Izuku sits on a bench waiting for an officer to come and take his statement, he had been separated due to his direct involvement and seemingly prior knowledge of the villains.
"It's in my file, I worked for shigaraki for years eventually working with All Might to help take down the villain known as All for one." he tells the officer.
"He's telling the truth. I worked with the two of them back then." Naomasa says walking over.
"Officer tsukauchi." Izuku greets.
"We really need to meet under better circumstances kid." He gets back coming to stand besides the other officer.
"You still got your provisional licence?" he asks and Deku pulls it out handing it to them.
"The other officer hmms looking it over, Alright this checks out, its almost expired so be sure to reu it if youre gonna keep acting like a hero kid." he hands it over walking over to another officer leaving deku and tsukauchi alone.
"Did you hurt yourself?" He asks deku the moment that the officer is out of earshot.
"I have a healing quirk."
"Don't pretend i didn't find you in a crater unable to move your fingers. That day is seared into my memory."
"Mine too-" Deku admits "-My gloves absorb the shock from my punches, I'm fine." he assures him and he looks at the shattered glove.
"Don't punch anything until you get that fixed ok?"
"Ok, i'll pay a visit to the Workshop, see if they can get me something temporary until melissa can send me another pair."
"Good, stay out of trouble ok."
"I can't promise that," he laughs.
"I should have expected that, Go meet up with your classmates, they have questions."
"Of course they do, me and the villain knew each other by name." he stands up shaking the officers hand and walking back towards the bus his classmates are waiting at his teacher meeting him.
"Were talking about what happened, problem child."
"Nedzu knows my past, but i'll answer any question you have." he walks past him climbing onto the bus, everyone stirring at him.
"How the hell did you know that bitch deku?!"
"Who?" he feigns ignorance hearing explosions as he sits down.
"The fucking greyhaired one."
"Oh tomura? We dated for a few months."
"Is she the one who hurt your back?" Kirishima asks him.
"She was, I betrayed her to the heroes and she tried to kill me when she found out."
Bakugo glares at him from the back of the bus.
"Of course people with villainous quirks would be drawn together"
"Bakugou you're one to talk about acting like a villain, i still have burn scars from you." deku tells her, staring out of the window.
The parents of students pick up their children from the school, the Teachers having conversations explaining what had happened, and that they would have the next day off. Izuku sits in the classroom as everyone leaves, watching as midnight and Aizawa walk in and standing in front of him.
"You said you dated that villain." midnight prompts.
"That's the safest explanation, the truth of the matter is that i worked with her criminal organization for a few years."
"Explain." aizawa deadpans
"When my quirk manifested i accidentally drained the life from a mugger, She saw it and decided she needed me as a pawn, she knew my mother's name."
"What happened next?"
"I worked for her for years, until my mother was killed in a random villain attack and I decided that I had nothing to lose and needed to stop her. I met All Might shortly after that and she helped me." aizawa sighs.
"Nedzu should have told us." he says tiredly.
"Who could imagine what goes on inside of nedzus mind, it's why i never copied his quirk. It may drive a man mad."
"Yea, ones enough. Go home problem child, you have tomorrow off."
"Great, I need to get my hands checked out before the sports festival anyways."
"What happened to your hands if you don't mind me asking? You heal don't you?"
"To an extent, but i ripped them apart over and over again i was so mad that i didn't even notice the pain, by the time i was done i couldn't even move my fingers they had healed so wrong." he leaves the room after that, not wanting to talk anymore hearing the two teachers talking about him from the hall.
Izuku walks into the hospital, he had been able to get an appointment on short notice on his day off from school with his Physical therapist to work on his hands. He signs in walking down the hall stopping in his tracks as a woman with white hair walks out of a room bandages around her arm.
"You wouldn't happen to know a shoto todoroki." he says and she freezes up.
"That's my daughter."
"She has your features." he says and she looks stricken.
"Thank you."
"Izuku?" a voice at the end of the hall calls out.
"It was nice meeting you ms todoroki." he says walking past her and she watches him go.
Deku walks Into school the next day, finding a wall of reporters blocking the gate. He walks forward, all of them flocking to him.
"What happened at the usj?"
"What's it like being a student at u.a"
"What's your quirk?" they ask and he ignores them walking past the gates the Reporters knowing better than to step past. He reaches his class walking in to find Iida already in his seat.
"Good morning midoriya!" he greets overzealous
"Iida." he greets in return going to his seat both sitting in silence until the rest of the class shuffle in.
"You're hairs lighter." Tsuyu says looking at it.
"He dyes it" bakugou cuts in. and deku grabs a strand of his green hair finding it lighter.
"Your roots are white it looks really cool." mina says
"Did you guys watch the news last night?" toru asks
"Yea." shoji answers.
"It's really cool that we got a few seconds of screen time, though I doubt anyone saw me hanging out." aside from izuku mineta buts in and deku glares at him making him w]sweat
"It's really difficult to sand out when you're just gloves."
"But she's not just gloves." deku butts in holding up his hero journal where he had drawn her, using his shadows to get the picture perfect.
"Is that me?" she asks
"Wow you're really pretty tail guy says and deku closes the book using it to chop minetas neck when he had lunged for it knocking him out, Tenya stands power walking to the front of the class.
"Everyone take your seats, class is about to begin!"
"You're the only one standing sero tells him and his shoulders slump as bakugou laughs at his misfortune as he walks back to his seat sitting down hard.
"Dang it."
"Don't sweat it." ochoko tries to The bell rings and aizawa walks in.
"You went through something harrowing, but your fight isn't over yet." he says and the class sobers Mineta still unconscious though someone had shoved him into his seat.
"The Ua sport festival is about to begin"
Yes!" kirishima cheers.
"Why would you scare us like that!" many of the students cry out.
"Is that such a good idea so soon after the villains snuck in?" jiro asks
"They could attack the festival"tail adds always helpful.
"The administration thinks this is a great way to prove the threat has been handled, and that the school is still safe, plus they've been beefing up campus security compared to past years."
"This is a huge opportunity for all of Ua students its not something we can cancle. It is one of the most watched events in the world. In the past everyone had obsessed over the olympics, but now in a world of quirks the olympics have drastically decreased in terms of viewership and scale for anyone who cares about competition The Sports festival is the only tournament that matters."
"Top heroes everywhere will be watching, This is where you get scouted." momo says determined
"It can help you get a foot in the door as a sidekick for a pro agency." kaminari ads.
"Yea but thats as far as some people go, stuck as eternal sidekicks, Actually that's where you're headed." she brutally says to kaminari whos eyes start to twitch
"If you wanna go pro one day this event will open a path for you, one chance a year, Three chances in a lifetime. No aspiring hero can afford to miss this festival, That means you better not slack off on your training.
"Yes sir." some of the class replies
"Class is dismissed.
Deku had been listening to the conversations around the class when two invisible hands slammed down on his desk.
Can i take a picture of your drawing." he opens the book for her.
"Go ahead." he tells her as ochako and iida walk up to him.
"Izu, iida lets do our best in the sports festival." she says a dark aura surrounding her.
"What's up with you uraka, you're usually so laid back." Mina asks, popping up.
"Pms? Mineta asks and tsu smacks him with her tongue.
"Everyone! Im gonna do my best." she yells pumping her fist earning cheers of agreement spinning to another group and repeating herself to far less excited cheers .
"You're kinda losing it, you good?" kirishima asks and some of the class leaves for lunch, deku standing up and following iida and ochako.
"Hey izuku, I've been wondering, why did you come to UA?" Iida asks.
"I have a legacy to uphold, and one to rise above. UA is the best of the best so i know it would give me the best opportunities."
"A legacy huh?"
"You'd know something about legacy huh iida?" he asks knowing his brother by reputation.
"My brother's ingenium, I want to live up to his example." he says, determined before turning to Ochako.
"I knew it, you're rich." she exclaims
"My family is moderately well off yes." he says, underselling it.
"So why do you want to be a hero ochako?"
"Well it's not very noble, I just want to make money." she says looking away.
"What's wrong with that, wanting a good life is nothing to be ashamed of." deku says and iida nods vigorously.
"It's more than that, my family owns a construction company and if i was able to freely use my quirk I could really bring down costs." ochako explains
"You're quirk would be great for heavy lifting." Deku says
"It's genius." Iida exclaims
"I know right, I've been telling dad that forever!" she yells.
"I will become a pro, and i will sign with a good agency and make plenty of money then ill be able to let my parents live an easy life." she says determined and iida starts clapping. And deku remembers all he had gone through to keep his mother before.." he stops that train of thought.
"The next time I knock down a building ill be sure to name drop you guys." deku tells her.
"You say that like you knock down a lot of buildings." she says confused and he shrugs.
"It happens."
"Property damage should be kept to a minimum iida chides and deku suddenly finds himself with a handful of business cards.
"It would be appreciated." she says dead serious and he grins.
The rest of the day had gone normal until they tried to leave their class finding the door locked.
"Why are you here?" Ochako wonders.
"They're here to scout out the competition.
"You 1A's are so arrogant." and a Girl with bags under her eyes and unkempt blue hair says walking in and deku can feel her quirk, she's powerful and his Evolved A,f,o wants it.
"I wanted to be a hero like you, but things didn't work out during the exams, but the sports festival allows one of us to take one of your places in this class. I'm Going to take one of your spots out from under you.
"Bye Meneta." Izuku says and he turns to him looking terrified.
"Dont say stuff like that."
"She has a powerful quirk, you have sticky hair balls." he tells the little pervert walking up to Shinso whose eyes meet his. He holds his hand out to her.
"I look forward to our fight." he says and she looks at his hand.
"You're quirk, it has to do with your hands?" she asks and he grins, she's smart.
"I want to copy your quirk, it feels strong.." everyone but her steps back.
"That's a pretty evil sounding quirk."
"I don't believe in evil quirks, just people doing evil things with the quirks they've been given." he tells her and she looks at him as if seeing him for the first time before shaking his hand.
"I look forward to being your classmate."
