!" Izumi immediately recognized the voice and her face was filled with anger she then turned around to face who it was, they were her old class mates from her old school the kid with a long neck, the other with the stretchy fingers a girl. Izumi didn't recognize the girl at first but then remembered her from that accident in the hallway where Izumi tripped and accidentally groped her.
"haha! wow Deku I knew you were a loser but this is a whole new level of pathetic!"
"dressing like a girl? what, being a perv too hard for you so you decided to grope yourself?"
"or are you just a fucking fagot!" the long necked kid then pushed Izumi but she didn't budge instead she just growled at him.
"oh my! little Deku is actually looking a little scary right now! I'd ask if you finally grew a pair but it seems that's not a option for you anymore!"
"leave her alone!" Uraraka and Ashido then got in front of Izumi and faced the her old classmates in anger.
"whats your guys problem! leave Izumi alone!"
"Izumi? that's a stupid fucking name."
"hey listen bitch, this has nothing to do with either of you so why don't you fuck off somewhere."
"Back off you fucking numb skulls!" Bakugo then shoved Uraraka and Ashido aside and face his old classmates only this time they actually backed off in fear.
"B- Bakugo?! what are you doing here?!"
"h- hey come on Bakugo chill! we're just here to teach idiot Deku a lesson or two."
"I said fuck off! or your dead!" Bakugo then released an explosion small enough to not cause a panic in the mall but big enough to scare off his old classmates.
"who the heck were those guys?!"
"*grunts* a couple of assholes who go to my old school, they thought I was popular so they would pick on Izumi to get closer to me."
"wow Bakugo, I knew you were a jerk but i didn't know your whole school was full of jerks."
"WHO THE FUCK ASKED YOU SHITTY HAIR?"
"uh guys where's Izumi?"
Izumi ran from the scene and found a bend in a dark corner of the mall where hopefully no one would bother her, she then sat and started to cry silently and then she hit the wall beside her out of anger. the wall cracked a little but the sound didn't alert anyone, Izumi then managed to stop crying and sat there in silence while slowly blurring out the rest of the world.
"hey aren't you a kid from the U.A. sports festival?"
"... please go away." Izumi didn't bother to look at the stranger she instead just continued to look at the floor aimlessly.
"hey come on I just wanted to talk to you there's no need to be rude!"
"... please go away." the person the sat beside Izumi, while she still refused to look at them.
"you know if you plan on being a future pro hero then you should at least be kinder."
"... please go-" the person the grabbed Izumi by the neck only making sure to not use his index finder.
"but then again there are no real heroes, are there little girl?" Izumi then recognized the voice and looked at the person to see that it was Shigaraki the face of the League of villains, only this time he didn't have his hand mask but a blue hoodie.
"or at least that's some shit the bastard Stain always said. tell me, are you another one of his brain dead fans." it took Izumi some time to remember who Stain was and then she remembered that he was the man who nearly killed Iida, her friend.
"oh him I don't give a shit about him."
"wow there little girl, you cursed back when we first attacked but now its like your an entirely new person, I kinda like it thought."
"what the hell do you want?"
"tch, I want to know why Stain got so popular from one street ally attack and my Nomu's didn't get any recognition for nearly destroying a city." Shigaraki tightened his grip on Izumi's neck but she didn't react at all.
"why is it that he got the peoples attention even though were both villains, why is it that he gets to the fame and glory? huh?! why is that?!" Izumi then remembered how Kaminari was foolishly boasting about how cool the Hero Killer's ideals were.
"its because of his ideals."
"what?"
"Stain wanted to show the world how heroes that are only in it for the money are not worthy of the title therefore need to be killed. its the reason that he states he would only allow a true hero to defeat him like All Might."
"grrr, All Might again, so even that bastard liked All Might, why does it always have to come back to All Mi-" just then a little girl ran by but then stopped in front of Shigaraki she looked scared at first but then smiled brightly which shocked Shigaraki then the little girl's mom called out to her and she ran away.
"... she wasn't afraid of me? ... that bastard... now I see its all All Might's fault!" Shigaraki's grip on Izumi's neck started to tighten making it harder for her to breath.
"now I see what I have been missing I already had a good motive to kill All Might but it was a personal matter, but now I can get others to agree with me when they hear about my ideas! ... no, my conviction! I want to kill all might and show the work how fragile this whole system is. then and only then will I get the spot light I deserve and morons like that little girl and these people will learn to fear my presence!" Shigaraki was practically choking Izumi at this point so she grabbed his hand to make him stop.
"hehehe... huh? hey stop that! unless you want to die right now!"
"gh... ugh... f- fuck... you! ...erg"
"hm. your a really stupid girl you know that, don't you know I'm only one finger away from killing you."
"go ahead... urch... I... ugh... have nothing... erh... to lose!"
"Izumi?" the both of them then turned to see that Uraraka was standing right there staring at them, who is that... wait I know her, she's Uraraka... my... my friend!
"why... why do you have your hand on Izumi's neck? l- let her go." Shigaraki then looked at Uraraka with increasing anger and was now lessening his grip on Izumi's neck but Izumi knew he would then use his quirk to kill Uraraka so she was quickly panicking while thinking of a plan.
"... SORRY I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT STAIN!" Izumi's shouting caught both Shigaraki and Uraraka off guard.
"you wanted to talk about the hero killer right? well sorry but besides him being taken down by Endeavor there's really nothing I know, sorry to waist your time." Izumi then smiled at Shigaraki while in her dark form and the fear in her eyes was still visible, she then started to sweat nervously when Shigaraki was glaring at her furiously. after some time he then smiled sincerely and started to laugh.
"well it can't be helped then, see you later!" Shigaraki then let go of Izumi all together which allowed her to fully catch her breath, Shigaraki then muttered to her "don't follow me or I'll go on a massacre" and then got up and left and then Uraraka, who was not at all convinced by the performance they made, went over to Izumi to keep her safe. Izumi then took out a tissue from her dress pocket and then coughed into it, she could see that there was a small mount of blood.
"*gasping*... grrr, Shigaraki!" Shigaraki then stopped in his tracks which shocked Uraraka to her core for she now knew who that man was.
"what is All for One's end goal?"
"huh? how did you- oh, HE told you... isn't it obvious? same as me, he want's to kill All Might!"
"tch, anything new?"
"... he knows you have One for All." Uraraka was now confused on what they were talking about while Izumi's heart sank knowing that the number one villain knew she was the successor of the number one hero.
"w- what?! h- how?!"
"how indeed, I sure didn't tell him." Shigaraki then walked away and faded into the crowd leaving Uraraka and Izumi alone, so Uraraka then went back to worrying for Izumi.
"Deku-Chan! I mean Izumi, are you alright? we all scattered to look for you after those jerks made fun of you." Izumi's mind now became more clear and open and as she started as Uraraka's face she started to cry. Uraraka was shocked by this and then completely taken off guard when Izumi got up to hug her.
"I'm sorry Ocha-Chan! I'm so sorry!"
"you?! what you apologizing for?!" what the fuck is wrong with me! Izumi thought to herself. every time I get depressed it's like nobody else matters! they do matter! Uraraka matters! Iida matters! Kirishima matters! Bakugo matters! Asui matter! Mineta matters! they all matter so why do I end up forgetting about everyone and everything when some one decides to be a dick! why can't I just grow the fuck up! Izumi didn't have the strength to repeat anything she was thinking so she instead just looked at Uraraka again and smiled while she finally reverted to her normal form.
"sorry, let's just leave and call the police about Shigaraki." Uraraka then managed to calm down as well and smile at Izumi to show that she understood. they both then headed over to the mall entrance to get the others and the police but Uraraka then noticed that Izumi was being a little slow and saw that she was shaking as she was walking behind Uraraka. Uraraka couldn't stand the sight so she offered her hand to Izumi and she instantly lit up as she took it. Uraraka then smiled again knowing that she made Izumi feel a little safer but then she remembered her talk with Bakugo during the final exam and started to blush wildly. its pretty obvious that you have a crush on her.
gah! Uraraka thought no! no! no! that's not true you lesbian fetish pervert! Izumi is just a friend! and she's been through hell because of you! so I want to care for her that's all! that's all!
"um Uraraka?" Uraraka then noticed that she subconsciously put both her hands on her cheeks and also didn't let go of Izumi's hand which is now on Uraraka's cheek as well. Uraraka then got flustered and ran toward the mall entrance which Izumi being dragged along since Uraraka was still not letting go and since Uraraka was going so fast and had all five of her fingers on Izumi's hand, Izumi was now floating in the air and handing on to Uraraka like a balloon.
after the police were contacted the whole mall was forced to close for the rest of the day so that they could freely investigate Shigaraki's where-a-bouts. Izumi was then questioned by the detective that knew All Might's condition and told him everything about her conversation with Shigaraki.
"I see, so All for One knows you have One for All? that should be impossible... hm, this is really bad, but its ok he hasn't won yet and me and Toshinori aren't out of the fight yet. oh speaking of which I've held you here long enough." the detective then lead Izumi out of the room and to a hallway to go outside.
"thank you sir, do you think Shigaraki can be caught by the police?"
"we may not be hero's but we still have our uses."
"oh I'm sorry I wasn't trying to insinuate something like that!"
"that's good young Midoriya, you should never criticize any ally you have no matter how useless they seem." now outside Izumi was shocked to see that All Might was there she then wanted to cry again but quickly wiped away her tears and then bowed before All Might.
"forgive me All Might, today I forgot what I was fighting for out of selfishness, in other words I forgot how to be a hero." the detective was now confused wondering if this was a custom that All Might taught Izumi to do every so often while All Might was looking at Izumi is concern, I hate it when she gets like this. he thought to himself.
"ok kid that's enough, come on raise your head." Izumi then raised her head but still seemed upset
"All Might, I did something really selfish today! shouldn't I be punish?"
"geez kid what are you a samurai? the code of a hero is one of justice and honor but not one that requires strict discipline or perfection. I don't expect you to be flawless kid heck I'm not either, in fact I never was. even before I got my scar."
"wait what? but your the number one hero!"
"... yeah but even I can't do everything, even if my injuries didn't hold me back, even if I could use 100% of my strength all the time with no consequences like the good old days it wouldn't change much. I could probably save everyone in this city and a few of the surrounding cities but I couldn't save everyone in japan, let alone the world. I'm only human after all. and so are you, never forget that young Midoriya." Izumi took all of All Might's words to her head and her heart and then managed to smile proudly again.
"but hey if there's someone you do want to apologize to, I think it should be her." Izumi then turned around to see her mom crying as she exited the building as well. when their eyes meet Inko then sobbed and ran toward Izumi while Izumi ran toward her. Izumi proved to be taller than Inko so Izumi opened her arms as Inko hugged her tightly.
"Izumi! I can't take this! this is awful! that man! you nearly died! this is too much! Izumi!" Izumi then started to pat her moms head to comfort her as she herself started to cry. mom... you were always at my side even during my lowest point... how many times did I forget how much you cared for me, how many times did I forget all the times you cheered me up, is that why I can't recall such events? because I just forgot them when I went to that awful school? why am I like this? why do I forget everything that makes me happy when I'm depressed? why do I just think of death as my only option? why did Inko have to have such an awful daughter?!
"mom... I'm so sorry for making you cry."
"you better be sorry, your mother has been crying none stop Izumi." Izumi instantly recognized that voice and then started to hide behind her mom, shielding herself from Recovery Girl.
"huh? Izumi? are you ok?"
"o- oh, yeah I'm fine mom! I just... um."
"oh relax Izumi I'm not mad with you I just came to be sure that you didn't receive any injuries from the villain."
"oh well I'm fine Recovery Girl so you don't need to worry!" Izumi was still hiding behind Inko form Recovery Girl out of minor trauma, Recovery Girl knew this and simply frowned in disappointment. perhaps I was too hard on her Recovery Girl thought to herself but it's not something I could help, she's just like Toshinori energetic and caring but also naive and foolish.
"well if you say so, now then I think its about time you two get home." the detective then escorted them to a vehicle that would drive them back to their house.
"so now that their gone mind explaining to me how All for One could have possibly known Izumi is the newest holder of One for All."
"I'm in the dark on this too Chiyo, although if I had to guess I would say its because he told Shigaraki everything about One for All and the villain put two and two together."
"no I know how." Recovery Girl and All Might then looked at the detective both confused and shocked.
"I figured it out after the briefing."
"Izumi's briefing?"
"no actually..." the detective then went on to explain what he had learned and then went on to explain his working theory, after his explanation was done Recovery Girl and All Might were speechless with horror.
"it- it can't be true!"
"to think that... this has to be a mistake! I mean what are the chances-!" Recovery girl then pointed her cane to All Might with all her fury.
"Toshinori! did you know about this!"
"of course I didn't! If I did then- I would- I... I."
"enough stop it! this isn't helping! besides it's just a theory I I have no proof if it's actually true, but if it was then... what should we do now?"
"I'll tell you what! I will tell U.A. principal Nezu about this so that he can help us investigate!"
"Chiyo..."
"Toshinori! your not going to tell anyone about this! not Gran Torino and especially not Izumi! her mind would break if she knew this!"
"of course, I would never tell Izumi."
"Tsukauchi! you need to pick up the pace on finding out where that monster is!"
"you don't need to tell me twice. let's make sure we get All for One this time, I'm counting on you Toshinori."
"heh, I'm counting on you two Tsukauchi!"
"well don't go counting on me! if that monster rips you apart again then I won't be able to put you back together this time."
"hm, don't worry Chiyo I'm not the foolish hero that only thought of revenge when he faced All for One, I will win this time because I have the resolve to kill that monster for good... or die trying."
hey guys I have some bad news, I am currently in college and this February is going to be very busy because there are going to be several exams from different classes. ugh, oh well life is life, anyways it will be difficult to make any progress during that time so I'm actually just going to take a break for February, good thing I finished season 2 of My Hero Academia first. I know this suck a lot but I got to get my priorities straight and focus on my college work, and this whole fan fiction thing is more of just something to do for fun. oh but it is also something to help me improve my writing skills since I do hope to become a book writer so please guys keep giving me reviews! if you think I'm good tell me why! If you think I suck tell me why! I want to keep getting better but I need your guys help, so if you can just keep on giving me reviews, until then the next time I update will be in March and I hopefully make at least three chapters maybe more, so see you then.