Chapter 4: Friendships

(Training Room)

Izuku was currently shirtless doing pull-ups on the salmon-ladder while Oliver was sparring against Izuku's newest friend, Eijiro Kirishima and surprisingly, Katsuki Bakugo as well.

Finishing his set, Izuku dropped down as watched as Oliver effortlessly blocked Katsuki's wild punch before throwing the blond over his shoulder and onto the mat and then quickly catching Kirishima's leg from an attempted high kick. Now off balance, Kirishima was easily swept off his feet and onto his back right beside Bakugo.

Izuku chuckled at his two friends as they groaned on the floor and couldn't help but think back to how they came to train under Oliver.

(Flashback)

Bakugo grit his teeth in frustration as he once again chased Izuku through the city for calling him an angry Pomeranian. "You're not getting away this time Deku!"

"Catch me if you can Kacchan!" was the cheeky reply.

Growling in anger, Katsuki doubled his efforts and actually managed to keep up with Midoriya even when he started climbing the buildings and jumped the massive gaps. Finally, they came to a stop on a building with no way of escaping.

"I got you now Deku!" said Bakugo with a maniac smile on his face.

Izuku just grinned, "So close and yet so far, better luck next time Kacchan."

Bakugo's eyes widened as he watched his former best friend turn around and swan dive off the side of the building.

"IZUKUUU!"

Running to the edge Katsuki hurriedly scanned the floor for any sign of Izuku's body but was puzzled when he couldn't find a trace of him. Movement in a dumpster full of garbage caught the blond boys' eye and the suddenly the familiar mop of green hair popped up. Bakugo released a breath he didn't know he was holding and quickly jumped down while using his quirk to slow his fall.

"What the hell Deku!" Yelled Bakugo as he landed next to the dumpster. "You scared the living shit out of me! What if you missed the dumpster, you'd be a fucking stain on the floor! How would I explain this to auntie Inko!? Huh!? Oh, I'm sorry, but your son was stupid enough to jump of a building and killed himself trying to land in a dumpster but missed."

Throughout the whole rant Izuku stayed dead still as he listened to his former best friend vent and get more emotional until he finally ran out of breath to continue and just settled for glaring at him.

Climbing out the dumpster Izuku just scratched the back of his head with a sheepish smile. "Jeez Kacchan I didn't know you cared that much, you even called me by my name instead of Deku when I jumped."

Bakugo growled angrily at his slip up but stayed quiet as Izuku said, "I'm sorry I worried you, but I had to see what your reaction would be if I was suddenly in danger."

This confused Katsuki, why would Izu- Deku need to see his reaction, it's not like he cared for him or anything, even though his scream from earlier said otherwise.

"Kacchan there's someone who wants to meet you and give you an offer, and I hope that you accept it."

The red eyed blond eyed his former friend curiously, "Who and what is the offer?"

Izuku just grinned at him.

(Flashback end)

Izuku smiled at the memory, after bringing Katsuki to meet with Oliver and explaining how he has been training Izuku and that it was his idea for Izuku to insult him and chase the boy to improve his evasion skills. Also, the moment he met Kirishima the sharp toothed boy immediately declared them to be best friends, much to Bakugo irritation.

When Oliver introduced himself, Katsuki was weary but immediately gave his trust when he learned that Oliver was the Green Arrow and that he saved Izuku and his mother. He might have also mumbled about murdering anyone who hurt his auntie Inko but would deny it immediately while Izuku, Eijro and Oliver would grin in amusement that the tough Katsuki Bakugo had a soft spot for Izuku's mother.

Being offered training was huge surprise that caught Bakugo off guard and when he asked why he was being offered, Oliver explained that Izuku claimed that he saw huge potential in him and that even though he was rough around the edges, he would make a great pro-hero especially with his quirk.

"Alright that's enough training for today." said Oliver. Which made the tow downed boys groan in relief that their daily butt kicking was done.

Oliver just grinned in amusement at their suffering as it reminded him of the hellish training he gave his former team when they were just staring out. He was pretty sure Rene still hated him for being a slave driver, even if it was for his own good. "Alright boys I'll see you again on Monday for the next session, take these two days to relax and recover."

"Yes Oliver-sensei!" replied all three of them.

(1 hour later, Mustafu Arcade)

The three friends were currently enjoying themselves at the local arcade after they each had went home, showered and put on casual clothes. Izuku was playing a first-person shooter while Bakugo and Kirishima were in a heated game of street fighter with Bakugo being Akuma while Eijiro was Ken.

"JUST GIVE IT UP SHARK TEETH! YOU WON'T WIN!" Shouted the blonde.

"NEVER! I GOT YOU RIGHT WHERE I WANT YOU!" Was the equally loud response from the sharp toothed boy.

Izuku just laughed and resumed playing his game while the shouts of his friends were heard in the background.

(Later)

Midoriya and Kirishima had left to get some food while Bakugo decided to try a game that would surprise most people.

Bakugo grinned as he concentrated on the moving arrows in front of him. The Dance Dance Revolution machine was surrounded by people as they watched the blonde hit the arrows with his feet and then cheered as he beat the high score.

"Heh, all too easy," said the smug blonde as he basked in the applause.

Suddenly a female voice said, "Not bad, but I can do better."

The crowd went silent as they turned to face the owner of the voice. A girl about the same age as Katsuki who had pink hair as well as pink skin and had two yellow horns on the top of her head.

Bakugo grinned at the girl who cheekily grinned back.

"Alright pinky, lets see what you got."

"The names Mina Ashido, remember it, cause it's the name of the girl who's gonna beat your score."

The pink themed girl hopped onto the machine and after scrolling through the songs selected one.

(Party Rock Anthem – LMFAO plays)

As the song played the arrows began to appear in a steady pace Mina casually hit them with no effort at all. Soon the music began to pick up and the arrows became faster and more complicated, but Mina just continued to rhythmically dance and perfectly hit the beat. As the chorus hit, Mina jumped a few centimeters in the air before landing and seamlessly began to do the running man while still hitting the arrows perfectly, all the while Bakugo could only gape in amazement while the crowed cheered the girl on.

(Music ends)

"NEW HIGH SCORE!"

Katsuki stared at the game's announcement in disbelief while the new DDR champion bowed to the gathered crowd.

"Thank you all! Your all too kind!" Mina said happily as the crowd began moving away. Looking to the still frozen in disbelief Bakugo, Mina giggled and said, "Better luck next time blondie, you're good but compared to me you'll always be second best."

Now that snapped Bakugo out of his trance.

"WHAT DO MEAN SECOND BEST!!?? REMATCH, RIGHT NOW!! I'LL SHOW YOU I'M NUMBER ONE!!"

Mina picked her ear out with her pinky, "Geez can you get any louder? If you want a rematch then I'm all for it, it will be sweet when I kick your butt again." She said while grinning smugly at the fuming face of the blonde.

Before they could do anything, a voice called them, "Ashido, is that you?"

Turning, the duo saw Izuku and Eijiro with food and drinks in their hands looking confused at the scene in front of them.

"Kiri-kun!" shouted Mina in excitement and without warning glomped her school mate in a tight hug.

"What the hell shark-teeth! You know pinky over here!?" asked/yelled Katsuki.

"Y-yeah, we go to the same school, how do you know each other?"

"Oh, I kicked his but in DDR and he's feeling angry about it and wanted a rematch." Said the pink girl cheerily while still hugging her friend who was trying not to blush at the close proximity of his cute friend.

"SHUT UP PINKY! I'LL FUCKING KILL YOU!"

"Language Kacchan!" shouted Izuku who tried to hold back his friend who was steaming form the ears and hands, much to the amusement of Eijiro and Mina who was laughing at the display.

(Later)

The four pre-teens were walking around town chatting about random things. After things calmed down in the arcade Mina introduced herself to Izuku and made sure to remind Katsuki that he would remember the name of his defeater, which made the boy grit his teeth in frustration and made a vow to one day beat the pinky in a game of DDR.

The brightly colored girl fit right in with the trio of boys and would tell them stories of her life and when she told them that she was going to apply at U.A to be hero like them and what her quirk was it predictably set Midoriya off.

"You can produce acid from the palms of your hand's, and you can control the acidity of it as well?!" Izuku's eyes were shinning as he questioned the girl who happy to explain her quirk.

"Yep, burnt through quite a lot of clothes when I was younger before I learned how to control the acidic levels, my doctor said I might be able to burn through solid steel if I train my quirk hard enough."

"That's incredible! Your quirk is suited well for rescues, if people are trapped by heavy debris you could easily melt an exit for them. I wonder, is it only one type of acid you can produce, or can you create others such as battery or nitric acid? Your body is most likely immune to your own acid but what if you come into contact with outside sources? Will you be immune or only suffer mild burns mutter mutter mutter mutter….."

"Umm, is he gonna be ok?" asked Mina as Izuku continued to rapidly mumble about the different applications of her quirk without seemingly needing to catch a breath.

Kirishima just rubbed the back of head sheepishly, "Yeah, he does this whenever we talk about quirks, it's kinda cool and creepy at the same time."

"Deku enough! You're freaking out Pinky!" yelled Bakugo.

Midoriya froze and blushed that his habit took over again, "Eep! I'm s-sorry, I just really love quirks and I tend to ramble whenever one sounds interesting and cool."

Mina just chuckled, "Oh it's cool, no problem, I'm kinda impressed at what you could think of just by hearing what my quirk is once." She then had a thought. "So, what's your quirks Bakugo, Midoriya? I already know Kiri's quirk is hardening, so whats yours?" asked the curious girl.

Katsuki grinned smugly, "My quirk is called 'Explosion'! I can produce a substance like nitroglycerin from the sweat of my palms and ignite it to create massive explosions. With my power I'll blow away the competition, surpass All Might and become the number one hero! Hahahah!"

If Mina was disturbed by the mad cackling coming from Bakugo's mouth, she didn't show it. Instead she gestured to Izuku to explain his quirk, but his answer floored her.

"Oh, I'm quirkless."

"W-what? Quirkless? Didn't you say you were going to apply to U.A to become hero?"

"Yep," replied Izuku with a nod. "I've been dreaming of becoming a hero my whole life and have been training like crazy for years to prepare myself. I know the odds are against me but I'm going to prove to everyone and to myself that even some that is quirkless can become a hero!"

Mina was stunned at what she had just heard, a quirkless hero? That has never been done before, but for some reason she couldn't explain, she felt that the green haired boy in front of her would be able to accomplish his impossible dream.

"Well you're a brave kid I'll give you that Midori, I can't wait to see what you can do." Said Mina with a grin.

"Thanks Mina, I can't wait to see you in action as well….wait Midori!?"

Mina and Eijiro just laughed at Izuku's flustered face when hearing his nickname Mina gave him while Katsuki just grunted in annoyance but had a small smile on his face as he watched his oldest friend interact with the others.

A/N: I'M SO SOORRYY!!!!

It's been a while since my last update, and I can't apologize enough. Life has just been crazy, and I had to deal with a ton of stuff. Covid tried to take me out, it put up a good fight, but I kicked its ass and got vaccinated and am feeling much better. Finally finished college and will be graduating next year, yay . I hope this chapter was to your liking because it fought me for so long to write and I hope I don't disappoint you guys.

Also, I just watched Spider-Man: No Way Home and OH MY GOOOODDDDD!!!!!! Tom Holland deserves all the praise in the world! He has truly become Spider-Man we knew he could be, and I am so happy and heartbroken at the same time, those who watched the movie will understand why.

Anyway, that's it for now, I hope you all enjoy the holidays and will see you again in 2022.

Happy Holidays!