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(Revised as of 4/15/20)

Seven years later…

"Are you sure it's alright for me to be here?" A 14-year-old Izuku asked as he walked alongside Aizawa through the hallways of UA High. He adjusted the gas-masked on his face, "Do the teachers even know that I'm here?"

Aizawa nodded with a bored look as they continued, "Principal Nezu already informed the rest of the staff of you being here. Given your history of meeting him and most of the teachers, I'm sure it isn't a problem."

"I see," Izuku said as his eyes wandered around the hallways, memorizing every detail.

After the incident eight years ago, the government grew weary of Izuku's abilities, notably after he demonstrated how he took down a few villains by himself and the rest with a Pro Hero. They would've deemed him a threat if Aizawa hadn't put Izuku under his protection. After months of debate, they eventually came to an agreement. In order for Izuku to be under the full protection of Aizawa and not be labeled as a threat, the government needed some form of way to keep an eye on him. In the end, they concluded in making him an official government vigilante, at least until he became an official Pro Hero. However, it was unknown to the public. Unless there was a Hero present, Izuku was not allowed to act on his own accord, which suited him just fine. It was rare when he found himself alone during a villain fight.

After eight years, Izuku grew to an impressive 5 feet and 9 inches and was expected to grow more in the coming years. The reason for this was Izuku's constant training. Whether it was the implant into his subconscious to always be combat-ready or his will to become a hero, Izuku always pushed himself so that he may stay in shape for when he enters UA. It also helped that his new father trained him as well, not only to keep in shape but to improve his skills as a fighter. During those eight years, Izuku unlocked two powerful Quirks that were dormant inside of him. The first Quirk was called Barrier and was unlocked during a villain fight where he was almost overwhelmed. The next Quirk that he awakened was called Combo Star, which allowed him to an additional 20 pounds of force compared to each previous consecutive blow. It was during an attack with a villain known as Muscular that he unlocked this Quirk, while also saving two heroes in the process, although not without sustaining any injuries.

"Remind me again why I'm here?" Izuku inquired as he looked up to his father.

Aizawa remained silent for a moment before he spoke, "A few of my students are growing arrogant in their abilities. They need to learn that somebody, somewhere, will prove to be stronger than they are, even if they are younger, older, or smaller."

"Which is why I am here," Izuku said as he connected the dots, "To make sure that they are given a sort of reality check in the world they will step into."

Aizawa gave him a nod of approval as they arrived at his homeroom door, "Precisely."

Nejire Hado didn't know what to expect today.

She's known from the start that the teachers of UA were pretty unique in their own way, with her homeroom teacher and the principal being prime examples. Her homeroom teacher, who was also known as Mr. Aizawa, is known to be strict, but only because he knew his stuff. So she expected a lot of strict teachings to come from him.

She definitely wasn't expecting him to come in with another boy next to him.

"Everyone to your seats," he said before he made his way to his podium. "Before we begin, there's someone that I would like for you to meet," he motioned his hand to introduce Izuku, "This here is my son, Izuku Aizawa, and he'll be helping us with our training for today. Show him your best behavior."

Izuku gave a short, polite bow to the class, "It's a pleasure to meet you, Class 1-A."

The students welcomed him before one of them spoke up.

"Hey, Mr., no offense, but how is he going to help us with our training today?" the student asked with a snobbish tone.

"Yeah, how Mr. Aizawa? He's just a kid." Another spoke up.

Izuku slightly bristled at the comment but remained polite, "I'm only a year younger than all of you…" he mumbled.

"EHHH?" The class exclaimed in astonishment.

Aizawa activated his Quirk for intimidation, "Be quiet!" He threatened. The class immediately shut up.

Aizawa gave out a short sigh before his Quirk deactivated, "You'll see how exactly how he'll help. Change into your gym clothes and meet us in Gym Gamma."

"I wonder how Eraser's kid is going to help us?" Mirio Togata happily asked as they made their way to Gym Gamma, arms behind his head, "This could be rather interesting!"

"Don't get too excited, Mirio," Tamaki Amajiki said to his best friend, "We don't even know that much about him. For all we know, he could be stronger than you." he said before hiding behind the behemoth, "He also looks kinda scary with that mask..."

Mirio grinned, "You think so? Wow, now I can't wait to face him! What do you think, Nejire?" he asked, facing the girl.

Nejire blinked, "H-huh?" The normally eccentric girl said. She was too distracted by the boy she saw in the classroom. Something about him was just drawing to him. Was it the mask that gave him a mysterious vibe? His friendly personality? Or maybe it was the pain and uncertainty his eyes held as he introduced himself. She wasn't sure and wanted now she wanted to find out.

Nejire shook her head before smiling, "I'm not sure. But I can't wait to ask him so many things! Like why does he wear that mask? What's his Quirk? Does it have to do with his Quirk? How's it like living with Mr. Aizawa? So many questions!" She said excitedly.

Mirio smiled as they arrived at Gym Gamma, "Guess we'll find out soon enough!"

"What?! You want us to fight him?" The same snobbish boy from before said as he pointed at Izuku, who was currently doing a few short stretches, "You can't be serious!"

"I'm very serious," Aizawa said as he faced his students, "Despite not being a student as of yet, he does years of training under his belt. So don't hold back, or you'll regret it." he finished as he sent near the bleachers. "You guys can start when you're ready."

"Alright then," Izuku said as the students faced him, "Who's first?"

"We are," The snobbish boy, along with his friends, stepped up, readying their Quirks, "Don't start crying if we rough you up too much," he said with a smirk, causing the rest of his classmates to frown at his words.

Izuku didn't say anything, only adjusting his gloves before giving them a "Come at me" motion with his hand.

That seemed to set the boy off before he and his friends roared and charged at Izuku.

Despite their hardest, they couldn't land a single hit on Izuku, who just merely dodged or parried their attacks. 'They're so slow,' he thought to himself as he ducked underneath a strike, 'Is this is the best UA can offer? These ones are hardly worth being called Heroes in training." he thought, before ramming his elbow against a student's stomach.

This continued for a few minutes before Tamaki spoke up.

"Hey… guys?" Tamaki spoke up nervously to his friends, "Does anybody notice, what's happening? He isn't… well…"

"Yeah." Mirio said with a calculated look, "The guy still hasn't used his Quirk at all."

Nejire could only look on in shock, jaw falling as she was unable to form words.

"Oh come on," A bored Izuku taunted as he kept dodging. "At least make me work a little."

The students roared as they charged together at Izuku once again. He smiled underneath his mask as he jumped up high, chains sprouting from his back as they wrapped around various students.

"Huh?!"

"Wha-what the hell is this?!"

"I can't get free!"

As the students cried out in despair, Izuku manipulated his chains, making a few students crash into each other while slamming a few onto the ground, and the rest onto the students who hadn't moved at all. This seemed to snap the rest of the student's attention as they joined the brawl.

As Nejire readied herself to join, she soon smelled something in the air.

"Huh? What's that smell? It smells like-" Her eyes widened in realization, "Watch out!" she cried out to her peers.

Izuku smirked underneath his gas mask.

"Too late."

A small spark ignited in his hand before a massive explosion erupted.

BOOM!

Several students were knocked off their feet and sent flying while others tried to hold their ground. Those who did, looked up in fright as they saw Izuku emerging from the smoke, giving him a sinister look.

"Now then," he began, cracking his knuckles. The students shivered at his tone.

"Shall we begin?"

"You went overboard." Aizawa deadpanned as he gave a look of annoyance to Izuku, who wiped his hands as he overlooked at the students who were currently laying on the ground.

Only a few remained conscious as a few others were on their feet, feeling beyond exhausted.

"Did I? Sorry about that. Although you were the one who told me to teach them a little bit about humility." Izuku said off-handily as he wiped his forehead.

"I said to teach them humility, not to beat to them to the ground," Aizawa said in annoyance.

"My bad."

Aizawa sighed before he shook his head as he faced his students, "I want you guys to remember and review this training exercise. Learn your strengths and weaknesses and try to improve them." Aizawa turned towards the exit. "That's all. You guys are dismissed, so go home and remember what I said." he finished as Izuku followed him shortly after.

"THAT WAS A TRAINING EXERCISE?!" was the collective thought on everyone's minds.

Nejire paused for a moment before she realized that Izuku was heading toward the exit and quickly stood up to catch up to him.

"Wait!" She called out to Izuku.

He stopped in his tracks and turned to face her, who caught up to him along with her two friends who were not too far from behind her. Once she caught her breath, Nejire looked up at him with a big smile.

"H-hey! Can we ask you a few things? We kinda wanna know more about you." she said.

Izuku blinked before he pointed to himself, "You guys wanna learn more about me?"

Mirio nodded his head rapidly as he spoke, "Of course we do! Why wouldn't we? You were so amazing during our training exercise! Right, Tamaki?"

Tamaki gave a small nod before he looked, trying to hide his shyness, "Y-yeah, you were… pretty amazing out there." he squeaked out.

Izuku gave them a long look before he turned back towards the entrance, gesturing them to follow, "Let's go somewhere more comfortable. I know a ramen stand not too far from here. Let's head there to eat; you can ask your questions there. Sound good?"

The three friends smiled, "Yes!"

"So anything you guys want to ask me in particular?" Izuku asked as they waited for their orders to arrive.

Nejire, the ever so curious one, was the first to ask, "How is it living with Eraser?"

Izuku gave a slight smile underneath his mask before he answered her question, "Well, it's not so bad as people may assume it'll be. I usually don't ask for much as I pretty have much everything I need, so we usually get off pretty well."

Tamaki, surprisingly, was the next person to ask, "How long have you been living with him?"

"Oh, for about eight years, give or take a few months," Izuku said, "Although it does feel longer."

"I guess you learned your abilities from him during those years, huh?" Mirio asked, "The way you fought today proved that!"

Izuku shook his head lightly, confusing the 1st year student, "While it's true that dad overlooked my training, I always had these abilities even before he met me."

The three students blinked in confusion, "Huh? How is that possible?" Tamaki asked.

Izuku looked away at this, "Sorry, but that's a bit personal."

The air got a little tense, so Mirio decided to change the subject, "Well, either way! You're pretty awesome during combat! Do you think you can give me a few pointers?"

Izuku gave an eye-smile at this, "Sure! I have some ideas that can go well with your Quirk."

"What is your Quirk, by the way? During the exercise, you demonstrated so many many powers that it was hard to tell what exactly your Quirk was."

"Ah, that would be my Quirk, Inheritance." While was Izuku was a bit sensitive about his past, it didn't mean he had a problem telling people what his Quirk was, as long as he only said a few bits about it. Besides, this bunch seemed like they could hold a secret.

"Inheritance?" The three friends asked in unison.

Izuku nodded, "Inheritance allows me to copy a person's Quirk and use it for myself I wanted to. Pretty cool, no?" he asked with an eye smile.

The three nodded in disbelief as Tamaki asked, "So how many Quirks do you have?"

"Ah, that's a little secret," he mischievously said as the four had a good laugh over that.

It was then that Nejire had a question that was kind of bugging her since she first saw him.

"Hey," she said, catching his attention.

"Why do you always wear that mask? Does it have something to do with your Quirk?" she asked as she poked her cheek in wonder.

Izuku complemented whether or not he should tell her before he nodded, "It does actually. When I was younger, I copied a Gas Quirk, and it went a little wild when I couldn't control it properly, which caused my respiratory to mess up a bit. Hence, why I wear my gas mask, to help regulate my breathing while I'm fighting and after when I'm done. Although its usually because I love wearing it."

The three accepted his answer before their order arrived.

"Ah, finally! I was getting a little worried that they forgot about us!" Izuku happily said as he began to take off his mask.

The three friends held their breath in anticipation as they waited for him to finish taking off his mask. As soon as he did, a deep blush began to appear on Nejire's face as she stared at him.

He was, in a word, hot! She wondered why he would hide such a handsome face from the world before Nejire mentally facepalmed as she realized she was already told why. The other two had similar thoughts running through their heads, thinking that he looked very cool.

Izuku blinked as he realized that they were still staring at him, "Um… are we going to eat or what?" he asked, snapping them out of their stupor.

"Thanks for the meal!" They said as they dug into their meals.

The rest of the afternoon remained uneventful. Izuku was pretty much welcomed to the group of three, as they discussed various topics as they ate. It was during this time that Izuku realized that he was really enjoying himself, much more than he had the past eight years. Was it because he made new proper friends? He didn't know, but if it was, he was glad that this was the case. Izuku could definitely get used to this.

As time went on, he learned a lot about his new friends, such as their personalities, interests, and the like. Mirio came across as an extraordinarily goofy and very energetic individual. Tamaki was extremely shy, reserved, and introverted, especially around large crowds. Still, he was a nice guy to hang around with. Last but not least was Nejire. She intrigued him the most, as she was a very kind, talkative, and endlessly curious girl. In a word, she was very bubbly.

He was also very impressed with their drives to become heroes. The fact that they tried their hardest in each aspect into becoming a hero made him conclude that they will make it big in the future of being heroes. They blushed as they profoundly thanked him. In turn, he tried to share bits of his own life, although it was a bit difficult due to his difficulty expressing himself. They seemed to understand, which relieved Izuku.

As the evening started drawing near, Mirio and Tamaki excused themselves as they had to do a few errands before they went home. They bid Izuku and Nejire a farewell before they left, leaving the two alone a the ramen stand.

Nejire didn't mind. If anything, it gave her an excuse to learn more about Izuku. And so she could just be with him. The two continued to converse, learning more about each other as time went on. It was also where Nejire found herself being drawn to the green-haired teen even more than before. Unfortunately, all things had to come to an end as it was getting late. Nejire was ready to bid Izuku a goodnight before he interrupted her.

"You have another question, don't you?" he asked Nejire, catching her off guard. Truthfully, she did have another question but wasn't so sure if it was ok to ask him.

"Um… I do… but it's more of a request than a question." Nejire said, fidgeting slightly in her seat as she looked away.

"Well, go ahead. I'm sure I can comply with your request." Izuku said as he stared at her.

Nejire blushed as she saw that Izuku was staring at her. She took in a long breath before she asked, "Um… if it isn't too much trouble… whenever it's just us, could you please keep your mask off?"

Izuku blinked in curiosity, "I don't mind, but may I ask why?"

Nejire looked away as she spoke in a quiet tone, "I just think you look better this way… You look really good without your mask on." By now, her face was a deep crimson, and she hoped that Izuku didn't notice.

Izuku, oblivious as always (although it wasn't entirely his fault considering his past), merely stared at Nejire, causing her to fidget lightly. It was only after she saw him moving that she started to relax. Slowly, Izuku started fittingly with the back of the mask before he removed it entirely, once again showing her his handsome face. Nejire smiled at this.

"You know, there's another reason why I wear this mask," Izuku said, causing her to look at him in curiosity.

"I find it difficult to understand human emotions. Sometimes I find it impossible. Often, people usually expect me to react a certain way, and I find myself unable to do so, which is why I wear this mask so that people won't be able to see how I don't give any sort of reaction to anything. To hide the trouble I have with human emotions." He said as he looked down in slight sadness,

For a few minutes, there was silence between the two. As he continued to look down, Izuku soon felt a pair of hands embracing his own, causing him to look up at Nejire, who was smiling at him.

"Don't worry, if it's help that you need, then I'll be there for you. As long as you stick with me, we'll tackle this challenge head-on. So try not to give up! Deal?" She asked with a soft smile on her face.

Izuku stared at her eyes for a bit before a small smile appeared on his face.

"Deal."

Ok, so initially, I said that this chapter is where we'll start the canon arc. As you can see, that's not the case. Sorry about that, but I'll explain why. Since Nejire is the first girlfriend that Izuku gets in the story, I had to give her some sort of background story with Izuku of how they first met, since I had plans for his two other girlfriends he'll get during his 10-month training for UA.

BUT!

I do promise that the next chapter is where we start the canon arc. It's also where we see Izuku and Nejire as an item, so please be patient!

The harem list from before is still the same, and none has been added as of yet. The reason for this is because each of you has given one vote for each new girl you mention. So I guess you can say every new girl is at a tie. But don't worry! There's still plenty of time for you guys to send in requests!

One last thing!

I originally wanted to add Saiko Intelli onto the harem list, but I had no idea how. My only option was to have her meet Izuku during the Provisional License Exam, but that seemed too long to wait, so I had to, regrettably, scrape her from the list. Unless someone can PM me an idea on how I can get her on the list, she may just have to wait until then.

Alright, that's all, guys! Enjoy your day!