Chapter 2 - Analyzing My Worth


[Room 312]

Junta grinned, "Congratulations, Izuku."

She gave him a beautiful smile, "Thank you, I'm just so happy, but I'm more relieved that you are okay and awake now."

"So am I, I can never thank you enough for saving me the other day."

Inko just rubbed her daughter's shoulder, "Is your family coming?"

"The police are coming tomorrow to take my statement and contact my family. I should meet them soon enough."

"I bet they can't wait to see you when they find out."

He gestured for her to come closer, which she did and he patted her on the head, minding her ponytail, "Hopefully. It's been so long."

She blushed as he removed his hand from her hair, before she could continue the conversation, a knock on the door rang out before a nurse poked her head in, "Visiting hours are over."

Inko nodded towards the nurse, "Yes, ma'am."

"Have a good night, Mr.-"

"Junta, call me Junta, please."

"Okay, Junta then."

He grinned as Inko smiled at him, "Take care and have a good night dear."

"You too, ma'am."

As they left the room, he slumped against the back of his bed before turning on his side and tried to get some sleep, hoping for a dreamless sleep, instead of nightmares of the time he was in his miserable hell.

'I'll make it up to her one day. That I promise.'


[With the Midoriya Family]

The pair of women made their leave from the hospital with relative ease as they got in their car to go home. Izuku was nearly squeaking in excitement, anxiously wiggling around in her seat in order to remove some of the energy that filled her body over her elation of having a quirk.

Inko could only smile over how cheery her daughter was acting from the corner of her eye.

'She's probably planning on diving into her spare notebooks.'

Soon after her single thought, she heard low muttering as Izuku started to flex her fingers as she was reviewing the day she saved Junta, how she managed to do it, with her new quick being related to her hands. The green-haired mother just smiled as she let her daughter be completely absorbed into her thoughts, she knew it was best to just let her be and let her enjoy the moment.

When they finally arrived and stepped into the safety of their apartment, Izuku made to change out of her clothes and take a hot bath while Inko made to prepare for dinner. After she finished, she waited for her daughter to join her at the table.

She leaned back in her seat, 'She won't rest until she picked apart everything her quirk had to offer. She was always like that, ever since she was little. The same with Hisashi.'

A scowl fell on her lips at the thought of her ex-husband, he escaped her mind for years, it was a wonder how he managed to spring up again in her thoughts. She pulled out her phone and flipped through her contacts and saw his number. As she stared at it, she recalled him abandoning both herself and their daughter due to her supposed lack of a quirk.

Inko knew how heartbroken Izuku was when she discovered that he left them, even at the young age of five, Izuku was far from stupid and knew the reason he left had to be related to her, despite him sending her a letter telling her that he did love her and that he had to go away on business. The love connecting him between the two of them was gone and it was just simply business and moral responsibility.

'But now that she's a late bloomer, would he come rushing back? Could I be happy with that? Would Izuku?'

After she stared at his number for a moment more before getting out of her contact list with a shake of her head, 'No. Not in this lifetime. It's better that he doesn't know. Izuku doesn't deserve that mess.'

Soon Izuku came down in one of many T-shirts and a pair of shorts, a grin still on her face. After saying thanks, they ate and talked about their day and once dinner was finished and the plates were cleaned Inko calmly told her, "I know you are ecstatic about your new quirk, Izuku. But I want you to go save your in-depth analysis for later, I want you to sleep at the end of the next two hours."

"Of course, mom."

"Good."

After kissing her cheek, Izuku made her way to her bedroom to complete her set of homework and once she finished and she jumped into her bed and made to get one of her spare notebooks before a knock on the door rang out.

"Come in, mom."

She stepped inside and handed her another notebook, "This can be used for your own quirk analysis. I got a different color considering they were out of your favorite type, but this should come in handy for distinguishing your own analysis from the others."

"Thank you, mom. I love you."

"I love you too... And please try not to stay up all night. You have all weekend to fiddle with your new quirk so you may do as you like after school tomorrow. Just try not to overdo it."

"Got it."


[September 14th]

Izuku woke up a very good mood as she recalled the amazing news she got yesterday and the paper that detailed the report of her quirk and what it could pertain too was still on her bedside table.

'It wasn't a dream. I have a quirk.'

She tossed off her blanket and made to take a shower, brush her teeth, and get dressed in her uniform before she practically skipped her way into the living room and she found a picture book open.

It was Inko, in a wedding dress. She was wearing a beautiful white dress with cream edges with slits on the sides that barely stopped above her knee. She was wearing a necklace with an emerald that rested below her collarbone. Her hair was pulled up and decorated with diamonds and emeralds.

"It's beautiful."

Then Inko came up behind her, "Good morning, Izuku."

"Good morning, mom."

"What are you looking at? Oh, that old thing."

Izuku sucked on her lower lip, "Yeah. It's a really beautiful dress, mom."

She just closed her eyes with a smile before she patted her daughter on the head as she reached over and closed the book.

"You need to go to school and remember, try not to overwork yourself, please."

"Alright, mom. I love you," She grinned as she made her way out the door.

"Love you, too," She softly commented with a wave.

Izuku made her way to school, snagging a bun on her way as she rushed into the classroom, silently sighing in relief that she was early by a couple of minutes and she made to sketch to pass the time.

At first, it was just random hero symbols, but then she worked her way into sketching her mother's wedding dress before it was snatched off her desk by one of her worst tormentors, Aiko.

A malicious coo rang out, "Oh, what do we have here? The quirkless loser sketching?"

"Give it back, please."

"And what are you going to do if, I don't?" She snarled

Izuku tried to grab it from her, but Aiko just tossed it to one of her lackeys and Izuku was forced to play the role of monkey in the middle to get it back only for Katsuki to catch it in mid-air and flipped through it only to stop on the page of the wedding dress.

"Deku...What's the dress for?" He quipped, his red eyes boring into her green ones.

"It's my mom's wedding dress that I saw this morning. I wanted to sketch it for myself. Please give it back, Ka-Katsuki, please..."

He stared at her as she looked at the ground anxiously before he scoffed and tossed the notebook back to her and made his way to his desk as Aiko and her lackeys made their way back to their own but not without bumping into her.

Izuku just sighed as she took a seat at her desk and put her notebook away and made to listen to the upcoming lecture. Throughout the day, she recalled Junta and hoped that he got to reunite with his family and loved ones.

However, she was under the watchful gaze of Katsuki who was annoyed over her weird behavior and hoped she snapped out of it soon enough.

He turned his attention back to the lecture, 'She'll snap out of it soon enough.'

Soon the school day ended and she quickly left for home to break in her new notebook for her weekend of observation.


[September 15-16th]

Izuku woke up with a yawn before she got dressed in a pair of camo green shorts, an All Might t-shirt and her favorite sneakers.

When Izuku came down, her mother had already placed breakfast on the table, "Good morning."

"Good morning, mom."

"What are you going to do today?"

"I want to go to the park and test out my new quirk."

"Very well. But be careful, alright?"

"I will, I promise. I'll text you when I get there."

"Take care."

After saying thanks and eating, she kissed her mom goodbye before taking a tote bag that she filled with her own quirk analysis notebook, several pencils, erasers, a pencil sharpener, and her quirk report from the hospital.

She made her way to the park and texted her mom that she got to the park just fine that she would let her know when she was coming back. After that, she found a comfortable spot underneath a tree and pulled out her quirk report.

Izuku Midoriya - Quirk: Restoration

Quirk Type - Emitter

Abilities - Restoration of the body

Quirks usually manifest around the age of four, but in Izuku Midoriya's case, it manifested at age thirteen. And the rare case of the user having two joints, instead of having one joint as the primary universal symbol of a person developing a quirk.

The first known use of this quirk was through subconscious means through the user's hands. There was no sign of fatigue, but a common warning to be taken seriously is the overuse of the user's quirk. How to replenish the quirk's ability is unknown, but hypothetically reliant on the user's body and/or stamina.

She re-read the paper again and again before she placed it under her tote so the wind wouldn't blow it away, looked at her hands before flexing her fingers.

'How...'

That simple word echoed through her as she continued to stare at her hands as if they were hiding some secret that was just under the surface of her skin and she could find the answer if she just looked hard enough.

She tore her gaze from her hands and made to put her analyzing skills to work as she pulled out her notebook and several pencils as her mind ran wild with multiple ideas of how her quirk activated. It all centered around how she saved Junta that evening. The only time she had physical contact with his face was when she was cleaning his face of the blood he was laying in. The other physical contact she had with his body from when she was carrying him those several meters to that bench.

The only concrete source of evidence she had in this entire situation was that her quirk must originate from her hands. She repeated that evening over and over again in her head. She didn't feel exhausted, but her relief over Junta getting help may have overshadowed the exhaustion.

She slept between eight to nine hours so there was no difference there, she didn't crave any specific food either. Her appetite didn't increase or decrease either from the time she first used it either.

Izuku continued to write her entire situation and recalled Junta's face when she first saw him on the street and when she first met him in the hospital when he was healed. After that, she tried to sketch her left hand, something that she had seen countless times before.

Then she pulled out her phone and saw it was 1:21 PM.

"Oh wow, it's been that long already?" She softly asked herself

She then felt her stomach growl and she made to pack up all her materials and go to find something to eat. Then she texted her mom as she was leaving the park that she was going to eat and she would come back before the sunset.

Inko quickly responded, 'Alright, but be careful. Love you.'

Izuku smiled at her phone before pocketing it and she made to get her wallet only to bump into someone who immediately apologized.

The green-haired teen gave a bit of a groan before she looked up to see a lanky girl who looked to be the same age as her, but she stood at 5'7", her hair was black, straight, and fell down to the middle of her back. She was wearing a burnt orange hoodie and a pencil skirt with a pair of converse. Her skin was pale to the point of porcelain, her eyes were a dark, dull silver, a sharp nose with a pair of thin lips.

She got up and dusted herself off, "It's okay," she looked back at her and saw that she stood over her by several inches.

"Wow, you're tall."

She flushed as she looked to the ground, "I'm sorry."

Izuku raised an eyebrow, "What do you have to be sorry for? I think it's a rather cool trait though."

She looked up to an earnest emerald gaze staring back at her, "Y-you don't think it's gross?"

"No, why would I? You can't help how tall you get or how short you are. Soon everyone will be either as tall or taller than you. It happens."

She gave a bit of a watery smile before she almost bumped into someone.

"I guess we shouldn't be standing here."

"Right. Well, I was going to go get some lunch, do you want to come with?"

"Really?! I mean, yeah sure."

"Do you know a place?"

"Yes, it's right around the corner, follow me."

Izuku followed after her as they made their way through the crowd of people and found themselves staring at a little corner restaurant named Felersio Cafe. It was cute and had a homey feel to it.

"It's so cute."

She flushed, "I'm glad you think so. Follow me, the owner should be in."

The two made their way in to see polished wooden floors and booth seats with seats pulled up at the well-maintained bar that was manned by an older gentleman wearing a bartender's uniform. He gave off an aura that belonged to a grandfather that you would spend all day listening to talk about his youth and he was polishing a glass.

"Oh, welcome. And you brought a guest?"

Izuku smiled, "Yes, a pleasure to meet you, sir."

"A pleasure to meet you too, Miss. But what do I call you?"

"My name is Izuku Midoriya, sir."

He nodded, "Good to know, my name is Eiichi Kajo and now Harmui, are you just going to fade into the background or are you going to introduce yourself properly?"

She flushed and turned to Izuku, "My name is Harumi Akagi."

"What a sweet name."

Harumi was a bit tongue-tied over the compliment before Eiichi lead them both to a booth and handed them both menus.

As he made his way back to polish more glasses, "Take your time and call me over when you decide."

The pair stared at their menus in silence before Izuku ordered fried gyoza with a squid salad. Harumi got miso soup with beef yakisoba.

As he left to prepare it, the pair stared at each other for a moment before Izuku smiled, "Where do you go to school?"

"I go to a private all-girls school, Jinyu Academy."

"Ah...that sounds cool, I go to Aldera Junior High."

"How is it over there? At a private academy?"

Harumi gave a bit of an off-putting cough, "It's not all sparkles and glitter. You just do your homework, study and so on. I wouldn't really recommend it."

"Sounds boring."

"Yes. It is. What about you?"

"Ah...It's a bit tiring, my classmates are...unique, but other than that it's okay. But soon high school will be on us already and you don't have to worry about junior high again."

"Possibly. But, now I've been waiting to ask you, do you have a quirk?"

A bit of color filled her cheeks, "Yes."

"What is it?!" Izuku squeaked in excitement

"My quirk is...strange. It's magic. Well, that's the only name I can give it."

"Magic?"

Eiichi came over holding the meals, placing the food before them.

"Thank you, sir."

"Please call me, Eiichi, young lady."

"Thank you, Eiichi."

He then turned back to his bar, "Enjoy. Tell me when you want the check."

As they ate, they continued to talk, "My quirk is weak, even though it sounds cool. I can't really do much with it and I can't control or maintain it properly. Some of my classmates think it's a villain's quirk. I just get so nervous when I'm told to use it in front of people, but I can do so much in private."

"You don't need to be sad. We all get nervous sometimes. And to tell you the truth, I'm a late bloomer. I just got my quirk the other day by subconsciously activating it to help someone. I'm still trying to figure out how to activate it on my own though."

"Wow...that's rare."

"I know, but I still need to have a name for my quirk, but it relates to healing."

"Are you planning to be a doctor?"

She giggled a bit, "Not really, although that would be a common misconception, though. I actually want to be a hero."

"Well, I can only wish you the best."

"Thanks, what about you?"

"Huh?"

"What do you want to be when you grow up?"

"I...I actually don't know. I haven't given it much thought."

Izuku just shrugged her shoulders, "Well, you still have time. But I bet you would make a great hero."

She raised her hands up only for colorful fireworks to fire out of hands, making her face flush, "Oh God...I'm so sorry!"

Izuku clapped, "It's nothing to be worried about or ashamed of. It looks amazing!"

"It's really nothing special and I'm much too shy for that type of work."

"Everyone is special in their own way. Whether people decide to show how special they are is on them. Besides, I can imagine you in a Ringmaster hero costume, center stage, taking down villains left and right."

"Ringmaster?"

"Well, of course. You said your quirk is magic and Ringmasters introduce audiences to circus acts. They wear outfits that demand attention and are leaders of the circus they run. With your quirk, you would look amazing. But it's your life, You'll do great at whatever you have planned for your future."

She felt a smile fall on her lips, "Thank you."

As they continued to chat, Harumi slowly unwinded as her nervousness melted away as she found herself getting more and more comfortable talking to her and even joking around. Soon, the time slipped away from them and after sharing a dessert, it was 4:52 PM.

"Oh, I need to go. Time flew away from me but I had such a fun time with you. I haven't done anything like this in years."

She stuttered out, "R-really?"

"Yep, I would like to hang out with you again. I guess I'll see you around, then."

As she slid out the booth, gathering her bag, Harumi stood up, "Um, I-"

Izuku turned to face her, "Yes?"

She slid back down, "Nevermind."

Izuku made her way closer to her, "What is it? You can talk to me, just take a deep breath."

She did as she asked and squeaked, "Can I have your number?!"

She was met with a grin, "Sure!"

After the pair exchanged numbers, Izuku hugged her, "Take care and have a great day."

She made her way to the bar and paid for her meal and the dessert and waved at Eiichi, "Good-bye Eiichi. Thank you."

"No problem, young lady. Hope to see you again, soon."

She nodded and left with a near skip in her step as Harumi watched her leave from the window. A grin nearly split her face in half as she looked high on happiness before Eiichi commented, "Oh what a grin on your face."

Harumi refused to let her embarrassment soil her good mood and said, "Yeah."

She made to pay for her meal and Eiichi gave her the rest and said, "Izuku paid for the dessert."

"I guess I have to repay her then."

"Try to hold your excitement for the next time she comes in. Maybe you can show her your favorites."

"Of course. Have a good day, Eiichi."

"You too, Harumi."

He watched her leave as he made to clean up the plates they used.

[With Izuku]

She was texting on her phone, 'Hey mom, I'm coming home.'

Inko replied, 'Okay, we are going to have a hamburger steak today.'

'Can't wait.'

She couldn't help but hum to herself as she continued to walk, her mood was extremely cheery and felt that she was glowing. Once she reached her apartment, she looked down to see her hands were glowing green.

Her eyes widened in shock before the glow receded, but she knew her eyes weren't playing tricks on her as she knew what she just saw. A grin nearly split her face in half as she felt a flame light under her as she made to practice like mad tomorrow.

She made her way inside and hugged her mom who returned it with nearly crushing force.

"Oh Izuku, how was your day?"

"It was nice and I made a friend."

"Have you now?"

"Yes, her name is Harumi and she's a very nice girl."

"I see, did you spend the day with her?"

"We actually ran into each other when I went to get something to eat after spending the morning at the park. We got to talking and she showed me a small cafe where we ate and met the man who manned the cafe. He was really nice and the cafe has good food. I even got her number at the end of the day. I hope I can meet her again soon."

"Well, it's good that you are making friends."

"Yes. I'm going to go get changed."

"Make sure to put your clothes in the hamper please."

"Yes!"

After changing her clothes and doing as her mom asked, she sat across from her at the dining table. The two said thanks for the meal before digging in, making light conversations about their day and when they finished Inko asked.

"How far along are you in your quirk analysis?"

Izuku smiled, "I'm getting there. I can feel it."

"Well, just don't overwork yourself."

"Of course."

They cleaned up their dishes and went their separate ways to prepare for bed and once she snuggled under her blanket she stared at her hand, flexing her fingers once more before sleeping.


[Morning]

Izuku woke up with a yawn as she stretched out her back before she rolled out of bed and made to shower. After which she changed into a set of comfortable clothes and made her way into the kitchen to find her mom setting down the last plate for breakfast.

"Good morning, Izuku. Did you sleep well?"

"Yes, thank you for asking. How about you?"

"I slept just fine. What are your plans for today?"

"I'm going to go on a walk and just spend a few hours back at the park. I'll let you know when I get there, but I'll probably be back for lunch. I'll let you know if that's not the case, though."

"Very well, take care and be safe, please."

"I will."

The two then sat down and ate in peace before she pecked her on the cheek before grabbing her bag that she didn't unpack yesterday and left.

The day was nice and cool as she made her way to the spot where she sat yesterday. After removing all her items, she recalled yesterday and made to take notes on how she felt when her hands glowed.

'The first time using it was subconscious along with the second time. Although the second time, I noticed my hands glowed a deep green last night. Could a flush of emotion activate it?'

She made to write down the situation of her emotional state before she sketched the glow that surrounded her hands. It was a deep green, but it seemed to be almost soft.

After she finished writing down the description, she leaned back and recalled how she felt yesterday.

She recalled her friend she met yesterday, 'Harumi...'

"A flush of emotion..." She mumbled as she closed her eyes and concentrated, 'Focus on things that make you happy.'

Soon enough, she opened her eyes and looked down to see her hands glowing once more. She took a deep breath and cleared her mind which made the glow receded.

Then she thought about something happy again, her hands glowed green once more, making grin, "Amazing!"

She spent the rest of the morning like that, just turning her quirk on and off, then it was the afternoon and she made her way home. After texting her mom that she was coming back, she flexed her hands to free them of the tingling sensation.

When she entered her home, she rushed to Inko who smiled, "Welcome back."

She grinned, "I did it!"

Inko turned to give her daughter her full attention, "Let's see it."

She clenched her hands, closed her eyes and thought of all the things that made her happy and then she heard Inko gasp and she opened her eyes to see her mom with tears brimming in her eyes, the glow of her quirk, reflecting in her eyes.

"I did it, mom."

Inko gave her a crushing hug, "It's beautiful, Izuku. I'm so proud of you."

Izuku felt herself tear up and just nuzzled into her mother's chest, "I love you, mom."

"I love you too, sweetie."

The pair spent the day together as Izuku made to get information to better the use of her quirk. Considering her quirk is regeneration, it must work with biological material and so, with that, she needed to study the human body. She would put her analyzation skills to good use so she could use her quirk to the fullest.

'I'll become a great hero, just like All Might!'


[September 17th]

Izuku woke up, shaking off the grip of sleep and made to check her phone for the time. After that, she made to shower and get dressed. When she grabbed her phone, she saw that she got a good morning text from Harumi.

'Uh, good morning. Sorry if this is too early but I just wanted to tell you good morning.'

She let her lips quirk up and texted back, 'Good morning to you too. And it's fine to text me you know? I'm your friend now.'

After that, she made to eat breakfast and leave for school. Once she got to her class, she sat down and made to read up on medical articles she printed the other day.

She was given several snorts of amusements and snide comments about how she finally gave up her futile dream of becoming a hero. Izuku didn't bother to reply such comments, it wouldn't do her any good. Bullies thrived on negative reaction, she learned that lesson well enough from the previous years and wouldn't allow them to soil her studies.

Then classes started and she got through lunch only to meet Katsuki who pinned her against the wall.

"Y-yes?"

"What's up with you, Deku?"

"Um, nothing!"

"And why are you looking at medical articles?"

"I got curious and I wanted to study them."

"Why are you acting all strange?"

"Strange?"

"You have been distracted for weeks. That's not like you at all."

"Ah, I'm sorry. I don't really know what to say, but I just have a lot on my mind."

He stared at her for a long hard moment before he shook his head and slammed his fist against the wall near her head, making her suck in her lips.

"Damn nerd."

He then left without a backward glance as she let out a sigh once he was out of sight.

The day continued normally although she could feel Katsuki's stare boring into the back of her head.

Then the school day was over and she made her way home. When she entered her room and activated her quirk and took a picture of her left hand glowing green to Harumi.

She got a quick response, 'Congratulations! I can't wait to see it in person, I mean if you want too. But I'm glad you got your quirk to work, it's really cool.'

'Your's is cool too, you know. Don't sell yourself short.'

'Yeah.'

'Good. I need to do my homework, text you later.'


[September 18th - December 1st]

Over the course of nearly two months and a half, Izuku has been diving deep into studying both her quirk and human biology and anatomy. She still kept updating her hero analysis, but she found herself more and more taken with studying everything her quirk had to offer.

She kept her hero analysis and medical notes on her person but left her personal quirk notebooks in her bedroom.

But over that course of the near-two months and a half, Izuku made and found three other friends besides Harumi.

She met Kiddo Eu during an inspiration binge on a Sunday afternoon, where she tried to see if music had any effect on her quirk.

The girl stood tall and toned with light skin and bright red hair that resembled a torch of flames. She has a sharp nose with red-purple lipstick resting on her lips with matching fingernails. Her eyes were a dark reddish-orange with a leopard-printed skirt that stopped mid-thigh with a pair of motorcycle boots, a blue sash wrapped around her waist and a black vest-looking crop top that was stitched together. She has a pair of black goggles resting in her hair with a pair of headphones wrapped around her neck.

The girl was a regular there and led her around, she was tall and strong-looking, almost like a delinquent type, but Izuku just smiled and thanked her for helping her. Ever since then, Izuku made to visit her at the store to ask for her recommendation and the pair became friends, although it took a while for Kiddo to voice that out loud.

The next person she met was Lucy Blaese at a restaurant, she was sitting at a table eating and the girl invited her to sit and join her. After making sure it was okay, she joined her and they got to talking. After which Izuku thanked her before paying half of the meal and made to leave only for Lucy to race out to get her number.

The girl stood at her height, her skin was lightly tanned but it was boarding on pink with black hair cut short with a button nose and a pair of simple black eyes that shined with childish innocence. She wore a pair of blue shorts with fuzzy cuffs, black slip-on shoes, and an orange sleeveless V-neck shirt. She wore two necklaces, one made out of red beds and the other was a smiley necklace, but it was broken and mismatched. One side was smiling while the other was frowning.

The last friend she met was a guy and they just ran into each other. His name was Ace Kuyo, he towered over her by several inches, he had curly silver hair with tan skin, his form was that of a martial artist that has been training since he could walk. He was very built for a teenager and his eyes were a golden-hazel color with a smooth nose and bow-shaped lips. He wore a black t-shirt with a pair of hakama pants and sandals. He had a black restraining collar worn around his neck that was covered with a blue-green ivy motif scarf his mother gave him. He never takes it off unless he has too.

Ace has just come out from a spat and was about go home before he ran into Izuku, who immediately healed him of his scrapes and bruises. He stared at her in shock and when she asked if he had any more injuries, he shook his head.

She just smiled and told him to take care and he told her that he would repay her soon enough. After that, they began to hang out and he was introduced to rest and Eiichi and he quickly joined the group of friends.

As the weeks passed, she grew more confident to the point that she decided to become a volunteer at a medical clinic under the supervision of a rather nice, yet dark-looking doctor named Monozaki Kuran.

He was tall, standing at 6'3" with dark curly hair, pale mostly from staying indoors, dark shadows under lazy, yet sharp blue eyes. He wore a white doctor's coat over a gray shirt and blue sweats and sandals.

His two assistants were a surgeon named Ray Nightengale, a proud and serious woman with a pair of strange-looking semi-metallic red eyes. Her skin was pale as the moon with her black hair was straight and long, but wrapped up in a messy updo knot. She wore a red sweater underneath a white surgeon's coat with a pair of black pinstripe pants and heeled boots.

The other was a nurse named Eliza Black who stood shorter than Ray and Monozaki, but still taller than Izuku but three inches. She is a busty woman with a soft round face with warm round green eyes and platinum blonde silver hair that is cut into a flare cut. She wears an American standard blue nurse scrubs whenever she works.

The medical clinic was semi-rundown from the outside but the facilities worked perfectly and that was enough for them. Izuku was glad they accepted to allow her to volunteer and she just started off with little things, mostly cleaning up the place, but kept the lights low. It felt better for everyone and who was she to impede on their comfort.

After that, they gave her responsibility on supervising low-risk patients who came in, helping wherever she could, learning what she could from them from either observing them or them answering her well-detailed questions. She soon applied for a volunteer quirk license to help out at the clinic where she became a frequent and welcome worker soon enough able to help with more complex and complicated patients.

However, a month into her training she met a rather strange individual in a dark red suit. His hair was a golden blond and he was missing one eye that was covered with a black eyepatch. He followed after her when he saw that she entered such a worn-down place and before he could introduce himself, Ray sent him away.

He decided to keep the peace and left with one more heavy stare at Izuku and she felt goosebumps appear across her skin that lasted even hours after he left. Eliza went out and bought her a pair of eye-changing contacts and a color-change hairbrush for her to use before she arrived so the guy wouldn't follow after her. Ever since then, either Ray, Eliza, or one of her friends walked her home for the rest of that month so the guy wouldn't follow her home.

But no matter, what, Izuku knew it wouldn't be the last time Izuku saw that strange man with the dead shark eyed glare.

At school, she was mostly left alone as she was focused on medical studies and the notes she took from the medical clinic, her friends, her quirk analysis or hero analysis. Her teachers at school became slightly nice to her because of her work ethic, but it was laced with a condensing tone of victory to it. Izuku didn't allow it to bother her though. She just put more and more work into realizing her dream, helping as many people as she could along the way was just a bonus.


[December 2nd]

Izuku walked to school with a smile on her face, she couldn't wait for the weekend. Harumi was working on her own quirk was slowly getting better at controlling it and she planned to show everyone at the shop. Kiddo had a new set of music recommendations that she was anxious to share as Lucy wanted to binge on the new pie recipe Eiichi was making for the group to share. Ace was just happy to spend time with all of them and get more of Izuku's insight on his fighting style to improve it.

Once she reached her homeroom, she sat down and made to study the medical notes she wrote down from the professional medical articles she got from the internet. As people entered the room, having their own conversations, Izuku was silently muttering to herself as she made to read over her notes over the digestive system.

Then the teacher arrived and she pulled herself away from her notes and made to pay attention to the class. The day turned to noon and it was time for lunch. As she made her way to the rooftop, she got a call from an unknown number.

She accepted it and said, "Hello?"

"Is this Izuku Midoriya?" A male voice rung out

'That voice?'

"Yes? Who is this?"

The male voice let out a sigh of relief, "It's me, Junta."

"Junta! I can't believe it, but first things first, how did you get my number?"

"I managed to get it from your social media, but I had to call you to thank you personally."

"Ah, of course, it's no problem. But how are you? Are you with your family? Your friends?"

"Yes. The police managed to get into contact with them and they rushed over. It's been a while, but I got them back. I'm back home and being spoiled rotten now. They practically won't let me out of their sight."

Izuku gave a bit of a laugh, "I don't blame them. I'd do the exact same thing. I'm just happy you are okay."

"Thanks to you. If you didn't help me that night, I wouldn't be here. I'm forever in your debt."

"Just live an honest, happy life and we're even."

He gave a laugh and she heard another laugh on the line, "Do you have someone next to you?"

"Ah, yeah. My-uh, my fiance. They wanted to listen in."

"Well, tell them hi for me."

A bit away from the phone, she heard, "You heard her."

"Alright. I just wanted to let you know I made it safely."

"I'm glad you did. Take care and make sure to take care of your health."

"Hopefully we can bump into each other again."

"Hopefully with more pleasant circumstances. But yeah. Bye Junta."

"Later, Miss Hero."

She ended the call as she made to eat her lunch with gusto, happy that Junta made it back to his family safe and happy.

Unnoticed to her, a red-eyed blond stomped away from the shadows, his face flushed with rage as he heard her talking to Junta. The name of this guy set a burning kettle under Katsuki and he finally had enough. He was going to confront her after school.

The rumors as he made his way down the hall, just soured his mood as people, mostly the girls whispered about how she must be the toy of some older man and participate in compensated dating.

As the day ended, she made to pack up all her stuff and was about to leave before Katsuki grabbed her arm.

She looked at him confused as people stopped and stared. He snarled at them, "Piss off already!"

They rushed out of the room, leaving only her and him.

"Uh, Kacchan? What is it?"

He looked at her, his red gaze swept over her form in hope that something, anything on her would give him a sign about what was up with her only to find nothing.

"Katsuki?"

Her voice brought back to reality and let her go, turned around and said, "Follow me."

"Why?"

"Just do it!"

She gave a bit of a jump and nodded as she rushed after him. He led her to a park where they could have some privacy and said, "Explain."

"Explain?"

"Explain what the hell have you been up too? You have been acting weird for the past three months."

"Oh...I've been volunteering at a medical clinic and I've met several nice people who became my friends. I hang out with them after school and during the weekend."

He coldly quipped, "Friends, huh? Tell me, who is this Junta guy?"

"Junta? How do you know that name?"

Katsuki shook his head, "That's not important. How do you know him?"

She frowned, "I took him to the hospital when I found him when I went on a walk three months back. He was injured when I found him and I needed to make sure he was okay. What about it?"

"Why did he call you?"

"What's it to you?"

"Tell me!"

She stepped back, "He just called me to tell me that he made it back to his family and his fiancee!"

His eyes widened, "Fiancee?"

"Yes. He's several years older than me. He just wanted to thank me for helping him. Did you think there was something else at play?"

"So you weren't dating him then..."

"Why would you think I would date an older man? Did you think I was capable of that?"

He didn't speak and she felt her heart twist as her lips tremble, "I see. I'm sorry you thought I was capable of something like that. Take care, Katsuki."

The blond stiffened at Izuku's use of his full name as she walked passed him and made her way to Felersio Cafe to calm herself as she didn't think she would be able to make it home in her state.

He clenched his fist as he grit his teeth, 'Dammit. Goddammit!'

[Felserio Cafe]

She went inside and Eiichi saw she was in a bad mood. Izuku sat at the bar, tearing up before the older gentleman gave her a handkerchief and told her, "It's okay to cry, Izuku."

She did just that and wept as Eiichi made her a sundae for when she calmed down.

When she calmed down and her sobs calmed down to sniffles, he commented, "Do you want to talk about it?"

She shook her head, "A friend who didn't know me as well as I thought he did. That's all."

"Well, hopefully, they realize how foolish they were and apologize to you."

'Not likely...'

"Would you like to listen to a story? It could get your mind off of it?"

She gave him a bit of a watery grin, "I'd like that."

He made to do just that, speaking one of his tours in his youth as he went to Italy to learn dessert crafting. With each statement, she found herself, more and more at peace as his words pulled her out of her funk. She made to eat her sundae as she listened to him and once he was finished, she clapped.

"So that's how you make those wonderful cannolis!"

He chuckled, "They make it better than old me, Izuku."

"Maybe, but yours has a charm that just can't be beaten."

"I'm glad you enjoy them so much. Are you meeting anyone here today?"

She shook her head, "No. I'll text them when I get back home. Ace will be with his family, Harumi and Kiddo have upcoming tests, and Lucy overworked herself in a spar the other day so she's just healing up at home."

"Well, you have friends you can rely on, don't forget that."

She nodded, "Of course."

Izuku paid for her sundae he made and he handed her two pieces of cake in a bag.

"Oh?"

"Just take it."

"I'm paying you back tomorrow."

"We will see, won't we?"

She grinned, "Thank you, Eiichi."

They waved each other goodbye and she made her way home, only to stop when she heard the sound of fists hitting flesh. She made her way closer to the noise source, her footsteps caused a group of boys to turn and leave in another direction. Leaving on a purple-haired individual lying on the ground, a nasty bruise forming on his face and from what she could tell from where he was slouched, he had bruises on his sides and his arms.

As she made her way closer, he shook his head and croaked at her, "Stay away from me."

She just gave him a sad smile and helped him up, despite his soft protests and she activated her quirk, making his eyes widen. The green glow on her right hand made the bruises disappear, then she moved on to his other arm, his sides and then lastly the nasty bruise on his face.

They all disappeared within moments, leaving him to ponder over how nice he felt now.

She stepped back a bit, "You should be fine now. Just be careful, all right?"

He slowly nodded, making her grin before she made to leave before she stopped, made her way over to him and handed him one of her slices of cake.

"Be careful on your way home."

She then waved him off and made to go home to Inko, leaving him staring after her as he could watch until he couldn't see him anymore. He was unaware that his eyes got a bit brighter and saw the name on the cake container in his hands.

"Felersio cafe..."

He clutched the piece of cake, in his hands, knowing what he experienced wasn't just a figment of his imagination or his insomnia, she was real and she helped him.

He made his way home where his mother smiled at hearing the door open.

She was a tall woman with soft bluish lavender hair tied into a messy bun with bangs falling down to frame the sides of her face. She was the same skin tone as her son and he inherited his eyes from her. She was wearing an oversized sweater with a pair of yoga pants and bunny slippers. Her name was Mihoko Shinso.

"Ah, Hitoshi? Welcome back..." She turned to face him only to see him standing in the hallway with a piece of cake in his hands.

"You don't have bruises today..."

"No, I...Nevermind."

She just nodded at the turn of the topic, his father was the same, he would tell her when he was ready, "Well, I'll make your favorite today. Your father is still at work and he will be back later. What do you have there?"

"A cake...from a nice person."

"Well, you can have it after dinner."

After a quiet meal, he couldn't get his mind off of the emerald girl who helped him just because she could and knew he wouldn't be able to sleep once again, but instead of random topics that bumped around in his head, it would be solely focused on her.

'I hope I can meet her again.'


Ending the chapter! I want you all to know that this story will be following the Japanese Three Term System where the school year is divided into three semesters, instead of the US system of two semesters. The first semester begins around early April and ends around July 20th. Summer vacation lasts between July 20th through August 31st. The second semester starts in early September and ends around December 20th, then it's winter break. After that, the third semester would start in early January and ends in mid-March.

We are in the second semester about to go into Winter break, then we will get into third-semester leaning into the summer break when she turns 14 next year. And with her having a year of medical experience and the use of her quirk it will make things more interesting. So, with that, it should hopefully follow the BNHA timeline by the time I'm able to get her into the next year. She'll meet with a certain grinning blond a bit earlier but not now. Possible before the slime incident if I feel like it.

Also for those wondering what Katsuki was hinting at when he thought that Junta was in a relationship with Izuku. He meant compensated dating, which is in more crude terms is prostitution as younger girls or boys go on dates with men or women of an older age in exchange for expensive gifts/money. Remember Izuku is 13 at this time period and Junta is older by 3-4 years. But that's clearly not the case, due to Junta having an entended but the hinted accusation Katsuki made shot himself in the foot. Whether he makes it up to her before UA or among the story arcs in UA is up in the air.

Thank you for the reviews!

josie2994 - I'm glad you enjoyed it, it makes me really happy!

Kirara0922 - I'm happy that you enjoyed it and I hope you enjoy this chapter.

917brat - I'm glad you find it interesting, but Izuku is going to have friends first along with meeting a certain purple-haired mind-controlling individual, I feel that as she grows more confident with herself along with her quirk, the more powerful she will become. But yeah, I feel like she would heal him in time when they come across each other and yes, the man she healed is named Junta Watanabe and, let's just say he will play a big brother part along with several other she will meet along the way. I'm still deciding on who to pair her with, but that will be later. After all, Izuku brings a lot of people together even if they don't recognize it at the time.

ShadowKing241 - I'm glad you enjoy it and I hope you enjoy this chapter.

PhoenixRyuu - Nope, only on biological material, like Orihime's with a mix of Law's own powers that develop later on.

(guest) Jenny - I'm glad you enjoy it and I plan on making more so keep an eye out. Also, I love the ships as well, I actually haven't seen Tomura x Izuku though, so I have to check that out, but Shouto x Izuku is my favorite, then it's Shinso. But we shall see.

TheEverlastingCross - Morbid think-tank, I love it. I love making dark stories, it just fits and I'm glad it got you into character bashing stories, my Naruko Sosuke, which I am in the midst of nearly finishing the update. It should be posted before or after I finish this chapter and the revamp of the first chapter. But I'm happy you enjoy my stories and continue too even after I finish them.

HealSlut - Such an interesting username, I love it. And I'm glad you enjoyed the chapter and hopefully you enjoy this one.

RaudomGny - Yes, she does. Cinnamon rolls usually do and may the world burn if they don't get it. Oh, but I do plan on giving her the OFA, after all, she needs to meet a certain bunny-haired individual. Can you imagine an All Might being restored to full strength?

Nomadic Chaos - I'm glad you enjoyed it and her Quirk is Restoration, which regeneration falls under. Restoring things to a previous state. Such if someone got their arm torn open, she uses her quirk and that arm is restored to the state it was before it was torn up. Do you get how it works? Along with the fact that quirks evolve with external factors and practice, I think her having a few Law's powers as well would be really sick.

Greer123 - Nope, Junta has hair and One for All wouldn't be outside without his mask as he was severely damaged by All Might in their first battle. Besides, it would be way too soon for them to meet. Although she will be put into their sight due to how useful her Quirk is and her honed observation skills.

(guest) Austin - She could be a doctor, but I really want her to be a hero, as she wouldn't just give up her dream cold turkey and along with her quirk Restoration being used not just for healing, but as an enhancer and diminisher. And her quirk's limits are something that she going to discover throughout the year through her analysis. Diseases, I need time to decide, but wounds and injuries whether fresh or old I feel that she can heal under her Restoration Quirk. I still need to decide how to replenish her ability to heal. And we shall see, won't we?

Perseus12 - I'm glad you enjoyed it and Izuku is just going to be seeing how her quirk works, put her analyzing skills to the test with medical knowledge and human biology, along with making some friends outside of school. After all, the slime attack doesn't happen until next year, so she has the rest of this year and nearly three-quarters of the upcoming year to get a hold on her quirk and then meet All Might himself, although she may or may not meet him earlier. That depends on how I feel about it. But I feel like moving each chapter in a clump of months until we get to UA.

Mizukodai - Nope! No schedule, the muse comes and goes when it wants. Trust me, if I could willingly write on a schedule I would, but I can't. I feel it makes shit writing, I don't know, but to me it does. Sorry.

Kreceir - Sorry, he's like 16-17 while Izuku is 13 at this point. Although Katsuki will find out his abrasive behavior has consequences and it leads to Izuku distancing herself from him and getting closer with her new friends. She may get into a romantic relationship, but not until she gets to the end of time at UA and she becomes the hero she wants to be. Although several people would want to stake their claim on the emerald girl and who could blame them.

(guest) guesttiger - I'm glad you find the story great and this story, Izuku only has her Restoration and what will come afterword is the One for All, nothing else. And no, she doesn't have her mother, father's nor ancestor's quirks as I feel it would be too much like All for One. And a passive maybe for that idea.

(guest) Scavenge - For your own fic, go fucking nuts, but I'd say Izuku is rather loyal and he's viciously steadfast in when the time calls for it. I'd say he would be a dog. What dog would be up to you, but I'd have to say he's a dog.

~Kourtney Uzu Yato