IZUKU POV

Friday morning started out like all the rest. I woke up and dragged myself out of bed to be face to face with a shattered reflection of myself in the mirror. Opening the drawer to my desk I pull out a half empty bottle of whisky and take the first of my morning swigs. The slight burn as it went down my throat every morning was a reminder that I'm still alive. Next the morning shower. "I always hate this part of the day." Showers weren't necessarily bad; it was more the fact that all my scars were on full display. Sure nobody was around to see them but just the thought of it was enough to cause panic. About halfway through the shower is when I would take my second swig of the day. By the time my shower ended my phone would be going off. Auntie Mitsuki calls every morning to make sure I'm always up for school. After the call ends I take my last swig of the morning before getting dressed for school. "I hope today goes by fast."

The school day went as usual. I kept my head down with headphones on all day only looking up to write notes. Nobody seemed to care if I even paid attention. The only time anyone paid attention to me at all was when something was thrown at me.

-snap-

Lunch was the same as always. Sitting up on the roof with my legs hanging over the edge. It was peaceful except for the occasional student who would walk by and mockingly yell, "jump". "Haha maybe one day but they'd probably just step over the mark I'd make as if it was nothing."

-snap-

Half way through the day and just a couple hours left. The last few periods of the day were easy. So everyone had time to tease me. The teacher even would join in as if it was part of the lesson.

-snap-

I didn't care about what these people thought they didn't know anything about me and the one thing they do know is a lie. Even if that lie was one I created it still doesn't change the fact that they know nothing of me.

-snap-

The school day finally came to an end and it was time to go home and get ready for tonight. "At least the worst part of the day is over." As I was getting up a hand slammed onto my desk and sparks came from it. "Shit."

"H.. h… hey Kannchan. C… c.. can I do anything for you?" I gave him a little smile.

"The hell do you think you're doing Deku?"

"Wha… what do you mean?"

He grabbed me by my collar and pulled me up. "Don't play dumb I heard the old hag say you had plans tonight. What the hell kind of plans would you make?"

I started to shake at his grip. "It… it… it's nothing really. There's an e… event at a music store. I… I wanted to check it out."

He threw me back into my chair. "Is that so, and where exactly would this so-called store be?"

His friends standing behind him started to laugh

"It's not too far from my house… the store's name is.."

"Shut up already will you." He let off more explosions onto my desk leaving a slight char. "I know where you're talking about so you can stop trying to explain. Why don't you do us all damn favor and leave already. I'm tired of looking at your quirkless face." Before they left they kicked me and the chair over laughing.

-snap-

"Tonight needs to come faster."

Finally it was time to head out. "Tonight's gonna be a good night. They didn't really say what to wear so I guess casual would be fine." I put on a pair of jeans and a blue hoodie that said hoodie on it. Once I made sure I had everything I needed for the night I took a swig of whiskey just to calm the nerves for the night. I was a couple blocks away from the store from the store and everything was going great till I heard an all to familiar voice. "Fuck why right now?"

"Hey Deku who would have thought you'd actually go out. And here I was thinking you were lying just so you could avoid seeing us." He spoke in a mocking tone as he laughed. "But it turns out you did have plans." He put a hand on my shoulder and drugged me into the alley.

"St.. stop Kannchan it's starting soon and I don't want to be late." I tried to pull away but he just tightened his grip.

"Oh come on Deku this will only take a second it's not like anyone will notice if you're not there." He threw me against the back wall and I fell to the ground.

"That's not tr… tr.. true… I'm meeting a… a…. I'm meeting a friend here." I tried to stand up before I felt a fist slam into my gut.

"Who the fuck would want to be friends with a quirkless loser like you. I mean seriously even your own parents wanted nothing to do with you." He sent another punch into my gut.

I don't know what happened but I'm that moment something snapped and for once it wasn't my rubber band. I was so angry at Kannchan for what he was saying and doing but I was also angry at myself because I knew that he wasn't completely wrong. Still I wasn't going to sit there and take it. I stood to my feet and glared at him. I didn't realize it but in the heat of the moment I activated my quirk and my eyes turned completely black. I raised my arm and sent a punch into Kannchans stomach. "Shut up dammit you don't know what you're talking about.

My punch didn't do anything but piss him off the next thing I knew I sent back into the wall with a burning sensation on my chest and the taste of blood in my mouth. Things were starting to go black but that didn't stop him from sending another blast into my chest and burning my chest again. "Who the fuck do you think you are trying to take a shot at me. You don't even deserve to even think about touching me." He sent another blast into my chest. By this point my shirt and hoodie had a hole in them and he was hitting my bare chest burning it. "Why don't you do us all a favor and take a swan dive of the roof." With that he sent one more blast into my chest before walking off.

I don't know how long I just sat there in the alley, everything was blurry and starting to go dark. All I could think about is how they would react for not showing up. "Would they even notice? Would they look for me? Would they go home?" These thoughts rushed through my head as everything started to go black the last thing I remember is a man's voice calling out.

"Hey kid are you ok?"

JIROU POV

I was so excited that it was Friday evening. The weekend has officially started and there was no better way to start it than with a concert. Well it wasn't a real concert more of a show off what you could do, but that didn't matter it was a way to get out the house and enjoy music. Plus I got to see my new friend again. He may be a little weird but it kept things interesting.

I left my house before my parents so we could get a decent spot. We didn't know how many people would be there so it's better than to be safe than sorry. "I wonder if he's actually gonna show up?" The store was just a few blocks away now I could see some people starting to gather outside. "I guess they closed up early to set up. It doesn't look like there are to many people so that's good." I made my way closer to the store, I passed an alleyway. Thanks to my quirk I was able to hear some strange noises coming from in it. "You know it gets annoying hearing everything sometimes…. especially when something is going down." A chill ran down my spine as I remembered something traumatic from my childhood. "And that's why I made them sound proof the entire house."

"Hey kid are you ok?"

"What the fuck they have kid with them? Ok I don't want to see what's going on but someone needs to stop this." I look around and notice that nobody's near. "Shit… I'm gonna need a strong drink after this." I took a deep breath and started to walk into the alley.

"Hey kid you need to wake up."

I made my way closer to the sounds. I readied my jacks just in case.

"Damn this is bad he's not waking up."

I stopped once I saw a figure crouching over someone on the ground. "Hey I don't know what you're doing over there to that kid but you better stop. I've already called the police and I'm sure some heroes are on the way." I stared at the person as they started to stand up. "Oh shit oh shit oh shit please believe my bluff and just leave."

"Did you really call the police?"

"Yeah s..s… so you better get out of here qu...quick before they catch you." The figure turned around to reveal him as a man giving me a confused look.

"Why would I leave? I'll have to give them a report and explain the condition of the kid."

I return the confused look. "Wait so you're not the one who put said kid in this situation?"

"No, why would you think that?"

"Well just look at you. Tall and skinny, crazy hair, all black jumpsuit, extremely long scarf….. Oh shit you're a hero aren't you."

"Yeah I am. Wait what did you think I was?"

"That's not important now. But we probably should call someone because I may have lied about calling people." My jacks nervously clicked together.

"Of course." He pulled out a phone and started making a call. "Do me a favor and watch him until I come back. I don't want to drag him out to the street and cause a crowd until absolutely necessary."

As he stepped away my heart sank as I saw who the kid was. "Midoriya!" I ran to his side and knelt down next to him. "Wh… what happened to him?"

"Don't know I just got here when you showed up. But it sounds like you know him." He continued to walk towards the street "If that's the case you may want to ride along once they get here.

"Why? Why did it have to be him?" I could feel tears start to form in my eyes as I looked at him. His chest was covered in burns. "Who would do this to him?" I could hear his faint breathing so I knew he was still alive which brought me some comfort.

"They'll be her soon so I need you to tell me how you know him ." He made his way back to me as he put his phone away.

"I honestly don't know him that well. We've only met a few times. All I really only know is his name and that he likes music."

He let out a sigh. "Well I guess that's better than nothing." We could hear the sirens approaching us. He walked over and picked up Midoriya and started carrying him out of the alley. "If you want to ride along you better hurry up."

Without a moment of hesitation I followed behind him and hopped in the ambulance and rode off to the hospital.