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"There's our superstar!" Kaminari shouted once Izuku entered the homeroom. "How does it feel being famous? Oh man, I'm so jealous!" he continued, causing Izuku to quirk an eyebrow in confusion.
"Uh, thanks I guess? What are you talking about?"
"Haven't you been watching the news?" Kirishima asked. "For the past few days, all they've been talking about is us getting attacked at the USJ and the video of you fighting that one villain. They're saying you were really brave holding that thing off until All Might showed up and defeated it."
That was the official story that UA, All Might, and the police had settled on when asked by the press. No one had told reporters that it was actually Izuku who had defeated the villain, or how he had defeated it. Doing so would've likely ruined his reputation and future career, and some of the public may have tried to petition UA to kick Izuku out and maybe even arrest him. Some people, even after all this time, were still not keen on killing villains.
"Oh, no, not for the last few days. I've been busy doing stuff." He shrugged while walking off to his seat.
"I'm 'stuff,'" Mina whispered to Kirishima, causing the redhead to splutter and blush.
The bell started to ring, and the students who weren't in their seats were quick to get to them. The door to 1A opened soon after, and in walked their mummified homeroom teacher, Aizawa. It still amazed everyone how dedicated he was to teaching, even after being brutalized in the fight at the USJ.
"Morning class."
"Morning, Mr. Aizawa," the class said as their teacher walked up to his desk.
"I wanted to remind you all that the sports festival is still happening this week. Use this opportunity to show UA and the people watching what you're made of. You'll only have two other chances after this one, so make this one count and 'wow' the crowd. Got it?" he asked, causing the students to nod. "Good. Now get going. Class dismissed," Aizawa said before exiting the classroom without a word. The students started following his example, with some packing their belongings back into their bags.
"I'm so fucking hyped for tomorrow. Finally, I can get my hands dirty!" Bakugo exclaimed with a vicious grin as his palms sparked.
"I won't lie, it does feel weird having the sports festival so soon after, ya know, we almost died. But I would be lying if I said I wasn't excited for it," Izuku said with a smile. "Just, try and keep up, okay?"
"Fuck you! You calling me weak?!"
"Not calling…more like implying," Izuku teased before accepting the punch to his arm courtesy of his friend.
"Hey, uh, class pres? You might wanna come check this out," Kaminari said as he walked over to the two and gestured to the door. Izuku and Bakugo gave each other confused stares before following the electric quirk user.
"Why the heck are you all here?!"
"Do you students have some sort of business with our class?" Iida asked politely, not wanting to start any fighting.
"I won't let you hold us hostage!" they heard Mineta shout as they got close, and Izuku finally saw what Kaminari was talking about. Roughly 50 students were currently gathered in the hallway, blocking 1A's path.
"Tch, they're obviously scouting out the competition, idiots," Bakugo said, unimpressed, as he walked past Uraraka, Iida, and Mineta. "We survived a real villain attack, remember? They wanna see us with their own eyes," he informed his classmates while staring down the gathered group of newcomers. "At least now you know what a future pro looks like. Now move it, extras!" he commanded before Izuku came from behind, slapped his hand over his friends' mouth, and pushed him back towards Iida and Kirishima.
"What my friend was trying to say is that it's nice to meet you all. But it's lunchtime, and we'd like to go get food. If everyone could please form a path for us to get through, that'd be lovely." Izuku smiled politely, trying to undo the damage Bakugo had just caused. When would he learn that you couldn't just call people extras?
"So, this is class 1A, hmm?" a voice asked, and Izuku watched as a boy with tired eyes and untamed purple hair pushed his way through the crowd. "I heard you guys were impressive, but all I'm seeing are fake smiles and a couple of assholes. Is everyone in the hero course delusional? Or, is it just you?" he asked.
"What the fuck did you just say?" Bakugo growled.
"Hey, you're the class rep for 1A, right? Do us all a favor and muzzle him, please," the boy requested.
"You little fucking twerp! I'll-" Bakugo began to say before Izuku stepped, straight up to the boy and towering over him, staring down into his eyes with a glare.
"I don't know who you think you are, but no one talks badly about my class or my friends like that," Izuku said, keeping his cool even as righteous fury filled his veins. "We worked hard to get here like anyone else, what right do you have to judge us without even knowing us? What? Does talking badly about others make you feel about your own insecurities and, what I assume, is a nasty case of an inferiority complex?" Izuku asked, not wanting to cause any further drama or harm, but also not sitting by as some random guy talked badly about his class, about his friends. The purple-haired boy scowled, but ultimately looked unimpressed.
"If you people don't bring your A-game, we will steal your spots out from under you. Consider this a declaration of war," the boy warned before walking away, with many others following out of fear.
"I hate jerks like that," Izuku muttered as the others walked up to him, with Iida patting his shoulder.
"While I'm upset about his words, we shouldn't let people like that get to us. As heroes, we'll be dealing with neerdowell's like him on a daily basis. We're having a good day, don't let one person's comments ruin it," Iida said, causing Izuku to smile and nod.
"Speak for yourself. I'm blowing that flamboyant piece of shit away if we fight in the festival," Bakugo said with a manic grin, causing many to sweatdrop.
"Izuku!" Mei exclaimed as she rounded the corner and smashed into her two friends. "C'mon, you two! Kendo, Shiozaki, and I have been waiting for you guys! We saved you seats!" Mei exclaimed before grabbing their wrists and dragging her two friends to the lunchroom. While this happened, it was observed by a certain violet-haired boy.
'So talking badly about his friends is what triggers him, and he seems close to the pink-haired one,' the boy thought. 'Interesting.'
(Several hours later: Nighttime. Location: Izuku's home)
In the dead of night, everything was quiet in the Midoriya household, besides the soft snores coming from Inko's bedroom as the eldest Midoriya was finally able to sleep peacefully since she didn't have work tomorrow. The silence quickly ended by a low rumbling buzz, which soon turned into a louder ringing. Izuku's eyes fluttered open as he was woken from his phone ringing on his nightstand. Rolling over, he grabbed it to see who was calling.
"Mei?" he said, confused before answering. "Mei? It's past midnight, what's up?"
"Izuku?" Mei whimpered from the other end of the phone. "S-someone broke into my house. I-I'm hiding in the panic room and I-I can hear them ransacking the place. I-I need your help; the-the police are busy and couldn't pick up my call, and-and I'm scared. I didn't know what else to do and calling you seemed logical and-"
"Kacchan and I will be over as soon as possible," Izuku said as he hurriedly slipped on his shoes before opening his closet and grabbing his shield. "Just stay hidden until we get there. Everything will be okay, Mei, understand? Just keep calm," the girl whimpered again but agreed before hanging up. After doing so, Izuku dialed Bakugo, as he rushed out the door and down the street.
"Ugh, Deku? What the fuck-
"We have a problem. Get to Mei's house, now!"
(Hatsume Residence. 1:10 am)
When Izuku, with his shield, and Bakugo, with a baseball bat, arrived at Mei's home in her quiet neighborhood, they could clearly see the front door wide open. The two had already attempted to call the police on their way over, but like with Mei, no one had answered. In a world where 80% of the overall population had a quirk, crime was to be suspected, but this was just ridiculous. They walked up the stairs and entered quietly before hearing footsteps coming from upstairs. Izuku held his finger to his lips, signaling for Bakugo to be quiet before the duo made their way up.
They listened carefully and looked down the hallway, seeing that out of all the closed doors, the door to Mei's room was the only one that was opened. They nodded to each other and walked slowly to the door, before peeking inside.
Inside the room were two masked men who were looking through drawers and tearing them out before tossing them onto the ground. They were clearly looking for something, but what that thing was, neither of the boys knew. Izuku signaled for Bakugo to take out the man closer to the door, while gesturing that he himself would take care of the man that was searching through the closet. Izuku held up three fingers, and started counting down.
Three, two, one…
With a battle cry that could rival a Spartan, Bakugo ran forward with eagerness and smashed the bat over the one robber's head, knocking him down to the ground, unconscious. Robber two turned and was thrown against the wall after Izuku threw his shield and smashed it against the man's stomach. Izuku rushed forward and held the man tightly by the neck, while using his shield to keep him pinned.
"Who are you? Why are you here? And what the fuck are you looking for?" he growled menacingly, grip tightening as his iris' turned to slits.
"Lass mich los! Ich werde nie reden!" the man shouted as he struggled against Izuku, his speech confusing Izuku and Bakugo.
"Is-is he speaking German?" Izuku asked his friend.
"Why would some German fucker be in Japan burglarizing Sume's house?" Bakugo growled as he got close to the man, palms sparking in anger. "Talk in Japanese, fucker! Who the fuck are you?!"
The burglar continued to struggle, but before the man could utter another word, a red void appeared below him and started pulling him in. Izuku and Bakugo held on tight, trying to keep him from disappearing, but the void was too strong and it sucked the man through. Turning around, they noticed that the man Bakugo had knocked out was gone too.
"Goddammit," Bakugo growled before realizing something. "Sume! Sume, it's okay! They're gone, it's safe now!" he shouted.
A doorway started to form in the wall next to the closet before the area dropped down to reveal Mei in her panic room. Various gadgets were spread across the metal table on the inside, all of which she had built to fend off the burglars in case they had found her. She looked relieved upon seeing her friends before running forward into Bakugo's arms.
"It's okay, it's okay, those fuckers are gone," he tried to comfort as he hugged his friend, his 'little sister,' tight.
"I-I was so scared! Originally I thought mom was having trouble with the front door again, but when I went to check it out, I watched them bust in."
"What were they doing here? Do you know?"
"N-No, all I know is that they were speaking German, and that they were looking for something. They kept saying 'It must be here'."
"You speak German?"
"Hmm mmm. W-When my family went to work for the agency, they made us learn several languages, with German being one of them," she informed them. "I-I'm scared. What if they come back?"
"We won't let those fuckers get near you or Auntie Hana. You can stay with us while the police and heroes sort this out. Deku and I will make sure nothing happens to you. Right, Deku?" Bakugo asked, but after a few seconds, received no answer. "Deku?" he asked again, and he and Mei turned to see Izuku staring at something in his hand.
Izuku stared down at a patch that had fallen off of the man he had attacked. It was round with a red background. In the middle sat a black skull with six octopus limbs circling it.
'Who the fuck were those guys?'
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