Chapter 3: The Girl and Her Family
Sawada-san and his friends are weird.
A word that Izuka didn't think she will ever use considering she lives in a world where superheroes exist and superpowers are basically the norm of the society.
Normalcy is what people consider as weird now wherein a boy with a horn or a wing are an everyday occurrence. With the emergence of quirk, how society works has changed, as well as the definition of normal and abnormal.
(Small and quirkless Midoriya Izuka, an anomaly in this quirky world they all live in)
But well, in a small quaint town of Namimori, Sawada-san and his friends are another band of weird. She sometimes would see the brown haired teen looking half manic or almost worrying himself to death by the antics of his friends. With Gokudera-san brash and violent personality, and Yamamoto-san cheerfulness and another brand of obliviousness, she could see why the teen always worry himself to death. Besides that, there is also many many people – weird people she may add – that seems familiar with Sawada.
She remembers the woman that came during home economics – really pretty with beautiful body to boot – and was holding a plate full of food that emits weird and ominous aura. One of the weirdest occurrence regarding the woman though, is how Gokudera-san seems as if he's going to faint every time the woman is in vincinity.
Gokudera-san who snarls to everyone around Tsuna. The teen who has some kind of anger issue. The teen, who acts like a delinquent and in no way, someone that looks like a coward.
There's also a child who have some certain fondness with cow printed clothing and an afro that's bigger than his own head. The child himself is really cute, with large doe green eyes, though he also has the tendency to throw a massive temper tantrum and made Sawada-san half manic.
It was weird-
No, Namimori itself is really really weird.
As she used to live in a city with the highest hero activity, Izuka thought that she had seen everything weird in this society of quirk. Though, those seems to be nothing with all the things that's happening around Namimori.
One of them, is the prefect that rule this small city.
"Herbivore"
Izuka flinched, upon hearing the very familiar voice. Back when she first arrived in the city, people had already warned her about Namimorui high disciplinary committee leader. Someone that basically rules the city with iron fist – who would've thought a middle schooler could do that – and will punish everyone who broke the slightest rules that had been implemented.
"H-Hibari-san!" She let out, stiffly turning her head towards the dark haired teen.
Said teen merely raised his eyebrow before cocking his head slightly. "Ribbon"
The girl nodded her head, hands fumbling to fix her uniform's ribbon. She had left the house in a hurry earlier and doesn't have the time to inspect her uniform further. It's just her amazing luck that she managed to stumble Hibari-san during this time.
"I'll fix it!" She yelped out.
Hibari-san nodded his head, sharp eyes glinting dangerously before he turned his way, no doubt searching for more preys to – as what he likes to call – bite to death.
It's also due to that luck, that as Izuka arrived at Namimori middle, she managed to stumble into Sawada-san.
Sawada-san who's half naked and hiding behind a bush.
Both of their eyes locked and Sawada-san immediately let out a loud shriek, trying to cover himself.
"S-Sawada-san…?" she began, unsure about the current situation.
"M-M-MIDORIYA-SAN!?" Yelled the half naked boy, face red and in a state of panic. "W-What are you doing here!?"
Cheeks reddening, Izuka motioned towards the water tap near them. "I was about to fill my bottle…" she trailed off. "Sawada-san what- what are you doing here?"
"I-" he started, face blooming in a brighter shade of red. "I swear I'm not a pervert!" Sawada-san yelled out desperately, eyes a bit glassy at this point.
Izuka has some suspicion regarding Sawada-san.
The male is alienated by their class, with whispers of unfavorable things always aimed towards him. People had warned her to not come closer to him, less his stupidity will affect her.
Namimori, a small town far away from the hustle and bustle of the city, is very harsh towards the unsuspecting boy.
She had recognized all the signs. Of him, being bullied. Of the similarity of her own predicament back in Musutafu.
Izuka knows the extent someone could do in order to humiliate and bully someone. Stealing other clothes seems to be possible for those who has unsavory intention. And Sawada-san seems to be the victim of those kind of bullying.
Nodding her head resolutely, Izuka rummaged through her backpack, hand reaching towards the blue jacket that she always put inside her backpack. It was a habit that starts during Kacchan's bullying. Her childhood friend has this fondness of trying his quirk to her.
Sometimes, her own uniform would take the brunt. Despite the lower crime rate with Allmight rise to power, walking alone on the street as a girl with exposed clothing is not good for anyone. That's why, Izuka always make sure to brought an extra jacket. Just in case Kacchan wants to try and experiment his quirk on her.
"Here" said Izuka, giving the jacket from her bag towards the startled teen who was staring at her with wide eyes. "I- It's nothing much Sawada-san, but you can cover yourself with it"
Sawada-san blinked, eyes still staring at her before the teen nodded his head, hands trembling a bit as he took the piece of clothing from the girl. "I- Thank you, Midoriya-san"
Izuka smiled a bit at that. She may not be a hero in the future, but at least, she still wants to be able to help someone. "Of course, that's what are friends for right?"
The other teen blinked. "Friends?"
"Y-yeah?" she said, a bit hesitant at this time. Though, her grin is unwavering. "I like to consider us as friends Sawada-san"
"Of- of course!" Nodded Sawada-san, cradling the jacket closer. "I- We're friends!"
"Friends" she grinned.
Sawada-san nodded his head again, red still blooming on his cheeks. "Thank you again Midoriya-san" said the male again. "For the jacket and- and for talking to me…"
Izuka grinned. "Don't mind Sawada-san" she replied. "And uh- I may not be able to help much but…" she trailed off. "But if you ever need a help, or for someone just to listen to you, I'm always here okay?"
"Ah- yeah, okay!"
They parted at that, Izuka waving her hands a bit at the flustered teen as she took off.
As she walked towards her class, she wonders why Sawada-san feels so warm.
High on one of the trees surrounding Namimori middle school, a baby wearing a suit watched the scene before him with amusement.
"Got you another guardian, Dame-Tsuna"
The notion of Sawada-san and his friends are a bit weird stays as Izuka watched the teen fought with Hibari-san during the pole climbing contest for the athletic festival.
After all, it's Hibari-san, no one dare to defy the guy. Not even the adults.
Though, it surprised her more when suddenly Sawada-san let out a loud roar and now, stood hald naked right on top of the pole.
She watched with wide eyes as the previously pole climbing contest becomes practically a scuffle with students fighting each other. Amidst this chaos, Hibari-san had wander off to god knows where, abandoning the mess as Sawada-san and his friends too, are part of the scuffle.
So so weird.
With the emergence of quirk, many organized crime as well as criminal groups died out in Japan. Moreso during the golden age of Allmight.
The hero himself has dropped Japan's criminal rate by his sheer presence. The number one hero, the symbol of peace. If anyone thinks about hero, they surely would think about Allmight. With the rise of allmight, the rise of the heroic population also happened.
Many aspiring youth with various quirks aspire to be a hero like Allmight someday. All the glory, fame, and influence. It was as if they're in the middle of a dessert and those things are the salvation for their problem.
Yakuza group started to wither. Influence no longer matter and business dying out as days passed by. The previously terrifying groups that rule Japan's night and it's street, are now nothing but a bunch of small time villains and nothing but a shell of it's past glory.
In Japan that it.
For the rest of the world, organized crime thrived in the underworld scene.
The most notable country with their infamous organized crime empire is Italy with their Italian mafia. Even in this age of quirk, the mafia hold in the country didn't waver the slightest bit. They are still the kings and queens of the underworld there. Their names are still being whispered in fear and even heroes in that country didn't dare to touch them.
And the ruler of them all, is the Vongola.
Asone of the oldest mafia family out there, Vongola is the world biggest and most influential mafia family in the world. If All For One – Japan's legendary notorious criminal – rules Japan's underground scene, then Vongola rule the rest of the world.
Every heroes in the world had questioned how Vongola managed to maintain their position despite the fact that many organized crime group started to dies out. Their position is still the same with when quirk is not that prevalent. They are still the emperors of the underworld. The ruler, of those who has a not really good intention.
Criminals too, has a tight code of honor regarding the organization. No one wants to talk about them or tattle on them to the authorities. Often, many decides just to bite off their tongue and bleed to death rather than revealing something about the Vongola.
Such was the influence the group has. A crime family that many fail to defeat.
A family, that will always be the emperors of all criminals.
Izuka blinked.
Did- Did she just watched Sawada-san get kidnapped!?
"Wha-"
Her shocked gasp was stopped when a familiar voice appeared. "10th!" Yelled Gokudera-san, from his spot on the other side of the sidewalk.
Turning her head, he saw both Gokudera-san and Yamamoto-san standing with gaped mouth and enraged eyes.
"Tsuna!" Yelled Yamamoto-san too, eyes trailing towards the car who is already speeding off.
"G- Gokudera-san, Yamamoto-san?" she called out weakly, finger trembling as she pointed towards the car who apparently kidnapped Sawada-san on his way to school. "Did- did you guys see what I just see…"
Both males turn their head towards her. "Ah- Midoriya-chan" said Yamamoto, looking a bit confused and awkward.
Gokudera-san though, growled. "Fuck off woman! This doesn't involve you" he said, glaring at her heatedly.
Izuka flinched a bit at the harsh words. "Ah but- Sawada-san just got kidnapped and i-"
What can she do exactly?
She's nothing but quirkless Izuka. The girl who was bullied by her childhood friend. The girl who was an outcast on her previous school.
The girl, who is useless.
The girl, who once wants to be a hero.
Clenching her fist together, Izuka knows more than anyone that she can't do anything. That she's not powerful or resourceful enough to safe someone like Allmight. But she knows that despite not being a hero, she wants to be able to help someone.
She'll regret this day until her death if she didn't try and safe Tsuna.
"I- Gokudera-san, Yamamoto-san, lets try and safe Sawada-san!" She yelled out, gripping the strap of her bag tightly. "We can still follow the car!"
Both of the male stared at her as if she's crazy.
"What- no!" refused Gokudera-san. "You'll only be a bother!"
"I did martial art class when I was younger!" she argued back before rummaging towards her back. "And I have this!"
On her hands is a pair of knuckles. When she was younger, Izuka had begged her mother to go into martial art class as she realized that there's no way she becomes a hero if she never try to learn how to defend herself. It was also intended to defend herself from her bullies – something that never happened as Izuka is far of a coward back then.
The knuckles on her hand was bought recently, just before the moved to Namimori, so that when there's someone bullying her even here, she can defend herself.
Both Gokudera-san and Yamamoto-san stared at the knuckles on her hand.
"How the hell do you have that!?" Yelled Gokudera-san.
"It doesn't matter! Lets just safe Sawada-san now!"
"No-"
"Midoriya-chan has a point" Piped up Yamamoto-san. "And the more people we have, the more advantage we have against whoever kidnapped Tsuna"
Gokudera-san turn his glare towards Yamamoto-san.
"If you want to have a chance to safe Tsuna the three of you better go now" piped up a new voice that Izuka now recognized as Reborn. The baby stood just behind Yamamoto-san and Gokudera-san, hands stuffed on his pocker.
Izuka flinched a bit as those dark eyes turn to stare at her. "The one who kidnapped Dame-Tsuna is the yakuza group, Momokyokai" continue the baby. "Despite the lower rate of yakuza activity due to the rise of heroes, they're still active in the area"
Sawada-san has been kidnapped by a yakuza group. The grip she has on her knuckles just tightened a bit more.
"I advise the three of you just stay put and rely on heroes and the police" continue Reborn.
But heroes doesn't do this small scale kidnapping. And police? It will be hours before they move.
The three teens exchanged glances and their resolution are made.
"I still can't believe you!" Yelled Tsuna as he, Dino, and Reborn walked into the headquarters of Momokyoukai yakuza group. "This is the real yakuza group! Why did you put Yamamoto-san and Gokudera-san in danger!?"
Reborn cocked his head. "Are you questioning me Dame-Tsuna?"
"Wha- well- of course if your method is like this!"
Dino merely laughed, ruffling the top of Tsuna's head fondly. "Reborn is always like this" informed the older.
"You're acting as if you know me best Dame-Dino"
"Of- Of course not!" Yelped Dino.
The three of them continue their track. Tsuna gasped when he realized that just in front of the room of the Momokyoukai headquarters the familiar bag that Yamamoto owns was abandoned just there. "This is Yamamoto bag!"
"Of course it's his" said Dino with a nod.
Tsuna was about to take Yamamoto bag when another bag caught his attention. It was a bag from his school with an Allmight plushie acting like a keychain.
He blinked.
Where did he saw that bag before?
"Here" said Midoriya-san, giving the jacket from her bag towards the startled teen who was staring at her with wide eyes. "I- It's nothing much Sawada-san, but you can cover yourself with it"
On Midoriya-san bag is a keychain in the form of Allmight plushie. 'Ah, Midoriya-san like Allmight?'
The same keychain on the bag right besides Yamamoto's.
"R-R-Reborn?" started Tsuna hesitantly, lips trembling as he slowly turned towards the baby and his self proclaimed older brother. "This bag-"
Whatever he's going to say was cut off when Dino opened the door before them.
Tsuna winced, already expecting bloodly sight of Gokudera, Yamamoto, and Midoriya-san being beaten up.
Though, what he saw is not anything like that.
It was Gokudera shaking one of the thugs by their collar, screaming their heads off as Yamamoto and Midoriya-san stood inside the room, both seems to be questioning the men.
His arrival, was noticed immediately by Gokudera.
"Tenth! You manage to escape!" said the silver haired teen, immediately releasing his hold on the Yakuza members. Glee evident on his voice as he immediately bounded closer towards the shorter teen.
"G-Gokudera-kun!" replied Tsuna, fumbling by the sudden greeting from his silver haired friend.
That greeting too, caught the attention of both Yamamoto-kun and Midoriya-san.
Upon spotting him, a large and relieved smile appeared on the girl face. "Sawada-san!" she greeted, face flushing on what he could identified as relief. "You're okay!"
"M-Midoriya-san!" Said the teen, eyes wide and cheeks crimson. "I- What are you doing here!?"
At this point, he may sounds a bit manic but he can't find himself to care. After all, Midoriya-san doesn't have anything to do with the mafia. That his angel like classmate is not someone that he wants to involves in his life that had become so messed up ever since the arrival of home tutor from hell.
But she's here now, standing in front of him and apparently, tried to saves him earlier.
He took a quick glance towards Reborn, to see if he has anything to do with it. Though, the baby merely quirked an eyebrow and just stared back at Tsuna.
"I'm so relieved" said the girl. "I- I saw you being kidnapped earlier and I just can't stay still and do nothing when I saw my friends being kidnapped"
Tsuna nodded his head, cheeks crimson. "But- Midoriya-san are- are you okay!?" he said, glancing at the mess of bodies behind them. "Did anyone get you!?"
A hand sneak up around his shoulder. "You should see Midoriya-chan Tsuna!" answered Yamamoto-kun cheerily as he appeared by his side. "She took down many of them!"
At the sudden praise, Midoriya-san flushed a bit. "No no no, most of them are defeated by Yamamoto-san and Gokudera-san" replied the girl, a bit flustered.
"Damn right" growled Gokudera-kun, lighting another set of cigarette.
Tsuna was about to say something in reply when Dino appeared with a troubled look on his face. "Uh" started the older. "I think they call backup?"
Tsuna wants to die.
All of them thankfully, manage to escape.
From that on, Midoriya-san seems to fit right in inside his small friend group.
The previously weird friend group of Sawada-san is now braded as the now fun friend group of Sawada-san.
All of them always managed to get caught into the weirdest situation that's borderline insane and basically… weird… But Izuka found herself laughing more and more as the days passed by.
It's been awhile since she last enjoying her time with her friends. Maybe it was years ago back when Kacchan still doesn't have his quirk. Where their friendship is not yet branded as the talented one and the quirkless one.
Sawada-san reminds Izuka of herself very much and it took her not that long to become attached to said teen. He's endearing and at the same time, really warm. Their friendship is really comfortable and Izuka found herself looking forward to school.
Gokudera-san, despite her being reminded of Kacchan when she saw the silver haired teen at first, is someone really dedicated and loyal. He's some kind of genius that practically follows Tsuna like a lost puppy. It's cute and despite acting like a delinquent, she found out that Gokudera-san has the softest heart out there.
Yamamoto-san too, is really cheery and friendly. It's easy to become his friend as he's really comfortable to talk to. He seems laidback but he can be serious too at time. Something that had shocked Izuka at first.
Of course besides the three of them, comes all kinds of colorful people. There's Gokudera-san older sister, Bianchi. Lambo, I-Pin, and Fuuta who are basically the cutest children out there. There's also Sasagawa-senpai, the leader of the boxing club and also Kyoko-san's older brother.
Despite all the weirdness that comes from this friendship, for the first time, Izuka found herself enjoying school more and more.
"Midoriya Izuka, do you want to be part of mafia?"
The girl blinked, smile frozen as she stared at the baby that she previously assumed as Sawada-san younger brother.
Now though, she's not so sure.
"… Mafia?" she asked carefully. "Reborn-kun are you playing another roleplaying game?"
Wide dark eyes stared at her and Izuka feel this sudden wave of uncomfortableness swept into her. No child should have that kind of look. As if, he had seen and live through the filthiest part of society.
Said baby, cocked his head. "I'm serious" he said easily. "You have potential"
That's the first time she had even heard someone telling her that she have a potential. It was always 'useless deku' this, or 'that girl has no future' that. Even when she's hearing it from an oddly mature baby, it was still nice.
"Thank you?" she said, confused, though a bit pleased.
"So?" asked Reborn again. "Be part of Vongola, Midoriya Izuka"
She doesn't know what to answer. Reborn looks serious at this mafia thing. As if, everything that he had just say is reality and not a mere fragments of a child imagination.
It's- it's terrifying.
"Why the mafia though?" she found herself asking.
"Because Dame-Tsuna is the next mafia boss for Vongola"
Izuka almost bites her tongue in shock.
Midoriya Izuka thinks, that her fate changes when she took her very first step into Namimori.
The small and quaint town of Namimori. A town, far from the big cities and so detached from the hero society that has enveloped the world. A town, that has higher quirkless percentage than any other town in the country – or even the world.
She had been ready to give up her dream as a hero when she took her first step into this town. No matter how painful it is, how empty she felt to try and let go that dream of hers that has been the very guiding light of her life.
While she was ready to let go of her dream as a hero, Izuka never thought that she will be some kind of – is criminal the right word for it?
Because, the small town of Namimori is apparently the hotspot for every mafia related activity in Japan.
What the fuck.
It all started during the Kokuyo Incident.
Rokudo Mukuro – a mafia prison escapee – appeared and decided that Tsuna is the lowest scum on earth. Namimori are attacked and Tsuna as well as his friends – Izuka ended up being tangled into this mess too – decided that yeah, they can't just let this madness going on.
The Kokuyo incident is the first time that Izuka actually realize that all the mafia things that Reborn mentioned are real and not a mere fragment of imagination from the baby.
That Tsuna, really is the heir to the world largest mafia family.
How did she even become like this?
During the kokuyo incident too, Tsuna managed to awaken his dying will flame without the need to shred his clothes.
Thank god the pervert allegation will finally stop.
Rokudo Mukuro is a boy with so much hate for this world.
Oddly, he reminded her of herself.
(She wants to help him)
"Will… he be released in the future?"
The sight of Rokudo Mukuro being chained down and being taken away from Vindice really is a sight to behold. It was a bit terrifying to see the teen that manage to rain terror towards Tsuna and his friends to be taken away that easily like a chained animal.
Anyone with a soft heart will certainly be sympathizing.
Just like the girl besides him.
Reborn glanced towards the girl. Midoriya Izuka has so much potential and so much will to back it up. Maybe it has to do with her background of wanting to be a hero even when she's quirkless, but the girl desire power more than anything else in the world.
He know that eyes after all, the raw hunger he had seen inside those green orbs.
Smirking a bit, he praised himself for managing to pick such potential for Tsuna's future guardians.
"If he do enough merits" said the Arcobaleno. "Saving the world kind of thing"
Izuka stared at him, brows furrowing. "That's… unlikely" she muttered out.
"You never know" answered Reborn again. "The world is in danger more often than you know"
The girl huffed a bit. Reborn noted that the knuckles she had been wearing has blood splatter on it. Yeah, the girl definetly has a potential, especially for fighting. The reason why no one really noticed it before was because she used to live in a town with the highest quirk and heroes activities. No wonder no one see her potential.
"I know that" muttered the girl lowly. "Supervillains are everywhere and criminals…" she trailed off, eyes growing a bit distant.
Reborn quirked his lips. "Why are you talking about criminals with such distaste?" asked the baby. "Aren't you one now?"
Izuka stopped on her track, eyes widening.
He let the amusement roll out of him as he watched how unease began growing on the girl's face.
"Aren't you part of Dame-Tsuna's family now, Midoriya Izuka?"
Sawada Iemitsu reminds her of Midoriya Hisashi.
A neglectful father that shows no commitment for the child and wife that he had string up in this game of pretend family. Someone, that seems to prioritize his own job than the family he has.
Seeing the smile on the older man face during her visit at Tsuna's house, irks her.
Why did Tsuna's mother accept him back easily? Why did he let the mafia get their hands on his own family?
Neglectful father that doesn't have a sense of responsibility.
How familiar.
And then the Varia appeared.
Alongside the whole fiasco of vongole heir and rings, Izuka once again ended up becoming tangled into this mess and she – to Tsuna's horror and Reborn's glee – becomes his lightning guardian.
The lightning guardian ring rest heavily upon her finger.
Despite the situation, the direness and the blood that was actually shed, Izuka can't help the delighted feeling that she felt inside her.
After all, after long years of torment and thinking herself as useless, the girl has a power. A power that she can call her own.
A power, that can help others.
"You really going to accept it?" asked a voice besides her.
Flicking her eyes, he saw Gokudera-san standing besides her. He was leaning on one of street lamp, cigarette hanging from his mouth who is in a state of frowning.
"I- yes, I'm going to accept it" said Izuka. "I think" she continues.
The other teen's eyebrow twitched as he continue stared at her. "It's a great honor to have the Vongola ring" informed the male. "I don't want the tenth to have a half hearted guardian"
Izuka blinked. "Half hearted?"
"Don't play stupid, woman" said Gokudera-san as he took a step closer towards her. "I know you want to be a hero, and being a mafia, that's like the other end of the spectrum"
Of course she knows that.
Of course she knows that by accepting that ring she will never become a hero. She will never become someone like Allmight. She will never become the heroes that she had idealized for such a long time.
By accepting that ring, she will have to parted ways with that childhood dream of hers. To say goodbye towards the childish promise she made with Kacchan on becoming a hero together. To finally let go that part of her forever.
It was hard. She's not going to lie and say it was easy. For such a long time, heroes defined what Midoriya Izuka is. For her entire life, she wants nothing but to be a hero. To be someone that could save someone who is in peril.
But being someone quirkless in this society is harsh. Moreson if she really do want to become a hero.
All she wants is a power that could save others with a smile (Just like Allmight)
And now, she has it.
"I'm not going to do this half heartedly Gokudera-san" informed the girl, voice serious and gaze dripping with determination. "I know that my fate is sealed when I agree on becoming Tsuna's lightning guardian. I know, that I will never become a hero if I do so"
Gokudera-san squinted at her. "That's good to hear" he finally said gruffly.
"I'm glad" she replied back with a smile.
After all, all of her friends are in this path
Izuka won against Levi with a large smile on her face and the loud cheers of her friends.
The pain and blood blossoming under her clothes was almost forgotten.
Xanxus is scary.
And he's hurting under all those psychotic threats and burning anger.
(She wants to help him)
Tsuna won against Xanxus in a blast of ice and fire.
She embraced him in a hug as the teen crumbled into the ground.
Her vision was clouded by pink smoke.
And before she knows it- Izuka wakes up in a coffin.
The future is bleak and hopeless.
There's so many chaos and war between Vongola and Millefiore famiglia has ruin so many lives.
Apparently, Izuka had been the first casualty.
She was informed that Millefiore dropped her dead body right in front of the Vongola mansion. It was gruesome, said Lal-san. That she had not been recognizeable if it's not for her one remaining eye and the lightning ring held tightly upon his grip.
That act had changed the course of the war.
Lal-san said that back then Tsunayoshi had wanted to avoid bloodshed and wanted to try and reason with Byakuran. That he had searched a way for them to end the war civilly.
Tsunayoshi kindness was answered with Millefiore dumping his lightning guardian body on Vongola castle doorstep.
Chrome had been the first one to discovered it and Izuka can only imagine the look of horror on the girl face. She may not be really familiar with the girl now, but she's still Tsuna's guardian's and therefor, they are family.
Future Tsuna and the remaining guardians had been enraged continue Lal-san. Vongola, who had retained their silence finally decided to attack Millefiore back. It was gruesome and bloody. That the war between the two largest mafia family in the world has ruined many lives.
Not only members of the two family, but also families of the members.
Izuka had gasped in shock as a wave of sickness overcome her when she was informed the death of Tsuyoshi-san. Yamamoto's father and the kind sushi chef that always smiles and greet her with warmth.
Even Tsuna – Tsuna from her time – had looked frightened too, skin going white as he listened to the tales of the future.
The future is bleak and hopeless.
And they're here to changes it.
Future Yamamoto had hug her as If she was something precious.
It had caught Izuka off guard, as she can only sat inside the Vongola underground base in shock. Tsuna and Gokudera – the one from their time – too seems shocked by the gesture as they stared at the hug from the sideline.
"Y-Y-Yamamoto-san?" she had stuttered out, face reddened.
The older didn't answer her, merely tightening the hold he has over her and Izuka can only sat there in shock and embarrassment.
"Oi release her" growled Gokudera-kun as he yanked future Yamamoto back from his collar. "You're making her uncomfortable"
It was as if that was a wakeup call because future Yamamoto blinked before he masked his expression once again and released the hold he has on Izuka. "Right" he muttered. "Sorry about that" continue the older with an easy smile.
"Yamamoto-kun…" trailed off Tsuna, wide eyes staring at his older guardian. "Are you-"
Future Yamamoto flicked Tsuna by the forehead. "Forget about it" he said, the same smile still on his face.
They didn't speak about that hug anymore.
"Tsuna, I believe that you will change our future"
Future Hibari-san is still terrifying like young Hibari-san.
The older still speak few words and absolutely detest crowding. He wear a dark suit, similar to future Yamamoto, and his trusty tonfas is always by the older side.
What surprised her, is that future Hibari-san seems to treat Tsuna with some kind of respect. Something that she had never seen in their time. After all, the demon prefect of Namimori middle is like an uncontrollable variable. Just like a cloud, can't be directed or contained.
Future Hibari-san, though bore an uncanny reseblnace to his younger counterpart, is more mature and wise. He trains them – they who is still unpolished yet bore the future of their family on their small and shaky shoulder. He seems more patience with them – unlike his past self who will 'bite everyone to death' when they disturb the peace even the slightest bit.
From Izuka's own observation too, it seems all the guardians in the future had become closer. Maybe friends and if she's hopeful, family. The first sign is how future Yamamoto acts around them. The second thing is-
"Midoriya Izuka"
Wide green eyes snapped towards the older male who was leaning on one of door inside the underground base of Vongola. Immediately, some kind of nervousness started to crept into Izuka's shoulder. They had just finished their training session with the older after all.
"H-Hibari-san" she stuttered a bit in an attempt to hid his nervousness. "What can I help you?"
Hibari-san's sharp eyes trailed towards the kitchen behind Izuka. It's time for lunch after all and Izuka herself was in the middle of grabbing something to eat. Tsunayoshi and Yamamoto had been too tired to join her whilr Gokudera-san was muttering about something else when she asken them to joined her.
Sensing her nervousness, Hibari-san raised an eyebrow. "Katsudon. Can you make it now?"
Izuka blinked at the sudden question.
"Katsudon?" she voiced out loud. "Y- Yeah, I can make it" After all, it's her favorite food. She can't depend on her mother fully or buys it every time she craved it.
"Good" nodded Hibari-san, straightening himself up. "I'll wait 30 minutes" was all he said before he lay down on one of the sofa inside the kitchen.
Izuka spluttered at that. Huh? Is he asking her to make it for him? Why?Can't he ask someone else-
All of her thought halted to a stop when Hibari-san sharp eyes snapped open and merely stared at her. It's incredibly intimidating and Izuka found herself nodding her head immediately.
"Of course! One Katsudon coming right up!"
Hibari-san is as terrifying as his counterpart.
But doesn't this mean that Tsunayoshi's guardians has become closer in the future?
The corner of Hibari-san mouth lifted the slightest bit when he ate Izuka's Katsudon and she took it as a win.
She met Future Sasagawa-san when he arrived carrying a wounded Chrome.
Immediately, her eyes landed on the unconscious girl on the sun's guardian hands. She rememberd Lal-san saying that it was future chrome who first found her remains.
Without further ado, she went into the mist guardian side and hugged her.
Family.
Tsuna doesn't know if he wanted to be a part of the war between Vongola and Millefiore.
He doesn't want to be a part of the mafia from the very start. Reborn just never gave him the choice to say no. To say, that all he wants is a quiet life without criminals bounding pass his door every day.
He's Dame-Tsuna. Useless Tsuna who doesn't have a quirk, clumsy, and bad at studying. He's Dame-Tsuna who will never be someone succesfull in the future.
He's not Vongola Decimo. He's not the possessor of the sky flame or Vongola's hyper intuition. He's not the heir of the world most influential mafia family. He's-
He's just someone who wants to protect.
Slumped in one of the waiting rooms located in Vongola's underground base, Tsuna let his mind wander of the clusterfuck that he called his life right now. In the future Vongola and Millefiore is in the middle of an all out war with Vongola currently losing after the death of their boss – him – and the lightning guardian – Midoriya-san.
And isn't that a terrifying thought?
Because he managed to roped Midoriya-san into this criminal organization the girl doesn't even have a long life. That she's destined to die young without even achieving any of her dreams.
Ever since their friendship starts – that time when the girl lent him her jacket and that time the girl try to safe him from a Yakuza group – Midoriya-san had talked a lot about her dreams. The past ones and the current ones.
He know that for the longest time the girl aspire to be a hero. That the girl always looked at Allmight with eyes full adoration and pure awe. It was her dream to be someone that could help people with a smile etching across her face.
Just like the number one hero. Just like the hero that she admire.
But of course, Tsuna have to fucked it all up and dragged her into the mafia.
"Ahh" he groaned out, messing his own hair in frustration. "Just why, I don't even want to do this…"
"Tsunayoshi?"
Tsuna snapped his head towards the source of the voice. Midoriya-san stood by the door, looking at him with confused eyes.
"What are you doing?" asked the girl as he walked closer towards the teen.
"Ah, I- I just…" he fumbled. "I'm thinking about the fight with Byakuran…"
Midoriya-san sat besides him, large green eyes watching him. "And… do you have any thoughts on it?"
"I don't know" answered Tsuna, hand clenching together. "Both options, me fighting and me not fighting, are basically hell"
The girl let out a small laugh. "Yeah, the fight sounds hard" agreed the girl. "We're just… a middle schooler and then suddenly got thrusted into the mafia world…"
She's right. The both of them are only middle schoolers. Middle schoolers who was demanded to fix the mess the future them had made. To fix the mess that adults can't even fix.
"It's just- It's not fair" he continue. "We barely know anything and then all of them – Lal Mirch, out future selves, everyone – started to count on us to fix a problem that they can't even fix!" The last part was spoken in pure frustration. "It's only 6 months ago that Reborn told me that I'm the heir of Vongola and now they asked us to- to-"
"Basically kill a psychotic tyrant who managed to defeat the future versions of ourselves?" continue Midoriya-san.
"… Yeah" agreed on Tsuna, slumping back on the chair he's sitting on. "I really don't want to do this. Thir war" he said.
The girl stared at him for a few seconds. "We don't really have a choice"
"That's the problem" he answered. "We never really have a choice, to be a part of mafia, to go to the future and fight a tyrant. We never have a choice to say no"
The option no has never been available for him ever since the arrival of Reborn. Being thrusted into this position almost immediately, having to face many crazy mafia members without knowing anything. All the fights he's in up until now – the one with Mukuro, Varia – was because if he didn't fight, his friends will be in danger.
What a joke.
"I agree on that" said the female, voice a bit low. "We really can't say no all these time"
"Glad I'm not the only one" laughed Tsuna a bit wryly.
"But the thing is, Tsunayoshi" continue the female. "Even when we doesn't have a choice to be a part of the fight, we can still choose, to win or not to win" she said, gaze locked into him. "Just like you said earlier, even if you don't fight, it will be hell, so what if it's hell? At least we try. At least, we don't run away like cowards"
Tsuna stared at her. "Midoriya-san I'm not like you-"
"No, Tsuna. You're not like anyone cause your Tsuna" grinned the female. "We still have a choice to win against Byakuran. We still have the choice to try as hard as we can. We still have the choice to change our future" continue Midoriya-san.
The choice to change their future.
The choice, to not be killed by Byakuran and relies on his past self.
The choice, to not have Midoriya-san killed due to his foolishness.
He clenched his hand tighter.
When you asked Tsuna one year ago what he expect of the future, he would reply nothing. That there is nothing in his life worth to be waiting for.
When you ask him now, what he expect of the future he would reply-
"We'll win against Byakuran" he said, gaze determined as he gaze back at Midoriya-san. "We'll win against him and end this cycle of misery"
Midoriya-san smiled brightly at that and his heart thumped wildly.
Her boxed animal is a dark haired rabbit with wide green eyes. The animal reminds her of herself, small and meek.
Though, as the animal burst into green flames and eyes growing fierce with elongated fangs that should not be in a rabbit, Izuka decided firmed that yeah, this animal really do reminds her of herself.
Small and meek, but always ready to defend her loved ones.
(A hero)
(Family)
Izuka named her Giada.
Byakuran is a maniac with unrealistic dream and motivation that could possibly be the end of the world.
He's terrifying, a psycho with too much resource in one hand. He's powerful and she's scared that her and her friends is not enough to defeat him and his group. After all, this is the man that fights Vongola toe to toe. This is the man that managed to kill future Tsuna.
This is the man with too big ambition and willing to do anything for it.
Her body is hurting but her will is never ending. The green flame that burst into her arm flickered to life as her green eyes stared at the battlefield in front of her.
To draw the damage to herself and away from the rest of the famiglia. To be the lightning rod of her family.
She's Midoriya Izuka. A quirkless girl that had wanted to be a hero years ago. She's Midoriya Izuka, a girl who once wants to open a flower shop and live quietly with her mother. She's Midoriya Izuka, Vongola Decimo's lightning guardian and friend.
She's Midoriya Izuka, and she wants to protect her loved ones.
With that, she charged straight towards Byakuran.
Izuka stared at Uni's unmoving body and she felt her heart breaks.
(She wants to help her)
Even with a fresh set of trauma, Izuka and her friends doesn't have enough time to cope before another set of troubles came.
The oncoming inheritance ceremony only made the fact that Izuka really is leaving her childhood dream to become a hero and become the opposite of justice. After all, despite how cheery and friendly the mafia people she had met is, they are still a criminal.
Heroes natural enemy.
Though, as she stared at her friends, Izuka can't feel any ounce of regret from her decision.
She is the lightning to her sky. One of the elements that made Tsuna as all the encompassing sky that he is.
Regret, will only held herself back.
Not long after the announcement of the inheritance ceremony, there are transfer students that arrived in Namimori. Seven students in total with two in her own class.
Enma is a boy that resembles Tsuna very much. From his clumsiness, the aura he emits, to protective friends that will do anything for him. Staring at the boy was as if Izuka was staring at Tsuna before the Kokuyo incident.
Just like Tsuna before his life becomes more and more entagled into the mafia business but with more malice and bitterness on his heart.
He looks…
… Sad.
Enma and his friends are a part of another mafia family.
How funny.
Yamamoto is in the emergency room from all the wound he received.
Izuka sat by Chrome side as he comforted the crying girl while she herself tried desperately to stop the floodgates to be open.
"It's okay" murmured Sasagawa-senpai as the older's hand landed on top of her head. "Midoriya-chan, if you want to cry don't hold back"
Izuka sniffles, before she clutched Chrome tighter. The other girl responded back that touch as she too, hugged her tighter.
Tsuna had arrived earlier in a flurry of worry and anxiety, eyes widening in horror at Yamamoto's bloodied form.
The Shinmon famiglia watched as the vongole guardians started to crumble as they watched their storm guardian fighting for his life inside of the operation room.
"Who did it?" asked Tsuna lowly, eyes still staring on the door of the operation room.
"We don't know" replied Gokudera. "He was attacked after school when no one was watching"
Reborn spoke up at that time. "I have some clue regarding the culprit" piped the baby, dark eyes wandering a bit towards the other mafia family in the room, making them tense for a split second. "But it's still a theory'
Crack.
The handle on the chair Tsuna has been sitting on snapped.
"Whoever it is, I won't forgive them" said Tsunayoshi Sawada- no. Said Vongola Decimo.
Reborn can't help the pride blooming on his chest.
The Vongola Decimo inheritance ceremony happens in a rented castle under a sunny day.
Izuka wished that all the guardians could gather in a better situation but well-
She glanced at the illusion Yamamoto before diverting elsewhere.
"Are you nervous?" she whispered towards Chrome.
The girl nodded, clunching her trident closer towards her chest. "A bit" she murmured. "There are a lot of people here"
"For sure" she grinned back. "All of them really looks like mafia members"
"Well obviously" piped up Gokudera-san, eyes tracing every single guest on the vicinity. "It's the inheritance ceremony of the next vongole head, anyone who's anyone in the criminal world would come"
She smiled softly. "How… nice"
They met several familiar faces like Dino and Squalo. Both of them also immediately notice the fake Yamamoto, making them more alert of the upcoming danger.
Besides them though, everyone seems oblivious that Yamamoto is not the real Yamamoto.
"The inheritance-"
SCREEECH
The Shinmon famiglia were never really the friend that they thought of.
It hurts her heart when she remembered all the jokes and laugh the two boys had exchanged.
"You're…" started Tsuna, eyes wide as he stared at his f- "You're the one who attacked Yamamoto?"
Enma stared back, his half lidded eyes stared at Tsuna with nothing but hatred. "Yes" he said. "It was us"
Ah
His life is such a fucked up circus show.
The flame of dying will blared across his forehead.
Daemon Spade is a bastard and needs to be eliminated right away.
The mastermind of everything. The brain of all these hatred and misunderstandings. The very person who formed the crack of friendship between Vongola and Shinmon.
Izuka didn't think that her conversation with Reborn regarding Mukuro need to save an entire world to be released from Vindice to come true.
Well, considering he did defeat Daemon Spade…
"He really will be released at this point" muttered Izuka, a large smile on her face.
Daemon Spade possessed Mukuro body. Ironic, considering Mukuro always talk about how he's going to steal someone's body someday.
"You're pitiful, Daemon Spade"
Sawada Tsunayoshi stared at the photograph of Vongola first generation upon Daemon Spade defeated body.
"I WILL RECREATE THEM!" Yelled Daemon hundreds of years in the past as he clutched Elena's cold lifeless body desperately. "SO THAT EVERYONE WILL TREMBLE UPON HEARING THE NAME VONGOLA!"
Hundreds of years in the future, both Vongola and Shinmon managed to laugh together just like what Giotto and Simon dreamed of.
Izuka actually managed to get kidnapped.
"Mukuro!?" She yelled, staring wide eyed at the teen who basically just snatched her in the middle of her walk home, surprising not only Tsuna, but Yamamoto and Gokudera too.
Said teen laughed at that, eyes crinkling before he tightened his hold on her. "Midoriya Izuka, you'll help me kidnap someone today"
She gaped.
Apparently, according to Mukuro, Fran was fond of her. Or her future self that is.
Izuka doesn't really know it but Mukuro said that his future self is aware of that fact. That's why he decided that the best tactic to lure Fran towards his side is to use Izuka.
And before she knows it, she's in France.
"I can't believe I'm really doing this…" she muttered as she and the rest of the Kokuyo gang tracked towards the wild wilderness that supposed to be Fran's small village.
"You talk a lot" commented Mukuro casually.
"I don't"
"You do"
"Rokudo Mukuro!"
"Varia!"
"And me?" piped up Izuka hesitantly.
"Shishishi, why are you even helping them?" asked Belphengor as he slunged an arm around Izuka's shoulder. She inched back, considering the blond teen has various knives on his hold currently. "Aren't you on Sawada side?"
"I… was kidnapped" she said hesitantly.
"That's pathetic" commented Levi.
Izuka stared at him. "I literally beat you"
"Oi-"
"Ah!" said Lussuria, interrupting their train of conversation. "Isn't that him?"
And true to his words, there stood a child with an apple mask.
Fran has an amnesia, making him forgets all of the future memory.
Izuka had never laughed harder before in her life.
The Arcobaleno battle starts.
a whole ass khr timeline bcs the main story starts in bnha