Chapter 1: Unknown Location
The only sounds I can hear from outside the room was a pen scratching against paper again and again. I knock on the door, the scratching stops.
"Come in Uraraka." He dryly states.
I walk in the room, it's extremely dark, the tiny desk light was the only thing barely illuminating the area on his desk.
"It's about Midoriya isn't it? I'm sorry but I can't give you permission to go find-" Mr. Aizawa starts.
"No, it isn't that, it's this." I say as I set a newspaper on his desk. The headliner reads "Izuku Midoriya New Villain on the Rise?" Mr. Aizawa leans back in his chair, a silently groaning.
"That is why I hate the media. They have so much power and tend to use it to stir up fear and controversy. I was hoping it wouldn't happen so soon, but it seems that they've already caught on and after everything that's been happening here, they must've been itching for another story about us." He ranted.
"But why, why do they frame him as a villain? All he did was leave to go on his own! He hasn't hurt anyone, he hasn't committed any crimes, so why is he a villain to them?" I ask, trying to hold back my own tears.
"Another reason I hate the media. They oversimplify things, to them you're either a hero, villain, or bystander. Izuku left the heroes, and he's not a bystander, so to them that makes him a villain. To the public there's no morally grey, you're either good or bad, no in between." He put a hand on my shoulder. "I know you're worried about him. I know you want to go out and find him, but the school won't let us yet. Once we can leave, I'm dropping everything until we can find him. He is the key to keeping everyone together, we need him, and we will find him."
I had no clue stealing would be so hard, it would probably be easier if I just- No I will not hurt any innocent people, not even the police, I will only use my quirk for self-defence against other heroes. Well now I need a place to store all this stuff, somewhere abandoned, but not something that people go and explore all the time. I jump from rooftop to rooftop trying not to drop everything I was carrying in my arms. After what felt like hours I'm finally here, I hop down into the alleyway making sure no one is around. Once I was sure that no one is there I walk to the front of the building and kick the door open. It's an old hotel, but it was still in good shape with electricity still functioning to some degree. It's said to have been hastily abandoned by everyone there because of all the crime in the area. It wasn't just this building either; this entire part of the city was a ghost town that nobody dared to set foot in. Well now I have an entire block to call my own, so I should be able to set up a base of operations here without much resistance. I take the stairs up to the top floor, and enter the first room closest to the stairs. Now have an easy escape route to the roof if I am found.
I scan the room, all the furniture is still there, just covered in dust, and trash strewn about the floor. Lights still work, AC sort of works, everything I need is there. I lay down everything I have on the bed. I take my costume off and change into a simple jet-black tee and some grey sweatpants. I start surveying what I have making sure to have all the necessities, water, food, some clothes. I'll put that stuff away later, but I do have something else to attend to. I grab two spray paint cans off the bed along with my costume, and run downstairs. I put on my mask and begin spraying.
"Has anyone seen Bakugou?"
"What did Kirishima sell them on this time?"
"Todoroki left two?"
"Why does everything have to fall apart the moment one person leaves? Mr. Aizawa is gonna kill them."
I sit and watch as the panic begins to grow in the common room. Bakugou, Kirishima, Iida, and Todoroki all left. Presumably they left to find Deku, I can't blame them. He's been off the radar for about a week and a half now, and the school hasn't let us leave for anything after what happened.
"Guys shut up it's about Midoriya!" Denki screamed. He turned up the volume on the T.V. and everyone had a defeated look as soon as they got a glimpse of the screen.
"Today at approximately four p.m. Deku, otherwise known as the former UA student Izuku Midoriya, was sighted stealing from a multitude of stores. Shockingly witnesses say he actively avoided using his quirk, only taking certain items and leaving. He escaped with only a few online videos from witnesses and security feed remain of the incident. Here's the footage."
The TV was immediately shut off.
"Let's not make ourselves feel worse, everything is already going south so that'll just speed up the process." Todoroki said. "Bakugou said he got a lead on where to find him and he wanted me to come tell you all. He's not coming back until he can find him."