Izuku spent his days after school with Law and the Straw Hat pirates. His training was going well, too. He would train with Zoro-sensei first, then Sanji-sensei, and lastly Law-sensei kept helping him train with his new power. Law-sensei told him both the strengths and weaknesses of the Ope Ope no Mi, which he made sure to write it all down so he wouldn't forget. The time he would spend with the Straw Hate Pirates, including Law-sensei was the best thing that happened in his life. The terrorist attack wasn't something he liked to look back and remember about, but it allowed him to meet Law-sensei and the others, even becoming a Devil Fruit user. He wondered why they were called Devil Fruit users and reminded himself to ask Law-sensei about it later.
Today's training was different. After Izuku witnessed Zoro practice his swordsmanship he was entranced and couldn't look away. The green haired man noticed the boy staring at him and saw the same spark that he had when he first learned swordsmanship. Instead of letting Izuku practice with a real sword he gave him a wooden sword in order to avoid getting hit by Nami for teaching the kid "bad habits."
Yeah right.
So here Izuku was now, practicing with his wooden sword with his shirt off. Zoro told him to take his shirt off before he started practicing. He didn't question it, just did as he was told. He was so focused he almost didn't hear Chopper's gasp, making him jump slightly having not expected it.
"Izuku, what happened to your arm?!" Chopper asked, freaking out.
Izuku was confused at first until he finally understood what made Chopper freak out. He was referring to the burn mark Kaachan gave him a long time ago. His mother asked him the same question, but couldn't bring himself to answer her. Now Chopper was asking him and he didn't know whether he should answer or just tell him to leave it alone, but he couldn't bring himself to do that.
"Um...Kaachan did that..." Izuku confessed.
Chopper gave him a horrified look, "Your mother did that to you?!" Unfortunately the little reindeer mistook to words "Kaachan" for "Kaa-chan." Honest mistake.
"No! Mommy didn't do this to me! Mommy's Quirk lets her move things," Izuku corrected quickly, "Kaachan, my best friend game me this."
"Oh," Chopper breathed a sigh of relief which was soon replaced again by horror, "Wait, your best friend did this to you?! On purpose?!"
Izuku gave him a small nod, "Kaachan got his Quirk before me...but he uses it on me all the time. He calls me Deku a lot, too."
"What does Deku mean?" Chopper asked.
The green haired child looked down in shame, "...It means useless."
Well that settled it. Chopper officially hated this Kaachan person and decided to tell Izuku about his feelings.
"Then he's not your friend!" Chopper yelled.
Izuku flinched at the sudden loudness but he was more shocked when Chopper started to yell.
"Real friends don't hurt each other! That Kaachan person isn't really your friend if he's hurting you like this!" Chopper kept on going.
"But..." Izuku looked down again.
"Lift up your head."
Izuku did indeed lift his head up when he saw Zoro and wondered how long the man had been standing there for.
"Never bow your head down to anyone," Zoro told him, "Not even this friend of yours. He's weak."
Izuku looked confused, "Weak? Kaachan?"
Zoro grabbed his sword and slammed it down, "Flaunting power around shows what a weak person you are. And that so called friend of yours is no different."
Chopper agreed one-hundred percent. He hadn't even met the boy and he already didn't like him.
Izuku wanted to stand up for Kaachan, he really did. But Zoro-sensei's words resonated within him, preventing him from trying to say how wrong the man was. He knew that deep down Kaachan was really a good person, he had to be.
Right?
"Thank you for coming with me to buy some food for the crew Izuku." Chopper thanked.
Izuku smiled, "You're welcome, Chopper-san."
"Just call me Chopper," Chopper insisted, "It feels good to walk around like this and not have to worry about people staring at me all the time."
"Really?"
Chopper nodded, "Back where we're from humans would always stare at me because I'm a talking reindeer. I'm glad I don't have to worry about that here."
"That's good," Izuku smiled, "Chopper's the best person I know!"
Chopper blushed, "Hearing that doesn't make me happy, you jerk!"
Izuku giggled knowing Chopper didn't mean it and was simply expressing how embarrassed he was. Before Izuku could say anything else he saw what appeared to be a girl with pale blonde hair, wearing a white dress with matching shoes cowering away from what appeared to be...
Kaachan and his friends!
Without even thinking he ran forward, pushing Kaachan away before standing before the girl protectively, "Leave her alone, Kaachan!" He felt Chopper ran towards them with worry, even dragging the groceries with him. The little reindeer stood next to Izuku and actually growled at Kaachan with anger in his eyes. His attention was brought back on Kaachan as he saw the blonde glare at him with such intensity that it almost felt suffocating, but Izuku would not back down.
Not this time.
"Deku, you little-!" Kaachan growled.
"His names Izuku, you jerk!" Chopper yelled at the boy.
Izuku chose that time to check on the girl behind him, "Are you okay?" he was looking her over for any injuries and luckily she had none.
The girl smiled at him, "I'm okay."
"Eh?" Izuku was surprised by the lack of feminine tone in the girls voice and sounded more...boyish. Why was this boy dressed as a girl?
"Move!"
He was brought back to reality when he heard Kaachan's threatening voice. Looking back he saw Chopper refusing to back down, showing no fear of the ash blonde haire boy. He stood next to Chopper fearlessly, "I-I won't let you pick on him anymore Kaachan!"
"Same here," Chopper said, "So leave him alone already you big bully!"
"Hah?! You're just a Deku!" Kaachan told Izuku.
"His names Izuku! Why would you call him something so mean?! Aren't you supposed to be his friend?!" Chopper was really angry at this boy. He reminded him of the enemies the Straw Hats had encountered on their journey.
Kaachan scoffed, "Like I'd be friends with this Quirkless weakling!"
"Izuku isn't weak! The only weak person here is you!" Chopper retorted his hateful gaze never wavering.
Izuku was touched that Chopper would stand up for him like this. He was such a nice reindeer. But Izuku knew Kaachan all too well and knew he would be angry with what Chopper said to him. Even Kaachan's friends looked at him with pitying gazes.
Izuku watched as Kaachan's hands ignited, "Who..." the ash blonde began to shake, "ARE YOU CALLING WEAK?!" Just as Kaachan was about to use his Quirk on Chopper, Izuku's body moved on its own. The green haired boy stood before Chopper, holding up both arms up to cover his face something unexpected happened. His arms were soon coated in a purple like armor that took the full front of the blast. Smoke covered those gathered and when it cleared it showed Izuku was unharmed, as well as Chopper and the mysterious boy. Izuku looked down at his arms in awe but also confusion.
What just happened?
"Busōshoku no Haki (Armament Haki)?" He heard Chopper mutter but didn't know what that was.
"What?" Was his response.
Chopper got his barrings back together, "That was Busōshoku no Haki (Armament Haki) you just used! That means you can now use Haki just like Luffy, Sanji, Zoro, and Law!"
Izuku blinked but was happy with the new information, "Really...?"
"Yeah!"
He didn't know what Haki was but from the look on Chopper's face, he guessed it had to be something really good. The boy standing behind Chopper smiled at him with an interesting look on his face. He knew that look all too well. That was the same look he would give when he heard about All Might's achievements. It was a look of admiration.
Why was the boy looking at him like that?
"Deku...you..."
Izuku turned his attention back over to Kaachan, watching as the boy began to shake with such intensity that he wondered if the earth would shake right along with him.
"Kaachan just stop! Stop doing this!" He pleaded. His friend was never like this before, so why after he got his Quirk would he act like this now? He wanted the old Kaachan back, he wanted the boy who would play with him all the time. The boy who would take them to their secret hideout and invite nobody else and it would be just the two of them discussing about their favorite heroes.
There were times where he wished Kaachan never got his Quirk.
And he still thinks that, even now.
"Kaachan..."
"SHUT UP!" Bakugo was about to use his Quirk again, gearing up for a powerful explosion when Izuku did something else that caught Chopper off guard.
"STOP!" All of a sudden Bakugo and his friends were sent flying back with their eyes completely white and they weren't the only ones effected by it either. Bystanders who were watching and not trying to help at all were on the ground unconscious. Izuku stood there frozen stiff then started shaking as he stared down at the unconscious Bakugo and his companions.
"I...I..." he didn't get to say much else because Chopper grabbed him and ran away, the groceries forgotten and left on the ground. Izuku didn't even look back to see if the boy he was defending was still conscious.
If he looked back behind him he would have noticed the boy he defended was still conscious.
Law stared out into the ocean at night, simply watching as the water moved around as it pleased. No matter where you are, the sky and sea will always stay the same, even in this weird world they ended up in. He was leaning on the deck of the ship thinking about what happened earlier. The brat and tanuki were supposed to be going on a simple shopping trip, but it didn't work out that way.
Nothing ever does with this crew.
When the two came back-minus the groceries, the kid practically squeezed him to death in a hug. While normally that wouldn't bother him since the kid had hugged him plenty of times before, this time was different. Kid was shaking like a leaf and had him a death grip refusing to let go. He had no choice but to pick the kid up and take him to one of the rooms of the ship all the while hearing him mutter, "I didn't mean to" over and over again like a broken record. After he got the kid to settle down he went back outside the room and heard the little tanuki explain why the kid was a mess.
Busō-shoku no Haki (Armament Haki) and Haō-shoku no Haki (Conqueror's Haki).
Only six years old and already he awakened two types of Haki. Before anyone could say anything Robin turned the television volume up and some random woman started talking about what happened.
"Earlier today a strange phenomenon occurred right here at this local park. Witnesses were either looking elsewhere or didn't see what happened when all of a sudden they just collapsed out of nowhere. When Pro Heroes All Might and Eraser Head arrived to the scene he described that the people in the area including three children were simply unconscious and that no harm was done to them."
An image showed a kid with ash blonde hair who was unconscious, the little tanuki started pointing, telling them that was the same boy that gave the kid his burn mark. Law was indifferent to the brat and couldn't care less. He along with the Straw Hats saw more unconscious people be carted off into those strange ambulance vehicles. While he didn't say it out right, Law was impressed with how many people the kid managed to knock out with only his first try. And it was simply used as self-defense.
"All Might and the police are urging the person responsible to turn their self in so they can explain themselves. I repeat, the authorities along with All Might are urging the individual to turn themselves in."
Robin had turned the volume down, "To make those within the surrounding area lose consciousness, and on accident. Its an impressive feat."
"Maybe, but Izuku's scared out of his mind," Nami's tone expressed worry, "And on top of that, both the authorities and the that All Might guy want him to turn himself in."
"We can't let the kid turn himself over!" Usopp shot that idea down quickly, "There's no telling what they'd do to the kid once he does! They might lock him up!"
"Still," Sanji took a puff from his cigarette, "You see all those people he knocked out? Give it a few years and he might be on the same level as Luffy."
Zoro looked over at Law, "You talk to the kid's mother yet?"
"Yeah. Told her he'll be staying the night over here, she didn't complain." Law replied.
Brook breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good. I think its best he stays here so we can explain to him what happened."
Franky crossed his arms, "First time I've seen a kid use two types of Haki. He'll be a real fighter when he gets older."
Luffy was silent and hadn't said a single word. He just stood up and walked away, still quiet. There were times where the crew couldn't understand what he was thinking and this was another one of those times. It was best to just leave him alone for now.
So here Law was, still awake with Bepo sleeping at his side with his back leaning against the railing. Never did he realize that coming to this strange world via some dumbass Transponder Snail would give him this much of a headache. What amazes him is the fact that none of the Straw Hats caused enough trouble to be noticed by the heroes but he wasn't complaining, but he knew it was gonna happen sooner or later. He was in no mood to deal with the "Heroes" here. Just calling them that makes him want to vomit. The distinct sound of sandals catches his attention but he makes no move to acknowledge Straw Hat, opting to wait for the captain to say something himself.
He didn't waste any time.
"Law," Straw Hats voice carried a serious tone like he expected it to. He already knew what Straw Hat was about to say, "Let me train him too."
And there it is.
A smirk made it way to Law's face as he sat up from his current leaning position and eyed Luffy out of the corner of his eye, "Haki, huh?"
Luffy simply kept his serious face and no more words were said.
No, no more words needed to be said.
"Haki?" Izuku questioned. Morning came and Izuku was feeling a little better having gotten some sleep and reassurance that Bakugo and everyone else he accidentally knocked out yesterday were okay. As soon as he sat down for breakfast Law did the explaining, having stated he didn't trust Straw Hat with the explanations making the boy pout.
Law kept his gaze on Izuku, "You, have two types of Haki. Busō-shoku no Haki (Armament Haki), allowing you to create invisible armor around yourself like you did yesterday. And Haō-shoku no Haki (Conqueror's Haki), which is rare and can't be learned through training. Only one in several million have this ability, like you and Straw Hat-ya."
Izuku stared at Luffy with a newfound respect, "And it...lets me put people to sleep?"
Nami smiled nervously, "Sort of."
"This Haki allows the user to exert their willpower over others," Robin explained, "It is also stated that whoever possess this type of Haki has the qualities of a king."
Now the kid had star struck eyes, "King..." his interest didn't stay for very long as he looked down, "But...if you can't train me then..."
"Actually we can, or Luffy or Law can anyway." Sanji said, "See, while you can't be trained you can strengthen your will in order to have better control. The only reason you used it on accident was because that dumbass kid provoked you."
Izuku wanted to say something to prove Sanji wrong but found no words coming out of his mouth and simply decided to agree with him.
"Straw Hat-ya and me will add that to your training," Law said to Izuku, "After you eat get ready."
A determined look appeared on the boy's face, "Hai!"
Elsewhere
Toshinori Yagi or better known as All Might was currently in a meeting with Nedzu and Aizawa. They were waiting for Recovery Girl to arrive and get her opinion about what the hell happened. Soon enough the short old woman walked in the room with an odd expression that none of them could identify.
"Well?" Toshinori inquired.
She took a deep breath, "I am unable to identify the cause."
Silence.
"...Say what?" Aizawa said.
Recovery Girl repeated herself, "I don't know what happened to make those people and young children suddenly collapse. Not only that, but I can't find the cause since they have no markings on their bodies."
Nedzu looked thoughtful, "So not only do we not know what the perpetrator did to knock everyone within the facility unconscious, we also don't know what sort of quirk has such an effect. This is quite disturbing."
"Did the victims say anything?" Toshinori questioned.
She shook her head, "All they said was they felt an unpleasant tingle they never want to feel ever again. But that boy with the foul temper did mention something about someone named "Deku."
"Deku?" Toshinori questioned.
"What else did the kid say?" Aizawa asked.
"Hmph, the boy refused to say anything else but Deku." She sat down on the couch.
Nedzu hummed, "Perhaps this "Deku" character knows what happened. Be on the lookout for anyone with that name, but don't try to apprehend this person until you can be sure this individual isn't a threat."
"I understand." Toshinori nodded.
Aizawa merely yawned but he understood too.
Izuku stared up at the clear blue sky, his arms and legs unable to move because of the extensive training he underwent today. It was still scary how he managed to knock all of those people out with his Haki, but Chopper assured him the effects were only temporary and that they should all be awake now. He closed his eyes as he pictured that boy he saved from Bakugo and wondered why he was dressed as a girl. He should ask his mom about it when he gets home. She must be very worried about him, and that made him feel bad. He shouldn't be making his mom worry so much.
Reluctantly he sat up, whimpering as his muscles began to sting but he fought through the pain and stood up. He needed to get home and see his mom so he can apologize for worrying her so much, hopefully he'll be able to get home by himself. Before he could attempt to walk he was hoisted up by Bepo.
Where did he come from?
"You shouldn't move around," Bepo told him, "Where are you trying to go?"
While still a little frightened that Bepo snuck up on him all of a sudden but answered anyway, "My mom...I want to see my mom."
Bepo didn't say anything and simply began walking down the ladder but not before telling Law where he was going. The surgeon simply waved them off but not before keeping an eye on them as they left.
"They're leaving?" Robin appeared next to him.
"Kid wanted to tell his mom where he was." Law grunted.
Robin giggled, "He really is sweet."
Law didn't say anything.
Location-Midoriya's Apartment
Bepo and Izuku finally arrived at the apartment complex. The white bear still didn't put Izuku down though and opted to keep carrying the boy on his shoulder. The white bear knocked on the door politely and waited for Inko to answer. He didn't have to wait long for the woman opened the door rather quickly with a relieved expression, "Thank goodness...I was about to go down by the docks and get you."
Izuku smiled nervously, "I'm sorry, mom. Law-sensei and the others said I had to stay with them after-"
"After what happened yesterday." She finished for him much to this surprise, "Law already told me what happened so you don't have to worry. Actually I'm glad you're here because there's some people here who want to see you."
Bepo put Izuku down finally much to his relief, "Who?"
Inko smiled, "That boy you stuck up for is here along with his parents."
Izuku gasped as he almost forgot about the boy he protected yesterday. He's here? And he wanted to thank him? Wasting no time he walked inside the apartment, albeit at a normal pace rather than try to run, especially with his sore muscles. Bepo bowed before leaving and heading back to the ship where his Captain was waiting for him.
Once he was in the living room he spotted the same boy from yesterday and saw an older woman who looked just like the boy and a man sitting next to her. The woman had long blonde hair that she kept in a side ponytail, while the man had black hair with red outlines. The woman had ocean blue eyes while the man had light purple eyes.
The woman spotted him and smiled, standing up and bowing to him, "You must be Izuku, my name is Sofia Shimizu or Shimizu Sofia as the proper introduction."
Izuku stood up straight, "U-Um, pleased to meet you! My name is Midoriya Izuku!"
Sofia smiled softly, "Yes I know, you're the boy that protected my son from those bullies yesterday. Thank you."
"Y-You're welcome." He blushed.
The man stood up this time, "Well since my wife introduced herself I guess I should, too. Nice to meet you Midoriya, my name is Shimizu Asahi."
"Nice to meet you sir." Izuku bowed to the man politely.
And lastly, the boy he protected yesterday introduced himself to Izuku, "Hello, my names Shimizu Salomo. Thank you for yesterday." He smiled.
Izuku blushed, clearly embarrassed, "Y-You're welcome...um, would you like to see my room?"
Salomo looked to he parents, asking their permission and they nodded making the boy smile. Salomo eagerly grabbed Izuku's hand and the two of them went into the green haired boy's room while the adults talk.
"Looks like they get along just great." Asahi smiled.
Inko sat back down on the couch, "That's my Izuku, he's always making friends."
"We really can't thank your son enough for protecting our son from those bullies," Sofia said with a grateful tone, "Its bad enough our son's quirk effects his health, but on top of having to be bullied...I just can't stand it."
Asahi rubbed his wife's back, comforting her.
Inko looked down, "When Izuku was diagnosed Quirkless by the doctor he was also bullied."
Asahi shook his head, "Its disgusting how our society treats those without quirks."
"And children can be very judgmental, and cruel as well." Sofia said.
Inko agreed with them both. But she was no different. When her son was first diagnosed quirkless she cried and cried, blaming herself and not stopping to understand how it was making her son feel. There were times where she believed herself to be a horrible mother, but Izuku would simply give her that smile of his and suddenly she felt lighter.
"He's not quirkless anymore," she told them, "My son gained his quirk."
Asahi looked intrigued, "So he's a late bloomer then, huh? Its rare but that does happen."
"In our son's case his came early." Sofia said.
"Early?" Inko questioned.
"Yes, while normally most children get their Quirk at the age of four, but our son got his at the age of three," she explained, "Not only that, but its so powerful that it effects his health so he has to use a fraction of his power."
"Goodness," Inko placed a hand over her mouth, "Just what kind of quirk does your son have?"
Sofia and Asahi looked at each other before looking back at Inko, "His quirk is..."
"Alteration?" Izuku questioned.
"That's right," Salomo said as he sat down on the bed next to Izuku, "My quirk lets me change reality, at least that's what my parents tell me."
"Change reality? What does that mean?" Izuku asked.
Salomo shrugged, "I don't know, but whenever I make a drawing or think about something it happens."
Izuku's eyes sparkled, "Really? That's amazing!"
"Thanks! What about your quirk?" Salomo asked kicking his legs.
"M-Mine? Um, its called "Operation." Izuku told him.
"Operation? You mean like a doctor?"
"Um, its sort of like that but its different." Izuku mumbled.
"What do you mean?"
Izuku started kicking his legs now too, "I-I can create a blue sphere and anything in it I can control."
"Wow! That sounds cooler than my quirk!" Salomo told him.
"Eh? No way, your quirk's better!" Izuku said honestly.
Both boys became quiet before they suddenly started laughing all the while still kicking their legs. Izuku couldn't remember the last time he talked with another kid his age and not have that kid call him "Quirkless" or make fun of him all the time.
It was nice to feel like this again.
Salomo looked around the room again, "You have a lot of All Might stuff."
"That's because All Might's my favorite hero!" Izuku told him.
"He is?"
"Yeah!"
Salomo looked thoughtful, "Well...I guess he's okay, but I already have a favorite hero."
"Really? Who?" Izuku asked.
He was given the most sincere smile ever, "You."
Izuku then blushed and started stuttering, "M-me?! B-but wh-why?!"
The blonde kept smiling, "Because you were so cool yesterday when you protected me from those guys."
Izuku couldn't take all of the compliments and hid his face with both hands, quivering, "S-stop it...you're embarrassing me..."
Salomo giggled, "But its true. No one has ever done that for me before, but you. That's why...you're my hero!"
Izuku stopped quivering as a slow but small smile appeared then tears started falling. He was a hero. He was already somebody's hero. He started wiping the tears from his face as he felt Salomo hug him. He wasted no time in returning the hug.
He has a friend that saw him as a hero.
And that was all he needed.
Back in the living room Inko and Salomo's parents were still talking. The green haired woman was impressed by their son's powerful Quirk, while at the same time saddened that it caused his poor health. And because of that, the boy couldn't make any friends, especially since he dressed like a girl. His parents explained that they have him wear girl clothes so that he'll have a healthy body when he grows. Inko know all about that and luckily she didn't have to do that for Izuku since he's a healthy boy.
"If you don't mind me asking, what are your quirks?" Inko asked.
Sofia giggled, "How silly of us. We were so caught up in talking about our son's that we completely forgot to tell you about our quirks."
Asahi chuckled, "Ladies first." He gestured towards his wife making the woman giggle. For a split second Inko felt a twinge of jealousy because of the love these two share and how well they support each other.
'Unlike me and my...' shaking her head she smiled before the two.
"My quirk is Telekinesis," Sofia smiled, "Though I'm sure you already know this already, but I can manipulate any object with my mind. Its advanced over the years and I try not use it against individuals I don't particularly like but that always seems to fail."
Inko nodded with her. Her ability may not be Impressive, but that doesn't mean she won't use it to protect her son if need be.
Asahi coughed into his fist, "My quirk is Chaos."
"Chaos?" Inko had never heard of that kind of Quirk before.
"It allows me to create, shape and manipulate the chaotic forces in the universe, allowing me to manipulate probability or manipulate and even shatter reality." He explained.
Her eyes became wide. Shatter reality? What a powerful quirk!
He gave a nervous chuckle, "I guess you can say our son got his quirk from me even though they have different names, they have the same abilities."
"And his quirk is very powerful, but his drawback is very different." Sofia said.
"Its different?"
He nodded, "Instead of sickness, it just makes me extremely tired. I once overused it so much I was put into a coma, but that was back during my younger years. I've got no reason to try and use it to the full extent now, well...not unless I have to."
"I see." Inko said.
Sofia looked at the clock and stood up, "Look at the time, we must be going."
Inko stood up as well, "It was a pleasure having you here, please do come over again. Salomo is welcome to come by anytime he wants to play with my Izuku."
"Thank you for your kindness." Asahi bowed.
Sofia meanwhile knocked politely on Izuku's room and when she didn't get a response, she opted to open the door instead. Once the door was open she instantly froze at the sight before her. There her son was hugging Izuku as they were fast asleep. It was the cutest sight she had ever seen.
"What is it dea-oh." Asahi made an "o" shape when he saw the two boys hugging each other in their sleep.
Inko had to hold back a squeal at the cuteness, but it was very hard for her.
"I need to take a picture!" She whispered.
Sofia wasted no time in getting out her camera, "I'll make sure to send you lots of copies."
Inko loved the woman.
Asahi sighed as this seemed to be a normal thing with them.
The only difference was this time his wife had a friend she could do these kinds of things with.
Oh, joy.
Months passed and the incident Izuku accidentally caused was forgotten by civilians, but that didn't mean the Heroes wouldn't be on the lookout for him but he wasn't worried about it right now. Having met Salomo he trained his body hard with the help of Law-sensei, Zoro-sensei, Luffy-sensei, and Sanji-sensei. One week, Law would work with him on his Devil Fruit abilities, the next week he would work on sword techniques with Zoro. The week after that, he and Luffy would go into the woods and he would practice his Haō-shoku no Haki (Conqueror's Haki) on the wildlife there, even though he was scared most of the time. Next, he would work with Sanji and the blonde haired chief taught him Kuroashi no Waza (Black Leg Style), which he thought fit the tall man perfectly. Since he was so small his kicks didn't really have an impact on a man taller and stronger than him, but he still practiced and made sure to write down the list of techniques Law, Zoro, and Sanji sensei taught him.
Its become a habit of his lately. He would start to write things about quirks, and observe those with said quirks. His first analysis was on his Idol All Might before he went on and made more notes on the other heroes and even some villains. It doesn't hurt to be prepared in the near future. When he had days off from training he would spend all his time with Salomo and they would have their annual sleepovers on Friday. Since it was still summer vacation, Izuku was taking full advantage of spending time with his friend. Salomo didn't use his quirk all that much, mostly because it would effect his health but they still had fun.
He asked his mom to get him a book about the human body, which she happily got and he would read the books very carefully. Since Salomo's Quirk makes him sick then maybe he could try and heal his friend when they're older. When Inko asked if they wanted to invite Bakugo to one of their sleepovers both boys told her "No!" The woman wasn't blind not to notice her son didn't want to be near Bakugo anymore, and when she asked him why he didn't give her an answer.
She took that as a sign to let it go.
Obviously whatever happened between the two of them would stay that way, so she wouldn't pry.
Everything was fine...until Izuku learned Law and the Straw Hats had to leave.
He stood there trying to keep himself from crying as he faced the Straw Hats and Law-sensei. It was a good thing he introduced his friend Salomo to them before this. Everyone took a liking to him too, which he was grateful for.
Chopper, Usopp, and Bepo couldn't contain themselves anymore and gave the green haired boy a hug, "We'll miss you, Izuku~!" They cried in unison. Izuku hugged them all back as best he could, his own tears showing.
"My turn!" Nami said, pushing the three of them out of the way and hugging Izuku close to her. He blushed as he was pushed in between her breasts but otherwise hugged the redhead back.
Robin giggled as he got her turn to hug him. Sanji was in the background weeping and crying about how lucky Izuku was right along with Brook. Luffy had that grin on his face as usual before saying they'll meet again, and deep down Izuku hoped they will. Zoro told him that if he wants to follow the path of a swordsman then he shouldn't hesitate. Izuku didn't understand what he meant by that but something told him he will eventually. Sanji told him to always respect women, while at the same time Nami told him to never peek in on a woman when she's bathing. And if he finds a boy that tries to do that then he should send him flying. Its better to listen to Nami on that one. Robin told him to always respect history and he promised her he would. Franky and Brook gave him their advice on things before it was finally Law's turn.
Law and Izuku were far away from the crew as they talked privately. There was so many things he wanted to say to the man, so many things he wanted to thank him for. Ther were so many things and yet...no words came out. So many thoughts going through his head all at once, but none came out.
"They've changed." Law decided to break the silence.
"Eh?"
The surgeon turned to him, "The look in your eyes, they've changed."
Izuku still had no idea what he was talking about. What was wrong with his eyes?
"Determination." Law emphasized.
Izuku's eyes widened as he finally got it. There were people he wanted to protect, his mother and Salomo. That's why he'll do whatever he can to protect them.
Grey eyes bored into young green ones, "You have power now, so what do you plan to do?" Law questioned.
Young innocent eyes stared right black into those grey ones, "I..." he clenched his fists, "I'll use this power...to protect those I care about!"
Law raised a brow at the declaration but wasn't surprised in the least. The kid told him that he wanted to be a hero, while Law didn't have a high opinion of those who call themselves heroes he had a feeling this kid will trump them all.
With a smirk, Law ruffles the kids head, "Then do it. Use that power to protect whoever you want."
Izuku grinned happily, "Mm!"
Law's face then became serious, "Remember, since you have the ability as me, that also means there's a possibility..."
Izuku nodded, "I know, Law-sensei. I promise I won't let anyone know, and I won't use it."
Law dropped the subject and decided to leave Izuku with some parting words, "I didn't tell you my full name."
The boy looked eager to finally hear his sensei's full name.
"Trafalgar D. Water Law."
His full name...
"You have a D in your name, too? Are you related to Luffy-sensei?" he asked.
Law snorted at the suggestion, "Nah, but who knows? The Will of D is what we are."
'The Will of D?' Izuku thought. Whatever it was, its obvious that the initial "D" must be important and wondered if maybe he should add it to his name, too.
Izuku waved goodbye to them along with Inko who came a lot later. She was sending her silent thanks to Law and the Straw Hats and was sad to see them go, but it is what it is. She will always be grateful to them for everything they've done, and pray they have a safe journey.
Meanwhile back on the ship Law wasn't convinced as to why they had to leave and decided to voice his thoughts.
"So, what did you do, Straw Hat-ya?" Law questioned, seeing not only Luffy flinch, but Zoro and Sanji as well.
Nami put both hands on her hips, "Well?"
Luffy whistled innocently prompting Nami to whack him upside the head, "Don't act innocent!"
"Ow, that hurt Nami!" Luffy whined, "All we did was play with some Villains and then the Heroes showed up so we left. But then they started bothering us even though we had to go so we had a fight."
Silence.
Usopp grabbed him by the shirt collar, "You mean to tell me you picked a fight with both Villains and Heroes?! Are you crazy?!"
"But I wanted to see if some of them wanted to join my crew." Luffy said, seeing no problem.
"What Hero was there?!" Usopp shook him, "Which one did you piss off the most?!"
Zoro cracked his neck a little, "Some grinning weirdo who called himself All Might."
The color drained from Usopp and Chopper's face when Zoro said the name.
"HE'S THE NUMBER ONE HERO IN ALL OF JAPAN!" Usopp and Chopper yelled.
"Why did you idiots have to pick a fight with the strongest Hero?!" Nami yelled.
Zoro gave her an uncaring look, "Relax, it doesn't matter now anyway since we're leaving this place."
"THAT'S NOT THE POINT!" Usopp and Chopper exclaimed.
Robin giggled at their antics while Law rolled his eyes.
"What about you, Law?" Nami asked, hoping the man didn't do anything to make any heroes mad.
Law was calm when he spoke, "I went into different hospitals to observed some patients, that's all."
Nami and Usopp sighed with relief, "Thank god..." she said.
"Should have expected Law of all people not to cause any trouble." Usopp smiled.
"I cut up some idiots that wouldn't stop bothering me afterwards." Law finished.
"HE'S NO DIFFERENT FROM THE OTHERS!" Nami and Usopp exclaimed as they went through the portal that brought them here in the first place. Needless to say, the Straw Hats presence did stir things up as always.
"Izuku, nice to see you as always." Sofia smiled.
"Hello again, auntie." Izuku greeted.
"Salomo's in his room." She told him.
"Okay." He bowed to her before walking in and heading upstairs. Salomo and his parents live in the neighborhood near them, but they were close enough where Izuku could simply walk there while making sure to always be aware of his surroundings.
Seeing the door was open he walked right in the room and saw his friend was reading a book, "What are you reading?"
The blonde smiled, "Alice in Wonderland. I love this story."
Izuku sat on the bed next to him and saw it was a picture book with words at the bottom, "I've never read it before."
"You should," Salomo told him, "Its my favorite story of all time."
"What's it about?"
Salomo flips the pages back to the beginning, "Its about a girl named Alice who sits on a river bank with her nee-san. Feeling bored and drowsy, she sees a white rabbit with a pocket watch run past. Curious, she follows the white rabbit down the rabbit whole and sees a hall with many looked doors of all sizes. When she finally lands in Wonderland she meets many different characters, the Mad Hatter, Cheshire Cat, Caterpillar, March Hare, Queen of Hearts, and many others."
"Wow, it sounds really interesting." Izuku smiled, "Who's your favorite character?"
Salomo grinned, "The Cheshire Cat!"
"Why is he your favorite?"
His friend put the book down on the bed, "The Cheshire Cat knows all, and is always giving advice even if he gives them out as riddles. He'll always be my favorite character."
Izuku picked the book up and stared at the cover, it was of a girl with blonde hair looking up at a cat that was lazing around in a tree.
"I'm Alice."
Green eyes turned to look at clear blue ones, "Eh?"
Salomo got off the bed, with both hands behind his back, "I'm Alice and this is the real world. But, soon I'll be whisked away to Wonderland. When I'm strong enough, I'll create my own Wonderland with my own characters." He turned and smiled at Izuku, "Will you come with me, Icchan?"
Go with Sacchan? To Wonderland? With his quirk he could create his own world with his own characters that resemble those in the Alice and Wonderland world.
With a smile he held out his hand, "Mm. Let's go together, Sacchan!"
Salomo grinned as he took the hand held out to him, squeezing it slightly. For the rest of the day they stayed in Salomo's room and did drew what sort of world his Wonderland would look like and the many characters that lived there. The blonde's drawings were amazing and he complimented him on it, much to the blonde's delight. As they were drawing, Salomo told Izuku that he would be going to the same school as him which made Izuku grin and tackle his friend in a hug. Summer vacation will end in two days and Izuku was looking forward to going back to school with his best friend.
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