Chapter 10: No More Secrets
A/N: In this chapter I have a text conversation take place. I can't claim originality from this idea for this and I must give credit to AkeenCarter and his/her/their own BNHA Fan Fiction Emerald Island for the inspiration.
The pro-hero Eraserhead wasn't at UA. He had just been given secret authorization to scope out the orphanage at night. It was going to take Tsuragamae a couple days to form a taskforce to take the place down without informing Zabatsu who was now suspected to be the Super Villain Waira. Until then he had to keep an eye on the place. Next to him was the Masked Hero Edgeshot who had just sneaked inside and scoped the place out in a very skinny form to avoid detection. Eraserhead meanwhile had to keep watch on the outside as he viewed things from the windows of the place.
"I was just inside, and that recording puts some things in a rosy filter." Edgeshot grumbled.
"You can't be serious…" Aizawa grumbled with a glare.
"I'm afraid not." Edgeshot sighed, looking very uncomfortable. "I saw a group of boys teaching a younger one how to cut himself, and where to do so to avoid suspicion. I also saw the condition of the bathrooms and that's where things are just as they were described in the recording. I'm surprised I didn't see anyone cut their foot open."
A vein was starting to pulse in Aizawa's temple, "Are we sure that it is indeed a police officer who owns this place?"
"I'm afraid so." Edgeshot murmured, "I had the staff at my own agency run background checks on the place and confirmed it. Apparently the only way this scam of an institution is able to regularly renew its permits is because its owner is on the inside."
"Unfucking believable." Aizawa growled.
"Want to hear something that will piss you off more?" Edgeshot said, looking uneasy.
"No…" Aizawa angrily replied, "But go ahead."
"I snuck into the staff quarters and facilities and it was like a palace in there." Edgeshot replied, having a hard time keeping his voice steady, "They had personal heaters and A/C units in their rooms, unlike the rest of the facility. Their private bathrooms were straight out of a billionaire's mansion with marble floors, multi-jetted showers, and jetted tubs that could easily fit multiple people."
"So they live in the lap of luxury while everyone under there 'care' is treated worse that dog shit?!" Aizawa responded, clearly livid.
"It appears so…" Edgeshot replied, "But that isn't the worse thing I saw."
"Okay, I don't know what you are going to pull out of your ass that is going to convince me there is something worse going on." Aizawa said through gritted teeth.
"They are planning on burning the place down." Edgeshot replied, and that earned a shocked expression from his colleague.
"How do you know that? Did you overhear them talking about it?" Aizawa asked.
"Yes and no…" Edgeshot explained, "I saw them rewiring electrical wiring throughout the building. Deliberately making it faulty. Also some staff were moving personal effects out of their rooms."
"So they are planning on making it look like an accident instead of arson." Aizawa grumbled, "And none of them have any remorse for murdering all the kids in their care?"
"I would honestly be surprised at this point if they did show any remorse." Edgeshot whispered, "And speaking of things we shouldn't be surprised to see…"
"What?"
"Look over there Aizawa…" Edgeshot pointed out and Aizawa saw a boy with green hair.
"Looks like Midoriya is going to be a problem child after all." Aizawa sighed. He moved to jump down and confront the boy but Edgeshot stopped him.
"We can't risk ourselves being seen near here." Edgeshot chastised his colleague, "Didn't you say that All Might had the kid's phone number? Have him call him later and tell him he's being reckless. We can't risk blowing our cover."
"Fine…" Aizawa muttered, "But I will be personally giving him a dressing down when he gets to UA."
"But I thought he wasn't going to be in your class?"
"Don't remind me."
"But the good news is we will be able to move in on the place tomorrow." Edgeshot added in.
"Hopefully we move in before they burn the place down and kill of the kids. Luckily tomorrow is a school day and they'll want to do it at night when they are all asleep."
Izuku had looked around the orphanage, he had snuck out of his home late of night. When his mother asked why he was going out so late, he said he got a message from his trainer saying he wanted to meet him for a late night training session. Once Izuku got to the orphanage, he knew he hadn't thought his plan through. He hadn't thought of a plan of getting into the orphanage late at night, and feared what would happen to him if he got caught. He stayed around the area for a bit before giving up and heading back home. When he got home and took his shoes off, he was greeted by his mother.
"So boy…" his mother asked, clearly displeased, "Where were you?"
"I don't know what you are talking about mom." Izuku lied, "I told you I was training with Mr. Yagi."
"Want to try again?" Mr. Yagi asked, emerging from Izuku's room where he was hidden.
"WHAAAAT?!" Izuku screamed in shock, "Shit! Shit! SHIT!"
"So…" Yagi looked at him, clearly looking cross. "Do you wish to try that again boy?"
"I was out for late night jog." Izuku lied again, but neither party seemed convinced.
"You are a pathetic liar Izuku Midoriya." Inko grumbled, not taking her evil mom eyes off her son.
"Your mother called me to see if it was really true I asked for a late night training session Midoriya." Yagi grumbled, "So you can cut the act. Where were you?"
"Dodge the question! Dodge the question! Hold on wait a moment…"
"How did you get Al- Mr. Yagi's number mom?"
"I asked for it." His mother replied, but her cheeks turned slightly pink, and that caused Izuku's heart to sink, and then immediately jump afterwards and start racing.
"You aren't dating my trainer are you?" Izuku stammered out with clear shock in his voice.
"Don't dodge your mother's question!" Yagi yelled, but his face was also a clear give away, also turning bright red.
"OMG! All Might is dating my mom?! What the hell is going on?! How is this happening to me?!"
"So yes. I'm dating your trainer. So what?! Answer my question boy or you are in big trouble!" Inko replied, her face turning scarlet like her son's did all the time. Izuku's face had turned just as red and All Might was now panicking. He planned on telling his successor this news AFTER he had moved into the dorms. Izuku looked at him in the eyes, and he nodded.
"You were going to try and sneak into the orphanage weren't you?" Yagi asked his student.
Izuku gulped and then slowly nodded. "They must already know…"
"What possessed you to do something so reckless? I got a text from Eraserhead saying he and Edgeshot saw you sneaking around the orphanage." Yagi asked him as they moved to the living room.
"I desperately wanted to find a way to help him." Izuku muttered, tears forming in his eyes. This had the effect of softening the expression on his mother's face.
"I know you do sweetie." Inko said, placing an arm around her son as he started to cry.
"Izuku." Yagi began, "You have done the hardest job of all for us. You got us the initial information to start this investigation. Do you know how hard it would've been to start an investigation against a police officer in the first place? Most heroes wouldn't have had the guts to start the ball rolling against one. You did the job that none of us could do."
"But it's not enough!" Izuku yelled out through his sobs, "I can't just fucking sit here and do nothing!"
This caused his mother to go pale with shock. She had never heard her son curse before.
"Izuku Midoriya! When have you started using such foul language!?" Inko yelled at her son.
"Blame him!" Izuku yelled back, pointing a finger at Yagi, "He taught me it was okay. And besides, you were the one who taught me! The only thing holding me back was that I was naive enough to think thought heroes didn't curse
This had the effect of Inko staring daggers at her boyfriend as he cowered, "She seriously might actually have a quirk that makes people afraid of her…" Izuku thought to himself.
"I merely told him that everyone curses and makes jokes in bad humor from time to time." Yagi stammered, "We were training with All Might one day and he made a joke about shitting bricks and we had to calm him down from having a panic attack. Had to tell him that everyone curses and it is perfectly okay."
His girlfriend kept staring daggers at him, "Fine, but just don't you dare use that language around me okay!?"
"Yes mom…" Izuku stuttered, as he sat back down between his mom and All Might on the couch.
"So anyways." His mom began, "I understand how nervous and scared you are for your friend. I know you've come to care about him, enough to get on your knees to beg me to adopt him into the family. However, I will not tolerate you lying to me and sneaking out of the house. If you were sneaking off to a secret girlfriend's place I would've understood and been lenient."
This had the effect of Izuku turning red as he thought of someone in particular.
"However since you betrayed out trust and put yourself in unnecessary danger, you are grounded young man!" Inko stated and this caused Izuku to gulp
"You are to come straight home from school. You are not allowed to leave the house on the weekends. Consider yourself on house arrest young man. I can't stand the thought of you being putting in a state of unnecessary risk when the Heroes have it under control. You haven't even had your first day in a Hero's course. You are in no place acting like one. You already gave me a heart attack with that whole sludge villain incident. You'll still have your phone and your computer. If you want to talk to your friends you can do so from here, and they can still come over. Do you understand?"
"Yes Mom…" Izuku replied looking down at the floor.
Inko looked at her son for a moment before relaxing her expression, "I know you don't like it, but I really don't have a choice. You have a 'saving people thing'."
"Kinda the reason I chose you to be worthy of training from me." Yagi chuckled, but Inko paused and looked at him.
"But you and Izuku told me it was All Might who said he was worthy of being trained…" Inko responded. Both Izuku and Yagi visibly tensed up and sweat dropped, this was not missed by Inko. "Boys… Is there something you two haven't told me?"
"NO!" Both Yagi and Izuku yelled at the same time, shaking their heads in unison.
"That was way too rehearsed to be honest." Inko deadpanned, and both boys started to cower.
"Just tell her Mr. Yagi." Izuku said turning to his mentor while shaking, "She won't stop pressuring us till she finds out."
"Well.." Yagi responded looking scared and nervous, "I was thinking of waiting a bit…"
"If you are really dating, she'll find out eventually." Izuku pleaded, "Besides, she's not at the scary level she was when she found out I got a concussion."
"Really?" Yagi quivered, he looked at Inko who was still holding an expecting look.
"I really want to know because it obviously concerns my son Toshinori." Inko supplied, "Can you blame a mother from worrying?"
"No I guess not," Yagi sighed. "Well I won't be able to hold my hero form for long because I busted it out earlier today."
"Hero?" Inko asked looking confused, "I thought you were just an administrator at All Might's agency. I know he hasn't had a sidekick since Nighteye."
"That's right. I haven't had a sidekick since Nighteye. We had a disagreement and haven't talked in years." Yagi responded.
"Wait… ?" Inko asked, and then after about ten seconds. Her mouth went agape as she figured it out. That is when All Might transformed into his Hero Form.
"I AM HERE!" All Might declared in his power form and Inko looked like she was going to pass out from shock.
"I've actually been dating All Might!?" She freaked out, and that is when he shrunk back down to his skinny form coughing up blood which made her shriek more.
"Woah take it easy there Inko!" All Might said trying to calm his girlfriend down as she was starting to hyperventilate as returned to his normal state.
"So you've been getting trained by All Might himself the entire time?" Inko asked looking at her son.
"Yes mom."
"And you've known he was All Might the entire time?"
"Yes mom."
"Why didn't you tell me?"
"Because he told me not to."
She gave a look at All Might, who simply said, "I did. I don't like anyone knowing about this weakened form if possible."
"Okay I understand that." Inko huffed, "But you could've at least told me."
"All Might?" Izuku asked looking at his mentor, "Could I have a word in private?"
All Might looked at Izuku and simply nodded as they headed into his room.
"All Might, I think we should tell my mom about One For All." Izuku said as he sat down on the bottom bed of his new bunk bed, and All Might sat next to him. He saw his mentor tense up and about to protest.
"I know you don't like telling people at all about it unless you have absolutely no choice and I totally understand and respect that. But this is my mom we are talking about. You know she's not stupid. She'll eventually connect the dots, and I'd rather get it done and over with given what else has gone on tonight. Besides, isn't it my decision now who gets to know about the quirk?"
There was a good few minutes pause before All Might responded, while he looked around at all his branded memorabilia that was on display throughout the room.
"I understand Young Midoriya." All Might sighed, "It is your decision now who finds out about the quirk and all now. And I agree, your mother is not stupid, she'll figure it out eventually. Best to get it over with. But for future references while you are at UA, can you please at least come to me when you want to tell someone about the quirk. It would be in poor taste to be dating some hot girl, tell her about your quirk because you really love her, and then only to break up with her."
"I understand All Might." Izuku sighed as both boys got off the bed and headed back out into the living room.
"Inko. Your son has decided to tell you something." All Might said, instantly putting all the pressure on Izuku to which he shot him a dirty look, and All Might gave him a slight grin knowing exactly what he did and had no guilt in doing so.
"Well…" Izuku responded shaking the back of his hair. "All Might can explain it the best since he is the expert on the topic." And this resulted in a dirty glare from All Might directed at Izuku.
"That is true…" All Might said very slowly, "However, since Izuku is the main party effected by the thing, it would be best for him to explain."
"Is this true Izuku?" Inko asked,
"Yes, mom it is, but-" Izuku started,
"Just tell me what it is Izuku." Inko sighed, she was losing her patience, "I'd rather you tell me openly rather than having it forced out like everything else this evening."
Izuku then looked at his mom, and then back at All Might, and then back at his mom. He took a deep breath, and waited a good twenty seconds before opening his mouth. "All Might has been training me since the sludge villain attack because he thought I had the moral qualities to be his successor. And he trained me everyday since the sludge villain attack. He was the one who came up with the meal plan and my workout regimen that you thought was a bit extreme for me but didn't question it."
Izuku then had to take another deep breath and a pause. "The reason for the workout schedule to be more extreme than normally acceptable was because he wanted to give me something."
"What did he want to give you?" Inko asked with genuine curiosity.
"There is a reason why my workout routine became less intense after Christmas. That's because right before I managed to prove myself worthy in his eyes. He gave me his quirk mom…"
Inko sat there in silence. She blinked several times, her mouth hanging open in shock. "All Might gave you his quirk?" She then looked at All Might, disbelief etched across her face.
"I did Inko. I did indeed give your son my quirk." All Might confirmed, and Inko slumped in her arm chair from shock.
"Izuku, could you go into your mom's liquor cabinet and pour a double for her? I think she needs it." All Might chuckled,
"But All Might, I'm not allowed to touch the liquor cabinet unless I'm grabbing wine to cook with, I'm 18, not 20." Izuku said looking uncomfortable with the idea.
"Trust me. Your mom looks like she needs it." All Might chuckled, as he watched Izuku pour his mom a drink and put it down in front of her to which she downed it. After a good while of sitting around the living room in silence Inko finally broke it.
"So that's why you worked him till he almost passed out every day." Inko whispered, "His body had to be built up enough so it wouldn't be damaged by your quirk."
"Exactly," All Might confirmed, "I'd say he can safely use around 15% of my quirk without hurting himself at his current physical state."
"What?" Inko gasped, "Only 15%?"
"Any more power and I injure myself." Izuku confirmed and nodded his head, and reading his mother's horrified look quickly followed up and answered her unspoken question. "It's only happened twice. All Might had me do it on purpose the first time."
This caused Inko to shoot a deadly glare at her boyfriend who started to shake uncontrollably. Thankfully Izuku not wanting his mother to start screaming at the top of her lungs intervened.
"We didn't really have much choice in the matter mom!" Izuku interjected, and his mom redirected her angry gaze to him, "I had to know exactly what it felt like to use One For All, that's the name of All Might's quirk, no my quirk now, at 100% in order to establish a baseline so I know how to tone down the power to safe and appropriate levels. We had safety precautions in place. We already knew about my healing abilities, but we didn't want to rely on them. That's why All Might called in the Recovery Girl who has the best healing quirk in the country. I did break my arm as a result. No I did not tell you about that and I'm sorry. I didn't want to see you flip the table when you found out about my healing abilities because you were mad enough, but I did tell Dr. Yamato about it. I only accidentally hurt myself with One For All one other time and that was at the very end of the entrance exam. I was up in control of the power until I had to go beyond my normal limits to take down a massive robot the size of a building."
Izuku finished talking and watched his mother as she stood there in silence. He could tell she was breathing deeply, trying not to get angry again. "At least you told Shiho and you took the proper safety precautions. I can't be mad about that. I understand why you would want to keep your quirk a secret. I also understand why you didn't tell me about this, and I respect your decisions in doing so."
This caused Izuku and All Might to sigh in relief as they slumped back into slouches on the couch. Izuku felt relief wash over him. "My mom isn't going to kill me…"
"What I'm curious about though is how you passed the quirk along to Izuku?" Inko asked All Might, but it was Izuku who answered when All Might nodded towards him.
"I had to swallow his DNA and he had to willingly give it to me." Izuku explained, "I had to swallow his hair. I was grossed out by the whole thing, but took the hair when All Might suggested that I eat his toe nails or something!"
"That's not what I said!" All Might argued as Inko turned green at the thought of eating All Might's toe nails. "I said, would you rather eat my toe nails or something?"
"Same thing!" Izuku countered back. However his mom had a puzzled looks.
"So the quirk passes with the voluntary passing of DNA into someone?" she asked, and both boys nodded, "Izuku… What are you going to do when you become sexually active? I mean, I want grandchildren after all eventually. Not now I mean but-"
"MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMM!" Izuku screamed at the top of his lungs, his face turning the deepest shade of red that was possible and ran back to his room and slammed the door shut and locking it behind him.
"Izuku please come back out!" She called to her son.
"NO!" He shouted back.
"We really need to talk about this, and this concerns you!" She shouted back.
"I DON'T CARE!"
"Izuku Midoriya if you don't come out here I'll make you do that sex ed course I made you do when you were younger!"
That got him to open his door. Izuku clearly visibly embarrassed and very upset. He huffed back down and sat in the chair furthest away from this mother crossing his arms, clearly in a fit, his face blushing uncontrollably.
"Now All Might," Inko began to ask, All Might was looking at Izuku with pity. "Is it possible to transfer your One For All quirk through any means of sexual activity?"
"It is indeed possible." All Might confirmed, and Izuku gave him a look of shock, and Inko looked traumatized. "But Izuku won't have to worry about that."
"Is it my son is determined to become a 40 year old virgin?" Inko asked, and Izuku shot her a look, not knowing exactly how to respond to that.
"No." All Might said with a massive belly laugh, which resulted from an upset stare full of razor sharp daggers from Izuku in his direction. "I mean. You also have to be willing and wanting to pass the quirk itself on down too." This caused Inko to sigh in relief. "But it is possible to force the quirk onto someone, but I doubt Izuku will do unless he is in a dire situation where he knows he can't get out of it and needs to pass the quirk on in order for it to survive."
It was at that moment that Izuku's stomach gave out a massive rumble and they all stared at him.
"It's your own fault for skipping dinner young man." Inko said with a stern look, but when Izuku gave her the sad puppy eyes, she laughed. "Don't worry, the leftovers are in the fridge. Anyways I don't think there is much to discuss anymore. Besides, I think I've put you through enough trauma tonight."
Izuku sat at the kitchen table eating his pork fried rice with a glass of water. His mom had started to get ready for bed. That's when All Might sat across the table from him.
"Izuku?"
"All Might?"
"Are you okay with me dating your mom?" All Might asked, looking a bit uneasy. Izuku thought for a second as he finished his current bite.
"It still hasn't hit me." Izuku muttered quietly. "It doesn't seem real. Your childhood hero who you looked up to like an actual father is dating your mother… It just seems like something out of those children's books. I can't seem to wrap my head around it. The emotion I'm feeling… I just don't know how to describe it."
It was All Might's turn to sit in silence as Izuku resumed his dinner, and it was Izuku again who broke the silence, "I mean, you've been acting like a father figure to me these past months. I've felt like kinda what it feels like to have one. But I'm not sure… I don't know what emotion I'm feeling in my chest right now and it is making me uncomfortable that I don't understand what it is…" Izuku then pushed his food aside and cradled his head in his arms on the table as he felt his eyes start to water. He heard a chair scrape and footsteps come towards him. He felt All Might's bony hand on his shoulder.
"It's okay to feel these things Izuku." All Might said in a soft voice. "It is also perfectly normal to be uncertain of what emotions you are supposed to be feeling. It happens to everyone. Especially in their hormonal teenage years. Your body is unlocking and experiencing new things not just physically but mentally. So what you are feeling is perfectly normal."
He heard All Might walk back around the table and sit back down. Izuku lifted up his head and pulled his bowl of rice back towards him, and he began to eat again with puffy red eyes.
"Izuku?" All Might inquired.
"Yes, sir?" Izuku asked.
"Would you be uncomfortable if I spent the night here with your mother?"
Izuku paused, turning slightly red in the face as his mind went to a place he didn't want it to be.
"Will I need earplugs?", This caused All Might to chuckle.
"Nope I don't snore." All Might replied innocently, and saw Izuku's still had a worried look. "I take it you've heard stuff from when previous boyfriends stayed the night?" Izuku nodded, twitching in his seat. "Ah I see, and I bet you really didn't enjoy hearing that." Izuku nodded again.
"No need to worry Izuku. We haven't done anything like that yet, and I'll make sure that when we do decide to do something like that that you aren't in the house or anywhere near you can hear us." This caused Izuku to sag with relief.
"Don't mention it." All Might chuckled, "I've seen how you've handled such topics of conversation today. Just watch out for Midnight."
With his dinner done, Izuku washed his bowl and then went to the bathroom to shower up before bed. When he was done he got into his sweatpants and an old t-shirt and climbed up to the top bunk. He took his phone out and texted his friends.
Rabbit: Guys I'm grounded…
Ghost: Uh-oh.
Engine: WHAT DID YOU DO MIDORIYA?
Rabbit:I got caught sneaking around the orphanage…
Ghost: Who caught you?
Rabbit:….
Ghost: Midoriya ?
Rabbit:A pro hero who happens to have a working relationship with my personal trainer.
Rabbit: ….
Rabbit: And my mom texted him to confirm that I actually went out late at night to train with him… He was there to greet me with my mom when I got back home…
Ghost: That must have been unpleasant
Rabbit:Very…
Engine: WELL YOU DESERVE YOUR PUNISHMENT MIDORIYA! SNEAKING OUT AT NIGHT PAST CURFEW IS ILLEGAL! YOU WERE ACTING LIKE A VILLAIN!
Ghost: He texts like he talks…
Rabbit:I know… It's like he doesn't know how to turn Caps Lock off IRL too.
Engine: I can see what the two of you are typing!
Rabbit:You were suppose to!
Engine: Upset Face Emoji.
Ghost: So what can you do?
Rabbit: I can still invite friends over, and I can probably still use the garden inside the condo complex. I still have full internet privileges.
Engine: So you are only limited to leaving the house except for school?
Rabbit:yep
Ghost: Could be worse…
Rabbit:How so?
Ghost: I once got grounded drastically for using my quirk to drop a cake on my older twin brothers' heads
Engine: WHAT COULD IMPLORE YOU TO DO SUCH A HEINOUS THING!?
Ghost: I'd rather not say… It was very embarrassing. But they most certainly deserved it.
Rabbit:What did your parents do?
Ghost: Took away all my internet privileges, locked my phone into only receiving phone calls, and put me under house arrest.
Engine: Ouch
Rabbit:F
Ghost: F?
Rabbit: Never mind, something I saw online once…
Engine: Anyways it is late we should all go to bed, we still have school in the morning.
Ghost: You and Izuku are lucky you two go to the same school.
Rabbit:Don't worry, we will all be going to the same school soon.
Engine: YES! We will all be in the same class too! We all have Kan-Sensei as our teacher.
Rabbit:Well Good night
Engine: Sleep well
Ghost: Night.
A/N: So Yes All Might is dating Mama-Midoriya. Thought it would create some very good humor moments. You'll just have to wait to see what I have planned lol. Also, I found it ridiculous that Inko wasn't told the truth about One For All in the anime. It just makes perfect sense for her to know in my own personal opinion. Also the thought of One For All being passed along sexually was a random 4am can't fall asleep random thought I had, and I doubt I'm the first one to thing of such a way of passing the quirk along.
