(A/N: So... this is my first fanfic! Well, second because I wrote one but then quickly deleted but... We don't mention that. Hopefully this one comes out better, and I hope you like it! While I wrote this with a relationship with Todoroki in mind, it will still have hero student elements in it. Also spoiler alert, duh. I will mark off where the story goes into not anime territory, but when I get there. Also this starts like the day after the USJ incident because this isn't Izuku's story, but my OC's. Enough rambling, without further ado... here it is.)
*Third person POV*
A few days ago…
As he walked into the small one room condo, he thought about the first time he met the prophecy. While on hero duties, he saw a man drop to his knees with only white in his eyes.
"Sir, are you okay? Sir-" The Symbol of Peace stopped as the color of the old man's irises came back, and he grabbed All Might's arm.
"All Might, I just saw a prophecy. Something you need to know."
The second time he saw the man was when they met privately. After learning the man had a quirk that allowed him to see the path of the future with sparse but specific details, All Might finally heard what prophecy he saw. And he immediately knew, things were going to change.
"There is a little girl. She has a power that can steal and give quirks. And she will change everything. I'm not sure about the details, but there will be something big and bad in the future, and this girl is crucial in some way. I just thought you needed to know."
This was All Might's third time coming. It has been many years since he first saw the man, but he needed to talk to him. This time, he was the one delivering the news. "Sir, I would like to thank you for letting me know all those years ago. Finally, we received good news.
"We've found her."
*Reader POV*
Present day...
Location: New York City, USA
It was a normal Saturday. Working on homework, staying cooped up in my room. As I got up and walked over to the kitchen to get water, I looked out the window of the living room and saw three hooded figures walking up to the doorway: one normal sized person, one giant bulky monster, and a tiny child sized person.
Ding dong! I looked through the glass of her front door and saw All Might standing there waving at her, along with a tired looking man and a small rat looking thing.
Wait. Is that All Might? THE All Might? Should I open the door? It's probably nothing bad if it's All Might, but who are the other two? What if it's an imposter that wants to kidnap me? What if-
"Hello [Y/N]! It is I, All Might! I'm sorry to bother you, but we have some things to discuss!"
Looking through the peephole of the door, I saw my dad just happened to pull up in the driveway, and hearing All Might he quickly ran to greet him.
"Hello All Might sir, I'm [Y/N]'s dad. Sorry about her rudeness, please come in!" he nervously and excitedly said, eyeing the other two company.
"U-uh, hi All Might," I stuttered. "Sorry I didn't know if I should've opened the door in case if you were an imposter or something. Oh not saying you look like an imposter! I meant-"
"Haha don't worry about it young [Y/N]! I understand."
Formal introductions were made and apparently our guests all came from UA, the big famous school known for teaching the best heros of today, including All Might himself. I had no clue why they were here though. Well, I have SOME idea but this was definitely not a meeting anyone in my family requested. The guests got seated in the living room and were served tea and little cakes when my dad roughly tugged me into the kitchen.
"What the fuck did you pull-"
"I swear I didn't do anything! They just showed up!" I said in defense. It's not like I could've told All Might to come anyways, I'm just a normal commoner so I have no idea why he thinks I have that power!
"I don't understand why everytime something, anything happens, you always pin it as my doing. I swear I haven't done anything, I kept to myself I don't know why they're here!"
"But they can't possibly be here for me, your mom, or your brother. It must be because of you!"
"Um, sorry to interrupt your quarrel but she's right," interrupted Aizawa, the tired looking man who introduced himself as Pro Hero Eraserhead and a teacher at U.A. "We heard a prophecy say there was a girl with an incredibly strong quirk and found-"
"WE'RE QUIRKLESS!" my dad and I shouted at the same time.
Shoot, maybe we shouldn't have shouted so aggressively. Now we seem super suspicious and rude, that was a bad impulsive move.
As All Might and the mouse thing called Nezu followed Aizawa into the kitchen (that All Might practically had to crouch in), my dad explained:
"We are a quirkless family. Both me and her mother are quirkless, therefore our son and daughter are also both quirkless. I don't know what kind of strong child you are looking for, but unfortunately it's not her. Sorry to waste your time, but please leave. We would like not to be involved in your business."
The three heroes were temporarily disappointed, when Nezu spoke up.
"As convincing as that may seem, unfortunately we have proof that your daughter is exactly who we are looking for. There is a classified report that your daughter accidentally activated her quirk in kindergarten, stealing a boy's paralysis quirk, paralyzing all of her classmates and the teacher. While the boy got his quirk back, it wasn't as strong as before. The police and American government were able to keep it hush hush but we have access to these reports for the sake of humanity. Do you want more proof we know exactly who we are talking to?"
I saw my father slink away and back down, respectfully bowing to them and signalling for everyone to sit back in the living room.
Ok so they know this, but who else does? What do they want with my power? If All Might trusts them, I should be honest, yet not tell too much in case they try to exploit my power. It's too dangerous for the public, and for me as well. And even if they are heroes and trying to teach the future generations, it doesn't mean they are completely trustworthy.
"Let's keep this casual since we will get to know each other very well anyways. So, why have you pretended that you were Quirkless, [Y/N]?" Nezu inquired.
"As you can probably guess, my Quirk is rather strong. I call it 'Borrow', but it's essentially stealing."
That voice, you know what voice I'm talking about: [F/N] [L/N], Quirk: Borrow. It is very similar to All for One except she can control how much she takes. That just means that her limits are a lot lower than the original owner's, and the original owner's limits are also lowered. Not much else is known since she has been restricted from using her quirk, but she has been secretly stealing quirks and stockpiling them in her inventory.
"I can activate whatever Quirks I've borrowed whenever I want, but with very restraining limits. I Borrow just by looking at someone, and I can instantly tell what someone's Quirk is, which makes me very powerful. But in this world where man is not created equal, there are many evil people who would love to exploit my power. By being 'Quirkless', I won't be targeted by anyone with ill intentions."
I eyed All Might, stunned that I couldn't take his power: One for All. Strange, this never happened before. Luckily though, I have a mind reading quirk. Using it, I learned about All for One, Izuku Midoriya, and a few of the deeper darker secrets hiding behind that fearless smile. I noticed All Might visibly tensed up and looked away, probably hoping I wouldn't find out. Little did he know, it was too late. I understand a little bit of this, but I don't want to learn anymore. Ignorance is bliss sometimes, especially in dangerous cases like this. It's better to keep my nose out of his funky business.
After some thinking, Nezu said, "Well we understand the dangers that your Quirk poses, however we would still like to invite you to-"
"We're back!" My mom and brother walked in to only freeze like statues at the sight of unexpected company.
If this was under different, not quirk related business, I probably would've laughed from looking at their frozen expressions, and how comical it was that they're holding their pose from when they stopped moving.
"This here is my mom, Lily, and my brother Jason. He's four years older than me, so he's 18. Mom, Jason, this is All Might, Mr. Aizawa, and Principal Nezu of UA."
Finally coming to their senses, my mom and brother started furiously bowing to the guests.
"Hi, nice to meet you! We were just discussing [Y/N]'s acceptance into UA!"
"WHAT?!" me and my family members screamed. Ok. No, not ok. I never applied, and never intended to apply. And my parents definitely wouldn't have applied for me either. And didn't school already start over there in Japan? This is impossible, there's no way I would be abandoning my fourteen years of Quirklessness to go to UA. THE big UA. No way!
There was chaos for a full minute before All Might said a loud "Wait a minute! Please hear us out!"
"Hold on hold on my what now? I've never applied or taken a test or whatever, why now? Why me? Can't I live the rest of my life quietly?" I protested.
"She's right, and I won't allow this to happen. We don't need the hero world, and with you, All Might, the hero world doesn't need any of us! Please, don't drag us into this mess of a society, we'd all like to live in peace." Even though I often disagree with my father, I think I'm going to have to agree with him on this one.
"We understand your worries, however you may have heard of the League of Villains," Aizawa interjected. "They are definitely stronger than just your average hoodlums, and the hero society and the entire world will change. The prophecy that we mentioned earlier said that your daughter is essential for the safety of humanity's future. I'm sure that you have been through many hardships, hiding your Quirk since you were four. However, we will not sugar coat the fact that your future at UA and this hero society will be a lot harder and thornier than what you are used to. However," Aizawa stopped to stand up and bow, followed by Nezu and All Might. "We need you. For the sake of everyone's future, we have to selfishly ask this from your family. We are very sorry that we have to resort to this, taking away your daughter's remaining childhood but… we must. We are deeply sorry and hope you can reconsider her future."
"I can not! My daughter will continue to study hard at the best Quirkless school in America, and go to the best college in America and live as a peaceful lawyer, doctor, anything but a hero! We can't give her to you, I'm sorry but we just can't!" my father said.
He wasn't even going to let me have any say in my future? While I don't want to be a phony hero, I at least want to have some control over my life. Even if it means jumping into the deep end, maybe I'd at least get to rebel a little against my father...
"Surely you must know that anyone in the hero course in UA can be accepted into any college they want, right? Since everyone in the hero course aims to become a hero, only one person has done it before, trying to become a civilian, only to go back to the hero life. If you allow your daughter to enroll, we will make sure to give her a completely new identity if she decides to go back to civilian life," Nezu responded.
"What about her safety? Both me and her father have to stay here for work reasons, we can't ensure her safety and well being when she's halfway across the globe! And an attack just happened at the USJ on your school property! How can we be sure she will be safe?" my mother nervously asked.
"Don't worry! There will be at least two bodyguards with her 24/7, one right next to her and one hidden. We will also provide her room and board in a state of the art apartment very close to the school, and even cooks if she so desires one. We can even offer tutors, but I'm sure the top of the class, straight A student doesn't need one," All Might reassured.
"And as her homeroom teacher, I will constantly be checking up on her and making sure everything is ok. We can promise that we will use everything in our power to protect her," Aizawa said. My new homeroom teacher huh, he seems like a harsh teacher but nothing I can't handle.
"Fine, but under one condition. We want weekly updates on her status, and you keep your promise on giving her a new identity once she enters college," my dad decided (for me).
"Yes. However, when your daughter graduates, she will be of age to decide on her own what she plans to do. But if she still wants to go to college, we will surely keep our promise. So, it's settled then, you can go to school in as soon as two days, when the plane lands. Right now, students are preparing for the sports festival, so you can spend your first day training and meeting the other students, and the second day you can experience a highlight of UA life!"
And just like that, it was settled. I barely got to say anything for herself, yet just like that a few strangers and my parents decided the next three years of her life. And for the first time in my life, I entered the society of Quirks. Instead of taking a few steps, I dived in headfirst.
This power has made me miserable for a while, even though it was strong. But with great power comes great responsibility. Even if I could have every quirk I could ask for, it wouldn't make me happy. It was too much for me. Yet…
Too much is not enough.
(A/N: So... how was it? I don't know when I'll post next, my schedule is super erratic. But please leave kudos and reviews. I look forward from hearing feedback!)