"...One for All?" Katara said in wonder and...confusion, basically.
"Yes…" Toshinori said with a nod.
"...Okay, I'm...kind of confused."
"Hm?" Toshinori blinked.
"So, what you're saying is...the Quirk that Nana gave you...isn't her Quirk?" Katara clarified to him.
"Oh, uh...yes," Toshinori nodded.
"...And her original Quirk is...a Floating Quirk?"
"Um...yes again."
"...So...that would mean that this...Quirk wasn't Nana's, but it was passed onto her by other Quirk users, who had Quirks, and...they had this Quirk, which is called One for All, but you yourself said you were Quirkless, and Nana gave you the One for All Quirk which was passed down to her and now passed down to you...and…" Katara shook her head and tried to absorb all of this, "Okay, I...think I got it."
"Um..." Toshinori rubbed the back of his head, "Y-Yeah, that's basically...the whole gist of it."
"Okay...but I have like...two, maybe three, questions to ask you, Toshi."
"...Alright. And what would those questions be?"
"Well...one: how did you and all these other users for this One for All Quirk actually get it passed down? And two: Why didn't you tell me this before? And...I guess, finally, three: ...What is One for All?"
"...For the first question: The past users…well, I mean...actually, I received my Quirk from Nana by..." Toshinori paused as he looked a little embarrassed.
"...By...what?" Katara asked with a raised eyebrow.
"...Well, by obtaining One for All, the user must...give a part of their DNA to them…"
"Oh...their DNA?" Katara learned something about that in school...but then she had a very...disturbing thought. "...Wait..." Her eyes widened in horror, "...Uh...Toshi?"
Noticing the look on Katara's face, he blinked again in confusion. "Um, yes, Katara?"
"...Please tell me you didn't like...uh...kissed Nana or anything like that...on the lips...did you?" Katara asked with a shiver and cringe.
...Now Toshinori's eyes widened in horror and shock, his mouth spurting out blood.
"BLAUGH! W-W-WHAT!? I-I, N-N-NO! NO! NO! ABSOLUTELY NOT! WHA-WHAT GAVE YOU THAT IDEA!?" Toshinori hollered back in shock and mortification.
Katara, surprised at Toshinori's outburst(as well as the blood spewing out of his mouth), looked at Toshinori for a moment, until she replied rather sheepishly, "Well...you have a picture of her in a swimsuit inside your closet..."
"...Okay, look. Yes, at one time, I thought she was...well, I'll just say pretty. But really, it honestly just ends there, okay? I really saw her as a mom, alright?" Toshinori explained.
Katara blushed at the scolding, "Okay, okay...sorry..."
Now feeling bad about going hysterical at the girl, Toshinori frowned and sighed, "No...Katara, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have yelled like that. It was just...quite shocking that you would assume that. I mean, honestly, and I have to admit, as much as I'm the Number One Hero in the Hero Charts, I am not really suave when it comes to women. And Nana will always be a parent figure to me," He then blushed as he scratched his cheek, "Although...if I ever find a woman, which...I feel like I highly doubt, considering my situation, then I want her to be just like Nana."
"...Okay," Katara gave out a small smile, a little relieved that she didn't offend Toshi too bad, "Well...you're forgiven, for one thing. But really, sorry for freaking you out. I was just making sure."
"Heh-heh...well, no worries, Katara. One thing to know about me, is that this Number One Hero has...well, no love life." Toshinori said with a sad smile.
Katara frowned at that, "Why can't you?"
"...Um, have you looked at me recently?"
The waterbender rolled her eyes, "Toshi, you don't look that bad. Besides, you're a sweetheart. A very nice, kind, and heroic sweetheart that protects everyone. Not to mention you brought me in to stay at your home."
Toshinori blushed a bit, muttering, "Aww, well..."
Katara giggled at his response. However, she still wanted to know, "So...how did you get Nana's DNA then?"
"Oh...uh, well…I ate a piece of her hair..."
"...Say what now?"
"Before you say anything, I know that sounds...questionable, but she said to do so!"
"...O...kay…"
"...Yeah...I mean, imagine my surprise..."
"...Oh...wait…" Katara realized something else, "...Did you...let Midoriya…" she cringed at the thought of it, "...eat a piece of your hair?"
"...Um, yes...that's...what I basically did."
"...Um...okay, first of all...ew. Second of all, did every user of One for All have to do that?"
"That...I don't know."
Katara just stared at him...and shook her head, "Okay, you know what? Never mind. How about we just go to the second question?"
"Oh, um, sure," Toshinori then rubbed the back of his head, "Well, on not telling you earlier...I basically thought you wouldn't understand it at first, and...I just couldn't risk telling you that, or else people will know about it. ...Heck, thinking about it now, I'm glad you didn't say anything about Nana passing down a Quirk was her Quirk."
"...Well, it was a secret," Katara muttered, "But…yeah, what you said makes sense," she looked at Toshinori as she said, "Okay, so...as for the third question..."
"...Let's finish our meal first, Katara. Cause I feel like this kind of information is...well, really important. Again, I only tell this secret to my closest friends and allies."
"Oh! By the way, there's this woman named...Recovery Girl? I met her in the Entrance Exams, and...well, do you happen to know her by chance?"
Toshinori smiled, "Ah, yes! I do! Her real name is Chiyo Shuzenji! She knows my secret as well..." he sweatdrops, "Just don't get on her bad side. She swings a mean cane."
Katara giggled once more, "Duly noted. Also, sure, you can tell me after we can finish our meal."
Toshinori nodded, "Alright then. Just to warn you though, Katara, this..." he lowered his head down a bit, "...This type of info relates to...that Villain I mentioned all those months ago."
The waterbender blinked, "Oh...okay..."
"...Well, this smoothie won't drink itself!" Toshinori said with a grin as he took another chug of his smoothie down.
Katara can't help but smile at the man. She then went back to eating her fish, and they quietly enjoyed the time they had together.
Once they were finished with dinner, Toshinori told her the whole story about One for All. How there was a time called the Advent of the Exceptional, and how there was one powerful Quirk user at that time that wants to change things...for his own needs. A man of a unique Quirk that would take Quirks and give them to other people with Quirks and the Quirkless. A man who is once called the First Demon. A man of True Evil…
All For One.
Toshinori even told her about how All For One had a younger brother and how the brother has a strong sense of justice. How All For One forced a stock-power Quirk onto him. How the brother already had a Quirk inside him, a Transferring Quirk, whether it was a useless Quirk or not. Either way, it fused with the stock-power Quirk and it became One for All. Thus, the brother gathered a resistance to his older brother, All For One, with his newfound fused Quirk passing down through a different person through generations...until it was passed down to Nana, Toshinori, and now, Izuku.
Finally, Toshinori told him about All For One's ever-growing power and his near-immortal status, never aging because of certain Quirks. How he lived throughout the years...until Toshinori brought him down...
Now, all was well...
That's what Toshinori thought…
He just hope he was gone for good.
Katara sat there at the same table, listening to Toshi, as well as processing all of this…
It was a lot to sink in, honestly...she couldn't believe a person would be as evil, insane, and as ambitious as the Fire Lord...but this...All For One would make Ozai look like a rookie tyrant. To force a Quirk on his own brother...
As Toshinori just said, it was ironic…
Justice is always born from evil.
"...Wow..." Katara muttered, in awe of this revelation.
"Yeah...kind of profound, isn't it?" Toshinori muttered as well, looking down at the table. He seemed to be deep in thought…
Katara sat there in silence for a moment also, "...Well, this...All For One is gone now, right?"
Toshinori looked up at Katara, "..."
...I can only hope so, Katara…
"...I would think so. I mean, I made sure of it..."
"...Well...either way, Midoriya now carries One for All, huh?" Katara asked him.
Toshinori nodded, "Yes...that he does."
Katara then raised an eyebrow, "Okay...so...how did you reach the decision of giving One for All to Midoriya?"
"..." Toshinori was going to tell her how they first met...
…No. I can't let her know that I...said that to Midoriya. That he couldn't be a Hero without a Quirk...I have to alter this story somehow.
"...Young Midoriya and I met when I was trying to catch that Sludge Villain, Dukunara's older brother. He was causing havoc, and…well, he was going to attack and take control of Midoriya...easily put, I contained the Sludge Villain. He then asked me if someone like him could become a hero, one that's Quirkless…"
...
"...I told him 'yes'."
Katara's eyes widened in realization.
Toshi...he was the one who told Midoriya that he could be a Hero...
"And then, I left him," Toshinori said, continuing, "I...then carelessly dropped the container that held the Sludge Villain. It landed on someone and attacked a boy Midoriya knows, almost taking control of him. I almost used up my limit at the time, and I was in a dilemma...but then, Midoriya came rushing into the scene, trying to save his friend..." he smiled, "Heh...he reacted without thinking that day...it was then...I decided to choose him."
Katara looked at Toshi in awe and wonder, her eyes wide as they sparkled in admiration.
"I then saved both he and his friend...limit be damned," Toshinori then finished the explaination by saying, "I then found Midoriya, asked him if he would like to inherit my Quirk and…well, the rest is history."
"...Wow, Toshi..." she smiled at the man sitting in front of her and across the table. "That's...amazing."
Toshinori half-smiled at her, "It certainly is."
I hate to lie like that, especially to Katara, but...really, it's kind of the truth...basically...
Katara also smiled, but hers was genuine, "Well, I can safely assure you that you picked the right person to inherit One for All, Toshi."
Now Toshinori smiled authentically at the girl, "I'm glad you think so, Katara."
They sat there for a while, enjoying the comforting silence…
"...Well. I am absolutely ready to get to UA now!" Katara said with a happy grin, "I get to not only see Midoriya, but Uraraka, Iida, Ashido, and Asui!"
Chuckling at that, Toshinori said, "Ah, yes. You seem to be having a lot of friends now from what I saw."
Katara giggled at Toshi's pip.
Soon, she put up her plate and decided to go ahead and practice a little bit of her waterbending today, while Toshinori said that he had to get back to UA in a little bit after lunch to review other certain attendees.
Once Katara had gone back to school, she met up with Ochako and got the news that she passed too! In fact, Katara shared her phone number with Iida, Ashido, and Asui so she can text her to make sure if they passed, which they did as well!
The days, weeks, and a month soon followed, and now...it's finally that day...
The day that Katara will be heading out into the Hero Academy known as UA...
April
First Day at UA
6:20 AM
As soon as Katara left Toshi's house(he left early to get to UA), she made her way through the route that she was told to go to UA. As she waited on the train, she had absolute excitement bubbling inside of her.
Man, I can't believe this! This will be my very first taste of going to an institution of higher learning! UA...wow. If Toshi described this place as elite as he said it was, then...I'm really lucky to even be there!
Katara smiled brightly as she stood there while holding onto the grip pole of the train. She looked down at herself to observe her UA uniform again. It was crisp, straightened out, and looked really professional. Although the skirt was still a little much for her, she decided to just go with it, as she knows it's academic standard wear. Plus she is wearing black stockings on her legs, so she's not exposing too much leg to everyone.
Looking back up, she looked out the window to see the city whizzing by as she got ready to depart from the train to where her stop is.
This will actually be...fun.
Katara smiled even brighter.
UA Academy
7:20 AM
"Wow..."
She was at the front gate of the academy.
It looked grand, just as its reputation said it would be.
This is it...
Katara then stepped onto the campus grounds after her tag was scanned by the gate. She climbed up the stairs admiring her surroundings as there were cherry blossoms around some places on the campus. As soon as she entered the facility, she went to look for her class.
Okay, Class 1...A. Okay then. Got to look for Class 1-A.
As soon as she went up one floor and followed the directions Toshi gave her, she found the door to Class 1-A.
"...Wow. That's a huge door," Katara muttered to herself.
Taking a deep breath, she readied herself to enter her classroom...
This was the start of a new journey for her...from here on in, she will learn what it is like to be a Hero in this world.
As soon as she collected herself, she reached for the handle of the huge sliding door and slid it open.
She could see that a few students were already there. She heard from Toshi that there were eighteen students in both two classes, those classes being Class 1-A and 1-B. The 'one' being the first years...
Her classmates were sitting in their desks as they waited for when their class will begin. Katara could see that these kids have different and unique Quirks, each of them being obvious just by looking at them, while others looked like ordinary-looking teenagers. However, she knows that they've earned the right to be here, so she wouldn't be the one to judge them on what they could do.
And then, she heard some familiar voices.
"Y-Yagi-sama!"
"Katara! Hey!"
"Oh! Katara! *ribbit*"
Katara turned to the voices and smiled big when she sees her friends getting up and rushing over to her.
"Iida! Mina! Tsuyu!" she said as she went over to them and closed the gap between them.
"Hey girl!" Mina said with a happy grin, "Wow! You're in our class? That's totally awesome!"
"Yeah. *ribbit* What are the odds?" Tsuyu said.
"Miss Yagi-sama! It is an honor to share the same class with you! This is truly fate that we were all meant to meet each other again like this right here at UA!" Iida said in a chopping hand motion, "And it is great to see you again! The texts didn't feel like we were actually communicating with each other at all!"
Katara giggled, "Yeah! I'm really glad to see you guys again!"
As they chatted among themselves, two classmates were sitting at their desks and looking on at the group. One, a two-toned colored short-haired(right side of hair was white, while the left side of hair was red) boy with a burn scar on the left side of his face and around his left eye, and a very short boy with multiple grape-ish ball-looking shaped-hair with wide eyes.
The grape-haired boy, who was Mineta, just looked at the girls with...lecherous intentions, but as soon he saw Katara, he froze.
...Oh shit! It's that girl who saved me!
...Then, for no reason, whatsoever, he looked down at her legs...
...Wow...dayum. She's got some great-looking pair of legs. They make up for her lack of boobs...hmm...I wonder what her butt looks like?
Meanwhile, the two-toned-haired boy looked up to see the commotion and saw...
...Oh...hey, it's...yeah, it is her. I remember her. I bumped into her a while back...I think?
...The boy, named Shouto Todoroki, just kept looking at Katara.
...
...Shaking his head at staring for too long, he decided to just sit there and looked down at his desk.
Back with Katara, she and Iida, Asui, and Ashido's conversation were interrupted by the classroom door sliding open. They looked over at the door to see...
Katara's eyes widened at the student in the doorframe.
Instantly, her whole demeanor changed when she saw him.
"You!?"
"Eh?" said the voice of Bakugou Katsuki. He turned his attention to Katara, and upon seeing her, his eyes widened slightly, "...Ah, fuck," he muttered, looking away with a sneer. "It's that loudmouth extra."
Katara blinked at the insult, "Ex-cuse me!?" she exclaimed with a glare.
"Eh, you heard me," Bakugou said flippantly as he walked to a desk and plopped his stuff down, thus putting a shoed foot on the desk's surface. "First Shitty Deku gets in, and now I have to deal with stupid loudmouth Water Girl bitch," he muttered.
Before Katara could even go all out on Bakugou, Iida suddenly exclaimed with a fierce glare, "First of all, that's no way to talk to a lady, and secondly, watch your language, you hooligan! This is a renowned school of higher learning, and you will treat it as such! You are also to apologize to Ka-I mean, M-Miss Yagi this instant! And get your feet off the desk, you're disrespecting the people who made it for UA and the people who came here before us!"
"Huh?" Bakugou looked at Iida with a glare himself, "...Tch, whatever. What middle school you came from, ya extra?"
Iida's glare intensifies, and he says, "Somei."
"Somei? Ha! A stuck-up elitist, then? I should just blow ya to bits," Katsuki smirked haughtily.
Apparently, Iida lost the glare and looked taken aback, "Blow me to bits!? That's awful! And you wish to be a Hero!?"
Meanwhile, a girl with short purple hair and with ear jacks hanging from her ears winced as she left her head up from her desk, "Man, why does it have to be so noisy now?"
Another student, a girl who was reading a book and has a pineapple ponytail in the back, looked down at her book and glowered at the scene that was being played out.
Then a young man with red spiked hair came into Iida's and Baukgou's conversation at hand, "Hey now man, I don't know what you said, but if you're talking to trash to a lady, then that's unmanly."
A kid with electric blonde hair with a black streak in it also said, "Yeah. That's no way to talk to a girl."
Bakugou growled at the two. "Ah, shove it ya extras."
Tsuyu frowned at Bakugou's behavior, "Sheesh, we have to share a class with that guy?"
"Yikes," Mina cringed, "Talk about super rude."
Even Mineta looked at Bakugou disapprovingly.
Whoa, even I know not to say that to a hot girl!
Katara, who decided to fire back, said to Bakugou, "So how did you get in? By being obnoxious to the point that they pitied you?"
Bakugou directed his attention to Katara with a glare so intense, that she almost flinched. Almost. "You shut your-"
The door opened again…
"...Oh. Um…h-hi everybody..." said the voice of the boy who was in the door frame, that being Midoriya Izuku.
Katara, glad that another familiar face showed up, turned to him and smiled big, "Midoriya! Hey! You're in our class!"
"Oh hey! It's that kid who punched the Zero Pointer!" Mina said with a grin.
"Ah. You look all better now. *ribbit*" Tsuyu said with a nod and smile.
"Ah! So you're Midoriya!" Iida went over to him and shook his hand, leaving Izuku dumbfounded, "I want to say thank you for saving us from that Zero Pointer! Even though that was just a practical and it was all staged to look like we were in absolute real danger...um, I hope...either way, I just wanted to thank you for coming in and saving us all at the last second!"
"U-Uh...n-no problem?" Izuku said, but shook his head, "I-I mean, well...I-I just wanted to make sure you were all safe..." he perked up and looked at Katara, asking her, "Hey! W-Were you alright? That rock looked like it almost crushed your foot!"
Katara smiled as she giggled, "Yeah, I'm alright, Midoriya. Recovery Girl healed it just fine."
"Ah! Y-Yeah, Recovery Girl! Right, that's…right. Heh-heh," Izuku rubbed the back of his head in embarrassment.
W-Well, Katara doesn't seem too mad about me lying, I suppose… Izuku thought in relief.
While they got acquainted, Bakugou looked at Izuku with a hateful glare and sneer.
Deku and Water Girl know each other? ...Then I was right.
"Oh hey! You're that ordinary-looking guy!" said a bubbly sweet girl's voice, that being Uraraka Ochako as she entered the classroom, "Huh?" she looked at Katara, "Oh! Hey, Kat! Wow! We're in the same class! That's so cool!" she looked at the other three students and said curiously, "Um...hi! My name is Uraraka Ochako! Please to meet you all!"
Mina and Tsuyu smiled back, while Iida saluted and said, "Salutations, Uraraka-san!"
"Uh, hi," Izuku said with a shy smile, until he realized, "Oh, I mean, we have met, I was just...I-I guess reintroducing myself, heh."
Ochako giggled, "That's okay! Reintroductions are good as well! So, how ya doing? I heard from Kat here that you pulverized a Zero Pointer! Wow, you must be really strong!"
"I-I-I-I don't know about that, heh..." Izuku blushed, feeling sheepish all of a sudden.
Katara smiled knowingly at Izuku.
Well, you did really good out there, Midoriya...you deserve to be here.
Bakugou meanwhile just looked on at the group in frustration and...confusion.
What the fuck do they mean Deku is strong? What the hell did he even do!? That weakling couldn't even punch a damn hole through cardboard!
"Oh boy! So we got our opening ceremony and guidance session, right?" Ochako asked each of them excitedly "I wonder what our teacher'll be like? Hehe! I'm kind of nervous!"
"If you're here to socialize, get out," said a monotone male's voice.
All the kids turned to the voice.
The voice...was outside of their classroom...on the floor...and in a sleeping bag.
Katara blinked at the person in the sleeping bag.
"It took you all eight seconds to be quiet," said the face that was showing out of the sleeping bag. He had a scraggly face, a stubbled goatee, and messy long black hair. He also looked...dead tired. The man then got out an energy food pouch from inside the bag he was in and put the nozzle to his mouth, sucking and devouring the last bit of food in it.
Then, he stood up in his sleeping bag…and unzipped the zipper, making him look like a caterpillar that was coming out of his cocoon.
Katara stared at the man before them, blanching at how unkempt he looked.
"That's not good enough. Time is a precious resource that can't be wasted," The man told them.
The kids looked confused for a moment, until Izuku muttered, "So he's a Pro Hero too...?"
Katara glanced at Izuku and back at the man, A Pro Hero? This guy?
"Either way, I guess introductions are in order. I am Aizawa Shouta. I'll be your homeroom teacher. Please to meet you all." the man named Shouta said to his students.
…Homeroom teacher? Katara thought as she processed this bombshell of information.
Shouta then turned to look at Katara with bloodshot eyes…
...Okay then, Yagi Katara. Let's see what the niece of All Might is all about. As well as these other kids...it's time to see their potential.
End of Chapter 10
Okay!
...So, there's your chapter update! ^^;
...Sorry. D:
I mean, I could keep writing on, but I thought this was a good stopping point. Besides, y'all have been dying to see this updated, so I'm updating it! Sure, it may be shorter than the other chapters, but be happy you got anything at all! XP
So, yeah, Now Katara is at UA! Finally! XD And soon, Katara will see what Eraserhead is all about! ;)
As for who I'm getting rid of in Class 1-A...well, you can see Mineta is there...BUT! Guess what? Tooru will still be there as well! :D So that means both are safe! And that means...one has been kicked out! But who?
...I'll give ya a hint.
...He calls upon animals...
…Yep. Koji Koda. I just feel like...he's not adding anything to the story. I mean, right? Has he ever had an important role? ^^; So yeah, Koda is out. Sorry, Koda dude. Xo
Next chapter we see the kids do their Quirk Assessment Test! And maybe Shouta will discover something interesting about Katara! What do I mean by that? Well, even I'm not too sure! Find out next time! LOL! ;D
Until then, thank you all for reading, and keep on rocking everybody! ^_^
-TSP