Chapter 4 : The U.A Entrance Exam
"I'm Izuku Midoriya!" : Speeches
'It's Izuku!'/ "It's Izuku!" : Thoughts/Flashbacks
"..." : Timeskips
"Full Counter!" : Special/Ultimate Moves/Specified Words
"ALL MIGHT!!!" : All Might (Buff Form)/ Izuku (Demon Form)/Yelling
Hey y'all! Back with another chapter in store! To clarify some reviews, I noticed I put Eri in the pairings list, and I apologize greatly to those I may have confused! Again sorry that actually was an honest mistake XD. ALSO! I APOLOGIZE FOR THE LATE PUBLISH, I GOT SIDETRACKED WITH A LOT OF STUFF YESTERDAY SO I COULDN'T FINISH PUTTING NOTES ON, SO I'M DEEPLY SORRY XD, this is by far one of the longest chapters I was able to make, actually it's the biggest chapter I made so far, and there are reasons for this (I won't explain it further, you'll find out soon anyways ;)). And also, this is a chapter where another important main character appears, and if you have an IQ of at least 3,000! You'll know who it is before you even read the chapter itself XD!
So! With that out of the way, one last reminder is that I love you all for all the support you give to this story, it really gives me more motivation to keep on making this story, because I have so much ideas for its seemingly huge potential, and I hope you love every single one of them! Anyways, let's not prolong the inevitable much longer and enjoy Chapter 4 : The U.A Entrance Exam! Peace out! XD
I do not own My Hero Academia or the Seven Deadly Sins! All characters go to their respective owners and any sort of change in personality or introduction of any OCs is my responsibility!
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An exam
Izuku woke up quite quickly, like he just had a nightmare, but he wasn't scared. He was making constant breaths and remembered what he saw yesterday, it was morning already? Ah whatever, he had better things to think about. He looked at Eri sleeping beside him, he remembered the events of yesterday, or was it yesterday? Or was it a dream? He didn't know so he proceeded to close his eyes, trying to detect any magical signs/signatures.
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Nothing, he felt nothing coming from Eri, he was generally confused at the moment, was it actually a dream? He didn't really know and sighed, he'd have to rethink about it later, right now, the day finally came, the U.A Entrance Exam, Izuku's face brightened up as he sat up, stretching his arms and muscles, he sighed again as he heard a couple of popping noises, that seemed to wake Eri up as she yawned, Izuku hearing her and smiling as he looked at her, waking up while slowly opening her eyes, and again red eyes meet green eyes, she smiled.
"Good morning, Papa…" Eri said drowsily as Izuku chuckled while Izuku kissed her forehead, hearing a hum of content from her while brushing her hair.
"Good morning Eri, did you sleep well?" Izuku asked, to which Eri nodded slowly as she yawned, finally waking up.
"Yeah, I did, no nightmares this time." Eri smiled as Izuku then pet her head and stroked her hair once before getting off of the bed, stretching one more time before looking back at Eri, who was also imitating Izuku, he just smiled at how cute Eri was being.
"Why don't we get something to eat? I can smell Mom's cooking from here." He wasn't lying, they could practically smell it as it filled the room with an aroma of delight, to which Eri nodded again.
"Mhm! Let's go Papa!" Eri said as Izuku picked her up and placed her on the ground, walking to the door while holding Eri's tiny hand, slightly bending down since he was a little taller than her.
They arrived at the kitchen to reveal one of the rare breakfast feasts that Inko only pulled when there was a special event, and there was after all. Izuku smelled the air again and sighed, eager to eat today's breakfast while Eri did the same, only slightly drooling as she sniffed the waves of deliciousness that was Inko's cooking. They sat on the table, saying thanks before eating the delicacies placed on the table, with the exception of Eri grabbing an apple first before the rest of the food.
After eating, Izuku went to take a shower as Eri sat on the couch, still eating and enjoying her apple. She looked at it in awe, like she'd never seen an apple before, she then closed her eyes as her horn started to glow again, reversing the bites on the apple till it was back to a full, fresh apple and smiled, she had better control of her quirk thanks to Izuku, and took a bite again. Izuku came back a few minutes later, wearing his school uniform, backpack on as he took another apple from the table before sitting beside Eri, placing his bag on the other side and started to eat his apple. Inko was cleaning the dishes as Izuku and Eri continued to eat in a quiet manner before Eri spoke up.
"Papa, today is your exam right?" Eri asked as she finished her apple with a last bite, while Izuku continued to chew his before talking.
"Yeah it is, I'm going to try and get into U.A, one of the best schools in all of Japan." Izuku said as he took another bite and Eri jumped off the couch to go to a trash can, before walking back and plopping back to her seat.
"You will become a hero there right?" Eri asked, this time looking at Izuku with curiosity and he smiled.
"The best hero I can be, so I'll be able to protect you and fulfill my dream." He poked Eri's stomach at the word "you" and she giggled loudly, she was ticklish the most there.
"Yeah! Papa will win and become a hero!" Eri declared after jumping up and throwing a fist to the air, Izuku chuckled and grabbed her by the hips, doing one of the things she loved, which was being spun around by Izuku. She laughed as Izuku smiled, Inko watching from a distance with a smile, she was proud of Izuku for making Eri happy and live a better life.
Izuku slowed down afterwards and placed her on the ground, poking a finger at her nose, Eri giggling with a huge smile as he did, then he grabbed a backpack he placed on the couch as he walked towards the door out, Eri and Inko following him as he wore his signature red sneakers. Before opening the door, hand on the knob, he looked back to his mom and Eri, who gestured Izuku to move closer like she wanted to say something in secret, he moved his face closer and before he noticed, Eri kissed him on the cheek as he looked at her, Eri with a smile on her face as she did.
"Good luck Papa! I'll wait for you here! Along with Grandma Inko!" Eri said as Izuku smiled back and hugged her, Eri returning it before Izuku leaned back and kissed her forehead in return.
"Thanks Eri, I'll be back later." Izuku said and Eri nodded before standing up and looking at his mom, who had a smile on her face, both from being called "grandma" and seeing Izuku happy in general, he smiled back to her before opening the door.
"I'm off!" Izuku waved at Eri and his mom as they both waved back with a smile before closing the door.
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"You ready to kick some ass, Deku?!" Katsuki said with an evil grin as Izuku just sighed and nodded.
"You know it, are you ready, Kacchan?" Izuku said with a smile as Katsuki glared at him for a bit before smirking.
"Don't state the obvious Deku, is that even a question?" Katsuki said with a murderous smile as Izuku grinned, he had an idea.
"Not at all, Kacchan. Not at all." Izuku said but before Katsuki could say or do anything else, he grabbed Katsuki's shoulder and they both disappeared, before reappearing at the road to U.A, and the building was right in front of them, with all it's glory and Izuku looked in awe, letting out a whistle before Katsuki started to scream.
"THE FUCK DEKU?! WARN ME BEFORE YOU PULL SOMETHING LIKE THAT, SHITHEAD!" Katsuki yelled, small sparks of explosions coming out of his hand as Izuku started laughing out loud, drawing some attention to some people around them. Katsuki didn't hesitate to punch his shoulder, not holding back on it as Izuku slowly rubbed his shoulder after saying "Ow" while proceeding to laugh before walking forward to the U.A gate.
"I thought you said you were ready, Kacchan?" Izuku grinned widely as Katsuki then scoffed and walked to Izuku, now beside him and smirked.
"I'll let that slide, damn it. That was too good for me to beat your ass up, but let's see if you can keep up the act when I get the top score at the exam." Katsuki grinned deviously as Izuku raised an eyebrow.
"Whatever you say, Kacchan." Izuku said as he and Katsuki walked further down the road to the entrance of the building, until Izuku somehow tripped on an uneven block and started to fall.
'Really world?' Izuku just sighed, accepting what was to come, which was pain on his face on the stone pavement.
"WHAT THE HELL ARE-" Katsuki didn't finish, Izuku never felt the hard, cold floor. Instead, he was suspended in midair and Izuku just widened his eyes, what the heck was he doing? He didn't release any magic earlier, no, that much is certain, he didn't feel someone pulling him from the back as well, to make him avoid falling, he was just, floating. Apparently he got his answer shortly after he felt someone positioning him back to standing.
"Sorry! I should've asked first before using my quirk." Izuku heard a voice, a female voice, and he flinched a bit because of the sudden new person that joined him and Katsuki, so he looked to his right to reassure her.
"Oh it's alright, you-" Izuku froze on the spot, mouth agape to a degree where he was speechless, yeah, it was a girl, definitely. She was, to say the most, beautiful, at least to Izuku. He looked at her and gathered her features, her hair was color brown, in a bob cut, her face in a round-like shape as he looked to her cheeks, they had a permanent blush placed on each one, until he finally met her eyes. They were looking onto his and he felt his heart clench, they had a feeling to them that made him unable to even speak a word, let alone make a sound at all, he looked into them and found himself feeling some sort of fluttering inside his stomach as he looked at her eyes, they were the same color as her hair, which made it all the way better to him for some reason, she was entrancing, and he just stood in midair, not losing eye contact.
Apparently he came back to the real world and realized he was staring, his face started turning red as he tried to say a word but found himself incapable of doing so.
"I-I…uh…" Izuku found it hard to stop looking at her eyes, and he sure did try hard enough to utter a word, but he still found it impossible to do so. She just smiled brightly, which made his chest clench even further than before, it was a cute smile, not Eri cute, no, it was different, way different.
"It would've been bad luck if you had fallen right?" The brown-haired girl said as she put her hands together and Izuku felt his weight come back to him again and finally felt the ground, so her quirk removes the weight of someone? Izuku took note of it.
"Uh…I-I mean, y-yeah…" Izuku managed to finally speak, his face still flushed but not as much as before. The girl then walked away from them.
"Well, good luck to both of you!" The girl said as she waved before finally walking away, leaving a speechless Izuku in her leave.
Katsuki just stared at Izuki's face, Izuku was never this silent before, the guy always talked a lot, much to his daily infamous muttering sprees, that Katsuki was beyond annoyed at sometimes, just continued to stare until he realized what just happened, and his jaw dropped a tiny bit.
"You've got to be shitting me." Katsuki said before full on laughing as Izuku snapped out of his trance, his blush fading away and looked to Katsuki with a confused expression on.
"K-Kacchan?" Izuku asked, finally able to speak a word properly, albeit with a bit of stuttering as Katsuki then put a hand on his shoulder, still laughing like a maniac.
"Oh this is going to be damn interesting, let's get going, Deku." Katsuki smirked as Izuku looked at him in a confused manner before fully nodding and both proceeded to enter the building.
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The auditorium was massive, piles of seats strewn across the place and a stage located at the center of it. Izuku went to his seat, right beside Katsuki before the lights turned off, pointing a spotlight at the stage to reveal a yellow-haired man with shades on and a device around his neck that looked like speakers, Izuku smiled, knowing full well of who this was.
"HELLO FELLOW LISTENERS, WELCOME TO THIS YEAR'S ENTRANCE EXAM! CAN I HEAR A "YEAH?!" The man yelled, followed by a silence from the audience of students.
"Tough crowd, ANYWAYS LET'S GET ON WITH THE TEST CONTENTS, YEAHHHHHHHH!!!" Silence once again.
The man started explaining the rules as Izuku listened and started muttering equations and other things Katsuki wasn't able to hear or translate so he just ignored Izuku and continued to listen to the loud ass man. The man mentioned something about papers being on the seats and all the students followed to reach and read the contents, there was the name of the student, followed by what was supposedly the battle center you were assigned to, much to Katsuki's dismay at wanting to kick Izuku's ass, and much to Izuku's relief of freedom from that, he didn't want it to be a competiton cause one, Izuku would win and two, he already knew it.
Katsuki and Izuku were interrupted by a spotlight moving close to them, then to a guy with robotic-like features and glasses, he had blue hair that was combed straight and he started to yell a question but Izuku was still busy trying to explain to himself what he could do as he entered the testing grounds, but it broke when the same guy pointed towards Izuku, giving him full attention from everyone as he sunk to his seat, not knowing why everyone was looking at him.
"YOU! YOU'VE BEEN MUTTERING THIS WHOLE TIME, AND IT'S ANNOYING. ARE YOU TRYING TO DISTRACT US ALL FROM CONCENTRATING ON THIS EXAM?!" the guy shouted and Izuku sunk further, until he found unknown confidence and sat back up straight.
"If you think I'm trying to distracting anyone, I'm not. And try looking at yourself first, you're also distracting Present Mic from explaining what it was, he was about to explain it as well, you know." Izuku stated with a stern voice as the guy looked bewildered at what Izuku said and muttered a "sorry" to the speaker known as Present Mic, much to Katsuki's bewilderment to Izuku before smirking and returning his attention to the stage, and just like Izuku said, he explained what the other mock villain was, saying it was a "zero-pointer" robot meant to be an obstacle and that they should avoid it. The rest of the speech ended with a loud "PLUS ULTRA" and the same words came up on the big screen, they were then handed out another set of papers, the written exam, Izuku smiled and grabbed his pen, quickly started solving the first page, he was smart after all.
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After the test, Izuku and Katsuki had to separate since they both had different battle arena locations, Battle Center B being Izuku's and Battle Center C being Katsuki's, they both did a short fist bump, with Izuku smiling and Katsuki smirking at it.
"Good luck, Kacchan." Izuku said and Katsuki smirked again.
"Don't cry when you lose, Deku." Katsuki grinned as Izuku rolled his eyes and waved away, walking towards the bus to his assigned battle center.
Izuku arrived at the battle center, his eyes in awe at the big wall and the fact that the gate was huge, everything in U.A just kept marveling him to an extent, kinda like how Eri acts when she sees something new or interesting, he smiled when he thought about her and found a new determination come to life in his heart.
'This is for you, Eri! I promise I'll pass and become a hero!' Izuku thought and hardened his face, he took of his hood to the back of his green hoodie, he was wearing black jogging pants and his signature red sneakers shined brightly for some reason, his eyes were glowing an emerald color and turned to an electric green.
He looked around and saw that same beautiful girl from before, she was trying to comfort herself with deep breaths and patting her chest softly, she was nervous, Izuku could see that on her face as she had her eyes closed. Izuku tried to walk to her to assure her or give any word of encouragement that might help her, she did help him from falling right? But a hand placed on his shoulder stopped him from his tracks, he looked back to see who grabbed him and saw that same guy from before, the one that called him out earlier for his mumbling.
'Great, this guy's here as well.' Izuku internally complained but kept his composure until the blue-haired guy spoke.
"That girl over there is trying to concentrate, are you trying to disrupt her performance in the exams?" He asked sternly and Izuku just felt his anger boiling up from his assumption, he actually was getting a bit pissed but quickly recovered and shoved the guy's hand off his shoulder, looking at him with a glare.
"Aren't you doing the same to me as well? Besides I was just going to encourage her to not be nervous since she helped me out earlier. Don't go assuming people's actions at first glance, especially when you're the one doing what you are trying to scold them for." Izuku's eyes glowed a brighter green as the guy stood back a bit, he was actually speechless to say the least.
"I-I…" The man said as Izuku just rolled his eyes and lifted his right arm up, fixing his sleeve as wind began to build up around Izuku, swirling around him as he closed his eyes. The other examinees looked to him to see what was happening and they saw his whole body surrounded with small gales that made his hair dance, he opened his eyes as the gates started opening, they were glowing an electric green and when the gate made a hole big enough for Izuku to fit in, Izuku sighed and grinned, then vanishing from sight, shocking everyone else that he left behind as he ran in first.
He saw five 1-pointers, three 2-pointers and two 3-pointers ahead of him, he vanished again, appearing this time ahead of all of them, suddenly, they all exploded one by one, before Izuku vanished again, looking for more robots. He had to use 7% of Full Cowling to destroy them easily, since their metal wasn't really that hard to break, much to his smiling demeanor, he kept destroying each robot he came in eye contact with, continuing to intercept to nearby ones that hid in shadows or in plain sight, he just smirked, he didn't need to use Lostvayne for this.
A bunch of people were watching the examinees through hidden cameras put into several monitors for them to examine and review each one they saw.
"Doesn't this year's examinees look promising?" One of the judges in a skintight suit and a mask said.
"Indeed, one had already caught my eye as well, the kid with the green hair." A man with a really rectangular-looking head said.
"He's destroying all the robots he makes eye contact with, he's fast and strong, reminds me of a certain someone." A man-bear-mouse looking thing? Said as he looked to another man, revealing to be All Might in his deflated form.
"I actually saw him 10 months ago, he's the boy that went viral from his "unofficial debut", the one who destroyed the slime villain with no effort at all, saving that blonde-haired kid that also seems to be taking this exam as well, and he is well into it too." Present Mic said with a smile and a sweat drop as Katsuki yelled a battle cry in the monitor after destroying a pile of robots.
The other students started going in a little after Izuku suddenly disappeared, all pressed for time as they destroyed robots, but also seeing a bunch of them already destroyed. Back to Izuku, he destroyed a good number of mock villains and recounted his score.
'78, I think that's a good enough number. I'll see if anyone else needs help.' Izuku thought as he began searching the area for anyone who might need help, and he saw one. He vanished to help one boy surrounded by a bunch of 2-pointers that were closing in, Izuku appeared behind him and grabbed his hand before vanishing again and appearing outside the circle of 2-pointers and they suddenly exploded, much to the boy's surprise and shock, before Izuku waved goodbye and disappearing again, shocking the boy yet again. He appeared on top of a roof of a building, looking for anyone who might need help until he heard an explosion and the very ground started to shake violently.
'W-What the? Why is the ground shaking so much?' Izuku thought and his answer was given as he widened his eyes. A huge colossal robot appeared and started breaking down the buildings, the zero pointer robot, why the heck would they put such a dangerous robot at an exam?!
'Isn't that a little too much U.A?' Izuku thought and jumped down to the road, several examinees were running away from the giant zero pointer, including the blue-haired guy as it continued wreaking havoc across the road, Izuku was about to disappear when he heard it.
"Ow!" Someone's voice cried out in pain, he looked back and widened his eyes more than before, it was her. The nice, beautiful girl he saw a while ago, trapped under rubble, probably from the broken buildings and her ankle possibly was broken at that point, Izuku stayed in place, too shocked from two things, one, it was a girl that was trapped and two, it was the girl that was trapped, but what happened next made him finally move. The girl's eyes made contact with his, and he saw it, a plea for help, a plea that he knew all to well, and he caught a memory, of Eri asking for his help that fateful day, then he finally made his move when Izuku saw what she mouthed to him.
"Help me…" That did it, that activated his legs to move own their own before Izuku could think, and when he did, he disappeared, before reappearing beside the girl, getting a gasp in return as he picked up the rubble on her foot with his left and extended his right to her, she grabbed it and looked at him with a shocked expression, this boy was easily lifting a piece of concrete with ease, and that's still not what surprised her that day, no, he then picked her up bridal style, much to her yelp and both of them vanished, reappearing somewhere far away but still close to the robot before it crushed the spot she was in and he looked at her.
She now noticed his face features, he had emerald-colored hair with hints of black in them, his cheeks painted with freckles that formed a diamond around each one, and his eyes, his eyes, she could see that they were filled with concern and relief and she found herself staring before looking away, blushing slightly as the boy put her down to rest her foot.
"Are you ok?" The boy asked as she looked at him again, finding herself staring at his eyes before nodding slowly, then he did the same before standing up.
"W-Where are you going?!" She yelled a bit as the boy looked up with a determined face, and she couldn't help but feel entranced by his face, he looked brave, not a little while ago did she see the nervous, stuttering boy from before, this time she saw someone different now, and she felt her face heat up before looking away again. The boy looked up towards the zero pointer and sighed.
"It's too dangerous to leave something like that to rampage across the streets, it will hurt others more. I'll take care of it." The boy said before making eye contact with her and she looked at him bewildered.
"Are you kidding?! That robot's huge! I don't think you can-" She didn't finish as she saw his face again, he smiled at her, she didn't know what or why, but her heart started to clench as she felt herself drown into the weird sensation that his eyes gave, and this time, she didn't look away.
"Wait here." Was all he said before vanishing from sight, making the girl yelp again.
Izuku appeared in the middle of the zero pointer and the other examinees, who were watching and some of them gasped when they saw Izuku appear out of nowhere, the girl he saved was gently placed by the sidewalk, also seeing where Izuku was. Then he smiled and crouched, arms stretched out and hands closed to fists.
"15% Full Cowling!" He yelled and a big blast of wind sprung to life, swirling around Izuku in a vortex of raging winds as others were shocked until they were pushed back from the force of the winds. The girl held on to a stop sign quickly as the winds passed her, making her almost float above the ground but stood her ground and stared at Izuku, seeing him as he showed so much power that made everyone fall back and just stared in awe. Izuku smiled and disappeared again, leaving a large crater in his leave that caused a massive shockwave to occur and push the others back, some fell while some tried to hold on to something, they saw that Izuku had jumped up until he was face-to-face with the colossal robot and held his fist back, ready to blow the robot to next week.
'I don't think 10% will be enough to destroy it in one hit, so I'll just hit it with 15%!' Izuku thought before yelling.
"15% Full Cowl : Devastating Blow!" Izuku roared out loud and launching his fist forward, making contact with the zero pointer's face and a big shockwave blew everyone back as a large vortex of wind pressure shot out of Izuku's fist, making the robot's face look like someone had just squished it before it exploded from the inside, destroying the rest of the robot's body parts as it got knocked back from the sheer force of Izuku's punch, then it fell down, making a large temporary earthquake before it subsided, making everyone fall to their knees as it did.
To say everyone was shocked, it really is a huge understatement, the girl Izuku saved was actually beyond shocked, her jaw still dropped from witnessing the strength Izuku pulled. You mean to tell me, this boy, this innocent-looking green-haired boy, is capable of giving so much power?! And he didn't even look fazed in the slightest too! Wait he's falling.
'WHAT?!' She thought and yelled internally as Izuku just started to fall down, but then he flipped in the air, feet first towards the ground, and he made contact with the concrete, well that's what was there, until Izuku practically created a small crater once hitting the road, and he was stretching his arms up, like that didn't hurt him at all! She just had her jaw dropped the whole time.
"Welp! That was a good round!" Izuku said and as if right on queue, the timer rang across the battle center, signaling the practical exam was over and Izuku disappeared again, everyone was still flabbergasted to a degree, they didn't even hear the timer run out and all just stood there, jaws touching their feet as they looked at the now battered and destroyed remains of what was the zero pointer, not even minding Izuku disappearing.
He reappeared beside the girl from before, she shrieked a bit, before Izuku rubbed the back of his head in embarrassment, he wasn't nervous talking to a girl right now, let alone this particular cute girl he got mesmerized with looking at because of who knows why, thanks to the adrenaline rushing to his body at the moment.
"Are you ok?" He asked a second time, and she just nodded, staring at his eyes for a moment, this boy was still concerned for her wellbeing?! Then she looked down at her feet and sighed.
"I-I'm fine, I only twisted my ankle and it still hurts when I try to walk. Other than that, I'm alright, t-thank you." She said and looked at him again, meeting his smile and found herself blushing before looking away.
"A-Anyways, what was that?! How are you so strong?! And you punched that big zero pointer like it was nothing! That's amazing!" She wasn't lying, it was really surprising for her and she still couldn't believe he just did that, and he did it with the mindset of "it might hurt other people", he did it to help others! She couldn't help but stare in awe and wonder at him and he chuckled, her heart leapt.
"It's just how my quirk works, it's complicated in a way I can't really explain." Izuku said with a smile and she couldn't help but ask.
"What's your name?" Izuku looked at her, still keeping that same smile that seemed to make her stomach churn, maybe it was the aftereffect of her quirk kicking in, yeah that's it.
"Izuku Midoriya." Izuku said while closing his eyes and grinning, she repositioned herself to a comfortable position.
"Ochako Uraraka." Ochako said with her own smile, this time she was relaxing, finally letting herself free from the leftover shock that she had, Izuku just smiled before suddenly carrying her the same way as before and she blushed heavily, not before letting out a soft yelp, Izuku's confidence was also off the charts thanks to his adrenaline still running.
"Is this ok? We need to get you to a nurse to patch up that ankle, I think U.A has someone that could help with it." Izuku said and Ochako just nodded her head, she didn't know why, but his body emitted a warmth that made her want to stay there, it felt nice, but then she pushed it to the back of her head, her face a full on red as Izuku and her disappeared from view.
They arrived at what seemed to be a clinic of sorts, possibly the infirmary because it was a big room, with several beds separated by curtains covering each one, and proceeded to lay Ochako down on one, Izuku looked around to find someone who could help, but no one was there at the moment. He vanished to look into a fridge and found an ice pack, he grabbed it and closed the fridge, appearing back beside Ochako's bed, her yelp again in reply to it, then sighed.
"I have to get used to that." She said and Izuku chuckled, placing the ice pack on her ankle, she tensed up a bit at the cold touch, before slowly relaxing her left foot and Izuku appeared again with a pillow, slowly lifting up her leg and placing the pillow under it before gently easing her foot back down, now her foot can relax properly.
"This is all I can do at the moment, we need to get someone here to treat it properly, so I'll wait here until you're all ok." Izuku said as Ochako slightly blushed at that, he was too sweet though, and she barely even knew him.
"N-No, it's ok. You really don't have to, I'm already ok like this." Ochako said but Izuku shook his head, vanishing again for the nth time and reappearing with a chair on his hand and proceeded to place on the floor before sitting down.
"You asked for help earlier, so I intend to make sure you're safe before I can do what I can. Besides, it's not like I'm in a hurry, so I insist." Izuku smiled again, ok no fair, that seemed to allow herself to let him stay, she just slowly let her head rest on the pillow and closed her eyes.
"So, your quirk makes things you touch lose their weight right?" Izuku asked and honestly, Ochako was surprised she practically opened her eyes wide open and looked at his emerald eyes.
"H-How do you know that?" Ochako asked and he just put a finger on his chin.
"Well, the first time we met, I was floating in the air, which I guessed was your quirk but I didn't know at the time, until I saw you clap your hands and faintly saw a pink light, the I felt my weight return before I touched the ground, so I just put two and two together, but that's just my speculation. Am I wrong?" Izuku muttered to an extent and Ochako stared at him, still wide-eyed at him somehow figuring out her quirk when she didn't intend to let anyone find out.
"T-That's right, it's actually amazing you were able to figure it out through just one moment I used it. I mean, it could be obvious but I dunno." Ochako said as she picked up an empty cup she saw on the side desk right the bed, holding it with four fingers before placing her pinky down, then she let go as the cup just stayed in the air, floating.
"My quirk is called Zero Gravity, it lets me turn off the gravity of anything I touch with five of my fingers , which have pads on them, the amount I can turn off depends on my weight limit, which is 3 tons at the moment. Going anywhere higher will make me feel nauseous and I'll sometimes lose my lunch. I can return its original gravity back to anything I touched, it also works on people as well." Ochako explained while Izuku was practically staring in awe and writing air notes? Ochako knew her quirk wasn't that fancy or anything too particular, so she was happy that someone liked her quirk and was genuinely interested in it, Izuku being the one she's talking about. Izuku stopped his muttering and rubbed his head before extending his arm forward, right over Ochako's legs as she stared at him, wondering what he was doing until he closed his eyes.
"Sacred Treasure : Lostvayne!" Izuku chanted and a swirl of wind blasted around the room, Ochako covered her eyes with her arms until the winds subsided, and she gasped with wide eyes when she saw Izuku holding Lostvayne on his hand and he slowly opened his eyes and smiled at her.
"My quirk is called Lostvayne, it's the name of the blade that I'm holding. Remember when I said my quirk is complicated? Well, here's why. It allows me to summon the blade itself, but nobody will be able to wield it or use Lostvayne's powers because it's imprinted in my soul, therefore I am the only one who can use it. Lostvayne grants me a myriad of abilities to use, such as the increase in strength you saw earlier and my inhuman speed, of course in return, Lostvayne uses my stamina as fuel for my abilities, so I get tired if I use it too much." Izuku explained as Ochako listened while marveling at the shiny blade in Izuku's hand, she was really surprised Izuku had a really interesting quirk, she had never seen anything like it, that's for sure (Yeah, same reaction here). She looked at it for a while until looking back at Izuku.
"It's such a cool quirk, it's the quirk that helped you save me, I really never got to thank you now that I mention it, so thanks for saving me." Ochako smiled as Izuku blushed a little when she did, his adrenaline finally starting to fade away.
"Y-Your welcome." Izuku said, his stuttering almost coming back, before hearing a voice.
"Well you two, I'm surprised to see anyone here already, the others already started heading home." Izuku and Ochako both yelped as they heard it, looking to the source of the voice and finding a small, old lady wearing what appears to be a hero costume in pinkish colors, she looked like a veteran until Izuku recognized who she was, thanks to the suit.
"R-Recovery Girl?! T-The Recovery Girl?!" Izuku said, mouth slightly agape in awe as Recovery Girl chuckled lightly.
"O~ho~ho? You actually know who I am kid? I'm actually surprised you can still recognize me despite my age." Recovery Girl said with a smile as she moved closer to Izuku and Ochako.
"O-Oh right. She has a twisted ankle that might be close to breaking, I applied an ice pack on her to help her ease through the pain." Izuku said as Recovery Girl smiled.
"Well I'm surprised that you stayed with her, you could've gone home after placing her here you know?" Recovery Girl grinned as Izuku blushed slightly and Ochako did the same, only a little lighter than Izuku's.
"I-I just didn't want to leave her alone. I-I had to make sure she was alright before I left." Izuku rubbed the back of his head in embarrassment before throwing his right arm out, making Lostvayne disappear fully with a small gale, Ochako just blushed even more at what Izuku said, then slowly fading as she yelped when Recovery Girl kissed her ankle and she yelped in reply.
"There, since it's just twisted, I didn't use much of your stamina, so you'll be able to walk home from here dear." Recovery Girl said as Ochako's ankle started to fix itself with a sea green glow and her foot went back into place. She tried rotating her foot, which it did with no pain and she sighed loudly.
"T-Thank you." Ochako said as Izuku smiled, Recovery Girl then sighed and pointed to the door with her walking stick.
"Now go you two lovebirds. The school's practically already empty of examinees and you two might be the only ones left here." Recovery Girl grinned as both Izuku and Ochako blushed on a full red, both having the same thought.
'L-L-Lovebirds?!'
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Izuku and Ochako finally left the school grounds, them being in an awkward silence the whole time until Izuku spoke.
"S-So Uraraka? W-What will you be doing?" Izuku asked and Ochako looked at him nervously before looking down and sighing.
"I-I don't know. I-I might go back to my apartment and cook early dinner before going to bed, it is getting late after all." Ochako said with a slight frown, she didn't know why she did, she was ok with living alone in her simple apartment, but it got lonely overtime and she sometimes wished her parents were with her or to have someone to at least talk to. Izuku didn't know why he said what he said next, maybe it was the leftover adrenaline still kicking in, maybe after seeing her frown? He didn't know.
"I-If you want, I-I could invite you to eat at my place. I-I'll be cooking tonight so I could maybe treat you?" Izuku said bashfully and Ochako's eyes widened to a degree, somehow Izuku answered her thoughts and she blushed madly, looking away to hide it.
'D-D-Did he just invite me to come over his h-h-house?!' Ochako gulped and Izuku quickly realized what he said and started bowing furiously at her, also blushing a mad mess.
"I-I-I'm sorry! I-I don't want to force you to do something you don't want to do, and I just said that because I-I thought you lived a-alone and well-"
"Sure."
Izuku froze.
"H-Huh?" Izuku was confused at what she said, did he hear her right? He looked at her, she was looking away, her hand on her face with the pinky fingers lifted up and Ochako whispered this time.
"I-I'd like that very much." Izuku wished he would've fainted on the spot right there. The guy just freaking invited a girl to his home, he even said it casually without stuttering too much too! Man, adrenaline was a scary thing. Izuku looked to Ochako again, they made eye contact this time and both just stared into each other's eyes, lost in their own little worlds of whatever they may be thinking at that moment, his green emerald eyes looking at her chocolate brown eyes, they were trapped in a trance as multiple emotions wildly showed on their eyes. It ended as they both looked away, feeling their faces heat up to a high point that anyone could've seen smoke coming out of the top of their heads. Izuku then broke the silence again.
"I-I-I'm going to make a call U-Uraraka. G-Give me a minute?" Izuku said as Ochako then nodded with a "mhm" sound and they both walked towards a bench, they just realized they arrived at the terminal, waiting for their train to stop, well, Izuku's train to stop. Izuku pulled out the phone from his pocket and turned it on, he saw the first two notifications on screen.
2 Missed Calls from "Kacchan"
5 unread texts from "Explosion King"
Izuku just sighed, he only got those from Katsuki and turned his phone, going to his contact list and calling Katsuki as he put the phone to his right ear, waiting as the ringing continued until he heard the other line pick up.
"Hey Kacchan." Izuku started.
"Where the hell have you been, Deku?! I looked all around the school and couldn't find you! My feet feel like shit from that thanks to you." Katsuki yelled from the other line, Izuku just sighed.
"Yeah sorry about that, I was a little preoccupied at that moment. We were at the infirmary earlier, we're at the terminal right now, waiting for the next train back home." Izuku said.
"Hold your ass, did you say "we"?" Izuku flinched.
"O-Oh right, remember that girl we saw the first time? The one that helped me when I almost fell." Izuku said.
"Wait, you're with Round Face right now? The hell's that about?" Katsuki asked, Izuku just stared off into space before returning back to the conversation.
"Her name's Ochako Uraraka, I saved her from the zero pointer earlier before punching it and taking it out of commission. She twisted her ankle a while back, so that will explain as to why we were at the infirmary." Izuku said.
"Ehh, Round Face is easier to remember-WAIT A DAMN SECOND! DID YOU FUCKING SAY YOU PUNCHED THE ZERO POINTER?!" Katsuki yelled again, this time Izuku put the phone a little farther away to avoid his ears from ringing but close enough to still hear him.
"Oh yeah, I did. It would've caused a lot of casualities to other examinees if I didn't take care of it, so I took it out." He heard a thump on the other line.
"Fucking…that's bullshit, Deku. Are you sure you weren't pissed or something? I understand the damn "saving others" crap you pulled, but did you seriously do it?" Katsuki calmed down a bit as Izuku sighed.
"No I wasn't. And yes I did, the zero pointer was huge so I had to go over my usual percentage, so I went for 15% on it, but I should've went a bit lower because the whole thing exploded from the inside. So I sort of miscalculated." Izuku stated and Katsuki just sighed over his side.
"That high? Holy shit, you used too much." Katsuki said and Izuku just nodded, even if he couldn't see it.
"Yeah, I kind of went loose on the increase, that was my fault. I could've finished it with 12% maybe? But I haven't tested how strong it was so that's probably the reason why I didn't use it." Izuku just said with a sigh of his own and heard Katsuki smirk.
"So, how many kills, Deku?" Katsuki asked and Izuku smiled.
"Last time I checked, I think it was 78. I lost count after helping others with their robots." Izuku asked and heard Katsuki smirked again.
"Are you sure you didn't just steal their damn kills?" Izuku could've sworn he heard Katsuki grinning, if that makes any sense.
"W-What?! No! Of course not, there was one who was surrounded by a bunch of them and he couldn't do anything!" Izuku explained and heard Katsuki sigh.
"I was right, true hero huh? Well whatever, I think I can say I damn won this time." Katsuki said and Izuku rolled his eyes at that.
"How many points did you get?" Izuku really can hear him grinning like a maniac.
"92." Was the simple answer Izuku got and he widened his eyes, mouth agape.
"92?!" Izuku knew Katsuki was strong and fast, his explosions were good for that type of test, but getting almost a 100? Yeah, Izuku really admired the guy.
"You know, I can almost imagine you going wild on every single robot that you saw." Izuku chuckled a bit as he heard Katsuki smirk.
"You can fucking believe I did! To think they would've given me a better challenge than those weak ass 3-pointers." Izuku just sighed, Katsuki was just being Katsuki.
"Kacchan, you know you could've tried taking out the zero pointer if you wanted to." Izuku wasn't lying, Katsuki's explosions have gotten stronger over the years, and the 10 months of training both of them had increased them to a degree greater than the 5 years of training he probably had done during the camp Katsuki went to.
"Nah, the damn thing was too far away, I was busy enjoying myself with the small fry, so it never crossed my mind." Katsuki said and Izuku smiled, yup, that sounded a lot like Katsuki.
"Well, I probably should get going, Kacchan. I still have Uraraka here with me, so I'll see you around." Izuku said but then put the phone away from his ear, Katsuki wasn't yelling, no, it was an all too familiar voice at the Bakugo household.
"KATSUKI BAKUGO, GET YOUR DAMN ASS OFF YOUR BED AND START EATING!" Izuku really should be careful of the volume on his phone during calls with Katsuki, they usually ended with.
"DAMN IT, I KNOW YOU OLD HAG! SHUT UP AND GIVE ME A SECOND!" Katsuki said and Izuku sweat dropped, Katsuki and Mitsuki's mother-and-son relationship was…unique in a way, Izuku knew they always acted like this, it's just something he had to see while growing up with Katsuki. Of course, the yelling and swearing didn't start until Katsuki turned 9, and it stayed like that up until now. Izuku just shook his head in amusement at their antics.
"Listen Deku. I'll get going, the old hag might break down my door again if I don't head down. I'll talk tomorrow." Izuku just nodded even if he couldn't see it, but he could see Katsuki nod in reply, it was a weird exchange, wait, did Katsuki just say Mitsuki might break down his door again? Izuku sweat dropped again, maybe it was getting out of hand a bit? He just shook of the thought.
"Yeah, sure. I'll talk to you tomorrow, see you Kacchan." Izuku said and heard Katsuki smirk.
"Yeah, enjoy your date, Deku." Izuku heard him laugh a little before Katsuki hung up, and Izuku was left blushing a really dark red, his hand was slightly wobbling too much for comfort.
'D-D-Date?!' Izuku almost fainted again and took a glance at Uraraka, who was just looking the other way, her right leg was bouncing up and down and she was smiling, just enjoying her time and Izuku found himself staring again at her face, it looked peaceful, before he turned away, his blush returning full force.
Ochako was having an internal struggle, she didn't mean to eavesdrop on the conversation Izuku had with, she heard was a friend named "Kacchan"? Must've been a nickname, it sounded like a boy so she let out a breath she didn't know she was holding, why did she feel relief all of a sudden?! She was just confused and ignored it for a bit. It was hard keeping a straight face while thinking all these thoughts that were racing in her mind right now, these two were talking about the exam from what she heard from Izuku and she could've sworn she heard yelling from the other line.
They were talking about how Izuku handled the zero pointer, and Izuku just said it casually! Too casually! It's like it was an everyday thing for him and he considered it "normal"! And did he say he only used 15% on it?! Just how much was he holding back on the colossal robot?! Izuku even said that he could've gone 12% and still finished him off, he was talking about it like it was normal for something like that to happen! He was too carefree! This finally caused Ochako to look at Izuku, his head was turned away, his hands were on the bench, tapping in a constant beat, Izuku's legs were put together, then she realized she was staring at him before turning away herself, blushing slightly. She heard Izuku stand up but didn't look as to why, she was too busy trying to stop her face from heating up.
'W-Why am I feeling this way?! I'm just alone with a kind and cute-I MEAN INTERESTING! Interesting boy that just happened to be the one who saved me when no one else would. Yeah! Nothing too strange there right?!' Ochako just nervously laughed out loud, until she heard Izuku sit back down again.
"Uraraka, you ok?" Izuku said and Ochako yelped a little too loudly and blushed slightly again.
"Y-Yeah! I'm fine, thank you." Ochako wasn't fine, she was far from it actually.
"H-Here, I-I just bought you a drink since we'll probably be here for a little longer." Izuku said while offering a grape soda to her and Ochako flinched, that seemed to break her out of her thoughts and look at the cold drink Izuku was holding, then at Izuku. She started panicking a bit.
"W-Wait! W-Why did you buy for me?! I could've bought my own, and you just used up your allowance! I'm sorry I-I should've told you not too." Ochako was internally screaming and she panicked on the outside, Izuku just sighed and set his own drink down while rubbing the back of his head.
"N-No it's alright. Y-You just looked thirsty a-and I w-wanted to help you out." Izuku nervously laughed while still offering the drink to her. Ochako was thirsty to be honest, as if this boy couldn't get anymore sweeter, he was too kind for his own good, and come on! They just met a few hours ago! But something about Izuku just made her comfortable, the feeling was hard to describe, but she felt like it was ok to be with him, even if they weren't friends yet, were they? That seemed to do the trick and made Ochako decide to accept the drink, it was cold.
"T-Thank you, D-Deku." Ochako said as she opened it, but heard Izuku choke a bit before coughing and she looked at him confused, until she realized-crap! Did she let that slip out?! She started to wave her hands in apology and Izuku stopped coughing.
"N-No, it's alright. I-I-I just wasn't expecting to hear that name from you, is all." Izuku said to try and reassure her and she sighed in relief.
"S-Sorry, I don't know why that slipped out. That really reminds me, why did that blonde hair boy call you "Deku"?" She would be lying if she said she wasn't curious, Izuku just rubbed the back of his head while drinking before speaking.
"I-It's just a nickname Kacchan gave me, it means u-useless Izuku, b-but don't get me wrong! I've grown used to it by now and it kind of doesn't really hurt me anymore." Izuku said with another nervous laugh, he really didn't know the intention of Katsuki calling him "Deku", at least, Izuku thought there was, but never asked Katsuki about it. Ochako just frowned that someone would call Izuku useless, the boy was her damn savior for crying out loud! Then she got an idea and smiled.
"You know, Deku doesn't sound like "useless" when I hear it." Ochako said and Izuku flinched and looked at her, again staring into her eyes, this time, he didn't look away.
"I-It doesn't?" Izuku asked and she nodded, keeping up that same smile Izuku became mesmerized with for some reason, he just couldn't tell why.
"Mhm! It kinda sounds more like "I can do it!" you know? It has a nice ring to it, at least I think so." Izuku was touched, he never thought of his nickname that way, it was always in the context of "useless" that he never thought it could mean anything else, he DEFINITELY didn't think that it could mean "I can do it". He didn't know why, but when she said that, backed up with her smile, he smiled in return. It was contagious.
"R-Really? I-I mean, t-thank you." He said that last part quietly, but Ochako heard it all too clearly and smiled even wider, seeing him smile as well. She liked it, wait what?! Ochako turned a little red before looking at a passing train, trying to subdue her heating face again.
"I-If you really think my name means that, t-t-then Deku it is." Izuku stuttered before turning his head away in embarrassment while Ochako widened her eyes and looked at Izuku, who was doing the opposite and she blushed slightly. They sat in an awkward silence, it was too awkward for anyone's taste, the small bench did nothing to break it either, their legs were almost touching and they both had red faces, albeit Ochako's was a little brighter than Izuku's. The silence finally broke when Izuku's train arrived and Izuku stood up, looking at Ochako and they made eye contact as she lifted her head up.
"T-That's my train, we should get going. I-I haven't cooked anything yet at the house s-so yeah." Izuku said rubbing the back of his head and Ochako stood up, grabbing her own backpack and nodding slowly before they both entered the train.
The train ride was even more awkward, the seats were in two's. They were both silent the whole ride.
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Izuku and Ochako were walking, they already hopped off the train a few minutes ago, Izuku leading the way with Ochako beside him, yeah, it was still silent until Izuku stopped and she looked at him confused again.
"I-I-It's going to take a while before we get to my house. S-S-So we'll be taking a shortcut, if that's alright with y-you." Izuku stuttered and Ochako almost raised an eyebrow before she just nodded.
"O-Ok, then just brace yourself." Izuku was struggling to do what he wanted to do, with Ochako even more confused. Brace yourself? For what? She got her answer when Izuku put a hand on her shoulder and they vanished.
They reappeared in front of Izuku's front door and she slightly yelped when they did. Oh, that's why.
"I-I really have to get used to that don't I?" Ochako said and Izuku just chuckled, she felt her chest flip.
"I-If I'm ever doing it again. I-It really depends if you want to do it." Izuku said and Ochako just giggled, this time Izuku's stomach clenched, it was the first time he heard her laugh, it was a cute giggle.
"Deku, you really stutter a lot don't you?" Ochako said and Izuku turned full red in embarrassment.
"I-I-I'm s-sorry. I-I-It just h-happens when I t-talk to a cute gir-I-I-I MEAN! A GIRL, YEAH, THAT'S…ughhh." Izuku covered his face, he was heating up and internally kicking himself, why did he say that out loud?! Now she's going to think he's weird for saying it. Ochako was no different, her face was as red as a tomato, smoke coming out of her head but miraculously didn't faint on the spot.
'D-D-Did he say I was c-c-cute?!' Ochako felt her face heating up even more as Izuku kept apologizing so much, Ochako didn't hear him though. A few minutes passed before everything calmed down, albeit with Ochako and Izuku's faces still beet red, but Izuku was finally capable of speaking again.
"W-W-Well then, s-s-s-shall we?" They were both a mess right now, and Izuku's stuttering was still going on full force and Ochako, slowly nodding her head in reply, allowed Izuku to grab the knob of his house, finally after that whole episode and turned it, not before gulping first.
"I-I'm home!" Izuku raised his voice a little too high there.
"Papa!" Ochako froze when she heard that, she slowly looked to Izuku and found him smiling, his blush fading and Ochako heard running footsteps. She looked to the source and found what could be described as, the purest and most adorable child she had ever seen in her whole life, Ochako saw Izuku run to her and grabbed the little white-haired girl's hips, hoisted her into the air as the girl giggled and smiled, while Izuku proceeded to spin her around with his own smile, they were really happy.
"Eri! How are you? Were you very good today?" Izuku said as he slowed down and Eri nodded wildly in reply.
"Mhm! I helped Grandma set the table! She gave me an apple as a prize." Eri said enthusiastically as Izuku then placed her on the floor again, kissing her forehead as she giggled again.
"That's great! I'm proud of you, but you look way too happy for just that, did something good happen?" Izuku asked with a finger on his chin as Eri then smiled really widely.
"Yup! Papa's here now! So how did the exam go? Did you pass it? Were you and Uncle Katsu together?" Eri shot a lot of questions and Izuku chuckled at it, she was really hyper today.
"The exam went great! I was able to punch a big robot away and saved someone! I also-" Izuku didn't finished as Eri yelped and hugged him suddenly, he was confused.
"Eri, you alright?" Izuku asked as Eri dug her face deeper to his chest, hugging him tighter than before.
"Papa, who's that behind you?" Oh. Crap, he forgot that Ochako was here and looked back, to see her frozen in place, her eyes wide open, he thought her brain shut down until he saw her blink and sighed in relief.
"Oh right. Eri, this is Ochako Uraraka, she's the one I saved earlier." Izuku said as Eri took a peek from her hiding spot and looked to see her, Ochako's brown eyes meeting Eri's red ones, she slightly hid her face a bit, only showing one eye now as Ochako snapped out of her trance, closed the door and bent down beside Izuku, she was speechless before, but found herself again to speak.
"Hi there, your name's Eri right?" Ochako asked and Eri hid once again in his chest, Izuku patting her head softly before stroking it and looking at Ochako.
"Sorry, she's a bit shy around new people she doesn't know. Eri?" Izuku said as he looked back to Eri, who lifted her head to look at his eyes, she was slightly scared so Izuku just continued stroking her hair.
"It's ok, she won't hurt you, I promise you." Izuku said as Eri slowly leaned back a bit to stand next in front of Izuku, hands still gripping Izuku's hoodie.
"Promise?" Eri asked, still a bit nervously until Izuku nodded his head once.
"Promise. Uraraka's a kind girl, she saved me from falling on my face a while ago, so you can trust her." Izuku said as Eri stared at him for a while until she nervously nodded her head.
Ochako was really touched, why did Izuku trust her already? They barely even met and he just told his, she gulped, daughter? She felt a pain in her chest and it hurt slightly but didn't let it show on her face and just continued to smile, anyways, he just told Eri that she could trust her, it really made her heart fill with joy and sadness? It was a complicated thing to feel and she didn't know what it was. She saw Eri slowly walk to her as she looked away for a bit, fiddling with her fingers before looking at Ochako again.
"M-My name's Eri. I-I-It's nice to meet you, Chako." Ochako's heart leapt too high for comfort, it was adorable and too cute for her own good when she heard the nickname Eri gave her and she found herself smiling even widely than before.
"Nice to meet you too, Eri." Ochako said as Eri slowly nodded before jumping back towards Izuku and he just chuckled lightly.
"See? You don't have to be scared of her, Eri." Izuku said as he felt Eri nod and he stood up, carrying Eri in his arms as he proceeded to remove his shoes and throw them to the side, Ochako following suite as she stood up and did the same, only removing them properly and placing them gently to the side.
"I-I'm sorry, I forgot to tell you about Eri. I'll explain everything later, for now though, just make yourself at home." Izuku said as Ochako nodded, she was beyond confused but her brain was working again, so that's a plus side. They arrived at the living room and Inko gasped as loudly as she could, which made Ochako yelp a bit as Izuku sighed and looked at his mom.
"Mom, this is Ochako Uraraka, I invited her over to stay for dinner after the exams." Izuku said as Inko still had her mouth wide open and her eyes were wide, before she recovered.
"Oh my gosh, my baby boy has a girlfriend…" Inko said and Izuku never blushed faster in all of his life, same could be said for Ochako as her face turned tomato red.
"M-M-M-MOM!" Izuku panicked with Eri in his arms.
"I-I-IT'S NOT LIKE THAT! WE'RE JUST FRIENDS!" Ochako did the same.
"Y-Y-YEAH! WE'RE JUST FRIENDS MOM! W-W-WHAT MADE YOU THINK THAT?!" Izuku shouted a little too much and Eri looked at both at them.
"Papa, why do you and Chako look like apples?" Eri asked and Izuku and Ochako widened their eyes at the same time, realizing what that meant.
"N-NO REASON!" They both yelled too loudly in panic as Inko then almost fainted at the sight, her Izuku had a friend, and it was a girl too! She was already thinking many things in her mind of what happened, or why Izuku hadn't mentioned anything about Ochako. So she just chuckled, putting Izuku and Ochako's attention towards her as Eri still looked confused, just being the little innocent girl she was.
"Why don't you both eat? I'm sure both of you are hungry after doing those exams. Izuku, I'm sorry I had to cook dinner, I know you were supposed to cook but you came home late." Inko said, purposely ignoring that she somehow unintentionally teased his son and his friend. They just nodded in reply as they walked over to the table, their faces finally losing their tomato color but still slightly red, they finally calmed down though as Ochako sat opposite of the table, Inko in the middle and Izuku and Eri sitting beside each other opposite of Ochako and started to eat. The dinner was quiet for a while until Inko asked what happened.
He then explained everything to how he and Ochako met the first time, how he saved her from the zero pointer, and how he helped her recover her ankle until Recovery Girl came and healed it, then explained from then on about them going home together, he blushed again remembering what he did, and much to Izuku's mercy, Ochako also blushed when he explained it, but cut in with some parts on her side of the story and Inko listened attentively, with Eri also in awe of what Izuku said earlier up until the point of Ochako and him walking home, which she just continued to eat while they talked about it.
After finishing their dinner, much to Ochako's delight at the wonderful cooking of Inko's, Izuku and Ochako sat down on the couch, with Eri sitting on Izuku's lap as Izuku begun to explain about him and Eri.
Ochako was listening carefully to everything he said and was honestly shocked the whole time, her eyes widened on numerous points of the story, like when Izuku saved Eri, Eri's side of the story of being tortured and abused, Izuku whispered those parts of the story to Ochako, for Eri not to hear of course. Ochako also found herself clenching her fists at the story, she was also mad when she heard about what Overhaul did to this young, cute and innocent girl and noticed Izuku scowling his name with venom and hatred, but quickly released his anger and continued telling the tale. After the sad parts, it changed to the happy memories of Eri's now blessed life, and Ochako couldn't help and smile at it, she even widened her eyes as Eri joined in, telling her how she loved living with Izuku and Inko, she could tell she was happy here.
This also changed Ochako's view on Izuku, he was really a kind-hearted soul by helping Eri, even going as far as to help her anyway he could, she practically started admiring him from there, she even thought back to the moment at the zero pointer, where he was the only one who helped her out of everyone who saw Ochako but kept running away. She was thankful and glad that it was Izuku that saved her, there was just something about Izuku that made him so interesting to her, he looked simple for other people, but to Ochako, Izuku looked very, in a way, amazing, she always gazed at him on random while he talked about Eri, stroking said girl's hair with his hand as he talked and seeing Eri happy with him, made her all the more stare completely until she met his eyes.
His eyes were the best part about him, she couldn't explain why but whenever she looked at them, she found it hard to look away at times, they had this feeling, this fire in them that she could only tell was passion and determination, she saw that same fire earlier, back at the practical exam where he looked to the colossal robot with the same look as before, she felt like she was safe, it somehow made her feel like she wanted to gaze closer into them, she felt safe and it made her look at Izuku with, well, awe. It made her heart leap whenever she remembered his face, his smile made her stomach churn the same way and he was showing it again next to her, he had that same determined expression on as he told Ochako his promise to Eri and she just smiled, she saw that Izuku also did this for Eri and she could see that he wasn't going to stop anytime soon.
Izuku and Ochako then talked about their lives, after Eri left them alone to ask Inko for something, and to be perfectly honest, they hit it off quite well and got along pretty quickly. Ochako mentioned about her situation to him, about her parents' financial problems and why it was the reason she wanted to become a hero, to help her parents take it easy, Izuku just smiled at that, it was such a great thing for her to do and it was admirable.
Ochako didn't know why she said that, but there was something about Izuku that made her comfortable in a way, it was easy to talk to him and all the while, he didn't laugh at her reason to becoming a hero, he even said it was admirable and she felt her heart clench at that, it was touching to her and she found herself smiling. She always thought it wasn't something to be proud of, that it wasn't exactly hero material, but Izuku proved her otherwise and he said one thing that Ochako would remember for the rest of her life, little did she know, it drastically changed how she viewed Izuku yet again.
"I think you'll become a great hero, no, I know you will." Izuku said with a smile of his own, making eye contact with her and Ochako stared at them again, they were really mesmerizing and she felt tears dripping from her eyes and proceeded to hug Izuku, she almost cried but held it in and smiled instead, Izuku was surprised at first, albeit with a little blush on his face, he was hugging a girl! Well, Ochako was hugging Izuku, but it was different from when he hugs Eri, that much he could tell, so he hugged back in return and smiled as well. Ochako then sniffed and wiped her tears, looking at Izuku as she leaned back, still having the same smile on her face.
"Thank you, Deku." Ochako said and Izuku couldn't help but look at her eyes and be caught in them, the smile made it even better. When Ochako says "Deku", it feels different for Izuku than when Katsuki says it, maybe it's because Ochako changed the meaning of it, which he was thankful for, and he smiled, her happiness was practically contagious.
"You're welcome, Uraraka."
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The minutes turned to hours as Izuku and Ochako talked more, until it was really getting late and it was time for Ochako to head home. Izuku tucked Eri to bed, she fell asleep half an hour ago on Izuku's lap, then giving her a good night's kiss before closing the door, heading towards the front door of their house to find Ochako putting her shoes on and smiling as she saw Izuku, him doing so in return.
They both went outside, the evening breeze was brushing Ochako's hair as she looked towards the bright full moon and Izuku found the sight entrancing, she was really beautiful, the background did no less to improve the view he was having and quickly stopped himself from staring before she noticed him looking away, blushing a little red as she caught him staring and she also blushed as well.
"S-So, I guess you're going now?" Izuku was lying if he said he wanted her to go, because he didn't. He found his conversations with Ochako enjoyable, she actually felt the same.
"Y-Yeah…" Ochako also didn't want to leave and frowned a bit before her face brightened up and she smiled.
"I know! Let's exchange contacts! That way we can talk to each other even when I'm away!" Ochako said with a beaming smile and Izuku was surprised, then it turned to shock when he realized she wanted his phone number.
"A-Are you sure? I-I mean, I-I don't want to be a bother to you." Izuku said, still unsure and internally panicking, a girl just asked for his number! What did you expect his reaction was going to be?
"Mhm! You aren't, silly." Ochako said before blushing again.
"I-I really enjoyed this night. To be honest, it really gets lonely sometimes at my place, so thank you for inviting me. I-I really appreciate it." Ochako said while brushing a stray hair to the back of her ear, looking down slightly as she did, before lifting her eyes to meet Izuku's as he stood there frozen, before smiling softly and he felt his heart beating faster.
"N-No problem, I enjoyed the night as well and I'm glad you did too. D-Do you want me to take you to the terminal?" He asked while blushing and she blushed as well, her heart rate also picking up the pace.
"S-Sure. B-Besides, it's much faster if you take me there. S-So yeah, you can." She was slightly nervous, deep down, she didn't want to leave yet, so this is like a way to prolong the inevitable departure.
"O-Ok then. H-Hang on, Uraraka." Izuku gulped before what he did next. He connected his hand to hers and she yelped at the sudden contact, his hands felt rough but comfortable, she felt her heart beat even faster as she looked at it, his fingers closed in as her fingers were still in the air before she slowly closed all four, her pinky finger left in the air to avoid activating her quirk and he smiled nervously before they vanished again.
They appeared at the terminal, where the trains were still running down the rails and Ochako yelped a bit, but not as much as before. They looked at each other, hands still connected before blushing deeper and letting their hands go, looking away from each other. Izuku thought back to when he held Ochako's hand, it was soft to the touch, and it really made his heart clench as he did, the feeling made him want to hold it again but punched himself internally.
'N-No! W-What the heck are you doing brain? I-I don't want her to think I'm weird right after I just became her friend!' Izuku thought as he looked back to Ochako, who also did at the same time and their eyes met. Before another moment could spring back to life, Izuku remembered something.
"O-Oh right, I-I forgot to give you my phone number." Izuku said as he pulled his phone out of his pocket and turned it on.
"Oh yeah! Must've slipped my mind earlier. Hehe." Ochako chuckled slightly as she grabbed her phone as well, pinky lifted up and they exchanged contacts. Ochako looked at Izuku's number with a smile and proceeded to type his name on her contact list.
'Deku'
Izuku looked to his phone with a wobbly smile before it turned into a genuine one.
'I just gave my number to a girl! And she also gave me hers!' Izuku thought as he looked Ochako's phone number and typed her name down.
'Uraraka'
Izuku lifted his head to look at Ochako, her also doing the same as their eyes met yet again for the umpteenth time today and just stared for a full minute until Ochako looked away to find her train stop and frowned a little before looking back at Izuku, also seeing him frown a bit before he smiled again.
"W-Well, Uraraka. I-I guess this is your train." Izuku said with a hint of sadness in his voice, Ochako could tell and she also felt the same.
"Y-Yeah…it is." Ochako really didn't want to go, as much as she wanted to deny it.
"D-Don't worry though. I-I'll text you tonight before I go to bed, is that ok with you?" Izuku said and saw Ochako's face light up with her contagious smile, the one making Izuku's heart flip a lot.
"Yeah! I'll reply as soon as I get home." Ochako said and Izuku smiled in return, nodding in reply.
"Well, I'll see you around, Uraraka." Izuku said as Ochako looked to see her train with the doors open, but before she walked to it, she quickly hugged Izuku, to which was shocked at by the sudden gesture.
"I'll see you around too, Deku." She said as she tightened the hug and Izuku smiled, finally lifting his arms and hugging her. They stayed like that for a little while, the two not wanting to break the hug, until Ochako broke it and ran to the inside of her train and waved goodbye with a smile, Izuku also waved his hand in return and smiled too until the doors closed, the train finally moving away as Ochako looked out the window, seeing him smile once more before he vanished and she sighed, still having the same smile on her face.
Izuku reappeared in his front door, also still smiling as well, he really enjoyed his time with Ochako, he had to admit, it was fun while it lasted. He looked at his hand, the one he used to hold Ochako's hand earlier and blushed slightly, he sighed, already missing the feeling she permanently placed on his head and proceeded to reach for the knob, although stopping once he heard someone.
"Ni~shi~shi, already going for the ladies now, aren't you little Iku?" Izuku heard and blushed a deep red, looking over to find Meliodas standing by the balcony with a grin on his face.
"M-Meliodas?! Y-You saw that?!" Izuku yelled a bit and Meliodas just smirked.
"Every. Single. Moment." Meliodas said as he chopped a hand on Izuku's head on every word he said, Izuku rubbing his head after in pain and Meliodas grinned again.
"She's a good pick though. You have good taste, Izuku. I mean, did you see her rack? That's a solid-"
"GOOD NIGHT MELIODAS!" Izuku face was full on red as he shut the door and proceeded to lock it very quickly and ran back to his room.
Meliodas just snickered and looked towards the night sky, stars shining a little brighter and the full moon raining down light towards Meliodas' face. He placed his hands to the back of his head, just watching the starry night and just smiled.
"I vouch for them, make sure you keep her safe, little Iku. Ni~shi~shi." Meliodas snickered before his lips straightened and his expression changed to a serious look.
'Although there was something about that girl Izuku met that intrigued me, and I can't put my finger on what it was. I'll keep an eye on her for now. Maybe? Just maybe…' Meliodas thought before snapping his fingers and vanishing from sight.
Izuku slammed the room to his door shut, he was still a blushing a full mess as he leaned at the door, before flinching when he suddenly heard Eri groan a bit as she slightly changed her position in bed and he sighed, relieved that she didn't wake up from that and stood up. His blush finally subsided as he laid down beside Eri, fixing the blanket over her as she smiled in her sleep, to which he smiled at and stroked her hair once before facing the ceiling.
He reached for his pocket, pulling his phone out and turned it on.
'9:39 pm, Uraraka must be home by now.' Izuku thought as he unlocked it and went to his contacts, staring a bit at the number of Ochako before pressing it and typing a message.
D : Hey Uraraka, you came home safely?
He waited until a reply came.
U : Yup! Thanks for the ride to the terminal! Hehe
Izuku smiled and typed again.
D : Good, and it was no problem at all, I'm glad you're ok
Izuku waited and another message came.
U : Thanks Deku, I really did enjoy tonight's dinner. Your mom's cooking is delicious!
Izuku chuckled a bit.
D : You have no idea hahahaha
U : I wish I could've ate what you cooked though
Izuku blushed a bit at that.
D : Believe me, you would prefer my mom's over mine
U : Not true! You can't prove that unless I tasted it myself!
Izuku snickered and smiled, it was really nice talking to Uraraka, even on the phone.
D : Hahaha, you've been warned
U : Hahaha, so how's Eri?
D : She's sleeping soundly
U : She's really adorable though! I really wanted to hug her a while ago!
Izuku laughed a little before looking at Eri, still sleeping peacefully and he smiled, before going back to the screen.
D : She's still a little shy, but I could see she's starting to like you
U : Really?
D : Of course! Trust me I would know, she wasn't hiding from you anymore when we were talking earlier. She actually gave you a nickname earlier than usual, while it took Kacchan 3 days before Eri gave his
U : Oh right, I absolutely love the nickname
U : Say Deku, I was wondering, who is "Kacchan"?
D : Oh yeah, remember the blond haired kid I was with from when you saved me from falling?
U : That was him?!
D : Yeah, that's him. He's been my best friend ever since we were kids
U : Woah, he looked a bit scary-looking to me
D : Hahahaha, yeah. He kind of gives a bad vibe at first glance but he's really a good guy, just has a slight inferior complex
U : Seriously? So he hates everyone in general?
D : Not everyone. Me and Kacchan were treated as outcasts when we were younger
U : What?! Why?!
Izuku took a deep breath and exhaled.
D : Promise not to laugh?
U : Deku, I would never laugh at you in a bad way
Izuku smiled, then breathed in deeply again.
'Here goes nothing' Izuku thought.
D : I was a late bloomer. Many of the kids at our school were always picking on me because they thought I was quirkless
There was a slight pause, Izuku was getting worried until he saw a reply.
U : That's horrible, why would they do that?!
Izuku sighed deeply, he was relieved but a bit surprised that Ochako was still talking to him after he said that, Izuku was really happy that Ochako was his friend and didn't want to lose that just because he told her his past.
D : They think quirkless people have no place in a world filled with quirks. I was discriminated against, bullied, even abused. It wasn't a happy childhood for me, the same could be said for Kacchan. They all treated him as a villain, because his quirk seemed dangerous. Kacchan and I just stuck together since everyone else pushed us away, so we kind of got closer during all the passing years, but it always frustrated me before, I was always trying to stay strong, for my mom, for Kacchan, and for my dream to be a hero, but it was hard, really hard for me
U : Deku…
D : It's alright! That's all in the past now, and I'm glad that Kacchan was my friend, but…
U : But?
D : You…you're my first friend. I'm really happy that you are and I was worried that once I told you this, you would also push me away. But you didn't, and I'm just…thank you, Uraraka
Ochako covered her mouth and slightly gasped as she read that. She felt her tears threatening to come out, she was touched by Izuku's words and she felt her heart rate increase, she didn't think that Izuku, a kind, gentle, brave, determined and passionate boy would be treated like this all his life, Ochako really had no idea.
She then started to cry, one because of what Izuku revealed and two, he told her she was his friend, his first friend, and that he was happy that she was, Ochako's tears kept falling, she would never dare push Izuku away just because of this, she wouldn't for anything in the world, Ochako didn't know why, but Izuku just became someone she could trust fully now, this made it all the more sure for her and was thankful too.
Ever since she left her hometown, to live closer to U.A, she didn't make any friends, she didn't know anybody at all, and it was lonely, she was lonely. But then, Izuku came into her life and they became quick friends, she didn't think she could be friends with anybody, but Izuku proved her wrong. She just started to smile, tears still falling down her cheeks and she began to type her emotions away.
U : Deku...I'm…thank you too. I really am grateful that you are my friend as well. To be honest, I was lonely, living in an apartment with just yourself and no one else, it made me turn homesick right away. I didn't know anybody and always felt alone, so I can say that you are also my first friend, well from here anyways hehe
Izuku widened his eyes, he knew that Ochako had a hard life with her parents and she was living a financial struggle during her childhood, but to think she kept it all to herself, now revealing her emotions to Izuku, he too felt tears coming out, happy that Ochako trusted him as much as he trusted her. He smiled, typing out a message.
D : Uraraka, I really hope you pass U.A. You worked hard to get here, you always felt the need to help your parents and it inspired me to also do my best more from now on. You showed me, no, proved to me that even though you had a hard life, you can still come back up and run towards your dream, and it somehow even relates to me as well. I almost gave up one time, that's when my quirk manifested, if it hadn't, I don't even know if I'll ever even meet you, you are amazing, Uraraka, nobody else can tell me otherwise
Ochako read it and cried even louder, her sobs and gasps filling her room as she laid down on her bed, she gripped the covers of her bed tightly and she cried even more. Izuku was too sweet, and that message proved it even more, she kept at it for a few minutes before her cries finally subsiding to quiet sobs, she grabbed a nearby tissue box and blew her nose, then typing another message to Izuku, with one of the biggest smiles she ever made in her life.
U : Deku…that's really sweet of you, honest. You were also an inspiration to me, actually, you are an inspiration to me. When you saved me during the exam? You were the only one that came to my rescue, you were the only one to answer my plea for help, you were a hero, my hero
Izuku didn't know if his eyes would get even wider than before. When Eri told him that he was her hero, it proved to him that he had become a hero already even before he became one, but when Ochako said it, it was even more different. She was the second person he saved from danger, he honestly didn't expect Ochako to say this, all he could do was smile, smile at the message she gave, and he never regretted his actions, because that gave him the one thing he found hard to receive, a friend, another friend, one that didn't run away from him when told Izuku was quirkless, but stayed and listened to every word he typed. He saw another message.
U : I also hope you can pass to U.A, so let's become heroes together!
Izuku smiled.
D : Yeah! We will become heroes, and I'll be here to help you in every step of the way!
Ochako smiled.
U : So will I! I'll be here to do anything I can to support you as well. I decided! I won't just become a hero to help Mommy and Daddy, I'll become a hero to save and help others the same way you did!
D : Then you will become a greater hero than before, I just know it
U : Thank you, Deku. So will you
D : No, thank you. And you're welcome, Uraraka
U : You're welcome as well, Deku
Izuku and Ochako were both smiling, tears in their eyes as they both yawned at the same time (Coincidence? I think not!), signaling their sleep to hold them.
D : I think you should get to bed, I'm tired
U : Same here, talk to you tomorrow?
D : Yeah, as soon as I wake up. Goodnight, Uraraka
U : Goodnight, Deku
Izuku turned off his phone, he sighed then smiled as he placed it on the side desk next to the bed, Ochako turned off hers with a smile on her face, she sighed as well, before putting her phone on the desk next to her lamp as she grabbed her mittens to avoid her quirk from activating while she slept and laid down, slowly closing her eyes as she did. Izuku turned off the lamp in his room, now lit up by the moonlight surrounding the walls as he yawned once more before closing his eyes as well. Both Izuku and Ochako smiled before having the same thought.
'What a day.'
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The letters for U.A would come by in a week. Ochako regularly visited Izuku during those 7 days, much to Izuku's happiness every time she would come over, putting on a smile as she met him by the door with her doing the same and greeting each other. Ever since the night before, Izuku and Ochako became closer, more comfortable with each other as the days passed on, Eri was now getting comfortable with Ochako as well, showing her what she learned from Izuku, playing with both Izuku and Ochako and even using her quirk, much to Ochako's awe, Izuku's proud face and Eri's giggles.
They mostly stayed inside the house, hanging out and talking when Izuku and Ochako were alone and Eri was playing near them, minding her own little world and Inko could say she was happy for Izuku, that her baby boy was finally "growing up" and just smiled at Izuku and Ochako. There was another episode of seeing Izuku's room, Ochako totally enjoyed her time with saying that Izuku was a pure fanboy, though he didn't really mind it at all, ever since that day, Izuku's view on All Might changed, he still admired the man, only less than before.
They all had their enjoyment and fun as the days passed by, until it came, the letter, Izuku's literal future was in his hands as he stared at it, Eri beside him, also curious to know if Izuku passed as she jumped up and down in excitement, she had full confidence that Izuku passed, but he still had his doubts. Inko was outside the room, leaving him to his privacy, Eri was in there because she wouldn't leave Izuku alone to see if he passed, so she kind of whined a bit until she used her cute powers and pouted her lips saying "please" in one of the most adorable ways imaginable, that seemed to get to Izuku and Inko as they agreed, much to Eri's proud face as she shouted a cheer.
Ochako was back at her house, because the letter would be delivered to her mailbox so she told Izuku she'd call him to tell him if she had passed or not, but Izuku gave her comforting words of encouragement and believed that she passed, which Ochako smiled at before going back to hers. Now back to Izuku, he was still staring at it and Eri started to get impatient.
"Papa, when are you going to open it?" Eri said as her patience started wearing thin and Izuku snapped out of his trance and rubbed the back of his head.
"O-Oh right. S-Sorry, guess I'm kind of worried that I didn't pass." Izuku said and Eri groaned in her own cute little way.
"Papa, I told you. You're going to pass, and I feel like you're going to be the top student to pass, no, I know you are!" Eri said with determination as Izuku looked at her with a smile before petting her head, she giggled in reply.
"Heh, we'll see Eri. But thank you anyways." Izuku said and Eri just nodded and looked at the letter, Izuku following suite before he gulped.
"Here goes." Izuku said as he put both his thumbs and his pointer fingers in a clipping manner, prepared to rip it in half.
"Ready?" Izuku asked Eri, who was looking at the envelope with anticipation before looking at Izuku and nodded in confirmation.
"Ready." Eri said and they both looked back to the envelope before Izuku ripped it apart, and a strange round device fell off the now ripped envelope and hit the desk flat before it turned on and revealed a projection with an all too familiar person with a huge smile too close to the screen.
"I AM HERE AS A PROJECTION!!!" All Might yelled as Eri shrieked in shock and instantly jumped on Izuku's lap before hiding her face in his shirt, Izuku grunting in shock of the sudden gesture and bewilderment at All Might literally being a projection in front of him.
"A-All Might?!" Izuku said in shock as he then looked at Eri on his shirt, slightly whimpering. He started to stroke Eri's hair and saying comforting words because that genuinely scared her too much before turning back to the man in the holographic screen, feeling Eri relax again as she peeked with an eye out of Izuku's shirt.
"I AM SORRY FOR STARTLING YOU BUT FEAR NOT, FOR IT REALLY IS ME IN THE FLESH!" Eri hid her face again as Izuku continued to stroke her hair gently, whispering to her that it's not going to hurt her.
"SO, TO START OFF YOUNG MIDORIYA. YOU'RE OVERALL SCORE IN THE WRITTEN EXAM PASSED WITH A GENERAL SCORE OF 94! A HIGH ESTEEMED ACHIEVEMENT I MUST SAY!" Izuku sighed deeply in relief at that, and Eri lifted her head up to look at the big, muscular man on the screen as he said that Izuku passed one of the exams, then looked at Izuku with a nervous smile, still a little scared as Izuku looked at her with a reassuring smile that made her relax a bit more before calming down.
"But here comes the real thing." Izuku gulped as Eri looked at the screen after looking at Izuku.
"NOW, FOR YOUR PRACTICAL EXAM SCORE, YOU SCORED A WHOPPING 91 VILLAIN POINTS! THAT'S ENOUGH TO ALREADY GIVE YOU A PASSING SCORE AND LETTING YOU COMPLETE THE U.A ENTRANCE EXAM WITH FLYING COLORS!" Izuku tensed up and had his jaw dropped, he didn't expect to have that much points, he had tears threatening to come out as he then let everything come to him, he passed, he passed the exams, he was in, he was accepted. Eri then had a big smile on her face and started to cheer, hugging Izuku as he then cheered as well, tears finally coming out and bringing Eri in a hug before throwing her into the air and then grabbing her, spinning her around as Izuku laughed in joy with Eri giggling and following his laughter as they spun around.
"I told you Papa! You passed! You can become a hero now!" Eri said with a huge smile and Izuku gave her one just as big as hers.
"I-I did it! Y-You were right, I-I-I had nothing to worry about!" Izuku gave a toothy grin as he slowed down their little charade with Izuku and Eri cheering as they did. He was happy beyond belief, and Eri was beaming with a proud smile as they stopped and hugged.
"I'm taking note to never doubt myself again. Thank you, Eri." Izuku said with a smile as Eri snuggled closer into Izuku's chest and they both closed their eyes, content with the results, until All Might spoke again.
"HOWEVER, THERE WAS A SECRET FACTOR ADDED TO THE SCORING!" Izuku paused before looking back and sitting down again, eager to hear what this "secret factor" was and Eri was just as curious as Izuku.
"YOU WERE NOT ONLY SCORED BY VILLAIN POINTS, BUT ALSO BY RESCUE POINTS!" Izuku's mouth dropped again, he definitely didn't expect that to be a factor to the test. The screen then showed recorded clips of Izuku saving the boy that was surrounded by robots and saving Ochako before they got crushed by the zero pointer, even showing the clip of him destroying said zero pointer in one punch, showing the massive devastation that he caused as Eri looked at each of them in awe, especially the punch to the zero pointer, with Izuku looking at them with a smile.
"Wow Papa! You saved two people and beat the big robot! You're so cool!" Eri said with stars in her eyes as Izuku then almost cried on the spot as she said he was cool and hugged Eri in his arms, both still in their cute moment until the screen changed to a scoreboard and Izuku widened his eyes further.
1.Izuku Midoriya : Villain Points : 91 / Rescue Points : 86 / Total Score : 177
2.Katsuki Bakugo : Villain Points : 92 / Rescue Points : 0 / Total Score : 92
3.Ochako Uraraka : Villain Points : 47 / Rescue Points : 25 / Total Score : 72
Izuku widened his eyes even more before he smiled widely, Ochako passed, and she scored the third place as well! Izuku was already crying before, so if you can cry even more than that, that's what Izuku was doing right now, Eri was also jumping, on Izuku's lap but he paid no attention to the pain because of the swirling hurricane of emotions he was feeling simultaneously and she was also smiling widely.
"Papa, look! Chako is number 3! Uncle Katsu is number 2! And you're number 1! You're the best one there! Eri said with so much happiness she was practically giddying in place and Izuku just smiled at her, with one of the biggest smiles he could put on.
"SO COME, YOUNG MIDORIYA..." Izuku and Eri looked at the screen, albeit with Izuku still crying a bit as All Might extended his hand to him.
"THIS IS YOUR HERO ACADEMIA!" The video froze, with All Might smiling at them with those signature grins of his and Izuku just smiled widely, Eri just giggling at Izuku's face and she said with her own.
"Papa, you made it." Eri said, clearly happier than ever and Izuku, still in a daze, nodded in reply.
"Yeah, I did." Izuku said and grabbed his phone, dialing Ochako's number as did. She answered and the two were locked in an emotional conversation, with Eri going out of the room to tell Inko that Izuku had passed and she cried a fountain of tears, much to Eri's amusement. Izuku kept telling Ochako it was alright, he was no better though, and Ochako just giggled at his loud sobs while he spoke reassuring words to her.
The conversation continued until Ochako said she was tired and had to go to bed, which Izuku agreed to that and said their goodbyes before Ochako hung up. She smiled a whole lot and practically jumped onto her bed, putting her head in the pillow, squealing into it all her happiness and joy that she was feeling, both she and Izuku passed! They were going into U.A together! They were even in the same class! Talk about convenient, but she was happy nonetheless.
Izuku walked towards a crying Inko after staring at his phone with a smile, she was so proud that her baby boy was finally one step closer to his dream, Eri just being herself and cheering for Izuku as he smiled at both of them, bringing them into a hug. Izuku and Ochako were finally going on the path to becoming heroes, in the most prestigious school in all of Japan no less. They were happy, they felt joy, anxiety, worry, determination, and most of all, gratitude.
For Izuku, he was thankful to Meliodas, who gave him his final push to keep on trying, he'd have to tell him later about this, but he just smiled, knowing his mentor would give him lectures again but couldn't help but think what Meliodas would say about this, besides from his infamous snickering and seemingly never-ending, All Might surpassing grin.
For Ochako, she felt thankful for everything in general, for what her parents had sacrificed just to get her here, she'd also have to tell them the good news, and she just giggled slightly, knowing they will go on and on about it, she was also thankful for Izuku, for always encouraging her even when she didn't ask for it or expected it either, for being someone she could trust and in general, just being her friend. She sighed as she slowly drifted off to sleep, Izuku was the last thing on her mind before closing her eyes softly.
Izuku and Ochako are getting into U.A, and they will sure do their best, to reach their dreams, and to help themselves get there, giving each other a push of encouragement to help better themselves, and they wouldn't have it any other way, they just looked towards the inevitable future, eager of what's to come.
But they knew, they were ready to overcome anything that comes their way.
Meanwhile, at the Bakugo household. An all too familiar, blonde-haired Katsuki was in a pissed mood.
"THE FUCK IS THIS SHIT, DEKU?!"
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ALRIGHT!!!!!!! Man this was a long ass chapter (Katsuki's getting to me now *sigh*), but worth it! I am pretty much satisfied with its outcome, and I hope you enjoyed the IzukuxOchako moments I put here, there was a lot of fluff I really wanted to put here but I felt like it's too early to do so, but hope you enjoyed it! BY THE WAY, you all are insane (in a good way of course), 100 follows in four days?! That's amazing! I really can't believe this story is loved by a lot of people, honestly, thank you all for the support you have shown, and in return, I'll make more chapters to come! The duo are finally entering U.A, the time has come for their inevitable path to becoming heroes! Izuku, Ochako, and Katsuki are going places! But for now, that's all from me. One last note, the next chapter might be posted tomorrow at best, or posted the day after tomorrow at least, because I'm going to be busy for today (It's actually morning still, and I need to sleep XD). But other than that? I'LL SEE YOU ALL IN THE NEXT CHAPTER!!! Peace out! XD
Next Chapter : *Coming Soon*
Chapter 5 : Class 1-A
