Wow, thank you everyone who supported the first chapter, it really means a lot!
Edit: thank you Xxser3ndipityxX for the whole Yandere/Tsundere thing! I get those mixed up a lot
Xxser3ndipityxX said: You know, this first chapter was interesting. In fact, the whole fic might be quite interesting.
Ohma said: Aw, thank you! I'm glad to hear you think it's going to be interesting!
So before she died, a man with Toshinori's name had appeared at her workplace. Based on what he said before he left, it seems he was definitely not there just to buy the manga. He was there because of her specifically. And he spoke like he knew exactly what was going to happen to her, like he knows her from a time after her death. It makes me wonder whether or not that was the real Toshinori or just...something else.
Oh, he was there for the manga, but you're correct in assuming he also went there for her. As for if it was really him: yes! The answer will be explained around chapter 6 or 7, perhaps earlier. :)
And is it me or did something pull her back into the car as she was trying to escape through the window..? It didn't seem like her leg just got snagged on something. And that's curious because there shouldn't have been anyone else in that car besides her.
Hmm, that's a very very good guess! I wonder what looks like a seat belt but has the abilities to capture a human and hold them in place?
Sorry, I'm very analytical and love mysteries. lol
It's absolutely ok! I love reading comments like this because it lets me see how you see things!
Also, here's (what I hope is) some constructive criticism. It might make more sense for her name to be spelled Emika. I'm not an expert with Japanese or anything, but I've only ever seen names like hers spelled with a k, never a c.
There's actually several websites saying Emica is either unknown, Indian or Japanese in origin. I was a bit wary on it first, but after digging into it, I decided it was a safe name to go with (means beautiful/blessed/charming).
Also, I think it would be a nicer touch if you would put a divider between Aizawa's "Let's just hope that he gets here on time." and the next sentence to better signal the change in pov.
I noticed that after you pointed it out, thank you! There's a divider there now :D
...Also, this: "Did he not get many hugs? She got at least one hug a day; she didn't know how she'd survive if she didn't get any." -That right there is adorbs~
This is...interesting. So...did Emili's death happen around the same time as this hostage situation? Then did that impact against Emica's head when she hit the water have something to do with Emili's entrance into her body? Because right afterwards Emili IS Emica.
Mmm. I don't know. I think I gotta go with "resurrection" over "reincarnation". I mean, she wasn't actually BORN in this world-not in the literal sense. It's more like her soul just kind of...traveled to it and occupied a vessel after death. It's not like how people traditionally perceive this type of thing would go.
There's not much I can actually say without spoiling much of the plot for the fic, but I can safely say that Emili died in 2019, and that in this fic's timeline, Quirks didn't (officially) exist until 2025, and that this story takes place from between 2195 to 2248 (2228 being when Izuku and Emica were born), the reason being that when Quirks emerged, they pushed back possible achievements like getting to stand on mars and such. I can also safely say that when Emili died, she did not die in her birth world.
But putting aside that, I've not come across many Midoriya twin fics. And it's interesting that even Inko is dead. Might be worth keeping an eye on how this fic develops. Eh, why not?! I'll give it a follow.
Aaah, I've noticed the lack of Twin Fics too. All the ones I've found were discontinued and it's a bit sad because it has so much potential on the storyline. And I wanted to have it to where Emi and Izuku could both say "they're all I have left" for one particular heartbreaking scene near the end of this fic, so sadly, Best Anime Mom had to go :( Thank you for the follow, and I hope you enjoy this next chapter!
Warning: This chaper holds mentions of Character Death, children making adult decisions and child abuse.
Disclaimer: I do not own My Hero Academia
It was easy to let her inner child out during the hospital stay, Izuku having brought some toys from their apartment when Aizawa took him (and a familiar looking blonde but he never came into the room, so she couldn't really confirm who it was though she had a really strong feeling that it was a Pro she'd be familiar with) and while there was only one All Might figure, he had given it to her so that he could "make sure you don't get hurt again!" and honestly, it was almost too pure for her.
Though seeing Aizawa panic slightly as she just randomly (from his point of view) burst into tears was almost worth it.
Finally, after a month, she was able to go with Izuku, who was being watched by a Pro Hero at their house, location unknown for their safety. At least, until Aizawa and Present Mic (she was right to assume it was him escorting the boy back to their old apartment until she was released) dropped them off in front of a fancy looking house in a nice suburb. "Shouta, Hizashi!" A familiar voice and face opened the door, and she blinked, seeing Iida Tensei at the door with a four year old Iida Tenya hanging back a little ways. "And who are these, your new kids?"
"Their parents were killed in a villain attack, and while he's still at large, it's best if they remain in Hero custody." Aizawa explained.
"Ingenium," she heard Izuku whisper from where he was half hiding from behind Present Mic - Yamada - while she awkwardly stood beside Aizawa, the All Might figure in her hands as she stared at him a bit sadly.
"Whoa, what's with the long face little miss?" Ingenium asked her, making her subconsciously flinch back behind the Underground Hero.
"She had a very close call when the parents died," Present Mic began, his voice oddly quiet. She only heard it because she was listening for it. "Shouta did CPR on her for five minutes after she was in Tokyo Bay for three to begin with."
"Shit, is she ok?"
"It's rude to curse," she answered, making him jump.
"She's fine, Iida," Aizawa answered. "Her Quirk just gives her a higher intelligence, like Nedzu."
But I don't have a quirk? She thought, sharing a confused look with Izuku, who ended up having a stronger version of Inko's telekinesis Quirk despite what the doctor had told them. "I'm Emica, and this is Izuku!"
"You two look very similar," Ingenium noted. "How old are you two?"
"4," Izuku said, stepping away from Yamada and looking at the Hero in civilian clothes with those wide green eyes. "Are you our new Onii-san?"
"Izuku!" Emi hissed, holding the toy tighter. Luckily, the older Iida brother laughed and guided the four into the house, his little brother watching them curiously as she sat down beside the couch.
"Tenya, why don't you talk to Izuku-chan and Emica-chan while Eraserhead-san, Present Mic-san and I go talk in the kitchen?"
She watched as the three Pros disappeared through a door, and she waited half a second before turning to the kid, putting a smile on her face even though it was a bit forced. "Hi! I hope even if we don't stay we can stay friends."
"I'd like that," he said, his own smile on his face, and when Izuku grinned, it felt like the tension melted away. She wasn't at all surprised to see the Ingenium figurine that the boy had, but when the four year old boys managed to get into Tensei's modeling clay, she was torn between wanting to scold them and joining them, the latter winning when she saw what colors had been opened.
"-it shouldn't take more than a few months, two years at most," Aizawa said, walking out of the room to see the three bent over the table, their bodies blocking the view from the kitchen. "One of those children is a Problem Child," she heard him mutter just as she finished the last bit of the grey clay. She looked at the figure with a pinched brow and critical eyes, spotting a few mistakes thanks to still not being used to a younger body.
"What did they do?" She heard the elder Iida boy ask and the guilt wielded up.
"We made you these!" Izuku, bless him, went to Yamada and offered the mess of clay that was somewhat decently molded into a roughly human looking form, though there were… no key features, aside from the spiked yellow clay on top. "It you!"
"It totally is little listener!" the man said, kneeling and taking the figurine gently. Tenya gave the mostly grey lump to his brother, which left her awkwardly shifting on her feet as she glanced at Aizawa through her bangs.
"Thank you for saving me Aizawa-san," she said, offering the clay figure up.
"Woah, that's… pretty detailed little miss," Yamada noted. Aizawa still had said nothing, though he did take it from her hands and look over it carefully.
"She even got the eyewear down," Tensei whistled. "Is… that scruff?"
"You haven't shaved in a while," Yamada teased, making her giggle before biting her lip.
"Thank you," the tired looking man said, and she watched him in shock as he smiled down at it. Probably one of the first thank you gifts he's ever gotten, being an underground Hero and all, she thought, moving forward and hugging his legs without thinking.
"Thank you for saving me," she mumbled again, unintentionally in English and backed away just in time to see the surprise forcibly wiped off their faces.
Tenya and Tensei's parents were kind and understanding, and even though she and Izuku had to share a room, it was still big enough to make it feel like she had a room of her own. For two months, they were slowly integrated into the Iida family schedule, and even though it would've been easier for the two to have moved schools, the two adults had taken the time to drive to their old school, where one Bakugo Katsuki was enrolled.
The blonde had gotten his Quirk a few days after his birthday, and he was ecstatic to hear that during their "break" from school, Izuku had gotten his Quirk.
"Now you're left Emi-bō!" The ashen blonde grinned, and her stomach sank. "What's up with your face?"
"The doctors say she has no Quirk," Izuku said, unaware of how the teachers paused, just close enough to hear their conversation. "But he said I wouldn't have one and I do, so maybe he got that wrong too!"
Oh, Izuku, one of us has to be Quirkless, and if All for One was really behind that attack, then I'm sorry, but I won't ever get a Quirk… she thought as one of the teachers called for them to form a circle, Emi sitting between Katsuki and Izuku.
"Now, introduce yourselves and your Quirks!" the male teacher said, clapping his hands. She watched as the other 17 kids introduced themselves, leaving her throat dry when it came to their turn.
"Bakugou Katsuki, and I make explosions!" Katsuki said from beside her, holding up a hand enough for the mini fireworks to start.
Feeling everyone's eyes on her, she swallowed thickly. "M-Midoriya Emica and… and my Quirk hasn't come in yet."
"I'm Midoriya Izuku and I can move things with my mind!" her brother piped up almost immediately afterwards, leaving no room for questions as the female teacher (who was far more level headed) continued on with the lesson.
Emi and Izuku just turned six when they were reminded just how off their life was.
At 5, the Iidas had been forced to let them go into the system, and while it was sad, they kept in communication, and Emi was able to start making her planned changes. Namely, she was able to find a very injured Dabi one day when she was walking back to the orphanage after mindlessly wandering around a nearby park.
"Oh god are you ok?!" She shrieked once it clicked that the half charred body in the alley was still alive. When she knelt down beside him, his eyes opened and her heart stopped at the pure fear and pain. "Hey, it's ok! Let me call an am-,"
"N-no," he gritted out, hand reaching up to catch her skirt as she went to walk away. "No… hospital."
"You're going to get infected and die if you don't get help!" She half yelled, green eyes flashing before she paused and took a deep breath. "Ok, no hospitals. I know five pro heroes; they're very trustworthy. Just, please, let me call them."
There was a pause as he continued to seemingly stare into her soul. "Who?" He finally rasped.
"Present Mic, Eraserhead, Ingenium, Ingenora and Ingenart. They saved me and my brother, and they'll save you." The fear in his eyes spiked at the mention of the Elder two Ingen-Heroes, as if… as if he was scared of older Pro-Heroes. "Please…"
"'Kay," he finally murmured, and she whipped out the phone Iida Azumi had given her and quickly dialed four of the five numbers she had: Iida Azumi, Iida Haruto, Iida Tensei and Yamada Hizashi.
It was one hell of a group call, and as she didn't really have Aizawa's number, she was just going to have to trust Present Mic would get him. "Emica, what's wrong?" Tensei demanded, being the first to pick up.
"Group call," she bit out just as Azumi and Haruto picked up at the same time, Present Mic answering a few seconds later.
"What's with the group call?" Yamada asked, and she let out a strangled noise.
"There's a boy here in the alley a few blocks south of the orphanage; he looks like he's twelve or so! He's badly burned and refuses to go to the hospital,"
"Emica, your exact location, now." Azumi demanded. "Hizashi, get Shouta and fill him in while you go to her."
"I'm on route right now, do you know his name?" Tensei asked, making her turn towards the tween.
"Hey, hey, what's your name?" She asked, kneeling back down. "I'm Emica. Midoriya Emica."
"T-Touya. Todoroki Touya."
Oh god all those fan theories were correct, she found herself thinking as she looked at him in horror. "H-he says he's… he's Todoroki Touya."
There was silence over the call before Hizashi said on word that summed up the situation perfectly. "Shit."
Azumi and Haruto picked Izuku up while she went with Tensei, Yamada and Aizawa to take the missing Todoroki child to a private establishment where, surprise surprise, a seven year old Toga Himiko was sitting alone in the waiting room, looking decidedly lost. Breaking away from the group, she sat down in front of the blonde and gave her a smile. "Hi, I'm Emica."
The girl looked at her with wide eyes and looked around before settling on her once more. "I'm Himiko. Are you sick too?"
Emica inwardly winced at her words, but outwardly, she shook her head and nodded towards the group who were moving towards a room. "I found a boy in an alley. He looked like he was attacked by a villain but…" she hesitated before looking around and leaning forward, the other girl echoing her movements. "I think his father was the one who hurt him."
The girl let out a gasp and her yellow eyes widened. "But why leave him in an alley?" she whispered. "If he was just punished-,"
"Himiko, the boy is near death," she interrupted with a sad, but severe and confused look. "And no parent should harm their child in any way, be it physically, emotionally or mentally." She saw Aizawa moving towards them out of the corner of her eye and tilted her head, waiting until he was closer before continuing. "Himi-chan, do your parents hurt you because of your Quirk? Are… are you in here because of it?"
"They say it's a villain's Quirk," she mumbled. "They want to change it; fix it to a hero's Quirk. They don't want a daughter with a no good, freaky Quirk."
Her heart broke, and the greenette had a feeling she knew exactly how the Yandere came into existence in the original universe. "Then they're stupid and shouldn't be parents. Everyone has their Quirks for a reason. I bet yours is really awesome." The blonde's cheeks flushed a bit and she grinned up at her.
"If I ingest someone's blood, I can copy them almost perfectly! Oba-san used to say it was a good Quirk for an Underground Hero." She stopped smiling when she finished talking though, and it made Emica wonder if her grandmother had died, or her parents were simply that awful to cut her off from all ties from the world.
"Midoriya, we need to talk about… the boy you found." Aizawa's voice made Himiko jump, but Emica nodded and stood, giving the girl a small smile and wave.
"It was nice talking to you Himi-chan," the blonde grinned at her new friend's words and waved farewell, watching the two disappear into the room the new boy had gone into.
Perhaps this place wasn't going to be so bad.
In the room, Emica let out a strangled noise she hadn't realized she had been holding back. "God damn villains and tragic backstories; if I hear about another villain with a shitty life, I'm going to punch them, no fucks given," she muttered in English.
"Language!" Yamada said in English, his tone horrified before continuing. "How do you even know those words?!"
"Reincarnated, remember?" she snorted, turning to the boy in the bed. The door slid open to reveal Haruto, Azumi and Izuku as she continued. "So he's really Todoroki Touya?"
"Yes, we're about to contact Endeavour," Haruto started, but stopped when she frantically shook her head. "Emica?"
"I know I'm six, but D-Todoroki was terrified when I said that I was going to contact you and Azumi-san. He doesn't trust older Pro Heroes…"
"Emica, you can't be implying," Azumi said in a horrified realization. "He's the Number Two Hero!"
"Being good at something doesn't mean that's the only thing you do," she countered softly. "Eraserhead-san, we need to tell them. What I'm going to say… it isn't good, and until Touya wakes up, they won't begin to believe me until you help me."
"You're a walking State Secret kid," he snorted while the others shared confused and then scared looks. "Are you certain?"
"Ha, I'm never certain, but if we want a better future, then it's something we must do." she muttered before looking up at the four confused heroes. "Hello, my name is Emili Jones, I'm 23 years old and I know what's going to happen years from now due to the fact that my consciousness is from an alternate universe."
"You are the Problem Child," Aizawa muttered, making her look at him with a grin.
"Someone has to be," she chirped back before her smile fell and she looked at everyone. "What do you guys know about Quirk Marriages?"
It was a little over two weeks later when Izuku finally asked the one thing they had all been avoiding. "Is the dimensional travel the reason why you don't have a Quirk Emi?" The boy had taken it almost too well when they had talked about her not being his sister, though his reasonings had been that while Emili wasn't Emica, she was still willing to grow up with him and be his sister, so he didn't really care.
"No, 'Zuku," she sighed, rubbing her neck as they turned the corner to try and see if there were any Heroes on patrol. "That… isn't really the reason why."
"Oh… then, why don't you have a Quirk?" His tone was innocent, but she could feel the weight behind it and mentally shuddered.
"Izuku, you really don't want to hear the reason why," she told him. "It'll make you upset and cry and maybe even insanely jealous in the end."
"I promise it won't!" He swore, pulling her into an alley that seemed to be clear. "C'mon Emi, why don't you have a Quirk?!" She let out a small noise before pulling out their All Might figurine. "Huh? This is…?"
"All Might," she finished in a mute tone. "All Might is the reason why I don't have a Quirk, Izuku. I can't say much, as it isn't really my secret, but a Midoriya needs to be chosen as All Might's Successor, and the Successor needs to be Quirkless so that they know the trials and discrimination that 20% of the people go through. Something is going to happen in two years, and it's going to hurt everyone seven years from now, and if the original choice has a Quirk, then a backup needs to be made."
Just as she predicted, she could see the tears in her brother's eyes. "You… All Might…" he seemed so lost and she was already ready to mentally punch herself. "I'm the real reason you don't have a Quirk, aren't I? I was-was supposed to be the Midoriya to…" he trailed off in horror, tears streaming as she floundered to find the right words, her silence confirming his fears. "Emica… Emili, I'm so sorry!" What she didn't expect was for him to wrap his arms around her tightly, sobs wracking his body as she awkwardly patted his back.
"I-Izuku, it's alright, really." she said, grimacing a little. "I come from a world where there are no super powers; being Quirkless is just fine for me. It makes me feel normal, even if it really isn't."
A few days before their eighth birthday, the Matron pulled them aside with news that sent a shiver down Emica's spine: they were being adopted. Normally, she would've been thrilled at the prospect of Izuku getting a normal life, but when she took a glance at their supposed new father, she did the only thing she could think of and screamed, making the matron fuss.
"I'm sorry, she's normally well behaved," she told the man, who held an amused expression.
"It's quite fine. My son did the first thing when he saw me too," he told her, sending cold chills through the greenettes, though only one knew why.
"Please, don't let him adopt us!" She cried into the woman's stomach. "He's evil, a villian! He's the one who killed Ka-san and To-san!"
"Emica, don't go making accusations like that!" she instantly chided while Izuku made the connections and shrank in fear as well as the man stood before squatting in front of them.
"Hello there little ones, I'm Takahashi Touma. You are Izuku and Emica, correct?"
"What is your son's name," she demanded in a harsh whisper. Tell me it's not too late to save Tenko you bastard.
"Shigaraki Tomura," he answered, and she felt everything come crashing down, though the feeling quickly disappeared as he spoke again. "He turned 13 a few days ago,"
13… with heavy therapy and Quirk Control, he can still be able to go from villain in training to one of the best rescue heroes there ever was, she thought to herself, getting a determined glint in her eyes. "If you do adopt us, I want to stay in constant contact with the Iida and Aizawa-Yamada families." Just as expected, his face grew pinched at the mention of the Hero families, but for show, he smiled and nodded.
"Of course Emica." She bit back a gag and instead forced a smile.
"May I be excused please?" She asked, making him scowl and the matron's eyebrows furrow.
"After you tell me your Quirk," he said, and the sick feeling came back tenfold.
Bastard is going to try to make me into a Nomu I bet. She looked him dead in the eye and instead said: "I'll let you know once it fully manifests if you never fucking look in our direction ever again you creep."
"Emica!" The Matron shrieked as she turned around and walked out of the room, still pulling on Izuku's hand while quickly dialing Azumi's phone number, scowling as it went to voicemail.
"Iida-san, there's a situation at the orphanage. The man who murdered our parents is trying to adopt us, and he's also the one All Might is looking for. It's under strong suspicion that he's kidnapped another child around six or so years ago; Shimura Tenko. A retired Hero called Gran Torino can legally file for adoption: he was married to the kid's grandmother and there's strong enough evidence to believe he's also his biological grandfather.
"Azumi, this guy, he's Bad News. This might be the last time… this might be the last time you hear from me, and I'm sorry, but this man, he has to be killed. Not arrested, but killed, otherwise he's going to turn the public against Heroes and kill All Might in the process." she took a deep breath as Izuku locked the door to their room and she sat on the bed. "I'm sorry for this, I really am." she let out a little sob as Izuku wrapped her up in a hug. "I was looking forward to going to UA with Tenya."
She hung up the phone and dissolved into sobs, her brother following shortly after, both crying over the family they had lost and felt like they would never get to have.
