"Mom, look!"
Inko looked up from where she worked in the kitchen, the high pitched squeal quickly grabbing her attention. In the next room, she could see her son on the computer, watching a very familiar video. He turned around and she saw his giant smile as he said, "All might is the best, isn't he Mom!"
She chuckled at that, "I still don't know why you love that video so much. Haven't you gotten tired of watching it by now?"
Her son huffed at her, sticking his tongue, "I could never get tired of watching All Might! He's way too cool!"
Once again, she could only roll her eyes as she turned back to the food sizzling on the cheap stove, "Of course, how could I forget. Dinner is almost ready, so why don't you turn off the computer and help me set the table."
"Okay, Mom!"
Trembling hands fumbled with thin hoodie strings nervously as wide green eyes flickered about anxiously. Teeth chewed at thin lips in a nervous habit, fingers continuing to dance with the white strings on the green hoodie. Many people stood around the trembling teen, chatter and small talk filling out the cart as the train sped down the tracks. Green eyes flicked from one object to another, taking in everything they could and then some.
The train stopped and the teen exited the cart, following the flow of the crowd surrounding them. They quickly parted from the mass, ducking their heads as they jogged down the sidewalk, hurrying to their destination. Halfway to their destination, the ringtone from his phone blared out, making them jump and hurry to grab their phone from their pocket. When they did, they hastily accepted the call and put it next to their ear.
"You there yet?" A scratchy voice asked from the other side, not bothering with formalities.
"I'm nearly there," they whispered, continuing on their way. "Did you need something?"
A moment of silence passed before the other responded, "Not really. Be careful, Izu."
'Izu' nodded, despite the other not being able to see it. "I will." Green eyes noticed the large building they were looking for. Taking in a small breath, they gave their caller a swift farewell, "I have to go. Goodbye, Tou-nii."
They hung up without waiting for the other to reply, hurrying past the gates, thin fingers wrapping around the strands of the backpack slapping harshly against their back. Just as they were partially through the gate, they tripped, sprawling to the ground. However, before they hit the concrete, they suddenly stopped midair. Looking around, they noticed a small, petite girl standing just behind them, a shy smile on her lips.
"Sorry about that, but I couldn't just let you hit the ground…" She apologized sheepishly, holding up her hands placatingly. "That'd be, like, a bad omen or something."
They simply stared at her, unable to formulate words.
She didn't seem too bothered, letting them down gently and placing her fingertips together, whispering "release". When they landed on their feet, she smiled and offered a hand, "I'm Uraraka Ochako. And you are?"
"M-Midoriya I-Izuku…" They stuttered, not used to talking with girls. Or anyone in general, now that he thought it.
Uraraka beamed, a light blush ever-present on her cheeks. "Midoriya, huh… You're quite cute for a boy!"
He flushed, opening and closing his mouth, no words coming out. She simply laughed and patted his back. "Well, good luck, Midoriya-Kun!" With that, she left, running away before he could reply.
Izuku flushed, surprised he talked to a girl (despite the fact he didn't say anything), and followed her lead, hurrying into the school he was planning to attend.
Entering the building, Izuku was ushered to the testing area, where he finished the test within around fifteen minutes, despite being given an hour and a half. He had to wait for everyone else to finish before they were brought to the testing area, where the pro hero Present Mic told them about the rules. Izuku bit down his fanboy tendencies to gush about seeing the Present Mic in person, far too used to being punished for talking out of turn.
When the blonde hero finished, he quickly shouted "GO!" without even counting down, leaving most of the students flustered, but not Izuku. He was used to such things, so he rushed out, leaving most of the stumbling students behind. He pulled his backpack off and opened it, snatching a few pieces of paper and closed his eyes, focusing his quirk on them. It took a moment but the paper folded and molded at his will, changing sizes and form into what he wished. When he opened his eyes he was met with three small lion origamis made out of different colored paper.
One was plain white, another was a bright red, and the last was green. He smiled, and bent down, whispering to his creations, "We're going to have to take down robots today, okay? Please take down as many as you can, and Green," he said to the other two before turning to the green one, "if you see anyone injured, help them and then go around to make sure everyone is healthy and unhurt, okay?"
A stiff nod was met with his orders and the three lions set off, their small sizes morphing into larger, normal-sized lions before following their orders. Izuku smiled and closed his backpack, slinging it back on and hurrying after them. The red lion breathed out a stream of fire, easily melting the robots it came across while the white one froze many with its frosty breath. Izuku watched as the green one rushed to help heal the small wounds and cuts many students acquired, thanking it as it did so, the paper creature seemingly preening at the praise it received.
They continued like that, collecting many points by destroying robots and more by helping others, not that he'd know of that. Soon, the ground shook violently, and when everyone looked to see what it was, they turned tail and ran, screaming for their lives. Izuku simply stared up at the giant zero-point robot, eyes wide with fascination and awe. However, he was ripped from his admiration of the robot when he heard a plea for help. He turned to see the girl he met earlier that morning, Uraraka, trapped under some rubble, her leg hidden from sight from parts of a fallen building.
He set his face in a determined expression and ran to her help, his lions following. The red and white one immediately set to destroy the robot while the green one helped Izuku remove the rubble from the injured girl's leg, the emerald-colored lion gingerly touching its nose to her leg and healing her injury. Uraraka just stared in awe as the injury disappeared. Behind them, the other two lions easily ripped the giant robot to scrap metal.
Izuku simply smiled at her shyly, his voice quiet and hesitant, "A-are you okay?"
Uraraka just stared up at him, eyes wide and mouth agape as she asked her question, her voice filled with confusion and awe, "Who… Who are you?"
He was confused, furrowing his brow. Did she forget his name already? "I'm Midoriya.
Midoriya Izuku."