CHapter 1:A loaded bow
Izuku walked down the street numbly, His whole life dream is nothing more than a dream now.
'W-what will I do now?' He thought while bumping into people as he stared down at the sidewalk, clutching his burnt notebook to his chest, holding tears in and sniffing.
He thought back to what caused the catatonic state he was in and stopped and sat down on a bench.
"I'm sorry young Midoriya, You can't be a hero without a quirk". He heard in his head the voice of his idol, the number one hero, All might told him on the rooftop.
'I guess Kacchan was right, I can't do it' He thought and put his head in his hands and sobbed quietly.
He kept crying in his hands for a few minutes before he heard a grunt next to him and felt someone sit down next to him.
"What's with the tears kid?" The stranger said beside him and Izuku looked up from his hands while wiping his tears.
He looked the stranger in the face nervously, he saw a middle aged man with a mohawk and sunglasses on.
"So? You gonna answer my question or you just gonna stare?" The stranger said again, adjusting his sunglasses.
"I-i had my dream finally crushed t-today" He stuttered out and looked back down at his journal.
"What was your dream? Astronaut? Musician cause of the book?" The stranger joked while leaning back against the bench.
He looked up at the stranger quickly with wide eyes. "N-no my dream was to be a hero but i can't be one now" He said slightly with anger but mostly sadness.
He took a deep breath and stood up. He turned back to the stranger "Sorry for bothering you sir, But i have to get back home and think about what i'll do in life now" He said depressed and started trudging back home.
"Why can't you be a hero squirt?" The stranger said, causing Izuku to turn around,The stranger staring out at the city.
"B-because!" He squeaked out while clutching the notebook tighter.
"Of?" The stranger asked slowly, looking over at Izuku while tilting his sunglasses down so his eyes peaked out.
He stood there thinking over his options on how to explain his situation to this stranger before taking a deep breath and shutting his eyes.
"I-im quirkless!" He shouted, causing the stranger to jump a bit before chuckling.
"That didn't stop me" The stranger said before standing up to his full height and walking over to Izuku."I'm quirkless in a way myself. No special ability myself but i was able to be a hero by my own skills plus training, but it never stopped me when i was fighting villains who had some of the strongest quirks i've ever seen, So i think if you put the effort you can be a hero kid" The stranger said while putting a hand on Izuku's shoulder.
Izuku listened to this stranger's words and started feeling tears in his eyes, "You think I can be like you?" He asked hopefully that he can hear the sentence he wanted to hear his whole life.
The stranger took his glasses off fully before folding them and setting them in his jacket pocket, "I mean there's only one me" He said, causing izuku to pout, "But you can be your own hero with my skills" He said smirking.
Izuku gasped and looked the stranger in the eyes, mouth gaped, before shaking his head. "Wait, what are your skills?" He asked wanting to know the path to being a hero.
The stranger smirked again before walking to his case by the bench pulling out a staff and an arrow. He looked over at Izuku before flicking the staff down, turning it into a bow.
"Just watch this kid, See that bell down the street?" the stranger said pointing the arrow down the street.
Izuku squinted, looking down the street to see the bell, before he nodded curiously.
The stranger pulled the arrow back while aiming and let the arrow fly before turning fully around towards Izuku, "that is a part in my skills i can help you with kid" He said as the sound of the bell ringing rung out in the air.
Izuku gasped and looked between the man and the bell tower "W-who are you?" He stuttered out, dropping his notebook.
The man set the bow back into the case before pulling out a card with an address on it, "Names clint barton but you can call me clint, But most know me as the bow hero: Hawkeye, Nice to meet you?" He said, holding his hand out.
Izuku jumped at the fact he is meeting a hero who wants to help him be a hero, He looked at the hand and took a hold of it shaking it. "I-i'm Izuku Midoriya, Nice to meet you very much , I'm in your care to be a hero" He said smiling brightly with tears in his eyes.
Clint sighed, "No more of that crap just call me Clint" He said before taking Izuku's notebook and wrote his number in it. "This is for emergencies only, now tomorrow meet me at this address in workout clothes we are gonna make you one of the best archers ever seen"
Izuku nodded before watching Clint walk down the street and disappear from his eyesight before turning and running home to talk to his mom,smiling the entire way home.