Alright. The valentines story is up. For those of you who haven't read it, you aren't really missing anything major.

Well, one thing. But that isn't really too major.

So let's continue. We were on Tetsutetsu and Kirishima…

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Midnight looked at both fighters.

'Really Nezu? This fight is gonna destroy one of these kids. Both think they don't have flashy quirks, both feel insecure about themselves… and you're gonna do this?'

The hero cracked her whip.

"BEGIN!"

Kirishima and Tetsutetsu both stood their ground. Neither of them wanted to make the first move. Tetsutetsu saw the sun shining down on them and activated his quirk, only in his right arm.

The sunlight reflected off of the steel boy, shining in Kirishima's face. The redhead threw his arms up, and Tetsutetsu rushed in.

The first strike bounced off of kirishima's skin.

"Damn. Another hardening user?" Tetsutetsu swore.

Kirishima swung around and punched outward, landing a blow to the side of Tetsutetsu's head.

"Huh… Guess this is gonna be a fight of endurance then." Kirishima grinned.

"Yeah well."

Tetsutetsu grabbed Kirishima's wrist and swung him around. The redhead landed and planted his feet, turning Tetsutetsu's attack against him.

"Come on. I know you can do better!" Kirishima smiled.

Tetsutetsu snarled. He launched a punch at Kirishima's stomach. Once again, it bounced off.

"Really? That's it?" Kirishima chuckled.

"SHUT UP!" Tetsutetsu punched Kirishima in the face, managing to push him back a few inches.

"Huh. I almost felt that."

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Izuka watched the battle-if you could call it that- with narrowed eyes.

"Eraser. Mind explaining their power differences?"

Aizawa grinned. "Of course. You see, after the USJ, Kirishima wanted to make sure he would never be hurt again. Not by anyone. Of course, I don't think he's at that level yet. But he's worked hard on his endurance."

Izuka nodded. "Hm. He's won this fight then."

"Are you sure?"

"Tetsutetsu's quirk works off of the iron in his blood. From what I've seen of Kirishima, he only has an endurance limit. Tetsutetsu doesn't stand a chance."

Aizawa turned his attention back to the fight. "Well then… Looks like Tetsutetsu might have the capacity for becoming a hero…"

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'Man… That's harsh.'

Mirko grimaced at the one sided display of power.

'He lands every hit, yet they do nothing…'

Tetsutetsu landed another hit, before going wide eyed. In a flash, he was steel. He was also standing four feet away. There was a small dent in his left arm.

"HOLY SHIT!"

'A hit like that? A hardening boosted punch, one that could rival Death Arms!'

Tetsutetsu gave a groan of pain, but ran forward yet again. None of his hits even scratched Kirishima.

"This isn't right… Just call the match already…" Mirko whispered under her breath.

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'Well. My arm's dented. Definitely gonna be a fracture…'

Tetsutetsu gritted his teeth and rushed in again. After three punches, he felt his hold slipping.

'No… It can't stop yet…'

The boy struck yet again, and a crack sounded through the arena. Tetsutetsu's quirk had reached its limit. He had broke his hand on Kirishimas chest.

"Done already?"

Tetsutetsu didn't answer. He just thumped his arm against Kirishimas chest.

'Useless'

"Seriously. Sorry man. I'm sure you just need more training." Kirishima smiled.

'Useless'

"Sorry. But I have to keep going. I need to prove my worth."

'What does that mean? You, prove your worth? What does that make me?'

"Here. I'll make it quick."

Kirishima punched Tetsutetsu in the face, sending him reeling back. Tetsutetsu began blacking out. One word formed on his lips.

"Useless."

Midnight cracked her whip.

"TETSUTETSU IS UNABLE TO CONTINUE. EJIRO KIRISHIMA WINS!"

The crowd roared their approval. The stage was cleared. Izuka looked at the hero seats, where Vlad king watched Tetsutetsu get carried away disappointingly.

Aizawa and Present Mic bore similar expressions. Toga tugged at Izuka's sleeve.

"Come on. I want to talk to him."

Izuka nodded, and walked with Hatsume and Toga. They left the box, five minutes was all that they needed.

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Mirko cringed at the result of the fight. "I saw that coming. Damn. Eraser didn't have to be so harsh when commentating though…"

The rabbit hero looked up at the announcers box. Her eyes met those of Izuka.

'Okay. I guess I'm getting up yet again…'

The rabbit hero stood up and walked into the stadium hallways, where she followed the signs to the infirmary.

Izuka, Toga, and Hatsume were already there. They sat next to where Tetsutetsu was placed.

To say that Tetsutetsu was in rough shape would be an understatement. His left arm was completely crushed. His hand had been demolished from beating against Kirishima.

The boys silver hair lay over his scratched up face.

Mirko walked up to the group. "Another one?"

"If you think you know, then you and I are gonna talk. Not after the festival. Now. Let's go."

Izuka stood up and pulled the rabbit hero with her. The door closed behind them.

"So Tetsutetsu?" Hatsume asked.

"He has potential. You can see it. I know that the others see it too. He just needs more experience." Toga sighed. "You know his quirk… It can be powerful. Like, really powerful. He just needs somebody to believe in him."

The boy coughed. "You… Who's there?"

"You can't tell?" Toga smiled warmly.

"Hair… In face… *Cough* Not good with… voices." The silver haired boy grunted. "Don't wanna… *Cough*... Move…"

Toga brushed the hair out of Tetsutetsu's face and smiled. "Hey…"

"Hey…"

"How do you feel?" Toga asked.

"Honestly… Like I just got hit by… a train…" Tetsutetsu strained a smile.

"Yeah well… Nobody thought 1-A would be that good…" Hatsume sighed.

"You… here? Where's… Yumi?"

"She went to talk to someone. She'll be back soon."

Tetsutetsu coughed and did his best to nod. "Do you… Think I'm weak?"

Toga placed her hand on Tetsutetsu's shoulder. "No… You're strong. Just not strong enough…"

"Then… He's right… Not a hero…"

"What does he know? You can be better. You have the potential to be so much more." Toga smiled.

"You… think so?"

"I know so."

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Izuka and Mirko stood in the unused broom closet.

"We have five minutes." Izuka said. "Don't worry. My bot soundproofed the room. There are also no cameras. What do you know."

Mirko smiled. "Well first. Your name isn't Yumi Shoudai. You don't want to be a hero. I gotta applaud you. How long have you been hiding right under their noses Izuka Midoriya?"

Izuka giggled. "I mean. It's pretty easy. You just need a cloning quirk. Now my turn. What are you going to do now that you know?"

Mirko curled her hair around her finger. "Well… You're strong… I'd love to fight whatever made you that way…"

"You like fighting." Izuka smiled. "You could fight me."

"We both know you'd kill me in an instant. No… I want excitement. Battles are fun… running from the police… I haven't experienced that rush in a while."

"So do you want to join us then?"

Mirko grinned. "Only if I get to spar with you once a month."

Izuka smiled and placed her hand on Mirko's shoulder. "Baby, we don't spar once a month. We spar once a day…" Izuka kissed the rabbit hero.

"Welcome to the league…"

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Tetsutetsu gasped as Iryu healed him.

"God… That's… Whew!" The boy shuddered, before flexing his hand. "Thanks…"

"Just… promise me that you won't do something like that again."

Tetsutetsu bit his lip, but nodded. "Don't worry. I won't…"

Recovery Girl gave Iryu a pat on the back, before handing Tetsutetsu some gummy bears. "Alright. You should be good now. You can get back to watching the festival now. The next match should be coming up pretty soon."

"Come on. Let's go." Toga and Himiko smiled, pulling the boy out of the infirmary.

The two girls ushered Tetsutetsu to the announcers box. In the hallway, they met up with Izuka and Mirko.

"Hey! You ready?" Toga smiled.

"Sorry… I don't want to go in there right now…" Tetsutetsu muttered. "Eraserhead made his thoughts about me pretty clear…"

Izuka smiled. "That's fine. Give me a minute."

Izuka walked into the room. There was a bit of screaming as a bit of music began playing. Izuka was then tossed out of the room.

"And there we go. Sorry, Just had to make my thoughts known." Izuka smiled.

"You played the song again didn't you?"

"You know it!"

Tetsutetsu smiled sadly at how happy they were.

'Of course they're happy. They won!'

He was pulled from his thoughts when Izuka placed a hand on his shoulder. "Hey… It's okay. You just have a lot to learn. Don't let eraser get to you."

Tetsutetsu smiled and nodded. "Yeah… Can I speak with you Yumi?"

Izuka looked at her friends, and Mirko. "We'll be with you in a bit. Is that okay?"

Mirko nodded. "That's fine! We'll be at the support seats!"

Izuka watched them walk away. Mirko rounded a corner and winked, before disappearing.

"Come on. I've got a better place for this…"

Izuka once again went back to the broom closet, which was becoming more and more used.

Tetsutetsu walked in and closed the door. Izukas robot made a soundproof barrier yet again.

"So?"

"How do you do it? How do you deal with others telling you that you're less?"

"Look… Tetsutetsu. I developed my own way of thinking about that… I decided to prove them all wrong, no matter what it took."

"Huh… Well…"

"Tetsutetsu… What do you think about heroes?"

Tetsutetsu bit his lip. "I know… I shouldn't say things like this… but after today. After that fight… They're all jokes. How can… How can I compare? Why would they say I can't become a hero after one fight?"

Izuka nodded. "You think it's unfair."

"Of course it is! I trained with Vlad-sensei… Yet he looked upset with me! Why? Why does he get to do that?"

Izuka nodded again. "He shouldn't… They have no right to judge you. So… With that in mind, what do you think about yourself."

"I think…" Tetsutetsu said. "I think Eraserhead was right… I can't be a hero. I don't think I want to anymore."

"What do you want to do then?" Izuka raised an eyebrow. "Do you want to prove them wrong?"

"I want to make sure that they never see me as weak." Tetsutetsu gritted his teeth. "I don't care if my quirk has so many drawbacks. I'll work past them."

"You know that your quirk isn't being used to its fullest extent yet, right?"

"What do you-"

"Your quirk. You use the iron in your body to transform yourself. You probably eat a lot of meals high in iron then right?"

"Yeah… lot's of Spinach…"

"Have you ever thought about what else your quirk could get stronger from?"

Tetsutetsu shook his head. "No. My quirk is just a simple endurance quirk."

"That's where you're wrong." Izuka smiled. "Your quirk. It might seem like a simple hardening quirk, but it's more complicated than you think. Your teeth… Pointed, like any hardening quirk user, but they're slightly different…"

Izuka pulled out her phone and pulled up a diagram of Tetsutetsu's skull. "Your teeth. They actually have slight ridges, and something here…"

The girl zoomed in, showing a tiny organ in Tetsutetsu's mouth, nestled in with his salivary glands.

"Now, these are pretty hard to notice. They blend in pretty well. And I'm sure nobody would really be able to figure them out. But I'm different. These organs here. They're the most amazing things I've ever seen."

"What do they do?"

"They pull iron directly from something you ingest and put it into your bloodstream. Well. Actually, only one thing. As far as I can tell. These organs… they pull iron from blood itself. Tetsutetsu… Your quirk isn't just simple hardening. It's the perfect combination of a blood quirk and an intangibility quirk!"

Tetsutetsu looked at the diagram. "But then…"

"Here. Bite me." Izuka held out a hand.

"What?"

"Do it. I'll be fine."

Tetsutetsu took Izukas hand, and nipped her finger. A bit of blood dribbled into his mouth. Izuka noted that his pupils shrank just the tiniest bit.

"Well? How is it?"

Tetsutetsu wiped his mouth. "That… how?"

"How do you feel?"

"More… powerful. That was just a bit right? My body is buzzing!"

"Hmmm. So a slight boost in strength…" Izuka typed down notes in her phone. "Unfortunately, I don't think the heroes will be as happy with this development as you…"

"Yeah… I can see why…" Tetsutetsu drooped. "I want to be able to train my quirk now though… And Eraserhead said I lacked the capacity. Maybe this was the problem!"

Izuka nodded. "Tetsutetsu… have you ever thought beyond being a hero?"

The boy stopped. "As I said before… I don't think I want to be a hero any more. At least not one like them… I want to change the world."

"And what would you do to change the world?" Izuka pondered.

"Anything. I'd do anything."

"Even become a villain?" Izuka smirked.

Tetsutetsu clenched his fist. "If that's what it takes. I will do it! Even though I don't really see an option, considering my new developments…"

Izuka smiled and slowly took off her wig. She had gotten pretty skilled in using the 'Yumi' disguise. And now, it only took but a minute to pull it on or off and fix it to her perfectly.

"How about you join me Tetsutetsu Tetsutetsu?"

Tetsutetsu's eyes widened. "You're… Izuka Midoriya. The one who attacked 1-A"

"Eh… Skip the entire realization part. That's boring." Izuka yawned.

"You. You held off the entirety of the UA staff. Can you… Can you teach me to be that strong?"

Izuka smiled. "Is that a yes?"

Tetsutetsu nodded. "Please. I want to show them all."

Izuka reattached her wig. She grabbed Tetsutetsu by the shoulders and pulled him into a kiss.

"Welcome to the league…"

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"NEXT UP! THE SUPER SPEEDSTER! TENYA IIDA! VS THE MYSTERIOUS HITOSHI SHINSO!"

"Where are those two?" Mirko wondered aloud.

"Just give 'em time. They'll be back with us soon." Toga smiled. "Just enjoy the fight."

"Yeah… You're right. It's only been like a minute anyway. Hatsume right? Mind telling us about those two? You spied on them right?"

Hatsume nodded. "Sure thing. I'll start with the fact that Shinso's gonna win."

"Oh? Why do you say that?" Toga asked with a grin.

"Shinso's quirk allows him to take control of his opponents mind if they speak to him. So, if he aggravates that one enough-"

The match started as Midnight cracked her whip. Shinso said something to Iida, getting the boy to charge in with a yell.

The speedster stopped right in front of Shinso. His face bore a blank expression.

"And ta-da. We have a winner."

The crowd watched in silence as Tenya Iida walked out of the ring. Midnight called the match.

"HITOSHI SHINSO WINS!"

The crowd cheered.

"What a powerful quirk!"

"And excellent display of something that might be found villainous!"

"Think of what he could do with such a power!"

Toga smirked. "Looks like you were right."

Izuka ran up to the group, Tetsutetsu following close behind.

"What took you so long? You missed the match!"

Izuka clutched her head and groaned. "Really? I didn't expect it to be that fast…"

Tetsutetsu grinned. "Well, at least we only missed one. Who won by the way?"

Toga pointed to the stadium, where Shinso walked out. "Hitoshi Shinso."

"Oh." Izuka straightened up. "That makes sense. He'd obviously win his first match."

"Yeah. Hatsume explained already." Mirko said.

"So who's up next?"

As if on cue, Present Mic announced the next fight.

"UP NEXT, WE HAVE NEITO MONOMA, THE KING OF COPYING! VS! MINA ASHIDO, THE QUEEN OF ACID!"

Izuka turned her attention to the stage with a smirk.

"I really hope Mina kicks that guys ass."

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Okay. Here we are. I've brought both Mirko and Tetsutetsu in.

Did you like my explanation of Tetsutetsu's quirk? Cool right?

Nobody really looks into his quirk like that. They always just go- "Yeah. Metal man…" But if you look into some stuff, you can really come up with some great extra things. Iron is present in your blood, as we all know. It's what is used to carry around oxygen to your cells.

The red color comes from oxygenated blood. It's the color of rust. Deoxygenated blood is blue. Pure iron. So there…. Now, I'm wondering.

Tetsutetsu's unbreakable form… since he's gonna be working with blood now, if he drinks enough, I was thinking it would change his hair color. His hair is already silver…

Should we go with a light greyish blue? Or a dark blackish red…

I'd love to hear your thoughts. Until Next Time,

Sushi Out!