Author Note: So there will be some time skips in this chapter since All Might didn't track down Izuku after the Sludge incident. The entrance exam will be taking place during this time or at least starting. Along with a few other event's. What will our heroic Devil King do when they come face to face with an old enemy?
Chapter 3
(Chiho POV)
"Come on girl stop chickening out just ask him already!" Mina was putting pressure on Chiho to ask out her crush again.
"Jeez I wish I hadn't told you. He's busy studying for the hero and general course exams. Plus there's no way he'd ever think of me like that." Sighing Chiho kept walking towards the train station. She had to get to work. She was excited Izu was going to personally teach her how to use the ice cream machine, 'I can't wait to see his smile.'
"Really? The hero course that's brave considering his well you know." Mina always avoided that word. Chiho was ok with it though she had accepted from a young age she was quirkless. Her goal was to get into UA general education class, get good grades, find a decent career, and hopefully start a family with 'him'.
"What quirkless? He's smart enough he could probably make it he said he was looking up exercise routines to get into better shape for the practical. If anyone can get into the hero course without a quirk Izu can." Chiho spoke with confidence, she had faith in him.
"Izu huh... already got a cute nickname for him I see." Mina was thinking. An evil twinkle appeared in her eye and she spoke again. "How about you and him study and train together? You could use that to get closer to him and also *cough*flaunt what you got."
"Mina!" Chiho's face was burning.
"You're so red! Well this is where we part ways Chi. Remember to think about what I said!" Chiho knew she was right that she had to take a chance. She stepped onto her train and started to mentally prepare herself for what was to come. 'Maybe I should study with him.' Thoughts of late night study sessions filled her mind where she would get a question wrong and Izuku would lean over to help her and their eyes would meet and they would lean closer then…*Ding* "The train is coming to a stop at downtown Musutafu. The shopping center is closed due to a villain attack. Please have a nice day." The people around her were grumbling about how their day was messed up thanks to that villain. 'Gosh I hope they don't come to the restaurant' It was a selfish thought but she had enough to worry about.
"Come on Chi it's now or never." she slapped the sides of her face as she made her way to MgRonalds. Miss Manager was at the register and was grumbling about new problems and horns? Chiho made her way to the employee lounge and didn't see Izuku. 'Must be changing. I'll do the same.' She made her way to the women's changing room and prepared for work. After fixing her hair into twin tails she walked out to wait till her shift started.
"Oh hey Chi-Chan. How was school?" She jumped at Izuku's question and spun to face him.
"Oh it was nice. I just wish Mina would stop with all of the.. Horns…" Was this really Izuku? Did someone play a prank on him again? If so she would find whoever did this and make them pay.
"Her horns? Ohh. you mean these huh?" He chuckled as he tugged on the non broken one. "Kind of a shock to me as well these kinda appeared about an hour ago. Talk about a splitting headache ehh."
"Appeared? They're real?! Does that mean you have a…" Her heart was in her throat. If he had a quirk now what would he see in a quirkless girl like her.
"Quirk? I guess." He had a strange look in his eyes but shook his head. "That doesn't matter though. quirk or no quirk I'm...Izuku I haven't changed." His smile brightened the room. 'Maybe that means i might still have a chance.'
"That's amazing Izu!" She said with a smile. "Um Izu can i ask you something?" She was serious now.
"Sure Chi what is it?" Jeez that smile of his should be illegal.
"I was wondering if maybe you know if you would well um… uh… Help me study for the General education exam! Yeah and maybe I could you know exercise with you as well. If I'm asking too much I'm sorry you don't have to." It wasn't what she was going to ask but maybe this would help in it's own way. She stood there waiting as Izuku closed his eyes. 'Is he thinking about how to turn me down?!'
(Izuku POV)
That question had shocked him. No one had ever asked him for help or even offered to help until today. Izuku has had a crush on Chi as long as he's known her but he never felt confident enough to do anything about it. But it's different now.
"Izuku, I can tell what you're thinking, you know that. This isn't smart. We're a demon, she's a human." Sadao chastised.
"But...it's Chi. She… She was the only one to support my dream. It's not like we are totally different." Izuku rationalized.
" 'sigh' I know but still. What if we find a way to go back? What then? Let's say by some miracle she agrees to come with us. Would she accept us? I wasn't the greatest person. I'm not saying don't I'm saying think about it." 'God damn Izuku's cheery personality really has a way with getting under your skin' Sadao thought.
"Why don't we just..." Izuku started
"Tell her? I know you trust her but I've just met her." Sadao retorted.
"She's really accepting Sadao." Izuku countered.
" 'Sigh' Ok accept her request and if I think we can trust her we'll tell her. 'God Alciel is going to kill me.' " 'This kid could convince a killer to turn himself in couldn't he?' Sadao chuckled at that thought. Izuku opened his eyes to find Chiho antsily waiting.
"That sounds great! Sorry it's just you know. People never asked me that kind of stuff before." He gave a shaky smile. Before her knew it he was hit by a 4'11" missile as she hugged him.
"Thank you! Thank you! Sorry I should have remembered it's just the way you are now… I kind of forgot." Izuku Chuckled and patted her head.
"Let's go over when and where we should meet up at break ok. We really don't want Miss Manager to see us like this." Izuku was saying when he heard a cough.
"Like what?" The room temperature seemed to fall as he heard her voice. "I don't care what you two do when you're off the clock but keep it civil while on it ok. Oh and Midoriya I've told you before my name is Miss Kisaki not Miss Manager." If there was one person Izuku feared more than the bullies, it was an angry Mayumi Kisaki and right now she wasn't pleased. Sadao took over by accident and shot up out of his chair.
"Aye aye Ma'am!" giving a brisk salute.
"I need you upfront in five minutes. Rush is about to start and today will be the day we take the number one spot in black pepper fires sales! Now chop chop." The door slammed on her way out.
(Three hours later Chiho POV)
"Hey Chi it's fine everyone makes mistakes." Izuku said in an attempt to raise Chiho's spirits after dropping fries again.
"But it's the fifth time this month! I'm always cleaning up my own messes while you and the other's are helping customers." She was honestly trying to get better.
"You are pretty clumsy but don't let it get you down. The customers are dying down so soon I'll have time to teach you the Ice Cream machine." Izuku pointed out. "Oh that reminds me. Here's the exercise schedule I came up with, It's not much but I plan to ramp up over time." He handed her a paper from his bag.
"Takoba Municipal Beach isn't that place a dump?" Chiho was asking about the place Izuku planned to use for strength training.
"Well yes but it used to be beautiful once. Old heroes used to do a lot of community service so I figured two bird's one stone I'll get stronger and there will be a beach people can use...fordatesandstuff." Izuku's explanation made sense.
"What was that last part?" she couldn't quite catch the last mumbled bit.
I asked, `When do you want to start studying?`" Izuku rubbed the back of his head.
"Oh um if you're not busy could we maybe start tonight?" It was short notice so she wasn't surprised at Izuku's response.
"Oh I'm sorry I have to get home we have a new 'house' keeper and tonight's his first night. I want to make sure my moms ok with him. Are you free tomorrow? There's a cafe we can go to study at." Izuk suggested. 'Don't not freak out Chi. It's just a study session.' she thought.
"That sounds good." she said smiling. The Manager opened the door.
"Hey breaks over. We have the few customers covered. I want you to be able to use the ice cream machine by the end of the night Chi. Oh and Chi please stop planting potatoes alright." Miss Kisaki said.
(The Next day Izuku POV)
The night before was interesting. Sadao's powers are quite amazing.
(Flashback.)
"Mom I'm home!" Sadao called out. Inko rounded the corner.
"Welcome home sweetie. Izu?! What… What happened? Who's that man?" She jumped from the surprise at seeing her son's new look.
"Mom we talked about this, remember?" Sadao's eyes glowed "He's the new housekeeper who's taking the guest room. His name is Shiro Ashiya."
"Oh right. But sweetie what happened to you. You're not still being bullied are you dear?" Her eyes cloud over then cleared as her maternal instincts took over.
"No mom it's not that. Please sit on the couch though Ashiya can finish what you were doing. It all started when my quirk activated."
(Flashback end)
He had an hour until Chi got there so he decided to start cleaning. By the 15 minute mark he noticed a lot of this trash was lighter.
'Oh that's because we are a demon. We are naturally stronger than humans. It's nothing like that All Might but I'd say we are twice as strong as an average human.' Sadao explained though their connection.
'So this is pointless?' Izuku was so proud of his idea.
'Oh no this Training you have planned is not pointless I'm physically weak compared to what I was back in my world. I think it's because I used up so much power fighting Hero Emilia and then opening that portal. So it should help get us back up to peak form.' Sadao said.
"Izu! Sorry I'm a little early, I couldn't wait." A voice called from the stairs. Izuku looked over and was shocked Chi was in a simple t-shirt and shorts. It wasn't anything special but his heart skipped a beat seeing her in such casual clothes.
'Close your mouth you'll catch flies' Sadao sighed.
"Oh yeah same here I already started. Seems like My quirk might have a minor strength boost so I'm going to go look for the heavier things. There's a dumpster we can use around here. We'll be doing this for an hour then stretch and jog a few kms before doing another hour or two here again then we can go to the cafe." He suggested.
"Hai! I won't fail you sensei." Chi sat her bag with his and started over to a pile.
(Four hours later)
"Izuku I know we said we'd go to the cafe to study but I'm kinda stinky from all this sweat." Chi spoke up over a pile of garbage.
"Darn you're right! And this beach doesn't have a shower. How far is your house?" Izuku was hoping it wasn't a far distance.
"Um it's two stops away by train." Chi softly spoke.
"Might have made a mistake. Hmm I think moms' working today so only Ashiya would be there. Well I could accompany you there to make sure you make it but You might not be used to this strain… uh I do live only a few blocks away you could maybe use my shower if you want." His face was heating up. If he said yes Chi would be in his house. 'Oh god, oh go, oh god'
'Uh...Uh… It's not like I'm against that but I really wouldn't want to intrude. I'm pretty sure there must be a bathhouse near." Chi could swear there was smoke coming from her head.
"Bathhouse… Chi you're a genius there is one. It's in between here and the cafe! Let's go there." Izuku sighed in relief. He wasn't emotionally ready for her to come to his house yet.
For the next ten months this cycle would continue. school , work, and training for UA. Over the months Sadao had grown fond of this 'earth' and Chi-Chan was someone he figured he could call a friend. Of course there were humans he detested such as that bastard Katsuki Bakugou. When Izuku came back to school that foul mouth human had called him a liar for hiding his quirk. Izuku had Pointed out the horns were permanent and would classify as what was called a mutation and that proved he wasn't lying as you can't hide something like that. It didn't help the exploding brate had dared attack him. Sadao had taken over at that moment and showed just how out classed that pathetic human was to him, unfortunately it ended up with him The Great Devil King being suspended for a week.
It was the night before the exam and it was raining hard. Izuku had finally bought a bike to get home and to school quickly. Unfortunately it was pouring that night but at least he was almost home and he had an umbrella. He was waiting at a light as he heard someone beside him shivering. There was this redheaded girl without an umbrella trying to use her bag to shield herself from the rain.
"Here take this." He held his umbrella towards her. "I'm not far from my home, I'll be fine."
"Uh thanks." She was hesitant but she grabbed it from his hand. He smiled and waved as he booked it down the street.
(? POV)
"Oh boy that's cold!" The boy shouted to himself as he left her alone.
"Who was that and why did they feel familiar?" Emi said to herself. She had come looking for Satan but she didn't expect this world to be so diverse. For the first few months he had jumped at anyone with horns but over time came to accept them. 'Oh well once i get into this hero school I'll have a better chance at finding him.' There was no way Satan wasn't working with these so-called villains. She stared at the way the boy rode off. "I hope I see him again." A sprinkle of pink spotted her face as she thought of his smile. 'What's this feeling?'
(Next day Izuku POV)
'Today's the day' Izuku thought. 'Yup today is our first step to becoming a hero.' Sadao said in a serious tone. 'You know. I think it's time to tell Chi about us. Let's wait till after the test though we don't want to throw her off.' Izuku was about to replay but he heard a gasp.
"It's you!" A female voice had said. Izuku turned to see the redhead from last night.
"Oh hey. Looks like you made it home ok. I'm Izuku Midoriya. I'm taking the hero and general course exams. How about you?" He was nervous but happy a familiar face was here.
"Yup thanks for the umbrella. I had no idea it was going to rain that much. I'm Emi Yusa and I plan to make it into the hero course. Let's do our best."
AN: Jeez I think this is my longest chapter to date. How will this go? Only time and maybe a small fluffy principle will tell. Do we have more than one love stuck hero? Who knows. Did you like the length of this chapter or do you prefer my other ones.
