To Izuku, his and Mina's day out felt twice as long as the day before, even though they hadn't actually been out for as much time today. Over dinner, Izuku had listened to Mina rant on about video games, movies and other things she enjoyed, wanted to do, or cool things she'd already done; Holidays, activities, festivals and other such things she seemed to be enthusiastic about.
Izuku was interested in this, of course he was. Hearing about the sort of things her and her family had done and what they wanted to do was entertaining and a little fascinating to him, he also found it somewhat encouraging but he couldn't fully focus on what she was saying. His mind was clear and there was no-one else for him to be distracted by, but it was just her. He felt himself getting lost in her sclera eyes on more than one occasion through their dinner, he wasn't sure himself if he was daydreaming or if it was something else but there was no denying that it happened.
He was nervous as to whether or not she'd noticed this, Mina was a hectic person and seemed like she'd overlook such things, but she was more perceptive than Izuku expected, and she'd shown this on more than one occasion throughout their day too, noticing tiny details in things that Izuku wouldn't normally have noticed and that surprised him.
That was yesterday, however. Mina and himself decided that they wanted to have a day to themselves today, excluding Izuku's training router the two young heroes had had two consecutive early mornings and busy days with each other, so they were more than understanding of each other's wants of a lie in today. That was something only Mina could really be grateful for though, Izuku was harsher on himself than her and refused to diverge from his morning training, even though she'd done her best to try and encourage him to sleep in.
He didn't really mind this, the beach always looked beautiful at this time in the morning, but he did miss the warmth of his own bed and after having Mina's company for nearly three days in a row, the quiet was half welcome, half unsettling. Part of him missed Mina's bubbly, chatty attitude but he felt like it would be good for the two of them to have a day to themselves.
"Deku!" Another familiar female voice called. He stumbled a little at the shout of his name and slowed to a stop before looking up to the walkway at the top of the beach.
It was Uraraka. Dressed in dark grey sweatpants and a sky-blue hoodie she stood waving enthusiastically at him with a beaming smile.
"Uraraka?" He replied, turning towards her, and strolling up to the path as she bunny hopped over the railing and down onto the sand in front of him.
"Good morning." She smiled with timid tone.
"Good morning... What are you doing out here so early?" He asked, pushing his hands into his pockets, and resting his weight on his right leg.
"Well I knew this was your jogging route, so I came to see you." She smiled, closing her eyes, and showing her clean toothy smile. He felt his cheeks heat up a little after she said this. She'd got up this early just to come here and see him.
"R-Really? All the way out here?" He asked with a smile, firing a glance over his shoulder at the rising sun. She nodded in response and threw her arms in the air.
"Can I run with you?" She asked quietly.
"Yeah... Yeah sure." He replied with a crooked smile. The Zero-Gravity Quirk user clapped her hands together with a large smile before jogging off up the beach.
Izuku watched after her for a few seconds before shaking himself back to reality and running to catch up to her. He was surprised she'd come all the way here just to jog with him, he was flattered by the gesture and was doing his best to suppress the blush that refused to leave his cheeks.
"So, how has your weekend been?" He asked, trying to make some sort of conversations so they wouldn't just be running in silence.
"It's been great! I went to the movies with mum and dad yesterday, but I've mostly been relaxing in the house. I want to make the most of the four-day weekend we've had." She replied, a smile on her face that always seemed to be there no matter what situation she was in.
"That's cool, I've been pretty busy." He replied, firing her a smile back as they headed up off the beach and up onto the path.
"Oh yeah! Hagakure told me. You started talking to Ashido right?" Uraraka asked with a curious expression. Izuku choked on air a little but hid it as best he could, looking off to the side so she couldn't see his face.
"Yeah, I did... She walked home with me on Wednesday and we've been talking since then." He admitted, a small blush developing on his cheeks.
"Really? Oh... She's nice huh?" Uraraka asked with a crooked smile.
Something caught his attention in the way she was speaking. She only half sounded happy about the scenario, like something about what he'd just said, bothered her. He curiously frowned at her as they jogged but tried not to make it too obvious.
"Yeah, she's nice, a lot of fun." He replied honestly. Uraraka's expression grew slightly more unsettled but only slightly. Then, a beaming smile came across her face and she turned to him.
"That's awesome! You're finally getting out a little more huh?" She smiled, nudging him playfully. Something about her wasn't genuine though and it wouldn't take a detective to see that.
It almost seemed like jealousy... No, that couldn't be it, that is a foolish thought. However, the feeling she was giving off made him feel like that was the emotion she was feeling. Was she worried he would drift away? Part of him wanted to reassure her that this would not be the case under any circumstance, but if that wasn't what the situation was, then he would make himself look like an idiot and wouldn't be able to look at her for a few days after.
"I guess so..." He replied with a light chuckle before looking back ahead, something was off about her.
After a few more minutes of running together, Uraraka and Izuku settled on a bench to rest for a little while, watching a cafe bustle with early morning life as they rested. He wanted to ask her if she was okay, he had to ask her, she was hiding something from him and when she did, she never did it well. There was always a tell-tale sign when she was feeling upset or angry.
"Hey, Uraraka..." He started softly, trying not to startle her. She looked like she was pretty deep in thought, staring unblinkingly at the path with a sombre expression. He waited for a few seconds, but no response came. "Uraraka." He repeated a little louder. She jolted lightly and shook herself before turning to him with a small smile.
"Yeah? Sorry I spaced out for a second there." She replied with an awkward giggle, rubbing the back of her neck.
"Are you alright? You seem a little... Off..." Izuku muttered calmly, not smiling but making his expression soft to show he was concerned. Uraraka's expression faltered slightly but she quickly fixed herself and smiled a little wider.
"Yeah, I'm fine! What gave you the impression I wasn't?" She asked with a laugh. Izuku felt a slightly embarrassed blush and he looked down at the floor this time.
"Well, I... You just seemed a little quiet is all." He replied quietly, twiddling his thumbs awkwardly.
"Oh, ehehe, no… I'm perfectly fine. I'm just not as used to these early mornings as you, remember. I'm still ready to go to sleep right now." She beamed with a giggly tone, knocking the side of his head lightly with her knuckles. The two shared a small laugh after this before falling back into silence. That would make sense, it was only about seven in the morning now and she wouldn't be awake at this time even on a school day, let alone a weekend.
"Well... There's a first time for everything." Izuku replied with a smile.
"Yeahah..." Uraraka chuckled back a little awkwardly.
The atmosphere was getting to both. They were clearly embarrassed, although neither was really sure why. This silence lasted quite a few seconds, maybe even about a minute before it was broken by a heavy sigh from Uraraka.
"So... You have any plans for the day Deku?" She asked with sideways expression, resting her head in her hand.
"Not really, today I was just planning to get the rest Recovery Girl said I should've been getting when I first injured myself." He replied, trying to make the atmosphere less awkward.
"Yeah? Well, clearly you're doing what you usually do by not listening huh?" She asked with a small chuckle.
"Yeah." He replied with a breathy laugh in response.
"Seriously, what you did for Todoroki was really admirable. You realise that he swore himself to never use his left side and yet, you pushed him to that limit just because you wanted him to accept who he was..." She muttered, her tone turning serious and honest, her eyes full of both wonder and admiration.
"You got really beat up and yet, you pushed yourself that far just for him... That's really amazing Deku." She added softly, scooting up a little closer to him. This was the third time someone had brought up his fight with Todoroki. It was like that was what he needed for people to truly acknowledge him.
On one hand, it hurt a little, he'd tried so hard before to get himself more popular in the class and yet, it was only this fight that really did it for him. He was happy and somewhat proud of Todoroki for what he did and he was proud of himself for managing to do something for his friend, but he also hated it because it felt like that's all they saw him for. A catalyst for others success.
"I'm not a pawn..." He muttered. Uraraka sat stunned for a moment, her expression looked shocked. This was nothing like how Izuku usually acted, he looked upset and somewhat distressed by what she'd said too. She meant it in the nicest way possible and yet, he looked like he'd just been wished death. "
W-What do you mean by that?" She asked softly.
"I'm not a pawn... All my time here in U.A I've tried to be the best I can be, to prove I'm just as capable of being a hero as everyone else... But I feel like the only thing that seems to have gotten my name known is being a catalyst for someone else success..." He muttered. His face looked had an expression of frustration and sadness
"Is that all people see me as? Still? Just a stepping stone?" He asked. It sounded somewhat petty when he said it out loud but it was true, he'd been feeling like this since Mina first spoke to him about it; the thought had been in his mind ever since he first acted on care for his friend.
He wanted Todoroki to accept himself for who he was and to be his own hero, but at the same time, he felt he'd put himself at a disadvantage. Was this selfish, was he wrong to be thinking this way, was he overreacting?
"Hey... where is all this coming from?" She asked, not answering his question.
"I just wanted what was best for my friend but... And it's nice that people think so much of what I did but... It makes me feel like I'm just... A sidekick to everyone." He muttered. He was almost inaudibly whispering now but his words were clear.
"I-I'm sorry... I know this is really selfish of me to feel this way but-." He sobbed before Uraraka put her hand on his knee.
"I don't blame you..." She muttered, firing him a wide, soft and encouraging smile. "In fact, I kind of understand where you're coming from and why you would feel this way... But it's not true. You have an incredible Quirk, you're an incredible guy, you are always supportive and caring for everyone whether they like you or not... That makes you more of a hero than any of us." She replied reassuringly.
She hated seeing him cry. Sure, Izuku was usually an emotional person who would commonly break out in tears, but this was different. These were tears of sadness, not of overwhelming emotion, like happiness.
"If you want, I'll tell Mina and she can reassure you a little more, she's a bit better at this than I am." Uraraka joked with a chuckle and a smile. Izuku stopped crying somewhat and chuckled back before looking up to her with glassy eyes.
"That's not true... But I'd appreciate that... Sorry, I sound pretty petty just then." He replied, laughing at himself before blushing with embarrassment.
"Nonsense. I think it's what makes your human, more human than most." She replied, moving her hand to his back, rubbing it lightly in a reassuring way.
"Thank you..." Izuku muttered. Uraraka didn't reply but just smiled over at him with a wide smile and butterflies in her stomach.
"But... I always thought you felt like you were meant to help everyone, that you wanted to..." She started. Izuku's eyes went wide and he turned to her with a panicked face.
"No, I do! I just... The pressure of living up to expectations." He muttered, sighing, and leaning back in the bench, looking up to the blue sky. Uraraka didn't know what to say and could only give him a smile. She'd say she understood how he felt but she didn't. She wanted to, but she didn't.
"Sorry, I didn't mean to bring down the mood." He chuckled awkwardly, sitting back up and rubbing the back of his neck.
"It's okay, don't worry about it." She smiled, patting his shoulder gently.
"Hey, why don't we go get a coffee or something? It'd be nice to hang out a little." He suggested, stretching, and pulling himself up.
"Y-Yeah that'd be great!" Uraraka replied, an excited buzz awakening in her stomach as she hopped up from the bench and led him off towards the nearest cafe. He felt somewhat bad about dumping all his emotional worry on her, but he felt better telling her than Mina. Not because he didn't trust Mina, because he did, but because he didn't think she'd really enjoy hearing him talk about something as boring as emotions. That then made him wonder, without meeting up with him, what would Mina be up to today?
Mina sighed as she slowly opened her eyes to greet the day before stretching her arms above her head and yawning loudly.
"Mina! Are you up yet!" Arata called up the stairs.
"Nooooooo!" She whined, rolling over and folding her pillow over her ears.
"Come on, get up! We're going out!" Her father pushed. She grumbled to herself and rolled over again, burying her head in her pillows and blankets. After the two busy days with Izuku, all Mina wanted to do was sleep. Normally she was full of energy and could hardly sit still, but after the Sports Festival and the two long days after, she couldn't bring herself to get up.
"Wh-h-hyy!" She complained, throwing her arms up in frustration and in turn, sending her pillow flying across the room.
"Because you've been begging to go to the mall for days now, so get up, get ready and get down here!" He replied with a slight sternness in his voice. At the mention of the mall, she felt wide awake and sat bolt upright with an excited grin on her face.
"Okay!" She yelled, shoving the covers off herself and hopping out of bed.
She'd already been awake for a little while, simply laying there resting with only one thing on her mind. Izuku Midoriya. For some reason she couldn't get that name or the image of its owner out of her mind, there was something about him that made her stomach tingle. Her only problem with this was that she didn't know why she couldn't get him out of her mind, normally she wouldn't be too concerned and would simply be happy to run into someone, but Izuku she couldn't help but want to see again.
She was mostly glad just to have a day to herself, a break from the same person was always healthy. But for whatever reason, a tiny part of her yearned to see the green-haired, awkward, nerdy teens face again. His ease to embarrass and his awkwardness was cute, his face was one she could look at for hours without getting tired of seeing it at all, and even though he wasn't nearly as outgoing as she was, he was still a lot of fun to hang out with, something about him felt different and it all started when they first hung out; after what he'd said in Caspers. He'd shown her just how genuine he was, and the feeling it gave her was warm and fuzzy.
'I want you to be the smiley girl you usually are' Were his words. Not the typical 'where'd the smiley girl I met yesterday go?' or anything like that, but 'I want you to be the smiley girl you usually are'. Not a particularly complimentary or meaningful phrase to most people, but to her it meant everything. He wanted her to be happy, he'd shown he really cared about her feelings through everything that had happened on that day and yesterday. He'd shown that how she felt was important to him. He didn't hold anything against her in any means after she admitted the real reason she had started talking to him. If anything, it felt like he was closer to her after that.
He was like no one she'd ever met before and that thought, the thought that he cared, that he really enjoyed her company, that he really saw her as a friend made her heart flutter. What was this strange feeling? She'd never experienced a feeling like it before. It was a feeling that felt like excitement, mixed in with joy and multiplied by ten. A strange feeling that made her both anxious and happy at the same time.
Smiling to herself she changed out of her pyjamas and into a new set of clothing; a yellow T-shirt with a grey, asymmetrical cable knit cardigan and black skinny jeans. She felt kind of bad for trying to dress up a little today but not the days she was with Izuku, but there was a reason. She wanted to see if he was bothered by her seeming careless and it was incredibly reassuring to see that it didn't bother him in the slightest.
Putting the thoughts to the back of her mind she grabbed her vibrantly decorated backpack from the hooks on the door, dropped her wallet and phone into it and threw it onto her shoulder before heading out of her room and downstairs to where her mother, father and brother were all sat waiting.
"Take your time." Yuuta remarked, frowning at her from across the room.
"Ya know, for a little kid you gotta lotta mouth." Mina barked defensively, glaring at her younger brother, and bubbling up a little acid in her palm.
"Now, now..." Fumika started, getting up from the sofa with a warning look on her face.
Mina knew better than to push her mother, even now she was probably ready to drench the two in water at any moment.
"Come on, let's get going because if we spend too long just sitting around, we won't have any time to do anything." Arata perked up, pulling car keys from his pocket, and tossing them to his wife.
"Whoo! Shopping!" Mina exclaimed, her previous feeling being re-enveloped by excitement. The was one thing she would miss today was Izuku. She'd been eager to introduce him to her family, so much so that it surprised her. She wanted to feel closer to him but... Why?
Izuku had been sat peacefully with Uraraka on some of the outside seating of the cafe. Their conversation had very much been thrown together; random topics and small talk about pointless things was the extent of it and it had been a relatively enjoyable experience. Uraraka had shown quite a lot of interest in what he and Mina had done since they started talking and, although he wasn't sure why it was of such interest to her, he was happy to explain to her what happened.
Then, a thunderous roar came from somewhere deeper in the city. This wasn't the roar of a monster or some crazy Gigantism Quirk user, but the roar of what sounded like a mixture of a synth piano and an overdriven guitar. It shook them to the bone and things within the cafe they were in were shaken off shelves and tables.
"W-What was that!" Uraraka cried, turning to Izuku with her hands clasped over her ears.
"I don't kno-" He started before a large beam of mint green plasma slammed into his side with the sound of a guitar riff.
"Midoriya!" Uraraka screamed as Izuku was sent flying back by this beam, slamming into the tarmac and tumbling a good twenty feet before coming to a stop. His whole body was throbbing, and he was covered in fresh cuts and grazes. He rolled onto his front and tried to push himself back up, succeeding but coughing blood once he got to his feet.
"Ladies and gentlemen! Welcome to the debut of Melodyne!" A voice echoed; it was male with a posh but disturbingly crazy tone to it.
"U-Uraraka... Uraraka! Find cover! Get away." He yelled, ignoring the pain that was throbbing through his body and trying to get Uraraka somewhere safe.
"No, I'm going to fight with you!" She called before another mint green been fired through the street. Narrowly she dodged it, but still, she was knocked by the floor by the pure force and wind it dragged behind it.
"Get away!" Izuku bellowed as a form landed about ten feet in front of him, silently and elegantly before picking itself up. This must've been the villain; Melodyne.
He was dressed in a sort of dovetail waistcoat with a large collar that had what looked like an audio visualiser pulsing to a silent beat. Tight black trousers with golden flares at the bottom and a white shirt accompanied the look, along with a top hat, steampunk style goggles and a guitar synth hung over his shoulder.
"Oh, now this is a surprise! It seems I have a support act! Izuku Midoriya of U.A high, put your hands togetheeeeer!" He called, his voice magnified through his headset and out of two speakers built into a pack he had on his back.
What should he do? Izuku knew he couldn't fight, he shouldn't fight, he knew better than to do that without a provisional. Moreover, even if he did fight, he'd still probably come off worse afterwards due to his inability to control the power of One For All.
"Let's dance boy!" Melodyne bellowed, pointing towards Izuku with a gloved finger before flicking a switch on the guitar synth to which it began transforming. Parts slid into new places and it's form now looked like a sort of large axe. Izuku was dumbfounded, he wasn't even sure how something like a guitar synth could change into an axe. Then again, he had just been pummelled to the floor by such a thing so he shouldn't have been surprised.
Then, without giving Izuku time to even think about what he was going to do next, Melodyne lunged at him. The axe he was wielding was now held above his shoulder and a manic grin was plastered across his face. Izuku felt his body react before his mind could process it; his legs pushed hard to the right with a small boost of One For All and he rolled away from the attack. The axe slammed hard into the floor sending chips of the road flying into the air. Quickly Izuku recovered but Melodyne recovered just as fast, following up his attack with a backwards spin, swinging the weapon towards Izuku with incredible speed.
Izuku pushed himself to the floor and avoided the swing, but barely managed to get out of the way. The glowing green blade sliced across his cheek, barely even grazing him, but still putting a gash in his flesh. He had to fight; he had no choice. However, ever since Melodyne had got in the first hit, Izuku had felt drained. He could still taste blood and feeling of the hot liquid drooling down his chin and now his cheek made him squirm.
"Come on, show me your moves hero!" Melodyne ordered, spinning again and bring his axe down diagonally towards Izuku. Again, Izuku was forced to dodge, pushing off hard backwards, half flipping onto his hands before pushing off again and landing on his feet.
This guy was crazy, of course, most villains ensued terror, but they never really intentionally harmed anyone unless they were really disturbed. This guy was far beyond that though, he seemed to be getting a kick out of seeing the sixteen-year-old trainee's blood and began cackling as Izuku spat a little more of the crimson liquid onto the floor. He was stumped; still, no pro-hero had arrived to assist him, and fighting was out of the question.
Maybe though, he wouldn't have to fight. One For All wasn't a defensive Quirk by anyone's standards and that point had been proved during the U.A Sports Festival. However, he knew from his fight with Bakugo weeks before that by merely punching the space in front of him, the sheer force from that punch could knock someone to their feet.
It was simple guesswork, but if it did actually work, it could save him from getting severely injured.
"Not getting tired already, are you?" He taunted with an evil smirk, looking up at Izuku from his doubled-up position. Nervous was an understatement if Izuku had to describe the feeling that was cascading through his veins, but he had to stay calm; until a pro hero arrived, everyone was in danger. He had to protect them, that was what heroes did no matter how bad they could end up, that's what All Might would do and that's what Izuku would do.
"I'm just getting warmed up." Izuku snarled, tensing up his body and powering up One For All.
He could feel the power flooding through his body; the warm, electrical sensation making his hair stand up a little, illuminating his body with pulsing magenta and red and causing his irises to glow with power.
"Oh-ho-ho! It seems Izuku Midoriya had plucked up some courage! What a fantastic support act he'll be!" Melodyne announced with a beaming smile, opening his arms and turning on the point, smiling around at cowering groups of people all taking refuge in the stores and cafes nearby. Izuku could see Uraraka, obeying his orders and taking cover, even though her expression was full of fear and desperation.
He didn't tell her to hide because he didn't think she could manage a fight, but he'd rather keep her safe than put more people in danger, especially one of his best friends.
"Well then! How about we get this concert well underway?" Melodyne asked, snapping around to look at Izuku over his shoulder, holding up his axe and pointing it at Izuku. The One For All Quirk user couldn't speak. He was half terrified, half full of raging fire; his insides were buzzing, and he could feel the power in his body beginning to calm and level out. Whilst Melodyne was bigging himself up, Izuku was muttering to himself. Recently he'd been practising how to control his power alone, with his internship coming up he wanted to get a step ahead, he wanted to have some level of control.
He did this by imagining walking on a bed of nails, too much pressure or walking the wrong way could puncture your flesh, but with the right method, speed, and concentration it was possible. Bed of nails, bed of nails... Izuku repeated in his mind, imagining the feeling of the countless points pressing against his skin and slowly, he began to replace the feeling of the nails with the electrical feeling of One For All. Finally, after a few seconds, he re-opened his eyes and stared down Melodyne. Then finally he moved, slamming his hand down on his reformed guitar synth. A powerful chord sounded and again the light green beam thundered towards Izuku.
Clenching his fist tight he waited, closer and closer the beam got and calmer and calmer the power in Izuku's right arm grew. Bed of nails. He told himself again, adjusting his stance to be more stable and drawing back his fist. it was within feet of him now and this was his chance, his power had settled, and he knew exactly what he wanted to do, this was his chance to fight back.
SMAAAAASH! Izuku screamed to himself, gritting his teeth and forcing his fist towards the beam. The contact came and Izuku's entire right fist began to heat up as if he'd just dunked it in a vat of boiling water.
He pushed harder against the beam, a mixture of his magenta and green energy beginning to merge with the mint energy of the beam. With a few electrical sparks of mint green, the charge exploded in a wave of mint colour bolts, the shock wave echoed around the place and shook people to their cores. Izuku felt his arm twinge, a strong pressure against the bones quaked through his body as he detonated the beam with his bare hand, but the bone wasn't broken. He'd done it, he'd gained a little control over One For All.
The smoke gradually began to fade away and the faint silhouette of Melodyne emerged from the brown cloud of dust.
"I see, so you do have some fight in you hmmmmm?" Melodyne asked in a taunting tone, reforming his weapon again into the axe.
"Let's see just how long this track will last!" He yelled, an insane smile coming across his face as he swung his axe over his head with incredible force. It wasn't clear through his costume, but Melodyne was strong and well trained in the art of close hand combat. However, with a personal trainer like All Might, Izuku was no stranger to a fistfight.
Channelling the same amount of power as before into his arms, he cupped his wrists together above his head and caught the handle of the axe using his power to stop the swing and to try and buckle the weapon. It wasn't as easy as he'd thought, whatever this weapon was made from certainly wasn't about to give out. Izuku had to hold him off a little longer though, he had to find a weakness. Melodyne began yelling out as he forced all his weight on the blade.
"DIIEEE!" He hollered, shaking Izuku's ears. He was too scared to put any more power into his arms. He knew this wasn't their limit, but he didn't want to risk damaging them any more than he already had. All he could think about was Recovery Girls warning.
Then he spotted it, Melodyne had completely opened his midriff to attacks now he was using both his arms to press down on the axe. Pushing a slither more of his power into his arms he forced Melodyne's axe back up over his head, drew back his fist and readied for another attack.
"SMASH!" He growled before pushing his fist forwards again, he could feel a little more power in his arm than when he'd destroyed the beam, but he could take it, he had to take it. His fist slammed into Melodyne's stomach and he felt the power transfer from his arm, into the music villains' stomach.
"GAAAH!" Was his gargled cry as blood sputtered from his mouth and over Izuku's face and he flew back towards a building. He'd done it, he'd defeated a villain alone. However, his body felt drained and his arms were throbbing. His right arm didn't break luckily, but it felt as if the tiniest percentage more power would've done all the damage.
"Deku! Oh my god, Deku!" Uraraka cried, bursting from her hiding place and sprinting towards Izuku as police sirens now came into earshot. It may not have been a very long battle but to Izuku, it felt like hours.
His legs were dancing, and his mind felt like it was full of fuzz. The hit he took at the start of the battle put him at a huge disadvantage, with the damage already sustained to his body, using a small amount of One For All, that wouldn't usually be very demanding, had completely drained him, especially since he'd barely gotten any sleep as of recent. He reached out to Uraraka, blood still dripping from his chin and from a few cuts that had opened after the beam's detonation, but it was too much. His vision began to fade, and his legs gave out.
"Deku! Izuku!" She cried, now running full tilt towards her friend as he collapsed in a heap on the ground.
A/N: As I said I want to stick to the canon universe where I can, but I also want to throw in my own spin, it wouldn't be a fanfiction if I didn't. And so there we have it, Izuku's first real solo fight with a villain since the attack at U.S.J. I hope I wrote it well and that my villain Melodyne was a fun opponent to read about.
Izuku also managed to gain a slight bit of control over One For All! Just enough to make him able to not sustain self-injury in a fight, but that initial shot from Melodyne really seemed to mess him up? What will Mina do when she finds out about it, how will All Might react when he hears of the event? With all that aside though, Izuku finally let out his heart's real feelings, but was he wrong to feel this way?
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-ElliottChap