A/N: 20,000 hits! It took so long for me to write this chapter... plus it didn't help I went to an anime convention last weekend (yes... there was one last weekend. SacAnime... look it up). Enjoy the chapter!
Chapter 15: Ghost of a Chance
With the Sprots Festival coming in fast a lot was going on. Todoroki like many of his classmates were focused on training.
However he was only half training…
Which sounded bad if said "Half Training" didn't involve activating his curse and only have his white half train while the red half read how to books.
They were books on various subjects, mostly in some form of job training like trying to be a lawyer or a support technician. However it reached a point where it got weird…
Izuku walked into class one morning when he saw the book that Todoroki was reading.
"How to write a tell all book"
Izuku just stared at Todoroki.
"Why is he reading that?" thought Izuku sweating.
Later during class…
Everyone was doing classwork.
Todoroki was just minding his own business when one of his easers suddenly floated into the air and got tossed at Bakugo.
"Oh what the full ICY HOT!" yelled Bakugo.
"What?" asked Todoroki.
"You threw this eraser at me!" yelled Bakugo.
"I didn't." said Todoroki.
"Don't fucking lie! It has your name on it!" yelled Bakugo.
"That's enough!" yelled Ectoplasm the math teacher.
And that was the beginning of things happening involving Todoroki.
Strange thing had started to happen. As if someone or something was blaming him for things.
But no one would see him do the things he was doing.
In the locker room after training (due to the upcoming Sports Festival normal hero classes were replaced with their own training).
However Red Todoroki remained, still reading the book "How to write a tell all book."
"Hey Red Todoroki…" said Kaminari.
"Please don't call name that…" muttered Red Todoroki.
"What am I supposed to call you?" asked Kaminari.
Red Todoroki's eye twitched… his father had insisted on calling him "Sho" while White Todoroki "To". Which made sense considering what his name meant.
But he wasn't going to let his classmate call him that.
He put down his book.
"What do you want?" he asked.
"I was wondering why you've been reading how to books recently." Said Kaminari.
"It's for ideas for other jobs." Said Red Todoroki.
His classmates were confused.
However that was when he suddenly disappeared leaving behind his clothes.
This was starting to become a regular occurrence so his classmates were fazed by it.
And just as he disappeared the book he was reading started to float.
It was hovering awkwardly as if someone holding it realized they chose the worst moment to pick it up.
"What the!" yelled Kaminari.
The book then fell to the floor.
Only four students weren't confused.
"So that explains Todoroki doing those things." Sighed Mineta.
"Of course the unexplained occurrences is one who had passed on." Sighed Tokoyami.
"Hey! Deku! You have the exorcists number?" asked Bakugo.
"I do." Said Izuku, "I'll call her later!"
Expect for the four that have been dealing with the supernatural for a while all sweat dropped.
"What are you saying?" asked Iida.
"icy hot is fucking haunted." Said Bakugo.
"Duh…" said Mineta rolling his eyes.
"What are you talking about?" asked Todoroki showing up.
"You're fucking haunted." Said Bakugo.
"That's why weird things have been going on today." Said Izuku.
Todoroki rolled his eyes, picked up his things including his book and left the locker room.
"Why the fuck is he in denial?" asked Bakugo.
"I think it's because he might not believe he actually cursed…" sighed Izuku.
"He's wearing a magical talisman that gives him new clothes whenever his curse activates…" sighed Mineta.
"He still do not believe that the world is far more open than it appears." Said Tokoyami.
The rest of the boys just sweat dropped at this conversation.
As Todoroki was walking away from the locker room he passed by the lavender haired boy.
He noticed something out of the corner of his eye.
It was like a shadow following Todoroki.
His eye twitched as he saw the shadow.
"If I get dragged into this I'm blaming the hero course…" he muttered.
Sometime later outside of school Izuku was going through his phone.
Nearby Bakugo was watching him.
"You don't have to be here." Said Izuku.
"I am not going to see someone get possessed again…" muttered Bakugo.
"Hey! Midoriya!" called out a voice.
He looked up and saw Iida, Kirishima, Mina Ochaco and Tetsutetsu running towards them.
"Hey!" said Izuku.
"Are you calling the Exorcist?" asked Kirishima.
"She already doesn't know how to cure Deku if that's what you want to know…" muttered Bakugo rolling his eyes.
"Wait are you serious about this?" asked Mina.
"Of course we are." Muttered Bakugo.
Izuku looked through his phone and found the number and put it on speaker.
He hit call and the phone soon picked up.
"Hey Midoriya!" called out the voice of his former classmate.
"Hey." Responded Izuku.
"So is the rumor true! That Bakugo is now cursed too?" asked his former classmate.
"IT's true..." said Izuku.
His former classmate laughed.
"WHAT THE FUCK!" yelled Bakugo.
"Oh he's there…" said their former classmate.
Although they couldn't see it they got the feeling that she was sweat dropping.
"Some of my classmates and another student from another class is listening in too." Said Izuku.
"It must be something big going on if you're calling me." Said their former classmate.
"There's a fucking ghost following Icy hot…" said Bakugo.
"I'm going to guess Icy Hot is one of your classmates." Sighed their former classmate.
"He is…" said Izuku.
"Well the good news is that ghosts are the easiest thing to handle if it's a ghost. Most of the time the best way to deal with them is find out the cause of the haunting and to help them pass on." Explained their former classmate, "So anything you know about the guy…"
Are you sure about that?" asked Iida.
"My family has been doing this thing for generations… unless the situation is really bad we just let the people who are haunted to handle it themselves." Said their former classmate.
"Is that a good idea?" asked Mina.
"Yeah, most of the time they just find peace and crossover into the afterlife." Said their former classmate, "If you can give me a bit of information you know I might be able to help some more…"
"Well he's Endeavor's son." Said Ochaco.
"Wait… the Endeavor… as in the number 2 hero?" asked their Former Classmate.
"Yeah…" said Izuku.
"Are you kidding me"! muttered their former Classmate, "Of course you get the kid of a vengeful ghost magnet…"
"What?" asked Iida.
"Look! He's a terrible hero! He's done so much damage that he practically ruined so many lives plus some random causality due to a fight he had." Said their former classmate, "My family doesn't work with him, but he get haunted on a regular basis that he has a few on Standby just to make sure they don't bother him… I'm not surprised his kid is getting revenge by proxy. Honestly I wouldn't be surprised if he kept the whole "I get vengeful ghosts after me of pretty often" hidden from his kids." Sighed their former classmates, "Look I do recommend calling out the ghost… but I'll see if anyone knows someone who works with Endeavor… because he needs to know if his kid is being haunted."
"Are you fucking serious?" asked Bakugo.
"Yes I am…" said their former classmate, "Also, let this be a lesson for you in the future! If you continue the way you are now you're going to be a vengeful ghost magnet as well…"
"'What the fuck does that mean!" yelled Bakugo.
"Okay I'm going to need some more information about what's going on before I give you advice." Said their former classmate.
"EXPLAIN!" yelled Bakugo.
"No…" said their former classmate.
That was when Mina poured water on him, activating his curse
"He's going to kill you…" said Izuku.
"I know…" said Mina, "But we should really help Todoroki."
However their former classmate couldn't stop laughing as the yells had turned into angry barks .
Once the former classmate stopped laughing they told her about however it seemed like Todoroki was throwing things a people all day and how they found out (due to his Jusenkyo Curse).
"Okay… it sounds like they're starting off slow… if you're unable to get any sort of motive or something by tomorrow call me again." Said their former classmate, "And from the sounds of it, the rest of you are going to get involved… I know some of you probably think the whole Jusenkyo thing is a quirk… but it's not… and I'm sure this ghost will open your eyes completely…"
They all looked at Iida.
"Why are you looking at me?" asked Iida.
"I'm pretty sure you're the only not completely convinced that all of us are cursed." Said Kirishima.
"All of you?" asked the former classmate.
"Jusenkyo Jin showed up during that attack." Said Izuku.
"I was hit months before though…" said Tetsutetsu.
"Ah… that explains how Bakugo got cursed." Said the former classmate.
Of course Pomeranian-Bakugo growled at this.
"Look if he starts looking exhausted tomorrow text me because that is a bad sign." Said the former classmate, "But other than that you need to figure out a good way to call out the ghost and see what their problem with Endeavor is."
She began to tell them way to call out the ghost to talk to them and get them to crossover in peace.
"Just remember to text me if he looks exhausted tomorrow… because it means either two things." Said their former.
"Which is?" asked Izuku.
"Either the ghost is messing with their dreams or far worse… their sucking the life of out of him…" said their former classmate.
All of them were horrified at this.
"So yeah… text me tomorrow if that's the case." Said their former classmate.
And it was with that the call ended.
There was an awkward silence among them, realizing that this haunting could put their classmate in actual danger…
Well…
"Are we sure if this legitimate I mean…" said Tenya.
"Iida… please just start opening your mind…" said Ochaco.
"Yeah…" agreed Mina.
"There must be a perfectly rational explanation for this…" said Tenya.
"He needs this…" sighed Tetsutetsu.
"Yeah…" sighed Izuku.
That was when suddenly Pomeranian-Bakugo launched himself at Mina.
"Kacchan! Stop!" cried Izuku.
"Bakugo! Just because she triggered your transformation doesn't mean you can attack her!" scolded Iida.
Pomeranian-Bakugo just growled.
The next day at the shoe locker, the lavender haired boy was exchanging shoes. That was when he noticed Todoroki.
He couldn't help but to groan at the sight of him.
The boy was paler than usual and had some bags under his eyes.
He looked at the hero course student and sighed.
He had a tendency to get dragged into this sort of stuff…
And this wasn't his first time dealing with ghosts.
"Still blaming the hero course…" he muttered to himself.
Todoroki made it class.
Everyone noticed how terrible he looked.
Those that had heard were part of the phone call paled. While it was clear from Mineta and Tokoyami's faces what was going on.
Izuku texted the former classmate.
That was when Mineta tapped his shoulder.
"Yeah?" asked Izuku.
"I'm not helping you with this ghost." Said Mineta.
Izuku sweat dopped at this…
Class went on as normal, but the teachers did take note of Todoroki's appearance.
And one of them did seem to notice a show that briefly appeared over Todoroki causing them to sigh.
Not all heroes got involved with the supernatural… but those that did knew their stuff.
And they already had it in mind to call an Exorcist just in case.
When it was time for lunch those that were helping Todoroki all met up.
"I haven't heard back." said Izuku.
They have school… that is probably why they haven't responded." Said Iida.
"Hey…" said the lavender haired boy.
"What the fuck do you want?" asked Bakugo glaring at him.
"Look… I do want to get into the hero course but I don't' want to because the guy died." Muttered the lavender haired boy.
They were surprised about what he was saying.
"Wait… are you saying you want to help us with the ghost?" asked Mina.
"Wait you already know?" asked the lavender haired boy with a sweat drop.
"We do." Said Izuku.
The lavender Haired boy just stared at them.
"We still don't know if it's a ghost or not… it could just be a quirks as work." Said Iida.
The lavender haired boy stared at Iida.
"Didn't he get cursed?" asked the lavender haired boy.
"It hasn't really hit him yet." Said Kirishima.
The lavender haired boy nodded.
The rather large group managed to find Todoroki who was in the hallway…
"Todoroki are you okay?" asked Izuku.
"I'm fine…" he said.
"You don't look fine." Said Ochaco.
"I'm fine… I just had a bad night." Said Todoroki.
"Or you're fucking haunted!" yelled Bakugo.
"Is it a good idea having him call out the ghost?" asked Mina.
"He might be the best at it." Said Karishma.
"There's no ghost…" said Todoroki.
That was when a wind gust blew through the hallway.
"Oh Endeavor's son… you are wrong…" said a ghost woman appearing.
Iida just stared at the ghost woman… as he brain was rebooting. It helped there was an air about the ghost! Something wrong… and that it felt definitely than a quirk. That is practically why his brain was rebooting it was so wrong that he knew it couldn't be a quirk after all.
He tried to think of it rationally away… but couldn't anymore…
However the others who weren't used to the supernatural were surprised by the ghost but were far more accepting of it considering their curses.
"So you noticed the signs." Said the ghost woman.
"We're not going to let you kill Todoroki…" said Izuku firmly.
"Oh… you thought I was sucking the life out of him… oh me… I'm, not that vengeful." Said the ghost woman, "I just made sure he couldn't sleep last night…"
This made the group sweat drop.
"Why are you doing this?" asked Mina.
"What goes around comes around…" said the woman, "My son built a wonderful shop from the ground up and it was very popular… until one day Endeavor showed up and "accidently" burned the shop to the ground… ruining my son's life… And I plan to ruin his life… you will never become a hero… I will ensure that!"
The ghost woman disappeared.
"Okay… I think this is going to harder." Said Izuku.
Todoroki just sighed at the ghost.
"Somehow I'm not surprised by this." Said Todoroki.
"What?" asked almost everyone in the group.
"Considering how cruel he is I'm not surprised that someone is getting revenge by proxy…" said Todoroki, "I'm surprised it didn't happen sooner."
"You can't really be saying that?" asked Iida.
"What?" asked Todoroki.
"He is a hero and I'm sure that he didn't mean to burn that shop… if we…" said Iida.
Todoroki got angry and glared at Iida.
"I'm sure if we talk to the ghost woman and your father…" said Iida trying to think rationally.
"Do you know what a quirk Marriage is?" asked Todoroki.
The entire group looked at Todoroki in horror.
In his anger he didn't care what he was telling them as he told them what a Quirk Marriage was: marriages to ensure that they have strong off spring, they fallen out of a favor, however he then dropped this.
"My father bought my mother to ensure that he could have a child to one day defeat All Might…" said Todoroki, "I am his Masterpiece, the one who will one day become the number one hero… My mother however was driven mad… she mentioned how she hated my left side before pouring boiling water on my face… And that's why I plan to ensure that my curse becomes permeant… so I won't ever have to use my left side again…"
"What are you planning to kill your left side when you get the chance?" muttered Bakugo.
"No… I plan to continue being a hero with my ice half while my fire half gets a regular job." Said Todoroki.
That was when it hit Class 1-A. Why he was reading those books.
"You're really serious." Said Todoroki.
"I plan to be the number hero without his quirk…" said Todoroki, "And if I can figured out how to spilt myself presently then so be it…"
"Are you serious?" asked the Levander haired boy, "You're trying to spilt yourself in two and holding yourself back just you can spite your old man! What is wrong with you!"
"I agree… I might not be panning to use my curse but that's because I don't want to rely on it too much!" said Izuku.
"Are you kidding me Deku!" yelled Bakugo.
"I can punch you into another town without using my quirk…" said Izuku.
Bakugo held back on that… realizing that he had something of a point.
"You're holding back as well…" said Todoroki, "How is that different."
"I'm holding back for my own reasons…. I can't rely on my curse forever…" said Izuku.
They knew that Izuku would probably one day get rid of his curse if given the chance… heck most of them would as well (Kirishima and Tetsutetsu honestly would probably keep them if given the choice).
Before Izuku could say any more the ghost woman reappeared looking horrified.
"Is that all true?" asked the ghost woman.
Todoroki nodded.
"Oh my… I'm so sorry… all I did was make your life worse… I didn't even think… Oh my… I'm sorry…" said the ghost woman, "I'm going to my revenge on him instead! I hope you can forgive me… I won't brother you again…"
The ghost woman disappeared…
"She's going to bother him from now on…" said Todoroki.
He began to walk away.
"Oh hell no Icy Hot!" yelled Bakugo, "You aren't walking away after dropping you tragic backstory."
"You're right I shouldn't have said anything…" said Todoroki.
He walked away like nothing had happened.
All of the students were just shocked by this.
That was when Kirishima, Tetsutetsu and Mina's stomachs all growled.
"We should really eat lunch…" said Iida.
Though it was clear among them that expect for the ones really hungry they weren't going to eat much.
Later after school the lavender haired boy was trying to leave school when he was dragged away by Kirishima and Tetsutetsu.
"What! Why are you doing this!" he yelled.
"You know why…" said Tetsutetsu.
"Did Shinso just get kidnapped by hero students?" asked a classmate of his that was nearby.
"I told him not to declare war on them…" said another of his classmates.
He was dragged to where the others who heard what Todoroki said earlier were waiting.
"Why did you grab me!" yelled the boy apparently named Shinso.
"You just grabbed him without explaining?" asked Iida.
The two boys with similar quirks and curses laughed nervously.
"Wait… before you leave… are you really okay with what he said?" asked Izuku.
Shinso was about to say something but couldn't respond.
They had to talk about what he told him.
"I can't believe that the number 2 hero had done something like that…" said Iida, "But… considering everything I've seen today…"
"So you finally believe that it was fucking real…" said Bakugo.
Iida sighed.
"I have an idea…" said Shinso, "But you can just brush me off… considering he's your classmate…"
"I'm from Class 1-B." said Tetsutetsu.
This made Shinso sweat drop.
"We ensure that he doesn't win the Sports Festival." Said Shinso.
"What?" asked Izuku.
"I'm in." said Bakugo.
Everyone looked at him.
"He's holding back for a fucking idiotic reason. If he's holding back so he doesn't accidently kill or something like that I wouldn't care." Said Bakugo.
Everyone but Shinso looked at Izuku realizing why he said that who just sighed in response.
"My quirk was ill suited for the Exam… and he thinks he can just coast not even his entire quirk…" said Shinso.
Izuku sighed, "My quirk came in really late…" he explained, "I can see what he's getting at."
"Wait… your quirk came in late?" asked Tetsutetsu.
"How late?" asked Ochaco getting a bad feeling.
"I don't think you want to hear it…" said Izuku.
"Wait is that why you're afraid you'll hurt yourself?" asked Mina.
Izuku just nodded.
"I think I'm in too." Said Izuku.
It was clear with Izuku in, the others looked like they might be in too.
"You do have a point… he shouldn't be holding back his full strength." Sighed Iida.
"I mean none of us are going to be using half of our quirk either." Said Kirishima.
"You mentioned your curse… what is your curse?" asked Shinso.
"Spring of Drowned Akane…" said Izuku, "It turns me into a very strong human girl…"
"I see…" said Shinso with a sweat drop.
"Still… it might be backhanded, but Todoroki needs to learn this lesson." Said Iida.
The others agreed on it…After all Todoroki did need to learn that lesson.
Their only hope was that it would work…
On the bright side, he was no longer being haunted… so there was that.
Oh and Endeavor had one his exorcists deal with the ghost now that it was haunting him… so yeah…
Next Time: Kirishima and Tetsutetsu gets into argument over who's curse is better... what will happen and will it be settled. Find out next time!
