Hello people and welcome back to another chapter. As always, thank you all for the support you show the story, it's greatly appreciated!
Also sorry that this chapter took so long, I started it on Thursday but so many things happened from then that I had basically no time to write.
Anyway, let's get into this chapter! ~
I do not own My Hero Academia or it's characters, the franchise belongs to its respective owners!
Gravitational Sorrow
By Kokoyori
Currently, Izuku was standing at the entrance of UA, waiting for Ochaco to arrive. Since he got there early, he had some time to reflect on things a bit.
'It's incredible how lucky I am to be here right now…' he thought, 'Dad has helped me so much with everything, nothing could ever repay him for what he's done for me, no matter how much he denies it'
Izuku then started thinking about the other most important person in his life, 'I really should tell Ocha how I feel… I just don't know if she feels the same, and I fear that me telling her might ruin our friendship…'
But then, Izuku came to a conclusion, 'No. There will be no more running from the inevitable. I will tell her when we get out UA results. If we get in that is…'. Izuku hoped the worst-case scenario wouldn't play out, but he had faith in his and Ochaco's abilities, so he wasn't that worried about getting in.
He had even been offered a recommendation slot from his Dad. He swiftly denied the offer as he didn't think it was fair and he wanted to get in how the majority of people did. But above all else, he wanted to be there with and for Ochaco during the exam, in the physical part anyway.
However, before he could think anymore, he was tackled to the floor by someone he had come accustomed to greeting him like this.
"Hey Izu!" Ochaco shouted, while still clinging to the white-haired teen.
"Heya Ocha" he replied simply, "You know? I can't really move when you hold me like this, and everyone is giving us weird looks…" he pointed out while looking slightly uncomfortable.
Ochaco quickly let go of him and stood up straight, her face as red as a tomato, "S-Sorry!" she exclaimed.
"It's alright, I'm glad to see you too" Izuku then smiled at her after what he said, an action that made her blush even more, 'Is she sick or something?' he wondered.
But before he could ask about his suspicions, he heard a voice he hadn't heard in ages call out to him.
"Move out the way Deku!" someone shouted as they walked closer to the duo.
Izuku immediately recognized the voice, sighing at what was about to happen.
"HEY! Don't ignore me!" Bakugou screamed at Izuku.
Ochaco proceeded to also sigh, causing Bakugou to flame up even more, "Don't sigh at me Roundface! I'm surprised you're even still with this villain, I guess you're more stupid than I thought you were" he said, smirking in victory. But he was wrong to think he had achieved victory.
Izuku walked over and stared down at the shorter boy, "You don't scare me anymore Bakugou" he stated while giving Bakugou a death stare, "And just so you know, the next time you say anything bad about Ocha, you will regret it" he told him with a stern voice.
Bakugou just stood there, shocked at what had just happened. Izuku then walked back towards Ochaco, giving Bakugou a stare that clearly said 'I dare you to say anything else'. Bakugou got the message and stayed silent, something he wasn't used to doing.
"C'mon Ocha, let's go" he told her.
"Ok Izu" she replied, smiling at him.
After they had walked a fair distance, Ochaco spoke up.
"Thanks for what you did back there Izu, it means a lot" she told him with a small blush present on her face.
"It's okay Ocha, I know you would have done the same if I was in your position. And, I got to show him that I'm not scared of him anymore, something I've wanted to do for ages now" he explained to her with a sincere and honest smile plastered on his face.
"You're not wrong there, Izu" she replied.
Bakugou was currently still outside, in the same location we saw him last. He just couldn't comprehend what had just happened.
'Since when did Deku have the balls to look down on me?!' he wondered angrily. 'That stupid villain should be in prison, not here in Japan's best school!'
Bakugou couldn't help but feel like Izuku thought he was better than him. The mere idea of that possible reality made him incredibly angry. In his mind, Izuku was just a pebble on the sidewalk that was his path to glory. But now, that pebble had just turned into a fully-fledged boulder, and he hated it.
'I'm gonna crush him!'
But little did Bakugou know, he and Izuku were about to have many experiences together, and they would not be good for him.
After doing the written part of the exam, which in Izuku's opinion, was very easy, he and Ochaco were on their way towards the auditorium so the physical part of the exam can be explained.
"You didn't get any info on what we're doing from your Dad right Izu?" Ochaco asked him, tilting her head to the side.
"No, unfortunately, he was adamant that he kept it a secret. Though I'm still surprised he will be teaching here at UA, he seriously didn't seem like the teacher type to me…" Izuku told her.
"I think Yagi-san will be a great teacher!" Ochaco exclaimed. She then thought about what she said, "Maybe…"
Izuku chuckled at this, "Yeah, he may seem like the fearless hero that defeats everyone, but really, he's just a big scaredy-cat"
After a bit more talking, they finally arrived at the auditorium. After looking for somewhere to sit, Izuku and Ochaco started to patiently wait for the explanation to begin.
About 5 minutes later, a blonde-haired man who had his hair form a giant spike walked onto the stage in front of everyone.
Izuku immediately recognized the man as the Pro Hero Present Mic, 'Oh boy, it's about to get loud in here…' he thought, dreading what was about to happen; he preferred things being quiet.
"IT'S TIME FOR THINGS TO GO DOWN!" Present Mic shouted, "CAN I GET A 'HEY!'?" he then questioned
Silence…
'So loud…' Izuku thought while sighing lightly and putting his head on the desk, Ochaco just giggled at his reaction.
"Sheesh, tough crowd ay?" Present Mic questioned.
Still, silence filled the room.
"Anyway! I will now be explaining what you will be doing for the exam!" he told his large audience, "In this exam, you will all be carrying out 10 minutes urban mock battles against robots made by UA! There are 3 different types of robots: one that gives you 1 point; another that gives you 2 points and a third that gives you 3 points! Obviously, their point difference equates to their difference in difficulty, meaning that a one-pointer will be easier to defeat than a three-pointer, so use your quirks to gain as many 'Villain Points' as possible! Another thing to add is that you will be placed in different battle centers and attacking other examinees or any other unheroic act is prohibited!" he explained to all the students in the audience.
Izuku still had his head on the desk; absorbing the information, but not giving his full attention. He then raised his head to look down at his card with his details, noticing that he and Ochaco were in the same battle center.
"Look at that Ocha, we're in the same center, talk about lucky" he pointed out.
"I know right! But I'm not complaining" she told him with a huge smile plastered on her face.
"Neither am I" he said, returning her smile.
What caught Izuku's attention next was when a student with glasses rose from his seat with his hand in the air, clearly wanting to ask a question, "May I ask a question?" the boy questioned, shouting towards the front so he was heard.
"Go ahead!" Present Mic answered.
And like it was staged or something, a light from above flashed on the boy, 'The hell? Why do they have spotlights?' Izuku questioned in his head, his attention now fully on the boy who had a question.
The boy then went to ask his question, "It says on the handout that there are four types of villains! If this is a misprint by UA, the most prestigious school in Japan, then you should be ashamed!" he shouted.
And then, he turned his attention towards Izuku, pointing at him, "And you with the white hair!" Izuku looked at him, clearly confused by being called out. "You have had your head on the desk this entire time! If you think this exam is a joke then please leave immediately, you do not deserve to be here!" he shouted.
This comment infuriated Izuku, "Just because I'm not giving my full attention, doesn't mean I'm not listening. Mind your own damn business and put your big head elsewhere" he responded, venom in his voice.
Izuku then felt tugging on his shirt, he looked to his left and saw Ochaco pulling on his shirt, "Izu calm down" she told him, her voice soft and calming.
"Sorry Ocha" he responded simply, before shooting one last glare at the boy that called him out, who at this point, was standing there completely shocked.
Luckily, Present Mic broke the tension, "Whoa there! Calm down you two! Save the fighting for the robots!" he told them. "And as for your question examinee 7111, I was just about to get onto that part! In this exam, there is a fourth type of robot: the zero pointer! This robot gives you no points and is an obstacle, there is only one per battle center and it will go crazy in narrow spaces, so you should avoid fighting it!"
Satisfied with his answer, the boy who asked the question spoke up, "Thank you, sir! Sorry for the interruption!" he replied, still slightly shocked by the hostility of Izuku.
"NOW! To conclude this presentation, we will send it off with our school motto!" he paused for a second, before speaking up again, "Go beyond. Plus Ultra!" Present Mic shouted.
And with that, the students were on their way to get changed into clothes better suited for fighting robots, school uniforms weren't really suitable after all.
During the bus ride to Battle Center B; where Izuku and Ochaco were taking the exam, Izuku was getting cautious looks from those around him, probably because of what he did back during the explanation. But he didn't care, he was used to people acting like that around him.
He then looked to his right to see Ochaco looking quite nervous, so he decided to go over and console her, "Ocha, you're gonna do great. All that training we did will definitely be worth it, we worked hard for this" he told her, earning him a smile.
"Thanks, Izu, you always know how to make me feel better" it was like all her nervous thoughts had disappeared suddenly, Izuku really did know how to make her feel better.
"What can I say Ocha? I just know you so well"
Once they arrived at Center B, Izuku and Ochaco walked towards the front of the gate ahead of everyone else. They wanted to make sure they could get as many points as possible without any disruptions. And, Izuku had a plan just for that.
All the examinees were lined up in front of the gates of the fake city, awaiting the call to start the exam. They then all noticed Present Mic on top of a massive tower, he looked like he was ready to say something.
And they were correct, Present Mic shouted "Start!" completely out of nowhere, catching all the examinees of, well, all but one.
Izuku immediately activated Full Cowling at 40% and blasted off, but not towards the gates, he blasted towards Ochaco and proceeded to pick her up bridal style.
"I-Izu?! What are you doing?" she questioned him, by now they were already way past the gates.
"I'm getting us as far away from everyone else, of course" he told her, 'They said you can't harm other examinees, but they never said you can't help them!' he thought to himself.
When Izuku was satisfied with the distance they had gone, he and Ochaco found themselves in what seemed to be the middle of the city.
"Okay Ocha, I'm gonna leave you here and go off by myself, as we planned. Meet me here once the exam is over" he told her.
"Got it, Izu!" she said enthusiastically.
And with that, Izuku blasted off down the streets.
To start things off, he noticed a lone 2 pointer, which he swiftly disposed of with a kick to its face, thanks to Full Cowling, 'This feels amazing!' he thought to himself.
After running down the street, destroying three 1 pointers and one 3 pointer in the process, he found a group of robots by themselves. Izuku then decided to test out his Gravity quirk on them as nobody was around to see it.
On activation, Izuku's eyes turned red and the area around him became heavy. The robots in front of him collapsed to the floor immediately, rendering them useless. Izuku just walked over to them and swiftly destroyed them with some punches, 'Let's see… That was two 3 pointers, a 1 pointer and a 2 pointer, which means I have 17 points total so far' he concluded in his head. He then realized something, 'I didn't even feel any strain on my body and they were rendered useless just like that… I really need to be careful when I use my quirk…'
Moving over to the observation room filled with staff and pro heroes, they were starting to notice just how promising this year's batch of students was looking.
One teacher spoke up, "In this exam, the examinees haven't been informed much on the villains, from how many there are, to where they are hiding. So it all depends on them to make sure they get the points they need to pass"
"Yes, you have some examinees focus on information collecting to have the edge over the others" they said while the camera focused on a boy on top of a building, using what seemed like duplicated limbs to scan the area.
"You also have some who just have sheer speed, allowing them to control many different situations" another said while the camera showed the boy who asked the question in the explanation, he had engines in his legs which allowed him to go much faster than others.
"Then you have the ones that are able to remain calm in any situation" another teacher said as the camera focused on a blonde-haired boy who was shooting lasers out of a belt on his stomach.
"And then you have some who just have raw power and combat ability" one of them sais as the camera showed Bakugou standing in the middle of a pile of scrap metal, his hands emitting smoke.
"Finally, you have the rare ones, that are all of what we just described: observant, calm, powerful and above all else, able to control any situation put in front of them with no problem" a teacher said as the camera focused on Izuku, who had just rendered another group of robots useless with his quirk, before destroying them and running off down the street very quickly.
'Good job Son!' Toshinori, who was sitting amongst the other teachers, thought after seeing the show that Izuku was putting on.
Then, a small mouse-rodent thing spoke up, "These are the basics for keeping villains off the street, and they are turned into points" he pointed out.
"Say, Principal Nezu, doesn't this year's batch look very promising?" a teacher questioned the small mouse.
"Yes indeed. But, the true test has yet to begin…" he said as a teacher pressed a red button.
Back with the examinees, Izuku had just gotten back to the center of the city, where he saw Ochaco lift up a bunch of robots with her quirk, making them drop to the floor and therefore destroying them.
Izuku knew he could have kept on going for points, but he had already rounded up 63 villain points, which he was sure was enough to get him in, so he was content with stopping until the exam was over. 'Gotta leave some for the others' he thought.
'There should only be 2 minutes left' he thought as he leaned against the wall of a building.
But sadly for him, his peace was disrupted by the sound of buildings collapsing in front of him, 'What the hell is going on?!'
He then looked up to see a giant robot towering over the city, knocking down buildings and heading towards everyone.
'Oh yeah! The zero pointer, I completely forgot about it! But seriously UA? I know this thing is meant to be an obstacle, but come on, it's more than double the height of some of these buildings!' Izuku thought to himself, shocked by what he was looking at. 'Well, no reason to fight it, there is no point after all…'
Izuku started running off with the rest of the examinees, but then, he heard a small whimper from the direction of the zero pointer. When he looked over in its direction, Izuku saw something that he had only had nightmares about. He saw Ochaco stuck under some rubble, about to get crushed by the huge robot's feet.
At that moment, it was like time went slow for Izuku, he was looking at the most important person in his life, the person he loved most, about to be crushed. What happened next was just pure instinct for him.
"Ge-" Izuku tried to finish what he was about to say, but the anger overwhelmed him. "GET AWAY FROM HER!"
While every other examinee was running away, they heard a loud roar from behind, making them stop in their tracks and turn around.
What they saw when they turned around was Izuku running towards the massive robot at an incredible speed.
Most of Izuku's thoughts were clouded with the message of: 'Protect Ocha!', but he still had some reasoning left, 'I can't use Gravity here, there are too many people watching and I don't know if Ocha is in the condition to use her quirk, especially on herself'
He then came to a conclusion, 'That's it, I just need to break past every limit I have and get to Ocha quickly! I can worry about the robot later' and with that decision, he powered up to 45% of Full Cowling, allowing him to reach Ochaco almost immediately.
Once he got to her, he immediately kicked away all the rubble on top of her, making sure not to hurt her in any way possible. He then walked over to her, "Ocha, you okay? Can you walk?" he asked her.
"N-No sorry, I think I broke my ankle… Sorry…" she told him apologetically.
"Hey, don't apologize, it's not your fault" he comforted her, "Now, I need to get you to safety" he said while picking her up bridal style, making sure not to apply any force to her ankle.
This action flustered her a bit, but she knew it wasn't the time for that, "Thanks, Izu"
"Anytime, Ocha" he replied, smiling at her.
Once he got over to a safer location, Izuku gently placed her down on the pavement. He then turned his attention towards the boy with glasses for earlier, "Hey! You with the glasses!" he shouted at him.
The boy then speeded over, "Yes?" he asked.
"I saw how fast you are, can you look after Ocha for a second? I think she broke her ankle" Izuku informed the boy.
"Of course" he responded.
"Thanks, umm…" Izuku was stuck as he didn't know the boy's name.
"Tenya Iida, nice to meet you, properly this time" he said while offering a handshake.
"Izuku Yagi, likewise" Izuku responded while accepting the handshake.
After they finished their handshake, Izuku remembered that he had some unfinished business to attend to, "Well I need to go now, there is a certain robot that has made me incredibly angry" he told Iida.
"You plan on taking on that thing? There is no point! Think about this Yagi-kun!" he tried to contest Izuku's decision.
"Sorry, but anything that hurts Ocha will not get away with it" you could see the anger on Izuku's face when he was saying this.
Before Iida could say anything else, Izuku had already activated 45% Full Cowling and started running towards the massive robot, gaining confused glances from those around him.
'Right now' Izuku started to think as he was getting even closer to the robot, 'I am going to show everyone just what happens when you get in my way' he stated in his head, arriving right below the robot.
Izuku then started to think about how to take the robot down, 'I still can't use Gravity on this thing. There are too many people watching and I don't think it would do anything anyway' he thought, realizing that the robot probably weighs more than a few tons.
'So, I'm just going to have to rely entirely on One For All here!'
And with that thought, he blasted upwards towards the robot's head using 45% in his legs. The robot attempted to catch Izuku midair, but to no avail due to Izuku being far too fast at that moment.
When Izuku arrived at the robot's head, he pulled his fist back, "This is why…" he started, his fist edging closer to the robot, "You stay out of mine and everyone else's way!" he shouted, his fist an inch away from the robot. In that inch, Izuku charged 100% of One For All in his arm.
"100% DETROIT SMASH!"
And like it was never even there in the first place, the robot's head was sent flying off towards the area behind, enveloping it in destruction.
When Izuku looked down at his arm, it was dark purple now, 'Damn, that hasn't happened in a while' he thought as his teeth clenched together from the pain he was experiencing. 'But, I can't worry about pain now, I need to safely land!' he realized.
While Izuku's mental battle was happening, the people who had just watched the spectacle were dumbfounded, to say the least.
"What the hell just happened?!"
"That guy just blasted that huge robots head off!"
"That power is insane!"
"What a powerhouse…"
Other than those in shock and awe, there was Iida who had come to a different conclusion, 'Don't they see what he really did?' he questioned in his head. He then answered himself, 'He may have done it out of rage for hurting the girl, but he also destroyed the robot so nobody else could get hurt by it. He sacrificed a part of the exam for others…' Iida then realized something, 'Wait, that must be it!'
Currently, Izuku was considering his options when it came to how to get out of his situation. He was falling hundreds of feet from the air after all.
'I didn't think this far ahead!' he mentally screamed.
Izuku then realized something, 'Wait! I still have my legs!'. By the time Izuku realized this, he was about 5 seconds away from hitting the ground, 'I've got it!'
Izuku proceeded to flip forward, bringing down an axe kick towards the ground below him, yelling: "Manchester Smash!". Izuku smashed his foot into the ground using 40% of One For All, creating a crater in the ground and ultimately, stopping his momentum.
Izuku sighed in relief, he was now safe after all. Then he remembered something, rather, someone.
'Ocha!' he shouted in his head. Izuku then put 40% of One For All in both his legs and blasted off to where Ochaco and Iida were.
"Are you okay Ocha?!" he asked, panic easily detected in his voice.
"Izu I'm fine, calm down" she reassured him, "More importantly, are YOU alright? Your arm is clearly broken"
"Yeah I'm fine, I just needed to make sure that you were okay first" he told her.
'Always thinking about others before yourself, that's so like you, Izu' she thought to herself. 'And it's one of the reasons I love you' she smiled brightly at him.
"You sure you're okay Ocha? You just randomly smiled at me…" he told her.
"H-Huh? Y-Yeah I'm fine!" she blurted out, flustered as she hadn't realized she smiled at him.
But before Izuku could question her anymore, a loud noise was heard, "AND THAT'S TIME! EXAM OVER!" Present Mic shouted.
But not only did that signal the end of the exam, but also the end of Izuku's adrenaline, which was stopping Izuku from feeling too much pain. But when it stopped, Izuku couldn't hold the pain any longer.
"Argh!" Izuku screamed as he dropped to his knees from the pain.
Izuku really wasn't used to this much pain, he has always had a durable body and when he got One For All, he only broke his bones a few times before learning how to control it. He mainly learned how to control it by himself, but he had some help from his Dad and later help from his Dad's mentor: Gran Torino to gain access to Full Cowling.
So any pain was quite new for Izuku, something that always worried Ochaco, "Izu?! Are you okay?!" she asked him desperately.
"I-I t-think I overused my quirk. I was going 5% over my limit for a while, so my body is in a lot of pain right now" he explained to her.
"Izu…" she said while looking at the poor boy in pain.
Meanwhile, Iida was just standing there, listening in on the conversation. '5% over? What does he mean by that? Wait. That's not important right now, I need to get these two help' he thought to himself.
Iida then decided to speak up, "Do not worry, I shall go and get someone who can give you two medical care immediately!" he said as he was about to run off, but he was stopped by an elderly voice.
"There will be no need for that sonny" the voice told him.
Izuku then got a proper look at the person behind the voice, 'Recovery Girl' he thought to himself.
Recovery Girl then walked over to Izuku and kissed him on the arm, healing him, but also making Ochaco tense up for a second, 'She is just healing him Ochaco, nothing to worry about' she repeated to herself in her head.
"Thank you, Recovery Girl" Izuku said.
"Just doing my job. Now let me heal you, missy" she told Ochaco.
"O-Oh okay" she replied, still slightly flustered by her thoughts.
Recovery Girl then went over to Ochaco and kissed her ankle, healing it completely. "Now you two might feel slightly tired as my quirk takes up your energy to speed up the natural healing process, so make sure you don't push it. Especially you" she said, glaring at Izuku for the last two words.
Izuku gulped after hearing her words, "Y-Yes Ma'am" he said nervously.
It has been a week since the entrance exam finished, in that time, Izuku and Ochaco had stayed in contact with Iida. After the exam finished, Iida asked if they could exchange phone numbers as he believed they would all be classmates at the beginning of April, no matter how much Ochaco said she didn't think she passed.
Of course, Izuku encouraged her, saying that with the 45 points she had earned, she was sure to have passed. Iida also said she would pass, but never mentioned anything to do with her villain point total, something that confused Izuku.
But none of that mattered anymore, after all, it was the day they were getting their results and Izuku was patiently waiting for Toshinori to return home with his letter.
After hearing the door open, Izuku peered his head around the corner and saw Toshinori making his way towards him.
"There you are, Dad!" Izuku said as Toshinori strolled into the living room.
"I guess someone really wants to find out their results, hm?" Toshinori questioned Izuku.
"Of course, I'm quite confident that I passed" he explained.
"Well, that's good" he then reached into his pocket, "Here, open it in your room" he told Izuku as he passed him a letter with a UA stamp on it.
"Got it!" and with that, Izuku ran off to his room, eagerly awaiting what results he would get.
On arrival to his room, Izuku sat down at his desk that was covered in All Might merchandise. He sat there for a second, contemplating whether or not to actually open the letter, he was quite nervous after all. But eventually, he ripped open the letter and a small device landed on his desk.
"What's this?" he questioned as he went to pick it up.
But before he did, the small device turned on and showed a projection of a face he had gotten all too familiar with.
"I am here as a projection!" All Might shouted from the hologram.
'Dad? I thought it would have been the principal who gave out results if it was like this…' Izuku pondered for a second, 'Wait… Couldn't I have just gotten my results in person then?' he questioned, but dropped the question and turned his attention towards the hologram in front of him.
"I imagine you're wondering something like 'Why didn't he just give me my results in person?', to answer that, it's because I wanted it to be suspenseful!" All Might explained to him.
'Of course you did…' Izuku thought, a sweatdrop coming from his head.
"But enough of that, onto your results!"
Those words made Izuku sit up in his chair, all his focus on the hologram.
"When it came to the written portion of the exam, you passed with flying colors! You had the 3rd best mark out of everyone who took the test, that alone would be enough to get you into General Education! But I know that's not what you want, so onto your score in the practical portion of the exam!" All Might told Izuku.
Izuku was now even more focused on the hologram, he was happy he did so well in the written portion, but he knew that it didn't matter if he failed the practical portion.
"In the practical, you got 63 villain points! That amount alone would be enough to secure you a place in the hero course! So well done for that! But that isn't all you were scored on in this exam!" All Might told the younger boy.
'What? I thought we were just scored on villain points…' he questioned, but quickly turned his attention back towards the hologram.
"In this exam, you were also scored on 'Rescue Points', points that were given by a panel of judges! And you, son, got a massive 60 rescue points for your deeds in saving Young Uraraka and possibly a whole load of other people! This brings your point total to a massive 123 points, the highest in UA's history of the exam! Congratulations, son! This is your Hero Academia!"
And with that, the hologram closed off, leaving Izuku in tears of joy.
"I-I did it! I got in!" Izuku said as he jumped out of his chair. 'Finally. I can-' he started to think but was interrupted by the sound of his phone.
Once he checked his phone, he saw that he had a miss call from Ochaco, so he decided to ring her back.
When she picked up, Ochaco immediately shouted into the phone, "Izu! I got in! I got into the hero course like you said!"
"Well done Ocha, I knew you would"
"Thanks, Izu! Wait, did you get in as well?"
"Yep! I just hope we're in the same class…"
"Congrats, Izu! And yeah same, it would suck if we get put into different classes…"
"Well there's a 50/50 chance, there are 2 classes with 20 students in each for the hero course, so we just need to hope we get lucky"
"Yeah, but I believe that lady luck will be on our side with this one!"
"I wouldn't say that if I were you Ocha, you may have just jinxed us…"
"Oh yeah… Then I hope lady luck isn't on our side!"
"I don't think it works like that, Ocha…"
"You're so picky Izu!"
Izuku just laughed at her reaction, "And you're too easily annoyed"
"No, I'm not! I just… Um… Have strong opinions! Yep, that's it"
"Whatever you say, Ocha"
"Well I should probably tell my parents that I passed, they're probably dying to know"
"Yeah, you should do that. Oh yeah! Before you hang up, would you like to come over the day before we start UA, so we can celebrate?"
"I'd love to, Izu!"
"Great! I'll talk to you later"
"Later!"
And with that, they hung up, leaving Izuku with a huge smile on his face.
Izuku then declared something, 'I will tell her the day before we go to UA'
And today was the day of that declaration. It was March 31st and Izuku was in the kitchen preparing food for the celebration, Toshinori wasn't the best cook after all.
It was then that Izuku heard a knock at the door.
"Can you get that Dad? I'm busy right now" he asked Toshinori, who was sitting in the living room watching tv.
"Okay" he responded simply and walked down the hallway, towards the door.
When he opened the door, he saw Ochaco standing there, fidgeting with her outfit.
"Hello there Young Uraraka, I take it you're here for the celebration?" Toshinori asked.
"Yep! Glad I can be here, Yagi-san" Ochaco responded.
"I'm glad you could make it for Izuku, please come in" he said, gesturing for Ochaco to enter.
After Ochaco walked through the door and down the hallway, towards the living room, she saw Izuku in the kitchen.
"Hey Izu!" she greeted him.
"Oh hey Ocha, didn't expect you so early" he told her.
"I was so excited for this, so I decided to get here early" she explained.
"Well, I'm not complaining" Izuku said, giving her a quick smile.
After eating and celebrating, Izuku, Ochaco and Toshinori decided to settle down by watching tv in the living room.
Izuku then remembered something, 'Oh yeah! I'm supposed to tell her today!' he mentally freaked out for a bit, but eventually calmed down. 'Calm down, it will be fine, there is no way she would abandon me, even if she didn't share my feelings' he reasoned with himself. Izuku then came to a conclusion, 'Okay, I'm going to take her to my room and ask her, don't want Dad to see it after all'
But before Izuku could say anything to Ochaco, he found himself glued to the tv as the news person had just said they had found out more information on a case that has been stale for a long time.
'I wonder which case it is?' Izuku questioned.
"Now onto the next piece of news. There have been recent updates on the incident that took the lives of 60 people 11 years ago" the news presenter announced.
Izuku just sat there for a second, confused. But once he did the maths, the realization hit him like a truck.
"W-What?" he whispered, his voice shaking.
As soon as Ochaco saw his reaction, she was confused at first, but then she realized why Izuku was so shocked. Ochaco immediately tried to reassure Izuku, "Izu it will be fine, they can't have found out that much"
Toshinori then joined in, "It will be okay Son, the information we kept secret is hidden very well, they can't have found out much"
Before Izuku could respond, the news reporter carried on, "When it comes to our knowledge on the incident, we knew that it was caused by a little boy awakening their quirk, but that was it. But now ladies and gentlemen, thanks to our data mining team, we now know the quirk that caused the death of 60 people. The quirk is called 'Gravity Manipulation' and as you would expect, it allows the user to manipulate gravity in any way. So in the case of the boy who used it, he increased earth's gravity in the area around him, which crushed the people nearby. We actually have footage of the incident"
And like what the reporter said, the screen changed to a video; a scene that haunted Izuku his whole life. Just like that, everything Izuku had left behind him had now returned. It was like his whole world came crashing down on him, everything that could have gone wrong had gone wrong. Or so he thought.
After the video finished, the screen went back to the reporter, "But that's not all we found out folks" they declared.
Izuku turned his head up to look at the screen, 'N-No' he thought. But what his eyes saw was something straight out of his nightmares.
There, on the tv screen, was his face when he was 4 years old.
"We were able to find the identity of the boy who caused the incident" the reporter started.
At this point, Izuku was freaking out; he was having a panic attack. 'No no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no' was all that his brain could process.
"The boy was called…"
'Please no…'
"Izuku Midoriya"
And done! That took so long to write for some reason… But anyway, you guys probably thought that Izuku was going to get a happy ending to his time before UA. But nope!
One last thing, I was originally going to change Izuku's percentage down to 30% and not 40%. I'm pretty sure I told someone that in a reply. But I decided against it in the end as the more I thought about it, the more it made less sense to drop his percentage. Like, his body is already far more durable and he's been training OFA for ages now, so 30% just wouldn't make sense. So even though having 30% as his limit would allow me much more room for development, I like things to make sense wherever I can and frankly, 30% just wouldn't make sense. So sorry to those I told I was lowering his percentage!
But other than that, I have nothing to say. I hope you enjoyed reading this chapter and make sure to review if you have any questions or if you just want to support the story. Check your PMs if you review!
