[Class 1-A, 8:40 am]
When Izuku entered the classroom the next day, he immediately felt cold. Half of the class stared at the boy with curiosity and hesitant animosity, some genuinely didn't like him, while some didn't care about the fact he lacked a quirk or the fact they lost to him yesterday. They all however avoided talking to the boy, which Izuku had expected to happen. However, it still hurt a little to know that even at UA, some things never change.
However, he was snapped out of his moping when he saw Kinoko come in, she saw he was looking sad and started tickling him till he was a little blue. He was confused by her random actions but it did help him feel better, when he asked her why she did it though, she simply said that it was something she read that friends do to cheer up one another when she was younger. Izuku was really starting to think that the girl was quite sheltered if that was how she got her information on friendship.
He had no idea what to say as now the class had just seen him get manhandled by the 5'0 brownette. The mood of the class changed from cold to more warm, some couldn't stop laughing at what occurred. Even Todoroki, the ice quirk student with a glare cold as the arctic, was smiling and Bakugo was grinning as well? Izuku had now seen it all, as the door suddenly burst open and a person burst through. It was All Might, the number one hero, here in person to teach them! This was one of the best moments in his life.
"Hello students! Today you'll be having your first class in Heroics. I'll be your teacher, grab your hero costumes on the wall and head to Ground Beta!" said All Might enthusiastically. Izuku was excited to wear his gear, Mei had helped him custom make his hero outfit.
[Boys Locker Room]
Izuku entered and put on his custom a black trench coat with gold buttons, with a gold star on the back, and a gold chain for aesthetic purposes on the collar. Black pants and black combat shoes with green laces. Izuku walked out of his dressing area, and headed towards the door when he noticed some of his classmates were staring at him. Izuku raised an eyebrow in confusion.
"What? Is there something wrong?" asked Izuku with a confused expression. A purple ball haired teen named Mineta, wiggles his eyebrows before speaking and Izuku groans guessing what will be asked next.
"So you and Komori are pretty close, is she your girlfriend?" asked Mineta. Izuku was shocked by the question as it wasn't the one he expected but before he could respond, the lightning bolt teen Kaminari spoke up.
"Yeah, I think so. They are always so chummy and did you see the way she was so openly hands on with him this morning?" asked the blond boy, chuckling. Izuku began to get flustered but before he could storm off, Iida came to his rescue.
"Hey, cut that out! It's not right to pester him on his possible relationship with Komori-san. Midoriya, your outfit looks amazing" said Iida as he readjusted his glasses. Izuku thanked him for intervening as the two left the locker room. Todoroki just stared from the corner of the gym room as he watched Izuku leave the room.
[Girls Locker Room]
The girls were nearly finished putting on their hero costumes. Mina decided to start gossiping about their male classmates, in specific Izuku. She had heard about the incident from the day before between Izuku and Mei, so she wanted to warn her classmates about the boy.
"So, has anyone heard about Midoriya groping some support class girl yesterday? Honestly, I thought he was fine but he seems to just be another pervert!" said Mina, angrily. This information shocked the girls as they never imagined the green haired goofball to be that type of guy.
"W-What?! Midoriya-san would never do that, shroom!" said Kinoko, refuting the pink girl's statement as she adjusted her mushroom hat.
"Yeah! I just can't imagine Deku-san doing that on purpose. Maybe it was an accident?" asked Ochako, putting on her helmet. She picked up the nickname of Deku from Bakugo and was gonna ask Izuku if she could call him that later.
"Well I for one, will give him the benefit of the doubt but can you guys believe he's quirkless? I'm just baffled that he even made it into UA. I personally believe that he's hiding something…" asked Momo, caressing her chin in a thinking motion.
"That doesn't matter to me. You guys never saw Midoriya take out the zero pointer in the entrance exam! He's pretty cool in my book" exclaimed Jiro, enthusiastically. Some of the girl's were shocked as this was their first time hearing about it.
"Y-Yeah, he told me that he was looking for me as I was trapped near the robot. He rescued me from being crushed then he c-carried me to safety! He actually went after the zero pointer to put on a show for me I think?" said Ochako, who was now floating in embarrassment as her cheeks were bright red.
"Aw isn't that cute. You should make your move before I do!" yelled Mina. This only furthered Ochako's blush.
"Umm…actually I learned that he might have a girlfriend already and she's got a dope ass motorcycle" said Jiro as she twirled her earjacks on her finger. This caused the locker room to erupt with shouts of the girls eagerly wanting more details while Kinoko silently listened from a corner.
[Outside the Locker Rooms]
"Haha, yeah. I also liked that hero's debut-...oh hey Komori-san" said Izuku, who just finished talking with Iida about recent hero debuts. Immediately, Izuku blushed upon seeing her mushroom themed costume. She was like a walking mushroom and he found her incredibly adorable.
"H-Hey Midoriya! How do you like my costume? Cool isn't it, shroom?" asked Kinoko, doing her signature laugh. Izuku couldn't speak as he was too flustered, so he just nodded.
"Yo Midoriya! Is it true you squeezed the doorknobs on some support student?" asked Mineta approaching them. Izuku sighed as he expected to at least be safe for a week before his classmates started talking about it. In his opinion it spread far too quickly.
"Midoriya-san, he is joking right?" asked Kinoko, who looked slightly disappointed in him. He frantically waved his hands before his face as he defended himself.
"It was an accident Komori-san, I swear! The door to the support course exploded and I mistook her for the door falling on top of me. That's it, I promise!" said Izuku worriedly. He'd lost a friend,so early into the school year, luckily she just smirked at him before accepting his defense.
"Hehehe, I understand. As long as you don't do that to me, then it's whatever. Although, I would like to ride your motorcycle!" exclaimed Kinoko. Izuku just nodded as he was confused as to how she even knew about the Hoverbike, seeing as she left before it arrived.
"Alright you bunch of newbies! Let me explain the rules of the battle trials" yelled All Might, as he rounded up everyone's attention.
"Listen up! Here's the deal. The villains will be hiding a nuclear weapon in the hideout and the heroes have to go in and take care of it" said All Might reading from a script. He then pulled out a box, telling everyone to pick one. Izuku draws a ball with the letter A.
"Anyone else have A?" shouts Izuku, praying it wasn't Bakugo.
"Oh, oh I do!" shouted Kinoko, running up to Izuku. Izuku rubs his neck while telling her he was glad he paired up with a friend. All Might coughed loudly telling the students to listen up.
"The heroes of round 1 are Team A! While the villains of round 1 are Team D!" yelled All Might. Izuku turned to look at Bakugo, who did the same, Izuku frowned while Bakugo grins.
"This is for practical experience so don't hold back! Though I will stop you, if you go to far…" said All Might trying as a last note. Izuku was a little worried but for the most part knew what he had to do.
[With the Villain Team]
"So Bakugo, it pains me to say this but we should play into our roles as villains. I'm assuming we just have to guard this, it should be fairly straightforward, yes?" asked Iida to Bakugo who wasn't paying attention.
"Yeah, if you want a villain then that's what you'll get. Isn't that right, Four-Eyes?" asked Bakugo, smirking. Iida adjusted his glasses before responding.
"I have a name Bakugo and it's Tenya Iida. I do agree we should portray how a villain would act, so capture them by any means necessary then we win. I'll remain up here on guard" said Iida as Bakugo walked down the stairs.
'You think you're hot shit because of that damn quirk exam results don't you Deku? Well it's time to put you in your place!' thought Bakugo grinning like it was Christmas.
[With the Hero Team]
Izuku was pacing around in a circle thinking of a concrete plan, mixing the invisibility of his stand and Komori's quirk. It took him a while so he decided to go over with what they had in their arsenal.
"Alright so let's see what we've got to work with. Komori, your quirk lets you create any type of mushroom, correct?" asked Izuku
"Yes! They grow better in humid environments though. However, I can fill the whole building with them instantly, shroom" replied Komori, giggling as she watched him pace.
"Alright, I know Kaachan will be targeting me immediately. Knowing Iida, he'll be forced to guard the bomb, we'll split up to cover the most ground. I'll take on Bakugo while you find Iida and incapacitate him using whatever means necessary, just don't kill him" said Izuku, wrapping up the planning session. Komori gave a thumbs up.
[You may now begin!] yelled All Might on the intercom.
"Alright, let's go Komori. Contact me if things go south" said Izuku climbing into the window with Komori right behind him.
"Right. Good luck shroom" said Komori walking away trying to find Iida.
Izuku summoned [The Day], which immediately scanned the corners to tell him which Bakugo was behind. After getting the information, Izuku played a game of cat and mouse trying to buy Komori as much time as he could so that she could get to Iida.
[Upper level of the Building]
Komori's route went smoothly as she didn't see Bakugo at all. When she got to the room where the bomb was she took a peek from the corner, seeing Iida imitating a villain impression. She smiled as she started summoning mushrooms throughout the entire building hoping Izuku would be safe.
"Mwahaha-what in the world?" yelled Iida, panicking. Since he was caught of guard, Komori took the opportunity to stealthily get closer to the bomb until he caught her.
"Hahaha hero! Did you really think you could beat me?!" exclaimed Iida, who was now running with the bomb throughout the room. Komori, sensing that the plan failed, tried contacting Izuku but he wasn't picking up. She wondered what was going on, when she heard a large boom as the entire building shook.
[Lower level of the Building]
Izuku finally feeling like Komori made it upstairs let Bakugo seemingly get the drop on him. Izuku dodged his right hook, grabbing his arm and throwing him over his shoulder into the wall.
"Hey Kaachan, did you like the taste of the wall just now? Cause you'll be getting familiar with it today" said Izuku as he entered {Full Cowling}. Bakugo got up, setting off multiple explosions in his direction as Izuku seemingly runs at him unscathed.
"What the hell! You should be in pain right now?!" exclaimed a confused Bakugo. Izuku smirked at his costume working as Mei promised.
"I had no way of knowing if this would work but Mei was right. This costume can tank your explosions and if this feature works as promised, you'll hate the second feature" said Izuku as he punched Bakugo in the stomach. Bakugo grabbed Izuku by the arm and started pummeling his face.
Izuku managed to duck his 4th punch as he rolled away. He knew he'd need to build up a bit more energy for the main feature to work, so he continued brawling with Bakugo for a little longer. He noticed Komori transmitting a call for help but he couldn't respond due to Bakugo's relentless attacks.
"How long are you gonna keep dodging you shitty nerd!" yelled Bakugo, trying to land a punch as Izuku swept his legs, which caused the boy to trip. Izuku pulled out his capture tape, trying to get rid of Bakugo in that instant, when Bakugo hit him with a giant explosion to the face. Izuku staggered back as blood dribbled down his forehead, but had the biggest shit-eating grin on his face. Izuku's black trench coat started to glow purple as he let out a huge shock wave that shook the entire building.
"What the-" was all Bakugo could get out as he was sent flying into the wall slammed hard, knocking him out. Izuku repositioned the boy to lie down gently on the wall as he didn't want to be rude to him as he wrapped the capture tape on his arm. Izuku taps his ear piece to tell Kinoko the news.
"Finally! What the heck happened down there, shroom? I need help with Iida, NOW! He's too fast for me to catch and he nearly wrapped the capture tape on my wrist" exclaimed Kinoko in a panic. Izuku rushed up the stairs forgetting to remove Bakugo's now sweat filled grenade gauntlets.
[Upper level of the Building]
Komori in a last ditch effort started to summon mushrooms inside Iida's suit. He started suffocating and stopped running briefly as he removed his helmet. Not wasting the opportunity, Komori rushed toward the speedster, as Iida tried to attack her, but she slid under him nearly touching the bomb. However, Iida lifted up the rather lightweight bomb out of her grasp.
Izuku witnessed the whole thing from the steps. He decided to use [The Day]'s invisibility to his own advantage, his stand reached closer to the bomb grabbing onto it and tugged at the opposite direction of where Iida was running. This conflicting momentum led to lida momentarily losing his grasp on the bomb as Izuku rushed towards the boy and tackled him to the ground. He yelled for Komori to get the bomb as she snapped out of her confusion and she ran towards the bomb, she jumped into the air and hugging it giving the heroes the victory. The duo ran up to each other and high fived while Iida punched the ground in defeat.
"Good Job Young Midoriya and Young Komori! Please head back to the viewing room everyone. Some stretcher bots will arrive to pick up Young Baku-" the teacher was cut off by a limping Bakugo walking into the bomb room pointing a gauntlet at Izuku and the other at Komori.
"I won't lose to that damn NERD!" yelled Bakugo as he pulled the pins on his gauntlet.
"Young Bakugo STOP THIS AT ONCE!" yelled All Might but it was too late. Two large balls of fire flew towards the winning duo, Izuku used {Air Force} to get rid of the ball aimed his way, however the other struck Komori who was too dazed by what was going on.
"KOMORI!" yelled Izuku but it was too late. Smoke filled the room, while Bakugo panted in exhaustion, and the room grew quiet. As the smoke cleared, Izuku could be seen holding Komori in his arms as sunlight came in from the window hitting his back, hiding his now darkened face.
Komori's outfit was in tatters, her hat on the ground eviscerated as it was still burning up. Her mushroom dress had holes all over it and was scorched black in some places. She also had burns on her legs, and arms but none on her face. Izuku gently placed her on the ground, leaning her against the wall or what remained of one.
Izuku looked towards Bakugo with the most anger that the explosive teen had ever seen on the usually happy go lucky boy. Izuku went into {Full Cowling} and lunged at Bakugo, who was far too exhausted to dodge, as he began his assault on the blond.
"ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA! ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA! Jigoku ni iku!" screamed Izuku, as he finished his barrage with a full powered punch, so hard he got sent flying through two buildings across from the one they were in. Bakugo landed hard against a pillar with his entire face swollen from the assault as well as his legs being broken, it was as if the boy was steamrolled by a road roller!
Iida stood beside the unconscious Kinoko, looking at Izuku in awe as he witnessed the boy who brutally beat up his teammate. Izuku walked toward Komori and lifted her up in his arms as he headed towards the school building, most likely heading to the infirmary.
[…..Y-Y-Young Iida, please go bring Young B-Bakugo to the infirmary. I'll talk to Young Midoriya later regarding his…behavior] said All Might, still shocked by what he just witnessed. Iida sped off to look for the blonde teen who lay unconscious near a pillar.
{Intermission}
Quirk: Explosion
Student: Katsuki Bakugo
{Back in the Monitor Room}
"Did they really just lose to a boy with no quirk and…mushrooms?" asked a puzzled Momo.
"Hmph" grunted Todoroki in response.
"Wait, what's Bakugo doing there?" said Ochako, confused. The class watched as he dropped the pins of his gauntlet shooting blasts at the two winners. They all gasped in horror thinking he just killed the two teens.
As the smoke cleared there stood Izuku unscathed while Komori was in tatters. From the angle they saw it at, it looked like the sun rose behind him, giving off an ethereal glow. They couldn't see his face but they knew he was angry.
All Might turned on the audio to better hear what was going on when suddenly Midoriya started attacking Bakugo with a barrage of punches. For the next five minutes, they stood in shock as Bakugo was brutally beaten up. They never knew that Izuku had that much strength.
'Izuku Midoriya, you may be quirkless but you beat one of the strongest members of the class besides me. You are a threat to me…' thought Todoroki.
{HOW DID HE DO THAT?!} shouted a majority of the class in unison.
"Jeez, warn me to never mess with Midoriya's girlfriend by accident" said Kaminari, who recorded the whole thing.
"You can say that again" said Mineta. Iida coughed loudly as he spoke up to clear up the misunderstanding.
"Actually, when I asked Midoriya how he felt about Komori, he told me that he was going to say back in the locker room that he views her like the sister that he never had. Although it wasn't my place to say that, I'd rather clear up any misunderstandings for my friend!" said Iida proudly as he adjusted his glasses.
The two boys sheepishly apologized for their statements, while some of the girl's found his notion about Komori heartwarming. Ochako on the other hand felt relieved for some reason, but she felt terrible that he had to go through something so screwed up just because of the blond boy's grudge with him.
[Infirmary, End of the Day]
Izuku barged into the infirmary asking how Komori was doing, and he took a seat by her bed. During his other classes, Izuku couldn't stop worrying about his friend's condition. He knew that Recovery Girl did her best to heal her, but he couldn't stop worrying nonetheless. Worst case was he had to try healing her himself, risking looking suspicious but thankfully Recovery Girl told him that she was fully healed albeit exhausted as an aftereffect of her quirk.
"Quiet down, she's still resting. Despite such severe burns all over her skin, the poor girl kept asking if you were ok. She's a keeper" said Recovery Girl chuckling. Izuku blushed at hearing even the school nurse think they were dating.
"Thanks for the update ma'am. However we aren't dating, we're just friends and she's like a sister to me anyways" said Izuku, clearly flustered.
"Ah my goodness, apologies then. Well, she won't have any permanent scarring, however she will need to be very careful when walking tomorrow" said Recovery Girl sternly.
Izuku nodded as he got up to leave when he felt Komori hand on his shoulder. He turned around smiling as she grinned as well.
"We won right? My memory is a little hazy hehe" said Komori, chuckling. Izuku was glad she was feeling better enough to speak, while Recovery Girl wasn't looking at him, he used [The Day] to heal her legs completely.
"Yes, we won Komori-san, rest up okay?" asked Izuku, squeezing her hand gently as he handed her his green trench coat. She hugged him before he left then went back to sleep underneath his trench coat.
Izuku decided to walk home that day because he honestly needed to think. After the battle trial when he returned, he was heavily reprimanded by All Might for what he did but also was told he did a good job by getting Komori to safety. When he asked what punishment Bakugo's punishment would be for his actions, he learned that he'd be getting detention for the remainder of the week. Izuku was satisfied enough with the punishment even if it wouldn't make up for the fact he probably scarred Komori mentally from his reckless actions, but there wasn't anything he could do. Sadly for the students, they weren't out of the woods yet as a certain group had other plans in store for the students as a sinister plan brewed in the shadows.
To Be Continued…
