AN: And we are back with another chapter! Thank you all so much for the support on the last chapter, it really means a lot that so many of you enjoy reading my story. So where we last left off Izuku had just left UA, let's see how he's doing. Without further adieu, let's just jump into it!
With You
Inko was mad, no, rather furious. Getting off of the taxi she angrily stomped her way towards UA's front gate. There she was met by Aizawa and All Might, "Mrs. Midoriya, thank you so much for coming…" Aizawa tried to greet her but Inko wasn't having it.
"Take me to Nezu, now." Inko demanded.
Aizawa was silenced and nodded, "Come this way." The three then walked into the building. Inko walked past the classes and eventually found herself in front of Nezu's office. Aizawa knocked, "We are here sir."
"Come in," instructed Nezu. Opening the door Nezu sat behind his desk, and to his right was Naomasa. "Mrs. Midoriya, it's nice to see you again. I just wish it were under better circumstances."
Inko took a seat, "Me too, now, where is my son?" It had been a whole week since Izuku left UA and there was still no sign of him.
Nezu sighed, "Unfortunately we haven't been able to locate him yet."
Inko's eye twitched as she slammed her fist onto Nezu's desk causing everyone in the room to flinch. "This is all your fault, you do know that right?"
Nezu stayed silent, "Izuku just wanted to know the truth. Yet you fed him false information, lied to his face. But not only him, you lied to me too. I knew there was a reason why you and the police wanted to keep the police reports hidden."
"We did it to help you, Mrs. Midoriya." Said Naomasa. "The two of you had already gone through enough. We didn't want to burden you further."
"Burden me? I spent countless days, sleepless nights looking for my son when he first disappeared. When you finally found him I thought it was a miracle. But your actions led to my son disappearing, you drove him away. You act no better than the villains you fight." The heroes looked away in shame. "And you!"
All Might looked up to see Inko pointing at him, "There was a time Izuku idolized you. He trusted you, why wouldn't he? You were the one to save him. But you broke that trust, and now he's gone, all thanks to you and your stupid actions!"
All Might for all his heroic acts, in all of his years hadn't ever had someone scold him like that. It felt strange. "I know we failed you and your son. But please try to understand, we did what we had to do to make sure it would never happen."
"We couldn't risk Midoriya becoming the weapon he was built to be." Explained Nezu. "Midoriya may rightfully be one of the most dangerous individuals in all of Japan. We couldn't risk it."
"Look at where that's gotten you. Your fear is what drove him away," Said Inko. "Izuku, my son is now gone, and I don't know where he is."
"We are following several leads, but it's apparent that Midoriya doesn't want to be found." Said Aizawa.
"I don't blame him, right now he doesn't trust anyone. Not even me…" Inko balled up her fist. "He must think I knew and didn't tell him."
"Mrs. Midoriya, we will find him and bring him back safely. You have my word, for whatever it's worth." Said All Might.
Inko scoffed, "Right now your word mean nothing to me. All I care about is finding my son, count yourselves lucky I don't sue this school into the ground."
With that Inko turned away and slammed the door shut as she left the office. Nezu looked at his paws in shame, "It's all my fault."
"It's all of our fault Nezu, we chose to keep it a secret. And now we are paying for it." said Aizawa. "Detective, what are these leads you were talking about?"
Naomasa nodded, "Yes, there are rumors of a boy traveling city to city and fighting crime. Local heroes have tried to capture him but have been unsuccessful. There is also another rumor about a new gang that popped up, their logo, three slash marks. Those are the leads we are following, rumors yes, but it's the best chance we got in finding Midoriya."
Aizawa nodded, "I have some underground heroes I can talk to, maybe they can help in our search. In the meantime tell all the officers looking for him if they do manage to find him, do not approach him. We can't risk him lashing out on someone."
With that Naomasa left the office, leaving only Aizawa, All Might, and Nezu. "How did class 1A take the news?" asked All Might.
"They were pretty shaken up, especially Uraraka. I get the feeling if we don't tread carefully we might lose her too." explained Aizawa.
"Does she know about Izuku? About what they did to him, the truth?" asked Nezu.
Aizawa nodded, "Yes, it seems that Izuku before he disappeared, gave Uraraka a usb drive that contained a copy of the real file. We've tried to get it back from her but she has refused."
Nezu got up from his seat, "We can worry about that later, right now finding Midoriya takes president. Call every hero you know and have them on the lookout for him. We will find him no matter what."
The day went on as normal and it was now night time and the heroes went out looking for Midoriya. What they didn't know was that someone in class 1A was also looking for him. In her apartment Uraraka zipped up a black jacket and threw the hood over her head, "I'll find you Midoriya,"
One Month Later; Unknown Location
Night time had fallen over what seemed to be an abandoned warehouse in the middle of nowhere. But strangely enough people were walking into the rundown building. Once inside the entire atmosphere changed, loud screams, cheers, and music played. And in the center of it all was an octagon.
People sat in the bleachers drinking and smoking. In the ring Izuku stood off to the side with no shirt on, ready for his next fight. "Ladies and gentlemen, now it's time for the main event! On one side the undefeated king of the octagon, and youngest competitor, The Wolverine!" The crowd cheered, some booed, and others screamed out.
"Against the newcomer, with the deadliest quirk I've seen in a while. Switchblade!" Stepping onto the ring a tall man with a muscular build raised his fist. The crowd cheered, as they saw the man activate his quirk.
That's when blades began to appear around the man's arms and back. Izuku just scoffed at the sight of it. "The match will begin in 1 minute! Place your bets now! The undefeated Wolverine, or the newcomer Switchblade!"
Everyone bet on Izuku, he was after all the undefeated champion. "Time's up, so let's get ready to rumble!" The crowd cheered as the starting bell rang.
Izuku did nothing but stand there as Switchblade jumped into the air. Twisting his body, Switchblade began to spin around rapidly. Jumping back Izuku avoided the blades on the man's arms.
That's when Switchblade began to spin faster, and faster. The increase in speed caught Izuku by surprise and Switchblade managed to cut Izuku across the chest multiple times.
Blood splattered as Izuku stumbled back, grunting in pain Izuku grabbed at his chest. "What's wrong kid. A little cut got you down?" Mocked Switchblade.
"What cut?" Asked Izuku removing his hand and showing that he was already healed up.
Switchblade was surprised, "I-Impossible, I was sure I cut you! No matter, with my blades I can cut through anything, even you!"
Going in for another try, Switchblade once again spun in circles. But this time just as he was about to cut Izuku again the sound of metal clashing was heard. "What!?"
Izuku smirked as he stopped the blades with his hands. The blades managed to cut into Izuku's finger and hit the metal coated bones. Blood now ran down Switchblade's blades, "You call those blades?" SNIKT "These are real blades."
Popping his claws Izuku threw Switchblade back, "He heals and has claws! Damn it damn it damn it!"
Using blades on his elbows Switchblade tried to stab into Izuku's chest, only to have it blocked by Izuku's claws. "Let me show you how to use blades properly." Lifting his other arm Izuku slashed down and shattered the blades on Switchblade's elbows.
Izuku then began to swing his claws widely, destroying all of the blades surrounding and cutting Switchblade's body. Bits of metal broke off and blood splattered the floor of the arena as Switchblade was now being overwhelmed.
Now with no weapons and deep cuts covering his body it was apparent that Izuku had won this fight. Retracting his claws Izuku then pulled back his fist and punched his opponent in the face. Thanks to his metal knuckles Izuku shattered Switchblade's nose on impact. Izuku would then punch him over and over again. Blood flew across the ring, splattered on the floor, and stained Izuku's fists as he continued the beating.
With every hit Izuku broke bones, by the third hit Switchblade was already knocked out. It was only until Izuku hit him in the stomach that he ended the fight. Falling to the floor, Switchblade had cuts and bruises all over his face. Izuku beat him up so bad that he no longer looked like himself.
"And the winner, and still the undefeated champion of the ring. The Wolverine!" The announcer reached out and lifted Izuku's bloody hand. The crowd cheered and began to chant out his name.
Not wanting the attention, Izuku walked out of the ring and into the back. Outside, separate from the main building, was a small shack. There Izuku had his own room where he could rest. An hour later the announcer came in, "Nice fighting kid, here's your cut." The man then threw an envelope at Izuku.
Catching it, Izuku opened it up to find several 1000 yen bills inside. "Thanks, now leave me alone."
"Whatever, I'll see you tomorrow night kid." With that the announcer left his room. However only a minute later someone knocked. Izuku ignored them but whoever it was kept knocking.
Finally getting annoyed, Izuku got up and swung the door open. "What do you want!?"
Standing in front of him was someone wearing a black trench coat with a hood that covered their face. "Who the hell are you?" Asked Izuku.
Reaching up the mystery person pulled off their hood. Izuku backed away when he noticed who it was, "W-What...What are you doing here?"
Staring back at him was Uraraka, "Hey Midoriya."
Izuku grabbed Uraraka and pulled her into his room and quickly shut the door behind her. "Are you crazy! What if someone saw you here. How the hell did you find me?"
Looking around his room Uraraka noticed several stacks of cash. "You've been busy, illegal quirk fights. By the looks of it you're good too. I saw your fight, you almost killed that man."
"Stop ignoring me, how the hell did you find me?" Asked Izuku once again.
However Uraraka once again dodged the question, "So this is where you've been hiding."
That's when Izuku got fed up and pushed her against the wall. Izuku then slammed the wall hard. "I'm asking you nicely Uraraka, how the hell did you find me?"
Uraraka didn't even flinch, "It wasn't easy, but through my dad's construction company I got in touch with some people. There was a rumor about one of our old construction sites being used after the project was abandoned. After looking up and going to all abandoned projects I came upon this place, and now here I am. I would have never guessed that you would pick one of the most remote areas. It took me hours to get here by train."
Izuku scoffed, "It wasn't supposed to be easy." Letting go of Uraraka, Izuku went to sit on his bed. "So you found me, now what? Are you going to convince me to go back to UA?"
Uraraka shook her head, "No, even if I tried there's no changing your mind now. I was worried about you Midoriya."
"You shouldn't, I'm just fine. As you can see, I'm still alive." Said Izuku.
"I see that, but this place, you don't belong here Midoriya." Said Uraraka.
"Is that right? Then tell me, where do I belong? At least here I'm not lied to." said Izuku.
"Yes, but you're nothing but entertainment for them. I know you won't come back to UA, but at least come back with me. If I was able to find you, the heroes won't be far behind. You can stay in my place." offered Uraraka.
Izuku looked at Uraraka, "You know I can't do that. I'm a wanted man now Uraraka, if I go with you, you'll just get wrapped up in my mess. I don't want that, not for you."
Uraraka sighed, "Then at least take this." reaching into her pocket Uraraka pulled out her phone. Grabbing the phone Izuku looked at it curiously, "It has your mom's number. Inko and I have gotten close this last month. She misses you Midoriya, call her right now."
"I don't think that's a good idea," said Izuku.
"Now!" ordered Uraraka.
Izuku flinched, "Fine,"
Clicking on her number Izuku began to call his mother, it didn't even ring twice when she picked up. "Hello?"
Izuku was nervous, "Hey mom, it's me."
"Oh my god Izuku! Where are you? Are you alright? So Uraraka did find you, I had my doubts but she's a really kind girl. How dare you make such a lovely girl sad. Oh are you sleeping alright?" Izuku was bombarded by several questions.
"Mom, it's okay, I'm fine. Just busy, that's all. Sorry I made you worry." said Izuku.
"You better be…" Inko sighed, "I understand why you left Izuku, I just don't understand why you didn't talk to me first. We could have done something about it."
"I, I didn't want you to suffer like I did." explained Izuku.
"Izuku, I am your mother. Your suffering is also my suffering. When you left I had flashbacks when you first disappeared. I didn't know what to do…" Izuku felt horrible. "I thought you hated me, I thought that you thought that I kept the information from you. I didn't, I had no idea either."
Izuku could tell she was telling the truth, "I know mom. I'm sorry I left without saying anything, it's just, I couldn't be at that school any longer."
"I get it Izuku, I really do. All I care about is your well being, if that school was treating you badly I support your decision." Izuku smiled.
"Thanks mom, it wasn't all bad." Izuku then turned to Uraraka, "I did meet some amazing people."
"Oh, you must be talking about Ochaco. She is an amazing girl, she even came and visited me almost everyday to make sure I was alright. Now, I know you two are alone but no funny business you hear? I'm not ready to be a grandmother yet." joked Inko.
Izuku chuckled, "Yeah I know…" that's when Izuku got the scent of someone. Looking at the door he recognized who it was, "Shit, hey mom I gotta go. I'll talk to you real soon alright. Love you, bye!" Hanging up the phone Izuku tossed it to Uraraka, "You need to hide."
Uraraka was confused, "What? What's going on, is someone here?"
"Yes, now hide. If they find you here we'll really be in trouble. Hide under the bed and don't come out no matter what." Uraraka nodded and quickly got under the bed. Once she did there was a knock at the door.
Izuku opened the door, "You're here again."
"I said I would keep coming back until you joined us didn't I?" said a voice.
"I already told you I won't join. Now leave, Shigaraki." Uraraka's eyes widened.
Placing her hands over her mouth Uraraka held back the urge to scream, 'W-What's Shigaraki doing here!? And what does he mean by asking Midoriya to join him? Wait...are they trying to recruit Midoriya!?' As Uraraka hid, she suddenly felt something cold hit her side. Looking down she noticed that it was a revolver. Reaching it Uraraka looked into the cylinder and noticed the adamantium bullet loaded. She then saw 5 bullet casings on the floor, 'He didn't…'
"Come now, everyone has a price, so what will it take to get you over to our side? Money? No, you already rejected an insane offer. Power? No, you already have that. Oh I get it, you are a growing man after all, we can get you women. Beautiful, sexy women, much better than those girls at UA. And much better than that brown haired girl..." That's when Uraraka heard a SNIKT, Izuku had just popped his claws.
"Say another word and I'll gouge out your heart." Threatened Izuku.
The Nomu standing behind Shigaraki began to move but stopped once Shigaraki put up his hand, "Alright fine, then tell me what you want and we'll get it."
"Get me the doctor and I might just join you." Said Izuku, much to Uraraka's surprise.
'Would Izuku seriously consider joining up with the league?' Uraraka asked herself. She thought about it and yes, after what UA did Izuku would consider it. Looking at the revolver in her hands Uraraka put it behind her back.
"You know I can't do that." Responded Shigaraki. "The doctor is still a vital part of our plans. We can't have him dying so soon."
"Then you have nothing to offer me. Leave now." Ordered Izuku.
"Fine, but I'll be back. Here take this." The Nomu then reached over and handed Izuku a small device. "Contact me if you've changed your mind. Don't worry it's not bugged or anything, we wouldn't want you to find us after all. Just know that we haven't lied to you."
Izuku looked at the device, "Whatever." Shigaraki then walked away, that's when a black portal opened up. Walking in Shigaraki disappeared. 'If we can't talk you into joining us. I'll just have to resort to more, direct measures. Every man has a weakness, whether that be friends, family, or girlfriend.'
Closing the door Izuku went back inside, and retracted his claws, "You can come out now."
Uraraka crawled out from underneath the bed, and with a helping hand from Izuku she got up. "What was he doing here?"
"He's been trying to recruit me into the league since I left UA. I've rejected his past offers though." Answered Izuku.
"Midoriya, answer me truthfully. Have you really considered joining the league, if they give you the doctor?" Asked Uraraka.
Izuku stayed silent for a second before answering, "Yes."
Uraraka's eyes widened, "How could you even consider joining them!? Midoriya, you were in UA. You got what it takes to be a hero. I've heard about your vigilante work too. You help people not hurt them."
Izuku looked away, "Key word is "was", I'm not in UA anymore Uraraka. And I'm not a hero, I'm a criminal now, remember?"
"But they attacked us, remember? The USJ, they were going to kill us. Iida, Tsu, Todoroki, we could have died. If they didn't attack us we wouldn't even be having this conversation." Argued Uraraka.
That's when Izuku noticed what she said, "So you rather that I lived my life without knowing?" Izuku then stepped up to Uraraka. "To be ignorant of the truth? To live my life as a lie? Is that what you wanted?"
Uraraka took a step back, "N-No, that's not what I meant."
"What did you mean? Huh? I thought out of everyone you'd understand why I needed to know. Guess I was wrong." Izuku then turned his back on Uraraka.
Uraraka's eyes softened, "Wait Midoriya, I didn't mean it like that. I just want…"
"What do you want Uraraka? Tell me, what do you want?" Asked Izuku. "Because I sure as hell don't know what I want."
Tears welled up in Uraraka's eyes, "To have you back. When I heard that you left I was devastated. I kept asking myself if I could have done something to prevent this. I played the scenario over and over in my head but got nothing. But that's when I realized, all I wanted was to have you back. You made me feel safe, happy, but once you left, it was gone."
Turning back around, Izuku found Uraraka in tears. He sighed, "Look, I didn't mean to get angry like that. It's just, I'm still figuring things out and it's pretty lonely up here."
Uraraka wiped away the tears, "It's fine, I should have prepared myself better. Honestly I didn't think I'd find you here. So are you really going to stay here?"
Izuku thought about it, "I don't know, it's like you said. If you managed to find me the heroes won't be far behind. But before that happens, want to go on a date?"
Izuku led Uraraka into the forest, after walking for a while they made it to the top of a hill. The moon was new, so that meant there was no light. "Midoriya, where are we going?" asked Uraraka.
"Just hold on, we are almost there." said Izuku.
Uraraka was confused but went along, after walking past some trees the two then came upon a clearing atop of the hill. "Alright, look up." instructed Izuku.
"Up? What are you talking about…" Uraraka's eyes widened when she looked into the sky. The entire night sky was lit up by stars. "Wow there's so many of them!"
Izuku then sat down on the soft grass, Uraraka quickly followed suit, "I thought you'd like it. I come here every once in a while to clear my head. It's one of the few things I could enjoy out in the middle of nowhere." explained Izuku. "The food sucks, I don't get much sleep, and I have to fight all the time. But today was different."
"How so?" asked Uraraka, still looking at the stars.
"You, you were different. I won't lie to you Uraraka, I missed you. Everyday I thought about you. You were a source of comfort for me." said Izuku.
Uraraka blushed, "W-Well, you're welcome. It's what a hero does! So I've been thinking, what if I left UA and joined you. We can go wherever we want, as long as we are together it wouldn't matter."
Izuku smiled, "Always playing the hero, but no, I won't let you throw away your dreams for me. I'm just glad you're here."
"Really? Then maybe you can explain this." Reaching behind her back, Uraraka pulled out the revolver and tossed it to Izuku. Catching it Izuku looked at Uraraka, "I also found 5 bullet shell casings, care to explain?"
Izuku's focus shifted towards the forest below, "I got low. There was a time in the month I was gone when I couldn't take it anymore. Questions kept popping into my mind. I walked aimlessly for days out in the mountains hoping that I'd find a reason to keep going, but I didn't. So I loaded the gun not knowing where the adamantium bullet was and fired. 5 times I shot the gun, and all 5 times the bullets would just bounce off my head. But just as I was about to squeeze the trigger for the 6th and final time, I stopped. For some reason you popped into my mind, as I was thinking about you, your smile, your face, I couldn't bring myself to do it. So I moved on, hoping that one day I'd run into you. And now you're here. Uraraka, you mean more to me than anything in this world."
Uraraka had tears in her eyes, reaching out she grabbed Izuku's hand, "Midoriya, I can't say I know what you're going through, I don't. But you can bet that I will stay by your side no matter what."
The two then looked at each other, Izuku saw the stars shining in Uraraka's brown eyes. Uraraka saw the shine of the stars bounce off of Izuku's face. The two inched closer to each other, Uraraka blush darkened with every time they got closer.
Reaching out, Izuku touched Uraraka's cheek, she flinched at his touch. "Uraraka…"
Uraraka's lips trembled, "M-Midoriya…"
Under the light of thousands of stars the two kissed. After a few seconds the two pulled away, "W-We just…" Uraraka couldn't believe it.
Izuku nodded, "We did, did you not like it?"
Uraraka shook her head, "N-No, I did. It's just, it felt amazing."
"Awww, you're so cute when you blush." teased Izuku.
Uraraka's blush darkened, "Don't make fun of me!"
"Sorry sorry, I won't. So are we a thing now or what?" asked Izuku as he reached out and grabbed Uraraka's hand.
"Y-Yeah, unless you don't want to." said Uraraka.
Izuku then pushed Uraraka to the ground, now atop of her he smiled, "There's no one I'd rather be with right now."
"Same here, but there is one condition I want to add to make this work." said Uraraka, much to Izuku's surprise. "Call me Ochaco."
"Is that all? Alright Ochaco, I love you." Ochaco blushed. The two then began to kiss once again underneath the stars. Izuku, feeling a little frisky, reached under Ochaco's shirt. Ochaco flinched as she felt his hand on her belly and slowly make its way up.
Izuku then moved down to Ochaco's neck, kissing it passionately. Ochaco flinched, "I-Izuku…I...I..."
Stopping for a second Izuku looked at Ochaco's red face, her breathing was heavy. Izuku wanted to keep going but he could see in Ochaco's eyes that she wasn't ready. "It's okay, we'll stop here."
Ochaco nodded, "S-Sorry."
Izuku got off of Ochaco and sat beside her, "Don't be, we don't have to rush things if you don't want to. For now we can enjoy the time we spend together." Putting his arm around her the two spend the next hour just staring into the starry sky. Eventually they did go back to Izuku's makeshift home.
After making some tea the two sat around talking about what they've done over the last month. Ochaco mentioned the final exams against the teachers, fortunately she passed with the help of Todoroki. Izuku was happy to hear that Todoroki started to use his fire, 'He's getting stronger by the day, that's good.'
Ochaco even mentioned that class 1A was about to go to a quirk training camp, she didn't know where it would take place yet. After talking for two hours Izuku looked over at the clock, it read 2 am, "Damn it looks like you missed the last train."
"What really? It's already that late? But I have school tomorrow, there's no way I'll make it." said Ochaco.
"Stay here tonight, I'll give you some money for the early bullet train. You should make it home in time to change into your uniform." said Izuku.
With no other option Ochaco nodded, "I'll take the couch."
Izuku raised an eyebrow, "No way, you sleep on the bed. I'll take the couch, it's the least I can do for making you come all this way."
Ochaco waved her hands in front of her, "I couldn't, Izuku this is your place."
"Please, I'll feel bad if you don't. Besides, this area isn't known for its safety. I'll have to keep watch." Explained Izuku
Ochaco laughed, "Would people really mess with you?"
"No, they wouldn't." said Izuku.
"That's what I thought, you should get some rest too. Not to be mean Izuku but that couch doesn't look like the best place to sleep." Ochaco wasn't wrong. Everything that Izuku had in his place was either stuff he found or it was broken. "Sleep on the bed, with me."
"You sure? It is a pretty small bed." said Izuku, just slightly embarrassed.
Ochaco nodded, "You'll just have to get close then."
The two then got into bed, face to face the two looked each other in the eye. "After everything I've gone through, meeting you has made it all worth it." said Izuku.
Ochaco blushed, "I love you Izuku."
"I love you too Ochaco." The two then began to drift off into sleep.
After an hour Izuku sat up from the bed and made sure Ochaco was asleep, which she was. Opening the door to his place Izuku walked outside. He walked down the road and onto a large clearing, "This should be far enough, you can come out now. I know you're there." Only the sound of crickets was heard, "You have 5 seconds to come out before I start killing you. 5, 4, 3, 2…" With a SNIKT sound Izuku popped his claws.
However before he could reach 1 someone jumped out from the trees, "Easy kid, I'm just here to talk." said Aizawa with his hands up.
"You mean we. You, Midnight, Present Mic, All Might, and the several dozen officers with their guns out, not including of course the sniper that currently has his sights trained on me. You guys can't sneak up on me, I could smell you coming from miles away. The only reason you got this close is because I let you. I'm guessing you followed Ochaco here. I thought I told you and Nezu to not look for me." said Izuku, glaring at Aizawa.
Aizawa rubbed the back of his head, "Your guess is correct, it surprised even me. To think she would be able to find you before the police or any pro hero did. Look kid, I know what you said and I get why you feel that way, I really do. But do you honestly believe we'd just walk away?"
"If you value your lives, yes. Right now with the heroes and police here, I'd say the odds are about even. I warned you what would happen if you came after me. Don't blame me for what happens next." Izuku then walked towards Aizawa with claws at the ready.
"Believe me, I know. I've seen the way you've beat up those men in the ring. However, you don't want her to be caught up in this, do you?" asked Aizawa.
Izuku stopped, "She has nothing to do with this."
"No, not yet, but she might. Look we fucked up, we really fucked up. Nezu wants to apologise, if you'd just come back with us we could…" However before Aizawa could finish Izuku cut in.
"I don't want a fucken apology, I want to be left alone! I was having a good night until you came along. This is your final warning Eraserhead, leave, now!" Threatened Izuku.
"You know I can't do that," said Aizawa.
Izuku sighed, "Then I'm sorry your life had to end this way."
Faster than Aizawa could react Izuku appeared in front of him with his claws pulled back ready to stab into him. However just as Izuku's claws were inches away something zoomed towards Izuku and grabbed his arm. "I think that's enough young man." said All Might as he gripped down on Izuku's wrist.
"Well if it isn't the number one hero. Here to stop me? Shouldn't you be out saving a cat from a tree or something?" mocked Izuku. "Or are you here to lie to me again?"
"I came here to help a student of mine," said All Might.
"Former student, learn the difference." said Izuku as he pulled his arm back. All Might's eyes widened as he noticed that Izuku broke away from his grip. "Are you here to fight? I'm ready when you are."
But before Izuku could say anything else All Might pulled Izuku in close and kneed him hard in the stomach, he then grabbed him by the arms and flung Izuku towards the trees. After smashing through several trees Izuku hit the ground hard, looking down Izuku noticed a tree branch stabbed into his side, "Fuck! Alright fine, if that's how you want to play it." Pulling out the branch the wound quickly healed. "Two can play at that game!"
All Might walked through the forest looking for Izuku, "This is stupid Izuku, you can't match me in raw power. I am the number one hero for a reason. Now come on out so we can talk properly."
Looking around, All Might found the place Izuku had landed but didn't find him. "You may be right, but strength isn't the only way to take someone down. And if you wanted to talk, then you shouldn't have brought everyone else." said Izuku as his voice echoed throughout the trees.
All Might felt as if he was being hunted, and with good reason, he actually was. That's when Izuku dropped down from the trees and slashed down on All Might's back. Cutting across his back All Might yelled out in pain, turning around he swung his arm only to hit nothing but air. "I warned Nezu would happen if anything came for me. After I'm done with you, I'll go after him."
Izuku then ran and sliced All Might's ankles causing the number one hero to fall to his knees. "Face me Izuku!" yelled out All Might. "You coward, fight me like a man!"
"But I'm not a man, remember, to you I'm just a weapon. A monster, for you guys to keep locked up. Well no more." Focusing All Might heard Izuku's voice coming from the right.
Turning around, All Might threw his fist forward, "Texas SMASH!" with the single punch All Might leveled a large portion of the forest.
"You're afraid All Might," said Izuku, laughing evilly. "Good, you should be."
That's when Izuku jumped out from the forest and double fist punched All Might across the face so hard that he sent the hero flying back. Now it was All Might's turn to slam into trees, "Man you've been working out." The hero then felt something warm run down his nose, wiping it he noticed that it was blood.
"You tend to get bored when you're all alone. And thanks to my healing powers, I can push my body past it's normal limits. I'm a lot stronger than I was before." That's when All Might turned to the sound of thumping. As All Might narrowed his eyes he saw something gleaming in the distance.
"Your claws give you away!" All Might pulled his fist back but just as he was about to punch a whole tree came flying at him. "What the!?" Lucky the hero caught the tree. "This was your plan? You need to come up with a better plan."
"Made you look," turning to his right All Might's eyes widened as he saw Izuku swing a massive tree. With no method of blocking the tree Izuku managed to hit All Might across the face, sending him flying towards the clearing.
Aizawa was with Present Mic and Midnight when the giant hero fell just a few meters away. "All Might!" they could see blood spilling out from underneath the hero signaling an injury.
Just as they were rushing to his aid something else came in and landed on the hero. The impact was so hard that the ground under the hero cracked, as the dust cleared everyone was shocked to see Izuku stepping on the hero with his claws dug into his sides. Izuku pulled out his claws, blood dripped from them as he looked down at All Might, "Don't worry they weren't lethal hits. I even missed your weak spot."
All Might tried to raise his head but Izuku kicked the hero in the face forcing him back down to the ground. Blood ran down All Might's nose as Izuku stomped on the number one hero once again. Twisting his foot Izuku caused All Might to grunt out in pain. "Stay down All Might."
All Might could see it in Izuku's eyes, he had seen those eyes before in the man he feared, his old enemy, All For One, 'He won't hesitate to kill me! We need to play this correctly or everyone here will die.'
The heroes and police tried to move in but Izuku pointed his claws at them and at the fallen hero, "Don't move, unless you want me to kill him."
Aizawa raised his arm, stopping everyone, "Easy Midoriya, we get it. We'll leave you alone, just let All Might go."
With his breathing heavy Izuku got the words out, "You'll just come after me. This way I'll send a clear message to everyone. Maybe with his death you'll learn."
All Might's eyes widened as Izuku brought his claws down. Aizawa reached for his capture weapon but wouldn't make it in time. However, that's when a voice called out to him, "Izuku! That's enough! Stop!"
Izuku stopped his claws centimeters from All Might's neck, "Why should I?"
Ochaco then walked in between the heroes, "If you kill All Might, all of Japan will come for you. I won't let you throw away your life like that, not for someone like him."
"Uraraka, please stand back." said Aizawa.
Ochaco turned to Aizawa, "Shut up Mr. Aizawa. You should be the ones to stand back. If Izuku was serious, you wouldn't be standing here." She then turned to Izuku, "Please Izuku, let him go."
"Or else what?" asked Izuku. That's when Izuku heard the clicking of a gun.
"Don't make me do it. You told me to use it on you if you ever go too far, now is that time." said Ochaco pointing the gun at Izuku.
Izuku couldn't help but smile, "I knew I could trust you. It's good to see that you still have what it takes to stop me. Truly, thank you, it means alot." said Izuku as he retracted his claws. Ochaco let out a relieved sigh as she lowered the gun. Izuku then made her way towards her, "Keep the gun, give me the bullet."
Ochaco nodded, taking out the bullet she handed it over to Izuku, "I hate it when you make me do this."
"I know, I hate myself for making you do it." Izuku then looked at All Might, "So where does this leave us?"
With blood running down his nose and barely able to sit up, All Might stared at Izuku, "We'll back off, for now."
Izuku nodded, "Good, then tell Nezu this. I'll never go back to UA, but if he leaves me alone I won't come for him. But if he pulls something like this again, he won't see me coming. As long as Ochaco is at UA, I won't become your enemy, I swear."
"How do we know you won't go after Nezu once you leave?" asked Aizawa.
"You don't. But hey if I really wanted him dead, he would already be dead by now." said Izuku. "Leave me alone, and I'll leave you alone. Simple as that."
"I'm guessing you are leaving?" asked Ochaco.
Izuku nodded, "Yeah, shame really. I made a lot of money here."
Ochaco lowered her head, "Will I see you again?"
Izuku smiled and lifted up her head by the chin, the two looked at each other for a second before Izuku leaned in and kissed Ochaco. After a few seconds Izuku pulled away, "I'll keep in touch."
"But I don't have a way of contacting you," said Ochaco.
"Don't worry about that. We'll figure it out later." Izuku then walked in between Eraserhead, Midnight, and Present Mic. "I trust you'll get her home safe?"
Aizawa nodded, "Yeah, we'll get her home."
"I'll trust you then. Later." with that Izuku walked away from the group and headed towards his home. There he collected his things and grabbed all the money he earned from fighting. He left nothing behind, not even the communication device Shigaraki gave him. Leaving no indication on where he was going, Izuku would be once again alone, but this time, he had a reason to keep going.
Back With The Heroes
As promised, Aizawa made sure that Ochaco would make it home. He didn't want to piss off Izuku more than he already was. As she left Aizawa did warn her that they would talk at school, "Are we going to chase after him?" Asked Present Mic.
"And get ourselves killed? No thanks." Said Midnight. "You saw what he did to All Might."
"So we're just going to let him go?" Asked Mic.
"Don't you remember what he said, he can smell us from miles away. Even if we get close he'll just know where we are." Said Midnight.
"We are going to need help." Said Aizawa. "I think it's time to call them."
All Might who was being tended by medics couldn't believe it. "Are you sure that's wise?"
"No, it's a really dumb idea and one we are most likely going to regret but we are running out of options." Said Aizawa as he pulled out his cellphone.
Dialing a number Aizawa called Nezu, "Sir, yeah we found him. But he also knew we were coming."
"How did it go? Well Nezu, let's just say if it wasn't for Uraraka we would most likely be dead right now. All Might got the worst of it, but overall we are fine."
"Sir, I think it's time we call them in." Aizawa nodded, "Yes, I understand. We'll talk later at UA."
Hanging up the phone Aizawa sighed, "So what did Nezu say? Is he going to call them?" Asked Present Mic.
"He said he would consider it. Which most likely means he will. Let's get out of here, All Might call Recovery Girl once you get to a hospital. You'll be needed again for what's to come." Said Aizawa.
All Might nodded, "I'll be ready."
Aizawa looked up at the sky, 'I let you go once kid. I won't do it a second time.'
AN: Dun Dun Dun! Nice little romance chapter. This was meant to help transition to the next arc which is the time training camp. Izuku and Ochaco are now officially in a relationship, but will it survive? Where will Izuki go now? Will Shigaraki succeed at bringing Izuku over to his side? What does he have planned? Who is "Them"?What will happen during the training camp? Find out next time, thank you all so much for reading! Stay Safe!
