Chapter 1

I'm back! Welcome everybody to chapter 1 of 'Rising'. In this one, we are going to see the reunion between two former friends. Also, I want to say that the body that Izuku has right now, it is the same Raiden has at the start of Metal Gear: Rising. And you know, that's pretty much it, so let's make this short and hit the story already.

Legend:

"Talking."

'Thinking...'

Chapter 1: Old Faces

"Katsuki." Izuku said as he saw his old friend and before Katsuki could answer, he turns around and kept on walking.

Katsuki frowned as he ignored his two cronies that were walking with him, and went to grab Izuku shoulder "OI, Deku! Don't you dare to fucking ignore me!" He screamed and grabbed Izuku shoulder and quickly spun him around. "You had been missing for 10 fucking years! Where were you?!" He demanded as Izuku stared at him with his bored green eyes.

He didn't answer. He just turned around and kept on walking, which annoyed the blonde even more. "Come back here!"

And so, Katsuki started to follow Izuku across the streets as his cronies decided to leave. Izuku was ignoring all his insults and questions, until they reached to an empty street where Izuku turned around and looked at him with his bored eyes. "What?"

"I should ask you that, shitty Deku! You disappear and when you decide to come back, you act like if you don't know me!" Katsuki demanded and Izuku didn't change his expression.

"Because I don't."

"Eh?" Katsuki said and Izuku closed his eyes.

"I have fragments of memories. I remember a blonde boy that I called 'Kachan' which name is Katsuki. I guess that's you. But that's all I remember from you. Forgive me if you expected something else." Izuku said and continue to walk away.

Katsuki stared at his back with a confused expression before growling and storming behind Izuku "Don't give me that crap! You can't just come back from the death and then say that you don't remember! What kind of shitty excuse is that!?"

"The only one I have." Izuku answered as he kept walking but stopped when Katsuki grabbed his shoulder. Izuku looked at him over his shoulder. "I don't know what we were years ago. But if you want to keep your hand in one piece, don't touch me." He warned and Katsuki grinned.

"Oh, looks like you grew a back spine. What you are going to break my hand or- Agk!" Katsuki yelped of pain when in a flash, Izuku grabbed his hand and squeezed it.

"Don't test me." He then let go of his hand and walked away.

Katsuki just stared at him as he scoffed and walked away.

It was useless Deku. Why should he care?

*Next Day*

It was Saturday and Katsuki decided to find Deku.

He had been blaming himself for ten years. That because of him being a crappy friend, his only real friend left. He blamed himself and decided to become a hero for the two of them.

Not that he told somebody about that.

And now, his best friend came back, seemingly with no clue whatsoever who he was.

He gritted his teeth. Even if it takes him the whole day, he will find him, ask him where the fuck he was, and slap him on the back of the head for worrying him.

He grinned. Yes, this plan is perfect.

*Several Hours Later*

What a shitty plan this was.

He had been looking for hours and asking different people but nothing. No one had seen who probably is the only person with platinum-blonde hair and dressed like if it was winter in summer in this fucking city!

He decided to go to a nearby park, to rethink his move. What the hell is he even going to say when he sees him? It's clear he doesn't remember him and clearly, he doesn't trust him. He needs to gain his trust before anything.

"Who the hell are you?" he heard a voice asked and he saw it was Daisuke. One of his classmates that is a meathead. He was glaring down at another teen, that was in front of another that was laid on the ground. He looked kind of ridiculous. He was overdressed, carried a large briefcase and had platinum-blonde hair...

Wait.

"No one. Just somebody standing for the weak." Izuku said as he stared at the eyes of Daisuke that chuckled before aiming a punch to his face.

Katsuki was about to jump to help his friend, but stopped out of surprise when he saw his Izuku tilt his body, grab his arm and kick him on the stomach, knocking out the air from his lungs.

Daisuke fell to his knees and Izuku turned to the kid that he was defending. "Are you okay?" He asked and the kid nodded quickly "Good. Now go back home." The kid didn't need to be told twice. He got on his feet and ran away.

Daisuke was standing up and was about to hit Izuku, when Katsuki appeared and punched him back to the ground "Fuck off! Now!" Katsuki demanded, and Daisuke nodded as he left in a hurry.

Izuku looked at Katsuki over his shoulder as he gave him a smug grin "So? Got something to say to me?"

"I had him." Was Izuku simple answer and Katsuki groaned.

"Of course, you didn't. Don't play though with me. I know you. How the hell you became so strong?" Katsuki asked and Izuku started to walk away.

"None of your business."

Katsuki growled but then he got an idea. Deku always had been soft and here he proved it by helping that kid. So maybe...

"Look," Katsuki said and Izuku stopped to look at him "I know you don't remember shit about me. But I remember you. And you remember my name, so that should mean something." Izuku looked at his feet as Katsuki continued "Why don't you stay over at my place? That way we can, I don't know, help you remember." He offered and Izuku closed his eyes.

"Fine. Show the way." and so Katsuki guided Izuku towards his home. He kept trying to make Izuku talk but with no avail.

They finally arrived and Katsuki opened the door to receive a scream "WHERE WERE YOU, YOU BRAT!?"

"WHY YOU CARE YOU OLD HAG!?"

Izuku was about to leave when the first voice asked "Hey, who's your friend?" She asked and Izuku looked at her with a bored look, making her eyes widen.

"I-Izuku?" She asked and Izuku bowed his head.

"Nice to meet you Mrs. It seems that you know-" He was interrupted when Mitsuki bend down to hug him.

"I knew you were alive..." she muttered as she the stood up with a grin. "What are you two waiting for? Dinner is served!" She announced as she walked to the table.

Izuku gave Katsuki a glance "Your mother seems... nice."

Katsuki shrugged "For me she is still a witch. Let's go."

They sat on the table and they started to eat. Katsuki dad was in a business trip, so it is only the three of them.

"We were so worried about you, Izuku. Especially Katsuki. He refused to believe that you were dead." Mitsuki said with a smile as Katsuki blushed a little.

Izuku nodded "I appreciate it. As you can see, I am fine."

Mitsuki nodded with a smile that saddened a little. "I am sorry about what happened to Inko. If I knew sooner, I would had helped her."

Izuku nodded again "I see. But, who's Inko?"

Mitsuki blinked in surprise at the confused face of the son of her best friend. She turned to Katsuki with a sweet smile. "Katsuki darling, do you mind if we talk in private?"

She didn't let him answer, she just grabbed his arm and drag him to the kitchen. "What's wrong with him? He looks like an older version of Izuku, but he doesn't seem to remember anything about us?" She questioned and Katsuki groaned.

"I know. He lost his memory somehow. I'm trying to get it back." He said and Mitsuki nodded.

"Any plan?" Katsuki shook his head.

"It was to bring him here to see if he gains his memories back. Clearly, it didn't work."

Mitsuki sighed and passed a hand across her face. "Okay, take him to your room and tell him things that you two used to do." She ordered and Katsuki nodded.

Izuku finished his food and was washing his dish as Katsuki came and with a grin "Hey, want to go to my room?"

Izuku raised a brow as he looked at him "Why?"

"I just want to see if you remember something. C'mon, it might be fun." Katsuki encouraged and Izuku nodded. They walked upstairs and opened a door that had a sign that said, 'do not come in!'.

The room was a mess. Clothes were laying around the floor, the bed wasn't done and the windows were closed, so the air inside remained the same. Izuku enter the room as Katsuki followed him. Once inside, Katsuki looked around, until he found a picture. It was a simple, old picture of Izuku when he was a kid with Katsuki, both of them smiling in kindergarten and hugging.

Izuku smiled as he passed a hand across his hair "I remember when I had that color." he smiled fondly and Katsuki smirked.

"And what made you change it?"

Izuku face darkened "A bet with a superior."

Katsuki, seeing it was dangerous territory talk about that, decided to change the topic. "So, why so much clothes? We are in summer for fucks sake."

Izuku looked at the picture one more time, before closing his eyes "Judging from the picture, we are friends. Right?"

Katsuki nodded "Like best friends. Why?"

Izuku nodded as he removed his right glove and roll up his sleeve showing Katsuki his metal arm. "Because of this. Of what they made me."

Katsuki stared with wide eyes at the arm "W-What happened to you?"

Izuku closed his eyes "I don't want to talk about it. You just have to know, that I had become a monster." He opened his eyes and looked at Katsuki "I don't know what you remember about me, but know this; the person you call 'Izuku' is dead."

Katsuki gritted his teeth and made his hands into fists "Bullshit! The Izuku I know, always made the right thing! If he is really dead, why did you help that kid?! Huh?!" He asked and Izuku looked at him with his bored green eyes "I don't care if you are made out of metal now. You are my friend. And shit! I had been looking for you for ten years just to be that."

"I had done horrible things Katsuki. I am not someone worth of a second chance." Izuku said and Katsuki snapped his tongue.

"Who says that!? I know you're smart, so don't say shit like that!" Katsuki said before he took a deep breath "I give you a second chance, no matter what kind of messed up shit you had done. Mom and dad will do it too. And if Auntie Inko was here, she would do it too. So why not." Katsuki said and Izuku closed his eyes. After some seconds, he gave him a small smile.

"I don't know why I am so important to you. But, if you are so willing, why not." Katsuki grinned and looked at his briefcase.

"By the way, what the fuck you carry in there?" He asked and Izuku turned to his briefcase.

"That?" He walked to the case, put on a code, and the case opened. From inside, Izuku grabbed a katana. "My HF blade."

"HF blade?" He asked and Izuku nodded.

"It can basically cut anything." Izuku explained briefly and Katsuki grinned.

"Awesome. So, about your body... are you cyborg?"

Izuku shrugged "I guess."

"So you need to recharge batteries or something?" Katsuki asked and Izuku shook his head.

"No. Please refrain from asking more questions."

"Fine, fine." Katsuki said and looked at his sword "Hey, can you cut some stuff?"

"Like?"

"Books?"

"No."

Katsuki rolled his eyes before grinning "Hey, but I think that cyborgs are cool, you know?" He said and Izuku smiled.

"Maybe. I am going to meditate if you don't mind."

"Knock yourself out." Katsuki said as he exited the room and went downstairs to see what his mom was doing.

"Yes? That's excellent! Next month? Okay, he will be there." Mitsuki hung the phone as Katsuki approached her.

"Who was it?"

Mitsuki grinned "Surprise~"

*Next Month*

Katsuki was sat while his cronies talked about some boring shit around him. In the month, Izuku was friendlier with him and with his family. He still didn't remember them but he still remembers what Izuku said to him...

'Maybe I can't remember our past, but we can always make a new and better future...'

"Okay students! Sit down!" The teacher ordered as he enter the class. Once the students got in their places, he cleared his throat. "Now, we are having a new student, you can come in now."

Katsuki smirked seeing the platinum-blonde hair enter the class. Many of the class started to whisper between themselves as Izuku started to write his name on the board.

Izuku, dressed in the uniform of the school, including some gloves, bowed at the class "My name is Izuku Midoriya. Nice to meet you."

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"DEKU!?" The class asked in unison at the now different Midoriya.

And done! That was chapter 1 of 'Rising'. I hope you enjoyed. Now some few things:

Izuku calling himself a monster. It is because of two reasons. First, the things he had done in the past, which will be revealed in the future. Second, because of his modified body. He feels he isn't human anymore due to being a cyborg. I will explain this better in the future.

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Till Next Time.

Roy D. Harper.

Next Chapter: Technical Failures