4 weeks later
Musutafu, Aldera junior school
Katsuki Bakugou (age 8)
Katsuki Bakugou knew he was destined for greatness. Even before him getting a quirk, he had been a headstrong and confident child, much like his mother was. Getting an amazingly strong quirk just further confirmed it.
In a world where individuals strong quirks are heralded to become something great, Katsuki had pretty much everyone around him praise him for his quirk and him being able to become an excellent hero. From his 'friends' to his teachers. With nobody telling him that he's ever wrong, he was starting to develop a quite a unhealthy mindset.
A mindset which makes him think that he is never wrong and always right. As all the heroes are. As all might is. Which is why when he learned that his 'best friend' izuku midoriya will never have a quirk, he deemed him worthless.
Because in a world where a quirk defines someone's worth and uniqueness, someone quirkless like Izuku is completely worthless and useless.
Which is why he named him 'Deku'. Of course, nobody, not even the teachers corrected him. Why would they? He will be a hero and a hero is always right.
Which is why when worthless deku offered him a hand for help when he fell into the ravine he felt anger. Anger for worthless deku looking down on him. Anger for his own powerlessness. And in that anger, he lashed out. Severing all ties of friendship with Izuku, and instead becoming his main tormentor.
"Alright children! We'll now form teams and then play soccer!" a kind looking woman said to the 8 year olds.
"But Ms. Orihara! How will we decide who will go on which team?" called out a boy.
"Well yubi-kun, we'll choose 2 captains for the team and those 2 captains will decide who they want for their team alternatively" said the now named teacher.
"Who will be the 2 captains though?" wondered the children.
"HA! Isn't it obvious!? I'll be one of those captains!" said Katsuki Bakugou in an assured tone.
"Ohhhh, bakugou would definitely be great captain! I want to be in his team!" Yubi said excitedly.
"Me too!" Said a healthy boy with draconic wing coming out of his back.
"Ok then! Who'll be the other captain?" said the teacher.
"Erm, Ma'am! I'll be the other captain!" Izuku said in an excited tone.
"Ehhhhh!? Deku? No way! I don't want him to be the captain! No one will even want to be in his team!" A girl shouted out loud.
"DEEEEKKUUUU!!!" the angry Pomerian Katsuki shouted.
"eeeekkkk!" was the only sound that came from a scared Izuku.
"Did you fall on your head or something!? You want to be a captain!!?? You're a worthless and quirkless DEKU. You trying to look down on me!!??" Katsuki said with sparks coming out of his open palms.
"N-no way kacchan! I'd never look down on you! I-it's just that, I too want to be a something cool you know?" said Izuku trying to pacify his 'best friend.
"Huh!? A captain of a team has to be the strongest of the team! You're a quirkless deku!!! You're even less worthless that the others! You think you're equal to me huh!?" Izuku's answer did not calm Katsuki down in the slightest.
'its always the same' thought Katsuki gritting his teeth, 'the nerd always tries to look down me!'.
"Enough! Katsuki, you'll be the red team's captain and takeru, you'll be the blue team's captain, now start picking you're teammates!" Ms. Orihara said sternly.
"B-but ma'am, what about me?" izuku asked timidly.
"oh midoriya-kun, you'll just have to be a team member this time okay? Maybe next time I'll let you be the captain" said the teacher not looking the boy in the eyes.
After this altercation, the boys started to choose their team members alternatively. One by one, all the children were picked with Izuku remaining the last one to be picked by any team.
"Huh? I don't want deku in my team, you take him or something" Katsuki said in a dismissive tone, saddening Izuku.
"what!? No way! I also don't want deku! I'll play without him" said takeru, the captain other the other team.
"ehhh? Then what will I do? I also want to play" asked Izuku with his eyes tearing up a little.
"Erm, you can go and sit on the side midoriya-kun, you'll be far safer that way" said the teacher in a kind tone. Honestly, she really didn't like to do this. But putting a quirkless child in a game with other quirked children could be dangerous. Besides, it'll be better this way instead of him getting needlessly hurt.
"Oh, ok" izuku said with his head cast down and sat on the stands watching the other children play.
"AAAARRHHHHGGG" Katsuki shouted in rage.
'wow, kacchan lost the game! ' izuku thought in wonder.
"Hey bakugou! We told you to play as a team! Why did you go ahead on your own!?" said a boy with a forgettable face.
"SHUT UP!!! I'M THE CAPTAIN, YOU EXTRAS SHOULD'VE SUPPORTED ME!!" katsuki shouted with spit coming out of his mouth.
"Eeeekkk!!!!" his team got scared and huddled together.
'tch, damn extras' Katsuki thought, looking at the other teams captain celebrating with his teammates
'how dare made me look bad in front of everyone, I'll teach him what it means to look down in on the future number 1 hero' Katsuki thought with rage in his eyes.
"Alright class! Good game! Now freshen up! School's over for the day!" Ms. Orihara yelled out.
All of the children cheered, except Katsuki who still seethed silently, looking at takeru. A fact that Izuku noticed. Katsuki then motioned his 2 classmates, 'fingers' and 'wings' as he so affectionately called, and walked away.
Musutafu kids park
"Aaaahhh!" a pained cry came out from takeru as he was pushed down by 2 other boys.
"You damn idiot, you made me look bad in front of everyone! You think you're above me for winning that game huh!? I'll show you your place!!!" Katsuki shouted with sparks coming out of his hands. His 2 minions beside him grinning.
"Kacchan wait!" Izuku shouted running towards them and standing in front of the downed boy. " That's not the way a hero acts! Please stop harming him!"
"Huh!? Deku!? Who the hell are you to tell me about how a hero acts!!! Tch, damn nerd….. what will you even be able to do!?"
"I-I'll never forgive you k-kacchan!!" Izuku said standing his ground albeit with shaky legs. Taking advantage of the distraction, takeru ran away crying.
The 2 boys beside Katsuki tried to go after the boy but Katsuki stopped them. " There, you 'saved' him deku, but now you'll have to take his place! You know what this means right?" he said menacingly.
Izuku's eyes widened with fear as he tried to run but the other boys caught him after which they started to beat up the poor boy.
After some time Katsuki backed down and looked at deku who at this point is moaning in pain. " Tch, was that beating enough deku!? Stop trying to play hero you quirkless fuck!! You'll never be a hero in that pathetic state!"
"Damn, bakugou kinda went far huh?" minion 1 said.
"SHUT UP FINGERS!!! I'll go however far I want!" Katsuki raged at 'fingers' before feeling movement from Izuku. What he saw made him feel scared.
Izuku, quirkless, worthless and weak deku, stood up despite his injuries and looked Katsuki in the eye with a resolute gaze.
"I'll never give up on becoming a hero kacchan!! No matter what everyone says, I'll become a hero who saves people with a smile, just like All Might!!!" Izuku yelled for the first time.
Katsuki stood there wide eyed. 'what the fu- how is he still standing? Me and the extras were sure to beat him up good. Is he still looking down on me!!!???'of course, he thought incorrectly.
"Oye, Oye, this is getting too much don't you think?" said 'wings' in a scared tone.
"SHUT UP!!! YOU'RE STILL LOOKING DOWN ON ME HUH DEKU!? I'LL SHOW YOU YOUR PLACE!!!!" Katsuki shouted, enraged.
"Show who which place?" came out an unknown voice.
The boys turned around to see who said that. They saw a young woman, likely in her teens, with dark blue and pink wavy locks tied into a ponytail and a beautiful visage. She looked a little stern at the sight before her. Worse(for Katsuki and his minions), it appeared she knew what had been happening.
The teen observed the scene before her one more time, resting one hand on her hip. "This doesn't look like kids playing an innocent game. You brats trying to show him his place huh?"
"Huh? Who the fuck are you!? This doesn't concern you! Go the fuck away!" guess who said that.
The young woman cocked an eyebrow, " huh? What the hell is wrong with you? Already swearing at this age? You're parents even teach you how to behave like a normal kid? Looks like I'll hafta talk to them."
Katsuki's eyes widened before they narrowed in rage " the fuck!? I'll show you bitch!!!" he shouted as he charged at the woman who then expertly dodged and chopped his neck, knocking him down with Katsuki holding his neck in pain.
"Ahhh!! What the fuck!?" he shouted in pain
"Next time I see any of you brats causing any kind of trouble, I'll kick you asses and then take you to you parents! Now get running!" the woman shouted to which the other 2 boys picked up Katsuki and ran away in fear.
"THIS ISN'T OVER DEKU!!!" shouted the fleeing Pomerian.
The woman then looked at Izuku and said worried " you okay there kid?"
"A-ah! I'm o-ok!" Izuku breathed out.
The teen walked up to him before knelt down to his eyes level and let him take in all the finer details. Her visage was beautiful but more than that there seemed to be an aura of cheerfulness to them.Her colorful hair and fair skin with no blemishes seemed to only further compliment her lively cute face.
"What's your name?" The mysterious woman asked with a smile.
"I-izuku! Midoriya Izuku!" the boy blurted out.
"Well, it's nice to meet you, Izuku-kun." The teen replied. "I saw everything you know? It was really cool, the way you saved the boy and stood up to those brats, just like a hero"
Izuku could only blush at the compliment coming from someone so much older and so… pretty. He felt like his brain was just one moment away from short-circuiting.
"U-U-Uh, t-thank you," Izuku said blushing.
The teen giggled, then stood up, offering her hand to Izuku.
"C'mon, let's get you cleaned up, I bet you wouldn't want to go home looking like that right?"
"A-ah! Y-yes of c-course" Izuku stuttered out making the teen giggled again at the cuteness.
With the older person's help, Izuku was quickly able to clean his face and the dirt on his clothes with the Park's restroom.
"T-Thank you so much." Izuku bowed with gratitude.
"Ahh, it's not a problem Izuku-kun." The teen said dismissively.
"erm, why did you help me onee-san?" Izuku asked innocently
The teen blushed before chuckling lightly, "erm, onee-san? Make a girl feel her age, huh?" she teased
"W-W-W-W-Well…" Izuku blushed. He didn't know how to answer that. He just wasn't sure what to call her since he didn't know her name.
The teen then put her hands to her back and said, "well, why wouldn't I help you? After all, there should never be a reason to not help someone"
'So kind…' Izuku could feel his cheeks heating up.
"Anyways, I have to go, I still have other stuff to sort out." The teen said, "you should go back home too, it's getting pretty late you know?"
"W-Wait, but I didn't know your name yet, onee-san!" Izuku exclaimed.
The teen blinked and then smiled, "Junko, Tachibana Junko is my name. But you know Izuku-kun? I have a secret" the now named Junko said, coming closer to Izuku to whisper him something.
Izuku blushed at the close contact but then heard Junko whisper, "I'm going to be a hero pretty soon"
Izuku's eyes sparked as soon as he heard that. "Really!?" the boy practically shouted.
"Shhhh! I just said this is a secret!" the teen shushed.
"S-Sorry," Izuku whispered back.
"Lady Nagant," the teen suddenly said.
"H-huh?"
"That's the name of the Hero I would be someday." She gently placed a finger over Izuku's lips.
'Soft' the greenette thought.
"Don't tell anyone alright? If you do that for me, I will consider you my first, number one, and biggest fan." She winked at him.
Izuku was stunned for a moment before his eyes sparkled. "I will cheer you on, onee-san!" His heart just couldn't contain it when he got to cheer a Hero on.
Junko giggled, "Then I will be counting on you, my first and number one fan!" She winked at Izuku before using her index finger to tap Izuku lightly on his forehead.
The boy's heart skipped a beat.
"Anyways, we both should get going, it's getting pretty late" 'Lady Nagant' began walking away.
"See ya around, I come through this park from time to time, we might meet each other again." With that, the teen skipped away, leaving Izuku in his lonesome.
He did not move or speak for a few minutes.
He just stared blankly at the leaving teen until she was out of sight, his heart still beating fast. The sensation of her soft skin still fresh on his lips, while the images of her smile, her wink and her tap on his forehead overtook every part of his brain.
What Izuku doesn't know yet, is that he just met a future villainess who will also be Izuku's most trusted accomplice.
After the entire ordeal, Izuku returned home, where his mother noticed his bruises and worriedly yelled at him
"IZUKU! What happened to you!!!???"
Izuku got startled by this and started panicking,'oh no! What should I tell Mom!? I can't tell her about kacchan or Junko nee-san! She'll call Aunt mitsuki, and Junko nee-san told me to keep her a secret!'
"erm, it's nothing serious! We played soccer today and I kinda fell on my face a few times, hehehe…." Izuku said trying to downplay the situation.
"Oh Izuku, c'mere my baby" Inko said hugging her son close, Izuku thinking that he was successful in making his mother believe him but he didn't know that Inko had an idea of what the real situation was.
'oh Izuku, my baby. You could've told the truth to me. I would've helped you either way.' Inko thought tearing up
"Hehehe, it's nothing that bad Mom, it'll get fixed after a good night's sleep" izuku said chuckling
"anyways I'm hungry after playing so much you know! What's for food today?"
"hmmm? Oh I haven't started preparing the food yet, do you want me to make something special for you?" Inko asked, knowing the answer.
"KATSUDON!!!" Izuku exclaimed in an excited tone.
Inko giggled and said "ok young man, katsudon it is, but go and take a bath first! You aren't going to sit at the table dirty like that!"
"Yes ma'am" again, Izuku saluted and ran away.
After the bath, Izuku sat on the dinner table, waiting for the food while Inko was nearly done preparing it.
Right now, there was only one thing, or rather a person going through Izuku's mind, 'Lady Nagant huh? I wonder what her quirk is, what type of hero will she be? Will she be a support hero? No! She'll probably be a combat hero! The way she took kacchan down was so cool!!!"
Inko noticed her son being excited thinking about something and called out to him.
"Izukuuuu, what are giggling about there? Is it a girl?" she teased him.
"A-ahhh! No! I-I was… erm…. T-t-thinking about my f-future! Yes! I was e-excited thinking about the future!" nice save from Izuku.
"o-oh? And what future are you thinking about?" asked Inko dreading the answer
"The future where I'll become a hero who saves people with a smile! Like All Might!" Izuku exclaimed.
Inko flinched and didn't say anything further, a fact that Izuku noticed again but this time asked about it.
"W-why do you get scared and quiet w-whenever I mention about me being a h-hero?" Izuku asked timidly
Inko was caught off guard by this question. She really didn't know what to say to her baby boy. She knows that her Izuku wants to become a hero for the most innocent and good reasons but she cannot watch as her baby boy would put himself in danger.
It didn't help the fact that he's quirkless, which made the proffesion even more dangerous for him. She has seen what kind of dangers the heroes go through and she doesn't want her Izuku to go through the same. It didn't help the fact that Izuku had his father's sheer willpower and will never give up on his dreams. It honestly scared Inko.
So readying herself, she said, "oh Izuku, you know that I would support you in everything you want to do. But you know, your mother is really worried. She's really worried that her baby boy would get seriously i-injured o-or God f-forbid. You know what I'm talking about Izuku. It also doesn't help that you're-"
"That I'm quirkless?" Izuku said with his voice cracking and his hair shadowing his face.
"Oh Izuku, I'm sorry" his mother said tearing up and moving to hug him but Izuku moved away, shocking her.
"W-when we came b-back from the d-doctor where he diagnosed me q-quirkless, you said the same thing, 'I'm sorry Izuku'……" Izuku said tearing up too
"But you know what mom? I wanted to hear something else from you….. I wanted to hear from you that 'Izuku, you can become a hero'….." izuku looked up, face full of tears after which he ran up to his room, shutting the door behind him.
His mother left behind, was crying at this point. 'oh Izuku, my baby'. She said nothing and went to finish making the food.
Izuku pushed his head in his pillow and cried. 'you idiot, why did you say all that to mom!!?? You knew she was only worried about you!' he thought, angry at himself.
He cried for some time more after which he heard a knock on his door. Knowing who it was, he said in a timid voice, "come in…." with Inko coming in, a bowl of katsudon in her hands.
"I've brought dinner Izuku…." She said putting her plate down and sitting next to him.
Izuku then got up, avoiding her eyes. They sat there for a minute after which Izuku said. "I'm sorry"
Inko looked up to him.
"I-I shouldn't have said all those things to you….. I-I know you w-were only wo-worried about m-me…. I'm s-sorry mom" Izuku said with his tone cracking at the end.
Inko said nothing. She just moved over so she could hug her baby boy close to her and said " oh Izuku, I'll never be upset at you for saying all that. I-it was my fault too , I-I know how much you wanted to be a h-hero but I never supported you on that front.*Giggle*now that I think about it, you're very much like your father you know?" Inko said adoringly.
"H-huh? My dad? " Izuku asked in wonder. He never met his dad. Never spoke to him too. All he know about him is that he's doing a really busy job in the states and that he provides for everything that his mother and him want.
"Yes your father." Inko confirmed but then thought about something. 'oh well, why not?' "did you know Izuku? Your father will be coming to you birthday" She revealed the surprise.
"W-what!? Really!!??" Izuku asked in obvious excitement.
Inko giggled and then booped his nose, " yes really, he's really excited to meet you too you know?"
"A-AH! Mom! Don't do that!" he pouted
"Now, now, eat your katsudon has gone cold, why not I heat it up so that we could eat together and talk about him?" his mom asked
"YES!!"
After Izuku had his dinner with his mom, her talking about his father, Izuku went to sleep, now even more excited for his upcoming birthday.
Not being able to constantly handle this much excitement, Izuku went to sleep, ending his day.
"ah…. It's that dream again…." Izuku said getting up from the grass and looking up at the beautiful night sky again.
"I wonder…. What is the meaning of these dreams?" He said to no one but then felt movement behind and like always turned around. But this time he asked beast something.
"Do you know what these dreams mean?" Izuku asked the Black Panther.
"Stay strong, my child"
Izuku blinked, "huh?" this was the first time the panther said something different to him. Something other than 'Not Yet, my child'.
"W-what do you m-mean?" Izuku asked and then in a moment of bravery, reached his hand out to the panther.
But it seemed as if the distance between them grew greater and Izuku was suddenly pushed back. He then blacked out.
He awoke with a cold sweat. A dangerous feeling arousing within him, clenching his heart.
'w-what was that!?'Izuku thought. This was the first time he felt something like this after waking up from the dream.
What Izuku doesn't know is that the true test of his life was only just beginning. This 'test' will shape who he will become, whether a force for good or evil, Izuku himself will have to decide it.
Notes:
So here's the 2nd chapter. I fixed Izuku's age in chapter 1 to fit him more properly. A warning, next chapter is going to be pretty dark. Again, reviews are really appreciated and leave a fav and follow if you liked it. I've crossposted this on ao3 too, so you can check it out for more proper info