Chapter Five: The Light Will Shine Someday
Friday finally got here and it was a nerve-racking week with everything that has been going on with class 1-A. Izuku was already back at the dorms. It was a quiet afternoon and most of the class had already left to spent the break with their families. Izuku wondered if Momo was going to see her family after Saturday. The New Year was reminding him how alone his was in this world, but there were still those that looked to him to be here. That was enough to have him feel a warmth spread through him, he did matter…
He had made his decision on who to go with for the final internship, he was going to do it with Gang Orca and then if all goes well be able to start his own path into becoming a hero. It was an unusual pick for him but the pro hero had put in a specific request for Izuku. He would have to wait for winter break to end and start the internship to find out the details. Gang Orca had several things that the pro hero could teach him. He had a wealth of experience to draw from and fought several strong villains. It would be good to learn a few things from the pro hero.
He was muttering to himself. He was having a bit of trouble finding the enthusiasm that he had from before. He kept his pace slow as he stayed lost in thought. He wanted to get back the energy he had from a few years ago where nothing was holding him back. Maybe that was it, he was mental holding himself back now. He didn't feel like he had made the progression he should have had and where he should be. He was slowing down, he needed to find a purpose again. He needed to find that spark he had lost from when he was younger, becoming a hero even if he was quirkless.
He made it to his room and fell onto his bed face first. Finally, he just had a calming effect as he laid in silence. Maybe today he could skip on his workout this time around. Yes, relaxing is something that he could enjoy. He let out sigh into his pillow as rolled into a more comfortable position on his bed. His peace was going to be interrupted by the sound of his phone going off. He reached over to the nightstand to pick up his phone clumsily. His eyes widen a bit once he saw who was texting him.
Momo: Hey Izuku! Are still at the dorms?"
Izuku: Yeah … still here, what's up Momo?
Momo: Great … I was hoping you're still here! YAY! I'm coming to your room!
Izuku: Oh … coming … we'll see when you get here
He knew that last text was going to turn her bright red in the face. He already knew she was more reserved than most and even reading something like that was going to make her blush. He rolled over onto his back only to stare at the ceiling. He could stay focused on a single thought other than his racing heart. She really was having a bizarre effect on him. Luckily, he didn't have to dwell on it too long, the door opened with Momo practically bouncing in.
"I guess we still like the lights off huh?" She teased a bit as she sat at the foot of the bed. He looked at her with half lidded eyes, he couldn't stop staring at her. Every curve, the pale soft skin, the spiky black hair tied into a ponytail, and her onyx eyes looking back at him. She had him stuck on his words, he wanted to give her a reply but he couldn't at the moment. He just stared back with a loss for words. "Oh … can't come up with a defense?" She smiled down at him.
He finally decided that it was time to lift himself up and snake his arms around her to pull her into him. "Well … you do have that effect on me … How can I do anything when I'm so awe struck?" He whispered to her. He took in her scent, filled with a sweet vanilla scent to it. She pulled back enough so she could look into his eyes, they both just leaned in for a simple kiss. But in reality, it was the match that was set in dry brush ready to ignite into the fire.
He felt his body start heat up. They kept the pace up as he pulled her down with him to the bed. His hands were roaming all over her from top to bottom. The feel of her even through the fabric of the clothes was intoxicating. She moved her mouth down the side of his neck, he could hear her giggle softly as she came to the base of his neck. She put a little more passion into it this time leaving a well-placed hickey. Almost as if she marking her claim on him. She pulled back up and let him see a seductive smirk across her face.
It has only been a week and he was missing her touch, her body pressing against his. It was like she was able to light this burning sensation in him, this carnal desire that was locked away was suddenly let loose. He turned her over so she was now beneath him. He was able to look down and pushed up her shirt a bit to reveal her stomach. Suddenly an idea crossed his mind, he was going to return a favor she did for him. He kissed down the center, slowly and deliberately gaining several soft moans from her. Those soft sounds only gave the courage to continue his path down to her waist band.
He grabbed the waist band of the leggings she was wearing and slowly pulled them down along with her underwear revealing her sex to him. He could see the pinkness of it and how it appeared that she was more than ready. He moved back up to look back into her eyes. She bucked her body against him as he moved, but he kept hand on her sex, slowly rubbing it. She was about to let another moan out but he silenced her by kissing her. This time with way more passion in it. Her cheeks were reddening and he moved his free hand to wrap around her breast and slowly massaged it.
Finally, he had to let go of the kiss to take a breath, his hand picked up the pace rubbing even faster than before. "Izuku …" He heard his name from her lips and it was like a signal to push him to the next level. He picked up the pace while moving to her neck earning another moan from her. She was squirming in his grasp around her like she wasn't able to stay still. He felt a hand rest on his head starting to rub through his hair. He paused in his motions while still kissing his way back up her neck.
"Izuku … please …" She grabbed his hair tightly while her other hand grasped the sheets tightly.
"Please what?" He had a smirk on his face as he looked into her eyes now. "What would you like me do … Momo?" He was playing a dangerous game now. He displayed his own seductive smirk to her.
"Please … Izuku … don't stop …" She pushed her hips up putting the desired pressure on her sex as she tried to get closer to him. He started up again and quickly picked up the pace but this time let a finger slid in making her let out a gasp at the sudden intrusion.
"As you wish …" he slides his hand under shirt and pushing up her bra to let his hand feel her bare breast. Everything was in rhythm as he quickened the pace slightly, she was closing her eyes and letting her mouth gape open. It was clear she was panting and was enjoying every minute like it could suddenly end and never happen again. He lifted up a little bit to watch her motions as he continued making her feel every bit of pleasure from his actions. He pushed another finger in and arched the angle inside her. This time it was a bit louder gasp from her. Her eyes were starting to get cloudy, he watched her every motion as he continue. Her hips bucked into his hand more effort as if trying to get him to go a little deeper.
He pulled his hand away from her nether lips and moved a bit so he could remove his shirt while she quickly took her top off. He started up again this time with a much quicker pace. She couldn't hold on much longer, he felt her hands start to wonder around him pulling him on top of her as he quickened the pace once more. They let their mouths wander each other's bodies. She went back and forth between kissing and biting him. She was coming to edge. She ended on his neck with a final bite as he pushed inside with his fingers a little harder. She had to release her hold a flung her head back into the pillow. "Izuku! … Baby …" She let out a breath as he felt her release. He felt her shake in his arms as she came.
He laid down next to her as she was recomposing herself. He could her the heavy steady breaths she was letting in and out. It seemed like she wanted to move her arm somewhere but it landed haphazardly across his lower abs, only allowing to twitch every now and then. He turned his head slightly enough to be able to see her, it was surprising to see a look of dare he say happiness across her face.
"Izuku …" she let out another breath as if attempting to help cool herself down. "That … was amazing." She rolled over to face him and look back into his emerald green eyes. "I'm sorry you will have to wait a bit for me to repay you …" She giggled softly, "I wasn't expecting that to feel so good … he didn't …" She started to whisper as she thought back to her first relationship.
"Are … y-y-you saying that I was the first to do that?" He turned his head away a little bit trying to look in a different direction. He didn't know how to process that yet, he was the first for her in that bit of exploration and he felt an odd sense of pride and it clearly was showing through as a prideful smirk made an appearance on his face.
"Yes! It was amazing and I'm glad that it was you who I was able to share that precious experience with!" She rolled a little bit more to cover his chest with her body. She leaned forward to kiss his cheek making him turn to kiss again on the lips. She was feeling every bit of the euphoric high of bliss and it was clear to anyone who would see her right now.
"I'm glad I didn't disappoint you …" He was cut off by her quickly this time.
"No, don't you dare say those words, Izuku …" She laid her head down on his chest and he could feel her hand trace lines of his muscles. "No more self-depreciating thoughts okay?" She continued tracing as he took in a long breath and let out a calming sigh. She was right, hell, she was very right. He had to stop these subtle depressing trends he had. He needed to be confident, he needed to be confident around her otherwise he would just end up pushing her away as well. No one likes someone who is always down on themselves.
"Okay, okay … I promise I will try and stop myself." He looked over towards the window, it was still daylight and only early afternoon. They had plenty of time to enjoy each other's company. The only thing left for the day was to find out what to do with their free time.
"Are you going to work out today?" She tried to change the conversation to something else and get his mind out of where it was.
"Actually, I was thinking of skipping this one time …" She rose up quickly, he looked over to her with a bit of a puzzled and startled look. She seemed like he had just broken her.
"Wait! Did I just hear you right? Skip a workout … I mean this body of yours is too defined. I wouldn't want you to lose it just yet. But …" She pushed up a bit more to sit up a bit. "Maybe we can go to the mall together if you like …"
"I think that would be a good idea, it feels a little weird being here without most of the class …" He sat up a bit more, "Take your time, I'm sure you're going to go shower and change." He sniffed himself and realized maybe he should shower too and get ready to go out. She giggled a little loudly at his antics. She pulled her pants back up and stood up while adjusting her shirt a bit.
"Okay, I'll meet you in the common area in a little bit." She walked to the door as he followed her out grabbing his things for the shower. It was turning out to be and odd day for the end of the week.
Momo enter the shower room and made her way to a stall. As she undressed and got ready for the shower. Her mind was still feeling the tingle from before and her thoughts were just on his hands caressing her flesh. She shook her head a bit and turned the water on to wait for the temperature to get just right. It was soothing and helping in calming down her senses. Izuku was finding a new way to surprise her, and every day she finds a new reason for her not to regret her decision that night.
She stood in the warm water for only a few moments until she heard another person enter into the shower room. "Yaomomo? Is that you?" it was her friend Jiro. It was odd because she thought she had would have left already.
"Hey, Kyoka … yeah I'm here, but I thought you would have left already?" She had a confused look on her face as she finished up. Maybe she misheard her friend earlier. "Are you leaving tomorrow or are you staying the weekend?" She turned the shower off and wrapped a towel around her. As she walked out, she looked over to see Jiro was getting ready to take her shower but she looked a little off to her. "Kyoka … are you okay?"
"What? Why do you ask that?" She turned her head and looked over to Momo and Momo had an eyebrow raised while waiting for her response. There was an awkward pause as if Jiro was trying to hold something in that she didn't want to tell just yet. "Sheesh … okay Yaomomo, Kaminari asked me out today and we're going to the movies tonight …" She started to fidget with her towel and snake one earjack around her index finger.
Once Momo heard this she suddenly became extra bouncy, her friend was finally going on a date with Kaminari. "Yes! It's about time! You've only been talking about him for last year." She clapped her hands together, it was funny how everyone was pairing up toward the end of their high school years. It was amazing how fate was playing out for everyone. "When did he ask you out?"
"It was earlier today …" She threw her hands up in the air, "And don't go getting too excited just yet. I'm just exploring my crush on him. That's all." She smirked and a little pink hue glossed her cheeks.
"Oh … really …" She smiled at Jiro, her friend wasn't one to really go into depth about any feelings she had for someone. But she had to take the opportunity to tease her friend a little bit. "So … which movie are you and Jamming Wey seeing?"
"Just some rom-com. Nothing special, you know I really don't do movies …" Jiro openly stated before picking a stall.
"Yeah … but you are going to one with him. So, you are willing to do something you hate for someone you lo-…" She saw her friend freeze in place as she let the last syllable hang in the air and it was clear she was a bit embarrassed now by that one world.
"Yaomomo!" Jiro closed the door to the stall. "If you keep it up, I'll start on you and Midoriya." She turned the shower on the let the sound of the water drown out the giggles coming from Momo.
"Okay, I'm heading out Kyoka. I'll be back at the dorms tonight, so let me how it goes!" She finished getting dressed. The news that Jiro was going out on a date tonight had her at new level of bouncy. She hoped it would be okay for her friend, Jiro wasn't letting on how much tonight meant to her. She has been talking about Kaminari for a while now. It was good for them to explore their feelings. Come to think of it, it seemed everyone was slowly pairing off. It was going to be interesting to see where this year was going to lead the class to.
Izuku was making his way to the common area to wait for Momo. He had his jacket over his shoulder and was dressed a bit more casual today. He wasn't prepared for what was about come next. "Yo! Midoriya! Wow, did a cat get you?" There was a snicker that followed those words and the voice that only belonged to Kaminari. He turned to see the electric quirk user and a faint hint of blush started to glow on his face. He forgot about all the marks Momo made across his body and suddenly became a little self-conscious about it.
"Oh hey … K-Kaminari … I don't know what you are talking about …" He was beginning to stutter and fidget in place. And to make it worse his classmate was going in a little more about it.
"Hey no shame in moving on! But I am kinda curious as to who you moved on with …" His classmate was only curious but for Izuku he didn't really know how to answer. It was only a few weeks ago that everyone knew his relationship with Uraraka ended badly, what would they think if they found out he was in a relationship with Momo now? Is this all moving too quickly? Or is this natural. Momo is only the second woman he had paired with and she was his first, breaking his seal. Luckily his classmate was in tune to his internal struggle right now. "Hey … Midoriya … you don't have to say who it is. We all know you've been through a lot lately … but we're all here for ya!" Kaminari spoke a little more seriously.
"Yeah … I-I guess you're right …" He nervously scratched the back of his head. Was her worrying too much about? He looked off to the hallway leading to the girl's side. He was hoping his savior would come soon or would Kaminari leave before she gets here. He slowly looked back to his classmate. "Are you going home for the break?"
"Heck no, I finally got a date with Jiro. Maye afterwards but I don't know." Kaminari had his classic grin on his face. It was something to finally ask out the one you have feeling for. It wasn't a secret that Kaminari held a flame for Jiro. Izuku hoped it would go well for them. Before he could offer his voice again to the conversation, he heard another classmate speak up.
"Well … Kaminari. It's about time you found the guts to ask Jiro out. Sheesh!" Sero Chuckled out as he walked up to them.
"Oh, hey Sero, didn't know you were still here too…" Kaminari waved him over. Izuku got a little more nervous, was he magnet for this? And why was he acting so nervous all of a sudden, Momo was his and everyone is bound to find out sooner or later.
"Yeah, I'm gonna hang around for a bit then go see the folks later on. How about you?" The black-haired teen calmly answered back.
Izuku was about to speak up when suddenly Momo was there and she snuck up on him with the others noticing her either and snaked her arms around his waist and pressed herself against his back. "Sorry Izuku … you weren't waiting too long were you?" She softly whispered to him.
"Woah! Woah! Woah! When did this happen?" Both Kaminari and Sero shouted in unison. It was curve ball from left field for them to see Momo and Izuku like this openly. The hottest girl in class was hugging up on Izuku, they had looks of shock displayed on their faces that was quickly followed by loud chuckling and laughing causing both him and Momo to blush slightly. Momo kept her face in his back, she had a better chance at hiding than he did at the moment.
"It's cool guys … it was bound to happen at some point." Kaminari laugh a bit at his own words. Izuku raised an eyebrow slightly with a bit of a confused look plastered on his face. He didn't know why everyone who found out kept saying those words. Was he that obvious over the years in class? He did always look her way from time to time but he didn't remember really acting nervously around her. Maybe it was because at the time he had already decided that he didn't have a chance with her then.
"Yeah, two of the top students in class 1-A hooking up is really all that surprising when you think about it." Sero grin and walked off to the boy's side of the dorm. He casually waved back to them as he went about his business. "See ya guys, I have to get some things done."
"Yeah … me too, see ya later Midoriya, Yaoyorozu …" Kaminari pushed his fist into Izuku's shoulder a bit. "Midoriya you have no reason to so down … you have to be a great guy if Yaoyorozu likes you!" With that the yellow-haired teen practically ran to the elevator and vanished from the common area. It was back to just Momo and himself standing in the middle of the room. The was a bit of silence once their classmates had left.
"So … Momo, want to get something to eat then head to the mall?" He felt her nodded yes in response to his words. He felt her breath warm his back a bit as she tried to relax herself from the moment.
"Sorry … I didn't mean to …" He cut her off by turning around in her arms to face her.
"No … I mean I am a bit nervous around others when I with you, but … I-I-I am yours so you … I mean …" He was stuttering on his words. He could quite find the right words he wanted to say to her, mentally cursing his nervous stutter tight now. Before he could even muster another set of broken words, she interrupted his thoughts by softly kissing him and moving her arms to hang over his shoulders.
"It's okay Izuku … I know how you feel. I just want to show the world that you are mine and …" she placed another kiss on his lips before continuing, "I am yours …"
Uraraka walked through the elevator door on her way out to go back home to see her family when she saw Midoriya and Yaoyorozu embracing each other before leaving. She stayed as quiet as she possible could hoping not to alert the two of them. She has been running into them everywhere lately. Was fate trying to push the issue? It was still a little too soon to talk to Midoriya about everything.
Once they finally left the common room together, she let out long sigh of relief. She decided it would be best to wait a few minutes to give them some space and so she could leave together. Luckily her cab was here a few minutes later providing her a proper excuse for just waiting in the common room a little bit longer.
She rushed straight to the cab and got right in. She never thought that a cab of all places would feel like a safe space for her. The driver was older woman, maybe in her late sixties. She looked to be of foreign decent mixed with Japanese. She gave her the address and leaned back in to the seat letting out another sigh of relief, this one filled with less tension than before.
"What has you so troubled young lady?" The driver politely asked while keeping her eyes focused on the road.
"Oh … I …" She hesitated, she didn't really know what to do. Can talking about everything with a total stranger make her feel better about everything. Her mind focused in on that night again and she was feeling a swirl of emotions. She didn't understand why does she feel so strongly for him now. It was so confusing that she wanted to let the tears come out and she would have too if she wasn't in public.
"It's okay dear, you look like you have a lot on your mind and need a chance to just let go for a bit." She smiled as she glanced back at Uraraka. That was the final straw, she had to say something and let some of turmoil out.
"I think I may have broken a man that now I am feeling strong feelings for …" She paused and the driver waited patiently for her to continue. "He was my boyfriend …"
"Was? What do you mean by that?"
"Well … I did something a few weeks ago that ended the relationship for us." She didn't have to say much more for the older lady to figure things out. "I now see him with another woman, someone who is so much better than me. She is so wonderful that I don't even compare to her, and yet …"
"You finally found the love you should have shown him …" The driver finished her sentence causing Uraraka to have a look shock on her face. That was it. That was the needle she was trying to find these past days. She had finally found it, but what she supposed to do with it now. Midoriya is gone for good and has the love of a woman who wants to cherish him from the start. Yaoyorozu definitely has cherished him from the first time she saw him. Did her love for him mean so much more than her love? Why did she do what she did to him? She should have talked to Midoriya about how she felt in the relationship, that would have been the intelligent thing to do.
"Then what am I supposed to do now?" She was working hard to keep the tears at bay now.
"Well, I had a similar situation, though maybe not quite the same as yours." She looked both ways at the intersection before going through, "It was a long time ago, during a time when the world wasn't as good as it was today. He was a fresh new hero and I wanted to say those words of love to him." There was a long pause and the silence lingered for a bit in the air. "His first official villain fight he was killed and with him died a chance of telling how I felt…"
Uraraka listen on in awe to the elder's words, but for her the time as past and was buried that night weeks ago. It wouldn't be right to talk to Midoriya about it with Yaoyorozu part of his life now. Everything happened quickly and no one really could grab their bearings with all the emotions running wild. She had even more on her mind now and so many questions. This lady seemed like a wise sage to her at the moment.
"I don't think it would be right of me now to tell him, especially since I am the cause of so much misery for him." She took in a deep breath and let the air slowly go back out of her. "I want to say so much now and my chance is gone and I have no one blame but myself …"
"Well young lady … I'm sure it will work out for the best for everyone." She looked over to the side to see they had arrived at the destination. "Here is your stop. Oh! And here is my card for the next time. Have a good evening young lady!" She waved Uraraka off and she exited the cab. Uraraka looked over as the cab left her at the home. She had to come to terms with the reality that she now had well of love for Midoriya and it was a love that was flowing deep for him. She had to remember that her actions put everyone on this path.
Momo was walking by Midoriya's side, she had her hand wrapped around his arm while the other was holding onto her purse. It was a peaceful night and only the steady murmur of the crowd was filling the air as they were heading to the mall. The air was a bit chilly and the sun was already beginning to set. It was winter and everything seemed like it was dream that wasn't going to end anytime soon for her. They were just out and about, Izuku was stealing a few glances her way.
Her heart was hoping this wouldn't end and that the weekend would last forever. They had all the time in the world with each other. "Izuku, is there any store you wanted to go to?" Her words made him stop and turn to her. She couldn't get enough of those emerald eyes, that piercing color was mesmerizing. She suddenly felt his hands fall to her waist and she was pulled a little closer into him. She was a bit surprised they were in public but maybe it was because they were away from the dorms that he was a bit more open with her. She couldn't help but to shiver a little at his touch. Even though the jacket it felt wonderful and at the same time she wished he could get his hands on her skin.
"No not really … I'm not a big shopper." He paused and looked her over noticing her slightly red ears. He reached into his pocket and pulled out a wool cap and just gently covered her head with it. "There … Maybe that will help a bit …" He smiled down to her. He looked too handsome with breeze gently blowing his messy dark green hair. She could help to blush a bit.
She was about to say something when she felt something hit the air around them. It was quick and before she noticed she was lower to ground and several feet away from where she was before. The crowd of pedestrians was clearing the area and some were calling for a pro hero. She looked around to see that she was in Izuku's arms and there was dressed in white trench coat with black clothing underneath. Was she a villain? Yes, she had to be a villain, that maniacal grin plastered across her fast was showing the world who she was. Finding out her quirk is going to be the key to getting out of this.
"I just couldn't wait!" She laughed again a little more loudly than before. "I want to have some fun!" Momo and Izuku blinked to then see the villain vanish before them. It wasn't until She heard a deep thud sound coming from right next to her. Izuku managed to dodge the attack by just a hair and pushed forward off his left foot. He spun around with Momo still in his arms. The concrete was shattered from the force of the impact.
"Damn she's fast!" Izuku spat out a curse. She could feel he was trembling.
"I should just take the girl, that was the orders! But … I wanna have some fun with you first!" She launched forward and Izuku pushed Momo to the side and grabbed the villain's hand with a firm grip. The tension of the force of Izuku's grip crunched the glove of the villain.
"Who are you? And what do you want with Momo?" He yelled back but Momo could see the worry in his face. That's when she saw it, it was just for a moment but she saw the villain's quirk activate. It was a faint flash of yellow, her eyes could barely see it. It must have something to do with light but she wasn't sure yet. She would have to see it again to be sure, and what could be used to counter it.
"The name is Yin … and that's all I'm going to say. You'll have to beat me if you want to know more." She giggled manically as she crouched down to prepare for another attack on the fledgling heroes. She jumped forward and she activated her quirk and the yellow flashed happened again, Momo knew exactly what to do now. Izuku was fast enough to dodge even if it was just barely. But with the villain's speed any hit would certainly pierce flesh and become a deadly injury. She was fast and it was hard to follow the movements of the two of them. Momo heard the voices of a few pro heroes coming closer. It was going to be easier to apprehend the villain with seasoned pros around.
She created a small and strong laser. If it was strong enough maybe it could pierce the flash of light. It should work if the villain's quirk worked the way she was hypothesizing. She activated her quirk quickly reading the laser for the next time the villain was going to use her quirk. Izuku was trying to land a hit but Yin looked to be a master of martial arts as well. She was countering him without using her quirk.
"Izuku!" She shouted as she through a shield over to him. It wasn't a normal shield it was constructed of something that Izuku wasn't familiar with. It wasn't too heavy but it was design to help absorb light energy and was large enough to cover his body. Momo was just being a little cautious, she didn't know what the reaction would be once she countered the villain's quirk. She constructed a cover made of the same material to help protect herself as well.
"Oh, that's it girl, I don't want you meddling …" Yin rushed forward activating her quirk and that's when Momo was ready to strike. She activated the laser hitting the spot she calculated the flash would appear. There was flash and a wave of heat following it along with a loud voice cursing in the air. "Fuck'n hell! What the fuck was that?"
Izuku zipped behind the villain readying his leg for a shoot style kick, full cowling was active as the green static energy was pulsing around his body. "SHOOT STYLE … IRON KICK!" He missed barely but his trademark smirk was across his face. The villain slid away letting her back hit against another figure.
"What are you doing?" The man standing behind her was wearing the exact opposite of her and was about the same height. His gaze was fixed on Izuku.
"Back off Yang!" She wiped her face. It was clearly burned from the counter attack. "I'm just getting warmed up. It's time to get things to the next …"
The man put his hand up in front of her. "You were instructed to wait until the order was given." He looked back a pro hero was already joining the side of Izuku. "Hmm …" The dark purple eyes of the man looked on the group before him.
"Stop right there, villains!" The pro hero shouted as he made his entrance on the group but the two villains didn't seem to be bothered by the intrusion. Yang's quirk started to activate and a weird portal formed behind him. "You think you can just leave without face any consequences of your actions?"
"Oh, trying to goad me into a fight? It would be a futile endeavor; your strength is nowhere near enough to go up against me." He turned to walk into the portal followed by Yin. He only turned on purple eye towards the group. "I will return and when I do … You will find out the true difference in our powers …" with that he faded out and it was as if the villains were never there.
Emergency and police vehicles were arriving and sealing off the area. There were the usual on lookers but other than them the crowd was a little small. The police were busy with the usual work they had following up with those involved in the event. Izuku rushed to Momo's side, he didn't think of himself at all. She didn't notice that her arm looked a little red. It must have happened from the countering the villain's quirk and attack.
"Momo! Are you alright? Y-Your arm is …" as he knelt down next to her.
"I'm okay, my arm doesn't really hurt too much…" She placed her other hand over her forearm to gently rub it. It was stinging a bit more than she realized causing her to wince and Izuku to have a worried expression on his face. He helped her to her feet and let her steady herself.
"Are you sure?" he was looking anywhere but at her. His sole attention is on her and it was making her feel treasured. She never experienced this before and couldn't help to blush a bit. "What you did was amazing Momo, how did you know that was going to work?"
"Well it was more or less a guess, but I'm glad it …" She looked up to him a saw the left side of his face had a burnt line in his face. "Oh my God … Izuku … ARE you okay?" She looked closer and could see his right arm was burned from being so close to the flash of heat and light. He really wasn't paying any attention to himself. Luckily a few paramedics were on their way towards them.
"Are you two okay?" The guy looked over and saw Izuku and paused for a second, "Hey, let's get you taken care of first…" He dropped the back as another came up to Momo to check her arm. She looked back to Izuku who was wincing as the EMT was applying ointment to his skin, it must have hurt more than he was letting on but EMT was patient with him and managed to get his arm and left side of the face. Then he walked Izuku over to the ambulance and started asking a few questions to ensure there wasn't anything wrong with the teen.
"Are you worried about him?" The lady in front of her asked while she was still finishing up the bandage on her arm. Momo looked over to her as she finished up, the ointment and bandages had a cooling effect on her arm. She was worried about him, it looked like he took more of the brunt of the heat.
"I-I-I am… He's been through a lot already … and …" She was interrupted by the EMT beside her.
"Are you two dating?" She smiled a bit at Momo's muttering. She was more worried about Izuku than she was about anything else. She looked back to the EMT who was now sitting next to her.
"Y-Yes, we just started dating …" She fidgeted a bit as she tried to find a more comfortable position to sit next to the EMT. She looked over to see an officer had joined the two by the vehicle. She didn't know why, but for some reason she just wanted all of this to end so they can get back to the dorms. She didn't know why but she was having a sinking feeling about everything that happened tonight.
"Ah, well you two are a cute couple. Tell me, have you two known each other for a while?"
"Yes … we both attend U.A. and are in the same class …" She wasn't taking her eyes off Izuku. She couldn't advert her gaze, she felt like if she didn't keep him in her sights, he would disappear from her. EMT looked over to Izuku as well.
"Don't worry, I'm sure he will be done in a bit and you two can head home for the night." Once the EMT finished Izuku was already walking over to her. Both of them stood up as the teen got closer, but Momo couldn't stop herself, once he was close enough, she practically jumped over to him and wrapped her arms around him and rested her head on his shoulder. The EMT walked off to her partner who was standing by the pro hero.
"Izuku … you know you don't have to be tough all the time … it's okay to say that something is not well…" She pulled away enough to look into his eyes. He looked okay besides the bandage covering his left eye. Her arms slowly slide down to cover his forearms, she waited patiently for him to respond. She wished he would open up a little bit more and share what's on his mind. Though she was sure what he was thinking about.
"I'm fine … well physically I'm fine …" He moved his hands over hers. She felt the warmth from them spread through her hands. "I just … why did they want you?" His gaze stayed focused on her hands as he slowly rubbed them. He deserved an answer and she had very good idea who was behind all this.
"I don't know why, but I there is someone I know who would most likely be behind it …" She let out breath and sighed out some of the tension she was feeling at the moment. She didn't want to talk about him, but she knew Izuku deserved to know. He deserved to know more about her past and if she wanted him to open up more than she was going to have to do the same with herself. "Let's get back to the dorm, there is something I want to tell you. And I would rather do it in private if possible …"
She felt him tense at those words. She could guess why he was worried, whenever any woman says we have to talk a bad thing was coming. She didn't want him to even begin to doubt anything. She leaned in and kissed the side of his cheek and then pressed another on his neck as she wrapped her arms around him. She felt him mimic her gesture and it made her feel a bit better at telling him everything.
Iida was watching the news while doing some cleaning around his parent's home. His brother was getting better and with the treatment he had last year some mobility was returning but only enough to possibly lift up and grab something. The doctors said it would be a bit longer before he would begin to move a bit more freely, right now he was confined to chair still. But that didn't stop his brother from helping those around him. He was a true hero in Tenya's eyes, a man that lived up to what it meant to be a hero.
He was long over what Stain did to his brother and made a promise to himself that he strives to be better and follow in his brother's footsteps. But how could he do that now? He caused his best friend so much pain and misery. He wasn't even close to embodying the ideals of a hero, no hero would ever act like that. Mending that broken friendship was quickly becoming to the top of list of things he needed to fix before taking the mantle of Ingenium.
He continued to listen passively to the news, taking in the current events. The news lately has been filled with less and less villain attacks. It's only been a couple years since All Might left this world and society was adjusting to his absence. But one could say the same about the villainous underground. He was sure they were preparing for different future for humanity. Then he heard his school's name cross the airwaves of the tv. It was another attack on U.A. students and this negative press for the school was only going to make matters worse. He paused what he was doing to glance over to the screen to see it was Midoriya being bandaged by the EMTs and talked to by the police.
The picture station showed almost looked as if it was all staged for the program. But Iida knew better, Midoriya was like a magnet for trouble and a powerful one at that. But looking at the screen it appears he didn't suffer much more than surface damaged. He was sure things were going to change after the break when the next semester started. He frowned at the screen and didn't notice his brother entering the room.
"What's on your mind little brother?" Tensei came to a stop to view the tv a little better. "Oh … worried about your classmate?"
"Yes, big brother …" HE looked over to his brother who had a calm look on his face. Tenya was worried about his classmate, but he was more worried about how he was going to be able to face Midoriya. Maybe he should confide in his older brother for advice. He needed someone to help guide him out of the swamp he created for himself. He was deep in it and even a life line tossed to him would seem a bit pointless. But deep down he knew he had to fix it, and it was worth any effort in the process. "I did … something terrible …" He softly spoke out to his brother.
Tensei looked over to his younger brother noticing how his gaze was directed away. He must have done something he truly regretted if this was how he was facing his older brother. "What could be so bad that my little brother can't look in my direction?"
"I … I destroyed his trust in me as he his friend and fellow classmate." Tenya was holding back the sobs not willing to show any of the torment he was feeling to his elder brother. "I was part of him wanting to end his life …"
Tensei looked forward to the tv, not really focusing on anything but trying to break the tension in the atmosphere. It must have been really bad for Tenya to not speak in detail on it. He decided it was best to work around it and help support his younger brother. "Well little brother, part of growing up is stumbling along the way. Part of being a hero is learning to accept your faults and rely on the support of others." He chuckled a bit at his own words, "I know I've made some mistakes in the past and without your support and the support of others I don't think I could have gotten as far as I did as a hero." He looked back to Tenya and it was clear he was softly letting the tears come out. "Come on Tenya sit down, let it out."
"Brother, I can't face my friend. I tried and, in the end, he said he would have a hard time forgiving me and didn't know if he ever could…" The truth of that night was about to come out of him and Tenya had to say something to somebody. He couldn't hold it in and bare the weight of it like he thought he could have. It was proving to heavy. "I slept with his …" He felt his brother's hand on his shoulder. The room was far too silent at the moment. "I'm just thug, why did I even do it?" He placed his hand over his eyes knocking off his glasses.
Tensei placed a firm hand on his back a rubbed it gently trying to comfort his little brother. It was clear it was eating at his core. He had to let it out. "Tenya … if he's upset with you and words can't reach him," Tensei paused and let his little brother gain some composure so he could hear his words properly. "You have to let your actions show your apology. You two are close friends and right now it may seem like there is no way on earth that your friendship can be mended back together." Tenya finally looked over to his older brother in mid speech, "Everything moves at the speed of trust, and all we can do is support each other."
"How … can I do that Tensei?" He was wiping his eyes vigorously hoping the tears would stop their flow. "How can I begin to find the right actions to fix this? So much has been shattered, I don't think he wants to have me as friend anymore …"
"We need to support each when thing get the hardest. And I'm sure he needs your support more than you think little brother." He smiled towards Tenya even if he was looking in his direction, Tensei knew he was aware of what he was doing. "Even if he is unaware of it now, he still will need your support. You both need each other, and helping each other through this is just a stepping stone." He looked back to the tv and couldn't help be to let a lingering smile grace his face again. "Sometimes life doesn't go the way we plan, maybe that's why we tend to rely on others to help us through it …"
Tenya finally was able to get the tears to stop. Some of his brother's words managed to stick to him as he gathered his bearings. "Thank you … Big Brother. I think I can begin to move forward and start being the hero you, mother, and father … and everybody wants me to be …"
"No Tenya …" Tensei had a big grin on his face, "Be the hero you want to be …"
[Author Notes]
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Stay tuned for the next chapter, may take a bit of time on this one. Also sorry for the wait on this one!
Ying from Chap 4 is actually Yin, missed that edit - sorry
To Guest – Yes, we took the note aspect from that fic and few other things but there was another somewhere that helped to really spur this, I just can't remember the name but it's there somewhere, also sorry that we answered you
Tellemicus – Its cool can only improve with honest reviews, also the gang idea may be a little cliché but they have a point in here lol I promise.
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