JULY 30TH, 2045, 3:20 PM, 7 MONTHS BEFORE [REDACTED].

...You regret it, don't you?

...R-regret what?

Killing your mother.

...

Blood…Everywhere…

Ah, I remember it like it was yesterday...Her shrill screams of suffering were music to my ears~

H-How could you say such a thing?! What I did was awful...Unbecoming of a hero…

But you did it.

You stabbed your mom 90 times.

90.

Times.

Please stop…

Oh yeah, you melted her legs down to the bone! Can't forget about that~!

S-STOP!

Then...my favorite part.

N-no...

You slit her throat.

"STOP!" Mina shouted. Clutching both sides of her head. Shaking it as if there was something inside of it. Which technically speaking, there was.

Her.

Mina had no idea who she was, she just started talking in her head one day, and has been with her ever since. Everyday she would remind her of the harsh words her mother told her, of how she would never become a hero.

The kind of FREAK she was.

Mina was leaning against the wall of the convenience store she normally goes to once a week, which turned out to be closed on Sundays, and didn't want to return to the dorms for the rest of the day; so she decided on staying where she was.

Mina was wearing a short sleeve yellow T-shirt, along with jeans that had rips and tears throughout, a trend that had died out in 2034 but is slowly making a comeback.

An old lady was passing by when Mina shouted, making her stop and give the pinkette a concerned look. The lady was slightly taller than Recovery Girl, and had a cane to help her walk. Her hair was a glossy white, tied into a messy bun.

The two stared for what seemed like forever, although it was only a couple of minutes.

Mina opened her mouth to talk, "..I-" But was soon interrupted by herself.

Shut it. I told you to let me do the talking.

O-okay…

Mina then cleared her throat scowled at the old lady. "You need something grandma?" Mina said, breaking the silence. Mina's sudden rudeness caused the old lady to flinch.

"W-well I never! Did your mother really raise you only for you to be like that? For shame!" The lady responded to Mina, offended.

"She didn't raise me at all, what's it to you?" Mina snapped back, gritting her teeth.

The old lady gasped. Oh my…Poor child…it's clear she comes from an abusive household...Maybe I sho-

"Are you gonna keep staring at me until you drop dead or what? Get out of my sight." Mina hissed, interrupting the old lady's thinking. "O-oh, I'm sorry, just...lost in thought, I'll be going now...sorry for bothering you." The old lady began to teeter away, her cane supporting her weight.

Old hag.

That was mean…

And? Why should I care about an old wrinkled sack's feelings? She'll drop dead any second now?

But…

"Ashido!" A voice called out the horned girl's name, snapping her out of her thoughts.

"Wha-" Mina turned her head to the right see who called out for her, and was shocked to find it to be Izuku walking up to her.

Midoriya? The fuck does he want?

It might not be the best looking thing in the world, but his blank shirt with black kanji on it was among his favorite shirts; ignoring the mountain of All Might shirts he has in his closet. Speaking of his closet, he needs to clean that up. He had basketball shorts that were a deep blue and reached down to his knees, a white stripe running down both sides of the shorts. He was wearing his infamous red boots, that were scuffed up from the rigorous training he had gone through for the Provisional license exam that their no-nonsense teacher had given them.

"...The fuck do you want from me?" Mina hissed at Izuku, making the green haired boy stop in his tracks. Mina knew that was maybe a little too aggressive, but she never really cared for the she thought that he was going to get himself killed before midterms because of that quirk of his. He was a smart boy, and she had even considered getting tutored by him for finals; but decided to go to Momo's study session instead.

It helped.

Kind of.

Anyway, what does this guy want?

"Well I-" Izuku started, but before he could say anything Mina put her hand up, telling Izuku to stop talking.

"Whatever it is Midoriya, I don't want to hear it. I couldn't give less of a shit about what you have to say." Mina scowled.

"But you asked..?" Izuku responded, a smirk growing on his face.

"You think this shit is funny? You assholes literally forgot my birthday." Mina responded, anger growing in her voice.

"Yeah, we did, I get why you're mad at us...but we prepared a surprise party for you last m-minute…" Izuku told Mina, his voice now quieter and smaller than it normally is.

Eh? What happened to that confident voice he always has?

Is he really that scared of you?

He's probably just nervous, he hasn't talked to us before…

Heh. You believe what'cha wanna sista.

"And it would be great if you came back to the dorms with me.." Izuku added, scratching the back of his head, nervously laughing. Izuku was acting strange, which was apparent to both him and Mina, his voice was never this timid, even when talking to girls; then why is this happening with Mina? Is it just because they've never talked before?

Or is it… Izuku began to think. No, no, it can't be that! Get yourself together Izuku! You don't have time for a relationship! He scolded himself, he was way too busy with mastering One for All and his studies to be in a relationship with anybody.

Mina debated to herself for a moment. They prepared a party for us...maybe we should go… it would be mean if we make their efforts go in vain…

So what? It's their fault for wasting their time on us, plus, you know how that it was out of pity, they hate you, remember?

I guess you're right….

But...

But what?

What will we even do if we don't go with him…? We've been here for a while and we don't have that much money…

I think we should go...

No. We're not going.

Please.

I said no.

Please...

Fine.

Yay!

BUT. After we get our gifts and shit it's back to the dorm room, 'kay?

Okay!

After finishing her mental debate and a few more seconds of pondering, she stopped leaning against the wall and turned to Izuku, and gave him her answer.

"Fine."


JULY 30TH, 2045, 3:40 PM, 7 MONTHS BEFORE [REDACTED].

Mina was walking with Izuku back to the dorms, her hands in pockets. They've been walking in silence for the past 10 minutes now.

Izuku had already texted Aizawa and let him know he had found Mina, and that they will be returning shortly. The class 1-A teacher responded saying he'll meet up with the duo at the dorms.

Putting his phone away, he realized he's never talked to Mina.

Like, ever.

This could be his chance to befriend her.

Say something to her Izuku! Izuku shouted at himself internally.

Uh, no, don't do that.

Nah man, just do it! What could go wrong?

Everything. He barked back at himself, shaking his head.

Just do it man! This might be your only chance! You're friends with everyone in 1-A but her! Come on! Izuku reassured himself. He can do this, it's just another classmate, what's to fear?

"...Hey uh.." Izuku began, snapping the pink girl's attention to him. Knowing he couldn't waste any time, he quickly thought of a conversation starter.

Studies…? Nah too boring... Hobbies...? Nah, too generic… Oh wait! I got it!

"Why do you…" Izuku began to ask, then trailed off. Come on Izuku, it's just a simple question- what's the worst that'll happen? He reassured himself.

...Pray for this boy.

"Why do you want to become a hero..?" Izuku inquired, finally getting it out.

Mina's eyes then widened, and stopped walking.

Izuku stopped too.

Mina then balled her hand into a fist, shaking it, her lip quivering.

Izuku noticed Mina's clenched fist and wide eyes, and started to get worried. "H-hey..what's wrong?" Izuku asked as he approached her, concerned. "Was...was it what I asked..? I'm sorry if that was too personal.." He apologized, scratching the back of his head. "Do you need a mome-"

Izuku didn't finish his sentence, because Mina had punched him.

In the gut.

And it sure as hell enough to knock the wind out of the One for All inheritor and make him fall to the ground.

Izuku immediately clutched his stomach in pain as he fell, and within moments he was on the ground, doing his best to regain his composure, gasping for air.

Heh...look at him suffering. I love it.~

That looked like it really hurt… did we hit him too hard?

We? What do you mean we? That was all you.

...Did I….

Mina looked down at her fist.

...Did I really hit him on my own...? Mina asked herself.

After a few moments, Izuku managed to get himself back up, still clutching his stomach.

Mina was expecting him to be angry and start yelling at her, it wouldn't be the first time.

But to Mina's surprise-

He started to laugh.

What the fuck? Is he seriously laughing?

He's laughing…

Haha..he's laughing...

It was only a few moments until Mina joined him in laughter.

Laughter.

She hasn't laughed since she started going to U.A.

Her aunt was the only person who ever made her laugh.

The emotions she felt before her aunt took her in was rage, sadness, fear, and emptiness.

Like no one wanted her.

Whenever Mina was with her aunt, she felt like she was wanted. Like she wasn't a FREAK. She would smile with her, laugh with her.

She would feel...happy.

She never felt happiness until her aunt came into her life.

But this guy….

Why does she feel like she did with her aunt..?

I...

What's going on with you? You don't actually like this guy, right?

I-I don't know… I just feel happy, even after hitting him….

It's like he has this… energy…

I don't know how to describe it…

She didn't like this.

At all.

Once the two's laughter finally died down, Izuku stopped clutching his stomach, standing up and reattatining his laid back, but confident posture. "Heh, good punch." Izuku complimented, giving her a thumbs up. "Y'know… I never really met a girl like you….Heh. Crazy huh?" Izuku added before turning around. "Now come on, we don't want to keep them waiting for too long." He turned back to her as he walked off, winking.

"Pinky."

Did he…

Just give us a nickname?!

Quick! Think of one!

On it!

Mina scoffed, "Heh, If you say so..." Mina paused for a moment, then the perfect name came to her.

"...Greenie."


JULY 30TH, 2045, 3:44 PM, 7 MONTHS BEFORE [REDACTED].

Once again, Izuku and Mina were walking side by side, not speaking a word.

He's right, that was a good ass punch.

I know that.

It was a good way to show that loser you're above him, nice job.

I dunno..he seems kind of nice…

Pffft. The last thing we need to deal with is someone like him, or anyone for that matter.

And don't start thinking this will go anywhere, he still hates you along with everyone else FREAK.

Hell, he's probably leading you into a trap of some sorts, and they're gonna humiliate you somehow as soon as you walk through that door. But that's just a hunch.

Maybe…

But-

"Unf!" A small voice grunted as something bumped into Mina's leg, abruptly interrupting her thoughts.

"What the hell…?" Mina looked around for whatever, or whoever, had bumped into her. When she saw no one around, she felt something cling onto her leg.

That's when she looked down, and saw a pair of red eyes staring right back at her, fear plasted on the face they belonged to.

Who's kid is this? The fuck?

Mina looked her over the best she could, considering that the child was clinging to her leg currently.

Mina observed her dirty gown, covered in dirt and torn in some places, and the bandages on her arms and legs, and she likely because of her quirk, or her caretaker was abusing her; hopefully the former.

Oh my… she doesn't have any shoes… Mina noticed, looking at the child's feet the best she could, which were covered in cuts and bruises from walking around with no shoes.

She had long silver hair that reached down elbows, which surprisingly was neatly brushed and neat, a direct contrast to her clothes.

Then Mina saw it.

Her horn.

S-she has a horn…

Like me….

The horn was, quite big, far bigger than Mina's horns combined. It looked way too big for the child's age, however old she is.

Mina stared at the horn for what seemed like years, before coming to her senses and turning to Izuku, who was observing the child as well.

"Hey Greenie, who's kid is this?" Mina asked Izuku, pointing down to her.

Izuku shrugged. "How would I know? Maybe her parents are in that alleyway she ran out of." Izuku theorised, pointing to the dark alleyway the small girl came from.

When Mina looked to where Izuku was pointing to, and would you look at that, Greenie was right.

Someone was there.

Who is that…?

"Eri. Come back here, you need to stop running off and into people." The figure spoke, walking towards the two, the light revealing who it was.

It was a middle-aged man, wearing an olive green jacket with a collar that was lined with thick, puffy fur. Mina thought it was from an animal first actually. He was wearing white surgical gloves, and had shoes unlike the small child. And the most noticeable detail that grabbed Mina's attention was the plague doctor-like mask, which was colored with a deep, dark shade of magenta tipped and embroidered with gold.

The child, now known as Eri, whipped her head around and saw the man, and looked back at Mina with a look of sorrow and fear. The two stared for a few moments, and Mina knew exactly what abuse the child was suffering.

She's gone through it too.

This poor child…

"...H-help me..." That's all the child could muster with her timid voice before the man had grabbed her by the arm and started to lead her back into the alley. But before he left, he turned back to Mina and bowed, Eri's arm still in his grasp. "My apologies." The man begins to apologize, "My daughter tends to...run off at random times. I promise that something like this won't happen again." He promised, returning to his normal stance.

The man then looked down at the child, and shoved her forwards. "You. Apologize." The man commanded, his voice sharp and bold.

Eri whipped her head back and forth between the man and Mina, and tears began to well up in her eyes.

"Don't you dare start. Apologize."

"NOW." The man boomed, making Eri jump and in an instant, bow.

"I-I'm s-sorry m-ma'am… I-t w-won't h-happen a-again! I-I p-promise!" Eri choked, stammering on every word that managed to escape her lips. It was a miracle the tears she forced back didn't break loose and flow down her face like a waterfall.

"Good. Let's go." The man grabbed Eri's arm once again and tugged her back into the alleyway, practically dragging her.

Mina glared at the two as they walked off.

What the fuck are you doing standing there like a bum? Say something!

Mina complied, asking the man an important question. "Are you sure that's your daughter sir?"

The man stopped walking. And turned around to face Mina.

"...You and I both know the answer to that question." The man replied, making his grip on Eri's arm tighter.

"Interfere," The man took his free hand and planted it on the wall, and in almost an instant it turned into a wall of spikes, shocking Mina and Izuku, and causing Eri to yelp in fear.

"And you'll pay the price." The man threatened, removing his hand from the wall and clenching it into a fist.

Holy…

Shit.

This guy is serious… Mina's entire body stiffened with fear and shock, she's never seen a quirk like this before. Not even from that villian from All Might's final fight.

"What is this guy's quirk?" Izuku muttered, "Some kind of material shifting quirk? Whatever it is, that could cause serious damage." He worried, thinking about the negative effects this could have on a person.

Mina however, wasn't thinking about the man's quirk at all, she was thinking if she should save this child and beat the ever-loving shit out of this asshole right now, or save herself for when she gets her license so she doesn't get in trouble.

I wanna melt this dick's throat out.

I think we should wait until after the exam… we'd be able to work with pro heroes and we won't get in trouble for using our quirk on him.

Fine.

The duo stared at each other as the man removed his hand from the wall and turned back around.

"Have a good day." he said, finally disappearing into the darkness.

...H-help me…

Those two words rung in Mina's head.

She had to do something.

Mina watched as the two were eaten by the darkness of the alleyway, and watched Eri being tugged along by the man unwillingly.

I need to save her...

I need to be…

A hero.


JULY 30TH, 2045, 3:48 PM, 7 MONTHS BEFORE [REDACTED].

Izuku was about as conflicted as Mina was.

That little girl CAN'T be that man's daughter… She has to be getting abused by him… Either way, she shouldn't be with that man, daughter of his or not. Izuku thought to himself, listing the possible situations the girl could be in. Or, he could just be overthinking things, and that the child was just mischievous.

It would be best to talk to Ashi- Pinky about this… Izuku thought again.

"Hey Pinky, do you.. Do you think that girl is that man's daughter…?" Izuku inquired, scratching the back of his head once again.

He really needs to stop doing that.

"Fuck no. That girl was trying to get away from him, and they have no similarities. She could be adopted, sure, but I know for a fact she's getting abused by him. Did you see those bandages!? She doesn't even have shoes!" She responded, clenching her fist. She can't wait until the license exams so she can get a provisional license and take down that asshole.

"And trust me Greenie, when we get our provisional licenses, we're gonna find that dick, and beat the fuckin' shit out of him." Mina promised, making Izuku give her a slight smile.

Heh, maybe she isn't so bad after all… Izuku thought positively.


JULY 30TH, 2045, 3:50 PM, 7 MONTHS BEFORE [REDACTED].

After a few more minutes of walking, the duo finally arrived at their destination.

The class 1-A dorms.

These dorms were constructed only a few weeks after the last school year came to a close, Principal Nezu had said he had them built because he wanted to have the classes to be more cooperative and bond together, and found that only having them together for just 35 hours a week isn't enough.

Izuku didn't buy that bullshit.

There was clearly a deeper, darker, reason for why they made U.A. a boarding school.

Villain threat? Most likely.

Blackmail? Maybe.

The higher-ups pulling strings? Even more likely.

Whatever the reason is, Izuku wanted that sauce.

Sauce was Izuku's version of the term, "Tea", something Tooru says a LOT; especially when gossiping with Uraraka.

Or gossiping TO, actually.

Speaking of Uraraka, what's her issue with Mina? Are they just like that with each other, or is there something else?

But that kind of stuff- ahem, sauce, doesn't concern him- it's probably something personal between the two. He doesn't want to get involved in that, he's not Tooru.

Izuku remebers when he first met Uraraka, which had happened by her saving him from falling on his face like a fucking idiot, and from falling to his death.

Like a fuckng idiot.

Uraraka was a kind and sweet girl, fun to be with and a lovely person to talk to. One of the people that made Izuku so much more confident than he was at the beginning of the year.

And his feelings a literal fucking mess.

And now, Mina's part of that list.

But right now, Izuku can't worry about girls, he needs to worry about his studies- he can get a girl after he finishes U.A.

But Izuku didn't have time to worry about that, he has to worry about a party that could go one of two ways; Mina either doesn't give a damn and goes straight to her dorm room, or, hopefully this possibility, she stays and accepts everyone's gifts, and maybe even socializes! But that's taking it too far, perhaps.

Oh boy… here we go.. Izuku said, planting his right foot on the first step.

"Aaannnddd we have arrived!" Izuku said gliding up the steps, stopping at the door. Izuku quickly glanced at one of the windows and saw a pair of eyes staring right back at him, and in an instant they disappeared.

They might not be ready yet… I'll stall for a bit… What should I do- Oh! I have her gift! I can give that to her!

Mina caught up to him at the top of the stairs and looked at Izuku, seeing his troubled face expression.

"What is it?" Mina asked, tilting her head. "Is something wrong..?"

"What? Oh! It's uh, nothing… I was just thinking if I should give you my gift now…" Izuku replied snapped out of his thoughts, darting his eyes everywhere, avoiding eye contact.

"Well, what's your gift….?" She asked.


JULY 30TH, 2045, 3:03 PM, 7 MONTHS BEFORE [REDACTED].

"A ruby necklace..? For Mina? Are you sure?" Momo asked as she made a gift for Sero, which was a hoodie that read "Pink." in the center, the bottom of each word melting as if it was ice cream left out in the sun.

"Yeah, it is her birthstone, so I'd thought it'd be a nice touch, that way she could look at gemstone and remember m- I mean, us." Izuku explained.

"Alright... I'll get to it." Momo told the green eyed hero-in-training, rolling up the sleeve of her turtleneck, and began to make the silver chain with the ruby sitting at the center.

A few moments later, Izuku had finished helping Sero put up the "Happy Birthday Ashido-san!" sign up across the room, and went over to Momo to pick up the gift he had made for Mina.

I hope Mina likes it… Izuku prayed silently.

"Here you go Izuku-san, one ruby necklace!" Momo said brightly, handing him the necklace in a small box.

"Thanks Momo, this is great." Izuku thanked and complimented the creation quirk user, "I better not give this to her while I'm on my knees." He said jokingly, getting a small chuckle out of Denki, who was nearby.

"So are we all ready?" Izuku asked the entire class, "And do we all have our hiding spots?" He followed up, he wanted to make sure everything was in order.

"Everything's set Midoriya, we're good to go!" Kirishima replied for the class, giving a thumbs up.

"Good." Izuku said, getting to his hiding spot along with everyone else. "Shoto! Lights!" The son of Endeavor nodded and flicked the lights off, the room going dark.

Now we wait…


JULY 30TH, 2045, 3:52 PM, 7 MONTHS BEFORE [REDACTED].

"H-here you go Pinky, I had it made just for you…" Izuku handed the horned girl a small box, Mina hesitated for a moment, then took it from him and inspected it. The box was pink and had a smooth, velvety feel to it, but outside of that, it was practically plain. Mina opened the box, and found inside a necklace with a ruby the shape of a teardrop at the center, held by a silver chain as if it were a baby. Mina held it up in the sun to get a better look at the ruby necklace; making the rouge jewel glisten in the sunlight.

Seriously? A necklace? That's it? Man, this guy is soooo original. Ugh.

I-I like it… it's our birthstone too…

Pfft. Whatever. It's not me wearing it anyway.

"Hm. I like it. The ruby's a nice touch." Mina complimented, putting the necklace on and the box and in her pocket. "Thank you."

Izuku gave her a smile. "You're welcome, I'm glad you like it!" Then Izuku's eyes widened as something came to him, making his right hand instantly fly up, showing off a shiny ruby on a ring wrapped around his finger.

"Momo got me this for my birthday! We both have rubies, so we're matching!" He said brightly, the ruby shining in the bright sun.

Matching?

Wow…

Matching?

Ew.

Let's get in there and get this over with.

"...Yeah. Can we go inside now? I just want to get this over with." Mina said dismissively, returning to her usual emotionless voice; making Izuku's smile fade away.

There it is.

The dead voice.

That's what Izuku called Mina's usual tone, it just had no… personality. Like she was a robot reading text on a screen. When Izuku first saw Mina, he was expecting her to be the most excitable, fun, bubbly person to be around.

It's a shame that didn't turn out to be true.

...Well, I guess that's the end of that… Izuku thought, disappointed. He had hoped he could be friends with the pink girl, but it seems that she was unmoved from their interaction. Well, I think they're ready now… I hope this goes well… Izuku prayed as he opened the door for Mina, letting her in first.

As soon as she stepped inside, she heard the two words that she thought she would never hear from anyone else other than her aunt.

"HAPPY BIRTHDAY!"


WUAGHHH This was a long one, and the last two weeks were even longer. I had to go through so much bullshit ahaha.

Haaaa drama sucks.

I'm good now dw about me lol.

ANYWHO I bet y'all can already see how I'm changing things up, starting with the overhaul arc, the provisional license exam is coming up however, so I would get ready for that instead.

Nothing else to tell you but to brace yourself for the next few chapters, it's gonna be a wild ride.

See ya!

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