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Edited: 23/03/2020

"Izuku! Katsuki!"

No less than a second after we disembarked the airship to Musutafu, I could see my a green haired plump woman next to a blonde haired taller woman waiting by the station - we had informed our mothers roughly what time we would be arriving.

"We passed," Kacchan said, smugly holding out his Hunter's licence.
I presented mine too, but more sheepishly. It wasn't worry of it being stolen - there weren't many people around, and Musutafu was a relatively peaceful region - even after Kacchan's reassurance, I couldn't help but feeling slightly ashamed.

What was disbelief on both their faces quickly morphed into pride. As my mother pulled me into an embrace, I realised I hadn't cried for a while, so it felt refreshing to feel tears flowing down my face at our reunion. Tears welled from both our eyes, whilst the Bakugos also had a cheerful, yet less emotional reunion.

I wasn't distracted though. It was time to ask my mother the burning question etched in my mind. But I waited to arrive home first.

/

We both sat down in the living room, after parting with the Bakugos. After she asked a few questions about how the exam was, I decided to shoot.

"Mother. After passing the hunter exam, I've been left with many questions and no answers. Do you remember when me and Kacchan were young, and we wished to be hunters like my dad, and you were both encouraging, yet one day that all changed. Why? Why did you not want me to be a hunter?"
The previously light mood in the room dissipated, to be replaced with unease. I could see horror in her face, but I persisted with my stare.
"Izuku... I-I..."
"Mother, I have already passed the exam! Please tell me."
"I...I think it'd be best if Katsuki was here too."

Although it meant I had to wait, this would work in my favour. I also had to ask Kacchan something.

Once my mother called him and he arrived, I began.

"Mother, Kacchan. Why did your attitudes towards me change? One day you wanted me to be a hunter, yet the next day you were both so opposed it was as if you never wanted me to in the first place. Why?"
The two of them exchanged looks and my mother opened her mouth to speak first.
"Before your father left, he taught both me and Mitsuki this... technique called 'nen' for self-defence. He told us that in case we ever get into any trouble, we could use this to defend ourselves. Then you both started to show interests in becoming hunters. We both decided it would best for you too to also learn the basics of nen to help during the exam but... We made a mistake. It was too soon. I would imagine you don't remember being taught nen, as after... something... happened we agreed to make you think nen was never something that existed... I hate how malleable the mind of a child is, you forgot about nen in just a few months..." She nodded over to Kacchan to continue.

"Deku... Don't expect me to ever say this again. I shouldn't have to say it but... here. I'm fucking sorry ok." My mum shot him a dissatisfied glance, but he merely glossed over it. "I started to treat you badly because I became arrogant. I was the only kid in the neighbourhood who knew nen! Of course I wanted to brag about it, but I couldn't... Being a 6 year old kid, that really frustrated me."

I hadn't realised how much Kacchan had changed from the hunter exam. A few months ago he never would've admitted his arrogance.

"What does 'nen' do?"
Kacchan continued. "It's your own sort of aura. Every living being emits some, but only those who hone the skill and train can actually manipulate allows you to sense others as long as they are not in a state of zetsu - it halts the flow of nen from the body so you can't be sensed."
"S-so that was why you knew where people were! That swamp monster, the people monitoring us in the forest..."
"Uh yeah..."
"Well, anyway," My mother took over, "There are four principles of nen. Zetsu is one of them, and another is hatsu. Hatsu is like a personal expression of nen. There are 6 different categories hatsu generally fits into - manipulator, emitter, enhancer, transmuter, conjurer and specialist. Specialist, as it is in the name, special, because it is unique to the specific person, and cannot be grouped into the other 5 categories. After you both trained we decided it was time for you two to discover your hatsus with the water divination test."
"I'm a transmuter. I didn't use my hatsu yet however, as I haven't perfected a special hatsu, and besides I wouldn't want to stand out. You... were a specialist." He spoke his final sentence with a grimace.
"Was?"
"In your water divination, the leaf began to grow, and became a healthier green. Later, when I..." He threw a worried look towards my mother before continuing, "I was injured and you used your hatsu on instinct to heal me. I remember there was a man who witnessed this and then asked you questions about it... I think he also showed you a book?... but then the next time when you were excited to show it, you couldn't use it..." He began to trail off as guilt caught hold of him.
"I asked one of Hisashi's friends - another hunter, and he said it was likely your nen ability was stolen," My mother said grimly.

It was like a well of memories and information had been unlocked. A waterfall of information came cascading into my brain after being blocked.

"S-so when, you and Illumi were... doing that, it was n-nen? And same with Hisoka too?"
Kacchan replied with a firm but downcast nod.

'Do Gon and Killua know what nen is? Can they use it? Would it be possible for me to get my nen ability back?

Then a realisation occurred to me.

"Wait. Was my ability to use nen stolen, or was my special nen ability stolen?" Something began to glint in my eyes. I could feel my hopelessness draining away in belief of an idea.
"What do you mean?"
"I think it was called hatsu? What if only my hatsu was stolen, and not nen itself? You said nen is 'your own sort of aura' and 'every living being emits some'. Doesn't that mean no one can steal nen as a whole, but simply the hatsu people develop? There are 4 principles of nen you said. Hatsu is only one! I can still use the other 3... right?" My words were an entangle of both desperation and hope, clinging onto the belief that I could use this 'nen' that other strong hunters were using.
They both glanced at each other in silence, looking with both excitement yet guilt too.
"I don't think I'm the right person to answer that... But, I know someone who might be. Katsuki, Izuku, would you like to have a nen teacher? One more skilled than me? Then again, he isn't really one to accept students, but I'll try!"

What stared off as a semi confrontation laced with despair, had transformed into new hope.

/

"For the last time, I'm not going to take some students!"

My mother had been talking to a grown man on the phone for roughly ten minutes now, and the shouts on the other end were loud enough to be heard without speaker.

"B-but they are both hunters..."
"I said already! How many times must you hear. I. Will. Not. Take. Students!"
"H-how about you give them a task to do to prove their worthiness?" She was trembling, words stumbling from her mouth. This friend must've been quite intimidating. Then again, my mother and I were both quite nervous people. But then her slight worry melted away into confidence and enthusiasm. I couldn't hear what the speaker said on the other end, however, as he had quietened down.
"Yes! I know they can do that! Come over so you can explain!" Her eyes were twinkling.

Sorry this chapter was quite short... and sorry this chapter was basically a conversation of exposition haha. That just felt like the right place to end it, and I don't have very strict minimum or maximum word counts. But it's getting to the good parts I promise! You can expect the next chapter out relatively soon.
Can you guess who the hunter friend of Hisashi Midoriya is? (Hint, it's a character from BnHA).
And we have reached some original story! I hope it all makes sense and I'm not bending rules too much haha.

Thanks for all the likes, favourites and reviews!

Replies to reviews:

D3lph0xL0v3r: Thank you again! Right that's true, but what about Komugi? Komugi is really friendly and polite, and when she was attacked by a hawk she didn't call for help because it would inconvenience others. You are right though, the HXH universe is really a selfish place, like an exaggerated form of our own world's selfishness.
Yes! I think a good ending to this fic would be Izuku finally changing the hunter system to be more heroic, right? Also, I don't think Bakugo would abuse his power, I mean when he was captured by Shigaraki and asked to join the villains, he didn't pull a sasuke. He may have a villainous attitude but he's certainly a hero. This next arc I have planned should shed some more light on Izuku and Bakugo's past ^_^

megakdre100: Yes, I do. I have something planned for the plot (which makes sense with all the rules of nen) ^_^

Blaze2990: Thank you! I'll try to, especially since I currently have no excuse as it's the holidays.